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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-22

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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-22

Norfolk County. May IS.
+ HERE WILL Yl1 a MEETING OF
he Democrats OF Western Branch
township THURSDAY. EVENING, May
electing delegates to the Staunton con-
yention- -
BY order OF the Chairman
THOMAS =. COOKE.
JOHN a. CODD,
my22-lt Committee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
Afraid He WIZ SPILL, HI. s,raad,e.

We are awfully afraid that Candi-
date Jackson is not only cropping in
political darkness hut is subjecting
himself to physical danger, He evil
IDENTIFY desires to do the right thing,
but he is like the apostle Paul, evil
is always present, and always will be
until he forsakes his present political
associates. Trying to appease both
the gold and the silver wings of his
party is worse than being betwixt the
devil and sea.
The worthy doctor informed the
nine gold Democrats who met at
Montpelier Tuesday that he stands
on the state platform which declares
for the gold standard; but addressed
a silver convention last Saturday
when he said that she could see no
good reason for any good Democrat
in Vermont to bolt the nomination
made at Chicago" How long Can
the doctor pose as the modern Colus
sus with one foot on the Chicago
platform and the other on the state
platform ! There are those who
think it the duty of the doctors
friends to inform him of the physical
danger of SO violent straddle. Bel.
lows Falls Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. H. 1896.
Perfection In Caise-Niaking.


Housekeepers frequently wonder
why it is that they cannot make bis.
cult and cake that are light and pal.
atable and that taste as delicious as
the biscuit and CAKE made by their
mothers and grandmothers, the de-
lightful memory of which even to
this day creates sensation of pleas
urc to the palate. The trouble arises
from the highly adulterated state of
the materials they have to work with,
particularly the cream tartar and
soda used to raise or leaven the food
Cream-of- tartar and soda that are
now procurable for domestic purposes
contain large quantities of lime, earth
alum and other adulterants, frequent
ly from five to twenty-five per cent,
and consequently vary so much in
strength that no person can tell the
exact quantity to use, or properly
combine them, to insure perfect re-
suits. From using too much or toe
little, or because of the adulterants
in them, bitter, salt, yellow, or heavy
biscuits or cakes are frequently made.
These adulterants are also injurious
to health.
All this trouble may be avoided by
the use nf the popular Royal Baking
Powder. Where this preparation is
employed in the place of cream-of
tartar and soda, its perfect leavenins
power always insures light, hakv, di
gestible biscuit, cakes, and pastry
that are perfectly wholesome aud fret
from the impurities invariably pres
ent when the old raising preparations
are employed.
The Royal Baking Powder, we ar,
informed by the most reliable SCI
eptists, is perfectly pure, being mad
from highly refined ingredients, care
fully tested, and SO exactly proper
toned and combined that it neve
fails to produce the best and uniform
results. An additional advantage il
its employment comes from the fac
that bread or other food made with i
may be eaten while hot without fea
of indigestion or any unpleasant re
suits, while being equally sweet
moist, and grateful to the palate whel
cold.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
SEOrt and SnaIIy

1t isn't carrying the States now
on paper-that will count, but carry
ing them with votes next November,
Some enemies of the Prince OF
Wales have again started the story
that the Queen would shortly abdi-
cate in his favor, but "Walesey" has
probably been fooled so often that he
has ceased to swallow that story.
"Cyclone" Davis has been nomina,
ed for Congress by the Texas popu-
list of the Fonrth district.
Once more the conscientious voter
wresttes with the arguments OF the gay
and festive stump speaker.
Wonder il there is any politics in
the report that 1000 colored recruits
for the Cuban army are to be enlisted
in Florida and Georgia?
There is 10 discount on the nerve OF
the thieves who stole 1900 feet of troll
ley wire, in the suburbs Of Washinton.
President Cleveland ought to be en-
ioying his vacation. He is out of pol
itics, and the New York bankers have
relieved him OF all financial worry.
Nebraska having taste OF the hon.
or of having one Presidential candidate,
now wants another.
Running foot race was the novel
method adopted by two New Workers
to settle which of them should marry a
girl that both wanted, and who would
not decide between them.
If Sewall and Tom Watson settled
their claims by talking match oul
money would go on the red-headed
Georgia rooster.
There will be plenty Of time to gel
hot discussing politics after the weather
gets cooler
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.
A. W. Clark, of Dallas, Tex,

