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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

FARM FOR RENT-Farm of 10
acres one mile from town, also graded and
thoroughbred cattle for sale. Address GEO.
RICE kirksville, Mo. Terms cash.
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For SALE-Eighty acre farm
Nv miles northeast of kirksville: good house.
5rooms and > room basement. Price SIS per
acre; address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29
BORN

WORKNAN-To the wife of Byron Work
man. Thursday, Jan 2lst girl.
CARPENTER-To the wife of James Car
nantar. Friday Jan ed girl.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

BIG PAY-For Introducing
Buckeye Churn. c. F. BEARD, Republic, Ohio.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

FoR SALE-Fime farm of $50
two story house of : rooms and cellar; spleu-
did orchard; living wells and one cIstern
40 acres IL cultivation: 20 acres in pasture,
and ~ acres IL woodland all under fence good
barn; very desirable piece of property: q
harrain: aadress this Office
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

FOR SALE-A number l CON-
pass and Surveyor outfit; address this office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

For SALE, TRADE OR RENT.-A
good new house, four rooms, good ont build
lacs. water at door, five blocks from public
square. Address this Office or L. B. Dodson
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

FoR SALE-A farm OF 100 acres
100 acres N cultivation. the balance in fine
Young timber. A bargain on easy terms ap-
fly at this Office. Property situated three
mile northwest OF Adair, No. Good orchard.
Place well waTereG.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

For SALE Farm Of so acres 81
miles southeast of hirksyille. Land first
class: price 5000: address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

For SALE-Two good farms
containing l60 and 200 acres respectively, sit
yated near Wintersvillc. Sullivan county, Mo.
Excellent land: address William Hart. Green
castle. NO, or this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

For SALE-S0 acres of timber
land. has a fine sugar camp, miles north
west of town, corners with the Brawner farm,
address this office
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

The Aurora Watches embody strictly
the qualities OF perfection. accuracy
and durability. For sale by Hart &
Miller. North side square, adjoining
Masonic building, Kirksvllle, No.
No experiment in calling at
Jamison's Drug Store for the
Magic Toothache cure. They will
refund your money if not relieved.
n39-3w
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

Happiness: +; !: g: :; =. ~: ~:
must erve AN even frame of mind. You
cannot do that unless you buy first class gro
ceries at the bottom prices. You cannot get
them that way, unless you buy of the famous
o. p. c. G. H, Pollock il Thompson are hav-
ing big rush as any one can see. The and
10 counters are loaded down with big bar
gains in glassware. All kinds of canned goods
10c. Another car load of the best -four Just
in.
POLLOCK & THOMPSON.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29

1t is further recommended by
many of the leading physicians in
the country.
This candy can be had for 40
cents per pound at
J. c. MAYNARD's BAKERY
Kirksville Mo.
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No and Sare daily. Through freight trains
do not carry passengers.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-01-29
Quincy. Missouri 6 Pacific R. R.

EAST.
Nail and Express arrives T:55 A. N.
Freight arrives 1850 p. N.
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WEST.

Mail and Express arrives 40 ?. NJ.
Freight arrives l2:40 p. NJ.
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Read This.

POLLOCK & THOMPSON
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
The GrOcer's New Boy.
Detroit Free Press.

A Michigan avenue grocer took on
new 10y the other day, and when it
came noon he catechised the lad as to
the price of butter, sugar, eggs, clothes
pins, and other articles which might
be called for, and went home to dinner
feeling that the boy was all right,
When he returned, after an hour, he
missed a barrel of -four and asked
what had become of it.
''Sold it' was the proud reply.
''For cash?"
''No; the man said he had an &C
count here"
''The Internal dead beat. He took
advantage of your
"Oho, no he didn't. He said
he couldn't wait for us to deliver
it, and he rolled it out the back door
and went after wagon to take it off.
Oh, no-he didn't beat us any,"
"But the -four is gone"
eyes, but while this fellow was af-
ter wagon another man came along
and stole the barrel and got away
with it, I'd like to see any body take
advantage of me!'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
The Waiter Gave Him Away.

