Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-05-23
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FRIDAY. MAY 20 lsse.

The Normal political pot
has been boiling furiously for
several days.
The candidates thicken and
all are confident of receiving the
nomination.
The Wabash rate to Denver
is S6.05. Travelling is cheap during
these days of rate war.
The GRApHIo's scripture
reference of two weeks ago, we
are glad to note, was carefully
studied.
The day is not far distant
when it will become necessary to
divorce politics from our state
educational institutions.
Decoration Day is nation
al holiday, ard we hope to see
a general attendance at mamorial
services, next Friday.
A newspaper man who Is
afflicted with paresls, should not
permit himself to become unduly
excited. In such state he is
apt to do things that excite con-
tempt as well as pity.
The influence of the Louisi-
ana lottery is expanding, and its
evil tendencies are beginning to
be felt throughout the entire
country. We are glad TO note,
however, that there is but one
county paper in Missouri, SO fer as
we have examined, that gives the
scheme any aid or encouragement.
The Great Wabash is knock
ing down the rates to meet the
cuts made by other roads. The
fare from Kirksville to either st.
Louis or Kansas city is only S2.05,
and no greater rate eanlbe charged
to any intermediate point. Round
tripstickets good for five days are
being sold to these points, at
double the above rates. 1t is ex-
pected that the roads will soon be
giving free tickets and throwing
in a chrome.
Those interested in the sick
benefit, funeral-aid, aud death
beneficiary associations of the
United Safes can help make the
statistics of their organizations
for the forthcoming census more
complete aud disseminate the
knowledge Of the good work they
are doing by sending the names
of such societies as they may know
of, and the addresses of their
principal officers, to Mr.. Charles
A. Jenny, Special Agent Of the
Eleventh Census, 5S William
street, New York City.
The Window Silver Bill is
at present the subject of debate in
the senate. Vigorous attacks are
being made upon it from unex-
pected quarters and the safety of
the bill in Republican hands is by
no means certain. Senator Sher-
man, the recognized solon on ques-
tlons of finance, is reported as
doubtful about the merits of the
bill as whole. He favors the is
suing of silver certificates, based
on a bullion deposit instead of de-
posit of the coined dollar, but OBJ
Jects to leaving the matter of the
amount or monthly coinage of sill
yer, entirely to the discretion of
the Secretary of the treasury, as
provided in the bill. This opinion
is shared by many of his friends
and it is said the Secretary is will
Ing to concede modification of
this clause.
The friends of the soldier
are working might and main in
the conference committee of the
Senate and House appointed some
time since, to consider the advisa-
billty of favorable report on the
Morrill, Bill as substitute for
what is known as the Dependent
Bill. The former includes the lat
ter, and in addition gives a pen-
sion to every honorsbly discbarg-
ed soldier GO years old. The Sem
ate has instructed its committee
to dissent from the Morrill, bill as
passed by the House, the House
has done the same with the