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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

A horrible murder was perpetrated
in the Southern hotel a few days ago.
Two young English dudes, Maxwell
and Preller, were stopping there.
Maxwell left. Preller's remains were
afterward found in a trunk in Max
wells Don He had evidently been
drugged and killed. Maxwell is sup
posed to have murdered him for money,
and to be ON his way to Australia.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18
STRAY HOG TAKEN Up,

u Y the Undersigned, at his resi- ~
- dsncc, six miles south OF LexipH- '$4A
ton ON 1te old Independence road, 1&AAAA
on Monday, iril 6, 1885, one barrow about ely
months ola, weigh NJ about IS pounds, WHITE
M BLACK SPOTS, no flesh marks. The
owner can have same by proving property and
pa yiUg the expenses l have been TO In the mat
~arEIsl2t HENRY
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

A new depot is what we want
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

The hon is getting wonderfully tame
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18
BANK,

AT Waverly. Lafayette County. State Of Mis-
souri,. al IN close OF business on The 3lSt day OF
March. 1855:
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE
We, John E. Corder. President, and Il. +.
Motto, Cashier. OF said bank, and each OF Us,
do soiemnly swear that the above statement Is
true to the best of our knowledge and be ief.
JOHN + CORDER, President.
X Z. NOTE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this mn
day of April, Il. D., Eighteen Hundred and
Eighty-lye.
Witness my hand and notarlal seal hereto
affixed, at Office in Waverly, the date last
aior rsaid.
Commissioned aud qualified for u term ex-
piring
WIN. H.. BELLAMY, Notary Public.
Attest:
$$Ss : : Z 5sS SAHS%$s D'rss'or..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

Every farmer hat raises wheat should &c,
one Of the double land rollers manufactures
by W. NJ. Jordan, Lexington, No. july2stf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

Mr.. Skinker says he'll come.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

One of the meanest petty swindles
that people are subjectedto in travelling
through Missouri is at the room where
they check parcels at the Union depot
in st. Louis. A charge of ten cents is
made for each package. If a man
wants to leave nj valise, or ven two,
there for the day, the charge is not ex-
orbitant. and no IL objects; but fire.
quently a person has several small par
GELS, altogether a handful, that can be
carried in one hand, and that could be
strapped or tied together, but the surly
attendants will neither do this nor per-
NIT it to be done, and charge ten cents
for each package, say, thirty, forty or
fifty cents for the lot, if only left in
charge for a few minutes, This is a
swindle, and it is perpetrated every
day, and no doubt several times a day.
There are very few depots in the
United States where baggage, small or
large, cannot be left for a few hours
without charge, but if there is to be a
charge at all it should not be quite SO
cumulative, and the men who attend to
the business should be taught halfway
decent manners.
Mr.. James Edelen's case is ano Their
instance of the illiberal and unjust way
in which Lexington has been treated
by the Missouri Pacific railroad. Gen
tlemen who were in the meeting held
to secure the money to aid in the con-
nection of the two branches here will
remember that promises were made to
afford our shippers every reasonable
facility. Two years ago Mr.. James
Edelen showed the officials that if he
had a switch he could ship a great deal
of sand to points Oh tho road. He was
promised the switch. On the strength
of the promise he solicited orders at 10
cents per hundred delivered at certain
places. The switch was not made, but
like an honest man Mr.. Edelin, fulfilled
his contracts, though he had to haul
sand in wagons to the depot, over a
mile. The few hundred dollars that he
had saved during several years of hard
labor were lost, but he kept his word.
The wealthy and powerful corporation
might take a lesson from the teamster.
They are both IN the transportation
business, and it is not difficult to Judge
which has the most honor in it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18

an WEDNESDAY, APRIL -, 1885. at
~ O'Clock, D M, l will let 10 The lowest ant
best bidder tie work OF digging u ditch alon.
anu near Cedar street.. about eight hundred
leet In length, IN the ctty of Lexington.
Tor thr PURPOSE of laying . tile drain from the
county jail. The work will he let by the cubic
yard. Plan and specifications will be given at
time OF letting. which VIII lake place IN front OF
the clerks otfce Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
aprlltd b ID. T. Commissioner
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-18
HOME MONEY

ITO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE.
i janSlm6 q NJ. CATROS
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
MRS. SHERWOOD'S POEMS.

