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Novel Corn Planting.


The means used in planting corn in
the semi arid Kansas belt enables that
region to raise good crops of the great
fattening grain of the United States
1t is by means of the listing plow,
which throws the soil into high ridges,
the middles being deeply pulverized in
addition. In the trenches the corn is
planted down in the permanently
moist soil of the trenches, these being
filled up in the process of cultivation.
This trench, as plowed, is V-shaped,
and sixteen inches deep. Until the
corn gets strong, an inverted trough
covers the rows as the cultivator pass
es, preventing the plows from rolling
the soil over the plants. When the
corn is ready for the second cultiva-
tion the trough is laid aside. The
shOvels are set to throw the earth to
the corn plants, now strong and two
feet tall, and they are also set to take
the ground deeply. This cultivation
throws almost all the earth into the
trench that the lister threw out. The
weeds are deeply buried. The surface
of tie field is level. The main roots
of the cOrn-plants are at least ten
inches below the surface of the ground
and how much further they have sunk
into the rich, damp, underlying ground,
no one knows. But now no ordinary
drought affects the plants. The hot
southwest winds can blow, the mercu-
ry can rise until the integrity of the
thermometer is threatened, the sun
can course across cloudless sky for
weeks, but the corn leaves do not roll.
The plants thrive, and, if soaking
rain falls between the middle of June
and the middle of July, the listed corn
will make full crop.-NeW York Sun.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
A Weather PrOphet.

1t is possible, according to French
authority. to foretell the weather,
sometimes ten or twenty hours in ad-
vance, by Observing and comparing
the sounds emitted by telephone
connected by leads with two iron bars
stuck into the ground a few yards
apart. In case of a Thunderstorm es-
especially, noise like that of -shiver-
ing leaves increases until a fash of
lightning occurs, when the sound
resembles that of rain or hail falling
on grass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
Serpent and Fiddler.

Uncle Billy Adams was furnishing
the music for gathering at the resi-
dence of well-known planter in
Dooley county, given in honor of
visiting young lady from Augusta.
The night was warm, and the win
dows were thrown open. Miss Alice,
weary of dancing, noticed the bird
cage hanging among the vines which
grew over the veranda, the inmate of
which was aroused to its sweetest
strains of song by Uncle Billy's fiddle.
Tapping her finger lightly upon the
cage, Miss Alice felt the, vinebuds
playing about her hand. "My God !"
exclaimed one of the dancers, as he
looked toward the girl. "look there p
A shrek from Miss Alice, and she fell
to the floor AS she fell huge snake
was seen circling down her arm from
the cage across her shoulders, and as
she lay PROSTATE gathered itself in
huge coil upon her bosom. With its
mouth wide open, its fangs set, and
pressing its head closely by the girls
cheek, the moment was one of intense
excitement. The ominous rattle was
heard when Uncle Bjlly's fiddle gave
forth one of its lveliest airs, and the
reptile quickly crawled off, wriggling
its way toward the music and out OF
the house. 81 dess knowed dat 'ud
fotch um," said Uncle Billy, as he
caressed his instrument. 'Does creep
in creeturs is a might fond of music
The reptile was followed and killed,
when it was found to measure eight
feet -G1Obe Dem0crnf
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

And SO, between hysterical sobs ana
smiles, and everybody talking at once,
and asking questions that no one
dreamed of answering, they went in
under the bower of roses and honey
suckle. and presently John hobbled
from the field on crutches, and the
story was told all over again.
And when Mary slipped out into
the kitchen to get an early supper. old
Mr. Brown followed here and there,
and she was folded tight in her faith
er's arms again, while the tears
streamed downed both their faces. 1t
was as If she had been raised from the
dead.
"My child" whispered the old man,
81 hain't been the best of fathers to
ye; Il ha' shut my eyes and my heart
when l Iought to ha' been the one to
help ye; never yo mind bout that
money; don't ye say one word bout it,
and we'll knock this old rattletrap
down tomorrow, and I'll show We
how to build a housed"
And so he did, and very comforta-
BILE house it was, where John did not
have to stoop when he went in and
out of doors. And would you believe
itp The letter. all the more harsh for
being so brief, never did reach its des-
tination. Old Mr.. Browns chiro-
graphy was of very inferior sort,
and the postmaster couldn't puzzle out
the address. much as he desired so to
do; then the letter was forwarded to
the Dead Letter Office at Washington,
and in due time was returned to Mr..
Brown, who quietly and satisfactorily
consigned it to the flames.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
Japanese Proverbs.

