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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
News From All Sources.

The Oak Grove Banner offered a
silver cup to every baby born in Clay
township, this county, outside of
Wellington on Good Friday, Saturday
and Easter Sunday, or April 16, II and
10. Three families in the named town
ship were made happy by the addition
of an infant at their homes on the
dates above mentioned, and the Banner
man will shortly be compelled to pro-
duce the necessary with which to
purchase the gifts.
Joe Dody and James Bright, of
Sweet Springs, were arrested in Con-
cordia recently on n charge of carrying
concealed weapons, and Mayor The
man promptly fined each of them fifty
dollars and costs. There has been a
time in the history of this county when
it was necessary for a man TO carry
some kind of a weapon with which to
protect himself, but with the coming of
law and order that time has passed
and no man should be allowed TO carry
any weapon with which it would be
possible to take the life of a fellow
being.
Burglars had a busy night of it at
Higginsville OF Friday of last week,
but not n very profitable one. They
entered three houses but only secured
$40. so. The work is believed TO be
that of local talent.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
THIS DEVIOUS NGU

Its Twists as Interpreted by
n Continental German.
An American in London had some
business to transact recently with a
German whom he had never seen. 1t
was agreed by letter, reports the New
York Sun, that the American should 60
to the town in Germany where his cor
respondent lived, and that the Ger
man should meet him at the railroad
station. A telegram was sent by the
American notifying the Germon as to
the day and hour of his coming, and
the train, and telling the German how
to recognize the American.
The telegram was sent and received.
The German got out his German-Eng-
lish dictionary and carefully trans
lated the telegram, and then he grew
wild with despair. He rushed Out
among his friends excIaiming: "How
am / to recognize a man who is tall,
and short, and fat, with money i'm his
hate"
Tall, and short, and fat, with money
in his haiti" cried his friends. mo
one can identify such a person."
So the German went from one to an
other asking the same question, until
the train was due.
"How shall 1 know him?" the Ger
man walled, as he made his way to the
station. Tall and short and" he
was repeating to another friend in the
station, when the friend interrupted
him. Let me see the telegram" he
said. The German produced it, and
the puzzling part read:
Look for a man who is tall, a little
stout, with a checked cap"
The friend translated it properly and
the German had 10 difficulty in picking
out the American among the incoming
passengers. ;,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
A SAD DEATH.
A Sedalia Girl Commits Suicide ut
Independence, Mo.

The remains of Miss Eugenia Smith,
who ended her own life ut Indepen.
dence Sunday evening last, passed
through this city Monday night on the
7:45 train enroute TO Sedalia foI
burial.
The stor2 of the girls life and
tragic death is indeed a sad one. She
was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
Jarvis Smith, of near SedalIa, and her
life at home being unpleasant she left
the parent roof and has supported
herself by her own exerliUns for some
time. She worked III Sedalla for a
number of months and then went 10
Independence thinking she could
secure a better position there, but
failing 10 secure the position she
sought she became respondent, and
when her afianced increased her dejec-
ton by breaking their engagement she
sought fo~rgetfulness of her sorrows in
the oblivious embrace Of death.
She was regarded as a girl of
unusual brightness and intelligence,
possessed of n sweet disposition and
enjoyed the highest esteem of all as a
girl of pure moral character.
Fred Compton, the young man to
whom she is supposed TO have been
engaged, denies that they were and
says they were only the best of friends.
The death is an unusually sad one,
and was a terrible blow to the father
who was absent from home and did not
hear of his daughters death until
days after her tragic end.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
SEEING AND BELIEVING.
Some of the Tricks the Eyes Play on
the Understanding.


