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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

Queer and consumer. The exchange can
deal in other things than onions. There
Is no reason why it shouldn't supply the
frozen north in early spring with let
tuce and other garden sass" If to
these, oranges and figs and lemons and
other fruits are not added, 1t is only be-
cause the Bermudas are, or have been
until now, singularly lacking in push.
Perhaps it's one of life's compensations
that this should be so, in a land blessed
possibly beyond all others by productive
soil and tolerant climate. A climate
where the cedar and the palm grow next
door neighbors in hedgerow, and
where goldenrod and snowdrops bios
som at the same time, q climate without
either frost in winter or sunstroke in
summer, enables its possessors to get
along without hustling The only per
son | have yet seen to walk fast in Ber-
muda was little mother of seven chill
dreh from Ottawa, where they know
what blizzard means.
Visitors never tire of watching the
onion boxes down under the big open
dock sheds. They are brought down in
the cool of the evening mainly, and are
protected from the sun by awnings.
Like little ants the donkeys come and
go, and presently there rise great heaps
of two or three thousand tons of boxed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

miles in the little toy islands alto
gether; of which some hundred square
acres are waste stretches of cedar
GRAINED hills 40 more are desolate sand
dunes and coral rocks, so are covered
with forts and camps, and lot more
by villas and lawns-or so it would
seem to a casual observer. The islands
impress one as much larger than they
are, because everything, beginning with
the donkeys, Is on small scale, like
one of the mil. iature landscapes they
build IN Japanf Sc gardens. The roads
are from ten to twenty feet wide, in
stead of from 60 to 100; the fields cover
from half an acre to five acres, instead
of ten times that area; and even o
mountain covered with cedar forest, or
what looks like one, proves to be only
Is or 20 acres with 2O-foot hump in
the middle. But hidden away in the
fertile valleys between the rocks are
tiny patches of onions, Easter lilies and
potatoes, which products, flowing to-
gether here in Hamilton, freight two
steamships week during the season.
There are other things of course
bananas, pawpaws, sage, lettuce, plums,
garden flowers; but the lily, the onion
and the potato fill the long sheds on
Front street to overlooking during the
early spring and mingle their amicablc
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

/ all expressed themselves in favor of
joining the new association. None of
them considered that an initiation fee
of $1,000 was excessive, because it was
shown that there was every probability
of their getting good rate of interest
on the money. At first we thought of
building one-story academy, some
thing like the Seventh regiment armory
in style, and of using it exclusively as n
private bicycle academy. Such IL
building would cost at least 100000
md there would be a constant tax on
the purses of the members to support
1t; so we finally decided upon the
larger building"
What will the proposed building
cost?" he was asked.
"At least 100000, perhaps 81 100000,
ground and all, but don't think there
will be any trouble in raising that
amount. Such an academy, | think, as
DO many others, is an absolute necessity
in New York. Why, we are even be-
hind Japan in the use of the bicycle.
They may have no academies to speak
Of, but every one rides bike Let
ter carriers, messengers boys and girls,
policemen, all classes, in fact, from the
highest to the lowest, use the wheel in
transacting their business. AS far as
academies are concerned, New York is
behind every other city of Importance
n either Europe or America. We
hope, however, to spring into the lead
With the new academy" he concluded.
Work on the new building, it is ex-
2eeted. will begin not later than Octo-
Der next.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

IL have found Hoods Pills good ned
icine for headacEc and kidney Trouble,
NJ. C. Alden, Swanton Junction, vt,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

only 90 per cent. of the farmers of the
islands but bankers merchants and
others interested in their prosperity,
has Just extended the St. Dayid's sys-
tenn to cover all the islands, II has
plenty of capital; itcontrols practically
the entire crop; it deals with five or six
commission merchants in the New York
produce exchange; but these are forbid
den, on pain of losing their trade, to
cut rates against each other, or to sell
n single box of onions below the prices
fixed by the Bermuda exchange.
To insure steady demand for the on-
ions, quality is looked after. A strict in
spection prevents any but first-class
goods going north--at least with the eX-
change stamp. a few cantankerous
souls who refuse to join the exchange
can get about half price for uninspected
onions, but at this rate they will soon be
coaNed into the combine with n club.
1t is difficult to see how such an ar
rangement can fail to benefit both pro-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

