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Silver 81 Sbsiu4. Flori,,. :. 49,. ,,S,h.
1 grc4fest cnriosi ti,s N !, r. " s",.,s. i -, \,
ftussts f6rth In sfbS ISnf6st 81 ~ ~ ,,os:
fertile eotfBty Ii ths Sfssc. n Sueh,ss ~ .s
~ ~ 2 ossia heesiy ono hsndred fecl
and seIds lfom Il { deet ss,es,, \; = ~ -
70 one hundred feot Wide, aiSI ex.
tenaing six; 70 eight, iniies 80 ihe
tUckIaRabarivcr. 10 the spriug iaseIj
tfty bosts may lie 81 nclior-5uiIe !
hcct. The spriDg thus forms . natu-
ral Inland port, to which three steu n.
Fere now run regularly from the 81
John's, making close connection witj,
tho ocean steamcrs at paIaika. Tie
cicaruess Of tho water IL struly v on
derfuL IL seems 10 be cvc,, morf,
transparent tiisii air; you see tie
bottom oighty feet below the bottom
OF your bOat-.t tho exact form of the
smallest pebble, the outline and color
Of the leaf that las suck, aud al tie
prlsmntic c0lors 0f the rainbow ara
reelected. Large Hsl, swim III II
efery seate syisib.e, every nioyer,,c, /
disttnstty gei. Ifsyou no over The
pRf4ny IN: = boat tyoG will scr the d 8.
1Nrn IN The rock from which iI,e
slxsr poars mp hkc'an iaycrtsd sx.a-
aisotAsr ssss;;1
Mountain" OF Georgia. which was
rendered famous during the late war.
ihat 1t has not been more written
about, talked about and visited is
and indicates q want
OF admiration tor the wonders Of
Southland. Were it across the wu-
tiers 1t would be i'll song, in sermon
and In lecture, and travellers by scores
mids.
These the work of man;
ihat Tie work of al Almighty iiand.''
Imagine mountain of solid granite
towering two thousand fcef, with
scarcely u shrub on its defiant bald
face. In its solitude it is alone; no
Kindred nigh. Not even the faint
outline Of u mountain is desccrnible
III tile distance; and as we turn our
gaze upward to its perpendicular
height the classic Palisades seem
tame, and we can but wonder if it be
a'bouldcr from some distant sphere
suddenly, by some freak OF nature.
ttJected to our planet; or may i not
have been that during the grcSt pri-
meval ocean which once overspread
the earth, an upheaval occurred, and
the mighty pile arose, to stand until
the final consummaiion Of all things
hcre2 -. -,---zs-
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REAL LIFE.
sr n. Y. srAcv-tnxIlr nEAcu.,

CFrom the Pleasant IIill Dispatch.J
looked about and viewed the world,
With all IL busy life,
There's not . corner meets my eye,
But tells of this unceaslng strife.
The forest deep In beauty grows
The valley and the plain
While every grow III that man attalns
IL over weary paths Of pain.
The little bird that builds It's nest
Upon yon tiny spray,
Docs nought, Il seems to us poor souls,
But sing lis happy life away.
No weary cares It's heart oppress-
No starving children cry
But yet, Gods children, each and all,
Must labor tho they weep and sigh.
The lazy her,l feeds on the hills,
OF want they do not d, eam-
Content with what tho present brings,
Quench thirst from sparkling niountal
streams.
While man, the Image OF his God,
Crowned King of all tile land,
Must earn his bread by sweat of brow,
With all This wealth ut his command.
And so We weep, and toll, and hope,
And hops, and toll aud weep,
Believing in Gods holy word,
TO guard and guile his wandering sheep
The richest one Of all. Il poor
Without His wutchful care,
And toiling all alorg our way,
We feel the more how poor We are.
Denver, Col. 1873.
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Tho PaSRgoMlnns.

