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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
ON REvlMrIMe BROWN UNIVERSITY.

ny GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
i ws !. the noon Of night; On thi. calm spot: -.
To wander thro' the dim world Of the past.
The Past! Tho silent Past! Pale Memsry
kneels
Beside her shsdowy urn. and with deep
And voiceiess sorrow weeps above the grave
Of beautiful sdection Her lone harp
Lies broken at her feet, and. as the wind
Gees Ger its mouldering chords, dirgs-hke
sound
Rises upon the air, and all again
ls An unbreathlng silence.
Oh, the Past.
Its spirit as u mournful presence lives
In every ray that gilds those ancient spires.
Comes Ger yon distant wood ,snd family breathes
Upon my fevered spirit. Here roved
Ere had fancied aught Of life beyond
The poets twilight imagining. Those years
Come Ger me like breath Of fading flowers,
And tones loved fall on my heart Is oew
When the rich sunlight blossomed in the air,
And fancy, like blessed rainbow, spnnned
The waves ofTine. and Joyous thoughts went OF
Is revel there in cloud, and sun, and sky.
Within y0n silent dome how many hearts
Are beating in high snd glorious dreams. 'Tis
The rosy sunlight of the morn should not
Be darkened with the portents of the storm
4uAt nAy nOt DuIBt Till eve. IhOSe yOut0l0l ones.
Whose thoughts are woven Of the hues OF heaven.
May see their visions fading tint by tint
Till naught Is left upon the dsrkened air
Save the gray winter cloud; the brilliant star
That glltters now upon their happy lives
May redden to q scorching fame and burn
Their every hope to dust yet why should thoughts
vi coming sorrows cloud their hearts' bright
depths
With an untiInely shade Dream on-dse am on
Ye thoughticss ones-dream ON while vet We NAV !
While Lille is but 3 shadow, tear and sigh,
Yet will turn back to llnger round the hours
Like stricken pllgrIns, and their music sweet
VIM be = uear though melancholy tone
In Memory 3 ear, sounding for-vermore
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

The Graphic is authority for the
statement that manufacturer of
boots aud shoes on Broadway, New
York, is now engaged in preparing,
two pair of shoes for the exhibition
from the skin of a human being, a
pair from the skin of all anaconda, a
pair from rattlesnake skin, a pair
IRON the hide of kangaroo, and
another pair from the skin of a cat
fish. The leather of the last named
Is equal in its texture to the finest
silk, aud of those of the skin of q
human being the quality would be
rated anywhere, perhaps, If we did
not know what It was, AZ supsrfipe,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
THE GOOSE BONE.

The Louisville Commercial says:
The goose-bone predictions are
perhaps more closely watched in Ken
lucky than anywhere else, aud it may
be called the Kentucky weather
prophet. la many parts of the State
the farmers consult it, aud prepare
for handling there crops in accor-
dance with Its predictions. 1t 10 said
that there Is a family in Woodford
county that has fifty of these little
prophets carefully laid away, aud de-
clares that none of them ever made a
mistake in their predictions. Let US
turn to this years prophecy. We
must take the breast-bons of last
springs goose-none other will do,
for the prophecy does not extend be-
You'd the year in which the goose is
hatched. Thanks to . friend, we
have such q bone. Il must be divl-
ded into three different parts, which
represent the three divisions Of VIM
ter. The breast-bone of o goose is
transparent, but at places has cloud
like blots upon it. These blots deuote
cold weather. Looking at the bone
before us we find little cold wealth
er about the 1st of December, which,
We have realized, and there is another
blot beyond the centre Of the bone,
denoting cold weather about the
middle ofJanusry; this cloud we are
passing now, aud SO far our little
prognosticator has guided US right.
We are to have warmer weather after
| few days, but the worst is to come
The darkest blots are nearer the end
! OF the bone, and if the prophecy fails
not, winter will verify the saying of
coming in like lamb aud going out
like a roaring lion. Our coolest
winter will comesfter the middle of
February, and our warmest fires will
be required for the parting days OF
spring. This is the goose.bene proph-
ecy, and We have the word of a good
Hartoer that it has not failed for SO
years. We would advise the laying
in of a good supply of coal. aud general
preparations TO meet cold weather.
for the goose-bone has said it, ana old
winter will be after young spring
with q great big icicle.
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New Goods every few days, opened out st
WILSON'S,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
ALFRED ]. HAUL.

