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Don't forget that theirs is more
health In a sunbeam than i'll
drugs, more life i'll pure air than
in the physicians skill. The
sunlight may fade your car
pets, but better that than have
disease fade your cheek. The
wind may tan and freckle the face,
but is better tanned and freckIed
than thin and sallow.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

Here is what is claimed to be the
best skin tonic: Take two ounces
OF spirits of ammonia, two ounces
of spirits of camphor, one cupful
of sea salt, two cupfuls of alchohol.
Pnt all in quart bottle and fill
up with boiling water. Rub the
face, neck and arms daily with the
lotion.
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PICK E1EHs
Kirksville. Mo.
Wabash Excursion to st. Louis, Mo.

On account OF the 9TH ANIMAL
Conclaye A. 0. U. W., ST Louis,
Mo-, May 18th, We will sell tickets
to st. Louis and return May 10th
aud 18th at one fare $500 for the
round trip, good until May 18th.
All can 20. A rare opportunity
to visit the great Metropolis, Bird
In size on the American CONT
nent, two fast trains daily, vie the
Great Wabash Route.
W. e. Noonan, Agt.
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sIoO Reward.

beg TO advise my patrons and neighbors
that there are several peddlers traversing the
country claiming 10 be Mr. Hirchb.rg or con-
nected with HMM business, and trying to i'm
pose upon the public at large. by Offering an
inferior class % SpeCtaCles and Eyeglasses
for Hirohberg's Diamood and S0n-Chau gable
Spectacles and Eyo-Glasses Do not lie deiud-
ed by snch imp siors, their re- reservations
are false. My goods are not handled by Ped
dlers, as we have local agents. \ reward of
Sl00 will be given to any one securing the
name and whereabouts of such parties.
Respectfully, PROF. II. HlRSCHBERG,
500 Olive Street. st. LOUIS, Mo
w. 6 Fort, agent for Kirksville, Mo.
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You Should not be Without 1t.

lou SIlUulu HUI W w llllUuL IL.
Every family is liable TO have n
hereditary faint of consumption
in it. IL may date back 3 or even
generations. This fact makes
it necessary always to have on
hand remedy with which to COM
bat this formidable disease. A
cough when taken at first can
readily be cured before it gets 8
serious hold on the lungs. Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup when
taken Ill It's early stages will cure
consumption. 1t is guaranteed
to bring relief in every case, when
used for any affection of the
throat and lungs and chest, such
as consumption, Inflammation Of
the lungs, bronchitis asthma,
whooping cough, Group, etc. 1t is
pleasant to take, perfectly safe
and can always be depended on.
Sold by Smith e Dunkin.
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When baby is fretful in teeth

When baby is fretful IN teeth
ing, get q penny-worth of honey
of roses from the chemist and rub
the little gums with it. Ihls
is soothing, and helps on the
teeth. Infants, when teethinr,
often refuse to allow mother to
put her finger III their mouths;
but they like the sweet taste OF the
honey of roses, anl viii readily
admit the finger when first dipped
IN.
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Housekeepers will lind that good
beef dripping Is better than lard
for some kinds of pastry, and for
frying purposes, though fer the
latter use it burns sooner than
lard. Clarity it by pouring boil
ing water on it as taken from the
|dripping-pan, letting it stand till
cold and finn, then taking out the
cake of fat and scrapine off the
impurities from the bottom; the
rest will be clean and sweet,
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SHILoN's CATARRH REMEDIAL
marvellous cure for catarrh,
diphthsria, canker mouth, and
headache. With each bottle there
is an ingenious injector for the
more successful treatment of these
complaints without extra charge.
Price SOC. Sold at Pansy Drug
Store, McKeehan Bros.
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No one should tell an one every

