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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-22

FIFTEEN inches of snow fell in Vernon
county during she late storm.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-22

FRIDAY, November Ib.-SlngIetOn re-
ported deficiency bill to be called up Saturday
1t appropriates for payment Of judgments of court
of claims, s649 $50; library Of congress, So S00
treasury department. various items, s125 900; post
office department, salaries, S6S1 ,6Sl; other items,
81 500; executive oce contingencies 81, 100; vari-
GUS items, S1 $50; supreme court, printing, So 900
expenses Of payment OF county money etc, S10-
000 total appropriated, 81 500 Consideration
was resumed OF the bill relating to the resumption
act and the house was addressed by number Of
representatives, adjourned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-22
Senate.
FRIDAY, November 16.-Ingalls intro

FRIDAY, November l6.-IngaIls intro
duced bill repeating the act authorizing the coin
age of twenty-cent pieces.....Davis, of West Nir-
ginia, called up the resolution submitted by him
the 18th of October last providing for the ppoint
inquire into alleged discrepancies in the books and
accounts OF the treasury department. An amend
ment by Thurman providing that the committee
should not expire with the end of the present ses-
sion, agreed to. Pending discussion the senate
adjourned until Monday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-22

THURSDAY, November 15.-Bills were
introduced Providing for the payment of i'm
ports in gOd silver and legal tender notes, and for
the construction of railway from New York to
Council Bluffs, Iowa. The house then resumed
debate on the repeal of the resumption act. 1t is
expected that the previous question will be called
on Saturday ..-... Adjourned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-11-22
Senate.

WEDNESDAY, November 14.-The SEN
ate bill to enable Indians to become citizens OF the
United States, was reported from the committee
with amendments, and placed on the calendar . "A
bill 10 grant additional hOmeSteads to settlers on
public lands in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana
and Florida, was introduced by Conover, and re-
ferred........The Vice President then appointed
Voorhees, to fill the vacancy on the committee on
pensions, caused by the resignation OF Davis, and
also to fill the vacancy the committee on trans
portation routes caused by the sgnation of Saun-
ders......After executive session the senate ad-
iourDpd
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
VIA CRuSiS, VIA lUCls.

Through night to ligntt-And though to mortal
'rsaI,rn' = face pail al horror wears.
Good cheer ! good cheer The gloom Of md
night hlrs;
Theu shall :. sunrise follow, mid and falr.
Through storm to calm,--AnI thoagh his thuu-
ier-caT
The rumhing tempest drive through earth mi
Good cheer good cheer. The elemental war
Tells that blessed healing hour is nigh.
Through frost to spring!-Ani though the biting
OF kmrus stlGen natures JUICY veins
Good cheer good cheer When winters wrath
Soft murmuring spring brrathes sweeIly o'cr
the plains.
Through strife to reacc'-And though. with
brlstlipg front,
A thousand irIShriul deaths encompass thee.
Good cheer good cheer EIave thou the bat
te's brunt.
For the peace march and song Of victory.
Through sw"., TO sleep,-Aui though the su!try
With i. = coping wing, oppr"ss thee now
Good cheer: .Ghe.r! The cool of evening
Shall lull TO sweet repose thy weary brow
Through cross to crown!-And though thy spir
Trials untold assaIl with giant strength,
Good cheer good cheer soon ends the bitter
strife.
And thou shalt reign in peace with CHRIST 1t
length.
Through wee to JOY AMI though nj morn Il OIL
weep,
And though thu midnight find thee weeping
still,
Good cheer! good cheer! The Shepherd love,
lis sheep;
Resign thee To the watchfuI Fathers will
Through death To liie:-And through this vale oil
tears.
Aud through this thistle field Of life ascend
/" the great supper In that world whosr years
III bliss unlaiing. cluudless know NO end
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
lIFE'S VAhIIiES.
From the spanish

From the spanish
oh ! let the s"Hl its slumbrr break,
Arouse its scR-es and awake,
To see how soon
Lie. with It's glory. glldrs away.
And the stern footsteps of decay
Come stealing on.
Let no vain hopes deceive tn" mind;
No happier lr' lis hope tu find
IO-murruW than to-day.
our golden dreams OF yorr were bright,
Like them tie present shall delight
Like them decay.
cur lives like hasting streams must be,
HAT into "n- rngulflmg -ra
Are doomed to fall
The sea Of death. whose waves roll on
D'"r king and kingdom. crown ami throne,
And swallow ALI.
Alike the rivers lorlly tide.
Alike the rivulcf5 humble glide,
To that sad wave;
Death levels poverty ann pride.
And rich aud poor sleep side by side
Within the grave.
Onr birth Is In, tn" starting place,
Life but the run Iug OF II raUr.
And death the goal:
There all th"-" rlitt,rinG toys are brought,
The path alone. nf all unsouEht,
Is found of all.
say, Then. how poor and liul" worth
Are all those gl!ttrring fnys OI earth
That .ur. rs here;
Dreams OF sleep that hraiR must break,
Alas before II bids us wake,
We disappear
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
CHRlSIkiNpletk.

