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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
FRIDAY MORNING. MAR. 80, 1894

Is a current of the offscouring of Rus
sian pauper Hebrew immigration pour
ing into this country by way Of South
American Areport to that effect is abroad,
The Jewish colonization association
that distributes Baron Hirsch's benevo-
lent fund is finding out that the only
people who are worth helping are those
who help themselves, One of the col
onies in Argentina, Mosesville, has been
abandoned because the settlers are too
lazy and shiftless to earn their living
when ground and farming utensils have
been provided, and the lazy and shift less
ones have been shipped to the United
States, so it is said. But it seems very
strange that there are Jews too worth
less to earn their own living. That is
not the kind of Jews we have in America.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
English Sporting Words In Holland.


It is interesting to note that in Holland
sport has so far developed that new
paper. De Athleet, we'll printed sheet,
has made its appearance in Amsterdam.
Due attention is paid to cross country
athletics. and under the heading "Voet-
bal" prominence is given to the doings of
English clubs in this country, while the
matches of the Felixstowe club, which
recently visited the Dutch, are very fully
reported. England being the cradle Of
lie sport, as the French say, many Of the
technical terms are untranslatable.
Here are some English words in De
Athleet: Cross country, interclub race,
champion, partners, captain, toss, goals,
backs, half backs, goalkeepers, forwards,
record score, return match, half time,
short passing, corners, pacemakers, hand
leap. cricket (Which is also used for
wicket Unfortunately, runs, lawn ten
mis-, hockey, country for county,, pneu-
matte safety's, cycle, etc. Quaint adap-
tations, such as "bandy artikelen" and
"refereeschap," are to be found, and it is
noteworthy that Dutch clubs are known
by the names Excelsior, Quickstep, Spar
ia, Go Ahead, Quick, Olympia, etc.
Westminster Gazette.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
Eating.

A common error of those who have to
cater to the requirements of ailing peo-
pie is the singular persistence with which
they insist upon such people eating.
Whether hungry or not, one should eat,
is the cry. 1t is perfectly preposterous
to advocate such theory, because the
moment that people take into their stom-
achs food that is not demanded by ma
ture that moment they are paying trib-
ute to dyspepsia. 1t is not an empty
stomach that demands food, but the
stimulus of the gastric juices. When
the stomach gets out of order, the secre-
ton of gastric juice is stopped to large
txtent, and to then try to force the stom-
ach to work is like asking man with a
broken leg to walk. He can only make
a stagger at it and is more than likely to
add to his discomfort. An excellent rule
is to eat only when you are hungry
Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
A Life Saving Horse.

The following circumstance occurred
at the Cape of Good Hope: In one of the
violent storms that often occur there
vessel was forced on the rocks and beaten
to pieces. The greater part of the crew
persisted miserably, as no boat could ven
ture to their assistance. Meanwhile a
planter came from his farm to see the
wreck, and knowing the spirit of his
horse and his excellence as swimmer
he determined to make a desperate effort
for their deliverance and pushed into
the laundering breakers. At first both
disappeared, but were soon seen on the
surface. Nearing the wreck, he caused
two of the poor seamen to cling to his
boots, and so brought them safe to the
shore. Seven times did he repeat this
perilous feat and saved IA lives; but
alas! the eighth time, the horse being
much fatigued and meeting e'ith a for
midable wave, the gallant fellow lost his
balance and was overwhelmed in mo-
ment. He was seen no more, but the
noble horse reached the land in safety
Boston Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
No, Indeedi

