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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

give US communism and consequent ruin
Fail or refuse to enforce It, or enforce 1t in q
negligent OF partial manner. and you en-
danger the peace and prosperity of your
county.
Ii you would avert these calamities from
our commonwealth we must obey the law III
Its varied requrements-apd we must make
Others obey it, and to do this the penalty OF
the broken law must he inflicted upon the
guilty. Then go to the discharge of our la
bors unpr. JUDGED, and with the un,werving
purpose ofdoiny your whole duty under your
oath rs grand jurors. and as good citizens.
When charge Is preferred before you, II
there Is Sufficient legal evidence to satisfy
your mind Thai an offrnse against the law has
been committed, be 1t great or small. find an
indictment against the offender, be he high or
low. rich or poor, friend or foe, and if your
action involves whole families, yea, whole
neghborhOOdS and communities, sill do your
duties faithfully and fearlesslv. But be c re.
ful that no innocent man is through excite
ment. or inadvertence. or blind zeal, made
to suffer along with the guilty. Let all men
know that you are not afraid to do your du-
ty, and that they must obey the law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
JANUA3Y-l886.
BY J. b. Alexander, NJ. D.

Temperature-The mean temperature of
January was 1872, which is s.4 degrees be-
low the average of eight year., and the cold
est of those eight Januaries. The highest
temperature was 5l.0, on the sth; the lowest
wa Is below zero, on the 18th, giving
range Of &C 5 degrees for the month. The
mercury sank below freezing point, at night.
% times, which is more than The average;
it failed TO rise above 80 during the day, .
times, which il 6 more Ihan the average; il
fell below zero at night 13 times, this being
6 mere than the average. and it did not rise
above zero one day (2lSU, which is the nor
NAL average. The colde-t day was the ST.
when the mean temperature was so below
zero. and the coolest week was from the 16lh
to the 22nd, with AN average daily mean of IA
below zero.
Rain and Snow-The entire rainfall, ineiu-
ding melted snow, wss l.sI inches, which
WAS slightly above the average. Rain or
snow, or both, in measurable quantities, fell
on 10 days, of which gave snow, while very
light SHOWS, not sufficient to measure. fell on
3 other days. The aggregate depth of the
SHOWS during the mouth was IL; inches and
the ground was covered Is days. from the
14th to the end of the month.
There were no thunder storms or hail
storms during the month.
Face of the sky-The mean cloudiness was
Al, which is below the average. There were
10 clear days (more than the average), and
J cloudy days Qess then the average), with
. days without any sunshine. this being one
less than the average.
Directions of the WInd-Three o5serva-
tions daily gave, as the most prevalent
winds. the following numbers: From the
south, 90 times; from the southwest, 90
times; from the north. II times; from the
west. II times. The relative proportion of
southerly winds to the northerly, was 40
to 80.
Missouri River The river which had
closed in December, renamed tightly block
ed up the close Of the month. The ice gath
cred from it was II inches thick.
Examination showed that the ut-bud>
that are most usually winter-killed. were
alive at the close of the month.
The following table gives o comparison of
the last eight Janusries:
THE LAST EIGHT JANUARIES.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Furnished weekly to the Intelligencer by
Captain j. D. Conner, recorder of deeds Of
Lafayette county, No..
Abstract of the deeds filed in the office Of
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday, Feb. IA
to Saturday, Feb. %, A. D., 1885. Only such
ss contain covenants of warranty contained
In list.
j. NJ. Dorman to Thos. B. Power.
lots %. % and "A, blk Is, Odessa Z 400 90
Fl. NJ. Welborn ct al, to II. G.
Smith, pit hf ne, IL, and NV NV,
l2, ~, %; 100 acres. .......... 8 900 90
Ii. G.. Smith to Il. NJ. Thoma,
loo acres 1900 90
Thos. Castee to Mary Casteel, n
hf >e. 80. 81. IS; so acres. ........... 400 90
Frank Ferguson to Jonas T. Fer
gusOn, ne corner, NV ne, II, As, 20;
j. W. Martin ct al. to Alvin Ken.
seller, lots l. and 1, blk, II Odes-
sa.. ......,.......... 3 500 90
F. NJ. McGrew to Catharine F.
Gordon. so feet off lot 8, blk l..
lst add TO Lexington on................ 800 90
Jo. A. Wilson to Ro5t. Hender-
son, lots 6 and !, blk ., Davis add 10
Lexington ................... 49,. 80 90
Coleman Schooler to Edwin G.
Lee, pt sw NV, /, As. % 80. ...... l 90
F.. q. Lee TO Coleman SchOoler, pit
sw nv, |; and pit Sc Sc. ., As 9s... 100 90
John c. Cobb TO +. q. Lee, ut W
hf NV, |; and pit hi ne. ., As, 2S... 1,l6s 90
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
''Jack D
By EUGENE J. HALL IN CHIcAG

