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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
ODDS AND ENDS.
The Bible has an annual circu]abn Of

The Bible has an annual circulabn of
100000.
Don't drop nickel in any slothow.
ever promising, and expect a Is BIZ
American stoves are meeting With a
large demand In Amsterdam, HolEd.
Of thepresent population of the Iited
States more than 100000 are nmi-
grants.
Byron's poems have been refusl ad-
mittance to the Turkish empire \ the
state censorship.
Many Of the big hotels erected fl the
accommodation Of visitors to the Wrlds
fair are being turned into fats.
GAS you walk the streets, as you b in
to the shops, watch for sad faces, adj
yised the Salvation Army speaker.
There is more religion in q LOT Of
bread to a hungry man than in AGAR
load Of religious Observation-Disclosures
World.
In 86 state prisons in this countrysoli-
tary confinement is used as a puish-
ment, and in 20 the prisoner is handctfed
to the wall.
In times Of scarcity the South Afican
natives sometimes rob the nests Of the
terrnites, and as much as five busheb of
grain have been taken from single nst.
Aluminium can be successfully ned
for engraving in place of stone or Iteel
plates. The only stone used for Tho
graphing is found at Sohlenhofen, Ba-
varia.
where can you find any polished
English In New York; asked the man
from Boston. "On the brass signs
promptly replied the man from New
York.
The Egyptian inscriptions show great
numbers Of war chariots, each contain
ing two men-one to drive, the other an
archer-but no cavalry was employed
on the field.
At Lucknow, India, where 30 years age
SO many Europeans were murdered dur
ing the sepoy rebellion, $4,000 children,
all of Hindoo and Mohammedan parent
age, recently marched in Sunday school
procession.
There is club in Berlin called the Gil
ants, every member of which is Q feet
tall. Vienna has Lazy club, no mem
Der of which does anything for 3 living
and London Baldheaded club, where
nothing but polished skulls are seen.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
A Military Strike.

In effect such strike took place on
board the Nictheroy, bought in New
York for the service of Brazil. The New
York World is authority for the story.
The crew as well as the steamer itself
was obtained in New York and vicinity.
1t as well as the ship was American.
The fact that this crew was largely made
up of newspaper correspondents may ac-
count perhaps for some of the things
shat happened.
The story told is that as the Nicthe-
roy neared Rio Janeiro its commander
assembled his crew and passengers and
made speech to them. In substance it
was that that ship was out for a fight and
would never let up till it had grappled
with the forces of Mello and exterminated
them or been exterminated. He wanted
all hands to understand that before they
went on with the undertaking they had
commenced. Then the men addressed
went apart and consulted among them
selves. Did they, after all, want to face
cannon and possibly get killed?
They made up their minds and return
ed answer to the admiral. 1t was that
they would fight-yes, they would fight.
But it would be on their own terms.
For given time-not a long time either
each man must be paid $1,000. Then
if he lost his life generous pension
must be awarded his dependent heirs. If
he lost leg or an arm, the permanent
pension to himself must be so much; if
he lost his eyesight, SO much more. The
commander thought when the terms
were made known to him that the men
had all lost their heads already. The
pensions were on the liberal basis that
was to have been expected from men who
pensioned themselves.
The men had known beforehand that
they were to fight. That was what they
expected. But this is the first instance
on record Of soldiers debating to their
authorities what their pay should be and
also the size Of their pensions. If Uncle
Sans boys had had as much foresight
when they volunteered for the civil war
much fuss about pensions would have
been saved. But then every man must
not be expected to know as much as
newspaper correspondents who enlist
for glory and money both.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Smokeless Powders.

