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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
LEXINGTON BOYS AT WASHINGTON
AND LEE UNIVERSITY.

EDITOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. yUur
city has given TO the Washington and
LeeUniversity one Gifts most important
instructors in the person of DR.. J. A.
Quarles, and since you have sent al
least one student each year, no doubt
a few lines as to the progress and
standing Of that student would be nc
cgptable to your readers. john d.
Andrew is here as the successor o!
James u. Chambers. who was ono OF
The hOnored A. Be, of last year.
Andrews is a worthy successor TO
Chambers, too. He is IA diligenr student.
Perhaps there is not a more assiduous
scholar in the whole two hund, ed fell
lows that are here. He is working
hard for two things at least. He is
ambitious to stand high in his classes,
which he always does, and then he
hopes to take the degree of A. 3. in
three years. The last he will do, no
doubt, but it is a big undertaking TO
put four years work as it is laid down
by the w. and l.. U. III three years, and
none but exceptionally well prepared
students can ever undertake il. An
drew's worth as a student and his
popularity has already been acknOwi-
edged. He was chosen one of tue in
termediate debaters of the Graham
Lee Literary Society by "a loud voice,
and if he follows the lead OF Chambers,
who held the same position last year,
he will, of course, carry to his Mis-
souri, home the 1928 gold medal to be
awarded TO the best II of the four
debaters on January 10Th next.
Would il be asking too much to add
a few words concerning DIR. Quarles1
Certainly he is a father to the Missouri
boys who come here. There are Is of
them this year, the largest number OF
students from any one state outside OF
Virginia, but the doctor has not tailed
10 keep a kindly watch over each one
of them. The Missouriaus all have a
high standing here. No doubt it is
largely due to the guidance and care of
DIR. Quarles Missourians, too, who are
Interested in Washington and Lee
University, the institution founded bv
the father of eur country, aud fosterCd
by the great military hero of the late
war, should he proud of the member
of the faculty they have sent, also t c
record their students have made.
Last year James Quarles, Jr., won
the orators medal; james q Chambers
the intermediate debater's medal ;Bixby
Willis, of Kansas City, the scholarship
in mathematics, and other students
gained high class honOrs.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
REPLY TO "A P L

EDITOR lNTELLIGENCER:-"A Re
ply under this heading the writer Of
the article who signed his name 'sV,'
said that | in my article on Mrs. Hlff
man etc ''madc some very unjust and
misleading statements in regard to the
address of Mrs. Hoffman" W said
she (Mrs. H. did not say DIR. McAnal
ly was opposed to the education OF
women, etc. Well, as my hearing and
memory are pretty good, | say enphali.
cally she did say 50, and when | called
her attention 10 The tact tha, the DR..
some eight years ago preached one of
the strongest ON the Christian
education of young women in this city
at the commencement exercises of the
g. f. &. then she replied that yes, h.
was in favor OF their education To II Ger
tain extent, and also reminded me OF
the fact that she vas II personal friend
of DIR. Nc. AS TO he: charge Ui "a uar-
row minded partisan,'' against the DIR.
I admit | was free TO tel Mrs If. that
SIZE was the only pers N of prOmtHence
that | had yer heard make such a charge
against HIM Now a. to VS. remarks
about DIR. Dabney, OF Va, and his opin-
ions | have nothing 10 say, but az
regards DIR. McAnally and his charac-
ter as a citizen, editor and Christian
minister he does not have I o seek at The
hands of any sect or community al en-
dOrsement. Over fifty wears of service
in behalf of temperance in all things
and labOring to advance the spiritual as
well as the temporal interest of his tel
bowman place him above The attacks of
the little and envious. Yes, he has lived
TO see a score of such societies 90 up
and then go down, and The must of
them ended as this one j., giving INTO
politics.
1T this organization has accomplished
3 o much aud next to The Church."
we ask where are the results. lhave they
accomplished anything in Lexington?
Have they kept one man cut OF The
salo0nsp | verify believe the Y. NJ. CA.
has done more in one year to keep men
ont of saloons aud make sober men uu'
of d~runkards than the w. e. Il. u. T.
any other organization has done in len
years, aud if drunkenness is ever ban.
isIed from this land il will be through
the Y. Nj. G.. A.. moretham all else onr
side of the Ghurcnes. This | believe, rs
ii is mel working with and for men
women cannot work.
TO me there seems to be a field wide
open and inviting Our Christian women !
who wish to exercise their Christian
i'll a public way. Their field is in
every city OF ten thousand or more: il |
is amongst their own sex. When drunk |
enncss and vice calls for help which to
q great extent must lie rendered by
women, COnsccrated women with con- ,
means haNeateld broad enough
/" enlist their every a,n"ijiou in Chris
ian way. Women olatnrs vii! neyc.
'Onyert the ~drunkari, be their speech
ever 81 fascinating or their druumciltion
If whiSkey and the s1'p1n cvnr 50 bitter.
10. y. EDMuNDS.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
Y. M. O. A. ITEMS.

