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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
AwoRD TO THE ooLoRED PEOPLE.

From the H~iggipsville Post, Nov. 12.l
A rumor has been in circulation during
the past few days that you are on the point of
an instruction threatening vengeance against
your political opponents in the event that
Cleveland is elected, and that you are melted
to this by a fear that you may in some man
ner be forced again into slavery. Let US say
q word to you: You are citizens and free
men, made so by the supreme law of the
land; you will always remain citizens and
free men, because the law which !made you
such cannot be changed, unless three-fourths
of the states decide in favor of the change,
and this will never be. Besides, no party is
in favor of slavery; that IS a dead issue, and
the party that would attempt to resurrect it
would be swept out of existence by an indig-
nant people. You have nothing to fear then;
conduct yourself as peaceable, industrious
citizens, and your rights will be respected.
You cannot be robbed of your freedom, and
no one wants to deprive you of it. Pay no at
tention to the idle and silly utterancss of
ignorant, vicious people and irresponsible
papers. They are moi countenanced nor in
dorsed by the best people. If Cleveland is
olcCtcO ny y mdJOEltSS ldiTIy anu IOucSIly
gained, it is your duty to submit. The major
ity must rule, INT you should sit down
heavily on any nan who attempts to incite
you to discomfort and resistance. He is YOUR
enemy, for IN such q contest you would be
the worst sufferers. Read the following res
o%lutions adopted Monday morning, at a pub
lie meeting. They show what the feeling of
the people is toward you:
HIGGINsvLLE, Mo-, Nov. 10th, 'S4.
Whereas, Rumors of an intended out-
break and instruction among the colored
citizens of this city and vicinity on account
of a pretended fear that q democratic national
administration would be %antagonistic to and
subversive of their rights and personal liber-
ty as q race, have come to our ears, therefore
be 1t
Resolved, By the citizens of this town,
regardless of party. that we shall, in the fu-
ture, under all circumstances, as In the past,
do all that we can to conserve, promote, and
protectth legal rights, privileges and liberty
Of the colored citizen, and as his rights are
fully defined set forth and guaranteed by the
national laws, he has nothing to fear from any
party or administration. We therefore ask
them to submit in peace to the laws and
conduct themselves as law abiding people.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
John Logan gives it mp.

Now they want Conkiing for senator
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15

Thanksgiving, Thursday, November
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5ru. 1894.

between the hours of nine O'Clock IN the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, and in front of the courthouse door. in the
city OF Lexington. in Lafayette county, Mis-
souri, during The session OF the said circuit
court OF said county, sell publicly. by
to the highest bidder, for cash in hand.
all the right, TILE, interest, clam and estate
OF the said defendants In said execution, in
ami to The following described real estate,
+ situate. lying and being in the county Of
and state oil Missouri, to-wlt:
Forty -one an acres, the south end of the south
east quarter of section nine l9l. township hfty
(aol and ran 70 tw euty-seven I'll; also ten and
ten one t.undre,;hs 10 lO-lOO) acres, the north
en.t oi TIE mort east quarter Of section sixteen
nGl. in township lilty t5U. Of range twenty
seven (3O.
Given under my hand this 9Th day OF No.
vemb"r. lss4. BENJAMIN ELLIOTT,
nm, Stl Sheriff
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
COURT PROCEEDINGS,
November Term, Continued.
foIlou;po allowances were made:

ben. ElllOtI, county cOuIt auu Johitoh ""
New road, John Johnson, remonstrance
overruled and referred to commissioner.
New road, w. NJ. Groves. jury to assess
DAMAGES, tWm. Palmer, Jos. Hampton and
Geo. w. Carr.
Amanda Osborn, white, aged about %
years, adjudged insane, and sent to st. 10
asylum.
Commissions ordered to be issued to county
and township oft1cers-elect.
New road, T. B. Campbell, commissioners
appointed, j. R. Howe, Henry Branch, N. c.
Ewing.
Licenses on dram shops fixed as follows
For county tax, S40O for six months; for
state tax, 1926 for six months; to take effect
on and after January LIST, 1885.
New road, M. T. Boone, ct al, petition
read, proof of notice made; referred to com
missioner.
New road, c. II. Lacy, ct al, commission
ers appointed, Henry c. Ewing, H. Water
house and j. s. White.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15

