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productions, it does not matter il he
does make incorrect and false state
ments, for no one cares enough for those
statements to look the matter up. But
when it comes to matters of record Of
the present day, it won't do to be so
careless, or the people may conclude the
editor of the democrat possesses some
Of the attributes of Ananlas as well as
the philosopher The records are open
for inspection to all and we hope our
very consistent friend will look little
more to his reputation as being the
most thoughtful as well as the most
honest and wisest man in Missouri.
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The Countess ok is a woman after
Mr.. Bergh's own heart, and her SER
wants, who know her amiable weakness
humor it, and verify they have their re.
ward Beholding a big blue-bottle fly
buzzing round the window and getting
pain in its head by hitting its head on
the glass, her ladyship rings for the ser
want, and says: Julia, open the WIN.
dow and let that poor fly out. "But Ma
dam, it is pouring rain "You are SO
Julia. Show the fly into the
ants-room, and let it sit down until the
shower is over; then let it out. And, Ju.
liza. there is that black silk dress ofmine
you can hsye."
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Soldiers Reunion.

BLooMlxGroN ILL.,, July 2.-Very ex-
tensive arrangements are being made
for the reunion Of the soldiers Of the
northwest, which meets in this city ear
ly in September, converting on the 9TH
and continuing until the 10th. Sena.
tor David Davis has been appointed
chairman of the committee on recep-
ton, and will deliver the address Of well
come. 1t is expected that the event
will be one of the most successful ever
held in Illinois,
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Ne understood that the county court
have allowed DIR. Swetuam and part
ner e1tr., pay for doctoring the poor
How is this: We thought they were
dong this iur $40 year. DR.. Wes-
>cher never cot any such allowance. did
Ae?- Democrat.
Al we lad not such profound respect
sor ii.. opinions and assertions Of the
.,.l..!ssspher.. the above would make us
n,ss,,.a &, think his intention was 10
rnisrepess,. But we suppose 1t all
s,..,.. f,,,, So careless habit he has of
,n.linp asse.I,esS without informing
himself.
Now in the .conTi,anon OF the
6houobts a the Greek Philosophers and
Giving them to the public as has own
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1IRECToRT.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Rev
james B. Mitchell. d. d., Pastor. Preachin
every Sabbath at II u. m and 80 p. M -.
Sabbath school at $50 Il. m.- Prayer met
Ing, Wednesday evenings ut 73O
Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. $. Boyd.
Pastor. Preaching every second and third
Sabbaths OF each month, ut III o'clock u IN
and 1:O p. H.. Prayer meeting every Wed
evening at 7:30. Sabbath school at go a
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. J.J.
Bentley, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday
ut II a. IN. and 7:3O p. III. Prayer meetings
on Wednesday evening. Sunday school at
9:3o, q. m.; Class meeting ut as:SO p. H. OF
each Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev A. V. Bayley. Pastor Preaching
second Sunday in each month. at IL a. III.
Sunday school at $50 a. IN. Class meet
ings on each I'd Sunday. Prayer meeting
each Wednesday evening.
First Baptist Church-kev. J. G.. Ship.
Pastor. Services every Sabbath ut IL a. m
and Z 30 p m Bible school at $50 IL m
Prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings.
Episcopal Church-Rev. Peter Wager,
Rector. Services every 1st, I'd. and 4th sun
day, ut III u. III. and I:D p. IN. Sunday
school at p. m., of each Sunday. Holy
Communion, first Sunday of each month.
and all festivals Of the church
Christian Church-George E. Dew. pas-
tor. Preaching every first and third Lord.
days. Social meeting every second and
fourth. Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at. Sunday school at $50.
Liberals and Spiritualists, meet at Bav.
lor's Hall every Sunday evening ut O'Clock
p. III.
A. o. U. W.-Milton Lodge No 1O3
meets lst and I'd Thursday evenings in .ne,,
month, at Harris Hall.
/. o. G. T.-Perseveranee Lodoe No 1oo
meets every Friday evening at 20 at Good
TemOlars' Hall
A. +. & A. M.-Kirksville Lodge No ~,
meets Tuesday evenings on or before each
full moon.
|. 0. o. F.-Adair Lodge No. 96 meets
every Wednesday evening at 40 d. M. AT
Odd-Fellow's Hall p "' at
Adair Guards.-N. G. M.-Armorv hall
over DeReamer's hardware store. Ne.,.
Tuesday nights Of each week. Capt.
lst. Lieut., j. A. Richardson. o,d
Lieut., J. VI. Davis "'u
Anchor Lodge, No. 49, Daughters of Rah.,.
ca, meets at the |. o. o. r, lodge ronms
ON the End and 4th Tuesday eyenino. ~
each month VI
rhe A o. u. T. meets ON the End and -,
Thursday evening, Of each month al Good
Templar's nall '"'"
KNIGHTS OF HONOR - regular
meetings on Ind and 4th Monday ryenino.
in each month in Good Templars hall.
Ely Commandery, No. 22-Meets on
Ind and 4th Friday in each month.
;aldwell Chapter. X. A. NJ, No. "a
Meets the tirs. Tuesday after the fuI;
moon in each month
Adair Lodge U. D., A. F. & A. M
Meets on the frs. Thursday niyht in each
'elect Knights-A.O. U. w. meets ON
second and fourth Thursday night Of each
BROTHERS OF PHILANTHROPY
kirkevllle lodge No. !. meets on second and
fourth Tuesday nights in each month AZ
Templsr's hall
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The Randolph Springs -Flasging ,
MoBERl.Y July 25, 1881.

