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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
Letter from the Sunny South.

1.-The first Indications | had of being
in tue south, was the many negro huts
scattered all along the railroad, and
the little darkies running out by the
dozen, half clad, dancing and waving
to the passengers rs the train passed
by. Pretty soon ! noticed the conduc-
| tors trousers looking white, and q
| couple Of bunohes of cotton sticking to
his coat tail, for almost the first thing
one sees when the train pulls up to she
station Is bale upon bals of cotton on
the platform ready for shipment.
The next thing ! noticed was the
cotton fields and cant brakes, and last
but not least the women with her shuff
brush rubbing snuff.
On arriving in Thomasville / found
sunshine and flowers. The roses, vi0-
lets and narcissus kloomed in the yard
until December eth, when a cold
rave swept through the south killing
many of the flowers and running the
orange crop, but the cold spell that
struck us the seventh of this month
was the severest of the two, killing the
oats, cabbage and all young vegetables.
With the low price Of cotton and the
cold, the southern people are very
nuch discouraged.
The great beauty of South Georgia,
is the magnificent pine forests, thous-
ands of acres in heavy pine timber.
In walking through one of these pine
forests on II windy day, they moan and
sigh and remind n of the sea.
The Negroes down here are even
more superstitious than with us, they
hold there prayer meetings at four
o'clock in the morning, saying they
want to get there before the devil gets
up.
They live in very open houses, q
hole in the wall for a window, with a
wooden shutter TO close it up at night.
Ssme of these houses have chimueys,
while Others have not. Ii is quite u
common sight 10 see them sitting close
around a few pine sticks in the fire
place with the door and shutter open
letting the cold air pour in the room.
They live mostly ON sugar cane, pea
nuts or pinders as the southern people
call them, syrup and sweet potatoes.
| am writing tins from O~skridgs, the
beautiful country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hopper, u New York gentleman
and his wife. Oskridge lie twelve miles
from Thomasville, and contains twenty
five hundred acres of land. The old
mansion lays in n large grove of live
oak trees, with the rose garden To tho
left of the lawn. As We drove up the
long drive my hostess said welcome to
Oakridge, and when | saw the ham
mocks in the lawn with surfing picnic
and five o'clock tea table, and on into
the house through the long old fash
toned southern hall with its many
trophies of the hunt, and then to the
large comfortable sitting room which
my hostess had made beautiful with
paintings from her own brush, rs she
is an artist, l felt that | was indeed
in n of the l~syliest homes in South
Georgia.
Tho first day ] spent at Oakridge we
took n long walk over the plantation.
The second day, n horse back ride.
The third day We went on II bird hunt
with MIR. Hopper. 1t was a great treat
to see the dogs pointing the birds.
After basing ID p%artridges we returned
home. Mrs. II. WIELiGMAN.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
WashingtOn's Opinion OF "Female
Women"
To the Editor of the Intelligeucer

To the Editor Of the I~ntelligeucer.
The father Of his country was not q
master OF grammar as is we'll known. In
q letter to his only sister, Bette Lewis,
October z, 1892. he wishes her to come
and get q young kins-woman or school
girl, Harriet Washington, whom he was
caring for. Among other things he
says, this much l know. she costs me
enough" lie continues, II do not want
you Tor any one else to do moro BY her
than merely admit her into your family
whilst this house Is uninhabited by q
female white woman and thereby rem
dered IN unfit place for her to remain
at"
The sacred precincts of the family are
said by some writers to have been in
,vaded by the green-eyed monster. In a
letter TO his kinslnan on his mothers
side, Burgess Ball, he says that he Twill
never again have two women IN my
house when l am there myself"
w. Y.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23


