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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

Somebody is running the free coal
racket to quite mn extent, judging from
the number of marked copies, please
examine" received at this office during
the last six weeks. Almost every mail
brings us one or more of these papers
containing articles extolling the advan-
tages to be derived by the New Eng
land manufacturer from free coal. Each
one bears the selfsame label, printed
in red md with its request, 'please ex-
anime" This shows it to be an organ
lied conspiracy, and that somebody is
paying the piper. Save your scrip, gen.
tlemen. Don't waste it on the SITTER,
for it believes that free coal is a snare
and delusion, and that advocating it
is shamefully dishonest In no way
can it bennfit the manufacturer except
by cheapening the article, and this can
only be done at the expense of the mi
ner who is just as much entitled to pro-
lection as his richer brothers. The
manufacture who, while begging pro-
lection for his wares, would strip the
last vsetige from the poor deliver in the
bowels of the earth, to say the least, is
a mean, selfish whelp who deserves no
consideration.
Again, this is advocated by party
that for the last thirty years has been
crying out against ''class legislation
and decrying the "robber baron" that
they now propose shall have free coal
at the expense of another class Truly
consistency is jewel but it is not found
in free coal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
TH LONDONDERRY w. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 80 1893

The cruiser Columbia has been &C.
cepted by the government.
There were GO deaths from pneu-
monia in Boston last week.
Two more cases of smallpox were
discovered in Boston Saturday.
Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived in
New York from Europe Sunday.
There were ~ fresh cases and IA
deaths from cholera at st. Peters
burg Saturday.
Six people were drowned by the
oyer-turnng of a skitf on Grand lake,
near Jennings, La. Friday.
An attempt will be made to reopen
the Maybrick case on the ground that
new evidence has been discovered.
A St, Johasbury dispatch says
that the Daily Republican will sus-
pend publication Wednesday. The
weekly paper will be continued.
The bridge over the Westfield river
at Chester, Mass, which was built
after the accident in August, was car
ried away by ice at 3 20 o'clock Sun
day afternoon, and all travel is block
ed on the Boston and Albany rail-
road, and will be for several days.
Passengers have to be transferred
by team, making delay of two or
three hours, The bridge went down
just before the arrival of the train
from the west, due in Springfield at
6 80 o'clock, but it was three minutes
late and was tagged 10 time.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
PRICE THREE CENTS.

on to South Vernon and Investigate
the financial standing of Mr.. Whit
and other circumstances before hav
ing the matrimonial knot tied. Mr|
White did not wait to finish his DIM
ner, but took the first train for VerI
non.
"Mrs. Phillips conducted mos
thorough investigation, and, afte|
concluding it, made up her mind thai
she did not desire to we'd, and daj
or two ago took the train for Cincin|
natl.
"Mr. White had forwarded monel
to Mrs. Phillips to pay her railroad
fare and expenses, and now has
nothing to console him for the loss OF
money but the photograph of Mrs
Phillips and the memory Of her
charming presence while conducting
the investigation"
Strength and Health.
If You are not feeling strong and
lealthy, try Electric Bitters. If "La
irippe' has left you weak and weary, use
electric Bitters. This remedy acts dill
ectly on Liver, Stomach and Kidneys,
entity aiding those organs to perform
heir functions. If you are afflicted with
Sick Headache, you viii flGd speedy and
ornament relief by taking Electric Bit
,ers One trial viii convince you that
this is the remedy you need. Large bot
les only soc. at Geo. Il. Smiths Drug
Store.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

