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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
A Strong Arraicnmenf-

The Philadelphia Times, Demo-
cratic Journal thus arraigns its party
"The attitude of the democratic
organization before the country today
is that of utter, chaos, and the only
problem for the leaders to solve is
-whether that once great party can be
restored TO its respect and usefulness
or whether the sequel of its chaotic
condition shall efface it from history
and politics.
Today the democratic party has not
single hope for one state north of
the Mason and Dixon line. 1t has
not single hopeful state in the West
and the southern states are al! tremb-
ling in the throes of threatened reyo-
luton.
The party has been condemned by
the people with an emphasis that has
never before been approached in the
history of our political contests, and
the overwhelming defeat of 1894 call.
ed out no craftsmanship in the demo
cratic councils in Congress and in
tensified the madness of democrati,
lawmakers instead of Christening ant
recalling them to the lines of patriot
ism.
But for the heroic integrity an,
patriotism of President Cleveland tn
credit of tie nation would have bee
dishono. ed and business chaos an
general disstrust must have prevaile
throughout the land.
No party thus poisoned with dis
honesty in its very vitals can survive
and if there is to be democrat
party in the future it must be prompt
ly organized on the basis of homes
government, honest money, hone,
taxes and honest elections"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

The Cambridge Transcript of last
week has somewhat lengthy editori-
al upon the recently enacted law au-
thorizing portion of the profits aris-
ing from the sale of liquor by the
town saloons to be paid into the State
treasury. The Transcript, after quot
ing the prior law making it obligatory
upon the selectmen to fix a price for
the sale of liquor barely covering costs
of the fluid and selling the same, and
the present law authorizing the "divy'
between the town and state, concludes
that it is local option and license and
makes the following pertinent re-
marks:
By virtue of this law the State en-
tiers iuto the steal, in part abrogates
the old law, gives grace and patronage
to excessive price it is local option
and lcense-the sale confines the trust
to its own special agent in town or
city, makes gigantic state monopoly
and syndicate Of the whole matter;
and the only conditions are, that the
steal shall shall be divided between
the seller, the town and the state-it
is to be converted into the state treas
ury and as no mention is made as to
| its final disposition, we suppose it is
forever to remain there-a grand IL
nancial sinking fund; a sort of rum
monument to the wisdom of the law
makers of 1894. The law is local
option for the selectmen of any town
are not obliged to furnish liquor to
any agent, though one be appointed
by the commissioner. 1t is license ;
, because the State makes financial
conditions for the sale. 1t is trust
for only the parties named are in the
swim" 1t is a syndicate with three
, of kind as stated. 1t is an acknowl
, edgement on the part Of the STATE
J that there is "brace" in the bust
ness and that they are going to hav'
piece of it. The State is disposed
t to be very fair in this "fence" bust
: ness. To illustrate: Cambridge usu
g ally sells about two thousand dollars
worth of ''death drops" every twelv'
months /; ten per cent would give tn
town net, above all expense, to b.
;, converted into the town treasury
two hundred dollars. Taking 1894 a
a precedent, not to be exact, tn
State would receive about one hun
:, dred dollars. Now this is generous o
the State-town takes two thirds
State one third. This ratio is calcu
lated to encourage business, and pro
badly will greatly develop this droop
ing, latent industry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

A pretty little war of words is on
between the President and Rev. Mr..
Lansing of Boston. Recently the
Reverend Lansing charged, in a pub
lie lecture, and afterwards gave it
out in an interview, that the Presi-
dent, on a certain occasion, was
drunk. This his excellency, in an
authorized interview, bitterly denies.
10 this the minister replies as follows ::
81 did assert that the President on
the occasion of the great naval review
last year kept the entire procession
waiting for two hours or more because
ne was too intoxicated to review it.
My informant was one of the most
prominent men in this country, who
saw the President at the time.
The same gentleman told me that
he, together with President Cleveland
and others, spoke at dinner in New
York, and that he sat beside the
President from s o'clock in the eve.
ming till 3 a'clock in the morning
He said that at 10 o'clock, when the
President spoke, Cleveland was bril-
liantly drunk; at - he was consider
ably more so, and at 3 o'clock he wa,
very drunk. That was at a publ,
banquet and the event occurred sine,
Mr.. Cleveland was elected for this
his second term.
Another occasion which this sam
gentleman informed me of, on wbic]
Mr.. Cleveland was very much unde
the influence of liquor, occurred a
Albany while Cleveland was Govern
or of New York. A delegation call
ed on him, but Governor Cleveland
condition prevented his intelligent
considering the matter to be discusse
and the delegation proposed an ad
Journment until the following day
Mr.. Cleveland refused to consent ur
til he was threatened with the pul
LEGATION of the incident. He was SC
Der the next day."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Doctor H. X. Fish, of Gravois Mills,
Mo-, practicing physician of many
years experience, writes: De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve has no equal for in
dolent sores, scalds and burns. 1t stops
pain instantly, heals burn quickly and
leaves no scar.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith,
Jamaica.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
Sift erlets Short and Snappy

