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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
THE WIZARD RABBI.
He Told the Judge How Many Days He
Was Going TO Got.

He Told the Judge How Many Days He
Was Going TO Got.
An interesting case of "thought read
Ing" came before the county court Of
Buda-Pesth a few days ago, writes
Vienna correspondent. The accused,
lively little man, was known as 1.-THE
Wizard Rabbi" or "The Thought
Reader Of CxernowitE." He was charged
by tradesman's assistant with cheating
him out OF forin. On the table in
front of the Judge were the corpora de-
Gctt, consisting Of a number of papers
covered with hieroglyphics, two volumes
OF the Babylonian Talmud and bundle
OF circulars, which ran thus: 81 can
read the name, occupation, past and
future of any man in his face. can
read his thoughts and give him good ad-
vice, particularly in matters concerning
love, conjugal happiness, different i'll
nesses and travelling"
The first question put to the prisoner
invited him to state precisely the nature
Of his profession.
Prisoner-I am Thought reader"
There are no secrets for me. BY means
Of mathematics 1 can read every body's
thoughts. That is the so-called .Tal-
mudian art" I am now writing an i'm
portant work, which will shortly be
published.
Judge-Can you give the court q spec.
linen of your art2 .'..
Prisoner Why not2
Judge-Then tell me how many docu-
ments there are in this drawer where I
have my hand.
Prisoner-A little patience, please.
Now, take part of the papers and put
them on one side, and let me then
glance at the remainder. There-how
many have you put aside?
Judge-Fifteen.
Prisoner-(without moments hesi-
tation)--Then there are thirty-one alto
gether.
Judge Quite right; you have guessed
correctly.
Hereupon followed an alteration be-
tween the plaintiff and the prisoner,
after which the bench entered into q
brief consultation. When the Judge
was about to pronounce sentence the ac-
cused exclaimed:
~ have read his thoughts again; he
is going to send me to prison for four
days."
Judge Quite 80. Right again. You
will go to jail for four days. Call the
next case.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
Whales on, Norti, Carollns.

Every year from one to ten whales
ure caught by the whale fishermen
under Cape Lookout, who have their
boats, harpoons, trying-out apparsSuo
and all other paraphernalia OF "shore
fishing" A lookout is constantly kept,
and every now and then the reward is
in large whale. This animal lives in
cold water, and 1t is surprising to find
them on our coast so near the gulf
stream, says the Asheville IN. C.) Cit
izen. We have been informed that
there is an inshore Arctic current set
ting into the blight under Lookout and
down toward the Frying Pan shoals,
and into this basin of cold water the
whales are tempted by the peculiar
food on which they live, and which
they find there abundantly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
"A atrike oT sehool-Rors.

The strike of the Scottish school-boys
which began in Hawick has spread TO
Glasgow, Govsn, Greenock, Port Glas.
Cow and other places In the west OF
Scotland, and also into Ayrshire and
about Aberdeen. The boys have formed
regular labor-like parades, with banners
and cries for ''shorter hours" The strike
has also spread into England. The
other day one hundred malcontents
paraded the streets of Barnet demanding
.''abolition Of the cane, less hours in
school, less parsing, and no homo les
aons"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
anorat piroTon in ColornAo.

Colorado Is one Of the States wherein
the "secret divorce" dourishes. Hun
dreds of them are granted In Arapal1oe
County alone each year. Instead Of
seeking to stem the flood, the Legisla-
ture every session increases It's volume.
until the ''secvet divorce" In Colorado
may now DO said TO have assumed the
uimensions Of torrent
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
Live And Let Live.

Those who desire to purchase the
best quality of Groceries and Pro-
visions are referred to the above re-
liable house where fair dealing and
courteous treatment is the rule.
Glassware, Tinwafe, Stoneware, Nails
etc. always in stock. -..-."
1t H,CHAsE,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-12-14
ADVERTISING RATES.

