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

in the air. For seVcral minutes the
attention of the c"wb"Ns was rivclrd ON
the diving gambler. Then they turned
To mctr out the same Justice to
Monte Pete. As they approached him,
the mans body seemed To swell with
an almost super inhuman effort and he.
burst the bonds that held him. With
a single spring he reached II horse tied
toa Sage bush near him. A second
later he was in the saddle and flying
across the prairie before storm of
bullets.
1t took several minutes for the cow
bows to recover from their surprise and
rri into their saddles. Madly they rode
after their escaped prisoner, but the
next morning when the sun was high
they rode back again empty handed. In
the darkness of the night and confusion
Monte Pete had escaped.
A year after that night, in one of the
new towns of Colorado, | came face Ia
face with Il man whose whole appear
amce seemed strangely familiar To me.
| asked who he was aud learned il
was one of the city's founders. a man
highly respected and of reputed wealth.
| tried to recOllect where | had seen
that face before. Suddenly the dark
night and the scene under the big tree
in Ogalalee appeared before me again,
and knew the respected citizen was
Monte ePete,-Atlanta Constitution.
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Olive Harper has designed Il dress
for business women which bids fair to
distance everything SO far in this line.
The sketch gives an idea of the general
effect. One strong feature of ii is that
the skirt is not long enough to touch
the pavement and has IN adjustable
yoke by which it can be lifted three
inches uniformly. Around the bottom
of the ordinary yoke is run n tape,
after the fashion of II running string in
the mouth of bag. Drawing the
string tighter shortens the skirt in an
instant. There are four pockets-two
outside and two commodious ones,
large enough to carry notebook, man
uscript, etc.
This outside jacket is made SO that il
can he folded back from the exact mid
die and buttOned. When closed il is Il
protection against severe weather, and
the lapels may still further he raised,
completely protecting the neck and
throat. For the house any jauntl
dress waist, blouse or corsage bodice
may be worn, the change consuming
little or no time, to give an effect
| always chic and becoming.
Ii is calculated that six and one-hal
yards of double-width goods woult
make this suit complete for very tai
woman. The few deep plaits in the
skirt balance the effect of length.
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no HUMAN BEING KNOWS.
The Wholly BaSrlcsS Claims Put For
ward by Commissioner Raum.

General RaiIm prrtrndS To stat" both
the number of union soldiers who haN"
died during and since the end al ih"
war and the number of those who are
still living.
He puts the dead veterans at ,OOl,
65S and the survivors, ai ,2OS, 'u'
making total of - 800 indivualS
who bore arms in the northern armies
at some time during the four years be
tween 1861 and 1868.
We have shown why il is probable
that this estimate, and consequently the
estimate of surviving veterans, are
grossly exaggerated. If 2,2l3,3G5 men
went To the front, rs General Raum
alleges then, on the basis of the census
figures of 1860, it follows that just
about one half of the total male popu-
lation of the north of the military age
wore the blue and carried mrISkcts.
This is II prrpostcrons snpposiiion,
as anybody with common sense will
perceive at the first glance.
The truth is that no official statiSti-
elan, no unofficial student of military
history, no person in or out of the war
department, the navy department or
the pension bureau, no human being
anywhere knows the number of soldiers
who fought nj one time or another in
the federal armies.
The number of enlistmentS is known
with some approximation to accuracy.
In round numbers the enlislmentS and
re- enlistments We're 2,S0O,UOO. But
| this total is far from sIgnifying that
2 800, 900 different individuals went i'll
to the army. 1t reckOns as two sol
diers every individual who enlisted and
re-enlIsted: rs three soldiers every i'll
| dividual who enlisted and re-eniisted
twice: as four soldiers every individual
who enlisted first for thirty days, then
for ninety, then for two years, and then
for the war and so on. But no veteran
is entitled, under any pension act, tt
one pension as thirty day soldier and
to another account of his second en-
listment for longer period.
| The total strength of the uniol
armies at each of the various stages o
the war is also known. 1t reached the
highest point in the spring of 1868 jus
before disbandment, when there were
nominally more than 900, 200 men il
the service. The effective strength o
the armies, however, was nearly 25O,
900 less.
1t is simply ridiculous for the pension
commissioner To put forward such fig
ures as those which he uses to cove
and excuse still further political enter
prises in the way of governments
bounty.
What is definitely and exactly know
on the authority of General Raum hin
self, is that now, twcnty-six years afte
the close of the war and thirty year
after its beginning, the bureau Sgran
r ing pension claims ut the rate of $50
. 900 II year-:ts many new pensionel
| in Il single year rs there were deaths
e the union armies from wounds in ba
tie and all other causes during the 81
tire war
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A Liberal PrOnOSitiOn.

