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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
A FEW. WORDS OF WARNING.

Dear People of the County of Lafay-
cite We have a fine county, and, from
my earliest childhood. l have heard its
superiority dwelt upon. both by Its citi-
zens and by strangers. and its good peo-
pie praised till felt true county pride
and. in later years, after visiting other
counties. have only had my convictions
strengthened as to our county's great
ness. Yes, it is a great county, despite
hard times and high taxes, of which ev-
erybody talks. But to this great county
and these good people. there is a sub.
ject of vital Importance that receives but
little or no attention, and it has burned
within me till can be silent no longer
That subject is the use of alcoholic
drinks. When was a little girl was
taught to abhor drunkenness, and though
1 was raised in town of the county,
never saw a drunken man till became
school girl. II years OF age, in the city
of Lexington. That man was known to
you all as gentleman of intelligence,
business capacity, and generosity ol
soul, when not debauched by whisky,
and whisky made him wreck-awretch.
ed. ruined, hopeless outcast - killed
physically. killed mentally, killed NOR.
ally, by what? Drinking whisky. BY
whom? Saloon-keepers. who took the
price OF blood. But, is that man the
only one in the county who has been
thus destroyed? All, no! But times
have changed since then. What girl
could now live II years in town, or vii,
lage, or country, without seeing drunk
en- man? We meet drunkenness every
where torturing, trighllul,
heart-rending drunkenness. If all the
men, women and children OF the county
that. at this present writing, are in
trouble over disslpated iuthers, hus.
| bands, brothers, Or sons, were assem-.
bled in the city OF Lexington, how many,
| think you, would be there? Aye, whu,
| crowd would be there Ii all the
money that tor the past year, has been
spent for Intoxicating liquors, could be
put in our county treasury, how much
think you, would be thercp But it is
not there; it is all gone. Gone to buy
heartache and misery. poverty and deg
radiation for women and children. And
for the poor victim who drinks. it ha:
gone to buy modification, disappoint
ment and disgrace; to buy loss of friends
mental imbecility and blunted mora
principles; to buy physical disease, sure
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

the first chance they. ever had to get
share in the government. If he were
not fool he would know that early in
the history of the loans the same S20 gold
piece that is now paid for a S20 certifi-
cate bearing three per cent. interest
would. have bought a $50 bond bearing
six per cent interest The annual in
terest on the bond, in gold. was three
dollars; the annual interest on the 500
certificate, which he gets now. is sixty
cents.
We feel safe in assuring our fool that
his satisfaction over the prospect of saw
ing our national honor by avarlcs, at the
rate of Eve cents month per head of
working men, is ill-founded. The work
| ing men are not enemies of national
credit generally. until purchased at the
trate of five cents a month particularly
Our working men do not buy bonds tha,
bring them five cents month now, nor
did they buy them when six per cent,
gold bond could be bought at forty cents
on the dollar, and the reason s,that they
have not the money. For when they gel
their wages they csnpot buy their hats
and trousers, and coats and shirts, ano
boots and shovel,, and hammers ant
saws where their money will buy thu
most of such things. The laws made BY
our FOOLS grestest admirers compe
them to buy where such things are dear
est, and whyP To protect our laborer
against foreign labor. we are told. II
rob the working men and every on
else but favored few, in truth. So tn
working men spend all their surplus ii
paying tribute to tariff robbers, and hav
none lett to buy bonds, no matter ho'
small the bends, OF how cheap. Let ou
fool give up trying to be anything bu
what he is-the peoples fool. w.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
ANEW POEM HY LORD BYRON.


NEwsTEAD ABBEY, August 26, 1911.
In the dome Of my sires as the clear moonbeaM
Through silence and shade DER its desoa,s
walls, -
It shines from afar like the glories OF old;
It gilds but 1t warns not-'tis dazzling but cold
Let the sunbeam be bright for the younger days
'Tis the light that should shine on q race tha
decays. a '..- ---8
When the stars are on high and the dews on the
And the long shadow fingers the ruin around.
And the step that o'er-echoes the gray door o.
stone .t
Falls sullenly now. for tits only my own;
Ana sunk are the voices that sounded in mirth.
And empty the gSblets, and dreIry the hearth.
And vain was each effort to raise and recall
The brightness of old to illumlne our hall;
And vain was the hope to avert our decline,
And the fate OF my fathers has faded to mine.
And theirs was the wealth and the fullness Of
fame. -r--r F..
And mine to inherit too naughty name;
And theiis was the time and the triumphs o
yore, b"
And mine to regret, but renew them NO more.
And ruin Is fixed on my tower and my wall,
Too hoary to fade and too massy to fall;
1t tells not of times or the tempest's decay.
But the wreck of ihe line that have (sic) held i
in sway
Memoir OF Rev. Francis Hodgson.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
SHIPPING BEEF CATTLE.
llKan.as city PRICE Current. ]