A Washington correspondent
writes: It is one of the falIacies of
the capital that there are no intoxi-
eating liquors sold at the house or SEN
ate restaurant. The other day digni-
fed but thirsty memer of congress
took seat in the house saloon near
party of ladies, and calling a colored
waiter whispered to him to fetch
slug of whiskey. Strengthening up,
the darkey bawled out at the top of
his voice:
'Cold tea for one,"
Now, the expression Gold tea for
one" is as well understood in the
capitol bar-rooms as 'Hey, Ruber' Is
in a circus. Therefore, it is not sur
prising that the congressman, who
didn't want everybody in the District
of Columbi to know that he was tax
a nip of the forbidden JUICE, got most
Internally mad at the servant who
gave him away. Springing to his feet
the member grabbed the waiter by the
neck. and IN his wrath exclaimed:
you black! I'll break
your black head if you ever
howl for cold tea like that againI'
Nobody but Uncle John Robinson
could give you any idea of the way
in which that irate congressman ours
ed that niger as he called him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
4 STORY OF DANIEL DREW.
How He Got Even With a Lot of H1s
T0rmentOre.

The blunder of messenger boy in a
stock exchange day or two ago, by
which an order intended for one brok-
er was given to another and the
operations of a prominent SPECTATOR
exposed, recalls to Ne,U York Times
writer story that Wall street men
love to tell OF dead and gone Uncle
Daniel Drew. Mr. Drew was squeezed
one famous day by operators in North
west stock, and ne laid down a big
pile of money in losses Not un-
naturally, Mr.. Drew felt grieved, while
other people were CORRESPONDENCE
high-spirlted and happy. 1t was a
great thing to catch the willy deacon
mapping, and a hundred jokes went
the rounds in celebration of his up
setting. Some of these bits of humor
fell upon Uncle Daniels own ears,
but he didn't SEEM to pay much heed
to comments that made all the rest of
Wall street laugh hilariously. Some
young men old enough to know better
even went so far as to accost him per-
sonally and laugh in his face. Behind
the smile that lighted his face it is
barely possible that the recording
angel heard a gritting of teeth, but the
festive brokers did not hear any such
thing, and they went on their way re-
jolcing for many days. One evening
big congregation of them were in an
up town club when all unexpected in
marched Uncle Daniel Drew. He had
called only for moment, he was
hunting for man he could not find.
1t was not an excessively warm night,
but Uncle Daniel seemed to be much
Overheated, and two Or three times he
drew out his big handkerchief and
bathed his face in it; and finally out
of his pocket with the handkerchief
came slip of white paper to float and
circle around till it settled at his feet
on the floor. Mr.. Drew didn't notice
that he had lost anything; the spec
ulative gentleman before him did,
and the foot of one enterprlsing broker
was big enough to cover the slip of
paper over as it lay there on the floor.
Mr.. Drew went out. The eager crowd
gathered ap the white scrap, and this
in the Wall street kings own
unmistakable hand writing was
what he said: ''Buy me all the Osh-
kosh stock you car at any price you
can get it below par" Oshkosh was
already pretty high. Everybody was
agreeing that it was too high. and
that q tumble was invitable, but the
hand writing of the millionaire
operator plainly exposed on that slip
OF paper was sufficient to convince
the eager crowd in that club-room
that night that some new scheme
must be afioat to send it skyward.
Right through the mill-stone they saw
it all, and then and there they made
up a pool to buy twenty or thirty
thousand shares the next day. They
did, and the man who sold it to them
was Daniel Drew. He blandly told
them all about it as they saw their
money all going to pot, Oshkosh de.
Ginning a dozen points a day. Mr..
Drew's handkerchief exercise had been
carefully planned.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
He w as Hungry Too.
New York Tribune.

