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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
See Second Page for Editorial Matter.
LOCAL MELANGE.
Picked Up, Dished Up and Made Palata-
BILE for Sitter Readers.

We are reaching for the bottom
of the snow.
Will soon have to drag around on
wheels for a brief season.
Sugar makers are setting their
houses in order.
A big run is expected between this
and the first of May.
Time works wonders, and
No doubt there is lots of solid COM
fort bottled up for us, besides that at
the town saloon, and some fine day
the invitation to partake will be gen.
eral.
When the COWS "come IN" butter
milk avenue will be in its glory.
Mrs. S. S. Lyon has returned
from her visit in Brattleboro.
Frank Hall has returned after a
months stay in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Goodell of Windham left for
home yesterday morning after spend
ing week with Mrs. Adeline Pierce.
Mrs. Geo. H. Walker of West
minister visited with South London
derry friends this week.
Carpenter work has been resumed
on the W. H. Landman residence,
left last fall partially unfinished.
Curtis Robinson has gone to Brat
tleboro to work for the Estey Organ
company.
We are pleased to announce that
our neighbor, William Albee, is bet
ter and likely to recover from his Sc
we're illness. Yesterday he was able
to SIT up for awhile.
Mrs. G.. A. Franklin is visiting
with sister at East Dover and will
also visit her parents in Wilmington
before returning.
Judge Hugh Henry Of Chester is
out in a published letter favoring the
nomination of Gen. Mccullough for
governor.
Mrs Mary Moore and child of
Saxtons River visited the past week
with Mrs. Ruth Huntley.
Miss Irene Gleason of Jamaica is
working in the Melendy family, tax.
ing the place Of Miss Louise Babbitt
who had duties at home.
Ebert Lackev, who has been al
work for the Melendy brothers foi
over q year goes to Worcester, Mass,
tomorrow, where he has engaged
employment. A young Mr.. Prouty
of Winhall takes his place at the
Melendy's.
| Rev. A. Hathaway Francis called
1t our office on the 18th, having beer
4 weeks with his wife aiding in Il.
care of Randall Rhoades, her father
The malady is enlarged aud inffameC
PROSTATE gland, very serious case anc
extremely painful. He is attended by
Dr. Hall Staples.
| Hiram Goddard of La Crosse
Wis was on the train Saturda,
night, intending to come up here an,
spend Sunday with his mother-in law
Mrs. Harlow, and his sister in-law
Mrs. G.. L Shanks, hut was eheate,
out Of it by the unfortunate circum
sttnce, as hnsiness at home require,
that he start for Wisconsin on Mon
day. He had been to Athcl, Mass
to attend his mothers funeral. Pai
ties here were also much disappointe
in not seeing him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

In the patriotic debate in Congress
on the 50.000,000 appropriation bill,
reference was made by one of the
speakers to Gen. Stark and his gal
liant band. This recalls the fact that
Peru proposes to erect a Stark mon
ument. How is the project getting
on The SITTER would be pleased
to hear from it and also to give it
what aid it could. How is it, Peru
vians :?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

We are anxious to do a little good in
this world and can think of no pleasanter
or better way to do it than by recon
mending One Minute Cough Cure as a
preventive of pneumonia, consumption
and other serious lung troubles that fol
ow neglected colds.
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??, 1898-03-18
Our Club List for 1903.

Advance paying subscribers to the
SITTER can have one or more of the
following papers by the additional
sum set to each;
Rutland Herald, $3.50
Boston Journal to Vermont sub.
scribers, only, 0.50
Mirror & Farmer, 0 40
New York Tribune, OPS
rhrice-a-week World, 065
Troy Semi-Weekly Times, O0O
Demorest's Magazine OSO
Terms cash in advance and no de,
Walton.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Teachers Examination.

