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KIRKsyILLE MARKETS.

EGGS 15c per doz
BUTTER s to 12c
OLD HENS to SIC per pound
FEATHERS doc
OATS 21c
HAY-S6.G0
FLAX SEED -90c
BEANS Soc to LOO
HOGS ESQ to 3.35
COWS Il HEIF'ERS-Fat 2 to q
BEESWBX- -20c
TALLOW-5c
LARD to Sc
HORSES-Market dull
CORN-30 to 35c
WHEAT-75c
RYE -40c
POTATOES-55 to 6Oc
BULLS & STAGS-1 to II
MILK COWS & CALVES $50
to $50
BOOSTERS $50 per doz
YOUNG CHICKENS Sc
STEERS-Common 2 to DC:
good light q to 800; good
! heavy 35 to AGO
TIMOTHY SEED-S1.40
! GREEN APPLES-5O to 60
lONIONS-40 to SOC
lTURNIPS-
TURKEYS-Live 5per lb
GEESE-s3.15 per doz.
DUCKS-4c per lb.
RABBITS &c piece.
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Louis, injecto

Demorest's Magazine for Janu-
ary, 1886, is unusually bright and
entertaining. Julian Hawthorne's
story is complete, and serial en-
titled ''That Other Person." by
Mrs. Alfred Hart, is commenced.
Other good articles are "Victor
Hugo" "The City Of Skulls" j" and
an "Orange Grove "a plea for
the Jig-saw and Jack-knife' will
claim the attention of those who
desire to beautify their homes in
extensively. The departments de-
voted to fashion, art and household
decoration are very full, and the
pictorial illustrations are excellent.
The frontispice, Naughty Boy
is new method Of photogravure;
and admirers of Raphael will be
pleased to see an engraving of his
fine painting "St. John in the
Desert which adorns this num-
Der.
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Teller's Currency Bill.

Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, has
brought in bill to forbid. the fur
ther issue of one-dollar and two
dollar notes. Mr.. Teller represents
one Of the great silver-producing
States, and this bill is an indica-
ton that the silver men propose to
act for their own plain interest IT.
respective of the views of the fiat
money infationists pure and sim
pie, who have been masquerading
as silver men.
Mr.. Teller's bill is a sound and
sensible measure, and should be
supported by all friends of sound
currency. When the National
banking system was established it
was provided that on the resump-
ton of specie payments the issue
of all notes under five dollars
should cease. A similar provision
would have been made about the
greenbacks at the time but from
the TACT that everybody then sup
posed that the greenbacks would
all be withdrawn before specie
payments were resumed. In a
) sound currency system coin-gold
or silver-should be used for the
retail transactions of the people,
gold be the reserves for banking
and international exchanges. while
notes redeemable in par coin on
demand should only be issued of
large denominations, and be with
drawn as soon as they become soil
ed.
The silver dollar is inconvenient
to handle in large quantities, but
with a proper note currency there
will be no need to handle it In
large quantities, and when the
people get to using the clean and
shining silver and gold they will
never consent to return to the
dirty, greasy one and two dollar
notes.
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Curing Hydrophobia

NJ. Pasteur the famous French
savant, has really succeeded in
curing several cases of hydropho-
bia. lie did so by using inoculated
matter which had passed through
the organism of sixty different
rabbits. The method was to i'm
pregnate one rabbit with the virus
of hydrophobia. When the spinal
column was saturated with the
poison, a portion was taken to in
oculate still another rabbit, and so
on to the end of the sixty. The
final effect was to reduce the
strength of the poison, which
could then be used to prevent
hydrophobia, as the cow-pox is
used to forestall smallpox. The
scientific world halls NJ. Pasteur's
successful treatment of this dread
disease with loud applause, not
merely because OF the fearful
sufferings it will allay on the part
of those bitten by mad dogs, but,
because other apparently incurable
diseases may be treated with
equal success by the same methods
Cancer for, for instance, is the
dread Of physicians. All they can
do is to remove the cancerous
matter, which is sure to return
again. But no means has as yet
been devised to check the morbiC
growth. It will of course be done
some day and by some very simple
process, but SO far, science anG
medical skill offer no hope to the
sufferers by this most dreadful
form of disease,
From Demorest's Monthly fol
January
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The Origin of Icebergs.

