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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

FoR SALE-Residence and two
lots IN Klrksville, house contains 4 rooms,
good well of living water; property well locat-
ed with sidewalks from the public square;
price 500; apply at this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

When Baby was sick we gave hcr cAstcr
When she was Child, she cried for Caste :.
When she became Miss, shc chung to Castor.
When shc had Children, she gave them Cas-. oria
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

For SALE-Form of lao acres
five miles from Kirksville. 100 acres in cult
Walton balance in pasture A bargain. Ad-
dress this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

For SALE-Farm of so acres CD
mills southeast of Kirksyille Land frs
s:price 5000; address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

FoR SALE-OGe and one-half
story frame residence and two lots in Kinks
vile, good nooms, wardrobes, closets, 3
porches, cellar, barn, two good wells, coal
and wood house, all in good repair, Pig
blocks from pubhcsquare; price S14O0; apply
at this office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

FoR SALE House and tvs large
lots, good new house of four rooms, new barn,
good well, price 500, address this Office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

For Eighty acre farm
fivs miles northeast of Kirksville: good house,
rooms and 2 room basement Price S25 per
acre; address this office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

For SALE-Farm Of 100 acres
situated in Verne county 1-2 mile from Shell
don and ~ miles south of Nevada. Price
$4,000. For particulars address this office.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

BIG PAY-For introducing
Buckeye Churn.C. F. BEAED, Republic, Oh
For SALE-A number l com
pass and Surveyors outfit; address this office
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06
THROUGH SLEEPING Gar line

Between St Louis and New York. va Toledo st.
Louis and Boston via Niagara Pals: Chicago
and New York. vi, De:ro.: and Ntnsnra Eails St
Louis and St. Pa i and Minpeanolir ST. Louis
and Chicago st Louis i.ad ....nHi.s City: St.
Louis and ST. Joss-h: s. Louis IND Council Bluffs
and Omaha; St. Louis and Ottumwr; st. Louis
and Toledo: g. L. iis and Detroit; Chicago and
Kansas City: Kansas City and Des Moin9s: De-
troit and Indianapolis
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-08-06

For RENT-Good blue gra
pasture Well watered. 200 acres miles nor
of town. For terms and further particular
address, A. j. and I. 6. HANLIN, KirEsville
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
DRY SEA SONS.

Those who thought that the dry spell
in the West last spring was the longest
ever known, will do we'll to read the fol-
lowing:
In the summer of 1921, "a days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1880, Al days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1857, 70 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1862, so days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1874 45 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1858, 81 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1884, 62 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1705, 40 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1715, is days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1928, 81 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1870, so days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 174l, 70 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1749, los days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1855, ~ days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1862, 123 days In success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1773, so days in success
sion without rain.
| In the summer of 1871, 80 days in success
sion without rain.
| In the summer of 1902, % days in suctes-
| sion without rain.
In the summer of 1912, 90 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1856, "a days in success
sion without rain.
| In the summer of 1871, AZ days in success
sion without rain.
| In the summer of 1875, 26 days in success
sion without rain.
In the summer of 1876, 26 days In success
sion without rain.
1t will be seen that the longest drought
that ever occurred in America was in the
summer of 1862. No rain fell from the
LIST Of May to the let OF September, max
ing 1913 days without rain. Many of the
inhabitants sent to England for hay and
grain. This year Sc days elapsed between
rains, and alittle sprinkling only spoiled
record of 68 days.-Dubuque Herald.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
VALUABLE DOCUMENTS.

The city OF Paris has lately become the
possessor of q remarkable collection of
documents, which will have great interest
in years to come for historical investiga-
tors. This was the series of death war
rants, extending from April 7, 1908, to
Dec. 8. 1882, belonging to Samson, the no.
torious headsman of the revolution. The
collection was bound up in nineteen vol
umes, and Samson had prefxed to each
volume a summary OF the contents. 1t
appears that during twenty five years he
executed 7,143 capital sentences, being
an average OF 217 executions each year
rather busy life. During the twenty
five years he only twice assembled the
scaffold without fatal result once in
1916, when General Count Laveleite was
to have been executed for completely in
the return of Napoleon, but escaped the
night before through the heroism of his
wife. The second time was in 1917, when
Philippe Jean Antoine, noted coiner,
was respited at the last moment by Louis
XVIII.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
A BALLOON VOYAGE

