davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

1HE once-popular pastlme Of "run
ming" towns seems to he on the decline
out West. An individual belonging to
that class known as "rustlers' came into
the dining-room of hotel at Deming,
N. M, not long ago, and announced
(after hitting an inoffensive citizen ON
the head with the butt-end of revolver,
in orler 10 more quickly gain the atten-
tion of his audience) that he was "iook.
ing for somebody who was on the shoot '
Fortunately q gentleman actively en-
e.eed in the line of business referred to
WIS present, and after he had sent q
bullet crashing through the brain OF the
inouisitive gentleman dinner was re-
snmAd
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

But haven't accepted him. In
fact, I've refused him-because-"
"Because you will marry your old
love, like the lass in the song, Delia?"
In Croftsborough people are not yet
tired Of telling how woman made
money by taking boarlers.
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

IHE Brooklyn Drldge mas thus far coss
over s13, ,0OO,0 900. A thousand tons Of
steel are, it is calculated, still needed to
complete the structure.
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

npshOSt "a otICS'S uUV6 ~" "
more feeling for others than for their
own kith and kin. Then there were
cousins in the city, forehanded and
fashionable, who were never worth a
row of pins to Della. and there was her
great-uncle Johns widow a-larkin on the
Continent, a-gaming at Baden-Baden,
and trying the waters of every mineral
spring in the three Kingdoms. for no
disease under the sun but old age. She
had been known to say that her folks
were too rich already, and probably she
would endov some hospital with her
property" Plainly, wealthy relatives
were of no value to Miss Della. To be
sure, she had never seen her great-aunt
since she was child, when her
Uncle John had brought her into their
simple life for months visit, with her
French maid and dresses, her jewels and
fallals, which won the heart of her name
sake. Since then Uncle Johns widow
had become sort of gilded creation, al
ways young and beautiful; for, though
Della had received little gifts from time
to time across the seas for the last fifteen
years, she had neither heard nor seen
anything of the being who had inspired
her youthful imagination, and was quite
uncertain if such person as Mrs. John
Rogerson was in the land of the living.
Dead or alive, she seemed to have made
no material difference to Delia's hum
drum life. After having nursed her
father through long sickness Della
found that he had left heavy mortgage
on the homestead and her mother and
herself on the high road to the poor
house, unless they should bestir them
selves. As her mother was already bel
ridden. the stirring naturally fell upon
Della, and she advertised for summer
boarders:
CRoFTsBoRoUoH. Mcleod board in the
country to the riverside, at 81 a week. Large
chambers, broad plazzss. fine views, berries and
new milk One II lie from the station Address
DELLA RoGERsoN.
"Cheap enough - commented an ell
derby lady who happened upon it. Ode
LA Rogerson. An old maid. I suppose.
obliged to look out for herself. I've a
good mind 70 try her broad piazzas and
new milk. If I don't like it terrell be no
harm done"
And &C Delia's first boarder arrived
an old lady with false front hair. brown,
wrinkled skin, faded eyes, a black al
paca gown, and a hair trunk. Della
made her as welcome as if she had been
. Duchess: lighted a wood fire in Mrs.
Clements room, as the night was damp,
and brought out her daintiest cup and
saucer, with the fadeless old roses
wreathing them. wonderfully kind, !"
reflected Mrs. Clement .as she combed
ont her wisps of gray hair and confided
the false front to box. Wonderful
kindness for 81 a week! She's new to
the trade. She'll learn better. Human
nature doesn't change with attitudes.
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10

OABl1 VI 1hE AOVN AND E8h1hs
The moon revolves round the earth in an
elliptic orbit, with the earth in the focus;
the eccentricity Of the ellipse being
equal to .O54O1 of half its major axis, or
more than 81 times tn.s of the earth's
orbit. The point at which the moon is
nearest to the earth is called the perigee,
and that at which she is farthest from it
her apogee, and the line joining these
two points is called the line of apsides.
When the moon is at the pengee, she is
within 225, 900 miles, and when at the
apogee more than 251, 900 miles from
the earth. The path Of the earth is not
strictly circle, but an ellipse Of small
eccentricity, in one Of the fcci Of which
is the sun. II il nearest the sun, or in
perihelion, at the beginning Of the year,
or when the northern hemisphere has
winter.
Richland beacon., 1881-12-10
WHAT TINE rs IT.

