Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-11-20
Mr.. Mills wants to elimi
FRIDAY. NOV. 20 lsn

Mr.. Mills wants to elimi-
nate the silver issue from the next
years political canvass. He Will
find, however, that silver won't
eliminate.
The people are becoming
thoroughly informed as to the
benefits of reciprocity, and the In
formation will lead .hem to elect
a reciprocity President In 1892.
u. S. Hall has made public
the fact that he wants to go Con-
gress from the Second District.
OF course the great non-partisan
wants the Democratic nomination..
There will be no difficulty
in shaping national issues next
year. A Congress which has 100
Democratic majority must define
its position on protection. and
SHOW what the Democracy means
by tariff reform.
The Indianapolis stock
yards now has government lnspec-
ton for export cattle, and recently
q whole train load of high grade
export cattle was shipped from
there. We are glad to see this
interest extending to other points
away from Chicago.
Out of the 96,975 head of
cattle received at Chicago the ear
ly part of October, there were only
445 head of sufficient quality to
bring their owners 6 cents per
pound. Who raises all these cheap
cattle, and why are cattle raised
that bring only 2 cents per pound,
when the markets of the world
are eager for 6 cent cattle?
The good effect of reciproc'
ity is shown in the fact that oul
exports to Brazil since that clause
became operative there, have beer
increased over a million dollars
There could not be a stronger ar
gunner, in support of the iteration
of Republican writer's and speak
ers that the Republican part,
should be trusted to revise th
tariff.
st. Louis is making an ei
fort to secure the Republican NJ
ionsl convention. 1t should com
to st. Louis by all means. Mis-
souri, expects to give her electol
al votes to the Republican cand
date next year, and it is onl
fitting that the state contemplate
reformation, should have hel
within her borders the CONVEX
ton that will nominate the ne,
President.
New Jersey has one of IL
best road laws of any state in IL
Union. Since it has been in ope
alton, real estate along the impro
ed highways has doubled and eve
qusdrupled in value. The farm,
has discovered that the ability
haul ton where he could on
haul half ton before, has mater
ally increased the productive We
ue of his land. The New Jerse
road law could be studied
Missouri's Legislators with rrof
The value of our our shi
ments of bread stuffs last mon
was S24, 463 1884. For October, lSS
these exports were SS.343, GAG. I'll
represents a gain of S16,000,000
this country in single mont
Our wheat exports for Octob
were 25,000,000 bushels, as again
9,50Q,00O last year. Our rye e
ports were 1,765,303 bushe
against no exports whatever t
October 1890. Our shipments
oats, corn and barley all show j
cfeases.
At a meeting of the sto
holders of the Kirksvilie Savin
Bank, held last Saturday, t
capital stock of the bank was
creas ID from s40,O00 to $4,000
AS the strength of the banking j
stitutions of any community il
certain index of that community
prosperity, the Savings Bank ma
sgement is to be congratulated
having taken this step of advanc
ment. This bank was organiz
and commenced business in Oct
ber 1873 with paid up capital