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Cheapest and Best Nest Egg.

DEAR SIR: A fowl-house should
be well supplied with nest eggs.
Some hens can be induced to sit if
furnished with a good clutch of
nest eggs, Porcelain eggs are too
costly, and "addled" eggs are in
several ways Objectionable. Here
is my way of making them at a
cost of about five cents hundred.
Instead of breaking the shells
when eggs are wanted for cooking,
blow the contents out as boy
would the contents of birds
egg. Make the hole in the large
end no bigger than pin hole and
that in the small end as large as
the butt of lead pencil. Now
mix water with plaster of Paris
till it has the consistency of cream.
and pour this into the egg shells
with small spoon. In five min
utes the plaster will have "set,"
and the eggs will then be ready
for the nests. They are a little
heavy at first, but when dry are as
light as saddle" or porcelain eggs.
OF course the shell must be left on,
although if you desire a chalk or
plaster egg it can be easily picked
off. A. [. GOLDSMITH.
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For instance, ,end back the leg
or wing and pass the thumb
against the sk,n dn,ial. the thigh
or shoulder. Should The head be on
bend the under bill. if this can
not be done easily, the chicks is
not a chick Mt all.
A rough, thick comb ) another
sign of age. If the legs are rough
aud the scales deep, that is mn in
dication OF age.
An Old turkey has re ugh, scaly
legs and calloused feet. TIE toe
nails are long and stro; lg.
An old goose or luck has a
large, strong bill, ar d tie wing
Joints do not bend easily.
Another rule, and ii good one,
is to buy your poultr Y-of areEable
party.
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Preparing Fowls for Market.

The, following method may be
OF ,sseto' poulterers, who have by
ga means an easy task plucl1ing
their fowls for market:
Instead of frs scalding the fowl
dip it into cold water; then, with
a perforated tox, sprinkle powder
ed rosin over the feathers. After
this, sca.d, rs usual, and the cath
ers will come off in mass, pin
feathers and all! The skim will
not be Urn or dscolered Ill the
least. We know some obj ect to
scaldirg and among them some
learned professors; but the quality
of tha meat is not affected in the
least The time saved Ky the
resin process will amount to con-
siderable in getting a fo ok of
chicks ready for market. / ,osin is
cheap, and a small quaint " does
the work.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo.
Are you gong South.

Ii so, it is of great Importance to
you to be fully informed as to the
cheapest, most direct and most
direct and most pleasant rout.
You will wish to purchase your
ticket via the route that will sub
ject you to no delays and by which
through trains are run. Before
you start you should provide
yourself with map and time
table of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf Railroad (Memphis
Short Route South. The only
direct route from and via Kansas
City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Mis-
souri, and Texas Practically the
only route from the West to all
Southern cities. Entire trains
with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis;
through Sleeping Car Kansas
City to New Orleans. This is the
direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs Eureka Springs, Fort
Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville
and all points IL Arkansas. Send
for a large map. Send for a
copy of the Missouri and Kansas
Farmer" an eight-page illustrated
paper, containing full and reliable
information in relation to the
great States of Missouri and Kan
sas. Issued monthly and mailed
free. Address.
j. &. LOCKWOOD.
G. P. & t. A. Kansas City.
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V N. SMITH, H. Z. PATTERSON.
A. NJ. SMITH g. CO.,
REAL ESTATE, TAX-PAYING
AND INSURANCE AGENTS
NOTARY, PUBLIC,
JNrrn

