davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
WANTING A DIVORCE FROM HIS SON
tFrom the Little Rock Gazette j


Ben Mullet, u colored man who cul-
tivstes cotton and drinks whisky,
came to Little Rock yesterday, and
finding the United States judge, said :
"Pse got piece OBJ business for yer
ter trausack."
"Well," replied the judge, "pro.
ceed."
"I'se arter divorce"
81 have very little to do with such
cases, "but why do you wish to sever
the ties which bind you to COM
panion who, in all probability, il
much too good for you ?'
Cease L can't get along wild him,
jedge."
"Him2"
"Yes. sab. him."
"You didn't marry man. did
you 2"
"No, sab l married ez likely a cul.
lud 'oman ez yer cbber seed, an
don't want no divorce from her.
wants q divorce trum my son."
"From your son ?"
"Yas; case that boy is monstrous
sigh: of trouble, an spen's ebery
nickel he can git his hams on"
ucEo Q 10 Ho euSu tniuS ab ulVOICe
from q son."
"Dar may not be in de law, but dar
is wild me. What's de law fur eff II
sln't ter perteck man? Any mau
can git divorce frum his wife, but
glttin' one frum his son is one oh de
fine pints. Say now, jedge, de Law
OH de pint OBJ technicality ken dc
enyting. Can't yer make dis tech.
nicality, jss ter obIege de ole Iaau
what driv q team durln' de wah 2"
"Yeu haven't enough sense to drive
q team. Go on away"
"Ise tried the law, an now Pll try
the gospel, an eff dat preacher dowl
i'll de bottoms can't fix up papers full
me, I'll take the nature op de case in
to my own hands an break dat boy'l
naik.n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
Sonnets from the Afghanese.
[Scribner's Monthly for July.)
N0 1-rA nSvyr

[Scribner's Monthly for July.)
NO. l-ro MULE.
A weird phenomenon. o mule. art thou!
One pensive ear inclined toward the west.
The other sou -sou' least by q little sou'
The acme explicate of peace and rest,
But who can tell at what untoward hour
Thy Numbering energy will assert its function
With fervId e.oquence and awakening power.
Thy hee-haw and thy heels in wild conjunction
War, Havoc and Destruction envy thee!
Go! kick the stufIing out of Time and Space!
Assert thyself. thou Child of Destiny,
Till nature stands aghast with frightened face!
OF Zsus from high Olympus LAUGHING thunder
NO. 30 GOAT.
Thou hast 3 serious aspect. but methinks
Beneath the surface. Billy, discern
A thoughtful tendency to play high-jinks,
A solemn. waiting wickedness superb.
Within the amber circle Of thine eye
There lurketh mischief of exsuccOus kind,
A humor grim. mechanical, and dry;
Evasive, subdolous. and underlined
1 wonld understood thee better, Bill.
Beseech thee Of thy courtesy explain;
Now. doth the flavor Of poster all
Thy utmost need2 Or old hats art thou fainf
Iprythee. goat. vouchsafe some information.
oh. say, Come, now! Get out! Oh, ,thunderation
NO. 3-rs TArFY.
Hail, Tafy. newborn goddess! Thou art csm
Into the word emslllent and serene.
With liberal hands dispensing balmy gun,
What art thou giving us. o gracious one?
Thou dost assuage our daily cares and tolls.
It's 9 thine to %oiity the rasplns dun.
The lover seeks thy aid to win his Joy,
The statesman looketh toward thee, and tn
preacher,
The interviewer. and the drummer-boy.
Who drummeth wisely, owning thee it
The CLAM dispenser toots thy tuneful praise,
| The Neutrality-suspicious. knOweth sll thy wayi
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
M1ssouR1's HIGH CREDIT.
IFrom the St. Louis Republican