We will sandwich a gymnastic exhi
bitiOn i'll some where and show how
we run a class. We haven't time TO tel
Won the rest, but want Il friends, boil
ladies and gentlemen, to call upon us on
that day.
w G. Stewart leads our meeting
next Sunday and we will have extrs
music. Commences Is minutes earlier
than usual, as 2:45 p. IN. Come and
help us sing. Let all the fellows turn
out TO hear viii.
We wish to acknowledge the gift OF
three books to our library from Mrs
Morrow and express IA thanks for the
remembrance. We are sure that there
are many books laying around unused,
which would he a great benefit to
young men and we would again ask
you to remember us. Take a few
moments and look Over your books to
see il you could not spare a few.
Arrangements have been made for 8
New Years reception on January Isl
aud IL will be Oil this wise: al 3 p. m.
Burdens Orchestra will play selections
at intervals for al hour and this will be
in the form of a promenade concert. AT
4 p. IN we will throw open our exhibit
ton of art aud natural history which it
has taken some time to collect and will
be most interesting. Several local
artists will be represented and we have
secured two fine specimens from the
|. A. G.. G.. In the evening at z pm.
there will he given a literary and musi-
cal programme. Messrs. Chiles, Smith
and Conner will furnish a trio
selection, Miss Rose Young will recite
for us and others have promised their
assistance.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

THE policy of universal, undiscrimi-
mating protection finds little support in
anything that was said or written in
this country before the outbreak OF the
sites of the public revenue had fairly
passed with the restoration of peace, a
movement began, which for a long
time had a high degree of public APP
probation, for the extension of the
free list. But this movement received
a check upon MIR. Blaine's entrance
upon the republican canvass OF 1884,
and since that time the advocates of
undiscriminating and universal pro-
more active and defiant, until to-day
we find the republican party, as repre-
sented by its chief organs at least,
standing upon this principle. A re-
markable example of this change OF
purpose is found in the pending pro.
posal largely TO increase the duty upon
lH-pidt0, VI WHiCu hOHC 10 uo" plo-
duced in the United States, and yet
which, though of such immense im-
portance to the canning industry aud
to the tinsmiths' business, it is pro-
posed to subject to enormous taxes in
the hope that somebody, somewhere,
may think it worth while to begin the
manufacture of it.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
Christmas Concert.

by lar one of the most pheasant aud rnterl IN
ing exercises sycr gwen mIhe Methodist church
was given on Tuesday evening, beginning al
7:iO O'Clock.
The CHOIR, led by Mis- Helm Cobb ON the
piano, Miss Gibbons GA the organ and Mrs.
HitH on The vIp,'H, rendered in beautiful mud
lmrrcs7lvc IN inner the anthem, Praise the
Lord" This was followed by Joy to the
World, the audience loinIng the choir in he
singing.
Mr. Il. Wins0r. the former superintendent OF
the school, lei in prayer. Mr.. h. T.. ityIand,
the present superintendent, made II short ad-
dress, in his usual huppy style. setting form the
nfJcci ana character OF the entertain Hent. lie
'h"n E'd he audience In Il Tt -ppDsIye reading
embracing some OF the leading pa Ophecies con
corning the coming OF he Messiah.
Alter ms Misses Foglennn and Mamie Cobb
I"HI'F"'' II vocal dhei IN IL mlhner that would
have provoked applause but tor the timely
warming at TIE superintendent. There must b
no applause -
But one of the most attractive things Of the
cv'ni"g wa t. RECTAL IN Scripture language, by
san" 30 or 40 children, OF Christ's hiatory from
hia iiIrth to hi- ascension Al the clG-c of each
YER e rcriIed each child hung II gilt letter on a
black background previously prepared, AM
when MI had rrcitr there stood out In letter at
Ho'd these words. Unto you = child - born j.,
ne city OF David which is Christ the Lord -
Miss Belle Greene and hrs. l., roy Farmer had
Trained the children, and the recital showed
touches of the skillinl performers.
These exercises were 10 lowed by an anthem
by The choir; u solo by Miss FOglcman, which
elected involuntary applause In spite of tn"
warning prrviouslv given; u duet by MIssea
Gibbons and F~Oglemap, II solo by Can't Conner.
all OF winch wrr" well received nd eXcpllen,ly
re dcred 4 novel and interesting feature was
a violin 6olp by Mrs. BlIiz, Nearer my God to
lh"e, 50 soft and plIIntIve as to touch the very
heart If III" audience, who would have gladly
stayed another hour under I'll" charms OF such
music.
The entertainment closed with the bpncdtc-
ufn by Rev. Mr. Cobb. Your reporter could not
get u programme and ms he has Il poor memory
he could not give the names of The pieces sung,
bnt all w'nt away feeling thev had Il delightful
time The lrrr-wilI offerings for ihe moor
amounted to SO 30. -
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
MISSOURI MINERALS.
Returns from the Various Whining
1ndustries of StaIe-GraIifg-
Ing show of Statistics.