Ex-senator Conkling said, last
ENTHUSIASTICALLY information now
extends to some 30 counties. In % or
more the board OF supervisors met and
concluded their task, No changes were
MADE worth notice, but with straight
forward honesty the fact was certified
us it had already appeared by returns
filed and published. In the other 20
odd there seems to be no ground of
controversy. In this city and Kings
county there seems no reason to ap-
prehend any serious question about
the number of votes given to the pres
idential ticket and that number is al
ready known far and wide. AS to writs
of mandamus or other extraordinary
proceedings, l cannot discover any
need or excuse for them so far, nor any
justification for prolonging or haggline
over the matter"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15

he deemed to be threats. But there is
no canvass pending now. 1t is a time
tor calm reflection.
When the hour of triad comes you
can hope for no aid from the republican
party. AS in Maine, Iowa, Massachu-
sets, Kansas, when the question arises
that party may be counted upon to de-
fend prohibition. 1t has always done
it. 1t always will. Assertions to the
contrary are idle talk. Is it well, then,
for the German voter, who knows
where he will be when the fight is on,
to slap in the face the only party which
upon this subject has ever stood by
him2
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-11-15
SHERIFF,s SALE.
State to the use of Mounuoy
VS..
Linn Il Gordon ct al.

VS..
Linn Il. Gordon, ct al.
ID virtue OF special execution. issued from
ID the Office of the clerk uf the circuit court o.
Lafayette county, Missouri, wherein the state
oil Missouri III the relation and to the use o.
Geo NJ Mounijoy, collector of the revenue OF
Lafayette county. Missouri, is plaintiff. ant
Linn Il. Gordon. trustee oil the estate OF
Ihos G.. smith. deceased, and John ID. Robin
son. trustee toy Linn u Gordon, trustee for the
estate oil Thomas g.. smith. drceased, de-
fcndnn'S, To m" directed. and returnable ia
the December term, lssi, of SAID court, l Will,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13

seFe from his observation. I will do my
best TO get you safely out Of the country"
Scared half TO death, Smalley followed
the General, and entering the mansion the
door was closed, when Gen. TOOmbs said !:
"NOw YOU are safe. / viii see the chief
Of the Khan and try and get a pass for you
out Of the country"
Meantime there was no attention want
ing 10 make Smalley comfortable. He
was treated like prince, and soon under
went a change OF heart about TOOmbs
and began 70 regard him as one Of the
grandest OF men.
Finally a rap was heard at the door.
s'Lesve il all tn me-" said the General.
This is the great cyclops. lwin get him
TO get you a pass"
Tine Jew entered. in obedience to
ToOmbs' summons. which had been pre-
viOusIy sent him. He was thoroughly
ignorant OF the use which was being made
OF him. consequently TOOmbs' talk threw
him into confusion, for he did not under
stand its motive. This confusion was
duly noted by Smalley, who put it down
as an evidence Of the mans guilt. Final
IL, when the bewildered Hebrew departed
without having given any apparent salts
faction, Gen. TOOmbs turned to Smalley
and said:
q have staked my honor for your safe
y. Before daylight Will have my closed
placed. As the Khan will think that am
within, il viii not be mOlested, and soon
you viii be placed at safe distance"
Thus Smalley found his exit from the
little village Of Washington, and soon
after gave his wonderful letter to the
public. This version of the affair is told
by one Of Gen. TOOmbs' closest friends.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
THE PRINCE OF ORANGE.
How He was Assassinated by Philips
Agent.

