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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
IvoRYSoAP
JT FLOATS
Chappng caused by the removal Of oil which
keep the skin supple Those who suffer from this
should use only mild pure soap like Ivory.


The following correspondence is
sent us from Weston with request
to publish. We comply but take no
sides in any controversy of this kind.
Peru, March 4, 1896.
LIQUOR AGENT,
Town OF WESTON.
Dear Sir: We are APP
parently reliably informed that o
murder vas committed upon our job
through liquor obtained at your agency
in a manner unauthorized by law.
Before making complaint we desire
to give you full opportunity TO clear
yourself from the charge and TINS
prevent unpleasant publicity. Are
we wrong in the matter Did you or
did you not furnish the Harts with
liquor about the time of the Buffum
murder :? And how did it happen
that you should ever have furnished
such characters with liquor without a
regular physicians certificate ?
This, above all, must be well un-
derstood, no liquor whatever must be
furnished any parties, directly or in
directly, connected with our Job "ex-
cept strictly for medicinal purposes"
and full proof Of such. We have a
perfect right to insist upon this and
no lumber job can be successfully run
upon any other basis.
Respectfully Yours,
NJ. j. HAPGooD,
Per Stiles & Hapgood, Mt. Tabor
job.
To this the liquor agent replies as
follows:
In reply to the above letter will
say: No Hart had any liquor neal
the time of the Buffum murder.
Chas. Hart or his son never had any
liquor here. Chas. Hart never came
for liquor. His son came once and
we refused SO let him have it. The
9th of November there was stranger
came here and got pint Of alcohol
signed his name Charles Buffum.
East Wallingford, apparently a good
straight, respectable man.
In regard to physicians certificate
if the gentleman can quote any law
requiring it, we should be pleased tc
have him.
If the gentleman will publish the
names of his drunkards and state his
wishes we should be pleased to graft
fly HIM as much as possible.
How does the gentleman expect tc
run a successful lumber job in Mt
Tabor with "women" connected di.
rectly or indirectly with it
W. H. ABBOTT,
LIQUOR agent.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

FOR SALE-On account of the short
age of hay will sell eighteen cows all
young and coming in.
Henry Lampson,
So. Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

WANTED-Ten good teams to haul
lumber. Good pay and good quarters.
Dufresne, Hapgood & Co.,
Manchester Depot. Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
Business ssMention.

Business notices Inserted under this head for
one cent word. Nothing inserted for less than
25 cents.
II you have anything to sell or Wish to buy
anything here is a chance to make your wants
widely known at trfing cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
Violin, Banjo and Guitar.

J. B. Simonds instruct limited
number of pupils OH the above named in.
struments. Music composed and trans.
criptions made unreasonable rates.
p. 0. Address,
So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

For sale-Three fresh cows, l beef
COW, also one Jersey bull calf, or will
exchange for heifer calf.
c. Harrison.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
Post-Omce.

Mails arrive at So. Londonderry every eve
ming, Sundays excepted, by stage from Chester
and Manchester at 6 As; by railroad at I 55.
Mails close every morang, Sundays excepted
by train at 6 AS; by stage at 700.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
MARRIED.

In Windham, Mar 8, by Rev. Frank
Grimes. Henry E. Rhoades and Sadie
Carleton, both of Windham.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
Railroad-Ccntral vermont

New London Northern Divsion.l
Trains depart from and arrive at So. London
derry every day, except Sundays, as follows:
Leave Arrive
Mail, 30, a. m. 1855, p. m
Mixed, 1915, p. m. IL :l5, a. m
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

81 took Hoods Sarsaparilla to give
me strength and it helped me- Mrs. w.
H. Tarble, Pittsford, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

This is full keyboard type-wheel ma
chine with "a letters and characters, and
is the only low priced typewriter on the
market that will do the work of hun
dred dollar machine. 1t gives clear i'm
pressions, the alignment is absolute
and permanent, and it manIfOlds
with unequaled clearness and power. In
fact, it is in every way a practical
machine, designed to meet the require
ments of general Office and clerical work.
Weight 6 lbs. Price. S35 90.
Send for catalogue to
j. H. WHIPPLE, State Agent,
Manchester Center, vi.
J. B SEMoNDs, Local Agent,
SO. Londonderry, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
BIRTHS.

