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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
AN OLD CITIZEN AND THE OOLLEO-
TORSHIP.

EDITOR 1t will be
remembered that at the last election
DR.. P. Fl. Chambers was a candidate
for the Office of collector, and many
believed that but for a combination of
circumstances, to which it is unneces-
sary now to refer, he would have re-
ceived the nomination. An election
for ithat office again takes place this
fall, and the understanding is that
Doctor Chambers will be again before
the people as a candidate for the collec-
torship. In expressing my preference
for DR.. Chambers, l am only exercis-
ing privilege possessed in common
with the hnmblest citizen of the coun-
ty, and at the same time l must be al
lowed to say that utterly disclaim any
feeling of hostility to any other cam
didate whose name may be before the
people. honestly believe there are
reasons existing which should induce
the people of Lafayette to look favora-
bly, upon the claim of DR.. Chambers,
some of which [ will proceed to notice.
In the first place it is universally ad-
mitted that he possesses in an eminent
degree every qualification for the
office. Secondly, he has lived in the
county for forty years, during which
time he has lived at Waverly, Dover
and Lexington, and wherever he has
lived, he has borne the same high rep
utation as an honest, able, Christian
gentleman. During all these years he
has been actively engaged in labori-
GUS profession, in which he has worn
out his constitution, and yet finds him
self as poor to-day as when he started
in the race OF lite. His life has been
spent in doing good to his fellow men
and now in the evening of his days, he
asks their suffrages for an Office which
would enable him to cease from pro-
tessional Labor and spend the remnan,
of his lite in endeavoring to secure fol
his family home and all independence
which he has thus far failed to do. Il
has not been the millionaires of tht
world who have proved its greatest
benefactors. On the contrary it has
grown into proverb, that the poo
are always the most ready and willing
to aid those in like circumstances.
'Tis the poor man alone
When he hears the poor moan
| Of his mOrsel, a mOrsel will give.
| AN OLD CITIZEN
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Furnished weekly to the Intclligencer by
Captain j. d. Conner, recorder of deeds o'
Lafayette county, Mol
Abstract of the deeds filed in the Office ol
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday, March g.
to Saturday, March 13, A. D., 1886. Only such
as contain covenants of warranty contained
in list.
John O'Malley to Charles Taylor.
lot Z, blk ID, John O'Maley's add to
Lexington. Observation-Disclosures. .;.o 10 w
John Washington to F. Hustead,
16O acres, w ht sw, IS; and nj Sc,
II, 40, %. ........... ......:.:;:... 4,SOo O(
A. G. French to Joseph F. Files,
80 acres, e Inf ne, l, 40. %. -. l,4OO W
4. w. Wright to ThOs. q. Waller,
100 acres. e hf ne, 81; and W side
end NV, 80, 90, %. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,SOO "
w. H.. Plum TO Chas. A. Shull, lot
10, blk IL. Ode. sa. ........... 49,. l,lOO "
Al. Reynolds to Julius q. Coe,
lot Z. blk 1 and part lot 8, blk l, Z.
and SIS add to Odessa. 80. 400 "
VIM. H. Major to August HOefer.
60 acres, NV ne, and hf sw ne, 70, .
~, 70. z,'VV "
Pat Coulfield to Charles Rogers,
lot 10. blk II, Asbury's add to Hig-
gnsVllle. ........;... loO
+. A. Callahan and husband 10
Godfried Roedel, 166 S0-1OO acres,
ne NV. and NV ne, % and part 81,
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
THEY LIKE WHITNEY.


