davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
SOME HISTORIC HOT SPELLS.

In 1908 and 1904 the Rhine, Loire and
Seine ran dry.
IT seemed as if New York was on fire
in 1853. The thermometer ranged from
90 to 81 degrees for five or six days.
During the week 214 persons were killed
in that city of sunstroke.
In France in 171s many shops had to
close. The theaters did not open their
doors for three months. Not a drop Of
water fell during six months. In 177s
the thermometer rose to 118 degrees.
In 1900 Spain was visited by a swell
tering temperature that is described as
fearful. Madrid and other cities were
deserted and the streets silent. Labor
ers died in the fields, and the vines were
scorched and blasted as If by n simeon.
THE heat in several Of the French
provinces during the summer of 17O5
vas equal to that of a glass furnace.
Meat could be prepared for the table
merely by exposing it to the sun. Not
O soul dare venture out between noon
and four D.. IN,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
KELLEY GOLD.
AZ Excelsior Springs, Mo.


hinslS City Times.
A man at Excelsior Springs remarked
one day last week, 81 have struck a gold
mine right here at Excelsior Springs.
Yes, sir, a gold mine and one that is going
to pay me big dividends on the invest
ment." He was a patient at the Kelley
Institute. No gold hunter was ever more
enthusiastic about his "lind'' than are
those men at the Kelley Institute at Ex-
celsior Springs about the cure. They seem
to think they nave found a gold mine or
something better-and they have. They
have found relief from the demon OF drink,
and they have also found the health that
they had forfeited and given up as lost
forever. What a beautiful place Excel
sior Springs is just now. The lawns and
parks filled with flowers, everything green
and inviting, delightful walks through
the woods, with the fresh odors of flowers
and grass and caves so delightfully."- blend
ed that it is difficult to distinguish one
from the other. No wonder the Kelley
institute at Excelsior Springs is a success.
With such surroundings it could not be
otherwise. The "students" say the treat
ment costs the same as at less favored re-
sorts, and board is as cheap or cheaper.
Under those circumstances we can not
understand why n man should go else
where. A happier, more contented or
more gentlemanly GROVE of men than
those now undergoing treatment at Ex-
celsior Springs would be hard to find.
We noticed several well known Kansas
City men among them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
IMPORTANT FOREIGNERS.

JULES SIMON, the celebrated French
economist, detests tobacco, and says
that he is an i~nveverate enemy of al
cohoL.
The emperor of China retires to bed
ut sunset every evening, rising at three
in the morning. His breakfast is served
at seven in the morning and dinner at
three in the afternoon.
THE Haytian general, Hippolyte, is
about sixty years old and of coal black
complexion. He is a son Of q college
professor of Port au Prince and is q
man Of considerable learning and culti-
walton.
QUEEN VICTORIA has in her possession
. dress "woven entirely of spiders
webs, which for fitness and beauty La
said to surpass the most splendid silk"
1t was a gift from the empress of Bra
I'll in 1877.
THE young duke of Portland is q
horse owner and a betting man, having
at times lost as much as 500, 900 in o
day. He has immense estates in Scot
land and is one of the largest land
holders in the British kingdom.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
A BOLD ASSERTION.
And Backed Up by IL Pile of Hard
Cold Cash.
CHRIsHOLM, BOYD x WHITE,
The BOYD BRICK PRESS, :
CHICAGO, May "a, 1892. J

CHICAGO, May "a, 1892.
George Farrar, ESD, Lexington, Mo.
DEAR SIR.-Your letter of the 10Th was
partially overlooked, or it would have
been answered at once. We have, how
ever, sent you two brick, marked Cos and
$50, by express. We have written to-day
to the Cincinnati Pressed Brick Co, and
asked them to send you two ornamental
brick and one square brick made by them
on the Boyd machine. The brick marked
6O5 is from clay from Painsvile, o., and
the brick marked 559 is from Nashville,
Tenn.
You can make the bold statement 10 anv
one interested there that we will put up
5000 as a forfeiture that we will make
better brick pm the Boyd Machine that is
now on your yard from your clay than can
be made ON any other machine in regular
work, in the United States, md more
brick per hour on n continuous run. We
will put this $4,000 up against the $4,000
ties interested in any other machine will
put up, to be forfeited to US in case we do
make better brick as stated. This Is no
bluff. We lave offered To- test the Boyd
Press against the Kulage machine at two
or three different times, but they always
backed out. We know what we are talk
ing about, n if any parties there think
they can make $4,000, all they ave to do
is to raise a purse and we will cover it
very quickly, and see who gets the money.
Kindly let us know just as soon as the
brick from Cincinnati are received, and if
you do not receive them before Monday
morning, kindly write or wire us, and we
will wire the Cincinnati parties to send
them. Ii we can serve you in any other
way, kindly let us know and we will do
so with pleasure. Very truly yours,
6-11-1t CHISHOLM, BOYD & WHITE.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
Mr.. Wright,s Card.