Examinations for Windh; n County wi
be held as follows
At So. Londonderry, April 9th and 9th.
At Newfane, April 7th and Sth.
At Brattleboro, April 18th and 18th.
AT Wilmington, April 26th and 9th.
At Bellows Falls, April Goth and 30th.
H. D. RYDER, County Examiner
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Farm for Sale

Containing 119 acres of which 33
acres is meadow, nearly all machine
moving, slightly sloping to the south,
not stony, easily cultivated and good
soil. Good fruit, wood lot handy
and 800 sugar trees. Buildings in
good condition. Situated in the
south east corner of Andover. 3
miles from Simonsville and within a
mile of school. Bounded on the east
by Chester Ihe and 1-2 miles from
Chester village by good even road.
This farm is owned by Mrs. Alma L.
Marshall, widow of the late Milo
Marshall, and can be bought very low
for cash. A quantity of hay in the
barns viii be snld ui,h the place if
desited For further information in
quire of or address,
NJ. A. DAVIS,
SO Londonderry, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

The title Of New Englands Greatest
Newspaper" has been ably earned by
The Boston Herald. 1t is a newspaper
all the time, and while it is first and fore
most New England newspaper, made for
New Englanders, the news of the world
IL fully and accura te!y reported in ad.
vance Of all other papers. 1t maintains
departments covering finance and poll
tics, markets and marine affairs, religion
and education, music and drama, anna
tsur and professional sports, secret So
cieties and social life, etc., etc. Every
topic of local or national interest 10
ably and brilliantly discussed. Its illus
trations are fitting to the tone of the
paper, and in advance of any other
newspaper in New England. Its 10 daily
editions enables The Boston Herald to
reach the people at all times with the
very latest news. The Sunday Herald,
besides being a great newspaper, is an
spitome of the week in the social affairs
Of New England, a magazine appealing
to the intelligent classes. Every reader
Of this paper should have a. we'll The
Boston Herald in its Sunday. morning
0r evening editions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
PENSIONS.

Now is the time to apply for pensions
as the rulings are more liberal and less
evidence required. Write your case and
blanks will be promptly forwarded.
No fees unlesssssuccessfu
JOHN HUNT, pension attorney.
Brattleboro, VT, late Capt Co. E
llth VT, vol.
Refercnces-Eon. J. NJ. Tyler, Col. II
E. Taylor, r. E. Gordon, Brattleboro,
Hon. j. H. Merrifield. Newfane, Hon.
.. X. Garfield, Townshend, ]. C. Rob
inson, Jamaica, d. B. Goddard S. Lon
donderry, Hon. Hugh Henry, Chester.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

7. Z. Seaver of North Troy plead
ed guilty before United States court
last week of smuggling sugar into the
country and was fined $50.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

M~For Sale--A good young work
horse. viii be sold cheap.
j. B. BEATiE,'
S. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

M4~For Sale-A 3-barrel sap gather
ing tank, nearly new.
M. A. DAVIS,
S. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

The Water Power and Light com
pany of Hoosick Falls, n. Y, will
some time during the spring supply
the power for the Bennington and
Hoosick Valley Electric Railroad COM
papy to run cars between Bennington
and Eoosick Falls. The company
has purchased for its power station at
Hoosick Falls new AGO horse power
steam engine, additional boilers with
q capacity of 400 horse power, and
new water wheels with a capacity of
$50 horse power. The present frame
power station will be replaced by a
brick structure so by 60 feet inside.
The contracts have been awarded and
all the work is to be completed by
June l. The power for the Benning-
ton end of the railroad is derived at
present from 60 horse power gener
ator at Bennington Falls, about three
miles from Bennington village.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
VOL. XIV, NO Is.
Business Mention.

Business notices inserted under this head for
one cent word. Nothing inserted for less than
IS cents.
If you have anything to sell or wish to buy
ANYTHING here is a chance to make your wants
widely known at a triling cost.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

If you are not feeling well. why don't
you take Hoods Sarsaparilla, why moi
you? 1
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

A nude body of an infant was
fouud in fume at Pownal, Tuesday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Hs- Entered at the Post-ofice at So. London
derry as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
POSt-Omce.

Mails arrive at So, Londonderry every eve
ming, Sundays excepted, by stage from Chester
and Manchester at As; by railroad at I :55.
Mails close, every mOrning, Sundays excepted
by tlain at As; by stage at 700.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
THE
Londonderry Sitter.
So. Londonderry, Vermont.
m-Address all communications,ss ,ssign-
ed by your proper name, toI "a
The Sitter, So. Londonderry, v.
RaiIroad-CentraI Vermont.

