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lost, with the Devil, we're driven
down into the depths of hell, amid
weeping and wailing and gnashing Of
teeth. Then the throne was carried
back to heaven and the gates Of jas
per closed. .Lookln said the an
gel. The flames rolled on: houses
and trees and seas and the whole
earth burned furiously. The flames
spared nothing. Then mighty rain
fell and the fire was outencd. and be-
hold new earth, with green plains
and waving woods and birds Of gor-
geous plumage, arose, and no prowl-
ing beasts were thereon. The gates
of the New Jerusalem opened again,
and the ransomed Of God came down
and dwelt upon the new earth. The
streams flowed with milk and honey
and there WIS no more sickness. The
sun ana moon and stars were no
more, for lol the Son was the light
of the new world.
arose trembling, and looked
about me. The angel was gone; the
river rolled on as smoothly as ever;
the trees were waving in the air,and
night was coming on. / had been
dreaming. Az my footsteps slowly
descended the shady mountain side,
and wandered across the fast r.
" =, earth, / thought
over my vision. The new Jerusa-
lem was so beautiful and the Savior,
tender and compassionate, left
deep impression on my mind. Chris
tianity may be Knocked, but it can
never be destroyed, and the awful
day of Judgment will come as sure.
ly as the trees bud in Spring or the
stars shine in the great unknown
above.--Gvant Pitzer.
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Suggested by James Parf0 q
Marriage.

married a widow who had grown
up step daughter. My father visited
my house very often, fell in love with
my step-daughter, and married her.
So my father became my SON law,
and my step-daughter my mother, be-
cause she was my fathers wife. Some
time after my wife had son; be was
my fathers brother-in-law, and my
uncle, for he was the brother of my
step daughter. My fathers wife.
e., my step-daughter, also had son;
ne was Of course my brothel, and in
the mean time my grandchild, for be
was the son Of my daughter. nv
wife was my grandmother, because
she was my mothers mother. ] was
my wife's husband and grandchild at
the same time, and as the husband OF a
persons grandmother is his grand
father, ! was my own grandfather.
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Free. -a

~ free. ~@N
valuable treatise, explanatory of DIR.
JUHANNESEN'S sy stem, will be sent by
mail, post paid and securely sealed from OBJ
servation to any sufferer addressing his sole
authorized agent for the United States aud
Canada. HENRY VOGELER,
40 South Street, New York.
gE- Complicated symptoms treated from
DIR JOHANNESENS Special Prescription,
under advice of duly qualified consulting
physician
All correspondence held as strictly conf
Dental, and advise by mail free of charge.
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As she sang II.

X. j. Burdette.
She had voice like siren when she
sang
"Mid play sure, sand pal aces, though
beam Rome,
Be il averse, oh whum bull there, snow
play sly comb.
H, arm from thesk eyeseam stew wallow
. sheer,
Witch seek through the whirl disneerm
ct twithel sweari'
There wasn't dry eye in the taber-
nacle. but il the programme hadn't said
in clear, unmistakable print that she
was going TO sing "Sweet Home" .
man might have thought his teeth loose
without ever guessing it.
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LADIES, one great advantage you
have in buying Kid Gloves of Fl Der.
RY S. CO., is that if you get pair of
gloves from them and they break, rip or
tear, you can return the gloves and get
another pair in exchange. They have
them il black and all tho new spring
shades. They keep none but the best.
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Salvation Oil always cures pain. It
should be the companion OF every trav-
cling man. 1t extinguishes palp,
whether resulting from q cut, q burn,
= bruise, or sprain. Get only the
genuine. Price twenty five cents a bot
tie.
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Mr.. K. Springer. Of Mechanicshurg, Pa.
writes: IL was afnicted with lung fever and
abs'ess on lungs, and reduced 70 . walkiDg
completely restored to health, with hearty
appetite, and gain in fesh OF 40 Ms"
Call Ut G Williams Bros drug store
and get . free trial bottle Of this certain oure
for al Lung Diseases. Large bottles 81.
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For all forms OF nasal catarrh where
there 10 dryness Of the air passage with
what is commonly called s'stuffiine up"
especially when going to bed, Ey's
Cream Balm gives perfect and imme-
date relief. Its benefit to me has been
priceless. "A. G.. Chase, M. D., Mill
wood. Kansas.
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MAN'S
ORGANISM

is the most complex work of the Creator, aud
when this complicated structure, so exquisite
ly wrought is dis urbed by disease the
most Efficient aid should be sought from the
most skilled physicisn-for the human body
is too precious TO be neglected. II becomes
the question, then: 'What physician shall
be employed ~
Dr. OSCAR JoHANNEsEN, of the University
of Berlin, Germany, has made a lifelong
study Of ailments of the Nervous and Gent
to-Urinary System.
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His ReMedys Cure

