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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28


A London dispatch says that Mrs.
VIM. Waldorf Astor's body will be
embalmed and taken to New York.
A Cincinatti boot black has fallen
heir to $1,000.
Lord Randolph Churchill, who has
been i'll some time, is worse.
A movement has been made to raid
Trenton, N. j., of disorderly houses.
A negro was shot Saturday at
Montbrook, Fla, by crowd of
whites. He had assaulted woman.
Waterville, Me-, had a 100000
fire Saturday.
The engine furnishing the hot blast
for the furnaces H and of the Car
negie plant at Paddock, Pa, was
wrecked Saturday. The looss is
about SIS, 900 and the furnaces will
be closed down for an indefinite peri
cd, throwing 600 men out of employ
ment.
Capt. Kennedy of London, the
naturalist is dead,
A London dispatch says: Labou-
chere's Truth publishes the time worn
announcement that Prince Waldemar
of Denmark is about to divorce his
wife,
Well authenticated rumors are to
effect that the immense factories of
Wallace & Sons in Ansonia, Ct,,
will close ON January /, for an indefi-
mite period. This will throw a thous-
and or more men out of work.
Gen. Banks died poor, and though
he held many well paid offices in the
Old Bay State and was always ten
derby cared for by his Republican
friends, he laid up no money, and
his wife will need the pension which
it is now proposed to get for her.
Emperor William has ordered the
marble palace at Potsdam, where he
spent the first few years of his mar
ried life, to be put in readiness for
the Crown Prince, who will there re-
ceive his own court and retinue. The
Crown Prince Frederick William,
was born May 6, 1882.
Ploquinto Miranda, of Columbia,
Central America, was born May 5,
1772, and is still living, though blind
and HELPLESS. Within stones
throw of the Miranda house lives O
man who is 105 years old, who passes
his time in knitting manila bags, and
who occasionally gets drunk and
kicks up a decided row in the streets.
During the month of September there
died in Salgar a woman who had
reached the age Of 10, while III
Sabanalaga, twelve leagues away
resides a man active and intelligent
at the age of lis.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
A FRIEND.

Mrs Lease, who is to settle down
on a farm at Freson, CAL, as soon
as her term of office expires, speaks
thus on the woman's question: 81
think our emancipation is merely a
question of time but | will candidly
admit that women are not prepared
for it. Women are cruel to women,
are they not? Men are more just to
women than women are to each other.
We have many things to learn before
we are fit to exercise the full rights
of the suffrage"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
CHRISTIANITY Versus skEpTlclsM.
No. 2.

In recent article in the Free
Thought column, the writer claims
that God never answers prayer or
at least never alters his fixed laws in
answer to prayer. He instances the
failure of the prayers of almost this
whole nation in behalf of presidea.
Garfield in support of his assertion.
In order that we may get good UNI
derstanding of this subject we must
know, first what true prayer is, Sec
ond, on what conditions prayer may
be answered. Prayer is petition
from dependent to supreme being
for some favor which the dependent
thinks he is in need of and which he
believes that the supreme being will
be willing to grant. The conditions
are faith IN the wisdom, benovolence
and goodness of God and his willing.
ness to grant every blessing .consis-
tent with his divine government and
our best good. 1t would be mockery
to ask if we did not believe God
would answer but as man is short
sighted and fallible being while God
is infinite in wisdom, all true prayer
must be made with the condition that
1t be granted if in harmony with Gods
will and best for the petitioner. God
could not answer prayer if the an
swering would interfere with the in
terests of some other of Gods de-
pendent subjects or would be to the
injury of the asker. What would We
say of father who would give his
child razor or lighted lamp to play
with because the child asked for it
We would call him a brute. When a
child asks of parent unreasonable
or injurious things, it Isl the duty of
that parent TO use his superior Judge
ment and withhold what the child
ought not to have. So God with his
infinite wisdom knows better than we
and all asking should be in humble
| dependence on his wisdom and good
ness and desire that he should with
hold that which he sees is not for the
best. All true prayer that was offer
ed for president Garfeld's life was
made in this spirit and the fact tina,
his life was not spared was probably
| the best and truest answer that Coo
could have given to thosel prayers
For some good reason beyond gu
knowledge and which it is not neces
! sary that we should know it was un
doubtedly best as it was. Paul says
''to die is gain" This is true of al
Christians. That God does answer
prayer the world is full of proof
Read the history of Sam Small being
saved from the drink curse in answei
to PRAYER aud a thousand others. Il
any one desires to thoroughly under.
stand this subject let them reat
"Prayer and it's Remarkable Answers
by Rev. DR.. VIM. Patton.
VoX.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Here is something from that charm
ing little monthly publication, Our
Dumb Animals, that all humane peo-
pie can endorse:
We see in Washington and Boston
papers on this Nov. 9th that all the
horses in President Clevelaud's sta
bles have been locked. We can
hardly believe it.
Two years ago similar report was
sent out. We at once wrote the
Presidents private secretary and were
assured that the statement was utter
ly false.
We think that President Cleveland
sides in this matter with President
Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and all the
great generals, both north and south,
of our civil war, and our Massachus-
etts Governor, who has said "rathel
than ride locked horse he would &C
on foot"
But if it is true that President
Cleveland has ordered, or consented
to the life mutllation of his horses tc
initiate the merciless fashion of the
worst class of English aristocracy
then SO much the worse for Presidrn
Cleveland.
In the present state of public in
formation and sentiment on this sub
ject the man who will cause his valu
able horse to be mutilated for life, i
either kuave or fool, and we don
care whether he is President of tn
United States or what he is.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

