The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-27
Sifterlets Short and Snappy.

Remember, brethren, the disappoint-
ees always out-number the appointees.
The mother-in-law joke should take
a back seat, now that an Ohio man has
eloped with his, and $500.
That alleged Hill-Croker falling out
was probably for federal patronage
only.
] If a Congressional committee is to
be appointed to investigate the whiskey
trust the members of the committee
should be impressed that it rs the trust
! and not the whiskey that is to be in
vestigated.
That Colorado gold find seems to be
closely related to the average ante
election political fnd-it fails to pan
out when the returns come in.
"Some good western man." who was
so badly knocked out by the National
conventions of last year, is already in
training for 1896.
No wonder Congress looks a little
suspiciously upon the proposed freight
pooling amendment to the Interstate
commerce law; the big railroad men are
entirely too unanimous in its favor
1t is perhaps just as well to wait un-
til blood actually begins to flow before
believing that Wall street is to fight
the whiskey trust.
We would suggest to Mr.. Wana-
maker that change be made in the
favoring of the mucilage used on the
Columbian stamps. Give us something
more appetizing.
There are too many lobbyists in
Washington this winter for the good of
the country, to say nothing of the good
names Of some Congressman.
The young carpenter who while at
work in the house of a Wall street
broker persuaded the brokers' daughter
to run away with and marry him is
evidently joiner as well as a carpen-
ter.
1t begins to look as though it would
be necessary to have two Worlds Fairs,
one open on Sunday and one closed on
Sunday, in order to prevent a boycott.
Somebody must have been giving
Sardou, the French playwright, some
pointers on certain phase of American
society, as he has written play EMIT
led "Mrs. Free-and- Easy"
People who give presents to newly
elected officials may do so from pure
goodwill, but there are always people
who believe they do it either for adver-
tising or for office.
The proposal to have a Congresslon-
al committee investigate the social
evir' in our large cities seems unneces-
sary to many people. A very large
committee could easily be selected from
Congress, each member of which would
be prepared to make an extensive re-
port on the subject without any new IN
vestigation.
The French ministry must be more
deeply involved in the Panama scandal
than was supposed, as its members have
began to abuse newspaper correspond
ents for making exposures.
Suggestions for Congressional mot
toes: Henry Cabot Lodge-Give me
exclusiveness or give me death; Buck
Kilgore e-Open the door or I'll kick it
down; Jerry Simpson-Sock me into
the Senate; Senator Washburne-Less
gambling, more prosperity; Senator
Mills-Hoggs are not needed at Wash
ington; ex-Speaker Reed-Temporary
crowns are n. g.; Bailey, of Texas
No work, no pay Gin public); Speaker
Crisp-Uneasy is the neck that wears
an ill-ftting collar; Senator Teller
No music is as sweet as the jingle of
silver; Senator Carlisle-Deliver us
from temptation; Senator Hill-What's
in name SO long as it wins; Represen-
tative Holman-The less you spend
the more you'll have; Representative
Hoar-Tears, vain tears; Springer, Of
Illinois-Don't strike man when he's
do%n.