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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

The following from Harper's
Weekly shows where Tom Plat gets
the wind to fly his kite with a repub-
lcan tail:
"a man whose word stands for pro-
bity and high character through the
United States has said that he knows
that this conversation took place
within year IN the office of one OF
the best known corporations In New
York =
"Caller, to President of the Com
pany-'I have come from Mr.. Platt
to ask you for a contribution to the
campaign. Mr.. Platt needs consid'
cradle money just now, and he is sure
he can count on your generosity
president of Company-'Certain.
ly we shall be glad to contribute.
(Retires TO a desk, and soon returns,
bringing check for 5,000). 'Here
is check which we think is what
might reasonably be expected of us.
"Caller Cooking at the cheeky
Il won't take that ! Iwant check
for twice that sum 7 And he got
IL. I"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Gen. Weyler, the Spanish butcher
has been recalled and one Gen. Blan.
co will succeed him in Cuba. Spain
is playing its last card and it is sure
to be loosing one. A Washington
dispatch says:
Deep satisfaction was felt in adj
ministration circles at the recall OF
Gen. Weyler by the Madrid govern
ment and the sending of Gen. Blanco
to Cuba as his successor. By this
act, it is believed, the new ministry
has taken the initial steps toward
meeting the wishes of the Mckinley
administration.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Business indications and outlook is
still promising. R. G. Dunn & Cos
Review of Saturday says:
While failures were the smallest
ever known in any quarter since 1892,
and business payments through banks
the largest by s26S,OOO,OOO ever
known in September, the spectators
who profess anxiety about Cuba OF
fever at the South or municipal cleo.
ton still have some influence. Help.
ing them just now is the fact that after
extraordinary purchases for replenish
ment of stock from any section, there
must be for time less buying from
that quarter. Yet business is still in.
creasing and the foundations are laid
for larger business hereafter. The
weeks exchanges are 8.S per cent
larger than in 1892.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
Love In Guatemala.

If a writer in the Chicago Inter-
Ocean is to be believed, the laws of
etiquette in Guatemala are excessively
strict. All love affairs, it appears,
are carried on by stealth. "The would
be lover, denied admission to the pres
ence Of his inamorata, frequents the
street in front of her house and spends
most of his waking hours in pacing the
pavement and gazing rapturously at
her window, while she snugly ensconced
behind her bars, pretends to ignore
him, though secretly delighted to have
sutton and anxious to show him off
to all her acquaintance. In Spain
this counting in public at long range
is known as plucking the turkey; in
Guatemala, as in Mexico, it is called
playing the bear Always it is con-
tinued for months sometimes for years,
and maybe without success at all. The
result does not depend upon the wishes
of the girl, but upon the will of her
parents. After while they make in
quiries into the young mans character,
prospects and social standing. If re.
ports are satisfactory, the senorita's
father or big brother scrapes up an ac-
quaintance with the sutton at the club
or elsewhere and invites him to the
house. But never, never, for one
moment is he allowed to see her alone
or to walk or drive with her. As tt
marriage, a civil as we'll as religion:
ceremony is insisted upon by the Gov
eminent. By law the civil ceremony
must precede that of the church and BY
custom the latter is most tedious an;
lengthy affair. Some little contrast
isn't there, between all this amator,
red tape and the free and easy methot
of the young people of the Unitet
States?"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incufable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Science has proven catarrh to
be a constitutional disease and therefore
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f. J..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops
to teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it falls to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials Address
f. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o,
ES-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
KlOndike Gold Fields.

Men, women and young people to
the number Of 1000 are wanted at
once to sell Gold Fields of the Klon-
dixie a new book from high authority,
beautifully illustrated from actual
photographs containing also superb
or map of Alaska 1924 inches print
ed in six colors.
1t tells all about the country, mines,
fortunes made, the unexplored fields,
how to get there, etc.
1t sells cheaply everybody is inter.
ested and is just the book for ready
sale at sight.
Send zoe and receive BY mail 9
complete outfit which includes the
large map and commence work any.
where you choose at once. We girt
liberal terms.
Address S. 5. SCRANTON & Co.,
Publishers, Hartford, Conn.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

The latest announcement of national
Importance is that Mr.. Bryan, the can.
idate of the dear people and of "Vote
for Bryan and Humanity" fame, i;
wearing diamonds. 1t would seem
eminently proper and tasteful for any
ordinary man and politician to wear
diamonds, but the idea that Mr.. Bry
an, who stumped the country from the
rear end of baggage car in shirt
sleeves, or with So alpaca coat
should now wear diamonds. 1t al
goes to show the return of prosperity -
Fly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

j. C. Berry, one of the best known cit
liens of Spencer, Mo-, testifies that he
cured himself of the worst kind of piles
by using a few boxes of DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salve. He had been troubled with
piles for over thirty years and had used
many different kinds of so called cures
but DeWItts was the one that did the
work and he will verify this statement il
any one wishes to write him.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. f. Smith
jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondyille, G. G
smith, So. Londonderry and f. B. Pier
Rawsonviile'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
Sitter John. Editor.
Copies of this paper caa be obtained
the Brattle6oro Ne,cs rooms, Elliot
Stree, Brattleboro.

