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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

Leastwise the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, the chief Justice of the su-
preme court, the state Auditor and
Treasurer and most of the members OF
the legislature took free ride, at the
expense of the c. Y. r.. 10 Alburgh,
to witness the formal opening of the
bridge connecting the island of North
Hero with the main land. TO accom-
plish this the legislature, by yotc'of
each house, adjourned over one day,
This passed the Senate 20 to s and the
honsc 127 to 70. Both Of our senators,
Swain and Stoddard, voted against it.
In the house the Windham county
members voted:
Yeas-Dextcr, Mann, Ramcy, Shnm-
way, Underwood, Tudor, Willis.
Nays-Abbott, Adams, Alexander, All
bee, Brooks, Butterfield, FAIR, ODER.
Stafford, Snow, Sparks, Taylor, Tyler,
Woodward. Absent or not voting,
Arnold, Newton.
This, like the boy stoning the frogs,
may be fun for these, so called, lcgis-
lators but at the expense of their man
hood and the state treasury. 1t is csti-
mated, leaving out the courtesy" OF
Gov. Smith, that it will cost the state
$500. We have seen nc estimate of
the cost of self-rcspect and the loss to
the people in votes yet to be- taken by
their free riding representatives. Pos
sibly in the first instance there is moth
ing to loose, and as to the loss in bust
ness vet to be transacted time will tell.
High hopes of the present Legislature
have been held by the friends of prog
rcss and reform, but it must be con-
fessed that this Alburgh "mess Of pot
tage" cooked up by the wiley old Gov
ernor is wet blanket thrown upon
these hopes, that, unlike charity, does
not cover ''multitude of sins' but cX-
poses to view the same old corrupting |
influences that have so long controlled |
our law making and laWdeciding pow
erS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
MISTAKEN FOR REFORM.

The presidents suspension of Dis
trict Attorney Benton in Missouri for
making political speeches is bringing
about his ears buzz of disapproval
from the democratic press. The Mis-
souri, Republican, the leading demo-
cratic organ in the West, says:
This act will be approved by the nondes-
cripts of the upper air and solar walk, who are
best known and most abominatcd as the mug.
wumps of politics, hut we feel certain that the
president will listen in vain for the applause
of the American people,
We quite agree with the Republican,
but for another reason. II is not the
making Of campaign speeches or the
publication of partisan newspaper
that impairs or discrcdits the civil SER
vice, but it is the manipulation of cau-
euses and conventions, the undcrhand-
edncss of politics, and the application
of the power of appointment and re-
moval aud assessment, which the true
reformers have condemned. A policy
which depriyes the citizen who is tenn
porarily in office of the rights and du-
ties of good citizenship is not a reform
but tyranny, and it makes the presi-
dent the worst autocrat ever seen in this
ountry.-Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
A Large Pension.

Frederick Joslin Of st. Johnsbury
has received pension and back pay a.
mounting to over $4,000, and S72 per
month during life. ,Joslin enlisted in
the Eleventh Vermont Regiment. and
lost his eyesight from the effects of
rheumatism contracted while in the
army. After leaving the army he went
to Montreal, where he was licensed
beggar for several years. lie after
wards returned to this place and was
supported by the town and Chamber
lin Post G. a. II. Ten years ago an
attorney there took hold of the case and
prosecuted it to a successful end. This
is believed to be the largest pension
ever granted in Vermont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

At an island on the coast of Maine
which is much resorcd to there is an
esteemed local clergyman who is
known to the summer residents, nearly
all of whom are Bostonians, as the
chen minister" This is by reason of
his telling in season and out of season
certain story which queerly illustra-
ties the idea of faith. II preached SER
mon one Sunday" the good minister
will say, con the doctrine of faith, in
which | taught my hearers the good
christian doctrine that all things may
be brought about by faith, instructing
them that faith is tie evinence of
things not seen, the substance of
things hoped for. There was farm
er's wife in the congregation who was
greatly edited by the sermon, and
came to me and told me that she now
understood Just what faith was. Next
Sunday morning | overlook her on the
way to church. See here, parson,' said
she, i don't think much about your
teachin' about faith why, not"
| asked. Why said she, 'the other
day heard my speckled hen a-cacklin'
like all to pay. Now said | "herc is
chance to show what faith is. That
speckled hens egg is the evidence of
things not seen; the substance of things
hoped for. have faith that she's laid
an egg, and I'm sure that when | go
out to the shed I'll find it," So | goes
out and looks for it, and there wasn't
any egg there, and that spcckled hen
hadn't laid any. Now, what's your
faith good for, I'd like to know And
them" the minister will say, ~ told her
what was the matter with her faith.
1T was meant for a rcbuke to you that
you didn't find any egg there said l.
You'd ought to have trusted in God,
and not in the hen = ''-Boston Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

