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N0N-PARTIZANSHIP.

Non-partizanship seems to be
the docrtrine on which the non
partizan candidate for Circuit
Judge of the 9th Judicial Dis
trict is making the campaign. The
dodge is to thin, if it is intended
to catch Republican votes. There
is certainly not a voter in Adair
county who has forgotten the de-
cision in the cases of Slingeriand
and Hiram Snyder. 1t has been
but a few years since these decis-
sions were rendered by the very
man, who now bids for republican
votes ON the ground of non-parti-
zanship. Do not all Republicans
remember how law was outraged
until one of the strongest Demo
Gratis remarked that, Il would like
to see more politics in the field
and less on the bench" Does not
every one remember, how, by his
ruling, county court, collector
and even sheriff, elected by the
voters of Adair county, were de-
posed to give place to his demo-
cratic favorites, one of whom he
has recently enabled to get a fat
Government appointment? Think
of these things, Republicans, be-
fore you swallow non-partizanship.
His non-partizanship arguments
are as thin as his eulogy on the
Grand Old Northern J Methodist
church, few days ago in Schuy-
Ter county.
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Wilson Waits.

Last Wednesday night good
rain, the most that has fallen at
any time for many months, visited
this dry locality-on Saturday
night another rain, so this morn
ing the meadows look as green as
in May time.
Mrs. L. B. Mitchell is very sick.
also son of Harden Pemberton.
Miss Edith Colwell, of Iowa,
and Miss Estella Hopkins, of Bra
shear are visiting relatives here.
We regret that DR.. F. NJ. Barnes
has decided to leave this neigh
borhood. During his short stay
he has made many friends and had
a good practice. May prosperity
attend him where ever he goes.
Again Wilson will need a physi-
clan.
The lecture in the church by
Mrs. Burr, State organizer of the
W. G. T. U. of Missouri, on Sun
day evening, Sept. 18th, was at
tended by a large, attentive audi
ence. The address was good and
delivery very fine. A collection
was taken up amounting to three
dollars.
Sam Taylor has returned to his
home in Kansas, accompanied by
his sister, Mary, who has the care
of his infant son.
Lyceum last Friday evening.
One more lesson in vocal music
and then the concert, which will
be next Saturday eve. Every one
should come and enjoy the music
and see the progress made by the
class and try to secure Prof. How
ey for another term.
Mr.. O'Ferrill went to Kirksville
Saturday to spend Sunday.
Sept. Goth, 1886. RUSTIC.
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Prices for Live Stock.

Reference to the market report.
of the Prairie Farmer one vss.
ago, and to the markets as given
in this issue, will show that tbera
has been decline in the price ~
beef cattle of about 81 per 100 lbs b
on all grades, while hogs ruIs
about 60c higher on 100 lbs. At firs,
glance this seems to be encourao
ing to the hog raiser and equal1v
discouraging to ranchmen and cal.
tie growers. But the prices ara
largely due to the dry weather
The drouth has shortened pastur.
age and rendered winter feed
scarco thus causing cattle to BE-
hurried to market in i'll condition
The markets here have been over.
crowded with half-fated beeyes
from the range and farm, and low
prices have resulted. In the opip.
ion of cattle men, this depression
will be only temporary. Light corn
crops always cause an advance in
price of fat hogs, and no serious
breaks in the market need be an.
ticipated until another corn crou
approaches maturity.-Prairiie
Farmer.
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The Bulgarian Question.

The Bulgarian question again
takes ON a threatening phase.
Russia desires the Prince of Mon
tenegro, the only one of the petty
potentates of the Balkan States, to
be made ruler of Bulgaria. The
Bulgarian committee which has
been investigating the case of the
kidnappers of Alexander have
found three of the leaders to be
conspirators. This verdict natur-
ally gives offense to Russia, and
the press of that country again
utters threats. The report that
England, Germany and Austria
ask Turkey to occupy Roumelia
should Russia invade Bulgaria, if
true, adds another element of dan
ger to the situation. Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
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Beyond the Charlton.