Buy and sell on commission make collec-
lions examine titles. furnish abstracts, write
deeds of conveyance. Have for sale large
tracts of the most desirable grazing land at
low figures either in Adair or adjoining coun-
ties, well watered and can give time payment
to suit purchaser with low rate of interest.
Land especially adapted to sheep raising, be-
ing elevated and rolling. Have also large
list of improved farms in tracts from 40 acres
or any desired amount near market and con-
tigious to outlaying range. Also town pro-
perry and building sites. No registry fee
correspondence with non residents owning
lands or town property IL this or adjoining
counties is respectfully solicited. No charge
' itiiout sale is affected.
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For TRADE--Two excellent
dwellings, in Kirksville, for farm property
Farms within four or five Iniles Of Kirksyille,
preferred, or will sell for cash at bargain.
For particulars address GRAPHIC OFFICE.
Fon SALE.-Farm of 160 acres
situated within little over an hours drive
of the beautiful educational city of Kinks
vile, Mo-, 100 acres fenced in convenient
sized fields: 100 acres in cultivation and
meadow. balance in timber pasture, ga mile
good hedge fence, balance rail and board
fence. Frame house, with six rooms, plenty
of stock water. u living stream runs through
one end of farm; plenty of nearly NIL kinds OF
fruit: beautiful groves around the honse.
good school within 20 rods of the farm:
churches in sight. No. ! settlement: will be
sold at sacrifice and on liberal terms if call
cd for soon.
FoR SALE Farm OF $50 acres
all under good new fence. Good house; 40
acres III cultivation situated in north ives
part OF Macon county Drake township. thre
miles rorth west from Walnut. also section
~, continuing GAO acres all under good, Few
sence; well watered. timber convenient.
| Fen SALE A small farm of 20
acres. known as the Tommy Waddill place, a
cheap lome for one of small capital; address
1 j. II. Smith. Linderyille. MO.
! For SALE.-Farm Of 60 acres in
! Thn,os c, unity, Neb. House nf seven rooms
. good out buildings, price $1,000. 5000 cash
. and balanre in easy payments, also piece OF
/ school land near for $500 CASH address
Joseph IIodgson, Reynolds. Mel
Fon SALE farm OF 100 acres,
situated eight miles east of Kirksyille Good
! house, well watered. A very desirable piece
of property inuuire at this Office.
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For SALE arm of 50 acres, 3
miles esst of ShDfai tie, good new house, land
lays well; we'll wat ,red. Price $3.50: apply
FoR SALE $40 acres of good
land. five miles suc tn east of Edna, about
one half prairie . The balance good timber.
Address this office.
For SALE n the east part of
town, good house with five rooms, and fire
lots, apr lie trees, pc ach trees and small fruits,
cherry trees, good cellar, smoke house. For
sale at a bargain. Address this Office.
For SALE-S0 acres. of good
and, all under good fence and in good state
cultivation bargain, apply at this
ftlce ! g mile s south e;ist of Greentop. S425
ash; Si25in one year, 1926 in two years.
For SiALE-S0 acres of timber
land, has fine sugar car1p. miles north
west of toy ~, corners with the Brawner farm.
address this Office.
For 'SALE-F'arm of 200 acres.
go"a hor sc of rooms, z bod barn, orchard
situated miles, south est of Brsshear.
argain on easy terms. Adde'S his off
FoliSALE- 100 acres of good
land iSt. Clair county. No.. 6 miles from
0ceoa'. a, the county seat, 100 acres prairie,
baian cegood timber; title perfect: will trade
tor to wn property in KiE'isville, or will sell
Tor c ash at a bargain, adst ess this office.
For SALE-Two good farms
coniaining 160 and 200 acre respectively. sit
aate near Wintersville, .Su. Ivan county. Mo.
Excellent land: address Viii lam Hart, Green
castle, MO-, or this office.
FoR SALE-A farm of 100 acres
-loo aces IN cultivation, tie balance in fine
young timber. Abergain on easy terms ap-
ply, at this office. Property situated three
M northw est OF Adair, Mo. Good orchard.
Place well watered.
BIG PAY-F or introducin
Buckeye Churn- C. F. BrAlD, Repu bic, Oh
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Qualities oFtAe Flesh of Poultry,

