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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
Kindred Souls.

"Can you give me penny to buy nights
lodging and breakfast WITH" he said "Pve
not
"Can't do it. | haven't cent in my
pocket
"Well," said the tramp, 81 know how to
sympathize with you. l used to be an artist
myself once New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
POWDERlY WILL SPEAK NO MORE
His Henry George talk WAS All Excep-
ton-So More Politics.

tion-So More Politics.
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Dec. 2l.-Mr.
Powderly, replying to a request to address
thu United Labor party of the city says he
has resolved not to speak at any political
meetings while he holds the position of chief
officer of the Knights of Labor. He never
broke that rule but once. He spoke at the
Henry George meeting in New York, be-
cause that was thu only way to give the lie
to the story that he had opposed the Henry
Georga movement. In order to avoid the
apparent dragging of the knights into pol
itics, hs gives the pubic notice that he will
make no more speeches at political meetings
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

The great triple toboggan slide that IL
to be the joy of the Saratogians during
the winter, is almost finished. 1t has
been graded for distance of /, 500 feet.
and is twenty-five feet wide. The grade
is one in four
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

The total circulation of the vernaculazs
press of India is estimated at about $780,.
00O-an amazingly low figure when CONF.
pared with the vast population among
which it circulates The Hindus caro-
nothing for the date Of paper. and read
it as long as it holds together.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
Autumnal COlors.
Philadelphia Times. |

Those also are wrong, poets and all. :
who attribute autumns colors to the,
agency of frost Leaves ripen. like,
cherries and peaches. simply because.it Is
their nature to do so-and this rpenine
may begin as early as July.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
A DRUGGIST IN TROUBLE.


Several Charges.
ATTLEBoRo, Mass, Dec. 20.-A. j. NJ.
Wheeler, the druggist who made an assign
ment last Saturday night has been arrested
by Boston creditors who brought civil suit
against him for certain bills believing that
hs was intending to leave the state. He
gave bonds OF 5000. He was also arreseu
on criminal charge by the Providence
Cigar company for obtaining 5000 cigars
under false pretenc,s, and in this $500 bonds
were given. He will be given hearing in
the criminal suit Wednesday morning. His
creditors from Providence and Boston held
a meeting, but would not divulge the pro.
ceedings Weeks s. Potter, of Boston,
levied an attachment upon the stock for
5000
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

1t is asserted that the number of sheep
is diminishing in Europe. This is ~
tributed to more land being brought into
arabic cultivation and cropped with roots
and forage plants But the total amount
of meat and wool does not appear to have
decreased
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

In England whenever politician does
anything which doesn't bear the seal OF
approved precedent which impresses the
people as rude or revolutionary, he is said
to be "Americanizing" English politics
Just as we talk about "Mexicanizing" our
home politics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
Superstition Crushed.

The man who started the story that
horse chestnut carried in the trousers
pocket will cure rheumatism might have
been in better business We have carried
three in our pockets for several years. and
yet rheumatism gives US q dab every now
and then
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
AN INCENOlARY FIRE.

The Copeland Manufacturing COmpany's
Building at Brockton Burned.
BRocKToN, Mass, Dec. 20.-Fire early
yesterday almost totally destroyed the
four-story wooden building owned by the
Copeland Manufacturing company. The
occueants, Cas,y Bros, Swanson e. Carl
son, Ellis Copeland, Keith & Fugant and
Wilton Copeland suffered a loss aggregat-
ing $1,000 fully covered by insurance
The fire was probably the work of an in
cendiarY
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
OnahallaS,

Mr. Winks-Great Scott! There comes
Jinks. He has bill against me. Tell him
am out Mrs. Winks-W Well, I'll tell him you
have just gone down town to pay bill Mr..
Winks-No, no He'll know you're lying
then Tell him something he can believe
Mrs. WINDSHIELD, I'll tell him you're on an
other Snree dear
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

