Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-12-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Talk up the canning factory.
There is a live business man ready to
take hold of the work at once. Give
Inn the encouragement he deserves.
"A compact selection of home,
home and field games, tor boys and
girls is the Household Game Book,
mailed free for two cent stamps, by
D. Lothrop & Co, Boston. The cheap
est yet.
We call attention this week to
the advertisement of the Q. M. & P.
Ry,, which has been lately placed un-
der home management. Ask for tick
cts to any point in the United States,
via the Quincy route.
The St. Louis Magazine for De-
cember has a story by Jno. R. Music
entitled "The Cherokee Belle" This
story, would no doubt, prove interes-
ting reading to several OF our young
men about town.
Even in these days of cheap
literature, the most and the best for
the least money is the Household Re-
celpt Book; mailed free by D. Lothrop
& Co., Boston, for one two cent stamp
The cream Of books by Marion Harlan
Mrs. Diaz, Susan Power. aud others.
The Household Primer is also mailed
free on receipt of one two cent stamp.
Geo. H. Butler, a nephew
Gen. Butler. once Consul General
Egypt and also a talented Journalist
before he became a slave to drink
stood up in the poliece court at Wash
ington few day ago, and asked to be
given thirty days in the hospital In
stead OF the work house. Thirty
days in the hospital" said the judge,
and the man in the dock, whose lie
was once so full of promise disappear
ed.
The farmers of Clay township
are talking up an intarest in canning
factory. There is nothing that would
be of greater benefit to town and coun.
ty than an establishment of this kind,
and it would especially benefit the
small farmer. We intend keeping this
question before the people and vii
expect a strong endorsement from the
entire county, and particularly from
Clay township, where the interest seems
first to have taken hold. II any one
wishes to talk upon this subject. we
will gladly give him the use OF our col
umns.
Secretary Whitney has placed
himself in a very unerviable position
and instead of exciting the commisera
ton, has earned the contempt of the
nation. After all his buster, it turns
out that every vessel in Roach's yards
was up to contract and being honestly
constructed, and has been so decided
by Whltney's own experts, whom he
had employed to examine the vessels
For a man, who has been chosen te
the high and honorable position he
occupies, to show himself so tyraunica
so dishonorable, so infamous, is in
deed humillating.
The death of Vice Presiden
under our system of government
causes little interruption in the mach
inery of administration, but, perhaps
the death of Mr.. Hendricks, so terri
bly, sudden and unforeseen as it was
may make enough impression on nev
Congress, assembling upon the heel
of such warning OF the uncertainty o
human life. as to..bring about such leg
islation, regulating the succession o
the Presidency IN all contingencies, a
the events of the later years of GU
history have shown to be necessary.
The railway wars have come Il
an end and there has been remark
able appreciation of securities of al
kinds, as consequence; at least TWEEN
ty per cent has been added to tht
market value of bonds and stocks. Tht
total valuation of our railway system
as represented by securities aggregate.
more than eight billions OF dollars and
and an incase In value of the securtie:
felt throughout the entire country.
Preparations for building new road.
have commenced, and several are al.
ready under way. The crops of corn,
cotton, oats, hay and fruit are quite
large. The demand for petroleum is
steadily increasing and itreally seems
as if the revival in business has com
to stay.