Hon. Abram S. Hewitt thinks that
American statesmen are degenerating.
We have now none who can take the
place of those who are gone and no i'm.
mediate prospect of any being born, in
his opinion. This is perhaps what might
be expected from a man who has had
dyspepsia half century and believes he
Is obliged to live on oatmeal.
Mr., Hewitt drew attention particular
ly to the falling off, as he supposes, in
the towering intellects of southern states.
men. The truth is that there never was
time since the beginning of the coun-
try when there was 80 much intel
lectual activity in the south as there ID
today. Its people throughout are wax.
ing to the needs Of the time in the de
velopment of their material resources
in universal education and economic
science. There may not be any one OF
two men who tower above all their fell
lows as some of the old statesmen did
but it is only because the level of al
men has raised. 1t takes more now tt
be great statesman than it did ever
one generation ago. New and perplex
ing problems must be wrestled with al
every turn that never disturbed thu
minds of the old statesmen, north OF
south.
These are problems Of economic scienc,
chiefly and must be thought out ani
wrought out quietly. Their solution Il
accompanied by no roar of cannon Of
flash of steel, but it is progressing surely
nevertheless. If the exigency arose fol
fighting, for patriotic self sacrifice, fol
great deeds of public daring, our mer
would be there, God bless theml north
and south, ready for the need at al
hours call. Great occasions develop
great men, and we have some developing
now in the economic school that will as
tonish Mr.. Hewitt and fill him with pa
triotic pride if he lives few years lon
ger. There are thinkers, soldiers an(
scholars just as brainy, patriotic and un
selfish as there ever were.
Then, too, Mr.. Hewitt must not for
get that the farther away from his owl
time great mans reputation drifts thu
greater it becomes. 1t was not in Ii,
own day that men recognized what :
colossal figure Lincoln was. His FANS
Is still growing. The great men to whort
Mr.. Hewitt compares the present gon
Grafton of public men are all dead
When they were alive, they had bite,
enemies, every one, who told shockin;
stories of them-yes. and people believed
these tales.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

So much has been heard of Mary
Wollstonecraft as herald of woman.
equality that most people have forgotte,
the name CT Mary Astell, contempt
rary of Defoe's, who lived hundred
years before Mary Wollstonecraft. ant
who was the first woman who PLEADED
forr-woman's equality of education ant
social position If it were a 6arint
thing to do in tho eighteenth century, i
was surely much more daring thing t.
do in Ike rey,ntceEth, and. though Man !
Aslell may he said 10 have "hedged" 8
little under the wrath Of her contem.
por&r;es, yet to her is the credit Of hav.
ing been the first to urge the necessity
of giving woman the benefits of thor.
ougn education. Other pioneers there
have been at later date who have suf-
fered slander and persecution in the
woman's cause. and whose work hH;
been ignored aud set aside by the more
noisy crowd vino now enjoy the benefit:
which the pioneers suiferings purchased
Humanitarian.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
There is now in circulation of all
kinds of money in this country in round
numbers 81, 100000, 900.
Flowers and Singing.

Concerning paragraph published on
the alleged weakening influences of flow
ers, especially violets, upon the voices of
singers, a correspondent writes that an
evidence in favor of the assertion was
had at matinee in New York of the
opera season. A very large and beauti-
full bunch of violets was handed to Nor
dica, who, with scant ceremony, thrust
them instantly away from her, holding
them behind her as she backed off the
stage and reappearing to bow again with
out them. The incident was sufficiently
marked to attract the notice of at least
one person and attests the assertion that
singers have reason to dread the effect Of
the perfume of violets while singing a
solo.--New York Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
High Jumping and Long Jumping.

In the jumping records of athletes in
Great Britain and America curious
difference exists. Athletic jumping is
divided into two classes-the long jump,
called technically the broad jump, and
the high jump. In the one case the ath.
lete leaps along the ground; in the other
he simply tries to see how high off the
ground he can jump. In the SO called
broad jump the English beat the Ameri.
cans out Of sight. Seventy years ago
John Wilson, christopher North, while
professor of moral philosophy in Edin.
burgh university, made leap of 81 feet
10 inches. But jumpers are like race
horses-the record stretches. Two young
English athletes, Fry and Reber, at pres.
ent hold the worlds record as running
jumpers of 23 feet 81 inches
Young Mr.. Scoville says in The Uni.
versity Magazine that there are dozen
men in Oxford university alone who can
do over 81 feet in the assisted jump. In
all America there are not so many. In
the standing broad jump" which is the
leap straight forward without any arti.
fetal assistance, Darby, an Englishman,
has cleared ~ feet II inches. Our best
record for the standing broad jump is
only 10 feet 10a inches.
But our high jumping in both the as.
sisted and the standing leap is much
better than any Briton can do. Sweeny
an American with an Irish name, holds
the record of the assisted high jump at
6 feet p inches. Schwaner holds the
standing nigh jump record in America
with feet 81 inches. The best English
record in each of these high jumps is
several inches shorter.
Here is an interesting problem for race
science to solve: Why are the English
the best broad jumpers and the Ameri
cans the best high jumpers?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
A BETTER MAN.

