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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-12-18
The Gieseke Boots

The GieSeEe Boots
best in the land; formerly sold by
Doneghy, now for sale by
RELIABLE SHOE Co.
South Side Square.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-12-18
THF NEW BAPTIST CHURCH

The New Baptist Church dedicated last Sunday at IL
O'Clock dedicatory services were conducted by rev.
Brown of Kansas City, At the morning service $1,000 were
raised and the church dedicated free from debt The
church cost SS, 600.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1896-12-18

WANTED To rent a good farm.
Address Box 294, Kirksville, Mo.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10

The proprietor of the artificial imt
emporium was downcast and sad. The
last three vicyims of the trolley car nal
all died after amputation of the lower
members and thereby n prospective sale
was lost. a crash. following scream,
aroused him from his melancholy. In
moment the unconscious form OF an
injured humorist was borne into ms
store. He mad collided with a beer
wagon and mis- legs were hopclessly
crushed. Slowly the injured man
opened his eyes and looked about him.
Your legs. my friend" said the arti.
fetal limbmaker. with well-fcigned sor-
Tow, must DC nmputa,ed." "Ah." said
the homorisi. seeing an opportunity to
make thrcc-bagger hit, "then youll
remember me-" and with q smile Of
triumph on i'is palld face he rclapsed
into unconsciousncss. ~ Washington
Times.
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.

--"ls she really SO poor?" poor!
Why, its one of the most pitful eases
ever heard of. She's TOO poor even
10 own = bicycle. Chicago Post
Daughter (angry) -"If il wasn't
for papa you would 20. There is no
apparent reason why you can't
Mother-~"That is a parent reason"
Tramp Madam. do YOU speak
French Lady of the House (suspi-
ciouSly NO "Nor Spanish ?"
NO what do you" "Then. mnaain.
! fear that | shall have 10 ask Won for
something 10 eat in plain English
Chicago Record.
George Whew, What can be-
the matter? Telegram says come
home immediately" George crush
ing into his suburban home one hour
htcr)-"Tcll me quick. my dear. What
/ it," Young Wife-"rhe baby said.
Mamma. ;" Broo'iyn Life.
The fox Lad jumped and Jumped
and jumped. He sat down with his
tongue out and eyed the unattainablr
grapes with n well-aSsumed air Of in
Nt''N ''H ''' iFdI me. ne remarked.
airily. "how careless Of me not to no.
tlce that they were not edible grapes.
hut good only 10 make into table d'hote
Washington Star.
An old fellow. who had lately bur
led his fourth wife. was accosted bv
an acquaintance. who. unaware of his
bereavement. asked: How is vour
wife. Cap'n Plow Joyce >" WAL
replied the captain. with solemn. not
- say sad. countenance. ''waal. to tell
the trewth, I'm Kinder out of wives
Just now."-N. Y. Tribune.
Mrs. Fanciful-"The doctor says.
James. that il had pleasant shock
10 the system il would do me world
or good Mr.. Fanciful-"Then I can
give YOU one. You know the bonnet OF
Mrs. Dresser's that You so enviedc
Wen. she was caught in the rain. and
Is quite spoilt. Now YOU feel better.
don't you?" London Fun.
Borrowing Trouble. II nivyar
knewsurh q woman fur horryin' thrub. \
die" remarked Mrs Dolan. .as Is Mrs
Iaiferty next durc." "She ISL" rerlied
Mr.. Dolan. "Oi had ravson to notice
not same popularity Yesterday after
noon while yez wor out ..Ycz dido
les She KEN over an got the loan
,, Yer bicycle Washington Star.
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LATEST FROM CUBA.
Taken oatand shot by Spanish Ci,il Guards
An Unknown schooner sighted.


