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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
TO THE AFFLICTED.
NO HUMBUG!

HAVING been fully satisfied from research
from ELECTRO MAGNETISM xs q means or
agent IN relieving the sunrrings OF mankind, /
oner 1t 10 the public as . curative agent, un Ter
Do not understand that In adopting this system
! have thrown aside medicine. Not NJ all. l use
II Us an additional force with which to OVERCOME
disease, and, In connection with electricity. I
use the Medicated Vspnr Bath. whep necessary.
Especially. 10 IL beneficial IN diseases OF long
standing. for instance: Chronic Chills or ARue.
Debility and y host Of Others.
9fe'sons su6ering with disease OF any kind can
be treated At home or At the Bourbon House. IN
board aud treatment can be had on reasonable
terms.
Having prasticed medicine In this county for
the ~citizens Of Lafayette county; what rsDu,s.
ton I have a. Z physician 10 we'll Known "a
all, teb2-t) PETER TEMPLE N n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1877.
LEXINGTON MALE ACADEMY,

THE second term OF this school
will commence on MONDAY.
slsT, 1878, In the RAIL
ROAD HOTEL
TUITION:
Tor the term Of Twenty Weeks. $50 80
J
PAYABLE one-half At the beginning, and tn. other
half at the middle OF the term
j.nl9.lm JAMES GREER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

The telegraph says tina. the Russians
are in Constantinople.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
DRESSNAKING

Essty aHS pyonptly executed, and s.tisssssiaa
&HASAnteSd IN all cases. Call Around ana So
toW nicely l am nxed up and baw chssply yes
ca purchase goods 1t my establishment.
Agent Tor Domestic Sewing Machine.
Ian0llH1
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
Won't somebody hold Greece

One war is owe Will there be auothe,
one?
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

The following allowances we're made:
A.. Il Matthews. balance on bridge $40 %
Hastings and vile. MS p.upers ....... 10 10
y. reach =. / keeping poor Tor j an. 1873, g. 20
pavis q AiIstAdt. supplies Tor paupsrs... q Is
Tui'tp he,iei. snppiIes Tor paupers.. -. 81 so
husn 1. Wilson, same -. Is
A 81 Sa1ton, care Jos. DxuEherty. At
Asyiuut 6b 20
d. 81 Saxtou, care Ella h. Richardson.
AZ asylum 80. - u
A. N. saxon. care Is. T. Adams, At the
1,ylum IS %
II ", Winkier, collins for paupers ..... - 20
Is. X. ireland. satisfying judg nent and
Expenses IN registering b .nds ... II 10
".h Steele. Ire bill No. =. compromise
'anBesk. BARNARD & I,nsley. suppllcs ior
circuit clerk 90. -. ............. Is SO
sane supplies Tor collector. ~ 90
eaIho supplies tor county clerk. Is 80
sans same So IS
w 'ame supplies probate judge 81 -
Sa'hnhon' express ON suppiics..... %
~ eAinst1n Gas company. gas Tor county. II 50
~ Z heii.r. supplies jail -. ........ : Is
Wm' d: Steele, lee bill No. 2....... "a 70
Ehas. II ltoytr, supplies for sheriff. 800. 10
January IS 300 90
n MeihtSFe Clark, coal Tor county ........ s. ~
: !IiBy, county Va. Sommerviile 49,. 20
u" Aouh Joy. county vo. SOmmsrville. 80
nv IoHeiy' foau work $1,000. ......... $40 w
= Armstrong. bridg. lumber 80. .., 81 10
1ohn h.lierman ami vile, 40 paupers. w
neu't DTaprr' pauper .............. 2 w
:. . ruikerson, txprrssaga ....... -. 70
a. Williams, teiegrApIinX u5
i"'ei''s.hcef printing ior county ........ IS w
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

Collectors quarterly settlement approved.
Report oil Jno. Yoksly ss road sverseG .p-
proved.
P't ton tor new road. X 8. Hughes ct 81; re-
monstIance + j. Ho K. ct al; motion to dis
miss flied by r. J. Hook; moiion overru,-d; re-
in'i'trators excepted To courts ruling; remun-
STRANGE taken up; commissioned, u U. W.el,u
appointed TO review new and old road.
Ne" roAd, petition 4. S. Hughes e, al; renon-
STRANGE taken up; Weedlp sp ,o,u,el comm,.-
s'onei 10 view old and proposed roxd and report
Hl facts.
Dram saop license granted to Juo. 5 AeCsnse.
scnooi apporti 'ninent approved.
Change OF road. ". J. Catrou. ct nj: referred
T." county road Commissioners.
Laause oil road. jas. Osborne 81 al; referred
10 county Commissioned
Petition OF Juo. r. schultz Ell al. bridge over
taDo. referred TO q. ID. Weedlu as Special COM
missioner.
A large number OF aba,emeu.s and conpro-
misses Of take, We're rnxde.
Court hsd not adjourned yesterday ev sninz.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09
Time Prices"
LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS.
FRANKLIN STREET.

