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HATEIEL HOUSE,

HA-TEIBLD HOUSE,
h!ah..ma Springs laquotte River t9rao 1nes from
Ht IaWEonco Hiycr will Juno 70 for recognition Ut
guests, Accommodation .oass T!e l1ptot IL ontieo
Is INV, and has boen ltto and furnished With mud.
protors have dotesns TO rrusent onse IN every way
Worthy Of patronage The waters ate hlfhy
stX' haa q nasTe f'11fE$ oo %
6pEiMxs, Ht LaWsoaeo Co.. n. 4. ok lQ EEunta. n. X
, 1873-07-20

Yes, certainly, wo must have hons and turkeys.
It is so difficult to buy anything hero, and so
much trouble to bring them from tho city. We
must got aomo immediately. Lot mo 500!
Twonty hens-twenty times twolve-I suppose
twelve are aa many as most hons rniae-240 dear,
cunning little chickonsi Perhaps, though, I had
bettor allow the odd forty tor sickness OF acci-
dent; TINT will leave 200. We Gun cat two pair
q week, aud then have fifty left for nnothor
spring.
Tint would do very we'll. I will tako the bost
Of caro- Of them, and by fall they will be 80 nice,
md fat, and tender! How delicious to eat chick
ems Of ono's own raising And 1t will DO olloapor
too,-for must not ignore economy especially
now whom we have been buying house,, -,
As e; for turkeys, slx would do to begin With: M
can't fail ut gctting that number.
How much pleasure anticipate In caring for
my poultryf Think, also, Of having freah oggs
eyory day,-eggs that you kno,o arc fresh, aud
misglyings which sometimes hayo takon away Ill
tho dcBlro to cat ono, mud which breaking you
will do with confident rashne0s aa delightful US
atrnngol
oil tho buttor we should mo. I could soon learn
how to mako It,. But Richard says TINT would
uocesaitate keeping a lnAn all tho time, which
We cannot do thiB year. lie QlicharD will at
tend to his business III town. while I shall at
tend, with tue hold ot QUO servant, to cur little
nacnago, and do what I can to losson our OK
penaeA.
aak him to get the hons and turkeys.
Tho old story Of tho milkmaid and ler
cggB over ngailt, only, unfortunately, tho milk
maid IL I, aud tho eggs ,ninoI I suppose tho
hens might hayo lletohod twelve chickens apiece
, 1873-07-20

o tliy-hearti that ga!nst 1n!ne own hast lnin
Just ono abort year,
a. Tiny birtIug In III shc]toring nest,
without frar.
Dear little head with wnyward-clustcring rings
or Kol-brOwn 1lafr,-
Each shining curl radiant, witehing thing
or beauty Tare.
swcot eyes that glisten with tho tender Light
or Heavens own blue;
Sweet, baby-ltpsl between whose coral rift
Gced-pcaElB 8lcan through.
Doar little band + fool thy loving touch
Eneh dainty. timpled, rozc-upped finger
Full Of grace.
Dcar 1ittlo foot each With It's tiny crest
OF inc, small toes, ...-
Tlsat, pink as lining OF rich Bca-Bhcu,
Lilo In two rows.
All moi that o'ar theHo small, whtto feet
Should 60 aatray,
Or DO iii torn 10 Gleoaing by the thorns
That limo tho way.
All mo! that Ger these tender violet eyes
Grow cold md stern;
This baby hand, 80 innocent and soft,
To evil turn.
That Ger This lily-hoart upon my treaat
Should faint or grlose,
Or that upon is Chriatllke purity
etain may cleaye.
o winsome olfi within thy little form,
6culptnred by God,
4 strange, 1nysterioca soul-gorm lies, as seed
Beneath the sul.
Eurturcd, Expanded by grand, true life,
This germ mail rtBo
To endless, glorious Immortality,
Beyond tho REles.
Heaven help tliee, sweet, to climb thy rugged way
with God tlly shield.
Strong foos without, aud stronger foss within,
shau surely yio&d.
Con,ol 1cavo thy playl rest In my arnH nga1ni
hty bird my howor!
While, down on Gold-broWn curls, md ripe, ros
lips,
Warm kisses Bhowor.
EAuLE BouIT.
CHICAGO July 10, 1878.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
Serious Shooting ARRAY.
Innocent party badly woEEcea
From the Weston Commercial.

