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CHRISTMAS BELLS.
BY CARO- A. DUGAN.

o bells! sweet bells! across the years
Half gay, half sad, your Ginning;
Old joys ye tell old sorrows swell
Throughout your tender rhyming.
Omerry bells! this Christmas day
How loud and clear you'r ringing!
Such love and mirth DER all the earth
Your lusty voices flinging.
o happy bells! through comiug years,
wchear in your glad sending
The message still of peace, goodwill. =
All jarring discords blending.
o bell of God ring on our souls
To grander action nerving,
Till all our days are Christmas days
Ofloving and of serving!
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Sher IFS Sale.
J. T. Williams,
Sheriff Adair county.

By virtue and authority of special execu-
| tion on a judgment for delinquent taxes issu
ed from the office of the clerk of the circuit
court OF Adafr county Missouri, on the 22nd
day of November 1883, made returnable at
the January term 1889, of said court, and to
me. the undersigned sheriff, directed and de-
llvered in favor of the state of Missouri, at the
relation and to the use of NJ F. Strock, col
lector of the revenue for Adair county. Mis-
souri, and agsinst Henry Kelley in pursuance
of judgment and order of sale of said cir
cult court at its October term, 1888. have
levied upon and seized. and on Thursday the
10th day of January, 1889. will sell at the
court house doc in the town of Kirksville,
Adair county, issouri. between the hours
of O'Clock in the forenoon and O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day, while the circuit
court within and for said county is in session
at public auction to the highest bidder tor
cash in hand, the following described real
estate, situated in Adair county Missouri, or
so much thereof as will satisfy the Judgment
interest and costs in said cause the same be-
ing lien against said real estate as shown by
judgment and decree of said court to-wit:
The northeast IA of the northwest quarter
section eighteen, Is, township sixty three, ,6::ii,
of range seventeen, II, 10 satlsss ssy said execu-
ton and costs OF this sale.
G.. F. Williams,
Sheriff Adair county Mo
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This happy day, whose risen sun

This happy day, whose risen sun
Shall set not through eterity,
This holy day when Christ the Lord
Took on him our humanity.
Phoebe Carey.
Then pealed the bells, more loud and deep
God is not dead; nor doth he sleepi
The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail,
With peace on earth, goodwill to men!''
-Longfcllow.
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SheriFs Sale.

BY virtue and authority of o special execu-
tion on a judgment for delinquent taxes, issu-
ed from.the office OF the clerk of the circuit
court OF Adair county Missouri, on the I'D
day of Nov. 1888 made returDable ut the Jan
term iss9, of said court, and to me, the
undersigned Sheriff, directed and delivered In
favor OF the State OF Missouri, at the relation
and to the use of NJ. +. Strock. collector of the
revenue for A,lsir county, Mo-. and against
the unknown heirs of Wayman Crow Jacob
4 Linder and Robt w Emrnons in pursuance OF
Judgment and order OF sale of said circuit
court at its oct. term, lssS, ! have levied upon
andseizcd, and ON Thursday, the 10 day of Jan.
iss3, will sell at the court house door In the
town of iirksville. Adair county. Mo, be-
tween the hours of9 O'Clock in the forenoon
aud > 'cock in the afternoon OF saih day
while the circuit court within and for said
county Is in session at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand the following
described real estate, situated in Adnir county
Missouri or so much thereof "a will satisfy the
judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the
same being a lien against said real estate as
shown by Judgment and decree OF said court,
to-wit:
The southwest fourth of the northeast
quarter, section eleven m township sixty
two ,G2 range sixteen, 16. Adair county
NO, to satisfy said execution and costs of this
sale.
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There's song in tn, air, there star in the
sky.
mothers deep prayer, and baby's
low cry;
And the star. rains its fire while the beautiful
sing.
And the mangrr of bethlehem CRADLES a
king. j. q. Holland.
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Jay Goulds wonderful new
yacht will, it is said, be most COM
pletely and elegantly furnished.
Among other useful and indispens-
able things ordered for it was a
box of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
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Sheriff's Sale in Partition.

