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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
NInrik TM.:lin.

Mark Twain's hair has grown white
and his physique is not so stalwa1t as ii
was Il few years ago, but his mind is as
Juvenile as ever. He has a hacking
cough, which. when he gives way to ii,
is almost convulsive i'll its tendency. but
the humorist seems entirely indifferent
to its violence. He sat III prominent
New York club a few days ago. running
spasmodically from one story to another
and commenting upon the talk Of his
companions, with perpetual smile lurk,
ing around the corners of his mouth.
Yet at short intervals he was bent over
almost double under the violence of his
cough. When his companions referred
toit, as they did on one or two occasions
Mr.. Clemens seemed quite unaware OF
the fact that he had been arousing good
deal of sympathy as well as incessant
aughter.-Exchange.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
An Artist In SNOW.

A young artist of Boston, after the re-
cent snowstorm in that city. made a
snow model i'll one of the public squares
that attracted much attention. 1t rep
resented a girl dressed i'll the height Of
fashion, standing With her arms folded
At her feet crouched Il bulldog. The i'm
age was modelled i'll elaborate detail.
and though the thaw destroyed some OF
the fine lines succeeding cold weather
preserved the figure. y young Swede,
John Jcpson, was the sculptor; he spent
about three hours on the work. He is
hoping for another snowstorm to enable
him to put up snow statue of some
prominent Bostonian on the Common
Boston Correspondent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
\ Chinese Exodus.

Prominent Cinnamon ON the Pacific
coast are predicting his exodus Of thei1
countrymen from this continent and all
other lands TO the Celestial empire within
a year or two. They Will goto be pres
ent at the big far which occurs there
once IL GO years and a. which every sub,
Ject of the great emperor tres to be pres
ent. Hundreds of thousands. mayb,
millions. OF Chinese from all parts of the
empire and the world Will be theI1." SAYS
Interpreter Pom Sc of san Francisco.
"All nations will be invited and every
body ou&nt to 90. for il will be the sight
of lifetime" The fair, he says, was
founded many centuries ago and has been
held regularly since. lie is not sure OF
the exact date. but il is within two years
Great preparations are being made for il
all over the empire, and announcement
of it Will soon be made To the world
san Francisco Examiner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
Mixed the Brides.

While two wedding professions We're
fighting for the road at one of the gates
of Hankow the chairs holding the brides
got mixed and each lady was taken to
the wrong bridegroom. The gentlemen
never having seen their brides before,
according to Chinese custom, knew no
mistake until the mothers of the brides
came to call upon them. Then it was
found that one of the brides, who was
rich and intended for a rich husband, had
fallen into the hands of a very poor man.
The problem remains unsolved.- Han
kow Correspondent.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
A NAIL IN HER BRAIN.
Knnsss Furnishes What Is Said to BE the
hiost Remarkable Case on Record.

For six weeks Mrs Frank Roadson OF
Abilene lived with siSpenny nail in her
skull. Remarkable rs this story may
seem, it is nevertheless true, and Mrs
Roadson, who is in her tifty-ninth year,
will recover from this terrible ordeal.
About eight weeks ago a physician was
called to see her, she being apparently
suffering from paralysis or some kindred
trouble. One side seemed deadened and
no amount of will power on her part
could Canse normal action. Electric bat
teries We're applied repeatedly, and ef
forts We're made to induce the paralyzed
nerves to act once more. but with little
avail. until the physician, thinking per.
haps better results might be attained, or
dered her thick hair cut off.
She objected. but ii was done. and on
examination sore spot WAS discovered
with the head of Il nail imbedded there.
III upon the very crown of her head. An
operation was performed, and to the
surprise of the physicians present six
penny nail inches lop1 was removed
1t had penetrated straight into the brain
its full length. and an ahscess had
ioiiisu upon the bfaln because OF lis
presence there. Two days later another
operation was performed, the abscess
was removed, and the patient Is getting
along well, apparently about to regain
full control of her muscles.
The most remarkable part of this
strange story was the discovery of the
cause OF It's beng there. At first she
stoutly denied any knowledge of it being
there. But at last admitted that she had
herself driven the nail into her skull.
pounding it down with a stone. for the
express purpose of ending her life Ply
sicians say this is the most remarkable
case on record.-Topeka Special 10 ST.
Louis Republic.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
NEVER GIVES UP ITS DEAD.
Cayuga Lake, From Which No browne
Person Was Ever Recovered.

