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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Clerical Consolation.

IErom Bulwer' last Novel, kenelm Chllllng'y.l
The nephew kcnclm comes home
from public school in bad spirits,
and seeks clerical consOlation.
The reverend gentleman was In
his farin-yard examining his bullocks,
when kenelm accOstcd him thus
briefly:
"Sir, am tlisgraccd, aud l shall
die OfIi fyon cannot help TO set me
right In my own eyes,"
My dear boy, don't talk IN that
wny. Come into my study"
As soon as they entered that room,
ana the parsOn .liad carefully closed
The door, he tuok tho boys arm,
.turncd him round to the light, and
'silw at once thatfeiere was something
very grave OH his mind. Chucking
Him under the thin, tue IRtson said
eliecrily, "llOidsup your hedd, Hen
Icim. lam sure you haved0Ae moth
Jug unworthy OF ssAktfeQtaii"
z :!.tls &. as ~ sua a SNY !
have been licked. did not give III,
though; but the other boys picked
me up, for l could not stand any
longcr-and the fellow is great
bully-and his name is Butt-and he
is the son ofa lnwycr--and he got my
head into chanccry--and have chal-
lcnScd him TO fight again next half
and unless you can help Inc to lick
him, shall never be good for any
thing i'll this worid--ncvcr. IL will
break my heart"
lam very glad to hear you have had
the pluck To challenge him. Just let
me sec how you double your fist.
Well, that's not amiss. Now, put
yourself into Il fighting attitude, and
hit out ut inc-lIartl-hurder! POOL!
that will never do. You should make
your blows us straight rs an arrow.
And that's not the way TO stand.
Stop-so, well on your haunches.
weight Oh the left lcg-good. Now,
put OIL these gloves, and III give you
u lesson in buNin..'
Five minutes afterwards Mrs. john
Chillin.ly entering the room to sum.
mon her husband 10 breakfast, stood
astohislcd TO see him with his coat
oil and parrying the blows of KcncIn
who flew ut hun like young tiger
The good pastor at that moment
ih'Sht certainly have appeared ffiie
type OF muscular Christianity, bu,
not of that kind OF Christianity oui
VI which one makes ArchbishOps Ol
Canterbury. -
Good gracious mc!' faltcred Mrs
john Chliiingly sard then, wifc-iike,
flying 10 the protection, oi her hus.
baiid, she seized Kenefin by tho
shoulders, and gave him good sl,uk.
ing. Tho parson, who was sadly out
Of breath, was not displeased ut the
Interruption, but took that opporlu-
nifty to put on his coat, aud said
F"Wc'll begin again tomorrow. Now
CONC to akfast."
kenelnl returned to school with {;
brow cleared from care, aud three
days after his return hc wrote to tho
Rev. John:
DEAR SIR:-I have licked Butt
knowledge is power. Your atlec
Tomato =. ,.' kENELM.
..P. Snow that have liclset
Butt, Lave male it up with him."
From tha tire Kcneim prospered
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
rHE oLpEsr cnRlsrlAx hymn.

In the works of Clement Of Alexandria, whict
are stili exfant, Is given I'm Greckl The mos nos
snciaps gmn Of the frin,ttiv. church. n,
E{1 writing ono hundred and dfty years nftci
epired APostlcsl there asserts the hymn Il
Bdf much earlier origin than his time. II may
have been sung by the "beloycd disciple be.
version lby one OF the best Creek scholars of thu
agc) will give some imperfect ldea OF Its spirit
''shsphe,yl Of tender youth
Guiding In love and truth.
Through devious ways; yssss
Christ, our triumphant King!
We come thy name to Sing, A
And here our chlldrcnbring, -
To shout thy PRAISE s ss
Thou art holy, Lord!
Tie all-subduing Word!
Healer OF STRIFE!
Thou didst thyself abasc,
That from SIMS deep disgrace, ~
Thou highest save our race,
And give us life! "
Thou art wislom's High RriesJ
Thou hast prepared thettast
Of holy love; E @
And In our mortal pain,
None calls on THEE In vain.
Help thou dost not disdain,
Help from above. q.
Evsrbe thus our guidcl
Our shrphsrh and our x1i1e. ~
Our shnf I'll xdnriu -
Jesus! thou Christ Of Cod!
by thy perennial word,
Leadus where thou hast troi,
Make our faith strong.
So now, and till we die,
Sound We thy prai Is high,
And joyful sing.
Infants nnd the glad thronS,
Who TO thy church belong.
Unite and swell the song
To Christ our King.'
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Trustec's Sale Of Personal Property.

