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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24


Democrats will do well to read the
letters published in this Issue, from
John c. Tarsney, OF this district, and
r. P. Bland, OF the Tenth. They are
direct and to the point.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

Why is not General w. II. Hatch,
of Missouri, a good enough man for
Alligator Jones to support for the
spcakership?
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24
nP rEVER.

There seems to be al epidemic of mala-
rial fever at present, one physician nav
ing no less than thirty cases under treat
ment, six new ones developing in one day.
So far no deaths have been reported.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24
TO LOWER TIOTTINa RECORDS

The owners of the great trotting stall
lion, Axtell, n brother of William ", j.
ID. Shewalter's fine horse, have decided to
prepare him for racing next season in the
expectation that he will be able to lower
all records. Budd Doble will nave charge
OF him.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

Canada wants to be annexed to the
United States, and annexation is COM
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

The effort to defeat Senator Calls
election has been unsuccessful.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24
The Most Essential OF
All-the Prices,

it is an absolute impOssibility for
anyone not to get suited, no mat
ter what amount You wish to eX-
pend. We have justly gained the
reputation of selling RELIABLE
JEwELRY far below the prices
charged elsewhere, and we mean
to maintain our reputation.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24
BOY HURT,

Guy, the four-year-old son of John Nor
rison, fell against the sofa ut his grand
fathers residence Thursday forenoon,
while at play, and cut a long cash in his
forehead, making a painful and ugly
wound. DR.. Crist was called and treated
the little fellow.
New raisins, figs, dates, c~urrants and
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

"'Our John" has caught n st. Louis
Republic correspondent lying on him,
and the Republic has caught a tartar.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

Only ten days until - is elected
governor Of.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

We will send goods for selection
or approval. Drop us a postal
with reference and we'll send you
a package by express at II ex-
pense, from which you may select
what you wish.
Our elegantly illustrated cata-
logue sent free. Write for it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-10-24

fUh BAIBl
One hundred head feeding cattle. Will
sell any number to suit purchaser
GEORGE w. OSBORNE.
Bates City, Mo.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29
THEY ARE NOT In IT.

simply nowhere near it, is what people say Of other lines after examining
ur txtraorCinary iy 1aage selection OF Clothing.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

Washington News" is a private
street running from University place to
Fifth avenue in New York, in the rear
Of the fashionable homes fronting
Washington square. The name per
haps occurs nowhere else in the city. if.
indeed. il Is TO be found in any other
American town. The word new has
an odd and interesting history. It
means primarily { O change. then To
mott, or she'd feathers, as birds do at
certain seasons. Then the noun came
10 mean the place where hawks were
kept while melting, then To mean "a
cage, and finally, since hawk, were kept
in and about the stables. To mean any
stable. The term is still common
enough in English towns All the
houses bordering Washington news are
either stables or the homes Of servants.
Cor Chicago Herald
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

IT bappersIu lIis dAN ana gei -rh~
ton thst the woman whose hub M
ur fa'hpr has u airei rstiOnsl cele-
brity, is mpurtun-I AID finally i'm.
ducrd 10 cOItr ble anything she
please--uO matter wnHf-uY some
literary ryt d-a'r, uu the assumption
that tue Iaiue of her disti gui-ned
male relative viii give the srtic'ss
contfibuted a COMMERCIAL value. In
this way Mrs. G-ueTH GrArt has b. en-
induced . O profane a e sacred sec'e'y
OF her cnurt~hIp AID ,a'iv married
If; General Shermai'- daughter to
make pIb,ic the contents " uumei on
YrIvare letters from h-T latter, a. d
otnels uane.e-s here Ia lay bare th'
petty and altuge' e iucunseqI.n ia
experiences of the dOmsst C life OF
their relative, hut the saddes' and
most iuappry pirate of al ihrse incur
sio : into the Ii erary world in quest
Of the almighty dollar il me Inapt
aud childish -ssertation uf thai ven
cradle matTlu, Mr-. Henry Nar1
b. ecber, on Spcietv. Never even TO-
her Urine " society wo'UaD, il Sens
now thai she =, in the -ere aud yellow
leaf, n woiul parody on her ev-ntfui
past that she should be oegpiled into
lending her lllu-lrlous name To SUCH
a petty aud ~iguoble sal jet. The ar
t Gle itself is vsp'd "a style and l.
worthy Of praise only in IT. brit fines E,
but the impression le ON every read
er who skins IL ove cannot he other
thsn thst the cou-O.t Of n ct the
n ost i!lustrious II IN that America
sver gave birth { has reached the
period of second ci idhood, and -hOu d
he prOteesed fir IN thu mercer ary
sharAs wno seek To make merchaa-
dis of her hon RI name.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

