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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
remperature of Deep Wells.

w. Hallock, a government expert
geoIogist, has taken the temperature
at various depths in the famous 'deep
wells'' Mt Wheeling. W. Va Several OF
these are over 1000 feet in depth. In
one of them Zone in which the depth, as
given by the foreman of the drilling
company which put the well down. Is
4,55s feet), it was found that the tenn
perature at a depth of 1900 feet was
20.4 degrees centigrade. When the in
strument was lowered to a depth of
1000 feet and given time to do Its reg
istering, it was found that the mark
had been set at 1922. while at a point
only eight feot from the bottom and
1850 feet from the surface of the
earth 1t registered as high as 4s.4 de-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
FOX HOUNDS.

-
A Description of n Hunt That Makes
Ones Blood TIngle.
we became aware, from the shouts
of h darkies, as they urged the dogs
into the thickets, that these animals
had names of famous flavor, though
their applications had not been bestowed
by one WHO possessed q fine sense OF
the historical OF chronological unities.
says Lippincott's. Hi, yo' Clovis!"
Come hyar, Uncasi" Git on, Brutus,
giton! What yo' sulkin' 'boutP" These
calculations were accompanied by sun
dry kicks, delivered upon the represen-
tatives of these and other renowned
characters. To such uses do mems
names come after death.
After the disappearance of the bounds
In the thicket we rode slowly along the
devious ways of the pine lands, listen=
ing iDtently for that peculiar canine
cry which the discovery of
a trail. It was not long delayed, for
gray foxes are almost as numerous in
eastern Virginia as rabbits are in h
western states. Suddenly, amidst the
chorus Of sharp, short yelps, we heard n
l~ong-drawn, wailing cry which at night
would be interpreted as q cry of the
banshee, but which, ringing out on the
air of a bright November morning, loses
its ominons significance for every n
except the trail has been ..s.-W-f ~
ar - .o.o-owefIe and was taken
other mouths, our Storytelling
caYnlnade became epthused with the life
and animation of a cavalry company
that has just received orders to charge.
Reins were frightened, knees were
pressed closer to the saddles, hats were
pulled down over eyes and men leaned
forward over heir horses necks ike
Jockeys waiting for the fall of the
starters flag.
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ST.JkCOBS OIL
p OUT
Promptly and EffeGtuaIIy.
TIME REQUIRED.
The Mild Boarder Becomes Animated and
Expresses His Sentiments.

The Milo Boarder Becomes Animated and
Expresses His Sentiments.
You owe me for a months board"
said the landlady, according to the New
York Journal.
"Yessum," said the mild boarder.
"You have promised to pay me a doz-
en- times, but you never do as you say,
and patience has ceased to be a vir-
tue"
"Yessum."
81 can't afford to keep folks who re-
fuse to pay me. My bills ave to be met.
I have to pay rem and for groceries
and meat whether you pay me or not"
"Yessum.'
"I want my money"
"Yessum.'
"What do you mean by your contin
ual 'Yessum?' Can't you say anything
else? When do you expect to be square
with me?"
Madame" said the mild boarGer, with
the first show of animation and spunle
that he had ever exhibited, 81 will tell
you. In view of the fact that your cof-
fee is always cold and weak, your beef
steak tough, your chickens made with
tanned leather garments, your beds
creaky and without springs, your but
ter strong and your pastry soggy, 1T
will take me some time to get even
with you. Such treatment as have re-
ceived from you merits more punish
ment than 1 can inflict. However, L be-
lieve that if you will let me stay two
months longer I can then leave during
the Silly night, owing you for three
months entertainment, and we shall
be almost square,"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
FoRTY-FwE YEARS GONE.
Large Part of His Life a Blank-DId the
Colt Get Away7

Large Part of His Life a Blank-DId the
Colt Get Away7
About 45 years ago Glenn Wallis, then
q boy Is years of age, went out to his
fathers pasture to catch a frisky colt,
says the Portland (Me.) Advertiser. AS
he was about to place a halter around
its neck the colt kicked him in
the head, making a ragged wound.
The wound healed, but it soon became
apparent that the boy was slightly de-
mented. His hallucination took pecu-
liar forms, He would travel up and
down the bay on the steamboats,, claim
ing proprietorship and refusing to pay
fare. The steamboat men humored him,
as he was considered daft, He was the
butt of the small boys jokes and BAN
ter. He has lived in the village since
and Is now 90 years of age. About
six weeks ago the local physicians de-
termined to experiment on his case.
They found that q portion of his skull
had been forced into contact with the
brain by the blow and by q skillful oper-
alton they removed the pressure. The
man recovered his eason and the first
question he asked when he recovered
from the operation was; "Did the colt
get away2" He is perfectly sane now,
but As years of his life are a blank to
him
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ELEPHANT AND POLICEMAN.
The Former Frightened the Latter AImo.

