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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
UNDERSTANDS WOMAN'S NATURE.

At the lower end of Woodward ave.
nue. yesterday an old apple woman offer
ed her fruit to vessel captain who was
singing over the good old time of 1864.
She wanted three cents apiece tor her
apples. He gave her pleasant look
and said -
Well, well. Why, you look as young
as you did ten years ago. Same bright
eyes and red cheeks same white teeth.
"Take an apple for two cents Captain
she replied.
II presume you are fifty years DID,"
he continued, "but who'd known il?
Lots of ladies at thirty look as old as
you do"
Some rich old fellow will come
along some day searching for buxom
wife," said the Captain, "and you won't
have to peddle apples any more
Here Ca ,'tain, two for cent; take
two of the biggest" she exclaimed, and
then ran after him and dropped two
more into his overcoat pocket-Dctroit
| prnSS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

An editor who wrote an amusing
sketch of the manner in which woman
reads Il newspaper omitted one impor-
tant particular. 1t is remarkable fact
that if an item happens to have been
clipped out Of a paper, the woman loses
all interest in everything else that is in
that paper, and concentrates her atten-
ton on the item that isn't there. She
will exhaust herself in efforts to guess
what could have occupied that empty
space. Then she will wonder who cut
it out and why it was cut out, and ten to
one its absence will engender some hor-
rible suspicion concerning her husband.
Finally, she will throw down the sheet
with the declaration that she can't take
any interest in newspaper when the
only thing she wanted to read has been
cut out
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
OOLORED MEN WHO VOTE THE DEM
OCRATIO TICKET DEMAND PRO-
TECTION.

AS an evidence Of the fact that it is
republicans who practice intimidation
in the south, and in proof OF the charge
that all the troubles between the races
in the southern states are brought about
by designing Republican politicians,
who use the negroes as their tools, the
following account of the Charleston n riot
is conclusive:
In every southern state the colored
voters are joining Tilden and Hendricks
clubs. In Alabama and Arkansas they
went peacefully to the polls and voted
the democratic ticket by thousands. 1t
is evident that the negroes have learned
that, under democratic rule, as in
Georgia, Arkansas and Alabama, thssiigg & is
gTaPssEstaY; gaPlssa; Is while Rl' in those states under
radical rule, they are used by political
adventures for their own ends. They
are. therefore, joining the democratic
party in large numbers in every south
ern state.
The republican leaders have become
has gone forth to stop it, by bloodshed,
if necessary. Attorney-General Taft
has issued an order intended to convince
the negroes of the power of the admin
istration to enforce its will. Twenty
thousand stands Of arms are sent to
Charleston. The riot of yesterday is
the first result OF this policy.
Every colored democrat is a marked
man, and threatened with death. The
National Democratic Committee are in
the daily receipt Of letters from col
ored men in the south, saying that they
are even refused communion in their
churches if they vote the democratic
ticket. One colored man writes: I'VE
have to be very secret; If it were known
that we were democrats, our wives
would refuse to live with u.s." negro
democratic speakers are threatened
with assassination, and reign of ter
ror is inaugurated, with the deliberate
purpose of checking the expression OF
democratic sentiment among the ne
groes.
That there is no conflict between the
negro and white race in the south, ex.
eept such as is created and kept alive by
republicans tor political purposes, is
absolutely proven by the harmony ex-
listing between the races wherever the
democracy is i'm the ascendency.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The news from China is to the effect
that at least one hundred Christian for
eigners have been murdered under most
atrocious circumstances, and numerous
Chinese officials are implicated in the
brutal deed, the details of which are
sufficient to put to blush savagism it.
self. The French minister in seeking
redress seems to be making slow pro-
gress. 1t is stated that Lii Hung Chang
is tardy in comforting with the British
ministry, .'because of fear that his
own people will use violence, should he
yield to the foreigners demands" The
Chinese government is greatly embar-
rassed by secret societies and an empty
treasury. which speaks badly for the iu-
ture OF the Celestial Empire.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
INDIANA.
"Blue Jcanso Interviewed. i.

