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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

Miss Majof, editor d the Norfolk
.spy,ssmad because the railroad com
. pany refused her = pass on account Of
her sex. We are afraid Maud will
had many things to provoke her in
hsi Journalistic career, but hope she
will keep her temper.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

Il il said that Henry Ward Beech
erbegins to waver in us support of
cleveland. He is Disguised by the
reports concerning Growers private
character. # there is anything in
tbs world that Beechar admires it is
pufe and 1Kagte man, who fooketh.
notsuppn the lounge when il ii red,
and whose heart goeth not out after
modern Elizabeths.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

General Buffers views Of the needs
q party and country appears TO be
hsNoInewhat bilssed--a sort of One-I
sviey
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

"A Rittsburgh man has gone to an
.insais asylum because both Of his
babes we're girls ARD he wanted .
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

For SALE.-A mswing machina
which has been used one year.
j. r. Bebee.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22

Sd hey say Cleveland Is devoting
lnnch Of Ills time to prracticing upon
the snare DRUM remarked Smiles.
Il b Sheaven's name, docs he
ssquandsr his valuable hours in that
2was'' questioned Grim.
He Is trying to beat the tattoo,"
replied Smiles, as he hastily passed
around the corner and was lost in the
busy, hustling crowd.-Aurora Blada
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-08-22
THE LGRAPHIC

JFormezaly the BINDALL E~N4ERPRIsE.J
R.TINAN. Ep11on and PnoPR1EToR.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

The Duke Of Argyll considers that
the fact that some Scotch hills have
gravel and no earth on their SUBMITS
shows that Scotland during the deluge
was 1000 feet under water. Darwin
considered the same fact to due to earth
worms.
Liquid obtained by condensing the
vapors from bread oven contained
1-6 per cent. by volume of alcohol,
0.06 per cent. by weight of acetic acid,
and small quantity of ferric acetate
and of ammonia Alcohol is, therefore,
according to Mousette, one of the
products Of the fermentation of the
bread.
Investigations of German scientists
have shown that the electric light is
not only healthier than other methods
of illumination in leaving the air purer,
but it increases the power of vision in
some respects, especially in distinguish
ing colors. Red, blue, green and yell
low are much more distant under this
light than by daylight.
DIR. Moffat, at a lecture in Glasgow,
maintained that the presence of per-
oxide of hydrogen in the air and dew
of Italy had some connection with the
beautiful OF the Italian vocal tone.
A series Of Illustrations by persons
from the audience, who inhaled a
/ chemical compound made to represent
Italian air, are said to have been very
satisfactory-a full, clear, rich, mellow
tone being produced by one application.
Fame and fortune await the dis
coverer of an efficient method of so
] consuming coal that none of its con-
stituent and eonbustible particles can
escape into the atmosphere of large
cities with the two-fold result Of pre-
venting pecuniary loss and sanitary
degradation of the air. 1t is estimated
by competent experts that London
alone loses every winter S25,O00,00O
through imperfectly burned coal, not
to speak of the damage done to build
ings and the injury done to the public
health through the breathing of a
polluted atmosphere.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
Singular Condolences.

ado you see that man over there?'
said prominent business man, as he
pointed out a small, nervous-looking
man, who had just entered the Stock
Exchange. "Well, that man has ex-
perienced the most remarkable series
of singular condolences. 1t rivals the
thirteen -at-dinner story and the pro-
verbal unlucky Friday, with the ex-
ception, however, that his especially
lucky and unlucly day happens to be Cd
Monday"
Introduce me to him, and perhaps
he will relate it to me-" suggested the
reporter.
"He wouldn't say word about it
for publication, and in fact he is decid-
edly averse to speaking of it at all
The recital of it seems to fill him with
gloomy forebodings "a feeling he can
not shake off. One lucky Monday,
just thirty-five years ago, he came
into this world and on another lucky
Monday fifteen years afterward he
married the girl of his choice, who
was born on a Monday seventeen sum.
mer, previously. Two bright boys
were the result of this happy union
and each of them was born on Mon
| day. So far the coincidence bore {
lucky aspect, and the singularity of the
events was often the topic of conver-
sation among the members Of the fam
| lily. Then events took different turu
One Monday night the father re-
| turned home to find his wife suffering
from an attack of fever, from which
she died on the following Monday
The tx&promising boys are also dead,
and both passed away on Monday. The
husband and father left alone, is rapid
ly going down the decline of life, and
not Monday goes over his head bat
he broods over the strange fatality an6
of his own end, which he feels sure is
fated to fall on Monday
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
True Friendship.