UTHEREAs, Isaac Bs52nknell, by his deed
reesrsa 81 i,id IN he dsss Rss, Lsfaystss ,sss
page SIS; conveyed q the InHed Tin f0l-
loving sssS a.sss,1sa ef Wheat essSssla sapr
and being on the southeast quarter nf esctios
thirty live, in township No. my, OF rx Nsns.
farm In said County. Also, one paia u llEdIsSs
horse mules, about hftecn hands high, ,hes 1<er
one four years old, the of one seven years ol'it
mules, about iilccn hands high and six years
mule. one tWo-year-oli black mule, about af-
teen hands high. One bay mare, about fifteen
hands high, Six years old, With white star In the
forehead une brown horse, about fftecn and
half hands high old Sns briwa
years old. with white star in the forehead: Two
three year.old horses, sorrrl color,. white fSet
other fourteen and half hands high zone 1--WE;
ycar-oid bay colt, with one white fsot and small
star Ia the forehead. six milch cows. four or
them rrd and white, the other two red with whit.
spots in the farchrads. Two thfee-year-old
heifers, one roam and one reA col"r. siN two,
year-oid steers, all of them yed and white mixed
r Sih spots IN isir as iosshss the other three red
and white spotted, miSsI One roam bull. two
and halfyear old. 9ss Balm two-h9rse sew wagon, g
double harness. ORE large heavy wagon. pain,-
cd red, with whiGistre One Excelsior mower
double blows, Two small plows. Four shovel
,lnws, Une c.ltiratar. Two harrows-one is
diamond harrsw, the other red harrow with
handles one wheat drill, manufactured by
willoughhs.
In trust, to secure the payment OF certain
prninisssry notes therein dcscrihcl; antl whereas,
said Noes are past due and remain unpaid, NOW,
therefore, notice is hereby given, that The under.
,iguei, ut the request of the holders Ot said
notes and in pursuance of the terms Of said deei,
Will, on
saturday, the 3Oth day OF August,
AID. 1878,
Between the hours of ten O'Clock A. NJ. and four
O'Clock +. N. of said dav, in front of the court
house door in the city of Lexington, in the
county of Lafayette and State of Missouri. pro-
reed to sell the property above drscrii~d, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, at public
y-nlue, 10 the highest bidder, forc cash. to satisfy
said deed of trust and debts, and cost and cN-
penScS of executing this trust.
jy3o TILTON DAVIS, Trustee.
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a writer in the Charleston Is. c.
News says: .'latn tirmly OF the opin-
ION that the most probable means for
affecting the salvation of the state is
for the Democratic press 10 encourage
the nomination of u cOlored man for
governor neli year. Some OF your
readers may be startled ut the prop
osiuon, but think the experience in
the South since the new regime has
been in force will bear me out in the
assertion that decidedly the mot
honest and efiicicut persons In the
Republican party arc colorcd men.
There was James Oscay Dunn, lieu-
teneut governor OF Louisiana, who,
during tho absence Of Warnoth, aad
occasion. TO discharsssthe executive
sfunetiohs, and, while thus acting, he a.s
to o questionable bill, but he spurued
the offer, and drove the white
tempter from his presence. This Is
. matter Of history. Ransler or Eli
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The language of the little island of

