Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-01-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

IN -hNthE Ei'AS he' ''''' ''AS -
tered its nineteenth volume.
- Memphis is to have a second
democratic newspaper-the National
having been purchased by Hon.
Lewis Meyers.
The wagon and carriage factory
at Memphis, Mo-, was burned on the
9th. The building was owned by Mr..
A. H. Pitkin and was not insured
Loss on building about $4,000. Loss
to the propnetors of the factory about
$500, insured.
Not caring to multiply words in
The matter of the two republican fac
tions in this state, we let our exchanges
in this section do the talking this week.
1t will be seen that the GRAPHIC is not
the only paper that objects to the "trig-
ger work" which has brought to pass
the present state OF analrs.
A little news item in our last issue
gave our friend of the Democrat a bad
attack OF something resembling the
blind staggers. We will not advise
HIM to soak his head as that is too soft
already. On the principle OF return
ing good for evil We will offer this piece
of advice: Before indulging IN further
gymnastics correct your list of cabl-
net officers On your first page, for the
benefit of the few..un;ortunates who do
not take the GRAPHIC and have no
other source OF inform alton than that
afforded by the Democrat
Our published list, each week,
of cash subscriptions, while 1t makes a
handsome showing does not indicate
the increase of our list by any means.
Large numbers of names, of response
BILE parties, are entered weekly that are
not reported in the list because they
have not paid in advance. Fully TWEEN,
" new names were taken last week in
addition to those reported, while but
two subscriptions were lost by expira-
ton. If we had not discarded the
word boom from our vocabulary it
would come in very appropriately in
this connection.
After quoting the item In re-
cent issue of the GRAPHIC to the effect
that new paper will soon be started
in St. Louis, the Milan RePnPh6an
says: "Under ordinary circumstance:
we could not wish for another republi
can paper in St. Louis, but believing
as we do, that the harmony and unity
of the party is not conserved by those
whose duty it is to foster the same, VT
heartily wish the new paper a speed.
Inauguration. We believe il is needed
We have had enough of the "rule ant
RUM policy in this sta:e to last us 10
some time"
II is always well enough to hav
the state game law in view, and W
therefore reproduce 1t for the benef
of hunters:
1t shall be unlawful to catch, kill O
injure any wild buck, doe or fawn be
tween the 5th OF January and the is
day of September, wll6 turkey betweel
the Ist day OF March and the 18th c
September, plnnated grouse, common
ly called prairie chicken, between tn
Ist day of February and the 18th da
Of August, ruffled grouse, commonl
called pheasant or partridge, or an,
quail, sometimes called Virginia par
fridge, between the Ist day of Februa
ry and the 5th day of October, wood
cock between the 10th day of Januar
and the first day of July. or any tur.
lie dove, sometimes called mosrnmj
dove, or any meadow lark, sometime
called startling, or any plover betweel
the Tst day of February and the IS
day of August, or any wild song bird
or any insectivorous bird at any season
Of the year, or take, by means of an,
trap, nets, pens OF pits, or other devic
of this kind, any pinnated grouse, quai
or partridge. Ths, however, does no
apply to any person who shall catch o
kill quail or prairie chicken by mean
oftraps or nets on his own premise
for his own family consumption.