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Paid in His Own Coin.

A good story is going about the clubs
concerning New York millionaire who
owns big stock farm in New Jersey.
He has put in force strict rules about
the admittance of curiosity-seekers, and
if one happens to go in he is soon hust-
led off: The other day neighboring
farmer called on business. He had
never been on the place before, and en-
.sring at gate he found open, was
strolling around looking for the super
intendent, when the owner, who hap
pened to be there, encountered him.
Supposing him to be merely an idler or
prying person he asked him what he
was doing there. The farmer taken
aback by such an address, replied,
Nothing" The owner said: ''Do you
know at which gate you came in?" Il
do," said the farmer. '.Well, them"
said the owner, '.get out there as soon
as you can," and the farmer walked
out. Shortly after the superintendent
came up and inquired if neighbor So
and-so had been there. He was the
only one anywhere about who had tim
Der they wanted very much, and they
wanted it Immediately. He had prom
ised to come that morning to see about
the sale of it. ''Well," said the owner
of the farm, II shouldn't wonder if l
had just sent him off with a flea in his
ear. l found a man strolling about
here, and supposing him to be one Of
these stragglers, 1 cleared him out.
Where does he live? will drive over
and see him." OF he started at once.
Reaching the farmhouse he drove in.
and, seeing him began an apology, but
was cut short by the farmer, who in
quired if he knew at which gate he
came in. He said he did. '.Then,"
said the farmer, II want you to get out
as quick as you can," and the owner Of
the stock farm was obliged to depart
Ne,o York Tribune
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A Water Monopolist.

Mr. Henry L. Goodwin. of East Hart
ford, Conn.,, made a good share of his
large fortune by curions sort of mon
opoly. He was California '.forty-nin-
er," and in those early days, when San
Francisco and vicinity had 3 wretchedly
poor supply of drinking water, he was
one evening charged half 4 dollar by q
man who owned well for drink for
his oxen. That made him mad, and he
resolved that he too would become
known as Man Who -Owns-a-Well. With
the aid of his partner, an engineer, he
bored eighty feet deep on his town lot.
and there struck an inexhaustible sup
ply of the best water yet found on the
whole coast. Then he established free
drinking-fountain for all passers-by, but
for all other purposes he sold the water
six gallons for cent. Cattle owners
could have their stock watered for so
cents a yoke per week. For long
time everyone who wanted pure water
had to go to Goodwin's well for it. and
q handsome fortune was realized there
from
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L.Plata Notes.
[Rome Prcssl

On Thursday last, Albert Flynn. ot
Pettis township, Adair county. had a
COW shot and crippled by some person
hunting on his land. Last fall four or
five of Mr.. Flynn's turkeys were COB
bled up by hunters.
The coal prospectors at this place
have reached a depth of 223 feet, and
are now in hard clay. The prospect
tor coal is rather gloomy. We are re.
quested to call meeting of the stock.
holders at Jos. Parks Office, on Mon.
day next. at 2 o'clock, p. m.
Dan Grifin's baby, while playing in
an upper room, the other day, picked
up pillow that lay on the floor, ran
to the window, threw the pillow Gut,
and as the window::opened down nearly
to the floor, the child went out also,
falling ten feet to the ground. Fortu-
nately the pillow struck the ground
first, and the child fell on the pillow
and was not hurt.
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DRy GOODS MARKET
As corrected Weekly by D0neghy
Brothers..

Best heavy muslin unbleaehed Gets
Best Lawrence LII 5aic
Best Suit Innings 41sc
Bleached muslinS Lonsdale Size:
Fruit of the loom Sic
Good soft finished bleach 61sc
Common bleached to DC
All standard prints are sold at Sc:
Common prints are selling at SO TO 4c
Best dress ginghams sac
Common '' at DC
And good checks at 6lli
Lawns are selling at from Ak to Sic
All linen Towel crash at 81 to 1Oe
Cashmere, all wool at 371s to $1.0O
Worsteds at SO to ID and 2Oc
Sh'rtinQs, comm on at DC
good plaids, checks at 61li to SO
There is very little change to be
noted in the dry goods market during
the past week. The past few days
OF good weather has frightened up
trade some, but has had no tendency
to stiffen prices. There are concessions
being made in the way of shirting
stripes and plaids. We quote Missls-
sippi plaids at SO and Slater stripes at
same price, while other goods are be-
ing held firm at last week quotations.
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Oak Dale items.
[GnArnlc Correspondence.l

