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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
THIS AND THAT.

The first union flag was unfurled on
The LIST of January, i776, over the camp
Of Cambridge. 1t had IS stripes of
white and red. and retained the Eng
fish cross in one corner.
IN unusual accident, the explosion of
II coffee urn, occurred in n London res
tauyunt. Four girls We're severely
scaded. and the face of one of them
will be permanently distigured.
Persons intending to select pup
should permit the pups mother to make
the choice. The one the mother first
carries back to their bed is almost GER
tain to become the best dog,
Notwithstanding all the efforts Of in
ventors, no one has been able to dis
cover substitute for leather. For
shoes, betting. harness and thousand
other uses there's nothing like
leather"
Vitriol throwing by jealous women,
hitherto a peculiarly Partisan mani
festatioh of decadent affection, seems
to be growing fashionable in the Lon
don West End, too. A c@se where the
actors were English was tried recently.
The police and courts of Paris are
making a determined effort to rid the
city of the scandal OF criminal med
ical practice, and two physicians were
recently sentenced to five years i'm
prisonmert, which is regarded in
France as an unusually severe punish
ment for the crime.
The health department of Baltimore
has been called upon to look into the
condition of number of bakeries res
ported to be in filthy state. Nine
hundred and seventy-eight inspections
were made last year, resulting in de-
cided improvement in cleanliness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
Silverites Should Drop Jefferson.

1t is in vain to invoke the authority
Of Jefferson for the coinage of 30 cent
dollars or any other debasement Of the
currency. Our ''neo Democratic"
friends, if they wish to yindicate their
claim to the title of ''old line Dem
ocrats, who have Jefferson for their
father, will have to abandon their idea
of free coinage at the ratio of 16 TO J
or any other arbitrary rate, but if they
will have double standard make it 32
to /, i'll order to be honest in the pay
ment of debts and to conform to the ac-
tual ratio in the value Of the two met
ais in the markets of the world, it be-
ing, as Jefferson says, ga mercantile
problem altogether. Baltimore Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
Hnrd-Bake.

An amusing incident happened at a
farm, where the people were noted for
making very hard and unpalatable
crusts to their pastry.
One day tramp came to the door and
begged for something to eat. He was
given custard. with crust so hard
that it lifted out of the dish whole.
He was seen to go down the yard. and,
having devoured the contents, returned
shortly afterward with the crust, and
said:
please, mum, I've brought your pie
dish back, and thank you'll" = Golden
DAYS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
The Drift Toward Gold.

While Mr.. Bryan aud his associates
refusing to accept the verdict of last
November, are looking forward hope
fully to renewing what they call the
"battle for silver" at the next congress
sional elections; while bimetallic
commission has just been appointed to
visit the European governments in the
interest of international bimetallism,
there may be perceived I'll over the
world an uLmistakable DRIFT toward the
single standard of gold. Since the APP
pointment of the United States COM
missioners the dispatches from Europe
indicate that their mission will be fruit
less, and that there is no more probable
ity Of those governments returning to
bimetallism than there is of their re-
turning to f1intlock muskets for their
armies. The latest announcement Is
from Russia, which is to the effect that
she is irrevocably committed to the gold
standard.
But 1t is not in Europe alone that
this tendency is observable. The wis
dom and apparent ease with which the
japanese government has planned the
adoption of the gold standard is one of
the marvels of modern craftsmanship
and marks that people as among the
most sagacious nations of the earth.
Laggard China also seems to be awak-
ing from her silver dream of isolation
and is anxious to have the customs du-
ties at the treaty ports placed on the
gold basis, as they substantially were
when the treaties were made. The de-
probation of silver has greatly crippled
her revenues, and now that she is COM
ing into closer financial connection with
Russia it may be assumed that her
finances will be conformed to the gold
standard.
If we turn from the far orient to cur
own hemisphere, we will perceive d
stirring in the Central and South Amer
| lean states to reform their monetary sys-
tenn and escape the losses cHtailed by
an inferior and deprecated currency. A
dispatch few days since from Lima
informed us that Peru had not only sus-
pended silver coinage Lut had passed q
law against the importation CT silver.
Columbia has adopted the gold stand
ard, while Chill, Uruguay and Brazil
make gold unlimited legal tender and
silver in but limited sums. In Hondu-
ras, San Salvador, Costa Rica and Sauto
Domingo the gold standard has been es-
tablished by law, though a deprecated
paper currency prevents the circulation
of gold at present. These movements &C
| to show that those nations who are IL
touch with European trade and con-
merce feel the necessity of having The
same monetary system and that then
people are at disadvantage because Of
their fuctuating and deprecated home
currencies.
And yet while these nations, admit
| teddy our interiors in wealth and il
physical and intellectual progress, are
struggling out OF the bonds that hole
them back there are these among Us
who would imperil cur vast wealth ant
commerce by plunging US down to the
silver standard. What must the nation!
of the world think Of such leadership
and statesmanship?- Chicago Times
Herald
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
The SOVEREIGN REMEDY.
Dr.. Greene'S Nervura is the True King
Of Medicines.
More Powerful Than the Most Absolute Mon
arch, for 1t Creates Health and Strength.
DR.. Greene's Nervura the Greatest Cure
Known to Man.