The Japanese are fond of proverbs,
and in consequence their language can
boast many happy hits. Some of the axi-
omatic sayings which are accredited to
Japan are really of recent Introduction
into the country, the people absorbing
Western expressions with great facil-
ity. Some few of the following may
be traced to other lands, but they are
so well known throughout the en-
'pire as really to deserve the name Of
japanese.
The Japanese Mrs. Partington is
characterized as attempting ito drive
away fog with FAM"
An allusion to the usual effect of re-
venge in an uncivilized country is con-
tanned in the expression, "When you
curse, look out for two graves"
1t is common with us to say nothing
but what is charitable of the dead. In
Japan, where the tiger is only known
as a rare foreign animal. the saying
goes, Spare the skin of the dead
tiger"
Domestic infelicity receives COM
ment in the phrase. "a three. inch
tongue can kill six-foot man."
.Others, more terse, require no ex-
PLANTATION
"The borrower smiles like a saint,
and the repayer scowls like fiend."
"The bad artist blames his brush"
Frog spawn becomes frogs"
Egg plants do not spring from
melon Seeds"
do not seek fish on trees"
"There is no escaping the net of
Providence"
"Blind men fear not snakes"
Making an idol does not give it a
soul Youths Companion.
The men most willing to take risks
are those who have nothing to lose
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

The remedy for corpulence, accord
ing to the Lancet, is in the method of
eating and drinking. If we only ate
more deliberately, it says, we should
find half Of our accustomed quantity
of food sufficient to satisfy the most
eager cravings of hunger. Let men
of all classes who lead healthy lives
resolve to eat and drink slowly.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

worth from 83 to 80 cents. The latest
swindle relating to spurious money is
the split bank note fraud. A 500
note is taken and by some ingenious
method the note is split in two, and
the raw side "doctered up and each
half is passed off as genuine $50 note.
The work is done 80 artistically In
most cases that it is difficult at first to
detect the fraud.-Philadelphia Bul.
Iafio
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
Elephants in BurmaI.

A correspondent to the Providence
Journal, writing from Rangoon, Bur
nah, says:
l saw one of the white elephants
about two months ago at Wimpadaw.
on the Sittoung river, then about to
start for Mandalay. Rsl0000 were
offered for the young animal, only
three or four years old. But the
young owner refused the 10000 and
was going himself to Mandalay to pre-.
sent the royal gifts, for which he
hoped for Rs30,000 to $4,000, as his
grandfather got $4,000 some 25 years
ago for similar animal The animal
appeared to me unusually black and
glossy five hundred yards away. 1
said to the owner: "Why, your white
elephant is exceedingly black p "Yes,"
said he, "but sir don't you see the
signs?' pointing to scattering hairs
in different parts of the body, one or
two inches longer than the mass, and
somewhat white or gray in appear
ance.
1t matters not how black the ele-
phant is if he has the "signs," This
is we'll understood to the initiated, but
it makes the outsider smile. 1t should
be understood that the royal white
elephants worshipped at the courts
OF Burn ah and Siam are never
white" and need not appear even
whitish, and as a matter of fact are
often darker than the ordinary eIe-
phant. They have certain signs
and peculiarities, which are very rare,
and which give them their fancied sa-
credness and value as "luck bearers
to their royal owners. There are now
several "herds" of elephants within
one or two days journey of Ragoon.
| was near one of those herds not
long ago. My cartlnan stopped his
bullocks and turned back to a village
and Zayat because the herd was
within hearing, and soon men were
hurrying from it and warned us not to
go on. The elephants were marching
in q solid body from great plain
near the sea. where they find IN abund-
ance of rich, tender grass, but no good
water, to a mountain stream full Of
pools, not far away. to drink. This
they did in the hottest weather every
night, but in the cooler weather and
with rains. only once in two or three
days. "By 3 o'clock in the morning."
said the man. "they will have returned
from the pools, and the road will be
clear" This herd is said TO number
100 to 200. Some put the number as
high as 500. The herd at times, no
doubt, divides, especially when food Is
scarce, to Craze over wider ranges
They are protected by the government
"a heavy fine being imposed for Kill.
ing or shooting one, except in self-de-
fence. If one should kill an elephant,
the ivory, bones, skin and flesh Must
at once be made over to the nearest
government official, with the proof Of
the necessity of the killing. Human
beings are far less secute in life and
property in Burmah than elephants.
And yet these animals are captured to
some extent. know of al elephant
that has in the last 10 years captured
no less than lS of his fellow-beinvs.
and as he has now got his hand in, his
owners think him good for three or
four each year.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

