The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
say upon an old but by no means

say upon an old but by no means
properly settled SUBJECT
Thousands of good women all I'VE
the world are watching anxiously the
outcome of the Paruell scandal. The
way OF the world Is to give the woman
a downward push and with a shrug
accept the man into the family circle.
The shame and disgrace always falls Cd
the woman, while her more than guilty
companion escapes the worlds censure
l never knew OF but mi case in which
a mans immoral life found him ouI
and cast him from respectable society
That was one out of thousands. 1t J.
to be hoped that Parnell will be I
second one, and that his high position
will carry the fearful warning that
purity OF life is as much demanded of a
man as of a womau Then will the
world grow better.
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Editor Mcdonald, of the johnson
County Star, has this pretty thing in
his columns
One OF the most popular travelling
men on the road is Virgil keene, sole.
itor for Geo. ID. Barnard u Co., of st.
Louis. He is we'll known TO our citizens
and makes frequent visits here. On the
back of his business card he has print
ed the following beautiful "creed: ,
''Do not keep b alabaster boxes OF
your love and tenderness sealed up
until your friends are dead. Fill their
lives with sw%s Speak approving,
cheering words while their ears eau
hear them, and while their hearts can
be thrilled aud made happier; b kind
things you meant to say when they are
gone, say before. they go. The flowers
you meant t. II for their collins, send
to brighten and weet their homes
before they leave them. If my friends
nave alabaster boxes laid away, full OF
fragrant perfumes of sympathy and
affection which they intend to break
over my body, l would much rather
they would bring them out In my
weary and troubled hours, and open
them, that l may be refreshed and
cheered while l need them. l would
rather have a plain coffin without a
flower, q funeral without an enlogy,
than q life without the sweetness OF
love and sympathy. Let us learn to
annoint our friends before hand for
their burial. Post. mortem kindness
does not cheer the burdened spirit.
Flowers on the coffin cast no fragrance
backward y the weary way"
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Editor Diggs, OF the New Haven
Notes, is reminiscent, thus:-
The total number of votes cast in
| Missouri at the recent election was
AGA, 1928, a falling off OF 57,S25 as CON
..-. -,s,I. 1ha xn.n ri 1SAS This unur
the democrats cast 250,0ll as against
POI ,943, a loss of IL 1882. The rernbli.
cans cast lsS ,223 as against 246, 25l in
'6S, a loss OF As ,029, The uniou labor
candidates received 25,ll4 iD 1883
had 1868, a gain of 6,495. The prohi-
hitionists polled 1880 in 1883 and only
$50 this year, a loss vi 1853. The dem
ocratic plurality in 1893 was 25,Gsl,
majority 1888 This year tho plurality
is Gl,7SS, majority 1864. Hickman
led the democratic ticket, his plurality
being 64,4l5.
Editor Burnett says in the Paris
Mercury
Hon. Champ Clark proposes that the
| penitentiary conviCts be employ ed TO
| DulIu iOCh tOdto tuiOuBu thO totC
The people of Missouri will tolerate no
such tom.foolery. The idea of having
q gang of thieves and murderers prowl.
Ing over the country is a little too thin.
| Keep the convicts in the p~enitentiary,
where they belong.
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The Neosno Times figures il out
that
Two Smiths, both democrats. will
participate In the proceedings of the
next Missouri legislature. but nsr'y
Jones will be there, o will there be a
saloon keeper among the solons, who
will be assisted in their deliberations
by an editor, preacher, lsborer, mold
er, cslciminer, reporter, butcher and
artist,
And also that
At the last election the smallest
majority received by any successful
candidate for the Legislature in this
state was that received by E. w. Rus
sell, democrat, of Cape Girardesu
county. receivipg9 majority. Joseph
A. Scott, democrat, Of Monroe county,
received the largest majority, 3,137.
d w. B. Hurts, democrat, had no
opposition. OF state senators, Fred +.
Espenschied, of st. Louis, received the
smallest majority, 1876, aud Frank X.
Newberry, democrat. OF Madison
county, Path district received the largest
majority, S,7ss.