The composition of smokeless powders
Is kept profound secret byall the in
ventors and by the governments which
purchase them. Nearly all Of them CON
sist essentially ofgun cotton or other -
er forms Of nitrocotton. acted on b54f
solvent, such as acetic ether or acetono,
which reduces the nitrocellulose to avis
cous paste. The paste is then 10, i ca.
into sheets and the solvent allowed t.
evaporate.
The sheets are left as dense, horny
substance and are cut first iHso strips,
and then the strips are cut crossvise lag
grains of any size, or the subsaac,'c
be left in strips or in a fbrous e..
The French were the first to use sAie..
less powder, and this they did in lila J.
bel gun. 1t is believed that tLiS "
powder was made by mixing p.,tis
with the paste as above. This Pow
was found rapidly to deteriorate s.,
to be abandoned. The GermGas j,
duced smokeless powder in 1j50. a.
trated gun cotton like that Of the Fre.lc,.
1t also was wanting in stability 4
first class smokeless powder must NJ
be too violent in it's action; must be al,
to stand extremes of heat and cold; nlust
not absorb water or deteriorate other
wise while in store. And it is a prob
lem to find suitable powders to answer
all these conditions. baltimore Amer
lean
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

It will be cruel stroke of fate if
Gladstone shall be forced to go out of
Office and out of life without seeing the
last great state measure on which he
has set his heart accomplished. Many
as are the hurts and stings he has en-
dured during his long career, nothing APP
parently ever sank into his soul like the
conduct of the Conservatives during the
long session devoted to the Irish ques-
ton. There is something which is in
his late speech nearer note of discour.
agement than any previous utterance Of
England's greatest statesman. We mean
the speech in which he mentions the
''unexampled indecency of the opposi-
ton, who had reckoned on breaking
down the health and powers of the prime
minister and driving him into retire
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
American Champaign

At a banquet in this city, g,en in eae
of the popular restaurants, Ihalf pat
bottle of champagne was set tside ech
plate. 1t bore a French labl, butIot
such label as those who dirk chm
payne are accustomed to see.
"What kind of wine is this?" ,skedhe
who could with difficulty tell tae diff
ence between champagne and bottd
crab apple cider of gentleman acfs
the table who has a right to have suca
question put to him.
"That's what puzzles me-" and Q
read the French label with an Engh
pronunciation. ~ never saw that brai
before. It is evidently some new MI
champagne, adapted to the use of the
who would get heady on heavier vii.
drinking it glass at a time beca1sst
has pleasant TASTE"
Nothing more was said, but the ms
tive person pushed his inquiries inn
other direction, few days later. ind
was told that the champagne was lade
In Ohio-a pure article, and a nil and
palatable one, but 1t was neceRry to
have French labels on the botes to
make it salable.
And vet all the speeches on til coca.
sion were full Of American ardd The
American birds plumage was stolled
as the finest in the world, but thAmer.
lean wine had to be palmed offyith q
foreign name.-Indianapolis Joufal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
The story of John Dalton. who SHINE

The story of John Dalton, who shipped
himself inside stuffed buffalo in an ex-
press car at Deadwood, S. D., will have
thrilling interest for the next novel for
boys. But his knocking out one of the
animals glass eyes and filling the place
with the muzzle of six shooter was
Johns undoing. The express messenger
seems to have been an exception to the
kind of express messenger who tamely
submits when train robber orders him
to throw up his hands. This brave and
nimble young man gave leap upon the
back of the stuffed image. The back fell
in, Of course, and the messenger calmly
sat upon the robber till the train got to
the next station, when he delivered him
over to prison. He had saved $50. 0oO.
Dalton's plot was fit for tank drama,
but it failed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Government Paper Money.

Our friends the Populists get occasion
ally recruit to their ranks from the
goldbug camp. Many man who can
not go with them in their ideas of gov
eminent ownership Of railroads and tel
egraphs quite agrees with them that the
government ought to issue all the paper
money. The argument is advanced that,
if the United States government alone
has the right under the constitution to
coin money, then it should have the ex-
elusive right also to print the paper
money which represents coin.
The financial writer of the New York
Sun, Mr.. Matthew Marshall, though in
the very hotbed of the banking interests
of the country, favors government cur
rency to the exclusion of all other kinds.
paragraph quoted below from one of
his recent letters defines his half Populist
goldbug position:
The various descriptions of our national pa-
per money should be reduced to one in name
and in form as they are now in substance Sil-
yer certificates, for example, ought to be legal
tenders as well as the silver dollars which
they call for, and a greenback or treasury
note ought to be as certainly redeemable in
gold as the gold certificates are. This uniform
ity can be secured by having one kind Of gov
eminent paper money, and no more, and maxi
ing that one kind specifically redeemable in
gold, while a nearer approach to symmetrical
simplicity would be attained If all bank circu-
lation, national well as state, were to be sup
pressed Certainly If government money is
good enough to be a part of our circulating me-
dunn, 1t is good enough to be the whole, and if,
as many people maintain, it ought not to be is
sued at all, then a scheme must be devised to
substitute for it a bank circulation which shall
be In equal credit In all parts Of the country.
or the two, government currency is demand
ed by much the larger portion Of our citizens.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
THE
"The Civic Fools of tho World"

