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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
D. K. Simonds Tells of the Peru

Turnpike Road.
Manchester, Vt, Nov. 10, 'OS.
litor Montpelier journal,
Dear While our Legislators
agitating the subject of good
ads perhaps a concrete example
hy be of value.
What is known as the Peru Turn
Ike was built more than 10 years
10 by Gen. Peter Dudley of Peru
is five miles in length and for its
Instruction he received SIS, 800 To
lild such road now would cost
Parly four times as much. 1t is,
r most of the way q mountain road
I'D much of the way is very steep
r. Dudley made good road t.
pgin with and it has always been
Ppt in good condition.
Before the construction of the
ilroad there was a very large
mount of traffic over it and much
Pavy teaming. The stock then
bid large dividends, but since~tht
lvept of the railroads the trave'
ps been very light and the revenue
rs paid little more than the cost of
aintenance.
The past year, however, it has
cen the great thoroughfare for az
bmobies in crossing the mountains,
B it is the best road across and
bout 100 touring cars have passed
trough the toll gates. These p O.
e all pronounce it fine road, ex
|ept for the high water bars, but
bese are necessary to keep the wa
pr out of the road.
Now the great point of interest is
|he maintenance Of this road which
! done at surprisingly low cost.
There is not gravel bed IN tt E,
Fho!e length of the road across the
fountain The soil is hard loan,
ut filled with round cobble stones,
howing an ancient sea beach, apart
t the way.
There was a good honest road to
'egin with seventy years ago and it
las been kept up from the word go.
IF course it receives constant atten
ion but some years almost all the
epairing on the five miles of the
ardest road to keep in the state has
zen done with one man and a horse
nd cart Think of it /. He make,
his business to go over the road
very day from early spring to late
4 the fall Ii there is sign of :.
reak in water bar he fixes it. If
he road grows following in the
liddle, he attends to it, La other
lords, che takes the stitch in time"
nd saves a multitude of stitches
'hich might be needed in case o:
eglect.
The ordinary way of repairing
pads s'to fix them up in the spring
nd then leave them until the mex
oring. unless some big gulley makes
ne road impossible. In almost aiy
own in the state, which has go d
pads to begin With, a good ma
nd horse end cart will keep it 50 pro
ided he makes it his business and
tends to it.
1t might be advisable in some
laces to establish toll roads where
owns are poor and roads are need
d. The Peru turnpike passes
trough two mountain towns and
ad it not been for the toll received |
ne road would never have been kept |
p as it has been.
[ ought to- have stated that in The
evenly years of its existence there
as never been IA "wash out" tbat |
ost S25 for repair.
Yours,
D. X Simon Is
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Here is Relief for Women.

If you have pains i'll the back, Urin-
airy, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want certain. pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills. try Mother Gray's Au>-
tralian-Lcaf. 1t is a safe and lever
failing regulator. AT Druggists or 10y
mail 80 cts. Sample package FREE.
Addrss, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
n Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Wasbir gt0n Letter,

(From our regular correspondent
Washington, D. c., Nov. II, 1908.
There is no longer any lack of in
terest in Washington. The tariff
commission is at work. There are
daily hear rgs with reference to the
tariff schedules a. d large number
of public men are in the city, The
p esident keeps up his reputation
for activity and appears at present
determined to leave his impress up
on the tank of the army.
Last week he appeared for the
first time at the War Col 'ege, an
Institution founded, 1t may be said
hr Secretary Of War Root in imita
ton of a similar establishment in
Berlin which is supposed to have
had SO much to do with the success
|of German arms before and Mt HE
|seige Of Paris and to- have improved
the German army md that of Japan
and OF other COUNTLESS built on it's
model. The President made
brief speech to the students there
who by the way are generals, colo
nels and majors of the army. He
endeavored to impress upon them
the Importance of physical exercise
and invited them to take walk
with HIM the next day. About six
ty OF them-all that were present at
the lecture-meU at the rendezvous,
In Rock Greek Park and Y ere led .
three hours tramp which gave some
II them the severest taste of the
1orrors of war they had ever known
The President is always in perfect
physical condition. His BODY is ,
'ard and supple from Professionalism i
questrlanism, tennis and otbe, [
manly sports and although he $
Eelghs two hundred pounds ard i I
OF fall, few men of bis age-ffty r
ears-are able, from their lack of j
raining, to keep up with him. n
There is no doubt hat this gov Il
fnment suffered severely in the be- ]
inning of the wal of 1861, and il,
uba and the Philippines from the
ct that that the army was to a /
rye extent commanded by obese
'd 1T may lie said superanuated
mmanders. This was certainly
e condition of Gtne,al Winfield
Scott and the general at the bat
OF Santiago and there is strong J
ntlment in favor of the earlier re-
ement Of elderly, obese and unfit
lcers. This has been the object
the recent trial marches on foo.
q on horseback. Ii war shon,d
declared now, the ccmmander-in-
lef OF the army would doubtless
General Leonard A. Wood. MS
young man who has lust re-
ned from command in the Phil
ines, after having spent a year in
rope observsng and studying tn.
neuve's Of the Frel Oh, German,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

