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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
EAST DORSET.
Deferred from last week.

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Several of our stone cutters are
abont starting for Georgia to work
on job expected to last some two
years. "a day promised--50 cents
off from the old price there.
Our shooters and trappers have
some luck. One coon, one fox, quite
number of skunks, and lots of rab-
bits have had their mortal jackets
shufiled of. IL is the highest num-
Der of rabbits in one day.
Mrs. John McDaniels, injured by
fall last week still has to keep very
quiet. Mrs. Alonzo Brophy cares
for her.
Harvey A. Brophy is housed at
home petting broken shoulder. He
started Tuesday morning with horse
and carriage to take his son Gilbert
to Burr & Burton Seminary, but
drove too fast ON the ice around the
Wilson house and tipped over. Gil
bert playing leap frog on top of him
and doing the injury. Our painkiller,
DR.. Bartlett, "reduced the fracture"
and he is comfortable.
Sobriety reigns now and nobody
smells anything but Kelley Cure.
Several gentlemen from Manchester
Centre came up here Monday and ar
rested our alleged monumental ven-
der of sire water" and tried to fry
the fat out of him to the tune of some
Sl06 and 60 days IN the work house.
But he played them the slip betwixt
"the cup and lip" and is now at large
enjoying the freedom of our "city" and
vicinity. If these out of town gen.
tlemen keep on that way they will dry
up one of the most paying industries
of the place.
Salvation. Well, detachment of
the salvation army has hired school
house hall for month. Two of
them each with drum landed here
Tuesday evening. Report says one
is lame and the other blind. Whether
the lame leads the blind or the blind
the lame none seems to know. Will
they do any harm, unsettle religious
opinions orprick sinners in the heart
Well what if they do long as they
don't use any of those 1000 instru-
ments of torture more or less exhibit
ted at the Columbian exposition but
depend for conviction aud conversion
upon quavers, semiquavers, and demi.
semiquavers and the sweet and win.
some music of speech T? If they know
any more about the origin and destiny
of man than we do, what's the harm
of their giving us OF their light !? Blu
it seems fair to assume that they
know even less about the latter thar
about the former. In the one cast
scientific investigation and the testi
, mony of the rocks give glimmerins
light. In the other the sayings ane
doings of men in the infancy of soci
) ETY. in civilizations dawn when every
thing else that then was has to b.
"panned out" and scrutinized will
an eagles eye to discover grains o
truth, when one man lived nearly
thousand years and two bears wer'
so large that they ate up 40 children
, 70 apiece, large enough to be sauc,
and when wonders and witches tina
have since gone out of fashion ant
into ssinnocuous desuetude" filled th,
whole earth these said sayings ant
doings are the uuderpinning of the
faith now represented and recon-
mended among us with drum sticks.
Scrofula eradicated and all kindred
diseases cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla
| which hu tie ,,itol;,;nr and ,1+oro+;,.o &c
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
WANTEDl

To correspond with parties having
farms for sale; with good house, barns
and out buildings, and about 100 acres
or more of good land, divided into mead
ow, pasture and wood land, a good sugar
orchard of GOO to 800 trees, good fruit
and never falling running water. Mead
ow must be so it can be moved by ma
chine. Address, Box 1876,
Manchester Depot, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

John Donoghue's statue, "The
Spirit" which started for the worlds
fair from Rome but never got further
than Philadelphia freight house, in
default of a $4,000 transportation bill,
IS the largest statue ever modelled.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

You can never tell what slight cold
may lead to; it is best, therefore, to give
yourself the benefit of the doubt, and
cure it as soon as possible with Ayers
Cherry Pectoral. A days delay, some
times an hours delay, may result in seri-
Gus consequences.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
LONDONDERRY.
What spree for old Boreas.

