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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-15
Nmat the Altar.

An English bridegroom has been
fined for disorderly conduct during the
marriage ceremony. lie was shy and
nervous, and in order to screw his
courage up to the sticking point he
quietly took out flask while the
clergyman was reading the cXhorta-
ton and indulged in Il nip. The church
was pretty dark and he thought no one
saw him, but in this he was mistak-
en-, for the clergyman knew the service
by heart, and instead of looking nj the
book was looking at him, ana of course
saw the unrubrical act. The result
was Il fine of 50 and costs.
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A Sure Chance to Make Money.

MIR. EDITOR:
| am delighted with my success selling
soap. | cleared Sc the first day. Every
person is anxious to buy, when they see
how good and cheap it is. have sold
300 pounds day easily; this makes me
a profit of $6 day. which is big wages
for girl. My brother-in-law is selling
soap, and doing splendid: This is
can get 800 pounds of elegant soap by
sending So to the Ohio Soap Co., New
Concord, Ohio. Write them, and they
will no doubt assist you, as much as
they have me, as they are very accom-
modating. This letter may seem fool
ish to you, Mr., Editor. but times are
hard, and there may be hundreds of
your readers, glad as was, of chance
to make money; and every person wants
to buy. LAURA LEWIS.
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DpUOt Burned

The freight and passenger depot of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
road at Windsor,twenty-twO miles south
of Sedalia, burned Sunday, from sparks
from passing locomotive. Ike cont
pany had intended making some ex-
tensive repairs the next day. Not much
loss aside from the building was sss-
tanned.
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"Nellic," hr said, with II kind of an
experimental, immature, early home
grown smile on his anxious face, "l-l
may count on you as--as II friend, may
not ?n
"Certainly, Alfred,' she replied.
"As-as good friend?'
'sTo he sure
ssYou have no objection To looking
on me as-as IL distant relative, per-
haps?"
.'No | have no objection to that
"Second cousin rs il were?"
81 am willing To be your second
cousin
s'Or, first cousin once rcmoycd,'' he
persisted, mopping his forehead with Il
trembling handkerchief.
"Well, | have no objection to that,
either"
"And | might rs we'll be a first
cousin, mighin'I I?'
"Yes, suppose So
s.Do you feel, Nellie he went on
hastily swallowing something large and
bouyant, Gas if you could be a-be a
sister to me?"
"No, Alfred
The invitations are out.-St. Louis
I
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The C0lOnpI and the Cat.

Colonel Tom Clark, of Brooklyn,
once owned a eat on which he showrrcd
all the affection of his batchclor heart e.
And the shower took the shap" of Il
pound of mincr meat every day. One
the colonel noticed that his
feline namcSakr had wancd away (" Il
mere skeleton, and Immediately he
summoned his boy Bill t" appear before
the bar.
.'Didn't tell you TO give that cal Il
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pound of meat every day asked he

pound of meat every day" asked the
colonel.
"Yrs. sir: and that's what give
him every morning before you're out
of bed" answered Bill.
IL don't believe word of it. My
opinion is that you either pocket the
money or eat the meat Yourself Bring
me the scales and the eat
The scales and cat were brought
the latter WAS placed on the former,
and Tom and the marker stopped ri
the onc-pound mark.
"rhcrc," exclaimed the boy in tri
umph, ''didn'l tell you gave him Il
pound of meat this m"rniu~?"
.|rhcrc's the pound of meat sur,
enough, said the colonel, stroking hi,
chin, s.hut where the DEVILS the eat p
New York Star.
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TO HELP THE HOME,

To help on the good work of building
chapel for the confederate home the IN
TELIIGENcER will for the next thrifty
days donate 80 per cent OF all money re-
ceived from new subscribers, to that pur-
| nose
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LEXINGr0NCIrY OFFICERS
CuINCII.MEN

COLNCILMEN.
Ist ward, VIM. s Clagctt and John Carter.
1I ward. lanes r. steele and Thos. Walton.
Ard ward, Il. +. Waddcll and Jacob Fegert.
aib ward. Geo. Simmons and Chris. Walk.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
wm II Hamlet. c. G Ludwigs, Sec.
b. n. John, Pres. George \; Ncnan''
L. Il. DiCkCy, " j. BihuOh '.
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GEMS OF VERSE.

