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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
A pIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

In Fisher versus the Monongahela Con-
Meeting Railway Company, Judge Sterrett
shows a remarkable difference of opinion to
the decision in Bell versus New York, Lake
Erie and Western Railroad Company.
Fisher was badly injured before daylight By
. train carrying no lights. running back
ward, through stacks of pig iron. The
plaintiff was nonsuited by the lower court,
but the Supreme Court differs with it and
says: ''The evidence tending to prove that
the injury complained Of was caused by de-
fendant's (railroad's) negligence, was
clearly sufficient to not only carry the case
to the jury on that question, but also to war
rant them in finding in favor of the plain
tiff"
There is nothing in that decision about
the company not being liable, but "on the
contrary quite the reverse" If the prinei-
pies of the Bell case were applied to this
case the order of the superintendent to take
that train out backward without q lookout
or even lantern on the end car, would have
been necessary before the company could be
made liable for damages, and yet the man
who failed to place lantern on the foremost
car, or ring the bell or blow the whistle
while going over dangerous crossing was
no more negligent than the foreman at Sus-
quehanna VINO neglected to take down the
gas pipe which hurt Bell, and that, too,
after he had been warned about it. "A rail-
road should be just as responsible for the
broken bones or the life Of one man as an
other, whether he is an employe or not, for
his life is just as valuable and sacred to him,
to bis family, to his country, whether he
works for railroad or not
OTHER INTERESTING QUESTIONS.
Space will not permit US in this review of
some recent railroad decisions to 90 into the
broader question as to the reserved rights of
the State in the railroads. It is perfectly
well known that the charters by which
railroad companies have been created
which contemplated, originally ct least,
a public use Of the roads, are, like
others, forfeitable for non-use or mis-uses.
Yet though some railroads in this State
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16

SEE the new mOqustte carpets at GrOet-
singers, Penn avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
CLARA BELLIES CHAT.
Mr.. Depew Makes Out Mrs. Cornelius
Valderbilt's Time Tables.
A DIAMOND DAGGER'S ADVENTURE.
Attendant Chevaliers the Latest Fad Among
Wealthy MatrOns.
A BEAUTY BORN OF UGLY PARENTS

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.1
NEW YORK, February 15.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16

New LIsls Underwear,
Short and long sleeves; fine goods, 1sc, 22c,
25c, 3sc, 48c, at Rosenbaum & Co.'S.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
DR.. eS, COOP WORK.

A Distressing of ston.oh T,o.hI. -
Three Ysars,s4;o, a.I;...A ,.....s.-
nsousIy and 6Jv cu,.6 4, n. n..st,
No Faith -curl.. hn. a.. 81. -
Skill and Scie
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-16
NOT INHERITED BEAUTY.

"That is the most beautiful woman have
ever looked upon"
1t was at theater the other night that I
heard these words. The actress who had
called out the remark from the young lady
who sat near to me was undoubtedly q
creature of marvellous physical splendor,
probably as well modelled and tinted as any
woman in New York. Between the acts the
young lady who had been dazzled by the
beauty rapturized about her to her escort
And among other questions she asked was
this: ''How was she evermade so thoroughly
l4vely2"
''WelI,'' replied the gentleman at her
side, 81 have no doubt that her parents we're
fine looking people" /" !
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
VIII You Do 1t?

We ask again, will the sober, SUBJ
stantial Republicans of Vermont, es-
pecially the farmers and business men,
stay quietly at home, as usual, and
allow the political wire-pullers and
their trained henchmen to pack and
run the caucuses This is how the
Hookers and Fullers and that kind
of pap suckers get their long noses
into the public crib. They and theil
Me Toos" never miss caucus,
while the staid, solid people almost
never attend one. The result is that
these self-seekers and everlasting
candidates, with only a twentieth OF
possibly tenth of the people behind
them, rule the roost through the eau
cuses, and the other nineteen twenti-
eths of the people have absolutely nc
voice in choosing our rulers. They
only meekly put IN votes for the men
whom the one twentieth have picked
out for them. Isn't it about time to
call halt J Wake up, brother Re-
publicans, and put your heels on the
necks of these pestilent demagogues.
WAKE UP
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

The Vermont Watchman has come
out for Hooker, and in so doing it
gives the. lie to all of its good work
done heretofore, under its present
management. The Watchman has
been esteemed by many Of the best
Republicans in the State for it's man
ly fights against the rings, cliques and
corruptionists and its upholding of a
high standard Of political preferment,
and, to say the least, these friends
are grieved to see it 60 down into the
very cesspools of politics to drag out
a candidate for Congress.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
A Little Bit OF Rot.