Bogus dogs are frequently sold In New :
fork A woman there bought An al.
legged ecru poodle, which was afterward
found to be nothing but q common cur ,
ingeniously covered with poodle's skin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
SCHAEFER WINS,
Defea Ing Slosson at Cushion Caroms,
500 to $50, at Chicago,

500 to 43O, at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. IL. Before the doors of
Central Music hall opened last night for the
Slosson-Schaefer billiard match, every re-
served $ at in the hall had been sold and
large crowd flocked about the hall, waiting
for the doors TO open. The match was 500
points, cushion caroms, for 5000 side and
all the receipts to be giusn the winner.
Schaefer made 500; average and SILL.
Best run IS, Slosson's total was 1870: best
run -; average and l0-ll.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
What Few Eenpla Know

Few people know that by setting, agfAss
fruit ar on folded towe, thoroukhlS
soaked in cold water, the fruit can y
poured in boiling hot with no mora danger
OF breaking than with a tin. pan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
THE GROrON MURDER

Mrs. Baker convicted of Murder in the
Second Degree.
Boston, Dec. 1S-The jury in the Gro
ton murder trial found a verdict of not
guilty against George Francis Baker ami q
verdict OF guilty of murder in the second
degree on the first and second counts against
Mary Ann Jane Baker. Baker was accord
ingly discharged and the woman remanded
to jail, her counsel having announced his
intention of pressing the exceptions and be.
ing given ten days in which to file the same
Both received the verdict quite unconcern.
aIiv
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
College Professors with BUSINESS Tact.

College Professors with BUSINESS Tact.
A gentleman, discussing McClellan's
career and what the soldier might have
accomplished as an educator, laid stress
upon the change which of late years has
taken pace in the character of the aver
age college professor. There was a time
when the very title was taken as indie
alive of man without much else in his
composition than book-learning. senti-
mentalism, and theories. To have pointed
out college professor who at the same
time was practical business man would
have been looked upon as the labelling Of
phenomenon or the discovery Of some
freak strange enough to gladden. the heart
of Barnum.
All this is changed now, and in the
faculties of Harvard, Princeton, Yale,
Amherst, and other leading American
colleges to-day are to be found professors
who deserve high rank as practical,
planning, dollar-making and dollar-keep
ing men. The theorist is not at the front
any longer to an appreciate extent. In
every college town now the professorships
are filed with men of business tact You
will find them the owners of their own
homes; you will see that local investments
are in their names; you will find their
opinion valued for their comnaon-sense
spirit by their fellow-townsmen, whose,
daily routine is trade.-New York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

Customer Ito photographer)-I don't think
the picture does me justice. Photographer
My dear sir, if photography did justice to
every one who has his picture taken, the art
would soon grow unpopular
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
SAILORS OBTAIN JUSTICE
Damages Awarded Them in Their Suit
Against All Abusive Captain,

PORTLAND, Ne, Dec. 1.-THE suit for
damages against Capt. Durkee of the
British bark NJ. and Z, Cam, brought by
four Of the crew, who charged the captain
with cruel and abusive treatment, was de.
cided by Judge Webb in favor of the
plaintiffs. Damages were awarded as fol
lows: McGaven, $500; O'Neil. $50; Burns,
$50, and McNally S25. Tie second mate
and boatswain against whom suit was also
brought, have disappeared.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
The Study of the Spanish Language.

