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on the democratic rank and file, that
having been led to battle to the war
cry OF Turn the rascals out! I" II the
turning out Of republicans. which
means the same thing to a democrat,
did not actually and instantly take
place. Whichever horn OF the dilemma
Mr.. Cleveland may take, he will find
that his path Is thorny one indeed,
and 1t will require rare craftsmanship
and something more than the "blind
luck" Of his past record if he does not
find himself as unpopular at the end
of his term, as he is now popular with
his party.
But the mere distribution Of the
offices is a small matter to the country
at large. The policy that shall make
or mar the prosperity of the masses for
the next four years is the point that
concerns them most. OF this, Congress,
more than the President, has the doing
or undoing. AS We have said before,
with a reduced majority in the house,
with republican senate, and the fail
ure of last winter scll fresh in their
memories, we look for no serious
changes in the general turn Of political
affairs for the next two years at least.
In the meantime the people may safe
ly settle down to the discharge of their
private affairs, and the pursuits OF
agriculture, commerce and trade, and
patiently wait for the golden era Of
"reform" so long and SO perslstently
promised them by democratic orators.
Our judgement is, they will wait long
time before the results to be attained
by the vague promise of the politicians
become either tangible or visible to
the ordinary mind. We doubt if they
give the country better, purer, safel
or more successful administration than
the onejust closing. If they do, o.
can, we will be ready to say well done
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A Clever Spy.
From the Boston Budget.

Early in January, 1862, a squad of
the Baltimore Provost Guard brought
to Washington Mrs. Oakley, who had
been indiscreet enough to boast on a
Chesapeak Bay steamer that she was
a secessionis., just from Richmond,
where she had kissed President Davis
hand. When the boat reached Balti-
more she was about to go on shore,
when detective requested her to
walk into the ladies' cabin. On ar
rivlng there she took off her bonnet
and ripping open the lining, pulled out
some fifty letters, saying: 81 suppose
| may as well deliver up my contra
bands, which is what you are after"
The detective was not satisfied, and
sending for female employed for the
purpose, had her thoroughly searched.
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"Sleeplng Love-"

A fine steel engraving of Pefaults
charming picture, Sleeping Love-
has been offered 10y the publishers of
GoDEY's LADY Book to every new sub.
scriber to the magazine for the year
1885. The plate is very artistic one,
beanti fully printed on thick paper OF 3
size suitable TOR handsome framing.
Tne subject. little dimpled Love. ad-
Torned with nothing but his baby
charms, ls lying on soft grassy couch,
tas asleep among the wild flowers, his
round, white limbs approaching the
cool um6rage Of pond of water-lilies.-
One little chubby hand rests lightly on.
his unstrung bow, which is lying un-
der him, while the other hand is softly
pressed upon his cheek, the plump
fingers threading the wayy mass OF
hi floating hair. Under the right ann
and shoulde:- one little dowDy wing IS
snugy tucked away; while the other
peeps up from the back with pretty
suggestiveness. Overhead are droop-
ing, shadowy boagns covered with rich
foliage. and the background reveals
deep perspective OF coal forest shade
The picture Is one Of striking slmpliei-
ty, yet admirable composition, and the
figure OF the Sleeping Love" himself,
with dropping eyelids and softly part
ed lips that Offset the rounded beauty
OF babyh0od, is ons OF the prettiest yen
could well conceive OF. Msssrs. j. T,
Haulenbeck & Co., proprietors Of
GoDEY's LADYs BOOK. have produced
this charming picture most successful
ly. Ii ismueh admired by some oil The
most tastidious connoisseurs.
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eleven years later. Twenty-four years
after he first put it on the Polaris party
found him still stumping around on his
good, stout wooded leg, and he could
hunt auks with he best of his tribe,
though the difficulty of travelling over
the rough ice made him useless as
walrus hunter. Auowtah at last &C.
counts was very anxious to cross over
to Ellsmere Land in search Of wife.
He SAID none of the ladies' in his own
tribe suited him.-By00kfyn Eagle.
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Grants Literary Work.

