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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
The Gold Cure for Drunkenness

Does bichloride of gold cure CRANK
enness?" asks Mr.. Henry " God in The
Arena. He asks the question in order
that he may answer it himself E-e pro
duces on enc hand the positive, c2lited
testimony of number of the most prom
inent members of the medical profession
in the world that no drug known to the
faculty viii cure either the alcohol.
opium or choral habit or any other
kind of a drug taking habit or appetite
Then. ON the other hand, Mr. Wood mar
shals the army of -drunkards that are
claimed to owe absolute reformation and
redemption to the gold cure 1t is as
serted for the gold cure that no less than
10000 reformed drunkards stand today
as evidence of its merits. From the best
obtainable statistics only 5 per cent of
those treated by the Kelley method re-
lapse, Mr.. Wood tells us The Chicago
Bichloride of Gold club now numbers
400 members. OF these only six are said
to have fallen into their former habits
The evidence seems to show in face Of
the positive statements of the doctors
that it cannot be done that the gold cure
certainly does reform a large number CT
the patients that take it. How does 1t
happen!
Mr. Wood thinks it is case of sort
of mind cure by perhaps unconscious
cerebration. a great number Of ,l.en
are brought together bent on the same
idea-getting rid of the alcohol habit,
Contrary to the custom Of inebriata oct.-
lums. they are put under no restraint,
but allowed to come and SO at Will.
The surroundings are agreeable. A pow
erful impression is made on the mind
The French professors Of the school Of
Nancy cure drunkenness by hypnotism
as effectually as DR.. Kelley is believed
b. many to cure it by his drug Mn
Wood thinks the bichloride Of gold is
the fetch, 50 to speak. to which TIE at
tention of the patient is attracted while
the boneficent unconscious ps.- Geological
process goes on in his mind The hypo-
dermic injection of the drug takes the
place of the bright disk ON which the
hypnotic subject is told to FIX his atten-
ton. Mr.. Woods idea is ingenious any,
how
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
Sanitary Day.

The board of health of Pennsylvania
will ask the legislature to fix in that
state one day in the year which shall be
called Sanitary Day." 1t will be SINH
lar to the Forestry Day already estab-
ished in Pennsylvania and other states.
The people will gather to sort of picnic,
The school children will march proba-
bly,, and there will be music, waving
banners, and then the most eloquent
speakers that can be mustered will in
truct the throngs on the art of keeping
in health by means of cleanliness. good
air and good food.
Not the least entertaining of the ex-
ercises of the day might be the object
lessons which could be given. There
should be caught and placed conspicu-
ously ON exhibition the man who never
took bath in his life but once. and
then he accidentally fell into the river.
His stupid brain, dirty. gummy skin and
sticky hair should be especially lectured
about before the rising generation. Next
after him should be produced the fellow
who never used a toothbrush To clinch
matters, his teeth and gums should be
examined under the microscope A view
of the infinitesimal monsters collected
there would drive the young person Of
ordinary nervous sensibilities either t.
keeping his teeth clean or to suicide
Next should come the person who
sleeps with his bedroom windows shut
tight One Whit of the air in his room
when he leaves it in the morning would
inger in the school child's memory like
the story of the Black Hole of Calcutta.
Last of all, bring to the sanitary show
the fellow who spits. Let him-but mo-
BY the time that the states establish an
annual sanitary day to encourage and
teach citizens and their children the
glorious results of cleaning up and keep.
ing clean-by that time the fend who
makes a cuspidor out of stairways, side.
walks and car floors will be punished
with fine and Imprisonment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
The Ininstloe OF the nnIlot Law.