Eddie Boynton of Brattleboro
passed Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Boynton.
John l.. Howard and wife of Brat
tleboro are passing few days here
with friends.
Mrs. George Wyman has returned
from her visit at Springfield and Hol-
yoke, Mass.
Asa Howe passed away last Satur-
day, Dec. 23, of general breaking up
and old age, lacking but about five
months of being 80 years old. Mr..
Howe was born in tins town and has
lived most Of his days here. He
leaves many friends to mourn his loss.
His grandson, Charles j. Howe, and
wife lived with him and took care of
him through his illness. HIS funeral
was Tuesday at his late residence on
West Hill, Rev. E. B. Earle officia-
ting.
Aurora Frost has returned home
from her few days stay at Solon
Densmore's.
The community was sadly shocked
Tuesday morning to learn of the death
of Rev. Mrs. S. l.. Vincent which
occurred early that morning after
blief illness Of only about week with
the grip. She leaves husband and
six children to mourn her loss. The
bereaved family have the heartfelt
sympathy of the entire community.
Funeral Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Day of
Brettleboro officiating. The body
will be taken to Waltham, Mass, for
burial.
Mrs. Prudence Fish and aunt Polly
Kellogg are quite sick. Mrs. Kellogg
is the oldest person in town being
most 92.
Wales Willard who has been quite
sick with the grip we are glad to say
is so as to be out little.
A number from here attended the
District Masonic meeting at Towns
hend last Thursday evening.
Charles Heald of Worcester,
Mass, is passing few days here at
Ransel Frost's.
Irving Page and wife, Charles
Whittlmore and Mrs. John R. Whit
timore of Chicopee, Falls, Mass,
passed Christmas at John Mnzzy's.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

One of our Democratic contempo-
raries takes Senator Hoar to task for
declaring in recent speech that
"these are Cleveland times," and
asking his hearers how they liked
them. The Senator's assertion was
true his question was perfectly ap-
propriate. These are Cleveland
times, in significance which is un-
mstakable and undeniable. There
can no longer be any pretense that
the existing depression is due to a
Silver law which was opposed by Mr..
Cleveland's party because it was not
bad enough to suit it. That law has
been repealed. Its evil effects are
gone, or are fast going. The pres
ent crisis is not financial it is indus
trial. AS the chief official advocate
of the false and menacing doctrine
of Tariff Reform" Mr.. Cleveland
can justly and fairly be held respon-
sibc, as Senator Hoar holds him, for
all the idleness and suffering which it
has occasioned. Boston Journal
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

There is one striking popularity
about all of the serious charges ever
made by the Civil Service Commits
sion they are invariably against Of
ficials who do not belong to the party
of the administration. This may be
merely coincidence, but it has hap
pened under several administrations.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
TOWNSEND.

The only child of Mrs. John Hol-
brook died last Thursday just SIX
weeks after the father died it was a
beautiful child and lived year and
six months to cheer and gladden. the
home. The mother and entire family
of Mr.. H. Holbrook have the SYM
pathy of the community The fu-
neral services were held in Cong.
church, both churches uniting.
Miss Helen ShattuCk has the
measles also Fred Lawrence and Fred
Pierce's family.
Our snow is going off.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
NEWFANE.
Henry Sargent and son are taking
their meals at the County House.

Henry Sargent and son are taking
their meals at the County House.
Bert Smith is i'll with the measles.
Willard Smith and son of Putney
were in town on Sunday.
Mrs. c. P. Dewitt spent Christmas
with her son in Brattleboro.
Fred Merrifeld of Brookline is
teaching a singing school in town.
The Brattleboro High School Ban
10, Guitar and Glee Club will give a
concert at Union Hall on Friday eve,
JAN 9th.
Burchard Post, G. A. R., has cleo
led the following officers: Com, M.
r. Pratt; S. V. Com. II. II. Hol-
brook; J. Y. Com, H. NJ. Twitchell;
@. NJ, Geo. W Person; Q 2, y 4
Carpenter; Chaplain, L W Bush; STR
gent I X Crane; Q q, A L Coos;
Delegate to Dept En-, c c Cutler;
Alternate, E S Weston
The exercises at riioa hall on
Christmas evening were very interest
ing
II E Kidder is very muci, better
and is able to be out of doors
Ezra Pierce and wife of Putney
spent Christmas with friends in town
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

People are wishing each other the COM
pliments of the season and exchanging
gifts. Did it ever occur to you to send
an ailing friend package of Ayers Sar-
saparilla If not, do so now; and try
this medicine yourself, if you need a first
class blood-purifier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
La Grfppe.

