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SCHOOL REPORTS.

3rd monthly report of Prairie
Bird school. Number of pupils
enrolled 50; average number at
tending each day 40; names of
pupils who were present each day:
Mary Long, Addie, JOHNNY, Dwight,
and Ottie Crawford; Minnie and
Martha Garlock; Mary Morris;
Lizzie Sherman; Bertha and
Eddie Davis; George and Tom
Englehart; Ida, Sophy, and Will
Cook; Melon and Rolla Holm.
Names of visitors: Misses Julia
johnson and Cora Shuman;
Messrs John Davis, Ben Gregg,
Gilbert Seymour, Mr.. NJ. d. Gregg
of Wyoming; Rev. Bragg of Bra
shear; Mr.. Chas. Elmo re; Little
Mary Crawford and Johnny Bundy
Mr.. j. r. Cook and Mr.. f. Holm;
Mr.. Charley Sewers. Jan. %, sc,
CLARA A. ENGLEHART.
Teacher
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,;s contract. and the charge must be

his contract, and the charge must be
For violation of contract" that
part which says, "for services pro-
perly rendered"
8. What can be done with n
board for issuing a warrant to q
party who holds no valid certifi-
cate or contract?
Ans.-By sections 1880 and
1881, r. S. of 1879, such a board
can be indicted, prosecuted, fined
and imprisoned for fraudulent con-
duct while acting in an official ca
pacity. No contract can be made
unless the teacher holds a certifi-
cate, section 7046, and no warrant
can be legally ordered by the
board unless the contract and Ger
tifcate are on file with the clerk.
Sections 7046, 7071 and 7076.
9. Has the president of the
board any right to refuse to sign
the teachers warrant when such
teacher has been legally employ
ed?
Ans.-When teacher has been
employed in compliance with sec
ton 7046, the president must sign
the contracts; and, when the teach
er presents his monthly report,
and the board orders warrant
drawn in his favor, the president
must sign said warrant; if he re-
fuses, he can be forced to sign il
or resign. No other member car
sign the presidents name, or as
president pro tenn, for the law re.
quires that the man who is presi.
dent shall sign all warrants
and the treasurer should refuse te
honor any warrant whereon the
name of the president does MOI
correspond with the one on file IL
his Office, required by section 7071
Contracts and warrants must bt
drawn "by order of the board
and the president must sign them
he has no choice in the premises
TO- When the annual meeting
decides to divide the school term
can the board have all the time
taught in one term?
Ans.-The board has the righr
to employ a teacher for the full
time voted at the annual meeting
provided there are sufficien
funds to pay the same. The PEG
pie may suggest, and the annua
meeting vote upon, such a PROPOSE
ton, but they cannot bind thu
board thereby; for the law ha.
placed the employment of tn,
teacher and the running of The
school in the hands of the board
Far better results can be secured
by having a six months term O
school taught by good teache:
than by having two terms, of thre,
months each, taught by differen
teachers-or even by the sam,
teacher. All the time taught be
tween July l, 1885 and July
1856, should be taught in on,
term and by one teacher.
Yours Truly,
W. e. COLEMAN.
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"THE PANS Y"

For both weekday and Sunday
reading. The PANsY, edited by
"Pansy" herself, holds the first
place in the hearts of the children,
and in the approval of earnest
minded parents. Among the more
interesting features for 1856 will
be Pansy's serial story,
REACHING oUT,2
being further account of Little
Fishers and their Nets" The
Golden Text Stor.: es, under the ii
tie, 'Six O'clock in the Evening"
will be told by dear old Grand
ma, who knows many interesting
things about what happened to her
self when she was a little girl.
Margaret Sidney will furnish a
charming story,
est. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON"
to run through the year. Rev. C.
NJ. Livingston will tell stories of
discoveries, inventions, books, peo-
pie, places. Fay Huntington will
be regular contributor during the
year. Pansy will take the readers
with her wherever she goes, in pa
pers under the title of
"wHERE WENT AND WHAT SAW"
There will be, in each number,
a selection from our best standard
poets suitable for recitation in
school or circle. From time to
time colloquies for Mission Bands,
or for general school exercises,
will appear. There will be new
and interesting books for the mem
beers of the Pansy Society, and as
before, a generous space will be
devoted to answers to correspond
ents in the P. o. Corner. Fully
Illustrated. Only 81 year.
Address all orders to
d. LoTHRoP e. Co., Pubfrs.
Franklin and Hawley Streets Bos-
ton, Mass.
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Here is the latest swindle and
one which has been recently play
ed successfully in several places
in Illinois. 1t is probably travel
ing west and Missouri farmers
should be prepared to give the
ministerial rascal a warm recep-
ton: A chap in clerical broad
cloth and white choker enters a
farm house and asks for lodging or
dinner, as the case may be. Dur
ing his stay he announces himself
as travelling Bible distributor, in
the service of a religious institu-
ton, and he generally goes so far
as to present to the family a hand
some Bible from a well-filled val
Use. He is careful to say that his
society requires distributing men,
bers to pay their own way, and ex-
hibits vouchers for money so ex-
pended. After partaking of the
good folks hospitality, he prepares
to leave and asks for his bill. H
is generally told that no charges
are made, but he calls attention to
1.-The rules" and insists on paying
Is cents per meal. Then he mildly
requires receipt on his blank, "as
a voucher, you know" and gets
the farmer to sign it. In ninety
days there is a notice from a
neighboring bank to the pious far
mer asking him to call and pay
the note for S156.25, which it
bought, and which has the farm
er's experimentation News.
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POULTRY AND FARM.
Special Aspect of Poultry Societies

