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EDITORIAL NOTES,
England, China and Japan have

England, China and Japan have
formed an alliance against Russia.
"A Connecticut editor who had
licked seven men in three years was
called upon by woman the other day
who knocked seven years growth out
ofhim with a rolling pin in just four
minutes.
"A Mohammedan university goo
years older than Oxford is still flour
ishing at Cairo as IN the days of Ara
bian conquests. 1t contains but one
room, the floor is paved and the roof
is supported by 400 columns.
The Normal catalogue for the
Normal School at this place is on our
table. The cover is of good quality
and the workmanship on this part of
the catalogue is first class, but like the
walls OF the pen nitentiary, where the
work was done, it covers up much bad
inside.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Hatch
will not be candidate for congress at
the next election. Should he con-
clude to withdraw there will be ter
rible scramble for the place. May We
remark7 Next year will be as good a
time as any to send republican from
this congressional district.
Mine men out Of ten sign Pc
tition without reading it. AT Long
view, Texas, the other day. Col. Dun
can drew up petition to Judge Sabin
requesting the immediate hanging of
Mr.. Luke Howard. one of the most
popular citizens of the county. In half
an hour the petition was signed by
fifty leading citizens, among them
Howard's brother and brother-in-law.
Not one of the signers read the petit
ton.
&C. P. Judd, Colorado horse
thief was appointed 10 position in
The labor beaureau short time since.
Now the Democatic papers are apollo
gizing for the mistake by saying that
republicans signed his petition. Neifh-
er an apology nor any protracted ex
citement is necessary over the lmposi-
ton; for the man who can steal horse,
out west, and escape having his body
decorate the nearest tree, few hours
afterward, is sharp enough to "do up
the present administration without
any help from republicans.
Hon. Ben. F. Dysart. of Macon
was In the city last week. We are
credltably informed that Mr.. Dysart's
Democratic friends in Adair county
intend running him as the Democratic
candidate for circuit judge next year.
Mr.. Dysart is a gentleman in every
way well qualified for the position and
would be an honor to the judicial cir
cult but as we expect to elect a
straight republican as judge of the
27th judicial circuit at the coming elec-
ton, we would advise the democrats
not to build their hopes too high.
"A number of our exchanges aIe
kicking because the Normal catalogue:
were printed In the penitenuary. What
do they think of printer who bids II
work at starvation prices and then
turns 1t over to the solicitor of the
Penitentiary printing company. We
do not blame the Regents, for letting
the contract to the Peniteniiary com
PAM; for when one, who processes te
be following legitimate calling, vii
stand hand in glove with the sollci
tor OF the penitentiary company, We
cannot expect business men, whose
duty it is to get the most fol
the least money, to show more respect
for his calling than the printer doe:
himself.
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M.wMMeAA

How many terrible aches ones poor head
has, and what suffering Is caused by these
headaches. Relief may be had from Nervous,
Neuralgic, or Sick Headache by the use Of
GS>t A cA.ue Which is not q cureall, but
>sVssA3SSVSsW which Is cure for Nervous
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, sciatica
and Gout. No proprietary medicine has ever
obtained such strong endorsement from the
medical profession.
FOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
=. A. MEILlER, Sol~ Propzietor. TOO or
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Tile Eveuing Mezvs, { Jackson, Mich.

"The Banker of Bedford strong realistic
the
this
neghborhood and they familiar
charms Mr. Musick wed
finely developed intellect and thorough knowledge
viii lead him to high and honorable position the
We his Banker Bedford
OF its keen sympathy for them its purity of thought
and the and tender influence will
the minds and lives its readers place every
home in the land
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Literary W0yZd. (Boskor \

The purely Western and the dlneation
% IN he heroine Pop and her Joe enlist the
sympathy the children during
the and the changed condition
Kennedys purely Western product Honest though ea
with his
enable villains to laugh Justice The interesting pure
and the plot is good.
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Syracuse Journal (Me1y Xrk),

