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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Getting up items.

Those little local sensations, such
us murders. suicides, etc, have grown
suddenly scarce in Oil City, and the
local r:'an in the Derrick inditcs the
folluwin. to arouse the citizens to All
appreciation OF the situation. We
know how it is ourselves:
alt is a soul-destro! ing feature Of
local journalism when everything is
quiet. 4 cof!agration becomes a
! luxury: an elopelncnt positive
| blessing, and murdcr-ah,a murder
is the crowning glory of u thirsty
locals ambition. We are sorry 10
confess that our citizens do not dis
! play that enterprise and energy in
supplying horrors upon horror +,
! head, which was SD characteristic OF
! The Oil Regions, aud prompted by
/ the best of motives, we offer the fol.
lowing prices as an incentive to al
public spirited parties We will pay
50 cents for drunk and disor,fcrly;
10 cents additional for each conSecu
tive Knock down. % cents for
runaway 40 cents when with 'nai
Injured and 50 cents when with tive
small children and collar-bonc bro
KEN Assault with intent to kiii,
!, Is cents, aud 10 cents for the hrs'
brickbat. Run over 10 cents. Kun
, Oyer with woman aud cbild.lS cents
| two children 80 cents: children ki'iet
5 and woman injured -. 'Elope
ment., 81 cents: frustrated, 50 cents
successful with foi!ed and ragin:
\ ,,rcpt. Sl.l0. Fights cents witt
= owe out 5S cents ; two ewes out, 4
cents for 'eanuabalized nose - l.
4 cents 'Embezz!ement of the publ
: funds 90, ttOo commonly Suicide
D hanging, SO cents; when with hand
C kerchicf TO door knob, when tn
a feet touch the floor, Il cents addition
e al shooting, 40 ccnts, aud sma
| demand, under train of cars, ordinar
y 35 cents; where horribly nangses
. 6S, or more according to quality. 70
II licking the editor for one OF the is
Is cals articles, a twenty-five line ioc'
% notice will be awarded. send 10
circular. "Agents wanted.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
about Women.

The Washington treasury employs
LOO women.
Ladies' dresses will be more clabo-
ratrlv trimmed than ever this winter.
\ Tcmrc.sce girl, fourteen years
old. ran of with Il circus because her
mother wouldn't let her wear Il
hustle.
The Young men of Terrc liautc
have worn IL hole i'll Il Brussels carpet
with their knees. and still she Is
heart whole.
When an elderly lady ignit"s her
self with HE spor,ive petroleum, the
circumstance is alluded ohy a horrid
Boston reporter a. an evidence of kc-
ru<cniliiy.
4 literary milIincr of New York
is preparing Il treatise upon the
: Language of feathers" This will
open up new field for ilirtation, and
7 will doubtless be acceptable 10 the
! fr,thcr-hcaIcd bellies of society.
! In letter TO female hen jockey,
Greeley writes: Chickens should
alwavs be weamed before they are tw q
months old. and upon no account be
ucymil;cd to sUck!e the parent hen
after they commence to Gu; their eye
teeth. -
"iiowarti GiynLon announces il
II letter from Appiedore that she
wouldn't have rrinpimg pins ,orturin.
her head at nights if any one Offered
her FIVE dollars night for wcarin:
them. Would she do it for six dol
lars: Nobody wants to be meal
about it.-[Boston Globe.
Queen Maria Victoria, wife of Kin;
Amadeus of Spain, is said to be
woman of rare talents as linguis
aud mathematician, n remarkable ex
cep,ion TO women of Italian nativity
who rarely display intellectual taste:
!. Aside from this, she is a thoroug
ancient and modern historian, an
well versed in the general principle
of Roman and Italian law.
a Miss Lottie Grant was recently e,
D hibited at the Tippeeaaoe Indian;
: county fair as a specimen Of the nat,
!. raj products of the Wabash valle.
d She is just eighteen years of age, an
d touches the beam with No. II sill
Il per at four hundred and cishty-tw
II pounds. Ii she is related to II
j. governing family, she is entitled 10
J. lat Office. The mission 20 dree'
y might correspond with her merits.
,s is stated that her extraordihal
II physical Developments is attrioutao
m to the constant use, when child,
m buttermilk as beverage. She
Iy now old enough aud big enough
- have her own whey.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
ESoro Capita! Wanted.
From :!.c '"u"f, EIri. an! Farm
W.yEElY I.AFAYETTE Co.. Mo-,
August IS. 1872.