HAVING removed my establIsbueut to nv
- own house, on Franklin Street. an now
OF Lafayette county With ANYTHING they NAV
need in my line at prices lower thar me o1 81.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

NJ. q. Woop. Secretary
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

" ANTS in the dyiag hour, for, although the
last sad offices were performed by stranger
hands, we are assured hy our correspondent
that he had every attention that heart could
wish. Mr.. Brown was about IS years of aye.
As long as the world stands, aud human
nature Is human nature and people ioin
fences or claim right of way through each
Others property there VIII he nsrgbhorhooI
qiarrels. They are unfortunate, but they
seem TO 5c inevitable. The last case in point
is between two citizens o. this vicinity who
should have been able to agree, or if no,
agree. nj least disagree In a manner not
calculated to bring themselves and their
affairs before the public. II seems that on
last Saturday the MISUNDERSTANDING IT,.
tween Or. Sanford + Smith and Mr.. Albert
+. Bswitt cuininatsi in Smiths bringing
an action against Blewitt for trespass, on
which he got Judgment before E.qulre Beck
in the sum OF fifteen dollars and costs, and
that IN default Of payment the defendant
was incarcerated in the county jail. As.
though somewhat eccentric and probably =
little Niolen; wien aagersi, Mr.. Hewitt
bears a good moral character In the commu.
nifty. his imprisonment.caussi considerable
comnotion and talk. On Monday Mr.
Bic witt procured his release Oh a writ of
hab.ss eorpus, and Immediately brought suit
aganist DR.. Smith for ten thousand dollars
dsInagcs Tor fa.se imprisonment, Mr.
BIewitt complains that he has bean grossly
wronged and outraged by having been
thrown into q jail with common %felons,
when he never has committed or even been
accused Of any crime. and Mr.. Smith com.
plains that Mr.. BE witt has not only repeat
eddy trespssssd upon his property, but has
accompanied his trespasses with abusive and
insulting language and with threats, arms
In hand. DR.. Smith Is a citizen who has
always stood above reproach, and We regret
Exceedingly that these two %neIghbors can.
1T >"tHi' their differences without getting
iHtoiii. r.'urls.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

lob Main street, opposite court house,
ConKling 4 Besiing's Old stand. feb2l2
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

cannot be sxceiled q ywhers. and her soci-
ETY. Is exceedingly good-cultivated. genial
and kindly, snd to . large degree free from
the petty scandals that are so often . curse
and Disgrace TO the email towns. Though
We have = good town and = slightly one, our
people are still improving 1t, and we wish
specially to speak OF " thres-story brick
buildings which Mr.. John hr:ehn proposes
to build ss soon as spring fairly opens. on
the lot adjacent to the Lexington Savings
Bank, on Main street. The ground was
murke ed Oh Wednesday, and the excavation
for the cellars Will be commenced imm-di-
ately. For the description Of the proposed
building W. are indebted to Mr.. JohnIFritz.
the architect aud contractor. who has ex-
hibited to US q fieturs Of the elevation o!the
houses and outlines Of the door plans. drawn
In q style very crsdltable to bis ability 81 3
drsughtsman.1 rne buildings are to be brick E,
three stories high. with rounded iron fronts,
large plate glass windows with heavy orna-
mental essiugs, and y nest and substantial
cornice-siiOgether . very handsome front.
On the Erst door will be two handsome store
rooms. which Mr. Kriehn says are already
spoken Tor, each twenty feet wide by seven
ty-dvs fest In depth. fourteen feet high, aud
each with two single pane, plate glass win.
dows. The second door Will be devoted TO
Offices. tho two front ones being engaged
and the third door, 1t Is thought will be ussd
by the Odd Fellows. IT this arrangement IL
made. the ball will extend ovsr The entire
building, giving, including the ante.rooms q
space Of forty by seventy-nve fact; with thu
snts-rooms cut OF, the.h.!l f.ersr will be
thirty'eiRht BY ffty-iour feet. which will
make . very large and commodIous room.
With this lot built up, Main street from
Laurel to Cedar. will be . very pretty one.
We congratulate Mr.. Kriehn upon the en-.
tesprits pluck and faith Ia Lexington which
he exhibits By Investing 90 much money IN
buildings on the hsels Of such An unusually
dull season /: sud We congratulate him In hi,
Selection cf i. III u vi La y inJ ,hii! 80 hi.
zrcbitccl npd builder,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-09

