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The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Boston Post: Embroidered crash is much
used for piano covers" says fashion ex-
change That makes a terrible sameness about
the instrument.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

"Show him an egg and instantly the air Is
full of feathers" says Col. Ingersoll, defining
a sanguine man.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

A MAN in Pennsylvania must have taken
lessons from the fusionist Governor of
Maine, if one may judge from the strictness
He is farm hand near Lebanon, and was
hired to plough a ten-acre field. His boss,
wishing to have him plow straight furrow,
directed his attention to a COW grazing in
an adjoining field, and told him to drive
directly onward her, On his return Haif an
hour later he found the COW had left her
place and was walking about, while the
bred man, in pursuit of her, was drawing
a zig-zag furrow all over the field.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Chauncey NJ. Depew told this story at the re-
cent New England dinner: In the Berkshire
hills there was funeral The woman who
mingles curiosity with pity was there with the
mourners. To the afflicted widow, in mel
ancholy voice, she said, "When did you get
your new eight day clock?" II amt got no
woman. s'Why, what is that in the corner?
Amt that an eight day clock?" persisted the
curious visitor. mo; that amt clock, that's
the deceased. We stood it on end in the cor
ner to make room for the mourners'.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Mr. Dorman B. Eaton's volume upon Civil
Service in Great Britain CNew York: Harper
Brothers: Portland: Loring, Short u Harmony
is bulky book, compiled at the cost of consid-
erable care and money, at the suggestion OF
Mr.. Eyarts 1t is a work in favor of the sys-
tenn so noisily advocated by certain set OF
Utopian political thinkers in the earlier days OF
President Hayes's administration (and oil
which they, concerning themselves but little
with the immediate interests Of politics, still
relate their dreams to each other). 1t is a
comparison, little appropriate or self-respect-
ing, of English politics with our own, and OF
course to the discredit of the latter. MIR.
Eaton declares by implication in his preface
that the political customs of the United States
are full of the abuses Of the worst days OF
English party politics, abuses from which
the sacred soil of Albion is now free. 1t
is volume full of the vague complaints,
the egotism of a minority, the fiat patriotism
of the set of men who think that the forma-
ton of a party is of itself an evil and dream
that any national good work can be done by
the scattered, detached efforts of individual
writers or speakers. There is no possibility of
affecting the course of nation so large and
made of population so enlightened as the
United States, except by well concerted move
ment of strong and honest men who have no
individual whims as to politics, but are ready
to act in view of the greatest good OF the
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Yonkers Statesman Young man to photog-
rapher:-"Are my pictures done?' Artist
''Let's see,' carefully scanning the young
mans face and then the photographs he holds
in his hand; whats the name?" Young Man
lin astonishment) )--"Jones, sir" Artist (hav-
ing discovered the name on themf-"Oh, yes;
these are YOURS
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Customer law want my-aw- NOUS
taches dyed" Artist--"Yes, sir-certainlyv,
sir-certainly, sir-brought 'em with you sir?''
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

Oil City Derrick: Scene at dinner; Young
Simpkins has been studying in vain on some
means of opening conversation with his fair
neighbor, far total failure--happy thought
he will ask her if she loves game-she will
say: Eyes; do you?"-he will answer: YES;
game of cards, ,'Eyoung lady will laugh at joke
and repeat to her neighbor, and Simpkins will
be smiled on. Simpkins asks the question
young lady says "No''-confusion of Simpkins,
and conversation ceases.
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

New York Commercial Advertiser; Brook
lyn school examination la mode-"Who is
the President of the United States?" Silence.
''Who is the present Governor of the State of
New York;" More silence. "Who is the
Governor-elect of the State of New York?''
Dead silence "Who won the last walking
match?" Chorus of nursing Presidents
"R-o.w-e-l-l %
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

DR.. Thomas Dunn English's Ballads, among
which many favorites in magazine literature
will be recognized, are published in Messrs
Harper's Half-Hour Series portland, Loring
Short & Harmony
The Portland daily press., 1880-01-10

The very, very latest is: "Oh gosfreeze your
teeth and give your tongue sleigh ride"
This is supposed to have reference to people
with red hot tongues.-Albany Journal.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
WELLINGTON.