Who has not heard of that paragon Of
family papers, the enterprising and pop
ular Weekly Detroit Free Press? For a
generation its name has become syno-
nym for all that is excellent. pure and
elevating in Journalism 1t is delight
fully entertaining, without resort to
cheap sentimentalism, instructive with
ont being prosy or pedantic. Combining
the literary qualities of the expensive
magazine with the bright, breezy char
acteristics of the newspaper, it leaves
nothing to be desired by the average
reader. 1t is looked upon as a welcome
visitor by every family who reads it,
while thousands regard it as indispensa-
BILE and would on no account go without
it, An enormous circulation of l25 900
copies per week attests its wonderful
popularity. Recognizing the fact that
there are those who are unfamiliar with
its surprising merits as home paper,
! the publishers offer to send The Free
Press to them for the balance of this
year lover five months) for only 80
cents-a club of four for $l.00 or club
of ten for $500. All our readers should
subscribe at once. Sample copies free.
| The INTELLIGENCER and Free Press
will be sent to one address for the re-
mainder of the year for SlOO.
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Josh BiIllngs's Philosophy.
N.w Ynrll World


Kontentment iz like Il ghost-a
dredful eazy thing tew talk about but
IL dredful hard thing tew see.
There IL no man so necessary in this
world but that when he dies hiZ place
iz quickly filled and he iz soon forgot
ten.
Every man haz hiz weak points, but
thare liz this difference-wize men are
anxious to hide theirs, while phools
are anxious not to.
The only way tew get along phast IL
tew git along slo.
Natur don't put on emmy airs.
The most dangerous men We hav. il
this world are thOZe who are alwus re-
penting ov the sins they have made II!
their minds tew commit.
Conshunce iz nothing more or less
than the genius of reason.
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A Fortune in u Colt.

Five years ago "White Hat" Me-
Carthy sold an old mare called Aurora
to an obscure California thoroughbred
breeder for $2l0. The following season
she gave foal to a big, raw-boned colt,
and at the yearlng sale the embryotic
race horse was knocked down to c. Y.
rupper for $S5. Dan McCarthy's
$40 was part of the purchase money
for G. ii. Todd, which carried that
patriotically ugly headgear to victory
in a sensational American derby and
earned $l2, 900 for its eccentric owner.
The bank roll of which Aurora's S2lO
was the nucleus grew into Il fortune
for Dan, who with $50, 200 of it, yes
terday purchased a Lot of property on
jefferson street III this city. Aurora s
ungainly son thickened intoa seemly-
looking youngster, was named Guido,
showed some quality, rs Il 2-year-old,
became race horse last year, and was
sold to W. III. II. Babb for So, 900.
Mccarthy got his warranty deed just in
time to rush to Washington park and
see Guido win Il race ut mile heats and
smash Il turf record that held Il stereo-
typed place on the guides for ten years.
In 1881 Bourec, Il 4-year-old, ninety
pounds up, ran mile heats ut Sleeps
head bay in ~ and | Al l.. Guido's
performance was UNNECESSARILY supe-
rior, for with III pounds tilted upon his
back, he covered the circuit time in
Al l., and | III.
There are now twenty-SiX submarine
cable companies, and they have 5000
600. 600 invested in ocean cables. Theil
revenues amount to Sl1 ,OO0, 200 Il year,
and they pay from to IA per cent div
! idrnds in their business. The receipts
each wear from the Atlantic cable,
alone amount to 1000, 900; l,O4i
cables are already laid under water, 3!
belonging Ia governments, and pa Il
private companies. fhe total length
of these cables is l20, ,01o nautical miles
of which luI ,5I6 miles belong In pri
waite companies, nearly all English ,anC
,52i miles To governments. Our frs
Atlantic cable was laid in 1888, and th
first message sent over it on August 5tI
of that year. Many of the government
cables are very short. OF these tn
largest number is owned by Norway
which has 80, averaging only about
mile in length each. France has ; 20
miles total length, hut with iif!y-om
distinct cables.
Mr.. G. ID. Payne, publisher of tn
Union Signal, Chicago, ILL.,, writes: =
never saw ANYTHING that would cuI
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The city is at least 60 900 democratic,
but the rest of the state is almost as
largely republican. Hence very large
proportion of the democrats of the city
are foreign born, and through the pow
erful organization of Tammany Hall
they name candidates to the rest of the
state and try to do so to the nation
this foreign born element, that knows
nothing of the needs of the west and
its industrial difficulties. It's worse
than ..irksome'' 1t is not consistent
with American independence and man
hood. We are in favor of throwing
every candidate from New York over
board. We believe the democracy
would be far stronger before the whole
nation by going elsewhere for presl-
dent. and we very much doubt if il will
ever take any permanent and extensive
hold on the intelligent and decent
voters of Illinois, OHIO, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Iowa, Michigan and
Wisconsin until il breaks loose from
This determination" and the bancful
dictation of Tammany. These states
ought all to he democratic. They
would be if this colonization is thrown
off. Let New York have just the same
chance in the party as any other state
no more, no less; that is, let us &C
elsewhere for presidents for the mex
twenty-five years, as we have gone t'
her for the last twenty-five. ''Ih'
domination of New YORK has become
somewhat irksomc,' says Campbell
and we say to Mr.. Campbell that if h'
carries Ohio this fall the intesi"r o
Missouri will ask for him for presdein
i nnNI Npar.
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Pronunciation Bees.
BOSTON Herald.