I'm Unknown schooner sighted.
Special Cores pondeuce OF the United Press
HAVANA, June 26.-Seratin Slorena.
a grocery store clerk. 20 years old, and
EmalinO Puldo, a baker. . years old.
residents Of Jarnce. Havana district.
were taken from their homes recently
TO the outskirts OF the town and killed
by the Spanish civil guards. No rea-
sons were assigned for the action.
Col. Aldea ; men have burned the
houses on the stock iarn of Mr. Fran.
cisco MARTA Fernandez. near Bolon-
uron, Matanza province. Mr. Fer.
nandcz IS an American doctor and
formerly lived in brooklyn
AT sunrise yesterday morning an
unknown schooner was seen off Copi-
mar, near Havana. She was fired
upon from the shore, but succeeded in
making landing further down the
coast She was under the protection
of an insurgcnt force believed to be
part Of Aguirruo's command. She was
lost sight Of. II is said the schooner
sailed from Havana. despite the Wig.
lance of the Spanish authorities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
LAMPS ARE VERY ANCIENT.
Some Facts in Their History which Are
Odd and Interesting.

'sN fhltrtsIlnE.
TO the EgN ptians has ."cn given tn,
honor of inventing the lamp. but i
seems more nan probable that thev re
ceiSed II from the older civilization o.
India The lamps originally used b,
the Hebrews. the Egyptians and the
Greeks were simply flat .eSsels with p
small handle at one end. and al The
side a small projection with hole
forming nozzle. In III back was q
larger opening into which the oil was
poured. The oil used was % morally veg
etable, but according 10 Pliny il was
sometimes Of liquid bitumcn.
The lamp commonly used i'm Egvpt
al the present time is a small glass YES
sci, with tube in the bottom. in which
IS placed a wick OF co ton twisted
around st-aw. TIE common lamp OF
India Is small earthen '.auccr, With a
bit Of twisted cotton for q wick. The
ordinary travellers torch or lamp in
India is a bundle Of stripe OF rags on
the end of stick. with oil poured over
II. In Bib lands the lamp common
~ used is a small earthsrwarc plate.
with the edge turned M to make il
hold small quantity OF I'll.
Among the most beautiful ruins OF
antiquity TINT have been reserved are
a great numi or of Egyptian. Greek and
Roman lamrs, formed 10 clay. metal
terra Gotta and bronze. The museum
at Naples contains the finest variety of
specimens 10 be found anywhere.
These were 'ecoyernd from the ruins Of
iompeii and llcrculaneum Some lamps
were hung with chains TO bronze can
dclahra; some were supported by beau
tiful brackets.
IN 1854 AMI Argand. Swiss resident
in London. made an entire revolution in
artificial light by 'nvcnting burner
with circ lar wick. tn" flame being
thus supplied with an inner and IN
outer curreni Of mir. To Argand we
also owe the invention Of the common
lamp chimney. He was vcfy DESTROYS OF
increasing he light given ont by the
lamp that hc had irycnted, and to that
end he made many experiments, but
all TO no purpose.
One night as he sat at his work table
he noticed an OIL flask lying
near off witch thu bottom had been
broken, leaving a iong-neskcd. funnel
shaped tube He c1reless'.y picked this
up, and. almost without thought"
placed it over the flame Of his lamp.
The result astonishcd and delighted
him, for the flame became a brilliant
white light. Argand made practical use
u the hint thus given him by devising
the lamp chimney. - Philadelphia
Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
VIII Issue Orders for the immediate Tx
ecution OF some OF Its Provisions

WASHINGTON, July l.-Pursuant to
the agreement made Monday. orders
were issued by Secretary Lamont YES
terday for the Immediate execution Of
tine provisions Of the river and harbor
bill with the exception Of those sec
tions Of the bin providing specifically
tor the making of contracts for the
continuation and completion Of the
works.
All the work provided for in this
OH Will be done under the supervision
Of Gen. Craighill, chief OF engineers.
and no action will be taken at this
time with respect to the important
works for the completion OF which
the bill authorizes the making of con-
tinuing contracts. There are 80 items
OF this character in the bill. and the
authorities are now considering the
best course of action.
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MAKING PROGRESS.

