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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1890-04-04
Trustees 8 Sale.

Whereas. Fannie C. Williams and Benja-
min f. Williams her husband by their GER
tain Deed of Trust dated the 18th day of iu-
gust 1885, and recorded in the Recorders 8
office OF Adair county in Deed of Trust Book
"O'' on Page AZ, conveyed to the undersigned
as Z rustee, all their right, title, interest
and estate, in and to the following described
Real Estate situated in the County of Adair,
State of Missouri, viz: Lots Numbered Three
and Four 6 d u in Block number Twenty
nine 29) situated in Dodson's Addition to
the Town of kirksville, as described on the
official plat of said Addition. Which said
conveyance was made in trust to secure the
payment of one certain promissory note in
said deed described, and whereas the interest
on said note has become due and is unpaid,
and according to the terms of said Deed of
trust, in the event Of default in the payment
of the interest due bn said note the whole
debt shall become due and payable, now
therefore, in accordance with said Deed of
Trust, and at the request of the legal holder
of said note, l shal proceed to sell the above
described Real Estate at the Court Hous e
Door in tho Town of Kirksyille, in the County
of Adar State aforesaid, to the highest bidd er
for cash. at public auction, on Thursday the
9th day of April, 1890. between the hours of
nine in the forenoon and five in the afternoon
of that day, to satisfy said note, together with
the cost and expenses of executing this trust.
Dated this 3lst day of March. 1880.
4. NJ. SMITH, Trustee
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Green Grove Items.

The recent rains have stopped
the work of sowing oats for the
present.
There was quite a snow storm
Thursday night of last week.
James Hickman has moved to
Kirksyille.
L. j. Hickman will move to the
Keith farm.
G. N. Burus and family, Of
Scotland county, were visiting in
this community last week.
j. W. Johnston has his new
house compl etod.
j. 81. Vansicklc and wife attend.
ed the spelling match at Kinks.
vile last Saturday.
E. W. Miller caught two young
foxes last week, and Isaac Keller
ca ught five last Sunday.
Ducks are quite plentiful on
the Charlton.
j. V. Vansickle has moved into
his new house.
Feed is becoming quite scarce in
this neighborhood.
William Rolls has moved to
Ninev eh.
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Bullion Items.

Many farmers began SOW ing
oats last week, but had to stop on
account of the heavy rain.
Monday morning a light now
covered the ground, but it quickly
melted after the sun came out.
Mrs. Gotf who, has been i'll for
some time, is much improved al
this writing.
kearney Vawter is recovering
from sf,vere attack Of mumps.
Joser III Merrill and family have
mover. to Decatur, Ill. We are
sorrT to lose them from our com.
mr. nifty.
Mr.. Lee Spangler has become
merchant and postmaster at Bull
lion.
Rev. st. Clair will preach at
Bullion Easter Sunday.
Sherman Hagans has purchased
a new buggy.
The T. & L. U. is steadily grow.
ing. New members are received
at each meeting.
Mrs. Ebert and daughter, Miss
Myrtle, spent Friday at Mrs
Glasgows.
Mr.. Scott Vawter, one of Bull
IONS merchants, spent Saturday
in Kirksville.
School opens next Monday
Miss Ada 3. Leller, of Brashear
will have charge of the Summer
school. f. L. n.
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w. d. NooNAN Agt.
Kirksville, Mo.

In a letter to the manufacturers
Mr.. d. W. Morris, druggist, En-
poria. Kansas, says: "In sending
you the enclosed order for one
gross of Chamberlain's Cough
remedy allow me to say that, with
out any exception, it is the best
selling goods in the market. l
have sold a great amount of it
during the past year to citizens Of
this place and have the first COM
plant to hear. 1t is the best
article to use for Group l ever sold.
being pleasant to take which is an
important item when children
have to take medicine. For sale
by Smith & Dunkin.
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School Commissioners Report.

