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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
THE CHILDREN'S SCHOOLING.

There is really no need to teach
child to read before the age of SIX
years. Precocity is not thing to be
desired. Indeed, in delicate children
1t is to be discouraged strongly. 1t is
not the slightest indication OF talent or
genius,
BY the time the child is six or seven
years old it may be given some regular
lessons and do some actual study, but
not at the expense Of health, and the
hours should be very short. Three or
four hours daily are quite enough up
to the age of ten years.
The danger of contracting contagious
diseases in day schools must never be
forgotten. Unfortunately, it is one
from which there is absolutely no safea
guard, especially since many parents
are utterly reckless of the risk to other
children which arises from sending
back too soon their own children who
have been i'll.
Eyes are often irrepai-ably injured
by school studies, not only as the re-
suit of insufficient or badly-placed
| light, but in consequence simply OF too
constant use. Many cases of near
sightedness are the result of the i'm
proper use of the eyes early in life, or
of eyes which need correcting by
glasses.
The great fault of the age as regards
the mental training of children is that
of overpressure. We expect the chill
dren, with their brains still in a forma
tive state, to do far more mental work
than most of their elders do. The
danger of over-study is particularly
true in the case of girls, who are more
disposed than boys toward quiet
sedentary life; but both sexes must b.
carefully guarded against too muci
brain work,--"Care for the Baby"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

A St. Louis despatch estimates
the value of the Missouri fruit crop
this year at $4,000, 900, Or "more
than the wheat crops of Missouri and
Illinois combined with the Missouri
cotton crop thrown in"
The following clipped from the
Vermont Sun, ''The only Democratic
paper in Northern Vermont" shows
an ability TO crowd lies into a small
compass unparalleled, and causes one
to wonder what estimation the Sun
places upon the intellects Of its read
ers:
Instead of the prosperity that was
promised in return for the election of
Mckinley distress grows keener and
is more widespread. Strikes and
business failures are the order of the
day and no ray of hope for better
times under this administration is jus
tilted by anything that the present
congress Or the President has done.
Trusts and stock jobbers have been
tenderly provided for in the DINGHY
tariff bill and the people who shouted
for the "Advance Agent of Prosper
ty" are bitterly repenting the faith
that blinded them. Mckinley knows
that millions can not live on promises
and against the day of reckoning that
must come for him and his party he
is evidently planning to provoke a
foreign war that according to its mag
nitude and issue might engage atten-
ton and give business a temporary
boom.
So the administration continues to
nag Spain on the Cuban question,
writes insulting notes to England con-
corning Boring Sea fishing, and
arouses Japan by threatening to seize
Hawaii.
1t will be strange indeed if, with a
manifeet purpose to provoke fight
someone doesn't accommodate us.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

The following account of sport in a
summer boarding house is given by
the Poultney correspondent Of the Rut-
land Herald:
The guests of the Lake View house
at Lake St. Catherine were thoroughly
frightened Friday evening when the
Hungarian Chef, Nathaniel Miller,
chased the help with butcher knife,
and made things lively in the kitchen
for about 20 minutes.
Supper was nearly over, when the
chef, who was partly crazed by liquor,
quarreled with the fireman, and, pick.
ing up large knife, chased him with
half dozen more Of the servants out of
doors. He then went back to the
kitchen and proceeded to throw crock
cry and other ware through the glass
in the windows and at every one com
ing near, at the same time yelling like
mailman. One man was hit on the
shoulder with a knife, and several
were hit with the broken crockery.
Miller was finally overpowered by
several men and brought here. He
was sent to New York Saturday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Here is little bit Of good, soune

Here is little bit of good, sound
common sense from Harris Weekly ::
Advantageous annihiliation is &C.
complished by the restoration by the
House of the duty OF 81 90 thous
and on rough white pine lumber,
butchered in the house of its friends
The Senate would have been satisfied
with a duty of 81 80, but the House
would't have it. Now that the thing
| is ilrevocable, Burlington should
swallow it smilingly and with the
best grace possible. Perhaps it won't
accomplish the ruin predicted, after
all. In any event, they will have a
practical illustration of the workings
of high protective tariff. 1t is a
fair sample of everything of that
kind, which aims to accomplish the
greatest good for the largest number.
A few who own Canadian lumber for,
ests are punched. Thousands in
Michigan and other sections will be
vastly benefited. Why not take the
patriotic and consistent view p
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Hits Merrill and Proctor.