Cayuga Lake, From Which No Drowned
Person Was Ever Recovered.
"lf they succeed in recovering the
bodies of Instructor Merriam and Miss
Yeargin from the depths of Cay,,ga lake
by means of electricity. as see they in
tend to try to do, said gentleman who
grew up on the shores of Cayuga lake.
sit will be the first time in the history
of the lake that the body of amy person
drowned in It's waters WIS ever seen
again. always had a liking for geolog-
ical research and INDUCED it for many
years i'll investigating the bottom of Cay
ug;l lake.
My experiments satisfied me that the
bottom OF the lake is a series of large
openings and cavities, many of them
craterliiie. Some Of these are 100 feet ii
diameter. These 2raters. aa / believe
them to be. lie at different depths o..
rather. their raised edges are Of different
heights. Their depths are fathomie~s
They have undoubtedly become the .e-
ceptacles of the bodies Of the hundred,
of people who are known To have been
drowned i'll the lake since that country
was settled and OF the unspubted thou
sands of people l;illed in the fierce bat
ties that We're frequently waged on the
shores of the lake between hostile tribes
of aboriginal warriors during the cen
tures preceding the coming % the white
man.
ut WAS in Cayuga lake that The tiend-
ish murderer Rulott lowered the bodies
of his wife and child. 80 wears ago, after
he had murdered them Tie bodies wela
inclosed i'll a chest as he confessed he
fore he was hanged at Binghalnton for
another murder. The weeks that were
spent in dragging The lalcs for TINS ches.
We're simply wasted, for it was sunl: into
the mouth of one of those Eottolnless
openings, and. if ii is not sinking yet. i.
still floating about III those mysterious
depths.
.Within half a century more than 100
persons haze bsen drowned in Gayugt.
lake. TO recover the bodies of whom the
graphing iron and drag We're used in-
dustriously, but i'll vain. If ii We're pos
sible for one to make the rounds III this
lakes crdt"rlike bed he would. witnuut
doubt. encounter lIdeous charnel nous 5
beyond number-caverns where hosts Of
grinning skeletons have found sepulcaer,
submarine catacolnbs without end Per-
haps the elec,ricians exploring the lake
bottom with Their intense lights. as they
purpose doing. la::v make some such dis
coNeries. -i23e.!esj,s !est-Express.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
CAN'T GET MARRIED AT HOME.
A Situation Which Is Causing Bctrothe.l
Cnnplcs COmsiLcrnble AunnY;.nce.


A young man and a Young woman
came over the line from New Brunswick
the other day and We're married here,
says Calais correspondent of the Bos-
ton Herald. They had II, difficulty IN
finding Il minister to unite them, al
though they very frankly explained that
they couldn't have got married in their
native place in New Brunswick.
The reason for this seeming anomaly
lies in the fact that Governor Boyd of
New Brunswick is dead. and that every
marriage license must be signed by the
governor to be legal. 1t is true that it
was Governor Boyd's custom, as by
statute he was authorized to do. to sign
quantities of these licenses in blank ana
to distribute them TO the various officers
throughout the province whose business
it is to attend to such things, to be filled
in as circumstances required.
Now, there is a Very fine legal point
involved. The question is whether. dur
ing the einterregnum caused by Governor
Boyd's death and until the Dominion
government appoints his successor. thes4
marriage licenses signed by Governor
Boyd are good. Can they be used until
q new governor is sent down. OF are they'
useless as not bearing the signature of
the actual governor of the province:
This is what is agitating the minds OF
the New Brunswick lawyers. and es-
pecially of the betrothed couples. They
may indeed adopt the old fashioned
method of calling the banns, but that
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
TERRIBLE 6GATt4 o. A HORSE.
The Costly Animal Goes Mad and Tears
Itself Almost to Pieces.

The Costly Animal Goes Mad ard Tears
Itself Almost to Pieces.
j. e. Scch,ist of this county lost his
fine stallion Fleetwood in peculiar and
terrible manner. The animal was Very
fine one, an inbred Hambletonian. both
powerful! an; speedy. a few days
ago it was taken with blind staggers,
and its sutferimgs We're terrible. The
climax of the disease was reached on
Tuesday morning. when the animal wens
crazy. He was tied in his stable, but III
his agony lie broke the strong rope hal
ter as if it We're Il thread. and driving
his head against the side of the barn coy
cred everything With blood.
Finally lie made desperate effort at
the door, ana tearing it from its hinges
Went at a run through the field. His
speed was terrific, and lie stopped not for
paling board or wire fences. but took
everything III his mad run. He ran
through paling fence six times and
through Il four Wire barbed fence is
times, tearing his legs and body in hor-
rible manner. 1t was just before day.
and Mr.. Seclrist says that every time he
struck the wire the fire flew. and the
ring of the wire could be heard a long
distance. Finally, from exhaustion and
loss of blood, he fell and died. Mr.. Sc
christ valued him at $4,000 and brought
him from Kentucky. Special.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
BlMETALLisM IN ENGLAND.
Lord saiis',nry's Recon; speech and What
II Is Thought iu Forecast.

