The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-01-24
Sifterlets-ShOrt and Snappy.

Naughty Billy has made the amende
honorable to his grandmoiIer and III
Europe breathes easier. >ue should
learn to be more careful about shak-
ing up the old lady's nerves.
A shrewd Frenchman has written
a convincing article to prove that in
ternational expositions are not beneG-
cial to Paris. Not few residents of
Philadelphia and Chicago will en-
dorse every word he wrote.
Careful observation makes it ap.
parent that President Cleveland is
just as anxious to have the democrats
nominate Secretary Olney as ex-Sen,
ator Platt is for the republicans to
nominate Governor Morton.
1t may be that Benjamin Harrison
wants to ascertain how true the adage
is that "All the " orld loves a lover"
Some Of the men who have been
sent ahead to sand the tracks on the
heavy grades for some of the Presi-
dental trains are believed to carry
larger supply of lard than sand.
''Grandma don't quake
Twas only fake
You'll be out of sight
Before begin to fight"
A Baltimore evangelist says he
thinks the millennium is right on us.
The press report of this good prophets
sermon did not state whether COL
lection was taken up or not. If not,
it would add weight to the preachers
opinion.
After all the sympathy that was
wasted on account of the murder of
the Queen of Korea last fall it is now
announced that she wasn't murdered
at all.
Selling of National conventions to
cities is becoming so common that no
one will be surprised if some people
continue to believe that they are also
sometimes sold TO individuals.
The New York Herald has laid
aside its third term boom and is now
engaged in trying to push Gov. Nor
toms candidacy. Nothing slow about
that paper; it is perfectly willing to
name the candidates for all the par
ties.
Perhaps all this talk about ex- Pres
ldent Harrison getting married, build
ing hunting cottage ETC., is merely
to show that he has not reached the
age of inactivity.
People can always get what thew
40 not need. For instance, just look
'e free advertising given the
- d Vanderbit's.
IoulRs a.,
Queen victof.s an ~ s:as,
an give Der pointers VIC a'lneal.y
f controlling her German '"'on'
1t would be hard to make speaker
Reed consider Seriously the Morton
Doom.
BY the way, why doesn't some en-
editor get Whitelaw Reds
opinion OF the Morton boom.
There are republican Senators who
are sorry those Senate committees
were reorganized responsibility with
out authority isn't very desirable
feature in political household.
Should ex chief Byrnes and Teddy
Roosevelt open their batteries on each
other the public may get some very
interesting information.
The silver bells are ringing right
merrily in the Senate, much to the
discontinue of certain would-be can.
didates.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, has
been indulging in little Gar play
on his own hook.
To read the financial opinions ex-
pressed BY bankers and published in
the metropolitan newspapers makes
one wonder why there is any such Of
fetal as the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Speaker Reed has not received an
invitation to the marriage Of ex Pres
ident Harrison.
There is one thing to be said in fa-
vor of these foreign war scares.
They are aids to popular education to
the extent of familiarizing people
with the geography of countries OF
. which they would otherwise be igno
rant they also serve to fatten thu
revenues OF the cable companies.
n Surely England ought to be read.
d to fight now. 1t has been official
+ notified of the loyal support OF Aus
tralia, and thu Canadins are still how
= ing for blood.