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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-06-16
NOTICE..

Bids will be received up to two O'Clock, Mon
day, June IS, for the furnishing of coal to the
Lexington Water Works Pumping station.
from July LIST. 1894, to June 30, lse5. The
Water Company reserving the right TO buy OF
outside parties as much AS one hundred tons
OF coal. Lexington coal or as good clear OF
dirt. slate or black jack. Contractors will be
required to give bond in the sum of $500 to
guarantee the faithful compliance with CON
tract.
LEXINGTON WATER co.
By l.. c. YATES. Superintendent. 6-23t
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The Giving picture" mania that has
struck New York is said TO be a poor sort
of IA show, of the burlesque or variety
order; poor from an artistic standpoint
aud worse from the Comstockian point of
view. They are greeied nightly with
CuLbursts of 'ohs" and .'ahs."
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Discovery.

Jenkins (reading)-At last they have
found something that will make a
woman keep a secret.
His Wife-What is it?
Observation-Disclosures.
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YES" he said. II am all alone in
the world, and no n to help me-" $50
much the better" replied the philoso-
pher; 1.-The world owes you a living,
and as you say you have no competi-
tors. the more reason for believing
that you will get your due."-Boston
Transcript.
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SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters Of administration on the estate of
W.n. Morrison. deceased. were granted to the
undersigned ON the sth day Of May. 1894, by
souri,.
All persons having claims against said estate,
are required to exhibit them for allowance Ia
the administrator within ! year after the date
of said letters or they may be precluded from
any benefit of such estate; and IL such claims
be not exhibited within two years from the
date Of said letters they will be forever barred.
This 30th day of May. lsst.
j. .. PLATTENBURG,
6-2-5t Administrators.
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Mr.. Chugwater-rm hungary still,
but the biscuits r all gone, there's
no more cream for the coffee, and the
steak is all gristle. Samantha, you'll
die of enlargement of the heart!
Mrs. Chugwater-I don't know, JO-
siah. I've never been exposed to it in
this house.-Chicago Tribune.
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SAILED The SEAS SO YEARS.
One of His Experiences.


For thirty-eight years Capt. Loud followed
the sea, most of that time as master or u YES
sci, and upon retiring from the water was APP
pointed by the SECRETARY of the United States
Treasury TO superlntcnd the seal fisheries la
Alaska, which position he held five years. lie
rolAtcs one experience AS follows:
For severaT yrHrs&bad been troubled with
general nervousness and pain In the region
NJ my heart. My greatest aniiction was
,ieeplessness; IL was almost impossible at any
time to obtain rest and sleep. Having seen
DIR. Miles remedies advertised l began using
Nervine. After taking n small quantity the
benefit received was so great that ] was POSI-
lively alarmed. thinking the remedy con-
tanned opiates which would finally be inJuli-
Gus to me; but ON being assured by the drug
gist that Il was perfectly harmless, i contin-
ued IL together with the Heart Cure. Today
can conscientlously say that DIR. Miles Re
storative Nervine and New Heart Cure did
more for me than anything l had ever taken.
I had been treated by eminent physicians
In New York and San Francisco without BEN
eft, I owe my present good health TO the
judicious use OF these most valuable remedies,
aud heartily recon mend them To all afflicted
as I Ca A. y. Loud, Hampden, Me.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine and New Cure
are sold 10y all druggists on "A positive guaran-
tee, or by DIR. Miles Medical Co., Elkhari,
nd. ON receipt OF price. 81 per bottle, or six
bottles for g, express prepaid. They are
free from all opiates and dangerous drugs.
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THEY WILL BE HERE
R2R|||l|a
The Great German and English Doctors.
Free for n day only, Saturday,
April 2Sth.

All who visit these Eminent Physicians on Saturday. April ah, will receive
all medical erNiCesa and surgical Treatment FREE UNTIL CURED.
The iI1t OF this HEE SERVICE EoI became quickly ACQUAINTED With the sick :ako
todIn"nsiTi' ues uTet"rc 'ceH,rce OF their methods OF tcauug md ha es II airnhco or
they relieve and cre wh .se umm auring their future isis AN cxnnddI radoen tia win
long landing" oh cun. orr thcit nnture aud cure my spcnnedi ncuIabed seases
mN Mhhu Mr'MphNu dei tdi hatH ahra thorough examination yur case k found to
10. lMMAlle Mn LMmkkI lA Won 50 md IaAnu u rhI 10 Iini Nil suhrama
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SHERIFFS SALE.