Lord Sali,hurs's Recent speech and What
II Is Thought To forecast.
Lord s;alisbury's speech III the upper
houseduring the debateon Indian finance
is regarded rs /. definite pronouncemeut
i'll favor Of international bilnetalIism. 1t
is possibly destined to have momemtous
consequences. Sanguine bimetallists pre-
diet the early inclusion of their currency
scheme as 4 plank Of the orthodox Tory
platform. but that is scarcely probable
until tine numerous Tory monometalists
have been converted.
The subject acquired considerable
prominence i'll the -Accrington election
contests. bat that is scarcely to be won
derel at, becanse Lancashire has long
been the stronghold OF bimetAllism
Even the Liberal newspapers OF that
county are recompelled, owing 10 the pres
sure OF local opinion, 10 keep an open
mind on currency matters. and some Of
them al present are giving considerable
space To the discussion of the silver prob
lem.
The Liverpool Post anintiuential Lib
eral organ, gave prominence the other
day TO letter advocating The adoption
by England ana herdcpendencies ai.d the
United States OF L second. or silver, in
ternational standard. without relation 10
the first. or gold. standard. ''all lcontra Is
made through gold currency being set
tied by gold currency and all contracts
made by the international dollar cur
rencg being settled by the international
dollar currency, the latter being the sil-
verdollar divisible into 100 cents" New
York Suns London Letter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11

The Berliner Zeilnng enlarses upon
the present condition Of starvation in
German industries Workshops which
usniIliy furnish employment to 20 men
have been obliged to reduce their forces
totwo. The depression is felt most se-
rereiy i'll the building trades. including
carpenters and caDinetlnakers. but italso
extends TO others. The Christmas sales
are reported by the shopkeepers to he
small beyond parallel, only the cheapest
goods finding buyers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
MIX !N5TEsD or FLOUR.
Farmers N..n say rI::. :; Pays Them to
ln...i N,tun. 70 Il:u.l COWS,

leo! N,!ica: - TIER Cows.
Pbil-elclpaaa milS consumers may
probably BE- Interested in ;.n g. perimcn,
OF the fa'n, r. N the 5cnuylkill valley.
whence tina, city receives largequan,ities
of its milk. Recently increased ship
ments of milk have been made. Wheat.
in round figures, sells at less than 81
cents, and owing to its low price many
farmers are chopping theirs and feeding
it to cattle. They say that bran is a
cent pound, corn nearlya a pound.
oats cent IL pound. and wheat cent a
pound, and that, as wheat las at least
one-rhird moremilk producing qualities.
1t is cheaper at present prices to feed it
than corn or anything else.
BY actual test it was learned that GO
pounds of wheat make more milk and of
better quality than the same quantity OF
corn, or almost any other class of feed,
and it is stated that since Sclluvlkill val
ley shippers are feeding wheat TO their
cows their milk pronounced of a higher
standardof excellence. Farmers say that
they cannot afford to raise wheat for
dourmaking purposes unless they get 50
cents to 81 a bushel. Reading Cor. Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
na1.;:.u I.4n.se.1Iu i..ye.

a Paris beggar has been living very
comfortably by hanging himself. He
would choose a tree near where young
children We're playing. string himself up
and groan to attract their attention, so
that they would run for help. He would
be cut down and restored, and letter
in his pocket would explain his attempt
ed suicide by a statement of his destitu-
ton. He knew how to attach the moose
SO as to avoid strangulation.-Paris Cor
raSDOndeut
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
EXHIBITS HIS HEART.
This Is What the subject of Peculiar
Surgical Operation Does.