In France there is hardly any
growth of population; and the French,
so far from appreciating this condi
tion, are doing their best to alter it.
They in fact put a "bounty" on large
families by causing seventh children
to be supported by the State.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

One curious revelation of the last
census was the growth of the female
population of the large cities. 1t was
shown that New York contains about
$4,000 more women than men; Boston
has surplus of $4,000 women; in
Baltimore there are 1900 more
women than men, and so on in several
others of the large Eastern cities.
Fifty years ago it was the men who
came to the cities to pursue their
careers, while the women stayed at
home; but more recently, women,
both in this country and in Europe,
have been crowding to the business
centres.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

The present population of the city
of Buenos Ayres is estimated at 40O,-
900. One of the local newspapers
predicts that in few years it will be
the New York of the southern hemi-
sphere. Emigrants are arriving in a
steady stream, and if the proportion
of the first six months of the year is
kept up, their number will be 100000
before the lst of January next. Ital
ians form the great majority of the
incomers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

The "Big Woods" of Minnesota we'll
deserve the name, for they cover 5000
square miles, or 100000 acres of sur
face. These woods contain only hard
wood growths, including white and
black oak, maple, hickory, Eastwood,
elm, cottonwood, tamarack. and enough
other varieties to make an aggregate
of over fifty different kinds. The hard
wood tract extends in belt across the
middle of the state, and surrounding
its northeastern corner is an immense
pine region covering 21,000 square
miles, or 13,440,000 acres.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

Getting into debt in Mexico is a Sc
riOuS business. Il debtor is unable
to pay on the day his debt is due he is
arrested and chained to post for five
days. Then an officer looks at him to
see if his punishment has enabled him
to phy his debt. OF course it hasn't,
and so the debtors labor is sold to the
government for forty cents day until
the obligation is discharged. The
government sends him with gang of
felons to silver mine, and he does
not see the light again until the debt
is discharged.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

lowing precedent established some
years ago in this State. The anala-
gous question has also been Iaised in
criminal cases. But there it has been
held that prisoner cannot be com
PEELED to submit to an examination of
his person when such examination
may afford evidence against himself.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

A traveller describes natural bridge,
almost as interesting as the Virginia
curiosity, spanning cannon, about
twenty miles north of the point where
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
crosses the boundary between New
Mexico and Arizona This bridge is
sixty five feet long and fifteen feet
wide at the narrowest point. 1t con-
sists of tough grit rock, underneath
which the softer sandstones have been
worn away to depth of twenty-five
to forty feet beneath the arch. Near
by is a petrified forest. The stone tree
trunks lie just beneath the soil, or
half exposed, fallen in all directions.
This point had never before been WIS.,
tied by white man.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

1t may be interesting to our readers
to know where the bodies of our Pres
idents lie. OF the twenty-five that
have occupied the chair from 1889 to
date, but three are living, Rutherford
b. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur and
Grover Cleveland. the others are in
tered of follows: George Washing
ton, at Mount Vernon, Va; John and
John Quincy Adams, at Quincy, Mass;
Thomas Jefferson, at Monticello, Va;
James Madison, at Montpelier, Va;
James Monroe, at Richmond, Va; An.
drew Jackson, at his old "Hermitage"
home, eleven miles from Nashville,
Tenn; Martin Van Buren,, at Kinder
hook. N. Y; William Henry Harrison,
at North Bend, Ohio; John Tyler. at
Richmond, Va; James X. Polk, at
Nashville, Tenn; Zachary Taylor, at
Frankfort, Ky, Millard Fillmore, at
Buffalo, N. Y; Franklin Pierce, at
Concord, N. H.; James Buchanan. at
Lancaster, Pa; Abraham Lincoln, at
Springfield, H.; Andrew Johnson,
Greenville, Tenn; James A. Garfield,
at Cleveland, Ohio, and Ulysses S.
Grant in Riverside Park, New York
City
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

