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How is This.

Ladies who expect to make fortunes
out of smash on a Railroad will do
we'll to bear in mind that much may
depend upon the style Of dress they
wear when travelling. Read this:
ST. PAUL July r3.-Associate Justice
Mille,ssof the United States Supreme
Bench, now holding court here, made
ruling to day which excited much at
tention. The case was that of Julia
Crockett against the Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railway company for damages
for injuries received a. Shakopee
station, where Julia fell between the
cars and the depot platform. The
company set up as defense that the
woman wore a pull-back dress at the
time of the accident. and therein guilty
of contributory negligence, IN that the
style of dress prevented the full use OF
the natural means of escape. Judge Mil
Ter ruled that the evidence was admissi-
Bile and the point we'll taken, saying that
certain dresses were not proper at
certain times and places, as for exam
pie bail costume in baggage car.
Mr. Justice Miller is man with a
very level head-Ladles will do well to
take no1ice OBSERVER.
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Stupid People.

"Stop trying to kiss me-" cried 4
pretty girl to her bashful beau. 81
amt kissing you," said he. We'll
amt you gong to2'' she asked. He
ran away like frightened dear.
A Buffalo bachelor got angry be,
cause nice young lady complimented
him On his delicate complexion.
A Brooklyn youth broke off an en-
gagemeat on account of a difference
of opinion as to the color of a mules
ear.
A Chicago crank forbade his moth
er-in-law to visit his house, and after
ward discovered that she intend to pay
her board.
A school teacher thrashed pupil
for having an apple or his desk.
When he had finished Furnishing the
lad he was chagrined to find that the
apple was made of wax-Nezr York
Herald.
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is THls TRUE !.

Last weeks Milan Republican con.
tains an article on the reported discov-
cry of iron on South Black Bird creek,
northeast Of this place, near the conner
of Sullivan, Putnam and Adair coun-
ties. The writer says: I've found,
to our surprise, that magnificent
ledge Of iron ore had been discovered
right in the heart of these coal fields,
that measures S feet in thickness and
that it is estimated to contain from 40
to SO per cent of pure iron, thus rival
ing in richness, the celebrated Iron
Mountain and Pilot Knob ore, south
of St. Louis. Indeed, 1t bears strik-
ing resemblance to that ore, as the
writer once lived where he had fire.
quent chances to inspect car load af-
ter car load of the Iron Mountain ore.
We all knew of he rich coal deposits
on the Charlton, but were not prepared
to see the regular Pittsburg coal-a
very fine quality and easy of access
right in connection with as fine
quality of iron as can be found.
We saw ) 1-2 foot ledge of
what is said to be the finest quality
of iron ore, cropping out a
few feet above a 4 foot inch vein Of
Anthracite coal. thus bringing these
two essential and standard products
together. This point is about SIX
miles northeast of Pennvllle. 1t re-
quires no deep excavations to reach
it, but simple drifting. The coal is
covered with black slate. A block Of
the four and half foot Anthracite vein
is uncovered and stand out to be meas
ured on three sides. The celebrated
Hematite ore is also found in abun-
dance. as is also the Clay ironstone
and the Blackbani ironstone, which is
used so extensively in tie Bessemer
process of manufacturing steel. Both
the red and brown Hematite are found
in abundance.
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WILLIAM j. SMITH, Proprietor
KZRKSHZZLE, NO.

