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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

J. B. Corton,
farmer and lum-
b e r m a n, o f
Deppe, n. c.,
says Il suffer-
ed for years
with my back.
1t was so bad
hat I could.
not walk any
distance or
even ride in
easy buggy. I
10 Mt ho1sa-1
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

A little life may be sacrificed to an
hours delay. Cholera infantum, dyseh-
terry, diarrhoea come suddenly. Only
safe plan is to have DIR. Fowler's Elk ract
of Wild Strawberry always ON hand
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
THE
Editorial Column.

Editorial Column.
Republican State Ticket.
For Governor
FLETCHER d. PROCTOR
Of Proctor.
For Lieutenant Governor
GEORGE FL. PROUTY
OF Newport.
For Secretary of State
FREDERICK G. FLEETWOOD
OF Morristown.
For Treasurer
i. H. DEAVITT
OF Montpelier.
For Auditor
HORACE T. GRAHAM
OF Craftsbury.
For Attorney General
CLARKE c.. Fits
Of Brattleboro.
For Congress, I'd District
KITTREDGE HASKINS
OF Brattleboro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

She-Now that you have an auto
mobile that will break records, are
you not satisfied?
He-No, / want one that will
break trees and telegraph Toles.-
Life.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Look out that you are not catch
ing brook trout after the 31st of
this month.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Secretary of War w illiam HI
Taft denies with much eml basis tina
he is a presidential candidate.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
couldn'tLift Ten Pounds.
Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Strength
and Health to the Sufferer, Make
ing Him Feel Twenty-Five
Years YOUNGER

Sick kidneys cause weak, lame or
aching back, and weak back makes
a weak man. Can't be we'll and strong
until the kidneys are cured. Treat them
with Doan's Kidney Pills. Here's the
testimony of one man cured
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Mr.. Gould, increased mainly from
the advance in value of the securi-
ties of corporations which came I'M
der the control of the two great f.
nanciers.
At the time of his death Mr..
Sage was an officer and director in
rs great railway and telegraph cor
pofations
NEVER Took A HOLIDAY.
Mr.. Sage was never known to
take holiday. It is said that his
last birthday was the first which he
failed to celebrate by attending to
business at his Office at No..3 Mas
sua street.
Mr.. Sage was married twice,
first in 1841 to Miss Maria Whine,
daughter of Moses I. Winnie, of
Troy. His wife died in New York
city in 1867, and two years later he
married Margaret Olivia, daughter
of Joseph Slocum, of Syracuse, N
Y. On her fathers side Mrs. Sage
is in the eighth generation from
Capt. Myles Standish of colonial
fame, and was inspired by her line
age to become one of the founders
of the Society of Mayfower de-
scendants of New York city.
Try little KODOL FOR DYSPEP-
SIA after your meals. See the effect it
will produce on your general feeling by
digesting your food and helping your
stomach to get itself into shape. Many
stomachs are overworked to the point
where they refuse to go further. Kodol
digests your food and gives your stom-
ach the rest it needs, while its recon
structive properties set the stomach
back into working order Kodol re-
lieves fatulence, sour stomach, palpita-
ton of the heart, belching, etc. Sold
by L. T. Landman, S. Londonderry,
and F. M. Leonard, N. Londonderry.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Steps have been taken in New
York to call halt on the trial of
Thaw by newspaper, with more or
less assistance from the district at
torney's Office. But the papers will
c,ntinue to do business. Rutland
Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
Russell SAGE DEAD.
Multi Millionaire Succumbs to Heart
Disease.

