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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27

I o us, your guests, most sumptuoua
feast of music anu OF literature. such
q one as impressed every editor pres
ent with the value of the sOftening
aud refining influences OF higher edu-
cation. The mark Ell effect OF the con-
test was reserved for its climax, which
wss. that against four young men OF
superior ability, and who acquitted
themselves admirably, q young girl
should not only compete, but triumph.
AS you have justly remarked it was IL
beautiful triumph "a triumph of
genuine merit over the heart of the
audience and over those narrow pre-
JUDGES which have SO greatly in the
past circumscrlbed the opportunities
of woman. For this, doctor. the
thanks of the better sex are due to
you aud TO your institution, which is
DONG all that enlightened effort cali
do to place education within the rescI,
of the poor rs well as of the rich, of
he WON An as freely rs of the man
In this sacred duty-for it is q sacred
duty-you have the God.speed Of
every hOpest, patriotic heart.
With you, sir. l am optimIst enough
to believe In true, ,dieinterested friend
ship. Such friendship this Associa-
ton has felt for Miss Minnie Russell.
As y finished and accomplished elo
cutionist she won its admiration frem
the forum at Columbia; AS modest
and true Hearted woman she has won
It's respect since. An honorary MEM
Der of our society," she has been
thrown with us in most pleasant re-
lations, and it is with the deepest
feelings Of regard for her that " g ac-
cept her beautiful present. While it
is in my possession L shall strive go
to wear, cherish aud protect it that
it shall be honored as tribute from
virtue and worth TO a NOBLE profess
sion. Whilst it is moved with every
pulsation of my heart shall endeavor
to cherish therein none but loving
thoughts and pure impulses. l hope,
sir, and believe that my successors
will even more worthiIy wear 1t, aud
that to us who know its import and
realize the depth of the we'll of friend
ship from whence it was drawn, it
will ever be talisman of brotherly
love and an impetus to unremitting
toll for the advancement nf. religion
and morality, aud for the good of
our fellow men. You will please ex.
pi ess to Miss Russell the thanks of
the Associations. 80 #
President Laws stated that he had
some flowers, brought from the COL
lege green house alii beautiful
bouquet in the shape Of cornucopia,
with q basket NJ the base which
caught The OVERLOOKING flowers. p'e
Miss Miunie Russell was called for
aud as she came on the stage was pre-
sented with two beautiful bouquets,
which she acknowledged with ex-
quisite grace. She then stepped for
ward, and with charming gestures,
and an ease and grace unsurpassa 81 bic.
read; in her best stvle, the poem en.
titled, ''Au Editors Life" written
by Rosa Pearle, the accomplished
society reporter Of the Sedalia Il ZOO.
This young lady's poems are always
spropos and Furthermore contain the
essenDe Of true poetry aud decided
pOetical nature,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27

Resolved, That the executive COM
mittee be instr ucted to. secure salts.
factory rates of transportation, if
possible, from our next place OF
meeting to San Francisco and other
California cities, going ever the Sou, b.
er, and returning by the Central Pa
cilc railroad routes, tonchiDg such
points as may be deemed advisable,
aud to negotiate transit, board. rates 8
both ways, and hotel fare at such
places as may be deemed proper to
visit, and as soon as the arrangements .
If any-shall have been. completed
to notify each member of this ASSOC
citation of all essential particulars by
circular at least thirty days prior to
the time proposed for departure.
Resolved, That iu order to secure
the most pleasant weather for the pro.
posed excursion over the Rocky Noun
talns the next meeting take place in
the month OF June; Provided, the
executive committee have power 10
change the time Of meeting if the ex.
cursion is ENTHUSIASTICALLY arranged.
.:... ...s .z.. 5. ID. CARPENTER. q
Milo BLAIR.
j. W. McMIcHAEL.
S. W. BARRETT.i
oas LEW LAMKIN.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27

