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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
Lexington Market

In this reportt the wholesale price s are given in
lett hand column, and retail prices in right hand
column. la country produce the egures on the
left denote Whatthe merchants are paving, and
on the right the prices ut which they sell.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
PUBLIC n
NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons inter-
~ ested therein, that on that 22d day of Au-
gust, 1855, the undersigned, public administra.
Tor OF Lafayette County, Missouri, took charge
Oh the estate of Elizabeth SIroyer, deceased,
late of said county.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them. to me for allowances
Wlthln one year after the aatr of this notice. or
aaey may pc precinded from any benefit oil such
estate; and ifsuch claims he not exhibited with
In two years they will be forever barred.
JOSEPH A. WILSON,
septoI Public Administrator
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
THE CAPITALIST

Can get the information necessary to secure
safo and profitable Investments in agricul-
suro, stock-raising, mining, numbering, or
any Of the man. inviting fields throughout
4AS South and West, by addressing tho un.
o~1Isigned.
H. G. TOWNSEND,
Gsn'l Passenger Agent, 81. Louis, No.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
81 INVALID

WIN find the Wabash the most convenient
route to all the noted health resorts of
Illinois. Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, and
TINT the extensive through car system and
Ane win add greatly to his comfort while en-
route. Pamphlet descriptive of the many
celebrated mineral springs Of the West and
South sent free ON application.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
Did you Sup

pose Mustang Liniment only good
for horses? 1t is for inlamma-
ton Of all flesh.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
DEATH AMONG THE CHILDREN.

iIo' no "ii w 40 soiiic arc
our teams and go to work.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-09-19
SEE BIG RED AXE.
FINE FARM FOR SALE:

East Main street, First Block Eai
Of Courthouse,
march28
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
STEVENS AND PENDLEToN.
What the Old Cemmener Said During q
a. "-~ Debate in the House.

What the Old Cemmsner Said During q
'a- aye Debate in the House.
Philadelphia Press. efbH
Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania.
in ono Of the bitter debates of the sessions
after the rebellion, defined the difference
between Pendlston and himself in a way
which to-day seems like q realized pr0ph-
scy. Mr.. PendlstOn had been proclaim
Ing his pro-slavery opinions and an
nOunsing his willingness TO trust them
to the solemn judgment Of postsrity,
when the old Comm0Aer broke in with
an inpassi0nats reply. Concluding his
speech, he said:
$50 far as the appeals Of the learned
gentleman are concerned. in his paths.
tie winding up, will DO willing to take
my chance when We all mOulder in the
dust. He may have his epitaph writ
ten, IL 1t be truly written, Here rests the
ablest and most pertinacisus defender of
slavery and opponent Of liberty and l
will besatis1sd that my spitaph is,writ
ten, Here lies one whe never rose to any
sminence, and who only courtsd the low
ambition TO have Ii said that he had
striven to amsliorate the condition of
the poor, the l0wly, the dewn -tr0dden of
every race and language aud color. /
shall DO content with such eulogy on
his lofty tomb and such an .inscriptien
on my lowly grave-to faust our memoir
les to the Judgment Of after ages"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
Some Rain Figures.

An inch deep of rain on an acre is g.
272.640 inches, or $3.50 solid feet Of wa
ter. But foot Of water at 800 temper
allure weighs sixty-twO and one half
pounds. SO one single inch Of rain OIL
an acre weighs 226,875 pounds, or 113
tons ard 875 pounds over! The general
average annual rainfall of the country
may be stated at about forty inches
This would give 9,075.000 pounds Of rain
on an acre during the year, or 4,5371a
tons of water, and to haul this water
away on railway freight cars, each car
carrying twelve tons, would need 378
ears. The train would be nearly three
miles leng. All this for q single acre.
Every farmer can estimate how much
water falls ON his own entire farm.
More striking still is the fact that all
this rain has been suspended in the at
mOsphers. There is just az much water
in the air overhead ca a clear, bright
day, as on cloudy one, or as at the be-
ginning of stormy one. The watery
vapOr is there, but its atoms or particles
are SO far apart that we do not see them.
When cold current of atmosphere meets
warmer current In the regions above
us and eOols the whole, it cOndensss
these INVISIBLE water PARTICLES into visi-
BILE vap0r or clouds, and whom enough
mist eOalssces to form drop at any point
it falls in rain. Little of the rain that
descsnds comes from other places, This
morning the whole atmosphere from the
Atlantic to the Paei6c may be beautiful
ly clear, yet In the afternoon the whele
atmosphere may DO filed with stormy
clouds. The water seen in these clouds
was in the air above as during the clear
morning, only ii was not condensed into
a visible form. There is always above
us, in the clearsst weather, enough wa
ter in the air to food the earth . good
many feet deep, If all OF IL should con-
dense and descend to the ground as rain.
Prairie Farmer.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
BETRAYED BY SHADOWS.

