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A young school teacher of Clar-
ence, well known to the "News"
editor, went west recently for
the purpose of finding a pleasant
home and making fortune, and
writes back to the Courier" as
follows: Il am teaching my first
district school, and if Providence
permits me to live through it, and
l ever teach another, L want some
young Irishman, with a foot like a
forge hammer, to kick me all the
way from Umatilla county, Oregon
to Shelby county, Missouri. 70
those seeking homes, or who wish
to in the west, Oregon invites you:
but to those who are nicely situat,
ed, and are making "both ends
meet" they should let good enough
alone, and remember that Old
Missouri offers them many induce
ments' that the grassy plains and
prairies of the west do not.
Monroe County News.
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The Library Magazine.

The February number Of the
Library Magazine presents the fol-
lowing unusually attractive array
of contents: Hinduism, by a Hin
du;" THE Interpreters of Genesis
and the Interpreters of Nature, :"
by L. II. Huxley; "The New Star
in Andromeda," Cornhill maya
zine; treason and Religion" by
A. NJ. Fairbairn; Bulgaria and
Servia;" by Edward A. Freeman,
.'Superfne English" Cornhill
Magazine. ''The Story of Bab," by
Mary Z. Wilson. "Shakespeare's
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-02-19
A King Admonished.

Frederick the Great had acquir-
ed from his French associates the
disgraceful and degraded habit of
profane swearing. On the occa-
sion referred to, when large
atheistic and soothing element was
present, the king was profusely
profane. One of his guests was
the trusty General Ziethen, who
was not only brave in the field, but
also loyal to the King of Heaven.
He was deeply grieved at the un-
kingly behavior of his master.
Rising from his seat at the table
and bowling respectfully to the
king, he said in substance, "Your
is aware that, with due
Difference to Your Majesty's will, |
have ever rendered you such SER
vice as | was able to perform. NY
sword has ever been drawn in de-
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School Report.

Fifth monthly report of Pleas
ant Hill school. For the month
commencing Dec. 2Sth and ending
Jan. 22d; number of pupils attend
ing this month 26; number of days
attendance of all pupils $40; aver
age daily attendance IL 17-19;
average per pupil IA; those who
were present each day during the
month are Lena Barnhill and
Robert Fiscus; number of days
taught 10; Term report: length of
term five months, commencing
Sept. 9TH, 1885 and ending Jan.
22d, 1886; number of pupils 2451;
average number of days attendance
of each day IS 1-9S; average num-
Der of days attendance of each pu
pill 65 1857; those who received
prizes for being present the great
est number of days during the
term are Freddie and Otha Old
father; having been absent but two
days. Those who received prizes
in the spelling classes are Thos.
Lettie and Royal Moore and
Maudie Barnhill; the exercises on
the last day of school consisted of
Rotations of choice selections by
the elocution and reading classes,
and review in the Arithmetic
classes, after which there were
quite a number of declamations,
essays, dialogues and select read
ings. Although it was one of the
coolest and stormiest days of the
season there was quite a number
of visitors present, all of whom
seemed to enjoy the occasion very
much. HATTIE BARNHILL.
Teacher.
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Kit Clover's House Plan.

In the last number of the
Housekeeper Exit Clover" tells
what she knows about house plans
and house planning in her charm
ing fashion, which everybody who
has tried house building will enjoy.
Another article gives some valu-
able hints ON the same subject.
Every one who has the building of
a house in mind should send for
this number, as a specimen, which
will be sent free. Address Buckeye
Pub. Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
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Term report of Banner school
for the term commencing Aug. 81,
1885 and ending Feb. End, 1fS6;
number of pupils enrolled during
the term so; number of daily at
tendance by all the pupils 272S;
average daily attendance IS; aver
age number of days attended by
each pupil 50; those visiting the
school during the term were,
Messrs. VIM. Elmore, J. G. Saun-
ders, A. j. Saunders, Albern
Miles, VIM. Bates, j. H. Saunders,
VIM. ROWAN, and Rev. Briggs,
Mrs. Denton, Mrs. PARCEL, Mrs.
PARCEL, Mrs. Gilliland, Mrs. Flora
Elmore, Mrs. Clara Gilmore, Mrs.
Saunders and the Misses Silva Ell
more, Matilda Miles, Julia Huston,
Nora johnson, and Sadie Hughey;
the closing exercises consisted of a
review of the daily recitions; num-
Der of visitors present 80; the
school was addressed by the
Messers Allen Brackney, and d.
Z. Huston.
Mrs ALICE SAUNDERS, Teacher.
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CONSUMPTION CURED

