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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Webster, Choate and Edmunds,


Il once heard the distinguished
Senator Edmunds from Vermont,
when he was leader in the Senate,
tell this story of his young days"
writes Edward Everett Hale in the
April Woman's Home Companion,
of which lie is one of the editors.
''He was a student of law and was
making his first visit in the city of
Washington OF course the Su-
preme Court interested him greatly.
The law library was close at hand
and was by far the finest law library
which the young man had ever seen.
When he was not listening in the
court room he was apt to be reading
in the library.
Zone day he was sitting happy in
an alcove, reading in Black Letter
treatise which he had never seen be-
fore. There entered from the court
room, without observing him, two
gentlemen in earnest conversation
These were Daniel Webster and Ru-
fus Choate, eagerly discussing some
intricate point. They had come in
from the court room TO talk it over.
They paid no attention to the young
man who sat reading; but he could
not help but hear, and | think he
had right to listen. At critical
moment in discussion he turned over
the leaves of the quaint old book,
put his finger on an essential passage,
and handed it to Mr.. Choate.
Choate read it quickly, as he did
everything, and passed it to Web
ster, for it wholly confirmed his ar
gument.
"1 am very much obliged to you,
young man, he said.
"Webster read it in his turn, and
passed in back to Edmunds. 4 am
not obliged to you at all ? he said
with his own sweet smile"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
BRATTLEBORO.

Announcement has Teen made of
the class day appointments of the
senior class of the high school.
They are as follows: Presidents ad-
dress, E. Murray Frost; class ora
ton, Harry c. Sargent; class poem,
H. Leslie Frost; ivy Grafton, Miss
Florence E. Strong; ivy poem, J.
Gordon Peach; class history, Miss
Paulie S. Miller and Miss Marion
f. Simonds; class prophecy, Glen
ham Jones. The exercises will be
bend in front of the high school
building Wednesday, June 10, and
the commencement exercises will be
held in the Auditorium the evening
of the next day, with Ora E. But
terfeld of Detroit as speaker. Mr..
Butterfeld is graduate of the
Brattleloro high school, class of
1886, and is now chief couns ell fol
the Michigan Central railroad.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
SPORTING NOTES.

Clarence Beaumont, the forme
Pittsburg centerfelder, has accepte.
the terms of the Boston Nationa ;
and will report at once to Manager
Tenney. If Beaumont is right he
will be of much service to the Bean
eaters.
President John !. Taylor of the
Boston Americans announces that
he will trade Short,top Fred Par
emit to some other cub as soon as
ossible. Parent went to Lite
Rock not long ago to talk lnsiness
with Taylor, but they could ro,
agree upon terms at al
Benjamin Lang. 90, { f Lee, N
ID has been unanimously elected
captain of the d tr;inou:h basket
all team for next year Lang has
paved center on the ket all
tam for the past two Years AMI was
all New England center last Winter.
Ling prepared at Cushing Acade
my and Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn
He is member of Theta Delta Oh
fraternity.
Thomas W. Hueston Of St.
Louis retains the wo1ld's continu u
pool championship as a res ult of tn
final nights play. with jerome
Keough of Buffalo in New York.
Princeton defeated Harvard il
their thirteenth annual debate at
Princeton, n. j., Friday Mig t.
The decision was unanimous.
Princeton's winning argument con-
sisted of an attack on the present
divorce laws, the inadaptability of
the states in dealing with the child
labor question and the absolute ne
cessity for federal control of inter-
state commerce. The ques ion was
Resolved, That the present distri-
button of power between the federal
and state governments is not adapt
ed to modern conditions and call for
readjustment in the direction of
further Capitalization.
A. W. Daley, of Montpelier, has
received letter from William B.
Van Duzer, presinent of the New
Hampshire Baseball League, in re-
ply to communication sent him by
Mr.. Daley regarding the admission
of the Burlington and Montpelier
Barre Baseball teams into that
league. Mr.. Van Duzer says the
matter will be carefully considered
by the New Hampshire league at
it's next meeting which will be held
in about ten days. This league is
in class d, is under national ru, es,
has salary limit of $1,000 month,
and divides.gate money evenly with
local and visiting clubs. The sea-
son will be opened May II and
closed Labor day.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
TWO YEARS IN BED
DR.. WILLIAMS PINK PILLS CURE
STUBBORN RHEUMATISM.
No One Who Reads This Can Afford to
Let Prejudice Prevent Giving the
Remedy Trial.

