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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Turmou LIN Winninen

WINNIPEG, Aug. Winnipeg is in
a state of turmoil, due to the presence of
several thousand angry harvesters, who
claim they were brought here from every
part of eastern Canada under the promise
of big wages and employment for several
months. About 800 who came here from
Minnesota and Dakota say that if they
are not given work or free transportation
to the United States they will make an
appeal to the American consul. The stu
alton has caused much worry to the pro-
Yincial government.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Kurdish Atrocitie. Reported,

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Special dispatches
from Odessa and Vienna give unconfrm-
ed reports of the Kurdish atrocities in
the hill districts of Armenia and of fight
ing between Turks and Bulgarians in
Macedonia, several persons being killed
at Pawsonwitz. Another dispatch says
that the Bulgarians seized five Turks,
drcnched them with petroleum and burn
ed them alive
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Mrs. Smith Died From Fright.

GENEVA, Aug. 27.-Mrs. Ella Velsor
Smith, wife of William Wickham Smith,
a New York lawyer, whose death occur
red in the Alps Friday, had visited an ice
grotto on the Rhone glacier, near Velve-
dere, on the Furka road. Some blocks of
ice fell near Mrs. Smith, but did not
touch her, and she died from heart dis
ease induced by the shock. Her remains
will be shipped to New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Tennessee River Rampant.

HAMBURG, Tenn, Aug. 27.-The
Tennessee river is higher than ever
known at this season of the year. There
sis at least - per cent of this county's
corn crop under water. What corn is not
covered is that which stood on high ridge
land and. being on dry land, was burned
mp during the hot weather. The river
has backed up the creeks and sloughs for
five miles in some places and killed both
corn and cotton. a large number of peo-
pie here have their whole crop of corn
and cotton destroyed. Their condition is
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
rms ScaldS and

Eruptions, cuts, ourns. scalds and
sores of all kinds quickly healed by De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Certain cure
for piles. Beware of Counterfeits. Be
sure you get the original-DeWitt's.
c. E. Bacon, Londonderry, F. e. Saith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondville. l.. T.
Landman, So. Londonderry, F. B. Pier.
Jacksonville. S. G. Blodgett. Weston.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
High Water Closes Galleries.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Aug. 27.-Owing to
heavy rains the Henry Clay, North
Franklin, Bear Valley and Big Mountain
collieries. operated by the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron company,
were forced to shut down. 1000 men and
boys being temporarily thrown out of en-
ployment. Owing to the high water
number of other collieries belonging to
individual operators were operated with
great difficulty.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
The Thirteen Superstition.

Thirteen dollars and half seems a
high price for such compare lively
short trip" said the man with the trav-
cling bag in his hand.
"We thought people would rather
pay that than $13," replied the agent of
the steamer line, with an explanatory
and apologize cough.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Iinoi. storm Does Much Damage.

CARBONDALE, Ills, Aug. q. A
storm approaching a cloudburst passed
over this city. doing much damage. Rip
ening fruit was blown from the trees, and
in many instances the trees were uproot-
ed or completely destroyed. In this city
fully 5000 birds were drowned by the
dOwnpour of rain. In the Illinois Central
railroad park over 800 dead birds were
found. Rodents and other animals were
drowned by the hundreds. The storm was
the most destructive that has occurred
for
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30

LONDON, Aug. 27.-The India office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Curzon, viceroy of India: The rains
are irregularly distributed They are par
ticularly deficient il the rice districts.
while excessive rains have caused dam
age to crops in the northern and central
provinces. Prices are generally falling.
There is a slight decline in the number of
persons on the famine relief list, the total
now being 507, 000.'
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Ru.sia.s Crous Promise Well

