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"Faith and knowledge"

Some weeks ago sh0st commune
cation was read in your columns un-
der the caption above, and over the
initials M. H. s. It struck me as be-
ing one Of the most peculiar efforts to
reason in logical manner that l ever
encountered. The central idea of the
writer seems to have been that doubt
is q danger and drawback to know-
edge; and he places blind faith far
above doubt, for he plainly asserts
that she who knows the most believes
the least" That wide hiatus exists
between faith and knowledge is a
fact too plain for denial, for faith is
belief without evidence, and knowl-
edge is evidence itself. First, the
writer asks, how does man know!
by believing or doubling? | will
tell him. He knows by investigating,
and coming in contact with facts.
Now who is the man that investigates !?
He is invariably the man who doubts,
for without doubt no man would
question anything told him, and his.
excessive faith or credulity would
make him the silly victim Of every de-
signing person who saw fit for power
or profit to play upon such child-like
attributes. No! doubt is not the
enemy Of mankind but the friend and
protector, for it stands guard at the
portals of reason and prevents the en-
trance Of falsehood and error. The
man who doesn't doubt is unfit to do
business without guardian and too
Simple to run at large in this practi-
cal world. To say as does NJ. Fl. s.
that "those who know the most be-
lieve the least, is a solecism; for the
man who knoacsa thing must believe
it, and if he knows more things or
facts than one who knows less he
must believe more. If any human
being enters this world and tries to
go through it from start to finish
without doubling anything, he will
stand revealed as the most consum-
mate specimen of imbecility conceiv-
able. Doubt is the basis of wisdom
and the very thing that leads to the
attainment Of truth. If you are sat-
isfied to believe without doubling you
are more liable to cherish an error
than you are to grasp the truth; and
unless people doubted there would be
no progress in any department of
life, for the belief would prevail that
conditions were just as good as they
could be. Scientific facts permit Of
no opposition or denial, for they are
all demonstrable to the senses; but in
the field of faith there is always more
or less conflict, for faith can deal only
with theories and the unknown, as the
moment anything is positively known
il leaves the realm of faith and enters
that of knowledge. Doubt never ex-
lists only in the absence of Knowledge,
and when you know thing for GER
tain you have DESTROYED one doubt,
and if M. II. S. would destroy all
doubts, let him as fast as possible
help to convert faith into knowledge,
and the thing is done. Just SO long
as there remains an undiscovered
truth doubt is essential to its discov-
cry, and | for one shall continue to
doubt and investigate until solid
fact is found to stand upon in every
instance.
Richard Roe, Jr.
Boston, Sept. %, 1894.
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tely our trade with Cuba increased

ately our trade with Cuba increased
enormously, not TO the injury of a sin
Gle producer in the United States be-
cause things were admitted free which
we could not produce,
Now comes this democratic perform
ance [laughter], and with this dead
and alive bill, which the president Of
the United States the head democrat,
declares to be per6dious, with one dash
of his pen sweeps it all ont. What is
the consequence? The consequence is
that the Cubans, the Spaniards and the
Brazilians, the whole set all round I'M
mediately withdraw from their under
taking made automatically, and put
themselves on the same footing they
were before, and American -four, Amer
can cloth, American hams, American
cured fish, pay the old-fashioned duty,
while the generous democratic party
says to them, ''You may bring all your
things into our country without paying
any duty at ALL and the consequence
is that the price of coffee in Rio, which
furnishes seven-.enths of all the coffee
sold in the United States, went up as
quick as the telegraph could flash by
just the amount that Congress had taken
off, and S10,000,000 a year dropped
out of the treasury, and not any Of in
to any American pocket
| If there be any man calling himself
republican here who likes, that sort o!
thing then he had better vote what is
called the democratic ticket, but if there
be any honest man who calls himself a
democrat, and does not like that sort OF
thing, he had better vote with us.
Laughter and applause.]
| do not think it would have been
possible for any administration that
e)uld have been put together by all the
competitors and rivals of the United
States in the trade and operations Of
/
men to have framed a law, which i,
called this reform tariff bill,' which
would have worked more adversely 10
Americans, and more favorably 10 for
egn interests than that. Renewed
applause.
Immediately the certainty of this
democratic performance was made man
ifest, the price Of wool in the London
market rose and rose largely. Is that
flor the benefit of the American wool
manufactures? Is that for the benefit
of poor men? Every country with whom
we have had reciprocity which was
equal and fair on tie principles have
stated has gained by just that much on
its side by our making free trade for
them, and the breaking up of these re-
ciproclty arrangements which we pro-
vide for in the Mckinley bill has en-
abled them to tax our producers and
exporters by just that amount.
Suppose all Of us can buy our goods
cheaper from abroad than we can buy
them here, and suppose you do not pre-
duce them, what are you going to do
with the workmen of whom the demo-
Gratis claim to be so fond2 What are
you going to do with the people out Of
employment? What is going to send
them out West and increase farming
production, and where is to be your
market for pigs and poultry and the
like? And if you are all turned into
farmers, will that be an advantage?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05

