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WANT ed !

Wanted at Port Angeles, the most western and
one of the best harbOrS on Puget Sound or Straits
of FNea, 800 or lOCJ families TO take HOmesteads
or PreemptiOns,t To bny some of the town lots from
z 10 TO S75 lot, TO buy some of the lOacre lots
hon S15 to S25 per acre. There Is plenty of the
best of timber lands west of il; there is good
prairie lands on the Quiiieute in the same county
II has plenty of good water timber, good soil fish
and game in abundance.
Steamer leaves Port Townsend every Monday
morning.
, 1883-10-11
Northern Pacific Matters.

NEW YORK, Oct-Ihe Northern Pacif-
ic Directors today reelected the old
Board officers, and authorized S20,000,-
600 Of second mortgage bonds, subject to
the approval of preferred stockholders;
this will require the consent of three
fourths of these shareholders, and it is
thought that no serious objection Will be
made to the issue. The proceeds will
wipe out the debt, and will also be ap-
piled to the completion and equipm ent
of the line.
, 1883-10-11
STEAMER HOPE

For charter. by Esne day, week or month. Is
suitable for freight, passengers or towing For
further particulars apply on board.
JAMES GILMORE, Master.
z. o. address. box So. roIt Townsemd W. 7.
, 1883-10-11
slnuSG;ed 0nisEn.

SAN Francisco. Oct. 3.-The most des-
pe:ate efforts continue to be made to
smuggle opium into this port. Fifty
SIX cases. libeied today by District At
torney Hilburn, are alleged to have been
fraudulently imported on the last trip
of the Oceanic.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
THE MISTAKES OF NEWSPAPERS.

The number of type used in an ordinary
country newspaper is about 100000; that Is
the actual number Of bits Of metal arranged
foreach newspaper in pseparing newspaper
of that size for the press. We suppose few
people think of the printing trade as one of
the most exact and particular handicrafts; ;
but it is. In making type, variations that
might be allowed IN the finest machinery
would render type useless. 1t is very rarely
that type from two separate foundries can be
used together without q great dealsof trouble,
even though they should try to make it after
the same Standard. We read once in long
while ofa wonderful piece ofcsbinet or mosaic
work containing ten, twenty or fifty thousand
pieces, the maker Of which has spent months,
or even years of labor in producing it, and
the people go to see it as 4 curiosity. But
the most celebrated and carefully fitted piece
of work Of this kind ever made does not COM
pare for minuteness ofdetails or accuracy of 1T
ting with what the printer does every day.
The man who does the first is looked OH "a u
marvel Of skill, and if 100 pieces were put in
wrong side up or turned around it is moi
noticed in the general effects; but if u printer
IN fitting ten times as many pieces together
in single day, puts one in the wrong way
everybody sees it, and is amazed at the "stu-
pid carelessnesS of printerS.o =
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
The Children We Keep.
From the Home Journal. ]

. lFrom the Home Journal
The children kept coming one by one,
Till the boys were five and the girls were
And the biz brown house was alive with fun.
From the basement floor to the old roof tree.
Like garden flowers the little once grew,
Nurtured aud trained with the tenderest care.
Warmed by loves sunshine. bathed In its dew
They bloomed into beauty like roses rare.
But one of the boys grew weary one day.
And leaning his head on his mothers breast,
He said, II am tired and cannot play;
Let me sit awhile on your knes anu rest"
She Graded him close ID her fond embrace
She hnshed q him to sleep with her sweetest
And rapt1rous love still lights,i his face
When his spirit had joined the heavenly
.throng.
Who etood where 1.-The brook and the river
- mest,D
Stole sollly away into paradise
Ere the river had reached her slender feet.
W hile the fathers eyes on the grave are bent,
The mother looked upward beyond the skies
sour treasures, 2" she whispered. ''Were only
lent.
Our dsriings were angels III earth disguise, u
The years aew by and the children began
" 18th longing 10 think Of the world outside;
And az esch in his turn became man,
The boys proudly went from the fathers side
The girls were women SO gentle and lair
I That lovers were speedy to woe and win;
And with orange blossoms in braided hair,
the old home was lett y new home to begin.
The boys were I've aud the girls were three;
And the hig brown house is gloomy and alone
nv With t9 INT two old iolks for ,ts company.
| As they sit together in eventide,
| And say: :Al the children we kept, at last,
Are tue boy and girl who in childhood died. ,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
UNREASONABLE PEOPLE.
IFrom the Z. C.. Times.