! D ssease.
Russell Sage died suddenly Sun
day at his country home, at Law
renee, T.. I. The immediate cause
of death was heart failure resulting
from a complication of diseases Incl
dent to old age. The veteran finan-
cier would have celebrated his Goth
birthday on August a. Mr.. Sage
had been in exceptionally good
health since his arrival at his sum-
mer home about six months ago.
At noon Sunday he was seized with
sinking spell and collapsed rapidly
falling into Inconsistencies about
two hours before his death which
occurred at 80 o'clock.
There were present at the end
Mrs. Sage, her brother, Col. j. J.
Slocum, Rev. DR.. Robert Leetch,
DR.. Theodore S. Janeway of New
York, DR.. Carl Schmuik, a local
physician, DIR. J. P. Mum, for
many years Mr.. Sage's family ply
stefan, who was summoned from
New York when the first alarming
symptoms were manifest
The funeral services were held
Wednesday at the West Presbyteri-
an church in West 42nd street, of
which Mr.. Sage has been a member
for many years. The interment will
take place in Troy on Thursday.
Mrs. Sage and her brother, Colo
mel Slocum, are named as the ex-
ecutors of Mr.. Sage's will. 1t is
generally believed that Mr.. Sage's
vast interests will not be seriously
if, cted by his death.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
What Others Say.

1t seems strange that the indie
pendent Republicans are getting
most of the candidates for side
Judge on the fusion tickets in the
various counties. In view of the
fact that the appointive power of
the licenses to sell liquor lies with
the assistant judges it looks as
though Clement were aiming to-
ward a control of the license holders
in some of the larger cities of the
state and intending to make ma
chine of them. Montpelier Jour
nal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

0eW1tYs X !ss1 Salvo
For Plles, Burns, Sores.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Vermont has often been called
the Switzerland of America; and it
is the southern part of the state
with the West River valley in par
ticular which suggests the name
The lofty rugged mountains with
their steep sides, the deep shaded
valleys with the streams of pure
water flowing through them, and
the cool invigorating mountain air
of this part of the state, are CON
stantly attracting greater number
of summer visitors each year. Nat
ure certainly has done her part in
holding out inducements for city
people to pass their summer vaca-
tions in this vicinity; it only remains
for the citizens to provide suitable
hospitality, and summer boarder
business will be built up here thai
will be extremely pleasurable and
profitable. Let's be about it.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

The death of Russell Sage at the
advanced age of 80 has removed a
remarkable personality from the
Wall ST. financial ci. cles. To al
appearances his life was de voted to
accommodating riches, and he had a
capacity for saving which caused
him to be known as a confirmed
miser. In his earlier years he took
quite an active part in public affairs;
but as his property accumulated, his
public spirit seemed to diminish and
his purse strings have leen con,
stantIy tightening He will not be
remembered in connection with any
great benefactic MS, nor identified
with any great public cause. Mon
ey-gettiDg was meat, drink and rec
reation to him. His life will be held
up as an example to avoid rather
than to emulate. Russell Sage has
passed Oh, but is the world a loser
for it?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26
RUSSELL SAGE's CAREER.

Russell Sage, multimillionaire,
was born on August 4, 1916, in the
little hamlet OF Verona, Oneida
county, N. Y, where his parents,
Elisha and Pendence Sage, mem
bers of little company of pioneers
from Connecticut had halted while
| on their westward march in quest of
a homestead. The family decided
to settle in Oneida county.
At the age of II years young
Russell began his career as an err
rand boy in the grocery store of his
brother, Henry, in Troy, N. Y.
He was quickly advanced to the post
of salesman and at the age of % es-
tablished wholesale grocery of his
own at number 139 River street,
Troy.
He soon became a prominent
merchant of the town and leader
in politics. He was Wing and in
1916 was elected to his first office as
alderman Cater becoming county
treasurer -lae was a delegate to
the natiot whig convention in 1s4s
and in 1853 was elected to Congress
from Troy serving two terms. ;.
In 1857 the young merchant had
acquired d fortune estimated at al
most half a million dollars, a vast
amount for those days and deter
| mined to retire from active business
life. He had, however, already be
come interested in railroads, his first
| transaction of this character being a
loan to the Lacrosse Railroad com
pany, which led to further transac-
tons resulting in his Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul system, of
which he became vice-president.
This determined Mr. Sage to de
vote his future energies to operations
in Wall Street and in 1863 he open
ed his first Office in New York.
About this time he became init
mate with Jay Gould with whom
he formed an association which con-
tinued for many years. About 1872
Mr.. Sage originated the system of
trading in puts, "calls" and
| 'sstraddles" in which he continued
to deal thereafter on colossal scale
While he purchased seat on the
New York Stock Exchange in 1874,
it is believed that he never appeared
on the floor of the exchange. He
rarely incurred any of the treme l.
dous risks which tempted his asso
ciates, and following his prudent
methods with perfect GOODNESS even
in periods of widest excitement, he
made his way with almost unvarying
success from his first appearance in
Wall Street.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1906-07-26

