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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

The Chicago Times says that "thc bald
head of Senator Isham G. Harris is Il
striking object to the visitor looking
down from the strangers gallery of the
United States senate, Adecp scar, run
ming in semi-circle across the top of the
skull, marks the energetic efforts Of a
Federal cavaryman to end the southern
er's career on the battlefield of Shiloh.
Mr.. Harris, as governor of Tennessee,
was with Albert Sidney Johnston
throughout the two days conflict, and it
was in his arms that the Confederate
leader eXpired.n
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
Intellectual Hair Dressing.

Miss Angelina Ito Miss Belle, her rival,
Just now surrounded by bevy of admir-
ers)-''Oh, dear, do tell me how you do
your hair up so charminglyl What do
you do it up on 1t looks so intellect
ual !"
Miss Belle (who wears her hair high)-
''Well, I'll tell you, dear. | generally
do it up over brains, and (sweetiy) don't
think you can buy them at the hair
stores. .n-BostoH Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

DR.. Brown Scquard once gave the fol-
lowing directions to person afflicted
with nervous cough: Coughing can be
stopped by pressing on the nerves Of the
lips in the neighborhood of the nose. A
pressure there may prevent cough when
tits beginning. Sneezing may be stopped
by the same means. Pressing also in the
neighborhood of the car may stop cough
ing. Pressing very hard on the top of the
mouth inside, may have a good effect.
And may say the will has immense
power, too. There was French surgeon
who used to say, whenever he entered the
walls of his hospital "The first patient
who coughs will be derived of food to-
day" 1t was exceedingly rare that
patient cough then.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Advice 20 Consumptiyes.

Oonsumptive patients are advised by q
pupil of Liebig in the Apotheto Tereia to
live in rooms where one OF two drachms
of sulphur are melted on a hot stove. The
first ten days brings increased cough and
irritation, then these cease and the patient
improves rapidly, Persons with catarrh
and in early stages of consumption apply
to enter chemical factories where large
quantities of sulphur are evaporated
daily, and are cured in a few weeks by
the inhalations. Cholera and epidemic
diseases are never found in such factories.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
In the HALLWAY,

"Say, Mr.. Gogglesop, what do you
come to our house so often forli
Gogglesop, patronizingiy; "Now,
Tommy, you must ask your sister Clara
that when she comes into the parlor--
just ask her.
''Well, did, and she said she'd be
blest if she nkew. ."--Brooklyn Union.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

A French hair dresser in st. Louis has
applied for patent for process by
which passengers can be taken after a
rapidly moving railway train without
stopping the cars. But this is not alto
gether novel, since passengers are occa-
sionally so taken Off and their careers cut
shorter than ever the ST, Louis barber cut
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
So LONDONDERRY, w. THURSDAY, JANUARY q, 1886

Chicago promises to be the theatre in
1892 of worlds fair which will eclipse
everything of the kind ever seen
before. 1t will commemorate the SER
vices of Columbus in finding this con-
tlnent 400 years ago, and will incident
ally boom the hustling city which ncstles
between the prairics and the lakes.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
LIES Lesson,

(which Is the way to Temple Fame ~
Inquired an eager youth,
"And how to gain the honored name,
And where the mine of truth ~
Through life he pushed the race begun,
As only genius can,
To see full glory reaped by one
Who toiled for bread and man.
.--C. G. Bldndea in the Current.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

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SSS-Entcred at the Post-oilice at South
Londonderry, as second class matter
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
Issued Every Thursday Evening from
SITTER Office.
So. Londonderry, VT,
TERMS.

To subscribers in Wmdham County and
elsewhere where bundles are sent, only ONE
DOLLAR year. Outside of Windham County,
in single wmpwors, ONE DOLLAR AND TEN
CENTS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

Advertising Rates
furnished on application, Births, Marriages
and Deaths published free. Obituary notices
cards OF thanks, etc., 5 cents limo.
Address SITTER OFFICE, South London.
derry, VI.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-01-21

The ghost of a smile Smelling thu
cork.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
APASTOR WITH MANY GOOD QUALITIES.
Some of the characteristics of Rev. A. W. Lam
port. Of Central-Ayenue M. e. Church.