The study of Spanish has become thes
fashionable craze. Five years ago theirs
were not forty people studying the lam
guage in this city, To-day there are over
1000 The reason for this is the opening
up of Mexico to Americans and the great
volume of trade incident upon the COM
pletion of Mexican railroads. Merchants
and railroads in this country find that
they require statesmen and agents both
in the United States and in Mexico who
can speak the Spanish tongue fuently.
The demand soon began to be accommo-
dated, and now every railroad and every
business house whose trade brings it into
connection with Mexico has a number of
employees who have mastered the speech
of the "greasers.n Then great numbers Of
ladies have taken up its study as pas
time, and not a few have become very
proficient in its use. 1t is melodious
language and not difficult to acquire
Chicago News Rambler"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

Mr. Simple Simon Jones takes the box
from the messenger, and opens it, "Pretty
thing to send $50 hat home in that shape,
all punched in at the top, and the sides all
bent It's well my wife didn't see i'll" Then
he deliberately seats himself and proceeds to
straighten it out and make it ''presentable."
This done, he gives it to the girl to take to
Mrs Jones.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
so HE WILL.

Mrs Donovin-Good marnin' to yez,
Misther Murphy; shure tits an early birrud
yez are this blessid marnin'. Mr.. Murphy
Thrue for yez, Missis Donovin; but tits a
thrifie more than days job Oh have here, so
Oh seq to mesilf OH jist shtart in an hour be-
foor Oh commince, an wurruk an hour or SO
afther Oh quit, wild maybe the Taste bit in the
wurruld while Dim restin' at noon, an so
Oi'll have it done betwixt daylight an
1arrpE
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

Six men were instantly killed at Lecco,
Italy, by the exl dosion OF . boiler
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

ooh, you cruel, heartless wretch You
nave ruined my hat. To think that l ever
married such monsterl / shall go home to
my mother, so shalll"-Harper's F1zar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Little Nellie-What does your papa dol
Little Dot-My papa is a horse doctor. l..
M guess better not play with you; Pm
afraid you don't belong in our set L. D.
Why, what does your papa dos i. My
papa is veterinary surgeon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
Things Have Changed.

"Isn't it trihe late in the season for tennis,
Eugenes"
"That isn't racquet, Clarence; it's fry
ing pan. You know I'm married now. The
Judge
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
A LOVELY CHANCE,

No. How, you're not deads No. 2-Not
bit of it. No. But you were past hope
the last time saw you. No. 2-Yes. owe
my recovery to chance. My doctor fell i'll.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

Great Actress-I see the heroine of your
play starts as asstreet beggar Author es,
but - G. Alt is an excellent play
throughout, and will appear in it; but you
must make change in the first part. A.
Certainly, anything you wish G. A.-Well,
put in few lines to explain that the dia-
monds wear while begging are heir looms,
and that the dress is a present from Worth.
Omaha World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
HOW soLus HANkus WAS SAVED.

iNoTE,-In 1876 Charles V, of France,
was appealed to in the case of man who
was about TO he hanged, when girl in
he crowd cried out that she would take
i'm as her husband, Charles decreed
that the man should be given to her. In
lbs? similar case came before Charles
II, The rope was around the criminals
eek, when girl claimed him and
topped the execution. The king granted
lin release. Again, in 1880, eleven men
we're TO be decapitated, and when the
tenth mans head fell girl came forward
and asked that the eleventh man, "A hand.
some fellow of "a, be given to her as her
husband, She commended her point reso-
lutely, and the man was remanded to
prison, where he and the girl were mar
ried, and the prisoner was released.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30

"See here, landlady," said an angry tenant
after he had signed the contract for year,
'this house is full of sewer gas" eyes; that's
what told you" "Told mep "Yes. You
asked me if there was gas in every room and
I said there was"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-30
THE SAFE SIDE.

"No George" she said, II cannot marry
you. shall always esteem you as friend,
but cannot be your wife" George hesita-
ted. "Clara," he said, brokenly, twill you
grant me one favor before l go away for
everr Eyes, George" she replied, kindly.
"What is its" please put your refusal down
on paper. I'll feel safer"
QUITE THE REVERSE OF GOOD.
"How long since your father has given you
a good licking, sonny" "He never did"
''Look out, youngsterl You know where
liars go tor II amt lynn. He never gave
me good lickin'; but I've had plenty of
t'other kind "-Harper's Bazaar.
Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07


