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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
ODD AND UNUSUAL.

The first five presidents had no mid
lie name, and when Mckinley is in
lugurated he will be the 18th president
without one.
A wealthy gentleman in Vienna slip
llated in his will that an electric light
must be constantly burning in his tomb
Ind another inside his coffin for IL
months after his death.
The largest farm in the world is in
he southwestern part of Louisiana. It
extends 100 miles north and south and
IS miles east and west. 1t was bought
n 1888 by a syndicate of northern CAPT
alists, by whom it is still operated
The fencing is said to have cost $4,000.
Rice, sugar, corn and cotton are raised
Although in Austria women have but
ew rights, they cannot under any cir
,umstances be imprisoned or con-
lsrnned to death; instead, after sem
ence has been pronounced upon wom-
IN, she is sent to a convent and kept
here certain number of years. There
no prison discipline, only that of
he ordinary conventual life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12


Dr. diluted, as an air, be caused to COM
bine with carbon, not direct, as in the
case of combustion, but through an in
tervening electrolyte, the energy of the
carbon may be converted directly into
electrical energy instead of into heat.
Practically the active or oxidizing ele-
ment of the Jacques cell is supplied with
IN excess of oxygen by means of an ar
tificial air blast or air pump. The cleo
trolyte, whose first action after the cell
is set up is to release its oxygen, and SO
permit it to attack the carbon, is thus
continually renewed by fresh charges
Of oxygen, which are at once carried to
the carbon for a. continued attack. The
carbon is consumed and electric energy
is developed in corresponding degree,
the rate of consumption and the
strength of the electric current being
gagged by the rapidity with which air
is supplied to the electrolyte compound.
The generating apparatus Of the
Jacques cell is illustrated by the accom-
panying cut, from the Chicago Record,
and consists of a pot Of pure iron, sur
rounded by a suitable furnace and con-
tanning caustic soda, into which ex-
tends circular piece or cylinder of
carbon. Naturally the carbon must be
in such state that it may serve rs a
good electrical conductor.
Gas carbon or powdered charcoal,
which has been pressed into form, are
available without special treatment,
but anthracite coal has to be baked to
give it the requisite conductivity. Com
mefcial caustic soda is used, without ex-
polling its usual impurities. In addi-
ton to the foregoing elements, an an
pump is provided for forcing into the
raustic soda an excess of oxygen, the
air containing the oxygen being carried
20 rose" for distributing the air cur
rents in fine spray. The rose" is
necessarily made of metal not acted up
on by the caustic soda.
In the accompanying cut "I' is the
iron pot, suspended over suitable fire.
and "E" is the melted caustic soda, fill.
ing the pot about two-thirds full. "a"
represents the air compressor, which
forces the air through The tube ST" to
the rose, r." and thence into the
melted caustic soda. &c" is the carbon
cylinder and up" the poles through
which the electric current flows from
the apparatus. IS" is thoroughly
Insulated cover for the iron pot, with a
tuitable vent, ~" to relieve the cell of
any excess pressure.
By the use Of this system, when its
success has been fully assured, the cost
bf an electric light plant would be some
thing like one-fourth Of the present
cost, and the expense Of maintenance,
or rather attendance, is reduced to a
minimum. There would be no boilers,
no engine, no dynamo, no water TO be
paid for, and no endless amount Of sup
plies needed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
Your Present Need.

Is pure, rich blood, and strong and
healthy body, because with the approach
of sptiug and the beginning of warmer
weather your physical system will I'M
dergo radical changes. All the impuri-
er weather must now be expelled or serl-
Gus consequences will result. TIL one
true olpod purifier prominently in the
public eve today is Hoods Sarsaparila.
Its record of cures is uneqalled. Its
sales are the la gest in the world. few
bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla will pre-
pare you for spring by purifying and .
riching your blood and toning and invig-
OF ating youl whole system.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
DIPLOMATIC VICTORY.
II assla viii Hereafter Dictate Chi
mas Foreign Policy.
Real Object of Muscovite Vaccinations In
the Far East-Why Ii Hung Chang
Was Sent to the Coronation
at Moscow.