Some people seem to think that is
suing fifty million dollars in bonds will
moi increase our debt. Let US see how
it works; The government issues the
bonds, bearing 3 per cent interest for
thirty years. The bonds and interest
are payable IN gold. The bonds are
exchanged for gold, which the treas
nry holds W. or three days, and then
1t is all gone. At the end of thirty
years we Will have paid about forty.
five millions in interest, and will have
ts pay the fifty millions of principal,
all in gold. And all this for the luxury
OF holding bfty million in gold over
nisht IN our treasury. This is u linan-
cieFiag on II big and new scale.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The lower house of the state legis-
lature commends Itself for one thing
it only attempts reforms os its size.
For instance, the cigarette, the theatre
hat and the dog law. As long as this
body keeps itself in proper bounds
there can be no complaint made
against it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
The republican legislature is against

The republican Legislature is agains,
the support of the normal schools, and
refuses full support of the University.
That body is doing all it can to keep
this state in the republican column.
Education is a deadener to republican,
ism, but we are surprised to see repub-
licans admitting it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Elsewhere we print a Gompqnication
from Mr.. j. ID. Shewalter. We do
not endorse his IDEAS nor his manner
of expressing them. The INTELLIGEN-
GER is a newspaper. and as such gives
space to all sides of public questions.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The st. LouIs Republic mistakes the
intelligence Of the people of Missouri il
it thinks it can hoodwink them into
believing that it Is a friend to silver.
The Republic Is afraid to take a stand
tor monometallism, and the ''powers
that be" won't let it defend any of the
Missouri delegation ut Washington but
Cobb. The Republic is worse than a
gold bug organ. 1t is IL visionary
fsGuckoo."
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

A concurrent resolution was intro
duced into the lower house Of the Mis-
souri, legislature, Wednesday, provid-
ing for the removal of the capitol from
Jefferson City to Sedalia. The reso-
luton passed by Il vote of 81 to 40.
The same resolution passed the senate
by a vote of 90 to 7. This resolution
does not need the governors signature,
and will be submitted to the voters Of
the state at the general election next
fall.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Ex-Governor CrIttenden wants to
succeed Gray as minister to Mexico.
lie has a fine position, has been hon.
ored a dozen times by his party, draws
a federal pension, and we a see no
reason why Gray's honored mantle
should not fall to some honored Mis-
sourian who Is out of a job. Pass the
PIE around.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The bridge will not be built by those
fellows who give nothing, but who
stand on the street corner and ''cuss''
some fellow because he did not give
more. Pull the sawlog out of your
own eye before you try to remove the
fly speck from your neighbours.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Some men boast of ability,
Some men boast of their stability.
But McGregor's the n
Darned son-of-a-gun
Who boasts of his debility
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

''What's the matter with my bar'lP"
Said little John Carlisle.
And, to avoid a quarrel,
Grover smole q smile.
-'They say a hundred million
Will fill it up chuck full;
But I've put in a billion,
And can't see a blanked red cent"
There's something the matter with
the jingle of this last line, but it is Sc
full Of truth we won't change it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
The Higx,nsyille Advance saws

The H~igxinsville Advance says W.
G. Boyer, is "giving instructions in
vocal music and architecture He will
probably show his pupils how to build
= graceful high tenor voice, or how 10
put a cupola on a common voice and
make ii 4 soprano. He will show the
boys how to dig Il cellar under theil
uncertain tones, and make them pass
fer basso profundo. Vocal architc G.
ture is m thing long needed in this
community. and we wish Mr.. Boyer
success.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The above annual meeting will be hel,
at Hannibal Mo-, February "a to rs, 1895
For the occasion the Wabash will sell ex
cursion tickets at the low rate of one fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale Feb.
ruRry "a to 70 inclusive, good to return mp
to aud including February q, 1895.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The large store room under Turner'S
HALL, SOx76 feet, suitable for In business.
is for rent. Possession given Mt any time.
Apply to Herman Schmidt, or c. G. Lud-
wigs. 2-l6t4
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The St. Louis Post Dispatch is show
ing democratic symptoms. Maybe
the valentine Pulitzer sent to Missouri
Is straight goods; if so, hurrah for
Pulitzer, and three cheers and a tiger
for Charles II. Jones.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The bridge will be built. Oh, won't
it be nice! Brother Trigg, of the Con-
servator, u then come over to see us
without getting his feet wet. hush!
We think we hear the gentle sound of
his number tens now.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Having sold my drugs aud medicine, al
parties indebted To me los drugs or med.
ical services will please settle at once, as
am compelled to collect.
2-l6-tf. L, y. FuLKERsoN.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Walk gently on this solemn sphere,
For dead men arc scattered there and
here;
When and how they died, and where,
We do not know, nor do we care.
This much we know, and that full well
Their stingy souls were saved from
well.
Their bodies have been saved to earth
Because their souls had no real worth
TO gain admission to that region
Where al men go who lack religion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
BUILD THE BRIDGE OR DIE.

