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and, while the trunk and limbs shall be
buried III the ordinary way, the head
and brain shall go to the surgeons for
dissection
In all the German hospitals every pa
tent who enters does so with the knowl-
edge that If he or she dies in the insti-
tuition tho body is by law destined for
the d~issecting table. Custom, which
familiarizes all things, has overcome all
sense OF repugnancc in the matter, and
the charity patient gives no second
thought to the final disposition of The
body.
In French hospitals the same custom
prevails, crdeny peculiar mniformntlon
Of the body In n deceased patient IS at
onco subjveted TO tho surgeons knife.
Attempts have been made to pass a sim
liar law In this country and in England,
but the public sentiment has thus far
orcrrulod the demands of the anatom-
lists, and with a few exceptions medical
colleges are obliged to look elsewhere
for the dissecting table. N. Y. Re
corder,
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BUY BODIES or LIVING MEN.
Surgeons Who Want Good Subjects for
Dissection Paw Cash for Them.

Surgeons Who Want Good Subjects for
Dissection Pay Cash for Them.
For reasons which can hardly be APP
preciated, doctors and the heads of med
ical institutions do not care to go into
particulars regarding the purchase of
living bodies, and yet, as q matter of
fact, 1t is customary to pay cash in re-
turn for II bill of sale OH the human
body, to be delivered to tho doctor or 10
the mcdical institution after the death
of the seller.
Any persons who are compelled by
fate to go through life with a malfor-
nation of body or limb may, if they
choose, realize on their misfortune, and
there are on record wills Of persons do
ceased who have left their bodies to
various institutions for dissection.
Their aro many cases of such ante
mortem sales, one of the most notable
being that of a man known as John"
who has sold his head and trunk to The
surgeons connected with n well-known
New York hospital. John, who so far
as records go, has no other name, has
a peculiar growth on the side of his head
which, while not n particularly pleasing
sight, from n medical standpoint is
most interesting.
The man came to the hospital ns n
charity patient n number of ye6Ts ago,
and it Is said that an arrangement was
made between John and the doctors
whereby he was to have a home in the
hospital as long as he lived, provided
that he was willing that after death his
body should go to the surgeons table.
Another case was hat of Allen Mar
tin and his young wife. For some reo-
son known only to themselves they
wished to sell their bodies to the Central
Medical college OF ct. Joseph, Mo-. but
the offer was refused for the reason that
both man and wife were in good health
and perfectly formed, and there was
every prospect of their OUTLYING the
doctors to whom they wished to make
tho sale.
y medical college in this city has
among it's records and papers a bill of
sale for q woman's head The woman
Is alive to-day and should her name be
mentioned it would be recognized by
hundreds of persons. She Is gifted with
a marveIously tenacious memory, and
the doctors are curious to know just
what popularity her brain will show,
This cannot be learned during her life,
but she, being willing to advance the
cause Of science, has sold her head to
the institution for the nominal sum Of
$50. In her will she has left instruc-
tions that her body shall he ~decanita ted,
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LEFT MONEY TO BUY CANDY.
School Children of Los Gatos Have a
biennial least.

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n,.,D - -
IN. of the yerv aorIIeS. sa++,.- ~
ooLIond uoa caoSoa w Toosd.L 90
bia In -
school children of los Gatos were en-
abIed TODAY 10 eniov a unioue Memo,,a
al dav
He had moi. been vary ,ong q ros,ae,x
of +b;s c;+y bafora he $3.50 - o.
tos, and hardly ANYBODY here aoyv pe-
members Mr.. Teasdale. He was a NJ
oneer of the Santa Clara county town
and. being somewhat eccentric he left
n pecuIiar will when he died % veors
o1o
At HIS deatb he beoueo+be5 al tho
wealth he possessed. the sum of 5000 10
tn. school cbiIdran of Los G,+os 70 10
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JACK RABBITS FOR couRsINe.
Said to BE Greatly Superior 10 the English
Hare for That Purpose.