The pastor of the Central-avenue III. II.
Church, is A. w. Lamport. What the Initials
represent neither city nor conference directory
divulges, and it is safe to say there isn't mem
Der Of his congregation who knows There are
men who are Jimmied and Johnnied while
others go through life with dignity Of which
they would have 5san ruthlessly robbod by
friendly vandals, had they not Set Up TIE barrie
of initials to serve AS a chevaux de frize against
attacks upon the baptisimal appellation. Mr.
Lamport setting aside his initials, is one Of the
most pleasant and companionable of men, COM
ing out especially strong in preachers meetings
which are sometimes disposed TO be cold and
formal, and by his mere presence investing
them with an admirable genalty. He is about
forty years old, somewhat under that age He
is above the medium height, of strong frame
we'll rounded He is the strongest kind of a
temperance man, which is in the nature of self
protection, from remarks that might
otherwise be occasioned by his ex-
ceedingly rosy complexion. He came
to this city from Fort Wayne, where he was
pastor OF the Wayne-street NJ. u. Church. Pre-
vious to that he had preached at Richmond, An
derson and other places in the North Indiana
Conference, in which conference he began his
ministerial labors and from which he was trans-
ferred. little over year ago. TO the Southeast
Indiana Conference, when he began the pastor.
ate at Central-avenue Church
There are several things upon which Mr..
Lamport is uncommonly sound. Among these
is the late war for the Union. 1t never gets
mixed in his mind as to which side was right
and which wrong. When the war began he
wanted to go into the army His two oder
brothers had enlisted, and he ardently desired to
go. His parents objected as he was under the
age; but his solicitation was SO urgent that he
was allowed to make effort to enlist. under
the stipulation that he should tell tho truth
about his age This he did, and entered the
service as musician. Later on he carried q
gun He has younger brother who has Just
been admitted TO the ministry in the Michigan
Conference. Another brother il superintendent
of the Cincinnati, Wabash &c Michigan
railway. Mr.. Larnport has great reputation
as church-debt litter. and carries a watch
gwen him by his people at Anderson, through
bishop Simpson, for having raised $40. 600
dobE from the church of which he was pastor at
that place. His friends iokngy call this the
costiest watch In Indiana He is as full OF
goodness ns an egg is full of meat He breaches
what are strictly gospel sermons. not lectures,
and does so entirely extemporaneously, never
using manuscript. His dictlon is full and good.
He is q first-class man. not only in the pulpit,
but outside of it, TO look after the interests OF
his congregations sweet.tempered. even under
the most trying circumstances, and the people
OF tho Central-avenue Church. rs we'll as every
one else. who has come to know him, are yesw
fond of him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

barrier to the spread of the Christian religion
among the heather is found in the fact that
in accepting such doctrine they are forced to
believe in the eternal condemnation of those
before the introduction Of Christianity. AS
it happens, unfortunately for the DR.. Withrow
method of ignoring the past and its people,
live heather have a deep and reverential re-
gard for their dead ancestors.
A pious consideration for the souls of their
parents after death is one Of the first duties
of the unconverted millions in China and
Japan, and filial piety forms large part Of
such religion as they are taught. This being
the case dead pagans" seem to demand some
attention even from a church which has fno
time to waste" If the church which has zoo
much to do to consider dead pagans continues
to labor for the conversion of living heather,
it must not find fault should those benighted
creatures protest against theory which not
only deprives them of all hope of meeting
with their revered ancestors but condemns
those ancestors to everlasting tortures. To
be sure, if the conservative members of the
board cannot conscientiously give their ad-
herence to the liberal belief, they should not
be urged to teach such doctrine against their
honest convictions
When learned doctors disagree it is pre-
sumptous for laymen to advise; but inasmuch
as many honest Christians-we believe the
vast majority-do not believe such doctrine
as that of the old school, and, as in any case
it is question which cannot be decisively
settled until the hereafter has been reached,
it would seem to the unregenerate mind the
wiser and better plan for the sticklers for old
beliefs to yield point and give the heather
the benefit of doubt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

