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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
Horse and Land Taxation.


\ highly interesting exposition of the
policy of taking personal property is i'll
the ease of the trotting horse AXUell,
out in Indiana. lie is the highest
priced piece of horse flesh in the world,
having been sold for SlO5 900 when he
was : years old. Since then, aS the
head of Il large breeding stud, he has
shown that he was well worth every
cent of his price and more. Yet the
valuation put upon HIM by the tax as
SCISSOR was very reasonably what might
be put on any good horse-S500. But
the dissatisfied economists in his neigh
borhood are protesting that he must be
taxed, not on the general principle ap-
piled to horses, but with regard to his
great and manifest value. Whereupon
the owners of AXtell. not being OPP
pressed with idIocy, replied that if that
should be attempted, they would take
the horse out of the state, and the adj
vantage of his presence, which is by nc
means trivial, would be lost. The best
and Surcst subject of taxation is the
thing that perfOrcc stays in one place
that is land.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
Literary Notes.

Hudyard Kipling'S new novel writ
ten in collaboration with Wolcott
Balrsiirr for The Century, is entitled
..Thr Naulahka. Tale N West and
East. 1t is Il story of America and
India. The principal characters live
in a ..hnnmiu~" Colorado town, where
the story opcrrS, but the scene quickly
shift, tu the court nf an Indian ma
haraiah. whittier the hero and heroine
Journey tu meet with most varied eN-
perirnces. The story will begin in the
November Century.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
How NOltairr Rccipr0ratcd.

Catharinr H.. empress of Russia sent
to NnIlalrr an ivory snuff bon, which
she had turned herself This snuff box
"uvr Nollairr Il bright thought. and
after having taken lessons in knillin"
from his niece, h" SEM the empress rs
Slorkim"~ knitted lay himself With
them he also sent a gallant rhymr.
say in" that after haNim" received from
her pretty hmdS amam s. work wrought
hv a woman, he bcg5 her majesty tu
accept Il woman ) work done by man.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

were allowed free access 10 the En-
r"pcan market than we ret now when
"" are not allowed To EXCHANGE II. Lu
must take money. which is HIGH M
Europe while "ouds are cheap. -nd
which must he spent here for Goods al
trust prices.
he famine moves our wheat surplus.
hut II does NOT remove the Injustice
which shuts the Mississippi basin 'Gf
from Europe. The republican party
says |" the west: ''luu may sell in Eu-
rope. If y"u can, and al what v"u can.
That does not concern lis. But
You must not buy there. European
prices tor what You wish To buy arr too
cheap. Gold Is a. high there rs il is
here. )" y"u must take gold for what
you sell. Instead of buying" cheap
European goods with your wheat vuu
must buy from the InduSlrIal States
only, which cannot afford To allow VOu
I" buy III Europe. If YOU cannot sell
there without buying, you will have all
the more To sell, and at lower price,, 30
the 'lHduStrial States" And 50 i
| takes famine To move our cIop sur
plus 10 Europe, and So even in 81 famine
year We are not allowed Il fair price for
our wheat. \ fair price for it this year
would hr : 30 buShrl in Europran
goods. II we can get II in gold we
will do well, and of this : at least 40
cents will he taken for the protected
profits of the northeast when we buy
our supplies. 1t has been taken al
ready, in fact, and the best we can
hope To do now in famine year is to
catch up with the overdue interest on
our farm mortgages.
We cannot have Il famine III Europe
every year. Mr.. llalStcad, but under
republican legislation the trade of the
Mississippi basin with Europe is taxed
every year by duties against return car
goes. One of these days the west is
going +" break lis way to Europe, cuS-
tom houses or no custom houses. II
cannot afford To rely on famine years
10 move its crop surplus.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
Guns With Long Ranges.