I don't see why our little settlement
should not be represented in your val.
liable paper. So. l thought that l
would jot down few Of the happen
ings, hoping they will miss the waste
basket.
The farmers faces wear a much
pleasanter look since the weather has
cleared up. 1t is to be hoped that they
will get their corn plowed oyer before
another shower.
The Sabbath school at this place, un-
der the superlntendance of Mr.. Jonn
McCloskay, is quite interesting, but for
several Sundays past it has been almost
drowned out by the ram. Let every
body turn ont and help in the good
work.
Miss Jenn lie Robertson departed on
Tuesday for her home IN Dakota. Sew
eral OF the bows, since Miss Jennie's de-
parture, have suddenly taken the west.
ern fever and think Of emigrating to
Dakota soon. Don't look so sad Will,
there is consolation through the me-
dium ofpen and ink, you know.
The ice cream supper given at the
residence of Mr.. Platz on Saturday eye,
was an enjoyable affair. From all ap-
pearances, one young lady at least, sue
ceeded IN making Crush" If you
don't believe it ask Hervey.
The young men of this n.ighborhood
are practiclng economy, "a very wise
PLAN, by buying their girls chewing
gum instead of candy. They say that
it is not so expensive because it lasts
longer.
Mrs. Mary McAnulty, of Illinois, is
visiting relatives at this place and near
Wilson this week.
Everybody here are preparing to
help celebrate the fourth at Brashear.
Whoop her up Brashear and let's have
a good one.
If these few Items are acceptable.
you will hear from me anon.
A QUIZ.
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Fruit Tree Culture.

I. instead Of trimming up" trees
according to the old fashion. to make
them long-legged and long-arn,ed, trim
them down, so as to make them even,
snug and symmetrical.
2. Instead Of manuring heavily in
small circle at the foot Of the tree.
spread the manure, if needed at I'll.
broadcast over the whole surface, es-
pecially where the ends Of the roots can
get it.
8. Instead of spading small circle
about the stem, cultivate the whole sur
face broadcast.
4. Prefer n well-pulverized. clean
surface in an orchard. with a amoderste-
" rich soil, to heavy manuring and =
surface covered with hard crust and
weeds and grass.
S. Remember that it is better to set
out ten trees with all the necessary care
to make them live and flourish. than to
set out hundred trees and have them
all die from carelessness.
6. Remember that tobacco is poi
son, and will kill insects rapidly il
properly applied to them. and Is one Of
the best drugs for freeing fruit trees
rapidly of small vermin.- From the
Western Agricuiturist.
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reasonable to suppose that the territor,

reasonable to suppose that the territory
will go through the general western ex-
per:ence that it will have its failures,
but Dakota land will always be valu.
able and will always be as productive
as any land the sun shines upon.
The county Of Edmunds is not or.
ganlzed yet. The government survey
ors have commenced to survey off the
section lines during the past week, all
they could do during the month Of
May was TO keep the township lines
ahead of squatters.
Wheat looks remarkably well, most
Of 1t has been sown on prairie sod,
broke this spring. Farming is done
here on large scale DR.. Dieffendori
of Missouri. has thirteen quarter Sec
tons mostly unier cultivation. Those
who have money to build good cabics
and houses. to buy teams and imple-
ments and live for a year will make
money. Others will run the risk of sui
fering greatly, more especially during
the winter as timber is scarce and coal
very high and far to freight from the
railroad. 1t is believed that ever sec.
ton of land will be taken east of the
Missouri river in Dakota during the
summer. VIM. LEWIS BAcHTELL.
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Bee Keeping.