The subscribers to the coal prospec-
ting fund met on Saturday last and. by
vote, turned tie lease and the prospec-
ting tools over toll. q. Miller, (owner
of the land), who pledges himself to
continue prospecting to a depth Of 900
feet, ifpracticable, in the opinion of
Mr.. Pennell. This will reach a level
with the seven foot vein struck near
Macon several years ago, There are
indications Of petroleum in the hole
being bored-in fact the oil show itself
On the aug in globules, and it may be
that Mr. Miller will strike something
more valuable than a coal mine.-La-
Plata Press.
Ore DR.. Richardson, a Canadian
residing in Washington, announces that
some time this month he will go over
the. Niagara Falls. He says he will
accomslish the feat By the aid of a
mechanical device which he has invent
ed-a silken bag. seven feet long by five
through, to be inflated with gas and
strapped to his back.
The Secretary of the Treasury on
Thursday received letter from pro-
mlnent firm in New York calling atten
ton to the fact that large quantities
of wool OF low grade are expected from
Egypt, Syria and countries in their
vicinity, to this country which is the
principal market for them In view of
the cholera now raging in the countries
mentioned, these WOODS might carry in
fectlon as well as rags.
Love Lake station has been discon-
tinued as station. though trains still
stop there and receive the mail and
passengers. Only the salary of the
station agent is discontinued, and
freight will be billed at Atlanta or La
Plata. Economy is the Wabash pass
word just now. One conductor and
one brakeman run all the passenger
trains on the north end,'' which keeps
them almost continuously on the road.
Jack Harris is the conductor and
Green Mathews is brakeman, and they
think they have a fine opportunity of
demonstrating how Tonga goose can
stand on one foot.-LaPLaha Press.
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ORDINANCE NO. So.

In Relation @s1ade of Pierre ST. at
crossing Of UabasA, St. Zouis g
Pafifc Railroaa
SEC. 1. The grade on Pierce Street
commencing on said street at the east
slde'of the Right of Way of the Wa
bash. st. Louis & Pacific Railroad Co.
IN the town Of kirksyilie, and thence
going west on said street, shall be made
so tnat the grade of said streer shall be
at least ten feet below the track and
all side tracks Of said railroad so that a
vehicle or body may pass along under
said railroad and ITS side tracks on said
street, with ten feet space between
said grade and any necessary Obstruct-
ion bv reason OF SAID Railroad Com
pany's use of their ground over said
grade; the width OF said grade 10 be q
feet atthe bottom and -. feet at the
surface of the ground.
SEC. 2 1t is hereby made the duty
Of the Street Commissioner Of the town
of kirksvllle TO employ a competent
person to make plans and specifications
for grading said street In accordance
with Sec. l of this ordinance, which
plans and specifications shall be SUBJ
mitteG to the Town Council for ap-
proYal or rejection.
SEC. 3. And If SAID plans and speci-
fcations are approved, it shall then be
the duty of said Commissioner to adyer.
tise for bids to do said work on said
street. reServing the right of the Town
Council to reject any or all such lids,
and after receiving said bids if anv
shall be adopted by the said Town
Council it shall then be the duty of
said Commissioner to make a written
contract with the person making said
bid, in accordance with the specifca-
tlons and plans herein mentioned; and
such contractor shall make bond to the
town Of Knksville. in such sum and
with such conditions as the Town
Council shall approve, to secure faith
full performance of spch work within
such time as may be agreed on, and to
do said work so as to cause the least in
practicable to said Rail
road Company and other real estate
abutters to said street.
SEC T. Provided that the work. con-
by this ordinance. shall not |
cost or incur costs to the Town to es-
ceed Three Hundred and Fifty dollars. /
SEC s. That this Ordinance shall
take effect from and after its publica-
ton.
Attest: G, A. GoBES
A. N. Smith, Mayor.
Clerk.
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new AND REMARKABLE CHEMICAL EXpER.
IMEnTS.