But roses have their rhorns-Qh;s simile
Is trite, know, but mustuse It here
| To weight truth and sink it heavily
Into Your nindS-becuiiSe 1, somehow fear
| You may have chanced upon u thorn or two
And blamed the rose as foolish peopledo.)
For, women are like roses. more or less.
With wiful thorns about them thickly set:
Whoever would their royal sweets post s.,
Must count on certain scratches he will get
Unless he's wise enough tie briars 10 shun-
There's nothing easier this side the sun.
For never yet was rose or woman found
Too thOrny to he held III patient hands
Now. II you smile and cay ''Xantippr irowne
On patient Socrates, this slerA truth slam,,s
Before yOa there-hc earned his late forlorn
BY hnding not until he ieit each thorn!
But, IL some ugly briars you chance to finl
Too iateato miss their sting, they grew So near
Ihs rose you priced. their prlcks you do no
And then. you have not Kept her path so clca
" thOrns, that you can. even in jest, afford
10 give TO vain complaint one idle word.
Perhaps you never guessed how lhckly sprea:
. The bramOles were o'er which che bravel'
To follow faithfully where'er you led;
You missed III, m all through being iitly shod
VI, pierced by some, you still could gaiiy sInii.
for she was close beside you all the while.
What mattered 1t that '.lIbcl suits'' ralned dowr
while clubs and daggers ciashed in Wild re-
Meath her warm smile. ear,h's kcenest, coldes
frOWn
Would strsightway melt to nolhingness again
such smiles hide tears but, this, you did no
know
Can one see tide at ebb and guess its fow2
As weary soldiers on the battle plain
Forget to faint when martial airs inspire,
so you. In Lilies hard conflicts heard II strain
That thrilled your bosom with heroic fire
Are not the players. heroes, brave and true :?
Give then, crown to her who played for you.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
EGYPT.
Weather coel and cloudy.

Weather coel and cloudy.
News is scarce ut this time.
Corn Is scarce ut so cents per bushei
Farmers nearly through planting corn.
Born, to the wife of z. w. Wright, May H.
boy.
There is large corn crop put out in the neigh
borhoOd.
Cowsn & vanforson contemplate moving IL
Napoleon.
Mr.. Nelson has moved his saw mill frcm the
bottom to a tract of timber below Wellington
DR.. Adams bought OF G. w. Craven 10 head
Of shoats averaging lO2 pounds at fur cents pei
pound.
z. W. Wright sold to Gideon Mayne two cows
and calves for S65. D. NJ Craven sold to same
one COW and two calves for $40.
Wheat looks spotted. Plenty of chinch bugs
are working on it and seem to be damaging it
very much In some fields Men differ us to the
extent Of the damage that they will do to the
wheat and corn crop. Corn is coming up very
we'll but looks yellow. owing to the cool wealth l.
or We have had. H. w. W.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
TEE EARTH DRYING Up,
lFrom the new York rImes 3

lrTOm the new YORK VlmeS.J ~
There is abundant evidences that
the amount of water eu the surface
OF the earth has been steadily dimin-
ishing for many thousands Of years.
No one doubts that there was time
when the Caspian sea commuuicateti
with the Black sea. and when the
Mediterranean covered the greater
part of the desert Of Sahara. In fact,
geolOgists tell US at one period the
whole Of the earth was covered by
water. and the fact that continents OF
dry laud now exist 10 proof that there il
less water on our globe now than there
was in its infancy. This dimiiiution
Of our supply OF water is going out
at the present day-at ratio SO rapid
ss 10 be clearly appreciable.. TIE
rivers and smaller streams of our AT.
lantic states are visibly smaller than
they were twenty-five years ago.
Country brooks In which men now
living were accustomed to fish and
bathe IN their boy hood have il many
cases totally disappeared, not through
any act Of man, but solely Ia couse-
quence 9f the failure Of the springs
and brooks which once fed them.a The
level Uf the great lakes 10 falling year
by year. There are many piers on
the shores of the lakeside cities which
vessels once approached with ease,
but which now hardly reach, 10 the
edge Of the water. Harbors are every.
where growing shallower. THIS IL
not due TO the gradual deposit OF
earth brought down by rivers or OF
refuse from city sewers. The harb0r
of Toronto has grown SHALLOW in
spite OF the fact that it has. been
dredged out SO that the bottom reck
has been reached, and all the dredk-
ing that eau be- done to the harbor Of
New YOrk will not permsuetly deep
gu II. The growing shallowness Of
the Hudson is more evident above
Albany than il is in the tide.water
region, and, like the outlet Of Lake
Cnamplaiu. which was once uavigable
by Indian canoes ut all seasons, the
upper Hudson is now almost bare of
wafer in many places during the sun
mer. In all parts Of the world there
is the same steady decrease Of water
IN rivers and lake,, aud the rainfall
in Europe, where scieulifie sbserva-
lions are made, j. m snifeslly less than
il was IL peroid within mans
memory. 9s.a
What is becoming OF she water?
it Is not disappearing
through evaporation, for In that. case
rain would give back whatever wa,er
the atmosphere might absorb. We
must accept tho theory that, like the
water oi TIE mooni our wster il ,siuk.
Ing into The earth's Interior.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
Aseus htoDosAtp's rAEH.
IEro,,, the Guslph Hera,a.l


