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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
AMERICAN MARkSMEN.

Uncle Sans Soldiers Are Accounted the
Finest In the World.
The finest soldier marksmen in the
world are those of the United States.
Their skill has been developed under a
system of competition wherein medals
and other badges of honor are awarded
to the victors. In this branch Of the
military art the militia is actually ahead
of theregular army. Only the other day
at Sea Girt, N. j., the national guard
team of the District Of Columbia broke
the worlds record at 200, 500 and 600
yards, only three of the men falling be-
low 90 out of possible 105. General
Miles said that it was the most marvel
GUS exhibition Of long distance firing
that he ever saw. Our rifemen are not
equal to the British at 800, 1000 and
1900 yards. They make specially OF
those long ranges. But at 200 to 500
yards, where a man stands up and is
exposed to the force of the wind, the
Americans excel In the army soldier
earns this designation Of "marksman'
by making score of Go per cent. II he
does so per cent, he is rated as SHARP
shooter. . The highest grade is that Of
distinguished marksman, to reach
which requires score above 30 per
cent.
The war department distributes 176
medals annually. OF these rs are gold,
81 silver and 80 bronze. There are six
kinds of gold medals for various grades
of achievements, five kinds of silver
medals and three kinds of bronze med
ais. All Of them are made at the mint
In Philadelphia. The gold ones are very
handsome. OF all Of them the finest
bears the design of an Indian shooting
buffalo with bow and arrow, with
the legend, "First Glass Prize Distin-
guished Workmanship 1t contains
500 worth Of gold However, a change
is to be made, and the medals are not
to be made of precious metal in the fu-
ture The reason is simply that the sol
dier when hard up is tempted to pawn
his hard earned decoration of honor.
The national guard Of the District
Of Columbia, being federal militia, has
| the government medals Everywhere
else the militia uses and pays for such
| medals as it chooses. IN this matter
| there is q movement in the direction OF
uniformity, in order that the sharp
shooter IN one state may be equal i'll re-
spect to skill to sharpshootor in an
other state In Pennsylvania almost
any citizen soldier can be sharpahoot-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

WE, the Subscribers, being duly appointed
bv the Hon. Probate Court for the District OF
Westminster, Commissioners to receive, ex
anime and adjust all claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate of Edwin X.
French, late of Londonderry, In said district,
deceased. and also all claims and de-
mands exhibited in Offset thereto; and six
months from the It'll day of Oct. last, being
allowed by said Court for that purpose, we do
therefore hereby give NOTICE, that we will at
tend to the business of our said appointment. at
the store of f. NJ. Leonard In Londonderry
said district, on the goth days of Nov and
Mar. next from one O'Clock, A. NJ. until four
o'clock p. NJ. on said day
Fred NJ. Leonard Commissioners.
| j. W. Melendy
E. w. Melendy, Admir-. So. Londonderry w.
' Octr 20, A. D., 1895.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

Thcruipar is revived that Swinburne
is to be made poet laureate. That would
be grand thing 10 do, especially after
his writing The magnificent verses ON
Cromwell, REPRODUCED recently in an
edilo lial column CT this journal. No act
would win for Lord Salisbury the re-
gard Of English nonconformity as that,
aud it would attest an attribute of
greatness which not all have conceded to
The presen. premier. Work.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

They said I would find barber shop
when I got to the hamlet of Bonneville,
and as rode into the place kept my
eye open for the legendary sign. Moth
ing of the sort was to be seen, however,
and finally stopped at a shoeshop and
asked the cobbler sitting on the steps in
the sunshine if there really was barber
shop in town.
''why, certainly" he replied, "this
is the barber shop"
"And can get shaver"
"Of course. Come right in"
"But what sort Of shop do you run?'
I asked as I looked about and failed to
see any tokens.
"Shop is all right, sir. I have no bar
'ber's chair, but that doesn't matter. Sit
down ON my shoe bench. please.
"Have you any soapf"
"No regular shaving soap, sir, but
plenty of soft soap, which is just as
good"
Where's your razorP'
"I haven t a regular razor, but one Of
my shoe knives will do just as we'll In
fact, all my customers prefer shoe
knife to razor. Just take off your coat
and I'll pin this coffee sack around your
neck.
told him that I guessed I'd wait till
got down to Knoxville to be shaved
and he looked bit relieved as he re.
piled:
"Just as you like, sir. I had fl
come on me the other day while was
shaving man, and the first thing
knew had cut his ear off. l feel fifty
this morning, and being as you appear
to be nervous, overparticular man,
perhaps you'd better pass on, as you sug
gest Yes, sir. Good day, sir. and
might cut your nose off, sir !"-Detroi
Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
State of Vermont

