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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
The Men Who Succeed.

The great difference among men, OF
all callings, is energy of character or
the want of it. Given the same amount
of learning and integrity, and the same
opportunities, and energy will make
one man conqueror. The want of it
will see the other failure. Dead-beats
are all men without force. They had as
good chance as any of their compan-
ions. Others went ahead and carried
off the prizes, while they were lying by
the way-side dispirited and Respondent.
1t takes nerve, vim, perseverance, pa
tient continuance in well-doing, to win
great prize. And the young man who
goes into o profession without thi
pluck and force will not earn salt to hi
porridge. He will drag along throug
life with the help of friends, gettinl
some credit with them for being well
meaning man, in delicate health an'
unlucky. The real trouble is he lack
energy. This is just as true of the min
lister as of the lawyer or physician
Piety is not enough, and piety will
much learning is not enough. All tn
Greek and Hebrew in the world will no
qualify man for usefulness in the min
istry. 1t wants push, stamina, vigo,
courage, resolution, will, determinatio
in one word, energy. If the yout
knows q little Greek, he knows whs
en- ergos means, and without it DIR. Parr
knowledge of Greek will not help hil
TO usefulness or success in the pulpit
Nesc York Observer.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
Some Juvenile Sayings.

In 1857, during the pioneer days Of
small village, now fourishing COM
mercial Western city, teacher, wearied
with the duties of the day, returned to
her clearinghouse at twilight to find
Lille, child of three summers, the
pet of the household, in bed. The
question was asked, "Lillie, have you
said your prayers?" eyes" "Who
did you say them to, Lillie?" "There
wasn't nobody here to say 'em to, SO I
said 'em to God"
A grandfather, coming to read his
paper, found that he had mislaid his
spectacles, and thereupon declared, 81
have lost my glasses somewhere and
can't read the paper" A little three
and a-half-y year-old girl, desiring to as
sist him, answered, "G'an'pa, you go
outside and look froo re window. and
I'll hold re pepper up, so you can read
it,"
Johnny's mother was reading to him
about cleanliness. ''In Africa" she
read, sit is dreadful to think there are
many benighted tribes who do not know
what soap is, and who do not wash fror
One years end to an another" "Wis
1 was 'nighted tribe" said Johnny.
Teacher. -"Why did Eve eat tn
3 apple ?" Child.-''To make her fat"
My aunt, while blaiding the hair o
my cousin, aged three years, told he
: about God. When her hair was dresse'
l she ran to join her brother, aged five
9 who was swinging in the garden. I"
!, know who made you, Buddy" she cried
"Who was it, Sissy?'' he added, feelin
Q his superior age and wisdom, but grand
J, ly humoring her desire to give informa
: tion. "Dodp said she. eyes, bu
n who made God?" he inquired. Sh
promptly and confidently replied, III
made hisself p'-Saa Francisco Post.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
A Virginia Snake Beats Locomotive.

As the Shenandoah Valley fast ex-
press entered the mile cut, Immediately
north of Mechanicstown, Va, the en-
gineer was horror-stricken to see what
he supposed to be the end of the rail
lust ahead of his rushing locomotive
sliding rapidly away from him. His
first thought was broken rail caught
by the pilot, and he expected an instan-
taneous shock. Wonderment usurped
the place of fear when second glance
revealed five foot black snake of the
species known as "runner," gliding
rapidly away from him on top of the
rail. In the excitement of the moment
his hand sought the throttle, he threw
it wide open, and the train bounded
forward under the impulse, but the
snake maintained it's lead, although the
train was running at fully fifty miles
per hour, and when the end of the cut
was reached and an opportunity afforded
to escape, it left the rail, ran out into al
open space, coiled itself up, threw it
head into an attitude of defiance, an
died right there. An examination
proved that the intense heat of the RAJ
had burned it to death.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06

