The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13
THE BUSH RANGER
EDITED BY SITTER JOHN


and was speeding to destruction
However, the sound steady mind
will cling to the doctrine of eternal
progress, although at times, its path
way may seem obstructed
The world heretofore, has been
divided as civilized and barbarian
The first has always been looked
to as embodyment of learning and
it's handmade righteousness The
other, It's converse, filed with ignor
ance and it's offspring, degradation
and crime. The first representing
the highest type of man and woman
hood, the other the lowest, the pro
duct of ignorance and vice
Today this order seems to have
been reversed A great and destruc
tive war is raging in Europe, a war
that blunches the cheeks of all who
love and care for humanity A war
instituted by Germany, contain
ing the most thoroughly educated
people on earth today and solely, for
the purpose of domination to satisfy
the ambition of her war lords.
Educated and religious Germany,
with a people, judged by her acts,
destitute of all honor Their word
not to be depended upon, their
most solemn obligations and treaties
considered by them as only bits of
paper to be cast aside as convenience
or profit may require.
Destitute of all refined human
feelings as evidenced by ruthlessly
enslaving men, taken from territor
ries they had overrun.
Murderers of women and children
and plotters of assassination
This condition cannot always be.
Germany is in the hopper and the
finished product will soon be ground
out, and as predicted in this column
months ago, Germany will surely be
punished, and that severely.
Stirring times, these! Flags are
flying, drums are being beaten and
men are Fastening to the colors. A
great wave of patriotism spreads
over both land and sea. From the
frozen regions of Alaska to the warm
Savanahs of the south; from the At
lantic to the far off islands of the
Pacific comes the shout: Buckle
on your armor in the name of liberty
and be ready to strike for your own
and humanity sake"
The Ranger has on one sheet the
portraits of the six senators who
voted against the declaration of war
He has designated it ga roll of dis
honor
Billy Bryan has been heard from,
He is no longer pacifst and has
offered his services to the President
in any capacity. Good for him.
Now if the devil, that he is faith
fully serving, will permit, the same
may be heard from Billy Sunday.
Sunday has been heard from and
he goes Bryan one better In
special wireless to the Ranger he
says: "that he will give the pro
ceeds of his New York campaign,
less his expenses, to the Red Cross
and kindred societies.
This is another proof that man
kind is not totally depraved, and we
can say with Shakespeare "There
is good in everything"
X x x
No apprehension need be felt that
Germany U-boats will steam up the
West River, Should one attempt it
scores of patriots would climb the
abutting hills and roll down stones
until the bed of the river was COM
pletely blocked.
Besides we have many noted
huntsmen who would bore it full of
holes.
The Ranger had a dream a few
nights ago, the first that has Attic
ted him for a good while. He
doesn't know how it came about,
unless the high cost of living had
reduced him to low bodily state for
want 0f pror ar pl,trimant