In reviewing the contest for the
office of collector in an editorial in
the Free Press, Col. Benedict dis
plays some bitterness over the out
come. OF Mr.. Merrill's candidacy
he says:
His position as chairman of the re.
publican state committee enabled him
to use the party organizations in the
counties, towns and state at large,
and it was used with vigor and with
out scruple. He Withdrew from Col.
Mansur some of the support which
had been pledged to the latter, and
became very formidable competitor
for the office-the more so as he was
understood to be in favor at the CEN
ter of patronage for this state.
The Watchman cannot withhold an
expression of its surprise at the Free
Press' charge against Chairman Mer-
rill. Merrill INSCRIPTIONS ? The
contemporary declal it. Something
OF the same kind was alleged a yeal
ago in respect of Chairman Merrill's
management Of the pre-conventior
canvass for candidate for the gov
ernorship, but the Free Press prais
ed Merrill, secuted the allegations
But the contemporary seems now tt
be in position to speak with greater
freedom and candor-not to say
truth. 1t has been very generally re-
marked, for long period, that when
ever any member of this states dele
CATION in Congress-particularly tn,
junior senator-took snuff the Ere,
Press sneezed. So the thrust a
"the center Of patronage for tn
state" seems "the most unkind cut o
all. "-Montpelier Waterman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Gov. BRADLEY of Kentucky recently
pardoned a negro, one Dining, SEN
fenced to seven years confinement for
shooting white man. No one can
read the following reasons given by the
governor without conceeding to him
an amount Of courage backed by
sound principles rarely found in the
politician:
In a day or two after the killing
Dinning's house was burned. No in.
dictment was ever returned against any
member ofthe band or against any one
who burned the house, and the grand
jury indicted Dining mainly upon the
evidence Of selfconfessed outlaws. The
conviction is easily accounted for.
His conviction was procured almost en-.
tirely on the evidence of his would.be
assassins, and yet when he asked who
they were they answered, through their
disguised leader and in disguised
voice, that they were his friends.
1t is not reasonable to suppose Din
ming, with shotgun, would have fired
upon % armed men, except in case Of
extreme necessity and when he had
been previously fired upon. This poor
and friendless man, surrounded by his
wife and six children, was ordered
without warrant of law, to leave hi
little home, after which he was fired or
and wounded. He defended himself
as every dictate of reason and human
ity demanded and justified. He die
no more than any other man should o.
would do. Instead of a convict's garb
he is entitled not only to acquittal, bn
entitled to the admiration of every cit
izen who loves good government ant
desires the perpetuation of free institu
, tons.
Too long have mobs disgraced tn
fair name Of Kentucky, and while
am governor of this commonwealth n
man, however obscure and friendless
shall be punished for killing a membe
Of mob who elect to take his life 0
him from his home.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

A consensus of the newspaper sen.
timent of the country with reference
to business improvement shows deci-
ded improvement. Hundreds of ar
ticles are appearing in daily papers
in every part of the country showing
a slow but distinct growth, while
Dun's Review, which covers the field
thoroughly, says: son the whole,
the number of hands employed, the
volume Of new orders, and the
amount of work done are slowly in
creasing, while the prospect of good
wheat and cotton crops helps"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 80, 1897
Here's the way a Boston Globe wri.

Here's the way Boston Globe wri-
ter does up the Vermont deer and
charges it to commissioner Titcomb;
"Going into the northern part Of the
state the deer situation is calculated to
make the sportsmen long for the initial
day of October, when he can safely en-
ter the country where deer invade even
the cow barns.
The animals can be successfully
huned in Caledonia county after
short ride from even such a thickly in.
habited section as that surrounding St.
Johnsbury. Hall an hours ride from
'St. Johnsbury east to Miles Pond,
station over the line in Essex county,
brings the hunter to spot where five
or six deer are seen almost every morn.
ing drinking. Residents say it is a
common thing early in the morning to
see five or six deer crossing the track
just beyond the station.
In the northern part of Caledonia
county deer have been seen on the rail
roads. Section men say that they have
seen the animals walking along the
track, busily licking the oil dropped on
the ties from the axle boxes of passing
trains. There is salty taste in this
axle oil that is very palatable to the
deer and attracts them to the railroad.
The story is told in all seriousness, and
is believed by such an authority as
Commissioner Titcomb. Some nara,
tors of deer stories in this line even &C
so lar as to insist that the game is bold
enough to lap the oil out of the vince
boxes on freight cars standing on side
tracks at small stations. This excite
a query as to whether the deer carry
an oilers hook to spring the caps Of
the loxes.
Deer have been frightened frequent
ly in the vicinity of Summit station b,
section men, and week or SO ago ;
big buck went through barbed wiz
fence leavil G tuft of hair to bea
out the railroad mans story. Over il
the town Of Sntton an EXCEPTIONAL
large buck was seen last week in
COW pasture. In the stretch of wood
land between Summit station an
Willoughby lake, in Orleans aud E
, sex counties, deer are reported ever
, week. Early arrivals at the Willougf
by lake house this season have see
) deer while walking from the hotel
! the lake
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Last week bolt Of lightning struck
the Baptist church tower in Newport,
knocking the boarding oft and other!
wise injuring this sky pointer besides
killing some doves that had innocently
nested there. This moved the dog,
gerel writer and the Express of that
place prints the followings
Mighty Lord, on feeble man
THY bolts of lightning none can stand.
July both God, in His awful power,
Burst the Baptist church tower.
Away went the steeple with a crash,
Knocked the old thing all to smash.
We supposed the Lord would protect his
own
And let church property luite alone.
But perhaps he wished to show His peo-
pie
How quick he could burst the great.
long Steeple'
The shaft of lightning came from above
And in It's flight it killed dove.
That little bird up in that tower,
Did not know the day or hour;
He went up there to make his nest
Thus he went to his eternal rest.
We will find no fault nor try to show
Which way lightning ought to go;
You can't turn a bolt of it aside
And YOU have not time TO 60 and hide.
Now let us live in such way,
Perhaps it's better to watch and pray,
That when we are called to eternal rest,
Maybe death by lightning is the best.
s. W. P.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
ARROW POINTS.