"Fhe CIVIC Fools oil the World"
That was what Mr.. Samuel Il. Capen
o, Boston called the American people in
paper read before the national confer
ence for good city government. He said
the deplorable condition OF our munich
pal governments had branded us as such
in the eyes of mankind.
The conference in Philadelphia drew
together unique gathering of individu-
ais who would like to see change for
the better in American city govern
ments. There was Charles j. Bonaparte
of Baltimore, Bonaparte of the Bona
parties, for one. Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt, civil service commissioner, was an
other. A sprinkling of ministers was
thrown in, too-among them aggressive,
big hearted Washington GLADDEN. of
Ohio and philanthropic DR.. w. S. Rains
ford of st. Georges parish, New York
city. Mr.. GLADDEN. thought there should
be an organization of citizens for good
government in every town in the Union.
This, he thought, should keep steady
watch on the doings of the city officials,
and in the spirit Of kindness and brother
ly love bring them up with turn when
ever they seemed to be stepping aside
from the middle of the road. Some of
Gladden's views are as follows:
The men who try to do their duty in the mu-
nicipal offices often feel that they are quite
alone. We are just as much bound to sustain
good men while in office by our cordial APP
prevail as we are bound to vote for good men.
There are honest men in the government, but
they find it difficult to resist the rapacious ,.nd
anarchical tendencies
To meet these conditions some kind of mu-
nicipal league is necessary The work of such
n league is simply that of investigation, publi-
cation, education. Its main business is to find
out the facts concerning the work of the pub
lie servants and bring these facts to the light
of day. Such an organization should assume
sympathetic rather than hostile attitude
toward the occupants of the offices. Its work
is that of criticism. Such an organization must
be strictly nonpartisan. Men with political
ambitions can take no part in it.
Mr.. Roosevelt was sure that the only
way to inaugurate honest and clean city
government was for the good men to go
In themselves to the primaries and there
work with might and main to get prop
er persons nominated to municipal Of
fees without respect to party. Mr..
Moorfield Storey, Boston gentleman,
told of man who had travelled across
Europe from Buda-Pesth to Liverpool
and in the whole journey did not see a
place that was not better governed than
our American cities are.
At the close of the conference steps
were taken to form national municipal
league. 1t is to be composed Of associa-
tions in American cities that are work
ing for good municipal government.
The general impression among all the
improvers seemed to lie that if city gov
eminent could be divorced from party
politics the year of jubilee, municipality
speaking, would be at hand.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Here's Proof that il Cures Blood
Trouble and Constipation.

We frequently hear people say that a
guarantee don't amount to anything.
However that may be with other prepara-
tons, it amounts to just this with Aliens
Sarsaparilla, every bottle has guarantee
label near the bottom. If no benefit is
derived by the time it is taken down to this
label, 1t can be returned to us, according
to directions on the label and we will re-
fund the full price; provided it is taken
regularly and according to directions, and
for the diseases for which we recommend
it, and provided it is not purchased at a
discount from the retail price. No reme-
dy without wonderful properties, and sold
at so low price, could be guaranteed I'M
der these terms. We are convinced by
our experience and by the strong testimo-
mails that are constantly pouring in, that
we are perfectly safe in guaranteeing AL
lens Sarsaparilla.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Physical culture aud Elocution.