"Gen." Coxey was probably not
heard that the Cubans are in want of
a leader.
Because fashion makes the girls
wear green it must not be assumed
that the girls are also green.
There's about as much art in the
rainbow sheets turned out by some
of the big dalies as there is in cir
Gus poster.
Senator Hill has not yet endorsed
the idea of his party giving President
Cleveland another nomination.
The Delaware legislature ought TO
be able to see that its Senatorial bal
lots no longer interest the public.
Ii Hung Chang is the greatest
soldier China has. He faced the
enemy and the result was peace.
Gov. Mckinley says he isn't talk
ing politics just now. He is too busy
trying to make votes.
Isn't Mr.. Percival Lowell rather
"crowding the corpse" in writing a
magazine article on "rhe Atmos
phere of Mars ?"
Anna Dickinson may have been
crazy when she kissed her doctor, but
it is not safe to pronounce every wo-
man insane who does the same thing.
We gather from the Chicago pa
pers that the aldermen of that town
haven't an exalted opinion of each
other.
The presence of an American
squadron in Nicaraguan waters may
make material difference in the end
ing of that English bluff.
| Ii Hung Chang accomplished
more by getting shot than he did by
negotiation. An unconditional ar
mistice was far beyond his hopes.
| Let other countries 60 to war, and
| we'll furnish the supplies to both sides.
That is the only use the United
States has for war.
Mexico taxes bicycles Sc year,
but the money SO raised is not spent
on the roads of that country, which
are said to be the worst on earth.
1t seems odd how many Congress-
men there are who announce their be-
p lief in bimetallism now that there is
no opportunity to vote on legislation
favoring bimetalIism.
The World is moving. There was
S a public discussion in New York the
Y other day on the question:: care
/ Charities beneficial or harmful ?" Its
: important enough to be discussed
everywhere.
: 1t seems that the income tax is no
: over popular with the Federal judicia
: ry. One judge-Hughes, of thu
eastern district of Virginia-has re
fused to pay it, claiming exemption.
1t was taking curses home to roos
J. when the stockholders in the whiske,
trust were "done" out of S. 900, 900
9 although that did not replace any O
y the millions which the product of tn
y trust has taken from women an,
IS children.
e Mr.. w. d. Howells says W
% ought TO have a ''real contempt" fo
lc both "war and rank" but Mr.. How
y ellis says a great many things whic
he either doesn't believe or doesn
D. live up to.
. Bismarck would probably EMO
70 one hour of the power he wielde
81 twenty years ago more than all til
= cheap birthday "tatfy" recently smea
y ed over him.
Senator Brice and Gov. McKinle
nc were passengers on the first train TIL
no arrived in Washington on All Foo
II Day If there was anything signi
H. cant in this event let the wise fgu
it out.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Here Is significant straw as to the
political drift. Last fall the Gales
burg, Illinois, district elected a Re-
publican to Congress by 1000 plural.
ity. This man has since died and
last week Tuesday, at a special cleo
ton a Republican successor was
chosen by $4,000 plurality.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

No greater truth was ever uttered
than this from the New York Tribune
of a recent dnte:
The liquor traffic is to-day the
heaviest clog upon the progress, and
the deepest disgrace of the nineteenth
century.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