The birth Of a huge iceberg, a
phenomenon that has been seen
only once or twice by Europeans,
and to u certain extent has remain
ed a matter of theory, was observ-
ed by the Danish explorers on the
east coast of Greenland last sum-
mer. The bergs are formed by
breaking off from the end of glaci-
ers, extending from the perpetual
ice Of the unexplored iterior to the
coast and into the sea. The water
buoys up the sea end of the glacier
until it breaks by its own weight,
with noise that sounds like loud
thunder miles away. The commo-
ton of the water, as the iceberg
turns over and over inits efforts to
attain it's balance, is felt to great
distance along the coast. The ma
tive regards it as the work of evil
spirits, and believes that to look
upon the glacier in its throes is
death. The Danish officers when
observing the breaking off of the
end of the great glacier Puissor-
tok through their telescopes, were
ordered by their Esquimaux es-
cort, usually submissive enough, to
follow their example and turn
their backs on the interesting
scene. They had happily compile
ted their observations and avoided
an embarrassing conflict with their
re W by seeming compliance with
the order.
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impossible one. How these great
masses could have been carried SO
far into the interior is a mystery,
and bears out what [ have said in
previous papers as to the height Of
this terrible wave. Many of these
rocks were from twenty to thirty
tons in weight, and some of the
largest must have been nearly
double. Lloyd's agent who was
with me, agreed in thinking that
we could not be mistaken if we
put down the largest block of cor
al rock that we passed as weigh
ing not less that fifty tons.
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An English invention is design
ed to do away with complaints
about want Of post office agents
for the sale of stamps, especially
in large cities, and also with the
complaints of those storekeepers,
who, without profit to themselves,
feel obliged to sell postal cards
and stamps to accommodate GUS
toners. The apparatus is me-
chanical box which automatically
transacts the business of selling
stamps, etc, and may be put up on
lamp posts like the letter boxes.
1t contains a supply of postal
cards, stamped envelopes and pa
per and has apertures like a child's
savings bank, through which to
drop the pennies. If a citizen
wants to buy a postal card, he
drops penny in the box; this re-
leases the lock and allows him to
open a drawer in which he will
find one postal card If he wants
a stamped envelop and sheet of
paper, he drops two pennies into
two other Sits, and stamped en-
velope and sheet of paper are de-
livered to him in the same way. If
the supply runs out, a plate rises
with the word emDty engraved on
it, and at the same time the CORES
ponding slit is covered so that a
coin cannot be dropped into it.
The top of each box serves as a
writing desk. They cost less than
twenty five dollars each, and it is
estimated that if they sell only
two stamped envelopes and five
postal cards a day, they will yield
eleven per cent erest.-Scienti-
fic American.
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more used for our Saviour's glory;
for more love to the Bible; for the
better observance Of the Lords
day and family worship; for the
success of efforts to prevent or cure
intemperance, to relieve the sick
and rescue the perishing; for be-
nevolent institutions and Chris
tian work of all kinds Eph. 2:15-
%. Matt. 6. | Cor. 13. Phil. 2:1-16
and Alb. Rom. IL. James |.
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A Narrow Escape,

They were telling some pretty
tough stories, and presently his
turn came.
"Yes," he began clearing his
throat, people loose their lives
sometimes in the foolishest sort
o'way. l recollect an Irishman,
poor fellow, who some years ago
sat down on what he s'posed was a
keg O black sand to smoke his
dudeen. After fnishin' the fust
pipe he got up an knocked the
live ashes right into the keg"
Many killed besides him?''
asked breathles liste ner.
'Many what?''
"Killed blown up"
"Oh, there wasn't any explosion;
nuthin' explosive bout black
sand"
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Second monthly report of Union
school, commencing Nov. Both and
ending Dec. oath, 1885; number of
pupils enrolled 43; number Of days
attendance of all pupils 4S5; aver
age number of pupils attending
each day 25 IL; average number
of days attended by each pupil
II IL; those attending every day
are Gertie and Dollie Good, Lizzie
Howk, Charlie and Sadie Seavers;
names of visitors are Dewitt
Gibbs, George Crawford, J. NJ.
Howk, Della Davidson, Mrs. Sey-
mour and Davis.
OLDEN PIERCE, Teacher.
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Read This.

The Weekly GRAPHIC and
Weekly Globe Democrat one year
for $500.
Weekly GRAPHIC and Post-Dis-
patch one year $500.
Weekly GRAPHIC and Gody's
Ladys Book one year $50.
Weekly Graphic and Prairie
Farmer S2.10.
The Journal of Agriculture and
American Stock Breeder, and the
Weekly GRAPHIC combined fo1
one year, only $500.
Phe American Agriculturist and
Weekly GRAPHIC one year 81.
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Stray Notice.

