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MISSOURI PATENTS.

Mr.. H. N. jenkins, solicitor of pat
ents, Washington, D. c., officially re-
ports to the GRAPHIC the following COM
plete lust of patents glanted Missouri
inventors 70, the week ending Apnl
3. 1883: E. Bonlanger, St. Louis
drum; John Lether, St. Joseph, port.
able sink; H. A. Hoppe, St. Louis,
fruit jar cover; c. Massle and J. LIE.
gan, Long Lane, churn /; T. A. Walker
Kansas City. self closing faucet: 7. E.
Buck, St Louis, jetty for correcting the
channels of river; R. Langtry, St.
Louis, window sash; ]. S. Muller. St.
Louis, trace-fastener; r. ]. Noonan,
Fern Ridge, bar for ahgning railroad
rails /: M. O. Baldwin, Kansas City,
car axle /; A. F. Combs, Long Lane,
beehive.
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Mysteries and MlSericS Of Americas
Great CltjoS.

A book bearing the above title has
recently been issued by the Histor.
ical Publishing Co., Of St. Louis, and is
creating = sensation on account of It's
revelations OF the secrets of high and
iow life in New York City official life,
scandals and intrigues in Washington,
and its terrible exposures of the
shocking practice of Momonlsn,, in.
Guiding a complete revelation Of the Sc
crets Of the infamous Endowment
rites. Il also gives q full history Of vuo-
douism in the south. with aany anus
ing sketches Of fNegro life before and
after the war; also history Of sszsy
days in California. with sketches
and adventures Of the famous year
Of 4o, and much otha matter Of in,
tset md value. Tne book i written il q
fasdaating manner by the vel known
author. J.W. .Buel, and is meeting with
rapid sale. Agents and others interes.
ee0 VI end the advertisement else
where in the paper.
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There has heen little improvement.
in genera! business since last issue. al.
though trade IN general remains very
quiet. "H
Butter and eggs are both scarce and
wanted.
We quote few Of the most prom.
nent articles at their buying price:
APPLES-Green per bus 40 to 60e.
BUTTER-Good to choice. 20 to 2m.
BACON-Coun:ry, II to y cents.
EGGS--121s.
CHlCKENS-3.O0 per dozen.
POTATOES-6O to 75 C.
TURNIPS-2O cents.
MAPLE SUGAR-13 to Is.
MAPLE SYRUP-1.OO to LES.
HAY-Good timothy, $50
CORN-5O. %
OATS-32c
HOGS Good order 600 TO 6.25
CATTLE Shipping steers, 400 5. so.
ONool, Pelts, Feathers, Rags, ETC.
same as last week.
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THE FINE STALLION.
YOUNG GLORIE!

Will make the season OF 1883, com.
mencing April 9Th and ending July
5th, as follows:
At Adair lpost Office ON Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday Of each week.
At Wilmathville, on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday Of each week.
Young Glor,e, is seven eighth blood
Pevcheron, 6 years old. Of good styb
ana action. dark dApple erey. .l63k halds
high, weighs, 1850 pounds, and sired BY
Impvidocq. No. 433, at head Ct Oak
Lawn .Steed, season services 900,
First Dam by Glorie, imported Percbs
ron Stallion owned by 4. V. BroOki1e,
Of Maeomb, III. second Dam by import.
ed Percheron Stallion. Bismarl. owned
oy A. ETrabue, Of Hannibal, Mo
TERNS.-Will serve mares on the
following terms: 80 to insure with
foal: or $5 for single service. OwD-
ers parting with mares, or removing
the same out of the com mmunity whore
bred, forfeit insurance. and mares will
be held for the am1nnt. Care will be
taken to prevent accidents. but will not
Be irresponsible should any occur.
]. Srosrs.
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DAKoTA's CAPITOL.