Some of Uncle Sans big new guns
are being tested at Sandy Hook to-day
before Il board of officers composed OF
Captain Heath and LieutcnantS Gibson
and LiSSack. Three guns are being
tested, brcech-loading l2-inch rllIr
mortar and 10 and l2-mches hreech-
loading steel rifles. AT the preliminary
tests these pieces of ordnance behaved
very we'll demonstrating, in the ease OF
the tw" steel rifles, II range of from
twelve 10 fifteen miles. One of the
missiles passed through II sand heal
thirty-tivc feet thick. a; eight
miles it was shown the projectilr c"nld
be made to pierce the i6-mch arm"r I"
any war vessel
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

Queen of he Prairie, l;lI~>rll'S Cottage.
\ New York rose grower writes :
'.In hardy climbing rests we would
recommend Baltimore Belle, Gem of
4hr l'rarirs and Jules Mar%ottim. In
teas we would recommend prrIr dies
.Iar,im-. the BRIDE and Souvenir de
W""ttrm. which i really II hybrid tea .
hul IL free lowering Is amy Of the true
teas and tar superior IN color. I'm
hy brid prrrrtual- "" would recon-
mend General ,Iaruu"numot, Mabel
Morrison and Anna dc nIrShach. "
The Mary Washington is Il hardy
climbing rose, free hl""mcr, white and
fragrant.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
The Boss Snake Story.

Ntl't'Il, ~ llllit'N
Mr.. V. NJ Burton hands III the best
snake story of the season. Last week
while ON his way to his school in the
country he discovered what appeared
To Ic Il large brown snake crawling
alon" the road. lie procured Il big
stick and struck the snake Il terrible
blow. when To his aStoniShmcnt tho
snake separated and moved away i'll
many directions. He was greatly as
tuniShrd Ia find that the snake WAS
composed of an army ot small worms
about ; inches long. The worms had
formed II prrfcct-lnoking snake. taper
inc down from a large head and body
to Il long, keen tail. This story Is
v"uchrd for, and is actually correct il
every particular.
Dr. T. j. Williamson, EuSli~. Fla.
says: The bottle of Bradycrotinc yor
sent me WAS given three ladies VIII,
were suffering from hrahachr. They
said the effect was instantaneous an,
very satisfactory.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, the author "
he Am"lomaniacn, ha, written :
new novel at New York life which Tia,
Century will print. 1t Is said to dca
III divorce.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
HE MUST HAVE BEEN "HOT.'

TTT1 vi % 7 TTIN ' II IIIITIlN TTNTT
The maid was in melting mood,
And likewise was the youth;
The hot wave earned his gratitude,
And that's the honest truth,
Because as he, on bended knee,
Declared his hearts deS ire.
And passionately made his plea,
The mecury rose higher.
MY hopes of future happiness
On the reply Ive built"
lie said, then softly, "Wilt be minr?"
And the maiden said, 81 wilt"
New York Sun.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

Circuit Court-First MONDAYS in April, sep
trInhur and December Richard Field, judge:
Chas. l.. Ewing. clerk; Haywood IiraihmhIL
deputy.
Criminal Cnurt First Monday of March and
second Monday of October. John T.. RN land.
Judge: Charles l.. Ewing clerk, Haywood
Ucuthnuu. deputy. rr ~ b
Pruhr,ir Court Second Mondays of FchuE
ury, MAY, -.kNtsltst~f,Ist@ @No Vcint'tf. William
Young. judge.
County Cnurt-First Monday in each month
city council. regular session, second Monday
in each month
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
Mummifipd Indians.


DR.. W. Morrow of Pendleton, Ore
gon, who is the guest of DIR. Calvin j.
Morrow of this city. has with him II
couple of mummiied bodies of Indians,
found by him on Long Island, an is-
land in the Columbia river, which was
used rs an Indian burying ground in
centuries gone by. One is the bod y of
an aged aborigiue all twisted and
gnarled. lie was probably ~ or 60
years of age when he died and has the
appearance of having died of starva-
tion, which probably accounts for the
preservation. The other is that of II
child, who was probably about s
years old. Physicians who have en-
amined the bodies cannot account for
the preservation of the bodies rs there
is no evidence of any attcmpt at cm
balming, and the moccasins in whick
the feet of the old Indian are encaSed
seem to have escaped the ravages of
time even better than the body.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Lexington Lodge, No. l57, X. P..mccts every
Monday night ut their hall over postOilicc.
SojnIIrning knights cordially invited.
George Price, e &. .
John l.. JakOwSky,
X. of Il. AMI =
MASONIC.
Lexington Lodge, No. lI9, \. +. X A. NJ
ruird Monday in each month.
Royal Arch Chapter, No. l0-First Monday in
each month. --...
DcMolny Commnndcry, No. ;, X. t. Fourth
Monday in each month.
l.. 90. +.
Orion Lodge, No. i5.-Evcry Tuesday night
Itnsku Encumpmcnt, No. 6-Evcry second
Friday night in each month.
Guttcnburg Lodge, No. 3!3-Evcry first ana
second Wednesday night in each month.
A. A.O.U.w.
Lexington Legion, No. los. Select knights,
ana Harmony Lodge, No. 81, a %. W
Second and fourth Thursday in each month
X. OIL.
Knights of Lahor-Every Monday night.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