To the Editor OF the Inteiligencer.
WELLINGTON, Mo-, June 81 de-
sire to express to the democray of La
fayette county my deep sensibility of
the unusual compliment and honor they
have been pleased TO bestow upon me
by such alarge vote for the responsible
Office of sheriff at 1.-THE primary election
held May %. 1t is therefore gratifying
to me to be Endorsed by so largea ma
jority of the political party-the grand
old democratic party-the patry of the
people, with which / affiliate. I can
only promise to the people of Lafayette
county, should / be elected in Novem-
Der, that / will honestly, ~fearlessly and
impartially execute the law. The du-
ties of the Office will receive my person
al attention, and the same will be exc
cuted so as to meet the highest expec-
tations of not only democrats, but re-
publicans as well. Again, allow me to
thank the democracy, and TO say that
the memory of the generous support
given me by my friends will ever De
cherished as among the fondest of my
life, and by unwayering fidelity to DEM
ocratic principles | hope to merit q
continuance. Yery~ar respectfully,
ZACH. w. WRIGHT.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
MISSOURI is ALL RIGHT.

1t is not q pleasant omen to heal of
intelligent democrats in Missouri admit
ting that that old democratic strong
hold may elect a republican governor
in November, but such a reverse is not
impossible. The republicans have NOM
mated the strongest candidate they
could find. The democrats are handi-
capped by a strong record of oligarchlc
oilice-holding carried on in supreme
Indifference to public sentiment and to
the interests of the people. The spec
tacle of a republican governor in Mis-
souri, and a democratic governor in
Iowa would illustrate the truth of Lin
coins remark that you can't fool all
the people all the time.-World.
The above precious morsel of nom
sense and untruth is from the New York
World.
The democratic party of this state is
not handicapped by a long record
of oligarchic Office holding carried on
in supreme Indifference to public senti-
ment and to the interests of the people.
No state in the union is better gov
erned to-day than Missouri. No state
under the star spangle banner has for
a chief executive one who does his duty
tothe law more unselfishly ably or more
faithfully than Governor David r..
Francis.
Take any department of state gov
eminent and the machinery is working
without strain or jar. The secretary
of state is a model of excellence, Elf
cency and official integrity. The same
may be said of state auditor and treas
arer. No scandal beclouds the states
escutcheon. No shadows of malfeas-
ance darkens it. In years one official
has gone astray. The state promptly
punished the offender.
The INTELLIGENCER acknowledges
that the republican nominee is a strong
man, but does not.believe he will be
elected. If, however, that should come
tojpass, it will not be because of demo-
cratic detection, but because of repub-
lican acquisition.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11

Some Achieve Drunkenness,
And
Some Have Drunkenness Thrust Upon
Them, DIR. Carpenter.

An eminent physician says: ''The
durability of drunkenness becomes a
question of the application of scientific
measures and means 10 conduct or as
sist back TO health again. The condi-
ton to treat Is that of progressive brain
and nerve-eXhauStiOn, lowered vi
tallty, with damaged and perverted
functional activities. Enthusiastic APP
peals TO the emotional powers and Will
are not curative, because the emotions
are diseased the higher moral faculties
are perverted and cannot act normally.
The drunkard has been switched off the
main line of healthy life and living up
on II side-track of progressive dissolu-
ton, the opposite of evolution"
One of the great difficulties in curing
the drunkard of his disease Is to con
vince him that he stands in need of
help. Little by little the disease fast
ems itself upon a man so that he is new
er willing 10 recognize his trne condi-
ton, and is never willing to help HIM
self or to be helped by others. Who
among our friends are willing to be
called a drunkard or Il slave to strong
drink? Man boasts of his will power:
81 can take it or leave it Alone" but
mans will power, when his body and
mind are enslaved by the demon of
drink as HELPLESS and weak as a willow
tree in the path of cyclone. One thing
is sure, the drunkard must be helped
by his friends, left to himself, the end
is briefly told-a, drunkard's grave.
Upon those who have drunken relatives
and friends, a grave responsibility rests
when the virtues of Haines' Golden
Specific are brought to their notice.
This remedy in the hands OF the drunk
ards friend, administered in his tea,
coffee or food, will effectively do the
work. A wife writes: 81 received the
package of Colleen Specific some time
since and am now giving it to my hus-
band who is a hard drinker. He does
not know he is taking 1t. Have heard
him say several times since taking it
that he is getting so that he does not
care for whIskey, for which / have TO
thank God and the Golden Specific
Company" Mother, wife, sister, it is
not necessary that your son, husband
or brother should go to a %sanitarium to
die, while within your reach is an in
fallible remedy guaranteed to cure.
Write to Golden Specific Co., Cincin-
natl, o., for particulars.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
CENTRAL COLLEGE CLOSING.