Pronunciation bees are now the
proper caper They have been having
them at number of the summer
schools this season, and they have
made as much excitement as the old
fashioned spelling bee used to. They
are conducted on substantially the
same principle rs the spelling bee, only
the words are spelled out and the con-
testants must pronounce them. 1t is
probably safe to say that there are
more words mispronounced than are
mis-spelled by intelligent people, and
the pronouncing bee ought to be pop
ular in the cities next winter. Their
success would undoubtedly be pro-
nounced
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Mrs Brown-My baby Is the prettiest
in town.
Mrs. Black-Why, what coinci-
dence So is mine.
"'rhc new tariff does not affect our
business, and perhaps | am not in a
position to criticise, - said Mr.. John A. j.
Shultz, of the ShultZ Betting Company,
81. j ouis, to the Stoves and Hardware Re-
porter. ..But think we need a tariff
for the protection of our laboring men.
A good round price per head ought to
be put on the undesirable clasS of emil
grants coming from Europe at present.
The better class we need, and can
absorb, but those that we can't absorb
we don't want Another evil that
confronts us is our convict labor
system. 1t comes in competition with
honest labor everywhere. Those miners
down in Tennessee deserve the SYM
pathy and support of all honest labor.
| | have scheme that have thought
about great deal, and believe 1t Is
practicable as regards convict labor.
1t is this: Let every county keep Their
own conyicts nj home, and make them
work the roads and keep them in re-
pair. 1t might cost more money to
keep them. but it would add millions OF
dollars to the value of the land, and
convict labor would not then come in
competition with anyone. Stoves
and Hardware Reporter.
The Leader. believes that silver was
brought into disparity and diScredit by
Il financial scheme among capitalists
and that it may he restored to its orig
inal position a> money by the concerted
political action of those who have suf
! fered most by its demonetization. The
Leader also believes that nine-tenths of
the people of Cass are in harmony
with il on that question and that de-
Tending the cause of free silver it is
therefore expressing the will of the
, people.-Cass County Leader.
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Make a COntidant of Your Wife.

..Hum!" SAID Mr. Wickwire, .shere's
a great story in this paper. 1t appears
that a man advertised for a boy and the
same day his wife presented him with
twin sons. If that does not show the
value of advertising what does it show?'
s.lt shows that if he had contided his
business affairs TO his wife, rs man
ought to, he might have saved the eN-
pense of the advertisement" answered
Mrs. Wickwirc.
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I.nIlsNillr Cnnrier journal.

..We may reasonably expect that the
expenditures for pensions will de
crease,n - said General Garfield twenty
wears ago. General Garfield may have
been very good soldier, but what are
we TO think of him as prophet?
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Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Lates u S. Govt Report
Re-! e! Rsti9s FsMs:z
ABSolUTErYP PURE

many. They want government that
will protect their persons and pro perry
not only from imported pauper laLor-
ers, but also from protected monop6-
lists and monOmetallistS.
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UNEQUAL Distribution.