Tho Drummer Kisses tho Country Girl
While tho Passengers Laugh.
Gainesville (Ga.) American.
/ was coming mp from Cedartown on
the East and West one afternoon not
long since. In the rear Of the coach
saw a Young couple who seemed to be
very deeply interested in each other.
The young lady was well dressed and
had nice manners.s Her eyes were bright,
her cheeks rosy and lips ysrmilliOn. Her
companion was young commercial
traveller, whose face is often seen ia Car
torsville. The young couple appeared to
be much pleased with each other, and In
spite of their surroundings were lndulg-
ing in soft speeches and melting CLAN
ces. After while tho young man sug-
gestsd that they 60 ont on the rear end
of the coach and enjoy the beautiful
scenery. The afternoon was bright and
the sun was shining across from the
west in genial way, casting long shad-
ows toward the east, The train sped
along through folds, over bridges and
around curves, and in my admiration Of
the fine farms to be seen from my win
dew, had almost forgotten the young
couple on the coach. The train was
gliding along through an open teld,
when my eyes fell on the shadows Of the
young people reflected against the en-
bankmsnt on the side Of the coach where
| was sitting. / could distinctly see the
outlines of their figures and the pr0files
of their faees-even the motion of the
young mans lips and the shadow Of the
young lady's eyelashss could be seen. 1t
was amusing to look at. and called the
attention of my neighbsr on the next
seat to it. Seen almost everyone ia the
car was watching the shadows. The
young man seemed to be very earnest
and the young lady very attentive. Sud
denly, as if by accident the shadow of
the young mans arm glided around the
shadow of the young lady's waist, and
the shadow Of the young mans lips was
seen to quicker" and dive at the space
between the shadow of the young lady's
train became deeply Interested, and as
the shadows would meet time after time
litter would run up and down the line
inside the car.
"Dippin' sugar." said one old fellow
down in the corner. Gum suckin'," said
another. 10 seemed that / could almost
see the sparks of electricity fly cut Of the
shadows on the bank as the lips came to-
gethsr. About this time the whistle
blew for town, and the young couple
came in looking harmless and innocent
like, and the yeung lady remarked:
Wasn't the scenery just too lOvely?"
"Swest would have been better word"
said the old fellow in the corner in quiet
undsrtOne, and everybody laughed like
he had said something funny.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
Balance of Winter Stock.
GENERAL NEWS.


Miss Cleveland is a member Of the w
c. T.U. aa u. al Been
A eolsrsd man in Atlanta, Ca. wal
frightened to death by . eat recently.
The silver plated ware manufactured
in this country annually reaches value
Of $12,000,000. as.
The Boston Herald of March % says
Salem harbor is again frozen over dewr
to Naugus Head, thing almost unhearC
Of"
1t 10 rumorsd in Pittsburg that Mrs
Garfield is soon to become the wife of 8
minister we'll known in western Penn
sylyania. 'f
The Nevada Legislature has passed al
anti-treating law. and the saloon keep.
ers of the state propose to test its valid.
ty in the courts.
Canada is asserting her importance
lately In a style that deserves recOgni-
tiOn. Now she wants TO borrow $50, 00O.-
600. Perhaps she will give first mort
gage on England for security. t,.q ~
March 3 William Shields, an old man,
was appointed postmaster at Wsstchss-
ter, Pa, and bseOming worried over the
duties Of his Office he drowned himself
Tuesday morning Of last week. 'a y
g Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris passed her
husband In the mid ocean rs he was re-
turning for her. She became alarmed
over the kilograms concerning her faith
sr's health, and did not wait, but came
alone. ali 81 a. aH.ipo edi n lar 14
Leading cattlsmen from wyoming,
Colorado and Nebraska, now at Chey-
enns, say the past winter has been the
finest for years for cattle, and that the
losses will average bat from l to per
cent. hhnrf3r .dl0d
Wells are being opened rapidly in the
new Macksburg (Ohio) oil district. and
the production is about 1900 barrels
daily. People are arriving in such num-
bsrs that it IL impossible TO provide
houses for them. ha dq-
The Oklahoma boomers have received
intelligence that a special commission,
composed Of Senators Ingalls,, Dawes and
Morgan, will DO appointed to make an
Investigation Of the legal status Of the
Oklahoma lands. ,rf. III bseaer. at
Samuel, William and Charles Robin.
son, Of Knoxville, Iowa, are each z feet
IL inches in height. and their average
weight is 100 pounds. They have four
sisters whose average height 10 6 feet 2
inches. 1iA ffa,tl r rrI
President Cleveland has accepted the
invitations of the veterans of the First
and other corps to visit the battle field
Of Gettysburg when they make their his
torical visit there July a and 8. r
San Francisco. tina pioneer of the ca
bls-car system, Is now preparing to use
electricity as motive power. IL is said
cars can be equipped and run 40 per cent
cheaper than by cable. and besides will
run more smoothly and be In less dan
ger OF breakage or accident.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
The Power of Dynamite Shells.

