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

The growth of the beet sugar in.
dustry in Germany has thrust the
iron into the souls of the American
sugar kings.
Gen. Cassius M. Clay may be fe-
BILE in body, bnt his intelligence is all
right. Few men could have said as
much in so small a space as he did in
that letter to the public.
The cares of the Presidency did
not prevent Gen. Harrison irving to
get elected the second time, nor will
they prevent his accepting the nomi-
nation again, if it be offered to him.
The Sultan of Turkey doesn't read
the papers. If he did he would not
have made the mistake of adopting
Tammany's anti-election attitude.
1t appears that there are Senators
who think there is still money to be
made by a vigorous agitation of the
sugar question.
Its dollars to toothpicks that Sena-
tor Hills Christmas stocking will con-
tain nothing from President Cleve-
lands game BAG.
Superstitious people are wondering
whether the owls at Washington,
which have become numerous since
Congress met, carried any wisdom to
Congress,
If Christmas talk doesn't make
your blood circulate faster you are
either growing old or are in need of
medicine.
Financial ignorance is a marked
feature of the present House.
Perhaps if the administration were
less anxious to force.the currency bill
through Congress the Withdrawals of
gold from the Treasury would be
lighter.
After all ex-President Harrison
may conclude that being Secretary
of State is more to his taste.
There is little danger that the new
fad, kissing by telephone, will ever
succeed the old way.
The occupants of the White House
sentry boxes must not mistake Santa
Claus for burglar or an assassin.
1t is bad law that will not apply
to all. Now that Judge Woods has
sentenced Eugene Debs to 6 months
Imprisonment under the Sherman an
THRUST law, that law might be tried
on the trusts, for which it was sup
posed to have been made.
The Tillmanites in the South Car
DINA Legislature set precedent that
is not likely to be extensively follow
ed, when they reduced their own sal
aries.
| We are told that Senator Hill is
more popular than ever with his party
in Congress, but that does not indi-
cate that he will be asked to play
Santa Claus for the White House
children.
Why is it that some men seldom
tell the unvarnished truth without &C.
companying it with statement that
it is not intended for publication.
| Great Scott! A Richmond editor
thinks he sees presidential possibili-
ties IN Secretary Morton. What eyes
he must have.
Ex-Congressman Warner, presi.
dent of the Baltimore League, struck
the bulls eye, when he told the House
committee on Banking and Currency
that if it were profitable to the bank.
to issue the proposed currency, they
would do it ; if 1t were not made prof
, table, they would not do it.
No one has yet objected to Mr.
t Holman writing book after he re
tires from Congress.
The Goulds never succeeded il
getting into the 400 Of Gotham unit
they made the trip via the Prince o
S Wales route.
1t seems only necessary to sho,
{ that bill is unpopular to get it pass
ed by the House.
Il Senator Sherman's wal on sleepin
o car companies appears to be like th
= antitrust law which bears his name
q imperative.