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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
A HARMONIOUs PARTY.
From the N. Y. World.l

The esteemed Tribune seems to be
exercised about the want of harmony
i'm the democratic party "Turn where
one WILL" says the great Blaine organ,
she discovers q democratic razor a-dv-
ing through the air, aimed by demo-
crat at democrat"
There certainly have been q few
trifing domestic MISUNDERSTANDING in
the democratic family recently. But
Mr.. Randall disposed of them in very
satisfactory manner yesterday when
allusion was made to the fact that his
Swing" of the party seemed to have
the best of one of these family jars.
"Oh, the two wings win be tapping
together in harmony pretty soon" was
| the remark of the ex-speaker.
Candor compels the confession that
we cannot turn about on our republic
can friends and twit them with q lack
of accord on some matters, at least, at
the present time. The republican sem
ators are found shoulder to shoulder
in entire harmony in opposing Mr..
Becks proposition to prohibit MEM
bers of congress from accepting retain
l.ers as attorneys for wealthy subsidiz-
ing railroads which are seeking by
every conceivable device to cheat and
rob the government after enjoying
large amounts of the peoples money
and enormous grants OF public lands.
The republican members of congress,
with very trif1ing exceptions, are solid
ly united in favor OF allowing the
Pacific Railroads, which have been for
years evading the law. to make final
settlement with the government which
means clear gain to them of some
S75 ,OOO, 900 under the debt extension
bill.
! There is no dissension in the harmo-
nious republican party in relation to
its opposition to the just, fair and
statesmanlike proposition to impose q
graduated tax on incomes OF $1,000 or
Sic, 900 a year and upward to meet the
expenses OF increased pensions for
Union soldiers and sailors.
The republican party is as solid as q
+ rock in favor of unearned subsidies to
l favored steamship lines, and of every
8 proposition to. squander the public
8 money on jobs of doubtful constitutions
3 ality and undonbted inexpediency.
Touching the matter of prohibition,
/, Blaine's candidacy, woman suffrage,
+ free trade and Sunday laws, there ia
l some lack of harmony in the republic
e can party, but is fair to presume that
r the Tribune will be able, as usual, to
8 reconcile all differences before the cam
paign of 1888 fairly opens.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
Musings in a Crowd.
BY FLORENCE TRAIL.

How, when the whole creation groans
la travail aud in pain,
Can there be faces void of grief,
And brows without SINS stain!
Can there be souls exempt from woe,
Who ne'er knew sorrows chain:
Is it they feel no burden now.
An dream no pleasure vain:
No: there must come time to all
When sadness shows its form,
And sorrows stern reality
Makes bare tn Almighty Arm.
And then the choice before each stands
To increase, or take away
From that great burden over which
The world must weep and pray.
1t must be that some noble souls
Can look In sorrows face.
Aud then and there in firm resolve
Refuse to give 1t place;
Aud say. i will not sadden life,
Or let my griefs he known,
However burdensome the cross,
II shall be mine alone
So m4nv brave and generous hearts
Have selfish griefs forgot.
Aud can with JOY and laughter act
As though they had them not.
Far grander is this life of ours,
1t this indeed be so,
Precious and sacred are the joys
That from such SORROWS flow.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
"Once on q Time.

Heigh- -ho! What frolics we might see,
If it only happened to you and me
To be born in some far off cline,
In the country of Somewhere, once-on.s-
time!
Why OF once sois time there were mountains
And caves full of jewels. and treasures un-
told;
There were birds just waiting to fly before
And show you the way to the magical door.
And, under tree, there was sure TO be
A queer little woman TO Civ. you the key;
And tiny, dancing. good natured ell, ,,,
For millions of dollars grew from dime =
In the country of SomeWh here, once -On:a'
If we lived in the country of Somewhere yot
Could do whatever you chose to do.
Instead of boy, with the garden to weed,
You might be knight, with sword and
| steed;
Instead of a girl, with a towel to hem,
| might be princess, with robe and gem.
With CAV little page and q harper old,
| Who knew all the stories that ever were
| told
Stories in prose, and stories in rhyme.
That happened somewhere, once on a-time
In the country of Somewhere, no one looks
At maps and blackboards and grammar
books;
For all your knowledge just grows and grows
Like the song in bird. or the sweet In
| rose.
And if ever chance on fortunate day,
To that wonderful region to find my way,
Why then, il the stories are all true,
As quick as can I'll come for you,
And We'll row away to its happy shores,
In = silver shallop with golden oars.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
NO FISHING IN MIND.