T ATE CIRCUIT AND PROSECUTING At
II TORGEY, will practice in all the courts OF
ecord. in Lafayette county, and in al! the State
md Federal Courts. Criminal law and collec-
sions speciality. Refers by permission, to the
Lexington Savings Bank, Hon. John Reid,
Chairman State Democratic Executive Commit
tee; Jno. W. Waddell, President Lexington
Savings. Bank; T. q. Bayliss, Proprietor City
Hotel; Gov. j W. Stevenson, U. Senator
urer; Conrad stuenkel, County Judge; VIM. B.
steele, County Clerk; Philip and Albert Keller,
Clothiers; the Editors of the Caucasian, &c, +,
ae. ONCE over Lexington Savings Bank.
janl6-1y
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

"Three weeks since We had no faith
IN the nomination Of Benjamin B.
Bristow. To-day 1t seems to us the
Republican party has to choose be-
tween his nomination and defeat" !"
New Bedford Mercury.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

A goose that sees another drink
viii. do the same, though he is net
thirsty. The custom Of drinking for
company, when drinking 10 dispensa-
BILE aud prejudicial, seems to be case
Of the same kind, aud to put q man,
feathers only excepted, upon . footing
with 4 goose.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
WILLIAM YOUNG

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Lexington. Missouri.
~ Will practice his profession in all of the
courts of Lafayette county and the courts Of
Record in the state Office over Aulls Bank
(sswyer's old stsnD. All business promptly
ufta od IN ian6-1y
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
r. CLAYTON. J. n. CALLAHl
CLAYTON k CALLAHAN,

A TTOKNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Missouri.
II Will practice in all the courts. Office in
Kramer's building.
n. b. All claims against the United States
government, for wood, forage, horses, &c, and
tor use and occupation of private and public
property by United States troops during the
ate war, also, all claims against the State OF
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

4 TTORNEY AT LAW. Will practi in the
~ Courts of Lafayette and adjoining counties.
Will also attend promptly to the collection Of
Claims, and to Investigation of titles to real
estate. Office over the Banking House of VIM.
Morrison & Co. tan14-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

LEAVE LEAlNGTON.
Accommodation for st. Louis and the
East. ......................... $40 A. n.
Arrive at 81. Louis. Observation-Disclosures. 6:l7 r. u.
express and Mail for St. Louis, East. 6:oO u.
Arrive at st. Louis .................. 6:22 A. n.
ARRIVE.
Exprsss and Mail from st. Louis,
East and South. h............ ........ $40 4. n.
Accommodation from st. Louis, East
and South arrives ................. 800 L. n.
Tickets on sale at the Missouri Pacific Ticke!
Office, in City Hotel, Lexington, Mo. to all
parts Of United States, Canadas and Europe ut
lowest rates. Baggage checked through to des-
tination. T. W. ANDERSON,
Ticket Agent.
ST. LOUIS. KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN
LEAVE LEXINGTON
Eastward bound trains for st. Louis. 6 30 N
Trims for Kansas City and West. $3.50 A N
Trains for st. Louis East and South. 80 NJ
Trans for Kansas City West. ........ 30 P n
Trains for Richmond. d.....................6:30 $50 A
ARRIVE AT LEXINGTON
Trains from St. Louis and all points East
From Kansas City and all points West. g 90 A N
" u
~ ''@ anu '''' s. e. INGRAM. agent.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
JAMES H, McHATTON.