Prof. Dixi Crosby, NJ. D., l.. : ,
who for thirty-two years was at the
head OF Dartmouth Medical College,
belonged to the famous Crosby family
Of physicians, which for several gener-
ations has furnished more distin-
guished medical men than any other
family in America. His father was
DR.. Asa Crosby, of Dartmouth, who
procured the charter of the State
medical society, of which he was for
thirty years o conspicuous member;
one brother, DR.. Josiah Crosby, in
vented the invalid bed and the method
Of making extensions of fractured
limbs by adhesive strips; another
brother, DR.. Thos. r. Crosby, was
chief surgeon in Columbian College
Hospital during the war, and later
professor of animal and vegetable
physiology at Dartmouth College;
while DR.. Dixi Crosby himself was
the inventor and discovercr of various
important improvements in medicine
and surgery, including o new and
unique mode of reducing metacarpo-
phalangoal dislocation, opening Of alb.
sccss at hip-joint, etc, etc.
At the early age Of twenty-four his
extraordinary skill and success in over
coming disease had already attracted
he attention of medical men through
out the world, and won for him the
highest honors. His greatest achieve
nent was the discovery of an original
method for perfecting and compound
ing in permanent form what has be-
como known as his "prize formula"
and which, under the name Of Puri-
tana, is legally protected.
The foundation OF this remarkable
medical discovery consists Of simple
New England roots and herbs, and the
original family recipe for it has de-
scendcd to Ito long limo Of Crosby
physicians from their Puritan aace6-
tors, Its peculiar vegetable compost
ton rendered it necessary to brew ii
Whenever needed in tho early days Of
its history, and after the scattering Of
the Puritan families to remote 1ocali-
ties, where the necessary ingredients
were not to be found, many attempts
were made to put it up in permanent
form, all OF which failed until Dr.. Dizi
Crosby discovered means and methods,
tie result of which is: Natures Cure
compounded in the laboc@tarJ ..
Common Sense.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

ingness to put up the required $1,000
apiece for the privilege of joining.
The top floor of the new academy
win be inelosed with walls somewhat
after the style of roll-top desk, so that
they may be kept wide open in warm
weather and tightly closed during the
winter months. There will also be an
observatory extending up from the
roof, whence birds eye view of all
New York may be obtained. The roof
or top floor will be for the exclusive
use of the members of the association,
At present every bicycle academy in
the city is more or less public, and there
has been a steadily increasing demand
for greater privacy.
The new building will be from $50 to
800 feet long, by $50 feet wide, and it is
intended to have frst-class track,
circling up from the main or ground
floor to the roof, after the fashion of the
leading bicycle academy in Paris. The
track, it is said, can be so nicely graded
in building of the dimensions named,
that no more eXertion will be needed ia
making the ascent than there would be
in mounting the easy slope of a low
hill, and riders could coast down at
their ease with no danger whatever of
being run away with. The distance
top to bottom on a track of the kind
contemplated would be about three
miles-which is longer than the track
in the Paris academy. Of course, there
ARE to be elevators and stairways in the
building, in addition to the track facil-
troduced wherever practical. Mr..
Gignaux intends to spend the summer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

Physical strength is highly rated in
Switzerland. In several cantons the
custom still prevails of holding wrest-
ling matches. The champions taking
parts in these athletic sports belong
to the most diverse ranks in the social
scale. Thus, at festival in Grenchen,
a little town in the canton of Soleure,
a wealthy proprietor and his tenant, a
carpenter. stepped into the arena to
wrestle according to the rules of art.
There were to be four rounds, or falls"
the stake for each fall" being one quar-
ter's rent. After the carpenter had
thrown his landlord four times the vic
tors prize was awarded to him, and
he found himself entitled to live in his
house rent free for a whole year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

