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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
A Vile a Minute,

or the flight Of n railroad train nt
The rate of sixty miles an hour, be-
tween Salem and Portland. in Oregon
an editor of the Evening News of the
latter city, says: The dcpots and
towns along the road presented a lu-
,iicrous appearance, they seemed 10
be stretched out like piece of frubber
The dcpots looked like bricks flylng
through the air, and telegraph poles
| danced the Highland Fling 10 the
music Of the screaming whistle and
the snort of the iron steed, The
reins Of steam were looscncd and the
angry engine trcn5led as she bound.
ded over the tinkling rails, scarcely
touching them. with the speed OF
lightning, almost, she passed oyor
bridges, around curves, and through
deep gorges, hurrying on with her
freight of human beings to aid sister
city III her dread a1lliction, In the
short space of ciglty-threc miuutcs
from the time of leaving the Salem
depot little Capital engine was do
ing beautiful work in the City of
Portltnd. Although the train start
ed tlirty.six minutes behind time, it
arrived ut its destination thirty min.
utes ahead of time. Where can such
rapid speed be cquallcd? Where was
propmter response ever made to calf
so many miles away, and SO soon
But one alone of the
many passengers realized the sit.
uation: the others would have
aaid give her more steam.'. had that
been their privilege. We have been
told of langhable incident that hap
pencd at Milw ankec. a gentleman
who wished to come down OH the
train was in waiting ut the depot, and
had stepped out near the platform in
order to jump OH board rs soon rs the
train sucked up. While waiting
patiently, he turned his eyes up the
track and saw something coming.
Strange ideas fitted through his mind
OF death and tho hereafter. Not
having time to reach tall timber, ho
large post in the shed,
and clu:g to it for sweet life. As the
train shot past his hat was carried al.
most fifty yards, aud his coat tails
were both dislocatcd. AS ssoon as he
lhou2ht ii was safe to loosen his hold,
ne made break for home, barheaded,
having come to tho conclusion that he
ti'in't care to so to Portland any
Wav.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
job PR1NTINa.


Then thorc is carly rising. In the
whole string Of virtues, major or INF.
nor, cardinal or otherwise, there 10
npt one about which theprofessors are
nbbm'nably SO couccited a. this. Peo-
pie endowed with SO unconfoffhablo
gift are, no doubt, entitled TO some
httle indcmnification; but no degree
oIscif-mortification could justify tho
preposterous airs Of superior virtue
whici people who turn ont of bed
earher than their neighbors always
give themselves. Nobody was ever
ten minutes In the society Of coli.
ilrmed carly riser without being made
aware of the fact, and, directly or IN
directly, snubbed for no, being one
himself Now, is early rising such q
virtue, and are these carly birds 20
very tirfu"us. that We are bound
tamely to submit 10 flis? Gfccurte
we know all the stock arguments;
they impress them upon US often
enough. II Is they who x, the worm
Well, for ont part, they are wclrrnio
TO IL We don't waiIt worms. .Thci.,
they gain so many hours ever us who
lie abed, In pronf of which they point
out that they Waverlcy novels were
all written before break rast, Very
:oou ie. ihcm produce their Waver.
&c! noseis mcahwhlIe, we shall take
leave to remain sccptical as to tho
reality OF this gain of time. The
practice Is healthy one they say;
ana they always brag of their superi.
or appetites at 6rcakfast, as if there
was something mcritorious in an ex.
ira consumption Of ham and eggs:
Now, the simple fact of the matter IL
thht III ut least nine cases out of ten
your early riser is merely fidgetty,
restless animal, who is incapable or
reposin2 after the fashion or at the
season ordained by civilized mankind;
ard as to his inhailing the pure morn.
air. that is all moonshinc; it is pure
self.conccit that he initiates hiinself
with. In fine weather he struts
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
Peasant Costumes.

