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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
ODDS AND eNuo.

Insanity is common In the royal fam
lilies Of Europe.
The Pittsburg toby is becoming the
rage in Europe.
Charles Lamb was buried in Edmon-
ton churchyard.
During the reign Of Henry VIII 7a,-
900 English subjects were executed.
One in,five of the deaths In London
occurs inn workhouse or hospital.
Football players are rejected by
Philadelphia life insurance company.
New York city has ., 800 rear" tene-
ment houses, sheltering SO, 900 persons
Robert Burns, the great Scotch poet,
died at Dumfries July 81, 1895, aged 81
years
st. Stephens crypt was built by Ed
ward toward the end of the thirteenth
century
Deserters from the British army can.
not be arrested out Of the queens do
minions.
Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar,
launched in 1898, is now lying in Ports
mouth harbor.
The Snowbird mountains Of North
Carolina are reported as being literally
overrun with bears
One Of the most stupendous projects
now before the engineering world is the
construction Of a storage reservoir in the
Nile above Egypt
Wootten, the famous country place Of
the late George w. Childs, is now CO.
oupied by George W. Childs Drexel,
who purchased 1t after Mr. Childs'
death.
There were 231. 900 sheep sheared at
and near Casper, Wy, this season. The
season lasted 10 days, and $50 shearers
were employed. The price paid was
cents per head.
Dolph Buckins, a Georgia negro, has
| one white ear and one black one. WheT
he plugs up the black ear with cotton,
he can distinguish no sound higher thar
| G with the white ear His black ear j!
| good for general all round work from
the bass notes of the organ to the chirl
| Of the cricket
Philadelphia has long gloried in thu
title of the City Of Homes. She can nov
be also christened the Matrimonial Par
adise. According to the returns of thu
tenth census upon the conjugal condi
ton Of the United States, Philadelphia
can, Of all the cities Of the Union, boas
the smallest proportion Of single per
SONS among its total population.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
Platinum.


The discovery Of deposits Of platinum
in this country would be as welcome as
the finding of diamond mine. At pres
emit the metal costs nearly half as much
as gold, having risen greatly in price
within the last three years. 1t is abso-
lutely indispensable for many purposes
being noncorrosive and resisting acids
1t is used for chemical apparatus, scien-
tific instruments and incandescent
lamps. There is some platinum in the
beach sands of Oregon, but not enough
to pay for mining. Small quantities of
it have been discovered recently in the
copper mines of Canada, where it occurs
in new combination with arsenic.
Two-thirds Of the worlds supply of
platinum comes from two Siberian mines
In the Ural mountains. The metal is OBJ
tanned there as by product of gold
mining. The mining is done by scooping
holes in the ground to depth of about
10 feet and then burrowing, rat fashion,
In all directions. Twenty nine hundred
carloads of earth are required to yield 10
pounds of platinum The biggest nugget
ever found was about the size of tum-
bier. Now the gold is getting scarce, and
the laborers have been drawn off to build
the great transsiberian railway. Hence
the increased cost of platinum, which,
unless new deposits are found, is like
ly never to be cheaper than it is at pres
ent-St. Louis GlobeDemocrat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
Letter from Miss willard TO the Presi-
dent OF Vermont w, G, II, u,

Letter from Miss willard 10 the Presi-
dent Of Vermont w. G. T. U.
Dearest Sister: In response to
your urgent appeal, / feel constrained
to allow you to make a preliminary
announcement to this effect: Anna
Gordon and myself purpose being al
your campmeeting unless some wholly
unexpected occurrence should hold us
back. This l do for the sake of the
white ribbon which is the prohibition
cause in Vermont, also in memory of
my blessed mother, who was born in
Danville, Caledonia county, 1905,
and as attribute to you and your faith
full CONDUCTORS.
Believe me yours for God and
home and every land.
Frances +. WILLARD.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
WESTON.

