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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.


- DISPLAYED AT WATERING PLACES.
EDITOR INTELIIGENCER The fact
that the belle of 1885 wears cotton lace
and is proud of it, while her grand
mother would have considered the
same thing family disgrace. might to
the superficial, prove degeneracy. Miss
Cleveland, however, is teaching us to
go down to the root of things. and as
q result of digging, we find that cotton
lace has como up, not we gone down.
Evolution is responsible for the whole
thing, and the pretty fabric of to-day
is as superior to the rude weavings of
years ago as man to the presumable
missing link. With that missing link,
moreover, is land aside the term "cot-
ton" or the equally frowned upon
word "imitation." "Mschine made"
is the only allowable epithet, and even
that we hear but seldom. 'Lace" is
applied with broad sweep in attire, and
with the narrowing domain of "real
lace'' comes more infrequent applica-
ton of the phrase. And think not, my
friends, that dwell ON an untimely
topic. Take your seat on the piazza OF
some watering place hotel and you will
readily discover why the subject of lace
becomes pertinent. 1t is
THE FACT Or THE SEASON,
AMI while thessubject OF wool laces has
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
MORAL MISSOURI.
From the N. Y, Evening Post. !

lrEou tue ". i. Evening fO5t.
Missouri is rapidly losing her old
reputation tor lawlessness and crime.
During the last few years a well-or-
ganized and well-conducted warfare
against intemperance has made rapid
progress. The extent of the change
already brought about is illustrated BY
the fact that at the recent term of court
In Clay county there was not single
criminal case on the docket-a state of
things which the presiding judge said
was without precedent in any county
of the state during his experience of
forty-five years on the bench. The
movement has been kept out of politics
thus far very successfully. Clay coun-
ty is democratic by vote of more than
four to one, and the state itself has
been strongly democratic iOr many
years. The most efficient agency in
the work Of temperance reform in Mis-
souri, has been the high-license system,
which the legislature adopted two
years ago. This proved so efficacious
in reducing the number of saloons and
swelling the public revenues that the
last legislature not only sustained the
principle, but passed law to make it
more effective, by abolishing wine and
beer licenses and requiring every liquor
seller to get dram house license, the
minimum price of which is $3.50
year. More than one republican state
in the west has found the high license
system to work well, aud the exper-
fence of democratic Missouri shows
that its popularity is not bounded by
party lines. 1t is not creditsble to the
east that this most effective method of
fighting jntemperance finds acceptance
so slowly in this part of the country.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
Miss Edith Makes it Pleasant for
Brother Jack. "-

" Crying! or course l am crying, and
guess you'd be crying too
II people were telling such stories as they tell
about me, about gou.
oh yes. you can laugh, If you want to, and
smoke as you didn't care how,
And get your brains softened like Uucles'.
DIR. Jones says you're gettin' 1t now.
"Whv don't you say stop p to Hiss Ilsey? She
cries twice az much as l do.
And she's older and cries just from mean
ness-for ribbon or anything new.
Ma says it's over sensitive nature.' Oh, my !
No, sha'n't stop nv talkl
And don't want no apples nor candy, and
don't want to 60 take q walki
II know why you're mad! Yes, do, now
You think that Miss Ilsey likes you,
And I've heard her repeatedly call you the
bold-facest boy that she knew; '
And she'd like to know where you learnt
manners Oh, yes! Kick the table
that's right! . 20
Spill the ink on my dress. and then 60 round
telling Ma that look like q fright!
"What stories9 Pretend you don't know that
they're saying broke off the match
'TWixt old Money-grubber and Mary. by say.
ing she called him 'Crosspatchv
When the only allusiOn made to him about
sister Mary was she
Cared more for his cash than his temper, and
you know. Jack. go. said that to me!
.'And it's true! But it's me and Pm scolded
and Ma says if keep on might
By and by get my name In the papers! Who
cares! Why twas only last night
I was reading how Pa and the sheriff were
selling some lots, and IT'S plain
II it's awful to be in the papers why Psps
would 60 and complain. :"
"Y ou think 1t amt true about Ilsey! Well
guess know girls-and say
There's nothing see about Ilssy to show
+"'f helikes you anyway!
know what it means when girl who ha
called her cat after Q boy
Goes and changes its name to another's. Aas
she's done it-snd wish you joy"'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
AN EMBARRASSED INVENTOR.
From the Boston Herald