Wnat spree Tor OLD boreas.'
The thermometer has been playing
tag with zero for most of the week.
This snow makes the lumberman
smile.
Mrs. James Corey of Brookline,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Dodge.
Frank Allen of Wardsboro is WIS.,
iting his brother, Elmer Allen.
c. B. Carlton and wife of Man
chester recently visited relatives in
town.
Oscar Howe Is soon to move to the
Gibson house.
1t is reported that l.. G. Davis has
purchased Oscar Howe's teaming
business and will take possession the
lst of March.
Remember the prize speaking at
Union Hall next Monday evening and
at Town Hall next Thursday evening.
The next and last teachers meet
ing of the year occurs at the school
house in this village, Saturday, Feb.
Sd.
The Universalist Helping Hand
Society meets with Mrs. Fred Cole
man today.
A firm from Granville, N. Y, have
been selling dry goods at the hotel
duling the past week.
The Y. p, S. C. f. will hold their
annual sleighride Saturday, Feb. 10,
starting from this place. Upon the
return of the party supper will be
furnished, after which the young peo-
pie will spend social evening.
Prof. Dionne, representative of
Danney medicine Co. held an enter
tainment at Union Hall last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings.
The entertainment consisted of feats
of ledgermain and ventriloquism,
songs, guitar solos ETC., and was
much of an Improvement on the pro-
gramme of an ordinary ilinelant show
man.
The Londonderry Dramatic Club
are to present two dramas, "Rio
Grande" and "Out Of his Sphere" in
about two weeks. The record of this
club assures first-cla entertain
ment to crowded house.
Monday genuine Vermont snow
storm began, which proved the most
severe Of the season. Tuesday and
Tuesday night old boreas held sway
and Wednesday morn found the beau
tiful' heaped in every conceivable
direction with roads we'll nigh impas-
sable and all travel impeded.
| The lyceum came off Friday eve
ming as advertised. The question,
"Resolved that every union soldier
ehould draw pensiou'' was holly de-
bated and decided in the negative.
A paper was read by Holt Babbitt
and Miss Rose Shattuck which con-
tanned the usual number of local hits.
Some fine musical selections added
much to the programme. The next
meeting will be held Friday eve, Feb.
9th when the question ssBesolved that
the President and United States Sen
ators should be elected by popular
vote" will be discussed.
!, 1t is with pride that we are enabled
to speak of our public library as being
in a prosperous condition. There are
600 volumes on the shelves under the
excellent care of Mrs. Mary Bigelow.
These books are the best works of
standard authors as such contain the
choicest thoughts and are the best ed
ucators of the human family. New
books are to be added soon making
the sets more complete. Seventeen
volumes of Congressional Records
were recently presented by G. L.
Shanks, editor of the SITTER. These
are valuable reference books on the
doings of congress and the gift much
appreciated by the association which
desires to publicly thank the donor
for the gift.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
LOCAL SUNNI AIRY.

Clear this morning and mercury at
4 above.
G. j. Thompson is reported quite
sick with pneumonia.
Engineer Baldwin is off duty on
account of illness.
o. $. Abbott started yesterday at
noon for New York city to attend
the funeral of his brother Charles
only child.
Mrs. r. E. Bostwick has returned
from Claremont, N. H., where she
had been called by the illness of her
mother.
The Baptist donation, advertised
for last Tuesday evening was indei
nitely postponed on account of the big
snow storm.
H. P. Chase attended the Grand
Army State encampment, held at
Burlington this week, as delegate
from Hooker Post.
Fred Rabbit of Dorset, lately of
this town, was over last week for a
short stay and to look after some
business.
Bert Ross, brakeman on the mix
ed train is laid off on account of a
slight illness. Nelson Goddard takes
his place.
Mrs. A. C. Hall, Mrs. Elmer
Lampson and Herbert Walker are
recovering from grip and pne umonia.
Henry M. Shanks has been missed
from the office this week, having a
tussle with the grip. Is better this
morning.
Monday afternoon, Monday night
and Tuesday gave us about fifteen in
ches OF snow and severe blow. 1t
was the worst storm since the blizzard
of 1888.
Mrs Emily Benson, whose health
has been very poor for some time is
now i'll with the grip.
VIM. A. Albee continues to i'm.
prove and can now sit up most of the
time. Miss Mary Ross has also gain.
ed during the week.
Mrs. S. S. Lyon, who was taken
ill about the same time that her hus-
band was, is recovering. Her son
and daughter returned to their homes
yesterday.
The West River Dramatic Club
will present, on the evening of Feb.
14th, at Town Hall, the comedy
drama entitled "Strife." The play
is very fine one, requiring thirteen
characters and runs through four acts
and brings out some fine scenic effects
and beautiful tableaux.
Tuesday night the mail train due
here at Z As broke journal one and
a half miles below Newfane and were
obliged to telegraph to Brattleboro
for aid, which arrived as soon as time
would permit and put in a new pail
of trucks. The train did not arrive
here until few minutes before three
in the morning.
Despite the shard times" more
passengers were carried on the mail
train over the Brattleboro and White.
hall railroad for the month of Janu.
airy, 1894, than for the same month
last year. The receipts of the train
also show an increase accordingly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

