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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
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A little story was related at the navy
yard the other day which concerns Rear
Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge, retired,
who is visiting his son, Captain Thomas
O. Selfridge, the commandment of the
navy yard. Some years ago the ad
miral, who is the oldest living United
States naval officer, being over ninety
years of age, was dining at Delmonico's,
in New York, with distinguished
company, among whom were Generals
Grant, Garfield, Arthur, Sherman and
Sheridan. At 10 o'clock, when the fcs
tivities were at their height, the old adj
miral arose from the table and called
for his hat and coat. All we're sur
prised at his action and asked for an
explanation. He replied that he never
permitted enjoyment to interfere with
his health, and that 10 o'clock was a
good hour for him to retire.
All present laughed heartily, chaffed
him a little and begged him to remain
He could not. however, be coaxed to
remain. After bidding them good
night he added, Early to bed and
sound sleep tend to longevity and Pm
going to prove it to you ALL" All ex
cept the admiral who were present at
the banquet that evening have passed
away. The admiral has kept his word
Boston Globe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21


The Welsh Fusiliers had a goat with
them at Bunker's hill, and they seem
always to have had one since. In 1874.
Major Groves says, the then regimental
goat died, and to compensate the Twen-
tytlird for their loss her majesty pre-
sented the regiment with two of the
finest goats from u flock the gift OF
the Shah Of Persian Windsor park.
and since that date the queen has con
tinued to supply the Royal Welsh
Fusiliers with goats as occasion has re.
q1ired.
Billy" or Her Maiesty's Goat" as
he is always styled, bears between his
horns handsome frontlet-a silver
shield, suruounted by the Prince of
Wales plume and motto, upon which
is Inscribed THE Gift of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria to the Royal Welsh
Fusiliers. A. D. MDCCCXLVI. Duw.
A. Cadwo. Y FrenlIines. Billy al
ways marches at the head of his bat
talon, alongside Of the drum major.
The First and Second battalions of the
Welsh regiment formerly the Forty
first Welsh and Sixty-ninth South Lin
colnshire) also have goats as pets. -
London Art Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
The Fast Of Ramadan.

Ramadan, the Mussulman's terrible
month of daily fasting, is like the China
mans New Year, governed by the moon,
This year, precisely at the moment the
new moon became visible on the morn.
Ing of April s, Ramadan began and con-
timed throughout the lunar month.
The origin Of this long fast seems shroud;
ed in mystery, as tits said to have been OBJ.
served by the fire worshipers long before
before the the time OF Mahomet Ali, who
thought the command to all true believv:.
ers to fast for eleven months in the. year
was too much to require of mortal flesh.
Through the angel Gabriel he therefore
besought the Great Spirit to reduce the
time one-half. Finding this still q
heavy trial, he again interceded and got
the time fixed at one lunar month, where
it still remains. During this awful
month nothing in the way Of food passes
the true Mohammedan's mouth between
dawn and sunset. In the morning, as
soon as white thread can be distin-
guished from black one, the fast be.
gins,-St. Louis Republic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

In England the penalty of tar and
feathers was introduced in 1889, when
Richard |, before setting out for the
Holy Land, ordained. in order to pre-
serve the discipline Of Ills fleet, that
whatsoever should be convicted OF theft
should first have his head shaved; that
boiling pitch should then be poured!
upon it, and cushion of feathers (de
Ia plume d'oreller) shaken over it. He
was afterward to be put on shore at the
first place the ship touched at; though,
after baptism Of boiling pitch, the
poor wretch, fancy, would have little
life left in him. In modern times the
practice has found favor with the popu
lice as means of readily executing
Justice on an offender whom the law,
perhaps. shows no anxiety to reach. -
GentleTan's Magazine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Il have known in my life but one
clown who was SO naturally gifted ~,
70 Justify the reputation that he gained
both in this country and in Europe.
That was Joe Blackburn. an uncle OF
the present member OF congress from
Kentucky He was an educated, cul.
tivated man, possessing rare mother
wit, fine singer and natural orator
He came from a good Kentucky fam,
lily, went to Europe in 1912 and played
in London, where he became con
spicuous figure in the clubrooms, and,
although circus clown, was recog
nized by the aristocratic men Of the
day who were glad to enjoy his so
ciety. Dan Rice in New York Epoch
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
What the Women Do and Say.