How He was Assassinated by Philips
Agent.
Philip II. had promised q, 900 crowns of
gold to any one who would murder the
Prince Of Orange, says Good Words. An
attempt had already been made, but had
failed, and William refused to take any
measures for self-prOtectiOn, saying: SIT
is useless; my years are in the hands of
God; if there Is a wretch who has no fear
of death my life is in his hands, however
l may guard it." At length a young man
of seven and twenty appeared at Delft,
who gave himself out to be one GuyOn, a
Protestant, son of Pierre Guyon, executed
at BesancOn for having embraced
Calvinism, and declared that he
was eXiled for his religion. Really
he was Balthazar Gerard, a bigOted
Catholic, but his conduct in Holland
soon procured him the reputation
of an evangelical saint. The Prince took
him into his service and sent him to ac-
company a mission from the States of
Holland to the Court of France, whence
he returned to bring the news of the death
of the Duke Of AnjOu to William. AT that
time the Prince was living with his Court
in the convent of st. Agata, where he re-
ceived Balthazar alone in his chamber.
The moment was Opportune, but the
WOuld-be assassin had no arms ready.
William gave him a small sum of money
and babe him hold himself in readiness
to he sent back to France. With the
money BalthaZar bought two pistols nom
a soldier, who afterward killed himself
when he heard the use which was made
Of the purchase. On the next day, June
10, 1884, BalthaZar returned to the con-
vent as William was descending the
staircase to dinner with his fourth
wife, Louise de COligny, daughter Of
the Admiral who fell in the massacre of
st. Bartholomew on his arm. He pre-
sented his passport and begged the Prince
to sign it, but was told to return later.
At dinner the Princess asked William
who was the young man who had spoken
TO him, for hu expression was the most
terrible she had ever seen. The Prince
laughed, said it was Guyon, and was as
gay as usual. Dinner being over, the
family party were about to remount the
staircase. The assassin was waiting in
dark corner at the foot of the stairs, and
as William passed he discharged pistol
with three balls and fed. The Prince
staggered, saying: Il am wounded; God
have mercy upon me and my poor peO-
pie" His sister, Catherine Won Schwartz
bOurg, asked: ''DO you trust in Jesus
ChrIstf' He said Yes with feeble
voice, sat down upon the stairs, and died.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
THE PRINCE UNBENDs.
Bismarek's Morning Beer Party in His
Berlin Palace.

Bismarck's Morning Beer Party in His
Berlin Palace.
Prince Bismarck gave his Parliament
airy "Fruhschoppen," or morning party,
says the 50. James Gazette Of the DIST ult.,
yesterday at the Palace in the Wilhelm
stTasse, Berlin. It has come to be
regarded as one Of the events of the sea-
son. This year the affair was to some
extent marTed by unfayOrable weather.
and Prince Bismarck, instead of enter
tanning his guests in the grounds attached
to his palace, received them at the door of
the celebrated Congress Chamber. The
absence Of the cheering sun was to some
extent made. up for by the strains of a
military band, while the Princes visitors
RECALLED themselves from richly supplied
bullets, and with bumpers OF the choicest
beer claret. Rhenish, and champagne.
The private conference" Of course,
turned out to be of a very light and chatty
kind, its chief feature being the monolO-
CUES Of the lord Of the mansion. The
guests included, in addition to a larger
number OF ladies than usual. most of the
Ministers, members Of the Federal Council,
and members Of nearly all sections of the
Opposition, as well as of the Ministerial
parties. Among the Liberals present was
Herr Bickert, whom Prince Bismarck
greeted in very friendly manner, in
spite of their strong political antagonism.
One of the Princes guests questioned
him as to the brewing Of the excellent beer
he was drinking, aud was told that it was
franciscan brew from Munich, and a gift
to him from Count Holstein. A story
which was told of certain important diplO-
matte services rendered by the latter
nObleman at a critical moment during the
krancO-German war reminded Prince
Bismarck of an interview he had with
NJ. Theirs on the subject Of the capitula-
tiOn Of Paris. and the money contribution
to be imposed on the city.
The episode, which has never been re-
lated before, was thus described by Prince
Bismarck:
''Of course, | demanded as much as
knew beforehand would be refused me.
said 10 NJ Theirs, a city so large and
wealthy as Paris would feel insulted if l
asked anything under a milliard.' On
this NJ. Theirs made a very wry face and
prepared 10 take his leave. l accom-
panied him out OF pOliteness, and the
negotiation was continued on our way
down stairs, and on the last step but one
we agreed to the sum of 200 millions.
HereupOn l went to the Emperor, and put
to him whether it would not be as well to
assign these 200 millions to the South
German States, which had to pay us war
indemnities in 1866. The Emperor said /:
Prepare me, then, resolution 10 this
effect to which l replied that this l could
not do, adding, that as soon as / took up
my pen as Chancellor the matter was
done, FOR your Majesty must do it your
sell as COmmander-in-Ch iefof the German
army / remained alone in my opinion,
and the matter went no further.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13