"Get the best" must be the motto for
Americans in everything. There is no
doubt of the necessity for physical cul-
ture and elocutionary training in every
school in this country. Young Amer
leans of the coming generation must be
as beautiful and golden voiced as the an
Gent Greeks, whom perhaps they will re-
semble intellectually. But there are war
ring factions of bodily trainers, There
are divers so called systems" of elocu-
ton. Which is the bestp Certain infal-
lible signs will guide the seeker after in
formation straight through all uncer-
tainties.
He may set down two points. What
ever physical training does not make its
teachers strong, erect, graceful and full
of health and vigor is failure. If the
teacher who pretends to be SO in love
with the science of making muscular
movements express mental emotions is
barrel bodied, round shouldered and sal
low, bullying out in places where she
ought to so in, following in at places
where she ought to be filed out, then that
system is no good, though she poses" like
all the gods of Olympus. The direct OBJ
ject of physical culture is to give health,
strength and gracefulness for everyday
life, to cure our dyspepsia, our waddling,
our fat or our scragginess and toeing in.
Many wise persons are coming TO the
conclusion that Just the plain, modern
military drill, without any frills at all,
is the best for all these objects.
In elocution, if the teacher speaks with
manifestly stilted, affectedly sweet or
deep voice and manner, then he or she is
to be sat upon and not tolerated. What
we Americans most of all want is TO
learn to open our mouths wider when
we speak, to make the muscles of tie
jaws and throat more flexible, to stop
mouthing and nosing our words and %
let them flow in sweet, clear, even tones
without being INSTRUCTED either in III,
back of the throat or the nasal passages.
There, for the average citizen, all ''train-
ing" should stop. OF detestable things,
the most to be detested is affectation il
any shape. Better even the crude, null
dy, an alike tones of the boor than
affectal.on. On the other hand, there is
no charm greater than that of sweet
clear, cultivated, magnetic voice.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
A Fish In an oxstsr Shell.

The Rev. John A. Burk, 1907 Yves
Lexington street.. recently received .
barrel of oysters from Reedville, Mort.
ampton county, Va. Upon opening une
of the shells, the two parts of whica
were joined as if they held an oyster, a
live fish 81 inches long fell from the
shell and began to wriggle. The fish was
put in water and is still alive. There
was no oyster in the shell, the fish being
the sole occupant.-Baltimore Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

CASH
Buyers look this over
and decide Wehthcr you
can or cannot afford TO
pay credit prices
Our only terms are Cash
Mems heavy Jersey Over
shirts, 3Sc worth SOC
Mems Jersey Overshhts
at 5Sc worth 75c.
Gents Gary-mix Under
shirts, heavy, 25c.
Ladies fast black fleeced-
lined Hose, 10c.
Mems Scarlet, all-wool
Shirts and Drawers, 60 LIE.
All-wool black Henrietta,
42c.
Ladies' best white Merino
Vests and Pants, Csc,
Mems red wool Mittens, 13c
Atwood tricot dress Flan-
els, Zoe.
3O-inch printed Chevrons,
&c a yard, worth IL IL.
Mems Rubber Boots $500.
Mems heavy wool Pants $l.5O
Mems red Pontiac Socks 2Oc
American 36-inCh Cashmere
2Oc.
Ladies Jackets as low as l.5O
actually worth $500.
We have them in finer quail
ties cheaper than you would
think possible.
Tubular Lanterns, 29c, Tumblers, goot
ones, &c, II at, Dish Pans. 13c, Tin
Wash Bowls, Sc, so TT. Cotton Lines,
Sc, 2 at. Stamped Pans, Sc, Dinner
Pals, 10, gal Glass Oil Cans,
25c, at. Coffee Pots. 10, Nut
meg Glaters, lc, Soup La
dies, &c, Needles, cpaper,
Pins, 1c paper, Safety
Pins, 1c doz.. Shelf
Papers, dos. for
&c, Wood Fau-
Gets, Sc,
White Envelopes, SC bunch, Note
Paper, IA ream for l0c, Turkey
Red Handkerchief, 2c, En-
broideied Silk Handker-
chiefs, 10, Hemp Car
pets. ~ l-2c,
Window
Shades, zoe aud Csc complet
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

F. E. LANDERs, of Benton Falls, Me-,
writes II had severe kidney trouble.
and could not straighten up or walk. l
was advised to take Sarsaparilla. 1 took
two well-known kinds but got no benefit
and was at last induced to try Aliens. I
took two bottles and am today well man.
/ am now able to do hard days work
in the pulp mill every day, and have no
signs of a return of my old trouble, nor
do / expect to. would advise anybody
troubled with kidney disease to give AL
lens Sarsaparilla good trial. 1t saved
my life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

