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Candidates Ca!echism.

The intelligent voter is expected
to catechise every candidate who
tackles him, as follows:
l. Are you married; if not, how
soon do You expect to be, and name
the girl? No bachelors need apply.
2. Do you know the ten com
mandments, and which one do you
violate most frequently? Open
confession is good for the soul.
3. Have you got any chewing
tobacco, or do you carry cigars?
4. Do you draw pension? II
not, would you like to?
5. Are you in favor of Civil
Service Reform? If so, how
much?
6. I'll vote for you this time,
do you solomnly promise to vote
for me when l want anything?
Any candidate who raises any
objections is heartless,
7. Can you swim? This is a
delicate reference to Salt River.
s. Name your man, without any
evasion, for Congress?
8. Did you win or lose money
at the last game OF draw poker you
played? Let us have no evasion;
answer yes or no.
10. State the age, weight and
length of the biggest fish you ever
caught and what respectable man
will vouch for the truth of your
statement?
II. Do you drink? If SO, have
you a disposition to invite those
present to imbibe? If not, please
give the date when you quit and
when you expect to resume. Please
he exact as to both of these dates ?
II. Can you lend me half a dol
lar?
Ii. Do you belong to the ring?
If not why not?
IA. If elected how many times
do you expect to run hereafter?
10. Are you in favor of rotation?
Ii so, name the man you want to
rotate.
10. Are you actuated by the
desire to serve the dear people, or
by the craving after filthy lucre?
II. Are you happy?
Is. Would you like to kiss the
baby? If the candidate answers
these questions satisfactorily, you
can take his claims into considera-
tion.-E1.
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Awful.

To the minds of every good,
moral citizen there is nothing per-
haps more awful, repulsive and
deplorable than the countenance
given to the drink traffic by our
government. For a small revenue,
tax the government becomes a
party in the business of destroy
ing property, character, homes and
happiness of its own citizens by
assuming the role of Tetzel in
peddling indulgences by giving
license to manufacture and sell
that which every sane man knows
will destroy faculty, confidence
and fidelity, and create faithless-
ness, treachery and perfdy. Thus
carrying grief, sorrow and ruin
into families and neigh oorhoods
where virtue, peace, prosperity
and happiness otherwise would
have reigned supreme. We can
not conceive OF any thing more de-
plorable than the fact that the
government puts daggers into the
hands of assassins and lights up
the torch of incendiaries, furnish
es prisons with criminals, supports
brothels and furnishes subjects
for the hangman. 1t gives the
devil power TO rob our churches,
break down family affairs, sow
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Ine wheat cran of Cali

Ihe wheat crop of Cali
fornia this year is estimated at
26,000,000 bushels moro than Tint
of 1889, and 'he crop of Tho en-
tire country is figured at no. less
than l,550,00O,000 bushels. Both
cotton and tobacco promise phs-
nomenally large yield this year,
and the corn crop, while cut short
by drouth In many localities, is
likely to produce far more than
the customary average. These facts
considered with what is known
concerning European and Asiatic
crops, make it reasonably certain
that our American farmers will
realize better prices for their pro-
ducts than for three years past,
and insure a balance of trade in
favor of the United States against
all possible foreign competition.
In the event of a European war,
which is not improbable, the ex-
port demand for our breadstuff
and textile fabrics is certain to be
largely increased.
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Beyond the Charlton.

From Liberty Township.
Picnics occasionally.
Baptizings plentiful.
Public schools are opening.
Mr.. Geo. Young raised 466 bu.
of Wheat.
Centre Sabbath school was
largely attended Sunday.
The political harvest is
almost ripe, it bids fair to yield a
good crop of republicans.
Hurrah for W. P. Linderl He
will get there Eli, Notwithstanding
his opposition.
Miss Alice Otto went to Kinks
vile Sunday to attend the Normal
school. Miss Anna Kibler will
also attend.
Miss Pearl Otto will attend the
Missouri College.
The principal sport among the
young people is fishing in the
placid waters of the Charlton.
Quite number of fine fish have
recently been caught.
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Temperance Lecture.

