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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
MR. MIIIS'S APTITUDE.

Only one man could be elected
speaker. With five candidates in the
field four had to be disappointed. That
more justly humilia,'img to him than
the like event would have been to MIR.
Crisp. The majority of the caucus
preferred Mr.. Crisp. wisely or other
wise. For Mr.. Mills to resent the
choice by refusing to render the lest
aid he can IN the sessions work would
be childish and unworthy II man of his
ability and experience.
The fact that the first place on the
ways and means committee was not
offered to him is probably the real
cause of affrout. But that was after
all the logical corollary from the choice
of Il speaker. Mr.. Mills represents one
view of party policy in the matter of
how best to deal with the questions at
present in issue. Mr.. Crisp represents
a different view rs to methods, though
both of them and Il the party are
agreed us to the objects to be sought.
The choice of Mr.. Crisp instead of Mr..
Mills for speaker was in Il sense Il de
cision of the majority i'll favor of the
methods represented by Mr.. Crisp.
The chairman of the ways and means
is charged with the duty of applying
these methods, and il is not unnatural
and surely not necessarily an atfront
TO Mr.. Mills that the speaker has con
iided that work to Il member of long
service who shares the view of the
majority, offering Mr.. Mills second
place upon that committee and the
craftsmanship of the committee next in
Importance.
1t is clearly Mr.. Mills's duty rs n
democrat, whom nearly half the demo-
Gratis have supported for speaker, TO
accept the decision against him IN good
humor-and to lend his might of ability
and experience to the vitality important
work to be done.-Ncw York World.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
COMMITTEE CHAIKMEN.


Speaker Crisp announced his com,
mittees Wednesday. The following
are the names of the chairmen, Of the
leading ones:
Ways and Means-Wm M. Springer,
Illinois.
Observation-Disclosures II. O'FerraIl, Vir-
ginia.
Appropriations-W. 8. Holman, Indiana
Coinage, Weights and Measures-R p,
Bland, Missouri.
Banking and Currency-Henry Bacon
J~udiciary-D. B. Culbertson, Texas.
Pacific Railroads.. b. Riley.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-R
Q. Mills, Texas.
Rivers and Harbors-N. G. Blanchard.
Foreign Affairs. H. Blount.
Military Affairs. II. Outhwaite.
Agriculture-W. II. Hatch.
Pensions-R. P. c. Wilson, Missouri.
Naval AffaIrs-H. A. Herbert.
P~ostoffice and Post Roads-John j. Hen
derson.
Public Lands-T. c.. McRae.
Indian Affairs-S. w. Peel.
Railways and Canals-T. G. C~atchings.
Columbian Exposition-A. g. Dubur-
row.
Mines and Mining-W. ii. Cowles.
Public Buildings and Grounds. II.
Bankhead.
Patents-G. ID. Tillman.
Invalid Pensions-A. N. Martin.
Claims-B. II. Bum.
Wa Claims-F. E. Beltzhoover.
Education-W. L. Hayes.
Labor. G. Tarsney.
Election of President and Vice-Presi-
dent. L. Chapman.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic-W. f. Haynes.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
.IuST A PIECE OE MEANNESS.

editor George A. Cook, of the Lexing-
ton INTELLIGENCER. is the father of II
young Blaine republican, who arrived at
the EDITORS house yesterday. George
writes from Lexington that the little fell
low is q genuine Yankee, and showed re-
markable s~hrewdness in having his birth
day fall on 'Forefather's Day. Mrs. Cook
and the baby doing nicely."-Sedalia Ga
zette.
What! arepublican editing a so-called
democratic paper, and that, too, in Il
county giving n democratic majority of
LOO. The INTELLIGENCER claims to be
a democratic paper, yet in the above we
are told that u Blaine republican is
grinding out the democratic editorials
printed in that paper each week. No
wonder the editor of that paper thinks
''the Mckinley bill is not all bad"
Straight democrats think the Mckinley
bill is nothing short of robbery. To be
sincere, it strikes us that n republican
editorials for a republican paper
Lexington News.
The person who wrote the above
knew he was guilty of an infamous
falsehood, q falsehood that was born
of meanness, of malice and of spite.
Mr.. Cook is not the editor of the
INTELLIGENCER, and the News knows
it. He has no more to do with the
editorial management of this paper
than the editor of the News has. Mr..
Cook is employed here as foreman of
the INTELLIGENCER's news and job
rooms, and as local reporter. These
positions he fills to the satisfaction of
his employer and that is all that is
required. When he was employed no
one asked what his political doctrine
was, for men of sense do not make
political prediction a condition of
employment or discharge.
The effort of the News to take
advantage OF a newspaper clipping,
and seek to make it appear that this
paper is politically edited by a repub-
lican when it knows to the contrary,
is a piece of malice and too
infamous to be properly characterized
by pure English.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
A GARD,