JEFFERSON CITY, Dec. 20-Mr. Lee
Meriwether, commissioner of the
bureau of labor statistics, to-day com.
pleted his tables of returns for the yea,
from the various mining industries OF
The state. The totals presented
are quite gratifying to the com
missioner, as they will be to the
people. The number of coal mines re.
ported is 1871 showing 1909 men work
ing in winter, and 4,85l in summer;
kegs of powder used, AZ 500, valued al
at S11O,3l2; number of tons of lump
coal produced 2,200, Sl2: IONS of slack
coal, II 1913; amount received for lump
coal s., 1913, 800; amount received for
slack coal, $3.50; total value of coal,
S2,977 $3.50; fatal accidents, 10, or one
for each 220, 0Sl tons of lump coal; non
fatal accidents, 20, or one for each no.
O40 tons.
The lead and zinc interests are
developing at wonderful rate, as the
statistics abundantly prove. Number of
lead and zinc mines reported 2o7; tons
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
Mr.. DoCKERY has introduced bills to

Mr.. DoCKERY has introduced bills Il
provide for placing wood, lumber, sal
and The material of which barbed wir.
is manufactured on the free list and
reducing the duty OH all the mauufac
lures of wool to 80 per cent to direct
the superintendent of the census T.,
provide a special schedule for asccr.
tanning the number of people in Ihi
country who own their own home.
and farms and the number who al,
tenants, also the number whose homes
aud farms are mortgaged and the per.
centage Of the value SO mOrlgaged
appropriating S52 900 tor the benefit Of
William Jewell College, at Liberi, ,
No., for the use and occupation of the
building by United States troops dur
ing the war, and for the relief of f..
B. Bailey, OF Orrick, Mo.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

CONGRESSMAN TARsNEY has intro
duced in the lower house of congle s:
bills tor the purchase OF a site and the
erection of a public building at kansa,
City; for the relief of David Waldo.
Midshipman Frank b. Case, Maio.
Thomas i.outs, the estate of Hiram
Young and representatives of Jane,
Bridger~ ;granting pensions 10 Catherine
Groniger, Willis LuttreIl, Captain
Thomas Phelan, Sarah McCord and
Milton Dalton; to remove the charge
of desertion against John N. A. Bremo
to provide for pay and certificates OF
honorable service to the officers and
men OF Fosters cavalry battalion OF
Missouri volunteers: granting jurisdic-
ton to the court of claims in The case
of the Sioux rowena; and a memoria!
for the relief of Frederick Cnouleau.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

n sUBrERRANEAN river has just been
discovered in the district Of Miers, III
the department of lot, France. Miers
Is III he heart OF IL wild, mountainous
country, in :he deepest reGc--cs 0t
which V aud g%rottocs are lound.
The other day Two cXplorGrs-H. Mar
tel and NJ. Gaupillnl-hiacovcrrd the
river Al the bottom OF an abyss known
AZ the Pit OF Paderac. With IA folding
boat, made of sail cloth, they worked
their way down stream tor II couple OF
miles through II succession OF wohdrr-
iul S%roltoes sparkling with stulactites.
The story knvors IA little of itider
ilaggard, but il Is given out as true.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

