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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16

In the autumn of 1872, says the
London Lancet, when sanitary officers
at the Sonepore Fair, and during the
height of the pilgrimage, when the
people thronged in thousands to the
bathing gates, Deputy Surgeon-General
Tuson first used sulphur fires as pro
phylactis measure against cholera.
These fires were made at fifty yards
apart, and kept alight during the
whole time that the Fair was at its
height. Not single case of cholera
occurred; remarkable circumstance,
since cholera had generally broken out
at previous fairs. A similar good re-
suit was obtained at Dinapore, where
cholera was actually prevailing. In
a pamphlet on this subject, DR.. Tuson
has adduced certain facts and argu-
ments in support of the contention
that sulphur fires are efficacious in
epidemics of cholera. The basis of his
explanation of their efficacy is the
germ theory of the disease.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
1t is not generally known that there

1t is not generally known that there
is colony of Jews in China which is
at least two hundred years older than
the Christian era. They have during
all these centuries kept themselves
from the Gentiles around them, and
have preserved in considerable purity
many of the original customs of their
people. Some mystery is attached to
the question how they wandered so
far ea!t and in this particular direc-
tion. But it is conceded that they
have been in China for at least twenty
one centuries. Of late they have been
brought in contact with the mission
aries, and it is hoped that some light
will be thrown upon their history.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
S. D. CURTIS,
LIVERY STABLES
so. LONDONDERRY, Vt.

Horses an. Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried to al surrounding points upon arrival
oftrsins. Special accommodations to excur-
zion parties. Good teams and attentive DID
teru, H
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16

The Chinese know the value of ad,
vertising. Here is the "ad" Of an
ink manufacturer of Canton, trans
lated: "At the shop Tae-shing (pros.
porous in the extreme)-very good
ink; fine! inel Ancient shop. great
grandfather, grandfather, father, and
self made this ink; fine and hard, very
hard; picked with care, selected with
attention. This ink is heavy; so j;
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16

An engagement was entered into by
two Philadelphia swells to pool their
issues and give theatre party. 1t was
agreed that one should get the seats
and provide for taking the party to
and from the theatre, and the other
was to give the supper. A coin was
tossed, and the winner selected the
theatre tickets as his share. Thirty
young people were invited. and one of
last seasons brides secured to matroa-
ize them. The party, to their amaze
ment, were taken to the Arch-strees
Opera House, where a company it
singing light operas, the price of ad-
mission being dime, and reserved
orchestra chairs ten cents extra. The
man who had ordered tie supper was
furious at first, but the rest took the
joke in the proper way, and soon he
joined in the laugh. The thirty-two
seats cost s6.40; car fare, S5.76; total
$12.16. The supper end of the bill
amounted to about SIS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
Che lonoonoerrp Sitter,

AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER,
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PROM
slfter Cfs1ce, So Londonderry, VI.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16

Gum arabic has become scarce on
account of the war in the Soudan.
The gum comes from the country now
in possession of the Mahdi. In 1888
only about one-ffth of the usual crop
was gathered, and nothing is known as
to the extent of the crop in 1884. One
year is required to transport it from
the country where it is gathered to
Cairo and Alexandria, and if a cessa-
tion of hostilities in the Soudan should
Immediately take place, no new stock
could be relied upon for many months.
A gum which is similar to the arabic,
called gum senegal, is gathered on the
west coast of Africa. 1t is coarser
and somewhat stronger, but has found
favor as a substitute.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
TAKE CARE OF THE SWINE

Farmers are somewhat discouraged
t the present prices for hogs, and it
is little discouraging to feed hogs
40 cent corn for year and then sell
them for ) cents per pound. The.
result is that the hog herd is being
neglected and farmers are disposing
of their surplus at almost any price.
They are tired Of hogs, and it is ever
the way when any particular kind of
stock is low. Now is the time of all
others to look we'll to the hog herd
Cholera has wrought havoc among
the swine in many places
and with the present low prices, caus-
ing farmers to become careless, the
chances are that another year will
find the hog crop materially short and
prices high accordingly. Never before
in the history of Adair county was
there half SO much fall blowing done
as there has been this season, and the
almost certain result will be an i'm
mense corn crop next year With a
good hog crop, at good prices, Adair
county will be in all her glory, and the
farmer who has no h ogs. but has to
haul his corn to market for 20 cents
per bushel. instead of feeding
it 10 hogs, that will probably be worth
to 5 cents per pound. will feel all out
of humor with himself because he did
not increase his herd while choice an.
imals could be had at the present low
prices.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
LIST OF PATENTS.