DR.. Greene's Cathartic Pills should be kept
in the house, for they are the sure cure for
bilousness and constipation. Sugar coated,
easy to take, certain and pleasant to act.
DR.. Greene, "a Temple Nace, Boston, Mass,
who has the largest and most successful prac-
tice in the world, can be consulted free, per-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
1. Japan rlfty Years Ahead of Usq

The expectation of gold under exist
ing circumstances involves no danger
TO this country, but it is not pleasant
20 reflect that the present shipments
are called for partly to furnish the sup
ply for Japan. 1t is less than 80 years
since we bombarded the heather Japa-
nese to bring him TO realizing sense Of
our higher civilization, and now appar-
emily Japan is so years ahead Of large
number of our people in that practical
and important development of civiliza-
ton which demands that it shall take
100 cents to make dollar. New York
World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
His Deadly we.po.s.

"You had better keep your tongue be.
tween your teeth out west here" eau.
toned the cicerone.
4 done that once" said the pugilist
AN got arrested for carryin' concealed
weapons. ENQUIRER
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
Real Anguish.

Miss Hopkins looks as If she carried
In her life the burden of great sor-
row."
"She does; her nose isn't built for eye
glasses and she has to wear Specs
Chicago Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25

you can't keep secret to save your
life, Florence"
"Yes. l can; but the women to whom
I confide it cant keep it."-Chicago
Record,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
An Explanation.

Deafeigh-So you gave the minister
fine dressing gown for marrying you?
Sharpleigh-You misunderstood me.
} said l gave him fine dressing down
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25

At this season of the year you need spring
medicine for your blood and nerves, for your
nerves are weak, your blood impure and your
system is run down in vitality and vigor. You
need toning up, strengthening, vitalizing.
While not exactly sick, you are out Of order,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25

this Compound made of her healing restoring herbs
Write freely and fully Mrs Pnkham Her address Lynn
Mass She will tell you free of charge the of trouble
and take Believe under right conditions, you
have fair chance to become the joyful mother of children The
whose letter here published certainly thinks
q" than proud of lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound and find words express the good has done
Twas troubled badly with the eucorrhoea and womb
pains. the married, in 1882, until last
under the doctors care children have had nearly
every doctor Jersey City, and have been to Bevn Hospital but
all to no avail Mrs Pnkhams advertisement the paper
of her medicine thas done for
than had 1t stopped has
brought fine little girl have been well ever since my baby
was born. heartily recommend Mrs. pnkhams medicine all
suffering from sterilyMRs LUCY LYLE, 25 Hender
ST., Jersey City, N. j.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25
A JOYFUL MOTHER!
Mrs. Pinkham's Words of Encour-
agement to the Unhappy.
In the Light of Modern Science no Woman
Need Despair.