The lecture dellveredR in the
NJ. L. Church, last Tuesday eve
ming, by Mrs. Ida Burr under the
auspices of the W. G. I. U. of this
city, was attended by fair audi
ence of attentive and appreciative
listeners. 1t was noticeable that
three-fourths of the audience were
ladies, and as rule the persons
who most need enlightment upon
this subject are never found in a
temperance meeting of this kind.
The meeting was opened by a
temperance song by the choir, who
deserve special mention for the
excellence of their singing. Fol
lowing this was an earnest, elo-
quent prayer by Prof. Mason.
Mrs. Bosworth, president of the
Union, in a few Introductory re-
marks welcomed the lecturer to
our city. Mrs. Burr then delivered
a very able and entertaining ad-
dress upon the Relation of the
People to the Temperance Ques-
hon," prefacing her rem arks with
reading from the 5th chapter of
Jeremiah. She showed that the
whlskey men really controlled the
balance of political power, and by
their votes and money manipulate
elections in their favor. She crit
clsed IN very strong terms. 4 the
course OF temperance men who
would talk, act and think temper
ance all the year and then offse t
this on election day by votin g
with political parties who are con-
trolled by the liquor element.
There is no denying that the evils
mentioned by her exist, and de-
mand reformation, but we failed tc
see that she provided an infallib1 g
remedy. While we are in heal ty
sympathy with the tempera nee
work, we do not agree with the
lecturer that moral suasion csnnot
be made potent force in over
coming this evil. Whene- yer the
ladies refuse to associate With. and
recognize in society, men who
drink, their influence will reach
and reform the very men who
most need reforming,
At the close of che meeting a
collection was taken amounting TO
four dollars and ten cents.
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Millard Chil IS.
School commenced last Mon

School commenced last Mon
day.
Fine weather but little dry
Mrs. DR.. Saunders, q tended the
Baptist association at Macon
City.
DR.. Saunders has been kept
very busy, professional lily, for the
last four weeks.
Mr. NARROW and ia m;ly of Mott
gomery county were here few
days visiting Mr.. Minnear and
family. They rstur ned to theil
HON last Tuesday.
Mr.. d. Hess, left For Iowa last
Nor day where he Will travel In
the interest of "Kirtle US Appea-
zer.
Mrs. Dennison, wife of John
De nniston has been vely sick for
the past three weeks. We are
glf ID to say she is much bntter and
WI II soon be about again.
Miss Minnie Collett col nmenced
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seeds of disgust and discord, dis
soluteness, dissipation and death.
Therefore in consideration of
these facts 1 hereby nail my sub
mission thesis on my front gate
and my prohibition thesis in let
ters of gold over my front door.
Having conscience void of evil intent,
For the good of ,thers my life has been
spent
Ihave lived to see Bacchus fatally stabbed,
And his beer-bloated brothers, anarchists,
nabbed.
My faith was never stronger than it is now
Witha bright hope and contrite spirit !
bow,
My minds submissive, tranquil serene,
While on Jesus for strength and comfort /
lean. A. RUSSELL.
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The @Tho. npsonian" Cancer Cure.

