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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

The Governor of Kentucky would
be justifiable in Selling all the firearms
in the Ashland Congressional district.
1t is but the same old game of tit for
tat; we taxed the sugar of Cuba and
Porto Rico and Spain retaliated by
taxing the -four and other American
products we wish to sell to Cuba and
Porto Rico.
According to late Washington adj
vices this Congressional campaign will
be fought without distributing any
government seeds. Now, if the country
could only be assured that no dollars
would be distributed hope in the future
would take jump Of several points.
An uneducated negro is apparently
always happy, unless hungry. Educate
him and he will commit suicide, Just
like white man, if he meets reverses
of fortune.
As though the trolley electric rail
roads had not enough already to answer
for, New jersey preacher charges
them with being breeders of immorality.
Next!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
wild Plunge of Horse and Man.

Mr.. Richard Sutherland of Anderson
county had an experience Sunday after
noon that he will not soon forget. He
was approaching the bridge at Bonds
mill, in that county, when the horse
which he was riding took fright and
leaped over an embankment 30 feet high
into the river. As the horse went over
he turned a complete somersault, throw
Ing the rider headlong into the river.
The wonder is that both man and horse
were not instantly killed. Mr.. Suther-
land received some severe bruises, es-
pecially about the lower limbs, but his
injuries are not of a serious nature. The
horse came out without scratch.--Lou.
isyille Courier Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
Vermont Christian Endeavorers.

The ninth annual convention of the
Vermont Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor union will be held
i'll the Congregational church at New
port, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
2 and 3. State President E. G. Os-
good and State Secretary E. f.
Townes have arranged for the follow
ing speakers from out of thestat Rev.
Charles A. Dickinson of Boston, one
of the trustees of the United Society OF
Christian Endeavor; John Willis Baer
of Boston, general Secretary of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
and others.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
Count Cesnola.

Count Cesnola, afterward famous
through his collection Of statuary, COM
manded the Fourth New York cavalry
during the civil war. He was gallant
officer, but his command was a motley
mass Of whom it was difficult to make
soldiers.
In 1868, by reason Of the bad conduct
of his men, he was made a prisoner.
After 10 months he was returned to his
regiment and said:
II Propose to put these rascals through
q course of discipline and drill until
they distinguish themselves in battle,
and the moment they do that shall re-
sign"
Cesnola was as good as his word. On
Aug. 10, 1864, he, at their head, charged
two Confederate regiments Of infantry,
and while the army was ringing with
his gallant deed of arms Colonel Cesno-
la sat in his tent writing a resignation
Of his commission.
'"They have covered me with glory
today" he said. "They may disgrace
me tomorrow. Youths Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
SlfterletS- Short and Snappy.

How to escape payment Of the in
come tax is the most absorbing question
among the wealthy skinfints of the
country, and there is little doubt that
many OF them will find a way.
"Ihe richer the family the greater
the scandal" may yet be included in
the wise sayings of the world.
The vaulting ambition of man must
lie low when Mrs Lease, who aspires
to becoming Dictator, and Mrs. Helen
Cougar, who wants to be God AL.
mighty, for five minutes, are on deck.
No wonder Berlin is quiet city.
A man was fined by one of its Courts
for sneezing on the street at night
While he is in the vicinity the ex.
President should run down to GRAY
Gables and spend a day fishing with
the President. They are both fond of
the sport and they are not so far apart
In some other things as some people
might suppose them to be.
George Gould's actress wife has
managed to keep him clear of entanele-
ments with other fascinating members
of her sex.
Germany should beware. In attempt
ing to annex Samoa she will offend
Robert Louis Stevenson, who lives
there and who will resort to desperate
methods in order to get material for a
new book.
As soon as English merchants shall
have sold the combatants all the NUM-
ions OF war they can pay for the Brit
Ism government will be ready to Join
other nations in an effort to bring
about peace between Japan and China.
Iom Reed says southern men have
no business sense and the average
southern man will say that Tom Reed
has no political sense. So much for
the point Of view.
The members of the strike commis
sion lost great opportunity when they
neglected to ask Sir Geo. Pullman WHY
ne gave that pass to Commissioner
Wright.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
The Prevailing styles for Ladies' Tailor
downs.