Taken up as a.stray by the subscriber Hv-
ing in Clay township, Adair county, and state
of Missouri, and posted before Justice Henry
Rice, ON the End day of December, 1885, one
COW, three years old last spring, color, blue
roam, white face, some white on the back and
belly, the tip of the tail white, and marked
with square crop and swallow fork in the
right ear and an underbit in the left, had on
a large bell, and appraised at fourteen dol
lars by Michael King and Perry Rigdon.
JOHN r. DEHART.
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and Russia are

Austria and Russia are
secretly preparing for war, and it
is thought vigorous campaign
will open with the coming of
spring.
AS Southern Dakota has a
larger population than four or five
States now in the Union, and larg-
er than any State had when admit
ted, there seems no good reason
why it should not be admitted as
state.
The editor of the Memphis
Democrat says that he wants the
offices filed by democrats and that
he is no sort of half way milk and
water" compound. Now to be con-
slstent, won't he have to let loose
of Captain Hatch?
The house of representa-
tives pays its chaplain at the rate
of s6 for each five minute prayer.
In the interest of Democratic re-
form, why not hunt up religious
member of the house and make q
chaplain "out'n him?"
Gerald Fame, who robbed the
Postoffice at this place, last winter,
vlctimlzed bank in Emporia.
Kansas, to the amount of $4,000,
and also town in Mississippi, for
a large amount. By the time the
law he's done with him for the
ofenses already committed he will
be too old to give further trouble.
The French government has
ordered 100000 pounds of can
ned beef from the Fairbanks Can
ming Company of Chicago, for the
use of the French Army. 1t is
estimated that twill require 25,OOC
head of cattle. The contract is tc
be completed in three months.
This will take a portion of oul
surplus cattle.
The present Congress is
composed of 325 members. There
are lS0 Democrats, 14o Republi,
cans and 5 Independents The
latter are J. B. Weaver, from the
Sixth Iowa district, Henry 3
Lowering, Sixth Mass. dist; Chas.
Z. Comstock, Fifth dist. Micl,
Ezra z. Carlton, Seventh dist
Mich; c. n. Brumm, IT. ,irteen, ,
dist. Penn.
-fhe President ; as met wi, h .
unmistakable at .ack from one
'ne ,es'iefs u his party apon
si'at iea'u e of the policy outline
- - MS - essage to Congress. v
,ii to the remarks of Senate
~ ok upon the silver questio
This occurrence, SO early in Il
session, may prepare the public f
the news of many more attacl
from within the Presidents ov
party. 1t could not be otherwi
when the President has depart.
so widely from the traditions a
past utterances Of that party.
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The trampling of land when filed
with water is great injury, even
when it is to be plowed next spring.
The cause of bare spots in pasture
fields and hard, cracked surfaces
can be attributed to this very bad
management of allowing heavy
cattle the free run Of pasture fields
during the late fall and winter
months.
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Week of prayer.

At the recent regular meeting of
the Preachers Association, of this
city, it was decided to observe the
week of prayer, commencing Mon
day, Jan. eth, in daily union
service, according to progrrm
recommended by the Worlds
Christian Alliance, the services to
be held in the M. E. Church, as
follows: Hour of service announc-
ed Sunday morning.
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MONDAY JAN. 4.

PRAISE AND THANKsGIvING.-For
the Spirit of Prayer vouchsafed to
us; for all the bounties IF Provi-
dence; for Gods long suffering
goodness in that he has not taken
away His Holy Spirit from us on
account of our little faith and
many provacations; for His faithful
promises in Christ Jesus; for con-
tinuing and multiplying oppor-
tunities of proclaiming His gospel
of grace; for the progress Of Chris
tian mission among Jews and
Gentiles, and the free course
given to the World of the Lord,
Notwithstanding all the opposition
of infidelity and abounding iniqui-
ty.-Psa- LAT, 2 Sam. 6: 1919. Psa.
1l6. l Chron. 29:10-16. Isiah 81.
Acts 4-10-32. Isaiah 81.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 7.

