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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-08

10, 1913 children of school age. Ten
thousands and odd tender, grasping
minds to train. Ten thousand mental
buds just unfolding unto the golden
sunlight of knowledge Minds that
may in time be fruited with the richest
apples of thought. Minds that may
grow and expand until they crown hui
manity with a deathless glory Of USE
fulness and good. Minds that may
guide the destinies of state, and rive
added splendor to the wisdom of sage
and philosopher.
What q glory it must be TO train the
minds of youth; or, as Victor Hugo,
that divine master of thought and en-
preston, puts it, ''to model a statue
and give it life" to be ''the Pygmalion
of a soul!" How grand to mold an
intelligence, and instil therein the
nobler attributes that adorn manhood
and make it great.
But the life of the teacher is not a
journey along a pathway strewn with
roses. 1t has its trials and it's tempta-
tions. 1t has its hours of WEAKNESS of
body and mind. It has its days of toll,
its weeks of weary routine, with little
of the relief of strange or break of mo-
notony. While many pupils are bright
and interesting, many are dull and
commonplace. While many spring
gleefully along the school hours and
spread the sunshine of happy, Joyous
disposition around them, others mar
much of the pleasures of the school
room by natures cross as the grain of
the windshaken oak.
From the nature of the relationship
between teacher and patron, the former
owes to the latter a faithful perform
ancs of duty to the school. But there
is a counter obligation that should
never be lost sight of. The school
public owes much to the teacher. 1t
owes him its moral assistance. 1t owes
him liberation if he has faults. 1t owes
him a living salary and all the encour-
agement a public can possibly give.
As grow our public schools so will
grow our state and nation. AS expand
and mature the minds of our girls and
boys so will expand and grow our
national honor and glory.
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SCHOOL AND TEACHER.

The u of popular education is
perhaps the grandest the people in this
country have in hand. 1t is giving a
mold to national character that makes
it American while fitting our youth for
the duties of citizenship.
The pupils at our public schools may
well be proud of their privilege. They
may well cherish the opportunity that
is afforded them to prepare for the
labor that will in maturer life be theirs
to perform.
No less proud of privilege and OPP
portunity should be the teacher into
whose charge is intrusted the care OF
the minds of the youth of our land.
There is no doubt that they feel their
deep responsibility, and regard their
charge as a sacred trust. For it is a
responsibility of much of untold gravity.
1t is a trust that is measureless in its
Importance.
Here we have in Lafayette county
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In another column are published the
resolutions of the County Alliance as
they were adopted in the meeting OF
the 18th ult. 1t was the understanding
of the editor of this paper that the
secretary was instructed to furnish a
copy of the resolutions to each paper
in the county. A copy was not fur
nished. and the INTELLIGENCER was
compelled to clip from another
paper. The resolutions seem t. have been
mangled in somebody's hands, but not
in those of the compositors of this
Office. II the Alliance desires notices,
resolutions, etc., published IN this
paper all it has to do is to say so, and
then see that its secretary. does as he is
instructed.
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NOT Il

Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, says that
the democrats can easily elect any man
president next year.
Of course it must not be assumed
that Mr.. Holman meant that any char
acter of man could be elected by the
democrats next year, but that any man
it would nominate would be elected.
If the democratic party is a party of
principles, principles that are vital,
principles in which the public welfare
is involved, then Mr.. Holman is cor
rect-it can easily elect a president
next year.
The time was when the declaration
of ''measures, not men, was the raj
lying cry of the party. In those days
it rarely failed to elect its candidates.
1t did not then rally around some man,
make of some great politician II hero,
of some inconsequertial leader Il god,
but calling on the people to rally to Its
principles, moved to almost certain vic
tory in every campaign.
In that time some man was not
brought forward because pledged to
that class of people, or this department
of business. A candidate was not
pressed for position in the interest of
agriculture or Of the banks. He was
not supported because he was the rep
resentative of a section, or because be-
lieved to be all potent in a so-called
pivotal state.
The strength of the young republic
was rich in the loins of the people in
those days, and men were chosen as
standard bearers because they fitted
the measures to be secured.
When the people cut away from
monarchy, they also cut away from
hero worship.
When they turned their backs on
aristocracy, they struck down the self
elected masters of the people. When
they rebelled against u king, they rails
ed in revolt against bossism. When
they denied the divine right of roy
atty to rule, they stabbed the servile
principle of manism in the heart.
When they denied the sovereignty of
kings, they established the sovereignty
of the masses-the right of the people
to rule.
The democratic party, the guardian
of this right everywhere the oppresser
nowhere, standing as the rarest ex-
emplification of free and unfettered
manhood, is too great an aggregation,
too important a factor to be considered
or treated as the property of any one
man.
This party has its principles; it must
stand by them. II has its measures,
and these must be carried into effect.
II must not draw Its inspiration from
Wall street, nor from the conclaves of
the money power. 1t must look to the
whole country. To the great west as
well as the more finished east. 1t
must look to the cotton fields of the
south and to the grain fields of the
great northeast.
Its key note must be found in the
needs and wishes Of the people in all
sections of our country. Its aim must
be II relieve the oppressed and strike
down the opprsssOrs.
This party, fortunately, is not suffer
ing from a paucity of strong and de-
serving men. 1t has them in every
state, almost every county. 1t is n party
of strong men; and if there is that
fidelity to principle there should be,
il matters little what the name, if he be
strong, true, pure and thoroughly
democratic, the next standard bearer
will receive the votes of all true demo
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI, !.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE.
In the Circuit Court of said county, in vacl-
ton, July 3Oth. A. d., ISL.
Richard Tebbs. James Thurkles, Squire Jack
son, Sullie Steele and Harye steele, her
husband, Robert Vaughan, Ada Jacks"n,
Moliie StrOther, and Hiram Str"tli"r, hrr
husband, Nancy Jackson, James jackson,
John Jackson, Taylor Jackson, william
Jackson, Mary Johnson and Henry John
son, her husband.
against
John 5. blackwell, Evellnc Morris and Abe
Morris, her husband. Hattie Adams AMI
Joseph Adams, her husband, Celia Wash
ingt0n and Robert Washington. her nus
band, Roley Jackson, MOllic Jackson, Josie
Jackson and Ella Jackson.
Now at this day, in vacation, come III" said
plaintiffs 10y their attorney, AMI HE herein il,lr
petition, and il appearing to the clerk al I'M
court that the said defendants, ENclinc Nor
ris, Abe Morris, Hattie Adams. Joseph Adams,
Celia Washington. Robert Washington. Ella
Jackson and itOley Jackson, are non-rcsid"ntS
of the state of Missouri, and can not he
served with the ordinary process OF law, II -
therefore ordered by the clerk of this court
that publication be made against them 's
follows, namely:
To the said defendants, Evelinr Morris, Abe
Morris. Hattie Adams, Joseph Adams, lclm
Washington, Robert Washington, Ella Jack
son and Iiolcy Jackson, you are hereby nuti-
lied that said plaintiffs have commenced Il
suit against you in said court by petition, w
object and general nature of which is to obtain
Il Judgment for the PARTITION, sale and DIVISION
of the following described real estate situate,
lying ana being in Lafayette county, Missouri,
tu-wit: Thirty acres of of thu south end oi
the east half of the southeast quarter nf seq
ton twenty, township forty-ninc, range TWEEN.
ty-aclcn; of which one Kitty Walters, died
seized.
And Won are further notified that unless
\ Won he and appcara at the next regular term of
this court, to be begun and held ii the
courthouse in the city Of Lexington, on the
1th day of September next. iS1I, and on "r
before the ard day thereof, il the term
shall so long continue. and IL not. ihru
before the end of said term, AMI answer
said petition, the same will he taken rs con
fcsscd; and IL is further ordered that Il copy
hereof he published in tn" Lexington ~lnt"lli,
gencrr, II weekly newspaper published in SAID
county, for four weeks successfully, the last
insertion To- bc at least fifteen days bcfor" ih,
commencement of the next term of this court.
Attest: L. IL. EN ING, clerk,
Iy H. H~EATuMAN, ID. e.. & Lit
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administrators Sale
OF Real Estate.

