Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-10-12
monographs.


the old DAYS of witchcraft, they
would have killed him for a
witch!' Now, Carter tell Il phz-
zled public how he found out
Drinkard is woman!
Queen City is alert with push
and progress. Had it been found
ed and made the county seat forty
or fifty years ago, it would have
been likely to boast to-day a popu-
lation of several thousand souls. 1t
has prospered without a court
house as several Missouri towns
have failed to do with one. 1t
rests its claim on the survival of
the fitteSt.
Among rice birds there is ssaid to
be feathered eccentricity, known
as sentinel that perches in
tree-tops or upon fences and wastes
away in watching for an enemy,
while its fellows are feasting on
the fat of the land. Some Popu-
list orators would do well to con-
slider the rice bird sentinel.
There is complaint at Kinks
vile that the city council has fixed
an exorbitant price on the artesian
water, and the Democrat declares
it is wonder the council did not
put a rate on the extinguishing of
fires. With the saloons closed and
the drug stores rarely open all
night, Kirksville is certainly en-
titled to water at hard times
prices.
A bill was circulated at Brook
field lately, mostly among Demo-
Gratis, announcing speech by one
of the faithful as follows: "HOn.
U. S. Hall will apologize for being
a Congressman This is what a
number of the dear fellows will
have to do this fall, but perhaps
no other will be so refreshingly
candid as L. S.
The United States, England and
Australia have become the home
of the slugger, and the former
country seems to be the most
profitable field for him. AS the
bull-fght is not so bad as it used
to be, Spain can Join with the rest
of civilization in lifting the finger of
scorn so conspiciously invited. A
tax on home siuggers and a tariff
on foreign CUES, payable only in
labor in the penitentiary, would
perhaps be very good thing for
American honor and decency.
Bob Fitzimmons used to be a
blacksmith, but his slugging stock
rose rapidly and he became
blackguard. AS a blacksmith,
the press of his own and other
countries entirely ignored him,
but as a blackguard, the venal
American dailies raise up and for
get George Washington while cal
ling him mighty. Will some cour-
ageous divine remember this some
day when casting about for the
snbiect for a timely and forceful
sermon!
| met with an old man, wrinkled
and gray, who had seen of the
world much in his day; his step
was slow, but his head was firm,
and he called each thing by the
proper term. Say, gray beard
friend" appealed to him, "your
vision is clear where my own is
dim: of all the fools, either far or
near, the greatest one flourishes in
what sphere? lie beat with his
cane a muffled tattoo, and he shut
Oneeye to condenSe his view, then
over his features crept a leer, as
he answered me thus, with con-
scious Sneer: ''Of all the fools, |
high or low, your one of
the biggest-not to know! The
fool that ever must take the cake, |
long as nights may fall oras dawns
may break, is not the Congress-
man who viii sell his vote and
that none will tell, he is
not the preacher will deem that all |
Of his hearers praise his theme: he
S not the bachelor who is tied at
asst to viXin as his bride; nor is
ne the pedagogue calm and cool
who hopes all the world will praise
lis school. In none of these, SON
ny, that fool is found-he runs a
paper the year around. and fancies
hat all of his readers will pay, and