Any Debility or Derangement of the Nervous
S stem, including Sparmatthorea, Gonor-
rhea, Syphilis, Stri ture. impotence, etc
BECAUSE you may have been cheated and
fooled by QUACKS, who claim to cure this
class Of disorders, do not hesitate to give
DR.. JOHANNESEN'S method fair trial
before Your case becomes chronic and incur
able
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
LOWERING THE RECORD.
From the \. Y. Herald.

II TOM TIE N. l.. I1cIdiu.l
When Flora Temple trotted a mile in
2:194 the achievement astOnished the
world. This was in 1859. The mare
was looked upon as a wonder. Few
then believed that a mile would ever be
made by any trOtter in less than 2:l5.
1t took eight year to lower the record
of 1859, and down to 1874 the best time
made was PLY. In that year the record
was reduced below 2:1J by Goldsmith
Maid, who scored a mile in 2:14.
1t wasthen generally thought that the
limit of a %trotter's speed would prove
to be 2:10. But Maui S. had not yet
made her appearance, o had Jay
Eye See. The former brought the rec
ord down to within a quarter of a sec
ond of 2:10 in 1881, and three years
later the latter reduced it to 2:10. The
prophets of the turf next made bold to
predict a mile in 2:09, aud even 2:Oo.
Maud S. has rapidly lowered the record
below the former figure and now Presi-
dent Edwards, of the Cleveland Asso-
citation, expresses his conviction that
the wonderful mare can rot in 2:O1
under favorable circumstances, and
Mr.. Bonner declares that it will moi
surprise him to see the prediction veri-
fed.
Well, the matchless animal has al
ready done wonders Her achieve
ment of a mile in 209S on a "slOW
track" is marvellous, but still more
marvellous is the fact that she flew Ovel
the third quarter at a 1904 gait. Shit
may yet fulfil the predictions of hel
most ardent admirers.
But what would have been though
twenty or even ten years ago of a mai
prophesying a 2:07 trotting record
And what is at last to be the utmOst
limit of the trotter's speed? Will
mile ever be made in two minutes? Tit
turf history of the past few years i
certainly encouraging to bold predic
tons.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
RATHER PREVIOUS.
From the Texas Siftings.l

"Were you acquainted with the
murdered mani" asked the prosecuting
attorney of a witness for the defense
in a murder case. The willingness of
the witness to say all that he could IN
behalf of the prisoner was very ap-
parent, by the way.
81 know'd him ; he was de honestest,
best -"
"Never mind about his honesty. You
say you knew him"
"Yes, sab, an rs proud ter say l
nebber knOw'd SIGH a noble -"
"Nobody asked you about that.
What was the condition of his health !
Was he not in robust health?"
"No, sab; he was de feeblest niggah
| ebber seed"
"He was killed by the accused, was
he not?"
81 can't say so, sab. My idee am dat
he was in sich bad health dat, eben il
he hadn't been killed when he was, he
would have died anyhow at least two
days previous, sah."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
THEORIES FOR JOHN R0AOH'S
ASSIGNMENT.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SIR -
The Suns sharp analysis of the lame
special pleading of the firm Of Chandler
81 Roach in connection with the assign
lnent of the latter, and his enormous
cash receipts in advance of work to be
done, coupled with his 100000 sub
scription to presidential canvass funds,
leave your readers but one interpreta-
ton of that mysterious assignment and
of the animus of the law member of the
firm as he exhibits himselfin the prints.
Was the assignment executed for the
purpose of making an intrenched battle
ground in the courts, in order to resist
the restitution of money wrOngfuliy OBJ
tanned? Or did Roach have partners in
the plumber pool, and warn them that
he would not reimburse the govern
ment alone, but would require all who
had dividends to "chip in" in proper
ton to their receipts?
Did this warning cause such alarm
among the ''subroSa" members of the
pool that they resolved upon a battle il
the courts, based upon a standpoint
strengthened by an unnecessary assign
ment (proved to be unnecessary by
Roach's acknowledgment that he has s:
to pay every 81 of debts), beside con
tributing 100000 subscriptions foI
election purposes? Is the unscrupulou'
greed of the ring so Unsuitable that the
have resolved to keep the money anC
accept exposure rather than pay vi
and be exposed as well? That is tn
way it looks. ELLIS b. SCHNABEL.
New York, July, so.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
THE STEAMBOAT EXCURSION.

