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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09
in HERLE BUILDING
CANCERS and Tumors


Arc constitutional diseases. Every drop of
blood In the body is charged with cancerous
and humorous matter II you have either. Can.
GERS and tuinors never have been and never
can be cured by cutting them out. No cancers
or tumors ever has been or ever can be cured
by drawing them out with plasters, poultices,
salves, oils or any preparation put up or made
for that purpose. The cancerous or humorous
matter must be taken from every drop of
blood In the body before "a cure can he effect
ed; otherwise the poisonous matter remains
in the blood and a cure Is impossible. The
cause Is not removed and the cancer or tumor
Is liable to return at any time.
There Is only one medicine to be had
remember only one-that will take the can
cerOus and humorous matter out OF the blood,
effe ting a perfect and permanent cure. rhe
Red Cross Constitutional Medicine is the only
positive cure that is known for cancer or
tumor IN this, the proper and only way that
they can be cured. You don't have to pay out
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medicine to you at a moderate price and
charge you nothing for consultation advice or
professional services BY using the medicine
one week you must be convinced of n cure in
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any longer with cancers, tumors, carbuncles,
serofula. boils. pimplej, ulcers or running
sores. They are all the outgrowth of diseased.
poisoned blood. The medicine can be had AT
the Office only.
Call or address Red Cross Constitutions
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09

One day last week the saline circuit
court had five iuries at work at once.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09

Sbelbina is threatened with a return of
the rolling skate mania.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09

An Irish colony was established in Knox
county in 1872. Q
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1893-09-09

In sermon lately delivered at Brook
lyn Rev. II. Dewitt Talmage chose a
topic of practical value to all classes,
viz: Weekday Religion" The text
was from Proverbs iii. 6: "In all thy ways
,Al..---I-l-- - ILL.,.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

trouble in Kankakee. and probably In
the surrounding country. It would
have been monstrous 10 have sullied the
pages Of the senate's record with the
Kankakce case.
Viewing the matter from the point Of
view of one who has handled thousands
Of executive documents, and knowing
the necessity Of keeping each candi-
dates papers separate and secret. it
seems to me that nothing could be moro
foolish and unreasonable than the prop
osition that the executive sessions Of
the senate should be held with open
doors Moreover, il the president and
his administration were to do their duty
by the people the senate would be re-
fused access to the papers in appoint
ment cases, and those papers should
never be sent to the senate for consid-
Grafton in open session. When q candi-
date for Office writes to the president
or to one of his cabinet ministels he
writes in confidence. lie does not
write for the purpose Of having his lot
ter given to the public, either through
newspaper reporters or through the
Congressional Record. The president
and his cabinet ministers are in duty
and common courtesy bound to hold
such communications in confidence.
Again and again have I had candidates
for Office come to my desk, when in .
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