Among the regular passengers on
certain Boston railroad was a some
what celebrated chemist, who has late
ly compounded a mixture for the cure
of cholera. The other evening he was
in conversation with the conductor re-
garding his discovery, and being very
much interested in its wonderful medi-
cinal properties, he raised his voice so
as to attract the attention of all the
passengers in the car. "Why," said
he, ''my medicine will knock the chol-
era higher than a burnt boot. wish
it would come here, and l would show
you how quick would conquer it and
make my fortune, beside" "What's
the matter with your going out there
where it is and wrestling with it?"
blandly suggested the genial conduc-
tor. "Why, 1 might catch it myself"
innOcently replied the would-be cholera
exterminator, and the roars of laughter
that filled the car at that moment SO
confused the worthy inventor as to
cause his sudden retirement to the
smoking car
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
Father. Mother. and Tire, Sisters Dead.

Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.
Mr. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., n. j. makes the following startling
statement: ,eMy 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-
smithing was very straining ON me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition l
commenced using Mishlers Herb Bitters,
aud it saved my life. Because it was SO
difficult to get it in thislittle place, and I
had improved SO much, ! stopped taking it
for time, and the result Is that have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and must have .
dozen bottles ut once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and if any one wants
to be convinced Of its truth, let them write
me and l will make affidavit to it, for /
owe my life 70 Mishler's Herb Bitters."
The secret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
rhpa, dyspepsia, indigestion. kidney and
liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
Bitters is l,sed, is that it contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful, ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
anil through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition |, prepared by regular
physician; n standard medicinal prepara-
tion; endorsed by physieians and drug
gias: These are fonrstrong points IN favor
of Afishlers Herb Bitters iMishter's Herb
.BnH8sn sold by. al dfu&saas. Price 81 90
perfapge bottle. @ botsaes for $500.
Ask your druggist for AAHi1H'a HHRB BTTTERs
be does not keep il d. not tsks s1Sthng else but
as oQpWsucs Street. FhiladeipelAsoA-..
6.-<n 80 .---sxx =
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

FURNISHED weekly to the In.ellisencer BY
Captain j. D. Conner, recorder of deeds Of
Lafayette county, Mol
!" abstract Of the deeds fled in the Office OF
sReSrder Of Deeds from Saturday, July II
% Saturday, July 1s. A. D., 1885. Only such
as contain covenants Of warranty contained
/ la liaf. ..- ..;
b. 3. Jackson to Andrew J. Horn,
/ p hfSe, and So ne. 10, 4s, 25. except
tf:lAas. W. NcCord to Anna T. Y.
Bsyan, lot l3. blk b. McCord's add "
/ To- ,Hi9Rdnsyille. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100 90
+ ~, q. Ogdea to Rachael ". Tuck
tsr. he sw,.2s; part " hf &c, 20, 1927. 1900 co
r. Annie SEesueur to Elizebeth G.
Bowman, ,let 2, blk 9, McGirk's add
= isaxineton. .,.................... 1900 90
t4stxie E. Pritchard to Joseph D.
SheWalter, lots and 8. blk 9, 1st add
to lexington. -. 7oo w
1 and s, blk 3, Buckingham's add to
Mary A. Richardson to Joseph D.
Shewslter. lots and Z, blk 9, 1st add
1silsss G.rpenter heirs to j. Darby ~" "
ne sw, 8, 4S, %; 40 acres. ............ $50 90
|, :; Jos. ~. Handley to VIM. E. Hand
ley. pit ne ne. IL, 4S, S,25.............. 800 90
Cobb. Lee and Patterson to A. w.
Stevtns, pit NV ne, 2, 4S, 2S.......... 200 W
aSkfah E.Groyes to Lucinda Ward,
pit se sw, 20. SO, 27; 8 13-100 acres 81 20
l. QrovA YoDn1 and wife tn Toapnh :.
osbofn, se' se. 10, -. 5. ............ ~ 1900 90
A. Nichols to J. j. Henry, lot 8, -.
blk 8. P. and SIS add to Odessa 49,. 900 90
I K B. Wilkerson to E. 8. Gam. e side
ne se. Is, 4S, 70; 20 acres. ......... 800 90
No instrument will be filed until fees are
paid. Country produce taken at the market
price J. D. CONNER. Recorder.
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JUNE 1885.
~ J. y. Alexander. NJ. d.