Mr.. Roswell Smith of The Century
tells me: "The current story that We
have agreed to pay Gen. Grant SI5,-
900 for his four battle articles, and
$4,000 for his autobiography is abb
surd, though royalty might possibly
giye him that The fact is that ":
have made no bargain whatever. We
shall certainly give all they are worth.
The general himself, whose bodily
Affections are less severe, told friend
ofmine that he enjoyed writing more
than he ever enjoyed anything else in
his life. "More than fghtingr' he
was asked, and he laughed and an.
swered heartily. 81 never liked that
Nsay York Letter.
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A Judge of the Bep ch
From Every Other Saturday.


A young lawyer once quite forgot
himself In some curt expression to the
court, but the judge was a sensible
man, and in consideration of the i'm
maturity of the member of the bar
treated the matter rather gently. He
made it clear, however, that the style
had better not be used again and re-
marked significantly This Court is
naturally quick-tempered." A re-
mark by the way not inapplicable to
the late Chief Justice Bigelow, who, on
one occasion, was brought to hi. bear
ings in way as effective as was anus.
ing. He was riding in car which did
not stop at Quincy, where he resided,
and as it was passing by he pulled the
rope and the train was brought to a
sudden stop. The conductor rushed
into the car and demanded: who
rung that bell?" 81 did," said the
Chief Justice. "Why g" because
want to get off," at which the railroad
offlcial lndulged IN some remarks
which were not complimentary and
hardly respectful. The Judge after
wards complained to the President of
the road, who promised to look into
the matter. But he found that, al
though the conductor might have used
hot language, the Chief Justice was
not without fault, and said nothing
about ii. When they next met, by
chance, the latter demanded of the
President whether he had reprimanded
the conductor. 81 spoke to him." was
the reply. "Well what did he say?"
"He said that he was coming up some
day to adjourn your court" The
irate Magistrate saw the point and
did not pursue the investigation.
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CLEvELAND's VIC f0RY EXPLAINED
A Chicago special to the Globe
Democrat of the 18th SAYS


Democrat of the 18th says
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-Mr. is. Clark
son, the Iowa member of the National
Republican Committee, arrived at the
Grand Pacific hotel tonight. He was
returning to Iowa from the east where
he aided in conducting the Blaine
campaign.
"When the polls closed in New York
we had 2.7oo plurality" he said, "but
the votes were not counted as they
were cast"
"Was there no way of discovering
these supposed frauds 2"
mo. The ballots were counted
and then destroyed. All we could can
vass was the result as shown by the
face of the returns. A democratic
county boaro protected the local
board.''
"Did not the federal election super
visors witness the counting of the bal
lots 2"
"In some cases they did, but many
of them were no more favorable to
Blaine's success than the democrats,
When we knew that 80, 900 free trade
republicans voted for Cleveland and
that 10000 Arthur republicans and as
many Conkling republicans did the
same thing, and that 1000 other re.
publicans voted for st. John, the won
der is that the state is not overwhelm-
ingly democratic. Blaine gained thou
sands of democrats to make up his
losses but at the last moment the
only two mistakes of the campaign, for
which the National Committee was in
no way responsible occurred. The
dinner at Delmonico,s lost votes for
Blaine but he National Committee
was in no way responsible for that,
Mr.Field issued the invitations and Mr.
Blaine accepted it. Then came Bur.
chard with his miserable ALTERATION
Tl.at cost Blaine 10000 votes. The
whole thing was deliberately planned
ny bulSidl0 . iii &C SCllo WIZ ouppOfl'
ed Cleveland. The speech must have
been prepared in advance. No mar
thinks OF making alterations wher
making extemporaneous remarks. Bur
chard was there and it was not intend
ed he should speak. but some one
thrust him forward as the oldes
!. preacher in New York and then he
spoke his piece. Another thing tha
injured US was Arthur's indifference
He certainly did not exert himself ir
the campaign, nor did his warm friends
Had the New York post Office beer
closed on election day, 1900 carrier,
could have voted, and the state would
have thus been saved for Blaine"
How do you account for the large
independent desertion 7"
"The independent republicans die
not support Cleveland on account o
opposition to Blaine. 1t was solely OF
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CLEVELAND ELECTED.

