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Our Supreme Court Docket.

The 'Gallatin Democrat says: When
the Supreme Court Commission was
created. the people were given to
understand that the condition of our
supreme court docket would be re-
leived. To the contrary, we fud it is
still groaning under the weight of four
years accumulated business. For this
the people who seek the courts must
suffer. 1t is useless to say that the
creation of the Kansas City Court of
Appeals will remedy this evil. Since
the commission was unsuccessful, it Is
hardly possible that this court, which
merely takes its place, will do any bet
ter. The results of the present condi-
ton of things in our courts can hardly
be realized. There can scarcely be
any greater disideratum than the
speedy settlement of differences be-
tween man and man. Under the
present system justice is practically
denied the poor man, because he can
not afford to wait the slow result of
litigation. The wealthy and the monied
corporations suffer no inconvenience,
because their financial future rarely
depends on the result of litigation. But
the poor man who is unfortunate
enough to get his capital involved in a
law suit must suffer a very serious
wrong. What is the solution of this
qustion9 We know of but one. Elect
energetic, capable lawyers to the
Supreme bench. Men who are willing
and able to earn their salaries. Give
them to understand that they are to
work for the people-not to spend half
the year in junketing around during ad.
jourument-ler this be done, and new
order of things will soon be brought
about. 1t is estimated that every
decision rendered by one of our pres
ent Supreme Judges has cost the State
5000. This is crying outrage, and
one that the next Democratic State
convention should investigate. Let
US have workers, not drones on the
bench.
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A Philosophical Answer.

While Judge Tracy was on the cir.
cui:, going from court his trace broke.
The Judge spent over a halt.hour try
ing to mend it, but to no purpose.
His patience was exhausted, and he
expressed his vexation in words. A
negro came along, and the Judge told
him of his trouble. The negro let out
the trace, cut hole it it, and the lob
was done.
Why" said the Judge could l no,
have thought of ;hat?"
"Well, marster,' said the negro
don't you know some folks is Jest
naturally smarter than others!'
That's so," said the Judge. 'Wha,
shall pay you for fixing my tracer
We'll, marster, fifty cents will do,
said the negro.
Fifty cents!' said the judge. you
were not Eve minutes at ss.'
y don, charge you:.it.y cents for do
ing 1t, SAID the negro. Il charge you
twenty-five cents for doing it and TWEEN
:y-fye cents for knowing how to dc
it, Savannah News"
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COLUMBUS, O., October I4-The
Republicans are jubilant with band
and bonfres tonight over the election
news. The Democrats are correspond
ingly quiet and receiving the result
with good grace.
Chairman Powell, of the Democratic
Committee, comedies the election OF
the Republican State ,icke, by from
I5,ooc to 10000, and thinks that they
have carried both branches of The
Legislature.
Governor Hosdly thinks the Dem
ocrats may have saved the Senate.
The Republican Eexecutive Com
mittee claim the election Of Foraker by
from 700 to IS, 900 plurality, though
the complete returns may make it more.
They have information from all the
doubtful counties, and have elected
their Representatives. They claim a
majority on joint ballot, outside oi
Hamilton county. Allen o. Myers Is
thought 70 be defeated for the Legs.
lature in Franklin county by a small
majority.
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LITERARY NOTES,

The October number of the North
American Review" contains twenty
three Articles by as many different con-
tributors-among whom are an English
Cardinal, an American Admiral. two
American Major-Generals, two Ameri.
can Artists,an N. Y. Assemblyman, an
ex-United States Senator, the Mayor OF
New York, an Ex-Governor of New
York, two distinguished American
Men of Letters, and famous Amerl-
can Financler = Manning, Ammer,
Ben Butler, Fltz John Porter, Elihu B.
Washburne, VIM. Waldorf Astor, (his
first appearance in literature). ]. B.
Eustis, of Louisiana, Wul R. Grace, oi
New York, Theodore Roosevelt
Horatio Seymour, E. P. Whlpple
Charles T. Congdon, Dorman B.
Eaton, and some others less known
There is also a very characteristic
private letter from Gen. Grant to his
father, written from Mllliken's Bend
just two days before he started in the
Vlcksburg Campaign. 1t is contribute
ed by Col, Fred Grant.
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ARKANSAS LETTER.
BENroNylIlE, Ank., Ocr. 9th.