Lexington has reached a point where
she must choose between the two horns
of II dilemma. One horn points TO the
building of a bridge. The other horn
points to dry rot and death.
Prove it!
Yes, we can prove it. 1t is nnani-
mously conceded that we want the
bridge; that the bridge will Increase
real estate values from % to 80 pei
cent; that it will give employment to
labor, increase II population, give us
more market for produce, give us rail,
road facilities and competition, and
make our city a desirable location fol
manufacturing enterprises.
Everybody admits this much.
Feeling the necessity of the bridge,
the best men in Lexington have been
racking their brains for weeks and
months, devising ways and means to
built it. Plans have been agreed upon,
and thirty of our most active and in
i~luentIal citizens, composing five COM
mittees, have undertaken to raise $3.50,
600, which sum will guarantee the
bridge.
Suppose they don't get itP
Then we will slowly die of dry rot.
What encouragement will II young
men have TO settle down in a town
where business is already overdone,
and no prospect of any Improvement?
If we will MOI give two per cent OF
our wealth to a public enterprise which
will probably enrich us thirty per cent,
enterprise will meet with successp
If we will not give two per cent. OF
our wealth to maintain the value of
our property, when necessary, it is be-
cause The dry rot is already eating on
our energy. If we will not give u pal
try sun 10 enlarge our borders, and
make room for our OWL IONS who de-
sire to enter the business arena, how
can we invite other men to come into
our midst to make their homes?
Lexington has many natural advan-
tages. She always had them. Yet
our population is scarcely greater than
1t was forty years ago, and surely we
do not transact one-half the business
we did then. There must be reason
for this. At the rate we have been
retrograding, it will soon be a very
lonesome place for an enterprising, ac-
tive and pushing business man. There
Is scarcely an old family in our city
which has not one or two sons in some
other city, who ought to be here. The
young men go away the old men die,
a few strangers come, some remain,
some depart. Where shall we get our
population
This is n serious question.
If the combined push, energy, en-
terprise and vitality of Lexington can
raise this amount, which is abso-
lutely necessary 10 our future growth
and prosperity, there will never again
be a time when all the people ri be
united on any public question. We are
not ready to move away from here;
we cannot afford to sacrifice what we
have; therefore we feel that, at any
sacrifice
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

''Silver Dick" Bland will spend the
two years hat he will be out of con-
gress in making speeches in all parts OF
the country.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

American girls marry foreign poten-
tates. Love pays its own bills, but The
girls have TO put up the money to pay
for the titles.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Thank God for a democratic senate
and governor in Missouri. Were it
not for these there is no telling what
the %shungry pie caters would do at
Jefferson City.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Over se~venty-five thousand dollars
were raised for the bridge IN the short
space of one week. 1t will
never do to bury a corpse with that
much life in it.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Lexington will have a bridge, and
Lexington money will largely build it.
Verify the old town Intends to wear
her Sunday clothes seven days each
weak
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The law authorizing the secretary of
the treasurer to issue bonds is a hum
bug and a travesty upon justice. When
. man can mortgage a nation, Gen.
tralization of power has run to seed.
The right to issue bonds should be
vested in congress.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

One session of u republican legisla-
ture will do Missouri for a long time.
The New Missouri" they want to give
us is too much Ike the modern Kansas.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Ii you are able contribute TO the
bridge and brand yourself u patriot,
don't refuse and have your name in
the dead beat column.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The lives of patriots all remind us
hliscrs do not stand a chance,
Either they must loose the purse strings,
Or put larger patches on their pants.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
Fred Douglass is dead.