tFrom the GrrHIun
How hird-iike o'er the flakes OF snow
Its fairy footsteps flew
Aud on Its soft sui childsh brow
How delicate the hue
And expectation wings its feet.
And stIrs its infant smile;
The merry bells their chime repeat;
The child stands still the while.
Then clasps in joy its lirts hand;
Then marks the Christian dome;
The stranger child, in stranger land.
Feels now as If AT home.
II runs along the sparkling ground;
Its face with gladnrss beams;
II froiics IN tue blaze around.
Which from each win.iow CLEANS.
The shadows dance upon the wall.
Reflected from the trees;
And from the branches. green aud tall.
The giIttrrIng gifts II sees
1t views within the lighted hall
The charm oil social love-
q, what u joyous festival!
It's sanctioned from above.
But now the childish hearts unstrunE;
Where is my tapar's light
And why no evergreen been hung
With toys for me tonight
'In my sweet home tb.r was band
Ofholy love for me;
A mothers kind and tender hand
once teCked my Christmas tee.
go, some one take me meath the blaze
of those light t4pcrs, do
And. children, can feel the plays;
o. let me play with YOU.
"a care not for the prcttI-st toy;
want the love OF home;
o, let me IN your pinyiui JOY
Forget have to roam.
The little fragile hand is raised,
1t sirikes At every gais;
In every window earnest ghZcd
Then mid The snow il sat.
''thristinklet thou. the children friend,
I've none to love me unW
Hast thou forgot nv tree 10 send
With lights on every b0ugh 90
The buby's hands Are numhed with frost.
Yet press the little CLOAK,
Then on Is breast III merkness crossed,
a sigh the silence broke
And closer stil the CLOAK II drew
Around it's slkcn hair;
Its pretty rvr-, 80 clear and blue,
Alone ,!eiied the air.
Then came another pilgrim child
4 shining light he htlt;
The accents fell SO sweet and mild,
All music they excelled.
81 am thy Christmas friend. indeed,
And once child like thee;
When all forget. thou needs I not plead -
VIII adorn thy tree.
"My joys are felt in street or bower,
Ms aid is everywhere;
Thy Christmas tree, my precious flower,
HIRE, in the open air,
'Shall far outshine those other trees,
Which caught thy infant eye
The stranger child looks up. and sees.
Far. in the deep blue sky,
A glorious tree, AMI stars among
The branches hang their light:
The child, with soul all music. sung,
My tree indeed ID bright
As meath the power of dream
The infant closed its eyes,
And troops OF radiant angels seem
Descending from the skies,
The baby to its Christ they bear;
With Jesus 1t shall live;
1t finds a home and treasure there
Sweeter than earth can give.
-lFreldrich kuckert.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

HOOD. GREEN & VAN BLARKlN,

nkAI ESTATE hrENI~, Jefferson tity,
N Mo, DO II general Real Estate business. 10
pIItIes teriruu> OF selling real estate We beg
leave cali their attention 10 the tact inst one pt
firm = alway- Ia the east inducing Capitalists
to invest III Western real estate. Our COmIn's-
slun- Hight. No sale, no charge. We also one!
Tor sale line iarn- III Missouri, in various coun-
tIc-. We sell AT great bargains ana on long
IIIur, part cash, bala:re1 per cent interest Ne
exchange public lands and improved real estate
in IcXa- Tor improved farms IN Missouri On
Lrst class real estate pay Part IN cash, enabling
uarti,, drsirous of emIgraIlng to Texas To get
Their homes while land Is yet cheap. Guides anu
maps sent Tree to all Address us at Jefferson
Cuy, Mo. Reliable agents wanted In every
,.lutv 10 rpurestnt US octI3tt
HOOD, GREEN Il VAN BLARkIS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
ALERED j. HALL.