Some of our readers may be inter-
ested in reading the following account
of the marvellous tenacity of life shown
bv fox terrier under the following cir
cumstances One day the dog was with
my keeper in wood. He made bolt
after rabbit which crossed the shoot
ing path, and went into the covert after
him. The keeper called and whistled.
but Joe, usually the most obedient of
dogs, answered not, nor could he be
found anywhere. For some days and
NIGHTS search was made for poor Joe,
for he is great favorite. The search,
however, was in vain, and Joe was given
up as lost. My keeper had no doubt
that the dog had got into hole after
the rabbit, and had by digging buried
himself, and so perished. Three days
afterward some workmen, engaged in
the next wood, heard dog barking as
if in distress. heard the cries OF the
the animal myself, and one OF the men
(the keepers sony went in the direction
of the sounds to see what was the mat
ter. The sounds led him to large rab-
bit run, and then the barking ceased.
By putting his head to the ground he
could distinctly hear the animal breath
ing. He ran for "pick," and in short
time dug out poor old Joe, worn to
skeleton, his eyes choked with earth
and unable to stand. The dog had dug
himself toward an outlet, and would
have dug himself out, but was stopped
by root of tree across the hole. The
poor animal licked the mans hand to
show his gratitude at being released,
but had no strength to do more. He
was taken to the keepers house and fed
sparingly at first. He soon recovered
and is now brisk and well as ever. Joe
was thirteen days and thirteen nights
underground, and during that time
could not have had drop OF water tc
drink, or anything to eat either, unless
: he devoured a rabbit, which is no
: likely.-LondOn Field.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
Self-Reliance.

An English writer says that American
children are more self acting than they
are in England, where they have some-
what unwise domestic paternalism,
which encourages costly dependence.
The result is, that many parents have
to keep their children at period of life
When children should be prepared to
keep their parents if need be. The
American habit of training their child
ren to independence, which they in
terpret as meaning self dependence, hal
much to be said in its favor.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
FASHION SPRAYS.

Set is more fashionable than ever.
Hanging pockets are in high fashion.
All red parasols grow in popular favor.
The return to polonaises is a fixed
fact.
Queens gray is new shade of this
color.
Pale silvery pink is much worn at
watering places.
Shot or changeable materials are again
in high favor.
Fawn and porcelain blue make an adj
mirable combination.
The most fashionable colors for trav-
cling suits are chamois and fawn.
Embroidered collars as large as the
old-fashioned tippets are again worn.
Shirred null garden hats take prece-
dence of all others for country house
wear.
Gloves are worn over the tight sleeves
and bracelets and bangles over the
gloves.
as much as they are indoors in the coun
try.
Flower tabliers and flower fringes wer
seen in various forms at the last Queen
ball in London.
Oil silk bathing caps are now given
brim stiffened with willow split in tn
|
hem on the edge.
The silk and Lisle thread buttonles
long gloves 50 much worn now take tn
name of Jersey gloves.
Straw fringes and ornaments imitatin
birds, butterflies, agraffes, etc., tril
,, many fashionable hats.
Large hats and poke bonnets of MI
,, nilla straw are rivaling the porcupin
, and rough and ready straws.
Shell pink, precisely the color ths
lines the conch shell, is the popula
tint of this color for evening wear.
Stockings are made more decorativ
with embroidery, lace insteps, and gold
, silver, steel and bead work.
Bats, mice, beetles, and even littl
! shining golden and silver worms, appea
q among the flowers, feathers and ribbon
that trim bonnets and hats.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
A New Instrument.

A new musical instrument is called
the ANGELICA. 1t is formed Of fifty pieces
of crystal, and has keyboard as long
as piano. Half-tones can be played.
1t is played with two little hammers
the bass hammer has two prongs, which
take an octave; the treble hammer is
single, and plays the melody. The tones
of this instrument resembles the human
voice,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
MIDNIGHT FOOTSTEPS.
AN OLD LOVE STORY.

In an anc lent Northumberland man.
sion two L.dies sat by the fire. The
elder lady and she was very old, but
as brisk as bee-sat at large wri-
ting table and turned over numerous
papers by the light of the wax candles
that stood near in heavy silver candle
sticks. The younger lady, and she was
gently approaching fifty, was engaged
with long piece of flannel, from which
she was measuring off petticoats for the
poor. Any winter evening for twenty
years past the widowed Mrs. Crosby
and her neice, Miss Dora Grimble,
might have been found similarly en-
ployed, the aunt ruling her estate with
o firm hand from that writing table, and
the maiden niece organizing the fem
mime charities of the house.
Scandalous That fellow Smith in
trouble again and can't pay his rent.
Soon see about that idle rascal !" said
Mrs. Crosby.
"Only fortnight to ub-day won
der if these petticoats will be ready fol-
the women ?'' queried Miss Dora.
"Send them up to the school they
can just be made there"
"They're making surplices for the
choir can't do BOTH"
"Bah! Surplices, indeed. Petticoats
are much more used, and I'm sure thai
poor, miserable rector is rs much at the
mercy of those women as if he was il
petticoats himself"
aunt" demonstrated Miss Dora
"you can't expect man to know al
that woman generally looks after"
"He ought to if he hasn't got
woman to help him. How do I know
all about what man generally see
after ?"
At this moment the door wa
thrown open, and the butler announces
the rector.
Mr.. Preedy was very quiet, mild
looking man of fifty. He came in mel
vously, for he was always uncertain III
til he had been greeted, whether hi
powerful parishioner intended to sna
at him or to pat him on the back-me
aphorically. He now received her gr
cious shake of the hand with a purr
qualification.
"Don't let me disturb you. Was ju
passing-ahem, ahl And then the Sc
tence died away in an almost inaudib
whisper of selfevident fact, namel
that he had "looked in"
"Quite right; sit down. I'm bus
but Dolly can talk to you"
Very easily he approached "Dolly
and seated himself on one side of t
targe work basket, hands folded on
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

