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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-10-21
FROM The wILLswk


DEAN En-. HONE CihCLE.-Pcrmit me to en-
ter your circle for few minutes. ] will mo-
Intrudc very long. wish to say 10 thu
friends ot the alone Circle" congratulate
them on securing such department. ant
heartily wish the editor success and support
In conducting II. We. who are home an'
housckccpers. urc equally interested In IT.
continuation. and may derive much bcncf
from the many valuable hints, and muci
needed instruction foMnd In II, columns
Many and lerpeyiny are the cares and tot l
Of the new hcsinhcrs IN this most imprt;0'
branch OF female education, especially II II
has BEEN neglected under the mother rule.
would like to say to Mrs. Raymond, who
infer is young housckccpcr, TINT do mol
| agree with her In her plan of work, and would
kindly advise her to start right, ind be care.
full TO avoid careless and slovcniy habits. Do
not for fear OF selling your pretty hands or
bringing too bright acOlor IL your checks
nc elect to do your work neatly and thorough
~. D0n't you know the faire-t hands III the
world are those that take hold of the work as
signed them with hearty go,'d will. and the
lOveliest cheeks are those that glow with the
consciousness of duties well and braycly per-
formed. Now don't begin your housekeeping
by planning how you can avoid the necessary
labor. hut rather try how much you can ne
cOmplish; unless you are very wealthy, you
will find that in the years 10 come, many feel
ings of regret that you did not become more
familiar with the details OF u hOu ekecpcr.
Surely with only two 10 care for you can not
only wash but iron, learn To bake your own
breud, pies and cakes. cook nice dinners
dress very nicely, read. sew. visit. and have
yourself in apple pie order, when your "better
hair comes home from his business. and my
wor. for il you and he will both be- the hap
pier now, and the better OFF in the years to
come. If you get bothered about how you
shall do Il thing. just ask the sisters Of the
''Homc Circle" and they will help you all
they can. am with you about oat meal.
soup and such. think such fare delicious
and healthy, as well rs economical. Next
time hope You will ask that string of ques-
tons. Us failed to find even one in your let
ter.
Dear Editor: write this with such hOrri- |
ble fear Of the waste basket before my eyes it |
makes my hand trcmtlc. and so shall bid
yOn good bye.
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PARSON BIGGS,
A Man Whe Passed Terrible Night.

The other day Parson Biggs, an old.
time preacher, from away in the coun.
try, paid his first visit to Little Rock
He vent to tbs residence of old Squire
Mnckle, who at one time had lived in
the parson neighborhood. The Squire s
family were exceedingly glad to see
the psrson, for years ago he had taken
off his saddle at the Squire's gate, and
had eaten corn bread and cabbage
with the family. After singing the
cid familiar song and praying the old
familiar prayer, the Squire conducted
the parson to the bed room designated
for the rest of the good old servant.
What do you call this?'' asked the
parSen, regarding with an air Of inter.
est mosquito bar suspended over the
bed.
Why, that is mosquito bar"
What account is it,
10 keep of mosquitoes"
Brother Muckle. l thought you were
too sensible man to give way to these
town tiSins. You told me that when
| come to see YOU that We would have
Il revival of the old days. Now you
want TO hang the thing over me. Take
it down, please. I'm afraid that the
vanity which have always heard lurk-
ed about these towns is taking ahold
OF you
The bar was taken down and the old
man blew out the candle. which he al.
ways carried IN his saddle. bags, with a
puff and retired.
The squire and Mrs. Muckle slept in
an adjoining room. They had been IN |
bed but few moments when Mrs. |
Muckle remarked:
What was that noise?''
"Pow-pang! came from the adjoin.
ing room.
Il don't know what it is" answered
he squire stuffinY the corner of the
pillow into his mouth.
Slap" came from the next room.
add you hear ,hat?' exclaimed Mrs.
iuckle.
ats nothing" said the squire.
Something is shaking this bed, Mr..
luckle."
Slap. slap
go Il there and see what's the mat.
IT with the parson, Mr.. Mublle.''
Chuck, chuck, chuck" was all that i
|uckle could say. n
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THE HOME CIRCLE.
coxp,. rsp Ms. MAIo.lcA RAz1kwoop,
Household Papers n. :.
IN RRErrlE LYNDON.

