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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

An acute observer Of contemporary life re-
marked the other day that the typical cat de-
voted each one Of his nine lives solely to the cult
walton of his voice The statement, although OBJ
viousy exaggerated serves very we'll to convey
the impression which the cat has made upon these
who know him best. The weasel having largely
suppanted him as a rat and mouse eXterminator,
he has come TO he regarded as animal Of leisure
much given to music, but bearing few OF
the practical burdens Of existence. BIT attention
has lately been directed to the fact that the Chi
nese use cats to tell time. A Celestial who was
asked what o'clock it was. took up cat and en-
amined his eyes, and replied that it was two hours
past noon. On being asked how he told time in
that way. he explained that the pupils of cats
eyes were largest in the morning and that they
gradually grew smaller as the light increased, till
they reached their minimum OF noon: that then
they began to widen again, till at night they once
more became large. This incident shows that it
would he easy TO render the cat o useful member
of society Watches can be bought uncommony
cheap, but cats come even oheaper-there are dis
tricts Of this town where pretty good cat can be
bought for 10 cents, or three for a quarter. Be-
sides. cats do not get out Of order SO easily as
watches, do not need to he handled as delicately
and 20 without winding. Under the circum.
td9s of watches with those who desire to save
money whenever they can, but who cannot afford
TO be without Trustworthy timepiece 1t looks
as though cats were destined to have great fu.
ture.
The snpertiuously tagging State Emigration
Commissioners have at last struck their colors
They are willing to retire from Castle Garden,
where they have been engaged for months In the
useless task of holding the fort. and to surrender
all their right, claim and title thereto on oOndi.
ton that the Garden be made part of the public
park system Of the city. What the Sinking Fund
Commissioners will do with this condition cannot
be foretold, but at the furfhest the Emigration
Commissioners, whose occupation is gone. can only
hold Oh TO it until next May Fortunately for
the country the supervision Of immigration is in
the hands Of capable and competent Federal off,
Gals. In spite Of their claim upon Castle Garden
Messrs. Stephenson and Starr cut painfully small
figure In public life. Nothing will be lost when
they disappear from view permanently.
BostOn's streets are not In IN ideal condition.
Judging from the complaint made by several OF
the big retail dry-goods houses among others.
They protested against the hlthiness Of the
thorouuhfares uarticularly of Washingtou-st.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

SUNDAY. OCTOBER 20. 1890.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

In the annual report OF the secretary y. ",
State Board Of Health OF Massachu'o' S;l =.
y, ,..s,iaatior the secretary reports that human
intsrcourse is as potent in spreading the disease
a,aosnbsric communication. He estimates that
30 ooo wooc.eorners in that State took the
s,,oass that lol.1oo of these had to leave work
ui 49, ,Io time lost was at least 9S5,5OO days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

Clifton r. Breckenridge has no UNANIMOUSLY
gerrymandered district to trouble him in this
campaign, but he Is having far from cheerful
time in his struggle for vindication. Circum-
stances are against him. and the prospect Of de-
feating him is increasingly bright. or course he
cannot win in a fair fight, but his supporters will
not hesitate at any violence and outrage If they
can thereby score point In his favor. General
Powell Clayton Ia confident that Breckenridge will
be defeated as he well deserves to be.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
-uondon HaWk.

