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Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-12-07

Pure drugs, and the most relia-
,ble patent medicines at Fout &
McChesney's.
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N0i - of Final Settlement.

~ W VI l. lIttl bDslllcllltnV.
State OF : i,souri | GO
County OF Adair, %
Final Settlement of the est. tr of
Calvin Sizemore, deceased. Notice
is hereby given to all creditors and
others interested in the estate of
Calvin = ..u deceased, that I.
Susan : ;}"nrre, executrix. of
said est. nd to make final
settlement ,,l. i ut the next tenn
OF the Pr, court of Adair
county. toi 1T Kirksville, on
the llth dd. "rary, 1891.
SUS MORE, EX.
sLlloh's -, ,olu on guar
antee. 1t cr' il ipient consumr-
ton. 1t is IT, st cough cnre
only one dose. 25c, soc
and 81. + H., McKeehan &
Reed.
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Hard times are better to develop
and strengthen character than
''soft snaps"
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THE WEEKLY GRAPHIC
T. E. SUBLETTE, Proprietor.

FRIDAY. DEC. :. 1894.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-12-07

j. A. MILLER, Pres.
j. NJ. MUMMA, Vice Pres.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
The Money Question .

With the tariff question disposed Of
for the present, at least, the money
question will continue to grow in i'm
portance until it is settled 10 the inter-
est of equity and justice to all rich
and poor. While Congress was discus
sing the former matter, the people have
been discussing the latter, and the re-
suit is that the money question IS the
paramount issue IN our politics at this
time. 1t is question that will not be
settled either until silver is restored to
its place as money by the side of gold.
The Atlanta Constitution says selfish
interests have tried in vain to ignore it,
and ignorance has done its best to mud.
die 1t, but all to no purpose. 1t over
laps and overreaches party lines. The
Republicans are trying hard to put
themselves in line with the people on
this great issue. The Populists have
adopted it. And even the prohibition.
lists, who have heretofore dealt only II
questions of morals, have taken It up
and in two States Of the northwest
they have declared for the free coinage
of silver. In great many States the
politicians have succeeded in smother
ing the money question with other is.
sues, and in mOmentarily dlVertlng
attention from it, but it has grown and
is still growing and by the time the
next congress meets it will have com.
plete possession of the country. All
other issues will be subordinate to It,
aud for the best of reasons. The people
will discover as the days roll by that
no tariff measure, no matter bow radi-
cal, can afford any relief 80 long as the
standard money of the country-Which
is gold-continues to increase in value
as compared with the products of hu-
man labor. People will discover that
there can be no relief IN tariff ~ easures
80 long as falling prices compel those
who own money to keep it out of busl-
ness, The chedpening Of products by
neaps of tariff reduction is healthy
and wholesome process so far as the
people are concerned, but the cheaper
ing of products by means of the con.
stantly increasing value OF standard
money is process that kills all enter
prise aud depresses all business. There
has been q little furry in the stock
market as the result of the passage OF
the tariff bill, but this is purely specu-
lative, being based wholly on the ex-
pectations Of those who are waiting for
! a turn in the tide that the settlement
of the tariff question will restore good
times. We do not believe that the tar
if bill will at this time tend to restore
prices and business to the old level Of
prosperity. That result can only be
brought about by the settlement OF the
financial questlon-the restoration of
silver to its old place as part of the
standard money of the country. 10
this direction only will producers find
good prices, laborlng men good wages,
and merchants good business. The
single gold ataniard means European
wages, European prices, European con-
ditions, and the enslaVement Of the
people by the money kings.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Gailsnt Swim ers.