c. Y. FULLER, Blacksmith, East I'm
ion, Me-, writes For four years have
had kidney disease, which has been con-
tinually growing worse, although l took
medicine that claimed to be sure cure.
My trouble consisted f a severe pain in
the lower part of my back and hips, and
also complete loss of appetite. l be-
gan taking Aliens Sarsaparilla, and two
bottles have cured me The pain left
my back and hips and has not returned
since. My appetite is complete, for the
first time in years. Aliens Sarsaparilla
is decidedly the best medicine l ever
ised, and will recommend it to all. l.
,ures.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
ODDS AND ENDS.

Some biologists consider madstones a.
fossil corals.
It sometimes costs more to keep up q
big reputation than it is worth.
The fail mentioned in the Old Testa-
ment is still in use In Syria, Arabia and
Egypt.
Buckets of plantain leaves are made
by the natives of almost every tropical
country.
So far as quantity is concerned, coal
stands for IS per cent Of all the minerals
extracted.
The hoe is the universal cultivating
tool among all nations Of central Africa.
Artificial ice was first manufactured
by the use of chemical mixtures in the
year 1888.
The spade used by the Roman peasant
during the empire was wooden instru-
ment tipped with iron.
The college young man naturally feels
that he should have some latitude after
taking ree.-Indianapolis News.
Columella says that Roman peasants
leveled their grounds with roller made
of the trunk of tree.
The report of the Michigan state board
of health shows that more people die
from consumption in that state than
from any other disease.
A milkman's mule in Louisville re-
| turned to duty after q vacation of 10
months recently and remembered the
door Of every customer.
The earliest tanning mill or winnow-
ing machine was invented in China, and
in use there for centuries, while Europe
ans were cleansing their grain by cast
ing it into the air on a windy day.
1t is said that the value of Peruvian
bark was first discovered by the fact
that sick animals in Peru were observed
to gnaw the bark of certain tree. Men
tried the same remedy with beneficial re-
suits, and quinine was given to the world.
The argand lamp was discovered by
Argand, Jr., while Argand, ST., was
busy studying the problem of how to
produce good white light. The boy
clapped the broken neck Of wine bottle
over the dull red fame of the lamp and
the work was done.
AS early as 1860 DR.. Clayton distilled
coal in a retort and produced gas, which
he confined in bladders and was accus-
toned to amuse his friends by burning
this gas as it issued from holes in the
| bladder pricked with a min. This WAS $50
years before gas lamps.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
Official Etiquette In Rome.

The New York Suns Rome correspond
ent writes that the Liberal newspapers
have found new grievance against the
Vatican in the fact that nearly all the
foreign princes recently in Rome first
visited the pope and afterward the king,
while some did not go to the quirinal at
all. Prince Reuss recently followed the
former course, and the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg called on the pope and some
cardinals and ignored the royal family
altogether. The Liberal newspapers
urge that the government protest against
this sort of thing and put stop to it, at
any rate so far as the German princes
are concerned. Signor Crispi is not like
ly to make fool of himself by following
such ridiculous advice, even when given
by friends. There is a pretty well under
stood rule that if foreign princes visit
Rome as such they call at the quiriral
first. When they are travelling incog.
they please themselves.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

New York has new grudge at Chi
cago. The distributing point for Indian
supplies, which time out of mind has
been New York city, has been changed
by order of Secretary Smith of the in
terror department to Chicago. The
New York warehouse has been abol-
ished, and henceforth Indian supplies
will be annually contracted for and de-
hvered at Chicago.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

1t was with display of characteristic
Laboucherian eloquence that the little
editor of London Truth got in his threat
ened amendment on the adjustment of
the house of lords. 1t must be particu.
larly trying to the British government
after the cabinet and heads have pre-
pared an elaborate address to be read on
the assembling of parliament-just as if
it came from her majesty, when every
body knows it did MOTTO have a MEM
Der of the house of commons arise and
move very audacious amendment to the
address and have it carried. Labou-
cheres addition to the commons reply
to the queens speech declared that the
power now enjoyed by persons not
elected to parliament by the usual proc
ess Of franchise to prevent the passage Of
bills should cease. II, for one," says
Labby, "am tired of pouring sound Rad
ical liquor into vat with bung like
Lord Salisbury ready to let it all out"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
Ellis a Long Felt Want.