wa ttt . 'lh.IN III.
On the 1lth of April, Lycurgus
Shepard, editor Of the Platte County
Democrat. published a personal ar
tirle in his paper against I. w. Park.
editcAof the Landmark, and rciter-
ated it in the issue of the 25ih. On
the last mentioned day Mr.. Park and
Mr.. Il. w. Gilbert, deputy county
clerk, went to Ficshman's hotel, in
Platte City, TO their dinner, AVID at
ter they were seated Park looked
around and saw Shepard at another
table. Park arose and was about to
demand the author of the article in
the Democrat, when Shepard, doubt
less thinking he was about to be at
tackled, drew his pistol and fired at
Park twice but without effect. As
Park was raising he stumbled over u
chair but quickly recovered himself,
drew his pistol and fired one shot al
Shepard missing him entirely. Park
snapped his pistol several times at
Shepard and would undoubtedly
have killed him had the pistol went
of. After discovering that his pis-
toll was of no use to him, aud Shop
ard being armed. Mr.. Park very
wisely backed into the grocery store
adjoining the dining room. Mr.. Gill
bert, Of curse jumped UP from his
seat when the shooting commenced,
but did not take any part, but. after
Park had backed out of the room
Shepard turned. and struck Gilbert
on the head with a pistol, knocking
him senselcss to the floor. Shepard
then placed his pistol to Gllbert's
head and would have killed him out
right had not Granville Adkins
caught his arm and jerked the pistol
from over Gilbert's head. The load
was discharged, however. the ball
passing through the fieshy part of
Mr.. Gilbert's left arm, about midway
between the elbow and shoulder on
the inside; also through the floor
and into a mackerel kit in the cellar.
The wound is a very serious II and
fcra while it was thought n,nputation
would be necessary, but by skillful
treatment the ann was placed be-
yond such danger. Shepard was ar
rested and put under bonds to appear
before the examining court IN about
two weeks to answer a charge of as
sanlt with intent to kill.
The above statement is given just
as we received it from Que of the par
ties in the Dom at the TIME the diffi-
Guilty occurred. From all the facts
gathered it certainly appears that
Shepard's assault on Gilbert was en-
tirely unwarranted but we will re-
serve our opinion of the matter until
after Shepard's examination.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
Le... Of r..it.n,,.iy,

Last Thursday was the day desig-
mated by law for opening bids Tor
. lease u the state penitentiary for .
period Of ten years. This institution
has heretofore been Of such enormous
yearly expense to the state that the
last legislature wisely concluded to see
what private enterprise could do to-
wards lesssning tho burden, aud with
this object in view passed q bill to
let ont the labor Of the conyics to
the lowest bidder, no bid to he coll
.idered which did not make the con-
ccrn self-sustaining. There was but
one bid put in and the contract was
let for that. The bid was from Chas.
A. and Elias IL. Perry Of Weston and
waller Young aud James R. Willis
Of St. Joseph, for $1,000 for ten years
(slCo per Year,, and accompanied by
the necessary bond for the faithful
performance Of the contract. These
,nen represent . large capital and are
wen known In Western Missouri as
among the largest and most successful
contractors with the government.
Ihe 'lessees take oil material on
''and At its appraised value, to be
paid for in twelve months. They
also get oil the belonging machinery,
fixtures and buildings whatsoever.
"a.
The incompleted buildings are, we
understand, to be completed by the
s'ate. Possession to be given as loon
~ the lessees desire to take it. The
protesting contractors will fight on
The outside for their claims.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
REVEALS.

