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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
Will Use Blood Hounds.

Cftncns OF New Mexico are tired Of the delay
Of the troops In quelling the frequent out
breaks Of the murderous Apaches AID have
resolved TO begin war of determination.
fund is being raised with which to purchase
bloodhounds and The hiding places Of the
savages will be hunted out by the aid Of the
dumb brutes
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
A Broken Bank.

Considerable excitement has beer caused In
Houston, Texas 10y the failure of the city bank.
This bank was one of the oldest institutions
in the city. and had paid up capital of $500
600 The bank has been losing money for
several years. and was finally icrte To close its
doors. Tie dcp,sitors are mostly poor people.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
Col,iery Calamity,

A dispatch from Pontry Pridd, Wales, re-
ports that terrible colliery explosion occurred
at the Ferndale pit, near there, and that 400
miners were entombcd. After many hours
the entombed men were reached, and 80 of
them found dead. Many miners were severely
htrxp aI
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
Held for Trial,

A magistorial examination Of the case of
John anil arab Magee, who were arrested on
the 18th AT keDsington. on charge Of attempt
ing To procure money from the Prince OF
Wales by VIZ ting threatening letters resulted
in holding Magee for trial and the discharge of
his wife
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31

THEY do things up brown in Weimar
when it comes to protecting people
against the inaiction of promiscuous
piano playing. An edict has just been
issued foroidding the players of pianos
to have their windows open while play
Ing under penalty of fine. Any per-
son who gives reunion musicale must
pay fine of so francs.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31

NJ. Rcnan Is about TO come before the world
as dramatic author.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-12-31
ns- MARVELLOUS PRICES. "a
BOOKSEoR IHE MILLION


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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
THE N. a. REVIEW.

With all her other troubles-in
Egypt, and Ireland, and Asia--old
England has also just passed through
a serious agricultural crisis, in which
the ancient proverbial expression, "as
good rs wheat" lost its force, for the
price OF that commodity touched the
lowest point it has reached in the life
of this generation. What brought on
the crisis, what were its effects, and
what remedies have been proposed. are
questions that concern the American
almost as much as the ED9lishman,
whether he be a producer or Il consum-
er of wheat: and they are very ably
and clearly discussed in All article by
William L. Bear, editor of the Mark
Lane Express, in the North American
Review for April. In the same num-
ber, Charles Dudley Warner presents
all interesting "Study of Prison Man
agement," while Robert Buchanan, the
English poet, discusses "Free Thought
in America" T. V. Powderly 1.-The
Army of the Discontended," and Prof.
Hunt, Chow to Reform English SPELL
ing" The other articles are: 1.-The
Laws Delay" by Chief Justice Thorn
rs F. Hargis," and characteristics of
Persian Poetry by A. r. Spofford.
But what will probably attract the
most immediate attention in this num-
ber is the new department OF "Com-
ments," consisting OF brief criticisms
of articles that have appeared in the
Review. Murat Halstead's political
article in the March number j. here
discussed by three writers-a demo
crat, straight republican, and an in
dependent republican. Richard II.
Stoddard comments with good deal
of feeling on Max Muller's Buddhist
! Charity" and other correspondents
take this pleasant opportunity to offer
single thought where an extended
article would, perhaps, find neither
: room nor readers.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
THE OHIO & MISSISSIPPI R'Y.

Among the many roads running east
and west, none occupy more favora-
bic position geographically, than the
Ohio & Mississippi railway. Being
the short line between St. Louis and
Cincinnati, and the connecting link, SO
to speak, between the east and the
west, this important line finds it nee
essary to run four daily express trains
from st. Louis to Cincinnati, and two
to Louisville, to accommodate lis
large and constantly increasing passen-
ger traffic.
In connection with roads east from
Cincinnati, it runs two daily lines Of
sleeping cars, between St. Louis and
New York, leaving st. Louis, morning
and evening, and reaching New York
in about thirty seven hours.
The excellent condition of the road
bed enables it to run trains at \ high
rate of speed with safety-the regular
time between st. Louis and Cincinnati,
q distance of three hundred and forty
one miles, being but ten hours, includ-
ing stops.
! The o. & NJ. is in every respect, o
model road, and appears to grow i'll
favor with the public from year tn year
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
FORWARDING GARDEN VEGETABLES

