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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-14

the Bible, millions of it's copies going
out, millions on millions-this, the
monarch of books, hat has made all
the difference between China and the
United States, between Africa and
America; a book declaring in every
style of ~phraseology that all nations
are to be converted, and does not
that include our nation? II the
Apocalyptic angel is to fly across
the continent, will he not fly across
this continent? The worst insult |
could offer you would be to doubt your
veracity, and shall we doubt Gods
promise? Then there are the gospel
batteries, manned by 20, 900 pastors and
home missionaries, over the head of
each one of whom is the shield of Di-
vine protection, and in the right hand
of each one the cleaning. two-edged
sword of the Infinite Spirit! Hundreds
of thousands of private soldiers for
Christ, marching under the one-starred,
blood-striped flag of Emanuel They
are marching on! E~piscopacy, with
the sublime roll of its liturgies; Meth
odism, with its battle cry of "The
sword of the Lord and John Wesley;"
he Baptist church, with it's glo-
rious navy sailing up our Oregons
and Sacramentos and Mississippis;
and Presbyterianism, moving on with
the battle cry of 1.-THE sword of the
Lord and John Knox" And then,
after awhile will come the great tides
of revival, sweeping over the land, the
500, 900 conversions In 1857 eclipsed by
the salvation of millions in a day, and
the four American armies of the Lords
host marching toward each other, the
eastern army marching west, the west
ern army marching east, the northern
army marching south, the southern
army marching north; shoulder to
shoulder!. Tramp! Tramp! Trampl
Until they meet mid-continent, having
taken America for God!
The thunder of the bombardment is
already in the air, and when the last
bridge of opposition is taken, and the
last portcullis of Satan is lifted, and
the last tower dismantled, and the last
charger of iniquity shall have been
hurled back upon its launches, what u
time of rejoicingi We will see it. not
with these eyes, which before that will
be closed in blessed sleep, but with
strong and better vision, when
the Lord once in awhile gives us
a vacation among the doxologies to
come down and see the dear old land
which 1 pray may always be the lamb
of the text, mild and peaceful, inof-
fensive, but in case foreign nations as
sail it, having two horns of army and
navy strong enough to hook them back
and hook them down. and a voice
louder than a dragon, yea, louder than
ten Thousand thunders, saying to the
pillows of Asiatic superstition and Eu-
ropean arrogance, Thus far shalt
thou go, and no farther, and there
shall thy proud waves be stayedr'
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HEARING IN ANIMALS.
Way In Which the Lower Order
of Beings Receive Sound.