Said to &c Greatly Superior 10 the English
Hare for That Purpose.
The sport of rabbit coursing is receiv-
ing a new impetus since the Kansas
black-tailed juck rabbit has entered
the arena. Not until quite recently
has the coursing fraternity been aware
of the great superiority IF the jack
over the cottontail rabbit or the Eng
lish hare for this purpose. Kansas
jack rabbits are now greatly in de-
mand, both in this country and in Eng
land, and live ncs command n good
price. The difficulty in catching them
alive is very great, and Only one man
in Kansas, so far as known, has given
his undivided attention to the work
Charles Payne, Familiarity known
throughout the west rs Il hunter and
plainsmnn, has been Il jack rabbit en-
thusiast for years, and it Is largely
through his efforts that the merits of
the animal for coursing purposes have
become so generally recognized. The
capture of a live jack rabbit involves
the purchase of n great dcci of eXpen-
sive parapherDalia. Mr.. Payne has two
nets made of seine Irvine, five feet in
height, which, when o are extended,
reach almost across n section, and
made expressly for catching live jacks.
His method for trapping the live jacks
is unique. 1t is his usual custom, when
preparing for the raid upon the rabbits,
to advertise among the farmer boys
the day upon which the jack rabbit
drive is to take place.
Al the appointed time hundreds of
country boys, mounted on ponies, flock
10 tho rnn1nzNn1Ic 0rINnd with fnn-
horns, drums, bells, and anything else
that will make discordanb music. They
are deployed in a semicircular line
two miles in front of tho net, and at ~
given signal from the marshal of tho
day the line moves toward the net,
each man making oil the noise pos
sible. If the hunting grounds have
been we'll selected tho horsemen will
have no trouble in bouncing" rob
bits innumerable, and as they scamper
aw4y toward the net, followed pel1
nell by the eager farm boys, the scene
is Que of great animation. The rab-
bits, if they do not become confused
by the noise and excitement, bound
away toward the net at almost light
ming speed, and many of them strike
the net so hard that they break their
neckS. lhoSe bnab survive the SnocR
scamper into the pockets which arc in
! g~eniously arranged for their reception,
and for them the Jig is up. Rabbits
sometimes die with fright, not having
sufficient strength To make the race for
life.
These rabbit drives are among the
most popular sports In which the prai-
RE farmers indulge, and it is customary
for the organizer of h drive to pro
vide a bounteous spread for his gra-
tuitous helpers.-Philadelphia Times.
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ASSERTING METAL MONEY.
Odd Specimens That Arc in'the National
Treasury.

Treasury.
quantities of subsidiary
and minor coins are continually How
ing in to u.s. said a treasury othclal re-
GENTLY, "to be exchanged for notes. The
coins which we receive from ali oTerthe
country are assorted into lit ana I'M
fit The latter we do not send out
again for circulation. At the same time
the standard of fitness is somewhat
variable. If the appropriation for the
lnints has run short, II we v no
big quantity of new coins 10 draw on,
we are obliged to pass pieces which
would otherwise be withdrawn and
transferred to the melting pot. At all
times we pick out for rejection all coins
that are mutilated in any manner This
applies even to pieces which have paper
stuck on them. Within the last three
OIL four years the practice OF FASTING
advertisements OF II side of silver
dollars has been popular with mer-
chhnts, particularly in the west. The
uste employed is of so excellent a
quality hat to remove the ~'stickers,'
as they are called, is next to impossible.
Soaking in warm water has no etfecton
them. OF course we have not time to
ueNOOc ~ SuCh IL bhohB ohN J
throw them out.
1.-The ingenuity exercised by people
III the DETACHMENT of the coins of the
1calm is really remarkable. Shop keep
ers will stamp their firm names upon
silver dollars with steel dies. The adj
vertisement is cxcellently conceived,
but the value of the coin is destroyed
except as bullion. Many persons maxi
- .-oo+;a, - o,,fftnn nAinc Will n lEnifn
to make sure that they are good. The
test may prove them all right, but it
renders them unredeemabIc. Other
PERSONS scratch the piece with sharp
Instrumentation what purpose 1 am
unable t o say. The result, however, is
the same. WeTeturn all mutilated and
counterfeit coins to the depositor. In
every case the depositor is requested to
send them back to the TREASURY. If he
fails to do so no more are returned to
him out of subsequent consignments.
Counterfeit coins we mark in such a
way that it is hardly possible to use
them again. They are cut half through
from one edge. AS for mutilated pieces
the owner can dispose of them only by
selling them for SO nue. metal. The
mints will buy mutilated coins in guam
titles like any other bullion.
"We have here at the treasury four of
the m~oGtAeXpert counters of money in
the world. They are women, and their
names are Miss Calhoun, Miss Rolf,
Miss Cocks and Miss Burns. each of
these young ladies Is able to count from
10000 to $4,000 pieces n day, throwing
out the counterfeits at sight. They are
so clever at the work that it is hardly
possible for a bad coin TO escape detec-
ton by their keen eyes. The pieces
IRE spread out on tables in such a man.
per as to lie fiat, this being accom-
plished by two or three quick move
Inents of the hands. Then they are
counted two or three at a time, with
two fingers of the right hand, throwing
them into the left hand, which is held
below the edge of the table. In this
process all badly worn coins are put
aside, to be sent to the mint in Phila-
delphia- "+Washin Star.
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DANGER FROM BACTERIA IN ICE.
Frozen Water Absorbs Many Impurities
Injurious to Human Life.

