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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
GEN. TOOMBS DEAD.

Gen. Robert Toombs died at Washing
ton, Ga Tuesday evening of last
week, after an illness Of several months
duration. General Toombs was born at
Washington. Ga. His father died when
he was yet young boy, leaving him in
good circumstances. His collegiate
training, begun at the University of
Georgia, was completed at Union Col
lege, Schenectady, n: Y, where he
graduated in 1928. When 19 years old
he attended law course at the Univer-
sity of Virginia and in 1880 was ad-
mitted to the bar by special act of the
legislature of his native state about a
year before he had attained his majori-
ty He opened All office in his native
county. In 1886 he took part as cap.
tain in campaign against the Creek
Indians, headed by General Scott and
conducted in Alabama, and in which
he served with distinction. Soon after
his return home, Mr.. Toombs was
elected to the Georgia legislature, in
which he continued from 1887 to 1840.
He was reelected and took an active
part IN its proceedings during lS42 and
1S43. The next year after this he was
elected to the United States congress.
He supported Harrison for the prcsi-
dency i'll ls40, and Henry Clay in 1874.
Mr.. Toombs was member of the
house of representatives ut Washington
from his first election to 1858, when he
took his seat in the United States SEN
ate. In 1859 he was reelected to that
body, and retired when Georgia
seeded from the union. Mr.. TOombs'
name was among the leaders of the
secessiOnists. After having acted as a
delegate i'll the congress at Montgom-
cry he became secretary of state in the
cabinet of Jefferson Davis, but soon
retired from this position to assume q
military command, with the rank OF
brlgadier-general. When General
Sherman invaded Georgia Toombs,
who had resigned his position in the
confederate army, served as general of
the state militia. The failure of the
southern cause led to his leaving the
country, to which he did not return
until 1867, having lived meanwhile in
Cuba, France and England. Upon
reaching home he resumed the practice
of law by which he amassed large
wealth. He never asked for the re-
moval of his disabilities and glorieu in
being an unpardOned, unrepentant
'.rebel.' The only office held by him
since the war was as member of the
Georgia constitutional convention. AS
the state declined to pay the expenses
OF the convention beyond the amount
appropriated GeneralToombs advanced
the sum needed and trusted TO the next
legislature to reimburse him. General
Toombs was a man of rare attainments,
great conversational powers and clo-
quence as speaker, and of very strong
convictions. His hostility to Jefferson
Davis and Gen. Lee was unfair and for
long time rancorous. Later in life
he mellowed down, professed religion
and died. We trust, in charity with all
men. He was one of the most brilliant
men of the immediate aslte beilun per-
iOd.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
A LETTER FROM VIRGINIA.

PARIS, VA, Dec. l, 1885.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER: Il have
been here at the foot of the Blue Ridge
mountains, nearly three weeks; have
climbed upon the mountains several
times and have had some of the grand
est views of my lite. In this town, at
the foot of the mountain, my grand
father lived and sold goods more than
a half century ago, and there are quite
a number Of old family mansions
around in the vicinity of this place once
owned and occupied by the Edmonds,
who were the first settlers here, and
their descendants are still in occupa-
ton Of them Many families occupy
from generation to generation the same
places. IT'S indeed a slow and easy
going people in this part of the Old
Dominion, yet that open hospitality of
old has descended to this generation, las
l have had it so often shown toward
me. l have been royalty entertained
by all the community, although an ell
tire stranger in person; yet have been
made to feel myself at home from the
moment of my arrival to the present.
1t has been gratifying indeed to meet
SO many old people who knew father
and grandfather, and could tell me
so much of their past history. There
are old chestnut and cherry trees W..
standing that must have been set mo.
than one hundred years ago. Some of
these cherry trees are three feet
through. These trees to me are objects
OF great interest, as they are connected
so closely with the life and history
of many who were dear to me that have
long since passed beyond. A beautiful
sight also to me is the flocks of sheep
grazing on the mountain side; and al-
though l have seen them for several
mornings, yet the sight never loses its
interest to me. 1t seems strange to me
that these people have never sought for
hidden wealth in and beneath these
mountains; many of them believe there
is wealth here, but their slow, easy and
indifferent way so far has prevented
them from any enterprise of this kind
This soil Is very red, and when wet
from rain the color is Intensified MANY
SiehiuA liiae tiiC u-cu upon their
cultivated ground is doing mich more
damage than good in many instances
this year the fertilizer has cost twice as
much as the crop raised, has sold for.
In conversation with number of
farmers, | find they believe from ex-
perience that clover will give a better
return of crops than these foreign fer
tilizers. A great many farmers are
grazing their lands who used to crop it
III grain altogether. There is beauti-
full mountain stream that comes rush
ing and foaming down the mountain
side into this town, crossing the main
street and down another and OH down
the valley. Of all the beautiful sights
there is none more lovely than these
pure bright mountain brooks, but with
all her lovely scenery of mountain and
valley, and her easy going people, |
would not exchange my own native
Missouri for all these. Now forgive
my wandering pencil, and thanks for
kind wishes, am very truly, yours,
JOS. A. EDMONDS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26

