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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

China is the most highly protected
country in the world. Ordinary
workmen there receive the muniflcent
sun of 2 cents a day for their labor.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

James o. johnson, an intimate friend
Of Henry Clay and executor under his
will, died August LIST, at Lexington,
KY. aged 81.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

There are d~iscouraging corn reports
from the western part Of Kansas.
There is need of rain, but the worst
ne wi lie that hot winds have been blow
ing since last Saturday, doing great
damage to the corn. A citizen of Glen
Elder, 225 miles west of Atchison, says
that Or Sunday the thermometer stood
ia in the shade from IL O'Clock
until 5, and that the hot wind fairly
burnt the corn. The same man has
travelled on the Kansas Pacific from
Solomon City to Topeka, and saw but
a half dozen promising fields west of
Abilene. He says rains and q cesss-
ton of the hot winds might ave the
late crop, but the early plant is gone.
Similar reports come from the Arkan-
sas Valley.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The prohibition spectre is giving
the republicans 30 much anxiety, even
in Iowa, that they denounce it as 60
conspiracy"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The democrats of East Sedalia Or
ganizcd IA democratic club, last Tues
day night. with II membership of l75.
including conductors, engineers, lire
men, switchmen. yardmen and repre-
s~entatives of other branches of railroad
men. j.. IL. Fitzgerald, one OF the
officers OF the National Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, acted as tenn
pOrary chairman, and was elected first
vice president. The officers OF the
club are confident that they will swell
the membership to 1000 before No
yember A large number of railroad
men, who had voted the republican
ticket heretofore. swear that they will
never vote Tor General Harrison on
account uf his bitter hostility to
the railroad strikers in Indian
apolis in 1877. One OF the lead
ing members of the Brotherhood of
Engineers, running ON the
Missouri Pacific at the present time,
was II resident of indianapolis at the
time of the great strike and " IA present
when General Harrison made his
famous speech in which he stated that
the men should be compelled to return
to work at the point OF the bayonet If
he were governor of Indiana.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The decrease in the public debt dur
Ing July Is placed at $S, $780, O0. Over
$l4, 900, 0o0. was paid for pensions.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Ex-Governor Porter declines to III
for governor of Indiana. Disgust at
the action OF the Chicago convention is
the cause.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Mr.. VIM. II. Wallace has written a
letter to the Kansas City Times posi-
lively refusing to allow his name to be
used as a candidate for congress from
this district.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

A teacher to teach q public school In the
country; long term and good wages; Latin
and German required taught. Address
W. A.. MCQUEEN.
aug4w3 HigginsVille, Mo.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

PheEe we're twenty five pTostratious
from the extreme heat, five Of them
fatal, last Wednesday, In st. Louis.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Chiliicothe Tribune:-The grand
jury of Carroll county has returned a
long list of indictments against persons
for the Illicit sale of intoxicants. In
all there are sixty-three counts and the
bond in each count has been fixed at
$500. a total of Sl2, 600. All the cases
will come up for hearing at the next
term of the circuit court, meantime the
"tigers" will continue to "howl" as
heretofore.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

There were four deaths and quite a
number of prostrations from heat at
Kansas City last Tuesday.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

A correspondent of the AtlGmtG Con
situation remarks thai Cleyeland's
pluck and TbHrman's luck will kill the
reDubIican duck.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The locust plague in Algeria il grow
ing worse and worse. Sixty thousand
laborers and two thousand soldiers have
been utterly unable to keep back the
living tide. and the destructive "crick-
ets'' still blscken the land from SetiI to
the borders of Tunis. Only the other
day q new legion OF locusts appeared
near Sedrata as If by magic. They
spread over a surface of about seventy
miles, and advanced in black b~attaIinns
several miles in breadth. The country
is completely devastated, and next year
it is feared that there will be famine
and pestilence in the colony.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The senate "~railrosded' private pen
sion bills at the rate OF ilroe a minute,
for nearly an hour 2us le at week,
and still expect ti8 20 sign
them all withc PerDapt
Harrison woui.. Ii. Cleveland is not
that kind of a president,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

