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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
A Wave of Great Men.

Mr.. Glat7stone's eighty-third birthday
Dec. 29--recalls the fact that there
seems to have been veritable wave Of
great men precipitated upon the word
in the year 1909 for some reason. Per
haps the world needed them just then
1t may be better able to take care of il
self now. Hence there is only one Glad
stone, only one Bismarck-and he il
forced retiremeit-andn no Wellington CT
Napoleon at all, or any living poet or
novelist of the very first rank.
Be that as it may, of men who have
lived and done great work for humanity
in the Nineteenth century surprisirg
number first looked on the light of day
A. D. 1909 This is true in all fields Of
achievement, particularly perhaps those
of literature, science and craftsmanship
1t is noteworthy fact that Charles Oar
win and Abraham Lincoln were born On
the same day-Feb. 10, 1909. 1t is note
worthy, too, that the lives of these two
great men were lives of suffering, APP
preaching martyrdom. Darwin, on ac-
count Of his health, seldom had day Of
peace or physical ease, yet he revolution
lied the field of human thought. Lin.
coins life was such pilgrimage of men-
tai suffering and silent pain that the av-
erage mortal shrinks back appalled, and
would refuse to drink his cup even fol
the prize of being, after Washington, The
most illustrious American in hist ry.
There is popular belief that Lincoln
and Jefferson Davis were born in the
same year. This is not true. Davis was
born in June, 1873.
Another perennial rame, another life
full Of wild pain and crying in the Ei,lt.
we meet in Edgar Allan Poe. also born
in that weird year, 1909 An American
poet whose life is far happier is still with
us-Oliver Wendell Holmes. He came TO
US first, one of the worlds sunbeams, in
1909. Sunbeams cannot grow old. and
DR.. Holmes is eighty-three years young
We find, too, that Hannibal Hamlin is
one of the cropof distinguished men that
nature showered upon the United st tes
in 1902 Benjamin Pierce, the Harvard
mathematician; Albert Pike, the southern
soldier and poet; RAPHAEL Semmes, lie
Confederate admiral. were also born that
year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
FOR SALE.

Ny Farm formerly the Newell Hunt
ing place. Said farm is in the town of
Winhall joining Londonderry on the east
Peru on the north, and on direct road
from So. Londonderry 10 Manchester
Farm contains S. acres more or less, suit
ably divided into pasture, tillage and
wood land with splendid sugar orchard
of 500 trees.
The buildings consist of large two
story house with l., two cattle barns,
horse barn and hcnDcry and other out
buildings all in best of repair, running
water 10 house and barn; also nice we'll
in cellar, all the land lies to the SOUL
and is in a high state of cultivation.
Said fam is three miles from So. Lon
donderry and twelve from Manchester
and near school. Farm cuts hay enough
TO winter fifteen head of cattle beside
team and can be bought low this fall on
account of poor health.
For further particulars enquire of S.
M. Holden, So. Londonderry, or the sub
scriber on the premises.
c.. v. BRYANT.
Winhall, VT. Oct. 10, '92.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
Working from Habit.

On most prominent corner of Chest
nut street, Philadelphia, stands an old
white haired man selling papers. He al
ways stands there, rain or shine. come
snow, come blow, mud or dust. and has
stood there from in the morning till 8
at night for the last six years. His hair
is white as snow, and his beard is thick
and grizzled. His full blue eyes are
shaded by gold trimmed glasses. His
clothes are neat and tidy. His language
is that of a cultured gentleman.
And that is just what he is. Thirty
years ago he was one of New York's big
builders. He speaks with pride of the
many evidences Of his handiwork still
standing and which do not advertise
their insignifisance even by the side of
the noble structures of this modern day.
Now he sells newspapers On street cor.
ner in Philadelphia. He is fond of talk
ing of his young son, an artist of some
ability | am told, and his highest desire
is to send him to Rome and to Paris.
The young man has been studying
under a pupil of Gerome. His great
wish is to take lessons directly from the
hand of the master. It is a charming
thing to hear his father, the newsman,
huddled in u corner out of the drifting
snow. talk of my son, the artist" He
just glories in the subject, Of which he
never seems to tire.
asked the old man once why he sold
papers. He said it was because he was
too blind to do any other work, and
work of some kind he must do or he
would die. What story of life such a
man could tell!-New York Herald.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO. 90
Lucas Coz MY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. y.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum or
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Calarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
~ A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on The blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the sy>tem. Send for
Testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
H~Sold by Druggists, 75c
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
NIHSold by druggists. 7jc.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
A Beautiful Old Age.