"The Australian ballot law went into
effect in the Texas cities at the late cleo
ton, and it puzzled some of the sover-
oigns good DEAL" said Dick Gwynn, a
wooden goods pilgrim now putting up at
the Laclede. "Iwas in Houston ON cleo
ton day and hired an old colored man,
who drives a dray week days and breaches
on Sunday, to move trunk for me.
Have you voted, uncle? | asked. Nav.
sah, hain't dun voted, sah,' he said.
'How's that? What's the matter with
patriotismT 'Hain't nothin mattah
VIII my praternism, sab. My praternism
is ell right, sab, but they jes' dun spressi.
fed de objeckshun as how dish yeah ole
niggah can't vote, sab, cos as how he
didn't reddish
Il was some time finding the key to
TINS lingual combination, but finally un.
derstood that he had neglected to register.
Who did you want to vote for?' l asked.
Vote fohr said the ancient Senagamb, n
with the 'praternism,' 'rze wanted tov, G
fob dc president, sab, an de gubone 3,
sab, an de ministah prolapenitential Y,
sah, but dey jes' turned dis yere poh n. n
down cos how he didn't reddish. st
Louis GlobeDemocrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
To Get on in the World.

A good many thousand young men
yes. and young women. too-are wonder
ing about this time how they shall fit
themselves for creditable career or, if
not a career, what they shall do to get at
least comfortable living. The wants of
the time may be summed up in just two
precepts The first is, learn to do some
thing useful and learn it thoroughly.
This is time of specializing On the
one hand is rough labor. which is per
formed by the foreigners who crowd
over to America in the steerage. On
the other are the hundreds of skilled
trades and specialties and the few pro
fessions In the professions the special
izing tendency is at work, differentiatiag
the criminal lawyer from the civil law,
yer the office practitioner from the al.
vocate and the specialist like the patent
Office legal expert, from both Separate
again from these is the pension shall
whose profession is not to be rec
commended to anybody In medici
the differentiation is SO great that in tie
large cities the general practitioner is be-
coming obsolete,
There is SO much to be known, that
lifetime is necessary to be thoroughly up
in one single line of achievement. Choose
what you will do; choose carefully and
make no mistake You can in general
way determine what you can do best by
what you would like to do best Then
go in for that work with all your powers.
full of hope and ambition. of energy
that does not flag. of determination that
no obstacle can down.
The next point is, cultivate agreeable
manners 1t is said that a certain IA
nous millionaire and railroad president
owes his rise in the world to his courte-
GUS and obliging manner to his employer
while he was young. Keep your eyes
open to see quickly where you can do
little kindnesses and favors to all around
you, from highest to lowest. Do this
not from selfish motives. but from geuu-
Inc good will and sympathy You viii
receive SO much sympathy in return that
by and by the whole wave of good will
rolling your way will push you onward
to success. Cultivate graceful move
ments Of body, neatness of person and a
Kindly, musical voice. As has been said
over and again, Use always in yoar con
ye-aotion the best Engli5a you know.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
j Family of Dwarfs.

The appearance Of "a dwarf on the
t.aytS recently attracted considerable
attention. He was from Admission, and
was the smallest MAN seen in Rome
since the days Of Tom Thumb. His
name is w. T. Darnell, and his Lillipu-
tian appearance is something remarka-
bic. He is sixty-four years old. and is
4 feet and A inches high and weighs
ninety-eight pounds. He has the face
and every appearance of an old maa.
but when he is seen walking the OBJ
server is constantly reminded of the
small boy.
Mr.. Darnen came to Rome in search
of assistance for his son, who is afflicted
with spinal trouble. His son is twenty
one years of age, and is thirty seven
inches high and weighs forty-four
pounds. On election day Mr.. Darnell
carried his son to the polls in his arms
and both voted There is another. son
who is twenty-four years of age. and is
forty-seven inches high and weighs
ninety-eight pounds, the same as his
father.-Rome On. " Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
lacking in Enterprise.

