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Whether We agree With Mr.. Beecner
OF not. few men can speak or write Oh
any subject OF public interest With so
great certainty that everybody viii
want to know What they say In dis
cussing the question as to how far MIN
listers may properly go in politics.
which he does in the North Ameyiean
RsvitaD for February,-the great
preacher shows himself to advantage
perhaps all the more because 1t is a
matter that touches him personally as
well as professionally. In the same
number of the Review, the question,
"How shall the President be Elected"
is ably treated by FIVE happily chosen
writers, VIZ, two United States Sena-
tors, Dawes and Vance; a college
president. F. A. P. Barnard, of Colum-
bia; New YORK lawyer. Roger A.
Pryor; and a well-known Journalist,
William Purcell. The SUBSTANTIAL agree
ment OF four ofrhem on the same point
is significant, Another notable article
In this unusually strong number is
review of "Holmes's Life of Emerson"
by the veteran historian George Ban
croft; and still another is an essay by
Pro- &C. A Young on Theories re-
garding the Suns Corona" whicn he
sklllfully brings within popular com.
prehension. The Rev. DR.. W. G. T.
Shedd defendes the dogma Endless
punishment and Prof. Stanley Hall
writes on New Departures in Educa-
ton.
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4 Famous Dairy Region.

The Elgin, Illinois, dairy region,
which includes wide stretch OF corn-
try in that neighhorhood, is reported
to be second to no other in the United
States for the production OF th,. choic-
est butter and cheese. The soil is the
prevailing black loan Of the prairIes,
and grass grows spontaneously. Only
corn and oats are cultivated, and every
farm is dairy. There are no cream
cries in Elgin Itself, the business being
conducted by the dairymen themselves,
VINO, by Organization, have succeeded
in drawing customers foi their products
from all parts of the country. They
have an Exchange and a Board of
Trade, and in the rooms Of the latter
are sold by sample all the butter and
cheese, every one being required to
sell his products in strict accorda ice
with the SAMPLES. The butter and
cheese are graded and classified, prices
following the quality of the products
The simple recital OF the above facts
ought to be enough to convince far
mers in any favored locality that it is
within their power to establish a SINH
lar business for themselves whenever
they choose to organize for that pur-
pose. The sole condition of their
creating a market for themselves. and
maintaining 1t, is that every product
shall be sold strictly on the basis of its
quality, and not on that of changing
and unre liable representations
The staple crop ofthe Elgln region
is grass. There Is The best ofSummer
pasturage. with all the hay needed for
w inter-. Ensilage is made an impnr-
tant aid TO hay feeding. Com and
oats are usually fed ground Root
crops are not very much cultivated.
Wheat is not raised at all. Fruit is
far from being abundant. The horses
used, which are likewise bred in The
region, are Percherons and Clydes-
dales The milk is purchased from
the dairymen by the individual owners
of the creameries at fixed price, al.
though the cooperative system exists.
All milk below certain standard is
refused at the creameries.
The buttermilk and whey are sold
and fed TO pigs. The milk is separat-
ed from the cream by the centrifugal
process, and machinery is employed
altogether. The skim ned milk is
made into cheese, which. of course, is
sold at lowe, price than the cheese
made from the entire milk. The COWS
are bought fresh, and those becoming
dn are sold. Ths, calves are disposed
of at a few days old. The dairymen
use the Holstein breed, and are be.
coming more and more convinced ot
the advantage of raising their OWL
cows.-Massaelasetks Ploug5imam.
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combined to establish school for the
education of teachers. but when they
applied to the legislature for a charter
it transpired that every supporter Of the
proposed institution was a whig. And
not only wing. but Unitarian. There
fore the democratic party Of Massa-
chusetts placed itself solidly against the
the movement, and arrayed upon It's
side all the Evan selical churches of the
state. In other words, the fight opened
with Unitarian wings in favor Of the
normal. and Evangelical democrats IN
opposition. At tbis distance the combi-
nation seems it remained until 1913.
when the Unitarian wings trrumphed
and the normal schools became an es-
tablished iact.
The system in Missouri has its de-
fecis, no doubt, but the probabilities
are the state IS TO blame, .afher than
the schools themselves, and If the Law.
makers would pay more attention to
their appropriations and the laws gov
erning state institutions there would be
less room for complaint. The moss
back idea of tearing down, instead of
building up, should be abandoned.
The dawn of a healthy, spirited, pro-
gressive public sentiment demands un-
iversal education and if the normal
school can be made a means to that
end IT should be fostered II, en- the
contrary. If can be shown that the nor
mails are fungi--mere barnacles On the
ship of state, engenderd by the partisan
mud of Unitarian whigs' way down in
Massachusetts-scrape them off and
establish something new.-G Llm5
| Chronicle.
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"A special from Dalton. Ga, gives
the details of extraordinary discoveries
of silver in the Cohuttah Mountains in
North Georgia. For several weeks past
Jerome Prince, of Boston, and assayists
of San francisco. have been pursuing
investigations IN that region. They are
making their tests with an electric ma
chine. and to-day announced the result
Of their investigation. They state that
they have traced vein 1900 feet wide
which extends entirely through the
mountain, distance of eight or nine
miles. They represent Boston capi-
talists who have extensive mines in
Nova Scotia, Colorado and California.
and stated the Gorgia mines are ten
times we're valuable than they ever be-
fore assayed The assays have run as
high as SO per. cent, and they stale
that $40. 900 could nor buy the
vein they have tested. All extensive
smelter will be erected at Dalton.
Great excitement prevails throughout
North Georgia over the wonderful dis
couerses.
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Mss. Ie,us castro. .n .ged Me1i.