The liquefaction of oxygen gas and
nitrogen, the freezing OF alcohol and
sulphide of carbon, are the lates;
achievements of chemical science. This
news comes to us from the laboratory
Of M. Wroblewski. in Cracow. Poland,
who has given some Interesting partic.
ulars in dispatch to NJ. Debray, pub
llshed lately in Comtts Reudus. BY
the us;: OF Equefed ethylene, NJ. Wrob-
lewski and K. Olszewski obtained the
remarkably low temperature of-136o
D., equal to-21e.So Oxygen gas
subjected TO about this temperature.
and compressed under pressure of
about IS atmosphere. of 575 pounds to
the square inch, was readily liquefied
In glass tubs, and formed a colorless
and transparent liquid, very mobile,
and resembling carbonic acid.
Nitrogen was also liquehed. forming
a colorless liquid.
Alcohol was solidi6ed at 1905 c. or
-2oo.oo F.. forming a white body.
Sulphide of carbon froze at about
116 o {. or-176.SF.
These are certainly very interesting
and remarkable experiments Air con-
tains by weight, approximately, 23
parts or oxygen and II parts nitrogen.
1t is common to compress it to far
greater degree than above mentioned.
For motive power, in driving compress.
ed air locomotives. a compression of
the air to 1000 pounds 10 the square
inch Is in ssme cases employed. The
difficulty heretofore experienced in the
llquefacnon of oxygen and nitrogen
has been to obtain a sufficiently low
temperature in conjunction with COM
preston. This obstacle now appears
to be removed. and variety OF new
and valuable observations concerning
the nature of gaseous substances may
be expected.-Seienife Ame1lfan.
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best prepared are from New England.
owing to the high excellence of its

best prepared are from New England.
owing to the high excellence of its
schools.
In a short time army laundresses will
be relic of the past. Five years ago
Congress began the abolition of this
class of camp followers. but permitted
the retention of those whose husbands
were soldiers until the expiration of the
terms of enlistment of the latter. The
time thus specified will expire on the
18th of June; and on that date issues of
rations to laundresses will cease, and
women will not be allowed to follow the
troops in that capacity.
George Francis Train is said to be
very we'll off. and the son has lucra-
tive position in private banking firm
at New York. The father and son are
rarely seen together, as the old man has
become almost insane of late. He has
not spoken for several months, and will
shake hands with nobody. Not long
ago George Francis was seen in his ac-
customed place on Madison Square, eat
ING peanuts. and his son was commu-
nicating with him by means of q little
tablet which Train always carries. The
father would not speak even to his own
SON
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When she was asked to express an
opinion on some trivial matter she
looked tlmldly around with her clear
gray eyes upon each OF the masculine
persons and SAID:
May I7''
Here we had the ivy and the oak
reduced to practice.
Every man in that group grew an
inch or two in statue and in girth with
out knowing it. A new magnamimity
stirred in HIM and he cried: 'sCertain-
ly!'
have met that "May u woman
a good many times since, and she al
ways walked over the stoniest places OF
life with sylph-like comfort, for all the
masculine persons put their necks
down FOX her to step on.
She is the superb phantom of tie
social circle. the mistress of the mob
the empress of the masculine persons
everywhere.
Your ordinary masculine person
doesn't want to be conjured- He
wants to be cajoled. And in every set
of pretty women who who tyranize
with their black eyes and coerce with
their saucy conduct, there is one gay
eyed May T. creature, who quietly
locks up all the mems hearts and
then, in her own sweet and docile way,
tortures. and pawns and burns them
afterwards, without SO much as pro-
testing squeak.
Don't ask me to name them all. l
have one in my mind now who clung
to an observer with the delicacy of
tear, and the sweet softness of an odor.
But she put $500 a week in the bank
and always said to the receiving teller
with a winning pathos: MAY I1"
And the receiving teller, feeling
thrill of masculine sympathy, always
responded with an assuring "Cer.,'in-
w." t,
Such superb women are created to
keep alive the masculine ideal of
women.
1t would utterly die out If men could
not go at intervals and refresh their
memories with the angelic, lmpalpa.
BILE character, set like a lambent fame
on most palpable physique.
l admire the May l" woman, She
not only wears an expression that, as
Emerson says, appears to be looking
for something better than she has ever
found, but her innocent conduct al
wavs assures us that she has found
something better than she ever looked
for.-Ne ~ York WmM.
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The refusal of the Mississippi
Democrats to coalesce with the colored
Republicans in that State is sharply
criticized by some Southern Demo-
cratic journals. They argue that tie
demands ofthe colored men were only
fair, and that Democrats woulb have
strengthened themselves by conceding
them. Under the pfesent circum-
stances union between the colored
element, the Greenbackers and Inde-
pendents is probably in many counties
in Mississippi. This will make the
canvass close, with the chances in
favor of the coalition. If the Re.
publicans had some organizers in the
State and a little outside assistance,
the present wounld probably be q prop
ition time to place the party on a van
tage ground from which it could WIN
future victories.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN va
CATION BY THE CLERK.