Every large town or village GEN.
ter In the whole United States
ought to have its poultry associa-
ton. 1t is a simple thing enough
for few men who are interested
in a common fancy for fine poultry
to hold a meeting and organize
poultry association, and appoint
officers and secure suitable place
for holding the regular meetings.
If room large enough for the
purpose can be secured and en-
tirely devoted to this use without
too much expense, so much the
better. The next thing should be
to make arrangements to hold an
exhibition at some future time, if
not in one year, then in two years,
when time enough has elapsed to
enable members to get together
numbers of fine fowls of various
breeds.
You will be astonished to see
how the interest will grow. The
social stimulus of frequent meet
Sings and the ''confabs" you will
have together will make you
ambitious in the cultivation of
your fowls and anxious to excel.
When the regular business of
your meeting has been transacted
you will tarry many times, until
you are astonished that it is SO
late, closely engaged in what
poultrymen call chicken talk, y
and the comparison of views in
various departments of poultry
lore. Some societies have regu-
lar weekly discussion ON chosen
questions connected with the pas
time of poultry keeping, which has
almost uniformly proven very in
interesting. The wonder has often
been expressed that there is sc
much in the hobby. There is much
to be learned. The question is SC
broad that one topic suggests an
other. There is hardly question
connected with the breeding OF
live stock of all kinds but will be
touched upon in the course of such
discussions directly or Indirectly.
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The Harvest Months.

Australia, New leland and Chill
harvest in January.
Upper Egypt and India harvest
in February and March.
Syria, Cyprus, Persia, Mexico
and Cuba harvest in April.
Algeria, Texas, Florida, Moroc-
co, Middle China and Japan har-
vest in May.
California, Oregon, Spain, Por-
tugal, Italy, Turkey, Southern
France, Greece, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama, Georgia, Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky,
Kansas, Utah, Colorado and Mis-
souri, harvest in June.
Southern England, Nebraska
Oregon, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New
England, New York, Michigan,
Ontario, France, Germany, Aus
tria, Switzerland and Russia har.
vest in July.
England, Ireland, Quebec, the
Maritime Provinces, Belgium
Columbia and Denmark harvest il
August.
Dakota, Manitoba, Scotland and
Sweden, and North Russia harvest
in September.
Peru, South Africa and North
Australia harvest in November anc
December.-School Supplement.
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A Tiny Babe.

1t is safe to say that Indepen-
dence, California, can boast Of the
smallest baby in that State. On
Christmas eve the the child was
three monts old and weighed four
pounds. At the age of six wee' 8
the child-a girl weighed o. Q
and three quarter pounds; this in
cludes The garments. A lady's
finger ring passed easily over her
hand and up the arm to the Shout
der. Of course such mite could
not take nourishment from the
mothers breast; she was given
cows milk, four or five drops at q
time being as much as she could
take for several weeks; now she
can take half a teacupful at a time.
The infant is finely formed, has
bright dark eyes, and long black
hair; she is healthy and thriving
tapidly, having gained a pound in
weight during the past month.
The parents are both strong, heal
thy, large people; the mother
weighs about two hundred pounds.
-Inyo (Cal. Ind.
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Questions Answered.

l. When OBJECTION is raised to us
ing public school building for
other than school purposes how
proceed to have the same opened
for Sunday school, literary exer-
cises or church purposes?
Ans.-By section 7044 a public
school building may be opened for
the above named purpose when
such use shall be demanded by a
majority of the voters of such dis
trict." Such vote may be had at
an annual or a special meeting,
if, at a special meeting, such meet
ing must be called in compliance
with section 1868, fifteen days
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1 CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
Indian missionary the formula of a simple
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List of Patents.
Teacher