State of Vermont,
Westminster IS, By the Probate
Court for said District, to all person in
terested N the estate of Noah Whitman,
late of Londonderry in said district, de-
ceased. Greeting:
You are hereby notified that this
court will decide upon the allowance of
the account of E. W. Melendy, admins
traitor upon said Estate and decree distri-
button thereof to the persons entitled, at
the session thereof to be held at the inn
of C. c. Taft in Townshend on the 4th
day of Dec. A. D. 1895, when and where
you may be heard in the premises, if you
see cause.
ZINA II. ALLBEE, Register.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
MISSING WORD swNrLss.
still Finding pupes In England, Aithougf
Prohibited by Law.

Prohibited by Law.
Though missing word contests"
were declared illegal six months or
year ago in Cngland, and were supposed
TO have been definitely stopped, they are
still being carried on. Unfortunately 1t
is only the fraudulent ones that are now
in existence. The "missing word con-
test" was so popular for many months
after it was introduced that it is not
surprising that it has been kept up even
against the law. 1t never attained any
great popularity in this country, A SEN
tonce was printed with one word left
blank, and the first person who supplied
the missing word by mail got the chief
prize, other awards being made up to a
considerable sum. Each competitor sent
in something like shilling rs entrance
fee, and the total amount received in this
way, generally an enormous sum, was
distributed among the winners.
That was the way the competition
went when it was managed fairly. But
the most Of the missing word games, If
not all of them, that are now running
are managed on no such principle, The
periodicals now conducting them are
generally printed somewhere on the con-
tinent and are scattered broadcast on
British soil In many cases they are not
periodicals at all, but merely circulars
sealed up as letters giving the terms of
the competition and the sentence to be
completed.
An instance of how one of these swim
dies works is that of workingman who
sent shillings abroad to a contest. A
few days later he received in reply a
letter marked Private, ostensibly
from an employee e. the foreign con-
Germ, which offered in revenge" to
supply the missing word secretly for 90
shillings, or about So. The deluded me-
ohanic sent on the money and received
the word Shortly afterward he got a
letter from the company, saying that
he had won, and that there were several
hundred dollars standing TO his credit.
The only trouble was, so the letter ran,
that another competitor had lodged a
complaint and claimed ca. If he was
willing to buy the man out, sending 60
by postal, the prize money would be
forwarded to him in full
The workingman started to pawn
clothing in order to raise the money,
when friend suggested to him to have
the company send the prize money
minus the co. He wrote to that effect
In answer came letter stating that he
| need NOT send the money! as il had all
been settled. But they had charge on
their books against him for "notorial
and other costs of currency" amount
ing to shillings. Would he send that
over Immediately for expenses? Confid-
ingly he did so and never heard from
the company afterward. New York
World.
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mitted to preach the gospel. I am the

mit,ed to preach tho gospel. I am the
other young man"
Oh, You see that was the turning
point-the one went back, the other
went ON. The great roaring world of
business life will som break in upon
you, young men. Will the wild wave
dash out the impressions Of this day as
an ocean billow dashes letters out Of
the sand ON the beach, You need some.
thing better than this world can give
you. ! beat ON your heart, and it sounds
hollow. You want something great and
grand and glorious to fill it, and here is
the religion that can do it. God save
youl
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Sunday Advertiser.

