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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
lettings by ..PIl@rim.''

To the Editor of the lntclligcucer:
lis a beautiful Sunday here. Nature
is smiling upon hill, valley and plain.
Surely the winds have been tempered to
suit the "shorn lambs" Infinite Power
and WondrouS Love have gathered the
reins of land, sea and air. and sent cleo
trio currents, To do their will. That will
has been most kind To Oklahoma. In
stead of bitter winters chilling blasts
we have the soft zephyrs of a southern
cline. This is doubly grateful TO those
Who with little means, are striving To
build a home in this country.
Even here the sound of the grinding
OF the politicians axe is heard. In my
pilgrimage | have heard the sound in
other lands. And truly It's Il needed
axe, and well to keep it sharp. Paren-
thetlcally we would say Odd Grover :
axe may be sharp, but it works most
monstrous slowly, unless there is AN
offending oak that seems TO him To need
some pruning. Growers ways may not
be our ways; but then he may he
right.
Money is SO scarce here that no ore
ever complains of the kind we get. We
are willing to take anything for ser
wees or property, from Il three per
centum government bond to a one cent
copper coin. In all my pilgrimage, Mr..
lNTELLIGENCER, | have never vet
heard any man, woman or child com
plain because he had too much money
OF any kind. | ! have heard many would-
be %iinanciers complain because there
was too much silver in the governmental
vaults at Washington. But | never
heard n of all our toiling millions
complain because there was too much
money i'll circulation. My pilgrimage
has failed to make Inc see the wisdom.
craftsmanship, and love of humanity.
that would now pay the silver certificates
issued by the United States of America.
in gold, and at the same time issue new
gold-bearing bonds, when we have less
than the legal gold reserve in the
treasury, but have Il surplus of silver.
1t seems to this pilgrim that mas
much as the constitution says Congress
shall have power TO coin money and
regulate the value thereof" and as silver
has been a recognized medium of ex-
change since the days of Abraham, and
as this American republic can well lead
the world, that instead of waiting for an
international monetary congress-, which
means a congress of inimical foreign
pow ers, to decide the relative number
of grains that shall be put in an Ameri-
"a silver and gold dollar. the United
States congress should at once decide
upon the relative value of the gold and
silver bullion of this country, and then
coin one metal as freely and as literally
as the other. There is a consensus of
opinion that this would give us a much
larger amount of money, and this larger
amount would increase at once our cur
rency. But to elaborate would be tire
some, and pilgrims soon grow weary ;
in Missouri's editorial chairs as well rs
on the benches in Oklahoma farmers
homes. Wishing you a happy ''Pil-
grim's Progress we are
Truly Yours,
"OKLAHoMA PLGRIM."
Pond Creek, o. T., Jan. %, 81.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas. William q. Steele and Mamie e..
Steele, his wife, by their certain deed Of trust.
dated January 10Th. ls3l, aud recorded In the
Office Of the recorder of deeds for Lafayette
county, Missouri. iu book lni. ut page III, con
veycd 20 the undersigned trustee, the follow
ing described real estate situate, lying and
being In the county ot Lafayette, and state OF
Missouri, tO-Wit: The east half of the south
west quarter, aud the west half of the south
east quarter of section tWcnty-nine (2D, also
the northeast quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter and the northwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section thirty-two Cf2l, also two e.
acres part OF the northwest quarter OF the
northwest quarter of section thirty-two C39l:
beginning ut the center corner OF the north
west quarter of said section. running thence
north, thirteen degrees west. seven and ten
nc-hundredthS chains, thence north four and
seVenty-one hundredths chains. thence north,
eleven and one-fourth Gegrccs east, eight aud
forty-one hundredths chains. thence south
twenty chains To the beginning; all situated in
township fOrty-ninc p9i, ut range twenty-six
(2hl, and being two hundred and fortytwo
acres more or less; To secure the payment of
the Spromissury note in said deed OF trust
described; and, whereas, said note IS due and
remains unpaid; now, therefore, notice -
hereby given that l, the undersigned trustee.
note, and in accordance with the prov isions of
said deed uf trust. proceed To sell, and sell, the
real estate la said deed of trust described, at
public Ncndue. L. the highest bidder. for cash,
at the court house door, in the city of Licking
ton, Lafayette county, Missouri, ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ), 1897,
between the hours of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five O'Clock In the afternoon of that
day, To satisfy said note and the costs of exc
cutting this trust
GEO. NJ. CATRON,
itntI rrY.,,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
Announcements.

