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No Of pupils not abst. :.
No. Of pupils not tardy
Noof Visits by parents and friends
No. of visits by members of Board

There is an evil under the sun. 1t is
that some parents consider-or seem to
consider--th. prompt and regular at
tendance of their children at school, as
a matter of secondary Importance or
convenience, rather than as of primary
Importance.
Every absence is II missing link in a
child's education; and every tardiness
but makes that habit stronger.
The child allowed occasionally to
stay away from school, on returning
finds the discipline and regular pro-
gram irksome when compared with the
irregularity and freedom of the streets.
Grown older. he naturally seeks with
out school walls the freedom from re-
straint and application first allowed by
the careless or indulgent parent.
l would call the special attention of
parents to the tardiness and irregular
attendance found in the above report,
and would have them realize that the
great majority are due to a few pupils
who excel IN nothing but tardy and at
sent marks.
Two or three careless pupils, or pupil
with careless parents, have in almos
every room brought reproach upon
their grades, hindered the teacher and
proven serious drawbacks to their
classes.
The motto of every house from which
children go 10 school, should be: "This
one thing shall the children do,--at-
tend school regularly and promptly
After this. as many mottoes and regu-
lations as are proper and convenient.
ALICE l.. HEATH, Principle.
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Election Notice.

WHEREAS, at least fifty resident tax.
payers of the municipal township Of
Benton in the county of Adair and
State of Missouri have presented then
petition to this court. asking that pro.
position be submitted to the voters OF
said Benton township, to fund its bond
ed debt.
The Court, therefore, in obedience to
the prayer of said petition. and as pro.
vided by Sec. 249O. Chapter 50, Revised
Statutes of Missouri, submit the follow
ing proposition to the voters of Benton
township, at special election to be held
on Tuesday, the oath day of January,
1882, at the usual place of voting, in
said township, to ascertain the sense OF
the voters of said township on the pro-
position to fund $4,000 IN bonds issued
by the County Conrt of Adair county.
OIL behalf and in the name of Benton
township, to the capital stock of the
Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Railroad
Company, dated September 2nd, 1872,
and bearing interest at the rate of eight
per cent. per annum, and to mature in
twenty years from the date thereof. at
one hundred cents on the dollar, in new
bonds to mature in twenty years from
the date Of their issue, payable at the
option fsaid county of Adair at any
time after .ive years froLl date of issue,
and to bear interest at the rate of SIX
per cent per annum.
Witness our hands this 9TH day of
December, 1881.
NJ. G. GLEN, Judges
S. +. STAHL. County
j. Q. JOHNSON, Court.
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The Whitaker Case.
REPORT HANDED TO THE PRESIDENT.

REPORT HANDED TO THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., December 10.
The report of Judge Advocate Gen.
'eral Swain in the Whitaker case was
handed to the President to-day. The
impression is general among officers at
the War Department that the decision
is adverse to the finding of the court,
holding that the verdict Of guilty is not
in accordance with the evidence.
Should the President sustain the Judge
Advocates view, there are two courses
open to dispose of the Casa new
court may be ordered or Whitaker
may be released from arrest and or.
dered to duty at the academy, just as
if no charges had been preferred
against him. 1t is certain that the lat.
ter course will be adopted.
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Louis Veith, 4 teamster, WAS thrown
from his wagon Tuesday and killed. 4
piece of timber falling from the wagon
upon his head. He lived at Fort WAYNE
Indiana.
An aged women named Bridget Cox
Gl.d from exposure near Brook klyn.
Iowa. on Monday She was found by
her son. with bottle ot whlskey in her
hand.
Every family is said to have a skele-
ton in its closet, but Hanlan and gem
tlemen of his craft are said to prefer
skull.-Andrews' Queen.
Will the coming man" shut the door
after him? He will in this Office, or
the going man will g, out of the win
dow. Lowell Citizen.
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KirkSville Markets.