A splendid rain fell here on
Tuesday.
Born on the 18th, to the wife of
Mr.. Geo. Darr "a girl.
Most of the farmers are cutting
up;corn more this season than usual
on account of the deficiency in
the hay crop.
Some boys caught fish a short
tine ago which weighed 30 lbs.
Pretty good for Charlton. Who
has a larger fish story?
Mr.. Byrd Linder recently re-
turned home from Kirksville
where he has been attending the
Pennmanship department of the
Mercantile college.
Marriages are quite numerous
of late and we learn there are still
more to follow in the near future
Mr.. John Berry and Miss Clara
Vanlanigham were married ON the
18th at the residence of the brides
parents Mr.. and Mrs. T. VanIan-
ingham. Rev. [. Conner performed
the ceremony. The groom is Of
Nineveh township; the bride is
one of Liberty's most estimable
young ladies.
The Republicans of Liberty hello
rousing and enthusiastic meet.
ing at New Baden on the night oi
the Goth. The meeting was ad.
dressed by Edward Higbee, f. NJ
Harrington, and Judge Lewis
Short speeches were also made by
Messrs Linder and Strock.
The attendance was extraordi.
narily large and the interest good
Every one is highly pleased
with Mr.. Higbee and the indica
tions are that magnificent re.
port will come up from Liberty il
November. j. o. TRUITT.
September %, 1886
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ADVERTISERS O. -othcrs,~ho wish to as.rrns
Ds6at 1lO6saS tins paper. or obtain estimates
on adyersng space in Chicago, will find file
's.ss."s ss 's sa s'sss.a ss:ssss s ORD &TH0MAS.
SHERIFFS SALE.

By virtue and authority of transcript e1-
ecution, issued from the Office the clerk of
the Circuit Court of Adair county, Missouri.
returnable at the October term 1886, of said
Court, to me directed, in favor of Geo. T.
Kingston, and against NJ. G. Dunn, 1 have
levied upon and seized all the right, title, in
terest and estate of the said NJ G. Dunn. of
IN and to the following described real estate
situate in Adair county, Missouri, to-wit: Lot
no ten (10), block No. two (2), in the town
OF Novinger, Adair county, Missouri and /
will. on Thursday the 21st day of October.
1856, between the hours of niue o'clock A. NJ
and five o'clock p. N. of that day, while the
circuit court for Adair county, Missouri is in
sessi IN, at the court house door, in Kirk,ville
Adair county, Missouri, sell the same or so
much thereof as may be required. at Iublic
sale, to the highest bidsr for cash in hand.
tsublect to all prior liens and Judgment to
satisfy said Execution and costs
j. II. KINNEAR,
Sheriff Adair Co., Mo.
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North West Adair.

EDITOR GRAPHIC: We had the
best rainfall of the season on the
night of the 18th, with heavy hail
making the second hail storm this
season.
Farmers are busy preparing for
and sowing wheat; a larger acre
age of wheat will be sown this fall
than usual.
The Holiness people have arriv-
ed at Stahl, pitched their tent and
are making strenuous efforts to
convert our people.
Moore & Brother are working
up a good trade.
P. c. Mills, at Shibley's Point,
has the incest and best business
house we know of, outside of
Kirksville, and he is doing good
business, as he deserves to for his
snap and business enterprise.
Judge Higbee was at Stahl
few days ago getting acquainted
with the people. He seems to be
a gentleman of intelligence and
worthy of the Judgeship, and we
believe the people will so decide
about the ides of November.
J.J. Alternately is proud pa
pa; it is a boy and hurrahs for
Kinnear for Sheriff.
Mrs. Crena Spears has lung fe-
yer and is seriously ill.
Ely Pearsy has been ordained
minister in the Holiness faith.
We hope he will be success and
convert our hardened old sinners,
ourselves with the rest.
Little Daisy, youngest daughter
of Isaac and Mary Braden, died
last week.
Thos. Ryan has sown "a acres
of the Stahl farm to grass and is
preparing to stock the farm with
fine cattle.
Ezra Jackson has Purpura
acknowledged, sometimes called
land scurvy. We trust that good
treatment and a good constitution
will carry him through all right.
DR.. Taylor of Greencastle, is
treating him.
Our friend, Doc. Sage, says it is
distressingly healthy in his local
ity. The Doctor is farming as
well as practicing, and has the
best ridge corn we have seen this
fall. He takes great pride in his fine
chickens and farm, as well he
may. He is preparing a pond
which he proposes to stock with
carp.
will try and write more often
in the future, if you desire me to,
and time permits. y.
Give us the items from North
west Adair each week, if possible.
II ED.
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wIGGINs' PREDICTIONS.
Terrific Subterranean Upheavals to
Visit This Country on the 29th.