Just one more week Of congress.
Just one week too much.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Sedalia may imagine herself really
happier Than she is. The people will
have to be heard from.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
The Genuine Merit

OF Hoods Sarsaparilla wins friends
wherever 1t Is fairly and honestly tried
TO have perfect health. you must have
pure blood, and the best way to have pure
blood is to take Hoods sarsaparilla, the
best blood purifier and strength builder.
1t expels all faint OF scrofula, salt rheum
and all other humors, and al the same
time builds up the whole system.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The st. Louis Post Dispatch is show
ing strong symptoms of democracy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
The strength of silver sentiment in

The strength of silver sentiment in
the senate was forcibly shown by the
ease with which the silver men com
PEELED the consideration of the free
coinage bill, says Chas. il. Jones in the
Post Dispatch. This sentiment is
strong in the house and is stronger
among the people. 1t is steadily gain
ing strength in Europe. The people
are crying out against the oppression
Of the gold ring and it must be brought
to a speedy end. Ia this campaign OF
freedom The United States must assume
vigorous leadership.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
THE BRIDGE MUST BE BUILT.

Every citizen in this township must
make it a point to attend the great
mass meeting, next Thursday evening.
Tell your neighbor to come. Wives,
send your husbands. Mothers, send
your sons. Sisters, send your brothers.
Fathers, come out and bring all the
boys except the baby. "COme a-run-
nin'." The first ones there get the best
seats, and the last five thousand will
have to stand up. Remember the
curtain Uses at $50. This is guaran-
teed by the INTELLIGENCER to be the
best attraction at the opera house for
twenty years. No admission will be
charged. Free show for everybody.
The Royal Bengal Tiger will positively
appear on this occasion, wearing q
collay bearing the inscription of every
mar who hos given to the bridge.
This will be the only chance you will
ever have of attending this same show,
for it positively will appear but n
night. If you don't come you will
kick yourself for u week, and then
your neighbors will begin to kick you.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
SPECIAL COkMiSS. ONER'S
SALE OF
VALUABLE LAND
IN PARTITION.

County Of Lafayette. IS.
IN the Circuit Court OF Lafayette County.
Chatham N. Stockton. Thomas r. Stockton,
TirIah p. Downs and W S. Downs. S"s,
HUSBAND, Pisintns; "
Anery y. STOCKTON, Laura 4. stockton. and
g.: burton. her husband, Defendants.
by VIRTUE OF q decree AMI order OF sale.
rendered BY the Circuit Court OF LAFAYETTE
county, in the above entitled cause, ut the
December tcrul. lsN, Ut said court, aud on m,
fourth day Of January, 1885. duly issued aud
certtned 10 the undersigned by the clerk OF
said court, on the seventh day OF ~nnuar
lsss, the u~ndersiEned, aeorge n. kwing.
order aud decree appointed To sell the real
estate described In said decree and order of
sale as follows. to-wit; The northwest quarter
Of section thirty-threc tSiI, township forty
nine ttv. range twcnty-seycn (2I, containing
lVo acres. Also, the northwest quarter Ut The
northeast quarter 0f the northwest quarter of
section i've 90, In township forty-.ight as,,
range tweniy-seyen lssl, continuing ten ncres,
MI said lands situate In Lafayette county,
Missouri.
VIII. on
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, issS,
between the hours OF ten O'Clock, a. m, and
nve o'clock, p, M, ~ that day, expose 20 sale
ana sell; Ct public auction, u the hlghest aud
best bidder, at the fruhi door of the court
house. In Lexington. during the session OF tho
County Court OF said county, the above de-
scribed real estate. for one-third cash, one.
THIRD In one year, aud onc.third In two years.
the deferred payments To bear interest nt the
rate OF eight per cent. per annum from DAY uf
snle. and secured by II deed OF trust on the
remise sold. or FOR all cash, Mt the option OF
Given under my hand this January IA. lsa,. .
GEOkGE u. kWlNG.
'-s-" special Commissioner,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