ATLANTIC CITY, Sep. II Miss So
phie Ashton and Miss Annie TfomD
son, daughter of the we'll known Pni!a-
delphia physician, went to bathe ct the
point of the beach where the Great
Egg harbor inlet joins the ocean at
Lonaport, five miles from here. They
were carried out by the strong under
tow. Both girls are fairly good swim
mers, but it was all in vain that they
struggled to regain the shore. They
were rapidly becoming exhausted when
with all their remaining strength they
cried for help. There was little hope
they would be heard, for Longport has
no life guards and the lower portion of
tie beach Is usually deserted. 1t so
happened that Artie and Percy Rem
ington, sons of prominent Longport
cottager, we're fishing in the vicinity.
They ran to the rescue. Both are pow
erful swimmers and impeded as they
were with their clothes, they expert
enced little difficulty in reaching the
completely exhausted and drowning
girls though none too soon. The re-
turn journey taxed their powers to the
utmost. When the shore was finally
reached the rescuers as we'll as the res
cued girls were 50 weak that they could
not stand. Percy Remington staggered
into the little village and told the
story. a party of friends hurried to
the scene ard found the rem aiming trio
80 weak that they could not move.
They were stretched motionless on the
sand. They were conveyed to their
homes where Miss Ashton soon recoV-
cred. Miss Thompson and Artie Rem
ington were 80 exhausted that it took
some time 10 revive them.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Farm ers Starving.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 9.-As a result
Of tho many exaggerated reports in Cir
cnlation as to drousn dest!tutlou in
n N.braska, the Bee has secured aud pub
lisbed au accurate statement 10 each
county from The county commissioners.
These reports indicate that the actual
condition Of the people IN the drouth
stricken counties is not, and does not
promise to become as serious as here .
tofors predicted. Oaly il the western
portion Of the Slate are there likely to
be urgent demands icr aid,
Ia Lincoln county, the situation ls
worse than elsewhere. Tie report from
there says: "Oa every hand abandon.
ed bomesteads and whitened OF With
cred fields OF corn tell the story OF dis
couragement and despair. Along the
streams where irrigation has furnished
moisture, farmers have succeeded in
raising crops. Elesewhers everything
has burned. Many fArmesrs are too
poor to move away. With chattel
mortgages en- all their possessions, they
must leave bare handed or stay and
starVe unless outside help is furnished.
Every day new Applications for county
charity evidence the growing distress.
State aid is absolutely necessary"
To indicate the urgeQ5 need Of assis-
tance, may be said that correspondence
looking to the calling Of convention
to consider the best methods for secur-
log and rendering sid has been carried
on recently between many county CHI
Gals in these Western counties.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Death or DIR. y, Jtres.

CHARLESTON, S c., Sept. 8.-Rev. S.
3. Jones, D. d., died at Spartanbnrg to,
day. He was born in Charleston fifty
eight years age. He was graduated
from the Citadel Academy in 1S47.
From his graduation till 1854, when he
Joined the South Carolina Conference,
ne taught in Female College In Ander-
SOD. He travelled only three years when
mis- voice failed. For many years be
taught in the Cokesburg Conference
School, and in the Masonic Female Col.
lege at that place. In 1869, he took
charge of the Spartanburg Female Col
lege upon its reopeniag. In 1872, ne vas
chosen president of the Columbia Fe'
male College, in which position he con.
tinued for three years. In 1915, he
again entered the active work and was
presiding elder of the GreenVille Dis
Jrict. He was again elected president
Of the College four years ago, which
position he resigned as the close o. the
last session on account Of i'll health.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
watsr Your Horses Often.

Feeding a horse principally on grain
and driving it five hours without water
is like giving olan salt mackerel for
dtnuer and not allowing him to drink
before supper time-Very unsatlsfac-
tory for the man. IT you know any
thing about the care of horses and
have any sympathy for them, water
them as often as they want to drink
once an hour if possible. By doing
this you will not only be meTciful to
your animal, but you will be a benefac'
tor to yourself, as they will do more
work, look better, and live longer. If
you are skeptlc and know more about
horses than any one else, you are posi-
tive that the foregoing is wrong, be-
cause you have had horses die with
watering them too much, and boldly
say that the agitators of frequent wa.
te1ipg are fools in your estimation, and
you would not do such thing. Just
reason for a moment and figure out
whether the animal would have over
drunk and overchilled his stomach if
it had not been allowed to become
overthirsty. A driver who sits in his
wagon and lashes mis- wornout, half
curried, half-fed and half.Watered team
deserves to be punished as a criminal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
SansrPIantsra Sacads.