These markets are corrected careful
ly up to Thursday noon Of each week.
Corn-55c.
Oats-36c.
Hogs-$5 90 to 50.
Sheep IA for butchers.
Cattle 1-2a 3 for extra.
Apples-75 10 1.25
Potatoes-75 to$1.
Onions-$I.5o to 200
Butter-2o to IS.
Eggs-25c.
Sorghum IS to 4oc.
Beeswax-ISC.
Hides-Green sc.
Hay-Timothy, $1s, Hungarian IS
Prairie $5a6.
Timothy Seed-$2 IS.
Feathers-4oc.
Chickens-$1 25a1 50. Dressed Isoa
200.
Wool 2Sa24c.
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PENSION FRAIIDS-

Davis, of West Virginia, will submit
a resolution calling ON the Secretary of
the Interior for detailed information in
regard to the pension frauds, which
have been practiced, what has been
done to prevent frauds and punish the
offenders, etc. This resolution is to
pave the way for an investigation of
the pension frauds by the Senate Com.
mittee on Pensions.
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Eads' Ship Railway.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Vest to.
day introduced the Eads bill for the
construction of a ship railway across
the lsthmus Of Tehuantepec. The bill
provides that Eads shall first demon.
strate the practicability of the scheme
by expendtng $75,ooo,ooo in prelimi-
nary work, and that when the plan is
proved practicable, Congress shall
guarantee bonds to the amount of
$Ioo,oo 600.
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT

RICHMOND, Va, Dec, 1o.-Itis au-
thontatively stated tonight that the
differences in Readjuster circles nave
been fully arranged, and now it is well
understood fact that all opposition to
the nomination of Riddleberger as
United States Senator has been with
drawn, and the caucus next Tuesday
night will nominate him without trou-
BILE.
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81. Louis Markets.

The following are yesterdays lates.
quotations:
CORN-521s.
OATS-471a.
BUTIER-Choice Dairy 81 to 33-
Medium to prime % to 30.
EGGS--24 to 26.
POULTRY-Dressed turkeys 9 to IL,
chickeas 100 to LIS.
POTATOES-Choice northern 800
to 1.10.
APPLES-Choice sound, Ben Davis
IS to $50 per bl.
WOOL-Choice SO, medium unwash-
ed "a to %.
CATTLE-Heavy shipping 5.75o
|6.25. fair to good stedrs 5.25@5.65
HOGS-Fair to good packing $3.50
6.15; extra $40; Workers 5.7005.@.
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Oklahoma Paine.

CHICAGO, Dec. ia special from
Whichita, Kansas. says: ere this, Cap.
tain Dave Paine and eight or more fol.
lowers have reached the Ocklahoma
lands. One of his men arrived in this
city Sunday and returned TO-DAY. He
LETT before the party got to Oklahoma
ana came directly through. A party
en- route from GAINESVILLE had met Meth.
er troops nor Indians. Paine anticipat-
ed no interference from the authorizes
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THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH
AMERICA.

LONDON. Dec. 14.-The Times SAYS:
1T is not likely that England, or any
European State, will be tempted to
meddle in the affairs of South America.
but such Intervention might be necessa.
ry II European interests be affected. 1t
must not be imagined that the Enrope.
an powers can aquiesce IN the yery
widespread Monroe doctrine in Blaine's
message. Intervention for the pro-
lection of European interests is as
nghtfully claimed by the powers as it
Is Is by the United States for the protec-
ton of their interests in China and
Japan"
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FAILURE.

LONDON, Dec. IA Leicester cor
respondent says: Some sensation is
caused here by the bankruptcy and dis
appearance oil Chas Henry Francks, a
leather merchant, whose liabilities are
estimated at e2O,0CO to 100000
Franck Is called an American.
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}. W. Dixon, the man arrested on
Monday at Detroit. Mich, on the charge
OF having murdered the drover Phillins
IN Sanllac county, died Tuesday from
the effects Of the laudanum he had ia.
ken. shortly after his arrest.
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Upt0n'S ResIgnatlo

WASHINGTON, Dec, I2.-The Presi-
dent has accepted the resignation of
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Upton, to take effect on the thirty-irst
inst.
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NASBY'S PAPER.
TOLEDO WEEKLY BLADE, 1882.

The BLADE is now the most popular paper In this
Countrywide largest (6i colnmns). cheapest An6
best. The writings OF Rev. Petroleum V. Nasby
are world renowned and u million people are now
reading his letters from Europe, published weekly
In the BLADE. SOpopuar have these letters grown
tha { II has been decided TO continue them during
the entire year 1852. To that end Mr.. Locke Is
arranging 10 travel through Spain, Italy, and other
countries. until the whole European continent Is
pictured TO the readers OF the BLADE. The otheo
features of the BLADE well known. and so mach
reading for the money cannot be had In ally other
paper published. While the regular price Of the
BLADE Is 81 % per year. will make special
rate to those subscribing during December. January
and February. which rate will be made known to
all applicants for specimens. We will send u hrre
specimen copy to any address, Send rs u postal
giving your address, well ~ asidress of your
friends. We want an active agent 1T every Posf-
office In the United States. Send postal card for
our confidential terms TO agents. Very large com.
mission allowed to agents.
The TOLEDO BLADE CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
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England.

