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An Escaped Comet.

during the last four years some
comets have paid visits to the ruler of
tile solar system and displayed their
dazzling trains to the admiration of his
attendant worlds. Every one of these
comets has been remarkable for some
unusual or uaaccountable conduct.
The big comet of 1881 suddenly flirt-
ed its streaming tail into the northern
hemisphere unannounced and unex-
pected, and surprised the astronomers
at their telescopes as much as it did
the milk men on their early morning
visits to the pumps. The comet of
1882 amazed the world by suddenly
appearing at broad noon close to the
sun. where it scared like fiery bird
with broad wings extended, and as it
retreated from the solar system it ap-
peared to be chased by a bevy Of little
comets to which 1t had apparently Civ
en- birth during the terrors ofits plunge
through the flaming banners of the
sun. In 1883 the comet OF 1872 re.
appeared BUT the most extraordinary
comet of all is the one which was dis
covered at the Vienna observatory
about a month ago. 1t seems to have
been clearly seen; for the observers
carefully measured its position among
the, stars, and it was believed fro m
its place and motion that is was
one ofthe comets Of 1858 returning
But after thus showing itself the comet
disappeared, and, although a battery
of telescopes has been brought to beal
upon the spot weere ii appeared. from
nearly every observatory in Europe
not glimpse of the mysterious visitor
from the realms of outer space has
been caught.
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New Residences Etc.

Wednesday afternoon we called at
tie ne residence in process Of erection
by Mr.. John Caskey on the site OF the
old J. B. Dodson homestead. The new
building will be one of the haudsomest
and most convenient residences in
Kirksville. 1t consists of eight rooms
FIVE below and three above, with fine
cellar. The building is now enclosed
and most of the carpenter work COM
pleted. and the plastersrs are put ting
on their portion of the work.
Mr.. A. Doneghy's new house, imme.
diately south of Prot. Blanton's is 60.
ing up rapidly and already presents
quite an attractive appearance from
the street.
The new skating rink was opened
for business on Wednesday evening.
Rev. John Buck has been ma king
considerable additions and improve.
ments on his home property. A nice
summer kitchen has been erected.
MIR. Kellogg has moved into his own
residence, west of the railroad.
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On Friday evening of last week. Lee
White, a son of Mr.. Richard White,
who lives about 1e miles west Of this
place was struck by lightning and In
stantly killed. He, his father and a
hired man were harvesting oats In a
ield some distance from the house
when the storm came up. Unhitching
the tearms they started for the house,
Mr.. White and the hired man riding
the horses, and Lee walking behind.
On reaching the house, Mr.. White
waited some time tor Lee. and then be.
coming uneasy, started in search Of
him. Reaching the field where they
had been at work he found the dead
body of his son with the clothing in
flames. The bolt of lightning had
struck him in the back of the head.
He was nineteen years of age, and
was an exemplary young man, whose
death IS mourned by the entire com.
munity .-Paimy,a Spectator.
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We have heard number remark
that there was very little enthusiasm
at the Democratic ratification meeting
Monday night, and that there were two
Blaine men to one Cleveland man
present to help our Democratic friends
out of our otherwise very dull occasion
|-Maeon Republican.
1t is just so everywhere.
The Democrats tried to ratify and
rejoice last Saturday evening. but a
good healthy rain interfered. Monday
night balloon was sent up and few
anvils snapped off, but heavens artil.
lery played more lively and another re.
freshing shower came down to dampen
their ardor. Even the skies weep over
their folly. 1t was very tame affair.
-Maeon Republican.
We have remarked before that prov.
idence seems to be against the Dem.
ocracy this year. Nothing but an
early frost win afford them the slightes,
show in November.
The Republicans Of Macon were
called together Tuesday evening by
the sound of the cannon, and started
in the campaign vigorously by organ.
izing a large and lively Blaine and
Logan club. No campaign ever open.
ed more auspiciously than this, and we
predict vigorous work and victory
Macon Republican.
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A Tariff Illustration.