New ORLEANS. Sept. 13.-Sugar
planters of the First Congressional
District met a. Plaquen1tne Parish
court house at Pointe La Hache yester.
day. There were about four hundred
persons present, all sugar and rice
planters orange growers and all former
Democrats from the parishes OF Or
leans, st. Bernard and Plaquemine,
which constitute the district. II. N.
Kernochap, ex,United States naval
officer at New Orleans under Cleveland
presided. Speeches were made by ker.
nochan, State Senator E5pinal, ex.Dis'
trict Attorney Wilkinson, George T.
Anderson and George Mann, all plant
ers, who advocated acting with the
Republicans, while ex-Congressman
wilkinson, now collector of Customs at
New Orleans, and representative Dl-
mond called upon the planters to sup
port the Democratic ticket. The vote
showed that the supporters of a Re-
publican alliance had three.fourths
majority, and resolutions strongly Re
publican and protectionist IN tone were
adopted. The president was Instructed
to appoint committee OF tWenty-one
to select a candidate for Congress to
run CT the Republican platform.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Kobb id BIZ OH ,er5

New YORK, Sept. 12.--At to-day S
session of the Lexow police investiga'
ton committee the most impor tant
witness was Mrs. Celia Urchittel, who
came to this country from Russia SIX
years ago. She had $500 and opened a
small cigar store and cried as she told
how a detective she thought his name
was Forgan, had said she made
what money she had by i'm
proper means aud demanded that
he be paid so. She gave him
S25. He arrested her after that
"He didn't take me to the station house
she said. The station house was in At
torney street. Her store was on the
corner of Ridge and Broome streets
Continuing, the witness said: "H9
walked with me around the streets
until 3 o'clock in the morning. Then
he pulled down my stocking to see If l
had any money. | saw the policeman n
divide the money with another man.
He took me to Essex Market and let
me go there. The next morning he
told me I must raise the other $50
He told me that my children would be
taken from me unless / give him the
$50. was locked up four days and
was then taken to court" Mrs. Urch
title did not know what was going on
in court. The complaint was that of
keeping disorderly house. The charge
was untrue. She was fined $50, sent
to Jail and her children were sent to an
orphan asylum. Sle has been trying to
get her children back, but has not sue
ceeded.
Mr.. Moss told the committee ne had
investigated the case thoroughly and
was convinced ofits entire truth. Mr..
Golf thought it would be graciou;
act On the part of the majority to ad'
journ until after the Dem ocratic con,
vention and so an adjournment was
had until Monday, October 4.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
A Sad SuiClde.

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 12-Ehe corO-
ner's jury this afternoon returned a
verdict of suicide IN the case Of Miss
Sara Singleton, and recommended FUR
ther investigation by the grand jury.
It was decided to give the letter writ
ten by the unfortunate girl to her
mother to the public, aad thus set at
rest the many sensational rumor5 tnat
have been ahoat concerning the case
today. This letter corroborates the
accounts already sent out, showing that
the girl killed herself because she was
Jealous of her younger sister. 1t also
establishes the identity of the man who
betrayed her and whose desertion OF
her for her sisters favor was the cause
of her suicide. This man Is M. I
Whitlock. After telling her mother
that her sister Eve was at the Gate ClCy
Hotel with Whitlock, Miss Singleton
wrote: "He is married man with one
child and has been married eighteen
years. You need not bury me. Times
are too hard. Eve and Whitlock have
got big times planned . Don't let hel
come to Atlanta any more. Keep your
girls at home"
She says she and Whitlock lived to-
gether for three months as man aud
wife.
81 loved that man better than any
thing on earth. l knew he was mar
ri5d all the time, but couldn't help 1t.
Tell Eve l forgive her"
OF her visit to Atlanta, the letter Is
most sensational.
81 came to Atlanta today to kill
Whitlock and then myself, but one sui
eide will do. l have two bottles ol
laudanum. I will take them. AS
am bound for hell, take my advice ano
live for God and none other. lived
Christian life for nine years"
When made acquainted with the con-
tents Of the letter Whitlock was great
ly affected. He evidently thought he
had mad a narrow escape with his life
ut is a good thing l did not g. tc
see her when she wrote those notes,
he remarked, but would not discuss
the affair. :.
The girls body was taken to her olC
home in NorcTos5 by her brother to-
night.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Wilson's Hard Fight.

