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The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
TICKE EFT.
STATE TICK Ell

STATE TICKET.
FOR JUDGE,
JAMES b. CAN'T,
oil Henry County.
FOR sUPERISTENDKNT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
l.. II. WOLFE,
OF Randolph County.
o RAILROAD COMMISSIONER,
T.. A. HICKMAN.
of Mississippi County.
FOR CONGRESS-,
JOIN q. TARsNEY,
OF Jackson County.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

The minllible Female Waters are a new
discovery. Safe. pleasant and curative. Try
them and you will be pleased. For sale by
octllli' ID. W. Is. TEyIS, Druggist.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

1t has been said that when the dan
ger of collision arises, il a vessel is
slowed down she will have time to get
out OF the way. This, as a matter OF
fact, is a f~allacy, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. The faster a ship steams the
more fully she is under command of her
helm, and this is especially true in the
present day OF steam steering gear,
when the quartermaster has unlimited
power at his command to put the helm
over quickly. Ocean liners will never
go slow enough to allow them to stop
and go astern in tho event of meeting in
q fog. Captains will always depend on
tho maneuvering properties Of their
ships, and, as already stated, tho faster
they go the more quickly will the rud-
der act, so that speed, which from one
point of view is an element of danger,
has its counterbalancing advantages.
The opinion of our best shippers inclines
toward the creator safely for their ships
being obtained at high speeds, in the
matter OF danger from collision in case
OF meeting other steamers in a fog.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
COUNTY TICK ET.

o REPRESENTATIVES,,
JONAS 4. FERGUSON.
% PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
WILLIAM AULL.
ron snEmFF,
CHARLES s. MITCHELL.
FoR COLLECTOR,
JOHN q. WoRTHINGTON.
FOR TREASURER,
JAMES Il. QILLARD.
ron CIRCUIT clerk,
CHARLES l.. EWING.
For COUNTY CLHRK
SAMUEL j. ANDREW.
FOR RECORDER,
CHARLES q. WALLACE.
FoR ASSESSOR.
JOHN WALKER.
FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE,
WILLIAM YOUNG.
FOR PRESIDING JUDGR,
JOSEPH +. SMITH.
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THEY PROVE TO BE TRUE.

The facilitating summer of ST. Louis had
weakened my system, and | had little or no mp
petite, felt tired and sleepy at all times with tho
usual dull pains, especially In my head. Would
wake In the morning tired and always win u
duh headache. | tried many remedies without
relief. On looking over The Republic one morn
ing ! saw Il statement of II ST. Louis gentleman
exactly like my case, and found that he had
been cured by joys Vegetable SarsnI"rllia-
the California Remedy. Having heard tiat
these testimonials were manufactured Tor tho
occasion, and feeling Interested to convince
myself, ! called on him. ] was assured that u
was true. On that recommendation ! bought II
bottle, and TO my surprise IN II few days my urea
and aching feeling had disappeared ana l would
awake refreshed in the morning. Now, after
two weeks use, l am all right aGain, ana IL Is MI
due to the published teatimonial of Joys |cge
table SnrsnpHrilla. Below | give my address, so
that those who may read this, may cnll ana hS
sure themselves as did j. V. BATEET,
3JU7 Market st
hA aAn
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
FOR SALE

NO. Tine elegant two story Brick Mss
Dwelling House, on Third street. bHnJ
Ir.Inglt Mn perfect arier anu EHnI
90 riIIInn, 10 rooms, beautiful yarl. AAAA-
wifi, flowers and grapes AMI walks 'FRONT.'
uud back lot. A bargain can he had u taken
SON. r.. WINSOR Y son. Agents.
No -Dnc subst initial, well-buill Two story
Birch Dwelling Oh the blum, handsomely
and conveniently located. 5 ROOMS and two
huIia, trout and back lot, all in good condi-
ton. On"rri At low prize To quick buyer.
r.. WISSOR n SON, Agents.
40 ) -pur and u half story Frame Dwelling
on South street, Il rooms. entire property IN
rnuplrIr order, and very dcsIrHble ami con-
Vrnl.ut to husinraR Barn, wattt, lruit,
prusa, trees, Ne Can be bought now NJ Il
bargain, If sold soon
f.. WINSOR II son, Agents.
No. 1 One story Frame Dwelling on College
ai,rri, I rooms aud cellar, large lot, water
arn. Nc. pnrIri very low.
T.. WINSOR II son. Agents.
ON : -hIso another HrIck md Frame Dwell
uug rwo stories, : rooms and hall and
urrrh, good barn Must he FOL soon. Uner-
IS Low. T.. WINSOR II son, Agents.
M G. -Four small dwellings, with two and
three rn, mr., good locations. ON easy terms
INST Il. wINsOR y SON. Agents.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

First Hsligoland-BO German.

