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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
NaTICE

EiTERS administration with will annexed
IL on the estate OF William Liese, deceased,
were granted to the undersigned on the End day
of July, ISIS. by the Probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to us for allowance
within one year after the date OF this notice, or
they may be p~recluded from any benefit of such
estate; and if such claims be not exhibited with.
in two years they will be forever barred.
LIESE,
WIN. j. LIESE,
ju'y6 Administrators.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
NEWSPAPERS MAKE THE MAN.
Cambridge City Tribune.l

A man Is generally what the news.
papers make him, aud no man
gains a general motoriety for any
thing good or bad but by the herald
ing of the press.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
FORTY IEARs BEFORE THE PUBLiC.
C.. MCLANE'S
Celebrated American
WO r M SP c
VERMIFUGE.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS

SYMP 1OMS Of n
THE countenancei is paleand leaden-
lcolored, with occasional hushcs, or
a circumscribed spot on n or both
checks the eyes becomedull /; the pu-
pills dilate an azure semicircle runs
along the lower eyelid /; the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
aswelling of the upper lip occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bling of the ears ; an unusual secretion
of saliva; Shiny or furred tongue;
breath very foul, particularly in the
morning; appetite variable some
times voracious, with a gnawing sen.
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone f1eeting painsi in the stomach;
occasionalnausea and vomiting vio-
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, at times costive /;
stools Shiny !; not unfrequently tinged
with blood belly swollen and hard;
urine turbid ; respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hic-
cough cough sometime dry and con.
vulsive ; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. VERMIFUGE
will certainly effect a cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form F.; tits an innocent prepare
ton, not capable Of doing the slight
est injury to the most tender infant.
The genuine Dr.. McLANE's YER
MIFUGE bears the signatures Of c.
MGLANR and FLEMING Bros. or the
wrapper. tot y
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.


NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue OF An
4Nurder OF the Probate court OF the county OF
Lafayette. made at the May term, May 30. ISIS,
], lillian q. Beatie, administration OF the estate
OF James F. Bonham. deceased, will. on
MONDAY, AUGUST 4th, 1873,
at the courthouse door, in the city of Lexington
county of Lafayette, and state OF Missouri, and
during the session Of the circuit court OF said
county oil l.aiay cite, sell, at public auction, al
the undivided interest (one-third) of James +.
Bonham, deceased, in and to the following de-
scribcd real estate, to-wit: Seventy Coz acres
Oh OF the east side of the west half Of the south
east quarter OF section fourteen 40 township
forty nine 40 range twenty-siN t26) also the
undivided one-third interest IN twenty four t24)
acres, commencing at u point thirty-two (31)
poles south OF the northeast corner oil the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter of section
ten uU, township forty-nine (49I range twenty
SIX (a6) running thence west eighty teOl poles
thence south foriy-right 4Sl poles: thence east
eighty 1907 poles; thence north forty-eight as)
poles TO the place Of beginning. all of said lands
situate, living and being in the county OF Lafay-
cite and state OF Missouri.
Terms OF sale: -Onc-hali cash; the other hall
twelve months credit, with six per cent. inter.
est from date al sale; The purchaser giving note
with approved security.
WILLIAM c. BEATIE,
JulGtd Administrator.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
NOT MlNTAKE

THAT GROCERIES. DRY GOODS, BOOTS
n SHOES, QUEENSWARE, STONE
as any here in the city, at l3l, Dutch Row.
Five hundred bushels of dried APPLES and
PEACHES WANTED.
sept!S JOHN X. JORDAN,
Lexington, Mo.
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SALE