A. j. Randolph. W. II. Randolph, j. H.
Randolph, Matilda Hukill and Charles B.
Hukill her husband plaintiffs
AGAINST
Kendall B. Randolph, Francis W. Rand olph,
Joseph NJ. Canary, Ella Canary his wife, Taz-
well Merrill. Susan Merrill his wife. William
Hickman. Mary Hickman his wife. Thomas
Allsup, George n. DLugherty jr., Joseph X.
Coppenbsrger. William Coppenbarger. Robt
Barnett, Matilda c. Barnett. his wife. Ulysses
&. Burton, John Eninger. and Vina Eninger
his wife. Lew L. Regan. William W. Regan,
Milton K. Regan, Daniel Hunter, and Lena
Hunter his wife. John Howard and Martha
Howard his wife Nathan Foreman and Louisa
\. Foreman his wife, defendants.
Petition in Partition.
Whereas at the October trem 1898. of the
circuit court of Adair county, Missouri. an
order of record was made in the above enti-
led cause, ordering the sheriff of sdaIr
cunt, to sell Mt public sale the following de-
cribed real estate situated in Adair county,
issouri. to-wit:
- North west t OF the south west IA of sec
!, on twenty three, %, township sixty three.
%. range sixteen, also the northeast IL of
the south west il of section twenty three,
%, township sixty three, 63, range sixteen, l6
containing 30 acres.
Terms OF Sale-Ope half cash and one half
payable In one year with per cent interest
per annum. Deed to be made upon final pay
ment OF purchase money.
Now therefore, by virtue and authority OF
the order, aforesaid, | will on Wednesday the
9th day OF January 1889, before the court
house door in the town OF Krksvile. in Adair
county, aforesaid. be ween the hours of9
o clock. a. m. and o'clock, p m., of that
day, while the circuit court for said county
Is Ia session. expose said property TO public
sale, TO the highest and best bidder, in com
pliance with the requirements of said order of
sale
Witness my ha nd this llth day of Decem
Der 1883. G GORGE F. WILLIAMS,
Sheriff Adair county, No.
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Motto of Final Settlement.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF ADAIR,
G. T. Williams,
Sheriff Adair county, Mo.

Final settlement of the estate of Andrew
Stinson deceased. Notice is hereby given to
all creditors and others interested in the estate
of Andrew Stinson deceased, tina. Melburn
Siinson administrator of said estate, intend to
make final settlement teereOf at the next term
of the Probate court of Adair county, to be
held at kirksvilIe, on the llth day of FEBRUARY
lSSJ. MELBURN STINSON,
Dated Dec. 18th, lssS. Admir-.
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A SEIBERT,
n E. HENSHAW, NJ. d.
tMICROsCOPIsT)

Treats difficult chronic and nervous diseases
and diseases of the eye and ear.
OFFIcE-In GRAPHIC building opposite Post
Office. Office hours to II @. m. / 10 jp..m
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Notice Of Final Settl ement.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF ADAIR.

Final settlement of the estate ofJames Ryon
deceased. Notice is hereby given to all credi-
tors and others interested in the estate OF
James Ryon deceased, that we. IL o. Ryon
and y. +. Ryon, administrators of said estate,
intend ty make final, settlement thereof at the
next term ofthe Probate cOurt of Adair coun-
ty, TO be held at kirksville, on the llth day of
February lsSl.
Dated this 18th DAY of Dec. lsSs.
NO. RION AND Il. +. RION,
Administrators.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

STATE a OF Missouri, !! $ s? $. $.
Final settlement of the estate of Doretha
Eckert deceased. Notice is hereby given to all
creditors and others interested in the estate OF
Doretha Eckert deceased, that / Charles W.
Bllei-r Administrator of said estate, intend to
make final settlement thereof at the next term
of the Probate court of Adiir County. to be
held at Kirksville, on the llth day FEB. 1850
Dated this Dec. 18th, lsss.
CHARLES W. BILLEITER,
3G-5 Administrator.
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CHRISTMAS GEMS.