The mayoralty campaign in New
York city-the greater city-is likely
to get quite interesting before the
final judgement. Strange as it may
seem two factions, republican and
citizens, both claiming to sdesire the
defeat of Tammany, are each run
ming separate candidate. The citi-
zens Union, backed by 1875, 900 voters
have nominated Seth Low, promi
nent citizen, republican in politics
with record for honesty and ability
that would insure for the city, were
he elected, clean faithful admins
tration. Tom Plat, who owns the
republican party in the city, body,
soul and breeches, not being satisfied
with Low, knowing he couldn't use
him, has nominated Gen. Tracy, who
if elected would make an expert cats
paw to pull his, Platt's, chestnuts out
of the fire. But there is not parti.
Gle of danger of this result and Plat,
knows it-knows that he is working
in the interest of Tammany, and
would prefer its success to that Of
Low. 1t would seem, at this dis.
lance, that there ought to be enough
self.respectiug republicans in the big
city to vote for and elect Low. This
ought to be brought about from the
knowledge that the whole question IL
one OF good government, and tina
between Platt and Tammany it is 81,
OF one and half dozen of the other
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

J.I M. Thirswend, Of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has spell of indges-
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. E. 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??, 1897-10-15

And now they say that the people
of the revolution.ridden Central Amer.
lean countries are seriously thinking Of
asking Uncle Sam to take them under
his protection. That would be good
thing for the Central Americans, but
We are not so sure about its being a
good thing for US.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

I told her l could never speak the words l
fain would speak:
That every time tried 1t on my courage
sprung a leak;
That when / gazed into her orbs, blue as
the skies above,
My coward lips refused to voice the story
of my Iowa
She gazed at me with sympathy In her ex-
presSive eyes,
And once or twice her bosom heaved with
quite emphatic signs;
Then, with nice, becoming blush and in
3 tender tone,
She said: Perhaps you'd better call me up
by telephone"
Denver Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Colorado will add $20,000,000 to
the gold of the country this year from
her own mines. The total gold pro-
ducton of the world in 1897 will, it is
now believed, aggregate $3.50, 100000,
a sum vastly greater than is needed to
keep pace with the growth of popula-
ton and business of the world.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

A Connecticut girl is the latest
mourner over having been foolish
enough to allow herself to be persuad
ed to be one ofthe principals in a mock
marriage ceremony, "for fun" The
man claims her.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

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. Z. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvile. G. G..
Smith, So. Londonderry and F. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have you tried
the new food drink called Grain-O? tits delic-
ious and nourishing and takes the place of coffee
The more Grain-o you give the children the
moro health you distribute through their sys-
ems. Grain.O is made Of pure grains, and
ltastes like choice coffee but costs about IA 3
much, All grocers sell it. I5c and 25c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

II find 1t impossible to express my
self" stammered the swell youth from
the city.
"Never mind the express. An accom-
mediation train leaves in 20 minutes"
answered the fair country madden
Detroit Free Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Inasnuch as the annual disburse.
ments Of greater New York will aggre-
gate s73,0OO,OO0 it is not surprising
that the municipal campaign is inter.
esting to the politicians.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Instead Of sixty million dollars, as
at first estimated, the heirs of the late
james G. Fair will only get fifteen
millions. Poor things! Hardly enough
to keep them out of the aims house.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Small pill, safe pill, best pill. DeWitts
Little Early Risers cure biliousness, con-
stipation, sick headache.
c. +. Bacon, Londonderry, f. L Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Boudville, G. g..
Smlth, So. Londonderry and f. B. Pier,
Jacksonville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

The Barnum circus is going to Eng
land, to remain several years, if it
makes money over there, but, Of course,
that will not deprive this country Of a
greatest show on EARTH"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

The proverbial Philadelphia lawyer
will be required to make head or tail
out of the civil service law by the time
the courts, the President, and the At
torney General get through putting
constructions upon it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

A hypnotist wishes to try his powers
on Luetgert, defendent in that remark
able Chicago murder trial, but the
judges will probably decide that the
prisoner has worries enough without
hypnotism.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Ex-Congressman Caldwell, Of KY,
has deserted free silver and announced
his intention to vote with the gold wing
Of the democratic party hereafter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

More people are seriously hurt
everyday by bicycle accidents than in
any other way, according to the acct
dent insurance experts.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
Where He Found It.