Health good.
Business quite brisk.
The coal shaft under good Roadway.
The concerts, Thursday and Friday nights oil
last week. were u success. Following is the
programme:
Anthem-Misses Dora Eirtley. Cora Bates and
Bates, j. l.. LOckharl and Austin MAyne.
Cinderella, tableau-Misses Alice Richardson
Dora KirileY, MOliIe Price, Eva Terrell and
Messrs. II. L and Herbert Bates.
Instrumental solo. HOlian unrp-Miss Maud
Day.
Miss Cora Bates.
Quartette. Give Me My Own Native Isle
Messrs. Moore and Bates and Misses Bora Kfrt-
lev and Irene Bates.
Early Married Life, tableau-WIlliam Car
penter and Miss Irene Bates.
song. Wen Have to Mortgage the Farm-J
A. Moore. Mrs. Emison, Misses Dora Blrtley
and Irene Bates.
Music Lesson, tableau-Miss Eta Mahan. Jno
Nj, IRE, John Lockhart and Clarence Emisan.
Vocal Duet. What Are the Wild Waves Say
inK-MrS EmisOn and Miss Dora kirtIsy.
Faith. tableau-Mlss Cora Bates.
Quartelte. Speed Away-J. A. Moore. j. L.
i.ockhart, II. 4. Bates AMI Austin Mayne.
Quarteite. Sweet Night. be Calm-M.ssrs
Moore and Rates and Misses Kirtlcy and Bates.
Circassian slave Market. tabieau Misses
Richardson. Eta LOckha!t, Matte Duck, Ain.
nle Bailey. and M.ssrs. VIM. Carpenter, Her
bert and Luther Ente5.
Instrumental duet. Brannigan's Band-Miss-
es kIrt.ey and Day.
Recitation, Jrphtha's Daughter-Miss Mollle
Price.
b ,shful Tenn. tableau-Miss Maud Day and
Luther Bates.
Aud Lang Syne. in costume-By all.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., SATURDAY, MARCEL 81, 1880.

the homes of several of our young men, Friday
night of last week, and RECALLED them with en-
trancing strains of sweet music.
When SO many little leap year courtesies are
shown young men us our ladies show, surely
weddings ought to follow, and no doubt will, 10
judge from the rumors floating about.
understand that Rev. Father Lilly, of Lex
ington, eficiated ut the services held at the res
idence of Mr.. John Schuctz, last Sunday. the
church not vet being entirely completed.
Miss Matte Sparks, of Elmwood. Saline coun
ty, II pupil of the Baptist Female College, nj
Lexington, spent last Saturday with the family
OF Mr.. George Kennedy. her relatives. She
was on her way home on u visit.
The suggestion l made, some weeks since, i'll
regard to the dedication of what is to be our city
hall. is being agitated somewhat. and am
hopeful of being prepared to announce, ere
many weeks. that a grand concert will be given
Messrs. George NJ. Mountjoy, William L.
Steele and Frank Trigg. Of Lexington. were
here last week. The first mentioned gentleman
Is a candidate for collector, and his genial, TO-
vial manner and courteous bearing won for him
many friends.
A printing office is a curiosity shop to many
people, and numbers OF persons who WISH the
office of our little paper, the Advance, are sur
prised to see q lady type-setter. The lady Is
said to be, by those who know, rather a rapid
and correct compositor.
Hardly a day passes but what one or more
persons In the waiting room of the Chicago q
Alton depot rush hurrIedly out on the platform
when they hear the large bell OF The Thoma House
ringing, thinking it Is the train. When
they go back into the depot. it is at a more So
Der gAit-the baggage they carry being heavier,
ne doubt.
noticed. a week or two ago, that your mail
messenger had called on your correspondent al
Odessa, and informed him that the Intelligen-
Ger Intended to give that place a free pun soon
To Judge from the expressions of some Of oul
prominent citizens. the lntelllgencer has a host
of warm friends here, who seem to think HiS-
glnsville should also be pulled. having been ex-
tensively sneered at by one of the Lexington
papers-not the Intelligencsr. however.
ESKAv
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
Hie0INSVlLLE.