feb2ml
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
Memories of Mount Vernon.

a correspondent of the Louisville
Courier-Journal writes, "We wander
all through the sad, silent mansion.
We look at the spindlelegged furni-
ture, and at rusty key on the wall, the
key of the Bastile. We see Washing
toms vest and small-clothes i'll the
glass case, and a lock OF his hair and
original letters by his hand and Lafay-
etteS. We see pretty Eleanor CuStiSs
wedding-gift harp5ichord that her step
father brought from foreign lands for
Il surprise when she left her girlh0od'S
home. The pretty Eleanor is buried
long ago. All traces of her pink ana
white beauty have left the earth; here
stands the dusty harpsichord, brought
by strange hands to her Old home.
The room that interests the most is the
Tiny attic chamber where the devoted
widow passed her days after her huS-
bands death. The large chamber be-
low was closed after his decease.
None entered it from that time on. a
rug and single bed Mrs. Washington
had moved to the attic room, and here,
winter and summer, she watched with
longing, crazy eyes the tomb that held
her dead. There was no place for
stove or CRATE; all day, i'll the room un-
der the roof, she sat by the small win
dow (her feet in winter on zinc foot
stove filed with c0als), with shawl
wrapped about her bent form, true
Martha Washington, first lady of the
land! First in elegance in times Of
peace; in courage in time of war; in
faithfulneSs in time OF death. All
woman look with tenderer eyes at the
small marble resting-place than at the
grander caSket by their side. One
bears upon it a draped flag, cut i'll the
stone, shield and crOuching eagle;
the other only the words, Martha,
C0nS0rt of Washington Yet these
words dim the eyes of loving wives:
they pierce the hearts Of lonely widows,
and bind all true and fervent woman
hood close to the form that sleeps 50
dreamessly beside the one she loved
truly and long"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
Cheddar Cheese in Australia.

Previous TO 1870, English and Amer
ican cheese had a monopoly Of the Vie
torian market; now the Victorian
made article, in addition to being ex-
clusively used in the colony, is export
ed i'll considerable quantity. The
profits obtained from the cheese facto-
ries are the result of the adoption OF
the Cheddar system of Manufacture.
The Melbourne Leader, from which we
quote, says: Our exports are chiefly TO
New South Wales and the other colo
nies, but in these markets the demand
far exceeds the supply; and when 1t is
considered that India lies open to Us,
as a vast market peculiarly our own,
the demand may be said to be without
limit What is required in this matter
is to teach the farmers and StOck-OWn-
erS all over the colony how to make
iirstclaSs cheese Oh the Cheddar prIn-
ciple so that high-claSS uniform sam
pie may be produced i'll such quantity
as will insure u lirSt-claSS permanent
export trade. To this end we some
timeago suggested the ACCESSIBILITY of
the Department of Agriculture APP
pointing an expert TO visit the various
districts Of the colony, for the purpose
of inparting the necessary instruction
unde' arrangement-sa with the Local
societies. visited. Reference is made 10
the fact that a gentleman had produc-
ed during one year ten tons of cheese
fr0ma dairy herd averaging 40 cows in
milk, kept on 800 acres of land, and
that Ie had disposed of it at an aver
age Of 103d per lb. This gave d gross
yield Of e95G 13s Id. Or an average
return for the year Of &23 1Ss Al per
COW. The Leader considers it desir-
able lot only to establish cheese facto-
ries il all important dairy centres, but
also hat all who own cows should
learnh0W TO makea superior sample Of
cheeS, by the Cheddar method, so that
they an tuin their stock 10 advantage,
eithe' when the season is unsuitable
for hItter-making, or when the price
Sinksso low as to lie unremuneratiye
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
Impure Water