Davenport GasettsI Duty is tax laid
upon imports and tie price of the
article in this country is necessarily en-.
hanced by the amount ofthe tax. Such
is the reasoning of the free trader, and
ii Is the stock argument against the
principle Of protective duties. The
following paragraph from the foreign
correspondent of the American Manu-.
facturer elucidates the subject as ap.
piled to steel rails
The English steel rail business 10 oks
poorly, even with slight rise OF 50 cts
per ton. The great firms are short o.
orders. and the .Eston mills are rolling
rails due a year hence. The price is
new, in the North of Englagd, "a I3s
cd, OR Sag per ton. This would be
with freight added $aS per ton in New
York. American steel rails are Sag. 90
We are told that the tariff is tax ad.
ed to the price. The duty is ST. pei
ton, add that TO SIS and steel rails. i'm.
ported or domestic would now be
worth $45 per ton, This is the theory
the actual price is $12 so per ton less
than the absurd theory makes it.
The difference between the English
price of 3a.so, is the difference in the
price of the labor employed in produc.
ing ton OF rails in England and Am.
erica: and the difference between $28
the cost of ton of English rails laid
down here. and $3a.5o, the cost of a
ton of American rails, represents the
difference between the pay now receiv.
ed by the American laborer. and that
which he would receive if the duty were
removed-if, indeed, the manufacture
did not stop so as to prevent his re.
ceiving any pay at all. The rerubli'
can party proposes to continue the
tariff. The democratic party proposes
to remove it. Working men will
doubtless see 10 that
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN VA.
CATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI. L.,
COun " OF Adafr ..

Ooun " OF Adair, ~,
In the circHit court Of Adair county, October
Ierm. isSi. Aria Evans, plaintiff. vs. Thomas
At this dzy comes the Plaintiff herein. by her L
torney before the undersigned CLERK Of the ctrctit
court OF said county In vacation and nles af1davt
IN mis- cause alleging, among other lhinrs that de-
fehuant THOMAS Evans Ia o non-restdent OF the
state OF Missofn. 50 tnat the ordinary pr,cess on
law cannot be served upon him and ask that puh-
iea,ion notice be made 10 ssidhefendant noiifyinr
him Of thssction.
Where on Il Is Ordered by sse cIerx a,o,...,s
that Defendant be notified by publication mat
piaintin has commenced q suit against him In This
court the object and general nature OF which "a 10
OBTAIN decree OF this court dissolving the bends IN
matrlmony contracted and now existing b<tvsen
paintin and defendant onthsigrounds OF Offering 20
pialnun sach indiRntstes rs To render her copdi-
lion ntoieraole and that unless the said Defendant
rnomas Eysns De and appear at this court atths
next term thereof. g be begun and hoiden Al The
court house In the town OF KirksyfIIe fn said
county. on the nth day OF October next and or or
before she SIKH day Of said Ten m answer ar niesi
TO the petition In said cause the same viii BE- taisn
as confessed, and Judgement win be rendered sc.
cordingiy.
Anditis further ordered, tA.t copy hereof be
newspaper published weekly In said Ad.ir eoan
~ and state OF Missouri.
STATE OF missouri, a.,
County OF Adair. o.
l. w. J. Ashiock clerk Of the circuit court OF
Adair county Aforesaid, hereby eertify mas tbs
above Is true copy OF the original Order OF PsbI-
cation In The cause therein named IS the same sp-
pears In my Office.
Witness my hand as clerk and the seal Of aid
court. Dong n Office In kirksviIie this nj dsv or
'uiy i'sA w. J. ASHLOCK, CIsrk.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1O2.

IN RELATION TO SECURITY AGAINST FIRE.
Belt O,dained BY tie eOnnei7 of the
tozon Of KirksviK as tolloys:
SEC. (f.) That it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to ereci:any
frame or wooden building or move any
building already erected composed of
wood within the following limits in the
town of Kirksyille viz: on any lot con.
tanned within blocks No, one. two.
three. eight ten eleven, twelve and
thirteen.
SIC: z. That any person or persons
who shall erect, assist in erection or
move any building already erected
composed of wood on any lot Contained
within blocks No. one, two, three.
eight, ten, eleven, twelve and thirteen.
shall be deemed guilty of a misde.
meanor and on conviction thereof shall
be fined ID a sum no: less than fifty
nor more than two hundred dollars.
SEC. 3. That any building that shall
be erected or moved on any lot in viola
ton OF sections one and two of this or
dinaDce be and the same is hereby de.
clared a nuisance and it shall be the
duty OF the town marshal to forthwith
remove the same at the expense of the
owner.
SEC. 4. That this ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its publication.
Sec. 8. All ordinances and parts OF
ordinances inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this ordinance are hereby re.
pealed, this ordinance not 10 effect DEN.
ding prosecutions.
Approved and adopted this 2lst day
Of July 1884. THos. Srrs
Attest, Mayor
w. D. WILLARD. Clerk.
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PARAGRAPHS by A. Russell