o -Temperature-The mean temperature
of June was 68.S, the average for 8
years being 70.6. This was therefore
,scooi month, being 2s degrees below
the average, and as will be seen IN the
table below, it was the coolest June
during the last years. ut
i The highest temperature was 81 s on
the 18th, and the thermometer rose
above 50 On "A days, thus falling below
this tempurature on more than half the
days of the month. Four years, viz;
1873, 1883, 1884 and 1885, failed to give
temperature of 80. -.
The lowest temperature was 4s.6 on
the 9th. A lower temperature than
this has been observed frequently and
in 1882, 1875 was recorded. s
Rainfall - This amounted to s.7S
inches, " hich was "A over the average.
June is usually the wettest month in
the year, and although this last june
gave 80 large rainfall, yet in 1879,
1888, and in 1883, 1922 inches of rain
were received. The very dry Junei
during the last 8 years were that Of
1880 with 0. IS, and that of 1854 will
IT IS inches of rain.
There were IA rainy days, II being
the usual average. Hail fell in mod.
crate quantities on the 18th; thundel
and lightning were noted on diferen
days, and we had 8 moderately sever
wind storms, none OF them assuming
tornado character, and none doing an,
livery serious damage. The injury t.
forests, fences and orchards was no
very great, and the unroofing OF tn
calaboose in Lexington proved the onl
serions damage to buildings.
Winds-The principal winds wer
south 81 times; southwest 13 times
|, east. northeast and southeast each
times. The southerly winds exceede'
the northerly in the proportion of 5
to 21.
Sky-The mean cloudiness of Jun
was 48, which is somewhat above tn
average. There were Z clear, 6 cloud
and II partially cloudy days, but not
single day without sunshine.
/ Crops, &c.-The month closed in til
midst of the wheat harvest. The Gro
Twill fall below one half; the quality {
| the grain is fine. Corn looked remarl
ably we'll considering the wet june
and the imperfect and delayed cultivs
ton Of it in consequence thereof. Ha
will afford an immense yield.
TILE LAST EIaHT IuNEa
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LICENSE IN LEXINGTON.
From the St. Louis Republican. |


There is liquor agitation in Lexing
ton brought on by the effort OF the
saloon keepers to have the price of the
city license reduced from $500 to $3.50
for six mOnths-and both the Intelli-
gencer and the Register intimate plain
Iy that it will result injuriously to
them unless they arrest it by with
drawing their petition for q reduction
The county court had fixed the price at
$40O for six months, or $500 year,
but reduced it to $500 on the express
condition that the city council would
add another $lOO for the city license.
This the council did, and the citizens,
among whom strong temperance
feeling prevails complain that the effort
of the saloon keepers to bring about a
reduction of the city license is all act of
bad faith toward the county court.
The salOon-keepers say they cannot
afford to pay the present rates-but
this only shows that there are too
many saloons in Lexington and the
number ought to be reduced. The
lntelligencer says:
'The Intelligencer is opposed to pro-
hibition, but it Is in favor of high
license and strict supervision of the
liquor triffic. Liquor men who are at
all observant must know that there is
growing up in Missouri, rs every
where, a strong temperance sentiment.
1t has in this state adopted the cOnser-
vative ground of high license. This to
reasonable men, who are not fanatical,
seems the best solution of the question.
1t is no use to argue for low license,
which means practically free whisky.
The man who does not know that the
day for that in Missouri has passed is
blind. There is no use wasting words
upon such an one. The settlement
arrived at last January was compro-
mise; the people were generally satis-
fled with it, and are willing to let it
stand; but if it is attempted every six
months to upset it, just SO certainly
will one of two things happen-the
county court will raise the license high
er than it aggregates now, or the peo-
Pile of Lafayette county will take steps
to abolish saloons altogether
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
MY Wolves.

