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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-09-13
County Court Proceedings.

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two nor.aa osin.ss Sy .iohm n Naa, sni,
dors iepof'eu ne ahiic'eo WIN '"e siano
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| inra "o'' i-i'''q HiusAe' near "i'o"rh ia'-
Commissioned contract with .Job, Ii,de,
to bniia M,,iite Spiar @ m ntrnt y"a" ,h rf'
ID McTnnahnnn 4 pLuge h,,id rd anu oSn.Tsra @ Win !,
lridrpa ynra .plrnyod ~ '
County Clerk tr,ierod ,o tnrn the tiny hooks
ior the 1889 overto the collector.
Dist Sal, iaI pi,,a ""s appointed oVerseer OF
pisl snit kiveftp.
ror rH1iissionslt contract with John ID. Davis
viii I tIgyiiIYse, approfcu' Also contract
Wv" '"''cs I,ioh 'p"n approved
MORROW TOWNSHIP
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h. W. Pnrrels Il. NJ McSoii yonr IN y, unger,
3o,m y, II and & ,Nc.olas, .. 9. Wilson, r. II.
nsm,I,,' M M'EoIllth and John Rchey had
v" '"A 'eieases
The foil wind warranta u.ro ,o,,
""'s "ere issued;
=, iAOfER FUND.
Srs. nis BOND TO support of self a, m
MIS- Sarah S"tt1s to support of imbicilc 81 M ~
Sar. S"ret reely s.g0
Sarah ,sh d. AleAatder .' 30S
Mrs. William, Support OF Mrs Uo,mor 4 co
John Bagg, '"A" ~ oo
j. ID. HOLLOWAY to care of n,rnor, ~ ''V
farm a' pun 10 g.
Nv a. W. striblinato care of imbicil brother 10 90 90
mFS serena Ricley to care of EIiznhath
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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-09-13
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Saive in world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Fever
Sores, Salt Rheum, letter, Chsu-
ped Hands, Chilblains Corns, aGd
ali Skin Eruptions, and positively
curesPiles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded
Price 25 cents per box. "or sale
by +. A. Grove & Co.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-09-13
IN FIRE AND SMOKE.
The Great Pyrotechnic Spectacle
The Destruction of Pompeii.

The use of fireworks combined
with scenery to reproduce impor.
tant events of history has reached
a high state of perfection, and
while furnishing amusement
serves also to impress upon the
public mind an idea of the man.
ners, customs and habits of the
people with which the display
deals. The most successful delin-
tstion so far attempted is that Of
the destruction of the City Of
tompeii. This Italian city was in
the first century of the Christian
era destroyed by an eruption of
that famous volcano, Mount We
suvius, and laid buried beneath
the ashes for seventeen hundred
rs-forgotten until its exist
ence was accidentally discovered
through the digging of well.
The destruction of the city is
portrayed in the pyrotechnic dis
play called 'lhe Last Days of
Pompeii," of which SO much has
been said and written lately. Of
course no building is large enough
to contain the material Tor tnis
spectacle. A city must be built,
a lake constructed, a mountain
must rise above the tallest steeple
and the immense stores of fire
works must have vent greater
than any house could afford. The
exhibition 10 made in the open
air.
The scene is will cfosen; the
magnificent City of Pompeli, the
abode of wealth and fashion, is re-
produced in miniature in all per-
lection. The style of building, the
customs, dress and habit of the
people of that day are fully pro-
duced. The games, exercises,
combats, music. labors and amuse-
ments of the people are portrayed
by several hundred perfol mers.
In the midst of the festivities
comes the eruption of the volcano.
Its top grows red, the earth shakes
beneath its rumbling, lightning
flashes and thunder rolls. The
people attempt to escape; some
flee to the boats OR into the coun-
try; some run wildly about, while
others fall to the ground unable to
help themselves. The summit of
the mountain explodes with a
report, sending volumes of
flames, great stones and showers
of ashes high into the air, to de-
scend upon the city. The build
ings take fire and burn with a
fierce fame, while explosion after
from the mountain top
continues to supplya fiery deluge. |
The city is consumed, and SO real
istic is the scene that one can
hardly keep from believing that
what he has witnessed was only a |
harmless reproduction instead of |
.he actual event. Of course such |
4 display, to be effective, must |
take place at night, and with all
the accompaniments of bombs,
rockets and speciaities which we
nave no space to describe; the
spectacle is a grander one than
luman imagination can produce.
This spectacle will be exhibit
ID at Quincy for ten nights as
ollows: Sept. 10, II, IA, II, 10, 20,
Il, "a, 26, and 2S. During which
ime excursion trains will be runI
o the city from all points within
hundred miles of the city. ALL
ailroads and steamboat lines will
AIRY passengers at excursion
ates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