Gallinaceous Fowls. or Chick
ems. In The opinion OF physicians
both ancient aud modern. the
flesh OF TIA chicken at three
moaths old is the most delicate
aud easy TO digest of all che ami
mai foods: thence best adapted to
the stomachs of invalids. or the
con&titntionally weak, being the
least alkalescent Of all animal food
free from irritation and a4fording
a mild and innoxious chyle. Age
makes a striking difference in the
flesh of fowls, since, after the age
of one year. it becomes tougher
aud more insoluble. The cock in
dee,::, at that age is only used for
making soup, while the pullet is
still excellent, although more
substantial Wand than the chicken.
While young the cock and hen are
equally delicate.
The flesh of birds differ in quail
ty according to the food on which
they live. Such as feed on grain
and berries afford, in general
gool nourishment. A young hen
or chicken is tender and delicate
food, and extremely we'll adapted
where the digestive powers are
weak. But of all tame fowls the
the eapea is the most nutritious.
The Cepon, OF castrated iowA,
has ever been esteemed one of the
greatest delfcacies, preserving the
flavor and tenderness of the chIck-
en- with the juicy maturity of age,
the flesh yielding a,ricL s.ad good
chyle, and without ANY, tendency
TO inflammation. C#peias, however
are usually c-a,aiae& and made
excessively fa:t, perhaps to the
verge Of disease in which state
their, z.ssh is. neither so delicately
favored nor probably so whole,
some, as. when mora naturally fed.
indeed. the flesh of the barn door
fowl, OF that fed in slate of ma
ture, and at liberty to take exer-
else, is universally acknowledged
to excel in genuine richness of
flavor.
The Turkey.-The flesh of the
turkey is somewhat mere dense of
fiber and more alkalescent and
substantial than that of the chick
en-, but it is reckoned nourishing
and restorative. Age produces a
similar effect as in the chicken,
whence the turkey, after certain
period, is good for little, except
stewed.
Guinea-Fowls are not SO white
of flesh as the common, but more
inclined to the pheasant color; in
quality short and savoay, like the
flesh of the pheasant. and easy of
digestion. In fact. the Guinea
fowl is reckeneG by many good
substitute for the pheasant. They
are very prolific, and their eggs,
RonRishipg and good,
The Duck.-The flesh of the
duck. of savory and somewhat
stimulant nature, is said to afford
preferable nourishment to that
of the goose being not SO gross
and more easily digested; and that
of the wild duck is reckoned still
more easy of digestion than the
tame, although more savory.
The Goose. The whole anser-
Inc or goose tribe, of which there
is great variety, are held to
afford food highly stimulant, of
strong flavor and viscous quality,
and OF a putrescent tendency. The
flesh of the tame goose is more
tender than that of the wild, but
generally it is diet best adapted
to good stomachs and powerful di-
gestion, and should be sparingly
used by the sedentary and weak, or
by persons subject to cutaneous
ases.--MoWbray on Poultry.
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Selecting Dressed Poultry.

Marketmen are, as rule, sup
posed to be honest, but the trouble
with them is that they always buy
chickensl At least, that is the
name the farmers give to the early
plucked and often trimmed fowls,
which he offers for sale.
1t is easy for the retail buyer to
make few tests, which will usu-
ally be found accurate, when max
ing his purchases.
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FoR sALE-r Farm Of SO acres il