An old gentleman at Tewkesbury for
many years rode blind horse. Though
sightless, the stced, which had proba-
bly, been good fencer once, had learn
ed to jump whenever he received a hint
that he was desired to do so. One day,
after a run with the hounds, some
hunting men were talking in the bar of
a hotel about big jumps, and the owner
of the blind horse stoutly maintained
that that animal would jump over a
single obstacle which none of their
hunters would leap. lie was ready to
back his words with money, and as the
result of the conversation he made four
bets of - each on the subject. Very
soon the four sportsmen repented of
risklng their money so rashly. The
owner of the blind horse put down a
straw in the street, and this constituted
the ''obstacle." lie rode up to it, and
the blind stecd, responding to his call,
'rose at the rasper," clearing it with a
bound four feet in the air, and cover
ing twelve feet of ground at least.
None of the other four horses would
rise at q straw, and the owner of the
blind horse was ego the richer.-Court
Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

II is said that the thimble of plain
sewing was invented in the year 1854
by Il gallant Young Dutch goldsmith Of
Amsterdam, who devised the "thumb-
bcll''--for this was its original name
in order TO protect his swectheart'S
thumb tops when she was engaged with
a needle and cotton. There are thumb
thimblcs still, and sailors always wear
them. The "thumb-bcll' has, rs a
rule, however, become "linger-bcll:n
but in shape only little change has ia.
ken place in il since the loving Hans
placed the first thimbe ON the thumb
of his lady love.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

New York, Nov. l,-lIms $. Beat
tie, surveyor of the port, was shot 4
few moments after noon while seated
at his desk in the custom hoase by cX,
Inspector Berial, who was discharged
last year, Several shots were fired,
when the surveyor fell to the floor,
and Berial was siezed by attaches of
the office. Berial was a veteran in tie
war, distinguished for bravery. He
admits the crime and says he did it
in revenge, Bcattie'S condition is
critical.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

Many years ago, while Mr.. Quincy.
the junior, was OH a visit to Washing
ton, Justice Story entertained him
with an account of the social life of
himself and his associates on the SUI
preme bench. eve usually dine to-
gether," he aid ''at G O'Clock. very
quietly and simply. We have wine
only when it rains" And, after paus-
leg a little on his statement he added
with judicial gravity: "But some
times the Chief Justice will say before
we rise from the table: Mr.. Story,
look out of the window and see wheth-
CT it is raining and when | report
that the weather appears TO be fair, he
will say: so much the better. Our
jurisdiction is so vast that, according to
the doctrine of chances, if the weather
is fair here it must be raining in some
other part of the country: therefore,
we will have little wine to-day -
Boston Budget.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
THE HvsaAND'S PoCKET-EoOK.

There has been quite a lively discus
sion going on in THE HousEKEEPER as
to whether the family pocket-book be-
longs to the husband, the wife, or lit
tie of both. One thing is sure, the
pocket-book ought to be open long
enough for the wife to get one dollar
to pay for TIE HOuSEKEEPER, one
year, especially as the publishers send
the last three numbers of 1886. all of
1887, and a choice collection of import
ed bulbs for fall planting or forcing
for winter blooming in the house, to
any new subscriber who orders now,
so as to get the first numbers of the
story by the brilliant new editor, Maud
Meredith. Address for premium list
and full particulars, Buckeye Publish
ing Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

A man may have his head so stuffed
with knowledge that his hair can't grow
and yet have his feet knocked clear out
from under him by a question or two
from little midget too small to know
an idea from gooseberry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
Champaign Water didn't agree with Them