WHAT TINE rs 1T.
What time is IT?
Time 10 do we'll
Time to live better
Give up that grudge-
Answer that letter.
Speak that kind word, to swee.en sorrow;
DO that good deed you would leave til tomorrow.
Time to try hard
In that new shusnon-
Time to build up on
A.old foundation.
.iiv'ng up needle.sly chang ng and drifting;
Leaving the quicksands that ever are sh!ft.ng.
What time Isl
Time to lie thrifty:
Farmers, take warning
Pow in the sprlngtime-
Sow In the morning
spring rain ir coming, zerhyrssr blowing;
Heaven Will attend 10 the quickenins and growing.
Time tn count cost
Lessen expenses
Time TO look we'll
To The gates and fences:
Making and mending. as good workers should;
Shutting out evil and keeping the good.
What tirnc is Il?
Time 10 be earnest,
Laying up treasure;
Time to lie thoughtful,
Choosing true pleasure;
Loving stern justice-of truth being fond;
Making your word just good as your bond.
Time to be happy,
Doing your best
Time to be trustJIl.
.aied weapons, assault ard bai:e,y dis
the public peace, etc. THIS speaks ,,,.,
"" "0 paris" al one
will
~, ""' a'e P''""p' '"'re in ci
e in Fienna> the parish capitol, than ~,
er portions Of the parish combined. a..
the la~ took efiect there were fou. -.
in operation and all seemed TO be do,
'etty fair business; when We take into -"
ration the fact that the town has only
o.. h.,.,,.., ,on,,.,;,, ..:... typhe
id remarkable business. Arrests
't infrequent, and rs the town was not -.
ID Of suitable boarding house for porte
} Of her sacred laws she decided 10 VI tn
house ....c.. n their u.e which >h. judy
hort W., before mo license wa. a. -.
nd CAV :: the euphonious name Of charg
ost. Sl;c. prohibition assumed con. who
number ii arrests have pn' .---~,.~' Th
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The Revised Scriptures.

The Rev. DR.. Philip Schaff, Of the
American committee for the revision OF
the new testament, said that the book
would be issued on May 20 2Osimultaneous.
ly in this country and in America. The
American bible society cannot reprint
it until there has been change in its
constitution. DIR. Schaff thinks the new
edition of the new testament will in
time entirely replace the King James
version. The American committee rec
commended some minor alterations
which were not accepted by the English
committee, but they will be issued in
the form ofan appendix to each volume
DR.. Schaff says these alterations are in.
tended merely to secure greater accur-
acy, and do not embrace anything that
can be regarded as touching doctrinal
points For instance, the Americans
recommended the use CT the word
grain" for corn" the latter term be-
ing generally accepted now as meaning
Indian corn Of which there is none
raised in Palestine. The English com.
mittee, however. adhered to the tenn
"corn," and also to the old ways of spell
ling, which the American committee
to alter.
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advice and vote on hundred things.
Our judgement was Gverruled on one OF
the least of them. and we have thrown
up our commissions and given the SEN
ate to the democrats. We ask you now
to return us to the senate: but we will
go back not as republicans, but as inde-
pendents: not as independents friendly
but independents hostile to the Admin
istration representing the republican
party, to play havoc and ruin with the
party to which you belong. A thousand
times no! no, senator's and assembly
men. We haye had enough of Mr..
Conkling's impudent dictatlon. We
have had enough of selfish politics, dub
bed craftsmanship. New York has no.
BILE men who can worthily represent not
offices, but ideas and high policies.
Have we not Evarts? have we not Fish ?
have we not Folger? have we not Nor
ton have we not Curtis? Have we
not a score OF men that can well fill the
part that these two men have belittled
and despised9 Let them be taken at
their word. and let us have in their
place two men, not one with twonames
let us have two statesman.-Indepen-
dent.
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The Situation at Albany.