Baby Mckee is a fortunate youngster.
Our Washington dispatches to-day tell of
his visit to the menagerie of Barnum's
big show. Baby Mckee had private
view. He was not subjected to the dis
comfort of crowd. and he doubtlessly
enjoyed his visit to the elephant and the
rest of the animals hugely.-New York
Mail & Express.
Great Caesar What rot for big
daily. "Our Washington dispatches
say baby Mckee went to the circus"
Jemima What better is baby Nc
Kee than baby McGinnis or any 9TH
Ell Irishman's baby ? Surely the poor
baby isn't to blame because his grand
father is President, and why should
he be paraded before the public
through special dispatch to the i'm
maculate Mail & Express Simply
it is to be supposed, TO crafty the
morbid tastes of brainless toadies and
fools.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
Echoes from the Press.


The time is fast approaching when the
legal voters of this State will be called
upon to select some one to rule over them
for the next four years. AS Preliminary
step to this there are caucuses to be held
to elect delegates to the State Convention
next month. 1t is of vast importanc e
that these meetings he well attended. In
order to have the good laws well enfor-
ced it is necessary to have the right men
in office. The right way to have such
metA.s to attend all meetings for the pur-
pose of electing candidates.
Out of voting population of nearly
10000, probably less than 10000 will get
to the polls and do their duty. Bringing
this matter down still finer two or three
hundred men will go to the Convention
and name the candidate for Governor. II
is therefore very important that the right
men be chosen to the convention. The
people of Vermont have no right to CON-
plain about heavy taxation, justice to the
farmers, and the cry OF monopolies II
they fail to make their wants known at
the right time.
We see it seggested that ballot reform,
protection to American industries, prohi-
bition, and economy in State expendi-
lures, would be proper planks in the par
iy platform. We believe that no better
issues could be put before the people of
Vermont at this time. There is grow
ing demand for all these principles. Let
the voters come out for once and assert
their rights, and with clean man at the
helm the old Green Mountain State will
again sweep into victory.-Barre Enter
prise.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
The Governor Question.

Is still the leading topic with all the
State Republican papers, and the is
sue has become clear and clean cut,
more SO than has been known for the
last quarter of century. Heretofore
the various rings, and more especially
the c. V. R., have kept their heads
buried in the sand so that the people
could hardly tell from the parts in
sight what they really were up to.
Now this has changed. They head
right up and " the fool, though way
faring man need not err" in making
up his judgment. 1t is combination
of all the rings in the State, who have
heretofore controlled our affairs and
have doubled taxation within the last
ten years, shouting for Woodbury.
against the people and Carroll s..
Page. Never was the issue more dis
tinctly drawn, although a feeble at
tempt is made to smooth it over by
ringing the changes on Woodbury's
military services. which is simply bosh
on the part of these fellows. 1t has
been repeatedly said that the old Ex.-
Gov. wanted no man that he could
not use, and doubtless it is true. He
is for Woodbury. and if he Wood
bury) is elected Governor he will use
him, and extravaganza, jobbery and
the resultant, high taxation, will con-
tinue.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

Col. Woodbury. in his noted opel
letter says; 81 have known the man
ayers and officials of the Centra
Vermont railroad in business aud va
rious other ways for the last sixteel
years, and | am neither afraid O
ashamed to say that ! hope l shal
receive the support of as many oi
them as think me worthy of it,"
Carroll S. Page in conversation
with Charles P. Marsh, the note(
lawyer whom Col. Woodbury. claimed
was sent by Mr.. Page to solicit he II
in the canvass, said 81 Uiu not even
for the sake of being governor, tie M!
hands IN any acdy, or pledge subser
viency to any interest" Those wh(
feel that governor candidate shoult
not he bound down by "business anC
other interests" to any corporation O
party, will easily decide which of the
two candidates is liable to act mos
for the interests of the state.-Bar
ton Monitor.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