The Banker of Bedford by John r Musick the story of boy and
girl outcasts the mystery whose lives unod The other
are banker and equally tica friends the hand
frustrating of the The
makes the
with his l The hero heroine the
and sister, children the brother
which the banker
character are strongly drawn.
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EXACT COST

OF an advertisement in
any American News
paper can be obtained
from Edwin Alden &
Bro, 5th & Vine Sts.,
Cincinnati, O., or 14.o
Nassau Street, New
York City. Exclusive
agents for the leading
Religious Newspapersin
the United States.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and others
interested In the estate Of W Dodson dec eased
that |, j. y. Dodson intend TO make final settle
ment thereof If the next regular term OF the pro-
bate court OF Adair county to be held at Kinks Vile
on the 18th DAY OF August, 1855.
j. N. DoDsoN,
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For The fndsfnfts setss and pains Of r,~-,rrs
patents, ToEGALusz h upexior TO Any otls- -
nathan, Il 10 aluost q speihcs ->-'e-
PARK Rfrcrx, N. D.. Sc. Paul. MINI.
Hsye used ToSGArfsE 10 cases Of Eeu-,l,s-
Headaches with success IN almost syrry insts5s.
In strictly Neuralxic forns IL is unexceIleds .
o. D. HoncoE. N. D.. Cinciunsti. Obi,
"ToEokIryx has alesdy done good serTico IN tzo
cases Of habitual Hesischen
THEo. HxzAkss. N D.. 81. Tannss. Na
RICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
! III wASH1SGrOa AVENUE, ST. LOUIE
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and others
interested In the estate OF Jacob Heyd deceased.
that Philipna Heyd. executriX OF said estate in
tend to make final settlement thereof at the next
term of the Probhte cpurt OF Adair county TO be
held at kirksville, on the 10th day of August 1855
June .Ith, 1855 PHILIPIyA HEYD,
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Don't fall to read "The Banker Bedford press
west highly commended
the United
oil prce-in cloth, illustrated,
LoTHRoP CO, PUBLISHERS.
BOSTON, MASS.
''The Banker of Bedford" is on sale at the Book
store of B. F. Heiny d Co., Kirksville, Mo.
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Qainey Wig, (Nlin0isl.

John R. Musiek has recently issued through d. Lotrop
entitled "The
attention The first edition exhausted ime
book receiving leading journals
country.
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CRxYlK and Home

The popularity this the that the edition
months time The book treats variety subjects
written reading
TO impel you until you have read 1t through.
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St. L0ufs Re6n6lfcaH.

readable family contains
character drawing The style good the narrative easily and the
ciden fall into the naturally The book handsomely illustrated
and is presented by D. Lothrop Co, Boston.
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Buffalo Express, (Bu6alo, Nsw York;.

pattern which the hero
and wicked concluding chapters depicting the downfall
the latter and the triumph of their victims
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F., Lits1ary Life, (CAitago IN.

John r. Musick, Missouri recently issued
Lothrop
Banker of Bedfor The volume the size of the popular oned
novel The plot excellent and the characters the
well portrayed.
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Mrs Rond support ofself & On
Mrs A Mauck support ofimbecile brother 20 90
LJ Beall, keeping paupers 1900
ilson Stumbling, keeping brother 500
John Bnrtoh and A Pierce, examining T
, HIT, Insane 800
b b y Lamkin goods for pa1pers 476
~ ,ssIniln, couns I3
sA Waloer. keeping insane at ST Joe 65Ss
ii Day, road lumber IL O0
muse, road lumber 1900
Dsn,l sanborn, taking old br'ge out ofrIyer 300
= 3 Ydnns YY1m6er' juror on st,ge road 80
VI VI onng. - - $50
Mu BHSen - 80
John Mahaffey, damage on McCloskey road l2O0
" m Bllven, road lumber l5O
Douglass and son, lumber for poor farm 7G2
Feier 1 sI d u. els, road lumber 1000
- n ~ HnnLhlIloh, 500
Gee ID barnard & Co, envelopes and blanks nN0
Sauoean x Hather, back tax books, etc. no
+ a BTahtner sury. Co. line 90
A VanCamp go
sumner BOyntOn .. 900
David sloneking - 225
Z Huchins, q 4 O
Cias BOynton, 500
hoOt Lorenz, rent Prob office 6I o.
Jns IA II hinnear, jail expense June and July g. 90
D Ashiock, sery. cir. clerk 565
SItepn Hail. serV, & Il com $50
Z rank "a Propst, serv county school com 35
y n hinnear serv- as sheriff lis 10
Jss ss :, aHaWklrs, serv. as county Judge 2l0
Jas 5as IL Novinger - =. - % 50
Geo Huston. I" q So
VI koss, serv. county treas Is7
court adjourned Ia NEE. Monday, September eth
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Nezy X0rk W0rld.