Kansas City Price Cufrent.l b.
it has been now less than three years
since the first shipment Of 1--we beet cat
tie was made from this country to Eu-
rope. New York, for the first year,
monopolized all foreign shipments OF
live cattle. Next came Phiiadelphis.
and then Boston. And last year Balti-
more and Norfolk reported shipments
of live beef cattle to Europe. And now
New Orleans is added to the list. The
Picayune Of that city, OF a recent date
says. The steamship Memphis OF the
Mississippi and Dominion line of Liver
pool steamers, now loading near the
head of Jackson street for Liverpool,
has taken on board fity-nine head ol
steers. received by rail from Sonora
KY. and remarkable for their size and
weight. These unusual deck passengers
are accommodated by pairs IN pens
feet inches by feet inches, with the
deck covered by substantial platform
battened to give solid footing in heavy
weather. With free ventilation aut
every facility for keeping the pens in
good order, an ample supply of hay
corn. oatmeal and water, it IS not improb
able that they may gain instead of lose
in weight on the voyage, and be in ex
cellent condition on landing at Liver
pool. This shipment is specially inter
esting from its being the first of its kline
from our port. and it is fortunate snal
The enterprizing owners. Messrs. Cairu
& Tweedle. have been able to ship by 8
vessel SO remarkably we'll adapted t
the service rs the Memphis. with he
wide and long deck and spacious accom-
modations. In fact she has che capacit,
TO carry from 200 to 800 head. On !,
late voyage from Montreal to Liverpoo
she had on board Ill head Of horned
cattle and 2.450 sheep. Another shil
OF the same line carried out SIS head o
cattle aud 500 sheep. The ocean freigh
from New Orleans to Liverpool is onl,
23 more per head than from Montrea
and the inland transportation is less.
Beef cattle have now become one OF ou
principal articles OF export. and thei
| shipment across the ocean daily occur
renee. Though a new trade. barel,
three years old, it is thoroughly esta6
lished and steadily increasing. Ship
ments are no longer confined to fe,
favored cities. but the trade has becom
national. Shipments being now mad
| from all the prominent Seaboard ports
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
THE NEW PENSION LAW.

The following is the full text Of the
pension, act which became law last
week i.et.-4, .....
.sBe It enacted. ETC.. That all pensions
which have been granted under the gen
eralslaw regulating pensions. or may
hereafter be granted in consequence OF
death from causes which originated in
the United States service during the war
Of the rebellion, or in consequences OF
-wouads, injuries or diseases received or
contracted in said service during said
war Of rebellion, shall commence from
the date OF discharge from said service
Of the person on whose account the
claim has been or may Hereafter be
granted, or from the termination Of the
right OF the party having prior title to
such pension; provided, the rate OF the
pension for the intervening time tor
which arrears of pensions are hereby
granted shall be the salne-per month for
which the pension Was first granted.
Sec 2. That the commissioner of pen
sioEs is hereby authorized and directed
to adopt such rules and regulations for
the. payment Of arrears OF pensions
| hereby granted, as it will be necessary
to be caused to be paid to such pension.
ers, or, ii the pensioners shall have
died, to the person or persons entitled
to the same, all such arrears of pension
as,the pensieper may be, OR would have
been entitled to under this act.
| Sec 8. That section 4,717, revised
statutes, which provides that no claim
for pensions not prosecuted to success
tul Issue within five years from the date
of filing the same shall be admitted
without record evidence from the war ol
navy department of tine injury or dis
| ease which resulted in the inability o.
death OF the person on whose accoun
the claim Is made, provided, that in an,
case on which the limitation prescribed
by this section bars further prosecution
Of the claim the claimant may present
through the pension Office OF the adju
tant-general OF the army or surgeon
general of the navy, evidence that tn
disease or injury or disability or dealt
of the person on whose accounts tn
claim is made, originated in the servic
and in the line OF duty, and if such evl
dences are deemed satisfactory to til
/ officer to whom it may be submitted h
shall cause record Of the fact so prove
to be made. and copy OF the same t
be transmitted ts the commissioner q
pensions. and the bar to the prosecutio
of the claim sha thereby be removed
and the same thereby repealed.
Sec 4. No claim agent or other pei
son shall be entitled to secure any CON
i pensation tor service in making apple:
ton tor arrears OF pensions.
Sec. 5. That all acts or parts Of act!
SO far as they may conflict with the pre-
visions in this acs, be, and the same
hereby repealed" r-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