The renewed announcement Of the
extraordinary terms of the treaty about
to be made between Russia and China
gives additional interest to the person
al part of remarkable story of Rus
sian ascendancy in the Chinese en-
pire. Prince Lobanoff had and deserved
much of the credit for the great tri-
umphs of diplomacy which Russia won
and is still winning in the far east. A
great deal of it is due, however, to the
astuteness and wonderful influence of
Count Cassini, the Russian minister at
Picking. His power over the real heads
of the Chinise government is astonish-
ing and inexplicable. He has used it to
deliver the great Mongolian empire into
the hands Of the car, whose future vas
sal it will become, unless all signs of
the times are misleading.
Count Cassini had, as he supposed,
finished his mission at Picking when the
war with Japan broke out. He was
about to return to St. Petersburg, and
his successor had been actually named.
He resumed his post when hostilities
began, and waited for the great oppor-
tunity for Russia which the negotia-
ton Of peace was sure to bring. He
urged upon his government, with all
the emphasis he possessed, that the
Russian policy should be that. of a
friend and protector of China. Loban-
off adopted that view, and all the world
knows how Great~Dritain's stupid ac-
ton or inaction contributed to the sig-
nal success of Russian plans. There
was no subterfuge about Count Cas-
sini's policy in his dealings with the
Chinese authorities. He indicates to
them at the outset, in confidence, of
course, that the price of Russian
friendship and assistance was the pos
session of Port Arthur and the right
of way for the Siberian railway across
Manchuria, and also down to the Lao
Tung peninsula. China accepted the
terms, it is said, with willingness.
Then there was furnished a remark
able demonstration of Count Cassini's
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
THE LATE PRINCE LoBANoFF,
able demonstrs

power in the upper councils Of the en-
pire. The Chinese emperor had sent
Hwang Tain as a special envoy to St.
Petersburg, while the war was still in
progress, to convey his condolences
upon the death Of Alexander III. and
his Fluctuations to the new emperor.
The envoy made good impression at
st. Petersburg, and, as the date was
fixed for the coronation festivities at
Moscow, Hwang Tain was named as
the Chinese representative at that cere-
mony. Count Cassini desired that Ii
Hung Chang should be selected for this
mission and that he should be charged
also with more important prerogatives
than those of mere bearer of congrat-
ulations.- Lii Hung Chang was then al
most in disgrace and was living the life
of private citizen, practically, at Pc
king. Nevertheless, Count Cassini was
able to secure the recall of Hwang Ia
jim and Hhe restoration of Ii Hung
Chang to rank and favor.
The treaty which Count Cassini de-
sired was drafted before Ii Hung
Chang started upon his long journey
last spring, and there is little doubt
that he carried it with him to Moscow.
It was there debated with Prince To-
banoff, and although denial at this
time that any treaty had been agreed
upon was true enough, technically,
there is little doubt that as far as Lis
authority went the terms were fixed.
He took it back with him to China, and
now there is good reason for believing
that it is almost ready for ratification.
Count Cassini left Picking with it more
than month ago. He goes overland to
st. Petersburg, and perhaps we shall
have some semi-oflicial announcement
before long, setting forth the terms of
this latest and greatest triumph of Rus
sian diplomacy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
Tho standard Diamond Carat.

Gems are generally bought and sold
by the weight called carat, which Is
equal to about 3.16s troy grains. 1t is
usually divided, however, into four dia-
mond or pearl grains, each of which is
1925 Of true grain. The weight of the
carat formerly differed slightly in diff
ferent countries, and this diversity
finally led a syndicate of Partisan jew
elers, goldsmiths and gem dealers in
1871, to propose standard carat. This
was subsequently, confirmed by an
agreement between the diamond mer-
chants Of London, Paris and Amster-
dam, fixing uniform weight for the
diamond carat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

