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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
The Saddle Horse.

From Rural Life,
II was Montague, l believe, who
said "All of mems best thoughts
come to him on horseback. The late
Carter Harrison, of Chicago, it is said,
solved all of the most intricate and
perplexing problems of his celebrated
administrations while seated on the
back of his favorite saddIer. There
is no question that good saddler will
always be more popular than all of the
inanimate riding machines that Ameri-
can ingenuity can invent. AS an old
horseback man aptly puts it: "They
who ride horses are the true aristocracy
of pleasure ;compared with them, they
who ride in coaches are only the
slaves of formality, and they who ride
on wheels only the slaves of the
instinct of locomotion.''
1t is truly a genuine pleasure and
unsurpassed exercise to mount good
saddler for an hours recreation. IT
isn't any wonder that Carter Harrison
was characterized by clear-headed
judgment, and that Kentucky ladies
are noted for their great beauty, when
we remember their fondness for the
saddle horse. Not all horses that are
ridden, however, are genuine saddlers.
Only very small per centage of them
are fit to be called saddlers. This is
not because they are so difficult to
breed, but because their breeding
has been neglected. Kentucky, Mis-
souri, and Tennessee furnish Chicago
and New York with practically all the
gated saddlers on the market, There
are scarcely any bred in Iowa or the
other great agricultural states, and yet
there is no class of horses on the
market that commands higher average
prices than first class saddlers. They
outsell draft horses. More training is
required to reach the highest prices,
but they pay well for the training. If
the horse is to retain public favor in
the fullest measure, the saddle horse
must not be neglected. Every farm
should have a good saddler, and il may
be combined saddler and driver.
There is good money in growing this
class of horses.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
A CHAPTER ABOUT CHILDREN,
BY MARY RILEY SMITH.


Across in my neighbours window,
With its folds of satin and lace,
l see with its crown of ringlets,
A baby's innocent face.
The throng in the street look upward,
And every one, grave and gay.
Has a nod and a smile for the baby,
In the mansion over the way.
Just here, in my cottage window,
His chin in his dimple hands,
And patch on his Faded apron,
The child that live for stands.
He has kept my heart from breaking
For many weary dav,
And his face is as pure and handsome
As the baby's over the way.
Sometimes when we sit together,
My grave little man of three,
Sore vexes me with the question::
"Does God. up in heaven, like me?"
And l say, eyes, yes, my darling"
Though | almost answer, NAY"
As see the nursery candles
In the mansion over the way.
And oftswhen / draw the stockings
From his tired little feet,
And loosen the clumsy garments,
From his limbs so round and sweet,
grow too bitter for singing.
My heart too heavy to pray,
As think of the dainty raiment
OF the baby over the way.
oh, God in heaven, forgive me
For all l have thought and saidl
My envious heart is humoled,
My neighbours baby is dead.
/ saw little white coffin,
AS they carried it out today,
And the heart OF a mother breaking
In the mansion over the way.
The light Is fair at my window,
The flowers bloom at my door;
My boy is chasing the sunbeams
That dance on the kitchen fore,
The roses OF health are crowning
My darling's forehead today,
But the baby is gone from the windo'
OF the mansion over the way.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
Small Items of Fashion.