AT the close Of an immense democratic
mass meeting at Crown Point, Indiana,
the other day, reporter OF the Chicago
Times interviewed blue Jeans" Will
liams, rs follows:
Reporter-Mr. Williams, what pro-
gress is the campaign making in Indi-
ana You must know that the eyes of
the nation are on you?
MIR. Williams-The interest all over
the state is deep and on the increase.
our meetings are all, SO far as my OBJ
serVations extend, immensely attended. I
| nave never seen such interest manifested
IN any campaign since l have known
ahything about campaigning. 1t seems
as II the people couldn't get enough of
speech-maklng,a and such intense listeners
are they that they fairly draw the words
out of you.
R;-Are the republican meetings
equally well attended?
MIR. WI think not. hear that many
times there are but slim turnouts, and
have observed this, that whenever we
have had joint discussions the demo-
crats seemed to make up about three
fourths of the audiences.
K.-How do you regard the prospects
VI yoaA ClCCLlOus
Mr.. W.-They seem to be very far
ana my friends all assure ME that they
are sure. OF this / am certain, that we
are everywhere making gains, from a
county.
R.-How will the Independent green
back movement effect you?
Mr.. WI apprehend no trouble from
that source. l think that both parties
are about equally drawn from, thought
believe this, that should the independent
ticket be Withdrawn, 1t would benefit
me more than it would Mr.. Harrison.
R.-ls there any reason to believe that
it will be withdrawn?
Mr.. W.T. may be. understand that
efforts are making to secure that end.
The republicans are making fight
against the Independents. and that may
induce them to throw their strength for
us.
R.-What is the tenor of your news
from Ohio?
Mr.. W.T. is. indeed, very favorable.
| believe we shall carry the state. have
been about good deal in the counties
bordering on Ohio, and have lately come
in contact with great many Ohioans,
and all have met speak most encourag-
ingly of the prospects and express
strong conviction that we shall carry the
state. 1t will in great measure, how
ever, depend on the larger cities. such
as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, etc.
If those cities do their duty we are safe
beyond question. 1t is the vote in those
cities that has heretofore defeated us,
but now l understand that the tide is
setting strongly in our favor, especially
SO far as the foreign-born population is
concerned. find everywhere that the
Germans are largely with us.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
In speaking of Acknowledgement Taft's

In speaking of Attoney-General Taft's
order, Senator Bayard says: 81 view
the action of President Grant, with his
secretaries OF war the navy and the in
terror, and his attoney general. acting,
as they are represented to have done, in
consultation and concert with Sherman,
the general of the army; Chamberlain,
the governor of one of the states; and
Patterson, a so called senator from South
Carolina. in no other light than as a
conspiracy to invade the right of free
elections. If such attempts escape
public reprobation, or it the people of
all the states remein blind to their dan
ger and permit themselves carelessly or
wiltully to be led and SO sustained, my
hope of constitutional liberty on this
continent will have fled.''
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
MASONIC EMBIEMS.


You wear the square. but do you have
That thing the square denotes;
Is there within Your inmOst soul
The PRINCIPLES that should control
Ali words and deeds and thoughts?
The square of virtue it Is there
OyOu that wear the Mason's square!
You wear the compass; do you keep
Within thai circle due,
That's circaniscribed by law divine,
Excluding hatred, envy, sin,
Including all that's true?
The compass, does it trace that curve
Inside Of which no passions sWerve?
You wear the type of Diety;
Ah Brother, haye care,
He whose all-seeing eye surveys
Your inmost thoughts with open gaze,
He knows what thoughts are there.
Oh send no light irreverent word
From sinful man to sinless God.
You wear the Trowel; do you have
That mortar old and pure,
Made on the recipe of Cod,
Recorded in His ancient word
Intlissoluble sure?
And do you spread with Matters care
The precious mixture here and there?
You wear the Cross; it signifies
The burdens Jesus bore,
Who staggering fell, and bleeding rose
And bore up Cavalry the woes
OF all who'd gone before.
The Cross oh let 1t say forgive,
Father forgive, to all that live.
My Brothers, if you will display
These emblems Of our ari,
Let the great moral which they teach
Be engraven each Tor each
Upon your honest heart;
So will they tell to God and man
Our ancient. holy, perfect plan.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
Some years ago camels were imported