We have, with reason, spoken of the dreamy
vagueness ofthe modern impressonist" school
of poetry. Here is little volume thoroughly
free from any such faults. These vigorous,
ringing lines are perfectly clear in meaning,
and are so because they have definite purpose
and feeling behind them. Mrs. Sherwood has
put her heart into her poetry. She has not
forgotten her womanhood in the earnestness of
her patriotism. And one very charming trait
in these poems is that by the Union she means
the Union, to-wit. the whole country reunited
and one under the old flag South equally
loyal and loving with the North. 1t is a diff
cult thing to express this without being weakly
sentimental or pOintlessly vague, and she has
solved the difficulty in her poetry to an extent
we should hardly have supposed possible The
"Other Poems" which are added to the Camp
fire" and Memorial Day" verses, are less
marked in character, but are pleasant and
graceful, and always distinct enough in their
utteranco of the writer's thoughts. We do not
care to particularize, but we should say that
1.-The Drummer Boy of Mission Ridge"
Thomas at Chickamauga," and "Charge of
the Maine Regiments" are as good as anything
in the volume. Watching for Me at the
Window" in the second portion, is also very
graceful and touching. THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE will send handsomely bound copy to any
address on receipt of 81, or one bound in blue
and gold for 81 so
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
BREAD-wINNERs ABROAD.

BreadWinners Abroad " is the attractive
title under which the English industrial let
tiers of Hon. Robert p. Porter are published
in a handsome book of $50 pages. At the
time of their appearance in the leading jour
nails of the country these letters attracted
great attention and wide comment on both
sides of the Atlantic, and the demand for them
in some more permanent shape has happily
resulted in their publication in book form.
Since Horace Greeley we have had no writer
with the gift of popularizing economic ques-
tions in the clear and forcible style that
characterizes Mr.. Porter's work, and his
Investigations of labor and wages in Great
Britain are so skillfully intertwined with
gossip on social customs, entertaining bits of
history, snatches of local poetry, and pic
turesque descriptions of the old English
villages and great manufacturing centers,
that one turns over the last pages with a
feeling of regret that there is not more Of it.
The book is meeting with a success almost
unprecedented in the class to which it be-
longs, 10000 copies having been sold the
first week of its appearance. Single copies
can be had, postpaid, by inclosing 81, with
address to Russell Porter, Riggs House,
Washington, d. C.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31

THE proceedings of the Third National
Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps,
held at Portland, Me-, last June, are now
published in book form. Mrs. Kate B. Sher-
wood ex-President, and Miss Emma D. Sib-
ley, the former National Secretary, prepared
the proceedings for publication, and, it is
hardly worth while to say, did it well. The
printers, Montgomery & Vrooman, of Toledo,
have produced first-class book, and we are
sure the ladies of the Corps will be delighted
with it.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
GEN. LOGAN'S BOOK.

The announcement some months ago that
Gen. John A. Logan, the foremost of the
volunteer commanders of the late war,
would soon publish book, awakened at
once in the public mind an interest scarcely
less than that with which was awaited the
appearance of Gen. Grants Memoirs. We
take pleasure in saying that the volume is
now in press, and will be ready for delivery
in few days.
Gen. Logan has given his book the title of
"The Great Conspiracy" He sketches, with
a master hand, the causes, near and remote,
of the great plot to destroy the Nation; and
traces, through all its stages, the crusade
against liberty that eliminated in the most
gigantic civil war in the history of the
world. The author has spent many years in
collecting authentic material for his book,
The National tribune., 1885-12-31