The national baseball league sea-
son practically closed Saturday, and
Balllmore has the pennant, leading all
the other clubs by a good margin.
The New Yorks, Philadelphias and
Bostons completed their schedules
Saturday, and the standing is praeti-
cailv final.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05

times cells get hooked, then sting rays.
Once big octopus got ON, and when II
climbed into the boat we got ready to
go overheard, but knock ON the head
with an oar settled him. San Francis
co Chronicle,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05


Why is water such an important ar
ticle Il feed? ] Gnswer, tirst, because
about two-thirds by weight of our body
is composed of water, and, second, be-
cause il is required in all the acts and
processes which living body dis
charges. Thus it is needed to dissolve
our foods, to make good the loss which
is always taking place from lungs, skin
and kidneys, Us tho result of our bodily
work, and to play numberless impor-
tant parts in the maintenance of our
frames.
Look also at the uses Of water from
.he household point Of view. For per-
sonal cleanliness, for flushing drains
and silks, for baths, for washing, for
cooking. and, in the case of the commu-
nity, for washing the streets, flushing
sewers, and for manufacturing purposes
water is constantly required Truly II
is wonderful fluid, hot only building
up so much of our apparently 'sond
flesh, but serving so many useful ahe
necessary purposes in the maintenance
of our civilized life, Family Magazine,
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Sitter John. Editor.

Copies ofthis paper caa be obtained
at the Brattieb0r0 Netos rooms, Elliot
street, BraHleb0rO.
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Boston, Sept. %, 1894.

If your child is puny, fretful, troubled
with glandular swellings, infiamed eyes,
or sores ON the head. face, or body, a
course of Ayers Sarsaparilla is needed to
expel the sclofulous humors from the
blood. The sooner you begin to give this
medicine the better.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05

why Does the Beard Hrsten to lie Gray
A New Yorker not in his first yout
said; my beard Is 20 years younger
than my hair and looks 20 years older
that is, as you see, it is almost entire
~ white, while there are comparatively
few even gray hairs on my head. They
are not in evidence, either, while the
Wilderness Of my beard jumps to the
eyes, as the French say, Will some
barber or other capillary wise man an
swer this oonundrum, Why does the
beard grow white SO much sooner than
the hairP'--New York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05
FREE THOUGHT COLUMN.

Iunder this head win be published brief com
munieatlons, II eouched In good, PLAIN Enghsh'
from any who may have IDEAS to present
whether agreeing with the editor or not'l
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05

Congressman Wilson may discover
that Il banquet given by the London
Chamber of Commerce is not the surest
way to make votes in a West Virginia
Congressional district.
Well! well!l Well!!! Even death
is not sure escape from the breach Of
promise fend. A Massachusetts maiden
is sueing the estate of her lover for
s150,00o, because death prevented his
marrying her.
Somebody, who is no friend to either,
is playing a shrewd game is trying to
set the labor unions and the A. ?. A..
at each others Threats.
Senator Hill and ex-senator Plat
must find it difficult to look at eacl
other without smiling, and, let the
drinking politician take notice, they ar,
both teetotalels.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable,
carefully prebared from the best ingredi-
ents. 25c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05
The New York political fight is now

The New York political fight is now
fairly ON and it is certain to be the
most holly contested canvas made in
years if ever before. In fact the
fight is for the presidency two years
hence. Believe as we may, say what
we please, il d. b. Hill is elected
governor of New York in November
he is morally certain to be elected
president in 1896. That he is a
strong man in this contest admits of
no doubt, and not on account of any
craftsmanship or substantial merit
but because he is one of the shrewd-
est and most unplincipled politicians
that ever disgraced this fair republic.
This fact is well known and fully
appreciated by his republican OPP,
ponents who will make tremendous
effort to bury him undera majority SO
large as to crush the political life out
of him. That this may be done let
US all pray.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-10-05
In Our Clothing Department.

