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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-06

MARRIAGES.
Married, in this city, l)ecem
MI. James Secrest and Miss Mn)ei I'll
both of Odessa.
Married, near Odessa, Decemlrzo
Mr.. j. II. Thompson, Of O+k p'oVe
Miss Laura Starr, OF Odessa.
Married, at Wellington, Ocem'
1898, by Squire Thomas ChinN Mr..
Mallet and Mics Ida Norman.
Married, at Richmond, No. Dec
IS, 1893, by Elder Bosworth, MIR.
Herndon, Of Richmond, KY, ant
Sallie, daughter of Col. and Mrs
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-06

Have you learned how to write it
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-06

1t cost the people of Missouri about
SIC, 900 to bid Patti a last sad farewell.
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very uIi6 Will the CdtdlTn. Il COIsiuT this q
rcaaFksbae ease, and cordially recommend
Hoods S~arsapahm1k
to all who have catarrh." HERMAN HICKS, 80
Carter Street, Rochester, NJ y.
HOOPS PILLS are purely vegetable. and do
cot purge, pain or grippe. Sold by all druggists.
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FACTS AND FIGURES.
Information Relative to the Majestic
City on the MissOuri's Bank.
Mayor C.. len. Russell is the Oldest
natiye-born citizen in Lexington, Mo.
He arrived IL Old Town, September 3
1888.
j. d. Robinson and a. &. Campbell
were born in old Lafayette, sixty-six
years ago.
G. A. Graham, though net a native
born, landed in Lexington November
l26, 1890.
Lewis Greer in 1886. W. NJ. N. Green
IN, and Dave Russell in 1852.
kington, to hotd her own and keep
in ~ vanguard. Itust have an opera
houss,, a city hi, 4 electric light plant
become a city d third class and ex-
tend hesieX feuh~
NLEMNGToN NJ:
Eight white churches.
4 Four negro Churches.
Five banks.
Eighteen grocery stores
Eleven butchers.
Six dry goods stores.
Twelve saloons.
Five restaurants.
: Six boot and shoe stores.
Two billiard balls.
Three ieulafS cotteAcsr
One military school
: Two high schools.
Four ward schools.
Ill. Two china stores:
: Three livery stables.
One stteet railway.
Watervorks-
lbs gas lamps.
Ninety blocks of macadam.
MANY m YES of brick sidewalks.
% POPULATE q. including suburbs; kiver
. ton, Myric Teriolh and Estiii Heights
!. $500.
rr, mo .ioua nc h.yspapers.
Two ueQ newsanncr
sEH3Earble fasEGy. >
SssShS furniture faclory-
< ONE rewery.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-06

eiuse of the rich, only.
The republicans oppose the income
|taS because it will effect the ven
Gals their legislation made richiS
The melo-dramatic claptr
eastern manufacturers will
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-01-06
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4 cor Stion, Della
OF Ey Filliams.
IN T., Der 81, 1893,
JomrDd'Sryant, aged
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
TACT OF AN ARTIST.
q Fainter Who Well Knew How to Get
Along With the Fair Sex.

q Fainter Who Well Knew How to Get
Along with the Fair Sex.
Kate Fields Washington: A young
woman once went TO the studio OF the
artist Mr.. Healey, with her face so
covered with paint and powder that
every characteristic line was obliter.
sted. lie was, of course, in adilemma.
Vie could not order the girl to go and
wash her face; he would lose his COM
mission. and he was too polite a gem
;leman. He could not lay the sane
paint on canvass that there was on her
face; it would not DO satisfactory to
her family. When the sketch was
iiDed in he rose from his seat,
sat down beside his subject and kindly
asked her IL she was feeling as we'll as
usual. Surprised, Of course, she re-
piled that she was. But. Miss Jones,
you walked from the hotel did you
not?' Yes" And you came up
stairs hurriedly, without stopping to
rest YOURSELF" why, yes, OF course"
"Ah, Miss Jones; but you see, though
you may not be feverish, you have ex-
erted yourself so severely that there Is
so much color in your face that | fear
1t would mislead me. Now, tomorrow,
If you will be 70 good. please battle
your cheeks ia cool water the last
thing. come in a close carriage, and
stop and rest yourself upon the sofa
you will find On each landing. IL you
do that, am sure we shall have no
more trouble" The faint flush on her
face the next day was perfectly natu-
raj and did not at all rstard the pic
ture"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.