DR.. Williams Pink Pills have been
curing the most stubborn cases of
rheumatism for nearly a generation
and thousands of grateful patients
have given testimony that cannot be
ignored.
If you suffer from this disease and
have not given the pills trial perhaps
it is your prejudice or the influence of
some friend that has prevented your
finding health. Perhaps your doctor
cannot help you and the thousand rem
edies recommended for rheumatism do
not touch your case. We have on record
hundreds of just such cases cured by
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and will well
come the opportunity to submit the
evidence to you.
Mr.. Robert Odbert, a machinist, liv-
ing at POI Cameron Street, Detroit,
Mich, mad a very distressing expert
ence with rheumatism fer about two
years. He makes the following state
ment: About the year 1887 | felt the
effects of rheumatism which gradually
grew worse until | was compelled to
give up work for a time. The years
of '97 and '9S | was confined to my bed
most of the time. | was under doctors
treatment but found no relief. My
legs were swollen from the hips down
ward and red bl0tches appeared all
over them. Frequently they panied
me so that I had to bind them tightly
with strips of linen. This sometimes
relieved the pain but at other times
failed to do so. At times | had to
crawl to my work, using two crutches.
During these spells l suffered greatly
from pain around my heart which l at
tributed to the rheumatism.
"At last my mother wrote me and
asked me to try DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. l did and in a short time I
found myself getting better and have
had no trouble since. l may here add
that consider myself perfectly cured.
have not had the least sign of the
disease since and feel better now than
l ever did. For these reasons |
recommend Dr. Williams Pink Pills
to any one affected the same as l was"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
all druggists, or sent by mail, postpaid
on receipt of price. so cents per box,
six bottles for $3.50. by the Dr. Will
liams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Extends Into Room.

lima man has designed and patented
what he terms fresh-air cabinet.
shown in the accompanying iIlusr~l-
ton. This cabinet fits closely in me
lower part of the window and is
made of a bellows arrangement,
which eXten..s about three or =, ar
feet from the window A bed or
cot having no headboard is placed
Gle to the window, so that the for
ward end OF the cabinet will encJo9s
the pillow. An opening is made Ia
the front end of the cabinet large
enough to admit the head. In this
way a person lying on the cot will
have the head ont in the air. while
the body will be under the bed
clothes in the room, the latter being
of the regular temperature.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
G.. G.. Fits. G.. W. Durham anl

G. G. Fits, G. W. Durham and
G. A. Harris were in New York
early in the week on business con
nected with the Connecticut Rive,
Power company.
A meeting of the society of seam
stresses, sewing women and shop
girls was called for Tuesday even
ing at the request of the committee
appointed by some of the shop girls,
acting independently. The object
of the meeting is to see whether the
society as such will join in move
ment to engage counsel and investi-
gate the administration of the
Thompson fund to determine wheth-
er the rights of all the girls are be-
ing observed.
John g. Newton, 80, formerly a
we'll known cabinet maker and car
risge painter, died at his home on
Thomas street Friday afternoon.
He had been in. ill-heaIth for years
aud sustained a shock few days
before his death. He was the young
est of twelve children of Luther and
Sally Cove Newton and was born
in Grantham, n Y, February 9,
1926. The old farm where he was
born now forms part of the Corbin
park. He married Laura j. Cobb
in Putney September 10, 1901, and
they lived in Keene, n. III , and
Putney until about forty three years
ago, when they moved to Brattle-
boro. Besides his wife Mr. New
ton leaves two daughters, Mrs. F.
W. Kuech and Miss Lillian G.
Newton, both of Brattleboro, the
latter for many years teacher in the
Washington street primary school.
Rev Delmar E. Trout of Tufts
college, who has been called to the
pastorate of the Universal:st church,
will not go to Brattleboro to remain
permanently until after commence
ment in June, but he will occupy
the pulpit about once in two weeks.
Rev. III. d. Maxwell of Somerville
and Rev. r. X Marvin of Frank
lin, former pastors, will assist in sup
plying the pulpit.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
PATHS Musical Chef.