From various sources, over the coun.
ty we gam the information that bees
are doing excellently the present sea-
son. MIR. Geo. Rice reports that two
colonies Of Italian bees purchased by
him this spring have swarmed three
times each, and one Of the new swarms
have In term swarmed making seven
colonies from the original stock. How
many more he will get before the sum-
mar is ended. de2onent sayeth not.
They are from the apisry of the late NJ.
H. Lewis, of Greentop.
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An Odd Fish.

The fishermen whose shad nets extend
in the middle of the Hudson under the
shadow of the Palisade House discover
ed struggling in the meshes huge mon
ster which the Oldest man in the boat
proclaimed to be . devil fish. This,
however, was not the accurate name Of
the thing, which was in reality speci-
men Of that very rare fish, the American
angler, Lophius Americanus. 1t meas
ured four feet two inches in length and
weighed probably in the neighborhood
of sixty pounds. On the top of the
head. about six inches from the snout,
were two eyes as large as cent Q85S),
while just beyond were two small horns,
surrounded at the base with long hair.
The mouth was set around with sharp
teeth, and Of sufficient capacity to take
in the head of child or years old,
and its great tongue seemed to be cover
ed with little prickles. 1t had no gills,
and the only breathing apparatus were
two holes in the snout. On each side
were two great fins, while protruding
from the belly were two hands with five
fingers, and almost as perfect as hui
man hand.
This is good and spirited descrip-
ton, but as the animal was dead when
the reporter saw it the three isolated
rays seemed to him to be hairs. On the
end of the first of these is a bright tip
of fleshy cartilaginous substance, which
in life serves the angling fish as his bait,
and the ray is his line. Fish see the
bright bit of flesh and swim at it OPEN
mouthed, to fall themselves into the open
jaws Of the monster. The flesh Of the
angler is said to taste like skate, but
to be more delicate. Fishermen gener-
ally find the belly full of victims to this
strange disciple Of Isaak Walton.
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Who Left These Behind?

In mound recently opened In North
Carolina were found eighteen graves.
eleven of them encased in stone (but
not like the supposed Shawnee stone
graves), and numerous stone imple-
ments, such as axes, celts, spear and ar
row-heads, pipes. pottery, beaten cop
per implements and engraved shells.
resembling very strongly the pictures OF
Mexican manuscript. There was also
found piece of hammered iron. which
would seem to indicate that it was made
after contact with the whites. although
the bones are so much decayed that it
is impossible, almost. to save any por-
ton of them; but all the indications are
such that it would be pronounced one
of the oldest of the mounds.-Lonisrills
COwrier Journal.
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Greentop GraphIcs.
Graph,c Correspondence.

Our citizens are in fine spirits over
the warm sun.
The excessive rams have almost
ruined our roads.
The Charlton Is on a bender this
week.
VIM. Hamilton is visiting his son in
south west Mo-, this week.
Frank Finch left for bleeding Kansas
las. week.
No tramps nor dogs fights this week
Our school will close in two weeks.
We are glad to note that friend
Medcalt is getting out again.
James Gatlin is visiting his father
this week. G. W. Gatlin.
Ed. Linvllle, of Klrksville, preached
here last Sunday at IL o'clock also at
4. p. m.
Bro. Roszell preached at night.
Willie Tlce came in contact with the
business end of swarm of bees last
week and "as considerably used up
though he stood the defeat and re-
treated in good order.
We never had better prospects for
grass and oats than there is at present
and we will have considerable corn
yet if it continues clear so the farmers
can work.
I see they are progressing finely
with the new drug store.
A. Buckalew has sold his residence to
Mrs. McGlothlin. Price four hundred
dollars. He expects to build on his
farm near the tank. We will be sorry
to loose him as he is jolly good fellow.
One day last week we noticed quite
number Of our enterprising young
ladies repairing our side walks. Well
ladies you have our best wishes and
our thanks for your work was greatly
needed. Young gentlemen what do
you think of thiss
Two Of our young bloods from the
country on last Saturday whom we
judge had taken too much tanglefoot,
wanted to fight. One wanted the other
to come out of the CORPORATION.
Well enough to go out of the corpora
tion and stay out.
Miss Clara Townsend. of Lancaster,
Is the guest of Miss Elma Hamilton
this week.
Mr.. Hilrey Gatlin, of Hannibal. has
moved on his farm two miles east of
town.
Mr.. William Willie lett for Dakota
one day last week. where he expects to
make bis future home.
The conductor on the Cannon Ball
mad some trouble with some colored
brothers last Sunday morning.
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Millara Matters.
Graphic Correspondence.