The TRANSMISSION of the blood of one
body into that of another was first at
tempted in 1867.
The idea of stereotyping originated
with William Ged, printer OF Edln-
burgh, in 1725.
There were no less than eight hundred
baths in Rome, some of them capable OF
holding eighteen hundred bathers.
One pound of iron, worth five dollars,
when made into watch springs is worth
$25O,OOO
Russian soldiers are taught trade,
and are allowed, when off duty, to earn
money by it.
Abraham paid 5000 for his burying-
lot, and King Solomon gave $3.50 for q
chariot from Egypt.
The popular legend of the "Babes in
the Wood" is said to be a disguised re-
cital of the murder of the young princes
by Richard III.
When the Carthagenians were defeated,
there were found among their baggage
10000 pairs of handouts designed fol
their expected captives.
At table among the Saxons, the rank
of guests was strictly observed, and by
the laws of Canute, person sitting
above his proper station was to b.
pelted out of his place with bones
without the privilege of taking offence
The slang ''to chouse" is from a Tur
kish word "chicous," or interpreter
Such chicous being attached to tn
, embassy in England committed, i
: 1909, fraud on the merchants OF Lon
{ don. SO he who cheated was said t
, chicous, chause, chouse, to do, that il
as this chicous had done.
Z A recent article states that the Oh
nese make most of their paper from tt
bamboo, while the Japanese use tf
: bark of the paper mulberry. The Il
dia paper, used by artists and engr
. vers for proofs, is made of bamboo, an
comes from China. The Chinese al
: rocked in bamboo cradles when youn
. fed with bamboo, and beaten with
when they are growing up. They liz
d under it in their houses, and, in fac
10 without bamboo one can scarcely u
u derstand how Chinese population CT
- exist.
2 Ravaillac's S assas sination of Henry nv
= king of France, resembles somewhat Il
:, crime of Guiteau. On the morning
), May IA, 1910, as his majesty was abo
to enter carriage to visit Sully, b
minister of finance and chief advise
y who was ill, the assassin rushed up
him and stabbed him to the heart. |
= = had sharpened dinner knife on
~ ~ stone and carried it a long time awaitil
% % an opportunity to commit the murd'
40 =, He had heard the soldiers of Paris
~ that the king made war against &c
'S Arguing that inasmuch as the pope
~ God and God the pope, he determin
~ to put their enemy out Of the way.
all ter being scorched by fire, he was te
Il apart by horses.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-08-06
SUNNI.

Beautiful, laughing summer,
With shafts of golden light,
Lodged in the trees where the whispering
breeze
Is tanning world so bright.
See how the yellow sunbeams
Chase all the shadows away,
While birds and flowers and pearly showers
Wake up the perfect day.
The pearl-gems that sparkle at evening
Bright diamonds seem at morn,
Where sunbeams float like golden moats
Among the shadowy
The wild rose leans from the hedges.
Buttercups glow like gold,
While lily-bells in bosky dells,
The mystery of summer unfold.
The sweet fern haunteth the forest
And the vine-entangled glade,
And sunbeams make of tangled brake
Quaint pictures of light and shade;
The merry song of the reapers
Comes o'er the yellow maize,
As they bind the sheaves mid falling leaves
OF the golden harvest days.
The tickle signing zephyrs
Now whispering to the trees,
In shadowy bowers, make love to flowers
Already trothed to the bees
The red-cup moss is springng
From out the emerald sedge,
And violets blue, begemmed with dew,
Shine by the waters edge.
The brooklet with babble and chatter
Comes from the purple hill,
The wavelets gleam like broken dreams
Where shadows are long and still.
Then it dimples, and bubbles, and babbles,
And laughs laugh so sweet,
As it breaks into spray and throws it away
Into diamond drops at our feet.
The glittring spray in the sunlight =
Seems strung on golden thread,
AMI the bright world CLEANS like book o.
dreams
A volume of joy, unread
The world seems full of music,
A joyous melody,
The wild birds sing till the woodlands ring
With echoes wild and free
The breeze sings soft the chorus,
The bees take up the strain,
The waves keep time with silvery chime,
liquid like refrain.
But see, from the distant hillside
Fadeth the purple light,
Thro' vale of mist, two lovers have kissed
And Day is welded to Night
Wduelu Magazi'e
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Good Words.