] am not ignorant of the fact that
christians should practice patience and
long forbeafance
2. am also cognizant Of the fact
that when a long train Of abuses and
usurpations evlnce a design to reduce
US under absolute despotism, it is our
right, yes our duty. to throw off ali such
despotic rule and assert our liberty
and citizenship in the kingdom OF
God.
Z All acts in church without divine
warrant are not to be respected. For
the least variation from the divine rule
Is an inva sion which christians cannot
with impunity tolerate.
d. l love the church of Christ and
shall labor hard to defend it against
invasions by ignorant and self-willed
men.
s. Ibelieve in following leaders as
ar as they follow Christ and 40 farth-
er.
E. l believe IL having rulers il the
church and being ruled by them as
far as they are ruled by divine law.
7. But / will not sacrifice truth, JUS
tice and conscience to crafty the
whims Of ignorant, selfish, men.
8. / cannot be moved from what
believe to be right by fear, love Oh
money.
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Big Camp Fire.

At the regular meeting of Corporal
Dix Post No a2, G. A. R., held last
Thursday night, it was decided to have
three days Camp Fire in Kirksyille,
commencing Sept and. The Post ap-
pointed B. F. Heiny. A. d. Risdon,
T. &. Harris, Sanford Snyder. and j.
w. Tinsman an executive committee
to appoint all necessary committees
and assume the full management Of
the business affairs of the Camp Fire.
The executive COMMITTEES met at the
Normal Book Store on Friday of Last
week and organized by electing B F.
Heiny, chairman /; A. D. Rlsdon Sec
retary and T. C. Harris. treasurer.
The following committees were then
appointed !:
TRANspoRTATroN-R. G. Bielby, E.
Corbin. and E. P. zimmerman.
FINANcE-L. w. Chase, T. P. Sim.
mons, and ] c. Maynard.
SPEAKERs--Dr. R. H. Browne, Rev.
T. J. Wheat, Elder ]. w. Davis and S.
S. Mclaughlin.
ARMS AND AMMUNITIoN-John M.
Davis, ]. H. Kinnear, and L. M. Mil.
Ter.
REcEpTIoN.-Dr. John Burton M. F,
Strock, H. W Snyder, and E. O. Gates
Grounds.-D. D. Glenn, w. L. Nc.
Cartney and H. Tummond.
PRINTING. F. Rawson, John
Richey and w. ]. .Ashlock
| DEcoRATIoN.-J. w. Tinsman, l. T
Atterberry c. Bomeman and c. E
Leech.
MUsIc.-John Shaver, ] w. Tins
man and w. A. Falkenstein.
| NEWSPAPER NoTIcEs.-W. M. Gil
and B. F. Helny.
| The Executive Committee authofiz
ed the Committee on Decoration te
appoint number ofladies to assist.
i Other committees will be appointed
as occasion requires.
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Lawn Party.

Last Friday evening one OF the most
successful and pleasant social affairs OF
the season came off at the residence OF
Mr.. E. S. Llnk-a mother Hubbard
lawn party, ar which were present some
thirty tlve guests who came to pay
their respects to Mrs. Links parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Balleitt, OF Easton, Penn,
who are here on a visit. An excellent
collation. was spread under the trees.
Nearly thirty of the guests were rsla.
tiVes OF the family. One of the marked
features of the occasion was the fact
mat most of the ladies wore mother
Hubbard lawn dresses. The GRAPHIC,
Aem0eraf and Journal were all repre-.
sented.
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Fiopping Back.