EDITOR GRApHIc-As | promised you
when | left Kirksville thlt would
write you sketch of this seton for
publication | will now proceed to full
fill my promise.
l will try and give you soma OF the
most prominent facts which have oc-
CURED during my four months sojourn
in this place, which is situated about
the center o., and is the county seat of
Benton county. Bentonyille Is connect
ed with the st. Louis and San frances
&C &C z r. b, branch road from here
to Rogers, Ark. built hy private sub
scrlption and enterprise. The town
which is the largest in the county, has
1900 Inhabitants. The county has
about $4,000. By this you can see the
town has not kept pace with the
county. Yet 1t is not a sleepy old
town as you might suppose but does q
large business IN the way of trade and
considerable in manufacturing. We
have here two mills; one Of which runs
a cardlnR machine in connection with
It's grinding. We have one fruit dryer
and one tobacco mandatory being all
we have in that line. Messrs Trotiar
and Wilkes are ,omysrss.ug the
weed" and to Use an Arkansaw express
sion are making things hum. The
truls dryer has a capacity oe 800
bushels of apples per day Yet they
can't consume near all that are hauled
to it. Many are allowed to rot in the
; orchard while the choice ones are ship.
ped away from here by the car load.
This Is strictly temperance town
there having been no saloon here for
nearly three years. During that time
$50 am informed) there has not been
dozen arrests made and the cooler
is never used. Indeed everything
moves along so quietly that the coun
Gil declared the marshal nuisance anc
discharged him.
The elevation here, being about 1,60(
feet makes the days pleasant and the
nights delightful. During the summer
there were but few nights but wha
I. cover felt very comfortable.
Wheat does we'll here, averaging
: from Is, to 80 bushel per acre, corn anc
oats are produced in the same proper
ton. All kinds of fruit and berrie:
adapted to this climate do well here
and a great many of them grow
f, spontaneously and in large quantities
| started out with the intention o
/, telling you more about the products
timber, prairies, hills, springs, etc, bu
|. see have already taken more of YOU
space than should, so | will wait til
some more convenient time.
l. JESSE MorTER
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Dr. James NJ. Fulkerson. ore of the
pioneers of Johnson county, died at
Warrepsburg last week He was born
IN Lee Valley, Lee county, Va, March
Is, 1871, and came to this stare in
1899. He was married May 5th 1896,
to Miss Elizabeth c. Houx, daughter
OF an early settler. He served as
commissioner in bankruptcy for two
or three years, and then represented
Johnson county In the legislature Of
1896 6-38-4o. Later he was one of the
directors of the State Bank of Missouri
for four years.
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How Judge Foraker Received the
Returns.

CINCINNATI, October I4.-The wealth
er last night and during the early
hours this morning was anything but
an incentive to enthusiasm. The air
was damp and chilly, and light rain
fell almost continuously. After mid
night, when the election of Foraker was
made certain, there was some cheer
ing in squads, but no concerted de-
monstrations occurred. The saloons
on Vine street did not close at mid
night under the law passed at the last
Legislature, but were doing big busi-
ness with open doors.
Judge Foraker spent the night in an
Office near the telegraph building,
where, with few friends, he read the
returns. He was gratifed with the
first indications, but was not quick to
claim an advantage. When the news
became conclusive he wore an express
sion of relief. He received many tele-
grams OF congratulations and after his
net gain had reached a figure sufficient
to overcome the majority against him
ia 1883 he weBs 10 his home on Wal
nut Hills.
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Oak Lawn College Items.