The Revue Scientifique publishes @
summary ola curious paper read {,
the Authropological Institute, by
Lieut.. Musters, on Patagonia, where
he had lived for upwards of year
The region bearing that name extends
from the Rio Negro, in 400 south
latitude to the Straits of Magellan.
1t is by no means the desert and
rocky country it has always been sup.
posed to be, but on the contrary, a
fertile land, consisting of hills and
rich valleys, where tho native tribes
find ample food for themselves and
pasture for their horses and cattle.
The Patagonians call themselves
Ahonakanka, or Choncck, but they
are better known under tho name oi
Tehuclches, given them by the Arau-
canians. They arc divided into two
races. that have frequent intercourse
with each other, for purposes either
of peace or war with other nations.
They spe::k the same language, but
with different accents, and their
physical structure is not quite the
same. There is another race called
the Pampas or Perks it inhabits the
district lying between the Chupat
River and the Rio Negro, aud may be
considered u branch of the Indians
north OF the latter; it has, moreover,
a language of its own, bearing some
analogy to that OF the Araucauians.
The latter occupy the eastern slope
of the Andes. Such are the inhabi-
tants ofthis section of South Ameri-
ca; but the most important Of the
three races is that of the TehueIchcs.
Lieut.. Musters acknowledges them to
be unusually tall, the men generally
measuring five feet ten inches, and
very frequently six feet and more
the women five feet six inches; but
one of them, the wife of Cacique,
measured six feet. No wonder, there
fore, that the Spaniards, OH their
arrival, perceiving these tall men
wrapped in their long mantles, should
have taken them for giants. They
are, moreover, robust and active, and
excellent pedestrians.
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D..,n es senator r. n. u.c.,,,

A dispatch from Kausas .City All.
nonnces the death Of Captain Thom.
as IL, McCarty, State senator from.
the district embracing the countis.
of Clinton, Platte aud Clay. Cant
McCar:y, had by a long career "c
usefulness endeared himself 10 all
with whom he was brought Into con-
.ac'; anu his memory viii liugr. !.
l. o n ahd green among his poli,ica.,
social and military associates. He
wa, porn III kentucky, but removed
10 90 'nis state when mere boy. An
en.,ehI anu faithful representative
OF he wishes of his people in the ca
psGity of senator, he ignorcd even
poiiiieal conyiciious that ja.tic,
might bc done. The Senate of Miss
souri, could mol lUse q better or more
honest man, nor his constituents one
more devoted TO their intnrests.
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Fish as u DIET,

DR.. Merryweather says: A fish
diet Is a great humanizcr OF the tenn
pers of mankind. Its consumption
tends wonderfully to render thent
more kindly to one another, and con-
sequently tamlcs the passionate dispo.
sitiop TO crime. As carniyuruu..
animals are always the most tierce
and yiolcnt, So become human beings
who hnye carnivorous sto,nachs.
Could snch stomachs have occasional
respite Nv the consumption OF ISL,
the world would be all il,c be,ter for
It. l speak us medical man, an,i
hrmiy assert that many maIadies
Woild be mitiyated. aui. perhap..
aunihilated by such process
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-13

Tho Decline IN valus sa La.a u
Kentucky.