A little time ago there died at Putnam
Conn. Mrs. Diana Douty, aged almost
1903. Other people have lived nearly or
quite to her age in these closing years Of
the Nineteenth century often enough to
indicate that the average Of human life
is lengthening as mankind grow cleanlier
and kindlier
But the one fact that is remarkable in
connection with this venerable woman
is that she kept all her faculties unim-
paired up to the time of her death. 1t
was not then disease that took her off
She seemed simply to when her time
came las quietly and serenely as a
flower closes its petals at the close of
day So every human life should close
rainlessly and without the decay of any
Of the mental powers So it will close
when mankind are fully civilized.
Mrs. Douty had remarkable physical
health to begin. She had never been i'll
until a year ago, when she had the grip
This physical constitution might have
given her the great longevity. But there
was another cause which kept her young
as the years went by. She was woman
Of bright. cheerful disposition Her tenn
per was very gentle and calm An at
mosphere of content and good will ema-
mated from her and drew toward her the
kindly feeling of everybody who knew
her She was helpful to all and be-
loved by all The pain, the insane pas
sion, the shriveling anxiety that burn
away the nerve forces and age men and
women seem to have had no hold upon
Diana Douty.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
St. Jackson's Day.

Nothing could possibly exceed the sat
isfaction with which Democrats in gen
eral celebrated the seventy eighth ami
versary of the battle at New Orleans,
Jan. s, 1916. in which the British General
Pakenham was killed and the British
were finally beaten and driven off by the
indomitable Andrew Jackson.
The main reason for celebrating Gen
eral jackson each year may be his great
victory over the British, or it may be
his equally great historic saying, ITO
the victors belong the spoils." However
that may be. the 9Th Of January is in
teresting alike to the Democratic politi-
clan and to the student of history 1t
really was a great victory, that which
jackson won at New Orleans To at
least $4,000 Of the best soldiers in the
British army jackson could only oppose
perhaps 5000 militia from Kentucky
Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana.
To these states belong the glory Of Jack
sons victory Their regiments of hunt
ers were excellent marksmen 1t is par
ticularly interesting to note. too. that
among these valiant fighting men there
was a battalion Of negro soldiers. The
colored people, therefore, have right to
Join in celebrating Jackson's Day. Their
race helped to win the victory.
Then after the battle was all over and
hundreds of brave British soldiers lay
dead upon the field. among them half
the men of the splendid Ninety-third
Highland regiment, jackson gave orders
for the burial Of those who had fallen.
The British were permitted to bury all
their own men who lay beyond certain
distance from Jackson's intrenchments
Those within that distance were buried
by the American soldiers themselves.
After all was over an incident oc-
currel which shows that brave men are
always generous. The British command
er was surprised at receiving from Gen
eral jackson, under flag of truce, a pack
age containing the watches, swords and
epaulets of those of his officers who had
been buried by the Americans. A conr-
teous note from General jackson re-
quested that the articles be handed over
to the families of the men who had fallen.
In this case, at least. the victor did not
keep the spoils nor allow his followers to
to keep them. For this all of us-Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, Populists and Pro-
hibitionists join in honoring the mem
CRY of Old Hickory.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
Stump Speaking tn the West.


It is a report highly creditable to the
good sense and intelligence of the rural
American voter-the paper in The North
American Review. in which Mr., William
Dudley Foulke records his experience as
a political campaigner in the west He
says what is certainly true-that il is
easy to make the unlettered understand
any question of politics if the speaker
has the gift of putting 1t in plain, simple
language That is the orators highest
gift, The colloquial style is the best,
Mr., Foulke tells us; but rant. noise, de-
clamation and stale jokes are of the past,
II is things to think about that the poo-
pie want now-not stories to tickle their
humorous sense.
Once Mr.. Foulke was at a political
meeting at which Senator Sherman
spoke. He made no attempt at orator
ical display What he said was clear,
quiet and simple, Theaudience listened
to him with attention, but applaudcd
him very little. He was followed by IN
orator who told a great number of COM
monplace stories and was uproariousiy
applauded But Sherman was the man
who gained the votes
Strangely enough, MIR. Foulke, who has
spent half his life east and the other half
west, believes that the western man
the plain looking farmer and mechanic"
understands the economic questions Of
politics better than the eastern man
The eastern man will detect an error in
grammar sooner, but the western man
flaw in argument first. He commends
especially the farmers and mechanics of
Indiana for their intelligence. But these
intelligent people ought to have the
grammar too, Open air meetings make
the greatest show, but indoor meetings
are the ones that convince the voter
Especially encouraging are the following
evidences of the new departure in polit-
ical methods:
The professional story teller is at a discount.
An apt illustration is always in place, and il
ought to be, but speaker who goes through
the country today telling of the Republican
pup which has its eyes open and the Demo-
cratic pup which has its eyes closed will not
win votes, even If he gets the whoops and
plaudits Of the boys and torch bearers in his
audience. Most disastrous of all is the abusive
speaker, the man who insists that all Repub-
leans are boodlers or that all Democrats are
imps of hell. Personalities, unless they be the
mere recital of clearly proved facts in the POI
litcal records of the men assailed are most
unfortunate. Vituperative epithets are worse
than useless. The facts must speak for them
selves.
There has been a great deal OF satire written
and believed regarding the absurd arguments
which have sometimes succeeded in influence
ing the verdict of a jury in a trial al law or in
influencing the judgment of the multitude in
the trial Of political issues. Undoubtedly per-
sonal, local and political prejudices cannot be
ignored, but with the spread of general intelli-
gence these factors become constantly of less
account Political speakers often think that
they have to descend to the comprehension of
their hearers, when, in point of fact. the good
sense of the men who listen is quite as great as
that of the man who addresses them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
ODDS AND ENDS