Peculiar Way In which the Lower Order
of Beings Receive Sound.
Insects, like grasshoPpers, crickets
and locusts, have their ears in strange
places-some on the middle of the body,
others on the legs Whatever other
uses the creatures may also make of
these organs, they are veritable audi
tory organs. In them we find a MEM
brane stretched across a cavity, with
on opening to the external air, and
within the cavity is a nerve mass de-
veloped at the end of an auditory nerve.
1t would be hard, indeed, if h chip
ing cicada-"the cricket on he hearth"
and the %querulous katydid could not
be heard by their companions. 1t is
said hat those pests in the house
the fies-can hca by means of some
rows of ~corpuscles on the knobbed
threads which represent the hind wings
of other insects. 1t is uncertain wheth-
er bees can hear. If not, then all the
labor of the old-fashioned bee-keeper
in beating a tin pan at swarming time
is in vain. Some naturalists who have
tried them with every kind of sound
and noise deny that they a hear.
Others, equally confident, assert thai
they are very sensitive to h calls of
their queen at least.
Some of the mollusks have very re-
nIarkable organs for hearing. A good
instance ik the golden lug. In it's
neck you would see, under a micro
scope, a pair of globules filed with a
clear fluid. In these are minute ear
stones, which swing to and fro, rotate
and start off, first in one direction and
then in another, put in no instance
striking the walls of the cavity. If
the globules are %ruptured, the motion
ceases.
A careful angler tells you not to
talk while you are fishing. Probably a
quiet conversation will do no harm,
but it must be remembered that fishes
nave ears, although sounds from the
air may not reach them. One of the
oldest arrangements of all is found in
some fishes. The air bladder sends off
fbers which are attached to mem
branes stretched across cavities in the
skull, and from these membranes the
vibrations of sound are conveyed to
the air bladder. such is the case with
the perch; while, more strange still,
in the carp little bones aid the rams
mission of sound.
The ears of frogs and toads begin to
approach the type with which we are
most familiar, and very effective ears
they are, too, for a pet toad l kept for
several years would always come from
his hiding-place when made a low,
kissing sound
Adders may be deaf" or hard of
hearing. but reptiles furnished with
ears, and among them the crocodile,
has the rudiment of an o%uterear. Birds,
as everybody knows, can hear very
readily, and the external cavity is cas-
lily found if the feathers on the side of
the skull are raised. Anyone fortunate
enough to get hold of an owl may see
a very remarkable opening leading to
the drum, but the tufts of feathers
which adorn the head on each side in
some species cannot be regarded as
in any way analogous to our own folds
of cartilage.-N. Y. Post.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters OF ADMINISTRATION on the estate of
Francis NJ. Shore deceased. were granted to
the undersigned on the l4th day of January.
1896, by the Probate Court of Lafayette
county, Missouri.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance TO
the administrative within one year after the
date of said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and IL such
the date of said letters, they will be forever
barred.
This I4th day of January, 1896.
LIZA A. SHORE,
t-O.-6f Admfnfatrutrfw
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1t was after an animated discussion
with a new mi
You say she got the better of your"
said his friend.
'She did," he admitted.
MADE you feel rather small, didn't
it?"
John" said the lugubrious one, "if
you will go to the top of the Auditorium
tower and look down at me standing
in the street, you will have some faint
conception of how small 1 feel."-Chi-
cago Post.
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D OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI. L.
n or
In the Circuit Court of SAID County, in vaca-
ton. January II, ls95.
Richard Ham,. Mary Lee. !
Hannah Knight and Caro-
line Blankin Plaintiffs,
John Ham, william Ham,
A~lbertHam.G eorgeT. Ham,
Jennie Ham, Ann Baker.
and also Mrs. Edwin Henry
d BAILEY :. whose SssDoS sRTist asS Apr. .s Term'
Alice Blair, the last two
being the only children OF
Jane Blair, deceased, John
Key and - Key. whose
christian name is un-
known. the last two being
the children of Elizabeth
Key,deceased,D Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein,
by their attorneys, and nle their PORTION,
ants, Ann Baker, Mrs. edwin Henry Bailey,
whose christian name IL unknown Alice
deceased; and John Key and - Key.
his sister, whose christian name Is I'M
known, both being the children of Elizabeth
Key, deceased, are non-residents of the
state of Missouri; whereupon, 1t is ordered
by the clerk of said court in vacation.
that said defendants be notified by publication
that plaintiffs have commenced a suit against
them in this court, the object and general
nature of which is 10 contest a certain paper,
dated the 18th day of August, 1892, signed by
james Ham,. and admitted to probate rs the
last Will of James Ham,. deceased. IN the
~ NAAhN ut 6aAo ShLAC LlhAh Na6 IN ~
the time or sound mind, and that the same
was procured by undue influence and fraud
practiced Upon him., and praying that an issue
be. framed as to whether said paper Is the last
Will of said James Ham, and that the same be
set aside, held void and OF no effect as the last
will of James Ham; and that unless the said
Ann Baker. Mrs. Edwin Henry Bailey. Alice
Blair, John Key and - Key. his sister. be
and appear at this court, at the next term
thereof, to be begun and holden at the court
house, in the city of Lexington. in said
county, on the 9Th day OF April next, and on
or befOrethe third day of said term. IL the
term shall SO long continue, and If not. then
on or before the last day of said term, and
answer or plead to the petition in said cause,
the same will be taken as confessed, and
Judgment will be rendered accordingly.
= And it is further order ed that q oOpy hereof
be published. according to law, in the Lexing-
ton Weekly Int~elligencer, u newspaper pub
lished in said county of Lafayette, for four
weeks successfully, published at least once a
week, the last Insertion 10 be at least thirty
days before the first day of said next April
term of this court.
A true copy. Attest
C. L. EWING, Clerk.
By FRANK TRIGG. d. C.. 2-I4t
]. ID. Shewalter and VIM. Aull. Attorneys
for DIafnffaa
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NOTICE OF RESIGNATION.