Why He Is Going to he Good.
I'm going to live u life Of grace,
Because I'd hate to go
And in that supersummer place.
Meet face to face
With devils who, perchance. might be
Inquisitive to know,
And so
Might ask, with fiendish cruelty,
II 1t were not
Hot
Enough for me.
See?
Detroit Free Press.
Where?
Where has 1t flown!
All that fresh pleasure,
All that rich treasure,
Childhood has known
In unstinted measure?
Gone where the brown curis
Went, as the silver thread
GliStened on manhood's head,
Gone where the laughing girls
Went, as time sped
Gone! Never to return,
Save in glimpse backward thrown
All sweets that we have known,
Flicker us fires do burn
Then ashes lie alone.
Mary A. Denison, in America
An Awful Office Bore.
There's atellow-aud u fellow
Is just the proper rame-
Who just drops in II minute.
Who hasn't come to stay;
And when you very seebly
Just whisper: GLAD you came"
He grabs q chair and draws it up.
And fnr tho
Ho dabbles with your mucilage,
And spoils u pen or two;
He jabs things with your scissors.
And the point Is sure To break;
He asks you what you're writing,
And proceeds to read 1t through,
And points out great improvements
You so easily could mako.
He tells you of tho clothes he's got,
The clothes he's going TO get,
About his tennis suit and ties,
And such important things;
He dilates on the races,
And don't you want TO hetT
From one thing to another goes,
But To his chair ho clings.
He talks about the ladies,
For he's always some affairs;
| He reads you several samples
| OF the letters he receives;
| He turns round to your typewriter,
| And critically stares;
He's simply irresistible
| So he himself believes.
| And when hos killed $40 worth
| OF time us dead rs Saul,
| And given you headache
That will last you for q day,
He sauntors out imagining
| You've reyelled In his call,
Aud that 1t simply breaks your heart
To see him go away
Boston Courier.
Last Monday was the anniversary OF Il
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Who has not heard Of that paragon of
family papers, the enterprising and pop
ular Weekly Detroit Free Press? For
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 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 125 900
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 pIplishers offer to send The Free
Press to them for the balance of this
year lover five months) for only 81
cents--a club of four for $l.00 or a 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 $l.0O.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-15

Not all ministers are opposed To the
theatcr. Bishop Wcstcott, who, ac-
cording to the London Telegraph, is
generally regarded as the greatest liv-
ing theologian in the Church of En-
gland, recently gave his opinion to Il
private correspondent about theatcr
going. s'rhc universal instinct toward
dramatic representations, he says,
''appearS to me To show that, like
music and art, they answer to Il natural
and right desire"
1t is said that George Kennan is
famous for his wonderful memory. He
is IN omnivorous reader, and his Sys-
fem enables him to retain large pro-
portion of what he reads. kennan
passes his summers nj II charming spot
in one of the British North American
provinces, and his home is the scene of
much hospitality.
The mines of the west are not cx-
haustcd by a long way. 1t is said that
the mining output in Colorado this
year will exceed anything ever known
in the history of the state The snow
on the mountains will furnish plenty of
water for the gold placers this summer,
and the silver deposits are rapidly be
ing developed.
Courage and Judgment do far more
than supplrneSs in the saddle. This
may be inferred from the follow
ing it@m: Stoncwall Jackson waS Il
poor horSeman-mdrrd,h he was rrck-
oned the worst rider in the confederate
army. But if II poor rider he WAS GER
tainly success as II raider.
Colorcd people can "%rt together
in II very impressive manner. Tho
pickwick club in Louisville is reported
To he the "swcllrst" organization nI
cnlorrd men in the country. 1t is lit.
: erary as well rs social and its leader,
set The fashion for the colnrcd jrunesSt
dorrr of the town.
Men should remember that the daV q
opportunities is not closed As III,
..Sarr of Concord' said: "'rhr SUI
: shines to-day also. There is more WOO
; and llaX in the field There are ncy
lands, new men and new thoughts
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FOR SALE.