The city editor sat at his desk gloom
lily, and it was near midnight.
"Well," he exclaimed patulantly to the
reporters in front of him, haven't any of
you got any copy
Nobody had.
"Isn't there anything at all occurring
in town." he asked.
mo, sir" replied the head reporter.
Everything is dead dull"
"Of course it is; of course, of course, "
growled the city editor, land no wonder.
Every man Of you has a loaded revolver
in his desk that hasn't been fired at any
body for four weeks, and still you claim
to be efficient newspaper men. You fell
lows have got too much education and
no. enough enterprise. and unless some
thing occurs in the next ten days I'll dis
chur3e every one Of you and employ COM
petent men, even if we do have to ray
them salaries. Mind that, now" and The
city editor once more relap. ed into gloom.
Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
Colonel John H. Weber, United States

Colonel John H. Weber, United States
commissioner of immigration, is known
to his countrymen as the one Office
holder on record who handed in his
resignation to save the government his
salary Colonel Weber has been max
ing speech on immigration He saysit
will not do at all to stop it entirely We
must have the strong bodied European
lahorers to do the rough work and
develop our material resources. Al!
ends would be accomplished in his
Judgment by having national quaran
tine instead of suspension of all foreign
Storage arrivals The national quaran-
tine could be made effective by means OF
duplicate statements and permanent
iidexed system of records of all arriving
immigrants among other methods. Then
Colonel Weber gave his audience this
poser to work on, Where will the serv-
ant girl of the future come from if you
close the gates?" Perhaps Colonel Weber
forgot the colored girl.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Philadelphia recently made soventy-fiyo
miles in seventy-hve minutes on a slip
perry track, with the wind dead ahead
Considerable time was lost besides in
waiting for other trains, so that the en-.
gineer was Obliged to go slow over a
part of the road The fastest miles in
this remarkable journey Were made in
forty seconds-two-thirds of minute.
The engine was of the compound pattcra
and drew after it four parlor coaches
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
LITTLE SHOPS THAT PAY.


They Garry "a Stock OF Papers and Get n
Rebate ON Copies Unsoid,
Speaking of small stands, some of
them, though apparently insignificant,
make considerable money. Those under
the up town and down town elevated
stations do so, as a matter of course, be-
Ing patronized by the thousands going
to and coming from work ana forming
distributing points of house delivery
But refer more particularly now to the
little shops that have board out in
front, on which are arranged the morn
Ing papers and evening papers at their
appropriate time Of the day. An extra
ltock is sometimes kept inside. The vend-
Dr secs the outside business through the
window perhaps, but you don't notice
that or pay any attention to it,
The customer grabs his paper as he
goes along, leaving the price on the
stack, and the subsequent proceedings
interest him no more. If he hasn't the
change he makes it usually from the
pennies and nickels already there. Now
and then somebody comes out and takes
in what is lying around loose, and that
Is all there is to it. These small stands
are also distributing points. You leave
an order at the nearest stand, and the pa
pers come up your dumb waiter in the
early morning along with your milk,
etc., and the bill is pinned to paper at
the end of the month. These stands get
their stock from the big newsdealers
who deliver their supplies by wagon,
and the little retailer has no direct con-
nection with the publication office. He
returns his unsold copies and gets the
rebate through the same channel. This
rebate Is paper for paper.
One of these small vendors on Am
sterdam avenue, near Eighty-frst street,
told me he paid the rent of his store out
of the sales on that little board out in
front. And yet the newsdealer is be-
tween him and the publication Office
This dealer, or wholesaler, protects his
customers by so restricting the number
Of Stands that they are practically in
monopoly of certain territory. That
is why lots of other people don't run
stands They couldn't buy the papers.
Is it would not pay them to run up and
down several miles to and from the
newspaper offices, the dealer is king
New York Herald.
Have you paid your subscription to thu
| SITTER? If not why not?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
FOR SALE.