Nine Patti prefers TO sing to n
small circle of friends at her own
home rather than to a large public
audience. Her servants are devoted
to her and to music. and she tells
a delightful story of a chef she had
at Craig-y-Nos. One afternoon,
when he could not be found in any
of the usual haunts in the castle,
| discovered him In the concert hall,
sitting with white cap and apron,
ami doing his best to play Home.
Sweet Home on the piano. His
confusion and apologies on my en-
trance were too mich for me. nal
l piano sent 20 his room 50 that he
night not lack an opportunity for
'uture practice. London Tit-Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
The Age Of the Bird.

4 ROSTERS age is determined by
the size of its spurs. If long the bird
is antiq:a. Il there is a small baton
on the ankle whera the spurs come
later. ii is a young bird. Ducks are
invariably Judged by the under lip of
the bill. If dressed duck will sus-
tain lis weight by its under bill, lay
it down and try another. for there is
no telling how old it is-certainly
too old to he real tender. But If the
bill snaps easily il is a young bird.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
BELLOWS FALLS.

The members of the senior class
of the high school will leave Friday
for a weeks visit at Washington.
Members of the high schools in
Chester, Ludlow, Swanton, Proctor,
Fair Haven and Rutland will Join
the Bellows Falls party at Albany.
Those going with the Bellows Falls
party by way of Greenfield are
members of the high schools in St
Johnsbury, Lyndonville, Newport,
Windsor, Springfield and White
River Junction, and Claremont and
Walpole in New Hampshire. 1t is
expected that the combined schools
will send over 400
Assistant Judges Pier and Wor-
den of the county court were in town
Wednesday of last week to look aft
er the appointing of board of IL
cense commissioners. Since their
NEE ting of the preceding Saturday
all of the old commissioners have
consented TO servo again and they
were appointed. The board consists
of George B. Wheeler, Eugene E.
Keefe and Harry G.. Bacon. This
board last year refused to grant a
second class or bottle license, and
although their action in that respect
was severely criticised by some, the
majority of the community appear to
believe that such license ought
not to be granted, and it is under
stood that the policy of last year
will be continued this year.
Another change has been effected
in the Bellows Falls gas company.
This company secured franchise
some two or three years ago, and
was first backed by parties in New
York and Claremont, n. III Later
Springfield parties got control, and
It was expected that they would go
ahead and put in plant this spring.
Recently parties from Wilkesbarre,
Pa , secured all of the stock, and
they have had an engineer in town
during the week. His report is ia
vorable, and it is expected that work
on the new plant will begin as soon
as frost is out of the ground. It is
expected that the cost of installing
the service will be- fully s125,OO0.
The selectmen of the town are
thoroughly repairing portions of the
town hall The offices of E. S.
Leonard, I. E. O'Brien and E. L.
Walker and the store of F. G.
Pierce have been newly painted, and
a hardwood floor is being laid in the
postoffice. Shortly the selectmen
Il ask for bids for repainting the
opera house.
At meeting of the creditors of
J. t. Keefe, ast week, E. L. Walk
er was appointed Trustee. Mr..
Keefe was declared bankrupt Feb.
%, ard his schedule gives his assets
a S4316. 80, and liabilities $S346 60.
For several years the street lights
in Bellows Falls have been kept
urning until 2 a m. A new ar
rangement gives an all-night service.
The annual inspection of Co. E,
Vermont national guards, was held
at the armory Friday evening by
Lieut.. L. A. l. Chapman of the
1't United States cavalry and Gen.
w II. Gilmore of the national
guards.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
EDIfN IIIf RmSU

Not long ago a delegation of
women appeared at the capital to
solicit the support of a member of
Congress for a bill in which they
were interested. Approaching tho
fact that his time was pretty we'll
occupied, the spokeswoman said:
*"Now. sir" If you would prefer,
we will see you at your hotel in the
evening""
Ladies'" he said, bowling polite
ly, 81 shall! be delighted to hear you,
no matter how much you have to
say, if YOU will only put it in a few
words.-Philadelp Ledger
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
To Remove Stumps.