OTTAWA, ONT, Sept. 2l.-Prof.
L. Stone Virgins, of the Meteoro-
logical Bureau, says that the 29th
inst. will witness one OF the most
terrible subterranean upheavals
ever known on this continent. In
asmuch as Dr. Wiggings foretold
the Charleston earthquake, his
prediction is regarded as worthy of
weight Being seen by a reporter
last evening, ne said:
''lt is certain that an earthquake
will visit the Southern States on
the 29th of this month. The dis
turbance will cross the. Atlantic,
and will in all probability affect
Southern Europe. South America
will be exceedingly liable to be
affected, and the uphesval will be
a severe one. There is. no danger
from earthquakes in America
until the 29th instant, and even
then the earthquake force will
move from east to west on a paral-
lei a few degrees south of Charles
ton. If Charleston is visited this
time it can only be on that day.
Being asked as to the parallel OF
latitude on which the disturbance
would take place, DR.. Virgins re-
piled that the activity would be
confined to- the thirtieth parallel
of latitude and would extend from
ocean to ocean. The shock would
also affect San Francisco and the
Pacific slope. North of parable
eleven the disturbance will be
meteorological, and will consist OF
a terrific storm In fact, a vast
hurricane. The disturbance
throughout will be terrific, anc
can not fail to cause wide spread
devastation. The force would be
far greater than that which caused
the recent disturbance so disas
trous to Charleston City, and the
country would be alike affected
The destruction to property woulc
be something terrible, Jackson
vile, Fla; Macon and Atlanta
Ga; Mobile Ala; New Orleans
La; Baton Rouge, La, Houston
San Antonio and Galveston, Tex.
would in all human probability be
more or less damaged.
He predicted that New Orleans
Macon and Mobile would be ruin.
ed, as these cities were right il
the path of the subterranean anc
meteorological phenomena.
When Prof. Virgins was asked
to what cause he attributed this
terrific submarine upheaval he
declared it was produced by a shift
ing of the earth's center of gravity
and that this displacement woulc
be brought about by a conjuctior
of,Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and oul
two satellites, one being the visi
BILE and the other the invisible
moon. The later is discovery o.
DR.. Wiggins.
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Normal Notes.

New students are coming in al
most daily.
The rain Friday prevented
many of the Htimid and careful
ones from attending school.
The society work last session
was almost altogether impromptu,
yet they report good work.
Visitors Friday were Mrs. III.
S. Jackson of Kirksville, Mrs. G..
B. Morgan and daughter of st.
Louis, and DR.. j. B. Mitchell. DR..
Mitchell conducted the devotional
exercises.
Chapel singing is very impor-
tant improvement in the Devotion
al exercises. 1t is hoped that all
the students will procure hymnals
and take part in the song service.
Mr.. j. W. Jones of Unionville,
Mo-, was with US Monday and
Tuesday. Mr.. Jones is editing the
"Gleaner," live educational
journal.
The new students are learning
the calisthenic movements very
rapidly, and we will soon be able
to entertain our visitor friends at
this period as well as be benefited
by the exercise.
Prof. Sheldon takes his botany
class out botanizing once week.
The Prof. takes great delight in
this, his chosen profession.
Some of the lower classes are
very much crowded, too much for
the students to be comfortably
situated. To many of us, it seems
that the restoration of No. g., in
its completeness, is the need of the
hour.
Visitors Wednesday were Lee
Hope and wife of Centralia, Miss
Stella Oldfather of Knox Co., and
Miss Mollie Higgins and Emma
Miller of Kirksville.
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The LaPlata "Home Press
says Capt Hatch will make five o.
six speeches in Macon county. L
his speeches have the same effec
that they did at Monticello, We
have an idea that his friends will
have him cut short his oratorical
tour.
At Monticello, Capt. Hatch
stated that it was his opinion that
Gen. McNeal, when he left Kinks
vile last fall, got on the sleeper
We want to state right here that
the train on which Gen. McNeal
left Kirksville did not carry a
sleeper.
The farmers of Adair coun-
are becoming clamorous for the
location of good Touring mill at
this place, and they should have
1t. A large crop of wheat was
grown this season and an increas-
ed acreage is being sown this fall.
Give the farmers home market
for their wheat and it will add
thousands of dollars to Kinks.
ville's trade.
The Editor of the Democrat
was a little previous last week
when he called the party, who in
formed us about the Normal cata-
logues, thick headed, democratic
ally. The party who informed us
Is a man of whom Ethe democracy
OF Adalr county may well be
proud, and who is as responsible
for what he says and does as any
man in North Missouri, and for any
thing we know has as great an
interest In the Democrat as the
editor of that paper.
We understand that it has
been denied in Putnam county
that Judge Ellison ever acted in
the role of a "bruiser" ON the
streets of Kirksville. Below we
give the record as taken from the
Mayors Docket for the town OF
Kirksville, Page 257.
"The town of Kirksville vs.
Andrew Ellison, defendant. Cause
of action, assault and battery.
Appearance entered. Plea OF
guilty. Fined, two dollars"
Because C. E. iKinman, Editor
of the Pell Nell Greenbacker, saw
fit to criticise an action of Judge
Ellison, the Judge saw fit to take
the punishment of said Editor into
his own hands which resulted in
the above record being placed
upon the Mayors docket for the
town of Kirksyille.
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Capt. Hatch is having