WASHINGTON, Aug 27-Russa had
a spring this year, an unusual occurrence
in that country, and as a result her har-
vest of cereals will be the largest for
many years past. In report to the state
department Consul Heenan, at Odessa,
says that the gradual rise in temperature,
instead of the sudden change from cold
to heat, has been most favorable to all
crops, and wheat, rye, oats and barley
will give more than the average yield this
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
still Buyins bonds.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The secre-
tary of the treasury yesterday purchased
$50, 900 short term 4 per cent bonds at
$1132 317 and So, 800 threes at $10S.51O5.
Under instructions from the secretary of
the treasury the assistant treasurer at
New York will buy short term bonds for
the sinking fund at prices furnished by
the department at the beginning of each
month
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Torpedo Boat Launching.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The torpe-
do boat Wilkes will be launched at the
yard of the Gas Engine and Power COM
pany, Morris Heights, n. Y, Sept. %.
Miss Elizabeth Wilkes, daughter of Rear
Admiral Wilkes, after whom the craft is
named will christen her. Admiral Wilkes
was in command of the San Jacinto when
Mason and Slidell, the Confederate COM
missioners, We're taken from the British
ship Trent during the civil war.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Negro Burned TO Death.

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 26.-Henry
Noles, a negro, has been burned by mob
of citizens for criminally assaulting and
shooting to death Mrs. Charles Williams,
wife of, prominent farmer, near Win
chester, Tenn, last Friday. Admitting
his crime and asking his friends to meet
him in glory, he met his fate without a
groan.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Sir knights on Parade.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 27.-The twenty
eighth triennial cOnclave OF the grand en-
campment of knights Templars opened
here today with a grand parade. About
10000 SIR knights were in line. This
pageant extended over a route OF four
miles. knights from nearly every nook
and Granny of the country, including
Honolulu, were in line.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
The Worst Yet.

Farmer Hayrake-Deacon Perkins
lid get stuck awfully on his last New
York trip.
Farmer Whiff1etree-How wuz that?
Farmer Hayrake-Why, he took
1own six O. those old gold bricks o
his'n and snapped 'em off for $4,000
shares of oil stock.-Puck.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
The Terrible Infant
Human Nature.

Snifles-What do you see up there?
Biffies-Nothing.
Sniffles-Then why do you stand
here and look?
Biffies-Well, / saw half a dozen
people looking up, and l am trying to
find out what attracts them.-N. Y.
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
To Swim From Boston to New York.

BOSTON. Aug. 26.-TO swim from
Boston TO New York is the feat that Pc
ter s. McNally will attempt. making the
start next Sunday. the entire distance to
be covered within 30 days. Mr.. McNalIy
hopes 10 arrive at the Battery in New
York before noon on Monday, Sept. 80.
The actual distance is 2S254 nautical
miles, but the swimming course will be
very little less than 400 miles.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
WHY cAl-CURA?
Word Coming into Everyday Use All
Over the Land.

Over the Land.
Why should an article in popular de-
mand be called Calcura, when the word is
so hard to remember? This question is
often asked. Reflect moment. Calcura
is the word used by doctors to designate
stones in the Kidneys and Bladder, calculi
being the latin word for stones. The first
syllable of Calcura is, therefore, derived
from and suggestive of CalcuIi. Cura, of
curse, suggests cure. There you have it.
Jal-cura, cure r s. ones in the bladder
,r kidneys. How does Cal-cura cure3 The
.urgeon can cure by the use of the knife
hat is, if he doesn't kill Some remedies
nay cure by expelling the stones from the
idneys or bladder painfully, harshly,
dangerously. Calcura does not do this, 1t
slowly dissolyes the foreign matter, so that
Dr.. David Kennedy,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
RockhiIrs Departure Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Commis-
sioner Rockhill has agreed to delay his
departure from Picking until he has closed
up the present negotiations. He says that
the Chinese ENJOYS, as already reported
in the press dispatches, are daily expect
ing their authorization to affix the final
signatures to the protocol, and as soon as
this is done Mr.. Rockhil will withdraw.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Her Chance.

Look at those two bad boys in the
'iver," said Mr.. Markley, as they
'rossed the bridge.
"By the way, dear, that reminds
me-" replied his wife, ''let me have
couple of dollars? I've got to get
pair of undressed s.''-Philadel-
)hia Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Fatal Powder Explosion.