A few weeks 81 several OF our religious
denominations held series Of meetings.
called "revivsls Of religion" During the
progress Of these meetings there seemed TO
no little enthusiasm on the part Of all con-
rerned. The gospel was faithfully preached:
church members labored with zeal; and IT,
was hoped that many immortal sou!s had
been gathered into the ''ark OF Safely By
to day, II We ask, have these meetings beer
Of substantial benefit to the church.s: tht
snswer to the question must he Guihcu..
Now, that a few have been benefited l.,
these meeting VI will not deny; but no"
has It been with n majority? How has l.
been with the new conrcrt-? Have tho!
showppthat there Is a reality In the profess.
sion which they have made? Have. the!
shown by their acts that religion Is worth
more tn N all other things in this world com
binedl Perhaps a fer have done so. Perhaps
q ft,e will grow Into the beauty and matnri'!
Of christian manhood and woman-hood; Inn
alas for a majority! Already we see many o:
them are becoming Indifferent to the. c,us'
Of the Master, and many with pain We 81.
tt), are relspsing into positive sin. And
now, how has 1t been with the older church
members! How has 1t been With those who
have been In the church for years, who have
,'een regarded as pillars in the "spirituai
tcmpleT' Where are their prayers for the
conversion OF sinners! Where are ti'oir
earnest entreaties with aud appeals to the
uuconverted? Alas, they are heard n" uorc
God Is worshiped In . cold and formal man
ner, and sinners must walt until another
r ,tracted meeting before they can be saved
or II they die before that that time, so far a.
the efforts Of the church are concerned, they
must be lost. Now, It Is obvious to the
causual observer that there is something
wrong, either in the principle OF these meet
lnss, or else In the spirit with which they are
carried on. 1t Is a question with many ~ to
whether they ought TO be held at all. In our
article next week We propose to consider
this question. and give some reasons as to
~hy these meetings are not more beneficial
TO the church. ALPRA.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07

The novel ceremony Of masonic
baptism was performed at the Ma
sonic Temple in Washington, last
Tuesday night, by Albert Pike, Esq,
and other Scottish Rite Masons, upon
two children, sons Of DIR. Joseph W.
Nairn and Mr.. E. B. McGrotty: DR..
Nairn's child, an infant, was born"
on u cushion covered with blue silk,
and the ceremony was made impress
sive by lighted candles, burning m
ceuse, formalities and parapherhalia
of the exalted degrees Of the order,
and there was a large attendance.
Praying, singing, ETC., served as al
Introductory, when the children,
their god-mnthers and others were
admitted. Water, oil and salt were
used in the ceremony, the left hands
of the children being dipped i'll a
bowl of perfumed water, as a signal
of d%edifcation to the service of yir-
tue and truth; a delta was made on
their forehcads with the finger dipped
in oil, as the symbol ofwisdom, pow.
or and love Of God; and salt was
placed in their mouths, as the seal OF
the Arabic vow, which sanciiAes al
enemy with lambskin aprons and Ma
sonic jewels, and their Masonic bsp'
tism was pronounce dcomplete.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
GETTING BETTER.

The Louisville Courier-Journal discus
ses the Indian question in this wise: 1t
puzzled US to understand at first how the
bodies of the Modoc Indians slain in the
late tremendous and sanguinary conflict,
making the Associated Press agent tells
US, s'Probably fifteen" could ole under
heaps Of rocks" but it is a mystery no
longer. The old Titans, when they
fought against the gods. tore up the hills
and hurled them through the air, and, after
our troops and the Modocs had emptied
their carbines, they threw huge bodlders
OF lava at each other. At any rate, if
the Modocs are not Titans, the Associa-
ted Press agent is q TIGHT 'ux.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
spotted Fever.
Views - . Lsxsnstsn "HealtE Rs
HexMes,, Aheut L..