From the American Agricultural forAp pril.l
When the gardener gives Il plant a
special advantage the result of which is
to cause it to produce or mature earlier
than it otherwise would, he is said to
"forward" it. Tomatoes will bear
long before frost, if the seed are sOwn
in the open ground. BY sowing seeds
in a hot bed and raising the plants, the
sown last fall, and the plants kept in q
hot-house to produce fruit i'll the early
spring, that would be "forcing."
Cucumbers are forced under glass, but
they may also be forwarded. For
illustration: to forward the cucumber.
fill some four inch pots with fine, rich
soil, sow half dozen cucumber seeds
in each, and set the pots in hot-bed,
stand them in box which can be set
OH the sill of the kitchen window.
Another method of starting the seeds,
if good piece of turf can be had, is
this: Take up thick, strong sod, and
fit it in a shallow box with the grassy
side down. The sides of the box need
not be over three inches high. With q
strong knife, cut the sod into squares,
which should be according to the size
of the box, three or four inches square.
Cut quite down through the grass
roots and tops, to the bottom of the
box, to make sure that the pieces can
be separated readily. Sow several
seeds in the earth OF each piece of sod,
which is of course bottom or earth-side
up. Set this box of sods in the WIN
dow or in hot-bed, as directed for the
pots. Either pots or sods must be
watered as needed. When the seeds
are up and the plants begin to show
their rough leaves. remove all but two
or three in each pot, or piece of sod.
Do not pull out the extra plants, as il
will disturb the roots Of those which
are to be left, but cut them off with a
knife, or pinch them off with the
thumb and finger nails, close TO tbs
| Ground
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
WEIGHING COAL-NEW LAW.

An act to regulate the weighing of
coal at mines, and to establish just
and uniform system oi weights be-
tween employers and employees.
Be it enacted: etc:
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any mine owner, lessee or operator of
coal-mines in this state, employing
miners, at bushel or ton rates, or other
quantity, to pass the output Of coal
mined by said miners over any screen
or other device which shall take anv
part from the value thereof, before the
same shall have been weighed and duly
credited to the employc sending the
same to the surface and accounted for
at the legal rates of weights as fixed by
the laws of Missouri.
Sec. >. The weighman employed at
any mine shall subscribe an oath or
affirmation before justice of the peace
or other officer authorized to admins
ter oaths, to do justice between en-
ployer and employe, and to weigh the
output of coal from the mines in ac-
cordancs with the provisions of section
one of this act. Said oath or atfirma-
ton shall be kept conspicuously posted
in the weigh office, and any weigher of
coal or person SO employed, who shall
knowingly violate any of the provisions
OF this act, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction,
shall be punished by Il fine of not less
than S25 nor more than 500 for each
offense, or by imprisonment i'll the
county Jail for period not to exceed
thirty days, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment, proceedings to be in-
stituted in any court having competent
jurisdiction.
SEC. ). Any person or persons hay
ing OF using any scale or scales for the
purpose of weighing the output OF coal
at mines, SO arranged or constructed
that fraudulent weighing may he done
thereby, or who shall knowingly re-
sort to or employ any means whatsO-
ever, by rea-ons of which such coal il
not correctly weighed and reported i'll
accordance with the provisions of this
act, shall be deemed guilty OF q misdc-
meanOr, and shall, upon conviction, foI
each such offcmse, be punished by Il
fine of not less than 5000 nor more
than $500, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for a period not to exceed
SiAlF Gays, OF DN DOllI sucu lihc ant
Imprisonment, proceedings to be insti
tuted in any court OF competent jurls
dicii0n.
SEC. 4. ANY provision, contract %
agreement between mine owners o
operators thereof, aud the miners en-
ployed therein, whereby the provision
OF section one of this act are waived
modified or annulIed, shall be void anC
Of no effect. The coal sent by him T.
the surface shall be accepted or reject
. ed, and if accepted shall be weighed il
, accordance with the provisions of thi
: act, and right of action shall not be i'll
validated by reason OF any contract o
agreement.
SEC. ,. The provisions of this az
/ shall also apply to the class of worker
: in mines known as leaders engaged i
f mines wherein the mining is done b
: machinery, whenever the workmen al
), under contract to load coal by tn
: bushel, ton or any quantity, the settle
e ment of which is had by weight, tn
f output shall be weighed in accordanc
0 with the provisions of this act.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
A LITERARY STATESMAN.
la McClelIands and F.ndlays.
From The Chanbersburg, Penn, d'r
SDirif I