In Rockingham, March 8, son to Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Thomson.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

B. A half ton or more Of hay forsale.
inquire at this Office.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

WANTED-A reliable lady or gentle
man to distribute samples and make a
houseto- house canvass for our Vegetable
Toilet Soaps. $40 to $75 month easily
made. Address Crofts & Reed, S42 to
$50 Austin Avenue, Chicago, Ill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13
~ Nts ~
e!
J. II. Centuries Store.

}. II. Centuries Store.
Germantown yarn, all shades, loc a
skein.
Remnant Dress Fannelsl worth 25 and
S5c all at l2 l-2c yardI
White Outing Flannels, SC yard
One lot Mems Underwear, worth SOC
to close at '5c.
Heavy Pontiac Mittens, 3Oc pair.
Medium weight, q 25c
Light weight l9c a !"
Children's Wool Hose, heavy, l2 l-2c
apair.
Packages Washing Powder for Csc.
Bars Laundry Soap, for 25c.
Mocha and Java Broken Coffee 2Sc.
:" !" Screenings Coffee,
25c.
Japan Tea worth 35c, for 25c pound
Few Horse Blankets worth $l.75 each
for $l.0O.
Mems Heavy Socks for 25c pair.
Vestcoats worth So 90 each for $500
to close out.
Uncolored fine Japan Tea for 10 lb.
Best grades of flour at the low water
Give us your trade and we will
save you money,
Terms Cash Down.
Manchester Depot, Feb. 10, 1896,
tiw2
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-03-13

@~ Wanted-A good sawyer at once
A. A. CUBTIs,
londonderry, vt.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25
DRIFT OF OPINION.

DMr. Cleyeland's financial education
has cost the country millions of dol
lars.--N. Y. Recorder.
F|The kind of treasury boolx-keep-
ing that conceals deficits is practically
the same that dishonest bank oflicinls
employ to hide their embczzlements.--
st. Louis obe-Dcmocrat.
r>Thc republicans arc rs unit OF
the opinion that relief 10 the govern
ment can come only through an In
crease of the revenue. This is party
consistency and must not be deviated
from.--Albany Journal.
rIThe democratic statesmen insist
that there is plenty OF revenue, but
they are contradicfed by the treasury
reports. and their persistence In such
talk under such circumstances simply
makes them ridiculous. - ST. Louis
obe-Dcmocrnt.
ryThe administration does not seem
10 appreciate the fact TINT the repnb-
lican congress has no desire except 20
lend helping hand. The republicans
are willing TO compromise. 10 do almost
anything. TO save the country from sink.
ing deeper into financial troubles.--
Iowa State Register.
rvRefurning confidence shocked;
intended investments checked; national
credit still further impaired; political
chnos where IL seemed intelligent
opinion was crystallizinR into definite
financial policy. and the last leader OF
the national democratic party victim
20 the blind passion Of an hours--LouIs-
Vile Post (dcm).
r@Interviews with farmers and bust
ness men In this vicinity relative 70
the emergency tariff bill are printed
on another page. The consensus OF
opinion Is that. though n strictly pro-
tective measure would be Of the great
est benefit 20 the country. still the
republicans In congress have done tho
best they could In the present ciner-
Rency 10 provide the necessary revenue
for the governments usc.-AlbAny
Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25
''prKE's PEAK on Husr--lssD."

lions Had his discoveries been r-c-=
pected. the west would have been set
tied much earlier, and perhaps the his
tory of the country somewhat changed.
But the pixies Peak or Bust" crowd
succeeded only in busting. Yet, prac-
teal mining men had often traversed
this district, and passed on 10 what they
thought were richer fields. For 30
years active prospecting has been going
on, and the richest mines known to tho
world have just been discoyered--and.
fortunately, by very poor men, n II ono
of whom perhaps ever dreamed OF pos
sessing as much as $4,000. In the lat
ter 7O's the keeper of small grocery
store Mt Leadville stnked Adam Reche,
a prospector, with burro' mule and
$50. Reche and Tabor became Million
aires. The district has averaged pro-
duction of si0.o00,0 900 a year since. A
character known To the Nevada miners
as "Virginin" discovered silver ~ the
place which bears his name--virginia
City. Bob" Comstock traced the lode.
which extended three miles. They were
characters similar 10 poor half crazy
Bob" WomaclS, and both lived and
died in poverty. From one group Of
mines, the Bonanzas. about 5000. 000.0o0
were taken. Truly, Dame Fortune 10
tickle. j. NJ. ScASLAND.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25