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tolrl-st
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Fourth il Detroit. -Bauum actually hai
sael "a crowd ath bis cfcus that he stopped
selling uckels. and that's something Bar
Aoin don d1 every day me .es-
Iae Gregory g. Sche.sell Bros ten cent
circus showed .o .4rEe afulieneas Yesterday
afternoon and eFenlne. The performance
is worthy lAe ii3ea.. patronage when % ls
YES sara 1aai1-a hose o' Co. }. gee,
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Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07

aThe Mystic Cuor pays the following trib
ute 10 the Valley City. Grand Rapids
Mich, is our capital city for 1856. Here oui
legislative body Will convene, and enact
laws 10 guide and control our future des
tiny. IL is magnificent city, and hospital
ity will be dealtto visitors with "a lavish
hand. IL has line hotels, beautiful build
ings, superb residences, neat and clean
streets, aud a superior class of mankind fol
igs inhabitants To one aud all we return
the cordiality of greeting, aud for our anti
cipauOns which are in the super.atve de-
gree, we lay lhe cause or your press your
committees, your citizens, because all for
mer demonstrations have shown that you
know bow 10 handle big conventions ana
big enterprises with success. Here's our
hand We don't smoke cor drink, but well
take ride, and look about us
Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07
Tie Michigan Theatrical Circuit.

The theltTes iBclujed i'm the Michigan
Theatrical Circuit. formed some time since,
are as follows. Whites Grand Theatre. De
troit Charles o. White, Powers Opera
House. Grand Rapids. W. H. Powers, Acad-
emy of Music. East Saginaw. Clay q Buck
ley. Wood Opera House. Bay City, Clay q
Buckley New Opera House. Port Huron.
Claw & Buckley Mosic Hal, Flint Thayer
y PAGE Academy of Music Kalamazoo, B.
A. Bush New Op ra House Muskcson. +.
T. Reynolds, Cro>swolis Opera House.
Adrian. Cnas. CTo-sveil. Jr. Buck Opera
House Lansing NJ. J Buck, New Opera
House. Ionia. Smith s. smith Assembly
Hall. Jackson. J. A. Wilson Chas o.
White the New York representative and
booking agent is at si2 Broadway
Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07
PULSE OF ruE PEOPLE.
She Takes Il Back

Editor TELEGRAM HERALD.
l am sorry if i'm my conversation with
your reporter the other day ! conveyed the
idea expressed IN the article published yes
terday. TO say anything disrespectlul OF
disagreeable about Mr. Mitchell was very
far from my intention. ! did say that he
sometimes said sharp things 10 peo-
pie without meaning them 10 be so
which offended them, but gave that rather
as point ia his favor than against him
that iS that be saws nothing behind one S
back that he would not say to their face
Although / did not sign the petition, DO
not hesitate to say that | feel sorry for Mr.
Mitchell If he is to lose bis position.
think feel as most of the teachers do about
IT, We ali dread a change.
HrLFN s. SN-Ens
Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07

The entertainments presented this week az
the Dime Mu-eup are highly spoken Of
hy the numerous fa'ors. who, while they
20 into ect ies oylr the merits of The per
farman-es ASe asa eyftatic in stating that
the thcanRuh uefCyolest place in the
city, Tho ur5fties'sre well worthy stten-
Non and an }exeei lent company presents
that aus.eb[ omedg of ~Hahho- The
UerFI.e 1Tiiv. in fbeir mu-iea. spe-iaI-
res ana Johnny Prnd.e. ore performers
of mefit. and have captured fne public hy
their merit and rare ability.
Telegram-herald., 1886-07-07