Send the best man in your town
to the legislature. If the state is to
progress and reforms be made every
town must send good man to help
make the laws. Burlington Clip
per.
The small towns in the state
should tumble over themselves to
get into Clements band wagon.
He advocates taking away the old
system of representation, thus the
small towns would not be recognized.
Incidentally it might be mentioned
that Clement would like the votes
in the small towns. - Waterbury
Record.
It is said that the meetings. of
health officers school and embalmers
at Burlington last week was merely
coincidence and not for the pur-
pose of mutual understandings
Hardwick Gazette.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

B goes to Boston to buy baked
beans: c to Cincinnati to collect curl.
osities; d to Denver to defy dentists;
e to England to entertain Edward;
F to France to fry frogs; g to Glas-
gov to gather guineas; H to Halifax
to hold horses: to India to introduce
idols: J to Jericho to jostle Jersey
men: X to Kentucky to keep kindling:
L to Louisiana to lie low; M to Mon.
tana to make money; N to New York
to- negotiate notes; o to Oklahoma to
open oysters; P to Philadelphia to pill.
fer pennies; Q to Quebec to quote
ounces: r to Rome to read ritual; 8
to Savannah to sell sauces: T to Tur.
key to tell tales; U to Utah to use
umbrellas; v to Vermont to vend YER
million; w to Washington to waste
wages; to Yazoo to yell "Yokels";
2 to Zanzibar to zoutch zebras.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

In some experiments you may need
. "twirler," which is an arrangement
used for spinning objects rapidly. and.
as you might like to add one to your
home made laboratory" description
of 1t follows:
II consists usually Of two wheels
fixed on stand, and 30 connected by
means of band that by turning .
handle on the larger wheel the small
err one may be made to revolve rap
Idly. The object to be twirled is fixed
to this second wheel.
This twirler can be bought. Of
course. from a dealer In scientific sup
plies, but the wheels of an ordinary
toy cart can sometimes be utilized.
Turn the cart upside down, ard tack
or pin the object to be twir!ed to one
side Of the wheel. and spin 1t from
the other side by the forefnger.
But If the object is to be twirled in
. horizontal position, as pail. for
instance. the cart must be placed on
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

The game Of bird sellers is played
as follows: The children stand In .
row, leaving two outside. These two
represent the bird dealers. Each
child represents a bird-one being q
crow. another a crane. another can
ary. and SO on. One bird dealer says
to the other:
~ wish to buy bird"
What kind of bird?" asks the sec
ond dealer.
"a bird that can fly fast" says the
first dealer.
Very WE'LL" answers the other deal
er, take what you wish"
Then" says the first dealer. II will
take robin"
AS soon as the word is out Of his
mouth the robin" must leap from the
row and run around to escape. II the
dealer catches the bird he puts 1t into
cage. where 1t must stay till all the
other birds are caught.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

diagram here pictured. but ID more
fun played out on the turf. Just as
mumbletypeg and 80 many other
games are played.
Two persons play the game. II they
are inside the house, using board.
they use nine checkermen, or pegs,
apiece, differently colored or shaped.
II out of doors. marbles or pebbles
may be used.
The players lay down their pieces,
whatever they are. in the holes, one
at time, alternately, and 1t is each
players business to prevent the other
one from placing three of his pieces
30 as to form q row Of three without
any Of the opponents pieces between
them.
Whenever either one succeeds in
forming row, he may then take up
and remove any one OF the other play
er's pieces he pleases. except from a
complete row already formed. When
all the pieces are laid down. they are
played backward and forward in what
ever direction each line runs, but a
piece can be moved only from one
spot to another at a time.
1t is still the object of each player
to keep the other from getting three
men down in an unbroken row. When
ever one succeeds in forming a row,
he removes any one of his opponents
men he pleases. The player who
finally takes of all his opponents
pieces wins the game.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
Two Kinds n Tssir,srs.


