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able position on IL respectable snip"
mo you won't" said the prodigal; mo
you won't. l am going as a private
sailor; as a common sailor; that will
plague my father most, and what
will do most to tantalize and worry
him will please me best" Years passed
on, and Mr.. Griffin was seated in his
study one day when a messenger came
to him, saying there was a young man
in irons on a ship at the dock-a young
man condemned to death-who wished
to see this clergyman. Mr.. Griffin
went down to the dock n wen on
shipboard. The young man said to
him: You don't know me, do you?"
No" he said, 81 don't know you"
"Why, don't you remember that young
man you tried to persuade to go home
and he wouldn't go?" "Oh, yes" said
Mr.. Griffin, ''are you that man? Yes,
l am that man." said the other. Il
would like to have you pray for me. 1
have committed murder, and l must
die; but / don't want to go out of this
world until some one prays for me.
You are my fathers friend, n l
would like TO have you pray for me"
Mr.. Griffin went from judicial au-
thority to judicial authority to get that
young mans pardon. He slept not
night nor day. He went from influen-
tial person to influential person, until
in some way he got that young mans
pardon. He came down on the Dock
and as he arrived on the dock with the
pardon the father came. He had
heard hat his son, under a dis
guised NAME, had been committing
crime and was going to be put
to death. So Mr.. Griffin and the father
went on the ships deck, and ut the
very moment Mr.. Griffin offered the
pardon to the young a the old
father threw his arms around the sons
neck, and the son said: Father, /
have done very wrong and l am very
sorry. l wish l had never broken your
heart. l am very sorry!" 'Oh," said
the father, don't mention 1t. 1t won't
make any difference now 1t is all
over. 1 forgive you, my son." and he
kissed him and kissed him and kissed
him. To-day 1 offer you the par
don of the gospel-full pardon,
free pardon. 1 do not car what
your crime has been. Though you
say you have committed q crime
against God, against your own soul,
against your fellow-man, against your
family, against the day of judgment,
against the cross of Christ-whatever
your crime has been, here is pardon,
full pardon, and the very moment you
take that pardon your Heavenly Father
throws his arms about you and says:
my son, l forgive you. 1t is all right.
You are as much in my favor now as If
YOU had never sinned." Oh, there is
joy on earth and joy in Heaven. Who
will take the Fathers embrace?
The Hannibal & St Joseph depot at
Breckenridge, Mo, vas destroyed by
R.a
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D OF PUBLICATION.

In the Probate Court of Lafayette county.
Missouri, Adjourned February Term, I'd day,
March list, 1886.
Estate of Charles Erskine, deceased.
Now at this day comes Lee B~lakemore,
administrator of the estate OF Charles Erskine,
deceased, and presents his petition praying
for an order for the sale of so much of the real
estate of said Charles Erskine, as will pay and
satisfy the remaining debts due by said estate
and vet unpaid for want of sufficient assets,
accompanied ty the accounts, lists and inven-
tories required by law in such cases.
On examination whereof 1t is ordered that
ali persons interested in said estate be notified
thai application as aforesaid has been made.
and that unless the contrary be shown on or
before the first day of the next term of this
court, to be held on the second Monday in May.
1886, an order will be made for the sale of the
whole or so much of the real estate of said
Charles Erskine rs will be sufficient for the
payment of said debts.
And il is further ordered that all of the heirs
of said deceased, residents of said Lafayette
county, be personally served with notice of
these proceedings according To law.
And IL Is further ordered that this notice be
published in the Lexington I~ntelligencer, Il
newspaper published in said county, for four
weeks successfully before the commence
ment OF the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest
YOUNG,
32S-t5 Probate Judge.
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|GROCERSH
SHERIFF'S SALE.


