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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
A FREAK OF NATURE.
A Boy whose One Side is Growing
Faster Than the other.
[From the Akron (o.) Beacon.l J

[From the Akron (O.) Beacon.]
In our report Of the medical meet
ing held in this city week ago,
brief mention was made of what
might properly be called q human
phenomenon, ,or as DR. .Pixley ,oi Penn
sylvania, termed it, "curious freak
OF nature" A child = years old, OF
healthy parents and sound organiza-
ton in every respect, had from birth
up to this time showed All unequaled
development in its two sides from
head to foot.
With q view of reporting the case
to some medical Journal, the doctor
brought the boy to this city Tuesday
to have him photographed as well as
the profession an opportunity to
make careful examination OF
the boy and exact measure
ments of the two sides. AS result
Of the comparison of the two sides il
was found that the left arm is II
inches longer than the right I; left leg
nearly an inch longer than the right ;
the circumference of the left thigh 81
inches greater than that of the right,
and the left half of the chest 7.8
inches greater than the right. The
little fellow has always enjoyed the
best of health, is bright and intelli-
gent and has equally good control OF
the two sides with a small majority
of strength in the larger limbs. Medi-
cal literature reveals nothing like it
in the most important particulars,
though several cases somewhat sim.
liar have been published. In those
| cases, however, the cause was ap.
parent, being due either to disease
or injury of the person or of the par
ents while in this there seems to be
no satisfactory explanation of the
anomaly. For such II noticeable
effect there certainly must be q cause
and upon this point there is plenty ol
ground for the pathlogist to theorlze
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
WORLDLY PRl pE.

o. why should the spirit OF morta! be preudr
The feeble wrap the athletic in his shroud.
Young.
Thysell but dust. thy stature but q span Prior.
How Insignificant is mortal man n.-kiik White
How fading are the Joys We dots upon.
John Morris.
We make the grave our bed. and then are gone
Blair.
Watts.
-Joaquin Miller.
There's no contsntment In a world like this.
Begsars enjoy. where princes oft do miss.
Robert Greene.
Mans Yesterday may never be like his morrow
For days ofjoy ensue sad nights of sorrow
-Quarles.
Think not too meanly Of thy low estate.
They also serve who only stand and wait
Milton.
Honor and shame from no condition rise.-Pope
The man forget not though In rags he lies.
-Akenside.
And oh. believe me. who have known it best.
Maiden.
LIS not III Hofthi 10 coinmanu succcs3
Addison.
Ye cannot know what ye have never tried.
-Bulwer.
What fstes impose that man mus, needs abide.
Shakespeare.
Free Will is but necessity in play.-Baily.
10 which the gods must yield and We obey.
Fletcher.
Mans bnt the toy Of an omniscient power.
A schoolboy's tale, the wonder OF an hour
Byron.
Grasp not ut much, for fear thou loscst all.
One statesman rises on another's fall.
! -R. Bronze.
But wild ambition loves to slide. not stand.
Dryden.
Tho steps of its ascent are cut In sand,
| Robert Millhouse.
| All, tool, to exult in glory SO vain -Beattie.
| How little OF llie's scanty span may remain.
Burns.
Honor's tho darling. but OF one short day
Sir H. Wotton
For the fashion of this world passsth away.
| New Testament.
| Mrs Sigourpey
A sacred burden Is this lie 20 bear
Frances Kimball
The good begun by thee shall onward dow.
Carlos Wilcox.
AS falls the tree, So lies it, So shalt thou
Death is the port where all may refuge Ind.
Earl OF Sterling.
UnenVied, unmolestsd, ,unconnned. .-Goldsmlt
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