its side on table. with the wheel
projecting over the edge. The cart
must be weighted to keep 1t in place
and the string to support the pail
must be tackled as near the center OF
the hub as possible. BY twirling the
wheel from above you may make the
pail, with water. or whatever 1t may
contain. spin around and around.
An excellent twirler. however, can
be made, il you have no cart. with
merely piece of board. hook. and
a piece Of Irvine. Get piece of board
about two feet long by twelve inches
wide. and place it over the Top Of q
door slightly ajar. fitting 1t SO that
one end of 1t may rest under the top
Of the door frame and SO be held in
place. Over the other end slip loop
of cord that will hang down within
two feet of the floor. and to this
end fasten hook. The board must
be far enough under the top Of the
door frame to hold firm when the
string is pulled on.
The loop of cord should now be
twisted tightly, and then the object to
be twirled should be hung on the
hook. AS the cord untwists the object
will be twirled and 1t will twirl more
rapidly II stick be pressed down
ward Just above the twist.
Flat pieces of cork may be strung
on the cord, being held in place b.
knots.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
Trick. Of Animals.


There are surprising number of
Quaker animals-animals whose regu-
lar method of self-protection is to Of
fer no resistance to their enemies. The
'possum's trick of "shamming dead" is
an old story. The hedgehog and some
Of the armadillos refuse to fight, but
they are protected by sharp spines
or armor. Among marine animals is
a starfsn. often called the brittle
star" which Is the despair of collect
ors. It seems to make It point that
none of its family shall be shown in
a bottle or on museum shelf. When
taken from the water this starfish
throws OF its legs and also It's stom-
achs. The story is told of one col
lector who thought he had succeeded
in coaxing a specimen into pail. only
to see 1t dismember itself at The last
moment. W. H. Hudson describes the
death-feigning habits of small South
African fox common on the pampas. II
caught in trap or overtaken 1t col
lapses as If dead. and to all appear
ances is dead Some kinds Of beetles.
many Of the woolly caterpillars which
have poisonous hairs on their backs,
and numerous spiders auopt the same
trick. Perhaps the commonest In.
stance of passive resistance is the land
tortoise. which draws up its front
piece and pulls In its head and legs
and defies its foes by locking them
out.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

A game that requires no material
and no preparation. but may be play
ed off-hand, ia sometimes Just the
thing to know. particularly at party.
Here is one that the older boys and
girls would enjoy. LIZ US call 1t AL
phabet Trips"
Any number Of persons may take
part in the game. The first thing to
do is to choose leader. who stands
in the middle Of the room, with the
players seated around him. Then he
tells them that they are each to take
a trip somewhere. and must announce
to him. in turn. where they are going
and what they friend to do when they
get there.
Now. the oddly Of this game con.
sists in the fact that every word in
each individual answer must begin
with the same letter. II . player, for
example, says that he is going to q
place. the name of which begins with
G, every additional word in his answer
must begin with G. The game Is real.
ly a trial of wits, for the better the
answer. and the more quickly 1t is CIV
en-, the mere credit player deserves.
A prize may or may not be offered,
to be awarded by the leader, or by
vote of the players. to the one who
makes the best and readiest answer.
The leader begins the game by the
announcement just given. and then
asks the first player where he is go
ing. For the sake of illustration. we
will give 4 few answers in alphabet
ical order. The player answers. there
fore. that he is going to Athens. and
when the leader asks him what lie is
going to do there. the player says.
Advertise athletics"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
Castles In Spain.

