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Jreentop Notes.

For some time our httle town
has not been represented in tho
columns of your paper. This is
not as it should be. Greentop is
neither dead" nor sleeping" but
is fully up with the times. Our
town is now incorporated and We
may congratulate ourselves on Sc
curing good order ON our streets.
We have all the improvements OF
our larger sisters, including Il
brass band under the instruction
of Prof. Waters, of Moulton, La.
We also have what Greentop has
never had before, a first class jew
eler, MIR. w. w. Hennick, who is
an expert in his business.
Our celebration was a success,
there being fully 5000 people in
attendance. We had interesting
speakers engaged and all seemed
to enjoy themselves. The declara-
tion was read by II. B. Shain
The leading speaker of the day
was Hon. Milton Tracy, of Macon
City, who was ably followed by s.
L. Prough, James Clapper and
Frederick Nyswander, who did
full justice to the occasion. Good
music was furnished by the Milton
band. At night display of fire.
works was given that would have
done credit to a much larger city.
Some disturbance was reported
which was due to too free use OF
"l1quid enthusiasm" but taking
everything into consideration our
celebration was a grand success
and reflects great credit on those
who planned and executed it.
Last Sunday morning a young
man named James Lowe, from
near Kirksville, passed through
our town and acted.in q disorderly
manner. When marshal Wales
attempted to arrest him he turned
and run. Several shots were fired
at him by the marshal but without
effect. In the evening he return
ed with his brother aud WAS
arrested by deputy marshal Jones.
A dangerous revolver was found
on his person. Tuesday he con-
tributed ST. go toward town i'm.
provements and was released.
Gordon Frand has been award
ed the schools at this place for the
ensuing year.
| Prospects are good for an
abundant fruit crop in this neigh
borhood.
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Recent Contributions to the Amer
lean S. S. Union.

These contributions were not
collected on Children's Day, bu,
at other times.
From Mulberry Sunday School
(in May 81 So. This collection
WAS taken on a very rainy day
when very few were in attendance.
Several years ago that school
made quite a large donation to the
Society when the attendance was
good.
This week Wilson Sunday
School contributes 81
| renew the offer to furnish pro,
grams, free of cost, to any school
wishing to observe Chiliren's Day,
or anniversary exercises for its
own encouragement, and to help
The American S. S. Uuion III its
work. In the past twelve years
aud f,e months that Society has
spent more than nine Thousand
dollars i'll Sunday Schoo! work in
Northeast Mo. above all that has
been collected for it, and it both
needs and deserves liberal help.
All contributions for it from Sun
day Schools. churches or individu-
ais should be sent to ms at
kirksville. GEO. w. SHARP.
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Missouri Crop Bulletin

The secretary of the state board
of agriculture furnishes the fol-
lowing weather crop bulletin for
the week ending Saturday. lem
perature and sunshine normal.
Rainfall abov' in northwest and
and slightly below in southern
sectio.; normal elsewhere. EX-
cept in the extreme non thwest sec
ton nearly ali of the wheat Is III
the shock. The yield is stimated
above what WAS expected Il few
weeks ago. The oat harvest has
commenced and the crop is good
quality. Corn is being cultivated
and rs fast rs possible where
cleaned is growing rapidly.
Peaches and small fruits are abun-
dant aud IN good condition.
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To all Whom it may Concern.

Under the provisions of the
Militia law of Missouri, as amend
ed by the 35th General Assembly,
it becomes my daty by virtue of
the authority gwen each Senator
and Representative, to appoint a
cadet from Adair county to the
Military department of our State
University-should there be any
candidates for that position. If
there are any persons in the coun-
ty desiring to avail themselves of
the opportunities here afforded,
they will please notify me imme-
diately, by nail, and l will make
arrangements to meet them at the
office of the prosecuting Attorney
in Klrksville, on the third We'd
nesday in August at one o'clock
p. m.
Candidates must pass written
examination, such as is required
for admission to the preparatory
department of the University.
Should there be more than one
candidate, said examination will
be competitive.
The regulations for the govern
ment of cadets require that they
shall be at least l6 years of age
and less than 25, at least 5 feet
inch in height, physically sound
and must report for duty to the
Commander of Cadets as soon as
possible after the 7th day of Sep.
tember.
wCadets will be matriculated in
all the Academic departments Of
the University, free from tuition
fees subject only to the Incidental
and laboratory fees therein pro.
vided. 1t is to he hoped that
Adair county will not be left with.
out a representative in this de.
partment of the University.
}. T. REYNOLDS.
Brashear, Mo-, July 6, 1891
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Educational Progress in Missouri