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
Indian missionary the formula of simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and perma-
Catarrh, Asthuma and all throat and lung
affections, also positive and radical cure for
nervous complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to
his fellows. Actua. ed by this motive and de-
sire to relieve human suffering will send free
of charge, to all who desire it, this receipt, in
German, French or English with full direc-
tions for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this pa
per, W. A. Noyes Powers Block Rochester,
New York If
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BECAUSE

BECAUSE
|. I is non partisan-prasing the good
| Works of all parties and deploring their mis-
| takes
1t is edited with aview of giving thc
greatest amount of information with read.
able style
) 1t Is up to- the times. hopeful. vigilant
vigorous, and widely read, thus making its
thought good tho ght for every smart man
to al least corr. ider
1t is prepared not only for the father Of
the house, tut all members OF the fdmil,
The best of sio-y and sketch writers contri.
bute constant ~ TO its columns.
. 1t numbers among its active friends and
rwell-wishers the best III n in ,merca. Their
influence and ideas are constantly reflected
in It's column s.
q Its premi am lists offer to subscribers
and clubs opportunities VII, ch practically re
dnce the cost. Of the Journal 10 nothing.
it is the best gift that can be made 10
n person Of Thoughtful cast OF
mind. ltwa'res up sleepers and encourages
the faint hear ted
1t is bent on showing Americans what =
great highly differentiated country we hav'
here at home.
TERMS-Per year, 800. six month
81 80; three months, 81 80; s1mpIe copy II
cents. The Current aud Weekly 'Graphit
50 so per year.
The CURRENT PUBLISHING Co.,
Io2 Washinton 81 Chicago.
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Salvation oil, the greatest cure
on earth for pain, has no equal.
Persons suffering from rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, or from cuts bruis-
es, sprains etc, should not be
without it. Cures are effected in
an incredibly short time. Price
only twenty-five cents bottle. For
sale by all druggists.
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THE FARWER,

IN search of new home, where he can Sc
cure better returns for his labor, should re-
member that tile Wabas is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and thai round "trip land-explorers' tickets
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free To all
applicants by addressing The General Pas
sengpr Agent
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uT1 FOR working people. Send 10 cts
mi Rpostage, and we will mail yorl free
uk6a royal, valuable sample boy of
,oods that will put You in the way OF making
more money in a few days than y,.u ever
thought possible at any business Capital not
required. You can live at home and work in
pare time only, or all the time. All of both
50 easily earnedevery 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 nav for
the trouble of writing Us. Full particulars. di.
rections, etc., sent Free Immense paw abso-
sutely sure for all who start at once. Don't
delay. Address Srrssos d Co., Portland
Maine Ae'
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S. B. HYNFS.
T,o,,roooo r.

A neiRo Send six cents for postage.
III PSh$H md receive free, costly
n ] IaEVoox of goods which will heip
you to more money right away that anything
else in this world All. of either sex, succeeds
from the first hour. The broad road to for
tune opens before the workers, absolutely
Maine.
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are now enjoying all the pleasures
of early spring time.
Give kindest regards to the
Senior Society. RAMBLER.