Notice is hereby given that on Saturday
March 2lst, 1896, | will apply TO the Probate
Court of Lafayette county, Missouri for per-
mission to resign as executor of the estate of
James ttOstagno, deceased.
u. G. PHETZING.
Executor of the estate of James ROstagno,
deceased.
February 2OtI- lsp6.
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Not Hers.

Little Girl ito teacher, who has re-
lieved her of her chewing gum -
Please, teacher, may | have my gum, it
belongs to my mother?-Life,
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do you ever walk without an OBJ
ject. Miss Daisy?"
Not when | am in your company,
MIR. Turnup."-To Date.
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TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, the Matthews Coal Company, II
corporation, by its deed OF trust. dated
date in the Office of the recorder OF deeds for
Lafayette county, Missouri, in book liz, at
page so, conveyed to the undersigned trustee
certain property in said deed of trust described
as follows: The coal mines and shafts and coal
mining rights, licenses and leases belonging
to and the property of said corporation situa-
ted on the line of the Chicago and Alton rail-
road, in said county. and near the town Of
Mayhem, in said county,, together with all
engines, pumps. sheds, buildings, hoistinE
apparatus, tracks, coal buggicS, machinery,
scales and fixtures owned BY or the %properiy
of said corporation, and located AT, belonging
TO or used in connection with said coal mines,
or either of them, including all easements,
rights-of-way and mining privileges of every
kind and character and from whomsneVer
acquired, belonging To or owned bN said cor
pOrutiOn, and also the Office building belonging
to and used by SAID corporation ana situated
in said town OF MayNiew, and the desk. stove
and furniture of every Kind now in said office
building and belonging 10 said corporation,
and also all other property OF every kind
situated in said county, owned by ard the
nropcrty of said corporation save and except
all debts and accounts due and owing unto
said corporation, said property being so con-
veyed in trust To secure the payment OF
certain debts of said corporation IN said deed
of trust specified; and whereas, said Matthews
Coal Company has failed TO fully pay OF and
discharge said debts, and the same remain due
and unpaid; now. therefore, notice Is hereby
given that |, the undersigned trustee,
will sell the said properly above described at
public Vendue, To the highest bidder Tor cash.
ut the front door of the business uiiicc of said
Matthews Coal Company, in the town of May
view, in said county, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Is, 1896,
between the hours of . o'clock in the forenoon
and 3 O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, to
satisfy said debts ana the expenses OF eNocu
ting said trust. Taylor ID. BENNlNG,
2-l5-td Trustee.
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F. E WALLACE,
REAL ESTATE, LOAN

INSURANCE AGENT.
Abstractor and ~Conveyancer. Office over
Stevenson's hardware store, Lexington, Mo.
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WEDNESDAY. MARCH Is. 1856,

between the hours Of . O'Clock in the forenoon
and . O'Clock IN the afternoon of that day, to
satisfy said debts and the expenses of eNUcu
ting said trust. TANLOR d. BENNING,
2-l5-td Trustee
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S..
'ounty, in Vaca-
1885.
April Term,
1895.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
Bold American COunterfeiters.

Wall street money brokers have
been interested in the reports re-
ceived here that the Spanish Govern
ment has for several years been made
the victim of American counterfeiters.
Thousands of silver five-peseta pieces
are said to have been scattered broad
cast over the Spanish-Americas, es-
pecially Mexico and Cuba. Money
brokers in this city are given the
credit for exposing the sham. The
coin is of equal fineness to the genuine.
The weight is the same, but the dies
tell the tale. The counterfeiters, it
is claimed, have their headquarters in
or about this city. The Secret Service
of the Trasury Department mas been
appealed to by the Spanish Govern
ment to locate the men. A five. peseta
piece is equal to about ninety-six
cents of American money. That value
is not the exchange value, the brokers
giving only sixty cents for the coins.
A five-peseta piece contains 3S5 $40
grains of silver bullion, or ninety-tive
grams less than an ounce. CONNER
cial bar silver sold in this city the
other day for go 3.S cents an ounce.
1t is claimed that the counterfeiters
bought bar silver when it was lower
than the price quoted. and by using
the standard weight OF silver in the
fraudulent coins they reaped a hand.
some profit. New York Advertiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
A Notable Flight Of Pigeons.