To grow old gracefully, one must live
temporarily, calmly, methodically; be in
terested in all that is going on in the
world; be cheerful, happy and contented,
and above all, keep the blood pure and
vigorous by the use of Ayers Sarsaparil-
La. Be sure you get Ayers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

Owing to the hard times 1000 beer sa-
oous in Cincinnati have closed. Timer
must be tough indeed there If this is a
true report. Where else have they been
rs hardo
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

Mexico had New Years celebration
got down OF. the books in the rest of the
wprhl. Itws violent eruption of the
Volcano Of = ues;epetl.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

m-I have six farrow cows to let for
their keeping till the first of May.
c. F. WAITE.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
Special Notices.

H~Hemlock Bark Wanted-delivered
at any station on the narrow gauge.
FRANK CUTTING.
II. ]. STEWART, Agent,
Jacksonville, vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02

Scrofula eradicated and all kindred
diseases cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which by its vitalizing and Alternative eff
fects, makes pure blood
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
BELLOWS FALLS.

Monday bare ground, wheels on the
streets, sidewalks bare as in June.
Tues0-- ~-I "Wednesday snow drifts
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-02-02
THIS is WHAT CASH WILL DO!
AT
The Central Cash Store,
Manchester Centre, VT.

Wall paper will be entitled border
enough o of charge.
:.5c. Tea pounds for 81. 90
Sc. Rasins, pounds for 25c
Rolled Oats. pounds for 25c.
California Breakfast Food, packages for Csc.
Laundry Soap, 7cakes for 25c.
Toilet Soap, Reduced from &C. and loc to &c. cake
Ladies' and Chdrens Hoods reduced to 2oc
so lbs Germantown Wool all coos. Reduced to SC skein
Gents Half Hose. Hair Reduced
One Lot Mems Underwear. Reduced to 29c.
Apron Ginghams. Blue and Checks, per &c,
6 Cent Prints, Patterns to 3 1-2c
IS per cent Reduction
ON
Ladies' and ChldTGnS CIakS and Jackets.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
FRENCH ELECTION FRAUDS.

PARIS, Feb. 26.--In the chamber of dep
nties today there was lively time arising
ont of the discussion of the verification of
the election of NJ. Daniel Wilson, sou-in-
Jaw of the late President Grevy, who re-
presents the reimbursement of Loches.
NJ. Basty, under guise of explaining his
position in the matter. wanted to air his
particular political views, but President
Dupuy stopped him. This made the Rad
icals and Socialists break out into loud
protests. which cansed a violent uproar.
NJ. Muller vehemently attacked those
whom he ciassed as ''the allies of the Pan
amaists" in the chamber. declaring that
they could be found even among the
friends of the ministry
The chamber. by a vote of 465 to 2. inval-
idated NJ. Wilson's election. ". Wilson
WAS elected to the chamber on August 20
1895, by vote of 9,505 against 7,39S OBJ
tanned by NJ. Muller, the previous repre-
sentative of Iocbes, in 1892. NJ. Muller
than brought an action against NJ. Wilson,
claiming electoral corruption which re-
suited in NJ. Wilson's being fined.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
CALVE OFF THE STAGE.

