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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

"Women endure painful surgical OPP
erations much better than do men," said
DIR. l.. NJ. Britton at the Southern yes
terday. "Men will receive frightful
wounds without tlinching, then act like
babies at the sight of the surgeons knife
and needle. AS rule the most robust
nations bear pain with less fortitude
than those noted for effeminacy. a ma
tive of Bengal will look placidly on
while you saw off his leg, while your
bold Britisher must have an opiate be-
fore getting tooth pulled,
1.-THE Mexicans and Cubans endure
pain much better than do the Ameri-
cans, while Turk will let a surgeon
saw him to pieces without raising half
the disturbance that a big German
soldier will over the setting of a broken
bone. But for genuine stole in the
matter of patient long suffering, COM
mend me to an Indian who has not been
tainted with the white mans civiliza,
ton. There is no torture human in
genuity can devise that will break his
nerve."-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Admirable Training,

A man who has well deserved repu.
tation for discovering admirable traits
in people was asked one day how he had
acquired the happy faculty.
at isn't faculty." said the gentle
man, with quiet smile. sit is habit,
and it sprang from the early training Of
mother who always said, There is
good in every man, woman and child in
this world; you have only to look well
to find it."
This gentleman, as boy, was one of a
family of seven children. It was an I'm.
written law of the household that "peo-
pie" were only to be discussed at one
time, namely, at the supper hour, when
the whole family was assembled. By
''people" were meant private individ-
uals. Public characters, those who had
name and fame, were regarded as
''things," to be talked of with books,
music, games and other matters of in
terest at any time.
If any one had comments on friends
or acquaintance to make these were
reserved for teatime. Then perfect
freedom of expression was allowed; bu;
it was well understood that the purpose
of the talk was to find good points in
those under discussion and to throw as
thick veil of charity as possible over
their faults and failings.
1t was surprising to see how speedily
the person who made an unfavorable
criticism was routed by the storm of
contrasting statements which ratified
about his head. Wrong doing was never
made light of, but some good was sure
to be found and mentioned.
Wasn't there some danger of incul-
eating flattery and insincerity?" inquired
the listener whose first question had
called forth these facts.
Il hardly think So" replied the other
with somewhat quizzical expression.
Il have found in my experience that
fsttery is seldom wasted on the absent,
and insincerity has slight hold in a
spirited family discussion" - Youths
Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
A Machine for sitting Ashe..

A machine has been invented which
separates ashes from boiler fires into
three portions. Unburned fuel, called
breeze or cinders, which can be mixed
with coal and burned over again, or for
blacksmiths' fires, being the finest ma
terial procurable; fine dust, useful for
builders in place of sand; clinkers, use
full for roadmaking, paths, etc,
The machine consists of tank or COM
partment kept full of water. The ashes
or breeze to be cleansed rest on graf
ing, which is covered by fine perforated
copper plate. A free passage of water
is allowed, and at the same time the
breeze or fuel is prevented from falling.
The separation is effected by an agi-
tator worked by crank shaft. AT each
downward plunge of the agitator the
water is forced upward through the per-
forated copper bottom, causing the ma
terial to rise. The rubbish, owing to its
greater specific gravity, is precipitated
to the bottom on the return stroke; at
the same time the breeze, or unburned
fuel, being lighter, works to the surface.
AT each stroke Of the crank body Of
water and a quantity of clean breeze is
carried to q plate, which is also per-
forated, so as to allow the water to fall
into the machine and thence through a
valve to be used over again, and the
clean breeze is swept by n revolving
brush over ledge. The clinker &C
cumulates on the perforated copper
plate, and from time to time is allowed
to escape by valve in the body of the
machine, whence it is raised by an ele-
vator and discharged. Pittsburg Dis
match
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

When Hamlet said that Alexander
lied, Alexander was buried, Alexander
returneth to dust, he overlooked the
fact that Alexander's dust, instead Of
being converted into loan to stop beer
barrel, was preserved from corruption
by the process of embalming and from
external injury by being cased in the
most precious of metals. Pettigrew, in
his History of Egyptian Mummies, say
of the death mask of Alexander that al
was sort of chase work. and of such :
nature that it could be applied so closel )
to the skin as to preserve not only tie
form of the body, but also to give tn,
expression of the features to the coun
tenance."
He does not quote his authority fo;
this statement, but it is unquestionablS
derived from the account of the dealt
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
British Women Doctors.