From the New York Sun.
Spring capes are decorated with
various applique trimmings-jet, lace
and killed frills of silk or chiffon-and
are cut almost PLAIN around the
shoulders, falling in full flutes below
There are silk frills on the edges of
capes which are entirely covered with
applique trimming. Jaunty cloth
| capes which match the tailor gowns
are cut round and short, nearly four
yards around the bottom, and are
lined with chameleon silk. A plain
turnover collar, faced with velvet, is
the finish at the neck.
Adjustable wire bustles have appear
ed in the shop, and it is to be hoped
that they may remain there.
Chameleon moire ribbons are among
the novelties, and while they are not
cheap, they are pretty enough to make
the price seem a trilling matter.
The horseshoe nail set with dia-
monds or other gems is the latest
design in jewelry, but jewelry, with
the exception of finger rings, is worn
very sparingly by the best dressed
people. Ladies' watches are very
small and very plain unless they are
jeweled, and they are worn with the
long, fine cham, or are fastened on
with a brooch.
Very little change is seen in hair
dressing, and the waved and loosly
arranged tresses are still the correct
thing. The knot is placed high at the
back, but not on top of the head,
except for evening dress.
The useful golf cape of double-f faced
cloth or of dark -colored cloth, lined
with silk, is one of the few things in
fashion which remains, and seems
likely to go on forever. There is no
perceptible change in the shape, unless,
perhaps, the cape is is a little fuller
around the lower edge.
Colored laces are one of the novelties
in dress trimmings this season, and
brown guipure on beige-colored ma
terial, or green on brown, is very
stylish.
Narrow leather belts of white, seal,
tan and green alligator skin and patent
leather as well are to be worn much
next summer.
Flowers, both real and artificial, are
t. be worn this season in greater
protusiou than ever. Many of the
new tOqucs are made almost entirely
of flowers, violets being the favorite.
Large hats blossom out in pink-tInted
and purple roses, with shaded green
velvet leaves. Modest white gardenias
are also very much used. One very
attractive green straw hat is trimmed
with green and white tuille, white
quilts and these white blossoms.
Hats are broad brimmed and trim
med on each side with wired loops of
lace, two of lowered or chameleon
ribbon and noddlng plumes. Many
of them are turned up high at the
back THIS effect is produced in a
narrower -brimmed hat by flaring
fau-shaped bow of seven-inch ribbon
at the back, with which plain brown
SATIN ribbon anu cream lowered ribbon
are combined.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

Spain will never engage in war
enough for such an undertaking. We
could easily drive her ships from the
high seas, blockade her ports and take
Cuba with little or no loss OF life.
There was a time when Spain was
nation to be feared, but not within the
present century. We have no particu-
lar desire to acquire Cuba. In fact
many of our leading statesmen would
oppose the annexation of the island TO
TO this country, because OF the class of
people who reside there. But there is
no doubt about the sympathy existing
in this country for the patriots of Cuba
who are heroically struggling against
great odds 10 throw off the Spanish
yoke. The people of the United States
have always been in full sympathy
with the struggles OF the weak and
opposed of other lands when seeking
their freedom or IN attempting to better
their condition in any manner. by
policy of oppression Spain lost all of
her grand possessions in the western
hemisphere, and the number of troops
she sacrificed in the wars in which she
engaged to retain control OF them can
never be known. She has only Cuba
left, and it will soon be free. Then
will the last link b. broken which
binds old Spain to the western world.
The great majority of our people are
in favor of the immediate recognition
of the independence of Cuba, and sus-
tain the action of their representatives
In Congress who have been striving to
bring about that result.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
THE OLD STATE OF PIKE"
Once Extended to the Pacific Ocean
Site of the Largest Nursery
In the World.

From the st. Louis Republic.
The county of Pike Is older than the
state of Missouri itself, having been
laid out in 1919. The town of Louis
lana was laid out In the same year, so
that Louisiana, Missouri, and the
estate of Pike" came into history at
the same time.
When the territorial government
established Pike county its southern
boundary was the northern line of
st. Charles county. The western line
vas along the divide between the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, to the
extreme northern line of the territory
of Upper Louisiana, and extended to
the Pacific Ocean on the west and to
the forty-ninth degree of north latitude.
One of the biggest institutions in
Louisiana, Missouri, is the Stark Bros.
Nurseries. Eighty years ago there
came from Kentucky to Pike county
the late Judge Stark, then a young
man fresh from Old Hickory's New
Orlesns campaign. He started the
nursery and planted the first grated
orchard in the state, having brought
the scions on horseback from Kentucky.
The business has descended from
father to son, and is now conducted by
the third generation, assisted by the
L
statesmen and wants as many more;
business men, professional men, me-
chanics, farmers and others, however
inexperienced, are taught the business
and work the year mountaineering
good pay weekly. The company EN-
ploys more men in its offices than
would be necessary to run a large
manufacturing concern. The extensive
packing houses are connected with the
railroad by special track, whence hun
dreds of carloads of trees are shipped
annually. The nursery grounds en-
brace number of farms convenient to
the city, and even extend to Rockport,
H., where there is plant of several
million trees.
A popularity of the concern is the
establishment of large orchards. These
orchards, in twenty four states, aggre.
gate nearly $4,000 acres, 3,500,O
trees on the partnership plan. The
| firm is also interested in nearly as
many more trees ON the cooperative
arrangement. The nurseries have been
beneficial not only to their home, bul
Missouri owes no little OF her prestige
as fruit growing region TO the
progress and work of development OF
this firm.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