NOWhss
The tailor costume 10 exceedingly pop
ular this season. These gowns are worn
everywhere In town, in the country and
even ut the Seas hpre and In the mountains.
They are made In every kind of materi Il :
light wool MS, serge, duck, ginghams,
and foulards. The Mcdowell Fashion
Magazines contain several pretty and very
practical models, the patterns OF which
can be secured by means of coupons at
exec, dinghy mo ltrite prices. These cou
pons form an attractive monthly feature
IN the Mcdowell magazines for they cna
bic ON IL -, ure Tie patterns OF tie hew'
eft and most correct fashions. "La
Mode de- Paris" and paris Album of
Fashion cost ully $500 each per year, or
80 cents copy. "l'he French Dress
naktr" il 500 ltr an..um, or 30 cents
per cop. ala Modes" which is unequal
lc, us family i'prua, costs merely the
sum 81 81. year, or 10 cents a cop.
The ,h,cc first M i.li,med publications Of
fer eacl, $i,00 " 18th of coupon atcins
aud STA Mole" fifty cents with of tic
same rs a plcmi,.m foi yearly suhscr'p'
ton. If ~ are unable to iocuae thcSt
Journals from yrur n.w>dealer apply by
mail to Mcssrs "A. Mcdowell Il c..
West ll,h Str, CT, NV Y K
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

There is no doubt such thing as
chance; but see no reason why provi-
dence should make use of it.-Simms.
One of the God-like things of this
world is the veneration done to human
worth by the hearts of men.-Carlyle.
We love to expect, and when ex-
pectation is either disappointed or graf
flied, we wantto be again expecting.
johnson.
Great minds, like heaven, are pleas
ed in doing good, though theungrateful
subjects of their favors are barren in
retun.-Rowe.
Unbouuded courage and compassion
joined proclaim him good and great,
and make the hero and the man COM
plete.-Addison.
Men love to nurse their cares, and
seem as uneasy without some fret as an
old friar would be without his hair CIR
die. H. w. Beecher.
What life is | know not, nor claim
the right to know; but gladly accept
the highest hints and intimations given
as likest truth.-Allingham.
Despotism can no more exist in c
nation until the liberty of the press b.
destroyed, than the night can happier
before the sun is set.-Colton.
Of all the cants in this canting world
though the cant of hypocrites may b.
tue worst, the cant of criticism is thu
most tormenting.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
he Reasonable.


The man who wants to study law,
The law, not men, will learn;
For, scraping all the world for flaw
Would never serve his turn.
While pcttifoggcrs everywhere
The nulling may demean,
'fwcre better far to rise with care
Than scold of models green.
II desire to heal the sick
Quack models would shun
I'd take the best, aud learn II quick,
For, thus the goal is won.
II | believed the Billie true
I'd study well each line;
Why fret Of what we mortals do?
Poor man is not divine,
This reading man TO find out God
Abuses God and man,
For, as I'm placed be cath the sod,
I'll at the judgement stand
So, il you will not wisdom heed,
Don't stumble DER our sins;
Don't build on us; the Bible creed
Is all the creed that wins.
And if the Bible plan don't suit,
Be sure and find the best;
Yet, if your choice bears bitter fruit,
why need you blame the rest?
j. T. LANDMAN,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar to itself,
in strictly medicinal sense, in three i'm
portant particulars, viz first. in the COM
bination of remedial agents used; second,
in the proportion in which they are mixed !;
third. in the process by which the active
curative properties of the preparation are
secured. These three important points
make Hoods Sarsapaiilla peculiar in its
medicinal merit, as it accomplishes cures
hitherto unknown.
But it is not what We say but what
Hoods Sarsaparilla does. that tells the
story. What Hoods Sarsaparilla has
done for Others is reason for confidence
that it is the medicine for you.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
"vvhnt Fools These MortaIs Re-,

