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

The American system of "treatlng'
in bar-rooms ard other places where
strouo drinks are sold. has been mace
a misdemeanor by law i'll Nevada.
The anti treating law makes "setting
'em app punishable by fine and imprls-
onment, either or both. 1t is made
water-tight, and therefore liquor-tight,
and would require ingenuity to evade
it, which when possessed can be employ
ed to better advantage than in law
breaking. The first section of the act
makes II unlawful to treat or be treat
ed, and fixes the penalty for its infrac"
ton. The other sections constitute
any attempted evasion of the law a
greater ofiense than Its open violation
aud attach still more severe penalties
for practising %chicanery or subterfuge.
The fines when collected go to the
school fund of the county In which the
offense is committed and conviction
! had. This Nevada law is founded on
the principle that treating is a vice,
rather than that drinking Is a PERM
cious habit. Liquor selling is licensed
and therefore lawful. A nan may go
In a saloon and buy and pay for all the
LIQUOR he wants to drink himself, but
he is o permitted TO pay for his
friends tipple. The theory is that un'
der this regulation a man will drink nc
more than he wants, and in nearly al
cases will go out sober. whereas a party
of ten or a dozen drinking after they
treat all around often have more thai
they can carry. The law covers al
kinds of distilled spirits, wines, mai
beverages and ever takes in cider
Lemonade, soda and seltzer are exemp
from it's provisions, but to pay for all
other mars ice-water would be re
garded as ~chicanery and subterfnge.
The Cobden Club of London is ver'
active in publishing sound politica
literature. Its latest issues are a serie
of thirty-one "Leaflets." which embed,
much that is instructive and interest
ing Oh the evils of a protective tariff
and which are specially levelled agains
the doctrine of "fair trade" The clu'
is also distributing Mr.. John Bright
"Work OF the Liberal Party Durin
the Last Fifty Years." Mr.. F. F. AL
buthnot's Stree Trade in Land" MI
Ernest Parke's "What Shall | Do Wit
My Fote," MIR. Acland's What is til
Use OF a Vote to Agricultural Labor
ers and to Village Artlsans," and Mi
) Charles A. Fyffe's Lecture on ii
! Land Question" As will be seen, IL
publications are all intended for hon
, circulation. This will not prevent SON
protectionist of New Jersey or
Pennsylvania asserting that BIRTHS
gold aud free trade pamphlets by Il
4 million are being sent over here by II
club to influence the next presidenti
n election. Ii these protectiouists woul
r only read these Issues of the club the
+ might learn a little sense.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The Tennessee legislature on satur'
day passed a bill repeating the railroad
commission act.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Russia does not concede England
single vital point at issue, and wal pre-
p~rations are going ahead in tho lattel
country.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
Watches, Diamonds. Clocks END
JeWelry.

II Is rarely indeed that customers have such
an opportunity to buy as cheap and As good
goods, as now offered by Grimes " Venable
jewellers. They have an extensive and elab-
crate array Of new and exceptionally fine
good, while the prices at which they are Of
fered Immediately establish the fact that
buyers need look no further Tor headquar ers
Go and see them. epr4t4
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
r NOTICE.

ETTERS OF administration with will annex.
II ed on the estate OF Genrge B. john. de-
ceased: were granted to the undersigned or
cour! Of Lafayette county. Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allowance
within one year after the date OF this notice, or
they may be precluded from any benefit of such
estate and IT such claims be not exhibited With
In two years they will be forever barred.
DAVID G JOHN,
| aprI'4t5 Administrator WITH vii, annexed.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