p Complaints are made oil over fi,e
i state that the farming lands arr
everywhere declining In value. II n
frequently said that oyery farm ir
Kentucky 10 for sale ard In mamy
places tho decline has been so or A
per cent. ssint Q the close of tho war.
4 There IL vory decided tendency Ia
attribute this decline to the MASSAGE
OF tha ten per cent. interest law. and
this 10 tho one grent argainent used
w th0sc who expect to insist upon 4
repeat OF this law next winter. Mon
are TOO apt, when one event follows (
another ofa kindred nature. Ia taka
II Tor granted that the onc is the cause
or the Other This Is because al, elect
IN most cases directly nuL yisii,iy
tOii0ws its cause. But the fact that
orc event follows auot tbcr In time is
ny no means evideuce of eau usatim In
| the first event. To use the old scieu-
tile illustration, day follows night
bnt night can not be said 10 cmuae
day. II sin this sense. III in anv.
tnat tho ton ueE cent. law has cailS6d
~: ne ascia.le t1 l1as: but tho tgnfh q,
!nfssn = sAs ery littlssf0 III: kilis
The one great change made in Ken
| tucky by tho war was tho revolution
IN her labor system. The nature Of
that system is familiar to all. The
best agricultural portions of the state
were supplied with slave labor. of
which there was the greatest album
dancc-such an abundance, indeed,
that there WAS an excess of laborers.
which was simply u public burden.
ihus it happened that the only farm
iaoorers were negroes. The result
OF this was to awaken among the
whites false pride on the subject.
ana iarm labor was rarely, if ever,
dnne for hire by native Kcntuckiau.
Labor is thoroughly INADEQUATE.
The consequence is that the farms
nave become more and more unpro-
ductive. Labor is ofcourse the foun-
dation ofsuccess in farming. A large
portion Of our farming lands has
been disuscd since the war, and very
much has been poorly and inctficIeu,ly
cultivated. Every farmer i'm Ken.
lucky can verify these statements bv
his own experience.
Ills for these plain and evident
reasons that land has fallcn in value.
nc iaDOr Is SO insufficient and up-
,,,,,,ras,"I, o'! ~ 'hhhc iarnIng
Gmproh.aoae, Gnn'n M Da' TO detract ma e July
from the comforts of country life.
mus people have become anxious to
turn tneir iar'ns INTO money, and
nave IN inns way supplied the demand
'or r, ,ahu which may nave existed.
J.. !nere is remedy forali this. It's
,m.,, 70 uevsiop tnc Stale. We need more
r"en " cnn' nm" new men. we want men
m.I ,,,I ION, ION .nS pas ot 6ia Preludlces
n", @ r,,ts "s'"'aeu '. u. .he slough III worn.
w. RUS men VINO mean work and
want 10 WORK. WITH the help ofsuch
oinss our Industries would soon
,p,'ms INTO an ac,lSlty hever before
hn"Mh, qua inc lands OF kentucky,
"nvI"a,'eu ns Ia ~ III their fertility, would
,''n,,s,, ,Unm w. III aehiaha at price conf
~ ,,Jsm,a.e innan WIN ,, lheir real worth: 1t
s;etaa 81 VI LUIS CRYING hecd that we
1850 90 ;,,y s.renuoHsiy ior the pas
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-13
Il, WEDNEsDAY, AUGUST 13, 1873.

just pro- fertIons as cos,f fsoji3 ns wbe,
the pnti lsge Of tho f9x6fiilnent mas
been iIl5S S1ssed My n His rress
battles Nd IAek s9ni2 Siro m 10 IN
fought n ~ again Si1d ffe u9s,ocraI !
OF thisl piod will not pfovs unwor.
thy Of Heir iiherty.lovfnsr = ieces.
sors. HSkthe first ofalI 3t5isites 10
success . clear perez Non OF the
object 90 hich Americ( Democracy
has alu3xe aimedTthe wrestling Of
power kQln the General Government
aud its (toration to the people.
Neitll6 20 Farmers Oranges NOR
the Lilik8ai Republicans have been
baptizedf1lto the spirit of this hivh
mission. They may prove valuable
nurseriessof Democracy, but ss vet
they are licre shoots aud seedlings.
II we wefG to descend to their Level.
Dcmocrastc principles.wou ould soon die
out butdf the Democratic partv Ia
faithful, ahe members OF these organ
izationss will more and more grow
into Iikeffcss. The more distinct they
are kept sfrDm the Democratic party.
the strosikeF Will be their hold on Inc
classes q which they make their ND
pcals. Mth6y Ar0 not identified with
us they Will jtaSo powerful iisflu-
ence il wsakelleg and disintegrstlnx
tho RepublicAt party; but tliS mo.
ment we eh0ullk sail he inclted togeth-
er In one aotl, escsy fSerson
who left the Republicans would be
forthwith accused, OH plausible
grounds, of having gone over to the
Democrats. Such au amaigamation
OF the Democracy with allies would
have two bad effects-it would arrest
the dissolution of the Republican
party, aud it would let down the
Democratic spirit to the level of the
hslt-emanclpated Republicans. The
true thug TO do is to encourage the
other organization, but resolutcly
maintain the De .nocratic standards oi
political doctrine Tor unless Democ-
rncy can be again made a living con-
viclion in the public mind, reforms OF
the government will never be more
than skin-deep.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-13
Wood vs.. To Ynslcy.
ISt. Louis Times 9Th /


