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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10

Washington Post t:--"Missouri has
boon the recipient OF many harsh
criticisms. on account Of her alleged
lexity in dealing with criminals, but
it may be doubted if there Is any other
state IN which such q revolt 40 that
which occurred In the state prison at
Jefferson City. last Friday, could be ~
successfully suppressed. There are
1900 convicts, many Of them ss dss-
perate characters ~ were ever caught
and Gagged. Suddenly. without the
slightest warning. some Of the guards
were seized and fre was set to straw
iu the collar shop, which soon created
al extensive condagration. The on
GERS manifested . degree of COOL
ness and self-command rsrsly
squalled by any class OF meu In
= similar emergency. IT they had
been accustomed to deal with = revol,
every day In the week they could not
have acted more promptly or with
greater wisdom. The mutinous spiritl
were awed into submission by instan.
taneous preparation TO shoot them
down, If necessary. AMI the Who'll,
force OF convicts, except those en-
ployed a. trustee, were marched
into = csil-houss and locked up. MOI
. man escaped, and not one was hurt
but the fire caused losses aggregation 4
about $500. .O0O."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
GOOD ADVICE.

In the pocket-book of hon. Stephen
Aren, who was drowned when the
Henry Clay was burned on the Hud-
son, several years since, was found a
printed slip. apparently cut from a
newspaper, of which the folio W ing 10 a
copy. II is worthy to be engraved on
every young mans heart.
Make few promises. Always speak
the truth. Never speak evil of any
one. Keep good company or none.
Live up to your engagements. Never
play a game Of chance. Drink no kind
Of intoxicating liquors. (ro which
may be added: Use no tobacco }
Good character IL above ali things else.
Keep your own secrets ii you have any.
Never borrow II you eau possibly help
it. DO not marry until you are able to
support a vile. Keep yourself lnno-
Cent ii you would be happy. When
You speak to person, look them in the
face. Make no haste TO be rich If YOU
would prosper. Ever live (misfortune
excepted within your income. Save
whom you are young to spend when
you are old. Avoid temptation, through
tear you may not Withstand it. Never
run into debt unless you see way TO
get out again. Small and steady gains
give competency with a tranquil mind.
Good company and good conversation
are the sinews OF virtue. Your CHAR.
acter cannot be essentially Injured ex.
cept by your own acts. II any one
speaks evil of you, let your life BE- SO
that no one will believe him. When
YOU retire to bed, thiuk over what you
have done during the day. Never be
idle; II your hands can't be employe ed
usefully. attend to the cultivation OF
your mind. Read over the above max
inns carefully aud thoughtfully at least
once week.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
A GOOD WORK.
success Of =. b. Ely ss Financial
,=s9 Agent of william Jewell
College.


tFrom tie CarroIlton Demecrat.l
A great many years ago DR.. William Jewell.
of Boone county. worthy and useful member
of the Baptist church In appreciation ofthe value
OF a church educational institution. projected
the college at Liberty, Mo-, which now bears
his honored name. Its history, In respect to It .
effort to MAINTAIN life and keep Tree from nnsn-
clal entanelements is now disslmilar from that
of many kindred enterprises. Perhaps NO one
but the Great Head ofthe Church - able 10 NUM-
Der the prayers measure the tears Of the solic-
itous hearts for the ultimate permanent estab-
lishment of a factor fraught with 30 much of
good and blessing to the world. Bat be that as
1t may, it is with sincere joy that we announce
that the crisis with William Jewell College 10
now passed, and that through the self-sacriacing
labors of one of Carrollton's citisens its future
10 secured. so far as financial matters are con-
esrned.
Some eighteen months ago Mr.. L. b. Ely IN
dertook-what few men would have even hoped
to accomplish-the task OF raising an eudow-
ment tund of $50 900 for the college. Recently
he has Published the fact Of the successful end
ing OF his labors. having secured since the 1st
day OF June. 1881. ISL. .120 90 In notes and deeds
to real estate, together with 8 margin Of open
pledges Of d. .226 Il additional. Previous to en-
gazing upon this latter work Mr.. Ely had secur-
cd for the contingent fund Of the college go
and for the boarding hall slO, 900 more, which.
with the s5o. 900 just raised makes $50 o0e IN all.
secured to the Institution through his personal
efforts. The college now has an endowment oi
Sl2b. 600; building. grounds and apparatus VAL
ued at $50 600; library of 8 500 volumes; Ii frt
from debt; self sustaining and an able and ex-
perienced faculty with an established character
for thorough work. There are now attending
the college 156 students. 40 OF whom are studying
for the ministry. Certainly this is . matter for
eongratulation and profound thankfulness upon
the part of the Baptis,s of Missouri. and Brother
Ely, In contributing SO largely toward 1t. has
earned for himselfa monument more lasting than
earthly fame or richea.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
THE NEW SENATE.

