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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Woman Claim ng to Be v f. # E. q.
Smith Sent to ouse of Correction.

Acting und instructions from
Gov. F. D. Pro ,tor, Sheriff H. S.
Wills III Friday transferred to the
to the house of correction at Rut-
la I'd from the Bel III gton county
Jail Lillian Smith, who has been
in custody there since O,to1er 1 on
the charge of forgery.
The woman claims to be the wife
If E. c. Smith, the alleged for, !,
who escaped from Benni' gton Jail,
the night Of January by means 0
a wooden key with which he un-
locked the outer door OF his apa1
ment. The couple were ares e | i;
ManChe ster, after the woman had
ATTIC mpted to cash a Graft at the
North Peiil ington Natiol al bank.
At one of the h arings III munich a
court following tn, ir arrest, the r, al
E. {. Smith, a produce deller
Boston, whom the alleged forge
had impe'sonated i'll his dea ings
With farmers, VAS a witness. Both
the respondents were held for the
grand jury which does not meet un-
til June.
Since Smith escaped the health
Of The woman he left behind ha
not been of the best, trial for COM
plicity i'll the alle ged forgeries is
not the only ordeal she is destined
to go tlrough-and as the accomo-
dations at the Jail were inadequate
the governor was requested to order
her t. ansfeIred to the house of cor
rection.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

''All who follow the Thaw trial
must be convinced that human de-
pravity has not improved much from
the days of Sodom and Gomorrah y
Groton Times
"Well if the contemporary means
that there has been no betterment
in the amount and degree of human
depravity, The Messenger must say
it believes it is mistaken. The WORLD
is growing better all the time. Sod
ON and Gomorrah would have been
saved from obstruction, be it rememb
-red, if only ten righteous men had
heen found there But practically
the whole English speaking wo, d
to-day follows the revelations of the
Thaw trial with horror and disgust.
We have not neutrality-suspicious. by
any means, but some monstrous sins
are beginning to get unpopular. >
st. Adams Messenger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Rules for FRYING.

TO prepare fish, outlets or other
things for frying, have them thor
oughly dry before brushing over with
egg or bread crumbs, otherwise the
egg AMI bread crumbs, or batter,
viii not adhere; thoroughly shake
off any loose crumbs there may be
before frying.
Use deep untinned stewpan
Have Sufficient fat in the pan to
cover whatever is to be fried.
See that the fat has a blue smoke
arising from it before frying articles
In it.
Don't put too many things into the
fat at a time.
Wait until the smoke rises again
before putting in a second lot OF
things to fry
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
VERMONT NE VS..

The Rutland hospital gets $1O4,
the profits on the horse snow held in
Rutland last June.
It is said that thus far tn winte
over one hundred cases of til, grip
have Teen reported in Highgate. Il
is also said that never since 1880 has
so much sickness prevailed in that
vicinity.
Among Vermont postmasters re-
Gently appointed are the following:
b j. Derby, at Burlington; L. u
Hazen. at ST Johnsbury; and S. r.
Bryant, at Windsor. e~-
Mrs. Mary A. Sumner, of Ply
mouth Five Corners, celebrated her
ninety ninth birthday anniversary
recently
The encounter at Fest Middle
bury recently between Arthur Fits,
mail stage driver, and George Drag
on, who lost one ear, has cJme to
trial in coprt, the date of which has
not yet been settled. Fits has sur
rendered himself to the authorities
and is out on bail. Dragon sues
Fits for $1,000 damages for the los
of his ear. In the meanwhile there
is great comm Dtion as to what has
b come of the other plrt of Mr..
Dragons ear, and it looks as if ths
MISTER would have to go into the
county court and lossibl, into the
United States court.
NJ. E. Tucker, no is passing
he winter at the Phoenix Ietd
Hyde Park, and who is considerable
"numismatist, has an ong his COL
lection the first dollar he ever earned
It was in 1856 when a young lad
that he earned his fiji st money, few
cents at time. When it cane to
dollar he exchanged the pennies with
his father for a silver dollar bearing
the date of that year and lie has
kept it ever since
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
TIE KaiSCI'G { Sffp,

The German Ia .ser's caste IN
sen, Polish Prussia. IS being "a J.
completed. 1t Is in nanes1
style with b!ildincs croirel arc Il
two interior coIrtn ards. over oo.ti..
the greater of which Will be {
dwelling rooms, white in the s'nal
will be the state apartn:eIts. on
feature of the facade is a c'-a'e
with a tower $50 feet bi~h. III
state hall is 80 feet squa:e ald lias
with bronze decorated marble.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
It Takes Time"

