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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Worlds Fair Notes.

Thus far an aggregate of 81 ,695, 900
has been appropriated by twenty-nine
states for representation at the
Worlds Fair.
Twenty-four foreign nations have
now officially accepted the invitation
to participate i'll the Exposition.
Russia, Turkey, Denmark, Persia and
Egypt are among the recent acquisi-
tons.
The American Society of Wood
Engravers, which had a splendid ex-
hibit at the Paris Exposition, and car
ried off all the honors in its line there,
has decided to make similar show
ing of its work at Chicago in 1898.
Tulare, California, proposes to fur
nish a very novel exhibit for the Fair.
From Il gigantic redwood tree, 800
feet high, and 26 feet in diameter,
will be cut two lengths fortyfve feet
long, and these will be transformed
into full-sized railway coaches by
following out the interior. The rough
bark of the tree will be left on the
roof and on the sides and ends the
natural wood will be left unpublished
The interior will be finished after the
style of Pullman cars. One will be
a buffet dining car, with bath, barber.
shop and kitchen, and the other 8
sleeper, with observation room. Or
binary car trucks will be put under.
meath, and the men of Tulare, Will
their wives and children, will make
the trip to Chicago in these strange
coaches and live III them while there
The intention is to keep these cars il
the Exposition grounds, and to sci
as mementos the portions of the tree
cut away in their construction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Said Farmer Jones in a whining tone,
To his good cd neighbor Gray,
GIVE worn my knees through to the bone,
But 1t amt no use to pray.
'Your corn looks just twice as good as
mine,
Though you don't pretend TO be
A shinin' light in the church to shine,
An tell salvation's free.
ave prayed to the Lord thousand
times
For to make that ere corn grow;
An why your'n beats 1t so and climbs
I'd give deal to know"
Said Farmer Gray to his neighbor Jones,
In his quiet and easy way,
"When prayers get mixed with lazy
bones
They don't make farmin' pay,
Your weeds, notice, are good and tall,
In spite of all your prayers;
You may pray for corn till the heavens
fall,
II you don't dig up the tares.
81 mix my prayers with little toll,
Along in every row;
An work this mixture into the soil,
Quite Vigorous with a hoe.
"An' I've discovered, though still In sin,
As sure as you are born,
This kind of compost well worked in,
Makes pretty decent corn.
$50 while Pm praying use my hoe,
An do my level best,
To keep down the weeds along each row
An the Lord, he does the rest.
ats well for to pray, both night an
morn,
As every farmer knows;
But the place to pray for thrifty corn
Is right between your rows.
"You must use your hands while pray
ing, though,
If an answer you would get,
For prayer-worn knees an rusty hoe
Never raised big crop yet.
can so 1 believe, my good old friend,
If you mean to win the day,
From ploughing clean to the harvesti
end,
You must hoe as well as pray"
Selected.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
What the Women Do and Say.

Lewiston, Me, has police matron
again, after being without one for a
year.
French women have produced about
600 pictures and statues, which
make one-tenth of the whole number
at the annual exhibition at Paris.
Miss Clara Barton has accepted
the presidency of the Womeil's Exec
utive Committee of the National
Chautauqua of Glen Echo, at Wash
ington.
Gov. Russell has appointed Sarah
ID, Fiske, Of Maiden, Mass, trus-
tee of the State almshouse and the
State farm.
Kings College, at Windsor, Ont.
has decided to admit women students
and it is understood that several
young ladies intend coming up for
matriculation next term.
In Antwerp woman has taken a
prize in Flemish literature which is
offered by the State once in five
years.
The Woman's Press Club of Gin
cinnati is entering its fourth year, and
numbers about thirty-five active
workers, including poets, authors,
editors, journalists, correspondents
and lecturers.
There are now l20 women in the
Berlin telephone exchanges. 1t has
been decided to employ only women
in the future, as their voices are much
more audible than mems owing TO the
higher pitch.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her dimonds,
according to all newspapers, formed
a striking feature OF The third annual
Literary Ladies' Dinner" at the
Criterion in London lately. Mrs.
Leslie delivered a poem, and the
English literary ladies responded to
toasts, read articles and recited poe
try.
Mrs. Ada FL. Kepley, editor of
The Friend of Home, says "When
women are allowed to run for office
in Illinois, the editor of this paper is
willing to run for mayor in Effingham
and she ENC that she can stop a
great n;ny things that it is now de-
ci' red cant ir stepped; and he will
Only Use the fewer- E aiscl ty law
too.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
Remarkable Ghostly Actions.