There will be a preaching service
at the Methodist church next Sunday
eve, July %, at Z o'clock in place Of
the regular prayer meeting. Subject !:
1nfidelity and what it leads to, being
a continuation of the subject of last
Sunday evening on the Chicago strike.
A full choir in attendance. Every
body invited.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

To make your business pay, good health
is a prime factor. To secure good health
the blood should be kept pure and vigo-
rous by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla
When the vital fluid is impure and slug
gish, there can be neither health, strength,
nor ambition. y
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
CARD OF THANKS.

To all who have so kindly express
ed their sympathy and SO freely aided
us, during our deep and sudden afflic-
ton in burying our kind husband and
loving father, we express our heart
felt thanks, and we pray that He who
may send affliction to you, may also
send sympathizing friends to cheer
your grief.
Mrs. A. L. Amsden and children.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
NOW Fry This,

IT viii cost you nothing and will surely
DO yon GOOD, If soa have cough, cold or
any trouble '.ith throat, chest or lungs.
Or. Kings New Discovery for ConsuInp-
ton. Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to
give relief, or money viii be paid back.
Sufferers from Ba Grippe found it just
the thru and mder its use has speedy
and perfect recovery. Try sample bot
tie at our expense and learn for yourself
just how good thing it is. Trial bottles
free at Geo. G. Smiths Drug Store.
Large size soc. and 3l.00.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
WEST WARDSBORO.

Mr.. Enzstrom of Boston, Mass. +,
preached Sunday morning and it is
expected will next Sunday.
Mrs. Spaulding and son, Howard,
from Somervil!e, Mass, are stopping
few weeks at O. A. Johnson's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
HOOd'sis;:;'''tii' Cures
Hoods pills cure all Liver Ills, Biliousness
A Curious Letter of Introduction

A Curious Letter OF Introduction.
When Professor Garner planned his
expedition to Africa in search of the
language of the great apes, he hoped to
take with him curious letter of intro
duction to savage negro chieftain. The
letter was in the form Of monograph
message in the chiefs own language
from E. ]. Glave, Stanley's young lieu
tenant. Glave commends Garner to the
good offices of the savage warrior, and
as Glave's voice is well known to the
chieftain the message would doubtless
have been effective, but Garner by ill
luck failed to receive the photograph
before leaving England. Chicago Her
aid.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
NO. CHESTER.

Miss Edith Gould is spending some
of her vacation with her cousin, Mrs.
Salter, in Windham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Planter of Bellows
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

BY using Halls Hair Remover, gray,
faded, or discolored hair assumes the nat
ural color of youth, and grows luxuriant
and strong, pleasing everybody
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
Suited.

Lesser-I am writing new tank play
and shall play the leading part myself.
Dasher-Ah, you will certainly play
the part of tank admirably. Brook
lyn Eagle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
Our Neighbors.

What1rhey are Doing-Briefly Told !by
the siftsr's Intelligent stafrof
Correspondents.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

"There will be in heaven
more joy over one sinner that
repenteth than over ninety
and nine just persons that
need no repentance"
And
There will be more joy in
one mans family who buys
his goods at
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

About 1870 b. G. the first thermom-
eter is said to have been invented.
Sun spots were first observed in
1911.
There are eight women colonies in
the German army.
There are 100000 people in Lon
don who never enter place of wor-
ship.
Over 1000 lost children are picked
up yearly on the streets of New York
city.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20
Ny Blood

Became overheated, causing pimpes all over me,
developing into large and Dreadful Runnina
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

The Bennington county convention
will be held at Arlington next We'd
nesday,
The bill admitting Utah to state
hood has been signed by the President.
This makes the 45th state.
The tariff conference committee re-
ported disagreement yesterday and
asked for instructions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-07-20

gun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
Nancy NOT GUILTY
Army Lieutenant Acquitted Of the
Murder Of Captain Hedburg.
Extraordinary Scene in the Federal
Court at Chicago When the Ver-
dict Was Returned.