At a banquet at Odessa, Russian OF
fcers drank and responded to the toast
ssThe Coming War with England"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Cleveland has appointed Henry @.
Pearson as postmaster at New York
City. Pearson is the present incum-
bent, and a republican. He has been
confirmed by the senate; though many
democrats thought a democrat ought
to have been selected. The patronage
of the Office is very large.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Riel's rebellion In the Nor invest may
present as difficult problems as ths
revolt of Ell Mahdi In the Soudan.
What his particular grievance is now,
has not yet been made apparent, but
the Canadian half. breeds are naturally
~antagonistic to the Dominion Govern
ment, and very slight excuse is sufi-
cient to make them revolt. Great
Britain is not likely to be called upon
for help, even though Riel should in
duce the Indians In the Saskatchewan
country to join in the rebellion; but
the Dominion may have all that 1t
can attend to settling Its home affairs,
in which case England will not be able
to get recruits from Canada for its
Eastern operations. The scene of Riel's
operations is in the far Northwest, be-
| yond Manitoba, and two hundred
miles from the nearest station on the
Canada Pacific Railway. 1t will re-
quire at least 4 week for the Canadian
troops to reach the scene, and in the
meantime Riel will be engaged III stir
ring up the ten or twenty thousand In.
dams settled in reservations IN the Sas-
katchewan country. He Is already
| stronger that the local forces operating
against him, and the campaign OF the
Dominion troops sent to their relief
promises to be as difficult as that OF
General Graham's forces about 10 start
on their way to Berber. The Cana.
dian Pacific road, ii should he remem-
bered, is not opened to travel through
its whole length, and save by the pas
sage Of troops through the United
States the Dominion cannot get it.
forces within even W. hundred miles
of Riel's position, except by aid O.
sleighs (alid of boats when Imagination
is opcned) e a long section of tho
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Big Bear with 800 warriors has join
ed Riel, the rebel, and the latter is now
said TO have 2,OGO armed men.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Secretary Whitney will send a few
troops to Panama, TO check the devil
try going on there.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

There was a disastrous wind, rair
and hail storm at Pleasant Hill Wed.
nesday night. Water was three fee
deep In the engine house. A lane
slide took place, which it will take {
week to clear nm.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
PuAn.Il, NHTlGE,

'1NHE County Board OF Equalization will meet
1 at the Courthouse in the City OF Lexinaton.
the first Monday in April, april 9Th. 1855 for
the purpose OF adjusting and equaliz,nx The as
eeesment o. personal property for the taxes for
the year 1885.
The said board will be Ia session three dsye.
snd longer slisIld The business require. Sny
communication to the board VIII be duly ilsd
and presented.
Atiest: W. u. STEELE,
| hcti2S Clark.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The judges of the United States cir
cult and district courts refused to CON-
mute the sentences of the Wabash
strikers arrested at Hannibal.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

If the Missouri Legislature had acted
as the Illinois Legislature is acting, the
poor old Globe Democrat and Inter
Ocean would have been exceedingly
happy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

In Joint assembly of the Illinois leg
islature on Saturday, Morrison recelV'
ed 10 votes and Logan l.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

A dispatch received at Paris from
Hanoi reports the situation OF the
French army as critical.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The death of Gen. Grant may os
expected at any hour.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
Jefferson Davis is very sick.

Gen. Grant was a little better Thurs
day night.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Secretary Lamar is quite sick, said
to be caused by overwork.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The report for March shows, s2,V0o''
s74 in the Missouri state treasury.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Mr.. Pearson succeeds himselfa as post
master at New York.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The Illinois legislature has not get
chosen q senator.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

The cable railroad at Kansas City
has been tested, aud the trial pro.
nunced a success
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

In spite of explanations which have
been heretofore published, The changes
in the postal law, which 90 into etecl
July 1st, and which were Incorporated
in the postoflce appropriation bill. dc
not seem to be understood by the pub
lie. After the first day OF July mex
the rate Of postage Oh all letters anu
all flrst.class mail matter Chat is ali
matter sent under seal or containing
writing) will be two cents for each
ounce or fraction thereof to any point
within the limits of the United States
or the British possessions to the north
of us. This section reduces the rate
on all letters more than one-half ounce
in weight just SO per cent. Drop let
tiers, in cities where the free delivery
system is in operation. are charged al
the same rate. Letters mailed i'll
try offices, where there is no free de-
livery service, and which are simply to
be placed in the boxes, may be SEN for
one cent for each ounce. After July
LIST ~postmasters of the third class-that
is, those whose salaries are less than
90, 900 and more than 81 ,000-will be
allowed a certain sum with which to
pay rem for their o~fices-the amount
t o be fixed by the postmaster-general.
| Newspapers mailed from the Office OF
| publication will be Sent for one cent
per pound, instead of two cents, as al
present. The same applies to news
dealers. 1t is also provided that mark
ed copies may be sent out at the same
rate. One of the most important pro.
visions of the bill is that which au.
thorizes the postmaster-general to pre-
pare a special stamp of the value of ten
cents, which, when attached to a letter
in addition to the regular postage shall
insure delivery of the letter if address
ed to any town or village containing
over 1000 population, Immediately up
on its arrival, at any time between I
p. M, and midnight, the pay of the
special messengers employed in the de.
livery of these letters to be taken from
the amounts received from the salo O.
the special stamps.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Captain &. c. Barker, of Winthrop,
Massachusetts, was arrested on Satur-
day, Oh the charge Of having purposely
wrecked his brig, the Mary Celeste, on
q coral reef off Hayti. The vessel was
insured for S25, 900, aud the arrest was
made at the instance OF the insurance
companies, Oh the testimony OF the
mate.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
WE WANT YOUR