: Il j., FROM Lne n -. AAmes.l
The people of lafayette county are, accord
ing to the Journal, an unconscionable set.
They object to everything. They refused to
pay AN indebtedness sone years ago because
1t had been fraudulently created, and because.
as they alleged, no value had been received.
They compromised the debt, however, to
escape harrassment,. and foolishly thought
their troubles had ended But they ought to
have known better. Some of their bonds had
never been represented in the compromise,
and the holder OF the omitted bonds, want
ed every dollar and accrued interest. The
unreasonable people objected. They thought
as ne was Missourian, and held an Office
under the state government, that he ought to
he as liberal as the foreign creditors. What
absurdity They even objected to the de-
inand that they should be compelled to pay
Mr.. Skinker's judgment, and when he
against their county judges, they even object
I'd to that. But worst Of all, when Prather
and Lockhart and Harrison were invited to
go to Jefferson City to Jail, the unreasonable
invitation. And now they object to Mr..
Skinker as San official repOrter.'. They
would 20 so far as. to prefer IN eastern bond
holder who had compromised, to.a home
| made bondholder who has the nerve to
| "stand up for all his rights. !" They do not
Mr.Skinker were to let up it is doubtful " heth-
| er they would be satisfied. They would. in
all probability, complain of the. attorney gen.
eraI because he refused to intercede for their
county judges. They would even complain
1 Of the state government for its dutiful 9obliv.
iousness when their judges were in Jail.
According to the unprejudiced opinions OF
the Journal and Mr.. Skinker, it was the
| judges OWL fault that they were placed IL
ljail. They ought to- have obeyed. Disobe
dience has caused all the trouble in the world
anyhow. The men that give up their pockel
books when they are demanded rarely have
xny trouble with robbers. The men who pay
tariffs nncomplainingIy help to build up man
ufactOries. The good citizen who unQues
tioningly liqufdatesehis freight bill has M
trouble about the high rates Of Transportation
l,by progressive democrats like Mr.. Skinke
fand progressive republicans like Messrs
Brady and Dorsey. II the lafayette county
soreheads read more papers like our contem
porary, they too would soon see the folly o
their querulousness and learn the virtue o
Il
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
APUNOTUAL POsTMIsTREss.

The Atlanta Constitution. vouches for the
following as being true copy of report on
file in the department ut Washington. The
writer is identified by Peoria, ILL.,, paper,
and the document speaks for itself. It was
the first effort of the Waterford postmistress
to give quarterly report:
WATERFORD fulton CO ills July the 8 1857.
muster james buckanin, president of the Uni
ted States Dear Sur Bean required by the
instructions of the postofice to report quar-
terly, now fooltill that pleasin duty by
reportin as follows. The Harvesting has
been goin on perty well and most ofthe nabor
has got their cutting about DONE. wheat is
hardey an average crop, on rollin land corn
wont turn out more than 10 or Is bushels to
the aker the health Of the community is only
Tolerably meeasles and colery has broken
out,n about 2 and q half miles from, hear,
THAR air powerful awaken on the subject of
religun in the potts naborhood and many soals
have been made to know their sins forgiven
miss nancy Smith u neer nabor had twins day
before Yesterday this is about all l know and
have to report the present quarter give my
respects to Mrs buchanan and subscribe my
self yours Trooly
Abigail jenkins
pm at fulton co ills.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
DIRTY PAPERS.
[From the. Odessa Herald

