The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1891-01-10
MISSOURI EDITORS.
what They arc Saying in Their
Papers,

Editor Allen of the Memphis,
Democrat, tells us this wonderful
story
One of the mos. wonderful freaks Of
dame nature is reported In the vicinity
of Dubuque, la. 1t is u male child 'e-
longing TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Buhn,
born without eyes, and no place in the
head for them. The forehead extends
clear down to the nose, perfectly
smooth.
And not satisfied with that gives us
this:-
An lrishman wrote home 10 his
friends over The briny deep that in this
blessed land everybody ls 30 honest
reward has to be offered for thieves.
-"
Editor COchrane, of the st. Joseph
Gazette, moralizes liltle:-
An Atchison father and son want to
marry the same woman. 1t the son
had the fathers money tho woman
would lake him if the father had the
sons youth and good looks she would
take him. AS il is she doesn't know
WHICH, W tdhO. lucIo sptilis ~ bC
something else at stake besides money.
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Editor Brandon, of the Fulton Sun,
touches tender spot In the recollection
of every male biped who wears billed
shirts:-
| A Mathematician has figured out
that man fifty years old has spent
three years in buttoning his collar. lie
probably doesn't include the time spc ut
in looking under the bnreau for The
button.
Editor Walden. of the Fayetie Adj
vsrtiser, says of the Boone county
treasury matter:
j. G. Gillaspy, county treasurer o
Boone county, is short i'm his accounts
to the amount of $20,240 But The
county will not lose cent, neither
will his bondsmen. He has turned Cvel
|, enough OF his personal property tC
secure every one of them against loss
Such conduct Is commendable in him
: and his misfortune should serve as
, warning to others who feel all incliDa
ton to use public fund to satisfy hi
personal obligations.
He also has the following:
alt is not generally known that sill
is becoming prominent Missouri Pre-
dnct. AS early as 1886 silk cultur
was engaged in in Missouri. Last yea
0 2,77S pounds of cocoon were raised i
q \ the state. OF this ,l50 pounds wer
o produced in Barry and Lawrenc
. counties.
d Here is the way Editor Tetwiler, ,
& the Charleston Democrat, sizes up II
" pension business IN Indiana:
81 According to recent figures it TAX
'e more pensions TO make Indiana
doubtful state than are required by al
other. But the administration is pro
ing equal to the emergency.
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Editor AXE, of the Iron county Re:
lister, gives this piece of information:
A bill has been introduced into col
gress extending free delivery of m,
matter In allcities having populate
4 OF over 5000. The measure is We
49, likely to become q law.
Editor Hyde, OF the st Joseph Ballt
10 has this
The proposition of Puck TO subd
oo the Indians by sending the Salvati
Amy out against them does not stri
the New York Sun as equal to the pl
., OF Horace Greeley, who wanted
settle the problem "by boarding I
Indians at the Filth Avenue hotel"
'3S There can't be doubt that il won
be cheaper to board the Indians at
:u5 Fifth Avenue hotel than to hant
them as the Harrison administrsti
.,o has done.
Editor Bittinger, of the st. Jose
i' Herald, has this curious Item
- Another marvellous piece of mech
ism has recently been exhibited
her Paris. II Is all eight day clock, VIII
MIA chimes the quarters, plays sixtt
age tunes, playing three tunes every no
IRA or at any interval required, by sim
lie touching a spring. The hands go
. follows: One once a minute, one ol
an hour, one once month and I
once a year. 1t shows the moons al
rising and setting OF the sun, the ii
of high and low tide, besides show
half ebb and half flood. A Curl
device represents the water, show
ships at high water tide as il they W
in motion, and, as IL recedes, lea
them high and dry on the sands.
all clock shows the hour of the day,
day of the month aud the month OF
wear. The mechanism is so arran
as to make its own provisions for Il
and short months. 1t also shows
signs of the zodiac, equation, and
difference betw cen sun and railr
time for every Gay in the year.
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Our bright young editorial frien
the Nevada Noticer salts down Kal
in this style:-
A salt mine has been unearthe
Kanspolis, Kan, in which the bee
salt is 240 feet thick, and the prOdu
80 per cent. pure. Providence k
Ii would take lots of salt to save II
sas from that $4,000 republ
majority.
Editor Rice, of the Fulton Gaz
wants to know you know. lie say
The Mt. Caramel flying ship pro
ed to materialize in 60 days. Iii
up; where's the shIpf
lie also boils down the Dl
scheme thus
One Duvali has cOnlidenced a II
Ter of senators by sending Them
announcing that he has named his
born son after them, and saying il
same note that he has just broken
leg and is unable Ia work. In this
over twenty senators have had