Mrs. Jesus Castro, an aged Mexi-
can lady, nov residing AZ American
Flag, in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
IS perhaps the only woman who, liter
ally speaking ever cost her husband
her weight in gold. It is SAID that in
the early gold digging days Of Callior-
MIA she was 4 resident of Sonora, 10
in which State she was born and grew
to womanhood. When about the age
Of seventeen a paternal uncle, but a
few years her senior, returned with his
companions, gold ladened, from the
Ell Dorado OF the West, and became
desperately enamoured Of her. He
sought her hand in marriage and was
aoce pied. but the church refused be-
cause of the near relationship existing
between them o solemnize the mar
rage. Persuasion being in vain, he
tried the power OF gold to win the
church his way, and succeeded only by
the payment of her weight in gold.
She at that time weighed III pounds,
and against her in the scales the gilt
tering dust was shoyeled. Her affianc-
ed husband still had sufficient OF this
worlds goods to provide comfortable
home, and they were married. The
above is fact and not fiction, as liv-
ing witnesses can prove,says the
Tucson "a. T Star.
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Gen. L0gan's Reelection.

Over confidence on the part Of the
Republicans Of Illinois last fall came
very near losing them the Legislature
They carried the State by plurality
of 25.I1e, and supposed that there was
no difficulty about having a good
working majority in the Legislature.
But the members of that body are
elected on the minority representa-
ton" plan, which makes the results
quite uncertain, unless special care is
taken.
AS the Republicans did not take
this care, but put out their strength IN
other directions. they were greatly dis
turbed to fad that they were in immi-
nent danger of losing the Legislature.
This took on an additionally alarming
aspect from the expiration of Gen.
Logan's Senatorial term Aside from
the purely partlzan desire for power,
was keen sympathy for the gallant
General who had just made such
splendid campaign for the Vice-Presi-
dency, and an earnest desire by Re-
publicans of all varieties and factions
that he be returned to the Senate.
The force of this sentiment is not
derived wholly from esteem tor Gen.
Logan and a just sense Of what is due
him.
No one fails to perceive the great
importance to the country OF retalnlnga
man of such rich experience and tried
integrity In the Senate. He has a
value there which no successor can
have,-at least for many years,-and
the years that must elapse until then
are those in which the Nation will have
the greatest need of Gen. Logan's
unusually valuable experience, his well
tested craftsmanship and his patriotic
zeal.
1t is a patriotic duty to secure Gen.
Logan's reelection, and we are very
glad to see the earnest spirit in which
tie Illinois comrades have gone to
work to gam that end. We are conf
dent that their Efforts will be crowned
with success
We advocate Gen. Logan's re-elec-
ton not as partisan. but because ne
is an lndetatigable friend OF the soldier
whose services in the past deserve the
hearty gratitude of all soldiers. and
who can be Of the greatest Importance
to them in the future.
We sincerely hope that every COM
radr in Illinois without respect to party