The Swccdes and Norwegian wo.
men are, for..northern people, very
fond of color and ornament in dress
Especially OH this account are several
Sroupcs of capital peasant figures in.
teresting. Unlike tho phlepmatic
Germans are. they have in general
less solid figures and more grace Of
form. This is noticeable in these
admirable figures, and if they could
move about there would be corres.
as well as in the higher classes, over
the more heavv-b0died Europeans,
One pair are more plainly dressed
| than the remainder. The woman
wears coarse black, woolleu skirt
and apron, and a white sheepskin
Jacket, with the wool inside, and a
iiahdkcrchicf upon the head az she
Sis knitting; the face is go natural
ana so pleasant that it is quite anus
ing to see the children, Us they pass
along. go slyly up to her, peeping in-
10 her face MS though they expected
she would surely speak to them, and
then step back laughing. 1t is a real
kindly, Swedish face, and, cvei, more
than the others, is quite typical of the
race. The man in breeches and
leather apron, common article of
peasant wear, has on also sheepskin
coat, with white felt one still out
side. Another W oman wears bright
wooilcn apron, gayly striped across,
white blouse and black bodice, a red
sash and close black cap and ga.
strcnmcrs. A very important par,
of these costumes seems to be an i'm
mcnsc handkerchief, and this pooi
woman carries bright yellow one
OF linmoderatc size, against a red
skirt and maroom-colored apron. A
couple of fSroupes ofNorw egian peas.
ants are dressed similarly, but with
much more cXtravagant hcad-dresscs.
one wearing something that look ed
like broad bead basket upou her
head ,doubtlcss All old bar barrie crown;
another with fiat piece covered
with beads, and standing out like a
shed over each shoulder, the edge
being hung with disk-like ornaments.
and the whole waist quite covered
with beads and other ornaments.
Another group of man, woman, and
child, looks very domestic. The
father is about to help the child to
mount his knee. The little thing
wears a yellow dress, u red apron and
il red cap and the ycllow-h Haired father
long black coat, with much colorcd
embroidery upon the shoulders. One
more worth mentioning is that of II
raindecr drawing a man i'll sIcdgc.
over a cotton snow glistcning with
salt, and a man walking on snow
shoes about four feet long. They
all look comfortable in furs, with the
thermometer at 100 degrees.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
Vulgar Americans Abroad
[Corr. Washington CAPITAL I

That eminent statesman and poet
Lnnartinry said twenty years ago
that if he wanted to get up tlclcga.
ton of humble worshippers of roy
atty, he would select Americans. lie
got this complimentary opinion of us
from resident Americans in Paris !;
and we have continued and kept up
the character since then by sending
TO Europe men made rich through
oil, war contracts, an OF late, heavy
stealings from the Treasury of our
afflicted Government. 1t is s;cken-
ing to sit in cars and steamboats, and
hear these people converse among
themselves. lll-manuercJan and lgnor-
ant, they have not the ssnso to coll
ceal their defects, and probably sor-
did and mean as hueksters at home.
thcv have here but ono resource to
fall back upon, apI that is their mon-
ey. The amazed and amused walters
receive silver when others give cop
per. and the greedy landlord pockets
roId for ;he silver sensible people
nav. We sat at the window of the
imperial, at Beltast-may His Satan
ic Majesty trike its foundations
and saw an English gentleman, a tit
led mob at that, give the porter two
pennies for the effort made to get
his vaiise OH the omnibus in which
his lordship had qnietly seated him
self, while an American, who had
ordered a carricgo to carry his val
liable person to the railway station,
pulled out n handful Of silver and
tossed shillings and half crowns to
the same man. After the carriage
whirled away this same porter eX-
hibitcd his gains to his fellow -ser-
wants, and could our liberal compa-
triot have heard their laugh of de-
rision, his vulgar blood would have
been forced through his thick skin
and astoniShcd him with q blush.
Jones is fond of repeating q CONVEX
sation he overheard In u party OF
this sor:, where a young lady want
cd to know of her papa if they
crossed the Alps on caniels, adding
that she was Lying to ride q cam
ell" And the Intelligent response
to the effect that they would Zee
when they got there. At this q re-
markably wcli.educated old gentle
man chipped in with tho iuiorn,a-
ton that his party wac y very ig-
norant lot; "there never had been a
camel within five hundred miles Of
the Alps, unless it was in a menage-
rie; the old style of crossing was on
sledSes drawn by dogs of tho ST.
Bernard breed, famous big fellows;
big as calves. But that's PLAYED
now, one never saw the Alps ut all
the thing was tunneIIed. 1on are
put in the car somewhere in France,
and whiz, bang, you are in Italy in
no time" "Dear me-" sighed the
gentle female, 81 don't like to hear
that I do 90 want to ride q camel"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
Some Facts About the Sandwich
Islands.