A lady living at Worcester. Mass, to
whom friend sends the GRAPHIC says
her boys pronounced it the best paper
out of nine which the family read.
A gentleman living in illinois, wrote
to friend here for the best paper and
his friend, though a democrat, sent the
GRAPHIC. The Illinois man writes that
he was well pleased with his selection;
that he took eight papers and the GRAPH.
Ic was always read first.
These apprec,ative words from disln'
terested parties in other states are good,
and afford happy contrast TO the petty
little spites which self interest prompts
some men to vent on a public enter
prise like the GRAPHIC. because they
can't run" it.
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A Baptist Minister'S Experience.

I am Baptist Minister, and before l
even thought of being clergyman.
graduted in medicine. but left lucra-
tive practice for my present profession,
40 years ago. | was for many years a
sufferer from quinsy; THOMAS ELECTRIC
On cured me-" l was also troubled with
hoarseness, and Thomas Electric Oil
always relieved me. NY wife and child
had diphthelia. and Thomas Electric
Oil cured tlem," and if taken in time
will cure seven times out of ten. | am
confident it is cure for the most obsti-
nate cold or cough, and if any one will
take small teaspoon and half fill it
with oil. and then place the end of the
sooon in one nostril and draw the oil
out OF the spoon into the head by suffing
as hard as they can, until the Oil falls
over into the throat, and practice that
twice week; l don't care how offensive
their head may be, it will clean it out
and cure their catarrh. For deafness
and earache it has done wonders to my
certain knowledge. 1t is the only med
icine dubbed patent medicine that |
have ever felt like recommending, and |
am very ANXIOUS to see it in every place.
for | tell you that | would not be with
out it IN my house for any considera
ton. am now suffering with a pain
like rheumatism in my right limb. and
nothing relieves me like Thomas's Elec-
tric Oil. DR.. Z. F. CRANE.
Cory, Pa.
e.la hy r r. J,uISoN
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New Subscriptions.

The following cash subscriptions
have been received since last ar
nouncement: Hem Galusha $r..5;
H. NJ. Sheeks IS cts; Newton Corbin
$3.50; R. E. Henry so; W. W. Reece
$3.50; W. A. G. Caps $3.50; R. T.
Mason so; Jacob Heyd 81. 50; Geo. A.
Reynolds $I.5o; Edward E. Hall $3.50;
Chas. H. Knapp 81; DR.. ]. F. Gail
Sr.5o; E. B. Bidder SI.5o; c. E. Mar
key $r.5o; P. F. Greenwood S.; W. NJ.
Patten so; c. L. Fisher SI.5o; G. W.
Butler 81; c. C. Moulton sr.5o; John
F. Martin $3.50; D. c. Mccarthy
$3.50; W. Mcconnell Sr.75; r. N
Toler sos.
Henry Gerhold Sr.5o; G. W. HolIo-
way $3.50; Judge Rainier $3.50; r.
Cavett ST.; G. Wall Smith ST..
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John F. Martin, of Linderville, was
in town on business Monday, and had
the good judgment not to leave with
out handing in the cash for the best
paper in North Mo.
w. Mcconnell, of Wilson. was in
town last Saturday, and gave US a
pleasant and profitable call.
Geo. A. Reynolds and wife, OF
Floyd's Greek, were in town Monday.
Mr.. Reynolds also left the needful on
our table for tie Republican paper of
North Mo.
Mr.. Patton, of Illinois. brother-in-
law of John H. Davis, is here on a
short visit.
Mr.. c. L. Fisher, of Wilmathville,
was in town Monday and gave us a
pleasant call and left the needful for
the GRAPHIC another year.
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We are selling goods
fol less money than
our competitors pay
for them.
DONEGHY Bros.
THE BEST Of ALL.
Another Thousand Bottle Of MarSh'S
Golden BalSame for the
Throat and Lungs.
To Be Sold at Ten Cents in Kinks
vile to All Who Have
Never Tried 1t.