Washington Letter to Cincinnati Enquirer.l
As Mr.. Lamar walked along with
NE he said:
"Did you ever read political novel
called De Verne?'" He added: "My
father was somewhat nervous man,
and my mother used 10 tell the chill
dren not TO disturb him when he was
reading. One day he was reading a
book, and my mother made the usual
admonition, when he looked up and
said: Never mind, they cannot dis
turb me, am reading novel. He
remarked after he had finished it that
it was one of the best political novels
that he had ever read. Not long ago,
said Mr.. Lamar, II ran upon this book
and while think the purpose of a
novel hardly comprehends a political
treatise, am willing to agree with my
father that this novel did its political
work in a very artistic and agreeable
way Here was man appointed
that very afternoon to the cabinet, and
/ yet his mind was grazing in the pasto-
rial fields of literary composition. II
can be said of him that while other:
have talked politics on the street cor
ners he has bathed hi. mind in the bes
writings of thoughtful minds, and hii
! appointment in the government is S
warming to our politicians that the
"dam literary fellows" have their re-
| ward
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
THE MISTAKES OF MOSES.

From the ST Louis Thy! :.-@ t,.y- ',tc.l
N'ouattended the lecture did vUu,ari
heard all about the mistakes - hose q"
IL is easy to abuse Moses Iow thai lie
is dead and cannot talk bach d; vur
Il living ass can kick 4 dead lion.
Moses when alive, and after Ec was
eighty years OLD, commanded al army
Of elk hundred thousand mon Tor forty
yenrs, though encumbcrcd with al
their baggage. their wives and little
ones, and gained splendid victories,
smancipating, organizing and giving
them laws which have stood the ,crtl-
tiny and test of more than thirty cen
furies and which now form tic basis
of the government under which We y.
this country live. 1t would he inter
estiug 10 hear a man such as was
Moses. on the mistakes OF colonel Of
cavalry whose military exploits We're
confined to a single engagement, in
which he was WOrsted and taken pris-
nIer by a BOY, and when exchanged,
resigned his commission and turned
his attention 10 ''the mistakes OF Mos
es." Quite interesting. "But he
overturned the Bible" Di,; he IN
deed? YouBg man listen:-We have
lived q considerable while and during
life have heard Of the Bible being over
turned, refuted and demolished msry
times. Every few years somebody
starts up and Overturns the bible, and
it is like overinrning huge rack Inst
has been shaped into perfect cube,
turn il as You will, ii is always "right
side up with care"
| Then when we read history begin
ming away back at the time of CELSIUS
or earlier, and trace the history Of
Bible overturners down to the present ,
we find the work of every one OF theia
has come TO Daught; and Judging the
future by knowledge of the past, The
works of such men will always come
TO naught. There are more Bibles ii!
the world to-day. read and believed i'll
by more people, than ever before since
the world was, and the number is im-
creasing more rapidly.
| 1t might not be amiss for Objectors
to be = little less Open-mOuthed and
| less positive in their AS ervalions about
the Bible; il for no other reason,
than that of concealing their own ig
nOranCe
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
A HARD MAN TO KILL.
From the Stanford (Kyl Journal

ItfOm The Stanforu IhN.I Journal
The only surviving soldier OF the war
OF 1912 now living in Lincoln county is
Capt. James Eubanks, who is ninety
four years of age, the father OF seven
teen children, of whom fourteen are
still living, the youngest being but
eleven years old. He has chewed to-
bacco since he was sixteen, drank
liquor when he cared to and sometimes
a little too much. Mr.. Eubanks has
been a hard man to kill He had vel
low fever while in the south, and later
in lie a tree fell on him and knocked
his neck out OF joint so that his head
lay on his shoulders. After long
tune doctor succeeded in getting it TO
stand alone, but his neck was always
stif,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
THE TOWNSHIP BOND QUESTION
From our issue of last Week. |