ALBANY, May 24.-It is now stated
on good authority it was one of the
conditions of Conkling's coming here
that no public demonstration Should
be made, therefore it Is said unless COM
PEELED by public demand he will make
no speech. The situation on the Sena-
torial question remains unchanged.
The Garfield section still maintain
their position of refusing to enter the
caucus and be bound by its decision,
and they claim a number more than
sufficient to defeat the election of Conk-
ling and Platt. The Conkling section
say if the Senate Caucus Committee
refuse to join in calling a joint caucus
they will get the signatures of ma
jority of the Republican members and
thus force the caucus. Still the Car
field men say they will not be govern
ed by such proceedings, and if they hold
fast to their position there is no way to
prevent a deadlock. Some of the Gar
field members. among them Award,
are confident of their strength and be-
lieve they have majority against the
reelection Of Conkling and Platt.
The Conkling members laugh at this
claim and say if the Garfield support
ers really believe it, they ought not to
hesitate to enter the caucus. They say
the same claims were made last Jan
uary, prior to the election of Platt.
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A Secret.

People have wondered why the
GRAPHIC has been so uniformly for
tunate in the positions it has taken on
public questions as they have arisen
from time to time. In other words
how it happens to come out ION top
SO often. The secret is simple one
indeed. 1t is by following a straight
forward "honest' course. Honest to
to itself, its readers and its principles.
1t is said that certain great diplomat
vas uniformly successful, fooled all his
opponents. received great credit for
his finesse by this simple method
of saying just what he meant. While
all around him were exercising the
diplomatic art of not saying what thev
seemed to say, his candor did the
work, and the highest art was not art
but truth. 1t is only when men, jour
mails, and politicians depart from prin-
ciple and devote themselves to "policy"
that they make mistakes and get tan
gled.
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Questions Answered.

As the Conkling business is the sole
political question now uppermost we
present some questions propounded by
an Adalr county republican to the Al
hany Journal and its answers there to
in regard to the standing of Judge
Robertson as a republican. The article
will be found on first page of this issue
and pretty efectually answers the
charges made by some Of our local NAL
contents who have been claiming that
the president had appointed a chronic
bolter and scratcher to office-and for
this Conkling was justified in his wa,'
against the president and his resigna-
alton which has placed our hard won VIC
tory in jeopardy. Read it.
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The Conflicting Claim.

ALBANY, May 25.-Both sections de-
clare themselves firm in their cOnvic.
tions this morning. Alvord' appears
stronger than ever to his position tc
Conkling and says the cause of the SEN
ators is weaker to-day than yesterday
On the other hand, Carpenter and other
stalwarts claim that Conkling has made
several votes since his arrival here and
will triumph.
The refusal of the senate caucus com.
mittee to caucus was not unexpected
The paper circulated yesterday for the
signatures of republican members, call
ing caucus was still in circulation
this morning. The stalwarts say il
will contain the names of a majority OF
the republicans. AT noon the stalwarts
reported that they had fifty signatures
to their call for a caucus. Fifty-four is
a majority of the republican members
of the legislature.
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This Issue.

We again take occasion to call the
attention of our friends to the charac.
ter and make up Of the GRAPHIC. The
present number is but an average sam
pie of what we furnish our readers
from week to week.
On our first page will be found edi.
torial notes on current events, col
umn OF short and witty items gathered
from our exchanges. our Sunday col.
umn prepared expressly for our read
erS, and nearly two columns OF Neigh
borhood county news, introduced as a
regular department by the Graphic.
The balance OF our outside space is de-
voted to State news, general and mis-
cellaneous matters etc. Our editorial
and local pages present their usual
array of editorials, news and local
items.
Our four inside pages contain a mass
of varied information seldom met with
outside the pages of the largest city
weeklies such as: A complete News
Summary, Political articles. Literary
Notes, Home aud Farm, and column
for our Young Folks. The letters OF
Conkling and Platt are given IN tull
and an excellent article on the Conk-
ling--Garfield controversy from the
Chicago Tribune, which we hope will
be carefully read by all. The second
chapter of our Serial develops still fur
ther interest in the plot, and we hope
those who have not read the opening
chapters will do so at once.
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Cumberland Presbyterians.