Personally, Secretary Whitney is a
teOus in his way as the secretary of the
interior. There is no nonsense about
Whitney, and this adds to his popular
ity with the newspaper correspondents,
as it does with every one else with
whom he is brought in contact. If you
go to Whitney for any information he
can consistently give you, you get it
without moments delay. Ii it is
something he thinks ought not to be
made pnblic, he says so, and that is
the end of it. A young friend of mine,
a reporter on the Post of this city, tells
me he was sent to Mr.. Whitney's
house one night at 9 o'clock to obtain
some information regarding the
troubles then existing OH the lsthmus
of Panama. When the reporter pre-
sented his card the servant informed
him that the secretary was dining with
a number of friends, and they had just
seated themselves at the table. 1t was
necessary that he should have the III
terview, and as he could not wait I'M
til the close of the dinner the reporter
insisted that his card should be handed
to the secretary. The servant with
some reluctance took the card and
ushered the young man into the recep-
ton room. In a few minutes the
secretary made his appearance. The
reporter began to apologize for his in
trusiOn, when the secretary cut him
short with the remark:
"NO excuses are necessary. | know
something about newspaper reporting.
When Won call al man house Won
do SO because yOu want to see him. not
because You want 20 annoy him. Now
tell me just what you want"
The young man did so. The secreta-
ry dropped into an adjoining chair and
| for twenty minutes went over the situ-
alton carefully and in detail, and gave
the reporter an interview which at
tracted widespread attention the next
day. That boy will remain Whitney
shouter until the day Of his death.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL OON-
MITTEE.

Honors are even between Cockrell
and Burnes. 1t is learned on the very
best authority that Senator Cockreil
has been chosen as one OF the three
senators who are to act i'm conjunction
with five members of the house, to be
selected by the campaign committee of
that body as the democratic executive
committee for the management of the
democratic executive committee for the
management of the coming congress
sional campaign. The three senators
are German, Cockrell and Kenna.
There has been some endeavOr to pre-
vent the return of German to the com.
mittee on account of his views on the
tariff and silver question, but it is be-
lieved now he will again be made
chairman of the congressional CON-
miltee. Kenna is a silver man, but
while claiming to favor a moderate re-
duction of the tariff, does not rank
with the Morrison element of the par
ty on the tariff question. 1t is stated
the congressional committee will call
on the president as soon as the house
members are named and endeavor to
persuade him to a policy of active as
slstance in the campaign.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20

promise to pay said company the sum
of ............... dollars, i'll three
equal installments of ............ dol
lars. Said FIRST INsTALLMENT to be
due and payable when said line of
railroad shall be completed through
the county OF .........., and q tram
of cars shall pass over the same, notice
thereof having been published in some
newspaper published in said county.
Said SECOND INSTALLMENT to be due
and payable one year after the maturi-
ty of the first; and said THIRD IN
sTALLMENT, two years after the matu-
rity of the first. The first installment
is to bear six per cent. interest from
maturity, and the two last, six per
cent. from the maturity OF the first.
This obligation to be void unless said
road shall be completed within three
years from this :. 90. day of ..,
1886.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
insomnia, and indeed the symptoms

and indeed the symptoms
would indicate that they were right,
but hardly think they have given a
proper diagnosis of the case. After
his restless nights, if, during the day,
the Wheatley folks got the better OF
the Mayvlew folks in spelling it throws
him into commissions; and, oh my, how
he does buck and rear around, you
would think he must be initiating a
mustang pony. Now we think that
makes out clear case of hydrOphobia.
Some of those dogs of ours must have
bit him the night of the spelling at
Mayview; and the people about there
ought to try to confine him some way.
The scholars there would rather not
have it published all over the county
that we beat them spelling, but in his
fits of uncOnsciOusness he writes to
your paper despite their protests, and
that forces us to tell it. You could
come to their rellet by refusing to in
sert his communication, but yOn had
better be careful what kind of an eX
cuse You give for not inserting it, for if
he should go TO see you about it aud
one OF those "spells" come OH him while
there he would clean out your house
from cellar to garret. Another reason
we think we are right about the case is
that he Oike snakes in dog days)
strike at everything that approaches
him. He seems to have found some
Inconsistency in the two commnnica-
tions from this district. But we as
sure him there is none. The first article
in your paper spoke only of the mem.
bers of the school that were engaged
in spelling, and "Eli" spoke OF all that
spelled. We think that if consistency"
is Jewel he has lost the "set" out OF
his. We have told you the symptoms
of the disease. Now sir if you will send
us a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup, we think by energetic treat
ment with that, that he may recover.
He has also bad blood, but We think
we can thin that with Sassafras tea
and with these simple remedies save
him to the school and community
Without him | think the school al
Mayview will collapse. So far as his
challenge is concerned, if they will
make orthography speciality for ses
sion or so and become worthy of Oul
ssteel' then we will tackle them again
but until then we could not condescenC
to spell with them. Eli says his con
clusion about the skedaddle referred to
by "Fair Play" is that the good maj
that said eve had better quit" had be
come disgusted with the confusion OF
his side of the house and thought i
was about time. ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
The Girl of the Period.