"Tell me- something about the most per.
ilous voy age you ever nader was demand
ed of Professor King, the aeronaut.
"Well, let me zee. The most perilous
voyage, think, was over the Maine and
Canada wilderness from New Hampshire
down the Gulf OF st. Lawrence. We as
cended from Plymouth and rose into the
clouds. A slight rain was falling. Our
course was northwest, and soon we found
ourselves over one of the White Mount
aims, and we had to throw out ballast to
keep from striking it. After passing over
Mount Jefferson and Mount Adams of
the White Mountains, we plunged into
the wilderness or at least passed over it.
About nightfall, as we were crossing Lake
Umbsgog, we saw light on one Of
the shores, and hallooed. We seemed
to attract attention, but no response was
made. A canoe was put down in the
water, and we could see it lodging around
in the water, as il they were looking for
something. They thought the cry prob
ably came from somebody on the water.
We soon left the light behind, and, near
ing the mountain shortly afterward, we
dropped behind it in shelter, and rested
for half an hour. While we were discuss
ing (by the by, had Luther L. Holden,
Of the Boston Journal with me, who had
been on some twenty five voyages before)
what course it would be best to pursue
being in the wilderness and poorly pro-
vided with provisions, we finally decided
to start the balloon atloat and see if we
could cross the wilderness TO some inhab-
only of 10000 feet capacity, and not cal
culated, except under such stress of
circumstances, to remain at1oat SO long
as we would require to cross the wilder
ness. We had still, however, bag and
a half of ballast left, which we we're
economically ueing. just here there was
a natural law to be discovered, which
was of itself sufficient to carry us through
without the use of ballast. 1t appears
that at night when balloon reaches the
ordinary cloud heights, it becomes pois.
ed. and neither rises nor falls without an
expenditure OF sand or ballast, and 50
will feat for hours, provided the balloon
is free from leakage. Well, we hoated
on in the clouds, which were occasional
ly over our heads, and once or twice dur
ing the night we cav the moon through
the ritte, and frequently they would break
from beneath us SO that We would Look
into an inky abyss below. The only
sounds that came to our ears were occa-
sional cries OF loon and the sound OF
falling waters. From our isolated posi-
ton we could constantly hear the latter.
"As hour after hour dragged tediously
awsy we sat in the car. We could see
each other and keep up a conversation,
but we could not sea what time it was ex-
cept passing our fingers over the hand Of
our watches. You know it would have
been dangerous TO strike a match. Pref
ty soon new.feature among the sounds
OF the waters struck cur ears. We Won
dered what caused that peculiar noise,
and finally concluded it was the breakers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE COURAGE OF HIS CONVIC.
TONS.

In an address ct Reading the other
evening ex-Gov. Curtin humorously eaid:
"Who ever knew an old soldier to refuse
commissary whisky?" To bis surprise
tall, gray bearded man arose and an
swered: Here's one" The governor
was not so much surprised but that he
could exclaim: "Then you must have
been as dry as craven image" The
old soldier who was not afraid to make
known his temperance principles is Will
lam FL. X. Bush, of Reading. He served
as sergeant four years in the war and
was in twenty-five battles. He was q
temperance man fret, last and all the
time. He organized temperance socie-
ty of twenty eight members in his COM
pany, but after he returned from two
months imprisonment at Belle Isle he
found that all but four had broken
the pledge. He at once reorganized the
society and built it up to sixty-eight
members. Once there came an order
that every soldier should have two doses
of quinine in whisky every day. Ser
geant Bush marched his company up to
the surgeons tent at ''sick call" and the
surgeon seid, "Pour out big one for the
sergeant"
But the sergeant answered: 81 swore
allegiance to Uncle Sam to fight, but not
to drink whisky"
The surgeon was inclined to make a
fuss, but the colonel backed up the SER
geant, and others of his company who
refused the whisky.
"When the governor asked that ques-
ton" said Mr.. Bush, II thought it my
duty to stand up, and up VENT Neio
York Sun.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18

or to work, the strain of brain goes on,
the strain Of nerve-scholarships exam
nations, speculations, promotions, excite
ment, stimulations, long hours of work,
late hours of rest, jaded frames, weary
brains, iarring nerves, all intensified by
the exigencies of our school and city
life" The worst of the mischief is, that
this strain falls most of all upon those
from nature and circumstance least able
to bear it - upon our women. Public
opinion frowns upon their exercising
like men. Yet, with a nervous system
more sensitive than mans, they need the
very exercise (out-of-doors) which, by a
mistaken public sentiment, they are often
forbidden to take. The healthy house
work is often deputed to a servant either
because too hard for our American girls,
or too much beneath them.-Prof. E. L.
Richards in Popular Science Monthly.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
ORIENTAL SPLENDOR.