Angus Macdonald was farmer from
Charlotte5urg. County Glengarry, who
arrived in Winnepeg q few Gays ago.
Angus, in his own estimation and in the
estimation of his fl lends, was shrewd
man. He was hardly IN the place be-
tore an old acquaintance OF his ran up
against him, slapped him ON the back IN
atrieudiy a way, aud said:
"Pm glad you've come up. l was
just going to send for yeu.' Alter
their greeting, he continued: "By the
way, Angus, you own farm oul near
Minnedasa? How much will YOU take
iorit2"
81 don't know" said Angus, 81
thought of settling Oh it myself"
We'll, I'll tell you what. I'll give
you Sc, 600 for it,"
Angus thought before leaving Glen
garry that ii he got 81, 600 Tor it he
would be doing we'll. but he was now
i'll the land Of bOoms and so he asked
for 1t Sc, 500.
"Weil, hore's $50. on the bargain
and we'll sign the papers to- morrow"
And the purchaser rushed off. ,as
I:elore two hours had passed Angus
ran against another old acquaintance.
"Glad to see you, Angus; glad you
came up. There's SPLENDID chance
for you. BY the way. see You regis
tered AS owning farm near M,nLedOsa.
How much do you Want for that iarm?"
"Pve just sold it, said Angus.
"How much did he give your
"Six thousand five hundred dollars >"
1.-The dickens he did. Why, pll give
you Sl5. 900 tor it. Yoi go to the pur-
chaser and get him to rel a,e you, aud
I'll give you the $l5 ,000''
Angus wished that lie was back in St.
Rap'iaels or somewhere else, since he
had lnsde such TOOL oi himself. How
ever. all he could do was 10 try and get
the farm back. So who does he run
across within fifteen minutes but pur.
chaser No. 1. e - -
Says Angus: ''l'm sorry I aold you
Tny farm. I'd like to get it back.
Here's your $50, aud we'll be where we
were," 49, ts;jt,a
s'Oh, 1 can't do that. l bought q
farm, and will have the papers ready to-
morrow" go
Alter further higgling Angus offered
him $500 10 break the Dargain.u
With great reluctance the ,first pnr-
chaser t"ok the S500-1OO new SIS bilis
OF the bank OF Montreal-and gave back
to Angus the temporary agreement of
sale. p e
Angus was happy again and set out
to find buyer No. 2.
He found him not. No. l. and 9 were
pal confidence men. aAngu5 WIS the
sucker from Ontario, and $3.50 was the
net amount that they stung HIM for.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
years. ls managing editor of the Dem
yer News. David II. Day, the phe.

years. Ia managing editor of the Den.
yer News. David II. Day. the phe.
nomenaily gifted son of your old
Saline county, is proprietor of the
Ouray MuldOoH; he is making money
and you will see him quoted the
country over. Kemp Il. Cooper, who
used to be proprieio: of the State
Times at Jefferson City, is president
Of the Denver Republican company.
Mi. Henry Ward aud Tobias Mitchell,
old residents Of this city, are with the
I4eadville Chronicle. Mr.. J. S. Dor
mer, an old St. Louis reporter, is
editor Of the Central City Register
Call. George Cross, one OF the foun-
ders of your Evening news. 10 city
editor OF the Pueblo News. Col. Jno.
Z. Moore. one of the pioneers of Mis-
souri, Valley journalism. is in Denver
pract,cimg law, aud there, TOO, is Jim
Anderson. with more and better
mining schemes than the combined
population OF Pike county ever heard
of in all their lives. Our old friend
Wilt Visscher is slso in Denver, the
editor of his own paper--a bright
weekIy-and when he met m. last
Saturday afternoon and heard was
coming here he said, '.Now don't you
forget to give my love to John Bit
finger aud all The st. 10 folksp' j.
F. Dowuey, formerly Of Pike, is edi.
ing the Lake City World. Judge
Andy Roval is practicing law in
Pueblo. Will E. Baker aud :Frank
Clark, old Kansas City boys, are
doing excellent reporiorial work in
Denver, aud 20 is William Tilden,
formerly ali attache Of the St. Louis
press.
1t may not be, and I hardly believe
it to be true, that Colorado has.
in the words Of your toast. plucked
its brightest nuggets from Missouri's
journalistic mine, but L will venture
to say that all of US are proud we are
Misseurians, and all of US are trying
to make Missouri proud of US.
l shall 60 back TO Colorado and tell
your friends aud mine that Missouri
gave me the warm welcome and gem
erous entertainment she ever has
ready for her sons; that che bade them
through me God-speed; that che
watches their success with the loving,
jealous eye OF Mother, and that she
will sympathize with their misfor-
tune aud glory in their success. l
will tell them that your cities are
growing, that your tisids are green
and that upon every hand are. to be
seen new evidences of prosperity. l
will tell them that you, old and dear
are as honest aud hearty
in your ways, aud as unswervingly
loyal to the great, grand cause of
journalism as ever, aud will tell
Lhem. with very tender feeling in
my heart. hew spontaneously and
grandly came the welcome to you aud
me from my home of the past aud my
friend for all Internationally pro.
gressive. hospitable st. Joseph.
The last toast wss. Farewell q
sad. but let US hope, not long nor
last FAREWELL" and was eloquently re-
sponded to by Col. A. e. Dawes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
A ROMANCE OF A OEHTURY. AGO.