Five wee ks OF our schoo! have past,
and The prospects never were better ior
an excellent school year. Everything
is moving along smoothly.
The stud .nts are getting down to
hard work.
Prof. Doyles' class in astronomy is
wandering through the starry system.
Prof. bod sons writing class IS get
ting along nicely Nearly sixty stu
dents are taking lessons.
The Literary on last Friday evening
was good. The Novelty orchestra fav
ored us s''witnsOme excellent music, also
Prof. Johnson's class in vocal music
rendered some excellent pieces. The
subject under discussion was, "Resol-
we'd that the o. s. shuald aid Ireland
in obtaining her legislative independ-
ence" Discussed by Professors Hanks
and Barnett and J. E. Greedy and W..
w. Reynolds. She will not aid her,
Qreland). Our old friend Charley
Petit was with us at our last meeting
l.. NJ. Boyd favored US with short
speech after which Prof. Doyle talked
with us awhile on the ohJecJ of literary
work
Among our visitors of last welk k we
note j. N. Chadwick, wife and two
daughters, also MIR. Barr, wife and
sister, OF Shelf bina. J. q. Vanosdal, one
of the As of last year, left Tuesday
morning for Bethel where he will
teach the coming winter, j. E
Heriott, one of the 3's of last year i;
teaching near Shelbyyille. MIR. H. will
be with us at our next literary. B. H
Wise!another of the As OF last yeal
visited the school last week. Mr. w
can now read and talk German quit,
huently. He is teaching In Macor
county at present.
There are ten or twelve student
from Randolph county, in attendance
this wear, all EXPRESS themselves as be
ing highly pleased with the school.
The Excelsior and Phllosophic socle
ties were v9ry interesting sSaturda.
evening. The Excelsior discussed tin
ject Resolved that Canada shoul'
lie annexed to the U. s." While tn
Philosophic discussed "The life of Lin
coin and the Chemistry Of Cooking.
Milton Reynolds essay read befor
the Excelsior, was good.
The subject under consideration TO
discussion on next Friday evening /
Resolved that the civil service reform
T is detrimental 10 the people of tn
United States. 1t will be discussed b
men OF literary ability.
The health of the school is good
AGAIN.
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THE RECORD.
Of Company K. 10th Ohio Vol.

The I26ih Ohio Regiment went into
the battle of the Wilderness with 57SI
officers and enlisted men, and after
eight days hard fighting, came out
with 269, leaving more than half o
the Regiment killed, wounded and
missing. Company K. captain Lam.
pton), had 80 killed and wounded In
the eight days fighting. Following is
a list of the killed. wounded aud miss.
ing of the company during the term
of enlistment;
Capt. Reuben Hampton, killed in
the battle of Spottsylvania, Va.
Lieut., Jos. Shaffer, died at Martins
burg, Va.
Lieut.. w, G, Williams, wounded at
Winchester, Va.
B.A. Bowman, wounded at Spottsyl-
vania and at Opequan Va.
John Lentz, died at Cumberland,
ALI. Zarsman, wounded at Spotsyt-
vania-
w H Garloch. wounded at Spotsyl-
vania.
John Roderick, killed at Peters
burg.
] K Binkley, wounded at Spottsyl;
vania.
E NJ Bowers, died at Alexandra,
Va.
Melancthon Bowman, killed at battle
Of the Wilderness, Va
Geo. Bowman, crowned in Chese.
peake Bay.
A c Colgrove, wounded at Spotsyl.
vania.
Geo Boyer. wounded at Monocacy
Md.
Emanuel Compton, killed at battle
of Wilderness.
Alf Crist. killed in Wilderness.
Joei M Dennison, wounded IN VIII
derness and Opequan, Va
Geo. Flood, wounded at Spottsyl
vania.
VIM Flowers, missing in Wilderness!
never heard from.
Simon Flowers. wounded in Wilder
ness.
J M Harbaugh, wounded at Spotsyl
vania.
Geo. w Hatfield, died IN Anderson
vile prison.
6 Levi G Hill, wounded at Monocacy
R Hit, died in Rebel prison.
Wm. P Lentz, wounded at Monoca
cy.
VIM T McDougal, wounded in VIII
dernes.
, Enos Middaugh, wounded at spotsyl
3 vanla.
Simeon Mlddaugh, wounded a
Spotsylvania.
Jabob Miller, died at Annapolis
] Meyer, wounded at Spottsylvania
James Pherson, died in Sallsbur
r prison, N c.
o WI WROdeEiek, : rick wounded, spo'sylvania
r P w Smith. '' ''
q IL lliCVSS,
g Sam | Stroll, killed at Monocacy
Md.
q Enos E Swinehart, killed at Spotsy
vania.
Noah Swinchart, wounded at Wilder
t ness.
s 6. w. Westall, wounded at Flshe
n Hill Va.
d Samuel Wilson, wounded at Mono
# cacy, Md.
If L H Woolf, killed at Spottsylvapis
.e ] u Young, wounded Z"
l. Henry hartman, :.
q Simon hartman, I"
. E c King. wounded at Wilderness
- and Cedar Creek, Va,
Geo w Gillhart, killed, Spottsy
,e vania.
R Ga1wood, wounded at Monocs
cy Md
h. Jos. Graffen, killed at Opequah. V;
" VIM w Webly, wounded at batt
> of Smithsville, Va.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-10-16