IN RRETTIE LNNUON.
When begin to talk to you about
putting to rights, do not become angry
for am not about to cnticise YOU
housekeeping. That is perfect; yes
too perfect. and right there is the trou'
bic. You have allowed your whole
mind and heart to become so conferred
upon keeping every corner bright and
shining as new pin, that you have
had no time for the cultivation Of your
mind and no time for rest and recrea.
non. am acquainted with farmer
wife not thousand miles away. who
does all the house work for family
of five persons, plants and cultivated
all the garden. raises chickens, milks
:hree cows, feeds the pigs, does all her
own sewing, and won't tell any fur.
Their for no one but farmers wife
would believe NIT. She is Young
woman, only thirty.6ve, yet her hair
is growing gay, and her cheeks are
sunken, her hands rremble, her eyes
have lost the fire Of her youthful days,
and she is almost on the verge Of IN.
valldiam. She never goes to church
or makes visit to her neighbor; and
rarely goes to town. There are books
in the house but she hardly knows their
names; there are newspapers, but
there is no time time for her to read
them. While her husband and sons
are resting she is cooking. or setting
the table, or washing dishes. OF course
these things have to be dore. tut they
could be done by hired girl, if the
mistress Of the house would have
one; and right hear she wants
putting to rights. If you can
afford to hire help in the kitchen, it is
your duty to do SO. Supposmg you
can't get good reliable help: did you
never think that girl becomes more
reliable every day provided she is
well intentioned) she remains under
your control You need an extra
stock ofpatience. an abundance of all
the other virtues, slch as meekness,
resignation, etc also determination
to quietly be the mistress of yourself
and your own house. and you will
succeed. Then don't let your anx.
iety to please your stronger half"
get so much the better of your judge
ment that you take up some additional
unnecessary burden; but just read and |
res: and think and be happy, and make
Others happy around you; and don't
be slave to your hired girl. There is
no sense IN hiring help and then dong
all the work yourself. No man in the
world has any right to cheat his wife
out of any reasonable enjoyment, and
but few want to do it; SO you need
have no fear to take my advice
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You act like man that hasent got
any sense. You'd lie here and see a
man die in the next ROOM
"How can lay here and CHUCK see q
man in the (chuck) next room? The
doors shut and the lights out"
"Slap! bang"
You must go in there, Mr.. Muckle.
"Why don't you go?"
"Think I'm going into a mans room
All right; if the old man dies faint my
fault and Mrs. Muckle turned over
and Muckle chuckled himself to sleep.
Next morning when the parSon APP
peared at tho breakfast table, he pre-.
sented a swollen appearance. HIS face
was covered with bumps, and his hands
looked us though they had the nettle
RASH.
Il lay there and fit them things all
night" he said solemnly. Reckon
you'd better put up that thin looking
sheet, and bending over his plate, he
said, "Gracious Lord, make us thankful
for these, Thy many blessings. '-Little
Rock, Gazette.
{. +. Holtz, an architect Of Milwau.
kee, put an end to himself, leaving a
letter disclosing that intention. He
found grave in the lake.
Gen. Hazen has discontinued the
practice IN the Signal Service depart
ment of transferring observers from
one station to another every month.
VIM. Gruselner. of Lancaster, Pa,
was SHOT and killed on Sunday by John
Miller, a hotel proprietor, for attempt
ing to force his way into the house.
The Rev. Henry glastonbury of the
Methodist church, Bedford, KY, died
suddehly at his post on Sunday, at the
close of his morning discourse.
The Pope receiving Italian Pilgrims
un Sunday commented upon Masonic
Congress shortly to be held as an at.
tact upon the corner stone ofthe church.
The question of electing democrat
ic secretary o: the Senate or OF contin.
uing the chief clerk with power to act is
worrying both parties at Washington.
Richard T. Merrick will assist Scoviile
in the defence of his brother.in-law,
Giteau. The question Of jurisdiction
will be appealed, if necessary, to the
Supreme Court.
The Booth Barrett performances in
the aid of the Michigan sufferers, given
IN New York on Friday, attractedvery
large audinces.
Fulton wooden mill company moves
into its new steam heated brick build
ing this week and with an additional
1900 worth Of machinery. AL.
though only organized last June, graft.
tying prosperity is already attained.
The Slater Monitor thus writes its
obituary: Owing to the shortness of
the plum crop, the slim prospect of
paw paws, and not having enough of
the old crop of walnuts and sweet roots
on hand to carry US into the hazelenut
season, We find it necessary for us
TO offer the Monitor office for sale,
since We cannot possibly make connec.
hon with the fall hickory nut crop and
run a greenback paper in Saline county.
Kings balloon is supposed now to
be sailing toward Lake Super ior. 1t.
was positively seen near Sparta Wis.
on Friday afternoon.
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T FOWIER'S TAILOR SHOP-Sccond
- story, east side the square. is the placs
y get the best suit of clothes for the least
money. Call and see him before you order
I'D save money.
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A prominent New York lawyer. con-
fidenta ly informs us that during his
experience he has never met with a
divorce case but what there was a wo-
man in it, YOnlers Gazette.
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Miscellaneous Cards.