Evidences of this progress may
be seen on all sides. The general
intelligence Of the people exhibits
itself more and more everywhere.
A comparison of popular educa-
tional organizations Of to-day with
those of ten years ago shows how
rapid this progress has been. The
attendance at the State Teachers
Association this year was proba-
bly, about six times rs large as 1t
was ten years ago. Another evil
dence of progress is seen in the
clearly defined divisions of the
work as exhibited in the program
Of the State Association. There
were three divisions. the common
school division, the division of
secondary education and the gen.
eral division. The Importance
of secondary schools In a per-
fected educational system and
their relation to primary schools
and to the colleges and universi-
ties is being thought OF and dis
cussed. But the important ad-
vance of all is in the new institute
law, which, through the influence
of State Superintendent Wolfe,
was enacted by our last legislat-
ure. The first phase OF that law
Eis now in practical operation at
Pertle Springs where the Summer
school for the training and licens-
ing of county institute conduct
ors and instructors is in session,
and doing excellent work. Three
hundred and twelve have been en-
rolled. This summer scho ol Is a
success far beyond the expecta-
tions Of Superintendent Wolfe and
other friends of the measure. 1t
now remains with the teachers lu
the counties of the state to max >
the other feature of the law, the
county institutes, as great IL sue
cess as the training school at
Pertle Springs. This they can do
by every one attending and doing
his part, whether he has certi6-
cate or not. We hope that the
Adair county teachers will show
their spirit of progress by making
their institute this summer the
best ever held in the county.
B. P. GENTRY.
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Bullion Items

Many of our farmers have COM
menced harvesting
MIR. Shade made business trip
to Kirksville Monday.
Mr.. j. Ii. Kellogg spent Sunday
near Brashea,
Mr.. Slegmund was pleasant
caller at Bullion Tuesday.
Rev. st. Clair filled his appoint
ment at this place Sunday.
Mr.. Robt. Nesbit made Bullion
pleasant call, Tuesday.
MIR. j. II. Hagans was the
guest of MIR. Scott Vawter, Thurs
day.
Miss Ella Walker OF Edna, has
returned home to visit relatives
for a few days.
Mrs Griffith WAS entertained by
Mrs. Ebert and daughter Myrtle
Sunday.
Many of our citizens spent the
Fourth in Quincy. They report
a good time
Mr.. Joe Skies and family spent
Friday with Mrs. Skies parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ilgenfritz
visited Mrs. Ilgenfritz's mother,
Mrs. Tyson, Monday.
Mr.. c. w. Glasgow former
student of the Bullion school, has
been accepted as a teacher in the
Willmathville school.
Mr.. Wash Conner has been en-
ployed as teacher of the Bullion
school. We are very much elated
at having secured 80 able a teach
er.
The long expected post-otfice
cabinet arrived Tuesday. 1t is
very handsome and quite an i'm.
provement for Bullion. Mr.. Span
gler is to be congratulated upon
his excellent management of the
post-office affairs.
We should like to inquire if two
of our most prominent Bullionites
have returned home from tie cel-
ebration. When last seen they
we're wandering around the picnic
grounds carrying lunch baskets
and inquiring for the missing
members of their families.
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East Center Gleanings.