Three gsunt, grim wolves that hunt for men
Three gaunt, grim wolves there be;
And one Is Hunger, and one IL Sin,
And one Is Misery.
I sit and think till my heart is sore,
While the wolf or the wind keeps shaking
the door.
Or peers at his prey through the window
pane
Till his ravenous eyes burn into my brain.
And cry to myself, "If the wolf be Sin,
He shall not come in-he shall not come In
But II the wolf be Hunger OF Woe,
He will come to all men, whether or no!n
For out in the twilight, stern and grim,
destiny weaves mans life for him, ..
As spider weaves his web for flies;
And the three grim wolves, Sin, Hunger and
Woe, -
A man must fight them, whether or no,
Though oft in the struggle the fighter dies.
Tonight cry to God for bread,
Tomorrow night l shall be dead;
For the fancies are strange and scarcely sane
That fit like specters through my brain,
And dream Of the time, long, long ago,
When | knew not Sin, and Hunger. and
a" Woe.
There are three wolves that hunt for men,
And have met the three,
And one is Hunger, and one is Sin, "a
And one is Misery;
Three pairs of eyes at the windoW-pane
Are burned and branded into my brain,
Like signal lights at sea. lf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
AN ANTI ENGLISH DEMONSTRATION
IN PARIS.

PARIS, July l6.-A crowd of 5000
persons made an anti English demon
stration in front of the Hotel Norman
die yesterday. English ladies passing
by were hustled by the crowd. The
police were obliged 10 interfere. The
crowd was under the impression that
the proprietor of the hotel, in Difference
to the wishes of English visitors, pre-
vented an outdoor ball in front of the
hotel last night.
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CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: OLE


CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: OLE
OMARGARINE.
Section l. Any hotel or boarding
house keeper in this state who shall set
before his guests, at any meal, any
compound resembling butter in ap-
pearance, manufactured from cattle fat
or hog fat, or such other articles known
to the trade as oleomargarine. and
shall not clearly and legible mark the
vessel in which such compound is serv-
ed with the words "oleomargarine" or
"impure butter," shall be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be fined in the sum OF
not less than one hundred nor more
than five hundred dollars.
Approved March 20, 1885.
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HARD ON THE BOYS.

Two raw Highlanders, Donald and
Dugald, are walking along street in
St. Mungo, when they come to a water
cart. "Hi." shouts Dugald to the
driver, chi! you are losing all your
water!" Then Donald comes on. "Oh,
Dugald, Dugald, dinna show your ig-
norance. The water is meant to keep
boys from riding on the back OF the
cartN
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CORPORATIONS: RAILROAD-STOCK
SHIPPERS.

Section 1. That section of an act
entitled can act relating to the ship
ment of live stock, grain and other ar
ticles of trade," approved Marchi ~,
1881, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed, and in lieu thereof a new section
enacted to read as follows: Section 8.
Any railroad company owning or Op-
Grating a railroad or railroads in the
state of Missouri, and shall refuse or
deny any of the rights and privileges
granted to shippers in section two OF
the above recited act, as amended by
an act approved March %, 1888, such
railroad company so refusing or deny
ing the rights and privileges granted to
shippers in said section two, shall for
felt and pay to the shipper, for every
such refusal or denial, a sum not less
than fifty dollars ($5O) nor more than
five hundred dollars -l2hn0) and costs
of suit, 10 be taxed by any court where
the same is heard by appeal or other
wise, to be recovered by civil action by
the party aggrieved i'll any court hav-
Jurisdiction thereof.
Approved March 81, 1885.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
NEW SHIPS.

Secretary Whitney invited Comman-
ders Sampson and Goodrich, Naval
Constructor Bowles, Commodore Will
son and Mr.. Herman Winter, OF New
York, to meet him in the navy depart
ment July 23, at p. M, to consider
matters pertaining to the construction
of new ships under recent laws.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
DIVORCE: RIGHTS OF PARTIES.

Section l. That section 2182 of
chapter 20 of the Revised Statutes of
Missouri, be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out all that part
of said section between the word
"marriage," in the third line, and the
word "in," in the sixth line, SO that
said section, as amended, shall read as
follows: Section 1882 In all cases
of divorce from the bonds of lnatrimo-
ny the guilty party shall forfeit all
rights and claims under and by virtue
of the marriage. In all cases where
the proceedings shall be erparte, the
court shall, before it grants the divorce,
require proof of the good conduct of
the petitioner, and be satisfied that he
or she is an innocent aud injured
party.
Approved March 81, 1885.
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The GroWl of q Pessimist.

