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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
BELLOWS FALLS.

The warm weather for the past few
days has reduced our snow so we have
barely enough for sleighing. The ice
men seem to be the most busy of any
at the present time; business gener-
ally is rather dull quite a good many
men are idle the trades people are
having quiet time,
The atheletic association held theil
annual convention at Charlestown.
II. +. Healey of Claremont was
chosen president. Much enthusiasm
is manifested, and the boys of Bel
lows Falls high school hope to make
a better record than last year.
Mr.. Fullerton gave his last lecture
to young men Sunday eve at the
Congregational church. Subject,
"Young men in politics.
The lecture at the Opera House
Tuesday eve by Col. Geo. W. Balm
was one of the finest of the course.
Card parties, euchre, drive whist
and all other kinds are in full blast at
the present time-a general rush
before lent.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

The glory of Japan-that its people
never lose their temper-secms to be de-
parting, Even japanese good nature is
not proof against the strain Of popular
elections, Though the general political
campaign now on is only the second one
since the adoption Of the new constitu-
ton in February. 1899, yet there have
been fist fights, rioting and even kill
ings This is like our republic, in which
men are sometimes killed at primaries.
Well, elections are enough to make any
body mad, especially when they go the
wrong way. Japan is now tasting the
sweets of liberty and enlightenment.
But it is pity, p thousand pities, if the
famous good nature of the Japs will
have to go along with oriental despot-
ism
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
TOWNSHEND.

w. H. Gage spent Sunday at his
home returning to his work Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B. Sewall Of
Montague, Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Will B. Harris of Newfane spent the
day Monday with their sister, Mrs. w.
H. Gage, and attended the entertain
ment in the evening.
There will be flag raising Friday
afternoon at 1:30 p. m, for the village
Children to raise their flag which they
got by their entertainment Monday
night. All are cordially invited.
There is another sleighfide in prog
ress and it is to be hoped that the folks
will choose warmer day than the
others had.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
LANDGROVE.

Quarterly meeting next Sabbath.
Presiding Elder Morgan will occupy
the pulpit.
Miss Linda White has returned tc
her home in Jamaica.
Miss Lillian Childs is home from
Massachusetts.
Lewis Buchanan spent the Sabbath
with his mother, Mrs. D. A. Cool.
edge.
Misses Carrie and Alzina, George
and Edward Thomson visited friends
in Rockingham last week.
Willard Turner is making thing:
lively this good shedding drawing log:
to Harris & Hurd's mill. He has
ontra cted several hundred spruce.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
NORTH CHESTER.

The sick are all improving and the
grippe has left us we hope.
Mrs. C. F. Waite and son Barnet
of Londonderry visited at Mrs. l.. S.
Richards ms, Mrs. Waite's daughter,
last week. Mr.. B. Waite was for
melly a clerk with P. H. Robbins.
M. FL. Bemis and wife of Worces-
ter, Mass, and H. A. Bemis,
wife and son of Grafton visited al
their fathers, l.. Bemis', few days
the last of last and the first of this
week.
A. d. L. Herrick, the leader of
the Chester drum corps, is making
arrangements for a concert at the
town hall on the Sth of March, which
Mr.. H thinks will be well worth
listening to. Particulars next week.
The scholars of the grammar school
had ride on Monday which they
seemed to enjoy nicely.
Miss Barber of Rutland visited
Mrs. L. =. Richardson last week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
PRICE THREE CENTS.

Eastward the train robber takes
his way, and the other day made a
capture on the New York Central.
1916 want to keep saloons and pay
81 900. for the privilege in Philadel-
phia under the Brooks law.
CA special to the Voice says,) Not
withstanding the fact that the saloon
license fee has been raised from $500.
to 81 900. in this city there is no per-
ceptable diminution in the applica-
tons for licenses. There are now
3Ol4 applications for retail licenses
and SCI for wholesale licenses before
the courts. Last year 1858 saloon
licenses and 53S wholesale licenses
were granted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

A bill was passed by the Senate
Friday extending for 10 years the
operations of the Chinese exclusion
laws, and contains section intended
to meet the difficulty that the treasury
officials have encountered in returning
Chinese to China through judicial
decisions adverse to their right to re-
turn them further than to the country
from which they entered the United
States. Under this construction of
the law the treasury returned a num-
Der OF Chinese to Canada instead of
to China and they were soon again
smuggled across the line, which it
was impossible to guard at all times
and places. Another new section
provides several penalties for the re-
turn to the United States of Chinese
once sent out of the country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
VERMONT NEWS.