During the prevalence Of the Grippe
the past season it was nStiteable fact
that those who depended upon Dr.. Kings
New Discovery, not only had speedy re-
covery, but escaped all the troublesome
after effects of the malady. This remedy
seems to have peculiar power in effect
ing rapid cures not only in cases of La
Chest and Lungs, and has cured cases of
Asthma and Hay Fever of long standing.
Try it and be convinced. 1t won't disap-
point. Free trial bottles at Geo. G.
Smiths Drug Store.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

North Andover, Mass, was the
scene of brutal murder last Sunday,
One Capt. Wilton, while under the
influence of rum, quarrellsd with his
wife and brutallv knocked her down
and after she got up kicked her to
death.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

The question is frequently asked, "Why
is Ayers Cherry Pectoral so much more
effective than other cough remedies ?"
The answer is, simply because it is the
most skilful combination of anodynes and
expectorants known to medical science.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

The Senate subcommittee of the for
eign relations committee have commence
ed their Hawaiian investigation. The
members of the committee are Morgan,
Gray, Butler, Sherman and Frye.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
0Qr CIQD List
For 1894.

To all advance paying subscribers,
both new and old, we make the fol-
lowing terms for the coming year:
The SITTER and n, Y. Tribune, Sl.25
I" i" I" N. Y. Press, Sl.25
:" {" +" Daily Press, $3.50
/" +" i" Rutland Herald, 81. 30
/" /" +" Boston Journal, Sl.5
(" I" 6 Mirror & Farmer, 81 80
/" /" N. Y. World, 81 ,65
4" /" Troy Times, sl.75
The SITTER and Demorest Family
Magazine, $500
The SITTER and the Metropolitan
Magazine, S2.25.
This last to new subscribers to the
SITTER, $500.
Here you have it, in plain English.
Now, please, don't write and ask if
YOU can have the N. Y. Tribune and
SITTER for one year for Sl.25. You
certainly tan by sending the money
TO this office.
~ And, further, should you want
more than one of these papers you
can have them at the prices indicated,
for instance the SITTER and n. Y.
Press and Boston Journal will only
cost you $175, and you can add The
Rutland Herald for S50c additional.
w Take a daily. The coming
session of Congress is to be stirring
one and you can only be kept
thoroughly posted by taking daily.
The n. Y. Daily Press is one of the
ablest Republican papers in the
country and altogether the most
spicy. We will furnish it to paid up
SITTER subscribers for only S1.S5.
Address all orders TO
The SITTER,
So. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
DEATHS.

In Jamaica, Dec. 23, Asa Howe, aged
70 years, months and 10 days.
In Jamaica, Dec. SO, of la grippe,
Rev. Mrs. S. l.. Vincent
In Weston, Dec. IA, Caroline wife of
Luke Heald, aged 63 years and months.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

.TIIE--

Londonderry Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning, Terms
81 90 a year at offices where bundles are
sent. Sl,lO where sent in Single Wrap
pers, Address
The Sitter,
So. Londonderry, Vt,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
STATE NEWS.

Attorney General Olney has re-
ceived the resignation of Frank
Plumley, United States attorney for
the district of Vermont.
1t is reported that a Mrs. Taylor,
living on the Carl Gould place in
Stratton, recently from Barre, re-
Gently igave birth to twins who were
united by ligament. They were sep
arated and one of them died at once.
The mother is also dead.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
Sitter 10 u. Editor.

Copies Of this paper cao be obtained
at the Brahleboro Necs rooms, Elliot
street, Brottlebor0.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

Every man having a beard shonld keep
it an even and natural color, and if it is
not so already, use Buckingham's Dye
and appear tidy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
Our snow is going off.

The seventy-fourth railroad to pass in
to the hands of receiver the present
year is the New York and New England.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
BIRTHS.
In Jamaica, Dec. 20, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Stillman Crowninshield.
MARRIED.

In Wrentham, Mass, by Rev. E. G.
Hood, R. Colvin of Manchester and Miss
E. Genieve Houghton of SO. London
derry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

The Himalayas have been seen 224
miles away.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
Smiths Rheumatic Cure!

THE GOOD STILL.
GEO. G..
Having Smiths Rheumatic three
stating that genuine
the Stephen E. Thayer Hotel Manchester
lin
tm besides paying
forth afflicted with rheumatism
Manchese VT, Dec. 1898.
E.
$50 Expresp ION orer OF rfour(lb bottles.
GEO. G. SMITH, Druggist, So. Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29
JAMAICA.