List of Patents granted to citizens OF
Missouri, for the week ending Tuesday
Nov. 3rd, 1885, compiled from the
official records of the United States
Office expressly for the Weekly Graphic
by w. A. Redmond, solicitor of patents
No. 637 F Street, n. W., Washington
D. g.. of whom information may be
had.
No. 329,s77 C o. Baxter, st. Louis
machine for making picture frame
moulds.
No 329, ,997 E Boileau, S. Louis, iur
mace.
No 32s,ss7 H S Caplss and W "
Lewis, KansasClty, concrete tor electii
cal conductors.
No 33o,913 r Gillian, Kansas City
mould for concrete tuber for cable re
ceiYing.
No 33O,42O G C Hale, Kansas City,
device for suspending harness.
No S30,2S3 W F Hall, Clinton, car
coupling.
No 33O,119 E G Holden, Oak Ridge
bolt fastners.
No 330,335 H Kosthe, st. Louis, bot
tie and can washer.
No 329,94 F P Malatte, Brownvillt, +,
ehurp.
No $50, 1858 d D Sprague, California,
and P J Sprague. Higbee, straw eleYa-
tor for thrashlng machines.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20


According to Science, the U. S.
has recently been complenentcd by
an eminent English authority, Sir Lyon
Playfair, on its enlightened policy in
reference to scientific investigation. In
some respects, he says, this young
country is In advance of all European
States in joining science to Its admin.
istrative Offices. He points particular
ly to the excellent work of the United
States Fish Commission, and makes
this amusing comparison OF the Eng.
hsh and American method of promot.
ing fisheries. In England there are
expensive commissions to visit the
coast and question the fishermen;
the fishermen, having only a
knowledge ofa small area, give the
most contradictory and unsatisfactory
evidence. "In America, the questions
are put to nature and not to fisher.
men," and the results of the inquiry
are therefore far more fruitful. In
this bright misunderstanding ma.
ture, not the fshermen-there is a
ready an swer to those who wish tor
"practic al'' science, not abstract
to ques ton nature; but this method is
found to be the surest road to posi-.
tive knowledge, and hence to the best
results.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
NORTH WEST ADAIR.

ED GRAPHIC: H. F. Shawley diet
Sunday 14th, of Chronic Diarrhea
Mr.. Shawley came to this county
about the year 1856. He leaves hi.
wife and Two grown daughters both o.
whom are married. The las. sad rite:
were psrtormed Tuesday 10Th at Shib
levs Point.
W. H. Sly is the proprietor of girl
baby and now sings Hush the bic
baby thy mother is queen, thy father
Is a hunter and wears gold ring'
Farmers report progress IN Corn
gathering with lignt crop.
NJ G. Dunn has rented the Stahl
coal mines and Is preparing to make
things lively, should the demand tor
coal justify.
l. ID. Hilyer is dong eocl work at
has mill and Is preparing to enlarge
his milling facilities
Frank Myers is teaching at Red
School House; Jas. BraRnan at Shib-
leys Point. Both gentlemen are o. X.
IN the school room.
Hogs are dying. with, what is sup
posed to be. Cholera. Hogs are not
worth much money IN market but the
loss hurts all the same, when fellows
meat tub Is empty. NOVICE
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.
October zs,h, 1885