ATE CIRCUIT AND PROSECUTING Al
II TUl.SkI. Will practice IN all the courts OF
.ecuri, III lafayette county, and in all the state
~snG Federal Courts. Criminal law and cOtlec-
IONS Speciality. neIcrs 10y permission, 10 Ike
Lexington SAVINGS BanA, Hon. John Reio :
Chairman state Democratic Executive Commit
tee; Gov. j. W Stevenson, L. Senator from
kentucky; b. X. lrelanu. Loupiy TIessurer -;
WIZ. Il. steele, County clerk. once over Al
f neIIer's store janl6-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

a TTvENETS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo
n oiiice over No. o., Main street. Practic,
IN All the courts OF L.Iay yvtte aud adjacent cVun-
ties. in the supreme ,uIrt OF the state AMI
District I uurt OF the United States. Prompt
attention gwen To collections and all Other
hu.,t,--, lauls
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
JAMES HI, McHATTON,

4 rrtl.Nrl al Law, Lexington, Mo, vii!
y pI."tice IN the courts OF Lafayette and All
C3nIus counties, and the supreme Court OF
he SPECIAL attention given to COLLECTIONS
Uitire IN Dutch Row, near Quarles i Cos. Drug
STORE fe22-iy
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

A T"TURSEIS Al LAW,
Uuc. No. ~, Main street. over IeSis' Drus
Store, viii practice in the LAIayetie and adloln
ug counties Special attention gwen 10 collect
,us and the Investigation of land titles.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

Our church fairs should all be like the
one which closed at the Old South Church
in Boston, last Wednesday evening,
having realized $4,000; and with the
expectation of swelling this sum by the
disposition of unsold goods to $40, 900.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
A. f. ALEXANDER.

q TTORNEY Al LAW. viii practice IN the
a Courts OF Lafayette and adjoining counties.
y IN also attend promptly 10 the coItectioL OF
Claims, ant Ia investigation OF titles 10 zeal
estate. Ofice the banking House OF Win.
Nnrri.nu n Co ianl4-ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
WILLIAM YOUNG.

TTORNEI Al LAW Lexington. Missouri.
VIII practice his profession III all ol the
.uurts al l:IiLy cite county snd the courts oil
Record the state Oihce over AutPs BANK
,SIwyer's old stau.U. All businSss promptly
attended 10 iant-iy
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
JoHN 5. RIACkWELL,

4 IIDRNEI Al LAW, Lexington, Missouri.
n Wlll practice n all the courts Of Lafayette
and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given
to all business office over Auil's savings
r,uk SAWYER Old --and. iebl.ti
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
sEu. =. RATHBCS- J. d. SHE" ALTkf
RATHRIN SHEWALTER.

A TTeRNEYS Al LAW, Lexington Mo. vii
N practice in ali the courts Ui the Sixth judi
ga. circuit, aud United state, courts PrUinp
attention gwen to collections. Office oSel
tIrlrues X Nrnable's store, opposite CITY Hotel
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

The dredge-boat Bayley appears to be
'whooping up things in the jetties. On
Friday the pump, which makes 1856
revolutions, pumped up out of "a feet
depth of water and landed in the tank
Que of Capt. Browns hemispherical
cast-iron anchors. weighing about 20
pounds. The anchor was carried
through the valves and whole length of
pipe between the scraper and the tank.
Shortly before large slice of porpoise
was sent through the same channel and
now 1t is expected that lost rudder.
lying in that vicinity, will follow suit.
-TNew Orleans Times, Dec. 2.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

WALKER s. FIELD.

4 T1oKNkIS At LAW, LEXINGTON,
II Missouri. Office over Win. Morrison \
- Bank uovl3u
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER.
PACIFIC RAILROAD TIME TABLE.


PACIFIC RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
LEAVE LEXINGTON.
Accommodation for St. Louis and the
East .....-................. / '3OA. M
Express and Mail tor st. Louis East. Il 30 T.. NJ
Arrive At 81. Louis. IS.................. i 20 A. Nj.
sunday train :ur Brownsville. 7:3DA. Nj.
ARRIVE.
ENpr",e , @ and Mail from ST. Louis, East
al" ouuI' -. .":SoA a. M
Accommodation from st. LOUIS, East
Accommodation train from Browns
g. BEN RUSSELL. Agent
ST. LOUIS. KANSAS CITY AND NORTHERN
LEAVE LEXINGTON
rrans for Kansas City and West.....1 A. a NJ
Trins Tor st. Louis East and south d Is X
fralns Tor Kansas City West. ID l. NJ
Trains tor Richmond. .-..................':i :ia 4 Nj
ARRIVE LKSISGToS
Trims from st. Louis and all points East
aud south. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3" \ n
From Kansas City ard all points West o:Su NJ
. 4 . l5rM
ST. Joe and points North ...............7:0 90 NJ
Sc. INGRAM. Agent.
wrASporrE, KANSAS CITY ASp SoRrHw KsrERN
HALLWAY. MARROW .ArCE.
LEAvE LENINGroS:
rassepE"r for Kansas ,Ity and west. = 20 A. "
Freight .... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q 10 A Nj
ARRIVE AT LENIsGToS.
Express and Mail from Kansas CITY
and the west ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II % A. Nj
Passenger Observation-Disclosures. G:5lr
Freight ........-.. ................... 300 A. NJ
CHhS 4. MORRISON, Agent
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
NTEURNE 4 NS.
: 'RANhs- a. -
GRAVES y WOOD,