affiliations, viii do whatever hes in his
power to secure the election OF ont
who is so loyal friend of all soldiers.
National 7,J6Hne.
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They were gliding over the CLASSY
surface of the ice together making
graceful sweeps with the glittering
blades of their "clubs." "I'll dare
you to make the fancy figures on ice
that 1 will" said Reginald. Pm
quite sure, Regy. my boy, that you
could beat me handsomely at that"
replied Algernon. The fancy figures
make on ice generally depend on the
particular plaid pattern there is on my
trousers" And he Immediately illus
trated.
Henry Bowers was talking about
hunting. He remarked to Nathan
Kimble, as they sat around the grocery
store stove, out at Onion Creek ::
"When reckon up what it costs me
for ammunition, the clothes | ruin in
tramping over the country. and what l
lose by neglecting my business, every
quail shoot costs me iye dollars"
Then you can thank your stars that
you only hit one in every ten that ou
shoe, at. 1t is lucky that you are
such poor shot, or you would bank
rupt yourself"
Says On Arizona paper: "Our rising
Young sawbones, Doc. Melville, was
driving along the street, when his
horse took fright and ran away. He
was thrown violently TO the sidewalk
and knocked senseless. Presently he
recovered from his unconsciousness.
and. noticing the crowd which had
gathered about him, remarked: "what
is the matter, gentlemen Anybody
hurt am Or. Melville. Can ! be
of any service 2"
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-01-23

In the days of slavery the standing
ration OF the colored man (and woman)
was so much meat and cornmeal, with
some other smaller items bur no
wheat -four. Now, the colored labor
er receives money as well as rations.
and the cash is partly expended in the
purchase of material for the same kind
of bread as is eaten in the North.
This fact has caused an enormous IN
crease in the Southern consumption of
wheat flour. How large may perhaps
be inferred from the statement that
one of the largest -four mil S in St.
LOUIS has this year sent about sixty
per cent of its production to the South
ern States, and it is estimated that
nearly half of the -four made in St.
Louis now is sold for Southern con-
sumption.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-01-23

The following is a recipe furnished
the Iowa State Board of Agriculture
by DR.. Charles Dean, as a specific to
prevent hogs from having cholera,
quinzy or pneumonia. use one gal
lon of soft soap. four ounces of salt
peter mix well in swill and feed to
about forty hogs. In four or five days
give the following: Carbolic acid,
eight drachms, black artimony.
two ounces; sulphur, half pound !;
mix well and feed . o about 40 hogs In
one or two days. Repeat the above
once a month, and it will prevent any
of the above diseases. / have used it
for ten years, without a single case
among my hogs" We find the above
IN the report of the above society and
as there are reports the ravages of this
disease in this locality We give it for
what it is worth. At all events if the
hogs were ours we would sooner risk
them with the above doses than to
place them in the hands of a travelling
pig doctor.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-01-23