A. W. Clark, of Dallas, Tex,
was assaulted in his store by two
burglars and fatally injured.
A wide stretch of country sixty
miles long in South Dakota was de-
vastated by a hailstorm.
A cat afflicted with bydrophobia at
tackled and bit severely two little
girls on City Island, N. Y.
Two street cars were held up by
masked men at Manistee, Mich, and
conductors and passengers robbed.
Paris policemen have been supplied
with electric dark lanterns, by means
of which they can see $50 feet away.
After an absence of thirty years
John Burns, sailor, has returned to
Denver, Col, and laid claim to valu.
able property.
An experimental carrier pigeon ser.
vice is to be established from the
Farallone Islands and from outgoing
vessels to San Francisco.
Miss Maud Riggs, fair cyclist Of
eighteen, of Middletown, N. Y, has
won fame for bravery nv rescuipu 6
hoy from drowning.
There are trolley car lines in OHIO
in operation forty-three miles long
One of about one hundred and fifty
miles is in construction.
Eight members of the family O
Merritt Drury, of Woodford, Ky.
and Silas Thompson and his sol
were poisoned by drinking milk.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness. and that
is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube gets infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to its
FORMAL condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an inhamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
@-Sold by druggists, 75c,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The Democrats in Maine held their
state convention in June, adopted a
gold platform and nominated a full
state ticket. After the free silver
platform was promulgated from Chica
go their nominee for governor declined
to make the race on two horses ,eacf
going in opposite directions and the
party called anothe convention. This
time they repudiated their action il
June and endorsed the Chicago plat
form. This must be case of now vol
see it and now you don't. And ye
their are some people who believe tina
this party will win in the presidential
race. What an opinion they mus
have of the intelligence of the Ameri
can people.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

A Washington dispatch says:-A
fight will grow out of the adoption by
the gold democrats of the name of the
old party organization. If the con-
vention meeting in indianapolis Sep
TENDER 2 dominates an independent
ticket holding to the party name as
the call for the convention has done,
the democratic national committee will
take steps to prevent the independent
candidates from getting on the ticket.
1t is said at democratic headquarters
that indianapolis conference had no
right to adopt the name Of the national
democratic party. The regularity of
the primaries and of the national dem
ocratlc convention held at Chicago was
never, they say, disputed in any way,
and there is absolutely no warrant for
selfconstituted committee to make
use OF the party name. 1t is presumed
that this is done to evade the law in
certain states, which will not permit IL
regular nominations to be placed on
the state ticket. If an attempt is made
to put in the field set of independent
electors, an injunction will be applied
for hard fight in the courts of many
states may follow.
The idea of an independent nomina-
ton being made by the gold democrats
appears to be gratifying to the Bryan
democrats, but they do not intend to
have the nomination made in the name
OF the old party. Their belief is that
an independent ticket will help Bryan,
if it amounts to anything at all, mas
much as most of the voters whom it is
put in the field for would probably
have to vote for Mckinley if there was
no one but KcKinley and Bryan to
choose between. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, whether many voters on indepen-
dent candidates after the campaign has
thoroughly aroused public sentiment.
1t is belived that the sound money vote
will find its way solidly into the Me
Kinley camp.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

' sensation, palpitation, AL
gone" feeling and blues, she at once
takes Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, feeling sure of obtaining
immediate relief.
Should her symptoms be new to her,
she writes to woman, Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, who promptly explains
her case, and tells her free how to get
well.
Indeed, so many women are now
appealing TO Mrs. Pinkham for advice,
that score of lady secretaries are kept
constantly at work answering the great
volume of correspondence which comes
in every day Each letter is answered
carefully and accurately, as Mrs. Pink
ham fully realizes that life may de-
pend upon her reply. and into many
and many home has she shed the
Jays of happiness.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

MIR. Mckinley is and will remain
the only gold standard and law and
order candidate for the presidency
who has any chance of success, and
however distasteful to patriotic sound
money democrats he and his party
may be 1t is their duty to support him
The democrat who be-
lieves in sound money, who recognizes
it to be his duty to do all in his pow
er to maintain the nations honor,
and who thinks that there is the
slightest danger of the triumph of the
Chicago ticket, owes it to his country
to sink temporarily his prejudices and
his political principles touching other
subjects and to vote for Mr.. McKin-
ley.-Harper's Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

Since 1873 there have been nine cpl
denies of dysentery in different parts of
the country in which Chamberlain's Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy was
used with perfect success. Dysentery.
when epidemic, is almost as severe and
dangerous as Asiatic cholera. Hereto
fore the best efforts of the most skilled
physicians have failed to check its raw
ages, this remedy, however, has cured
the most malignant cases, both of chill
dren and adults. and under the most try
ing conditions, which proves it to be the
best medicine in the world for bowel
complaint. For sale by
G. L. Richardson, Peru and Weston,
J.. G. Bolster, Bondyille.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

