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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
MONEY WELL SPENT
IS .DOUBLY EARNED;
THINK IT OVER
As you read this and consider
these instances.

Take the case of Mr.. Peter Dulac, Jr.,
who works in the pulp mill at Fair
field, Me. He is a Woodworking, indus
trious man, but his blood became inn
pure, and he became SO run down that
he had to give up work. Aliens Sarsa-
parilla Strengthened him out. That
was money well spent. Read what he
says: FAIRFIELD, MAINE.
GENTLEMEN 81 want you to know
what your Sarsaparilla has done for me.
I was troubled with impure blood, and
although have always been strong,
tough man, had to give up work. My
skin was AL covered with blotches. The
doctors here said it was eczema. They
treated me, but in vain. kept growing
worse. One day while in Mr.. Garlic
tons drug store, he desired me to try
Aliens Sarsaparilla, and said he knew
it would cure me. / commenced 10 use
it and before had taken one bottle, l
was able to go to work. took Two
bottles and felt that was cured. This
spring | took two bottles more, and
can say that am now in better health
than for ten years. l work hard every
day, and have had no signs Of my old
troubles returning. | believe am cured
as it has now been year or more since
taking the first bottle. Yours, PETER
DuLAc, JR. E. P. MAYO, witness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
That Bicycle Stoop,

At recent cycle show in England an
invention was exhibited which claimed
to prevent the ugly and reforming obi
cycle stoop,' so called 1t consisted
chiefly of a rest and air cushion, against
which the rider could lean the forward
part of his body while he pedaled.
But really must it come to this? In
order to ride machine swiftly and sure
ly is it necessary for young man t..
bend forward as though he had very
bad pain in his insides? No, emphatic
ally declare the best authorities on the
subject. At the last bicycle race in New
York the riders sat upright, as we are
told man was made in the first place.
The ugly bicycle stoop is fad, moth
ing else, and it is to be hoped it has had
its day. New riders used to think they
could pedal better by STOPPING forward
and getting the nose nearer the toes,
but that is fallacy. A man can sit
straight up and pedal as forcefdlly as he
can when STOPPING forward. The best
and most graceful riders demonstrate
this fully. And as to- supports to keep
the rider from STOPPING, the Almighty
gave the cyclist the best sort of one in
the first place. That is his backbone.
Let him use it,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Liberal chunks of cold fact are given
to the readers of Harper's Magazine by
Junius Henri Browne in his paper enti-
tied 1.-THE Bread and Butter Question"
Mr.. Browne does not take a merry or
very hopeful view of the subject. He
says Americans live above their means
because their wants grow faster than
their means do, and they do not know
how to adjust the ever increasing dis
crepancy. We do not know how to econ
omize in America. Economizing is in
deed not popular among Americans.
When, therefore, the disagreeable neces-
sity for it faces an American family,
they frequently pack themselves off to
Europe and stay there, where nobody
knows them and they can economize in
peace. The art is much better under
stood across the water than here.
Bread and butter, as NJ Browne sees
it, means not merely that, but the things
which the individual considers he must
have-his living, in short, whether that
be pork and beans or champagne and
terrapin. The efforts of most Americans
are expended in lifelong struggle for
bread and butter. We live more luxuri-
ously than most other nations, which, so
far from being against us, is much in our
favor. To secure for himself and his
family what Europeans call luxuries,
but which to us are necessities, the
American man struggles and hustles his
life through and is accused by those who
see only the surface of things of trying
become rich Instead of that he is only
wrestling with the bread and butter
question. When he can no longer meet
the ever increasing wants, he fails in
business. Mr.. Browne says, sit is hard
to discover a rich man at so who has not
failed more than once before attaining
permanent riches"
"Panics, as they are called-and they
are reputed to occur every seven years
are really nothing but periods of settle
ment for which every solvent, well con-
Quoted firm should be prepared. Only
the fewest number are thus prepared" II
appears from the general run of the ar
ticle that the only remedy is the old one
of economizing and keeping out of debt,
which the American people will be forced
to learn sooner or later. And the sooner
the better, for bread and butter getting
becomes harder in America instead of
easier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Mr.. Osborn, Populist secretary of state
of Kansas, has plan which, he believes,
will relieve the world from poverty, and
he describes the plan in a circular letter
to the public. In brief, he would pass
laws limiting the hours of days work
to two. We would all like to work only
two hours day, and that far our hearts
are with Secretary of State Osborn. Bnt
most of us will wait till we see how some
body else makes the plan go before
venturing to adopt it ourselves. Secre-
tary Osborn holds that overproduction is
the cause Of restitution. He says that
one man can do with modern machinery
as much labor as 20 could do rs years
ago. All the 20 keep working ON as hard
as they can. however, producing ,s,anu-
featured articles and crops. Then when
all the world is overstocked it must wait
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
A Fatalist, but Cautious,