Impure water takes greatest effect
on the alimenlary system. In 1854
cholera broke out in Westminster,
London. In one small radius of 2l0
yards there were 4S6 fatal cases in the
course Of eight days. Dr. John Snow
found that these unfortunate people
had been drinkers of the water of a
we'll known as the Broad street Pump.
The water, on being analyZed, was
found polluted with organic matter
small, white, tiocculent particles, being
visible to even the naked eye. Yet
this was a famous water. 1t was used
for mixing with spirits in all the pub
lic-h0uSeS around, and in all the din
ing-rooms and coffee-shops. 1t was
even sold in little confectionery shops,
mixed with Il teaspOonful of etferyesc-
ing powder. and dignifed with the
name Of Sherbet. y lady III another
part of London was in the habit of get
ting water from the Broad street Pump
sent TO her in q large bottle. She died
III two days. On the other hand. an
llltll OilIJCl WIZ uIilttt cilt tldS dl iiidl
time i'll q house near the pump, and
drank Of its water, died after Il few
hours illness. The inmates of aneigh-
boring WOrkhouSe and the WOrkmen of
IL brewery escaped, because each insti-
tuition had we'll Of its own. More
deaths would have occurred if the
frightened people had not fled early
from the locality.
Why the water should have become
50 very bad at II particular time, DIR.
Snow says: LAS there had been deaths
from s'lul~~a lust before the srraat or,t
break not far from this pump-well, and
in Il situation elevated IL few feet above
it, the excavations from the patients
might of course be among the impuri-
ties finding their way into the water,
and Judging the matter by the light
derived from other facts and cOnside-
rations, we must conclude that such
was the case"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
NV Three Boys.

II you should 20 to certain railroad
station in Boston | am not going to
tell you which onel, and take the train
for town about nine miles away, you
would find OH one Of its streets white
house in the middle Of large yard.
IN this house l have lived for the last
few years, with my three boys and their
papa. The oldest boy is q little over
eight; the middle boy, rs he calls him.
self, is nearly seven; and the youngest
one five years Old.
When the boys were smaller, we lived
in the city, and, of course, were con-
Gned to Il very small yard, without
grass or trees. Bat, when we moved to
this place, the boys had plenty Of room
to run about in, and a certain piece of
land back of the house was set apart
for their special benefit. There they
were permitted to shovel, hoe, and dig
as much us they pleased; and | can as
sure you they have improved their op-
pOrtunity.
One time, when grandpa came to see
them, he brought each of the two older
boys a small iron shovel and 4 little
wheelbaTow. The youngest boy had a
little cart. and | let him take my small
coal shovel. Then they all began to
shovel up dirt from one corner of their
land, load it into their wheelbarrows
and cart, and carry it over to another
corner
They continued this play un il they
had hole so large and deep, that one
day, when the smallest boy jumped in
to it, could just see the top of his
head.
This hole they called their well, and
the first rain-storm filled tito overflow
ing. j should have considered their
well quite useless; but they found it
very convenient in mixing their mud
pies and cakes.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
DeStTI;ctjOn OF CnrcniioS.

Many of our correspondents writes
in a discouraging manner. says the
American CultiYatOr. concerning their
success i'll cuitiyating the plum. The
crop frequently fails, either partly or
wholly. on account of the attacks Of
the curculio, which punctures the
young, neWly-set fruit and lays lis egg,
which soon matches to a worm or larYa,
eats into the flesh, and, sooner Or later,
causes it to drop. An approved RENE
dy is to insert short. thick iron rods
into the trunk or larger limbs, and by
the sharp blow of an axe or hammer on
the head of these irons, the insects or
beetles, at The time Of laying eggs, are
Jared off, and may he caught on cotton
sheets spread under the trees, and
quickly killed with thumb and finger.
The sharp blow on the iron gives q
sudden jar that few insects can With
stand. The former remedy of striking
the bark with q padded mallet was not
so efTectual. The jarring, as above,
must be continued at least once day,
without much intermission, rs long as
any curculios are discovered. Where
there are number of plum trees near
together the expense will not be heavy.
and. in fact. it is but little use to at
tempt 10 raise plums without first de-
termining to devote the requisite time
to dispose of these insect pests.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
Killing Duack Grass.