EplroR GRAPHIC Yesterday We were
informed that special train would
leave Moberlv at 5 o'clock p. M, for the
Randolph Medical Springs and return
at 8 p. m.. So Mr.. Owen and wife, Miss
Owen aud myself and wife sought
tickets for the Springs, boarded the
lightning train and thrty minutes
ride brought us to Huntsville. In ten
minutes more the train halted at the
Springs. We found large crowd OF
people at the Springs, and it is astound-
ing the amount of water that is :mbib-
ed. Large beer glasses are used and
quite a number are kept IN use all the
time. A man can drink half gallon
without any trouble in from five to ten
minutes then feel as though he had ta-
ken all ordinary drink Of common wa
ter. There is a large hotel, hospital,
bath rooms and all arrangements nee.
essary for external and internal appli-
cations OF water. After remaining at
the Springs few hours, we began ma
king inquiries when the train would
come to take us back, but felt sold out
when we were informed that there
would be no train that would stop un-
til next day at a. M. The next station
on the road was Clifton, and we were
told that all trains stopped there. So
we concluded rather than stay all
night at the Springs, we would walk to
Clifton. a distance of two and One-half
miles. Arrived at Clifton at I p. M,
and were informed by the natives that
trains did not stop there on Sunday
evening. We went to the hotel, order
ed spring chickens for five. After sup
per we went to hunt up the station
agent, and were informed that he had
left town and would not return until
next morning. Our only chance now
was to flag train. So we borrowed
lantern from the landlord, proceeded to
the dept, took a seat on the platform to
wait for train. At 9o'clock a freight
train came laundering a long, we way
ed our lantern long and high, but she
swept by and headed us not. At 1920
the lightning express came. Again
the lantern was brought into requisition
The train checked up a little. and, as
it passed by, the engineer told US he
could not stop, but that No. 4 was l
koar behind them and we could flag
her. 1t was now near II o'clock, and
about II we heard the No. 4 coming.
everything was got in readiness. The
women were placed in line in con-
spicuous place on the platform and the
lantern was brought to the front, ready
Tor the signal. This was our only and
last chance. There would be no train
after this till next day. We were get
ting desperate and were looking around
for an old railroad tie to put on the
track and make her jump off or stop.
Just then she hove in sight and our
lantern man began to gyrate at a live
ly rate; and luckily she stopped and
took as on. The conductor was wrathy
about our tlaging the train. and asked
me if | did not know there was a law
against flaging the tram. told him |
was not railroad man and knew
nothing about it. Neither did care.
we had paid our money and wanted to
90 to Moberly.
Thine,
J. A. TINsMAn.
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CHEEK.