The belfries ofall Christendom
Now roll along
The unbroken song
ofpeace on earth, good will to men,
--Lonsfellow.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16
PROTECTION AND WAGES.

The following is clipped from a contri.
button Of protection logic to the Inter. Ocean.
The thousands of immigrants who
landed on our shores from all parts of
Europe last week furnish an indisputable
argument In favor of our existing high
tariff. When people leave the homes Of
their fathers, the scenes of their childhood,
the ties OF birth and consanguinity, and
come TO America, 1t Is because they
realize that here, under our present form
of government the laborer receives wages
commensurate with the service performed.
The free traders say wages would be just
as high If the tariff were wiped out of
existance. Why, then, do they not pay
good wages In the free.trade countries of
Europeg The free traders should
suppress the immigration statistics If they
expect some of their statements to hold
water.
The writer ought to have been honest
enough to say what countries these immi
grants come from. The body of them
were from Germany, Austrian, Hungary,
Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Canada
all high protection countries-and only an
exceedingly small fraction from England,
the only free trade, or rather, low tariff
country in Europe, yet the easiest to migrate
from to the United States.
Instead of desiring to suppress immi-
grafton Statistics" the tariff reformers de-
light to refer to them, for they afford encon
testable proof of the fallacy of the theory
of the high tariff mongers. that protection
favors high wages. Take all Europe from
Portugal to the Trails, and In every country
exactly as protection" raises wages sink.
Why this is 30, Germany alone abudantly
illustrates. Protection" there being at the
highest mark, all the leading industries are
organized into conventions" as they are
called, but which are here known as trusts"
and by these, production and wages are
as perfectly controlled as If the whole was
one grand system Of convict labor. The
result Is that, as writer In the Chicago
Stats Zeituag recently demonstrated,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

while AT the same place and hour Harry
Garfield, now the head of the family, mar
r ed Miss Belle Mason
The mlllers have got the fever, and nj
heir national convention on Thursday
made the beginning of trust move
ment
The American Seed Trade Association
is holding meeting at Chicago with
closed doors this week.
After Is days Of prohibition the dead
lock In the Aurora city council on the
license question has been broken, and a
compromise affected at fee OF sG2a for
retail dealers; Wholesalers, $3.50; billiard
tables, $25 each,
The license committee Of the Joliet city
council having recommended license Zee
of 5000, a motion 10 amend by making II
$1,000 was carried by vote of TO 1. The
mayor now announces that he will follow
the lead OF Aurora's mayor, and veto any
ordinance fixing the fee nj 81 900. There
are 81 saloons now at 81 600 each,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

When Daniel Dougherty 10 nominating
Cleveland at the 81. Louis convention said
that There are no JOBS under this admin
istration" he forgot the public building
jobs that have been so numerous during
the past four years.-EE.
The president has vetoed many of these
Jobs" but the responsibility for them
rests on the house and senate; house dem
ocratic, senate republican. So "honors are
easy" But in every instance 1t will be
found the senate has increased the bills for
"iobbers" over the house allowances; so
when republican talks of jobbery in con-
gress he defles his own nest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Do the farmers of La Sale county want
the Railroad and Warehouse Commission
abolished ?--Republican.
Probably not. AT any rate no one is
suggesting the abolishing of the Board !;
though when one remembers that If the
railroads and the public were obliged to
abide by the rate schedules" this more
ornamental than useful Board frequently
perpetrates, there would not be a factory
of any kind running in La Sale county
to day, and corn at railroad towns would
be worth considerably less money than it
now is. Still, the Board is not so utterly
bad that 1t ought to be abolished entirely
though the appointment of some brains to
the commission would De quite relief to
all concerned
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