DR.. Sam uel Thompson, the foun-
der of the Thompsonian school,
grandfather of the modern electic,
botanic aid physio medical
schools, des cribes in his book a
method of t. .eatment which may
have someth. ng in it. 1t is to
make an extr act in the following
way: Fill trass kettle heaping
full of the bl ossoms of the red
clover, add a little water place
over a fire, and let it boil for. some
time; remove the heads of the
clover by straining, and evaporate
the liquid carefully to solid ex-
tract. With this material he di-
rects plaster to be made, which
acts as caustic to the growth to
which it is applied; the patient to
drink freely of a tea made from
the red clover blossoms.
He claims to have cured many
cases of cancer in this way. No
recent mention of this cancer cure
appears to have been made. 1t
certainly should be tested again,
now that the difference between
tumors are more readily made out
than forty or fifty years ago, when
Thompson fourished.
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Crops are much better here this
season than expected.
John Linville, one of Kirksville's
young astronomers was noticedout
ON the Charlton few Sundays
ago and it is thought that he has
located new star somewere in
the vicinity of Sloan's Point.
Mrs. Laura Heidel, Miss Libbie
Falkenstine and Mr.. Grant Falk-
enstine have been visiting rela-
tives and friends in this vicinity
for the past few weeks. The form
er is from Carrolton, Mo, and the
latter are from Kansas City. They
are all excellent musicians and So
cial young people, hence are glad
ly welcomed by old friends, and
new acquaintance wherever in
troduced.
Out of eight samples of wheat
shown US at the mill only one
weighed as low as GA lbs. to the
bushel struck measure. The others
weighed as high as 81 lbs. per bu.
The holiness people have re-
Gently closed a twelve days camp
meeting at Sloan's Point. While
we do not altogether agree with
them in their doctrine, yetwe be-
lieve that much good has been
done during the meeting. Quite
number were converted and some
professed sanctifcation.
The farmers are done threshing
and are busy preparing their land
for fall seeding. They are jubilant
over their large yield of wheat.
The wheat crop in this part Of the
country has yielded beyond the
expectations of the most hopeful,
and the quality is very fine. Some
of the farmers have averaged al
most 30 bushels of wheat per acre
this season. We think the above
facts are points in favor of immi-
grafton to the western part of
Adair county, and those wishing
to purchase land would do well to
examine the land here before pur-
chasing elsewhere. We have locat-
ed here, in the midst of the wheat
growing portion of Adair, a splen-
did Touring mill fitted up with
all the latest appliances for max
ing the best grades of -four on the
market. We refer to the mill situ-
ated at Soan's Point and owned
by Mr.. Solomon Otto, which is now
among the best mills in North
Missouri.
We recently visited this mill,
which is the mill of our childhood
days. We're shown through it, and
the workings of all the complicated
machinery used in making the
staff of life were explained to US
by the courteous and genial pro-
prletor.
l do not speak it fatterlngly
but every family in this immsdi-
ate neighborhood is a subscriber
to the Graphic. Here are three
houses within a hundred yards of
each other and each of them re-
ceives one copy of the Graphic
every week while one receives two.
J. o. I.
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Last Saturday boy living ney
Gault was riding down the try u
of the Q. M. & P. Ry., wher. +bl h.
pay car running at rate O. T. ,irts
five miles per hour appear ed nnoy
the track in his rear. TJ,e or bo-,
laid whip to his horse. to reach :.
crossing short distanc, , abaaS
and would have cleared tle trscI
in safety had not the hors a stnm m
bled and fallen just as h., reacbed
the crossing. In an instar tthe tra;n
was upon him and rar over tho
horse severing his hee d from the
body. When the hor ;e stnmblad
the boy was thrown a distance of
twsnty feet and aligI .ting outsid.
the rails escaped injury save
fright and a terrible SHAKING nm
The boys of the neipbborbooJ
havs h been in the habit of using
the I railroad trick for a public
highway, but it is thought tba +
the occurrence of Saturday Will
put a stop to it.
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Robin Rea aIbreast.

There is a tradition that the
robin pecked a thorn out of the
crown of thorns when Christ wa ;
{, on the way to Calvary, and IL .e
blood that issued from the wound
falling on the bird, dyedits bre asst
red.
Another tradition is that it carries
IN II Its bll! dew to those shut up il
the burning lake, and its breast
red from being scorched bv tn
fire OF Gehenna. Whittier woot !
He brings cool dew in his little him
And lets it fall on the souls of sin:
You can see the marks on his red brassr q, -,
or fires that scorch as he drops it in u; III
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In the selection of J..ulge W P.
Harrison, of Hannibal as the
standard bearer of the r R.publ lean
party IN this congressional dis
trlct, the party no dou OF mad e the
best and strongest seleeti IN it
possibly could hav' > made. Judge
Harrison is a ma , of no orr linary
ability, is gent leman of un :ullied
character, a ian of fine Ii gal at
1alnments INN: a I'D excellent social
qualltles, Is fair stump speaker
ana Will dc .ubtless make an honora-
Die canvs SIS, and will come nearer
poIilhR the entire strength of his
parry than any man his purity than
any nan his party could have nomi-
i'a' ed.-Shelbina Torchlight, Dem.
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0tieers for Benton Township.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE.
JOHN RICHEY.
SANFORD SNYDER,
B. W. ROSS.
FOR CoNsTBLE.
JACOB SHOLLY,