When the news of the election OF
Lapham to the United States Senate.
from New York, reached Mr.. Conkling
at Washington City, he Immediately
sent the following dispatch to one of
his adherents in Albany.
The heroic constancy of the Spartan hand which
70 lung stood for principle and truth has deepest
den and abhorrcnt forces and agencies which never
before had any sway In the Republican party, the
memory o. Their courage and manhood will long
nne IN the highest honor. The near future
viii vindicate their wisdom and crown them with
apir9sni. Please ask them all 10 receive my most
grateful acknowledgements
tsighedl ROSCOE CoNKLING.
For cheek and egotism that caps
anything in American politics. "The
Spartan band which has so long stood
up for principle and truth" Accor.
ding to Roscoe Conkling, standing up
for principle and truth is standing up
for himself. In other words taking his
own definition, Roscoe Conklmg is the
embodiment of principle and truth, and
the man who didn'. have sense enough
toknow that, and voted to give some
one else the position which Conkling
had resigned was devoid of manhood.
Bad, wasn't it! But the cap sheaf is
expressed IN the following: 1.-The near
future will vindicate their wisdom and
crown them with approval" That is,
the near future will show to the people
what mistake was made in not send
ing Conkling back to the Senate.
When a man gets so he thinks the ma
ton or party can't possibly exists
and prosper without the aid ofhis coun-
sci and administrative ability, the
sooner his advice is dispensed with the
better. and when man becomes so in
sufferably vain as to indulge in Ian
guage such as the above dispatch con-
tains, and casts mean and low insinua-
lions upon the action of a body of
men because the judgment of seventy
out of hundred differed from his re-
garding his own worth, it will not be
diiiicult for men to believe that in his |
present state of mind, Mr.. Conkllng is
better adapted TO the station Of a pri-
vate citizen than that of the leader of 4 |
great party.
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Removing the Bones.

WASHINGTON, July a6.-The presi-
dent didnot have good rest last night
He was feverish, and the fever continu-
ed this morning. The surgeons held
long consultation lasting from about
S:3o until 10 O'Clock. Or. Agnew, who
returned last night, said the fever was
the result of irritation iu the wound and
that all these irritating causes must be
removed After discussing the situation
another operation was determinedu upon.
DR. Agnew sent for instruments and
enlarged the lncision made through the
the integument Of the back on Sunday,
so that he could insert his finger. He
thea felt splinters of the fractured rib
inside the wound, and impinging upon
the track of the wound, he began to re-
move these splinters of bone, and took
out altogether IS or 20 fragments,
one OF them about an inch long
He then, with his finger. raised the
fractured rib and restored it to its prop.
er and natural position. Following
this operation the flow of pus was much
better. When the surgeons dressed
the wound this morning they discover.
ed that the discharge had partially
stopped, that in fact it was entirely too
slight for the condition of the wound,
and this was one thing that determined
the surgeons to perform another op.
peration, or rather to enlarge the in.
cision Of Sunday and to remove all
the splinters of the bone that could be
found. After this mornings opera
ton the discharge was very satisfactory
and the President experienced prompt
relief DIR. Agnew then said that he
considered the Presidents condition as
favorable, and he hoped for continued
benefit from the operation. Later on,
about noon, DR.. Agnew said the Presi.
dent was doing well. He ate a raw
egg an took some milk nourishment.
This morning he slept about half an
hour after the operation and expressed
himself to Col. Rockwell as feeling
better.
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SUNDAY MORNING.

Sunday mornings Globe Democrat
says: The President experienced an
unexpected relapse yesterday, from
which, however, he soon partially raj.
lied. His pulse, which had risen to
1870, receded to no, and the doctors
recognized in a profuse perspiration
good omen. The last bulletin from the
White House. while not coseealing the
real danger that underlies the case, is
yet hopeful that there will be no ree,s.
renee of unfavorable symptoms, and
that the condition of the President will
be much better to-day.
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The south is making rapid strides in
manufacturing. Cotton factories are
going up and furnaces are being erected
to utilize the iron and coal that is so plen.
ty. Since the last census West Virgin
ia has increased her metal production
over last year from 1900 to 1000
tons. Alabama has increased her pro-
duction 1872 per cent. Georgia 265 per
cent, Tennessee l25 per cent, and Ken
tucky 43 per cent. North Carolina has
not increased her production on &C.
count of the want of railroads to reach
the iron country.
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There is nc dorot but the presidents
condition since last Saturday has been
very critical, and that It still remains
so. While the daily bulletins read hope
fully. an observer may read between
the lines that his chances for life or
death vet hang in the balances. We
can only hope for the best and wait.
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This force increases at the rate of
about 6.ooo year. The annual ex-
pense now amounts to SIS, 900 ,ooo
That the appointment ofthese officers
opportunity for favoritism is offered,
no one will deny. Itplaces the power
into one mans hand, which ought to
be left with the people. The time is
coming when the people will elect their
postmasters and good will come by the
change.
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We haye received an advance copy
of a new pulSiestisS, entitled "I'he
New Testament. Revised Edition" We
have not yet had tine to hook it over
carefully, but it is well printed and in
dependent in politics, and We predict
for it prosperous career.-Ol Cry
Derrick.
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Held for Trial.