1t is claimed that John Rockefeller
could give every man, woman and
child in the United States 81 each and
still have the modest sum of 81 200, 900
with which to start peanut stand.
William Waldorf Astor could do the
same thing, while our own dear Jay
Gould could give 81 90 each and have
left $4,000, 900 with which to sink 4
well for more water. 1t is also stated
that Mr.. Jones and Mr.. Brown who
work ten hours each day, can only give
Smith who works from q u. III. to
6 p. III. upon II section on the railroad
ut 81 10 per day, and supports wife
and five small children, says he would
he II financial wreck if he Squandercd
II darn cent.-Buffalo Truth.
The campaign, So far rs the state is
concerned, is growing little livelier
in democratic ranks. There are Il
couple of dozen aspirants now for
gubernatorial honors. II is II forcgonc
conclusion that Captain Alex. l.esucur
will be renominated for secreiary-of
state, and Mr.. Lon V. Stephens foI
state treasurer. They are both clever
gentlemen; both have made good
officers. But there is room for inn
provement, and the way to secure il Is
to succeed them with republicans
Leader Republican.
Four monster locomotives have beer
built for taking trains through the 81
Clair tunnel. The approaches Ia III,
tunnel have II grade of lo5 feet to tn,
mile, and require powerful engines
and these have each five pairs of driv,
wheels. These engines are of the tanl
pattern, the tanks being on both side
of the boiler They run on 100 poun,
rails and weigh 1873, 200 pounds each
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I.rxtNGroNclry OFFICERS.

COINCIIMEN.
lst ward, Wa. :. ClaRctt and John carter.
oI ward james l.. Steele and ThoS. walton
Rrd ward, II. +. Waddell and Jacob Frgen.
4th ward, Geo. Simmons ana Chris Walk.
HOARD OF EDUCATION.
YIN II UomIrtt. G.. q Ludwigs, Sec.
n ~ Johu. pres George T.. Ncnnhlc,
X. Ii. Dickcy, L. u. Bhhd"h v
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FOR SALE.

Having decided to dispose of my real estate
In Lexington, ! offer for sale one twO-stOry
brick business house, with two store rooms and
cellars, situated on Franklin avenue, due south
of public square; also my residence, one block
southwest of Central College, containing six
rooms smoke house. ice house, good stabling,
carriage house, wagons sheds, corn crib and
all other out houses; two good cellars, two els
terms and hydrant: three full lots, plenty of
fine varieties of fruit and the incest shade
trees in town. Call on Joe Hook, at his store
or residence. apr4tt
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PROFESSIONAL.
HENRY C. WALLACE, wM H. CHILE
WALLACE & CHILES,

Attorneys aud CounseOrs nj Law. lcNing-
ton, Mo- Office, front room over the "IcNinE-
ton Savings. Bank" opposite the court house"
Will practice in the courts of LalaNctic ANA
surrounding counties, and also in the supreme
court of the state of Missouri, ANA thc u =.
Circuit and District courts for the western
District of Missouri.
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Joseph O. IESUEUR

Land, Loan and Insurance Agent, Ahstrncter
and ConVcyancer, Lexington, Mo. Money
to loan on improved farms in Lafayette and
adjoining counties at lowest rates of interest,
with privilege fpaying part or all of principal
before maturity.
No delay, no red tape. Money always on
hand. Write me for terms. lmch'y
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JISTl'iS 'f iht ihN'F'
Henry &. Wallace, il.
John VI Price.
James lB. Hook.
COURT TERMS.
Circuit Court First MONDAYS IN April, sep
trmbcr;nd Dr,rmhrr. Richard Field judge;
thas. l.. Ewing, clerk; Haywood li'Hthni;'n'
deputy. 80 80. , ,,, ,I
sr,nI,d Monday ur October. John l.. HSEnd,
iu,Ipr: Charles l.. Ewing, clerk, Haywood
Iirathmun. deputy.
pruhItr Court Second Mondays al frlfN-
nry MAY, August and November. William
Young. judge.
County CuIIrt-First Monday i'll each nonih
CITY council. regular session, second Monday
in each mouth.
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Lexington Lodge, No. li7, X. p, meets every
Monday night at their hall over poStolnce
Sojuurning knights cordially invited;
George Price. e &.
John l.. JakowSky,
X. of Il. and ).
MASONIC.
Lexington Lodge, No. lih. a. #. "A. NJ
Tuird Monday in each month. - .-., =,
Royal Arch Chapter, No. lo-First M"hhaS Ill
each month. , =, IN y,h
DeMolay Commandcry, No. ;, X. T. Fourth
Monday in each month.
I.O.O.F.
Orion Lodge No. 45-Evcry Tuesday nighi
Itaskn Encampmcnt, No. G-Every second
Friday night in each month.
Guttcnburg Lodge, No. 3,3-Evcry iirst anu
second Wednesday night in each month
A. q. u. W.
Lexington Legion, No. l05, Select knights
and Harmony Lodge, No. 81, A %. W
Second and fourth Thursday III each Hh"h'"'
X. OF l..
knights of Labor-Evcry Monday night
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LAWN TENNIS.

