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school Reports.

Fourth monthly report of the Hays
school district No. 8, township 81
range 16, for the month ending Feo.
q, 1885. Number of pupils enrolled
So; average daily attendance 30 l-5;
average number OF days attendance by
each pupil 16. The names Of the pu-
pills who have neither been tardy nor
absent during the month are: Maggie
Murray, Lena Carnes, Anna b field,
Charley Sharr, Albert ,M,Graw, and
the names of those who were tardy but
not absent are: Aliee McGraw, Garry
Sharr, Bna Day, Lizzie Day Charley
Saddles, James Carnes, Gerge Murray,
James McGraw, Laurence Vandiver.
The names OF those who have neither
I,een tardy nor absent during the four
months are: Anna Belfield, Maggie
Murray and Lena Carnes. Visitors
during the month were: Mr.. w.
Brown, Douglas Brown, William Ma
gers, George Shulthies, Dan Mayors,
Chas. ShuIthiess. Robert Magers, j. H..
Campbell, John Sadler and Mr.. n. W. i.
Vandiver, Misses Shulthiess, billie
Rickets, Emma Parker and Fannie
Day. FLORENCE CAMPBELL.
Teacher.
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GreentOp Graphlcs.

Weather has been fine for the last
few days. Business very good.
Mr.. Raymond Towles, OF Salisbury.
made quite pleasant visit with his
parents and many friends in this
place.
Mr.. E. Owens Is on the convalescent
list.
Mr.. Will Owens, of Councils Bluff,
and his sister Miss Eta of Marysville,
has been visiting relatives and friends
for the past two weeks.
Skating RINK started here at w. 5.
Gatlin's Hall last Thursday night, by
Z. A. McKeehan and A. Owens, mana
gers.
Mr.. \. W. Parker started off IN a
sleigh Sunday last going east. Sup
pose he was going home.
Mrs. Lew is Is visiting relatives and
friends in Illinois.
Mr.. Ed. Lee spent a few days with
his parents in this place.
Sam o. Walker and wife and Miss
Charlotte Wittmer have returned from
Trenton.
James Story, of st. Louis, was here
upon business, recently.
Miss Ida Gatlin returned from her
school in Carrolton, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Emma Winfree.
Rev. Rose of Glenwood, held services
here Sunday and Sunday eve.
Mr.. Lee Fowler has returned home
from Council Bluffs,
Mr.. L. Parker had sale Thursday.
Mr.. Al and Will Owens accompanl-
ed several ladies to the Queen City
Rink Friday night.
PEGGY AND DINA.
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Prairie Bird SpIInterS.


There is quite a change IN the
weather since last week.
The snow Is melting fast, causing
the streams to overflow IN their banks.
Splendid time for muddy roads.
Charley Miller left our vicinity last
week, and moved on his farm north OF
Brashear.
Henry Williams has moved back too
his farm.
Judge Gregg expects to move to his
farm this week.
MIR. Sewers of Rock Island, Illinois,
has moved on the farm he lately
bought of Sol Kaufman.
Our school closed last Friday.
Nh. Ca!lison taught very successful
school at Prairie Bird this winter, CIV
ing general satlsf9 ction as far as
know.
There was quarterly meeting last
Saturday at the L. B. church, a halt
mile east of Prarie Bird school house
Meeting commenced on Thursday
evening. On Sunday morning Elder
Beauchamp gave US a grand sermon
from st. John 18th chap. and 26th
verse. SPLINTER.
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HERE TO sTAY.
An Incorrect Impression Set Right.

