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SECRET VOTING.

A committee in the Massachusetts,
legislature has reported a plan for
making the ballot absolutely secret, or
as nearly so as human precautions can
avail in that direction. 1t is the Aus
tralian plan OF voting, with some
trifing variations. The first feature
in it is that the state, or in municipal
elections, the city, furnishes the ballots
and no party, committee or person
is allowed to share this privilege.
There is to be but one ticket, and the
names of all candidates are to be Oh it.,
the ote making n cross against the
one he wants to vote for. II he can
not read and write a special election
officer is empowered to give him the
needed instruction and assistance, and
nothing more. The voter, on present
ing himself at the polls, gives his name
and, if required, his place OF residence,
and is then handed a ballot, with
which he steps into u small conpart'
ment furnished with the proper con-
veniences, and prepares the ticket 10
suit him. A guard rail incloses the
polling place and keeps off the crowd,
and no person except those presenting
themselves to vote are permitted to
come inside this rail or Interfere with
the voter while preparing his ballot.
The voter is required to fold his ballot
before he leaves the compartment and
i'm that form hand it to the receiving
Judge, and is forbidden, there, to tell
how he has voted.
The bill has many details which make
lit cumbrous and difficult to learn at
first; but inquiries into the working of
1.-The system in Australia and in England
Firing the answer that it is entirely
satisfactory in both countries. Ii
would destroy the authority of eau
cuses over nominations; eliminate par
ty politics from contests in which party
Epolitics are not properly involved
secure greater freedom to the voter in
choosing his candidates, and enable
him to vote with Ill approximation to
secrecy which is now impossible,
This last consideration is Onc of lie
little weight in eastern manufacturing
! communities, where employees too ottel
lvote at the dictation of their employ
ers-but in the west, where voters tic
not care who knows how they vote, II
Twill not be esteemed q recommends
ftion. The furnishing of the ballot:
by the state, county or city is, i'll some
respects, a positive Improvement on the
present plan, and this provision might
be advantageously adopted even il thu
1 other details OF the system are rejected
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A REMARKABLE CASE.

A remarkable case-perhaps the most
remarkable on reCOrd-of failing in
members Of the am family to rccog-
niZe each other, came up in st. Joseph
county, Mich, Il few days ago. Capt.
Calhoon had four sons who grew mp
under the parental roof and struck out
on the pathway of life, each taking II
different route. The time came when
the father must lay down his lie bur
den, and the som were summoned
from their far away homes. They had
not seen each other for nineteen years
They all boarded the same train at
Chicago, and two of them occupied
the same seat. All Of them went ia
one livery stable TO hire teams TO take
them to the old homestead. Aud here
they made inquiries and found they
were brothers, all four bound on the
same sad mission.
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REDUCE THE TAXES.
Modest BEGINNING OF Tariff Mo-
nOpOly.
From the Philadelphia Record

rIUlD llt ulihuClphlh h'N'ih'l
Under the first protective tariff ever
enacted in the United States the aver
age rate of duty on imports was about
8 per cent. In the second tariff act the
ralc did not exceed l33 per cent.
These slight duties were Imposed On
the plea that they were necess try ia
foster the '~'intant industries" oi iir
country. Ii was argued that the wage
'oi labor were So high in other occupa
|ti1ns in The United States that manu-
fac, nrers could not afford to embark
their capital in infant industries with
ont a bounty sufficient to enable them
to pay these high rates of wages. No
pretense was then made that Il tariff
would or could increase The wages al
wOrkingmen. This was an a~ftertlOughI
of the protrctiOnists. Finding that the
wages of abOr were high in this II
try Gas they are in every other country
I'm which lands are fertile and cheap
and opportunities of employment abuu
dant), then began to give I e cr' dit "J
the high wages to the tariff divinity
and the false doctrine has at last be
come a genuine article of pro!ectiOnisi
faith.
Beginning with an 3 per cent. tariff
levied with much misgiving and unde'
many protests, the proicciionis's hav'
by successive eucroachmenIs screwed
up the duties on imports TO more thar
40 per cent. The tender ''iniants
have grown into mOnste" monop0iie'
and trusts, proving upon the vi,als "
the people While some ot these TART
combinations are crying for more, al
of them are violently and viciousl.
resisting the moderate reductions q
tariff taxes embodied in the Mills bill
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DEPENDENCE ON COLORED MEN.