The State OF Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of Thomas A. Catron. collector of
the revenue of Lafayette county, in the
state of Missouri, plaintiff,
versus
Unknown heirs of Sarah L. Wiley, deceased.
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri.
BY virtue of a special execution issued from
the Office of the clerk of the circuit court of
Lafayette county, Missouri. in the above enti-
tied cause. wherein the state of Missouri, at
the relation and to the use of Tnomas A. Cat
ron, collector of the revenue of Lafayette
Missouri, is plaintiff. and against
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased,
to me directed and returnable to the April
sheriff of Lafayette county. Missouri. will on
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th. 1896,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
day, and in front of the court house door, in
the city of Lexington, in Lafayette county,
Missouri, curing the session of said circuit
court of said county, offer for sale and sell
publicly, by auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, all the right, title, interest, claim
and estate of the said Unknown heirs of Sarah
L. Wiley, deceased, defendants in said execu-
tiOn, in and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the couRty
OF lafayette. and state of Missouri, to-Wit:
ton, Missouri. described as follows: Beginning
so feet south OF the northwest corner of lot !,
block Is, thence east hfty feet, thence south
SO feet, thence west 90 feet. thence north 90
feet to place of beginning. levied upon as the
property of said defendants, and sold to satisfy
said execution. together with the costs and
of this sale.
Given under my hand this 9th day of March,
1896. ZACH W. WRIGHT,
S-2s-td Sheriff.
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A PrattY Exnarimant.

If you put a silver spoon above the
flame of a candle it becomes black;
plunge it in a glass q watsr-wbat q
change! The spoon Is no longer black.
Take IL from the water; you will think
the smoke has Disappeared. 1t is not
so. The spoon remains of q beautiful
dull black. Curious, is it not? The ex-
PLANTATION Is simple. Lamp black, be-
cause of it's fineness, Is not wei by the
water; the water presents then, all
round and at a distance from the black
ened spoon, a curved form, ~reproduc-
ing exactly that of the spoon, and on
which the light reflects as on q metallic
surface. Try this pretty experiment
this way: Blacken an egg above a can
die. or, better still, a very smoky lamp,
and this egg, plunged into the water,
will take instantly a brilliant and me-
tallic aspect, giving the illusion of q
silvered egg, and reappearing black rs
soon as you take it out of the water
N. Y. Mercury.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, William A. LaBeTtew, and Mildred
C. LaBertew, his wife, by their certain deed
of trust, dated January 2lth, 1893, and recorded
on January 3Oth, 1879, I'm book No lbs, at page
229. in the office of the recorder of deeds for
Lafayette county. Missouri. did convey to the
undersigned trustee for the purpose OF secur-
ing a certain promissory note. fully described
In said deed of trust, the following described
real estate, situate in Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, to-wit: Lot five (5J, of block ten QO), of
the first addition of the city of Lexington,
Missouri. as designated on the plat of said
city, now on file in the recorders Office. also
twenty-five feet of of the west side of lot six
8), block ten QOl, of said addition and subject
10 a prior deed of trust TO the Building and
Loan Association; and. whereas, default has
been made in the payment of the said note,
which balance still remains due and unpaid,
and the said William A. LaBertew having
died more than nine months past; now, there
fore, at the request of the legal holder of said
note, I, the undersigned trustee, In accordance
with the provisions of said deed of trust, will
offer at public vendue. and sell to the highest
bidder for cash, at the court house door, in the
city of Lexington, Missouri. the above des-
cribed real estate, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 2sth, 1896,
between the hours of o O'Clock in the forenoon
and 5 O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, to
satisfy said note and the interest thereon and
all costs of executing this said trust.
STEPHEN N. ILSON
4-i-td Trustee.
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From Both st. LOuis and Kansas City
The Chicago a Atoms New
Lines Opened Monday,
March %, 1896.

Rumors, guesses, conjectures, sur
misses are at an end. The route of the
Chicago 81 Alton between st. Louis and
Peoria, and Kansas City oand Peoria,
is officially announced. and Monday,
March %, 1896, was the date determined
upon for the opening for through freight
and passenger traffic.
The accompanying official map of the
'Alton's' new Peoria through lines,
which is furnished by the company,
shows the situation In a comprehensive
manner, and portrays the great advan-
tage of having the line from st. Louis.
Alton. Carlinville, Springfield. etc, via
Lincoln; and the line from Kansas
City, Mexico and Louisiana, Mo-, and
Jacksonville, ILL.,, etc, via Delavan. 1t
at once makes the Chicago & Alton the
shortest and best line into Peoria from
practically all of the intermediate sta
lions on its line.
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THINKS VENICE A oELusIoh.