President Cleveland has returned
to Washington from his duck hunt
ing in South Carolina. Congress has
adjourned to the third of January
and the stillnes of the National Cap
ital is only broken by the steady
tramp of the White House sentinel.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Here is pitiful story that comes
from Nebraska: The suffering
among the inhabitants of the drought
blasted part of Nebraska, including
three-fourths of the residents of five
counties, is becoming more intense
daily, and immediate steps alone can
prevent many deaths by starvation.
Three years ago the farmers of
these drought blighted counties raised
a very little crop, and for two years
crops have been almost total failures.
Many families have not enough pro-
visions in their homes for one week s
sustenance and no money to purchase
the necessities of life. =.
Many of the merchants here feel
that they have helped these poor farm
ers to the extent of their ability, and
are unable to do any more for them
Or to sell them goods on credit. The
sufferers cannot obtain employment
and unless they receive aid very soon
it is the general opinion that many
will starve to death, OF should the
week turn very cold, freeze, as it is a
fact that many are barefooted and
have scarcely sufficient clothing tc
cover themselves.
A mother and her Two children
were found dead in their cabin this
week. 1t is supposed the mother
had been confined to her bed by sick.
ness and she and her two little ones
starved to death. The stomachs oil
the children were opened and not {
trace of food could be discovered.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Tommy-When I'm a man I'm go
ing to be soldier.
Mother-What! and be killed by
the enemy?
Tommy-Oh, well, then l guess
I'll be the enemy.-Yale Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Jillson says he don't see why there
should be any objection to women
entering the legal profession. Don't
you see that nine out of every ten
married men know very well that her
word is law ?-Buffalo Courier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

and gratitude that nlls our hearts, Try
this way Of living and see II, when the
springtime comes, the blue-b song
does not have new and sweeter cadence,
the arbutus beauty never seen before,
ana the ripping, gushing brook a glad
ness which can be perceived only by
those who are at peace with themselves,
and In harmony with nature. Do the
best you can every day and the years will
take care of themselves.
A Ep,u~,a
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Mackenzie Bowel, the new Cana
dian Premier, is an Englishman by
birth and seventy-one years of age.
He has been the Minister of Customs
since 1878, and is a thorough protec-
ZIONIST.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Hallie-How delightfully."- entertain
ing Miss Closemonth is!
Percy-Is she well informed?
Hallie-Oh, yes, l told her every
thing knew about everybody.-In-
ter Ocean.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Charles N Roberts, his wife and
children, have arrived in Newark, N.
j., from Texas, having walked
naarly the entire distance and being
almost year on the road.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

The intrepid japanese are still
marching upon Pekin and winning
victories almost every day. John
Chinaman is doomed. Too muchee
rice. No good fightee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Ex-senator Edmunds has been re-
tanned by parties that propose to test,
before the United States Supreme
court. the constitutionality of the in
come tax law.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
The World MOVES.