A lean young man with brown
overcoat and SLOUGH hat has been
haunting uptown hotels for several
weeks, working on the sympathy of
guests by the pathetic look with which
he presents to their gaze a piece of
paper on which is generally written,
81 am hungry" The young fellow is
thought to be deaf and dumb, but he
is known to have picked up such con-
siderable sums of money as to be out
of want, and the fact that he still
hangs around Madison square has led
many Of those who contributed to his
relief to believe him an imposter.
About 6 o'clock, Jones, who is a
heavy capitalist from the west, came
rushing along Twenty-third street
from the elevator station. Jones who
is one of the hotel guests had
contributed literally once or twice to
the pocket of the deaf and dumb man.
AS he was fastening to his hotel, not
having eaten bit since morning, he
was suddenly confronted by this same
cadaverous young man, who thrust a
piece of paper in his hand. Jones,
not noticing who it was, and thinking
it message of some kind, looked at it
and read:
ST am hungry"
He looked up, and his eye met the
stare of the mute. Jones took in the
situation. He stopped, took out his
pencil, and deliberately wrote on the
paper underneath the above inscrip
ton:
80 am l."
He gravely LANDED it back to the
beggar, and shot into the side door of
his hotel like a bullet. The beggar
was arrested by the police later, and
several dollars were found in his pos
session. He had made his hunger a
profitable calling.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
ITO BE CONTINUED
A HORSES INTELLIGENCE.
Acts of a Brute That Approach v or
Near III uman II eaanninm

| Acts OF Brute That Approach Very
Near Human Reasoning.
A Stroudsburgh PENN correspon-
dent writes: A horse which has been
in possession of the Peters family in
Bushkill, Pa, for twenty years, and
which was famous for the almost hu-
man intelligence he frequently dis
played, died recently. During the
last few years of the horses life he
had been permitted to run at liberty,
but was frequently hitched up to
haul the dead bodies OF cattle Or hor-
ses that died on the farm TO place
near the Delaware river, where the
carcasses were buried. The old horse
always stood near and watched the
burials with great interest and atten-
ton.
Some time ago this horse fell sick.
One day he was missed from an inclo-
sure where ne was being cared for.
A search was made for him, and he
was finally found lying dead on the
spot where he had hauled the dead
bodies of so many Of his kind. As
the place was out of the way of the
old horses usual haunts, and as he
had never been known to go there uu-
less driven there with some dead ami
NAL, no one who knew the horse be-
lieves that he did not seek the spot
feeling that he was about to die, and
to save the trouble of hauling his
dead body there to be buried.
Among the instances told of his ia
telligence are the following: Late
one night members of the family that
owned him were awakened by a great
noise on the piazza of the house There
was the loud neighing of a horse and
heavy stamping on the piazza floor.
One of the inmates of the house went
to the door. There was the old horse
stamping and kicking and neighing
with all his power. the discovery
was made that an Clubhouse near the
dwelling was on fire. The old horse
had given the alarm, and disastrous
fire was prevented.
One spring there was food in a
stream On the place. a blind horse
belonging to neighbor got out of it's
pasture, and, wandering down to the
swollen stream, in some way got into
the water. 1t swan about in a circle
and was unable to reach either shore.
No one could render any aid to the
poor animal, and there seemed no es-
cape for it from drowning. The old
Peters horse came along while the
blind horse was struggling in the
water, and, after moments survey
of the situation plunged in. He swan
out to the blind horse and headed it
off as it turned to make it's usual circle
thus keeping its head pointed straight
for shore as it swan. By heading the
blind horse first on one side and then
on the other ne guided it safely to
| the shore.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
Mountaineering in Persia.