fbe Tammany leaders are declaring that tney wiz
get every Tammany vote on election day. BUT that
not true On election day there will be largo numoer
OF good Tammany voters on BlackwePs lsiahu' ue
tanned there by circumstances over which fhey VIII
have no control. But though they won't vote their
svmnathies will be with the thugs, thieves heelers
bummers and scoundrels generally who will put III
straight vote for Tammany Hail.
ado YOU know said Corporal moore Of the New
mort barracks to the delegate that there IS norso
In the United states Army the retired nst craving
Wen Dns s pe tslt Of
only horse that na nS Is cSmsnehe and
S Sai Is stationed at Fort Riley Kan with the .n IN
Cavalry-Custers old regiment. HIS pension Is sum anG
Client to cover s his e IS cared BY
tailed for that duty and who does nothing sS Tor n
sSeS and Ss Il. I'D s ss' saddle out
been much sought after by err n a. long as life
S.e s ss ssys e Sa. Win VII psps p and
sent to the Smithsonian Institution at Washlns'o on:
When nnd Comanche wa" s many soSna and wa:
nearly y, exhausted from loss Of ood.'-(Cncnnau
Times.Star.
Il IA said that q wealthy gentleman OF Lverpoos
has purchased the Garden OF Gethsemane, near 'erS
salem. FIJI which tho saviour passed the night oeo.o
His crucinxion The purchase was made in order 70
preyen1 SPECTATORS from carrying out their schoa
o. bujldinc on the scored grounds hotel for 'ne
accommodation Of visitors and tourists In the HOY
Land.
"sse here. I thought you said this horse you soS
me last week fearless OF locomotives
W Won' When was out riding yesterday afternoon
Ise began to cut up when he saw a locomotive az
10 ling and tried to dash right into IT, - T..
~ =. We n a horse afraid OF q locomouve y
,vou,dn;t want to run Into II. would he' lieu w
70 run away from II. '-tNorrisiown Herald.
7corce Moore. the English novelist. once mao .
,,.v az the Odeon, In Paris; and at the same u"s
an ANIMATION of "Othello' was beinS rehearsed -
.ha same theatre ono morning he called TO see W
manager. ... A..
concierge. ia.
Tell VI. Poren that the English author whose pay
ba has accepted desires to see him.
The concierge went toward the managers rVo"''
"There is q gentleman I'm the hall who tells mo ~
"a the English author whose play has Just been ."
cepted, he said to the Official
"Onte right answered the latter, "send MN 'a'
Monslcur Shakespeare, no doubt
Only pstiy.-"Are you posted on the Antedllnvisa
nsriod,, he smiingly asked Of . saloon keeper o.
Michigan-ave. the other day.
Only partly. was the serious repy'
"WSy, know that in the far.hAck Ages there W
beer"
And men 70 drink it,
And the man who didn't pay for his beer got "
TUG Exactly. Just my sentiments: Can you -
me driak q water. plessel'-tpstTat ssss w %
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

Nearly every such outbreak OF Inuu' go.
nc that in the Middle and New-Engiahu o,a'es
las. Sunday Yields a fine crop OF storieS u"ouV
freaks Of lightning, in some of when the s'Inip,
10 made 10 trace the course Of the elec'rio '."iu
over seemingly unnatural routes IN '''is an'''eu'
detective work the mistake IS irequen"S 49,
mitted OF assuming that the severai ue''one"
maths along which the destructive ageh' nus e,'
it's imprint are portions of one continuous V''ous"
worry crooked line. Usually this erroneous sup
nosition has few difficulties TO overcome W io.'
with ready acceptance. But there was caSe III
Iedyard. Conn., last Sunday, which "o''ih o''i-
tax the ingenuity of the most accomplished ga
merit in such undertakings. The village chu[ch 10
said TO show the effect Of the th"huer'oiV III
four distinct places: neighbOrng horse sheus "eie
apparently struck in ten separate spocs' oo
trv store not far away also seriously sh'''-
tered, and the ground about the church "ae
plough up in all directions. No douoC "ans
parallel cases could be cited. Such phenomeha
become readily Ineligible il one looks az some
of the photographs Of lightning that are peinS
obtained nowadays, which show that the electric
current OF solitary bolt often sub-divldes ike
the branches of vine or the rootles of tree ana
distributes itself simultaneously through mum
her of different channels, some taking more ana
some less of the discharge instead of its all going
one way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

Boston's streets are not In an ideal condition,
Judging from the complaint made by several OF
the big retail dry-gOods houses among Others
They protested against the hlthiness Of the
theroughfares, particularly Of Washington-st'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

The Coroner's Jury who investigated the recent
homicide at the Flatbush Asylum for the Insane
distributed the blame with impartial hand
They censured the State Board Of Lunacy for its
absurd rule that when patient has been absent
from an asylum ten days without being heard
from he is to be marked "discharged,' and the
authorities presumably TO give no more heed to
him. The Brooklyn police rightly came in for
GOOD share of censure for failing to take the
necessary steps for recapturing dangerous luna
tic when informed Of his escape. That the hos
pita officials did all in their power in the matter
is by no means clear. Their adoption Of new
rules regarding visitors. etc, is plainly enough an
admission that they were somewhat careless be-
fore Whether the jury might not wisely have
zone further in fixing the responsibility for Dr.
Lloyds needless death is an open question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26

Considerable ingenuity and some maevolence
have been shown in accounting for the disappear
ance of Professor huffman, Of Clark University
It is now discovered that the unfortunate man
has been lying helpless with brain fever in a
Philadelphia hospital for six weeks. Charitable
judgments in such a case are always commend
able, aud generally they verified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-26
A,ew3lork Dailp Tribn,rs

FOUNDED HORACE GREELEY
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-20
NATURAL
Many Orators Replace 1t by Carefully
Elaborated E~ioquence.