Enter Calve. She is going to sing
tonight and has been lying down.
Her duslly blacL, hair is tossed slight
ly and forms soft dark setting for
her face. The last time saw her she
looked like an odalisque in flaming
red. To-day she is a symphony in
black and white A soft clinging gown
of white crinkled crepe cloth hangs on
her figure in long graceful folds, con-
fined at the waist by a girdle of wide
black velvet ribbon. Her reception
room at the Hotel Plaza Is warm, but
coming from room to room she picked
up large black lace mantilla and
threw ii around her shoulders. Her
small creamy pale face with its deli
cate features is the color OF her
gown. Her large shining eyes. soft
and deep. look as though they were
cut out OF the black velvet of her gir-
die. 1t is such wonderfully spiritual.
magnetic face, with only the start
ling contrast of its pale tint and
midnight eyes broken bv the small
scarlet thread Of her aelicately carved
lips
Yes. ! sang always" she says 81
did not waken up one day and discoTer
l had voice. Just as I always wanted
10 act everything / saw instead OF de
scribing it in words. / always sang.
When took my first lesson the ennis
sion Of the voice up to G. was naturally
correct could produce tones above
il, but my own ear and the effort had
10 make told me II was no. right
After little could easily ruiz up 70
D IL alto. Learning 70 do this and II
acquire the trill were NY two chief
tasks with teachers The sostenu,o
never cost me effort Lengthy res
piration came &c me easily. bat
worked hard TO acquire TIE irill and
am fond OF p-acticing i.
Would all The artists were like this
wonderful child of nature. This IN
corpAra bic singing aetresA Ear
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
Riliousness Cured.

DIR. Slasher had been treating pa
tient in Bellevue hospital for disease
of the liver, and the patient died, and
when the autopsy was held it was dis
covered that while the liver of the
victim was in perfectly healthy con-
dition, his lungs were 6readfully dis
eaSed
Some OF the students who were pres
ent began to snicker. whereupon DR..
Slasher remarked:
'HentleInen, what else did YOU ex-
pect? This mans liver was diseased.
bat, as you see, cured him complete
II. That he died OF tuberculosis IS
something with which had nothing to
do '--TaXas Siftinus
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
THE SWEDISH NIGHTINGALE.

IHE SWEDJSh
Nine. Sigrid Arnoldson, the prima
donna soprano leggiatura of the com.
pany, the owner of the limpid voice
with its brilliant colorature power in
roulades and shakes and its flexible
lyric quality, is dainty little bit OF
femininity. Gowned in a pretty house
froclz of dark navy, her pretty slender
figure looked to advantage in her easy
chair at the Hotel NOrmandie yester-
day. In contrast to her piquant bru-
nette face, with its fnely-cut features
and her crown of naturally wavy dark
hair, the blonde personality of her hus.
band, Mr.. Fischof, stands forth promi-
nently.
'Now how do 1 keep up my bril-
liancy? / practice daily - scales al
ways-I believe in them. not solfeggio
any longer. run scales on the open
A for the full extent of my compass,
which is from B below to E in alt
easily. When studying / sang solfeggio
until l began roles. l dropped it then
and practiced my roles with the text,
and for all other practice simply vo-
Called scales and my own roulades
and trills."
Nine. Arnoldson's trill is brilliant.
Il had not a natural trill. began on
my two notes slowly and developed it
by gentle degrees. l am witness that
it is impossible to do this in voice of
my quality" she says.
From B to F natural I sing voix de
poitrine. From f sharp to f l sing
medium. From to E are my head
tones. For dramatic effect I sometimes
raise my chest tones to + sharp, but
only in strong situation. l am en-
tirely conscious of the change of regis
tiers and worked hard to blend mine
smoothly.
''All the same never sang incorrect
" though / began at six. Ny father
was Swedish tenor and an excellent
musician. When i would sometimes
force my voice at break he corrected
me, and learned not to do it. After
a time, and before I began serious
study. my voice got into naturally
smooth and even condition.
The best thing for singer 70 take
before and during the piece is, / think,
an egg beaten with a good deal Of salt.
The salt takes away the nervous dry
ness in the throat. / am very careful
in every way, and avoid everything
rich or stimulating in food. / really
do believe that the texture of ones
voice should be regarded in ones liv-
ing. The dramatic soprano. for in
stance, should be prepared 70 eat
much more solid supper after the opera
than soprano lyrique like me. For
tunateiy / don't desire heavy foods
much. If did I imagine my voice
might become thick and unmanagea-
ole.
Il can sing FIVE operas in seven days
without feeling Of undue taxation
When the voice IS properly posed and
no forcing resorted 10 the fatigue j. &c
more than natural and healthfui Tor Il
Of course would not keep this up bat
! think three operas a week anyway
during season are no more than Cood
Tor a prcperlyplaced voice. ] sing
entirely without effort Il bubbles ogi
When hear an accompaniment .eel
that il has 20; love it.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
STRIKE DISORDERS.