~ ,,,a aaI - n. ms 'or APRIL! 1sI
s,,o. ~ t,H 10. 1ou ] " os., Decelaosr, 100, the
.1. u. ,.aa s.I.J I naoo =. ,s Uosr AZ Anoapo-
.,as.' ,,s was pe aaieo 70 oser.nowIng oy stately
ua'ncs anu gehtie MaiCeaS who had
state quesuohs had oeen Tor this one
.. nour ,otrustea H! 70 ineH wise deitbera-
.'ons. w. asuinston ,tne migney yet unnm-
nuous nero OF the tune, while still the
- i VI the puOlic heart, Was on this day
I" lay down his iaureis by resiguing to
congress his commission of commander
in.chlet OF the brave little army whose
trimmphs ne mad directed and whose
suneri"ss he had shared. ahi2.
-, accompanied by his aides, Col. Benz.
walker and Col. David Humphreys, and
tne oncers appointed as escort, Wash
lngton entered the hall where the u.s.
semoie" congress awaited him, every
manly voice among the spectators cheer
ing, ana every ieminine kerchief waving
an enthusiasm OF approval and welcome;
out tne cn'ers were hushed into breath
'ess siience ~ Tue nrss words Ot tho
grea' neI0s @ digninsd address. to which
Gen. Mifflin. as president OF the senate,
made an eloquent and appropriate reply.
on Wsshlnyton's lett stood the, val
lant soldier Col. John Eager Howard OF
Maryland; and facing Col. Howard.
conspicuous among the foremost group
OF senators. was Gen. Read of South
Carollna' the hero OF this short legend
o. oysona love. no" iittis did either
tness young men' strangers to one
nno'ner' dream Vi the Gay ID come when
, Inc son ana d.nghter OF each were to
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
THE EDITORIAL CONVENTION AT ST
JOSEPH.


The editorial convention which me-
at st. Joseph, May 9. Can hardly b,
apoken OF now ns an item of news
the press of the state generally hav
lug given the salient features OF the
proceedings and the ST. Joseph papers
having printed. them in exLenso, ,dow,
to the most minute details. IL is not
eur purpose, therefore, to present al
elaborate account of what was done
but rather to give an outline of 1t, {
few comments, perhaps. and then il
this and other articles to tel! some
thing of the trip to the Lone otai
Stale.
The convention met in Tooile'.
opera house, which is n beautiful
structure and an honor to ST. Joseph
on TUT lay. May 9. at 9 O'Clock. p
m. The following programme was
then carried out:
Music.
Prayer by Rev. VIM. Hlrris. of 81.
Joseph.
Introduction of Col. Jas N. Burnes
by Hon. f. NJ. Posegate, mayor Of the
city.
Address of welcome by Col. jas.
N. Burnes.
Responso by "A. A. Lesueur, prcsi.
dent of the association.
Recitation by Miss Olivia Barton
Of Jefferson City.
Address GU Early Journalism in
the Missouri Valley, by Col. j. r.
Child. of the Richmond Conssry,.:o
Routine Business.
appointment of committees as fo..
lows:
On Credentials j. A. Hudson,
Aeytssviile Courier, j. w. Jacks,
Montgomery City Standard, j. Il.
Thompson, LaPlata Home Press, IL.
b. Speed, Warrenton Bammer,sN. II.
b. Trsnthan, Springfield Southwest.
ern.
vi +.
Carthage Patriot. j. W. Barr.it. Can
ton Press, Lewis l.amk,n, Gal.a,in
Democrat. John McMichael, pl,i,.-
burg Lever, Milo Blair, Sc,lalia Eagle
Times.
MIR. McMichael offered a resolution
TO appoint q committee Of three tn re-
port on the "Relaiiom OF the PrNss to
Education"
Tho resolution of Mr.. McMichacl
was adopted.
The commIttee appointed consisted
OF j. w. Barrett, of the Canton Press
>. +. Hutton. Mexico Intehigenccr, j
"A. Russell, OF the Sedalia Eagle
Times.
The afternoon having been quite
thoroughly filed with the literary
Exercises aud bus4uess of the couv.u.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
HIS TONGUE CUT OUT.
John Natlka's Terrible Experience
j. as tina Hands of q Russian Mob.
tFrom the New York Truth !

