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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-06-23
MISSING.

Have you seen my sailor boy. as you came
across the seat
Have you seen my sailor boy, with the laugh
ing eyes Of blue.
With the sunlight on his hair, and his face 50
young and fair,
And the smile he used TO wear, brave and true!
o. he kissed me on the cheek as he sailed away
TO sea,
Sailed away from Gloster Town, and never
saw him more.
But the ships they come and go, and the tides
they ebb and flow,
And the waves are moaning low on the shore.
An they told me he was dead, but know It 10
not true
For he comes to me At night, whom the world u
all asleep.
And be speaks to me by day, when the tempests
sweep the bay.
And the pillows are at play on the deep.
For he said he would come back. and he never
broke his word
Have you seen my sailor boyf He is coming
soon, know,
would 60 TO him to-day, II only knew the way,
Though the grave before me lay, would 60.
~. j. Roche, IN N. Y. Independent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-06-23

IL Nevsr Tackles Any rhing Of Its Ovp
st ssse and strength.
= II see. said the old fellow who is
much acquainted with the ways Of the
West, ''that the Cyclone has been taking
. turn inthe South. Do you know that
there's nothing more cowardly than .
cyclonep'
''Cowardlyr'
Yes. cowardly. Did you ever know
. cyclone to tackle any thing of its
sizep Did you ever know = cyclone
to make dash at = great cityP No,
for that's not the nature OF . cyclone.
When is . cyclone happiestP When
1t can slip up on some little weather.
boarded town that has Just gone to
sleep. Then it dances liz Of furious
glce It dashes at the court-house and
scatters It about the public square;
seizes The Methodist church and slams
its life out against the town hall:
wrepches the grooming windlass from
the town well and kills the mayor with
it and then enters upon the frolic Of
general destruction. But how does it
act when it strikes . great eityp Il is
like the cowboy who. having shot out
the lights of frontier saloon and
made himself master Of the place. goes
to big town and piteously begs for =
drink. 1t gathers up dust and throws
1t in the eyes Of the people, but it docs
not demolish the chamber Of com.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-06-23

Have i done any thing to offend
you. darling?" he asked. brokenly.
To-day you passed me without bow
ing. and now you sit there with such
an air Of hauteur and pride that"
George" interrupted the girl with
the unbending air. but in her voice
there was . cadence sweetcr than mu-
sic in the night. Il have stiff neck. ;"
IN y. Sum
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-06-23

OOuy az tuc NOItus duu nave luuOIS6O
every oppression and at the same time
rendered the olive branch and begged
for peace, and urged our North
ern brethren to come down and
see us and share our hospitality, and
yet they continue to elect to Office the
most venomous of all our enemies.
Now we can hardly believe that the
North wants to hang Mordecai. but
the men they elect to Congress are
actually building a gallows. Ingalls,
and Sherman have each got one fifty
cubics high in their back yards
Let the comedy 60 on until the
tragedy begins. / was looking over q
Northern paper yesterday that
abounded in figures and statistics 1t
gave probabilities OF the South. and
they are astounding. The population
of the six New England States has in
reased only % per cent in forty years.
while that of Texas has increased 260
per cent since the last census. The
South is coming rapidly to the front.
just think of it; 26O per cent in eight
years. and the other Southern States
coming along rapidly. 1t will be q
great while before Hannah hangs Nor
decai. He is still sitting at the Kings
gate and is biding his time. Grover
and Frances are all right When
Grover returned from his hate trip
down South. Senator Colquitt SAID:
well. Mr.. Cleveland, what do you
and Mrs. Cleveland think Of the South
nowP"
Grover squeezed the Senator's hand
and said: ''She is solid;" and Mrs.
Cleveland squeezed his other hand and
said: Keep her so. SENATOR
Aud she viii keep 90. The North
viii keep her 90; Ingalls, and Sherman
and their sort will keep her so; Islander
and abuse viii keep her 90 1hat Il
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the agents that canvass for EN-
But just as 1 said the last words the
door slammed. I'd been standing at
my work with my back to him; AN
when / looked out of the window he
was goin' down the road as if he was
after the DOCTOR
But this wasn't all. After dinner.
just as I'd got my dishes washed an
put away, an was gettin' my candle
moulds around again, l heard another
knock.
my fat was gettin' too hot again. so
took it off the stove an set it on a
chair to cool. Then wiped my hands
an opened the door for as spruce .
yonng Teller as ever was in the town of
Pottsville. VT. He wore the highest
pants ever see on man yet, and he
was perfumed up with musk awful
strong. He skipped into the kitchen
in genteel way. saying:
my good woman, don't let me in
terrupt you single moment in your
customary vocations. have here q
book on Social Etiquette. which shows
one how to behave under all circum.
stances, from the most ordinary every
day life up to the most trying. exacting
and wearying social position you may
ever be called on to fill. You may
think this of little consequence at the
present moment but suppose your hus-
band should be suddenly elected to
Congress and you be required to con-
sort with the first lady of the land!
But will not talk; will read you .
few extracts, if you'll excuse me.''
An before could say word, or
knew what he was doing. down he sat
square into that pan of tallow.
Jumped towards him, but before
could get there, he'd give one long
scream and rushed out of the house.
drippin' tallow all over the door and
across my new settin'r room rag-carpet.
1t was an awful cold day. and the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
About Canned Goods Poisoning. >.