New York's most popular and original
Sunday newspaper. The only lc. Sun
day newspaper in The United States. All
the news and special features of sur,
passing interest and that appeal to
every phase of human nature. 1t
is tho equal of the high-priced Sun
day papers in every respect. Sub
scription price, soc. per year; Zoe
for six months.
The subscription price of THE MORN
ING and SUNDAY ADVERTISER togeth
er is $3.50 year, $50 for six
months, and 90c. for three months.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

81 have never yet heard Bunkins say
a kind word about anybody" remarked
the gos7;py citizon.
Neither have /, =" was the response
Hes worse for running people down
than trolley car. Washington Star.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
ON Club List
For 1895.

To all advance paving subscribers,
both new and old, we make the fol-
owing terms for the coming year:
The SITTER and n. Y. ribaae, Sl.25
" 6 N. Y. Press, SIPS
" GO q" Daily Press, $3.50
6 L" N. Y. Daily
Advertiser inclu-
ding Sunday, $500
" =" Rutland Herald, S 80
Il" C Boston journal, $50
" 4" " Mirror & Farmer, $50
" " " n. Y. twice
week World, So
+" 6 6 roy Times, $50
The SITTER and Demorest
Family Magazine, $3.50
The SITTER and the Cos
mopolitan Magazine, 1923
~ he Boston journal is only
sent, upon these tesms, to Vernon
So bscribers, other papers go to any
state.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Weak and Run Down

For about a year l was sufferer
from several diseases. | was weak ant
all run down, pale and thin: had suffered
from constipation and have had disease
of the skin. | have taken Hoods Sar'
saparilla and have been greatly benefit
ed"
Mrs. C. A. Grarlin, Cambridge, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

Tho man who wants to find fault
doesn't usually have TO spend great
deal Of time in looking for it.-Somer
vile Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
AYERS PILLS
Highest Honors at Worlds Fair.
W ACONS!

We again appear before the public with
full line of all styles of wagons and car
riageS, purchased from the largest and
most reliable wagon manufacturers in the
United States, with very strong guar
antee against defective majcral or work
manship. The exactipg requirements of
the trade compel us at all times in each
and every vehicle, to maintain degree of
excellence in
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
A CRY FOR HELP
RESULT OF A PROMPT REPLY.
Two Open Letters that Should Suggest
to Thousands Of American Women
70 60 and do Likewise.
tsrraAI TO o.. LADY READERS,

(srR0AL TO oyR LADY READxasl
LIrrLR FALLS. MINI. Nv II. 1871.
~ am suffering, and heed ysr aid. I
have tsrriblo pains In bssA aAes Of NJ
vsak. extending dewn tiie 1rsat q my
habs AID lower part Of ~ back. at
tended BY backaohe and paAAs n Mo
besk e the neck and ears.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

He is burning up fat This fat must be in constant
supply as the air he breathes
1t has got come from somewhere If it does come
from his food it from fat stored up his body
He steals and you say He's getting thin-hes growing
SO fast"
ScoTT's EMULSION will take that boy set his digestion
work. rebuild that body. His food may make him
fat-ScoTTs EMULSION will.
&c was rHhfsA
Scott 6 Bovine, New York. All Druggists. SOC, and 81.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Morning Advertiser.

Published every morning. The leading
Republican newspaper of the day. Clean
and fearless. Subscription price, $500
per wear.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Commercial Advertiser.

Established 1897. Published every eve
ming New York's Oldest evening news
paper. Subscription price, 5000 per
wear,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Variety, Style
Finish and Quality.

Particularly in our line of Bugeies and
Carriages do we aim TO excel. We pay
spot ca,h and buy IN car load lots, in thi>
way we get better prices aud lower rates
of freight. No rent or statesmen to pay.
so our cash customers get fun benefit of
all this.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
growing time.

mat boy
A little lad, all fun.
A little chap, all coat.
A round cipher, not know
ing whether the stroke will
60 up and make him six, or
down, and make him nine.
L.. 80. .:4l L.:
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-11-29
Home as q Safeguard.