Mems Black Worsted Suits,
I" Cheviot Suits.
g Cashmere Suits,
" Fine Cashmere or Worstcd Pants
" Medium Quality Wool Pants,
+" Heavy Working Pants,
=" Overalls and Cotton Coats,
/" Fine Lace or Cong. Shoes,
" Heavy Grain Shoes,
Boys Suits, Boys. Pants, Boys Shirts,
Boys Shoes. Boys Hats and Caps, Chi
dren's Suits with Knee Pants, TO Is yrs
Children's Waists, Childrcns Pants, 4 10
IA years, Mems White Shirts, Numbered
and unlaundercd, 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??, 1894-10-05


Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee, the author of the
tariff bill supplanted by the German
sugar-trust measure, is now in Eng
land, and last Thursday night attend
ed a banquet given in his honor by
the London chamber of commerce and
in the course of his speech said, "Oul
(American) protectionists have beer
building defenses to keep you ant
other nations from competing with Us
in our home market. The tariff re
formers are breaking down these de
lenses" And the chairman of tn,
chamber of commerce in replying
said: "Benefits have already beer
experienced in England. Furnaces
have been reopened in Wales anc
Yorkshire, and an impetus has beer
given to the textile industries" 81.
1t is very easy to see why English
men can be pleased with the ney
American tariff and why they shoul,
banquet Wilson, who avows that tn
present law is but stepping ston
to lower duties, but why a patriot
citizen of the United States Shout,
share with them this pleasure passed.
all comprehension. If chairman Viii
son is not turned down by his Yves
Virginia constituents then will popu
lar government be failure as far a
they are concerned.
The New York Press notes that O
the same day that Wilson eniove,
the London millionaire banquet an,
made speech SO pleasingly accepted
by his foreign auditors, that the wool
en- mills at Camden, N. j., Hiehlan,
Falls, N. Y, Providence, r. l., an,
tin plate mills at Pittsburg shut dow
on account of increased foreign com
petition under this Wilson G orhan
bill.
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I'HH.--

Londonderry Sitter.
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$l.00 year at offices where bundles are
sent. $l,l0 where sent in Single Wrap
pers. Address
The Sitter,
SO, Londonderry, Vt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-04

checks. How icy hearts can turn out
scalding tears the reader may not I'M
derstand, but it can be done if you get
the right style of poetic license
Kathleen, you must humiliate your
self, fear, or the great chasm betwiXt
you and Sylvester viii go on yawning
more and more until at last some fine
day you viii read in The Weekly Blat-
ter that Sylvester has chosen another.
OF course he did wrong TO kick your
dog. You regarded it as a personal af-
front, but possibly he did it as an act of
mere buOyanCy of spirits.
know young man who Is as hand
some as q picture, with voice that
thrills one from main truck 10 keelsOn,
so to speak, and with an eye like pan
81 blossom, vet once he kicked his aged
aunt in the chest and drank up all Of
her pudding brandy. In less than two
years he was sorry about IL and borrow
ed IS Of her. And so Sylvester may
mean all right. He is impulsive. Such
men often make the best Of husbands.
l would rather have such a one than 70
marry a man who would sulk over MS
victuals and get IN my way IN the
kitchen while 1 was trying TO do up my
homework or argue doctrinal questions
while rhe children licked all the dress
ing of a dollars worth Of new fly paper.
Id rather have Sylvester, with lis
rashness and repentance, than literary
man who has 20 go out among the neigh
bors 10 get a fresh mess OF fnllsome
praise ever little while IN order 70 sls-
tain life
The most unhappy wife ever knew
married Ceni1s. Il was the wedding
OF a sweet little duckling 70 swoopIng
eaglet While he was an eaglet ne and
thu duckling hunted grasshoppers TO
gether. hut one day the young eagle saw
with hiS keen and flashing eye a hum
ming bird on the corner Of a golden
cloud, and lie SCARED away he was no.
az home for supper. and ever after that
be turned up his Roman nose ~ fhe
tame life Of the Gucklet- he teEan 70
notice the width q her yellow feet and
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Grand ROCK ISLAND rxcunsros
To Pistsburg. Ps.-Annusl Eacsmrrn.nt Grand
Army OF the Keyueltc-