At the Lancaster County (Neb. J
Prohibition Convention, July %, Mrs.
Ada M. Bittenbender was nominated
for county judge, and Mrs. Lenora S.
Perky, M. d., for coroner. Res0lu-
tons were adopted in favor of woman
suffrage, uniform laws of marriage
and divorce, and laws for the protec-
ton of social purity.
A leading paper has discovered that
newspaper without women writers
is like ga pudding with the spice and
plums left out, a turkey without sauce
and stuffing, or a bind without song"
"We remember" the writer adds,
"a paper that once came to our home.
Oh, such a stupid, narrow, one horse.
no-woman paper! Only the poetry
saved it. Doubtless the editors wife
selected it for for him"
The Chautauqua women have earn
estly undertaken to improve the wear
ing apparel of women. They will
consider it first with regard to ana
tony and physiology. After that
they seek modes that will give free
dom to the body. They say "Wom-
en- are broadening their sphere, and
instinctively they must drop all hind
RANGES" Success to all real dress re-
form! There is great need of it.
The women of Kentucky feel keen
ly the fact that the new constitution
just adopted by ninety thousand ma
jority of male voters, leaves Kentuc-
ky women burdened with the old legal
disabilities, and politically below the
late slaves. Mrs. Josephine X. Hen
~ says: "The new constitution does
notrecognize women, either as people,
individuals, persons, or citizens. A
man who is deaf, dumb and blind,
and who never paid dollar except
on his head, can go to the polls and
dictate the laws that govern the affairs
of women, while women of education
and property, having all their facul-
ties, are no. considered "people." All
this in the nineteenth century
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
CnNSrN,pTInN cIHEn

An old ply eic'au, retired ~ mpractlce.
haviog lad placed in hi h"ni- y an
Easi India missionary he formula OF a
simple vegetable remedy inr The speedy
and permanent cure Of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Ca,aah. A., hma and al
fhtoat and Lpa- Aa''cti, n, 10 4 posi-
t4ye ant laliy-.i cure for Nryon~ ncb'li-
~ aBi ali Ncgveu- Gomp;Iia aiicr aav-
iug rested Il Monde 'iu I'll I've power,
in ou~a DIS Of ease. La 'e't il his In =
to make il known 70 hi sur'l;a fellows.
Ac natcd ~ this motive :ni e Il >irc %
re jeyc human sude IN. / viii send free
of ch &c, 10 all who desire Il, t''i~ rec
ipc, Ia German. French or English,
with full directors fol preparing and
using Sent by mai by addressing with
stamp. naming this paper. ". A. NoNEs,
$50 Powers Block, &,:I:.t, \. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
Shots From Exchanges.