Nobody is more amusing than wom-
an who thinks she has poor health.
When in reply to question man
says he doesn't know, he may be trying
to avoid telling you.
Nothing pleases q woman more than
to have some other woman envy new
dish she has cooked.
AS long as man can make his few
hairs reach over his bald spot, he won't
admit that he is bald.
elf it took an actress as long to change
gowns as 1t does a woman who is going
out, there could never be but one scene
in an evening.
Some women's idea of wifely devo-
tien is to tell how they impaired their
health by waiting on their husbands
on their Observation-Disclosures (Ia.)
Democrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
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 inhamed 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 infamed 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, 0.
N-Sold by druggists, 75c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

There is time for everything; and the
time to attend to a cold is when 1t starts.
Don't wait till you have consumption
but prevent it by using One Minute
Cough Cure, the great remedy for coughs
colds, Group, bronchitis and all throat
and lung troubles.
o. H. Bacon, Londonderry, F. f. Smith
jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvile, G. G..
smith So, Londonderry aud f. B. Pier,
Rawsonville'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Help the Poor,

The following, caught on our grape
vine. evidently came from the west
side OF the mountain.
Oh We windy winds that DER our tair
grounds roar,
Ye came, We howled and went and our
buildings were no more.
And now we wish one and all would
turn out and help replace them. We
want lumber, nails, shingles and
paint to build the grand stand and
we will charge you 10 cents for bring
ing them, and If you stand up put
another man on your seat aud if you
go off the ground we will not let you
return unless for 25 cents extra. We
will be thankful for all the help we
can get this summer free aud this fall
we will rent our grounds to all the
fool wheels, gambling games, whiskey
dealers we can get money out of and
if you get robbed or drunk or noisy,
or fail to be driven around by our
drunken police we will put you in the
cage and fine you. We want you to
bring along all the old iron you have
got to make this cage strong so you
cannot get out. We want the ladies'
to come and feed us, to furnish good
food and plenty Of it, for this fail We
intend to search all wagons, hand
bags, buckets and packets to see tina,
no provision, liquor, cigars or drinks
are brought on to the grounds, for w
are poor and we are striving to de
you good all we can by relieving yo.
of your summer wages.
| N. B. Any money or valuable
you may have left on the last day o
the fair you will please deposit at tn
ticket office to help pay expenses ant
officers fees for we are poor stock
holders and directors OF Battenkil
Valley Fair. ,. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Scrap-books and newspaper files
are inconvenient things to politicians
who make reckless assertions. Can.
didate Bryan last fall paraded in his
speeches in various parts of the
country the fact that Senator Sher-
man had asserted that the growth of
population and business 10 the United
States required an increase of s42,.
600, 900 year in the currency, and
said that the cessation of the coinage
of silver had cut off the opportunity
to add this necessary amount to our
money. Mr.. Bryan finds this state
ment particularly embarrassing just
now in view of the announcement
that the coinage Of the minis of the
United States this fiscal year will be
in round numbers a hundred million
dollars, and that in the calendar year
1886 nlnety-nlne million dollars,
which is two and half times as much
as he last fall asserted was necessary
to keep pace with our growth of pop
ulation and business. When it is
further considered that the money
circulation of the United States to.
day is 1873 million greater than year
ago, it will be seen that his distress
over what he assumed was lack Of
ability to increase our own currenc,
AZ million a year was not only I'M
founded, but evidently intended tt
mislead.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