In the very hour in which the German
Emperor performed the historic act OF
taking possession of IieligOland, the
wife OF u poor cobbler gave birth to a
boy, says the Leipziger Zeitung. Accord
ing to the Anglo-American agreement,
this boy, being born under German rule,
was the first recruit from tn island won
for the German army. AS sooa as this
event became known, several Berlin
visitors issued an appeal, which vas
couched in terms both serious and hui
morous, for 1.-The first German recruit
from Heligoland." The members Of the
committee headed the list with con
tributiOns of twenty marks each, and
hen circulated it among the other WIS.,
itors to the island, who on that significant
day were equally willing and liberal.
Before sunset the parents OF the 'first
German recruit" were most agreeably
surprised by a present of a nice little
sun in grateful recognition of such
well-timed patriotism.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

English Industries states that 4 novel
business, resting strictly on chemical
principles and needing nothing but a
little capital and a dash OF dishonesty
to develop it, is said to be practiced in
Florida. 1t consists in avoiding de-
p~endence upon the slow and imperfect
ripening of lemons by the suns rays, by
picking the fruit while green and OK
posing it to the fumes of burning sui
phur, whereby its color is changed to a
rich golden yellow, infinitely more at
tractive than the natural hue. at is
true that the interior OF the lemon is
practically free from juice, a fact which
the hypercritical might reckon a slight
drawback; but this Is, after all, 4 trivial
matter, affecting only the consumer" is
the salve applied to tho conscience.
The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
An Unswearabis Argument.

Angry Conductor with hand on tho
bell-rope)-You'll pay your fare or getotf
Tramp-Statistics show that it costs
five dollars in wear an tear an steam to
stop a train. Now II you rob tn stock
holders OF this ere road Of five dollars.
jest ter crafty y'r selfish spite, I'll re-
port we to tn president IN. Y. Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-02
soRAPs OF SCIENCE.

70. . 3
TnE State University at Atchison,
Kan, has for $500 secured tho LARGEST
piccc OF tho meteor which foil f., WASH
ington County recently. 1t weigho ono
hundred and forty-four pounds.
PROT. s. p. LANGLEY has bconinycsti-
eating tho nature Of lighscrnftted by
tho flrc1ly, PyrophoruS noctilucns, using
tho Spcctroscopc. IIo finds tho light is
substantially from tho grccn portion Of
the spectrum.
M. EIFFrL Is now utilizing his fa,nous
tower and balloon for aerial telegraph
purposes by night. Its i:ltondcd to as
ccrialn by the experiments at what dis
tanccs tho lights on tho tower can DO
perceived from balloon, and to what
height from tho summit OF tho tower
on acrostat can BIO seon and conmun1-
Gated with by signals.
ANOTHER forgotten Toltcc or Aztec
City has becn discovered iii Mexico. It
10 located aE1onr tho mountains OF tho
State Of Vera Cruz, and docs not sccm
to have over bccn visited In modern.
times, except by Indians. Eon1c OF tho
buildings arc four and flvo 1T: ics high,
md the corniceS and windows aro skill
fully worked out. Tho buildings aro
frcscocd In colors that appear 30 bright
as just put on Many inGcribcd slabs Of
stono Gro found.
BACTERIA OF variouo llndo Eavo been
found in leo ard snow. Gad Er. Tontin,
q Russian observer. has now proved that
hailstonco arc not FREQ frorl thcrj. Ilo
has found that tho water produced By
tho melting OF hailstoncg coatuinr on an
average Sso bactcria por cubic contirac-
ter Neither yeast fungus nor r1old was
present, but nino different Kinds Of bac-
tcria wcro found, iivo of which--D. tny-
coidcs, li1uofacionD, lutcus, sarcina
lutco and auranuaca GRO already
known. As tho ordinary dwelling place
OF tho bacillus nnycoidcs 10 tho Garth, wo
nro confronted with tho fnct that MI
crobes OF terrestrial origin may DO car.
ricd up into tho air, and thus rain, snow
and hail may bo tho dirsut nsnuss Of
conveying injection.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-02
AN ODD STEAMBOAT.
How nm Ingenious Negro nunt ONO Out
OF OIds unI Ends.