Among the various documents re-
cciycd from our ininist gr at honolulu,
bearing more or less directly upon
the question of annexation, or a pro-
tectUrate aud reciprocity treaty be-
tween the Sandwich islands and the
United States, are some statements
nmd tables illustrating the commerce
of these islands and Its relations to
the question just named. The imports
amount to over one and a half hi hon
dollars, and consist chiefly of ready
made clothing, much oft for seanan's
use, dry goods, groceries and pro-
visions, hardware, lumber, flour,
naval stores and bokshOoks. The
tariff OH impo. ted goods is, on most
articles 10 per cent. advalorcm, though
liquors and tobacco aud opium, vi
which large quantities are used by
Chinese laborcrs, are taxed much
higher, and a few other articles not Of
prime necessity pay an additional
specific duty. There is also small
free list. The exports of domestic
goods amount to over one million ana
six hundred thousand dollars i'll val
ue, and consist chiefly of sugar and
molasses, rice, wool and whale oil,
tive-sixths of all being sugar. Besides
the actual export, about SI5,OOO
worth of domestic supplies are fur
Dished yearly to wlIalcrS, merchant
men and men-of-war, and twice that
amount of imported merchandise is
rc-eXporied. There are about thirty
five sugar plantations Oh the islands,
Welding some 12,OUO tons OF sugar,
but the product Is small i'll propor-
ton 10 the area of cultivation i'll COLI
sequence of ineXperiencc anu the
dcarth of labor, though there IS stca-
DIV Improvement in the former, and
serious attention is being paid TO the
means ofintroducing more labor into
the islands. The sugar plantations
absorb twu-thiris of the floating cap
ilal. amounting 10 about three and
half millions dollars, from twO-thirtis
to T. iiths is owned by Americans,
who constitute, i'll part. Tue party oi
annexation, and who, DelerlnS the
manifest destiny of the islands to be
annexation to this country, are active
opponents to all proposed alliances
with Great Britain. The native pop.
nlation continues to decline year by
yepr, and does not now number much
more, if any, than fifty thousand.
The foreign population, however,
increases, and the coolies form marri-
ages readily with the native women.
Trade has developed rapidly since
regular steam communication with
San Francisco has been established.
The United states have nearly n mo-
nupoly of both the import anu export
trade bv way Of San Francisco, and if
Congress would be willing to con-
cede reciprocity in return for naval
station. the commerce between The
two countries would be stimulated to
u still greater extent.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
prosperity Of this vast and important
iniprnsf c0ni ri hnAna di..nAl.. A.. A.

prosperity Of this vast and important
interest, contributes directly to the
good Of the whole people; and sihce
the financial support OF the state
rests upon the producing interests OF
the state, and since upon their abilitt
10 pay, ana to contiine TO pay, rests
not only the solvcBcy of the state, but
Its existence, it is certainly u good
move which seeks to lift the dark
cloud which at present threatens the
very existence of the farming popu.
lation and their Interests.
This cloud can only be removed by
ucvisinS measures which will csta5-
iisi more equitable relations, in the
exchange ofour labor for other labor,
than now exist, "either by cleyatinr
our own prices or by using such
means and powers rs we NAV nos
sess In combined action to max =
other profits, salaries aud waves
more nearly correspond with ours.
believing, as we do, that the prices
OF farm products should ever he n
OASIS for the establishment of all
prices, cmolumcnts and nav: and thnt
the present disparity in prices exist.
~ anu DrO.
ducts of all other labor (not cxcrpt.
ing the lowest grade lis great source
OF oppression to the farmer; also
to establish the true and Just line be.
tween producer and carrier, and fix
: he fair per ccntum of commission as
between the producer ana middle.
man, and to take such steps as will
secure 10 me state thoroughly com.
petcnt and honest men 10 fiji the ya.
rious otficcs--thosc who will Iepis.
late fairly aud impartiallIy rs be.
tween this important interest ofours
aud all others, and men who cannot
be bought up in the interest of these
moster monopolics, whose usurpa
tions and cxactions it is our dnt,
and mission 10 throttle. For eycrI
dollar extracted from the treasury o,
the state or nation by the influence O.
monopolics and rings has to be re
paid by agricultural labor, since th,
revenue has TO be raised ultimatel,
from the products of the soil.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
rRIiS CEE.S SALE.