Many Orators Replace 1t by Carefully
Elaborated E~lOquence.
Though natural %eloquence is supposed
to be a thing of the heart, and OF the
inspiration of the moment, great orators
very often have to depend for their elo-
uuence upon somethingquite other thai
inspiration. It's impossible for them
to speak from a full heart on every &C
occasion, and natural eloquence must be
replaced by carefully elaborated elo-
quence.
Edward Everett, the ''silver-tongued
orator." used TO write his addresses and
commit them to memory. This method
has been followed by many other public
men whose "impromptu" eloquence has
been q matter for great admiration to
their hearers. Indeed, it may be laid
down as an accepted rule that great
speecpes are made beforehand. There
have been some notable exceptions to
this rule, but 1t Is nevertheless n rule.
M. Paul dc Remusat relates that WIS.,
! ting once his friend, M. Theirs, who
, had not vet become President OF the
French Republic, but was n OF the
most noted orators OF Europe, he found
the great statesman at his desk, busy
with paper and pen.
"You come just in time," said Theirs.
IL am just finishing the speech that ]
am to deliver in the Corps LegislatiI
tomorrow. | will read you some pas
sages, and o may toll me just what
you think about it,"
1t was, perhaps, NJ. Theirs most ia
nous speech-his great impeachment Of
Napoleon III. and his policy. The
Young man listened with interest, ant
yentured to say after the reading that
while the address was a remarkabl,
strong one, he missed something OF tn,
easy, natural, perfectly simple methO'
which was characteristic of M. Theirs
"You are right" said the great orator
81 haven't put in the negligence yet.
Taking his pen, he proceeded to add
touch OF negligent ease here and there
changing careful expressions to careles
mes.
, Now" he said at last, ut Is sponta
: neous!"
M. Theirs once wrote to Sainte- BeuVt
, 81 have spent my life in public Assem-
!, blies, and have been struck b youe thing
: The moment a speaker begins to max
= what We call phrases, tho audience b'
: gin to smilo d~isdainfully, and to ceas
n to listen"
!, Notwithstanding his love for the sin
pie and unconventional in oratory, n
! Theirs was in the habit of putting b
spoken speeches into more formal shaI
2 for permanent record. Taking Il
q proofs of the nervous. often incomple'
sentences which the stenograper hi
r caught on the wing, he transform
q them into stately periods.
a They were all very we'll in the
v way" he said, but they were n
. French youths Companion.
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Skins on Fire
with itching. Burning, Bleeding
EcZeMas Instantly Relieved
by CuliCura Remedies.

our little son will he four years of age on Tue
18th inst. In May, 1854. he was attacked WIN
II very painful br 'aklng out Of the skin. we
called IN II physician who treated him for about
four weeks. The child received little or no goo'
from the treatment, Hs the breaking out. sup
posed by the physician to be hives In an aggr'
gated form, became larger In blOiches, ana
more and more distressing. We w'r" frequent
ly obliged TO get up In the night and rub him
with soda IN water, strong lIniments. etc
Finally. we called other physicians. until no
lesa than Blk had attempted to cure him, all
alike failing, und tn" child steadily getting worse
and worse, until about the 10th OF last July,
when we began to give him CUTICURA RESoL-
VENT internally. and the CUTICURA and tUTI-
CURA soar externally, and 10y the lasto I August
he was sO nearly well that We gave him only
one dose OF the tRsoLvENT about every recond
day for about ten days longer. and lie has never
been troubled since WI b the horrId ma'a y In
/ NIL We used Iess than one hall oil II bottle OF
tuJICuRA REBoLvHNT ~ little icss than one box
OF CUTICUHA, and only one cake OF CuTICunA
SOAR. ii. f. RYAN.
Cayuga, Livingston Co, III.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this fourth
day of january, 1887. G.. N. COE, J. l..
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AN UGLY
A Rcuort That should he Read.