The election of Grover Cleveland is
now conceded by all parties, the count
in New York showing a plurality of
Io46 or thereabouts. 1t is relief to
know that the plurality, small as it is,
is large enough to prevent further con-
test or the irksome delay of the courts.
Business, almost suspended for the
time, can now resume Its natural course
only modified by the apprehension
which may be felt by certain lines of
manufacture and speculation, in view
of the uncertainty ofwhat line of pol
icy the new administration may bring
about.
We apprehend no material change
in the ordinary current of affairs for the
next year or two. The election of
Cleveland was tie result rather of a
peculiar combination of circumstances
than an expression of the will ofthe peo-
pie. The late election shows no great
change in popular sentiment and is in
no sense verdict of disapproval OF
the policy or principles of the reigning
party.
If Mr.. Cleveland's sentiments in re-
gard to the Civil Service system of the
country undergoes no modification
from his printed utterances and the
obligations he sustains toward the In.
dependents who assisted him to the
governorship and then TO the presiden.
cy, are observed by him, even in the
matter of appointments, there will be
no general sweeping away OF the pres
ent Incumbents to make places
for democrats. We doubt very much.
however, if Mr.. Cleveland can bear
the pressure of his party, or long keep
back the horde OF hungry Office seekers
Very few Presidents have been able
to do so, however moderate their own
intentions or desires.
il would certainly be rough irony
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

We'll, We have change.
blaine carried Ohio by 3r,sao.
Cholera is stiil raging in Paris.
Republicans abide the result
cheerfully.
1T seems little odd but we can
stand it.
The cabinet builders are al
ready busy.
We are glad the suspense Is end.
ed.
The republicans only asked a
fair count.
The first snow of the season
fell on Monday night, Nov. II.
-Cleveland's majority in Missis-
slppi was 3s,ooI.
The democratic majority in
Arkansas was $4,000.
Eighty buildings were destroyed
by fire at Brunswick Ca, on Sunday
last.
The great cattle men of the
west and southwest have been holding
4 convention at St. Louis this week.
The Globe. Democrat turns from the
the discussion ofpolitics to the beauties
of Indian summer.
When St. John gets the balance
of his $4,000 he can begin to specu'
late in Wall street.
-Conkling, having gratifed hi:
personal malice, will now expect the
democratic party to crafty his person
al ambition.
The democrats contemplate
having big time tonight. Go il
boys, but don't overdo the thing. Re
member full meal after twenty.iv,
years of fasting might throw you init
convulsions.
There are already several pros
pective applicants for the Kirksvlll
post-ofice. We think Chappell of tn
Democrat should have the first grab
Publishing democratic paper in
solid republican county like old Adai
is surely worthy of some sort of sub
startial recognition
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Mother Why, Johnny, I told you
you might have half the grapes, but
there are none left for your sister,
Johnny: Well. you see, mama, when l
had eaten half the grapes l happened
to think l had eaten Gracie's half. !
was real sorry, and would have given
her my half, but they were SO good
they were all gone before knew 1t.
Doctor You say you have night
sweats, my dear sir. this begins TO
look serious. About how long do you
have them. Patient. About as long as
l have to tote the baby up and down.
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The result was that in her shoes and
every possible place about her cloth
ing letters were found concealed, while
in her corsets was a commission from
president" Davis to DR.. Brown, of
Baltimore, with passes for entering the
Confederacy. She was brought to
Washington and kept in custody at
Mrs. Greenhow's house, where several
other ladies were well guarded.
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KIRKSVILLE MARKET