A/oASSo 40 AA - ASsSA ~s SssSesoe~'~.''
over the location Of the capital which
is to be done by a commission. The
act creating the commission made
Yanktowu the place for that body to
organize. This gave the Yanktonians
some comfort as they intended to serve
an Injunction on the commission at its
organization; as a matter of course they
oppose the locating of the capital away
from its present site-Yankton. Blu,
one night last week the commission,
snugly ensconced in asleepmg car. ran
into Yankton, organized and ran out
again before daylight, while the Yank-
tonians slept, unaware Of the presence
of the Commission or of the fact that
their vital interests were at stake.
When the people of Yankton awoke III
the morning; their rage knewno bounds
they cursed and tore their hair, they
danced war dance, brandishlng then
tomahawks in the air; indignation
meetings we're held not only at Yank.
ton but at many Of the other river
towns, the governor, the legislature and
the commission were threatened Mean.
time the commission having complied
with the clause regarding its organize
ton, proceeded to Sioux City, Ioaw,
where in safety 1t proposes to ad, ertise
for bids for the location. Under the
act not less than $1oo,o 900 is to be ac-
cepted as a bonus for the capitol }oca-
ton, but the bids will probably reach
100000.
The Injunction is st,ll threatened by
the Yanktonians but the commission is
steadily proceeding with Its work. The
location is limited to the goth parallel
which is central from north to south,
which knocks the division proposition
in the head. Hence Dakota will be
admitted as the third state in the
Union in area, only California and
Texas being larger.
The act creating the commission,
forbids any of the members of that
body from owning or being personally
interested in any lands within ten miles
of said location, but it does not pre-.
vent them from advising their friends
to take claims in a certain locality.
However there viii be a good deal of
|jobbery and land speculation in con-
necton with the location, but that will
not be anything new for Dakota. for it
has been and still is paradise for
tricksters and men, who steal while
taking refuge behind some legal
technically or deficiency which secures
them against punishment for their
thieving.
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/ There is a German family in Galepa,
who in daily conversation use the En-
glsh language. but the mother teaches
her chldlen the same German prayers
she ssed to repeat in her childhood,
away badf on the Rhine One night as
little Earnest, : precocious chap Of
tow, was quietly 1oiag through his de-
vosioar be suddenly electrified his
mother by exclGming: "Ma, why do
We always talk yankee and pray Ger
man; is God 4 Dutchman e.
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Ventilatiue Ioe-Housee.

Many persons do not understand Why
an ice-house should be ventilated. They
think openings in the gsble-ends. Is
were recommended in this paper a few
weeks ago. are injurious. as they serve
to create draft Of air over the mass of
ice. They do, indeed, create Q draft Of
air, and this is beneficial. The necessi-
ty Of ventilation win be understood by
giving q little study to the matter.
Much Of the ice placed in building
under the most favorable circumstances
melts. A considerable portion of the
water produced, in turn becomes vapor
and rises to the top Of the building. Tn
less it has an opportunity to escape it
will render the air, with which it
mingles, dense, and, as consequences,
will raise its temperature. As its tenn
perature is raised it will hasten the
melting Of the ice below. Some Of the
vapor will be converted into water
again and will fall back on the ice and
cause it to melt. II there is . chance
for the warm air and vapor to pass out
Of the building these effects may be pre-
vented. Again, by causing . current of
air to pass over the upper covering Of
the ice rapid evaporation Of vspor is
produced and this produces cold. Water
may be frozen by the evaporation Of q
portion of it. as was recently pointed
out in an ice-making machine used in
England Ice as stored in building
is covered to the thickness Of . foot OK
more with sawdust or other similar ma.
terial. This absorbs much Of the water
that comes from themelted Ice and car
ries it to the top Of the mass: Il 1t
there comes in contact with . current
Of air it is evaporated and the tempera-
ture of the ice-house and its contents is
reduced.
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scrsps sf RyAne.
pY T. BERRY SMITH.

MINNIE MORROW.
Minnle MORROW si;nneOls--
Little maiden ialF and sweet,
wnrresoe .cr duties call thee
DO with ever Willing fest;
Let thine ever thought &c pusest
And thine every deed we'll done.
Then thy lips will pass serrneiy
Esrthly--lieav enly ly-Ohly one.
AUTOGRAPH.
Kumembtr me. IN some fair howery nook
or laemOry's gsrden give place for me.
Whereby flows ihendshps deep percnnisl brook
Aud over which love sinss her songs OF Giee.
LUCK AND FAILURE.
II We fail. We cry misfortune .,
Foils our every forward thrust ,...
Kwewin. we say "we did IT,
Yes, We give ourselves the credit
And our hearts arc full III trust.
EVERY LITTLE HELPS. G
A little ray Ut sunshine tii't
..,, Creps throush . lattice closed. -'
And stepped upon cushion b
Whereon babe reposed. r.f.
The child awokc and saw 1t
And laughed I. happy mood:
And soa ray Of sunshine .-
..al Accomplished something good.
MAN MAKES HIS own DESTINY
In . block Of marble .. an angel or devil
The sculptor lnAy form by skill;
And so In y man IL An angel or devil
Just as the man may will. .t.t
Glasgow, Mo. ..
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MIXED POLITICS.

