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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
Taking Only Cat Maps"

Boucicault was so anxious to get as
much out of life as possible that during
the last four or five years of his career
he denied himself proper sleep, going
to bed at 2 and rising at 6. The time
passed in slumber he considered vast
ed. More rest than this he did not
seem to require.
The other day read of a man in
London who never sleeps, as we under
stand the word He is the janitor of
large building to which people resort at
all hours of the twenty-four This
Cerberus volunteered for double sal
airy to do the watching day and night,
and so he does, sitting in a chair and
opening a gate every time the bell
rings. There is never longer interval
than fifteen minutes, and yet he con-
trives to snatch sufficient sleep to serve
him. His health is good and his hap
piness apparently complete. He looks
upon himself as fortunate in having
this exacting place, which most other
people would not accept at any price.
The amount of sleep is to consid-
cradle degree a matter of temperament.
Napoleon, according to the life of Jo-
sephine recently published, was a pro-
digious sleeper, taking nine hours when
he could get it. His active brain re-
quired this amount of rest. On the
other hand Emile Littre, the author Of
the dictionary, needed only four hours.
He went to bed at a. M. and got up
at s. All the rest of the time, except
few minutes at his meals, he spent at
his desk. He lived to be IS and en-
joyed perfect health. Baltimore News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Tuesday was quite a busy day for
the legislature. Besides the school
bill the Horton high license bill was
reported adversely, with a strong
minority report in its favor; the snb-
stitute Agricultural College bill, en-
bodying the plan proposed by the
state board of agriculture, was re-
ported; also the corporation tax bill,
and the house killed the normal
school bill by large majority.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
The Futiiity of Uniform Divorce Laws

The cry has been for several years for
United States interference in divorce
legislation by means of uniform mar
riage laws throughout the country, the
assumption being that people troop back
and forth from one state to another and
get divorces for causes which would not
be sufficient in their own states. But
all this has been effectually disposed of
by the recent mastery report of the
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, the United
States commissioner of labor. He has
shown that more than 50 per cent. of all
divorces are procured in the states in
which the couples were married. As re-
CARDS the remaining 20 per cent. the par
ties, in very many instances, had immi-
grated to other states after marriage and
become bonafde residents, with no
thought of divorce. So that the number
of those proved to have gone to other
states for the purpose Of securing di-
vorces is probably much less than 10 per
cent. of the whole. 1t is apparent then
that uniform laws can no longer be
looked upon as anacea.-Rev. NJ. j.
Savage in Forum.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Brieflcts BY Wire.

p. 7. Barnum is believed to be on his
death bed.
DR.. F. w. Oliver committed suicide at
Creston, Iowa, Sunday by taking poison.
Twenty-Five boxes of opium were
seized Sunday on board the steamer
Bertha at San Francisco.
Stamboul failed to beat his record in Il
trial Saturday, making the mile in 2.l3.
Suuol trotted a mile in PIP 81.
A fuel famine is feared in Nebraska on
account of lack of cars to transport coal
from the Union Pacific mines in Wyom-
ing to points in that State.
C. G. Conn, editor of the Elkhart lind.
Daily Truth has secured judgment for
$1,000 against E. D. Fuller of the Goshen
(Ind.) Sentinel for libelous publications.
Lord Huntsford, Colonial Secretary,
has denied that the English Government
has any intention of dissolving before the
completion of the full term of Parliament.
two years hence.
The Colorado Midland Railroad opened
its new through line to Salt Lake City
and Ogden Sunday, carrying through
business between Denver, Ogden and all
Pacific coast points.
There was an explosion of crude petro-
leum used for fuel in Crane Brothers
pipe foundry, at Desplaines and Fulton
streets, Chicago, Sunday morning. The
building then took fire. Loss about $20,-
900.
No. l mill of the Atlantic Paper Com
pany at Appleton, Wis, devoted to the
manufacture of sulphate and mechanical
wood pulp was destroyed by fire Friday
night. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $4,000,
mostly in mutual companies.
The work of pumping the water from
the Coal Ridge Colliery at Mount Carmel,
Pa, was completed Monday. The mine
was flooded seventeen years ago. The
development of the mine will give en-
ployment to several hundred men.
Downs Elixir will cure any cough or
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