Since the late decision of the Su
preme court in the Dining Vail case
ana upon The same grounds Us there.
III held to be valid, we learn that the
Hon. w. L. Wood proposes to contest
the seat of Judge Charles L. Towns
ley i'll the Sixth (Scdalia) circuit, by
proceedings in the nature of quo war.
ranto. Mr.. Wood was elected in 1865
by clear ma ority of eleven hundred
votes, but enough OF the vote oI
Jackson county was thrown out by
Rodman 10 give tho election IL
Iownsley, who was accordingly com.
missiOneu and has since held the DO.
sition. An attempt was made to
procure hearing of the matter be-
| tore he late Radical Supreme bench,
but Mr.. Wood was unsuccessful in
his various efforts aud finally abaud-
oned tha case, satisfied that the court
WIS determined To afford him no op-
poriunity of vindicating his claims.
In the hope, however, of finally hav-
my justice done in the premises, by a
bench of fewer partisan characters
ties, he has concluded to renew his
suit. The Sedaiia Democrat saws in
regard to the matter:
Were we in Judge Townships
place, we certainly should never hold
court another day under the present
rulings of the Supreme court. He
mus, as Il high-toned, sensitive gen.
tleman feel i'll II ease, on a bench to
which another is so justly entitled,
and we will not believe that. he will
persist in exercising functions to
which he can lay no valid claim.
lie has had some four years and a
half of tie honor and emoluinents
that belonged to another, and we
hope that lie will promptly resign all
claims 10 an uiiicc to which no one
believes he was ever elected, and thus
save trouble and expense OF litiga-
tion.
Whatever fancicd right Judge
Townslcy may have claimed to the
office, has been dissipated by the high
e t Judicial tribunal in the State.
hence, tn longer hold on would SUBJ
ject him to harsh criticism.
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NOTICE.

A Ii persons interested are hereby notified
IN that l, the undersigned, will, on the asd day
OF September, \. ID. 1878, between the hours of:
O'Clock In the forenoon and 5 clock in the af-
iernoon OF that day, proceed in the presence of
Peace of Lafayette county, State of Missouri TO
take the dispositions of witnesses TO perpet,iate
testimony anil 10 establish the quarter section
north OF range 3 west of the 5h principal nlerd-
Ian, In puis uance Of the statutes of tile State OF
Missouri In such cxses made and provided.
iy8 CiI.AS- Il. THOMAS.
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rssstee's Sale ef Persssal Property.

