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The November Century.

The November CENTURY marks
a new era in the history of that
magazine, in beginning the publ
cation of ''The Life of Lincoln,
by his private secretaries, John
Nicolay and Colonel John Hay
Two prefaces. one editorial and
the other by the writer's, give
ample account of the work, and
call attention to the exceptional
opportunities which these gentle
men have had to prepare what is
certain to be the fullest and most
authoritative work on the subject.
Its authors were, in a sense, the
chosen biographers of Lincoln, by
whose aid they were re-enforced
in the collection of material duriug
the war. From an historical point
of view the value of the work
largely resting on documentary
evidence not attainable by other
writers-must be ranked high. In
fact, the inner history of the war
waits upon this work. The first
part is concerned with the Lincoln
family as pioneers, including their
relations with Boone in Kentucky,
and their subsequent life in In
diana and Illinois down to the
Black Hawk War, and picture
of the society and surrounding Of
young Lincoln, involving a con-
else history of the Western States
of that day. On the pictorial
side there is a frontispiece portrait
of Lincoln in 1860, from a re-
markably fine and unhackneyed
photograph, portrait of Boone
frcn Sully's painting from life,
and the traditions of the Lincoln
homes and localities are carefully
gathered up pictorially to supple
ment the text. A fac-simile of a
passage of Mr.. Lowelfs Com
memoration Ode" referring to
Lincon, is printed at the beginning
of the magazine, and certain other
fac-smiles throw new light upon
the early history of the Lincolns.
A timely paper for election day
is contributed by Theodore
Roosevelt, on Machine Politics
in New York City "a subject of
which he may be said to have
made comprehensive and sug-
gestive study-including among
his topics Reasons for the Neg
lect of Public Duties" "Organiza-
ton and Work of the Machines"
''Heelers," ''The Social Side of
Machine Politics" The Liquor
sellers in Politics, "Boss Methods
and Beating the Machine.
An illustrated paper ON another
far-reaching question to which
The CENTURY has lately given
much attention, is "The Need of
Trade Schools" by Colonel R: I.
Auchmuty, founder of the New
York Trade Schools, who dis
cusses his subject with reference
to what is being done in this line
of progress in different parts of
the world.
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The Homes of our Farmer Presidents.

The American Agriculturist
issues another in the series of en-
cravings illustrating the Homes
Of our Farmer Presidents" six
teen by eighteen inches in size,
and presented to all subscribers
for 1887. All new names for 1887
which are Immediately received
are entitled to all of the engravings
for next year and those issued this
year, also american Agriculturist
for balance of this year. The Nov.
No, with ITO illustrations and ar
ticIes by fifty well-known writer's.
together with proof OF one OF
these engravings, showing what
they are, sent to any address on
receipt Of six cents for mating.
Address American Agrculturist,
7al Broadway, New York. Price,
81 so per year; single numbers,
1fteen cents.
4 We will club the American
U ericulturist with WEEKLY
GRAPHIC for $3.50 per year, every
person who Immediately sub.
scribes to receive the engravings
free for next year and this yeal
also.
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The Kansas City Court of

The Kansas City Court of
Appeals has returned to Kinks
vile, but under very unfavorable
circumstances as the curbstones
have been very cold for the past
three or four days.
When Mr.. Sparks, commits
sioner of the General Land Office,
learns of the movement made by
w. H. PARCELS to secure votes for
the Independent Candidate for
Circuit Judge, it is not likely that
he will get any western lands to
survey at all.
Two thirds of the cases
that have been taken from this
Judicial Circuit to the Kansas
City Court of Appeals have beer
reversed. LIE two-thirds of the cases
have been reversed, where the
parties were able to go to a higher
court, what injustice must have
been suffered by those who were
not able to go to a higher court fol
a fair and honorable hearing.
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A Bold, Bad Burgular.

Last Sunday night, while the
editor of this paper and his family
were all wrapped in the embrace
of Morpheus, some bold, bad bur-
glar entered his domicile on
Pougherty Phlatt and robbed him
of his watch and chain, Knight
Templar charm, and pair of
shoes. This bold. bad man entered
through the window, breaking
open the shutters. He found no
money, as we are not that sort of
man. If the BURGLAR will bring
back the charm and watch he can
have the shoes, or if he will bring
back the shoes we will ask no ques-
tions. We have already asked
great many questions, but echo
still answers, "Whereg" Whether
we were robbed by homeIconsump-
ton or imported goods is prob
lem that our keen sighted marshal
and sheriff are investigating. We
could do without the watch, but
the shoes are necessity. They
were of the walking-fast variety.
We feel sure that if that theft or
thieves had known we were a
printer, his heart would have died
within him at even the contempla-
tion of robbing us. Poor, misguid-
ed man, he made a miserable mis-
take, surely. 1t is a good thing
we did not have a revolver, or-he
would have got that too.-Parls
Mercury.
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Resolutions of Respect.