Now, what are the safeguards of
young men? The first safeguard of
which Iwant to speak is love of home.
There are those who have no idea of the
pleasures that concentrate around that
word "home. Perhaps your early
abode was Swallowed with vice or pow
erty. Harsh words and petulance and
scowling may have destroyed all the
sanctlty of that spot. Love, kindness
and self sacrifice, which have built their
affairs in SO many abodes, were stran-
gers in your fathers house. God pity
you, young man; You never had a
home. But multitude in this audience
can look back to spot that they can
never forget. 1t may have been lowly
roof, but you cannot think of it now
without dash of emotion You have
seen nothing on earth that so stirred
your soul A stranger passing along that
place might see nothing remarkable
about it; but, oh how much tsmeans
to you. Fresco Oh palace wall does not
mean so much to you as those rough
hewn rafters. Parks and bowers and
trees on fashionable watering place or
country seat do not mean SO much to
you as that brook that ran in front of
the plain farmhouse and singing under
the weeping willows. The barred gate
way swung open by porter in full dress
does not mean as much to you as that
swing gate, your sister on one side Of
1t and you ON the other. she gone Is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
transform IN NEBRASKA.
Farmers in a Drouth-StriCken
Districts Are Ju bilant Over
the DoWnpour.
1t Gives Promise of an Abundance
of Crops in Many
Counties.

OMAHA, NEBR, April From all
parts of the State messages have been re-
ceived telling of the heavy rains and snow
and the consequent happiness of the
farmers and business men. Songs of praise
are especially going up from the heart of
the drouth-stricken region of last year.
There the rain has been the most abundant.
From Nuckolls County west, taking in the
vast area covered by the counties of
Adams, Webster, Franklin, Kearney, Har-
Ian, Buffalo, Dawson, Phelps, Furnas,
Frontier, Red Willow, Lincoln, Hayes,
Hitchcock, Chase, Dundy, Perkins and
Keith, and, in fact, across the State to the
northern boundary, the precipitation has
been sufficient to satisfy the most carping
critic.
Where encouragement abounded a week
ago hope has resumed her sway and driven
out evil forebodings, replacing them with
confidence and trust.
But not only has Nebraska been blessed
by the copious showers, but the dried-up
counties along the Kansas, Colorado and
South Dakota borders have been wetted to
an extent in excess of any experienced in
two years. In the northwestern counties
ten inches of snow have fallen, greatly de-
laying railroad traffic.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
SHOT At A CHURCH DOOR,
Walter Scott Murders His
Young Wife as She Comes
From Worship.
He Then Places the Pistol to His
Mouth and Kills Himself
Instantly.

WICHITA, KANs., April IA horrible
tragedy occurred on the steps of the Lin
coln-street church as the congregation was
walking out of the building after the
services were over about noon to-day. On
the sidewalk in front of the church Walter
Scott fired a bullet into the brain OF his
wife and she fell at his feet corpse.
While the people stood aghast at the ter
ribIe deed Scott placed the muzzle of the
revolver in his mouth and sent bullet
crashing through the roof of his mouth
into his brain and he fell dead almost
within reach of the remains of his WIFE
At the sight of the bloody tragedy two or
three women tainted and much excitement
prevailed. Both bodies were taken to an
undertaken.
When Mrs. Scott was shot she was with
her brother Mr. and Mrs. Scott were
married about two years ago. She was II
and he 10. They separated about year
ago, she going to her fathers house and he
going to Kansas City. Scott returned to
Wichita week ago. He went to church
to-day and as he walked out asked his wife
if she would return to him, and upon her
refusal sent bullet into her brain. Both
are well connected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
CHOLERA is DECREASING.
Rio de Janetro Statements ReceiUed b.
Surgeon General Wyntan.

