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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
ONLY A PRINTERS DREAM.
What tie Learned OF the Fate Of
Nm Who Don't Pay Up.

a printer sat in his office chair, his
boots We're patched and his coat thread
bare, and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
"i business debt. old Morpheus slowly
round him crept. and before he knew
Ii he soundly slept, and sleeping he
dreamed that he was dead. from trouble
and toi! his spirit had Ged, AMI tha. not
even cowbell tolled TOR the peaceable
rest OF the cuwhide sole. As he wan
hered among the shades, that smoke
ana scorch IN lower Hades, he short
observed an iron door that swung on
hinges alar, but the entrance was bar
red "lth reh-hot bar. and Satan him.
sell stood prrplng out. waiting for tr..v-
elers thrreabUut. and thus to the pass
ng printer spoke
tome in, my dear; it shall cost YOU
nothing. and never fear. his is the
place where | cook the ones who never
pay thr,r subscription sums; tor though
IN lite they may esca. e, they will find
when they're dead it is TO late; | will
show y"u the place where melt them
thln, with red-nut chains ami scraps of
lIm. and also where comb their heads
with broken glass and nI,-lt.d lead and
II ot retrc>himenl :hny only think there's
boiling water Them to drink. there's
he red hot grind>tonc TO grind his nose.
and the red hot rings to wear on his
toes. and il they m-ntion they don't
ike fire, i sew up their mouths with
red.h"t wire; and then. dear slr. YOU
should see Them >quirm, while / roll
them over and cool to Il turn"
" ith these last words the printer
aw"ke, aud thought ii all u practical
Joke; but slil! at times 50 real did ft
>"cn. that he c mot believe il Wa all a
dream "a d often he thinks with ii chuckle
and grill. of the tate OF tlose VINO save
their tia aad never pay the printer.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
JUDGE BUOKNER'S IDEAS ABOUT
THE SILVER QUESTION.
How the New Dollars May Be put Into
Circulation.
Specie Resumption and other Non.
etary 7latters.
ICorrespondoncc OF tho Republican

lS'lTTtSDJDNGnt' pl hcIuDIlthT ]
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20.-Judge Buck
ner arrival in Washington was tho oc-
casIon of numerous reported interviews 5
with him on the prospect OF financial
legislation at the coming session of con-
gress Judge Buckner is chairman Of
the house committee on banking and
currency, and is the chairman OF the
house committee on banking and cur
rcucv, and is the chairman OF tho silver
league made upot members of the house
from both parties Your correspondent
interviewed him to-day with the fol-
lowing result:
What do you think about Secretary
Sherman and the silver dollar?
Judge B.-.My idea is that we ought
to make him put the silver dollar out.
"How? ?n
Judge B.-Pass an act at the ap.
preaching session OF congress amenda-
tory OF the resumption act. The re-
sumption act requires that he shall re-
sumo with coin nd not with gold. AS
these New York papers try to make it
appear. The coin belongs to the gov
ernment and we can exercise our option.
In the first place the secretary would,
by using silver when he begins resum-
ing specie payment, protect gold-make 9
barricade tor his gold. Then if he ha,
more gold than necessary let him call
in the six per cents. If he could take
in one hundred million OF the six per
cents he would be paying off that much
debt and putting that much gold in cir.
culation and have a reserve OF forty
millions of the six per cents"
What are the chsnoes for such bill
a. you PROPOSE"
Judge D.-"Judging tsa tAs ssaa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
AFTER THE FROST,