the understanding.
1t is an old and wise saying that "see>
ing is believing" yet everybody knows
that very often what you see,a and there
fore believe, proves to be not really true
at all. As we grow older, says a writer
in ST. Nicholas, finding hat our eyes
have so frequently deceived US, we are
often not satisfied until we nave verified
it by touch or smell or hearing or taste,
or by looking at some doubtful thing
from different points of view, or under
a different lighting.
We II not willing to believe that n
conjurer actually draws rabbits from
q mans ear or coin from the tip of his
rose just because our eyes tell us such
tales. Sometimes our receptions are
SO lasting that things must be made
wrong in order to look right, which
seems rather contradictory. If we look
at the letter S or the figure 8 as care
fully as we the upper anh lower
halves seem to be almost exactly the
same size. If we turn them upside down,
the difference in the size of the loops is
quite astonishing, and we wonder how
we could nave been so mistaken; yet
perhaps the truth is that the loops are
neither so different nor so much alike
as they seem to be, as we see when we
look at them turned upon their sides.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
BONES OF ST. PATRICK.
Claim That Relies ia Montreal church
Are Genuine,


Are Genuine.
Recently n statue of st. Patrick,
from the studio of a sculptor in Rome,
Italy, was placed in the chancea of St
Patrick's church, which edifice re-
Gently celebrated its flftieth anniver-
sary. On the breast of the statue is a,
small box which, it is claimed, con-
tains n portion of the bones of
Ireland's patron saint. The ques-
ton having been raised as to
the genuineness of this relic, docu-
mentary evidence has been produced
showing that it had for centuries been
in the possession of the monastery of
the Holy Cross in SaNo Urvo, Italy.
This institution has u fully attested
proving beyond question: that
the relic is a portion of the mortal re-
mains of IreIand's saint. Great in
terest is manifested among the Catho-
lie community as to whether the relic
will manifest amy miraculous char
acteristics. 1t was presented to The
church through Mgr. lie Clair, II of
the professors of the Canadian college
at Rome, who formerly was one of the
priests of St. PatTick's.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
Sing Lees Asylum.

Sing Lee was an enterprising young
Chinaman who conducted a laundry in
a small mining camp in Colorado some
years ago. His never-failing good hui
NOR made him a universal favorite, and
on more han one occasion the boys
found that he had a ready tongue In his
head. A presidential election occurred
about this time, and one of the boys
an Irishman-remarked to Sing: well,
Sing, Yell have to be goin' to China
now. The Irish be goin' to run things
here, and they won't ave any hathen
Chinee around" Quick as a fash Sing
retorted: "All light, me go Ireland.
uish no lun things there"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
A Good Bill.

From the Paper Digest.
On the first day of July the bill
permitting the printing and use ct
private mailing cards, with IL one
CEN stamp affixed, will 20 into effect.
The progressive business man will
have his own advertisement conspicu-
ously displayed, and the printing of
millions of cards will make work for
the printer. The bill is approved by
the %postofice department, as it tends
to popularize postal cards, besides
effectIng a saving to the government
of the difference between the cost of
the cards and the stamps.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

On a recent afternoon, says the Wash
ingtOn Post, a large blond Iady-good
looking, too-passed by the messen-
gers who guard the part of the senate
wing which is reserved exclusively for
the press. AS she went by one Of the
messengers said: "That is private,
madam" "Oh, I just want to look out
of the window" she replied, and walked
along. The messenger hurried after her
and continues: but that Is private,
and you are not permitted to go back
here" She didn't blink an eyelash,
but walked along. "Ibeg your pardon"
said the messenger, coming up with her.
ooh, you cam come along with me if
you want to-" she replied, smiling at
him sweetly. 81 want to see what Is to
be seen from this window" And she
did.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