thus exposed from accidental contact
with light wires Is therefore increasing
every year.
A great deal of study has been de-
voted 10 the invention OF devices which
would render such wires harmless In
case of breakage. Among these APP
pliances is one designed by A. Il.
Hrtchlns. of Detroit. AT public ex-
hibition of it's workings. a few weeks
ago. he took In his bare hand and
rlnced In his mouth the end of fallen
wire. which, previous to It's being cut
for the test was carrying a current
with an electromotivc force OF 1900
volts. He then walked barefooted
into shallow pool OF water, thus cs-
tablishing about ms perfect contact
as was possible. Had the current still
been flowing through the extreme end
of the wire II would have passed
through him to the earth and killed
him "as quick az n wink" His escape
was due 20 the efficacy of his invention.
This consists OF provision for switch-
ing the current down to the earth by
different route. On each pole carry
ing the wire and on each side Of the
supporting insulntor, Mr.. Hutchins
places Y-shaped piece of metal. COM
Meeting with a ground wire" running
down the pole into the earth, and there
carefully attached to water-pipe or
other good conductor.
The ''line' wire Is made TO pass be-
tween the branches OF this fork. but
ordinarily Is stretched SO tight that 10
does not touch. When, however, tho
wire il broken. II falls down so as to
rest in the crotch. II there be any In
sulativc covering on the wire this In
scraped of for an inch or two when tho
line is being constructed. 80 as TO leave
the copper bare where II In Liable to
touch the fork, thus insuring a perfeck
contact. And 70 prevent the wire from
getting outside of the y. the upper ends
OF the latter are bent over SO as to close
the opening overhead. When this de-
vice comes into action. I'm emergencies,
the current flows down the polls. ard tho
dangling end of the line wire ceases to
carry electricity. II II now no longer
''liye," but "dend" and harmless.
With the increasing use OF electricity
which the future. the near FUTURE
promises in all densely populated coun-
tries. the tendency will be toward higher
voltages than are now common. I'M
less lines carrying high potential cur
rents are put in conduits underground,
therefore, some such device as that
here described will be needed. II Will
add trife 10 the cost OF line 10 use
appliances of this sort; but public snfe.
ty will demand and legislation will re-
quire their adoption.--N. Y. Tribune
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25
PATENT CLOCK DIAL.
gram shows Ave minutes of six o'clock

gram shows five minutes of six o'clock
p. m.
Another improvement connected
with the day and night clock dial is
nm invention to simplify the reading
of timetables by incasing the figures
that Indicate the arrival and departure
of the night trains in heavy black.
Everybody who has had occasion TO
travel has suffered the fortunes OF
the timetable. Most women are abb
soIntely unable - ta.hc:.: tho sssystsT-
les of train schedule. The trouble
Is mainly because of the little "a. ms
and Up. ms" that are constantly
springing up In the most unexpected
places and In the most distressing man
ner. The new arrangement does away
with the difficulty mt one blow. If all
railroads should adopt the new system
II would almost be n pleasure to read
timetables. There il absolutely no
chance for error, and then not only
would the reading of the schedule be
an easy matter. but the traveller "of the
long voyage" could see at glance just
how much time his trip would occupy,
and what part of II would be performed
at night and what part in the day
time.
The most curious thing about this IN
vention Is that IL has never been
thought OF before. But in that respect
IL resembles great many other impor-
tant discoveries.--Ne Ideas.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25
NEW LIFE PREsERvER.
Made by Initiating the Cellular Tissue Ne
meath tho skin.

Made by Initiating the Cciiaiar Tissue he
meath tho Skin.
A novel means Of saving life in ma
rIne accidents has been discovered.
which. II generally used, will probably
lessen greatly the number OF lives lost
by such accidents. The invention has
been pronounced very important by
the French Academy OF Sciences.
which at one OF their last meetings
listened very nttcntivcly TO lecture
by DIR. Layeraux upon the new inven-
ton. The inventor docs away with all
artificial belts and other floating APP
pliances; he proposes to initiate tho
cellular texture beneath the human
skin on the breast. which, II filed with
air. forms natural pneumatic belt,
iy the aid Of which one may not only
float himself, but even support another
body.
The idea Is said 20 be perfectly prac-
ticable. II has been proved that man
weighing 100 pounds, whose specific
weight IL between los and 40. whose
head may weigh pounds. needs only
about roo cubic inches OF air within
HIS DOttI III oANEA W ANMN WIFI HIS MLM4A
out OF the water. This amount OF air
IN easily inserted Into the hollow space
beneath the skin with DIR. Schncidcr's
nneptic syringes. which will I'm one in
lection initiate from 20 % ~ cubic
inches Of mir. The introduction ~ tho
point, which Is only two millimctcrs
thick, will hardly be felt Such q
pump u not even necessary.
IL Is much simpler 20 use little APP
pnrntus. when consists OF a hollow
needle. thin rubber hose rs inches
long. into which this needle Is Inserted.
A little aseptic cotton placed In tho
open end Of the rubber hose n all that
IL necessary. The skin IN simply raised,
the hollow needle introduced into IT,
and then the other end Of the rubber
hose n taken into the mouth and the
mans own breath blown into n. Two
deep Inspirations. which are blown into
each side Of the breast. win DO SUM-
Client 10 float man, however heavy
Philadelphia Record
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25

