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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
MAKES HENS LAY,

An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist
cow travelling in this country. says that most of
tn. Horse aud Cattle Powders sold; here arc
worthless trash. He says that Sheridan's CondI-
ton Powder are absolutely pure and immensely
v,,iu allie Nothing on earth will make hens Law
like s. eritan's Condition Powders. Dose, one
ieaspooniul TO one pint food. Sold everywhere,
or sent by mail for eight letter stamps. 1. $.
Il o Boston, Mass. For sale by
e. W. LOOMS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
New Life

is given by using Browns
IRON B1TTERs. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warns the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquersd disease; in the
Summer it gives tone to the
nerves and digestive organs;
in the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
of sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
SO surely prevented as by
keeping the system in per-
feet condition. Browns
IRON B1TTERs ensures per-
feet health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air,
and it prevents Consump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
ease, &c.
H. S. Berlin, Esq, of the
well-known firm of H. S.
Berlin & Co, Attorneys, lie
Droit Building, Washing
ton, D. C., writes, Dec. 5th,
1881:
Gentlemen. I take pleas
ure in stating that l have used
Browns Iron Bitters for ma
1aria and neryous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of limitations.
Ask for Browns IRON B1r-
TIERS, and insist on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as "1nst as good."
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
A CARD.
the H.. J.E. Athens DRY GOODS BAZAAR

The Il. il. Athens DRY GOODS BAZAAR,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens takes this mode of extend
ing nr sincere thanks to the friends and patrons of the
ABOVE establishment for the very liberal patronage, as
well as for the confidence and trust reposed in her hus-
pand. Mrs. Ahrens also begs to state that the business
will be continued by herself and son, Ed. w. h. Ahrens,
under the above firm name, and by strict integrity and
close attention to business, trust to retain the confidence
ana TO merit a continuance of all former patronage of
the Il. J. 3. Ahrens Dry Goods Bazaar, as we'll as the
public in general. In consequence of the afaiction cast
upon herself and family through the death of her hus-
band, just at a time when business should have been
pushed with all the energy possible During the month
OF December) the business, as all can readily understand,
could not receive the proper attention. On the contrary
it was much neglected, customers frequently not receiy-E
ing the attention due them, and consequently MANY
goods are now upon the shelves that could have been
disposed of either before or during the HOLIDAYS. ASS
result of this, as well as a result of the fact that for this
seasons trade an unprecedentedly large stock of Dry
Goods had been brought on, the stock now is more than
as large again as it should be. In fact, with only a few
exceptions, it is as complete in assortment, style, &c, as
it need be in the midst of the busy season. AS every
body is aware, stocks at this season of the year should be
at their lowest ebb, and in order to thus put it in proper
shape, and, more especially, to facilitate as much as
e possible the winding up of the estate by the executors,
Mrs. Elizabeth Ahrens and Ed. W. III. Ahrens. thew will
from this day on make every effort to reduce the same.
To do this the entire stock of Staple and Fancy Drv
Goods, Notions, Sc, which, as already stated, is full and
complete in all its departments, is offered for Cost and
Less than Cost.
All who are in need of anything pertaining to the
Dry Goods line are advised to call early and avail them
selves of the advantages now offered, and which, under
other circumstances than those mentioned, could not be
offered. 1t is hoped that the patrons and the public in .e
general will not look upon this as simply an advertis-
ing dodge. The facts and the reasons given, and which
will be carried out in good faith, it is trusted, are sufi-
GENTLY obvious to all and may be j~ustiable.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
~MONEY TO LOAN.u

WE have tor sale a number OF Farms and
" Town Lots in Lafayette County. :Wil take
3harge of Property OF 'non-residents, Collect
Gents, Pay Taxes, and attend to Proper Assess
nent OF Real Estate. Correspondence solicited,
dice in Court House, Lexington, Mo.
ap27vl TAYLOR &
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24

Mr. j. R. OSBORN has established hlmf
IX1 at Aullville as Notary Public and r
Estate Agent. All business entrusted to
hands Will be carefully attended to. janl3y
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24

Gentlemen. l take pleas
ure in stating that l have used
Browns Iron Bitters for ma
1aria and nervous troubles,
caused by overwork, with
excellent results.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
ODESSA,

ne. W. P. JOHNSON. SURGEON -
" Dentist, office over j. T. Proc
tori grocery, Odessa, Mo. All work Vn
warranted IA recommended .rR
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
Common Phrases.