One of the signs of increased bus
mess is found in the auditors report
of the postotlice department. The
quarter just ended shows marked
increase over the corresponding quar-
ter of last year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
Charlie Forbes of St. Adams ha

Charlie Forbes of St. Adams has
ieen making a tour of the South and
has written his Impressions. Among
other things he says:
/ have travelled some 1000 miles,
and through dozen states, on my
Southern trip, but nowhere have l
seen so beautiful or picturesque sec.
ton of country as lies within the bor-
ders of the Green Mountain state.
The river and lake regions Of Florida
have their attractions, and the mount
ainous sections Of Eastern Tennessee
and Western North Carolina have
grand scenery, but the Champlain
valley surpasses in natural beauty
these or any other portions of the
country l have ever visited.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Anti-toxine, the new diphtheretic
cure, got blow between the eyes the
other day when it caused the death of
a patient. 1t will probably soon go
to keep company with Rocks lympth
and numerous other humbugs of the
same order.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
The Era of Old Age.

From the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, who
is eighty-fve years of age, has an
nounced that he will accept a re-elec.
ton at the end of his present term.
This incident will make frisky young
folks of seventy-one or seventy-two,
like John Sherman and Governor
Morton, feel like they are still eligi.
BILE to be right, and President too.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

The housekeeper, who is on her feet
from morn till night, and who has so
many things to worry and perplex her,
will be better able to permorm the duties
which devolve upon her, by taking Ayers
Sarsaparilla, the Superior Medicine. 1t
qmckens the appetite, aids digestion, i'm
parts the vigor of health to the weak and
nerveless, cures others, will cure you.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

The New Woman's Club, Of Denver,
has passed a resolution that as the
new iron-clad is spoken Of as "she"
It ought to be known as woman-of-
war, not riian.of war. Minneapolis
Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

b. H. Bowman Pub. Enquirer; of
Bremen, Ind, writes: Last week our lit
tie girl baby the only one we have was
taken sick with GRO up. After two DoctO
failed to give relief and life was hanging
on mere thread we tried One Minute
Cough Cure and its life was saved.
@. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. =. Smith
Jamaica.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Philistine-I don't see what right
an editor has to call himself we.
Scribe-If you tackled his duties once
you would understand it all right
Detroit Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

The following stanza has been car
we'd on a tombstone in Burlington,
Iowa:
Beneath this stone our baby lays,
He neither cries nor hollers;
He lived just one and twenty days
And cost us forty dollars.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Many pay $500 or more for the same
kind of spectacles that Chas. A. Trip
& Co. sell for % cents, Brattleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
Sitter John. Editor.

Copies 0fthis paper coa be obtained
at The Bratileboro Ne@s rooms, Elliot
street, Br0Lle6OrO.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12

Since an Atchlson woman returned
from the grand opera at Chicago she
refuses to eat dinner with her husband
unless he first puts on his dress suit.
-Atchison Globe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-04-12
TIlE-

Londonderry Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning. Terms !;
$l,00 a year at Offices where bundles are
sent, Sl,l0 where sent in Single Wrap
pers. Address
The Sitter,
So. Londonderry, Vt.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
THINKS HE WILL GET ALONG.
Chief Massey Teilf About NJ. X. Mosier's
Farm and Orchards.

Chief of Police Massey has returned
from visit 10 his brother-in-iaw, NJ.
Z. Mosier, who now lives near Her
rington.
All Of the older settlers will remem-
er Mr.. Mosier and his fruit farm just
east of the city. He was one Of the
early settlers in this section but after
the boom he went up and located near
Harrington.
Chief Massey brought down a sheaf
Of oats from Mr. Mosiers farm that
is fully four feet high, and it is well
headed aud the grain nearly matured ::
Mr.. MOsier has a fifty acre field of
oats that Will make siXsty bushels to
the acre.
Chief Massey says that Mr.. Mosier
has 120 acres Of orchard, fifty acres Of
which are pears. The fruit was dam
aged by a hail storm, and Mr.. Mosier
thinks he lost 1900 bushels of. pears,
knocked off by the hail. He still has
plenty of fruit left and Massey thinks
Mr.. Mosier will be able to get along all
right without the 5000 bushels that
were DESTROYED
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
INTEREST IN CORN CROPS.
Various People Bring in Good Reports
from All Over.