LONDON, Dec. 14.-Labouchere ad.
dressing his constituents stated he had
Gladstone's assurance the Government
would support Bradlaugh's application
to take the oath
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The cattle disease is reported to have
made Its appearance around Galena,
ILL.,, one farmer having lost ten head of
cattle in less than half an hour
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The kahoka Herald: The st. Louis
& keokuk line rail road company vii
raise the track above the highest floods
known. The intention Of the company
is to get the new grade ready for the
track without interfering with the pass
age of the trains. The rails and ties
will then be transferred from the old
bed to the new in days time and the
trains will lot be interrupted. We
learn from Mr.. Ruddick that the farm
ers and land owners in the Clark and
Lewis county bottoms will offer the
about $4,000 to make the
grade water tight, which offer will no
doubt he accepted.
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England.

LONDON, Dec, 12.-An attempt was
made to burn the building of the Es-
parto Steam Press Company with pc.
toleum.
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The Virginia sena torship,
DEMOCRATS WILL. SUPPORT A STRAIGHT
OUT REPUBLICAN,.

OUT REPUBLICAN.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 1o.-The Dem
ocrats of Virginia will withhold making
a senatorial nomination until after the
Readjusters select nominee. Should
Riddleberger (ReadiusteD be nomi-
mated, the Democrats, in connection
with the straight-out Republicans, will,
it is said by prominent Virginia Re-
publicans rather than submit to the
election of Riddleberger to the SEN
ofa
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THE LAND LEACrE ORGAN

LONDON, Dec..-The United Ireland,
organ Of the Land League, will IN
future be published by the executive Of
the Ladies' Land League.
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lrednd.

Cork, Dec, 12,-Forty farms seized
under execution for rent were offered
for sale. Twenty-one We're purchased
for the landlords. and in ten cases the
tenants settled the rent.
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Lest by Laughter.

Says an exchange: There was trsa
afforded the court loafers and the lesa
lights in the circuit court of Marion
county last week. Katie Brown haG
sued Henry Lucke for breach of promis.
and damage to smashed up affections
Col. Lipscomb prosecuted and Rufus E
Anderson defended. Anderson. the
Cervantes of the Marion county bar
laughed Col. Lipscombs chivalry away
and gained a verdict for the defendant
The Marion county Democrat gives the
following points in Mr.. Anderson's
speech:
Did she 20 off and ipine away. and
and die? Did she tie up his picture and
lock OF hair IN tissue paper with blue
ribbon, and lay it away in the lower
bureau drawers Did she spend her
time in meaning and sad. sad weeping !?
Nary 4 wOpe. Look at her. She's as
blooming as peach and twice As juicy.
What made Katie love Henry so? Was
it his Apollio-like form. his lofty brow,
his raven locks and dreamy eyes? Well
scarcely. Gentlemen Of the jury, gaze
on that form; observe those legs: look
at them feet; why they are so big hehas
to get out Of bed to turn over. and he
has to put his britcheS on over his head. |
oh! them feet. WHY, when he gees into
any ordinary room, so mOnstrous are |
those hOOiS, he has to back out to tnrn
round. His boots are all made TO order
and they have to Use the gable end of a
Westinghouse for last. He's slab
sided. knock-kneed, goggle-eyed, ham.
mer.headed, hump-shouldtred, rib.
bed like grasshopper, has ten toes and
twenty bunlons, nose on him like the
pilot of a locomotive. and oh. what
moutb-looks like coal hole. Has a
breath like the sweet zephyls waited
from dead house, and hand like
Cincinnati ham," While Rufe was
enumera.in2 all these fine points of his
client he leaned forward and pointed
them out TO the convulsed Jury, while
the audience roared with laughter"
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CALIFORNIA KIDNEY In

Lame back, kidney and urinary troubles
torpid liver. Only 50 cents large package
Buy Of Fout & Bro, agents.
And J. ID. Halstead, MilIard, Mo.
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Grlnhc Cfeapetstock
ToI1 EFT SETS VASES CUPS SAUCERS, ALBUMS JAPANESE
PoxEs GOLD FISHES AND GLOBES, KID GLOVES
CHINA, WAX, AND RUBBER DOLLS,
DOLL BUGGIES, EXPRESS
WAGONS
Can early and avoid the u'n"
nferld
r~ Nv MILLINERY STOCK is offered at GREATLY REDUCED
PRICES for the next 80 days.
Respectfully,
NJ. RUHSTADT.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-02-02
q CARD.