To the Editor of the Intelligencer:
DEAR SIR: / notice in the Lexington
News of January %, where Sheriff
Wright has twenty-five prisoners in the
county Jail, and being an old livery mar
of Lexington of t~hirty-three years, and
knowing the Importance of good roads
leading in and out of our city, through
the county, | hereby announce myself
as u candidate for presiding judge of
the county court, and if elected will
promise the tax payers of Lafayette
county, as soon as l hit the chair, | will
issue an order, to take effect same day,
to work these Jail birds on the rock pile,
or have a rock crusher and have them
spread rock on the different roads, and
teach them to ri their daily
bread by the sweat of their brow.
1 have served the city for a number of
years as mayor, and never was the man
to ask for any pay, nor do l want any
pay, and il elected to the county court /
don't want any pay for that. The honor
is all / want and you bet I'll make the
Jail birds hustle. Yours for office,
JOHN e.. You're.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
THE SUPREME JUDGESHIP.

Mr.. Cleveland has sent to the senate
the name of Wheeler ii. Peckham for
confirmation as associate justice of the
supreme court of the United States.
Mr.. Peckham halls from the Empire
state, and is the honored president of
the Bar association of hat common
wealth. To a large number of what
are generally termed well informed
politicians, the nominee for this high
honor is a total stranger. But the fact
that his fame has not spread from sea
to sea is no evidence that he Is not
possessed of all the necessary requisites
to make a good supreme judge. He is
a warm, personal friend of Mr.. Cleve-
land, and was a conspicuous .'anti-
snapper"
News comes from Washington that
Senator Hill and his colleague will
wage a vigorous war against his con-
firmation, upon the grounds that he
opposed the senator in several of his
state. campaigns, and also that he is
his personal enemy.
With Mr.. Hills ''personal enemies"
the senate has naught to do. Whether
he is a snapper" or an "anti-snapper''
Is entirely immaterial to the people.
They are not concerned about the
political battles of the New York dem
ocrats, and any senator assisting in
opposition to Mr.. Peckham on that
ground will and should meet with the
disapproval of his constituents. If the
senators from New York can substan-
tiate the charge of 'smugwumpery''
or of the lack of ability against the
nominee, then let them do so, in which
case the senate should refuse to CON
firm him. But let these charges be
brought and proven before the learned
body passes its decision.
The INTELLIGENCER believes that it
is the duty of the senate to strictly
s%crutinize every appointment made by
the president, and to refuse to confirm
any and all whose democracy or ability
is deficient, but it denies the right of
any senator to permit his enmity to
direct him in such matters. No DEM
ocrat should or will let his personal
feelings enter into his public actions.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