In the past twenty years the impor-
lance of camphor has been multiplied
many times by the discovery of cellu
loid. zylonite and Hokeless powders,
in all of which il is AN essential ingre
dent. While the camphor tree grows
in numberless places, it finds its best
development in Japan. and, above all,
in Formosa. In the last named place
il is the predominant forest growth
The trees upon the island are to be
numbered not 10y hundreds Of thou
sands, but by millions. At the present
time there i enough camphor in For
O To supply all Christendom for a
century. Yet, Notwithstanding these
facts, the output of the entire island in
1890 vas only about sixty tons,-Ed-
ward Bedloe in Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

annual gorging feast Of the Scandinavian.
Tie boys in the Scottish lowlauds have a
rhyme:
On Christmas night / turned the spit,
burnt my hngcrs-I find il yet.
But there j. no Christmas, a. we know it,
among them. In Fifeshire there is also
the quatrain:
Nule'- come, and Nule's game,
And We haze Toasted weel:
sac Jack must 20 his fail again,
Ana Jenny TO her wheel.
But there j. a. little Christmas in Fife as
In any part of Scotland.
The entire holiday time i'm Scotland is gen
orally known a. the DAFT Days, and the only
day of them all that was ever held in any
thing like respect was HdHdSCi Monday.
This was, and is, the first Monday Of the
new year. IL is the Scotch day for present
making, and ia most of the rural districts
the day for friendly and family gatherings
of a tender aud genial, rather than an up
rOarious, nature. But HoguuFdV j. the
great childreus' and youths day of the
holiday period. In oldeu times il was the
last day Of the year. Ia many localities il
is now the day before Christmas. Nobody
has ever discovered what the word really
means, but HOgmdHGU day, whether the
day before Christmas or New Years. h. in
Scotland that one day Of the year in which
all children In fantastic dress are permit
ted TO sing. dance and beg from door 10
door in the most bOIsterous manner i'm
agiuable, and no one is So daring as TO re
fuse them cake, sweets or cOiu.
Perhaps this custom Is observed with
greatest vigor in the HebrIdes, the High
lands and ia the Shetland islands. In the
latter, at Lerwick, the children and youths
prepare for the day for weeks IN advance.
The most fantastic and outrageous cos
tunes are invented. The elder ones tax
ing part i'm the -bacchanal are called "Gui-
zers' and the lads and lasses "Pe,rie
Guizers,' or little disguised ones. They
learn some fine carols, bur most Of their
song, are of the ver.e~t local dogycrel
AttIred iu their weird costumes they pro
coed from house 10 house, shouting a. they
enter:
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

MY dear. don't YOU intend 10 invite
Mr.. and Mr. Green 20 your partyf'
asked Mr.. Bilier.
Certainly not"
Why not, my dear' They are good
friends of ours.
What if they arel am going to
invite Mr.. and Mrs. Brown.
We'll, can't you invite the Green's as
wellf'
Why, John Biler, you shock me
my parlor together! Why next you'll
be asking me to wear blue and yellow.
| declare you men have no idea what
ever Of harmony. Texas Siftings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

\ singular fact connected with the
skunk cabbage j. in regard 20 the odOr
from which il derives it, specific name.
J. has been supposed that this odor is
vgr 20 the flower, for the purpose Of
attr ing r. -rion hIes, AMI thereby
ruriu crr fertilization The flow
81 ara an Iut-ly oiDrle-,. and the
Ter rises from the plant
only when the flower, or leaves are
broh.u .. brui~- l. -M eehau's Monthly
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29

She-Nou spend all your time with
that Gordon girl. Why did you insist
IN my marrying you when / told you I
could never make you happy.
He-Well, knew I could undertake
that Job myself -New York Epoch
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29
OVERGOATS

We have only bought such-ong experience has taught-as We need in
our extreme cold and dry climate. We have them in Chnchrlla. Beaver
Melton, etc. In Furs we have them in Dogskin, Goat, wildcat, wombat,
Caou and b. nIr.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.

our large and constantly increasing trade speaks well for this line and
the popularity Of our prices. We have just received for the holiday trade the
latest novelties in Genu.men'- Neckvear, six Har dksrluet- and Munlrr-.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-12-29
8 u IT s.!