WI be made - low as is consistent with
I'und business principles. Apply at the Of
hs Tor terms.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

sirumCntal music, offered bv the PhilOmaihlc
Society OF Vim. jewell College and awarded
10y Ms jewell, the teacher; ella Paxton,
gold medal for progress IN II strumentai mu-
Sic, OIL rcd aud awarded by Prof. Gimhel;
Ierit Riths rti~Ou, grand 2Oid medal in in
~slrumemini music offered and awarded by
III" teacher, Prof. Gimpel; Bertha Richard
son, god medal for prOgrrs7 in vocal music
OF thC advanced pupils, offered by the teach
81 Mis- Jewell and awarded by committee in
contest; Bette Mccormack and Anna HEX
man, gold medal each Tor highest grade in
%scu0Ol; Kate SmOck, gold medal for best eX-
animation on the Bible, awarded on written
test examination by Rev. DIR. RotIIwe!l OF
Wm. Jewell college; Norah Holt, god medal
in home department, given by Mrs. f. Men
efrc; Kate Smock, gold medal for highest
grace OF scholarship, won by the written
records.
After a benGdictiOn the audience dispeT-
>ctk and with many good byes many tears
and sad separations the session Of $50 was
swept into the past.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
W. M. A. Taps

Every one who is to take part In the closing
exercises is hard at work.
The W. NJ. A. club receive challenges
daily from clubs Throughout che state. and as
our Time is limited we can accept but few of
them.
We wish to thank Miss Willie Biggerstnff
of this city, and Miss Jennie Burnett, of Wa
very tor Il handsome bouquet of cut flowers,
For the CHAMPIONS
A game haS been arranged with the cadets
of Kemper Academy, Boonville. Mo-, for
Saturday, June s, ut this place. This will
probably be the best aud last game of the
,eason. as those who have seen them play saw
hey are better than any club which has play.
ed the w. NJ. AS this year.
The reunion of all last year cadets, which
we spoke about some time agO,iS about to ma.
rrialiZr, ana The invitations have been sent
We hope to make this an enjoyable occasion
% all. Cadet Capt. Atkinson will make III
address OF welcome 10 the visiting eX-cadets,
'trr which there will be speeches and toasts
by all.
We saw In one of the HiggInsvIlle paper.
an article inlimating that the w. M. AS
treate | The visiting base bail clubs Ia a dis.
courteous way. We would say In reply iha,
we have done everything which money could
| accomplish to make all visiting clubs as c0ln'
| Portable ~ possible, and certainly they can
nat say we mi>treated them; but VT are sorry
to say they acted far from Il courteous manner
in making us pay for our meals when WI
PLAYED them in their own city. surely Hig-
\ ginsville has no ipuIn to talk on this point
We try to feed our visitors al least. anl at the
same time give them an appetite chasing the
hall,
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
The Railroad Tram From Sedalla
to Lexington.

Oh, it Is so nice, when we are travelling, to
have the good fortune to get on the afternoon
train from Sedalia to Lexington. The speed
is so great, the accommodations SO fine and
everything SO pleasant. TIL travelling pub
lie ought to know it. The train leaves Soda.
dalis at 8 o'clock, promptly, 1t may be. or il
may not. Then it runs with lightning speed
on its way to Lexington, q distance of 55
miles and makes the trip in the almost unpar-
alleled short time of five hours and fifteen
minutes, or nearly ten miles an hour. Why
the managers require this speed, thus endan-
gerinS the lives and destroying the comfort
and pleasure of the passengers is an unsolyed
problem. 1t may be that they are trying TO
establish II reputation for fast travelling. But
aside from the swift travelling everything is
so nice and agreeable. 1t is often, the pas
pepgers are cheered on their journey, by the
music of believing cattle aud squealing hogs
in ears attached to the train and on their way
to their final home in Kansas City. Then
the delicious Odor arising from these cars is
waited on the wings of the wind, back into
The passenger cars, where the passengers en-
Joy this delightful aroma, that greatly aids
the nervous system in sustaining the excite
| nenC of the fast travelling With all these
pleasures we are hurried along and almost
regret II, when we arrive at the end OF the
IriD. The citizens along the line, should
,end boquets to Jaw Gould and the general
manager every morning, to express their
gratitude for the splendid accommodations
| on this train. They would enjoy it so much
to know their efforts 10 please the people
were appreciated. JOHN (iOLONG.
A Traveller.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
We desire to add to the remarks of