The st. Adams Messenger calls
attention to the fact that ex- Gov
Edward G. Smith, while Governor
in 1898, made recommendation
which was enacted into law at the
last session of Legislature. We
quote from the Messenger:
''In 1898, Gov Edward G. Smith
advocated the reconstruction of the
states auditing system, the remodel
ing of it's methods of accounting and
a general shake-up in the state au
dtor's office. Eight years later
Fletcher D. Proctor is employed by
law to appoint commission to do a
part of this work. 1t takes time for
good idea to take root and bear
fruit"
The study of the growth of new
ideas is an interesting one and the
smile of the Messenger of the seed
taking root and later on bearing
fruit, is good one.
Both Gov. Smith and Gov.
Fletcher D. Proctor were members
of the Legislature of 1890. If we
remember correctly, neither of them
agreed fully with the recommends
tons of Governor Page, but ii
seems quite apparent that Gov.
Pages recommendations at that ses-
sion "took root" and while OILY
part of them came to fruition dur
ing his term of Office, they furnished
sui stantiaIly the entire ground work
of large majority of the NEST i'm
portant laws passed by the Legisla-
ture of 1906.
By referring to Governor Pages
inaugural message, it will be found
that he made the following seven
distinct and specific recommends
TONS
1st-The Australian Ballot,
2nd-Restriction of child labor.
3rd-A REIMBURSEMENT of the bur-
dens for the support of schools.
4th-The granting of additional
powers to the railroad commission.
5th-The abolition of railroad
passes.
6,h-Weekly payments.
7th-An increase in the amount
of taxes to be paid by railroads.
With the exception of the first,
which became law in 1890, every
one of these measures were enacted
into statutes in 1906. eThe mills of
the gods grind slow, but they grind
exceeding small" ''The leaven of
1897 has worked slowly and under
adverse conditions, but an educated
public sentiment has finally forced
the adoption of practically the entire
list of Gov. Pages recommends
tons.
Verify, Brer. Greene hits the nail
on the head when he says cit takes
time for good idea to take root and
bear fruit and he might have add
ed that other proverb, Nothing is
ever settled until it is settled right"
-Morrisyille News aud Citizen.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
A Slow. Uncertain Traveller.

A New Haven man was praising
the late Judge David Terrence, Of
Derby. Conn.
Judge Terrence" he said. tut
tered many an epigram from the
bench. In case concerning a noise
nuisance a scientist was once testify
Ing before him about the speed CT
souni.
Sound said the man. travels
at the rate Of 400 yards a second
All sounds?' asked Judge Tor
renee
All. replied the scientist
N sure you're wrong he said
/ have noticed great difference be-
tween the s. eed of certain kinds CT
sound. Thus. SANDER travels at the
rate of quite 1000 yards a. second
f1attery, 500 yards; while trutl
makes only a few feet second. and
slow IS its progress IS. truth otter
fails to reac;i tie goal. no matter
how short the distance. "-Bostc
Globe
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Baptist Church of South Windham
Cele brates Its Tooth Annive-
rsary.


The Tooth anniversary of the or
ganiz ,tion of the Baptist church in
South Windham was observed
Tuesday, Feb. 10, with many for
mer members and former pastors
present, in addition to large num-
Der of townspeople of all denomina-
tons.
The South Windham Baptist
church was organized January IL,
1907, with SO members. The or
ganization took place at the house of
Col. Daniel Cobb, on the place now
owned by B. 3. Prentiss. Services
were held in private houses for 10
years and then church building
was erected, which was the biick
structure in use today. A belfry
was added in 1853, and recently the
interior was entirely remodeled.
The present membership is SO. A
parsonage was built in 1949 and a
vestry was completed in 1896.
Twenty-Five ministers have been
employed by the church, of whom
seven were ordained in South Wind
ham. The list is as follows:
Thomas Baker, Samuel Kingsbury,
Milo Frary, NJ G. Miller, W. Foster,
c. L. Baker, Charles Green. Charlie S
Farrar, G. r. Rugg, E P. Merrifield,
George Atkinson, Milo Frary a sec
ond time, Mark Carpenter, Ephraim
Hapgood, G. l.. Frost, II. V. Baker,
B. Il. Tuck. G. A. Votey, Charles
Van Setback, A. H. Francis, G. L
Buckingham, Charles De Altry, w
HI. Thorn, F. H. Conant, w. E
Walker and Sidney Aldrich At a
revival in Rev. Milo Frary's first
pastorate SO members were added to
the church.
The present pastor, Rev. Sidney
Aldrich, was born in Ulster county,
New York, May 10, 1868 He be-
gan supplying pu'pits at the age of
81, and was ordained August Is,
1894, at Wells Bridge, N. Y. His
psstorates have been at Wells
Bridge, De Ruiter Durhamville,
and Indian Lake, N. Y. He has
wife and one child.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Nicaraguans Capture Two Important
Towns in Honduras,