1t is feared that If Cleveland remains
president another term, the government OF
this country will degenerate into mere
business affair. II used to be sort OF gift
enterprise for railroad land grabbers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

chise was granted for the use of rail, lat
La Sslle) and it has cut the streets all to
pieces.
Messrs Hull, Taylor and Armstrong were
Of the opinion that the company would have
hard Ii &c TO get the consent Of property
owners to put in rails even on suburban
streets.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

docs the law protect the American
laborer ?" asks free trade Democratic
laborer. Certainly 1t does" says the Re
publican. Our farm laborers, for instance
who, according to the May report of the
National Department of Agriculture. got
the magnificent wage (sverage) of $l2.3G
per month with board and SlS24 without
board!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

The chief objection republicans seem &c
have to Thurman Is that he prosecuted tc
a finish democratic tally sheet forgers OF
Ohio. Well, as the democrats do not OBJ
ject, IT Is hard to see why republicans
ehouIl
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Every day now a notice is posted in
some iron or steel works announcing a re-
duction in wages, and every day the howl
is heard that a reduction Of the tariff
would paralyze this industry. As the tariff
has not been reduced yet, this momentous
cutting of wages must be big bluff, or
else the tariff does not hold supreme sway
over the metal markets after all.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16
mark In Germany (about "a cents Of our
money goes exactly as far In paying wages

money goes exactly as far In paying wages
as dollar does In this country.
And yet, strange as II must sound 20 oul
unimformed protection zealots, this paupei
paid labor Is in reality no cheaper than the
four times better paid labor of this country
The American workman, with his higher
skill, industry, superior machinery and
better heart, does four times as much work
as the German W rkman does for a mark
This brings us to second point In this
immigration-pro,ection business, and that
Is: That ldJor in ecery country is chedpe,
cruelty as rdges are higder. The English
laborer AT double the wages Of Germany
does double the amount Of work; the
American laborer, at wages % per cent
above those of England, does 33 per cent
more work. This fact was not only dem
oastrate in Secretary Manning's admirable
treasury report, but is admitted by such
fanatical protectionists as j. G.. Blaine, w
NJ, Evar.s and others. In his report as
Secretary of State in 1879 Mr.. Evarts said
The average American workmen performs
from one and half TO twice as much
work as the average Europeon workman.
Jas. G.. Blame, in his report June %, 1881,
said: "Undoubtedly the inequalities in
wages In England and American operatives
are more than equalized by the greater
efficiency of the latter and their longer
hours of labor" We could make many
more such testimonials, but it is needless.
Those admissions are forced from such
fanatics as we have quoted and many
others by the statistics gathered by our
foreign consuls, themselves protectionists,
and are indisputable. the one great point
they demonstrate Is, that the American
employer, after paying 30 per cent higher
wages than any European employer, is still
80 per cent better off on the labor item,
than his European competitor.
And this brings us, in conclusion, to what
a sensible workman in the. Chicago Heraid
has to say, after investi eating this howl for
protection against the "pauper labor of
Europe. Instead of allowing himself TO be
deluded by such chat, he says:
The first duty of the workman is to strike
a blow at the system of political economy
that teaches men that the commodities they
must use every day must be governed In
price by a market restricted and narrowed
by tariffs and trusts, but that the only COM
modify which they have to offer in
exchange-their labor-must be governed
in price by competition with the whole
world, not excluding the imported "pauper
labor" of Europe. This is but part of
the scheme known as indirect taxation; :"
yet the discovery of the part that turks In
tie tariff will enable an honest man TO see
the injustice in its entirety and enormity If
he will do some consecutive thinking
American citizenship can neither be true
to Its origin or boast Its superiority until
this species of robbery is made crime.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

The Improvements on the court house
square are completed. The curbing, tile
walks, cutters and sod are down, and to say
that the square looks we'll, is not too great
compliment to the contractors. The only
fault, if it be a fault, is that the cutters are
higher than the street and those around the
square in front Of the business houses. Inc
square looks like the property of great
county now, while heretofore it was ques-
ton in the minds Of strangers whether IL
belonged to some impecuniOus squatter or
grasping landlord.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Talking about tariff straddles, 1t Will be
curious 10 watch the 7'ribune's gymnastics
after June 10th.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

For SALE-A double seated carriage. d.
W. Joues's make, by W. 1. JEssUr.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