altar OF Esuhcis, and near BY the cell
OF St Jerome. where he studied and
translated the Bible into Latin.
Going out Of the cave and up through
the church we reach. near the walls Of
the Armenian and Greek cloisters, .
cave called the Milk Grotto, which is
the center of a number of legends con-
nected with the Holy Family, the best
known and most widely spread of
which is that in this place . few drops
Of the milk Of Mary fell upon she rock.
which impaired q peculiar milk color to
It, and. according to the popular belief.
when the pulvcrized rock was dissolved
in water and drank it gave to women
and cows the ability rapidly to produce
milk. The pulvcrized stone of the grotto
was. accordingly. quite IN article Of
trade.
From the Milk .srotto we reach the
place of the shepherds, according to
tradition the place where the angels ap-
peared to the shepherds announcing tho
birth of the Saviour. This is also cave,
near little village, called Bct Sahur.
Over this spot was formally the church Of
Gloria tn Ercels;s, to commemorate the
angel song and the announcement to
the shepherds. We turn away from
these superstitious and fictitious sxcred
sites, and, betaking ourselves to ,:,e
shadow of q stone wall. open our Bibles
and read up the great events connected
with Bethlehem. We read of Boaz and
Ruth. that marvelously beautiful story
which centered in Bethlehem. Wo
read Of David's early years in this place
as the shepherd of his fathers sheep.
Here he was anointed by Samuel. and
here his memory turned fondiy back.
revisiting these hillsides. Here was tho
spring of Bethlehem. whose water he
longed for. Above all here WAS born
Jesus, the great Son of David, the
Saviour of men. Here. on these very hill
silcs on which we are gazing, nearly
two thousand years ago shepherds wcro
pasturing their flocks when the glory
of the Lord shone around them.
Just before us on these fields wcre
two shepherds with their hocks We
walk toward them and take q snap shot
with the camera, and now before me is
this picture of the Bethlehem fields and
the shepherds. recalling wildly that
wonderful afternoon. Here, too. arc
flowers pluclxed at the time, and here is
a head Of wheat from the fields where
Ruth CLEANED after the reapers Of Boaz-
But notice these sheep. They are very
different from an American sheep
They belong to the broad-tailea variety,
which has been cultivated in the Orient
for several thousand years, AZ least as
far back as the time of Arisk:tle. Tho
tail is very heavy, weighing sometimes,
in extra fatted sheep. nearly onc-third
the whole weight of the animal.
Filippi, our guide, told me, what con-
sidcred at the time an egregious yarn.
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that sometimes the shepherds attach .
fiat piece Of board to the under side OF
the tail and put wheels to it, 50 that
the sheep can carry his tail with COM
fort. Far from being . '.yarn," find
this statement confirmed by good au-
thority and printed in cold type. did
not, however. see any sheep with this
wheel attachment.
As a town Bethlehem is one Of tho
cleanest in Palestine, which is not say
ing much, where the rule is excessive
filth. It is Christian town, the popu-
lation being composed mostly Of Greek
and Latin Christians. They cultivate
bees extensively and many houses have
apiaries on their fiat roofs. But by far
the industry Of bethlehem is the max
ing of trinkets for tourists out of mother
of-pearl, Dead sea stone and olive wood.
You may see the worlxEcn in their tiny
shops, cutting and carving and polish
ing. Napkin rings, paper knives, book
racks, tables and host Of fancy arti-
cles are produced which are sent over
the world from this little town. Tho
bethlehem women are better looking
than in most Syrian towns. and tho
children seem brighter. Even q dcgen-
crate form of Christianity makes ,
marked contrast in the people rs com
pared with the dreadful blight of Mo-
hammedanism upon women and their
families.
While you are disgustcd with the
fa c.;f,,l traditions which cling IN the<c
places, vet you recover yourself when
you remember that this is the tosen, the
very place, the city of David and tho
city of our Lord. These hills are tho
same as when the shepherds watched
their flocks by night.
AwOs w pArrEy
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

THE OLD NAN FROM THE NORTHWEST.
by the clerk in charge Of the case in
order to successfully file the papers con-
ccrning the various candidates for the
Tcrre Haute postmastership. Those
boxes contained papers which, if read
In the United Statez senate, would have
created a cCmmotion not only in Tcrre
Hsute, but throughout the entire coun-
try. You have no idea what candidates
for Office say Of their rivals, and what
they put in writing. After President
Cleveland had examined all of the pa
pers in that case. he selected . man for
the postmastcrship. and sent his NOM
ination to the senate for confirmation.
Now II that matter had been considered
in open session of the senate it would
have been necessary to have read all Of
the papers, in order that each senator
might know all about the case, in order
to vote intelligently upon the nomina-
ton. The reading Of the papers would
have made them = part Of the public
records Of the senate, and they would
have been printed in the Congressional
Record, together with the remarks Of
senators concerning them. There would
have been something to psy in Terre
Haute, and some Of those candidates for
the position would have been scalp
hunting.
Another instance land conld give .
score or more from memory was the
case of the postmastership at Kankakee,
III There were papers in that case
which would have provoked murder,
If they had become public. Ifthat case
had been considered in open session Of
The senate there would have been
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.

