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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07


Those acquainted with the methods
common with some breeders Of swine,
and the results obtained, know that
there is q tendency to overrefne their
swine. Breeding to refined standard
without eautienary reserve easily results
in fneness of bone, body almost de-
nuded of hair, charming to look upon by
the fancier who exhibits at the show ring
but objects Of suspicion to the utilitarian
hog raiser, in whose mind the possession
of these attributes in an exaggerated de-
gree is associated with delicacy Of con-
stitution, infecundity and a degree of
trouble and vexat;on in raising the young
pigs only to be realized by those who
have had it to do. Some breeders will
remember how at one time the Suffolks,
highly esteemed as they then were, were
by many breeders so finely bred, that
sows would only drop four to six pigs at
time, and these were rs much trouble
to raise as 50 many delicate children
subject to chils if the weather wa, the
least cool, witt hardy strength
enough to take their natural nourish-
ment, succumbing quickly to the slight
est exposure, or to disturbances of the
bowels, to which the young pig of feeble
constitution is so prone. A well-known
writer says on this subject: "No man
who wants hog for profit, will have his
wants fully met until he gets such as are
hardy enough to stand pretty severe
cold, some neglect, and be quite ready
to thrive with plain, even what would be
rough feed for the cxquisitely bred aud
pampered hog. The pigs of the stronger
kinds-those with plenty of hair and
not too fine bone-will survive, though
they are farrowed in cold weather, and
this, too, without extra care and nurs-
ing. Mo pigs will be dropped at each
farrowip nd it is safe to say that
half Tell-haired, thrifty
sows- Y pigs in q season
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
Value OF Artic hokes.

Jerusalem artichokcs are similar but
slightly inferior TO potatoes in nutritive
value, says Rural World, but, owing to
their immense yield and cheapuess of
raising, are much more valuable as stock,
particularly hog, food. Yields of one
and two thousand bushels per acre are
obtained, while the culture is not as
costly as that Of potatoes. The planting
is done in about the same way, but the
growth of stocks is so strong that the
ground is soon covered, and oil weeds
arc effectually chokcd out. Although
the leaves and stalks are rough and coarse,
stock are very fond of them, and will
greedily eat the tops to the ground if
allowed to get to them. Usually the
hogs are turned into the patch after the
tubers have matured, which will not be
until late in the season, and allowed to
do their own digging. Fed in this way
with the tops left on the ground and the
droppings OF the hogs also, the crop can
not fail to improve the land. A freez-
ing does not injure the tubers in the
least, either for food or seed. They can
be left in the ground until spring, and
then fed to the hogs. Usually the hogs
will leave enough Of ,he tubers in the
ground to resced it, If not kept there too
long. Some prefer, however, to let the
hogs clean out the patch thoroughly
and replant in hills and drills, rather
than let volunteer crop come up.
Many are afraid to plant them for fear
that once get them into the land they can.
not be eradicated. The fear is unbound.
ed, and it is strange they are not more
widely grown. The red Brazilian is con-
sidered the best
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07

The transplanting of fruit trees is very
simple and effective when properly I'M
derstood. Trees should never be planted
in square or round hole, such as you
would dig for setting a post. Many
trees transplanted in this way die, much
to the encouragement of the planter,
who attributes his failure to the insects,
drought or anything rather than to the
manner of transplanting. A good plan
is to take plough and break out tho
whole length Of the row each way,
checking fifteen, twenty to fifty feet
each way, as you may elect, running five
or six or more burrows each way, making
sure to break the land as deep as you
wish to set the trees. Tt is best to use a
two horse plough; then in each check
you can draw out the earth a sufficient
width and depth to suit the roots of the
tree to he planted. Trim all broken
roots smoothly and straighten them out
at full length in the hole; cover care
fully so as to get the earth firmly around
each root then fill up the hole and press
the soil down firmly with the foot. Not
one tree In thousand will die if PLANTED
this way, provided the trco was all right
when it was set.
As general rule, trees should be
transplauted to the same depth that they
stood in the nursery, or where they were
grown. Dwarf pear trees are an excep-
ton to this rule, and should be planted
deep enough for the union of the pear
and its ounce roots to be below the sur
face Of the ground, so that natural roots
may shoot out from the pear in course Of
time, thereby converting the dwarf into
standard tree.
The object in breaking the land each
way as above advised, is in order that
the roots may have free access to loose,
mellow earth, to run into in every direc-
ton from the tree. If only asmall num-
Der OF trees are to be planted mattcsk
or spading fork would suffice, using care
to break the ground each way several feet
from where the tree is to stand.-FEom
"How to Plant"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-10-07
DIR. RAILWAYS PILLS,
biIlousnHss, Plies, Headache, ETC. Price % cents.
D.. RADWAY & CO., 81 Warren ST., New York

Is Really BEAU
TIFUL without a
CLEAR, WHITE
COMPLEXION.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
SENATOR KENNA
Heartily Endorses the Conduct OF
President Cleveland.

Washington special: Senator Ken
ma, chairman of the Democratic Con-
gre sionsl Campaign Committee,
speasing OF 1888, SAYS: at is impos-
sib ct say whether Cleveland Intends
to be candidate again. 1t is natural
for man to look for a second term,
but not single sct Of his seems 70 be
done with any regard for the future.
None of Mr.. Clevelaud's movements,
not one, seems to be the outcome of
any calculation as to its pr ssible bear
log on future election, or upon any
thing but what he himself believes to
be the best interests of tie country"
As to the policy Of the Admins
tration, the Senator encourages the
Democracy 10 hope. He says: "Cleve-
land is bound not only to make the
government Democratic, but also to
improve it; and, mind you, it would
be by no means impossible to turn
out Republican and replace him by
a Democrat who would be even worse
than himself. / gay that with all the
emphasis OF one who thinks he knows.
But in every case what Cleveland has
arrived at, and what he has scoom-
plished, is not only to put Democrats
in the place OF republicans, but to
improve the service with every
change. He hes appointed good psriy
men, but his appointees, while being
good party men, are men who hold
the country dearer than party. So far
as the personnel of the gOvsTnm ent is
concerned, before the last year # his
Presidential term is reached it is
probable that there will be little left
for the most unredeemed spokesman to
covet -
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
Mr. ReagRn's Bill Limiting the Pow
ers of U. .. Judges ana courts.

WASHINGTON, June Is The follow
ing is Mr. Resgsn's bill limiting the
powers of United States Circuit aud
District Courts aud judges in the mat
ter of recsivt r5hips:
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That
from and after the passage OF this act,
when the Circuit or District Judges or
Courts OF the United States shall find
it necessary in any case to appoint
receiver, they shall accompany the
order of appointment Of such receiver
with an order to him to proceed with
all convenient dispatch TO ascertain
the amounts aud character Of the as
sets and liabilities Of the insoIvent,
and to make GALES and collections and
pawn ents, so that the receive'ship
shall be brought TO close at the earli-
est practicable time; aud in no case
shall said courts or judges allow such
receivers to entsr upon or continue
the management of the property or
business confded to them for any
other purpose than to clio up the
business OF the bankrupt, whether an
individual or corporation.
Sec. .. That no Circuit or District
Judge shall appoint any one as re-
ceivsr, or to any other trust in connec-
ton with any Ieceivership, who is OF
lin to him by consequently or affinity
nearer than in the fourth degree; and
that all such receivers and other
SCENTS shall be appointed from within
the judicial district and State in which
the greater part OF the property in
volved is situated.
Sec. 3. That no such Circuit or Dis
trict Court or Judge shall have power
to punish any person in such cases for
contempt of court other than the Off
GERS or sgents of the court, parties in
interest, or persons who by violence or
fraud resist the orders of the court, or
resist or hinder the action of the re-
ceiver or other sppointee OF the court,
or for Contemp committed in the
presen nee OF the court; and that mere
laborers ia the service connected with
the business Of the irsolvent ehall not
be considered as officers of the court,
or subject 10 punishment rs for con.
tempt for pea1eably quitting such GER
vice, or for pJaceably advising others
to do so nor shall they intlict punish
ment for merely constructive con-
tempt,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
cor. LooNEY IN MADISON COIN.


The Forbsd Doey BlGd,, published in
Jackson, Madison county, says Gel.
Looney Of Memphis is looming up as
a candidate for Governor. He ha
been prominent in Tennessee politics
for many years, is now a member Of
the National Democratic Executive
Committed, and a man Of recognized
ability, a brilliant orator and one OF
the best stumpers in the State. II he
is nominated, no matter who his Re
publican opponent, the campaign
w5uld be safe in the hands Of Col.
Robert Looney. He is a man Of con-
yictious and OF brains to give them
force, and it seems just now that his
prospects for the nomination, and that
means election, are Of the best" The
information from nearly every
county in West Tennessee is
most encouraging as TO the nomination
of Col. L9oney, and he certainly hes a
strong personal following in Middle
and East Tennessee. The general
verdict of the State seems 10 favor his
nomination. No one doubts his abili-
ty or qualification, and 10 purity o
character and in long and eflic.en
party services, he can show a record
,qu,l TO that OF any man in the STATE
AID, what is to his credit, he has
never heen a chronic OIL .e-seeker.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
The News at d ansas city.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 10 On re-
csipt of the report from New YoIk
City that Ksnsss CITY man named
Thompson had shot himself and bride
in hotel in that city, diligent inquiry
was made here for any knowledge of
such person. The search WIS W thout
avail until late tonight, when in
formation came thet a !, tier bad been
found in the room occupied by the
young couple addressed TO DR.. @. L.
Thom pson OF West Fourtt euth rect,
Kansas City. Then became evident
the painful I ct that the wounded
man is the son Of the Rev. DE
Thompson, pfstcr OF the Second Pres
byterian Church, aud one Of the fore
most divines of this city. Dr.. Tho mp
son wss called to this passionate from
Pit'sburg, Pa, about four years ago.
His elder son, Winfield B the young
man who, presumably, took another
life ard his own 50 trsgicslly this
afternoon, studied medicine az the
Kansas City Medical College, and
was graduated two years ago.
He then entered the Col 'ege Of Medi-
cine and Surgery in New York city,
since which time he has not returned
here. He had obtained a position fer
the present summer rs surg; on on
board a steamer of the Stouington line
plying between New York and Boz
ton His father left tere this morn
ing for New York city, expecting to
sail in a few days for Europe, where
he intended to spend several
months of vacation. The theory
th5t naturally suggt st d itself is that
the young man had been clsndestine-
" married, and for some reason fear
ing to face the consequences had de-
termined ID seek an escape rather
than meet his father. Young ThOmp-
son bad for some time ben engaged
to be married to youJg lady who
moves in the best society circles OF
this city, and the sad tragedy wi |
doubtless cause a ser sation when ii
becomes known here tomorrow.
Mr.. Thompson is widely known
as an earnest, eloquent end practical
preacher. He occupied the pulpit OF
tie Rev. Dewitt Talmsge, in Brook
lyn during the Iatter's absence in
Europe last summer. He has enc son
remaining, VITO is a student fer the
ministry, and two young daughters.
The son Winfield bore good ieputa.
ton during his residence here.
Mrs. Thompson died a few years
ago. The father, it is learned, went
to Waukesha, Wis, this morning, ex
pecting to stop a day or two en- route
to New York.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16

number Of the Memphis Watchmdn,
the organ OF the oolored people, j.
Thomas Turner, L. Murray Brown and
the Rev. T. Nightingale, editors aud
proprietors, asks "shsll the white Re.
publicans have all The ofiices?" and
intimate that there will be bolt I'M
less the cjlored people be allowed
representation on the ticket according
TO their voting strength. This rule, II
adopted by the Republican nominal
ing convention for county Offices, would
give the negroes eight candidates
and the whites one. But the white
ove.sfers will not even make an equal
division Of whites and blacks on the
Republican ticket, and on the day oil
election the oolored people will fuil
the banner Of revolt and cast a cold
vote for the party which regards them
as emiuently fit to vote but pre-emi-
nently unfit to hold Office The fol-
lowing srticle in the last New York
Freeman, edited by Fortune, the ablest
colored man Of the North, reinforces
the rosition taken by the Memphis
Wdtohmaa: "a colored man made ap'
plication last week for position on
the police force of this city, and much
smf cement and a great deal of non
seusical gush has been the result
There are Republican and there are
Democratic Police Commissioners
but none of these seem favorable ic
giving colored men a representation
on the police force We don't blame
them. We blame coloTed voters fol
year after year rallying around the Re
publican shapcrs Of New York City
without asking or expecting an!
consideration for voting thu
scamps into office. There il
not a colo,ed clerk, or policeman
or fireman, or laborer in the municj
pality of New York. But there ar,
more than $4,000 colored voters il
New York who do not know how I,
get their rights, and who are so thor
oughIy couceited that they will no
let tho'e who do know show then
how. A New York politician is n
fool As long as he can get you
votes on your gratitude and by dis
rensipg smiles and tafy he will do il
and the editor of this paper dom
blame him for so doing. Organize
and vote yourself into place."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
A STRANGE TRAGEDY.
A YOUNG BRIDE SHOT MY HEB
HUSBAND,
who Finishes His Bloody Work by
Committing Suicide-NO Cause
Assigned.

NEW YORK, June Is On June 10th
young couple engaged room No. %,
on the secoud floor of the Sturtevant
House, snd were registered as Win
field Lee Thompson and wife OF Kan
ses CITY, Mo. He was twenty-four
years old, and she was about three
years his Junior. This afternoon the
M tel office bell VS. rang ON room
No. %, which the vouug couple have
clostly retained since their arrival.
But when the bell boy responded and
raped at the door there was no re-
Spouse. After repeated rsppings, with
no sounds from within, the car enter
was summoned aud forced open the
d or. Both Thompson and bis wife
lay side by side on the floor.
Mrs. Thomp on had been shot in the
back Of the head and WAS dying when
the attendants entered. Thompson was
conscious for moment and asked that
a doctor be cent for. In Thompson's
hand was a revolver. There We're
bullet wounds in his head and breast,
but not necessarily fatal. An ambu-
lance was sent for, but before it ar
rived the woman YVES dead. There
are indications that the pair were on
their wedding tour, aud the inscrip-
ton inside her ring that they had
been married June 2. The bell knob
in the room was bloody, indicating
that the shooting was done before the
bell was rung,
A MYSTERY.
What brought about the tragedy re.
mains mystery. The couple had
been stopping at the Sturtevant House
since last Wednesday, which marked
their return from their wedding tour
that extended through Rhode Island
and Massachusetts. The most affsc-
tionate relations seemed to exist be-
between the pair. Genevieve,
the bride, was rather pretty,
with a dark complexion. Her
parents live in this city and are we'll
TODD. A family quarrel caused the
bride, Mis- Keehler, to leave home
three years ago. She found employ
ment in q store. She first saw Thomp'
son last November. He called upon
her through the winter and an engage
ment followed. Her friends approved
the match. He is the son of people
well known in Kansas City. Thomp-
son has been in New York for
two years attending the College of
Phys!c ans and Surgeons. The couple
wee married in this city by the Rev.
DR.. Elder, of the Church Of the Epiph-
any Baptist, on June 2, President
Cieveland's wedding day. Miss Keeh-
lei's parents sent presents but did not
attend. Since the youUg c,uple re-
turned from their wedding trip they
had been very quiet. To-day
they lunched with a friend Of
the bride, Mrs. Pratt, at
1:30 pm. Mrs. Pratt was asked by
both to remain longer than she did,
bus declined. Scarcely twenty min
utes after Mrs. Pratt had left the
rooms the bride YVES dead and the hus.
band lay by her side, horribly wound
ed. At the hospital the coroner tried
to find out what prompted the act
Thompson reiu'ed 70 state, 81 would
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
ruE PERIODICAL REVOLT

The colored people are great at
menace, but poor in performance.
They have been boiling the Republic
can party for the last iiitee n years, but
on The day Of the election the vote
shows that they are indiSsolubly
meuded to their idol. For years the
Federal ring Of Memphis oversaw the
negroes as absolutely as they were
controlled by the overseers on the
slave plantations before the war.
These Federal oficeholders applied
the party lash and logged into the
party trace every Colored man who
dared 90 think for himself. Three
years ago the colorod people OF Shelby
rsvolted against the Federal ring, and
set mp for themselves by nominating
independent Colored candidates for
the Legislature. The Democrats &C.
cepted two OF their candidates and
paced them on the Democratic ticket
tor the Legislature. When the vote
was counted it was discovered that the
Democrats had cast 5000 or 1000 votes
for the colored candidates, while only
200 or 800 votes had been cast for
them by tia negroes. The colored
IeJp's OF Shelby county have in
augurated one of their periodical re-
volts, and again propose to cut 'oosC
from the cid Federal ring, who still
act as overseers over the negroes. But
the movement will probably share the
fate Of similar experiments. The last
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
A VERY SAFE PREDICTION
THAT THE INCREASED BUSINESS
IN JULY
VIII Largely Compensate for the
Dizziness Of the Past Three
or Pour Weeks.
IsPEoIAL TO rHE APPEAL

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June l5.-DuT-
ing the past six Gays considerable inn
provement has been developed among
auu'atturers of textile goods aud
textile machinery, boot and shoe man
ufactuIers, The manufacturers of tools,
snd long line OF spt cial macbiuery.
Dizziness CONTINUES in the iron end
tteel Indus riee and in the coal trade,
and prizes are dropping. Msnuiac-
ureIs prefer to put off the placing Of
large contracts until after July Alb,
when the wages question will have
been settled, and RAILROAD buyers will
have completed their estimates for
purchases for the coming six monthe.
A large amount of business is waiting,
ard it is believed at authoritative
sources that the July demand will
largely compensa for the dullness of
the past three .or,tour weeks. Prices are
at a stand.til in nearly all directions.
The consumption # manufactured
produces of all kinds continues, but
production has been Ct late mo Q care
fully guarded, IS jobcers and buyers
are uttiDg off the placing OF orders
w IL AAboNA 1 , luO Va lhll
trace. The boot and shoe manufact-
uiers OF New England and of Phi a.
deiphia are pretty well loaded up with
orders. leather manufacturers report
a stesdy though not Urgent demand,
aud pri es are firm.
Crude iron makers have a fair run
| OF summer contacts, but makers CT
| fms ed iron are nearly cut OF work
and W Il shut down from two TO iour
weeks dur ng July. Foundr7 irons
are sailing at SIS to $40, mill irons at
4l5 10 SIG, merch6ntiIon | to 2 cents
construction iron to Ceats. Nails
havs dropped to 81 s. in large lots a I'd
s. in small lets; The coming six
months will bring out an immense
production and a cultiilment Of out
put will be rendered necessary. I'm.
ports OF dress goods, silks and tex lie
goods OF all kinds are unprecedented
ly lsr.e, as compared to former years,
but importers are confident that the
distribution during The coming sixty
days will a6forb the bulk of stocks on
bend and to arrive.
At Pr, sent Writing the employers Of
10000 hosiery workers are engaged Oh
a schedule of wages, and the EN-
ployerl of 5000 csrpet-weaveis are
asking for a reduc ion of wages
amounting to about 10 per cent
STik!s will occur in beth branches j.
reductions sre insisted upon.
A combination Of leading manuiact-
urers and business men tbrou holt
the county will be held in New York
in TWO w6eks, but the meeting will be
private ualil it is sctrtained whether
a basis OF unificstion can be agreed
upon.
The anthracite coal trade continues
dull; production, little under 100,
600 tons per day. A heavy bituminGu
production is readily absorbed, bu
pricsE are weakening.
Receipts of yellow pine from al
points continue remarkably large
Yards along the Atlantic coast ere fl l.
ing up, and prices Incline to weaken
especially for white pine.
Wool transactions have doubled al
against last week, and manufacturer
generally are preparing to purChss
very heavily.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-16
Invalid Pensions

WAsHINGToS, June BIN report
ing back 20 tie House the substitu'e
for the Blair pension bill, the Com
mittee Oh Invalid Pensions says that
after consulting with the Commits
sioner OF Pensions aud best obtainab e
sources Of inio'mstion it appears that
the number OF soldiers disabled and
dependent on their labor for sup
port who would become benefcisries
under the act is 3S,l05, involving an
annual expenditure at the rate OF Sl44
each, or S4,767, 100. The report states
that this number may be reduced by
at least 1000, as it is estimated that
about that number are a'resdy re-
ceivipg pensions; but the committee
is convince that it has resented tie
maximum figores OF the expense in
volved in the passage Of the bill. A
section has been added to the origipa
bill restricting to s. the fees of agents
and attorneys prosecuting claims arts
ing under it.