EGGS-15
BUTTER-15
CHICKENS Young $3.50 to 200
FEATEERS-45c.
APPLES-2O to 4Oc.
OATS-18c
HAYS to 4.5O.
FLAX SEED $1.00.
TIMOTHY SEED-$l.
MILLET-25c.
BEANS-60c to 81 90.
HOGS-$3.O0 tc $50
COWS-Fat z to Sc.
STEERS Fat 4 to sc.
BEES WAX -25c
TALLOW-5c
LARD-10c
HORSES-Market fiat
CORN-New sells at 25c to Soc.
Wt,EAT-50 to 60c.
RYE-3So
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1t is estimated that the South is
spending to-day twice as much money
as it did five years ago for education,
and four times as much as it spent in
1870.
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s,ssss sss!' !,

"A Good Mems cheap suspenders &C. better
15c ALI wool Plaid flannel 25c per yd good heavy
all wool red twed fanl 3Oc Single width dress flannel Zoe
Mems all undehrts and drawers 5c Mems heavy
$780, Mems half wool heavy winter suits s5O
better frock sack $3.50 Boys gray oyercoats LOO
good heavy boys from 10 years old at $780, better
$3.50 Cotton wored 44c yrd good waterproof
three colos 4c per yrd Bed cOmfOrters heavy 5Oc Wool
Black Diagonal Trmd Dolman $3.50 An elegant Diagonal
Fur Trimmed Dolman at 800 and 600.
Ladies and Gentleman The facts in this matter just this
bought coaks than ought have and have
dispose of them in way other.
Ladies knit vests heavy only 5Oc Hoop skirts ten cents Vel
pushes another thing that went in most too heavy
and have got get of the woods Other
SO willing to cut the price wide open.
Canton Flannel 49, better at SC and lOc Canton
Flannel Will remain the old price and the best tngyou
or anybody else can buy for the money anywhere
will sell than
led rough poorly colord goods.
to
at
that andhep
Our goods boot and shoe line complete and full We
II nAmer
sale and will need buy stock with,
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Missouri.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. H.
Returns from all the counties are now
in but owing to the absence of the
governor the vote will not be officially
canvassed til he returns. The vote
as kept by clerks in Secretary of States
Office gives Cleveland 235,e73; Fusion
electors, 2o2, ,261; St. John 1906,
Cleveland's plurality s3,7I1; majority
32,2o5 Marmaduke aI9,oI5; Ford,
2o7,Se3; Brooks Io.44e; Guitar 100 !;
Marmaduke's plurality, II,1aa major
ity STA. An error of 900 in favor Of
Ford in Mercer county was discovered
and corrected by on amended return
The vote on the Judicial Amendment /;
Yes I4S $50 No, I36.996 /; majority
for the amendment 1894.
Prof. Woodward, of the Manual
Training School OF St. Louis. believes
that industrial training should form a
recognized part of the educated func-
tons OF the school as surely as mathe.
matics or geography, ''but by no
means with the inevitable or expected
sequence that every boy who receives
it shall become carpenter or a black
smith"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-10
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

