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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
What the People Wanted but Didn't Get
Hardwick Gazette:

What the People Wanted but Didn't Get
Hardwick Gazette:
The general result of our last state
election indicated Enthusiastically that
large element of the voters of Yer
mont wanted a change, and therefore
Legislature was elected which was
practically instructed to do certain
things and accomplish certain objects.
The taxpayers, speaking through the
press and other ways, pointed out
certain things which they demanded
should be done. We believe that
majority of the voters wanted equal
taxation, and railroad commission
that amounted to something, cheaper
railroad and telephone rates, free text
books, women taxpayers allowed to
vote on some local questions that d.
rectly concerned them, an economical.
intelligent school law, law helping
to increase the value of real estate
and to encourage the retention of
Vermont boys and girls as citizens, a
law to muzzle the corporation store
vlllany, to create ten hour law and
to legislate generally in the interest
OF the taxpayers and working people.
What have they got out of this? A
doubtful ballot reform law and
more uncertain school law. No leg
lslature in the history of Vermont
was ever SO thoroughly at the mercy
and under the subsection of lobby
lists. 1t has bled the state for thous-
ands of dollars in salaries for DAYS
spent in brainless indecisions. 1t
has ignored the rights of labor, and
trod the interests of the farmers un-
der foot. And what are they going
to do about it? Is this the end or the
beginning! Possibly there is no
hopes for better things in the future,
but we believe that every school dis
trict should organize and at the next
opportunity sweep the entire house
from cellar to garnet!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
STILL A HALE OLD MAN.
DESPITE CONTRARY REPORTS BAR
NUN RETAINS HIS VooR.

He Was Ill for While, but Is Now En-
gagged In Transacting business and Has
Made New WILLIS Advertising
Schemes,
Some time ago the report went out
from Bridgeport that the veteran show
man, Phineas t, Barnum, was ON his
deathbed. This was soon followed by a
second statement that he had partially re-
covered, was on the high road to health,
had made a new will and considered
the feasibility of several fresh business
enterprises, Then his affectionate and
relieved constituency-the entire United
States-queried and remarked, "Another
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

been doorkeeper
there for twenty
years. Heentered
the service of the
com pany over
forty years ago,
and for m a n y
years was the
grinder" that
is, he turned the
crank for the old
H us Sc printing
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

But after all, this needs some quail
itication. 1t knocked out the Swedish
emigration business and deprives
Commissioner Valentine of good
salary and four dollars day for his
daughter as clerk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

Prof. Barrett of st. Lawrence
county, N. T., speaking of pulmona-
ry diseases, says: not one death oc-
ours now where twenty died before
Downs Elixir was known. Over
fifty years of constant success places
Downs Elixir at the head of the
long list of cough remedies.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

poral, sergeant
and d uty ser
geant to the rank
of first sergeant,
and was muster.
ed out of the ser
vice in Company
ID, Twenty-Five
United States in
fantry, in 1868,
as first sergeant,
He then W ent
into railroad
work and became
a sub-contractor
- A.,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

T. II. Reed of Fort Fairfield,
Maine, raised this last season on one
acre of land 745 bushels and rs
pounds OF potatoes, taking the prize
of $3.50. offered by the American
Agriculturist for the biggest yield on
an acre. In cultivating his field Mr..
Reed used 1900 pounds of Mapes'
Phosphate, New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
KNOWN TO TELEGRApHERS.

Death of Famous Old Western Union
Watch Dog"
The operators at the great central
room of the Western Union Telegraph
IN New York city mourn the death of
'Old Tom" Finnegan, as he was famil-
iarly and affectionately called. who had
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

The reason why Arnica & Oil
Linimentis so popular with the ladies
is because it not only is very healing
and soothing but its odor is not at
all offensive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

+. G. Allis having sold the Bel
lows Falls Times bowed himself out
last week and A. w. Emerson step
ped gracefully in.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

Supervisor Hall can now pick up
his little "grip" and go back to New
Hampshire.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
SITTER John. Editor.

The general concensus of opinion
is that the late Legislature was N, g.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
Close of an Honorable Career.