ChampIaiH Water didn't agree with Them.
Last Friday, the day after the lcgis-
latiye iunket, the session dragged hcay-
lily, many of the northern members,
taking advantage of the excursion to
visit their homes, were absent. On
Saturday an attempt was made 10 re-
sumo business but proved failure and
an adjournment was made TO Monday
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tuesday morn
ing. And so goes the peoples money,
at the rate Of $1,000 4 day. But it was
glorious ride, and Smith he paid the
fare.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
70 subscriptions, for this paper.
received by W. Is. Goodrich, also
by w. IL GcddiS, BrattlehCro,


Mr.. +. A. Curtis has received the
appointment Of postal clerk ON the
route between Londonderry and Brat
tleboro, in the place of G, b. Hyde,
dismissed.
Mr.. Curtis is a son of n. y, Curtis,
postmaster at Londonderry, and is a
Young man of good character and
thorough business habits, and will
without doubt fill the position crcdita-
bly, and satisfactorily.
No just cause Ct complaint can be
made over the dismissal Of republican
officials so long as good and competent
men are put in their places.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

We ask, simply for information,
whether the Messengers onslaught on
Brattlcboro has anything to do with
Senator Stoddard's bin to prevent dis
elimination in freight charges by the
railroads. The senator comes from
Windham county in which is Brattle-
horo, and the Windham county people
generally do not believe that the "Cen-
trail" owns all Vermont. -[Nermont
Sentry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

Senators Edmunds and Morrill, will
each take to Washington the coming
season a pair of Vermont horses, which
they bought this summer. Senator
Ednunds' horses are pair of fine bays,
bred in North Hero, while Mr.. Nor
rill's are an elegant pair of browns
which were shown at the recent state
fair and sold for $1,000. The horses
will be shipped to Washington this
week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

1t will hardly be believed, perhaps,
without an examination of the maps,
that San Francisco, instead of being
the west line of this dominion, is only
about midway between our eastern and
western limits; ahd yet it is fact that
farthcst Aleutian isle acquired in our
purchase of Russian America, is as far
to the west of that city as PASSPORT,
Maine, is to the east OF it. Between the
northwestern limit Of Washington Ter
ritorv and the southern limit of Alaska
there is Il break of few degrees, but
with the slightest deduction, our terri
tory extends 1856 degrees of longitude
er 10 degrees more than halfway round
the globe. Hence, when the sun is Civ
ing its goodnight kiss to our western
most isle on the confines of Behring's
sea, it is already flooding the fields and
forests of Maine with its morning light,
and in the eastern part of the state is
more than an hour high. At the very
moment when the Aleutian fisherman,
warned by the approaching shades of
night, is pulling his canoe to the shore,
the wood-chopper Of Maine is begin
ming to wake the forest echoes with the
stirring music of the aXe.-EX.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

He occupied half the seat, big pack
age the other half. A tart old lady
looked at the package and asked rather
loftily if she could sit down. Ger
tainly ma'am,' he said, CHATS nothing
bnt dynamite"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
Echoes from the Press.

The Montpelier Daily journal has
failed to learn the first principles of
decent journalism Woodstock Stand
ard.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

James Russell Lowell is to marry
Lady Iittlcton, aunt of the present
Lord Liltlcton, and an English lady of
rank.
Minneapolis detectives arrested a
successful countcrfeilcr of silver dol
lars Monday.
Prince Louis Napoleon called at the
White house Monday and paid his re-
spccts to the president
Henry Memo, a prominent German,
was found murdered in Rogers park,
Chicago, Monday morning. John
Gates is suspected as the murderer.
Joseph OF, a waiter, shot the chef
Of the Astor house Monday and then
committed suicide. The intended vie
tim will recover.
Father Lcntcnuc, preached in Notre
Dame church at Montreal Monday
night, advised Catholics to withdraw
from the Knights of Labor.
Charleston had Slight earthquake
Sunday and 4 epring Of warm water
was started in front of the custom
house.
A couple at Saco, Me, hotel, blew
cut the cas- Sunday. The man will re-
cover.
Mrs. Grant has received from the
publishers Of the Grant Memoirs a
check for $l5O,000, making her share
of the profits from the sale of the work
up to the present time &35o,000
Andrew Carnegie is building on the
summit of the AlIcghanies, near Crcs-
son Springs, Pa, a house or castle
which will cost 100000. The ell
tire walls will be built up altogether of
the undrcsscd surface stone which is to
be found on the place, and they do not
show III any place a single mark of the
chisel or hammer.
The late Mrs. a. T. Stewards for
tune, according to conservative estima-
ties, is $35,O00,000. Her diamonds |
alone are valued at $750,000, and some
of them are so large that she never ven
tured to wear them Her public bcnc-
factions, it is believed, will be small, :
the bulk of the property going to rcla-
tiyes and friends.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