NvyHEREAS, by his deed of trust, dated on
w tn, irst tiay of March, \. D., ls.J. duly
,e.nrleI in the office tile i;cc"rirr OF deeas,
far Iaf,yetie county in the state of Missouri, IN
i,n,E No i. pages l6s los and loi, William =.
7 ;ynn cunyeveI to the undei signed trustee, tne
f'iInwinv described real estate. situate III The
cnmntv of Iafave.le and state VI Missouri, anu
,Irscribel rs follows, tO-wn: -
I"t six isl, fronting on Main street seveniy-iohi
1;ii feet and running back one hundred M an,
}nriiv-eicht Il4sl feet. Also lot thiriN-tnur !al
frm1,iug on Locust street NtS-iour 10 lte'
aud rnnniny back seventy-four Ia feet: known
and ,icsicnatcd on the plat oi the Town oi i,"v.r
J.f,r.tls county Missouri. n. lots SIX anu inirl!
E,ur Il; and al Also lot one II IN thc s;iii low
nf Dover, except fifty tiJl i,ct on "i the s"u.f
mi frouting on Main street. which CONVEYANCE
WA, made in trust ~ secure The l'iHiiShi "l u 'ei
1,in urnmiss ssury note in said dei .esrr'pe,l
And whereas default has been made III thr pa!
1,,ent of said mole, which has long since De ~
.i,r and payable. Now, therefore, IN rur>ulhc,
Of The provisions of said dc:d of trust, anu ~
"a r,u,,e ;, OF the holder of said note the uhn'r
,-nrd will offer the said real estate Tor saie u!
nmhIir rrn,,ue tp the highest bidder Tor casli, III
fh. r.,urt non v door. in thu city "f Lexington,
u tsren ,ts hours OF ten 0 clock a. AMI three
O'c!vekf- NJ N. ON ,
Saturday, September 6, 1879
To satisfy said note and interest thereon, tose'h
rr with the cost OF executing thi- uus';
~
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rRIISTEE,S SALE.

vxyuEREAs, James A. Leeds and Eliza G:
w Leeds his wife. by their decn OF trust
dst.d the AID day of July, 4 ID. ls.Z. anu re,
corded IN book number ten Qo) page ~ hunMred
.nJ twenty eight {e,s) and two hundred anu wen
tv.n:ne q 9) in the Recorder oiace Oh Lana!
cnnnfy Missouri, conveyed TO 'iir unhersishen
trustee the following describ al real estate 10
A p,rip Of land lying between oiock h.Snpe, ",
thirty five (g5), in first addition 70 the GU! ~
Lexington aud An,lerson's addition 10 sa,',
city, bounded rs follows: Brgnnihs u. pom.
forty-six (t6) feet north of the northwest CORNER
of block number thirty-fv t55) t!eice east one
hundred and ffty u5o) feet; thence norm tMen
ty-niue feet (s9 fret) thence west one hiihureu
and fifty u5O) I. IT 10 point in the east ihc oI
Cedar street; thence south to place OF beginning,
~ the same is designated and described
IN recorded plat of said addition to said city,
in IaG,yette county, Missouri,
Which conveyance was Ina'te 10 secure me
n,ymrnt of certain promissory note lGliy de
ta!!;naa therein: and whereas, sa'd note Is due
md y,.mains unpaid. Now, ;hrrrt"re, by virtue
81 The nower vested in me by saih deed. and AT
On. ' reduest of the legal hoIder OF said note,
will, On
saturday, the 18th day of September,
A. d., 1S73,'
po.,r.., the hours of ten O'Clock A. NJ and hve
O'clock r. NJ, nj the irsnl NOR. "' ,t, ~, ' "a,
c,,.,, house ia the city OF IeNinS"n' .ouy % 80, VI
,Iar,, cite Missouri, proceed 10 sen ;i, III. s
estate ut public vcndue, io tie n'en,s. III 80, ",
cash 10 pay said note, with interest anu ''''' VI
oi eAecm,i,s saaia 'n'' c. W. CHASE, Trustee.
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A middlv-aged lady met hridish-
soii@s ssDY an LADY The Ss
ton followed: MARY is IL true
that yonr mother is dead :! asked
the former. at is," said Mary. And
were YOU married before she died ~
..No," said Mary, "not until three
davs after" The middle-aged wo-
man stared at the bride for moment
and then slowly and bewilderingly
said: "Do YOU mean to say that
your poor mother died without
without seeing what YOU were mar
ried in?"
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saturday. the 9th day of september,
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL ES'
TATE.