The term blackguard has a very
common place origin. In all great
houses, particularly in royal residences.
there was number Of mean and dirty
dependents, whose Office it was to at
tend to the woodyards, sculleries, etc.
Of these-for in the lowest depths
there are lower still-the most for,orn
wretches seem to have been selected to
carry coal to the kitchen, halls and
other apartments. To the smutty reg.
iment, who attended the progresses
and rode in the carts with the pots and
kettles, which, with every other article
of furniture, were then moved from
palace to palace, the people, in derision,
gave the name "blackguards," term
since become sufficiently familiar.
ITO the bitter end" is clearly an old
nautical expression. A dictionary.
published in the first part of the eigh-
teenth century, has "bite," q turn or
part of a cable; "bitts, the main pieces
! Of timber to which cable is fastened
when a ship rides at anchor; "bitter," a
turn of the cable about the timber
called 'bitts," that it may be veered
out little by little; and "bitter end" (of
cable) is that part which is wound
around the bits when a ship rides at
anchor. The modern cant expression,
"to the bitter end," may have taken its
rise from the old nautical words, as
meaning the last coil of the cable. OF
from the last end, the very "bitter'
dregs. 1t is slang expression, anoth'
er form of 81 will fight you to the
DEATH In it bitter only means pitt
less, severe, like bitter east wind, OF
bitter foe.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
A Minstrel's Conversion.

"Senator Bob Hart the negro
minstrel, used to be great favorite
in the West. His stump speeches
and his excruciating Latin were his
chief stock in trade, but they were
enough to give him a better income
than half the professional men get.
Well, couple of years ago, when he
was almost dead with delirium
tremens, he staggered into a revival
meeting and was converted, and since
then he has been known as the Rev.
J. NJ. Sutherland and a more con-
sistent. earnest Christian exhorter
never lived. He has for nearly two
years been in the employ of the City
Missionary society. which pays him
500 a week, on which he supports
his wife and daughter. Chicagoans
can remember when Bob Hart got
$500 week during an entire season
in that city. He works among the
poor people, nd breaches severa
times a week and twice on Sundays
He hasn't touched drop of liquo
since the night from which he date
his conversion.--CleDelo1d Sun.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
The Bees Sting.

If we press the abdomenen of the
pee wasp, so as to cause the sting to
protude, it is but natural to think that
the sharp, dark-colored instrument was
the sting itself. This, however, is not
the case. The real sting is very
slender instrument, and armed on one
edge with row of barbs.So exactly does
the sting resemble the many-barbed ar.
row of certain savage trib& that, if the
savages had possessed microscopes, we
should certainly have conjectured that
they borrowed the idea of the barb from
the insect. What we see with the un-
aided eye is simply the sheath of the
sting. Many savages poison their
arrows and spears, and here also they
have been anticipated by the insect.
But the sting is infinitely superior to
the arrow poison. No poison that has
vet been made, not even the terrible
wourali, or curare, as it is sometimes
called, can retain its strength after
long exposure to air. The upas poison
of Borneo, for example, loses its poten-
cy in two or three hours. But the
venom of the sting is never exposed to
the air at all. 1t is secreted by two
long, thread-like glands, not nearly sc
thick as a human hair, and is then re-
ceived into little bag at the base Of
the sting. When the insect uses Its
weapon it contracts the abdomen,
thereby forcing the sting out and COM
pressing the venom-bag. BY the force
of the stroke which drives the sting
into the foe its base is pressed against
the venom-bag and small amount Of
the poison driven into the wound. Al
rule, if the bee or wasp be allowed t(
remain quiet, it will withdraw its sting
but as the pain generally causes a sud
den jerk, the barbed weapon cannot b.
withdrawn, and the whole apparatus
of sting, poison-bag, and glands, is tori
out of the insect, thereby causing it
death.-Good We-ds
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
esting:
Brevity.

Few writer's know when to stop
writing; they say too much. Martin
Luther closed his speech before the
diet of Worms with these words: "Here
I stand. / cannot do otherwise. God
help me. Amen Suppose he had
said: "The position which at present
occupy I shall continue to maintain.
The latter is grammatically correct.
You can praise it, but literary art con-
demns it as weak and unworthy. Go
back to the Old Testament. "Let
there be light and there was light"
Beyond the naked grandeur OF these
words art cannot go. And, in fact,
brevity is an art-and one worth culti-
waiting, too.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
Colds More Fatal than Plaques.