Y EUGENE J. HALL IN CHICAGO IJTER-oCEA
lie wore a pair OF tattered pants
y ragged roundabout,
And through the torn crown OF his hat
A lock of hair stuck out;
He had no shoes mp N his feet.
No shirt upon his back;
His home was on The friend ess street.
His name was Little Jack -
One dav toddling baby-boy
With head OF Gu ly ha
Escaped his loving mothers eyes,
Who, busy ilh her care,
Forgot the little one, who crelt
Upon q railroad pe,r
To play with the bright pebbles there,
Without thought OF fear.
But SEE. around cnrve there cones
swiftly flying irain-
II raitles. roaGi the whistie shrieks
With all its might and main;
Ths mother sres her child. but stands
Tra"sh1ed with sntden fright
The baby ciaps his little hands
And laughs with low delight.
Look iooki q tattered figure dies
Adown the railroad track!
H. hat Is gone. his ieei are bare.
It's ragged Little Jack!''
He grasps the child. and from the track
The babe Is safely tossed
a slip! cry the train rolls by
Brave Little Jack" 10 lost.
They found his manGled body there
just where he slipped and fell
And strong men wrpI who never cared
For him when he was well
II there be starry crowns IN Heaven
For little eones to wear,
The star in "LittIe Jack 81 shall sAins
- bright ~ any AsTeI
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
4 GENUINE TAR-REEL KISS.
From the Wilson IN. C.,) Mirror.l

lcion tue W usou w. S.,D MlrrOr.l
Up the perfume swept avenue OF love and
-" -oseste archway Of Hymen they
had passed into the joy- lit realms OF that bix h.
er and holter istence where soul meets soul
ON ilmpid waves of ec>tatic feeling and hearts
touched hearts through the blended channel
Of lips in rapture linked. The, had lust been
meet and "swap and swap" OF lxhial endear-
inent. And now, how can we describe that
osculatory performance? 1t WAS not SPAS
motto kiss, like stopper fving out Of q
champagne bottle; or suctionsry kiss, like
u COW pulling her foot out Of the mire; Meth
gushing kisses, which lovers give when hid
by clustering vines from the glance of the
moonbeams. No, none of these, but it was,
to be alliterstive, kind Of sunchwise,
slantendlcular, sorp-supping. sop-sipping
meeting OF the lips, which went for The whole
hog of endearment or none; and that Is the
way two hearts began to beat a. one.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
The Post Dispatch very pertinently

The Post Dispatch very pertinently
says:-"The American protectionists
are placed in painful dilemma by the
recent action of Germany in providing
for heavy duties On American grain
and meat. On the one hand. to assent
to this odious discrimination is 10
challenge the hostility Of the whole
agricultural population, who can dis
play very remarkable political power
when any occasion arises for using it.
On the other hand, tho basis and
foundation of protection ia the idea
that every country, Germany included,
should protect its own productions,
/ and that foreign commerce is great
drawback to national prosperity.
Bismarck's idea of making the German
peasant prosperous by raising the cost
! of his bread and meat, is logical
application of the Pennsylvania pig
iron idea" That is exactly the logic
of the thing, and it is nonsense to deny
it. Our high protective policy on
manufactures is reproach 10 Euro
pean countries for not protecting their
agriculturists against ours, and here is
the result. How do our farmers like
it2 How do they relish the prospec-
tive loss of their entire foreign mar
ket-the market for their surplusp
For a shirt-ta,l full Of blatant pap
suckers in New England they are ask
ed to drive away hundreds of millions
of customers in other countries. And
they are answered with the cry, "Home
market; home markell" What does
the home market do3 Does it advance
the price OF wheat or corn one cent?
Does it ever do so? If so, when9 In
order that it should, one must say that
an eastern buyer of western cereals,
out of the abundance of his good will
tor the farmer, stands ready to bay
more for grain in New York or Bos-
ton or Baltimore than it is worth tor ex-
port abroad. Are there any such buy
ers? If there are none, does it not
necessarily follow that the foreign de-
mand and prices based thereon regu-
late the prices of our cereals3 A few
more years of republican rule would
have reduced American farmers to a
seridom as CALLING as can well be inn
/ agined: and solely in the interest Of
small monopolistic class which while
pretending to befriend labor really
screws it down to the most miserable
4 conditions.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