A lumber of Protestant clergy
men will appear before the coming
Wisconsin Legislature to urge the pas
sage of a bill taxing all church prop
erty.-Exchahge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
FREE THOUGHT COLUMN.

Under this head will be published brief COM
munications, II couehed in good, plain English
from any who may have IDEAS to present
whether agreeing with the editor or not.l
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
statesmen WANTED

Permanent employment for Honest En-
er9ctic Men to take orders for Trees
and Plants for one of the largest and
Salary and expenses paid from the start.
Write us for terms. Established
1858.
HOOPER BROS. & THOMAS,
Maple Av. Nurseries, West Chester, Pa.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
SITTER John. Editor.

Copies oFlhjs paper cda be obtained
at the Brotileboro Necs rooms, Elliot
street, Br0tHeboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

The prosperity of section or COM
munity can generally be safely gaug-
ed by the success of its leading en-
terprses. Measured by this stand
ard it is certain that the people of
the West River are reasonably pros
porous, The great enterprise of this
valley, its little railroad, has been
less effected by the hard times than
has fallen to the lot of most of the
highways of travel and commerce.
AS compared with former years
its business for the past twelve
months has been fully up to the av-
erage, the number of passengers
hauled being in excess of those car
ried last year, it anything. The
freight traffic also shows somewhat
marked Improvement, owing partly
to the reopening of the granite quar-
ries. A new station, to replace the
old one burned at West Dummerston,
has recently been built, the depot be-
ing of the latest approved pattern.
All the locomotives are now equipped
with the Westinghouse automatic air
brakes and steam apparatuses for
heating the passenger coaches, the
trains thus possess the same modern
advantages for safety and comfort
that are in use on other roads. We
understand some changes in the track
and roadbed are contemplated for
next year, and, should business war;
rant it, possibly third rail may be
laid from Brattleboro to the quarries.
The Narrow Gauge, as ''feeder''
to the main line, is very valuable
adjunct, as has been practically dem.
onstrated since its inception fourteen
years ago; and under its present
management, with G.. +. Smith al
the head, it bids fair to continue so.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28

Read the SIFTER's Club List on
first page.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
In Our Clothing Department.

In Our Clothing Department.
Mems Black Worsted Suits,
Cheviot Suits,
I" Cashmere Suits,
" Fine Cashmere or Worsted Pants,
Medium Quality Wool Pants,
" Heavy Working Pants,
/" Overals and Cotton Coats,
=" Fine Lace or Cong. Shoes,
+" Heavy Grain Shoes,
BOYS Suits. BOYS Pants. Boys Shirts,
Bows shoes. Boys Hats and Caps, Chill
dren's Suits with Knee Pants, to - yrs.
Children's Waists, Children's Pants, 10
IA years, Mems White Shirts. Numbered
and unlaundered, Sateen Shirts, Outing
Shirts. Jersey Outside Shirts.
BABY Cloaks, Baby Caps. Baby Hats,
Baby Crochet Skirts, Baby Shoes, Baby
Stockings,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
I'TE

Londonderry Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning, Terms
Sl,00 year at offices where bundles are
sent, Sl,l0 where sent in Single Wrap
pers, Address
~ The SITTER,
So. Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-12-28
Clean. N eat,
NObbV
Staple Goods,

Furnished by one of the largest manufacturers of
Ready made Clothing in New York, and offer the
goods at Figures which would pay you
The morning call., 1894-03-25