49, All AlAbk ~ bhlILIs
BY virtue Of n Transcript execution, issued
rum thu e1Acc. az the clerk Of the circuit
court of LafnyettoAnunty, Missouri dated the
thirticth dayof April, 1rpt. 10 me dlTeeted. and
returnable tothe June Term. - Qfthe ciScuit
court Of said county. in favoF3fn. Graz. q
sons, and against y. Mathew 1. tbe undlr-
Signed. sheriff of Lafayette county. 0issQ11k
will, on
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. ls9i.
between the hours of nine O'Clock In the f.re-
noon aud five O'Clock in the afternoon OF said
day, offer for sale, ana sell. at the court
house door In The city OF Lexington. To the
highest aud best bidder, for cash In hand, the
following described real estate. to-wit: One
piece ~ ground in Lexington, Mo north Of
the First Addition To Lexington. commencing
sixteen O6D feet north OF the northwest corner
Of block thirty-Six tn. thence north To liue OF
lot owned by W. II. Iiuifin. aud being forty
feet and one inch; thence ~eastwardIy
with said Rufin's line. one hundred aud forty
feet, u alley; thence south with alley 10 north
being forty-une feet and nine inches: thence
west one hundred and forty feet along the
alley Ia the place of beginning; levied upon
as the property of said T.. Mathews, for the
purpose OF pay ing the above mentioned exc
cution AMI the costs and expenses OF this
Given under my hand, this May 81, 1891.
5-3G-td. ZACH W. WRIGHT, sheriff.
Lexington. Mo, May 10. ls9i.
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SEASON 1894.
STANDARD TROTTING STATIONS

Conflict. 7so.. g. u hlurl lazy. ~: hands,
fuaicd July. irS7. Sired hy Madrid. ISIS. the
best bred ron Of George %ilk,t. being 10y
George wilkes ma ont Of Mercedes. n sister
OF tgmunt ~ Il Mcan,.cr, siTr, ct iahas.u,
2:Ioai, AMI Pninlico. 2;I0is. Grand-iam, that
great brood mar. Minerva mam at Eglnunt,
NcanGcr and Nugget hy Pilnt. Ir. -. etc.
Madrid has sired III Tosra. 2:tait, Pclcrinc
flour years e-iH, I4,d ci'hi other la the list.
etc.
Rosa clay tdHm Of Cappui. gaS, Atlantic.
Conflict. ytr..l hy American Clay. - t-irc "f
three IN tmr list aud sire OF the. dams of Is:
srcnnd dam hy Duwning's BAY Ars~ri..r"r
tsirc uI lin Porter, ':SE, and Iittl" Nora. th'
dam OF Clark Chief. sh. thiTl IAN by i!ufurl'-
Cripple lsir. of IA, dam of iigsi" Il .s2i,l
etc.
Conflict has The fashionable "Wilkes-'l1N'
cross. lie - very sh1pSly. brirEt ami hand
some. He sircs fine individuals with rict
horse speed. 5000, payable when tsai.
proves IN fnal; ar s%iW the scasnn-rutusu
privilege.
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Pasturage 800 per month; feed extra.

l will not be responsible should my
accidents or escapes occur.
Stable three-fonrths OF a mile northeast
of town.
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Hoods s,s)ss,99iip Cures

1t had cured her of dyspepsia. She had been
troubled with that complaint since childhood,
and since her cure she has never been without "A
bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla in the house. We
commenced giving 1t 10 Sarah about one year
ago, and II has conquered the running sore.
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about you getting q Job on a prohibit
ton newspaper" Jagger-"That's
what I've got, and it's a snap, too. l
have to go around after hours and get
drinks at all the saloons that are open
unlawfully. indianapolis Journal.
Thrifty Device.
Hello, Kiljordan! Been buying Q
new o~vercoat?"
mo. Don't give it away, Shadbolt,
but its my old chinchilla. l paid a bar
Der fifty cents to run his clipper over
it"-Chicago Tribune.
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Sunday-Sehool Teachcr-Do you love
animals?
Iioy-les'm.
That's right; I'm glad you do. What
animals do You like best?'
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Goodness! Why do you like
shakes?'
''PCausc it amt wicked to kill 'em"
-Good News.
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Only a Scar Remaining