An inventor has patented device for
illuminating keyholes which promises to
be boon to persons out late at night. A
recess in the door frame holds tiny in
candescent lamp, which is lighted by a
push button. The light is sufficient not
only to illuminate the keyhole, but to
permit the late conner to select readily
the rrt ger key from his bunch.-Hara-
ware.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
HERE'S A MAN
WHO HAD RHEUMATISM
FOR &c YEARS.
Had Rheumatic Fever Eight or
Ten Times.
The Disease Entirely Driven Out
By Six Bottles Of Aliens.

Mr.. ELLIS B. USHER of Bonny Eagle,
Maine, whose case has become we'll
known for miles around, and whose re-
lease from this terrible disease is consid-
cred almost miracle by all who know
him, is now we'll man, and considers
Aliens Sarsaparilla the most wonderful
medicine of the age.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
A new bureau has been created in the

A new bureau has been created in the
department of agriculture. 1t is divi-
sion, the duty of whose superintendent
and his assistants shall be to study the
climatic conditions of heat and moisture
under the ground and their relation to
crop distribution. The expectation is
that valuable information will be OBJ
tanned as to how different soils distribute
moisture to plants. Some soils hold the
water back and distribute it slowly,
while others give out all they contain
and dry up. 1t will be of advantage to
farmers to know what crops can be
grown best on each of these different
kinds Of earth. By understanding the
method in which different soils give out
their moisture it has already been pos
sible to increase the value of lands in
certain sections many fold, notably the
portions of Maryland which have of re-
cent years been utilized for truck farm
ing.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
About Women,s Clubs.

We observe that even the New York
Herald has fallen into the prevailing mis-
take of sneering at women's clubs and
making much in merry way of the oc-
casional differences of opinion that OBJ
tain among the members, especially about
election time.
From somewhat extended observa-
ton of the proceedings of organizations
of both men and women, we are in
clined to take up the cudgels in defense
of the woman's club. The baldheaded
fact in the case is that women in organ
ization do not begin to quarrel so much
as men do under the same circumstances.
At the very time The Herald talks of
women's clubs being the scene of "dis-
line finger of scorn is rightly pointed"
it knows, if it knows enough to get out
of bed in the morning, that some of the
largest and most influential clubs of
men in the metropolis are in chronic
quarrel from one years end to the other.
No fight half so bitter has occurred in
any woman's club we ever heard of as
that which takes place from time to
time in the mems New York Press club,
to which members of The Herald staff
undoubtedly belong. The most malig-
nant insinuations have been circulated
as to candidates for president. Even
when the Press club held its great fair to
raise money a year ago there were fiery
accusations of dishonesty in the dispo-
sition Of the funds. and feeling ran so
high that there were heartburnings which
not even the kindly hand of time can
soothe.
At the Biddeford election recently
there were scarcely more voters than be-
long to the woman's club The Herald so
unjustly attacks, yet there was an actual
fight with clubs and fists. What WON.
ans club ever got down to such depths
as that? Look at the disgraceful fight in
the house of commons last summer.
Look at the attitude of the two divisions
of the New Jersey senate during most of
/ the present winter. Look at the knights
of Labor, almost rent in twain because
some members do not like the chief Of
| fcer. Recall the scenes that occur every
year in congress. Bring to your recol-
lection the blackballing, hair pulling,
| crashing of teeth and fsticuffs that are
not unknown even in the most fashion.
able and swell among clubs of men.
Then say on your honor where the dds.
| figuring fracases' are more frequent-in
| organizations of men or of women! But
perhaps The Herald wants the men tc
have monopoly of the quarreling and
| fighting.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
PECULIAR To Itself