-Capt. hatcn is navlng a
hard time explaining his connec-
ton with the reunion at this place
last fall. In less than year
Cleveland will have an equally
difficult time explaining his pre-
ent attitude on the silver question.
1t is reported that trade in
the east is booming; merchants
are crowded with custom, and
manufactures are driven to fill Or
de;s booked far ahead; every man
who wants work has it and every
dollar now locked up is showing
an earning power. The earnings
of the railroads have greatly in
creased and this betokened pros
perity reaches in every direction.
The gold men are busy try
ing to explain the continued ad-
vance in silver. The fact is the
present administration had never
given silver fair chance to circu.
late. They hampered and Grip
pied it by every means within
their power. But in spite of the
efforts to cripple silver the people
are absorbing it. The price is
continually advancing and with
this advance the business of the
country is rapidly improving.
We did not know that il
was generally known outside of
Adair county, that the Kansa:
City Court of Appeals had beel
in kirksyille for two. or thre,
months in the electioneering bust
ness, on a salary of $500 per month
But we find it is known and tn,
Glenwood Criterion of last week
gave him a more severe thrust fo,
thus degrading his high Office
while drawing a $500 dollar salar.
from the people, than any he eve
received in this place.
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Still Buys 100 Cents Worth.

For several months the Eastern
gold men have been clamorously
asserting that the downward ten
dency in the price of bar silver
resulted from the continued coin
age of silver dollars; but recently
there has been a sharp rise in the
price of bar silver, which has fore
ed the gold bugs" to change
their base and assume a different
line of explanation. For the pur-
pose of calming their fears, il
may be stated that the Seventy
two cent silver dollar" will still
buy 100 cents worth of bacon,
and is expected to retain the same
purchasing power for several
weeks, at least.-Post-D Dispatch.
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Blaine, Logan. Sherman. Allison