Having decided To dispose OF my real estate
In Lexington. ! offer for sale one twO-StnrL
brick business house with two store rooms ana
cellars. situated 0n Franklin avenue du" south
of public square; also my residence, one blu''
southwest of Central College, continuing SIN
rooms, smoke house, ice house, good sinbliug
raTringC house, wagons sheds. corn crib aud
all other out houses; twOPOud cellars, two riS'
terms AMI hydrant; three full lots plenty ul
fine varieties Of fruit and the incest shade
trees i'll town. Call on Joe Hook, NJ his store
or residence. aprltf
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JOSEPH 0. LESUEUIS
Land, Loan and Insurance Agent, Abstrncter
and Convcyanccr, Lexington, Mo. Money
To loan on improved farms in Lafayette ana
adjoining counties, ut lowest rates Of interest,
with privilege paying part or all of principal
before maturity.
No delay, no red tape. Money always ON
hand. Write me for terms. lmCh9y
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MORRISON. WENTWORTH BANK,
LEXINGTON, Missouri,

JITII, Z do gencI al Banking buain As; buying
w AMI Selling LOndc, 4old and Exchange.
Deposity received, cnlle"i'CnH made ana
promptly RENTED for at current rates of ex-
change. ,-,e,,.,
S O. WEN1 WORTH FIeBt.
r. FIEI ID. Vice President,
WIN. MORRISON. Cashier,
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People who rove about and steal ''hts
of humanity" must take the con
sequences. Gypsics kidnapped tw" boys
in Washington county, \. \ the other
day, but were ovcrtakcn by II mob of
citizens and compelled To release the
lads. The offenders narrowly escaped
lVnchinT.
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OtR WALL PAPER.
Nam-COlOred Patterns Printed by a
Single Press.

The common every day wall paper is
such II familiar product of American
ingenuity that not one person in a hun
dred stops to think for Il moment how
il is made and how the many colors
are put on and blended There are
patterns of wall paper which have on
them as many as ten or Il dozen colOrs,
and all of these can now he applied to
the paper in one continuous operation
in Il single machine. There was IL time
when wall papers were printed rs are
lithOgraphs that is, all the copies
were printed first with one color. then
put through the machine again for
another, and so on until all the colOrs
were on. To-day, however, the wall
paper goes in ut one end of the machine
from continuous roll and comes out
at the other printed with its full quota
of colors. The twelve color machine,
as is indicated by the name, prints
twelve different colors. Ii consists of
twelve cylinders for the printing forms
and rollers which pass over them to
apply the colors. Each cylinder has
its own set of color rollers, and as the
paper passes from cylinder to cylinder.
the colors are laid on and when the
paper comes out it is run off on to long
racks, where the cOlors are allowed to
dry to prevent smirching.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.


Lexington Lodge, No. l57, X. T., meets every
Nnndny ninht at their hall over pnstniice.
SnioIIrning knights cordially invited:
George Price, G {.
John l.. Jukowsky,
X. of X. ANA :.
MASONIC.
Lexington Lodge, No. li9, A. +. a. NJ
Tuird Monday in each month.
Royal Arch Chapter, No. lO-tirst MohuaS Ill
each month. =, >, ,,,.
DeMoay Commandcry, No. 3, X. T.-F"urth
Monday in each month.
I.O.O.F.
Orion Lodge, No i5-Every Tuesday night
Itaskn Encampmcnt, No. G-Evcry second
Friday night in each month.
GuttcnblIrg Lodge, No. Ssi-Every hrst ana
second Wednesday night in each month.
A. W.
Lexington Legion, No. 105, Select kniGnts'
and Harmony Lodge, No. 81, %. W
Second and fourth Thursday in each mohih.
X. OF l..
Knights of Labor-Every Monday night
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HENnY G. WALLACE, WM' IT. UH'IE'
WALLACE e CHILES,