Yet, with all the advantages Of canned
goods. some people abstain from their use,
because they think they are unwholesome.
| This Idea has arisen from the fact, that
among the hundreds of millions of tins
annually consumed. there is now and then
one imperfectly sealed. thus admitting
the air and spelling the contents. These
are easily detected. from the fact that they
generally have .swelled" or pulled up
ends. and, after opening. by the exercise
OF common sense in the use of the organs
| of taste and smell. No one thinks of eat
ing decayed potato. or spoiled eggs. fish
or meats, but some consumers seem to
think that because thing is put up in
tin, it must be good under all circum-
stances. prepare it for the table and eat it
without the slightest discrimination This
sometimes results in more or less severe
attacks of cholera morbus, which. in these
days OF sensational press dispatches, are US
ually announced as canned goods poison
Ing. Before the invention of canned goods
cholera morbus was as common as it Is
now, but 1t was called cholera morbus,
and not canned goods poisoning"
1t Is beginning to be understood by the
medical profession and the public that
this tPye of illness is largely the result Of
the decomposition Of organic matter,
which. In Its earlier stages, develops .
form OF alkaloid poison. technically known
as ptomaines; but such cases are more
common with spoiled meat, fish. milk,
cheese and Ice cream than from canned
goods, and it is safe to say that, consider
ing the enormous amount Of canned goods
used, they are more wholesome than any
similar amount Of food not canned
Francis B. Thurber In Medical Classics.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

miles from "Spafford Junction." and
just how our Chester friends will like
this deal we have not learned, but
Springfield will have a hearty well
come for all dissatisfied Chester peo-
pie who wish to help swell our rapid
Id increasing population. 1t is said
that the reasons for the contemplated
change are the facts that Springfield,
North Springfield, Perkinsville and
Amsden would furnish and receive
ten times the freight and passenger
business that the road now gets be-
tween Chester and Bellows Falls,
while the cost of maintaining the road
bed between these two points the past
twenty years has been double what it
will cost to make the change. The
washouts near Bartonsville and Rock
ingham that have occurred are likely
to happen again, and such mishaps
are terribly expensive. The Report
err will endeavor to keep its readers
posted in all the "railroad news,
that they may be able to "look out
for the engine when the bell rings
Reporter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

