Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-07-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

grow WSSNSi SdSu odl.
The story of "Tanbark Town
ship" ought to have been sup
pressed"
The soil, poorly ma. aged,
makes farmers poor. Poor farmers
make everybody poor.
The web worm and the wet worm
are doing se+tous damage to growing
corn in parts OF Kansas, Missouri and
Illinois.
Our neighbor over the way
seems to be loosing his grip on his
usual high toned standard of morality,
at least. he quietly ignores that over
which he has been wont to make much
ado.
Catalogues for St. James Ac-
cademy and St. Agnes Hall are on our
table. The work was done by the
Times Printing House, Macon Mis-
souri. ]. A. Hudson proprietor. 1t is
first class in every particular and We
have not seen better work done by
any house IN the state.
AFTER all the talk of the demo-
cratic papers about the swindling OF
John Roach. thorough test of the
ship Dolphin proves her to be one of
the fastest vessels in the United States
navy and that Mr.. Roach has carefully
and thoroughly fulfilled his contract
with the government. What next?
AS general thing the farmer
does not appreciate the value OF small
fruits, that may be grown upon his
own farm, to his family both as food
and medicine. Each fruit, IN its sea.
son, has some element adapted to
the wants of the body and free use
OF them would, no doubt, save much
sickness and suffering and large
amount of doctors bills.
On the frs, day of May, 1886,
the first exclusive American exhibition
ever held in Europe will be opened in
London. The site selected for the
building is surrounded by railways and
is in direct communication with the
entire railway system of England,
Scotland and Wales. Ten millions oi
people live within an hours ride ano
it is estimated that Sc, 900 stranger:
visit the great city daily.
The United States have drawr
upon England France and Scotland
for fine horses, cattle, sheep and swine
and they have been bred with so muci
care here, that America now has tht
finest stock in the world. They ar,
increasing rapidly and will continue t,
increase because raising the best stocl
pays. Though the times are hard
you find the farmer unwilling 10 PAL
with his half or tn rec quarter bre,
colt, but pushes off the scrub for
much less sum than he is offered fo
the colt that is finer bred. So il j
with the cattle. The scrubs are ser
to market. In the course of time tn
United States will be filled with th
best breeds, and the scrub will be
relic of the past. The improved ocea
transportation will enable US to suppl
the world with the best draught, cavall
and road horses to be found in at
country, but to fill the world with II
best breeds of stock will take centurie
and when this is done, as progressi,
/ people We will originate and breed
B better. There will always be a d.
mand and plenty of room for II
best
IN speaking of the grail
boards and bucket shops; and the jol
b;ng IN stocks and bonds, the Hu
bandman says:
In these degenerated times tempt
,ions abound on every hand Gan
bling, if not lawful, has yet the suppo
of established custom and the cout,
nance OF men. whose names are repute
honorable. Gambling in former tim,
was confined mainly to wagers place
on races, tests of endurance, or 9th.
performances in which the element
sport or earnest strife entered, but no
gambling prevades business in i
principal branches. The wheat, cor
and cattle of our farms become pawr
in the hands of skillful gamblers. VIII
make prices to suit chance on the or
side or the other, and so disturb th
general course of business. Stool
and boris are subjected to maninuli
,ions more intricate and mysteiiol
than tricks with cards, and the publ