Nice large apples always find amlrket,
Hans Christian Andersen's father WAS
, cohbler.
Stem winding watches were invented
by Noel in 1851.
Fifty-four women graduated from
vassar last year,
Blake, the poet, engraver and painter,
was the son of hosier.
Many Atlantic liners burn as much as
BOO tons of coal per day. .a.
Dickens wrote twenty-four books, com
prising l,l23 characters.
The first dictionary was made by
Chinese scholars B. G. 100.
Nearly 1000 Russian convicts have
been sent to Siberia since April.
The Metropolitan tabernacle, London,
has twenty-six mission stations.
Have all the clothing loose and light
under the fervent heats of summer.
The game of backgammon was invent
ed by Palamedes, Greek, about 1924.
1ne ldSst luuslCdi pntioIucHoi III
Paris is monkey that plays the violin.
An electric light devised by Holmes
was tried in Dover lighthouse in 1855.
The alphabet was brought into Greece
from Phenicia 1903 years before Christ,
A hen that catches rats as expertly as
cat is owned by a resident of Water
loo, Or.
The only time you get more ice than
you pay for is when you order fancy
summer drink.
A resident of Moores Hill, Ind, lays
claim to an organ which was made in
Vienna in 1908.
II fish bite readily and gambol near
the surface of ponds and streams, then
look out for rain.
1t is estimated that France will spend
nearly Sc 000, 900 for arms and ammmi-
ton for the cavalry alone next year,
General Judson G. Fitzpatrick was
known among his soldiers as xiii, sim
ply as an abreviation of his last name.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
A Yarn from Red Bluff.

A few days ago James r. Holt went
for quail hunt along the banks of the
Sacramento river. Under a cover of
brush he discovered nice flock of birds.
but when he raised his gun to have q
shot they disappeared. He felt satisfied
that there were quite number under a
particular bush and he blazed away.
The noisy tiuttering which followed told
him the result and he ran for his prize,
and just as be was reaching out his hand
to catch wounded quail he was sud-
denly shocked to discover an enormous
rattlesnake in the line of the bird.
Ee approached the birds again with
his gun cooked and ready for sudden
shot, and learned that the snake was
dead When he fired at the birds he
killed the sna~e and six quail, although
none of the birds or the serpent were in
view. The snake had eight rattles and
q button AID was 3 feet in length
Red Bluff (Cal.) News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20

The Congregational churches of Eng
land and America celebrate this year a
tragic and striking tricentenary. Their
church. built upon the principle that
each congregation shall be Independent
and manage and control absolutely its
own affairs, selecting always its own
pastors, was really founded in 1866 A
number of persons were confined in
Bridewell prison, London, for heresy.
In their prison they organized the first
Congregational church. In 1899 another
congregation was established in London.
Several of these heretics and comeouters
paid for their temerity with their lives,
Early in 1893 the pastor of the church
and three or four of its members We're
hanged for saying there was another way
to heaven than through the Church of
England But the blood of the martyrs
is the seed of the church. and it proved
to be so Of the Congregational church.
While the Congregationalists of 1893
solemnly commemorate the Booth ami
versary of martyrdom. they will find in
the present and the future reason only
for rejoicing and hope.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20

Let us think of our mobs. riots and
lynchings and hang our heads. There is
one thing the people Of localities where
such crimes against law and order are
committed should fully understand A
region where mob instead of law reigns
cannot become prosperous. The decent
people who build railroads, churches and
school houses and by their industry add
to the prosperity Of a community will
shun the mob infested regions as they
would a cholera hospital as a place o,
residence. Electric lights, waterworks.
colleges and throngs of well to do, intel
ligent people will never be found in the
same atmosphere with lynch law and
moonshine whisky.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20