The following Press dispatch dated
at Burlington, Iowa, Sept, 5, speaks
for itself:
"The Christian Scientists, of this
city, have petitioned the School Board
to excuse their children from attend
ance during the hours when physiolo-
gy is taught.
The petition declares that there is
no material body, and objects to hav-
ing children taught to believe there
is anything so much in evidence as
stomach and liver. 1t objects also to
geography, on the score that it rec
ognizes a material body. The petit
ton was refused"
No such thing as stomach 1t is
pretty evident that these Christian
Scientists do not possess even brains,
letting alone their stomachs.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

Ex. SO. II we are not told that there was
any visible appearance in human form,
and no doubt the voice came from the
cloud as 1t did at the time of Chrisrs
TRANSPORTATION, II the Bible, Gods
word, is not true who and what is true?
Can anyone answer this question? Christ
says | am the way, the truth and the HE
and for one think we cannot lind an
answer elsewhere. A, Mn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
4 Presuminp Creature.

Gus de Smith-At the ball the other
night you only danced once with Miss
Esmeralda Longcoffin.
Johnnie Masher-I can't afford to en-
courage that girl. What do you think |
smell whenever she is aroundp
'sOnionss"
"Worse than that. smell orange
blossoms. She means business; hence
must discourage her. She is not able to
support husband. How presuming the
girls are getting to be nowadaysl-
Texas Siftings.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
Where Models Come From

Paris artists depend largely for thei
models on the Italians. Out of ever,
hundred at least 10 are Italians. The
are better figures than the French, a.
they are better models. They can tai
more easily the poses which the pain
desires and fall into them more gr;.o
fully. They are simpler in their nab.
and hess expensive. The natural fitnc>l
Of the Italians for this work has Civ :
them almost monopoly of tho stuil
and art and artists have had the adv
tage. London News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
And now comes the Pine IRE

And now comes the Pine Tree
State, glorious old Maine, with its
nearly, if not quite, 10000 Rrpubli-
can plurality. Gallant Tom Reed
and the patriotic Boutell and Mihken
and Dinsley returned to Congress by
overwhelming majorities. Evidently
Maine had Republican State COM
mittee and no governors feelings to
be hurt BY Il biz majority.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

whiskers that are prcnaturely gray or
faded should b colored to prevent the
look of age, and Buckingham's Dye ex-
cells all others in coloring brown or
black.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
FREE THOUGHT COLUMN.

Under this head win be publ shed brief com.
munleations, II couched In good, PLAIN English,
from any who may have IDEAS to present
whether agreeing with the editor or no,.l
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
Sitter John, Editor.

Copies ofthis paper coa be Obioiaed
at the BratHeb0r0 Ne,cs rooms, Elliot
street, BroUleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14

Truth i, stranger ,ha Ii,ttm H.
cause i; i, SO mach scar er
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
.-T'HE-

Londonderry Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning. Terms
Sl.0O year at offices where bundles are
sent. Sl.lO where sent in Single Wrap
pers. Address
The Sitter,
So, Londonderry, VT,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-09-14
In Our Clothing Department.

WI
Mems Black Worsted Suits,
:. Chevot Suits.
+" Cashmere Suits,
" Fine Cashmere or Worsted Pants.
" Medium Quality Wool Pants,
i" Heavy Working Pants,
% Overals and Cotton Coats,
" Fine Lace or Cong. Shoes,
" Heavy Grain Shoes,
Boys Suits. Boys Pants, Boys Shirts,
Bows shoes Boys' HITS aud Caps, Chill
drcn's Suits with Knee Pants, 4 TO Is yrs.
Childicns Waists, Children's Pants, 10
IA years, Mems White Shirts. Numbered
and unlaundcrcd. Saieen Shirts, Outing
Shirts. Jersey Outside Shifts.
Baby Cloaks, Baby Caps. Baby Hats,
Baby Crochet Skirts, Baby Shoe-, Baby
Stockings.
Fair play., 1894-05-19