II OhhDt
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER.-Permit me to
say a word in reply to the personal attack
made in the News this week. When l
to Lexington in January last, among
the first duties l performed was to pay my
respects to the other newspapers, the
News included. / introduced myself the
Bowman brothers on the afternoon of
January II, telling them / had come to
take charge OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. news
and Job rooms. Frank Bowman said to
he was glad to see me, telling me at the
same time he mad little to do with the
Aliens, father and son., while they were
with the INTELLIGENCER, but saw no rea-
son why we Bowman and myself should
not get along pleasantly. We met occa-
sionally in the course of our %jaunts about
town as reporters, and spoke pleasantly.
Not more han a week or two elapsed,
however, before for some cause then and
now wholly unknown to me, he utterly
refused to in any way respond to my usual
salutation, and began to abuse me to mu-
tual friends, using language unbecoming
a gentleman and wholly unjust to myself.
Since then l nave not burdened him with
manifestations of friendship. He has
never lost opportunity to stab you through
my politics, though all this time employ
ing a force of help almost unanimously
republican himself. In my more than
twenty years. newspaper experience, L
cannot recall q course OF treatment more
uniformly discourteous and ungentle-
manly than has been accorded me by
Frank Bowman, and many OF these years
OF toll nave been given to democratic edi-
tors and publishers, sometimes in the ca
pacity of a typesetter, sometimes as a re-
porter and at other times city and politi-
ca editor. l nave at all times been loyal
to my employer and non-partisan when
his interests were concerned. This is the
first time l have been accused of PARTISAN
ship as a typesetter. g.. A. COOK.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26


The continued appearance OF news
paper articles-Fefecting on the politi-
cal integrity of Hon. David b. Fill of
New York are becoming very ntuse-
ating to democrats generally Mr..
Hill is beyond doubt one of the most
prominent men in the democratic party
to-day, and, what is more, he is a sue
cess. This much, we think, will be
admitted. No man in the United
States has contributed more directly
to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of late years than
David b. Hill. He has choked the life
out of the republican party in New
York and made that state an excellent
governor. Had it not been for his
defiant attitude the republicans would
have stolen the Legislature last Novem-
Der, and if he aud his New York friends
were to fold their hands to-day the
republicans would very soon control
the state. These are only a few rea-
sons why there is neither common
sense nor justice in trying to bully-rag
David b. Hill.-Jefferson City Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
Bowling to the Majority.

Chattanooga llnlcS.
The element that prefers the detailed
assault and conservation of all reform
forces for future operations won in the
election of Crisp, Hence Mr.. Mills
ought not to expect the craftsmanship
of way and means. He ought, in fact,
decline it if offered. This is logic,
common sense, respect for the major
Ity. Mills can well afford to leave in
the hands of those who voted down his
candidacy the shaping of the party
policy of 1892. He cannot afford to
take Il place that would naturally,
inevitably put him in antagonism to
the expressed will of the majority. If
the speaker should put him at the head
of the committee he would first run
the risk of having the whole policy of
the majority changed before the first
session expired, and second, the risk
of antagonizlng factions of the party
against each other. Either of these
situations would be awkward. The
best thing is to let the majority take
the helm and hold them responsible
for results.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
POINTS ABOUT RUGS.

IN former years, most of the Turko-
man rugs zane through Russia before
they reached western markets. At
present, many of the finest rugs come
through hands of English, French and
American collectors.
THERE il, n class of rugs made in the
south of Persia which are distinguished
by their thick, dense texture. The
background is of cHmcl's hair, which is
left in lis natural state. thus giving to
the rug Il soft, buff gray tone.
TIE ~%hillccms are made wholly or
partly Of cotton. They are all long
and narrow, with n general sameness
of design and color. A ghiIleem can be
washed like Il piece of calico, and on
this account alone it is useful in a var
iety of ways.
THE rugs of Kurdistau are generally
recognized by an open rather than close
wcavc-much upon the same plan as
crochct-work. Thus rugs of this make
are alike on both sides. The colors in a
kurdistan are usually vivid, strongly
contrastcd and have the glimmer Of silk.
a T kind of Turkish rug is
known as a prayer rug. A rug of this
make contains designs which have a
religious Significance. On the border
may be IN inscription from the Koran.
in Arabic, which reads thus: 1.-THE ver-
dant carpet of the prairie is trodden
over by feet so gay. hat all-be they
wise or f~oolish-are tempted to dance
thercon."-Oncc a Week.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26


The new bank buildings will be
ready in a few days for occupancy.
The 'sDestreck Skule'' will be played
here during the holidays by Il company
of local orphans ranging in age from
40 to 20 years, and weighing from 100
to near 800 pounds.
A.. b. Matthews has Il lot Of men
busy planting apple trees. In Il few
years apple jack and spiked cider will
be as plentiful as water, if half the
trees being planted live to bear fruit.
Corn gathering is nearly finished.
The crop in general is not half rs good
as last year. Some feeders are already
shipping in corn. Our best corn is on
what was formerly wet land, but had
been ti~le-drained; which shows conclu-
sively the benefit of thing.
The Mayview Coal Company com
menced to hoist coal with It's new
engines ON the 10th, and is now
prepared to hoist twelve to fifteen ears
in twelve hours. The company is Il
strong one, and will give the coal in
terests here 4 fresh boom.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
LinMnnd Lawn for Sale.