Representative William L. Wilson OF
West Virginia will have the hardest
fight be has ever had to retain his seat
ID Congress. Just as Governor Mckln-
ley was locked upon as the special
champion of protection and toe ener.
gies of the Democrats Of the whole
nation were concentrated to accom-
plish his defeat, so Mr.. Wilson is re-
garded as the champion Of tariff re-
form and the Republicans will bring
their heaviest guns to bear to compass
bis defeat this fail. The action Of the
Republicans in pressing exPresident
Harrison into service to open the cam
paign for them recently at the con-
yention which nominated Mr.. Dayton
as Mr.. Wilson's opponent, and Mr.. Har-
risop's declaration that the contest was
not to be local but national in its sig
niticance, show the estimate the Re-
publicans put on the I'M portance Of the
fight, AID the extraordinary efforts
they will make to win. The Repubii-
can committee will have al the money
it can spend in the district, and the
heaviest guns Of the party, including
ex.Speaker Reed, will be called upon t o
make campaign tours in the counties.
The Democrats will make hard fight
to reelect Mr.. Wilson. They, too, will
concentrate money and able speakers
in the district, and. though Mr.. Wilson
has been compelled to leave the coun-
try for short time there will be no
tagging in the fight. A planls on foot
to induce President Cleveland to take
an altogether unprecedented step for a
President and go on the stump IN Mr.
Wilson's behalf. Senator Faulkner,
chairman of the Democratic Congress
sional committe, says he would not
&c surprised if the President would do
this. He said the fact that Mr.. Wilson
stood as the special representative Of
the Democratic idea Of tariff reform
and the national character OF the con-
test would justify the President in bis
reelection. Senator Faulkner, who
resides in the district does not think the
Republicans have nominated their
strongest man against Mr.. Wilson, and
he is getting some consolation out OF
that opinion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Chained Up.