w Robt. W. Keene and Katherine
W W. heene, his wife, by their certain iced
al trust, dated HE 9Th day OF February, a. ID.
lets. and recorded III the recorders Office OF La
FAY cite county, state OF Missouri, in deed book
W. No. /. at page lis, conveyed To stephen
Price. As trustee, the following described tract
OF land, with other lands, situate, LIVING and
being III The county Of La!ay elite, and stale Of
Missouri. tO-wIt: The east half of the southeast
quarter OF section tWenty-thrce (23) township
nifty thD u range twenty-scyen t31), contain
ing eighty tsul acres more or less, in trust 10 Sc
and liabilities in SAID deed OF trust described;
and, whereas, stephen Price having moved out
oil tins stale While the trust remained uneNecu-
ted and the circuit court of said Lafayette oun-
ty. nj The August term. IN 1873 thereof, on the
2nd day OF sand term. that being the 9Th day OF
the c"stuy que trust and guardian OF the person
and estate Of Thomas NJ. Price. Mary l.. Price
ami william Price. minors, made M order ap-
pointing Geo. NJ. Mountjoy, sheriff. as trustee,
to rNecut. the trust aforesaid, and default having
been made in the payment of said prOmissury
now, therefore, by virtue OF tha- terms of the
sii' deed oiirust, and at the reqdest OF he legal
holder of SAID note, 1, Geo. Vi. Mcuntjoy,
sheriff and trustee, appointed NJ aforesaid, Will,
on
TUESDAY. AUGUST 18th. ISIS.
at Lexington, Lafayette county, state of Mis-
souri,, before the courthouse door, BET w.en the
in the afternoon of that day, sell publicly, at
auction. to the highest bidder, for cash in hand,
the real estate hereinbrfore described or so much
thereof AS may be necessary to satisfy the SAID
pron,issory note and Costs and expenses OF exc
cutting this trust.
Witness, my hand this, the eth day of July,
y. D.. ISIS. GEO NJ. MOuIJOY,
july l3tt Sheriff and Trustee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
FINAL

FINAL SETTLEMENT.
NOTICE rs hereby given to all creditors and
IN others interested in the estate OF Mary NJ.
Nesbit. deceased, that the undersigned, adj
Ininistrator oil said estate, intends to make a
final settlement OF SAID estate at the August
term, ISIS, of the Probate Court of Lafayette
county, Missouri, To be begun and held at the
courthouse in the city OF Lexington on the
second Monday in August, 1875.
DUKE Y. PRIGMORE,
~julyl3-5t Administrator.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03

We make IN wards OF Jeans, 80 inches wide.
and weighing II ounces To tbs yard to the pound
OF clean wool. We make ~ yards of Flannel.
yard wide. to the pound. and it shall weigh 5
ounces per yard. 1t takes 10 ms OF wool Tor n
pair of Blankets weighing from 5 to Ss ms. fin
ished. In Cariing Rolls and Spinning Yarn we
want l 10. of grease To 5 Tbs. Of wool; or We
charge a cent q pound extra. In making goods
we furnish whatever Is wanted. In working
wool on shares, we take one-haIf Tor working
the other; in carding rolls. we take onc-fitth.
ap20m4 L. L.. HAZE.N Il SON.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
Two Fast Express Trains DaiIv
ON ARRIVAL OF TRAINS FROM
THE WEST AND SOUTH.

DAYLIGHT ExPREss-Leaves the Union
Depot. 81. Louis, every morning, and, being u
Fast EXPRESS, stops only at principal stations.
1t has Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars for Column
bus, Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and New York,
without change: and but one change to Boston,
Baltimore and Washingtom. II ARRIVES in New
York early the next evening, only one night out.
and gives a daylight view of the far-iamed
scenery of the Pennsylvania railroad.
FAST LINE EXPRESS Leaves Union DE-
pot, 81. Louis, every evening. stopping only at
principal stations, with Pullman Palace Cara
Tor Louisville and Cincinnati, Palace Sleeping
Car for Chicago. and the favOrite Pioneer Line.o1
Pullman Palace Drawing Room Sleeping Cars
Tor Columbus, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and New
York. without change.
G.Belns the only line practically under one
management between 81. Louis ami New York,
passengers are assured of TIN Tough connections.
and are not subject to delays at intermediate
points Incidental to other lines. Baggage check
ell through To all eastern cities. The ~quickest
time is regularly made by this line. and fare al.
ways Us low as by other routes. Tickets for sale
at ailtIcket offices in the west and south.
L. p. FARMER. Gen'l Pass. Agent, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, Philadelphia.
W. L. o'BRIEN, Gen'l. Pass. Agent, Pan Han
die Route, COluu bus. Ohio.
CHAs. e. FoLtETT, Gen'I. Pass. Agent. Van
IaiIaInt. 81. I0uis-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
GREAT LIMITED MAIL ROUTE
ST. LOUIS TO THE EAST,
OF THE
|ANDALlA line, Pan HANDLE Penn. R. E.,

The only route running Pullman Palace Cars
from ST. Louis to New York without change.
The above represent, the shortest and quickest
route from St. Louis TO the seaboa,d, running
thro.'gli"n one of the most popnlous and interesting
portions Of the country, with many large and
important cities upon its line. 1t passes through
Nan,iaiia, dillingham;, Terre Hnuie, Indianapo-
lis: Richmond, Plqua, Tor Dayton), Urbana,
Columbus. Newark, Sieubenvilie, Pittsburg,
Philadelphia. Trenton, Newark, n. j., and Jsr
seY City. on the route To New York.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-03
BILL OF PRICES FOR Cash :