NY Farm, formerly the Newell Hunt.
ing place. Said farm is in the Town of
Wnhall joining Londonderry on the east,
Peru on the north, aud on direct road
from SO. Londonderry 10 Manchester.
Farm contains 81 acres more or less, suit
ably divided into pasture, tilla.e aud
wood land with splendid sugar orchard
of 800 trees.
The buildings consist of large two
story house with L., two cattle barn-,
horse barn and heunery aud OIL her out
buildings all in best of repair, running
water 10 house and baru; also nice well
in cellar, all The laud lies TO the SOU h. :
and is in a high state of cultivation.
said farm is three miles from So Lon
donderry aud IweIye from Man, hester
aud near school. Fam cuts hay euoue b
TO winter fifteen head of cattle beside
| team aud can he bought low this fall on
account of poor hca III.
For lurJhcr particulars enquire of s.
NJ. Holden. So. Londo ndcrry, ol the sub
ncrlpcr on The premises.
c. V. BRYANT.
Winhall, VI. Oct. 10, 80.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

The secretary of the treasury renews
his recommendation to congress that an
appropriation of $4,000 be made for the
purpose of enabling the treasury depart
ment to replace wornout and mutilated
paper currency with spick and span new
bills. Good, The secretary doubtless re-
members that this may be cholera year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
The New Architecture.

Mr.. Burr Ferree's paper in The New
England Magazine brings us suddenly
face to face with the vast divergence il
the aims as well as the style of modern
architecture from the approved models
of the past, The difference may be
briefly expressed thus; In ancient times
architecture was for the gods; in mod
ern times it is for men, The same re
ligious idea dominated architecture dur
ing the Middle Ages and down even K
this century The churches of Europ,
are the structures upon which botl
wealth and artistic endeavor were
poured out unsparingly
All has changed Churches are still
built, beautiful and costly ones. too
but the most costly and spacious do not
compare with the ancient temples of tht
gods or even the cathedrals Of the Mid
die Ages Now the architect works foi
man. He must expend his effort or
houses that are for use six days in the
week instead or only one.
The most striking Monuments Of Nine.
tenth century architecture are to bo
found in the factory, the bank. the Office
building the railway station, the apart.
ment house and especially in the school
aud college building and the library
The use Of the elevator has evolved the
skyscraping edifice of the modern city
Not King Solomon himself had the com
fort and convenience in his palace thai
the modern well to do American either
enjoys Modern architecture is the
dedication of the useful But modern
architecture is not beautiful, as Mr. Fer
ree reminds US, 1t ought to be beauti
ful and must be made So
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

The advocates OF orcn'ng the grounds
and buildings Of the worlds fair on
Sunday propose to move ON those who
arc opposed TO it by new tactics, They
now claim in resolution which has
been laid before the national house of
representatives that the congressional
act of Aug, 8, 1892, is unconstitutional.
The claim is based upon that clause of
the United States constitution which de-
clares that congress shall make no laws
respecting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,
They say that closing the exposition
buildings ON Sunday win be making a
law respecting an establishment of re-
hgion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
THE
Londonderry Sitter,
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
THE

We are going to have Louisiana lot
terry steamship line to Central America,
If the reports are true. That many lived
monster is said to be about to raise its
head and wag its tail as lively as ever in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1t viii start a
steamship line, and lay cable to this
country, and make things very lively.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

The Federation of Labor of Washing
ton city is an organization embracing
twenty eight local unions of working
men, Nearly half the delegates these
unions send to the centris organization
are foreign born, yet the federation re-
Gently passed resolution as,ng con
gress to restrict immigration for five
years Having got here, these delegates
see how it is for themselves,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

The plan of the work, now noarly
complete, to utilize the power of Mag.
ara falls is as follows: The river is
tapped mile above the great fall and a
portion of water drawn off through a
canal. At intervals along this canal
wells or vertical shafts are dug dow
into the ground. The water from tie
canal falls through the shafts one after
another upon turbine wheels that whirl
and develop the power for the machine
works that will be built along the canal
Great plants are already in prooc.s CT
erection. After the water has done IT,
work it passes off into a tunnel whic,
discharges it quarter of mile belol.
the falls,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