against him in a vain attempt to either es-
cape or finish amputating the big fellows
pants. Bill was yelling as loud as his lungs
would permit, when, with a mighty effort,
the bear threw the door OF its hinges, and
made break for the open air. To escape
was out Of the question, as the door barred
his passage. Then, after a few futile at
tempts to get out, he commenced to circus
around in Bills direction again, and the
poor fellow flew from one corner to another
a few times, and then bolted for the door
way.
He lowered around about quarter Of a
mile from the hut for some time, when
finally induced him to return and hunt up
his last months pay, and after much coax
ing managed to get him to take hold of one
end OF the door, while took the other and
led our captive into camp. After we got
our prize out of the hut we found very little
difficulty in leading him along, and when
we finally landed In camp that afternoon
we were considered heroes, and the boss
sent a man to the next town (about twenty
miles distanD with strict instructions not
to bring less than five gallons of the best
Chicago Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
PRINTERS INK.
Its Value to the Breeder and the Necessity
for Using 1t.

Its Value to the Breeder and the Necessity
for Using 1t.
''There is no use in talking about 1t,
no man can succeed as . breeder without
the most liberal use of printers ink
That is what we heard fall from the lips
of an old and successful breeder the
other day. This is truly one of the oc-
equations where it will not do to hide
your light under bushel. The reason
for all this is simple enough. Suppose
for a number of years you have been
assiduously attending to your breeding
business on your farm, saying nothing
to any one through the press, attending
fairs and sales perhaps, but not giving
any one to understand that you possess
the spirit of a leader in your line of bust
ness, and what is the result? You become
overloaded with live stock and, being
forced to advertise, no one knows who
you are, and those who are in need of
the very animal you have to sell con-
clude that, as they never heard Of you
before, the chances are that you are a
mere adventurer in the business, one
who has bought up lot of animals to
sell again. Such we say is the very
natural conclusion, from the fact that
you were not known to the community
OF which you are part.
Perhaps you are not writing man and
know nothing of the art of quill-driving.
That amounts to nothing. If you have
any ideas of your own. and it is poor
man that has none, they can readily
be put in form by the editor of q good
journal. But if you so much dislike
writing as to refuse to do it under any
and all circumstances, then you must
advertise the more, for the lack of this.
Advertise you should do any way; even
If it be but small one, it should be in
several journals, and stay there year in
and year out. Keep yourself before the
public.
One good way to court public atten-
ton is showing stock at fairs. 1t mat
tiers very little who gets the premium,
your gain comes from the notice you
get from every journal that mentions
the fair. All such scribblers praise you,
no matter what you have on exhibition.
Then there is the advertisement of pub
lie sales; of course the better the ami
mails you have in the sales the more they
advertise you, but you should get into
those sales even if you come in at the
tail end. We know number of men
who have been handling fine stock for
twenty to thirty years, always breeding
and buying the best, but who have never
succeeded in selling to a great advan-
tage, simply because they have neglected
the proper use of printers ink.-Amer-
ican Dairuroan
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

armfuls of the shavings and other refuse
from the manufacture. Nothing is too
green to burn in one of these heaters.
Stand the poles up around the heater
and against the walls near by, where
they will get the full benefit of the heat
Put as many poles into the room in the
morning as can be manufactured
through the day, that they may all be
thawed. Fig. L shows the splitter. The
largest portion is a log or post about
foot in diameter and three feet long.
This is placed within eighteen inches OF
the side of the room, firmly spiked to
the floor and braced by stiff stage from
near the top of the post diagonally TO
the studding of the wall.
Fig. shows the shaving-horse; 6 is in
the bed-piece, or seat for workman; 8
table over which the hoop passes in
shaving. It is supported by block, 2,
which holds it six or eight inches above
the bed-piece. 1t is rounded at the
lower end and firmly spiked at both
bearings. The slot must be large
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
ABOUT SHEEP.