DR.. Emil Preetorious, editor of the
Westliehe Post, leading and inhuen.
tial German Republican paper OF wide
circulation, who declared when Blaine
was nominated that he would not sup
port him under any circumstances,
and as positively declared that he
would support Cleveland il the Dem
ocrats should have the good sense to
nominate him. And nowthat be has
been nominated the good Doctor Pre-
torious admits frankly that he was too
hasty; that ne made a great mistake,
and now he is convinced that Grover
Cleveland would not present an uncom-
promising front under all circum-
stances to the menacing onslaught of
the Southern "Brigadiers." The Doc
tor particularly dislikes that "dyed-in-
the.wool old Bourbon, Hepdricks, who
has been placed by Cleveland's side,"
and says:
"One can anticipate still less a firm
resistance to Southern aggression
should any chance-that which the
unforgotten past renders possible-re.
quire such resistance. The WeaEeAe
Post opposed the old ticket eight
years ago, simply on account of this
man Hendricks. No, the name of
Cleveland, alone, cannot make the
Democratic declaration of principles,
whose shortcomings we have discussed,
appear any more agreeable to u.s."
And then the good Doctor Preeto.
RUS concludes asfollows:
"And now one word about the Re-
publican ticket We have criticised
it thus far freely. but admit now, with
equal freedom. that we erred. We ex.
pected OF the other party what the
Republican party can best perform:
Republicans can do no better than to
remain true to their ticket"
This is more good sense than the
Doctor has exhibited for many years,
and we hope to see other factious Re-
publicans pursuing the same wise
course, for Republicans surely can do
no better than to remain true to their
ticket.-Cantoa N7yS.
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so AwlfuIyamewlcan.

Gotham Republican-"Why, If you
stay in Europe that long you will lose
your vote"
Gotham Independent-"Cawn't help
that, ye knaw. I've promised to visit
Lord Rawsberry in Novembah, ye
knaw; and l cawn't disappoint him, ye
knaw."
"But every Republican should try
and be at home at the next election. y
"Aw, yaas; that depends on how ye
look at it, ye knaw. Now, ii was to
be at home, I'd nevah vote foh Blaine
ye knaw."
Mot vote for Blaine! And why
not?"
"Aw! he's so howibly Amewican
don't ye knaw."-Phladtlphia Cal
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Geo. William Curtis, in Harper's
Weeky, of Sept 20, 1871, said of Mr..
Blaine
Mr.. Speaker Blame, has in brief
letter to the Maine Standard, effectu-
ally extinguished the slanderous impu-
tations that have been put abroad Of
his having acquired a large fortune by
means ofhis public position at Wash
ington. His letter, like his recent
speech at Saratoga, is charactized by a
vigor and directness that go straight to
the mark. Although only Al years OF
age he has had four years Of service
in the Legislature Of Maine, two of
which as speaker), and eight years in
Congress, and is now for the second
time Speaker of the HOUSE. But the
record he made as editor OF the Ken
nebec Journal and Portland AdUerf.
ser, during several years editorial
work. was quite as distinguished as
his political career. Journalism is his
profession, though it is quite probable
that the talent and vim that have
achieved so much at Al will still retain
him in public life.
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The August number of Demorests
lio.atLI.. L. L..

The August number of Demorests
Illustrated Monthly is unusually inter
esting. Among the many articles that
call fer favorable notice are "On Foot
and Four-in-hand in the Tyrol,7 "Cos-
tune Portraits in the Paris Salon,
''At the Whitby Jet Works." "Oppor-
tunities for Women" by Jenny June,
and Ernst Moritz Arndt, Poet and
Patriot" Ella Wheeler. Eleanor Kirk,
and Others contribute excellent stories,
and the illustrated article on the pop-
ular Crazy Quilt" will prove useful TO
ladies. 'The World's Progress and
the various departments are OF interest
and utility, and the illustrations ex-
cellent. The beautiful oil picture, "a
Feather in her Cap is exceedingly
attractive.
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Executrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters testa-
menlary upon the estate Of John johnson,
deceased. have been granted to the under
signed. Mary A. Johnson, by the Probate
Court OF the County Of Adair, bearing date
the 5osh DAY OF June, 1884. All persons hay.
ing claims against said estate are required TO
exhibit them to me for allowance within one
year OF after the date Of said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit OF such
estate and II such claims be not exhibited
within two years from the time of the publ.
cation Of this notice they will be forever. bar.
red. Harry A. JoENsoN,
July 24th, 1884,
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THIS ISSUE.

Ofthe Weekly GRAPHIC contains, ir
addition to local and editorial matter.
Mr.. Blaine's letter Of acceptance, an
admirable document in which he dis.
cusses, at length the main issues Of the
day.
A full report and the particulars ol
the finding of the Greeley Artic Ex.
ploration expedition.
A choice selection of literary mat.
ter foi the young. A short story. The
third installment Of our original TEN.
perance story and all the current news
Of the week.
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Bob Burdette's Political Speech.
YOUR FIRST VOTE.