Dear Rural:-There are few .hus.,
bands who seem TO realize how much
their wives happiness depends upon
them-how they are cheered by an
encouragingWord or cast down. by
an angry look or word of complaint.
Husbands, do not make slaves Of your.
wives, aud make them feel as though
you only valued them for their work.
DO not find fault with what they do.
Ii everything is not done just as you
would like to have it, remember that
she may have more to do than she
can possibly do we'll. So do net be;
cross or impatient about it. When
sick, treat her kindly and give her q
large amount of love aud sympathy.
Do cheerfuliy all that is needed In
the way of medicine or help. Be
carefal not to let her feel as though
it is burdensome to you. How grate-
tul she will be aud how much sooner
she will recover than If neglected.
Take her from home as often 90 pos.
sibie, anu if you cannot accompany
her on visits to the neighbors, en-.
courage her 10 60. Nothing will
wear out woman's life so quick as
continually drudging from morning
| WI Noy 0ssSA VOL ouA W00A
after week. It is much harder on
her than you, because you have the
fresh air to breathe, while she must
continually breathe the. hot, poison.
Gus air of the Kitchen. You can do; Q,
great deal more than you think
toward encouraging her to 60 visit
ing. You say to her: "Jennie, am
going down to Mrs. KS this morn
ing; put Oh your bonnet aud 60 down
ami spend the day, and will be after
you this evening" "But, your din.
ner." "Oh, never MUD that" you
say, 81 can live on bread and butter
for one day" Or you may~.:
"Jennie, l am going ln-town In the
morning: you bad better 20 aud
spend the day with Mrs. H." How
muc better she will feel for having
spent day away from wsrk. and
how much more she can do the next
day.
No woman can be happy and be
shut within the four walls of the
Kitchen, with nothing to think OF but
work, work, work from morniDG
till night, the same thing over and,
over again, with no change and no
rest. Mark how fast che grows old.
She will be nearly broken down In
five or ten years. be as old at thirty
as she ought to be at tifty A. B,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
FERNANDO WOOD.

Fernando Wood was not an old
man, as public life goes, for Mr.. Glad
stone is three years his senior, aud he
entered parliament nine years before
Mr.. Wood, forty years ago, entered
congress. Yet 1t shows how quickly
q generation passes away that only
four colleagues of Mr.. Gladstone in
his first parliamentary experience
now survive, aud that if any of Mr..
Woods colleagues of 1841 are living
beside Justice Clifford. Robert e.
Winthrop and John Mckeon. they
must be living III an obscurity like
death. Of the thirty-tive New York
members who were in the succeeding
congress only Hamilton Fish and
Henry c. Murphy are living. Every
United States senator of that period
has "jolned the majority" This is
not so remarkable, because SENATOR
must be thirty years old-and is gem
orally much older-when chosen :;
while representative may be elected
when twenty-five years of age. 1t
was All eventful congress in which
young Fernando Wood made his
debut. 1t was whig congress, too,
succeeding three strong democratic
administrations, and the democratic
party Ill the house was in a minority
of thirty-five. l. met under impos-
sible promises to remedy "hard
times" and to find itself, within one
month after it had been requested to
assemble by the proclamation Of
President Harrison, complicated with
the message of another, President
Tyler. which was very different in
it's aims and views from the message
which that congress had expected TO
act upon. Indeed, the whole history
OF the twenty-seventh congress is so
interesting that it is to be hoped
that either Mr.. Winthrop or Mr.. Nc
keon-who seem to have the rest of
the century still before them-may
write it. Que peculiar index to
Mr.. Woods political career aud meth
dds exists i'll the record of his first
congressional act-which was in the
very midst of exciting debates. This
was call upon the state department
for the correspondence as to the Irish
men who during the then recent
Canadian rebellion had been sent as
political convicts to Van Diemeu's
Land. From that day to his deatl,
Mr.. Wood never seems to have los,
the political confidence of Irish.
AmerlCaus,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
THE POETIC SIDE OF PIe-KILLINa
IFrom the Londo. .Graphic.l

IFrom the London Grsphic.l
Poetry has net been forgetful Of pigs.
The Homeric heroes feasted on chimes,
Emeus had twelve huge pigsties, in
each of which snored ;'fifty earth-couch-
ing sows," while outside (their num-
bers much lessened by the appetitss OF
the ''godlike wooers" who perpetuslly
ordered pork tor dinner) where three
hundred and sixty boars. The poet
beautifully renders the horrid cries Of
the herd in one famous line (Od. XIV,
412), when "Unutterable was the
screaming of the pigs. settling down to
Sleep"
Homer. at all events. could find mu-
sic in pigs grunts. Nay, he did not
even shrink from describing the killing
OF one. And experts will notice that
he kills it in the way which is most rec
commended at present by all humane
ming the creature and stopping that
dreadful outcry which accompanies the
rough and ready unscientific method of
Lincolnshire villages. He makes his
pig killer stand up and smite his victim
with huge log OF oak which he had
cleft, and then-mark the simplicity OF
the epic with regard to the poor pig
|-"his life left him''-not a word moro
I'D. AS 426).
Nor has Virgil deemed the killing of
q SOW unworthy of his hero and his
polished verse. We can yet hear the
creature grunt in the monosyllable end
ing of the line.
Candida per silvam cum fetu concolor aibo
Procubuft virldique in littore conspicitur sus.
(En. viii. s3.)
Was it that he might not be outdone
by his masters that the laureate drag.
ged "the groaning SOW" up to the col
lege tower, az he tells the story in
walking to the Mall2"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
WAGES AND, COST OF LIVING. IN
.ts CHINA. "a.
From the San Francisco Bulletin ]