From our issue Of last Week.
RE-PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
The executive committee of LeXing
ton township, upon the question arising
regarding township bonds, composed
of Messrs. L. B. Campbell, Thomas
Shelby, A. j. Slushcr, Robt. Iaubman,
w. A. Gordon, Jno. Il. Howe, w. G.
McCausland, Jos. T. Smith. Baxter
Lankford, Robt. Taylor, N. G. Ewing
and A. A. Lesueur, met in this city,
last Monday, to consider what action,
if any, should be taken with reference
to Mr.. Skinker's recent proposition.
A. A. Lesueur presided.
Judge Hale and Mr.. Blackwell were
present by invitation.
Mr.. Blackwell addressed the meet
ing, giving information as to the pres
ent status of the question. He con-
cluded by strongly urging that imme-
diate action should be taken by the
townships, no matter whether they
are for or against making any change
in the compromise rate, as In either
event it is very desirable to have q
delegate meeting of the three town.
ships at Lexington, where Judge
Krekel can see the people, as he has
promised to do.
Considerable discussion followed, in
which tho opinion was general, that
whether for or against Mr.. Skinker's 8
proposal it is wise to hold the con-
vention as suggested by Mr.. Blackwell.
Judge Hale strongly coincided with
Mr.. Blackwell.
| In order to bring about the desired
result Mr.. A. j. Slusher offered the
following:
Resolved, That the taxpayers of
Washington and Sni- -a-Bar townships
are hereby invited to send an executive
committee, from each township, to
meet with this executive committee, in
Lexington, ON Monday, April 6, for
the purpose of taking such action as
may be deemed best in relation to the
proposition of compromise of the
township bonds of Lexington, Wash.
ington and Sni-a-Bar townships, as re.
Gently submitted by Mr.. Il. Il, Skinker
The resolution was unanimously
adopted and the meeting adjourned.
1t will be remembered that the las
taxpayers convention, on motion o
Mr.. VIM. G. Beatie, provided all exc,
cutive committee from each township
In Lexington township 4 meeting o
the people has since enlarged that com
mittee, but there is no especial necessi
tv that that should be done in the othe
townships.
The executive committees then chosel
for Washington and Snl-a-Bar town
ships were composed of,
WashingtOn-Charles l.. Ewing, Jno
G.. Worthington, j. S. White.
Sni-a-Bar-Finley f. Barnett, r. I
Russell, j. T. Ferguson.
These two committees were selected
particularly to preclude the necessit
of calling public meetings, and Cal
act just as well in the meeting Apr
G, as larger committees, but all that i.
of course, left to the gentlemen on tn
committees and to their townships
Their meeting here would only be t
settle the preliminaries for calling
delegate convention, if in their wisdol
they shall deem it proper to do so; nt
to settle anything definitely.
There can be no question that NJ
= Blackwell's advice should be taken
is the matter, and that in the meetin.
le April G, the three townships should /
IreDreseuted
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
BI FATHER Ryan.