No mi is Tor anxious to supply Won and no one Is In better shape L do
10 than we are. We make these assertions from tho fact that " not only
occupy the Largest and Best Arranged Store Room in the City, but arc the
ONLY EXCLUSIVE Dry Goods House in the County, carrying II o other lines
leo of business, we, Of COURSE have some very decided advantages which
enable US to present . u patrons a cleaner n nore extensive asortmen OF
Dry Goods than any of Ii competitors aud at prices that, in many instances,
eau nt be duplicated by others
Examine or entirely New Style Dress Giughams, zephyrs. Chambrays
Percales, Cretonnes and Dress Cheviots.
Housekeepers will do we'll to look at splendid line of White Crochet
and Marseiies Quilts, Huck and Damask Towels, Crashes, Table Linens In
Bkached, Unb!eached and Turkey Reds, Doynes, White and Colors, Fine
Napkins, Sheetings, SC.
Our stock is selected with great care and purchased at bottom prices. and
is marked at figures that cal not fail o please all careful buyers
We have in stock lot. ot extra Good and New Calico for DC and &c.
We have in stock lots OF Beachsd and Unbleached Muslin for Sc and &c.
We have In stock Choice Ginghams for &c and &c.
Call and see US. Low prices will be made 0 n all New Goods.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
GEN. a IMPROVES.

The senate adjourned at 4:20 O'Clock
last Thursday afternoon.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

Senator Sherman's points in regard
to The necessity Of re%trenchment in the
senate are of a character which even
those who are most annoyed by them
10 not see how to put aside without
action. Mr.. Sherman has shown by
the official figures that while ths
number of senators is the same now
that it was in 1871, the expenses of the
senate are three times as great az they
we're at the former date. This increase
has been caused mainly by the increase
of the number of committees, with the
attendant increase of clerks and STEM
ographers,a and the general license which
1t has become the custom to give to
all who ask it, to allow committees to
sit duriug the recess, and travel at will
between the oceans in one direction
! aud Canada and the Gulf in the other.
| There have been cases where travelling
/ committees, with their printing, have
| cost 800, 900, as III the case of SEN
ator Blair's ridiculous expedition 10
gather alleged labor statistics. The
increase of COMMITTEES had risen III
large degree FROM all effort of sena'
tors without chairmanships to obtain
them for the sake of the clerkship and
other attractive features, as we'll as fol-
their additional political value. Those
senator's with leading committees, all
nual clerks, stenographers, messengers
&C., have always been generous il
forwarding the efforts of less favored
senator's to better their condition. B,
this means those III good places have
been able to keep them. Then, as a gen
eral thing, all have united to allow what
everjunketing any committee proposed
The presentation by Senator Sher
man of the general condition Of affair
outlined above has caused a great sti
and aroused much bitter feeling, blu
the more 1t has been discussed in eau
Gus the more difficult do senators fine
it to close their eyes to the abuses
The chances seem to be that by tn,
time the senate meets in Decembe
some general plan of sharp retrench
ment will be adopted. II must not b,
forgotten that the Senate remains re
publican by q decided majority.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
DRIED APPLESi
NEW SHOP,

WELLINGTON, NO.
| VTNHE undersigned begs leave to In
l. form the public that he has on, n ~
go q 1rst. Class SADDLE AND HAIR HW
NESS SHOP at Wellington. Repair Mix
ing q speciality All woik warranted TO give
satisfaction. Resi- %ectfu!lv.
| m"hl44 william UOEIF
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04
EVERY ONE IS MOST CORDIALLY INVITED.