The British Medical association passed
resolution at its meeting last week ad.
hitting women doctors to membership.
The vote was on motion to expunge
an article in the constitution providing
that mo female shall be eligible for
election as a member of the association"
The mover Of the resolution, DR.. Gallon,
said times had changed in the past
twenty years, and where in 1878, when
the article was adopted, there were only
eight women doctors in Great Britain,
there are now 1876. He said the battle
against women in the medical profession
was over, and they should extend the
hand of fellowship to the women.
The resolution was carried by a large
majority. The seconder of the resolu-
ton wanted it amended to read in favor
of the admission Of more women into
the profession. There are 1870 women
students in the London school this year.
There are also two schools in Edinburgh,
two in Glasgow and one in Dublin
London Letter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
A Determined Motber-in.,ay

An applicant for magisterial advice at
Marylebone police court related to Mr..
Hannay a doleful tale of misery at
home through the determined attempt
of his mother-in-law to settle in his
house. This caused the magistrate to
remark: "Ah. mothers-in-law are an
evil! cannot get rid of her for YOU"
The Applicant-She's no tenant of
mine. Can't turn her furniture out of
the house?
Mr.. Hannay-Certainly. should turn
her furniture out, AMI should turn her
out too. That's what | should do
The applicants face beamed with
pleasure as he hurried out of the court.
This betokened trouble for the mother
in-law.-London Telegraph.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

and burial of Alexander written oy
Diodorus Siculus, who said; Sand first
a coffin Of beaten gold was provided, so
wrought by the hammer as to answer t.
the proportions of the body, 1t was half
filed with aromatic spices, which served
as well to delight the sense as to prevent
the body from putrefaction." Then fol-
lows description of the funeral chariot,
and of the long line of march from
Babylon to Alexandria, where Augustus
Caesar saw the tomb 300 years later, but
there is no reference to mask of Alex
ander's face in gold.-Laurence Hutton
in Harper's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Gastronomic Item.

"We are going to have pie for din
ner," said Bobby to the minister.
"Indeedw laughed the clergyman,
amused at the little boys artlessness
land what kind of pie, Bobby"
"It's new kind. Ma was talking
this morning about pa bringing you to
dinner SO often, and pa said he didnt
care what she thought, and ma said sheG
make him eat humble pie before the day
was over, an suppose we're goin t,
have it for dinner. Texas Siftings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Tallying by Electricity.

One Of the latest applications of cleo
tricity to mining operations is seen in
the Metternich lead mine in Belgium.
Each bucket that arrives at the top of
the shaft makes an electric contact, and
needle in the Office indicates by red
line upon revolving drum the number
of buckets brought up. By this ar
rangement it is possible to keep an ac-
curate record of the regularity of the
work, while the register prevents any
disputes as to the quantity of material
taken out of the mine.-New York Jour
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Society in western Towns.

There is "a social equality in western
country towns that prevails nowhere
else, and the daughters of the blacksmi
are quite as prominent as the daughters
of the banker. providing they behave as
well, which they are likely to do, as
they all grow up together and are ed
Gates in the same schools. The only
social test in the west is good conduct
Q. w. Howe IN Forum.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Can't Women Do Something

Is there no help for the condition of
some of our street car floors, where the
tobacco chewer has done his worst? In
Pittsburg the gown wearing portion of
the community has risen in revolt at the
disgraceful custom of expectorating on
car floors, and tobacco chewing is for
hidden in all the street cars.-Boston
Commonwealth,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Stormy Vacation Days
MADE PT ,FASANT

Did you ever have Vacation without
some stormy days, when you did not know
what TO do with yourself !? Reading is
what most people fall back on at such
times and nothing is better TO drive away
the blues than short chi p story or q
few good jokes. Our special offer of %
back numbers of the WaVerly Mag
aZine, of different dates. for Sl.00 post
paid. will supply you with about 40C
short, clean and complete stories, jokes,
etc. The same amount of reading in the
trashy 25c novel, would cost you Sl2
Send stamp for sample. Address
WAVERLEI MAG AZINE,
Box l72, Boston, Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
NOTICE..