The insolence and ineflciency Of men
servants in England have long been so
wildly realized by all heads Of house
holds. that any step which shall be an
advance in the direction Of getting rid Of
them ought to be hailed with rapture by
all chatelaines and housekeepers. Many
ladies' have given them up altogether, and
content themselves with female servants,
selecting a peculiarly stalwart specimen
OF the genus amazon to fulfil the duties
of butler. She Is. moreover. In many
cases. dressed in livery coat and waist
coat, which look very smart. although
perhaps rather suggestive of the stage.
Quite recently, at an afternoon party
given In London, the guests were entirely
served by bevy Of female servants, all
dressed alike In black gowns, white waist
coats, and white caps trimmed with black
ribbons. The effect was, on the whole,
very pleasing. and the waiting was much
more efficiently and neatly done than II 1t
had been intrusted to cohcrt Of walters,
The Argonaut.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
Tho Car Choppina Wood.

The yachting party of the car and his
family has been quite an idyl The inlpe.
rial party picnicked on an island; boat
was filed with provisions and all require
ments for q good lunch, but no attend.
ants were allowed to land, the car and
his family having resolved to enjoy them
selves al fresco and all alone. And they
actually laid the cloth. lighted the fire and
cooked the fish and made the tea them
selves.
1t must have been grand sight to see
the autocrat of all the Russias with his
coat off, making up the fire. He owned
afterward to having grown very tired
over chopping the wood and being on his
knees trying to make 1t burn up; the
princesses came and had blow at II, now
and again. to encourage him, and the
czarina busted herself meanwhile cutting
the bread. Ali how good it must have
tasted. that luncheon on little island all
to themselves, and far from the din Of a
court, the strife of politics. the fear of
conspiracies; and how 10th the parents
and children alike must have been to
leave it and realize that their summer
holiday was nearly overl-London Mod.
ern Society.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

Gov. Dillingham;, in his Inaugural
message, takes ground upon tho town
perance question that must make our
prohibition friends feel sick-for the
reason that they failed to poll more
votes against him. The Governor
devotes considerable space to the
present law. In speaking of the diff
fculties attending its enforcement
mentions that of making change in
proprietorship after first conviction,
in order to avoid a second, and has
the following to say:
"Has not the time come when a
sentence of imprisonment should fol-
low the first conviction under this
law, and when provision of that
character would do more to stop sales
in the larger villages than any other
measure yet proposed? l am strong
ly of the opinion that it has; but the
subject is one which by its importance
so addresses itself to your patient
scrutiny that suggestions are unneces-
sary."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

A kind friend wishes an editorial
on the doubtful States. Bless his
heart, the doubtful States are so rap
idly disappearing that we do not
know where to find them. New York,
Connecticut and New Jersey are the
only States where the result has been
uncertain, and if Indiana has been
thus labeled it is because they forgot
that Harrison resides in that section.
Bets are now being made on New
York, not on the result, but as to the
plurality Harrison and Morton will
receive. The Democrats are asking
odds in making their bets.-Boston
Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

Some one in making list of arti.
Giles free listed under the Senate tar
if bill, through mistake, put in opium
prepared for smoking. At this the
Democrats raised great howl. 0 ii
was nuts for them. The Boston
Post, after stating that the Mills bill
left it as it now is, dutiable at $40 a
pound, says: "There is some differ
ence between taxing the bodied
sensualist and taxing the invalid"
Now it turns out that the Senate bill
instead of free listing smoking opium
absolutely prohibits its importation al
together. So the Post will have to
fall back on free whiskey.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

The liquor dealers, manufacturers
and brewers propose to raise 81 900.
600 to aid the election of Hill fol
Governor of New York. There is
also party in that State that are
working to bring about the same end.
They call themselves temperance
men, but if there is anybody in the
wide world fool enough to believe it,
he ought to be given first premium.
Any man in the state of New York
who aids the election of d. b. Hill
by voting the prohibition ticket is
either fool or a knave.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
Wants to leave Chest.r on,,n a..