The Globe-Democrat adds the
following statement: One Ohio
delegate and one Indiana delegate
favored Gov. Foraker as first
choce. Robert I. Lincoln was first
choice of six Missouri delegates
and three Wisconsin delegates.
Eve delegates of Missouri and two
of Wisconsin favored Roscoe
Conkling. Senator Edmonds was
favored by two Missourians, and
one Wisconsonian, Senator Harri-
son by sixteen Indianians and one
Missourian, Senator Evarts by one
Missourian and four Wiscon-
sonians, and President Arthur
by two Missourians. Of Indiana's s
delegates, six preferred Hon. A.
G. Porter, of that state for first
choice, one General Sherman, one
General Sheridan, one extension
Commissioner Dudley, and one
ex Postmaster General w. Q.
Gresham. Among Wisconsin's
delegates, five were for Gov. Rusk
for first choice, three for General
Sherman, two for Mr.. Gresham,
one for Gen. Fairchilds and one
for Senator Hawley of Connecti-
cut.
In interviewing delegates to
Democratic State Conventions, it
was found that Cleveland was the
choice of a large majority Courier.
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A distressingly sad accident oc-
Cured at the mill of Thomas Nc
Naught in this city ON Tuesday
morning last, in which Jerry
Henry was seriously and perhaps
fatally hurt. 1t appears that Hen
ry was caught by the big fly wheel
and made a revolution or two. His
head struck the joists above and
his scalp laid open about six inches.
His left leg near the hip was also
horribly crushed and two ribs
were broken. As no one was in
the engine room at the time, it is
not known exactly how the accident
occurred. When discovered he
was sitting, leaning his head from
the wheel, and in a semi-conscious
state. He was taken home and
DIS. Ward and Schooling dressed
his wounds. Up to this writing
Tuesday evening-Henry has been
unable to say anything regarding
the matter, and It'll doubtful if he
ever recovers, as he is an old gen.
tleman. Mr.. Henry is a gentle
man of only medium circum-
stances, is hard working and in
dustrious, and has a large family,
dependent upon him.-Milan Re-
publican.
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Presidential Preferences.

1t is little early to be talking
about Republican preferences for
President in 1888, but the Globe
Democrat has started the ball by
interviewing delegates to Repub-
lican State Conventions, and now
presents tabulated statement of
considerable public interest. Dele
gates to eight Republican State
Conventions were interviewed.
These Conventions have all been
held in the past two weeks, and
the views of the delegates were
concisely expressed. The principal
Republican preferences are ap-
pended:
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Anyone troubled with ingrow-
ing nails will appreciate the fol-
lowing simple remedy: Put a
very small piece of tallow in a
spoon and heat it until it becomes
hot, and drop two or three drops
of it between the nail and flesh.
The effect is almost magical. Pain
and tenderness are at once relieved
and the diseased parts dry up
and the edge of the nail exposed
so as to admit being pared, and a
cure will soon follow.
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Let no one think that his life is
a failure who faithfully treads the
path of duty and strives to do his
best. Ii he has won victory over
himself he has done much. If he
lives to bless his fellow beings
to lift one single burden from
some other life-to carry Joy and
sunshine into one other soul-he
is grander success than though
all the bonanzas of earth were
marshaled at his nod.-Ex.
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Father he began after taking
the old man out behind the barn,
"your years are many Yes,
my SON" "You have toiled early
and late and by the sweat of your
brow have amassed this great
farm" That's so, William. "It
has panied me more than l can
tell to see you at your age troub
ling yourself with the cares of
life. Father, your declining years
should be spent in the old arm
chair in the chimney corner" "Yes,
William, they should" "Now,
father, you are old and feeble and
helpless; give me a deed to the
farm and you and mother live out
your remaining days with me and
Sallie.' "William,' said the old
man as he pushed back his
sleeves, Il think | see the drift of
your remarks; When [ am ready
to start for the poor house I'll
play fool and hand over the deed.
In order to dispel any illusion on
your part that | am old and feeble
and helpless, I'm going to knock
down half an acre of cornstalks
with your heels And when the
convention finally adjourned, Will
liam crawled to the nearest hay
stack and cautiously whispered to
himself. "And Sallie was to
preach the same thing to ma at
the same time; [ wonder if she is
mortally injured, or only crippled
for life" "-Ex.
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Cows on good pasture, supple
mented by a feed of corn and oat-
meal and bran, will keep up their
flow well into the winter, and as
good butter may be made in Sep
tember and October as in June.
Winter cows should be dried off
two months, and when dry kept
gaining in fiesh-it will all come
back in milk and butter.
A horse is not fully matured
until SIX years of age. Immature
animals are often overtaxed and
their future usefulness discounted.
Young horses should not be work
ed too hard if they are expected
to live to a green and useful old
age.
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Old fogies and constant grum-
blers would kill the most prosper
GUS town in the world. The grum-
blers point to the work of the fogy
while the fogy is govern
ed by tn. say of the
grumbler. With each of them it's
a case of Il told you so," and Eyes,
that's a fact" A man who stays
among class of these for fort
night would lose all his ambition,
and at the end of the year would
trade his false teeth for chew of
long green tobacco.-Ex.