Most men who profess a belief il des-
tiny and an Indifference to fate, when
brought face to face with a danger or
placed in a desperate situation, seek to
avoid rather than embrace the inevita-
BILE result of the event regarding which
they have held such philosophical opin-
ions
A case in point is related by traveller
returning from the south and hinges up
on the experiences of a minister of the
foreordination school of belief on Mis-
sissippi steamer in the good old fashioned
days Of river racing, when negro sat
on the safety valve and the furniture
and woodwork of the boat fed the fire.
The captaiE, seeing rival boat half a
mile ahead, began to curse in true old
time style and ordered tar pine knots,
naval stores, bacon, etc., to be thrown
in to kindle the fire as hot as possible
As the steam got higher and higher and
the old boat trembled and groaned I'M
der the pressure, the preacher drew
nearer and nearer to the stern.
Noticing this, and never losing an OPP
portunity to crack joke, the bluff cap
tain tapped the fatalist on the shoulder
and said Hello, Brother Blank, what's
ailing you? l thought you was enc of
them fellows what believes what is to
happen will happen no how"
$50 do, replied the clergyman. draw
ing himself up. 80 do, but want to
be as near the stern as possible when it
does happen. New York Herald
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
A Kick From Boston Boys.

The boys in the city proper are finding
fault because in picking out streets on
which coasting will be allowed this win
ter the aldermen did not pick out more
streets that are tipped up at one end.
This is on the dead level, like nearly all
the streets named in the published list.
All men who have been boys once ike
to see boys coasting. Any bitter Old
rynic who complains against this sport
was always a bitter old cynic and was
newer boy himself. At the same time
boys should not coast where they endar-
ger their own safety or the safety Of
others.-Boston Globe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

The Jabez Spencer who figures in w.
T. Stead's story of 1.-TWO and Two Make
Four" is real character. The swim
ding operations of the Emancipator
Building society, as depicted by Stead in
the novel, are merely the history Of the
actual Liberator Building society, which
went to pieces in England some time
since, involving the ruin Of thousands
of poor people who invested all they.
had saved in it. The Jabez Spencer of
1.-TWO and Two Make Four is really
Jabez Spencer Balfour. He fled the
country when the crash came and was
seen not long since living in luxury in
the Argentine Republic on fine ranch.
The despair and suffering of those he
had ruined did not seem to trouble him
much. But when the treaty of extradi-
ton was concluded between Great Brit
ain and the Argentine Republic Mr.
Jabez Spencer Balfour disappeared sud-
denly from the neighborhood of Buenos
Ayres. 1t must be inconvenient to keep
lodging about like that. even if one is a
millionaire and has no conscience
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
A JAPANESE LAWN GAME.
Il Is Known as Tema and Is a Modified
Form of Our Polo