The language of the little island of
Britain, like The power of it's COM
mcrcc and arms, has gone into all
quarters of the earth. spre: ding
enormously, especially within the last
two hundred years, Neither the
Germans nor the French colonize as
the English do and SO their language,
read aud spoken in all civil
lized countries, makes 10 new con-
quests. A French writer on this
subject has calculated that. In ffty or
q hundred years English will be spo-
ken by eight hundred and sixty mii-
lions OF people, German by one hum
dred and Iw enty millions, and French
by sixty-nine millions only. lie
thinks, consequently, that science
will seek English channels Of publica-
ti0n in preference to any other.
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Old Rough and Ready.''
The Burial of Zachary Taylor.

From the Louisville CDur;,r-J0urnsl
between five aud six miles from
the city, on an obscure ncishborhood
road, Il quarter OF u milc from the
Brownsboro road, rest the remains OF
the twelfth president of the United
Statcs-Zachary Tayior-whosc name
was once upon all lips, aud whose
praises sounded from ono end of the
country to the other. The grave Is
situated i'll the northeast corner of
the Taylor farm, and it is mortifyin.
to relate that IL is in sadly neglect
ed condition, uu,Icrbrusii, weeds and
;ilantus trees rendering it very diff
cult OF access. No monument has
ever been erected to Gen. Taylor's
memory. Thc remains lie there in Il
plain vault built in the side of hill.
with marble slab over the door
bearing the inscription:
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STRAY NOTaCE.

TTNAKEN mp by David slusher, living In DAVIS
i township. in Lafayette county Missouri,
aud posied beiore the undersigned, Justice Ofthe
Peace Of Davis township, county and state afore-
horses, described IS follows:
Onea light bay horse, both hind feet white,
blind In leif eye star In forehead, sixtecn hands
hisir ID thrOsi-iatch. fourteen hands one inch
hIxt, i've years old. N0l1nark or brands more
c. Bonham, Albert fouids, who werr By me duly
sworn, according 70 law, to nppraise the same.
Witness my ksad, this; day and date above
jy3 Juatics Of the Peace.
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Mr. NIcGrail, and Lorillard and Ter.

Mr. McGratli and Lorillard and Jer-
ome were totally unacquainied with
lts existence IN nature until to-day.
They thought Tie water. poured on
them wa, soinc dreadful liguid-some
fcariui compound from drug store.
THIS morning they took some oft in
vial To Dr.. Bedford 10 be analyzcd.
The doctor pronounced 1t water,
siinplc pure water-aqua pnro. The
might Incn" were astonjshcd. Thcy
put their fingers in il aud touched it
to Their tongues. Then they said.
doubtingly, why its very weak wa.
ier-ihere IL no strength In it what
's II f'r: WHY, tits used for wash
ing sidewalks, Tor boiling eggs in,
tor making ale and sclizer wafer, and
=" "Goot!mcss gracious they all ex.
claimed. I've thought water us al =
ly used for wntrrir. Ere and Cg.-
tral rail- oati stemk."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

Eli Perkins tells tho story Of a
party who made night hideous recent
Iy at Saratoga, by uatimeiy revclry,
and who had water thrown into their
by Oh iratc fellow board
er, who was trying to WOO the drow-
sy god: 1t seems this morning that
tho 'snight men iabored under o mis-.
taken approximations. The water
frightened them. They didn't know
what Il was. Very few union or jock
ey club n1ca have ever seen wafer
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NOTICE..