Penelope-O, ! like that new song Of
yours so much. 1t is so sweet and sad
especially that line: you never fail
to meet me Sunday night" What gave
you the inspiration for 1t, Mr.. Quaver?
Quaver-My board bill.-Brooklyn
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

John F. Boynton, a well-known
risident Of Leominster, Mass, shot
and killed his wife Wednesday morn
ing and then committed suicide Ivy
shooting.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Henry George says he is fighting for
principle, not to get office, but there is
no probability Of his declining the Of
fee, if he is elected.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

From a common sense view of the
matter the st. Louis woman who sold
her husband to another woman for $4,-
900 cash got the bargain end Of the
deal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

The benefits of bountiful grain
crop in Kansas and Missouri are in
danger of being overshadowed by the
horrors of water famine.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
An Engaging TaIker,

Mae-Mr Smoothe called on me last
night. He's perfectly lovely CONVEX
sationist.
Marie-What did he say?
Mae-Just proposed; that's ALL
Judge. -
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

There are only four candidates for
mayor of greater New York, but the
campaign is young yet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15

Bondville, VT, Sept. 5, 1877 have
been great sufferer with rheumatism.
heard a great deal about Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and began taking it, with Hoods
Pills. 1 am now able to do my house
work and washings. There was time
when could not walk except as pushed
a chair before me, and / could not cut
up my food when at the table.
Mrs. Sarah Porter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
what do the children Drink ?

Hoods Pills are the only pills to TAX
with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
MRS. YOHEY MISSING.
Suffering From Mental Malady She
Has Wandered Away.

Mrs. E. ]. Yohey wandered away
from the home of her father, Clark
Wilson, who lives at 211 Twist avenue,
Oakland, and cannot be found. She
slipped out of the house at o'clock
last Saturday evening and was seen
twice near the starch factory and once
on East Fourth street in the evening.
All night Saturday night and all day
Sunday a crowd searched the neighbor-
hood for a trace of the woman, but
she was not found. She was demented
and was in frai1 health besides.
Mrs. Yohey was sent to the asylum
less than a year ago, but her relative
made such stir that she was relea sed
last June. Since then she has been
staying with her father and has been
closely watched.
When the woman left home she wore
a dark calico dress and light sunbon-
net She is a woman of medium height
but is very slender.
The relatives are still searching for
her and it is feared that she has met
with an accident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
(First published in the Topeka State
Journal, August II, 1872
PROPOSAL.

Sealed proposals will be received at To-
peka by the board of trustees of the state
charitable institutions until twelve o. clock
September 18th, 1897. for the erection and
completion of building for the accomo-
dalton of idiotic and imbecile youth at
Winfield, Cowley county, in the state of
Kansas. The bids will be considered for
all work and material complete, except
heating. This work is authorized by the
board of trustees of the state charitable
and 3 of the Session laws of 1897 Plans
and specifica lions may be seen on and
after Aug. 10th, 1897 at the office of T H.
LeScher, state house architect, and also
ent at Kansas City, and also at the asy-
lum for the idiotic and imbecile youth at
Winfield, Kansas.
Each separate proposal will be accom-
president or cashier of the bank upon
which it is drawn for sum not less than
five per cent of the amount OF said pro-
posal made payable to P H. Dolan,
treas urer of the board, and to be forfeit
ed to the state of KANSAS for DANA ges
sustained in case the bidder fails for five
days to enter into contract for the work
bid upon and to give satisfactory bond
for the faithful performance of the con-
tract in case award is MADE to him
The attention of bidders is called to
chapter IA. Session laws, state of Kansas,
1891, in relation to eight hours constitute
ing days work.
Blank form of bids will be furnished to
serves the right to reject any and all bids.
Bids to be sealed and addressed to w.
L. Brown, president of the board of truS-
tees state charitable institutions, Topeka,
Kansas and be maFked Proposal for
Secretary Board of Trustees State Chari-
table Institutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