yIYHEREAs, Issac b. purnell, BY his deed
w of trust dated March llth. a. n. iS1s,
sesns n.,ssh H me hfsos5 s Cas S% s, ,.n o.
| lpase 81, conveyed 10 a.. 1atersiIssd lie foi-
lowing descneed persopnl property, eo-wIt:
A crop Of wheat, covering Hity icres. standing
IN sewnsSip @ No. sy q .er. Sa :sSs.1e s%ea
ty-seven, being oil the wheat GroWlne on his
fAym In said county. Also, one pair ol brown
nosss % mules ABOUT @ ssssss hsnd. hiEh. The near ,
they are match mules.. One pair OF bay match
mules, about nficen hands high and ak years
old, the sear one marv mule. the on one horse
teen hands high. One bay maru, about hfteen
bands high, six years old, with white star in the
Inrchead: One brown horse, about fifteen and u
horse, fourteen and half hands high and eight
years old, with white star In the forehead: Two
three -year.old horses, sorrcl color, white het
and white faces, one fifteen and u halt hands, the
Other fourteen AMI half hands high. One two-
year-old bay colt, with one white foot AMI small
star In the forehead. Six mich cows, four OF
them red and white, the other two rel with white
heiters, one roam and one red color. Six two.
year-old steers, all OF them red aud white mixed
color. Five yearlins calves, two of them red
and white spotted, mixed. One roam bull. two
and n half wears old. One Balm two-horsc wagon.
with nrck yoke, whihie trees and one set Of
ed red, with " hinlc trees One Excelsior mower
and reaper. One Browns corn pl.n!er. Four
double piows. Two small plows. Four shovel
diamond harrow. the other a red harrow with
Wtllonghby.
ln trust, to secure the payment Of certain
safi notes are past due and remain unpaid, now,
therefore, notice Il hereby given, ti,atthe UNDER
signed, at the request Of the holders OF said
notes. and in pursuance of the terms of said deed
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-13
Doing n PeddlinS = Female.

Wehad visit from book k-pcddlinp
icliiale last week. She wished to dis
pose Of book. She was alone in this
world, and had no one to whom she
could turn orsympathy or assistance.
hence we should buy her book, She
was unmarried, and had no manly
heart Ill which she could pour her
sufierInSs, therefore we ought to ill.,
vest i'll her book. She had received q
liberal education and could talk
French like u native; We could not i'm
consequences refuse to pay her two
dollars for book. She wanted to
take lessons In music from a learned
German professor; consequently we
must not decline buying book. We
had listened attentively, and here we
or0Ee III WIN, "What did you say ?
-We'rc deaf" She started in loud
voice anu went through her rigma-
role. When she had finished we went
and got roll ofpapers made it into
a speaking trumpet, placed one end
into our car, ana tolu her to Proceed;
she nearly burst blood vessel in her
effort TO maze herself heard. She
commenced: 81 am alone in this
world. d."-"Wc are not alone: in fact
we are husband and fuiher. AL
though this is leap year, bigamy is
not allowed i'll this State. We are not
eligible to proposals" "Oh! wha.
TOOL this man is" she said, in low
voice, Il don't want to marry YOU, RI
bo-o-k!' This last
CeaIcnss Sas hexietlr .,We-stton,t)
z Z ~ . coos E No d sst,s Remarked;
sssssf vile does the i1lgs assd she
Ss'an't allow as good-looEfhS q
8 Oman as you are TO stay in the
house five minutes. She's very
jealous" She looked at us in despair.
Gathering her robes about her, giving
US glance Of contempt, and ex-
Il do believe if three
hundred FOUNDER was let off along
side that blamed old deaf fools head,
he'd think somebody was knocking
at thedoor," she slung herself out and
slammed the door with yehcmeuce
that awakened our office boy, who
can sleep sound enough for a whole
family. When she was gone we in
dulgcd in a dcmoniac laugh. She
Isn't likely to try TO sell us book any |
more.
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The New rlyc.OoIlar Note.