DR.. F. H. Bosworth in lecture on
"Colds and their Consequences" given
in New York, said:
Neglected colds, if we could trace
them through all their insidious influ-
ences to their ultimate result, have
been responsible for far greater loss
of life than has been caused by any OF
the terrible scourges which, in the
form of epidemics, have decimated
continents, carried terror and dismay
throughout whole states and have
called forth the active sympathy and
generous charities of a continent.
This may seem o somewhat startling
statement, that this simple cold should
outweigh in its consequences the
mortality of those terrible visitations
before which the bravest heart uncon-
sciously shudders; and yet I believe it
is no overdrawn picture, no exaggera-
tion. One neglected cold follows upon
another, each recurring with increased
frequency, the parts involved approach
ing nearer to the vital organs, and
finally some latent tendency is devel-
oped, some constitutional weakness
makes itself manifest. 1t does not
strike its victims with the sudden blow
of the scourge, but working its i'll
effects through months, and perhaps
years, still strikes with no less certain
aim in the one case than in the other.
l do not come before you as an alarm
LIST, nor do / intend to draw an exag.
gerated picture, yet that it is true
one think cannot be questioned. That
we survive colds and moreover main
tain our health, is not an extremely
, difficult matter. 1t depends in a large
part on certain common sense in mat
ters of personal hygiene. Perhaps II
J these none is SO important as the pro
per regulation Of the clothing
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Jealousy is secret avowal of our in
feriority.
The only rose without thorns is
friendship.
We ought not to Judge of mans
merits by his qualifications but by the
use he makes of them.
Though we travel the world over TO
find the beautiful, we must carry it
with us, or we find it not.
Bashfulness may sometimes exclude
pleasure, but seldom or ever opens any
avenue for sorrow or remorse.
Attrition is to the stone what good
influence is to the man. Both polish
while they reveal hidden beauties.
Cares are often more difficult to
throw off than sorrows; the latter die
with time, the former grow upon it.
The leader will fail who acts on the
counsel of those whose intelligence and
means Of information is inferior to his
own.
Jealous men are ever displaying to
you the strength of their belief, while
judicious men are showing you the
grounds of it.
There is wonderful vigor Of con-
stitution in popular fallacy. When
the world has once got hold of q lie, it
is astonishing how hard it is to get it
out of the world.
If a man be gracious and courteous
to strangers, it shows he is citizen Of
the world, and that his heart is nt
island cut off from other hearts, but {
continent that joins them.
There are few men who, were they
certain of death on their seventietl
birthday, would think of preparation
Tomorrow may be the gate of an eter
nifty, and they go on in their folly.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
"Thern's my terms" said Miss

"Theha's my terms" said Mise
Grove. "and wouldn't vary from
'em, not for the president OF the
United SratesP'
"There's an end of the matter, then,"
said Doctor Juniper.
"Just as you please" said Betsey
Grove, tartly.
Louisa Henley would not undertake
the place unless her mother and eleven
years-old brother could come as COM
pany for her. Mrs. Cackle expected
the washing to be put out, and clean
ing woman engaged for every Satur-
day. Maria Michels limited at the
privilege of filling the vacant rooms
of the house with summer boarders.
And the upshot Of it oil was that Doc
tor Juniper came home in desperation,
without any help whatsoever.
lie telegraphed to his cousin, an
ancient female, somewhere on the edge
of the Adirondacks, to come to the
rescue. She came. But she was sub
ject to the rheumatism, to epileptic
fits, and to an undue fondness for the
brandy-bottle, and at the end of a
month, Doctor Juniper was glad to
ship her off to alone for Aged
Women" in New York. And then,
subdued by much discipline, he walked
down to Mrs. Danesbury's and asked
to see Nanny.
Nanny came in, all smiles and
dimples
REALLY" said the doctor, to himself
81 hadn't au idea the girl was sc
prettyl"
She welcomed her uncle with the
most alfcctionate Of kisses.
Nanny" said he. "you were right
and was wrong. I'm sorry ever !e
you go away. If you'll come back tt
the old farm. t'll pay you ten dollars
month and be thankful TO you "
"Oh, uncle, ! can'tr' said Nanny
laughing and blushing. "l'ge prom
ised to marry Hugh Danesbury.'
Doctor jumpers face fell.
Hugh Danesburyr' said he. "That
the young fellow that works at th
mill, amt it?'
eyes, uncle" said Nanny.
"Then come, both of you,' said Dot
tor Juniper. "IIugh shall run til
farm on shares, and Ill pay you tie
dollars, just the same. / can't live {
| Pve been livin'. I'd sooner take lau'
anum!"
So the young people were marrie'
and came to Juniper farm to live.
"And uncle's u deal easier to g
along with than ever he was before
said Nanny.
For Doctor Juniper had profited frol
his experimentation FT"tst Craze
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
He Had Confidence in Gypsies.

A band of gypsies camped in Mis-
souri,. A farmer in the neighborhood
was painfully twisted by rheumatism
and they Strengthened him out with
mysterious lotions and ceremonies.
This won his confidence. They told
him that large sum of money was
buried on his farm, but they did not
know exactly where. Their instruc-
tions were to bury all the cash he had
for eight days, and then dig it up,
whereupon the place of the concealed
treasure would be revealed. He
obeyed, and at the end of the pre-
scribed time his $4,000 and the gypsies
were gone.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
BY BEN. S. GILMORE.
Fame.