OTTAWA, Aug. 27.-John Hudson, an
employee of the Ottawa Powder compa
ny's factory about FIVE miles from the
city, was blown to pieces in an explosion
which wrecked the packing house and the
mixing room of that establishment. James
Fuford and John Cyra, two other en-
pIoyees, were badly injured.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
BIAS e BALL.
Standing of the Clubs In American
and National Leagues.
Captain Forsyth Must Explain.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The navy
department has written letter to Cap
tain Forsyth asking for an explanation of
the interview with him bearing upon
the approaching inquiry into Admiral
Schley's conduct in the Spanish war pub
lished yesterday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
A statue to Poet whittier.

AMESBURY, Mass, Aug. PA
statue as a memorial 10 Poet John G.
Whittier to cost $4,000 will be put up
here, his home, as soon as the funds are
in the hands of the committee in charge.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Most beautiful Woman Dead.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. pa
private telegram from Charlottesville.
Va, announces the death of Miss Maude
Coleman Woods in that city. Miss Woods
was pronounced the most beautiful wo-
man in America by a committee from the
Pan-American exposition, and her profile
adorns all of the medals issued by the
board of award.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Hot In Kansas.

TOPEKA, Aug. 27.-Thel last two days
in Kansas have been excessively warm.
The weather has been as oppressive as
during the drought. The thermometer here
registered o. In the southern part of
the state the temperature was higher,
reaching 40 degrees in Wellington.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Sick Women
Mrs. Valentine Tells HO W
Lydia E. PinAlksans's Negefa-
6Ee Compound Cured Her.

Happiness will go out of your life
forever, my sister, if you have any
of the symptoms mentioned in Mrs.
Valentines letter, unless you act
promptly. Procure Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound at once.
1t is absolutely sure to help you. Then
write for advice if there is anything
about your case you do not under
stand.
You need not be afraid to tell the
things you could not explain to the
doctor-your letter will be seen only by
women. All the persons who see priv
ate letters at Mrs. Pinkham's Labora,
tory, at Lynn, Mass, are women. All
letters are confidential and advice abso-
lutely free.
Here is the letter -" 1t is with
pleasure that L add nv Testimony TO
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Declared.

$50 Spudder's going to join your
fishing club, eh?"
mo. He heard that a man had to
be a pretty good liar as well as
fisherman, to join"
"Well?"
"Spldder can't fish."-Brooklyn
Life.
The Terrible Infant.
Host-So sorry you have TO be go
ing.
Guest-Indeed, / am, too. By the
way, I'm not sure about my train. It's
nine-something, but
Hosts Eldest-It's 9:32. Pa said he
hoped you'd take that one.-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
A Male saloon wrecker.

UTICA, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Lewis Wan
ner, local politician and G. A. r. man,
wrecked the saloon of Moritz Slegman
because the proprietor sold liquor to
MANNERS wife after being notified not to
do so.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Car and Emperor to Meet.

BERLIN, Aug. 27.-Czar Nicholas and
Emperor William. it is now said, will
meet at Dantzig Sept. 10. The car and
czarina will leave Copenhagen Sept. 8,
the former for Dantzig and the latter
proceeding to Kiel from Dantzig. The
imperial couple will sail through the Bal
tic canal from Dunkirk.
Through the months of June and July
our baby was teething and took running
off of the bowels and sickness of the
stomach" says O. P. M Holiday, of
Deming, Ind. ellis bowels would move
from five to eight times day. | had
bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house and
gave him four drops in teaspoonful of
water and he got better at once" Sold
by 4 S. Randall.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Honesty Paws.

Jim-Honesty is der best policy,
arter all.
Bill-How?
Remember that dog l stole?"
yep"
"Well tried two hull days to sell
i'm, an no one offered more'n dollar.
So went, like honest man, an guy
him to tn ole lady what owned i'm, an
she guy me five dollars. IN. Y. Week
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
Miners Killed In n Shaft.

BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Aug. 81
Four miners were instantly killed at a
mine at Chenoa, this county, by the snap
ping of the cable supporting the cage
The men fell 247 feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30

INC DINIHt BtHItF HI N WOFHHOuNts
NEW YORK, Aug. %. - Francis
Schlatter who assumed the role of divine
healer and has played it more or less sue
cessfully for several years, has been SEN
fenced to three months in the workhouse
in the Harlem police court.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30

your list, hop
ing it may in
duce others to
avail t h e m
selves of t h e
benefit of your
valuable rem
e d Y. Before
taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's
v eg e t a bic
Compound 1
felt very bad
ly,was terribly
nervous, a n d
tired, had sick
headaches, no
a p p e t i t e,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30
As 1t Is In Politics
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
kel ey 6 CO.
Members OfN Y Cons. Exchange

w Way NC"
Stock, Bonds and Grain bought and sold for
cash margin. Information in regard to
the market and list of securities which
slider safe and profitable inves ment5 sent on
quest.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1901-08-30

gnawing pain in stomach, pain in my
back and right side, and so weak I
could scarcely stand. 1 was not able
to do anything. Had sharp pains all
through my body. Before had taken
half bottle of your medicine, found
myself improving. 1 continued it's use
until had taken four bottles, and felt
so well that did not need to take any
more. l am like a new person, and
your medicine shall always have my
praise. - MRS. w. p. VALENTINE, 566
Ferry Avenue, Camden, NJ.
&S0f10 will be DaEd IT f1Es fesfEs,so-
- - Mai in not genuine,
EWrfEa r REss ks ar, ENn go E~,u Rsn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13
Modern Fables.
The Modern Fable of One
Mans Effort TO Flock by
Himself.

A NAUGHTY Parsonage learned early
I 4 in Life that in order to attract
Attention and be pointed out. one must
be Different.
He resolved never to run with the
Common Herd. He stopped riding the
Bike when his Servant bought a
Wheel. He was a DevOtee of Tennis
until il began to be played in the
Parks, and then he put away his
Racquet with a weary Sigh. He stuck
TO Golf until it became a Craze and
then he broke his Clubs and began to
wear a Panied Look whenever he saw
a Pink Coat No matter what Pastime
he went in for. he learned that many
who were not his Social Equals came
along and followed his Example and it
lrritated him. He was kept busy
thinking Of something else to take up.
At last he decided that the Steam
Yacht Game was little too swift for
the Middle Glasses, so he bought a
Yacht and went into the White EIe-
rhant Business. but even that Move
did not save him from humiliating As
sociations. for the next thing he knew
he had a Sheriff on board
MORAL--lf Rrunes cost 10 cents
apiece. they would be considered the
most delicious Luxury in the World.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13

great Continuance. By putting the
subject on a Chair to which the deli
cate Mechanism was attached, the In
ventor could get an accurate Record of
the Utmost Thoughts
After he had completed the Working
Model. he resolved to try an Expert
ment on his Oldest and best Friend. 81
he invited the Friend to Dinner and.
all unbelnownst TO him. had the self
registering Dewfiicker attached to the
Chair.
The Dinner passed off famously and
the riend was unusually lavish-in his
Praise of the Repast. After the Friend
had departed, the Inventor examined
the Cylinder and found a beautiful Rec
ord 1t said that the Missus put too
mucn Powder on one side and had a
Nerve to appear in Low Neck; that the
Claret was too cold and the Fizz too
warm; that the Bird was High and
must have come out of Cold Storage.
that the Anecdotes were cribbed from
the Almanac and that he (the SubfecO
regretted that he had not begged off
and gone to see the new Musical Com
edy.
The Inventor thereupon busted the
Machine to Smithereens. for he per-
ceived that if it came into General
Use, then Modern Society would go
glimmering.
MORAL: Keep off the Mental Reser-
walton.
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who sees people quarreling and says
l must set these people right. and gem
orally succeeds in setting them more
at variance than before; but the spirit
of peace which carries benediction in
the presence of its possessor, the peace
ful spirit of loving heart
Meekness. the spirit that does not
grasp; gentleness. the spirit that we
call tact: goodness. that is servicea BILE
ness. the impulse to help wherever OPP
portunity TO help is given; temperance
or the power Of self-contrOl. the hand
on the helm.
Christ says: TAKE this spirit of life
and then live your life naturally. spon-
taneousiy. unconsciously. Be, and the
doing viii come.
AS Christ did his work. so God doe
his We may learn something even
from the agnOstic. though I am no ag-
nostic- God works-if may so express
myself-anonymously- He hides him
self. He is not in the tempest. He is
not in the earthquake He is not ir
the hre-he is in the stiIl. small voice.
Ten thousand times ten thousand are
those that feel some impulse to higher
ire, some aspiration to something bet
ter. some impulse to love. gentleness
mercy some spiritual perception
winch comes they know not how. and
which they think is from their own
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13