Southern Missionary :-"Whv, Mr..
Clay, you are surely not going fishing
this beautiful Sabbath morning." Mr..
Clay =" Wha'-me go fishin'? Me!
Oh, no, boss: Use ewine ober ter dc
cotton gin ter rassel wiv de Satan, en-
tex de pole long ter ter 'fend mahsel
wiv."
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
A Match.

From the Providence Journal
She lit my cigar
We were parting twas late.
Yet still fingered on;
How | bless the kind fate
Which inclined her to light my cigar.
As she lit my cigar
[ saw in her eyes
Something deeper than friendship,
And this sweet surprise
Made a match, as she lit my cigar,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
DECORATION DAY.
From the Texas SiftinRs. !

Aunty (reading): There was 80
little room in the street cars on Decora-
ton Day that the passengers had to sit
on each others knees" Nephew: "Oh,
crickey! Won't the women he wishing
for Decoration Day to came around
sgaln, so they can ride in the street
cars"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
FRANK HURD'S RETURN TO CON
GRESS.
From the Philadelphia Times.

Again the talk of returning the bril-
liant Frank Hurd to congress from the
Toledo district In OHIO is being revived
with an earnestness indicative of un-
bending purpose. The eloquent free
trader, who is without doubt better
qualified for the leadership of his fac
ton than any other man of national
fame, still chafes under his defeat two
years ago by a man whom the country
had never heard of before and OF whom
it knows not a whit more to day; and
it is most natural that he should long
for an opportunity to regain the pres
tige he lost. His law practice is prob
ably worth twice as much to him as his
salary as congressman, his associations
at home are of the happiest and best
and there is little reason to doubt that
he would be the gamer by strict
attention to his profession and an utter
withdrawal from public lite. But he
has the dash and daring OF an impetuou.
debater and having once stood in the
glare Of public life finds the humdrum
profession of the law much too prosai'
to give content.
And who, by the way, has ever heart
| VI WI. IeOtuciS, tuo dCCluclltdt COlS leSS
man that took the brilliant free trad
er's placer On the floor of the house
his voice is never heard, ex
cept when be votes or when some lcca
question is the subject of debate, ant
then he is not listened to when n
talks. Visitors to the capitol whel
told that certain man who sits OH tn
speakers left is Romeis turn to thei
companion or guide and innocentl
ask: "Who is Romeis:" Possibly hal
the correspondents know him by sight
but they never go to him tor informa
ton on questions of state. He ha
ability, but it is not of the kind tina
shines in political life. Whether O
not men agree with Mr. Hurd in hi
radicalism on revenue subjects there
general desire that all shades {
American thought shall be represente
in congress by their ablest and mo:
! fearless exponents, and feeling of re
sentiment is aroused by the fall whic
the tenth Ohio district has had.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
CHOOSING THE LESSER.
From the Washington Critic. |

From the Washington Critic.
a good looking New Yorker was in
town last week, and one night he fel
into the hands of the police and had to
send for friend to get him out. On
their way home the friend was shaking
him up for being caught.
"Why the mischief he said, "didn'i
You tell the cop you were congress
man, and he wouldn't have locked you
up?"
81 (hic)-I s'h rather (hic) been lock
ed up" he stammered, with maudiii
smile
Further argument was useless
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
NY Mistake.

| stole Just one kiss,
Gut made quite miss,
Because | didn't take two:
For the next time | tried,
She stood on her pride.
And told me il never would 10.
But to think that one kiss
Was the SUN of my bliss,
When might have had dozen instead.
SO the next time, | swear,
III take all that are there
And then III be so much ahead.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
SUBURBAV KEsiDENCE FOR
SALE.