The best indication that
the earthquake shocks are over at
Charleston is, that the newspaper
correspondents have returned to
their homes.
Edward Higbee is growing
in favor every day. The indica-
tions now are, that he will not only
poll the entire strength of the Re-
publican party, which has a large
majority in the district, but that
he will run Ear ahead of his ticket.
Capt. Hatch has begun the
campaign in the First District. So
far he has not been able to arouse
any enthusiasm in his behalf, and
it is thought that the best thing he
can do, for the Republican party,
is to make a thorough canvass of
the entire district.
The Kansas City Court of
Appeals has vanished and the
curbstone now awaiteth an occu-
pant. 1t is said that the frowns of
the taxpayers and the smiles of
his friends, who had discovered
the location of his moonlight ram
bles, caused the sudden departure.
The Republican candidates
are: for Supreme Judge, j. K.
Crayens, OF Kansas City; E. w.
HltehiDgs, of Springfield for Rail
road Commissioner and II. K,
Warren, of Hannibal, for Super
intendeut of Public Instruction.
The ticket is said to be by those
who know the nominees, n first
class one.
In 1880 Garfeld's plurality
in Maine was S,S6S. In 1882 the
Republican plurality for Cover
nor was S,S72. The election this
week gave a Republican. majority
of 140O0 A gain of more than
5000 in an off year will be a stand
ing rebuke to democratic admin
istration.
The Iowa Homestead saws
that one of the big compensations
of the drouth will be that it will |
teach farmers the great value of
corn fodder, and of the corn fodder
they have so long let 60 to waste.
Even where the crop is poor, it
will nearly all be saved and utilized
this year, and feeding it will show
what has been lost in the wears
gone.
Money, which has been
such a drug in the market for
months that loans were gladly
made in New York at from l to 2
per cent, has suddenly come into
fresh demand and loans have late
y been made at 90 per cent. The
'eason of this high rate cannot be
attributed to the scarcity of money.
There is an abundance of money :
n the country and it is at hand for
lse. The reason for the advance t
5 simply that business is opening l
nd there is confidence in the fu- !,
Ire. Y
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First monthly report of Pleasant
Hill school, commencing Aug 16,
and ending Sept. 10, 1886. Num-
Der of pupils enrolled during the
month, 36; number of days atten-
dance of all pupils 5S3; average
number of days attendance by
each pupil, 16 rs. Roll of Honor
is composed of those having lost
no time in absence or tardiness.
In A grade department 100, Matte
zimmerman, Jacob Dunham, Will
lie zimmerman, Winnie Davis,
Joseph Dunham. In B grade
Minnie Davis; Johnnie Wilson,
Ida Pierce. In G. grade, Maggie
Davis, Cassie Dunham Roseitha
Bailey, Anna Davis, Retta Wilson
Eddie Rummerfeld, Everett Kirk
patric, Clara Mcclure, Elmer
Pierce, Stella Friend, Ethel Hewitt.
In d grade Bruce Dunham, Laura
Friend, Eva Ellington, Earl
Hewitt, Emma Davis, Harvey
Hewitt, Jerry Pierce.
RowRNA V. CRAMER.
Teacher.
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The supreme court of Maine has
declared the boycott legal. 1t says
every man has right to deter
mine what branch Of business he
will pursue and to make his terms
with whom he pleases and on
what terms he can. He may re-
fuse to deal with any man or class
of men. And it is no crime for
any number of persons, without
an unlawful object in view, to
associate themselves together and
agree that they will not work for
or deal with certain men or classes
of men, or work under a certain
price, or without certain condi-
tions." The court even goes furth-
er and says that "an action does
not lie for conspiring to do an un-
lawful act, however malicious the
motive for the very obvious reason
that the act was lawful"
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her sch ool week ago last Mon