Attorneys and Counscllors mt Law. I.eXing-
ton, Mo. Office, front room over the Licking
ton Savings Bank" opposite the court house
win practice i'll the courts "f LAFAYETTE and
surrounding counties, and also in the supreme
court of the state of Missouri, and the u =.
Circuit and District courts for the Western
District of Missouri.
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Surgeon Dentist, has opened an Office over
the Lafayette County Bank, next door To DR..
Tucker, and is now prepared to do all kinds OF
work, Special attention given 10 the iiling of
teeth and the making of artificial dcntures
Bring your aching teeth and have them cX-
tracted without pain by the use of nitrous
oxide. Satisfaction guaranteed in every case.
Lexington. Mo.
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The following story is current in the
financial circles of New York. George
Crouch is one of the many men in Wall
street who carries with him every
where the memory of Il financial ro-
nance. He was worth ut least 500,
600 six weeks before Guiteau shot
President Garfield. He went hunting
in the Yellowstone just before the trag-
edy and while returning reached Il
telegraph station in time to learn that
hls fortune had been used up by his
brokers to cover margins. The whole
fortune was required to make them
good. Crouch came from California
almost penniless. He is now on his
feet again.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-08-15

The amount of faith in human nature
is greater than has heretofore been
supposed. An umbrella loaning asso-
citation is to he formed in New York,
with branch offices in all the larger
cities
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Color may come and go oven on the
hair of the head A Saratoga woman
whose hair turned white when she
reached 30, finds now us she approaches
20, that il is turning black again.
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Down on Franklin Avenue.

Names changed, of course, but a
verbatim report.
She (swectly); "The moonlight is
beautiful tonight, George
lie desperately: 81 know ii is,
Nellie, but can't propose tonight
| forgot the ring. You will forgive
me, won't you?'
\ London Dispatch says: At little
dinner given in London recently the
table was made of glass covered with
fine linen, decorated with garlandS of
roses down the center and by nymphs
supporting flowers. In the menu was
pie of live Java SparrowS and Il bevy
of nightimgalcS.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
IAENNETTE CnI-NrY nEEICEIi

JUSTICES nF THE PEACE,
Henry &. Wallace, ,Ir.
john VI Price.
James g. Hook.
COUNT TERMS.
Circuit Court First MONDAYS in April, sep
| tcmhrr and December. Richard Field, Judge
ihaS. l.. Ewing, clerk; Haywood li"nlhinai
deputy.
| Criminal Court First Monday of March nnd
| second MundaN of October. John II. RN lhhh,
| Judge: Charles L.. Ewing, clerk, Haywood
| IIrathmnn deputy.
| Probate Court Second Mondays OF Fchrl-
AIRY. May, August and November. william
/ Young, judge.
| County Court-First Monday in each month
| City council. regular session, second Monday
in each month.
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PROFESSIONAL.

Knights of Labor-Every Monday hight'
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Better country roads is the need of
the civilization of the nineteenth cen
turN.
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DENTIST.
DIR, J, w. MENG,

J. +. HassclI, ID. ID. S. Office, front rooms
over Commercial Bank, opposite court house,
Ipyinptnu Mo. mrhlltf
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The invitations are Out.-St. Louis
IIumoriSt
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Last Monday was the anniversary of the
battle of Wilson's creek.
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DIR. J. J. GREER.

Surgeon Dentist, Office opposite the cour
house, up stairs Lexington, Mo.
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W. +. CAMERON, M. ID.

Physician and Surgeon, Ofcrs MS prOIts-
siOnal services to the citizens of Lexington
and vicinity. Office, Mcng building. Resi-
dcnce, VIM. B. Bottoms. scptaUyl
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DRS. WILSON U EUkLE,
Surgeon Dentists, office opposite court house,
over Lexington Savings Bank, Lexington, Mis-
SOuri. hprlS
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
DEADLY DYNAMITE.
Where That Cartridge Possibly Came
From.