from :i.c 'u"t, El"i'. an! EaFih-
WAvEHLY LAFAYETTE CO.. No,
August IS, 1872.
At the instance and in behalf ut
,..... ot NV nciglburs, | write to
VI O.. ut Us having any business
rr,.,tu.s or acquaintance IL your
cI.r). a,~img Of You /" please place
this letter in the hands OF some ol
your capitalists.
TO explain briefly. this and the
adjoining county OF Saline were set
tied AT an early day hy Nirginians and
Krntucklaus. who CAME here from
the counties bordering Oh the ONO
river, on account OF the Insecurity oi
their slave property. Previous TO
the war, there Wa, not Oh this cont
! uent Il more prosperous people.
| When the war broke out, all those
liable to military duty went into one
! few who remained were compelled
to tlv for their lives before the close
of the war. After the war they re-
turnci, TO find their stock gone,
| fence, destroyed, and, il many III
stances, thclr huLscs burncd. Stlit
there Wa, plenty Of money III cIrcuia-
ton. Produce vi every description
! WAS high, wnicn enabled farmers 10
pay lneir debts, rencw their FENCES,
| Ia l.It In I,
upon lis, and iIr.n products nave uc-
cilncd iroM tIc pflce, OF t,iivc, iour
and nvc Years az, iaitH lJJ per ccut.
" .i.l corn al ~ GiIt! ,e!tt- per bush
el, hemp so per Ion, our wncal crop
1; partial failure, hrSs S3 per evil,
the fact starcs Us III lie face that we
are farming al L dead loss. W hat we
need, then, is money to invest III
native and IeXts cattle, 10 be led III
tea there /, corn suiii :icut III tils
county aIunc 10 Ircd cattle anioGnt
ing III value to one nilllon dollars.
Eastern capitalists are sending
funds to 81. Louis to lend al eISh
per cent, but their agents are strlct
, Nv enjuincd mol 10 lend II outside the
city ur county. From three hu"dre'
Thousand To half ii Inl!iiun dollar
could readily DC loaned III tins an'
Saline county al Ten per cent. pei
u,..luin. i'articS borrowing Wuul'
n,ye real estate security, anu WON'T
iuku loans FROM Two 10 hve Years
:, improved FARMS arc worth from 94
to ;s5U per acrc--iar.us var! ing /
size from IOu TO l,uyO acres. Ou
,ar~cr farmers would gladly sell
purtiou vi their iarns, but there al
10 uuvrr, cuin.ng Among Us, as thes
u, father Nest and INV st Ill cheape
:. iam,ts.
Eastern parties wishing to loa
money, can easily ascertain the trut
of what [ nave written, and II ulspo'
cal TO Iuake Us loans, could sen
agents here, who could examiue IL
records and titles. Tins could L
:. done re,dliy, a- lands have III
changed hands often since they Wei
first entered. The few banks anon
= MS cannot supply one-tenth the d
maud for money.
e. =, Hoping you may find it convenic'
" to place this letter i'll the hands
- some of your capitalists, who wi
- give it attention, am
~ Yours, respectfully,
as ii. T.. CREEL.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
State News.