An impression seems to have gained
circulation that Mr.. G. w. Tull of the
north side gallery would leave Kinks
vile during the coming summer. We
are glad to state that such is not the
tact. Mr.. Tull has one OF the finest
arranged equipped suit of rooms in
North Missouri, and proposes to bold
the fort" and to push things in the art
line with all the energy and skill that
long experience and a constant study
of art may give HIM. Kirksyille, very
justly, has a reputation abroad as pro.
ducing tho best Photographic WORK in
this section Of the state, and much. If
not most of that reputation has been
built up through the personal skill of
Mr.. Tu!l himself.
His gallery has recently been
greatly improved by putting in new
skylight appliances. Indeed Mr. Tull
spares NO effort to keen fully abreast of
the times, and by this means affords his
patrons every meritorious feature
enjoyed by the largest and most famous
city galleries. New additions to his
beautiful samples of work are added
to his show cases from week to week,
and lovers of good pictures are invited
to call and look through his rooms at
any time.
A competent lady assistant is always
present to aid his lady customers with
suggestions as to drapery and pose, as
well as to assist in the Photographic g
of children and babes. The ladies
generally will appreciate this feature
of the establishment.
Our Normal students we see, are al
ready preparing for the close of school
and the customary exchange of pictures
before parting, by having their mega
tives taken at this gallery, and we
would advise all those who have not
already done so, to call now before the
great rush, of the closing weeks. and
make sure OF a picture they will be
proud to present to their friends.
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Liberty Township.

Sorry to see and hear SO many of
the young folks lamenting and sighing
for no more sleigh rides. Can they en-
JOY the present winter?
By the way last Friday evening
Maj. A. H. Linder and wife celebrated
his seyenty-third birthday by giving
the young folks grand hop at his
residence. Eighty guests were in at
tendance and seemed to enjoy them
selves finely. Music was furnished by
Messers Mum and Several of the
young ladies favored the host and
hostess and the guests with some very
tine music on the organ. I understand
the Major received some presents; one
a large cake, when presented was very
beautiful. 1t was prepared by his
daughter Miss Lizze and her cousin
Miss Sallle Samuels.
One of the neighbor boys has been
his house during this thaw.
| cannot tell if be intends to take a
partner to help him through life, but
that is the thoughts of some Of his
associates. A VISITOR.
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The Richmond c Conservator publish
es the following article which may be
OF interest to the taxpayers of Adalr
county:
Senator Wood, of Rails county, has
discovered an old law, passed in 1887,
which provides in effect that where
counties voted bonds in aid of rail.
roads, the state taxes that accrue in
those counties against the railroads
thus built, should be paid over to the
counties voting the aid, In order that
they might be helped to pay the bonds.
1t appears that only three counties in
the State have taken advantage of the
provisions of this law, and retained the
state taxes on the railroads to which
they have given aid. The other coun
ties have been paying their taxes into
the State Treasury, thus benefting the
people of the entire state. Senator
Wood, SO we are informed, now pro-
poses to introduce a bill making an
appropriation to reimburse the coun.
ties entitled to his money to an amount
equal to what they had paid into the
treasury. The proposition is certain
ly Just one, and there should be no
doubt as to its passage.
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Ancient Chinese Telephone.

At a recent meeting of the Royal
Aslatlc Society in Shanghai, a paper by
DR.. Macgowan was read on the sub.
iect Oft the early use of telephones in
China. This paper being very brief,
we give it in its entirety:
1t detracts nohing from the merit Of
the ingenious physicists who have con-
terred On msnklnd the boon of the tel
ephone, that its principles are familiar
to uncivillzed peoples, several of whom
are IN possession of rudimentary
telephones. 1t was, / opine,
when the Chinese were IN their youth
that they constructed the rudimentary
instruments a specimen of which
herewith transmit for the Society's mu-
scum. It consists OF two bamboo
cylinders, one and half to two inches
n diameter, and four in length; one
end of each is closed by tympanum
of pig bladder, which is perforated ior
the transmitting string, the string kept
in place by being knotted. This rudi-
instrument is styled the "listening
tubes" and is employed for amuse-
ment as a toy, conveying whispers
forty or fifty feet. 1t is unknown In
many parts of the empire, Chih-kieng
and Kiangsu being the only provinces
$50 far as | can ascertain) where the
listening tube is employed.
Besides this toy, Chinese ingenuity
produced, about century and half
ago, the thousand mile speaker" :"
The implement is described as "a roll
of copper, liAened to a fife, containing
an artful device, whispered into and
Immediately closed the confined mes
sage however long, may be conveyed
to any distance and thus in a battle
secret instructions may be convenient
ly communicated. 1t is a continuance
OF extraordinary merit" The invent
or of the fhousand mile speaker"
Chang Shun hsin, OF Huichou -four
lshed during the reign of Kang- hsi, A.
d. 1662-I772. He wrote on occult
science, astronomy, etc. The above
account of his invention was taken
from his works by the author of Fuh.
kien Miscellany. At that time
reign of Kien Lung-there was no
longer an instrument of this descrip-
ton In that province. 1t seems to
have perished with the ingenious
scientist who contrived 1t.
Here is fine opportunity for the
organization of new telephone COM
pany, with legal department to hunt
up the lost evidence, and take whack
at the Bell telephone monopoly.
Doubtless many heather Chinee might
be found glad to testify they had often
used the..old telephone In talking from
the Great Wall to Pekin, and further if
neccessary.-Sfimtife Ameyican.
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Illinois Letter.