something less than S154 ,0O0,0Ot
of these special treasury no ties
were issued, and the great mass
OF silver bought Herewith now
lies in the government vaults.
The bullion would coin 100000 .OOt
of our present standard silver dol.
lars, which contain each 37l.25
grains of pure silver. The bul.
hon value of our silver dollar
averaged 81 cents during 1890 ;
IS cents in 1891 81 cents in 1892,
and run down to about 60 cents
in 1893, and has averaged less
than thus during the first four
months of 1894. At the present
market price of silver bullion the
sl54 100000 treasury notes issued
to buy bullion in lS9O-9l-32- -93
would purchase enough to coin
about BOG. 900 900 standard silver
dollars. The bullion on hand
will coin 55,O00,0O0 standard sill.
yer dollars in excess of SlJ4 O00,-
900 treasury notes issued to pur-
chase it. The act authorizing the
purchase of this bullion gave the
Secretary of the Treasury power
to coin it, and the notes issued
for its payment were made re-
deemable in either gold or silver.
Running at full capacity it would
take the government mints sever
al years to coin al! this bullion in.
to silver dollars. The Bland bill,
which passed Congress and was
vetoed by the President, intended
to expand the circulating paper
currency represented by this
mass of silver from the outstand-
ing Issue of Treasury notes to
an amount of S55,00O,000 greater,
by treating the whole of it as if it
were deposit of coined silver
dollars, for each of which cor.
responding paper dollar should
be sent out.
Fair play., 1894-05-19
They Want Names.

The Russell Ar, Publishing Co.. of
92s Arch Street, Philadelphia, desires
The names and address of n few people
IN e, cry town who are interested in
works of art, aud to secure them they
offer to send FREE, Cupid Guides
the Boat" a ,nperhly executed water
color picture, size 10 x IS inches, suit.
able for framing, and sixteen other
pictures about same size, IN CoLnRs
Ia any one sending them AT ONCE
the names aud address OF ten persons
(aamircrs of fine pic,nres) together
with six two-cen' stamps t~ cover cx.
penSe of mailing. etc The regular
price OF these pictures is 500, bu,
the, can all he scared free By any
person forwarding tie names and
stamps promptly.
N"TE The editor of this paper has
already received copies of above pic
lures aud considers them reall,
Gems of Art
Fair play., 1894-05-19

, day, and deser,ions are getting quite
/ frequent. The health officer of the
District of Columbia is also after
them with sharp stick, having re-
ported their camp to be menace to
the health of The entire city, and
given them peremptory notice TO
put it in healthy condition or gel
out. Force has been added to this re-
cOInmendation by Information stating
that two deserters from Coxey' 5
army were down with smallpox at
Philadelphia. Coxey is trying te
curry favor by declaring that he has
no connection with the various bodies
of men headed for Washington aud
styling themselves COxeyites. The
House committee on Labor gave him
ten minutes to make sn ass of HIM
self, and he did it in half that time.
Public Printer Benedict took charge
of the Government Printing Office
this week, aud he is already up to his
neck in the work of reducing force
which has been kept far too large by
Mr.. Palmer, because he did not care
TO discharge any of the republicans
aud was compelled by democrats
Mr.. Benedict says: "The condition
al tn. tnr"o i without precedent
There are 3,59i persons Oh The rolls,
and when stepped out before | left
2,l32. We cannot accommodate so
many there is no place for them to
work. Employees are now working
only from One-half to one-third time :;
daily furloughs being regular thing
This force has go: to be reduced
down to working basis, and | shall
10 it az soon as possible" The repnb-
licans in the office are all looking for
their discharge, and | violate no con-
filence iu saying that the most of
them will get what they are looking
fer. They certainly have no right to
complain. 1, is more than fourteen
months since the democratic admins
ira ton came intc power.
Fair play., 1894-05-19
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YOU have no other YOU will surely
want it. Ii treats Oaly Ice subjects e,
the facts concerning which are con-
>tanily changing, aud the !atcsi infor
mation concerning which is imnor
tant. Probably three -fourihs of iis
contents will be found IN no other
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aud the facts, described are Of later
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is sold at a price SO low that anyone
can afford it, ranging from $l75 for
the complete work in Monthly Parts
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rs Coinage, Colorado, Columbian
Celebration and Expositions, Com
merce and Crops, bringing statistics
down TO 1894 (mosiiy n year later
than to be found IN any of the an
nmal-) Congress. with list OF the
members, Connecticut, and so on.
For sample Monthly Part send cents
postage to JOHN b. ALDEN. Pub
Usher, 81 Rose ST New York.
Fair play., 1894-05-19
What Seign:orage Means