Beneath this throne ESTIMATED to be
worth $24,000,0O0) in the great hall of the
AM Kas, there appeared all the Omrahs
in splendid apparel upon raised ground
covered with great canopy of pulled
gold with great golden fringes, and in
closed by silver bai;stsr. TIE pillars Of
the hall were hung with tapestries OF
purified gold, having the ground of gold;
and for the roof of the hall there was
nothing but great canopies of lowered
satin fastened with red silken cords that
had big tufts of silk mixed with threads
Of gold hanging on them. Below there
was nothing to be seen but great silken
tapestries, very rich, of an extraordinary
length and breadth. In the court there
was set abroad curtain tent as long and
large as the hall and more, enclosed by a
great balistre covered with plates Of ell
YER. It was supported by three pillars,
being of the thickness and height of a
bargemast, and by some lesser ones, and
they all were covered with plates of silver.
1t was red from without and lined within
with those fine chittes, or cloth painted by
a pencil of Masulipatam, purposely
wrought and contrived with such vivid
colors, and flowers so naturally drawn,
that one would have said it were hang
ing parterre.-India Revisited, by Edrin
Arnold.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE MOUSE PLAGUE OF BRAZIL

THE MOUSE PLAGUE OF BRAZIL
It is we'll known that the fauna OF
America, especially that of the higher
animals, presents large number of Pc
culiar types. Not only many of the less
or groups, but sometimes whole families
of cosmopolitan orders, such as apes,
opossums, etc., we find distinctly sepa-
rated from those of the old world by
some general popularity. The indigen-
Gus mice Of America differ from those of
the eastern hemisphere in some features
of dentition, and also show a consider
able variance in their habits.
The larger number of all the native
species belong to a single genus, hesper-
omys, of which in Brazil dozen or more
are known, differing in size from that of
the ordinary mouse to that of the largest
rat. They do not invade dwellings ex-
cept under unusual circumstances, but
mostly live in burrows of greater or less
extent, some not less than seven or eight
feet in length. widened at the end into a
large excavation or chamber, which is
filled with grass. They are omniverous
in their habits, feeding indifferently upon
grass, seeds and flesh. Their enemies
are numerous, the more important of
which are various snakes, and especially.
the tiger-cat and fox. A large dipterous
insect, bot fly, is also parasitic upon
many, tho larye of which are as large as
she end of ones finger, and burrow be-
meath the skin.
Under ordinary circumstances, they are
not at all abundant, go that at times nat
uralists can secure specimens of many
species only with difficulty. The almost
incoaceivable increase and abundance
during certain years, to such an extent
that they become q national calamity, is
thus the more remarkable. In the colony
Of Loureuco, one Of these remarkable
visitations has thus been described:
In the months Of May and June, 1876,
they suddenly appeared in enormous
numbers. They invaded the maize
fields in such great numbers that the
corn seemed literally alive with them,
destroying in few days everything that
was edible; and where, but a short time
before, bushels Of grain might have been
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE STRAIN OF CITY LIFE,

THE STRAIN OF CITY LIFE
Read the following facts with regard 20
Chicago: From 1852 to 1868, population
increased 81 times what it was in the
first period. The death rate increased
81 times. The deaths from nervous
disorders increased 20-4 timea. Chicago
is perhaps a fast place, but the figures
are significant of the wear of city life on
the nervous system.
Is not this strain of the nervous system
a peculiarly American danger2 To be
sure, all brain workers in all countries
are liable to it, but in our country eli
matte Influences increase the tendency.
Under these influences We have devel-
oped national characteristics, showing in
form and feature. We do things in a
hurry. We are in haste to get rich. We
are in haste to be wise. We have no
time for exercise. We have no time for
play. Both exercise and play are by seri-
ous people often looked upon as waste
of time for adults, however coed they may
be for children and young people. A boy
must be q man before his time, and girl
must be prim and staid, and must not
romp like her more fortunate brothers,
but must be a sober woman after she has
entered her teens. 1t seems as if the bat
tie Of modern life Cat least of modern city
life) was battle Of the nerves. From
nursery 70 school, from school TO college,
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
HOW FAST A MOLE CAN RUN.

When a mole is ont hunting it has to
return home by the same road, because,
as rule, it makes only one track from its
fortress. Some years ago French gen.
tleman wanted to know how fast the lit
tie animal could run, and this was the
plan he adopted to get his information.
He first OF all found out the direction in
which the mole had made its highway.
and also learned that it was foraging at
the defiant end Of the tunnel. He next
placed at certain distances all along the
line pieces of str VI, pushing one end Of
each into the mole's road, and fastening
tiny paper flags to the other end. Then
he blew a horn close TO the end Of the
tunnel. The hideous noise alarmed the
mole, which ran of as fast as it could to
its home, show ing its progress by knock
ing down the flags as it passed the vsri-
GUS straws. 1t was calculated that the
speed of the frightened creature equGllsd
tha4hof aToes at full trot.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
The 4ton1e OireIe.
DAILY WORK.
BIZ CHARLES AAoEAY.