Adopted by the Olive Hill
Literary Society. Whereas, God in
His alwise providence has seen
fit to remove from time to eternity
our beloved friend, Libbie Rice.
Therefore be it resolved that in
her death, this society has lost a
worthy and efficient member.
Therefore be it resolved that we
as a society, cherish the memory
of her that so lately met with us,
but now has gone to the spirit
world, from whence none return.
Therefore be it resolved that this
society, tender its heart felt sym
pathies in behalf of the bereaved
parents and friends of the deceased,
and that the family be furnished
a copy of these resolutions; also
that said resolutions be published
IN each of the county papers.
E. S. QUINN, Pres.
JESSIE BELL, Secretary.
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THE CITY OF MEXICO.
It's Location, Climate, Peculiar Man.
ers, and Customs of its People.

The city lies far into the torrid
zone and is located near the center
of the valley of Mexico, which is
about 40 to 36 miles square. 1t
has population of sabout 100000
most of whom are Aztec origin
and many yet speak the Aztec
language. The valley has two
fresh water and four salt lakes.
The latter are said to'be the high
est bodies of salt water on the
globe being 7,347 feet above the
sea level. The location of the city
is very low and wet and has often
been inundated and at present
many people are bailing the water
out of their ground floors, and
there being no good system of
drainage the city can not be re-
garded as healthful. The streets are
paved,,wit cobble stone and are
swept and sprinkled by hand.
The sidewalks are SO narrow that
one has to take the street when a
couple is met. The houses are
built of stone with cement roofs
and are mostly fire proof. There
are no stoves of any kind in use
and a chimney is rarely ever seen
and about four ffths of the houses
have no windows. Fires are only
used for cooking, which is done in
air tight, stone ovens and on bra
seroes. These resemble a black
smiths forge only they have hole
in one side for draft. Many others
use an earthen jar in which all
cooking is done, by means of
charcoal fire. This is usually set
in the middle of the floor or on
top of the table. About two
thirds of the people belong to the
poorer class and most of them can
neither read nor write, and Apple
toms Guide to Mexico says neith-
er they nor their ancestors ever
slept or bed. Indeed our own
observation confirms the truth of
the above statement, for we find
entire families without regard to
age, sex or color sleeping, heads
and feet, all huddled together in
open sheds and stock-yards, among
cattle and donkeys. A rush mat
spread on the ground forms their
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A FRAUD.

1t is reported that Mr.. w.
d. PARCELS has received the con-
tract for surveying the Oklohoma
territory, and that he wants 100
men to help him do the work.
But as Judge Ellison helped him
to get the contract none but Eli
son men need apply. Mr.. PARCELS
told the editor of the GRAPHIC this
week that he did not have the
contract to survey the Oklohoma
territory and further that he did
not believe it would ever be snr-
veyed. Such reports are circulat-
ed to get votes for Ellison, but
the man who votes for him expect
ing to get position by SO doing
will get left.
The true reason why W. H.
PARCELS is supporting Judge Eli
son is, he does not want an execu-
ton issued that has been standing
against him for fine and costs for
gambling for more than SIX years.
If Judge Ellison is reelected it is
probable that the execution will
be stayed six years longer and the
school fund of Adair county be
cheated out of the amount for that
length of time.
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Unity and harmony should
be the watch word next Tuesday.
Judge Ellison said, in his
speech at Brashsar that, he was
running on "law and order" We
suppose he was thinking of his
fight with the Greenback editor.
-Four years ago Schuyler
county bonds were worth Is cents
ON the dollar, they are now worth
sL05. This speaks well for the
administration Of affairs in that
county.
It is highly important that
every republican in the county
be at the polls next Tuesday. We
trust that there will be no stay-at-
homes this year, and that full
vote will be cast.
The Democrats had a ma
iority of 70 in the 4Sth Congress.
In the 49th this majority was cut
down to 40. The prospects are
that the 50th will have Republi-
can majority.
Col. Robt. Ingersoll says,
that Cleveland's mistakes have
been, first, accepting the nomina-
ton, second, taking the oath and,
third, not rssigning. Cleveland's
mistakes have been worse than the
mistakes of Moses"
The Macon Democrat" of
last week, put the democracy of
Macon County to flight as far as
the Independent candidate for Cir
cult Judge is concerned, and it is
now given up that he will loose
that county.
Not single democratic
paper in the 9th Judicial dis
trict has given the Independent
Candidate for Circuit Judge a
hearty support. Why is this? The
only reason that can be given is.
the democrats want nothing to do
with independent candidates, but,
as stated by the "Macon Demo
crat," they must have straight
goods.
There never was a cam
paiga that run more smoothly
than the republican campaign is
doing in this county at the present
time. Before another issue of the
GRAPHIC, the votes will have
been cast and counted. AS stated
last week we have unbounded con-
fidence in the Republican party
of Adair county, and that the re-
suit will show that every republi-
can was at the polls and did his
duty.
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Work for one Lady in Every County.


