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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

is of the lightest character of sea
dredging. Both outside and inside this
narrow reef the water is over 60 feet
deep. and Pearl Harbor, from the bar
to its extreme limits inland, is without
any obstruction and is of sufficien;
depth for the largest ships. Five hun
dred sail could easily be moored to the
shores in positions of perfect safety.
Deep water is found all along the
shores of the bay. all Of which are per-
pendicrlar walls of stone. They could
scarcely be more regular or useful if
they had been built by skilled work
men. On the side of the bay next to
Honolulu hills from the seacoaet are
from 100 to 500 feet hierl- Guns on these
elevations would easily command the
entrance to both harbors. while within
Pearl harbor and back of Honolulu the
points available for harbor defense
could scarcely be more advantageous.
The cost of land for these works will
be what the United States chooses to
give. 1t should be what a court and
jury would award on a full hearing.
The courts are of very high models of
wisdom and justice. The channels of
Pearl harbor are all deep-with rock
bound shores that are perpendicular.
A vessel can be moored at almost any
place along miles of shore line and will
be out of sight from sea, except the
top riggings. The largest ship can
easily turn round in the natrowcst
parts, while dry dock can be con-
structed at low cost at many places in
Pearl harbor with walls excavated in
the rock.
Commander H. f. Nichols, command
ing the Bennington. is now completing
the survey commenced by Admiral
Walker. When his report is made the
technical facts will appear to the eye
Of the ordinary observer.
Enough is obvious to the most I'M
skilled person to create the firm con-
viction that Pearl harbor cannot be ex-
or a great seaport. or fortress in the
sea. or as a site of great cities. or in
furnishing beautiful homes for the in
dustrial classes or for wealthy people,
in soft and temperate climate. where
nature revels in the beauty OF flowers.
and the richness of fruits. and the life
sustaining productions for the support
Of dense populations. How the United
States can do without this harbor-to
say nothing Of the other islands-is a
question that this generation must an
swer at its peril
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
The famous little pills.
How the Prince Kills time

The Prince of Wales always goes to
church Sunday morning. He has new
er been known to miss the IL o'clock
service, whether ON the continent OF al
home. After that lie roi who is to be,
samuse. When at Sandringham there
are visits, after luncheon, to the ken.
nels, the home and stud farms, while
i'll London the Prince lakes his private
hanson and pays calls. Sunday even
ing is devoted to dinner parties, usual
ly winding up with music, singing, rec
itations and other drawing entertain
ments, and it always is ON these occa-
sions that the Waleses meet those ar.
lists about whom the rest of society is
interesting itself. This is very limo.
cent amusement compared with the di-
versions of the King and Queen of
Portugal. A rousing bull fight occu-
pies their Sunday afternoons, and in
the evening they play games or have
tableaux and privatetheatricals. Other
countries, other cnstoms.-B ston Her
aid.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Norwich boasts of cat farmer
who raises the animals for the Dart
mouth medical students. 1t is claim
ed that many of them are used by
the students for the purpose of vivi-
section. In this connection it is graf.
flying to learn that the president of the
state humane society, Mr.. Waldron
of Chester, we believe, is after this
cat raiser. All humane people every
where will pray for strength to Mr..
Waldron's arm.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

j. G. Berry, one of the bet Known ell,
lzens of Spencer, Mo-. tr> ifs nat he
cured himself Of he worst Kind OF pi!ts
by using few boxes Of DeWi.t's w teh
Hazel S,lve. He uad been troubled with
plies for over thirty years aud ha u,cd
@anv different kinds Of 30 ca,lrd cure
but DeWlts was the one th,t d d The
work aud lie viii ve,ily this statement il
any one w-hes TO wriie h IN.
c. +. Bacon, Londonderry. F. E. Smitu
Jomaica, Jonas Hill Boudvile; G. Il.
smith. So. Londonderry aud f. B. Pier,
k.lwsouvlle
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
II refund the money on 4 50s. bott'e OF
Green's Warrante Syrup of Ia If il
fails 10 cue vour con.h Or cold, We
81 guarantee a 2Jc b,,tl' II prove salts
racjo on NJ ,ncv refund d.
l.. I. & ", H. I.andman, S Londonderry
G. G. Smith, &" =
t.. Z Bacon, londonderry,
l. G. Bolster, Bondvilie,
r. B. ricr, R1wsonyilie,
F. L, Smith lem"ic9,
H, L. Gould, W INDIAN,
Geo l.. r richardson, Weston and Peru.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
FRIDAY MORNING. NOV. 26, 1897
SENATOR JOHN MORGAN.
Writes from Honolulu on the Sub.
ject OF Annexation.
, nited states, Says the Alabama
Statesman, Must Occupy Pearl
Ilarbor - An Almost ideal
Naval station.