BY virtue of AN order Of the probate court
of Lafayette county, Missouri, made at th,
NAV term, A.. d., lS1i, of said court, ! ia,
undersigned, Henry l.. Cnrbin. udmiuiStratn
of the estate of B%rnjamin I. turbim, deceased,
hereby give notice TINT | will, ON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER $, lS9l,
nt the courthouse door, in the city of LrNinp
ton, county of l.ifay cite, state of Missouri,
and during the session of the probate court at
said Lafayette county, and between the hours
of ten o'clock In the forenoon and five u'cluCk
Ia the aftcrnOun of that day, sell openly, III
puhlic Ncndur, 10y auction, for cash ia hand,
min +. COrbin, deceased, Of, in and Ia the fol
lowing land situated and lying In said IIfuA
cite county, Missouri, viz: FOrIy.thrCC tEi
arirS in the north end of the west half of thv
southeast quarter of section thirty six C;il,
township iiity-unc t5lD, range twenty I'VE 60
subject, however, to the homestead and duM"i
of the widow aud the homestead ri Tia" lIinui
children of said deceased. this tract hnvinr
been set aside for that purpose.
Also, thiity-SrNen Ga acres oil oI the south
end of the west half al the southeast quarter
at section thiTty-SiX C}tj, township i%iltN-"u,
tJI). range twenty ~ilScCl5); alSn forty (tb arrcS
the northeast quarter of the southwest quar-
ter, same section, township aud range alSt
forty acres, the southeast quarter of the south
west quarter, same section, township aud range;
also five 10 acres in the southwest cOrnCrufiht
southwest quarter of the suuilIM c,t quarter OI
section ten uOl,StlIne township aud range; ais
live 90 acres part of the southeast quarter ~
the northeast quarter of section II, same town
ship ana range.
Given under my hand this nth day of May
A. d., 1891.
HENRY l.. CORRIN.
Admin 'trltor of the estate of benjamin +
Curhin, deceased. SStu
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Odessa.

sNF''
A long dry spclI-ab"ut a week.
Some of the farmers are still cutting
wheat.
James Cobb has just got settled in
his new home on Cobb venue
II. NJ. Cobb shipped to Kansas City
Tuesday night three carloads of cattle.
Miss Barbara Warner left Tuesday
morning To visit friends in Lees sum
nit.
G. A. Shull returned Monday from a
six weeks visit with relatives in Nir-
ginia.
Miss Bessie Brown, of Independence,
is visiting ut Alex. Thomps"n's this
week.
j. b. Hereford, r.. NJ. Cobb and G..
Il. Lay made business trips +" Kansas
City Tuesday.
Mrs. Tom Hill, who has been down
with malarial lever Il few weeks, is
slowly commissioning.
Elmo McBurney returned Tuesday
evening from Iowa, where he has been
visiting his sister for couple of weeks.
For the last few weeks Odessa has
been dull but damp, but for the next
few months W prophesy for the re-
verse.
Mrs. Keith left Tuesday morning for
Grand Junction, Colo, where she will
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Wheeler,
for a couple of months.
Gordon Jones and wife have just
moved into their e five room cottage
on Cobb avenue. This cottage is of
modern style, nicely finished, and cost
about $1400. 1t was built by Ed.
Blake.
Ed. Blake, one of Odessa's leading
carpenters, is building on the corner of
Third and Chestnut streets, for Fred
Bates, the gentlemarAy cashier of the
National Bank, a fine dwelling house,
with nine large rooms and six halls, to
cost about $1,000.
Mrs. +. II. Taylor, who has just re-
covered from an attack of malaria. few
er, went to Kansas City Sunday morn
ing, TO visit her father, Rev. Finis S.
King, where she will remain about 4
week. She was accompanied by her
husband, who returned Sunday eve
ming.
The croquet party at Mrs. Bar
n~ette's, three miles southeast of town,
last Saturday evening, was II grand
success Young people from all over
the neighbOrhood and many from
Odessa were there, and spent a very
enjoyable evening. The cakes were
fine and the ice cream could not be
beaten.
The Pr~esbyterians of Odessa church,
gave their Sunday school a picnic in
the lawn in front of Judge Gmmon's
Saturday. 1t was n jolly time for the
children, rs well as some of the grown
people. $. l.. McBurney hauled TWEEN
ty-siX on one hay frame from Odessa.
How was that for II load of hay? About
noon dinner was spread and everybody
ate until he could eat no longer, and
then there was plenty left to feed as
many more.
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AullyiIIe.