[From the st. Louis Republican,
Speaking of the high credit OF the
state OF Missouri under democratic
rule, which is unequalled by that Of
any other state in the Union, for no
other state has been able to borrow
money at 8 per cent, and the nation.
al government has not even reached
that high position, it is always we'll
to recall that this good credit 10 the
direct result of distinctive demo-
cratic policy in state affairs. It 10 the
result of the policy of retrepchment
and reform which began when the
democracy got control of the state In
1870. 1t is the consequences Of q policy
which the republican party has ever
been so unwise as to condemn. be.
cause it has been so strikingly in con-
trast with its own policy when the
state government was republican.
Our high credit is directly due to low
taxes, wise distribution of the rev.
enue and the assurances In the or.
ganic law of the state that its debts
will be promptly paid. The first aot
of the Missouri democracy was to
cut down the tax for indebtedness
from 25 to 20 cents on the hundred,
aud the second to cut down the gen.
eral revenue in the same way, 90 that
the state is burdened to-day with one
fifth less tax than under repub-
lican rule. This was done without
Gripping the public service, for in all
branches it has been moro effective in
the past ten years than ever before.
This is. especially the case with the
public schools, for which the demo-
cratic party, while taxing the people
one-fifth less than they paid their re-
publican rulers ten years ago, has OK.
pended aud is expendiug at least one
third more money annually. Under
democratic rule the people have got
four normal schools where they had
only one under republican, rule, while
the colored institute at Jefferson City.
which was wholly q private enter
prise when Missouri was republican,
is now supported out of the public
school fund. All this improvement
has occurred under democratic man
agemeut, while the people have been
guaranteed against improvident and
reckless expenditures at any time, by
constitutional restrictions, which say
just how far the people may be bur
demed aud fix the maximum weight
of their load. When Missouri was
republican there was no Limitation
upon the power of the legislature to
tax the people or to increase the debt
so as to compel increase of taxation.
The democracy have made these linn.
itetions aud in the organic law of tho
| state made solemn covenants for the
benefit of their debtors, which re-
quire that the frat aud most sacred
tax Of the state shall be for the pay
ment OF the interest on its debt and
that this debt shall never be increased
beyond figure which leaves the in-
terest easily within the capacity Of
the people 10 pay. This 10 why Mis-.
souri, credit stands 80 high to.dsy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
The Comets Song.

From the Sunday World.l
come from depths of ether far.
/ make Q sudden sally,
trip through interstellar space.
And with the stars daily;
wander in the Milky Way,
dance beside Oriol,
By Cassispeia's chair trip,
Nor dread to pass the Lion.
Once by the flaming Southern Cross
fed with speed terrific.
That CLEANS and shines serene and far
Above the South Pacific.
And where the good ship Argo bounds
On waves ethereal lightly,
/ fitted IN my onward way
Up to the northward brightly.
And stars like ripplss in q brook
Beneath the sunlight gla1cing
But seemed to me - far below
watched them IN their dancing.
But il q planet or . star
70 stop ne should endeavor
Shipped into astersids was he
Or blotted out forever.
So up and up far to the north,
The Bear my pathway showing!
E'en when the Polar Star is reached
shall not cease my going.
So far and far to whence l came
Through ether now returning.
Through other tides and times l. III roam
Eternal in my burning!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
BREEDING FINE HORSES.
What Capt. Billy Connor Knows
Abont American Coursers.
L"Gath" In the Cincinnati EnQuirer.l

l'G2th' In the Cincinnati EnQulrer.l
Speaking to William Connor, the
starter of horses in most of
the races of the country, asked him
about Mr.. Grouse, who races horses
about Chillicothe. "Crouse," said
he sis q substantial old gentleman,
fond of bloodcd stock. He was q
member of the Ohio Legislature and
a democrat. He had quite celebra-
ted horse by the name of Revolver.
He 10 rather the pioneer of running
stock in Ohio III our times, and l be-
lieve Ohio, if it ever becomes her i'll
terest to bring out race horses, will
prove to be QUE of the best states in
the Union for that purpose. Most of
| the state is uuderlaid with
limestone, which seems to be
necessary to mako bone i'll the hor-
ses. There is no Running Associa-
ton except that one at Cincinnati,
which has q short track. Running i'll
the northwest is in its infancy-in
some states has not yet begun. There
is u Running Association ut Chicago,
and they are running during this
week. st. Louis has a fine track
The turf interests of Kentucky aud
| AChuOeooO eAo W OC Wi
large. There ia no kind of animal
that will bring $500, one year old
but race horse. That is the price
paid for the full brother of Luke
Blackburn by Dwyer Brothers. They
won not less than 100000 with
Blackburn, aud II he does not come
on the turf again he will make large
amount of money for them as slal-
ion. So valuable has fine stock be.
come that not unfrequently the own.
er of valuable thoroughbred mare
aud the owner Of thoroughbred
horse will become mutual owners il
tho product of The two. The sum o
$500 goes to the owner of the sire fol
the services of horses like Lexington
and bennington. The best breeding
farm i'll the country, i'll the notion q
fanciers is still lAlexander's, at Wood
burn. The Nashville stock farm i.
also in hign repute. More money ha
been spent on experimental stocl
farms by Messrs. Sanford, in Ken
lucky; Pierre Lorillard. at Rancocus
N. j., and Belmont, at Babylon, Lon.
} leland, than anywhere else. Belmon
has done a good deal for the turf ,ans
when he takes time to think, is a re
msrkably just man, but it is the gen
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
GROWTH OF AMERICAN NEWS
FAPERS.