hair all fell out, until I was
entirely bald headed; II then
broke out on my arms and
shoulders, until my arms were
lust one sore. IL covered my
entire body, my face, hend.
and shoulders being the worst.
The white scabs fell constantly
from my head, shoulders, and
arms; the skin would thicken
and be red and very itchy,
aud would crack and bleed
If scratched. After spending
many hundreds of dollars, l
wns nrononnced incurnhle. l
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

Kerosene oil may be entirely removed
from light carpets, rugs or wooden
goods by covering the oil spot with
huckwh heat flour and letting ii remain
twelve hours: then brushing ii off and
applying fresh Hour until The oil has
disappeared.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
Road Improvement Meeting.

The above named meeting heretofore
called for Saturday, March 2sth, 1896,
at HigginsvIlle, is hereby postponed
until Saturday, April 4th, at which
time all road overseers, and all other
citizens of the county who feel nm
interest in the improvement OF the
county roads, are hereby specially in
vlted to be present TO participate in the
discussion of such matters as may be
brought before said meeting relating 10
the subject of roads.
BY authority of the County Court.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

Trains No. l0l and I0e daily except Sunday.
All other trains daily.
Excursion tickets sold to Kansas City Satur-
day evenings, Sunday mornings, and Sunday
evenings at one fare for the round trip, good
for return up to and including Monday MORN
ing following.
Through tickets and checks TO all points.
Round trip tourist tickets on sale to all tourist
points.
For further information call on or address,:
S.A. VERMILLIoN, Ticket Agent.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

heard of the CUTICuRA REMEDIES, and after using
two bottles CUrIcURA REsoLYEET, could see
change; and after had taken four bottles, was
almost cured; and when had used six bottle OF
one cake of CUTICURA SOAR, was cured OF ihS
dreadful disease from which had suffered for hVe
years. / cannot press with n pen what suHeFeo
before using the REMEDIES. They saved my liie ana
fee IL my duty to recommend them. My hair IN
restored as good rs ever and 80 is my eyesght.
MRs. ROSA KELLY Rockwell City, Iowa
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
DREADFUL PSORIASIS
Covering Entire Body with White
Scales. Suffering Fearful.
Cured by Cuticura.

NY disease (psoriasis) first broke out LIy left
cheek spreading across my nose, and almost coz
eriDg my face. 1t into my eyes, and the
physican was afraid L would lose my eyesight
altogether. 1t spread ali over my head, and my
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28

Yingling will do your tinware repairing
at low prices. Opposite Mooreheads.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
SANTA FE ROUTE.

Trains arrive at North Lexington:
Especial passenger daily ..-......... I:40 a m
Trains leave North Lexington:
Especial passenger daily y.--.-....--. T:t5 a. m
Trains pass Lexington junction
GOING WEST.
No /, Mexican and California EN-
nress. daily. leaves ........... lI:3S a. m
No Il California limited, leaves ..... 7:45 a. m
No. ls Kansas City passenger, daily
except Sunday. leaves -. ....-. sos a. m
suneiay. Iea7es '..'.'.,...t.... :OOp. IN
Train pass Lexington Junction
GOING EAST.
No. a = tssss,tlc Fx press, daily leaves. 9:Is a.
No. e. Chicago limited. daily, leaves 7: p. IN
No 20, MarcelIne passanRe-. Slhii.
except Sunday, leaves .E......... 500 p. IN
No. 90, local freight, caily except
Sunday leaves -. .....-... II 90 q, NJ
Special pssssenger'' train leaving No. tn
Lexington at AS a. m. daily and runs through
to st. Joseph without change; also makes
close connection at Lexington Junction for
all points east and west.
j. ID. RASTER, JR., Agent
Geo. T. Nicholson, G. p. A, Chicago.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-28
Cuticura ResoIvent