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Lexington, Mo-. +, will
a p."tice in the courts Of Lafayette and ad.
dining counties, and in the Supreme Court of
The state. Special attention given to collections.
Office in Dutch Row, near Quarles Co.'S. Drug
Store fe22.lY
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
RICHARD A. COLLINS,

A TTORNEY AT LAW, Wsverly, Mo. Will
4 practice his profession in all the courts Of
tie State of Missouri. Collections made
throughout the States. apr2u
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
ELDRIDGE BURDEN

A TTORNEY & COUNSELLOR AT Law,
n Lexington, Mo- Office back room over the
Lexington Savings Bank, opposite court house.
VIII practice in the State and Federal courts.
and Probate business feblI-yl.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
:. WALLACE, wM. H. cuILEs.

HENRY c. WALLACE. wM. H. CHILEs.
WALLACE & CHILES,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
n Law, Lexington, Mo. Office, front room
over the ssLexington Savings Bank, " opposite
the court house. Will practice in the courts of
Lafayette and surrounding counties, and also in
the Supreme court OF the state OF Missouri, and
the q. S. Circuit and District courts for the
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

ALEX GRAyHS. T.. WOOD.
GRAVES & WOOD,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, will practice In the
II State and Federal courts. Prompt attention
given to the collection Of claims. O6lce over
Keller's dry goods store, Opposite City Hotel,
Lexington, No,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
go. .. RATHBCS. J. d. SNEwALTER.
RATHBUN e SHEWALTER,

A TT0RNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo. VII
n practice in all the courts OF the Sixth Judi
cIaI Circuit, and United States courts. Prompt
attention given to collections. ONCE over
Grimes i Nenable's store. opposite City Hotel.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25

New Goods every few days, opened out st
WILSON'S,
Dry Goods Emporium,
'pehll-2w Opposite City Hstsl.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
TUTT Il son

JOHN A. s. TUT FRANKLIN e. TUT,
Notary Public.
TUT Il son,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW,
"A LEXINGTON, Mo.
ONCE No. SIX Main street, over TevIs' Drug
Store, will practice In the Lafayette and adjoin
ing counties. Special attention given to collect
tiOns and the Investigation of land titles.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
RICHARD FIELD,
fuLLAA wALHR,

WuLIAN wALKER, RICHARD FIELD,
Notary Public.
WALKER & FIELD.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, LEXINGTON,
~ Missouri. Office over Vim. Morrison 4
Co.'s Bank. novl3f
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
xENOPHoN RYLAND,

JOHN Z. RSLANU XESOFHON hf1AANU,
Notary Public.
RYLAND & RYLAND,
A TT0RNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo.
~ Office over No. g., 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, 1876-03-25

ny GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-25
INTELLIGENCER.
PACIFIC RAILROAD TIME TAslf.

LEAVE LEXINGTON.
Ea,. CA I aaaia nd Abo
National Republican., 1876-10-24
THE Maid will trot to-day at Benning's.
Colored N, e, Church.


The fourth days session of the Colored VI.
E. Church Conference was held yesterday
morning, at the Israel church, corner of First
and B streets southwest; Bishop W. H. Miles
presiding, and Rev. Charles Maddox acting as
secretary. Elder J. II. Hynes conducted the
devotional exercises.
A discussion arose whether some numbers
of the Ladcr, which had been contributed,
should be sold or given to the members of the
churches. The discussion was finally settled
by the conference concluding to distribute
them, relying upon the laymen to donate what
they should be inclined to.
Upon motion those who had in charge the
printing Of the minutes were directed to for
ward them to Elder j. w. Bell.
The finance committee asked leave of ab-
sence to transact business; which was granted.
The pastor of Israel church made partial
report, which showed that there were 2l2
members in the church, to which is connected
two local preachers; that the Sunday school
comprises $50 scholars, to which there were
attached IL teachers.
A vote of thanks were rendered to the citi-
zens of this city and of Rillsdale far their
kindness to the members Of the conference
while in session.
Washington district, j. NJ. Mitchell, presiding
elder; Israel station, J. W. Bill; Brightwood
station, W. H. Dick; Hillsdale station, W. Il.
Young; Willow Grove mission, Del, to be filed;
Woodside mission, Jacob Cumpten; Massachu-
setts mission, Isaac Henson; New Jersey,
Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania mis-
sions to be supplied. VIM. Anderson was put
under the care of the presiding elder. Chas.
Maddox and W. H. Williams were transferred
to the Kentucky conference.
The session then closed with devotional ex-
ercises, Willow Grove, Del, having been
chosen as the place for the next annual meet
ing of the conference.
National Republican., 1876-10-24
CITY ITEMS.