James G. Blaine, wife and daughter
sailed ter home from London, England,
on the LIST inst,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The Connecticut prohibition conven-
ton net at Hartford, August LIST, and
adopted the usual platform with a
clause in favor of tariff reform. The
committee split on woman's suffrage,
and two reports were made, the major
ity ignoring the subject and the minor
ity favoring some expression. The
minority was laid on the table, and the
majority was then amended so as to
indorse the Indianapolis platform
tavoring woman suffrage. A plank
was added demanding the abolition of
the internal revenue tax Oh liquors by
immediate prohibition of the traffic.
The state ticket was then nominated.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Chief Justice Fuller isin Washington
trying to select u rcaiG0ncg
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Centralia, Mo-, Guard saloon
men have abandoned the effort TO
license. We don't see that it
makes the liquor drinking any less.
On last Saturday five kegs OF beer were
shipped up from Mexico to private
parties and drank. One key was Or
dered and drank by young boys rang
ing in age from fourteen to nineteen
years. If this state of things continue
we shall have just aus to say "save
the boys" We are not publishing this
merely for effect; the truth of the above
is we'll known
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
PIANO FOR SALE.
LOsT-LAND
n A
COLLEGE,

TTNHE AGRICULTURAL will open
l. with the other departments OF the State
Universally. on September 18th.
Ito course OF instruction Is confined strictly TO
those sciences that relate directly TO farming
II has O faculty OF eleven; u farm equipped
with modern buildings, pure-bred stock. LABOR
saving tools u complete horticultural outfit with
thousands Of varieties of fruits and useful
plants, etc. etc. an admirably equipped vet
erInRry department; u good agricultural museum
and library, and the United States Experiment
Station
For catalogue apply to the secretary and ior
further to
J. w. SANBORN, Dean,
au4i2 Columbia, Mo.
Semi-AnnuaI,S Statement
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

DIR. Robert Morris died last Tuesday
morning at his home at La Grange,
KY, OF paralysis. He was 20 years old
and a native OF Mississippi, though he
had lived in Kentucky nearly all his
life. He was the poet laureate of
Masonry. He was a past grand master
and the author of nearly a hundred
Masonic works and poems. Iu 1879 he
was sent to the Holy Land by the
Masons to explore its origin and spent
eighteen months there. He was a
Presbyterian minister but OF late years
had devoted himself exclusively to
Masonic work. He leaves u wife and
several children.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
4. E'l"rk.II LIST.


fINHE following letters remained uncalied tor At
L the pOstofice ut Lexington, Lafayette coun-
ty. Missouri, July u, 1888:
BuOh, Matilda MISS Branem, NJ.
DlgBlns. h W. Dean. Lawrence
Emry, Eddie Harlow, MOrdacai
husband, K l.. H"illenmeyer II. +.
Kelly, Mary KInkead, II. r.
Moore, DIT ROsenburg. W. H.2
smith, Aollie l.. Smith. e. ii Jr.
Strasburgh. Charles Thornton. Bessie Miss
SsnderpOOl, Johnnie Edward.
Wayman. Mrs. J.
CARDS.
CLARK. Sam HOgg. Jumes
oliver, John Ofett, John
Parsons. George Mrs. Porter, Phil
Rea Robert Ray, II. Robert
Reed. Cortland. R,nick, Frank
Renick, james Ripple, John
Rogers, Henry Roach. John
Rsnick, Neal Renick. Peter
itosenburg. W II. Reed, John, col.
Smith, Albert Stark, Andrew
Shanks, Arie summers Ja aIes. col
When calling for these please say that Lney
were advertised. P.S FULKERSON. T.. NJ.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Kissing still continues to be a great
feature OF the campaign, but the Tole-
do Bee sums the whole matter up thus:
"Wcll, history tails 10 record that any
man has ever been kissed into the
presidency. However. Benny and the
republican girls can go on with the
osculatory iun until November Is, but
after that date kissing Ben will become
stale and Improbable. Meanwhile
Cleveland will receive the necessary
votes and continue business at the old
stand, with Mrs. Cleveland for his kiss
ing partner"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