CHICAGO, April 21.-The jury in the
Nancy murder trial to-day brought in a
verdict OF acquittal, the minority being tor
manslaughter. After very heated argu-
ment of an hour the jury returned TO the
court for additional instructions, and
quickly gave its verdict after receiving
them. Before the verdict was given Lieut..
Nancy was terribly nervous. He sat next
to his mother, holding her hand, and both
listened intenty while Judge GrossCUp
read: Eve find the defendant, James a.
Nancy, not guilty" Lieutenant Nancy
turned and kissed his mother, who was
overcome with emotion and had to be borne
from the court room by friendly hands.
In the meantime pandemonium reigned.
Officers, irrespective of rank, crowded
about Nancy and voiced their approval of
the verdict. over tables and chairs they
climbed to grasp the hands of the defend
ant and then of the jury.
Lieutenant Nancy will return to Louis
ville KY, as he is upon waiting orders
but expects TO rejoin his regiment within
a short time. Mrs. Hedburg was in the
court room when the verdict was given.
She at once left the room and did not re-
turn Nancy was naturally highly delight
ed at the outcome OF the trial, but he de-
clared he had ali along been confident of
acquittal He was especially grateful 10
Judge Grosscup, whose instructions TO the
Jury were extremely favorable to the de-
fendant The trial has created intense
feeling in the Fifteenth Infantry, about ali
the officials being upon one side or the
other and no particular pains have been
taken by either faction TO conceal the state
of it's feelings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
AN ARMY AT TERRE HAUTE.
General Frye's Command Arrives and
Is Taken Care OF.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, April 21.-General
Frye's army came up with him here to-
day About 140 men arrived at the camp
ing place on the west bank OF the Wa
bash river. At the time the General was
addressing three hundred men in grove
on the other side of the town. Mayor Ross
had provided bread, meat and eggs for food
and tents and straw for the camping outfit.
The men are much travel worn, especially
as to shoes, but they are not utterly dis
consulate. They are worthy young men
and take their hard lines with spirit OF
novel interest, Notwithstanding that they
are thirty-six days out from Los Angeles,
and they are the remnant OF an army OF
1,5o0 other divisions having gone by differ
ent routes. Excellent camp discipline is
observed and they repCdiate the tranps
heard from here and there who pose as
members OF Fryes army. They expect
railroad transportation from here East
and the chances are that II IL be not Sc
cured the array will dishand and move
away in groups individually. General
Frye addressed another open-air meeting
tonight when he advocated works OF pub
lie Improvement by the federal govern
ment He Is opposed to both the old poiit-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
Combined Effort TO Force Operators to
Restore the Interstate Wage Agree
ment Broken Last Summer.
PENNSYLVANIA MINES IDLE
And Work Also Generally Sus-
pended in Illinois and Ohio.
The Order Not 0beyed in All the Indiana
Fields Because of Contract-Few
Western Miners Out.