GREENsBUG, Pa, Sept, S.-Com-
plant has been l1ade to the State Board
OF Charities aud to Humane Agent
Doreute of Pittsburg of the confinement,
in az cutbuilding, of thlrtg-year-old
son cf Reuben Harold, farmer here.
Farmer Harold admits the truth OF
the charge, and says his aou IS insane
and is confined in comfortable shed,
fastened with & chain to an iron ring
around his ankle. M. Harold says
that when his son first te;ams insane
eighteen years ago, he was confined IN q
sylum, but begged so piteouly to be taken
home that the father acqujesced, and
since then the demented man has lived
in his present hut. The sons hailucI-
nation is that some one is trying to abb
duct him, aud he resents any intru3lon
of strangers by attempts to do them vlo'
Ience. He is entirely nude, refusing to
wear clothing. The complaint is tast
thecraz mans condition is Objectionable
in the extreme, a1d that he should be
properly cared for. Another son OF Har'
rold's was recently sent to DXnont III
sane asylam, near Rasburg.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
CONDITION OF THE: CROPS.
D!rsc'o or Bauer's Weekly Report on the
Weather and Field Products.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept. 12.-The
week ending September 10Th was
very hot one with an average daily
excess over the normal, Of from to &
| degrees. The highest temperature re-
ported was SO at various places; the
lowest s. at LOngshore on the 4th and
9Th.
There was about 80 degrees Of the
possible sunshine; the sky having been
almost clear during the four last days
of the week and partly cloudy on the
| previous days.
There were light showers. quite gen
eral over the State, on the 4tu and 9th,
scattering showers on the G:h and ID
the extreme Northwestern counties Oh
! the SIN. The weeks rai0fall was less
than the usual amount in all sections,
and a general rain would be beneli cial;
Sparlauburg and Union Counties have
especial need Of it.
! High winds are reported from ker-
shaw County with some dam age to cot
ton and corn.
Cotton picking has become general
over the entire State, and was favored
by the hot, dry weather which permit
ted uninterrupted labor, as well as
causing the bolls to open rapidly. The
yield continues to appear disappoin5-
ing and the general opinion of CORE
spondents is, for causes already stated,
the crop will not come up to the early
estimates. In addition to the reports
of shedding and rust previously given,
boil worms have appeared in NeWberry
and Edgeield Counties. There will be
no top crop on sandy land; a. other
places a small middle crop, while IN
general the crop is from one week to
ten days late. The hot sunshine seems
to have effectuaIly checked rotting.
The corn crop is all made and IS be-
ing housed in places; the new corn is
now used generally for feeding. The
heat Is favorable, as 1t thoroughly
ripens and hardens the grain on the
stalk. The fodder has about all been
secured in fine condition and is an
| abundant supply. Other forage crops,
su b as pea-Vine hay and grasses, are
| also IVY crops and are being cut
under favorable weather conditions.
| The rice harvest is said to be well in
largest crop ever known is being har-
| FSSlCU, "ulI6 Iuo ylC1A III Scuolcsi 10
very satisfactory. SO far the weather
has been all that could be desired for
securing the crop and It will soon be
beyond danger of injury from unfavor-
able weather.
Early peas are ripening and being
picked The pea crop will be large
one in acreage and prospective yield.
The turnip crop has, generally, attain
ed good stand and is growing OF
nicely. Sweet potatoes are not uniform
IN regard to condition, being an abund'
ant crop in sections while other places
report plenty OF vine, but lack of
tuoer growth. Garden products con-
tinue plentiful, except caobages which
are rottiDg badly.
The track farming industry, in the
coast counties, was affected fayorably
by the past weeks weather and the fall
crop Of vegetables, fruits and berries
are doing very we'll,
Sorghum is being gathered and made
into syrup, the yield, as reported, is
from fair TO very good, running ali
average of 80 gallons to the acre in
Fairfield Couuty. J. W. BAUER,
Director.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
LYnchfd.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. IA
special to the Times Union from
Starke, Fla, says: a negro named Jim
Smith was lynched near here early
this morning by masked men. The
negro attempted to ravish Miss Wiley,
young white girl. Sunday night the
negro entered Miss Wiley's room while
the family were at church and hid un-
der the bed. After the girl retired the
negro croRled out and attempted to
assault her. Miss Wiley screamed and
her father ran in and recognized the
negro. The negro escaped, but he was
captured this morning,and while being
taken to jail a mob overpowered the
officers mad swung the brute to a coz.
venient tree.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
L'ghtnius's Work.

The weather bureau gather statis-
tics from all available sources Of the
damage done by Tightening, and from
the report Of Alex McAdie, who has
the matter in charge, 1t is learned that
in the United States, during Nay, 1891
forty-ive persons were killed by light
ming; thirty-fou persons we're struck
and several injured; twelve barns were
set on fire, with an estimated loss Of
$4,000; thirtY-seyen dwellings, four
churches and one school house were
struck and damaged to greater extent
ifty-eight horses and TWENTY-FIVE COWS
were killed. During Juhe, 1894, ninety
six persons were killed and lO2 severe.
ly injured; siXty-nine barns we're struck
with al estimated loss Of $40 900; forty
nine horses, thirty COWS aud fifteen
sheep were killed; eighty dwellings
were struck and more or less damaged; !;
twenty-five churches. one railroad de-
pot, one oil tank, one grain elevator,
and six mills and factories were struck,
the damage in the case of the eight
last named being not less than S237,-
500.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-09-19
Bad showing.

LANSING, Sept. 1.-THE Michigan
crop report for September says. The
average rainfall IN the State in August
die not exceed three.fourths of an inch.
With a drouth practically unbroken
during the two principal crop growing
months of July and August it is not
difficult to estimate the condition of
crops. They are dried up. Corn, pot"-
toes and garden truck are damaged ue-
yond recovery. the yield will be but a
small per cent. of al average, and pas
lures offer little or no feed for stock.
There is little doubt that wheat will be
largely fed to stock the coming "inter.
Threshers returns of more than 68, 600
.-cres of wheat threshed show that the
average yield per acre in the State is Is
6-1O bushels.