A IL persons interested are hereby notified,
n that f,the undersigned, will, on the I'D day
OF September, \. ID. 1876, between the hours OFFS
O. clock in the forenoon and 5 clock In the af-
lern0on of that day, proceed in the presrnce oi
the County surveyor and two Justiers OF the
Peace Of Lafayette county, State of Missouri, to
take the deposihons of witnesses 70 perpefuate
testimony and 10 establish the quarter section
corner between sections u and y Of township 50
north of range . west of the 5th principal nerid
inn, In pursuance of the statutes Of the State o.
Missouri In such cases made and provided.
iysS ChAs. N. lHoAAss
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"HEREAs, William Mcyay and Jerusbg
~ Mcvay his wife, ami Isaac McSny and
ctie and stat, Of Missouri, by Their deed, dated
the 2Ist day of July A. ID. lSJs, and recorded IN
the Recorder Office OF the count Uf Lafayette,
in the State Of Missouri, IN book,W. No. 4, page
81, conveyed To the undersigned the following
tracts or parcels OF land situate, lying and being
IN the county Of Lafayette, State of Missouri,
. The west half Of section number thirty-avc (ss),
in township forty -nh,e (tD), OF range twenty-six
Ts6) ,5and the north half Cd of tine nortfw est
ten No. niteen tis3 in township forty nine tiD,
Of range twenty t2) containing in all three
hundred and forty acres more or less.
the payment df four certain promissory notes
iherein mentioned and described, and Whereas, F,
the said NOTES with Interest have become due and
the Iessi bolaets IF said notes. and IN pursuance
Offhe terms of said dec.t of trust, i the UNDER
signed trustee, Will, on .ss ~ .5.
saturday, the 8ih day of September,
80 A. d. 1s73.-
BelSSss The. hours OF o o. clock q. m and
O'Clock p. NJ. Of said day. proceed to sell the
s sSa = as as e
$nnliue, 10 the highest bidder ior cash. In front
ot tse colrt house door In the city OF Lexington.
county OF Lafayette and State of Missouri, tO sat
fsSv ssii deed II trast and the costs and expenses
q Sass' sTEfiiEN NG.WESrwoR1H, Trustee.
= AuMINIsTRATOR,s NOTICE. .
E@ErTEKs OF administration upcn the estate o!
a. RsN assedssa sSalnsar,sor %sIs sntss the
ssois. sssas % Gesi.t 81 eosniy, On tis ssth
~ 81 Jtly, 1873 aAil persons having claims
sst s s.as ~ siiSSsnss 80 wiisn one year i ioa
81: s.s r as sat @Sn two yen ;ss a
WAssss'sxIiIL xIBERT SII1S c. suRsHAH. Adn'r,
L. /"
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Pr:n,a D9nnn In n Pet.

According TO Il half a dozen Eng
lish correspondents, there has been
trouble between the Queen of Eng
and the Queen of Song. Nilsson had
been asked to sing at the first of a
series of private concerts given by
the Queen, but not at the second, at
which the Shah of Persia was to be
present. This irritated her, and she
declined on the plea of u previous
engagement, According to court
etiquette, an invitation from the SOW
ereisn is q command, to which all
other affairs must give way. a few
days later, the Court went to the
opera, but left at the and of the first
act. These two fancicd ail'routs were
more than the high-tempcr:d SweGe
could bear. She cancelled all her
engagements, aud left England in a
huff. IL is quite probable that when
she grows cooler she will look at her
conduct in II different light.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20

The result of kellog"'s anarchy in
Louisiana are thus summed up by
Mr.. Booth, of New Orleans, a prom
iuent fusion senator: 1.-The state
bonds are at about 50; the city bonds
are about 60. General business is SO
fast disappearing that there arc over
10000 vacant l,abitations and stores
in New Orleans; one auction firm
alone having recently specified by
name and location 205 such. with the
additional words of "many Others"
in their hands-stores, dwellings.
warehouses and other premises.
Eight thousand white mechanics
have left the city during the past few
months. No building and but little
repairing is going on; no new busi-
ness starring; no anything but taxes,
suits, and seizures, and inflammatory,
false appeals" .-... .,..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
EEc Wonderful virtuca OF lax.