Born, recently. to the wife OF Mr.. Il. Wilmot,
Il boy.
We are proud of our mill, rs we have Just
cause TO be.
Our merchants are conf lenr of doing II good
spring trade.
The gay and gentle book agent was in town
last Saturday.
Born, to the wife of Mr.. P. Mcbride, on the
18th INST, u girl.
Mr.. William Knipmeyer has recovered from
his recent illness.
Born, to the wife of Mr.. w. II. Robinett, on
the 18th inst, u girl.
Last 5 iturday was u lovely day, and our mer-
chants had II good trade.
Miss Katie Houx has entirely recovered from
her recent attack of rheumatism.
One can get Il f~rst-rate meal at Mr.. Il. W.
GEnter's restaurant and star bakery.
Miss EsaulIe Hockeusmith has been visiting
in Saline county during the past week.
Mr.. L. Jackson. oil Aullyille, has located
here. and opened a lurge stock OF groceries.
Richard ~. Collins. ESD, was elected COM
mltteeman from this township, last Saturday.
Mr.. William Long, Of Lexington, passed
through lsre last Saturday, on his way to Aull-
vile.
Mr.. Charles K%nipmeyer has gone to st. Louis,
~
store.
There WAS a pleasant social gathering ut tn
residence OF Ar. q. h. Burns. on Russell street,
Thursday night.
There " ill be Il democratic me, ti..g here or
Saturday, April }, ut which several Of the can
sidates are TO make speeches.
.iigGipsv:le's population will be increased
naofe rapidly than many imagine. new corners
settling here nearly every week.
The Catholics will have a festival soon, the
proceeds of which will be applied to the COM
pletion and Improvement of their church.
hessrs. y. e. Layne Il Brother. livery men
have a stable full OF gond teams. Their charges
are reasonable. and they do Il good business.
Col. Frank NJ. Field, an old citizen OF this
neishbOrheod. died on Wednesday, March s5d.
Col. Field was about sixty years of age. ant
was highly esteemed by al.
! A serenading party Of young ladies' visite,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
SHERIFF,S SALE.
State to the use of Fulkerson

State to the use of Fulkerson
VS..
William p. Beck.
pI virtue OF an execution. issued from
ID the Office of the clerk of the circuit court
OF Lafayette county, Missouri, wherein the state
OF Missouri ut the relation and to the use OF
Pullman $. Fulkerson,. collector of the revenue
OF Lafayette county, in the state of Missouri,
is plaintiff, and against William L. Beck, to me
directed and returnable 10 the April term, lSsO,
of said court, l will, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1880,
between the hours of nine O'Clock In the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon OF said
day, and in front of the courthouse door, in
the city OF Lexington, in Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of the said circuit
court OF said county, sell publicly, by auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash In hand, all the
right, title, interest, claim and estate OF the sail
William Z. Beck, defendant in said execution,
In and to the following described real estate,
situate, lying and being in the county of Lafiy-
hall OF the southeast quarter of section seven
"a, in township f0rty-nine (i9) of range twenty
i've (2O the southwest quarter of the southeast
quarter OF section thirty-siX 1857 IN township
hulf Of lot four HJ. Old Lexington; the west
half OF lot nine 10Y, Old Lexington; a block of
land thiee hundred (30O) ieet square, situated In
Old Lexington, bounded on the north by Main
by Washington street, and on the west by Clark
street, rs the said streets and blocks appear
upon the plat OF said original town of LexIng-
ton. and being known as the courthouse square.
and dedicated by original proprietors OF said
town for public purposes. Also u strip OF land
north Of block thirty-fve (35), first addition to
City Of Lexington, and south of block 3D."
Anderson's addition to said city, and bounded
on the east by Poplar street, on the west by
Cedar street, rs SAID block and streets appear
upon the plat Of said addition and city.
Given under my hand, this 2sd day Of March.
1880. GEO. NJ. MOUNTJOY,-
inarch27td sheriff.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
Religious.