The large brick block on the. cor
ner of Main street and East Park
Fairhaven, owned by Green brothers,
was Quilted by fire last Friday.
A mixed train on the st. Johnsbury
and Lake Champlain Railroad was
derailed near West Danville Monday
morning. The tram was going fast
and the last eight or ten loaded cals
were badly smashed. The passenger
car was smasded some, but the pas.
sengers were not hurt. The track
was torn up for about twenty rods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Peace be Still :!
Bellows Falls Times

Bellows Falls Times:
The editorial columns of the Yer
mont Tribune indicate that the editor
of that paper and Brother Shanks of
the SITTER have formed a "combine'
to hit gubernatorial heads. Appar-
emily Shanks will furnish brains and
Crane-er, well, circulation, perhaps.
Vermont Tribune:
The Bellows Falls Times is remin-
ded that newspapatorial combine
having both brains and circulation,
is pretty sure to get there. Our Bel
lows Falls contemporary may be able
to tell from experience how lack of
both effects newspaper.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
George Washington,

1t will not be exactly in the nature of
news to inform our readers that George
Washington was born Feb. %, 1882, still
some of our readers might forget it.
But he had been dead over ten years be-
fore his surviving fellow countrymen
began to think what a very great man
he had been, and they resolved to cele-
brate his birthday. Soon after this be-
gan the miracle period Of American his
Tory writing, when every Revolutionary
general became demigod and every Eng
lishman coward, and horse thief and
a liar besides. Then it was that George
Washington began to loom up in all the
proportions of hero OF mythology.
The stories that We're printed in the early
United States histories Of him and other
Revolutionary worthless would bring
blush to the cheek of Colonel Sellers.
The glamor has been stripped from
most of these miracle tales. 1t is an
image breaking age. They say now that
George was not statesman, nor even
great soldier. He did not do his own
literary work; no, not the composition
of his farewell address. He did swear
actually use profane language-espe-
cially at Monmouth. He had a tremen
dous sense of his own dignity and de-
cided weakness for the fair sex. And
his greatest sin is that he wrote some
love poetry that boy of fifteen ought
to have been ashamed of.
So far the glamor that shimmered
around George Washington has fiickered
out. At one point, however, it yet lin
gers, growing even brighter, like a
steady flame Nobody has as yet been
able to prove that George ever told
lie. The hatchet story is long since ex-
ploded, fgment as it was of the fertile
imagination of Rev. Mr.. Weems. But
still the basis of fact remains If Wash
ington ever told lie nobody has so far
been able to prove it on him. This is
great. Let us still adore the memory Of
George, for here he stood alone. "Mod
ern degeneracy had not reached him."
If he had lived in our time, probably
even he could not have helped send
ing word that he was out when an
agent called to see him, but he did
not live in our time. So we may still
worship the name of George Washing
ton. Let us worship it strong, for we
live in time when, like the little girl
in the story, many people "would rather
tell thousand lies than cut down one
cherry tree"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Lieut-Gov. Fletcher declines to be a
candidate for governor for the simple
reason that he will not degrade him
self by scrambling for the office. All
honor TO the lieut-governor And by
the way wouldn't it be nice thing for
the party to nominate him without any
scramble. Mr.. Fletcher is an able
man, practical farmer and a veteran
soldier and would poll more votes in
this presidential year than any man
who stands a ghost Of chance for the
nomination.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Somebody wants to know the cali
ber of Levi Fuller, candidate fol
Governor of Vermont. That's easy
enough if one only knew where the
measurement should be taken. If
you take him on military service he's
hundred ton gun, but if brains is
the measure of the man then call him
an old Queen Anne Flint lock with
more danger behind than before.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

The SITTER is in receipt of a letter
from prominent and level-headed
Windham county man, who in speak
ing of Fuller's canvass, says:
"He (FulleOwill run five hundred
to one thousand behind his ticket in
Windham county, and this fact ought
TO be plainly told to the manipulators
before it is too late"
This is undoubtedly true. And
further, it is believed that there are
at least two thousand old soldiers in
the State whose self respect will not
permit them to vote for this sham
fighter and dealer in soldiers taffy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Sifterlets-ShOrt and Snappy.