r. W. Bishop, patent attorney, of
Washington, D. c., reports the is
sue of the following patents to resi-
dents of Vermont: Photographic
printing machine, E. G. Webster,
of Whiting; paper-roll holder, w.
B. Casey, of BrattlebQro.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

Mr.. Balm, the representative from
Lincoln ought to be given medal.
He had the courage to introduce a
DILL to render members of the gener
al assembly ineligible to any Office
created by the Legislature of which
they are members. And it ought to
become law. But we predict
premature death for the audacious
bill. Too many of the leaders are
only too willing that any juicy plum
may be dropped into their hands.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

Lamoille Commandery, No. ID,
knights Templar, at Morrisville,
which for several months has been
working under dispensation, has
received its charter and been duly
and lawfully constituted. The COM
mandery now has membership of
over sixty.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Mind Your business

If you don't nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
You can and you can and will keep out
If liver and bowel trouble if you take
Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They keep
biliousness, malaria and jaundice out of
yo1r system. 25c. at G. G.. Smith $
drug store.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Watched Fifteen Years.

For fifteen years have watched the
working of Bucklen's Arnica Salve; and
it has never failed to cure any sore, boil,
ulcer or burn to which it was applied
It has saved us many doctor bill, -
says A. +. Hardy, of East Wilton,
Maine. 25c. at q. G. Smiths drug
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
A VALUABLE TIP


After exposure or when You feel a
cod coming on take few doses of Fo-
ley's Honey and, Tar and it will expel
the cold from yoYr system. 1t cures the
most stubborn coughs and colds, and
prevents pneumonia.
F. A Hulett, S. Londonderry; c. L.
Burbank. Bondville.
The athletic girls of Goddard
Seminary, Barre, because the Mont
pelier Seminary and Montpelier
high school boys have declined to
play baseball and football with the
Goddard team, now declare that they
will not play Montpelier high school
giils at basket ball this winter.
The present indications are that
athletic relations between education
ell institutions in the two cities will
not be resumed this coming winter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Editorial Column.

Thirty three of the leading trade
papers of the country say that the
business prospects for 1909 are ex-
cellent. Let us chirk up.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

Elroy Kent back to the Water
bury asylum? He probably is an
ticipating another escape.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

Pleading guilty to the charge of
stealing 81 from his step father,
William Holland of Salisbury, James
Malloy, aged ID years, was SEN
fenced to pass the remainder of his
minority at the Industrial school in
Vergennes. The boy was arrested
at Salisbury and brought to Mid
dlebury Friday by Constable Fred
Sumner, being arraigned before
justice. At the hearing it was
brought out that young Malloy at
tempted to shoot members of the
family because they would not allow
him to hunt deer
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Stimulation without Irrit alton

That is the watchword. That is VIII;
Foley's Orino Laxative does. Clearses
and stimu lates the bowels without irri-
tation in any form.
F. A. Hulett, s. Londonderry; c L.
Burbank, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Saturdays Football Games.