New London Northern Diyision.l
Trains depart from and arrive at SO. London
derry every day, except Sundays, as follows
Leave Arrive
Mail, $50, d. m. :55, p. m.
Mixed l2 15, p. m. IL 10, a. m.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
DEATHS.
A local
Disease
a Climatic
Affection

Nothing but a loca
remedy or change OF
climate will cure it.
Get a weli-kn0wn phar-
maceutical remedy.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
The Late DIR. Burton.

In The Congregationalist Richard Bur
ton tells this story of his father, the late
DIR. n. J. Burton, pastor of the Park
church, Hartford: "Among my fathers
effects was found an old check, yellowed by
ege and torn across, the date 1870 or there
about 1t had been sent by the editor OF
The Independent, with an urgent request
for contribution, tho amount of the hon.
orarium to be written In according to the
contributors judgment and pleasure-a
rather dangerous liberty to allow some OF
the literati But the check remained,
never filed out, in his pocketbook The
incident Is typical. 1t was fairly pathetic
to see how distrustful he was OF his own
accom- plishment, how self depreciating'
Yet at rare intervals, in moments OF sud
den creative enjoyment, he realized no had
done something not ordinary, and then In
fitting privacy and with beautiful frank
ness would say so. / remember, when ne
was living on a sickbed in what was to be
his mortal sickness, how unfeignedly no
was pleased ut the news of his appoint
ment as preacher to the American board
meeting of the next year. No man was
more appreciative of such recognition. Yet
more than likely no would have sent In e
declination. Conceit and he lay asunder
like pole from pole.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
A village Temperance Society.

We have very hourishing so called
Temperance society in the village, and
the result is seen in the increased comfort
of the cottagers. / used sometimes to show
my interest in the cause by taking the
chair at meeting now and then, but
have given it up since ladies have begun
to appear on platforms, for ladies recog-
nize no rules of the game. In the middle
of passionate address they think it not
indecent to appeal to the chairman TO set
good example by taking the pledge. At
the last meeting attended lady speaker,
the wife of a clergyman, told how her hus-
band used always before his evening serv-
ice to eat an egg beaten up with brandy,
which made him bilious; but since he had
left off this drunken habit no had also left
of his bilious attacks. This was more than
old b. could stand, for he roared out:
'Twere the egg, marin, what made he
bilious. You tell your mister to take the
brandy wi'out un. >"
One of the villagers at this meeting
made mysterious speech, in which he
gave as his reason for taking the pledge
that there was only in pint OF beer as
much goodness as would lie on "a shilling.
1 have one story that / used to keep in
lavender for these occasions. had 1t OF
the doctor When he was walking the
hospitals, there was brewers drayman
who had broken his leg, and in six weeks
tho bone had not set. So they questioned
him about his diet "Was he accustomed
to drink bcerY" eyes, a little. " About
how much?" ooh, not more than three
gallons a day" So they allowed him
couple of quarts, and the leg began to
mend at once. -Cornhill Magazine.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
How He Once stepped Through Ceiling
and What Happened Afterward.