as n trace of the dreadful disease. Previous to
taking the medicine her cyesiSht was affected
but now she can see perfectly. In connection
with Hoods ~Sarsaparilla VIC have used Hoods
Vegetable Pills, and find them the best" Mrs.
MARIA GRIFFIN, Xenia, Illinois.
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The Latest

improvement in baking pow
ders is the new HOrsfOrd's.
Superior to all old-fashioned
powders. Enormous sales.
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ID g LAFAYETTE, very handsome
~ CHESTNUT. sixteen hands. by
viewmont, fit: dam Kate Hin. 10y PILOT
Chief, by Blackwelrs Mambrino. S7U.. $500,
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hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache,
indigestion, biliousness. Sold by all druggists.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

by virtue of an execution, issued from the
office of the clerk Of the circuit count IL
Lafayette county Missouri, dated the sixth
day of June. 1894. aud rcturnable Ia the June
term, 1891, Of said circuit court. Ia me- directed,
in favor OF the n-Wcntworth Bank
and against Archibald q. Williams and SAN
ford 4. Smith. 1, the undersigned, sheriff of
Lafayette county, will. on
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-06-16
HERIFFS SALE.

by virtue of a special and general execu
ton, issued from the Office OF the clerk OF the
circuit court of Lafayette county, Mo. dated
the twenty-ninth day of May. ls9t, and return
able To the June term. lsgi, Of said count, and
tn me directed. In favor of Sarah y. Ruckci,
and against Henry Ruckel. Enoch ;. Jones
and Jean Jones, i. the undersigned, sheriff OF
Lafayette county. Mo will, ON
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Only a Scar Remains
Scrofula Cured Blood Purified by
- Hoods SarsaparjIIa.
Afflicted With ScrofuIa

ever since she was one year old. For five years
She has had Il running sore OF one side of her
nothing did her any good until we commenced
using Hoods Sarsaparilia. My married daughter
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-11-05
EARLY BANKS.
1t Was Difficult Task to Escape the
Robbers.

1t Was a Difficult Task to Escape the
Robbers.
1t must have been difficult in the
middle ages for man of limited means
to take care of his savings. There
were, it is true, the Lombard and
Genoese bankers, who dealt with
princes, mobiles, bishops and the abbots
of the greater monasteries, and as time
went on there arose the Sienese-Roman
firm of Chigi, with its hundred
branches, which in later times supplied
a pontiff to the holy see, who bore the
name of Alexander VII; but of what
service We're these great 1uxury-loving
people to the peddler, the yeoman or
small shopkeeper, whose gains came
not in by pounds, angels or marks, but
in penny driblets, with perhaps an odd
groat of profit on a very successful
venture? How was their money stored?
In some cases we suspect that the
church wardens took care of it in the
parish chest, though if put to the proof
of what we say we should not be very
ready with an answer, but it is quite
certain that, as years rolled on and
guilds sprang up in every village, they
acted as bankers for the guild men.
But there must have been many per-
sons who belonged to no guild, some
because they were of loose life and such
asno guild would enroll, others because
they were landless folks who had no
settled place of abode. It was danger
GUS to carry specie on the person in
those days.
There were many Robin Hoods abroad
who had no scruples as to robbing the
poor as well as the rich. To the weak
the only course tAat was open, if they
could not deposit their coin in the
hands of some trustworthy neighbor,
was to bury it in the earth. This is
the explanation of the numerous
boards of coin which have turned up
from time to time from the thirteenth
century to the present time.
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HAD LIE cHolcg OF wEAPoNss