Chicora, Pa, Herald Richard Ven
sci reports One NJ lue Corgh cure tne
greatest success Of. medical science. He
told u thae it cured l;S whole family Of
terrible coughs and colds, Ter all her
so called cure, had failed cut ely. MI.
Vcnsel sad it assisted his child@cn
through very bad siege of mcasels One
Minute Cough Cur makes eNpectoation
We Y easy aud rapid.
G. E. Bacon, Londonderry. F. E..
smith. Jamaica and Jonas Fl i Bond
vile, G g. Smith, 20. Londonderry and
f. 3. Pier, Raw onvile.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
He'd known my tread, soft an it was,
md woke up to receive me.

and woke up to receive me.
"Well, you know, glad as l was to
find Nibsey, I'd rather not have found
him right there, because he was almost
certain to make trouble for me. He
began to whine with joy, the first thing,
and then he gave little yelp. That
was just what ! was afraid of. He
didn't want to make any trouble for me,
but that one yelp was enough. A man
in the bed sits up and pulls string and
turns on light and says;
"'Now, what's the matter?'
sand / puts up great polar bluff
and says: You swiped my dog, and I've
come to get him.
"'Swiped nothing!' he says. Iswipe
you in about minute and he wasn't
slow in getting at it either; he was
getting out of bed and coming for me
all the time he was talking, and good
healthy, powerful looking man he was,
too. But Nibsey was bright. Nibsey
made just one dive at the mans feet,
but that was enough to stop him until
I'd got turned and started; and a min
ute later l was going down the road
with Nibsey coming on behind"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

cago Chronicle, fourishing the revolver,
yesterday morning. Officer James Rob-
erts demonstrated with him. He threat
ened to shoot the policeman, which dis
pleased that dignitary, and Napolian
was quietly taken to the station.
When brought up in court he said he
carried the revolver because he had 1923
in his pockets. Originally he had $l25,
but he spent five cents for onions and
$1.95 for 10 15-cent drinks of Irish
whisky. However," said he, with a
bright smile: 81 eat de plenta da onion
and drinka da Irish whisk, and noboda
coma near enough to rob me-"
''Oh, is that so?" said Justice Dooley
Then he made few scratches in book
which cost Napolian eight dollars in
cash,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
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THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
His Most Unexpected Recovery of Long
Lost Dog.

His Most Unexpected Recovery of a Long
Lost Dog.
Speaking of watch dogs" said thu
retired burglar to New York Sun re-
porter, 81 never owned a watch dog
but did own once a jolly little mongrel
dog that we called sometimes Nibs,
but mostly Nibsey; a lively, sensitive
little fellow, but no watch dog. You
might have played brass band outside
and he'd never hear it; but let anybody
that he knew walk across the floor and
he'd wag his tail in his sleep.
''Well, after we'd had Nibsey num-
Der of years we lost him; he just disap-
peared one day and didn't come back,
and we didn't know whether he'd been
run over by a train of cars or strayed
away and got lost, or whether some
body had picked him up and carried him
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
Assurance.

God would not grant US here the gift OF love,
II, In our passing through the gates above,
We needs must leave It on the other side.
The City's gatos viii surely open wide
That we may bear 1t with us as we go,
For love came FIRST from God Himself, I
know.
And 30 hold my dear ones fast and warm,
And II at eventime some weary form
From my caresses softly glides away,
For Just a little while, good-by," say l.
Dear eyes know as loved and loving, ye,
Though looking in Gods face. will not for
me
Forget your old sweet speech. I feel, I
know
The changeless Father will not change you
So"
Bertha q. Davis. in N. W. Christian Ad-
vocate.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
When Sarah Smiles.