brown wren slipping IN and out The ,hlcket
laIi. faded terms, rhIrpIng little Cricket
Yet only tells Us with her puising racket
For summer 5 iUlC. die. SLOWLY. and ". lack il
First " hen We near the criCket's Iuny sound.
dusty mullen. ragged vet defiant,
ma cl"liD- tue soil As Its iirst ,I.niIen,
A Ieath ~ p'ume OF purple asters. plant
Aud bending with tn" burden OF the wren,
some ~inJ-hiuwn leaves whoee earlier hectic
staining
Hss faded last 10 sers and russ-t tint
And on the hazel bushes yet remaining
ocHnt rrd-ROld sprsys that lightly toss and ylln,
Que rough sfemmed mIlkYeed TO the meadow
cingins.
Ali ready winged for Gight; her silky seed;
a "oOtlbine weaving all about and clinginH
" lth close embrace cen to the annual weed;
dog-rose bush agsiust whose b ron ed lssveI
showing
The scarlet tips shine rudiy still and fair;
Some fissh Sreen-tulted mosaes strangely
glowing
Through the thin thIcket and the frosty air,
Where on the southward elope the rough walls
meeting
Divide the pasture from the furroued grounds
And you may hear the nibbl,ng docks' shrlll
beatug.
There in y careless corner these ars found
These and youth, too fond . out door dream
INK,
Who loves To mark the hszy sun beams fall,
And staye To note the quiet autumn eeeninE
Fer his own passing pleasure, that is all.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
"0hlY 4 NEGRO PREACHER"
Yet He Didn't Go Back oy HiS 4
BY sam ". SHALL (oLp sI,.

lfrom the Atlanta Constitution
tRev. Ben. Black. a colored Methodist min
ter st Holly Springs, proved himselt . her,
during the prevalence of the scourge. He vIsite,
white And black. and adm nistered comfor
wherever he went, and ut one time wss the oni
minister IN the village 10 console the eick All
assist in the burial OF the dead
Ben Black? Well, 1 reckon know him
That Holly springs preacher, You mean
fr., he's black as old natur' could grow HIM
'MOngst all the black uiggrrs you've seen
ii" ~u1 born on til. old plantAshuu
An registered thsr as slave,
But thr Lord 10 His Wise all creashuu
lut IN him heart that Ia brave.
lie waz out thar hghtln' all evil
An tryi ter save ls own race
From out OF the jaws Of the devil
By the power O. guspil an grace;
He "uA thar when tho yellow innicshun
Come KIN long over the lam
An The hour or awful InfIcshup
snow Il up Ihe true gIIi ol 'cr man!
Thar wGI then eF s,ampssds of the people.
III well Of the pn'r an the rich;
lie preacher lost sight Of his streple
An "hls duty,' an gross, - an all slch:
Thy fed irum tn.r ktth an ther kin. SIT.
Their taIth wern I strong ex that thread
An only II few stayed 10 win, sir,
Thrt battle 'morsst dyIn' an dead
Old Ben never fickrred second,
Nor islterei " hen weary AN faint
Bat Wherever the stricken 'un UrrSpned
He bent 10 his uurk like er saint!
Right thar nj the bed ui IN. whites,
tie took up rr mel ciiul stand,
Or tired with cr step that was lightest
Nhen deth wuL the closest at hand.
lie talk d of the Lord an his power
Ter save an make holy the heart.
Ii" told the weak soul not to COVER
In the lace of death IS prstiient dart;
He spoke the sweet message oil heaven
To them the never he'd hveri IL.
An put a firln iaiih III them even
Thst EnOwed of the iutur' an teered IT,
tell you thet old black preacher
Was worth thar his weight IN pure pold
Fer he followed the path of his .acher
Like them 'postlcmen did of old
I've seed many parsons IN churches
shOutin' of duty an death
But they left ali their folks in the lurchcs
When OF danger thar come er frat breath.
I've heerd menny high toned sparkies
Go shOutin' around about niggrrs,
An swearin' the souls OF the tlarkies
Wern't worth emmy NOR n chiggers;
But ef thurs q man in this party
With er heart IN hun big ~ q flea
Thct won't cheer fer old Ben right hearty
Why, ihen-he's got ter lick ne!
| For say thct the Lord he'd er reason
| Fer pantin' thet old nigger's hide,
| An He meant him to turn up in season
With sIi the world square on his side;
An when all in the judgment come even,
Ell pass you can bet on thi' thing
| Ihsr'H b ope uIggsI angel In heavvn
III ~ Wiz ~ VatSs A. ~ NAG.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
A OOMSTOCK IDYL.
Zcke Wilson's idea of Hell. and
How an 'AngeI' Gave Him
Comfort.