My son you will cast your first vote
for President next November. / don't
want to influence Jour vote. I don't
want you to vote for certain man
just because certain other men do. !
want you to set down and .hink about
it before you vote. | want you to be
able to give reason for your vote. ]
want you to go to the polls in good
company. As young man Of pro-
gressive ideas, ! want you to be
abreast Of the world and shoulder to
shoulder with the times when you walk
up to the polls. / want you on enter
ing politics to align with the party that
has the purest, most progressive record.
l dot care cent, my boy, whether
you are a. republican or democrat,
There are honest men, patriotic citi-
zens, good Christians, in both parties.
Only / don't want you to walk up and
cast your first vote with the party
That upheld human slavery as d.
vine institution !;
That bought and sold men, women
and babies like so many mules;
That fired on Fort Sump.er
That for nearly five years fought to
destroy the Union
That opposed the issue Of green
backs when the government was fairly
perishing for want ofthem
That organized mobs and riots to
oppose the draft;
That swep: American commerce
from theses with armed privateers
That IS the party OF Boss Tweed and
Jefferson Davis.
That polls its heaviest majorities in
the most viscious and ignorant dis
tricts;
That is the strongest In the States
where the per centage Of ilhteracy Is
greatest;
That has opposed every liberal and
progressive measure in legislation dur
ing the past quarter of century;
That was the defender of slavery;
That is the defender of Mormon
ism
That slandered Garfield and
Tha, assasnated Lincoln.
Now, as said before my son, /
don't care whether you are a republl.
can or democrat Choose for your
self. Just keep away from the crowd
whose record l have very briefly out
lined. Find the party to whom this
record belongs, and then forever after
keep away from it. You need not be
particular with which party you unite,
if you doh't join that one. Always
vote against that party, and you will
always vote about right. l am a re-
publican, but / will shake hands with
fraternal love, with any democrat who
votes against that record. That kind
of a democrat is always good enough
republican for me.
/ P ST. have never found that kind
ofa democrat.
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THE GENTLE HERulTs OF CAMBRIDGE.
The pharlsses Who Thank Gad They Are MOI
As Other Men Are,


From Senator Hoar's Speech at the Boston
Mass Meeting, July l5.
see the President Of Harvard tells
his neighbors that the platform is inn
moral and demogogical. Well diff
fer with the worthy President. The
republican platform states squarely and
clearly what majority Of republicans
think. The civil service plank was
drawn by Geo. William Curtis, and
that about the surplus by Cabot Lodge.
President Eliot thinks the civil service
resolution is not honest. Well, !
would rather stand for civil service re-
form with the men who passed the law
Of last year. with Edmunds and Haw-
ley, and John Sherman and Dorman
B. Eaton, than with the men who re.
tired Pendleton to private life. Prest.
Elio: does not like the Chinese resolu.
ton. quite agree with him. l like
the Declaration OF independence better.
But am sorry to say that tie policy
of Chinese exclusion is in accordance
with the opinion of a large majority oi
the American people of both parties
We must submit to it till we can con.
vert them.
President Eliot expresses The senti'
ment Of a little body of men about
Cambridge. l am happy to believe
he does not represent the college
whose influence, in my judgement, ha.
tended infinitely to degrade the public
life of the Commonwealth. These
men have taught our educated youth
to be ashamed of their own history
They have told them that "since the
close OF the war there has been nc
time when young man knew how hi
could honorably serve his country
They were preaching in the same strair
during the war. and before the war
Their eyes are microscopes which car
see blemish on the skin. but canno
take in fair landscape or healthy
human figure. They can find no states
manship and no public virtue in tht
payment of the debt, in the settlemen
of the currency, In the return to speci,
payment, in the sublime clemency ha
dealt with the conquered after tn,
war, in the great seltrestraint of thu
Alabama treaty, in the miraculous de
velopment OF our manufacture, in tht
creation of our great domestic com
merce. in the peaceful settlement o
the disputed Presidential succession.
| There is hardly man who has ia
ken any OF the responsibilities ofpubli'
life who has not been compelled te
undergo the contemptuous criticism o
these gentle hermits of Cambridge. l
has been SO from the beginning Ever
the men whom they are now most Gag
erto praise, and whose examples the,
cite to show the decay of moderl
statesmanship-they dealt the sam,
measures to in their time-John Ad
ans and his illustrious sons, Sumner
Andrew, Wilson. as they erect thei
mausoleum to each they should writ
over it the inscription, "Our Father
stoned this prophet and we build hi
sepulchre."