AFR MRS. u. RITTER.
nj BARRIERS AND HAIR nIESSERs.
klrksyillc Mo.
Ieoos -. or Boston Store, East Side of theSIuar,I
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When you wish to know what the
weather is to he, 90 out and select the
smallest cloud you see. Keep your eye
upon it, and if it decreases and disap-
pears it shows state of the air which
is sure to be followed by fine weather:
but it it increases in size, take your
great coat with you you are going
from home, for falling weather is not
far of. The reason Is this: When the
air Is becoming charged with electrici-
ty you will see every cloud attracting
all lesser ones towards it,until it gathers.
into.a shswer; and. Oh the contrary.
when the fluid is passing off,. or
ditfuSinc itself, then a large
cloud will be seen breaking into pieces
aud dissolving.
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A lAnGAIN-l0 room house. well 81 cistcrn etc.
/ "A near nOrnal-will he sold tor Sf@,O,
Ais" 80 acre farm-30 acres u guilty ati0u-rery
cheap For particulars cali Ut tie Law and Alb
stract oiice OF
- -. A. sLINGENAND.
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DEAR EDITOR HOME CiRCLE:-I want to
tell the readers Of the Home Circle" some.
thing. am Indignant that We see so few let
tiers from the readers Of this column. Now
We don't want letters just to fill up, for
know your space is limited. But what ]
would like is this: For every intelligent wo'
man and girl who reads this corner Of the
Graphic, to each write letter contanin.
some useful reciepc. or a description Of some
article Of use or ornament, or some new way
multitude Of cOunsclOrs there is wisdom. y
and know that if all the hOusckeeprrs in
Adar county would contri3ut. each their
mite, We would make this corner much more
interesting, and help one another at the same
time. Now don't believe in "all preach and
no practice" SO l will give my mite now
hoping that will see ut least half dozen
letters next week, each one rs our editor says
short but sweet"
HOW TO MAKE CHEAP TOILET SET.
Take white oil cloth and scarlet German
town wool. | am talking TO those who can
not afford n marble top dressing bureau, hut
have one of home manufacture. a dry goods
box, for instance, the clcat. knocked of.
shelves placed in it, and two plain doors at
taclled; the whole stained with walnut stain
Cut the CLOTH two inches wider. and four inch
cs longer than the box Make holes an incl
apart across the ends and one side, and with ::
bone needle crochet a scallOpcd border, leav
ing the side next the wall, plain. Cut round
pieces for the mats. anda square for Il splash
er, making border TO match the cover: do
this and OIL will have Il very respectable toilet
bureau. KATE HAMLIN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12

cotton seed oil crude &c to $50 per gal do
refined Acc TO 48c; seed cake $22 90 10
S28 50per ton; do meal So so.
HIDES-Market weak; dry flint No. /
Il6ci No 2l3c; green salt No. l,
SIC No. 2, 6Ki tallow, SIC; beeswax,
WO0L-Unwashed bury 10 To l5c per
pound, Clear do 10 10 Csc per h.; tub
washed do % to Csc.
NAILS-Steady at 50 90 per key rates,
Round lots slightly less.
SUGAR-Market firm. N. Y. brown
7Hto8kc; do O, 81 to 9kc standard A,
lON; of A 9Nc,granulated l0Mc, powdered
l01sG crushed and cut loaf, lie. Mo-
lasses quiet at SO 10 43c per gal.
COFFEE-Firmat 1fHto l6Hc per ID
for Rio and "a to 20 for Java.
BAL1NG STUFFS.-Market firm, at
~ TO 1lHc for bagging, as in quality;
Irvine, loo per 10; ties, 81 65 for standard,
and 81 40 to 81 so for other qualities.
RIOE-Demand fair at 8 70 6 per ID
for medium qualities.
BUILDING MATER1ALrTennes-
SEQ lime 90 TO 95c per Dbl; Alabama do
80 to 81; Louisville cement 81 go TO 81 70;
Rosedale ~ to 81 So Portland IS; Plaster
Of Paris 81 90; Brick 50 TO 50 50 per 1000
Fire do 81 to &c each.
. MAOKEREL.-Fresh stock rs fol-
lows: Kits, No. /, Zoe; No. 2.
65G No. 3, Soc. half bbls. No.
!, So rs; do No. 2 and No. 3 large, So rs.
SALT-From store, 81 60 TO 81 65 per
sack for fine and 81 40 for coarse Liver
pool. Ohio river, 81 45 and 81 so.
bTARCH-Firm at 4c per ID. Can
dies lzNc and firm for full weight.
LIVE STOCK-Cattle receipts have
been moderate and prices are steady at 8
to &c for choice to butcher stock and 2K
TO Be for Texas and smooth fat native, in
Guiding hiefers and cows; thin scrubby
and rough, lie to &c; yearlings, "a to S.;
mich cows. SIS TO $50. Sheep are In
scant offering, except poor which
are in ample supply. Prices are &c to
&c for choice mutton and 81 cot o 81 so
per head for common sheep and lambs;
choice lambs, So so to So so per head.
Hegs in fair Inquiry, at 8 10 &c per 10.
HORSES AND MULES No heavy
draft horses offer, and few of any kind are
on hand; good driving and saddle horses
range from Sl8 to S225 each; plugs. soto
$40 each. Heavy dray mules wanted, at
Sl75 TO 1925 for IS to f6H hands from IA
TO Is hands, 1925 10 SI75 each.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
COMMERCIAL
PUBLIo LEDGER 0FY1cE,
4. T--w O.-.-I.. 10 1871