PHILADELPHIA, July 2l.-In the Star
Route cases the U. S. Commission held
McDavitt, Ensign and Price in $1,000
bail each for trial. for two first furnish
ing security and the latter beng COM
mitted in default.
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RESIGNATION is heroism in slipper

RESIGNATION is heroism in slippers.
A school.mistress should be up to
urchin in knowledge.
In some respects the gentler sex far
surpasses us. No man, for instance,
can deliver a lecture with dozen pins
in his mouth.
A Long Branch woman recently put
eight pair of stockings on one limb.
She was short of a clothes-line, and the
limb came handy.
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An exchange publishes the success
full paper for a prize essay on woman,
1t is this: "After man came woman.
and she has been after him ever since" !"
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YESTERDAYS NEWS.

Up to one O'Clock Wednesday the
president is reported to be Improving.
He was free from fever and resting
quietly.
The rumor that he was worse yester-
day is not confirmed.
Another plot has been discovered
against the life Of the Car.
There is trouble in Arizona between
the Mormon and Gentle population.
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Rolling mill b boom at Sedalia

Rolling mill boom at Sedalia.
Macon. ~ 81
\ kind writer says: "You can trust.
:. man WHO loves a horse or dog" A
livery stabss sasa.n says he has tried it,
and finds there is Ro money in it.
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Presidents Patronage.

There are in the United States about
$1,000 postmasters, who hold sway
over about $4,000 postoffices. The
employees of the Government in this
department are classified as follows:
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Halliday Bros. grocery and produce
store is the place to buy and sell pro-
dnce. They pay cash.
Taste and smell are chemical; touch
is mechanical; hearing and seeing are
ETHEREAL; the ear is emotional: the eve
intellectual; but buying groceries from
Halliday Bros. is economical
"Oh, Uncle Tom,' spoke Eva Maze.
"Please buy our groceriedat Halliday s.
'Ob, missy, I've understood
That you must have whatever is good.
And certain shure about all the rest.
For groceries Halladaya is best.
More new goods this week at Halla-
day Bros.
A bargain i. offered for the next Il
days at Halliday Bros. in glass and
queensware.
What grocery man sad when he
found fish in the butter: Good
heavens. the brindle COW has be.n in
swimming again.!
A large lot Of choice coffee, sugar,
tea. and tobacco received to-day at Hal
laday Bros
Always buy your groceries where
you get them fresh.
The housewife now gets into Autter,
To see the flies get into the butter,
And soon she'll be compelled to veto
The advances of the bull mosquito.
No wonder. then, that she declares
This world is full Of cares,
And all because, in her husbands ways.
He forgets to 90 toHalladays
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THE SADEST OF ALL"