Loves Labors Lost by Walter
Pater. THE Origin of the Alpha
bet" by A. I'll. Sayce. Insanity
and Crime" by Baron Bramwell.
"Old Florence and Modern Tusca-
NY" by Janet Ross. "On Modern
Chances for Chivaly," by Edward
Garrett. "The Elder Edda The
bible of Germanic Paganism, by
FL. ii. Boysen. Suns and Meteors,
by Richard A. Proctor. "a Novel
lists Favorite Theme" Cornhill
Magazine. 1.-THE Coming Contests
of the World" Fortnight Review.
THE Decay of the Central Park
Obelisk," by Arnold Hague.
Eskimo elilding Snow by
Friedrich Schwatka. This maya
zine is certainly quite the equal of
the best OF the four dollar month
lies, in the value of its contents,
though its price is only $50 a
year, or Is cents copy. JOHN B.
ALDEN, Publisher, New York.
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THE TOUpTST

Hac ,one SINCE chosen the Wabash rs The
favoritc rohte TO all the summer resorts Of
tie East, North and West, and winter re
sorts OF the South, rs the Company has fer
years provided better accommodations and
more attractions than any of its com etitors
ior this class of travel Tours Tickets can
be had at redu ed rates at I'll principal
oH,raS ~ tho
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EXECUTORS NOTICE

Letters testamentary upon tho estate
OF John Lankard. deceased, were granted 10
I ne Undersigned. on the 18th dry of Now
1870, by the probate court of Adair conntv
All persons having claims against said estate
are al required to exhibit them for allowance.
- Ss eaecutor, within one year after date OF
sn,. go OF they may be precluded from
be not exhibited within two years from, u' ~
da5e os said letters, they will be forever bars
This I'd day of December. 1885
JoHs MILLER
Execut
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THE TWVaT,TD

Will find the Wabash the most convenient
route to all the noted health resorts of
Illinois, Missouri. Arkansas and Teas, ard
that the extensive through car system asd
superior accommodations of this popular
line will add gre.itl,- to his comfort while en-
r ute. Pamphlet descriptive of the many
celebrated mineral Servings of the West ami
South sent free on auuiication
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SPECIAL FEATURES

Include A tricycle. Pilgr mage of Rome ILL.,
ustrated by Prnneil; Historical papers by
Edward Eegleston and others. papers on
persla by ". Benjamin, lately United
States minister, witt numerous illustrations
Astronomical Articles, practical and popular
on .Sidereal Astronomy;' papers on Christian
Unity by Representative of various reli-
-lous denominations. papers on MANUAL ed
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-02-19

Straw hats and linen busters
will not be SO very popular as
heretofore: DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-02-19

Report of Bryant school for the
month commencing Jan. 18th, and
ending Feb. 9Th; number of pupils
enrolled for the month so; average
daily attendance 81; those present
every day; were Silas Horton,
James Rieger, Alva Kimble,
William Mccoy, Harry Morrison,
Ira and Charles Marques. Those
not tardy during the month, were
Thomas Bown, Mead Gennings,
John Hall, Joseph Morrison, Rosa
and Cora Vannice, Lula and Flor
fence Bown, Francis Conley, VIII
liam Mccoy, Harry Morrison,
George and Salome Rieger. Those
who visited the school during the
month were Misses Alice Bown,
Fannie Pierce, Nevada Mccoy,
Sarah Rieger, Laura Hall, Anna
and Gusssie Smoyer, Rosa and
Emma Morrison, Messrs John Ely,
Harry Smoyer, James Down and
Frank Rogers. P. J. R1EGER,
Teacher.
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SHORT STORIES

By Frank R. Stockton, Mrs. Helen Jackson
Mrs. Mary HaliOck Foote. Joel Chandler
Harris. H H. Boyesen, T. A. Janyier. Julian
Hawthorne. Richard NJ. Johns on, and 9th.
ers; and porms by leading poets Tee de.
pariments-'Open Letters, Brio. IT, brac,' etc
Will be fully siIst ined
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OHIO-INDIANA-- MICHIGAN
VI ADDASIlII
RI()lJT 7 E I
THE BUSINESS 1TAN