THE PUBLICATION OF POST ELECTIONS.
We are now receiving in every mail large
numbers Of communications containing lists
of the new1y-elected officers of Posts, and
also any number of complaints from COM
rades whose names appear, incorrectly spelled
in our reports. Comrades should bear in
mind that it is impossible for the printer
always to spell name correctly if the copy
furnished is not correct There is no arbi-
trary rule for spelling the name of person,
and if in the report of Post election Com
rade Browns name appears with final e,
he should not complain if flourish at the
termination of the is mistaken for another
letter. While we are extremely anxious to
get all the names correctly, we cannot pos
sibly afford the space for these corrections,
as we are giving large amount of room
every week for the annual elections; and
we would, therefore, earnestly urge upon
comrades the Importance of having every
letter in each name written so plainly that
it cannot possibly be mistaken for any other
than the one for which it is intended.
We would suggest that each Post select
some comrade who writes distinct hand to
send the list of officers to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, and we believe if this is done we
shall have no trouble of the kind indicated
above.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31

and has spent large part of his spare time
during the last two years in its compilation.
In his patient research he has found many
original facts and documents which have
not heretofore been made public.
The peculiar fitness of Gen. Logan to write
such book will not be questioned. He was
a Member of Congress during the sessions
Immediately preceding the outbreak of the
rebellion, and was a close observer of the
conspirators while perfecting their treason
able schemes, and while they held seats in
Congress or filled other offices of trust under
the Government. He resigned his own seat
and entered the Union army as a volunteer
to fight the treason he had seen Matching at
the Capital. His career as soldier was
marked by exceptional bravery and distinc-
ton. His very presence was an inspiration
to those under his command. At the close
of the war he was again elected to Congress,
first as a member of the lower House and
subsequently to the Senate, of which body he
has long been most useful and influential
member. Surely no one is better fitted than
he to write on such theme.
In all the activities of civil life Gen. Logan
has shown the same courage and fearlessness
that were SO characteristic of his military
service OF a positive nature, he has strong
convictions, and is never lacking in the bold
ness to avow them at all times and under
all circumstances. Many times, on the floor
of the Senate, he has told the truth when
many would have quailed, with pungency
and force that few have ever equaled. He
understands thoroughly the uses of words,
even though he was fighting the battles of
his country in Mexico when others were
studying grammar" The listener or reader
is never at loss to know exactly what he
means
"The Great Conspiracy" will be published
in one octave volume Of 600 pages, printed
oh Sood anu III sACaA ~ tO. IL
will contain SO chapters, and copious
appendix. In the latter will be given the
famous joint debate between Abraham Lin
coin and Stephen A. Douglas, in 185S-which
drew the eyes of the North toward the
form and made him the candidate for
President in 1860; and complete inside
history of the various secret associations
which were organized in the North during
the war to aid the South. The volume will
be embellished by superb steel engraving
of Gen. Logan, besides large number of
portraits of men prominent in the history
of the Republic The book will be issued
by A. r. Hart & Co., New York, and will be
sold only by subscription. The publishers
have received an almost incredible number
of applications for agencies, indicating in
some degree the widespread interest felt in
the work and its author. Beyond question
its sale will be very large.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

MONEY sent u.s. oi6erpr;Se tIGa By registered letter,
postal aotes postal moncy order, or draft on Neao
York sriH be at he riSk OF he sender.
AGENTS.-U'c employ agents. TIE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE hes many UolUntoer cGnroSScrs, and hey
are generally honest and faithful bus persons echo
confGe their subscriptions 10 them must be their
Judges Of oir responsibility. The paper Ell be sent
onlyoa receipt Of Ue subscription price.
ADDRESSES, RENEWALS Ec.-Addresses tciu
be changed often desired, but occh subscriber
should an crcry gire e old areu address.
In rene,cinc subscribers should ecGreful 10 send us the
label on c last paper recered, and specify any cor
Tecions changes hey desire made ia name or ad-
dress.
CORRESPONDENCE-Co Correspondence is solicited
from ererp section ila regard 10 Grand Army Pen
sion HHitGry Agricultural Industrial and Household
saatfers and letters TO the Editor sciH oitodys receirc
aromgf attention Write on ONE SIDE Of the paper
only We 40 not return communications or manu-
scripts silleSS they accompanied By request to
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circumstances guarantee their publication al any
special date
Address all Communications TO
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The National tribune., 1885-12-31
OPINIONS ON GRAND ARMY RULES.
By PAST coMMANDER-1S-cH1EFR e. B. BEArH
THE FIRST POST.