Every man. woman and child in
Adair County, who Is suffering with
Consumption. Bronchitis. Cough or
Cold, Sore Throat. HoarSeness. Group,
Whooping Cough, Asthma, or any dis
ease OF the Throat or Lungs, can obtain
bottle OF MARsH's GOLDEN BALsAM, for
ten cents, by calling on W. G.. Fout &
& Bro. druggists, Kirksville Persons
who have already tired this valuable
medicine can procure the large bottles
at 80 cents and Sl.00. There is no Bron-
chital or Pulmonary affection it will
not benefit. No Cough can long resist
its magical influence. For Consump-
ton of the Lungs It has no equal.
Thousands OF bottles have been given
away to prove It's extraordinary merit.
wo doses will give relief. A larg
bottle will DO wonders.
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Daily.

The third quarterly meeting of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
held in the N. r. Church. South.
Col. Waters, of Kansas City. U. S.
District Attorney, paid the GRAPHIC a
pleasant call this morning. He was on
his way to Knox county on business.
We doubt very much the advisability
of building shelving along the side
walks in front Of business houses. yet, as
the authorizes allow piles Of dry goods
boxes. barrels, baskets, tubs, brooms,
kettles, plows, rakes, harrows. hogs
heads. ETC., etc, to occupy two-thirds of
the walks, we do not see but the shelf
and bench arrangement Is an improve.
ment.
The festival at the NJ. E. Church last
evening was pleasant affair, and the
realization in the way Of cash better
than had been expected. A little rival
ry was gotten up in voting for the
beStowal Of boquet upon the hand
soonest young lady, which supplement-
ed by little strategy, added more than
forty dollars to the cash receipts. Miss
Terrell got the boquet. The total re-
ceipts amounted to 1850.
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Notice..

Notice is hereby given that the pub
ic installation of officers of Paulville
Lodge, No. sIo, A. +. & a. NJ. and
Festival, has beer. abandoned by rea-
son of the serions illness OF some of
the officers elect. BY order of Com
mittee
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NO 49,,

all kinds of cassimeres and worsted
suitings at No. IS, west side of the
square. Finest and largest stock ever
brought to Kirksville which will be sold
lower than the same goods can be
bough, at any other house in town.
call and examine the goods and satisfy
yourself.
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In New Quarters.

W.. Wilkes is now fully established
in his new building on the east side
which gives him the finest and best ar
ranged hardware store rooms in North
Missouri. The large and commodious
iron ware room annexed gives him a
large space for the storage and dis
play of machinery, goods etc, ofwhich
he carries a very large stock.
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II TSa FACT

Easily demonstrated that MAYNARD
has in stock the gyy eh0itesf stock OF
Christmas Candies ever brought to
Kirksville. Candy Fruit, Toys, Hearts
etc. besides a big supply ofthe staple
kinds needed for the holiday trade.
Call in and see him.
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Everything at cost, Baylor &
Miller.

Arrangements are made with this
paper by which students can enter Mil
ler's Great Mercantile Colleg e. keokuk
Iowa, at about half price Tie Great
Mercantile College is bringing practical
education within reach of thousands OF
young men who cannot attend the high
priced colleges. English branches are
only ten dollars year.
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Weekly Graphic.
Club Terms,

The WEEKLY GRApnc is clubbed with
all the leading Weeklies and Monthlies
at reduced rates. Call and see us, when
you think of subscribing for any Of
them.
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NOW is the time to select your holi-
day presents, and if you want some
thing sensible, call on John Caskey's
and buy a nice Dress pattern for your
wife or daghter.
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The balm of Life" never fails to
cure Sore Throat, D!phtheria, Tooth
ache, Headache, Neuralgia, Rheuma-
,ism and all kindred dieeases. For
sale, wholesale and retail by ]. G.
Jamison and F. A. Grove, Kirksville,
Mo
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John Caskey SAYS he will sell his en-
tire stock of Dry Goods. Clothing. No
tons, etc. for the next twelve mon tbs
not at cost. but for small profit; and
will compete with all cost houses and
still make q living out of his business.