Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-09-25

- uVei iuS SItClifio tiSStJ
with Brazi! the trade with tha;
country ii June, 1891, was double
the trade of June, 1890.
Every merchant, whether
democrat or republican, will tell
you that goods have never been
sold rs cheap as at present.
The man who concludes
that he is too good to wear clothes
m,de of American fabrics should
pay..dearly for the foreign prod
uct.
The meat inspection bill
has added SIS to SO head to the
value of American export cattle,
Secretary Rusk is doing grand
work for the American farmer.
The prospect is that the next
Speaker of the House will be a
Southern msn, a free trader and
M advocate of free silver coinage.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, seems TO be
the favorite.
-Whenevel you find man
who says that honesty does not
pay, it is sign that he has never
tried it; and this viii apply with
equal force to those who say that
farming does not pay.
-Msj. Mckinley is extreme
ly unpopular in Europe, but with
his wonderful popularity in the
United States he can afford TO be
without any popularity ACROSS
the waters.
The cattle trade OF the
tulted States with England dur
iig the two years of Hsrrison's
iministrstion, is four million
dollars greater than during the
entire administration of Cleve
land.
- The weather Of the past ten
days has been of great value to
tle farmers IN rapidly ripening
the corn. This grain is now almost
entirely out of the way of the frost.
1t is getting dry for wheat, but
rain can surely be depended or
at tire tight time in this most
favored section of Missouri.
Thousands assembled to
hear the great speech of Maj. Nc
Kinley at Ottumwa Wednesday
afternoon. His speech like his
tariff bill, WAS thoroughly Ameri-
can in every word, the arguments
invincible, and every man who
hoard him went away convinced if
not convicted.
THE new Window 81 silver
certificate which is 10 take the
place of the Hancock note which
b rs been extensively counterfeit
ed, will be put in circulation Oct.
l. 1t Is by artists said to be the
handsomest note ever issued by |
this or any other Government. |
Upon it the big brown seal which |
has been used on all United States
currency will be replaced by the
small red seal which has been US
ei exclusively for national bank
notes. The ugly brown seal is to
be entirely discarded.
The Alliance advises farm
ers to hold their wheat for better
prices, but does not offer them
the use of money to pay their
debts and purchase the fall and
winter supplies which they must
have whether they hold their
wheat or send it to market. Us |
ually the farmer who holds his |
wheat until winter or spring gets
better prices, but he runs the risk
of the market, destruction by fire
and danger by weather and pests,
and the grain loses by shrinkage ,
in weight. At the present good
prices he is unwise to hold his
crop if by 50 doing he must pur-
chase fall and winter supplies on
,redit and pay interest on debts. c
Whether to hold or sell is ques-
ion which the farmer, governed h
,y individual circumstances and
,uided by his best Judgment, must
decide for himself. a
1t is pleasing news to learn q
hat Postmaster General Wana- v
makers experiment Of extendlngl
he free delivery of mail matter to a.
mall towns Is likely to prove sue y :,
essful. Al some of the places