When one stops to lsok at the growth
OF American newspapers tor the last
thirty years he is confronted with IN
array Of figures which conclusivel1
show, if not the power Of the press, at
least the extent to which the Amerlcal
people use it as a means Of information.
By the recent census It Is shown that,
of the total OF 962 daily papers published
in the country, 436 are morning, and 84e
evening papers. There are more morn
ing papers in Maryland. Virginia. CALI
tornia, Alabama, Colorado and Georgia
than evening ones, and more evening
than morning editions in the rest Of the
states. In 1850 the total number WAS
254; in 1860. 3S7, and in 1870. 674.
The aggregate circulation has also in.
creased. In 1850 1t was 759. .z64; IN
1860, 1,478,4S5; in 1870, 2.S01. .S47,
wh,le in 1880 it had increased 70 $751;
1877. The average circulation Of sach
journal in 1850 was 1886 copies; In
1860, $3.50; in 1870, 1852. while in
1880 it decreased to $500. This de-
crease IL accounted for by the fact that
there are more papers now published il
the thinly settled states, thus reducing
the average per journal. while the WELL
established papers have not suffered any
dlmunition OF circulation.
The rapid onward march OF civilization
has served to greatly multiply the lum-
Der Of papers in Texas, Michigan. Indi-
ana, Colorado, Florids, Missouri, Ne
braska, Nevada and Oregon. Rhod0
Island has increased its Newspaper cir
oulation iron 90 aggregate OF %, $50 70
41,l82. The states Of Alabama, Ten.
nessse and South Carolina are the only
ones which have suffered loss in circu.
lation, which 10 due to their political
and social disturbances. 1t appears that
where, in 1870. Alabama had nine daily
papers. with an aggregate circulation Of
16, 420. 1t now has six. with only 1e,1
circulation; Tennessee, which had thir.
teen, with 34,630 circulation, now has
twelve, with 80 .095; South Carolina,
which had five, with 16, 100, now has the
same number, with only 1850. New
York has the greatest daily oirculatl0n.
printing 991 ,62O copies. Pennsylvania
follows, with 597. Az. Massachusetts,
2sO. O.l99, Illinois 268 .833, and Calitornla
l58, ,579. The total annual circulation
in New York is 331 ,099, SAG, Pennsyl.
wanna 1876, ,3S4. LAG, Massachusetts S6.-
3O4 1851, Illinois "a. .4s4, ,768 aud Califor.
mia 81, 1851 900.
In the entire United States the tOtal
annual circulation Is ,127 ,S66 copies
In addition to all this, 1888 papers issul
Sunday editions, 628 wesklies and A
semi weeklies. The average Of the ag
gregate circulation OF the Sunday sdi
tons Is S6,813 tor Massachusetts, "a, ,6o(
for California, 1852 for New York
Is, 400 for Illinois and II, ,o10 for Penn.
sylvania. The average circulation e
the Sunday papers Is 8,475, or thres
times the average daily circulatiol
| throughout the country. The highest
price per annum for . daily paper n
$11. 10 the territories, and the lowes
$3 80, In Delaware. The Americana
annually expend something like &c.,
250 900 for the daily news.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