When the first attempt was made to
manufacture porcelain in this country,
sixty years ago. the result was con-
slant succession of failures. The Eny-
lish workmen employed By the Phiia-
delphla manufacturer was bribed to spoil
the wares in preparing and placing them
in the kiln. HIS discharge was follow.
ed by immediate success, and since that
date steady advance has been made in
the quality and diversity of porcelain
anu pottery manufactures. We used to
import all our fine specimens from Great
Britain. but within the last few wears
the Industry has been 30 extended and
improved that tho English trademark
wi before long entirely disappear from
our table ware.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

With solemn stroke and slow,
The great clock strikes the blow
That seals the closing yesri
And while the hollow sound
Sweeps all the city round.
Falls many u sigh and tear.
Tears for some precious dead.
Signs Ger some treasures fed,
Both from the breaking heart!
'Oh thou relen ntless year,
To what far distant sphere
Dost thou from earth depart ?'
Ispake, and thought to trace
The lying years wild race,
By modern lore or art.
The dead year answered not
And backward fell my thought,
To pierce me like dart.
But at my side see
The young years majesty,
Flushed with the mornings dawn.
'Tell me thou year," cry,
How dost thou prophssy2
What lot for me hast drswnP"
To my low cry he said:
Lift up thy dropping head,
Nor let wild fear dismsy.
..Tor while may not tell
What IN my months may dwell,
This may kindly say:
"Hows'er thy life may run.
With prizes lost or won,
Peace give thee to-day
Then from the far-of sky
Fell forth some ANGELS cry,
In fading Christmas lay:
'Glory to the King new born,
Glory TO the New Years morn,
Peace to the world to-day"
''To-day, but how Tomorrow
Has that its cup Of sorrow 81
t. But all the year would say, -
Lifting his young wings to soar:
Il can tell no more. no more
Peace be to thee to-day"
Fe.a-. lrs- -[Bsthppo pu@sll,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
A VALUABLE ACRE.
From the Practical Farmer. I

One of our readers sends US the tol
lowing clipped from his local paper, and
asks ..who can beat itp' "Mr. Matthias
Weilendorf. OF ST. Mary's Elk county
Pa I. has an acre OF ground from which
he this year produced l5O bushels OF
turhips, ITO bushels of potatoes, 60
bushels OF corn, Ii bushels of beans and
two loads ofqpumpkins. The turnips at
40 cents a sbpshel. are worth $50; the
corn at Is cents. $40; the beans at So,
$S; and the pumpkins at 81 u load, S4,
which makes y grand total OF 5000 Us
the proceeds OF one acre."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
Vick9s Floral Guide,

A beautiful work of 100 Pages, One CoIored
Flower Plate, and 300 Illustrations, with de-
scrlptions of the best Flowers and Vegetables,
and how to grow them. All for q FIVE CENT
STAMP. In English or German.
The Flower and Vegetable Garden, l72 Pages
Six Colored Plates, and many hundred Engrav
inss. For so cents in paper covers; 81 % In
elegant cloth. In German or English.
Fick's Illustrated Monthly Magazine - 81
Pages, Colored Plate in every number and
many fine Engravings. Price, 81 25 year
Eve copies for s. 90. Specimen numbers SEM
for 10 cents.
Nick's Seeds are the best In the world Send
FIVE ChNTs ST.MP tor FLORAL GUIDE, con.
tanning List and Prices, and plenty of info rma.
ton Address, JAMES WICK.
Janiff Rochester, n. Y.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

The fa,le'e,s wreath that glory twInes
Around the war-scarred hero'5 brow.
May well inspire the poets lInes;-
We need Il holier emblem now "a
To deck the brow of him who stood . r.
BY our 0wn sons on fields Of blood.
We bring eur boundless wealth Of love,
And tears for those who fighting fell,
And prayers for blessings from above
More precious than our words can tell;
Love, tears and prayers, all these We bring
We have no richer Offering.
Take these our gifts. for vain are words.
And silence best belts our frame.
In sitter years the Tyres sweet chords
w Ill echo to our her0's name;
And bards will call him good and great
A noble pillar OF the state.
Richmond, No. Feb. lst, A. D.. 1910.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
MAYHEM.
Health very good.