For many centuries Crete was a
part of Greece. The inhabitants are
mostly of Grecian ancestry. They
belong to the Greek Catholic church,
of which the Gar Is the recognized
head, as the pope is the head of the
Roman Catholic church. They have
been in a state of rebellion ever since
Crete was annexed to Turkey. In
years and was likely to exterminate
the inhabitants and ruin the indust. les
of the island, the great powers of
Europe interfered and compelled the
Sultan 10 give Cretons a form of home
rule similar in some respects to that
offered Cuba by the government of
Spain, including a Legislative assembly
elected by the people and II Christian
for civil governor. But the laws
adopted by the Cretan assembly have
been usually vetoed by the Sultan, and
the military -commandant, who has
always been a Turk and a Mussulman,
has continually usurped the authority
of the civil governor, and has attempt
ed TO control civil affairs. The other
officials of the island, being responsible
only to the Sultan, have outraged the
people, so that the autonomy of Crete
has been only a %pretense.
The latest difficulty was over the
management of finances. The Sultan,
being very hard up, persuaded the
Turkish collector of taxes in Crete to
divert about $500, 900 of the proceeds
in the tax of tobacco to the use OF the
Turkish government. The Cretans
demanded the reimbursement of that
sum. The Sultan refused and pro-
voked an agitation throughout Crete,
which caused n continual collision
between The citizens and the military
guards, aud resulted in an open
rebellion of the Christians, which was
encouraged and aided by Greece.
Absolute autonomy was demanded by
some, and annexation by others, and
finally the Greek army was sent to the
assistance of the rebels. Then the
powers of Europe INTERVIEWED, Greece
was forbidden to interfere, but declined
to obey, so that finally a collision
between the Greek and
Turkish troops and war was declared.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate OF Samue
smith, deceased. that the undersigned admin
istrator will apply to make n final settlement
of said estate, at the May term, 1897, of the
probate court of Lafayette county Missouri,
to be begun and held at the probate court
room, in the city of Lexington, on the second
Monday in May, Isg7.
A. DRYSDALE,
4-lO5t Administrators.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
FINAL ~SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons Interested in the estate of
Annie T.. Fox, deceased, that the undersigned
administrator will apply to make II final settle
ment of said estate, at the May term, 1897, of
the probate court of Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, TO be begun and held at the probate
court room, in the city of Lexington, on the
second Monday in May, 1897.
s. N. WILSON,
4-lO-5t Public Administrator.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
FINAL SFTTT-EMFNT

Notice is hereby given TO all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate OF David
Groves and Jesse l.. Groves, partnership, that
the undersigned surviving partner will apply
to make a final settlement of said estate, at the
May term, 1897, OF the probate court of Lafay-
cite county, Missouri, to be begun and held at
the probate court room, in the city 70 Licking
ton, on the second Monday in May, 1897.
JESSE l.. GROVES,
4 I0t5 Surviving Partner.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
FINAL

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons Interested in the estate of
Charles Erskine, deceased, that the under
signed administrator will apply to make "A final
settlement of said estate at the May term,
1897, of the probate court of Lafayette
county, Missouri, to be begun and held at
ton, Lafayette county, Missouri, ON the second
Monday in May, 1897.
T. B~LAKEMORE,
4l0-5t Administrator
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
THE REAL CAUSE OF WAR.
The Issues Involved Between Turkey
and Greece Briefly Stated.

The real cause of the trouble between
Greece and Turkey does not appear in
the newspaper dispatches nor in the
diplomatic correspondence. II Is the
Sultan and add the Ottoman empire to
Russia. The apparent cause, how
ever, is the interference of Greece in
the domestic affairs of Crete, which is
a province of Turkey, and be described
as the Cuba of the Mediterranean.
There are many points of semblance
between the Cu6ans and the Cretans,
and Greece stands 10 the latter in n
relation similar to that we occupy TO
Cuba. If our government should
show the same sympathy and offer the
same encouragement to the Cuban
revOlutIonists that the Greeks have
given to the rcbellIous Cretans, we
might be in II war with Spain. The
frequent revolutions in Crete have
usually been organized in Greece, as
those in Cuba have been organized in
the United States, but the Greek
government has not pretended to
enforce the neutrality laws. On the
contrary, it has openly sought the
annexation of the island, TO which it
claims "A title running back many
centuries to the time when Greece was
a powerful nation.
Last year the massacres in Armenia
were melted by Russian intrigue, with
the expectation hat they would end in
the dissolution of Turkey, but the
Sultan conducted himself with such
skill and diplomacy that he was able
to crawl out of the trouble. He saved
himself from punishment by ''bluffing"
all the rest of Europe. The revolution
of Crete is believed by diplomatists to
have originated in a similar manner,
with the same motives, for the same
and Greece is supposed to be
the decoy which Russia is using to
Turkey in a wal in which
sooner or later the Gar will take a
hand.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate of Will
liam B. Steele, deceased, that the undersigned
administrator will apply To make "A final settle
ment of said estate. at the May term, 1887, of
the probate court of Lafayette county, Mis-
court room, in the city of Lexington, on the
second Monday in May, 1897.
MAMIE G.. STEELE,
4-IO-5t Administrators.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
An IcnnncInst,a Story.