q
This is an, age of newspaper prominence.
1t is but few years since there were but few
of the. One or two were printed ct the state
capitals, and others at large commercial
towns. From. this coalition they, extended
into county seats.and other large towns, and
town of from 200 people upwards. Another
significant fact is that papers are now, though
numerous, better supported than formerly.
II is not long since 1t was seldom families
took more than ono paper, but now oil intel
the % times, take Ytom two to a dozen, and not
only SO, but take papers Of opposite party
politics. ...--.--------...-
This revolution in, newspaperdom has had
wonderful and powerful ehect on the intel
lectnsl condition Of the people. A. general
rule people are made more scQusinted with
their surrounding influences, are made better,
but it is lamenta6le that some II the-papers
are curse to the community. This branch
! of the newspaper service has been growing
aid, we believe about 1885 or 1887, but ebpec-
tally within the last twenty years. We, of
course. allude t. dirty sheets that TEEN with
sensational articles, setting forth the vilest
works of man, and reporting immoral and
criminal conduct in the most sensational man
ner, appealing to the lowest fancy, passions,
prejudices and conduct Of the most vile.
What is worse, there are many good papers
otherwise, that have columns, daily and
weekly, of such trash that only debases the
youthful mind and blunts the high and sensl-
tive tone of the virtu0us.- Let the CHILD read
of feats of desperation and he feelsas If he
would like to try 1t. The adage that there is
ssnothing like Success" has ruined many.
There is large proportion Of people whose
inclinafions are for getting, as best they can,
but get money andproperty. phis class will
be easily stimulated to evil; and the vile trash
| that is published In papers about women ane.
base men are q source Of terrible evils to
society, and do much to counteract the good
that may be done by church and school influ-
ences. -. 800,
The publication of murders. larcehies,
fights, brawls and sedlsctiOns, sare all Of this
| class. They should never be published un-
less in the immediate locality Of the crime,
and then only mentioned as. news; yet great
| proportion Of readers want to have 1t, and
papers that are filed with it are better sup
| ported, and this Is the reason so much is
published of that character. The better pssts OF
| the community do not for once think Of
making point to support paper that par
| ticuiarly rejects, their sentiments. They
| take the paper rs matter of course, but
take no special pains to. build up its interest.
This neglect, after while, will drive the pub.
| Usher to stOop to the more remunerstive
| fields; and the worst Of 1t is, that the condl
tion is growing NO better, but worse. The
more the readerlis familfarized with crime the
less heinous it seems, and the more easily he
| will fall a
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
PRETTY STRONG WORDS.
AZ tFrom the Philadelphia Times

1t would be idle to attempt to treat the ver-
dict of acquittal in this case rs entitled 10 any
measure Of respect, and the grave reproach it
puts upon the government demands that the
press shall call things by their right names.
Brady, Dorsey and their fellow conspirators
in the star route robberies are public thieves.
The public knows them to be such, they will
be pointed out by the kissing scorn iof the
nation as self.convicted thieves wherever they
may 20, and the world will be too small to
70 mna aney
They corrupted the very fountain of the
power of the government Their infamy
dates from the senate. the first Legislative
tribunal Of the land, and from the cabinet,
the constitutional council & Of the president.
to give them fortune by the most intllnous
prostitution of political power, and they fifty
rounded out such career Of crime by the
pollution Of the very sanctuary Of justice.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
A SINKING SHIP.
The New York Times on the VerdicI
w. In the star Route Gases.

The New York Times, the great republican
organ, is red-hot o, er the star route verdict.
1t gives up the fight in 1884. The following
is only specimen of its editorial page:
'It is going to be very hard work for the
republican party to elect its candidate for
president nextyear. Protection won't elect
him. The putting down OF the rebellion
twenty years ago won't elect him. While
eminent leaders of the grand Cid party are
pointing with pride to American workmen
and battle-scarred veterans marching side by
side in the front rank, watchful and pitiIess
enemy will call public. attention to the gang OF
the rascals OUT is to be the war cry of the
democrats next summer. This does not
mean merely the proved, though as yet un-
branded rascals. 1t means you, President
Arthur; you Secretary Folger; you, Secretary
Chandler; you, MIR. Hatton. It means turn
out everybody who is now in" y
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
Blind.


