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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
Monthly Stock Sale.
a Fair Day, Good Offerings. salts
factory Prices, md Full At.
reniancc.

A few public spirited cit gems have Ia ored
At intervals for several years to %inaucurate
in Lafayette county monthly stock sales on
the plan long practiced in Kentucky. with
great advantage to the farmers and business
men OF the various counties in that state in
which they have hecn held. Alter encoun-
tertng many difficulties nj disappoin;ments,
thy were enabledto get the first sale adver-
tised about three weeks ago, for the 18th of
September CAST Saturday. Oic "irse much
anxiety was Tel: for the success of the first
effort, and personal solicitation was IIbcraliy
employed to obtain the active cooperation
Of our lea,'ing farmers We are glad to say
the event realized the desires and eNpects-
lions Of its originators and promoters. phc
monthly stock sale is an establ shed inStitu-
ton, If our farmers will only give it the
countenance aud support to which its inn
portance entities it. Aside from the facilities
which it will furul. h TO our own people { r
buying and selling or exchanging. aside
from the attractions " lea it will otter to
foreigners t. visit our county for the pur-
pose of buying, the periodical meeting of
farmers from the various sections of the
county, with the consequent comparison Of
notes and interchange of i,eas..and opinions.
will be of great benefit TO the whole body.
Last Saturday was al October rather than II
September day, the sky was cluuhIe>S. the
xir cool aad braeinS. tie rain Of THURSDAY
night had settled the dust aud rendered the
roads firm aud pleasant to travel. BY ten
O'Clock the streets presented Al unwontcd
degree OF animation. When the bell rang
for the sale to commence the crowd assem-
bied. aud fairly filed PINE street between
Main aud Franklin. We noticed among
them representatives of every section OF the
county, q few foreigners from = distance,
and y goodly number from l;ay..and adjoln-
ing counties.
The offerings. with the exception Of hogs.
embraced inferior stock III the main. and the
prices at which it was knocked OF CORES
pended. The hidliaS. however. was animated,
and the crowd evinccd 4 Willingness to give
value for value. We s~uljoin q full report OF
the sale. Before ahinurnin. the crowd WAS
requested to determine TIE time most cob
yehient for holding the neXt ana subsequent
sales. 1t was determined almost uuaEiTous-
" in favor OF the tr,t Monday in each month.
The SAILS will. tEcr fore, h: heli hereafter
ON the first Moud y in each month, county
5000.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
A Veteran Offender or a Lunatic.

An old man who appeared several days
ago IN this city, and was strongly
suspected OF criminal intent. is now lodged
in the Richmond Jail. lie is apparently
-sixty-ave yeas OF age, sin feet high, hair
gray, eyes prominent, wears sprctac'es,
converses nuen;ly in English snd German.
evidently welt educated. He was arrested
for forging the name OF L. G.. Ebert Is Co.,
on the second National Bank OF ST. Louis.
and indicted in two cases for obtaining
money under false pretenses. and two for
forging. He pleaded guilty 10 the inti't-
meuts for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, and was sentenced 20 the county jail
for 80 days.
lie desired to plead guilty to III" indictment
for forgery. but WAS not permitted to DO SO
by the court, as there WAS some my>icr'
about his case win ic!l it WAS thought might
he cleared up before the next term OF the
court. So SAYS the ConSnrva,cr.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
n.nc.INs AND BUSINESS.

Waddeil. Austin 4 Go. ak consumers to
ascertain the prices Of the following goods,
aud tSen to eail on them for business.
~ heavy brown sheetU,g, standard.
a. tine brown SkeettDg. standard.
a. tlenched Shifting. Lest quality.
FIanneis, Jeans, Cotton and Woollen
goods Hosiery, ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17

The regular meeting OF the Dircc-
tors ofthe lnte'ligencer Printing and Pub
fishing Company will be held at the Intel
ligencsr Office on the first Monday in Orto-
Der (the 6th), at IL O'Clock \. NJ,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17