The following is from report to the
Massachusetts experiment station: The
experimental orchard originally consisted
Of about fifty trees planted in 1870. For
the first few years they received but little
care. In the spring Of 1878 all were care
fully pruned to as good form as their con-
dition would allow, the borers removed,
and the soil MANFRED and planted with
squashes. The result was, that after a
year or two they bore a good crop of fruit.
After fruiting many of the trees showed
signs of disease, and a series Of expert
ments were instituted with six or eight
trees in 1878. The remarkable change
made in these trees led TO the continuance
Of the remedies upon all the peach trees
in the college orchards that showed signs
of disease. The result of the application
of the remedies, when applied before the
disease had made too great Roadway, have
been entirely satisfactory; so much so
that most of the original trees are now in
a healthy condition, although they have
been thoroughly diseased, and the past
season have borne as perfect fruit as is
often produced by young trees. Young
trees have been planted where diseased
trees were dug out and the past season
bore fruit. They are as healthy and Wig
orous as any trees in the orchard.
1.-The remedies applied have been muri-
ate of potash, from two to five pounds to
the tree, sown in the fall or early spring,
with ground bone or superphosphate, ac-
cOrding to the condition of the soil, which,
if very poor, should have an additional
dressing of organic matter, like stable
manure. In addition to these remedies
the borers the Larvae of the moth, 1EgeT1G
ecilLoSd) have been dug out with knife
twice each year-in June and August
and the trees cut back to close, compact
form. The pruning is always done in the
fall or winter, and the last seasons growth
is cut back one-half. In cases where the
tree is weak and struggling in growth,
many of the large, long branches are cut
back to give it good form.
"The results of all of our experiments
with plant life lead us to the belief, al
though it may not now be susceptible of
positive proof, that the fungus growth gen.
orally found in diseased plants only devel-
ops after the tissues have become deranged
or injured by some external cause, as cold
following a season of immature growth,
exhaustion caused by OTerbearing or
drought, exhaustion of the soil or injuries
from insects. In every instance where
proper remedies have been applied in time
the trees have recovered and made q good
growth
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
A MAN OF APPEALS.
How Perseverance Conquers all Things.
Even a Conductor.

Eben OOuuuctOFs
Soon after the train lett Louisville juno
ton, says the Detroit Free Press, the con-
ductOr came to a passenger in our coach
who had no ticket. He didn't claim to
have lost it, but leaned back, looked
the official square in the eye and said:
"I'm dead broke, and have 100 miles
to go.r
''You must pay or get off," was the
reply.
"Oh. certainly. 1 know the rules of the
road by heart. l amAOw about to appeal
to the generosity Of the man in the next
seat"
He appealed. He said he was an I'M
fortunate man who had failed TO strike a
job in Louisville and wanted to get back
home to starYe to death with his family.
1t was vain appeal.
The man said he was in the same box
himself, but was going to kill his family
instead Of waiting for hunger to do the
work.
"Come, you must pay" said the con-
ductor.
sob, of course, but / will now appeal
TO the passengers en- masse.
He rose up and made little speech
full Of pathOs, misfortune, hunger, cold
and several other ingredients, but nobody
seemed interested.
Il SttA ADOA " III SOu any AOuzEAS
marked the conductor; ''Pll stop the train
and off you go.'
'Hold on just minute, am now about
to appeal to you personally"
For five minutes he flung his soul into a
grand effort to melt the conductor. He
quoted the Bible, eulOgiZed charity and
appealed to humanity, but when he had
finished the conductor reached up for the
cord and said:
Il must obey the rules or lose my
place"
"Say, femme appeal once more"
''No, can't do it,
The train stopped ard the man bowed
goodbye to everybody and got off. Nine
miles up the road, where we stopped at a
station, there was a rumpus outside about
something, and directly the man of APP
peals was hauled out from under the last
coach, where he had been riding on the
trucks. He was dirt and slush and mud
from head to foot, and the conductor
looked at him and said:
snow you want TO quit this business or
Pll turn you over to the first constable.
You look as if a mule had dragged you 90
miles,
Exactly; but 1 couldn't give it up
without one more appeal
The platforms were crowded, and he
flung down his hat and began his appeal.
In three minutes the passengers had
thrown him about $12 in cash, and when
the train moved on the conductor slipped
him into, the baggage car as a dead
head
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
HE WHIPPED BLAINE.
A "Reminiscences of the Days When Jim
Taught School.
Iimes- So

