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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

ly disguised because the Italians breath
smeled of garlicl At any rate she posi-
lively refused to go further In the matter,
though sensitive people may still trust
that the rest of the story is Campaign
lie," This is the second snub for the
prince, A year ago he went counting
Marguerite of Prussia, sister of the pres
ent Emperor William, and all her folks
were willing, but she peremptorily refused
to consider the matter.
Another royal object of solicitude is King
Alexander of Servia. OF course he is only
king in name, being but fifteen years old,
but just before he started to visit Russia
he was examined, and the royal tutors Ger
titled that he showed a satisfactory knowl
edge OF religion, geometry, algebra, physi
ology, chemistry, war tactics, history. Eng
fish, French, German and Latin. Poor
child He was received in Russia with ex
traordinary honors-overwhemed In fact
-dazzled, fiattered and feted The motive
is obvious. Russia desires to control Ser
via. Now it is announced that the car
wants King Alexander to marry his daugh
ter, the Princess Xenia, who is also but
fifteen. She is his constant companion in
round of festivities, and so the chances
are that things will work as Russia would
have them. Incidentally it may be added
that this boys father, Milan, is still living
that he abdicated in favor of his son with
view to getting rid of his wife, Natalie
and that her principal business seems to be
to annoy her ex-husband and embarrass
the tutors of her SON
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
Heavy Rains and a Cioudburst-B enning-
ten Flooded,


Heavy rains and cloudburst on
Williamstown mountain last Thurs
day did great damage on the line OF
the Lebanon Springs railroad. AT
Berlin two persons were drowned.
The Lebanon Springs railroad, be-
tween Berlin and Petersburgh, dis
lance of five miles, is washed away
into the meadows for many rods in
half dozen places. A large railroad
bridge is also gone.
The little Hoosick river at Peters.
burgh rose about 10 feet above its
usual level. The railroad depots at
Berlin and at Petersburgh are badly
undermined and narrowly escaped be-
ing carried away.
The entire lower part Of the village
of Petersburgh, popularity termed the
"Mill yard" has met terrible calam-
ity. The total loss through the town
is at least $l50,000.
At Bennington about midnight the
stream which runs through the village
from east to west began to raise and
soon was overlooking its banks. Later
on the dam at the novelty works by
"Benton's pond" gave way and car
ried off small bridge near A. b.
Valentines. This lodged against the
Park street bridge, and soon there
was over foot of water on Sc hool
and Park streets, around the bridges.
The cellars in the vicinity suffered
from overflow, and gardens were all
washed down stream. One house was
found to be insecure, but fortunately
withstood the force of the waters. A
bout the same time one of the small
er mills east of town caught fire, and
the sky was red for some time with
its light.
A weird scene presented itself at
the bridges, with the tossing rapids al
most up to the floors, the water being
the highest known for many years.
Pleasant and North streets were also
flooded. The waters subsidized before
daylight, leaving the sidewalks badly
Quilted out, so that some estimates
place the amount necessary for repairs
as hiuh as $40. 600
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
Shots From Exchanges.

Boston News: The mad King of
Bavaria smokes 100 cigarettes day.
No wonder he is mad.
Boston Transcript In a few weeks
the children will 90 back to school
with renewed energy for tormenting
the teacher.
Texas Siftings There Ia 900 news
papers in the United States. In13,-
999 of them the joke on the oyster
will now appear.
Washington Post: In addition to
putting up fine quality of rain Uncle
Jerry Rusk finds time to turn out a
high grade of campaign thunder.
Life: "Ethel Goodbell brought
home lovely souvenir spoon with
her from England" 81 know it I
saw her with him on the avenue Sum
day morning.
Boston Herald Senator Brice takes
cheerful view of the outlook for his
party in Ohio, but it won't do to count
on him. Brice is something of rain
bow chaser.
Philadelphia Times: 1t is a good
thing, perhaps, the farmer has such
big crops. He'll need all the money
they bring him if it's his intention TO
stay in politics.
Washington Post: Mr.. Halstead's
paper dominates Senator elect Brice
for Governor of New York. The Sem
ator might return the compliment by
nominating Mr.. Halstead for Mavor
of Brooklyn.
Boston Globe: The scientists are
constantly bringing in fresh evidence
that animals can talk. Up to date,
however, the most advanced takers
nave reserved their spoken estimate
of average humanity.
Boston journal The Philadelphia
Record (Dem.) denounces the Nc
Kinley bill for having "robbed the
Treasury" by putting sugar on the
free list. But the great American
public enjoys its Mckinley sugar at
four cents pound, as the free trad
ers will discover, if they are everrash
enough to attempt to restore the duty. |
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