The CHURCH AND THE FAMILY
That the Church of Christ may be
more united in the bonds of faith
and love; that, holding fast the
Head, it may grow with the in
crease of God; that it may be
delivered from false apostles and
wolves in sleeps clothing; that
Christ may be all in all in its
teaching; and that the grace and
power of the Holy Spirit may rest
more and more on Christian
families; on all instructors and
pupils in institutions of learning,
on Sunday schools, and on Chris
tian Associations of young men
and young women.-Ephes. 4:1-244
John 15:1-12. John 17:6-26. Col.
3:1-17. Prov. 23:13-26. Gal. 5.
Acts 2O:2S:3S. Epistle Judge.
Prov. 4.
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FRIDAY, JAN. s.

NATIONS AND GOVERNMENTS
For rulers and all in authority; fo1
the spread of justice and peace;
for the defeat of malicious plots
and conspiracies; for the manifes-
tation of a Christian spirit between
employers and employed; for the
removal of all race and sectional
prejudices; for the abolition OF
traffic in slaves, opium and intoxi.
eating drinks, and all other i'm.
moral trades and practices; for g
favorable reception of Christian
missionaries by heathen rulers and
peoples; and for the coming OF
Christ in His Kingdom Tim. q
1-6. Psa. IL. 2 Tim. 3. 2 T1ess. 2
Psa. 72. Rom, 1918. Psa. 2S.
Matt. 24::29-5l.
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TUESDAY, JAN. 5.
HUMILIATION AND CONFESSION

HUMILIATION AND CONFESSION
National sins; social sins; personal
sins. Want of appreciation of the
love of Christ; hardness of heart;
unfaithfulness and slothfulness in
service; false shame in confessing
the name of Christ before men,
and especially among our own class
and kindred. Want of zeal in
missionary work, both at home
and abroad. Want of broth erly
kindness and charity.-Isaiah 5S
Psa. 81. Rom. 2. l Cor. 3. Isaiah AZ
Jer. 3: 1926. l Thefs 5.
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6.

HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.
For the revival and increase Of
a Missionary spirit in the hearts
of all who believe; for Home
Mission and Evangelistic Efforts
that more laborers full of the
spirit of love and power, may be
sent forth, and that a great in
gathering of souls may take place;
for Native Christians among the
Heathen-that they may be kept
steadfast and Jealous in seeking
the salvation of their countrymen;
for Missionaries and Teachers
that great grace and wisdom may
be given to them; for Gods an
cient people, Isreal-that they may
be brought into the faith of Christ,
and for the maintenance of re-
ligious liberty in all lands. .-Exek.
81. Acts 10:34-32. Acts 26:12 sc.
l Thess. l. Micah, 4. Zech. T.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 8.

THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.-For in
crease of Faith, Hope and Charity
for the deepening of our spiritual
life in Christ and such conformity
to Him as may fit us for being
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Every Man his own Postal Clerk
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1Ouf Thousand are expected Oh IlTSl
call for the session. Those already
included many new pension bills
for benefit of veterans in the Mex
lean and Indian wars-the latter
in Indian wars of 1S11-l7-23- -35-
AZ; nearly 400 separate bills to
pension individuals now excluded
800 private war claims; bills fol
public buildings; 40 bills relating
to the public lands, mostly to for
felt; 3 elaborate measures to regu,
late interstate commerce; 5 relat.
ing to the silver question, one fol
free and unlimited coinage-Sena-
tor Teller's; in addition 700 bills
have been entered in the Senate
where 2000 nominations are held
for confirmation, and the good
Lord only knows how many more
are to come.
Prof. Sparks the Land Commits.
sioner, is almost crazed at the op.
position his decisions have arous-
ed, a perfect hornets nest being
stirred up, and it is believed that
he will be sent off on some foreign
mission to regain his health. Un.
der his rulings many suspensions
of homestead entries have been
made, So in Dakota and Nebraska.
In 80 pre-emption cases examined
in>the Aberdeen district, Dakota,
l is feeommended for patent, s for
for rejection, and rs for special
investigation. This is but the first
and many more are to come. Nc
doubt his rulings will work great
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-04-01
RAILROAD STRIKE ENDED.
Gould and Powderly Have Conference =
The Men VIII go to Work at Once
The knights of Labor Rec