The Nicaraguan forces Feb 20,
captured without opposition the
town of El Truinfo, in Honduras,
and the next day after six hours of
hard fighting, the Nicarguan army
occupied S,n Bernard, an excellent
position, owing to the fact that it is
in communication by land and wafer
with the Nicaragran base of opera
tons.
Many Honduras were killed OF
wounded and the retreating army
left quantities of ammunition and
many rifles on the field. The casu-
alties on the Nicarasuan side were
a few men wounded.
A provisional government has
been established across the frontier
in Honduras by Mnximo Rosales,
Miguel Oqueli, and Ignacio Castero,
prominent Honduran revolutionists
serving with the Nicaraguan forces.
The general in charge of the Hon
duran revolutionary expedition is
Dionisio Gutierrese.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
MUNICIPAL HALLOO STLENCED.
Glasgow Has Tried City Telephone
plant and Had to Give II Up.

In 1900 the city of Glasgow set up
municipal telephone plant for the
purpose of competing with private
line, says Everybody's. After spend
Ing more than $1,D00.000 Oh the VEN
ture, reaching a point where $780,
900 more had to be expended. and
carrying on losing business. the
Town Council sold the outfit to the
post Office at loss of 100000.
Evidently municipal ownership Is
not always boon; bat it is to be re-
membered that our British friends
do not take enthusiastically to the
telephone or use it with anything
like the frequency with which 1t is
used in the United States. Here 1t
Is a necessity; there an adjunct.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
a Grievons Mistake

The Misses White were calling on
q new neighbor. and while they were
awaiting her appearance a little girl
came into the room. evidently bent
upon the rescue of a doll recently
abandoned there. Naturally she was
viewed with some curiosity. and one
of the callers, thinking herself Sc
cure in the child's obviously tender
age, spelled a low-voiced comment.
Not very p-r-e-t-t-y!"
To her horror the small maiden
paused on the threshold, and. look
ing contemptuously at the culprit.
remarked, with lofty composure,-
mo. not very pretty, but
rather SMART"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Many Children arc Sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children. used by Mother Gray, nurse
in Children's Home. New York, Break
up Colds in "a hours, cure Feverish
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders, and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists. 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Hunting or Trouble.

I've lived in California 20 years, and
and am still hunting for trouble in the
way of burns, sores, wounds, boils. cuts,
sprains, or case of piles that Buck
lens Arnica Salve won't quickly cure. =
writes Charles Walters, of Allegheny,
Sierra Co No use hunting. Mr.. Wal
tiers; it cures every case. Guaranteed
at G.. G Smiths drug store 25c.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Strikes without Killing.

A bullet that hits the mark bat
loes not kill has just been invented
If it's construction are not mention
ID. bat 1t Is said to be hollow, end
IAN be used Sc .eral times. In test
FOR duel practice pistols were used
With steel grards resembling a
word hilt. because. although the
bullets does not penetrate the cloth
ng it will wound naked flesh. Both
men wore gogg es. OJt of 272 shots
202 struck some Part of the bodies Of
The duelistS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Nho, tie Well Yielded.

In a we'll that has been ho-ia
since 1902 water was reachnd T."
Gently 1t Is at BoIltham. near : o.
coin, England, and is to supply tia
city with water. The wells depth /.
1850 feet. When water was tappc.
there was noise like thunder. an.
In Is minutes the water rose IS
feet. In a few hours It was vita
70 feet of the top of the shaft.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
EnUliSh Railway Cars.