Rev. A. A. Moore will preach at Locust u
school house Tomorrow morning.
Rev. DIR. TalbIrd will preach at the Baptist
church Tomorrow morning and night.
Rev. L.. W. Pearce will preach ut Wellington
Tomorrow morning and evening at the usual
hour.
Elder w. r. Cunningham has returned from
Dent county, No., and will fill his appointment
Tomorrow ut Odessa.
Rev. Geo. l.. Leyburn will preach al the
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning anu
night ut the usual hours.
Rev. John Demand will preach Mt the German
Methodist church in this city Tomorrow night.
Sunday school in the morning.
Rev. George W. Walker will preach at the
Methodist f. church. South. tomorrow morn
ing and evening at the usual hours.
Daily services at the Catholic church, ~
O'Clock. a. m; Sunday services = anu IVA
o'clock. q. m, and IN O'Clock, p. M, Rev. }.
J. Lilly officiating.
Rev. l.. w. Pearce and w. 3. Cobb are hold
ing a protracted meeting at the school house In
the bottom above Wellington. Considerable
interest Is being manifested.
Services at the Christian church tomorrow
morning. Preaching by Elder Cogswell morn
Ing and night. Subject in the morning:
"a Review of the Seven Churches of ASIA
Evening, '.The Inspiration or Authority OF the
Scriptures.
There have been two services a day during the
past week ut the Episcopal church, and they
have been well attended. Easter services to-
morrow morning ut II O'Clock and afternoon at
4 O'Clock, conducted by the rector, Rev. A. T.
Sharpe. The church has been beautifully deco
rated.
The lafayette County Bible Society will hold
its annual session in the Baptist church, on
Sunday night, the 4th of April. DR.. Talbird,
president of the society, informs us that several
gentlemen have consented to enhance the inter-
est of the occasion by brief addresses. All are
invited and urged to attend.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
Strawberries are now abundant and
comparatively cheap in Charleston, S. C.
THE DEAD BODY.

From the EOrbOrne Independent
We learned from q reliable source that the
body found sewed up In q coffee sack, on a sand
har in the Missouri river about two weeks ago.
(inentiOn of which wss made IN our last is
slie) WAS recognized by an eye witness at the
corners inquest, as the body ola respectable
SINCE. Our Informant is confident that be
recognized at = glance the face Of an cid &C.
quaintancs, and perhaps q half dozen or a
dozen others present at the inquest claim to have
blance OF the same person. Although the ghouls
endeavOred to disngure their victim bsyend
recognition by scalpIDg the head and Clipping
the beard of, and divestlng the body of every
that the moment his eyes rested upon the body,
he recognized the face OF y former resident OF
this vicinity, and thinks thRt no one who had
ever seen the citizen referred TO could fail to
certain. the dead body was not the victim OF
foul play. but was evidently. . subject of the
dissecting table,, and those who ought to know
state thnt the body could not psssIbly have
fnated where it was found; and had evidently
WAS found under the bank OF the river in the
timber, in an unfrequented spot. and the tracks
OF rome wheeled vehicle were traced from the
where the dead body was discovered. showing
cnnclusiveiy that it bad been hauled to the spot
where found. Everything taken into considera-
t~ion-OHing to certain MYSTERIOUS movements
II certain anoccupied residence hereabouts, II
few weeks since, coupled with the fact that at
about the same time the team of u certain VEN
cradle gentleman was birsd by an old negro
man to do some special service one night, to-
gsther with other Mysterious psysEents-to
say the least, things look rather suspicious. An
investigation is in order, and We learn that the
matter will be sifted to the bottom, when some
startling Developments may be expected. We
fOrbear M until further DEVELOPMENTS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
QnESSA.

Born, to the wife OF Z. Il. Mattingly, March
p, Il boy.
Born, to the wife of Isaac Mann, in Washing
ton township, March 2, a boy.
The T.. Il a. have commenced their pond. 1t
will embrace about five acres.
Misses Anna Chamberlain and Fannie ireland
arc visiting Mrs. n. X. Henry.
j. W. Wilkening's tin shop has fallen into
line on the east side of Second street.
w. H Lay will soon make his delivery Of
fruit trees. Be ready for him, farmers.
All the business houses will soon be moved
from the north to the south side of town.
l.. R. Smith took In Mexico last week. He
says they read the Lexington Intelligencsr over
there.
DR.. johnson will remove his dental office to
tue rooms over j. w. Hlghtower's store. ON the
LIST prox.
DR.. Day, Of PittsvilIe, paid our town a visit
Tuesday. He has made arrangements to stop
here every Tuesday for the purpose OF treating
chronic diseases.
Henry Capper, of AdaIr county, and Mrs.
John Lay. of Knob NOster, are visiting Mrs.
Lay. Mrs. Lay had not seen her brother for
nearly twenty years.
Rev. George Leyburn, OF Lexington, is as
sisting Rev. B. NJ Hobson, of Mt. Hope, in a
u "SSttuS hlS ID ocldS utlu II liz
Gibbs Hall. They have attentive audiences ev-
cry night.
We had an interesting case In the mayors
court. last Monday. Stewart vs.. Clayborn,
colored. The verdict OF the jury was that Mr..
Clayborne's vest had been dislocated, but could
be reset at little cost.
One of Mr.. Simpsons sons. a young man
about 10 years OF age, while assisting in driving
home some mules from Chapel Hill, was dam
serousiy injured by being thrown from his
horse, producing conclusion of the brain. The
horse broke its back in jumping II ditch, which
was the cause OF the accident.
TIE store-room on the north side of town, for
merly occupied by II. B. Tunstall. is upon the
trucks, and will soon be moved to the east side
Of Second street, south Oft. w. Murray's drug
store. and will be occupied by DR.. Field and Mr..
Maxwell. rs a drug store, the latter from Cass
county, and the former from Knob Noster.
HPRJT
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
THEBURLINGFoN SOUTHWESTERN.