Wants to leave Chester out in the Cold
There are rumors of a railroad fol
Springfield in the near future. 1t is
reported that when the Delaware &
Hudson railroad come into possession
of the Rutland road, that they will
discontinue the line from Chester to
point about four miles above Bel
lows Falls, and SWING the main line
from (Gassetts) Spafford through
North Springfield, Springfield, Gould's
Mills, and thence down the west side
of the Connecticut until they strike
the before mentioned point about four
miles above the "Falls." This ar
rangement puts Springfield on the
main line and locates the road where
it should have been built in the first
place years ago. 1t likewise leaves
Chester at the end of "spur," four
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

Persons on the outlook for odd things
III tho way of foot gear have something
new IN leather In what is called by the
trade Kordofan. This is really horse hide,
small part Of the skin from the rump of
each animal being available for the shoes.
1t Is said to be pleasant to wear, and to
last forever or thsreabouts. The supply
comes from the wild horses Of South
America and from the zebra and quaggis
OF Asla The demand is not yet 30 Ok.
tensive as TO threaten the determination
Of those species. York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
ANODYNE PEARLS

Are boon 10 those of worn out nerve
energy, They cure Nervousness, Insom-
MIA, Nervous Headache, Opium II bit,
Painful Menstluation,' and Spermattor.
rh9a. warranted not to contain one par
tcle of Opium, Morphine, Assaefetida
Valerian ar Hyoscyamus, and yet pro-
duce refreshing sleep, At your drug
gist's, price only 30 cents. Send for ties.
tlmonials to DIR. F. S. Hutchinson & Co.
Enosburg Falls, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11

On the 25th of September Roger
@. Mills, the father of the Mills Tar
iff Bill, made speech at East St.
Louis and used the following language 3:
eff Grover Cleveland is reelected
President of the United States-as
he will be-(a voice: 'He will that,
if another Democratic House of Rep
resentatives is chosen, and if we can
get our Republican friends out of
the other end of the Capitol (Senate)
and get Democrats in place of them,
then we will pass a tariff bill that
puts raw material all on the free list,
and then we will put our own intelli-
gent and skillful and productive la
Dor in this country upon plane of
equality with the laborers of all other
countries"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
The Younee.t war va,....

The man who claims to be the youngest
war veteran in the country is Charles L.
Stone. OF Philadelphia. He was IA years
OF age when he carried gun at the battle
OF Gettysburg At that battle he was
wounded in the left arm by a rifle ball.
Part of the funny bone" had to be cut
away. and he says that his appreciation Of
a joke Is not as vivid as 1t should be.
But he still has the humerus Of his right
arm That ought to help him good deal
in keeping up with American wlt.-New
<n w
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
MERIT WINS.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Ami.
ca salve and Electric Bitters, and have
uever handled remedies that sell as well
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their merits. G. G. Smith. So.
Londonderry, F. E Smith. Jamaica, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
For Sale or to Let!

The Farm known as the Stevens Farm
in Londonderry. IL niles from LON
donderry Village. comprising nearly 300
acres. Keeps 30 head of cattle and team
good Sugar Orchard with house and
utensils for 800 trees Large Orchards,
best of fruit. all in the highest state of
cultivation. Water works new and in
good condition. Fine place for a gentle
mans summer residence, situated on the
shores of Lowell Lake. a popular sum.
mer resort 1t is unsurpassed for natura!
aud b aut ful scenery.
Stock and tools with the place or sep
era 2.
For further particulars enquire Of S.
VI. Holden So. Londonderry. F. E. Stew.
ems on the place or
GEO. H. PAYNE. NJ. d.
Boston, Mass.
$50 fremont st.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

Speaker Grout was reelected by
over two hundred majority.
The Senate contains LAWYERS, 5
farmers, 4 merchants, 8 manufacture
ers, 2 editors. The remainder is
made up of doctors, teachers, marble
dealers &c. The principal occupa-
tions of the members of the house are
farmers, l31 {; merchants, 10; physi-
Clans, 10; manufacturers, II; law
yers, IL.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
Growth of the Florists Trade.