H-au established fact that Wa have from, the chtsT~t to the futt and
fashionable lines Of suits good honest goods, which have gve' Us the
reputation Of the RELIABLE CLOTHING HOUSE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
Ignorance in Alabama

A wandering missionary was doing
up the lower counties of Alabama q
short time since, but has given up the
field and departed for India, where
there is more likelihood of doing good.
This is sample of his interviews with
the natives:
my good woman, is your husband
abOut?" he inquired one Sunday
morning as he approached the door of
a log cabin in which stood lean,
lank Amazonian.n
Nav; gone gunnin'.
"What, on the holy Sabbath day!
l am afraid he does not fear the
Lord"
"Thar's where yer wrong stranger.
1 know he duz, as alters takes his
gum"
"My dear lady, I fear you are
dwelling in darkness"
II told John he otter saw q winder
out o. the shack, t'oher day.
"Can you tell me IL there are any
Presbyterians hereabout?" inquired
missionary.
Dunno, but yer can go an look at
the skins nailed to the stable door.
I a'int much on game"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12

The Light Threatened with Libel,
The following extract is taxed from
the prooeedings of the Board ofHealth'
printed In the Express. We do not
know whether it is correctly reported
or not:
Mayor Callaghan then introduced
the following resolution: -
"That the health officer OF the Guy
be instructed to confer with the ais
trict attorney in regard to an srticle
in the San Antonio LIGHT paolls neu
February Is, 1891, stating that: LII Is
rumored that patients afflicted with
smallpox were brought on litters
from the psst house to the polls In
order to vote the administration
ticket"
Now. who is libelled? The Board
of Health we're not; and it Is simply
ridiculous tor these gentlemen to be-
come sensitive over any of the humid
red ''rumors" or statements that have
been rife ever since this scourge has
afflicted our city. The LIGHT has
been careful to suppress much that
was legitimate, because 1t would only
have made 3 bad thing worse.
The election day was one of anxiety
to hundreds of our citizens who feared
the contact of voters at the polls who
came from infected districts. No
"rumor" exaggerated an in
stance of voter with the evidence of
recent eruption on his face into his
being Just from the pest house. IT
our hoard of health will stamD ont
this disease, instead of meddling with
election rumors our citizens will feel
better satisfied with them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
PERSONAL NOTES.

w. II. Rheiner of Sabinal is in town.
II. II. Ainsworth, of Uvalde. is in
town.
Mrs. Blondin has returned from Ar
kansas.
Mr.. II. Ryder Taylor has returned from
Houston.
Mr.. w. w. Walliing has an attack of
la grippe.
C. w. McGhee, of Weatherford is among
the arrivals.
Mr.. A. Marshall and wife, of Dallas, are
at the Menger.
Miss Alma Krause is in the city, visit
ing Miss Lizzie Bitter.
Mayor Schramm of the East Side" is
expected home tonight.
B. johnson, a well-to-do merchant of
Calaveras, is in the city.
Col. c. c. Gibbs of the Southern Pacific
and III. & L. C. is in the city,
Jno. McClane. of Corpus Christi, is in
town, accompanied by hiS!wife.
G.. ID. Stirner, of Memphis, Tenn, is in
the city in interest of the stock trade.
S. G.. Hemphill, formerly sheriff of
Bastrop county, is among the visitors.
Martin Xeminez leaves for Encinal
next week to embark in business there.
Alderman Reiman has returned from
Austin, where he went to benefit his
health.
Messrs Thos Lancaster and Charles
Stevens have returned from a ranch in
Mexico.
Third Vice-PreSident Stubs of the
outhern Pacific, is expected to arrive
here tomorrow.
Mr.. JAS Burnett, the undertaken has
been confined to his room with illness,
the past few days.
Wynn Andrews has not yet returned
from New Orleans, whittier he went to
attend the general passenger agents
meeting.
Mrs. M E. Metcalf, publisher of THE
Sparks" at Lamar, Colorado, is in the |
city en- route to Corpus Christi, where
she goes with the intention of establish |
ing paper at the coast.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
REAL ESTATE.
Deals and the Prices They Bring