CFrom the San Francisco Bulletin ]
There have been many books writ
ten on China, from the time of Able
Hue TO the present. But most OF
them have been too general 10 pre-.
sent any precise idea Of the actual
conditions in that vast empire. Re-
cent official observation has, how.
ever, done much to clear away the
mists which obscure real life. Most
of the trades which we have are car
ried on in the tralfFfowery land.
There are there 1. the traditional
"butcher, baker. and candle stick
maker" But there is popularity
which is not found in civilizations.
The artist obtains no higher rewards
than the ordinary craftsman. There
appears to be a dead, level for al, who
work with hand or finger. A master
workman in any of the trades in
China gets So per week, or $156 per
annum. But the workman only get
half that remuneration 81 so per
week, or $78 per annum, is the
average rate. and ii is not every
work. man who can obtain it. Young
sters or women get 80 cents per week,
or $26 per annum. 1t will be observ-
ed that these are the wages paid in
the higher walks of art and mechan-
les. There is only one class of oper-
ativcs who are more handsomely re-
warded. Gold and silver smiths do
a little better, Tho silk reeler or
spinner sometimes gets from 81 to So
per day, because the silk has to be
reeled off the cocoons in a given time,
aud, rs u consequence, the work has
to be prosecuted day aud night.
Consul Denny, at Shanghai, thus
figures out the expenses, per annum,
OF living in connection with the COM
pensalion specified
For ooa sSra NHs'er 70 For FSs qsoa wo.kman
For clothing. L For clothing 49,. 49,. 5
The same authority adds: "The
master generally lives at the work
shop, where he has, perhaps, two
rooms, beside a place to cook in.
The household furniture may be esti-
mated at form 800 to $50. The
ordinary workman, if married, will
share small house with a friend
and occupy one room, and have ac-
cess to the kitchen. He may live
with his parents, i'll which case his
earnings go to the common fund,
Under such circumstances, $40 to Sl5
will cover the value OF the house,
hold furniture" We have no form
of Chinese life in California, except
in very rare cases, which cores
ponds to that which is here portray
ed. There are only a few Chinese
families in this city. Nearly all the
Chinese are male adults without any
family ties or connections, at least
i'll this country. But we get a glimpse
of that peculiar state OF things i'm
China also. Consel Denny further
says that if the Chiua,nam is ga bach
elor. and away from his family. he
will either sleep at his EMPLOYERS
for consideration, or stay with / a
friend; in either case his whole in.
vehtory consists of a box with his
clothes aud his bedding" This is a
complete portrait OF the Chinaman
in California. lie is got up in light
marching order.
But the common laborer, whether
IN field or kitchen, does not get any.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

thing like the wages of the skilled
artisan. The farm laborer, during
harvest time, gets. beside his meals
worth about 10 cents-from 10
cents to Is cents II day, or from 20
cents to ST. O5 a week. He can be
hired by the month for from 81 to ~.
Ii he gets permanent employment. he
is willing TO accept $12 per annum,
with board and lodging. If he works
for shorter terms, so cents o month
will suffice for house rent, and ~
per annum will keep his wardrobe
in repair. But there is grade be.
low these free laborers known as
coolies. who are often glad to work
for cantc hnv
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