Th Banker Bedford by John Musick Boston, Lothrop
Co.'s an exciting story.
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Tile Post.(G,and Rapids MieAigan).

fascinating story for children told develop the finer feelings
qualities The
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
Holt County Sentinel, (1Hiss0uyi).

Here volume which win be capital reading for children and youth
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D. LOTHROP & co.

PRIGE sl25.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS
Holt County Sentinel, (liisOwi)
capital youth
NSy York W0ylG
THE Banker of Bedford" Muck Boston, D. Lohrop
CO., exciting story
Tile Post( Grand Rapids Minhigan)
fascinating
better
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
The sEThirteeno SuperStitiOns

In Paris there are streets where 12 does duty instead of 13; and the house holders who thus ingeniously sought to circumvent fate would not for the world let the proper number be paint ed upon their doors. Some years ago Prince Napoleon tried to laugh his countrymen out of the superstition; but his efforts did not benefit his cause, for, with characteristic perVersity, he used to invite twelve friends to ca rouse with him on Good Friday, whereby he gravely scandalized right feeling people, whatever their theolog ical views.
 In Americl similar but less aggres- i've attempts have been made to correct popular superstition, and numerous Thirteen clubs have been established, the members pledging themselves to dine thirteen at table on every oppor- tunity. In France, too, there is a Thirteen club, the headquarters of which are at Senlis; and even in Eng land there is a little coterie of thirteen men who dine monthly at a house numbered thirteen, and pay thirteen shillings each for their dinner and 13 pence each to the walters. Yet still the superstition is as lively as of yore all over Europe and America, and probably it will continue to flourish and to make people uncomfortable un- til the end of time. There are, in all likelihood, men and women who are even now undergoing vague uneasi- ness because 1885 happened to be a multiple of thirteen.-PhiladeLphta | CSW
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
Nnmher Seven.

The mystic power supposed by the credulous to belong to the number sev- en is due to the ancient belief that it is a holy number. The sanctity was no doubt given to it primarily by the Mo saic narratives of the division of the week into seven days, the last of which was day of rest, set apart and chosen for that purpose by Deity itself. That the ancient Hebrews regarded the number as possessed of some mysteri- ous, sacred quality is plain from its use as recorded in the Scripture narra- tive. There were seven days in crea- tion, seven weeks between the Passo- yer and Pentecost, seven days allowed to feasts, and the same number to the ceremonies of purification; seven vic tins were offered as sacrifices on spec ial occasions, the seventh was the sab batical year, and seven times seven was the year preceding the year of Ju- bilee. The use of the symbolic num- Der in the Apocalypse is something remarkable, the seven churches of Asia, the seven golden candlesticks, the seven stars, seven spirits before the throne. the book with seven seals, etc. The mystical meaning ascribed to this number was not peculiar to the He brews, however; it also prevailed, among the Persians, the ancient Hin doos, the Greeks, and the Romans. Thence the superstition filtered down through the ages to the present time
 Thus there was seven wise men of Greece, seven wonders of the world seven graces, and so on. Ancient as- tronomy had seven planets, the Sun,
 Moon, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter,
 and Venus, and the seven metals of alchemy were supposed to correspond
 with these, gold. silver, iron, quiclIsil- yer, lead, tin, and copper, but modern dlScoYerleS Tn astronomy and chemls-
 try interfered rather awkwardly with this very effective combination. In
 fact, the enlightenment of modern times has shown so plainly the absurd
 ity of superstitions concerning num-
 bers that none but the credulous are now influenced by them.-Inter-O Ocean,
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
Christmas Chimes.