An EnglishmAn Who Was Not Charmed
with Its Canals and Gondols Life.
Here is a description of what these
annals are, taken from my diary, and
it is literally truthful, which the po-
cts and the painters never saw. "On
either / staggers q crowd of decayed
buildings; from the roofs downward
they r a mass of squalid ruin; broken
balconies cling to the stained and dis
colored walls, great scabs of plaster
have fallen from their fronts as If lep-
rosy had eaten into them; for a foot
above the water the walls are black
with slime, the broken windows are
stuffed with rags or paper, the shat
tered steps lead up to doors that swing
by one hinge; tho steps themselves
are slippery with the greasy scum; to
the edge Of the lower stairs there is
q fringe of foul green weed-it swings
slowly In the crawling water; the iron
grilles. once SC beautiful, are eaten
by bitter salt rust; the shutters hang
at all angles Tapping and creaking
in the wind: In the crazy balconies there
is a number of broken flower pots with
dead flowers in them; and through all
of these reeking alleys the greenish
gray water slowly pushes and oozes,
covered with straw, egg shells, cab
bage stalks and nameless refuse. Over
all this brood d hundred filthy and
obscene smells, each canal contribut-
ing a particularly putrid stencil of
its own. No longer does Venice sit
in state; hour by hour and stone by
stone she is sinking in her dishonor-
able grave.
might in Venice and music on the
canal-that surely would have it's old
charm. I have pictured the soft air,
Iulsing with sweet voices, and over all
a sky thick inlaid with patines of
bright goId.' Well. every night about
eight h singing certainly begAn quit
ars tinkled, and now and then ons
heard a fairly good tenor voice, but as
a rule the mems voices were harsh ana
worn, and the women's indescribably
shrill, and the songs they san were
Verdi and Bellini at their worst. All
che la Morte,' and its companion alb
surdities. And when once they began
they kept on; no sooner had one boat
load Of singers exhausted its repertoire
than another took up its place and re-
peated the same songs with the same
qui rerings and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ster Gazette.
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A L HERMIT.
And All About the Strange Way He Rnc
HIa DOr Travel.

And All About the Strange Way He and
His Dog Travel.
Uncle John Cusack, the hermit of
Moose island, has just sold part of his
insular domain in Moosehead lake, and,
to this extent, has aEdicated the long
seclusion in which he has dwelt Tor
about 30 years. He retains 200 acres,
upon which his house and stable stand.
our hundred acres he has sold to Il
wealthy woman, said to be a south
erner, for about $4,000, who will build
there her summer residence.
Not long G there appeared in print
an ccoun of John Cusack's feat la
crossing the Piscataquis river at Fox
croft, standing on n 35-pound binding
pole. Such a performance is a COM
monplace n for him. Frequently on
a wager or merely to exhibit his skill
h. has crossed the broad reach of WesT
cove, at the foot of Moosehead lake,
on a pole as slender, and when even up
held by nothing more buoying than a
lumberman's pick-Pole. As to the mat
ter of a boa to take him from his island
10 the mainland he gives himself little
trouble. TO leap upon a log, with a
slab or sapling for paddle, and prope1
himself across the dividing channel, is
as much a matter of course with him as
for an urban resident to step upon u
horse car.
With such q craft sometimes has
made strange and adventurous voy-
ages. Once as the steamer from Kineo
plowed. down the lake through a heavy
e the ships company were astounded
by the sight of a man in mud-lake stand
ing breast high In the heaving waters
with which he was battling in seeming
pursuit of a small dog that sat in full
view above the surface a few feet ahead
of him.
The steamer, changing her course,
slowed down to pick up John Cusack,
who was making the fourth mile OF
a voysge, with an old Tree root as his
craft and his dog as passenger. He
stood upon the larger end of the root,
thereby lifting the other end above the
water, and upon this raised tip the
dog found a safe If not quite dry foot.
irg. The sight of Uncle John and his
dog making similar though less ven
turesome voyages about the lower part
of the lax Ia not uncommon, and the
dog has learned to take his place on
the dry end of the stick or root at his
masters first word of command
Maine State Press.
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OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF

STATE OF HI, -
UNIT OF LAFAYETTE
In the Circuit Court of said County, March
Term, LIST day March I'd, 1896. AT Hig-
The State of Missouri at the relation and to
the use of Thomas sCatron. collector of the
revenue of Lafayette county, in the state OF
Missouri, Plaintiff.
Elizabeth Corse, ana Henry Corsc. her hus.
band, Mary j. Fulkerson. and Putnam s.
Fulkerson, her husband. Mary A Ridings.
Thomas Rulings. Jannetta Higgins, and
Calvin Higgins, her husband, Laura Hooper,
Mary Hooper and William Hooper,. Lee
Mays, and - Mays, her husband, Mary
Rose, Mary b. Ragsdale, and Joseph Rags
dale, her husband. Jesse Rulings and Addison
Rulings. heirs Of A. w. Rulings, deceased,
Now at this day comes the said plaintiff, by
his attorney. ard IN his motion II is ordered
that order of publication be published against
said defendants Laura Hooper, Mary Hooper
Mays, her husband, as follows, to-wit: To the
said Laura Hooper, Mary Hooper, William
Hooper, Lee Mays, ana 49, Mays, her nus
band, you are hereby notified that said plain
tiff has commenced "A suit against You in said
court by petition, the object and general
nature of which is to obtain a judgment for
the taxes, interests and costs due ON the
following described real estate, situate in the
county Of Lafayette, and state of Missouri.
to- wit: ~ acres, the northwest quarter of the
southwest quarter OF section 20, township 40,
range %, and also ia acres the northwest half
of the northeast half of the west half OF the
southwest quarter except 6 acres of the north
east corner of section y. township 40, and
range 20, also the fOllOwing described real
estate, to-wit: The 40 acres the southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section 81,
township ~, and range 2S. said real estate
being delinquent for the years 1857, 1855, 1883.
1890. ls9l and ls92. and that said taxes for said
years, exclusive of penalty, interest and cost,
amount in the aggregate to the sum OF Two
Hundred and Ninety five and IS-l0o Dollars,
and that the same NAV be declared IA lien on
said real estate, and that the same may be sold
or so much thereof as may DE necessary to
satisfy the Judgment rendered herein, with
fees, penalties, commissions and costs.
And you are further notified that unless
you appear ut the next term of said cnurt,
to be begun and held at the court house, In
the city of HigginsVille, in said county,
on the seventh day of September, next, and on
or before the third day of said term, II the
term shall SO long continue, and if not, then
before the end of the term, and answer said
petition. the same will be taken as confessed
And ii is further ordered that IA copy
ly lntelligencer, n newspaper published in
said county of Lafayette. for four weeks
successfully, the last insertion to be at least
weeks before the commencement of
the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest
G. L. EWING, Clerk.
by PEARL REEDER, ID. &. 32s-.t
H. e. Wallace, Jr., Attorney for Plaintiff
The transfer company keeps a call book
at the Mammoth livery stable. and one at
the Grand Central hotel. Leave orders at
these places. 1o-27-tf
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STATIONS A? HE!T!!W111.
e BUG

a winner and sire of winners. Sired by
Tenbroeck. the great 4 mile race horse.
LIST dam Gold Bug, the dam of seven
winners (Gold Flea, Counsellor. Ten
Bug, Ethel Gray, Gold Stone. Coda,
Gold Coin, all good winners. Ethel
Gray won more races in 1893 than any
mare in America.) by John Morgan. a
son of Imp. Sovereign, &c. &c. TO the
l4th dam, an imported mare from stud
of Mr.. Harrison, of Brandon. England.
Ten Bug won races at st. Louis. Gar
field and Washington parks. Chicago,
beating large fields of good horses at all
distances. and was never beaten. Here
is an opportunity To breed race horses
or frst-class saddlers. such as has not
been offered the breeders in Lafayette
county for p Years. Ten Bug is a
perfect model, rich bay, 15a hands high.
and think the finest horse | have ever
seen i'll this country.
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One cupful of SOU milk, one cupful of
sugar or molasses, one spoonful of but
ter, a teaspoonful of soda. spices to
suit the taste, and one pound of dates
with the stones removed. Stir quite
stiff with Graham flour and steam two
hours. Serve with cream and sugar.
This is delicious.-Ladies' Journal.
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ELECTRIC 26zo,