Iprobity, faIrncss and impartlality, and contrib.
uting, In the able and lucid opinions written b.,
, him contained in the 18th TO the 2ath volumes OF
Missouri reports, largely TO the elevation Of the
Judicial standing and history Of our state,
to that high eminenco which has commanded the
respect and admiration Of courts and Judges
throughout The United States.
Retiring from tho bench In 1887, when near the
limit In agu then prescribed by the constitution
for o judge, AFTER so long serving the state for an
inadequate compensation, he was forced by his
limited fortune and the claims OF d large family,
to resume the practice OF the law for nlivelihood,
which he pursued with great energy, industry,
and success. with o mind rich In legal learning,
refined aud polished by classic culture, TIL age
and falling health, yea or SO ago, compelled him
to dcslst from appearing In that forum he 30
much loved, and which he SO highly honored.
Aler the close of the late war, he was u menu
Der of the Twenty fourth General Assembly of
this state, and proved Us eminent In making us he
Ind before been In the. administration of laws.
POSSESSED of u remarkable memory, his mind
became In his long career u store house Of legal
and classic lore. lie was, indeed, the finished
scholar, profound jurist, able advocate, incor-
ruptible judge, polite and cultivated gentleman.
In all the relations of life rs citizen, husband,
f,tber ru,aon anil rr;.pd. he wns true In b,s
du,ics and ,I,v,,;ors and esteemed anil bonor.a
Ly ali win, uhnr, bc nm. associated. Earpcs,
md ,ea,ous M mn udvorate. he was nevertheless
courteous and rc.pcctrn, IN bi, brother LAWYERS.
,n,I .sncc;,I,v corsidcr,,c botb rs a Judge and
n,tornrv. IN the voupcrr members of the bar. In
, wor,, h. VIVA , yooI man md true. He nI,rd
wei, his ~positiop in life; died the death of IN.
rhrl .,;,n md b,s ,,on. Tn his reward In I'm, Nh
nor c,u,,s NJ FIN In, Lee, NJ all tbe earth.
-, ~. &c IN .,..,,.,, m. -
hesoiSea, ihat we Will CHERISH '"e memory,
and initiate the virtues OF our deceased brother;
and strive ma bc dill In pre .rrve untarnisb.,l tbc
-. .,c..;,,
' m."o,.la I" s'a'.'"s :. ""f pa
c~,,i,,lrcn of our d...n s., I,,,ncr have our sincs,.
syr,,,,atby and coincidence. In this their snd liz.
rcavement.
Resolved. TIL II "a commemorative of the yirtuc,
and high character of the deceased. "nd of our
appreciation anu esteem Tor The same copies Of
'ae foregoing preamble an" oil these resolutions,
=" =. u e''a,.'"ih' anu "''e''e. !. AK {
-, ~ ,.:s p.m'ul
of the s,ut. in this ,lis,rir, MT Nm. nry, meeting
thereof. resrcctlully. by such at,orney or a.tor-
neys us may he appnintrd bv the chairman for
that purpose, with the request that they be spread
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
Election for School Directors.

Tit election for three school directors last
Saturday passed Off quietly. Those only
who had been notified as elect Knew it
was progressing. Col. Denote, a. II. Me-
fadden and II. J. Mediation were elected
a, anpe,rs from the following vote.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17

Que dollar aud lhlrty-scVen cents
was yesterday paid for a lot of WI. At iii
Lexington, the highest price reached since
harvest.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-09-17
ST. y manxEr.

ST. Louis. September II, 1878.
oRAiS N from
Thu following shows the stock Of grain In store
In the elevators AMI warehouses Ia st. Louis and
East Sc. Louis for the week ending Saturday,
September II.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
From the Pittsburgh Gazette. }


Henry Finke yesterday morning
entered Alderman TayIor's Office, anu
wanted to make an information
against q blind beggar called .sToIn"
Finke stated that lie had worked for
blind Tom"-two moafhs, at fifteen
dollars per month that he had pleased
his einpioyer SO well that he raised
his wages to twenty-five dollars. lie
had always paid him promptly every
week, but now he owed him one
weeks pay, and he wouldn't pay him.
The Squire here interposed and asked
him what he did for this blind man.
"Why, lead 'in round" was the reply.
The Alderman then asked him the
name of the blind beggar. Finkc
said he couidm'l9 give that as all he
knew of his name was tom" The
Alderman asked how he expected to
get any money out OF poor blind
man. His reply was rather charac-
teristic. why, sir, that ere blind
man is better off nor you are; he is
got property IN Ohio worth $4,000,
and the cuss has got $500 in q Pitts
burgh savings bank" The Alderman
then asked him why such strapping
young feIlow as he should go around
leading an impostor of blind man."
why, .siaegpu ought both to be in
Jail" q k5s said the man, q haye
u very wesk back, aint able to work
so does this ERE" The Squire told
him to get the mans name and he
would entertain his complaint. The
fellow perhaps thought ' discretion
the better part of yalor." and did not
return. I Ii is well to be. on guard
against these, blind beggars. In the
vicinity OF the. Grain Elevator live
several, who have frequent quarrels,
and not pufrequently are brought to
the lookup and fined. These people
beg in the day and get drunk and
carouse at night, - s = 35s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
)I9Tg IA woman Farmer.