Some years ago camels were imported
to transport goods across the what was
then called "great American desert"
The camel, however, turned out to be
failure for this purpose. while much
of the desert, when explored, proved
land rich in agricultural or mineral
wealth, and railways usurped the occu-
patton Of the "Ship of the Desert" The
camels, however, became acclimated in
the West, and multiplied, and they are
said to be now doing good service in
several localities where there are nc
roads. Recently they have been EN-,
ployed in carrying wood up Mount
Davidson, near Virginia City, Nevada
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
Washington Cor. St. L. Times. l4thl

There can be no mistake about the at
tltude of the republican committee man
ayers towards Schurz. They never
sought his aid, and only accepted it at
the earnest personal solicitation of Hayes.
Hayes has never had any controlling
influence over them, but they were
willing to humor him so long as it did
not cost much, and Schuz's engagement
was bit of humoring. But as soon as
Schurz made his Cincinnati speech they
compelled Hayes to disavow the ''au-
thority" by which Schurz declared he
spoke, and then they suspended the re-
mainlng engagement of the latter. The
affair has thrown the Hayes camp here
in Ohio into
A FRENZY OF EXCITEMENT
and alarm for Schurz was the reed on
which the local Republican managers
leaned to save them from the conse-
quences of total stampede of the Ger
mans in the state. Hassaurek, Stallo,
Reemelin, Mueller and a dozen other
German leaders of lesser note going
over to Tilden had already terribly
shaken the Teutonic element in the re-
publican party, and now that Schurz
had been forced out of the ring by the
bull-headed and besotted managers in
Washington, the committee headed by
Wykoff is at its wits ends for a device
to avert destruction. Their last hold on
the Germans-slender at best-is totally
gone now, and there is no possible
method by which it can be regained.
But there are no signs of relenting at
Washington.
Chandler with his usual bull-headed
obstinacy, swears that che is running
this thing and he'll be blank blanked If
any Dutch son of blank shall be al
lowed TO abuse the president and the
administration under the auspices of his
committee"
SCHURZ WILL PROBABLY SUBsIDE.
There are rumors that he will soon
come out with a statement to the effect
that he went into the canvass suppos-
ing Hayes to be independent of dicta-
ton from Washington, and superior to
the appliances OF Grantism; and that he
has discovered that he was mistaken,
etc. But do not think he will venture
upon this step. 1t might lead to the
publication OF fac SMILES OF certain
drafts drawn by him on the republican
committee last year. and to other un-
pleasant consequences. 1t is very
pretty muss as it stands; and if it should
amount to nothing more than the effec-
tual silencing of Schurz, it will at least
have the merit of dlsposing OF one
large humbug. B.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

1t was demonstrated last week at
Creedmoor, New York, that Americans
have still the right to claim the rifle as
their national weapon. The great inter-
national match, as our readers have
been already advised. resulted in very
decided victory for our countrymen, the
American team being. at the close,
twenty-five points ahead. The Irish
team was second, while the Scotch,
which had held the lead all day Wednes-
day, dropped back next to our Canuck
friends, who manfully brought up the
rear. 1t was quite a brilliant success
for our marksmen, and will be amply
crowed over.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The democratic party demands that
the law shall be enforced. Against the
employment Of troops, illegally and
unconstitutlonally at the polls, it does
protest. While it comedies the right of
every colored republican to vote as he
chooses, 1t demands that every colored
democrat shall be fully protected in the
same right.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