Frozen Water Absorbs Many Impurities
Injurious to Human Life.
The dangers incident to the con-
sumption of ice obtained from polluted
sources, as lakes or ponds receiving
sewage, nave zee much insisted on,
and not only have actual Instances
of the communication of enteric fever
in this manner been quoted, but the
ARCHAEOLOGICAL examinations of differ
ent samples of melted ice have been
adduced to show that the process of
freezing has no influence on the num-
Der. or vitality of the microbes. Ice
water, for example, from the Spree has
been found to contain 1,7oO to the c.
sm., and from the Lake of Geneva, 210,
while melted hail stones yielded 72.
But the recent experiments of Prof.
Christomanor, of Athens, go some way
toward ju%stifying the old nnd popular
belief in the purifying action of con-
collation., which, as he shows, effects q
partial separation of all impurities,
concentrating them in the inner por-
ton of the mass Examining blocks
artificial ice from a factory sup
plie1 by a well, and others of water
from the aqueduct of Hadrian, he OBJ
serves in all a central core, forming
about one-fourth part of the entire
granular appearance, contrasting
strongly with the perfect and color
less transparency of the surrounding
ice. While the original water from
the aqueduct c~ontained 80 milo
grammes of Organic natter (solids
lost N ignition?) in the tier, that from
the clear ice showed only 2.s, while
the turbid central position gave 1855;
SO with the water from the well, the
milligrammes in which were di-
vided in the ice in SIS and 202 milli-
grammes per liter respcctively.-Brit-
ish Medical Journal.
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STATE OF MISSoURI-ss:

STATE OF
l, ALEXANDER A. LESUEUR,. Secretary OF
State of the state of Missouri, hereby certify
that the foregoing are full. true and complete
copies of the concurrent resolutions of the
Thirty-eighth general Assembly of the state of
Missouri-Ffrst constitutional amendment, en-
tilted: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUBJ
hitting to tho qualified voters of Missouri an
amendment to the constitution thereof, pro-
viding for the removal of the seat of govern
ment from the City of jefferson to the city of
Sedalia. Second constitutional amendment,
entitled: CONCURRENT RESOLUTION sub
hitting to the qualified voters of the state of
Missouri an amendment to the constitution
thereof, concerning the judicial department"
Third constitutional amendment, entitled:
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of the state of Missouri an
amendment to the constitution thereof, con-
corning education, free schools and school
ages;' and Fourth constitutional amendment,
ontitled: CONCURRENT RESOLULUTION
submitting to the qualified voters of the state
of Missouri an amendment to the constitution
thereof, relating to water-wOrks, electric or
other light plants and public sewers in cities
of thirty Thousand Inhabitants or less" as APP
pears by comparing the same with the original
rolls of said concurrent resolutions now on
file, as the law directs, in this Office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, L hereunto set
my haAd and afix the GREAT SEAL of
the state or Missouri. Done at Office In
VEAL the City of Jefferson, this fifteenth day
of September, A. D., 1895.
A. A. LESUEUR,
Secretary of State.
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Prize Tombstone.

At a recent pigeon shoot of the Lin
coin Gun club, at Alameda Point, a $35
tombstone was the 18th prize. The
conditions under which it was given
were that it should go to any man who
killed 10 straight and then missed the
remaining two. If no one made that
score it should go to the 18th man.
Nobody seemed to want the tomb
stone. Len Owens broke 10 straight
and then deliberately missed the 13thso
as not to win it.
II am not superstitious," said he,
but l believe in signs"
81 am not, either" declared Harlow
White, but I'll bet n hat something
happens to the man who wins it."
They can't run fast enough to give
it to me-" declared Morton Allen.
Col. Sheldon l.. Kellogg made 10
straight and said no was not afraid of
winning the tombstone, for he intended
to make a clean score. He killed his
18th blue rock and despite his best
efforts he missed two easy ones. The
tombstone is his now and all it lacks
is his name and age.-San Francisco
Post.
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A woman's Heart.