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from NE vaasaas tcarrollton) Record.
LEAINSEoN, NO., April 20, 100.
blncs g yeaE 1910 ms u,scase nas
neen KNOWN 10 exist az Inherent
siMss N tnIs County. some chil y
DraIn ,eseE' Etners cerepro spinn,
: name 70 De useu
ny phyeicians! why not call " in-
ffammation OF portions OF the brain
aud spine. Inc symptoms OF the
lever are 3eneraiiy A. foi!ows; firef,
= chill, connn,n8 itsciI cnieny 70
the region OF inc JACK oon or sPiha'
marrow. Inc person iceis a snivering
sensa.,on Mhtca nc camh1t orerSonc,
Ssen .uoisSu ~ Snus w. ny. III. III
hot hfe. ins.an'iy I1i'o" ..s s.'s cn!''
comes PUN IN u ,sss, ~ TIT kIo'h,
around inc ioWer DoWela tenuihg
upWarul tiII ING! ,eacl Tug s.o'nren,
wnen iausea 10 asr., vC m o, .oat
e ca;u = :" no ,; rh.;.s,er ' the
pam, oa ~ aha t"1 the
hnaJ "na noa.;ng ho.L.e,d INTO the
no"u sHu LESLIE go Soaa.;aa, ;tsaIr
nhpe y. .'S . nS'a ~ az a1,;,i
wne'e ao 40 ;.e,;a Sn. .,,,s fas,,
naS. e d;hn. - am,;ro c;rcmia.
49, ISL sns Wv" ns tI.
!non. ~ .n1 hls. app'a.a ~ ,,orS
oIsease IN ms aaa. ~. stn5I
anu ad, 'e,, rstivas hIisters'
W Se -" puro nmf every one
Gu ,h.s, ~" mrnnessns ,enSsa to The
y. ~ not;a"t A. iongth nhv.
ue.1u VI .ie I". 1900 ~
s ~ sns,ao ~ ,To hoar was n dea,,Iy
.ho o.'e arot-on NJ.
no 60 ,hrs;ana Give snch
nay ,e.s n,1;. n, does
.iea .n nt,ans.
hoI VIE 81 Sso pm Int !,
Us soIictilles ne uoes' ii'inS LII
rev hours, inc eNin ~ Go'e.eu W.:
spotteu o~iotcnes, which Siseo .n ~
uiseaee the nsire OF spoiteH rover NC
blotches lnalcate ciearly .na' na.a,eis
eh~ueasoflng ~ ..roW on, .h.o:S.
the cxterhai capliiaiy e'.eu.a
poWerIuiiE uciiu waste Aiias'eI' WIN
whlch ~ system has oecoine
cl6gSed
The nrst thing necessary, there-
fore, Is TO open the pores OF the SKIN.
In oil cases Whef Q chill Deglhs WIN
a pain in the limbs n best thing that
can be done Is to give the patient o
sweat. This may be done III several
is T." place the patient IN a tub OF hot
water, with MS rect IN ahother tGD
OF hot water, covering his body
entirely with a blanket, except the
head, place a Cloth dipped IN colo
water on the same, ana increase the
heal OF the wafer III the t"b untiii IL Is
as hot.as inc patieht can cohh'ortaDi!
bear II, hot al at oaee. put d! de.
2rees. After n pa'icht mas s"eas
quite Freely take MN out throw a
coid we! sheet arou'iu MN, pun nun
IN pea, ana wrap am up wen ia
blankets aud comfortabies, anu lei
him lie until the skin becomes natura!
in its temperature, he being sensibly
and pleasantly warm then taE han
out OF the PACK ana give him a @oo'!
cold towel wash, pnt abdominal
bahaases on him ana let nun resi-
a whSc. AS soon as convenient the
uOWcI should be cDnptist. NOT by
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
E. Chamberlin, President of

]. E. Chamberlin, President of the
St. Joseph Fruit Growers Association of
Michigan, as the result Of his
tour of observation through the fruit farms
of that region, that $ many peach buds
are alive that sanguine fruit growers
estimate the crop of peaches at about the
third of a full crop. The peach trees
killed by severe cold were mostly old,
sickly trees. Apples never looked better.
Pear trees are unhurt. Grapes promise
abundant crops; strawberries are in a
splendid condition and viii yield a full
crop, and cherries and plum, promise
equally as well.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
SALE.