What 4 striking contrast, says the
Burlington HawkeYe, there was between
the Iowa Democratic State Convention
and the state convention of the republi-
cans. In the latter there was one soil
tary German delegate; in the former
they were numerous, and among them,
the foremost Germans of the state.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Wendell Phillips is urging the election
of Ben Butler because the people want
honesty, capacity and courage in public
affairs Did YOU ever!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

wYANDoTrE, KANSAS CITY AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY. MARROW GAUGE.
On and after Wednesday, September 9Th, 1876.
trains will run as follows:
Kansas City for Lexington, S:36, A. NJ. 2:2o,P. N.
Kansas City for Independence,
S:36, 1l:30 A. N. 2:2c, $40 p. NJ.
Independence for Lexington ,9:29 A. N. 3:O7 p. M.
Lexington FOL Kansas City, 7:36, "A. NJ. 2:05.r. NJ.
Lexington for Independence, 7:36 A. 2:O5 p. NJ
independence for Kansas City,
7:3O, TO- l6 A. N. leo, 4:4O P. N.
q. w. VAUGHN, Supt.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

In regard to Governor Tilden's income
tax, the republican commissioner of in
ternal revenue has made statement
that MIR. Tilden complied with the law
in all respects. The official document
will speedily be printed. Republican
papers please copy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The republicans have such 4 burning
and blistering anxiety to effect the great
est possible amount of reform within the
party in the shortest possible time that
they have nominated Ben Butler for
congress.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
CLAYTON L. ACALLAHAN.

"A TTOkNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Missouri.
n viii practice in all the courts. Office In
hramer's building.
N. b. All claims against the United States
government, for wood, forage, horses, &c, and
Ior Use and occupation oil private and public
property by United States troops during The
late war, also, all claims against the State OF
Missouri. DrOmutly collected,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Did ye iver know such cowld sum-
mer as this?' asked Mike of fellow
Irishman. 'Yis.' answered Pat. 'Whin?
Last winter, be jabers.'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The yellow fever at Savannah must be
of peculiar type, as the negroes. who
have hitherto been exempt, are suscep-
tible to its ravaGeS,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Wendell Phillips: The southerner is
a shrewd, able, unmatched politician.
We beat him on the battlefield; he will
beat US ut the ballot-box.'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
ALFRED j. HALL.

T ATE CIRCUIT AND PROSECUTING AT
IL TORNEY, will practice in all the courts Oh
-ecord, in Lafayette county, and in all the State
and Federal Courts. Criminal law and coliec-
tions q specially. Refers by permission, to the
Lexington Savings Bank, Hon. John Reid
Chairman State Democratic Executive Commit
tee; Gov. j. W. Stevenson, U. Senator from
Kentucky; 3. 4. Ireland, County Treasurer;
VIM. b. Steele, County clerk. Onice over NJ.
E. keller's Store. janl6-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Republicans admit that in the Ver-
mont elections the democratic gains are
relatively the largest. The republican
majority in the state is less than in 1872
or 1868. The republican papers commit
a fraud by making comparisons with
other years and light vote, instead of
with the full vote of presidential years
The same percentage of gains the dem
ocrats have made in Vermont would
elect Tilden and Hendricks. The total
vote in the state is enormous. and indi-
Gates the immense interest in this years S
election
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF ACCIDENT7

show that ONE PERSON IN EN t
na5
A'A"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Louisiana democrats are trying hard
to get fair deal in the approaching
state election. but acting governor An
teine is too much of a partisan to be an
impartial governor.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Farther Menlone, (Catholic) ofBrook-
lyn, struck the popular current Sunday
week, embracing the occasion to declare
in his sermon that 1.-The public school
system is a glorious one. People of
every creed and class must admire it.
All denominations are within its fold, -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The press Of the country generally are
congratulating the Massachusetts de-
mocracy upon their nomination of
Charles Francis Adams for governor.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Unless Taft can get some more
troops into South Carolina Immediately,
there is danger that most of the negroes
will vote for Wade Hampton.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

Congress has done its very best to
render silver worthless by legislation,
done at the dictation of the agents of the
Rothschilds OF Europe. Still, everybody
is glad to get hold of dime or a quar-
ter. The wants of business demand
them, and the people are eager to use
them.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

We venture to assert that Ohio is a
democratic state in October. The Re-
publican National Committee say that
if Hayes can't carry Ohio in October, he
must make way for Grant. or some
other reliable republican. We scarcely
expect that Mr.. Hayes will feel inclined
to retire in favor of General Grant. But
there is reason to believe that this is
really the programme Ofthe radicals,
who contemplated desperate coup
Fetat after the October elections, be-
lieving in defeat in that month.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
JAMES II. McHATTON,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Lexington, Mo-. will
OmiDg counties, and in the Supreme Court OF
the state. Special attention given to collections.
Office In Dutch Row, near Qusrles h Co.'S. Drug
Store fel2-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
Is YEARS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS! !
VIII AT 1T INSURE ES.