Very few people have any idea OF the
vast areas of government land held by
alien land holders in the United States.
The largest tract,4 800, 900 acres,i is held
by the Holland Company, of New Mex
CO. Az English syndicate holds
5000, 900 acres in Texas; Sir Edward
Reid and a syndicate in Florida own
1000, 900 acres; 1900, 600 acres belong
to an English syndicate in Mississippi,
1,700.0 900 to the Marquis of T~weeddale,
800, 900 to the Phillips Marshall COM
pany, of London, and 1900, 900 to a
German syndicate. These comprise
the larger land holders. There are,
however, a score Or more OF persons
aud syndicstes owning less than $780,
600 acres. The grand total foots up TO
0,747 900 acres of government land
held by aliens in the United States.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The following national tickets are
already before the American people Tor
their suffrages next November, with
several others yet to hear from
Democratic party-President, Grover
Cleveland, OF New York; vice presl-
dent, Allen G.. Thurman, Of ONO.
Republican party President benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana; vice president,
Levi Z. Morton, of New York. Fro
hibition party-President, Clinton h.
Fisk, of New Jersey; vice president
John A. Brooks, of Missouri. Union
Labor psrty-President, Al. Streeter,
of Illinois; vice president, Charles e..
Cunningham. OF Arkansas. Industrial
Reform party-President, Albert +.
Redstone, of California; vice-presideHt,
John Colvin, of Kansas. Woman
Suffragists-President Belva A. Lock
wood, of Washington; vice. president,
Alfred A. Love, of Pennsylvania.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

The democrats claim that they will
absorb the entire labor vote of Illinois
at the coming election. The leaders of
the labor party are declaring for the
democratic state ticket. The revolt of
tho ironmolders against the republican
candidate for state treasurer, Charles
Becker, has caused quite Il stir in all the
manufacturing centers of Illinois. The
ironmolders' union OF Belleville is
sending out circulars in all directions
calling upon their fellow-molders and
their friends to vote against Becker.
Astute politicians say that this will
cost Becker several thousand votes.
Then the action of the carpenters
union In the matter of the republican
party and the auditorium building is
causing much talk among the laborers.
The fact that not one of the candidates
on the republican state ticket has ever
been identified III any way with any
effort to ameliorate the condition OF the
w~orkingmen, is much commented up
up. "The democrats propose to make
a fight for the votes of the labOring
men and the farmers" said a promi-
nent member OF the democratic state
executive committee. "We will see
that they get cords of literature 10
prove to them that their truest friend
il the democratic party. We are in
this campaign TO win, because our
principles are right"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04
Wanted.

Odessa Mo-, July 30. 1888.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04


Hugh NJ. Brooks, alias Maxwell, the
murderer of Preller, who will be hang
ed next Friday, is passing his time
very quietly In jail, Almost the entire
day he remain 4aa' i in his cell play
ing cards, ir,a,", ..,1 CHECKERS with
he guarC 'uden table
which 1Orm, furniture of
h 4Ia.yers. Al occasi, Ial Whit is
taken 10y him itom q cigarette, which
he invariably has beside him on the
table. He attires himself as lightly as
possible this warm weather, and never
wears anything but an undershirt to
cover himself from the waist up, ex-
cept when the weather Is moderately
cool, when he puts on a linen shirt and
sometimes a vest. Both his mother
and sister continue to visit him regu-
larly. Maxwell himself, while he has
chung undauntedly to the last straw OF
hope, admits freely now that he feels
that death 10 staring him in the face.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-08-04

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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
'.Bertha with the Large Foot. -