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pr 4. $50
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s.la le.84l. uaa-
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rl ar rsl laIullls ana E-Ull.-s
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a-. lI-- enamel Senior -a
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arlI- l- same -.i8- l.- .fsrfs "a Ilaar
l4e Ifl .4rs are er.ss-l o-. seen rl-
.-ataal anI 1ar AMI -o 81 golden ltlres
is attached 81. ..- F-r earIs. wll.l l..t
..- Is. r4rr. r.zrt.-r The OARS referred
I..rt aro.nt erl a so.s.a r.re
t..l l..n f.ala an.l ll- t8p 9I ..e n-rIant
Is U4.r-. wreath .le-
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n.a.l bic ~ s1li a1sllzel silver rxr-nl.
III .-.n. Do ....I ru ..t.e q -..lfr- fame .f
...l laasIns 1r "a corner 4 pair af oAr.
are er.--el ir0m t-e under lower to lh- ui-
uer r.u side auI around -lem IS wound a
-.r.ll upon allrh is written lu blue ru-
al-. senior Pa- oars The initial Ter
.els u Che Association adoru the top auzIs
.f -a- square. aut .-t all il raised w1lk.
t.e uerr 4 golden laurel wreath D..
wound around che bottom angle
Ilalor Double. lu tli. prize there are
farl bars all upper 0f pIalu gold and
.8ue- ike r nut smaller. The TAO are
connected ay three golden links Ine
l1a.r has .n blue emanuel --d 4 couple
" oars boaud together with silver roae
from t1e connection between the pendlut
l8lIs Within .ls embrace circlet 0i gold.
lulu whose surface are written the words
Junior Double and across which lies q
bar of gold bearing ia raisel letters the
initial u the association. with a laur.
wreath c.asued around them.
senior Double. AS in many OF the others
rl- SEQ also is supplied With plain bar. ,o
which is teI eill an odd knot. q rore of
.Ee..l.l silver lne PENDANT is Iu the
saste of d diamond. across whose surface
ana crossing the shorter diameter : a fancy
harof gold with r1e following inscription
upon &C.
"I, N-T-A-R-A ',o."
Inder this piece and extending nearly
along the longer diameter. is .aure branch
oi great beauty. Two oars are crossed un-
Hellettl che diamond shaped pendant and
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

think that my time has CT bout got here"
 T believe we had talk about Mort Haney some time age" said Len.
 Vas, b'reve we did
 :" I told you, I believe that he wanted to find out who whipped him last spring
 Yas, b'reve yer did. =
 "I told you then that knew one of the parties.
 "Correck, go crhead
 You were unwilling 10 give your consent
 Yas.
 But when told you something you consented
 That's it.
 We'll if you devise any scheme for taking that girl from this office, will tell him that you assisted in whipping him
 Honeycutt grinned took of his hat, rubbed his head and replied
 Aint heard from Mort lately l reckon
 No, not very recently
 That's what thought
 Why?'
 Wall, he don kerc now who whup- ped him. Hes down with thcr new mony an thcr doctor said this mornin' that he couldn live till night Mighty sorry fur Mort t cr good hearted frller. Hes ready now ter forgive eyer body an l thought l'd go }y an tell him that l l<nowd who whupped him
 You internal hoWnd' exclaimed Len, do you suppose that l will allow you to marry that girl!
 Oh, wall, ther gal will do jest whut ther ole man says. Ther ole man an me air good fricn all hell do jest whut say Wall, podner, I've got ter go Must go over ter IIobdy'@ ter-night. Say he added when he had reached the door, eff Ned don | come ter-mor' yer needn't be sprised, fur ther mout be some mar rYin' goin on putty soon. Good day B'reve I'll go by an see when Mort x gon' ter be buried
 TO RE CONTINUED
The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-17

The publishers of the Nct~ioy Ered~} NtH which k now one of the leading family and home papers in the country, have inaugurated d novel scheme for in- troducing their journal to new readers. They will eNps'nd, prior to the first of July. fifteen thousand dollars in getting new subscribers, this money to go not agents but to the readers themselves. A sample copy of the .haI and full par ticularS of the manner in which the money is to be divided will be sent to anyone who will send name and address t. clarry & Whitcomb, Des Moincs la