1t has been some time since wrore
to you and am in no particular mood
for writing now. /, seems that even
providence" IS not favoring US at the
present time, but helping the demo-
Gratis. A few days ago a republican
representative fell dead while attempt
ing to climb the stairs at the capitol.
and this leaves the democratic party
majority of one on joint ballot. The
law governing the choice of U. S.
Senator IS not very definite, open to
several constructions, but the demo-
Gratis are SO aagfnlly hungry that they
can scarcely wait for the opinion of
the States Attorney in the meantime
"Uncle" Dick Oglesby has ordered an
election to be he'd on the 2Ist, to fill
the place made vacant by the death Of
representative Logan. The district is
largely republican and his vacancy no
doubt will be filled by John A. Logan
man.
The Brand-Leman election frauds
in Chicago have been decided and
shows up the democrats in fine shape.
The largest funeral that ever took
place in Clayton occurred on last Fri
day, Feb. 27th. The remains of Col
t. G Black were followed to the grave
BY large company of relatives and
friends. Elder Lucas of the Christian
church preached the funeral sermon.
He was buried by the Sir Knights OF
tlis place, assisted by visiting knights.
IOdd-Fellows, and The members of the
Grand Army Post OF this town. Col.
B. died very suddenly, although he
told many of his intimate friends that
he would not last long. He died oi
an affection of the heart. The old
people turned out to pay their respects
20 our departed hero. The young
men and women shed tears over the
remains of our honored townsman
Even the little children cried when tolc
of the death of DR.. Black. During the
war he was a brave and efficient officer
on the Union side, battling for the
stars and stripes. He had command
, of the 18th Mo. cavalry and did goot
: service with the same. He represent
, ed our district twice in the lowe
house of the Illinois legislature, ane
last fall was the republican candidate
for Congress of this district. He die
more for the soldiers than any othe
man in our community and helped al
regardless of political distinctions, anc
when he was buried ali men of al
creeds were there to do him homage
DIR. b. was a consistent member 0
the Christian church of this place, a
friend to the poor, helper In society
and we will all miss his many kline
acts. He leaves wife and four chill
dren. Two boys, both doctors.
KEYSTONE.
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NJ. Z. BEEMAN & CO..
DUST TO DUST.