[rrom the st. Louis Republican
The United States senate of the
forty eight congress, whose legal exis-
tence began yest terday, will be compos.
ed OF 36 democrats, 38 republicans and
Mesers. Malone and Riddleberger.
These two Virginia repudiators, some
times denomlnated Independents,
might as well be called repub loans.
for no doubt they will always act on
party measures with that party, as
Malone has done aimee he took his
seat in the senate. The parties, there
fore. i'll than body practically stand 36
democrats and 40 republicans. The
democrats lost with the old congress
Messrs. Johnston of Virginia aud
Grover of Oregon, whose places are
taken by Messrs. Ridd!ebergcr aud
Dolph, republicans. The republicans
lost Mr.. Kellogg of Louisiana, whose
place was ,nkeu by Mr. Gibson. demo-
crat. Mr. Davis of Illinois, some
times called an independent, is suo-
ceeded by Mr.. CuIlom, republican.
There remains till in June a vacancy
in the representation OF New lamp.
shire. whose legislature does not M ct
till then. sir. Rollins place will then
be filled by u republican, and the
above figures are based Oh that
assumption. The new senators who
come into the existing congress are
Bowen OF Colorado in place Of Chill.
colt. Colqniti OF Georgia in place Of
Barrow, Cullom OF Illinois in place OF
Davis. Wilson of Iowa IN place of
McDill, Gihson of Louisiana in place OF
Kellogg, Palmer of Michigan in place
of Ferry. Sabln of Minnesota in place
Of Window. Manderson of Nebrsska Il
in place OF Saunders, Dolph of Oregon
In place of Grover, Riddleberger of
Virginia in place of Johnston and
Kenna Of West Virginia III place of
Davis. 1t Will be apparent that the
sent is not strengthened by the
changes.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
PROTECTION oHEApEHs WAGES.
From the St. Louis Republican

Eroin tue ST. Louis hepuOHoAn
Que OF the resolutions adopted at the
tnte. New York, Feb. 1, graced bv the
Roach aud WIN. NJ. Evarts, recon.
protection OF American industry aud
of the Union." The meeting and the
speakers based their clslm TO public
encouragement aud support Oh the
pretence that the cause OF protection IL
the cause of home labor; that high
Tariff shields the home laborer from
the competition of foreign pauper Ia.
Dor. and lower tariff would expose
him to this competition. Nothing 10
said about bened'ing the home capital
ist who owns factory; the appeal to
the public is wholly in the interest OF
American labor. Is this sincsre and
tair2 Is it, in deed aud In truth. the
welfare of home labor alone that the
protectionists are 80 deeply concerned
about?
Ii 80. why is 1t that tho protected
capitalists send abroad for the supplies
of the very cheap labor which they
profess such horror ofp A few years
ago the shoe manufacturers sent to
California for cheap Chinese to take
the places OF their native workmen who
had demanded hlguer wages; aud the
official labor reports of Massachusetts,
inform US that the native New Eng.
land operatives. the spirited Yankee;
girls and boys, who. twenty five years
ago, ran the loom, spindles and ma.
chinery in the great factory towns of
that state have been entirely displaced
by cheap working French Canadians
who bear the same relation to native
labor in New England that the Chinese
bear to American labor in California.
The French Canadians rarely become
naturalized. aud they care little or
nothing about onr public affairs.
Their only merit is that they are con.
teut with lower wages than Yankee
operatives will put up with and this
settles the question with the mauutac.
turing CAPITALISTS.
Again: Why sit that strikes for high.
er wages. or against reductions OF
wage7. are constantly going on in the
great manufacturing points at thu
East. where the protected Industries
are chiefly f1und7 II protection in.
sures good wages and prosperity to
home labor, why is home labor in these
manufacturing centres so discontented2
Prot. Sumner of Yale college posi-.
lively asserts that It is the tendency OF
protection to cheaper wages-and the
frequent strikes under the high protec.
tive system OF the last twenty years 20
far to sustain this view. "rhe people,"
says Prot. Sumner, "would bave saved
three hundred and seventy three mil.
lion dollars iu the year 1880. II they
had paid all the laborers in tho protec.
ted industries for standing still, and ten
per cent. interest on the capita al in ves-
ted aud gone into {, s,freelmarket to pur-
| chase the articles made"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
THE SAME AS BUSTED.
[From the Wall Stree. DAILY News