A friend is one who likes another
As a man ascends the ladder Of sue
cess, at every rung out pops a new
friend. True friends, however, are not
by wealth or prosperousness, and
man of sense generally can determine
from his acquaintances those who re-
ally love him for himself. -ind il
successful man has the hardihood now
adays to start out thus and determine
his friends, he may be surprised to
,earn how much fattery, how mush
hollow cringing dollars and and cents
figure On the credit and debit sides
Of his friendship account
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
Games for Evenings.

"Oranges and Lemons" or London
Bells" is a game that will often cause
considerable sport for party of young
people. Two of the tallest players are
chosen, who join hands and hold them
up to form an arch. The rest of the
company take hold of each others
dresses or coats and march one after
the other beneath the arch, singing in
chorus: "Oranges and Lemons, say the
bells of St. Clements 's.-You owe me
five farthings; say the bells of st.
Martin's.-When will you pay me?
say the bells of Old Bailey.--When 1
grow rich; say the bells of Shoreditch.
When will that be? say the bells of
Stepney.-I do not know says the
great bell of Bow.-Here comes a
candle to light you to bed. And here
comes chopper, to chop off the last,
last. last mans head"
The last one in the line being cut off
by the descent of the arms forming
the arch, is asked whether oranges OF
lemons are preferred, a:,l according TO
the answer is sent to the right or left
side of the room. This is repeated
until all heads are off, when the oranges
and lemons have tug Of war. Tho
contestants clasp each other around the
waist, the foremost players of each
party grasp hands, and all pull With
might and main. The party wins
which brings the other over tc side of
The room. The war tug may well bo
confined to this boys Of the party, this
girls lookinr OF anu cheering thei7
respective sides. This play as also
best adapted to uncarpeted foors
American Agric,sttuyist.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
What WIN You Give Up!

Mrs. Harper called her four bright
little children to her one day and told
them sad and touching story of dis
tress:
A poor woman in the village had
lost her husband and had nothing left
to live upon, and five childrenl
All the little Harpers were very
sorry when they heard their mothers
tale.
"How can we help?' said jamie, the
eldest. "We've no money at ALL
Mrs. Harper smiled and said, "No'
you have no money; but if you would
like to give up some of your pleasures
YOU could earn some"
"How, mother?"
"You might give up having sugar
in your tea, for one thing"
"But it's so nasty without, mother"
"Well, perhaps, you can think OF
something else. All OF you 60 lnto
the garden for half an hour, and come
and tell me what you fix upon"
Off ran jamie and Harry and Sybil
and wee Johnnie, hand in hand, and
walked solemnly round the garden for
Just half an hour. When the clock
struck twelve they ran in again, helter-
skelter
WE'LL" said the mother.
Jamie spoke:
"We've thought of everything all
round mother, and, if you please, we
should like to give up our lessons!"
But that mother could not agree to.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
THE CHILDREN'S CGLyYN.
Down the PM.

Ted and Ned were sliding. Don
Pedro enjoyed the fun, too; he always
raced down the hill after the sled,
barking in very wild way for steady
old dog. Then he had to pull the sled
up the hill again, which wasn't SO
much fun.
"'Tisn't fair for us to have all the
fun, Ned Dillingham;, and Don do all
the work. Let u.s.
"Give him side" said Ned. "Well,
we will" So they turned the sled at
the top of the hill.
But Don Pedro wasn't sure that he
wanted to- He wagged his tail in a
doubtful way, and looked UP into Ned's
face. He belonged to Ned.
go, Don," said Ned. "Get up there
and sit down, sir"
Don Pedro obeyed. 1t wasn't fun
for him; but he kept on the sled till he
got to the foot of the hill. Then, what
do you think he did? Why, he only
glanced up the hill, and then he took
the rope in his mouth, and started
away across the fields, for home.
"Come back, sir" shouted Ned
running after Ted.
But Don Pedro didn't pay bit Of
attention, and he got home long time
ahead.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
Disaster to q Dude.