While Senator Morgan, Alabama, was
in Honolulu he wrote aletter on the sub
ject of Hawaiian annexation to the New
York Herald. The following extract
from it refers to the beautiful Pearl
Harbor, the proposed station IN the Pa-
ciic ocean, foA the United States navy:
Considered in a sense as broad as the
distance between Asia and America,
there is no place on either coast, or in
any island of the Pacific ocean, that is
OF equal importance and value to COM
merce or naval power as Pearl Harbor.
The reasons are that 1t is central in
the are of the great circle, north of the
equator, that is described by the coasts
of Asia and America. 1t has the best
climate of any port on either coast. 1t
affords the best and cheapest shelter to
shipping and the least expensive ways
for provisioning, repairing, coaling and
watering vessels of any size.
The sea line of the har'bor is coral
reef that is about eight miles from the
shore of the harbor in it's inland stretch
on direct line. The bay divides into
three bodies of water as it reaches in
land, all nearly of equal size and depth.
The peninsulas that thus divide the wa
tiers approach the entrance through the
outer bar-the coral reef-within dis
lance of three miles, and command 1t
absolutely. Inland the shores of the
harbor, with their meanderings, are
included in a space about six miles
wide, as will be seen by consulting a
chart of the harbor. The outer bar is
of soft corals, and easily removed by
pumping, and the space to be dredged
is less than half mile.
All these questions are put to rest by
the dredging of the same kind of bar
at Honolulu, not six miles up the coast,
and are no longer debatable. The work
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

One of the most disastrous fires in
London's history since the great fire
of 1866 broke out in large block of
buildings lying eastward of Alders
Gate street and between that
thoroughfare and Red Cross street
just after O'Clock Friday afternoon.
1t is officially reported that 100
warehouses have been Quilted. An
estimate of the damage done places
the amount at nearly S25 200, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Dun's Review states that the pres
ent business in the boot and shoe line
surpasses all records in shipments
from the East for Novembers, being
81 per cent. larger than in the pros
porous period of 1892, and that the
total for the year will probably be
the greatest ever known. The works
are running full capacity, and the
host of urgent demands would seem
to indicate an Inability to satisfy the
demand.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently
there has been placed In all the grocery stores a
new preparation called GRAlN-O, made of pure
grains, that takes the place of cof c. The most
delicate stomach receives It without distress and
but few can tell it from coffee. Il does not ecsi
over as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. 10 cts and % cts, per package.
Try 1t. Ask for GRAIN-o.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
Neu riIiinr for wnr shin..

There is again talk in French naval
circles of adopting caoutchouc filling
..riween the interskin and outer shell
of warships. Cellulose and corn pith
seem to be out of favor at present. 1t
is thought that even if the more elastic
substance should be penetrated by shot
n shell the rent would close, and only
Il small quantity of water be admitted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

You can't cure consumption but you
can avoid it and cure every other form of
throat or lung trouble by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvile. G. G.
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier.
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Some of our Democratic friends
are booming Felix W. McGettric
of st. Adams for governor. Nc
Gettric was a government official I'M
der Cleveland and is noted for carry
ing revolver and sometimes flourish
ing it and at all times using prayer
full Observation-Disclosures that
should not be overlooked and, posi-
bly,, emlnently fit him for the nomi-
nation at the hands of his party.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

The affairs of the Central Vermont
railroad seem by no means to be set.
tied and there is strong probability
that it will not 60 into the hands of
the Grand Trunk. 1t is to be hoped
that reorganization will be effected
that will insure a continuance of the
present management. This, we
think, is desired by all Vermonters.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Gov. Lowndes bid for that Mary
land Senatorship was almost too dig
nified to win. 1t would be. better, of
course, if there was no scrambling
for Office, but everybody knows that
the scramblers are as rule the men
who get the offices.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

J. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex
says that when he has spell of indiges.
ton, feels bad and sluggish, he takes two
of DeWitt's Little Early Risers at night,
and he is all right the next morning,
Many thousands of others do the same
thing. Do you
c. <. Bacon, Londonderry, f. E.
Smith, Jamaica and Jonas Hill Bond
vile, G G. Smith, So. Londonderry and
F. B, Pier, Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Friends of the late Henry George
would have thought more of few
words in his favor from Mr.. Bryan,
while the late campaign was going on,
than they do of Mr.. Bryan's contri
button to the Henry George monu-
ment fund.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

A Georgia negro, said to be 1O3
years old, stopped in Washington on
his way north, to ask the President
and other prominent men to help him
build a home for aged negroes in the
south.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Horace Vose of Rhode Island, who
annually sends to the White House a
superb turke, sent this year 27.pound-
er. When it comes to big turkeys
Horace always gets there and with both
feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

If the will of the late Mr.. Pullman
had anything to do with the break.
ing Of the engagement of Miss Ogles-
by to marry one of the young Pull
mans, the young man should con-
graduate himself on his good fortune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