Close of an Honorable Career.
DR.. G. A. Miller, for many years past
superintendent of Longview asylum,
near Cincinnati, recently died quite sud-
denly after an active and exceedingly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
An Hour With Our EXCHANGES
Bristol Herald:

Bristol Herald:
The immigration business was
knocked out. This will please the
Democrats as no more Swedes will
be imported to increase the Repub.
lican vote of the state.
You are Right, Brother Jones.
Wilmington Times:
JOHN THE SITTER has abandoned
the ready print system and now issues
his paper all from the home office.
Londonderry seems to be extending
a hearty support to its home paper, a
plan That all towns will do well to
follow.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

In some ninety species of plants grow
ing both on the coast and in the interior
OF France, Pierre Lesage has found that
proximity to the sea causes a thickenins
of the leaves.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
How to Boom Vermont.

Randolph Herald:
If a native Vermonter is likely TO
do anything on his native soil YOU
want to put your foot on him and hold
him down. We are foolish enough
sometimes to think that our bows and
girls will take our places. We should
educate them to that point where
physical labor will seem dishonorable
or at least disagreeble, but not up to
that point where they can get an hon
est living by mental labor. This
leaves them where they must make a
place for themselves. There is a
great deal of honest dirty work to be
done in this world under the most
favorable circumstances, but our
children must not be led to suppose
that it was ever intended that thew
should do any of it. Let this method
of training be generally adopted and
Vermont will grow, her fields will be
rich with the waving harvests, but it
will be long ways in the future and
somebody else will do the job. Then,
again, we must not put into use any
new ideas regarding education. 1t
would bewilder people and force them
to 60 elsewhere where they can get
all these things straight. And SO in
all matters of legislation we should
keep in the old and well beaten paths.
Such method of conducting public
affairs will be attractive and men will
come to the State to view the work
ings of our internal machinery very
much as they would come to view a
fossil. We can boom Vermont. 1t
is only necessary to keep up a "yell"
and after time somebody will think
It means something. If all these
fail then, perhaps, we can
20 to work, mind our own business,
and see what effect that will have.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11

. III @NVIICrIS ONUIIUy :
o., taught school at very early age in
Ohio and Missouri, graduated from the
Ohio Medical college and was surgeon
for two years of the Thirty fourth Ohio
He leaves widow and two children.
son and daughter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
THE MORAL IMPORT or THE
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Especial to the sIrrER.l

New York, December Z, 1890.
Rev, Thomas Dixon, DR., Pastor
of the Twenty-third Street Baptist
Church, was greeted this morning by
the usual crowded house in Associa-
ton Hall. The sermon was the be-
ginning of new series for December,
on the subject "What is Religion 2"
The sermon was preceded by the fol-
lowing review of Current Events.
The real sensation of the year 1890
is the advent of the National Far
mers' Alliance and Industrial Union.
1t is no mushroom growth. 1t is here
to stay. 1t is the resistless move
ment of millions under the expressions
of centuries. Its motive power is
social, economic, religious and politi-
cal. The advent of these embattled
hosts, is the most pregnant event of
this generation. 1t is the beginning
of
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-12-11
A REVOLUTION

that will shake this continent and
move the world.
The first time they gathered around
the ballot box was the 4th day of last
November. They polled between
two and three million votes, elected
the Governors of three States, sent
forty men to Congress and scared the
life out of hundreds they did not
send.
What is
, 1890-12-14

Miss Margaret Best, of Meadville, Pa,
to whom was awarded the Sargent prize
for physical symmetry, was not a COM
petitor in the sense of working for the
honor. She thinks her natural form was
aided and developed by a careful course
of physical culture. When at La Sale
she gave no promise of becoming famous
in this way, as her form was quite
slight. but continuous practice intelli-
gently directed no doubt was respon-
sible for the result.
Her age is % years. She is the young
est child Of DR.. David Best. who for
forty years was one Of the leading ply
sicians of Meadville. Miss Best grad
uated from the Meadville academy in
1884, after which she continued her
studies at La Sale college. where she
began the study of elocution and phys
iCal culture, in both of which branches
she evinced great ability and advanced
rapidly. Since. she has had charge of
these branches at Allegheny college
New York Telegram.
, 1890-12-14