Bore a large hole in IL to the
depth of about fifteen inches; put
into the opening a handful of salt
peter and fill with water. Plug the
hole and allow it to remain closed
for about four months. Then re-
move the plug and pour about a gal
lon of kerosene into it and allow II
to saturate the stump. Set the mass
of wood on fire and the whole thing.
roots and all, will be consumed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Was His Ardent Wish.

A certain actor of note has not
much hair, and this fact was recent
ly commented on to the actor by o
lady whose friendship permitted
personal illusions.
why" said the lady. you are
losing your hair all the time You'll
be bald If this keeps on"
Keeps on, madam" queried the
actor, putting his hand on what re-
manned of his hair. my daily
prayer Is that this will keep on"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Destrorins :ets bY Roses.

The use OF choice roses as rat bait
f. to he experimental upon b. the
biological bureau OF the Department
OF Agriculture. The bureau has been
informed OF a number OF cases where
rodents that spurnel tempting
cheese and crackers were easily en-
ticcd by d rose. and il * believed that
the result OF t1e cXi eriucnts pro-
posed b. the bureau viii be 10 Stow
conrlusiyely that these flowers SIR
pass cheese. crackers. Iinds OF ba-
con and other bats that are com
monty used 10 entico the rats into
trans
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Early Beds.

The beds of the ancients were
piles of skins. The first beds resem-
bling those used in modern times
were made of rushes, and later of
straw.
The use of feathers in making
beds has been attributed to the Ro-
mans, and Elagabalus (Heliogaba-
lus) is said to have used an air cush-
ion for a pillow in 21S. Air beds
were frequently used during the six
teenth century. Feather beds were
largely used during the reign OF
Henry VIII of England.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
In Feeding Lambs.

Lambs should be fed two or three
times a day unless a self feeder IS
used. In the latter case all the
feeder has to do is to watch the hop
per and see that it contains the prop
er amount of corn or other feed.
When no hopper is used the sheep
should be fed regularly at stated in
teryals
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Had Creased the Wagon.

Pat had just arrived In America
and hired to a farmer says the Maya
zine of Fun. The next morning he
was sent to the barn to grease the
wagon.
He was gone rather longer than
was necessary, so the farmer asked
him If he had creased 1t, receiving
this reply:
Yves, per honor; / creased all. but
thin sticks the wheels hang on"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
BENNINGTON COUNTY

Despite the fact that many of the
brooks IN Bennington county have
| beeu frozen almost to the bottom the
| the past winter, the outlook for /.
good trout season is of the best, says
a veteran fisherman who has looked
the small streams over. The season
will open May L.
The people of Bennington village
were consideratl alarmed the other
afternoon by the continuous blowing
of whistle on Rutland LOGON o
tive. The breaking of a valve
spring rendered it impossible to shut
off the steam The big noise lasted
forty miles in all from South Wal
lipgford to North Bennington
where another engine was attach d
to the train.
Spring finds the old veterans a
the soldiers home in Benningt, n
leaving on their furloughs. -Four
have gone the past week. The
home has been taxed to it's capacity
this winter.
The assistant judges of Bennington
County court have announced tn
appointment of license commis sion
ers for the four towns in the Gu ty
that voted yes at the annual Marc
election, as follows: Bennington,
S. II. lockwood, Frank Battles, F
S. Brett; Arlington, William P Wi
son, Charles Garfield, r. H. Andrew
Woodford, T. j. Mallory, Charles
Wood, James Higgins; Sunderland,
George Burt, Edward Ward Ed
gar Pike.
M. l.. Walker of East Dorset
has received a new boiler and en-
CINE for his sawmill. 1t is abou
1O-horse power more powerful than
the old one which he shipped bach
in exchange The new engine be-
gan work last week. He is expect
ing a new mill soon to add to his
equipment.
Mr. Pell, who has managed the
Arlington House, has rented the
Wilson House in East Dorset for q
year, with the option of buying it,
and is to occupy it the first of April.
We shall be sorry to lose Miss Burt
and Miss Lakin. They have kept
a neat, orderly house and set good
table.
Nm. Andrew of East Arlington
had. the misfortune to cut off the
end of one of his fingers last week
while working on band saw.
Myron Cole of East Arlington
has sold his meat business to Harley
Hall who will have q maaket under
the Lawrence Bros. store. Mr..
Cole expects to go into the clothing
BUSINESS.
Sheriff Godfrey has appointed q
part of his deputies among them be-
ing NJ. J. Covey, E. W. Barrows
Jos Norwood, of Pownal, and Pa,
Morrissey of Stamford.
The Hon. John S. Holden, /
senator from Bennington county il
the Vermont legislature of 1906
died in Pasadena, CAL, at O'Clock
Thursday afternoon following 6
stroke of paralysis. Mr.. Holden
was passing part of the winter il
Pasadena.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Largest Protestant Body.