Some mouths ago Boston cloth
started his son iorNashville with stock
10 open retail store, aud tho other
day friend who knew OF the circum-
stance met the father and inquired:
"Well, how does Jake get alongp"
'Shaks is home again." was the re-
ply.
'Why. thought he was i'll Nash
ville."
$50 no vhas."
"And heard that he was doing .
rushing business
'Vhell, peesness rushed leedIe on
der start. but finally 1t dropped OF
until it doan't pay expenses"
Aud SO Jake busted 2''
"Vhell. it amounts to der same thing.
l suppose. Der fire didu't get half .
start pefore der engines vhas on haud |!
Poor Shake! 1t vhas crushing blow
When dey found a candle in q box of
shavings! Hs vhas 10 young. you
see ?"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
The Storm.

The sky Is changed! and such a change! O..
And storm: and darkness. ys' are wondrous
strong,
Of dark eye In woman! Far along
From peak 10 peak, the rattlinY crags amonx
Leaps the live tnunderI Not from one lone
But every mountain now hath found a tongue;
And Jurs answers, through her mlsty shroud!
And this is In the night Most glorious night
Thou vert not sent tor slumberl let me be
sharer In thy herce anu far delight
A portion OF the tempest and oil lneeI
How the lit lake shines, a phosphOrc Ssa,
And the big rain comes dancing to the sxrthl
And now again, tits, back; and now. the glse
As if they did rejoice o'er a young earthquake,
Now, where the swift Rhone clsaves his way be-
tween
Rights which appear as lovers who have parted
In hate. whose missing depths SO intervene,
Anat thfy Can nest no more, though broken
Though in tn. souls. which thu. each oshe,
Love was the very root Of the fond rage
Which bl'Ehted tneir liie's bloom. and then de
Itself expired, but leaving them an age
or years all winters-wsr within themselves t.
wage.
Now, where the quick Rhone thus hath cleft hil
way,
The mightieat OF the storms hath ta'en hi
stand,
For here. not one, but many, make their play.
And 1iDg their thunderbolts from hand to hand
Flashing and cast sround; Of all the band,
The brightest through thsss parted hills hatl
His lightnings. ~ II he did understand
That In such gaps as desoRtion Work'd,
| There the hot shaft should blast Whatever there
| in lurk'd.
Sky. mountain. river, winds, lake. lightnings
ye,
! With night, and clouds. and thunder, and
: soul
i Ts make these felt and feeling. well may be
! Things that have made me Watchfui; the far rol
OF your departing voices 10 the knoll
OF what In me 10 slssplSss-i5 I rest.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10