The weather is pleasant and the
hum of the binder and mower
gladdens the ear of the industri-
GUS farmer.
The wheat in this vicinity is all
in shock and will be stacked as
early as the weather will permit.
Last Friday as Marion Billing
ton was mounting his horse, the
saddle turned letting him fall to
the ground with his weight on his
right leg, breaking it just above
the knee. DR.. Cohen set the
limb. and he is now resting easy.
Misses Ada Smith and Bessit.
Wisner, of Kirksvllle, returned
home Wednesday. after a weeks
sojourn breathing the pure coun-
try air of this neighborhood.
The school at Center, taught by
Miss Matte Durham, closed June
26. The exercises of the forenoon
consisted of class work. At noon
a bountiful dinner was served. In
the afternoon an excellent pro,
gramme, consisting of recitations,
dialogues, music both vocal and
instrumental, was presented. The
patrons ten iered the teacher
vote of thanks for the excellent in
struction given their children. AT
the close a delightful treat was
given the chileren, which was a
great surprise to the little ones.
Miss Matte is an excellent
teacher, self educated, and too
much can not be said in her favor.
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Wilson to

Wilson tp 1885
A Il Story road material dis l
Clay tp 2t.45
q Hall road material dis 5
Salt River tp 1855
Grant Keller road iaatr dis 2
Salt River IT, "a 81
w y Hibbi,ts road material
dis 6 Benton tp 357o
Seth Darrow road material dis
/ Benton tp 29oO
Robert Bell road material dis
1 Benton tp 1902
j s Shaw road material dis
Nineveh tp 1920
W II Evan. damages on Gard
ner road 1900
E Bragg roud materiuI dis 3
Pettis tp 1850
VIM Shumnte repairing Slough
bridge near Nlneveh tp IL 10
E d Eyersum road material
dis 2 Wilson to 20.55
r L Mllstead road material
dis l Salt River tp % 80
IL Stimmell road material
dis 5 Wilson tp Is so
Dayid Grant dana ge on Bun
dy road 1000
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Two arrests were made thi.

Two arrests were made this
week by the city, and the offeuse
was the same in both cases. One
pleaded guilty and was fined. The
other pleaded not guilty and the
case was dismissed without an at
tempt at prosecution. Why was
this done? The Mayor cofesses
surprise al the proceedings, and
puts the blame on the city attor-
ney. VIII the law and order
league Investigate?
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SEND FOR IT.

Compound 0xygen-Its Mode Of Action and
Results. /" Is the title Of new book OF 30
pages, published by Drs. Starkey & Palen,
which gives to all inquirers full Information
IS to this remarkable curative agent, and =
record Of surprising cures In q Wide range Of
chronic csses-many of them after being sbsn-
doned to die by other Physicians. Win be
Drs. STARKEY & PALEN,
1929 Arch St, Philadelphia, Pa.
12O Sutter st. San Francisco, Cal.
Please mention this Paper.
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Administrative Notice

Notice is hereby given that letters tests
mentarv upon the estate of Jacob COnkel de-
ceased, late of Adar County. Mo :, have been
the Probate Court of the County Of Adsir,
bearing date the 18th day of june 1891. All
persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for al
l0wance within one year AFTER the date Of
said letters or they may be precluded from
any benefit Of such estate; and II such claims
be not exhibited within two years froui the
time OF the publication OF this notice they
will be forever barred.
SARAH CONKEL, Admlnistratrix.
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Notice to District Clerks.

Your reports must he filed b.
July ID, and hot half of them have
yet been received. Please see that
your reports are sent in at once,
or leave with county clerk
L. B. SMITH, County Com.
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Basket Meeting.

There will he a basket meeting
at Sloans Point July Is and 19.
Services at 4 p. m. Saturday aud
at l0;30 Sunday, followed by the
ordinance of baptism, in the after
noon. Let all come with well fill
ed baskets. WIN. DOYLE,
c. w. CAMPBELL,
Pastors.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-10

FoUND-A morocco music case.
filled with sheet music. Owner
can have same by calling, describ-
ing property and paying for no.
tice.
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MILBANK 3 SON,

FoR SALE---80 acres of land two
miles from town and two span of good mares.
about half the land Ia cleared and In Gu ltiys
tion, the remainder Is covered with q fns
enough wood to pay for he land; apply at
Graphic ONCE.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-10

Is your hair falling out or
turning gray? If 30 try Beggs'
Hair renewer. It will stop it at
once. Sold by w. A. McKeehan.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-07-10

REAL ESTATE have opened q
Real Estate and Insurance ONCE on the south
west corner OF square: over Old Savings Bank
building. Farms and town property bought
and sold on reasonable commissions II you
have property to sell or exchange, consult
your interests by consulting me. Insurance
written inthe best companies W. 8 Hicks
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FRIDAY. July lola
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13