Tc all who are suffering from the errors
and indi>cre ions OF youth, nervous weak
ness, carly decay. loss OF manhood, etc.
| viii send recipe that viii cure Won,
was discovered by Il missionary in south
America. Send seif-addressed envelope
to the REV.JosEpHT. INMAN, StatiouD, New
York City. GOV
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Misrellaneolfs.
Agricultural Colleges.

There is no disputing the fact, that the
Massachusetts Agricultural college has,
at . former period, stood very near, or
ouite, at the head OF the list of agricul-
tural schools in this country. nor is it any
less fact that it is at present somewhat
under a cloud. 1t has been model for
other States and other nations, and its
graduates have been in demand as instruc-
tors and officers, at home and abroad, but
if the number Of its students at the present
time is any criterion by which to judge OF
its usefulness, there are many other
schools that must take precedence over it.
The Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College, near Starkville. Miss, though
one of the youngest Of these institutions,
has during the past year matriculated 3j4
students, while its average attendance has
been about 200. In a letter to the ''Spec-
ulum," the organ OF the students at the
Michigan Agricultural College, CORE
spondcnt. writing Of the present condition
and future prospects of the Mississippi
school gives the following facts:
The college buildings erected are. a
main building containing the chapel and
recitation rooms. a well equipped cheml-
cal laboratory, dormitory capable OF ac-
commodaiing 200 students. dwelling
house tor the president. and last, but not
least, barn, stable, and granary all built
by student labor. The college farm con-
tains 800 acres Of land which is being
fenced and drained, $50 acres are in crops
this year. including cotton. corn. oats.
sweet potatoes and sugar cane. while
many acres are seeded to grass. The
lo,- tnE MIA "A
large herd Of cows, both pure breeds and
natives. being kept for their milk and but
ter products. which yield profitable re-
turn upon the money invested
The labor system is the same as at the
Michigan College, and according to the
writer, labor is entered into by the stu
dents with all the energy. enthusiasm and
perseverance shown at the most success
ful northern colleges. He claims that the
old story. so often told. about the heat of
southern suns being unbearable to white
skins. is all moonshine. While the aver
age temperature of southern summers is
greater. the extremely high temperature
of the north is seldom attained. and sun
stroke is of rare occurrence. the abundant
moisture Of the air robbing the sun Of
much of its iierceness. 1t was thought
when the college started. that because
most of the manual labor at the South is
done by the negro, the college students
would feel that they were above work.
but the reverse has been the case. The
majority prefer to work. and many are
paying their way from the eight cents an
hour received for their labor
Let such colleges and schools be null
tiplied at the South, until manual labor
shall, by the majority, or even by the
leading men and women of the country.
be considered honorable. and the prob
lem of the future of the South will have
already been worked out. 1t is intelligent.
voluntary labor, that makes any nation
prosperous. happy and strengthen Eng
land Farmer
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Gr.tifed with the result upon himself. be tested
III, discovery upon others who suffered from nervous
main. and in every case the relief was perfect.
The cure. performed By his gifts Of Poiyform be-
came 40 celebratsd and the demand upon his time
and attention so great, Prof. Edison finally yeled
10 the solicitation Of those who '7ew the merits Ct
hi. ure,ara.ion and ailoveda to be formed
Tor the manufacture and sale form under his
SUPERVISION.
The number Of remarkable cures. and the suffer-
ing Polysorm has saved attest the wisdom and phil
an,rophy Of this course.
No higher testimony could be sdduced than the
certificate Of Prof. Ellison, who authorizes the
iieafion Of the following:
MEMO PARK, N,
i ERTIFY THAT THE PREPARATION
KNOW. A. EDIsON's POLYFORM Is MADE
ACCORDING TO FORMULA DEvI' ED AND
USED By MYSELF.
THOMAS A EDISON
For many other complaints beside Neuralgia,
such - Rheumasism, Headache, Sci.
atica. Govt, Pain I'm Back or Side, or
wherever pain exists, without abrasion OF the skin.
Polyform will give promp. relief.
Price 800 per Bottle.
PREPARED BY
The Menlo Park Manufacturing Co,
NEW YORK CITY
SOLD By ALL DRUGGISTS.
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"Higher Farming"

