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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-11-09

The recent rains have caused considerable rise
in the river.
The rains and consequent bad roads have in
t.rfercd with the receipt Is of the bridge anG
trade from across the river,
State GeOlOgist Winslow has assigned his
assistant, Gilmer Merwether, TO work in the
coal fields of Lafayette county.
Hr Paul G.. Phillips, OF Kansas City, was In
town on Thursday night but did not deliver his
talk to the Y. NJ. G. "A. on account of the incle-
Tnent weather,
The rain fell constantly and at times rapidly
all last Thursday, Thursday night and yester-
day. As u consequence the roads arc in u terri.
Bile condition and trade has been dull.
An Uncle Toms Cabin Co. is billed to play in
this city Nov. II. Lexington people shoult
show their decency BY keeping rs far away
from the opers house that night rs possible.
Ir.shtown hill is almost impassabie and grea
complaint il made by coal men of inability tC
supply their customers by reason thereof. Tn,
travel with loaded wagons Is now via waite,
street TO Third.
Inc ''Deestrict Skule'' was given as per a..
nOuncment at the opera house to u la rye anc
seemingly much amused audience Il viii b,
repeated in the near future for the boneat 81 MIR
Eugene Ewing aud The Christian Suuda,
ahOOl.
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NOTICE TO CITY TAXPAYERS

TITY Tax PAYERS are hereby notiii,d that the
tax-bOoks for 1889. Merchant. Real EstlIe
and Personal, are IN my hands for collection,
Either myself or deputy will be found at my
OAice. on Main street, we,t e Luci, de EotCi,
up stairs, in the Geyer building, over Paync's
barber shop, ready 10 receive and receipt for
the same. ReCOllect, after December 3lst,
penalty Will b. collected. JOS. G.. CHINN,
nov2l4 Marshal and EX-On6cio Collector.
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DMtyssYsSATOR,s NJ ,TICE,

IIht;S Of administration on The GstIt" OF
IL John Il. Nelson, deceased, were grant. d
To the undersigned on the Ind dag Of hoveIn-
Der, 1853. by The Probate court OF Lafayette
county. Missouri.
MI persons having elaine against said estate,
are required to exhibit them Tor allowances 10
The administrator within one year after The date
of said lctierH or they may he precluded from
amy benefit Of such %estntc; and If such claims he
not exhibited within two years from the dale Of
this publication they Will he forever barred.
This End day OF November. 1859
JOHN ID. ROBINSON
nOVDb administrators
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OBITUAkY.'

MASONIC HALL, DOVER, EO., Nov. 4.
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heavenly
Father to remove from among US, by death
our Bro. joseph B. Shelby, a member of
Dover Lodge. No. 122, A. f.. & A. M, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we, his brethren. feel deep
Iy the loss we sustain in his death. and kindly
cherish his memory.
ID. That we tender our sincere sympathies
to the family OF our deceased brother in theic
sorrow and bereavement.
81. That az a mark Of respect for Brother
Shelby. we wear the usual badge Of mourn
ing for thirty days, and the furniture Of the
lodge be draped in mourning for the same
length Of time,
4th. That a copy Of these resolutions be
put on the record of the lodge, and a copy
sent to Bro. GOrdon's family. and copies sent
to the several county papers for publication.
p. B. LABERTEw,
JAS. III. GATHER, Com.
II. r. KoONTZ.
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IOldl .......... ZUU ..... 10,
As will be seen by the above sir. Kist's side
lost, and according TO the agreement, the
game wa all turned over To MIR. ID. Hcpckrr
and Wednesday night a grand game supper
was prepared at their exI ense.
The following was the bill of iare:-
ROASrS,
Duck Rabbit Squirrel
Goose Prairie Chicken
Dove Quail Snipe.
sTEwED.
Rabbit Squirrel.
ON TOAST.
Quail Snipe
Flower Dove.
Duck, with French Peas.
Rabbit, with Mushroom,
Squirrel, Il la Macedonia.
SALADS AND RELISHEs.
Potato Celery Beets
Pickles Slaw,
VEGETABLES.
Mashed Potatoes Baked Potatoes.
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Notice.

We wish to inform school directors and
others Interested. tina. we have again manu-
featured IA loo of our celebrated School Desks.
which we will sell ut very low prices. Re-
! p"ctiuIlY, ASH WINKLER FURNITURE Co.
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% Ladies' Newmarkets, worth IS
to $40, which we offer at 50. so
and 81.
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a Good
Husband.