The Eagles article last Sunday raised
The question as IL whether the corn
crop is in reality more advanced this
year, and whether on that account the
corn will be more likely to mature be-
Tore the usual 2fteT-harvest dry wealth
pr has chance 10 affect it.
The farmers I'm the city Yesterday
seemed to think that just at this par
tcular time, interest in the corn crop
preceded everything else The fail cleo
lions are not in Il and even the great
Issue Of free coinage of silver has been
releSated 10 second place by the farm
Frs.
c. r. Johnson said: THE corn is GER
tainly week if not two weeks earlier
than the average year. I farm the
Green farm and our corn is mostly of
the early varieties, but l have been
over a large section Of this county and
know the corn generally grown Very
rapidly since the recent rains.
Il was over the section around and
north of Valley Center last week and
1 never saw such corn a this time in
June Il is tasseled out and many
fields are now silked OUT. Now one
more good Uain viii make such corn
Ihat Is b would make an average crop.
but II We have frequent rains. why, il
Will simqly he immense"
EN-State Treasurer James Hamilton
~ - - sumner county Out now
or hinSman county, says that corn is
not SO far along and viii require mois-
lure Tor fully month or six months
yet Jim says they are. however. pref
" sure OF 4 good corn crop in kinCman.
and asman Republican majority is as
snred, corn or no corn. but that just at
me present time the chief interest in
kinsman centers in the corn crop.
y Calhoun, Of Bently. says: 81
never had a better prospect for a crop
o. corn at this time in June. This state
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
HE BURNED UP THE RUBBISH.
Stannie Misinferprcts NJ. Parks Order and
Came Near Starting a Big Fire.

Assistant Chief Of the Fire Depart
ment Brownwell last Saturday arrested
a young colored man named Stannie
for starting a fire in the alley back of
1867 North Emporia avenue.
The number named is the residence
of A. S. Parks, manager of the Sash
&, Door company, and Stannie sees to
taking care of Mr.. Parks horse and
other odd jobs.
Mr. Parks told Stannie several days
ago to burn some rubbish that had ac-
simulated in the back yard. He told
him to start a small fire and then keep
feeding it SO as not to cause a large
fire.
On Sunday when Mr.. Parks and his
family went to church Stannie thought
the manure pill in the alley ought to he
gotten rid of and ne touched a match
TO it. Some one saw the fire and drove
down to the market street fire house
and reported that the fire in the ma
mare would soon be into Parks house.
There had been no alarm turned in
and Assistant Chief BrownWell jump
ed into wagon and rode up to the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
place designated.

place designated.
Hello there" said Assistant Chief
BroTnwen, leaning over the side of
his wagon and peering into Mr.. Parks
barn.
What youens want?" answered
Stannie from the inside Of the barn.
Bring a bucket of water quick, and
put out this fire
Go away and let dat fire alone. you
don't get no bucket here" said Stan
ME as he came out TO see that his or
ders were oheyed.
Meantime the fire famed by the
strong south wind was eating into the
manure pile toward the barn. Brown
well arrested Stannie and hustled him
into the wagon and started back for
the chemical engine while Littell got
hold of a fork and piled the manure
over the fire and kept it smothered
until the chemical engine arrived and
extinguished the fire.
Stanuie explained to Chief Walden
yesterday that he never dreamed that
those fellows were officers and that
"Brownwell looked jest zactly like A
man what lives up near Mister Parks"
He explained that he meant no harm
in starting the fire and that hereafter
when any OF the firemeE told him to
do anything he would loose no time in
obeyinG orders.
Chief Walden read him lecture that
made Stannie turn white and then he
was allowed 10 so for this on time.
In the meantime Mr. Parks friends in
sists that he must have told Stannie
To burn the pile Of manure and that he
ought 10 have a patent on his new
mode Of cleaning UP the alley and de-
stroying disease germs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
He will be Sentenced To-day to be Hung for
His Crime.