Whereas my wife, Eta Kingsbury
having left my bed and board without any
just cause OF provocation, | hereby Iorbio
all persons from harboring or trusting
her on my account. as | shall pay nc
debts of her contracting after this date
WILL A. kINGsBURy
Rawsonvilla. VT Au4 10. 1902
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Upalloyed Sport.

Little Dick-Papa, l wish you'd buy
me fishpole.
Papa-There are no fish in that
stream.
Little Dick-Well, then, you won't
have to go long to take 'em off tn hook.
Good News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

Thousands walk the earth to-day who
would be sleeping in its bosom but for
The timely use of Downs Elixir.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16
Out of Sight,

An Atchison young lady recently at
tended lawn party and wore three
medium sized sunfowers as corsage
bouquet. Globe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

For a mild cathartic and. efficient tonic
use Bakers Mandrake BitterS. Every
bottle warranted
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-09-16

Being Kings highway, of course it
is well bnilt. Bridges splendidly arched
and buttressed have given way and
crushed the passengers who attempted
tc cross them. But Christ, the King.
would build no such thing as that. The
work done. he mounts the chariot of his
love. and multitudes mount with him,
and be drives ON and up the steep of
heaven amid the plaudits of gazing
worlds! The work is done-well done
glorioasly done-magnifcently done!
Still further-this road spoken of is a
clean road. Many fine road has be-
come miry and foul because it has not
been properly cared for; but my text
says the unclean shall not walk on this
one. Room on either side to throw away
your sins. Indeed, if you want to carry
them along, you are not on the right
road. That bridge will break, those
overhanging rocks will fall. the night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09

she ssSsqss ss;s u as :Rs y wss
heart now and then wRic6 told Ser husband q
what she was. thinking. He laughed at her
and to make
sIs could not be anythisa but Soip to him
realized the necSssi t for the Operation. ara
F bste sa ds sS sG Ssr fd
would not come back. She, pretended to be
more cheerful than she really was. and only
Rsa HIGs ffSsa ant eae a.,
coyery. and she assumed such an air q cheer;
tulness. that her husband felt that he c could
him and they could, make su%mer, tr!pss . to.
mate. Dr. y FulI!nwidcr; at the boarding house.
e eomip ae On app Npr H2 ~ '' "'0 A' was
He was looking out Of the window about Q
sawa woman get eut: and then he resSeni!zed
her face u. ' was radiant and she seemed in better
health than at any time In two years
s s would s sys cy Sd ns
how glad sho w9s to see her husband again
aud how pleased he was to see her.
things that had happened to each since they
parted. she brought up the subject OF her ILL
be A S0 t bssp IN
operation which her Inowiedee Of medicine
being an Invalid for life. She Wanted to know Il
the second &C, operation would be necessary. She
days IN seE SH' Ct
Friday they went to sec the specialist.
o'clock on Friday morning and walked out to
to Thtisth eR many f Soels
from the Rolyclinical school where he was
ts shs me On rS
small event Is OF Importance in getting at the
Tmeanine Of this m ystery. She was stll cheer.
servants Of the house in the hallway.
This Young woman handed her letter which;
WRITES Mps HsnR Fec
Mrs. Peckinpaugh opened the letter and
hor s .hs reaS sag
that Mrs. Peckinpnugh betrayed no align that
i was anything more than an ordinary letter:
Shortly before ! o'clock she came, out OF her
and tho street to the
not eome in Il Tor iteen mnutes they sat there
husbaad saw. she was sse cheerful still M 90 'A'
When the. specialist came he made a thor
ough examination and. when he had done,
that the probabilities were she would get well
without second operation; But she was not
FIN asa Ss n snH Penn I'm
the honesty and accuracy Of his answers that
had hs at ffs rSo om aa
nosis. but he admitted the justice OF many Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
MISS JouNyON's PERsECUToR.
she Thinks Ho IL = Rejected suitor d.
That He ~ cant to XIII Her.