II the asparagus bed has not been
burnt over it should be done - soon
- the weather will permit, and the
bed should be covered thickly with
manure.
In sorting over the onions save the
soft ones and plant them in cold frames
with plenty of horse manure. They
will sell rs we'll - radishes after grow.
ing short time.
The roaming Of stock among fruit
trees is more detrimental Ut this Sec
son than at any other. Eager for ev-
cry green thing, they are sure to eat
small branches and sometimes gnaw
large ones.
II setting plum trees remember that
many varieties of the Chickassw fam
ily. including the Wild Goose, have
imperfect blossoms and need 70 be set
among other plums that they may be
fertilized sufficiently to produce we'll
The plat selected for . garden can
be manured now - well ~ st any
other time. Cover the entire surface
with fine manure mot litter), and let
Il remain for the frost to pulverize and
the rains to dissolve. II the plat was
plowed last fall the effect OF the man.
ure will be more marked when tho
crops are seeded down.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
APPlE.TWiG BOaER.
4 Pest That Does Great Damage IN
Orchard and Vineyard.

Orchard snd Vineyard.
As tho season approaches in which
necessary pruning Is done. q word or
two il timely with reference to tho
most available methods of checking tho
borcr whose work is now most likely
6 be noticed The apple-twig borcr.
AmpAieerus 6icdu iafns, occurs generally
where orchards and vineyards are cul.
tivated, and its work rs IN adult in
boring leugthwise through the canes
or the new wood of the grape and tho
twlgs Of the apple Is familiar to all
observant fruit-growers. The burrow
Of this insect is along the pith Of tho
twi9 attacked. and almost always be-
gins Just shove bud. At this season,
the beetle may often be found in the
burrow, head downward, aud while the
effect of its work Is not tho immediate
destruction Of the twig. Is the cavity
10 apt to catch aud retain rain water.
the decay Of the wood is the usual re-
suit The life history of this insect
was published. from observations made
1t the Kansas state agricultural col
lege. in the report Of the experiment
station for 1883 It was found that the
larve Of the twig borer occupied BY
preference dead or dying wood OF
shrubs or trees of several kinds, among
which arc the grape. tho tamarix and
the soft maple. They travel back and
forward through the infested wood un-
Ill sometimes it is nearly entirely pow.
dered by them. They have not been
observed in healthy living wood. though
they occasionally occupy stems which
are dead or dying while attached to
the vine. Is It is in the wood of the grape
that they breed most abundsntly. As
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
THE MANeER AT BETHLEHEM.

derful reservoirs called Solomon's
pools. They are three in number, each
on a lower level than the other. The
largest is over six hundred feet in
length and holding water enough to
feat the largest ocean liner. They
were designed to carry water to Jeru-
salem. They contain now but little
water, yet in their decay are wonder
full structures. A few miles beyond
these pools the sight of Bethlehem, =
mass of stone houses on q hill side, burst
upon our view.
As we rode along we could see the
vineyards, each with its square stone
watch tower. IIere and there were
shepherd boys tending their flocks of
sheep or goats. One of these boys
was playing on his shepherds pipe-a
1ine-looking little fellow clad in his
coarse goat-hair clothing. Some one
cried out: ''Look, there's David taking
care of his sheep" We noticed that the
hills were very stony, but the valley
was apparently quite fertile, as excel
lent wheat was growing.
To one side Of the town is the Church
of the Nativity" an interesting old
structure. This church, called also the
Church Of the Virgin Mary, is built over
q cave, which tradition reaching back
to the seventh century describes as the
stable where Mary brought forth her
Son, the infant Jesus. 1t is well known
that Constantine had built over this
Crotto a fine church, and that Justinian
replaced this with building which sur
passed in splendor all the churches of
Jerusalem. Perhaps it was this church
Of Justinian that the crusaders found
when they entered Bethlehem in 1929.
Baldwin was in 1l0l crowned king of
Jerusalem in this church. The church
has, however, been much changed since
then. having in the last forty years un-
dergone complete restoration.
Down under the main floor is the
crypt, which is evidently a natural
cave. Here is shown the chapel of the
Nativity, whose walls are cascd with
marble. In niche lighted by fifteen
silver lamps we notice. let into the
rock, q silver star, around which is the
inscription in Latin: '.Here Jesus Christ
was born of Mary the Virgin" We de-
eccnd few steps and come to another
chapel. in which a marble mangcr is
shown, as the place where Jesus was
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