Papa" said a little tive-year-old,
pointing to turkey gobler, strutting a.
round in neighbors's yard, "ain't that
red-nosed chicken got an awful big
bustle:,'
About S25 worth of tobacco, pocket
knives and other merchandise was stolen
from the store of d. W. Twitchell in
Houghtonvillc recently by persons who
secured entrance through the front
window.
Antoine Stars barns at Bridgewater
were burned last week with IS tons of
hay, six tons of straw and corn fodder.
eight pigs and l20 chickens. The barns
were insured for $500. No insurance
on the contents.
The saw-mill belonging to John Ayl-
ward i'll Plymouth was burned to the
ground recently. 1t was partially in
sured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
STATE NOTES.

y broken lamp was the cause of Il
fatal accident in Bethel Monday eve
ming at the house Of II. C. Durham.
The lamp was tlaring up and in danger
of explosion when Miss Nettie Martin
attempted to remove it. The lamp
was so hot She was compelled to throw
it from her and in doing so covered her
clothes with burning kerosene oil. She
rushed out doors, but no assistance
could be given her till her clothes were
nearly consumed. She lived about six
hours in great agony.
While on her way to early mass at
the Catholic church at Rutland on
Monday morning Bridget Kingsley
stepped into hole in the sidewalk on
River street and broke a bone in her
left leg at the ankle. DR.. Hanrahan
attended her and the village will prob
ably be called on for damages.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
BOOTS and SHOES

Is already very completc, We bought a
full liae Of RUBBER boots last Spring
before the advanca in Rubber goods, con
sequcntly, can give you
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

Chicago is again afflicted with a big
strike at the stock yards. 5000 men are
now ont from the slaughtcr-houses of
q. f. Swift & Co. and Nelson Morris.
The trouble is over the adoption of the
l0-hour system, the men refusing TO
work the two extra hours without adj
ditional pay.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04

The President has designated Thurs
day, Nov. %, as Thanksgiving day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
Low Prices.

our line in Gents fine Shoes, either in
Lace, Button or Bamo1l is full. We
have also just unlocked nice line of
Gents light and heavy Boots. In
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
General News,-S ifted,
THE ELECTIONS.

80 states held elections Tuesday for
state officials and members of congress,
No material changes have been made in
the relative standing of great parties,
Hewitt is elected mayor of New York
and the state gives republican gain of
four congressman. Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Connecticut are
republican by small maioriticS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
Ladies' Shoes

we have as large stock as can be shown
in town, having the sizes in eight differ
ent styles. Wccan fit you all and for an
old ladies wide shoe we are hradquar-
ters. Our hnc of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-11-04
Dress TlannelS

are in and we can show some pretty
shades and II good assortment A full
line of fall and winter undefwarc on the
way which we grall open soon ard give
you bottom prices, 1000 yards Ilamil-
ton remnant prints. just in,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07

In another part Of this issue of the
APPEAL we print the letter of Presi-
dent Jones, of the Memphis Gaslight
Company, to President Hadden of the
Taxing District In view of the urgen-
cy and esgerness with which the gas
company entered into the contract
thus go summary abrogated by the
stockholders, there is room for
astonishment on the part of our
citizens. Mr.. Jones is too careful q
business mau TO assume an authority
he did not have, aud he is too proud
man to take upon himself an obliga-
tioD that is not justified by the
powers vested in him. We are, there
fore, constrained to believe that the
stockholders'of The Memphis Gaslight
Company are playing game of fast
and loose withthe people OF Memphis
which ought to be put stop to at
once by the Taxing District contract
ing and paying for the gas it uses and
leaving the field of light open to the
freest competition. The District gov.
eminent had no legal right to enter
into the contract with the gas COM
pany and make itself part to a mo-
nopoly, and now that it is abrogated
by the stockholders the APPEAL hopes
there will not be any attempt to re-
vive it in any shape. The city is able
to pay for its gas and it ought to pay.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07
KITTsON'S RACING STUD SOLD
AZ New York - EnOs, a YearIinE,
Brings $500.