The story of young woman in
n 1llinoisis worth reading in these days
of much prattle (about women's
.s.s rights and little practical perform
ance. The name OF the daTnsel we
know naught OF, save that its initial
4fs0 letter is A.; of her locality we are
s simply informed that she lives and
labors in Illinois. This maiden was
-la, q student in :. leading young ladies'
seminary Her father died, leaving
iea farm considerably mortgaged. and "a
widow whose health did not permit
.S her to manage the estate profitably !;
whereupon. our energetic young wo-
s8' man bid farewell to the leading semi
: nary, aud became practically bucolic.
She had eighty acres TO manage, hall
of it well broken IN, and halt OF it
land rich, bht liable to overflow. The
'27ssi barn had been recently burned and all
the fencing was in bad order. Such
was the position when the young lady
.aa =, left the seminary and turned farmer.
She had one horse; she borrowed an
other; and friend helped her by the
loan of. Implements Thus provided,
she has accomplished somewhat.
.s Wearing gymnastic suit, with
z: broad-brimmed hat, gloves and boots
3 made TO order, she plowed ; she direct
ed the removal OF the stumps and
trees; she assisted in drill ng the
5sa wheat; she even helped to fell trees,
aud is reported to use an ak beauii-
a fully. She has acres in grass and IL
s in orchard; she raised 23 acres OF
20 winter wheat in 1872 and would have
= had from TO acres more, but for
1.-The failure of a horrid inefficient man
-. who failed to cut it in time. In all
she got $50 bushels of wheat, weigh
sss.syipa go poundsto the bushel. Most OF
re the home iarm is cultivated in corn,
though there are acres of grass and
ID of orchard Our pretty Pomona
in 1872 sold 100 barrels of apples, and
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
ssSomething Tifferent''-A La
ger Beer story.

/ pese clad to see you, like ash new
y7sser was, Mister Girls !; when did Zin-
80 zinnati goome away from you ?"
1eITs9 Such was the warm salulation of a
9sHs * Teutonic friend whom we met the
xssa other day in q distant city, whore he
...s. had recently gone 10 reside. The read
10 gier might not guess in long time
what business our friend from Cincin- :
natl was engaged in. so / will tell
you he kept a lager beer saloon.
"How do you like your new loca-
tion?" we inquired after his raptures
FaFmeeiugza Cincinnatian had some
what abated. I.c
Nice poys in this towns; nice poys
sisdaThe first night vot 1 opens my saloon.
d17aithey goome in and gals tor lager peer
doc, eight, seek, half a tozzen OF 'ein
but ven snys, Who makes pay for
ios this too zoon alreadyP by tam, dey
say, put it on te schlate.' dole dem
oaosI don't geep no schlate.' Den dey
says, you peter as send out md puy
-sehlate' Vel, wants to aggommo-
r-date-there's no brinciple in dose
sCfhihgs-so peHght sehlate. The
,aazpeer gept calling for more poys, unit L
d4i gept putting the schlate onto dem.
Poorly quick already [ dells tenn the
sclate; its pese fulton both sides, uni
den dey dells me if the schlate pese
NIT eml Veil, dat isb all right
,siis there's mo- principal in dose tings-
dey. are nish poys."
,nosssPoofy Ibime by after leedle, they
makes Smash nit mine par. preaks
mine pottles unit knocks hail tanna-
,ssdst ton ont OF mine looking glass nit
~ mine heat Mine Cottl L vas mad.
radder you Rive ten dollars so much.
~ ash wash mad. But dat pese all
'ssoi irightAthat makes nix difference.
, . Nice poys.s Then they calls me a tam
= 1Tpch son of kun. unit / dells 'em they
sepetter as go to the tieful their own.
rs = tam A nerican sconagun. Wash i.
right? Veil, that make nottings tif-
= fefeffts 3 They knocks the staircase
down mine frow. unit trows the win-i
doWzont.of the papy. That's all right
makes nottings Intermediates
no principle in that-nice poys-bnt
{growing very much excited, and en-
vphasizing each word on the bar with
his fst) they puts water in mine class
of peer-und Cott in himmel, that ish
not right-theres some principle iii
dose tings that makes something tif-
ferent nti"-Cincinndti Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27

recently had 150 barrels in the cellar.
Poor young woman! All has not
been bright with her.. She has had
her little sorrows, like the rest of wo-
mankind; she has been called to
mourn over one horse drowned and
another stolen she has been bereaved
OF colt, and her pigs were failure.
But upon the whole the Providence
which presides over agriculture has
smiled upon her. She is gradually
paying off the mortgage be9ueathed
70 her by her sire. She has 10 acres
of wheat sown for the coming year.
She has taken excellent care of her
widowed mother, of her fatherlsss
little brother, and OF a smaller sister.
We wish that we knew her name.
Against all our typographical rules,
we should be tempted to print it in
large capitals. 1t is aggrayating to be
forced 10 speak of her simply as Miss
A. The letter, however, is a good
letter, standing atthe head of the al
phabet, and ii is suggestive of A Mol.
The tender interest which she has
excited i'm our own heart is sufficient
ly indicated by the fact that we have
before mentioned her, though all too
briefly, as we were not then in full
possession of all the pleasant facts.
IT16HHe.S { I = 80 go
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
!. A & Horseback Ride.