"A recent nnmlyzation In PhilnhelPhih, by u
chemist, of ten popular pThllus ot
sursapurilln. diSCIuscs the astonishing ihcL thht
these ten samples Of blood purifiers g. con,
taIucd in the aggregate SLrfeeH different miner
ais eleven of which were active poisurs. lodide
Of potash was discovered in every sample lher
Cury WINS found In all but two, while arsenic eh,
listed In six Of the ten brands. Not one pfahu
was the pure article"
A reporter took the above clipping 10 II. W.
.Joy. the manufacturer Of joys Vegetable sar-
,.narIlla- Mr.. JOY exhibited no surprise. lie
said druggists knew 1t. lie said he long ago saw
the crying need for II safe and absolutely pure
vegetable preparation of sarsapariiln, hence his
was named Joys I~fgetdLte Sarsnphrilla' because
Il contained nothing but pure syrup OF snrshPn
rilIu. combined with the pure juices OF Caiifo'
nia's vegetable alternatives. Inhke potash s"r
sanarIIlas. II does not force impurities through
the skin, but stimulates the various scrre'i''
orgrns, thereby correcting functional ntr"''se
,pents. and eliminating all Impurities through
,be natural channels.-SdH francisco hfdh""Sr
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How They Got rich.

She-I could have married either
Whipper OIL Snapper If I'd wanted to
and both Of those men whom | refused
have since got rich, while you are still
rs poor as a church mouse.
He-Of course. I've been supporting
you all these years, They haven't
Y. Weekly.
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TR NnTICE.

r ErTERS Of administration on the estate OF
Ia Fincelius x. Gray deceased, were giunt'd
Ia the undersigned ON the 9ih day of September,
$3.50, by the Probate court al laiay"tt" county
Missouri.
All persona having claims against said estate,
ARE required to exhibit them Tor allowance I"
the administrator within one N"rr alter the dhtr
of snid letters or they may hc pr"cludcd from
any benefit Of such estate; and II such claims De
not exhibited within two years from the haie 81
this Publication they will he forever barred.
This 9th day of Septcn her, l"l
FRANK NJ. GRAY,
I lebl5,5 Aumlhla'ia'oi'
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE..

r FILTERS Cf admir- isirntiOn on the estate nj
IL Brnjani in +. torbIn, deceased, WEI" granted
to the undcrsIgne, on the ird day OF September,
1850, by the Probate court OF Laiay"tt. coun-
ty, Missouri.
All persons having claims against Il lid estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance To
the administrator within one year after the
date of suri letters, or they may be prcclided
from any benefit of such estate, and If such
claims be not exhibited within two years iron
the date of this publication they will he Tor
ever barred
This Ird day of September. 1890
HENRY l.. COttBlN.
--.In AlIhnInIn rnIuI
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PURiIC ADMINISTRATORS
NOTICE..

y ErTERS OF administration on the esIaiI ~
Edwin f.. Parker, deceased, were grant,
- nn,Irrsiynru public administrator al IniaS-
80, rnnnIy Mo. on The llth daN oi Selieinptr'
II ism. by the probate court of Lafayette
county, Mo. i,,t said estate
n,rcJt In exhibit them To me for iioWahce
within one year alscr tn fro a"i ,n Sl b sn's %" Of ssiI
|'cJ ""y rIsuch CLAIMS be not exhibited WIN.
rs S' ,vyn vr,trs from the date of said letters they
iii be forever barred. ,sa,
mus :, "' STEPHEN n WILSON.
t'P'''" Public Administrator.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

r ETTERS OF administration on the estate of
IL FAINT l. FIehback, deceased, were granted
10 The undersigned on the 20 h day 0i August,
1880, by the probate court Of Lafayette county,
Missouri.
All persons having Chains against SAID estate
are required to exhibit them Tor
to the administrator within one year after the
date OF said letters oI they may be precludcd
from any benefit OF such estate; ana II Huch
claims be not exhibit - within two years from
tire date at this publication they Will he :oi
ever barred.
This 10Th day Of August, 1880.
JOHN W. FlSHBACk,
aug23t5 AdmInIslr"lnr.
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TO LOAN.

TNHE cheapest money ever loaned IN Lafayette
county $500 anu upwards loaned on i'm
real estate AT the lowe 1t rates OF interest,
Call on or ndIr 80 GEORGE PRICE.
Lexington, Mo.
Office over T.. Winsor u SONS insurance office
opposite courthouse. Nam street. hgl6m3
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n Part.