One of the most remarkable modern
instances Of supposed ghostly disturb
ance occurred in the home of Rev. DR.
Phelps, of Stratford, Conn. Upon re
turning from church one day he found
that all the doors of his house, which ht
had carefully locked on his departure
were wide open and the contents of the
rooms on the first floor in the widest
confusion Nothing had been stolen
In room in the upper story, however
eight forms were found, each one with
an open Bible held close to its face. Or
examination these were found to be
bundles Of clothes, cunningly and very
skillfully arranged TO represent living
beings Everything was cleared away
and the room locked, but within five
minutes the same scene was repeated
although the clothing had been carefully
put away
For seven months the house was dis
turbed by extraordinary phenomena
The most unearthly noises We're heard
day and night Furniture and kitchen
utensils were mysteriously moved
Glassware and window panes vert
broken by unseen hands before the
startled inmates. and once the eleven
year-old son of the doctor was lifted
bodily aud carried some distance TIL,
most diligent research discovered moth
ing, and not until be applied to SOM
spirtualsts in Boston did the disturb
anoa pausa
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
MRS. ADELE CHRErIEN.

awake years. In that time she has made
dozens of bad actors tremble and scores
of good ones rejoice. Now, being dra-
matte editor isn't all theater tickets and
flowers. There are unbearable plays to
sit through and irate managers to pla-
cate. There is late night work, and there
are all sorts of musicales and afternoon
concerts to "cover." It's good deal
like the case of the intelligent youngsters
who said, well, picnics are lots Of fun,
but there is always headache in 'em."
Mrs. Chretien, however, doesn't mind
the headache usually. She has won
derful capacity for literary toll. She's
young, pretty and good tempered. She's
little and plump and brown eyed, and
she's always as fresh and wholesome to
look at as spray of dewy apple bios
SONS. She's resting for a bit now, and
she says 1t is raptrSous fun to see a cur
tain fall without feeling sudden sense
of deadly moral responsibility.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
Letters from the People.
stand by Vermont.

Editor Sitter: If Vermonters
would stand by Vermont we should
have not boom here but a continu-
Gus and prosperous growth, The
money that has already been lost in
far away schemes would have built
mills and factories on innumerabie
water powers. 1t is so easy to see a
"big thing" somewhere else. The
big fish is always to be caught on the
other rock. But other, things be-
sides confidence in ourselves is want
ed. Transportation lines must foster
manufacturing, That is, the manu-
facturer must be given rates 50 he
can compete with like concerns in
other states. Why is it that the
water. powers of Vermont are largely
idle while every stream in Massa-
chusetts drives wheels innumerable
Business men have told me that oul
railroads are practically prohibitors
with the freight rates. The margin
or profit is often SO small that a diff.
ference of few cents per ton ETC.
means prohibition. Is this fact
Ought not the carrying lines to dc
everything in their power to increase
production. The more manufacture
ing the more freight and passengers
to haul. Business begets business
The railroads in thickly settled Mas.
sachusetts make money. They cater
to the public. They help build VI
towns. They run branch lines to this
manufacturing place and to that one
They carry operatives for very small
mileage. Railroads should look upor
the public as their benefactor not as
victim to plumber.
Oytel.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
coNsrr,, r.rInn cIurn.