surgical Operation Does.
Physicians of this city are receivine,
visits from an unfortunate citizen of Buff
falo who has had "A peculiar experience.
Recently he called on a professor in the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, who
explained toa reporter Yesterday the con
dition of his visitor as follows:
The man had a. disease of the chest
some time ago ana was operated upon by
a physician, in Buffalo. who found it nee
essary to remove a part of the chest on
the left side, exposing the heart. The
wound healed, but the opening remained,
SO that now there is n considerable hole
III his chest There IS of course some
coyeringof skin over the heart, otherwise
the man could not have survived, but the
action of,the heart is observable, and one
can put his hand through the opening in
the chest and feel the heart at work
The professor was unwilling TO say
much about the case. which he said wa
of special interest only TO meti:cal men.
He said it was an extraordinary case
and was worthy Of being made the sub,
lect of Il medical treatlse. lie under
stood that the man was travelling about
the country exhibiting himself to physi-
clans fora small consideration.
lie came to me" he added. "and
examined him and gave hi.n n small
sum. lie tnen went away, and Go not
know where ne is now.
Another physician said that the hole
was about 3 inches square ana that three
ribs had been cut III the operation. lie
said also that aa opening similar to the
one i'll the Chest existed i'll ihe mans
back. under the heart Now Work sun.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
Buried Under His snow House.

Charles Prendergast, aged II years,
was playing recently in snow house
near his residence, 11G st. Martin street,
Montreal, when it collapsed, and he was
buried in the snow. His companions
ran away and left him. When he was
dug, ont, after lying there for eight hours,
he was nearly frozen. and besides bro
ken leg he was injured internally. He
died from his injuries. Toronto Globe.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
Fai, OF the White CITY.

Fifty carloads a day are now benz
moved from Jackson park by various
unes. and III this rate three months more
will he required to remove the World's
fair exhibits. The railroads derive 10
revenue from this traffic. having agreed
that exhibits brought to Chicago at fall
rates should be returned free of charge.
Chicago Mail.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11

OF travelling Americans stayeu ~ nv..s.
not apparently for the purpose of adding
to the wealth of Chicago or of making
the Columbian exhibition an unparalleled
success. but simply on account of lack
of money. The absence of visitors
among whom Amerlcans are probably
the most proftable-had a depressing ef-
feet upon many kinds OF business. but
none suffered more than some Of the larg
est hotels.-Pall Mall Budget.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
Ro,hschilu,s ,1u..un Ducu,.d.

Mr.. Walter Rothschild. son of Lord
Rothschild, has completed and opened
his geological museum at Tring. in the
Chiltern district. England. The museum
is wholly and entirely devoted to zoolog
ical matters and includes many rare
specimens. Mr.. Rothschild is an enth1
asric amateur naturalist and has spe
much money III establishing his musau
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11

Baltimore is about to put up another
monument. The Young Irish are at the
head of the movement, and they have
not yet decided on the hero to honor. So
far the vote favors. i'll the order named
Emmet, o'Connell, Grattan. Tone. Burke
and Parnell, ana the choice will be mad.
from TINS half dozen. Contrary to tie
order of such things. the money is al.
ready provided. Baltimore Letter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11
Bad season For London Hotcls.

This has beer a rather bad season for
some Of the London hotels, particularly
for one or two Of the larger ones. Birds
of passage" have been scarcer than has
bean the case for years. The great body
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1894-01-11

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
Wher she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-29
We Cure Our Patients-A Test Treat
ment Free to All Who ABBY.

All new patients beginning a course
of treatment and applying in person or
by letter to the physicians and surgeons
Of the World Medical Institute, Kan
sas City, will he entitled to one test
treatment absolutely free Of charge, in
GLIDING all necessary medicine. This Is
a genuine offer to all, rich and poor
alike. We have made Chronic, Nervous
and Special Diseases n life study, with
v e twenty-five years practice, and are
successful i'm treating Catarrh, Throat,
Lung, Heart, Liver, Kidney, Bladder.
Blood and Skin Diseases. Also Asthma,
rheumatism, Diabetes, Epilepsy, st.
yitus Dance, Rupture, Varicocele,
Hydrocele, Piles, Old Sores, Blotches,
Pimples, Sore Mouth, Eczema, Salt
Rhenm, Insomnia, Nervous Exhaustion,
Failing Vitality, speedily and perma-
nently cured.
Diseases of women are cured after all
others have failed. Consult these noted
Specialists and judge for yourself of
their claim to superior skill. and treat
ment. Ii your disease is incurable, they
will frankly tell you. Consult them
whilst in the city. Office, Nelson Build
ing, 533 Main Street, or address Lock
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-29

