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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

q wouldn't care to be Lawyer Browne on Judgment day" "Browne's smart Hell get an adjournment of his ,ase to next day and then there won't )e any next day."-Harlem Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
WHEN LYpDY's COME.

] wish that could go again
TO that old spelling school.
Where We had fun on winter nights.
And helped to play the fool,
spelled believe just like deceive.
And dropped the b In thumb.
Watching the door with anxious fear
Lest Lyddy shouldn't come.
when Lyddy. standing straight and trim.
Began her gum TO chew.
My heart went raging up and down,
Worse than the wandering Jew;
put n k In caraway,
A double m In hum.
And Fridays 1 changed of for y, Il
All Just cause Lyddy'd come. l.
Bill Rogers he was worse than l.
II such thing could be;
And I know once he spelled machine
With 8 and double e; ii
But let us get our letters set ,,ubl
Most anyway but plumb SLY
Our side was always sure to beat )E
On nights when Lyddy'd come. n
What prickles ran all down our backs.
How still the room would grow,
While master tried some word to find
That Lyddy didn't knowl
Phthisic and schism. gneiss and chrism.
Oh. whist we sat and mum,
For there was nothing else to do ala
On nights when Lyddy'd come! Va
When Lyddy'd come we didn't need
The light of stars or moon;
The winter nights seemed brighter ther
/ Than days do now at noon.
For Lyddy's eyes made glad our skies.
And though she spelled us dumb.
Jehoshaphat. how proud we were
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
"A. M. L. Halves. in Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
THE LATE STYLES.


The very newest English sailor hats
are bound at the edges with hatters'
black galloon.
Sewing silk or chiffon wells when not
worn over the face are draped with
studied carelessness on the brims of
sailor hats. The caprice is pretty
one.
Plaid stockings are now as correct
adjuncts of dressy attire as they have
heretofore been of the sporting cos
tune. For dress use they are of silk
or Isle, and are worn with slippers or
ties.
White satin or taffeta ribbon, finely
anticipated, may with dainty effect
flow from sleeves over the hand. and
also stand above a stock collar at the
sides. 1t is newer than lace, though not
20 soft.
Hat bands of plaid ribbon for sailor
hats may be purchased ready to slip
over the crowns of sailor hats. The
smart effect peculiar to these hats is
enhanced by the gay bands, which har-
monte admirably with all colors in
gowns.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
AFFECTS MANUFACTURERS.
New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.

New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.
A change of Importance to the manu-
featuring interests of the Pacific coast
has been made by the new tariff, if the
understanding now entertained is the
correct one. Its importance is suggest
ed in note of instruction given by Col
lector Jackson to the deputy collectors
in the following communications:
In view of the standard fixed by the
new tariff Of 90 per cent. of fixed car
bon as the line of demarkation between
anthracite and bituminous coal, you
will exact a deposit on all cargoes here
tofore passed as anthracite from Swan
sea-"
Under the old tariff coal that exceed
ed 6s per cent. of fixed carbon was rated
as anthracite coal and was admitted
free of duty.
Most of the coal imported here from
Swansea ranged from SO to 80 per cent,
and so came in free. Under the new tar
if it will nearly all be rated as bitumin-
Gus and will be charged duty of 81
CellS lOu. he luStIuctiOuS gwen
were for the purpose Of securing de-
post equal to the duty before releasing
such coal.
Immense quantities of Swansea coal
are annually imported at San Fran.
cisco port for consumption on the
Pacific coast, mostly for manu-.
featuring purposes. The kind OF
| coal with which it comes mostly
in competition is the Pennsylvania
anthracite. Whether the duty is suff-
cient to cover the difference in the cost
of transportation from Pennsylvania OF
the result, 1t Is said, will be simply to
increase the cost of this kind of coal te
the manufacturers who use it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
POPULAR SCIENCE.