>tr. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
-l-.irE.a ofthe New Jersey Senate, and n"w
.>ntary public at Cedaryille, Cumberland
Co., \. j., makes the following startling
statement: My father, mother, and three
sisters all died With consumption, and my
lungs were so weak raised blood. Nobody
thought I could live. My work (ship-
snithing was very str;.ining on NE with MY
weak constitution, and | was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition l
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because it was Sc
difficult to get it in this little place, and i
had improved go much, stopped taking it
for &; time, and the result is that l have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds ne up
as nothing else does, and l must have a
dozen bottles at once. Use this conmu-
to be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and l will make affidavit to it, fer |
owe nv life To Mishlers Herb Bitters"
The secret of the almost invarialle relief
and cure of consumption, dvsentery, diar-
rfra, dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
ana through them strengthens and invigor-
;,tes the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; standard medicinal prepara-
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug
gists. These are four strong points in favor
Of Mishler's Herb Bitters. Mishier's Herb
ni;ters is sold by all druggists. Price Sl00
,,ei. large bottle. 6 hotties for $500.
Ak yorr druggist for MIsHLFR's HERS BIr-ERs
ii he !Gea keep it do not take anythn2 else but
aanf. y rcstal card to NIsHr HERS BITTERS Co,
Gr..r-tl.~.-r S'-n"t Phi'lSnlnliia
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
DO NOT 60 IN DEBT.
From the st. Louis Republican.

There is no class OF persons who can
less afford to go into debt than farm
ers. In many counties in Missouri the
American farmers are being gradually
displaced by Germans, and the process
is so complete as to have entirely trans
formed the community from what it
was twenty years ago. The explana-
ton is simple. Germans do not 90 in
debt nor live beyond their means, but
they buy the farms of the Americans
who do. Missouri farmers should re-
member the lesson of 1888 and profit
by it. That disastrous collapse. which
involved so many persons in ruin, was
brought about by extravaganza. and
the next one that comes will be, in q
very large measure, the product of the
same cause. The only safety, when it
comes, will be- in freedom from mort
gage holders and money lenders.
Financial revulsions, panics, depres-
slons and all that sort of thing have no
effect upon the farmer who is out of
debt. They pass over his unmortgaged
roof without disturbing IA shingle."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
CONOORDIA.

After living through very delight
full fall, we are now enjoying a little
winter.
Rev. Wright, agent for the Bible
society, spent Saturday and Sunday
here.
MIR. o. Beam, of Sedalia. is here in
the interest of the McC Cormick Machine
Company.
There will be several important
changes made in town in the future.
at present everything is quiet.
A debating society has been organ
lied in the Walkenhorst school house
1t is called the "Common sense Deb.
PSoc."
The auxiliary bible society held its
annual meeting n the Methodist church
Oh Sunday last. The following minis
ters were present: G. Kantz, of the
Evangelical, G.. Shoemaker, of the
Baptist, j. Demand of the Methodist
and Rev. Beck of the Evangelical con-
gregations.
Mrs. w. III. Stelle died on the night
of the 30th and was inferred i'll the
New Hope cemetery on December 2nd, /,
Rev. j. P. Osborne conducted the
| funeral services. Mrs Stell has suffered
for long time with consumption.
Mr.. Stell has the sympathy of his many
| friends.
''Dull times," has become the pass
word, yet Concordia has no reason to
complain. She may not be making
any money; in fact our business men
may scarcely hold their own until
better times set in, still all of our busi-
ness houses are occupied, and with a
very few exceptions the dwellings
are also in use. Our merchants will
have little boom until after the holi-
davs and then all will settle down to
hard times again until the new wheat
crop comes in; should that fail, then
we would have hard times sure
enough; but the present indications
are so favorable for splendid yield of
wheat, that we see no cause to prog
nostigate anything to the contrary.
With the farmers il is somewhat diff
erent. A great many of them have
cribbed from 200 to 400 barrels of corn
and they have numbers of fine pigs
coming on which, if they escape the
cholera, will be just so much cash
when they come into market.
| DICTo.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
OORDER.