The Odessa Democrat has caught the
fever from the Republic and is now
enjoying a .'blissful financial dream"
Don't disturb it, for when it awakes 1t
will be found on the right side of the
fence, kicking itself for ever having
dreamed.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23

Mr.. Carlisle may resign from the
secretaryship of the treasury, and it is
said that Mr.. Cleveland has made up
his mind To put New York man in his
place. Why not get an European
money shark 81 there would be some
excuse for his policy?
The Missouri Legislature Is standing
up for Missouri in great shape. Such
Il lot of brainless statesmen perhaps
have never assembled in Jefferson City.
The only thing the republicans have
done that will commend them is draw
their salary.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
BRIDGE MASS MEETING

The citizens of Lexington township are
hereby called TO meet in mass meeting, at
the opera house, an the city Of Lexington,
Missouri, on
Thursday Evening", Feb. ss,' -,
at $50 o'clock, p. H., 10 hear the report
of the ''Committee Of Thirty and TO
transact important business that is of
personal interest to oreTy citizen of the
township.
Erery citizen aoho cannot come is
urgently solicited to send to The chairman
the reason of his absence.
This is a meeting Of supreme importance.
II miH be interesting and beneficial to
erefy one.
The Lexington COrnet Band wiU fur
nish he masic.
This is 10 be perhopS The most important
meeting that has crer been held in The city
Of Lexington.
Ereyy citizen an this community o,UeS
1t to himself and his neighbor to attend
this meeting.
". q. McC1USLAND,
Chairman.
W. III. Stevenson, Sec.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
Every dollar has an eagle

Every dollar has an eagle
Every eagle has Its wings;
Every dollar sold by goldbugs
Has its eagle tied with strings.
You may think you get the money
But the goldbug lies in wait;
He, the scamp, gets all the honey,
And the people pay the freight.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
Sons of Veterans.

Hoods Pills are prompt aud efficient
Twenty ii We cents,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-23
Lovely Violets.

N Let the earth be frozen.
Here's the flowers of June
true to nature lacking
only the fragrance-and
almost as little to pay as
if you pulled them from
J the poisoning stems.
NJ Two dozen linen stem
violets and foliage,
worth anywhere l5c, "a
for only u
Flowers of every other
kind in quantity, quality
and richness beyond any
other showing in all Kan
sas city. In our peerless
Millinery department..
Write for sample copy IF our illus.
trdfed monthly. Sent FREE.
6. BERMHEInER, eros. { CO.,
KANSAS CITY. MO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-12
The Discovery of a Tenor.

In the courtyard of one of the houses Charles, perched on a ladder, was whistling while he touched up the last letter of a sign for the laboratory of a perfume e-manufacturer whose store fronted on the street. An old woman, worn down by age and poverty, entered the yard, and in tremulous voice told the reasons which compelled her to ap- peal to the generosity of the tenants. Long ago she had lost her daughter; her son-in-law had just died in the hos pital and his little children were pray ng to God in their garret that their grandmother might bring them some bread.
 Charles ceased whistling and cast a side glance at the beggar.
 Seeing that her appeal met with no response, the poor old woman seated herself on the edge of one of the win dows of the ground floor. Charles did not think for a. moment of searching his pockets, knowing full we'll that he did not possess a red sou. The night before he had made merry. He felt an- noyed, ashamed to be unable to relieve this poverty. A man, pretending to tune guitar which he held in his hand, came into the yard and began to warble a sentimental ballad. He stopped many times to thank the tenants for their generosity, The collection must have been heavy, for as he left, his countenance was beaming.
 The poor old woman had looked with envy and despondency on the sous fall ing near her. As for Charles, he shrugged his shoulders.
 "Alasr' said the mendicant; 'I am old. cannot sing!'
 Well, mother" returned Charles 'I'Il sing for you"
 II.
 It was after 8 severe struggle with