Cars and other equipment on Eng
dsh railways have always been re-
markably light as conf AIRED with the
colling stock in America. Thus in the
largest Pullman cars between two
and a quarter and two and half
IONS of dead weight must be hauled
tor each passenger carried. whereas
N the heaviest English cars the pro-
portion will be only from one and a
quarter to one and half tons to the
passenger and in the majority of the
'olIing stock the dead weight will
work ont at from a third to a half
ON for each passenger.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
The House committee on Ii rary

The House committee on Ii rary
has decided to make favorao..e re-
ports on bills to erect monuments in
Washington to Benjamin F. Steph-
enson, founder of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and to Capt John
Ericsson, Inventor of the ironclad
Monitor which defeated the Confed-
crate ironclad Merrimac during the
Civil War.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Telling q Horses Arc.

The age of a horse cannot aiv az.
be told by looking at its teeth. a to
the eighth year the horse gets T. ;
more new teeth. so that this nct'lol
Is useless for a horse more t,s.'
eight years old. As soon as the Sc
Of teeth is comp e.e, TO- ever &.
wrinkle begins to spear on tie 31g
of the lower eveiid, and aIo =
wrinkle is added e2ch ear, so t.;
to get the age of n horse moro t .
eight years old yoI must CONT t..
teeth plus the wrinkles.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
"Tobacco Smoking" in Holland.

This story sounds American
though ii is dug out of the German:
Tobacco smoking" said the trav-
eller, is so common IN Holland that
It is impossible to distinguish one
person from another In room full
Of smokers" But suppose you want
to speak to some one present. how
are yoa to End 1t it," "Ah. in Ich
pair of bcnows, with which he blows
away the smoke from the face of
every person until the right one "a
found"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
True II art Dis is n Rare Thing

True art Dis rs- is Rare Thing.
The cause of your palpitation is, prob
ably, pressure arising from gas in the
omach that is, gastric indigestion A
few dos IS of l'r. David Kennedys Fa-
vorite Remedy will cleanse away the
foul accumulations and the heart will
run quietly and keep good time. Write
It. David Kennedy's Sons, Rordout,
N Y, fot free sample bottle Lar. g
bottles 81. 90, all druggists.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
GfNn Plenty of Wnfc-

Remember how large a proportion
Of milk is composed Of water and
then see that the milch COW can get
plenty of it to drink. Do not force
them to go into muddy, low places
and drink impure water. The quality
and quantity of the milk will be af-
fected II you do.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Won,en's Work I'm Denmark.

Women OF Denmark turn theil
hands to alme ST any operation tHat
pays. A NUMBER of them are pilots
and conduct vessels In AMI out o.
the harbors as successfully as their
fathers or brothers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

The dealers in this vicinity who
depend on the railroad to Laul grain
to them have been put to consider
able inconvenience during the past
few days by the failure of the rail
road to deliver the goods. But lit
tie freight of any kind has been
hauled, the power being lacking
This division of the Central Yer
mont evidently is not the only one
that causes gnashing OF the teeth.
A Rutland paper throws bouquet
at the company in the following
words,
''Some Rutland people left for
ST. Adams today There is no tell
ing whether they will arrive at their
destination or not; or if they do,
when. The Central Vermont rail-
road locomotives if they are not fall
ing TO pieces of their accord seem t.
be baking at the hauling stunt as
signed to them in the ordinary
course of traffic The Central Yer
mont railroad train these days tina
goes is becoming quite curiosity
The deacon's one-horse cbaise is a
perfect mechanism compared with
some of them"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
When Italians Feel Cold.

The Italians do not seem to feel
cold when the sky is blue, no matter
how low the temperature. 1t is only
when the sky is overcast and the air
humid that they complain of cold
smell
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
q WHY the Co-y Kicks.

Many COWS kick because they have
been kicked. BE a friend to your
COW: she is true friend to yoH. If
you want your cows to come up and
lick your hand in the pasture or
yard. there is just one way you may
teach them to do it-by being kind,
true, AMI honest with them.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
King nc a Son-in-L.,y.

King Alfonso of Spain makes
Jokes all day and behaves altogether
like the boy he Is. To his mother-ln-
law he is the very SOIL OF politeness,
and 1t is said TO be delightful to see
them together.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
FREE TO FARMERS
Better think this over.