bishop Haygood, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, has refused
to continue Sam Jones as a regular
preacher. on the ground hat evangel-
ism has no place in the Methodist
poliiy.
Charles 7. Yerkes, of Chicago, the
owner of the cable-road system of that
city, has withdrawn his subscription of
$1,000 for prizes in the public schools,
with the terse remark that he could
find better use for the money else
where.
To pass the time pleasantly in
church Morris Wilmington and James
Brow, of Baltimore, supplied them
selves with pocketfuls of peanuts and
audibly munched them during the
service. They were requested to de-
sist, but without avail. Then they
were arrested and each fined ten dol
lars and costs by Justice Schenekel.
Miss Katharine Conan. who has
charge of tie political-economy depart
ment of Wellesley, wants her pupils to
he practical stateswomen. To this end
she sends them into the Bureau of AS
sociated Charities in Boston, to labor
unions, to tenement houses and to
manufactures. She hopes that such
methods will ultimately lead 10 n day
when women will study the great ques-
tions of their times.
An important contribution which
America has made to Christianity, is
the solution which it has found of the
problem of church and state. Here we
touch the distinctive feature of our
American Christianity in its organized
form and in its relation To national
life. Our republic, offering a home to
men of all creeds, declined to unite it.
self organically to any church, while
protecting and encouraging every form
of religious faith and life. A free
church in a free state was for the first
time realized in America.
The jubilee year Of the Young
Mems Christian association will occur
next summer. Fifty years ago, June 6,
1874, George Williams organized the
first association in London. The
Worlds conference committee has de
cided to celebrate this jubilee by hold.
ing the next triennial conference In
connection with that anniversary in
Exeter hall. London. Already steps
have been taken for an excursion party
from the associations Of this country.
George A. Hall, state secretary of New
York, is in charge of these arrange
ments.
Think of the commercial benefits
of missions. 1t is calculated that the
trade with heather lands opened up
directly by missionaries has exceeded
$50, 200, 900 net profit annually during
the past Toe years, making a total of
s., 200, 600, 900. The amount given from
all sources for missions during the
century aggregates about $500, OOO,O 900.
Net profit, 81, roo, 900, 900. 1t pays finan-
cially to save the world. During the
past rs years Europe and America have
spent $50, 600, 600, 600 to kill one another
enough to save and ~civilize all the
world.-Gospel in All Lands.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
IT WON'T WORK.

The united effort of the W. great
Kansas City papers to connect the
name of Senator Vest with Illegal pos
session of Scott IIarrison's ballot, won't
work. BY drawing largely upon their
vivid and abnormal Imagination they
have charged the Missouri senators
and Congressman Tarsney with having
entered into a plot with Owsley, the
recorder of voters of Kansas City, to
take from its lawful repository the
ballot cast by Mr.. Harrison.
A few days ago, in II letter to he
Journal, which the Star refused to
publish, Mr.. Owsley denied that the
ballot had either been seen or removed.
This denial, within itself, would have
had little weight had il moi been
accompanied by letters from Senator
Vest and Congressman Tarsney, in
which they denied having seen 1t.
The Times, which CLAIMS to be a
democratic paper, and the Star, which
claims that its strings are tied to no
party, have, during the recent dis
turbances, seen fit to follow blindly in
the lead of the president, and have
spared no pains in knitting everything
and everybody that did not fall in line
with their policy. The Missouri dele
CATION, knowing the wants Of their
constituents, and holding sacred and
i~nviolate the pledges of democracy,
have actively antagonized the scheme
of Wall street to drive this country TO
the single standard and to the bond
issue. They have maintained that
nothing but democrats should be ap-
pointed by q democratic president, and
upon these issues they have incurred
the displeasnre of the Times and Star,
who are now warning upon the Missouri
senators and Congressman Tarsney.
Their influence is not so potent that
they can turn the tide of popular
sentiment.
Missouri democrats are satisfied with
their representatives. They have
fought manfully for democracy, and
though defeated they are admired
hone the less. Our representatives
figure largely in the settlement of
lanal questions, and enjoy a prom
in both houses that is not
~ the delegation from any
american union. Missouri
is tem. She has weighed
them and they have never
been fod< wanting. Even their Bit
enemies can not bring the charge
of d~isloyalty, dishonor, or of want of
against them. We but voice
the sentiment of the democracy of
Missouri when we say: "All honor to
the Missouri senators and congress-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas. benjamin Reed aud Catherine
Reed, his Mito, by their certain deed of trust,
dated the second day ut December. lsls, re-
corded in the Office of the recorder OF deeds
for Lafayette county, Missouri. in book Ila,
ut pHg" Ia, conveyed tu G.. A. Sturgcs. trustee,
thu following described real estate, sihnntcd in
Lafayette county. Missouri. to-wit: lng four
10, aud the north hall Of lot Ave o., al In
block M Audcrsnu's addition To Lexington,
Is per plat uf said addition nov On Hle la thc
Office Of The recorder OF deeds for said county
of LAFAYETTE, TO secure the payment of four
prnWisSuTy notes ia said decd described, pay
able one, two, tiVcy and four ycnIs after date.
and Tie interest thereon, amt whereas failure
ha, been mad" IN tie payment e the first Of
said notes, and interest thereon, and ull OF
sad notes have thereby haComu due, and the
same remain unpaid; aud, whereas, q il fur
thcr stipulated ia said deed that iu case Il tho
absence, death pr refusal Co uct. or disability
m auN wise, ut said trustee the lihCnl acting
sheriff OF Lafayette county, Missouri, nj the
request ui the legal holder of said notes may
proceed ia his stead, and whereas said trustee
Is absent from the county. nuyr. tnc3Vfory, /.
Zach. W. Wright. sheriff ct said VDuutN, ut the
request OF the legal owner aud holder OF said
nutvs, hereby give notice that ! viii, 10y virtue
ct the power given uv 10y said deed Of trust,
GA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ), 1894.
between the hours Of nine O'Clock Ia Tia, fore
day. in front ut thy court house dor, ia tho
city of Lexington. uICI Tor sllp. and s,ll, at
public auction. 10 the highest and best bidder.
Tor cash in hand. tine above described real
estate. Ton the purpose of paying -il,i notes
and the interest thereon, together with the
costs and expenses ul executing this trust.
Given uudsr ny hand at my Office ia Lex
iugtun, this, eleventh day Of January, ls"t.
ZACH W. WRIGHT.
I-l3td sheriff and Trustee,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