Bertha the mother Of Charlenlagne, who
died at al advanced age IN 7s3 figures e1-
tensively in the cycle Of CarlOviugian 70
mances as Bertha with the large foot, Berthe
au grand pied, and IS also known IN the folk
lore of France as Bertha the Spinner, "a
fleuse, and as Ia Refine Pedauque, corrup-
ton OF Regina pede auca- Her statues,
which are common on the facade of old
French churches, represent crowned female
with swans or e gooses foot, holding dis
staff in her hand. From these attributes is :
evident that similarity Of names has con-
fused her IN the popular Inauguration Win
the Eolda- Bertha OF Teutouic mythol-
ogy. In the Thirteenth century . minstrel
named Adenes wove into epic form the
many legends that clustered about the
mother OF CharIemagne. The poem acquired
great popularity in tee middle ages. 1t was
recently printed IN Paris. According to this
authority, Bertha was the daughter Of Flore
and BIanchetior, king and queen Of Hungary
She was born with one foot larger
than the other, whence her sobrl9ae1
Being asked in marriage by Pepin
OF France, she was sent to aim under the
escort Of ner cousin Tybers- Now, II her
train was a wicked woman named Margis1e,
whose daughter. -t44,Ac- NN-S 81
narv resem blance 70 Bertha. AargIsve IL
duced Ty 5erS TO JOIN in q plot whereby ALste
was palmed OF upon Pepln as his bride and
the real Bertha was abandoned in d forest
For eight years the fraud was successful
Then B.ancheior determined - L2y visit 20
her daughter. AS SIZE passed through France
she heard complaints on al sides or the
wicked Queen Bertha Surely she thought,
this cannot De ny daughter. And, II fact,
when she confronted A.Lsre she detected Ter
by her feet, which were bota II : size. AlsVe
was ieposed and sent 70 q convent Margls1e
was burned alive Shortly after, a stag which
Pepin was hunting led hin TO Ese forest glade
where Bertha had found az asylum Size vas
recognized by her large foot, and Pepia Elar-
rted her. The conclusion u tie story SHOWS
some analogy 20 the Cinderella myth Bertha
nav also have some connection wife the
queen CT Sheha, who, according TO story IN
tha TsIruud. had beautiful face, but large
and ugly feec.-LippIrcott's Magazine
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22

an asked by presumably CLiueS-
American how IAN tan L plaved Tais 5 re
way: Tie dealer draws q handful e coin
fran 4 pile q Chinese Ecrey AID places !.
bensach brass cover Then &c proceeds 70
draw cur four colns a. S TINS 1ntL less than
four re-lair CT rhe entire hzZzt1L What
ever number OF cons rszlala- whe-her i be
three, two or o2s, des1snases a scare q q
card whica ds.eTzsI1ss Tie De-
L o1s CO 1ae CaaEanea WHO are betting las
CHANGED 20 select tie number o. IRE score
which corresponds 70 TIE nCI1ner O col2s left
OF. OF chs handful, Ae : lie wi-ne- Tie
amount ssaket depends upon IRE opuou CO
tie player Small amounts are usually Re,
bzs Is larre 3 SKI IS $50 s sa--ss-.-ses
s-sked
Tae proprsetors OF the gambling kozses
make something CIT OF evsry gaE1s- fo- Trey
exert commission q : CT per cent CT
wian-azs OF I2l-e wac 11AY.-A-s. GrurcT.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22

Good Housekeeping assures Us that the
thirnble was originally called a thumb bell
by the English, because worn on the thumb.
then humble, and finally its present name.
L was Dutch invention. and was frt
brought 20 England in 1895. Thinbles were
formerly made only Of iron and brass, but
in comparatively late years they have been
made Of gold, steel, horn, ivory and even
glass and pearl In China beautiful carved
pearl thinbles are seen, bound with gold,
and with the end OF gold The first thimble
introduced into Siam was @ bridal gift from
the king 20 the queen; Il IS shaped Ike
lotus bud, made Of gold and thickly studded
with diamonds arranged to spell the queens
LAle.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
4 CLEVER SWlNOlE.
How a Diamond Importer Was Robbed
by q French Broker.

How Diamond Importer Was Robbed
By French Broker.
There was a trick played in Paris some
time ago which is a fair illustration Of the
sharp practices to which disreputable dealers
viii at times resort. 4 diamond broker
brought 70 an American importer. who was
purchasing stones in the French capital, a
package Of diamonds, which he took from a
large red pocket book in his breast pocket.
He left the stones for examination and came
back in the course Of four or five hours. The
quality Of the goods was entirely satisfactory
70 the purchaser, and the terms of sale were
discussed
The broker wanted higher price than the
dealer was willing TO give. and they haggled
on for some time until the difference between
them amounted TO. only franc carat.
The broker, however, stQboornly refused
to go below the figure be had mentioned, and
the merchant was equally determined not 70
go abovS his own price, so the former put his
diamonds back into the red pockeUbook and
started for the door, having reached which
he stopped, considered moment and turned
back, saying that re would yield the point of
difference, even though be lost money by 1t,
as this would give him an opportunity Of
securing the future trade OF the dealer 10
whom he was talking
Out came the pocketbook again, and from
II was taken the package OF diamonds, which
were promptly transferred and paid for.
When the merchant came TO open his packet
after he reached home he found that a CON-
paratively worthless lot Of stones had been
substituted for those he had examined prior
10 making the purchase. The broker had &C
complished this deception by carrying two
red pocketbOoks, one in each OF his breast
pockets, and both Of them containing PACK
ages of diamonds of exactly the same weight
In taking back his good diamonds from the
dealer be had put them in the pocketbook
which he carried on the right side. When he
apparently reconsidered his determination
not to sell he took out toe pocketbook from
his left hand pocket and conveyed from it
TO the merchant packet corresponding IN
weight with the one the latter had been bar
gaining for.-Jewelers Weekly.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
HE CURIOSITY SAOn
knights of Malts-An Order Over 500
Years Old.