A bee is never caught in the rain, and
you will notice that ants, wasps and
spiders will prepare their nests against
the coming Of storm many hours in
advance.
The frog cannot breathe with its
mouth open, It's breathing apparatus be-
ing SO arranged as to exclude air at all
times, except when the nostrils alone
are working.
The purest water in the world Is
said to be that of the small Swedish
river Loka, which In 100000 parts con-
tains only .434 parts of mineral sub
stances. The Thames at London bridge
contains in the same quantity of water
from 60 to 10 parts, the Seine in Paris
90 to "a parts, and the River Jordan, 139
parts.
The Paris meteorological, Prof. Meter
icht, estimates the quantity of water
turned into vapor by the sun in the
Mediterranean sea alone on a clear,
hot summer day at not less than $780,
900, 900 tons. At thatrate, the quantity
of water taken from the entire globe
on one hot day within the limits of the
temperate and tropical zones would
amount to not less than 5000. 100000
| tons.
1.-THE longest unsupported telegraph
WIRE" says Cosmos, sis in Switzerland
It crosses in one span the Lake of Wal.
lenstadt in the canton of St. Gall, and
was put up by the Swiss telephone blu.
reau. It's extremities are fastened to
two iron towers, 2,400 meters (7,S72)
feet apart. In the lowestpart this con-
ductor is 40 meters (131 feet) above the
water level of the lake. The line is OF
excellent steel and only two millimeters
Nv inchcs) in diameter"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
Quinn, with Winchesters at their shout

Quinn, with Winchesters at their shoul-
ders.
Sheriff Moxson did some heavy think
ing in the space of few seconds. 1t
was useless to make move forward,
for they had the drop" on him, and
he did not care to sacrifice his two COM
panions needlessly. Finally he un-
buckled his belt and flung it, with his
revolver, to the ground. Dismounting,
he tossed the bride to one of his
friends.
Boys" he said, you remain here;
and don't fire until you see me fall"
Then whistling softly to himself, he
sauntered toward the camp, apparent
ly taking no notice of the rifles covering
his heart.
Fifty feet more, sheriff. and you're q
dead man." cried Shay.
Moxson hesitated not the fraction of
an instant. The 80 feet were covered
and he walked steadily forward.
For Gods sake. Moxson, 60 back!
never be taken"
! The plucky officer took no not1ce OF
the warning. The blue eyes were
fixed sternly on Shay's face. Still
whistling, he strobe straight to the
muzzle of the rifles, brushed them
aside as if they had been broomsticks,
and, in much less time than it takes for
the telling, two Of the most desperate
| men that infested the country were in
| irons.
1t was marvellous exhibition Of pure
nerve, as well as an illustration of the
potency OF the law. AS was expected
in those days, an effort was made to
lynch the outlaws. Nearly two score
men from neighboring ranges sur
! rounded the one-story frame building
that did double duty as a Jail and res
idence. They made so much noise that
it interrupted the poker game between
Moxson and his prisoners. With two
revolvers in his hands, he made his
appearance at the door and gave them
60 seconds to disperse. Then he went
back to his game, and was interrupted
no more that night.
Moxson died three years ago. not
with his boots on" but as peacefully
as If his life had been spent In Qua
ker settlement. Shay and Quinn are
serving out their sentence in the peni-
Tertiary.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
sure Cure Tor n.,Li,r

A Pennsylvania man owns horse,
which he says Is worth 81 900 to him.
He had offered $500 to anyone who
would cure him Of TIE habit OF baking,
and all to no purpose. He then pro-
cured three-volt storage bat
terry, with which he connected
each side Of the bit and crup-
per by means of three wires. The
horse. when hitched to road cart,
braced his four feet and at first refused
TO move, but at the first push of the
button he jumped, snorted and moved
off. Each day for week he was given
the same lesson. and is now his owners
pride. as he never balks. bites or kicks,
Several similar cases have been re-
ported. and in two counts II has been
decided that small amount OF cleo
tricity applied to balky or lazy HORSE
IS less cruel than whipping it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03

II there was to be any trouble he would
have hand in it.
AS Walstein concluded his declara-
ton several boys left the church. When
preaching began they poked their heads
in the windows and threatened shower
of eggs. This angered the preacher,
and, without saying word, he picked
up pistol and fired at them.
One bullet passed, through the body
of Mamie Standforsl who was asleep in
her mothers arms near one Of the win
dows.
The minister escaped in the con-
fusion and is now in hiding. The child
died next day,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
New E.nlor.tion Parry.