Any of our business or professional
al men in need of Rubber Stamps,
Datsrs or supplies can have their
wants supplied by addressing ]. S.
Blake & Bro, 26o9 Glasgow Ave, St.
LOUIS, Mo. Their prices are very
reasonable and satisfaction is guaran.
teed. As specially they offer a com.
bined Pen and Pencil Stamp, consist
ing of pencil, pen and pen holder,
and your name stamp, all complete,
postage prepaid, for ST..
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The Norristown Herald appears to
have the combination of the business
situation. 1t remarks: This summer
Senator Vance has killed very large
bear, Senator Ransom has killed a
very large snake, Secretary Whitney
has killed a very large business in
dustry, and President Cleveland has
caught a very large trout. And yet
some persons pretend that the country
under a Democratic administration is
not booming"
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!. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, u. u, Oct. Ia. 90.
Washington is about to put on her best
bib aud tucker to receive, in a suitable
manner, the man who was mainly IN.
strumental in making the city the
most beautiful and attractive in the
world. When Boss Shepperd was al
the head of affairs IN The District of
Columbia, he was boss with all that
the name implies. He struck out with
a determination to make Washington
what the capital of big country
should be, the pride of the American
people and the envy of foreign visitors,
and how thoroughly he has done the
work the streets and parks and gener-
al appearance of the city ahundantly
demonstrate. 1t matters not that
Shepperd practically impoverished the
tax mayer of the District in the grad
ing. and improvement OF the streets,
by the extravagant prices that he maid
for both labor and material, for proper
ty was enchanced in value to that as
tonishing degree that turned the tide
of better feeliag against Shepperd to
one of absolute admiration. The gov
ernment pays one half of the tax levy
of the city while the citizens pay the
other half and little more, because
that for gas and W ater is levied direct
| ly upon the consu mer, at exorbitant
rates. From 1868 to 1874 while Shep
perd was in the vigor of his admlnlstra-
ton, he expended about thirty one
millions OF dollars in bringing Wash
ington out of its poor estate as a
swamp and maIarial swamp at that,
so that beside the e. traordinary
advances in the value of the real estate
of the city there was a corresponding
increase in the healthfulness as we'll as
cleanliness of. its population. When
the Potomac flats shall have heer
deepened and the sewerage of the city
completed as it is Iow proposed tC
complete it, there is no reason why
Washington should not show as clean
| bill of freedom from mortality as any
city in the United States, for all o
which she stands indebted to Bos'
Shepperd.
The prospect that the occupation Of
the conpositor and consequent dicta
zion of typographical unions will bt
: gone, l. promised by the appearance
: of machine which is capable of set
} ing type and stereotyping the matter
, as it goes along The instrument ha.
not yet been put upon public exhibi
ton but it is said that 1t works admir-
mirably. A company of newspape
i capitalists at any rate have become s.
thoroughly convinced of its utility
/. they have. agreed to invest quartz
: of million dollars. making thourougl
D experiments with it. The machin
q does away with coupositors, 1t dispens
es with stenographers, and it has n
use for anybody about printing offic
l. so far as the mechanical part of tn
IS work of getting up newspaper !:
k concerned. 1t will only clair
l. PERFECTION when it furnishes off han
e editorials to suit the political tastes c
i. all readers. The machine is c
!. Baltimore manufacture but the nam
of the inventor has not transpiret
Surely it looks as If we were going t
have revolution as we'll as a revel
g. ton in the black art. DON PEDRO.
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When Emory Storrs gave Lord
Coleridge supper at Chicago, a taylor
to whom Stors owed an account,
attached the supper at the hotel where
it was laid just before 1t was to be
served. Storrs appealed to the people
and the money was promptly raised.
AS he paid the bill he said: This is
the first time in the history OF the
world that a Lords supper has been
attached for debt
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We see the matter of Circuit Judge.
ship is being already agitated by many
citizens, and in newspapers OF the four
counties that form this District. Both
Democrats and Republicans are dis-
cussing the matter, and both seem
to be agreed that each party should
hold a convention, and nominate their
best man and make a square race.
That certainly WIZ BE sensible and
right. This independent -of-parsy-race
that has been run here in this district
for many years, has been simply to
cajole week-kneed Republicans to vote
for an out and out partisan Democrat
in every instance. 1t has not taken
very keen eve sight to discover the
Bourbon Democracy in the whole
arrangement. True. the position is
not political office. and should be
kept as fee from politics as possible;
but, for twelve years or more, this has
been non political Office filed with a
political Democrat, and We venture to
say that as this district is a Republi-
can district, as appears by the last vote,
it is high time for change, and Tor
the Republicans to assert them.
selves by selecting the best
material they have for judge, and
elect him to the office "A turn about
is fair play" Many Republicans have
voted for Democratic judges for years
now let the liberal Democrats be giver
an opportunity to vote for Republi
can judge-"Macon Republican.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-10-16