American Minister Advises Japanese 10
Leave China Japanese Minister Re.
ported Killed.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-The Central News
agency has advices from Shanghai to
the effect that the Japanese govern.
ment has declared rice to be not in.
cluded among the articles contraband
of war.
The attempt Of the Chinese govern
mcnt to float q loan of 1000, 900 taels
to DO guaranteed by Chinese merchants.
has proved u fiat failure, The american
consul at Shanghai has ordered the
Japanese of that city to discard
the Chinese costume and advises the
majority Of them to return to their ma.
tive country. Oter!. Japanese minister
at Seoul, is reported to have been
killed. The stories in circulation as to
the manner of his death are conflicting.
A news agency In this CITY has re.
ceived information from Honolulu 10
the effect that trouble has arisen be
tween Chinese and Japanese laborers
employed in Hawaii and that several
fights have occurred. The trouble Is Q
result of the China-Japan a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
Embarrassed by Their Riches.

/ feel genuine sorrow for a man who
has a pot OF money in bank drawing no
interest. Ii spons his digestion, ruffles
his temper and keeps him awake nights.
While the man who hasn't anything
and doesn't expect to have anything is
sound asleep the man with idle money
is tossing on his couch of anxiety.
There are no tempting Investments
being offered the man who may need
his cash within six months and cannot,
therefore. salt it down ia real estate.
The banks OF New York are o pating
interest. The savings banks are, bur
they have a good many safeguards
against a man getting his money u in
a pinch. Tire regular banks are suffer-.
ing from an extraordinary glut of
money.
interest" exclaimed an official Of
one of these concerns to a customer
with a $40, 600 balance, why, it is a ia
vor to take care OF your money for
You. We'd rather not have it so far as
any advantage to US goes. We have so
much on baud that we can't do any
thing with it. We are just loaded up
with funds ut present and nobody look
ing for money. Legitimate investment
seems at "A standstili h~ereabouts. The
rest OF the banks are in the same fix"
So the customer came away gloomiiy
figuring up tie difference between him
self and the man with nothing but q
clear conscience.-N. u. Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
Tremendous Report OF "A Big Gun.

"The man who has never been IN
close proximity TO a l00-ton gun when
1t is fired can have little conception OF
the noise and vibration" said Lieut..
John w. Leigh. a retired naval officer,
who is on his way To San Francisco,
and who stopped of in 81. Louis yes
terday aud was seen in the Southern
rotunda. Partly by courtesy and
partly by chance | was on the Thun-
derer at the siege of Alexandria sone
twelve or thirteen years ago. Two sets
Of advice were given me rs 10 how 10
act when the big guns were fired. Old
experienced seameu can stand the shock
by raising on their toes the moment The
word IS given to fire. The majority OF
people, however, find it necessary, in
order 10 preserve their ear drums from
perforation, To lie down, resting most
OF the weight OH their hands and toes.
Even with this %preeaution the sensation
is most unpleasant until one gets used
10 it. Even with the comparatively
small guns in general use in our navy
the conclusion on board a ship when a
shot is fired is very annoying, but the
enormous guns used so generally in
European navies are a source of terrible
danger 10 the crew rs well as the en-
envy, and | doubt if they could possibly
be used in a h~aud-to-haud encounter,
useful as they are for destroying distant
ports. st. Louis Giobe-D Democrat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
The Ways of "a Mule.

One day this week that mule of Jim
Overby's got q little uppity, and went
and took his seat on the sidewalk right
whc.e the school children had to pass
along. 1t was not long before the mar
shall came along. He asked flew ques-
tons about the mule, and swore Jim
had to take him off the streets or be
fined. But Jim couldn't get that mule
away and he left it there. and the mar
shall came along afterwald and arrested
the mule and tried to get it up, but the
mule would not bulge. The marshal
talked, begged, threatened, scolded and
kicked, but that mule only switched his
tail ami grinned. The marshal. be-
coming yexed, called in several of the
citizens of the town. and by their united
persuasive powers the mule got up on
It's feet. But the mule would not 90,
aud it was not until Jim OVERLY got
back and whispered a few gentle words
into the ears of this creature that it con
sentcd to go. So the marshal carried
the mule and put it in the lookup and
1t will have its trial next week,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
TO FLEECE COLLEGE MEN.
A smooth Woman Arrested 1t Hartford
How She OpeYat~s.