In accordance with custom Gov.
Francis. on christina day, granted two
pardoms. The lucky men were George
DeMaslers, sentenced in Jackson cOun-
ty, March, 1877, tor q years, for high
way robbery and Felix Bsgan, sentemc-
ed in st. Charles county, Feb. 1877, for
30 years, for murder in the second de.
gree. These men were the oldest white
men in service in the prison, and for II
years past had perfect records as TO
conduct. DeMasters, who went into
prison an ignorant youth, has by care
iul reading and study educated himself
pretty thoroughly. lie has beside, be-
come an expert engineer, having had
charge, for a long time, of II of the
large stationary engines in the peniten-
tiarv. Both men give every evidence
of a desire to become good citizens. and
ii is TO be hoped that they may at once
find employment. The readers of the
inlelIigencer know who Geo. DeMas-
tiers is, and we trust some of them NAV
be able to help him gain All honest live
lihood.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

Ex.GovEREoR, and now Congress.
man, John Henry Gear of the Burning
ton district. passed through Chicago 4
few days since, and in a conversation
with an old friend, he said:-'Our de
feat in Iowa was a crushing surprise,
and after a calm and close analysis Ol
the situation, | am satisfied that the re
publican party must either cul loose
from Its high protection theories, and
at once set about q radical reform OF
the present revenue system, or give up
all hopes of a return of power. The
people haYe become dissatisi ed with
the existing conditions, and a change
for the better is imperative"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

Gov. FRANCIS in IA letter to Mal or
Shakespeare, OF New Orieans,cXpr"ss
lus lis regret that hG was absent from
!, ~ifrTspu City when the mayors HES
sage announcing the death Of Mr..
Davis was received, among other
things said THE death OF Mr.. Davis
emove from the scene of life one who
for nearly halt a century has Sled an
important place in our history. He had
many acquaintances ana friends in
Missouri, the scene of his first mar
ria@e, aud many warm admirers. Ills
umquestioncd integrity, high order of
ability, aud devotion TO principle, com
mamdrd the respect of all fair minded
men, whether allies or a~dyersaries."
From Mayor Shakespeare, Owe the
signature ui Maj. Wright SchaIm-
burg, his secretary, a gentleman well
known 10 Missouri ex-coniederates,
Gov. Francis has received II beautiful
flower with this attestation:-I GER
lily that the purple artificial flower
hereto attached formed part of the
decorations around the remains Of JEFF
iersOn Davis, president OF the conied-
crate states, while they lay in state at
the city hall, New Orleans, December
sixth to eleventh, 1890" Mrs. Davis,
also, in Il touching autograph let
ter thanks Gov. Francis. in behalf of
herself and her children, for his kind
words TO her regarding her dead hus-
band, and assures him that Mr.. Davi;
often spoke with warm regard of his
Missouri friends.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

THAT the masses of the people, says
the Macon Times, are becoming thor
oughly disguised with republican
principle, policy and methods is being
demonstrated in more ways than one.
Two German citizens of Drake town
ship, this county, who have heretofore
voted the republican ticket, a few days
since called on Esq. Edgar Davis,
Justice of the peace, and required him
to swear them TO never again vote the
republican ticket. This is an extraOr-
binary proceeding, but we are
informed the statement is literally true,
and that the justice swore the men in
the usual manner, with uncovered
heads and upIifted hands, TO never
again vote the republican ticket, calling
upon their God to help them in this
determination. The truth is, the
people are becoming desperate under
the oppression placed upon them by
republican laws and republican admin
istrations-
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

In answer to an inquiry from the
board of railway commissioners as tC
what it takes to constitute p public ware.
house, Attorney General Wood says:
SIN answer to your inquiry | have the
honor to submit the following:-l am
of the opinion that a public warehouse
as defined by section 3 of the act ap
proved June %, 1889, includes ali
warehouses having a capacity OF 81, 00O
bushels or more and in which grain il
stored in such manner that the identity
of different lots can not be preserved,
even though such grain in such ware.
house may be the property of one indi
vidGal or company"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