From the st. Joseph Gazette. Aug. l6.l
The first steamer of the season. the
Dacotah, a fleet s~tern-wheeler OF the 81.
Louis and Kansas City Electric Packet
company, under the command OF Cap
tain Geo. B Keith, came up Yesterday
with a cargo of 100 tons for st. Joseph.
On board was also an excursion party
from Atchison numbering sixty people
who came by special invitation OF
Captain Keith. the party who were
in the charge of Mr.. Will Haskell, had
a very enjoyable time. The boat ar
rived at about 2 O'Clock, and after dis
charging her cargo, left at about sunset.
A number of St. Joseph people awaited
themselves of the opportunity II took
in the trip as far as Atchison, returning
at midnight on the X. c., st. ). u
B. train. There was music and dane
ing on board, and also a fine display OF
fireworks, making the trip very delight
full. Mr.. John K. Kercheval. the agent
OF the boat at this point, informed a
Gazette reporter that the Dacotah Will
hereafter make regular trips to st. Jo-
seph, and that he is prepared to give
shippers extraordinarily cheap rates on
freight to this city, He also says that
the boat will return here in two weeks
from yesterday, and on that occasion a
grand excursion will be given, on
Saturday night and one on Sunday.
This will indeed be a rare treat to the
people of St. Joseph, AID will certainly
be taken advantage of. The following
is the manifest of Yesterdays business:
Riley Bros, j. II. Robinson, Turner
Frazer & Co., Daniel u G. kennard,
Wyeth Hardware Co., Schultz u Ho-
sea. and the St. Joseph Pillow Co.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
JOHN ROACH'S GRAB.
IFrom the New York World

From the New York World
Our esteemed neighbor, the Tribune,
has evidently been m~isinformed in re-
lation to Mr.. John Roach's dealings
with the government. 1t has not esti-
mated, it saws. Mr.. Roach's "wOrk for
the government during the war period,
as that was an extraordinary period,
when all ship-builders were impressed
into the service" But it finds that
from 1865 to 1885, when MIR. Chandler
went out of office, MI. Roach "recelved
less than So, O00, 900 from the govern
ment," exclusive of the unfinished crul-
SerS.
The Washington Post publishes a
detailed account of the payments made
to Mr.. Roach and other contractors
From this it appears that Mr.. Roach
received from the government from
1862 to 1885, through the Bureaus of
Steam Engineering, Construction and
Repairs, and Yards and Docks, the total
amount of S1O, 1888 ,626. Ofthis amount
the sum of s., 9 ,731 was paid to him
between 1862 and 1869, more than COW
ering the war period. This leaves
81, 1888, S95 paid to Mr.. Roach from 1869
TO 1885. If from this we deduct the
amount paid on account OF the Dolphin
and the unfinished cruisers Chicago:
Boston and Atlanta, hich is stated In
this account at 50, 127 $40, we find that
Mr.. Roach actually received from the
government between 1869 and 1855 the
sum of So, SOC ,025, or about double the
sum the Tribune mistakenly mentions.
What the Tribune calls ''the war
period was not Mr.. Roach's "halcyon
time" From 1862 to 1869 more than
$40, 900, 900 were paid out, and MIR.
Roach GOT less than 81, 400 900 of the
amount. There were other ship build
ers besides the great protected protec-
ZIONIST in those days. The Atlantic
Works, Delamater, the Denmeads,
Hazlehurst, Mcleod, Morris, Towne v
Co., the Novelty Works, the Woodruff
Works and others then got a tar
share of the government business. But
with the June bugs of 1869 came Geo.
M. Robson into the navy department,
and in 1882 came William E.. Chandler,
and since 1869 Mr.. Roach has received
the lions share of all the money paid
by the government.
A good percentage of Mr.. .Roach's
receipts has been for "extras." But
he has given very little t'extra" work to
the government, so far as quality Is
concerned. What he has given to the
government are the worthless old tubs
that make our navy a reproach and
fasten upon us a constant outlay fol
"repairs." What he has given to the
republican party. according to the state
ment OF Col. Quay, the republican lead.
er in Pennsylvania, has been $4,000
to the Garfield election fund and $780,
900 to the Blaine election fund. Thai
is why John Roach fiourished like q
green bay tree under republican rule
and withered under an honest demo-
cratic secretary of the navy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