Hon. Sam Cook, of the Mexico In
telligencer, is getting some gratuitous
advertisements OF late. Recently he
came out in a lengthy editorial endors-
ing ..the land loan scheme" and as a
consequence some of his contempora-
ries are trying to read him out of the
party. Every democrat in Missouri
knows of the efficient work done by
Editor Cook in the last campaign; and
while we can not indorse the paternal-
istic idea suggested by him, yet we
can vouch for his democracy. Few
men in this state have done as much
for the party as he has. When the
democracy calls Sam Cook will be
found we'll up in the procession, fight
ing always for the principles of his
party. For his invaluable services he
deserves much praise. The Missouri
delegation has in him a staunch and
an able supporter.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
PRESIDING ELDgR'5 APPOINTMENTS

zee - n 4 "a IN -
Following are the appointments of
Rev. J. NJ. Boone, presiding elder Lexing-
ton District NJ. Z. Church, South, up TO
and including March II, 1894:
~Longwood and High Point, january
18Th and lith. Dover circuit, anuar
2D-2l. Wayorly station, January 1928.
Malta Bend and Grand Pass, January
1923. hijami and Mt. Carmel, February
3 .. Columbus circuit, February 1O-li.
Lamont aud Dresden, February els.
Montscrrat circuit, February 1919. War
renshurg station, February 20-22. Wei
lington circuit. February 2i-2j. Sweet
Springs and BlaclSwater, February 2i-25
II. Briggs. Elmwood and Bethel.
March 80. Corder aud Blackburn, March
81. Hierndon and Houstonia, March
1911. J. NJ. BOONE, p. l..
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The republican postmasters all over
the country will not desert the admin
istration, but will continue to run their
offices until their successors are APP
pointed. Uncle Samuel always stipu-
lates in his contracts of employment,
that the ''party of the second part" is not
to quit until there is some one secured
to take his place. The fact, however,
that republicans are still holding down
their jobs cannot be solely attributed
to that stipulation.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