a TTORNEI> Al LAW. Will practice III the
N state ant! Federal courts. Prompt attention
glyvn 10 the collection Ul claIus. once over
kcii-r's TRY goods store. opposite City Hotel,
Lexington. Mo-
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
EI.DRIDGE BURDEN,

El.DRlDGE BURDEN,
TToRNEY x COUN>EiIOR Al LAW,
N Lexington, Mo. Diice back room over The
I,NlnsTuu savings Bank, opposite court huusc-
" Il! practice IN the state auu Federal courts
Prompt attention given 10 The collection OF claims
and i.rnnaIe business frblI-yl.
,CuS A, : TUT. h. TUT,
SnrsrS
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
{. "AILAI e. "h- H.
WALLACE l. CHlLES,

A TTORNElS AND CoUNSELlORS Al
N Law, Lexington, Mo. plice, front room
o, ~ the Lexington savings BanS,' opposite
tho court house " iii practice in the courts OF
I.aIIvrIte ami surrounding counties, anu also IN
nr supreme court OF tne state "i missouri alu
TN. Circuit and District courts ior the
" r-;ern District of Missouri.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

Our Fall and Winter Stock is and will be- the largest ana
most attractive have offered TO the attention OF the hpn
Dry Goods of variety grade and quality SHIRTS ana
Underwear Hosiery Gloves Trunks apd Satches Carpets
Oil Cloths, Rugs, Domestic Paper Fashions. &c. &c
full line of Watkins Sons BlalketS
Jeans kerseys al Cassimeres We not enumel;e articles
quote prices but it is sufficient We have now ana intend
Ito keep good full sell at the lowest prices We
propose all the fluctuations of the market and allow no
one to sell as good goods at less prices than We do
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29

t-uKGLuN DENTIST. office opposite
y The court house. up STAIRS. lcNing- S7pSYSS
tnn, Mo Aitworh done III u scientific IAG
rn:innrr apII!
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
RYLAND X ISYLAAD,

iOUN = KYLAND NENOFION NILAND,
Notary Public.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1877-12-29
TUT l. son,

:CuS 4. :. TUT.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
Extraordinary Hoax.

The London CiUil Service Reviea0
states that member of the civil service
has been made the victim Of a silly hoax.
Some time ago, the gentleman in ques-
tion-a well-known author and a man
holding a high official position in the
House of Commons ofice-received a
communication inviting him to proceed
to Constantinople and to take upon him
self the task of organizing the newly
constituted Turkish parliament. The
offer was not one to be either accepted
or rejected off-hand, and the recipient of
it consulted the speaker of the House of
Commons, the chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and the Earl of Beaconsfeld;
and finally, it having been decided that
he could be spared for a time from his
official duties for so good purpose, he
decided upon accepting the proposition.
He wrote to the Turkish embassy ac-
cordingly, and, to his astonishment, re-
ceived in reply letter stating that the
ambassador knew nothing of the pre-
vious communication, and thai the SER
vices of the gentleman in question were
not required.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
A Biz Haul OF GrasshOppers.

A Des Moines Qa.) correspondent of
the Chicago Times says: The north
western county farmers are raiding the
'hoppers in every conceivable manner.
Some burn the fields, some plow them
under and drag the ground or roll it.
But the most effective and simple method
vet seen was iuprovised by Carroll
county farmer, who says he procured a
sheet of heavy galvanized sheeting eight
feet long, two feet four inches wide,
turned up one side and both ends,
squae, about one foot, and the other
side, for front, about two inches, at an
angle of forty-fve degrees, thus forming
a SCOOP. He then attached long rope
at each end of the scoop, about sixinches
from the upper edge ef the back. Two
men took the ropes, dragging the scoop
across the hopper field, while another
man followed behind with quantity OF
kerosene, with which he would sprinkle
the 'hoppers as they landed in the scoop.
In fifteen minutes half bushel of hop
pers, ju>t Matched, were caught, which,
when full grown, would have made
twenty bushels, and it required less than
half gallon of kerosene to kill the
whole of them
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
Fighting for a Home.