Tho plates of the new National
Bank note have been completed AT the
bureau Of engraving and printing,
Treasury Department, and the worS
of printing the new issue will be
commenced in u week or ten days,
though they will not be ready for
circulation for month or six weeks.
lhe new note will be one of the
handsOmcst ever issued by tho Gov.
erhfnent, its general appearance be-
inSSfar superior to the old one. The
sizc is the same as the present note,
but in the left hand corner, instead
OF ihe representation of Columbus
discovering America, there is vIg-
metre head of Rufus King, one of the
first United dStatesSenators from New
York. In the right hand end Of the
note, instead OF the representation OF
Pocahontas and Smith, there is geo
mctrical lathe work, with the figure
engraved OH the face thereof in
white. Beneath this is the seal OF
the United States in Green. AT the
top OF the mole are the words, Cir
cuiatlnS note national CURRENCY" in
Roman letters, forming curve. The
other lettering OF the note is as fol-
lows: 1.-The National Bank in the
City of-will pay five dollars on
demand. -, Cashier
President" And beneaih Ills the
words, Secured by United States
bonds deposited with the Treasurer
or the United States. +. E. Spinner,
treasurer of the United States.
Jno. Allison, Register of the Treas
ury.n On the 1Ss1 mote the sigma
lures OF the bank offices appear i'm
the center, instead of ut the bot-
tom, as in the old one, and names of
the Treasury officials are ut the bot
tom, that OF General Spinner being
at the right instead of ut the left. Al
the top of the new note, Oh the right
hand side above the latlle-work, The
na2es of the city and state wherein
tho bank is located will appear.
Much of the lettering Oh the face of
the old note is omitted from the far O
OF the new one aud put on the back
instead. Two large VS. complete the
face, one at either eud of the cvcloidul
work. The back of the note is neatly
designed and bOriered by all elabor-
nte escroll-work with the word five"
i'll each corner. In the centre is q
classical figure representing Amcri-
Gu, AMI beneath this the words, "This
note is receivable" etc. Another
feature of the new note will be the
numbering panel on the face beneath
the signature of King. The back
ground of this panel is SO arranged
III fugitive colors that any attempt
to alter the number will mutilatc the |
whole. The bank number will ap-
pear upon this plate, and the Gov
ernment number upon the back of
he note i'll blue figures. The de-
signs for the new $40 National Bank |
notes are preparing, and work will
soon be commenced OH the plates of
hat denomination.
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NOrICE is hereby given TO uli creditors and
~ Others interested in the estate of William
Robinson deceased that we. the undcrsi sned
cutor oi SAID estate, intend to make final settle
nent OF sait estate at the October term of the Pro-
bate court of Lafayette county, to be begun and
held at the court house, i'll the city of Lexington
on the first Monday in October, ls13.
JOHN Is. ROBINSON,
WM. l.. ROBINSON,
Julc1O Exectifnrs
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Imitation meerschaum pipes are
now made ont OF potatoes soaked in
diluted sulphuric acid ,and afterwards
dried under great pressure.
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Saturday, she sosh day of August

Between the hours of ten O'Clock 4. NJ. and four
O'Clock p. NJ. OF said day, In front of the ceurt
house door in the city Of Lexington, in the
county of Lafayette and state of Missouri. pro-
coed to sell the property above described. or SO
much Ihete"f as nlSy be necessary, ut public
vendue, the highest bidder, for cash. to satisfy
said deed of trust and debts, and cost and eX-
penses of executing this trust.
jy30 TILTON DAVIS, Trustee.
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July3O
FINAL SECTLEMENT,

NOTICE is hereby given 10 all creditors ana
~ others interested in the estate of Henry
Die, king. deceased, that l. the undersigned All
Ei!nistrntor of said estate, intend tn make final
Nc boniS non settlement OF SAID estate nj the Octo-
brrt,rmot;Ge Pr"b,tc court "i Lafayette county,
To be b sun aud he,: ut the court hotI>e. in The
c'.y Of Lexington, the frs. !Ientiay in Octu-
Ecr. 1873.
Jui,;0 HENRY F. pIsEKISG. Admir-.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

IN otlI,rs interested in the estate of Margaret
Hill, deceased, that l, the undersigned a,lmin.
iSirat"r Of said estate, intend to make II fna
the Probate court OF Lafayette county TO be begun
an'' held at the court house, in the city of Lex
ingtcn, on the first Monday in October, 1878.
July39 JOSEPH HILL, A,linr.