1t cannot be possible that Col.
Herbert Taylor of Brattleboro is to
be ignored by this remarkable admin
istration Let them try to get along
without him if they dare, and see
what will happen But then, if they
can get along without Benedict pos
sibly they can without Taylor; it is
taking desperate chances, however.
Both have been considered essentials
for 10, these many years. Harris
Weekly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Don A. Stone received his appoint
ment as Chinese inspector for Yer
mont Saturday. He will assume
office at once. The other transfers
and appointments were: A. e. S.
Beeman OF St. Adams and G.. G.
Taylor of Richford, customs inspec-
tors; Thomas Fi'zsimmons, the pres
ent inspector at st. Adams, trans
ferred to Montreal and his salary in
creased from $40 to 1896.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Heavy rainfall in North Danville
Saturday morning carried away two
dams and one bridge at that village
and the food came down Shoppers
river, st. Johnsbury, taking two
more bridges in it's course. Water
flooded several rooms in the Fair
banks scale works, and for few
minutes much alarm was felt. At
the height of the flood the river was
much higher than in 1869, when sew
eral Of the scale shops were swept
away.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
Ladies Can wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease,
powder to be shaken into the shoes. 1t makes
tight or new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief
to corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery Of the age. Cures and prevents swol-
len feet, blisters callous and sore spots. Aliens
Foo Ease is certain cure for sweating. hot,
aching feet, At all druggists and shoe stores,
25c. Trial package FREE by mail. Address,
Allen s. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER
Speaker Reed announced the House

Speaker Reed announced the House
committees Saturday just before ad.
journment. Henderson of Iowa heads
the judiciary, Hit Of Illinois the for
eign affairs, Walker of Massachusetts
banking and currency, Hepburn of
Iowa interstate and foreign commerce,
Hooker of New York rivers and har-
bors, Boutelle of Maine naval affairs.
Powers of Vermont is chairman on
Pacific railroads and Grout on expen.
ditures in the war department and a
member of the appropriations commit
tee,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

"They don't make much fuss about it..
We are speaking of DeWitt's Little Ear
" Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, biliousness, and all stomach
and liver troubles. They never grippe.
C, h. Bacon, Londonderry, +. 4. smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvil,e, e. e.
Smith, So. Londonderry and +. b. Pier,
Jacksonville
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

President Mckinley sent his expect.
ed message, recommending the appoint
ment of currency commission, to Con-
gress Saturday afternoon and the
House promptly passed bill authoriz.
ing such appointment and appropriate
ing $1,000 for expenses Of the same.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

The Barre Leader suggests the
breaking up of the mountain rule all
into little slivers and picking up
Stickney for the next governor in
preference to Webb or Mccullough,
There is only one little drawback to
this scheme, Col. Willing Scrub
Webb isn't going to be in it. Wait
and see, brother.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

There is close resemblance between
the etiquette of the prize ring and that
OF the duelling code. Prince Henri,
OF Orleans, has declined to fight an 1t
allan lieutenant who challenged him,
because he isn't in his class; but has
expressed his willingness to fight a
prince, if challenged by one.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

The Long Island servant girl who
has inherited more than a million dol
lars by the death of an uncle in Scot
land will soon find that she has more
friends and admirers than she ever
dreamed of having.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Prices of farm products continue
to 60 up, while the price of silver
continues to fall. These facts DIES.
troy completely the foundation upon
which BALI of the silver arguments of
last fall were based.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

1t is probably a waste of space to
tell the oil or gold struck individual
that his chances for success are better
where be is than in Alaska or the ad-
joining British possessions, but it is
none the less true.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

The members of aristocratic Phila-
delphia family who are Tuning be-
cause pretty Irish house maid has
married into it should keep cool; it will
only take that Irish girl few months
to learn the trick of elevating her nose
as high as any of them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

The conference report on the tariff
bill was adopted by the Senate on
Saturday by vote of 40 to 80 and
was Immediately signed by the pres
ident and is now law. Upon
this Congress Immediately adjourned.
This at one stroke removed two dis
turbing elements. Now for peace
and prosperity.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Those who think the Senate does not
furnish the country its share of enter
tainment ought to join in wishing the
report that Hon. Grover Cleveland
has Senatorial aspirations to be true,
and that he will get there, where he
has enemies on every side to be stirred
up.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Washington advices indicate that
the new tariff bill will be on the stat.
ute books in less time than any tariff
since the first tariff act in the history
of the United States.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

When Hon. John Sherman writes
another volume of "recollections" if
he ever does, nobody will be likely to
60 to sleep over the 1897 chapter, if
be tells all he knows.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-07-30

Don't nauseate your stomach with
teas and bitter herbs, but regulate your
liver and sick headache by using those
famous little pills known as De Wits
Little Early Risers.
C. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E.
Smith, Jamaica and Jonas Hill Bond
vile, G g. Smith, So. Londonderry and
F. B. Pier, Rawsonville.