Carding R0lls. 81
Carding, Spinning and Keeling Yaru.... -
Making White Flannel. per yd........ -
Making Colored Flannel. per yd......... 81
Furnish double warp, color, card. spin
and weave Jeans, per yd ..-....... ~
Gard, spin and weave Blankets, per pair. ; III
Card. spin, weave, scour and finish
Blankets, per pair...:...... .-...... ) 20
Card. spin. double and twist Stocking
varr Ant 30
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04

From the New York World
The speech Of President Hayes from the
grand stand II 81. Paul Is 4 carefully pre-
pared abstract Of the records OF the Trcasu-
~. Department designed to exhibit the adj
mirable progress that the country has made
since the close Of the war. II il shown that
the debt has been reduced: that the
amount OF taxes levied has been reduced:
that the ordinary expenditures have been
reduced, and that the balance Of trade has
gested II that the Republican party Il enti-
tie 70 great credit for such happy results.
The facts may be admitted. but the infer.
cnce 4 simply laughable. The indebted.
ness, the interest, the taxation, the rate OF
expenditure and the condition OF the for.
eign trade ~ the close OF the war were SIM
ply intolerable and had TO be modified The
only method for testing the administration
OF the Republican party Il to consider
whether the public debt was recklessly ere
ated and unwisely augmented through un-
fortunate blunders In regard to the curren-
cy; whether the interest was too high:
whether the expenditures were exorbitant:
whether the errors originally commit.
ted were remedied with due haste.
and whether the habit OF extravagsnce "a
easily contracted was willingly flung
aside. In word. without disputing MI.
Hayes ingeniously compiled hgures, the
question remains 70 be considered: How
much Of our gain has been made IN spite Of
the Republican party rather than through
the influence! The career Of that organixa.
ton must be judged, not b. comparing our
condition now with our condition ten vearx
ago. but ~ consIdering how far folly. ex-
travagance ana partisan bigOtry contributed
70 our evil then and how far they have 70
tarQeo our roc0vosy. IL The President
co9!o how tat evey' Ont q cur debt Ne
lieu pe!sy g tsc dcbs W. tWies - laRIo =
ben nsds SArss sinss ness SSrdsssc1s
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04

Mr. Darwin might turn to account a
story n > German paper Of the manner
in which an intelligent dog adapted
himself to his condition. Two deaf and
dumb women lived together In q small
set Of rooms, to whom somebody gave .
little dog - > present. For some time,
whenever any body rang the bell 1t the
door, the dog barked 70 attract the wom-
ems attention. He soon discovered,
however, that neither the bell NOR the
barking had any effect, and &c once
took 70 the practice Of pulling q the
women's dresses il order % explain thai
somebody W. g he door. He gradu-
ely Coas0d 70 bark altogsehw, and for
nm than esvsn years 6s1oro he death
~ ss1alnsd = nots - ~ twocompan-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04
AQueer Fisher.

An account of remarkable incident
comes from Aurora, Ind A few DAYS
age, as trio of young men were fish
ing for bass in Hogan Greek, near
Aurora, they were disturbed BY a splash
in the water, as Of some animal jump
ing into the stream. Looking in the di-
rection whence the sound came, they
saw q large black hog, which had evil
IDENTITY come down from among the
roaming lots of porkers which make
life burden In and around the town.
swimming rapidly towards the center
of the pool, which was about one hum
dred feet wide and eight feet deep. At
about the center the animal disappear
cd, remaining under water for q con-
siderable time, and on reappearing was
seen TO have in his mouth q fine live
bass about eight inches long, with which
he swan ashore, and, on arriving on
land, proceeded to eat with the avidity
and relish peculiar to his species. After
having swallowed the last vestige with
> grunt. the animal again betook him
self to the water, and again dived to the
bottom, remaining considerable time.
Coming up with q snort, he made again
'or the shore with another fish, which
ne dispatched rs quickly as before This
vas repeated third time, and on the
ourth trip the animal secured . small
urtle, which it also carried ashore, and,
lfter some difficulty, managed 70 de-
patch, breaking the shell with its strong
eeth, after which it ambled OF, satisfied
With its fishing experiences for the day.
-Piitsbsxrg Dispatch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04
A CAMPAIGN on CIVIL SERVICE PRIN-
CIPLE>.