r OFFER for sale, at a bargain, my 49,
L two-story Brick Residence, contain Wi
ing Rooms, Kitchen and Cellar. i'll
good large New Barn. Buggy house RA.l
plenty OF stock Iter. There are also all ntce' E
sary Outbulldings. Good well and cow-shed.
II made OF the best pine LUMBER
EIGHTEEN AM THREE-FOURrHS ACRES
OF VERY RICH LAND.
About 400 best apple trees. 200 OF them bearing
A iarg. auantIty of other fruits oil all kinds,
and vi Tie best quality. One acre IN Turner
and Gu 'hbert K ,spbrrries. One-iourih oi an
acr. in the best v.rety of Strawberries nne
vein OF Coai unde lies the whole place, and ls
easily reached. vill sell the place for less than
tie cost of House and Barn. Located one MI e
from the courthose, on the best road IN the
| /. unIy and commands a very line view OF the
,iy fetaltf JOHN CHfA1HAN
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
YOUR BEST GIRL.

The best hand to hold in the game of
! life is that of your best girl.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
An Appointment.
From Puck.i

In heaven at the fourth Jasper wall Wen
meet,
There I'il await YOU coming down the street,
Not as an angel. with big wings upon
Your shoulders; but in every line and
feature
The same dear, lovely and familiar creature.
Come in that favorite skirt Of spotted lawn,
The hair untwisted, yellow rs the dawn,
The dear poke bonnet shsdowing the brown
eyes,
Where such wealth of dear affection lies.
Other than this would not have you come,
Your cheeks like fair twin peaches In their
bloom.
The firm, strong shoulders, and the brown
| sash placed
A careless girdle at your tapering waist;
For huge, great wings. such as your artists
paint, 49,
Must sorely discommode the agile SAINT.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
Mo. P. R. r. Time Table.
Passenger Freight.

Local ireights do not carry passengers west Of
L, XingtOn.
Excursion tickets Sundays to Kansas City and
Sedalia, and intermediate points. Tourist
tickets to summer and winter resorts, in season .
Tickets to all important cities throughout the
United States and Canada. Close connection at
junction and terminal points oyer the Old
Reliable.
OSCAR STEERS, Agent, Lexington.
MF. RkINHARD, Agent, Higginsville.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEMOCRATS.

The New Hampshire democratic con-
vention met at Concord, last Tuesday.
A resolution expressing sympathy with
Mr. Gladstone in his home-rule strug-
gle was unanimously adopted, and it
declared home rule, the right of states
to regulate their domestic affairs, to be
the democratic doctrine upon which
this nation is founded. The platform
pledges support to President Cleve-
lands administration and congratulate es
him upon its success; declares devotion
to the doctrine set forth In the last
democratic national platform; that
federal taxation shall be exclusively for
public purposes, and shall not exceed
the needs of the government economi-
cally administered, and readjustment
OF the tariff is asked for on that basis;
demands that the rights of labor be
fostered; and all laws prejadicial to-
labor be repealed; favors the principle
of arbitration in the settlement OF diff
ferences between labor and capital;
demands ten hour law and weekly
payments in all manufacturing estab-
lishments; denounces lawlessness and
anarchy and the Importation Of cheap
servile labor; charges the republican
party OF New Hampshire with hypo-
crisy in dealing with the liquor ques-
ton; declares in favor of a judicious
license law; recognizes the patriotism
of the soldiers and sailors of the war
for the Union, and pledges efforts to
secure them a deserved reward. The
first ballot for governor resulted in the
nomination of Thomas Cogswell, OF
Germantown, he receiving 346 of the
1872 votes cast. The nomination was
made unanimous. A resolution was
adopted indorsing the efforts Of Presi-
dent Cleveland and Congressman Nor.
rison and Carlisle and their democratic
colleagues to revise the existing tariff
laws.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
A STRAINED JOKE.
from Punch.l