GAS, HEATING STOVES, to heat any size room
or a whole building; Gas-saying Burners, best in
the world, the fact demonstrated to the purchaser
gsse Buying Ga Drop s in in
bronze and gilt, largest stock ever exhibited In
Washington; Gas Filters and Plumbers supplies
Of all kinds; Slate and Marble Mantels, new and
elegant designs, fifty different styles; Latrobe
Stoves, Ranges and Crates, all styles; Cleveland
Non-explosiye, Boston Standard and German
windows, Clocks, Bronzes, Statuary, sc. Larg-
est stock and store in the city. Plumbing and
Gas Fitting specially No boys sent S1s 70 do
Ninth and d streets, Y. N. @. A. building.
Is YouR LryE WORTH 10 GENTS r-sickness
prevails everywhere, and everybody complains Of
some disease during their life. When sick, the
object is to get well; now to say plainly that no
pepsia, Liver Complaint and its effects, such as
Indigestion, Costiyeness, Sick Headache, Sour
Depressed Spirits, Biiicusness, &c, can take
GREENS AUeUsT FLOWER without getting relief
and cure. If you doubt this, go to your druggist
and get a sample bottle for 10 cents and try 1t.
Regular size rs cents. Two doses will relieve
you. CHAs. SToTT Co.,
: .... Wholesale Agents.
Usl THURsroN's lvoRY PEARL TOOTH Pow.
DER. A perfect dentifrice. Its action on the
teeth is specific removes tartar @ and Ud 6iscSofatiOn
white. 1t hardens the gums, sweetens the breath,
and, containing no acid, canoot injure the enamel
cially to those who, having good tseth, wish to
preserve them. THsnty-hye and nfty cents par
bottle.
THoMPsoNs PeMApK OPTIxH, for dressing the
hair. This hne pomade merits special mention.
Purely vegetable its effect is to soften and refine
coarse dry hair, imparting to it gloss and beauty
Unlike many preparations for the hair, 1t cannot
injure but is highly beneficial, equally SO to the
rich, golden-hued tresses of youth, the darker
shades of middle life, the silverstreaked locks
Of age. twenty-five and fifty oents per bottle.
PRACTICE ECONOMY. Renovate your solied
gloves thoroughly and quickly with Jovens In
odorous Kid Glove Cleaner. Twenty-Five cents
DER bottle.
National Republican., 1876-10-24
A SAD SUICIDE.
untimely End of Beautiful Girl Of Eighteen.