vote Of the nation Said he II have the
signature of every colored bishop in the
country u my pocket, Every colored voter
IL in favor of it, and 100000 colored votes
are not to be sneezed ut,
II am Virgnian and Democrat, but
my heart bleeds for the downtrodden.
was riding on a railroad in Virginia one
day when saw colored man put off the
train for no other reason than that he was
black, That same man fought to preserve
this Union.
ION the same train an Indian, wrapped
in warm blanket and fed by this govern
ment, was allowed to ride free and unino-
Tested to the end of the line. Yet the In
dams bore arms against the very govern
fnent that supports them in idle luxury"
1t makes Mr., Vaughan fighting mad for
any one to smile at his scheme. He wants
it distinctly understood that it is no crank
scheme, but one that's bound to go or
make the politicians squat" 1t is worth
noting that he is one of the shrewdest bust
ness men in the northwest. He landed in
Council Bluffs with few dollars and
made money rapidly and easily. Every ex-
slave must have a lump sum and a pension
for life, he says, or there will be political
revolution
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
THE

President Harrison's Vermont visit
came to brilliant close ut Proctor
Friday night. The town was elabo-
rately decorated and every house il
Illuminated. Boniires were built on
neighboring hills and elevated spots
throughout the town. In the evening
procession numbering 1000, mostly
working men, marched to Secretary
Proctor's residence where they were
addressed by the president in his
usual happy vein. Twice during his
remarks he touched upon controvertcd
points. First the following:
81 cannot but feel that our national
policy should be in the direction of
saving our working people from that
condition of hopelessness which comes
when wages are barely adequate t,
the sustenance of animal life. APP,
plause. There is no hope for any
community where this state of things
exists, and there will be no hope for
the nation should it become the gen.
eral condition of the workingmen of
America. That man or woman out
of whose heart hope has gone who
sees nothing better in life; before
whom the vista of life stretches in
one dead level of amending and half
requited toil-that mans estate is cal
culated to make him reckless in
character. 1t is one of the beneficent
conditions of citizenship here that
there are no disabilities put in the
way of the ambitious and the aspiring
hope it may always be SO. | can
not always sympathize with the de-
mand which we hear so frequently for
cheap things. Things may be too
cheap. They are too cheap when
the man who produces them upon the
farm or the man or woman who pro-
duces them in the factory does not
get out of them living wages with II
margin for old age, and a dowry for
the children that are to follow. APP
plause. l pity that man who wants
coat so cheap that the man or
woman who weaves the cloth or
shapes it into garment shall starve
in the process. Applause.
Again in regard to our shipping in
terests:
"When / was, not long since, at
Portland, in Oregon, among all the
shipping that was in the river there
was just one American ship. Her
presence was regarded with so much
interest that she was towed up near
the bridge we were to cross and deco
rated that | might see there was at
least one American ship in the Column
bian river. Under the operations of
the ocean postal bill passed at the
last session of Congress, l hope to
see prompt and gratifying increase
of American ships upon the sea. We
have too long surrendered to other
nations the carrying trade of the
world. They have subsidized their
lines of ships and have rendered COM
petition by unaided lines impossible.
We have the choice either to maintain
our present inactivity or to promote
the establishment of American lines
by the same methods that other ma
tons have pursued. For one | am
not content that the harbors of the
world shall longer be unfamiliar to
the stars and stripes floating from
American ships" Cheers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