There many durable for sery One of the
general debility accompanied by peculiar condi
ton of the blood
Care tonic female organs relieve
"a o., ofsupposedincurable barrenness than other
1msssNNSJs@ known method. This is why Lydia E. Pink
~ s. 50 hams Vegetable Compound has affected
M ~MSG many cures; its tonic properties directed
Az SSM especially to the which sup
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25

something else claimed to be 'just as good"
There is nothing else as good and as sure to
cure as DR.. Greenes Nervura. Call for it and
see that you get it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-06-25

the uterine system. Among other
causes for sterility OF barren
ness are displacements ST the
womb. These displacements
are caused by lack of strength
y in the ligaments supporting the
u womb and the ovaries; restore
these, and the difficulty ceases.
Here, again, the Vegetable
Compound works wonders.
See Mrs. Lytle's letter, which
follows in this column. Go to
the root of the matter, restore
strength of the nerves and the
of the parts, and nature will do
oct Nature has NO better al1v
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
UNDER THE SEA.
Andrew Cameron, a Famous ScOtchman, Who Holds the
Record For Deep Diving, Tells Of Thrilling Experiences

Copyright, 1897, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
1 had been a boy in the British navy,
said Andrew Cameron, but at the age
of IS (the prescribed age) 1 took the
position of torpedo diver.
My first real diving experience was
off Trincamulee, isle of Ceylon. The
mail boat Hankow had capsized, and
all hands on board were drowned.
The daughter of the governor of that
island had been to England, and was
going home on this ship [ was at
Singapore at the time, and was sent for
by Admiral Ryder. to recover the mails
and bring the bodies back. When L
had gotten up about everything and all
the luggage and bodies l could find, 1
was Informed that the governor
daughter was still missing.
At last I found her in a small state
room, where she had been sitting with
her satchel in her hand ready to go
ashore. / had no thought of finding any
one in the room as the ports were shut,
whereas all the rest of the ports We're
open. Upon entering the door, q. strong
circulating current was caused. and in
an instant the life-like body rose at me
with a bound. Perfectly dazed, finally
came to the surface. When they saw
me the men cried: "Scotty has seen a
ghost" When 1 recovered a little bit, 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
AXLE A new ~. YEARS. al !. STORY r
By ANNIE WESTON WHITNEY.

Miss Priscilla, but the persistent de-
nand for corn brade an bacon in
place of all the good things offered
completely distracted her The girls
appetite wasesatisfied in time, however
and then Miss Wainwright undertook
to solve this strange problem that had
come to her
Child she said-she could not bring
herself to call her by the outlandish
name she had given. tell me now what
you mean by saying you do not want
to be free. Surely you do not like being
slave Such thing was beyond
Miss Priscilla's power of conception.
You thinks l want ter be POI hacker,
low-doWn free niggar? Law, Miss
'Cilla''-Miss Priscilla had told her to
call her Miss Priscilla. and that was
as near as she could get to it-"dem is
mos es bad es POI white trash.''
What do you mean by poor white
trash?' asked Miss Priscilla curiously
Dem white folk wot's too poor ter
own a niggar," said the girl, contemp-
tuously.
And what are poor backers?"
''Dey's free niggers, and dem what
can't 'sociate wild de quality wife folks.
My ole granny, Maum Dilsey, she say
dat our family dey alters longs ter de
top quality. When she no mo- big as
me she glib to one oh her marster's
young ladies ter wait on an tend
Nanny she brings UP dat way too. DEFY
dress de young missus for de balls, an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