ncys' ia like 70 say 10 you.
~ II were your father.
Utth earnest mind and good intent
"A word--or three words. rather.
Pluck. Purpose. Pcrscverance1'|. a. - y
call them simply EIoricua: M
Fcf they who have and nse fh@<
shah surely b. victorious. /@r>W111
q 1gose se9anlnthins to be q Improve
h. wo 'rls>d than ~ ~ not adopted
long e(hcc. The inven toG who has had
The dial patented. started but with the
Idea Of making the hour hand traverse
the dial IN the same time that the sun
on THE average trnverses. or seems 70
traverse. the path around the earth.
n Will be seen that the dial represents
the rising Of the sun. It's progress TO
,fhe zenith at noontide. and TO it's final
disappearhnce below the horizon at
nightful. But the disc. instead Of being
olviued into II spaces. Is divided into "a,
marked from one to twelve In two
series. The upper half OF the dial rep
rcaents day, and the lower half night.
and the two are distinguished by the
very natural expedient OF making
Aday" white and might" black. with
the additional precaution OF printing
"dny' and might" In conspicuous let
ters on tie respective hemispheres.
On the outer rim will be observed the
scale for the minute hand. This scale
Is divided into 60 parts. every fifth part
being marked with its appropriate fig-
ure. This, again, does away with =
source Of ambiguity In the present sys-
tenn. People are accustomed to say "a
quarter or and "a quarter after" or
''2S minutes Of" and so forth. all OF
which expressions have a greater or
less tendency TO cause mistakes. BY
the new dial there can be no errors.
Take. for instance. the position OF the
hands as represented I'm the diagram.
They mean certain time. and no
other time. The small, or hour hand,
In between five and six, and as this
hour hand represents the sun, we see
that II Is sinking toward tho horizon.
In other words, IL is between Ave and
six o'clock In the evening. The precise
time IL known when we look at the
long. or minute hand. This IL pointing
directly at IS. The time Is. therefore,
Ave hours and IS minutes in the even
ing, or 5;55. m railroad men shy. Ac-
cording TO the common method of tell
ing time you would say that the dia-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25

Of Il. supcrinduced by too much whisky.
Had he been more shrewd. he would
have eventually commanded little
money. and himself and his friends
would now control that rich belt from
which S2.00O.000 month IL taken, and
whose possibilities IL Is idle 10 guess.
Is there anything IN fiction more
comicnl? Could the novelist charge
fate with such refinement OF cruelty?
Next came carpenter OF Colorado
Springs. now known ns millionaire
Strntton." lie located a mine on the
Fourth % July and called II the In
dependence; another he called the
Washington. He. however. had few
hundred dollars, and developed them.
He sold the Independence 20 San
Francisco syndicate: but the panic
came. and they failed IN paying the
<i5o.ooo. The mine yields nearly 500. 900
a month. and u valued az $1,000. 900.
Ne IL = practical man. and his head Is
not turned by his sudden wealth.
Another illustration OF fortunes
<aRnrieS Is that Of william Shemell.
known 70 the miners a Kentucky
hill.r lie obtained . ''elnh-stalse'' Of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25