The Methodist Episcopal Church
(leaving the Southern branch entire
ly out of the reckoning) is the larg-
est of American Prot estant bodies.
It has 27 bishops, lS,969 regular
ministers, 14.02S local preachers
and 3,236,369 members. It's 29,l1l
church buildings are valued at
s15O.13S,147 and its parsonages at
5,428,5OS. 1t has 33,S31 Sunday
schools. During the year covered Dy
these statistics it's members gavo
s2.79S,952> for missions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Color and Sound Waves.

Some persons associate particular
colors with particular sounds. A
Washington scientist, in touching
upon this phenomenon, rece- tly
stated that there are two forms o. it.
In one case the person has sensa-
tion as If a transparent colored film,
like a rainbow, appeared before his
ewes when a certain vowel, or must
cal sound strike the ears. In tho
other case letters or written words.
representing the sounds heard ap-
pear in colored tints.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Time Resisting Cedars.

Cedar wood is much esteemed by
farmers for it's lasting qualities,
when used for fence posts.
An interesting proof Of the power
of this wood to resist the effects OF
time Is furnished by the Egyptian
boats made of cedar which were re-
Gently found buried near the banks
of the Nile, and which, according to
recent estimates of their age, were
probably in use $500 years ago
The fact must not be overlooked,
however, that these boats were COW
cred by the dry sand of the desert.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
BARRIERS Ages Ago.

The first BARRIERS of whom there Is
any record piled their trade in
Greece in the fifth century B. c. In
olden times in England the barber
and the physician were identical.
Thus, a Kings barber was also his
chief medical adviser.
In the time of Henry VIII. of Eng
land, laws were made concerning
BARRIERS, of which the following is an
extract: mo ! erson occupying \
shaving or barbery in London shall
use any surgery, letting of blood Or
other matter, except the drawing OF
teeth"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Honesty Far Fetched.

The tax collector of Adelaide,
South Australia, officially reports the
of taxpayer VINO,
In getting up a Statement. of the real
estate he owned, for taxation pur-
poses, put down piece OF land OF
his measuring, nine feet by six feet
in - cemetery" and under the
column. Name of Occupier,' gaVS
that OF his departed wife
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
FOR Fl ZGSu AIR TREATMENT.
...inct Placed in Window Come, t.
Fed With Outdoors.

The fresh air treatment, especially
+ consumptive patients, long since
'assed the experimental stage. prov
NJ successful sometimes even II
what were tho lght hopeless caFes.
Jq to the present time the treat
nerit has been administered in sa2t-
aIilms only, where special facill-
lies were available. In order that
anybody co1ld benefit from such
treatment without being compelled
to leave their homes, a Soitn Caro-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Soft Shell Eggs.

Hens that acquire the habit OF
laying soft shell eggs should be
watched very carefully in order 10
break them of it. There are two
causes for soft eggs. One is the feed
ing of too much stimulating food:
the other not enough shell-forming
material being furnished.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
From Force of Habit.

On railroad train the other day.
q man slowly came to his senses
after a long slumber relates writer
in Lippincott's.
Conductor, why didn't you wake
me up as | asked you? Here | am
miles beyond my station"
81 did try. sor, but the best I
could do, all | could get from you
was All right Marie; get the chill
dren their breakfast. and I'll be
down-in-a minute
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-03-28
Not in Time.

They had just extracted one Of
little Pierres first teeth, and as he
ga-ed at the vacancy in the looking
glass he suddenly burst into tears.
Don't cry, dear" said his mother.
cit will soon grow again"
Yes, but not in time FOR dinner"
sobbed Pierre-Nos Loisirs.