inconsistency has never been more
bold than it is in the rcpub lean treat.
mcnt Of that party's colOrcd slaves
Among white men democrats are III Il
great majority. Every state clhsscd Il
doubtful would be ovcrw h~ciunIn%iy4
democratic but Tor the cOlored votcs.s
New York, ii colOred men did not
vote would have II democratic majority.
to be certainly counted upon OF not
less than 81, 900. New Jersey, Indiana.
Connecticut, Ohio, would not be re-
publican and Illinois, Michigan, Wis
consim and Pennsylvania would be the,
doubtful states. This year. wlthou,
the culorcd vote, no republican prcsii
dental candidate could possibly come.
within fifty OF the requisite electoral.
votes. eIiolhthe houscssot Representing
tiyes and the senate would DC reliably
under democratic control.
The republican party is wholly de.
pendent upon the solid coIOrcd vote
Tor its ability to make n Tight.
Yet the recognition the colorcd man
gets is the party lash, the party letters
and the party kick. lie has been treat.
ed AS AN inferior, with no political
rights except the right TO vote IA repub-
lican ticket.
One OF the most ordinary scenes in
republican conventions is the presen =
tation by colored republicans OF Il peti
tion-an humble, cringing petition
for tho selection OF one of their number
for a position of honor or emoluIheni.
I'm ninety-nine cases out of IA hundred
the petition is disrcgarded. North OF
the Ohio and Potomac the cOlored
-. Ion. nl.nnot nhGnlnlnlN
without recognition OF any s~ort,though
IN the very states where they have ask
ed for recognition they hold the late OF
the party in the hollow of the hand.
Only the other day i'll Ohio, where
the widest talk about the protection oil
colored voters in the south has been
uttered by Foraker aud Sherman, a
republican state convention was held.
Seyenty-five thousand cOlored mel
asked that one OF their umbe be sent
az a delegate TO the national conVen'
ton. John 5. Atwood, the man they
wanted, is a respectable and Intelligent
cOlored man, in every way the equal o.
the average republican. lie was turn
ed down without apology or explana
ton by a vote of more than two to one
and the large colored vote in ONO wa
left without representation III I'M
national convention.
Paul Jones, in Kansas City, was onl!
one of a thousand victims.
Such an example of slavish obedi
ence on the one side and brutal con
tempt on the other has never been wit
messed before in a government whic
made all men free and equal.
The colored men can destroy the re
publican party in Il day simply by tn
exercise of their guaranteed right G
suffrage, and yet they bare their back
TO the party whip and make no remon
strange except the contemplate prOtes
of WINES and tears: 49,.
A fine spectacle this makes of roiiti
cal Independence, A party whIc
holds itself together by lying abo,
Acknowledgement of the colored vote |
Inc south practically DISTINGUISHES Il
coIored vote in the north and by nsiI
il AS a helpless tool manages to make
FIGHT for national control.
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OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY PAPER.
PIVOTAL INDIANA.
From the Dallas News.