Il Is Known as Tema and Is a Modified
Form of Our Polo.
Tema is the name given to new lawn
game, 1t has been adapted to play on
foot from the Japanese form of polo
called alphabetically, striking balls"
This game is played on ponies in rec
tangular Enclosure rallied in by a stout
bamboo post and rail fence about four
feet high, except at one end, whore
boarded fence or screen about eight feet
high replaces the post and rail.
In the center Of this screen is circu-
lar hole about Is inches in diameter, be-
hind which is fixed a Melted bag rather
longer than an ordinary landing net.
This is the goal. Eighteen feet in front
of this goal screen another post and rail
fence is fixed across the inclosure, This
is the goal barrier, which prevents the
players from getting any nearer TO the
goal. At the other end attendants stand
with a supply of balls and rackets.
The number of players is generally
seven side, but sometimes fewer. Each
side wears distinctive badge, generally
white and red. The balls are also of two
colors, white and red, and are unlimited
in number. The object of the game is
for the white players to sling white balls
and the red players red balls into the
goal. When either side has put seven
balls into the goal net, it reaches the
second stage of the game. 1t has then
to play with single ball. white or red,
as the case may be, with black zone or
some other distinguishing mark upon it.
The side which first succeeds in scor-
ing its zoned ball wins the game. The
racket, or wand, as it has been called,
used for singing and carrying the ball,
has a light bamboo handle some feet
inches long. At the thinner end
crook of split bamboo is fixed. Across
this crook loose silk net is fixed, thus
forming shallow spoon or scoop. Some
dexterity is required in picking up the
ball and retaining it in the crook. To
do this successfully the wand must be
continually kept in motion.
The lawn game is of course played on
foot instead of on horseback. The in
closure is reduced to about the dimen-
sions of lawn tennis court. The wands
are the same as those used in the Japa-
nese game, and the balls are of the same
weight. A more sociable lawn game can
hardly be imagined, and as there is plen-
ty of exercise it can be played at all
times of the year when the ground is not
too wet.-"Things japanese"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26


Mrs Tawker-I was at the theater last
evening. 1t was an awfully sad play,
about man being thrown out of work
and his family dying from starvation.
couldn't keep from crying to save MY
life. don't know when have been so
affected.
Enter Servant-Mum, there's woul-
an at the door as wants some cold Wet
uals. She do say her children haven't had
bit nor sup for two days.
Mrs. Tawker-Tell her to go away:
that we don't give anything to beggars.
As l was saying, Mrs. Brown, it was a
very sad play. Mr.. Tawker says ou.,ht
not to witness such performances, they
take hold of Inc SO. He says that am
all heart.-Boston Transcript.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
The Bathtub Trunk,

Some novelties in bathtubs are made
abroad especially for travelling purposes.
They are made of best timed iron, with
japanned oak outside and white inside.
The novelty is that they can be closed
up with strap and utilized as a trunk
to hold the clothes of the owner. A self
heating gas bath is made upon the fol
lowing principle: An atmospheric gas
burner is employed, from which the
heat is conducted around the body of the
bath by fues, AMI after doing this duty
escaping by a main fue. A bath can be
heated in this way in As minutes at an
expense Of cents Hardware
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Those who believe that a war in Eu-
iope would be beneficial to the United
States as a nation, or that any one coun-
try can prosper on the misfortune or
disaSters Of another, should take an OBJ
ject lesson from the present financial
situation in the English speaking world.
For years before the hard times began
business had been chiefly done on the
basis of debt and credit. Great Bri cain
Is the creditor nation of the earth. She
lent millions to Australia, millions to
the South American republics and mil
lions to the United States. All the st ates
of Central America are her debtors. So
is the Argentine Republic; so is Brazil
so are others.
There was revolution in Brazil. and
good old Dom Pedro was dethroned and
so called republic set up-more is the
pity for Brazil and the commercial
world. The revolution convulsed Bra
lillian securities of all kinds. As these
were held in England, the disturbance
was felt there. The house of Earrings
was the main bank that dealt in Brazil
ian paper, and it staggered and was
about to fall. The sums at stake we're
so enormous that money had to be hur-
ried to the Earrings. Their fall meant
financial disaster all around. New York
banks sent gold to their relief. England,
that had lent money to Australia in such
heavy sums, also hurried to the help of
the Earrings. The holders of Australian
bonds sold them to get ready money.
Australia could not stand it and became
for the time almost bankrupt. More
ready money still was needed. The Eng
lish began to sell their American railway
bonds, and these came home to the
United States to be paid for. There
were $3.50, 900, 900 worth of them. We
had to pay for them, and pay for them
in gold. That was why the gold went
out of the country. The railways could
not stand having 80 many millions of
their promises to pay thrust upon them
all at once, and many of them went into
the hands of receivers. Values of all
stocks and bonds went down like card
houses.
So far as appears, then, the Brazilian
revolution and the South American
troubles were the immediate cause that
precipitated the present hard times in
English speaking countries. 1t will be
unbelievable, therefore, that there are
in the United States at this day men who
try to make the trade in guns and pow
der and shot lively by fomenting revolu-
tons in the Central and South American
states. Yet there is reason to believe
the United States and other countries
hold just such monsters
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
:. FRIDAY MORNING. JAN. g. 1894

till the articles are worn out and the de-
mand catches up to the supply. To obvi-
ate this he would reduce the hours of la.
Dor, giving two hours work day to all
mankind all their lives. Well, as soon as
people can earn enough money to sup
port themselves as they desire to be sup
ported by working two hours a day they
will gladly consent to these hours of la.
bor--not before.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