SHE Elbow thoughtful it
was OF dear Charles - bring
me q pair Of the
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FRANK KREEKN.
n pGY1 10Y md 100 FrnnkIin ave.
Roofing and Guttering a Specially.

COLE agent for the celebrated
- Peoria - wood base heater; EQtA
'G"ld Coin, - wood base heater, and Be-
rMOnItcI'' and Darling Oaks" E4s1SA
cral or wood heaters Has ais Il full FRs~%
supply OF Cannon Stoves, Superior Cook
Stoves, or wood or coal, ami 4 tall assortment
Of all other goods IN his line.
All work done md stoves sold guaranteed to
give entire satisfaction. Prices at Bed Rock.
and low as the lowest.
GARLAND C. GRAHAM.
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OF cakfse 1t raIned last Thursday, Mrs. e.
lAHon took q trip to Kansas City last Tuesday
md what else could have been the natural
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-01-05
Aphorisms from the Study.

Some one should preach a sermon
on the bad taste Of perusing good
taste too exclusively.
The philosophers trouble is that
while he can give fifty years to evalu-
ating life impartiality, life has spent
several thousand years in shaping
his prejudices.
In moments of decision there Is
danger Of installing the exhaustion
of long spiritual struggle for resigna-
ton to fate.
We talk Of Immortality, but we
even do not know yet what time is.
Perhaps time has possibilities that
dwarf immortality, and we are fool
ing ourselves with the poorer choice.
Let us have the very best.
If Heaven should grant one more
gift to this country, the mistake
would not be great were it more sa-
cred observance of parentage.
Faith, like any virtue, must have
its test, and probably the reason for
inexplicable evil.
An optimist il an rehextive indi-
vidual with nerves at concert.--Cen-
fury.
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Ffum the New York sun.
Siro DelmOnieo too, met tragic
ieaih after one Of our poker meetings.
I'VE parted about 4 o'clock in the morn
ing. and when he went home and began
to undress himself he fell from chair
dead lie fell on his face and dishg-
used IL TO such an extent that his rela-
lions did not allow as5S0siy TO see 1t.
lie was q very heSyy man, and had
only two passions. carsss and cigarettes.
lie smoked met ssantlv and played at
any time any game, with anybody, ana
for any stake. His brother Lorenzo
some years before GOT tired OF IL and
sent him away 20 open . hotel In Cali
fornia There Sire, OF course, played
cards oil the time.
One day the hotel took fire while he
was engaged in a s0ciabic game OF
poker, and when man rushed in to re-
port the fact to him, his reply was,
Never mind: the hotel is insured
And then, tnrning 10 enc Of the men at
him, a few days before his brother died,
how the brother was. He answered ::
Better DEAL He was man of very
few words, and was somtimes ex-
tremely funny. Schmirtae WAS forever
talking about his knowledge Of Ian
guages, Of which he had barely smat-
tering. One day, when he was
thus talking Siro remarked. Yes.
l don't know any other man who can
make disgusting fool of himself as you
can in seven languages. Deaf
Siro's endurance at the card table was
simply phenomenal One Saturday
afternoon a game was started, which
ran through the next day and the day
after, as Monday was holiday. During
the whole time the table was never
empty. People came and went all
through Sunday and Monday, day and
night. Siro was there oil the time,
without going home or TO bed. Finally
on Monday night he remained alone with
gentleman of about his own age,
which was SIS. They played until Tues
day morning, and when Siro's compan-
ion felt that he was tired and wanted TO
go, Siro abused him like n piclSpocket,
saying that IL was shame TO Jump the
game in that way. During this bout
Siro washed often, ate good deal, never
drank anything except c1aret and water,
and smoked hundreds of cigarettes
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time, and en- suite with The shirt-studs
in the evening
Canes have gold or silver. heads, en-
graved in the Louis XIV or Louis XVI
style.
Trousers are still rather wide. and tho
froclS-coat is rather long White or very
light waiStcoats are still worn. GardeI
nias have long gone out and carnations
have taken their place. White ones ara
the best style, and next in order coiae
the pale pink.
No young man who respects himself
must wear wide stitchings ON tho back
of his gloves, since the narrow ores ARD
now the thing The large knot is
still correct upon the tie.
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self very popular, one of the most popu-
lar duties being to write orders on the
Government Botanical Gardens for bou-
quets for his fellow members. The new
Library Building viii probably cost over
100000 and ii MIR. Stalunecl1cr re-
mains in Congress he will have a pretty
large finger in the Library ~pie.' lie
is a member OF the New York Produce
Exchange and speculates with a free
hand now and then. His father, Oliver
StahlneclIer, is also member of the
Produce Exchange He has been several
times mayor of Yonkers and at one
time was both mayor and Congressman.
Samuel J. Tilden was one Of Mr.. Stahl-
neclSers constituents and voted for him
at both of bis elections. Jay Gould
also lives in Mr.. Stahlnecher's district.
The charge made against Mr.. Stnhl-
necker was that he endeavored to Sc
cure contract for marble in which he
and his family were interested. The
result of the investigation was that
Judge Kelley withdrew the charges. IL
appears that the Congressman had sim
ply been jealous in urging the interests
of local industry in his district. Mr..
StahlreclSer has just been renominated
for Congress.
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French and German Army systems.