Elder Lawton, Being Challenged, Fought
and Whipped Pat Cusick with Potatoese
How Elder Lawton fought a duel is
told by correspondent Of the Dexter
(AIe:) Gazette. The elder was travel
ing preacher, a tall, muscular old gen
tleman, and he was conducting meet
ings in a town of Franklin county,
where dwelt a troublesome character
known as Pat Cusick. Pat, having ere
ated disturbance at one of these meet
mgs, was publicly rebuked by the elder
and thereupon Pat sent him a chal-
lenge. The preachers first thought
was to treat the matter with silent con-
tempt Then he reflected that Cusiclz
always kept the community in a com
motion, and no one ever dared to in
terfere with his movements, so he de-
cided to accept the challenge and trust
to the Lord. As the challenged party
Lawton had the choice of weapons. He
selected half bushel of large Irish po-
tatoes and stipulated that his opponent
must stand fifteen PAGES away and that
only one potato at time should be
taken from the basket. This PROPOSE
ton infuriated Cusick and he declared
that that was no way to satisfy honor,
but Lawton insisted upon his rights
anu O1AA CcOCACQ W dSIOunCC GI1C lCl1OW
as a coward if he made further objec-
tions,. so finally Cusick consented.
At the duel everybody in the settle
ment turned out to witness the fun.
The seconds were chosen, Deacon Hill
ton and Jim Morton acting in that ca
pacity for the elder. The two men
were arranged in position, by the side
of each being half-busheI measure
full of large, plump potatoes. Lawton
threw the first one, and it struck his op-
ponent and fell to pieces. A loud shout
of delight went up from those around,
which furthur intensified Cusicks
much ruffied feelings, and his potato
went wide of the mark. The elder
watched his chances, and every time
his opponent stopped for potato an
other one hit him with terrific force in
the ribs. The fellow received five doses
in this way. Then a sixth tuber hit
him in the short rib, and he lay on the
grass doubled up with pain and groan-
ing: Enough" The bystanders went
wild with delight. but Lawton looked
very sober. Cusick was taken home and
put to bed, and there he stayed for more
than a week and when he again appeared
he was greeted with SO many jeers and
Misses that he was glad to '-shake the
dust of the settlement from his feet"
while Lawton was the hero of the
hour.
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MOUNTAIN SICKNESS.

Why Climbers of Mountains Suffer Dis
tress at Certain Elevation.
A French scientist has announced the
result of experiments to determine the
real cause of mountain Sickness
complaint that seizes many mountain
climbers, and which may be said to
correspond with sea sickness. 1t has
recently been proposed to bore a tun-
mel from the base to the summit of the
Jungfrau, a distance of 10, 900 feet, and
to install therein a great passenger
elevator, but warnings of the dreaded
mountain sickness, which it is said
would surely make the tourist repent
his temerity, have brought the project
to standstill. Struck by the fact
that mountain climbers are affected at
an elevation of about 1900 feet, while
aeronauts can without trouble ascend
to double that height, the scientist con-
cluded that muscular fatigue has some
thing to do with it. He accordingly
placed under bell jar two guinea
pigs, of whom one had to work a wheel
while the other was at rest. The air
of the bell jar was then progressively
exhausted. At pressure equivalent
to 1900 feet the climbing guinea pig
showed signs of distress, and at 14,OOO
feet he renounced the struggle and re-
manned lying on his back. The other
guinea pig. however, appeared quite
comfortable up to an elevation of 49,
600 feet, and his condition became seri-
Gus only at a height of $4,000 feet.
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NOTICE.

To All Whom it May Concern:
By order of the Common Council of
Dalles City, made and entered on the
Sd day of October, 1894, notice is hereby
given that said City Council is about to
proceed to order and make the improve
ment in Tenth street in said City as
hereinafter stated and that the cost of
such improvement will be levied upon
the property adjacent thereto and ssid
improvement will be made unless with
in fourteen days from the final publica-
ton of this notice the owners of two
thirds of the property adjacent to said
street about to be improved shall file
their written remonstrance, against such
improvement as by charter provided.
The improvement contemplated and
about to be made is as follows, to-wit:
To improve Tenth street by building a
sidewalk on the north side thereof, six
feet wide, commencing at the intersec-
tion of Tenth street with Union street,
in said city and running thence easterly
rs feet.
Said improvement will be constructed
in accordance with the provisions of
Ordinance No. 27O, which passed the
Common Council of Dalles City, May
10th, 1898.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1894.
DOUGLAS S. DUFUR,
Oct15-3O Recorder of Dalles City.
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THEY KEEP POND WATER CLEAR
Goldfish and Sunfish Are Terrors to Green
Scum and Wirglers