The Styles Beyond Approach and the Prices the Lowest
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-04

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Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
WHOLE NO. l,549.

SO, ,587, 900; rs, 81, ,728, $50; 80. Sl3.-
37S,95O; '84, $50, 100000. The above is
taken from the city editors table and
is the value of what he calls a town
ship and includes the CITY suburbs.
1t seems to be a satisfactory progress
sion of values. One reason of its con-
stant success is that it does not RELY on
one commodity but on many, of which
the great stock raising interest is chief
Since the advance of civilization struck
the prairies this business has been in
augurated, and its complete organiza-
tiOn is a wonderful interest in the
Western world. 1t has to great ex-
tent absorbed the grain interests, and
there is going to crop out of it a dairy
business that will look beyond the
seas for a market.
For the age of the two, Kansas City
has Outrun st. Louis, but one is in a
timber country and the other Il prairie,
and illustrates clearly the comparative
rapidity the two are susceptible of dew
elOpment.
This is the greatest depot for agri-
cultural machinery in all the States,
simply because it finds ready sale to
the occupants of the soil IF man
who has taken land has team, he
wants machinery at once, and he pro-
ceeds to business on the independent
/ line.
She claims now one hundred thOus-
and inhabitants, and laid out $5.OOO,-
600 last year on 1000 buildings. Long
may she live.
had the pleasure of meeting at
Brookfield, Mo, Joseph V. Hofecker
and wife, and members of his family
and relatives, a group of seven, all in
good health and spirits, sending lots of
greetings to dear Delaware friends in
cluding the TIMES staff, all of which
was very refreshing to your cOrrespon-
dent. RAMBLER.
Kansas City, No, FEB. 9, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-25

DESTROY THAT SIGS.-One may feel that he's
gettiuv old hut he naturally disikes that any
thing about his appearance should advise others
of the fact. Yet nothing does this 50 eiieetuaiiy
as thin and falling hair. Nc woman wants 10
marry a man. and business firms hesitate tn EN-
plOy d man, who shows this fatal sign. iarkers
Hair Basam Is worth "a you IN this regard, more
than IFS weight in. diamonds. Use it, and have
plentiful and glossy hair. Many have had every
trace Of grayness removed aud bald spots covered
by using q single bottle.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
THE MEXICAN IN HIS GLORY.

A Mexican granGee in equestrian COS
tune is the most stunning sight to be
seen in the entire country. He often,
including his saddle, wears a thousand
dollars worth of clothes, and things.
From the crown of his head to the sOles
of his feet he is thing to be admired
and wondered at. Beginning at the top
his sumbrerO costs anywhere from $50.
to $3.50. No othoroughbredg gentleman ever
wears one worth less than $25, and
even the man who blacks your boots has
as much and sometimes more than that
invested in his hat A friend of mine.
who was away all summer, paid his foot
man, or 'portero," $42 back wages on
his return. The fellow spent $S5 for n
sombrerO and gave the balance to his
family. Then the equestrian has hand
somely embroidered velvet or cashmere
jacket, pale pink sash, silver mounted
revolver in Il silver mounted belt, a
sword that is worth $50 or $7j, with
loops or chains down the seams Of his
trousers, which are often of leather.
Then his silver spurs and pNtent-leather
boots sit gracefully upon silver plated
stirrup, which is attached to a saddle
that may be worth anywhere from $50 to
$500. Suits for boys ten and twelve
years of age, with full outfit, from SOM
brero to sword can be purchased, and
are often seen on dusky youngsters rid
ing out with their pApas or grOoms.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
SMYRNA DEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 25, 1885,

motioned to Ralph to take her place, and
as he did So Eveline opened her eyes
and looked at him.
The sight of that beloved face had
magical effect upon Eveline. She put
out her weak hand with little cry that
told more plainly than words how cruel
her sacrifice had been, and, as he
gathered her in his arms, her lover re-
gistercd stern vow that, if her life we're
spared he would make her his wife in
spite of all the world herself included.
And so he did, for Eveline recovered
from that very hour, aud directly she
was able to leave her room, there was a
quiet wedding, and the two started for
the South of France, where they remain
ed until Eveline had recovered her
health. They are an exceptionally
happy couple, and Grace Thursby tells
her husband that his brother Ralph's
wife is the sweetest woman she knows.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
HORSES IN BATTLE.