A smooth Woman Arrested 1t Hartford
How She Operates.
HARTFORD. Conn, Aug. ga gigan-
tic conspiracy TO fleece college gradu-
ates on a grand scale has been I'M
eartbed here In the arrest Of q woman
who gives the name OF Mrs. +. Wallace
Robbins, with more than a score OF
aliases. Mrs. Robbins is one of a gang
Of confidence thieves whose hcadanar-
tiers are in Chicago, md which was or
ganized for the Wholesale robbery OF
college graduates.
Two letters were found in Mrs. Rob.
bins effects which came from her hus-
band. The first was written on Aug
ust 0 while he was in jail, and the Sec
ond after his liberation from a sixty
days sentence for presumably the same
offense. Is dated August IA. In these
letters the writer speaks of "our com
papy," 'our headquarters" etc, and
OF w other members of the gang. In
one place, at the wife's request, he
minutely described two college ac-
luaintances of his. whom Mrs. Rob-
bins was going to work" and re-
ferred to one OF them as singing
together with him In the same
college chapel choir" The letters
are signed M" and the name and
college of the victims are not men
toned. IL Is evident hat the writer is
a well educated man OF experience and
talent. In one OF his letters IN" says
that n mutual friend, under the name
Of Alfred Temple, lis at 102 East Ran
aolph street, Chicago, and to this Mr..
Temple Mrs, Robbins has twice sent
money by express since she has been in
Hartford. La one letter, written prior
20 the last two, Mrs. Robbins husband,
hen in the Cook county Jail, Chicago,
asks her to meet him after his liberia
non and flee to Canada, rs matters are
Ietting too hot for them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
MYSTERY OF A GIANT MUMMY
Memphis Doctors Say 1t Is Over Nine Feet
Long and Weighs 400 Pounds.

Memphis Doctors Say 1t Is Over Nine Feet
Long and Weighs o Pounds.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 90. - Some
weeks ago two men appeared at Jack
SON Mound park with n long box which
they said contained the body of n man
they had found In n mine in Norway.
Afterwards they told the keeper that
they had found the body not far from
Memphis. They said that they pro.
posed to exhibit it, borrowed money
from the park keeper and left.
They failed to return and the park
keeper opened the box. He found in II
q giant mummy.
DIR. II. L. Williford. formerly presi-
Aent of the Shelby county board OF
health; DIR. Is. Il. Turner, professor in
the Memphis Medical college and an
ethnoiogist OF some note, and DIR. Pate
have visi-ed Jackson Mound and exam
ined the mummy. They found the
body TO weigh about 400 pounds and to
be 9 feet IA inches long.
The body was in a splendid state of
preservation. The teeth were all in
tact and the outlines Of the were per-
feet. The hair was still on the head,
long. stiff and black. The thumb nails
could be seen. The skin was pliable,
and that over the abdomen, though
shrivelled. could be pushed about. The
legs felt like a hard substance covered
with sole leather. Around the head
and feet were skins, but the rest of the
body was bare.
The physicians saw no signs OF either
petritication or o~ssitication. They
thought that it might be the body Of a
North American Indian, though such
remains are occasionally found in Fin
land and Patagonia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
GOOD TEMPLARS MEET.
Annual Session Of the Iowa Grand Lodge .
Storm Lake-Cood

Annual Session of the Iowa Grand Lodge NJ
Storm Lake-Good Attendance.
STORM LAKE, Ia, Aug. 23.-Ths
forty-frst annual session of the Iows
grand lodge Of Good Templars met here
Wednesday. About 800 delegates were
present. Grand Chief Templar G. w.
Wells Of Hawarden presided at the
meeting. Annual reports were sub
mitted by the chief templar, grand sec
rotary and others. The present mem.
bership OF the order now numbers
10, 00i. The grand secretary in his re-
port suggested that a Good Templai
building be erected In some central
location to contain the offices OF the
grand lodge and for other lodge pur.
poses. Also that the districts should
be of lesser territory, rs the distric,
officers, being u~nsalaried, have too
much work to look after.
A public meeting was held in the
auditorium in the evening and was adj
dressed by Hon. Charles Mackenzie OF
Des Moines.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01

