Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-08-31
ALI, AROUND US.

account of the growing popularity
of Christian University. Educa-
tional institutions beat even kite
tracks when it comes to
building up towns.
An exchange thinks the Macon
Republican is making a financial
hit out of the lawsuit it has had on
hands for some time. Well, why
doesn't the editor assail some
body's character and keep one in
stock himself?
The base ball malady is raging
at Lancaster and Glenwood. 1t is
thought, however, that it can be
gotten under control without many
fatalities, as the public schools
will soon open. However, the
teachers may be "goose-egged."
A Randolph county woman got
some CROUCH on rats and put it
away in the safe before using. She
soon mistook it for baking powder,
however, and though the doctors
managed to saveithe family, they
will probably never look longing
ly on the festive biscuit again.
Rev. Stevens, of Queen City, is
laundering Holiness doctrine at
the people of Lancaster, and the
people of the latter place have
about concluded that some good
can come out of Queen City, even
if it is after the court house with
sharp stick.
Jimtown, Schuyler county, had a
genuine case of appendicitis last
week. Laparotomy was performed
upon a young man named Current,
and the vermiform appendix was
successfully removed. This is a
medical fact rather than current
rumor.
The Knox County Independent
has discovered that horse races,
ball games and occasional fights
are becoming inseparable from our
county fairs. Bro. Horn perhaps
has not reflected that this is about
the only way nowadays to have
what may be called a ''fairn race
or game.
Lancaster isn't putting up the
hard cash TO build new court
house very fast, hence Queen City
is not inclined to relinquish the
honors almost in its grasp, at least
not for time yet. Glenwood is
willing to arbitrate the matter for
them and let it be builtat the juno
ton near that place.
Unionville is still a dry town,
the county court having refused
to grant saloon license after it was
so industriously petitioned for that
numbers of the signers were legal
taxpayers only because of their
Waterbury watches. When the
young bloodS of Putnam conclude
to bury trouble in the future, it
may be said to be only a water
burial.
A fellow on a bicycle ran into
Milan billy-goat that had basket
over his visage, and was conse-
quently not prepared to get out of
the way. The wheel went to the
repair shop, the doctor went to see
the man, while the billyg goat went
about with the same old appetite
for oyster cans, overshoes and ey-
erything else. So the story goes.
Some of the Chillicothe people
objected that rain making was Il
usurpation of divine prerogative
while Trenton was trying to COM
pei the clouds to stand and deliver,
and now Trenton citizen insists
that those moral sticklers shall
quit turning the hose on their
lawns and gardens. This seems to
be reducing jealousy to its lowest
terms.
The Monroe City News says that
if Monroe county were in the First
district, Mr.. Giles would be nomi-
mated for Congress. There are
many Democrats and several Re
publicans in the district who want
to see Giles nominated, but any old
mossback in the ten counties
would feel it would be adding in