Perry II. Dodson Plaintiff, aSainst Jennie Dod-
Matchett, Defendants Civil action by petition.
Now at this day comes Perry NJ Dc.,son the
Plaintiff In the above entitled before the un-
dersgned clerk OF the circuit Adai, county
In vacation and files his petition and affidavit
Ing among oher things that the above named defen
dAnts Dora b. Naichett and Sarah alias Sadie
Matchett are non residents of this state.
It Is thereupon ordered by the CLERK xfors-
said In vacation hat publication be
made notifying the said Dora X. Mafehefr
and said Sarah alias sadie Naichett that action
has been commenced against them by petition In
the circuit court Of Adair county In thu state Of
Missouri the general nature and object of which Is
10 obtain decree of said courr dtvesting the title
Inherited by said defendants from one simeon W.
D0dson TO the north half Ut the north west quarter
OF section No, thirty four $50 In township sixty
TWO t62l of range No. fifteen (sl. and vestinx the
title to said land in the plaiattn herein and .hsr
uDle-s You the said defendants Dora b. Nltchett
and Sarah aiiss sadie Matcss. be aud appear at the
next term OF said court to be holien at the court
house kirksyiie, within the county of Adair aud
state OF Missouri. the 18th day of October, lcS
and before the third dsy thereof tif the term
sha SO long continue and not then before tn end
Of the ternil and answer said petition IL Will be
taken rs confessed and judgement and decree will
be rendered against you pray ed In eri-
don.
Il Is further ordered that copy hereof be publish
In said county OF Adafr for four weeks the last in
sertion to be At least fosr weeks before the COM
mencement OF the next term OF said court.
A trie copy. Attest
w. &HIocK Clerk.
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Here is a conundrum suggested by
skeptical exchange: "When the
disaster at Ring Theatre in Vienna
occurred some of the selt-appointed
Interpreters of the will of Providence
declared that it was a judgement on the
iheatre-goes. What will they say when
they read that Of the foreigners who
were staying an Casamicciola only
those were saved who were at the thea
ire during the earthquake a'-Quing
WAig.
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A CORRESPONDENT.

Who does not seem to recognize
the fact that the GRAPHIC is not the
illogical journal. or devoted to relig.
ious discussions, or that it has al.
ways carefully excluded from Its col.
umns everything calculated to stir up
any controversy on such topics. Sends
us communication this week. Said
correspondent who signs himself
Christian" may be as he SAYS PAIN
ed to learn that an appointment had
been declined or cancelled, by one OF
our preachers to deliver a lecture on
Temperance, at New Baden, because
a dance had also been projected by a
few to come off on that day." and it
may also be true that "Jesus was at
one time reproved for eating and asso-
ciating with Sinners" and that his re-
ply was that he "came not to save the
righteous, but to save those that were
lost" as our correspondent rather in
correctly pharaphazes the record; but
we do not care to get up a long and un-
profitable discussion, such as has here
tofore very much bored and annoyed
some of our contemporaries. Kinks
vile has a religious newspapef,-The
CHURCH AND HoME-devoted exclu-
sively to the discussion of theological
subjects, and our correspondent would
doubtless find there the proper reposl-
tory for his thoughts on this subject.
At any rate the GRAPHIC does not wish
to intrude Or monopollze the peculiar
field occupied by another. Medical,
legal and theological questions, have
each their particular organs, while the
GRAPHIC aims to occupy the broader
fields of general Literature, News and
Family reading.
Hence when our correspondent
says 81 think our preachers would do
we'll to take heed more closely to the
teachings and example OF Christ; to
visit the prisons; the cesspools OF In
iquity, and to eradicate sin as far as
possible, wherever it can be found,
and asks us the question: "What
would you think of a Physician who
would refuse to 90 where there IS
disease 2" has thus, by jumping into
the fields of theology aud medicine,
put himself out of our jurisdiction. and
we shall be compelled to turn him over
to the doctors of divinity and medi-
cine, for treatment and discipline. We
hope our correspondents will take due
warning from the awful fate OF this
one and be careful
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Another Kicker