fne brass Aescucrs Working Ia the Twi.
shaft are Meeting with Less Resist
ancr. aud kapidiy approaching the POI
Where IL a. Expected they VIII Hind IA.
bosiiss-i -'And HAP OF Hope.
Wn-AEsBAIEr, Pa. June 30. An.
other - hours has rolled away ano
still the men az the Twin Shaft, Pitts.
ton Junction. are making heroic eff.
forts 10 reach the men entombed.
More progress was made this after.
noon than has been made since the
work was begun. There was no fur
Their squeezing in the gangwav o.,
slope, and the men were not inter.
fered with in placing the timbers and
feeling their way cautiously along.
On account Of The faS orablc condi.
tions to-day the men had gone about
three hundred feet further into the
slope than they We're the night pre-.
vious, and they had reached the edge
"a the cave. II is presumed that the
men cntombed are about seven hun.
drcd feet from the edge of the cave.
~ AeANA AAAN tNAlGH AAk-
glng was begun with ali vigor
The timbers behind the reservoir
yesterday showed no signs of bending
anu all OF the officers agreed that the
roof was in good condition To dig
away the TOO feet aud reach the bodies
viii take II or Is hours longer. il
everything continues favorable, but
the officials and rescuers think there
are open spaces beyond the edge OF
the fall, which, of course, would not
have to be dug and in these places the
men would only have 10 secure tho
roof.
II the slope is solidly choked up the
digging would take couple of weeks,
but il the fall is not heavy. and if there
are open spaces, the men may be
reached any time within the next ~ or
y hours The air is good, and it still
freely circuiates among the rescuers,
ma the danger Of the. men being over
aiken by body Of water has entirely
disappeared
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SarsapariIIa
Hoods Pills cure oiliousncss, headache.


The star Alpha Centauri-the near.
est star 70 the earth as far as we vet
know-consists, as the telescope shows.
OF two suns, one of which is five or six
times brighter than the other. But
recent observations by Mr. Roberts al
the ,ape OF Good Hope observatory
nave ied nm TO the conclusion that tho
TWO components of Alpha Centauri,
much AS they differ in brightness, are
really nearly equal in weight. To-
gether they are twice as heavy as our
sun. 1T seems 10 follow from these
facts that one of those twin suns 1,
losing its light, and in the course Of
ages may become only gigantic
opaque planet, while its companion
Will still continue to blaze with solM
spiendor.-Youths Companion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
THE DOMINION ELECTIONS.
The Liberals Have Clear Majority Owe,
All In the House of Commons.

TonoNTo, Ont. July 1.-The last re.
naming election in the general cleo.
tions for the house of commons took
place in the constituency of Algomon..
Dat A. +. Diment. liberal candidate.
was returned by over 1900 ma jority
The standing of the parties now Is;
Liberals, ilG; conservatives. So; pa.
irons, .; Independents, ). The lib.
erals thus have clear ma orit Of Is
over all parties.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
May Reach the ImF-isoncd Miners at Any
Moment--A Faint Hope.

NiLKEsBARLE, Pa, July /. 1880 a. NJ
The midnight Shift OF rescuers who
have come 70 the surface report that
they are now AZ work on the cave and
may reach the bodies at any moment
Some Of the rescuers cling To fain.
hope that some OF the men may be
alive. They say that the pillars
where the men are working are very
large and strong, and that perhaps
the cave came about them anu left
them imprisoned in an open space,
rut the question whether or not the
men could have sustained life for 50
long without food or water is open To
grave dDubts
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10
Home Influence.

Home is the test of character. III
man is harsh and cruel and rough at
home, that is what he is in business
and society, alehoughehe may conceal
IL with a mask. The man who is dis.
respectful and unkind to his parents
at home will show the same spirit Ia
the young lady whom he now courts
when She becomes his wifc.-gev. A
i. Palmer. Methodist, Utica, NY.
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Woman.