That is to say the secord column of figures
represents the number of pages in each book:
the third column of figures, the price per
page in mills and decimals of mill; the
fourth column OF figures, the price per book
Ia cents and decmais of cent: the fifth are
tine various aggregates when tested by the
price per book anf estimated number of
Duuks, while the sixth and seventh columns
are only for comparison: and the said rates
are more definitely defined rs follows: All
Ii mo. publications. the pages of print 10 be
of STANDARD size, not less than 81 by 6! inch
e.. shall be furnished at rates not exceeding
one and one teuth mills per page except spell
lers which >hiil not be charged 10 exceed
ifty-two one huudredhs of ii MIL per page; ;
quarto &, O2raphIes. seven hy uinc superficial
inche. in size, the price sha! not he u ex-
ceed i've and one tenth mills per page; GeOG
raphes and quartOs having maps or plates
Ten by twelve inches superficial surface. he
price shall not exceed i and one tenth mills
per page; ali other puGiici ions required
herein prov Ided for the public schools shall
tie rated al thr. prices for l6mI- gHar'">
~ The nature of the work may most resemble
in character, To he rated more or less a. the
supertici a surface of sheet or page shall be
more or les III area OF surface -a~ compared
with the nearest corresponding work afOTe-
said
SEC. 8. The style of binding quality of pa
per and letterpress work of all public ttion-
required by this act shall be equal to tie trade
supply of the ID. AppeltOn " Co., or Van
Antwerp Bragg X Cos. series of text book.
publications for the year 1854. and Il cope of
each publication that may he selected As here
in provided or similar works equal IN excel
!ence to the standard quality referred to in
this section, shall he kept on file in the Office
of the stale superintendent of public schools
as q standard criterion of all publications re-
Quired under the provisions Of this act; and
should the work on any or all such publics-
tiens that may have been contracted under
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

Bogard Independent:-''A live royal Ben
gal cstsmount, wolf, panther, or something
Of the kind is killing sheep and other ami
mails over about Shootman, In this count,
We suggest that party be organized from
this town to hunt 1t down, but the boys say
they haven't lost any panthers." The Inde-
pendent's idea Is thst bows who live in Shoot
man ought not to be afraid to shoot wolf.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

Bogard, Mo-, Independent:-"G. p;
Averill exhibited cake OF Ice about two feet
square and one foot thick, on the street
Wednesday, which had several fish weighing
from one to two pounds frozen solid in it.
Considerable speculation was lndulged in by
the curious, rs to how they happened to get
caught in that way.n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
FULL AS A GOOSE.

He was as full as Il goose, and as he entered
The house throug the back door on Foig,r
street, he said to his wife, darling" ny he
tried to tickle her under the chin. '.whgv ain
(hic) like the moOn." You are mt ike
he moon. John Henry. Ia any particular {"
= How do YOU (hic) make that cu;, dea, ?"
Because the moon hs. been full only tw Ice
this mouth" He thought the answer out Of
order,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
A Snow Flake.