Itmust be for those little county
seat Conkling organs, who, having
pitched theirpenny whistles to high
key. in unison with the "organ' to have
it go back on them in the following
style. The Globe.Democrat says:
The w.eacres who have been predicting that the
senatorial contest at Albany would ''disruptS the
republican party Of New York can now take rest.
II turns out that they are, usual. mscraby mistak-
en-. Successors TO Platt and COukling have finally
been elected under circumstances that satisfy the
various conflicting elements; and severe as the strain
was. the party breecilng escaped FRACTURE and all
hands came up smiling. Disruption did not disrupt.
Where fuueral was anticipated there was picnic.
Amer ten weeks Of fooling around the thing was SET
He'd at last jnst rolling on log and in
stead of bolts protests general and hearty shout
~: victorI-from republicans republicans testi-
fled anew how the party is always superior 10 its
discussions and stronger than any personal or fac
ti0nal claslinr.
This is the doctrine the GRAPHIC
has been preaching right along. The
party is stronger than any personal or
factlonal claShing.
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Shonld the comet collide with the
earth, arrangements should be perfect
ed whereby it would strike on Conk-
ling's cheek. No damage would re-
suit to the earth-at least nothing
more than shock: but who can tell
how the comet would suffer.
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One reason why people do not visi,
stores that do not advertise is because
they do not wish to disturb the boy who
is reading a novel behind the counter.
The freshman who looked in his Bi-
bic for the phrase "All's well that ends
welr' is now engaged in studying trig.
onometry, in order to enable him to de-
scribe Noah's arc next Sunday.
'Halloa!'' With this exclamation the
hunter came to an abrupt halt. (The
concluding chapters of the thrilling and
absorbingly interesting story of THE
Scout and the Indian" will be found in
our waste-besket.)
Wash Allen, colored man, was
mobbed at Mansfield, La, On Monday
night for the murder of Judd Scott on
the 10th.
Deacon Enoch Long, one of the
founders af Presbyterianism in Illinois,
died Wednesday at his residence at
Galena ILL.,, at the age of 81 years.
Dallas, Texas was in utter darkness
last night, the Gas Company and the
City Council having quarrelled and the
former turned off the gas supply.
A brakeman on the Chicago, Milwau-
zee and st. Paul Railroad was shot and
killed at Hastings on Monday by a
ramp for putting him off the train
Railroads OF Kansas City are gong
If raise the tracks on the Harlem side
% the river as safeguard against stop
,age by floods.
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The army worm has made its ap.
pearance IN Scott county. Iowa.
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Many reasons might be adduced in
support Of the general proposition, that
every head of family should have an
investment in real estate, at least to
the extent ia proprietary interest in
the homestead property occupied by
the family. 1t is unquestionable that
the bes: interest of society, as we'll as
of the individual, are thereby greatly
promoted 1t is far better for both
that the individual should be the pos
SCISSOR of fincumbered real estate, rather
than that he should have no claim or
ownership IN the soil. A mortgage on
the homestead, which can be paid off
by small monthly installments in lieu
of rent, will promote habits Of economy
and thrift. The monthly payments,
instead ofbeing tardily and grudgingly
made to a landlord, will be promptly
and cheerfully met to the mortgage,
for it will have become a matter o.
profit instead of loss-a saving in place
of former expense of rent.
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How dear TO my heart Is tfie old family Bible
That stood ON the table s8 solemn and still:
Where often I've hid any thing thought liable
To get into the hands OF my had brother bill
How ardent l. We seized II with eyes that were
glowing.
And shook its wide pages until out the things
fell:
But now all its charming old secrecy's going
With the new tangled bible the bookstores all
sell.
Tile new new tangled bible. the twenty cent bible
This reversed bible that says hadcs for hell.
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The report Of ]. R. Dodge, special
agent for the collection Of agricultural
statistics of the Census Bureau, has
been made public. 1t shows that the
agricultural products Of 1879 were
nearly double of those of 1869, while
the products Of 1869 were only IL per.
cent. greater than those of1S59. The
disparity was largely due to the bad
harvest of 1860, and also to the fact
during the war not much progress was
made in agriculture; but in the decade
between 1850 and 1860, which has
been regarded as one great progress
the increase was only 43 per cent.
The corn crop has increased I33 per
cent, between 1859 and 1879. The
three great corn growing states, Illinois,
Iowa, and Missouri, it may be remem.
bered, produced more than the whole
country in 1851. The advance in
Illinois has been from I27,o21,,3s
bushels to 327,796 500 bushels which
is in part the result of extension of
area under cultivation, but largely due
10 the fact that the crop of 1869 was
failure. There has been an increase
Of 400 per cent in Kansas, and a still
greater increase in Nebraska. The
wheat crop had increased 73 per cent.
rom 1860 to 1879, and &c and 20 per
cent. respectively in the two previous
decades. Several of the Atlantic and
Gulf States show a diminished product
ind seven-tenths Of: the whole crop of
1879 was raised in the following States,
md in the order which they are men-
ioned: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michi-
,an, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Mis-
ouri, Wisconsin. The production of
he other cerals also shows remarkable
Increase.