FoR SALE Farm Of SO acres in
soil fertile, orchard. Eouse, bnrn, good fsnees
and web watered, good outlying range. house
within one mile Of school house; Price $500
Office.
FoR SALE, TRADE OR RENT. A
good iiew house, four rooms, good out build
nigs, weter mt door. FIVE blocks from public
SQUARE. Address this Office or Il. b. Dodson.
Ion SALE Fine farm and ranch
,f 1Is2 acres, 80 mics south OF Austin. Tex.
and within 3 miles or i,ockhar4, COUNTY
Seat of Caldwell County, also 80
head OF cattle, and 2,0 goats graded with the
Angofa. Will SET farm and stock together
orseperateiy. Address this Office
For SALE House md two large
lots, good new house of four rNoms, now barn,
good well, price 500, address tins oliice.
FoR SALR-Farm or 160 acres
situated in Verne county IL mile from Shel-
don and ~ miles south of Nevada Price
$1,000. For particulars address TIN. Office.
Foh SALE Eighty acre farm
fiy- miles northeast of hirksville; good house
| 3 rooms and : room basement. Price So pei
acre: address this Office.
For SALE Fine farm of 100 acres
9 l-2 ;;iles northeast of the Catholic church
Adair county, No., good two story house and
outbuitlinss, tne orchard and abundance oil
small fruits, well watered, AL in cultivation
convenient to school house: price 500 PEI
arce Payments $1,000 in cash, balance il
two and five years at 8 per cent secured by
mortgage on place. Address this Office.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters Tes.amentary upon the estate of
Nancy Barr, deceased, were granted to the
undersigned. ON the 18th day of May. 1886. BY
the probate court of Adair county. All per
sons having claims against said estate are re-
quired TO exhibit them for allowance, TO the
executor. within one year after the date of
SAFE letters, or they may be preelrded from
be not exhibited within two wears from the
date of said letters, they will be forever bsr-
ed. This I'd day OF June. 1855.
JAMES DUNN. Executor.
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For SALE Residence and two
lots in Krksville, l. -ouse contains 4 rooms,
good well of living wa ter: property wei socat-
ed with sidewalks frc M the public square;
price $500: apply at this Office.
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I'oR SALE-Farm of so acres 81
miles southeast of Kirksville. Land frs
s., vice $500; address this Office.
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For SALE Farm of so acres, 60
acres fenced. q acres timber joining; good
frame house an cutbuildings. situated in
Walnut township: address this Office.
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E4Fg Hfor worl ing people. Send 10 cts.
&ER Rpo=tage, and we will mail you free
Hill a royal, valuable sample box of
goods that will put yc u in the way of making
more money in few days than ycu ever
thought possible at any business Capital not
required. You can live at home and work in
spare time only, or all ihe time. All of both
sexes, of all ages granoly successful, 50 cts to
SIS easily earned every evening. That all who
want work may test the business, We
make this unparalleled offer: TO all who are
not well satisfied we will send 81 to pay for
the trouble of writing us. Full particulars, di-
rections, etc, sent free. Immense pay abso-
utely sure for all who start at once. on'lan
lay dir ess sIlAsoN SC, ouDtPd
Maine
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when Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was Chaf |, she cried for Castoria.
When she became M IS, she chung to Castoria,
=" men she had Cha!G en-, she gave them Castoria
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When we habitute ours elves to
asking: "What shall | get rom the
world?" instead of: "What; shall /
give it?" we have put urselres
into positions that can promise us
but little. The promise of the
Gospel-which is that OF nature,
too-is to those who minister, :"
not to those who are "ministered
unto, United Presb yterlan.
Be in time at church, friends, if
only for departments, sake. It is
not well bred to sweep up church
aisle in rustling silk, nor to tip
toe nervously through the same
in ereaking boots. distracting the
attention of the worshipars, at
tracing the attention of the vain
and foolish to the glory of your at
tire. Better late than never, I'M
doubtedly, but in the majority Of
instances you never need be late
The same care tax en- to reach
church in time as to reach the
railway train by VIII ich you travel
or to keep a bushes IS engagement
will enable you to make a reputa
ton for promptn ess.-Christia1
Intelligencer.
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THROUGH sslEEp!aG Gar lines

Between St. Louis and New York. Wis Toledo; g.
Louis and Boston. via Niagara Falls; Chicago
and New York, vi. Detroit and 'sf.nrc Falls; 81
and Chicago: St Louis an, i'drs.ts City: ST.
Louis and 81. Joseph ST Louis no Council Bluffs
and Omaha: ST. Louis and OtsuTr-rn; St Lotis
and Toledo; ST Ipuis nnd Detroit. Chicago and
Kansas City: Rnls ~ City and Des 4oinas: De
troit and Indianapolis.
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For SALE-Fine farm of

FoR SALE-Fine farm of $50
acr-s wit, TN l-2 miles of Kirksville. Good
two story house of s rooms and cellar: splen-
did orchar, I; living wells and one clstern
140 acres in cultivation: - acres in pasture,
and 20 acres in woodland al under fence good
barn: a very desirable piece Of property; a
bargain; add ess i'zss Office.
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FoR SALE-One and one-half
story frame residence and. two lots in Kinks
vile, good roems, wa rdrobes, closets, 3
porches, cellar. barn, two good wells, coal
and wood house, all in good repair, IL
blocks from public square; price Sl4io; apply
at this office.
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toh SALE Eighty acre farm
iiy. miles northeast of Airiisville; good house,
rooms a4id : room basement. Price :s25 per
acre: address this Office.
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For SALE-House md two large
lots, good new house of four roons. new barn,
good well, price 500 address tins oliice
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FoR SALE Farm OF 160 acres
situated in Verne county IL mile from Shell
don and ~ miles south of Nevada Price
$1,000. For particulars address TIN. Office.
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For SALE arm of 50 acres, 3
miles east of ShDEei to- good new house, land
lays well. we'll wat red. Price $3.50: apply
oJas- Grow, Subie tie, NO., or this office.
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FoR SALE, TRADE OR RENT. "A
good flew house, four rooms. good out build
ings, water Mt door, FIVE blocks from public
SQUARE. Address this Office or Il. b. Dodson.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-29
FRANKLIN's CONFEDERATION.
The Opera House Block Entirely Destro.