and What Happened Afterward.
"Once, said the retired burglar. "I
stepped through the ceiling of a room
from room above, where there was no
moor laid. Seems as though ought 60
mad sense enough to kept out of that room,
put didn't. 1t was the upper room In a
Two story extension that had never been
mashed. They'd laid boards down on the
noVr beams In one part Of 1t and stored
SOME stuff there, and was foolish enough
TO go over and see what 1t was. Coming
back stepped off beam, and then before
knew It my other foot slipped and both
feet went down good and solid plumb
through the ceiling and left me setting
there astride of the beam.
well, this place was over the kitchen,
and had great hopes on that account,
but I'd made lot of noise, laths breaking
and plaster dropping, and when l come to
move made more. But that wasn't the
worst OF It.; when tried to pull my legs
up, they wouldn't come; the ends Of the
laths stuck into them like the barbs of a
hshhook. If I'd have had both legs to-
gether on one side, i could have crowded
on down through easy enough. / guess
Ia have gone through of my own weight,
but as 1t was I'd got to get one leg up,
anyway. / reached down and tried to hold
the laths down on one side enough to let
me pull my leg through. / thought IL ]
couldn't do that could manage to whit
tie the laths off with my jackknife, but
pushing the laths away knocked down q
lot more plaster, and the next minute /
heard door open from the main part of
the house, and All old man with white
beard came in with lighted lamp. 1
couldn't see him then, but l heard his
voice, and minute later saw him when
he stood under me, and looked up through
small hole that I'd made in pushing and
hauling, alongside of one of my legs.
Well, you have got yourself in fix,
haven't your says the old man, cool as a
cucumber.
And allowed that things did seem to
be little bit complicated.
And 1 guess we'll have to let you
stay there, right where you are, till morn
ing, says the old man. How are you;
pretty comfortablep'
"And said / was comfortable enough,
as far as that was concerned.
We'll - says the old man, starting
OF and coming back presently with a
closeline, Il reckon we'll sort of tie your
legs here, so you won't fall, and then I'll
go back to bed. But you won't have to
wait long. I'm an early riser.
"And with that he picked up the light
and left me there sitting on the beam
with my head and body in the room above
and my feet tied together below and hop
ing that he would sleep sounder in the last
half of the night than he had in the first,
because then there might be pretty fair
chance of my getting away, after all. But
the old man hadn't more'n closed the door
after him before 1t opened again, and the
light came in again, carried this time by
young man, the old mans son. He'd
come to stay, and reckon you can guess
the rest, can't you?"-New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
A STRANGE CASE.
Though Nearly Ninety Years Old. Mrs.
Emery Is Regaining Youthful Strength.

Though Nearly Ninety Years Old. Mrs.
Emery Is Regaining Youthful Strength.
Limestone county, Ala, has an inter-
esting phenomenon in an aged matron
who is becoming young. Mrs. Polly
Emery, aged 81, of excellent family,
has for 30 years had white hair, n
wrinkled face and enfeebled strength.
Twenty-seven years ago a dentist
brother extracted every tooth from her
head.
A year ago her health began TO i'm
prove, her strength returned, her figure
became more erect, her eyes brighter,
her movements more elastic. Her hair
began to turn dark and her gums TO
swell. Her health improved and her
strength returned.
Today Sc has fine head of black
hair and has cut new and complete set
of teeth, has regained her erect carriage
of so years ago and looks like woman
of 40 years rather than one of more than
twice that age.-Chicago Times-Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
SAVED BY A MATCH.
Baron Peglou's Last One Kept Him and
His Comrades From Freezing.

Baron Peglou's Last One Kept Him and
His Comrades From Freezing.
This is the story Of how one match,
tucked away in Baron Selkiff Peglou's
vest pocket, saved Stark Humes, son of
Seattle's mayor, and H. J. Littler of
Picton, Ont, from freezing to death on
the trail from Dawson City to Dyea.
Baron Peglou, Humes and Littler left
Dawson City Nov. 81 with sleds, de-
termined to make the trip to salt water
without the aid of dogs. When ITO
miles from Dawson City, they encoun-
tered severe weather. 1t was 60 degrees
below zero. Humes and Littler were
struggling along two miles ahead of the
baron. They became weary and were so
benumbed that they could hardly move.
They stopped and tried to build a fire.
all the matches they had in their peck
cts were exhausted in trying to build
the fire.
They were fast approaching the stage
which means death from cold when the
baron came up with them. There were
plenty of matches in the packs, but
when the baron tried to undo the fasten-
ings he found his fingers were so stiff
that he could not make any progress.
Death from freezing stared them in
the face. Finally the baron found one
match in his vest pocket. 1t was the
last hope. The unkindled wood was on
the snow covered ground. A little pile
of shavings was collected, and while
Humes and Littler stood with their
coats spread out to keep out the wind
the baron tried to light the single
hand, but he managed to pick it up and
draw it along his leg. A tiny spark APP
peared, then increased, and finally the
shavings caught. The fire burned, and
the danger was over. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
A CHRISTIAN.
what He Should BE According to Ial
Maclaren's Dehnition.