The sentence OF death will be passed
upon Clyde Mattox today for the fourth
time.
He was brought down from Topeka
Sunday night by Deputy Marshals Hen
~ billiard and James Gray and turned
over to Sheriff Royse.
Judge Williams will give him the
death sentence and order when and
where ne is 70 be hung. The place Will
undoubtedly be the county jail Of this
county and the time viii probably be
in September. although, 81 course, no.
body knows that but Judge Williams.
MattoX looks the same as he always did
during his six years OF jail lie, pale
and nervous. He does not appear to
dread the death sentence, not for the
reason that 1t is sn old song 10 him but
because he thinks il viii never he
carried out. For some reason he BE-
lieVes not only that he VIII not he
hung but that the president will par
don him altogether What he hangs
his hopes on Is a mystery n every
body but himself His devoted mother
To be sure. has been working hard III
his Interest II Is said that she now
has pstition Of 10000 names for his
pardon and perhaps 4 is on this petit
ton that he bases his hopes. Il is said
that Mr.. Cleveland does not take much
stock IN petitions ana eS prominent
federal officer said yesterday IL thst
petition is the only thing he has in his
favor he might as well be getting veliS-
ion and preparing for the world 10
come.
Bruce Dickson. clerk in the eInploye
OF Anderson & WiShtman celebrated his
tv~enty-first birthday yesterday. Bruce
has been in the employe OF this firm
for over two years ana his employers
as a mark Of their esteem presented
him with a splendid gold ring with
tiger eye set. Engraved on the inside
is Bruce for Honesty. a. d w"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25

you know is noted for prospects in June,
but sometimes they fail TO materialize.
The corn is certainly earlier this year
/ should say from week TO ten days.
That is just that much in favor of A
good crop. 1t is a pleasure now to get
out and look at the rich green corn.
There is an immense acreage in my
section of the county. a good many
farmers thought last spring that wheat
was no good and they plowed it under
and planted the ground TO corn. All up
the river from here Is a perfect wilder
ness of corn. Sedgwick county will
have corn but / would like to see a few
more rains just to see what this crop
would make. ] have never seen corn so
clean and well cultivated before. Most
of the corn fields are as clean as a gar
den''
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25

of conviction as thus expressly defined
precludes the court from taking juriS-
diction in cases Of appeals containing
the court cannot take any powers be-
yond those contained in the specific
grant. and which have been given eth
or expressly or by necessary implica-
ton. It may seem an anomely that
the courts of appeals are invested with
the exclusive appellate Jurisdiction in
all cases of appeal from convictionc for
miSdemeanors, and with the full power
to determine the very same conStitu-
tional questions that are raised in a
case where the state appeals II the dis
trict court in this case had overruled
the motion TO puash the information
and the case had gone to trial and re-
suited in a conviction of the defendant
and he had brought the case into this
court by appeal this court would with
out any question have had the exclu-
sive Jurisdiction to hear and determine
the same questions that are involved
in the appeal by the state. Yet this
court does not make the law its only
function 10 decide upon the law when
presented to US for our consideration.
The court then suggests that the
case be returned by the clerk of the
court TO the supreme court from whence
il came. This was simly an oversight
in the lawmakers, and not providing
an appeal for the state al the same
time they provided for the appeal by
the defendant
u l. IL 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
COMMITTEE NOTICE.

There will be a meeting of the Silver
League committee on organization to-
morrow evening at $50 at the Office OF
the Wichita Steam laundry, No. IL
West First street. Every member is
urged to be present. The following are
the names of the committee: NJ. NJ.
Murdoch, G.. W. Sankey, A. ID. Alexan-
der, @. W. Charlton, Whitney Tucker,
A S. Parks, D A. Garst, H. X. fuller,
J. p. Jones, William Matthewson. Col.
Bird, Jesse Haymaker, Col. Hallowell,
T. B. Wall
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-25
Owing to the Excessive Heat Judge WILL
iauns Hears Notions in His kooms

The United States court with Judge
Williams on the bench. convened yes
terday morning. Among the lawyers
present yesterday were noticed Judge
Peters of Newton. Captain Sterry, soil
citor for the y. p. r. r. Z. \. Austin.
Topeka. Judge May, Winfield. Colonel
Jetmore, Topeka, Captain Blood Smith.
Topeka. ". II. Vernon, Larned and
Fred Bentley. John Adams. l. L. Camp
bell and r.. l.. Holms Of this city
The court held two sessions and the