and 16-gauge. Il yards rise. The result of the
blue rock contest was az follows: Tony Mego
Z. E. E. Drees 10 !. H. Scott 5. w. Newbnrgh
T. Gus Drees 6. A. Newbui Oh 8, Joe DOss 8, b..
Phillips 2, John Rurns 10, William Hill z, ii.
f. Roberts 4. ). Sieiger z. George Jewell 8.
Karl Meyer g. Louis StieIZ l, Il. 5. Brown q.
DIR. Caldwell 6.
A spor.smen's club has been formed in Ne
vada Ciiy, and the following officers elected:
Pre- ident, All Tregidgo; vice-Dresident VI. L..
HuboSId; sscretaay. @ George Fletcher; treSs' AS
]. w. Hayes, Edward Morgan and William
Barker
Surgeon Captain w. q. Beevor of the Scots
Gu rds recently delivered a lecture al the
Royal United Serv ce Institution. London, on
the subjec OF fooigear and sore feet which con-
tanned much material OF Value TO sportsmen
and pedestrians.
"Regarding the general swelling and heat and
the soaking of excessive persplration so fTe-
Quently seen in the Infantry soldiers foot and
The lower part OF his leg, i boldly condemn the
present fashion of folding thick and gen.
orally v0luminous trousers within non-Do.ous
leather Logging. My plan Is TO allow the men
time-expired or panialoon trousers, 10 be cui
short aud worn hanging loosely over the upper
part OF the leggIngs; by these means the circu-
latiOn in the lower part of the leg and ankle
need not be Obstrucied fairly good degree OF
evaporation would be allowed the leg and cool
air encouraged TO play In the space between
The skin of the leg aud Its covering.
'Dealing with the foOts covering from without
Inward seriatim. First, as regards the boot-
the best covering for the foot that has TO per-
form severe work is that which covers IL he
least. For ma ching. running, jumping, ETC., a
boot which confines the ankle is a mistake. and
most people agree that a shoe when we'll fitted
is preferable. The advantages of shoe are
many. IL Is easy TO adapt cheap. light, and
can be easily removed during a march and the
foot cooled. It's disadvantages are that dust,
sand and foreign bodies in general are apt to
get between the shoe and the foot. These may
be Obylated by 4 combined spat and Logging.
Two pairs of shoes ana several pairs OF clean
socks are necessary in continuous marching.
Shoes should be worn alternate days and a
clean pair of soc dOnned each morning.
Cotton socks and woolrn socks without seams
are good, and they should it well. The feet
The morning call., 1894-03-25

and some cotton WOOL lint or anything that will
exert soft pressure placed over II and fix by
some strong strappine. II blister reiilis,
pat the little OPERATION. Mead's or American
indiarubber lasters are the best for the
strong strapping referred 10. Zinc ointment is
the best application for the feet both before
and al the close OF long march.
An elk which was Killed in The olympic
range few months ago is now In one OF the
show-windOws of Portland, Or, having been
mounted by Tacoma iaxidermtst. This Is
what sportsman writ of his defunct majesty:
There are probably hundred men in Tacoma
that have seen elk at home In the wilds, and IL
Is the universally expressed opinion OF all that
tile specimen above reIerrrd TO takes the cake
Onr never sees pair of elk antlers that are per-
fectly regular and even. but This pair is the
most regular and about the most handsome 1
have ever sen. Six points without a wart or a
scratch. Brautifu! mahogany brown. excerpt
the lirs, which look like polished ivory. Here
Height at shoulders. 5 feet inch; height at
tor OF head. feet inch 5; length from nose
TO tail. feet; length OF aDters, feet iDcbe- !;
sprr ad of antleis fe Inches; circumfer-
ence Of body, feet 8 inchrs.
The elk IS mounted on his own skeleton, and
having been in perfect color and form when
killed. and having, luckily. fallen into the hands
OF an expert taxidermist, IL Is bnt natural that
Portland sportsmen should claim the proud
honor OF possessing the finest mounted speci-
men Of elk in the United States.
DIR. Tabor, The champ on wing shot OF River
side County. and Gus Knight. the champion OF
San Bernardino County. had 25- bird shoot a
few days ago. which was won by Tabor. he
having killed % 10 Knights 81 birds.
DIR. BreDeman aud W. A. Rogers OF Wa nut
Creek are trying 10 organize gun club with a
view OF holding several pigeon shoots this
summer.
prominent Stockton sportsman writes that
big trap shoot Will be held to-day at Good
The morning call., 1894-03-25