eral opinion that there are too many
sand-flies on his farm for stock to
grow we'll, aud that he can raise bet
ter fish there than hersos. The larg-
est sum Of Money ever paid for a race
horse in this country 10 said to have
been $40, 900, Of which Belmont own
ed ons-haif, the horse being
Kentucky. The state of lucky
uuquestisnably continues in the
front rank Of race-horse breeding
states, and the sale of yearlings thers
is quite an event. Maryland has
brought out this year the most meta
BILE horse en tho running track. Glen
more, however, was bred in Ken
lucky. His work in tive seasons
show that no 10 the most formidable
horse before the public. His owner,
VIM. Jennings, 10 one Of three men
who raise running horses iiu Mary
Bowie and E.A. Clabaugh. CIabaugh
has his farm mp in the limestone
country, not far from the Cumber-
land Valley. Jennings is located just
outside the city Of Baltimore. Bowie
is down in the clay country Of Prince
Georges county. near the bay. Glen
more is of very notable stock, de.
rived from Blair Athsl, and-Jsn.
ningsis all Irisnmsn. The Me sryIand
Jockey Club aud its course, At PIN
lico, are the best organized In
the United States, and I think ii
"probable," said Mr.. Connor, "that
Baltimore will become the seat OF
southern racing. Throughout the
south they are tso poor to 60 int
| running aud breeding horses on any
large scale. New Orleans was once
the great racing center, but they
have sold their course there, LexinK-
ton and Louisville attract tho Ken-
tuckians, but there il big home feel.
ing III that state. which leads 1t to
enjey its own racing. The best track
in the country heretofore has been
considered to be Saratoga. but the
new track at Consy Island when it'
improvements are finished will prob
ably be the best of all. They are now
making arrangements, said Mr.. Con
nor, Ito have . straight track, - II
England, for half miles and three
quarter mile dashes, 80 that withou
any turning the best Of speed eau b.
brought out Of the horse aud th
spectators will see the conclusion
The track and the improvements .
lCOney Island cost about $1OO,0OC
The association is tho best supported
socially in the United States. Viii
liam X. Vanderbilt, son Of Prssiden
Vanderbilt, 10 most probably Gem
ling on the turf, aud the family inter
est in hsrses will back him up wei
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
The Long Journey.
Frank j. Ottarson.l

y. otL1ESOu.t
When our feet become heavy and weary
On the valleys and mSlntains of lifes
And the road has grown dusty and drearY.
And We grOan In the aruggle and strife,
We halt on the difficult pathway,
Glance back over valley and plain,
And sigh with q sorrowful longing
To travel the journey again.
Fer we know in the past there are pleasures,
And seasons Ofi0y and delight,
While before all is doubling and darkness,
And dread Of the gloom and night;
All bright sunny spots We remember
How little we thought efthem then!
But now we are locking and longing
To rest in those places again.
But vain of the vainsst is signing,
Our course must be forward and on;
Ne AA..et .qrn back on our jnurneys
We cannet enjoy What 70 gone.
Let US hope, then, IS onward we travel,
That osses may brighten the plain,
That our road be beside the aweet waters,
ThoHg b we may not begin it again.
For existence forever goes upward
From the hill to the mountain We rise,
On, on; o. er invisible sdmmits,
To land in the linitless skies.
Strive on. then, with courage unshaken-
True labor is never in vain
Nor glance with regret at the pathway
No mortal can travel again.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
Do not Ask Me.

Do not ask me, pet, / pray,
Why linRer, why stay;
There's no longer left for mo
Face or form care to see,
Save one image in my heart,
Save that Agure's counterpart,
Which, as cup OF rosy wine,
Makes my lite and leYe divine.
Absence never friendship killed,
Love reflected never chilled;
Therefore. sweet, this maxim hold,
And thy love will meier grow cold.
Love is nectar, meet ar's love,
As my lips to thine will prove
Prove like roses, tip to tip,
With loves dewdrOp on each lip.
Ifmy passion repress,
Do not think love thee less;
In its furnace thou shalt find
1t has left the drOss behind.
When l view thee in the glass
OF my bosom, as thou pass,
Thy religion. 1 can see.
Holds tender thought for me.
Love is fancy in undress,
Warm to touch and hot to press;
And that fancy, velvet -tOed,
Makes my heart q beaten road.
Love 10 never free from pain,
And the season We complain,
What we find to please the eye
Makes Us long and pant ami sigh.
Do not ask me. pet, pray.
If my love has died away;
While dwell upon my far,
Such question is despair.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
In Sight of Home.