WILKEsBAHnE. May S.-Miss Ethel johnson.
daughter OF cx County Treasurer johnson. re-
sides with her mother In the fashionable part
OF this city.
yenr ago she went to Iowa. whore she met
wealthy man. who proposed marriage. but
was rejected. Miss Johnson returned home.
and since then she has been subjected
to many petty annoyances. The Iowsn.
1t Is charged. came to Wilkesbnrre.
| wrote anonymous letters TO Miss Johnson.
and. disguised as q woman. followed her on
tho street. On Friday evening. while Miss
johnson was alone in tho house, her pursuer.
| to assussinate her.
Her screams brought assistance and the
man escaped. Tonight tho Johnson family
offer $500 reward for tho mans capture.
Miss Johnson first began TO be annoyed
about three weeks ago. Sh0 received tn 0
anonymous letters almost daily. and her first
belief was that they were written by some in
Chief Of Police Myers was notified. and no
the writer. the letters being posted In different
parts Of tho city.
Miss Johnson noticed that whom sho went
she was followed. This became unbearabIs.
and she coascd to go out nights.
Ono day last week woman drcssed In black
called at the JOHNSON residence. She was in
deep mourning and had heavy veil over her
face.
She inquired for Miss Ethel Johnson. saying
a friend u the latter had told her " call on
Miss Johnson.
at home but that hcr sister was. Tho sister
was called. but the book ngeht said she would
call again.
The, ASSAULT On Friday evening wa. CON.
hallway lsading . i52m tho kitchen to tho Gel
As she stopped down tbs cellarway she was
seized Wy two strong arms and dragged
down. khs gave loud sGrcsm which at
tractcd tho attention Of tho ssrvhnta.
Tn" latter ran out into the street and ghys
the alarm. The stranger In tho cellar became
alarmed, and made his escape through tho
back cellar door
He ran down tho yard and Jumped over tho
fence leading 70 tho alley The servant says
he was attircd In female apparel
Miss Johnson wac found on tho collar floor
unconscious. Blood ooZsd from her ears and
mouth. shs WAS carried upstairs and placed
In bed.
She suffered terribly from tho shock, To.
day che was able N, speak. ths says tho
man who, attacked her was. drsssed as u
woman He had great strength.
Iie httemDt.d 70 choke her. putting his
hands around her throat A policeman ID now
stationed Ia the inside OF the johnson house
at night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
SHE WALKED OUT OF SIGHT,
NRs. pECxINPAUsn's SINGULAR DIS
APPEAHANCE

Di,igent Ecnrch has Failed to Discover Her
whereabouts, Although Persoas Have
Relieved that They Saw Her Wandering
Tho Dread or Another Surgical Opera.
ton Had = Depressing Erect ON Her
Tho First Publication OF the Details.
Eighteen days have now passed since Mrs.
George Il Peckihpaugh OF Mount Vernon,
Ind. disappeared from tho boarding house at
1Ol East Twenty fifth street. where che and
her husband were staying during visit to
this city. During those seventeen days much
has been done by the police and by the news
papers and by private persons to get some
clue by which the mystcry might DO solved
To-day the search Is Just where It was when It
began
Thus far no success has rewarded tho effort
to discover the motive for Mrs. Peckinpnugh's
disappearance. There has not oven been n
detailed account OF the facts in the case so
that the public might have something definite
to act upon. It has been known that this
woman-young. devoted to her husband. hav-
ing friends and money. and no objective sor-
row or anxiety-wcnt away that sho was
dressed In such and such fashion. and that
$1,000 reward would bo paid to the person
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
THE Ml1nODIsr CONFLUENCE
Addrssses on Caisersiiy sad Oh r1stiss Ecu
cation.