to an angler than 10 see an April fool slashinp
through stream and licking up mud and
slush al every step. As there is nola to kill of
The lingering stream waddlers who are sure TO
be among The army OF anglers who take April
by storm, The only consolation the true djseinla
OF angling can expect is in giving The crnde
fisherman plenty OF space and ample headway.
Nhen May arrives, the stream-sIashers will
nave about grown tired OF catching little fishes
ana as result the thorough disciple OF most
enjoy ple pasilme smiles and looks wise as he
casts his eye along an open stream and won
oers what his luck will be at the end OF The
DAVIS outing
The time has arrived when the following
questions will be asked VIZ:
where are you going on the first?
10 you Know OF any good stream where the
prospect< for good basket are coodP
Wnat DO you recommend for bali?
THE CALL always takes pleasure 10 inform
Ing Its readers where 10 20 for good DAVIS
troutlng. but unfortunately there has been slch
an amount OF Illegal fishing carried on during
The closed season that the angler must now
tourney many miles into the country TO secure
any hing like enjoyable sport.
There arr. however, not far distant from
this city some very good streams which always
pan ont well in lie months of April and May
In SOnoma County there are several streams
and rivers which have n Yer failed TO contain
trout in the opening Of the trOui- fishing season.
The Sonoma Greek and tributaries namely,
Aqua CaIienre, Hooker Branch, Fowler, Gala
sas and Stuart-are all good waters In
April. and as the sportsmeD of Sonoma have
kent an eye out for p0achers this year, it Is ex-
pected that there will be big rush of anglers
20 these favorire glens on Sunday next. Then
many tributaries which will afford 10 devotees
Of The gentle pastime grand opportunities for
making good baskets of large fish.
or course the Paper mill and Lagunitas
The morning call., 1894-03-25

I the same time convincing to know
the true proportion OF accidenls unusI
The three different heads, Rugby ,saI
and association. ana would demonstrate lHds
The last named enjoys beyond Inc ShaooW oi
doubt tile gIeaIest immunity from accloents'
Contrast the Harv rd-Yale matcn OF .ns o.an @
ford -Berkeley,contest with the game nave pre-
viOusly mentioned al Sunderland, Ensldhu. III
thai case the Sunderland ciuD was oppuDSSSu "
Aston Villa (BiTmingham) IN cup tie. Ine r, .e-
suit was drawn game-two goals eacn; M, ane
match was replayed al Birmingham lne ioLiom Nv,
ing Saturday The Identical men VINO piaHSu .nH
previous week again taking part. AHponSSnn nSn
play in a heavy rainstorm over 1o'OoU
spectators attended. Owing to the WI. r.tcheu
condition of the weather and consequent poos
ground, both clubs pro; ested against Inc malcn
being considered a cup tie, and they were once
again OF dered TO play of III following " eoneS-
day, and II the result should tnen DO oIInw u,aw
game 10 meet on different ground the follow
ing day, Thursday. And IN all THESE IouI
matches, within ten days, the same players
wUuid appear. Could such "A thing De prac-
ticable under either intercollegiate or Rugby
rules? In all the gr' at association games l
have seen the players have come on the neid oI
play as fit as they went on.
Third-The popularity of the game. The idea
of forming The clubs into leagues In this coun-
try is wise, and IL tends 10 the deveiopmeht OF
the game. The ague in England consists OF a
first division made up of the SXtern best cIuOs
ia ihe country, md second division OF the SIX
teen next best clubs. These clubs play TWO
matches with each other, one at home on their
grounds, and one on their opponent<
grounds. Eacn win counts two points and each
drawn gam one p0lnt ana the ciuu udNins lue
highest number OF points at the end OF the sea-
son becomes the holder OF The league
cup-a handsome trophy. The attendance
at these games is phenomena, as
exchanges Just at hand state that The
tweniy-iirst annual game (assocatlon rues) be-
tween Oxford and Cambridge universities was
played before fully 10000 people, avy mist
envelOping the grounds, although this subse-
quently cleared of. and fine game resulted
Without evs II the most trifiing accident TO
single player. This speaks volumes for the
popularity and excitement OF the game. Not
only 10 America, but in IL coun ries, the game
is gaining a foothod and the evolution which
IS apparent in the football world is tending in
evitably toward the round ball game, and the
association game may be safely left to accom-
Dish worldwide victory under the natural
laws of evolution,