,gFrDm the Boston Commercial bulletin.
- The stories of the wit of the late
,srColonel Isaac q. Barnes are numer-
sous, but to be fully appreciated need
= the Celonel's peculiar voice and dry
= manper, familiar to those who used
to know him. The following anec-
- dote We do not remember to have
aayevexeeen in print.
isss The Colonel, it seems, had been re-
saeomHlended to take horseback exer-
zsscise for the benefit of his health, by
his physician, and accordingly appli-
ed at a well known stable for the an
,.sss--ssl want regular trotting horse, to
.ride.for my health this afternoon"
asea tCertainly, Colonel said the polite
;ssproprietor; and, judging from the
80 customers physique and "a horse to
ride for health" gave him one of the
ssnhardest frotting horses in the estab-
!, lishment, upon which Mr.. Barnes
IS mounted and bumped off toward the
country 1isn -a
-, i In about three hours he returned,
- covered with dust and perspiration,
and with the assistance of one of the
hostlers, slowly and painfully descen-
ded from his steed.
Limping into the srable Office, and
holding on the lower part of his back
with Que hind, he looked into the sta
Bile Skeeeper's eng uiring face and ejac-
ulated simply a S S
Glow much ?'
'sFhree dollars, Colonel
was the reply. z
He slowly drew his wallet and laid
down the sum.
aShall you want the horse again to-
morrow, Colonel?1
si,oosts"NO; i shant want him to-mor-
.1Srow."f8 tflht4 So
perhaps the day after tomorrow" !"
poz NO; shan't want him any more
at ALL"
Indeed" said the stable-keeper,
with twinkle in his eye, as he noted
Barnes holding on to his lacerated
body !; sperhaps the horse don't suit
.eIayou.1syAA
"Oh, yes,v said Barnes, quickly.
there's nothing the matter with the
~ dorse he's all right. Its the price
2sobject to.DAA - G
tTne price!" said the stable keeper,
sswhy, I only charged you three doi-
liars, Colonel. Which we consider very
= cheap for for the horses services all
the afternoon"
"Well, Iddon't squealed Barnes, rub
bing his aching body; "for whenever
~ 4 want anything of this kind again,
l know a big, Isishrnan who will kick
me behind all day for half the money"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
Shut your Mouth.

A curious contribution has been
made TO the literature of sleep by Mr..
George Catlin. well known as a wri-
ter OH the North american Indians.
This gentleman is of opinion that a
large number of the ills to which CIV
ilized flesh is subject arises from the
fact that people, when they cease 10
be savages, foolishly persist in the
balefuI practice of sleeping w .thA their
mouths openi That Mr.. Catlin's main
argument may be stated as follows;
Amongst his friends the Indians he
has proved that such things as pre-
mature deaths from disease, as well
as mental and ply sicai edeformities,
are almost unknown. Among civili-
zed people, on the other hand, these
things are only too well known. The
only difference IN the habits of sava-
ges and civilized people capable of
accounting for this state of matters is,
that while the former sleep with their
mouths shut, the latter not unfre-
quently sleep with their m0uths open.
The Indian mother presses together
the lips of her sleeping babe till the
habit of shutting the mouth is irrevo-
cably formed. The English mother
places her child in a close, sitting at
nosphere, in which it is obliged to
gasp for breath. The consequence is,
that the savage inhales through his
nostrils an atmosphere heated aud pu-
rified by a special apparatus, while
the other inspires through his mouth
an atmosphere too cold and impure
for the delicate respiratory organs.
Hence the prevalence in civilized
countries of bronchial and pulmonary
diseases, and especially of that fell
sconrge, consumption. Mr.. Catlin
buttresses his main argument by 9TH
ers of various sorts, not the least con-
vincing of them being contained In
his amusing illustrative sketches Nc
doubt he rides his hobby too hard and
too far, but what he says is not devoid
of good deal of truth. In another
of its aspects, the habit referred to is
equally reprehensible. Every one
who has seen and heard paterfamilias
take his post prandial maps in certain
positions in his easy chair, must ad-
NIT that sleeping opened mouthed is
a practice not conducive to- beauty,
either facial or sonorous. Both on
sanitary and 9shetic grounds, there
fore, we cannot do better than advise
the reader to practice in sleep the Ia
comic Injunction which forms the til
tie of Mr.. Catlin's book.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
From Fat Contributors Saturday Night.