Carrollton, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Among
others who attended the Presbyterian
church at Caloma, this county, Satur-
day night, were David Marheles and
his divorced wife. AT the close of the
services Mrs. MarheleS was being as.
sisted to mount her horse by a young
man of the neighborhood, who had ac-
companied her to church, when Mar
heles stole up behind her, placed a pistol
to her head and blew her brains out.
The murderer Immediately went home
and had hardly entered the house when
it was surrounded by a mob of men
who demanded his surrender. Think
ing he was to be a victim of summary
vengeance, Marheles placed the pistol
to his W head, fired and tel dead.
The young couple were married about
three years ago and lived together one
year, when the wife applied for and re-
Geived a divorce on the ground OF NAL
treatment. Since their separation he
has been jealous of any attention paid
her by other men, and it was this
which lead to the double tragedy.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
THE YACHT RACE.

While the yacht race for the cup which
the Genesta covets is yet to occur, it is
worth noting that another information
al contest in speed at sea has already
been won this year by America over
Great Britain, without a formal chal-
lenge or side-by-side trial. The Broad
Arrow refers to this victory as fol-
lows:
"We have been inclined to regard our
torpedo boats as the smartest little craft
in existence; but in the matter of speed
they fall far behind a boat which has
Just been constructed ON the other side
of the Atlantic,
The boat thus referred to is the
Stiletto. OF course the HerreshOff
racer has an advantage over a craft
which must carry a torpedo apparatus,
with all Its Accomplishments and pro-
tecting devices. But the Broad Arrow
evidently thinks that this difference
does not counterbalance the Stiletto's
superiority. If speed under sail is the
subject of international competition
just now in yachting for pleasure, speed
under steam is after all of the greater
national importance.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
LOVE AND RELIGION.
From the Merchant Traveller.

IRON the Merchant 1raVelef-
They stood beneath the summer skies
and watched the twinkling stars in
ceaseless brilliant twink. 1t was a
night to bring the angels from the blue
that they might lay their gent e hands
upon the evening air, and, touching
every heart-string, fill the world with
harmony.
"And this is love-" she said, looking
into his face.
"And love is religion" he continued,
STOPPING to kiss the pretty pinkness of
her cheek.
"What religion" she asked ~naively,
"Presbyterian or Methodist or Baptist
or Episcopalian?"
"None OF these, angel NINE" he
whispered, folding her to his %throbbing
heart; "none of these; it is Y~ou-an'-I-
TARTAN"
Devotional exercises were continued
, until a late hour,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
UNNOTIOED INDUSTRIES.

The extent to which some of the less
conspicuous industries are carried on in
certain sections of the country is not
generally understood-notably that of
charcoal and its peculiar products.
Thus, there are charcoal works at
Grand Rapids. Mich, which
10000 cords of wood yearly, and at
which even the smoke is utilized and
manufactured into chemicals by being
blown by immense fans into a purifier,
from which it eventually comes in the
form of all acid that is as clear as am
Der. From the acid are produced
acetate of lime, alcohol, tar, and gas.
Each cord OF wood contains some
28, 900 cubic feet of smoke,and 2,SOO, 900
feet of smoke, handled every twenty
four hours, produce $4,000 pounds of
acetate oflime, 200 gallons of alcohol etc.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
SUICIDE.