An old physician retired fir m practice,
having had placed in his hands by an
East India missionary he formula of a
simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Cat:rrh, Asthma and all
throat and Lung Affections, also posi-
tive and radical cure for Nervous Dcbjli-
ty and al Nervous Complaints, ailer lav-
ing tested its womdci ful curative powers
in Thousands of cases. las felt 1t his duty
to make il known TO hi> suii; in fellows.
Acruated by this motive and desire to
relieve hurian suffering. | will send free
of charge, to all who desire it, this rec
ipe, in German, French or English,
with full directions for reparin" and
using Sent by mali by addr, ssine with
stamp, RAINING this paper, ". 4 MOVES,
$50 Powers Block, Sp.i ester, n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
NEW Works. BOY EDITOR.
!kinces and Potentates Are Contributo
10 Tello D'ADerv's pnper

Einces and Potontates Arc Contributors
TO Teiio D'Apery's Paper.
Tello dApery, New York's most ia
nous boy editor, is reaping the bitter
fruit of success, and has been ordered
out of the city by his doctor
The lad, now about fourteen years
old, Is a little marvel OF acute editorial
Judgment, II seems to have been born
In him. Very early in his editorial ca
reer he would be playing with his mar,
bles or his pet cat when he would say
~ have an idea. | will write to Prince
So-and-so and get an article for The
Sunny Hour" His ideas alwaysShavc
worked. He has published in his little
monthly articles from more kings and
queens and princes and war worn gen
erals than any three magazses oil
grownup dimensions,
Carmen Sylvia sent him two poems.
Osman Pasha, the defender of Plevna,
sent him an article for which a maya
CINE editor would have given much.
Prince Roland Bonaparte has sent him
the manuscript of an unpublished book
ON science, with full liberty to use ex.
tracts. The Princess of Wales sent
him story. A man publisher hearing
OF this concluded that he could do as
much, and sent blank check for an.
other. The check was, of course, re-
turned.
Social leaders in New York took the
boy up and made pet of him. Their
children wrote for him and he was in
demand at receptions and fairs, where
he was model of boyish department.
But all this was hard on a growing
boys vitality. Tello will be kept al
school in the country, out of reach Of
city excitements. Three days in each
month he will have leave of absence tc
come down and get his. paper ready fol
the press Next year he will &c
abroad, and whether he goes to Paris
Spain, Greece, Turkey, Africa, South
America or China, he will be able tc
hobnob with subscribers and contrib
utors of the most imposing and dig
nified character.
The sanctum of this young editor Il
a museum. There are shelves filled
with cufiosities, and rows upon rows Of
photographs. Most of the distinguished
contributors, and some like Queen Vic
toria, who have not contributed, have
sent him portraits, so that the wall il
like gallery of notables. Prince Ro
land Bonaparte is splendid looking
young man, with a slight mustache
Garabed keshiskan, the publisher Of
the Constantinople Illustration, is 6
handsome middle aged Turk, with g
fez and full, brown beard.
Osman Pasha's military coat is GOV
cred with military decorations Prince
Mavrocordato looks out from another
photograph. There is another of Gen
eral Sherman and letter, almost the
last he e-er wrote, and other letter:
and newspapers in every language, Mr.
Keshiskian's Turkish paper has pic
ture Of Tello on its last page, which i:
It's first, as we would reckon, while the
title page was on the back. The type
looks not unlike the Chinese tirecrackel
characters.
Every number of this young editors
magazine has paid from the first. There
are few editors who could say as much
The money goes into a barefoot fund
to buy shoes for poor boys New York
Cor. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
You Take No Risk

In buying Hool's Sarsaparilla, for 1t is
everywhere recognized as the standard
building-up medicine and blood purifier.
1t has won its way to the front by its own
intrinsic merit, and has the largest sale of
any preparation of its kind. Any honest
druggist win confirm this statement. If
you decide to take Hoods Sarsaparilla,
do not be induced to buy anything else in
stead. Be sure to get Hoods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
All Sorts.

1t takes a fence six miles long to
enclose the Worlds Fair buildings.
A serious drouth is prevailing in
Southern New Mexico.
More than 400 married women have
applied to the bureau of charities and
correction in New York since the
first of January for relief for them
selves and children, having been de-
serted by their husbands.
A Staten Island husband shot his
wife three times in the head and face,
dragged her down stairs, threw her
against the wall and kicked her re-
peatedly. Nevertheless the woman
still lives and is likely to recover.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
Some Lace COilectiOna.