How quick a woman is, in small
emergencies ut least, was exemplifed
once more the other morning. Two
friends. both young women. met In a
Broadway a and after the greetings
one exclaimed, This is evidently your
fur cape's first appearance. | smell the
cainphor." DO your" said the other
with a peculiar smile; Il meant you
should. My dear" she went on in an
impressive stage whisper, thereby
hangs a tale. Just rs | was leaving my
room half an hour ago I picked up from
my dressing cGsr what 7 supposed was
my perfume bottle. Alas, it was cam
phor. but before 1 discovered the blunder
| wa redolent Of it. 1t WIS too late to
change my dress, for | am rushing to
keep an engagement. In despair |
seized my fur cape and everybody who
smells the camPhor. and that will be
everybody who comes near me. will, as
YOU have done, attribute it to my cape
just out FROM its m%othproof case" And
her friend said. ''Of course. How c~leverl"
New York Letter.
, 1890-12-14

Some farmers go away from Connecd-
cut and settle in the west, saying that
the old state is played out in an agri-
cultural way, but the Nutmeg state is
still somewhat on pumpkins, or else
Walter Crissey, Of Southington, is mis-
taken. Crissey set out to raise pump
kins this year and succeeded. He planted
eight acres with field corn and in every
other hill dropped a pumpkin seed. He
has just harvested the pumpkin crop,
and there are 5000 of them, as big and
round and yellow and mellow as the full
harvest moo looked to be a week ago.
Having gathered the 5000 pumpkins
Crissey hardly knows what to do with
them, unless he builds them into a yellow
pyramid like Cheops. The village arith-
metic mar of Southington has done some
figuring. and computes hat zach one Of
Walter Crissey's pumpkins will make
five ordinary pumpkin pies, and five
pies multiplied by 5000 pumpkins ought
10 yield pies enough 10 pave the whole
main street Of Southington. II the pies
were strung along the country in single
file, tin touching tin, there ought to be
more than four miles. of pumpkin pies,
so the mathematician cAlculates.-Cor.
New York Sun.
, 1890-12-14

The Prince Albert coat has not realized
the promise hat its ~infrequent appear
ance in light summer fabrics gave of its
probable reinstatement in the fall. In
fact, this coat of demi-dress has been
superseded by the four button black
thibet cutaway-the fourth button not
intended to close in front. The lapel Of
this coal has an unskimped appearance,
and buttons low enough TO favor a three
inch Ascot or De Joinville scarf, upon
which the best tailors nov do their reck-
oning for waistcoat openings.
The collar is also cut SO asto be ample,
and to achieve this effect is wider at that
point Immediately in the middle line of
the back of the coat. There Is a slant
pocket for the 'kerchief and a change
pocket with flap. The coat is cut well
in to the figure. and the cutaway not too
sharply made, the skirts being of good
length. The buttons are of silk braid,
and there is a narrow row of stitching
running as close as possible to the edge
of the garment. 1t is an ~agreeably suave
and most useful garment to the man
fortunate enough to be able to possess
one.-Clothier and Furnisher
, 1890-12-14

A st. Paul dispatch to The Chicago
Tribune says; "On the arrival of the
Chicago, st. Paul and Omaha train this
morning Detective Mason placed under
arrest Wing Shoe and Gee Sham, two
Cinnamon on their way from New York
to Portland. The robbery Cor which the
Celestials were held was that of the safe
of one of the largest banking establish
ments in The Dalles, Ore. The safe was
blown open and robbed of $4,000 on
Sept. 10. 1t was found that the robbers
had tunneled under the building from a
long distance, and had calculated cor
rectly where to strike under the bank
vault.
There was at first no clew to the per-
petrators Of the bold deed. Suddenly
suspicion was directed toward several
Cinnamon. Some arrests followed and
a part of the money was found. The
authorities got on the track of the two
who arrived in st. Paul this morning,
and their coming was awaited by de-
t~ectives. The two Cinnamon were
searched and four large knives were
found in their possession. on the blades
of which vas sandy soil. which is re-
garded as proof that the men were en-
gagged in making the underground pas
sage"
, 1890-12-14