An eld pa, sic Il retired From practice,
Eatiag had ,i7arl Il, III, sand~ by au
Fast India mi~s ihuary bc rnTa Of q
simple vegetable rcmadg .er ie speedy
aud permanent clrc Of Coasampti n,
bronchitis, CaIrth, A. haa and all
throat aul Lung Af'r-ii N. e'-u post
tive and raiicai en- Cor \ ryrp- Dehli-
u and an Nervous CpmpIalrl- after hay-
Ing tc~ird It's Monde FL. .uis.ire ptwcr~
in fhousa' Is of raises. - fct =, u dizzy
u make :; known 60 hi 81 ~ follows.
Ac.uatcd ~ ,itiS IL t.c ai ise to
relieve hu!uan sui, nag, win send free
of charge, to all who desire il, this rec
ipe, in German French OF English,
with full direeti,t> for | r aariu- and
using Sent bv lali Is idGr. ss,ug with
stamp, naming this paper, ". a. MOVES,
$50 Powers ito, n, koches.vr, y. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

A Philadelphia press dispatch says,
chairman Matthew S. Quay of the
Republican National Committee has
called a meeting of the Executive
Committee in this city for the 29th
inst. 1t is understood that the full
committee will soon be called togeth-
er to fix an earlier than usual date
for the national convention.
1t is likely that the national com
mittee will convene in New York on
Washington in November and fix
some time in May next for the ma.
tiOnal convention. Some say Chair.
man Quay will offer his resignation
at the meeting this month. His
friends say he has no intention of re-
firing from the committee.
But he will resign the chairmanshiI
absolutely, without giving reasons
as German did the Democratic Ma
tional Craftsmanship, after his sue
cessful work in 1884.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

There is another dramatic critic in
San Francisco who is a woman. She
is Miss Grace Bonner of The Argonaut.
Her work is not SO hard as if she were on
daily, but it hard enough to discour.
age faint hearted damsel, which Miss
Bonner isn't. She lives with her parents,
and makes very tidy income, telling
people how to spend dollar and half
with much profit and the most fun. She
is tall, slender and blond. She speaks
with a faint something that sounds like
an English accent, but it is not She is
an American girl, and she made her de-
but in print in the New York Tribune.
She has written several charming short
stories.
Mrs. Gertrude Anterior is too well
known to need any description. She's As
blond, as frank and as entertaining ae
ever. She hasss dear little fat done up
in quaint, picturesque style. She has
a new book in press called "a Question
Of Time" She has lot of short stories
which have been accepted by leading
magazines, end she has been stirring
newspaperdom up with original ideas.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
some silly Things.

iiarpers Young People:
A 5-year-old boy in New York
cried one day last week for nearly
three hours because his mamma would
not let him be president of the United
States.
A young gardener in Yonkers
planted a package of heliotrope seed
in bis fathers yard, and within two
weeks a fine row of radishes had
sprouted The strange part of this
is that the florist who sold the pack
age says there was no mistake about
it containing heIiotrope seed.
a chicken hawk at Perkinsyille,
Mo, flew off with a china egg a few
days ago, ard on discovering the de-
ception dropped it into a tub of water
beside which the owner of the egg
was standing, and splashed him all
over with water.
Johnny Brown, Chicago boy, had
his picture taken recently while he
had the humps on both sides Of his
face, and a stranger visiting his
father, seeing the picture, thought it
was the photograph Of Johnny's lit
tie brother, who is very fat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
Vermont News.
OXtel

Barre granite workers are doing an
extensive business with California.
c. II. Hunton 4 Co. have just ship
ped their 10th monument to that state,
at q combined value of $4,000.
A Methodist revival camp meeting
will be held in Westfeld, beginning
July 81 and continuing till August 8,
under the direction of State Reviva-
list Rev. H. f. Reynolds of Montpe-
lier.
W. N. Thompson, an employe of
the Skillings, Whitney & Barnes
Lumber company, at Burlington met
with serious and possibly fatal ac-
cident Friday afternoon while stand
ing at his planer. A large silver was
caught in some way so that it flew,
and, striking Mr.. Thompson's left
eye, tore it out so that it hung upon
his cheek. The physician who attend
ed HIM thinks it doubtful if the re-
naming eye can be saved.
Col. j. Z. Low, chef engineer OF
the treasury department, has been al
St. Adams inspecting sites for the
new government building.
Clara Doyle Of Island Pond was
fined $40 and costs for failure to keer
a stallion over one year old within
the limits prescribed by law.
William II, Cummings, president
for the National bank of Wells River
for the past IS years, died at his home
in Lisbon " ednesday, July 10, Of
Bright's disease, aged "A years.
Work has been begun upon the new
iron bridge to be built this summer by
the Boston and Montreal railroad owe
the Connecticut from White Rive
Junction to West Lebanon.
a stranger from Montreal, giving
bis name as John Kline, was hiding
between some freight cars in the de
pot yard ut st. Adams, with the in
tent Of stealing ride, when shift
ing engine threw the cars togethe
and his right foot was terribly crush
ed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