The shores in sight, the shores In sight
The lonred-tor lights Of home see
sing for very hearts delight
And you, my friend. thlo' dark and bright
know that you are glad for me.
1t was stormy voyage, friend
And dare dream the worst Is o'er?
Drear presageaOf hsplas end
Dismay me not; yet heaven defend
Ships have gone down in sight OF shore.
ought to be afraid, know,
Ny wayWard past remembering;
Yet, calmly into port Igo,
Whose ''Sursam cord9' cheers me sof
How is it am fain to sing?
Is 1t because my mothG stands
The virgin mother, air and wise.-
just where the waves break on the sands
Reaching to me her welcoming hands,
Lifting to God her Praying eyess
. y
o, friend, I'm drifting from your sight
The home-lIghts brighten mOmently-
Yet lift once more your signal-light,
In answer to my last good. night,
And telf me you ars glad for me
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

The New York World pertinently
sayss-"The people OF the south can
never hope to satisfy the radical repub-
licans of the north, and we doubt il it is
worth their while to try. Last year the
radical orators with one accord urged
the south to raise more cotton and less
hell,' and now the radical papers are
pointing out that the south raises too
much cotton and would make more
money it the crop were smaller p The
World might have reminded those
northern republicans, too, that the "hell
raising" about now is all on their side
oi the line.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
Mr.. Blame is authority for the state

Mr.. Blame is authority for the state
ment that there are one million applica-
tions for Office on file at Washington.
This is 25 per cent. OF the republican
vote. That IS to say that OF the four
million voters for Garfield one In every
four has been asking him for an Office !;
aud 1t was this ravenous crew that
thought the democrats would be rapaci-
GUS if Hancock was elected.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
THE REPUBLICANS AND LOBBYISTS.

[Dunkirk Union (Dem.) } June >
Adding the $4,000 Barber cheok to the
bank account, we find that Mr.. Edwards
earnings tor the session were $l1. .e7476.
Thus, while the ordinary legislator
works away all winter to pass bills for
the paltry eum OF $1,000 prescribed BY
the constitution a gentleman Of talent
and experience on the outside puts near
ly eight times a. much in his purse.
Such is the state OF affairs At the capital
OF tho state with the republican party
IN overwhelming powers In every do
partment of the state government. What
do the people-what do honest republi-
cans think of itp
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

Herr Auer, Socialist member Of
the German parliament vsntured to
return to Berlin on private business,
and was arrested. having no privi-
leges beyond the session.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
u. g. PHETZING,

A TTORNEY. Notary Public and
II Real Estate Agent. am prepared to oner
iiber al terms Tor advertising and selling farms
being connected with the Missouri Thalbote, the
only German paper published betWeen Boonvilit
and Kansas City, Sedslia and st. Joe. Can
reach u class of buyers that no other agency can.
Parlles desiring to rent their farms can see list
S,or. Irx,n9ton. Mo. declsyl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

The international monetary con.
ference reassembled, but after q short
sitting adjourned. Several delegates
were absent for few days.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

MIR. Chamberlain, president of the
British Board Of Trade, is consider
ing the possibility Of arranging COLI
vention with America to check the
practice Of crimping seamen.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09
upNry r. WALLACE. WIN. H. CHILEs.
WAUI,ACE Il CHILES.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT
Il Law, Lexington. Mo. Onice, 5ont room
ne court house. win practice in the courts Of
afavette and surrounding counties, and also in
he Supreme court of the state OF Missouri, and
he U s. Circuit and District courts for the
n n tric ct nf Misaouri
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

The French minister of commerce
declares that England cannot prevent
the substitution OF specific for adval-
Orem duties.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

4 TTORNEYS AT LAW, Lexington, Mo.
"A Oaicc over No. 81, Main street. Practice
ali the Courts OF Lafayette and ADJACENT soum, nd
district Court Of the United States. Prompt
attention given to collections and all other
tuSiness. JAuA1
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-09

Hon. John Buckwalter, of Spring
field, ia said to be the coming man
for the democratic nomination for
Governor of Ohio.