The Kansas undertakers nave conclud-
ed that there are enough men engaged in
that business in the state to bury all the
dead and propose to form a combine
against new firms. Some hundred or
more Of them have been quietly in con-
vention, and a scheme has been forum
lated by which the men now in business
will ~monopolize the trade. No publicity
has been given the meeting, and when
questioned by newspaper correspondents
they declare the organization was simply
to elevate the business"
In speaking of the business transacted
one of the members said: I'VE simply
perfected al organization which will
keep down the number of men in the
state who engage in the undertaking
business. Our scheme will be to boycott
those firms which sell to them, and frown
down in every way on new firms. It Is
simply a matter of self protection for us,
as there are already u~ndertakers in
the state than the business demands."-
Cor. Kansas City Times.
, 1890-12-14

raGaIo Feels "A Is'f Century Ago.
I think can truly SAY ia. / saw in
that region IL one dn rnurs bufTaloes
than I have secn of cattle in all my life.
I have seen the plain black with them
for several days journey as far as the
eve could reach. They seemed TO be
coming northwarI continually from the
distant plains to the Platte to get water,
and w-0uld plunge in and swim across
by thDusSndE-sO numerous were they
that they changed not only the color of
tho water, Eut its taste, until it was I'M
fit 70 drink: but we had to use it. One
night when we were oncamped on the
south fork Of the Platte they came in
such drOvcs that we had to sit up and
fire guns and make what fires we could
to keep them from running over us and
trampLlng us into the dust. We could
neal them laundering all night long:
the ground fairly trembled with vast ap-
preaching bands, and if they had not
been diverted wagons, animals and
emigrauts would have been trodden
under their feet.-Gen. John Bidwell in
Century.
, 1890-12-14
A sandwich Mem. UuIon.

The sandwich men Of London, esa-
mated to number some 10, 900, are being
urged to combine and form a trades
union for the redress of their grievances
and the protection of their interests. Il
is printed out that their average wages
range from is. to 1sd. a day, for which
they have to work nine or ten hours.
Nor is this the worst, for it not infre.
quently happens that these peripatetic
advertisers apply in vain for employ
ment three or four days in succession.
Their chief complaint is against the con-
tractor, or middle men, who, they al
lege, charge double what they pay.
The question has now been taken up
by the labor bureau of the Salvation
Army, which has issued an appeal to
various religious, philanthropic and com-
mercial societies inviting them to assist
in the movement. This body undertakes
TO supply bill distributors and sandwich
men at the rate of 2s. Cd. a day. the two
shillings going to the men themselves
and the odd pence toward the payment
Of expenses. The discovery has been
made that a large proportion of the men
Of this class in London are discharged
soldiers without pensions, and as many
of them have young families to support
their destitute condition can easily be
realized.-London Letter.
, 1890-12-14
A GENERAL REQUEST.
Cheyenne Merchants and Business
Men Petition the Legislature
For the Repeal of the Existing
Exemption Law.
will the Present Legislature Afford
the Relief Asked7

There has been much uncailed fol
criticism Of Mr.. Leopold Kabis regarding
his action in introducing Senate File No.
7, the title of which is rs follows: a bill
for an act TO repeal SECTION 1881 of the
Revised Statutes OF Wyoming and to re-
enact a portion thereof. The bill r~ecites
that section 1881 Of the Revised Statutes
be and the same is hereby repealed so as
to read IS follows Section 1881, The
Judge may order any property of the
judgment debtor, or money due him not
exempt BY law in the hands of either
himself or other person, or of a corpora
ton, to be applied toward the satisfaction
OF the judgment.
Section 2s3l exempts from execution
the earnings of the debtor for his per
sonal services at any time within three
months next preceding the order of exc
cutiOn when it is made to appear by the
affidavit Of the debtor or otherwise that
such earnings are nee, ssary for the use Of
his family supported wholly or partly by
his labor.
The loose provisions Of the existing law
enabled those inclined to take advantage
OF the ~loopholes Of the law to do so to the
injury OF merchants, or whoever might
have trusted them for goo Is. While
ostensiblY a law to protect the wage Garner
it, in effect, works a hardship upon the
honest portion of tie community. Pro-
%fessional bilks can come to a community.
run bills at various stores, refuse 20 pay,
and, under the prov 8 Ous of this act, can
laugh at the efforts of a merchant to
secure pay for his goods by leRa! methods
So Often has this been done that in self
protection merchants are Obliged to refuse
credit to n wcumers unless they furnish
security. AS this is sometimes hard to
do, a poor man coming to a new place Is
often refused credit, has suspicion cast
upon him and forms at once an unfavora-
bic opinion of the community 10 which he
has cast his lot Then, too. the uncol-
lectable debts have to be made up in
way by merchants, and the only
"NJ - W NOub - ny NuhIkluB LlEhCI
prices for goods. la fact, one of the
principal reasons why Cheyenne prices TOR
the necessaries OF lite are high Is that as
the law PROVIDES no protection to mer-
chants they must protect themselves, and
can only do so by charging higher prices
than would be necessary were they able to
collect the accounts justly due them by
legal methods.
While there may be difference of opin
as to the best manner of correcting
the evil which is covered up in this ex-
emption law, aud while in the Judgment
ment of many the bill proposed by Mr..
Kabis does not do justice to all there is
no reason why any attempt should be
made to make political capital out of 1t.
The bill was introduced in good faith by
, 1890-12-14