Rio de JdnetrO Statements ReceiUed bD
Surgeon General Wyman.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April THE re-
port of Surgeon-General Wyman for this
week, shows that cholera is decreasing in
Austro- Hungary, and that it has entirely
disappeared from Galicia and Prussian
Silesia. DR.. Clearly United States SAM
tary Inspector at Rio Janeiro, reports a
general decrease of cholera in Brazil, ex-
cept in the State of Espirito Lanto, where
there has been a marked increase, ninety
cases occurring in one week in two vii
lagos. 1t appears, it says, to be following
the course of the Paralhyba River, and to
be slowly moving northward from the
stream. At-
DR.. Cleary thinks it safe to say that there
will be no epidemic of yellow fever in Rio
this year, as the cool season is very near,
and he says that whenever in previous
years there has been no great number of
cases up to this time, it never appears to
any great extent.
J. W. Wright of the United States Inter
national Navigation Company advises DR..
Wyman that the American line for the
New Y ork-Southampton and Philadelphia
Liverpool services have made arrange
ments to have all of their passengers from
Russia admitted to the stations at nlowo,
Ottletschin, Prostellen, Eydtkuhnen and
Liaioren, in order that they may pass the
same vigorous examination and at the
same time have their baggage properly
disinfected, which it is believed will pre-
vent the importation of any infectious dis
eases by this line.
DR.. L. P. Gibson, acting assistant sur
geon at Little Rock, reports that it is most
difficult to obtain trustworthy reports
from Hot Springs in regard to the small
pox. He says: at takes several days to
ascertain the facts from week to week.
From private but reliable sources quote
the following: The Board of Health re-
ported nothing for last week There are
thirty-eight cases to my knowledge and I
have reason to think there are more. They
report none in the city and l saw twenty
seven ~
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
WIDE AWAKE AND ALIVE
Manufacture and Commerce
Go Hand in Hand With
Progress.
SOME LEADING BUSINESS MEN
Schools, Churches and a Public
Library Well Supported by
the Citizens.

PETALUMA, April 7.-Petaluma on the
map, Petaluma, the name of town called
out by the trainmen, is about all many
San Franciscans know of this thriving
neighbor over the bay. Petaluma is just
a short ride up the North Pacific Railroad,
by way of Tiburon, or by water on the
CHEEKY little steamer Gold, which makes
daily trips to and from San Francisco up
Petaluma River.
This town should be known and appre-
ciated Its advantages of healthful even
climate, water transportation and the con-
seauent low rates of travel and freight have
brought an energetic population to Peta-
luna and its vicinity.
A large number of factories are in active
operation, running almost at full force in
spite of the general depression throughout
the country.
The suburbs and country Immediately
tributary to the town are cut into small
holdings for dairy and poultry raising pur-
poses. Here every day in the week is like
a New England market day The wide
streets are thronged with the produce men
who do their shipping from this point.
Last year 100000 eggs were shipped from
the wharves on Petaluma River alone.
The creameries of this vicinity turn out
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08

all the great expositions, including the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The lumber interests are in healthy,
active condition. The two large planning
mills located here SO report. John Cav
anagh, an old resident, is large dealer in
Humboldt redwood and Oregon pine. He
turns out light and heavy millwork to
order.
S. ]. Hopkins, who has a large yard,
makes a speciality of all kinds of house
furnishings, besides carrying heavy stock
of all sorts of well-seasoned lumber.
The Eagle Milling Company, located
near the wharves of Petaluma, is one OF
most extensive, well-managed plants in
the State. Their schooners and barges go
up the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers
loaded with all the heavy staples and re-
turn laden with grain. The output OF
-four and meal of the Eagle Mills is second
to none on the coast.
George McNear of the warehouse, whole
sale and retail dealer in all the heavy sta
pies and owner of the steamer Gold, is one
of the chief business men of this busy
town. Mr. McNear has done much for the
town by building attractive houses for
renting purposes. The wharf and river
improvements due to his intelligent energy
are of much value to this entire locality.
Two banks, that of Wickersham & Co.,
with /. G.. Wickersham as president, and
the Sonoma Bank, of which Frank HI. Den
man is manager and cashier, give SUBJ
stantial backing to the commercial life OF
the community.
Mr.. Wickersham has been identified
with the financial life of the community
for more than thirty years.
The streets of the town are wide. The
stores are attractive and quite metropolitan
in appearance, particularly in the evening
when brilliantly lighted by electricity.
The town by the way has fine electric
light plant, from which almost every house
in the town is supplied.
The well-known firm of Hale Bros. & Co