THE administration gives it out that
1t has repudiated Gen. Ryder-turmed
him out of office. 1t it ID going to fol.
low up this coDmendable action ana
kick out all of its corrupt appointees it
will have its hands pretty full for some
/ time to come. The men who secured
Gen. Ryder's appointment knew very
| well that he had served a term in the
p~enitentiary. 1t was not a discovery
OF the fact on their part that caused his
dismissal. II was an uR-covery of tie
fact by the Republic which did the bust
ness. Like the Chinese idea that it is
not a sin TO steal, only to be detected,
80 these gentlemen themselves cared
nothing for Gen. Ryder's term in the
p%enitentiary, but their delicate nerves
could o stand the strain of haying the
general public as well informed. As
the sentence of dismissal is a sentence
of renewed solicitation to Congressman
Niedringhaus cen tho al enemy We
pity him.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

THE census of 1880 showed St. Louis
as the sixth city in the union in regard
to pOpulatiOn-New York City, Phila.
delphis, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston
and St. Louis. The census of 1890
will change these positions somewhat.
New York and Philadelphia will retain
their first and second places, but
Brooklyn will have TO take fourth and
Boston sixth place. The indications
are that the census list of cities will
read: New York, Philadelphia, Chica-
go, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston, etc,
the ct ce;eras pretty we'll down the list,
too. Kansas City will in all likelihood
make the biggest jump forward from
30th in 1880 TO 18th in 1890. Missouri
is moving.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28
THE DEATH OF MR.. GRADY.

The country was startled, last Tues
day morning, to see in the telegraphic
news the announcement Of the death OF
Henry w. Grady, the talented yomng
editor OF the Atlanta Constitution.
Some two or three years ago MIR.
Grady flashed before the country as all
imprisoned orator, in what was
known as his New South" speech
since which time he has made several
addresses " Inch have attracted general
attention, notably II made only II few
| days before his death, the trip east tor
| which probably brought OH his fatal
malady.
MIR. Grady was a successful news
paper man; he was a natural orator,
rather than a safe leader. His zeal in
his profession brought bis newspaper
success aud profit, and his %elUquencG
attracted attention To phases OF lie and
thought in the south, which, while he
himself failed fully to apprehend them,
we're entirely unknown or unappreciat,
ed in the north. In this he aid his sec
ton service, and enlarged his reputa-
ton from u local to a national me-.
Mr.. Grady was born at Athens,
Ca, May II, 1851, and was conse-
quently a very young man to have
gained the distinction which his talents,
zeal and honesty had so worthily on
for him. The value of his services TO
the industrial development of Georgia
cannot well be measured, and his loss
In the first flush of, his ripe manhood
is a loss indeed to his native state, aud
to the country.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

Down 10 the wal of secession there
was no party, there was no cOnsidera-
BILE body of men advocating protection
as a permanent policy. During the
War u present high tariff was estab-
lished solely Oh the plea of the rev emo
necessities OF the government. Now
that those necessities have passed away
the tariff taxes, which are sapping the
lite blood Of the people, should be re-
duced.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

of zinc output during the year, 81 553
tons of lead 9,0ll; value of zinc 81,
734 ,685; value of lead output, S4O3 ,263
total value of the coal, lead and zint
product during the year, S5,1l5,2 7S
Ia The zinc mines there were ~ fata
accidents, or II for each 1917 TOM o
lead and zinc; on fatal accidents "a
or II Tor each 1913 tons of lead anG
zinc.
These figures do not include ore con.
verted into pig lead in Madison, st,
Francois and Washington counties,
wherein there were produced % ,4S9
tons of pig lead, valued at 81, sol ,035
value of ore lead, 81 ,I37, 94S.
Total value OF the lead and zinc out
pat OF Missouri during the year, S3,-
93S, 1888.
According TO the last United States
census cturns the total output of Zinc
and lead for the entire United States
during the year 1880 vas valued at
81, lS2, $50, showing that Missouri now
easily furnishes more than One-halt of
the total product of those metals in this
country. The output for Missouri in
1880 was less than 81 900 600, or about
ome-haIf that OF the present year.
Following tables give al accurate
view of the mineral output in the stale
during the year 1885,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

Tie millionaire, John Sherman, pre-
tends that it would be IL sin and u shame
for the democrats to elects the million
afro Brice to be his colleague. At least
ir. BricC made his money honestly.
!r. Sherman is strongly suspected Of
having made his by virtue OF the office
.e has held.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-12-28

A Boston widow married All
Arkansan OF sight. She is seeking n
divorce. Same way If the widow had
Oeen from Arkansas and the gay Lo
thariO from Boston. When will women
learn prudence7 When some men, we
suppose, learn to be honest and decent.
That means never.