At Princeton, Yale IL, Princeton
At Cambridge, Harvard 6, Dart
mouth 0.
At Springfield, Springfield train
ing school 5, Massachusetts, agricul-
tural college 5.
At Ann Arbor, Pennsylvania 20,
Michigan 0
At Williamstown, Williams "a,
Wesleyan
At Amherst, Amherst 81, Mid
dlebury 5.
At West Point, West Point 6,
Washington and Jefferson 6.
At Worcester, Holy Cross 16,
Worcester polytechnic 0.
At Annapolis, Nd, Navy 5,
pennsylvania State o.
At Syracuse, Syracuse %, Tufts
At Orono, Me, Bowdoin 10,
Maine o.
At Providence, Brown II, uni
versity of Vermont 0.
At Chicago, Cornell 6, Chicago 6.
At Hartford, Trinity 27, Haver-
ford O.
At Pittsburg, Carlisle 6, univer-
sity of Pittsburg 0.
At New Haven, Harvard fresh.
men 6, Yale freshmen 0,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Democrats can elect po

Democrats can elect governors,
but cannot, in the same states, give
their presidential candidahe-when
his name is William J. Bryan-as
many votes by $4,000 or 100, 900.
The election of Democratic govern
ors in Ohio and Indiana, as in Min
nesota, shows how easy it is to get
votes which are out of Bryan's
reach. Even Adlai Stevenson, in
illinois, though he did not defeat
ov. Deneen, ran about 120,0
Ptes ahead of Bryan. Gov. John
IN IN Minnesota again demonstrate
! his remarkable powers as a vote
otter, running some $50, 900 votes
bead of Bryan. But, of course,
e party could not have johnson or
pdson Harmon as a presidential
ndldate, because either of them
ght have been elected and so bro
n the Bryan monopoly.-New
pix Post.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
NOV. 19, 1908.

Erdix Brown of North Troy, who
walked out the evening of Novem-
Der to cure a headache, has not
been seen or heard from since. He
is about 38 years of age, of slight
build, STOPPING figure and pale com
plexion. The river has been
dragged.
Losing his footing as he boarded
n moving freight train at the Rut-
land railroad station in Vergennes
Sunday afternoon, Peter Pedro, an
italian, aged 81 years, fell beneath
the wheels and was instantly killed,
his body being cut in halves. Pc
dro was employed as a section hand
at the station and intended to go TO
Burlington that afternoon TO collect
So of a man for whom he worked
last summer. His parents live in
Italy, and brother at Middlebury.
Word was received in st. Adams
Sunday of the appointment of Full
Ter G. Smith, former mayor of the
city, as national bank examiner for
Vermont. Frank l.. Fish of Yer
geunes resigned this Office last
spring, and since that time the Office
has remained vacant.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
SO cts. at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use IN atomizers 70 cts.
Ely Brothers, SO Warren Street, New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
REy.I.w. WILLIAMSON TIE ,TIFIEs

Rev. l w. Williamson, Huntington,
w. Va. testifes as follows: This TO
certify that | used Foleys Kidney Rem
edy for nervous exhaustion and kidney
trouble, and am free to say that Foley's
Kidney Remedy will do all that you
claim for it.
F. A. Hulett, S. Londonderry; c. L..
Burbank, Bondville.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19
Meatinp Of R,acssmiths

A meeting WAS held in Fn, est"rs'
hall at Enosl urg Fails thursday
evening lattended 10y blneksmiths
from different paris of Franklin
county. The meeting was of in
formal character and various matters
pertaining TO prices were discu ssed.
1t is proposed that a petition he
made to the state Legislature for ac-
ton whereby the blacksni j may
hold horse CT wagon for failure To
pay for work done. Although this
proposition was fully discussed, no
definite action was taken in the mat
ter.
Another meeting viii be held in
Swanton within the next two weeks.
At the close of the meeting refresh
ments were served.
Westminster. $. / The Probate Court
for said District. To all whom il MAY con
cern. GREETING. Whereas i. n. Leon
ard. Administrator of the Estate of ID.
Davis laia of Londonderry in said dis
trict. dec eascd. has represented tllat:
The amount of debts due
from said deceased is Si9I65
The charges OF admins
tration, estimated 5000
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

The idea Of making a fixed salary
for each member of the Legislature
during the session looks very nice
on paper and gives some people the
impression that if this scheme were
adopted the session would be short
er and the same amount of work
done, but there is about one chance
in thousand that this body of So
Ions, or any other, will ever pass such
a bill. There are always some mem
bers who suffer a pecuniary loss
while serving the state in the ca
pacity of senators and representa-
tives but there are others, many of
them, who look on the session as an
agreeable outing and are in no par
ticular hurry to end it. No, they
will probably continue to draw pay
for six days in the week and work
parts of three or ur.-Vergennes
Enterprise,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1908-11-19

auQ intricate eUOuSu 10 demand so
deliberately constructed machinery
for its handling as the senator from
Windsor would have the state pro-
vide. One tax commissioner, with
some experience and sound business
sense, given supervisory powers in
the direction of individual boards of
listers, could enforce whatever law
the Legislature saw fit to put be-
hind him with less expense to the
state, and quite as SATISFACTORILY to
the people at large, as could be done
by means of IL special commission of
three members. Let Us have the
problem simplifed as much as may
be, by all means. But cumbersome
and exp, nsive details are hardly
nect ssary to that process Ludlow
Tribune.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Furnished for Week Ending Dec. 5th,
by the Chelan County Abstract
Company