A British naval writer says that
neither Casabianca nor his father per-
ished on a burning ship. They were
drowned while swimming for the boats.
But as the iconoclast was not there
Mrs. Hemans will still be considered the
best authority.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

Prize Winners Golden Wyandottes.
Eggs for sale, S1.5O pc, setting, 10 eggs
and guarantee "a good hatch. John IL.
Eggleston, Lexington, Mo. 4-1Otf
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

cures quickly. That is what it was
made for. Prompt, safe, sure, quick
relief; quick cure. Pleasant to take.
Children like it and adults like It.
Mothers buy it for their children.
Prepared by z. O. Dewitt a 90, makers OF
De Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
NEW FIRM
FRANZ TRIGG. d. F. EATON
TRIGG EATON,
GROCERs1<
Successors to W. X. Trisg.

Keep all kinds of Groceries.
Country produce bought and sold.
Low prices and fair dealing.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

Going like hot cakes-cabinet photos a
Only 81 per dozen. 11-2Stf
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

This grandly bred stallion will make
the present season at my stable, six miles
south of Lexington, OF the Columbus
road, at $40 to insure a mare in foal.
DESCRIPTION.
Mercantile is a bright bay, 164 hands
high; sired by Merchant 500 1.-THE sire of
Nettlewood, 1874, and Cold Wave, the
handsomest carriage horse i'll America;
took second premium at Madison Square
Garden, New York, last fall. First dam
the dam of Ellington, 2:25, by AlmOnt
Pilot 763, &c.
This is decidedly the best stallion
before the public in this county, as a
sire of large and fine carriage horses
the kind that are now in great demand.
Also at same stable a splendid Jack,
at So to insure. 4-I0-I0t
|. F. WILSON.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
VIEW NJ 4444.

Pasturage, s1.50 per month; feed extra.
i will not be responsible should any acct
dents or escapes occur.
Stable three-fourths of a mile northeast
OF town. Address,:
Ii. f. GILLESPIE,
Bates City, Mo.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-09
Alfalfa Replacing Corn.

1t is notlikely that alfalfa, the clover
which has succeeded so we'll in Cali,
fornia will ever become plentiful in the
East. Our wet winters willrot the roots
or at least decrease their vigor. On
very dry, sandy or gravelly soil it might
succeed here. But it seems to be
especially adapted to hot and dry
climates, and hence its success in the
arid regions Of the far West. As its
root often goes several feet deep it is
likely to change the character of the
climate, for wherever alfalfa roots
have gone water will also go. The
alfalfa retains its greenness during
the severest droughts. Of course i
must be all the time evaporating
moisture, and this also will have some
effect in changing the climate. Hence
In localities too dry for corn, alfalfa is
taking its place as feed for all kinds
OF stock. It is at the same time fitting
the soil for growing corn and other
crops.-Boston Cultivator.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-09
War Caused by One Word.