FURLiO LEDGER UFPIOE,
MEMPHIS. TENN.. September II, 1881.
Since the first oflast month $8,377,-
$40 in gold has arrived in this coun-
try from Europe, against Sl2,839,243
last year at the same time. The an
ticipated receipts between now and
the close of the year is variously esti
mated at from twenty to forty mill
lions. Much of this foreign treasure
is to be used in the construction Of
railways in the South during the en-
suing year or two. A large volume Of
first mortgage and other securities of
the various projected lines has been
negotiated and sold abroad, and the
money is coming back to be used in
road building. Among those in which
this entrepot is most interested is the
road to Holly Springs and beyond, the
engineers of which are now more
than twenty miles on their way, and
which will shortly be under contract;
also the road northward, known as
the Chesapeake and Ohio, the work
of which is progressing beyond Gov
ington to Hatchie river and from
Trimble station this way; also the
Memphis and Kansas City road, which
is in coarse Of survey from Spring
field, Mo-, toward this place. These
enterprises are in the hands Of men
impressed with the necessity Of push
ing them through with all possible
haste, and foreign capital is under
their control in ample supply to com
plete the work. In addition, the
Iron Mountain road is extending its
main branch into Louisiana and have
engineers on four or more branches
beside. The st. Louis and Texas
narrow gauge has $50 miles Of road
under contract. and other projected
courses indicate hat over 1000 miles
of road will be under contract in
Arkansaw before the close of the pres
ent year. The short cotton crop will
be gathered aud ginned long before
the holiday season, and unskilled labor
will probably be plentiful and at rea-
sonable rates.
The money markets Of the country
are generally stringent, owing to the
large amount Of capital moving into
the interior for crop moving and other
purposes at this season. In this yicin'
itTa liberal distribution progresses
for the usual cotton plantation uses
during the fall picking season
Applications for advances, in view Of
the short crop prospects, are, however,
closely scanned. Interest rates are
firm, and vary at from 6 to- per cent,
with capital in ample supply for all
legitimate demands.
Exchange rules steady, increased
sales Of cotton causing more liberal
offerings Of Eastern bills. Rates are
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
RESIGNED from Death.

William j. Coughlin, of Somerville,
Mass, says; in the fall of 1876 | was
taken with a violent bleeding Of the
lungs, followed by a severe cough. |
was so weak at one time that | could
not leave my bed. In the summer Of
1877 l was admitted to the city hospi
tai. While there the doctors said /
had a hole in my left lung as big as a
half dollar. | was so far gone at one
time a report vent around that | was
dead. | gave up hope, but a friend
told me of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for
the Lungs. | got a bottle, when to my
surprise and qualification | commenced
to feel better, and to-day | feel in bet
ter spirits than | have in the past
three years.
81 write this hoping every one
afflicted with diseased lungs will be
induced to take DR.. Halls Balsam for
the lungs, and be convinced that con
sumption can be cured" Sold by
druggists. s
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
MORNING TEL1GEAHs IN BR EF.