ava -
The Indiana democrats by a practi-
cally unanimous vote at their state con
vention Endorsed Gov. Gray for the
second place on the presidential ticket.
The coupling of Gov. Gray's name
with that of Grover Cleveland evoked
the widest enthusiasm i'll the conven-
ton, and this may be taken as an indi-
cation OF the feeling OF the people
of Indiana on a subject, which, as
already pointed out by The News, is OF
national importance. If it is necessa-
ry in the light of political statistics
that an Indiana man shall be chosen as
the vice presidential candidate, 1t Is
further necessary that the man shall be
particularly and eminently strong.
Such u man Gov. Gray appears to be
if his popularity in the convention may
be taken as an indication of strength.
One Of the significant features of the
proceedings was the entire absence OF
opposition from the faction headed by
ex-senator Mcdonald. The ex-sena-
tor some time past has made no secret
of his opposition to the Endorsement OF
Gov. Gray by the democrats OF India
ma, but apparently recognizing the
superior wisdom OF his party ho silent
" bowed TO the will of All Overwhelm-
ing majority, and no N who knows
him can doubt that he will give Gov.
Gray the full benefit of his support
The Indiana democrats seem to be lully
alive TO the Importance OF the critica
position they hold in national politics
Granting that New York Is sure FOL
Cleveland they reasonably infer That tht
pivotal point of the presidential contest
has been transferred to the west. Under
this view Indiana is practically the only
doubtful state upon which much de-
ponds. There are others OF course, buI
their votes are not at all likely to nave
the decisive weight of that OF Indiana.
The party that carries Indiana stands {
very fair chance of naming the mex
president of the United States, and i
is a knowledge of this fact that has
caused the Indiana democrats to pu
their best foot forward on this occasion
Governor Gray is popular with MI
party, and is popular with the masses
He was elected governor OF Indiana II
1854 by a plurality OF 1892 votes, de
ieatihg Calkins and Leonard, republ
can and greenback candidates., respect
lively. lie has now been chief executive
of Indiana for tour years, and during
the whole of hat time has never SlVel
his friends cause TO regret the confl'
dence they placed in him. 1t is claimc'
that if his acts have not been sensa
tional or brilliant, they have bee
characterized by a purity and honesty
that render him emincntly fit to b'
placed OH the ticket with Mr.. Cleve
land. Indeed it is said that these qual
Ilies alone obtained for him the higI
honor he has just received. With
united democracy in Indiana, headc'
by u pure and upright man, the naiiona
democratic party, other things cquaI
has not much TO fear III the approaching.
contest.
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u. G.. PATTERSON
Silk Ribbons !

Those of our lady readers who would like
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A a special offer, this house will give dombL'
the amount of any other firm In America II
YOU will send the names and p. o. address Of
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less than one yard in length. Satisfaction
IL guaranteed, or money cheerfulIy refund.
ed. Three packages for GO cents. Address
LONDON RIBBON AGENCY,
apr14yl Jersey City, Nd.
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SENSIBLE HORSES.

\ ~,rayeiCr in Norway sare HAT The
horses in that country have n very sea-
sible way OF taking their food. hlch
prrhaps miuht be benciiciailv followed
here. They have n bucket of water
put down beside their allowance oi
hay. II is interesting T." So" with what
relish they take a sip OF The one ard d
mOuthful Of the other alternately ,"ome'
times only moistening their mouths, as
a rational being wonId do while eating
a dinner of such dry TODD. A broken
windcd horse is scarcely ever seen III
Norway, and the question is if the
mode of feeding has 10 something to tic
with the preservation OF the animals
respiratory organs.
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We have placed on our bargain counter
over 100 single goats. for hoys and men, u
suits, II sizes from "a To AZ, and - boys
suits, for DO - from 8 to II Years, which WI
propose to sell at one half their value.
feblItf II. SINAUER.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-05-19

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
Whom sho WAS a Child, sho cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gavo them Castoria
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For Sal or Rent.

House and grounds on College street.
Three beautiful lots 6O% 100. Good cisiern
md out houses. The p~rettiest building site
III she city limits. Apply To
VISA Z. Ii. ROYLE.
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Just Received.

Our new samples and fashion plates for
spring garments have arrived aud we are
ready 10 take your measures. Satisfaction
guaranteed In every respect.
feb1ltf II. SINAUER.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