Thus far the principal business of the
session at Jefferson City has been the
introduction of new bills, and bills
have been introduced on every SUBJ
ject known to man. and on great
many subjects previously unknown.
This was only to be expected in an
Assembly composed largely of men,
bers wholly new to legislation, and it
suggests great uncertainty as to what
will be the result of the session. OF
course slaughter of the innocents"
at the close of the session is inevita-
bic, but II is impossible to name be-
forehand the list of bills which are
doomed to perish, or to pick out the
few which are destined to survive. We
should like to believe that tie prilci-
pie OF 1.-THE survival of the fittest" will
come into operation, and that idle and
superfuous propositions will be left in
the limbo of good intentions, but it is
altogether too soon to make any pre-
dictions. The best we can say is that
the new Assembly seems to be honest
and earnest. There is no questioning
the individual capacity of the mem.
bers. The question is about their ca
pacity to act as body. Itwould not
surprise US at all if sinister influences
should be set to work, and if the vete-
rams of the lobby should find their op-
portunity in the inexperience of the
members.-Post- Dispatch.
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The Astronomical and the Civil Day

When midnight struck on Dec. 81.
1884, two fellow travellers who had
long been tramping one just halt a
length in advance of the other, linked
arms and continued their unvearying
journey side by side. They were the
two days, the astronomical and the
civil, the former adjusting his pace to
that of the latter, falling back twelve
hours to get in step. SO the astrono-
mical day that began at noon. Dec.
81, was only half day, and at lis end
the hands of the great twenty-iour hour
clock at Gree nwich were turned back
to begll anew, and corresponding
changes were made at other obserya-
tories throughout the world, in accord
with the recommendation of the late
conference at Washington.
Hitherto the astronomical day has
begun and ended at noon, with the
successive returnings OF the same ter
restrlal meridian to the center of the
suns disk. The civil day has begun
and ended at midnight. The recent
change was confined to makeing the
astronomical day from midnight to
midnight. And the great timepiece
on Greenwich Hill as well as those in
other observatories, will continue to be
regulated by observing the precise in
stand Of the suns passage across the
meridian, the meridian being represen-
ted by an exquisitely slender flament
of cob web stretched across the object
glass of the transit instrument
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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-01-23

One of a troup of performing Indi-
ans at dime museum owns up to the
name Of Ryan. He must be the Ryan
Indian bred, We hear so much about.
"John," said Mrs. Brrnton to her
husband, II intended to return some
calls this afternoon. Won't you step
down to the stable and tell them to
serd up a carte. de-visit, with driv.
er a"
Snobberton ''Ah Dudley, under
stand YOU are to be congratulated. Is
the fair one pretty 2" Dudley: "N.n-
no. Can't say she IS" Snobberton: !:
Good figure 2" Dudley: "Y.ye.es.
Bout Million"
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

The people Of Memphis, Mo, talk Of
chartering a car TO attend The inau-
gu1ation ceremonies, at Washington,
on the 4ih of March. We didn't sup
pose there were a whole car load of
Office hunters in that little borough.
Half car would accommodate Kirks-
ville's lou. put.
A Scotland county girl writes to her
affianeed as follows. KUN cuick Jim,
Ed. Kirkerman IS insistin l shei hav
him and he hugs and kisses continusly,
| can't hold out mutch longer. Kun
cuiek" lin ought to be getting there
pretty "cuick.'
Al. Walsworth. of Lursy, recently
sold calf TO a man in Iowa for $3.50,
from his herd Of short horns.
The Centerville Io,regian says that
C. w. Worman. of that place shipped
$4,000 worth of poultry during the
year 1884. He employs about fifty
men and boys.
Rev. Fl. B. Seeley is delivering his
lecture, entitled Gettysburg" in
neighboring counties.
The Memphis RerilB is urging the
purchase and keeping OF fire engine
and cites the example of neighboring
towns. Certainly ! Kirksville has
one, regularly. All well regulated
towns have EN-.
TIE Lagrange Democrat says Henry
McHugh. Esq, purposes having COM
bination sale of horses at LaGrange
fair grounds about the middle of March
His plan is to secure a list of blooded
horses and mares, catalogue and ad-
vertlse chem Thoroughly, have a promi.
nent Kentucky stockman as auctloneei
and manage to secure the attendance
of all who may desire either TO buy OIL
sell. He has canvassed the matter
among horsemen in the northern par
of the country and already has fully
forty horses subscribed. He wants 10
less than one hundred, and will asl
other breeders in this and other state!
to lend encouragement to the sale. /
will be cheap and effective mode o
effecting sale or exchange of stock
and will certainly recommended itsel
to all to whom it is represented.
The wife of Sheriff Newell, of Put
nam county died very suddenly, whil'
all the family were absent, on tn
11th.
The New Century, at UnionvilIe, ha
reduced its size and gives as one Of tn
reasons, the fact that the receipts o
the Office have not equa He'd its expen1i
lures.
The Putnam county school conven
ton made no change IN the book
adopted five years ago.
J. W. Jones. a graduate OF the Nor
NAL. takes the position of Henry Camp
bell, in the Unionville public school
the latter having resigned
The editor OF the Milan STANDARD
saws: The character of almns
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The editor OF the Milan Standard
says: 1.-The character of almost
every person in Milan is well known.
Certain parties are well-known to be
hardened criminals. Now if we want
to get rid of such fellows 1t can be
done by the respectable portion of the
community" and closes his remarks
with the following We sorrowfully
admit that we have in the past been
surprised at some of our good citizens
giving employment to the criminal
class 2"
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light Large Pages-56 broad columns