BENNINGTON, Nov. l4.-Fire broke
out this morning at about IL O'Clock
in the picking room of the Valentine
knitting company's mill, but was
quickly extinguished by the automatic
sprinklers with which the mill is
equipped, the damage not being ovel
$50. The fire department was alsc
promptly on hand, but their services
were not required.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

SALISBURY, Nov. l4.-Fire con-
sumed the dwelling house, old wool
en- factory, barn, hay, stock and dry
pulp mill and 100 cords of wood own
ed by Mrs. Kingsley. Insurance
about $500. The insurance had just
expired on the house and it was a
total loss to Mrs. Kingsley. The
,/sAi was run by her sons, Dennison
and Charles, and the fire will be a
serious interruption to their business.
They also run a wet pulp mill.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The story that has gone the rounds
of the Democratic papers that Sec.
Blaine denounced the Mckinley tar
iff bill, and Edmonds and Morrill,,
and to make the denunciation en-
phatic mashed his "stove pipe" fiat
ter than a pancake, is pronounced a
fake having no foundation in fact.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The Rutland Herald sees 10 the
proposed new school law political
Job and the visible marks of the fine
hand of Sec. Proctor. Perhaps the
Herald is right. There must be ga
cat in the meal" somewhere.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Parnell, the Irish leader, although
covered with moral filth, will still
maintain his leadership. What a
splendid Windham county politician
he'd make.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Now that the "assembled wisdom
has refused to cut down the number
of Judges it will be in order TO make
scramble for the vacant place-for
the two if Judge Royce declines re-
election as it is reported he will. And
what scramble it will be! Lordy
What pity Windham county can't
enter this race.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

A single trial of DIR. Henry Baxter's
Mandrake Bitters will convince any one
troubled with COSTUMES, torpid liver or
any Kindred diseases of their curative
properties They only cost 25 cents per
bottle.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

1t is alleged that O'Sulivan, who is
now serving term in the Joliet, ILL.,,
prison for completely in the DR.. Gro
min murder, has made confession.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The rolling of cold steel wire is now
accomplished with ease, and instead of
the wire becoming weakened by the
process practical tests have demonstrated
that its tensile strength is nearly doubled.
In other words, the tensile strength of
hot drawn steel wire is 56, 46O pounds to
the square inch, while that of cold rolled
steel wire is los, 800 pounds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

According to the Watchman's
story, to be found on our second page,
there ought to be an additional
Supreme Court Judge appointed to
share Judge Ross labors.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
Eagles in Massachusetts,.

The American eagle is still resident
of Cheshire. A fine specimen is often
seen sitting on a stump in the reservoir,
waiting for fish. 1t is probable that the
family home is somewhere on the cliffs
of the rocky hill west of the reservoir.
So frequent are the visits of these birds
to the reservoir that regular travellers
on the trains watch for them, and feel a
disappointment if the white head and
noble form of the American bird is not
seen on some stump. -Pittsfeld Mass }
EAGLE.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Crowds are daily visiting the
German Professor Kock at Berlin,
on account of his professed discovery
for a remedy for consumption by in
oculation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Suicide of Frank II. Bascom.

Montpelier, Nov. 17.-Frank H.
Bascom committed suicide at an early
hour this morning by cutting his
throat with razor, severing the Jug
ular vein.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Birchall, the young Englishman
who murdered Benwell, was hanged
at Woodstock, Ont, last Friday.
He made no confession aud met his
fate unhinchingly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The Hardwick Gazette ought to be
turned out Of the synagogue. 1t says,
"Often legislative committee reports
are silly and their results matter of
derision."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
Still Unidentified.

Burlington, Nov. 16.-All at
tempts to discover any relatives of
the young man who died at the Hotel
Burlington from gas last Wednes-
day night have been fruitless so far.
The young mans remains were cared
for by the Sons of Veterans and
were placed in the vault. If no
friends OF relatives appear they will
be inferred in the spring and suita-
Bile headstone erected by the camp.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

An epidemic of railroad disasters
has prevailed during theWeek, as will
be seen by reference to our news
columns.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
sociates of the firm.

bUCIUIUb UI UIt HTIH'
Smith is a prominent churchman
and member of several clubs.
Knowing that exposure was inevitable
he sent his resignation to all the clubs
previous to his arrest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Do not suppose that because it is rec
ommended for animals that Arnica & Oil
Liniment is an offensive preparation. 1t
will not stain clothing or the fairest skin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
BIRTHS.