The publishers of The House
keeper, Minneapolis, Mimi, wish
to employ one bright lady agent
in every county in the United
States at good pay and permanent
employment to an efficient worker.
The Housekeeper is now very pop
ular and will be even more SO with
Maud Meredith, the brilliant new
editor in charge. The publishers
offer special floral premiums worth
s1.00 and the last three Of 1886
free to all who subscribe now for
1887, at S1.00 per year. These
floral premiums are a speciality,
over 10000 having been sent out
in 1856.
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Cleveland

President Cleveland went
to Richmond in palace car.
This is striking example of
Jeffersonian Simplicity.
The nominees for County
Judges are responsible men, are
numbered among our best citizens
and all are well qualified for the
position.
Every one should vote 'yes"
on the proposed constitutional
amendment allowing County
Courts to levy an additional 15cts,
on the 500 for road and bridge
purposes. Our roads need all the
attention they can get.
The constitutional amend
ment to be voted on at the coming
election is to authorize the county
courts throughout the state to levy
for road and bridge purposes, an
additional tax not to exceed fifteen
cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation. This to be levied and
collected the same as other taxes
and subject to all existing consti-
tional restrictions as to the value of
property. Study the interests of
the county and vote for the amend-
ment.
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HEADQUARTERS.
State Democratic Commute.


St Louis, Mo-, October 25, 1886.
j. [. Johnston, Chairman second
Congressional Committee, Chilli
cothe, Mo-,
DEAR SIR-Yours of the 21st
received, in which you say that
"The Republican papers in this
(the Second) Congressional Dis
tric have published that John B.
Hale, boiling candidate, and en-
dorsed by the Republicans, asserts
that it is lawful to print his name
on the Regular Democratic Ticket,
thus: "John b. Hale, Independent
Democrat for Congress, Second
District" In answer I viii say
that it will be a violation of Sec
tion 5493, r. S. 1879, to print the
words, John B. Hale, Indepen-
dent Democrat for Congress,
Second District" ON the Regular
Democratic Ticket. It would rem
der the caption of the ticket mis-
leading, and would operate as
fraud and deception on the voter,
and would be in violation of the
letter and spirit of said Section
5493 You viii therefore, instruct
your County Committees to be
careful, in printing the Democratic
Ticket, to see that no name ap-
pears on any OF them, under Eay
device whatever that is not aHihor-
lied by a Democratic Nominating
Convention,o or committee of Dem
ocrats legally authorized by party
usageto make such nomination.
d. II. SHIELDS.
Chairman State Democratic Con-.
JOHN P. SEBREE. Secretary.
A moments thought will. con-
vince any one of the business and
fairness of the above dicision No
man has right on any ticket
unless he is the regular nominee
OF the party represented by that
ticket. If and Independent Demo-
crat for Congress" cannot be
placed upon the regular democrat
ic ticket, neither can an "Inde-
pendent Democrat for Circuit
Judge" or Representative" II
is misleading. There are many
men who abhor the idea of scratch.
ing their tickets, and take il fol
granted that the heading Of the
tickets represents their political
sentiments, and they are thus lee
to vote for men, whom they dc
not wish to vote fo; at All. No
only does it mislead, bat every
democrat or republican ticker
having thereon the name of any
candidate who has not received
the nomination of his party, il
invalid when deposited in the
ballot box, and according to the
above decision would have to be
thrown out in case of contested
election.
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A acknowledgement pumpkin
grown at Newburg, n. Y, was fed
almost entirely upon milk. A root
was laid in basin of milk, and it
consumed pint of the fluid each
day. When one thinks of the
number of poor little babies that
are obliged to satisfy their hunger
by chewing an old rubber ring, it
seems rather hard that a common
old pumpkin can enjoy such snap
as that-being brought up on
bottle, as it were.-Knox Indepen-
dent.
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Weather for November 1886.