The riding habit is not bad habit
if it fits well.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The lady who wears foulard gowr
at the seaside is quite as foolhardv as
the garment.-Philadelphia Press.
Most of the enterprising journals
IN the country report all hangings as
a matter of noose.-Texas Siftipgs.
A man who has just returned from
vacation takes little interest in the
surplus question. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
When a woman refuses to pocket
all insult it isn't always due to the
fact that she can't find her pocket
Rochester Post.
That burglar who had pals in every
State in the Union was certainly a
most accompliced fellow.-Bingham.
ton Republican.
The favorite material for "outing'
suits among bank cashiers this Sum-
mer appears to be "bolting cloth. -
Washington Post.
Raum is dumping new pension cas-
es on the list at the rate of 200 a
day. The country may not have a
pudding in him, but in a way it has
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Talk about ninety dollar gown as q
wonder on graduation day in the city
What will you think when you are told
that lady up in Oxford county protects
her house plants while out Of doors from
frosts with a $500 coat? Early In the
month, during the frosty nights, d
woman residing in beautiful village id
Oxford county took her husbands old
coats to cover up her plants. Several
days later he inquired for his coat, and
when told the purpose for which it had
been used and that probably it was left
in the flower garden, said he guessed it
had better be brought in, as there was a
$500 roll of bills in the inside pocket,
which he had carried there for some
time.-Lewiston journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Apparently the dancing young man
has effaced himself. Either our gilded
youth have grown more dangerous, Or
they have come to the conclusion that
terpsichorean exercise can be much
IN ore gracefully and attractively per
formed by young ladies alone. To
whatever cause it is attributable, the
nlwillingness of the smart young
man" to attend dances is unmistakable.
This is dull enough season, viewed
from any point, and it is, therefore,
doubly hard on hostesses who have
tried to infusc a little gayety into it by
organizing balls to find that they have
piped unto the gommeux in vain. AT
one or two of the few recent smart
dances the girls have been absolutely
destitute of partners and have stood.
mortified and dull, hoping against hope
that some of the exquisites would spare
an hour or two when they had grown
weary of the clubs. Lady's Pictorial
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Forest fires have done great dam,
age in Cumberland county, n, S,
Divers have found hole twenty.
five feet long IN the port side of the
Morgan line steamship FL Dorado,
The Farmers Alliance say that
they spent only 81, 100 last fall, but
will spend $4,000 in the coming
campaign.
The factory Of the Henry c. Hart
Manufacturing Company at ID troit
was burned Thursday night Loss,
$4,000.
The United States steamer Pensa-
cola is in such q bad condition that
she will be put out of commission a,
Mare Island shortly.
Miss Clyde Ragland, daughter OF
Squire j. p. Ragland, wealthy
farmer of Louisville, Ky, was
thrown from horse Thursday, and,
her foot catching in the stiuup, she
was kicked to death.
Mrs. Fred Peabody of Aver, Mass.
who attempted to commit suicide
Wednesday after having murdered
her four-year-old boy, was committed
to prison to await the action of the
Grand Jury Thursday.
Brouges' packing house at Sioux
City, Iowa, was sold to the Union
Stock Yards Company Thursday for
100000, partially payable in Stock
Yards bonds. This gives the Stock
Yards Company the ownership of all
three houses there.
DR.. Roland II. Falkner of the
University of Pennsylvania has been
asked by the Senate Committee on
Finance to assume the direction of
its coming important Investigation in
to the effect of the Mckinley tariff
upon wages and the cost of living.
DR.. Arthur f. Jones killed him
self at Scranton, Penn, to escape
public comment on his alleged i'll
treatment Of his wife, causing her
death.
Mrs. James r. Robinson and her
daughter Belle were found murdered
in their rooms in st. Martinsville,
Fla, Wednesday morning. The
mothers throat was cut and the
daughter was strangled.
The landing of Chinese from the
steamer Oceanic at San Francisco
was stopped by order of Collector
Phelps. The order was due to Il civ
cular received from the treasury de-
partment quoting the decision of the
United States Supreme court in the
case Ct Wan Sing. Collector Phelps
holds that this practically excludes
all Chinese except those connected
with the diplomatic corps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

A New Jersey man who had caught
a boat load of fish day or two ago
was just ready to pull for the shore
when he fell overheard and was
drowned. The boat renamed right
side up, and the fish were saved to
his family. So it goes. Let a man
really catch lot Of fish and begin
congratulating himself that he won't
have to lie about it, and something is
pretty sure to happen to him.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21


The Waterman in speaking of the
proposition that the called session OF
the legislature should make an addi-
tional appropriation for the Worlds
fair. very properly says:
All the legislation on the subjec,
of the Columbian Exposition that is
reasonable, or called for at this time,
was enacted at the regular session last
fall. That ought to suffice till the
next regular session, particularly if
"the further legislation" called for is
larger appropriation. If more than
$4,000 can be advantageously invest
ed in the Chicago show, it will be
clearer year from now than it is to-
day, and there will be time enough
then to appropriate and use the money.
Let this turkey set, and don't fool
away thousand dollars day in leg
islative attempts to put more eggs
under the bird.
But then how we do differ. Just
see the following from the st. Johns
bury Republican:
Our Vermont Legislature can do no
better, at its coming session, than to
make handsome appropriation for
the States representation at Chicago.
Let us take 100000 of the Direct
Tax money and invest it at the
Worlds Fair.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
How Two Cities Pay Their Firemen.