In 1854 Polish nobleman became
obnoxious to the laws of his country
by reason of a crime, according to
London Answers. He fed to Sweden,
whereupon John Cassimir, King Of
Poland, wrote to Charles Gustavus,
King of Sweden, demanding the OK.
tradition Of the criminal. The King
of Sweden, on reading the dispatch,
noticed that his own name and titles
were followed by two etceteras, while
the name Of the King of Poland was
followed by three. The missing
etcetera so enraged the King of Swed-
en- that he at once declared war
against Poland. This was carried on
with great bitterness until 1860, when
peace was signed at Olivia, near
Dantzig.
A contemporary writer, Kochowsky,
poured out his lamentations on the
war in these terms: GLOW dear has
this etcetera been to us! With how
many lives have these two potentatea
paid for these missing eight lettersl
With what streams of blood has the
failure of a few drops of ink been
avenged!"f In Article of the treaty
it was explicitly laid down that the
custom of shortening titles by "etcet'
Grafton" should hold good, but for the
future each Of the two parties should
give the other three etceteras.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-09
Cost of Trolley Power.

A table taken from the annual re-
ports of the railroad commissioners o.
New York and Massachusetts for nearly
all of the street railway properties
shows the cost of the electric power
required to run car one mile under
average conditions of load, etc. The
table gives the number Of cars owned,
the car mileage per year and the cost
of the electric power per mile and per
passenger. Ofthe nineteen companies
operating less than 100000 car miles
four are obtaining power at a cost Of
less than two cents per car, six be.
tween two and three cents, five be-.
tween three and four cents, one be-.
tween four and five cents, and three at
more than five cents; of the five com.
panies operating over 100000 car
miles per year one obtains the power
for less than one cent per car mile,
three between two and one cents, and
one between two and three cents;
other similar figures are also given
between these limits. The Brooklyn
Heights Company has the cheapest
power, 0.86 per car mile, followed BY
the Binghamton with 0.94; the cost Of
power for Massachusetts roads in.
cludes repairs and depreciation of the
station plant, which is not the case of
the New York roads.-Street Railway
Journal,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-09
Will Bees DESTROY Grane.q

There is great difference of opin.
ion among we'll informed fruit grow.
ers, writes Professor j. Troop, Of In
diana, as to whether the honey bee
actually destroys ripe grapes without
any assistance. In order to secure
reliable data on this question, some
careful observations were made during
the past season. A Worden grapevine
was selected, and when the fruit was
ripe all defective berries and surplus
leaves were removed, so as to allow
the bees free movement and give them
every facility for work. A colony OF
Italian bees was then placed close to
the vine, and both vine and hive en-
closed with mosquito netting, giving
the bees about 800 cubic feet of space
in which to work. At first they did
not take kindly to the confinement,
but after the first few days did not
seem to mind it. They were kept
confined with the grapes just three
weeks. and during this time they were
not allowed to get any other food ex-
oept what they already had in the
hive. At the end Of the three weeks
they were removed and the grapes
carefully examined, but it could not
be discovered that a single grape had
been injured. The natural inference
is, that if the bees could not be in.
duced to eat the grapes when kept in
close confinement with them, they are
not liable to do much injury when at
liberty to seek the food they like best.
It is we'll known that certain wasps
will cut the skin of grapes, and I have
always held to the opinion that the
wasp was the culprit which opens the
door for the bees to enter. This
opinion has been confirmed the past
season, when two species of the genus
Polistes, or social wasps, were seen to
light on the grapes and with their
sharp jaws tear open the skin and suck
the juice. After which the honey
bees would usually finish the work.
In fact, it would be very stupid bee
that would not avail itself of such an
opportunity.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-10-09
No Rakings After Haryests.

Under old methods of harvesting the
steel rake was a very important adjunct
to secure scattered grain. Yet even in
those days good farmers did not find
those rakings very valuable, as they
were always stained and often nearly
ready to sprout by alternate wet and
dry weather. The new harvesters
leave no rakings, and as what would
otherwise be wasted is thus saved for
market, it makes material addition to
the crop. We know farmers who used
to thresh the rakings separately and
grind them for hog feed rather than
mix the stained with the marketable
grain.