OMAHA. May a-The miserable weather TO-
day did much toward keeping the delegates in
doors. but the meeting at Exposition Hall this
evening IN the interest Of American University
and Christian Education was well attended.
BISHOP Hurst presided and the nu steal pro-
erauu, e was under the direction Of Chaplain
McCabs and 81 :. Hardin. u. u. Dr. AIbin Of
New O.!eaus lei ia prayer
The fret speakcr was Bishop Newman Of
Omaha. who Tux as his subject The Genesis
O, the American University"
1.-The American University and ths Institu-
tioug o. the Church" was Dr. Payns's subject
and spoke IL a feeling manner Of the necss-
.Ity ~ Church education.
,h,. d Our attn 'conteb din thar IL:
tnesrs .! ths inrde % the giles oi the deist
cad Oniy 10 cotaDatei w men educated Ia all
Tie rniTsrsity ~ Relation 70 the Mission
tended uat s-5ueation was absolutely Beces-
tary ~ proper work IN tbs IL !ssipns In order
10 acrpir- he tongues u the heather
Dr.. frars n. Hfis'"l tSIk log bis text; tn.
crate az med Uratrd pulpit
I,gyii-nt. al As t--s.ts ~ the American Uni
varsity yas d scutssd by J. ". Pashiord, u. d.,
u Tie OHIO Wesleyan Cniyersity. He believed
he ustiD:I! capitAl under eoEtrol Of the Meth
fd,.ts Would add much u tbs dignity Of the
Church AID u its mipi.tsrs.
The American LEiyefsity; Why the Meth
etitt. Should buia II vas d sSs tspisS q 'oha
5.t essr va: bsdiS Sssdsd ~ the Is.isdists.
h. argued. II would Ls e step IN advancing
the ed geation Of the ministry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-09
MURDER JUST AN EPISODE
OF SUNDAY AMONG TIE WHITES,
BLACKS, AND FELLOWS IN PEEL STREET

Sleepy l.odgers at No. 10 Hardly Turnea
Over In BED when . Negro SLIPPED Up
from the Street. stabbed TO the Heart Tom
saiimsrtin st the window, saa Escaped.
Poll street wore It's usual Sunday aspect yes
terday. Cinnamon sauatted In tho cutters.
smoked cigarettes, and chattered Young
toughs lounged on tho corners and bury
laborers In the doorways. Tho white wives Of
Cinnamon looked out from tho windows OF tho
tonomcnts. At tho Bowery stood knot OF
curiosity seekers looking up Poll street They
are always there on Sunday.
In front OF tho cheap lodging house at 10
stood crowd OF rough.looking mon. tho over
flow from tho crampod sitting room up stairs
Among tho lodgors were several negroes, and
one OF Thorn stood in tho crowd at the street
door,
As twilight came on the white girls In clean
calico wrappers began emerging from the
tonemcnts and picking their way through tho
crowds toward the Widow O'Donncll's at IL.
All tho white girls who live with Cinnamon
board Mt the "widdor's" Tom Gilmartin. q
young longshoroman. was watching the girls
from a window on tho third floor OF the lodg-
Ing house.
Somebody threw basin Of water out OF tho
window overhead. The water missed Gilmar-
tin and splashed tho negro In tho crowd be-
low. He looked up and seeing only Gllmartin
looking out Of the window. yelled:
who threw that watcr2'
Ila You e arty " siss It was you"
thu nSs msn ow out ~ sss
crowd and went UP st airs. He stopped noise;
open peck OF knife IN his hand He raped GIL
martin on the buck. and as tho longshore-
man faced him the colored man plunged the
knife Into his loft breast. stabbine him to tho
Tho room in which tho stabbing occurred il
filled completely with cots accommodating
nifty dodgers, seyera! cots wore occupIed but
to tho street and turned up tho Bowery. That
wns the Inst seen OF him.
Twenty minutes after tho stabbing q boy
Mott and Pell streets. that man had died In
the lodging house. Kchoe found 4ilmartin
stretched across II cot gasping his last breath.
4 hurry call was sent to Gouverneur Hospital.
The negro Is not known at the lodging house,
or ut least they say he Is not lie Is described
rs feet inches tall and rather stout, He
has smooth face and Ii dressed like long
Bhurenan.
Gimnrtin's body still lay on cot, awaiting
the Coroner. when a reporter viewed II last
night. IN the next cot was a drunken man
A policeman guarded tho body. and beratcd
the dodgers In the other cots for their coward
Ice in allowing the murderer to escape Tho
police gathered in three Of tho lodgers, as wit
A general alarm WAS sent out for the MUIR
derer Policeman Clinton saw Henry Chand-
lers. n negro. running along Third avenue at
tody.- He said ne worked in New Irving Hall.
PA Broome street, and lived In broadway
alley. between Twenty.sixth and Twenty
s nessss could not Identity cHsndIorA liz was
detained, however.