Aided by southerly wind and q
perfectly clear sky, the first test of the
pigeons which are to represent the
first Chicago Homing club in the Ma
tionul Federation races this year was a
most notable success. 1t took place on
Saturday morning, and the trial was
remarkable in more than one feature.
Two hundred and eighty-one birds, the
largest number which the club has
ever liberated from one racing sta
tion, made the trip, and of that num-
Der every bird was reposing peacefully
in its loft by l o'clock in the after
noon. The time made by the first
birds to arrive home was the fastest
ever made over the course, and repre-
sents speed of more than mile
minute.
The birds we're liberated at Monee,
forty-two miles away from the near
est loft, at 730 o'clock, and White
Wings, owned by l.. Verschueren,
stepped back into his loft at 8. IA IL.
White Wings was closely followed by
nearly half the flock, and fifty arri-
walls we're reported between S.15 and
8.17. Inusmuch as every bird spent
at least five minutes in circling before
starting on line for home, the speed
shown is materially more than mile
in each sixty seconds. The members
of the club we're delighted over the
performances of their pets, and they
unite in saying that the club will be
the richer by several of the federation
racing diplomas before the season is
over.
As an illustration of how little even
the best fanciers nre able to Judge of
the merits of their own pets, it is in
teresting to note that White Wings
had been considered almost worthless.
Only month ago he was flown from
Sixty-first street, n distance of eight
miles, to his loft, and took sixteen
days to make the journey. This was
his first trial. and he was sent
to Monee quite as much in the
hope that ho would be lost as for any
other reason. Chicago Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
The Home Of a Maine Family.

Down near Jonesport the hulk of q
schooner lies high and dry on the
shore. 1t is slightly careened, and
the timbers are not sound enough to
take swim in the surge. Yet they
can stiffly breast the wind and the
sweep of the rain. The schooner is
stranded in lonely cove, and doesn't
look very inviting, yet the family of a
lobster fisherman dwells there in great
comfort
They have converted it into sort
OF seaside rudder grange. Tween
decks has been partitioned off, win
dows have been cut through the hull.
and tunnels protruding through the
deck carry away the smoke from the
two stoves. Within, this extempor-
lied home is fairly cosey, even if the
floors do have a tilt to starboard. The
children have lots of fun rolling mar
bles down the incline, and as the lady
of the house always sweeps"down hill"
her work is greatly lightened. Low
iston Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
Fleet OF Foot,

Captain II. l.. Scott, of the famous
Seventh United States cavalry, re-
lates some marvellous tales Of the
powers of endurance and heetness of
foot of the members of l. troop of
his regiment, which is composed OF
Chiricahua Apache Indians from Ari-
zonia, to Sioux Falls Argus reporter.
He relates that on one occasion full
grown and able-bodied deer ran
through the cavalry camp and in
stantly with series of wild yells the
Indians gave pursuit on foot, and by
exceeding swiftness and skill they
actually ran it down, caught it about
nine miles from camp, and brought 1t
in unharmed.
On one occasion nine OF them wero
returning to camp, after full day OF
hard work, riding upon government
wagon drawn by mule team. A
coyote was seen close by the trail,
pursuing young calf. Instantly the
fatigues of the days labor were for
gotten, the dusky driver, in his wild
enthusiasm, even forgetting the team,
and the whole gave chase, and after
wild yelling, scrambling chase of two
hours, the wolf was captured, tied,
gagged and packed into camp. The
mules had meantime quietly and de-
corously wended their way to camp.
This seems strange to the average
pale-face, and the Sioux look upon
these wonderful feats as something
approaching the supernatural; this.
in short, indicates tho difference which
different methods of life, pursued
through generations, makes in people
Of the came general race. The pale
face would fall by the wayside in q
mile, the Sioux would shrug his
shoulders, grunt and lie down, or
would fly to his trusty pony,on which
ho will do more work probably than
any other man living, without regard
to the character of his mount.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
HIGH COLLARS FOR GIRLS.