When he travels wants to 90 quick, wants 10
be comfortable, wants W arT.ve tt desiiDif
ton on time, in fast. wants strictly bust
ness trip, ard consequently taSes thl
popular Wabash Route, feeling that he j.
sure 20 meet his engagements cp8 continue
IN nrnsuPr and he haDIy
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Tense of Your Majesty's rights and
interests without murmur. But
/ can not sit quietly by and hear
the name of my Lord Christ thus
irreverently banded about at this
table. | salute Your Majesty"
Amid death like silence of the
company the brave old veteran
took his seat The King was visi-
bly, moved by the heroic conduct
of his noble officer, and, taking
him afterward into his private
apartment, he acknowledged his
fault, begged the generals pardon,
and promised never to wound his
feelings thus again. Sci.
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a2hA nnN In presents given away.
Send US cts postage. and
&OVtOOVby mail you viii get free a
packase OF goods of large value, that will start
you in work that will at once bring Won IN
money faster than anything else in America.
All about the 100000 in presents with each
oox. Agents wanted everywhere. of ether
sex OF all ages, for all the time, or spare time
only, to work for Us at their own homes. For
sunes Tor all workers abolutsly assured. Don't
peiay, d. hALIETT & Co., Fartland. Maine
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1xYpAY more moneg than at anything else
w INby taking an agency for the best
selling book out Beginners succeed grandly.
None fail. Terms free. HALIITr BOOK Co..
Portland. Maine.
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Stray Notice.

taken up as a stray by Ira Anderson and
posted before John Richey. a justiee Of the
peace, IN Benton township. of Adair county.
on on me tenth day of December. in the wear
loS', the following described property. one
aea yearilng steer with under slope in left ear
ana some white in bush of tail.
IRA ANDERSON.
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SERIAL STORIES BY
", d. ROavells, Mary Kalzoek FoOis
and Ge0yge ". Cabke.

Mr.. Howells's serial will he in lighter V in
than j he Rise of Siias Lupham,' Mrs Foote',
is sto of mining life, and Mr.. Cable is 4
novelette, Of The Acadians of Louisiana. Mr.
Cable Will also contribute series of paper,
on slave songs and dances, including Negro
serpent worship. etc.
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THE CURRENT.

Published Every Saturday at Chicago
Is twenty page, three column journal. de.
voted 10 current thought and evYnts aud ihe
literature OF Ameiica. 1t should have your
subscription
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THE CAPITALIST

Can get the information nece.---, "a secure
safe and profitable investnt,. ..;r,cui-
ture, stock-raising, miripf lg, OF
any or the many inviting fl 'ghoui
the South and West, by adGr lc un-
dersigned.
T. CHAM.
General Passenger and Tictt -is. 10.
ILlNOiiS #,,E,l
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THE ILLUSTRATIONS

wiz be kept up to the standard which ha.
made The Century eng rawlings famous the
word over.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
The Mothers Cut.


You can always tell boy whose mother
cuts his hair by the way he stops in the street
and wriggles his shoulders When a fond
mother has to cut her boys hair she draws
the front hair over his eyes and leaves it
there while she cuts that which is at the
back. The hair which lies over his eyes ap-
pears to be surcharged with electric NEEDLES,
and that which is silently dropping down I'M
der his collar band appears to be on fire. She
has unconsciously pushed his head forward
until his nose presses his breast. In the
meantime he is seized with an irresistible de-
sire to blow his nose, but he recollects that
his handkerchief is in the other room Then
fly lights on his nose, and does it so unex-
pectedly that he involuntarily lodges, and
catches The point of the shears in his left
ear.
at this he commences to cry and wish he
was a man. But his mother doesn't notice
him. When she is through she holds his
Jacket collar back from his neck, and, with
her mouth, blows the short bits Of hair from
the top of his head down his back. He calls
her attention TO the fact, but she looks for
a new place in his head and hits him there,
and asks him why he didn't use his handker
chief. Then he goes out and wriggles to get
the hairs out OF his neck, and wonders what
the other BOYS viii say to him.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
The Jordan Canal.
Popular Science News.l