A movement is on foot to erect a
monument over the tomb of ex- Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison at
North Bend, O. 1t is on natural
mound in the midst of pasture lot,
and it overloOks the Ohio River. A
dilapidated board fence, enclosing a
space fifty feet square, separates the
burial place from the pasture field.
Within the enclosure are two or three
old cedar trees. The tomb itself is a
structure of brick, all underground
except tho gables, and it is covered
with roof of shingles, that are now
dilapitated and rotten. Even the
brick walls that show above the
ground are covered with green
mould. A sloping cellar door covers
the steps which descend to the vault,
and even these doors of iron. exposed
to the summer rains and winter
SHOWS, are eaten through with rust
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SITTER OFFICE, LONDONDERRY, VT.

HS1rEntered at the Post office at South
Londonderry, as second-c ass matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

The Supreme courts in several of
the Northwestern States have recently
rendered opinions which are likely to
work an important change in the trial
of actions to recover damages for per
sonal injuries. By the general prac-
tice heretofore followed the existence,
nature and extent of the injuries al
legged have been determined mainly by
the evidence of the complainant and
his own medical witnesses. But in
the opinions to which we have referred
the principle has been affirmed that
the plaintiff may be required to sub
NIT to personal examination by
physicians chosen by the defence or
designated by the Court. Decisions to
this effect have lately been rendered
in Iowa, Wisconsin and Nebraska, fol-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

The men most willing to take risks
are those who have nothing to lose
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-09-03

Horses an.. Carriages at all hours. Persons
earned 10 a'l surrounding points upon arrival
II trains. Special necommoda ions TO exrur-
zion parties. Good teams and attentive dli.
yerp. IL
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-14

GALVESTON, Jan. 13.--The supreme
court reconvoned to-day, Chief Justice
Willie presiding, with Associate Jus
tices Stayton and West. The following
cases were decided:
Washington county ys. Il. Schultz OF
al, from Washington county; reversed
and remanded. Opinion by West.
Ill. Towery VS.. Kaie Timun. from San
patrlcio county; affirmed. Opinion by
West.
Western Union Telegraph company
VS.. w. =. Rains, from Nueces county;
reversed and rendered for appellant.
0pinisn by StaytOn.
Texas Land &Catile company vs. Car
roll u Iler, from Nueces county: rs-
versed and remanded. Opinion by stay
ton.
A. Nickerson OF al. VS.. Amanda
Nickerson, from Washington county,
appeal dismissed. Opinion by Slayton.
O. &. Lieb OF al. vs. County of Wash
ington, from Washington county; rs-
y,ersed and remanded. Opinion by
Willie.
Joseph Mikaska VS.. l.. y II. Blum,
from Washington county; affirmed.
Opinion by Willie.
McKennon 4 Van Meter,vs. the Rell-
ance Lumber company, from Washing
ton county; affirmed. Opinion BY
Willie.
John Shaclley vs.. J. Bussett, from
Washington county; affirmed. opinion
by Willie.
Pursuant to an order entered last
term large number OF old cases were
dismissed for want OF prosecution, the
records therein having been burned and
not substituted.
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A LEGACY oF LITIGATION.


Mrs. Myra Clarke Gaines Perpetnates to
Posterity Her Pcnchant for Prosecu-
tions in the shape of Two Conflicting
Wills.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Attorneys
representing Mrs. Maria Perkins, wife
OF W. X. Evans, opened tho succession
of Myra Clarke Gaines, and offered for
probate a will dated January s, 1885.
naming Mrs. Evans as adniuistratrix
OF the estate. Mrs. Gaines leaves prom
erty In this state and Washington CITY.
This Will, the clerk stated, WAS in Mrs.
Gaines handwriting. Soon after ths
above proceeding an attorney appeared
In court with another will, naming
William III. Wilder and James G. Chrlst-
mas executors. These parties were
astonlshed to hear that the succession
had already been opened, and asserted
that Mrs. Gaines cnuld not write ON
January 8, being too III. The will they
offered Is dated January 8, 1885. II is In
nuncupative form, under private sig
nature (per MARK, in the presence OF
hye well-known citizens, who signed as
witnesses. After making o few be-
quests 10 others Mrs. Gaines Wills that
her estate be divided equally between
her six grandchildren
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Cors,cana cuiiinrs.