October 75th. 1885,
The Central Iowa Railway and the
Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad
have made a ninety-nine year Contract
for Through Train Service to aud
from ST. Paul and Minneapolis. To
put into effect this agreement gap
Of nineteen miles from Manly juno
tion, Iowa, to Lyle, Minnesota is now
being filled, and will be ready for use
about Dec Ist. proximo, and there
after the Wabash Fast Line trains from
St. Louis and Kansas City to St. Paul
Minneapolis. aud 0ite 0ersa, will be run
over the Minnesota & Northwestern
Railroad instead of over the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway as
heretofore.
The track and equipments of the
M & N w R R are not exceled in this
country. The rails are 6o-lb, steel,
well tied and ballasted.
Sleeping Cars will be run through
as heretofore, and the through coach
arrangements will be equal if not
better than those of any competitor.
The tram service will be the same
during the coming winter as IN the
season. past Early next season double
daily train service will be inaugurased;
and this line will then be put on per-
manent footing, without a superior
special attention being meantime paid
to bringing the track and equipment
of the whole line up to the highest
standard.
Due notice viii be given of the exact
date when this new line will be
opened.
The Minnesota & Northwestern
trains run to aud from the Union De-
pot, at ST. Paul.
F. CHANDLER.
GenI Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific Railway.
J.P. NoURsE,
Gen'l Passenger and Ticket Agent,
Central Iowa Railway.
II. M. LITTELL.
Gen'l Passenger Agent,
, Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
LOUIS nIEL.

Louis RieI, the condemned leader
in the recent rebellion in Manitoba.
and who was hung at Regina Monday
is native of Manitoba. having been
born there forty one years ago, under
the old Hudson Bay Regime. He was
of French ancestry, but had some In
dian blood in his veins. He was well
educated, bold and nsiauating in his
manners, anc just the man to lead the
half breeds. When the Hudson Bay
Company sold the greater part oftheir
lands to the Canadian Government in
1869, Riel commanded the hall breed
insurrection against the new authori-
ties and held Fort Garry, near Winnl-
peg, for twelve months. He establish
ed provisional government, seized all
the property at the fort, and he and
his associates in the movement became e
possessed OF hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property. A nulnb>r
of loyal civilians attempted to resist
RieI, but they were put down, and one
Thomas Scott was shot. When Col.
Wolsey-now Gen. Lord Wolsey-
and the Canadian militia to the num-
Der of about one thousand appeared
in front of Fort Garry, Riel fed, and
the provisional government was dis
solved. At that time some concessions
were made to the half breeds of Man.
itoba, each of them getting a4o acres
of land. This satisfied the half breeds
of that province. The recent outbreak
Was owing to the fact that the halt
breeds of the remaining portions OF
the Northwest we're not similarly treat
ed. What Riel wanted was to get for
the other half. breeds what the insurrec-
ton of go got for the people of Fort
Garry. and for this he vas charged
with high treason against the Queen
and executed. The outside world will
look upon Riel as a martyr and his
trial and execution only adds one more
blot to the long list that mars the re-
cord of government of which he was
an unwilling subject.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
FOR THE GRAPHIC.

At Regular meeting of Cor'l Dix
Post No % Dept. Mo G. A. R. held
Nov. 5th 1885, there were 40 members
present besides tae Post Com mandsr.
l.. w, Chase offered the following
resolution and proposed to give com
rades the privilege OF recording bis
vote iOr or against its adoption, and as
the resolution effected the Post Com
mander he ordered the SEN. Vice
Comm ander to take the vote.
The 5. V. e., N. A. Kellogg, directed
the adjutant tc record the votes.
Resolved, that we members of
Corpl, Dix Post No. p. G. A. e. hereby
tender to B. F. Aeiny commander of
above Post our grateful thanks for the
successful and efficient manner IN
which ne performed the duty of chair :
man of the Executive Committee
during the late Reunion, and We
cordially endorse all acts performed
by him as chairman"
Those voting yes were z. F. Rawson,
Lee j. Bell, l.. W. Chase,J. W. Inns
man, BENZ. Berry, John Lewis. Early
Corbin, D. H. Wood, w. j. Ash.ock,
Jacob Bruner, James Piersee. B. w,
Ross, John Shaver, H. A. Kellogg,
d. J. Redding. James Scrivens, C E.
Leech, John Bagg, 4. H. Linder. r..
c. Harris, S. NJ. Johnston, John Bur-
ton, w. a. Adams, N. Mcdonald,
James ii. Kinnear, Il. d. Emmerson,
}, B Newmyer, J. NJ. Mccall, BENZ
A. Bowman, John Still, EE Mann,
John Mitchell, a D Risdon, John NJ
Edmonns, Geo. Wall Smith, 1 Hum.
phrey, Geo, H Deerlag, Curtis Rainier,
James 7 Stuart, and 5 S McLauhliu
Noes none,
A motion was made and adopted
to allow such comrades as desire, who
were not present to record their names
TOR or against the adoption of the
resolution. And that the Adjt. furnish
copy OF the resolutiosn and the
recorded votes TO the city papers for
publication:
The following namss were subse-
quently recorded indorslng the resolu.
ton:
j NJ Haynes, VIM. Hodge, John
Leech, Andrew Eggleston, R H Brown
Sanford Snyder, Jacob Sholly, Albert
Pollock, John NJ Davis, Dayid Bruner,
Peter Helwig, j w Bernard, Mike
King, J W DAVIS, 7 ] Dockery, Sam
Preston, R G Bielby, Robert Hanklns,
J j Kennedy, John Richey, G W
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
SHERIFF'S SALE PARTITION
Sarah Iodson,
James N. Dodson. Petition in
Ell pIEs ex aart \ Partit;nn