tfr0m the Virginia. Ney. Chronicle !
Early this morning one al Virginia. ;
pr"udest citizens was observed taking
some gentle cXcrcI-e with buckSaw
and a pile OF wood. The snow was
about two inches deep. and the atmos-
phcre Just braciug enough TO render eX-
ertion enjoyable; but. strange TO say,
the expression on his face was ANYTHING
but OF pleasure. He paused for lew
moments. rested his elbow on his knee,
and remarked. thoughliuly:
"Well. | dont think Bcrcher was
quite right when he said there was no
he'll. There moughn't hev bin atorc
wimim KEN along, like the waller fever
to play the dashed banked deuce with
US What good is woman anyhow.
that always lays in bed till 10 O'Clock.
and makes her husband do Chinaman $
work. like this, I'd like to know -
He was evidently getting angry. He
wiped his damp forehead with red
handkerchief. and cast wi>tlul giances
in the direction OF the wond>bed
Now. thar's Jake Smith next door.
What II nice time Jake has Iayin' iu
bed and takin' his comfort like a Chris
tian. All. that wife OF Jake's is an
angel. She's up with the sun ge,tin'
things ready, a-ch"ppin' wood and n
sweupin round and a-tixin' ups nice
emp oi tea tor JAKE. to take to him in
bel. All. " II. we cant all be happy y
Aud the poor man slnwlv wiped away
crystal tear that depended from his
nose
"Why. there's .Iake's wife now. and
I'm blcst il she aint >tartin' in uppu-i-
ton aGin' me at wood >;twin. Ii Id
Just met her at"re did the ole woman
-Good mornin'. Mrs smith, as :,
miid-eyed little woman cautiously peerei
over the fence.
Good morning. Mr.. Wilson," re-
sponded the lady in a tone OF commits
GRAFTON. And how do You feel to day?'
Not a-doin' well at all, Mrs. Smith
The rheumatcs is a-grttin' worse in
my j:nts. and this open air exercise
don't do me no good, n how. l 'spnSe
m not long for this world" and he
wiped away another tear.
:.Poor man." sighed the little woman :;
Il brought You something that might
warm you up little. ! took it out of
Jake's demiiohn If he knew it he'd
half kill me-" saying which she handed
him u small black flask
Mr.. Wilson's eyes grew moist al
though his throat was dry.
angel. II they were all like you, there'd
be no hell, sure enough.
A gurgling sound followed. and a
peaceful calm seemed to have settled
dowz upon the nsighborhood.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
PROSPECTUS of the INTELLIGENOER.

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HE NIELLlGENCER Office Is situated on
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house gate. where we Will :,.waTs be glad to see
you, esp, cl.lIy II you have any county news.
THE iSTELLIoENLER has the largest cir
culatiou oil any paper published in Lafayette
County; It Is the largest paper Al the county.
and i. thereby enabled to give It's Reader more
local aud gsn, raj Information tnan any otuvr; il
| is the oflicGAI paper OF the county. and con-
tain. the =hcrIH's notices, probate cUuIt notices
| court dockets. proceedings OF Courts, and NIL
other local matter OF interest. such as births
deaths, marriages, proceeding. OF political. re-
iigious aid other meetings, &c. and has - large
| and interesting county correspondence.
In politics TIE I:,TELLIGENLERlsa IS an indie
| pendent democratic newspaper, niwayn sup
porting tn. principle, and nominees vi the
party. but free tD cTItiCI.c wroux doing in DEM
oCTaIic officials, high or low.
On the DUnd question lHE INTELII6ENCER
| is with the people of Tie county, as 1t ai,cnUs
has bern; thinking that the inuoc-ut tax payer
/ has rights which arr As much TO be respected ~
are thUsc of tn. innocent Dondholdrr.'f
| HE INTkLLlGkNLER IL reliable in all its
statements. avoids the sensational and selecIs
| Its literary matter with 4 view TO the promotion
| Of good morals and good tIste-
| 1HE lSIELLlGENtER should be in every
| family in Lafayette county and We resp, ,criully y
solicit of the people, OF all creed- and political
| convictions, that support which we shall en-
\ dcayOr O deserve
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH OUR
CRIMINALS