The National TribEne Is one of the few really
Great SsfioPal Weeklies OF he country. 10 con-
taius every week an enorm0as gu aDtity OF usuel'
Its spectt attractions articles on The var;
written by men who participated or commAndsa
In tle events which they desert be- This makes ths
best history OF the war possible 20 be written and
one which ought TO be In every ones hands BY
to offer The National Tribune and the Grsphic 70
one year zt reduce figures.
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Hogs have sold as high as s+.l5 per
hundred this week.
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Great interest has always been felt
by Northern ravelers in the location
of the site of Andersonville prison.
The site is located several hundred
yards from the track of the Southwest
ern Railway and, owing to the thick
growth Of pines in the last twenty years,
is hidden from view. The War Depart
ment has consented that this under.
brush should be cleared away. so that
henceforth the numerous travellers mry
have full view of a spot of so much
tragic interest.
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An Exercise In Pronunciation.

Read and correctly pronounce all
the words in the following sentences.
The root of the difficulty was q pile
of suot allowed to accumulate on The
roof.
TIE rise of the water has injured the
rice crop and it may be expected that
the price will rise.
He had moved his goods to the
depot, but his friends bade him lot be
discouraged, as he would soon be ac-
climated if he would only stay.
He is an aspiranr for Asiatic hon.
ors.
The disputapts seemed to be con-
versant with the question. and, if not
good financiers. they were, at least,
familiar with the problem of finance.
The irrefragable evidence that he
was the sole cause of the alteration
indisputably fastened on him the re-
sponsibility for the irreparabIe dam
age.
His conduct was indlcatory of the
blatant blackguard. but his complais-
ant coadjutor, with his incompatible
complacency, was even more danger.
Gus.
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Some strolliDg Thespians were cnce
playing Macbeth" in country town.
Their properties were not keDt in a
very sytematic order; for when the
hero of Shakespeare's drama exclalm
ed us that dagger that see before
me 2" a shill voice responded frum the
flies: "No. sir; its the putty knife.
The dagger's lost
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Lost at C-The hoarse sopranos
notes.
Beware" said the potter to the
clay, and it became ware.
Josh Billings says. THE best medisin
l kno for the rumotiz, is to thank the
Lord 1t amt the gout."
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-12-03
salyaa. Barona Isaylng a few formal |

selves. Beyond leaving a few formal
cards every now ana then the dipio-
the diplomatists give the cue to society
society takes no notice OF them either.
In this am hold enough to think that
s0ciety is mistaken, for not only ia the
Greek section exceedingly powerful,
but there are among them some
very charming people. The Greek To-
CATION is presided over by M. Condour-
iottis. lis cutie useless for nae to en-
dsayor TO give q description of this
gentleman, for have only seen him
once and that at a distance. He las
such an absolute distaste for society