The following deeds, conveying fee
simple titles, were fled in the Office OF
tho recorder for the week ending Satur-
day. February 10. 1881.
j. d. CONNER, Recorder.
Herman Klingenburg to John Kar-
meyer, 10 acres, section 10. township
4S. range "a, 300.
4. Taubman to James j. Wright, 40
acres, sec "a, twp. 40, r. 76, 81 900.
George Osborne to Axel and r. w.
Page, ITO acres, secs. IL and 20, twp.
~, r. 25, $2,2 200. ,
Lexington Turn-Versin to Nancy A.
Fritz. lot north of block 36, Lexington,
500.
Frederick Duensing to Henry Wehrs,
6s acres, secs. 20 and 10, twp. 4S. r. "a,
$3.50.
Henry Westerhouse 10 Henry Feline,
lot IL, block E, Concordia, $50.
Peter Uphouse to Henry Feline, lot IL,
block E, Concordla, $l05.
Pres. 8. Whitsett, by administrator,
to Thomas j. Whitsett, IT'S acres, sec.
Is. twp. 48, r. 27. $l,4S5.
Peter HI. Brand to Trustees German
Lutheran church, Higginsville, 1-2 acre,
sec. z, twp. 40, r. 25, (burying ground)
81.
w. L. Matthews to Mary L. Mat.
thews, lot Is, block 13, Odessa. 5000.
Henry Hader to John G. Hader, SO
acres, sec. l, twp. 40, r. SO, $7.125.
William Chambers to James H. Nc.
Donald, 20 acres. sec. %, twp. 4s, r. 26,
$155.
Nancy Fritz to Martha J. Utt. lot
north of block Sc, Lexington, $3.50.
r. II. Searcy to T. W. Murray, lot 6.
block 20. Odessa, $500.
Jas. w. Waddell to Andrew Ramey
part of the Andrew farm, $268.
J. d. Conner to Ernst Sellmeyer, 81
acres, sec. 8. twp. so, T. %. 81, 200.
Robert Puckett, by sheriff. Sarah E
Pickett. 25-100 acres. sec. "a. twp. 81
r. 27, ad. to Lexington, 1854 68.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
BRAIN WEIGHTS.
tNaturs.l

The weight of the human brain.
according to a recently publish6ti
work by the eminent Munich snato-
mist, Professor Bischoff is on IN
average 1,362 grammes for man and
1,2l9 grammes for woman. The dfY.
ference between the average brsiii.
weight of man aud woman thhS
amounts to 14S grains or 1850 per
cent. The brain-weight of mansex
ceeds that of all animals except the
elephant (4,500 grains) and the larger
Cetacce (2.50O grains). The brsln-
weight of the largest ape is hardly .
third of mans. Professor RischoG
has worked with q considerable
amount of material his data cos
prise the weights Of brain Of $50
men and 347 women.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
THE CHRONICLE OF THE CID.
For the Intelligencer.

FOR tne lntellSSnCer.
The very words Spain and the Cid
are inseparably connected in many
minds. With the country and its past
history is associated the image of the
hero. yet there is something almost
mythical in the story of the famous war
rior. and not few readers involuntarl-
ly class tho Spanish champion with Her.
cules and Odin. But the Cid is as real
a character in history as Charlsmasne,
and his life is part, and an important
part, of his csuntry's record.
The "Chronicle OF the Cid" from
which most OF our knowledge OF him is
drawn, is not regular epic poem. 1t
is collection Of rhymed stories, written
by different authors. and at different
times, but placed In regular order with
in fifty years alter the death of the hero.
The chief writer's were two pages. or
squires, who fought under the great
CAPTAIN in their youth, and employed
their old age in recording the victories
Of their leader. Other writer's have ad-
ded various episodes and the whole
chronicle became popularity known in
Spain early in the twelfth century-a
hundred and itty years before Dante
wrote his "Divine Comedy" The chron-
icle 10 one OF the earliest efforts OF the
Spaniards, in a language which arose
out of the blending of Romance Latin,
Gothic and Arabic. Though simple,
and even somewhat barbarous, the dia-
lect is easily read by any one who un-
derstands modern Spanish, and is not,
by any means, destitute of strength,
picturesqueness or pathos. The style
and rhythm may be seen in the following
quotation-the translation keeps the
measure OF the original:
"Merced. ay Rey Sena! por amor de caridad,
| La renema major non Sc me puede olvidar.
Odyme toda Ia cort, pesevOs de mio NAL"
"Jnetice and mercy. King and Lord! beseech
l have II grievance lett behind, which nsthinc
| can eface.
| Listen, all present in the court; attend and
| judge my cause"
These lines are taken from the de.
scription OF the grand court of Justice,
convened at Toledo. to judge between
the Cid and his sonsin-law. The met.
rical chronicle has been verified by col.
lation with acknowledged records, and
may be received as a part OF regular
Spanish history. The translations into
English by Southey and others have
kept the spirit OF the original. and even
the rhythm and cadence. From these
sources connected account of the re-
nowned hero can be traced.
Roderigo de Laynez, son OF Don Die
go, was born at the castle OF Biyar, two
leagues from Burgos, in the year 1926
His father was noble. and his mothe,
was descended from the counts OF Cas-
tile, but the family had been lmpover
lshed, and continued poor, until the con
quests OF the son brought riches as wei
rs lame into the house. The name O
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
the OLD YEAR AND TINE NEW
JOHN q. SAKE.