From the WarrenshurS Journal Democrat
The Lexington Intelligencer, OF last
week, contains lengthy editorial under
the above caption. The Intelligencer
discusses the question inteliigently and
exhaustively and points out . number OF
objections to the present system OF
managing the covicts. After producing
statistics is support of the objections
urged against the present system. the
lntelligencer concludes 3. follows:
= The remedy which We propose
for most OF these evils is a simple one.
l. involves. however, q radical change
in our criminal laws. Let none but
those convicts of the highest grades of
crime be sent to the penitentlary-s say
those guilty of murders and aggravated
cases of burglary, robbery or forgery;
and let the ordinary thieves, and those
guilty OF minor telonles, rs well rs mis-
demeanors. be kept in the counties
which have the trouble and expense OF
their conviction, and let their labor he
utilized upon the public roads OF the
counties.
In order 10 decrease the costs Of con-
viction, for such crimes as are punish
able by sentence to hard labor in the
counties, let resident judges of some of
the courts OF record be given criminal
jurisdiction, and let cases be tried by in
formation IN tead OF Indictment. and let
conlinuances be done away with, as far
as practicable. by q system OF adjourn
ments OF cases where justice demands
delay. In this way speedy trial would
be secured. and the common spectacle OF
a jail full of men idly awaiting trial for
months would be thing OF the past.
The labor OF men thus employed by
the counties would not come into COM
petition with honest labor. The ohjec-
ton that it would cost too much to
guard them does not seem To us a strong
one. Where more than 4 halt dozen
were at the command OF II county the
| objection would not be urged; where q
less number, the county courts By having
some discretion in the matter could
utilize them. 1t would be man OF
very small intelligence. indeed, who
would admit that beng given full con-
| trol OF an able bodied man he could not
make him earn his board aud clothes
and little beside. Had this system
been in vogue since Missouri became a
state. a large portion OF the counties
macademized. and q mud blockade such
as we had last winter, which caused II
general stagnatiou of business and
came near running some ofour railroads,
would be numbered with the impossi-
bilities.
1t would save very large Item of
cost which it involves IN the transport
tation of criminals to jefferson City
it would keep lesser rascals from con-
tact with greater ones; it would SO
lessen the number in the penitentiary
that they could all be profitably employ
ed, and the talk of building a branch
penitentiary or enlarging the present
one at cost Of three or TOUR hundred
thousand dollars would cease; 1t would
insure speedy punishment. the best pre-
ventive OF crime. and by the most
dreaded means, hard work; and It
would besutify and adorn our state by
the hands OF those who array themselves
against DooI0tY.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
THE BLOODY SHIRT.
Senator Gordon DeprecaIrs the Ell.
fort of Rcpubiican Lcadr's 10
Rcviv. Sectional strife.
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
NEW MEN IN THE NEXT CONGRESS

From the New lo / Herald
OF the l4S democrats elected to the
torty-siXth congress .53 are new men
Ot the 1873 republicans elected u are
new men This excludes men who
have served i'll prcviou, congresses such
as Gen. Hawlcy in Connccticut / he
eight grecnbaCkers are all new men,
and the iurty-sIXth congress will have
therefore 10 new members out "l 4 TO
tai OF 293. Iweuty-Unc oi the J3 new
democrats are from northern states.
1t follows that the greater part Of the
forty-sIXth congress will be composed
OF experienced members Som. state,
like Mississippi and W-,l Virginia have
reelected the whole Of their present
delegations; others. like Ma->achu-clt>
South Carolina. Texas uad Louisiana,
have changed but one or two. New
I ork Will send inexperienced legIslt-
tors. Pennsylvania ip, OHIO ). Missouri
y and Iiinoi, /. \ state which keep,
one delegation in r"ngrc,, for Il number
OF years inevitably gaiu- largely il. III
iiuence In the national council. even il
ITS representatives, are not >piCHpus,f '
able men. and political party which
keeps its men IN coMgrcss Tor i term OF
years can make itself l"it. rEcl. il Il j in
the minority In tn" house. 1t takes i
new member almuSt the whulv OF his
term To .carh the way, oi the house.
aud 1t IS scarcely ever before hi sec
and term that he IS able /" make his IN
tluence felt over the body. though there
have been some notable exceptions L.
this rule, for conspicuous ability tells ia
, the house even against its traditions
and rules.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
Bs SsDEN "a Sun.