CA Thomson to H M Luttrell pit |
sec pit sec 2-23-18, 81.
Chelan Lodge 100 IOOF to Mrs
S Boyd II b II IOOF cemetery,
SIS.
Sarah Wells to L H Breese, part seA
nwA sec 1850, $4,000.
o T Sullivan to Sarah Wells, part
seA nwA, sec 1850, 81.
David Sullivan to Sarah Wells, part
seA nwA, sec 1880, 81.
Chas Brown to H Fenyman, lots
81 and SO, b 38, G N plat Wen, $425.
HR Schildnecht to C w McMullen,
s1A NJ swA neA sec 21-23-2o,
$1125.64.
Oscar Allender to Lola Harron, lots
9 and 10, s1a lot 8, b 81, G N plat
Wen, $500.
HC Peters to Jas A Strait, lot S, b /,
Leavenworth Gardens, $3.50.
Jas A Strait to Lillian Springsteen,
Il int in lot S, b /, Leavenworth Gar
dens, 5000.
CT Patch to w R Higgins, lot IA,
b II, Chelan, 500.
WR Higgins to w M Emerson, lot
IA, II, Chelan, 500.
Anna Ordway to W R Higgins, lot
10, b II, Chelan, 500.
Frank Dorm to w S Bailey, lot 4, b 1,
plat of North Cashmere, $40.
Frank Dorm to Rachel M Brown, lots
8 and a, b D, North Cashmere, $500.
WIN Kinney to Frank L Peters, VIZ
e1a VIZ swA nwA, sec 35-24-18,
$3.50.
U S to Jacob ] Griffith, s1a nwA
VIZ swA sec 10-24-18.
A Murphy to Geo E Plummer, lot
/, b Q, replat West Mission, $4,000.
Daniel Fisk to A A Piper, lot S, b l,
Keefers add Wen, $1,000.
Elizabeth Butler to Ora Butler, nwA
swA sec 1892, $40.
MD Barash to Entiat L & P Co
II int part s15 81 nwA, sec 17-25-
81, $4,000.
M D Barash to c A Harris, u int
part sh sH nwA sec 1851, 81.
Lucy F Snider to Leroy Wright, part
e1a neA sec 33-23-20, $4,000.
Otto S Lewis to Oscar Fowler, lots
and 6, 20 feet, 7, b /, 1st add
Mission, $1,000.
Wen Hts Orchard Co to H P John
ston, lots 1 and Q, b IA, Wen Hts
Orchards, $4,000.
u S to Jonathan R Lamb, lots and
7, sec IS, lot l, sec %, seA SEA
sec 14-28-23.
IT Miller to o F Cromer, eH swA
seq neAf sec 6-23-19, $4750.
Maud Jessup to Annie L Kufus, lot
b a, Mob Hill add Wen, $1,000.
Child Bros & Day Inv Co to Henry
Read, part swA nwA, VIZ VIZ seA
nwA sec 14-25-2O, $4,000.
] H Feryman to David Keith, lots
81 and 38, b 38, G N plat Wen, 5000.
U S to Thos R Hawkins, seq seA
sec 421-20.
A P Anderson to T ] Demorest,
nwA sec 13-24-1o, $500.
TT Demorest to Earl Eiseman, nwA
sec 13-24-19, 81.
Mary F Roberts to w Rose, VIZ
neA sec 1920, $500.
E B Curtis to Fred L Post, neA
neA sec 12-27-22, $1,000.
CONTRACTS
H M Luttrell to ] T Luttrell, part
lot 4, sec 2-23-18, $3.50.
Wen Rlty & Inv Co to W M Mccoy,
part VIZ SEA nwA sec 15-22-20.
w H Dickson to S T Chandler, part
lot 4, b 43, replat 1st add Wen, lot S,
Dicksons replat of Amen plat 1st add
Wen, $500.
Percy Walker to F Becker, lot %,
b /, Belmont add Wen, $50.
Notice TO Contractors
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