What He Should BE According TO Ian
MacIaren's ehnition.
"Christ did not come to cramp any
ones manhood; he came to broaden 1t, +"
writes the Rev. John Watson, ID. ID. Clan
Maclaren), on "A Young Mans Reli-
gious Life, in The Ladies' Home Journal.
"He did not come to destroy our man
hood he came to fulfill it. A thorough
going Christian is man with stronger
reason, kinder heart, frmer will and
richer imagination than his Yellowstone
who has attained to his height in Christ.
A bigot or a prig or weakling is half
developed Christian, one not yet arrived
at full age
"What ought Christian to read? Every
book which feeds the intellect. Where
ought he to goY Every place where the
moral atmosphere is pure and bracing
What ought he to doY Everything that
will make character. Religion is not mega
tive giving up this or that, but positive,
a getting and possessing. II man will
be content with nothing but the best
thought, best work, best friends, best en-
vironment, he need not trouble about
avoiding the worst. The good drives out
the bad. There are two ways of lighting
dark room-one is to attack the dark
ness with candles; the other is to open the
shutters and let in the light. When light
comes darkness goes. There are two
ways Of forming character-one is to con
quer our sins; the other is to cultivate the
opposite virtues. The latter plan Is best
because 1t is surest-the virtue replaces
the sin.
Christianity Is not drill. 1t is life,
full. free, radiant and rejoicing. What q
young man should do Is not to yex him
self about his imperfections, but to fix his
mind on the bright image of perfection /;
not to weary his soul with rules, but TO
live with Christ as one liveth with a
friend. There is one way to complete
manhood, and that is fellowship with
Jesus Christ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
Crabs.

In summer mon selling crabs in Fulton
market handle them with curious sort
of wooden tongs, that work like sugar
tongs, but they don't need them in win
ter, because then the crab, numb with
cold, doesn't bite. In nature the crab
buries itself in the mud or sand in the
winter and stays there through the season,
covered up all but its eyes, and possibly n
very little of It's body. 1t gets no food
there except such as may come TO 1t; its
claws are almost, If not entirely, covered
up in the mud, bHt it couldn't use them
then If they were not The crab in win
ter, however, is fatter than in summer
Though it may take little or no food, it
does not wear itself away by exercise.
The crab is in market the year round.
1t is raked up out of the mud in winter
1t may then be handled freely in the colder
weather of winter, but dropped into a
boat where it is protected from the wind,
and with the sun shining OH it, the crab
may come back to life and its pincher claws
again become endowed with power.-New
York Sun
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
Wolf Children.

The adoption of human infants by
wild and carnivorous quadrupeds has
obtained more or less credence among
the vulgar from the earliest ages, and
while such today are for the most part
poohpoohed as idle tales the skeptics
have little idea of the evidence that has
been offered in substantiation thereof.
Half century ago the iconoclast
who would have dared question that
Romulus and Remus owed their nurtur-
ing to a she wolf would have been
laughed to scorn by most lovers of the
classics. Twenty five years later the ami
NAL was substituted, on the part of tu-
tors, by woman named Lupa-a most
inglorious conclusion, derived solely
from imagination. Today the tendency
to ignore all sentiment causes such ideas
to receive scant courtesy, and when SEN
timent is introduced as evidence is met
by the undeniable statement that the
same miracle is accredited with preserv-
ing the lives of many gods and heroes
of antiquity. Consequently if single
case of child being fostered and reared
by animals can be substantiated beyond
question the result will be to rehabili-
tate as history much literature that sole
ly OH this account has been relegated to
the realm of fiction. -Lippincott's
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
The rinlandsrs,

Mutual Fire Insurance company OF
Houghton and Keweenaw counties, or.
ganised in 1890 according to the laws o
the State OF Michigan, will insure proper.
ty OF its members. Have paid fire losses
over "a, 900 and dividends nearly %, 600
during the last seyen years to members
OF FIVE years standing. On the first day
OF this year the company had GIT MEM
bers. $546,425 worth OF property In.
sured and $15,s1O.e5 In treasury. For
further particulars apply to the under.
signed. JOHN BLoMovIsr, President.
ALEX LENoNEN, Secretary.
Office, 448 Pine street, upstairs Red
Jacket.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-18
SoDERGREN & SoDERGREN.

Rev. E. Edwards. pastor of the English
Baptist church at MinersviIle, Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism. was advised
to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He
says; "a few applications OF this lini-
ment proved OF great service to me. 1t
subdued the Inflammation and relieved
the pain. Should any sufferer profit by
giving Pain Balm trial it will please
me-" For ssle by Sodergren & Sober
gren, Drugg lists.