The Brattleboro man in the Bellows
Falls Times, to whom we referred
last week, (supposed to be the great
Poo Bah himself) says in substance
that Col. Hooker is an especially
careful, thoughtful, level-headed and
discreetly sober man in managing all
public affairs. Is he so, indeed !
Then please crack us these innocent
little connundrums, will you?
1st. Who earnestly urged the
Jamaica farmers TO plant that whole
town out to cabbages ? Nobody but
a premium cabbage-head himself,
surely. Here's observation-disclosures for
you
I'd. Who gets badly ratified by
that beastly Drugging Fiend" when
ever he goes abroad unprotected, and
especially to Washington after post
office scalps? ? Here's sobriety fol
you
Sd. Who shingled the Hinsdale
Bridge? !? Here's common sense and
business capacity for you, with a ven.
geance !
We've had enough of this bosh.
1t makes us sick. Give us rest,
you disgusting little toadies-give us
a rest.
In the course of plain dealing ar
ticle, giving its reasons for refusing
to support Hooker for Congress, the
Phoenix says:
Hooker recently took occasion to pub
licly declare his devotion to the principle
of prohibition, but unfortunately his hab.
its do not always correspond with the
principle, for it is well known fact that
he cannot withstand the temptations Of
New York and Washington lifc."
Here is the first open allusion to
Col. Hooker's unfortunate habit of
intoxication we have ever seen in the
Phoenix, though the fact has been no
torious for years. A man who can't
govern his appetites so far as to carry
sober head on his shoulders, ought
to have sense enough not to thrust
himself on the people of Vermont as
a candidate for high Office. A man
with Hooker's habits and practices
in other respects might possibly be Q
! fit representative from Arkansas OF
Arizona, but the people of Yer
mont have no use for such men.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
The Mckinley tariff bill passed the
house by majority of twenty two.
The administration customs bill has
passed both houses.
The Democratic State Convention
is in session at Burlington today.

1t has been charged against Hon.
c. S. Page that he is using lists OF
Republican voters obtained in 1888,
while he was chairman of the State
Committee, iu sending out copies OF
state nsIsers supporting him for gov
ereoA All the changes have been
wrung on this charge, possible, by
the ring organs, and just when they
began to think they had sure thug
f. W. Baldwin, Secretary of the
State Committee comes forward and
says that he has those lists, and has
always had them, and that Carroll 81
Page never saw them nor asked I'd
see them. Next.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

1t is reported that one j. G. New
ton of Dummerston has an Unsuitable
longing to be State senator, and is
paying in advance for Hooker's
promised support by running about
the county and stirring up the farm
ers in behalf of the modest Poo Bah.
Brother Newton will save money and
labor and win votes for himself by
staying right at home and attending
strictly to his own private affairs.
The perambulating political mission
ary who sails out to " set 'em up for
his boss wins neither honor nor
friends.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

1t ought to be perfectly PLAIN to our
esteemed neighbor, the Phoenix, why
Col. Hooker, although prohibition
list, cannot stand the temptations of
the great cities. 1t is strictly in ac-
cord with his avowed political princi-
Piles as enunciated by himself: ga
man would be a blanked fool to
be a Republican in New York
city or a Democrat in Vermont.
So Col. Hooker when in Vermont is
a prohibitionist, but when in New
York Or Washington he isn't.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

The following just wall over the
new school law comes from Tun-
bidges
This town has voted to use the text
books now usedd in the schools and not
to use.shose adopted by the County Board
of Education. The new school law has
been made obnoxious by some of the men
who have gained offices under it. The
wages of teachers have been doubled, but
the schools of this section have not been
improved. The people say they do not
object to paying good wages to good
teachers, but they do object to having to
hire some teachers that are now in the
schools whose only qualification is that
they have answered certain per cent. of
questions that are. many of them at least,
nonsensical. They do not love their vo-
cation, nor can they impart to their pu-
pills the knowledge they are supposed to
have.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

If our recollection serves US right,
awhile ago somebody accused the Rut-
land Herald of being paid worker
of the liquor dealers, and that the
Herald took it in high dudgeon, and
very properly, too, if it was untrue.
But now we find this same Herald
rampant on the Governor question
and accusing every paper that doesn't
agree with its high mightiness of be-
ing subsidized" Verify, friend
Herald, much rum doth make the
mad.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