At the florists convention in New York
one of the addresses was on the wonder.
full growth Of the florists trade in this
country. In 1910 Isaac McKenna was one
of the few florists In New York. He
worked like slave. standing all day long
on Wall street with basket of flowers
on his arm, shouting his wares and con.
graduating himself when fortune smiled
on him to the extent Of So per day. Now
some DC. 900 buds year are sold in New
York alone, and thousands of stores are
devoted to the sale of flowers. Chicago
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
MARRIED.

In Mount Holly, by Rev. F. w.
Lewis, j. Q. A. Cragin of Weston
and Mira M. Colburn of Mt. Holly.
In Grafton, Sept. 26, by Rev. B.
5. Morse, f. f. jackson and Cora
5. Blood, both Of Grafton.
In Grafton, Sept. 26, by Rev. B.
s. Morse, Henry j. Nourse and
Bertha M. Blood, both of Grafton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
School hiIdren in China.

Little girls who don't like to 70 to
school should live in China, little boys
who don't like to go should keep away
from the Celestial empire. There the
girls do not have to 60 at all, and the
boys begin when they are 6 years old.
School begins at daylight. and closes
when tits too dark to read There are no
vacations. no half holidays, and not much
fun of any sort.-New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
Prohibition Lecture Disturbance.

Editor Sitter: We notice in you
issue of the 9th, ult., some re
marks about the disturbance tina
occurred at our meeting recently hell
at South Londonderry. 1t would b.
difficult for any one to understand, b,
your report of what we said, what we
meant by our statement that the on,
prohibitionist of Londonderry was OF
the majority side. What we did say
was, "We believe he is on the major.
ity side because we are profoundly
convinced that he is on Gods side OF
this great temperance question ano
Gods side is always the majority
side" We think every person pres
ent at that meeting will say that when
we "reproved the disturbers" that we
did it in a most careful, kind and
gentlemanly manner. We simply
said, ''We hoped no one would make
unnecessary noise while we were
speaking as it was source of annoy
ance to u.s. AS we said then, so we
say now, that we intended to discuss
the subject under consideration in a
manly, Christian way and to entirely
avail any just cause of offence. We
believe that some facts have come to
our knowledge in regard to who the
disturbers were that have not reached
the Editor of the SITTER. We were
told by reliable persons, who were
present, that at least three of the per-
sons who went out from the gallery
were Republican voters. We knou
some Of them were forw are acquaint-
ed with them and recognized them as
they went out. We were also told by
two persons (Republicians) who heard
it, that the voice of the person who
said "three cheers for General Har-
rison, hip, hip, hurrah !'' was one they
know well and should know it any
where and that it was the voice of
voter of Londonderry.
We are sure the SITTER underesti-
mates the number present when it
says 6 or s voters and II or Is wom-
en-. We can recall and name IA vo-
tiers who were present and do not be-
lieve we recall all. We are quite
sure, although we did not count them,
that there were at least 90 persons in
the hall. when we began speaking.
The circumstances were unfavorable
for a large attendance. There had
been rally the night before and peo-
pie had been kept up till quite late.
There was also an important meeting
Of the Grand Army Post; also of
the Woman's Relief Corps that kept
away many who told US that they
would otherwise have been present.
We by no means believe the meeting
to have been failure and should have
been well satisfied with it under the
only for the distur-
bance. We are glad to know the
Prohibition vote of Londonderry was
four times as large as we had expect
I'd. we have no desire to agitate
md spread this matter unnecessarily,
out are willing to let it drop here, but
+ others shall elect otherwise we shall
'urnish names and other facts not
mentioned here, backed up by affida-
tits for publication in the press of the
state. We believe that those who
we're engaged in the disturbance, who
lave any shame about them, are
heartily ashamed of the whole bust
less, and that it has probably dis
urbed us as little as any one connect
ID with it.
d D,,r,>
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-10-11
The Republican Senate tariff bill
has been presented to the Senate and
is being debated.

Hon. John V. Hall of Benning-
ton, for many years clerk of the Ben
nington county court, died few days
since at the residence of his brother
in Springfield, Mass.