from her W lips. Ipaced to and fro like a
criminal awaiting his sentence. I could no.
bear the sight Of the other boys, but kept t.
the secret places, moody and distracted.
Quite late In the evening, 1 wandered into
the garden--a favorite resort Of ours. The
sun had sunk, but his slowly fading ligh
was still fitting the quiet place, and the sad
ows OF trees and bushes were still distinci
upon the ground.
i had not been here long when 1 heard the
foot i knew, and, turning, | betield my little
friend Fastening toward me.
She was pale, but otherwise composed.
and said at once;
Have you heard III at | am going awayri
j stammered something, | know not what;
10 must have been .naudihie. | had q sharp.
choking sensation, and dro0pea my looks
from hers.
II have just got a letter from my father. l
am To go back home Immediately. Seer'
SO saying, she placed in my hand the small
Enclosure which She had received from Nun
ster in the morning. Seeing my puzzled
look, she exclaimed:
"Iou may read IT,"
i did read II, in one quick, painful glance.
l remember every word of l. now. Ii was
written in a large, bold hand, and ran as fol-
lows:
My DARLING LITTLE MADELINE
You will hear from the good people with
whom you are living that a great change has
taken place, and that you must come home 1T
once. Wish a kind goodbye to all your
friends in England; perhaps you may never
see them again. Come without delay 10 Your
iOviDg father, RODERICK GRAHAM"
Prepared as | had been for the blow, il did
not fall so heavily as ii might have done. l
struggled with my feelings. and chOked down
a violent tendency to cry.
She perceived my CONSERVATION, and was
herself moved. But there was a quick, strange
light In her eyes, as II she were contemplate
Ing something far away.
Il have prayed many a night that my faith
er would send for me" she said. thoughttul-
ly; ''and now he has tone SO, | scarcely feel
glad. | am afraid there Is something wrong
at home. Shall you be sorry, Hugh, when l
go"'
AT this open question | broke down utter
ly, n burst into a violent sob.
She put her hands in mine, and looked
earnestly into my face.
u thought you would be sorry. None of
them will miss Inc so much As you. We have
been great friends; | never thought ! could
be such friends with a boy. ! shall tell my
father OF you, and he Will like you, too. VIII
you kiss me-, Hugh, and say good-bye?"
TO be continued.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
CHARGED BY AN ELEPHANT.
A Very Narrow Escape An Infuri.teS
Animal.