GALVESTON, May 20.-The News Aus
tin special says the fifty first general as
semblY ofthe Cumberland presbyterian
church met to-day. The opening SER
mon was by the Rev. w. G. Templeton
of Fayette, Tenn, Hon. 7. H. Bowman
secretary OF state, made the welcoming
address. One hundred and seventy del
egates, representing nearly the whole
sisterhood of states were present. For
moderator, Revs. J. w. Darby, of Evans
vile, Ind ); j NJ Howard, of Browns
vile, Pa; and DIR. Kirkpatrick were
placed in nomination. The Rev. Darby
was elected and delivered an eloquent
address. Adjourned till tomorrow.
This is the largest general assembly ever
held by this denomination.
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Ne wspapop Decisions.

I. Any person who takes paper regular
y from the post oiflce-whether directed Ia
his name or anothcr's or whether he has sub.
scribcd or not-is responsible for the pay
ment.
g. fla person orders his paper discontin-
ued he must pay all arrcarages. or the pub.
Usher may continue to send il until payr ent
Is made, and collect the whole amount whetil.
ethc paper is taken from the Office or not.
T. The courts have decided that refusing
to take news -paners and periodicals from the
post Office, or removing and leaving them un-
called for, is prima facie evidence OF inten.
tional fraud
This paper may be found on file at Geo. p
Rowell ~ Co.'S Newspaper Advertising Bureau
10 Spruce street. where advertising contracts
may he made for it in New York.
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DIRECTORY.


Cumberland Presbyterian Churcll--Rev
James b. Mitchell. ID. d., Pastor. Preaching
every sabbath ut IL ~ M, and $50 p. M
Sabbath school at $50 H. III. Prayer meet
ing, Wednesday evenings ut 7:30
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Rev. j. S. Boyd
Pastor. Preaching every second and third
Sabbaths of each month, at IL o'clock u. III
and 7:3O p. M. Prayer meeting every Wed
evening ut 7:3O. Sabbath school ut 9::U {;
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. J.J.
Bentley, Pastor. Preaching every Sunday
at II a. M. and 7:30 p. III. Prayer meetings
on Wednesday evening. Sunday school ut
9::s0, Il. m; Glass meeting at 2::0 p. Ill. OF
each Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev A. V. Baylcy, Pastor. Preaching
second Sunday in each month. at II Il. IN.
and 1870 p. III. Third Sundays ut 7:}O p. IN.
Sunday school ut go a. III. Glass meet
ings on each ID Sunday. Prayer meeting
each Wednesday evening.
First Baptist Church-Kev. j. C. Shipp,
Pastor. Services every Sabbath at II H. III.
and 1:30 p. III. Bible school at $50 Il. m
Prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings.
Episcopal Church-Rev. Peter Wager,
Rector. Services every lst, I'd, and 4th Sun
day, at IL Il. III. and 7::,0 p. III. Sunday
school at 5 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 Lords
days. SOciQl meeting every second and
fourth. Prayer meeting Wednesday even.
ing Z. Sunday school at $50
Liberals and Spirituallsts, meet at Bay
lor's Hall every Sunday evening at7o'clock
p. IN.
A. o. U. W.-Milton Lodge No. lO3.-
meets LIST and Sd Thursday evenings in each
month. at Harris Hall.
!. .. q. .T-Perseverance Lodge No. 12S
meets every Friday evening ut 80 ut Good
Temrlars' Hall
A. +. e A. M.-kirksville Lodge No. 1O5
meets Tuesday evenings on or before each
full moon.
|. 0. 0. F-Adair Lodge No. 96, meets
every Wednesday evening at $50 p. m., at
Odd-Fellow's Hall
Adair Guards.-N. G. M.-Armory hall
over DeRcamer's hardware store. Meets
Tuesday nights of each week. Capt J. H.
Kinnear; lst. Lieut., J. A. Richardson; 2nd
Lieut., W. L. Mccartney.
Anchor Lodge, No. 43, Daughters of Rabec-
ca, meets ut the /. o. o. F.. lodge rooms
on the Ind and 4th Tuesday evenings of
each month.
The y. o. u. T. meets on the End and 4th
Thursday ;evenings of each month ut Good
Templars nall.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR - regular
meetings on End and 4th Monday evenings
in each month in Good Templars' hall.
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A Double Barrelled Commitment.