This excellent institution closed its
exercises Wednesday morning by
reading of essays, delivery of the an
nual address, aud the yaledictory. All
these were of intense interest, and be-
speak a very high order Of tuition and
accomplishment. Not in its history
has Central college enjoyed so pros
porous a year as the one just closed.
Never, in ITS history were its pupils
more conscientiously cared for and in
structed in all branches. The college has
advanced, in all departments it has pro-
crossed. It is an institution of which
its founders and patrons may well be
proud.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11


Dave Lyons spent Tuesday in Kansas
City.
Miss Carrie Ryland went to Richmond
Wednesday, to visit Miss jennie Wood
son.
Mrs. Dan Chambers, of Kansas City, is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. james N.
Price.
Miss Bette Atkinson, of st. Joseph, will
arrive tonight on a visit to Mrs. w. H..
Chiles.
Col. Ben Elliott and Charles Greasy, Of
the Odessa neighborhood, were in the
city yesterday.
County Attorney Aull went to Odessa
Monday, as attorney in a civil suit before
Justice Russell.
Miss Dora Caldwell and George Cald-
well, OF Richmond, were the guests of
friends here Monday.
Miss Belle Graves arrived here from
Cincinnati Thursday, on a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. w. ii. Chiles.
Miss Matte Grimes left Thursday fore
noon for a three-months visit with rela-
lives at Lexington, Ky.
John Welborn went to Minneapolis
Saturday, as an alternate to the republi-
can national convention.
w. Y. Hickman went to Independence
Tuesday, to be present at the Jackson
county democratic primary.
Mrs. G. A. sturges and children return
ed Tuesday evening from an extended
visit to relatives at Troy, Mo.
Fl. ID. Ryus, of Topeka, who has been
attending Wentworth Military Academy,
will leave Monday for Chicago.
kH:a. Cali hHorlll - -.
the guest of friends here, returned to her
home at Wellington Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. James E. Payne left Tuesday after
noon for a two-weeks visit with relatives
at Independence, Lees Summit and Kan
sas City.
Miss Mary Davis, of Richmond, who has
been visiting the family of w. Ii. Steven
son for the past two weeks, returned home
Thursday.
Miss Bessie Webb, who has for several
days been visiting relatives in Kansas
City and Lexington, returned home Fri
day morning.-Corder Gazette.
DIR. Walter Eckle left Wednesday fore
noon for a prospecting tour through Kan
sas and Nebraska for a good location for
a dental Office, and il he does not find one
in those states, he will go to the Pacific
coast.
Charles Hays and Ben Carr left Thurs
day for Gillette, Wyoming, to seek their
fortunes. When these boys left Lexing-
ton lost two of her best boys, and the
boys they run with are at a loss to fill
their places. Where is the man that can
say a mean word about either of them?
There are many that praise them when
their names are mentioned. May their
future be as bright as the morning they
left is the wish of each and every citizen
of Lexington.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11