The Former Frightened the Latter Almost
to Death.
A most remarkable incident happened
in the early hours of a recent morning
to n police constable on duty in the
High Road, Clapton, says the Westmin-
ster Gazette. 1t appears that OF Sat
urday night "A travelling circus gave a
performance on Mount Pleasant Fields,
and, as is usual, struck the tent soon
after the close of the entertainment.
Among the animals was a perform
ing elephant, and this, in the charge of
a keeper, was dispatched to the next
stopping place. All was quiet as the
pair logged along, but when nearing
Goulton road, High road, Clapton, the
keeper noticed that the elephant would
walk on the pavement, but he little
thought of the trick that it was about
to play. Standing just around the cor
ner of the road was a police constable
sheltering from the wind and quite I'M
conscious of the approach of the ele-
plant, whose tread gave forth no sound.
AS the animal reached the corner he
put his trunk round and just touched
the constable's arm. The latter turned
to see what it was, and on seeing the
elephant was seized with alarm and
took to his heels along the road, closely
pursued by his tormentor. The keeper
tried to call the animal back, but it was
of no avail, for the retreating figure
of the constable occupied the sole at
tention of the elephant, who kept up
the pursuit until the officer darted into a
garden and closed the iron gates behind
him. The elephant stood at the other
side of the ratings, but made no at
tempt to get at him, and, much to his
relief, on the arrival of the keeper,
turned and went on its way.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
Tho Egyptian Afterrlow.

We all know what Egyptian dark
ness is, and that in most tropical coun
tries sudden darkness after shutdown L
n of the p~eculiarities. In Egypt a
certain seasons of the year there is
marked exception to this sudden ''draw
Ing of the curtains of the skies" Tn,
sun goes down and darkness comes OF
very suddenly and continues for
space of 20 minutes or half an hour
Then, all of q sudden, the hills and sand
take on a CHASTITY paleness and in an
other moment everything begins Il
brighten, and it appears that the SUI
is about to rise out of the west. These
tints of golden, purple, orange and lilac
attain their maximum degree of bright
ness in about ten minutes after the;
begin, and in 20 minutes everything III
faded into darkness and you are g
conscious of the fact that you havear
witnessed the phenomenon kno
the sEgyptian afterglow."
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
A YAMAGATA BABY.

Born In California to the Daughter of q
Famous Japanese Field Marshal.
Born on Sunday, November Is, at
Oakland, Cal, to Matsuko Yamagata,
daughter of Marquis Yamagata, field
marshal of Japan, and wife of Yoslkira,
Funakoshi, vice consul of japan, u
son, weight nine pounds; mother and
child are doing well, says h New York
Journal.
Not this message exactly, but its sub
stance arrived in New York. destined by
cable for the distinguished commander
of the Japanese army, and presumably
he was for that day at least h happiest
man in the mikado's realm. This child
is the only heir of the famous Japan
csc families of Funakoshi and Yama-
gaia. The mother is he only child
of the marquis, who is q widower. And
he has an adopted SON who will per-
petuate his name.
The daughter of the marquis is about
is years of age and her husband is IS.
She was educated in Miss Princes Eng
fish school for girls in Tokyo, and her
husband spent eight years in the uni
yeFsities Of Berlin, Strasburg and Tu-
bingep. He speaks German almost as
fuently rs Japanese and English quite
well, understanding it perfectly.
It is an interesting fact in this con-
nectien that Ii Hung Chang. Grandpa
Yamagata's Chinese diplomatic rival,
has also an adopted SOL A little Ii
Just now would make the whole world
talk.
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THE PRINCESS LOVES ANIMALS.