Most Of the ne;ghbors living close to
Mrs. Collett were called in Sunday
morning as she was suffering from pal.
pitaton Of the heart.
Mr.. Crawford is no better. It is feared
he may not recover.
The ball at Millard Hall. under the
management of Mr.. Rosenburg and
Abbie Cunningham was pleasant affair
and on beautiful night. Prof. S. L..
Grady and others from Atlanta, at
tended.
Two young ladies of Moberly, the
Miss Jacksons', we've the guests of
Belle Dodsons and attended the ball
Quite charming ladies, thought g. N.
Lantz.
One more young lady added to our
social circle, Miss Mollie Walker.
Mr.. Geo. Dodson is feeling some bet
ter since he came to his new home.
Mr.. C. N. Cook is having some trouble
in pelting his Lyon. Charlie have
patience in we'll doing.
The young people of Millard antlci.
pate spending their 4th at Mr.. Nor
gans.
Milard school closes this week.
Success to the GRAPHIC.
A. CLOSE OBSERVER.
June 18th.
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KIRKSvILLE MARKETS.

We quote uling prices up to Thnrs-
day noon.
HOGS-$4.5O to 800.
STEERS-400 4.50.
OATS-3O per bushel.
CORN-But little coming in so to Cos
BUTTERFLY to 15c
EGGS-12K.
HONEY-121a to 15c.
BACON--Country 12l5.
CH ICKENS-Per doz2.50 10 27j
APPLES-None.
POTATOES-New 75 to LOO
Hay-weak and quoted timothy at
IS to S6.
Wool-15 to q cts according to condi'
ton.
Flour 40 to 1.SO
Seeds Timothy S1.O0 to $50; Hunga
rian IS to 100; Millet IS to1.OO.
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A 3-year-old boy the other evening,
when his father came home. innocently
inquired, PA, you haven't found
knife anywhere, have you. since You
have been gone?' The father said no.
and inquired why. The answer was.
''Well, papa, thought may be you
found one, as I'm not worth q cent at
finding anything" The father saw the
drift of the inquiry. and smiled as he
went away. The little fellow called out
to him, ''Pa, pa, if you should find one,
find sharp one; no dull fellers for
me."-HdrdlcGre Chronicle.
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A well-informed newspaper says
The inventor who devises a method
(which shall afford to oil tanks absolute
protection against lightning, ought to
be able to make a million dollars by
the invention.
Trade knows no religion. England
supplies thousands Of little glass gods
to Burmah. They are made at Birm.
ingham and cost one shilling and SIX
pence, but retailed in India at prices
very much higher.
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GLlMPSES OF KANSAS.