James N. Dodson. Petition in
Ell. Plis. ex part. Partition
Whereas, at the October term 1885, of the
Circuit Court of Adair Coun ty, Mo-, an orde
of record was made in the above entitled
cause, ordering the Sheriff Of Adair
county to sell at public sale the following e
described real estate. situate in AdaIr county
Mo-, to wit:
South east south west. Section twenty two
p, township sixty two, 81, range fifteen. Is
and the northwest southeast and southeast
northwest dissection twenty six, 26. and the
west half, southeast, northwest. section thir-
ty six. sc. township sixty two, 62, range six
teen, l6 and lot two, 2, block live in town of
Millard in Adair county. Mo-,
Terms of sale. cash in hand, deed to be
made upon final payment OF purchase money
Now therefore, by virtue and authority of
the order Aforesaid, l will on Thursday the
18th day of December 1885. before the court
house door. IN the town of Kirksville, in
Adair county aforesaid between the hours
of o'clobk a. m. and o. clock p. III
of that day. while the,
Circuit Court for said county is in session
expose said property to public sale to the
highest and best bidder in compliance with
the requirements of said order of sale.
Witness my hand this 10Th tlay of Noyem-
Der 1885. j. II. KINyEAR. Sheriff Adair
county,
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20

ThrailkiIl, A ] Brooks, Lewis Spriegs,
Epb Otto, J D Miller, A Townsend
John b Thomas, G W Parks, A II
Ketrow, G w Higgins, Edwin Darrow,
Thos. Bruner, Geo. J Beaird, w Bor-
den, Steph Hall, J W Waddill oC
Snyder, j ID Grimm, VIM Dorman
j B Friedley, H Tummond, W W Mil.
ler, A L Shepherd, d D Glenn, L N
Miller, and H W Snyder,
z, F. RAwsoN.
Post Adjt.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corresponden.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. l6. 's5.
The new civil service commission has
been organized here by the election of
Mr.. EdEerton as its president. That
its administration under the new board
will be Shs deadest kind of a failnre
there can be no manner of doubt, mas.
much as Eaton the tender footed and
weak .kneed New York end of 1t will
be the lie all and end all of the whole
outfit. And even if Eaton were out OF
the way, as every body hoped he world
be, there is no board OF three, or any
other number, who can satisfactorily
sdtainister law which was never in
intended 10 be satisfactorily admins
tered. Indeed the provisions of the
civil service act are nothing but SER
les of incongluities and downright
stupidities, which the coming Congress
if it means to bs sincere in the adop-
tior of a reform, must unconditionaIly
and absolutely wipe out and substitute
new act based upon something like
common sense,
There has never been an important
invention introduced to the public in
this country, whose discoverer has not
been compelled at some time or other
to fight off soma cranky pretender who
away hack in some long forgotten
period, had evolved the same identical
thing, but had not sufficient faith in
his discovery to apply for patent.
Here Is Bell of the telephone, whose
discovery and application OF the trans
mission of sounds through the human
voice, has set the whole world at
talking, and whose invention is
scarcely less OF I benefaction to the
human race than the telegraph itself.
is now tor about the hnndredth time
drawn into court to confront another
fraudulent pretender, by name
Rogers, who has invoked the aid of one
of the Cabinet to secure a foothoId
against Bell In the courts. by giving
the said Cabinet member a million. and
a half dollars in the stock of the com
pany which shall have established by
legal decision the priority OF the
discovery of the telephone. There is
no doubt that the principle of the
Transmission of sounds over wires by
the means of electricity was discover ed
long before Professor Bell was born,
but the writer of this correspondence
knows the fact that Bell was giving his
exhibitions in public halls n all the
large cities of the country for months
prior 10 dedica.ing his application to
the puplic use, and no one in this coun-
try or any other had during that long
period advanced a single pretention to
question his right to the discovery. But
the success that has attended the IN
PRODUCTION OF Bells great invention
has excited the cupidity of myriad of
fellows. who, like Roger, will doubt
less find friends and money enough to
keep up constant fight npon him in
the courts. To say nothing of the re-
peated decisions in favor of B III in the
Patent Office by It's different commits
sioners, there have been scores of de-
cissions in his favor both by the courts
of equity and of law through the YER.
diets of jurles in nearly every state in
the Union. DON PEDRO.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-11-20
NORMAL NOTES.