OF Odds unI Ents.
Somo amusing descriptions havc bccn
writtcn about tho homemade steamboat
that plies on the st. Paul rivor, Libcria,
but very littlo has been said of tho mo-
chanicai geniu2 who knocked tho boat
together out OF material that was mover
intended for steamboat.
His nano is Irons and he used to bo q
slave in South Carolina. Awhile ago
he mado up his mind that it was high
time Cnero was Q stearnbo plying on tho
st. Paul river between Monrovin and tho
first rapids. Ic secured tho cnginc of
on abandoned sugar-cano crushcr, and
went to work to build his steamer. uo
took canoo fifty foct long end rippod
it from stcm to stern with cav. Ho
placed tho halves nino foot apart, ribbod
and plankcd them, and boforo lonr tho
hull was ready for tho machinery.
Hardly any two pieces of the machinery
wcrc evcr toJothcr before. Ho had to
mako scorc of thingo bcforo ho
could induce that cngino to turn
paddle-whcel. uo picked up
LitS of iron shafting and SO on
hero and thcro, and with tho all of q
blacksmith shop knocked them into
shape SO that they would work smooth
ly together. He ,nalo pair Of padllo-
whecls, built = decls-housc, secured al
old steam-whistlc. fitted up ruld r.
.whccli launched his creation and was
ready for business.
This man was onco an illiterato slave
on2 cotton plantation, but inventive
talent was born in him. His side-whocl
steamer is not conspicuous for speed
or beauty, but Dho is sorviccablc,
and is noteworthy n5 tho first
steamboat over built In Africa and
probably tho 1rSt that was cvcr
. built out of pickod-sip material. Ono of
Libcria's disadvantages Is tho fact that
tho former slaves who compose hcr citi-
zens gro most OF Thorn poor, not only in
purse, but also in intellectual equip
mont. But she has her mon OF mari, liso
DR.. Dlydcn, who voull Be respected any
where for thoir at:aiarnonts and ability;
and ghc has reason to DO proud OF such q
nan G5 Irons, who wa3 known for his re-
nnrlrabio inventive a2d mechanical
talent long before ho built Liberals
first Oteamboat.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-09-02

M. Reinhart has
lust received his
Spring; and Summer
samples: for custom
made clothing, II
you want your
clothes made to or
der, give him q call
and see as fine a
line Of samples !: as
has ever been ,:ex
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
Of clothes made to.
order from $21 90
up. Fit Guaran-
teed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20

The interior of the grand cathedral
in the City of Mexico is, even at the
present day, after having been success
sively plundered, most magnificent.
1t contains five naves, six affairs, and
fourteen chapels, which contain the
bones of some of the viceroys and de-
parted great men of Mexico.
A balustrade surrounds the choir, of
a metal so rich that an offer to replace
it with one of equal weight in solid
silver was refused. This weighs TWEEN
ty-six tons, and came from China in
the old days of Spanish dominion, when
the richly freighted gal'cons of Spain
sent their cargoes overland from Aca-
pulco to Vera Cruz on the way to the
mother country.
The high altar was formerly the rich
est in the world, and yet retains much
of its original glory. 1t contained
candIesticks of gold so heavy that a
single one was more than a man could
lift, chalices, cruets, and pyxes of gold
incrusted with precious metal, studded
with emerald, amethysts, rubies, and
supplies.
The statue of the Assumption (now
missing) was of gold, ornamented with
diamonds, and is said to have cost 81,
900, 900. There was a golden lamp,
valued at $40, 900, which it cost at one
time 81, 900 to clean, but according to
a French writer-and the joke is his
the liberal troops cleaned it fer moth
ing, and it has not been seen since.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
A Brain-Racking Situation.

