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Show The Grave of Adam Located at l ast. Gallatin (Mo.i Special toSt.Louis Kpublt(an. Fifty years ago, Joseph Smith, founder foun-der of tho mormon faith, pointed out, a certain spot near this city as the grave of Adam, the first victim of the serpent's ser-pent's wiles and frailty of woman. Ever since this mound has been called "Di Anion." To-day, while digging a well, parties unearthed at a depth of eighty feet, several quaint relics iu a splendid state of preservation. Tho discovery calls to mind when mormons wero a power in this portion of the country, and the lives of the gentile settlers were at, their mercy. The site of "Adam-on-Di-Amon," which means "the grave of ihe first man, Adam," will bo thoroughly explored, and startling revelations are expected. |