One of the most attractive features of
the commencement exercises OF Central
College this week was the recital by the
class in expression at the opera house
Monday night. The hall was filled with
the friends and admirers of the young
ladies, and the visitors were well paid for
going In the enjoyment of the evening.
Miss Luvenia Clemmens began the en-
tertainment at $3.50 with Mendelssohn's
Concerto OPP. 25, to which she did full
credit.
Miss Daisy Corpeny, recited 'Heart's
Ease" and SO well did she that the audi
ence gained a recall.
Misses Boddie, Lumpee and Move, sweet
singers indeed, sang well the trio. ''ohl
Skylark, for thy Wing" N were follow
ed by Miss Anna Ludwig in Wieniawski's
Andante from Concerto.
Miss Lena Brosius recited an adaptation
from Days Leah, the Forsaken." She
merited every mede of praise bestowed
upon her rich gift of voice and manner.
"The Message" by Adelaide Proctor,
was recited by Miss Inez Green, to slow
music, which made it wonderfully sweet
and impressive.
Miss Birdie Gunlack rendered Verdi's
aria from "Ernani," and Miss Frank Foss
recited 1.-THE Nine Cent Girls" Both were
heartily and deservedly %applauded.
This part OF the programme closed with
an andante from Mendelssohn by Miss
Clara Johnson, and an allegro, from the
same source, by Miss Mary Bond.
The following young ladies took part in
the tableaux: Misses Boddie, Brosius,
Carter, Corpeny, Foss, Hall, Greene, Lyon
and Sinclair.
The poses carried the following titles:
1. Frieze-Train of Noble Maidens.
2. Orpheus, Eurydice, Hermes, The
Three Fates, Woman Fastening Jewels,
Greek Draped Figure and Winged Mer-
curry.
8. Sacrifice of Iphigenia.
4. FrieZe-Scene from the Battle OF the
Amazops.
8. Niobe Group.
6. The Toilet OF b Bride, tfrom a
painting found at ~Herculaneum.)
z. Bacchus and Bacchantes.
8. Death of Virginia.
g. Home Scene from the Greeks.
10. The Tribute to the Minotaur, Gany-
mede and Hebe.
II. Night and the Fetes, Diana looking
at Endymion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11


The Lexington INTELLIGENcER has
quit fighting Cleveland and now let's in
on Warner. Its fight in one case will
accomplish about as much as it did in the
other. The one will be nominated for
president of the United States and the
other will be elected governor of Mis-
souri,, just as if the INTELLIGENcER and
its like had never been heard from.
-Higginsyille Advance.
The INTELLIaENoER has never fought
Cleveland. 1t has only opposed his
nomination because it doubts the wis
dom Of such a step. 1t does not ex-
pect to fight Major Warner, but will OPP
pose his election, as vigorously as it
can. 1t IS to early yet too say that this
paper has or will be defeated.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
MR.. RUssELL,s GARD,

Fellow SltiLeHSs
LEXINGTON, Mo-, June s.-Permit me
to return my thanks to those who so
kindly gave me their support on Tuesday
last, and assure those who fought me so
hard, that / recognized their right to do
SO. And now let us, one and all, brush
from off the walls of Lexington, If any
there be in the way Of her prosperity, the
cob w~ebs-cutting down the little life, on
u streets, dog fenel, iimpson and smart
weeds, and In their stead put down ma
cadam, side walks and lights. So all NAV
go home in the light at night and dry
shod. III, during the excitement of the
battle fought, said aught that 1 should
not I regret it; if hard things were said Of
me ] viii forget it. Let US all join and
work to built up Lexington. Truly,
@. BEN RUSSELL.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
sIFTED FROM "sIFTINGs.'

THE toughest roads are those we have
not travelled over.
You can size up an orator by the d.
mansions of his mouth.
THE man born in a cabin may some
day name a cabinet.
MANY handkerchiefs are moistened by
sorrows that never occur.
In diving to the bottom of pleasures
we bring up more gravel than pearls.
HOPE builds a pest In mans heart
where disappointment matches its brood.
MINDS of moderate caliber ordinarily
condemn everything which is beyond
their range.
A LITTLE learning in a fool, like
scanty powder in q large gun, will
sometimes make considerable noise.
VITAL statistics show that men bear
pain with less fortitude than women,
that they die earlier and oftener, and
are a scurvy lot anyhow.-Texas Sifs'
tngs.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
tha EdItor Of the IntelIIgeneer.

GRAND Pass, Mo-, June A, 1892
In conclusion let me say that
from the last papers | saw | could but
admire your courage and consistency
in advocating principle instead of men.
The democratic party by ~forsakIng
its traditions and principles for avail
ability, has forfeited all claim upon the
thinking and conscientious portion of
the party and lost all chances of sue
cess. With the hope that you may do
good by a fearless advocacy of truth
and justice. am, very truly yours,
A. NJ. G..
Many encouraging words like the
above, come to the editor of this paper,
but he is compelled to raise the ques-
ton, do the majority of democrats care
for a discussion of democratic princi-
plesp From the way many treat this
paper 1T IS manifest that the old demo-
cratic cry Of measures, not men, is
very tiresome to- them.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
Tornado Insurance.