c. c. Blake.
In November there will be con-
siderable cool, raw weather though
there will be some pleasant
weather scattered through the
month as November of last year.
In the greater part of the country
the temperature will average con-
siderably cooler than it did in the
same month last year. Though in
the Gulf and South Atlantic states
we think it will be trifie warmer
than it was then.
There will be considerabl stormy
weather in most of the country,
though the amount of rainfall will
not be excessive, except in few
places in the East and South. In
portions of the West and North
west there will not be as much
rain as is needed for the wells,
though the surface of the ground
will generally have plenty.
On the Pacific coast there will
generally be plenty ofrain, though
it will not be as excessive there as
it was in November last year.
There will be some nice weather
this fall before the curtain rises
tor the winter tragedy.
For forms of government let
fools contest" For ordinary life it
is enough to know that Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup cures coughs and
colds.
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For SALE.-Farm of 160 acres
situated within little over an hours drive Of
the beautiful educational city of Kirksville,
Mo-, $50 acres fenced in convenient fields;
10 acres in cultivation and meadow, balance
in timber pasture, 3-4 mile good hedge fence,
balance rail and board fence Frame house,
with six rooms, plenty of stock water, living
stream runs through one end of farm; plenty
of nearly all kinds of fruit; beautiful groves
around the house, good school within 20 rods
of the farm: churches in sight. No. settle
ment; will be sold at sacrifice and on liberal
terms if called for soon. Will take part pay in
town property. Address Graphic offce.
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For Supreme Judge,
JOHN KENNY CRAVENS,
ofJackson County.
For state schco, superintendent.
ETHAN A. COCHRANE,
oflIaricn County.
For Railroad Commissioner,
GEO. w. HITCHINGS,
ofGrecne County.
For Congress, LIST District,
w. P. HARRISON,
ofMarion County.
For State Senator, 9TH District,
THOMAS MOODY,
of Macon County.
PoR JUDGE OF THE 9th JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT,
EDWARD HIGBEE.
of Schuyler Co.,
Republican County Ticket.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
JOSIAH W. DAVIS.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
JAMES B. DODSON.
FOR COLLECTOR
II. T. STROCK.
FOR ASSESSOR
II. C. SOHN.
FOR JUDGE-AT-LARGR.
VIM. P. LINDER.
FOR JUDGE 1sT DISTRICT.
r. n. TOLER.
FOR JUDGE 2dDIsTRICT
G. r. HUSTON,
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
c. L. LEWIS.
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
J. ". JOHNSTON.
FOR SHERIFF.
J. II. KINNEAR.
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
NJ. J. ROSS.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
S. S. MCLAUGHLIN.
Officers for Benton Township.
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE.
JOHN RICHEY.
SANFORD SNYDER,
B. W. ROSS.
FOR CoNSTBLE.
JACOB SHOLLY,
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE
JOSIAH W. DAVIS.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
CREMATION OF DIP. DO LEWIS.

DR.. Dio Icwi|s request that there should be no
parade or display Of any KIND at his funeral ser
vices was StnctlV carried Out 10y MT> Lewis ~ the
cremitlOI Of hIs body at Fresh Pond. !. L. ycstcr-
day afternoon. here were lao ccrcu ONE, and the
only persons besides hi wife prescuI were a few
intimate personal friends and President Cobb ond
SuVcrltc.Gcn; Philips OF the cIcmatOry. lLc
DOiy auIycd shortly aItcr noon IN plaln deal
coffin winch WAS aflcvward burned IN accordance
WIlh tEc rules Of TIE company. ii was about 2:3j
D. III wLel Tho party rcac he'd the buildIng, and
few mnu.cs The Otdy. wrapped IN an aiuln Sheet
aud resting III the llOa cub, was wheeled out Of the
preparatory room mo tAc chapel. Ihc furnace
heat was Iateusc. The company has been making
some change, n the heating apparatus AID II IS
los.lb'c 40 obtain much higher degree 40" Ihan
ever before. ben the n0a door was opened the
Ius d~ Of IL~ Icfort clo"Cd for an instant with =
cazzllg = hlio heat. wAlch was chang d instantly
by tie "a IA of coOi alT 10 crln on tri AID lito
this bah OF 10 ll.nl thc body Was placed The
door was quICKly closed. bat through thc sDy-hoie
the body could Do been gradually becoming mean
Ecsccnt until at the end Oi an lUur the whole sur
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
srEALLyG AZ INuIGRANrs RAGGAGE