The character Of n people is deter
mined by the standing of its women.
In barharism she is creature without
a soul; in civilization she is n hu.
man being; in Christcndom she is iii.
vine. The Kingdom OF Heaven will bs
at hand when every man becomes a
king and every woman queen upon a
throne. Rev. J. W. Magruder. Meth.
olist. Cincinnati O
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10

fire Engine just Completed for Gran
Rapids. Mich.

tINcINNArI,J uly Yesterday morn
Ing work on the largest FIRE engine in
the world was completed at the shops
Of local fire engine company. The
boiler is 90 inches long and 40 inches
in diameter The two steam cylinders
and two pumps are each. respectively.
10 inches and 6 inches in diameter,
The stroke is 8 inches. At full speed
the engines capacity i 1900 gallons
per minute. IL was built for the
Strand Rapids Mich fire department.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10

That Is remarkably ugly Panama
hat you have or"
Yes, ! had to get an ugly one so my
sisters wouldn't wear IL all the ume.~-
Chicago record.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-10

- Any 81 ne great governmental problems
tlAt have cVntranirl - In the past quarter %
. re1t-ry They command our sober iuag-
neat ard stttleucnt free from PARTISAN
Ffrl~lier afA passtoc. oenenclal ~ ourselves
80 prItl 20 the Eln0r an GraIte'lr
* tne republic They tog.sh every
i--rrr,s q our common ,ourtTy.
We infu~rraA supremacy. cur productive
eau1c ~. our business ana commercial pros
rrrtry car lanor and It's rewards our national
credit and c-lrreEcy. our prol1 ruanc iAl hcn0r,
AMI et- srle-e1 FIRE citizenship the BIRTH
rEar W every Auier.cau--arc an involved IN
~ re-tt.-~ clrlr-,--- and flus every home in
@ AA-l = directly and .ut.Iafey connected
Rtl iaeig rg1pe- settlement Great are
t1r Issue, tlvcNcl lE The com ny cleo
Tea aaG eager and earnest the reo-
- tor tA--r rght determination our
ef-t-t'r trade must De won back. and our
4l-r Wa-Alz- people employed in galnrul occu-
pau e az American wages. Os-r home market
~-st ce restored 20 is proud rlnk ~ nrst Ia
tI4 ~ft. a11 CIR foreign trade. 80 prtsiri-
iA'a'F e1. ot bg adverse nat oaa. leSi ~lasio1.
N tr~t- Nn l-tr 4Dd equitable terms r1r our
sFt .'is tsE ltTi4rgtll and mauut2cturanz prod
ass Arptrttlel Ard reciprocity, W q me1s-
- r+ trtc American policy. Sho Id
19Ail command tlc earnest encourage
Elt q. t1e sctcrlF1ent az Washington.
F-NAlr epa1-c-re must be resumed and
tAr -t--l~ rae -neryT aud the capital % our
el'---rl rl+ ample employment IL home. sas-
- aa7- tlcq-raeel and defended against ths
t--. 40. '.Ast914 tal serious dlsadN l1laAes
N.-- VAA1 hey are now contenGing The
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s. 1885, - N PFpsect the h-AteEAi
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-23