Under this title, in the March Cen
fury, the Hon. S. g. W. Benjamin
contributes an illustrated description
of jaunt through the mountains of
Persia:
"This is the way we are obliged to
prepare for the trip in order to reach
our destination. 1t was essential that
we should take with us tents, bed
ding, crockery, and sufficient animals
to carry ourselves, the servants and
the outfit. This required the employ
ment of much talking and of an oc-
casional thrashing when the inso-
lenee of the chdrUddars, or muleteers,
interferred with the clinching of a
bargain. After several days of prep
aration all seemed ready to start. One
curious circumstance about the jour
ney, however, was the fact that we
were obliged to journey by night.
The great heat makes it impossible to
travel In Persia in the middle of the
day during the greater part of the
year. Our departure was, therefore,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
HE KNEW LAWRENCE BARRETT.
An Old Vermonter's "Reminiscences
of the Actor When a Harum-Scarum


ofthe Actor When a Harum-Scarum
Boy.
A hollow-chested, broad-shouldered
man, with a stiff, gray beard an d a
smiling face, stopped, with both bands
in his pockets, at the cerner of Broad
way and Blocker street, one day last
week. II want to go to the star thea
ter" said he to patrolman of the
Broadway squad. The Goliath look
ed at HIM sideways, said, "You may
CO." and muttered to himself, "Sly
old deacon, off on racket"
Where is the theater2"
The policeman gave the informa-
ton.
''I'm from Lyndon, Vermont" said
the stranger, land [ came here on
purpoae to see Lawrence Borrett act.
He's good actor, amt he2 1 thought
SO. Our paper says he's 'one of the
foremost tragedians Of the day.
| knew him when he was boy. He
lived at Lyndon Corners. His father
was tailor in 1910, and had a shop
in little room under the Cahoon office
his family lived in the basement I'M
O0h bAC sup. l. WAS d JOuI yman
wheel wright then, and Lawrence
was a harum-scarum lad on the streets
always fighting. When he couldn't
find q boy of his size to whip, he'd
tackle his elder brother. George. The
old man used to be umpire in some of
these fights, and always saw fair play.
Young Lawrence got to reading
books at spells" continued the strang-
er, generally in winter, and went,
off and On, to the Lyndon Academy.
But he was poor scholar. He liked
to speak pieces, and learned them
easily. In 1849 the Barrel family went
to Montreal. Lawrence got into thea
tiers there, they say, as a super,
which I suppose is short for superin-
tendent, and now he's great Ameri-
can actor. The payers say he is play
ing in Hermann It must be good
show, Or he wouldn't have anything
to do with it. suppose he's forgot ten
me, but amt lost track of him. I'm
going early to get good seat"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11

be changed toward you" He emphasized
the kind intention which those words reveal
ed by giving her his hand
But the next moment he drew back. There
was no Disgusting it, he drew back as if he
wished to get away from her. She noticed
that his lips were firmly closed and his eye
brows knitted in frown; he looked like a
man who was forcing himself to submit to
some hard necessity that he hated or feared.
Sydney left the room in despair
He had denied III the plaineSt and kindest
terms that he was changed toward her. Was
that not enough? TWAS nothing like enough.
The facts were there to speak for themselves;
he was an altered man; anxiety, sorrow, re-
morSe-one or the other seemed to have got
possession of him. Judging by Mrs. LinleyS
gayety OF manner, his wife could not posi-
bly, have been taken into his confidence
What did it mean? Oh the useless, hope
less question! And yet, again and again she
asked herself: What did it mean?
In bewildered wretchedness she fingered
on the way to her room and stopped at the
end of a corridor
On her right hand broad flight of old oak
stairs led to the bed-chambers of the second
floor Of the house. On her left hand an open
door showed the stone steps which descended
to the terrace and the garden. The moon
light lay in all its loneliness on the flower
beds and the grass and tempted her to pause
and admire it. A prospect of sleepless solici-
tude was the one prospect before her that
Sydney could see if she retired to rest. The
cool night air came freshly up the vaulted
tunnel in which the steps were set: the moon
lit garden offered its sOlace to the girls sore
heart, Ne curious woIaen servants .P1o.-- -
on the stairs that led to the bed-chambers.
No inquisitive eyes could look at her from
the windows of the ground floor-a solitude
abandoned to the curiosity of tourists sgd
ney took her hat and cloak from the stand in
recess at the side Of the door, and went in
to the garden.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11