It is An odd thing that by no people on
earth are children-both girls and boys
treated with more affection and in
diligence THAI ty the island neighbbrs of
the Chinese the Japanese, namely; and
no children have a greater abundance OF
toys and amusements 1t must, how
ever. be said that the fondness and
patience of Japanese parents are recipro-
Gated by the love and obedience of their
children Both father and mother are
equally devoted to their offspring. The
mother commonly carries her baby slung
in front of her, and when she is tired the
Father cheerfully accepts the burden
but fathers and mothers and elder sisters
and brothers may often be seen in the
gay, sunny streets of Toxic or Yokohama
giving pick-a-backs to delighted. crow.
ing babies.
The japanese baby, moreover, is MOI
only INDUCED, he is also treated with
the greatest care and intelligence, He il
judiciously fed; he is regularly bathed
either at home or in the public bath
houses, and his skin is stimulated ant
his health hardened by his being IRE
quently plunged in cold stream or ever
in the snow A Japanese baby would
appear to us very droll creature. 1
yon would know how he looks You have
only to examine we'll made japanese
doll He has his head shaved, with tn,
exception of four tufts of hair-one il
front, one behind and one over eithe
ear He wears bright and gaudy clothes
Tor did wear, for children, like thei
parents, sad to say, are gradually being
being arrayed in European fashion), ant
his loose jacket has very long and yer.
wide sleeves Very poor children g.
barefoot; others wear stockings ant
clogs, the stockings having "a separate
pocket for the big toe. Strand Magazine
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
A New Branch of A gricl.iture,
Bristol Herald:

Col. George W. Hooker's latest
venture is base ball. The gallant
colonel saw that the e. V. NJ. and 5.
A. G. did not have the facilities or
the means Of giving this branch of
agriculture as much prominence rs
the interests of the state demanded,
therefore he decided-with the aid of
q few Of his neighbors in Brattleborc
to securea quantity of A No. base
ball material and hold institutes at va
rlous points in the state at % cents a
head, seats in the grand stand extra.
The colonel's combination and L. V.
NJ. aggregation held a joint institute
at burlington last week, the session
lasting three three days. The col
onePs party was badly beaten the first
day, whitewashed the second but .sgot
there the third. The farmers of
Vermont earnest assured that the col
onel will give them the best there is
in base ball. He is still in the ring
and will get to the front one of these
days. Watch him and his ball toss
ers. They are in it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

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 Csc.
, 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, &C.,
Large size feather busters, &c
Mems hair brushes, lOc,,
Hand brushes, &c.
Potato masner & Fruit press,
a SOC. article for only 25c.
Sheet Iron Dripping Pans,
large size, 1Oc.
Oil Stove, best in use, 75c.
Silver plated sugar spoons &c.
Boys Cashmere Suits, 4 to
II years, $50.
Outing cloth, best quality,
s ~ ents.
Henrietta cloths, black and
colors,
New styles Dress Goods,
striped and plaids,
White bedspreads, table lin.
ems and napkins,
French mixed candy, 1Oc., lb.
Dana's Sarsaparilla, Payne's
Celery Compound, Hoods
and Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Ladies Congress Boots, 6Oc.
Ladies Kid Button, Sl.00,
Gents Outing Shirts, 3Sc.
Gents Jersey Shirts, 3Sc.
Gents unlaundered Shirts 45o
BOYS waists and hirts, Boys
knee pants,
Trunks, Oil cloths, Mating,
Terms Cash or No Trade.
The Greet
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