"HERl:AS Joseph o. shrlb: and Elizabeth
w y. shelby his wife, by their certain decd
81 trust, dated The 18th day OF September, A. D..
1873, and daily recorded in lie Eecordcr's Office
within and for the county OF Lafayette and State
III Missouri. in deed book No. = nj pasrs AZ, i43.
nd ili, conveyed TO tn Gnders,Gntd TIE follow
aug deacrii.d trncts and parcels of land, situate
in the county Of Lafayette and State OF Missouri,
q,;rter and the northeast quarter Of the south
west quarter: also the southeast quarter OF the
northeast TuSHE, nf section twenty-cne tall ;alsO
gte west hall ~ The northwest quarter of section
west quarter of said srcticn tw rhty-two (s,) aAd
The northwest quarter % the northwes quarter OF
section tNcnty-s.veh ca MI OF sRid lands hcin
IN township nRInbe. iorty-niEe ig), Of range
twcnty--lN t.t), anC combining three hundred
i;.d twenty acre mo.eor ssS.
In trust, however to secure the payment OF
eleven certain pgomissury notes in enid deed Of
rus: descrit.d, together with anS and NIL sener-
al and special, taxes on said lands, which may
have been paid by IN. party of the ihiIi part or
his siss,gn"ts, according to III. provisions ufssiI
deed oi trust; and where's four of said --Ssrat.
rr1:niss"ly notes are dac and remain rniSsar
Of trast, and NJ the instance and request Vi the
laval owner and holder Of said no;vs, on
saturday, May 18th, 1879,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock in the fore
noon anal ttge O'Clock in the afternoon OF hat day
nj the courthouse door, in tue city Of Bennington,
county OF Lafayette anu state Missouri, proceed
to sell publicly At auction, TO thr highest bidder
for cash, said above described tracts and parcels
ui land, or so much ;hereofas may be necessary
10 satisfy the payment of said four prGmissOry
notes with any sum or SUMS of monty paid by
said party of the third part, or his assignrss, for
general or special taxes on said lands, in accor-
dance with the provisions of said deed of trust,
together with the cost and expenses Of this trusts
J. MITCHELL,
WM. I. ELBY.
npr2S-td Trustees,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07

A single paragraph which appears
in the Boston Globe is worthy Of at
tention as illustrating an enlightened
view of the inevitable change Of To-
cation of the central point Of the
great manufacturing ministries. The
paragraph is as follows: Missouri,
kentucky and Tennessee can make
iron cheaper than Pennsylvania, ard
are doing it this day; Iowa and Hi
nois can make leather and leather fab
rics cheaper than Massachusetts the
southern cation factories are earning
twenty-five per ceat. dividends by
making cheaper and heavier cloth
than the Rhode Island mills make:
ana i'll the manufacture OF wool, there
is no state in New England that pos
sesses equal advantages with the west
and southwest. The west 10 develop
ing manufactures with surprisin.
rapiii,y, and in a few years 1t vii!
have IL home market for L large share
of its surplus products. This viii
solve tiie transportation problem, or.
rather. j, viii transfer it :roIa the
west to the east
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
The Missouri Press.
Arrangements for the state Cen.
vention Of Editors and Pub.
NsAers.