HAMMOND IND. Feb, 26-The managers
of the National Forge and Iron works at
East Chicago today announced a cut of 10
per cent in the wages of the laborers.
making them 81 day. Two hundred and
fifty Poles walked out and held a consul
tation on the main street of the town for
several hours. There were several fights
before o'clock. Some of the foreigners
refused to 20 on Il strike, and knives were
used in some instances. Peter Stalanlski
was fatally gashed on the head and
shoulders by the strikers. Others, whose
names could not be ascertained, were
slightly injured.
The Lakeside mill in this city also an
nounces "A cut OF 20 per cent in the wages
of the laborers, bringing the pay down to
81 day. The men have accepted the re-
ductioD, about 800 men being affected.
The National works will close down unless
the men come to an agreement. This
would throw about 600 men out OF EN- ploy-
ment.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
NUNS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

PTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 26-An innova-
tiou in the public school system of Penn
sylvania was inaugurated here by the
consolidation of the Thirty-fourth ward
public school and St. James Roman Cath
olic parochial school and the installation
of four nuns as teachers.
The sisters were examined by the CEN
trsl board of education and accepted as
regular teachers. There Will be no dis
tinction among scholars and teachers.
Protest ant children will be taught by the
sisters as we'll as Catholic children.
There has been no Bible reading in the
school for six years, and no change will
be had now. A slight falling in attend
ance was noticed today, but whether it
was caused by the withdrawal of any
children of Protestant or Catholic fam
lilies who may object to the new arrange
nient is not known.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27
THE COSTA RIGA ELECTION.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. GA local firm
of coffee dealers has received partial re-
turns of the presidential election held in
Costa Rica on the 4th, 5th and 9th instant.
l. is reported that the Liberal candidate,
Manuel de Jiminese, was completely
routed at the polls. as was also the new
party, headed by Felix Montro. The
election appears to be in doubt between
Rafael Inglesias, candidate of the Civil
the Catholic union, with the chances III
favor of Inglesias. The latter candidate
is said to be sort of Poo Bah under the
present administration, being secretary of
state. secretary of the treasury and secre-
tary of war His positions enabled him
to WELD great political power at the
election. Though the contest was very
bitter there WAS no fighting
The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-27

line between jeune file vielie file is.
with a sharper and more merciless hand
than in our own; yet it is the glory OF
that French life, with its clear and
practical limitations and its adorat ton
of youthful beauty, to have presented
the finest flower of courtesy that thu
world has ever known to women who
had lost the charms of early youth and
ruled the minds, and even the hearts,
of men by their wit and wisdom. their
vivacity and their grace. il is impos-
sible to read the descriptions of salon
life in Paris withou. realizing the
immense power of such women
as Nine. de Rambouillet, Nine.
Deffand. who could tolerate any
thing but the commonplace; Nine.
n ecbar, her brilliant daughter, Nine.
de Stael, and her cherished friend.
Nine. d'Houdetot. d exercised in literary.
social and political matters
1t is interesting to see how the age
of the heroine of the modern novel diff
fers from that Of older writer's. Out oi
thirty of Scott's heroines. sixteen are
described as under twenty, three arc
over twenty, and only one. Amy Rob-
sart, is heroine "of an uncertain age"
since she is historically middle-aged
matron and fctitiously youthful
bride. But the conspicuous character
Of the modern novel is a woman. not
girl. who has lived and experienced
much. and not infrequently is married.
before the story introduces her AS ~
central figure Y. Sun.