WARRENsBURG, Mo, Aug. 70
George Campbell, a citizen of Knob
Noster, and well known throughout the
country, committed suicide last night
by shooting himself through the head
with a / -calibre revolver. 1t was not
discovered until this morning when his
brother went to awake him. He had
been in bad health for the past few
years,
Campbell was about So years old and
unmarried. His father, DR.. G.. G.
Campbell, was at one time one of the
largest land owners and most widely
known physicians in the western end
of the county. He was given to drink
and after taking a pint of alcohol fell
into the fire and was burned to death.
Of two brothers one committed suicide
and the other was killed in a duel with
an elder brother.
George was a reckless man and had
been in several fights, in one of which
he was shot almost unto death. He
was for a long time considered a terror
by his neighbors and was feared for
his will-passion. In late years, how
ever, he had done better, and had many
friends at Knob NOster. Coroner An
derson will go down tomorrow to hold
All inquest.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
THE OOUNTRY's STOCK OF GOLD.
From the New York SUM-

From the New York SUM-
Notwithstanding the cries of the gold
standard alarmists, the country's stock
of gold has materially increased during
the past fiscal year.
AT the end of June, 1884. the United
States treasury held $134,631,649 in
gold and the New York banks $64,1S9.-
600, making a total of $19S, S21 ,249.
At the end of June, 1885, the treasury
held $l19,4OS,2 20 in gold and the New
York banks $l13, 956, 800, making a to-
tai of S233 ,464 ,S20, and showing a total
increase of S34,643,571.
The excess of imports over exports OF
gold during the fiscal year ending June
SO, 1885, was $lS ,2l3. S04. The produc-
ton of ourj mines is $50 ,OOO,OOO
annually. These two items amount to
S4S ,213,S O4, which is l 3,569,767 more
than the increase in the stock in the New
York banks and the treasury. The diff
ference represents less than the amount
consumed in the arts and in manufac-
lures, and there is beside a considerable
allowance to be made for the coin
taken abroad by travellers to Europe.
1t is clear, therefore, that gold is
neither being kept out OF the country
nor boarded in private hands, but flows
into the banks and into the treasury
faster than it goes out.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
SEA DUTY FOR ALL NAVAL OFFICERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. IAN order
similar to that recently issued by Sec
rotary Endicott will soon be sent out
from the navy department. The navy
regulations require that officers shall
serve three years at sea and three years
on,shore, returning at the end of the lat
ter period t o sea duty. Complaint has
been made by some officers that they
did not receive their full time on shore.
To remedy any such evil that may ex-
list, two officers, n from the line and
one from the staff, will probably be de-
tailed at an early date to keep record,
showing the kind of work officers are
employed on and the length of time
that they have been engaged. When
three years of shore duty have elapsed
the officers will be sent to sea.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
FINE COTTON CROP PROSPECTS.

The July report of the National Cot
ton Exchange holds out an excellent
promise tor cotton planters this year.
The weather conditions in July over
the whole "cotton belt" were very fav-
orable to the growth and development
of the plant. There has been no eX-
IRENE condition of heat OIL rainfall or
drought in any large area of the sonth
or southwest. This favorable July re
port may now be supplemented by the
statement that the weather of the eight
days of the present month has been
equally helpful to the crop. 1t has had
less rainfall and more sunshine than it
had in July-conditions which just suit
it. Unless some untoward change in
the season takes place shortly, it is not
improbable that the yield in all the cot
ton growing states will be unexpected
lY large,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
A FAITH CURE.
From the Philadelphia CALI

From the PHILADELPHIA CALI
Wife -"John, what is this faith
cure | read OF so muchF'
MISUNDERSTANDING, my dear"
Wife-"Idon't understand how mar
riage can have anything to with II.
Please explain yourself
Husband-"Well, before l married
YOU nv faith led me to believe that you
were a perfect angel: since l married
YOU [ have been entirely cured OF that
faith. That is what is called a faith
q
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-22
OUAOKERY.

In the city of Memphis there are about
twice as many white people as colored
people, yet the weekly record ofmortal-
ity almost invariably shows more deaths
of colored than of white persons. The
Memphis Appeal says the cause of this
excessive mortality can be traced chief
ly to quackery. "The negroes are nat
urally superstitious, and believe there is
more virtue in conjuration than medi-
cine, and they cling to their supersti-
tons, and seem to learn nothing by the
fearful mortality among their race @.
The negro quacks reap a rich harvest
on this credulity. They have a specific
for every ailment, and knowing nothing
about the disease their remedy aggra-
Yates instead of curing"