There is a wide difference between the
army systems of France and Germany,
says Henry Labouchere in Truth. In Ger
many the Emperor is commandcr-in-chiei
of the army. Under him are two co
ordinate authorities-the war ministe'
and the chief of the general staff. Boil.
these officials are appointed by the En-
peror, and work into one another
hands The Reichstag votes the estab-
lishment of men and the money required
for the army but it has no further con.
troll over the expenditure, which is gen
orally in excess Of the minister's first
estimate, and has to be met by supple
mentary demands. II any member OF the
Reichstag asks any unpleasant questions
he is Immediately snuffed OUT by ths
chancellor, who is always supported 10y
the war minister. / have great respect
for the military power of Germany, but
/ trust that such a system as that viii
never be introduced into England. II
is only tolerated in Germany on account
of the great personal influence exerteo
by the Emperor, owing to the success Of
his policy in 1866 and 1870. In France
the war minister is supreme head Of the
larmy. He is commander-in-chief as well
as minister. There is no one over him.
Parliament is his only master. The
chief of the French general staff is under
his orders; so are the commanders OF
army corps districts. In case Of war the
commander-in-chief in the field reports
direct to the war minister. Under this
system the French Chamber can, and
does. exercise, through the responsible
minister O proper control over both the
compatible and commandment of the
national army. This is the system ad.
vocate for England.
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CONCERNING cANNfBALs.
Roast joint of Boy n Favorite Deiicacy
In Sumatra.

Roast joint of Boy n Favorite DeIicacy
In sumatra.
From tho Genflcman's Magazine
A friend of the writer. who. for moro
than forty years. has been in tho en-
ployment of the German Government,
bears personal witness to the prevalence
of this custom in Sumatra up to recent
times. He was once making scientific
investigations in the interior of that
Island, and was being entertained in the
most hospit05le manner by the native
raiah, or chief. of the rlacc he was then
in. A feast had been made. TO which
be was hidden. and to which he went,
taking his own native servant with him.
The banquet had proceeded for some
time without interruption, when at last,
rOast-l0int WAS brought from the back
OF the house TO the open, airy place where
the rcpast was being held. This was
cut up without remark and handed
round, and the Dutch gentleman was on
the point OF eating his portion, having
raised part Of IL 20 his lips. when his
servant rushed forth and stopped him,
saying: Master, master do not eat !;
10 Is u boy" The chief. on being cues
toned, admitted. with no small amount
OF pride at the extent OF his hospitality.
that, hearing that the white man would
feast with him. lac had ordered Young
boy % be killed and cooked m his honor,
as the greatest deI.cncy obtainmblc. and
that the Joint before them was the best
part the thigh.
Early travellers in New Zealand al.
ways expressed astoEishment when they
discovered the cannihal propcnsities OF
the Inhabitants. that so gentle and pleas
ant hammered people could become on Oc-
caslon, such ferociOus savages. Earle,
who wrote a very readable, intelligent
and but little known account OF the
MaOris very early ia the present century
speaks OF the gentle manners and kindly
ways OF New Zealand chief, whom al
tcrward he discovered to be an inveterate
cannbal lie relates that he visited tho
place where was cooking the body OF o
Young slave girl that his friend had
killed for the purpose.
The head was severed from the body
the four quarters, with the principal
bones removed, were compressed and
packed into small oven in the ground
and covered with earth. II was q case
on unIustlfiable eannihalism. No re-
venge was gratihed by the deed, aud no
excuse could be made that the body was
eaten 20 perfect their triumph Earle
says that he learned that the flesh takes
many hours TO cook. that IL Is very
tough II not thoroughly cooked. but
that IL pulls 70 pieces like a piece on
blotting- paper IL not very well done.
He continues that the victim WINS "A
handsome, pleasant-loolxing girl OF six
teen, and one he used frequently 10 see
about the Pah.
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baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD
ID TIME TABLE,
IA Effect sunday, Nor. ISs 1888
WEST R0IINn
WEST ROUND