It is interesting to know what are the
reading tastes of such a typical New
England town as Springfield. Mass. The
city report Of its public library shows,
OF course. that works of fiction are most
in demand, with Edna Lyall, Walter
Besant, Z. P. Roe, Amelia B. Edwards,
W. d. Howells. Jane Austen. Amelia
Barr and Scott, Dickens and Thacker4y
as the most generally read authors.
Next TO works Of fiction come biogra-
ply, travels, science, education, history
and theology, in the order named.
Among historical works everything re-
lating to the civil war is greedily read
by all classes, but especially by Grand
Army men. In fact, it is difficult to
supply the demand for some of these
books. OF French books, the one most
read ia Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.r
The demand for German books is light.
Shakespeare is read principally by the
pupils Of the public schools.-E1change.
, 1890-12-14

Professor Shaler IL of the opinion that
what is popularity termed natural gas is
destined to speedy exhaustion, but he
thinks its effects on the economic meth
eds Of our civilization are certain to be
enduring, and that the superior cleanli-
ness and convenience of gas as afuel will
bring the world to the use of manufact-
ured gas for fuel purposes when the sup
ply of natural gas has given out. and in
those localities where the geological
formation is such that tho discovery Of
natural gas cannot be hoped for.-New
York Telegram.
, 1890-12-14

Fifteen months ago" saysa man who
has just been there, there were not a
dozen people in Middlesborough. KY.
Now it has a population of 5000. An
English syndicate worth SEQ, 900. 900 is
building the town. They have spent
$500, 900 in Strengthening a creek which
uns through it. and have encircled 1t
with a seventeen mile dummy line
They have put up electric cars and cleo
trio light and nave about completed
seven furnaces.
Business buildings costing less than
10000 are not allowed to be built, and
lots are selling for as much as $3.50 q
front foot. The bonds Of the circular
dummy line have been gobbled up at
ll5. The syndicate own 100000 acres
in and around the place and nave already
realized 81. 800, 900 on the investment.
Mr.. Arthur, the manager for the sypdi-
cate, gets $35 900 u year for his services.
and last Christmas they made him a
present of $50. 000. New York Tribune.
For pain in the stomach, collie and chol-
era morbus there is nothing better than
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhaea RAnaady Ea- s-l~Ls-E DI-L
, 1890-12-14

Tommy is very hard on shoes and
trousers. His mother understands this
and governs herself accordingly when
she goes shopping.
One day, while out with another lady.
she was buying cloth for a pair of panta-
looms for Tommy, and ordered a good
deal more than seemed necessary.
why do you get so much asked her
friend.
ooh" was the reply, "this is for re-
served seatsl"-Youth's Companion.
, 1890-12-14

Mrs. NJ. Edith Howcott. of New Or
leans. probably owns more real estate
than any other southern woman. She
has in her own right over so. 900 acres of
selected timber lands in Louisiana and
Mississippi, and is still buying. She has
just completed Il purchase of $500 acres
Of hardwood and cypress timber land in
Louisiana, and LOCO acres OF pine in
TeXns. -EychnnCe.