Eddie Boynton of Brattleboro
passed Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Boynton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

The subscriber has two st Adams saw
ing machines for sale, all ready to go to
work. win sell one or both machines and
give the right party good payday and
will start him in on lots of work.
Thrashers go with these machines.
Address or call ON
J, M. TARBELL, Agent,
Londonderry, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-12-29

To all advance paying subscribers,
both new and old, we make the fol-
lowing terms for the coming year,
The SITTER and N, Y. Tribune, Sl.25
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02
SILVER Law REPEALED.
Continued from First Page.

facing that he desired to make a respect
full motion, moved that recess OF Is
minutes be taken to enable the commit
tee on rules to act.
Mr.. Reed suggested that the motion
was not in order, for the reason that the
committee under the rules can act at any
time
The Speaker-The Chair did not sup
pose the gentleman from Massachusetts,
was serious.
The weary round of motions to adjourn
and take a recess continued until is p.
m., when the Speaker took the reins in
his hands, and needless OF Interruptions
by Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Snodgrass, put the
motion on the demand for the previous
question and declared it carried.
Mr.. Wilson, reserving his time, said he
hoped that if the gentleman from Miss
ouri (Bland) desired to occupy Is
minutes, he could do SO.
Mr.. Bland, taking stand in the centre
of the Democratic side, presented his
amendment to revive the act of 1887, pro-
viding for recoinage, which was read at
the desk. He said that the monled In
terests of the country to force the pend
ing the legislation had precipitated
panic. -
At /. So the House began voting on Mr..
BANDS motion to send the bill to the
committee on coinage, weights and
measures.
Mr.. BANDS motion was defeated:
Yeas, 1903; nays, 175.
The Senate amendment was then con-
Cured in and the bill passed.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02

AhC kAoiSO . HCCA
To say the least these young men wee
amazed at the ingenuity of the mysteri-
GUS plays, but they saw in them too
much of the theoretical to make them of
much use to the team. However they
expressed willingness to accept the
tricks. meaning to revise them with
possibility of working them into some
of their own plays
Such an arrangement Mr.. Deland would
not listen to. Not that he wanted the
full credit of the plays or notoriety in
any form. He was merely solving one of
his problems, had spent much time on
it, and was determined to have the moves
tried as he had planned them, being
confident of the result. 1t Harvard
would not give them the fair trial he
asked he would find some other team
that would. But tried they must bel !.
At this point the opinions ofsold players
and graduates were sought as to the best
course to pursue. Meetings were ar
ranged between several of the football
authorities and Mr.. Deland and the many
plays discussed and criticised.
Deland overcame all the objections
raised, met all their questions with ready
answers, and in more ways than one
satisfied the most skeptical of them Of
6Hc superiority VI nlS gdlue anu OIL MS
ability to teach it.
So it came about that he was appointed
one of the coachers for the following au-
tumn; that he spent the two weeks at
Newcastle with the summer squad, and
later was on hand to direct the secret
practice on Soldiers Field.
Everyone who saw the Yale-Harvard
game at Springfield last year will rceol-
1eot the only two of Deland's plays ever
made public. In that game the flying
wedge"' was played for gain Of
twenty-five yards, and the around the
end trick, known as the horses neck, !"
for more than thirty-fve yards. The
workings Of these two plays may be de-
scribed without betraying any state se-
crets.
In foot ball, as in other games of the
sort, certain plays are conditional to the
last position taken by your opponent,
while other moves are made without re.
gard to anything the enemy may do. The
"horse's neck" belongs to- the first, being
played from "downn at any suitable
time in the game, and the flying wedge"
to the second, being used at the kickoff
opening of the second half or after far
catch
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02

The Philadelphia Times correspondent
writes from Cambridge as follows:
All through the football season of 1891
the most regular follower of the Harvard
team and the most constant observer of
an afternoons practice on JARVIS field
unknown to the football fraternity in
those days and kept his knowledge to
himself for some time. 1t was not until
the gloom of the Yale defeat had well
worn away and thoughts of next year. S
team We're on foot that it came to Capt.
Trafford's ears that such man existed.
Little was it supposed that so soon he
was to prove of invaluable service to
Harvard's interests. Mr.. Deland was
never college man and had had no per-
sonal experience of football. He has al
ways been interested in puzzling out in
trlcate questions and solving complicated
problems, and has especially been a stu
dent OF military tactics. He has spent
much time Studying over the famous
battles of the world.
This study of generalship especially
fitted him for the work he was about to
uuucIUake. Early IN Gne autumn OF VI
his attention was drawn to football, and
with his characteristic enthusiasm he
spent much time in Watching the prac-
tice at Cambridge, following carefully
every play and noting every move.
From the information so diligently
acquired he worked out game of his
own, and thoroughly new and original
one, based entirely on theory
All his plays We're neatly mapped out
on charts, and by December of that year
amounted to some thirty in all.
About this time it so happened that as
So Institute quarter back of the Harvard
eleven CHANGED to fall in with Mr.. Deland
and recognizing the Importance of Guilt
waiting such mans acquaintance COM
municated his great find to Lake, Har-
wards famous half back, who in turn took
Trafford into his confidence These three
men Immediately set to work to sound
the great tacticiap, and one by one the
secret plays were drawn ous
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02
half back (B> through the line between