M. B. Murphy to r. B. Patterson
lot IL, Thompson's addition. 49,. 500
A. c. Cresson and j. Z. Tendick to
Fl. E. Barnard, interest in lots %
to SO inclusive, block IL. Oakland
Terrace addition. ................. 4.5O(
j. E. Adams to c. L. Sauer, lot II
and part of lot IS, block 9, Laurel
Heights. ............... 2,4OI
n. U Skinner to HI. SchuItze,
block II, bounded by Dignowity.
Moore, johnson and Edgar ave-
nues. Observation-Disclosures. 1900
T. W. Pierce and Others to A. Sci
del, lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, block II,
New Braunfels avenue. ..... 100
w. ID. Oliver to T. F. Oates, lots IS
and 90, block IS, Three's addition. 100
nj. Bickle to Fl. Grona, lot S, front
ing on Laredo street. 700
j. Nipper to A. Baltero, 100 acres,
survey No. 81. zoe
J. II. GIaeSer to C. G. Neumann, lot
9, block 16, Marshall street. .... zoe
e. w. Terry to J. Adger, n. E. cor
ner city lot Ill, containing IL
S. d. James to E. w. Terry, N. E.
corner city lot Ill, cotaining ~
dcTos. '....-....:... Sc.
ID. M, Guerrero to A. DuMenil and
wife, lot 8, block 5, southeast of
Alamo ditch.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
The Excursion.

The Pennsylvania Central railways
Golden Gate excursion to California
arrived in Sau Antonio on schedule
time this morning. There were 1lS
members of the party and there were
no citizens or citizens committee to
meet them at the depot and welcome
them, only reporter and the transfer
men. Embracing in thirty hacks
provided by Carter & Mullaly,
they soon began their inspection
of our misty Undiscovered city, and
throughout the morning visited the
Missions, San Pedro Springs, Govern
ment Hill, San Fernando cathedral
and the Alamo. At noon they dined
at the Menger and left this afternoon
at to resume their journey westward
to the Golden Gate. Yosemite and
other points of interest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
EUPEPSY.:

This is what you ought to have. in fact
you must have it to fully enjoy life.
Thousands are searching for it daily, and
mourning because they find it not. Thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by our people in the hope that
they may attain this boon. And yet it
may be had by all. We guarantee that
rections and the use persisted in, will
bring you good digestion and GUST the
dyspepsia and install instead eupepsy.
We recommend Electric Bitters for dyS-
pepsia and all:diseases of the liver, stom-
ach and kidneys. Sold at SOC. and s1.O0
per bottle by Dreiss & Thompson, drug
gists. 2-10-1m
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
The HealthI Of the City.

The monthly health report of this
city for the month of January, is not
yet completed, but the following is q
synopsis of the same culled from
official figures:
During the month, the total num-
Der of deaths, was $50. OF this num-
Der As were strangers. Thirty deaths
resulted from consumption, two were
homicides, one a suicide and five
were still and premature births.
Four deaths were directly traceble to
the La Grippe. A majority of the
deaths were among the aged people.
Out these $50 deaths, 81 were caused
by the popular imported Mexican dis
ease.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
Ratified OFF THE RAILS.

Talked by Telegraph, Told by Train.
Men and Taken in Transit.
General Freight Agent Polk, of the
s. A. p, has gone to New Orleans.
A large number of northern tour
lists have been passing over the Sun
set route to Mexico the past few
days.
sisting of nine cars, arrived this
morning from Houston. 1t leaves for
California at 4 p. m. today In charge
Of Conductor Van Week.
The threatened strike on the Cana
dian Pacific railway has been arrest
ed by the company meeting the en-
ployes half way.
Receiver 81 Packard yesterday
paid off all Of the labor debts of the
Texas Western road, and promises to
pay off all outstanding indebtedness
by Saturday.
At six o'clock yesterday afternoon
Mr. Jessie Fry, a son of Maj. A. J.
Fry, was married to Mrs. Dalse d.
Estes. at the residence of his father
On Ave. E. Both parties are well
known in this city, Mr.. Fry at one
time being employed in the Office of
Supt. McQueeny, but at present In
General superintendent office at
Houston. The happy couple departed
for New Orleans Immediately.
The deposit of $4,000 in Mexican
securities stipulated as q guarantee
by the concession for the Topolobam-
pc and Texas railway (Which in the
future will be known as the Mexican
Westerly has been made. 1t was
made by Colonel A. X. Owen, who is
now in Mexico. This road will cross
the republic from the Pacific to the
Rio Grande and Connecting with the
Texas roads will constitute q short
inter oceanic route.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12