tFrom the New York Truth i
No better illustration Of the feroci.
Ity Of the Russian mobs,, IN their al.
tacks on harmless ,Jews. can be had
than the case of John Natika. now 4,
Castle Garden, where he arrived in
company with thirteen of his core.
l,gionists OH board the steamer Greece
lset Saturday. The unfortunate man
is completely dumb, his. tongue nav.
ing been cut cut ut its roots by band
OF drunken msrauders. He is u pitt.
able object TO zee, especially when he
attempts to make himself understood
by dull nasal sounds and gesticula.
tiOns, Yesterday morning his unfor-
tunate condition was brought TO the
attention Of Capt. Heintzlnan, who
requested him to make written
statement OF his terrible experience,
In accordance with this request, John
Natika wrote story, four foOlscap
sheets long. in Russian, translated by
an Official interpreter, the same reads
in partas follows:
"My name is John Natika; l can
not speak, because my tongue was
cut out in Russia; lived in tie neigh.
bOrhood OF Klef, my business beng
that Of a clotnier. List October the
peasants became very abusive 10 US
Jews and many were brutally ILL
treated. u At first they let Hie alone,
but in December y band of peasants
burned down one of my outhouses. L
complained to the pristay (police CAP
ltain), but DO one was arrested. nc.
cumulated aliitle money, a fact W hIch
4 hs.pa hi. l.
aay 81, was aroused by Al number OF
them 6rehking into my room. They
ufaSgeu me out. Of bed, and beat and
kicked me badly. They wanted to get
my money and asked me for it. When
pleaded poverty they took me out
into the garden. clad as was in nv
night t,and, putting u rope around
my neck. hung me up 10 the limb of q
tree. When was half euffocat ed they
let me down again and asked ME il |
would DISCLOSE the place where
money was hidden. Again l refus.
upon which, withoutfurther =. -, ont:
of the men forced open my n.,uth,
and, while the others held me, cut out
my tongue with a pair ot shears.
They all then ran away, while al
most bied to death. l subsequently
recovered i'll tie hospital. and turn.
lshed the police with the names aud
description of my asssilants, who
were. however, released Oh the trial"
Here Matthias narrative ends. Some
OF his companions furnished to a
Truth reporter the remainder of the
narrowing tale. 1t seems :hat accord
ing to the Russian criminal code, no
person eau be- convicted OF an assault
unless the complainant testities to the
facts III person and by word Of mouth.
In Natika's case there could naturally
be hO question of verbal testimony,
inasmuch rs, having lost his tongue,
the complainant was dumb. This
quibble was Immediately taken hold
OF by the lawyer for the plaintiffs,
aud to the surprise OF everybody, the
president of the court ordered the
in nnumber-to he dis
charged. The day after this decision
took place another jew was mutilat.
Ell in manner similar to Natika, in
one of the suburbs of Kieff.
Natika and his companions will
probably be sent 10 Texas bv the He.
brew Aid Society.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
OLD BULLION's GRAVE.
tFrom the P.-D.l

While we are celebrating the hun
drrdth birthday of the great Thomas
II. Benton, perhaps it will be well to
remember that his grave in BeIlcfon.
tame Cemetery is in a neglected
corner and it ia only designated by q
plain headsione. There should be a
marble shaft to mark the spot where
lies the dust of the man who gave
Missouri her greatest name.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-27
A SENSIBLE MAN.

The latest game out is called "The
printer's Delight" 1t ls played thus.
Take ~ sheet Of writing paper, write
your name and address thereon, fold
it around two dollars to pay u year
In advance for your newspaper and
forward it to the editor"
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