The case of Gc"r"" Ia, on. charged
with the murder of Linus Olds, was
called ON Wednesday morning last in
the circuit cour; OF Monroe county,
aud after three days NcssioL, the
ease wa, "ivru To the jury, who
brought in verdict Of not guilty"
Tho. l.. Anderson. Judge Harrison,
l.. +. I.ahrnan and Thomas Bacon
appeared for the defense, and NJ. L.
llolIistcr, for the rosecuiion. Tell
ing speeches were made Cn both
sides. 80 end, one of the most per-
picking casts ever upon the docket
of Western court. Hannibal
Courier.
The machine and repair shops Of
the North Missouri railroad are soon
To be removed from 81. Charles 10
Nobcrly, and the citizens of the for
mur place are much exercised over
what they seem disposed TO consider
q great catastrophe.
! We learn from farmers that but
: little wheat will be suwn this fall, i'll
Cass county, owing TO the presence
of the chintL-bug and the loss that
has hitherto been sustained i'll that
line of agriculture. Wheat is not re-
rciving half lis share of attention.
fiIarrisonvillc Courier.
\ freight car on u train gong
north from Kansas City, was dlscoV-
cred to pe on fire. on sunday morn
ing. II was destroyed together with
its contents. the household effects
of family intending TO settle in the
West.
Ia Kansas City, Captain McCaf-
: fcrtv had on exhibition at the Expo
sitiUn. his repricve from sentence OF
death for being Il Fenian-a parch.
mcnt signed by Queen Victoria, with
photograph.
The connection of Rev. II. Carson
with the Prcsby :crian congregation
Of Richmond. Ray county, has been,
at his own request. dissolved, ana
the pastorShip is now vacant.
In Hannibal, people throw their
/, slops and filth into the streets fsn'
|, I'm the face of the law.
= Fat hogs are selling in Richmond
. Raw county, at four and one-hai'
. cents per pound.
The Canton Press on the 2lst says
:. A last advice Colouel j. NJ. u'o'er'
= Democratic candidate for Congress
:, was improving in health out we
II presume he.wiIl hardly be able %
: : cn,er. upon all active canvass fof
!, so,nc weeks yet. a
ri Last week st. Joseph had an &C
) cessiou Of seventy-fve to its voting
Il population, by means Of naturaiisa'
,r ton papers is.ued to our "iore's'
relations"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
8 geantifnI fobe Song.
LOVES REASONS.

Why do love my darling SOP
Good faith, my heart, l hardly know,
have such store ofrrason.
IT would take me all a surim-r day
Nay, saying half that l could ssy
Would nil the circle seasons.
Becsusc her eyes are softly brown,
My dove, vino quietly hath fiown
To III rs 10 her haven.
Because her hair is soft, and laid
Malunna- " ie- i'll simple braid,
And jetty + > u raven.
Because her lips are sweet TO touch,
Sot chill, nor i'ery over IGach.
But softly red as roses?
Dear lips that chas,rn while they move,
Lips that - man may dare 10 love,
Til earthly iove-t!m= closes
Because her hand is soft and white,
ItOucn SO tender and 30 lIgnt,
That " here her slender lnger
Doth fall or ln.ve, the man IL whom
The guards of kden whispered, ''Cone!
Beneath ito spell might linscr?
Because Der heart is womsn-soft,
so trur, 50 tender, that oft
DO marvel t!Iat u treasure,
So rich, 50 rare, to ms should iall,
Whose sole d. ,-!t-su sIuail, 50 small,
is-ioSluS past All nleasurcs.
Because sh. i.as sucl! s;ore OF moods,
So a:ch!y sInIr,, st..:Liy Drovds,
80 lovingly cairrs,cs;
So tina, my lIe.irt may nev.r tire
Uf mouUtvEt, or !uuIc desire
Insn =nt. IA. love, pOss, sscs
All nc! what kaVT or Whist care |?
Or what I.,ln love 10 ito VITA "SIy:'
HU" ...upi. Is Ia reason.
love icI--f"r sle 10 my love,
And eLaii wnIir stars sinai. same above,
iE,. Sc..sJG t..IUN s':I,Jn.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
A Mystery.
Discovcries I'm n Cave Near Erin
Tepnessec.