While elephant-hunting in Bepga,
Mr.. G. p. Sanderson and his two native
helpers had a thrilling adventure with
an enraged ~"tusker." Hearing sounds.
of a fierce combat between two male
elephants. they tried to get in a position
where they could witness the FRAY.
Suddenly one of the animals dashed
through the nullah just ahead of them,
and, mad with rage and pain, began
moving the bambUOs down with trunk
and tusks and bearing the heaviest part
over with his fore feet. Mr.. Sandersou
says:
An instant later his demeanor
changed. He backed away and stood
like a statue. How the tip OF his trunk
came slowly round in our direction and
/ saw that we were discovered To his
fine sense Of smell. Forward went hi.
ears and up went his tail and IN a
moment he wheeled round with aston.
ishing quickness, getting at once into
full speed, and bore straight down upon
US.
The bamboos by which we were hid,
den were useless as a cover and would.
have prevented q clear shot. so | stepped
out into open ground the instant the
elephant commenced his charge. | gave
a shout in the hope of stopping him,
which failed.
| fired when he was about nine PAGES
distant, aiming into his curled trunk
about IN foot below the fatal bump be.
tween the eyes, as his head was held very
high. ! felt confident OF the shot, but
made a great mistake in not giving him
both barrels.
The smoke for a moment obscured the
elephant, and | stopped quickly to see
where he lay. expecting he had fallen
dead. Good heavens, he had not been
even checked and was upon me. There
was no time to step either to right OK
left. His tusks came through the smoke
his head being now held iow--like the
cow-catcher of "a locomotive, and | had
just time II fall Hat to avoid being
hurled along in front of him. y
fell a little to the right; the next in.
slant down came his ponderous forefoot
within a few inches OF my left thigh,
and | should have been troddeu on had
/ not been quick enough. when / saw
the forefoot coming, TO draw my leg
from the sprawling position in which |
fell.
As the elephant rushed over me he
shrieket which showed that his trunk
was uncolied and that he was in full
flight. Had he stopped should have
been caught, but the heavy bullet had
taken all the fighting out of him.
1t was as narrow an escape as / ever
had.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
DtDS NAMED THE DEPUTIES
Sensational Charge by a Railroad
General Manager.
II. SC. John of the Rock Island Tells The
Labor Commission Why the
Strike Couldn't Be Put
Down.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20. General Manage,
St John Of the Rock Island road ap
peared as O voluntary witness before
h national labor commission thi,
morning. He testified that his road
had l2,5i7 employees. He read a seriet
OF briefs covering the strike on the
road from day to day.
Mr.. st. John said the men struck
without giving the road notice or ask.
Ing them not to haul Pullman cars. Ifs
told that many Of the marshals sent to
protect railroad property were striking
switchmen sworn In Mt the request OF
President Debs of the American Rail
way union.
Ho gave dates and minute details OF
various alleged interferences with
trains by strikers. He scored the Chi
csgo police and declared they Otter
stood idly by and permitted overt acts.
lie cited fires by score and declared
that in some cases those who tried ii
put them out were shot at. New
mon were waylaid on the streets aud
beaten, aud the road on July 8 deemed
IL inexpedient To send out new EN-,
ployes, fearing they would be killed
About 5000 men were on tho strike al
together. All the men had been re-
employed against whom there was ne
charge.
When asked about relations between
III Pullman company and thd
Rock Island road. st. John rendered
tho commission the Contract, but
nsked that II be kept from the general
public. After comforting the commits.
sion refused IL on these terms. The
Rock Island company owns n half In,
terest in its Pullman cars. BY con-
tract the Rock Island Is obliged TO
operate Pullman cars. strike or no
strike.
st. John fixed the losses of the com,
pany during the strike at from $500. 900
TO 81 200, 900, including damage to prop
erty. When asked whether the Rock
Island recognized tho American Rail,
way union st. John declared tho
company had never had an ap
plication from that body. AS ia
the deputy marshals, he testified that
those selected by the Rock Island were
to DO paid by the United States, but ha
did not think they had yet received
their money for protecting Rock Island
property. IL is announced that Chief
of Police Brennan will follow st. john
Mt the conclusion of his testimony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-01
THE WORLDS sssao-EAreas.
some Queer Facts Concerning the Diet of
Various Civilized Countries.

Reports recently received from sev.
cral American consuls give some inter.
csung data in regard TO the bread con.
sumer OF the world. They show that
while q Portuguese worries through a
year with AZ average bread supply of
40 p~onnds-ahout half a pound a day
"a Spaniard. just across the border. re-
guires Alb pounds per annum. ard
SPAN annot be regarded as a wheat
growing country, either, says the Gin
cinnati Times Star.
In hungary, where waving fields of
gram are common in the wheat-1row.
ing season, 36i pounds a wear on an
average supply 70 native, while an Aus.
tfian' who ais raises more or less
wheat, gets along with 1877 pounds a
year. Only lib pounds OF flour is re.
CURED by a German in a year. l65
pounds by n Dane, while the Russians.
the greatest wheat-growers in Europe.
eat but 80 pounds per annum per cap.
ita' A native Of Belgium consumes 37s
pounds aud of America 357 pounds.
WINE the Switzer eats 4l8 pounds per
annum. an Italian $40, a D~utchman
2o3, an Englishman 352 pounds.
d greatest lonr-eater in the world
"a the Frenchman. lie consumes near.
ly two pounds "a day, or 705 pounds in
u year. This enormous quantity con.
sumed by a Frenchman, when com
pared with the 56 pounds per annum
which n Scandinavian reduires. ~reyiySs
the old theory that climatic influences
have more TO do with the demands of
nature than education.
In the extreme northern climates.
where cold is severe, flour does not
eem to be the f~avorite article of food.
There is not SO much combustion in II
a. in oils and animal food. The Lap
lander, who eats M flour at all, is some
times known to consume seven pounds
OF whale or seal biubber nt one meal.
A Russian, who only eats 80 pounds in
a year Of the flour he raises, is popu-
larry supposed 10 make up the deti-
cheney by swallowing tallow candles
and any kind of rich. fatty substance
that happens to come 10 his hopper, no
matter what the flavor.