By request Of several coIored
citizens of KirksvilIe, [ visited
the colored school. l found the
school very much crowded. The
house is entirely too small for the
number of pupils attending; the
room is only Is by 81, with seat
ing capacity for Sc, while the en-
rollment is rs; average attendance
67; per cent of attendance, 90.
The room is furnished with good
improved seats, but no maps or
globe. The seating capacity can
not be increased because every
available space is occupied. They
are SO crowded that some are COM
PEELED to occupy chairs at rear of
seats. This places them so near
the black board that they are com
PEELED to move when the teacher
wishes to usei it. All the grades
are taught in one room and all are
under the care of one teacher, who
is putting forth every effort to
make the school success. The
teacher cannot succeed under the
circumstances; the advanced pa-
pills become discouraged aud leave
school. Their circumstances are
SO limited that they cannot attend
the Lincoln Institute at Jefferson
City, and the school laws of the
State prohibit them attending any
white school, hence they are com
PEELED to pass through life with q
very limited education.
We have our white schools
which are credit and ornaments
to our town; there is ample room
provided for every white child in
town, besides four large rooms
which are unoccupied. The colored
people help pay the taxes to build
these schools. Ought we then to
ask them to be content with but
one room and it crowded in such
manner? Justice answers, no.
The school Is being taught by
Mr.. w. II. Frakes. Mr.. L. is
good teacher; discipline WAS coed,
order good: the department of the
pupils was excellent.
WM. HARTFORD.
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Little Maryland, not to be
behind her sister states in all that
evidences civilization, has gone out
of the even tenor of her way and
is now much excited over a defal-
cation of one of her most trusted
officials, the State Treasurer, Ste-
ven Archer. Always the way--a
man who has grown old in posi-
tions of public hust and never
touched a dollar, yields at last to
temptation and goes to his grave
in dishonor. His defalcations are
slowly mounting up and it is
thought will reach over one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
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Wilson Waits.

Mrs. Barnhart is putting a new
roof on her house, and otherwise
improving. the building.
Mr.. James Price is still on the
sick list.
Mrs. Wilson, who has been sick
for some time, is not improving.
Mr.. Asa Woods is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Johnston, near
Mexico, Mo.
Mrs. kirkpatrick spent several
days last week with Edna rela-
tives.
Master Edgar Shirley, Of Green
top, is visiting relatives in this
neighborhood.
Among our recent visitors were
Mrs. Buhl and Granddaughter,
Miss Emma, of Hurdland. They
were the guests of Grandma
Clemson.
Last Tuesday morning Allen
Shouse when returning home from
watching at the bedside of his
sick sister, found a fine turkey
roasting, barbecue fashion. in a
hollow tree. The banqueters had
been attracted from tile place by
the barking of their dog and had
gone to investigate. Mr.. s. took
the turkey and secreted himself to
await developments. The would
be feasters soon returned and
were greatly chsgrined to find that
their prospective feast had vanish
ed, aud swore vengeance on the
individual who had thus deprived
them. EIr. s. did not reveal his
presence, but carried the turkey
home, and enjoyed it at dinner.
The bird was fine one and had
been stolen from w. F. Kirkpat-
rick after the family had retired.
This explains the frequent and
mysterious disappearance of poul-
try and eggs from the farmers
premises, and gives clue to the
perpetrators Of other misdemean-
ors, among which is the taking of
horses from barns and riding and
driving them during the night and
returning them in time to escape
detection.
We trust these marauders will
be brought to justice and the
neighborhood relieved of the pest.
RUSTIC.
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Binder 1'wine.

1t requires annually $4,000 tons
of Binder Twine to bind the grain
crops of the country. Ten years
ago all the self-binders in exis-
tence required but a few tons.
The industry practically started
with a..yisit made by Mr.. VIM. Deer
ing, the harvester manufacturer,
of Chicago, to Hon. Edwin FL.
Filter, rope manufacturer, and
the present mayor of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Deering subsequently found
it SO difficult to get perfect twine
that few years ago he equipped
a large twine factory with the best
and most modern machinery, and
is now making his own twine. The
value of the annual output of
binder twine is about Sl4, 100000.
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The Antitrust Bill.