Faith and works are as the two wings
of a bird Using but the right wing, the
bird flutters helqlessly on the earh. U.s.
ing the left wing alone, there is the
same result But plvtng both wings
with equal vigor, 1t takes It's flight heav-
onward.
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mo spl ndid deed has won him fame,
On history PAGE to write his name,
But Heaven knows her own;
And in the Book OF LiJe enrolled.
In letters bright as FURNISHED gold
That name Is proudly shown
\ FRIEND.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-10-16

A 'ouck of girl' must lie very
closely watched. or ten to one she'll
90 off and marry some quack. "Chlca.
60 Sun.
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II ven are In want OF oak lumber, go
to A. L. Homes. He has large sup
ply.
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greatest public interest among
the contents OF the September Century
are General Grants article on "The
Siege of Vicksburg", the forcible
frontispice portrait, after photograph
taken when General Grant was Presi-
dent with which is given FAC simily
of his first signature on the army pay
account as General Retired0; and a
communication flcm General Grant,
dated Mt. McGregor, June 22d, which
is printed with Memoranda on the
Civil War;" and in which he withdravs
what was said to him in The Century
of last February in regard 20 the con-
duct Of General Lew Wallace and
General McCook at Shiloh" An
editorial In "Topics of the Time" ex-
plains why General Grants article on
Vicksburg is printed without illustra-
tions, and also that the subject will be
resumed, with pictures. at another
time. A supplemental article of great
interest, in the same number, IS "a
Woman's Diary of the Siege OF Vicks.
burg" which gives an inside view of
the hardships- and anxieties suffered by
the besieged. The Memoranda on
Civil War;" besides General Grants
communication embrace. "Who Pro-
jected the Canal at Island No 10 2"
by General Schuyler Hamilton "The
Charge of Cookies Cavalry at Gaines
MILL" in reply to General Fitz John
Porter, by General Philip St, George
Cooke, with "Recollections of Parti-
cipant of the Charge" by Rev. w. H.
Hitchcock; and a continuation OF the
discussion in regard to General Beau
regards Courier at Bull Run" by
Major Campbell Brown.
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meet him over the river We know
that.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-24
SETTLERS WANTED.

A man who had a bad habit OF letting
his accounts with the butcher, grocer,
etc, run on forever, was seen the other
day by one of his creditors, packing a
box home.
"Hello," he said, Fyhat are you going
10 do with that3'
"Going to put my goods and chattels
in it,"
What foE?"
III M going TO move out West"
Whats that for2'
"oh, I'm going ont there to settle
there's nothin' here for me-"
"Going West to settle, are your"
"Thats the racket"
"Well, you'd better settle here first.
There's nothing out there for us, and
we want settlers III this neigL borho0d,
about us much as any place You ever
saw"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-24


One half OF thu world doesn't know
how the other half lives. AMI it is jest
MS we'll. 1t saves great deal Of gossip.
y Chicago clergyman says that
one man cut of hundred tells tho truth
Gny further th IN he can make it benefit
him,
Pa. ia it right to call man b. y
in Poland a poly?' OF course, my
child" "Well, if man is born in Hpl-
land is he Holt?"
Il saw your advertisement for a
Young man of good address, remarked
one Of the applicants for q vacant posi-
ton, "and l thought would call il and
reply. My address is Boston, Mass
and if that isut as good as the best.
should like 80 know where you will Rud
q better one.'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-24

Ayers sarsaparilla, beng highly oonoen-
trated, requires a smaller dose, and is more
eiTeclYe, dose for d1se, than any other
blood medicine. 1t is the cheapest, because
It is the best. Quality and not quanlil9
should be considered.
1t is an assertion which admits OF
much proof that stranger OF tolerable
sense, dressed like gentleman, will be
boiter received by those of quality above
bin than one Of much better parts
whose dress is regulated by the rigid
notions Of frugtlity.
Little prat,ler TO elderly visitor
Mamma says baby has got my nose:
Waat docs she mean, Mrs Grummer?"
Elderly Visitor: "She means that baby's
nose is like yours Little Pfatlier:
Then baby's got you mouth, hasn't
she? Cos she hasl'. got any iseth in it.