Summer girls are to wear chokers
this year. Their collars are to be as high
those worn by their brothers, and will
be of the same patterns. One of these
collars, two and half inches high,
with corners which turn over slightly
under pressure of tho chin, is known
as the "Poke" point. 1t is q most
alarming example of neckwear, and
the girl that wears it is sure to keep
her head up. She must, unless she
means to cut her throat. Some girls
with particularly long necks, will go
another half inch in their collars, and
wear the spoke" point fully three
inches high.
The stock CO liar has been worn for
the last few months in silk. Now it
is to be made in summer goods. It
will be in grass cloth, madras cloth,
piques and lawns. The stock collar
is necktie and collar combined. 1t
is wide band OF material that goes
completely around the neck, and is
tied in bow in front 1t is all ready
to put o., being made like mems even.
ing ties. with loop that fastens to a
button at one snap.
All the collars worn by the sum mer
girls will fit snugly. They are made
with buttonholes to fit tightly to the
buttons sewed upon the shirt waist. no
that the whole arrangement is solid.
There are no collar buttons to como
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01

off and roll under the bureau either
For the tailor-made girl there is the
"mufti." 1t consists of three pieces
a high white turnover collars stock
and four r-in-hund tie The tailor
made girl can slip on this combination
in second. Then she slips on her
JACKET, her skirt and her hat, and she
is dressed. She needs not one pin to
complete her toilet, which is one of
the great advantages of being a tailor
made girl. New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
THE RICHEST WOMEN.

The United States claims two of the
six richest women in the world. The
remaining four are OF different nation
alities. Sonora Isidora Cousino, whose
name stands first on the list of these
notable women, is q native of Chile.
Sonora Isidora Cousino has her home
in Santiago. She was an only child,
and at her fathers death inherited
magnificent landed estates, which had
been accommodating for gel o ations, and
upon which rich coal mines have since
been developed. Her husband was
also an extensive land owner, and
dying soon after her father, the sonora
was left the possessor OF landed estates
which, under her supervision, have
increased in value until their present
estimate is reckoned at the magnif-
cent sum of 5000, 900, 900. The revenue
from her coal lands alone amounts to
800, 900 month. She is royal in her
benefcences wherever her fancy
leads. Some years ago, when the
American fleet was at Valparaiso,
the admiral and his officers
were invited to become her
guests. They were most royalty enter
tained at her palatial residence. Hetty
Robinson Green is the richest WOMAN
in the United States and the second
in the world. Her birthplace is given
rs Rhode Island. Her father was a
wealthy ship owner at New Bedford,
Muss., and later at New York. He
accumulated hundreds of thousands
of dollars from the profits of lis
whale ships. He died in 1864, or
thereabouts, leaving an immense foi-
tune to Hetty, which, by shrewd man
ngement, has increased to its present
colossal proportions. BY those who
have the best opportunity of judging.
her fortune is estimated to be about
$50, 900, 900. Hetty Green has two
grown children, a son aud daughter.
Her husband is an invalid, who sits ia
his easy chair in their unpretentious
home in Rhode Island, while his wife,
in the plninest OF black bonnets and
gowns, fits here and there engaged in
litigation against some trust or rail
road company, some executor or trus-
tee. Life is apparently with Hetty
Green one long business tangle. -
Chicago Times Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-07-01
FASHION NOTES.

Lierre effects in lace are new.
Bluets are superseding violets in
popularity.
Wide wedding rings are not con-
sidered good form.
White and black effects are airier
than black and white.
The summer girl will know what
tormenting viciousness lies concealed
in an obstinate collar button.
A crushed collar having an enor-
nous bow attached is II new idea, and
makes an improving addition to any
one-colored waist.
Fichus have made their debut, and
will increase in favor as the season adj
vances. Being low at the neck, they
make very desirable hot weather
collar.
Some few summer gowns show small
founces at the hem, which are made
to take scalloped lines and are trim
med with narrow black band of velvet
ribbon.
Many plain parasols OF light and
dark colors having the Dresden floral
pattern are being shown. Also large
number OF printed warp Persian ef-
feet.
The silk handkerchief waist is as
popular us ever. For evening wear
embroidered chiffon over silk or satin,
either of contrasting or self color is
the mode.
Grass linen with embroidered dots
OF several colors, sometimes three
colprs, is a noteworthy feature. The
trimming is chosen to match one OF
the three colorA