Years Old
The Knights of Malta is the name given o
certain military-relIgious order, which is
also called HospitalIers Of St. John of Jer1l-
salem, Knights Of St John and Knights Of
Rhodes. Some merchants of MaIf, traaie:
to the Levant, obtained leave of the calIph
Of Egypt 70 build house for those who cane
on pilgrimage 20 Jerusalem. and whom they
received with zeal and charity, l048, They
afterwards founded hospital for the recep-
tion OF pilgrims, from whence they were
called hospitallers Latin hospes, a guest
The military order was founded about 1899;
confirmed by the pope lib. In lll9 the
knights defeated the Turks at Antioch
After the Christians had lost their in
terest N the east, aud Jerusalem was
taken the knights retired to Acre, which
they defended valiantly il 1890. John, king
of Cyprus, gave them LimISso in his do
minions, where they stayed till 1910, in
which year they took Rhodes under their
grand master, De VallareS, and toe next year
defended II under the Duke Of Savoy against
an army Of SaracerS The story that his
successors have used T. z. R. T. (Forticudo
ejus Rhoduu teuuit, or His valor kept
Rhodes'0 for their device is much doubted
From this they were also called Knights OF
Rhodes; but Rhodes being taken by Selynan
IN 1872, they retired into Gambia, thence into
Sicily. Pope Adrian VI granted thsTn the
city Of Viterbo for their retreat; ard in 1880
the Emperor CasrIes Y gave them the isle Of
Malta. The order was suppressed ii Eng
land in $3.50, restored in 1857, and again sup
pressed in 1889. St. Johns Gate, CIsrken-
well, 4 relic Of their possessions, still exists.
The Emperor Paul Of Russia declared him
self grand master OF the order IN June 1923.
Aftsr the death Of the grand master. Tom
uaSi di Contara, in 1906, the order was gov
erned by lieutenant and college at Rome,
TIL Pope Leo XIII made Count Ceschua
Santa Cisco lieutenant since Feb. "A, IS7D
grand master, March IS, 1874 TIE knights
sen, hospital establishment into Bohemia
during the war IN 1885, which Afforded great
relief TO the wounded ard Sex.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
Elegant ssSfsorer.

A severe simplicity marks the best and
newest styles n fashionable papeterie
Ragged edged. burnt edged, leather paper,
sliced lemon paper, ye olde English paper,
scarlet paper sld other eccentric ra1s il this
line ara al thic-s OF the past. and this WIZ
ter Il Is prsilcted thst nothing viii Be used
bus white always most correct, BY the wayl.
a dull pearl t.-a. the very paiese gray or blue
fecked with tiny forous dots 81 tnroQsh it
and a greenLsa b!ua. On soUle OF these papers
the al ,ress, crest OF uonoSrau IS stamped IN
dead white, which IS very effective on ths
dark tone II sae paper, bus tie only ora
ue1t IN genera s tie house address and
crest, II ou5 Is used, in plaia black lettering
IN the upper risas hand corner. The crest
should OF no account De printed On the e.
v-lope Zap This IS secured With wax, il
which white II toe favori.e and most correct
cclor, followed by dull blue, PINK or green;
bright scarlet Is not fashionable. TIE wax
IL stamped with the crest, or Gee large,
heavily cut initial The sheet ot paper Re-
mains large AID folds oacs 70 e. square eE-
yelcpa
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-22
When Yen so

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