NEW YORK, October 6.-The sale OF
the Erdenheim racing stud and year
lings was carried on at Jerome Park
today, as Commodore N. W. KittsoD,
the owner, had determined on dispos-
ing Of all OF his splendid equine estab-
lishment. The attendance was very
meagre but moneyed and the prices in
the main were good. Toward the close,
however, there was decided falling
of in the bidding, and number OF
animals were Withdrawn. Fred Geb-
hardt captured the phenomenal year
ling Enos for $500. Among other
good prices realized were Brown
Duke, years old, to D. D. Dixon for
$l700; Raveller, 2 years old, to E.
Heffner for $4,000; Ruster, 2 wears
old, to Davis Gideon for S23OO;
Austriana, 2 years old, to
r. Tucker for $1,000; Ittilslla, 2
years, to O. Thomas for S2lOO; Eufsula,
2 years, TO f. Heffner for SlObO; Ru-
raj, yearling, to John Mackey for $lO6O; /;
Austrienne, 10 A. ]. Cassat for $500,
Thirty-eight head were disposed OF for
an aggregate OF $50, or an average
of nearly 1896.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07
ANOTHER SCOOPED IN.
The Planters OIL Mills Sold to the
American Cotton OIL Trust.

The Planters Cotton Seed Oil Mill,
one OF the best of the local mills, yes.
terday passed into control of the
American Cotton Seed Oil Trus',
which now embraces more than two
thirds of all the mills in the country,
and threatens to swallow nph all that
remain. The purchase was made by
securing all of the outstanding stock
at price which has not yet beer di-
vulged. In this case the American
Cotton Seed Oil Trust departed from
its usual methods, which have been to
secure a majority of the stock and
freeze out the minority stockholders.
The Trust now controls the very
best mills in Memphis, and is master
of the situation here. 1t remains to
be seen whether planters will allow
themselves 10 be dictated to by this
oormorant corporation, and sell their
seed at S. per ton, the price which the
Trust has agreed to pay.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07
FROM ACROSS The OCEAN
The EUROPEAN PRESS CONSID-
ERS THAT CHURCHILL'S
Visit to Berlin Is Connected With the
Bulgarian QuestiOn-FaVOr
an Alliance.

LONDON, October TIE European
press considers that Lord Randolph
Churchilps visit 10 Berlin is connected
with the Bulgarian question.
The Daily News and the Pail Mall
Gazette are full of the eudden adoption
BY Lord Randolph Churchill of ths
cimplete C Chamberlain programme.
They publish in parallel columns
passages from his speech at Dartford
aud former speeches rs evidences Of
his Inconsistency. The Gdseite dwells
upon the complete effacameut of Lord
Salisbury, and says that Gladstone
aud Churchill,are undeniably the two
mcst interesting figures in English
politics. 1t adds that Churchill bids
fair to e face his cole ague as almost com
p petely as Gladstone Gid his A story
is current that in reply to the ques-
tions Of an cid Conservative, GLOW
far aIe you going? What is the unity
of the Unionists ?" L,rd Churchill
said: "The unity OF the Un!onists :?
Get moi"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-07

THE missionaries sent out TO the
heather by the American Board of
Missions find themselves in ga fix"
when the benightsd to- whom they
preach ask them what has become of
their ancestors who did not 30 much
ss know Christ, aud they have to
answer that they are all burning up
in hell. The heather, like other peo-
pie, don't like hell, and they cannot
be brought to believe in a religion
that teaches what to them is more
barbarous than the habit once prevail
ent among themselves of roasting and
eating missionaries, especially fat ones.
So serious question of faith, retafd-
ing as it does the increase of members
in the church, is to be taken up in
discussion by the Congregational
Union at Des Moines, Iowa, with a
view to help the missionaries in the
dilemma. To put it plainly, hell will
have to be abolished or the heathen
will continue to live and die in their
nakedness of soul as well as body.
They won't have hell.