lFrom the Lynn, Mass, Union.l
She'd great and varied knowledge, picked up
at a female college. of quadratics, hy-
drOstatics and pneumatics very fast.
She was stuffed with erudition as you stuff a
leather cushion, all the ologies of the
colleges and the knowledges Of the past.
She had studied the old lexicons of Peruvians
and Mexicans, their theology, anthro-
pOlOgy and geology DER and DER.
She knew all the forms and features of the
prehistoric creatures - ichthyOsaurus.
plesiosaurus, megalosaurus and many
more.
She ID describe the ancient Tuscans, and the
Basques and the Etruscans, their grid
dies and their kettles and the victuals
that they gnawed.
She'd discuss-the learned charmer - the
the theology of Bramah, and the scan
dals of the Sanddls and the sandals that
they trOd.
She knew all the mighty giants and the mas
ter minds Of science, all the learning
that was turning in the burning mind
of man.
But she couldn't prepare dinner for gaunt
and hungry sinner, or get up L decent
supper for her poor vOraciOus papa, for
she never was constructed on the old
domestic plan.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
ELDORADO SPRINGS.
Roads muddy.

Roads muddy.
Visitors tOlerablr numerous.
Court at the county seat this week
makes our town little dull.
The demand for houses to rent is still
beyond the supply.
r. M. Howe, OF Lafayette has gone
home tor a months vacation.
Mr.. Callahan, of Nevada, father of
David Callahan, OF Lexington, is in
town this week.
The railroad strike will somewhat
interfere with our building boom.
The building on the M. f. church is
being rapidly pushed.
The establishment of the Union In
stitute of the county to be united with
Vernon and St. Clair, was effected on
the 9th ult. The session will be held
in July.
Some prominent men from Illinois
and Kentucky are in our town and
are likely to invest with us and remain
during the summer. Il. j. A.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
Louise La Valllere,
BY j. II. BRISBANE.


From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
I ask not, Lord, that his face may see,
For that were SIN;
ask not that my life may ever he
What it has been.
ask not that this dull, soul -sickenng pain
May ever cease.
l ask not that my feet on earth again
Find paths of peace!
But, o, my God, forgive me If dare
To thee lift up
The chalice Of y passionate, pure prayer
A sacred cup.
ask not for myself one single grace,
Faith is so dim).
And yet dare pray to thy very face
For him for HIM!
II thou hast gall for both. oh, let his share
Ruin my wine!
II both should suffer, Father, let me bear
His cross with mine.
With all the anguish OF thy wrath, dear Lord
Encompass me;
My heart l bare to thine avenging sword,
But leave him free!
Brighten his Gays with all the many lights
l miss from mine;
Let, in the hearts of his predestined nights,
My lost stars shine.
Let him remember me without the stain
VI great regret
Nay, il my memory bring one single pain,
Let him forget!
I ask not, Lord. that his face may see,
For that were sin;
l ask not that my life should ever be
What it has been.
I ask not that this dull, sOul-sickening main
Should ever cease;
But lead. oh lead his trouble feet again
To paths OF peace!
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
HOW 1T LOOKS IN PARIS.
From the Paris Mercury. |

The Lexington people asked the rail-
road commissioners to put the rate of
transportation on coal from that place
to Kansas City at 40 cents per ton.
The commissioners would not do it.
On those same commissioners the
state is annually throwing away lots OF
good dollars. We hope the next legis
lature will declare the Office out of or
der and abolish it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
100 90
MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION.