No births.
The roads are getting dusty.
Farmers are finishing cutting wheat.
Thornton Il Co. are very busy
buying and shipping wheat.
Buyers are paying from 20 to -
cents II bushel for wheat now.
G. w. Roberts has gotten his new
brick block nearly completed, and will
move IN the first of the week.
Rev. DIR. futile held quarterly meet
ing at the Nj. L. church last Sunday,
preaching morning and night, to good
audiences.
G. w. Roberts is running his eleva-
tor to its full capacity, and had to
double his force to enable him to
handle the wheat.
W. c. Luckey, of independence, Mo,
has moved here, and will open Il gro
Gerry store in the house now occupied
by G. W. Roberts.
Mrs. John Welborn and Miss Matte
Littlejohn returned home from an ex-
tended visit to friends and relatives in
and around Georgetown and Lexington
Ky, the famous blue grass region, but
they seemed glad to get back to old
Lafayette.
The stockholders of the Bank OF
Aullville met and organized Aug. 9th
by electing seven directors, as follows
j. c. Handley, S. j. Fitzgerel, j. j.
Gladdish, w n. Davis, j. b. Jones,
Dan Hoefer and II. II. Helling. The
directors met and organized by elect
ing John G. Handley, president Squire
j. Fitzgerel, vice-president, and Dan
Hoefer, cashier. We know it will be
a safe depository for any surplus funds
the citizens may have to leave in Their
custody, as the officers are all safe bus,
mess men, and the stockholders repre-,
sent a capital of e half a million
dollars. They will be ready for bust
ness i'm a few DAYS.
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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER eth, 1891,
PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROP
ERTY, STOCK, ETC.

HAVING sold my farm. | will "itrr Tor sale on
the premise, Il, mile, south Of Wellington
and 3, miiys south al GrCrnl"iI, ON
TUESDAY. AUGUST Is, 1881,
the follnwinw property, tn-wit:
Eight head al horse, dr~rrihrd rs loIlpwS:
Three good brood mares, two good horses, III
hands hi"h,W veil broken and di~pnsrd, Tor harm,
fanny on hu"gV Use; one we'll bred NcIrlinE
mare, aud uIi. warning horse colt, Two hiHh
,,,,I,, mich COW, sixteen Poland China ehuIiS.
100 pounds each; tine brood SOW, one Poland
male, 2m pounds; one 2-hnr9c wagon, one
nearly new spring wagon, ON" good iiaher
drill, in good order: one Flying DutChinhil
ulnw. - inches; one ihnT,r lG-IlIclI moline
nlnw. one 3hnr.r steel harrow, one whtdl
Grader, only used one season; also u hllnhtr al
other farm implements. all IN good order; one
farm bell, can lr heard IpI mIl'N, new ana
weigh - ]pplnI.: two sri- WAGON ana iva
set uluu"h hirni- -. aud u Ilr'i-cin+1 N'i on ear
urntrr'- TOOK. all new and III gnnh order, Jurt
such Il sri ~ all lITunrir n"ru; :ilH"i part III
my hntsi hold and kitchen furniture. =,
TERMS-AIl sum under $40, CASH on an
sum- Of $IO and over Il credit oil "tN months
without interest viii la given, purchaser itl
give approved bluhlilC n"icr. y discount III
Il urr Crut viii la made an :tll Cisll pay Inch'H
ui so ar over. L'NN'E irr'
THOMAS CuISS. AuCiiUnCCr.
S-.-tf O~CAR MISDEUP, Clerk OF sac.
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Charlie Nichols was in Lexington
Sunday.
G. w. Houx Is at Orrick, Mo-, for Il
few weeks.
j. G. Russell, of Lexington, was here
Wednesday.
Miss Susie Dyer is visiting friends al
Kansas City.
A great deal of building is going on
here at present.
Remember the county fair at Hig-
ginsville, August 25-2Y.
Wood Osborn, of Corder, was among
friends here Wednesday.
Miss Beckic Ligou is visiting Mrs.
Lee Weekly, in Sweet Springs.
Arthur McLain, of Aullville, was
with old friends in this city Wednes-
day.
S45 added to the Shelby Cottage
fund since last week, making Il total of
$l35.
George Payne, of the livery firm of
Payne Bros. spent Tuesday III Kansas
City.
Miss Ora Houx is attending the
teachers institute in Lexington this
week.
w. +. Livesay spent Sunday with his
brother, X. +. Livesay, of IA Oak
Grove.
Tom Cockrell, of Odessa, passed
through the city Monday night, on his
way to st. Louis.
Mrs. DR.. b. F. Wilson came up from
Slater, Wednesday evening, and will
remain here II week.
Lewis Neale, of Lexington, was here
Monday, the guest of his brothers,
w. q. and Isaac Neale.
Miss Lee Payne, one of Mayhem
most charming young ladies, is visiting
relatives here this week.
Kruse'S new elevator near the Mis-
souri, Pacific is almost completed. II
is Il valuable addition to the business
houses. of our city.
All the lots at the Home are to be
fenced Immediately including those on
which cottages are built. A very nice
garden spot and il front yard will be
allowed to each cottage.
The Confederate Homes share of
the wheat crop raised on the Home
farm this year is 613 bushels. And
other farm products in proportions, in
Guiding II fine patch of tobacco.
Among the arrivals at the C"nfrdcr-
ate Home this week were James Ora
ham and his nine-year old boy. The
little fellow had never been IN the
country before, and is well pleased
with his new home.
Wood Payne, the handsome young
Apollo, of H~igginsville, attended Dan
Cupid's court, near Aullville Sunday.
We are sadly afraid our young friend
will soon be enrolled in the army of
Benedicts, although our best wishes
still 90 with him.
Our citizens throughout the country
should assist in donating II library lo
the Home. Ii will not cost much,
everyone has some book of real value
which he can afford to part with N
such il c~ommendablc cause and the old
soldiers will appreciate h gift. onl
talented young minister, Elder +. '
Loos, has set the initiative, by present
ing the IIcme an elegant Bible. vii
not others follow with the works %
omr best poets, and mos famous
authors? Remember 'tIs only II LITTLE
deed of kindness, but One hath sal'
..Inasmuch as We have done it unit" ih'
least of these, my brethren, 50 also, have
We done if INTO me-
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The q. A. II. veterans assembled at
Detroit are abusing Gov. Winans, of
Michigan, for vetoing a bill appropri-
ating $50, 900 for the entertainment of
the National Encampment. Notwith-
standing their v~ituperation, disinter-
ested people will say the Governor did
right. 1t would be al outrageous
waste of public money to appropriate
$50, 900 every time some national as
semblage was held, and one association
would be as much entitled to an appro-
priation as another.
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CONE BACK. THEN.