A woodpecker's hole is such very
convenient place for a nest, that many
other birds are glad to find one unoccu-
pied. Sometimesap pair ofwrens will watch
the motions of the woodpeckers while
they are work, until AN unfinished hole
is left unguarded, when they will take
possession of it. AS soon as the lawful
owners return, the thieves are driven
off, but they are so persistent and
troublesome that, although woodpeck-
er is larger and stronger than twenty
wrens, the owners sometimes abandon
the place, and make new nest Still,
the wrens are not always allowed to keep
the house they have stolen, for the blue
birds are equally covetous OF it, and
sometimes fight fercely with the wrens IN
their attempts to gain possession OF it.
Occasionally, both wrens and blue birds
are driven away by the martins, for these
birds also prize woodpeckers' holes very
highly. The fierce battles between these
various birds over an abandoned hole
are very amusing, and often last several
days for they all are very obstinate
birds, and as each one is determined not
to give up, the matter is not very easily
settled.-S. Nicholas Magazine.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
What Came of Using Mexican Spurs.

A young mana stranger-undertook
to take a little ride about the suburbs
for his amusement, so he said. He had
on large pair of Mexican spurs, and as
soon as he got in the saddle ne stuck
them into the sides of the animal, which
Immediately made about one hundred
wards, sometimes with his head stuck
down between its forelegs and sometimes
with it's tail up in the air, as it was trying
to walk on it's fore paws; in fact, 1t was
kind of taur pas all around-the young
man who was taking ride for his pleas
ure contributing his share. He saw
great deal of the country In very few
moments, then he struck the ground as
if he had through ticket to China.
He gathered himself up, and imping
to chair, holding on the lower extern
sion of his spinal column, seemed to be
out of sorts.
"Did you get hurt ?" was the anxious
inquiry.
grating.his teeth and fondling the aftiict-
ed part; "but somebody might have
got hurt if I hadn't dismounted when l
did but would not have ridden that
pony in the first place if ]. hadn't been
an experienced horseman.
Verify, "pride knows no pain, but
the Young man don't wear those Mexican
spurs any more, not even when he rides
out for his pleasure in a hack, with a
careful driver and two hearse horses,
hired especially for the occasion.-San
Antonio Herald.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
A Lunatic and q Rat.

While at Campbell court house we
looked upon one of the most pitiahie OBJ
iects that ever crossed our path. In q
bare cell is confined a human being by
the name of James Cassidy, lunatic.
He is about fifty years of age, of Small
stature, and being reduced in flesh, he is
o living wonder. He is Roman Catho-
lie, and in his mutterings he can be
heard saying the prayers OF that church,
while his knees, raw from frequent
kneeling, show that from religious ex-
citement his mind has been lost.
He was a few years ago in very good
circumstances, being thrifty farmer of
the county, but for five or six months
past has been incarcerated in the Jail.
He is frequently visited by the Rev.
Father McGuirk, but will allow no one
else to touch him, and is very reticent,
save in his prayers, which are kept up
continually. He is the picture of Rip
Van Winkle after his sleep of twenty
years. Since he has been in confine-
ment he has captured and tanned rat,
which is the only living thing he will
allow near him. At the approach of any
one he crouches in the furthest corner,
and prays necessarily, while his rat plays
around the room.-Lyachburg Star.
The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-06-14
An Iowa Fish Story.

The Dubuque Times tells the following
story: "Two young gentlemen who took
a fishing excursion down the river hav-
ing fallen short of bait, commenced using
the eyes of the dead fish already caught.
One Of the fish caught on this bait strug-
gled so hard that the hook accidentally
fastened in one of its eyes and tore it out.
The pain occasioned by this accident
made the fish struggle still more, and at
last it slipped from the fisherman's hand
and escaped to its native element. The
disguised fisherman retained the eye Of
the fugitive, applied it to the hook, and
again launched his line into the water.
Only short time elapsed and he had a
bite, and jerking his line out of the
water he was surprised to find the iden-
teal fish which had eluded his grasp a
few minutes before, and which persisted
by swallowing its own eye"