OAKLAND HOME INSURANCE
COMPANY, OF OAKLAND, CAL, :
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June Z, 1892. J
II. w. Winsor. Agent, Lee .ington, Mo.
DEAR SIR: The past ninety days have
very forcibiy demonstrated the value of
Tornado Insurance. The American peo-
pie consent very reluctantly to learn from
the experience OF others. Such instruc-
ton comes too cheaply for us to credit at
its true value.
l have just spent a week paying tornado
losses at Wellington and Harper. The
people OF those towns firmly believe that
all the rest of the world will take warning
from their sad experience, and secure the
only safe protection-an Oakland Home
tornado policy. Your patrons will expect
you to look out for their interests. Please
push for tornado business, especially dur
ing the rest of June. Yours very truly,
Il. f.. GRIFFITH, Special Agent.
Tornado Insurance is very cheap. Come
in and get a policy.
6-l1-tf ii. w. WINsoR, Agent,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
b. u. g. COMMENCEMENT.

The commencement exercises of the
graduating class of Baptist Female
College last week were of more than
usual interest. The class, the names of
which have already been published was
of excellent ability and acquitted itself
in a manner that gave pleasure too all.
The essays were we'll written and well
read. The music was well executed
and won the applause of all. The en-
tire series of exercises disclosed the fact
that under Prof. Wilson'S presidency,
the interests of Baptist Female College
have been materially advanced, to
the best position it has ever held.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11

The republican convention at Min
neapolis did not reach report of ere
dentials committee and platform until
Thursday night. The platform declares
in favor of protection, reciprocity, BIZ
metallism, the maintenance of the
parity of value between silver and gold
money, and the coinage of gold and
silver. Applauds the surrender of the
American money system into the con-
troll of the money power of Europe;
declares in favor of free and fair bal
lot; demands outrages upon American
citizens for publical treason, and reaf-
firms the Monroe doctrine. The plat
form as reported is decidedly lame.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11

By the breaking of u dam in a small
stream above Oil City, Penn, one day
this week. a flood rushed down upon the
towns in the immediate vicinity, par
tally overwhelming them. The val
ley is full of oil tanks. These were
overthrown, and the oil, catching fire
from neighboring furnaces, was swept
down into the seething waters. In this
flood Of fire and water nearly two hun
dred human beings were burned to
death or drowned. The disaster was as
APPALLING as the great Johnstown flood
which occurred two years ago.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
Nothing Good to Eat.

Necessaries, delicacies, luxuries-all
such words nave different meanings in
different ears and under different cir
cumstances. When Mr.. Seward was in
Alaska says his son, the people were
naturally very DESTROYS to treat him
handsomely.
Some amusement was occasioned at
table, n day. by the remark of one Of
the ladies that they had been much
disappointed at obtaining no beef by
the last steamer, as all were looking
for steaks.
$50 we can offer you nothing but the
fare of the country, Gov. Seward" she
said.
but that is excellent" answered he.
10, no; we have nothing but venison,
and grouse, and wild ducks, and salmon,
and trout"
One Of the army officers remarked
that this reminded him of a mutiny
among the soldiers at q Florida fort,
against being served with green turtle
soup more than once a week.-Youth's
Comnani0n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
MR.. WEAVER,S GARD,

To the Editor of the Intelligencer.
MAYHEM, June 6.-I desire through the
columns of your excellent paper to extend
to the many democrats that gave me their
support in my canvas for the nomination
for the office of county collector my sin
cere thanks, and an assurance that my
appreciation of them for such support
will never grow less. Although defeated,
1 am proud Of the vote l received, and l
hope that my life will be in the future
such that none will regret having sup
ported me. LUCIUs F. WEAVER.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-06-11
THANKS,

To the Editor of the In%telligencer.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, June TO- wish
through your paper to tender my friends
my sincere thanks for the honor they
conferred upon me at the city election by
giving me their cordial support for the
office of city recorder. Although did not
gain the goal for which l was striving to
a%ttain,I feel conscious that 1 did not strive
unlawfully in order TO attain that goal.
Again thank my friends for the very
liberal support they gave me.
Respectfully,
I'm. r.. ~, xox