A member of parliament predicts that
"Down with the lords!' will be the bat
tlecry of the mass of British voters at
the next general parliamentary election.
It seems written in the book of fate that
the hereditary house of lords of Great
Britain will disappear early in the twen-
tieth century and an elective body take
its place, if indeed socialism has nor al
ready engulfed th wor d in its embrace.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

1t will be good appointment, that Of
Hon. W. |. Buchanan Of Iowa, lately
chief of the live stock department of the
Worlds fair, to be minister to the Ar
gentine Republic. The man who man
aged the live stock shows at the exposi-
ton SO admirably is well fitted to be our
representative in republic where the
raising of cattle, sheep and horses is one
of the chief industries. A live man in
stead of perfunctory old fossil, either
as foreign minister or consul, can make
himself immensely useful to his country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

A writer says that man with wife
and two children cannot live decently in
New York city for less than s., 900 year.
Nevertheless fully two-thirds of the New
Workers do live on less, and the major y
of them probably labor under the hallu-
cination that they are living decently at
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

New York is hereby called on to take
notice of the fact that the stockholders
Of the Chicago exposition not only got
back the money they invested in it, but
10 per cent in dividends besides. This
was actual hard cash return, taking into
account none Of the benefits that will in
directly accrue to Chicago and the coun-
try from that well managed fair.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

CASH
Buyers look this over
and decide wehther you
can or cannot afford to
pay credit prices.
Our only terms are Cash
Mems heavy Jersey Over
shirts, 3Sc worth SOC
Mems Jersey Overshirts
at 5Sc worth Use.
Gents Gary-mix Under
shirts, heavy, Csc.
Ladies fast black fleeced-
lined Hose, Toe.
Mems Scarlet, all-wool
Shirts and Drawers, 60 lie.
All-wool black Henrietta,
42c.
Ladies' best white Merino
Vests and Pants, 25c.
Mems red wool Mittens, 13c
Atwood tricot dress Flan-
els, zoe.
30-inch printed Cherons,
&c a yard, worth IL IL.
Mems Rubber Boots $500.
Mems heavy wool Pants $1.5O
Mems red Pontiac Socks 2Oc
American 36-inCh Cashmere
zoe.
Ladies Jackets as low as $3.50
actually worth $500.
We have them in finer quail
ties cheaper than you would
tbinlx nOSSihle.
Tubular Lanterns, 29c, Tumblers, good
ones, &c, II at, Dish Pans, l3c, Tin
Wash Bowls, &c, 30 fit. Cotton Lines,
&c, 2 qt Stamped Pans, &c, Dinner
Pals, 10, gal. Glass Oil Cans,
25c, at. Coffee Pots, 10, Nut
meg Graters, lc, Soup La
dies, &c, Nee dies, 1c paper,
Pins, 1c paper, Safety
Pins, lc doz, Shelf
Papers, 2 doz. for
&c, Wood Fau-
Gets, Sc,
White Envelopes, &c bunch, Note
Paper, IA ream for l0c, Turkey
Red Handkerchiefs, &c, En-
broideled Silk Handker-
chiefs, 10, Hemp Car
pets. IL l-2c,
Window
Shades, zoe aud 25c complete
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Two classes of Americans choose to live
abroad-rich snobs who have come up
from poor and obscure ancestry and gen.
tlemen who have committed forgery and
dare not return. We wish both classes
of citizens joy, and we do not know
which we are the gladdest to do without
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

The former lofty secretary of legation
in London. Mr.. Henry White, who ad-
vised ambassador Bayard to get house
as far removed from the legation build
ings as possible. so as to be free from
Americans, will remain in London,
where he belongs. 1t will now be seen
whether he derived the social distinction
which he claims he won from his Office
as secretary of the legation or whether
he acquired it by his own genius. The
result will probably disappoint Mr..
White more than anybody else. 1t is
expected that during the fashionable
season he will be at home in his London
house to all except Americans. The
Americans can stand it if Mr.. Henry
White can.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
And Plenty More Bargains.
BIackmer's
New York Store,
Manchester DpOet.