Nh, Fate, cannot man
De wiso without .eard1
From East TO West, from Bcersheba to Dan
Say, was it never h ,ard
That wisdom might in youth be gotteSs
Or wit be ripe before twas rotten2
lie pays too high price
For knowledge and for fame
Who gives his sinews to be wise,
His teeth and bones to buy name,
And crnwls through life a paralytic,
10 earn the prise Of bard and critic
Is It not better done,
To dine aud s'eer through forty
BE loved by few, be feared by nom
Laugh lie aw,y, have wine for ten
And take the m nial leap unlaunted,
Content that all we ask was grauteIi
But Fate viii MT permit
The seed of gods to die,
Nor suffer scrs IS to win from Wit
Its gncrlon il the sky;
Nor Let us hide, whate'er our pleasure
The worli's light underneath a. measure.
Go then, sad youth, and shine!
Go, slcrifce to Fame;
Tut love, joy, heal h, upon the shrine.
And life to Ian the flame!
Thy lapless self tor praises barter,
And die 10 Fame an hi nored martyr.
-R. w. Emerson.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
FUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Trousers cover a multitude of shins!
Cannot lawyers be termed fee-males?
A wife may be blessing, but
dumb wife is an unspeakable one.
1t is a terrible shock to ones feel
ings, after singing "Salvation's Free"
to hear the announcement that "the
collection will now be taken"
The question is asked us, If there is
anything that will bring youth to wo-
men? Yes, indeed. An income OF
say $4,000 will bring any number Of
them.
A man who has happened to have
good deal Of experience says: "Stand
anywhere but for four feet to the left
of woman when she hurls bottle at
hen"
"Mr. JONES'" asked Smith Of the par
son, "don't you think the wicked will
have an opportunity given them in the
next world?" eyes, certainly" re-
piled the parson, can excellent oppor-
tunity to get warm.
An agricultural journal recently
published a long article on "Sheep
Husbandry," but it didn't say anything
about the man who continually COM
pliments his wife, although he is most
assuredly she-praiser
eff your clearinghouse should take
6re at night what would you do to get
the people out?' asked the fire mar
shall of an experienced matron. "Oh,
there would be no trouble about that"
was the reply; II would just ring the
breakfast bell, and all the boarders
would be in the dining-room in three
minutes"
1t is said that the Emperor Of Rus
sia "chops wood for exercise" This
gives his wife more time to gossip over
the back fence with the next door
neighbors; but one would suppose that
the emperor got exercise enough dodg-
ing dynamite bombs and other internal
devices contrived by the nihilists.
without resorting to wood-chopping.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
Alone.

The sun shines out across the sea,
The old church bell chimes merrily,
But the maiden sighs in misery,
And wanders sad and lone;
For he has gone, her lover true,
Across the ocean, wide and blue
Now fall her tears like evening dew,
And thus she makes her moan:
My love has gone! All, well day.
NV heart is stepped in misery!
And must it now be thus tor ayef
All, woe! All, woe is me!
The breakers on the sounding shore
Are leaping high with ceaseless roar,
And the maiden watches by her door
With sad and anxious eye.
The white foam falls around her there,
And flecks with snow her raven hair,
But still she watches in despair
And murnurs with sigh:
My love has gone. All, well a-dayI
My heart is filed with misery!
And must it now be thus for aye!
All, woe All, woe is me!
The dark clouds drive across the skies,
She sees the moon among them rise;
High on the sands her lover lies,
He pe'er will speak again!
She kneels beside him all alone,
Above the wild winds sigh and moan,
But the maiden's heart is turned to stone,
For now all hope is vain.
My love is dead! All, well-a-day.
My heart is STEPPED in misery;
And it must now be thus for aye,
All, woe! All, woe is me"
Og,lpie Mitchell.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-04-07
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.
The Use and A Abusc of Eathing.

DR.. Dudley A. Sargent, medical di
rector of the Boston Union gymnasi'
um, gave in one of his talks on physi
cal training, general rules for bathing
as follows: "a warm bath, with liberal
use of CASTLE soap is best for cleanli-
ness, and night the best time. Twice
week is often enough. Too frequent
warm baths debilitate the system. A
cool sponge or wet cloth bath should
be taken daily for it's tonic effect and
always in warm room. If strong
and vigorous, the best time is the
morning; if not strong, the cold bath
had better be omitted and the tepid
substituted. After exercise, if greatly
fatigued, take no bath, but rub down
vigorously with dry towel. If thor
oughly warmed up, but not tired, take
tepid sponge bath standing. Never
take tub bath, except when bathing
for cleanliness. A warm shower bath
followed by a cool sprinkling is prefer
able to a cold bath after exercise.
Vigorous exercise renders Turkish and
hot baths unnecessary; those should
be reserved for medical cases. Skin
disorders are frequently caused by ex-
cessive bathing and the use Of too
much soap. Although general rules
for bathing could be given, every man
must be guided by his own physical
condition and his occupation