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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

The radical disunion leaders are as
founded to find that they cannot rely
on the colored vote in any southern
state. Everywhere the negroes are find
ing that their interests do not lie within
the color line, and. led by their judg-
ment and the detestation they feel for
the scoundrels who have cheated and
plundered them equally with the whites,
they are flocking to the democratic camp.
Intimidation, threats and murder fail to
stop the stampede, and the bloody affair
at Charleston, carefully plotted by
Chamberlain, not only failed of its aim,
but reacted against its authors. We
speak not only confidently, but advised
ly, in saying that so large will be the
conservative cOlored vote that the dem
ocrats will carry every southern state,
including South Carolina.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23

4 TTORNEY AT LAW. Will practice IN tn.
" III also attend promptly to the collection ol
Claims, and to investigation OF titles to rea
estate. Oiiice over the Banking House of W N
Morrison a Co: ianl4-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
THE NEGRO FOR WADE HAMPTON

[Charieston Is. C.) Journal of Commerce.
Twenty-three colored men ofthe town
of Abberville have joined the Tllden and
Hendricks Club, and several more will
connect themselves with it in few days.
The Medium says They are of the best
men OF their color-honest, industrious,
good citizens, who have amassed con-
siderable property and have an interest
in good government. A planter in
Richland, reliable gentleman. who
employs a large number of hands, i'll
formed us yesterday that two-thirds OF
the hands on his place have declared for
Hampton. He says the announcement
surprised him as much as it could have
surprised anybody, as he was not aware
that he had more than two democrats
on the place. He further informs us
that a boy child born upon the planta-
ton seven days ago was named by its
father, one of his trustiest hands,
Hampton" We hope that boy may
live to become a good citizen and a
leader of his people in the paths of vir-
tue, truth, honesty and patriotism.
There recently died in the Trappist
Monastery of Sept Fouds. in France. a
monk called Brother Jerome, who had
been in that austere order for sixty-eight
years, having joined it at the age OF %.
During that long period of monastic
asceticism Brother Jerome had never
occupied any position such as porter,
lector, or overseer of workshop, that
would occasionally justify brief conver-
sation on business affairs. Thus in ac-
cOrdance with the rigid rule of perpetual
silence which his order enjoins, he is
decades Of years without using the facul-
ty of speech, save at devotions. In that
time he has also daily viewed his own
grave, according to the practice of the
Trappists. and has not eaten flesh, fish,
nor eggs, his diet having been exclusive
ly vegetable.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
WILLIAM YOUNG.

A TTORNEY AT LAW Lexington, Missouri
~ Will practice his profession IN all oi th
courts OF Lafayette county and the courts
Record III the state: Oiice over Auil.s lam
(Sawyer's old standU. All business pfompll'
attended tn ianG-Iy
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
WILLIAM WALKER,

WILLIAM WALKER, RICHARD FIELD,
Notary Public.
WALKkR & FIELD.
TTORNEYS AT LAW, LEXINGTON,
A Missouri. Otice over VIM. Morrison &
Co, Bank. nOVl3u
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
JOHN E. RYLAND xENoPHON RYLAND,
Notary Puhlic
RylAND A. RYLAND.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo
II Office over No. 81, Main street. Practice
In all the Courts OF Lafayette and adjacent coun.
ties, in the Supreme Court of the State and
District Court OF the United States. Prompt
attention given to collections and all Other
business. Janl4
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-09-23
r. RENTON TAYLOR,

TToRNEY AT LAW, Will practice in all
n the Courts OF Lafayette and adjoining
counties, also in the Federal courts. speeia.
attention given 10 collection and inVestigatlon
orIand titles. Office in Wilson's block, nexl
door to u 5. Express office, Main street.