9 HERIFF'S SALEM the District
CCourt of Shawnee County, State of
Kansas.
Ira NJ. Orner. plaintiff. VS.. H. Augustine,
defendant.
By virtue of an order of sale issued to
me, out of said District Court in the
above entitled action, will, on Saturday,
the 25th day of September A. D. 1897, at
10 o'clock a. m. of said day, on the prem
ises in the County of Shawnee. in the
State of Kansas, offer at public sale, and
sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash
in hand, all the following described per-
sonal property, to-wit:
The defendants one-third interest in
the nursery stock of apple and pear seed
lings raised in 1897 by plaintiff and now
growing part of the n. W. Il of section
% in township II, range 10 in Shawnee
county, Kansas, on land belonging to J.
B. Billiard. The above described personal
PROPERTY is appraised at ninety dollars
and will not be sold for less than two
thirds of the appraised value.
The above described personal property
is taken as the property of said defendant,
and is directed by said order of sale to
be sold, and will be sold with appraise-
ment, to satisfy said order of sale.
r. B. KEPLEY,
Sheriff of Shawnee County, Kansas.
VANCE & CAMPBELL,
Attorneys.
(First published in the Topeka State Jour-
nal, Sept. Is. 1S97.-No. 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
GERMAN PRINCE INSANE.
Becomes so Extravagant That His
Family is Forced to Lock Him Up.

Berlin, Sept 13.-A prince of a reign
ing royal family in the German empire,
whose name is carefully kept from the
public, was suddenly conveyed to an in
sane asylum today. 1t is said tina
the institution which harbors the err
ratio prince is the famous Maison de
Sante in Sschoenberg.
The report gives the further informa-
ton that the Iunacy of the royal per-
sonage consists in the lavish purchase
of chattels and estates far beyond the
value of the property. He is said to
have bought an estate in Hungary for
which he paid a sum ten times beyond
the valuation of his property, SO that
his family found themselves compelled
to refuse to liquidate the obligation.
They also declined to honor drafts to
the amount of $4,000 guilders and other
debts contracted by his highness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
MARYLAND'S NEGRO.
General Protest Against Burning
Colored Men on the Legisla-
tive Tickets.

Baltimore, Sept. 13.-In the new pri-
maries Sa turday evening ordered by the
Republican state convention, which
turned down the Wellington organiza-
ton, William T. Master, the only can
didate for mayor, received a large vote.
The new city leaders of the party Will
hold a conference to consider the queS-
ton of putting colored men on the legs
lative ticket. 1t has been suggested
that one colOred man be named in each
of the three city districts The party
leaders in the counties are protesting
against this plan. There has never
been a negro in the Maryland 1egisla-
ture The county leaders tell the city
people that it will ruin the chances of
Republican success in counties that are
now looked upon as Republican.
The colored men themselves in all of
the districts are fighting over the men
who should represent them in case it
is decided to put them on tie ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
STATE JOURNAL is cred
tied with the largest cir
cuIation accorded to any
daily paper in Topeka, or
in Shawnee County, or in
the First Congressional
District. 1t has the Iarg-
est circulation of any daily
est circulation of any daily
in the state"

This is conclusive, and is
based on signed detailed
circulation statements fur
nished by the leading daily
papers of Kansas.
The Directory containing
these figures will be issued
September 1, 1897.
No amount of buster as
to the amount of postage
paid can set aside such a
statement as that made by
the American Newspaper
Directory. On great part
of its edition THE STATE
JOURNAL pays nopostage,
as the delivery is by carrier
or by express.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
BOON THE SOUTH.
Manufacturing Establishm entsSpring
ing Up From Texas to Virginia.

accommodating 6SCaDI1Snm en- CS5pr1nR
ing Up From Texas to Virginia.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 13-The
activity in industrial circles continues.
The TradeSmen's southern correspond
ents report a marked increase in the
volume of trade and with heavy de-
mand for manufactured products and
advancing prices, it is the general opin-
ion that a season of unusual prosperity
has begun.
Among the new Industries for the
week just ended, the Tradesman re-
ports the following: ~
A $4,000 electric plant at Aberdeen,
Miss; the Hayden Cigarette Machine
company, capital $500, 00O Richmond,
Va; the Montgomery Electric Light
and Water company, Montgomery; the
Timpson Brown Coal company, limp
son, Tex; an extensive pottery plant at
Jacksonville, Fla; a $4,000 Lumber
and Grain Manufacturing company at
Lynchburg, Va, and the AIgoma Oil
and Gas company, capital 100000, at
Algoma, w. Va; Bluffs spinning mill
will be erected a Durham, N. C., and
the Red Bluffs mills, capital $50, 000, have
been organized to build a cotton mill
near Bennettsville, S. c.; wood working
plants will be established at Cordele,
Ga; Meridian, Miss; Swannanoa, S. C.,
Lynchburg, Tenn; Roanoke, Va, and
Lock Haven, w. Va.