The Atlantic and Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific. the St. Louis, Kansas
City and Northera railroad and the
Iron Mountain railroad, will issue
free passes to editors and their wives
10 attend the state convention Of ed
i,ors and publishers TO be held May
%: at Louisiana, Mo-, provided,
First. That application be made
to tho general ticket agents of the
above named roads.
Second. That application be made
for only one pass for each paper OF
other periodical in the stnte, and
made in the name of a bona fide ed.
itor or publisher anu his wife.
Third. That in all cases where cd.
itors have annual passes no other
passes will be given except to their
wives.
These passes will be good from
May Is to June Is.
The convention will meet pronpt.
ly at 10 o'clock A.. NJ. The annual
address will be delivered by General
John s. Marmaduke, of the St. Louis
illustrated journal Of Agriculture.
An original poem will be read by
John q. provinces, Esq, of the Full
ton Press. Papers of interest 10
journalists will be read and dis
cusscd.
On the evening of the 2Sth the
members of the convention and their
ladies " i'll be entertained by tho ciii-
zens of Louisiana.
The secretary is in correspondence
with the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
the Hannibal aud st. Joseph, and the
Chicago and Alton railroads relative
to passes. 1t is to be presumed that
these roads will extend the same
courtesies to the fraternity as the
former.
1t is confidently anticipated that
the coming convention will be nu-
merously attended, and it is to be
sincerely hoped that it will devote
itself to business, aud especially to
much needed reforms.
An excursion to Chicago, after the
adjournment Of the convention, is
in contemplation, and 10 doubt will
be carried out.
The secretary is under obligations
to Colonel Blakey, of the Pleasant
Hill Review, for assistance rendered.
A. p. SELBY,
Sec'y State Publishers Association.
st. Louis, April so, 1873.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
Colorado.

A country to which many are now
emigrating in order to become rich.
Many questions have been asked
about its mineral wealth, productive
soil, and many other things too nu-
merous to answer. In reply to them
all, look over this brief outline Of the
so-called Paradise:
Its mineral products r very nu-
merous: gold, silver, lead, copper,
tim, coal. &c. Silver. mining is ar
ried on more extensively than any
thing else in the above branch, as
silver is found in most any direction
you may chance to 60 on the noun
tains. A few who have large capital
mako q great deal of money out of
the silver mines, but the poor q
discovers . valuable mine and after
working it for . fow weeks runs
short Of means, and of course has to
abandon it. The rich man immedi-
ately 'jumps his claim" and very
frequently makes money out of it.
The coal fields are also very valuable,
the veins ranging from twelve TO
fourteen feet in thickness. As yet,
Colorado has but q limited market
for it's coal. 1t takes . very littlo to
supply Denver, where it is mostly
consumed. The arabic land is only
on the banks of the streams. The
cost of irrigating amounts to more
than Lafayette county's enormous
taxes" Wages are as low, if not
lower, than in this county. A com
mon day laborer receives from Que to
two dollars per day, according to his
employ ment. IN order to prove this
9 statement, l can refer you to q coal
merchant in Denver who pays his
hands one dollar per day for shovel
ling coal from sunrise 10 sunset.
Next to mining, the cattle and sheep
business r the most important, as
it is an excellent grazing country. By
going there with q small capital,
Or rather with o few heifers, and
staying from ten to fifteen years, you
may accumulate o few dollars, but
look at the life you have to lead! You
have to live in 3 log house, the floor
is nicely carpeted with dirt, and the
roof covered with the same article,
with no companions except the
prairie wolf bowling near your door,
or perhaps . few pet animals. You
who have never been in that "world
of wealth" where (ss some people
think goldis picked up on the streets,
iook at the above picture aud COM
pare 1t with the Garden Of Eden III
which you live; Iris soil which com.
pares favorably even with the blue.
grass region OF Kentucky, and un-
derneath its surface vast coal fields
of untold value lie. What n vonr
taxes arc . little high2 90 to work
and you will find Lafayette county
as healthy Q country to live Inf and "a
good Q place in which to Got rich,
which only requires close economy
and hard work, aud after . few years
Sou will see many Of those who went
to the Gland Of milk and honsyn in
smass wealth, coming back
with their pockets empty aud you
here live n peacs and plenty.