CoUNIY Of LAFAYETTE.
In The Circuit court OF said county, April term,
3rd day, Spr,l ItI, 1888.
The stat" OF Missouri NJ the relation
ani Ia the use OF Jas. w. Hart
son, collector of the revenue OF Lu-
fay"It" county. in the state ut Mis-. petition
sour, llIintin.
Thomas } Morris. James a. Hunt
aud the unknown heirs OF james
a. Hunt, defendants
no the sad James A. Hunt and The nm
! tuOwn heirs OF James h.lIunt. I gu are hereby
notified that said piuIntIn has commenced IA suit
against You in snid court by petition, the
Object aud general nature of which Is TO obtain
Il Judgment Tor the taxes, interest and costs due
on The following described real estate. situate
IN the county Ot lafayette and state oil MIsbOurI,
to wit Lots one %. two ca and three tJ.
IIInkl"'s addition to Wellington. missouri. SAID
real csi 'tc being delinquent for the years 1858
l6-i. lSs5 1856. 1851. ISIS. 1853, 1872 and 1873. and
that rad taken Tor sad years, exclusive oil penh'-
| ty, interest and costs amount In the aggregate To
| the sun of lwrnty-nin" and scVenty-threp one
hundrrlha dollars (s29 ~ 1000 aud that the same
may he declared II hen on said real estate, ANA thai
J The same may IL" sold or SO much thereof IA may
, he necessary IT, satisfy the judgment rendered
herein, with interest. fees, penalties, commits
sIOus and costs.
And you are further notified that unless you
appear ut the next term OI said court. to be begut
aud held at the courthouse, in the city OF Lex
inaton. in said county, on the 9Th duy OF Angus
next, and on or before the 9Th day OF sai'
term, If the term shall so long continue, and 4
not. then before the end Of the term. and answer
~uId petition. the same Will be taken as con
tessrd.
And It is further ordered that II copy hereof b'
published in The Lexington Weekly lntelligen
Ger, u newspaper published in SAID county %
Lafayette, for four weeks successfully, the las
Insertion to he ut lcnst four weeks before til,
commencement OF the next term of this court.
true copy. Attest; n,s,rr c,.r,
WM YoUNG, aitnrnev for plaintiff.
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Compensation
BY KEMPER BOCOCK.

From the Ccntury.l
WHO hesitates is lost"
Is an sdage old.
Fearful lovers, To their cost,
Learn they must be bold,
But, since nothing new can he
Underneath the sun,
1T 10 as old and true that she
Who hesItates is-won.
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MOTH TO CONTRACTORS.

I WILL let to the lowest and best bidder, on
L EtIDAY, MAY % a ID. 1858,
oHe wnOdcu bent bridge for construction. about
sINiy feet III length. To hu built over Salt Fork
creek on thu v AVERY ani Alma rOn.i5.
Plan and qualifications Will le seen at time
and pitc" of letting which wall take place at
10 n'Clork, a m, at bridg" site.
Contractor 10 to give bond with approved Sc
CurIty for complying wlth contract AZ the law
direcis. Commissioner reserves the right 10
reject any or all bids.
mJt1 Il ID. WEEDlN, Commissioner.
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The Fine All-Purpose Stallion.
KENTUCKY MESSENGER,

yH7lLL MAKE TIE SEASON A
w OF 1888 Al f. r ThGrp's MSp
stable, 2 InIie- north al Green Zy5AxA
ton. ON the Odessa md N-iIing- %IEAz M
ton road. Az we were iu'e IN "
Getting hin her.. and h." hn' not had u char CO 10
show Ia The people Ui mi c"un'y wrat be il, we
will stand hrii a. the low rae" al SO To insure
Il auTe IN iuul. money due ~ soon ~ he fact ia
lacI riuinc'I. maie p'ri"'t vim ar removed from
80 neighl,r rhloOi; - the fca.nn hall due Mt
. q oil e, rvice l,,laHc" At sd of Ait-on; So the
? %c lei money duo - time OF service.
;" I'D III r" b. Il coli ~ T. 4 for ut Inaling
IiI,' 4 lirn wilt lie takGn .. u. Crlt tor incur
an" money. Season no" 80 and VIII close
Jmlv II h
Mf~SENhER VIVA iOnl.d NJ Lexington XIV, IN
1852. and VS. .hipp"i irOm ,hrrr "a Kansas
CIV In lSSI hv j.. \ Nut:.r. lie Is a brnuliIui
che 'iruL snr'rl IL hat IL htgh. grand carriage
AID ~iyl". Hiih flo" hl"uu Hc''Cn. u good. even
temper ard e mes iIOin u itr,Ilv noted Tor pro.
'uctug inrI r.ttrra an! h sh ur Ir,l Inai-Irrs.
Nidriir. h. h Nn'trX. he ty Food" Hack
Hawk knTt dtm IN T.. pc. Yon ~ Lot, q
JOr!an NIj'I = daI" bv VIII 2Ed aam Ivy
Ga'ia''n: 3ri 81 IN las o I Gi; N'udcX'7 ir1t
u IN ny NJ m''rInp CO. > toy ''nwn'ng'5
Bay Mr-s'"Vc: It IL thu D." stem lrtm the
nbnv" lr'! E''r I&"t k,#'urL Me-: rngcI comes
from The bet irniFing & I::.- ~ the " RID
NJ, min in" I lI' 1. M'ss'iEr E',r+ Hawk and
Eel MtmbiInp chri WIS % graz ~ sire of
l|rniiria lie " IN ritr. I Mcmp'uo iuIcliCI ,
who was tn" =" ~ II MANY Viuu'n. tr'ir' ~ ~
any hOir' IN k'uUH K 4: o"i'- thlcf, by
Floods IiincL Hawk wr~ IN. 4,r- al Fanny
Robinson, 2:201 al" rinn al I:iHrkW God. Jr.,
: 2s' OF AiInUnt, " 2s.Gt2. ' n Amin,
2:i9h and grand dam ot I',nlinr, 2:l5
taIe thk'n Ia prevent accidents, but no re-
sponsi oIlity should any occmr.
| Lafayrttn county. Nc AprtI. Is~y aua3I
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A Few Remarks.