More sheep are lost by dogs in all OF
the older States than by all other
causes. This is an unnecessary tax.
A few days ago a Montana flock
master received draft for little over
S4S, 900 for his wool clip of this year.
Oats is better grain feed than corn
for ewes. 1t is not SO heating and con-
tains more of the heterogeneous element
SO essential in building up the system
of the young.
Every f1Ock-maSter must know by this
time that it is a constant diet on dry
food in winter that plays the mischief
with the flock. If you have neither en-
silage nor roots, feed some oil meal.
Corn must be fed to sheep very spar
ingly. Not over pound and a half OF
corn should be given daily to a good
sized wether. But in addition it must
have plenty of nutritious grass or hay.
Many farmers in Western New York
gave up the wool business as unprofit-
able long ago. but still keep sheep, and
say that keeping the mutton breeds is
one of the best-paying branches of farm
ing.
Sheep should not be compelled to feed
at the same rack with cattle. They are
liable to be hooked, and vicious ram
may sometimes do injury to cattle.
Separate yards and separate racks are
safest and best.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

enough to allow the arm, 4, to play
easily. One is a three-fourths-inch iron
rod. eight inches long, to which an iron
plate is welded. by which it may be at
tached to the top front side of arm, 4
When the foot is placed against the
treadle, 5, this rod or jaw is thrown
down on the hoop, which may run the
length of the table on either side of the
arm. Use a smooth round rod for
this jaw. The hoop may then be slipped
back and forth rapidly in shaving. The
arm is swung on a three-fourths-inch
bolt at z.
The construction Of the tying-rack is
plainly shown in Fig. 8. 1t has
head-piece, against which the butt ends
of the hoops are placed The middle up
right piece can be moved to suit the
length of the hoop to be tied. The
binder represented in Fig. is placed
with the rope across the rack, a lever
hanging down on either side. After the
hoops are placed in. this rope will be
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
CHAPTER I.

Aaron. and Aurt Kate, and there were Jacob
and Matthew, big boys Of ten and twelve,
and there were Mary and Deborah, and lit
tie Sally and wee Tom.
It was large old house for those days
(ffty years ago), having loft, or second
story, over the main room. This was win
dowiess, but was considered luxury for
all that. 1t was reached by a ladder, made
by Uncle Aaron. On one side Of the house
was tuge fireplace, and a bed, resembling
"a large packing box, was away off at the ex-
areme far corner. That belonged to Uncle
Aaron and Aunt Kate. The children all
slept upstairs on thick beds of clean hay,
covered over with pillows and warm quilts.
It was early in the morning one fine day
il early spring, and Aunt Kate was busy
frying cakes for breakfast, the children
were laughing and scrambling overhead,
and Uncle Aaron was standing in the door
way looking out.
Over six feet high, brawny and broad,
strong and muscular, his keen, twinkling
gray eyes were half hid under his bushy
eyebrows, and his short brown beard had a
CLINT Of the sun in it. There was an air Of
decision and strength about Uncle Aaron
that rather awed me at first sight, but a
short acquaintance soon revealed that his
strength was that Of the protecting oak
that the vines cling to.
''Maryl Maryp' called out Aunt Kate up
the ladder, ':do make them ere children
stop that noise, do you heart Come down
here, you jacob Matthew, If yer don't stop
} apulling of his hair I'll switch yer good
Father" she said at last in despair, going
to the doorway, ''do tend to them ere boys,
will vert They're wusser N tadpoles."
With a tolerant smile and an easy swing
round, with stride or two Uncle Aaron
reached the top Of the ladder. Without q
word he seized Matthew, the eldest boy, by
the neck, and dropped him down to the
room below; next he took Jacob and swung
him down after him; then he handed Mary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