Some very interesting experiments
with dynamite proiectiles were made
near Washington, recently, under the
auspises OF the Senate military commit
tee. Four shots were fired with six-inch
shells with range Of 1000 yards. The
target was a perpendicular ledge of sol
Id trap rock on the south bank Of the
river. The frst shell struck near the
eastern margin of the ledge and ex-
ploded by conclusion, shattering the
face of the rock for a radius of about 81
feet. and carrying away several tons OF
debris, which were hurled for hundreds
of yards up and down stream. The sec
ond shell struck nearly in the centre OF
the ledge, exploding as before. 1t opened
a cavity in the face of the ledge about %
feet in diameter; eXcavated pit six feet
deep. Some of the fragments of rock
from this explosion were hurled half a
mile, one piece weighing nearly twelve
pounds being thrown clear across the
canal and lodging near farm house ad-
Joining the Georgetown reservoir. The
other shots were similar In their effects.
The trial il regarded as successful In
every particular, and the safety of the
system Of firing seems to be assured,
since the shell leaves the gun as safely
as an ordinary powder charged shell
would do. 1t IL not impossible that this
destructive agent of dynamite ia destined
to rsvolutionize naval warfare, and it is
noteworthy that the representatives of
the foreign governments have manifest
cd the greatest interest in the expert
ments. rH
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
MARC ANToNY's GRAFTON OVER cE-
SAR.


Trayestied by the Oil City Derrick.
Friends, Romans countrymen! Lend me your
ears;
To bury Caesar, bscause the times are hard,
And his felix's can't afford to hire an under
The evil that men do lives after them, ST..
In the shame Of progeny, who reap the
Benefit of their life insurance.
SO let il be with the deceased
Brutus hath told you Cesar was ambitious.
What does Brutus know about il?
1t is none of his funeral. Would that It were!
Here under leave OF you come to rai
Make speech at Caesars funeral.
He was my friend, faithful and just to me;
He loaned me SIS once when was in pinch,
And signed my petition for postoffice.
But Brutus says he was ambitious.
Brutus should wipe off his chin.
Caesar hath brought many captives home to
Rome
Who broke rocks on the streets until their ran
SONS fIllHf fr IIfiN
Did the general Golfers ill
When that the poor hath cried, Caesar hath
Wept,
Because it didn't cost anything and
Made him solid with the masses. Cheers
Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Yet Brutus says he was ambitious.
Brutus is liar, and can prove It.
lou I'LL ulu bo6 uldJ Oh tnt LupciCdi
thrice presented him a kingly crown
Which he did thrice refuse, because it did not
fit him quite. s-.....l, Il gHIe-5hsa
Was this ambitionP Yet Brutus says he was
ambitious.
Brutus is not only the biggest liar in the coun-
try,
But is a horse,thle Of the deepest dye. Zap
If you have tears, prepare to shed them now.
Laughter ~ t4r Fsr
You all do know this ulster.
remember the first time ever Caesar put 1t on.
II was on summers evening in his tent
With the thermomer registering 800 in the
shade;
But it was an ulster to be proud Of,
And cost him 81 at Marcaius Swartzmeyer's,
Cornero Broad and Ferry streets, sign OF the
red flag
Old Swartz wanted $40 for it.
But finally came down to 81 because was Cae-
sar!
Was this ambitious? If Brutus says it was
He is even greater liar than Mrs. Tilton!
Loek!in this placeran Cassius' dagger through,
Through this the son OF gun OF Brutus
Stabbed.
And, when he plucked his cursed steel away,
Marc Antony, how the blood of Cesar follow
ed it. Cheers, and cries OF "Give us
something on the silver billv,' SHIT him
againv' etc.
1 come not, friends, to steal away your hearts.
/ am no thief as Brutus is. ''.-'t
Brutus has monopoly in all that business,
And if he had his deserts he would be
In the penitentary, and don't you forget 1t.
Kind friends, sweet friends. do not wish to
stir you up
To such sudden food of mutiny,
And as it looks like rain, .... -. ..
The pail bearers will please put the coffin In
the hearse,
And we will proceed to bury Cesar,
Not to praise him. ..
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
Learned a Little of Everything