In West Townshend, Nov. IA, son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney o. Garfield.
At Winhall Station, Nov. II, a son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clayton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The business portion of the town
of Burton, Ohio. was destroyed by
fire Friday. The loss is heavy and
the insurance light.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Best Nickel Alarm Clock made,
81. Warranted.
CHAs. A. TRIPP, d Co.,
Brattleboro, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Five persons were killed in rail-
road accident, near Salem, Oregon,
last Thursday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The people of North Dakota are
straining their ears to catch the Sioux
warwhoop that they think is coming.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Rutland proposes to give S5O,O
to the agricultural college, if located
in that place.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
-Droppedl Dead from Apoplexy.

Montpelier, Nov. 16.-Mrs. John
". Kendall, one of the old residents
of Montpelier, dropped dead from
apoplexy this morning, aged 6S
years.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

-THE
.|LONDONDERRYsIs sIsSIFTER. n
HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

Terms, $l.OO Year, Strictly in
advance, Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
wrappers must send 10 cents in addition
to pay for wrappers and postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

DEATHS.

In Windham, Nov. 10, Chloe, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Rhoades, aged
IA wears, months.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Copies of this paper can be OBJ
tanned at Carpenters Ne,cs Rooms
IN BrdttleborO,
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ss-Entered at the Postofice at So. London
as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

You cannot afford to be without it
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

The Republicans of Boston have
nominated Moody Merrill for May or.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

A jury in the O'Shea divorce case
has found Parnell, the great Irish
leader, guilty of adultery.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20
Sitter John. Editor.

THURSDAY EVE, NOV. 20, 1890.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

Downs Elixir will cure any cough o
cold, no matter of how long standing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-11-20

"No rosin" in Brussels soap. "Lasts
taUice as long" as cheap soap.
, 1890-06-21

Such n family of girls has attracted at
tention in San Francisco. The "Beasy
Babies, - as they are called. are four sisters,
aged II, 9. 7 and 4 respectively.
Jennie, the oldest, recently dreamed that
she was a guest at the White House in
Washington, and the result of her dream
was a beautiful nocturne called "a Dream
OF the White House" which she dedicated
TO President Harrison, and sent a copy to
the Presidents wife, who returned to the
little author an autograph letter in &C
acknowledgement.
The San Francisco papers have published
several OF Jennie's compositions. and the
quartet has frequently appeared in public
entertainments In that city.
The father of the Beasy Babies Is a
PAINTER by trade and a man without means.
But he Is wisely devoting every spare dol
lar to the musical education of his wonder
full babies.
The most difficult selections are rendered
with remarkable accuracy, and little Vio-
letta. only 4 years old, is master of the vi
olin.
These children will yet be heard from in
the musical world.
, 1890-06-21
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP.

The costumes worn In NJ Famille," re-
Gently produced at tine Coincide Franchise,
in Paris, are said to nave cost about SO, 900.
1t was not a success.
The English custom of trying a play for
the first time at an authors matinee" Is
being quite generally adopted in America.
The average expense to the author in En-
gland Is Rl00; in America the manager
generally gives the performance at his own
expense, though he OF course stipulates
that he shall have the rights of the piece II
he desires them.
The New York World recently closed a
competition for the best new play written
by an American author; 1888 plays were
submitted. viii o. the wisp," by Miss
Martha Morton, of New York city, winning
the prize.
Patti was recently offered 81. 900 to write
an article on voice culture. She refused.
A Crystal Palace" is to be built in Chi
cago, modelled after the London music
halls. 1t is to cost 500, 900, and will be a
combination of theatre, beer garden and
restaurant.
]. X. Emmett made $500 o during the
season just ended.
Twenty girls in the second and third
classes OF the girls Latin school, In Boston,
recently gave two performances of a Latin
play. 1t told the story of Eneas, and the
lines were delivered Ia Latin from begin
ming to end The girls did all the work
connected with the productions themselves,
except the stage carpentering.
A new theatre has been built In Milwau-
kee. 1t is to be known as Davidson's audi
torium, and has a seating capacity for LOO.
Capt. Shaw, the chief of the London fire
brigade, has published a curious compila-
ton Of the fires which nave occurred in
theatres throughout the world during 1889.
He says that fifteen theatres were totally
destroyed, nineteen persons were killed,
ninety-one badly wounded, and attempts
to prove that any one entering a theatre
considerably improves his chances of meet
ing an untimely end.
Harry Dixey, the well known actor, has
q perfect craze for matching coppers.
BE won s65 from BILLY" Crane one morn
ing recently, and it is said that the game
was carried on in church during service.
, 1890-06-21
II NOTES