james Ross. born ir lrelanG. counfy OF rv,o-.
sept 9th i5il, died In Adair county, MIssour, ~,
9th, iSaj. ased ~ years, months and q day.
Tue parents OF brother Ross emig ated 70 81.
United STATES in the year is23. when he w.stv.,--
years old, and settled on farm In the STATE o,xa
York, thence they went westw ard into renr,,,-.
MIA. where brother Ross married In the x..-1s,,
Miss Mary A. Anderson, from which time ON a,
made Allegsny city his home. Two children w..
born TO him by this marriage. one a Mrs. Hcc,r.
resident OF this county, and her slster. ,xbo..
home is 10 tie Keystone state. After eIeb, ve.-,
oiissfnl married life. his wife died and being t,rs
OF city life, he noved to farm fourteen miles r-,
the city, and after renIsIuing one year. n,-s, NJ
surviving companion, to whom was born .on
Samuel Ross, one OF the residents OF AdaIr eou,,-
In the yearis brother Ross emIzra,cd IN a..
county. No., where he residei ever since. or :.
farm tour miles north Of KirksyilIe. until whit
months, since which he had lived with b,.w,d
dowed daughter, Mrs. McCune, until death c,,,,D
ed him as his own.
Brother Ross Masonic career, we can onrv s,,.
from the time he settled in Adair county. son,,-
Identified from lodge in Allegany city, Peuua. NJ
became member of ikirksyille Lodge los, july Il
1872, ano being exalted as q Royal Arch Y.so, .,
Caldwell chapter No. So, Jan g. 1873.
such the career OF man! He eomelh forth ,s
mower ana Is cut down and while We mor1.,, vis,r
with dinmed eyes. and sorrOwful hearts fhIs ~.
ence OF our m9iiaity and the sudden severance M
esrthi; tles ana associations, rejoice that .be
same Almighty Being, will awaken our n-n,Js.
from ms dsath sleep and give TO him that blessed
and complete life that has no second death
Therefore we recognize the will OF the Grand Ma.
Ter above, do hunibiy bow 10 his d cree and ~
that he may supply the place OF protector 10 a.
widow and the fatherIess F'o1 =" the
Participating with them IN. HIS loss weoa.r,o
them our heartfelt sympathy and assure th.io =, -
!hs interest ana s0licitLde we shall ever taEe Ia
their welfare. IN memory of him We omen the no., -
tals OF our hearts and shall be readyto cast
theIn the shield OF Masonic love shartld tss 90 ~
selhshness 1.-THE world assail them ~ 'O'u
..et there be memorial page set apart m tbs
record ofth2 lodge. the latter draped IN Irioponn
tor me period Of thirty days aud the Secretary 10
lurnish the family OF the diseased brothe with !
! copy OF The resolution. aud to furnish the rI,-
papers with the same for publication t''
kirksyille, Mo, Feb. 24th. 1885.
JOSEPH BAUM.
DAVID BAIRD Com.
j. II. KENNEDY,
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BraShear Items.

Mud.
Few in town.
Jas Hanks returned from a visit to
his home last Sunday.
The Academy is still increasing in
numbers.
Cliff Holloway's child got cold bath
last week. 1t fell in the well, but was
rescued by Cliff and some of the Acad-
emy boys.
VIC era wford received a car of
lumber to-day.
Lincoln Rice and uncle will start
west soon.
VIM. Gordon returned to school as
he should. He will do to initiate in
that respect.
J. S. Bailey is out for County Com
missioner. He holds a diploma as a
four year graduate and Life State
Certificate from w. E. Coleman.
Naylor Is deyastlng the country,
shipping so many hoop poles.
VIM. Davis of the Academy has
completed book keeping and returned
home.
Rube Davidson says put the rascals
OUT Is old. and if the reporter of the
Democrat can't get fresher news than
than that he had better yield the pen
to RIP Van 'Winkle.
There will be an oratorlcal contest
at the Academy the Goth inst, prize to
be Tennysons poems.
Nj. A. Church thinks of going west
and growing up with the country"
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EDITORIAL NOTES,