Hsr fer Old Pets and Proves
In the liant.
A writer in Cassel's Family Magazine
deals pleasantly with the subject Of
the horses OF the princess of Wales.
The prtlcess' bay pony. 'Huffy." Is now
~ years Of age. He is past work and L.
having . high old time of IT. He
stands about 13 hands high,
and has been the first fayorite
Of the princess for the 1s years
he has been In her service. He knows
his mistress Is well as any of her dogs
do, and, IL allowed, would follow her
anywhere. He Is too old to work now,
and has had his shoes taken Of finally.
but still lives a most luxurious life, o
gtaatly visited and fed by his mistress,
who never elbows an old favorite to be
t6a5 the princess Is O most intren,5
rider to hounds. Her light weight and
hands, coupled with the high-class
horses she rides and her own fearless
spirit, enables her to keep almostinvari-
ably in the first fight In fact, during
afast u she as a rule leads the field,
ano many a tox's mask and brush dec
or1te her private apartments 10 testify
TO her prowess. Neither does weather.
daunt her. Upon q notably bad day
a winter Prince George was the only
OF a large party who faced with his
mother the storm which prevailed at
the time fixed for the meet.
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cnrinn. nha Caves

There is a series of small and large
caverns in the marble rocks of the
Cuban mountains which are being grad
ually filed up, and that too in a most
remarkable manner. The common
land snails. of which there are many
species and varieties in Cuba, make
these caves a resort during the dry sea-
sen. They congregate on the floors OF
the caverns in immense numbers and
millions of them never leave. The rea-
on is this: The water which drops
from the roofs or ceilings of the differ
emit caverns contains a large per cent.
of carbonate of lime. When h water
e~vaporates the lime Is left behind, and,
acting as a cement. it CLUES greatlayers
of the snail shells together every year,
This process going on season after sea-
SON is gradually filling up he Cuban
caves, and it is only a question of time
when there will not be a single cavern
left on the island.
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Fooled AGAIN.
The Grocer Could Not BE Deceived by h
Honest Man.


Honest Man.
The grocer was weighing some sugar
for the woman in the dyed blue bonnet
when the man in the black frock coat
and yellowish white tie, who had been
standing in the door for some minutes
came inside and laid a silver quarter on
the counter, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"I picked it up on the floor, just at the
edge of the steps," he said. 1T must
belong to you. A quarter or $1,000, sir
lit is the principle of the thing l look
ut. 1 want nothing that is not mine
There is the money"
The grocer laid a large forefinger on
the quarter and showed it back across
the counter.
HYop put det money in your pocket
mein friend,n he said.
"But, sir, you oil II of your clerks
must have dropped it and it rolled over
there, My motto has always been"
81 believe" said the grocer, "dot you
yoost moved your family in dot house
ACROSS the street dis morgen; vas it not
SOP"
ayes, sir, ] did, and. it being conVen-
lent, we expect to do a good deal OF
ira"
"You put dot quarter back in your
pocket rigid away. Dot vos not mein
quarter. You put him back in your
pocket und ven your wife come Offer Yor
dose groceries you will remember dot
my derms vos spod cash efery time"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
Kansas city Grain.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2t.-Receipts OF wheat
To-day, 81 cars; n year ago, 70 cars.
Sales were as follows on track: Hard, No ,.
! car choice SC, l car 79c. 1 car 7sc; No. 8, car
choice 7ec,1 car 751sc, l car 7ic, ! car 7Ic No 4. {
cars CSC, l car CSC, l car &c. rejected, l car 53c
Soft, No. red, 5 cars 93c, 2 cars 92c No. 3
nominally SjG0lc; No 4, / car 7sc, l car Sic
Spring, No ?, , cars choice 7sc, l car 75c; No. 3
l car nc.
Receipts of corn to-day, so cars; a year ago,
60 cars
Sales by sample on track: No. . mixed.
ears 1890, No 3,4cars 1sc. 2 cars I7zc,2 cars I7Kc;
2 cars 1880; No 1. 4 cars 171Ic, No. , white, {
cars lee No. 3, cars Is5sc, 4 cars isc: 70. 4.
car 1sc.
Receipts of oats to-day. 20 cars a year
ago, II cars.
Sales by sample on track. Kansas City: No.
2 mixed, nominally 60i7c No. 2, nomi-
nally 15H0lec; No. 4, nominally I5c; No
white. new, I car 2lc, l car l9c: old. nominally
2Sc: No 3, new, 1 car 1Sc. 2 cars I7He: No. 4
new, 1 car Ice, l car I5c. =
Hay-Receipts i6cars. The market Is steady.
Choice timothy. $500 n 50. No l., s7OC
Gz5O; No. ?, $500 tG5o: clover, mixed, No
1, s5.0OG65O; No 2. s45o3aOJ choice prairie,
$3.50: No I, sA5O950l No ,, sl.OOd45O; No
8, Sa,O04a5Q
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pu MAURIER DECEIVED.
How an American Interviewer Abused His
Confidence.