about 225 miles into the state OF Kan
sas, it may not be entirely uninterest-
ing to your readers to make a blief
statement of what I learned regarding
the soil, climate and productions of
this widely advertised and often mis-
represented state, although the account
may not be given very GRAPHIc-ally !:
Leaving Kansas City by the Union
Pacific railroad, we we're carried rapid
ly up the valley of the Kansas river,
past some of the finest fields of wheat
ever grown on this continent, some OF
which are now ripe for the harvest.
The best wheat lands are bordeled on
one side by the river and on the other
by limestone bluffs, and the vegetable
deposits from the river and the lime
washed from the bluffs, have built up
soil of unsurpassed fertility, But the
bluffs contain large amount of land
of comparative little value for agricul-
tural purposes. Those limestones hold
in their adamantine grasp, "pearls of
the ocean" and shells of the sea, as
relics of the mighty past, ere the vol
canic fires upheaved the mountains Of
our northern continent, and when the
lost continent of Atlantis that now lies
buried beneath. the southern Atlantic,
was the centre of learning and civili-
zation on this globe.
Science demonstrates the fact that
we are lifting out of the sea, and that
tie time will come when Greenland
will be greenland in very truth when
the northern brow of our continent
shall be lifted a little nearer to the
central sun of our solar system, and
kissed by its tropic rays, it will again
"bud and blossom as the rose," as it
has done heretofore in the vast cycles
that have swept over the earth in the
dim vista Of the past.
Kansas has great variety of soil.
varying from valley lands which are
composed largely Of vegetable matter
and are subject to overflow from the
streams, to upland prairie, and rocky
hillsides, that are of little value except
for grazing purposes. Numerous tracts
Of that land have been taken up by
paities who tried to make homes upon
it, but failing, have deserted them. or
sold out their land for pasturage. There
is some emigration from Kansas as
well as to 1t. and those who think that
state "A universal paradise, are very
much mistaken.
I Travelled more than a hundred
miles without seeing tree worthy Of
the name, and a large share of the
country is very thinly settled, and will
be for years to come. Brown sand
stone, or soil composed largely Of it,
will not produce large crops tor the
farmer in climate that is usually dry.
A real estate agent, who has resided
in central Kansas twelve years, told
me that the crops had been a partial
failure four years out Of five on account
Of dry weather. The best soils OF
eastern Kansas produce corn, wheat,
and oats, equal in quality and quantity
10 that of any other state, and fruits
to this latitude are doing well.
How poor, how ich, how wet, how
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MARRIED.

HOLLOW WAY-HOAG--On TIE ?lst Inst BY Rey
W. L. Fletcher. At the residence of the brides
parents near this place. Mr.. Jas. II. Holloway
and Miss Luie h0sx, ali OF Adair county.
The GRAPHIC extends its best wishes
and returns thanks for the kind re-
membrance in the way of cake.
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Dakota Letter.
lGRAPnrc Correspondence

EDMUNDS,CO., DAkOTA, June Jun.
Dakota, as almost everybody knows
is the empire territory of the north
west, and though my residence has
been confined to small portion of the
territory it may interest your many
readers to know something of the ex-
tent of this..vast domain and its mag
ni6cent resources. 1t is within the
memory Of your youngest readers, that
Dakota was regarded as vast unex-
|plored region, inhabited only by saw
ages and white men, hunting, trapping
and exploring the vast prairies from
Minnesota to the Rocky mountains.
Now more than 1000 miles of rail-
way carry the emigrant and the trader
to nearly every portion of the territory,
and the scream of the locomotive and
the chimes of the church bell, break
the stiffness which few years ago
echoed only the war woop Of the Indl.
an. Millions of acres of land which
lay uncultivated; proftless as desert,
have been subdued to civilization, and
are rewarding the patient and inteni-
gent industry of settlers with abundant
harvest.
Such an immense stretch of territory
embraces every variety of surface, soil
and wild grass from Nebraska north.
ward until the British possession is
reached and furnishes every variety Of
soil from the black loan Of the fertile
bottom.lands, to the fine cofee-colored
soil of the prairies and uplands, the
former being specially adapted to cul-
tivation of potatoes, corn and the lat
ter for wheat, barley, oats ard other
cereals, with advantages like this, of
soil and climate, 1t is not surprising that
recent immigration to the territory has
been without parallel In its history, and
We may reasonably expect that as its
magnificent resources and superior ad
vantages of soil and climate become
more and more advertised and better
known. The growth Of the territory
in every element of substantial pros
perity will be accelerated.
The climate Is not near as severe in
winter as is commonly believed.
Throughout southern Dakota the Their
mometer has averaged at least five de-
grees' lower than in Wisconsin, and
the air is so dry that the cold is not
felt so much. There is comparatively
little snow beyond the line. 1t is