So eminently successful has Hoods
Sarsaparilla been that many leading citi-
zens from all over the United States fur
nish testimonials of cures which seem al
most miraculous. Hoods Saraparilla is
not an accident, but the ripe fruit of in
dnstry and study. 1t possesses merit
peculiar to ITSELF"
Hoods Pills cure Nausea. Sick
Headache, Indigestion. Biliousness. Sold
by all druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

OAon
Buyers look this over
and decide whether YOU
can or cannot afford 10
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, 25c.
Ladies' fast black fleeced-
lined Hoes, Zoe.
Mems Scarlet, all-wool
Shirts and Drawers, 60 Lee.
All-wool black Henrietta.
42c.
Ladies' best white Merino
Vests and Pants, Csc.
Mems red wool Mittens, 13c
Atwood tricot dress Elan
els, zoe.
5O-inch printed Chevrons,
7c a yard, worth II ID.
Mems Rubber Boots So 90.
Mems heavy wool Pants $50
Mems red Pontiac Socks 2Oc
American 36-iMch Cashmere
2Oc.
Ladies Jackets as low as $50
actually worth $500.
We have them in finer quail
ties cheaper than you would
think possible.
Tubular Lanterns, 29c, Tumblers, good
ones, &c, II qt Dish Pans. BE, Tin
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
Washing the Hands.

Washing the hands in water to which
ammonia has been added is very CON.
mon recommendation. This would be
well enough, perhaps. if the supplement,
tary processes were correctly given, but
the direction is simply for putting a lit
tie of this substance into the wate- in
which the hands are washed. Somebody
follows these directions and finds the
hands rough and disagreeable almost be.
yond endurance. Some day the victim
of this foolish practice makes up her
mind that maybe ammonia doesn't agree
with her and forthwith discontinues its
use.
The fact is that ammonia is absolutely
unfit for the toilet unless its effects ere
carefully removed by some suitable
agent. 1t is strongly alkaline and de-
stroys the natural oil ON and near the
surface of the skin, leaving it rough.
crsckly and with decided tendency tc
chap and wrinkle. After the use of SOAP
of any sort or any alkaline preparation
the hands should be thoroughly washed
in clean water and rubbed with some
soothing compound, such as glyceril
and rosewater, bit of diluted honey
almond oil or some like substance. Ihi.
restores the softnoss Of the skin and pre-
vents chapping.-Good Housekeeping.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

People who try to live without work
come to grief sooner or later, whether
they steal, blackmail or speculate.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30

The report of the senate committe ap-
pointed to investigate Hawaiian affairs
Is curious reflection of the state of the
public mind in this country on that ques-
ton. The majority report, prepared by
Senator Morgan Of Alabama, says there
was no international law forbidding the
landing of American troops at Honolulu
when the provisional government was
proclaimed. 1t sustains Minister Ste
vens in all he did except when he an
nounced United States protectorate
over the islands. There the report con-
siders that he went too far. 1t is evil
dent that the trainers of the report in
their minds favor annexation. The Re-
publican members of the committee agree
to this, but declare in postscript, so to
speak, that the appointment of Para
mount Commissioner Blount without
the authority of the senate was uncon-
stitutional. The minority report, signed
by Democratic members only, is severe
ON Minister Stevens Two senators,
however, add postscript to the minor
ity report that they, too, go in for an
nex&tion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-03-30
| M IN It /!
See Here!

see He1'cs
A genuine Full Rubber Trimmed single
Strap Harness for $4,000.
A nickel or imitation rubber trimmed
Single strap Harness for $1,000.
A one and half Farm Harness, $3j.
A double driving Harness for $37.
These are all my own make. made Of
No. oak stock and fully warranted.
You will always find "a full stock OF
Whips, Brushes, Halters, Curry Combs
Surcnsles, 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-Sl2.OO.
Remember | will not be under, old
Repairing and Trimming
a specially.
All orders promptly attended to.
j. T. BENTLEY,
Manchester Centre, Vt.