The great legal minds Of
the Senate have been consi der
ing for week and more a matter
of legislation of more than pass
ing Importance to the country.
The Antitrust Bill, or in the
language of the enactment, GA
Bill to Declare Unlawful Trusts
and Combinations, in Restraint
of Trade" has been the subject of
their deliberations. The Bill is
sweeping in its terms and pun
ishes with fine and imprisonment
any combination of individuals or
companies for the purpose of
raising or lowering The price of
commodities. 1t is immaterial
whether this is sought to be done
directly by "trust" or indirectly
through the surreptitious instru-
mentality of corners and options.
1t is blow in the face of the cap
italist seeking by secret combines
to monopolize trade. 1t is a shield
to protect the defenseless consum-
er from the worst of all tyran-
MES, that which prescribes at it.
own avaricious will the price O
the necessaries of life.
That trusts are conspir acie,
against trade few will doubt Tha,
this conspiracy is at the root O,
civilized government, the millions
in the hands of single in diyiduals
and the mortgages on the homes
of the millions suffici' ,ntly attest.
But where is the re medy? The
Senate is trying to olive the diff
Guilty by declaring the organizers
Of trusts, and thf originatols of
Corners, feloas and putting them
In the penitent ary. The debate
On the bill she .ws that the authors
Of it are in es' rnest, but the ques.
sion is d, fficult one to settle.
How the e. Ill can be reached by a
law that will not encroach on con
stltutlon al rights is giving no lit.
tie conc 5ern to the Thebans in the
Senat g.
Senator Vest has waged re.
lentless war against the bill and
all its amendments. But the fra
mers have referred it back to the
Judiciary Committee, taking the
wise precaution of requiring the
Committee to reportin thirty days.
Then let the Senate pass it, let it
enact a law that will be legal and
give relief from this most danger
ous of all expressions and it will
deserve the patriotic applause of
all who believe that the law of
supply and demand should govern
the prices of all commodities.
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Brashear Items.

Albert Forquer has built a new
stile at his gate.
Stock runs out in Brashear.
The old school building will be
repaired for the public school.
Prof. J. S. Bailey has purchas-
ed Charley Miller's farm north of
town,
Rev. st. Clair preached his first
sermon on last Sunday.
Charley Miller will occupy Prof.
Bailey's property until fall.
W. c. Tuttle sells more lumber
and building material than any
one lumber dealer, outside Of nine
county seats, in Northeast Mis-
souri,.
Our Merchants have all received
a full line Of spring goods.
| Mr.. r. F. Young has added an
other room to his barber shop and
will run two chairs hereafter.
Mr.. W. J. Selby and sister,
Lila, are home from KirksvilIe
where they have been taking a
course in Penmanship, since their
school closed at Greencastle.
Mrs. Keller from Kansas is
here on a visit. She is the young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Steel, and is spending a few days
with her parents.
Joseph Moore is our live and OBJ
liging grain dealer. He is also
selling farming implements; when
wanting to buy call and see him at
the ware house southeast of de-
pot. PHELIx.
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THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC
L e. SUBLETTE. Proprietor.
KtRKsvrLLE. MISSOURI
FRIDAY. APRIL 1890.

Spring is here, and the
sanitary conditions of our city
should have immediate attention.
The Australian system of
voting was tried for the first time
in number of Missouri towns
last Tuesday. The working
of the law is highly satisfactory.
The years of 1Ss9-9o bid
fair to earn q place in the calendar
of the century as the years of de-
vastation by warning elements.
One disaster has followed another
until the black headlines on the
extra news papers announcing the
death of hundreds by fire, fiooi
and wind have become common
hing. Less than q year ago thous-
ands found a watery grave at Co
nemaugh. followed by the burning
of the Tribune building in Mime.
spolis, where many were roasted
alive. the bursting of the dam IN
Walnut Grove, Arizona, and the
drowning of hundreds of miners,
the floods of the lower Mississip.
pi-the destructive fire in Boston,
and lastly the relentless whirlwind
has rivaled fire and water by de-
stroying the most of Louisville,
kentucky. and wiping several
smaller towns out of existence.
-Kirksville has reached that
advanced stage OF progression
when an election does not always
elect. The law very plainly declar-
es that no person shall be elected
or appointed to any Office who
shall at the time be IN arrears to
the city for any tax. Hardly had
the tones of the bells which pro-
claimed the victory of theC Citizens
ticket died away on the air, when
it became whispered about that
number Of the successful candi-
dates were ineligible because of
being delinquent on city taxes.
An investigation followed, and it
was soon discovered that only two
of the FIVE, to-wit: William Glib
bons as Mayor, and Frederick
Grassle, alderman of the south
ward, could take the oath of office.
So far as the others are concerned,
there was no election and another
election will be held to elect
a marshal, city collector, and al
derman for the north ward.
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Weather Forecasts for April, 1890.