Messrs. Campbell and Sydnor ship
ped four car loads of cattle from this
place to Chicago Monday night.
Mrs. Fuchs, aged about 40 years
wife of German miner, died Sunday
night, she was buried at the cemetery
near here, Tuesday afternoon.
There will be no Christmas tree at
any of the Sunday schools this year.
Instead OF tree, the Presbyterians
and Methodist school will each have q
feast, and the Baptists will provide pre-
sents without a tree for their school.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
OPPOSED TO JOHN SHERMAN.

1t appears there is some foundation
Tor the reports OF dissatisfaction with
Senator Sherman among the Ohio re
publlcans. Mr.. Stranahan, one of the
republican members elect from Cleve-
land, refused to attend a caucus which
was called for the purpose of pledging
me solld vote OF the delegation to
Sherman. The Cincinnati Telegram
reports Mr.. Hopple. of that city-one
of the candidates for the senatorship
whose title was recently adjudicated in
the courts-as delivering himself i'm
this torcible style: ''Ii God lets me live
long enough to vote against John Sher-
man I'll be content to never again
enter the political field. | do not
know him, but | do know that he has
injured my city and injured my trade.
His ontpourings have cost Cincinnati
traders many tens of thousands of
dollars"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26

A very merry Christmas and happy
New Year is at hand.
The widow Tuck's family will keep
house for VIM. H. Still.
A Eureka spelling bee buzzed on
Tuesday night, the 18th inst.
Miss Johanna Kresse has new or
gan, and she has commenced taking
lessons.
Rev. Jesse P. Osborn, former pastor
of the New Hope Baptist churchis now
at school.
Rev. j. A. Quarles, D. D., will
preach at New Hope Presbyterian
church, Sunday, 10th PROF..
Ebenezer school closed the third
month last Thursday with forty pupils
on the roll. The school is now half
out.
Hard times, the old complainer. has
straved away, and no one wishes to
find him. Santa Claus has taken his
place.
Several new buildings have gone up
the past summer and fall. Edward and
Henry Bartells will soon move to their
new dwellings
This neighborhood, am sorry to
say, has several dogs to one sheep. The
poorer the family the greater the num-
ber of dogs is the rule here.
Eureka Debating Society has been
sports of last winter will soon be acted
over. The question discussed last Tues
day night was that of compulsory ed
ucation.
There will be no school Christmas
day, New Years day and Washington's
birth day, (Feb. 22). This i, in accor-
dance with the school law. These,
with the Fourth of July and Thanks
giving day are the only legal holidays
contemplated by the school law.
Mrs. Schelmeyer left her husband
last week, l learn, and will live with
her family in Albert Kresse's log
cabin. The couple were married about
year ago. He, like most lords of
creation, took possession and sent the
| "weaker vessel out in the cold.
Of late the people are beginning to
borrow the Intelligencer. Several men
say that they intend to subscribe the
next time they 60 to the county seat.
They well know that the Intelligencer
contains more home news than all other
county papers beside. The price of
the paper is higher, but the extra
home reading matter more than COM
pensates for the difference.
The district gave a Christmas tree
and entertainment at New Hope church
Thursday evening (Xmas eve).
The entertainment was good. The
Christmas tree was we'll loaded with
numerous presents, and its elegant at
fractions made the crowded house full
of people glad. Through the good
taste of the Misses Parker the richly
decked Xmas tree and its many pleas
ant surroundings, was undoubtedly the
finest display ever made here. The
children of EbeneZer school received
each a present from the teacher. The
singing and recitations were excellent
took in the .Common Sense De.
batting Society" at the Walkenhorst
school Thursday night. the 18th
inst, and found the people of that
neighborhood abreast of the times
The question discussed: '.Is wheat
raising more remunerative than corr
raising?' In the discussion. l was
pleased to hear the arguments from
both the old and young farmers. an
convinced that the growing generation
Of American German stock will bt
wide-awake for public schools, profita
BILE farming and good citizenship. VIM
Walkenhorst, the efficient teacher, ha:
the hearts of his patrons.
! LAFAYETTE Boy,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
THE NEXT ELECTION.