A dude walked into doctors Office
on Seventh street one morning last
week with patch over his eye, a band
age over his head, his arm in sling
two yards of red flannel around his
neck, strip of court plaster aross his
face, and an ugly looking nose, thick
lips, his ear slit in two places and
lame in both legs.
"Great Esculapius. what is it?'
said the startled doctor.
"Aw, doctaw, good mawning."
"Heaven's. man, what's the matter
Been standing up before slugger Sui
livan? Cyclone catch you? Grasshop-
pers settle on you? Mule kick you
or what?"
cav, doctaw, don't mention it. II
makes me tiahed, don't you know
"And what's the matter, man?"
saw, doctaw, l was a membah
don't you know, of a coa5ting pahty
lahst night out OF Mt. Aubu'n, don't
you know
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
A Scat" Scarecrov, 4,

Charles I.auppe, Urbana Ohio,
keeps the birds from his grapes with a
scarecrow scat" This animal is made
of Canton flannel, of the color of a
Maltese cat, stuffed with curled hair.
Hair is better than wool or cotton as it
soon dries out after rain. A "cat''
of this kind will effectually protect the
grapes from the birds for twenty feet
on all sides. Mr.. Lauppe sets his
"cats' upon the grape trellises, where
they may be secure and in full sight
of birds wishing to plunder.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
HOLDING THE FORT.

eight in its muffled, asthmatic way,
when Mr.. Blidgefeld came up the
garden-path with a paper of moist,
brown sugar under one arm, and half a
pound of paraffine candles under the
other.
On each side of him rose mp plump
heads of cabbages, and blue-green
swamps of onions. A thrifty hop-vine
was waving its tassels against the
porch pillars, and bed of parsley was
growing rankly by the gate. For Mr..
Rlidgefeld was "A firm heliever in the
beauty of utility.
In the days of his deceased wife there
had been a faint attempt at morning
glory vines, clove-plnks and Johnny
jumpers aronnd the house, but Mr..
Blidgefeld had soon settled that matter.
"Fudge! he had ruthlessly cried.
"They amt good to neither stew for
cough-mixtures, nor to boil up for
green's. Looks? What do J. care for
looks? Amt squash bloom every
bit as pretty as marigold I'd like to
know? My daughter must be brought
up not to care for empty show!''
And so all the wild, fantastic beauty
of nature had been narrowed down into
vegetable borders and potato patches
and the souls Of the Blidgeheld chill
dren had been narrowed accordingly.
Money! money! money! That was
the god of Mr.. Blidgefeld's idolatry.
He went to church on Sunday, and sat
out the service in his hard and cushion
less pew, but to him all that the choir
sang and the preacher preached was
money!
He attended the prayer-meetings
punctually, for he was member of
the church, but he never put more than
copper penny in the plate.
"If every man takes care of number
one," he said, with hard compression
of his lignum-yita lips, "the whole
world will be took care Off
He rose up early to economize the
sunshine, and lay down late for fear of
wasting time. He kept whole al
manac full of proverbs on the tip of
his tongue. and denounced "shiftless-
ness" as il it were one of the seven car
dinal sins. Dancing was an instru-
mcnt of the Evil One; novel reading
was the opening wedge of Dante's Pur-
gatorio. Anything in the shape of in
nocent recreation was direct flying in
the face of Providence. And the
Blidgefield children grew up gaunt,
careworn and prematurely old under
this system of training.
Mr.. Blidgeiield's first wife had
dropped quietly and obscurely into heI
grave before any one fairly compre
hended that she was not in high health
Hard work and a relentless taskI astel
lad fairly worried her out of the world
And all the ncighborhood marvelet
when, ten years afterward, Name,
Bloom married the widower
1
! Nancy was the village school teach
era bright-eyed, buxom young womeI
of twenty-eight or thirty. She hat
taken a fancy to the little Blidgefelds
and she was tired of teaching, AM
wanted home.
"Yml'll find Ben Blidgefield a har'
nut to crack" said the neighbors, warn
mgly.
"Tll risk it, Nancy had cheerily re
piled.
And so she married Mr. Blidgeiiel(
and went to the farmhouse TO live.
The six young Blidgefelds had bee
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
SO. LONDONDERRY, VT, FRIDAY, FEB 22 1884 PRIC
PRICE THREE CENTS