The new Blood Purifier, internally Ito cleanse
the blood of all Impurities and poisonous eeInents),
and CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure, and CUTIcURA
Soar, an exquisite Skin Beautifer, externally Ito
clear the skin and scalp and restore the hair have
cured thousands of cases where the shedding OF
bleeding, burning, and itching almost beyond
endurance, hair lfeless all gone, suffering terri
bic. What other remedies have made such cures!
Sold everywhere. Price, CUTICuRA, Soc; Soar,
&c, REsoLvEHT, 81. Prepared by the POTTER
BHuG AND CHEMICAL CoRPoRATIoN, Boston.
R5- Send for " How 10 Cure Skin Diseases" "a
pages, 80 Illustrations, and 100 testimonials.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
You don't
drink tea enough, and there S
good reason for it; tea is not

drink tea enough. and there s
good reason for it; tea is not
good enough.
What tea?
Every Japan tea THAT we
know of sold in the United
States. They are all poor tea
that the Japanese would ut
touch, loaded with soapstone
or gypsum, and painted to
give them "style.'
What do you care about
"style y? What you want is
tea, is mt it? Style is first
rate in its place; but its place
IS not in tea.
There is no pure Japan tea
that you can be sure of but
ScAiltamg's Bess. At your gro
GERS, who gives your money
back if you say, 81 don't like
SeAallrmg+'s Best"
Schi2ing's Best coffee, baking-pow-
der, soda. spices, and havorins extracts,
are also money backed.
Il Schilliag g Company .San Francisco
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
GOLD GALORE IN IDAHO.
Fine Showing Made i'm the New Neal
District.

Fine Showing Made in the New Neal
District.
There is considerable excitement at
present over the rich gold discoveries
in the Neal district, Gilmore county,
Idaho. The Union Pacific railroad
company has recently established a
town and depot not far from the camp
and E. R. Field, of this city, who WIS.,
tied the new gold fields for placer
diggings as we'll as lode properties
to be found there, states that the new
district promises to develop into one
of the richest producers of the yellow
metal to be found in Idaho.
The Statesman, of Boise City, in
speaking OF the Neal district, says:
H. S. Howe is in from the Hidden
Treasure mine in the Neal district,
Gilmore county. He brings good re-
ports from that place and states that
he is more than ever convinced that
Neal is the best mining district. in
Idaho. AS an illustration of the char
acter of the prospecting heretofore in
that district Mr.. Howe tells an inter
esting story respecting a ledge that
he and his sons have recently located.
This ledge has been known to- men
working in the district for several
years, but in some manner a. reputa
ton of being worthless had attached
to 1T. 1t was pointed out some time
ago to Fred Howe. He was pleased
with it's appearance and made some
thing Of ali examination of the ground
There was a streak Of hard quartz
standing high above the surface that
was easily traceable for more than
! 1000 feet. Investigation, however,
showed that this was simply a hard
streak in the ledge which appears in
places to be ten or fifteen feet wide.
Fred carried a piece of rock back to
camp with him. His father ground it
up and PANIED it and was aStonished
aC the results obtained. They at once
| concluded that the lead was worthy of
further investigation. They went over
to it prepared to test the rock more
fully and to make a location if re-
suits were satisfactory. Before dig
/ ging two feet they exposed ore that
showed free gold in considerabl guam
titles and banning of the ore at a
number of points showed 1T to be very
rich. Mr.. Howe states that he never
found such prospects on any ledge in
! the state.
Work on the Hidden Treasure is
progressing satisfactorily. The main
| tunnel was in 460 feet on the ID and
| appearances indicated that the vein
was very near at hand. The vein has
been opened on Runy creek at the east
end of the claim.
The Homestake mine continues tc
improve with depth The incline has
been sunk 100 feet below the tunnel
level. The vein there shows four feet
of good ore, large proportion OF
which is sulphide running as high a.
II ounces gold to the ton. On the LIST
of the month MIR. Balbach brought in
bar worth $500. In addition he ship
ped 16 tons OF concentrates This was
the product for the month of the old
Plowman mill running on Homestake
ore ten hours a day, reducing about
| nine tons each day"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15
LARGE BULLION SHIPMENT.
The EureI>u-HiIrs Consignment of
the Precious Metals.

