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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
TRUSTEES SAI.a...

/ TRUSTEES SALE.
M lIEREAS, by his deed trust of hated ON III,
w fiiSs day of March, a. d., 1870. duly re-.
cor!ieti in the office of the Recorder OF deeds. for
Lafayette county, in the State ar Missouri. in
book No. 4, pages NJ, 4S5 and 46i. William 4:
Lyon conveyed to the undersigned trusirc. Nh,
following described real estate, situute in tht
cotnfy OF Lafayette and State OF Missouri. nnJ
described as follows, tO-wif:
i.Ot SIN VD, fronting on Main street seventy
four (Il) Rect, and running back one bundrsd
and iorty.eisht C4S) feet. Also lot ihirty-rour
C4) fro ting On Locust street, ixty-fD r f6ii
feet and running back scy,niy-four ID feet
known and desisnatc.l on the plat Of the town Of
Gover, Lafayette county Missouri, as lots six
md thirty-rour % and sly. Also lot one III in
The said town OF ID Yer, except fifty (aD feet OF
OF the south end fronting on Main treet. whish
conveyance was made in trust to secure the nav
ment of y certain prOmIsSOry note in said deed
described. And ~ hrrras, default his been
made in the payment of said note. which has
long since been due and payable. Now. there
fore, in pursuance of the provisions of said deed
of trust, and ut the request of the holder of said
note, the undersigned will offer the said real
estate for SALE at public vendue, to the highest
bidder for cash, Mt the com thouse door im the
city of Lexington, between the hours OF ten
O'Clock A.. NJ. and three O'Clock y. N. on
Saturday. JuEc 2lsS,
to salty said note and interest thereon, toyetber
with the cost Of executing this trust.
aprlstd T.. WiSSOii. Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11

DEGS leave to Inform hIs customers and
ID friends, that he has just returned from the
Ready Made Clothing, Hats, Csns. Furnishing
Goods. Trunks. &c., ever oregeiiin this market.
50 70 you want anything In clothing line; look
70 your own ~inteIrst, and call on him before
Hlakink your purchase. Remegnber the place.
70. y Maln sascet, Grimes and Venable,s old
fstaaa, nAy7.lyr
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
LONGS

rNufS Hotel. situated on Pine street IT,
l. north of Main, has changed hands, EtSsIsi
and has been cleaned, rrfttrd and re-. kantI
furnished. The fare Is as good rs any in -E5nG
thr city and the rooms large and airy. TeraveIcrs
VIII DC handsomely and comfortably entertained.
Call over and see for yourself, and You vii! call
again. marcsG-lv LONG Proprietor.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
FINAL -sETTLEMENT

NOTICE Is hereby given to all creditors an
IN Others interested In the estate OF Jaeo
HIrr, deceased, that I, the Undersigned admini
istrator 81 said estate, intend 10 make n tina
fr3baie court Of Lafayette county, 70 be begua
Fand held at the court house, In the city of.Lex.
thkton, on the hrst Monday In July, ISIS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
Mrs. NJ. +. Price
HAS RECEIVED A LARGE AND Ell.
EGANT ASSORTMENT OF SUM.
smER MILlINERY.

Embracing all the newest 8 yles of hats,
bonnets, flowers and ribbons, also silk nnd1uce
Fichurs aud ties, and = great variety Of notions
and fancy ARTICLES. Having also selected her
pared to sell them at very reduced prices. The
adles Of Lexington and vicinity are respectfully
raite,it0 cail and examiae for themselves. She
snl also Madam F0f's corset for sale.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-06-11
FINAL s::TELEnENT