EY FATHER Ryan.
/ sit toni ht by the tirelight.
And look at t'te glowing flame,
And see in III hrlghG led ntehcs
\ Heart, Face and Name,
How often have seen pictures
Framed IN tie irrllsui'- blaze,
OF hearts, OF names and iac.s,
Aud scrues OF remembered days.
How often have found poems
la the crimson OF the Goals
Aud the swayluS Il snics oi the urelight.
iurOled such golden scrolls.
An! my eyes they were proud TO read them.
In letters vi living flame,
But to- night, IN the lire, only see
Que Heart. Que Face and uue Name.
But where are the Olden pictures!
And where are tile Ulden dreams2
Has Il change come over my vision?
Or over the lre's bright glean!.!
Not over my vision surely;
My eyes-they are still the SANE
That used to dnd in the drelight
SO many lace and name.
Not over the freiIght either.
No change III the cOals Or bluzt
Thut flicker and fash, as ruddy
Tonight as IN other days.
But there must be q change, feel It.,
Tonight not an old picture came;
The iire's bright flames only palDtsd
One Heart, one Face and one Name.
Three pictures, No! only one picture;
lhe Face bclOngs TO the Name,
And theSame meunstheHeur thatl5 throbbini
Who said it, | wonder; ''ali faces
Must fade in the light oil but Que
The soul. like the earth III ay have many
Horizons, but only one SUM-
Who dresmt its Did ~ II dreamt it
'lIs true-eSery nau.e passes by
Save one; the un wears many clOudlets
Of gold, but mas only one sky.
And out of the tans have they faded
The hearts and the iuces of yorc?
Have they sunk neatn the gray Of the ashes
To rise 10 my Vision no more?
Yes, surely, or else / would see them
Tonight just us bright rs OF old,
In the While of the GOALS silver naSheS,
In the red OF the restless names gold.
Do you say 1 am rckie and iaithless?
Else why are the old pictures goLe:
And why should the visions OF many
Meet into. Vision Of ones
Nay! list to the voice OF thesHeavens,
''One eternal alone reigns above''
10 II TRUE? and all else are but idols.
90 the heart can have only one love2
Only one, oil the rest are but idols,
That iall from their shrines soon or late
When the love that is Lord of tile temple
Comes with sceptre and crown 10 the gat
To be taithless oft means to be faithful
10 be false often means TO be true;
The vale that loves clouds That are golden,
Forgets them for skies that are blue.
To forget oft means 10 remember
What we had lorgott,n too long.
The fragrance Is not the bright Hover
The echo Is not the sweet song.
Am dreaming? No. there is the hrelght
Gaze ever 80 long, all the same
only can see ia Its glowing
y Heart, Face amt II Name.
Farewell! all ye hearts, names and faces,
only ashes now under the blaze;
Ie never again will smile on me,
For I'm touching the end of my days.
And the beautiful fading lrelight
Paints. now, with pencil of flame,
Three plctures-J et only one picture
Heart, Face and Name.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28

Do not republicans agree with this
plain democratic declaration OF the
spirit of our foreign policy made by
President Cleveland in his inaugural
address," is the policy of peace,
suitable to our interests. 1t is the
policy OF neutrality, rejecting any
share in foreign broils and arbitrations
upon other continents, and repelling
their intrusion here. 1t is the policy
of Monroe and of Washington and JEFF
ferson-"Peace, commerce and honest
friendship with all nations; entangling
alliances with nOne.w
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28

Honor to France! She freely gave.
And on splendid plan,
To those she nobly helped to aave
When Freedom's day hegan.
Her many millions, newly free.
With freedoms love afame.
Looked gratefully across the sea,
Whence Freedoms glory came.
They grandly modelled Freedoms form.
And made her great and tall,
A beacon light to all.
Sin Free DOM 8 home," said they, shall sh
All comsrs proudly greet;
Let her but have across the sea
A place to rest her feet
Shame 20 Americsl She stands
And folds her arms and waits,
Buttons her pockets shuts her hands
In all her tiers OF states.
Shame to New York: Her wealth to-day
But proves her deep dIs.race,.
Too poor the granite stones to lay
For FreedGm's resting place.
Let now the millions grandly rise,
The honest sons of toll
To show the world that they can priza
Freedom on Freedoms 8 soil.
Let Freedom 3 son no longer wait.
But III ke tie work complete.
Preparing ere IL be too late
y place ior Freedoms feet.
A Heart. a Face and a Name.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
LOGAN's GRIP.
From the Chicago News.

The Pittsburg Times says:--"Lo-
gan is sue to win if he only holds his
grip" He may get the sack even if he
retains the grip.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-03-28
st Want to Stay !"

The night was dark, the air was mirk,
While yet Il CIvil-Servlce clerk
Bore onward where the streets were nice
A banner with the strange device.
81 want to stay!'
He thought about the party fund.
The days when democrats were shunnel,
His deadhead journey home to vote.
But still intoned as il BY note.
81 want 10 etay.'
$50 hunt pass. an old man said;
"Your hope ia vain, your chance has ned.
Your goose is cooked, your dog has died. ~
But still that doleful voice replied.
81 want to stay!'
"Come home!' his sweetheart softly cooed
"Those democrats so harsh and rude
VIII bung your nose and black your eye
But still he answered with a sigh,
81 want to stayl'
"Beware the hungry horde! Beware
The business ways that I'LL the air!'
This was his chummy's latest word,
A voice replied. as family heard,
81 want to stayo'
At break of day of went his head,
And both his place and he we're dead.
They wrapped around him In trIce
That banner " ith the strange device,
II want 10 stay l,I