Anxious Mother-What's the matter,
Arthur?
Adult SOM am desperately in love
with Clara We're de We're, and I am
afraid to risk my n by proposing. L
fear she does not care for me.
81 suppose she speaks enthusiastical-
ly of her girl friends when talking to
YOU"
"Some of them"
"Are the ones she praises living in or
lea the city?"
"No-o, come to think. Some of them
live out west inc the rest are on a five
years tour of Europe"
"Did she ever refer to my girl you
meet or n meet as being sweet or
pretty or lovely or anything of that
sort"
NO"
"She loves you."-N. Y. Weekly.
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works and electric or other light plants for
cities containing $4,000 Inhabitants or less,
when such cities elect to own same, and 10
Il proper sewerage for such cities, tho
rates of taxation herein limited may be iu-
creased and the purpose for which 1t is in
tended shall have been submitted to u vote bf
the people. ard two-thirds of the qualified
voters of such county city or school district
voting at such election shall vote therefor.
The rate herein allowed to such county shall
be ascertained by the amount of taxable prop
erty therein, according to the last assessment
for state and county purposes, and tina rate
allowed to each city or town by the number of
inhabitants, according to the last census taken
under the authority of the state or the United
States: said restriction as to rate shall apply
to taxes of every kind and description. whether
general or special, except taxes to pay valid
Indebtedness now existing, or bonds which
may be issued in renewal Of such indebted
ness.
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THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of the state of Missouri
an amendment tn the constitution thereof,
concerning education, free schools and
school agcs,
Pc IL resolved by the Senate, the House of
Representatives cuucurring therein:
That at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next GLOWING tho first Monday in
November, a. d, lSa-i. the following amend
meut to the constitution of Missouri, concern
ing education, free schools aud school ages,
sLil state, tU~wtt:
SECTION l. That section | of article XXI of
the constitution of this state be amended by
striking out the word six" aud inserting in
lieu thereof the word five so that said sec
tiOn OF the constitution shall read as fOllowS:
Section /. 4 genoI al diffusion of knowledge
and Intelligence being essential to the presrr-
walton of the rights and liberties of the people,
the general assembly shalt establish and main
tain free public schools for the gTatuitous in
of all persons ia this state between
the ages of 1--WE and twenty years.
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An Art ~ConnoIsseur.

Madame goes with her maid TO pur-
chase n still-life picture for her dining
room. She selects at the picture deal
er's n painting representing n bouquet
of flowers with n pie cut in two and II
half-penny roll. She paid 500 francs for
the lot.
"Madame," whispered the bonnie,
"you have made a bad bargain, let me
tell you. l saw a picture like that sold
for 400 francs"
"And was it as good as this oneP"
"Of course it was; there was n hot
more pic."-Mnniterr Oriental.
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Theories. of cure may be discussed at
length by physicians, but the suffers want
quick relief; and One Minute Cough Cure
will give 1t to them. A safe cure for chill
dren. 1t Is "the only harmless remedy
that produces immediate results" Crist
& Dav. l-25-1y
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New Firm
New Goods :!

10 the Citizens of Lexington and Vicin,ty:
1 take this means of announcing that
L have opened a new stock of Groceries
in the Meyer building, opposite the
postoffice.
came here to make this my perman-
emit home, and to do business with you
on business principles. 1 will sell you
nothing but good goods, at the lowest
possible prices. 1 shall do business on
a strictly cash basis, which will enable
me to make low prices.
1 respectfully solicit a call. Try me
once. and if 1 don't please you it will be
my loss.
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Franklin Avenue is selling
ROASTED COFFEE
have the finest line of Teas in town.
John Powell.
Notice to Bridge Contractors.
l will lot to tho lowest and best bidder, on
10 IsnR

mt II O'Clock u. m , the construction of one
wooden frame bent bridge over Horse Shoe
creek, on road leading from Ferguson's school
house towards Independence. Said bridge
will be two span, with eighteen foot ioisis.
Plans and specifications can be seen mt time
of letting, ut site of bridge.
Contractors will be required to give bond,
with approved security, for contractu and main
t%enance, as required by law.
The right to reject amy or all bids Is re-
served, j. X. GRAY,
Algtd Commissioner.
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A Million Gold Dollars