We desire to add to the remarks of
the Evening Post, printed elsewhere a
point that seems TO have escaped that
paper, 1. e. that the Trihune's assertion
that its economic theories were adopt
ed by a majority of the people," The
reverse is true. An overwhelming ma
jority of the people of the country at
the ballot box, last November, repudi-
ated the republican policy of high pro-
lection. The democratic party alone
bad a popular majority over the repub
lean party. To this is to be added the
votes Of the prohibition and union
labor parties, which both took ground
against protection even more advanced
than did the democracy. Beside
which, in any discussion that involves
he intelligence of the judgment passed
IN the issue, it must be borne in mind
that the solid block OF illiteracy repre-.
sented by a million negro votes was
cast for the protective economic theo-
ry, with no intellectual appreciation
whatever of what it means.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

When this years republican legis,a-
ture assembled at Harrisburg, Pa,
great expectations were entertained
that the interests of labor would be
carefully looked after. Pennsylvania
is a labor state. Bills were introduced
to compel the semi. monthly payment
of wages, to abolish "pluck- me-
stores, to protect miners from unfair
dockage on coal mined, and for Other
purposes demanded by the wage.earn-
ers of the state. None OF these bill.
have been allowed to become laws
The bill to secur ballot reform. tht
most important measure offered in thu
legislature for many years in the inter
est of workingmen, has also beer
thrust under the table. In Democrat,
Missouri, in spite of republican OBJ
structiveness, all of these measures
and more, too, that are beneficial, hayJ
been adopted.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

One of the very best things the late
much-ahused Legislature did was the
enactment of law providing for a ge-
illogical and neurological survey OF
the state. 1t is not generally known
outside the state, nor indeed in the
state, that Missouri is especially rich in
the character and extent of her coal
fields, while southeast aud southwest
Missouri produce more zinc than any
other state, and have enormous lead
mines, and iron enough TO eupply the
universe. The character and variety
of our marbles and building tones are
enough OF themselves 10 give u special
character 10 the state. Tue new sur
vey will add greatly to the genera
knowledge of Missouri's immense min
eral resources aud stimulate their fur
Their development. From The character
OF the appointments made by Governor
Francis to carry out the work there is
little room to doubt that il will be most
efficiently, thoroughly and cohscicD-
tiously done.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

The following lines quoted from the
st. Louis Republic, are iraught with
the gravest import, aud should cause
all men, whether democrats or repub-
~licans, to pause and think. The Repub-
lie says:-''The question of pensions is
now one of the most important in our
politics. IL is scarcely exaggeration
to say that in real importance it over
tops all others. 1t is o SO much a
question of money, though to accept
the terms OF surrender proposed by
The political organization formed for
the purpose of influencing pension legis.
lation would come neal bankrupting
the government. The greatest danger il
to free institutions in the precedent Of
submission to u military organization
operating in politics." This is not a
question to be treated with the dem
agogy which generally characterizes
it, but with calm consideration. Ii
stands admitted OH all hands that the
pension list is rank and rotten with
fraud and imposition; that millions OF
dollars OF the peoples money is being
squandered upon Tel who have stolen
the livery of patriotism in which to rob
the government; and yet a mere init
nation that a halt should be called, OF
that reforms should be instituted, il
mel by a command from a secret or
ganization, which is religiously obeyed
by a political party, and enforced upon
the country. No man OF intelligence
who loves his country can fail to view
| such a condition of affairs with alarm.
There is, to-day, practically no check
10 raids upon the revenue if they be
only labelled pension.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Every friend OF MajDr John n. Ed
wards.ls a friend also of his wife and
children, and it will be u pleasure to
them to learn that a way will soon b(
open by which they may show i'll a sub,
%staniial manner their love Tor the dead
eni their esteem for the living. MRS,
Edwards is compiling ONE of the Ma
jor's best compositions which she vii
o . publish in book form The b0nl
will contain his choicest and most ia.
nous editorial articles ,"Shelby's EXPO
dition TO Mexico" and other snort pic
ces, prose and poetry. beside a a lif'
and portrait of the author. The bOCl
should, aud We think it will, meet will
great success. We shall let IL read.
ers know of its progress and appearance,
from time to time.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
EX CONFEDERATE REUNION.