There never was time think. like this
For singing slang:
When every little pantaiettedn miss
Her Fair must 50 bang;r
You say, .t 't--yousli look ugly as the d-l -
And Miss replies. " Old hoss. Your head ain't
sss4zs leyelI''
The phrases we are daily doomed to hear.
'Mong high and low.
Seelf as e walked OF on his ear
And . Not for JoeP'
Once of low breeding would have been a sign
But owi'twere dificnlt 20 draw the line
Some time ago-say six months. more or less,
The nonparIel
OF maids ! thought fonnd. let me confess
Proposed-ahi well
asket : Wilt thou accept me?', half in fright ;
She coolly winked and said. F" You're mighty
70 gl59. right
s. An carly day was named. Now bolder grown,
- "A small request
make-grant H. said /. and ah. my own,
- 1 shall be biest.
:. VIII yon leave on your slang when married,
pet2''
esss She answered wi ish saucy SMILE .s You betl''
nesi. ana she-weIl, shes not married yet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27

In addition TO the foreign-born. 10,-
S92,0l5 of the population had either
one or both foreign parents. Thus
over ene-tlird of the people inhabit-
ing the United States at this time
We're either born abroad, or are imIne-
diate descendants of foreigners. The
numbereof Irish in the United States
IL just about 0he-tilird of the number
in Ireland. This is an exodus almost
without parallel in history.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27

Nose-ology-He knows his nose. |
know he knows his nose. He said
he knew / knew his nose; and if he
said he knew / know his nose, of
course he knows l know he knows
his nose.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
Residence fo1. Sale.

THE undersigned Offers for sale his reside zee
Il situate ON the corner Of Prospect and Cedar
streets. he house j. large and commodiious,
and in good repair, good well and cistern on
The premises. choIg: VARIETY Of fruit. and IL
Is IN every way u desirable place for any one
wishing To secHr" a pheasant home. 1,t
For further particulars enquire OF T.. Has
brOick. at smith, Woodruff ~ los. Raveilua or.
Of the undersigned, 139 Columbus street CIevc-
land. o., r9 W. BCOI.EM An
Ravehna. January s. 1873. .s6-tf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27

A minister who does much hard
service. proposes that the pews be put
on pivots so that the devout may ex-
anime the toilets on the back seats.
He thinks that would preserve many
souls to Jesus who will otherwise be
sentenced to everlasting sulphur.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27
Z SOUND INSURANCE.
Watertown Insurance Go.
- Watertown, N. Y.
CASH CAPITAL
SURPLUS OVER
100000,
$4,000.

CASH CAPITAL $500, 900,
SURPLUS OVER $4,000.
Insures detached Dwellings, their contents,
and Farm; property only.
Pays for damage by lightning whether fire en-
sues or not. and lor Live Stock killed by light
ning on the prem ises. .fa 7.ii-
Is not exposed to sweeping fires. -
Insures from 10 to 20 per cent lower than COM
panies doing general business. v4f
Hail no Chicago losses.
saiurt H. C. BEDELL, Agent.
..ses ftFf3iSi Shaiersvlle Ohio.
The following are the names OF. few OF the
persons In this vicinity who have taken insur-
ance in this company. a5eifr tsita
ei bi SHALERSVILLE, yN ftEa
q L Iiorr Steele = II Streator
Geo lioodel n II Smith j N Sterling
a weaver - Colby 'ttn Colby tfHt
.Hi139i~! 9tRAVENNA suti 1850 fs
3 Nichols L Bfainerd II u Seymour
4 # Deming q Merts " w Riddie Is
Haven A Reed Wm Ward
l. Waft hti7 iilG 8ti3ssl af8E fgd a
81 isfJ ,s sSrREETSBORO' tpe,.
BWroughs w a Jenkins n ID Peck
l. Russell q Il Clark Mrs CLARK =
Ro0TsroWN osl
r " Barlow a II Barlow G w Green
rogers Ii Cotton a Bisseii y
JESSE M. ADAMS, NORRIS WINsIOw,
SECYs pRES'T.
G. II. WHITE, Gen Agt.
ShhlefSVille, Dec. SSs 1871. l14 -bui.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-03-27

He that is too good for good advice,
is too good for his neighbor's compa-
ny.