Would not bring happiness to the person
suffering with dyspepsia, but Hoods
Sarsaparilla has cured many thousands
of cases of this disease. 1t tones the
stomach, regulates the bowels aud puts
all the machinery CT the system in
working order. 1t creates IA good appetite
and gives health, strength and happiness.
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EOI. Sale

One hundred and twenty acres, known
as the 4. NJ. Small farm. Good Land;
seven miles south of Lexington; SS5 per
acre. Will give time on part; also nine
head of horses. Address:
N. r. SMALL,
7-26-2m Springfield, Mo.
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''She loves you."-N. Y. Weekly.

The first wood-borer was the wood
pecker, and so accurate is his work that
the hole he bores in the tree is MS exact
iy circular rs though measured by q
pair of comnassAa
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L.LocKWooD.
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Isabella Mountjoy and George n.
Mounttoy, her husband, by their certain deed
eighteen hundred and eighty-efRht. and 20
corded In the recorders Office OF lafayette
conveyed to John Rete moreland, trustee. the
following described real estate. situate. lying
and bei2g j.. Lafayette county, Missouri,
Joining the addition to the town of Lexington
inow city, commencing at an oak stake on the
Morgan Day and wife in June, 1874, to John X.
Bennett, the said stake being on South street.
nearly opposite the southeast corner Of the
thence on the line OF said street westwardly
sixty-seven t6D feet to a stake on the north
and wife in June, is4I. TO George SoIster:
thence running south from said street four
hundred and fifty (45O) feet TO a stake on said
Soister's southern line; thence east sixty
seven (6D feet to a stake, being the southwest
corner of said lot, sold by said Day TO said
four hundred and fifty tl50) feet TO a stake NJ
the beginning point; said lot hereby described
and conveyed being the same lot conveyed by
William bowman and wife TO Alfred Jones,
trustee for Mary r. Bowman. wife OF John T..
bowman. by deed dated December Slst. 1874,
and recorded in deed book 81" on page 500, of
the records of Lafayette county, and also
being the same lot conveyed TO Isabella
Alfred Jones, trustee. and Mary K. Bowman,
by deed dated February 18th, 1882. and recorded
In the recorders ONCE OF said Lafayette
county. in book No. So, at page 40; which
said deed was made In trust TO secure the pay
ment of two certain promissory notes In said
deed described; and whereas, default has
been made in the payment of one of said
notes, and the same with interest thereon re-
mains due and unpaid; and whereas. John
Reid Moreland, the trustee named In said deed
of trust. being dead; and whereas. IL Is pro-
Vided in said deed of trust, that In case of the
death of said j. Reid Moreland, the powers
vested I'm him by said deed of trust should de-
Volve on and be executed by the acting shorif
OF said county; now. therefore,, this Is to give
notice that ]. the undersigned. Zach W.
Wright. the acting sheriff of Lafayette county,
Missouri. by virtue OF the powers IN me vested
under said deed of trust, authorizing me IN
act in the place of said trustee, In case OF his
death, and pursuant to the provisions of said
decd OF trust. and at the request OF the legal
holder and owner of one OF said notes, | will,
THURSDAY. OCTOBER q, 1896.
between the hours of nine O'Clock in tho fore
noon and Ave O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the court house door. in the city OF
Lexington. Lafayette county, Missouri. Ofrer
for sale and sell at public vendue, to the high
est bidder, for cash In hand. the said property
above described. for the purpose OF paying tho
amount due upon said note, together with the
costs and expenses of said trust and sale
Given under my hand this 18th day OF Sep
TENDER, 1895. ZACH. W. WRIGHT,
Ol9St Sheriff and Trustee
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Hoods pills act tremendously with
Hoods S~arsaparilla. Cure all liver ills.
IS cents.
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Wanted-An Idea \ ! $G ss$ ST. S a s ss55s

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & co Patent Attor-
neys, Washington. u. g, for their ei.sOO prize orer
and list OF two hundred Inventions wanted,