That number of northern state
are in the doubtful list, with stronl
probabilities of going democratic a
the next general election. is evident Il
the most casual observer. That suct
should be the case is MOTTO be wonder.
ed At IN the least. Even in times O.
strict etparty issues with momentous inter.
ests At stake, they were very close and
in the present intenegnum when men
no longer feel that the fate of the nation
is concerned, and in the face of such
exhibitions as have been made of the
rottenness of many Of our heretofore
honored statesmen, :he star rout reve.
lations, and the apparent disregard Of
the interests Of the masses, and legis-
lation in the interest ofso-called monop.
olies, with the natural disintegration
which seems to be the fate Of every
majority party, ali are causes which con-
spire to bring about a change. But
this does not by any means imply a
national defeat for the republican or the
restoration to prower ofthe democrat.
ic party, for the simple reason that the
same state Of affairs exists IN the ranks
Of the opposite party. States hereto
fore counted "solidly" democratic, can
not much longer be depended upon.
With frauds and peculations IN Ten
nessee, Arkansas. and Alabama, with
4 huge land steal in Texas involving
nearly every member ofthe Legislature.
with dissentions, denominations, and
i'll concealed disnust in the democratic
tanks in Missouri It needs only the re.
moval ofthe outside pressure Of party
prestige and party hopes to prevent a
rupture as sweeping in Its extent as
shat which threatens the dominant par
ty in the north. It would be . strange
spectacle to see q northern democratic
in Congress faced by al
republican majority from The south. butt
such scene is not 4 IL Improbable
Or impossible. New issues and new
interests are more and more eaehyeaz.
obliterating the old lines of division,
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EDIN.lAL sQulBs.

ne washington WOV0 M
speaking oftbe failure Of Congress to
pass the river and harbor bill. says un.
doubtedly there were many important
items that should have received ap-
psopriations, but there were many
there that needed elimination and to
solve the question in the shortest way,
Cong1ess burned down the barn to
kin the rats" It was a pretty des-
perate remedy, but there is no doubt
that the rats were pretty effectually
scorched.
The humane society have issued
an eight page pamphlet. entitled "Tor-
twe in the Missouri Penitent:asy; Let.
ter of Chas. P. Johnson to Senator Nc.
Grath, chairman of the Senate Com.
mittee on Penitentlay. Some things
under Thos. ]. Crittendea's admins
tration that the people should know" )"
1t is horrible recital of some of the
methods pursued in the Missouri pen.
itentiary, under the supervision of the
man who boasts of having whipped
more men than any other living man. +"
We learn that Mexico, Mo-,
elected a republican as mayor, and we
notice that some newspapers take it as
having a political significance. We
doubt if any such significance can be
properly attached to the above result.
Knksville, a republican town ordinarily,
this year elected a staunch democrat,
but We know of no person foolish
enough to claim it as party victory.
Dr.. Cohen was voted for by men Of all
parties, without a thought IS to his
political preferences. In fact party
issues cut no figure in the contest.
The elections held last week
were mostly Of little political signii.
cance. Harrison was reelected mayor
of Chicago, and the Democrats have a
majority Of the council. The republi-
can city of Cleveland, has elected a
democratic mayor. and this affords an.
other available democratic candidate
for president. Cincinnati, as was ex-
pected, also went pretty solidly demo-
cratic. Little Rhode Island elected .
governor and other state officers on
Wednesday. Sprague the democrat
and fusion nominee was beaten by
Bovine, republican, by 5000 majority.
Eighty.four out of 1o8 members ofthe
Assembly are also republican.
SPEAKING of the glowing habit Of
smoking in public places, the "Consi.
nent" says that legislative halls and
even Senates are no longer free from
the inuuding presence ofthe cigar. and
inquiries If the church and court room
"wlll not be invaded next" Why,
bless your innocent soul, you certainly
have not travelled. We have seen the
graceful wreaths float up from around
the reverend head of "his honor on the
bench, while prosy lawyers were ad-
dressing the jury. In other words the
pip ecigar have "dun invaded the court
and room, and there is sothing left but
the church.
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T,sal settieneDt.