State of Vermont,
Westminster, IS, ! The Probate Court for
said district. To all persons interested in the
estate of Horaio Law cnce late of Lordon
HAYWARD has presented 20 this court en- in
slrument purporing 10 be the last VIII Of said
deceased, for probate:-You are hereby mott
fed that This court will decide upon the pro-
bale OF said instrument at the session thereof
10 be held at the inn OF Thomas Ev MS in
Townshend in said district, on the 9TH day of
fcbruary, A. D. 1894, when and where you
may appear and contest the same, if you see
cause.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

A step toward nationalism has been
taken in Vienna. The Vienna street rail
way is to be built and managed by the
general government.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

A siphon motor is highly recommen led
for furnishing small power, especially in
the country. Water can be readily ST.
phoned from running stream to where
it is wanted. Then by the fall of the
water from the outer leg of the sipilon
upon an overshot wheel the power nay
be obtained.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Anaughty Chicago newspaper declared
that if Editor Stead really wanted to re-
lieve the distress of Chicago the best
way to do it would be for him to leave
town.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
In Hubbard. O.. the Co-operatiye Iror

In Hubbard, o., the Cooperative Iron
company resumed operations this year
by making each of its employees stock
holder. The stock is distributed accord
ing to the proportion of wages received
daily. These workingmen stockholders
may now enjoy the felicity of paying as
sessments like other bloated capitalists
when trade becomes bad.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26
IT'S WORTH IT.

You'd have to be rich TO pay $1,000
bottle for Aliens Sarsaparila, but here's
man who says it is VIII worth that
sum. Read what he writes regarding
this famous remedy.
KENNEBUNK, Me. | cannot express
too forcibly the gratitude feel for what
Aliens Sarsaparilla has done for me. !
am now 76 years old, and for sixty years
l have suffered from Acute Rheumatism.
At the age of 16 contracted this terri
bic disease by exposure, and it has chung
to me all my life. The disease was
mostly in my right hip and back. l
have suffered terribly at times, so much
so that in ten minutes it would seem as
though suffered the agonies of life
time. Doctors and medicine seemed to
do no good until this spring, when
bought bottle Of Aliens Sarsaparilla
for my blood. 1t is wonderful medi-
cine. 1t seemed as though could feel
it going through every vein, and before
/ had taken half bottle could feel the
rheumatism leaving me. Now l have
taken but one bottle and am free from
the disease for the first time in sixty
years. / am cured. One thousand
dollars would not cover the value of this
one bottle of Aliens Sarsaparilla to me-
[Signed] ELIJAH BUzzELL.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

THE STATION AGENT SPEAKS.
Salt Rheum is very uncomfortable
disease, and is very obstinate and hard
to cure. Mr.. c. f. Keys, Station Agent
at the Maine Central Railroad at Rock
land, who is so well known that his tes-
timony is valuable, was cured of his
Salt Rheum by Aliens Sarsapariila
RocKLAND, Me-. Genncmen:-I wi J
to give my testimonial for Aliens S,rsa-
parilla, as it has cured me- Of a very dis,
agreeable disease. | had Salt E.irar-
all over my hands, and could get noiliin
to help me, until began using A..cn
Sarsaparilla. lad not taken it tgt
short time when the disease besal (.
disappear. BY the time had take,, on
bottle / was all well, and have seer Il
signs of it since. Since taking 70;
valuable medicine have been in pc rte.
health in every way, but | believe
would be sick now if had not Il. 4
It Is worth $500 bottle ard v,ali
cheap at that price. c. L. HAYS, ~
r. r. Station.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-01-26

Zina H. Allbee, Register.
The morning call., 1894-03-16
GLASS at F. N Woods s Co.'s, 81 First street..

Patrick Noble has sued the Judson Manu-
featuring Company in the United States Circuit
Court for $4,000 damages for infringing on
his patent OF yOkes and ties for cable railroads.