Ny heart goes humping gainst my vest
try to look quite self-possessed,
But I feel so queer-scared most to death
And gasp and struggle for my breath,
When Sarah smiles" with teeth so white
And eyes that CLEAN like stars at night.
II In a crowd chance to meet
Tier fairy form. with dainty feet,
As golf stream turned on field of Ice.
Whom she has spoken, in a trice
lose my nerves and want to scream
As one awakening from a dream
Df death, to catch the dazzling glow
Of sunshine In land of snow;
It sets me clutching at my hair,
And wondering II my heads still there.
I'd travel seven hundred miles
70 be on hand when "Surah SMILES"
"A. NJ. Bruner. in Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

off, or what was the matter; but he
didn't come back, and we missed him
very much, because we all liked Nib
sey.
Now, maybe you can guess what
happened: One morning early, about
two or $3.50, some months after that, as
was moving slowly in the dark, across
a room, on the second floor of a house
that l had called at some 80 miles from
where lived, l felt the legs of small
dog thrown against mine. l couldn't
see the dog at all, but it was standing
on its hind legs and resting its fore legs
against me, and could tell by the move
ment of them that he was wagging his
tail violently. 1t was Nibsey, of course,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER
BREATH AS A WEAPON.
Why a Chicago Italian Was Fined Five
Dollars and Costs.

By judlciously mixing opinions and
Irish whisky, John Napolian, who is
only poor, untutored italian, acquired
rich, aromatic breath which would
have done credit to many more en-
lightened man. This breath, according
to his own account, he used for keep
ing robbers and others at distance,
Had he not made this confession he
swould not yesterday have been fined
Ave dollars and costs for carrying re-
volver.
Justice Dooley, after consulting vari.
Gus authorities, decided that man with
a breath like that was not justified in
carrying any other weapon.
Napolian was standing on the corner
of Polk and State streets, says the Chi
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

and Archie and Nora remained on
guard with their dog, which kept up
its barking. When morning dawned
the trio were still there, and the bear
and cub still sat on the high branches OF
the tree. They got word to Westbrook-
vile eventually, and John Brown, an
old hunter, went and shot the bears.
The parents of the children, alarmed
by their failure to return home at
night, were about to start out in search
of them in the morning when they APP
peared with the old hunter, who wanted
assistance in bringing in the carca Sses
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

Here is his statement:
about year ago l was taken with
kidney trouble in one of the worst forms.
I was passing from four to six quarts OF
water every "a hours, and my trouble
finally ran into diabetes l had had
kidney trouble before, and had some
what recove ed when the second attack
came last fail. 1 employed doctor all
last winter, with no favorable results
T worked all the time, but was in con-
stant misery, and If l had kept on
would not now have been alive The dis
ease reduced my weight from $50 to l41
mounds, and during all the time l got
no relief until / began to use Purltana.
I commenced the Puritana treatment
last April, and used three or four bot
ties. The first results were felt in my
stomach which improved rapidly, SO
that I could eat and digest my food COM
fortably. The next result was that my
adder WAS restored to its normal con-
dition. / have been well all summer,
although | left off using Puritana in
Iune I think Puritana is the best rem
odv that | have ever known. and I'M
besitatingly recommend it to others, for
whose good publish this letter
(Signed) George ii. Denny.
This is only one example of what
Puritana can do and is doing every day
for suffering men and women. Puri-
tana is the prize formula of Prof. Dixi
Crosby of Dartmouth College. and by
its action on the stomach 1t cures trou-
bles of the blood, nerves. heart, liver,
kidneys and other vital organs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
TWO PLUCKY CHILDREN.
They freed Two Bears and Stuck to Thei
Game Over Night.


Game Over Night.
Archie Page, 2 years old, and his sis
ter Nora, IA years old, who live in the
hills about two miles back of West
brookville, hamlet northeast of Port
Jervis, N. Y. went out chestnutting in
the woods recently. Their dog started
mother bear and her cub. The dog
chased the bears long way, worried
them, and finally drove them up tree.
The children had no weapons, but
they followed the dog and ejoyed the
sport. They went up to the farmhouse
of Mr.. Nation, on whose lands the bears
were freed, and asked him to come out
with his gun, but Nation paid no atten-
ton to their request. Night came on,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
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Bridge Five Miles Long.

The Lagong bridge, built over an arm
Of the China sea, is five miles long, with
800 arches of stone, 20 feet high and 70
feet broad, each pillar supporting a
marble lion 81 feet in length. The cost
of the bridge is unknown.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
Our Total Forest Area.