Mighty Moses! Ex-senator Blair
of New Hampshire has announced
himself candidate for president.
Won't the Rutland Herald inform
an anxious world just the size thim-
BILE it will take to reach from Page tc
Levi Fuller-that is the Fuller tad
of it. .......
The willy politician now publicly
declares that he will never accept a
nomination, and privately instructs
his "heelers" to work up public SEN
timent in favor of compelling his ac-
ceptance.
The Watchman thinks that Levi
Fuller will be just the man for the
exigencies of the next two years.
What the devil is to be the exigencies
of the next two years? Are we 60
ing to have a war?
Col. Elliott F. Shepard, the truly
good New York editor, threatens to
keep Tammany so busy at home, ex-
planning his charges against its mem
bers, that it will have no time to
bother with National affairs.
A railroad trust, involving property
valued at $3.50, 100000 is the latest,
and it is now proposed to combine
all the tanneries in the country INTO
one mammoth trust to be controlled
by English capital. There ought
surely to be limit to this sort Of
thing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Strong is the faith of the brother
and sister who were immersed in the
river at Baltimore, after the ice, two
inches thick, had been cut for them
Their return to shore was greeted by
the hymn "Whiter than Snow but
from the description of their appear
ance "Colder than ice" would have
been more realistic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
A Westminster Soldier on "Our Levi"
Westminster, Vt, Feb. %, '92.

A Westminster Soldier on "Our Levi"
Westminster, Vt, Feb. 22, '92.
Editor SUter:-
Fuller for Governor, great Scott
What next? But not for some of us,
if you please. If the grand old Re
publican party has got down so low as
to take such mighty cheap material for
Governor then many of us will take
right to the woods. The Democrats,
with all their faults and bad records,
know better than to put such cheap
timber before the people.
Mark my words Mr.. SITTER, if the
paid heelers for Levi Fuller succeed
in forcing his nomination the majority
in this State will be desperately small
unless the farmers forget themselves.
Who pays the expenses of M. W.
Davis of this town who is prancing
about among the farmers recounting
Fuller's love for them, and telling Of
his wonderful skill as granger? Who
pays George w. Hooker's expenses?
They are sometimes pretty heavy, es-
pecially upon smiling" occasions.
Who pays dozen and one fellows
for following Levi! Levi! Levi u!
in and out of season.
Levi is too thin, altogether too thin
for governor. He might do for a
small alderman in very small city.
O no, give us man of brains and, be-
sides, man of truth, and let the Full
lers and Hookers understand that the
earth and all its fatness was not made
for their exclusive use.
Now is the time for the farmers to
sit down on these cheap fellows, who
are everlastingly trying to force them
selves to the front, and so hard that
only grease spot will know them any
more forever.
And the old veterrns, too. Fuller
tries hard to fool you but, boys, he is a
cheap, very cheap humbug, as he never
saw a battlefield, never was soldier
but was safe at home whilst you and |
bore the heat of battle. He is a small
bore politician who lives by others
brains and good old deacon Estey's
money. Out upon such trash. Re
publican's of old Vermont give us a
candidate worthy of the party. If not
a farmer then a man of brains.
A FARMER,
And ono yvos Of tha front bu+ vrbn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

In Europe the newspaper cores
pondent who sends his paper news
that is sensational enough to affect
the stock market is banished from the
country in which he happens to be ;
in America the same class of news
gets the correspondent comfortable
raise in his salary.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Ex-lieut Gov. Jones of New York
is one of the kickers against the Hill
machine-and a vigorous one too. lie
says:
But this enthusiasm and vigor
as a remonstrance will but result
in still further degradation of the par
tv if Its actions are to be limited to a
protest. If we are bnt to grieve and
groan and then fall meekly into line
we but strengthen the chain that
binds us.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
A Poor Staw.

The machine has got it fixed for
Fuller. Noses have been counted
and "everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high A concensus of
opinion made up of less than fifty Sc
lected interviews out of 250 attend
ants at the League convention is a
mighty poor straw by which to tell
the drift of public opinion. 1t is a
poor photographer that can't snap his
kodak at the faces he wants to pre-
serve.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Hills snap convention came off at
Albany on Monday, as advertised,
and proved, as matter of course, a
complete triumph for David--a solid
Hill delegation. The Clevelandites
propose to meet in May and send a
contesting delegation to Chicago.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Gentlemen

Standard Medicine &c.
Gentlemen:
l do not feel that l have done my duty to
my fellow men and to this great Company un-
til tell the world what your great remedies
have done for me.
Three times have they saved my life, admin
istered by your physician who administered
to my wants Free, as he viii to all who WI
consult him Twice have | had Pneumonia
and your Cough Medicine and Specific for
colds and la grippe have carried me through.
After the fever subsided, leaving me weak
and debilitated. Elixir Vita Nerve Com
pound restored me to perfect health.
Iarkin A. Lang. LYNN. Mass
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Now that Congress has determined
that the Pension Office shall be in
vestigated and Speaker Crisp has
appointed committee of five to dc
it, let that committee lay aside parti-
san politics and try to find out wheth-
er the many charges which have been
made AGAINST that bureau are true
or false. That is what the country
wants to know, let it help or hurt
who it may.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