How Two Cities Pay Their Firemen.
The head of the Philadelphia fire de-
partment gets $1,000. The chiefs OF
battalion get 81, 500, the foremen 81, 100,
and the firemen $3.50 day In New
York the chief of the department gets
$4,000, the chiefs of battalion s., $50.
the foremen $500, and the fremen
from 81, 900 to ii, 200, according to
grade. Philadelphia has thirty-f fire
engines and six trucks. New York has
fifty-six engines and twenty one trucks
irresp- tive of relays; water towers or
water boats, and of the insurance pa
troll The area of Philadelphia is more
than double that of New York. New
York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

An adopted daughter of Rev. Ed
ward Beecher received at her baptism
the name of Voice Adams. She was
one of family of 10 children, whom
her father, a great grandson of John
Quincy Adams, supported by lectur-
ing on 1.-The Voice of Nature"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

\ p:"aliae merchant sans: 81
ave s.ij Mrgfiluine f"r over yetl
al g'la'an'ecd it 70 cure any head.
''ae ;itii;igt bad after eE'rc.> an.l
ta'e n't f,mad single case il dc!
~ rr!i,ye" samples FIRE Tbs.
-. Whit hall Magrininc GO South
END, Ind. Sold by 6. G.. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
THE SINGERS THREE sHAwLs


How Henriatto sontag became Connect-
ed with tho nerlin Thestor.
When the thenter was founded In
berlin in 1924 the directors sought to
gain special talent for the young stage
In order To secure rich dividends,
ilear;ette Sohtag who was then
eighteen, was the rising meteor ON the
artistic horizon. Two of the directors
jourlryed to I.eipSle in order to induce
the artiSte to sign contract for several
years,
In l.eipsic they met messengers from
other theatres, who surrounded the
lovely Singer with the same appeal.
After days Of negotiation they made no
Roadway A rich iinancier from Der
lin, tired of the delay, adopted meas,
ures which could not fall to have the
desired effect upon the young and pref
ty but poor artistic.
lie bought beautiful shawl, and
presenting It to the singer he pointed
to the pen to sign the contract.
Never had Ilenriette Sontag possessed
so pretty an article of apparel, Com
pletely overcome by the splendor OF so
rich gift, she turned to her sister
Nina and said, Nina. | am faint {;
please sign"
So she was bound by contract and
formed the chief attraction for three
years not only of the theater but of the
city OF Berlin.
The receipts Of the theater were enor-
nous, yet several shareholders re-
preached the managers of the treasury
for making unnecessary expenditures,
and demanded, therefore, strict ac-
count for the use of the money.
These expenditures were soon made
public, and it soon came out In the
newspapers that the shawl which the
singer received in Leipsic was present
ed without the consent of the share,
holders.
The morning this fact was published
in the papers Fraulein Sontag sealed
up the valuable present. and, with true
womanly tact, sent it to the directors
of the theater
Her messenger had scarcely entered
the assembly room when the NEWS of
the occurrence spread all over the city,
and in the evening of the same day a
Turkish shawl lay on the singers toilet
table. It had been sent by the king
and was more valuable than the first
one.
Early the following day the financier
and director of the theater, who had
given her the shawl in Leipsic, was an
nounced, and as he presented her with
far costlier shawl he jokingly re-
preached the lovely Henrctte for Civ
ing away his present and begged her
not to let this one share the same fate.
This present was FROM himself indepen-
dent of the shareholders.
Finally, by unanimous decree, the
directors appeared iii Il body before the
public's favorite to restore the shawl in
question to its rightful owner. -Phila-
delpha Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

