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The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17

Scientists say that the potato rot
comes once in ten ycars-every de-
cayed. as it were.-Iid-Bit s.
A ton of diamonds is worth $780,
900. 900. Dom. let the dealers come
the 1890 pound dodge on you."-Puck.
Too cold for ice cream and no
sleighing. The young man who can't
save money now never can.-Atbdny
Journal
For thirty-two years Mrs. Catherine
Murdoch has kept the light in the
Rondout q. ~ lighthouse burning
brightly.
Ole Robert Hickman has Int ely
patented y calf weaver Perhaps he
can invent 4 device to wean q dude
from nursing his cane.
There is nothin: ander the face Of
the sky that can be quite so stuck up Is
4 sheet of stamps. when it tries to-
Detroit Free Press.
Some Of the men who are anxious
for Il revolution AS to theater hats
might do good work toward 4 reform
in theater breaths.-.Nerchant Trareler.
1t is all Well enough to say that
thirteen is an unlucky number. But this
country started in business with thir-
teen States, and seems to be holding
her own.
-.Papa." asked little Bobby Nc
Swilligen. what is a railroad pool?'
IA railroad pool. johnny" replied Nc
Swilligen. lis where they water the
stock"
What this country needs is q So
ciety to protect the innocent seals from
slaughter. At least that is what the
average ~impecunious husband thinks.
-SomerriNe Journal.
"A match vender entered q butcher
shop. when the following brief dialogue
WAS heard: Vender-"Hello. Chops!
HOw's your liver to-day" Chops
''Three cents \ pound. How's your
lights?"-LorcN Citizen.
"A new cab company just started in
New York. bases its claim for patron
age on a patent hanson with a top that
lowers to suit the occupant. A cab
with u price that lowers to suit the oc-
cupant would fill a lon.-felt want.
What is your specially. my
friend?" inquired the visitor Of i
d-ime-rnuseun freak. phenomenal
intelligence" ..In what direction does
it lie:?" I'm the man who always
shuts the door, "-Harper's Ba-ar.
People who have studied into the
origin Of phrase, all agree that the say
ing. Il acknowledge the corn" was
invented by = man. A never
acknowledges Il corn no matter in what
condition 4 husband may find his pet
r:,zor.-Somerrile Journal.
An article IN \ newspaper the other
day was called "A Novel Railroad"
We have travelled on it. 1t is the rail-
road on which a train-boy drops forty
seven soiled novels of the Suicide Liz
brary series on the passengers lap be-
fore he travels ten ;les.-D-dIe's Nag
0:inc.
-Smith-..That fellow. Jones. whom
You introduced me to last evening, seems
to be business to his finger tips"
Brown-''Ye-. l csn tell you he is q
cleaner. In his way" S.-"What does
he do?" 70. he runs . carpet reno
waiting Establishment. "-Boston Budget.
Tramp" Could yOu furnish me
lodgings Of some kind tonight" why
don't you work and 1T money to pay
your way?" Il did work until a month
ago." What business were You in?"
Il was pastor Of n of the wealthiest
congregations in Connecticut" rs
that So? Then what reduced you to
this condition." Seven donation par.
ties in six months" -OmnaI World
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17

"A good place to study human ma
ture is in :: horse car; but you are apt
to think that human nsture isn't worth
studving before YOU sc: through
SomsrriM JoLruc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17

followed b. an enormous silver tip.
who was driving him slowly backward
toward the edge of the precipice. The
man was bleeding badly. nearly all of
one side of his face being torn away.
the result of 4 wicked blow from the
huge paw of the vicious monster. The
bear. on the other hand. was quite as
badly wounded as his antagonist. His
head was a mass Of gore. the lower jaw
was simply hanging by \ few Shields.
anil one Of his hind legs was
broken. The Swede was backing slow
ly. holding in his right hand n large
hunting knife. which every second he
would plunge 10 the hilt in the shoulder
of his shaggy foe. At one thrust of the
Swe,.e the bear caught him fairly with
Z return whack of his monstrouS paw
tha. must have broken the mans arm.
for Re quickly transferred the blade to
his left hand. and gave back blow for
blow rs best he could. The denoue-
ment came 81 suddenly that the horror
stricken comrades could render no pos
sible assistance. Even had they started
on run they could rot have reached
their friend in time, and to risk 4 sho.
with i rifle would have been just rs
dangerous to the Swede as TO the bear.
Step by step the man was forced back.
until he hung almost upon the edge Of
fhe precipice. There seemed no hope
fo- him unless he could assume the az
Eres>ive in turn. and this could not be
done, As the man was doin. his utmost,
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-17