While the elderly man has less capac-
ity for some forms Of exercise than the
younger adult, he has no less need than
the other Of the general and local ef-
fects Of exercise. IL Is in the earliest
period Of mature age that the most
characteristic manifestations Of defects
Of nutrition-obesity govt and diabetes.
in which lack of exercise plays an Inn
portant part-arc produced; and the
treatment OF them demands imperious-
Iy a stirring up Of the vital combustion.
Placed between conviction that ex-
ercisc is necessary, and fear OF the
dangers Of exercise. the mature man
ought. therefore. 70 proceed with the
strictest method in the application Of
powerful modifier Of nutrition. II u
impossible. however. to trace method
ically single rule for all men Of the
same age. for all do not offer the same
degree Of preservation. We might. pcr-
haps, find general formula for the age
ut which the muscles and bones have
retained all their power Of resistance.
and at which the heart and vessels be-
gin to lose some Of their capacity TO
perform their functions. The mature
can safely brave all exercises that
bring on muscular fatigue. but he must
approach with great care those which
provoke shortness Of breath. -Fernand
Lagrange, Nj. d., in Popular Science
Monthly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13

Milwaukee has added eookino
school TO her system Of public school
instruction
by the will Of the late Mrs y B
IIuributt. Of Groton. the American
Missionary association receives s15.9si.
The university Of Arizona ordered
from the east outfits for the working OF
every kind Of orc in order 10 give prac-
teal instruction In that line.
1T Is aid that the Palo Alto uni
versity, established by Leland Stan
ford. has = thousand more applicants
for admission this year than there are
accommodations for.
There are 1850 foreign students It
German universities; 23i OF them are
from Russia, 293 from Austria 225 are
Swiss. 1T English and 40 Americans,
mostly from the United States.
AT the late Congregational council
in London DIR. Waldcnstrom,o OF Sweden,
reported that there were 700 Congrc-
gational churches. with membership
Of 100. 900 in Sweden. These churches
maintain theological seminary in
which there are forty students
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer an
nounces from the platform that there
are to-day 10000 girls in the colleges Of
America. This gives color 70 DIR.
Seelye's declaration that before the end
Of the present century the American
women will be better educated than the
men.
A decline in the membership Of
Qual<ers in Great Britain began about
the end Of the last century, and contin-
ued until 1860. Since that time, how
ever, there has been an increase OF one
or two hundred per annum, and there
are now about Is, $50 members Of that
society.
There are 4.os7 Sunday-schools In
the state of Missouri. The number OF
teachers and officers il ASST, and the
mum Der Of scholars al, 4s1. The num-
Der OF Sunday scholars in the
state is about s. per cent. Of the total
enrolment Of all children Of school age
In Missouri.
-Lepers in India were treated with
shocking inhumanity before Christian
ity entered that country. Many of them
were buried alive. The English rulers
have put a stop TO this custom. and for
fourteen years there has been a special
Christian mission to the $4,000 lepera
| in India - Illustrated Christian Weekly.
The Japan conference Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church held its annual
meeting in Toxic in July, and adopted
several memorials to be presented IL
| the next general conference Of the
| Methodist church Of this country,
which will be held next year. Among
other things. the Japan conference asks
| for the appointment Of q bishop to re
side in Japan or China and the estab
| fishing Of branch Of the Methodist
| Book Concern in Toxic.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13