democrats must get together
shouts the Columbia Herald. All
right. The last democratic state con-
vention in Missouri laid down the prin-
ciples of the party thus:
awe are in favor of the free and
unrestricted coinage of silver and the
increase of currency to meet the leg
itimate demands of trade"
Now Mr., Herald just slip that Wall
street halter that's around your neck
and come back to the party's platform
and we'll be together.
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The money lenders of Wall street
are now refusing to loan money except
upon contracts requiring their pay
ments in gold. This is a good scheme
for the Wall street money lender. 1t
will enable him to not only secure a
fair rate of interest, but by running
vast quantities of gold out of the country
he a double the value of that metal,
make payments difficult and enable
him to tighten his grip upon the Threats
of his debtors.
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The rain of Thursday settled all
doubt of a corn crop. Not that a good
rain was all that will be needed, but
the coming of it at this time is almost
u sure guarantee that seasonable show
ers will continue throughout the season
up to the autumnal equinox.
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Sympathy for the poor and Cypress
ed of other countries should not lead
us to acts of injustice to the native
youth of our own land. America
should be preserved for the descend
ants of those who are now Americans
by birth and adoption.
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IL Is strange but true that whenever
the labor movement o~versteps the
boundaries of democracy it finds itself
on the ground of p~aternalism in gov
eminent. Paternalism, classism and
monopoly are the handmaidens of plu-
tocracy.
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VII INTELLIGENCER.

By taking the iNTELLIGENCER you
get more and fresher county news than
is published in any other paper.
You get fuller court notes, and notes
that are better written.
You get more original state items.
You get a better epitome of general
news.
You get editorials written upon the
leading questions and issues of the
day, for the editor is at home and not
afraid to speak his mind.
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not manage the horses, 50 he let all
holdts 90, and fell to the ground. DIR,
Iutz dressed his wounds, but says they
are not serious.
A child of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
~Klimgenburg died last Tuesday, and
was buried Wednesday in the Evah%"l-
cal Cemetery. Rev. II. Mohr conduct
ed the funeral services.
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TAKE NOTICE EX-CONFEDERATEs

Il is desirable TO have a complete
roster of all Ex-Confederate vet
Grams in Lafayette county. All whose
names are not in the roll pub
lished in this paper, will please report
their name, rank, company, (by letter.
regiment and pOstoffice address to me
at once. JAS. +. PAYNE,
Secretary Ex-COnfederate Assocla-
ton of LAFAYETTE county.
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CORRIDOR.

Recently, while returning from Cor
der to his beautiful residence one
fourth mile north of that place Mr.. J. +.
Groves, accompanied by his wife, met
with IN almost serious disaster. The
horse began rearing aud plunging, being
frightened at something in the road,
broke the harness and they were placed
IN a very critical position. Mr.. Groves
told his wife to jump. She did so and
seriously injured her ankle. She has
since been obliged to use cruches,
which she will, probably, have to use
for some time.
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A Kansas public school board refuses
to purchase a United States flag to
float oyer the school building during
school hours, as is required by law. Is
it true that General Sherman died too