being made on my family. Finally
she, the courteous animal, jumped
over the fence and left, and am out
on an important errand. No. can't
preach for you to-day" putting a cap
on the gun, as he caught sight of
Parish peeping from behind distant
tree. 81 wish you all well and hope
the Lord will take care af you, but at
present am compelled to discharge
duty which owe to my wife, my
self, my neighbors and society,"" and he
cooked the army gun and slipped away
like deer hunter.-ArkanSal0 Irarel-
la,.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
The FOur.Leaved Clover.
by THE LATE N. J. MORTON,
Ia VICTIM OF THE CrrY OF COLUMBUS
DIsAsTER.1


DIsAsTER.l
There's tiny little blossom growing in the
country fields,
Where butterflies are fitting all day long;
Oh, the summer air is perfumed with the trag-
rance that it yields,
And honey around it love to throng.
'Tis said magic power
Turks in the fragrant flower
Each country lassie in the charm believes;
And when the lads are moving,
Through the meadows they are going,
To find spray of clover with four leaves.
SO all the world over,
Where'er grows the clover,
Tis eagerly gathered and priced us gem; =
Good luck will attend you,
And fortune befriend you,
If four leaves are clustered upon the green
stem.
II.
There's legend that the fairies dine upon the
clover bloom,
And swing their cobweb hammocks in its
shade;
And that when the closing roses will not give
them sleeping-room
'Tis there their little fairy beds are made.
1t has the fairy blessing;
And anyone possessing
A four-leavcd clover ne'or should with it
part.
For friends will ne'er forsake you,
Misfortune necr o'ertake you,
If you wear four-leaved clover next your
heart.
So all the world over,
Where'er grows the clover,
Tis eagerly gathered and priced as gem.
Good luck will attend you,
And fortune befriend you
If four leaves are clustered upon the green
stpn,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22

The extinction of the raine Indians
is a slow process. Last year was a
very healthy one, with only twelve
deaths. against thirty-iive in 1852
The tribe now numbers 400, and the
cost TO the state last year was about
$500.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-02-22
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An Independent Republican
Newspaper,
Issued Every Friday Morning from
SITTER OFFICE,

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Fifty cents per inch, first insertion, 25 cents
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Additional information furnished upon ap.
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Address all communications to
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Londonderry, as second-class matter.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-19
THE MAN FROM MAINE.
What His Former Pastor Says of Him
and His Personal Character.

| ALBANY, June 11-ReV. DR.. James H.
Esob,of the Second Presbyterian Church,
in this city, makes the following esti-
mate of James G. Blaine, which ought
to discount ten times over what is said
by Henry Ward Beecher and other cler4
gymen who do not know him person.
ally:
| l have known Mr. Blaine since 1872.
During ten years of that time was pas
tor of the church in Augusta of which
| Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine are members. The
| satisfaction l take in his nomination is
based upon such knowledge Of him as
only pastor can gain. believe that 1
all too true Republican, and l know
that my conception of citizenship is too
high to permit me to ratify the exalta-
tioA of any man whose character has not
the true ring. have been very near to
Mr.. Blaine, not only in the most trying
political crisis, but in the sharper trial
of great grief in the household, and
have never yet detected false note. L
would not be understood as avowing too
much for human nature. | mean that
as l have known him he mas stood 10y
ally by his convictions, that his word
has always had back of it q clear pur-
pose. and that purpose has always been
worthy of the highest manhood. In his
house be was always the soul of genial
ity and good heart. twas always sum-
mer in that house whatever the Maine
winter might be without. And not on-
ly his rich neighbors and kinsmen"
welcomed him home, but long line of
the poor hailed the return of that fani-
ly as a special Providence In the
church he is honOred and beloved. The
good old New England custom of
church-going with all the guests is en-
forced strictly in the Blaine household.
Whoever is under his roof, from the
President down, is expected to be with
the family at church. Fair weather or
foul those pews were always we'll filied.
Not only his presence on Sabbath but
his influence, his wise cOunsels, his
purse are freely devoted to this interest
of the noble Old South Church of Au-
gusta. The hold which Mr.. Blaine has
maintained upon the hearts of such
great numbers of his cOuntrymon is not
sufficiently explained by brilliant gifts
or magnetism; the secret lies IN his SEN
erous, manly, Christian character. Those
who have known him best are not sur
prised that his friends all over the eoun-
try have been determined that he should
secure the highest honor within their
gift. 1t is because they believe in him.
The Office has sought the man, tie 20
litieal papers to the contrary notwith-
standing l have absolute knowledge
that in 1880 he did no5 lift finger TO
influence the convention. He Was qui-
etly at home devOting himself to his bu-
Siness affairs ana steadfastly refused
even the entreaties of his own family to
interest himself in behalf of the nomi-
nation. l. for one. shall put my CON-
science into my vote next November.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-19
Deferred from last week.
NetghberhoOd Notes.