The meadows arc brown, the hills arc all bare, And up through the valley the clear, crisp air Is singing Christmas song. Like the song of the sea in the purple shell, If list to it's notes it will sweetly tell
 The secret it's kept so long. It tells of time so sunny and fair When we watched the clouds of the snowy air For the reindeers' tiny form. And saw in our dreams such pictures oflight, As we lay through the hours of the long, dark
 night,
 Away from the clouds and storm. Such pictures as glow in fairy tales When told at the hour that daylight pales
 And the crimson west grows gray, When we list for the chime of tiny bells That are hung in the shade of haunted dells And arc rung by goblin and fsy. It rings on the heart fearful change Ofa darkened time, so sad, so strange,
 When our dreams had lost their light. It whispers and sings to the leahess trees Our secret that sighs in every breeze
 Till the day wears into the night O, Christmas chimes! Ye are merry and sad, Ye wound the heart and ye make it glad
 With the music your ringing makes; And the weary heart that hns dreamed SD long Takes up the thread of the broken song
 And sings till it, quivering, breaks.
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
NO. B..

London. A very interesting account of that active amusement is given, but it is scarcely fair to distinguish it as if other games were historically want ing. Many of our outdoor and in. door sports have been handed down through centuries with but little va. riation, showing the impress of time less than language itself. To inyesti- gate their changes it is necessary to study the mythology and customs as well as the civil history of nations. The chronicler of Hop Scotch consid- CTS that it signifies the passage of the soul from earth to heaven. In Roman times the player hoped through a labyrinth, but after the introduction of Christianity the shape became that of the church or Basilicon. The diyl- sions were made seven in number to agree with the courts of heaven, para. disc being the highest.
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
shying Horses Near-Sighted.

"Why it is that shying in horses should be set down to an ugly dispo- sition don't know," said prominent veterinary surgeon to a New York Sun reporter: "It must be because horsemen don't know what else to lay it to. The fact is that it seldom is met with unless the horse is near sighted. I have tested scores of shy ing horses for ear-sightedness, and in nearly all cases found what expected. And now, when I am asked to give points on buying horses, l give this as one of the requisites: Never buy a horse which is near-sighted. There are, however, two exceptions to this rule. If the horse is to have mate, then it doesn't make any difference about the sight. One horse can go blind if the other is clear sighted. If the horse is to be used for riding to saddle be careful that he is not near sighted, for he will throw you sooner or later.
 "The reason why a near-sighted horse shies is very simple" the sur geon continued. "Of all animals the horse is the most gentle and even tim i'd. He sees a strange object and his susceptible mind magnifies it into a monster that is going to destroy him. A piece of white paper at the roadside in the night is ghost and an old wagon in the ditch is dragon. Eve " horseman knows that if you drive the animal close to the dreadful object the horse cools down at once. It is supposed that it is because the horse makes closer acquaintance with the object. That is true, but not in the sense in which it is generally under stood. The animal has not been able to see it from a distance. He is near sighted"
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
GeutI.ns.

likc children with their garments
 torn, All the comedy leave, q Ihoir roundnOss
 shom, Crouchcd in the blcashtd nkS shuddring grusa find them to.day as idly pnss,
 1Ilne gentians. Children Of frost-of wlnd1 taow.kissed, e. Nuriurod in trayail-in slous snd mist, st Budding and blowing in tas'S-illing min, With little of glndncss R=S . och of pnin.
 Poor gcnthsel In pity bend and gsu-a ulih one, And hold them up to nhe psying sun, 7 To give them a glimpse of iaircr day, '''s' Before they shall droop in their quick way, !
 Sad Eentinns. And hold them close 10 my cngcr iacc, And the tender lines of their being trncc, And I count their goodness to como so lato, whor no flower is left 10 bo their mate,
 Lom Ecntiuns. Though tho ycar of my liie wano drcar md
 cold, May this kindness be len, its hands 10 hold, That some flower of loyo as . tender sign May bloom as token of summer time,
 sweet gcnlinus.
 -S. B. .Me.Mdaus Ca fhs Curreat.
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
Fast Railroad Time.