Surgeon Dentist, has opened an nliicc over
the Lafayette County Bank. next door To Dr.
Tucker. aud is now prepared Ia do all kinds of
work. Special attention given Ia the filling of
teeth and the making OF Artificial denturcs.
Bring your aching teeth and have them cN-
trlctcd without pain 10y the use of nitrous
| oxide. Satisfaction guaranteed in every ease.
Lexington. Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
l.rxINGroNcrrY OFFICERS


Ist war,i Thomas Hare and John Carter.
"a wurtI james l.. Steele and ThoS. Walton.
ard ward, Il. T.. WaddCl and Jacob Frgcrt.
4th ward, Geo. Simmons and Chris. Walk
HOARD OF EDUCATION.
VIM. Il. Iamlctt G.. G LudwigS, Sec.
u. r. John. Pres George +. Ncnablr,
K. B. hickey, Il. j. Bandon. '. i
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
JOHN s. BLACKWELL.

Attorney-at-law. Will practice in all. the
courts oi the state. Prompt attention given tn
all business entrusted to my care. Otiice i'll
Masonic building OVcrTrggs store. janlOyl
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

JOLIET, ILL, September l4.-Alrs.
John 4. Logan, when asked Saturday
whom she considered the most prond-
nent candidate for president among the
republicans, said: 81 could scarcely
venture an opinion. We have no great
leaders snch rs developed during the
war. We have men of moderate ability
and less honesty who overlap all
bounds of public patriotism in their
ambitious schemes tor self. 1t is such
men as these who are rapidly disn-
tegrating a great party, and if they do
not see the folly of their ways, unite on
Il candidate and support him afterward
the democratic party will triumph"
OF Mr.. Blaine she said ''Mr. Blaine
is Il very bright man, but it is Il qnes-
tion if he can unite the party. Tho
same is true of General Harrison, who
has certainly made II good president.
As for General Alger, | know little of
his intentions. lie is magnetic man
like Blame, but more rugged, plain and
impulsive. Should he enter politics he
will most certainly he heard from
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
HENRY &. WALLACE, wM. II. CHIIE!
WALLACE & GHILES,

Attorneys and Counscllors at Law. lcNing-
ton, Mo. Office, front room over the "LcNing-
ton Savings Bank" opposite the court house
VIII practice in the courts Of Lafayette ANA
surrounding counties, and also i'll the supreme
Circuit ana District courts for the Western
| Dist rict of Missouri.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
J. u. SHEwAITER, $. y. WILSON,
SHEWALTER & WILSON

Attorncys-at-law, Lexington, Mo. Willprac-
ticr in all the courts in the Sixth JUDICIAL Cir
cult, aud the United States courts, Prompt
attention given To collections. Office over Il.
WinsOr y Sons, opposite the court house.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
THE INDUSTRIES.

OF 1O,757 farms in Utah 9,724 are
made fertile by irrigation.
THE production of anthracite coal
this year is 16,000.00o tons, or =, 800, 900
| tons over the first half of last year.
IT is reported that a vein of coal three
miles wide and fifty feet thick has been
discovered in the Flathead country in
I Montana.
A TEXAS cattleman says the outlook
at present is that the supply of cattle
from that state will fall short 1,000, 900
head as compared with the number last
year.
THE honey crop this season will be the
lightest California has ever known.
The bees can't find nectar enough,
and hives that yielded twenty-nine tons
last year will not produce n pound this
season.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

Chattanooga Time (Brm.) Gov
rrn"r Hill one hope of success in
vimrin" th" country that he alone can
bring the Empire delegation forward
in solid front pledged I" HIM first, last
and nll Ihr timr
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
DIR. J. W. MENG,
DIR. J. J. GREER.