Goldfish and Sunfish Are Terrors to Green
Scum and Wigglers.
Fish have their uses to humanity
over and above serving as food material
or as unwilling caterers to the sport of
the fisherman, says the New York
Sun. Although it may seem odd so to
speak of them, they often are as indis-
pensable to country place as dog or
cat.
If that country place happens to be
one that is supplied with running wa
ter, and this is used for ornament in
ponds or fountains, two things are pret-
ty sure to bother the owner.
One is the well-known green scum
which spreads over the waters of ponds
and fountain basins When its growth
begins the plant is pretty. 1t starts
from the bottom, as soon as the sun
gets high, in May or June, and sends
upward a delicate, graceful, wavy
thread of vivid green. Until it reaches
the surface it remains pretty, but once
there it spreads along and rots, and is
soon offensive in several ways.
The other nuisance from standing
water, even when it is often renewed
and directly from the springs, is mos
quitoes. The wigglers grow there.
1ue reAneuy 4Or Dobh 6neSe troubles
is fish, and the two kinds that will cure
them happen to be the two most desira-
BILE for other reasons.
Goldfish will keep the green scum
from growing; and yellow perch, or, as
they are generally called, sunfish, will
destroy the mosquito wigglers.
The sunfish one has to catch, but the
goldfish can be bought two for quar-
ter in the fish and bird stores of the
city.
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NO TIME TO AIM.
The Luck Shot of Hunter at a Critical
Moment.

The Luck Shot of a Hunter at a Critical
Moment.
1t is a strange fact that the human
hand, eye and nerve are so constituted
as to act automatically and correctly at
the proper moment, almost without
conscious effort on the owners part
The author of '.Tales of Nomad'' gives
an experience that illustrates this in a
most fortunate manner.
We were passing through grass
about two feet in height, with clumps
of low scrub here and there. I was
leading, and my spoorer, Q Kafir named
Jacha, was following me. He had
only one eye, and that eye was keener
to detect game than two pairs of ordi-
nary optics; but on this occasion it
overlooked terrible danger, for the
reason that the danger, though within
a few yards of US, was invisible.
There was a rustic in a patch of
scrub six or seven yards before me, and
suddenly out of it rose a wounded buff
falo with bloody mouth and glaring
eye, which wheeled round facing me in
act to charge.
1t all took place quicker than
thought. My rifle, which happily was
at full cock, went up to my shoulder
instinctively, and I dropped him in his
tracks with a ball through the brain.
So sudden was the whole affair that
my heart had not time even to give a
great thump. do not quite remember
how / did it. am sure I did not take
fine sight, and doubt whether 1
looked at the rib of nv rife at all
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NOTICE.
Oct15.30

To All Whom 1t May Concern;
By order of the Common Council of
Dalles City, made and entered on the
3rd day of October, 1894, notice is here
by given that said City Council is about
to proceed to order and make the i'm
provement in Union street, in said City,
as hereinafter stated, and that the cost
of such improvent will be levied upon
the property adjacent thereto, and said
Improvement will be made unless with
tion of this notice the owners of two
street, about to be improved, shall file
their written. remonstrance against such
improvement as by charter provided.
The improvement contemplated and
about to be made is as follows, to-wit:
To improve and grade Union street in
said city, thirty feet in width in the
center thereof, from the intersection of
Tenth street to Thirteenth street; thence
west one block to Liberty street; thence
south one block to Fourteenth street !;
thence west on Fourteenth street four
blocks to Trevitt street; thence south
one block to Fifteenth street; thence
west on Fifteenth street two blocks ter
minating at the intersection of Fifteenth
and Mount Hood streets.
All of said improvement will be con-
structed in accordance with the provi-
sions of ordinance No. 270, which passed
the Common Council of Dalles City May
10, 1898.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1894.
DOUGLAS S. DUFUR,
Oct15-30 Recorder of Dalles City.
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JAPANESE THEATRIcALs.
Customs Observed in Play Houses In the
Land of the AIiIado.

Customs Observed in Play Houses In the
Land of tho Mikado.
Japanese plays usually last from
morning till morning. The audience
make preparations to attend the the
ater much as if they were going on a
holiday trip from Saturday to Monday.
They take baskets of eatables with
them and have their meals with the
same regularity at the play as they
would at home. Food is sold in all
Japanese theaters just as coffee and
ices and beer and whisky are sold in
English theaters, and the hawkers of
edibles attend to business while the
actors are strutting their brief hour
upon the stage. The slap audiences
sit in little boxes on the floor of the
theater and eat and sleep there. They
sleep, as a rule, while the principle ac-
tors are taking a rest. There are no
aisles in the body of the theater, so
that those who have boxes in the mid
die and come late are compelled to
crawl over those who are in their
places. When the play is about to be-
gin it is announced by wrapping with
a wooden hammer. This method of
announcement is also employed by the
French, but it has been in use in Japan
for hundreds of years To a great ex-
tent the success of Japanese play de-
pends on the moral If the audiences
are not quickly responsive and trag-
edy is being presented the play is with
drawn Immediately and the actors re-
appear Ia something comic.