Congress has done one thing
this session-adjourned.
How does Cleveland's letter on
the silver question strike you!
The financial outlook at Paris,
France. has improved materially In the
past two weeks.
The Oklahoma boomers con-
template another raid into the coveted
territory this week.
Prom Egypt as from the south,
during the war, comes the news that
the "colored troops fought nobly."
The question now agitatipg the
average democratic breast is:
Haven't we caught tartar in Cleve-
land"
The bill reducing the rates of
postage has passed both houses Of
congress. 1t goes into effect the first
of July next.
You may bet white hat paint
ed red that the next democratic candi-
date will not be dark horse, or an
unknown man.
Gen. Grant is suffering from a
cancerous growth at the root of the
tongue caused by excessive smoking.
Physicians say there is little hope OF
recovery.
General Butler, the English
commander whom it was feared was
hemmed in at Gakdue wells in upper
Egypt has succeeded in making sue
cessful retreat.
Two St. LOUIS firms went dowr
on the grain board last week. Served
them right. The sooner every firm
gambling in grain, or stocks, goes II
the wall, the better it will be for tn,
substantial progress and prosperity Q
the country.
The Gladstone ministry in Englan'
was sustained by close vote. w
don't know as Mr.. G. will care, but W
take pleasure in saying the GRAPHIC j
glad of it. It was mean advantage
his opponents aimed to take over tn
old man.
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John hurd, who has been working
for Thomas Nolan. in the neighbor-
hood OF Adair, was arrested last week
in Memphis, Tor stealing $50 from No
Ian. Nolan kept the money which was
In gold, secreted But Hurd found It's
hiding place and substituted chips
therefor.
When arrested al Memphis he denied
the charge, but when they got to
Greensbury he treated the boys with the
intention of getting the deputy sheriff
Knott drunk and then making his
escape. However the deputy did not
drink and Hurd himself becoming
somewhat hilarious on the whiskey he
had bought for the deputy, boasted of
the trick he had played on Nolan with
the chips and thought it rather clever.
AS the money was stolen IN Adair the
writ was made returnable here and he
was landed in jail at this place last Sat.
II rday night 10 await trial.
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Apiarians object to hives standing
too close together; distance of from
six to ten feet apart is desirable. AT
this distance the queens are less liable
to be lost when returning to the hive.
The advantage is also apparent when
handling a swarm and using an extrac-
tor. It is also essential that the hives
be Level, especially from side to side,
and care ought to be taken not TO have
the stands too high. Let the hives
stand in rows in such a manner that
the hives of each alternate row will free
the spaces of the row IN front. When
.he hives or roofs are printed in differ
ept colors, so place them that no two
of the same color come next TO each
other.
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Below we give the number of hogs
cattle and sheep shipped from Kinks
vile during the past year.
Brassfeld G. Kellogg
1902 hogs cost. .SS6,271.15.
80 cattle cnst 1929.
27S sheep cost 501.12.
VIM. Willis 40 hogs cost $500 80.
and one load OF cattle.
L. Updyke. 1914 hogs, cost SIS, ,27S.S0
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DIED.

nd hs, e6. %, 1855, OF whoOpins cough aud
WI, " ibiiam and Cyna Hughes. aged seven years
eight months and eighteen days ''''
sue ieAFes many relatives and friends TO mourn
her io's, Tho young she was loved by all OF the
surrounding neigh borhood ::Her remains were laid
to rest In the shibley Point Cemetery.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letters Parliamentary
upon the Estate Of George W. Grim, late OF IAdafr
county deceased, have granted to the und ersgned
Anu u. Gr1m by the probate court OF the county O
Adair bearing date the 18th day OF February, 1885
All persans having claims az ainst said estate are
TO ex ihiI them TO me for allowance
within one year af'er the date OF said letter or
lhey may be pret:iuded from any benefit OF such
estate aud IL such claims be not exhibited within
TWO years from the time OF the publication OF this
notice ,hey VIII be forever barred.
Feb. 18th, 1855.
ANN o. GRIM,
EVecutriI ofGeorge W Grim, deceased.
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Public Sale.

| will sell at my residence, 2 miles
north of kirksvllle, known as the Dave
Conner farm, on Monday, March 10th,
1885, the following Property, to-wit:
Fifty Head of 3 year old neifars all with
calf by Thoroughbred bull: some of
them fresh now; 10 head of mich cows,
IL head OF steers, coming 8 years old,
s yearllng steers, ) yearling heiters,
3 heifers, 2 years old in the spring
with calf. l mare, coming four, with
toal by Jack; 3 mules, coming threes:
3 young horses; l car of fat steers.
year old this snring; a lot OF stock hogs
for sale if cattle are sold. TERMS
Cash without discount on the car load
of fat cattle and stock hogs. A credit
will be given on the remainder of the
property of nine months, with 10 per
cent. interest from date. or discount of
2 per cent cash! Property must be
paid for in cash, or notes with APPROX
ed security before it is removed from
premises. De Francisco.
K. W. MEARs, Auctioneer.
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock.
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lfyou want to make those cattle fat,
sprinkle tablespoonful of Days Horse
and Cattle Powder over their feed
three times day and keep them out of
the weather. Price 25 cents per pack
age.
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NOTICE.

StilI on the corner southwe1t Of the Brick stabn
emaIe diseases.
CATHERINE c. DAVIS.