Notice ia hereby given To all creditors. and
others Interested in the estate u Henry Glas-
gov deceased, that Rachel 0lssgow Aanlp-
iStratrix Of aaA estate intends - make irs'
sAtilement thereof. = The next tsrm Of tss
Probate court q Adsir Co., - b helA ss
Kirksyille on Monday the 14tA day Ut Nay.
1853. KAcnKL GLAa0ov
No. Ao4w AdnlnietsatSI.
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I
Rrvco's PoINr, April 6th,-Press oi
busiress and other hindrances have
kept me silent for some time, but | row
resume my scrlbbIlng, hoping that in
the future may be able to send you
items more frequently.
The weather has been very cool AMI
the farmers are becoming impatient
to get at their spring work.
We had a few fine days part oI
this week, but yesterday and to-day
have been so wet that it gives man
the horrors to set in the house.
The ground, where it is cry enough
to pillow is very mellow and loose, and
the indications are that it will yield an
abundant crop if properly tended.
IL is uphill work trying 10 farm here
this year as nearly one half the farmers
have to buy feed and seed, bu. all seen,
to have determination 20 make Us
as much as possible this year and not
have to buy next year.
The grass is coming forward fast
since the showers set in and if i. clears
up warm we witt suun have an abuni-
ance of grass for cattle.
There is considerable sickness in this
nelgbborhood at this time.
Mr.. Wm. Bozarth, ST., has a slittle
hoy very sick with Pneumonia fever
not expected to 1--we.
Mr.. VIM. Bozarth Jr., has two little
girls very sick. At last accounts they.
were no better.
1t was reported yesterday that Mrs
Jas. Coy was very dangerously i'll
Have not heard from her to- day.
Atthe school meeting on last Tues
day, Frank Propst had 16 votes for
commissioner, A. P. Vaughn had and
Mr.. Steele none. The voters IN the
Dist. voted to build new school house
this summer, to be completed in time
for the Sept. term of school. Oh, Lava
how mad a couple of fellers got.
Oh, say, hold on! | want to tell YOU
something good. I. G. Eastridee and
Zeioler have got their nay for tha.
bridge at last. Yours till we raise a
crop.
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Gresatep gatherings.
By our Special Correspondent.

BY our Special Correspondent.
HRgrNrop. April 10. Business IT.
tie dull this week.
Rev. James A. Grow went to Paris,
Mo-. to visit his mother this week.
Some sheep killing dogs got among
Capt. Toler's herd Of sheep one night
last week and killei three OF them,
Gripping six. Cap. was awful mad. We
notlre,l him the next morning after the
dogs. Capt.. was bareheaded He ran
the dogs TO Greentop and succeeded IN
getting Two OF then Capt. is death on
dogs. '-
Mr.. Metcalf Is laid w this week A
sore hand which is quite painful
De Gubb and MIR. Archer. OF Iowa,
were in town last week on business.
Phil. Smith one Of K,rksville's popu--
lar furniture dealers, gave our town a
call Thursday Of last week. .1c-
Geo. F. Williams Of the same place
was in town Friday Of last week on
business. JE
A. Gray has started a beer saloon in
Greentop and is selling by the gallon.
A blind man. w. H. Hamilton had an
entertainment at the school house on
Saturday evening. Not very large
attendance. a
Mr.. A. Woods living one mile south
Of town is quite sick. He is under
treatment of DR.. Wilson.
Geo. Henderson and family, of Kinks.
vile Is here this week visiting the tami.
ly Of Esq. Weston. Mr.. Henderson
will 60 to Batss county Mo-. in short
time, We wish you success George.
s. B. Lind and jeff Dyer came from
Putnam county, last weeklwith large
herd of sheep. three or four hundred of
hem. They bought them all in Put
nam county. r..
Rev Davis. of Kirksville. preached at
the u. E. Church, Saturday evening
last. Geo. R. Voorhies. N G. A. NJ
Llnd--v. G. Jacob Wittmer, Treasur-
er. Geo. Sanford, Secretary. William
Hamilton. Permanent Secretary.
Our school hoard have employed
Miss Deborah Witmer to teach our
summer school. Miss Wilmer will
make us No. teacher.
Our sidewalks are becoming sadly
dilaudated. Why don't somebody Tx
them? We have no town board. but
somebody should fix them.
Mrs. N. and Mrs. N. Speer are visit.
ing relatives at Mou'ton, Iowa, this
week. SHIBBoLETH.
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An effort is being made to hold a
Normal Institute in Kmksville during
the vacation. We presume that Prof.
Blanton will be IN the field working in
the interest Of our Normal at that time.
In Prof. Mason, however. we have a
very competent instructor and leader
in such movement. Ifthose having
charge of the matter will secure him q
sufficient amount ofmoney to pay all
expense, can be easily secured. Put
down the CAu,1h and Home and its
friends for Prof. Mason as Pres. of the
Instltute.-Chxxes and Home.
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{ Notice IL heesby given to all creditors s.A
oehess iRtcrestsl In the sstste Of J. o. Rstsrr-
sOu, deceased. that {. Joshua Pattess0u, e.
ecatos Of said estate, Intend to make hnal
settlement thereof ut tbs next term Of tho
Probate court Of AdAir cOuasy 20 Be held st
kirksvllls on the 18th day Of Nay. t1a
JOSHUA PArrDsAoN.
E1Bcrroa.
April o, 1889. mo <9-&w
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American Newspapers In 1883.