Seigniorage means the differ
ence between the cost of mass
of bullion and the face value OF
the piece coined from it. The
purchasing clause of the Sherman
act called for the purchase by the
government of 400. 900 ounces OF
silver bullion each month at the
current or market price. This
WAS paid for by the government
IN special treasury notes. AS the
price OF the bullion huctuated the
volume o. these notes was never
the same any month. although the
amount of bullion purchased each
month was practically the same
From July 1890, until the repeal
of the silver purchasing act,
Fair play., 1894-05-19

Hon. Richard Dalton, collector
of customs of St. Louis, says thai
every day he sees more and more
of the iniquities of our tariff sys
TEN. He says he never realized
before the extent of robbery con.
stantly, daily being Committed ia
the name of law. Take the in.
stance of one recent importation,
that of Sl,0O2 worth of cotton
hose brought from Germany and
the tariff tax collected in the ST.
Louis custom house was S773.
here is tax Of Il per cent. On
this article Of every day necessity
to common people. What justifi
cation can there be for any such
enormous tax? The miilIOnaires
howl because it is proposed to
tax them 2 per cent. on all over
$4,000 of their incomes yet here
is a tax of II per cent. Oh the con.
sumption of the common people.
-Shelbina Democrat.
Fair play., 1894-05-19

Once in life, at least, every
man should be a candidate for Il
county office. 1t would be bene-
fetal to him. When a man is a
candidate his heart becomes filed
with the milk of human kindness,
which makes him a friend to
every man. He becomes so
deeply interested in your welfare,
in the health of your family and
in the progress that your twin
babies are making in cutting
teeth that you wish involuntary
that every man was a candidate,
and that elections were held
every time the moon fulls. II
everybody were candidate
what a happy world we would
have. Aud as "it is ag'in the law
to set 'em up" now, about all it
costs to be a candidate is polite.
ness, kindness aud compliments.
1t is not SO all fired expensive as
it was before the war when it
cost half a dollar a throat to cut
dust out of it and such "A wide
spread epidemic of dusty thrOats
prevailed.-Er.
Fair play., 1894-05-19
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Fair play., 1894-05-19
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.

In accordance with the decision
of the chairman of the Democrat.
,o County Committees of the coun-
ties composing the 2Gth senatori.
al district of Missouri, cOnven.
ton is hereby called to meet at
Pennington, Mo-, on Tuesday, the
10Th day Of July, 1894, for the
purpose Of nominating a Demo
cratic candidate for the state sen.
ate for said district. The basis
Of representation in said conven-
tion is one delegate for each 25O
votes cast for Cleveland in 1892,
and an additional delegate for
each fraction OF l2J votes. Under
this apportionment the counties
are entitled to the foll0w wing mum.
Der of delegates in said conven
1ion: jefferson, 10; Perry, 6;
st. Francois, 8; Ste. Genevieve,
5. 1t was further ordered that in
case of the absence of any dele
gates elected, those in attendance
be authorized to cast the full
number of votes allotted to their
respective county.
j. Il. PRATT,
ATTEST Chairman {.
X. W. MCMULLIN,
Secretary.
Fair play., 1894-05-19

Every tramp arriving at Elk
hart, Indiana. is first vacclnated,
after which he is given lunch,
neatly wrapped in paper, by a
hotel of that city, which charges
the city fifteen cents for every
lunch prepared. A policeman
then escorts the tramp to the
corporation line and he is hidden
to move on.
Fair play., 1894-05-19

From a card published in the
Perry County Sun we learn that
Hon. Joseph Weinhold, who so
ably served Perry county in the
Legislature the past two terms
has declined q nomination for u
third term. Mr.. WeinhOld's busi-
ness affairs demand his presence
at home,