THE FIRST POST.
Where was the first Post organizede Was n
called "A. r. from the first soldiers organizaton1
The first Post of the Grand Army was organized
at Decatur, Ill, April g. 1866. According to Com
rade John S. Phelps, of Post 5. Chicago, who was
present, it was styled Post No. 1, GAR
There were other soldiers and sailors organizs-
tons prior to that date, under various names
chiefly for political purposes and the ritual of one
in st. Louis was drawn upon in forming the GAR
What is the proper badge for Post Chaplain?
You will find this explicitly stated in your copy
of the Rules and Regulations, page 81.
TRANSFER CARD AND DUES
A comrade leaving q Post on transfer was re-
quired to pay his dues to the end of the current
quarter, and on joining another Post was also re-
quired to pay dues for the whole of the same
quarterly period, thus paying dues twice for the
one quarter. Is this legal?
The per-capita tax on members is not required
to be paid irssadvanee In applying for a transfer
1t was only necessary to pay the tax Tor dues to
the time OF such application. Opinion xxx,
decides that the holder of transfer card is not
liable for dues after card is issued"
In the same way, on joining another Post ths
dues for the current quarter commence from the
time of muster-in.
THE COLOR QUESTION.
A comrade in Allegan, Mich complains that he
was rejected by Post on account of his color aud
he asks if he cannot, being OF good character
and standing, become a member of the GAR
The sympathies of the writer are with the eolored
soldier or sailor of good character and standing"
who desires to become a member of the c. R. bus
no law can be devised to compel men to vote for
the admission of any one, white or black in this or
any other organization, against their wishes The
ballot Is placed in the hands of comrades to be used
as they think right, and if they choose to keep any
one out it must be considered that they are acting
from proper motives and for the good of the c. r.
Probably other reasons than that of color brought
about the rejection, but whether or not the MEN,
bers who so voted cannot be called to account for
their actions:
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
TWO USEFUL BOOKS.

Scribner's Lumber and Log Book" is one
the most valuable books published in regard
to lumber, which contains vast mass OF
useful information for men engaged in that
business, besides farmers and anybody who
may, at any time, handle this material.
Another valuable book we have on hand at
this time is Fishers Grain Tables" 1t
contains 200 pages in small pocket form, and
gives over 10000 different calculations OF
grain. This book will prove invaluable to
every business-like farmer. We will mail
either of these two books to any address for
a club of three subscribers to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, or will furnish either on receipt
of one new subscriber to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE and 80 cents additional.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
OBITUARY.



HENDRICKs-Paul Hendricks. cousin of the la:e
Vice-Presdent, dropped dead at Madison, Ind,
Dec II. He was prominent in Grand Army circles.
Ross.-Died suddenly at the National Military
Home Dayton, o., Dec 20, Edward Ross, S7th y. Y.
GHMAN.-At Farnworth, n. H, Nov. Is. Win.
III. Gilman, aged 60. He served in the 18th " Ii,
and was a worthy member of Moulton ;. Webster
Post, No. Is, GAR. He was greatly respected and
beloved, and his death is sincerely lamented.
LUcAs.-Died at Alsion, Cassia Co., Ida. Ter, DIR.
George l.. Lucas, Surgeon 47th ILL.,, from effects OF
sun stroke received during the war. While iii the
service he acted Surgeon TO the First Division.
Sixteenth Corps, also to the Third Division, Fiji
teenth Corps
GRAGG-Samuel Gragg, n retired Passed Assist
ant Engineer, q. 5. Navy, died In Reading. Pa,
last week aged 40. Deceased was born in MaS~sl-
chusets entered the Navy in 1861, and was retired
in 1882 He connected with the Boston and
Philadelphia Navy Yards, and was offered and
declined the position of Chief Engineer of tine
Greedy polar expedition.
EHRLECK-John EhrIeck an old soldier, an In
mate of the Washington Soldiers Home. was killed
last week by train ON the Baltimore * Ohio Rail-
road, near the Home.
FAULKENDER.-John Faulkender died at Sheri-
dan KAN Nov. g. aged 50. He was a native of
Huntingdon County Pa. He enlisted in Co. X. Sd
Pa April 30 1861. He wen. to Missouri in 1865 and
to- Kansas in 1869. He was = man of sterling integ
rity, strong convictions, and firm and steadh:st
friend.
BURLISe.-Col George. Burling died last week
in Philadelphia. aged 81 Col Burng was MEM
Der of Post No. 3 GAR. He served through the
and was breveted Brgadier-General for bravery
while in command of the Third Brigade, Third
Division, Third corps AT GettySDufS. ne WAS SOl-
onel of the 5th n. J. He was wounded on more
than one occasion while leading his command in
battle. He leaves a widow and five children. For
a number of years past he had been connected with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
ADMINISTRATIONS. Samuel Z. Haverfeld a
clerk in the Second Auditors Office of the Treasury
at Washington committed suicide by shooting early
Monday morning. He had been for some time 9
sufferer from acute dyspepsia snd debility which
had unbalanced his mind. The fatal act is supposed
to have been committed while in a paroxysm of
pain. Capt Hayerfield was 40 years of age. of ex-
cellent habits, and a consistent member of the
Metropolitan N. E. Church. He was born in Cadiz,
o., and came here in 1868 as a member of the Lin
coin body guard. He was commissioned later as
Captain in Ohio regiment. After the war he
obtained cerkship which he held until his death.
He was a member of Burnside Post, GAR Com
rade Il. S. Lacey accompanied the remains to Ca
diz, D.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
A VALUABLE BOOK OF REFERENCE.