My little boy, when two years of age
was taken very i'll with bloody flux.
was advised to use Chamberlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, and
luckily procured part of bottle. care.
fully read the directions and gave it &C.
cordin9ly. He was very low. but slowly
and surely he began TO improve, gradual
" recovered, and is now as stout and
strong as ever. | feel sure it saved bis
life. | never can praise the Remedy
its worth. am sorry every one in The
world does not know how good it is, as |
do.-Mrs. Lima S. Hinton, Gfahamsville.
Marion Co., Florida. For sale by
G. L. Richardson, Peru and Weston,
L. c. Bolster, Bondyille,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
There is talk Of a "greater Lowell

One curious result of the fall in GER
calls and other products is to render
obsolete the cable codes used by ship
pers and Spectators. Prices have
gone under the lowest figures which
were thought TO be possible when the
codes were compiled.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

Ex-Secretary w. c. Whitney denies
the statement that New York is a
doubtful State. He says that not on
ly can Bryan net win there, but that
Mckinley will carry it by 100000
majority. This number is $4,000
more than the Republican nominees
majority as predicted by ex,Gov. Flow
er short time ago.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The sound money Democrats have
called national convention to be
convened at indianapolis on the
second of September. Nearly all the
states in the Union will be repre-
scented.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

If you have ever seen little child in
the agony of summer complaint, you can
realize the danger of the trouble and APP
preciate the value of instantaneous relief
always afforded by DeWitt's Colo &
Cholera Cure. For dysentery and dir
lhna it is reliable remedy. We could
not afford TO recomend this as a cure I'M
less it were a cure.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, +. E Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvlle, G. G
Smith, So. Londonderry and L. B. Pier
| Rawsodville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

1t doesn't matter much whether sick
headche, biliousness, Indigestion and
constipation are caused by neglect or by
unavoidable circumstances DeWitt's
Little Early Risers will speedily cure
them all.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvlle, u. G..
Smith, SO. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The Democrats of Bennington coun-
ty endorsed both the state and national
platforms and now the party candidates
are practicing the great straddle act
by trying to stand with one foot on Mt.
Bromley and the other on Mt. An.
thony and shouting, 81 am Demo
Gratis" in a voice that can be heard all
over the county.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The Japanese Government has or.
dered four ironclads and four frst.class
and two second-class cruisers from Brit
isb ship-builders.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The Soar family Of Ambaston, Der
byshire. England, have a curious
heirloom in the shape of loaf Of bread
which is over 500 years old.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial
association held its 22d annual field
day and basket picnic on the site of
Fort Dummer in Brattleboro yester-
day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The sea is infinitely more productive
than the land. 1t is estimated that an
acre of good fishing will yield more
food in week than an acre of the best
land will Weld in wear.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
Sitter John. Editor.

Copies OF this paper caa be obtained
al the By'attleboro Ne,cS rooms, Eliot
Street, BrattlebOro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

1t is a curious fact that the same old
chestnut has been long time in use.
Back in the days Of wildcat banking,
it was given out and believed BY some
that the bank-notes did not fall in val.
ne but that specie had risen. Some Of
the crazy crowd indeed went so far a:
to think it good policy to get congress
to legalize suspension Of specie pay
ments permanently. Can folly go far
Their? Again, England in 1910 wa:
on paper basis with gold at 115.
Most of the wiseacres decided that golc
had appreciated, and it required 8
special commission of parliament tc
prove to them how silly the assumption
was and that it was the paper money
by its excessive volume that did the
mischief. st. Johnsbury Republican
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
Farmers Past and Precent.

All Populists assume that farmers
generally are less prosperous than
they used to be. They have said this
SO often that many of them have come
to believe it, and some who have no
sympathy with the Populistic scheme
of life are somewhat inclined to think
that it may be true.
But it is not true. OF course far.
mers suffer from industrial depression
and other natural causes, just like all
other classes in the community. The
farmer is producer of goods which
he expects TO sell. In that respect
he is like the manufacturer. But
neither the farmer nor the manufac.
turer can always be sure of selling
his goods at profit. Losses as wei
as profits must be taken into the &C,
count in all human enterprises; anG
as the farmer does business on com
paratively small margin of capital, he
feels the losses of bad years more
than the man who does business on {
large capital. Exactly the same
thing is true of the small tradesmal
in dull times, or of the mechanic
when work is scarce. 1t is part o.
the great industrial law growing GU
of the competitive system of >socia
life, whose operation can be checked
by no act of legislation of whateve
character.
In point of fact, farmers, as class
were never so well off as they are to
day, They eat better food, wear bet
Ter clothes,, have better furniture il
their homes, are able to buy NOR
books, magazines and papers, ant
generally speaking, enjoy more luxu
RES than their fathers aud grand
fathers ever dreamed Of. There i
no comparison between the condition
OF the average farmer TO day an(
that OF the average farmer of fort,
or nifty years ago. The farmer of to
DAY regards as necessities grea
number Of things that the old-tim
farmer regarded as Injuries. In tina
Tact hes an explanation of the dis
content OF many farmers of the pres
ent time. Like every other class O
people IN the civilized world to- day
they have come to desire more thing
than they have the means to obtain
ouch discomfort is healthful when
does not lead to lawessness and rev
olution. The farmers are not TO b
blamed for trying 10 better their con
dltlon quite the contrary. We ar
all trying to do that. But they ar
far too sensible to suppose that the
can better their condition by pullin
down the whole social fabric. To d
SO would be as foolish as to ploug
up field Of corn because a few hill
failed to attain the average growth @
the field. New York Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