day.
N. o. Minnear has bought an
inmens lot OF ties for Picker &
Co, wit hin the past three weeks.
1t looks very much as though he
had moi ,opolized the entire tie
business !.
P.epul ,lican Grand Rally at
Mil lard on Friday evening. Let
eve ryboc y attend. Q.S.
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WEEKLY CIR APHIC
EIsksuLJr, NO.
I. +. Sublette, Proprietor.
Friday, Sep. II, 1886.
For Congress, lst District,
W. P. HARRISON,
ofMarion County.
FOR JUDaE OF THE 9th JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT,
EDWARD HIGBEE.
of Schuyler Co.,
Republican County Ticket.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
JOSIAH w. DAVIS.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
JAMES b. DODSON.
FOR COLLECTOR
II. F. STROCK.
FOR ASSESSOR
II. C. SOHN.
FOR JUDGE-AT-LARGE.
WIN. P. LINDER.
FOR JUDGE 1sT DISTRICT.
r. n. TOLER.
FOR JUDGI 2dDIsTRIcT
G. r. HUSTON,
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
C. l.. LEWIS.
FoR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
J, W. JOHNSTON.
FOR SHERIFF
j, II. KINNEAR.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
NJ. j. ROSS.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
S. S. MCLAUGHLIN.
0fieers for Benton Township.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE.
JOHN RICHEY.
SANFORD SNYDER,
B. W. ROSS.
FOR CoNSTBLE.
JACOB SHOLLY,
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE
JOSIAH W. DAVIS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-21
A JoURNALIsTIC soUABBLE.

There's pretty how-d'ye-do among New
York journalists. Editor DANA of the Sun
charges that Editor PULITZER of the World
contributed SIS, 900 check to the BLAINE
campaign fund. Editor PULITZER meets
the charge by calling Editor DANA a liar
and dotard. Mr.. STEVE ELKINs. who
managed the financial department of the
BLAINE campaign. says that he didn't get
his hands on any of Mr.. PULIrzER's
money during the campaign. The Sun re-
affirms that the check was there. and thus
the matter stands. If Mr.. PULITZER gave
the check and it wasn't honored
he will stand in about the same
relation that the Texas Confederate chap
lain did when he took an oath
after the close of the war that he had never
given aid or comfort to the Southern Con-
federacy. When arraigned before the
church authorities for swearing falsely lie
explained that all he did was to pray for
the success of the Confederacy and as long
as his prayers were not answered there was
neither aid nor comfort given to the re-
bellion. A check that is never paid doesn't
rise to the dignity of contribution.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-21
HIGH-HANDED ROBBERY

Mr.. PowDERLY's testimony yesterday
before the house labor committee reveals a
system of injustice, oppression and robbery
practiced by the management of the GOULD
railway system, which is simply appalling.
So outrageous is it that it will be necessary
for Mr.. PowDERLY to adduce evidence of
it before the country will credit his state
ments. 1t is hard to conceive how such
infamy can exist in land where law pre-
walls and justice is supposed to reign.
Even a Bedouin robber of the Arabian
deserts would have been dishonored
in the sight of his tribe if he
had been guilty of such a cowardly
theft as PowDERLY lays to the charge OF
the managers of the Southwestern railway
system. If the management is guilty of
the charges, it is a little but very mean
species of theft to take % or so cents
monthly from the wages of the employe for
a hospital fund when no hospital was ever
provided. But the grosSest robbery Of all
is the practice of selling the lands which
the people donated to the railway corpora
tons to the employees on the inStallment
plan and when nearly paid for to discharge
the employe and thus deprive him OF the
opportunity of earning enough to pay the
little balance that might be due, the
result being that the railway company
would get his earnings and the land too.
This is cowardly kind of robbery that
JESSE JAMES and his bandit gang would
have shrunk from in disgust as being be-
meath the honor of highwayman. If
PowDERLY's statements are true it is not
so much matter Of surprise that the rail-
way employees should strike as it is that they
way system from the face of the earth.
They have displayed forbearance that is
remarkable under the provoking circum-
jtances. Unless the GOULD man
lgement overthrows PowDERLY's tes-
imony there will be awakened
} public sentiment against GOULD
md HoXIE and their associates so
lerce in its character that they will call for
ihe rocks and the mountains to fall upon
them to shield them from an avenging
breath. The American people are lovers of
fair play and exact justice. They despise
oppression in whatever form it appears;
and they hold that no punishment is too Sc
we're for cowardly rogues who will throttle
man and then pick his pockets. Further
Developments in this investigation will now
be watched with increased interest. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. PowDERLY is mis-
taken. But if the evidence sustains his
statements there will be mighty hot time
for GOULD and HoXIE in the Southwest.