cbean wbatl labor chssner than tbe slave
labor of the sonth 6s,t where was
ndmstrv most diveeuf6ed. where were
mines and f~acforics yaosf develoned
Tho .,,,,h could -. .otto, o,d conc
hno ~ hoId = ,ec..s.scsn ~ ~;rt,S ns
Nj amS nIimats ~ r.Ssra thara wos
comnetition with The free and high paid
Labor the south with her slave labor
went down in the struggle. She had
mines, but they were net opened for
ests, but they were not ieiled; ana as
Ior factories, sne couiu hot sven na. a nae
h% pt o vas com r"e %sHi tS send it north To-
the region Of higher wages, for fabrica-
ton.
Compare the new south with the old,
the free with the bond, N the same
conclusion Is s9gGes.ea. 20, ~ h s ,, ine
that thn Stsss;yos If victnrv were shared
not more by the yictOrs than by the van
pushed. its proudest monuments are
found in the fields of the southland re-
loicing IN a richer frnltage, IN tne curl
fng SMOKE Ss o. . neM-D 'm ,ha d ra;S.na ne
swamns the onenipu of mines fhe rI,sh-
ing of railroad trains. i'm school houses
dOtting the landscape, in cottages where
once were cabins, in the increased and
lnclasing weiiare ~ an ne' a pToP Pna
anao" ~" e,"o dc Canornns rao
spOnse he has made To the letter recon-
pense that freedom brought him.
The populist programme is to set
class legislation against class legisla-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-29
THE EPWORTA LEAGUE.

At a business meeting Of the Epworth
League, held Monday evening, September
"a, the following officers were elected
MIR. Carl M. Brosius, president; Mr..
John b. Lee, first vice president; Miss
Jennie Brown, second vice president; Misa
Katharine A. Tunstall, third vice presi-
dent; Miss Birdie Coulter, secretary
Miss Lillian Ryland, treasurer.
The following committees have been
appointed by the president and vice pres
idents:
Department Of Christian Effort. Mr..
John b. Lee, chairman. Mr.. VIM. L. Bear,
Miss Nellie Edmonds, Miss Laura Taub-
man.
Department of Charity and Help. Miss
Jennie Brown, chairman. Misses Lillian
Ryland, Martha C~renshaw, Porter Boon,
Mary Silver, Eva Hamilton, and Mr.. Hugh
Spears.
Department OF Literary Work. Miss
Katharine A. Tunstall, chairman. Misses
Bessie Boon, Ruth Walden, Bessie Cobt
and Sophie ID. Tunstall.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-29
DEMOCRATS. ATTENTION!

Tie congressional campaign will be
opened at Odessa, Monday. 1t is
hoped that large delegations from all
over the county will be present.
In the afternoon, Hon. ALEXANDER
GRAVES will open the meeting, speak
ing for Lafayette county; and this
county has no son who will SPEAK for
her more eloquently, nor be more
enthusiastically received.
Hon. JOHN c. TARsNEY will follow
him in a discussion of the great issues
of the day.
Hon. X. l.. Yeager will also speak.
He is well known, and will make a fine
address.
At night, Hon. John l.. Peake and
Hon. J.. l.. Order will address the
voters.
During the coming week, the voters
will be addressed at the following
places:
MAYHEM, October 9, two o'clock, p.
m. Hon John c. Tarsney and MIR.
Horace +. Blackwell.
Higginsville, October2 2, eight clock,
p. n. Hon. John C.. Tarsney and
Col. M. V. l.. McClelland.
Concordia, October 3, two o'clock,
p. M. Hon. John C.. Tarsney and
Mr.. GersOn b. Silverman.
Aullville, October 5, eight O'Clock,
p. m. Hon. John C.. Tarsney and
Judge Thomas A. Catron.
Corder, October 4, eight o'clock, p.
m. Hon. John c. Tarsney and Judge
William Young.
Alma, October 4, two O'Clock, p. m.
Hon. John c. Tarsney and Judge VIM.
Young.
Waveriy, October g., two o'clock, p.
m. Hon. John G. Tarsney and Hon.
William II. Chiles.
Dover, October 8, eight O'Clock, p.
M. Hon. John c. Tarsney and Hon.
William ii. Chilcs.
Lexington, October 6, two O'Clock,
p. m. Hon. John G.. Tarsney and
Hon. j. ID. Shewalter.
Wellington, October 6, two O'Clock,
p. m. Hon. John G. Tarsney and
Hon. William b. Wilson.
The democrats of these places are
urged to secure a suitable place for the
speaking, and to advertise the meeting,
and urge the attendance of all the
voters.
The last congress was an historic
one, and this will afford the voters a
good opportunity to hear Of its work
from n who was indeed prominent
in the halls Of that congress.
s. N. WILSON,
Ch'm'n. Co. Com.
IL. J. GROVES, Secretary.