frrom the Green River pantagraph
Erin is u station on the Memphis & !
!. .ouisvllle railroad, between The
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
At the head OF Il large gully, near
this station is a huge flat rock, from
a crcvice in which constantly rusheS
a cool current ofair.O evening last
week drunken man reposcd hi>
weary limbs upon this rock amd was
famed to sleep by the refreshing
breeze which rushcd from the creNlcc
near him. After il had grown qaiic
daik he awokc and heard strains "i
music, as from q guitar, which seem
ed 10 come from the crack IN The rock
oni which he had lain. Listening
| mdrc attentivcly, he also heard, ap-
1 parently, from tho same source, II
/ sweet musical female voice.
yceeeni,is larmcd, hc hastily leil il.
the spot and went to Erin, where he
related to sevcra! parties what he had
heard. Tho citizens of Erin had long
known OF the current OF air c"min.!
through this rock, but attached ur
;mportaucc whatever TO II, an" hln
ceased to regard il ~ even "Wri",i.
. tv. but the reports "s l."' d'InMrl
inau added new interest - 1t. AND I;
number of citizens drtcr'm'n"d t'
, make Il more thorough 'N'ln.aan"l
iot the surroundia~> than !hry haC
ever before uIuhr. A,c.v,i.m.'N, "i
Sa:urda,. party repaired Ia til" ~po
and began thrir exploration b,
blasting away II portion of ~ rock
At once there was revealed @rG
cavern, through which rushed
strong current of air. Gu!u- int
this cave the discovered the skeleton
Of two human Figures rlASpr1 in ear
others arms. and near these ihc q;
raycd rCmaius of Il guitar. irAdlti"
has il that in the carly settlement {
l. that country young LAZY #ud gel
IL ,lcman of that nctmhnul houd wri
J" engaged to he married, bet the 4
g r.n,s OF the y"umT !aGy :ntcrr"s'
+ ,heir objection and frustrated T.
W tp!aus OF the loving couple. Soc
~ afterwards the lady,aS was hrr'hah
repaired TO nci cighborinS wood WI
~ hrr guitar. Not returning, AMI
"' y0uu" gentleman being missed fro
W. home about the same Time, II W
Thought thry had clop"!. been III;
III r.rd aud purpoScly remained Il"
/" .'nm the unrr.cmting parents. IL
cc low believed. howcl CT, that he RI
NJ. rtous found in this cave are ih"r"
'Ss Ibis young lady and 2cnilrh0
't- rhcsr facts have been related 10
y. Ivy responsible parties. who YOU
les for their truthtHlmc>s III every Il
III ,,.,Iur
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
LOB PRINTING.
CHEAP ron CASH.
News Summary.