Goodbye, old year. can but say,
Sadly SEQ thee passing away;
Passing away with the hopes and fears.
The bliss and pain, the smiles and tears.
That come to Us, all in the years.
Goodbye. old year. Little, indeed,
Thy friendly vsice we were won't to heed
Telling US, warning US, every day:
Transient mOrtals. work and pray;
You. like me, are passing away"
Goodbye, old year. Whatever may bs
The sins and stains thou has chanced to see
Consider. o, year, to purge the same,
And wash away the sin and shame.
Whilst thou vert passing Christmas came.
Goodbye. old year. With words Of grace
Leave us to him who takes thy place;
And say, old year, with the new,
For much, ween. have they yet to de-"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
CLEANSE Nc FIRES.
ADELAIDE A. PROCT0R.

Let thy gold be cast in the furnace.
Thy red gold, precious and bright;
Do not fear the hungry fire,
With its caverns of burning light;
And thy gold shall return more precious,
Free from every spot and stain;
For gold must be tried by fire,
As the heart must be tried by pain.
In the cruel fire of sorrow
Cast thy heart; do not faint or wall;
Let thy hand be drm and steady.
Do not let thy spirit fail;
But wait till the trial 10 over,
And take thy heart again;
For as gold il tried by fire,
So heart must be tried by pain.
I shall know by the CLEAN and glitter
OF the golden chain you wear,
By your hearts calm strength In loving
or the fire they have had to bear.
Be It on, true heart, forever,
Shine bright, strong golden chain;
And bless the cleansing Are,
And the furnace of living pain.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

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PIMPLES on a LADY'S FACE
or a strained joint on q Horses Leg.
The agony produced by Burn or scald;
modification from Frost bites; Swell.
ings from Strains; the tortures Of
Rheumatism; Crippled for life, by
some neglected accident: a valuable
horse or Doctors Bill may ali be
saved from
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

"Why dear little girl,' we exclaimed ID
the other day, seeing one of our little
friends with her head tied up, "have
you got the headachep" No" she an.
swered sweetiy. Else dot spit turl.''
News.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

She met him at the door and ushered
him in; then said, 1.-The weather has
changed rather suddenly" "Yes got
damp-quick! said he, and to this day
he cannot account tor her leaving the
room so unceremonlously, and the "old
man. appearing and conducting him
out
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
u. G. PHETZING,

TTORNEY.AT-LAW. Notary Public anu
/. A Real Estate Agent. 1 am prepared to oaer
SiIeral terms for advertising and seMing tafMss .s
rhe,ng connected with the Missouri ThalDote, Lne
only German paper published between Boonviiie
and Kansas City, Sedalia and 81. Joe. l can
Parties desiring to rent their farms can see lss
Of German tenants at my Office, over Mai1an9,s
store, Lexington, MO. 4sS.9{--
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26

Mrs. livermore is lcciuring on
GLOW Shall we Reach the Boys p''
This question can never be sntisfac-
torily answered uutil every saloon
has u telephone.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
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CEN AuR
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
FOR sALE,A SPLENDID STOCK
AND GRAIN FARM.

r OFFER L Or SALE MY FINEF FARM, a>
i Us | desue to GO into OtileI business, b
and desiie to state that 1t Is one of the tSA
best farms III the county. 1t consists of -
$50 acres, susceptible oil division into two farms
If desired IL 10 all under fence, except 40 acres
OF timber, and now in IA high state Of cutiva-
tion; line orchard. choice small fruits, good
buildings. ice house. carriage house, barns and
all necessary buildings ami improvements to
make 1t one of the most complete farms in La
fayctlc county. The dwelling house cvu... M
eleven room 8, and is II very substantial stri,ct-
ure. Autographs of this property can he had
on application 10 the undersigned, and may be
seen the man OF Lafayette county. Also q
brick hotel In Hlgginsyile. doing good bust
ne.s The above described farm is situated
three miles southwest of Higginsviile, the juno
tion Of the q. & A. and Lexington q SeoalIs
railroads, and four miles northwest of Aullville
juiy3tf H. HIGGINS. HigQinsvIlle, Mo.