-'Spanish'' onions. which arc really
Sicilian and Italian onions. are largely
supplantinS the American onion from,
the markets of this country.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

George r. Sims, the author of
"Ostler joe" is 81 years old and as
a playwright he makes upwards of
$4,000 year Ten years ago he
was unknown.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

When Baby was sick, we gave her CassonA
When she was Child, she cried for CasscdAl
When she became Miss, she elung 70 CaaoA|
When she bad Children. she gave them O1la
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14
80 Acres Of Land For Sale.

I have so acres of land in section
%, Homer township, a short dis.
tance from Amoret for sale. Par,
ties desiring to purchase this land
can do SO by applying to
CAPT. II. z. NIcKELL,
15-2m. Virginia, Bates Co, Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

In murder cases the phrase tran
STORY frenzy" has supplemented the
''emotionalinsanity'' dodge 1t work
ed we'll in the case OF the young man
III Denver who killed the actress.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

The popular blood puifer. Hoods
Sarsaparilla, is having a tremendous
sale this season. Nearly everybody
takes it. Try it yourself.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

lake your old cultivator shoveIs
to JACK G1psos and have them point
ed and made good as new. and act
ually save two dollars. l5.tf
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

Pure Early Rose and Beauty of
Hebron potatoes for sale at Pnaris
Il Son.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

Mules wanted:-from III to 1e
hands high, from 1 to 10 years old.
must be sound and in good health.
VIII be at I. X. Llsle's stable, But
Ter, No. Saturday and Monday
March II and 19. 1888. Brine in
your stock and get the cash.
j. A. RICHIE.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

The representatives of the women
who want to vote have presented
their claims to the general assembly
in New York. There it will end.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14
For Cash.

On and after the first day of
March, 1888, we propose to adopt
the cash system Of selling goods,
believing that it will be better for us
and cheaper for the purchaser, as
we can afford to sell goods much
cheaper than on the old credit plan.
Don't ask for credit after the above
date, as we propose to adhere strictly
to the cash plan.
W. F. HEMsTREET
13-4t. r. II. WRIGHT.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

When Robert and Elizabeth Bar.
rett Browning We're married, he was
36 years old and she was 40. The
union was a love match that lasted
until death did them part.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

Remember that Pharis i Son will
take all the chickens that come at
the highest market price.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

]. X. Brugler Il Son want all
the school bonds they can get. PIen-
ty OF money at the lowest rates. s4tf
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

Buy your School Furniture of
Relsner. Is I'm.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

!. K. Bruglar wants more applI-
cations tor iirst-class loans. per
cent. interest and commissions. 1-tf
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

Reisner gives first class Insurance.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14

To the stockholders Of the walton & 1ueH|
Investment Company notice is hereby go
that there will be meeting Of the stockho n
ers Of the W alton Il Tucker In essmenr Comn
ny az its office in Butler. Missouri, On the "
day OF May, isee, a. 2 O'Clock p. m. fof y
purpose Of voting on the proposition this
directed TO be submitted TO them by its boeSes
OF directors TO decrease the capital stock oisn
company from one hundred thousand doilea.
It's present capital, 10 fifteen thousand dole.
and to change the certificates Of stock ~
ave hundred dollars per share to one hundre
dollars per share. This March 3rf, l5ss.
- Ha L WALTON. , Directors.
The Butler weekly times., 1888-03-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

Reisnor is a Notary Public.
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RAMBLER.
Western Authors and Artists.