The state that will hold the balance
of power in 1903 is most likely Texas
This state has in her own borders every
climate, shading off from north temper
ate to tropical. The agricultural prod
ucts of every other state can be grown
in Texas, from wheat to bananas Texas
has tifty-seven counties that are each
larger than Rhode Island Her area is
as great as that of all New England.
with New York, New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania Indiana and Ohio added. She
has besides a long sweep of seaboard
with cities and harbors In a hundred
years all this vast region will be fully
settled Think of the congressman that
Texas will furnish then!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
PITY for the Profession

Judge--Prisoner at the bar. have you
anything to say for yourself?
Prisoner-Yes, MUD; admits I'm a
vagabon and thief, but yer oughter be
very thankful I'm here and let me OFF
lightly.
Judge-How do you make that out?
Prisoner-Well, suppose we blokes
went on strike and turned honest. what
would yer ludship and SIGH as you do
fur Twin?
Judge Severely = I'm five years
penal servitude. London Tit-Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20

What is the American national bird:
The turkey, What is the American ma,
tional flower? The corn tassel This
emblem of our greatest agricultural
product is as graceful and picturesque
an object as art can lay hold of for dec.
orative purposes. Let us see it used for
such at the Worlds fair, carved in wood
and stone and painted in wavy, shining
luxuriance upon doors, frescoes and
panels,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
The reason for an Action.

"Oh, papa, know what makes peo-
pie laugh in their sleevesf'
"Well, my son, what makes them?"
"Cause that's where their funny bone
lsT-Exchange.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20

France is believed really to have the
most powerful army in the world, But
has it any general great enough to
lead iti
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-01-20
THE
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Colonel Ingersoll says that, ON the
whole, cannibalism was the best way
man ever had of living off his fellow man,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-21
TO THE YOUNG FACE
Pozzonfs Complexion Powder gives
fresher channA 70 theoidrenowed youth.
Ery it.

ceivcd the governor sent the following
telegram 10 Attorney Jones IN Charles
ton Anticipating adverse decision and
order Of Imprisonment OF fine unless
sherins release property. | say We must
fight it ont TO the bitter end. II have not
and by appeal.
IF not jailed or committed for con-
tempt pro forma do so. Prepare papers
and let me know what lawyer at WASH
ington should be retained TO assist YOU.
Order shcriffs and trrusnrers 90 stand
firm and we will see them ont harm
less
Governor Tinmau says he intends TO
light it cut TO the bitter end. III have not
the slightest idea of stopping said he;
nc will take higher court than that Of
Judge Simontou and Judge Gon to stop
me. AS fas as the holding of the shenhs
is concerned, &c is exactly what We want,
We now intend 10 take the eases TO the
United States supreme court
When questioned as 90 the event OF
some of the shorias paying the fine and
getting out of trouble, the governor said
he had not the slightest fear that any
of them would show any weakness.
But II they do said he, | have some
shcrifs who win fight " out"
ITS a general fight. and South Caro-
linu Is not going 90 take any ipccac un-
less New York Pennsylvania, and the
balance Of them take It.
Governor Tillman says also that In the
| Aver case in Virginia, which was for,
| contempt the court at Washington went
I into the merits of the case. III we lose
/ the case concluded the governor, I'm
! the supreme court, the only remedy for
] such an outrageous condition of affairs
/ will be an appeal TO congress for legis
/ lotion After the supreme court has
spoken, / will consider " anything NOR,
I IS necessary
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UNANIMOUSLY REJECTED.
The Prosbyicry Refuses 10 Ordaln Christian
Scientist.


Rochester. n. Y, Feb 20. Tho appli-
cation OF Arthur r. Nosburg of North
Bergen. Genes'e county for Ordiuuuon
as "a Presbyterian minister was rejected
10y unanimous vote of the presbytcry
Of Gcnesee ut Batavia yesterday The
vote was taken after Mr.. Nosburg had
been before the prcsbytery the greater
part of the day answering questions in
theology and philosophy propounded 10
him by the moderator He was asked
II he would continue TO prOmulgntc tue
Christian science teachings in case the
presbytery ordained him. and lac re-
piled that he probably would not from
the pulpit. vet he did not care 10 make
amy binding promises He said that he
felt Il his duty to teach the Christian
science doctrine, and that u hc found
that such teaching caused trouble In
any church over which he might be in
stalled ms pastor, he would give up the
church and teach privately. In case of
sickness he said that lac would recon-.
mend that a Christian scientist he called
rather than physician AZ the close
OF the examination the brethren, after
discussing the matter for half an hour,
decided Ia reject his application, but be-
WINS received under the care of the
presbytery Mr.. Nusbarg is Il young
man. aud the presbytcry thinks that
In time he will change his views.