II. l.. B~A!EESDAL.i:, Clerk.
nav 81 Ey &. Il. DANIEL. 10
Wallace & Mitchell, attorneys ar Plaintiff.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

the world possessing scarcely trace OF
ambition. Such do not care for distinction
or even for wealth; if they can procure
the humblest fare, by constant toll, the
aspirations of their boyhood, and subse
quentIy of their manhood, are fully met.
They are negative characters, happy with
nothing, and suffer no elation or depres-
sion, whether in sunshine or under a
cloud. These boys, who often afford much
modification to ambitious parents, fill a
most important niche in the world; in
fact, the world could not do without them
They constitute the great army OF men
who build our railroads, tunnel our noun
tains, load and unload our ships, cut down
our forests, and manipulate the red-hot
iron masses which come from our blast
furnaces. We cannot alter the tempera-
ments of such boys. Nature is stronger
than we are, and well it is that this is SO
We may hold them by the power of wealth
or controlling influences; but when these
fail, they fall at once to their place, ii
obedience to a law as irresistible as thai
which Newtoa discovered in the fall of the
apple. Study to learn what they are
capable of doing for themselves encour
age them to do we'll whatever work il
suited to their natures. Regard every
calling as honorable, the labor of which is
honorably performed, and thus insure
happiness and prosperity to our offspring
--Bostop Journal of Chemistry.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

tree. It costs little it counts much.
Write home; write home,
Write from home, ye beloved !! You
need not tell us news of the election, nor
remind us =" Suppose you have heard all
about the great fire." Of course we have.
Write to US of the dumb creatures we used
to know, if any of them survive. Give US
some intelligence of the favorite tree. Tell
US that you went where we used to gather
nuts. Send us picture of the old barn
caves, just as dropping as they are. Take
US back to the play ground. Show US the
light and shadow of our mothers grave.
Write us home~like things, from home.
But write home. Write home. There
is home at hand. There is homestead
where they reassemble. 1t is their Christ
mas time and their Thanksgiving Day in
one. 1t is their New Year, that shall new
er be old
There is postal department under the
Creators hand. His government takes the
hearts letters, to convey them, overland
mail-ah, how safely crossing the noun
tains stepped in fog, along the highway
that climbs the stars. Write home! write
home!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

ENGINEERING FEATs IN THE NEITHER
LANDs.-When you look at the prodigies
of labor, as seen at the ports of the Helder,
Katuyek, Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Will
lemsdorf, Amsterdam and its new port,
Harlingen, Yssel, and the mouths of
every river and canal in the state, you
would suppose that a nation which has
made more artificial harbors than proba-
bly, all the nations of the world besides
would stop and rest awhile, especially
when with population of a little over 3d.
100000 she protects and defends by stone
or wood more than 700 miles of sea-
coast from the ravages of storms and a
'arger amount of river and canal by simi-
lar means from the wash of waves and
currents Whether on the coast or canals
all these works, from decay or displace-
nents, require perpetual labor to renew or
restore them. Thus, you will perceive,
in hydraulic engineering and artificial
ports, basins, and docks, America makes
slender comparison with the smallest
nations of Europe. The most expensive
pier for its size in the world was upset by
steamboat in New York, whilst our
rivers, for want of economical engineering,
are scarcely navi gable. A young en- yineer
of great industry and not very great talents
by writing book of a thousand pages of
what he sees in Holland, would present a
volume of economical and practical en-
gineering that would astonish American
engineers. A graduate of West Point
hastily copies few pages from a Holland
engineer In a spread-eag!e style it is
published at Washington as something ex-
traordinary, while the same principles
have been practiced for hundred years
in Holland. Upon the wall of the cabin
wherein Peter the Great studied the prac-
tical engineering of Holland, Alexander
the first wrote: Rien de petit pour un
grand homme. Lesser men pass through
Holland, see nothing, and then study at
Paris, with grisetts's arm around their
neck.-CorrespOaadence Of San Francisco
Bulletin.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

to unite herself again with some one who
might deserve to enjoy the blessings Of her
society, and the lady has dutifully obeyed.
But many husbands entertain. though they
do not always express the feelings in which
these gifts during widowhood, and condi-
tions IN terrorem, and all the curious and
contradictory decisions thereupon, original
ed. 1t is strange that such legal chaos
should have been created, and still more
strange that it should continue to exist.
Our system encourages testators to make
fancful and capriclous dispositions, and
then encourages attempts to defeat these
dispositions by litigation. Some Of the
wills that have been most fertile in diff
cult questions have been made by eminent
lawyers for themselves. Another class of
intricacies have been produced by un-
learned persons affecting to use technical
terms which they do not understand. Tes-
tators who cannot or will not employ law
yers will do we'll to confne themselves to
simple arrangements in plain English.-
SATURDAY. RerieU.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