The following officers are to be elected
next year: United States senator, Judge
of supreme court, superintendent OF
public school, railroad commissioner
state senator's from halt the districts
circuit judges. congress, representa-
tives i'll the next legislature, circuit
clerk, county clerk, treasurer, collector
sheriff. prosecuting attorney, probate
judge OF the county court, two district
Judges, public administrators, coroner
and township officers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

FURNISHED weekly to the Intelligencer BY
Captain J. D. Conner, recorder of deeds o.
Lafayette county, Mol
Abstract of the deeds filed in the Office o
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday.. Dec. 12
to Saturday, Dec, 10, A. D., 1885. Only such
as contain covenants of warranty contained
in list.
Harrison Stewart and others to j.
H. Bumgarner, 40 acres; sw Sc, 49,,
E. G. Lee and others to Ellen NJ.
Goodloe, lot in Patterson Il Smiths
add to Odessa 100 OO
Jas. P. Reinhard to E. A. PhetZ-
ing, block No. 2. PomerOy, ,HouX and
Graham's add to Lexington. 800 90
Robert Taylor and wife to Anuie
Lesueur, lots and 3. and pt blk 4,
McGirk's add to Lexington ...... 1000 90
John W. Ramey and others to FL.
Sanders, 20 acres. W hf Sc sw-. ID.
40, "a Observation-Disclosures. 400 90
WIN. Temming to Henry Sanders.
% acres pit ne sw, IA, 40. "a. 49, l 90
Reuben Pucket to Frank St0enner,
lot in MAYHEM 96xS0 feet. ..... 800 90
Eugene NJ Bradley 10 Mary f.
Allison. lots IS and IA. blk 4, Patter-
son II Smiths add TO Odessa........ 700 co
Mary L. Allison and husband to
Nolan W. Ladd, lots IL and IA, blk
4, Patterson ~ Smiths add to Odessa. 80 90
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
THE VOLCANOES AT WORK AGAIN.
from tho n. T. SUM-

The Malay Archipelago has been
the scene this year of great volcanic
eruptions. 1t is in this Malaysian sea,
thickly strewn with the most beautiful
of islands, that the volcanic forces Of
the world have displayed their greatest
energy. We have in our own country,
in northern California, Oregon, and
Washington Territory, a display Of
volcanic phenomena that is believed to
be the most prodigious in the world.
The subterranean forces, however, that
covered our western coast regions
with immense outpourings of volcanic
matter. long ago ceased to find vent Oh
our shores, but are still in active Oper-
alton throughout the middle Pacific,
and especially among the lovely islands
of the Malay Archipelago.
In books Of travel describing the
semicircular chain Of islands where
these active volcanoes are fonnd, it is
often recorded that o few weeks or
months after the writers visited one
little place or another it was DESTROYED
by volcanic Outburst, or levelled to
the ground by an earthquake. We
these frequently recurring phenomena
Seldom year passes, however, that
the tragedy OF Pornpeii is not re- enac-
ted in some of these islands; and sew
eral times in this century awful out
bursts of volcanic fury have occurred
like that which about forty years ago
strewing ashes over land that was 200
miles away from the flaming fountain
which shot its torrent of lava, mud,
a.. ~ To-
air.
Nj. Breon and NJ. Korthals, who
were commissioned this year to make q
scientific examination OF the volcano OF
krakatau and to inquire into the effects
months ago, say that although the early
reports Of the disaster were mucn ex,
aggerated, the reality was sufficiently
terrible. Forty thousand residents Of
Java lost their lives. They were bur-
led under rain of mud, burned by the
hail of cinders, or engulfed under the
the stupendous outbuIst.
This years eruptions in Java have
included the chief heights in the chain
OF volcanoes that extends throughout
that island. The outburst at Mount
SnCAo, III CootCi IL Java, ldsl MAY, KILL
ed more than 500 people, destroyed a
wide belt of coffee plantations, aud
filled deep chasms with lava. More
recently the increasing activity of the
Merabi volcano. in central Java, has
occasioned great anxiety throughout
the island. Still later reports from
krakatau announce that new distur-
bances have become frequent, especi-
ally at the old crater, through which
issued the torrent of fire that wrought
the great catastrophe of 1888.
The dispatches from San Francisco
announced the arrival Oh last Thurs
day afternoon Of earthquake waves as
large as those observed there after the
last great upheaval in Java. 1t is evil
dent, therefore, that some very recent
display OF subterranean energy has
occurred in this great region OF vols
canic outbursts and earthquakes.
70 S1.ox 80
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
The March of Refinement.
VERSES FOR THE YEAR 1900.