How an American interviewer Abused His
Confidence.
Du Maurier was always especially ap.
preoiatiye of American appreciation
and took particular pains to welcome
Americans cordially, says the New York
Times. 1t was seldom hat this friend
ly feeling was abused, but the last time
l saw him he was for once in a state of
rage against an American who had not
only interviewed him but outrageous
ly misrepresented him and his house
hold. The visitor had come with some
letters of introduction, but, fearing that
an interview was in prospect, Mrs. Du
Maurier had seen him and explained
that Mr.. Du Maurier could not receive
visitors for that purpose. The caller
promptly disclaimed being an inter
viewer and SO disarmed the hostess that
in apology he was taken upstairs in cor
dial welcome. The laird of ''Trilby,' -
still in the land of the living and u
close friend of Du Maurier, had hap
pened in, and the two, perhaps gently
led by the skillful interviewer into the
subject, were soon talking over old
times in free confidence, What was
DL Maurier's chagrin a few weeks after
ward to receive a New York paper con-
tanning a highly colored version of this
conversation, with remarks about his
habits and his household, which were
more than a breach of hospitality. He
wrote at once a letter of disclaimer for
publication among his American
friends, and it was with difficulty that
he was persuaded hat this would only
advertise the offensive article and give
1t wider currency.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
rerrihlo pnnIahment.

There is no death penalty in Belgium,
but few criminals would choose the
punishment substituted for it-that is
if they had a choice. The condemned
nan is placed in a dungeon SO con-
structed that from the moment he en-.
ters it he will never hear the sound Oh
human voices nor see a human being.
His food is passed in through q sliding
panel in the door of his cell. Not one
prisoner has ever been known TO SUR
vive this punishment more than three
years. The-authorities have striven in
yaip-to Prolopg their lives by varying
thelr FOOD as much as possible, but
those who are moderately or lightly
nourished gradually waste away while
those who are fed generously go mad
and die raving mapiecs.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
SMART MAN.

no story of . ChinHman's Property-Was
1t Divided Correctly7
Chinaman died, leaving his prop
E'T by viii to his three sons. as fol-
says Harper's Round Table:
FuenhueD, the Oldest, one-half
4f<of; to Nupin, the second son, one
1.11 thereof. and to Ding-bat, his
pest, one-ninth thereof"
<1 the property was inyentoried 1t
{onnd to consist of nothing more or
les than II elephants, and 1t puzzled
those three heirs how to divide the
property according to the terms of the
Will without chopping up II elephants
and thereby seriously imparing their
value. Finally they applied to a wise
nelghbor, Suenpunk. for advice. Suen-
punk had an elephant of his OWL. He
drove # into the yard with the IL and
said:
"Now, we viii suppose that your fla
ther left these IS elephants; Fuenhuen,
take your half and depart" So Fuen-
heun took nine elephants and went
his way.
~-yow. Nupin." said the wise man.
sta e your third and 60" So Nupin
too six elephants and travelled.
"Sow, Ding-bat." said the wise man,
"taAe your ninth and begone." So
DiIs-bat took two elephants and va
moosed. Then Suenpunk took his own
elephant and drove him home again.
Query: Was the property divided ac-
cording to the terms of the will?
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THE WELSH PRINCIPALITY.
why Old-Tims Superstitions, Customs and
Flavor Are Preserved.