~. BytytS $50 3. Gct.DEs,
Mai. fLv..C
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
FOUR GLiMPSsS.

lChaiubere' JoUrnsl
l caught one glimpse Of Il child
With -unuy golden tAIr,
a a game Ui ruIuls with her kitter-ana I
N"'rr SAW sucfI merry pair.
the sun br.med IN through ,he lattice,
And danced on this cOttas. wall,
A II 20 show lie approval
Oi chill, and kitten, and all.
One glimpse of a youthful maiden
B'fcalh the old OAK jree
Phshtlng her trn;D 10 lover,
Ever true Ia ne.
And knew tnut youthful III ,id-n
| SAW with her lover that day
W H5 sie ! llr-t saw a. iltti. child
Long Ago w.th her kitten 81 play
one glimpse Al 4 bright young wife,
f,epiGs out from the rIndOw-psne,
Watching and waiting there
For her husband home aEaIn;
Anu knew That bright yOuny wife
Looking 50 happy and gay,
Is sh. tr-t -iw as II IItil. child
Long ago, with her kitten ut play
One sjImpsr of still white form,
" lth her babe upon her bIraAi-
Both III that iarkrned chamber
For ever and ever al rest
An. me tor too well | knew
lhut Iiie had passed sway
From ner nrst saw a. a IIttle child
Long isU with her kitten At play
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
5000
AUTUMN.

Oh aOt ur"n thy fading fields and tells
In such rich sarb doth autumn come to thee,
4 hoIuei hut Ger the mountains And thy dtlIs
Hts footsteps tails slowly And solemniy.
S"r huvcr nor bui re eAsInctn there 10 him.
save the f.ini-hres,hing rose that round the
year
itt Grim on luis and pal" soft blossoms dim
In i"wiJ beauty constantly doth wear.
o.r yellow stub'e lands. III mantle bro~a
IL wander. through the wan october light
still as he Gotth slowly stripping down
The Ssrlan!s green thst were the springs
delight.
Al morn and eve thin vapurs
Around his path; but sometimes At midday
He lp"ss along the hill, with gentle -y-.
That MAKE the ssilou woods aud fields seem
Eay.
Yet som" thing "i sad sovereignty he hath;
-crpt.r rgnvne'! with berrles ruby red;
And tn cnl'i. .obh!rg wind bestr.~s his path
With wIthercl leaves, That rustic 'n-sin his
tread;
And round him still, IN melanrh ply state,
sweet -Oirn.n sounds OF death and Of dessy
In slow ard hU>het attendance. ever wait,
Tel! how Al! things talr must pass away.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
JAMES IL. m..a4TTUN,

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y "a -tIIv ile tyur.z ri I-..I-. vIte and a|-
On. ccGaLlv>, ALI II -" >-FIrInc court y.
Ur SAT-. o,,eC.-- -..L.Et!y -tNvN 40 V-- -eCI.VH-
u.4 .y -. pu.cu tsuw, Il, ~ U4AI..s y 90 . DTu.
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HISTORY OF YELLOW FEVER IN NEW
ORLEANS,

TNtW OIIeHhB lImeh.
Il jes tols yer. Mis- Audu-
son. dis eppumdimmy wu1 hard on do
cullud folks. Dsrs wu1 mo- fussin, an
mo- nussin. n mo- cussin, an dis yere
place wuE Jus second Socksn an To-
Nsgrsg. Ysu hsah aavi'
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WALLACE y CIaiLES,

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LONG AGO.

Tho bark sails slowly over sunlrss seas,
lhe coasts If youth long faded out OF sight;
he geain that fingered on the last dear light.
Lost, AS We drItt before Lite. steady breeze;
And ~ooi-crOvued uplands, bAthed in mystic
light.
show in AN isle, set in the moonbeams white
of OIu7h OF sunrise Glad, wr steer Tor thesr:
ne mirage paies. the mIoto CLOSE thick again.
AMI listen. with a yearning. useless pam,
10 hear the soft waves whisper on the shore;
shore Of the happy land We used to knew;
Ne 'er IToddrn twice in lite. the Loax Ago
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
GOOD ADVICE.

tFrom the Boston Transcript
When the contr bution-box com es
round. if you don't give a cent you
should nod, and nodding is assent.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-11-30
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a FISH STORY.
fFrom the Cincinnati Star. I

tFrom the Cincinnati Star.)
Poor Artemus Ward invented a great
many fish stories, but he is not the
Fishery A. Ward Of whom we now read
so much.