ONE OF THE BEST FARMERS in Eastern
Pennsylvania writes to the Germantown
Telegraph; The time has now come
when nothing but high farming will pay in
this section of country. since the cheap
and fertile lands of the West are brought
into such close and sharp competition by
cheap freights and rapid transit. Old ha-
bits which are not most paving must be
abandoned, and newer and better paying
ones adopted. Every acre of tillable land
must be made to yield its treasures with
the least possible expense. When one
hundred bushels of corn per acre can be
produced, we must not be satisfied with
fifty bushels. If "A new implement can do
the work of two men with an old one. the
old one should be laid by and the new one
used. II there is not enough manure to
90 all over the common ground, we must
buy some well tried fertilizer that will in
crease the product. Ir is all folly To con
tinue to farm poor land when it is possible
to enrich it. The expense of farming
poor land is greater than that attending
richer land. and the labor m IRE discourage
ing. There must be more general atten-
ton given to dairy products. the cultiva
ton of small fruits and the raising of poul
try. The old system of pasturage will
have 10 give way before the onward march
of soiling and the no fencing system.
The road master. with his gang of full
hands aad half grown boys. must yield to
the new road scraper AMI smoother" To
which we may add that the time has ar
rived. even in our neighboring counties,
where more systematic method and
higher farming" are expedient in order
to produce satisfactory results. On our
best "bottom land" the old corn and hay
and clover methods may yet satisfy the
farmer. but even he could experience
benefit by needing the admonitions of the
above extract.
Col. A. Wood Merryweather. whom every
body in Scranton, Pa, knows. writes and
says ~ had long suffered from n derange-
ment Of the bladder and kidneys; it had made
my general health very poor. | also was
troubled with severe indigestion; pills gave
me only temporary relief. and | experienced
great anxiety of mind, as well physical
distress. A friend recommended Browns
Iron Bittcrs. have used it with most crafty
ing results. and just now my health never
was better, and feel that the cure is
permanent" octlltNwlw
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~yANTED AGENTS for the authentic and com
w plete Life of James A. Garfield. from child
hood to burial, by Col. r. II. Conwell, with intro
dnction nv His Excellency John u. Long. Gov. OF
Mass The work is frstclass and finely illustrated
EVERYBODY will want this book. Address b. b. RUS
SELL, Boston, Mass. oct"
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PROF. EDIS0h'S
POl,YP0RM.

Aftex uueh ,ersuasion, Pypf Edi<on Ia oeen
p.rv.ued u,on givs to the world Lis Il = Won
cerful disoove-y Or aHeviatins pain For c.n b
,ure-ed from nf sraigic pains. unab.s to ID any
rene:y arucns hundreds which he IL thAs
would eiveham p amen. ease. Finally b. ecams
.o,-inced that he IT'S. become his evn ply s1c'Au
AID seek By expert eu.s, for the desired relief. he
"a .ske, Al the ve known sedatiTes, which gave
only Temporary re!is1 aad produced nervousness
Ioss Of appetite, &C. L, nov sought for coaoin-
..ion NJ ,rch remedies a. would, by ostcard sppii-
cation cure him Of his distress and at same time not
ts in iur:cus 20 his system
Trial. and experinen.s followed this deterrnin-
40, until he a. las. proarced = COMPOUND which,
tyappica.iou. entirely sut'iued al pam and ALLOW"
81. 80, N rscuperate and throw Of the disease.
To his discovery Prof Edison gave the name
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nlVORCES cheaply, without pubicitv-deser
IL ton, non-support, iutemperance-for partie,
in any state. Advice and circulars Tor stamp Al
dress COUNSELLOR BALDWIN. IS Braadwsr
New York. octI0 -
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AGENTS saxs s9Hk r %s1r l ~,
TO coin money with ever offered
wAkTEn Agents 60 to o,a ssG Gent. m ~anied
Address j. P. FITCH, Publisher, Hartford, Conn.,
Oct1O