ooh! how drealfully yellow and
greasy my face i, getting" Say
do you know this is all caused by
q disordered liver, a,d that your
skin can be changed from a dark
greasy yellow to transparent
white by the use Of Beggs' Blood
Maker? Every bottle guaranteed
by W, A. Mckeehan.
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a Perfect Success. VII
The Rev. A. Antoine, CT Rsfugio, Tex. writes
Az far re- nm able to judge, think Pastor
Koeriigs Move Tonic 10 rcrfect success, for
anyone who suffered :com most painful
neryousno5s rs did. l feel like myself again
after taking tho Tonic
"A Sunday Scsaoos superintendent
Endorses 1t.
SECRETARY dorchester Co., Md. March 8, 81.
scholar III the III. u. Sunday school lot
which | am superintendent l know was com
PEELED to stay nj hoWe on account OF her nil-
ineut (epiloptic fits foT eight months. but since
using Pastor Koerigs Nerve Tonic she attends
regularly. think the cure the most remark
able | have over or heard OF, md this
herve Tonic deserves the highest econums 1t
bias nay fullest endorsement.
JOHN a. REESE, JR.
Ssgv ~ pa Valuable Boon on rervo,;
IL III N X Diseases sent free to any addres-
III r K and poor patients can also obtai.
] ES 2us lsx this medicine free of charge.
This remedy has been prepared by the Reverenf
Pastor Koenig, of Fort Wayne, md, since 1876
is now prepared under his direction by the
KoEMsa MED. CO.. Chicago, 1il.
Sold by Druggists at 81 per Bottle. 6 for &c.
LARGE Size. S1.75. Bottles for 50.
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FRIDAY. MAY Is lisa
Specimen Cases.
kIRKsvIi.LE

S. II. Clifford. New Cassel, Wis,
was II doubled with neuralgia aud
rheumatism, his stomach VAS dis
ordered; his liver WAS affected &c
an alarming degree, appetite fell
away, and he WAS terribly reduced
in flesh and strength. Three bot
ties of Electric Bitters cured HIM
Edward Shepherd. Harrisbul Z,
LII, had running sore on bis les
of eight years standing. Used
three bottles of Electric Bltter>
aud seven boxes of BuckIen's Ar
Mica Salve. and his leg is sound
and we'll John Speaker, Catsw
ba, O., had five large fever sores
on his 'eg. doctors said he was in :
durable. One bottle Electric Bit
tiers and one box Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured him entirely. Sold
at smith d Duukin's Drugstore
Putting flax seed undr III,
lid of the eye to get out a cindel
which has accldentlly lodged
there may seem curious method
of abolishing nuisance, but 1t
nevertheless quite effective. After
the seed has been moistened by
the secretions of the eye it exudes
a mucllage, which not only ale
viates the irritation of a foreign
body, but also frequently sur
rounds it and prevents pain from
the motion of the eyeball against
the cinder and ultimately assists
in its removal. The remedy may
seem novel to many persons, but
there are commercial travellers
city who never start on s
journey without pinch of flax
seed somewhere in their baggage
where 1t can be easily reached III
case of an accidental cinder in the
course of a railway journey.
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Dust sitting hens with pyre-
thrum powder twice or three
times before the eggs hatch and
there will be no lice on the chicks.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

Without the helpof htman love
divine low. coul never Rave been
made known on earth.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

AID illustrated paper on "The
Grapefruit" is also seas enable,
furnishing valuable information
regarding this to many-u1f.,
miliar fruit, especially about lis
beneficial qualities as an Alternative
in the spring. In Persia Pal
aces, > with its many illustrations,
gives a comprehensive idea Of
woman's life III that Eastern lime !;
Demorest's Family Magazine. Is
published for only 81 yeur. by
W. Jennings Demorest, Is &. IA.
St, New York.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

Love does not boast of the bat
ties it has fought, nor scratch its
scars to make them look bigger.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

Little Giants. Little Giants! Lit
tie Giants! are the pills that do the
work successf ully, effectually and
permanently. We warrant ever
bottle to give satisfaction. Sold be
A. Mckeehan.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

There are rs many des to a
man rs to question.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-05-13