There was a much disgusted DRUM
mer in the city yesterday. He left
Decatur on Friday, ticketed for Milan.
He arrived here too late for the O., NJ.
P. train, and was obliged to remain
over until 4 p. m. yesterday. when he
went to Kirksville. As there is no
train from Klrksville on Sunday, he will
have to remain over until Monday and
pursue his journey TO Milan. The
distance is in all 255 miles, and the
disgusted drummer will be obliged to
spend nearly seventy hours in ac-
complishing the distance.-Quinfy
Herald.
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KIRKsv LILLE DRy GOODS MARKET
As corrected Weekly by DOneghy
Brothers.

Best heavy muslin unh,eached Gets
Best Lawrence LII '' 52ic
Best quilt Lining 41sc
Bleached muslins Lonsdale Size
Fruit of the loom Size
Good soft finished bleach 61sc
Common bleached AZ to &c
All standard prints are sold at &c
Common prints are selling at 3l1s 20 4e
Best dress ginshams Slac
Common at &c
And good checks at Gil
Lawns are selling at from AZ to Size
All linen Towel crash at 31i to Zoe
Cashmere, all wool at 371s to$1OO
Worsteds at 81 to 15 and 2Dc
Shirtings, common at )
good plaics. checks at 61l.i to Sls
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The ravages Of cholera is SAID to
be aba,ing somewhat in Egypt.
The inside pages Of this issue will
be found specially interesting. Look
them over.
Now if you have time call in and
renew your GRAPHIC subscription and
bring along friend or two.
The telegraphers strike still con
tinues and the order to quit work ex.
tends to the railroad operators. So
far bu, few have quit work.
$50 far this summer the necessi-
ty ofseeking any kind Of a resort" to
escape the heat has not been percepti-
bic in this latitude. Indeed it has been
almost too cool for comfort several
times during the past ten days.
The signs of last years division
and dissatisfaction in the ranks of the
republican party all over the country.
have pretty nearly disappeared, and if
the meddIers and manipulators will
keep their hands off and give the peo-
pie chance. the old party will "wake
up" in the next campaign in way
tina. will surprise everybody.
General Marmaduke, if reports
be true, takes very peculiar position
for man who aspires to be the next
governor Of Missouri. 1t is said he is
opposed to enforcing the Sunday law.
If a law is not right, just or desirable,
lie: IT be repealed. No reasonable
man can object to that, but it is quite
another thing to recommend or to
encourage law.breaking.
Those of our exchanges who are
running a double column "Women's
Medical College" advertisements, from
Osgoodby & Co., are doubtless doing
II as work of charity. for that firm has
been on the dead beat list for nearly a
year past and have been so published
time and again. We would be pleased
to hear little evidence on this point
from some of our "cotems.''
The kirksville Normal building
will present greatly improved ap-
pearance on Its opening day which oc-
ours September nth. Heretofore a
large portion of the building has been
in an unfinished state, especially the
rooms in the basement. All this is now
changed, the building has been paint
danew, the earth has been removed
and air and light admitted to the lower
rooms and the surroundings greatly
improved in every respect.