In destroying any weed by not allow
ing it to breathe above ground, the eX.
pertinent will result III entire failure if
the labor is occasionally intermitted so
as to allow the weeds 10 recover from
their temporary smothering. BY close
work, Canada thistles may be COM
pletely killed in four months: by occa-
siopal remission, they will last one
hundreds years. Prof. Beal says he
has no trouble in killing Quack grass,
by cultiyating the land every three or
four days, never longer; the leaves ney-
er showed themselves. The plants had
10 peace nor recovery, 4 piece of rich
moist soil was plowed in. autumn, cul-
tivated every four days in spring til
ruta bagas were sown. and no quaek
grass ever appeared afterward.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
Wash For Fruit Trees.

William Saunders, superintendent OF
The Government gardens at Washing
ton, uses the following wash for fruit
trees: Put half bushel OF lime and
tour pounds Of powdered sulphur III
tight barrel, Stacking the lime with hot
water, the mouth of the barrel being
covered with a cloth; this is reduced
TO the consistency of ordinary white
wash; add at the time Of application
half an ounce Of carbolic acid to a@ch
gallon Of liquid.' Mr.. Saunders says:
Il generally applied it in the spring,
before the leaves made their appear
ance, but | am convinced that it would
be more effective if applied later; but
then it is difficult to do so when the
tree is in foliage" Afr. Saunders ap-
plies the wash, not only 10 the stem Of
the tree, but to some extent to the
main branches.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
4 Novel Event.

The other evening, says the Indian
apoli! Herald, Il young lady abruptly
tUrnl the corner, and very rudely ran
against boy, who was small and rag
ged aud freckled. Stopping as soon as
she cmld, she turned to him and said:
Il peg your pardon; indeed, l am
very Srry,"
The small, ragged and freckled boy
lookel up in amaZement for an instant;
then, taking off about tlreef0urths Of
a cap,he bowed very low, smiled until
his fac became lost in the smile, and
answered:
You can have my parding, and
welcome, Miss, an you may run agin
me ald knock me clean down, an I
won 'tsay a word"
Aftr the young lady had passed on
he tuned to a comrade and said, half
alphabetically:
Il Ryer had any one to ask my par
don, md it kind o. took me off my
feet"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
How He Liked Dogs.

"Vell, now, you dake dot bencil, und
mark yot vas say nit you, und | dell
you how it vas. Py shiminy, it vas so
much fun like nodings | never saw.
\ You see | vas go nit der goundry last
week nit SOON business dot haff, und
| stop in der dayeTn to keet me SOON
timer yun morning. Der lantlort he
vas goom rOunt mt say to dem boobies,
How you vas want dem hages cooked,
eh?' Nun man say, 'Friet,' unit yun
'Poilt, und dot unter man he say he
haff SOON 'SZgramblet;' but | say, Il
dake ZnHlthraw.' Der landlort 20
himself nit der gitchen, unit | vas zee
dem garrels clipper init der tongues
unit shake demselyes init dere heads.
lnd de landlort den goomes nit me
some more dimes, unit say, Ino vas
make me out apout dot; low you vas
like zem hages gOOked?' | say me yust
like pefore, Il dake Zumdthraw.' lie
geep on ask me like dot. FIVE, xix, seben
dimes, und | say Inc all der while, I
dake ZumdthraW.' He vas git like
brig house in his faZe all over already
unit den dot unter man vas make it all
yust like ZOom sZhow pills ven he say
Il vas kess me, landlort, do de-, man
vas like better haff Zoom eggs yust like
dey vas groWed, mitout any COOK at
all, STILL Und den We yass all laff unit
de landl0rt say 'Py, cholly! l vas
shachass.'"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-09-12
4 Safe Man.

That man who is scrupulously polite
and respectful TO all women i'll public,
but habitually saves coarse manners
and vulgar language for his own wife
and daughters, is no gentleman. He is
only an impOstor. The young man
WHO oils his hair, puts sweet Odors
upon his pocket handkerchief, and
bows with charming elegance TO Miss
Arabella Sprigging and her lady
friends, and goes home to sneer at his
mother, disObey her wishes, and treat
her with familiar discourtesy, is a
pinchback imitation only Of a gentle
man. Genuine good manners and gen.
tie breeding should begin at home. As
a rule the men in community who
are the most trusted are the best men
at home. When man opens his front
gate, only to meet his wife'S face at
the door radiant with pleasure, and
hear the shout from the eager children,
Papa is coming" it is safe rs rule
to lend that man money. lie is honest
and will repay it if he can.