List of Patents granted to citi-
zens of Missouri, for the week
ending Tuesday, Jan. Goth, 1885
compiled from the Official Records
of the United States Patent Office
expressly for the GRAPHIC, by w
A. Redmond, Solicitor of Patents
No. 637 F Street, N. W. Washing.
ton, D. c., of whom information
may be had:
No. 334,S4O A. B. Barnard, Kan.
sas City, lock for freight car doors
No. 3334,931 P. Blur Orrville
vegetable crater.
No. 335,052 J. Buckheil, St
Louis. battle washing machine.
33334 ,S46 J. W. Burlington, Good
night, check rover and corn plan
ter.
No. 334,743 D. L. Byler, Gin
ton, tree protector.
No. 335,014 W. c. Campbell, St.
Louis, sectional kitchen safe.
No. 334, TAG j. A. Cherry, Roads,
corn planter.
No. 334,063 L. o. Edmiston
Smithton, bag and Irvine holder.
No. 334, 1859 j. A. Gorly Patton
vile, check rein hook.
No. 335,070 J. P. Fronemeyer,
st. Louis, and J. Polster, Warren
ton, coffee or tea pot.
No. 49,, 1853 d. W. Guernsey, st.
Louis, electric lamp reflector.
No. 334, 977 j. G. Peace, Salem,
combined table and desk.
No. 334 ,S04 r. Powell, Kansas
City, car coupler.
No. 334,S17 II. S. Spratley,
North Springfield, drill attach
ment.
No. 1874, 997 S. S. Vail and J.
Solliday, st. Louis, Gang edge.
No. 335,09S A. F. VanDolsen,
Liberal, weather strip.
No. 334, 1913 ]. Walker and Fl. T.
Caulk, Iantha, sickle driver attach
ment.
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S. B. HYNES.
Laurence, Kan.
Executors Notice.

Letters testamentary upon the estate of
William A. Rogers, deceased, were granted to
the undersigned, on the 21st day of Novem-
Der. 1885, by the probate court of Adair coun-
ty. All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for allow
ance, to the executor, within one year after
the date of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any befit of such estate: and if
such claims be not exhibited within two years
from the date of said letters, they will be for
ever barred. This 18th day of December.
1885. FRANK L. ROGERS.
Executor.
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The rage now in Paris is to be
married at midnight. This is
wise move. 1t accustoms the bride
to waiting up until ''the wee sma'
hours for her husbands return.
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0rizn Send six cents for postage.
III I'll" md receive free, costly
of goods which will help
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
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sure. At once Address, TRUE & Co., Augusta,
Maine.
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package OF goods OF large value, that VIII start
you in work that will at once bring you in
money faster than anything else in America,
All about the 500, 200 in presents with each
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only, to work for us at their own homes. For
tunes for all workers abolutsly assured. Don't
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THE FARMER

In search of q n ew home, where he can Sc
sure better returns for his labor, should re-
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and that rouni-trip land-explorers' tickets
1T very low rates are always on sale at the
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat.
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Letters testamentary upon the estate
of John Lankard. deceased, were granted to
the undersigned. on the 18th day of Nov.
1885, by the probate court of Adair county.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance,
to the executor, within one year after date of
said letters. or they may be precluded from
any benefits of such estate; and if such claim
be not exhibited within two years from the
date os said letters, they will be forever bar
red.
This I'd day of December, 1885
JOHN MILLER
Executor.
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MI for working people. Send 10 cts.
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uG6u royal, valuable sample box of
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THE TOURIST

Has ,onr since chosen the Wabash as .he
iayoritc route 10 all the summer resorts of
she East, Nor h and West, and winter re-
sorts of the South, as the Company has for
years provided better accommodations and
more attractions than any OF Its COM etitors
ior this class OF travel Tourist Tickets can
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Trains leave Kansas City, 1905 A.
NJ. Daily except Sunday for
Olathe, Ottowa, Burlington, Gar
nette, lola, Humboldt, Chanute,
Erie, Walnut, Girard,
Cherryvale, Indepen-
dence Winfield,
Wellington and Intermediate Sta
lions.
4:45 P. NJ. Daily, except. Sunday I
For Olathe, Ottawa, Garnett, lola,
Humboldt, Chanute, Cherry
dale, Independence,
Winfield Well
ington,
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.
The country tributary to this line affords
unprecedented advantages to home seekers
on account Of its rare fertility, mild climate,
also its close proximity and direct connec
ton with the great commercial centers of
the Missouri valley and the markets OF the
far west.
The western extension of this road has Just
opened to immigration and settlement that
vast track of productive land lying in Bar
bour, Comanche, Pratt. Kingman, Clarke and
and Mercer counties, where government lamp
can be bought and home secured at 81, 25
per acre.
Ask your ticket agent for round trip
land explorers ticket to Independence, IAN.
sas. Parties purchasing these tickets can. If
they wish. on arrival at Kansas City. by call
ing upon Mt. II. E. Moss, ticket agent on the
Southern Kansas Railway, opposite the brick
depot, purchase extension tickets 10 points
west OF Independence at reduced rates.
Index "Map of Kansas" and copies of the
souther Kansas" furnished free upon ap
plication.
S. B. HYNES.
Laurence, Kan.
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THE INVALID

viii find the Wabash the most convenient
route to all the noted health resorts OF
Illinois, Missouri Arkansas and Texas, and
that the extensive through car system and
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SPECIAL FEATURES

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THE WAR PAPERS
BY GEN. GRANT & OTHERS.
SERIAL STORIES BY

W u. H010ells, May hall0cR ROOFS
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Mr.. HOwells's serial will he in lighter in
than The Rise of Silas Lapham,' mrs Foote'S
is story of mining life, and Mr.. Cable is a
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on slave songs and dances, including negro
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SHORT STORIES

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Harris. n. II. Boyesen. T. A. Janvier Julian
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THE CAPITALIST

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THE BUSINESS NIAN

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ton on time, in fact, wants strictly bust
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