A local paper Of Santa Ana, Cal. tells
about spider which had web in
tree in which . canary was caught.
The ends Of tho wings, tail and feet Of
the bird were bound together by some
sticky substance, to which were at
.ached the threads of the spider, which
were slowly but surely drawing up the
bird by an ingenious pulley arrange
ment The bird hung head downward
and was SO securely bound with little
threads that it could not struggle and
would have soon been . prey to its
great, ugly captor had not an onlccker
rescued it.
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rAcr OF THE NATIVITY IN THE CAVE Al
BETHLEHEM.

,.;a. While we were there a merchant
e the town came in. having a lot OF
.,,~cr;es. etc, carved out of olive wood
.rd mother OF pearl. The priest took
shrse trinkets and placing them on the
..m.nrer" said prayer over them. The
-.rrhant took them out to sell them at
- advanced price, because of the fact,
Inch would be well advertised. that
shev had been placed upon the manger
ss-.,,e distau. .e further on we are shown
! ali which is said to have been mi
.c.lously sprung up while Joseph and
,s.rv were in the cave, for the conven-
:.rce Of the holy Family. Gregory OF
: o.,rs cravely tells us that the Star OF
nno.hlehem, after it had accomplished its
D...-,osc of indicating to the wise men
II. birthplace Of the Saviour. descended
:.to 49, the well. where it could be seen'
IT. IT, only by pure maidens He adds
ss-er. that he himself had seen j.
-" further shown, in the cave. the
-. wherc the angel appeared to
4.serh telling him to take the young
- and his mother and flee into
c 4Is-,.. 70 escape the Inuraerous wrath
nsrod Further along IS shown tho
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
THE FARMING WORLD.
IMPROVED HIGHWAYS.


4 Missourian's saggestioas Cesceeess9
Durable Roads.
Some years since I was sitting with
Lieut. Gov. Claycomb In the senate
chamber. He remarked to me that the
senate was in the committee OF the
whole on the road question and the
house ON the school question. and that
the man that could solve satisfactorily
these two questions would be entitled
70 the gratitude of the people. l re-
marked: Governor, have solved the
road question in the only way IL can
be solved under present conditions !"
He asked: "How?" I said: after har.
vest put eight mules to . road ma.
chine, and, without regard 70 road tax.
throw up the road in tho center. The
overseer furnishes the thing and an
other neighbop puts them across oil
low places. I would supplement this
by levying q small tax to procure stone
from the work Of pcnitentiary con-
victs, to macadamize oil low and spouty
places, having previously tiled them.
This Is as far as we can 60 at present "
But now desire to present the ques-
in more extended shape. II Ii said
that an old farmer once told his son
''never to so into debt except for fer
tilizcrs." would. make another ex-
ception-to procure good roads
The plan proposed would require .
constitutional amendment.
would have each township organise
into municipality for road purposeA
Then when two-thirds of the taxpsy.
ing citizens of . township should vote
to tax themselves for road purposes,
the state should furnish an equal
amount, not to exceed In the aggregate
5 per cent. on the assessed value Of the
taxable property of the township Let
the state issue its bonds at per cent.
to cover one-half Of the Indebtedness
and loan its credit for the township
half of Indebtedness. limiting the ag-
gre9ate indebtedness to SEQ. 00o. 900 A
state tax OF not exceeding one-dfth
of per cent and like tax ON town.
ship property would soon liquidate the
bonds
have made careful inquiry as 70 the
cost of rock and gravel roads and find
that the cost will not exceed q, 900 per
mile. Let us illustrate: Say the tax
able assessed value of . township prop
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
ARKANSAS IN LINE.