To the citizens OF Lafayette county. Missouri
At a recent meeting of The eX-cOniederaic lssO-
citation OF Missouri, il was decided 10 hold the
state reunion ut IIigsiDsviiIc, Lafayette county
Missouri. on the 27lh and 2Sth OF August next.
Ia view of this fact and TO uphold the universal
reputation Of LAFAYETTE county for open.handed
hospitality. we, the undersigned citizens Of said
county, hereby request all citizens OF this cOun-
ty Il meet IN general iuass meeting vt the opera
hOus Sc in The cIty oil HtgsInsville. on W.dnes-
day, the jth d ~ of June. 1886. to devise means
and formulate plans Tor the proper entertain
nent Of The cOunty's guests at said reunion and
appoint such committees rs may necessary to
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
Miss Hollis Music school.

Among our many educational institutions,
none has been more prosperous than the
school Of music taught by Miss Kate S. Hol-
lis Of this city. She has enrolled during the
year lust closing s. pupils IN vocal and instru.
mental music. OF course the most OF these
have been taught in classes, it being impossi-
BILE that one person could teach SO many in
single lessons, In instrumental music, Miss
Hollis teaches the method obtained In Europe
by Miss Kriebn, she having been q pupil Of
Of Miss X. ever since her return, and that
method being now universally admitted by
the highest musical authorities to be the best
extant. In vocal music Miss Hollis has had
the best opportunities: from Mrs. Foote. q pu-
pill of the celebrated Madam Rudersdorf, and
from Miss BOyakin, a pupil Of the equally
noted Madam Seller. she has selected and
adopted the best ideas, while from her own
finishing teacher, Madam Cappiani, Of New
York, she crowns her work with that of The
best tinisher on this continent. Besides greaI
natural ability and these valuable acquire
ments, Miss Hollis has that industry and
laithfulness to her pupils, that have CIV
en- her the high musical rank she has II
this community and makes her entitled t.
the hearty patronage she enjoys.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

The Globe Democrat processes igno-
n of any reason why Mr.. Cleveland
might be renominated by his party.
Perhaps the Globe Democrat has for
gotten the famous tariff message of two
years ago which fixed The national
policy of the democratic party and
paved the way for the avalanche OF
1892 which will bury forever in obliv-
aon the Globe Democrats gang of loo
tors The esteemed Globe-Democra
has a short memory.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
CoMMENCEmENr EXERCISES.
Cen raj Female College, Lexington,
Missouri.

Saturday. June l. | to . p M, ART exhibi-
ton at college cha cL.
sunday june :, IL Il. M. commencement
sermon by Rev. w. b. Palmore, of Indepen-
dence, Mo.
Monday, June :. ; D.. M, annual concert at
~llagen's opera house.
Tuesday, June /, 10 "A. M, commencement.
Tuesday, June /, 10 a. M, meeting Of board
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

The beer trust il no SLOUGH OF a
trust, and don't you forget it,. And
there are signs that il proposes to run
nor things than hops, malt, and pure
water. 1t would better look "a leedle
oud." The e are some things in this
country bigger than beer, though we
are prepared TO acknowledge that beer
do a great deal. zone business at
q time is a pretty good motto.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Bob Lincoln Is at his post in Eng
land. Bob is a radical but he is a gOOC
boy, and will make a Creditable repre-
sentative to England. lie is quite
amiable, and III yet 10 be ''quitt
English, you know but then they al
dc. it. They know how TO coach them
in old LunuJn.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

. In spite of many drawbacks, chic
among which was the obstinate OBJ
structive tactics OF the republican mi
nority, the Missouri Legislature haI
~srcceeded in doing a great deal of goot
work.. It has cost so per cent. NOR,
than 1t would have done if the repub1i.
sans had not delayed-the work, but al
the same IL has been done.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

The republican city council, at Chill.
licothe, Mo-, last week made 6
clean sweep of all the old officials
and appointed the following. all re.
publican: Recorder and clerk, j. l.
Schmitz; Attorney, T. Fl. Camp; Maj
shall, A. }. Reef; Auditor, G. N. Smi.
ley Assessor, Joshua Raynard Col
leclor, John A. Maggie.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

About once every decade the people
need q gentle reminder like the present
to restore them to their sober senses.
There will not be enough republicans
In the next legislature to impede legis-
lation. The ebb tide of republicanisD
in Missouri is upon us.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01
FOREIGN BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATIONS.