Who lags for dread OF daily work:
And his appointed task would shirk,
Commits a folly and crime
A soulless slave, paltry knave,
A clog upon the wheel of time.
With work to do, and store of health,
The mans unworthy to be free
Who will not give, that he may live.
His daily toll for daily fee.
Mol Let us work! We only ask
Reward proportional to our task;
We have no quarrel with the great
No feud with rank. with mill or tank.
No envy of lords estate.
II we can earn sufficient store
To satisfy our daily need,
And can retain for age and pain
A fraction, we are rich indeed.
No dread of toll have we or ours:
We know our worth, and weigh our powers
The more we work the more we win.
Success to tradel Success to spadel
And to the corn that's coming inl
And Joy to him, whate'er his task,
Remembering toll is Natures plan,
Who, working, thinks. and never sinks
His independence as man.
Who only asks for humblest wealth.
Enough for competence and health,
And leisure when his work is done.
To read his book by chimney nook,
Or stroll at setting of the sun;
Who tolls as every man should toll,
For fair reward, erect and free,
These are the men, the best of men;
These are the men we mean to be.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18

After passing over. them all sounds ceas-
ed, and we then knew we were on the
briny deep. As it did not seem policy to
pursue the course we were in, we brought
the balloon down slightly and slowly some
twenty or thirty miles from where we had
heard the surf and deposited our drag
rope upon the water. This rope is an ap-
pendage to the balloon about $50 feet
long and acts as ballast when it rests
upon the water. We kept constant watch
and in the course Of an hour we saw in
front of us black line, which was ap-
parently within few feet of us, and we
prepared to grasp it but it proved an il
fusion, and as we watched the object it
gradually widened, and soon after, our
drag rope was caught among the tree
tops. We then found that we had run
ashore over forest, presuming it at the
time to be an island, but as it turned out
the balloon had met with a counter cur
rent of air on the water which carried it
back to the mainland. We again rested
behind hill, where we lay till the break
of day, when we threw out the balance Of
our ballast and rose again.
"Atter while we discerned a road, and
succeeded il landing within mile and
half of it. We made for the nearest
place, Saybec, which is about Is 0miles
below Quebec - and learned that the wa
ter we had gone out on was the Gulf Of
st. Lawrence. II we had continued across
it we would have reached the coast Of
Labrador, $50 miles further on. As it
was we travelled $50 miles in thirteen
hours. Richmond Dispatch.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
THE LARK THAT SINGS IN CHINA

THE LARK THAT SINGS IN CHINA.
Among the trophies brought home by
the French army from their Eastern ex-
petition is specimen of bird, rarely, il
at all, seen in Europe. This is the cele-
brsted Chinese, or rather, Mantchoorian
lark. He is larger bird than his Euro
pean coDgener, his notes are more brill
liant, and his natural repertoire, if the ex-
preston may be used, is more extensive.
But the most noticeable feature is his
wonderful promptness and skill Of MINI
icry, deserving, indeed, in this respect,
the title of genuine hooking bird, imi-
tating most natural sounds which he
hears, the notes and songs of other birds,
the cawing of crows, the growing of cocks,
braying of the donkey, even the barking
of dogs. The Chinese turn this faculty
to account and train the lark to sing many
airs. London Times.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
CURIOUS ANAoRAMs.

The following is list Of very remark
able anagrams:
Astronomers-No more stars.
Catalogues-Got as a clue.
Elegant-Neat leg.
Impatient-Tim in pet.
Matrimony-Into my arm.
Melodrama Made moral.
Midshipman-Mind his map.
Old England Golden land.
Parishioners-I hire parsons.
Parliament-Parti men.
Penitentiery-Nay repent.
Presbyterisne-Best in prayer.
Revolution-T love rui2-
Sweetheart--There We sat.
Telegraphs-Grest helpH.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
/" The Thrifty Gamma. I"

Bear in mind when preparing The
avn or yard that tall thrifty Gamma
or Indian shot plant is one of the
handsomest plants for that purpose that
can be imagined. Planted in the center
of the grassy sward, with few low grow
ing geraniums or coleus plants about the
base, they form striking and handsome
feature Of the landscape. We had one, a
tall, maize like plant, surmounted by two
or three yellow plumes, that kept in
splendid condition and perfect bloom for
three months. The dark red is even
handsomer. There is an acquisition 10
the best variety in the carna ehemanni.
1t has large, deep green leaves, grows six
feet in height, and bears quantity of
crimson flowers.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1886-09-18
Wheat Flour Product.

Current estimates as to the total anna
al production Of wheat -four in the United
States point to 100000 barrels from
10000 mills or an average daily outpus
of nearly twelve barrels each. These
10000 mills undoubtedly have an average
daily capacity of eighty barrels, pointing
to an annual fiour-producing capacity OF
domestic mills Of nearly 100000, 600 bar
rels, or nearly seven times our annual
requirements for both home and foreign
demands.