The charm of country life is a
hidden book to the man that has
no God. In the country we are at
every turn brought face to face
with the incomprehensible works
Of the Creator. His hand is seen in
the breath of life that animstes each
insect worker in those fields; the
poem those great forests of oaks
and elms whisper to US with their
leaves and boughs is a song of
praise to natures God. The
rising and the setting sun; the
stars and the clouds proclaim His
omnipotence. The rain in its sea-
son; the wind that soothes OF
ravages at will; the changing
seasons, the landscapes, the flow
ers all tell of the Maker and Givel
of all good.
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Are you Bilious, Constipated or
troubled with Jaundice, Sick
Headache, Bad Taste in Mouth,
Foul Breath, Coated Tongue, Dys-
pepsia, Indigestion, Hot Dry
Skin, Pain IN Back and between
the Shoulders, Chills and Fever,
&c. Jf you have any of these
symptoms, your Liver is out Of
order and your blood is slowly
being poisoned, because your
Liver does not act properly.
Herbipe will cure any disorder
of the Liver, Stomach or Bowels.
1t has no equal as Liver Medi-
cine. Price Is cents. Free sample
bottles at Smith g. Dunkin 1y ID
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The Homeliest Man in Klrksville.

As well as the handsomest, and
others are invited to call on any
druggist and get free trial bottle
Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
lungs, a remedy that is selling
entirely upon its merits and is
guaranteed to relieve and cure all
chronic and acute coughs, asthma,
bronchitis and consumption.
Large bottles 80 cents and 81.
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Only one change of cars to the
Pacific Coast. Don't start until
you have conferred with me for
full particulars. Rates. guides,
maps etc. W. E NooNAN, Agt,
Kirksville, Mo.
The Great Wabash Route.
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A Sound Liver Makes We'll Mau
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The food of grief decreaseth,
when it swells no higher.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
why lie Did Not speak.

During the first part OF the session OF
the Fifty ,second congress, speaking OF the
rules governing debate, General Hooker
said:
After being first elected to congress, ]
remained upon the floor OF the house two
or three months without opening my
mouth. My distlne nished and lamented
friend, Samuel J. Randall, Of Pennsyvs
mia, was cbairmsn OF the committe on ap'
propriations. He had introduced a GER
tain bill and il had been reported back
from his committee. told some friends
that would be glad Of au opportunity to
discuss the bill. They went to Mr.. RAM
dali and said, There is a member here who
would like to say few words on the mat.
ter which is under debate.
Mr.. Randall turned ground, closed one
OF his eyes, as was his habit, and scrutinii
xed me very closely He looked ma oil
over and asked Is that the man2
Yes, said my friend, and he wants to
speak. Mr.. Randall.
Well, replied the great Pennsylvania.
shaking hands. he is a young member.
and there's no telliog what 10 thunder he
will say. shall not lat him speak.
And did not spehk.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
Two Kinds Of Din monds

Several years ago chsnced to stop 81
the same hotel in Dallas. where Alvin Josi
lin did, remarked an actor now filling an
en- seement 10 Chicago. and WAS sstouni
ded by his ostentaiious psrsding OF bis
diamonds. There we're number OF ladies
sitting upon the hotel versnds, and be
seemed to take especial delight in dszzl
ing their eyes with bis jewels. After struti
ting past them several times be suddenly
stopped, made bow to the coterie, and
said very bru'quely; Alb, ! zee that you
admire my diamonds. Permi, me. This
one is worth 81 900 This cost me s2 600
Tbs cluster PIN | value at IS 900 i have
with me dismonds worth $50 600, sud
own $40 600 worth which have stored
for safe keeping IN Chicago hsak.
None Of the ladies' tainted or I'D 5r ven'
into tcstasies over The display, aud not q
word vas youchs fed 10 reply.
| That evening" when Davis ent red the
| hotel dinipg room he wss sested q, tsbi,
| 10 the middle Of be room aud alone. A
few miau,es later ball dem yonbg met
10 fall dtess entered the dioiog room 10 ,
body sud ss, dosn Of the same table. IL
the center oi each immscuIste shirt IRON
sbone bi, OF plate grass ss large .s nal
ble, ~biIs bras rings bearing great se..
tings Of glass fairly loaded dosn th'
hands Of the newcomers. Davis glsocet
around the table snd his Jaws droppet
from sbssr sslotish ment Before be coulI
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16