months abroad, visiting the leading
academies in London, Paris, Berlin,
Vienna and St. Petersburg, and will
make note of all the features most de-
sirahle in New York academy.
The arrangements for privacy for the
members will really mean something.
There will be a suite of retiring rooms
for the women and another for the men,
with maids and Wallets, respectively, in
attendance. There will be lockers for
the members to keep their riding cos
TUNES in, attendants to clean and repair
them. Another novelty will be large
bicycle stable, where the silent steeds
of the members will be cleaned and re-
paired and stabbed when not in use
instead Of a blacksmith there will be 6
"heclsmith regularly employed by the
Management to keep the bicycles in
good order, and force of hostlers win
be in constant attendance to look after
them. The floor next to the top will be
especially devoted to the public in gen.
eral, and especially adapted to the use
If fast riders or "scorchers." Admit
lance to this track may be had by pay
ing a small fee, but the top floor, as has
been stated, will be reserved for the use
of the members exclusively.
In addition there will be Turkish and
Russian baths, some for the exclusive
use of the members of the association,
and others for the public in general.
ihere will also be large gymnasium,
and a swimming tank for the sole use
of the members; and instructors in
fencing boxing, swimming, and so
forth, will be provided.
The rest of the building will be
rented, and it is expected that the
financial returns will be great enough,
to support the association, and pay the
organizers fair interest on the $1,000
membership fee. The ground floor has
already been spoken for by the agents
Of large bicycle factory, who will
have their principal salesr9oms there;
anl it is thought that nearly all the
available space will be readily rented
20 persons engaged directly or Indirect
y in the bicycle industry On the
:hird floor from the roof it is proposed
tc open restaurant with sides as far
as possible constructed with glass, 50
that people may have a good view all
,ver the city while eating. 1t is hoped
that some well known caterer, such as
pelmonico, will be induced TO take hold
If the restaurant, and provide an eat
ng place that will surpass anything
VI its kind in the world at very moder-
ate charges.
In summer, when there is little or no
iced of indoor accommodations for the
members of the bicycling association,
Jhe top floor will be used as a mann
goth summer garden. where the best
audeville talent that can be c'.aincd
rili BE- engaged to provide amusement
roI the public; and this it is thought
VII mean a LARGE aGd'ticn to the in
come Of the association. Mr.. GignauX.
in discussing the scope and plans Of
the rev academy recently, said:
THE Michaux club. which is at pres
ent the leading bicycle club in town,
viii disorsanize and form new asso-
citation in body. At present that club
is limited to a membership Of $50, but
there are $50 applications for member
ship on its list and the applicants have
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

doors across the yeasty Atlantic to
Halifax and New York. l have seen
little patch of half an acre from which
500 boxes of lily buds were shipped this
spring, to be unpacked in New York
md surprised into opening by hot water,
and a beautiful sight the field was still.
with the comparatively few lilies that
had been left 10 bloom; for each stalk
bears many buds, and the flowers keep
on blooming long after Easter. AS for
onions, each day in the season the farm
er's helpers go through the rows pull
ing those which have reached standard
size, aad leaving the rest to grow. SO
the season lasts long time.
But started to tell about the many
donkeys pulling together.
Bermuda had its troubles with the
city commission observation-disclosures
Just the same as other farmers have.
A few cases Of very early onions, reach
ing New York while the billiards were
still on. mipht command fancy prices
of four or five dollars box. After
that there was the usual spectacle of
COll lst'iiS tOltIilaSiou tOCl'liS hAn az
fl,icing wholc cargoes for song 10 get
rid of them, so that the loss on the late
shipments was often bigger than the
profit on the early ones. There was
complaint of dishonesty too. One
farmer sent to New York a considera-
bic quantity of choice lettuce. Instead
of getting paid for it he received a bill
for SLABS for freight and handling of
culls." He didn't pay it-probably
wasn't expected to pay it; but even at
that the transaction wasn't lucrative.
One little island there was, without
town or church-St. David's island
whose farmers made less complaint.
They had long ago formed a combina-
ton to deal as unit against the com
mon foe, and sent nothing but choice
stuff to market, so that a St. David's
onion had repute with people who knew
what's what, and commanded fair
price throughout the season.
The Bermuda produce exchange, a
new organization which includes not
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22
Two Sayings from Cork.

A Cork town councillor is credited
with having thus spoken: There can
be no doubt of the virulence of this cpl,
demic, for l know of people lying dead
from it who never died before" The
same gentleman thus chivalrously de.
Tended a colleague: Il strongly pro.
test against this attack on my absen;
friend, for surely it is not right to hang
a iran behind his back"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22
TIE HEM ~ EEoATTA.


for the Diamond Souls.
Dr.. William s. Mcdowell, of the Del
aware Boat club, of Chicago, has en-.
tered for the diamond sculls in the
Henley regatta, in England.
Mcdowell weighs, in good condition.
no pounds, and stands five feet eleven
inches high. lie is in splendid shape
now, and with Il few weeks practice on
the water will be able to row the race
OF his life. The English regatta will
be held early in July. DR., Mcdowell
commenced sculling in 1883, and has
participated in all the various regattas
since that time. Last year he sue
ceeded in winning the amateur cham
pionship at Saratoga from a field OF
the best scullcrs. At the Peoples
Fourth of July regatta in Philadelphia
lie met and defeated the best scullers
in the east. Later in the season, at the
regatta of the Northwest Rowing asso'
citation he won the quarter-mile dash,
and also the senior single mile and n
half in 9:41. Later he won the cham
pionship of the south in Indianapolis.
and also the senior single event at the
Labor day regatta of the Lincoln ParI;
Navy. He is confident that he can row
in faster time than IN 1895.
DR.. Mcdowell will be entered in all OF
the principal regattas of the county,
after his return from England. The
Toronto Rowing club has entered
Thompson for the Henley event, but
Mcdowell is of the opinion that he can
outdistance him. He is the only other
competitor from this side of the water.
and he has already been beaten
by Mcdowell. If Mcdowell succeeds
in winning the diamond SOULS it will
be feat which has never before been
performed by an American.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22
THE 0.,IQl8 0T BERMUDA
An Interesting Experiment in CO.
Operative Distribution.
Lilies and "Garden sass"-Tiny specks OF
Islands Which brought the Commits
sion Merchants to rime-How tho
Donkeys Pulled Together.
[coPYRIaHT, 1896 !