The London Times publishes an au-
thoritative statement regarding the
interview ou Tuesday the 18th ult., at
Marlborough, between ex.Empress
Eugenie and Prince jerome N Napoleon,
which, it says, has cleared up some
private rnisunderstandings existing be-
tween the ex-empress aud prince, aud
has led 10 tho formal resignation of
the latter % the bead OF the Bonaparte
family. TL-11stzlaS-s.s-
called upon to express an opinion Of
her kinsman's general policy. and
could not, consistently with the line
of policy adopted by her while 90
journing in Great Britain, do moro
than assure her cousin of her best
wishes of any constitutional action he
may take toward bringing about q
plebiscits. Eugenia has 50 tar had the
sympathy of everybody as the faithful
vile Of q bright bat weak aud vain
man and the fsnd mother of passably
good boy. The sooner she discovers.
however, that her day Of empire, or.
indeed. anyone's day of empire in
France 10 ended. the better it will be
for her aud her posthamous fame.
Napoleonic plebisoites. We imagine,
would have about the same effect in
Europe as would one Of our excellent
friend Perpetual Mayor Jno. C.
Young's proclamations. The name Of
NapoIeon.never good one for France,
Is not in very good odor just now.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
Bx KATE LDR HRRRRRT.

'1loved you oncss" sh, yes. full well I know
l loved you very dearly, years and years agoI
But then, you proved 30 tickle. false and vain,
That have never cared to love again.
You need not try to resarrect that buried love,
Your efforts so to do, all vain will provei
buried 1t with much regret and pain.
And now, do not wish to love again.
"Let you remain my friend 2" ah. no. loi
It may seem churlish to refuse you so.
But could never, never claim as friend
One on whose truth and honor could not de.
pend.
And have answered you. You ask In vain.
Just Us we are we always must remain.
Our sundered lives can re'er united be
Your path thro' life is not the one for me.
Goodbye; may happiness and peace be thine
Aud strength to struggle onward s'er be mine.
Our frail barks drifs apart on life's wide SEA
Your life Is best for you and mine for me.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
3. p. PRICE, Agef
Loves Philosophy.
IT PERCY BYssHE saxLLEY,

The fountains mingle with the river.
And the river with the ocean;
Tho winds Of heaven mix forever.
With sweet emotion;
Nothing In tho world 10 single;
ALI things by q bow divine
In one another's being mingls-
Why not with thineS
See! the mountains kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp one snotheri
No sister flower would be forgiven
II It dIsdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the moonbes ms kiss the sea-
What are all these kissings worth.
II thou kiss not meS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
Recollections.
~ n. n, LUDLOW.

from tie st. Louis Republican,
A age advances thoughts 60 back to deed, be-
yond control,
But pleasant recollections are the starlights Of
the soul;
They come upon lIfe's evening sky. and I'LL n,
with their JOY,
They laugh, they dance. and then depart-and
leave no base alloy.
The happiness of that bless'd one, whose soul
hath known no taint,
ThouGht cannot fathom-mind concelys-nor
language ever paint.
The years that " hiten up our locks bring Wis
dom in their train,
And he who takes him to bis home and bids him
there remain,
Will find he is the truest friend, that lonxeet life
may win;
And lif.'s great journey, for the first. will atly
now begin. "A
st. Louis, March /. 1888.
For the IntelliEenesr.
Not 1evw.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
eRRMANY.e AND AMERICAN PORK.