taken ~ cue. that 10 apile tar or spruce
Is tiiiseu, - an oak forty i've, aud 10 mosi
other jeciiunn. trees like the ash, syeAl
more. tts., forty, TIE comparative immul
nifty Of The beech is said 10 be due 10 thv
fact tsrt its leaves atc frioged With numerl
Gus sboit hairs which sllow the electricity
collected 10 the subslsnce Of those otgsns
ts escape quietly into The air.
Rocks aud soils also have great irhul
ence on the risk run by localities from
destruction by thunderet tlrms Thus il a
limestone rock or limy soil be taken s one
tsa, fora sandy coil is pine, aud for pstan
81 moss or swsmpy land, eighteen TO twen
y tao.
During thunderstorm Ia Scotland
heavy rain lnost frequently, and generally
only, ooeurs;but in some parts Of Englsnd,
aud IN many places sbros bail is OF quite
as con mon occurrence as rain, aud Tar
more destruction TO property is wrought
by these little pellets than by lightning,
so much so, that crops, etc in those psfs .
are regularly insured sgsius, IT, power q
devastation,
With regard 10 bailsiorms 10 England q
curious fact is known, but cannot be salts,
fact )rily explained viz that In HuniiDR'
donsbire aud in the bordering portions OF
surrounding counties the damage done by
hail is very considerably greater than that
wrought in any other psrt Of England oyi
er similsr area.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
VOLUME %.

Sol Smith, SO, s,snded ia the Mississippi
town, and didLt hsve enoush moDcy TO
teach the nfnl stand here il wss 10 play,
Laclil, i vas 10 the ,ammet time and
the river wss iall Of a.lbosls pl,ins TO and
fro With produce aad live stock ~.
The case OF aoios the whole hog OF none.
So Sol Smith. Who VAS The eloquent old
actor, finally prevailed on the skipper ~ho
sas going down the river With load oi
hogs, TO give The actors free transporla.
tion.
i, may be imagined 'ha, the trip wss
no, enioyably spent in such unssvory CON,
pany. but sectors were no, as particular 10
those days as they are now.
One evening the f.tbost passed psla.
tial steamer. the deck tilled with elegantly
dressed southern ladies and gentlemen.
The captain hailed the skipper OF the Aa,i
boat: What boat is thstg
The Mary Aun Jenkins. OF Bummeis
port
Aud what kind Of cargo have you go,
on board?
Oh. not much Of a one only hogs spd
actors.
The roar Of lsueht,r that went Mp from
the deck OF that lteambosi at this an
nouncement must have made The engineer
think that bis boiler bad burst.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
Japanese i,e,

A Jspsnese doctor never dreams Of ask
ing poor petleu, for lea. according TO
the San Frsncisco Chronicle. There ia u
proverh among the mediosl fraternity OF
japan. When the twin enemies. poverty
and disease. invade a home. then be who
takes sueht from that home, even though
IL be given him. IL arobter.
0ftan. said Dr. Mstsumoto, doctor
will not only give bis time and his med
cines freely TO the sufferer, bnt he will
also give him money to tide over his dire
necessities Every physician has bis own
dispensary. and there are very few spothe'
cary shops in the empire.
When a rich mau calls in physician he
does not expect TO be presented with bill
for medical services In fact no such thing
as q doctors bill ia known in Japan. al,
though nearly all the other modern prac.
tices are 10 vogue there The doctor never
as for bis fee.
The strict honesty OF the people makes
this unnecessary When be is through
with the patient present il made TO him
OF whstever sum the patient or his friends
may deem to be just compensation. The
doctor ID supposed to smile, take the fee,
bow, and thank bis patron.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
An kngin..,'. Joke.