Did you ever have three clocks in
your house, all running on different
time? If yotP want to have block Of
five and fifteen-puzzle on your hands
day and night, week in and week out,
Try the three clocks.
''rm sorry, num- said the servant
girl of lady who had three clocks, no
two of them keeping the same time,
I'm sorry, mum, but | will have to
give you weeks warning"
What's the matter, Mary? Isn't
the work light and don't you get good
pay?" inquired the lady.
Yes, num-" sobbed the girl, ''but
those three clocks of yours give me the
headache. I'm always ahead and al
ways behind at the same time. / get
up too early in the morning and stay
in bed too long at the same time. It's
dreadful. | discovered last night that
the three clocks were chasing me all
around the house, trying to kill me.
I'm sorry, mum, but I'll have to CO."
The trouble was only compromised
by the lady running the three clocks
on the same time and presenting the
girl gold watch to run on whatever
time suited her best.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20

eyeslght was much improved by his
trip abroad, he has been forbidden to
either read or write, and this leaves
him no alternative but to make speeches
in the Senate during the whole session.
Though self-imposed this is long sem
tence for the venerable Senator.
Labouchere says that he has the
greatest admiration for Stanley as
man of vast energy, great courage,
and undaunted perseverance, but he
doubts whether the marches by STAN
ley through Africa have benefited hui
mainly in general, or African human
beings in particular. He thinks the
Africans would have better been left
alone.
The diamond and pearl necklace
worn on state occasions by Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt has excited the great
est wonder and admiration. The strik-
ing feature of this necklace is the dia-
monds are pierced through the center
and are strung alternate with the
pearls 1t is said that it required many
weeks of patient labor to pierce each
st one.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
Child Life on CanaI-Boats.

One of the curiosities of life displayed
along the waterfront of this city, says
the n. Y. Times, is the way children
are reared in absolute safety aboard
canal-boats. Any person who takes
the trouble to visit Coenties 81 p or the
neighboring docks where canal-boats
Law up can see every day the common
SIGHT of group of toddling children
playing on the open decks of the low
bulwarked boats, but he never hears of
one falling overheard.
On one canal-boat, the Betsey Ann
of Whitehall, that lay In Coenties slip
the other day, was noticed a novel ar
rangement for keeping the little ones
within the bounds of safety. On the
after-deck a regular playground had
been fenced off for the youngsters by
building a high picket-fence, over
which they could not climb. This had
a swinging gate secured by hasp, sta
pIe and paddock. Inside of this in
closure were four children, who made
the air ring with their shouts, telling of
their unalloyed happiness and content
ment with the arrangement. On an
other boat, little way distant in the
same slip, was another queer arrange
ment to keep the little tots from fall
ing overheard. In the center of the
deck was fastened stout ring-bolt to
which were fastened three stout but
small ropes. At the end of each rope
was stout leather belt buckled about
the waist of a rugged, sun-burned
youngster. The ropes were just long
enough to prevent the children
reaching the edge of the deck, but
were not too short to allow them am
pie room to play in. The children
seemed happy, too, and were not dis
tured particle by their tether.
On nearly all the boats the children
are allowed to roam about the deck at
will, both while coming down the river
in tow and while tied up to the dock.
Many of them are born aboard the
boats. There they grow up and in
many cases marry, selecting their
mates from aboard other boats, and
Immediately taking up the life followed
by their parents.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
Philosophy of the Table.

A sick palate is beyond the reach of
physic.
Uneasy fits the coat the stomach pays
for.
When dinner and appetite fall out it
is time for arbitration.
One man NAV be sentimental, another
hungry; no man can be both at the
same time.
The first lesson in dyspepsia is a sur
prise to him who thinks he knows
everything.
There is little choice between din
ner with no appetite and an appetite
with no dinner.
Poverty is an unpleasant dose, but
it will be a sure remedy for many ills
of the rich.
The devil hath many DISCUSSES. Be-
ware of him when he dons the cook S
cap and apron.
Mix your remembrance of good
dinner with little gratitude to heaven
and the host.
True charity warns the heart of him
that gives and him that takes; the
other sort is more chilling than cold
soup.
The life of the dinner lleth IN delib-
Grafton; the death of the diner may
lurk in the lack of it.
The appetite is a tool of natures
tempering; if you will listen to her and
reason, you may learn the best way to
sharpen it.
Man prayeth for long life; let him
study how to use short one his prayer
NAV be nswered.-Joseph Wilton in
Table Talk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
Girls In the Schools.