From the new edition Of Messrs.
Geo. P. Rowell & Co.'S. 4lme,itan
Newspaper Di,xetoyy. which is now in
press, it appears that the newspapers
and periodicals ofall kinds issued in
the United States and Territories now
reach til. imposing total Of lI,196.
This is an increase Of 5Ss in twelve
months. Taking the states one BY one
tie newspaper growth IN some is, very
considerable. The present total m
New York state, for instance, is 1899
"a gain of 80 in the past year. The
increase in Pennsylvania is 4S. the ex.
,sting number being 943. Nebraska's
total grew from IT'S to col, and Illinois
from 500 to 9o4. A year ago Massa
chusetts had 42o papers now the num-
Der is 43S. In Texas the new papers
outnumbered the suspensions by g.,
and Ohio now has 73S papers instead
of 6o2. The most remarkable change
has occurred in the T Territories, in which
the daily papers have grown from 43 to
6. and the weeklies from 169 to e43-
Dakota being the chiefarea Of activity.
The number OF monthlies throughout
the country grew from 976 to 1884,
while the dailies leaped from o96 to
1,o6e. The iguIes given above is ex-
elusive Of Canada, which possesses a to-
tai Of 6o6. tits interesting 10 note that
the newly-settled regions of the Cana
dian Northwest are productive of
newspapers as we'll as ofwheat, for the
number OF journals issued in Manitoba
was nearly doubled during the year.
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Miss S E. White, who is now sup.
plying Universalist church as pastor
at Clarinda, Iowa, preached recently on
the subject, "where is Jesse James 2''
In the course of her remarks she utter.
ed the following: "When sin shall
have destroyed itself in Jesse James" !"
when for every life he has taken he
shall have sacrificed his own then may
he cry out, Depths Of mercy can
there be-" In the aenons Of eternity
may it be said Of such as Jesse James,
A few years ago these people didn't
believe in any punishment after death.
If they make equal progress for an.
other decade with that Of the past one,
they will be full fledged orthodox
-Chn,1h and Home.
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Indiana has so many Presidential
candidates that few men are left o at-
tend to the farm work.
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A dispatch from Wichita, Ka., says The
recent Appointment Of governmen,
SPECIAL agent to investigate the faudu.
lent land entries in Kansas and the
west has caused good deal of uneasi-
ness among pre.emptors Of that section
Of the state there arc many fraudulent
entire 5 in Bingham. Sumner. Harper,
Bai bouf counties; and cattle men have
acquired large tracts Of land for heard
ing purposes which probably will not
bear close scrutiny.
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stanpedllg Cattle.

l went up to visit herd owned by..Mr.
Reeve, of Minnesota and the day beng
cold we took an ambulance with top.
For some reason or other. the cattle
became frightened at my conveyance,
and resented my bringing it among
them. In alltheir hves they had never
seen an ambulance with white top. and
a railroad could moi have made grea-
ter impression on a Dutch farmer. They
would have none of it. A dozen COWS
and calves ran away, believing like
mad. and few fat steers came up and
shook there heads menac:ngly a, US,
but trotted away, their: big sides shak.
ing with beat. We laughted heartily
and were enjoying the commtion our
arrival had created when we saw the
herder coming on at full speed
and firing his revolver to attract our at
tention. He pointed to some timber
near by and we understood. Whipping
up the mules we got into the timber
as quickly as possible and just in time,
for here came the herd shaking the
earth with their tread. A thousand
maddened cattle surged around us. In
The timber we were safe, but if we
had been out in the open we would
have been crushed in an instant and
every mule disemboweled by the horns
Of the herd 1t took some time to
quiet them down and Induce them to
yield 10 the authority of the whip Of
the herder. One old bull, who
knew pefectly well it was all right.
kept up display of fight. and would
not stop believing until I told the her
der to give him shot from his revolver
through the brisket when he uotted
away. We sneaked the ambulance off
under the hill and got it out of sight.