About this time of year read what
Daniel Webster says: America has
furnished to the world the character of
Washington. And if our American in
stitutions had done nothing else, that
alone would have entitled them to the
respect of mankind. Thank God! IL
also-am an American!"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

La Grippe is prevented and cured
bv he timely and per, stent use of \. II.
Downs J. xir Dui ing the prevalence
Of La G ppe two yea ago the sale OF
Downs EiNr was enormou, and the
ta-ss IN which he d "a was broken up
on he -37, bv d- faahf1 u>e were NUM-
beed by thousands Be sure aud get the
I * on the & . appearance Of the DIS
esse, aud PEI severe in taking il uu j
cured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
The Republican gerrymander o

The Republican gerrymander of
Ohio is but the "tit' for the demo-
cratic Stat" 1t seems a great pity
that all the States could not be per-
manently districted by some non-par-
tisan authority, without regard to the
wishes of either political party. The
common-sense idea of a Congression-
al district is that it should be as COM
pact as possible.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

The SITTER is informed that M.
W. Davis of Westminster, he that
sits at the feet of Prof. Cooke and
feeds at the States agricultural
stables, and two years ago wanted tc
be State Senator from this county.
has been going up and down footing
Levi Fullers old brass horn. Davis
ought to be ashamed of himself. But
then the poor fellow wants another
bite at something, and may be Lev
has promised him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Down go the PrC!es!

Having taken my Inventory find on hand several rem
nants which will be sold regardless of cost find several
dress patterns of wool plaid at 20c former price 25c Aanel
and winter dress goods pair of wooen blankets 50 %
mer price $215 hoods 25c former price SOC and 75c
dies and chdens caps 4Oc and 75c, former price 75c and
ST.. Scotch caps 25c, 20c. and Soc, winter shawls
at cost ladies' bed Jersey underwear chlden underwear
from 15c Soc, gents underwear from 35c 81 25 gents
over shirts from 25c. to $5, gents hand knit hose 25c
35c. The above goods must be sold make room for
sprino goods
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
How'> This!

now ms.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
wa d for any case of Ca,aarh that can not
be cured by Ha.l~ Ca.a rh Cure
F. J. CHEFEY & co. Pops, Toledo, O.
We the undeg> 'gued, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him pe-sec " honorable in al bus ness
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obiea ions made by tneirf fl N.
West & 7 T.1ax, Wholesale Drugg,>.s
Toledo, o.. Wa ing, knuan & Marvin
Wholesale Drugo ists, To edo. ONO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inte nally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Price, 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Tes
timonialS free.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
BIRTHS.

In Yves ton, Feb. 20, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi +. Foster
In Weston Feb, "a, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Bert French
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

An aggregation of cranks and non
descript politicians have been in ses-
sion at St. Louis the past week, and
have evolved third party.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

The new plate glass factory at Alex
andria, Ind, will turn out 200 square
feet of plate glass a week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Copies ofthiS paper can be obtained
ot Carpenters Necs Rooms IN Brat
NeOOrO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Women who suffer from nervous and
physical debility find great help in the
use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t produces
the rapid effect of stimulant, with
out reaction-the result being perma-
nent increase of strength and 'igor, both
of mind and body.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Terms, $I.OO Year, strictly in
advance. Persons outside of Windham
County who receive the paper in single
wrappers must send 10 cents in addition
to pay for wrappers aud postage.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Respectfully,
F. Winchester.

Ihe best i've cent cigar sold in this state
Is branded in plain letters on each cigar.
1.-THE Avenue"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

ss-rntered at the Post-ofLce at So. London,
as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Another lot
Just received
OF those
BLUE RAISINS,
3 lbs. for
25c.
Also, our offer holds good on
All the other articles
We have advertised at
That price.
A fresh
Lot of
DRY GOODS
just received,
Also, a lot of mems and boys
Pants, including
Knee pants
That
We
Shall sell
Very cheap.
By low prices and fair deal
ing we hope to receive your
trade. Call in and look us
over if you do no care to buy.
No trouble to show goods
at
GIBSON & Co.
Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

Happy and content is a home with THE Ro
chester" lamp with the light of the morning
Fer catalogue, zvyite Rochester Lamp Go. Ne1V York
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26

And one was at the front but who
did not see Levi there.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
Sitter John. Editor.

FRIDAY MORNING, Feb. &c, 1892,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-02-26
THE
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THE

HENRY M. SHANKs, PUBLISHER,