half back (Bl through the line between
tackle and end at A.
: AS matter of fact, the play is started,
the ball snapped back and off goes half
back OBJ head down, in the direction in
Dictated by the arrow, At the very same
moment left tackle (C) starts off, taking
the ball from the quarter backs hands;
he runs in the direction shown by the
dotted line well out around the end.
The expected play has drawn the enemy's
end in toward the center, and they, still
thinking that B holds the ball. make for
him. All this time is gaining.his five,
ten OF twenty yards around the end,
with end rushers, D, running ahead to
block Off
Here one sees two of the Deland plays
roughly outlined. That they are origi-
nal, ingenious and wonderful no one can
doubt.
His checkmates for the foregoing tricks
have never been published, but in justice
to him it must be added he knows the
means OF heading off his most powerful
move.
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02

AhS iyih5
In the diagram of the ""fying wedge"
Harvard has the ball in the middle of
the field, with her opponents lined up,
as is customary, ten yards away. Some
twenty to twenty-five yards back Of the
ball and to the right are four heavy rush
ers headed in the direction of the arrow
(group Az. To the left are the lighter
men and some of the backs, five in all
(group b., while between them is the
fake runner as he is called, only
there to deceive the enemy.
AT given signal the men in groups A
and B start at full speed in the direction
of their respective arrows. just before
the heavy men reach the middle of the
field, the ball is snapped back by the
backs running in group B.
AS the two groups meet the men in B
change their course to that of A, form
ing with them wedge and headed
straight for the enemy's end-the weak
est spot on the team to withstand the
shock of such blow. All this time the
enemy seeing so many different bodies
of men moving so rapidly, are distracted
and little know where to expect the point
of attack. AS Il result this play has
never failedsto make it's many yards, and
has proved, besides ground gamer. a
beautiful play to watch.
Likewise, with the horses neck the op-
ponents are deceived, and put off their
guard, mot to say ratified and distracted.
BY the lineup shown in the diagram
for this play it is reasonable to suppose
Harvard will send her heavy rush line
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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DRAFTED gOOds-S0fa Pillows, Draperies, POrfieres
Remember tine price 81 yard They
width Time of sale Wednesday Morning
The Portland daily press., 1893-11-02
The Debt Statement.

xnc OcDb StdUcm6uGs
Washington, November 1.-The MONTH
ly debt statement shows a net increase
in the public debt, less cash in the
treasury during October of SIS, al 1859. Oh.
The cash in the treasury decreased 81
5S1, 341. 1. The total cash in the treasury
is S729, Al, 614. 955; the gold reserve, $84, :
1884, S62. 500 "a.
To Handle the Mails.
Washington, November 1.-The follow
ing Maine postmasters were appointed
today: H. Libby, Bryant's Pond, vice
Alden Chase; H p. A. Spofford, Deer Isle,
vice T G. Pickering; W.R. Burnell, East
Hiram, vice James Evans; Mrs. W. M.
Wadlin, East Northport, vice Jessie S.
Knowlton; C. 7. Bunker, Franklin, vice
L. G. Bragdon; Ira E. Ruth, Linneus, vice
B. F. French; LIN Knowlen, Masardis,
vice William H. Rowe; S. E. Stevens,
North Parsonsfield, vice II. G. o. Smith !;
Mary l. Mellen, Paris, vice Miss JEANNE
Hubbard; C.E. Paul, Rockport, vice P.
B. Cooper; P.J. Sweeney, Sabatis, vice
Edwin Woodside; VIM. Claples, Washing
ton, vice /. ". johnson.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of VIM. r. Ker to be postmaster at
Calais, Me.