"Max'' in the Buffalo Express.
knew q girl whose father gave hei
every advantage which money cOuld
procure In the way OF an education. She
possessed considerably more than aver
age brightness, and temptations to So
cial enjoyment were eyer present to her
She was seat to expensive schools, where
the standard OF education was arranged
with view to the girls future station
in life. eal .usat
What was the result? She has-or
had smattering of almost every
science, art and accom- Dlishment under
the sun, aud yet had ne real knowledge.
She didn't even know how TO think
properly. She would jump at c0nslu-
sions with her inborR woman's instinct
ivensss, bat II she were given q number
Of facts there was NO certainty that
from them she would draw the logical
inference.
Worse than all, she had no practical
or useful requirements. She could sing
a little and play LITTLE, and she knew a
little United States French, but in NO
one of these branches was she cempa-
tent to teach. Cooking, sewing, and
general housekeeping had been eonsid-
cred unnecessary dradgery. Should she
DO called upon TO tell raw beefstsak
from an uncO0Ksd muttOn-ch9p doubt
her ability to do it. b3t ,gVae3 na
Frivolty has palled upon her. and now
she seeks to make up for her mistakes
by imbibino little learning from some
source. She comes into the neighbOr-
hood of the learning and at the same
time meets q number Of other women
thus managing to keep herself we'll
posted in the current gossip. And that
ia all
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
The Last observation-disclosures Facto Hang
ing.

The Last Observation-Disclosures FactO Hang
From the Detroit Post.
PLYMOUTH, March, 21.-1. When was
capital punishment abolished in Miehi-
gan? 2, When and whore was the last
execution under the old law? 3. Is it
trus, as stated at recent Lansing letter,
that men have been hanged in Michigan
in accordance with law passed after
the crime was committed. Ii so, what
were the circumstances?
1. Capital punishment was abolished
in Michigan by the revised statutes Of
1916. Previous to that date several per-
sons had suffered the death penalty in
Michigan under the old French and Eng
lish occupancy. 2. The last execution
for murder in the state was that Of Ste
ven G. Simmons in Detroit in $780, The
crime was committed one Sunday morn
ing at Wayne where Simmons lived with
his wife and two daughters. In fit of
anger and while intoxicated he threw q
fatirOn at his wife which struck her on
the head, causing death in few min
utss. He was convicted on the testimony
of his daughters and was sentenced to
be hanged. The sentence was carried
into effect Sept. Gath, 1880, in the pres
encs of several thousand people, the gall
lows being erected in the Campus Mar
titus where the city hall now stands. Ben
Woodworth, the hotel keeper, offieiatsd
as hangman. The circumstances crea-
ted strong sentiment against capital
punishment among those whe witness
cd it. 3. The reference is probably to
the execution Of the two Indians, Ketau-
kah Kewaubis, who were tried in Detroit
in somewhat irregular manner in 1921
and afterward executed as murdersrs.
The following facts in the case are gath
cred from Farmers new History Of De-
troit:" The Indians were arrested at
Green Bay, Ketaukah for the murder Of
DR.. William S. Madison and Kewaubis
for the N urdsr of Charles Ulrich. When
breughtDto Detroit for trial tho terrific
rial supreme court on assembling found
that the law relating to grand jurors
was defective. The court adjourned, the
: legislature Immediately met, the law
was amended and the trial then pro-
ceedsd, the same officials conveniently
exercising either legislative or judicial
functions, as suited their purpose. The
law in question was can act establishing
forms Of 0aths," and was passed in the
evening" Of Sept. IL, 1921, the grand jury
having been called in the morning of
the same day and detained until the
needed law could be enacted for impanel-
Ing them. At that time William Wood
bridge was acting governor OF the terri
tory and A. b. Woodward and JshR
Griffin judges. The Indians were con-
fined in the old Jail, on the site Of the
present, public library and on the day
of execution were led to the Protestant
church where the Rev. j. s. Hudson
preached an appropriate discourse. They
were then taken to the gallOws. Mr..
Farmer says they were the first persons
hanged in Michigan after Its csssion to
tine United States
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02