Maryland peaches are being ship
ped TO Europe in crates.
Str, ct railroads are being construct
ed in the City of Mexico
A new house is completed every
hour of the day III Chicago.
Memphis expects her exposition TO
bring in 100000 people and l,ooo,-
900. 49,.
The Potomac river Is lower than
it has ben before for the past twenty
years.
There are but four new spapers in
Kentucky which use the patent
ou;sidcs.'
/ \ Lisconsoa,c lloosier explains
that he has just lost his wife "by
dca,h"---a necessary distinction.
! \ Georgia planter, who has one
/ thousand acres of cotton, will take
one hundred bales for his chances.
Ali.tie island In the Conneeticnt,
'Fmcar Wells river, Is q geographical
curiosity. One can sit down at GER.
tain point on tue lsiah" an" oe III '"o
states 'hrcc ''""'''s "'" ''"' ''"
1T the same 'lihT'
Late Investigations near the Sanu-
wicl Islands have proved that coral
aggregates AT the rate OF Il feet ia
Il. ccuutry, instead of a few inches in
that time, according to accepted
'''.''
N''''''''
French aud EnS!ish physis'ahs VI
most universally r''s''''' '''' "'o''
lemon lul"c 10 'icc' '"'c ''' w"
rheumatism.
The tale OF O'Conor's Child"
advcrti-rd in the New York Week
~ w." can't mean the Louisville con-
, >'"'''"' '''
t''''''
Negroes, III lots "t TWEEN y 'h'r'!'
/, forty anl ni'N' are leaving mar! 'nn"'
Il the District "t Col"mhia' ana VIZ
II. Ginin ito work On S''h"h cameron
/. road in f"m>rlvania'.
-. %,r.r.,ui., uunli,i.l voter IN
,L N;.s,ur; nutil n, has hccu propt.lc
.lr rcrr-;crrd IN the election precinct in
,r vI.,hlr resides. The qualification,
il necessary for a lcral voter are, that
u; he has been II resident orMissouri tol
|, onr wear NEXT preceding the election
nm and twenty one wears of age.
- -,
~ INV "a. =" ,,' ,aa
o., "''''''! ,.''., ,,',,.,
- - '.'' ~, ''
-, Hh'' 700" "'' III NV ''>"'' ''' '", u"
.oi !" '''' "'.''' w ,, w., ana,
~ "c" '''p' ,m ~. -.
-, "''' - 49,, ~. ,,,,! 49,
escaped, anu MI ln' IlNE Ntoth vi
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
again. when something 1 saw in hts

again, when something l saw i'll hts
face; arrested my arm, and asked
lin ii he was hurt.
81 am afraid that | Sm, pa" he
mildly answered, clinging to my arm
for support.
Where % asked in great alarm,
for notwithstanding my brutality, l
fairly idolized the boy.
Here he replied, laying his
hand upon his hip.
In silence / took him IN my arms
and carried him to his bed, from
which he never arose the same
bright, active. glorious boy that l
had so cruelty struck down on the
rile of stones. But after many
months he came forth, pale, sad
dened little fellow, hobbllng Oh n
crutch."
Here Mr.. Handford broke down
aud wept like child. aud the tears
also rolled down Dornmg's checks.
When he resumed Mr .esiiaudford
said:
This is q humiliating narrative,
nrighbor Dorning, and l would not
have related il To YOU had not sup
posed YOU needed the lesson which
it contains. 1t is impossible for me
to give YOU an adequate notion OF the
suffering that | have undergone Oh
account Of my brutal ra>lin"ss to III!
bov. But fortunately il has bce'
uycrruled TO my own rood. ahd 81
nv family also. The remedy, though
terrible. was complete. and no othe'
child of mine has ever been punished
b, me except when i'll the full pos
session and exercise of my best fac
uItleS, and when my SENSE of dut.
las been chastcnrd and softcncd b.
reason and affection.
~ devoted myself to poor Charlie
= from the tim" II" left Iii, bed. and "
= came 10 understand rnr another ~
Z ,h;rk few fathers and sons do. Til
/, ,,rnr boz never blamed me for blight
II inc So much happiness .or him. and
d have sometimes tried to think tha
.c his life has been mad" happier on !!
!e whole than il would have been h;s
e not been taught ~ duty thr"u"
- his sacrifice. Still, ncigl.hur b"rl
I ing. ! shuW.d b2 sorry 10 have N'
i; |
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
From the Richmond Conservator.

From the Richmond ConserSator
We place upon the Democratic
ticket, at the head of the Conscrva-
tor, the name of this distinguished
gentleman, as the next Congressman
from the Eleventh District. lie was
nominated on the slst ballot, after
which it was made unanimous. Gen.
Clark is the son Of Gen. John B.Clark,
and served gallsntlv and with distinc-
ton in the Confederate army. When
the war was over and oil returned to
to the pursuits of peace, and the en-
actments of Drake were broken Gen.
Blark swas elected Sheriff of Howard
CO. and would have been reelected had
not the Congressional Convention. i'll
its wisdom, nominated him fol
the lofticr position. He is accepti
bic TO the party. is "A compromise can
didate, his fathers friends cheerful.
cnsting their ballots for him, and thu
the stubborn contest was ended.
j, will give US pleasure to sustain hin
IN the coming contest; and he vii
! rally to the support of the part
strength that must add LARGELY 30 th
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02
Moral;ties.