COLUMBUS o., April 2.-The great
struggle Of the miners commenced to-day.
and, according to President Mcbride. OF
the national union. 1900 men obeyed the
order TO strike. The strike promises to be
the greatest in the history OF the country.
1t will involve. If great as anticipated,
nearly 10000 men and Will stop work In
mines that produced upward OF 100000
tons of coal last year in twelve States
and Territories. These miners received s53,-
S09,627 in wages in 1890 according to the
eleventh census Of the United States. In
that year 139 SSS miners produced 7s, ,Sss,I les
tons of COAL valued at $50 $50, ,669. Should
the strike be effective TO the fullest extent
anticipated the effect upon the business Of
the country will be intellectually injurious
as the strike will enforce the suspension OF
many trades dependent upon the coal in
dustry and may seriously affect the opera
ton of the railroads of the country and in
the States where the miners will so out
The miners are striking for the restoration
Of the interstate wage agreement, which
was abandoned during the summer, first,
voluntarily by small number OF miners
in the Pittsburg district and thus forcing
a reduction in every competitive district
in the United States.
President Mcbride, when asked tonight
what he thought Of the progress OF the
strike, said AT this time 1 do not care
to talk, further than to say that the min
ers have struck for better wages, and pro-
pose to do all in their power TO win that
object. My hopes of success are most
sanguine. The miners have laid down no
plans and have no particular course 10
follow, but expect to meet any fair propo-
sition of settlement or emergency OF what
ever character may arise. We VIII be
ready 10 meet the operators to confer with
reference 10 an adjustment of the differ
ences at any time. / believe that I32 coo
miners struck at noon to-day, and that
by May 1 that number Will be increased
to 10000. In reference TO the 1900 an
thracite miners, / cannot say whether they
will strike or not They may, however,
IS that question is being agitated in the
anthracite fields"
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Amer
John Mcbride. president OF the United
Mine Workers of America, that If the Fed
Grafton can be of any service in making
the miners successful 10 call upon him.
Mr.. Mcbride says many operators are
showing a willingness 10 pay the scale.
There are about fifty thousand unorganized
miners scattered whose position is not
yet known. In the block coal fields OF In
diana, where the men have a contract,
they will work two days d week until May
l. when they will join in the suspension.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
TO AYENGE A SNUB.
Mrs. CalderOn Carlisle Furnished Made
lire Pollard Money.

NEW YORK, April H.-The Morning Ad-
vertiser's Charleston, W. Va, dispatch
says that the money 10 pay and push
Madeline Pollards suit was furnished by
Mrs Calderon Carlisle in satisfaction OF a
long-standing grudge against the Breckin-
ridge family. "One day at White Sulphur
Springs" says the account, Miss Thomas
was thrown into contact with w. c. p.
breckenridge and the Kentuckian snubbe1
her. She was stung 10 the quick and
ayowed never to let pass an opportunity
to avenge the snub. one who doeA not
understand the venomous hate OF which
these Southerners are capable, would sup
nose her dislike for the Brecknridges
would have had ample time to cool, but not
So When she heard of Mr.. Breckenridge s
marriage TO Mrs. Wing and learned quietly
of his liason with Madeline Pollard she at
once set on foot efforts 10 bring about an
evening up for her grudge against the Ken
lucky colonel, which have succeeded beyond
her fondest hopes. II is the general be-
lief that Mrs. Blackburn was the leader
in the matter, but this is not the case.
She probably took a hand in 1t after IL was
started. but she was not the first to sug-
IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
THE COMMONWEAL.
Coxey's Army Resting at HngerstOwn
brownies General Order.

COxey's Army Resting mt HngerstOwn
brownies General Order.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, April 2L-The
commonweal army is preparing for a great
day tomorrow. A good many people are
in town from the surrounding country and
II Sunday is a fine day Brownies promised
sermon on reincarnation and the demoli-
ton Of the money power will probably de-
populate the orthodox churches. Browne
announced, tonight. in his general order,
that, following the custom of religious as
semblies. there would be a collection taken
up. The general order also compliments
the men on their behavior in town. The
name Of the camp for Sunday was an
noupced as Camp Nazareth of the car
nation Of Jesus Christ, who suffered the
death of the cross under the dark shad-
ows Of Gethsemane for being a tramp
like us and for whipping the money chang
ers.' The order concluded with a slap at
Congressman Illness recent proposition to
put the commonweal to work on the Dis
written to the Representative thanking
him in the name of the commonweal and
promising to take charge or a Scraper
himself If the bill should be passed.
There has been great uneasinesS in Mont
gomery and Frederick counties over the
reported mobolizing of the Coxey men in
that region. Recruits are being taken into
the army and many are each day being
sent down the road toward the District.
In Montgomery county Sheriff thinner
man has sworn in forty special constables
and he is to meet the commonwealers at
the State line. Tonight Browne spoke in
the rain on the main street near the court
house. talking for an hour and half to a
crowd Alnder umbrellas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
Chicago to Have an Army.