why Superstitions, Customs and
Flavor Are Preserved.
1t is related that an English lord once
said to his guests: "Ihave amansion in
| Wales which 1 have never seen but which
/ am told is very fine. Every day dinner
for IL is set there and the carriage
drawn up at the door in case I should
arrive" This may illustrate, says a
Scotch writer in Lippincott's, the rela-
ton of Wales to the average English
man, for although almost all of the
| Welsh towns are merely a ten-hours'
ride from London, there is, perhaps, no
other country in the world lying 80 close
to the center of civilization of which so
little is known to the outside world.
Book stores may load their shelves
with volumes on oil subjects, but few
books will be found among them ON this
quaint, quiet and perhaps most pic
turesaue of all countries. The fact is,
Wales is not much visited, is lightly
spoken of and little read about-not
having produced a Walter Scotland
perhaps these circumstances have done
much to preserve the place in it's typical
state and enabled the people to cling to
old-time superstitions, customs n
language and to present to a visitor a
unique and refreshing flavor wholly its
nWn
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A BELLE AT GIT
Had a Lovely Neck and Arms and Wore
naco!Iette Gowns.

DecoIIette Gowns.
Some years ago there was an old lady
in one of the southern capitals who not
only wore decollete ball dresses at 80,
but actually possessed the lovely neck
and arms which they require, says the
New York Ledger. She was most in
~nocently vain; and no wonder, for she
was immensely hattered and her towns
people valued her charms far sbove
those of her young and more beautiful
rivals. She had u curious way of pre-
Darinp for a ball, which Il Lei
fashionable m with their multi
tudinous engagements would find diff
fcult to emulate. The morning before
she proposed appearing in full regnlia
she would take n brisk walk and re-
turn in time for a midday dinner, after
which she remained quiet with her
work until about three or four o'clock,
when she would retire to her bed, take
a very hot ptisan to induce perspiration,
and remain in bed (partaking of some
light refreshment at the tea hour) until
it was time to dress for her ball. Then
she would get up, take q bath and make
the most elaborate toilet. All the house
hold regarded these preparations in the
light of solemn rites, and would never
have dreamed of laughing at them or
interfering with them in any way. Her
appearance was O triumph. never fail
ing to excite the greatest admiration
and adulation.
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WHAT OUR FAlR DID.
Ennght the People the Lesson of Enthu
stssm and Appreciation.

Taught thu People the Lesson of Enshu-
stasm And Appreciation.
1t Is but a couple of years since the
vision of the White City Of Chicago end
ed in hame and smoke or vanished be-
fore the rains OF winter, and vet already
b dream is ma~terializing, the phenix
has risen from the ashes by Lake Mich
igsn to fly from city to city, wherein
the plaster and stucco of the Columbian
palaces are becoming enduring stone.
nays Scribner's. The great educational
institutions have opened the way, not
only with plan, but also with r~ealiza-
ton, with colleges in New York, and
b beautiful library of Boston, and
with the huge and magnificent pile
which has arisen beside the national
capitol.
But although some of these buildings
were projected and designed before the
worlds fair grew into being, the latter
has taught to the people that shall visit
them the lesson of enthusiasm and ap-
probation; above all, of that enthu-
Siam which results in a common d.
rection, Of that interpretation which
results in harmony. Harmony was the
great lesson Of the Columbian city; the
architects Joined hands, and in the
court of honor each of the great build
tngs assumed greater beauty and sig
nincanee from the fellowship OF the
Charming palaces that surrounded II,
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disappointment of an Investor Who Over
Morked tho Market.

. disappointment of an Investor Who Over
worked tho Market,
They had been talking about trusts
and the immense profit realized by cap
ital, according to the Washington Star,
"A man is never satisfied, however
big the gains may be" remarked the
man with the patient expression.
"Yes," said the plump-looking citi-
zen with a meerschaum cigar holder;
mo matter what a person achieves, he
is always haunted by the thought TINT
he might have done better. The trouble
about making money rapidly is that q
mar fails to be content with n fair per-
centage of gain on his Investment"
81 AVE a friend who is exactly that
way. He turns up his S at a mere 100
per cent. Or So"
"He must be o plungeP."
"No; he's n conservative investor"
"What does he handler"
"Well, you might call them govern
ment obligations"
"He must nav a new kind of a good
thing"
"He used to nave. But he's lost me.
And it's positively distressing to read
what he a because the two-cent
stamp he recently bought to put on a
letter 10 me didn't realize the usual
dividend of five dollars.n