The Western Authors formed a
club at Kansas city on the 18th
inst. For a radius of about &
thousand miles around and about
Kansas City authors and au-
thoresses, poets and poetesses
swarmed into the Grand Missouri
hotel. Thir ages ranged all the
way from eighteen to eighty. Two
of Kirksvilles citizens were en-
rolled rs charter members, Mrs.
A. Doneghy and John r. Musick
The day was spent in social chat
and literary topics. Mr.. Arthur
G. Grissam of Independence Mo-,
was elected president, John H.
Whitson and sTom. 2. Morgan of
Kansas, Mrs. Ford and John r.
Musick of Missouri were chosen
vice presiden Mrs. Belle Ball
literary editor Of the Kansas City
Times was elected Secretary. The
next meeting Of the club will be
first Wednesday in February at
which it is expected there will be
one hundred and fifty members
present. A regular programme
will be arranged. Strong resoIu-
tions favoring an international
copyright law were passed.
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fire proof doors are of the latest
improved material and the vault
is lined throughout with triple
plated steel, enclosed in solid ma
sonry. Within the vault has been
placed the latest improved bur
glar proof safe, which is an abso-
lutte guaranty against fire and
burglars.
This bank began business fif-
teen years ago, with a small capi-
tai and limited resources, but I'M
der the management of sound,
practical, business men, it has be-
come recognized as one of the
most solid and substantial bank
ing institutions in the state, having
paid up capital of $4,000, sur
plus fund of S14, 900 and deposit
account of more than SlS0,000.
The officers of the bank are too
well known to need mention, hav-
ing been identified with the inter
ests of Adair county from boy
hood, and under their safe, con-
servative management the institu-
ton they control will continue to
grow and increase in prosperity.
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the macaw, the monkey, the sleepy
little sloth, the armadillo. the deer
the puma, the tiger and the noun
tain lion. Looking yet farther
away to the south we behold the
unexplored hills of theLacondones,
a tribe, who like their country is
not yet known 10 the white man.
tits claimed they yet practice the
forms and ceremonies used before
the conquest. And if the eye
could pentrate beyond these unex-
plored hills, the observer might
look down on the southern shores
of Yucatan where the wild fam
lingo lives unseen and alone. But
to one tired OF torrid heat and the
many flying and crawling Great
ures that bite and sting, in torrid
cline; others scenes than those
of the tropics become dearer
and dearer and to the glory OF the
Maker of hills and mountainssthe
long desired change is now realiz-
ed and we feel fully paid fol all
our weary wanderings of nearly
three hundred miles through
deep, tangled wild wood Of the
torid zone. Though our journey
has placed us many leagues nearer
the equator yeti it has placed us in
a temperate cline where the oak,
the elm, the apple and the peach,
the pear and the plum are seen In
place Of the cactus, the cocoa, the
lemon, lime, papaya and palm.
Time and distance make changes
alike on both man and mind and
so it is with us, for as we neared
the summit of the mountain we
saw the neglected grounds of few
wigwams over grown with smart
weeds, cuckle-burs and morning
glories. In days gone by these
were terrors to us, which we often
met in the long, weedy corn-rows;
but now they were more pleasing
to the eye than any flower in tro-
pics, and like the man and the iron
bound bucket, they reverted to
the scenes of our boy-hood, but
more than thal, they tell us we are
again in our own native cline,
where the horned toad and taran-
tuia are not seen; where the CEN
tipedes and alicrans are not found
in the houses, nor the vampire bat
in the old buildings. Yet true; as
one has well said; "here we may
catch the every-other day chills
and cholera morbus," but we are
far from the black vomit, the dan
gerous screw fly and the land of
the lan-gosta. Climate makes
customs regardless of country,
class or culture, and here as at
home we are treated to corn bread,
string beans and ham and eggs,
combinations al most unknown in
other parts of Mexico, and we too
have accepted the bed again,
though not having slept on one for
neatly nine months, and it is now
as acceptable after a days ramble
among ruins as was our hammock
in the hot lands.
RAMBLER.
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whose vast wealth is undisputed,
asking for the highest Office in the
state Neither is it disputed by
himself nor any of his friends,
that all this vast wealth was made
by gambling on grain, and ac-
tually wrung by dishonest meth
DDS from the hard working farmer.
So successful has he been IN tn is
nefarious business that he was
able to spend hundred thousand
dollars to get the nomination and
a hundred thousand more in the
attempt to carry the election.
Now, will our farmers and other
laboring men, with thousand
warnings ringing in their ears,
and with a perfect knowledge
that d. r. Francis is one Of the
most successful gr.in gamblers in
the West, go to the polls ON Nov.
6, and blindly vote for such man
to fill the highest Office in the
great state of Missouri
The present campaign furnishes
grand opportunity for the people
of our state to take the first step
toward crushing out the monopo-
lists -eign in politics and if they
fail to take advantage of it they
alone will be responsible.
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Probate Court Docket.