An AFRICAN WITNEss-Henry Van
Meter, who recently deceased in Bangor,
at the age of one hundred and ten years,
was an African gem that was not born to
blush unseen. He was a genuine ebony
waif from Old Virginy, who drifted down
East more than half a century ago. He
was thoroughly charged with the inspira-
ton of the Voudou. and could give odds to
the Magdelene in the number and variety
of capricious spirits that possessed him.
Van was summoned to court one day as
witness, and knowing his peculiarities, the
counsel on either side badgered him with
the most preposterous questions, until he
became so entangIed that his answers were
as wild as the passes of a blind pugilist.
Noticing the distress of the obfuscated
witness, the kindly Judge Hathaway hush
ed the lawyers, and put simple question
to him with the view of bringing hlm back
to the starting point. This third assault
was too much for the overmatched seer,
and be broke out, /" Now look a-heah, you
ole gray-haired genman up on de bench
dar, don't you interfere wild dis business at
oil; rs JUS as much as L can do to take
care OBJ desc two fellers down heah ~
ED1roR's DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine
far January.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

THE SHAH AT HoME.-The Shah of
Persia having safely returned to his
Oriental home and resumed his normal
mode of life, those interested in eastern
politics are carefully noting whether his
visit to the civilized nations of the earth is
in any way affecting the policy of his gov
ernment. Those observers maintain that
already the influence of the journey is per
ceptible. There is no doubt that the ab-
sence of the Shah from his dominions was
fair test of the security of his throne, for
it now turns out that all the reports of
political and popular disturbances in Per-
sia during his absence were pure fabrica-
tions, to which, it is limited, the Russian
authorities were quite willing to give Gre
dence and currency.
Baron Reuter- has been at work trying
to carry out the terms of his contract
with the Shah, and to develop the resources
of Persia, but according to a late cable
dispatch the Persian government arbitrari-
ly annuls its engagements with him aud
cancels all its contracts. His intended
railway would pass through regions plenti-
fully supplied with coal. The greater
part of Persia is utterly destitute of car
rage roads, so that the moment railway
is opened it becomes invaluable. Travel
ers talk of the vast mineral wealth of the
country, but this wealth, under existing
circumstances, cannot be reached. The
tales of the great forest of Mazauderan
where Immense oaks, teak and box wood
trees exist in luxuriance worthy of Cali
fornia, read like fairy stories. But all
these sources of national prosperity are un>
available at present, and it is to unlock
these hidden stores that the more intelli-
gent of the Persians advocate the con-
struction OF railways.
A previous writer on this subject has
called the Persians Of the lower class 90 the
| Irish of the Asiatics.'' The common peo-
pie are lively, thoug ghtless folk, caring
little for the future, and only living from
| hand to mouth.
The Persian country gentleman is an
active man, fond of riding and shooting,
but quite above the efemiuacy of learning
to read and write. He has attached to
his household mira, or secretary, who
writes all his letters, and he affixes his sig
net to any important document. 1t is to
such people as these that the prosaic yet
civilizing influence of the railway is yet to
| be introduced.
| 1t was well known that the Shah of
Persia, on his recent visit to Europe, was
particularly struck by the splendor of the
Russian Court. The latest accounts from
the East show that he has offered to lend
Russia material in her schemes of aggrand-
izement, and is thus bringing the boundary
of Russia nearer and nearer to that of his
own dominions The policy of this GER
tainly seems dubious, but when the Shah
is now travelled gentleman he may be
supposed to know his own business
best.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