Surgeon Dentist. office opposite the cour
house, up stairs, Lexington. Mo.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
JlsrIeFs OF rnr PEACE,

Henry G. Wallace, .Ir.
John VI Price.
James R.iIuok.
CoUUT TFRNS
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19

Buffalo Times Dcm.): The most
quiet Inokcr-on is Grover Cleveland.
lie has not said that he desired Il re-
nomination, nor has he done ANYTHING
To secure the prizr for himself. He
seems 10 hav" left matters wholly in
the hands of his friends II is left
entirely 80 them whether he shall he Il
candidate. If called he would not re-
fuse.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-09-19
PROFESSIONAL.

Knights of Labor-Every Monday night.
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DRS. WILSON & ECKLE,
DENTIST

Surgeon Dentists. office opposite court house
over Lexington Savings Bank, Lexington, Mis-
souri, aprlS
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W. R. GOSEWISCH, M. d.
W.T.. CAMERON, M. D.

Physician and Surgeon. VIII remain in Ley
ngtOn until November. Office over Leroy
urup store. .r9-tim
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
CONVENTION NOTES.

The morning of the meeting of the convention was ushered in by firing of cannon.
 The address of welcome was deliver ed by MT. Hart of the Times.
 Governor Price of New Mexico re- sponded to Mir. Hart's address of welcome in eloquent language. He said that free coinage was question upon which the entire west would meet as upon common ground. There should be no division. It formed bond of union among miners, regard less of party politics. The people of his territory were prosperous and de- sired free coinage of silver simply as a means Of increasing their prosperity.
 The Silver convention express dis appointment at the non-appearsnce of delegates from Benson, Bisbee, Fairbank, Nogales. Tombstone and Tucson, attributing it to, what was doubtless an error on the part of the railroads, charging full fares.
 The silver convention, judging from the reports brought by the Fl Paso papers, has been Q very enthusiastic meeting, we'll represented by Texas, New Mexico and localities in the northern part of Arizona. Tombstone is represented by Mir. Taylor, Tucson by A. c. Bernards
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

< WAsBISGToS correspondent oi the Salt Lake Herald having inter viewed our delegate, says: "Mr. Smith anticipates no difficulty in securing the admission of the territory this winter. He has reason to believe that such of the Western Republicans as Stewart and Jones of Nevada, Plumb of Kansas, and possibly Stanford and Felton of California will vote for ad- mission. He has also been assured that Messrs. Carey and Warren Of Wyoming, and Dubois and Shoup oi Idaho are also similarly disposed. He does not see how any of the senators from the new states can refuse to do otherwise.
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B. H. Dunshee, formerly connected with the Head Center miuiug com pany in Tombstone, is at present To- cated at Phillipsburg, Montana, with the Bi-Metallic Mining company. He is superintendent of their large chlor- idizing mill, which has , roasters and one hundred stamps, the largest of it's kind in the United States. MT. Dun shee complains of the bitter cold of the Montana winter and by the hin- drance caused by it to mining pro ceases.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

TIE Los Angeles Porcupine which knows the cratic Sou.hworth well, gives tbe following key to the mys terious badge worn by himself and the bomb thrower: The letters K. U. V. mean Universal Republic Vigilant. and the I-I0 in the letter U means one captain to ten men. This was a grand organization that existed only in his own brain, he being the gener- alissimo oT what he termed the Grand Army of Labor" He manufactured the badges at his own expense and conferred them broadcast.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

IN an article on the naming Of the vessels Of the new navy. the Scientific American, calls attention to the fact not generally known, that under the law, ships of the first rate are named for states and those of the second rate are named for cities. This will help one to remember the rank of the vessels when they are named. The New York which was launched during the present month is a war ship of first rank.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

WHILE Boston is trying to decide whether young ladies can with pro priety ride the bicycle, the Chicago Herald says it has received the sanction of eminent physicians in that city and is being universally adopted To see a bevy of bright faced girls on their way 10 school on bicycles is no novel sight in California and although there is diversity of opinion about the grace of the art, when adopted by ladies, there seems to be but one opin- ion abc1t the enjoyment of it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

James Lamb whose marriage to Miss Four, was mentioned in last evenings PRosPEcToR, was the first subscriber to the WEEKLY PROsPECToR now the WEEKLY EPITAPH. This four years reading of the leading family paper Of :he Sou'h~es. has proved beniicial to an extent that should increase it's circulation ten-fold Only S4 per snnum, S2 for six months or sI for a quarter of an annum.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