| Charles Harris, of Belleville, Tex,
has invented machine fol. washing
dishes Chicago Herald.
"A patent, the invention Of a Char
| lottesville (Va.) man, for indicating
stations during the passage of cars. has
lately been tried on the Chesapeake u
Ohio Railway. 1t works automatically.
N 7. Times.
There is, it seems, says the klepto-
maniac of the New York Sun, an UNI
brella that can not be stolen. A genius
has invented detachable handle, upon
withdrawing which the ribs are auto
matically locked. Replacing it unlocks
them. No two handles tit the same UNI
bTella.
The highest velocity that has been
impaired to shot is given as 1926 feet
per second, being equal to mile in 81
seconds. The velocity of the earth at
the equator, due to rotation on its axis.
is one thousand miles per hour, or q
mile in Sc seconds; and thus, if cam
non ball were fired due west, and could
maintain it's initial velocity, it would
beat the sun in its apparent journey
around the earth.-ChtcayO Times.
The value of the willow crop of
Wyoming County, n. Y, is estimated
at 100000. The heaviest crops are
found in the towns of Perry, Gaines
vile and Warsaw, and the willows are
shipped to Syracuse, Buffalo and New
York to German basket-makers, where
they command from four 10 twenty-fOur
dollars per ton. Before 1879 the will
lows had to be stripped of their bark
where they were raised, which was ac-
complished by standing the punches in
a stream of water. Since 1879 the buy
ers take them bark and all and strip the
stalk by steam power, which makes it
more profitable for the producers.-N
Y. ITitune.
The depth of sleep has been the
novel subject of investigation by two
German physicians, working upon the
principle that the depth of sleep is pro-
portional to the sound required to
awaken. Ingenious experiments showed
that with perfectly healthy man,
slumber during the first hour is very
light, after an hour and a quarter the
depth of sleep increases rapidly and
reaches its maximum at one and three
quarters hours. The slumber then
lightens gradually, but reaction into a
deeper sleep occurs after five and a half
hours of repose. after which gradual
awaklng proceeds. Imperfect health
or unusual exertion produced marked
irregularities.
Wooden ties forrailways are becom-
ing more expensive every year, and the
time is coming when possibly some sub
stitute will have to be devised for them.
The chief engineer of an Eastern rail-
road is about to try some experiments
with steel ties. They would be the same
in size and shape as the present wooden
ties, except that they would be hollow.
and they would practically last until
they rusted away, while the best oak
ties last only ABOUT eight years. Some
of the advantages claimed for the steel
ties are that the expense of maintaining
the track would be largely reduced. the
road-bed would be firmer and smoother,
and trains could run at much higher
speed over them. The wear and tear
on track and rolling stock would also
be lessened, because the track is
smoother. Chicago Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-01-10
PITH AND POINT.

DE chap dat am stoopin' ober hoe
in out his tater patch amt APP to see
all de. leetle failin's oh his naburs.-
Life.
A great many editors have lately
been devoting themselves to defining
the art and science of kissing. We
snall not follow their examples, as we
do not care to expose our ignorance on
that subject. Citizen.
And now Connecticut woman ap-
pears who insists that she is III years
old. 1t is a curious fact that after
woman has passed her hundredth birth
Gay she ceases to have any false pride
about her age.-N. Y. Graphic.
The reason why crops always turn
out to be better than has been expected
is because many people always expect
the worst, and some of them are mean
enough to feel disappointed if their ex-
pectations are not realized.-N. q
Picayune.
Shut the door.
When winters breeze
DenudeS the trees
And nature settles down to freeze;
When round the door
The Wild winds roar
And cold comes through the cracked old floor,
Our friends forget to shut the door.
wv Nte1 L)te~~UT 70.
-"Algernon, have stitch in my
side. 81 am not surprised, my dear
You were hemmed in by the crowd at
the party last night" '.No; / think L
got it while basting the turkey"
''You tuck too much pains over it,
''Algernon, why will you persist in
rulf1ing my temper in this wayp"
Merely a biased notion of yours and
f,,Y.l ,ot< N y
Call.
THAT poor fellow said a temper
ance orator, pointing to a cripple,
''owes his dilapidated condition to
whisky" You are wrong" replied
bystander. THAT man is paralyzed,
and ! am certain that he never
drank" .'Oh, that really makes no
difference in my argument reioined
the orator, ''for if he had been addicted
to drink he would have been paralyzed
sooner. "-Arkansaw Irareter.
Il suppose you often want some
thing to fill up your paper withp" said
a man. coming into a country news
paper office with a four-column COM
munication on patent, duplex, double
back-act.on har>ow of his own inven-
ton. .'Oh, no." said the man of the
quill, 1.-THE paper is full enough. 1t is
the editor who wants something to fill
up with. This will make four columns
and two sticks forty-two dollars,
please. ~ iddletown Transcript.
-Heredity: '.Do you believe in the
law OF hereditary Transmission" asked
q gentleman of Mr.. Popperman. 81
do, most decidedly. can cite re-
marketable instance of it. My great
grandfather had a positive squirt in his
eye. My grandfather squinted; SO did
has descended into my own family.n
"Oh, you must be mistaken, Mr..
Popperman; you don't squirt" mo"
..Nor your little girl" NO. Nor
your little boy" mo. But my wife
does. ~ Y Journal.