Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-01-04

Hdlttf dS tuc oit NedI UTtW u
close.
Col. John C. Dent, oldest
brother of Mrs. L. S. Grant, died
at his home, Carthage, Mo-, Tues
day.
The Agricultural College at
Columbia will probably be abol-
lshed. During the past two years,
at cost of S43, 1000, thirteen boys
have been studying the mysteries
of farming. and but two have
graduated.
Air. Hatcn voted against
the direct tax-bill. He probably
did this because Missouri would
be greatly benefited by its
passage. Had it been a "oogus
putter' bill IN the interest of the
Jersey breeders of the East. Mr..
Hatch would have supported it.
Minnesota, with her high
license law is completely demolish-
ing the saloon business. During
the past year they have been re-
duced from 2,S06 to 1897, nearly
one half. And more than this it
Is claimed that that state does
not consume one half as much
liquor now as it did two years
ago.
Missouri is now to have a
man for governor who is "a profes-
sional farmer" He has his eye on
MIR. Cockrell's pllco in the Senate,
two years hence, and evidently
considers himself far more compe-
tent to make a satisfactory distri-
button of garden seeds, than the
handsome senator who row enjoys
that satisfaction and distinction.
With the exception of cot
ton and tobacco. over ninetv-two
per cent of the products of the
soil find their market at home. In
ten gears nearly S500,000,00O
worth of cotton, taken at farm
values, have been manufactured
in the United States, giving pro-
fitabie work to hundreds of thous-
ands and enabling them to pur-
chase at good prices the products
Of the farm, dairy and mills, which
gave employment to other thous-
ands.
Nothing has been left un-
done to help Gen. Harrison to the
publication of his cabinet m adita-
tlons. A little girl went in an art
less way the other day, to get him
to assist her to win a prize offered
10y an enterprising editor for the
best guess at the composition of
the next cabinet. The president
elect was kind but firm, and ex-
horted the smart miss to apply to
the newspaper men who seemed to
know what he was going to do
much better than he did.
1t is reported that two mem
bers of the committee appointed
to inspect the Eleemosynary insti-
tutlons will present report that
DIR. 5. 5. Laws, of the State Univer-
sity should be removed. This Is
something devoutly to be wished.
His days of usefulness have long
since passed, if, indeed, they ever
existed, and to longer continue
him in the position he occupies
would be more disgraceful than
creditable to the state. Such OLE
fossils should be relegated to moe
uous desuetude.
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published by Mum & Co, New
York, during more that forty
years, Is beyond ali question, the
leading paper relating to science,
mechanics, and inventions, pub
lshed on this continent. Each
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With engrsvings prepared express
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The Scientific American is invalu-
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.eep. pace with the inventions and
discoveries of the day.
The examination of the
fficial records of Sullivan county $
as been talked of for nearlu tun