al have found Hoods Pills an excel
lent remedy for biliousness and all liver
ills" Jessie Greenia, Swanton, VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

If any man says "is it hot enough
for your" shoot him on the spot.
"Where are you going p says Tom
to Bill
Says Bryan, "I'm footing it up a
hill"
care you going with Sewall,' says
Tom, "or me p
ooh, it looks like RAM" says Bill !;
"tee-hee New York Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
The sound money Democrats of
Vermont who adhere to the historic
principles of the party, as exempli-
fed by Jefferson, jackson, Tilden
and Cleveland rather than the Popu-
hslic- Socialistic combination eXem-
plifed by the Chicago platform and
its reputation of Democratic admin
istration, are invited to meet in mass
convention at Opera Hall, Bellows
Falls, August 18th at 1880 a. M,
for the purpose Of electing eight del
egates to represent the state at the
National Democratic convention to
be held at indianapolis Sept. 2, and
also to nominate four presidential
electors in support of the ticket NOM
mated there.
1t is expected that Ex-Congress-
men W. D. Bynum of Indiana and
Chas. Tracey of New York, one or
both, will be present TO address the
convention, while some of the best of
our state orators, Z. nj. Meldon of
Rutland and Mayor John w. Gordon
of Barre will be heard.
Arrangements for half fare will be
made on all the railroads.
c. H. Davenport, Wells Valen-
tine, j. B. Johnson, DR.. c. A.
Gale, Elisha May, Joel H. Holton,
w. II. Dreamer, Provisional State
Committee.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
If Your
Eyes
Pain, smart or water it is their plead
ing for help.
SPECTACLES I!

No matter if somebody does Try TO dis
suade you. Yours is the pain ard dan
ger. We do not charge anything for ex-
aminatious of the eyes aud if an oculists
care is needed we frankly tell you. i
your glasses are crooked or bend or pinch
we will set them right for nothing.
Glasses sent by mail or stage will re-
ceive our prompt attention and viii be
returned The same day. People wishing
glasses and are not able to call on us send
at once for our test cards with instruc-
tions to use same.
Carleton Il Lugenc,
Manchester Centre VT.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

Theories of cure may be discussed al
length by physicians, but the sufferers
want quick reli-f; and One Minute Cough
Cure will ;give it to them. a safe cure
for children, It's "the only harmlc>,
remedy that produces immediate results.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. f.
Smith, Jamaica and Jonas Hi Bond
vile, G G. Smith, so. Londonderry and
f. b. Pier, Rawsonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

The inhabitants of the United King.
dom post 100000 letters ETC., each
week.
There are manufactured in the United
States 100000 kegs of rails in q
year.
1t is estimated that lightning flash
is only visible 100000 part OF sec
ond.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

India produced over 100000 tons
of coal last year.
Fourth Of July fire losses through
out the country were unusually light
this year.
London will soon substitute electric.
ity for steam in its underground rail
ways.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14
Hank! Hark! :!
Don't You Hear the Fire Ben

Keep insured in the Old reliable Yer
mont Mutual aud New England Fire In
surance Companies.
A Ear@e New Stock of Caskcts. New
styles from Bristol, Rock Falls, and
Florence, Mass. f. G. Cones varnish
ed solid oak, plain cloth, cloth with vel.
vet or sateen combination, draped cloth
black aud white embossed plush. Sterling
Shire casket.
Hereafter all cloth caskets will be GOV.
cred on chestnut shells, extension handles.
Shrouds, embalming fluid.
j. @ CRAGIN, Agent,
Weston Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

LONDONDERRY Sitter.
Issued every Friday Morning. Terms
$l.O0 year at offices where bundles are
sent, $l.l0 where sent in Single Wrap
"ers. Address
The Sitter,
So, Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-08-14

Londonderry, VI.