About the only way to find the
United States Navy is to run the ocean
through culender.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE,
ROBERT A. HICKLIN.
FOR SHERIFF,
JOSEPH W. BOWMAN.
FOR COLLECTOR,
JAMES W. HARRISON.
Foa TREASURER,
MATTHEW V. L. MCCLELLAND.
FOR PROS lCUTING ATTORNEY,
WILLIAM B. WILSON.
FOR ASSESSOR,
JOHN b. SANTEMYER.
FOR COUNTY CLERK,
WILLIAM B. STEELE.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK,
CLIFTON B DANIEL.
FOR RECORDER,
JACOB d. CONNER.
FOR PROBATE JUDGE,
XENOPHON RYLAND.
FOR CORONER,
DIR. w. j MCDONALD.
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE COUNTY COURT,
JOSEPH F. SMITH.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE COUNTY COURT,
Western District-RICHARD H. BENTON.
Eastern H A>A-A-AA<N-
Township Officers.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
CLAW Townshlp-THOMAS E. CHINN.
c. j. MILLER.
Davis Township-JOSEPH CARTER
CHARLES WARD.
Dover Township-J. A. HARDWOOD
j. W. TOMPKINS.
Lexington Township-DAYID CALLAHAN.
T. S. CHANDLER.
THOMAS YOUNG.
Middleton Township-JOHN I. GOODWIN.
JOHN HALL.
Sni-a-Bar Township-J. J. BROWNING
NJ. c. RYLAND.
| WashingtonTownship- S: WHEATL!Es
ROBERT MATHEW
CONSTABIES.
Clay Township-DAVID d. MARTIN.
| Davis Township X. JACKSON.
Dover rTownship-JOHN r. PLATTENBURl
Lexington Township-EVAN YOUNG.
| Middleton Township-W. s. THOMAS
Sni-a- Bar Townshfp-G. 5. aILLOCk.
Washington Township-J. G. MOORE.
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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10


The president knows his business.
He does not try to lobby, directly OF
indirectly, for or against any measure
or measures, but when he is called on
for his name at the bottom of bill he
reads it to see if he thinks it just. II
he thinks it unjust he deems it to be
his duty to refuse to sign the bill and
to give his reasons therefor. So faI
his reasoning has proved to be unan-
swerable. At any rate, he acts upon
his own judgment, conscientiously and
laboriously reached. He is man
after our own heart-no time server
no trimmer; Jackson of man; firm
bold, honest. We do not i'm everything
agree with him, for instance on tn,
silver dollar, but we know he mean
we'll to the country in all things, ant
we say to democrats, that they hav'
elected man of whom they may wei
feel proud, and who will lead the part,
to decisive victory in 1888, if the,
will only stand by him as he deserve
that they should.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10

Senator Cockrell honored himself
when in the debate with Senator
Dawes, last Tuesday, he closed with
the remark that the administration
needed no defender in the senate. The
people OF the United States would live
to bend their knees in everlasting
thankfulness to Almighty God that
Grover Cleveland had become presi-
dent OF the United States. He was an
honest man, a brave man, a true man.
He was doing all that any one mortal
being could do to give the people OF
the United States All honest and tear
less, economical administration.
Mr. Morrison says that Mr.. Randall's
tariff bill will increase customs receipts
more than So ,O00, 900 and decrease in.
ternal revenue receipts at least $780,
10000 When asked what would be
the fate OF the bill in the ways and
means committee he said he did not
know but presumed that the committee
would treat it is it had treated his bill
take what it thought was good and
report 1t to the house and leave out
what it thought was bad.
Courier Journal :-"Never again viii
such weak ,defenseless measure as the
bill beaten last week be introduced in
congress. The next tariff bill will turn
white the hair of every protectionist il
Pennsylvania in night" We hors
you are a prophet, old man, and tina
there'Il beenough democrats there will
sand In their craw to make the bill be
come law.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10

.1,vsICIAN AND SURGEON, ras lrm4seu seu
from his old stand to back ,rrSods room SVs special
"es ssesidence near baptist College, mrs, hr7na mI'e
.. nth of the park.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
Acr wM. H. CHI
xuauu.ACE II. CHILES,
n. q. CHANDLER,
MEDICAL.
Dr. BANE,
nm r. L. HOLT ON,

r>uysIcIAN AND SURGEON. Once S o;e 80,
Z Royle son s'o'e' apr2iyl
xha nurfhOu6e,
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- no D p. CHAMBERS.

o,m.N q sIJnGEON, Off opposite
lhansthnnse over Graham MORT on store; sh
ciSance. Al the Benz. Chinn h ,7S,v use on a0"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-07-10
Weeklg gutelligeafer.