The big baseball league will fur
nish two umpires for each Igame,
next year; presumably, one to be
"cussed" and to have things thrown
at him, and the other to make decis
ions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

A dude is usually harmless sort
of thing, but not so is j. Waldere
Kirk, who aspires to the title, liking
of dudes" and who is now under ar
rest for shooting a man full of holes,
in New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Advocates for municipal owner.
ship are aghast at the action of the
Philadelphia authorities in selling the
gas works, long owned and worked
by the city, to private corporation.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

1t is noted that the oearer the date
for the copvenino of CONGRESS- an
proaches, the more obliging the new
government of Span gets to our gov
eminent. Cynical persons say that
there is a connection.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Thanksgiving has gone to the shady
realms; the foot ball season has closed
and we've nothing to do but prepare
for Christmas, the jolliest, bappiest sea
SON of all.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
Cherokee Form OF Marriage,

The Cherokee form OF marriage Is
4terhaps the simplest and most express
sive of any. The man and woman
,.erely join hands over running
,trear. emblematic of the wish that
eir future lives. hopes and aspirations
tpu!d flow on in the same channel.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

1t is certainly good plan, some
times, at lesst, to let we'll enough
alone. And this applies just at pres
ent to the money question. Let it
alone; it is good enough-probably
the best in the world. Because
Bryan and many of his followers are
money cranks is no reason that the
Republican party should jump into
the same boat and pull for some fl
nancial will-o the-wisp. Let it alone
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

If Senator Chandler doesn't mind
he will wake tup some morning and
find himself classed with the silver
republicans.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

The man who guesses that Con-
gress will do more talking than any.
thing else will not be far out of the
way.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Mr.. Cleveland scooped the para
graphers when he named the kid
Richard Folsom.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

Every man with a financial bee in
his hat wants to donate to the coun-
try currency reform scheme.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

That Brazilian republic has a
monkey and parrot time oftener than
it has anything else.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

The guests of honor at North Da-
kato's latest lynching bee were three
Indians, all murderers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26
THE
Sitter John. Editor.

Copies of this paper caa be obtained
1.-THE Brattleboro Ne,cs rooms, Eliot
Street, Brattleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

The statements of those who have been
cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla prove the
great merit of this medicine. Get only
Hoods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-11-26

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Piles, ScsIds, Burns.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-28
TIM Fifth street Cnrye.

The complaints of the street railway
curve at the intersection of Putnam
and Fifth streets do not appear to be
justified. The curve is not all that
might be desired, but the steep slope OF
the ground and the narrow pavement
on Putnam street seem to be entirely
responsible. 1t is difficult to conceive
how a shorter curve would improve
matters and it is certain that at such a
point it would increase the danger oi
accidents to the cars.
1t is fair to assume that if the curve
in question were not the proper one the
City Engineer would have had some
thing to say about it and the continual
objections to every curve that has sc
far been put in by the Electric Com
pany, which is conceded by everyone tc
be building a splendid road, appear tc
be more in the nature of nagging than
anything else.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-28

something unheard of, and men played
! all the parts, regardless of the sex Of
the characters portrayed. 1t is only an
! other instance of the advancement OF
women, however, and if the plays of the
ancients are to be revived, they must
submit to the inevitable law of progress
which has set woman upon pinnacle
where she SCOTS at men of all ages and
cycles who ever imagine her their in
ferior.
1t is only an instance of their magma
nimity that the "co-eds" do not insist
upon taking all the parts themselves;
but this they have generously refraned
from doing, and the result promises to
be production OH which the Romans
themselves would gaze with awe and
wonder. The particular play which
they are going to give is the Mostel-
laria of Plautus, author of the famous
"Captivi," or "Captives," which is more
familiar to modern readers than NEST
classic plays.
The Mostellaria is to be a feature Of
the commencement exercises ut St.
Lawrence university which, as before
stated, is away up behind the hills not
far from the St. Lawrence river, Clas-
sic music has been written by Mrs. Flor
crce Lee-Whitman, a coed graduate.
and a progressive-or, perhaps one
should say retrogressive-student has
gone back some 25 centuries or so to
find the most approved method of play
ing the tibia or Roman flute. The tick
cts and announcements are printed in
Latin, and that the arrangements may
all be entirely up-to-date in their
character, the assistants of q veil
known artist of New York city was in
voked to make them poster which,
while thoroughly classic in its outline,
is sufficiently posterific in its coloring
to advertise the most modern literary
production of a Kipling or Crane.
y libretto has been published which
is nothing less than a complete blank
verse translation of the play. This also
is the work of graduates of the univer-
sity, and bears on its title page the
name Of G. r. Hardie, the present pro-
fessor of Latin, and Mrs. c. p. Gaines,
wife of a former professor, and herself
at one time instructor in English lit
erature.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-28