Docket of cases in which settlement are due
from executors administrators and guardians
at the ensuing term OF the Probate Court of
Adair county to be held at the Probate court
of Adair county court room in said county
commencing on thesecond Monday of Nov. 'Ss.
FIRST DAY. MONDAY NOV. 18th.
|. John w. Parker curator of Parker min
ors. Sd annual settlement.
.. Peter Dair G and c OF Susan Darr minor
End annual settlement.
3. Nioletta G. Leech, ,admr of Charles f..
Leech decd, list annual settlement.
4. Otto +. Fisher admr, of Charles l.. Fish
er deceased final Settlement
,. John a Henry admr of Sadie Henry de-
ceased final settlement
8. Charles S. Bedrdsley admr of Calvin II
Smoot decd. Ind annual settlement.
!: Mr.. G. Deaton Guardian OF Wm. Deaton,
2nd annual settlement.
$. Henry Cole & x of Aaron Hopson minor
final settlement.
.. j. b. Holman & of Lutes minors jth
annual settlement.
10. j \. BoZarth G and of McVicker min
Ors 4th annual settlement.
II Catharine Howard G & C of Quintal min
Ors 5th annual settlement.
IND DAY, TUESDAY NOV. 10Th.
12 Parmelia Reynold G and C Frank Rey-
mold minors, jth annual settlement.
Is stephen Hall admr of y Hall Deceased
sth annual settlement
IL w Sohn executor of Geo Sohn deceased
lst annual settlement.
II John Patterson q 4 of Rhodes minors.
Gt h andual settlement.
lG James Campbell admr of Lewis Camp
bell deceased lst animal settlement
u Mary Hopkins e Y G OF Hopkins q and {
of Hopkins minors lst annual settlement
Is Thomas DodsOn z and Thomas Dodson
minor lst annual settlement.
THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY, NOV .l6.
IL Andrew Roberts admr of Elizabeth Rob-
erts deceased End annual settlement
20 Matter executor of Robert Adams de-
ceased 9ud animal settlement
q james Wait and of Jane luther ford
minor llth annual settlement.
% Sarah Ginning and Lula GinninEs
minors 9TH annual settlement,
u WIN Castalow and OF Wm \ Ryon
minors final settlement
- RyOn & and C of willard Ryon mino,
9Th annual settlement
20 NJ Thompson & andc of wise minors, I'd
annual settlement
q { + Elliot z and c of John | Elliott mi.
nor Sd annual settlement.
> Rebecca Collins and c of Eddie Collins
minor LIST annual settlement.
80 Mary +. Hopkins eNecutriX of y K Hop,
kins decd. lst annual settlement.
80 John Burton < and ofIrimble minors st /
annual settlement
81 Patent 81 Boston and of Boston minors
lst annual settlement.
c. J.. LEWIS.
Ju dge and eNofieio clerk of Probate.
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A Safe Investment.

Is one which is guaranteed to
bring you satisfactory results, or
In case of failure a return of pur-
chase price. On this safe plan
you can buy from our advertised
druggist a bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
ltls guaranteed to bring relief in
every case, when used for any
affection of Throat, Lungs or
Chest, such as Consumption, In
tiammation of Lungs, Bronchitis,
Asthma, Whooping Cough, Group,
etc, etc. 1t is pleasant and
Agreeable to taste, perfectly safe
and can always be depended upon.
Trial bottles free at L. A. Grove
Il Co.'S Drug Store.
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A PROSPEROUS INSTITUTION.

There is no safer index to the
prosperity Of town and sur
rounding country than the condi-
ton of their banking institutions.
For this reason our people point
with pride to the KirksviIle Say
ings Bank, which was moved this
week into the splendid building
on the southwest corner of the
square.
At heavy expense the building
has been refitted for banking
house, and contains the largest
and finest-fre proof vault ever
built in North Missouri. The
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Merit Wins.