The following is the score at IN
tennis tournament played on Cent?
Iege grounds last Friday afternoon of
games were concluded too late 10 of
tho result for last weeks lNTELLIGI
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DENTIST.

j. i. HassclI, ID. ID. :. Office, front rooms
over Commercial Bank, opposite court house,
Lexington, Mo. mchl3ti
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Hurpprs UilHar.
Mrs Brown-My baby Is the prettiest
in town.
Mrs. Black-Why, what coinci-
dence! So is mine.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.


Jonas T.. FERGUSON ........... Representative
Joseph + Smith. presiding
Judge; u. =. Andrews. west
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Monte Pctc's Escape.

HE reputation which the small
own of O%alalrr, on the Tn
n Pacific railroad, bore som"
ia ars ago, was not calculated
We induce quiet and law-abid-
f. ciliz,nS To go there in
mo. ch OF home comforts. Ii
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FRATERNAL ORDERS,

MONTEZUMA LODGE, No. l, A. F. & A
n. Meets on the first Monday OF each month
SANTA FE CHAPTER, No. l, R. A
Mssons. Meets on the second Monday OF each
month.
SANTA FEE COMMANDERY, No. l,
Knights Templar Meets on the fourth Monday
Of each month.
SANTA FEE LODGE OF PERFECTION,
Ne. l, 14th degree A. A. s. R. Meets on the third
Monday of each month.
AZTT.AN LODGE, No. 8, /. o. o. +.
Meets every Friday night.
SANTA FE LODGE, No 2, K. OF F. Meets
drst and third Wednesdays.
GERMANIA LODGE, No. s, K. P.
Meets I'd and 4th Tuesdays
NEW MEXICO DIVISION, No. l, Uniform
Rank K. Of r Meets first Wednesday in each
month.
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS OF AMERICA,
Meets second Thursday in the month.
SANTA FEE LODGE, No. 2S57, &. U. 0. o. F.
Meets first and third Thursdays
GOLDEN LODGE, No. 8, A. o. c. ".
Meets every second and 'ourth Wednesdays.
CARLETON posi-, No. 8, G! A. r., meets
drst snc third Wednesdays Of each month, al
'heil hail. south side Of the plaza.
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Notice for Publication.
Presumption No. 2278.l


LAND OFFICE AT SANTA FE, N. M,
June rs, 1915
Notice is hereby given that the follow
lng.named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the register and receiver at
Santa Fe, N. M, on August 20, 1891, viz :
Dionisio Romero for the z sw a, NV
u sw ID, sec. 81, and ne "a Sc a sec. ~,
tip. 8 n,r7e.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continued residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land. viz
Bias Aucero, Justo Lovato, Juan Lo.
vato, John Humphrey, all of Chilli, N.
M.
Any person who desires to protest
against the allowance of such proof, or
who knows of any substantial reason, I'M
der the law and the regulations of the in.
terror department, why such proof should
not be allowed, will be given an oppor--
tunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses OF
said claimant, and to offer evidence in re-
.buttal of that submitted by claimant.
A. L. MORRISON, Register.
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Notice for Publication.
Homestead 1854.

LAND OFFICE AT SANTA FE, N. M,
June rs, 1S91.}
Notice is hereby given that the follow
Jog named settler has fled notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be
made before register and receiver at Santa
Fe, on August 20, 1891, viz: Bias Lucero,
for the ne sec. 81 and W 2, NV a,
sec. 80, tp9n,r7 Q. He names the fol-
lowing witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation OF, said
land, viz: Dionisio Romero, Justo Lo.
yato, Juan Lovato, John Humphrey, OF
Chilli, N. N.
ANY person who desires to protest
against the allowance Of said proof, or
who knows Of any substantial reason,
under the law and the regulations OF the
interior department, why such proof
should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time
and place to cross-examine the witnesses
of said claimant, and to offer evidence in
yebuttal of that submitted by claimant.
A, L. MORRISON. Register