The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-06-29
SifterletS- Short and Snappy.

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EN- are no longer called for in the
Senate restaurant.
Diogones would have snap if he
we're now living. The Senate inves-
,igating committee has unearthed hon
EST men by the score.
The convention of the National Re-
publican League, at Denver, will |
have a silver opportunity. Will it
accept it
Did anybody ever know of any |
good-to the public-comlng out of
the practice of Congressman acting
as counsel for corporations Z?
When Senator Hill assumes the
management of the Stevenson, or any
other boom not stamped d. B. H.,
the information will probably not
reach the public through third party.
The Washington police and Uncle
Sans secret service men have been
the victims of anarchistic night. mares,
the central figure of which was the
destruction of the Capitol by a bomb.
Bosh !
The sugar trust seems to have
found both of the old parties perfect
ly willing to exchange legislative ia
vors for cash contributions.
1t may be that instead of being
weaker morally than their colleagues
Senators Mcpherson and Quay are
merely more truthful than some of
them.
The discovery of anarchist plots
seems to be developing into regular
industry, on both sides of the Attain
tic.
There is no law to punish a Sena
tor who speculates in stock which his
vote may effect the value of; nor is
there any law to compel the people Of
any State to re-elect Senator who
has engaged in such speculation.
Postmaster General Bissell saws
Senator Pettigrew made statement
that was untrue. Pettigrew says he's
another, and the Senate Post Office
Committee is trying to umpire the
game.
The railway company for which
Congressman Breckenridge has beer
counsel for years will sever it's rela
tons with him, not because of his i'm
morality, but because of his loss Of
the influence in Congress for which
he was originally employed.
President Cleveland thinks the
White House breeds malaria. Per.
haps it does, and that isn't the only
undesirable thing it seems to breed
either.
The sugar speculation of Senator
Ransom's son twas such little one
that his friends think it ought not tc
be mentioned.
The Union League Club of Phia.
delphia, is setting bad example BY
presenting gold medal to Rear AID.
miral Benham for having performed
his duty in the harbor of Rio Janeirc
during the Brazilian revolution.
Belva Lockwood's success in get
ting admitted to practice before the
Virginia courts after many rehuffs
may persuade her to have another
Ego" at the Presidency.
A really non-partisan currency
commission would doubtless prove
beneficial, but packed commission
would do harm.
The trial and conviction of Erastus
Wiman for forgery brought out the
interesting fact that Mr.. r. g. Dunn
gets 81 900 day in net profits out Of
the commercial agency bearing hi:
name.
The Tennessee judge who decided
that the proprietors of patent med
icine should live up to their advertise
ments deserves a monument. Like
wise the man who had the mora
courage to bring the suit in which tn,
decision was made.
Rabbi Krauskopf, of Philadelphia
did commendable act VIII en- he de
clined to accept a purse of $1,000
raised for him BY friends. There
too much of this purse business, an,
it breeds spirit that is not calcula
ted to elevate. Let everyman, be b
preacher or laborer, be paid for wha
he does, but let us stop passing til
hat for able bodied men.
He(passionately)so mething stirs with
me. She Calmly why don't you drin
FILTERED water?-N. Y. Press.