We wish to call your atten-
ton to the fact again, that we
carry no other than the best
goods of everything.
Oftentimes you are mlsled
by prices that you consider
very much lower than ours,
BUT do you get the same
goods!
We will gladly refund the
purchase money on any and
all goods that are not as rep
resented.
However, always bear in
mind that we sell our goods
as cheap if not cheaper than
other houses, same quality.
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VlEWMONT Is a blood hay (no whItp) l6X
hands high. fine name and tail; iOaird April 3.
1883; sired by AlmOnt Pilot 763, son of Almont
50 (sirr OF 30 with rCcOrds Of 2 30 or briter) son
OF Alcxandcr's Abdallah IL (sire of q with
records OF = 80 or better) he by Ham bletOnIaa
III (sIre of 80 with records OF 2 30 or better }
dam IL Lady Douglas, by
Bourbon Chiei 1913 (sIrc OF CalmPr. . ~ son Of
MambrluO Chief II (sire Of 6 with records Of
2:3O or BETTER, he by MamhrIno Paymaster;
his grand dam, Mollie Jackson. by Jackson
Choroughbred) son OF Union, he by Imp.
Glencoe.
colts are of the very best,
both as regards conformation and action, as
was fully proven nj the Sedalia and IIiggiDsviIle
iairs last inll.
Terms :-$22 so. cash To insure a mare IN foaI.
Those pTeiering can settle by bankHblc mole for
$25 90, payable IL months after FIRST service.
Money or note to he refunded in ! year should
the mare prove not TO have been in foaI.
PasturaRc. 81 per month; feed eXtrn.
| will not be responsible should any accident
or escape occur. m3ltf GEO W. ATE
Telegram-herald., 1888-03-18
WILL BUILD THE ADDITION.
A Proposed Annex to the High Soho
Building


A Proposed Annex to the High School
Building.
A quorum OF the members of the Board of
Education assembled last evening in re-
sponse to call for a special meeting. The
regular order of business was suspended
and resolution was offered, authorizing
the Building COMMITTEES to proceed with the
erection of the pr posi- addition to the
Grandviile avenue scaaOl buiidi ng, in ac-
cordanoe with the plans heretofore pres
ented by Architect Robinson. snd that the
expenses De paid by orders drawn by the
Secretary and signed by The President on
the funds tor this purpose. This was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
Trustee Drury offered a resolution that
the Building Committee be directed 70 pre-
sent plans 20 the Board for the erection OF a
temporary annex 70 the High School build
ing. Some OF the members thought that il
anTthing was TO be 0uitt, il should oe some
thing that would ne lasting anu permanent.
Superintendent Kendall was asked his
opinion aud said that it would be possible
to get along IN the RI ga school with It's
present capacity for another wear but after
that it would BE- Impossible 70 accommodate
the rapidly increasing number Of scholars.
Dr.. Gsiswolj said taat IN bis opinion
new building to cost about s25,O0V. should
te erected on the present site.
Trustee Drury objected 20 this a.. being
on the Hill. il was not suitable site for a
High School buildin<. He thou zht that
the present bai.ding could be used for a
ward school. and another sith could be
selected for High School bniid.ng. He
consented 70 having the word 'temy0rsr -
stricken from the resolution, which was
then adopted.
Trustee Fletcher said he wished the CON-
mitIss would iavsst gate the msttss o. a
sits for new building. and report to tue
Board.
Adjourned.