Leave company when YOU find you
lose l,v il. and see that you cannot
improve IL. 4
A contemporary declares that grayi-1
~ Is no more evidence of wisdom |
than Il paper collar is of y shirt.
We muumt to heaven mostly on the |
ruin, of our sherishcd schemes, find
inr our failures were successes AL
colt;
When you see man with q great
deal of religion displayed in his shop
window, yoi may depend npon 1T he
.kesps a ysrss smalls stoesss Of il withl..; ,
-ISpu'geon.
III great things are done little by
little. Atoms make worlds. The
greatest fortunes consist of fari!lng>.
Life is u.ade upof moments. and Il
succession of wcil-spcmt moments
make wcll->pcnt life.
Not more constantly l. the sun
pourin" forth its beams, o" Hover
exhalium its fragrance, than the
! Christian is rudIaling or cXhalin" m
tlucncc from his character upon those
around hiln.-Tllcv. Hugh Mac M!Ilan.
.Draa flies causes the ointment oi
the auuthccary to send forth >linkin.
sayur." wa, one of the wlsest "i The
wise sa, iu.S vi the wise man Tor "a
these little Insects, too snail 10 U'
considered. spoil The richest and most
highly -prriumc,l ointment, 50 U"ti
;hc little fuliirs of life, especially "l
temper. ruin the domestic haFpincs'
and pcac" of many iamilics-they arr
the dead flies Ia their ointment.
Ifthc Bible did not tell us tina
l .y.si.s WAS poor. should have know
i, from hi, own words. Who woui
5 have talked about putting new piece
: upon old garments, or about sweet
t. iuu the house diligently, ifhe had uC
l. seen his mother doing il So, Will
q WAS busy over these things and
T. hundred household works like then
a. knew that he knew exactly all aho'
them. and that made them sweet
II me.
" a Christian merchant who, fr"
!" being IL very poor boy. had risen
- wealth and rcuown, and was on
/ asked Ev all intimate friend 10 W LA
' under God, he attributed his surrc
L in life. TO prompt and steady ob
;" dicnce to my parcnts," was his rep!
t. "ln the mi,l>t of many bad cxainpl
is ofyouths OF NV own age. was :;
wavs able to Yield 4 ready submissl'
CT to the will of my mother, and hr'
Ii " believe that blessing has, III ca
OF sentence. rested upon me and up
'Ic all my efforts.
y" TIE BURDENS OF LIFE.-"T
=" grand difference between the Chr
tain and the man of the world is.t!
''' the burden of the one is gathering
~ he proceeds, while tha: of the "tl
'a is becoming lighter and more cas
vi the man of carial mind and worlt
~ affections clings more and more I"
' beloved earth. and new cares thick
W. arornt his death-bcd his burden
NJ collecting as he advances, and wi
he comes to the edge of the grave
IL bears him dowurt" the bottom lik
~" millstonc. But the blessed Spirit.
~ gradually clevating the Chaistia
- temper and desires. makes obedici
III more easy and dclightfu!: until
-" mounts into the presence of G'
" Nhclc he finds it n service of peri
''' Freedom - Charles Wolfe.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02

majority that this district will give
to the State and national tickets. He
will make an able and efficient Repre-
sentative, ami prove a worthy sue
cessor to his father, whose services
III Congress are we'll known to all
MiSsourians who feel apride in the
past history of the Commonwe ealth.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02

81 can't drink liquor" said Bob
lit goes right to my head. Well =
said Bou'a irieiid, where could II
g, with less danger of being crowd
.,.f ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-02

A little boy accos,ed his papa thus:
Papa. are you growing still 2" mo,
dear; what makes you think 50 e
..Bec4use the top of your head is
coming through your hair-"