so timed that we could have the bene-
fit of the full moon. Once on the
road, and winding through mario W
lanes at q moderate walk, we were able
to observe what an imposing pro-
cession We made. At the head rode
gilicdar, or cquerry. mounted on a
white Shirazee Arab stallion. Two
gentleman followed, and next came
several ladies on d0nkeys The tach-
travan was next in order, carrying the
invalid of the party. This is cur
ious vehicle peculiar to Persia and
Turkey. 1t is covered litter borne
between two mules, and contains slid
ing doors and windows. 1t is render
ed reas onably comfortable by mattres-
ses on which person can lie at full
length. The tachtfavan of the wealthy
IS sometimes hansomely decorated,
and mention is made Of the kings of
of Persia using it many centuries ago.
But generally this conveyance is more
heavily constructed than is necessary,
owing to the difficulty of finding wood
which is at once light and strong in
Persia. The march of tachtravan
is necessarily tediously slow, but it is
announced for a long distance by the
strings of jangling bells carried by
gayly decorated mules, which do not,
however, seem to apprectate;the'w wealth
and weight Of ornament lavished on
them, On level roadSthe tachtravan is
a real luxury; but when there is a
steep ascent or descent and bad roads.
this form of locomotion is not only
very trying to the mules, but it is also
severe strain on the rider, both on
account of the exertioa requisite in
preserving MS position end the nerv-
our strain caused by watching the
frequent peril Of being hurled over a
precipice. At the head of the leading
mule marched stately Arab, Abdul
lab Ibn Hassan. His gait was that of
prince; he was six feet in height,
spareIy built and perfectly erect. A
camels-hair tunic reached to the an
kles. His head was muffled with a
striped mantle bound around the fore
head with white cord. His swarthy
features were haggard but yet hand
some, and the dark orbs which flashed
from under cavernous brows were
marked by proud and melancholy,
deepening into a glow of injured
pride tinged with sadness when he
was refused a blacksheenh, as if he
would reproach you for having disap-
pointed the confidence he had reposed
in your elevated generosity.
What a standard is to an army was
this son of the desert to our humber
train. He gave to it such a bearin G
that he seemed to be the chief person
in it, instead of q poor mule-driver
earning twenty cents a day traversing
the wastes of an ancient land, "a mule.
driver by descent and the father OF
mule-drivers of the future. In look.
at Abdullah Ibn Hassan [ was led by
very whimsical turn of the mind to
think of La Fortheripgay, in Thack.
eray's 'Pendennis Did that great
reader of human nature realize when
he delineated her character what type
she is of a numerous class who are sc
richly endowed with lofty mien and
aspect that until they open THEN
mouths and betray themselves they
pass for something far higher thar
they are"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
THE MODEL MAN.
Lynn (Mass.) Union.

He didn't play the fiddle, part his hair in the mid
die, nor dress like an Anglican dude
When he goes to party with Meigs or Mccarthy,
he never is noisy or rude.
He lives in frugality and sweet conjuality and
wants pie but two times day;
He never eats onions nor treads on your bunions)
nor growls when you get in his way;
He's wise and he's witty, preserving and gritty,
and has magnificent head;
He's all right and sweetness, he's thorough COM
pleteness, he's perfection in SHORTCUT he s
6aaHf
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11

In the course of late pathological
dissertation, Captain Cavanaugh said
there were about 1000 people In Buff
falo who could speak the Irish Ian
guage. The old folks have handed it
down to their children. But though
so many can speak the ancient tongue
there were not 25 In the city who
could read it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11
In Search of Information
Pittsburg Dispatch

Mamma" said Johnny, ''can any
body hear with their MOUTH"
mo cold don't think they can, 81
replied the mother.
''Then mamma. what made Mr.,
Jones tell sister he wanted to tell her
something, and put his lips to her
mouth instead of her earl"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-11

No fatal accident has befallen any
passenger on Cayuga Lake during
the history steamboating on that
stream.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-15

shows that there are 8l2 convicts, of
whom 7O8 are colored, 103 white, and
l Indian, an increase of Al in the last
two years. Since the last report ia
have escaped, S8 have been pardOned,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-15

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