THE TASTE OF ENGLISH WOMEN IN DRESS
is something frightiul. An afternoons
drive in Hyde Park will not reward one
with the sight of a single pretty costume.
and scarcely with one pretty face. In i'm
agination have already gwen the aristo-
cratic ladies of England the palm as en-
bodying the finest types of female beauty,
combining grace OF manner and beauty Of
face aud form, with culture and refinement
So far my imagination has been entirely
at variance with the facts. They wear
loud and fashy colors, without an attempt
at harmony in their combination. The
most violent contrasts delight them, black
and white being the most In favor. They
wear the most enormous chignons on the
back of their heads, the same fashion that
was in vogue, only not in so exaggerated
form, in the States, four or five years
ago. This style of hair dressing is simply
ludicrous. The shoes-well, that is a sub
ject to which no pen can DO justice. The
stout, thick soles of the walking-boots are
not Objectionable, for even American ladies
have cast CT the silly practice of wearing
paper-soled shoes The fashionable boots
[ see in the shop windows and on the feet
of the ladies, are the ugly, old-fashioned
congress gaiter, with lasting at the sides,
low at the ankle, and as fiat on the soles
as piece of paper. One would suppose,
from the appearance Of the shoes seen up
on the street. that high instep was entire
ly unknown to an English shoemaker, for
it is unprovided for in their shoes. This
want of taste is to be found among all
classes. One seldom meets either a beau
tiful or Il well-dressed English woman.
And then there is an imperiousness and
hauteur in the manner of ladies in English
society that makes person less willing to
overlook and forgive them for their horrld
dressing. If one is unfortunate enough to
meet these people travelling, the compensa-
sion will be found in having gained the
knowledge of the capacity of the human
species to make fools of themselves, for 1t
is in travelling that this sort of persons de-
velop the grandest capacity in this direc-
tion.- Correspondence Later-Ocean.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
4 PRETTY CORRECT IDEA OF COUNTRY

4 Pretty CORRECT IDEA OF COUNTRY
JoURNALIsM.-We hold that 1t is as essen
tial for country journal to discuss cur
rent topics as for its city contemporaries
There are evils existing in every commu-
nity. and there are local matters OF the
highest consideration affecting every body
of neonle. great and small, and it is hot
enough that the facts concerning them only
are presented. We admit, if the facts
are truthfully given, they will themselves
in some instances convey nearly all the
meaning that can properly be deduced from
them. and comment then is superfiuous.
But in many instances they do not, and 1t
;s left to some one to demonstrate their
hidden value. Who can more properly
do this than the newspaper and to do this
nroperly it must first have gained repu-
tation not only for veracity but for ability
and honesty in expressing its opinions.
Every mans opinion is entitled to a respect
fnl consideration, and it certainly does IN
crease one in our estimation to know tna'
he is capable of entertaining an opinion.
81 Il seems to us, it is with the newspaper.
We believe it is impossible that any peo.
nile loving truth and respecting freedom OF
rrnoacb when the truth is earnestly sought
cam entertain any regard for, or place any
confidence in, the newspaper which, os'en'
,ibly conducted in their interests, preVerts
its mission by neglecting, either from a
want of capacity or from actual design, to to
;nstrrot as we'll as to entertain its readers
whenever , the opportunity allows. ln thus
snrrendering ali moral obligations to per
sonal interest, it forfeits its claim to oe
.ons;aered o0n a reliable or independent jour
nal.-AtAol Transcript
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24