A wandering snowflake fell on q high Dor,
lady's hand.
And = moment lay 'ar diamond ray, thai
flashed irrm a 10 d. n band;
Before the tinted white of her taperipg fingers
seemed.
Cnearthly fair. wiz: the jewels rare, and th,
ctrclInG pold that cleaned.
But all their beauty fed, when that snow.vai
d,wnward few.
And lay so bright that her finger white seemed
turned to yellow hue
All, thus the proud OF earth. though IN grand
attire arraved,
Lose all their pride when they stand beside tn.
beauty which God hath made.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
HOW CLEVELAND DID BLAINE
FAVOR.
| Washington Letter to Springneld Repubn-
rap I

Cleveland's manly action is said to have
saved Rlsine. after the indianapolis libel suit
came 10 an eud. from an embarrassing attack.
The democratic managers had Autographed
in Indianapolis The letters concerning the
Blaine family, which had been gathered by
the Sentinel people in anticipation OF the H.
bel suit trial. Those iihngraphed letters
they proposed TO publish in immense quan,i-
ties for distribution 10 annoy and hu ulItte
Nr. Blaine. They were OF such u chararter
that such Il procedure SOu d have greatly
harra--ed the losing candidate. The matter
came to Cleveland'| knowledge and | G
promptly put stop TO it. declaring that anv
one in any way responsible for it need usk
any favors from him. This attitude ended
the plan, for those concerned in it were dem
ocrats with hopes in the lnture.r
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
Is II TRUE7

An exchange says: Some 20 10 church 10
weep, while others go to sleep. Some 60 their
wives 70 please, some their con-cien>cience
to ease. Some go to tell their woes, while
others 20 to show their clothes. Some 10 TO
hear the preacher, others like the >Olo
>creecher. Boys go to reconnoit-r, girls 90
b cause they oughtsr. Many 90 for sage re-
hections, precious few 10 help collections.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
INDUCEMENTS TO EMIGRANTS.
From the Kansas CITY Times,

The Missouri land aud immigration bureau,
George VI. Guissman manager. have made
arrangements for the next four months TO pay
the entire cost of steamship and railroad
transportation from Berlin. Prussia, to Bill
ing-, this state, for 5000 German families
who will agree to settle and buy homes at the
latter town,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
Now ls Your Time.

We have just completed arrangement where
by we enabled to furnish the New York
Weekly World and Inelligenoer one year for
% 90. Delinquent subscribers to the Inteliigen-
Ger. by paying up all arrears AND ONE YEAR
IN ADVANCE. will be furnished the Weekly
World six months FREE. Subscribers Wishing
to avail tn. .mselves of this offer. must deal di-
rectly with this office. as We cannot pay agents.
commissions at the price named above. Sample
copies Of the World will ne aent 10 all Of our
subscribers Within few week. It is . great
newspaper. n
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
HOW TO TEST WATER.

To test the purity of water there has been
found no better or simpler way than to all
a clean pint bottle three-fOurth, full of the
water 10 be tested, and dissolve in the water
d ilf tea>poonful Of the purest sugar-i ,af
or grsnulsted will answer-cork the bottle
and r'sc- ain - warn r's.c f,- Sac.
twenty -f0ur 10 TUTTy-
water becomes cloudy or milky it Is uudt for !
domestic use. .ssss5s.7'l- = -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
BEATEN THE RECORD.

From TIE Philadelphia North Amer!c.''-l j
A Massachusetts congressman has be =
the reOrd in phrases of depreciation by cI. =
acerizng our alleged navy Is an alpaab,, II
wooden wsshtubs.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
GEL. SWAIM.

From the Pil'isdeiphia Inquirer
II isn't the ba:.-;.2- sentence 'l7t
Gen. SWAIN tact come 10 hi. =
it. We iaii t.. see wh.; there lbou; this s-u-
tence that hurt. him.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
Tired Mothers.
BY MRS. ALBERT Smith,

A.littie elbow leans upon your knee
Your tired knee that has much to bear:
A child's dear eyes are locking lovingly
From undrrneath4 thatch OF tangled hair.
Perhaps you do nor heed the velvet touch
Or warm, moist fingers folding you're so tight;
You do not priz" this blessing over much,-
You almost are TOO tired to pray Tonight.
But 1t is blessedness! year ago
did not see il aa l do to-day
We are so dull and thankless; and too slow
To catch the sunshine till IL slips away
And now II seems surprising strange /, me, q q
That, while wore the badge Of motherhood.
did not kiss more Oft and tenderly
The little child that brought me only goed
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07

The annual report of Spofford, libra.
rian of congress says the library con-
tains 544,6S7 volumes and $4,000
pamphlets, an increase of 81 ,246 vol
umes over the previous year. The law
library. included in the above state-
ment, contains 63, ,265 volumes. "The
copyright Office" the report says,
"still show All increase of business. not
withstanding the commercial and in-
dustrial depression"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
The Young Widow.