The Boston Transcript tells the follow.
ing story of the late mistress Of the
White House: AT her reception TIVE
weeks ago, among others who were pre-
ssnted to her by Marshal McMiehael, the
master of ceremonies, was DR.. Mary
Walker, this nondescipJ parsonage wear
ing tight trousers and little coat and
carrying a cane, presented NEST gro
tesaus and ridiculous figure, utterly ont
of keeping with the surroundings. Mrs
MeElrOy spoke word or two to her rath-
or unexpected guest; and, as 1t so hap
pensd, the next that was presented to
her was Miss Mann. To her Mrs. Nc
Elroy made the neat remark. II have
Just been presented to woman who
would like to be man, / am pleased
now to meet Mann who 10 content "a
remain woman"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
4 DDI7T Send six cts. for postage and
n IDlLIL goods which will help You to

anything else in this world. Ali, of either sex,
succeed from first hour The broad road to
fortune opens before the workers, absolutely
sure. AT once address TaUE & Co.. Augusta, M Q.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02

TTUT Dfor working people. Send 10 cents
n X Dpostage, and we will mail you FREE
llIJlJl royal, valuable sample box of
goods that will put you in the way
OF making more money in a few days than you
ever thought possible at any business. Capt.
tai not required. You can live at home and
work in spare time only, or all the time. All
Of both sexes, of all ages grandly successful.
5Gc TO So easily earned every evening. That all
WHO may want work may test the business, We
mike this unparalleled offer: To all who are
not well satisfied we will send 81 to pay for the
trouble of writing to us. Full particulars, al
rectiops, etc., sent free Immense pay abso-
lutcly sure for all who start at once. Don't de.
lay. Address, sTINsoN Co., Portland, Me.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-04-02
N ---------------
Roscommon Gold and Oil.

Jacob Steckert, one of the pioneers Of
East Saginaw, but who is now located
ON q fine farm In Roscommon, three
miles from the village Of that name, is
the gentleman who, two years ago eaus-
cd SPECTATORS to prick M their ears by
discovering gold dust while digging a
well on his farm, but though gold Is
still pumped from the well in consider
able quantities from depth Of only
20 feet, nothing has ever been done in
the way of mining to learn whether the
precious metal existed in quantities
sufficient to pay for working. A short
time since six pals of water were pump
cd from the we'll, from which q table,
spoonful Of pure gold was gathered.
The much talked Of oil we'll is located
short distance from Mr.. Stscksrt's.
This was abandoned for some time after
oil was first pumped cut, and the gener-
al impression prevailed that the oil OBJ
tanned had been put in the we'll before
hand. Recently, however, it was disc0y-
cred that the we'll had been tempered
with and the machinery broken, so that
the oil could not have been pumped even
had it existed in large quantities. This
discovery cheered the owners Of the well
into renewed activity and on Monday
the work of cleaning it out was COM
msnced and another effort will DO made
to show that oil can be obtained In Ros-
common Mt q rate which will make the
fortunes of those who own land in that
viciAity.--Bay City Tribune.
An Arizona editor discourses thus on
the foolishness Of offics-seeking. I'VE
don't wa MT any Office We trv to rive
our readers 4 bang-up paper every week.
and We find that doing this takes all
our time. When an editor has made the
round of all the saloons for items, digss-
ted all the war news from the Seudan,
and classified all the paid locals, he has
done good weeks work and should not
be called upon to bear the responsible
ties of any office. We are confident that
President Cleveland will nnd men to fill
all the Offices without taking Us. II we
did not believe 80 we would gladly sacri-
fee our private business for the good OF
the COUNTRY. nN 8f 1Ifs