divine service that night, not in her
own church, but in a neighbOring one.
where a series of meetings was held in
the interest of foreign missions This
meeting had particularly appealed to
her, being on the subject of missions
in Africa.
To go now meant to take this strange,
unframed child with her; she could not
leave her behind, especially since the
incident of the hen.
Child she said, when preparing to
remove the great mop of kinky black
hair, whatever made you wear that
funny little queue all tied UP over your
forehead?''
Oats fur de toofache; what do you
ply"
For the toofache; what do you
mean?"
Granny, she fix UNI when L were a
little ting an hab de toofache on dat
side my hade, an she say longs 1 keep
dat dere I amt gwine hab no toof-
ache dat side nohow, an L hain't
The poor woman was at her wits
end. She had brought UP any number
of children, but nothing of this kind
had ever come to her before. She tries
gentleness, persuasion and kindness,
but all seemed to fail. When she
wanted to cut off the hair, the child
threw herself on the floor, face down,
and kicked.
1t was long, hard struggle, but Miss
Priscilla was not one to give in when
she once made up her mind to do a
thing, and in time she had the satisfac-
ton of seeing before her a closely
cropped heap in place of the woolly
mass, a contrast that almost made her
laugh outright; but the child certainly
looked less like a wild animal than she
had done.
But if she had gained one point, Axle
had gained one, too, carefully burning
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
NOTICE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PROBATE
division. Third Judicial district, in and
for Salt Lake county. state of Utah. In
the matter of the estate OF Wendell Ben
son. deceased. NOtice.-NOtfce is hereby
given that Margaret r. Benson Hudson.
administrative of the estate of Wendell
Benson. deceased. has rendered for settle
ment and fled in said court her final
account of her administration of said
estate and petition for final distribution
of the residue OF said estate among the
persons entitled thereto. and that Satur-
dav the 18th day of January. A D. 1898.
at $3.50 O'Clock q m. at the court room
of said court in the county court house.
Salt Lake city and county, Utah has
been duly appointed by the judge of said
court for the settlement of said account
and hearing said petition for distribution,
at which time and place any person in
terested in said estate may appear and
show cause. if any there be. why. said
account should not be settled and ap-
proved and final distribution made as
prayed for.
Dated Dec. 81 1897.
DAVID c. DUNBAR Clerk.
BY E. G. REEDALD. Deputy Clerk.
Bennett. Hardness. Howat & Bradley,
Attorneys
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26
NOTICE.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PROBATE
division. Third Judicial district. in and
for Salt Lake county. state Of Utah. In
the matter of the estate of John b. Far
low. deceased. NOtice-N0tice is hereby
given that Maye c. J. Farlow. admins
tratrix of the estate of john 3. FarlOw.
deceased. has rendered for settlement.
and filed in said court her final account of
her administration of said estate and pc
tition for final distribution of the residue
of said estate among the persons entitled
thereto, and that Saturday the 18th day
of January. A. D. 1898, at $50 o'clock a.
m, at the court room of said court in the
county court house, Salt Lake City and
county Utah has been duly appointed
by the judge of said court, for the set
tlement of said account and hearing said
petition for distribution. 81 which time
and place any person interested in said
estate may appear and show cause, if any
there be- why said account should not be
settled and approved and final distribution
made as prayed for.
Dated Dec. y. 1891.
DAVID c. DUNBAR. Clerk.
BY e. G.. REEDALL, Deputy Clerk.
Young 6 MoyIe, Attorneys.
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lila, leetle more an I'd yelled like q


ella, leetle more an I'd yelled like a
house afire'' -
Midnight found Miss Priscilla again
in her sitting room, her feet on the old
brass fender that guarded the open
fire. her brothers letter in her lap.
Miss Priscilla sighed as she thought
of it now, and as the old clock in the
hall struck the midnight hour. she
looked steadily at the brass fire dogs
as she said aloud:
1t was only a breathing space after
all, Priscilla Wainwright, only a
breathing space. The new year has
brought you work you never dreamed
of. and there are lessons to be learned
and unlearned before you know it all
as you thought you did. You are like
too many people-and, nations, too
Priscilla Wainwright, attempting to
solve the weighty problems of the
world without understanding the sim
pleSt of their equations
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IN AN INSTANT THE LIFE-LIKE LADY ROSE TO MEET ME

with the finest of wood ashes sifted
through muslin and mixed with kero-
sene. Rub this on the nickel plate and
then polish with a woollen cloth. AM
monia and whiting are also used for
polishing pedals, using a piece of fam
mel or chamois skin to rub it on, and a
clean piece to polish with. Treat your
piano as a friend who is bundle of
nerves and delicate sensibilities, and
the instrument will last many years
with undiminished sweetness and
strength. Do not lift up the keys to
wipe them, except very gently, and
never cultivate pounding upon the
long unduring piano until it becomes
an instrument of torture and is ruined
in it's action.
EMMA M. HOOPER.
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IRE1ANp 1ANp ANp cArrLE go.

DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT NOTICE
-Secretary's office, Salt Lake City, Utah.
November 10, 1917. Notlce;-Fhere is de-
linduent on the following DESCRIBED stock
on account OF assessment No one d.
levied October Is. 1897. the sum of six
thousand two hundred and nifty dol
4, CT the ireland Land and Cattle
company for 5000 shares. issued
held by the secretary of said company,
pending the return and cancellation OF
certificate No At. of the Salina Stock
company for 5000 shares. issued in tEs
name of e A. Ireland At a stockholders'
meeting held February 6. 1895 the name
of the corporation was changed from
and Cattle company, and the president
and secretary were instructed to call in
and cancel all stock in the former name
and reissue the same under the new title
And in accordance with law and the order
of the board OF directors. made on the 18TH
day of October. 1897. so many shares of
the above described stock as may be
necessary viii be sold a auction at the
Office of the company. No. 164 South West
Temple street CUP stairs, Masonic build
ing, Salt Lake City, Utah. at 4 o'clock
D. m. ON Saturday, December T. 1897 to
pay delinquent assessment thereon, to-
gether with cost of advertising and ex-
pense Of sale C. l.. ROOD,
Secretary.
Salt Lake City. Utah. November Is. 1851.
By order of the board of directors. the
date for the sale of delinquent stock
named in the above notice. has been
postponed until Saturday. December 11th.
1897 at four o'clock D. m.
C L. ROOD. Secretary.
Salt Lake City, December 3rd. 1897.
BY order of the board of directors. the
date for the sale of delinquent stock
named in the above notice. has been
postponed until Monday. Dec. o. 1887, at
4 o'clock p. m. G. L. ROOD.
Secretary.
Salt Lake CITY. December 9. isgT.
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Miss Wainwright was well known as
a woman in whose house man or beast
might be sure of a welcome and good
cheer. but today the idea of hunger,
for the first time in her life. did not
seem to appeal to her.
.Child," she said. at last. take off
that hat ard lst me look at you.
The CHILD obeyed. and an expression
of horror escaped Miss Priscilla. for it
seemed as though the girls hair had
been held down by springs that all
flew up at once when the hat was re-
moved.
such a head. The face was a small
mart of ii now. 1t was one great, bushy
q mass of black, kinky hair, with one
lock tightly twisted and bound round
and round with white cotton cord. This
lock hung down on one side of the
forehead.
Goodness graciousn cried Miss
wainwright. What head That hair
7nfJst come off at once"
4Shan't come off none" said the child
savagely. I'll kick"
~We'n see about that" was Miss
WainNright's reply. Now tell me your
Axle" was the sullen reply.
.What?" and with a vigorous for
ward movement of the head. Miss
wainwright eyed the girl sternly
Axle repeated the girl.
How did you come by such a heath
enish name2"
Nanny say de names all done give
cut when me an, de mex chile come,
an dey done name me Axle an him
Grease I'm hongry"
This time the appeal was not lost on
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-26

said, you had better go down yourself
and find the ghost Then they told
me that my hair was white, and I went
had been very black, had instantly
changed and was half white. 1 was
the only diver there, SO that as soon
as I was able, went down and brought
up the body.
My second diving operation was off
the Isle of Wight. II. NJ s. Fury
dice sank and 500 boys and men were
drowned, only two men having escaped.
Your humble servant being at Ports
mouth at the time, I was telegraphed
to go down and get the bodies, etc.
proceeded with the work, raising them
by means of a heavy case with iron
binding.
The work was at depth of 20
fatlioms, and the sight of the hatch
ways leading down to the main deck
damned with the men as they had
rushed together to get up, was the
vilest / have ever seen. 1t was neces-
sary to separate them one by one, and
pass them to my mate. The work had
away if merely touched. We found
men sitting at a table actually writing
letters to folks ct home.
PENELOPE EXPERIENCE.
While lying in the Suez canal, on H.
M. S. Penelope, near Ismailia, it seemed
that every night the man on sentry
used to be shot or stabbed, and it could
never be found out who did it. One
night I was put on sentry on the
foc'sal like any other British man-of-
warsnan. Orders were given that if
we saw anything suspicious to fire on
it, and turn all hands for quarters.
There was more praying and thinking
of the rest of my comrades on the post
before me than watching that night.
However, about u O'Clock, [ thought