ST. Louis, May 2s.-The Scotland
County Judges, Bourne, Sparks and
Gale, were brought from jail to the
United States Circuit Court to-day to
answer to the attachment for contempt
of Court IN another case where man.
date had issued commanding them to
levy a tax for the satisfaction of Fed
eral Court judgment. The same order
Of commitment for three months will
issue in this case, dating from to-day.
There is no prospect of any relief for
the jailed Justices: and they will have
to serve out the term of punishment.
All due consideration is extended to
them within the walls of the Jail as
prisoners who have not committed any
crime.
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sHERIFF's SALE IN PARTITION.

Isaac Workman, Mary
Workman, John Wort
man Lafayette West,
Leonidas Wmtman, Geo. Pet. in par.
Workman, and Martha
j. Workman by Jackson
Megrew. Exparte.
WHEREAS, at the June term 1880. OF
the circuit court of Adair county. Mo-,
an order OF record was made in the
above entitled cause, ordering the sher-
itf of Adair county to sellat public sale
the following described real estate, situa-
ted in Adair county, Mo-, to-wit:
The north west quarter of section No.
seven, ~ in township No. sixty-tbree,
(63) range No. sixteen. 16) containing
one-hund:ed and tifty-four acres and
four hundredths ofan acre, described in
plaintiffs petition. And at the October
term, l $50, of the Adair county circuit
court on the 18th day Of October, 1888 o.
the above order of sale was renewed up
Oh the same terms and conditions.
And that afterwards at the February
term 1881 Of the Adair county circnit
Soui v L Sp' ifti, "A. ~. 1901, lile ABOVE
order was renewed upon the same
terms and conditions as the original
order.
Terms of sale: One third cash in
hand, one third in one year, and one
third in two years. The deferred pay
ments to he secured by notes which
shall draw ten per cent interest. Deed
to be made upon final payment of pur-
chase money.
Now therefore, by virtue and author
ity of the order, aforesaid. will on
TUESDAY, The I4th DAY OF JUNE, 1881!
before the Court House Door in the
Town of kirksville, in Adair County,
aforesaid, between the hours of9 o'clock,
a. m., and ) o'clock p. m., of that dav
while the Circuit Court for said Coun-
ty is in session, expose said property to
public sale,to the highest and best bidder
in compliance with the requirements of
said order OF sale.
Witness my hand this 18th day of
May 1881.
TnLJN CItI-ED
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THE CONKLING BRAyADO:

What worthy occasion was there fol
Senator Conkling's resignation? None
absolutely none. What is the pretext;
This, only this: that the president in
sists on nominating a man to collect
the customs at the port of New Yorb
who does not serve the senator's pur-
poses, and that the senate Is likely To
confirm him. Senator Conkling follow.
ed by challeague, so-called, finds he
can't have his own way, and he re.
signs.
1t is just like Mr.. Conkling to make
great crisis out of defeat for an of.
fee. He always takes an intense in
terest in offices, and no interest at all
in public affairs. What difference does
it make whether this man or that COL
lects the customs in New York, provld-
ed it be honestly? Not the least. Yet
that Is the kind Of thing that this man
COnkling gives himself to: and he thinks
himself statesman. This is why we
regard him as the embodiment Of the
low, selfish idea in politics. He wants
to manipulate offices for his purposes,
to keep himself and his friends at the
public stall; and the real affairs of state
he leaves to Edmunds, and Hoar, and
Hawley. And now that in this little,
miserable matter of an office, he is over
ruled by the president who claims his
right, and the senate which claims its
right, he must fOrsooth, appeal to the
people" Who made him a premier?
A British premier resigns and appeals
to the people when defeated by parlia.
ment; but who ever heard of leRisla.
tor resignng his trust because he was
overruled about an Office by the presi.
dent, who was over him, and by his
brother legislators? 1t is a piece of ar
rogance and folly.
Now we say to the legislature 1T AL
bauy: Let him and his follower, Platt. |
STAY resigned. They have left their post
for no reason. They have LETT it in the !
hands of the enemy. They have WILL
fully broken down the hard earned re-
publican majority of the senate. They |
have traitorOusly thrown the senate in
TO the hands of the democrats. Will
thew now go to Albany and ask to be
for their selishness and
traachery? Shall they come to the
Great and loyal and determined repub-
i;can party ofthe Empire state, and say:
'sYou elected us to hold the senate for
the republican party, and to give our