Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-04-22
FRIDAY. APRIL . lse
Better roads, better street.

4 better roads, better streets
knd better sidewalks are the
pressing needs of the hour,
The cargo of the ship lndi-
ana, which was sent by Philadel-
phia to Russia will save, it is es.i-
mated, 10000 lives.
The Hall l-Msnsur contest
in Randolph county is at white
heat, and men are calling each
other liars and perjurers.
by the first of May four
revenue cutters, and four naval
vessels will be in Behring's Sea
I prepared to protect the waters
Z from the invasion of seal poschers.
There are three things the
I democratic press is not talking
Il about. to-wit: The tin plate in
{ dustry, cheap carpets, and the
I Republican victory in Rhode
Island.
4 The democrats are now
convinced that they made mis-
1 take in ordering the Census IN
4 vestigation. 1t is exceedingly
I difficult to find enough of them to
serve on the subcommittee which
I is to conduct the investigation.
s The sugar trast has been
pretty thoroughly frightened. The
E Phils lelphia wholesale grocers
have threatened to combine and
4 Eestablish independent re6neries.
The trust will find that it cannot
maintain its monopoly in the face
E of this kind of opposition.
Z The weather clerk is not
Z giving US just what we would wish,
L but to grumble or to be otherwise
| than cheerful will not help the
1 matter. Be patient. Better wealth.
er, and an abundance of it Is Ger.
tainly in store.
& The republican mass con.
Evention to select delegates to the
state and congressional conven'
Ntions meets in the opera house
Ssturdsy afternoon, April %
Every republican in the county
sshould be present, if possible
land take part in the proceedings
Hof the convention.
TEST the seed corn now. Dc
Hnot wait. Spring is late snd
hpreparstion for planting greatly
Hdelsyed. Every hour will bt
Hyaluable when fine weather comes
The farmer who has to plant tht
Hsecond time will be almost Ger
.ain to gather short crop mex
sall. 1t will be unnecessary tc
Nolant the second time if seed corr
8 thoroughly tested now.
The carpet combine, thar
he Democratic papers have beer
Decking SO earnestly to have es
ablished with the hope that al
advance in prices of carpets nigh
result to the advantage of theil
s,arty in this years campaign, has
allied to materialize. A New Ynrl
firm that refused to enter. has
completely checked the combin,
{ kaovement, and carpets are now
telling at lower prices than evel
!. before.
nj The movement of free sill
er coinage originated in the in
Z entive minds of those who have
n interest in silver and want the
government to purchase all they
an mine for more than it is worth
10 the markets of the world. L
as been carried forward by politi.
ssl dreamers who think that al
ne country needs is ali increase
IA the circulating medium with
Tut regard to the value of thai
hedium. Let the circulating me.
iium be increased if necessary
aut not with dishonest silver
sollar, but dollar that is equal in
halue to every other dollar iu cir.
sulstion.
4 The first practical step TO-
lard the free coinage of silver, il
Aae bill for a national monetary
pnference. The proposition Ii
have this conference in Chicago
fhile the Worlds Fair is in pro
sress, and to invite participation
If all the nations of the worl(
Rith whom the United State
Aaintains diplomatic relations
The establishment of ratio or uni