Ridiculous Railroad Legislation.
Detroit Free Press.
A solid, sensible-looking woman.
who was bound east, entered the baS.
gage rooms of the Third street depot
leading dog and asked:
"Can this dog go in the car with
me?"
mo, ma'am."
"Has he got to go in the baggage
Carp
"Yes'm.n
sis it extra?"
Fifty cents"
"Well, it's q shame"
"Yes'm, but It's the rule"
She walked about for five minutes.
the dog smelling at her heels, and
then returned to say:
"There are three of us-myself, the
dog and my husband"
"Yes.n
IF my husband went into the bag
gage car couldn't the dog ride on the
seat with me ?"
She manag ed to choke down her
indignation when told that no such
change could be effected, but later on,
In the waiting room, she was giving
her husband fits and it was probable
because he was satisfied with the rule
of the road.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
MARK TWAIN AS A SCIENTIST
How His Book Was Regarded in
the New Zealand Parliament.

How His Book Was Regarded in
the New Zealand Parliament.
From the New York Tribune.
Not even in the widest flights of
his imagination can Mark Twain
have ever dreamed that the portion
Of his TRAMP in Europe" devoted to
the discussion of the insect which he
30 amusingly describes as a chamois
would one day be read in legislative
assembly and become the subject of
parliamentary debate. And yet this
Is precisely what has lust occurred in
New Zealand. The government of
the colony is anxious to acclimatize
the channels, and in order to execute
this laudable object asked Parliament
for vote of $3.50. When the vote
came up for discussion an honorable
member named Kew rose in righteous
indignation and demanded further
information. II should like to hear
from the government exactly what
these 'shammies' are. 1 am told that
they are cross between a pig and a
sheep and that they breed scab.n
''There is q book about them in the
library" politely replied q member
on the other side of the house. "rll
go and fetch it for you" Mr.. Kew
touched by this act of courtesy
graciously received the volume
and began reading out, in a pom
pous voice, the passage pointed gu
to him-a famous pass lge from one o
the works of the emip ent naturalist
Samuel Clemens, better known t.
many of his readers as Mark Twain
AS the reading proceeded the hous
quickly realized the joke. Not so MI
Kew. When he came to the state
ment that the "chamois is no bigge
than a mustard seed" he stoppe,
himself and glazing on the house
now roaring with laughter, fiercel
asked: What do we want with an
mais like that in New Zealand? Why
they would be worse than rab bits!"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
A Snob.

Alonzo Is q snobbish chap,
Who very oft offends,
Because he has o wonton way
OF cutting his old friends.
The youth Is studying surgery,
And / have heard 1t said
Not only he cuts living friends
But that he "cuts the dead"
Fen when he purchases q book,
Before he reads 1t through,
He has to get q paper knife
And cut q friend that's new.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

Alvin Joslyn, Mr.. Chas. L. Davis,
was presented to a very good sized
audience at the Grand opera house
last night.
Today Mrs. Janauschek presented
marie Stuart" for matinee and will
appear in Essex" tonight.
At Rische's the Calef company
again appeared.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
Two Questions.

The Board Of Health, when q news
paper correspondent of this city some
months ago published TO the world
about smallpox, made no effort to
ferret out the author, but now just
after q city election, resolves itself
into political inquisition to find out
If any smallpox patients voted.
What if they did? Are they so care
fully guarded and isolated?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
Where?

Editor Daily LIGHT.
If you have space, please publish
the following: In the Express of Sun
day, 8th instant, ~. r" offers to pay
for a new hat for every newsboy In
the Express employ if Callaghan did
not beat Schramm by more than $500
votes. Has ~. R." fallen into state
of oblivion? II not, where are the
hats? J. G. g..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12

Attention X. p. Uniform Division.
You are hereby notified to attend a
regular meeting of the Division 1T the
Armory. Friday night, Feb. 18th.
Business Election of officers and
acertain how many members will
attend the institution of the new
Division at Austin, on the 10th.
w. B. PORTS, Recorder.
By order of VIM. HOLT, Captain.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
OVERRIDING It,

FromIWestiShore.
Mrs. Fangle-Henry, I've written
to ask mother to come and visit US.
You don't mind, do you?
Mr.. Fangle-N-n-o; but isn't it
rather too much Of a good thing? You
know she was here for an entire day
only q year ago last June.