lst. Louis Republican Washington Special.
THE CABINET AND THE CAMPAIGN.
The Administration II head over heels in
the campaign. The civil-service rules have
been completely set aside. Even Schurz Is
going on the stump this week, beginning
Friday night at Cincinnati. Nearly
All the other members Of the Cab
met and the President have made
political speeches. Evarts will make
several speeches in New York during the
last two or three weeks OF the campaign.
Atfy. Gen. Devens II going into the Massa-
chusetts fight. vice-President Wheeler will
come TO the surface before the campaign IL
over In New York. Key has not made any
speeches, As doing 50 would destroy his rep
utation as having any influence with the
Democratic party, but he has done more for
the Republicans than L he should make
speeches. He Il absenting himself
from the Department during the
campaign to give Tyner and Brady,
educated in politics by Morton, full
swing OF the Postal Department, that they
may use Its influences for the party. The
campaign committee takes advantage of the
situation, and is now forcing subscriptions
from Government clerks, not even sparing
the women The Treasury statisficians
nation for campaign documents, and official
postage stamps have been used 10 send thou-
lands OF publications through the mails.
The Treasury printing-presses are kept busy
printing what hundreds OF clerks are en-
gagged in compiling. Your correspondent
saw tonight bushel- basket full Of these
documents, no two alike, and there are dog
ems OF other pamphlets in the printers
hands under Secretary Sherman's personal
direction. Every Republican Campaign
speaker who asks for 1t Is furnished with in
formation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04

than was necessary. Judging matters by =
money standard, we do not think the results
attained by the Republican party afrer An
expenditure 81 nearly fourteen thousand
million % dollars In eighteen years any
ming 20 pe proud or; and II the nation II In
better financial condition, considered as .
business corporation, than II was IN 1855.
the people are so much worse on now than
they were then that they can hardly enjoy
the Improvement which the United states
Treasury accounts exhibit. II i true. a.
PRESIDENT Hayes says, that the Government
seemed insolyent thirteen years ago, while
y Il certainly solvent to-day; but thousands
81 the people who were solvent thirteen
years ago are bankrupt now. The falIacy or
this argument from contrasted figures 10
which the President does not give 4 partisan
,apphcstion. but seems TO indicate one, Is
Ike the fallacy in Macaulay's celebrated
picture OF England under the Stuarfs a.
contrasted with England OF the present day,
wherein he contriyes TO put all the progress
70 the credit Of the revolution Of 1858. The
true way TO test the career OF the Republi-
can party 4 to reckon up its works and the
but after much blunder and mismanage-
ment- II freed the slaves, but by the sac
fince OF white mans life for every negro
man liberated, and by the expenditure OF
money enough to buy every SLAVE in the
south at 2 fair market price. 1t re-
but weighed them down with
burden Of dishonesty contracted debt. in
ferfered with civil liberty and disgraced the
whole country by the knaveries Of the car.
II built the Pacific Railroad bv
. grant Of money and land, and virtually be-
slowed the great work upon private cor
porasion guilty Of the vilest bribery TO attain
IT, ends. IL has squandered hundreds OF
millions on our navy. and we are without
fnecfual war-ships. II has almost brought
about the resumption Of specie payment,
Dut only after the most curious course Of
jugglery with irredeemable paper.
which 1t sometimes considered receivable
'or debts contracted In gold and sometimes
considered insufficient tender OF debts con-
racted in paper. 1t boasts increase OF for
IGN commerce after almost fhroftling II by
tariff Ii Is proud of reduced expendi-
ures after being compelled TO the reduction
y Democratic House Of Representatives.
verify, II things are in good condition, which
:, to say the least, doubtful, we owe little
hanks to the Republican party.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-04