'OGTlll
No fluid, water perhaps excepted.
has so bcnciited the world rs ink. "
has bec; the medium through which
the great thoughts ofall the ages have
been preserved and disseminated, the
discovery by which the art lrcscrva.
i've of al arts was made a possibility.
And yet, much as has been written Ur
,he subject, and long as it La
been cXpcrimcnted with, it has re-
manned Tor the present day TO Icvrl
op some uf its most remarkable quail
ties. One night last week Louis
vile gentleman, who had retired Il,
rest after light supper ofso.t crabs
| lud cucuinbers, awUke in the night
with &c rtain pains.fwhicli excited his
fears OF an attack of cholera. No time
.:as to be LOST in warding of the frl:
destroyer. He spraug from the spring,
mattress, and sciZing u bottle of cam.-
plIcr, took Il swallow and then viwor-
ou>ly rubbed the afflicted portion o,
r:s person with the restorative, con-
;inuing The application after he lad
returned to bed. lie experienced
prompt relief, but as his fright lrfl
aim, it occurred to him that his cam
phor had lost lis customary odor.-
Again he rose, and this time turned
nn the gas. A single glance at his
night-shirt told the tale. Instead OF
ramphor he had used Il bottle OF SUI
perior writing i!Tid.
Another discovery ofthc virtues OF
ink was made at Washington during
The recent heavy thunderstorm. An
elderly lady, Il dcvout Catholic. be-
came SO alarmed at the severity oftlc
electric discharge, that she closcd the
windows ami curtains of her bed
room us dark as possible, procured
from The cupboard u bottle OF holy
water, with whic, she sprink!cI the
room thoroughly. AS was 10 he cx-
pcctcd, the,s,orm soon ccused, an,i
with feeling Ot relief the curtains
were raised, the shutters were thrown
open, and the good lady discovered
The carpet and furuIturca and counter
pane aud walls spriEkIcd with violet
ink o. delicate hue. Every effort WAS
made to remove the spots and pre-
Tcnt the joke from leaking out, but
in vaiii--tlc printer heard of it. and
the good old lady is now visiting
friend i'll the country.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Epicur.nn ,scx.san Dishes.

\ writer il, Good Words says OF
Mexican dishes: "First of ali and
hcst of all was the chocolate brought
tods soon after we landed by bare
:ootcd Mexican boy, with pan d.
huevas' Qitcraiiy egg brcdO, a sweet. =.
light cake. The chocolate is thick
yet light, with head OF delicious,
brown foam, which mc!ts in the
mouth rs you drink it. Then, Mt the
midday meal, were tho inevitable
'frijoles,' II small black bean, whicl.
forms the chief food of the lower or
dcrs throughout Mexico, and with
out which, under one form or another,
no meal is considered perfect. With
them appeared The other standing
dish, 'tortiilas,' very thin cakes made
of maize. They are made by boiling
the maize, and then rubbing it into a
iinc paste on lava stand called h
'mciate.' When tho paste is perfectly
smoothc piece is taken in the two
hands and pattcd and slapped ill il
is as thin rs half a crown, the size of
II break fast plate, and about as tough
rs an ordinary shecpskin. 1t is then
baked fur moment on u gridlc and
servcd!hot, but quite limp. 1t is used
rs spoon and fork to eat the frijolc ;
!hus YOU tear oil corner and divide
it in two, doubling up one.half as u
receptacle for tie bean, which you
push i'll with the other bit, and eat
spoon and all together. "A corainUn
joke takes its rIse from this, that the
Mexicans are SO p,oud and SO ricl,
that they never use the same spoon
vice. Ia Mexico, the day begiiis
early, with light meal about six A.
NJ, called 'aesa, uHo,' when You take
! cup OF chocolate and pan du,cc.
Then about twrlve comes 'ainaerzo'
(breakfas,, u heavy meal, with sever
al courses OF meat. And about five
p. n. is .Ia comidf (linner),a o lengthy
with endless courses, Of
meat, which are all served alone,
excepting the 'puchero,' bOiic,, beet,
with aiuixture of every imaginable
vegetable iu the same dish and din
ner ends with ANAL cups ot excellen,
cote noir.'"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
Funerals.
Nacruin Ihcy urc Noe Always
Property Conducted.