Open my eyes, O Lord of light,
Like him of old who cried to Thee;
'Lord, that may receive my sighti'
From darker depths Of agony
.. t l ask myself to see..
Show me the sin that makes me blind. .
The clouds Of wrong that hide my sun;
The pride that wells me from my kind,
The sloth that leaves Thy work undone,
The race have. not run.
Wrapped in the mists of self and sin,
b Cropping along devious way,
Am too late Thy wage to wn?
40 leave the dark and find the day?
Oh. drive my night away!
- Yet were such wastes before me spread.
How could my new born vision bear
The blasting sight Of woe and dread,
The deserts awful gloom and glare;
Nor curse my granted prayerS
Lord! that may receive my eight.
Not sN my grfevous sin to see,
70 pierce the terrOr OF the night,
And into euter darkness dee,
But to look up to Thee!
unveil Thy cross, Thy tender face.
The lips whose anguish cried Forg1vel
- The glory Of redeeming grace.
The love that life and light can give.
:, ar,-4a .tordlebid nae look and live.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
The Vampire.
BY LORD LYTToN.

l found a corpse, with golden hair.
OF maiden seven month. dean;
But the tacs, with the death in It, still was fair
Rose leaves on a snow-drift shed,
BlOod.drops by Adonis bled.
Doubtless were not so red.
l combei her hair into curls ct gold.
And kissed her lips till her lips were warm
And bathed her body in moonlight cold.
Till she grew to living form;
Till she stood up bold to a magic of old,
And walked to . muttered charm
Life-likp. without alarm.
And she walks by me and shs talks by ne.
Evermore, night and day;
She follows me ali the way
This corpse-you would almost say
There pIned . soul in the clay.
Her eyes bright at the dead OF night
That they ,y keep % me 'u swake with dread; ,..
At the sight of her lips so red;
For her face ie as white As the pillow by night
Where she kisses me on my bed;
All her golden hair outspread-
Neither alive nor deed.
| would that this woman's head
Were less golden about the hair,
| I would her lips were less red,
| And her face less deadly fair,
For this is the worst to bear
| How caneth redness there2
| 'Ts my heart. be sure, she eats for her food;
And it makes ones whole flesh creep
To think that she drinks and drains my blood
| Unawares. when am asleep
| How else could those red lips keep
! Their redness SO damson-deep?
| There's a thought like g serpent. slips
| Ever into nv heart and head;
There are plenty OF women, alive and human,
| One might WOO if one wished, spd we'd
| Women with hearts. and brains-ay, and IDS
Not 80 very terribly red.
But to house with y corpse and she SO fair,
With that dim. unesrhly. golden hair,
| And those sad, serene blue eyes,
| With their looks from who knows where,
| Which Death has made SO wise,
| With the graves own secret there
| 1t is more than Q man can bearl
1t were better for me. ere I came nigh her,
This corpse-ere looked upon her,
Had they burned my body In dane and IRE
l With Q sorcerer's dishonor.
For when the Devil hath made his lair
l And turks in the eyes of fair young woma
| CTo grieve mans soul with her golden hair
ia nd break his hsattn bis hsast " human).
| Would not saint despair
TIC be saved by fast or prayer
] EroLs psrditioR made 20 fAirf
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
ITS ANNUAL DEOEAsE.

Our old friend,,the deceased wife's sister
bill met with its annual decease recently in the
1 house of lords. The vote of 145 to 14O would
indicate that, while One-half Of the peerage Of
England was infamed by burning desire to
| marry its deceased wife's sister, the other half
| was determined to protect itself against the
insidious wiles of its sister-in-law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
81 q Box. 6 Boxes for IS.
Sent free by mail on receipt of money.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
ROCK FOR CALABOOsE.

SEAI.ED proposals will be received by the
~ undersIgned, City Register and Treasurer,
until noon on Monday, July 9th, 1885, for fur
nishing the city with good. white Limestone
rock, the same to be delivered In the CaIaboose
ysrd or any part OF the city st such times and In
sucn quantities as the city may require Pro-
rock.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. JOHN TAUBMAN,
City Register and Treasurer.
Lexington, Mo- June e2d lSs3
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
HAULING BROKEN ROCK

SEALED proposals will be received by the
- undersigned, City Register and Treasurer,
ing broken rock from the calaboose yard to any
part OF the city desired. during the ensuing
year. Proposals must state the price per perch
Tor hauling.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. JOHN TAUBMAN,
City Register and Treasurer.
Lexington. Mo. Juhe 22d. 1893. june23td
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
CITY PRINTING