MT. N. H. Kirch, deputy grand chief of the Order of Railway Tele- graphers, who is at the Grand Central, said to sn Fl Paso Herald representa- tive that he felt confident of the final success of strikers in gaining their point, and added: "Fhis is a strike which to lose means death to our or der and the loss of self respect of each individual member. We cannot ac- ceAe .c .he demands 0! the Southern Pacific as they entail the loss of the very principle of American citizen ship"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

THE people of Arizona will, with one accord. be grieved to learn of the death of ex-Goy. SSfiord, man who has boen identified with the interests of Arizona for great number of years and always proved himself a loyal large-hearted friend to her, un- der all vicissitudes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
THE FEVER.

NEw YoRK-The compositors work ing on the morning papers struck for raise of five cents. The Times granted the increase and 70 did the North American, but the Record de- elined and fired thirty eight non union men and issued the paper as usual.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

SAN FRAScIsC9-There are no new developments in the strike of the telegraph operators this morning. be- yond the fact that one man left the office at spadre. station near Los Angeles. 6en1 Manager TowDe says Salt Lake branch, one had re-instated at his own request He says that all men who make application to be re instated and agree to conform to the rules of the company, will be taken back,
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

It is rumored about the streets that the Gazette changes propnetorship this morning, the principal interest passing into the hands of Sam Webb. It is understood that by the new deal Editor Robinson will continue at the helm. Dr. Hughes retiring from sctive or financial connection with the concern.-Republicsn
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

JUDGE TRIaBLE of Albuquerque made a speech at the Southwest silver convention which would have done credit to old Bill Stewart, himself He said "I scarcely need to tell you that I am s partisan, positive, aggressive. uncomprising and relentless, but up on the silver question I am carried away over and beyond all party lines I have but little use, politically, for the 2epublican-private citizen or federal oificizl--who stifies the dictates of his own conscience to keep closely within the lines of the policy of she national administration. And, sir, have SC little respect for the Democrat who bIindly follows the lead of some stuffed prophet oi reform who is SO immeasureably better than his party that he has, in season and out Of ssa- son, made every effort to prevent that party from doing justice to the people by the full remonetizatioH of silver with what result is now recorded in the history of the nation"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

Lang is getting along we'll with his cattle drive. He is at the Colorado river with them in good shape. His san, John Lang, is in Bakers field where he told a representative of the PRosPECToR last week that he would be down in this vicinity in a week or two to pick up what beef steers he could find.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

CHARLES F. LUNNIs's graphic para graph on the burro ia his article on "The land of the Poco Tiempo" in the December Seribner, deserves a place by the side of Mark Twain's disserta- tion on the Coyote which has found it's way into the memory of thIs gener stien through the school readers.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
INa locality like this "

IN IocaIlty IlKe tuIs W three-quarters of the school children may reasonably be expeated to derive a livelihood from the mineral resources of the country. the study of mineralogy should be made a speciality in the schools, introduced from the primary grade upward, in the form of object lessons, given from specimens picked up from our hills. In the German schools, which lead the world, the teachers are required certain days in every week to devote whole afternoons to object lessons from nature taken in out of door tramps.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

A NOTED divine who was asked to preach against opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday, replied promptly:
 "You had better not call on me. for I don't believe in playing into the devils hands by making Sunday dull day. I am in favor of opening the Fair on the peoples chief holiday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
Piles, Itching Piles.

Symptons-MOisture intense itching and stinging. most at night worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form which often bleed and ulcerate becoming very sore. SwAysE's OINTMENT stops the itching and bleed ing, heals alteration and in most cases removes the tumors. At drug gists or by mail for 50 cents. Dr. Swayne & Son. Philadelphia.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19
SOUTHWEST SILVER.

FL PAsO-The silver convention elected W. F. Thornton of New Mexi- co president and Mr. Shannon of Ari- zons, secretary. Judge Trimble of Albuquerque made aa able address ia favor oi free coinage and stated that he had been a life long Democrat, but if his party failed to declare Tor free coinage he couh not support his party.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-19

WAVED Salary S25 per week Good Agents to sell our general line. of merchoLdise. No peddling. Above salary will be paid to '1ive" agents. For further information address CHICAGO GEN,L SUPPLY co,
 ITS West Van Buren St., vt Chicago, Ill.,