lucky Hnse That saved = Westera
ktage-Coseh srosn the Hedsksns.
Mr.. Carlyle had many encounters
with tho Indians while on the plains ~
the old days Of stage coaching. lie
tells Of one that has vein OF comedy.
rs they say of the mclodrnma. Mr.
Carlyle was out with a new driver.
ffty miles east Of Cottonwood. now
McPherson- lie found that band Of
redskins had taken possession Of one his
posts. and likewise Of the whisky.
Tho whisky had in turn taken possess
sion Of them.
The coach was too close TO the station
for fight. and. besides. there were about
two tons Of mail and baggage matter
around--too much for fast travel. So
Carlyle determined that the only way
70 do was TO brazen the matter out
lie drove quietly up to within hun
dred yards Of the station, and Chamber
ing down from his seat coolly set about
watering his horses
The Indians were hilarious. They
clustered around Carlyle and greeted
him noisily. "How?" "Iow?" Shaping
him terrifically on the back. One buck
was particularly hearty in his slap, and
almost stove in Carlyle's shoulder. mad
dcning him with pain. Carlyle was at
the time lifting bucket Of water from
the well. With all his giant strength
he swung the heavy abound bucket
at the Indians head. The latter ducked
and the bucket slipped downward, COM
pletely enveloping his fcathered head.
And there the heavy vessel stuck. and
the more Mr.. Indian tried to wiggle out
Of Il the tighter il stuck.
This struck all the other Indians as
highly humorous. They crowded around
the unfortunate buck. hooting and
screeching They rolled him along the
plain. they kicked him. they buffeted
him. they cast handfuls of dust upon
him. and had merry little picnic rid
ing around on their wooden-headcd com.
radc.
While this picnic was in progress
Carlyle was busy. lie had cut the
straps that held the coach's heavy car
90 Of baggage, thrown off part Of the
mail, and bidding his frightened driver
! to whip up, the coach was soon making
| good time towards Cottonwood. When
| the Indians had tired Of playing with
I the bucketed buck and prepared to loot
the coach they found il rapidly disap-
pearing. With renewed screeching
they raced back to the stables for their
ponies, and, mounting, set out in pur-
/ suit.
! Carlyle. sitting on the top Of the
coach. fought them off with his long
range Henry rife. and there was n very
pretty running fight all the way to
Cottonwood. the Indians dropping the
pursuit as the town was approached. m
Kansas City Times
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13
VEGETABLE CURIOSITY.


4 plant out In California That Produces
Hard-BoiIed Eggs.
Among the many curious things in
the plant world. such as flowers that
eat flies, the Holy Ghost plant that
bears . white dove in its petals, and
others equally interesting. there i
none more curious than solanum gat-
ratrum. recent addition to Golden Gate
park conservatory.
This plant bears hard-boilei cg.gs for
fruit. At least, the fruit resembles
hard-boiled egg. with the shell taken
Of. rs nearly as truly egg can.
There are three eggs on the park
plant--one as large as q pigeons egg.
another the size of turkeys product,
and the third Is about five and half
inches long by two and half wide. In
color they are identical to the Blush
white Of the cooked article Of hen pro-
duction. The laying plant was the
great object Of attraction in the con-
servatory yesterday, and groups Of peo-
pie stood before il all day, wondering
what 1t was and whether the fruit was
good to eat
The blossom is small. Of rich purple
hue. and when the flower drops on .
little white egg is seen. This grows to
about the size Of its cousin, the pear
shaped egg plant Of commerce. But
the white variety preserves the perfect
egg shape in all stages Of its develop
ment.
II thrives in the open air wherever
the purple plant grows, and il cult
waited in the same way. Another variety
Of the same family bears golden vel
low fruit, but the white variety Is the
only one in which the fruit Is Of the
ovo;d form.
When pressed between the fingers the
white fruit Is found TO possess the same
soft. elastic feeling ~ q hard-boiled
c0g. The interior il filed with cells
aud small seeds, like the purple plant
Of the tomato.
Aside from IL utility as nm article q
food il il priced for its rarity and beauty
| The plant stands about two feet high
and has broad. soft, oval leaves Of dark
| green. San Francisco Examiner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13

A man stood by one Of the boiling
caldrons Of tar used by the broadway
PAYERS. He was thin. cadavcrous and
OF hectic cheek. Every now and then
he visibly choked with the rising fumes
Of the tar. People looked at him Gu
riously. lie finally coughed rather
more violently than before, when =
workman gruffly suggested that he
might move away II he did not like IL
But he didn't move for an hour. THAT
fellow comes here every day to smell
that tar" said a boss. lies got con-
sumption. and somebody told him that
the fumes Of this tar are good for IT,
He has inhaled about twenty barrels
now. and IL he sticks 70 II until Broad
way is paved he'll be . well man or
dead don't know which. IN. y. Her.
AID