Episcopal convention now being held at Chicago.
He 10 very tall, slightly bowed with age. and
possessing a face and brow indicating wonder
full intellectual power He is an earnest church
man, but bon camarade of great fascination,
and celebrated raconteur. He has Ieyer mar
ried, but the withered leaves of an old romance
are said to be tucked away in sacred corner OF
his memory.
GENERAL FREMONT, in his memoirs just com
ing out, refers to Mrs Fremont. when she was
Jessie Benton, as follows: 81 went with the old
est of the sisters to school concert in George
town, where | saw her. She was then just in
the bloom of her grlish beauty, and perfect
health effervesced in bright talk which the pleas
ure of seeing her sister drew out Naturally,
was attracted. She made the effect that rose
of rare color or beautiful picture would have
done"
A WASHINGTON belle hit on what she consid-
ers an especially delicate way of announcing
the breaking of her engagement to young army
officer. She invited few of her intmates to
lunch, and they found as q centerpece Of the
prettily-sproad table mass of flowers, in the
midst of which the photograph of her
intended was displayed, heavily draped with
Grape. The girls thought it was lots of fun but
the cornse swore some dreadful military oaths
when he heard about it.
SALVATION ARMY HYMN.
The devils mad and am glad,
little more faith in Jesus.
He's lost the soul he thought he had,
little more faith in Jesus.
served the devil till twenty-one
Played pool for drinks and thought Il fun
But now my work for he'll is done
For m captain 10 the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

IT was not very many days ago that youth
in Illinois but seventeen years of age shot and
killed his ifteen-yesr-old sweetheart. after
which he deliberately blew out his own brains
1t was case of disappointment in love" This
seems preposterous, bnt it remains that it was
q remarkable instance of precocity in crime
An instance of even more remarkable despera-
ton on tho part of boys comes from France
Two lads named Muchambled aged about SIX
teen years, had been reading the Indian stories
of Fenimore Cooper till they had become infatu-
ated with the idea that they must commit some
tragedy in order to become great men. They
conceived Horrible Drama which they pro
ceeded to put on paper and into fearful execu-
tlon The one assumed the name ''Great Ser
psnt' and tho other Elect Deer" and under
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
THE "ANpoVERp THEOLOGY.

The new Andover theology, which, by the
adopted by the more liberal and advanced
thinkers Of the Andover school, is one Of the
isms which the Congregational Board OF For
eign Missions, in session at Des Moines found
it impossible to longer ignore, but had to meet
squarely Briefly stated, the new departure
is in holding that heather, idiots and infants
who have had as the reverend gentlemen put
1t, no opportunity to accept or reject Christ
81 earth, will be given second probation
after death, in which they may make their
choice. On the other hand, the old theolo.
gians maintain that these classes Of beings
are granted no such privileges, but that, los
Ing their opportunity here to become Chris
tians, are etcrnally damned There may be
subtle refinement Of statement, but this is
the plain way of putting it. How this prob
lem is met by the conservative members was
indicated in the opening sermon of Rev. DR..
Withrow, delivered at Des Mo;nes, in which
he urged that the church has too much to do
TO pay any attention to such speeuations and
added, air.iy, "the church has no time to
waste on dead pagans." This proposition is
met by the argument of DIR. Hume, the re-
turned missionary, who is mainly responsible
s0r raising the controversy, that the greatest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
HANDMADE POETRY.
Frost Fires,