More earthquakes in Italy.
Mob law exists in Alexandria,
Egypt.
Grenada county has declared for
Lamar.
Cairo Short Line car shops burned.
Loss, $4,000.
No more of the Missouri train
robbers have been arrested.
Minute men and militia are being
organized in Arizona Territory.
Conrad Linde, boot and shoe manu-
f%acturer, failed for S75, 900 at st. Louis.
Much property was destroyed by a
terrific storm in Dallas county, Texas.
Negro striker killed at New Orleans
yesterday hya policeman, while raising
a disturbance.
A strenuous effort for a revision of
the tariff is to be made by American
manufacturers.
An extensive public library in
Denver is to contain 100000 volumes,
and cost 100000.
Seven hundred and fifty Indians
compose the White Mountain band
which Cccasioned the recent troubles.
Between tour and FIVE million in
bonds have been issued by the Dem
veI and Rio Grande railway, in excess
of stock.
Twelve bishops and hundreds of
priests we're present at the funeral
obsequies of Archbishop Henri. Of
Milwaukee.
David Topliff and John Savey.
brakemen on the Valley road, we're
killed nesr Brattleboro by cars jump
ing the track.
Some twenty persons are said to be
implicated with Stuart, charged with
embezzling the funds Of the Brooklyn
Board of Education.
T. Green's body was found rottine
at the end of a rope thirty feet from
the grouEd near COldwater, Michigan.
He leaves ten children.
Sitting Bull has been removed to
Fort Randall against his wish. A
desperate squaw Of the band killed
her papoOse and tried to end her own
life.
A man believed to be Herr Me
mack, German Consul at Leghorn
was murdered in a private compart-
ment of railway coach, rear Paris,
and his body thrown from the train.
Subscriptions in New York for
Michigan sufferers were Sl3l7 Satur-
day night. Chicago appointed five
prominent members Of Board Of Trade
to solicit subscriptions. The lumber
men Of the same city raised $500.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
Attachmant Nomra.

Before d 0Slaughter, j.. P. for Shelby county,
Tenn.-Mallory, Crawford 4 Co. VS.. Charles
Greenhili.
IN this cause an attachment having been
i sued out ur Ter section 955 Of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned, levied upon the
property Of the defendant, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that defendant is indebted Ia
the plaintiffs in the sum Of eight dollars and
nifty cents, due by account, and that the claim
ia Just, and that the defendant is a non
resident Of the State Of Tennessee, so that
the ordinary process Of law cannot be served
upon him; it is therefore ordered that said
defendant make his personal appearance
before me on the It'll day Of October, 1881.
pbis, Tennessee, AID defend said attachment
suit within the time prescribed by Law, or the
same will be proceeded with exparte; and that
acopy Of this order be published once a week,
TOR 'ou' weeks, in the Public Ledger.
This the 18th day Of August, 1871.
1853 6 II Is DCSlAUGHnER. j. p.
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By HUeH B. CULLEN, D. g.
Smith e Collier. solls for ereditora 2s 20
Monday, September 18th, 1881,
Attachment Notice.

Before Alexander Jones, j. P. for Shelby
county, Tenn.-Bettie Brewer VS.. Charles n
Cole.
IN this cause an attachment having been
4 sued out unoer section 1856 of the Code OF
Tennessee, and returned levied upon the
property Of the defendant, Charles II Cole,
and affidavit having been made that defend
ant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum
by account, and that the claim is just, and
that the defendant is a nonresident Of the
State Of Tennessee; it is therefore ordered
that said defendant make his personal APP
pearance before me on the llth day Of October,
1881, at ~ o'clock m, at my Office, at Bruns-
wick, Shelby county, Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed By
law, or the Same will be proceeded with ex-
partei and that a copy Of this order be pub
lished once a week fer four consecutive
Weeksi in the Public Ledger.
This the 9th aay Of September, 1881.
5uH3 ALEXANDER JONES, ]. P.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12
Notice,

No. SS Elm the Ctanoery Court Of Shelby
county, Tenn.-Thomas G Neal ct al Va. K
VIM OF al.
IT appearing from affidavit In this cause
i that the defendant, VIM. b VIM Is q
nonresident Of tho State Of Tennessee;
it is therefore ordered that no make his ap-
pearance herein, at the courthouse of Shelby
county, IN Memphis, Tenn, on or before
answer or demur TO complainant amended
bill, and bill Of reyivor. or the same will be
taken for confessed as to him and set for hear
ing exparte; and that a copy Of this order be
published once q week for four successive
weeks in the Public Ledger.
This 23d day Of August, 1881.
A c~opy-Attest:
RI. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
By E B McHENRY, d. C. h NJ.
IL Mcfarland, George Gillian, II Dix,
sOl'rs for cOmpl't. 1lIT51
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-09-12

Some time ago the Reno Gazette
announced: Charles T. Bender offers
a special premium to the lady exhibit
ting a baby that most resembles him."
There must have been some trouble
about this announcement, for now the
Gazette corrects itselfasf ollows. Ten
dollars to the lady exhibiting a child
most resembling her"