Tirst-tt is bad tor the undertaken
~ any one ri-r. after the religious
servic. at the house avc concluded, to
step forward and sav, The friends
who wish 10 do so caiI now have an
opportunity Ut viewing tile corpse"
Ii sh"Iid ." taken inrriamtcd that tho
nsseInb!et friends, most Uf whuin have
been waiting weary half hour, or
more, have already viewed ihe
corilsc."
eecomt-!t is in hado taste for the
Family 10 tc called forward to bid
td'ru - ih" rcmains, ami make L dis.
play oi their sorrow before the con
cenirttei gaze OF the assemble
crowd. Ii should be so arranged bs
he undertaken thai the family nigh
have the privilege of this last sad nc
ofailrcliun by themselves alone be-.
fore the services confluence.
Ihird-rhc 'rcuiuiiIS" shoulu ne
yer be exposed "to view" in church,
except in the case ns some eminent
public pcrsomaSc whose body lies in
state. >.
FouIth-lt is in exceedingly bad
taste t'r;. hcarse tn be surEiuuntcd
with II 1.auiins plun:cs. Refined minds
Fiith-lt is III bad taste Tor friends
to take II r!dc 10 the cemetery at tho
expense of the afflicted family. Let
ali friends go Oh foot or by street cars.
to the house or church where the
services are TO be held, in order to
testify their respect but when these
services are over let them return
home. None but the near relatives
slt.ll,I en m, its, ALL
ut Tie taiuily's expense. In our eas.
tern cities 1t is now tho custom, or
fashion, 10 notify friends that the
religious services will be held atsuch
n time aud place, but that the burial
viii take place ut the convenience OF
the family. This is Gonei that, while
friend. may have the opportunity Of
expressing their respect and sympa-
INV, the Family may have the priyi-
icyc { / committing their beloved to
tho earti,, without tue presence OF
Others, ai this sauurst and iaoSt sacred
hour.
Sixth--St the grave, the earth
should not he east upon the coffin
until tho family have withdrawn.
Or what Is better, ~ Glost persons
wish 10 remain Ia aaurn' the grave
WV QUA
be covered with turf or straw before
tie earth is thrown in. This would
dcaden that dreadful! sound SO shock
ing TO all norvcs.
a little thoughtfuiness In regard
to such things as these. particularly
by our undertakers, would remove
uurh of the hurshness now connected
with the last sad Offices of our friends.
---0-D---- a.
If a Young man cannot pay his,
board bill, aud has no reasonable
prospect OF being able to pay It, We
arc incliued to think Il his christian ;
duty. to abscond. He need not, how /,
over, add insult to injury, like the
youth who lately Icft his bed and
board in Rutland, W., without, pay
ing fcr either. This wretch had not
been long gone when his defrauded
received the following ex-
aspcrsting billet: "Miss A-Piease
do not worry about ME. Again I, en-
JOY the comforts of a home. My
pres snt hssh-,naker improves on you
considerably" IL Is u nice moral
question whether u de,aultor has q
right to sneer at any hash, however
miscellaneous, which he has not paid
for.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-20
ADsnNIsTRATOR, NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters of ad-
~ ministration upon the estate Of Marion
Hatfield, deceased, Were granted to the under
signed, by the Probate court of Lafay ette county
oil the 18th ,tay of July. 1873.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance TO the
Administrator within one year after date of said
letters, or they may be prechIdetl from any ben
eft Of such estate; and If such claims be not cX-
hibited within two years from the date OF said
letters, they will be forever barred.
jyl6 JOHNSON MUl.kEY, Administrator.