Untimely End Of q Beautiful Girl OF Eighteen.
A sad tragedy occurred yesterday Afternoon,
which resulted in the death, by her own hand,
of young girl named Estelle Hutton. All
the circumstances connected with the suicide
are not known, as it occurred in such mar
ner that none but the members of her family
were aware of the facts, ard they were grief
stricken and uncommunicative. The family
reside at No. Ill Second street northwest.
Yesterday morning, about 10 O'Clock, Estelle,
or Stella, after some trouble in the family,
threatened TO
POISON HERSELF,
and withdrew from down stairs to oom In
the upper part of the house to execute her
threat. Tie members of the family were not
greatly alarmed, as it was not the first time
that she had made a similar threat. She re-
ynained in her room up stairs during the day.
After noon she was taken sick, and eomnuni-
Gated to her sister the fact that she had taken
a dose of arsenic. However, she did not show
any symptoms of fatal poisoning until quite
late in the afternoon, when she began to haye
the usual spasms. Emetics were administered
with a beneficial result, but did not avail to
save her life.
At first it was thought by members of the
family that the affair was girls freak, and
as she exhibited no violent symptoms that she
had not taken enough of the poison to have a
fatal result. When the spasms grew violent
messenger was dispatched for DR.. Magruder,
and that gentleman arrived shortly after 4
O'Clock. His patient was then in terrible
agony. She was conscious and admitted that
she had
SWALLOWED FIVE CENTS WORTH OF ARSENIC.
Everything that could possibly be done for
the sufferer was done, but she writhed in
agony until O'Clock, when death relieved
her. The corner was notified and an inquest
will be held to-day.
The family of the young girl consists of her
father, Mr.. Jacob Hutton-well-k known in the
District and employed as doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives-her mother, two
sisters and brother. Estelle has within the
past few weeks been despondent because she
COULD GET NO EMPLOYMENT,
and has been disappointed by not obtaining a
Government position which she expected. She
has had difficulty with her father, concern
ing which she spoke freely to those about her,
and which was one of the reasons that she was
anxious to find employment.
She was young and beautiful, and attracted
a great many admirers. With one, whom she
most favored, she had a little trouble, some
time ago, which led to their separation. Yes
terday morning the trouble in the family
seemed to have been started again, and Estelle
refused to comply with the wishes of her
parents, and repeated threat, which she had
made before, of ending her life. She was
young and rather selEwilled, but not breath
of suspicion was ever attached to her name;
and, so far as is known, her act can be at
tributed to nothing but pique and the bitter
ness Of family strife.
National Republican., 1876-10-24
Other Diseomforts from Catarrh.

In many cases the nose is stopped up, some
times on one side, sometimes on the other,
and often on both, giving rise to disagreeable
"stufy" sensation in the head, accompanied
by occasional violent and prolonged paroxysms
of sneezing. Again, distressing feeling of
fullness or compression is experienced above
and between the eyes, or pain manifests itself
in the face, forehead or temples, or on the top
or back of the head, sometimes of so severe q
character that 1t is mistaken for neuralgia.
The sense of smell is generally blunted or en-
tirely lost, and taste may become similarly
affected.
DR. Hartley receives patients at his residence,
No. 732 Tenth street, daily, between the hours
of 9 and o'clock. Consultation and exami-
nation free
National Republican., 1876-10-24
GOLDSMITH MAID against time to-day.
Republican Meeting at Falls Church.

The Republicans of Faixfax county had a
splendid meeting at Falls Church on Satur-
day evening. Col. E. N. Hill and Maj. L. j.
Barnes, of Arkansas, were invited to attend
and speak. Col. Hill spoke for more than an
hour upon the political issues of the campaign.
He explained them clearly, showing that the
Democrats are forcing the same sectional issues
they did in 1861, with the danger that it would
lead to the same result. He showed that the
amendments proposed to the Virginia consti-
tuition would place all the power of the State
in the hands of the landed aristocracy. He
made strong appeal to the old Wings to
come out from among the Bourbon Democrats
and unite with the Republicans, their natural
allies.
Maj. Barnes spoke on the effect of the
amendments to the Virginia constitution, ex-
planning fully all the infamous results of their
adoption. He showed how the literary fund
was stolen and the public schools destroyed,
and that Virginia could never be prosperous
and great until all the children of the State
were properly educated. Maj. Barnes sang
several campaign songs with great effect. The
meeting closed with three rousing cheers for
the speakers, three for President Grant, and
three for Hayes and Wheeler.
The event of to-day-Goldsmith Maid at
Benning's.
National Republican., 1876-10-24
Indisputable.

The greatest remedy of modern times, for
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their great curative properties, who know
them to be superior to any other known medicine,
and who unhesitatingly recommend them from
honest motives. They cure chronic and local
diseases which other porous plasters simplyre-
heve. Rheumatism, neuralgia, severe and
continuous aches and pains, pleurisy, lumbago,
sciatica, and all diseases in which porous
plasters have been valued, are by Renson's
cspcine porous plaster instantly relieved and
quickly cured. Their reputation is without a
parallel in the history of true medicine; their
action is more powerful than electricity, and
yet they are purely vegetable and contain no
mineral or metallic poisous. Try them and
you will not be deceived. Price 25 cents.