0ealtu very Soou'
Itis said that the West house will soon
be hotel
Hense Lale is reported to be low with
pneumonia. r-.1s at.E -=-a .---r fH
" Bro. Clemens has been conducting a
meeting at Hebron.
MIR. Snowden has just completed a
large carpenter shop in new town. 81
Uncle Billy Whltsett is getting well.
Ben. Winsor and o. NJ. Bullard are
preparing to build residences in town. x
Reuben Puckett will build a dwelling
at the west end as soon as spring opens.
We have found "Girls" out. She is
an unmarried lady, just turned sixty.
with temper soured by age and dlsap-
pointment. She lives principally upon
pepper sauce. and ii she was to get mad,
Boys" cuticle wouldn't hold shucks.
Better quit while you feel well, Bub.
Our barber shop fourished until a
"jour'' made out and tried to collect the
following bill: To shaving. 25 cents; to
cutting hair. 25 cents; to washing neck
and ears. SO cents; to sprrnkling drops
out'n bottle. 10 cents. Then an indig-
nant public withdrew its countenance.
The late exhibition given by Prot.
Jones school, was. In every way. per-
feet success. There was not failure
IN the entire programme, and the ease
and self possession shown In act ing the
various parts, was proof of thereugh
culture and training. Many of the reci-
tations were finely rendered and very
| interesting. We shall not specially COM
| ment upon any; and congratulate both
teacher and pupils upon their fine dis
play, and hope they will keep their
bright record up. s
1t there is anything of which the west
enders are justly proud, it is their new
livery and feed stable. The want OF
suitable accommodations tor their tired
beasts had long been felt, so west ender
determined to build stable that should
be stable, and expense was not to be
regarded. Down there when they say a
thing they mean it. and material was
got together, and stately structure
erected, SO warm and comfortable that a
horse was just bound to dream that he
was in clover up to his eyes. And then
it looked well, and added new beauty to
the pretty town. OF course west end
was proud. Well, a few days ago, there
came blow from the northwest. 1t had
not that gyratlng motion so character.
istic Of your real twister, but was just a
stiff breeze that passed over DR.. Clark.
sons corn field. There must have been
a weak place in the stable; 1t fell, and
CONSERVATION seized upon the little
town. Just for moment, though. A
horse that In the flush times of '66 was
considered cheap at 81 900, was founder
ing in the debris of the fallen building
Strong arms came to the rescue, anC
the noble relic was saved. Now, wha
did they do? Did they conclude to wai
till springP No; plans and specifications
were made. and in less than two dayl
that stable was standing stately and coy
as before. And old Roslnante lean!
against the stall, and munches straw
with as much zest as in &c, when b,
dined on oats. and was groomed thre,
times day. And now, when Ton
Puckett. Butts, Brown and the rest Q
messenger, they can point each other It
the structure. and remark. did yol
ever see the beatp" JEEMs
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
BE CAUTIOUS.

THE manufacturers OF the New Home Sewing
i Machine write ne under date Of November
22ud that there are imitation mach mes out, and
for the good and protection OF buyers, will say
that the company employs one, beside
myself, to represent the genuine machine in this
county. l hope this will be sufficient warning
thing genuine, write and get my cash terms,
which are as low es the lowest.
ATREe G. u. BIRD,
dec7u Lexington or 1s. RpDs, No.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

The congressional committee on In.
dians bave agreed to recommend the
enactment OF laws which shall provide,
% For the establishment OF United
States court in Indian Territory, to pos
sess both criminal and civil jurisdiction.
(2) That all Indians compris ng The
Five Nations" shall be made citizens OF
the United States amenable to the Fed.
eral laws, and competent to serve on
iurles ct the United States courts, &C.
t3) That the lands now held in common
be divided and held in severalty, but in
alienable for Il limited term OF wears.
The subcommittee do not at present re-
commend the establishment by congress
of u regular territorial government for
these Indians, but provide merely that
they shall be entitled to representation
by delegates.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