There is very little doubt now that
the cartridge that tore off the negro
boys fingers in Gorham s saloon yes
terday contained dynamite. In fact
it is probable that it was cartridge
that had been loaded by Stewart &
Quinn for the purpose of blasting
rock in the sewers.
These gentlemen had a lot of dy
Mantle and had loaded cartridges
with it; few Of them may have
been lost or stolen. Boys may have
been playing around the sewers and
thoughtlessly picked up some Of
them, just to crafty a youthful curl
osity. At any rate, it would be well
to keep look out for them.
The cartridges resemble what are
known as 80 calibre long pistol-car'
tridges, and as stated above, were
used for blasting purposes. A small
copper wire was attached to each car
fridge long enough to reach from the
bottom Of the hole drilled in the
rock to the top. The cartridges were
then placed in the hole and fired by
means of an electric battery. The
wire fastened to the cartridge was at
tached to the battery for the purpose
of conveying the electric current
from the battery to the cartridge
BY this means several blasts could
be made at the same moment, and
they are claimed to be more effective
this way than when fred one at a
time.
When the contracting company
made an assignment to Clay Stacker
large lot of dynamite was turned
in as assets. The assignee handled
this very lightly. He hired negro
to haul it off and deposit 1t in Elder
Bros. magazine, near Bucks brick
yard, and there it remains. How
many of the cartridges were lost OF
stolen before the assignment is not
known, but it is more than likely
that the one which exploded yester
day came from the sewers, as this is
the only place where the explosive
has been used recently in the city
Citizens should keep a lookout fol
them, and if one is found it should
be handled very carefully.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
Montgomery County to the Front.

The American, speaking of the
bill introduced in the Legislature
providing for the issuance of county
warrants by county Judges, quotes
Judge Caldwell, of Davidson county,
as Boosting of having practiced the
system for some time, and claims
that Davidson county is more eco
nomically administered than that of
any other county in the State.
Judge Caldwell is doubtless entitled
to much credit on that score, bat he
should know that Montgomery
county has been administered on the
same plan by Judge Ty Ter for the
past twelve or fifteen years, and
county warrants have all the while
passed current in the stores and
banks as money; in fact, the mer-
chants cash them readily for country
people after banking hours, jurors
are p id as soon as discharged, grand
jury witnesses and court officers get
their fees promptly. Montgo cry is
certainly far in the lead of Davidson
in the adoption of such economical,
business-like methods. This policy
has gwen the highest satisfaction t.
all citizens, and we most cheerfully
join the American in urging the Leg
islature to pass the bill.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
Bank Meetings To-Day.

There are good many people in
town today attending the bank
meetings. The stockholders OF the
Farmers & Merchants bank met at
IL o'clock and adjourned to 1880 p
m. without transacting any business
1t is not likely that any definite
action will be decided upon until a
ate hour and perhaps not before to
morrow.
The creditors Of the Franklin Bank
were here from various parts Of the
country. The appointment Of II
G. Merritt as receiver in connection
with r. II. P0indeXter, rather fore.
stalled the action indicated by the
published call for meeting of the
creditors to-day, However it was
agreed among interested parties on
the streets that they would hold 8
meeting at the court house at L.
O'Clock looking to some other action
in connection with the affairs Of the
bank.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
Hunting for Fletcher.

Sheriff Station left last night for
Cincinnati on the hunt for b. l..
Fletcher, the man who swindled
several good citizens, with a patent
fence fake, throughout the county
last fall. Fletcher has been located
in Cincinnati and the officers there
say he can be captured easily. The
officers, in conjunction with several
farmers have been working on the
case secretly for several months and
they think they have their man in
easy reach of the law. Station will
likely return tomorrow night.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-20
A LIVELY TUssLE.
Ben Mobley Resists Arrest and Pistol
is Found on Him.

Constable Henry Clark had a live
ly tu5sle with Ben Mobley to day on
Franklin street between Second and
Third. From what the officer says
it all grew out of an assault made by
Mobley on Ben Clark, the aged toll
gate keeper on the Nashville turn
pike. A warrant was sworn out for
Mobley's arrest for this offense and
was put into the hands of the consta-
BILE. Mobley was approached by
Clark at the court house this morn
ing who told him of the warrant,
and that he had instructions from At
torney General Pitt to put him
(Mobley) under a $3.50 bond for his
appearance before magistrate.
Clark says Mobley put him off and
that to avoid trouble he delayed
serving the warrant on him, think
ing that the bond would be given all
right. Some two hours after this
transaction Clark again approached
Motley and told him he would have
to give the bond. Mobley declined
to give it and Clark told him he
would have to go to Jail and laid
hands on him. Mobley resisted the
constable, but by the help of Officer
Holleman, he was taken to the
county Jail and locked up, When
searched at the Jail a 80 calibre pistol
was found on Mobley's person. The
affair created quite sensation on the
street,