The Board of Equalization will meet
at the courthouse, Monday, April 9Th,
1886, and continue in session three
days (and longer if necessarily
to hear complaints of errone-
GUS assessments. 1t is impor-
tant for all who are dissatisfied with
their assessments, to know that the
county court is now prohibited from
making any change in the valuation OF
property. The Board of Equalization,
only, is empowered to change the val
uation placed upon property by the
assessor, and if any wish to change
their assessment they must apply to it.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
The Mothers Vigil.
BY HUGH CONWAY.

A wakeful night with stealthy tread
Der weary day had crept.
As near her dying infants bed
A mother watched and wept.
She saw the dews of death o'er spread
That brow so white and fair,
And bowling down her aching head, "
She breathed q fervent prayer.
go, Thou" she cried, ga mothers love
Hast knOwn-a mothers grief
Bend down from starry heights above,
And send my heart relief.
Sweet lips that smiled are drawn in pain,
Yet rest his life may keep,
And give him to my arms again;
o, let my baby sleep!"
When sickly dawn CLEAN had cast
OF light on life's black pail.
Through gates OF heaven in mercy past
An answer to her call,
On somber wings. through gloomy skies,
Deaths angel darkly swept
He softly kissed those troubled eyes,
And 10 the infant slept.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
WHY WE sYMPATHIzE.

GFrom the Saline County Democrat.I
The citizens of Lafayette county
who have been basely imposed upon
by the Missouri Pacific railroad and
coal mining company, of course sympa-
thlze with Jay GhOul.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
Bond Service of the Heart.
BY EDMUND GOSSE.

When by the fire we sit with hand In hand.
My spirit seems to watch beside your knee,
Alert and eager at your least command
To do your bidding over earth and sea;
You sigh and of that dubious message fain,
I scour the world to bring you what you
lack,
Till, from some island of the spicy main,
The pressure of your fingers calls me bBck; !;
You smile, and l, who love to be your slave,
Post round the orb at your fantastic will.
Though. while my fancy skins the laughing
wave,
My hand lies happy in your hand. and still !;
Nor more from fortune or from life would
crave
Than that dear silent service to fulfill.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
n q. CHANDLER,

/. rsropNEg-AT-LAW,L Lexington, Mo. VII
A f.,.aa in the circuit and other courts oi
pssS. pes,s sn I'D, ,oining counties Being thor or
oasny familiar with the course ef washnston
Ss,orn the Patent ONCE. General Land ONE, 19sc.
Tsr. Interior, and other departments nav W0e
fryor nrimea Venable'6. A!-
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
Chicago & Alton r. b.
Passenger

Trans markeds will not STOP.
Trains markell will stop on signal.
Local freights run daily except Sunday. Other
trains daily.
We keep q full line of through tick. is to all
principal points IN the United States and Can
ada at lowest rates. Also through cheeks
&. P. PRICE. Agent, at Higginsyille.
B. A JOHNSON, Agent at Odessa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
Because OF Thee.

And so love these native woods and hills,
These rugged ridges, viewing with delight
This turbid river with its tribute rills,
Since over all is shed thy beings light;
And thus this CLINE my longing want fulhls,
For now tits soft and brilliant to my sight.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
MEDICAL.
m. n. BOLTON.
p n GOsEWISCH, M. D.,

-,cI.N AND SURGEON, has removed
fDafSlCl:AsN, IA stand to rooms back of Wallace
caTs.s HI NV over Lexington Savings BANK; Eao1s e"
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
nm p p. CHAMBERS.