The following verses are copied from an
Did number of the Lexington Express, edited
by Mr.. w. Musgrove. dated June s, 1852
being handed to us by lady friend in the
Tel John to set the kettle on,
l want to take a drive.
| only want to go to Rome,
And shall be back by five.
Tell cook to dress those humming birds
| shot in MeXlco;
THEY'VE now been killed at least two days
They'll soon he UP EN- RAUT.
And Tom, take you The gOid-leaf wings,
Aud start for Spain at three;
/ want some Seville oranges
'TwiX dinner time tea
Flv round 10y France and bring a new
Perpetual motion gun;
Tomorrow, with some friends, 90
A bunting in the sun.
The trip took the other day,
To breakfast in the moon,
Thanks 10 that awkward Lord Bellair.
He spoiled my new balloon;
For, steering through the milky way.
He ran against Il star,
And turning round again too soon,
Come jolt against my car.
But Tom, you get the ear repaired,
And then let Dandy Dick
Initiate with ten square miles of gas.
l mean TO travel quick.
My steam Is surely up by now,
Put the high pressure on;
Give me the breathing bag for the Way.
All right ey-whiZ-Fm gone.
Bridge timbers SHlO inches, 10, u and IA
teet long, for sale be Z. Allen inIy4tp
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
Not Yet.
Another Cra zs.

A often as the fashions change
The craZes 90 and come;
The maiden cul.ivates no more
The tall chrysanthemum.
She's gliding wicker bottles now,
Which er,t held the red wine,
Pressed from the mild Canary or
The rich burgundy vine.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
She Should Have Darned 'Em.

The beautiful maiden is shopping to-day,
Quite busy. and to her surprise.
While through the thrOnged street she is TAX
ing her way,
Her beau in the street she espies.
Good gracious! tits awful. He's coming, no
doubt,
And swift to her heart strikes pain;
The eyes of affection will single her out,
He'll see her and speak, that Is plain.
She halls. bushes redly, then crosses the
street.
Avoiding the youth that she loves;
The maid it would mprtify much should they
meet
There are holes in the tips of her gloves
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
Chicago & Alton R. R.

Trains markeds will not stop.
Trains markell will stop on signal.
Local freights run daily except Sunday. Other
trains daily.
We keep full line of through tick, ts to all
principal points In the United States and Can
ada at lowest rates. Also through checks.
z. P. PRICE. Agent, at HigginsvIle.
A JOHNSON Agent at Odessa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
ASDER GRAVES. WlL.iAi
GRAVES s. AULL.

IA TTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Lexington, Mo-,
"a will practice IN the courts OF the SIKH Juoi.
nal Circuit, and United states courts, froinps ny
'tlommercial Bank. ISho
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
ANOTHER MUaWUMP.

From the Atlanta Constitutional
Mr.. Edmunds is another mugwump
offered up on the altar of Brother
Jimmy Blaine.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26


A TTORNEY AT LAW, viii practice in all
~ the courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit.
Che Supreme Court OF Mo-, ana the Federal
courts sep20ly
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
ATTOR NEYS.
Y s. BLACKW LII ALBERT r sTROTUER
BLACKWELL s. STssGTHER.
XENOPHOy HYEaND.

IA TTORNEYS AT LAW. WIZ practice in all
IA the Courts Of the state. Prompt attention
given to all business entrusted TO their care.
pnlce in Masonic building over TrIgg Il Shielt's
DtOre. jnulONl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-26
RICHARD FIEslN.

TTORNEY- Will give prompt at.
"A teutIOn to ali business entrusted To his care.
VIII practice in all the courts, except the Pro-
late CnurL li LaflYettc county. dec2Yl