It seems that the proposed Jordan canal,
the plans for which have appeared in the
foreign scientific journals, is not to be in any
proper sense a canal, but rather large in
land sea, some 800 miles long, with an aver
age of ten to fifteen miles in breadth. The
waters of the Dead sea would he raised from
their present level about 300 feet, and its
area, of course, be largely increased. The
river Jordan, the Dead sea, and Lake Ii
berias would all disappear, with some square
miles of land, principally on the western
side of Jordan valley as now existing; and
in their place would be a vast inland sheet
of water, fertilizing the neighboring desert
with the rainfall produced by the evapora-
ton from its surface. According to this
plan, therefore, there would be, instead of a
simple canal, wide, open channel, travers-
ing Palestine from north to south, navigable
in every sense of the term, with safe harbors
here and there on each side.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
Economical and Practical.
lChicago Tribune.

lCnlcaSO 1TlOune.J
"a little coffin-varnish, gents" inquired
the white-apron individual of johnson and
the major.
"Ging' ale," exploded the major recover
ing from momentary stupor.
1.-THE major has a new Canadian scheme"
said johnson, confidentially, as the order
was being filled at is economical, and, in
his case, at least, very successful Early in
the day he drank great deal and became
quite intoxicated. Since then he has dis
posed of about dozen bottles Of imported
ginger ale-nothing else His argument Is
that the effervescent beverage agitates the
original drunk and gives him the benefit
over and over again. As brandy costs but
10 cents drink and ginger ale but cents
a bottle in Canada, you see his idea is both
economical and practical. See, he is bowling
again on the same liquor he drank at noon.
Great scheme isn't it,"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
L a IsPIsnUTnE rne Ague.
lCor. Brooklyn Eagle.

The possibility of TRANSFORMING or
transferring the ague was once com
monty entertained. 1t is usual with
many persons in Germany who are af-
fected with ague to visit at dead of
night the nearest crossroad five differ
ent times, and there bury a new-laid
egg. The visit is paid an hour before
the cold fit is expected, and they are
persuaded that with the egg they shall
bury the ague.
If the experiment fails land the agi-
tation it occasions may often render it
successfully they attribute it to some I'M
lucky accident that may have befallen
them on the way In the course of the
walk and in the performance of the rite
they observe the strictest silence, tax
ing care not to speak to any one whom
they may happen to meet. By break
ing sailed cake of bran and giving it
to dog when the fit comes on, the
malady has been supposed to be trans
ferred from the patient to the animal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
Ereekles ON a Classic Nose.
Detroit Times.I

Southern bellies are now locking to New
York by the dozen to purchase and have
made grand outfits for the inaugural ball
and subsequent White House festivities. One
lovely girl, who will doubtless be the most
charming debutante at Washington this
winter, is a Baltimore convent graduate,
and the only daughter of an ex-rebel general
She has ordered ten beautiful dinner dresses
from one of the leading dry goods house III
New York, but her ball toilets are ali
Worth's creations. She is an auburn haire.i,
brown-eyed beauty, with just sprinkling III
blond frecllles over her classic little no e,
but her form is as exquisitely modelled as
that of a Grecian priestess; beside, she is
only IS years old
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
l.. G. SRESOVICH & CO..

Commission Merchants and Wholesale Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic Fruits, green and dried;
manufacturers of Desiccated CocOanut. Bananas.
Lines, Pine Apples, Sicily lemons, Iahlu
oranges and CocOanuts Nuts of all kinds, Dates
and Smyrna Figs,
Packing Fruit for export specially. Long eN-
perienee in shipping TO China, Australia, Mexico,
Central America, Eastern States, etc. Tropical
Fruits Imported direct by every steamer.
Branch House. San Francisco, p. o. box 1855
Honolulu, H. l., p. o. box 40.
4I3 AIS and All Washington street. opposite POST
Office; 4I2, Ala and 416 Merchant street
A-a feb26 So SAN FRANCISCO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
STEAMER LEHUA,
davies. Commander

VIII leave regularly for same ports as Kilauea
Hon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-04-22
Melancholy.
TSifiuey Smith,

When you are in melancholy fit, first
suspect the body, appeal to rhubard and cal
ornel. and send for the apothecary; little
bit of grissle sticking in the wrong place, an
untirnely consumption of custard, excessive
yooseberries, often cover the mind with
clouds and bring on the most distressing
views Of kzRSn life