some rival the tabled count Of Monte
Cristo, and lifted others to the verge
of fortune to let them drop.
A few yenrs ago y wandering mining
prospector stumbled into what Is now
the Cripple Greek district" He was
not educated. but had practical sense.
and saw that the now rich belt was
composed Of volcanic overflow and
evidently marked tho orator OF nm
extent volcano. From the nature of
the rock he reasoned that IL must Gar
~ gold There are thousands Of miners
constantly tramping over the noun
tains who have no more knowledge
OF practical mining thun is used by the
man who selects three numbers In play
ing policy. So. when "hhlf crazy bob"
asked men to nssiss him ne was looked
upon MS a harmless imrostor. He had
located several mines, but for the lack
of money could not develop them.
He went TO nm adjoining camp
and did work at carpentry for
his board; never missing an OPP.
portunity OF soliciting aid, Finally he
built log hut In Poverty Gulch" rear
by, where he could watch his claims
and continue delying, single handed.
He ran up an account of $50 for bacon
and meal. which he imself cooked and
lived upon.
To satisfy the grocer's demand he
sold him one of his mises. 1t now pro.
duces $4,000 month. and is valued at
100000. In his good nature. "Crazy
Bob" showed visitors over the grounds;
told them where good mines were. and
In few instances gave away claims
which he had staked, but had not the
means TO develop. These gifts were
rewarded: Nth Nth ttfsssssa few dollars,
and bottle Of whisky--for Crazy
Bob" was an ardent drinker. Provis-
ions and credit gone. he sold his last
and best mine tor s300--partly on
credit, which has not yet been paid.
The purchaser is now worth 100000
all taken from Crazy Bob's" mine.
"Bob" soon spent his money, and after
a short rest, in n Kelley cure, Is now on
the range again, prospecting; but has
sworn to never drink another drop OF
spirits. lie takes his narrow escape
from fortune rather philosophically
and attributes IL to ''luck." or the lacl;
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-01-25


cordinr % omciai Figures.
We now have the report Of the inn
portations OF foreign merchamlisc to
this country In the drst ten months
In which the Wilson tariff has been
In operation. Comparison Of figures
with those representing the imports
during the first ten months Of laxt
year. under the Mckinley tariff. we find
the following totals:
Imports for ten months 1874 1895
All duuAbie merchan- - -
dise...... ......-.... 523LHkfH $50, 29. to3
This shows an increase to the disad-
vantage of American manufacturers
Of $lis. 4oo,024. Taking some Of the de-
tails, IL IL perceived that the American
hosiery industry u suffering severely
from European competition:
Imports for ten months 1894 1895.
Cotton hosiery. ~. o65 go 1901 s13
Wooden hosicry..-........ ooj b's i,sS.A3
Indicating q loss TO domestic knit
tcrs of $3,443,103 In the ten months.
The tin plate imports for the period
have been less In value, but more In
quantity. Thus:
Imports for ten months. 1904. 1895.
Tin plate. poun. DIS. 800, slS,SN f22.1Sl, 02
Thus there has been an increase of
imports OF 27,4ls.225 pounds. In iron
and steel. including tin plate, the en-
largement of the inward movement has
been notable.
Imports for ten months. 1894. 1876
hon and steel. .$l6s93,e 95 s2i OIL us
There is an increase here of S4.171.-
161. Is IL any wonders under such cir
cumstanccs that American mills are
idlc or running on part time? When
we arrange that foreigners shall have
easy access TO our markets for the
very things we make in our own mills.
how can IL be that we should meet their
low labor cost with our high labor
cost?
The subject Is worth, pursuing fur
Their, for these figures illustrate per-
fectly the destructive influence upon
American industry of tariff for which
the claim was made that Il would pro-
mote the interest of our wealth pro-
ducers.
Imports for ten months 1884, 1896
Chemicals tdutiabic) - SAT .ss4 sfi 81. fls
The American glass manufactures
suffer with the producers of chemicals,
for:
Imports for ten months. 1894. 1895
Glass and glassware. .N6o4.2 ID 6.4l2.6I0
The most unfortunate victims of this
assault upon home industry. however,
are the textile manufacturers. Even
the cotton men. who were thought to
have something like fair play. are en-
during injury.
Imports for ten months. 1894. 1895
Cotton fabrics.......... yls ~. SVl tI.Ill,We
WOODEN Eoods........,.. LIZ VI MI 4sns'al.
Six goods, wv 800 xf,ooo,Oaz
The silk men are menaced In most
grave manner from japan. The wooden
men, selected by the enemy at Wash
ington as the choice victims of the
conspiracy against publicinterests, are.
however, as might be expected, most sc
riously hurt. and with them the wool
growers watch the swift movement of
profits into the pockets of the foreign
beneficiaries of Mr.. Cleyeland's meta.
rious tariff legislation.
Imports for ten months. 1894: 1895
shoddy, etc. pounds. =. i,osf,fu i7.s24.oos
What record of the operation OF
law passed by an American congress
upon the prctext that home industry
required new legislation!-The Manu-
facturcr