Perhaps the largest and most valua-
BILE collection of laces in the possession
of any one is owned by Mrs. Robert l..
Stuart, the widow of the old time sugar
refiner. But some very rare and beau
tiful laces are owned by New York
women. These treasures have come
into their possession either by inner
itance from their ancestors or by pur-
chase during trips to Europe. The day
for wearing real and valuable laces
except on extraordinary occasions is
past, however
Fashionable women rarely allow their
precious laces to adorn their gowns
nowadays. A rich dinner toilet may
be sometimes trimmed with profusion
of genuine old lace, but the ornament
Is removed from the gown when the
owner takes the garment off.
For ordinary wear the imitation laces
have taken the place of the more costly
kind. Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt,
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. VIII
liam D. Sloane, Mrs. Astor, Mrs. New
bold Morris, Mrs. Prescott Lawrence,
Mrs Charles A. Post, Mrs. Frederic
Goodridge, Mrs. John Ewing, Mrs.
John Warren, Mrs. Royal Phelps Car
roll are among the society women who
have real laces, which, however, they
seldom use to embellish their gowns.
Mrs. Marshall g. Roberts and Mrs.
Bradley Martin possess some rare and
very choice laces, and it has been said
that the old laces owned by Mrs Whit
ney and Mrs. Levi p. Morton are col
lectively worth over 500, 900. The
Belmont laces were also once famous
collection OF rare examples of artistic
handiwork of great value and beauty.
New York Sun
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
Renowned oaucausian Civilization

According to the New York World LAT
cadio Hearn the well known novelist, has
written to a friend that he has become pro
tessof in college in the interior of Japan
married IA fair Japanese and renowned the
white mans world and all that appertains
thereto. He is said TO have visited Japan
IN the interest of Il firm of New York pub
fishers, for whom he was to make study
of the Japanese religion America has lost
brilliant and original writer in Mr..
Hearn If these reports are true Still,
there's Eofhins like marrying into new
civilization to get thorough understand
ing of it,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

King Alexander of Servia to Russian
princess, the said American is but little
agitated. But really there is something in
It, These marriages between the scions OF
royalty or between royalty and the highest
nobility may have important consequences
wars have been waged over Just such
things and just now there is au unusual
ly large number Of heirs apparent, prince
lings and semiroyal ladies for whom mari
tai partners are needed.
The situation is peculiar. Among the
Protestant powers, II the minor German
states be included, as they must be, there
are nearly three times as many marriage
able princesses rs princes, while among the
Catholic powers the numbers Of the sexes
eligible are about equal. Hence the relax
ation OF the former strctness, and one re
suit has been II suggestion of marriage be
tween the Prince of Naples and the Prin
cess Maude, one Of the three daughters of
the Prince of Wales The Prince of Naples
is the oldest son of King Humbert of Italy,
and was born ut Naples on the 18th of No.
vember, 1868 In short, his rank in italy
is precisely that of the Prince of Wales in
England
He is therefore eligible, but the princess
snubbed him in The most public and pain
full manner. She is by far the prettiest OF
the three daughters, and was thought to
favor the match till she came face to face
with the prince And the story goes (Oh
tell it not in GATH that she was thorough
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
The Fall Cricket's Warning,

The weather prophet is having his inn
ings again He has started on his regular
mission of warning people as to the fall
and winter. One of the tribe in Connect
cut declares that the first frost will come
about Sept. IL He bases his passage on
the old saying: Look out for frost six
weeks after the fall cricket comes" The
fall cricket is Il springy insect in green that
looks like katydid, and may be first cous-
IN to Katy. 1t has a loud, droning mel,
ancholy, monotonous and continuous
voice. 1t begins to sing as soon as the
evening shadows begin to lengthen, before
sunset, and keeps at it until after sunrise.
In dark weather it sings all day The first
fall cricket was heard in Connecticut the
other evening, and it was in good voice
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