GEALED proposals will be received by the
- undersigned, City Register and Treasurer,
until noon on Monday. July 9th, 1883, tor doing
the city printing Tor the ensuing year
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. JOHN TAUBMAN,
City Register and Treasurer
Lexington No June 22d lSS3
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

Mr.. John Gueran, st. Louis, Mo-, saws
"Our customers report Browns Iron Bitters
fully Up to the representations"
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
: TRzasfERs. OF REAL ESTATE. a

.'stturnished weekly 70 inc 1utetifgencer by
Ca1teihs eihs4ssDssGenlaz5srec~iersofdesds Of
4 az.ssI5s 2Sstsse seaAts, 81 r. 4asaSsT tn. once of
iReoprdet isfaR Rsedsi fkbw aatuxlfy jnne Esd
70 Saturday June 2Qfh, Al, 1SS2. Only such
iEllstswa - ii ys1eSH bsEs .efsoad =,
20 Herman. KsuektoG Cord Dammann, ,ss
b hf ne sW; 4, 8, .......$ $50 90
n JohniW. McBurney to william II.
Ferrell lots Z and, g., blk 1, McBur- a. si!rs
ney's I'D to Odessa ......... 100 90
& VIM. Morrison to Richard Field, AiI
hf interest in Mitchelps property,
Lexington. 1000 90
Mary s. Taylor ct al, to Henry .'.rr
house and Riding's ad to Mayview.. 100 90
e. and j. w. Downs to Kate B.
Bonham, lots !, 8 and 8, blk II, Wav-
David Price and AM wife, to Miles :
Jacobs, hf lot g., Jackets survey, AZ 5(
VIM. Hicks to Thomas Swansey,
lots t3 and II, blk %, lth ad to Wav-
drove Young to Letta B: Jackson, si
vile. e..............:.............s..-...5Oo -. - Q,
@. McC CQnnell, lotl2, blk Il. Odessa. los 0,
Thos. G. Graves to VIM. Hickln. q
end hf Sc; 80, so, 27............. 200 0,
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
CURLING.

SEALED proposals will be received by the
y undersigned, City Register and Treasurer,
until noon on Monday, July 9Th, 1883, for Iurn.
lshinl the city with one thousand RI OOOI feet
of good hammered white limestone curbfng the
same to be delivered ut any place in the city and at
such times and In such Quantities as shall be des-
cal foot for such curbIng.
The city reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. JOHN TAUBMAN
City Register and Treasurer
Lexington. Mo-, June I'D lSS3
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

Life hath its hopes fulfilled;
Its glad frultiOns. its blessed snswered prayer,
Indrawn to silent souls. breaihss. forth Its rare
Grand speech by joy distilled.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

Life hath its harvest moons,
Its tasseled corn and purple-welghted vine,
Its gathered sheaves Of grain, the blessed sign
Of plenteous ripening bread and pure rich wine,
Full hearts for harvest fumes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

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Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
DRUG sTORE T0R-eAIC

IN dOurishing village on the C. A.
i 3. K. Has good trade and only ANAL ~
capital required. Reason for selling"
other business sngaSsmsnts prevent sivipy
proper attention T. the store Inquire At his
eRes. junel6ml
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
Life Hath Its Barren Years"

Lie hath its barren years.
When blossoms tall untimely down.
When ripened ffuitage falls to crown
The summer toll, when nature's frown
L0OEs only on our tears.
Life hath lie faithless days,
The golden promise OF the morn.
That teemed for light and gladness born,
MeHnt only uoontfde wreck and scorn.
flushed harp instead of praise.
life hath its valleys, too,
Where we must talk with vain regret,
With mourning clothed, with wild rain wet,
Toward sunlight hopes that soon must set.
All quenched in pity ing dew.
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

would that this woman's head
Were less golden about the hair.
would her lips were Ices red,
And her face less deadly fair,
For this is the worst to bear
How camel that redness there2
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07

The political tidal wave of last November
] appears, however. to have beaten against the
Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-07-07
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