observation and from self-conscious-
ness.
This triple process, studying the
outer world. studying the inner world.
and deducing conclusions from what
we have observed in both worlds, gives
US what we call knowledge.
And this which we call knowledge is
acquaintance with God. 1t is acquaint-
ance with the works which he has made
and with the life he has inspired.
Our creeds are not too long; they
are too short. We cannot depend on
the theologian alone to tell us about
Cod We must go to the artist to tell
as what is beauty. and to the musician
To ten US what is harmony, and to the
poet to tell us what is imagination.
and to the father and the mother and
the friend to tell US what is love; and
all these are revelations of God
And this education which gives us
knowledge and which trains our moral
powers gives as, if it be a true educa-
ton, strong, res9lute will.
The strong will is the essence Of a
strong character
This is education-to get knowledge.
to get regulated passions and appetites
and desires. and TO get the strong will
that gives Us power over ourselves and
masterful control in life. And all life
is educative, for every stage in life is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13

the popular feeling against the profess
siOnal reformer.
The man who says. I will be re-
former, generally lacks common sense;
the man who says. / will be a phOphet
IS apt to lack common morality.
Did not Jesus Christ have a great
mission? And did not Jesus Christ tell
US to follow him in this great mission 3?
Can we be following him if we do not
ourselves take up some great mission
of our own2
Forget your preconceived ideas and
read the story of his life and answer
what one great thing this man did, as
men count greatness. He wrote no
great book, led no great army, founded
no great state. organized no great
church. made no great Grafton
He talked to the twelve about him
at the supper with quite as much elo-
quence as he talked to the thousands
In the sermon on the mount
He healed. but not so many as in one
single year are healed in the Massa-
chusetts general hospital. He preached
TO few hundreds. but not to as many
as Whitefield or Wesley or Beecher or
Phillips Brooks preached to in their
lifetime.
We love him. we revere him. we fol-
low him, not for the great things he
did. but for what he was.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-13
By George AIDE

there was nothing left of his Salary
except the Crust.
After many Years he went hack TO
visit his Brother who had remained on
the Farm. He found Jed in a Ham
mock reading a Crop Report.
Why are you. not working?" asked
The Commercial Brother.
What is there to do?" asked led
The Wind Mill is pumping Water for
the Stock, grinding up the Chop Feed
and working the Churn 1 finished nv
Fail Flowing yesterday
Flowing is Hard Work" said the
city Salesman, sympathetically.
on, l don't know" replied led ct
use Riding Plow with White Inn
orella over me and a Cushion on the
seat You may not know it. but the
Farmer Is getting too Strong to Work
You can't make him use a Walking
Pow any more. He plants his Corn
with Check Row Machine, lifts his
Hay with Patent Fork cuts his
Grain with a Self Binder that has a
Bundle Carrier attached and then puts
II through a Steam Thrasher that cuts
the Bands, does the Feeding, measures
the Grain and dumps il into the Wagon
and stacks the Straw. suppose about
next Year they'll have some dadkinged
Attachment that VIII 90 up to the
Bank and cash the Grain Tickets. The
l0Wly Agriculturist now has his Tele-
phone and daily Rural Delivery and
rubber-tire Buggy, and when he meets
an ordinary Dry Goods Salesman such
as you, he just cracks his 81 Red Whip
and drives right over him. Don't YOU
come out here plying the Poor Farm
ers. We've got everything YOU have in
the City, except the Noise. I'm going
TO put Golf Links in the west 40 next
year Then as soon as they give away
an Automobile with 100 Tobacco Tags
and somebody gets up a Corn Shucker
that viii do the Work. III be fixed
MORAL: The Department Store En-
ployee is not the only one who has a
Snap.