$50 you think Blaine can't be beat,'
said leading Cincinnati physician to a
very confident Blaine and Logan shouter;
''for all he was badly beaten once before
he commenced pOliticallife, and l guess he
has never forgotten it,"
And the prominent physician told this
tale concerning the Republican candidate
which has never been in print before.
A Kentucky friend of the informer is au-
thOrity for its authenticity. When years
before the war Blaine was teaching at
Blue Lick Springs, KY, he was noted for
being firm, resolute and daring. He was
much younger than many of his pupils,
but he was not afraid of any of them.
He was several times threatened with
an actual exercise of Kentucky chivalry
upon his Yankee body, but his courage
disarmed his foes. But at last he met his
match. One of his pupils was a tall
young fellow, with muscles like the At
lantic cable. His name was John Har-
rington, and he hailed from the vicinity of
independence. Harrington was quite
lively, and several times Teacher Blaine
found it necessary to threaten some very
extreme measures. Still Harrington did
not behave. He became worse, and the
story runs that he stole one of Blaine'S
love letters from a desk and had much
sport over it. much to Blaine'S discOm-
future. 1t is even a tradition in that Sec
ton that he tore the letter into bits and
distributed them among his companions.
The future Speaker and Senator was
white with rage. He was much more
worked up about it than he was over the
Mulligan letters in Congress. He under
took to inflict physical punishment upon
the offender. but it was an unlucky day
for the pedagogue.
Harrington hauled off and knocked the
combative Blaine out of time in less than
a minute. He was still plucky and stood
up bravely against his opponent, but soon
gave up the battle. Other pupils inter-
fered and prevented any more bloodshed
than was furnished by the brawny Har-
rington's knuckles. Blaine was badly
bruised and had to dismiss school for
some days.
His eyes were swollen and his sight
was somewhat impaired. Harrington
was a little lame in the arms from his ex-
hilarating exercise, but he showed up as
usual next day. He even wrote letter
of apology to Blaine's sweetheart, plead
ing that he be forgiven for both stealing
the letter and pommeling her lover.
When Blaine got well he had no better
friend than Harrington. A year later
Blaine married the writer of the love let
ter and went to Maine, where he took
such rapid rise in politics.
Harrington was for many years resi-
dent of Kentucky and lived about or in
Covington. He was once Deputy Sheriff
of Kent county before the war, and wa $
during the campaigns of 1876 and 1880 a
warm Blaine man, and ready, although a
Democrat, to vote for him at any time.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-13
Yengan Rice.

John F. West, of Fayette, Miss, writes
to Southern journal: In the spring of
1882 received from Prof. Steele, of Mo-
bile, about two ounces of upland rice to
experiment with in this latitude. This
variety was called the "Yengen" rice,
from the State of Yengen, Chinese EN-
pire, it having been brought from that
country by Bishop Marvin, while on his
travels in the East, by way of the West.''
After giving it trial, Prof Steele noticed
that it grew splendidly on the uplands
and that it displayed several qualities of
decided value. 1t was earlier in ripening
than the Honduras or any of our varieties
of upland rice. The grain was much
whittier and hulled more easily than any
other variety he had ever seen. 1t stood
drought better, with no blasting worthy
of mention, and the yield was immense.
l selected piece of high ridge clay land,
prepared as for corn and well pulveriZed.
was careful to drop only from three to
four grains in a hill, about ten or twelve
inches apart in the drill, to make my linn
tied supply of seed go as far as possible.
Cultivated as corn, except that l used my
cultivatOr more often to keep down weeds
and vines, and in the latter part of the
summer harvested considerably more than
bushel of nice clean rough rice to each
ounce OF seed planted. On land capable
of producing good corn it will give yield
of from sixty to eighty bushels to the acre.
l am surprised that upland rice is not
more generally cultivated, as it certainly
can be made profitable crop even if there
are no rice mills in the immediate vicin-
ity. 1t is easily handled and can be
shipped to market in the rough. 1t is eX-
cellent stock feed and valuable auxiliary
to the corn crop. The straw being very
soft and spongy, is highly relished by
stock. Besides, it is useful in many ways
on the farm, making excellent horse-col.
lars, mattresses, etc. think it will grow
and can be made profitable in any of the
Southern or Middle States; in fact, any,
where that there is a season of five months
without frost. A spring frost does not
injure it in the least, as the young plants
may be nipped off by the frost, and then
spring up from the roots and do well, and
probably better than if they had never
been bitten.