The People - the So1sh Demand . Bet-
ter System of Roads.
In his recent message to the general
assembly Of Arkansas. Gov. Eagle
wrote as follows concerning the public
roads Of his state:
mo agency is more successful In
building up the general interests In
any country than spirit OF harmony
and unity of sentiment with its citi-
zens. and nothing tends 50 far towards
increasing this friendly feeling rs local
trade and frequent communion of tho
inhabitants with each other. either in
. business or social way. So II may be
said that good roads lead through good
and happy communities
I'm some parts Of Arkansas it has
been considered almost impossible to
build and maintain good roads Tho
subject has been discussed at great
length BY the legislature. the public
press and in rood conventions.
I'm the older, more densely popu-
lated states, with better facilities for
building and maintaining roads than
We have, il il still . mooted question.
"With the requisite amount Of labor
judicially managed. any obstacle may
be overcome and the most difficult
work can be accomplished
Tho questions: What TO do with
convict labor. and what to do without
the labor needed ON the public roads.
with . very little Legislation. might. in
. measure, be adjusted. The criminal
laws should be SO amended IS to in
crease the ol|ense Of petit larceny from
90 70 s9o. and the penalty should b
made commensurate to the offense.
'The statute providing falling SEN
tences for crime should also Be amended
BY substituting fines for imprisonment.
which. when not paid. should be
worked out on public roads.
''The present law requiring all male
persons from the ages Of 10 TO ~ ia
work on public roads six days in Z
year should not be changed.
County courts should be required ia
levy . l-mill tax for road purposes.
With proper economy this could be
done.
ITO make effectual such road laws
each county should have . board OF
committee TO superintend and direct
the work. This board should receive
no other pay than exemption from
rosd and jury duty"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

TRANSFORMATIONS Of THE AfFLE> IWl0
tThe figures, excepting h. which II natural
size. arc enlarged. the hair-lines Ut the side in
., b. d and &. showing tho actual size ., the fe.
male beetle from above: b. outline side view OF
male beetle; c, autenua. showing structure: d,
fuil-grown larva, head and antenna. and I.
the right legs OF the lArva: 8. front view OF
pupa. In outline: h. twir, showing above the
laTval burrow packed with castings. below the
pups IN Its CELL
socisted with them in the wood of tam
ark WAS found another boring beetle
larva, that of Anfhribzs eornufus. whose
economic interest is not yet estab-
lished. says the Industrialist. Tho
twig- -borer 10 In some seasons 50 album
dant IS to seriously injure grapevines
and young apple trees Lest it increase
to that degree it Is wise to collect and
burn at this time in the year all twigs
bored BY and probably shelteriug tho
parent beetle, and also all prunin9s or
dead vines. especially about the vinc-
yard. ~ these ere the preferred food Of
the insect in It's earliest state. Tho
original figure of tho insect in its sew.
eral stages is here reproduced IS fur
nishing . means Of Identification su
perior TO any description we can give.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08

VIEW OF ROAD IN A WESTERN TOwx,
SPRING OF 1892.
erty is 81, 0o0. 900. An indebtedness Of
$50, 900 can be created. of which the
state pays $4,000 and the township
SIS. 900. This will build IS miles Of
road.
As to the justice and equity Of this
proposition. it will be remembered thst
the bulk of the recent Indebtedness Of
the state. now so nearly liquidsted,
was contracted by loaning tho credit Of
the state for building railroads; that
the lien was subsequently released.
and the whole state, including all the
portions not Immediately benefited BY
the railroads. has uncomplsiningiy aid
ed in liquidating the debt
Can anyone doubt but that with such
. system Of roads the taxable wealth
would in 20 years double in value?-D.
Shackelford. in st. Louis Republic.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-04-08
FIELDS OF BETHLEHEM.
1ne Hiils Where the Shepherds
Watched Their Floclrs.


Six miles south of Jerusalem, AMONG
the hills, lies the little town which has
Iocnssed upon it the thought of the
Onristlan world. Tho story of the
wise men, the star and the child, will
never grow old To few places among
inc holy hills approaches the traveller
with greater anticipation than to Beth
iehem- A beautiful road has been
constructed from Hebron to Jerusalem
passing through Bethlehem. A bright
morning last April found our party Of
SIX cantering along this road. We had
come up from the south over the great
Phliistine plain. and up the wild glens
and among the terraced hills of Judca
70 old Hebron. Between Hebron and
Bethlehem we came across those won.