(Sire of Ellington, record 2:25 can
pace i'll 2:l5 the only colt trained by
him Sired by the Wilks stallion
Onward. the greatest horse that lives or
ever lived of his age, with 11S colts in
the list from 2:06f to 2:30. No stallion
has shown such pIepotency to breed on
through sires and dams as Onward,
having several grand descendants hold
ing the worlds records.
Electric is one of the highest bred
sires, a fine stallion and a splendid
breeder his colts are large and fine,
also kind, gentle and fast.
TERMS OF SERVICE.
Ten Bug for thoroughbred mares. -. $50
Ten Bug for saddle and others. .... 10
Electric for standard bred mares. . 20
Electric for all others. ............ 10
Pasturage at 81 per month for mares /;
no risks assumed.
Also at same stables a splendid 4 year
dc black Jack, 10 hands high, and a
fine breeder and sure fcal getter. If
not sold, as | have not the time to look
after him, will serve Janets at $40,
mares at ST.
All the above prices to insure a mare
in foal.
r.. TODHUNTER.
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE.

BY virtue of an order of the probate
court of Lafayette county Missouri.
made on March 9th. 1886, the undersigned
public administrator has taken charge OF the
estate or Robert Samuel Stumpf. deceased.
AL persons having claims against said eS-
tate, are required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the administrator within one year after
the date of said letters or they may be preclud
ed from any benefit of such estate; andif such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
the date of said letters they will be forever
barred.
This 9th day of March, 1896.
s. N. WILSON,
2ll-5t Public Administrator.
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7. G.. B. FERGUSON,

Physician and Surgeon having located at May
view, Mo-, practices in all the departments OF
the medical profession. Makes a specially of
major and minor surgery. Diseases of women
and children. Uses the latest su~ceessfultreat-
ment OF Catarrh, +sp
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters of administration on the estate of
Jane p. Beale, deceased. were granted 10 the
undersigned On the 9th day OF March, 1886.
Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate.
are equired TO exhibit them for allowance 10
the administrator within one year after the
date OF said letters or they may be ~precluded
from any benefit Of such estate; and IL such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
the date of said letters they will be forever
barred.
This 6th day of March, 1896.
WILLIAM T. ANDERSON,
Elliot Administrator.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters OF administration on the estate of
James Mc0irl. deceased, were granted to the
undersigned on the 9Th day of March. 1895, by
Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate,
are required to exhibit them for allowance TO
the administrator within one year after the
date Of said letters or they may be ~precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and IL such
claims be not exhibited within two years from
the date of said letters they will be forever
barred.
This 9th day OF March. 1896.
JAMES MILAN,
Bl+bt administrators
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TRUSTEES SALE.

whereas, Elizabeth Lowery, widow of James
Lowery, deceased, by her certain deed of
trust. dated the 7th day of November, 1884.
n recorded in the recorders office OF
Lafayette county. Missouri. in deed book No
12s. At page 337, conveyed TO James +:
Catron, trustee, the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being in the county
of Lafayette and state of Missouri, to-Wit:
Lots one III, seven % and eight 49,, in block
twenty-three C23), first addition to Lexinton,
No., which said deed was made In trust TO
secure the payment Of two certain promissory
notes In said deed described; and whereas,
default has been made in the payment of said
notes. and the same with interest thereon
remains due and unpaid, and whereas the
said James F. Catron refuses to act; now
therefore, this is to give notice that i, the
undersigned. Zach. W. Wright, the acting
sheriff OF said Lafayette county, Missouri, by
virtue of the powers In me vested, under said
deed OF trust. authorizing me to act in the
place of said trustee, in case of his absence,
and pursuant to the provisions of said deed of
and owner of said note, will, on
SATURDAY, APRIL 18th. 1896,
be-f-en the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
NO. and i've o'clock in the afternoon, of
said Jay, at the court house door in the city OF
Lexington. Lafayette county, Missouri. offer
for sale and sell, at public ~yendue. to the
highest bidder, for cash in hand, the said prop
erty above described. for the purpose of pay
ing the amount due upon said notes, together
with the costs and expenses of said trust
and sale.
Given under my hand this eleventh day of
March, 1896.
ZACH. W. WRIGHT,
3l4td Sheriff and Trustee.
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1t not only is so, it must be so. One
Minute Cough Cure acts quickly. and
that's what makes 1t go. Crist 4 Gardner.
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Attorneys-at-iaw VIII practice in all the
courts of the state. Prompt attention given to
all business entrusted to our care. Office in
Haerle building, rooms . and IL. JanlOyl