Another very important case is that of
Prince Friedrich August of Saxony, who
will soon marry the Archduchess Louise
of Austria He is the Oldest son of the
only brother of King Albert of Saxony,
and therefore heir apparent because the
king has no children. Louise is the oldest
daughter of the ex Grand Duke Ferdinand
~ OF Toscana and therefore not very
close to the imperial throne, but she is
greatly loved in the court of Vienna for
her amiability and kindness of heart. And
it is by such unions as these that we have
these two anomalies-every reigning mon
arch in Europe except the sultan of Tur-
key is descended on one side or both from
John of Gaunt, son of Edward III of Eng
land, and nearly all the monarchies are
ruled by families in which foreign blood
prcdominates
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

The Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing will begin the printing of
the "Windom" So note next week.
A shark twenty-five feet in length
was recently caught in the harbor of
Panama, and its skin was half an
inch thick.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

and his wife are noted as entertainers
He was born Aug. 6, 1916, entered politics
early, served some time in the legislature
and was, in 1885, treasurer of the state
Democratic campaign committee. In
April, 1856, President Cleveland appointed
him postmaster of Baltimore He has been
for several years president of the Maryland
Agricultural and Mechanical association,
is n member of the Maryland and Jockey
clubs and is quite popular in general So
=,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

A prominent merchant saws: 81
ave sold Megrimine for over year
md guaranteed it TO cure any lead.
che without bad after effects and
nave not found single case it did
r1t relieve" Samples free. The
Or, WI'it' hall Megrimine Co, South
i!end, Ind. Sold by G.. G. Smith.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

Five years ago had a constant cough
night sweats, was greatly reduced in flesh
and had been given up by my physicians.
began to take Ayers Cherry Peeloral,
and after using two bottles of this medi-
cine was completely cured. 7-Agna A.
Lewis, Ricard, n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
Farm For Sale.

Located between Bondville and Raw
sonyille, one-half mile from Bondville
and one mile from Jacksonville, This
place contains good buildings, running
water to house, good orchard and meadow
level. Good level road to depot.
Any one wishing such place can oh
tain full particulars by calling on or adj
dressing. Mrs. Sarah ID. Gibson
So. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

The steam power of the world is
placed at 100000 900 horse power.
This is equivalent to the working ca
pacity of 600, 10000 men, which
is more than double the total working
population.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

Arc lights on sugar plantation
for the hauling of the crops by night
have been placed in position by
Planter II. c. Minor in Louisiana.
He will cut over 100 acres of cane.
and has a plant of 20 200O- candle
power arc lamps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

A rats nest was discovered in an
old residence at Danbury, Conn, a
few days ago composed of q hand
kerchiefs, mostly red bandannas.
"All were in fair condition and the
rats must have been long time ac-
cumulating them"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

Burlington, Aug. 2S.-Eugene
Roberge, son of Useb Roberge, O
blacksmith, a young man aged lG
years, WHO has worked in the s'Nortl
End drug store" Of George LaFount-
ain, on Champlain street, during the
summer, shot himself about ) O'Clock
this afternoon while foo|ng with the
revolver of Eugene La Fountain, the
manager of the drug store. MIR. La
Fountain cleaned the revolver, a 22-
caliber weapon, this afternoon before
going to the ball game and laid it in
the drawer with two chambers loaded.
The two clerks, Eugene Gosselin and
young RobeIge, were sitting in the
Office, when Roberge opened the
drawer, picked up the revolver, and
after swapping it twice at imaginary
objects and talking to the other clerk,
pointed the gun at the center of his
forehead, exclaimiEg: "Thls is the
way folks commit suicide" A loud
report followed and the young man
fell to the floor with a groan. DR..
Briggs was called and made hastv
search for the bullet. Failing to find
it the lad was taken home, where
other physicians were summoned and
the search was resumed.
AT last accounts no trace of the
bullet could be found and Roberye
was conscious until given either, but
it is not thought that he will live.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04

Stephen Brown, a
wealthy and prom
inent farmer in
Carroll county.
The son Is himself
the owner of a
splendid 1900 acre
farm near Sykes
vile, in Carroll
county, and his
great pleasure as
well as business
there is to keep
and breed superior
cattle, of which he
has several fine
herds. He lives,
however, in Balti.
mora Whrrc he