Arrangements having been made By the
president OF the womsn's Relief Corps
and members Of the Grand Army OF the
Republic for special train consisting OF
Pullman sleeping cars. chair cars. etc.
through to Pittsburg without change via
the Great Rock Island Route and Erie
tnes, the following schedule will be put
into effect:
Special train will leave Kansas City SAT-
nFday evening. September 8, at ESQ. arrive
IN Chicago at O'Clock Sunday morning.
going direct TO the depot of the Erie rail-
way, dearborn stationl The day VIII he
spent IN sight seeing aud pleasure
Ample time being given for all those ac-
companylng this party 10 visit The various
parks aud also the famous War Museum,
Libby Prison and General Grants monu-
meut, all OF which can De reached in a very
few minntes from Dearborn station.
The Journey Will be aiken M by way the
Erie Lac, leaving { 4;cagO sunday even
lng AT 90 passing through the following
named cites en- route; Huatington. Ind;
LAMA, o.. Marion, O.: Gallon, O: Mans
fisid.. o; Akron. u; Kent. O, WatreD. .,
and New Castle. Penn arriving ia Puts
burg early Monday morning..
Tickets will De sold September 5th and
Sth, aud viii be good 20 return up 20 Seq
TENDER -. with stop over privilege return
ing at points east OF Chicago up 70 tnAl
Aut4t muse purchasing GEedl fsUCA
Island Route tickets VIII not be obliged u
deposit them IN Pittsbnrg. will not require
signatures or stamping ia order 10 make
them available. They viii be straight ont
open tickets aud carry no furthnr restric-
lions further than usntioaed above.
Attached % this train will also be a
special coach for he use OF the president
% the Woman : Relief Corps aud membe,
OF the Grand Army en- route and in Pitts
burg Tie doors Of This special cosch viii
be open - all IL tact the ear will be used
a. 81 official car whsreIa all business per-
tanning TO tue Grand Army can De con
Quoted. Nothing Will bs left uadone by
the Rock Island aud Erie routes 10
make this most enjoyable trip
10 The National Eueampment, therefore
make your arrangements early aud enjoy
the pleasure IN store Tor you. Bear in mad
in order 10 secure these advantages that
yonr tickets should read via Chicago.
Rock Island and Paeinc railway. from
Missouri river points u Chicago. Chicago
and Erie To Marion, Ohio, New York.
Lake Erie aud Western To Youagston.
OHIO and PIttsburg and Lake Ere rail-
way 10 PItlsbgrg. Pa.
Our rates &c Always as low as the low.
est.
The Servics rendered and attention given
our patrons cannot be questioned. We
.ead but do not follow.
Any further information wanted, adj
dress
I. J. ANDERSON, A. II. MoFFEr.
Asst. c. 4 aud p. A. Gen 80 W T. A.
:. Nj. CHARLES. L. :. g. HOUGH.
Up. 4. Topeka. Kan. a. T. \, kausssCtty
J Ii. PHILLIPS. G. L. l.. \.
20 22t Cor Main aud Douglas, Wichita
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4 Persuasive Agent.