A race for forty footers will be sailed this
year under the auspices Of the Corinthiau
Yacht club Of New York. The race will
be a sweepstakes at 500 each for starters,
s5 II declared out by June 80; $50 II de-
clared out by June 81. There will b. no
time limit.
1t Is expected and hoped by American
yAchtsmen that the new Burgess forty
footer Gossoon will knock the spots out OF
the cutter Minerva.
The twenty rating cutter Vreda, which
gave the Dragon, the crack boat of her
class, so much trouble last year, has been
purchased by n Canadian yachtsman.
The price paid by Commodore Tucker, of
the Eastern Yacht club. for the Sea Fox
was $4,000.
50 many thirty footers have boon lately
built that the interest In that class is at its
height.
, 1890-06-21
J. p. Lee, Who Has Beaten the World at
22O Ynrds.


J. p. Lee, the champion hurdler of the
world at go yards, il a New Yorker by
birth, but at present a student at Harvard
college. He has been running three years,
during which time he has won numerous
races. 1t is but recently, however, that h,
has developed his wonderful speed. He
was a member OF the team sent by Harvard
last year to compete for intercollegiate
honors, and took second prize in the 22n
yards dash. Early In the spring Lee com
menced hurdling, and improved so rapidly
at this style Of running that he was able to
place TO his credit n worlds record OF IS and
Do seconds May IL. 1890, at Berkeley oval
Again at the intercollegiate games he did
another remarkable performance. He ran
the distance. 2eO yards, In 25k seconds.
defeating Herbert Mnpes, the we'll known
Columbia college hurdler, and lowering
his own worlds record. Lee hns a lne
physique and is surprising as n runner as
he looks to be built more for heavy athletic
work than he is for ~sprinting.
, 1890-06-21

Sainfoin, the winner, like Castaway II in
the Brooklyn handicap, was an unknown
quantity. and yet he was so good that many
are even now wondering how they managed
to overlook this gallant colt Of Sir James
Miller.
Sainfoin, the winner, is a son Of the Bus.
by paddock Hampton Court, sire 8 jring-
Geld, be by St. Adams, dam Viridis, and
was bred from SandA by Sir George Mond,
director of her majesty's stud. Sanda,
Sainfoin's dam, Is by Wenlock, bis grand
sire is Stockwell, and her maternal great
granddam was Lady Evelyn, winner of the
Oaks in 1884.
He has never been beaten, and 1t seems
strange that turfmen should have ignored
this fact In the betting.
, 1890-06-21