THE
new YORK STORE
Has some bargains this week.
! Look them over !
Ladies' Spring Jackets and
Capes,
Ladies' Jersey Vests 1Oc each
Good Ingram Carpets 25c.
Ladies' black cotton Hose, 4
pairs for 25c.,
Children's bingham dresses.
3Sc.,
Mems jumpers or Jackets,
worth soc. only 29c. each.
Large size blank Books, 90
leaves, Sc,
Large size feather busters, &c
Mems hair brushes, 1Oc,,
Hand brushes, Sc.
Potato masner & Fruit press,
a soc. article for only 25c.
Sheet Iron Dripping Pans,
large size, 10c.
Oil Stove, best in use, 75c.
Silver plated sugar spoons &c.
Boys Cashmere Suits, 4 to
- years, $50.
Outing cloth, best quality,
s - cents.
Henrietta cloths, black and
colors,
New styles Dress Goods,
striped and plaids,
White bedspreads, table lin.
ems and napkins,
French mixed candy, Zoe, lb.
Dana's Sarsapa,iila, Payne's
Celery Compound, Hoods
and Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Ladies Congress Boots, Coo.
Ladies Kid Button, S1.00,
Gents Outing Shirts, Sc.
Gents jersey Shirts, Sc.
Gents unlaundercd Shirts 45c
Bows waists and shirts, Boys
knee pants,
Trunks. Oil cloths, Mating.
Terms Cash or No Trade.
The Great
n ew York Store.
Manchester Depot, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

EYES," said Mr.. Henpecked "wom-
an is undoubtedly the masterpiece Of
creation"
"H'm~ said Mrs. H., "then YOU
do think there is some good in wom-
am"
"fes; when man was created he
was lonely and needed some one to
talk to him, and woman was created
for that purpose and she's success. y
N. Y. Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
Judgins from the Racket.

Neighborly Caller How many chill
dren have you, Mrs. Newcomer
Mrs. Newcomer Gust moved I'M
Two.
Neighborly Caller-Only t~o Dear
me! I thought heard about dozen
New York Weekly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

The Vermont National Guard went
into camp at Bennington last Friday
and will remain there over the 10th.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
THE

The death of Geo. Jones, the pro-
prietor of the New York Times, it is
thought will make no change.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Headache and neuralgia like dreams
fade away before the magic influence
IF DR.. y htebal's Meg ini..c. Sold
, Geo. G.. Smith. druggist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
Damaging TeStimOn,

Attorney Ito witness) You know
this MANI
Witness-Yes, sir.
Attorney-What is his reputation for
truth and veracity
Witness Well, he writes obituary
verses New York Epoch.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

why. now / cannot get enough TO
eat, says one lady who formerly had no
appetite, but took Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

The Vermont Officers Reunion So
ciety held their 2Sth annual meeting
at Newport last Friday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

The worst thing that has been said
of Mr.. Harrison in long time was
the statement in one of his peculiar
organs yesterday that "the President
has more of Mr.. Wanamaker's So
clety than that of any other member
OF the Cabinet. 1t is quite evident
that not circumstances merely but the
Presidents personal preference brings
this about" 1t is not strange that
the Blame boom is booming.-N. Y.
World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21

Brother Harris of the Hardwick
Gazette gets off the following good
sense:
"By the way, the southern and
western investment buzzards are not
roosting on Vermont as much as for
merly. The direct and unavoidable
result of this fact is that the state is
prospecting now as it has not in our
remembrance, and every county shows
the results of the judicious employ
ment Of home money and energy in
the development and building up of
home industries. Cash and individ-
ual ability and enterprise are the
blood and brains of the state. Diver
ted and lost in dazzling promises and
swindles south and west the state lost
its vitality. Legitimately employed
at home it is the reeded tonic, and is
putting new life into every vein and
extremity of the grand old state of
Vermont. 1t is apparent everywhere.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-08-21
HEAD OF THE GRAND ARMY.

Sketch OF the Newly Elected Con,mandef
In Chief
Captain John Palmer. the newly elected
commander in chief OF the Grand Army
OF the Republic, has brilliant military
record, both family and personal, as he
and his father enlisted early The father
was killed in the service, and the son was
once carried of the field for dead, but he
survived th'aagh skillful surgery aud d
good constitution.