vvvHEREAS, Robert 4 Barnett and Mary C.
w Earnett his wife, by their deed OF trust,
dated tile lIth day of May, \ D., is.0, and re
..riad in lie Recorder Office for Lafayette
county. Missouri, in book No. 3; ut Gase ~ i,
.onvryed TO the Undersigned. Robert w Cox,
as trus.e. the f,llowing described traci oi iihd,
situated ~ TIE county Of Lafayette ana STATE oi
The west half of the northeast quarter of Sec
t;on thre,. (3), in township MY G", OF range
twenty-six (26J containing eighty acres more vi
less. ,, IN J..,,, 7
H,mntOn in the sum of twelve hundred ao'-
lar, and interest, Us is evidence! by me PROM
;ssory note OF even date wit: said deed of h'iot
and described therein: and whereas, 'eit".t 's!'
f,tilur. has been made in the p:iNment "f sa'i
nromissory note and interest, H.w, therefore
~ the r.uiest of the owner AMI holder "t salu
note and by virtue Of the power and authority
in me vested, by said decd OF trhst, !, tne uh-
,icr,iyued as such trustee, will, ON The
"Wednesday, the 18th day OF Septem-
Der, A. d., 1873,
i, front of the court house door, in the county
~ iafayette and State of Missouri, between The
hour. 1f nine O'Clock in the forenoon anu hTe
,clock IN the afternoon of that day sell at pub
said tract and parcel oi lani oi 81 much Thereof
us NAV be necessary, to shtisfy ana pa! on sh
uromissory note AMI Interest, with Tie costs anu
eHpud:sS IpsrI;-St - '' KOnEET W. COX. Trustee.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.


LAfAYETrE COUNTY.
In the Probate Court OF Lafayette county, Mia.
aouri-July a,uoutn.d term, lssS. August s6th
NyOw, at this day comes Benz. ID. Ragland,
IN administrator Vfthe estate Of Nm. n 4 horp,
deceased, and presents to the court his petition,
praying for an order for the sale OF 50 much ul
the real estate of said deceased as will pay, and
satisfy the remaining debts due by said estate
and vet unpaid for want Of sufficient assets, ac.
complnied by the accounts, lists AMI inventories
required by law IN such cases; on examination
whereof it is ordered thit all persons iniereS'c.
gu said estate be notified that application as
Aforesaid has been made and that unless the con-
ti.lrv be shown before the first day of tho
next term of this Court, To be held oa the hrs
Monday in Octsber, 1873 AN order wall be mai,
for the sale of the whole, or 50 much of the rca
estate Of said deceased will be sufficient for III,
payment of said debts.
And il is further ordered that this notice b,
publishel in the Lexington Weekly lntclig,n
Ger, newspaper printed in said county OF La
fay.tte for four weeks succesSively, the last in
sertiun To be at least four weeks before the com
snencement of the next term of the court.
A trae COPY. Attest:
augs;. JOHN f. BURDEN, Clerk
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
STATE M OF MISSOURI, ,ss,,. ls..


In the Probate Court OF Lafayette county. Mis-
soari-July adjourned term, 1873. August s5th.
TOW, AT THIS DAY COMES RICHARD
N n. Slaughter, administrator, with the
win annexed, OF the estate of Mary Lewis,
deceased, aud presents 10 the court his pc.
tition, praying for an order for the sale.of so
muoh of the real estate of sail deceased as will
pAy And satisfy the remaiuing debts due bv said
Ssfssfc and yet unpaid for want OF sufficient
sets, accompanied by the accounts, lists aud in
ventortes rcSuired by law IN such e,.sss; ON eA.
interested In said estate be notified that appica-
tlon As aforesaid has been made, and that unless
the contrary be shown on or hetore the first day
OF the nextt term of this Court, to be held Oh the
nrss Monday IN October, iS,S, an order will be
nsie for sale OF the WHOLE or so much OF the real
estate or.said deceased as will be sufficient for
che payment of said debts.
And Il ts farther ordered that this notice be
pablishcd in the Lexingtou Weekly mtellisen-
ocr, y newspaper printed in said county of La
fayett, for Tour weeks succcssively, the last in.
sertion to be at least four weeks before the
sNcnceaaeut of the next term OF the court.
A true copy. Attest:
angs7 JOHN E. BURDEN, Clerk
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Farmers, convcnsion In Tennessee.

Gen. w. II. jackson, President of
the National Agricultural Congress,
has issued q call for a Farmers state
Convention to be held at Nashville
on the 10th of September. The an
nexed extract from the call sets forth
the object of the meeting:
The object Of the convention is to
hiring about concert of action and
unity of purpose among the farmers
of this state, having as the end in
view, the general advancement of ag-
rfcufture, for the good of every class
for from this source every human be.
ing draws his sustenance aud sup.
port; aud whatever contributes to the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-03
A Pointed Remark,

81 once called" said Theodore
Hook. "on al old lady who pressed
me SO urgently to stay and dine with
her that, as had no engagement, l
could not refuse. On sitting down,
the servant uncovered u dish which
contained two mutton chops, and INV
friend said, mir. Hook, you see your
dinner Thank you, ma'am,' said |,
but where's yoursY"