No 4 Cincinnati lami,ed, Daily, leaves
Martinsburg 04 y m, connects OF Hanfoes
for Berkalev springs, except sunday.
No 7 Pittsburg, Wheeling ard Chicago
Express, Daily, leaves Martinsbnrg II IL PIN
No Cincinnati and Wheeling Express
leaves Martinsburg 20 a m, daily, stops o.
Hancock, Sir Johns Run and Paw Paw
Mob Chicago and Pi4tsburg Limited
daily, leaves Martinsburg II "a q m. CON-
meets at Hancock for Berkeley Springs, ex.
cept Sunday.
No 6b Baltimore and Grafton Acconms-
dalton, leaves Martinsburg IL 40, daily ex.
cept Sunday. Stops at all stations, connects
Hancock for Berkeley Springs and Green
Spring Run for Romney.
| No SO Baltimore and Keyser Accommoda~
ton, leaves Martinsburg 7.b0 NJ, daily
| stops at all stations, connects at UancoeE
| for Berkeley Springs, except Sunday
| No l47 Leaves Harper's Ferry 40 ms
arrives at harrisburg 40 p al, daily exceyg
| Sunday.
EAST BOUND.
No q Leaves Martusburg j 8 m, daily
| arrives ut Washington SIS p m kaltimofx
| 2b5, Philadelphia N, connects at Har
per's Ferry for all ints on Valley Road.
No Leaves Nartinsbnrg 20 p m, daily-
at Washington o.35, Baltimore in.4f leaves
Baltimore | m, arrives At Philadelvfua
am.
No Leaves harrisburg 3 IS a'n, daily
stops ut s. v Junction arrives ut Washing
ton 9. 20, Baltimore 1870 III
No. 8 Leaves uartinAburk 5 cS Il M, dailIs
arrives at Washington TO, Baltimore 81
IN Philadelphia l.20 p IN.
No 66 Accommodation f lime, leaves
Martinsburg 10 30 m, daily accept Sunasys
! stops ut oil stations. connevss a. HarpeI@
Ferry for alley, at Weayertun for Hagers-
town and at Frederick junction for + EIDE
| rick.
No 3s Daily, leaves Martinsburs 4.40 j N
stops at all stations west Of Gaifhersbnrg fnf
passengers. and al all stations Oh 4nessuIalD-
tan branch u let off passengers eonaecss.
for Winchester, Hagerstown and Frederick
No l48 Leaves Martinsburg 10 IN. daily
except Sunday arrives at Harpsr's farrv
6 SO ~ connects for Winchester, Hagefs-
town and Frederick,
G.. w. SANTMAN,
Ticket Agt., MartinsburN
q. 0. SCuLL,
Gen'l Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
VIM. CLEMENTS,
Gen'l Manager, Baltimore.
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How to Preserve the Hair.
from the Sanitary Era.

The best dressing for hair that lacks
natural moisture ID diluted glycerine
fully half water), scented, if SO pre-.
ferred, and with perhaps grain to
the pint of salicylic acid or other mild
antiseptic, to prevent fermentation
where the hair is closely confined, or
is not often washed. The advantage
of the glycerine dressing is that while
it cannot entirely evaporate, but con-
tinues to give soft consistency to
the locks, it is not greasy, but is on
the contrary, itself the best Of clean
sers, easily wiped off or rinsed out.
The slight vicosity Of the mixture is
sufficient to engage all dust, dandruff
or other impurities i'll tho hair and
scalp, and its extreme solubility caus-
es it to rinse out completely whom the
hair is dipped in water, bringing all
impurities with it. Simple water will
rinse the hair brush or comb perfectly
clean where this dressing is used.
Hair that is alternately rinsed and
dressed in this way every day will be
always soft and clean Is silk. The
penalty of OVERRIDING the glycerine is,
of course, sickness.
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TIE rHREK COOLEST D1Ts.
Guessing In the Interest of MeteoroIogl'
sal Science