The term Castles In Spain" is do
rived from the French. Chateaux d'Es-
payne, and means day dreams or Wis
ions of happiness or prosperity to
come. The use Of the term is based
on the fact that there are no castles
In Spain. In the same way the term
"Greek Kalends" means never" be-
cause there were NO such things as
Greek Kalends.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
scorn for Man,

The expression of serene happiness
that is rarely absent from the faces
Of nuns and all women who have sew
cred their relation from man entirely
ought to convince the skeptical that
We do not owe all our enjoy ment in
life to the patronage OF the Lord Of
Creation. ought to check him from
saying. at every opportunity: "Of
course. no woman is ever satisfied till
she has secured a husband"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

Work the Source OF True Happiness.
II suppose some advantages do at
tach to money, or people would not
give themselves so much trouble to
gain 1t; but, believe mo, the truest
source Of happiness is-work!"-The
late Baron Rothschild.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
Solomon a Lover Of Trees.

Solomon had passion for trees.
Indeed, he is credited with being the
first who had transplunted to the
home soil those from other parts OF
the world. Judea In its day was fam
Gus for its balsam, the favo-ite plant
of the queen of Sheba, and she, know
ing Solomon's liking for transplanting.
10 said to have presented him with a
root of it.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

Mothers Doushnuts.
II you think there's no use trying
To do anything Of worth;
II you think you're but a cipher
In the multitudes of earth;
Just remember mothers doughnuts
And press onward to the goal
Finest doughnuts In creation.
They we're made around . hole.
II the patch is on your garment
Where 1t never was before:
II your pOcketbook 10 empty
OF Its boarded little store;
Just remember mothers douEhnuts
When the clouds of trouble roll
Sweetest doughnuts manufactured,
All were built around hole.
II you think your next door netghbor
Had a better start than you;
II perhaps you made failure
And success is hard to WOO:
Set your teeth the way you used to,
Lay the comfort to your soul
Recollect the grand perfection
That was circled round . hole.
Puck.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
FSw pen.ks,

f'tN ~ SQW O0u't9s
Don't write on sofled or torn sheets
Of paper.
Don't write letters with lead PEN
ell. 1t is very bad form-not to say
objectionable breach of correct letter.
writing.
Don't seal letter of introduction.
The person to whom 1t is given is sup
posed to inform himself Of its con-
tents.
Don't fail to inclose stamp to car
ry an answering letter to a letter Of
business.
Don't write carelessly. Spell cor
rectly and be painstaking about your
punctuation and the language In which
you express your thoughts.
Don't send letter bearing blots or
scratches. Make a new copy II neces-
sary.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

In our childhood our garrulity was
checked by the words: There are
some things which ladies and gentle
men do not talk about. We seem to
have brought frankness to fine art !:
and with this general relaxation OF
conversational principles. we nova.
days disregard all the older conven-
tioas Of address.-Lady Helen Forbes
In Black and White.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

the property around the lake and
around each poor mans land.
After which the rich men erected a
"ducal pile" as shown by the black
squares In figure 2.
Then the rich men. being stronger
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

Jack had two apples; Fred had
three; Alice and Bertha, between
them. had seven. The girls being un-
selfish put their fruit in the lunch
basket and told the boys to help them
selves while they went to gather May
flowers. They walked mile and eight
furlongs to field, which the boys said
was full Of flowers. but there were
none. Then Bertha bit her lip and
said something to Alice, and the two
ran back as fast as they could, arriv-
Ing at thirteen minutes past three.
Opening the basket. how many apples
did they find? The answer is conceal
ed In the above paragraph.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24
Puzzle of the Poor Men

Here is an amuzing puzzle which
looks awfully easy-after 1t is solved.
Once upon time four poor men
settled around the banks Of very
small but very beautiful lake. The
white squares represent their four
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

The South McAlester News makes
the following magnificent offer to Its
subscribers: A handmade poem
wrought in indelible ink on footmade
paper will be sent to the first old
subscriber who can tell us for fact
Just where a snakes head leaves on
and his tail begins"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1906-02-24

Skirts Of eyelet-worked lawn or lin
en-, somewhat tailorlike in make and
worn with long-fitted coats of cloth,
are among the novelties. The open
work lingerie skirt may match the
cloth in color or may be in white
made over foundation in the color of
the coat.