Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-12-22
All Around Us.

Young Montgomery, who had a
preliminary trial at Lancaster. as
a suspect ia the case growing out
of the Cotfman inquest, was set at
liberty because of lack of evil
dence.
Femininity predominates in the
population of Colum bia, the Uni
versity town. Well, it has always
been claimed that education
brings to the front the better par
of humanity.
A Linn county exchange came
out last week with a highly tinted
supplement. 1t is evident that
the editor Is determined that bis
paper must ct leas5 be partly red.
Cream Ridge, Livingston coun-
ty, reports young man killed by
jumping from train in motion.
Young America may IN time fully
realize that trains are like guns,
dangerous, whether loaded or un-
los ded.
The Holiness meeting at Glen
wood continues, with increasing
interest. One preacher, almost
worn out in the good work, has
called another to his aid, and there
are some who think tie field is
wide enough for more.
8. [. Doyle, a Moberly grocer,
WAS approached by a would-be
robber, who ordered him to hold
up his hands. Instead Mr.. Doyle
knocked him down, but unfortu-
nately let him escape. Mr.. Doyle
evidently believes in standing up
for Missouri.
Vernon county boasts of the
old man who hauled the material
for the first house in Chicago, and
who still has the log chain he used
at the work. Of course this one
step has led to a great deal OF
wickedness, but 1t is to be hoped
that as a worthy Missourlan he
has repented
Thos. Shay, who committed sui
eide at Trenton a short time ago.
found the way of the transeressor
hard, even in death. 1t was with
great difficulty that means could
be raised to send his remains to
Green City. 1t seems that sweet
charity should not inquire as to
the history of the dead.
A paper in Nodaway county re-
Gently announced that "the union
temperance meeting will be ''hell'
at the Christian church this week.
1t was supposed to be typo
graphical error of course, but the
editor will perhaps feel like quail
flying his life in town by the same
term before the good people for
getit.
Lately the Joplin public schools
proposed to give the school a half
holiday that would bring on GER
tain day the greatest amount of
potatoes for the benefit of the
poor of the city. Such rivalry re-
suited that IA bushels of pota-
toes were brought and famine in
the market was imminent. This
was practical generosity. Tuber
sure.
Macon has Thursday Cook
ing Club" composed of twenty of
the best bread ladies of the town.
Trenton will soon have a tele-
phone system to be proud of. If
these items seem in no way con
nected, let the reader reflect that
the fo1 inner is purely an enter
prise for ladies, while they will
naturally use the latter almost ex-
clusiyely.
Maryvil!e has a young mems
club whose programme until late
ly embraced card playing and
wine drinking and kindred diver
sions. At a recent revival the
members were all converted, and
now their club assemblies are
prayer meetings. The Missouri
preacher-lke everything else on
our soils famous for hsrdihood
and success under difficulties.
A man was recently locked up
in the Stoutsvill. cslaboose for
drunkenness. Two thieves broke
the lock off the door, entered the
cala5oose and relieved him of a
gold watch and chain and S14.00
he being III q drunken stupor and
unable to resist, The etfete East
ern states won|d perhaps cite this
as an astonishing freak of enter
prise, but Missouri blushinglv ad-
mits that it is Incidental TO Mon
roe county and its banner demo-
cratic majority.
An exchange remarks that the
average Missouri bum blebee, If
able e-bodied and clothed in its
right mind, is worth on the mark
eft q bushel Of clover seed. This
may or may not have been intend
ed as a stingiug sarcasm, but