BY PROF. GEO. ROOT METERoLoGIsI
April will be noted for the
severity of its storms-four, of its
SIX storm periods, being cyclone
periods. l would advise the far
mers to do their planting between
April Sth and Goth, as that will
embrace the most favorable wealth
er we shall have during the month
for such work.
The storm periods are due:
1st to I'd, very likely storm
center in Middle and Eastern
states.
4th to Sth, clouding threatening
weather, ending in severe storms
In places (cyclone period.)
10th to 18th, heavy local storms.
10Th to 18th, heavy storms in
places (cyclone period.)
10th to 25th, tornado period,
and likely the worst storm period
of the year.
9th to 30th, Cyclone period.)
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"lhe Great Wabash" !"
WINTER EXCURSIONS.

We are now selling cheap round
trip tickets to the Southeast,
South, West and Northwest. A
rare opportunity is afforded you
to visit in all the Gulf states, "The
land of fruit, flowers and perpetual
summer" or in Colorado, where
the rugged Rockies lift their snow
capped heads far toward Heaven,
to proclaim the wealth and Won
ders thatlie beneath their shadows,
or in California or the infant
states, Montana and Washington
with their untold worlds of won-
ders and teeming wealth. All can
go. The barrier of high rates is
swept away. Ii you contemplate
a trip confer with me for full
particulars.
w. d. NooNAN Agt.
Kirksville, Mo.
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Rheumatism Cured in a Day
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Neuralgia cures in l to 3 days. Its
action upon the system is remark
able and mysterious. 1t removes
at once the cause and the disease
Immediately disappears. The first
dose greatly benefits. Is cents. We
sell and recommend it. Sold by
Z. A. Grove = Co., druggists
KirksyiIle, Mo-
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FoR SALE-Pekin duck eggs,
finest strain, only one dollar per
sitting Of thirteen. Address
GRAPHIC office.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

The principal reason. say the South
ern politicians, why they will not allow
the negro 70 vote. Is because he is
ignorant and illiterate. Now there is
nothing under the fifteenth amend
mcnt TO the constitution that prevents
any Southern state FROM imposing an
educational qualification for suffrage
But this qualification must apply to
all - TO white as well as to black.
There must be no distinction on nc
count of race. color or previous con-
dtion of servitude." Theirs the rub.
The Southern politicians do discrim-
inate against the negro solely on
account of his color. No matter how
intelligent the black man may be, no
matter how wealthy or how upright In
character, he is denied rights and pri-
vileges which are readily accorded TO
the most disreputable, shiftless and
ignorant white Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

Iron. taking the average price OF
pig, rails. bar, Bessemer. pig and cut
nails. has advanced in the recent
boom Is per cent in this country and
81 per cent In England. The increased
demand in England was ~ per cent,
here it was 16 per cent. The advance
in price there was four times what il
was here. Yet there are people who
think that free trade offers greater
guarantees against sudden changes in
prices than protection: AS matter
of fact, for the past five years
price and production have both been
steadier and quieter here than in Great
Britain, and in wages have been near
ly twice rs high. -Phtladelphia Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

At the election in Jackson, Missis-
sippi, when colored voters presented
themselves at the polls, they were
told significantly that the white men
wanted "a peaceable election" and
mot colored voter was allowed to
cast his ballot. There is fine chance
for ballot reforEi in the south, and it
would be n very simple matter to &c
complish it. The reform to consist OF
allowing colored Republicans to vote.
Mr.. Cleveland and the other chiefs OF
the Democratic party, among them
Mr.. Eckly ID. Coke, say they are
greatly interested in ballot reform
viii they turn their attention to the
south and impress upon their Demo
cratic brethen that it is plainly duty
TO begin in the south l-Phila. Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