If you don't believe that insurance
agents are artists, read the following:
A Camden agent tackled friend for
a s., 900 policy, the beauties of which
he dwelt upon with persistency which
charmed the victim. The agent talked
and charmed and talked and charmed
until he had quite won him over.
There's the pen and here's the con-
tract Put your name right down. "
The victim took the pen hesitatingly.
Write your name boldly" cajoled
the agent.
And the victims hand went little
closer to the paper.
GA glorious actr'
And the pen was on the paper. In an
other instant the fateful name would be
written.
won't your wife and little ones be
GRATEFUL"
The victims hand flew up like fash.
"WeIl, III be blankedl I've got no
wife and little ones. What the deuce
was 1 thinking about? What narrow
escape! My wife's been dead 10 years,
and the youngsters are all married -
Philadelphia Call
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WORLDS cAExyAL CRY.
81 Louis Offers Continuous LIST OF Aurao-
tionS-He UnrVSied Fail F-sitviti.s Com
meme september 5. "a HOlt fuu
sway Unta OctoIcr, ~ Is94

The successful series OF carnival seasons
inauguraJed by the citizcns OF 81 Louis
some fifteen years ago, continue a. ever
for the season OF 1891. and from the morn
ing OF September 20 the evening OF Octo-
Der % the city will be Que scene ~ gsyety
and splendor. May new. novel sud
unique features have been added 30 the
long list OF standing attractions, and i=orn
every point of view this r ign OF high car
nival will outshlne all previous attempts.
The ST. Louis exposition, the only Que OF
its kind IL the United States that has
lived year after year with 1sttering re-
suits. wall throw open its doors 10 the pOu-
lie September 9Th. and remain in a sta'e OF
activity until tue evening OF October 10Th.
SOusa's Grand Concert band has been re-
engaged for the season and viii give the
usual number Of concerts during tue after
moons aud evenings. The entire Missouri
exhibit which appeared ut the Worlds
Fair viii he trsnsplantot here, aud had
space IN the cOmmodious building.
The exhibitors. both foreign aud home.
will present new Ideas in displaying their
goods. and, ia addition 20 other features.a
full complement of speciality artists will
perform on tn-siage Of the Music Hail
The great St Louis Fair, which will
open Monday, October lst, aud continue
during the week, promises 10 afford many
pleasant SURPRISES. Iue Midway PlAi-
presented in fun. aud the people of tho
west and southwest given at opportunity
10 see in real life the inhabitants OF every
civilized and uucIyii!zed country on tiso
face OF the globe
The streets Of Cairo" "Old Vienna"
"Alo0rish Palace" "Hagenbscts.
Ferris Wheel, etc. will be faithfully
portrayed.
Ills Royal Highness. the Mighty Yelled
Prophet and retinue, VII enter the
gates Of the city on the evening %
October 2d. and parade through
the principle thOroughiares as
or old. Visitors 20 the city Will arrive at
the handsome New Union Station, ths
largest railway edifice Ia the world. aud
the most perfect IN everg appointment.
g rest inducements 10 visit the Carnival
City are offered via the Missouri Pacific
Railway and Iron Mountain route, from
ali points on the system
f0r "A COMPLETE programme. giving each
weeks Attractions "a detail. address any
agent Of the company. or il. g Town-sBa.
General Passenger agent, ~ Louis No, CT
p T. BIECKLET.
rs and IL North Main.
y ichita, has.
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The Delight Of Mankind.

Titus. the Roman emperor, was entitled
''the delight 81 mankind - Titus bench
cence was unbounded. and II % happened
that during bis hrief r.ign there was the
most urgent need q its exercise. Il The
first rear occurred the great eruption o.
Vesuvius. overwhelming HercUlansurn
and Hompeii and running numerous ether
towns and Villages The next year . IRE
broke out fn Rome. which razszi three days.
causing great obstruction, ard ~ the
tracks q tiesc c8iE1lities followed dread-
I'll rssiileuce Titus dealt out gifts with
lavish hand go TIE bOuseIess and ruined
suffers he eTen despuiled the palaces
u iheir valEahic ornaments 70 obtain
money for ti-rrituti9n and scherDed and
planned 20 furnish occEpasioa fCr them
Ha WAS u01 re idol u h. subjects. the
laye and delight = TIE human Ezrs-
blt. unfortunately f8r thar pArz q the M
rFlau rsls cTcz which he ruled IN The ogEI-
rlse..ct -ieut % the third yeA- q his i-n
b. lsraraa saddenly Z and died - has
rasrirulau 10 Tli-a in the Sabine county
B-Octlyr EAS-Z