To any Farmer who will write us,
mentioning this paper, we will send
free postpaid, several formulas for
making a first class fertilizer at
home, together with the cost of the
ingredients, directions for mixing,
etc.
The Vermont Experiment Station
in its bulletin No. 116 has the fol-
lowing to say with reference to the
value of home mixed fertilizers as
compared with the ordinary COM
mercial brands: 'sOn every account,
however, financial, educational, agri-
cultural, it is better to buy the crude
stock and home-mix if one uses a
e. ton or more"
All up-to-da farmers should be
interested in the subject of home
mixed fertilizers and we are in po-
sition to help them Address,
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

What about the new law regard
ing better supervision of schools:
Is there anything being done about
it in this district, or are we to let
other localities try the experiment
first and we fall into line after it has
been found to be a success? This
paper believes that skilled super
vision ought to place our SCI ools Oh
a much higher plane than they now
rest. Whether it would really do
so or not we believe depends ain ost
entirely upon the supervisor select
ed, The possibilities are great; IL e
probabilities are difficult to figure.
The cost to this town would be
about twice the amount that is now
paid the superintendent; the work
done for this town by the new Au
pervisor should be at lesat four time S
as much, and if he he the right man
his actual time spent ought to be
worth much more than the same
amount of time spent by town SUI
perintendent. Thus, the oretically,
by paying a little more salary, we
get several times as much good in
return as we do under the present
system of school supervision; and
this without casting any reflection
upon our town superintendent.
The theory is good; but whether
or not in actual practice we should
get the results sought for is, of
course, uncertain.
Better think this over.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
teen;uo the Churn Sweet.

Salt, Thoroughly rubbed all around
the inside OF the churn after it has
been rinsed with hot water is a first
rate thing to make II clean and
sweet. Rinse the salt out with water.
Then how nice the churn will SMELL!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Foresight.

HE is entertained constantly"
81 suppose he has host OF
friends"
Not that 30 much, but he's care
tul to be q friend o: hosts"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Feed Good Roupbo -e,

The successful dairyman paws spe-
cial attention to raising good rough
age. There is no roaghagc superior
to alfalfa hay.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Editorial Column.

The Socialist colonists in HelicoD,
true to their beliefs, are cooperating
in the chicken-pox epidemic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

Accountant F. S. Pratt of Brattle-
boro, appears to be about the only man
in Vermont that, makes success OF
being on both sides. st Adams Mes
senger.
Which goes to prove that he sure
ly is an expert"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

%n i.Ap.-G IA
Fat men are inyaria3l, honest
said the deep thinker. -a3d believs
it's because they're so sen-itiye
about their fat"
81 don't see what yen mean"
well, If they should lie dishon-
est and get caught at it they might
have to wear convict suits with thu
stripes running in the most unbe-
coming way" Philadelphia Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28
Their Status.

Parson-I look upon all divorced
men as merely a higher order OF
beasts.
outsider-Just lucky dogs"
suppose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-14
PLAINFIELD.


Mrs Wallace Bartlett is quite III with
rheumatism.
Mrs. P. b Fisk went to st. Johns
bury Monday.
Miss Grace Fisk is visiting relatives
in Waitsfeld.
Dean Towne Of Barre was a recent Wis.
itor in town.
Several from town were in camp at
Groton pond over Sunday.
Harry Townsend Of 8iarshfeld was in
town the first q the week.
Walter Mcleod returned 10 Bis home
in Leominsters Mass, Monday
Gardner Spencer Of St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday Of Silas Willis
Mrs. Elsa Wood went to ST. Johns.
bury Monday for a few weeks visit.
Mrs Blanche Shorey and Fred Perrin
were at Queen City park over Sunday.
Mrs. Lee Martin and little daughter
were ia Montpelier the last Of che week.
Alin. hl4 H. GWuktf OF " aniifNEtuNl ~
q, is the guest Of her brother, H. f.
Lane.
Over one hundred tickets were sold at
this station for the circus last Satur.
day
Mrs Kate Burnham If st. bloomsbury
i the guest of her cousin, Mrs. p j.
Colby
Mrs Eliza Bomis went 70 Cabot Mon
day where She is to care for Mrs Laura
Lyford
Mrs. William stratton Of Montpelier
spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr and
Mrs 4. j Leayitt
Walter Wilcox Of Moretown Il spend
ing a few DAYS with Bertelle Lane, o
former school Innate.
Mrs D. l. Page and Mrs. Charles Ne.
knight Of East Montpelier went Mon.
day u 0ld Orchard beach for few
weeks stay