The Legislature of Mississippi insults
the patriotic people of the country by
creating a new County, to be named
jeff Davis" It's Countyseat will be
Cleveland. To be consistent, the
other towns should be named "Wirz,
''Winder," "Andersonville," Libby,
Salisbury" "Cahaba," ETC., and III
boundaries should be marked by
headlines. Some people have talk
ed vaguely about Mississippi f" being
disgraced by the Sullivan-kilrain
light" On the contrary, we tEinb
that performance above the average OF
responsibility in community distin
guished mainly for reputation, re-
bellion, negro massacres, political
thuggery, and alteration of treason.
National 2rib.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

The bourbon organs complain be-
cause nearly all the testimony before
the ways and means committee is in
favor of protectio but they are care
full not to mention the fact that the
doors of the committee are open to
free traders as we'll rs protectionists.
Why is it that more free traders do not
avail themselves of the golden cppor-
tnnity to show up the "iniquitous
tariffrl Are they afraid to face the
lmusic7-Ex.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

A couple of weeks ago. a shipyard at
Bath, Maine, launched the largest
sailing vessel ever built on the Ameri-
can continent, and now the Cramps,
of Philadelphia, have just received an
order for the largest merchant steam
ship ever constructed on the Delaware
These two interesting facts bear co
quent witness to the way the prospects
of American shipping are looking up
under a republican administration. =
Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

The debate Of the race question in
the senate yesterday brings that issue
conspicuously to the front. 1t will be
a live issue from now on until it is set
tied. And we don't believe it will ever
be settled on the terms proposed by
the South as represented by Senators
Butler and Morgan, who advocate de-
portation or ON the Mississippi plan
the abrogation of the fifteenth amend
meat, 1t is very evident that the
South does not propose to agree to
any fair and reasonable consideration
of this vital question. The speeches
of Senator Hoar and Blair yesterday
were so the point and will be applaud
ed by the true friends of freedom and
defenders of the constitution every
where. -Det. Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

Our citizens were surprised Monday
by the unusual sight of two deer run
ming across one of the back streets.
They came nearly up to main street,
stopped and gazed astonishedly about,
and then turned around and quietly
trotted back to the woods, OF course
being out of season no one would have
SHOT them, but still We saw several ex-
cited men on the streets with Wiuches-
tiers about the time the err were dis
appearing from sight. atlanta Tfi5.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

1t will not do for the Democrats to
charge, as some are doing, that the
apparent lessening of the average
monthly reduction of the public debt
is due to Republican extravaganza.
The people understand perfectly that
the expenditures now being made were
those appropriated by n Democratic
Congress, and the bills authorizing
them signed by Democratic Presi-
dent. Why do the Democratic organs
always assume that the people are
fools2 - Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

Attorney General Trowbridge has
expi essed the following opinion on the
new election law.
AZ ain constrained to say that in my
Judgment the act does not apply to
township elections.
Tho act seems to be confined under
the provisions Of article No 4, section
No. 20 Of the constitution of this state.
~ have not expressed an opinion to
the effect that this act applies to all
elections. did at one time express
the opinion that said act as far as its
provisions relate to the ballots and
booths apply to cities and municipal
titles, but am, upon further deiibera-
ton. satisfied that it would so apply
only in case ofgeneral elections. Diet
Netcs. -.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

Congressman Cummings, of New
York, Monday introduced joint reso-
luton appropriatilg $4,000 for the
erection of monument to the late
Instructor of Democracy, Samuel j.
Tilden. The resolution provides for
the following inscription Samuel j..
TAden, nineteenth President of the
United States Elected, but not seat
ed" A Republican member wanted
to know If it was the intention TO have
the inscription in cypher2
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-23

The Charleston News and Courier
denounces the comment of the north
ern press upon the recent brutalities
committed by the whites in that state
upon the negroes, and says the South
is not given to sporadic outbursts OF
lawlessness." This is true. The law
lcssness of the South in the treatment
of the negro Is not sporadic but
chronic and epidemic. 1t is only when
the crimes are Of unusually brutal cha
racter that they find their way into
print, and then they receive the just
condemnation of the northern news
papers without distinction of party
affiliations But think of the monu-
mental gall of the News and Courier
when it forbids the country to censure
such crimes. blade.