.DHYsiClAMS "a sNd md Throat specially.
OfAce over hrienn " octlS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
ATTORNEYS.
TX g. BLACKwgL. ALBERT R. srRoTHKR.
II H,ACKWEU.I, Il STROTHER.
RICHARD FIELD.
G1y c. WALLACE. WI. d. Sl
- WALLACE & CHILES.

q n FTORNEYS AND COUNSELLOKs AI
=. w ~ sIeIinFyon savings Bank. - opposite
n.s conrt house. win practice in the comts o. o.
IA Sette and surrounding counties, and aiso on N
e Supreme court Of the state on MssU ,or tbs.
= IL g.. Circuit and Districs courts Aof eno
~ ..tar,a Diatrict OF Missouri.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
CONCORDIA
w. II. BRUINS.
cONcORDZ,1, no.,
PURE POLAND china HOGS,

WILL. after June LIST. 1888, have on hand
w and for sale at all times limited sup
warranted Of pure blood. My principal breed.
ing stock is recorded in the Central Poland
corded in..Volume 4. Persons desiring this breed
of hogs are invited to come and exumine my
herd. Satisfaction guaranteed. 1 have been
breeding this stock since 1874 with sue
Ce6B. febllVl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
GROCERIES. GLASSWARE, sc.

AER. ADAM ToEPPE wishes to call fla
NI attention TO his large stock of
Groceries, Glassware, Queenswnre,
etc just received, fresh and new. and to be
sold at bedrock prices. Being at no expense
for rent clerk 8 hire and buying only for cash.
he is enabled to sell good Goods of every kind
kept in stock at such prices as will sstonIsh
those who have been dealing ut high priced
houses. Don't fail to examine his stock and
prices before purchasing elsewhere. Franklin
street, drst door east Of brewery. sep26tf
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
an = ~. MENG.

,,CyAN r. SURGEON, OMce CPPO1Iso
pAasstSnnse. over Graham Morrison s'GlS; a.
1.ctsence: At the Benz. Chinn mouse; oni;7S.lv ~
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
THE SOUTHERN CHURCHMAN.
Richmond. Va,

v~uRJIsHED tor over so years; is an Evan
Pxeiical paper, and one of the best family
iexrnsls Price reduced to $a.Os year: Try II
oAs year. Aeooe
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
TAYLOR e. LESUEUR,
nuneaOyl OFFICE AT COURTHOUSE.
eUBURBAN RESIDENCE FOR
SALE.

OFFER for sale, At bargaIn, my 147
i two-story Brick Residence, contain ::A
ing Rooms Kitchen and Cellar. HI
vo0d large New Barn. Buggy-house -sA
CoV-shed, all made OF the best pine lumber;
All necessary outbuildings. Good well anu
plenty OF st0ckwater. There are
rIcHTEEN AND THREE-FOURTHS ACRES
OF VERY RICH LAND.
About 400 best apple trees, 200 of them bearing
large quantity of other fruits. OF all kinds,
and OF the best quality. One acre in Turner
aud Cuthbert Raspberries. One-fOurth OF an
acre In the best variety of Straw berries. ane
vein Of Coal underles the whole place, and is
SssIly reached. Will sell the place for less than
fhe cost of House and Barn. Located one mi 'e
from the courthouse, on the best road In the
county. and commands very line view OF the
1itH. tehfitf -yOHN e. CHEATIlAM.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-20
BANKS.

e,uRaKoN DENTIST .onice GppG,slte p psps,nse -
= the courthouse, up Stairs, &k
ton.s Missouri. --------
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-08-05
Camp "Stonewall. -
WEYER'S CAVE. An,

VIEWERS CAVE, Aug. 8, '86
Editor Virgi,aia,a Boys all arrived safe
and sound, and found a good dinner await
ing us, equal to any hotel. The Commit
tee on Arrangements, Messrs. Van Pelt,
lesser and d. G. Barkman, had everything
in fine order plenty of bedding, and all
the comforts of camp life. Breakfast at
s o'clock ; practice at 8 dinner at l drill
at S concert at Z. The boys are all enjoy
ing themselves. fishing, bathing, SC. Our
camp was visited yesterday by Mr.. VIM.
McCue and some other gentlemen from
Staunton, who are bass-fshing in the
neighborhood. They met with success, as
the long string Of fish they were carrying
evidenced. We will probably leave for
home on Monday next. Mr.. Mobler and
family are just as kind to the boys as they
can be, and l assure you we appreciate it.
Hope the camp will terminate as pleas
antly as it has begun. w. Fl. B.