One of the most valuable books in relation
to the late civil war is the alphabetical
List of Battles of the War of the Rebellion"
This work is compiled from the official rec
ords of the offices of the Adiutant- General
and Surgeon General, and comprises COM
plete list of the battles, together with the
dates on which they were fought. 1t has
besides a chronological record of the rebel
lion, battles participated in by the navy, and
list of Presidents and Vice Presidents of
the United States from Washington down.
We will send this valuable work postage
prepaid on receipt of % cents, or to the
getter-up of club of two subscribers to THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
NO INSTALLATION REPORTS,

While we desire to have reports of the
election of officers of every Post in the
United States, we cannot make room for
reports of installation ceremonies, because
this will be simply duplicating election re-
ports without giving additional information,
and our space is too valuable to be used in
that way. We are very anxious to have a
report from every Post in the United States,
and if we do not have it, it will be the fault
of the Post failing to send us the same,
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
TO NON-SURSCRIRERS.

We are continually sending out sample
copies to those who are not subscribers. This
is usually done at the request of friends and
comrades of the parties to whom the copies
are sent, who, themselves readers and adj
mirers of the paper, are anxious that others
shall be the same, and the papers sphere of
usefulness be continually enlarged. We ask
that all who may receive a copy of the paper
shall examine it carefully and see if they do
not think it worth vastly more to them and
their family than the insignificant sum that
1T costs.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31

THE Magazine Of american History for
January has an able article on the Transfer
of the Army of the Potomac from Burnside to
Hooker" by Maj w. Fl. Mills, formerly of the
14th U. s. The Major was in all the move
ments he describes, and he tells of them in
an admirably concise and graphic way Very
many new facts of great historical impor-
lance are brought out, and the contribution
is one of high interest and value We shall
discuss it again in some future issue.
The National tribune., 1885-12-31

THE Australian botanists report with great
satisfaction that they find sumach well suited
to their soil and climate, and they expect
that their people will make the production
q source of wealth. Yet the principal pro-
duction of the State of Virginia is sumach,
and nobody down there ever seems to think
of making it a marketable article. They
can't take time from politics to attend such
things as gathering and selling "Shoemake."
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
THE RED ACORN.

The new edition of John McElroy's fascinat-
ing war novel, 1.-The Red Acorn" is now ready
for delivery. 1t is gotten up in the handsomest
style, with binding that makes it ornamental
enough for comfortable. Besides being writ
ten in the most charming manner, and literally
true, it is breezy and wholesome, and book
emnently suitable to put into the hands of
boys and girls who are craving books of love
and adventure. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Publishing Company will send the book to any
address ON RECENT of 81
The National tribune., 1885-12-31
"CARRyING THE TIME O, DAY..

Every man and boy ought to have watch,
because that enables him to save time and
accomplish his work in the best manner.
The easiest way to get a good watch is to
canvass for subscribers to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. A few hours pleasant effort is all
that is generally needed to secure 10subscribers
for paper that everybody wants.
We Warram erery Watch We send out to keep
accurate time.
We send the watch the same day that the
order is received.