An industrial school for girls started
last summer in Steubenville, has Just
closed very successful year for the sum-
mer vacation.
The Wheeling park has received q
present of two large alligators. one 12
and the other feet long.
The Harrisville cornet band will fur
nish the music for the Franklin College
commencement.
There are 4S teachers employed In the
Steubenville schools, who receive S27, $50
per annum.
R. L. Timmons, contractor for the
Cadiz & Uniondale pike. has already COM
menced on the same.
The sheep claims presented to the Har-
rison Commissioners, for injuries by dogs
during May, amounted to $780,
Ohio county, w. Va, will vote on the
proposition of subscribing S150,000 to the
Mt. Vernon, Coshocton & Wheelig rails
road.
The Republican Congressional conven-
ton Just north of us meets at Steuben-
vile next Wednesday, Hon. d. A. Hol-
lings, Cadiz, will have the most votes on
the first ballot.
The Brilliant glass works were offered
at sheriff sale on Monday of last week,
but there were no bidders.
Judge Frazier received telegram at
Cambridge on Monday of last week, an
nouncing that his son was in precarious
health at Los Angeles, California, and
adjourned court TO the nth, with his
wife started for the Pacific cost on Tues
day.
Different Noble county stock dealers
lost several thousand dollars in the fall
ure Of the Penn bank at Pittsburgh.
HIS. McFaddeu, of Cadiz, was foreman q
of the q. S. grand jury at Columbus last
week.
The assessors report 243 birrhs and
113 deaths In Steubenville for the past
year.
A farmer near New Lisbon has worn
the same hat 81 years and the same coat
42 years.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-06-19
deferred from last week.
Wool Notes.

The wool market has not yet opened
in this county, but few sales have been
made at 30 cents per pound. In one in
stance, We hear of 80 cents being paid
but the sale was made during the winter
-Barnesville Enterprise.
Wm. Brownrigg, one of our extensive
wool buyers, in town last week, tells us
be expects this week to commence buy
ing wool. AS at present advised, wool
will be started at 30 cents for that in
good condition, one-fourth off of that for
wool in bad condition, one-third for un-
washed, and ene-half for buck tleeces.-
Noble County Republican.
Thirty cents per pound for wool is the
price paid so far this season. One clip
in Jefferson county and one in Washing
ton county. Pa, sold at these figures
Steubenyille Press.
The Quaker City Independent says:
"Wool has started at 28sand 80 cents, but
few farmers are disposed to let it 60 at
that price. One farmer remarked to US
that he would almost AZ soon give his
sheep away as il did not pay to keep
sheep and sell wool at that price. As
there is not likely much money in it for
the local buyers, it looks very much like
a scheme had been set on foot by the
large wool speculators. The farmers
each year are feeling more strongly the
need of protection On their wool, and
when they get fully awake to this fact
they will 60 to work and get it,"
The Wheeling Register yesterday said
This year's clipping of wool is being
brought into the city in large bulk this
week. 1t commands from 29 to 80 cents
per pound"