CoRsIcANA, Jan. l3.-ISpeclal.l The
case Of the State vs.. Frank Trammel, In
dicted Tor murder In the first degree, for
the killing of Boy Shelton last August,
near Richland, was put on trial yester-
day morning In the district court. A
special venire was ordered and the jury
impanellod about noon. Tho examina-
tion OF the witnesses for the state has
occupied the time until the adjourn
ment this evening, twenty-eignt having
given their evidence, and four more In
the morning will finish the testimony
for the prosecution. The defense has
also about thirty Ave witnesses. which,
with the arguments, are expected 70
take up the greater portion of the week.
The ladies' give hop Tomorrow night
complimentary TO the Alert Hose and
Ladder company. A grand supper win
be one OF the features OF the evening
and everything IL being done 10 make
y one OF the most enjoyable events OF
the season.
The city council ls advertising for bids
for the erection Of another school build
ing for East Corsicana.
A cold norther struck the city this
evening.
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LevIsyiIle Local Notes.

LrwIsvrLLE, Jan. lS.-[specill.l l-Fine
weather for this time OF year.
A great many leading citizens are at
tending court at Dallas, Fort Worth and
Denton.
Cotton receipts 10 date show that 1871
bales have been shipped, with twenty
TWO on the platform awaiting snip
nient.
Mr.. T. @. Cooper, with his elevator, is
doing sn extensive grain business, ship
ping corn and oats both In and out OF
the state.
Constable Sparks Is kept busy riding
after witressee, some OF them being
hard " get,
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Probably an UnJustiaabie Lyneh,ur.

SALIERsvILLE, KY. .,Jan. l3.-John Sta
pleton was taken from Jail by mob
on Saturday night and hanged to tree.
Stapleton's sen shot and killed
Callihan White last November and
Is IN jail at Mt. Sterling. Stapleton,
charged with compiclty in the crime,
aud Jailed here. There il much indig-
nation ut the hanging, many believing
Stapleton had nothing to do with the
killing OF White.
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William Josey out Again.

ATLANTA, Jan. l3.-ISpecial. Might
before last Hon. w. p. McLain, Judge of
this district, opened district court In the
opera hall in this place, and proceed
ings in the habeas corpus trial of Will
liam Josey were had. Josey is charged
with the killing OF Mr.. Shelton, in
This county in 1874. Bond was fixed at
$500, which was promptly given. The
facts in this case make II quite interest.
ing. Josey was arrested In Mississippi
short time since. His trial is to come
of next month.
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Murder b. the Panhandle.

VERNON, Jan. il.-[Correspondencs.l l.
One Of the most cruel assassinations
ever perpetrated ia a civilized commu.
nifty, was committed here about o'clock
this morning. Hills Jones, a painter,
was cruelty murdered about 100 yards
west OF the court.house. Ho was one OF
the seven persons recently srrested,
charged with burning J. p. Wilson'S
livery stable, but was discharged. He
was of very dissipated habits. and was
drinking 70 excess yesterday and late
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win They shoot tho strIIkersf

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. l3.-Gov. Hoadley
to-day issued an order that three COM
panies of the National guard hold them
selves in readiness 10 go into the Hook
ing valley on short notice. From in
ceiyed, he thinks the Indications are Tor
trouble. Troops can be sent to the scene
of disturbance within two hours notice
of an outbreak.
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The rope and the rlenarr.

BALTIMORE, Jan. IA cable from
Rome to tho Sun says:
"The Pope IL now engaged
In preparing a special letter, in which
he will congratulate Archbishop Glib
bous, as we'll as all tho bishops recently
assembled In baltimore In tho plenary
council, upon the issue OF their deliber-
ations and upon the harmony and unity
with which the conclusions Of the coun-
oil were reached. II II generally be-
lieved that Archbishop Gibbons will be
created a cardinal In May next.