We are authorized to offer this valuable
property for sale at q very reasonable
price, and on easy terms of payment.
There are $50 acres located one mile from
corporate limits of Lexington, Missouri,
divided into nine fields, and rich, beauti-
full and undulating, all underlaid with the
Lexington vein of coal, which alone is
worth half the money we ask for the
land. Railroad within one-eighth mile of
the land. Well w1tered with livir g streams
and springs. Half the land in cultivation,
and half in fruit, grass and 30 acres tim
Der with grass sod. 1900 fruit trees of all
varieties-300, three years old; 500, seven
or eight years old in their prime, and
balance all bearing. The fruit from these
alore will pay annual interest on the en-
tire purchase money of the farm. Two
story brick dwelling, large and elegant,
eighteen rooms and four halls, gas and
water all over the house. Bath room,
laundry, hot and cold water, equal TO any
city supply. Three tenant houses, our
and five rooms each, ice house, smoke
house, all brick. Two horse barns, large,
two cattle sheds, all furnished with water
from pipes, with pressure from wind mill.
Everything in first class order. No i'm
provements needed. IL is n grand place,
for fine stock farm, and for a magnificent
home. No man ought to want better. 1t
must be seen to be appreciated. This is a
rare chance-don't delay and let another
get in before you to your everlasting re-
greet. Apply or write to,
f.. WINsoR & Son,
0-tf Lexington, Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
HILL AND

Because Governor Hill has become
the almost absolute leader OF the
democracy of New York does not sig
Nifty that he has s'turned Mr.. Cleve-
land down."
Governor Hill is by nature a politi-
clan, aworking, active partisan; an or
ganizer, one who brings to bear all the
of party and moulds the
operative forces into Il workable, COM
pact machine.
Mr.. Cleveland is the opposite. Even
as president he did nothing in the way
of partisan work to strengthen his own
party, and as Il candidate, nothing to
insure his own success. Mr.. Cleveland
is not built for partisan warfare. As a
speaker, he is clear, forcible, logical,
and his earnestness carries with it the
conviction of truth. AS Il letter writer,
he is no less forcible and lucid. But he
has no appetite for the rough and
tumble career of the politician, and has
very naturally permitted Governor
Hill to gather up the reins of leader.
ship.
When these two met in the late New
York campaign they met as frie"ds' as
CO. workers in the cause of democracy
What has come up to disturb these
pleasant relations since? Nothing; and
we must concede that they are friends,
and friendly still. ..
That their views differ, is very pos
sible. They certainly do upon the cur
rcncy issue, in that Mr.. Cleveland OPP
poses, while Mr.. Hill advocates the
free coinage of silver. They may also
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
HOUSEKEEPERs REMEMBER.


THAT salt fish are quickest and best
frcshencd by soaking in sour milk.
THAT fish can be scaled much easier
by dipping into boiling water about a
minute.
THAT n t~easpoonful of turpentine
boiled with pure white clothes will aid
the whitening process.
THAT milk which is turned or changed
may be swcetened and made fit for use
by stirring in n little soda.
THAT a bit of charcoal put in the
saucepan with your cabbage destroys
much of the disagreeable odor.
THAT salt curdles milk; hence, in pre-
pairing milk porridgc, gravies, etc, the
salt should not be added until the dish
is almost finished.
THAT egg shells are nice to clean bot
ties or c%ruets, also little bits of raw po-
tato and soapsuds. Shake well, then
rinse several times.
That boiled starch is much improved
by the addition of a little sperm or a
little gun arabic dissolved; some like a
few drops of kerosene.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

disagree as to the best and surest
method of bringing about tariff reform,
but they are together in demanding
that tariff reform shall come.
The INTELLIGENCER has no sufficient
reason To believe that there is any vital
or serious unfriendliness between these
two. If Mr.. Cleveland is the next
democratic standard bearer, it expects
to see MI. Hill working for his election.
If Governor Hill is the nominee, it be-
lieves Mr.. Cleveland will do far more
for Hills success than he would for
his own.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
WOMEN OF ROYAL BIRTH.