upon coming in, and they sewed and tied
and worked on the quilts until about seven
O'Clock. Then, just AZ tho moro indus
trious ones were beginning to weary with
work, and the idle ones were growing tired
from not working, and all were wishing for
supper time to come, suddenly outside was
heard the sound Of q fiddle.
"That's TomT' cried several at once.
''Just hear hunt"
In accompaniment to the fiddle came out
the words IN q clear, strong voice:
I" I said, pretty Polly, will you marry met
Oh no. No. dear sir, that can never bel
For never shall DO happy It'll Billy seei
TIL 60 to some tailor's, ruhasten away,
I'll dress mySef up in some young man
TIL dress myself up SO neat and SO trim,
And I'll go and TIL fight Great Britain's
Kngi"
And then it seemed as If the door was go
ing to be broken in, he thumped upon it so.
'Hellor' he cried, as Aunt Kate hastened
to open it. GAN dead in herea Not
reckoned you must be, seein' as how you
was all parcel of women and I didn't hear
you talking. Hal Hap laughed Tom, IS
he came In, mischief beaming in his blue
eyes. 'What yer doingl Not through
with that ere job yet, Mother Bansom? Oh,
come now, you've done enough for to-day.
Let be-"
~ CoAA0 III Io-1AoIIoW anu AuISu IL up
for you," whispered Mother Bansom, as
Aunt Kate and several others began to fold
up the work and put it away.
"Au right" nodded Aunt Kate
just then in came Uncle Aaron. 81 seed
Bates and Durham down below. They'll be
along soon, mother. You'd better get the
victuals, hadn't yer7"
"We'le goin' to right now" said Aunt
Kate, as she proudly began to spread the
table. Several of her guests turned to and
helped her, and soon there was a generous
board of good things that looked very
tempting to her hungry visitors. Very
shortly all the ''men folks'' that were ex-
pected came, and all gathered around the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
"wHERR YER eo1S' ." HE SAID.

and Deborah down in the same uncere-
monious fashion. Then reaching out his
long arms, he gather ed up little Sallie and
wee Tom, and gently carried them down.
There, mother" he sand, s'here be all the
lambs; now where be the foddera"
''Ready in a minute; jess wait till get
the maple" said Aunt Kate, as she turned
over the last brown cake on the griddle.
ssMebbe," said Uncle Aaron, looking re-
flective]y at his plate, s'mebbe they won't
come"
Eyer can see, at any rate" said Aunt
Kate. AZ think Sarah and Tom I'll come
sure Chere she gave a chuckle) IL there's
Q good set out to be had"
ssOuchl'' said Matthew, suddenly crying
ont and turning savagely round upon Jacob,
..can't you let me bet"
ssYou pesky boysw exclaimed their moth
or, sswhy can't you keep quieti"
icTherep' said Jacob, exasperatinRly
wipdng his sticky hands upon the top Of
Matthew'S curly pate; "there. now put
maple on me agAan. win yeri' and lodging
successfully both his mothers and HAT
thew's outstretched hands. he escaped
through the doorway and out
"You good for nothing ~ cried his mother
half starting from the table.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05


think it very beautiful
"Do you. now!'' said the other, hating to
take breath. ''Why, the people here just
pulitzer along. They don't walk as we do in
Chicago. The street cars run as if they
were creased; there are no carts or cobble-
stones; there is no business, and the
streets are SO wide they make me lone
some"
'But, dear, look up the avenue" plead
ed the soft-voiced Washington girl. "Could
any thing be finer than that view of the
capitol? Somehow, that great white dome,
whether bathed in the golden light of morn
ing or the red flame of sunset, or barred in
the white light of noon, is the stateliest
picture in the world. And there, too notice
the Washington monument With Its sum-
NIT touched by the sunset, it is turned to a
great jewel of shifting opalescent tints.
See the rosy lights and transparent mists
that soften the outlines Of this wonderful
shaft. Notice, too"
eyes, yes, DEAR" shrilled the Chicago
girl, impatiently, ''that's all fine enough,
but you ought to see the Chicago water
tower or the belfry of the Polk street
depot" and she shifted disdainfully Then
she keeps on smiling, at first suspiciously,
then eagerly and at last delightedly.
'Oh oh! what's thata Where does that
come from? Why, now, it seems I'm home ~
ana tho now eager Wanuerer In q StranS
land darted in zig gag lines in front of her
hostess, trying to locate the dear, but in
tangible, reminder of home.
''Why, dear, 1 don't understand what
odor you mean. There is nothing here but
that dreadful sewer gas, where they are
tearing up the concrete.
ssWeIl, that's it." SMILED the other, de-
Ightedly; that's what I mean; only, of
course, the smell here isn't any thing COM
pared to Chicago" and the now reconclled
visitor trotted along, her eager, yearning,
longing expression giving way to one of
dreamy retrospection.-Wa Post.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