LIST. 800 acres of land, two mi I'll
from city hall of Brownsvil e, 81
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and II
horseshoe affluent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 30 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherry
japanese persimmon, Zig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
into or 10 acre lots, giving each
abundant water supply, there being
a depth of ) to Is feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price SO TO
$25 per acre, according to location.
Will sell in a body at special rates.
Cd. 80 pieces adjoining, one of
200 and the other of 100 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Viejo, five
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 to Is feet in depth, 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqdal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made paying investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub.divided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price $40 to $25 per
acre; whole tract on special terms.
Sd. 100 acre tract two miles
from the city of brownsville, on
resaca, with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. AIluvial soil.
10 one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is paying in
yestment. Sold in bulk only. Price
$40 per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres in one body,
having "a frontage of about six
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
pm the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba-
lance prairie. Includes within it's
limits the famous battle fields of
Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price SO, per
acre.
} 9Th. A tract adjoining No. 4,
J which together with that tract Will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract about
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
: Office. This land is well timbered
and watered, soil alluval, adapted
tn fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
; Special terms to any one buying
tract, obligating to COLOMBO
7ih. 1000 acre tract. fronting On
the Rio Grande. sbout twenty miles
from Bruwrsvl'a aud 8 miles from
Santa Mara 80 acoes under culii-
vation on low lands 90 river front
all good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
. 9Th. 725 acres. triangular form,
, fronting on RIO Grande, Is miles
, above Brownsville, good land. Well
wa'ered Price $4,000.
9th. Numerous tracts Of pasture
lands from 1000 10 5000 acres each
III different parts Of The county.
10th. This ia very a. sirable
place for small fruit or huok farm
containing lOi acres, with rev
brick dwelling Of 6 rooms, frame 81
, BILE md other out'housss, aud 10 G
, underground cistein: sbree miles'
Brownsville on Resaca de j. Pal IA
on the county rond.
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is commanded by Moro
castle.
All was excitement in Ha-
vana and the quays and house
tops were lined with hundreds
of persons who expected to-
see the Vigilancia fired on.
Consul General Lee himself
watched the vessel through a
glass.
Meanwhile signals were be-
ing exchanged between Wey-
ler's palace and Moro castle,
and in the latter place there
we're signs of great excitement.
Slowly the Vigilancia entered
the mouth of the harbor, and
then it was noticed that the
guns of Moro were turned on
the ship.
The Vigilancia repeatedly
signaled Moro castle 81 an
going to sea-" but no answer
came from the fort until the
vessel was in blue water, wher
the Spaniards ran up the sig
nal which means Goodbye.
1t is said that Weyler is flu
rious over the departure of tht
vessel and Consul Genera
| Lees course. 1t is stated
Weyler ordered the command
ant of Moro to sink the Vigil
ancia, but that at the last mo
ment he yielded to the entrea
ties of his cabinet and counter
manded the order.
The episode caused NOR
excitement in Havana thai
: anything since the beginning
; of the war.
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WAR BARELY AVERTED.
For three Hours On the Brink
of Hostilities With
Spain.

The Times Democrats Key
West special says:
If the Spanish authorities
had taken Senior Angel Fer
nandez off the Ward line
steamer Vigilancia while that
vessel was in Havana harbor
last Friday, United States
warships would Immediately
have been ordered to Havana
to force PREPARATION and war be-
tween this country and Spain
would undoubtedly have re-
suited. For three hours last
Friday the United States and
Spain were on the brink of
war and the threatening situa-
ton was only relieved when
the Spanish authorities ignom-
iniously backed down and al
lowed the Vigilancia to pro-
coed to sea with Fernando
still on board.
A letter received here from
a correspondent in Havana
who is close to Consul Gen
eral Lee, gives dramatic &C
count of the episode. Accord
ing to the letter, when the
Vigilancia put into Havana,
the Spanish authorities de
manded the surrender of Sr.
Angel Fernandez, Mexican,
on board the vessel. The
Spaniards said he is not Mex
lean, but a Spanish subject.
Captain Mcintosh of the Vigi-
lancia refused to surrender
him. Then the Spaniards told
Mcintosh that if the Vigilancla
attempted to go to sea with
Fernando on board she would
be sunk by the guns of Moro
castle. Captain Mcintosh
laid the matter before Consul
General Lee, who compliment
ed the captain on his bravery
and told him 10 take the YES
sci to sea when he pleased.
Consul General Lee was
greatly enraged at the threat tc
sink the Vigllancia and is re
ported to have said to Captain
Mcintosh: "lf the guns of Mo
70 castle sink your ship Amer
lean ships will lombard Ha
vana in a few days
Captain Mcintosh return
ed to the Vigilancia anc
Consul General Lee in
formed General Weyler tina
the vessel was going tc
sea and teat if any attemp
was made to take off Fernan
DEE or if the vessel was free
Upon Spain must take the
consequences.
Weyler Immediately sum
moned a cabinet council, anc
while this council was consid
ering the matter the Vigilance
began to weigh anchor. The
Spanish officials on board pro
tested, but Captain Mcintosh
said in vigorous language, the
letter states: