Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-07-31
GENERAL.

of Coopsrstown, N. L., wa burned 70
death.
ASr. PAUL negro fell off building
! thirty feet to the pavement, striking
sauarely on his head. He was all right
.. in day or two.
A MAN in q black mask entered 81.
Xavier's Convent, Providence, X. T.,
and tried to kiss pretty nun. She
screamed, and help just came in time.
ONE of the natural peculiarities Of
Nevada is an alkali grass which takes
all the hair off Of an animal A horss
or COW that runs i'm it for month loses
every bit Of its coat.
BY betting in gloves ladies have a
great advantage. If they lose, they pay
in one button pairs; if they win, they
are paid in eight to eighteen-button
pairs, according to the generosity Of the
male victim.
A MAN in Chicago makes n living as q
searcher for lost things. He goes TO
places Of public resort, such as parks
where free concerts have been given,
before daylight every morning, looking
for accidentally dropped articles.
A BOZ sank in 4 slough at kearney,
Neb., and called piteously for help. His
two sisters understood the peril of VEN
turing into the place, and tried 10 secure
the aid of neighbors: but, finding that
he was about to 90 down out of sight,
they bravely attempted a rescue, and
all were lost.
JOHN HALvEY and Mrs. Anthony, of
Albion, Miss, made up their minds TO
elope. Each had lawful consort and
four children. They decided to take
two of the young ones along. ard drew
lots, the woman winning as to which
should make the choice. she took two
OF her own, of course.
! AN authority on horsemanship says
that it is folly for lady to put herself
/ into STAYS so tight that her figure is not
/ flexible while she is on horseback. A
stuffed doll, ne says, should never be
| pu: on a horse, nor any woman who is
I not so loosely dressed that she can lace
her own boots and pat up her own back
hair. While the lady is on horseback
the circulation of her blood Should
never be impeded.
HERR HENRY LusTIG has left legacy
of thirty thousand horins 10 the CITY OF
Vienna, on the condition that the sum
should be placed at interest in the Ma
tional Bank OF Austria. and that neither
interest nor capital shall be touched un-
til it has accumulated to five millions of
florins. 1t has been calculated that two
hundred and thirty wears must elapse
before the money can be disposed of.
The census in California indicates an
increase of 100000 in the aggregate
population OF the State. The popula-
tioE of San Francisco will be brought
far below the estimates of the directo-
ries. the number of Chinese in that
city has also been greatly overe5timated.
Some of the interior towns, such as
Stockton, have receded in population
during the decade.
An insect called neen, of the cocus
species, has been discovered in the Dis
trict of Yucatan, Central America, which
is capable of producing species of
India rubber. From the bodies of mems
an Oil exudes which has high reouta-
ton for its curative properties. Exposed
to heat it volatilizes, leaving tough
wax, which. when burnt, produces a
thick semi-huid mass, like solution Of
India rubber.
The best engraved portrait ever made
of ex-Goy. William Allen, of Ohio, was
the one generally used in his last CAM
paign in that State. II was cut on q
saw-blade, in the Ohio Penitentiary, by
Charles Ulrich. Il convict. Ulrich is
one of the most skillful engravers in the
country, but he mas used his ability
mainly in the work Of counterfeiting.
Having plenty of time to spare in
prison, he nude this picture from pho
THE Treasury Department recently
sent out 81, 900 interest checks for the
four per cent. loan, being the entire
amount of checks. One check, which
goes to William III. Vanderbilt, repre-
sents the interest on one-thirtieth part
1f the entire funded debt of the United
States, and represents one-eleventh part
)f the registered loan. The other ten
,levenths are held by over $4,000 per-
IONS.
REPORTS from Standing RocE, con-
,erning the sun-dance held there re-
emily are not creditable to Sioux ciyili-
.ation. One young warrior held out for
ifty-six hours, and then tainted He
vas hanging all that time by Il stick run
trough the flesh OF the back. He gave
tut before the flesh gave way. He was
o grieved over his failure that he tried
o butcher himself The women cut the
arS off the pap0Oses and shaved their
wn nails up to the points OF the fingers.
his was the first Sun-dance at Standing
tock.
A TIMoKoUs lady in Providence, who
5 always looking under the bed for 3
nan, went to the Post office the other
ay with friend 70 buy some postage
lamps. As they stood there one of
hem noticed n man standing close by,
ut she didn't think he looked sus-
icious until afterward. She ordered
'h.t stamps she wanted, and, taking
er pocket book from chatelaine BY
er side, she paid for them, and stepped
D the opposite desk to attach them to
.tlers. In moment more she went
ack in a very excited manner and in
iired for IS that man who stood here
Ie had gone. "Well," said she, ..he
a. taken my pocket-book and all there
in it." and she pointed fueiuily to the
pen, empty chatelaine. elbow much
loney was in it?" asked the clerk. She
as too excited to tell, or for some rea-
IN didn't wish to do So ssWhat's that
your hand?" inquired the clerk.
ooking at the hand indicated, she re-
lied, '.Oh, M, that's it,