Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-01-05
All Around Us.

ture historian may we'll head his
chapter oD the present admins
tralion "The Disappoinsm of
the Faithful
Our exchanges have dutifuliy
warned their readers of th9 tax
penalty. 1t Is touching to think
how from now on some of the de-
linquents will swear at the editors
Tor never printing any news or In
terest to anS body III their papers.
The Clarence Courier says that
Champ Clark ihsl fight lately
with negro pollution" If
Champ Clark called self-respect-
ing negro by any such blood-curd-
ling name as "politition," the
fight is not to be wondered ut.
The American negro is not expect
ed to stand everything, and he
won't do it.
Unionville complains of lack
of light, as there is not public
lamp in town. If this state of
darkness continues the world will
perhaps be surprised to hear be-
fore long that Putnam county has
gone Democratic
One of the Unionville papers
has "roil of honor" in which the
names of reformed delinquents
shine like sacred shekinsh DER
memory's shrine" No doubt the
proprietor will learn that many of
his delinquents know that death
loves shining marx and govern
themselves accordingly.
The business men of Maryville
recently locked their doors and
went en- masse to church Our
contemporary fails to state wbeth-
er this indicates good people or
bad times in Nodawuy.
A paper in southwest Missouri
hoists the name of Grover Cleve-
land for 1896. Perhaps by the
next issue the editor may be nerv-
ed up to the point of setting that
of Queen Lii alongside for vice.
4 number of the young men of
Lancaster have organized a read
ing club, If this movement is
kept up, it may be possible to
elect q Republican to office in
Schuyler county some time before
the Wandering Jew settles down
to quiet life.
Lately widow died at Canton.
leaving her property to q
sister and a couple of nieces.
1t WIS generally supposed that
the 9widow's husband had lost
most of his means In q bank
failure twenty years ago, shortly
before his death. In cleaning up
the house for rent the nieces found
an old trnnk, which they proceed
ed to empty, finding in the bottom
of the same 81, 900 in an old sack.
Feminine curiosity is not always
unrewarded.
The insurance companies have
concluded to aid in the develop
ment of Glenwood by making
their rates on rattle-traps so high
that brick business houses are in
dispensable. When the improve
ment begins, it will be in order
for Lancaster to boycott said COM
panies on account of partlalltY.
Schuyler county already has q
number of candidates, all playing
for keeps, and the list is steadily
growing. Probably by the time the
primary is held. it will be neces-
sary to import from some other
county few disinterested Demo-
Gratis to look over the tally-she It's.
A few exchanges gave Santa
Claus a bad spell--that is the lat
ter clause of his designation they
spelled Clause. Old Santa might
appropriately distribute a few
spelling books next time.
The marshal of GU en- City ar
rested two young fellows for vio-
lating town ordinances, and took
them to Lancaster for safe keep
ing in jail. Arrived at Lancaster,
the marshal was himself arrested
at the instigation of the county at
torney for assault with intent to
kill, while the boys we're turned
loose, Oh account Of illegal pro-
ceediugs. Perhaps the principal
legality of the affair will consist of
costs.
Scotland county had some
experts examine the books
of an ex-collector with
the astonishing result of
finding several mistakes against
himself, but none against the
county. AS an illustration CT
how a good deed shines in g
naughty world, the county has de-
cided 1t is not worth while to in
vestigate the books of other off
cials. That man ought to be kept
in office, hut he will not be. Such