Twelve new student; have enrolled
this week.
Supt. w. E. Coleman spent from
Friday evening until Monday morning
in town.
The "As' are reading the most sub
lime production in the English lau
guage, Paradise lost"
Rev. j. E. Squlres led in the devo-
al exercises Monday.
The Model school has new corps Of
teachers this week.
The Phllos and Zetos are preparing
for their society entertainment which
comes off Feb. %, 1886.
j. D. Wilson Is temporarily filing
the position of first assistant in the
Cameron puJil; sci1ol; t!li ws-a
until Il. P. Shane, who has b.-n elec.
ted to that position, can arrive ffon
Oregon.
Mrs. s. A. Shoop and Miss Ida
Wimber, Of Novinger, accompanied by
Miss Esther Fields of Eldorado, Ills.
were visiting the Normal Friday. They
expressed themselves as well pleased
with the school,
President Blanton leytured at Fur
gsson, Mo-, Friday night. The Nor
NAL Is represented in the Furgeson
schools by Mr.. Nelson and Miss Shar p
Pres Bianton reports the patrons more
than pleased with the work being
done by Mr.. Nelson and Miss Sharp.
The devotional exercises were
conducted by Elder Russell, Thursday
and Tuesday.
We had the pleasure of spendin g
Friday in tie Model School and O
examining the work that is beng done
in this department of the school. We
witnessed several recitations AMI were
highly pleased with the order that
prevailed, the thoroughness, and the
advancement that is being made. We
were particularly well pleased with
the Senior class.
The system on which the model
school is conducted tins year il
certainly an improvement on the plan
1t was formerly conducted, the
teachers having charge of their
respective classes the entire time
enables them to do more aud better
work than when they were with their
classes but one hour day. Miss Jayne
thoroughly understands how school
of this Kind should be conducted.
Last Friday being the regular day for
elections in the societies. The follow
officers we,e chosen tor the naxt halt
term:
PHlLos-W. +. Porter. Pres; 7, P,
Christie, Vice Pres; Miss Sedate
Watkins, Rec Sec; Miss Lula Carter
Cor. Sec; Miss Stacy Porter. Treas: A
L. Pratt, Curator; C. NJ. Osenbaugh
Critic; Mr.. Dewitt, Marshal.
SENIoKs-Pres.. ]. NJ. Simpson; Vice
Pres, Miss Ella Evans, Rec. Sec, Miss
Ida Thompson; Cor. Sec, Minnie
Cooling; Treas. Mollie O'Keif;
Marshal, S. P. Bradley; Critic, G. W.
Fisher; Pros. Atty. NJ. NJ. Show;
Curatar, j. R. Mclver, Chorlster, G. NJ.
Holiday.
ZEros-J. I. Pratt, Pres; H. C.
Harvey Vice Pres: Miss Lizzie Mas
terson, Rec. Sec; Miss Jennie Davis
Cor. See.; Miss Mamie Garrett, Treas.
j. A. Price, Curator; G. l.. Beleny
Marshal; A. E. Kennedy, Chorister; U.
g. Hes; Librarian.
The societies are all doing good
work and are making steady alvauce-
ment.