Department of the Interior,
U. s. Land Office. Waterville, Wash.
NOVem her 10. L


U. s. Land Office. Waterville, Wash.
November 10, 1908
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this office by James g. Davis of
Leavenworth, WASH, contestant, against
homestead entry No. 1914 (Serial No. Ol404)
seq section IL, township % H., range Is e., by
Harrison ID. Castelbery contestee, in which
1t Is alleged that: Said entryman is dead,
that said tract is unoccupied and unculti-
waited, and unimproved, that said tract is
not settled upon nor cultivated as required
by law, nor at all, that the only known heirs
OF said deceased entryman are CalIie Oastel-
Webb City, Missouri, that no work or Guilt
walton of any kind whatever has been done
on said tract since the month of August,
1904, that said heirs have not done or caused
to be done any cultivation nor resided upon
said land, and the same is entirely aban-
said land and said failures still exist, and
was not due to his or their employment in
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps of the
United States, during war, said parties and
the unknown heirs of said entryman, If any
such there be, are hereby notified to appear,
respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on Jan. II, 1909,
his office in Leavenworth. Washington land
that final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock
n. IN. on Jan. 20, 1909 before the Register and
Receiver at the United States Land Office in
Waterville, Washington.
The said contestant having, in n proper
facts which show that, after due diligence,
personal service of this notice can not be
made, it is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper pub
LEGATION. w. f. HAYNES,
Nov Y-Dec % Register
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Father Steals His Child.

Vancouver-A peculiar case has
arisen in this city In which father
forcibly took his own child from its
crib in the family of another and
returned it to its mothers arms,
against the wishes and orders of the
county coroner and sheriff.
Napoleon Bonaparte and wife,
with five children, of this city are in
destitute circumstances, and the
Board of Charity made complaint
stating that the baby, only 5 months
old, was being starved by the moth
er, who was nursing it on a bottle.
The deputy sheriff and coroner
made an investigation and found the
little one was nothing but skin and
bone. They placed the child in the
home of a family, the expenses to
be borne by the county. Saturday
night the father stole the child from
it's crib and took it to its mother.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Indian Potlatch at BeIlingham

Bellingham-An Indian potlatch
or gift feast, given by Jim Yellow
kanim, the old chief of the Nooksack
tribe and the wealthiest Indian in
the northwestern part of the state
has just closed at his ranch at Lyn-
den. 1t was attended by 400 81
washes of every tribe in the section
from Skagit county to the Fraser
river in British Columbia, and was
marked by the wild, peculiar cere-
monies of the aborigines.
The Indians disinterred and re-
buried all the dead of the Nooksack
tribe, the weird rite being performed
in the cemetery owned by the chief
Yellowkanim distributed gifts to
the value of hundreds Of dollars, and
his lavish entertainment of the tribe
cost him thousands.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11

Spokane-Infatuate with a bell
boy, Mrs. Jessie Coneff, of Seattle,
21-year-old wife of H. l.. Coneff, a
well-to-do mining man. deserted her
spouse three weeks ago and followed
her bellboy lover to Spokane, where
they have been living as man and
wife. A wire was sent Saturday to
the Seat o. police and the accused
pair were taken back to that city to
stand trial. Conley, the bellboy, is
20 years old. Both confessed their
guilt.
Coneff brought fruit and dainties
to his wife after she was locked up
and tried to effect a reconciliation,
but the young woman told him plain
ly that she would not return to him.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-12-11
Activity of the Equal suffragists

In accordance with a motion which
prevailed at the national convention,
President Roosevelt will receive during
the next week letter and a telegram
from every state in the Union having a
woman suffrage organization, urging
him to take cognizance of the subject
of equal suffrage for women in his mes
sage, which is to be delivered to con-
gress shortly. From Washington the
following telegram was sent: The
women of Washington strongly desire
their political rights restored" Also a
letter was posted urging him to recog-
nize the expediency of doing quickly
that which il is generally conceded
must be done, namely, the granting of
the ballot to women, and thus conserve
the abundant supply of energy which
is being expended in this line of effort,
to the hindrance of other branches of
reform which might benefit by this
great impetus, could it be released
from its present field of endeavor.-
Extract from Washington Equal SUI
frage Bulletin.