The girl would make a better
student in our public schools and
colleges" said one of the prominent
educators of the city recently, If she
had the same incentive, the same mo-
tive that the young man has. The
young man who goes to the public
schools and colleges feels that he is to be
a breadwinner. He has this for a clear
purpose in getting an education. But
it is not so with the girl. With her
motive is everything, and not having
the motive she does not study to her
full capacity. She looks to getting
married some day, and having some
one else provide the bread for her.
''Of course, this is generally speak
ing. We hear a good deal about wo-
mans power of application as COM
pared with mans, but my experience
has been that if a girl knows what she
is after, if she has distinct purpose, in
nine cases out of ten she will display
steadfastness of aim that is quite equal
to that of any boy.
''Much has been said about the ca
pacity of the female intellect for
mathematics, but / can say that the
girl excels in pure mathematics. Girls
are exceedingly fond of history and lit
erature and invariably stand high in
those studies.
1.-The best students are Hebrews
that is they carry off the honors. But
this is not always a fair test of intel
lectual capacity. The scholarship of
student is determined quite as much by
her home influence, by her surround
ings and associations, as by her text
books or instructors. As a rule the
wealthy Hebrews avail themselves of
the advantages of the public schools
and colleges for their children, while,
generally speaking, the children of
Christian parents in similar financial
circumstances 90 to private institu-
tions. This makes it particularly diff
ficult to institute race comparisons in
the public schools.
The colored girl has great imita-
tive powers. She does not evince OF
dinarily a high degree of intellectual
ity, but in all subjects in which the
initiative faculty plays a part in pro-
gress she usually does exceedingly well.
She is especially quick at drawing and
penmanship, and the like. But when
it comes to such subjects as require the
higher faculties of reason or judgment
she is frequently below the average.
The artistic-that is, the naturally
artistic-student is the girl of Celtic
race. But the girl of Anglo-SaXon de-
scent is the one who generally displays
the. best-deYeloped 'all-round' intellect. ="
~ y Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
"Me and jim"

Half dozen of us stood at the door
of the Erie passenger depot in Buffalo,
when we saw a tramp bearing down
upon us. There was considerable
comment on his looks, and some
guessing as to what excuse he would
urge, and as he came up one of the
boys said:
Come. now, but you want to get on
to Cleveland to see your wife die, don't
you?n
"Ah! I recognized him at glancen'
added a second. He is the man with
the ossified liver.n
No he isn't" put in third. "He
is the man who never recovered from
the Chicago fire."
The tramp looked from one to the
other with very serious face, and when
the laugh had died away he said:
Gentlemen you are all off. If you
have five minutes to spare please come
with me.
We followed him through the depot
and out into the yards, and there on a
platform was something covered with
a tarpaulin. He raised this, and we
saw the crushed and mangled remains
OF man.
MY partner, jim" he explained
"We've travelled together for many a
year, me and Jim, but this is the end.
We came in on the bumpers last night,
and he got a fall under the wheels
down here in the yards.''
Say, we didn't mean to hurt your
feelings" replied one of the boys.
''Oh, of course not. Poor old Jim!
Poor ragged, and ignorant, but true
as steel, and he never done no man
harm. Gents, I'm tramp, but no
beggar. don't want any help, but if
you feel like chipping in a bit for poor
old Jim I'll get him white shirt to be
buried ill., have barber shave his face,
and when the coroner orders him off
to pauper's field I'll throw few flowers
into the pine box to take the curse off. y
And mayhap TIE poor old tramp in
his pauper's coffin sleeps the better for
what we gave.-N Y San.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-20
Can We Change Climate.

1t has been maintained that the mild
weather of this winter thus far and of
the entire period of last winter is ow-
ing to detection of the gulf stream.
If this is so, why could it not be de-
fiected some more and make New En-
gland tropical and raise oranges in
New Hampshire and pineapples in
Maine? We believe that certain auda-
cious engineers have offered to do this,
provided capital enough is furnished
for the undertaking.
To limited extent, even now, 1t is
an admitted fact that a man can make
his own climate. The meteorological
conditions of the West have been great
" modified since it was first settled.
Perhaps New Englanders may decide
some day that, instead of changing
our fannels every winter, it will be
cheaper in the long run to change our
climate.
OF course it sounds preposterous to
advocate the detection of the gulf
stream, but many preposterous things
have happened in the nineteenth GEN.
fury, and who shall say that any
scheme which is proposed for the
twentieth century is chimerical? After
we have married the Orient and the
Occident by bridge across Behring's
Strait, and are able to go to Europe
via Siberia in Pullman car, we may
turn our attention seriously to the gulf
stream