last person on earth to have thought
of catching q bear had circumstances
not forced me to turn trapper. Now, as
have frankly acknowledged my weakness,
I will ask the indulgence Of the reader, and
hope that will not be censured for any
cowardlce shown in the adventure am
about to relate. which is as follows:
was engaged, along with several others,
In putting up q telegraph line through q
wild part OF Arizona The day Of which
am about to speak was our monthly pay
day, and after receiving our money one Of
the boys-Bin johnson by name-and my
self were detailed to go back on the line
about four miles to deserted mining town
to put up some wires that had been blown
down.
Bill was q great gawk of fellow who had
the reputation of being the biggest coward
in the gang, but as neither he nor saw any
danger ahead, we took q little lunch in our
pockets and started out, thinking only of
the money in our pockets and the glorious
"blow out'' we would have when we reached
Q town.
We arrived at our destination and soon
had our work completed, and were just about
to start for camp, when suddenly, not ten
yards from us, a monstrous grizzly came out
from among the bushes, and as soon as he
saw us gave chase.
Our only show was to reach a hut about a
hundred yards away, and both Of US in
stinctively turned in that direction and ran
like deer.
reached the hut first and to my infinite
delight saw that it had good solid door,
which was open.
plunged in, grabbed the door and held
it ready to close as soon as Bill could land
his lanky form inside, but as soon as ]
turned around saw that if he managed tc
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
There Was Something in 1t.

Assistant Ito editor)-Here;s q little
poem that some friend has sent in for
publication. He doesn't care about any
pay for it. We are welcome to use it il it
suits.
Editor (without looking around)-Any
thing in it.
Assistant-The rhyming is clever. and the
sentiment seems to be ell right.
Editor-Run it in.
Finds out next morning from LOTT per-
sons who meet him on his way to the Office
that the sentiment of the poem, read down
ward, is that editor Boggs Is Anybody's
Pudding" I-Chicago Tribune.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05

1Hh' not suffer at this
work, even with his coat off; but he
must have room warm enough to thaw
the frost from his poles. They can not
we'll be worked when full of frost. as the
splitter will not follow the grain, and
the knife works great havoc in shaving.
A section of an old smol1e-Stack, four or
five feet long, makes a good heater for
this purpose. Set one end in a sand
bed, as a precaution against fire on the
floor. Fit top to it of sheet iron, sin
which hole is made for the pipe to be
attached. Cut huge door in one side,
through which may be crammed whole
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
Origin Of wen-Known notices.

Dieu ct mon Drott was used by Richard [,
A. D. 1888. The Bohemian crest, viz, three
ostrich feathers, and the motto Lch dion, .sI
Prince, at the battle Of Greasy, the King Of
Bohemia being slain in the battle, 1913.
Hons colt qui NAL v pense was the motto OF
the Garter, $4,000. Je maSntiendroi, 81 VIII
maintain" was adopted by William III.
1888. And Ssmper eadsp was ordered b
Queen Anne to be used a. her motto. TIL
motto OF the Royal Humane Society In I'm.
gland, organised for the recovery Of drown
ing persons, il very appropriate: Latso
setnttlhsld forson-''a small spark may luxl
unseen. ':-Christian 1t Work
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-12-05
Compensation for All Things.

An old peasant on the south shore OF
Long Island was telling his visitor how
pleasant it was. "But,' asked the friend,
slapping his face with his handkerchief
s'don't you have a great many mosquitoes
and sand dies!''
sYa'as." said the man; ''but, then, we
sorter like them"
ssHow can that bet"
ssWa'al, you see, we feel SO kinder good
when they go away."-N. Y. Observer.