are caught In large numbers of tn.
Channel Islands, Santa Barbara, Cal.
Green peat, mixed with little coal
aust, - being used In the East for heat.
ing engine-boilers, with saving q,
from 80 TO 40 per cent. over best sof,
coal.
More than 100000 cans OF corn
are now packed in Maine annually and
sold IN every part Of the world. Weld
ing business to that state Of about
Si,2oo,OOO, and giving profitable en-
pioyment 70 from 5000 10 10000 peo-
pie during the packing season.
An Augusta (Ga.) dentist has in
vented an exceedingly ingenious and
useful little turbine wheel ~ be used in
dental work. 1t is hardly larger than
silver dollar, but when the water Is
turned on will give drill or other dem
tai instrument 1900 revolutions min
ute.
A notable Improvement in watches
- reported from Chaux de Ponds, Swift
erland. BY peculiar process the fig
urcs on the dial are rendered luminous.
so that Il exposed once during the day
70 the sunlight they remain phosphor-
escent and visible throughout the
night. Preparations are being made
for the production Of these watches on
q large scale.
Thirty thousand people are engaged
In the oyster trade of Baltimore. and
more than 700 schooners and pongies
form its Chesapeake oyster fleet some
experts will open 25 gallons day Of
oysters, earning 20 cents per gallon:
men, women, girls (mostly OF German
parentage). and boys, are engaged in
the packing and shipping rooms where
the measuring. washing, asserting and
canning 60 on necessarily.
We were shown yesterday, SAYS the
Columbus (Ga.) Times, beautiful
specimen Of homemade silk, the same
being the product of lot OF worms be-
longing to Miss jamie Prichard, of Ham
llton, Harris County. Miss Prichard
has 100, 900 silk worms. and she has suc-
ceeded most admirably in securing from
them full yield Of silk. The specimen
shown rs will equal in richness Of color
and firmness Of texture the finest spcci-
mems from those sections which make
SIX culture specially.
Corn loses ne-fifth BY drying. and
wheat one-fourteenth. From this the
estimate is made that it Is more profita-
Die for the farmer to sell unshelled corn
= the fall at IS cents than at 81 a bushel
n the following summer, and that wheat
u Sl.25 in December is equal TO Si.5O
n the succeeding June. In cases OF po-
atoes-taking those that rot and are
otherwise lost-together with the
hrinkage, there is little doubt that be-
ween October and June the loss TO the
'wner who holds them is not less than
3 per cent.
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ITEMS or INTEREST


The statue OF Humboldt, Ut the Pari
Exposition, has been purchased by Hen
~ Shaw, who has presented it to tho
city Of 81. Louis.
"A newspaper, to be printed in the
Indian language, and called The Pipe Of
Peace, will be issued ut Sault Ste. Marie
on the LIST Of October.
Mrs. Mortimer Collins has finished
novel left incomplete by her husband,
entitled " You Play Me False" 1t will
be brought out next month.
REV. John Lang. Of Edinburgh, has
completed a dictionary of the anony-
nous and pseudonymous literature Of
Great Britain, which contains 1900
entries.
-D'Aubigne's great work on the
Protestant Reformation, begun more
than 40 years ago, will be completed in
few days by the issue Of the conclud-
ing volume.
Joseph Cook, who has recently fin
shed building himself beautiful home
at Ticonderoga, earns between S22, 900
and $4,000 year by his lecturing.
Among the recent issues OF the
Japanese press Is version Of the
Apocalypse Of st. John, made from the
Oldest Greek manuscript by Rev. Nathan
Brown, an American missionary.
OF Longfellow's five children. On
slow the eldest is married and in bust
ness in Boston; Ernest is a painter,
studying in Europe; Alice, the eldest
daughter. is writer; Edith is now Mrs.
Richard ii. Dana, Sd; and Anna is lit
erary in her inclinations.
Mr.. Richard Topplewell PulIin, NJ.
X. l. b. A., is lecturing in London on
" The Peripteral Hexastyle, and Eustyle
Of Hermogenes OF Alahanda.'' When
10 Cook heard Of it, adds newspaper
paragraphist, he pricked up his ears
and sued him for infringement Of pat
ent.
Henry nj. Stanley is still in Paris.
and has not recovered from the effect Of
his African fevers. He seems unable.
with the best care Of himself, to get rid
OF them. He is yet thin and weak. and
RECEIVERS so slowly that he is respondent
at times Of ultimate conyalescence.
Edgar A. Poe, according TO writer
10 the San Francisco Chronicle. did not
die Of dissipation, but from the effects
Of some drug administered by round
ers at an election in Baltimore, to so
stupefy him that they could get him TO
vote az dozen different polling places.
Mrs. Mortimer, who lately died in
England, was scarcely known in the
literary world, yet she wrote a book that
sold 70 the numeer Of SOC, 900. and 9th
srs not much less popular. Her first
md most successful work, - The Peep
p Day" was published anonymously,
md the rest as "by the author Of sThe
Peep OF Day." All were concerned
With elementary religious or secular
Instruction.