Chicago Actress should like to have
q part in your revival Of Cinderella"
Theatrical Manager-Do you think
you can play the part OF Cinderella
Chicago Actress-N-o, but I'd do beau
tifully as one OF the sisters whom Gin
derella's shoes wouldn't fin Y.
Weekly.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-09-20

The strange history of an Englishman
of title has just been recalled by his
death. The late Lord Stamford went
out to South Africa as a missionary
about forty years ago, and during the
latter part OF his life he lived in SO
~clusion on a farm at Wynberg, which Is
within a short distance of Cape Town.
Lord Stamford was three times married,
and one of his wives was a colored
woman. The titles to which he sue
ceeded about seven years ago came to
him without the estates which had be-
longed to his predecessor, but the Valu-
able Cheshire property will revert to
the earldom after the death OF Lady
Stamford, who has the whole OF the
estates for life. The late Lord Stamford
has only left a daughter, who bears the
historic name OF Lady Jane Grey, and
his nephew, the e earl, was recently
professor of mathematics at n college In
tho West Indies. lie took high honors
at Oxford and has ravele nearly all
over the world. N. Y. Letter.
THAT was Il capital lecture OF
Hicks" ID you think so? hougn
it was horrid. Why, the man uldn
know what to do with his HANDS.
uarper'S Bazaar.
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,JDSi PHI d. LESUEUR.

AND LOAN AND INSURANCE AGENT.
IA Abstraricr and Cnnvcyancrr. Lexington,
Mo. Money u loan on improved farms IN Luz
Tiyelt. aud adjoining counties, ut lowest lates
OF interest with privilege Of paying part or all
of principal before maturity.
No delay, no red tape. Money always on
hand Wrlic M. Tor terms. mch9yl
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JULIUS SUBSTITUTE.
tho Old Darby Wasn't IA Bit ARA
of Poisoned Melons.

Why the biu Dhrhy "ahht u DIV hifa'"
of Poisoned Melons.
Julius" said the Colonel, with a
benevolent smile. you probably know
that ave a hundred acres Of water
melons?"
'I-I-has yo' dun gotdat much, sah?"
"Why, you live out there, Julius, and
know all about it,"
Deed | Ibis out dar, but Use bin so
VERY busy | hain't had time to inquar'
around. What about dem watermill-
yons, Kurnel?"
Julius, suppose | should drug some
of those melons?"
eyes, sab"
"Put in something which would make
the thief awfully sick?"
~ follers yo', sab"
"Do you think you could tell n Of
the drugged melons by feeling of it in
the mighty
"Me? Me? What would | be doin' In
yo' millyon patch at night, sah?"
"But suppose You went there?"
"Arter millyons?"
Yes"
"Gwine ter steal 'em?"
"Yes."
"Wall, Kurnel Johnson, faint no uss
to argify dat pint, kase wouldn't 60"
"Why not?"
"'Kase I'd send one of de boys, yo
knowl'--N. Y. Sun.
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No TUESPASSING.

NOTICE 10 hereby given that no trespassing
IN will he allowed upon the premises OI Mes rs.
Reid and Taylor, near NJ rick, either by hunt
IRA or others. All Violations will he prosecuted
sentilIi TIMOTHY HOWARD. Agent.
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MIDDLETON, TENN. Dec. Is. 1883.
Ireceiyed your premium sewing u arhine one
year ago and am well pie iise'l with it. would
not exchange it, Tor machines sold here Tor
Fiity Dollars. thank you II thousand lines
Tor such a valuable premium. WA III
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WELLS BRIDGE. N. Y. Nov. 90. 1889.
| would say, after using the sewing machine
received from you, 1t gives perfect satisfaction
In all respects. dong all kinds OF work very
nicely. Mrs. |. &. EOUMANS.
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DEMOCRATIC II
STATE TICK EFF.

STATE TACK EFF.
~ ron sUPRRME JUDGE,
JAMES Is. CAN'T,
OF Henry County.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
L. E. WOLFE,
Of Randolph County.
ron RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
Il. A. HICKMAN.
of Mississippi County.
o CONGRESS,
JOHN O. TARsNEY,
OF Jackson Connty.
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
NOTICE.

DY virtue OF an order OF the rrobat court of
ID Laiay cite county, Mo, made on the 10Th
dav OF August. lSA, The undersigned. public
ADMINISTRATOR Tor said county. has taken
charge OF the estate oi Elizabeth Wolff. lie
ceased.
All persons having claims against SAID estate
AR. rpuuirrl to exhibit them to nv Tor ALLOWANCE
within one year after the date OF said order, or
| lhcy may he precluicd from any hrncnt OF sucn
rat,llr: and II such claims he not exhibited win
| in two years from the tate of saIi order they
will lie fore yer barred.
This 18th day OF August, 1870.
STEPHEN N. WILSON.
o,raYt Public Administrator.