Mr. Smith tells OF sn instance illnstra'
ting ibe peculiar methods Of Mexican sd
ninhtntion OF iustioe in connection With
railways.
A friend OF mine was on trial for his
life on q charge OF manslaugbt down
nesr Qniuttro. He bad been running a
q passenger train and had bad the misfor
tune to kill msu walking on the track,
He had been in jail for several months and
iuslly Minister Osburne, who was then 10
Mexico. succeeded in having his case call.
ed for trial. Now. the MeIicsps never
listen to expert testimony They mish'
hear you aud me IN our own defense, but
unless we could corroborate testimony by
home tangible support like physical sub
stsntiatiop, We could cut buta poor figure
ted upon having the engineer reproduce
Precisely the condition OF affairs which led
% the accident.
Accordingly the rsilrosd company had
to rig up q train OF cars, precisely like that
n which the accident occurred. II had
to be loaded with just as many people as
the original train had on board. 1t bad to
have the same engine and be taken to the
precise spot where the accident occurred.
A dummy figure was prepared to stand in
the exact spot where the man was killed.
Then the jury were to get on the train and
the administrator de justice was to take
seat in the cab and observe the effoitS OF
the engineer to stop il in time.
Nov, the engineer who was demon ira
ting the problem was a friend Of the man
on trial. He intended to show the admin,
isirador something he bad never before
seen. The idea was to take the train over
the same track. They vert up the road
about i've miles and then switched to como
back for the second object lesson. The
dummy was 3, on the track The admin
istrador took his place inihe cab, leaning
more than half bis body out to better
observe the 1gure, for he was TO give the
signal when TO stop.
The engineer let her out with grin
He was not supposed to travel more than
thirty miles 30 hour, bat when the admin
istrsdor wsit I'D for his hand TO check her
- man ou the track-he was going fry.
The fireman pulled the whistle, the engin'
eer sprang TO his reverse lever and bis
sandbox and gave her ell the air there was
in the pump. Ia less than a second the
administrator de judicio was out Of the
cap window into the ditch with broken
ankle the jury in the first passenger car
was piled into promiscuous mass, the
buffer conplers were smashed. the stove
was upset, and yet the momentum was so
greet that the engine strucS the straw man
and knocked il twenty feet in the air.
The result OF that object lesson was that
the administrator lay in bed for six weeks
the engineer was acquitted and the jury
petitloned the legislature Of Choacan for
change in the laws.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16

Five year old Dorothy goes to Sundsy
school and always LEARNS the golden text.
Sometimes her mother is astonished vt ber
application Of these bits OF Scripture. She
was allowed TO go TO one OF the neigbbors
TO play one afternoon, and looked very
sweet In her fresh, dainty gown. II was
only q little while. however. before she
ran home, besmeared with mud from tip
TO toe
Oh. Dorothy msmma exclaimed, 10
discouraged tone. What shall | do with
your
I'm sorry, J didn', mean to msmma.
But just look at your clothes. child
Wba, sm going to do with your
Well. responded Dorothy. remember
ing her text from the previous Sabbath,
Man looketb on the outward Appearance,
bat the Lord Iookeih on the heat.
And what could msmms dot
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-06-16
Facts ere Funny Things.

Figures are funny things. They may
be manipulated 10 most mysterious and
marvellous manner, so as TO entirely de
ceiye the uuiuiiisted, bat when we get st
the naked truth we find them very simple
OF course, we do not refer TO ladies fgur'
es. but 10 common cr garden numerals
Strange tricks msy be played with figures
ag.in We refer O. numerals s--ss amusing
aud perpIex,ng ss with those time bonored
aud indispensable copjuror's coniederates
--pscks Of playing cards. 10 most oi
these the Il ure nine is the most important
factor. There are some peculiarities about
this little ballet beaded gentleman which
sre really stsr'lirp He bss q phoenix like
pneer of raising himself from bis sthes
: po,ber him up ~ you like, multiply hin
y, sny group oi bis fellow figures, until
49, identity Is com pletsly lost. and he will
haD ~ sgaiu, II 10. 10 shape, ut lesst 10
spifit ~, subs'aacs the snm OF the
rern pbtsined by lhe process Of multirili
G. ton. THUS twice 8 are ls, 30 for II
amrle. " niDes are l65. which added 20
ss,ber make 9. or 1873 Iines makes 2iZ
sod ihus he pops up sssia 10 dif~feni
form, but the same liitie sell s~ssfiiys
ehsp The oply exception u ahen ~
piled 10 II or multiples Of III, when 'b'
,itiie Joker comes 10 pairs, ss witness ~
folio~iny 33 nines Risin. .g7. etc