We desire to say to tie citizens,
that for years we have been selling
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, DIR. Kings New
Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell
as we'll or that has given such
universal satisfaction. We do
not hesitate to guarantee them
every time and We stand ready to
refund the purchasers price, if
satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These medicines have
won their great popularity purely
on their merits. I. A. Grove e Co.
Druggists.
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ON THE SUMMIT OF The SlERRAS
Southern Trail.
STATE OF CHIAPIs, MEX.
AuouSt 10Th 1888

August 18th 1888,
Since our last we have passed
nearly three hundred miles down
towards the frontiers of the repub-
lie of Guatemala. We are now on
the summit of the Sierra Madra
mountains and nearly seventy-tive
miles from any post office; so [
hardly know when the GRAPHIC
will get this. The country is yet
inhabited by indians and there are
no roads here and scarcely a sign
or sonnd of civilization The viz
gin forests are seen before us and
the great mountains and grand old
hills stretch away to the border
lands of the fertile Llanos that lie
along the seashores. We look
down into deep dark canons, over
fertile planes, valleys and sunny
hillsides where the banana, the
the almond, the wild orange, lime
lemon and the royal palm, fined a
natural cline. The landscape as
as an open book tells US wondrous
stories. The low distant planes
green with cane and coffee and
rich in pomegranates and papayas
tell of perpetual summer cline
where fruits and flowers are al
ways found. They also tell of
torrid hest and deadly fevers but
of land almost free from famine.
The solemn quiet that reins over
all proclaims that it is yet the
sundisputed home of the parrot
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Executrix Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary upon the estate of Michael Howley
deceased, late of Adair County. Mo, have
been granted to the undersigned Margaret
Howley by the Probate Court OF the county
of Adair, bearing date the 18th day of Sept.
1888. All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within one year after the date
of said letters, or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate and if such claims
be not exhibited within two years from the
time of publication OF this notice they will
be forever bar red.
MARGARET HowLEY, Executrix.
Dated this Sept. 18th, 1855.
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THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE.

Much has been said during the
present campaign about trusts,
boodlers, capitalists, railroad kings
and grain gamblers. Audiences
have listened to statements in re-
gard to the deplorable condition of
affairs brought about by giving
these men positions of honor and
power in the state and nation, till
1t would seem there was nothing
left for the much abused people
to do but to rise in their might
and smite these grasping, souIless
creatures from the face of the
earth.
Does it ever occur to the people
that they alone are to blame for
this condition of affairs? 1t would
be impossible for cattle trusts and
grain gambling to continue with
out their sanction. Yet they go
right on year after year giving
that very sanction, notwithstand-
ing they are told, and the story
has been SO oft repeated that it
has become stale, that an i'm
mense fortune cannot be amassed
in few years by obedience to the
legitimate laws of trade.
But to make the matter plain,
let us look at our own state for a
moment. Here we have a man
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Drummers For English Clothiers.

At certain seasons of the year
an unusual number of well dressed
strangers may be seen upon the
streets of any western city of two
thousand inhabitants and upwards.
IT, you ask who they are, you will
be told they are Chicago or New
York drummers, representing the
large clothing houses of these
wonderful cities. Follow one of
them into a place of business and
you will hear him talk Cheap
clothing" He will often show
samples, that opens the eyes with
envy, and which he proudly states
are American made goods, and
quality guaranteed, and cheaper
than any imported material. His
quiet, gentlemanly bearing, and
his confidence in the ultimate sue
cess of the trade he represents, al
ways leave a favorable impression.
But for the past two weeks, Kinks
vile has been inflicted with anoth-
other class Of drummers. They
were usually loud and boisterous
in their talk and when one got
within hearing he would invaria-
bly, find them talking cheap
clothing. Ask one of them whence
he came and what business he rep
resented, and he would at once be-
gin TRADE of abuse of the protec-
tive tariff aud everything Ameri-
can, closing his speech with the
declaration that London rules the
wheat markets or the world and is
the only place to buy cheap cloth
ing. This declaration of course
introduced him as drummer for
the John Bull Clothing House
of London, and then 1t was that
you recognized his preponderance
of cheek over that OF the Chicago
drummer.
The names of these drummers
who have inflicted their presence
on Kirksville are Ben Eli Gutherie
of Macon, James Blair of Edna,
w. 81. Wallace of Kansas City, ID.
Il. Francis Of st. Louis, and Chas.
IL. }. Taylor, colored, the funniest,
latest, most entertaining, and
most intelligent of them all.
Mr.. Taylor may fail in getting
customers, even among men of his
own color, but he is highly anus
ing. So strong was the impression
this faculty of Mr.. Taylor made up
on the audience that subscrip-
ton was raised to get him out of
town, a most fitting way to get rid
of the last of the drummers for,the
John Bull Clothing House of
London.