From the Boston Courier.l
The world is growing better every day;
This fact is plain, SO hopeful people say.
1t may be. but the keen observer sees y
That pepper still is largely made of pesse.
The pump still aids to swell the milk supply
And ''prime old port we get from logWood
dye.
The bottom of the strawberry box draws neal
And nearer to the top each passing year.
The finest apples. cherry checked and round
Still At the top of apple bsr'ps are found. =
(Ah, who woald dream of beholding such I
show,
So many rotten ones were hid belowD
"Pure dairy butter;" much of this, ween,
Is still composed Of oleomargsrine.
The world is growing better, people ssy-, 9
New rogueries are developed every day.
The world is as It has been since it began:
Man studies still to cheat his fellow man. =
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APPOINTED.

Charles w. Fields has been appointed
superintendent of the Hot Syringe,
Ark. Mr.. Fields was formerly door
keeper of the house of represe ntas
t;ves.
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No. p. r. b. Time Table.
PASSENGER. Freight,
-
Hard Lines.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Little boy,
Parents' Joy,
Took the collie
Paregoric.
Doctors came
Without number,
Boy died game
Cucumber,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
CHOLERA IN SPAIN.

1t is said that four out of nine strick-
Ell with cholera in Spain die.
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Wherefore I Sing.

BIZ CHARLES STUART WELLKs.
....4. -- d, ~ --t:i
Wherefore sing-ahI sweetest friend,
How can reason with thee wrong7
I think it must be thou dost lend
Thy tuneful echo to my song;
One says that where there is no ear,
There is nor song nor sound to hear.
SO If sing, and If there may
Some melody or music be,
Be sure 1t is q heartfelt lay
Ny song, that struggles unto thee;
And while thou lendest me thine ear,
/ sing, sweet one, that thou mayst hear.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-25
CORPORATIONS: RAILROAD-INJURIEs TO
LIVE STOCK.

LIVE STOCk.
Section l. Whenever any live stock
shall go in upon any railroad or it's right
of way lin this state ,and the said railroad
is not at such place or places inclosed
by a good fence on both sides of said
railroad, such as is by law required,
and such stock, by being frightened or
run by any passing locomotive or train
OH said railroad shall be injured or
killed by or because of having run
against the fence on either side, or in-
to any culvert, bridge, slough or mire,
or other object along the line of said
road, the railroad company shall pay
the owner of any such stock SO injured
or killed the damage sustained.
Sec. 2. If the owner of any live
stock, including horses, mules, asses,
cattle, sheep and hogs, whenever the
same shall have been injured or killed,
as in section one described, shall be
compelled to bring suit in court to re'
cover the damage SO sustained, it shall
be the duty of every court in which
such suit my be heard to tax up q
reasonable attorneys fee in such suit in
favor of the complainant, if he RECEIVERS
judgment, which shall be paid as other
costs by the defendant.
Approved March 81, 1885.
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AIExANDER eRAvEs. "1LhiAA -
GRAVES & AULL.

A TToRNEYs-AT-LAw, Lexington. MO-.
"A viii practice in the courts OF tine sixt3 101
cial Circuit. and United states coof =. ove9 The
Commercial Bank. g..0-
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LAWS OF 1885.
RAILROAD - DOUBLE
DECKED CARS.

RAILROAD - DOUBLE
DECKED CARS.
Section l. That a new section be
added to the act entitled can act to re-
quire railroad companies to furnish
doubled-decked cars for the shipment
of sheep, and providing penalty for
failing so to do" approved March 1s,
1881, to be known as section 3, and to
read as follows: Section 8. Amy rail-
road company or private company or
individuals, owning or operating q
railroad or railroads in the state of
Missouri, failing or refusing to comply
with the provisions of sections one Q)
and two (2) of the above recited act,
shall pay to the shippers not less than
fifty dollars ($5O) nor more than two
hundred dollars ($2OO) for every fail
ure or refusal TO comply with said act,
to be recovered in any court of com
petent jurisdictions: provided, that
such railroad company, private compa-
ny or individuals owning or operating
railroad in this state, shall have the
privilege of furnishing. instead Of q
double decked car, two cars, for which
only one rate shall be charged.
Approved March 20, 1885.
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LEXINGTON, MO-.
"A TToRNEY AT LAW, Will practice in al
SA toe courts Of the Sixth Judicial Glrcult;
The Supreme Court of Mo-. and the feoerai
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XENOPHON RYLAND.
RICHARD FIELD.

IA TTORNEY- -AT-LAW. viii give prompt al
IA tention 10 ALI business entrusted to his care.
WIN practice In all the courts, except the FRO
poste Court of Lafayette county. uecIYl