The total forest area in the United
States is estimated at 495, 100000 acres,
or 2e per cent. of the total area. Forest
fires in this country destroy, 1t is esti-
mated, $12,ooO,ooo worth Of property.
timber and otherwise, yearly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
When Not to Dine.

A hygienic authority says: -Never
dine with an anxious or disturbed mind
ror Immediately following . prolonged
and severe mental effort"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
Beauty is the dover which Nature
bestows upon woman and the gift is

The best physicians advise DR.. Greene's Nerura.
priceless. A beautiful woman is like
a rose, giving pleasure to all who look
upon her. But beauty is easily lost,
and can only be restored by care and
attention, joined to skill. How many
beautiful women there are to-day who
are slowly but surely losing this price
less possession Their health has be-
come poor; they are, to use familiar
phrase, "run DOWN" They have a
multitude of complaints, many of them
trifing, some serious, but as whole,
effective in working ravages on the
beauty of their fair victims. The eye
loses its brightness and sparkle, the
cheek its rose and sweetly contrast
ing lily, the step it's elasticity, and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

Wild-Eyed Customer-Have you any
goods made of sole leather or boiler
iron?
Clothing Merchant-No, sir; we don't
keep boys clothing.-N. 7. Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

'tIs Middleton getting trifle out of
ba1ance2"
mo; why?"
"Well, he came in here and paid bill
he owed me."-Chicago Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12

the form it's beautiful curves and will
Lowry grace; the Incompatible gift is
passing away from its possessor.
It's time now to act; to arrest the
progress of the mischiefworker. 1t
matters not what the complaint is, it
Remember that DR.. Greene's Nerv
but the discovery of DIR. Greene, "a 7
famous and successful specialist in {
long-standing complaints, and that he
al cases free of charge, personally or
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
A sharp Reproof.

A Sharp ReprOof.
Lawyer-Witness, l believe you are
the biggest liar in the country.
Judge-Sir, you forget that am here,
-Up-to-Date-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
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Nh Place for Her.

'T'll wager that woman submarine
diver doesn't stay under the water more
than ten minutes at time"
"Why?"
Nobody down there to talk to."-Chi.
cago Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
WA3INlcUsrANT MISERY.
A Carpenters Life Saved by
the Puritana Treatment.

MIR. George II. Denny is
vi a carpenter who has
always worked in the vicin-
ity of South Mortified, VT.
He is about IS, bright, ener-
getic and favorably known.
He lives near the head
quarters of Dog River, on
the high land that divides
the waters of the Connecti-
cut and Winooski rivers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-02-12
WOMAN'S GREAT GIFT.
Fair Faces Soon Lose Their Attractveness
When Sickness is Present. DR.. Greene's
Nervura Keeps the Body Strong.

is accomplishing it's fatal work of i'm
pairing or wholly destroying the love-
liness bestowed by nature. But there
is no reason to despair.
Go to your druggist and get DR..
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-07
ADJUSTABLE HOG TROUGH.

,es or so off the square. AT each end,
after the main ends of the trough are
nailed in place, another piece of plank,
"a, is nailed to it with q slot, cut in it for
a 3x4-inch seantling, C, or round
straight pole four inches through. This
pole or scantling should have a hole
bored in each end so q pin may slide
Through it and the upright plank, a, to
keep the pole. c, in place. The pole can
then be raised or lowered to suit the
size of hog. In the pole fiye-eighths-
inch holes should be bored Z, s1a, 10 and
49, inches apart, in which is placed a
ione-half-iach iron rod (d, two feet
long, pointed and driven slightly in the
plank on the front side of the trough.
THESE rods never become loose in my
trough, but when they are to be shift
ed, as the hogs size requires, two OF
three slight taps with hammer loosen
them and they can be driven into the
next width of place. My trough is 16
feet long. About so inches of one end is
partitioned off and kept filed with wa
ter. but has the rods in front so the hogs
cannot get into it in hot weather. The
rods are driven into the trough about
one inch from the edge as at e and are
pointed from ~ inches back. The
front edge of the trough, +, is rounded
so that it will not chafe the hogs
GIarsden Smith, in Farm and Home.