the Precious Metals.
Two months ago The Herald an
nccnced shat the mana cement of the
EureAa-Hin mine, at Eureka Tintic,
was making arrangements to make
shipment of a carload of bullion,
the value Of which would run up into
many thousands 1t was the original
intention to ship this bullion by
freight. but Mr.. Packard concluded
that this method was too risky, and is
therefore sending II out in small los
by eX9ress. Mention of the first con-
signment was made in yesterday
Herald, and. according to the Eureka
Democrat, other shipments will fol-
low. In speaking of this magnificent
shipment the Democrat says:
THE main feature of the week is
the start on the great silver bullion
shipment of the Eureka Hill mining
company. The first consignment of
some FIVE tons went forward over the
Union Pacific express on Wednesday,
followed by a like consignment on
Thursday, and K is expected daily
shipments VIII be made until the en-
tire amount of some twenty odd tons
viii be marketed. This is said to be
the largest single shipment of silver
mine. No accurate data is available
as &c the probable cash value of this
vast bulk of silver, but by conservative
estimate it cannot fall short of $780,
0O0 This bullion IS the product of the
milling grade OF ore for some five
months past. The high grade product
has not been treated but shipped to
market direct from the mine, and the
low grade has been marketed as con-
centrates. There has been nothing new
made public in relation to the Centen-
NAL Eureka. sale, although it is gen
erally expected the deal will go
through There have been few mi
nor transactions in which some close
in property has changed hands and
other transfers are in course of nego-
tiation. The reports from Mammoth
Silver and Diamond show no abate-
ment in activity from those prosper
Gus locations and extensive prepare
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-15

Alta, at one time the greatest camp
in Utah, and IN the west, for that
matter, is beginning to show signs of
renewed activity and life. and those
who made fortunes there of yore are
now nursing the hope that once again,
In this old camp, they can repeat the
history of the past; for. while the
mines of Alta have produced their mil
lions in the past, the fact remains that
they a. far from being exhausted,
and that with proper work they can be
made to give up many millions more
in the precious metals.
Alta is the home of the once famous
Emma and Flagstaff mines, and also
of number Of bonanza producers,
such as the City Rocks, the CARRIED,
the Grizzley, the Alpha, the Old Wei
lington, the Toledo, the Prince of
Wales, the Vallejo, the Crown Prince
and the Enterprise and it has well
been said that in no other camp in
the state can there be found such a
noble array of magnificent mines in
such close proximity to each other;
and, what gives more value 10 them,
is the fact that they are SO near TO
Salt Lake city, and that the entire
distance is traVerSed either by rail-
road or tramway.
The old Emma mine, which was sold
to an English syndicate for five mil
lion, has been a wonderful producer,
and in one season during its career its
output amounted to over $500, coo. The
Flagstaff, too, has been a noted divi-
dend payer, and has produced its mill
lions. Both properties are well equip
ped with machinery, and each has
good faces of ore in sight; and under
such favorable circumstances there is
every reason to believe that the new
leasers of these properties, MessTs
Condict and Hayward, will make them
pay another fortune before the expir-
alton OF their bond.
About fourteen men have wintered
in Alta, and during this period consid-
cradle ore has been either blocked out
or extracted ready for shipment as
soon as the tramway is opened, which
viii be about the first OF the month.
During the winter two men have
taken out about 100 tons OF ore at the
City Rocks mine, which will net SIS to
the ton; the Grizzley, with a similar
force, has about the same quantity
and quality of ore on its dump while
in several ofher properties an equally
good showing has been made.
As announced in these columns two
weeks ago. Colonel E. Sells. W. H.
Sells and others have secured the old
Alpha mine, on which they propose do
ing extensive work this summer.
There are others who are looking to-
wards Alta, and during the summer
there is almost sure to be a great
deal of activity in this now almost
deserted camp, and the opinion is ex-
pressed that it is certain to recover
It's lost prestige and that within a
year It will again be accounted as one
of the greatest and richest producing
camps in Utah.