Mr.. Morris X. Jessup, of New York.
has furnished funds to defray the ex-
penses of systematic exploration of
the coasts of Asia and North America
from the Columbia to the Amoor river.
It is hoped to settle the question wheth-
er Asatics came to America by way Of
Kamchatka and the Aleutian islands.
Between the Columbia river and
Behring strait there are ten funda-
mentally different languages. having 81
dialects mutually unintelligible. On
he side of Asia seven distinct Ian
guages and ten dialects. The study and
investigation are to be carried on by
the American museum Of natural his
'nry and will covera period OF Six years.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03


no apparent reason why she should not
have arisen the next morning. But she
concluded that she would remain where
she was and her relatives concluded
that it would be best to humor her
within. So she stayed in bed and her
meals were taken to her. The bed she
occupied was in room upstairs and for
two years she stayed there. Then she
was removed to room on lower floor.
where she could watch the front gate
and the yard. She had series of mir
rors arranged so that she could see the
entrance to the house and the entire
yard, and she was thus able TO know
what was going on. Her hearing be-
came abnormally acute and she could
hear noises that were inaudible to other
residents of the house
Her mother and father died and she
still remained in bed. She became owner
of the small estate, and she managed 1t
with skill and judgment, but she adj
hered to her determination OF remain
ing in bed. She died last week at the
age of II. The doctors who held the
autopsy said that her lungs and heart
were sound and that had she lived the
usual life she would have been good for
ten or fifteen years longer. She ate
usual meals all of the 40 years, took no
medicine and there was no apparent
change in her constitution until few
months before her death.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Preacher Shoots Mt JcerinG Rough
and Kills q Child.

Preacher Shoots at JcerinG Roughs
and Kills Child.
Rev. John Walstein, minister Of the
Christian church, who has been holding
revival meetings at Concord church. ten
miles northeast of Washington. Ind. ia
tally shot the three-year-old daughter
of John Standiford the other night.
A tough element sent Walstein word
that if he preached again there he
would be egged and run out of the
county. The preacher conferred with
the church elders and they advised him
to stand his ground. Re procured two
pistols and went to church to hold serv-
ices.
When he entered the pulpit. says the
New York World. he laid a pistolon each
side of the Bible and told the congre-
CATION he had come there to stay, and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
His Mistake.

81 am laying up my treasures In
Heaven" he asserted.
IF ysu anticipate drawing upon them
after DEATH" she said. Il wouldn't
waste time laying them up there"
1t was her tone and not her words,
however. that told him that she intend
ed to marry some one who had few
laid up on earth.-Chicago Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
MOXSON'S COLD NERVE.
An Incident That VIII Live Long
In Dakota History
low a Plucisy Man Captured. Single
Handed, Two Desperate Outlaws
and Afterward Protected
Them from n Mob.