Sergt. Dunn, OF the United States Sig
nal Office, in an interview with New
York Evening World reporter, says
Guessing the three coolest days during
the months of December, January. Feb
ruary and March is novel and good
idea. ~ Is as good as a Stimulant during
The cold weather, for it warns up III
interest as the cold advances and those
who are eagerly watching for the coolest
day certainly will not feel its effect half
so much as they would like to on the days
they ha noted.
Il seems reasonable to suppose that
some one of the thousands of guessers
that viii take part will guess correctly.
Although guessing is all that will be
done, for there is no basis on which a
person can make his or her guess with
any degree of certainty, when we take
into consideration the number of storms
that traverse this country. and each in
its turn followed by more or less OF a
cold wave. that sometimes extends from
British America to the Gulf of Mexico.
These cold waves are not of the same
intensity, nor do they always cover
The same territory; the limit of cold
depends entirely upon the part of the
country they have travelled, upon local
and other influences, the position or
areas of high and low barometer already
in existence, etc.
The daily mean temperature is at
fected by these storms, so that there
leaves no reason To suppose that the
lowest temperature occurring on any one
day OF former years will occur on o
similar day this year, although such u
thing is not improbable. When we use
as basis for calculation in determining
the days of probable lowest tempera-
ture the mean minimum temperature for
New York City for years past by obser-
yations taken at Signal Office, Equitable
Building, they show the lowest tempera.
ture for December occurs from the 9th
TO the 2lst, and again about the 81 ST.
at which time the curvature of the lines
ht these points arc about equal. In
January the lowest mean occurs between
the 23d and Goth; that for February
occurs between the 1st and 9Th, and
for March ON or about the LIST.
The greatest cold will certainly be fell,
when the loss of heat by nocturnal radin
ton is just equal TO the amount of hear
received from the sun, this state OF affairs
taking place shortly after the winter sol.
stce, which is about the 2Ist of Deeem.
Der.
Without making any prediction as "a
the coming winter or wishing any one "a
construe my remarks as other than O
personal observation, although not with
out foundation, / should say that owing
30 the mean temperature during the year
since January l., 1888, which now has 1,
deficiency OF nearly 500 degrees, that I,
would be well for each guesser to give his
or her dates some time after the winter
solstacc, for TO overcome this deficiency
IL must necessarily be % mild winter
otherwise the year 1888 will pass into
history as a most phenomenal one
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Says Cousin Madgc- IN London
Truth: / see by a Paris paper that au-
tumn brings change and modification 10
modes masculine as well as 70 ours.
Collars are no longer 20 emulate the
tower Of Eiffel in the matter Of height
and u viii be possible for "A man % turn
his chin against the edge Of hts collar.
Coats and vests are more closed than
they have been; and. without being
tight, overe0ats are less loose ana baggy.
less q In papa than they were last
winter. Young France has found out
that these wide shapes give heaviness
and an elderly look 70 the figure.
Cravat-pins consist OF q single gem.
unmounted with briliantz The ex-
Qulsite last touch ~ % wear sleeve
links matching the eE., at-nln in the day.
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rhe Negro Improving in Appearanee.

From tic At<-nta Constitution.
The negro is changing in appearance
and losing some of the birthmarlks Pc
culiar to the African race The new gem
Grafton is showing the effects OF higher
culture. Especially is this noticeable
in the towns where contact with the
whites shows its effect. The flst-nosed
kinky-headed negro is passing away and
becoming an unknown race. All tho
colored children, no matter how duslIy
in hue show the change. Among the
females long hair of that peculiar woody
appearance hangs in long braids or curls
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Flo comes from an
old and honorable
line of PATRON
families and lives
in Yonkers where
his ancestors for
two hundred years
have h q d their
home. He is what
is called "a fine
dresser, n n d his
manners are as well
polished as those OF
a millionaire. As
chairman of TIN
Library Committee
I'm hac raafIa him
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THE BKBY,s CREED.

I believe in my papa,
Who loves mech, so dearly !
l believe In Santa Claus,
Who comes to see me yearly.
believe the brides talk
On the boughs together;
/ believe the fairies dance
Ger the fields Of heather;
I believe my dolly knows
Every word that's spoken;
believe 1t hurts her, too,
When her nose is broken.
Obi believe in lots of things
| can't tell all the rest
But / believe IN you, mamma,
First, and last, and best
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Congressman StahlneclSer, who has
just been pretty thoroughly investigated
by Judge Kelley's Special Committee of
the House and completely exonerated
from the charges made, is q notable man
in personal appearance He is every
where regarded as one of the finest APP
pearing men in public life. He is six
feet tall, brcad-shouldercd, splendidly
developed and has a very handsome face