Charles w. Bergen and John liOefncr
broueh up reuan yesterday al tlc To abs Police Court
charged " ltl tUd ng so IRON Herman! Wilhelm
rNed here ON Janu ary II w
orualdc his way 10 Little Rock. Arkansas. Ihe yrs
ALLEGED, net the complainant ast!e Galen
nd induced aim 10 accompany Them to the Hartford House
Pear Ieck SID. Where they persuaded hiIl
LeL his Lasg checks Oh the plea that they could
have th. dcuyeTcd easily than he A
81 ort unc told Ln were all
night tceg aph check agusrdtcc iOT thr
to be caicful OF Wien Wilhelm
Hartford House biI OF - ior refreshments presented
ami another OF $50 fOr gh OF This
none, be pau and after waiting several
gage 10 arrive Little Rock. EOlned the castle
OF it, delivery. at the same tlmc
scupou Of the prisoners Ine commissioners At put
detective the Who suCCCc The
young Justice Ohciy led the prisoners In default
uf -
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
BROOkINN.

The Aldermen yesterday adopted resolution rescind
al previous resolutions passed BY the DOuy srhhlnS
consent the construction Of elevated railroads e1
cept those relation to the Brooklyn Elevated kiroad
Company. This revokes the consent already er"uea TO-
the Kings County Elevated Railroad Company, which
bias a application for new consent pending pcIOre
the Railroad Committee Of the Board.
A. ]. Wright T. !. Grace, Thomas Mcighan ana
Patrick H. Gleason, four OF the six members OF inc
Journeynen Plumbers Association who arc accused by
Thomas T. Harrington Ot conspiracy IN Interfering WIN
his business, before Justice Kenna yesterday.
Their counsel moved to dismiss tho complaint on thc
ground that sufficient cause OF action WAS not set lor
Decision wa- rcserycd until Thursday aud the accused
neu we're paro!od.
Police sergeant Mcnamara, OF the Frat Precinct was
retired yesterday ON half pay 600 yearJ. lie has
served ON The force since lepo.
Chief Accountant Brown. OF the Board OF AUDIT. re-
ported Aldermen yesterday that the accounts OF
cA-Commi-sioners Fr, man, Partridge, POilOu, lhuer
and EvaAs correct NJ to the time tAcy retired IRON
oil cc and their bonds were discharged.
A new saylu =. bank WAS Incorporated yesterday by
ThrOpnilus OeDa Stewart L. MOOdOrd. Eugene g. Black
ford, Dr. Paul ii. krctzschnar Mark Mayer, William ~.
Kusster Leonard Moody y. q. Spfdguc, RcaDch Leon
ARD William lIiknessC avn I..tcrSJn.J Ohm L. owens
David A. Body Charles H. Stod iarI Percy Civilians,
William II. Murtha. William c. Wallace. Leonard Kich-
hrdson ana d. H. Morse 1t VIII be known as the Clty
savings Bank auI Will I've situated AT No, FOurth-aNc
IL viii be opened abOdt September !.
New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
HOME NE US.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS

Ncir- York Uotel-Ihe Hon. Ihomas +,
pavard secrctorv O, state ~ Hoffman House Colonel
Daniel s Lamont Breroort House-M. kons'"P' ,s
French Minister Washington ana senator JUN "
Mcpherson, of Ncw-J rrsey ...-.-FU1h Ar'"m. r".,
william II. Btrnum. of Connecticut; WAYNE MhcN cog
Of Penn sylyauia; Congressman Amasa Norcrosr, ~
Massachusetts, and James T. JOY. OF Detr"lt n
Brisrick-C pressinau e. L. Mitchell oi
- Park Arcnue HOtci-Insurance superintendent IL
A. Maxwell. OF ALBANY. ...-.- Murray HW H0N y
Governor J. Gregory Smith OF Vermont. ana Samuei J.,
Clemens of Hartford .. Windsor Hotcl-Caderon C"r-
Isle. of Washington 81 Jdnes HOtct-Jrn 'h'
of Washingion..... Ercren HouSe-1he Rev. Dr To-
IIarwOOd OF New.Haven.