The nerviest man In the northwest
ly built man with woman's mild blue
eyes, who dressed as an ordinary citi-
zen and wore a derby hat. In his day
the job OF sheriff was not a sinecure, as
the two score notches on his gun at
tested. He was never given to boast
ing of his eventful life; but stories of
his wonderful nerve are told to-day by
the old fellows who helped settle the
twin Dakotas. The most remarkable
feat of his career was the capture,
single-handed, of "Stub" Shay and
Tom Quinn, two notorious horse thieves
and all-round desperadoes, who made
miserable the lives of the settlers who
lived near the Cannon Ball in Hettin-
ger and Morton counties.
A series of minor depredutions cul.
minated in bold raid on the "3L7"
ranch, in which the outlaws got away
with the choicest bunch of horses.
Moxson, accompanied by three COW
punchers. started in pursuit the follow
ing day. The trail followed the north
bank of the Cannon Ball through Het-
finger and Morton counties, until 1t
earned abruptly to the northwest at
the intersection of the North Fork.
It was evident that the outlaws were
making for the bottom lands Of the
Missouri river. Once lost in the maze
of cottonwoods the pursuit would have
to be abandoned. Having travelled 1875
miles in less than two days, the horses
were jaded, but they responded to the
protnptings of the spurs, and before
sunset of the second day they gal
loped through Deer pass and halted
at the edge of the bottom lands. There
was loud report, and bullet whizzed
above their heads. Not 300 yards
away was the outlaws camp, and in
front of the small fire were Shay and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
An Emperor.. Joke.

The late emperor of Brazil. on his
visit to this country. was shown over
large mandatory. and informed that
the great fy-wheel of the steam-enginc
made 200 revolutions a minute.
Indeed" said his majesty. that
beats our South American republicsi"
-Tit-Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
Nothing to Fer.

Foreigner-Scientists agree that eli.
mates are cnanging all over the globe,
Is there not fear that the American eli
mate may change for the worse?
American tconfidentially)-Oh. no
1t couldn't.-Ycllow Kid Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
THIRrY-NlNE YEARS.
Durtng That Period This woma,
Mayer Left Her C0uch.

"This bed Is the most comfortable
place in the world" remarked an Eng
lish woman in 1883. 81 shall stay here
the rest of my natural life"
The woman who made this remark
able statement was spinster and she
lived at Teignmouth, in Devonshire.
England. She kept her word. and for
nearly 40 years she stayed in bed. She
was 3s years old when she made the as
sertion.
She had retired to bed the night be-
fore in the best Of health and there was
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03

the form its beautiful curves and will
Lowry grace; the incompatible gift is
passing away from its possessor.
tits time now to act; to arrest the
progress of the mischief-worl1er. 1t
matters not what the complaint is, it
Remember that Dr. Greene's Nerv
but the discovery of DIR. Greene, "a I
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??, 1897-09-03

The fisherman sits and gets nary bite.
But dreams of ponderous scales.
And when he comes home from the river at
night
His neighbors won't bite on his tales.
Pittsburgh News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
on for Europe.

Caller-Doesn't it worry you to think
OF your daughter on the ocean?
Old Lady-Land sakes, mol She can
swim.-Up-to-Date.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
What She Got,

Nonie--Ilow did Nettie come out In
her breach OF promise case?
Laura-0. the jury gave her Q new
heart.
Nonie-What was that?
Laura-The marble heart, you know.
Pittsburgh News
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
DOCTORSHAD GIVEN HER UP
Convincing Letter From One of Mrs.
Pinkham's Admirers.

No look fresh and fair who suffering from dspace
of the womb ridiculous suppose that sucha difficulty
can be cured by artificial support like pessary.
Artificial supports make matters for they take all the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
Beauty Is the dover which Eatnrc I
bestows upon woman and the gift is

The best physicians advise DR.. Greene's Nervura.
priceless. A beautiful woman is like
rose, giving pleasure to all w!o 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 a familiar
phrase, run down." They have a
multitude of complaints, many of them
trifling, some serious, but as whole,
effective in working ravages on the
beauty of their fair victims. The eye
loses it's brightness and sparkle, the
cheek its rose and sweetly contrast
ing lily, the step its elasticity, and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
some Love Let

some Love Letters.
The maiden suits me to ~
Her father suits me to ~"
And now It but remains to try
If can suit her to an Aye"
Brooklyn Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03
Fair Faces Soon Lose Their Attractiveness
When Sickness is Present. DR.. Greene's
Nervura Keeps the Body Strong.