If Col. Fred Bell is not elected Rail
road commissioner, it will not be the
fault of his home papers. The Fulton
Sun comes to our desk this week
containing a double column editorial
entitled "a plea for Galloway county
which addresses itself to Mr.. Bells
qualifications for the Office, and urges
his claims enthusiastically. Mr.. Bell
has been the subject of many fine press
notices, and will doubtless make a good
race
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The great pugilistic encounter, where
in Corbett and Mitchell appeared as the
leading characters, Is over. "Gentle-
man JIM" found in his opponent an
easy victim of his science, strength and
activity. In the third round the Briton
succumbcd to a fierce blow, and the
battle was ended. GOV. Mitchell was
enjoined from taking any action in the
premises.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The st. Louis Republic has seen fit
to address, through its editorial col
umns, two open letters, M to the
president and the other to the Missouri
delegation. They were both well
written and timely, containing much
that the president, senators and con-
gressmen should heed. The two edi-
torials expressed the sentiment of
the Missouri democracy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
clans or sections.

Champ Clark made a speech on the
Wilson bill on the nineteenth inst, in
which he gave the tariff barons some
good counsel. In his characteristic,
original style Champ gave utterance to
the following: ''Some of these days,
when tariff barons are shorn of their
power to fleece the people, and are
compelled to make an honest living, to
the misguided congressional opponents
of this bill they will say: we forgive
you, for you did not know what you
were doing The tariff men are pre-
pairing a club, big as that of Hercules,
for the cracking of their own heads,
aud if they persist in their present
course there will be such a popping of
protected skulls rs will startle the man
in the moon as he sails over Home
stead, Johnstown and Sparrows' Point.
In that day of 4 peoples righteous
wrath, Andrew Carnegie and his part
ners in sin will be in a worse condition
than the foxes when Sampson set their
tails on fire. A good thing is offered
them now, better than will be offered
again so long as grass grows or water
runs, and they would be exercising
both prudence and wisdom by accepting
it without delay, and with as much
grace as they a muster. The pillows
of the ocean would not recede at the
command of old King Canute, nor will
the rising tide of popular Indignation,
caused by thirty years of legalized
robbery, be stayed at the behest OF the
tariff barons."
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

1t is far more equitable for the man
with an assured income of over 81 900
to pay a two pei, cent tax, than it is for
the day laborer, with an income of one
dollar per day, to pay n large tax upon
articles of food and raimept.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

Mr.. Cleveland would not be rebuked
by his party should he conclude to
s'turn the rascals OUT and appoint
good democrats in their places, a little
faster than he has been doing.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27
CuPe Yourself.

Don't payi large doctors bills. The
best medical book published, one hun
dred pages, elegant colored plates, Will be
sent you on receipt of three two-cent
stamps to pay postage. Address, A. p.
Ordway q Co., Boston, Mass. 1-20-2t.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The Kansas City Times thinks the
west is entitled to the president in &c,
and among other favorites it names
Walter q. Gresham, AS worthy of the
loyal support of the west. This is
about the calibre of the Times dem
ocracy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The race for superintendent of
schools promises to be . very interest
ing one. Prof. w. +. Bahlman, of
independence, and Prof. w. Il. Car
rington, of Mexico, are recognized can
didates, while DIR. Yeaman and others
are being talked of for the position.
Either of the above-named gentlemen
would add strength to our state ticket.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

Mr.. Beltznoover, the democratic con-
gresham from Pennsylvania, in an
nouncing his opposition to the Wilson
bill uses these words, IL had rather
be right and in hell, than wrong III
heaven" When a man gets that far
along he is too honest for either his
own or his country's good. Let hIm
pass ont.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

Tho democratic party doesn't care
ga continental" about President Cleve-
lands and Sen. Hills private grudges.
The party demands OF the former the
appointment of democrats, and of the
latter, assistance in their confirmation.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The president has nominated Hon.
Wheeler ii. Peckham to be associate
justice of the supreme court of the
United States. He is the president of
the New York bar, and a leading anti
ann
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

II is all right for the senator's to
reject bad appointments, but they
should not permit the animosities that
arise over such matters to prevent
them from doing their democratic
tuty
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-27

The democratic congressman who
are doing all in their power to delay
the Wilson bill are traitors to the prin-
ciples of their party, and are AT enmity
with the public veal.