SooFrELD's GoAT.-Deputy Sheriff Har-
vey Scoield of West Farms, was recently
the proprietor of billy goat. The mis-
chievous pranks of this quadruped were
fully up to the average, and were the
source of continued anxiety to Mr.. Scofeld.
The goat was the terror of bill posters,
for he could reach handbill on the high
est fence, and one day a circus troupe
which had lost heavily by coming into town
charged their bad luck to Scofeld's goat,
who had eaten their posters. Small boys
with red stockings always gave his goatship
plenty of room whenever he took prom
enade. A strange boy only needed bunting
over once to become as contemplatlve as
the village boys. The goat had a great
dislike of yellow dogs, and never missed
an opportunity to pitch one of them into
the BRONX if he could catch him on the
bank of the river. A fight among the
village dogs could be broken up at once by
shouting Scofeld's goat Young ladies,
too, knew Scofeld's goat, and never wore
red, color which annoyed him.
Sco6eld says he has spent more than
$40 for ropes to tie the goat up, but that
he is capable of eating a clothes line fifty
feet long within three days. The depre-
dations Of this animal around Mr.. Sco6eld's
yard and in his house have been very
discouraging. Not long ago he ate one of
his masters gum shoes, and chewed hole
in a new felt hat. Then he barked a
favorite ounce bush, and broWsed all the
branches off a small pear tree-a new
variety. Last week he devoured an exc
cution against threshing machine without
disturbing his stomach, and then ate all
the batting out of bed-quilt that was
hanging out of window. The next day
when Sco6eld arrived home, he spied the
goat on shed chewing sheep skin which
he had just dressed and spread out to dry.
Scofeld tried to frightsn the goat from
the roof by throwing sticks and stones at
him; but after breaking pane of glass
in neighbor's house he decided to 60 up
and help him down. On reaching the top
of the shed the goat darted between Mr.,
Scofeld's legs, still clinging to the sheep
skin. Scofeld sat down with the velocity
of cannon ball. The roof gave way
and MIR. Scofeld fell into an empty potato
barrel as though he had expected chair
there to receive him. The goat fell on a
pile OF coal and escaped into the yard,
leaving NJ. Sco6eld struggling to get out
of the barrel. Just as he had almost freed
himself the barrel went to slaves, the ulti.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-12-24
natum being that he reached the ground

matum being that he reached the ground
still in sitting posture and in very
unsettled state of mind except on one
point, and that was to sell that goat to the
first man who came along. " Yes, by dad.
that damned goat must go-that settled
it." said Scofcd, as he clambered to his
feet, surveyed the surroundings, and saw
the goat in the fence corner still chewing
the sheep skin.
On Friday, however, he sold the goat
to Morrisania German for So. On Sat-
urday the German called for his goat
with rope and boy. The boy was
assigned to fasten the rope to the g oats
horns. The next minute the boy was
clinging to the limbs of an apple tree and
screaming like screech owl. The man
then mounted fence and lassoed the goat.
Billy went along well enough until he
reached the street. Then he set both feet
down that he would go no further. The
men tugged at the rope, but his goatship
was as firm as pine stump. All at once
Billy lunged forward while the German
was pulling hard at the rope, and he fell
backward against gate and tumbled into
a neighbor's yard. Away went the goat
and rope toward the village at high speed.
Billy had his dander up. and was in for
sensation. TIE cry, There comes SEQ
fields goat with fire in his eye was start
ed and all other red substances vanished
Aa he ran down the street he saw himself
in a looking glass which was standing in
E.oak &c onI cfa ~
the reflection for another goat, he stopped,
looked wise, took deliberate aim with his
shaggy head and went through the glass,
emerging on the other side with his horns
entangled in the wires of a spring mattress
and his face covered with blood. The pro.
pretor of the goat soon arrived. and tying
his legs, put him in wagon and started
for home, saying: Il vix der ID goat
when | gets him home
Yesterday the German took the goat
back to Mr.. Scofeld and demanded bis
money. He said, "I never see such a
goat like dat. | not keep snch goats like
him. Las night he butt my front fence
down, and yesterday he kill my dog dat
pays s25 nit. Why do you not dell me
de goat he got some dicks, eh?'
Mr.. Scofield informed the German tha
ne could not take the goat back, but the
owner left the animal there.
Mr.. Sco6eld says that he will keep the
goat a few duys, and then take out an ex
ecution against the German for boarding
the goat, and if the German don't pay tn,
bill he will sell the goat at auction.