New York city finds itself 700 we'd
dings short for the year 1895. This a
writer in the New York Press claims is
not SO much On account of the panic as
because of the growing disinclination of
men to enter the married state Tie dis
inclination is not due, however, TO luck
of appreciation of women, but to Ask Of
means to support wife. New York is
the most expensive city in the world to
live In.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Tho London Daily Chronicle has a

The London Daily Chronicle has a
word to say about how the Florida au-
thorities expressed their iron determine
ton to stop the prize fight between Cor
bett and Mitchell and then did not do it.
The Chronicle remarks gently. Every
decent person throughout the world
must feel it to be deep disgrace in
modern society and representative insti-
ltions that American authorities have
proved SO pitifully and contemptibly un-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
Prosperous Times For Him.

"You may complain of the times. " said
wall street man to friend, "but they
are prosperous days to fellow know
Prosperous daysr' remarked the
other. why, how in the world can
any one be successful when everything
is dullT
THAT'S just the point" replied the
other. HE prospers when things are
dull. He's an exception to the general
rule, but then, you must know, he's a
scissors grinder. New York Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09


MISS JOSIE WILSON of South Walpole,
Mass, writes IL have been troubled for
a number of years with terrible disease
called eczema. My face was terrible
sight, all red blotches. tried everything
and was on the point Of giving up in de-
spair, when someone recommended Aliens
Sarsaparilla, and I have only used one
bottle and my face is almost well, and
there are no pimples on it at all now. l
cannot speak too highly of it, and have
recommended it to great many of M
friends who now have great faith in il.
shall get some more and keep on using i;
as know it is doing me good.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

The huge vaults of the United States
treasury are quite inadequate to with
stand the smartness Of the modern bur
glar. 1t is the faithful treasury guards
and policemen who keep the country's
money safe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
able to prevent the fight" NE quespn
is, Did the American authoities" re.J
want to prevent the fightf

Senator Villas has started a ew phase.
1t is ''inextricable intertwinnent Y See
If You can speak it quickly 40 correctly
the first time. 1t is good % to prac-
tice ON.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
And Plenty More Bargains.
BIackmer's
New York Store,
Manchester DpOet.

State of Vermont,
Westminster, IS, I The Probate Court for
said district To all persons Interested in the
estate of Horaiio Lawrence late of Lordon-
derry deceased, Greetings, Whereas, II. A.
Hayward has presented 10 this court an in
strument purporiing to be the last viii of said
deceased, for probate You are hereby noti-
fed that this court will decide upon the pro-
bate of said instrument at the session thereof
TO be held at the inn Of Thomas Evans in
Townshend in said district, on the 9TH day OF
February, 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??, 1894-02-09

These are times of fearful strain, phys
ically and mentally. Keep your head
level and hold yourself together and
wait, and you will come out all right.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

If Gladstone should be forced to re-
sign, where is the man in England who
could take his place?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

A decision of the Louisiana supreme
court extinguishes prizefghting in that
state. Louisiana is to be congratulated
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09

F. E. GLEASON of Lexington, Mass,
writes II had an internal abcess and was
confined to my bed five weeks; was COM
pletcly Frustrated and worn out with pain
1 commenced taking your Sarsaparilia
and found my strength coming back, anu
after taking two bottles consider myself
well.
l take pleasure in recommending yon.-
Sarsaparilla to all my friends and to the
public. My wife has also taken it foI
consumption, and considers it the best Of
ny Sarsaparilla.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-09
See Here!


A genuine Full Rubber Trimmed single
Strap Harness for $4,000.
A nickel or imitation rubber trimmed
single strap Harness for SIG, 90.
A one and half Farm Harness, $35.
A double driving Harness for $50.
These are all my own make. made of
No. oak stock and fully warranted.
You will always find Il full stock of
Whips, Brushes, Halters, Curry Combs,
Surcinsles, Blankets. Robes and Lap
Busters in their season, in fact every
thing for the horse and stable.
| sell the best hand made factory har-
ness made for the money-$l2.OO.
Remember l will not be uuder-old.
Repairing and Trimming
specially.
All orders promptly attended to.
J. Il. BENTLEY,
Manchester Centre, Vt.