This is the way the figures look in cold
type. How do you like them?
State tax In 1886. ..............$2 ,777, 4S2
State tax in 1887. 4 5000
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16
Current Events,

The German emperor has had another
relapse and to all appearances is now al
deaths door. The alarming symptoms
began on Tuesday morning, when he be-
came unable to swallow, so that nourish'
ment had to be injected. Since then his
strength has visibly decreased and death
may be expected at any moment.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Gov. Hill has signed the McEvoy eleva-
tor bill, fixing all charges of elevating, re-
ceiving. weighing and discharging grain
by means of floating warehouses at % OF a
cent per bushel. There is In consequence
no little excitement on change and along
the river where steamships are loading
The floating elevator men claim that the
bill will ruin them, and drive the grain
trade to ports outside Of New York. The
elevators have stopped work.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Mr.. Blaine and the millionaire Iron
master, Carnegie of Pittsburgh, are now
enjoying their coaching tour through En-
gland, viewing the Island, In lis royal
June verl ire, from the top of four in
hand. The trials and perplexities Mr.
Blaine has thrust upon his party, now as
sembled at Chicago, are nothing to him
now. He has excellent health" eats
we'll, sleeps well and is enjoying himself
a. only man without care ard millions
behind him can or ought
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-06-16

Marquette, Mich, was visited by grea,
rain storm on Sunday last, which flooded
the city and did an immense amount OF
damage TO all kinds of property.
The mother Of Gen. Sheridan died a,
s 'nerset, Ohio, on Tuesday last, at the age
OF 81 years.
The 17.year locust has put In an appear
ance In DuPage county and near Dubuque
ald Muscatine, Iowa,
The State Central Committee at Spring
field has named Francis A. Hoffman OF
Cnicsgo as a candidate for State Treasurer,
with Weckler.
Natural gas has been found at Sparta
III.
President Cleveland has signed the
annual pension bill, approprlating 10000
600.
Mr.. J. G. ID. Atkins, Of Tennessee, Is
about to resign the Office OF Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs In the Interior Depart.
ment at Washington. The appointment of
John II. Oberly, of Illinois, as his success
scr, is anticipated.
Miss Mol!ie Garfield. a daughter of the
late President, was married to j. Stanley
Brown, at Mentor, Ohio, on Thursday last |;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-08
Too Much Meat.

Most people eat too much meat. Ma
ture has so bountifully supplied this coun.
try with animal food, that our people
appear to have come to the conclusion
that it is essential duty on their part to
make daily consumption of large quaint.
ties of it. While some animal food is
needful, it is great mistake TO suppose
that it is required three times day, or
really oftener than once every twenty -four
hours European laborers rarely get
meat more than once or twice week, and
yet they are as general thing robust and
strong, and capable of enduring
hardships under which our great meat
eaters would surely sink.
A writer says: "The heavy work Of
the world is not done by men who eat
meat. The Russian soldiers, who built
such wonderful roads and carried q
weight of armor and luggage that would
crush the average farmland, lived on
coarse brown bread and sour wine. They
were temperate in diet and regular in
exercise. The Spanish peasant works all
day and dances half the night, and yet
earns only his black bread, onion and
watermelon. The Smyrna porter eats
only little fruit and some olives, and
vet he walks off with his load of 100
pounds. The coolie fed on rice is more
ectiye and can endure more than the
negro fed on meat."-Philadelphia Star.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-08
The Female Heart.

A German doctor-evidently 8 crust
old bachelor-has made some asseSq q
about the heart which will probSl
rouse the Indignation of the whole fen
inine "sect." he says, as reported in Il
London Standing:
"In childhood the male and femal
hearts are the same size, but later on I'll
masculine heart develops much moi
than the female, and the former enS
with being two square inches larger tha
the latter"
That a man should have two squa]
inches more heart than a woman q,
Weller would say, a most ahextraofdin|
~" circumstance. Gentlemen, take d
advice and don't boast Of this fact IA t]|
bosom ofsyour family; or you will a
into no end of trouble.