Ylisten while the Autumn calls;
dream once more of fields and feIls.
When flames start up the forest walls
To fire the leafy citadels.
A crystal sea floods all the wales:
The distant hill-tops are the shore
A sea unruftied by the gales.
LAYING the white-limbed sycamore.
Again the flnny gossamer
It's airy causeway lightly swings
The quail starts up with sudden whirr
A dead-ripe pomegrauate with wings.
The corn is cut, its pennons brown
Cover the fields with war-ike tents:-
The flames have seized the forests crown
And burned the bosky battiements.
Her ramparts down fair Nature grieves.
With all her gorgeous banners furled;-
The smoke of Indian summer weavss
A shroud for all the leafy world.
Lewis u. Haye
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

illness of the Rev. DIR. John Forsyth, who Is suf
fering from congestion of the brain, brought on
'by taking cold at game Of baseball He Is
over eighty years old, and is not quite as robust
as some of those who participated in that pas
time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

THE Improvement of business in Charleston
is illustrated by the fact that negroes and other
laboring men buy fvecents cigars who
before the earthquake were never known to in
vest in anything more extravagant than
"fourfers"-which being translated means four
for a nickle. The earthquake seems 10 have
been blessing in disguise to the tobacco deal
ers, at least
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

IT is related of ". B. Miller that he ran away
from home in Missouri twenty-seven years ago.
and did not return until the occasion of the
knights Templars' convention at St. Louis, a
few days ago, when he met his brother Rome
for the first time in all those years. This is
very remarkable from the fact that "all roads
lead to Rome"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
SOME of the newspapers over in England are
abusing Mr. Beecher scandalously. One of them
drops into rhyme thus:
The devil went out one day
In search Of an impious preacher,
And he WASH very long on his way
Before he coIlared old Reecher.N

Little things like this, however, do not hurt
the Brooklyn pastors feelings in the least He
only laughs when he secs them, and SAYS they
are as mothers milk compared to paragraphs on
which American papers had tried to fftsta L; III
for twenty years. s ere is nothing lbs SSe;;
trained to readiness for any emergency in lfe
and, given the man, the American newspapers
can do it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

THE income derived from the Chantlly estates
recently presented to the French nation by the
Due dAumale, amounts to slO0, 900 per year. and
all this is to be devoted to the preservation and
improvement of the property. The value of the
gift is put at 81, 100000. There are 1000 acres
of woods, lawns and fields belonging to the es-
tate. The whole domain of Chantilly was con-
iscated by Napoleon III, in 1853 and sold for
sum Of 100000 francs, the ostensibe pur-
chasers being the Coutts Bank of London who
turned it over to the Due d'Auma.e for good
premium The Due d'Aumale is now living at
Woodnorton. England, retreat he chose after
his expulsion from France.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

IT developes that Chapman, the fellow dis
charged from service in the Navy Department
in Washington because of habitual drunkenness.
has a sweetheart who refused to become his
wife for the same reason Now that he has
made fool OF himself, by attempting suicide,
she forgets all and flies to his side. The less
any woman has to do with man who is 4
drunkard the better will it be for her. There is
nothing pretty, or romantic. or lovable about a
fellow who habitually drinks till his wits get
away from him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

AN instance Of beautiful solicitude Is reported
from the town of Nawburg, N. Y, where the
church and Sunday school, bells were not rung
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10

New YORK papers are trying TO decide what
were the seven wonders of that metropolis. The
first and largest is, unquestionably, the wonder
entertained by the natives that people outside of
the city do not make haste to build the Grant
monument.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
Few men have left moro substantial

Few men have left more substantial
traces of their existence, says the st.
James's Gazette, than Christopher
Columbus; yet it is not known for GER
tain where he was born, o even
where he was buried, for both San
Domingo and Havana claim the pos
session of his bones. The Able Casa
nova has, however, made out q very
strong case in favor of the right of
Calvi, in Corsica, to DO regarded as
the natal place of the great discoyerer;
and the people of Calvi are according
y making arrangements to celebrate
he fourth centenary # their illustrious
townsman on a grand scale.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
Nebraska Goal.