"It's a foolish statement" said As sistant Superintendent Rowland, of the C., B. & O, pointing to para graph cut from railroad paper pub lished in Chicago. "I refer to this paragraph, which somebody has mailed me with q big Interrogation mark on the margin: "A train on the West Shore run eighty miles an hour not long ago. The fast mail train on the C., B. X Q. regularly makes sixty miles an hour on certain portions of it's run I am astonished that such a statement as this should appear in a railway paper. No train in America was ever run eighty miles an hour,
 nor no engine without n train. Of course our fast mail train doesn't make sixty miles an hour any portion of its run, regularly or irregularly. A mile or two here and there on q down.grade may be covered at sixty seconds Co the mile, but that's all. l have run a train for twenty-two years and l tell you l don't want to ride eighty miles an hour or anywhere near it on the best track the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy has, and we have just as good roadway as there is in the United States. Eighty miles in an hour is practically an impossibility with our present locomotives and track. For years l tried to beat the record be- tween Mendota and Galesburg, an hour and forty-six minutes for the eighty miles, with two stops, but we couldn't do it. When they talk of their sixty miles an hour you tell them they lie. Beats all the fast-run- ming stories that go around. The other day l read that train in Eng land regularly ran ninety miles an hour for 40 miles" Chicago Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
HUMOROUS.
All the rage-A mad dog.

An the rage-A mad dog.
 An open question-Are you going to let me in.
 As general thing, what a man sews he rips.
 The thermometer gains notoriety by degrees, so to speak.
 A new and precious sardine-The Prince of Wales in oil.
 The way some farmers treat their land is really narrowing.
 The man who is opposed to yaccina- ton is probably to be pitted.
 Even the most inveterate toper ob- jects to taking horn with bull.
 A young lady asks "lIow can remove superluous hair" Comb the butter.
 "AIinnie." asked John, 'what anil maj dropped from the clouds" "Giyo it up" "Rain dear.'
 The telephone is an arrangement by which two men can lie Co each other without becoming confused.
 The king of Sweden and Norway Is a poet. The dictum that the king can do no wrong appears to be exploded.
 "Round again P he asked, as the dun put his head in at tho door. "Yes, and I'll stay round until l get square"
 Hayti has had l79 revolutions in s5 years. The first thing a Haytien does in the morning is to consult tho news paper to see under what government he is living.
 Prisoner Cdeslrous of ilatterlng the court)--I think there is a fine expres- sion in your honor's face. Judge (urbanely) )-So there Is, and the nno is s10 and costs.
 "Uslng tobacco in one form" says a hater of the weed, usually leads to the use of it in another" This is doubtless true, for when man first takes snuff he must et-chewl
 "Why Johnny" exclaimed mammar 'aren't you ashamed of yourself, going about with such dirty face ?" "No, l ain't," replied Johnny, with con- scious pride in the integrity of his in- tentions; you'd like to have me taken for dude, wouldn't you ?"
 "I was never exactly buried alive" said an old clerk, recounting his ex- perienee; "but I once worked week in a store that did not advertise When I came out my head was almost as white as you see it now. Solitary confinement did il"
Connecticut western news., 1885-12-09
Books for the Indians.

The only written language of the American Indians was in the form of hieroglyphics, but this plan of picture writing was not much used among the tribes of North America. AS the spok- en languages of the tribes, however, have such complete dialectic struc- ture it was not difficult to give this a written form by means of the Roman alphabet. This has been done in many instances, and a number of grammars and dictionaries have been printed in different Indian dialects, besides many other books. Several newspapers are at this time printed among the civil ized Indians of the West, and at mis- sion stati ons, in the Indian language. The Aztecs and Toltecs kept their his torical and other records by means of hieroglyphics in very systematic manner.