THE queen of Italy has 4 s., 200 dress.
Ir cost $50, 900 to bury Grand Duchess
Paul of Russia.
TIE use of tobacco for smoking pur-
poses within the precincts of Windsor
Castle has been strictly prohibited by
command of the queen.
LITTLE QUEEN WLHEL.MINA, of lIOl-
land, has an income of 6OO, 900 guilders,
or about S250,00o. Her reign will begin
August Is, 1898, when she will have at
tanned the age of eighteen.
lT is said that Queen Christina of
Spain has been struck with n spasm Of
reform and is trying to remodel her
household on n palmer and more sober
basis, cutting off many eXtravagances
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

Senator Preston b. Plumb, of Kansas,
died suddenly of apoplexy ina to!el in
Philadelphia Tuesday. Senator Plumb
was one of the best workers in the
senate. He was a man of broad views
and a statesman who was true to coun-
try and state. Though a republican
he was an ardent advocate of lower
tariff taxes and of free silver coinage.
He was esteemed by all his colleagues
and idolized by the people of his state.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26
WAR is

Unless Chill apologies Or offers
reparation for her offensive conduct
towards the United States, Congress
will undoubtedly authorize the presi-
dent to use the military and naval
forces of this country to compel her to
do so. Active measures have already
been taken, and the order to move
may come any day.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

Alex Lesueur is a success wherever
you put him, and the democrats Of
Missouri will keep him where he is
until they can find a better place for
him or a place where he can render
them still more valuable service. Per-
sonaliy, the Herald considers Secretary
Lesueur a model gentleman and a
model officer and it is for him for any
thing he may want.-Huntsville Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

Secretary of State A. A. Lesueur has
u thanks for the Manual of Missouri
for 1922, which is the most COM
plete p1ece of work ever issued by the
department of state. There is not a
page in the entire book that does not
sparkle with valuable information.
Being an old newspaper man, beside a
competent state officer, Capt. Lesueur
knew what kind Of material was needed
and TO what extent to elaborate. The
work is invaluable as a piece of print
ing office furniture, and to any student
of the great state of Missouri.-Odessa
Moon.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, John p. Durbiu, Ga widowcrl, 10y his
certain deed of trust, dated the eth day Of
December, 1889. and recorded In the office of
the recorder of deeds for Lafayette county,
Missouri, i'm deed book No. 9G, ut page -, CON
veyed to the undersigned as trustee. the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in said
Lafayette county, tO-wit: Twenty acres on
the north end of the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section -, township ~.
range %, in trust to secure the payment of
n certain principal note, therein described, and
the interest notes, and, whereas, default has
been made in the payment Of one of said in
terest notes, when the same became due and
payable; now, therefore, mt the request of the
legal holder of said note, | will, on
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, 1892,
at the front door of the court house i'm the city
of Lexington, Lafayette county, Missouri, he
tween the hours of 9o'clOck in the forenoon
and 5 O'Clock In the afternoon of that day,
sell publicly, by auction, Ia the highest bidder,
for cash, the above described real estate for
the purpose of satisfying the said note and
the interest thereon and the expense of exc
cutting this trust.
Lexington, Mo, December 26th. 1891.
j. q. LESI1EUR.
Trustee.
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Some of Mr.. Mills friends are kick
ing because William M. Springer, of
Illinois, instead of Mr.. Mills, was made
chairman of ways and means. They
seem to forget that Mr.. Mills, or his
%lieutenants, offered Mr.. Springer the
craftsmanship of this committee ii he
would Withdraw in Mills favor for
speaker.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

Readers of the st. Louis Republic
need not look for the truth ia any
statement made by that papers Wash
ington correspondent. When a man
is a born liar and kept in employment
for the purpose of lying, it is mighty
hard to get any truth out of him.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

The signs are that Mr.. Cleveland
will not be the next presidential nom-
inee of the democratic party. These
signs are found in the advocacy of the
Kansas City Times and Indianapolis
Sentinel, which were never known to
forecast the nomination-except in
1883, when Cleveland's was foregone.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

Are we to have mild winterP 1t looks
decidedly as if we were. Europe is
getting all the storms, while we are
getting the sunshine. Conditions may
change during the next three weeks,
but unless they do, we-may again have
to look to the northern lakes for our
next summers ice.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

The Slater RustIer has purchased
a new press. How handy it will come
in to print editorials advocating David
Bennett Hills election to the presi-
dency next summer.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

This country will never more re-
ceive a paying price for wheat until
American statesmen and commercial
influences cease playing into the hands
OF London money kings and specula-
tors.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

1t should be observed that those
newspapers that are kicking highest
w the speakership matter, are either
mugwumps or those whose attaches
held federal Office under Mr.. Cleve-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-12-26

The mugwump Kansas City Star is
still disposed to put its lip in on demo-
cratic management. The party can
get along very well without mugwump
meddling with its affairs.