The Opera House Block Entirely Destroy.
eG-Losses and Insurance.
FRANELIy, Pa, January 2S.-The most
serioua conaHgration this city has sustained
Tor years occurred this morning. About ?
o clock iirr was discovered in what is known
ss the Opera House block, owned BY Hanna
4 Dufiieli The fire seems to have origi
mated about the stage Of the Opera House,
which generally consists Of very milan
msble material. Before the fire depart
ment could reach the place the Opera
House IVES solid blaze The fremen
worked faithfully. but it was beyond their
power TO save the building.
The block was built twenty years ago by
the owners, aud was one of the most sub
staHtiaI hu ldings in the city, aud original
" cost about Sl35, 600. The insurance on
the buiIdic is $4,000 1t was occupied
ss follows. Henry Conn, clothing store;
Harms, Mu.iiin & Co, Wholesale noious
Reamer a o, druggists; reading room
Gn6 Iihrar} Miss Riley, miIliner; Frank
lin oil Exchange; Dewoody, five and ten
cent MOTTO store, on the first floor, all par
italy insured. On the second floor were
numerous families, the Opera House, Spec
tstor print,,og office, Franklin Silver Cornet
BaGd Law ;er Breeze office, Rskers Of
fee, with nple5 The third hoor was oc-
cupied by 40 or three families and a lodge
room, eltg. ully fitted up, which was the
maating zee for the United Worl'men,
Odd Fellows and others. From this room
nothing Wa saved The block is total
wreck nothing but the walls standing.
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MARTINS FERRY.

Tie Smith gas furnace a. the Buckeye
will be rebuilt and put ia readiness lor
work AT once. TIE arrangements ars oil
made for force Of bricklaYers 70 90 TO
work Monday Ihs pots "ere not broken
as wGs stated in ytster lays paper but
were found broken in the furnace. II is
not positively known what caused the
breaksge, bat il il supposed that the fur
nace became chilled Il, the lime Of the
slight explosion list week. 1t will now
take little longer 10 get 10 work making
glass. bat it is thought that all will be III
readiness before the end OF next week.
On wednesday Eight some ore smashed
one OF the windows in Montgomery store,
near Hanes marble shop and TOOK out sew
,ral pounds Of candy and sack OF Hour.
The G. A. R. have postponed their en-
tertainment which was TO have taken
place in the lafayette rink February Sth,
till sometime in May. The reason for this
action ig the apparent scarcity OF money st
the present time.
Henry HumphreriiIe, Of Wheeling, was
over yesterday, calling on lis parents.
c.. 5. Moore has contracted TO build q
new residence for Mrs Harrah, west OF
Bridgeport on the ST. Clnirsylle pike.
Amasa l.. NeEu5, o former resident oi
this place, died nj Tonici, ILL.,, on Monday
Mr. Negus is well known here, he having
marued Hiss Lydia Hogh Of this place.
Mr.. Micha-l Hall leayaa 10 day ior Iowa
where he will engage in .rmlng.
There will be services in the Baptist
church Sunday next.
Tbs ltiies Of !. O. r will hold nocal
in their hall Saturday night
Clarence Burris and George Scott Lett
for Chicago last night They will work III
he Calumet Iron works at that place.
Spence, Haggs& Co., closed d0waiyester
da7 Tor the remainder OF the week.
The new shaft for the Bsnwood blast
furnace engine arrived last evening, and n
torce of men went to work putting it il
last week. They will be ready to resum,
operations By Saturday and 1t is hoped
the promp,ness with which the work was
done may save the furnace from chilling
as it waI feared would be the case.
/ John Thompson has charge Of the con
struction of bridges on the Nj PIessan
and Burlington turnpike. The new roal
will be ready for travel some time thu
summer, and viii be a shor, ronte iron
/ here to NJ. Pleasant.
Miss Lou Fowler. Of Bridgeport, is II
town visiting friends g,
Miss Alice Fowler is the guest oi tnend
n Eastern psnrsylyania
Lawrence, infant son Of Dr.. ). ". Oar
rah. is again well.
C. L. Myers, who died at his home Of
Wednesday, will be buried from his Iai
residence on Hanover street to-day, at
N. Rev Dolpken will ohc!ate aud tn
in;erment will take place in Riversld
cemetery.