guns on board of her. She has one
muzzle-loading converted rifle and six
nine-inch smooth bores. Still. her crew
might be useful for boarding purposes
if it came to that in Honolulu harbor.
What two ships of war of the japanese
navy are now OF. their way for Homo
lulu is not stated in the dispatches.
The United States could concentrate
in a short time powerful fleet at Homo
lulu. The Pacific and Asiatic squad
rons are both within striking distance.
In the Pacific squadron, the flagship of
which is the Philadelphia, are the Ben
uington, a gunboat; the Marion, a tub;
the Monterey, coast defense vessel
Of the double-turreted monitor type,
and the Oregon, first-class battle ship.
In the Asiatic squadron are the gun
| boats Detroit, Machias and Yorktown,
the old wooden steamer Monocacy, and
( the lirst-class cruiser Olympia.
| Annexation will save the islands to
the white man is the cry of the repub-
| Leans in Hawaii to-day" says an Eng
| lishman with large business interests
in the Sandwich islands, who has just
passed through this country on his way
to Europe. Everyone there has ideas
on the subiect-even hechildren. There
are as many authorities on annexation
in Honolulu as there are people in the
town. Throughout the business part of
the day the population is big debating
society, whose members argue the
pF 1,aaff ,ir,,r Dft 40 NIT oil
States from every imaginable point of
view.
Just at this moment there is great
deal OF talE about japanese immigra-
ton. but it viii not last long. and. in
tense as it is, it does not put the peren-
. NAL question of annexation in the back
. ground. The supreme court, sitting in
Honolulu, has declared that the Japa-
nese have no rights under treaty until
they are landed and have become actual
residents. 1t declares that prevent
ing them from landing is an executive
act not judicial, and that the treaty
has no effect upon an executive act
This reasoning is much like that of the
supreme court OF the United States
. when il passed on the Geary act. Japan
doesn't wish Hawaii. and Hawaii re
! fuses 10 take any more japanese coolies
There the matter will rest probably, bu
2 the republicans would be much NOR
g content if they were under the shelter
, ing wing of the United States. They ar
+ just a little shy OF the victorious nav,
of the japanese"
Mr.. Irwin, an American-and, by tn
way, a granddaughter of BENJAMIN
Franklin-who has lived long in Japa
. as Hawaiian minister resident. doe
not expect to see any serious troubl
D between the two governments.
: England" he says, doesn't wis
D Hawaii. She might welcome the royal
D lists, but she isn't hindering the scheme
of President Dole and his friends. Sh
has in Africa all the new territory sh
cares to be busy with just now. ]
Queen Liliuokalani had granted the am
nesty after the checking of the revolu
tion against her she might be reigniuj
now; but she took bad advice instea,
of good. would not listen to Dole ant
others, and down she had TO come.
"As TO the cable stories that appea
in the papers from time to time, / cal
assure you that there is little in then
! 10 be taken seriously. As long as tn,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-28
LEAGUE NEWS.
officers Unable to Untangle the MIDDLE in
the Percentage Column.

President L. A. Moore, of the Ohio
West Virginia League, writes as fol-
lows
The ohio.W West Virginia league is in
such shape that a Philadelphia law
yer could hardly answer your question.
Every team in the league has played
or is playing one or more players in
eligible, Any games other than those
participated in by players whose con-
tracts have not been promulgated by
me according to base ball law must be
thrown out in making up the average
for the season. l haye repeatedly
called the different club owners at
tention to this and fastened TO remedy
the mistake. One took his time, the
other two have not yet condesended to
do so.
Owing to the impossibility to get
league directors to do business on busi.
ness principles, l have rendered my
resignation, same to take effect July
l,t, '97, or sooner if desired. Before re-
tiring | will endeavor to adjust the
league standing according to base ball
laws unless the board of directors de.
sire that all games played stand as
played. Ii the latter it will be an easy
matter. According to a resolution on
the minutes and not yet repealed,
double headers until after July 4th'
81, do not count. (More complication
ard proba bly, dispute.) l shall also is.
sue an official average of all players
who have participated in ten full
games
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-06-28
Too ,MathematIcaI a Mind.

An English paper says there was
once in one of the great universities a
mathematical tutor who boasted that
he neither knew nor cared to know any,
thing about poetry. 1t was all, he
said, "a lot of impractical rot"
He had friend, brother-tutor in
literature, who was very anxious TO
convert him to a liking for poetry.
This friend thought he would begin
with poem which everybody must
like. and gave the mathematician
Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brio.
ade" to read.
The mathematician took il nm and
read thus:
Half league, half league, half i.agua
onward. "e
Then he banged the book down on
the table.
"Bah!" he snorted. "If the foo,
meant league and half, why on corth
didn't he say so?'
The man of letters gave up the az.
tempt TO convert his friend to lilino
for poetry--Youth's Companion.