is accomplishing its 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..
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-09-03

nam 5 Vegetable COM
pound. If the case is
stubborn, write to Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
stating freely all symp-
GU will receive a prompt
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

Plat is having hot shot poured
into his camp by the New York
Mail and Express, and if he
maintains silence under the
charges it will be presumptive
proof that they are correct. The
Express, in answer to the query
how Plat retains his hold upon
the Republicans of the state, af-
ter repeated defeat, and when he
is despised by seyen-eights of the
those qualities that made Fenton
and Weed and Conkling great
party leaders? replies: "Weed
and Fenton and COnkling were
intrinsically great | eaders and
swayed men by the force of their
responsibility. But Plat rules
only because he has built up a
system under which money is ex-
tOrted from corporations or indi-
viduels having interests to be
protected from attack by the leg
islature, or having favors to seek
from it. This is the entire secret
of Platt's power. Everybody
knows it. 1t is so well known
that the popular mind has become
almost cOlloused to the fact that
it is a penal offense." Platt has
the chance of libel suit right al
his door, and apparently that is
what the Mail and Express is
laundering after, for the entire
cOlumn this is only an extract is
an application of the charge
thus succinctly stated. The bills
of particulars are not wanting
even to the methods of virtually
buying the state legislature. The
public man who remains quiet un
der such a charge of one of the
Leading journals of his own party
muSt have powerful reasons fol
maintaining silence. Plat has
not as yet broken forth in speech
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

There is too much that is good
in a real smashing game of foot
ball, for it to be dismissed from
consideration tabOoed because of
some cruelties in the present
methods of conducting it. The
brains of the athletics of the uni
versities will be put to work to
devise regulations that will de-
prive the sport of its more danger
GUS features and then it will stay
right there.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

The Times Herald of Chicago
is of tlc opinion that it is time
that the calamity editorials on
the impending treasury deficit
were taken in out of the weather
before they are frostbitten. The
Herald forgets that were this
done there would be no visible
supply for the bowler. The stock
in trade of these calamity
clatterers is in fOrecasting trouble
and then in bowling because it
does not trot itself out on sched-
ule time. Business is alright in
every section of this vast country
and it is improving, everywhere.
every day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

Laurier, in trying to get ahead
of Great Britain in arranging a
commercial and trade treaty with
the United States finds himself
face to face with an important
problem, and that is no less one
than this, whether the interest
Of the home government or that
of the colonies must be first con-
sidered when they come in con-
flict. Laurier will be slick one
if he answers this so as to satisfy
Canadian greed and the imperial
ism of Secretary Joe Chamber
lain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

The statistics of foreign supply,
show that the demand for Ameri-
can corn foods is steadily on the
increase. During the past five
years the increase of corn ship
ment from this country to Europe
has been in excess of 100,000,OOO
bushels. AS the starting point
of comparison was only 75,OOO,OOO
bushels it is readily seen how
great has been the per cent OF
that increase. Not alone in corn
shipments, but in cOrnmeal the
advance has been almost as great,
the increase in barrels of corn
meal being for these five years
nearly 100000. This indicates
that the new food that Europe
was so long learning the value
of has at last come to be acknOw-
lodged to be of real value. They
find that it beats rye bread. This
work of educating the European
stomach is, however, yet in it's
infancy. In the years that are
to be, the good work will be inn
proved ON and the result will be |
an added consumption of all OF
our cereals. Europe does not
know how well Americans do
live.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-02

The Republican party is a
greater raiser than the razor
back himself. 1t raises the price
of wheat and corn and of wages,
it raises the mortgage and rail
road earnings, it raises the bank
clearings and the rate of money
in London, it raises revenue and
exports and raises cain with the
hard times. 1t raises the hope
of the people in a returned and
continued prosperity.