Last week while sinking an artesisn
well on the farm of Gerhard Kohls, two
and one-half miles south of St. Helana,
the workmen struck a soft black SUBJ
stance in which the strong odor OF Pc
troleum caused them TO investigate,
when to their wonder and astOnish-
ment the substance was found to be
c~ombustible. burned resdily and had
every indication of being pure coal.
Securing a good flow of water, which
was the object aimed at. the investiga-
tons ceased. The finding of this vein
has proven almost beyond doubt that
the coal fields of Illinois and Iowa ex-
tend to the mountains, if not farther.
Concede for q moment that this vein
is, as reported, six feet thick and we
have in the near future a land rs rich
as Crasus, innumerable railroads,
great cities, coal within the reach OF
all, a bridged Missouri, and, what are
now grassy hills, covered with tene-
ment houses, comparatively quiet
transformed into the life, hustle and
activity of every rich mining Country.
That coal really exists in u county is
true. Considerable capital is required
to investigate properly, but there is
every evidence that with a shaft sunk
near town coal in paying quantities
would be reached in less than 500 feet.
Could this be done coal would be re-
duced in price rs per cent. and the IN
habitants of this aud the surrounding
country would be benefited accord
ingly.-Hartington Herald.
Contemplating the present cod
weather, wa are prone to believe that
this news sis too good to be true
Wayne Gazette.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06
II is funny how experts son

1t is funny how experts sometimes
contradict each other. Here is the
Washington correspondent of the
Herald reporting that tho silver men
IN the House OF Representatives are
v because they know their weak
ness. while the correspondent of the
Tribune reports that ''the silver men
in the House are inclined to be more
demonstrative and some of them more
belligerent." To the ignorant and
doubtful this offers an interesting
problem for speculation, but if we wait
patiently we shall by and by know
what the truth is. We suppose. how
ever, that the Tribune is in tho right
and the Herald in the wrong
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

In England the legal definition OF
beer extends to "any liquor which is
made or sold as o description of beer,
or as a substitute for beer, and which,
on analysis Of q sample thereof, shall
be found to contain more than two per
centum of proof spirits" Hence, an
interesting commotion among q num-
Der of would-be temperance people,
who suddenly found out that the ''Blue
Ribbon Beer contained considerably
over two per cent. of absolute alcohol
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The bill introduced during the last
session of Congress to do away with
the fees of United States marshals and
provide a regular salary will probably
be passed at this session. 1t is q whole
some measure, and il adopted will be
the les OF relieving the marshals
from the necessity of staying up nights
in order to originate schemes for work
ing up the fee business. A fixed salary
will insure q more honest, just and i'm
partial administration of justice.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The House committee on labor at
Washington will report a bill making
eight hours a days work for men en-
ployed by government contractors on
public works.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The lot Of royalty in Great Britain is
not a happy one, but detectives are
kept busy. Officers and mobiles
are now escorted and guarded
il they 60 a few steps from their resi-
dences or official Headquarters.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

There is every reason to believe that
the prospect for good business this
year is excellent. One Of the best
signs Is the construction Of new lines
Of railroad and the Improvement of
old.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

Greece replies to the demand of the
Powers that che will not disarm unless
the conditions of the Berlin treaty. as
to her, are complied with.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

Col. ID. J. Williamson, Quarter Mas
ter L. 5. A., and ex-U l.. :. Consul at Cal
lao, Peru, spent $4,000 in eight years
in trying to cure himself Of rheuma-
tism. but got no relief until he used st.
Jacobs Oil, which cured him.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-02-06

The positive and unsolicited TESTIMONY OF
people from every section who have used Dr..
Bull's Cough syIup confirms everv e,Aim made
for It's wonderful efncacy. Price 2s cents.