lFrom the X. e. Journal
be the next eastern Foad to reach Kansas City.
A gentleman prominently connected with that
road was in the city yesterday. sad from him q
the condition of that enterprise. The Bnrling-
ton 4 will be running into Kan
sas City before January l, 1881, the undecided
question being the route by which 1t will come.
The road now runs to Laclede on the Hannibal
& st. Joseph. aud ak different surveys between
been made on the north side OF the river. An
other plan is to ran south 30 Lexington, cross
there on u bridge, and come to ksGs2s City on
the south side. A decision will be made in y
few days end work commenced on one line OF
the other.
The Burlington 4 Southwestern also controls
Ingten. Lake 4 Gulf. from Lexington to Butler,
Bates county, and will build that Iins Ut once.
The grade is said 10 be in good condition and to
require but little work to prepare it Tor the ties
and iron. There is going 70 be quite a race be-
tween the B. & S. W. and Goula's line, theLsx-
lngton & Southern, which is to rGn ffu4 Pleas
ant Hill through Harrisonville and Butter to
Rich Hill, . point twelve miles south OF Butler,
where Mr.. Gould owns u large tract OF coal
land. The contracts Tor grading the Lexington
= Southern we're 10 have been let yesterday Ut
st. Louis.
While the Burlington 4 Southwestern people
claim that they have not deelt,sd which route
they will take from Laclede to Napsas City,
whether on the north or south side I the riyer,
it looks as if they hnd about decided to come by
way Of Lexington, on the south side, from the
fact that they declare their intention to build to
Butler from Lexington. II does not seem prob
able that they would abandon the project of
building to Lexington, and build o section on
the south side OF the river, having no connectI6,.
with the main line. II they build to Lexington
from Laeleds and construct . bridge there, they
| will hardly build another road on the Gorth side
and be obliged to pay big tolls for the use Of the
Il. & st. j: bridge. or expend u large sum 70, q
second bridge across the Missouri.
1t has been intimated that the Santa Fs 10
lacking the B. $S. W. in its efforts to reach
this city, and that the ssnta Fe 10 to use this road
Ms an eastern outlet when csGpletsd to This city.
The gentlsman who gave the reporter the other
information rel ated above was tntsrrog%tad with
while to deny it, but intimate that when theJ
reached here their relations with the Santa Fs
would no doubt be very frisudly.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-27
JUDGE BURDENS RESPONSE.

To J. Garland Webb, Geo. 3. Warren, Jesse
Cole. Richard Barley, Manviile 7. Buford.
Benz. G.. Chinn, j.. Il. Yancey, Joseph H.. Page.
John g. Elsea, Lewis A. Carthrae. Sam'l l..
Smith. James n. Jennings, James f. Downing,
John w. Oliver. r. Alex. H. Hill, VIM. NJ.
Whitsett, Noah Adams, Sam'l S. Lockhart,
Thomas B. Weaver, Henry Miller, Eng. C.
Ballard, Thomas Williams, John w. Waddell,
George Wilson. Jr., H. j. f. Ahrens, 10.
Hook, Fred Young. Frank NJ. Thomas and
Observation-Disclosures After mature consideration
of your kind and complimentary request that l
should become a candidate for the office Of
probate judge, and also that of many other earn
est friends from all parts of the county, 1 have
concluded that nay name may be used as such
candidate, subject to the action of the democrat
ic primary election. This is the last tine l will
be Il candidate for any office, and let the result
be as it may 1 shall always hold In grateful re-
membrance the generosity of 4 magnanimous
people, who have so often honored me as their
public servant. Very respectfully yours, &C.,