1t is reported that new electric lamr
is on the nIal.l.et. one that will be a rival
to the Edison incandescent without in
fringing the patents covered By that
illumination which now fills all avail
able space. The new lamp is the prop
erty Of the Westinghouse company. that
intends to push it vigorously, Any new
electric lamp must avoid making use Of
any Of the apparatus described in tie
following specifications covered by the
Edison patents-namely, "A combina-
ton consisting of a carbon burner In
Elementary form, glass inclosing lamp
chamber. which is one entire piece OF
glass. and from which, in order to com
plete the lamp, the air is entirely ex-
hausted, and platinum wires leading
through the glass to the fil&ment of car
bon, the glass being sealed by fusio.
around the carbon wires 50 as to iiih>
an absolute complete vacuum chamber
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Hayes had some distinguished men in
his cabinet during his term of the presi-
dency and was not jealous of Them
Among them were William M. Evarts,
secretary of state; Carl Schurz, secre-
tary of the interior, and John Sherman,
.el.. sury. Carl Schurz
a3rora n nd now, but he was
. #. in 1876. John
-ra.. ed himself by tie
ments througho t
.r. 1879. Six mon
Ia ad accumulated In
.-e un. 4. 'asury $40, 100000
t4 ... aEt... Fs. there would be
inu a.. i ange for legal ten
H# gas H % was little or no
demand, and thus, quietly, without
shock or disturbance, United States
money passed from @ paper to specie
basis
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
After Twenty Years

In the issue of one of the prominent
magazines for the current month is print
ed a story which was accepted twenty
years ago. Today it sees the light. and
its author is dead. There is material here
for a pastel which is respectfully sub
United. The refrain could run. 1T was
paid for. New York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

II anything would cement the French
together again and make all hands for
get the unpleasant Panama scandal, it
would be war with Germany
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Gladstone is direct descendant on hi.
mothers side from King Robert Bruce
of Scotland. Ee Is therefore Geace.sslcd
from royal iaIliiiiy as OIL IS that y.lioncc
Queen Victoria draws her blood.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Mrs, Potter Palmer now knows what
fame is, Her portrait has been used to
adon beautiful brewery advertise
ment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

The SITTER and the Rutland
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
We Tell YOU

nothing new when We state that it pays to engage
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Such is the business we offer the working class.
We teach them how to make money rapidly, and
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Every one who takes hold now and works will
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This is the best paying business that you have
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Ii You grasp the situation, and act quickly, you
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large sums of money. The results of only few
hours work will often equal weeks wages.
Whether you are Old or young, man or woman, it
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

It seems certain that before another
decade it will not be very uncommon for
railway trains to travel 100 miles an
hour On several occasions trains have
already gone at the rate of ninety miles
an hour for a short distance A locomo
tive on road between New York and
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03
See Here!

SSC lMOBCs
A genuine Full Rubber Trimmed single
Strap Harness for $4,000.
nickel or imitation rubber trimmed
single strap Harness for $1,000
A one and half Farm Harness. $3j.
double driving Harness for $37.
These are all my own make. made of
Mo. oak stock and fully warranted.
You will always find Il full stock of
Whips, Bru,h hes, Halters, Curry G mbs.
Surcin.lcs, Blankets Robes and Lap
Busters in their season, in fact every
thug for the horse aud stable.
sell the best hand made factory har-
ness made for the money-$l2.OO.
Remember | vii not be under-od.
Repairing and Trimming
specially.
Mail orders promptly attended to.
J. L. BENTLEY,
Manchester Centre, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Have you paid your subscription to the
SITTER? If not why not?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-02-03

Int there is underlying all these 70 unifyins
hypothesis, so that when we in our sesquipcda-
Ian jcrgon describe an Australian 'sl.'ll rs
microccphalc. ph2nozygous, tapeino-dolicho-
cephGiic, prognathic, platyrhine, hypselopala
tine, leitestgphylire, doichuranic, chamgpro.
sopic and microseme we are 10 nearer dds.
formulation of any philosophic caalasst OF the
general principles which have led to tie az
sumption of these characters by the Uranium
in question.