There have been n nnmbcr of so-c4ii-
ed nuEiOHuE building aud loan as-ouia-
tons, incorporated III othe: states, do.
Ing business in Missouri Tor some time.
enough corporations. but the majority
of them are wild cat. these associa-
tons have represented that they were
national IN their Incorporation, which
was of course false, and that, thereby,
they were enabled to give better Sc
curity to patrons than home cumpa-
MES could, and that because OF their
larger business they could earn div
idends more rapidly, TINS affuriing IL
better Investment.
We know nothing of the real stand
ing aud responsibility of these curpOr-
a~tions, and neither do their Missouri
patrons, yet they have secured nan
of the latter, and have taken out OF
Missouri millions of dollars, TO the det-
rimcnt OF home Building and loan So
CtCilCs1 anu VIC IGhl CNtIiIudi'1 ~ hC
loss of the persons who have trusted
them.
The legislature has done a wise
thing in guarding the people OF the
state from loss by irresponsible for
eign building and loan associations, in
all amendment to section 95S of the
new corporation law, which reads as
follows:-"Provided that no mutual
saving fund, loan and building associa-
ton or company, association or corpor-
alton organized under the laws OF any
other state or territory to carry on a
business of a like character to that au-
| thorized In this article shall be allowed
to do business or sell their stock in this
state, without having deposited with
the state treasurer the sun of one hum
dred thousand dollars, as a guaranty
fund, for the protection and indemnity
of the citizens of the state OF Missouri
with whom such companies, associa-
tons or corporations shall do business
the fund so deposited TO be paid by
the treasurer to the citizens of Missouri
only, and not then until, upon proof
filed with the treasurer, he shall be sat-
istied that the claimant has sustained
some loss by reason of his having done
business with such foreign company,
association or corporation. Any per-
son or persons who shall be found in
this state as agent, or in any other ca
pacity representing any such foreign
company, association or corporation ,
which has not complied with the pro
visions OF this section, shall be deemed
guilty of u misdemeaDor, aud upon
conviction shall be punished by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or Imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding twelve months, or by both
such fine and Imprisonment" The et-
feet of this law will not be TO prevent
sound foreign associations from doing
business in Missouri, but it will be apt
to cause some of them to incorporate
under Missouri laws, which, as they
receive their protection, is not unfair.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

One OF the republican members oil
this legislature had the word catechism
In one OF his bills, and the way he
spelled 1t was this; caHychiSum. Thai
was doing pretty well, too, foi
his side of the house, as most Of his
republican colleagues don't even know
that there are such things in existence.
He wanted the cattychisum taught in
the public schools; which cauychiSum
however, does not appear.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Another chapter has been added to
the record of Henry Moore and Mrs. j
W. Norton, whose elopement from ST
Louis about a year ago was the sensa.
tIon Of the day. This time it is scandal
elimination and recrimination, and sep
aration In New York. The final chap.
ter will not be long In coming. aud th'
drama will close in mental obscurit,
and degradation for both. "Be sur,
your sins will find We ont"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

From the returns compiled by
Lloyd's register of shipping, it appears
that there were 523 merchant vessels
OF 920, 9S9 tons gross under construction
in the United Kingdom at the close OF
the quarter ended March 3lst, 1899.
1t isn't much worth while to enquire
how many tons are under construction
in this country. Our mossback, an.
cient and fish like smelling navigation
and tariff laws have wiped our mer-
chant marine from the seas.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Admiral Porter and Benjamin Butler
are quarreling as to which of the two
was the greatest commander. Bel
says Porter was a coward, and Porter
says Ben was drunk when he said 1t,
and a ninoompoop as a general. Tit
quarrel is rather o%doriferOus.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Geo. D. Reynolds, Esq, has been ap-
pointed United States district attorney
tor the eastern district of Missouri, and
e E. Kimball, Esq, to the similar po-
sition FOR the western portion OF the
state.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

II was said that Gov. Francis would
not sign the anti.option bill. but he did
It was said that he would not sign the
anti trust bill, but he signed that also
A great many things are said at times
that 'shadn't ouQht'er be said"
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-01

Judge j. Il. Woerner, of st. Louis.
has written a book. Almost any book
that Judge Woerner would write might
be expected TO be a good one, but as
this one is on the "American Law OF
Administration" il Is sure to be 30.