IFrom an instantaneous pho-tihc b u r d lie r
tograph.l makes up in speed
and spring what he lacks In knack, but be-
fore no can show speed he must waste a
great amount Of strength. Williams used
to have TINT fault, but now he takes tho OBJ
stacles very smoothly and apparently with
little effort
His first appearance In athletics was In
the spring OF 1888 at his college games, and
he soon developed into a good running
high and broad Jumper and hurdle racer.
He took second In both the 100, 8 feet 0
inch high, and 200. Q feet 6inch high hurdle
races at the intercollegiate games OF 1880,
being barely beaten in each race by Her
bert Mapes. This year at the intercollegiate
games on May 81 he turned tn tables and
defeated his former %conquerer, winning
the intercollegiate championship for the
high hurdles, and taking second to ]. P.
Lee, OF Harvard university, In the low
ones. The high hurdle race is his great
game, for to clear those obstacles well one
must be far more active and strong than Is
necessary with low obstacles. His Jump
over the high hurdles is about 10 feet, being
1 foot longer han that which other Amerf-
can champions have generally cleared.
He won the late intercollegiate champion
ship by about 4 yards from Mapes in 10 i-b
seconds The time does not look as fast
on paper ms the record performances he did
two weeks previous at the Berkeley games,
but he had during the intercollegiate race
a strong breeze blowing directly against
him. The fact OF his boating Mapes shows
what a fast race he an.
At these games he also competed in the
running broad jump and cleared the good
distance Of 81 feet loI inches, tieing for sec
ond place with Victor Mapes, brother OF
the hurdle racer. On making one jump
apiece to decide tho tie Williams stepped
over the mark, which was a foul, and Mapes
won the place. Williams has many OF the
attributes for great performances In all
games requiring activity, and the proba-
bilities are that he will materially better
some OF his already high class performances
before long. MALCOLM W. FORD.
, 1890-06-21
ON THE GREEN o T

Albert Powers, the pool expert who TO
Gently defeated Alfredo De Orc for the
championship at continuous pool, has been
challenged by Charles Manning to play for
the championship and the B. B. c. Co.
emblem and a stake OF $500. The games
will take place in Brooklyn on the even
ings of June 10. 20 and 81.
While running loo points at the straight
rail game in bis recent billiard match
with J. F. B.. McCleery on a 4Hx9 table,
Jacob Schaefer made four circuits OF the
table. The balls did not part once while
he was doing this great work.
, 1890-06-21


twenty miles in
four hours for
N25, accomplished
b feat with Q
minutes, 81 sec
o d. spare.
Thompson felt so
safe as TO the re-
suit that during
the last half mile
he carried bis
grandson on his
back. Thompson
is in his Both year.
BE has taken part
n m Q o u 8
m hes. The
walk against time
took place on the
Castor road. The
course was a half
mile, ut a point
where the road
was perfectly
straight and quite
level. Although
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, 1890-06-21

You have heart your friends and neigh
bors talk'nI about ia. You NAV yourself
b. one OF tile many who know frum Per
son Al experience lust how good a tning Il
Is Ii Y u nave ever irled IT. you are TN,
of It's : auncn irieufis, because the won
d.rful thing shout It is. that wheI onc,'
gwen Il rial. DR. Kings New Discovery
ever ait r hui'i> a place In the house. l.
ynu have never u,-d 1t aud should be al
H. F-d with 4 cpugn. cold OF any throat.
iun or chest trouble. secure a bottle n
once aud give 1t a fair trial IL is guarab
teed every time ~ money refunded. Trial
bottles free at B 3 David's drug store.
, 1890-06-21
MUSICAL CHILDREN,
The Beasy Babies Who Have Astonished
the Pacific Coast.

the FacIhc Coast.
MIsical prodigies are not calculated to
excite much attention when the freak con
sists only in being able TO run over the
notes OF a piece OF music after hearing it
rendered But when the genius goes
through an entire family offour girls, and
enables them at the tender age OF 4 years
to render the most difficult and classic mu-
sic on almost any instrument from a vio-
lin to a piano, and more, TO compose such
pieces as music publishers are willing to
accept, then the talent calls for recogni-
ton.
, 1890-06-21

A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Bristol & Knabe Printing company will
be held at the office of the company, l7l4
Capitol avenue. CHEYENNE, Wyoming.
Monday, july l4,b, 1890, for the purpose
of changing the name of said company to
the s. A. Bristol company.
S A BRIsroL, President.
, 1890-06-21
GrOcertes and provisions
at The forrest cash prices 0T
II q. .NcGregOr's. (IfH
and country orders ar
tended 10 promptly.


Commencing May "a the limited fare
!rrm Cheyenne via the Union Pacific raj :
say To Sioux City will be $I4 and t"
Council Bluffs, Omaha and Lincoln SI3.
This will not effect the preseutlow through
rates to Chicago. Peoria and st Louis.
G. w. SWEET. Agent