She is modest, but not bashful-
Free and easy. but not bold;
Like an apple. ripe and mellow
Not too Young and not too old,
Half inviting half r. pulsivs.
Now advancing, ant now shy
There is mischief IN her dmple,
There IS danger In her eye.
She has studied human nature;
She Is schooled In ali her arts;
She has taken her diploma
A. the mistress Of all hearts.
She can tell the very nom. Mt
When to Sigh anu whtn to smile,
oh! u maid Is sometimes charming,
But widow Hll the while.
Are you cad? How very serious
VIII her handsome face become!
Are YOU anRr,2 She is wretched
Lonely frIend'.ss. fearful. iumbt
Are you mirihfuif How her laughter
Silver-soundlng, win ring Outl
She can lure. an catch, and play you.
AS the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors Of forty,
Who have grown SO bold and wise
Young Americans OF twenty,
With the love looks In your eyes
You may practise all the lessons
I ught by Cupid since the fall
But know little widow
Who could win ami fool you all.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
A Patriots Acrostlc.
BIZ G C. I

Coiumbia's chosen. take thy seat OF powert
Long has troubled nation v a'ched or thee!
r. trustihys-li to God, nor al the tr yiug h"Rr,
venture thy ceuntry's will. thou IN an Of De.-
Empires are growing old. Americas strong
son,
rights OF M IN
Attendant on thy rule. Liberfy's sun
Sew land. will bless. and rulers there will plan
oiSinest freedom. through thy voice, our noble
cOanti yman.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-07
HE WOULD WED YsEULT.
But She Rejects Him In a Letter
Which IL m uch 20 the Point.

1t seems that matrimonial candidates arc
not wanting for the hand of Mrs. Lucille
Dudley. A writer of letter proposing mat
rimOuy plead. as follows:
MISS YsEULr DUDLEY:-I am delighted
10 hear 4 YOU daily through the columns Of
the papers. hope one day to have the pleas
ure of your acquaintance. Accept my deep-
est sympathy for you while imprisoned with
in those gloomy walls. But rs you are q
brave woman have not the least doabt but
your patience will be equivalent.
Now pardon me, Miss Dudley, as a strapg.
er (whose face you have never seeeE), when
I state that you have In me an ardent lover
and an admirer Of your brave &C ions.
| Should you get your liberty and contemplate
| marriage. l offer you my hand aud heart. I
am y wldower. young, quiet. excluding self
fsttery. good-loOking, no family. hold good
permanent position. By your description,
NC, YOU suit me. am q lover Of h -roes,
| and trust and most iervently hope you may
| obtain your liberty for your own sake aud
| HERBERr F. REARDoN.
| "Hsve you ans wered The epistle" asked Q
| reporter of the prisoner.
'Here Is the swer. 1t contains but few
lines, but they are to the point:''
| SIR:-YOur letter duly received You
would not suit ne. have no desire o sbdi.
cate my present tt'e II, Queen Of Cramhs'
| in favor of that Of 20 ieen G n.orr of jack
asses: neither il II cu>tomary III my country
| for men to seek ''herces" IN marriage. Yours
| truly, LUCILLE YSEULT DUDLEY.
In speaking Of O'DOnovaD Rosa, Mrs.
| Dudley laid:
'He Is no longer worthy of public notice.
l am tho Ougbly convinced that ne is row-
| ard and blather>kiie. At one of the in.
| teryirws had with him proposed 10 20 to
England m, self and place certain quaint ~
of dynamite near pubic building aud li-ht
| 1t with an instantaneous fuse. thus pretend.
ing to sacrifice my own life for The Irish
cause. But Rosa rejected this offer, saving
that he preferred the money winch had
promised him. That clearly showed The in-
tentions of the man."
/ Mrs. Dudley referred to A. sistant District.
Attorney Purdy IN f.ttering terms. She
said:
He bears himself with specsl grace when
! ever he appears against me flint The ;,ros-
| ecutinX officer is not 20 very formidable after
all. More than once his glance fell uron me
rs if to sav: You can hold your own even Ia
COURT How different the form. under which
justice is administered in this country are
from those observed IN England"