Wabash Railroad Time Table.
Omnibus will leave the hotels in this
city for L. & l.. Junction, making
connection with trains going east,
west and north, at ..................6;OO a. III.
Renrninp will arrive at ....... 900 u. III.
Omnibus, will leave for K. 4 :. juno
tion, making connection with trains
going east and west. and north as
lar as Richmond, at at........3 800 p. m.
ReturntnV will arrive at w ...... 5:3O y. m
IlHN L. YOIING. Superintendent.
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ATTORNEYS.
Oas 9. blackwell. ALBERT X. sTROTHKR
BLACKWELL s. STROTHER. {.

LENINGIlIN, MO.,
a TroRNEY at LAW, Will practice in all
y the courts of the Sixth Judicial Circult;
, ne supreme Court OF MO-, and the Eenera. Winsor
ourts' Office on second foor In the .nis amsoi
nsurance Builting. eePXV-y-
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-22
WHOLE No. 2,25S

concerning the mother church tha
we feel able to speak particularly
Some things, 1t is plain, have changed
No longer does each leaders and
stewards meeting go over the class
books as they did down to 1884, to
make out a list of those habitually neg
leCting that means of grace; nor do
they now, as in one instance on rec
ord, order proceedings against any for
that offense. No doubt there was
greater simplicity in the early days
than now. Yet the spirit seems to
have not torsaken tie church. Prob
ably no year has passed without the
conversion of souls. Besides those al
ready noted, remarkable revivals have
occurred under the pastorates of NJ. D..
kurtz, l.. c. Matlack, ID. c. Ridgway,
and w. +. Avery. In the matter of
liberality, certainly the present need
not fear comparison with the past; the
average missionary contribution since
the organization of the Wilmington
Conference with the omission of two
years of which | have not the record,
beng s27I. On the whole, while we
should mot be high minded, but fear,"
we have assuredly good cause to "thank
God and take courage."-Peniusula
Methodist.
The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-22

"Hetty," again began the smooth
tongued Tory, "you are nice child
Everybody knows you are girl of truth.
What did your cousin say when you told
! him you couldn't tell falsehood ,"
'He said he shouldn't think I'd betlay
him to his death"
'And you then promised him that you
wouldn't tell which way he went, if you
were killed for it q"
Eyes, sir.''
THAT was a brave speech; and so l
| suppose he thanked you for it, and ran
| down the road as quickly as possible ?"
81 promised not to tell where he went,
sir.'
ooh, yes, l forgot. Well, tell us his
last words, and We won't trouble you any
more.'
ellis last words were, It's my only
chance, child; and I'll get down as you
say" And overcome by fright and a
sense of her kinsman's danger, should
they rigidly interpret the language which
she had reported, she sobbed aloud, ard
hid her face from sight.
Her tormentors did not stay longer to
soothe or question her. They had got
as they supposed, the information which
they wanted, and pushed rapidly on
down to the river. Now, the Governor
had arranged signal with his boatman
that white cloth by day, or a red light
by night, displayed from the attic winow
of his hiding place, which was just visi-
BILE at the mouth of the river, should IT,
form them if he were in trouble, ard
put them on the alert to help him. AS
soon, therefore, as he started from his
cousins, the signal hoated from the win
dow to warn them; and when they saw
the pursuing party dash madly down the
road to the river, ard recognized the
British uniform of the leader. they pulled
swiftly out to sea. The horsemen
reached the shore only to see the boat
with two men in it nearly out of sight,
and, supposing their destined prey had
escaped, relinquished their pursuit.
Meanwhile, the hunted victim lay safe
and quiet, where the simple shrewdness
of the little cousion had hidden him un-
til the time came for her to return to
supper. Then, he bade her go as usual
to her home, telling her to ask her
mother to place the signal lamp, as soon
as 1t grew dark, in the window for the
boatmen, and to send him there some
supper, with his vailse, which in tie
hurry of departure he had left behind.
The signal recalled the boat, which af-
ter twilight had ventured in sight of the
shore and the farmhouse, and the Cover
nor quietly made his way to the river in
safety. When he rejoined his father in
a secure home, he named his infant
daughter which had been born in his al
sence, "Hetty Marvin" that he might
be daily reminded of the little cousin
whose truth and shrewdness saved his
life