A Burlington dispatch to the Rut-
land Herald says: James Kehoe of
Charlotte has just received the ap-
pointment of census enumerator for
his town and today came to the city
to celebrate the event. He was
found by an officer in the lumber dis.
trict and when searched at the Jail his
pockets contained two pint bottles of
alcohol and a package of cucum
bers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

The Phoenix of last week jumped
on to Hooker with both feet. Good
enough. The people Of this district
don't want man to represent them
in Congress who can't 60 to Wash
ington or New York without getting
"drugged," even if he does pose as a
prohibitionist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

A promise is easily made, but
amounts to nothing unless backed up
bv character which Las had years
of testing. For 80 years the Bradley
Fertilizer Co. has been making prom
ises to the farmers and fulfilling them
to the letter, and the result is that to-
day their Standard Fertilizers COM
mand on their merits larger sale
than that of any other IN the world.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

News comes up from Brattleboro
that farmer Hooker partook a little
too freely of fresh spring rheubarb
the other day, (some of his own rails
ing), and as natural consequence
Me Too" has had quite a lively
tussle with the Grippe" His
symptoms are now more favorable,
and, if Hooker eats no more rheu-
barb, it is thought he will recover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

A badly decomposed body was
found on Tuesday in the Batchelder
mill pond at Wallingford. An ex-
animation of the body by DIR. Avery
revealed what appeared to be a bull
let hole in the head. The body is
supposed to be that of a Swede, as a
letter was found in his pocket writ
ten in Scandinavian.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

The Deerfield Valley Creamery
Association of Wilmington are now
making over ton of butter per week
and it is all being sold at about five
cents per pound above the market
price. This speaks well for its quail
itv
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
A Dummerston Voice For Newton.

A Dummerston Voice For Newton. /
A Dummerston friend sends us the
following:
1.-The friends of j. C. Newton of Dunn
merston will present his name to the
County Convention as candidate for
Senator from Windham County. believing
him to be eminently fitted for the position.
The Vermont Phoenix, under date of
Nov. 26, 1886, commenting upon the mem
bers from Windham County said: Mr..
J. C. Newton has shown himself to be a
man of brains and common sense, and
was as sure to jump on to job oill. as a
cat is sure to pounce ON a mouse that
comes in its way He is the same man
now he was then, the uncompromising foe
of all job bills and ring combinations"
A SUBSCRIBER.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

Take good care of your beard and
keep it clear of gray hairs so as to re-
tain your young looks by using Buck
ingham's Dye for the Whiskers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

We are in receipt of the Tribune
almanac for 1890. 1t is full of val
liable political information and is in
valuable as book of reference.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

ONE ENJOYS
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its action and truly beneficial in its
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to all and have made it the most
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Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
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may not have it on hand will pro
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wishes to try it. Do not accept any
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
THURSDAY EVE, MAY 20, 1909.
Sitter John, Editor.

Copies Of this paper can be OBJ
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
THE
LONDONDERRY 4
HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER.

Terms, Sl.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 wrapping and postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
PRICE THREE CENTS.
EAST JAMAICA

A cold backward spring, although
some of the farmers are done plant
ing.
Mrs. Gavin Kidder is very sick,
The rest of the sick ones are on the
gain.
Grass looks very green at pres
ent.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
Thoughtless but Unkind.

"Mr. Smythe," said young woman,
II heard gentleman say that you had
some of the marked characteristics of a
poet"
"Ah, I'm glad to know that my little
efforts in verse are appreciated"
"Yes, he seems to. His mind seems
to run on poets. 1t was only yester-
day that he said he thought most Of
them were more or less wrong men
tally. Merchant Traveller.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29

As-Entered at the Post-ofice at So. London.
derry as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
A Wonderful Dog.

H. G. Wheatly, employed in an asy-
lum at Milledgeville, Ga, has wonder
full dog. He sends him on errands to
any one about the institution, or to al
most any place, the dog having learned
the places by name and obeying every
instruction. He can count, spell, and
invariably, before retiring for the night,
kneels by the side of Mr.. Wheatlys bed
and says his prayers. He can climb a
ladder from the under side, placed at an
angle of 80 degrees, and performs a
number of tricks that require more men
tai strength than is usually found in the
canine family. Chicago Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-05-29
BIRTHS

In East Jamaica, May 81, daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Penor.