Warehouses, when hit in battle, trem-
ble in every muscle and groan deeply,
while their eyes show deeDastonishment
During the battle of Waterloo, some of
the horses, as they lay upon the ground
having recovered from the first agony of
their wounds, fell to eating the grass
about them, thus surrounding them
selves with a circle of bare ground, the
limited extent of which showed their
weakness. Others were observed quietly
grazing on the field, between the hostile
lines, their riders having been shot on
their backs, and the balls flying over
their9heads and the tumult behind, be-
fore, and around them, caused no inter-
ruption to the usual instinct of their
nature. It was also observed that,
when a charge of cavalry went past near
to any of the stray horses already men
toned, they would set off, form them
selves i'll the rear OF their mounted COM
panions, and, though without riders,
gallop strenuously along with the rest,
not stopping or Ainshing when the fatal
shock with the eDemy took place. At
the battle of Kirk, in 1745, Major Mac
donald, having unhorsed an English
officer, took possession of his horse,
which was very.beautiful, and Immediate
ly mounted it. When the English
cavalry fed, the horse ran away with its
captor, Notwithstanding all his efforts
to restrain him; nor did it stop until it
was at the head of the regiment of which
apparently its master was commander.
The melancholy, and at the same time
ludicrous figure which Macdonald pre-
sented when he saw himself the victim
of his ambition to possess a fine horse,
which ultimately cost him his life upon
the scaffOld, may be easily conceived.
Smyrna times., 1885-02-25
PERIODICALS.

In LippincOtt's Magazine for March
g Letters from Sonora" by John Heard,
Jr., give a vivid and realistic picture of
semi-barbarOus condition of the north
ern provinces of Mexico, with a gov
ernment at once weak and oppressive,
an ignorant and lawless population,
natural resources that tempt the Gu
pidity of foreign spectators, but no
real industry or indications of pro-
gress The New Orleans Exposition
forms the subject of a paper by Ed
ward c. Bruce.
The March Century will contain ar
ticles on the engagement between the
Monitor and the Merrimdc, written by
officers of the two vessels also paper
on the Soudan, by Gen. r. +. ColstOn,
who, while on the general staff of the
Egyptian army, spent two years among
the tribes and in the regions men
toned daily in the reports of the
Mahdi's operations. Mr.. Ericsson is
writing a paper for the Century on the
invention of the Monitor, and the en-
gagement in Hampton Roads.
The March programme for Harper's
is an attractive one. The financial
diary of Jefferson from 1871 to 1903,
now in Mr.. Tilden's possession, has
furnished John BigelOw with a theme
for what should be a fascinating arti-
Gle; John Fiske is to write on Mani
fest Destiny there will be paper on
the exterior and interior architecture
of some of the most notable houses at
Washington, and Edward Everett
Hale's daughter writes on the granite
uuarries of Cape Ann. One of the
most curious facts she brings out is the
idiosyncracy of various cities in the
matter of pavements, Philadelphia in
particular insisting upon having es-
pecially long and fair stones"
Frank Leslie's POpulDr Monthly for
March is an unusually interesting
number, combining as it does articles
| of present interest with those of perma-
nent value. 1t opens with careful
study by Lisle Lester of Madame Ris-
tori, with a portrait and several illus
tratiOns i'm character. Professor Charles
A. Joy contributes an article on Jer-
sew Cattle-farm and Oscanyan furnishes
an extremely interesting paper on
"The Armenians." The serial story.
1.-THE Death-mark," )" reaches it twenty
fifth chapter. and there are several
short stories and some beautiful poems.
The miscellany is well selected and en-
tertaining. Published by Mrs. Frank
Leslie. 53 55 and 81 Park Place, New
York.