'tAt Shoreditch. England, the ether day
n shopkesper sued a gentleman tor f2
los. and the defendant said nothing, but
when the case was called in court pro-
duced receipted bill that the trades
naa had to admit was genuine. He
complained that the defendant shou d
have produced the receipt before instead
of allowing the case to 60 TO trial. and
the Judge said "the defendant had acted
strictly within his right, but he doubted
whether the want ot2 courtesy displayed
was at all commendabie. Under the
circumstances the defendant. was TO
blame and he must pay the costs. sn
7i o. l,-----t~s-- 10
A person more remarkable for inquis-
itlveness than good-breeding-one of
those who, devoid of dellcacy and reck-
less of rebuff, pry into everything-took
the liberty to question Alexander Dumas
rather closely concerning his genealcgi-
cal tree. "You are quadroon, Mr..
Dumasp" he began 81 am SIR" re-
Iplled Mr.. Dumas, whoShsd seen enough
not to be ashamed Of = descent he could
not conceal. '..And your father ?" 1..Was
a mulatto." '.And your grandfather ~
"a negro" hastily answered the dra-
matist, whose patience was waning.
sAnd may L inquire what your great
grand father WASP" IAN ape. sir!''
Numbered Dumas, with a ferceness that
made his impertinent tinterrogator shrink
into the smallest possible compass-"au
ape, sir-my pedigree commences where
yours terminates" ,t- -r4.z4 ~a IL
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
THE pEstRTEp HEARTH"

The uEStRItD HEARIH.
BayArd Taylor wrote an exquisite little poem
entitled THE Deserted HEARTH We repro
ducG IT. .-..-
The rain sobbing on the world,
The house is dark. the hearth is cold,
And stretching drear and ashy gray
Beyond the cedsrs lies the bay. ....
Ny ncighbor ut the window stands,
His youngest b~by In his hands,
Another seeks his tender kiss,
And one sweet woman crowns his bliss.
j gaze upon the dreary wild:
have no wife, have no child, ....
There Is no fire upon the hearth,
~ And none TO love me on the earth.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

On the 9th Of October. 1854. Mr..
George + Walker of Santa Clara. CAL.
80. William Hood note. secured
'os,ss k.ortgage. for 81 $50 at six months {;
fntsresl at the rate OF per cent. per
month, to be compounded and added to
the principal if not paid at the end OF
each month Mr. Walker went to Mex
leo before the nore came due. and when
he returned few weeks ago his credi-
tor sued HIM and got judgment Tor
50. 900, 900. -......-.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

Ii the characters oi all our young
me stood AS high as their shirt-collars
the community would present better
aspect.-(Syraouse Times.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

Beautiful faces are those that wear
1t matters little if dark or fair
Whole souled honesty printed there.
Beautiful eyes are those that show,
Like crystal panss where hearth fires glow,
Bi aatiful thoughts that burn below.
Beautiful lips are those whose words
Leap from the heart like songs OF birds,
Yet whose utterance prudence girds.
Beautiful hands are those that do &.
Work that is earnest and brave and true,
Moment by moment the long day through.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to and fro
Down lowliest ways, ii God wills 1t SO.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseess burdens of hsmely care
With patient 81 ace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lives are those that bless
Silent rivers of happiness,
Whose hidden fountain but few may guess,
Reautiful twilight, at set of sun,
Beautiful goal, with race well won,
Beautiful rest, with work well done.
Beautiful graves. where grasses creep.
Where brown leaves fall. where drifts lie dee
Over worn out hsnds-oh, beautiful sleep!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
Rev. Alphonsus 2. Pellitier aged fo

Rev. Alphonsus P. Pellitier.aged for
ty-three, dropped dead while performing
a marriage ceremony. in New York
City, at the church of ST. Francis Xavier.
1t is said that when E. b. Ward, ei
Detroit, died he was worth $4,000, 900,
but somebody contested the will, and
the estate has now been declared lnsol-
vent.
"Pants for S5 ?" said seedy-looking
man. reading sign in the window Of q
clothing store he was passing. $50 do
|, never painted so tor SIS in all my
life. p Cincinnati Saturday Night.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15
DON'T STOP MY PAPER.

Don't stop ny paper printer,
Don't strike my name OF, yet:
You know the times are stringent.
And dollars hard to ger:
But tug little harder s..,
Is what mean to do,
And scrape tho dimes together,
Enough for me and you.
can't afford to drop
Gnd 1t doesn't pay
To do without a paper.
However others may
Ihave to ask my neIghbors
~ To give me theirs on loan;
Ihey don't just say, but mean II,
Why don't you have your own7
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-15

Two weeks Of opera cost the people
Of Chicago at least 100000. Hard
times come again, no more