Hamilton. Bermuda.-A tiny donkey,
weighing rather less than his negrJ
driver, trottingly complacently along
with perhaps wheelbarrow load OF
onions on the little cart he drags, does
not impress one as power. But many
donkeys, many drivers and many onions
make a different tale-if they all pull,
drive and smell together,
It's one of the good Lords mysteries
how any onions can grow in Bermuda
at all. There are only about 20 square
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

Il have taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for
Scrvfula through the months Of March,
April and May for a number of years and
am always better for the use of it. My
appetite improves and the lasting effects
of Hoods Sarsaparilla helps Inc through
the warm weather. ] know from person
al experience that it is good medicine. "
Mrs. Ira W. Brown, Worcester, Vt.
Hoods Pills cure sick headache.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

If you desire a luxurious growth of
healthy hair of a natural DIOR, natures
browning ornament of both sexes use
only Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re-
newer.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-05-22

A Domestic View.

Mamma, why do they call 1t the
weather bureau?"
because the top drawer is general
y in such a frightful mess, suppose"
Chicago Record.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Senator M. Thurston, Of Nebraska, can be
the Ninth Member Of It.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. duly 14.-lfon.
Henry G. Payne, Of Wisconsin, is the
first member of the executive commit.
tee of the republican national conven-
tion to reach Cleveland, to attend the
meeting, called for tomorrow. He
came over from Chicago, last night.
After breakfast, he called at Mr.. Han
mas office. The latter was very busy,
rec siving politicians, and newspaper
men. Hanna said to a reporter for
the United Press: ssThere is nothing
to add to the statement made yester-
day" The impression prevails that
Senator j. NJ. Thurston, of Nebraska,
who was permanent chairman Of the
St. Louis convention, can be the ninth
member Of the executive committee, ii
he will accept the place. Should the
executive committee remain in session
over Thursday, Major Mckinley will
come up from Canton to see the mem,
bers. He would come tomorrow, bus
the proposed visit Of the women OF
northeastern Ohio interferes.
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ORDER q liIpaeNlANsa !,


DETRoIT. Mich, July IA The ma,
tional convention Of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians opened here to-day.
Four hundred delegates are 10 attend.
ance, and with them are thousands Of
members and txcursionists from near
and distant points. This is the branch
OF the order which Is not affiliated with
the board OF Erin. There have been
two factions In; the HIberniaus for sew.
eral years, each holding separate. an
nual conventions. Numerous efforts
have been made to bring the bodies 10.
gether, but so far without result.
This morning the delegates assem-
bled at the Catholic club, aud at Q
O'Clock marched in professions to the
cathedral of st. Peter and St. Paul,
where high pontIfical mass was cele-
brated and sermon preached by Bish-
,op Foley.
At the conclusion of the service, the
delegates re- assembled at the club and
the first business meeting was called to
order, only those having the password
being admitted. This evening Bishop
Foley will tender a reception 10 the
members and delegates.
The report Of National Secretary
Slattery, for the two years ending De-
cember 31st last. shows. a total mem
bership Of 89,901.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-14
WISCONSIN PREPARING.
The Soth Anniversary Of the States Admis-
sion to be Observed.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July IA The
executive committee appointed by the
committee OF 100 to take steps looking
to the grand celebration in 1898, OF
the fiftieth anniversary Of the admis-
sion of Wisconsin into the union, as
sembled here to-day for the purpose Of
discussing the scope OF the celebration,
and considering the means of raising
the funds.
1t has already been formally decided
to organize great industrial exposi-
tion, modelled after the plan of the
worlds fair, and subscriptions towards
any stock which may be issued for that
purpose have already been made by
Hon. Thomas B. Bryan, vice president
Of the Columbian exposition, and
several Of the ex-directors Of that body.
The citizens of Milwaukee are expect
ed to subscribe in the neighborhood OF
5000, 900, and the people of the state
will then be asked to chip in an equal
amount. This will be augmented with
an appropriation by the Legislature.
State Senator James III. Stout, OF
Menominee. Is larg'y In favor as d.
rector -geneaal.
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