NEW YORK, March 2S.-Conferences be-
tween Jay Gould and T. V. Powderly to-
day and this evening have resulted in or
ders from each of them to the parties to
the Southwestern strike, ordering imme-
diate resumption of work and traffic pend
ing arbitration, TO which Mr.. Gould con-
sents. This morning at II O'Clock Mr..
Powderly and w. b. Mcdowell called on
Jay Gould at the latter's residence. There
they met Messrs Gould, Hopkins and
George Gould There was general dis
cussion OF the situation in the Southwest
on both sides, and better understand
ing was arrived at than had been had by
either party hitherto, After talking until
O'Clock p. m, the conference was ad.
1oulned until evening. At O'Clock to-
night they met again. At $3.50 p. IN. Mr..
Pow'lerly had leave to keep an engage
ment with Congressman John O'Neil, of
st. Louis. Chairman of the House Commit
tee ON Labor who came from Washington
10 render assistance, IL possible, in settling
the strike. Mr.. Mcdowell, however, re-
manned with Mr.. Gould and his party, and
Mr.. Gould finally handed to Mcdowell the
following communications
T. v. PowDERLY, G. NJ. w.-DEAR SIR: Re-
plying to your letter of the 2Ith instant
write to say that | will, tomorrow morning,
send the following telegraphic instructions
to Mr.. Hoxie, General Manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad at ST. Louis:
In resuming the movement of trains on
the Missouri Pacific and in the employing of
laborers in the several departments of this
company give preference to our late en-
ployes, whether they are Knights of Labor
or not, except that you will not employ any
person who has injured the companys prop
erty during the late strike. Nor will we dis
charge any person who has taken service
with the company during said strike. We
see no objection to arbitratiug any differ
ences between the employees and the COM
pany, past or future.
Hoping the above II be satisfactory, ro-
main, yours truly,
JAY GOULD, President.
The Executive Board of the Knights OF
Labor have sent out the following tele-
gram:
Martin Irons, Chairman Executive Board,
St Louis: President Jay Gould has consented
10 our proposition for arbitration, and so tele-
graphs Vice-President Hoxie. Order the men
Board. Il. V. PowDERLY, G. NJ. W.
The Executive Board also sent out the
following telegram:
To the knights of Labor now on strike in
the Southwest: President Jay Gould has con-
sented to otll proposition for arbitration and
so telegraphs Vice-President HoXie. Pursuant
TO tclcgraphic instructions sent to the Chair
man Executive Board d. A. l0l, you are di-
rected TO resume work at once. Per order
Executive Board.
T. ". PowDERLY, G. NJ. W.
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AIms.huuse Burned.

PEORIA, ILL.,, March 2s,-There was great
excitement in this city this morning when
a mounted messenger came riding furious
ly with the information that the Peoria
Ams-house, six miles distant, was in flames.
new wing had been added to the building
last year. In this were forty five insane
people. Engines were immediately dis
patched to the spot, but did not arrive in
time to save the main building, large
two-story brick, erected seventeen years
ago, at cost of $4,000 OF this nothing
but the walls remain standing. Fortu-
nately the wind blew away from the In
sane Hospital and by hard work it was
saved One hundred and fifty inmates oc-
cupied the burned structure, who will be
temporarily lodged in the new wing.
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GLADSTONE
Win Introduce His Irish Measures
Soon.
Home Rule to Take the Precedence of the
Land Question. IT,

LoNDoN, March 26.-Gladstone appeared
IN the House of Commons this afternoon
Referring to the announcement made in
his behalf Yesterday by Sir William Yer
nan Harcourt Mr. Gladstone said the
atatementhe would make April S would
take the form of Introduction OF n bill for
the future Government OF Ireland The
announcement produced sensation 1t
is now believed that the Premier has, in
deference TO the opposition in his own party,
a@lded 10 abandon Temporarily at least,
hls scheme for buying ont the landlords OF
Erlnnd' and viii make home rule in some
FORM, pure and simple the basis OF his Irish
proposals more careful study of Glad
stones statement throws doubt upon the
belief that the introduction OF the home
RUE Dill would necessarily shelve the
land purchase bill. Mr.. Chamberlain
cabinet Council only intensified the
crisis 1t had not, however. precipi-
tated any. designations A final effort
would probably be made the coming week
20 effect compromise between the Prem
iier ana the disputants in the Cabinet.
Mr.. Goschen denied at Windsor this even
ing, having been summoned AS Privy
Councillor by the Queen for consulta
ton and advice. Later.-The Govern.
ments supporters have been privately as
sured that the Governments Irish pro-
granms has been settled by the Cabinet.
The Home Rule measure will be introduced
first followed immediately by the land
bin. Both measures, IL passed by the
House OF Commons, will he presented to
the House OF Lords together. Chamber
lain and TrevelXan will remain in the Cab
met until the home hill has been tabled.
Gladstone dispatched messenger TO the
Queen this evening with an important com.
municaticn, which il is believed has refer
ence 10 the home rule question.