Auo uASDu uShsuIeb IoAou py 0oke
many in torbidding the importation OF
American pork are exciting much in-
dignation there, and are beginning 10
bs resulted In this country. Congress
man r. w. Townshend introduced q
joint resolution III the house of repre-
ssntatives, recently, prohibiting the
importation OF wines from Germany
until means can be provided by law to
prevent the importation of deleterlous
wines from that country. The reso.
ton rseitss BY way Of preamble that
Germany has adopted measures to ex-
e!uds the importation Of pork from the
United States into Germany. and that
large quantities Of deleterlous wines
are annually imported from Germany
into the United States. 1t was proposed
that this rstaliatory measure should 90
tnto sfec. on the frat Of next January.
Representatives Dsuster, democrat,
and Gasnther. republican,, congratu-
lated Mr.. Townshend upon the lnisia..
tlen Of the proposed, legislation; which
aecordB with their own v Jews and that
Of ths German press of this country.
or course such . measure as this 10
forsign 10 the spirit of our institutions
snd the feelings of our people, but
there 10 always . point at which pa
thence ceases to be a virtue. Germany
excludes American pork not because
Of any deleterious properties it pos.
sessss, but in pursuance Of = pig. head.
cd protective policy similar to that
practiced In this country for years in
favor of our iron, steel aud other in.
dustries. upon which the tariff rates are
practically prohlbitory. American
pork is sckno wlsdgsdly the best in the
world. take the entire product together,
and even In dns hams IL second to no
other. aud that 10 what 10 the matte,
with tho German government.
It cannot convince its people that the
American hog is unwholesome; it can
not prevent them from buying Ameri.
can pork by all its scarecrow procla.
nations; American pork can be sold
cheaper than the German raised article,
and hence legislation must step IN to
out OF the American farmer from the
German consumer; thus depriving the
German consumer Of cheap food, moi
considsring that the German farmer,
II too hardly pushed in the field of hog
raising has thoussnd-and-one other
things to turn to.
Whenever legislation attempts to in.
terfere with the laws of trade, then
trouble begins. The sensible course il
to permit commerce to be carried or
with ~ few restrictions 40 possible. A
nation that is kept In the swaddllna
clothes Of protection will just 90 long
be deferred from growth to q healthy
manhood. A. = logical sequence o
| Gsrmany's folly in forbidding the i'm
portation of American pork Mr.
Townshend 10 right. There IL te,
thousand times - much poison sent t
American iu the doctored up. secont
class wines which she sells us, as there
10 III I'll tue PORK yEnI VIZ snip uU uer
! aud more too,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-10
Oak GROVE ENTERTAINMENT.

L ne eEtes.atNmeut given NJ YAK
Grove church Oh the 22ud, (Washing-
toms birt hday, was decidedly a grand
success In every particular.
Every one present was unbounded
in praisine aud admiring the excellent
manner it was gotten up and executed.
Several gentlemen who have had CON-
siderable experience in literary enter
tainments pronounced 1t the best they
had ever attended.
Ehe exercise consisted of selee dia-
logues. recitations, decla,natIous. ora
tious. tableaux and select readings with
vocal and iu strumental music.
Those taking part were Mrs. Emma
Z. Foster, manager; Misses Minnie
Greer. Mollie. Matte aud Fannie
Youngs. Messrs. VIM. Greer, Theo-
dore Youngs. James McClunsy, Wm.
Eaton and Master Elmer Youngs.
Though all were almost wholly un-
acquainted with the stage. they acquit-
ted themselves in manner that wou.d
have done credit to expsrianced hands.
Mr.. James Mckinney delivered a most
excellent Grafton on the subject OF
"Washiugton's Birthday" Itwas full
of beautiful thoughts and gave proof OF
a thorough knowledge OF the life and
ietluence Of the Father of our coun.
try"
The object Of the entertainment was
a very worthy one, viz: To procure a
library of useful books for the benefit
Of the community attending at the
church. But Notwithstanding the
charitableness OF the object, a gres
many of the church. those whom one
would naturally suppose were advo
Gates of intelligent progression, were
struck with holy horror at the thought
OF giving an entertainment III tn,
church,and failed to put in an appeal
ance. They are giving their voices /,
favor of ignorance, instead OF helping
to procure good books, that ,heil
children may read and lay up q stor,
of useful knowledge. Ignorance ant
vice 20 hand in hand and are incom
patible with an intelligent worship o
God. Then every thing that promote
intelligence. refinement. and bring
ing out OF the better nature OF man i
undoubtedly promoting good; ant
whatever is TOR the promotion of GOO
certainly cannot be desecrating TO th
; house of God. II then library G
good aud useful knowledge is purchas
ed as q result of the supposed imprope
use Of the building, the logical conclu
sion to which every reasonable perso
and we dou-t want to waste words O
time on unreasonable ones) must com
is, that it was not an improper use
but wholly consistent with the spiri
and interest of the building.
We venture to assert without fear c
contIadic iction, that there was not
person at the entcrtainmsnt that wa
injured in the least. but on the contra
~ was made to feel that there ar
higher enjoyments in life than mer
: eating and sleeping and moving alon
as the lower animals do without an
object in life.
We think, therefore, II our friend
, would throw away :helr mildeweG
, old togy spectacles, and take up all
1 look ,hrongh those Of light aud resso
lthsy would see the same object iu