a prominent merchant says ~
ave sold Megriinine for over wear
and guaranteed it to cure any hc>d-
sci,e without bad after effects and
nave not found a single casc it did
pat relieve" Samples free. Th..
Or. White hall Megrimine Co, Soath
hend, Ind. Sold by &. c; Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Franklin Hale of Lunnenburg has
been appointed by Secretary Noble as
government trustee for town site en-
tries in Oklahoma and left for that
territory last saturday. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Hale, who is a
member of the Essex county bar, re-
ceived the second largest number of
votes for state auditor in the last state
convention.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Megrimine is the only guaranteed
permanent cure for headache and
neuralgia. Relieves in 90 to SO mms
utes. a great blood cleanser aud
stimulant that n time positively cures
Sold by Geo. e, Smith, druggist
Sample free, The Dr.. Whitehall
Megthine Co South Bend Ind 9
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
For Sale.

Two of the most valuable farms in
southern Vermont, conveniently situated
in west part of Windham, nearly 800
acres, under high state of cultivation.
adjoining and could be conveniently run
together, good buildings, best running
spring water to barns and house. Heavily
timbered. Would sell together or
separately. Price about one half value.
Terms easy. Apply to A. Z. Dution on
the premises or G. II. Dutton. Worces-
ter Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

A suit involving property worth
over 500, 100000 will shortly be fl
ed in the courts Of New York city.
and Col. Il. Clay King and 7. C.
King of Mississippi are deeply inter
ested in that suit. 1t will also be of
great interest to a large number of
people in Tennessee, Mississippi,
ard Kansas and Texas, relatives of
these gentlemen. The suit is for the
recovery of property leased to the
city of New York 50 years ago, the
ease having just expired.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Five-sixths of the stock of the Pitts
burg Commercial Gazette, Senator
Quay's Western Pennsylvania organ,
has been sold to John Dunlap, a
wealthy tin importer and free trader,
for 100000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

State tire asurer Fields report show
up as follows:
Receipts, SOC, 406,S1; disburse-
ments, 733,771,7S. This leaves a
healthy balance in the treasury.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

1t is said that the recently liberated
slaves of Brazil refuse to work for
love or money, and in consequence
the domestic and agricultural services
suffer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

\ niisstep will often make u cripple for
life. 4 bottle of Henry < JohnSons Ar
MICA and Oil Liument at hand, Will not
prevent the misstep, but used immediate
~ ii will save being cripple.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Mrs. Jefferson Davis has written 4
letter to Governor Buckner, giving
her reasons for selecting Virginia as
the final resting place of her husbands
body.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Senator Carlisle denies the story
that his home was q present from the
Frankfort lottery concern.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Gen. B. F. Kelly, who, during the
late war, raised the first regiment of
troops south of Mason and DiXon's
line, died at his home in Oakland,
Nd, last Thursday. He was a ma
tive of New Hampshire.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Mckinley will open the Ohio cam
paign at Woodsdale in the southern
part of the state about the middle of
August. He is confident of victory
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

An Exchange says, Hazen Blood
of Diamon's Crossing, milkman and
dairyman, has invented churn that
is attached to the hind end of his milk
cart, and he churns with no extra la
Dor, simply by filling the churn with
cream and driving, Two miles mod
crate trotting on level ground is sufil-
Gent to bring the cream to butter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

Maple sugar on snow is an I'M
common thing in July but it can be
had this week. The snow is found
less thar fifty rods from our office.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
Answered

Answered.
what would you do if you had a
voice like miner" said Binks, who is
rather proud of his basso profundo.
'I'd take it out into the woods and
yell with it till it bust" said De Garry,
who prefers his own enor.-Harper
Bazar
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24
Sitter John, Editor.

Cornelius n. Bliss declines to be n
candidate for Governor of New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

A Camden, New jersey l5-year-
old girl eloped with Chinaman the
other day. They were found 10 squnl
id apartments in New York. II,
girl YVES handed over to the societ,
for the prevention Of cruelty to child
ren, ard Wing Lee was held for alb
duction.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-07-24

A tornado swept over portion OF
Minnesota last Thursday and des-
troyed $4,000 bushels of wheat,