CHICAGO, April 2.-Chicago is TO have
commonweal army of its own. This was
the announcement made to-day at the
headquarters of the movement on Lasalle
street, by j. H. Randall. OF the recruiting
office. He said twenty-seven men have
signed the roster. 'Our plans are" said
he, Ito gather as many of the unemployed
who think as we do together and when
we are organized, we will start looking for
work. Our original plan for joining either
Kelly or Coxey has been abandoned. Kel-
ly seems to have all on hand that he can
attend to and we will do better by max
ing our own organiza ton and being indie
pendent of any of the members except that
we are with them in the general purpose
TO improve the condition OF the laboring
mem"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT.
Western Lines Determined to Punish
the Union Pacific.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Chairman Caldwell,
of the Western Passenger Association, re
turned to-day from New York, where for
two weeks he has been regulating the
emigrant situation His first action to-day
was TO call meeting of the lines interested
TO discuss the situation. 1t was unanimous
ly determined TO continue the fight against
the Union Pacific no matter what action
the Southern Pacific might take At the
same time the Southern lines are relying
on the statement of Assistant General Traf-
fic Manager Hawley, of the Southern Pa
cifc who gave his consent to the rates
assured Chairman Caldwell that the South
ern Pacific would keep its hands off. Chair
man Caldwelrs course in discharging Peter
Mcdonnell and beginning the fight against
the Union Pacific was unanimously ap-
proved OF. All the Western Passenger AS
sociation lines interested in the California
traffic are desperately in earnest in the
fight and declare that they viii carry it
on 10 the bitter end.
The proposed boycott Of the Central Traf-
fic Association lines against such of the
Western roads as have placed orders in
and there is small chance that it viii ever
amount TO anything. The Central Traffic
people are vigorously denouncing the At
Gibson the Rock Island and the Milwaukee
ing TO say against the Alton, which is the
source of the whole thing The Alton put
these orders into Eastern cities during the
boycott against IL three years ago and has
never withdrawn them The other lines
put them in because the Alton had them
there primarily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22

Gated men, mechanics and a number of
railway men. They have left families in
California and they hope, many OF them,
TO get back East, where they came from,
lies back. They will never return to the
West, for there is nothing for them to re-
turn to. They have been starving there
They are desperate men-desperately in
earnest. This thing is gathering like a
whirlwind. 1t is very similar to the French
revolution. 1t is a terrible thing and Il
made me sad TO find that there were six
teen hundred respectable. well-meaning
men reduced to such desperate straits in
this country. We expect these things in
programme Of a republic. 1t makes us
feel that there is something wrong with
the government"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
SHOT BY A R0BBER.
Son of a County Treasurer Wounded
and $4,000 Stolen.

PORTLAND. Ore. April 2.-An un-
known robber entered the office of the
county treasurer at the courthouse at 315
p. m. shot the cashier in charge. Charles
B. Mallarky, and then. jumping through a
window, made his escape with about 5000
of the county's funds. The victim of the
shooting was the youngest son of County
Treasurer Mallarky. The shot entered his
right side and is believed to have pene-
trated the right lung The physician does
not think il will prove fatal. though the
young man is in a critical condition.
Treasurer Mallarky stepped out of the
office at 3 O'Clock and left his son in
charge. intending to return in a few min
utes The robber entered the office and
asked change for twenty y-dollar-bill.
vault and opened the door preparatory 10
giving him the change. As the door of the
YauIt was swung open the report of a pis-
tol rang out through the courthouse. Peo-
DIe in The sheriff's office in an adjoining
apartment heard the shot and rushed in.
They found the young man lying on the
fcor with blood freely flowing from a
wound i'm his right side. No one saw the
roSber enter an investigation showed that
he had taken S2OO0.