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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

Ruger is the most important change which
will be made during the year in military
circles. Promotion all along the line
is the result General Ruger was born
April 2, 1888, at Lima. y. Y. and grad
uated in 1854 at West Point For six wears
he was lawyer at Janesville, Wis. He went
to the war in 1861, as lieutenant colonel of
the Third Wisconsin infantry. He served
throughout the war and his record is a very
creditabe one, For bravery at Gettysburg
he was made brevet brigadier general. Gen
eral Ruger was provisional governor Of
Georgia from January II to July I, 1866
commanded the District of Alabama and the
Department of the South till 1871 was
superintendent Of the West Point academy
from 1871 to '76. and in 1881 he returned to
the army He has commanded in the South.
Montana, Missouri, Dakota and the Pacific
slope. and was made major general when
General Miles went to New York. He has
been stationed at Governors island
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April G-Rear Ad-
miral Francis VI. Ramsay. L. s. N. who for
over seven years has been the efficient chief
of the bureau Of navigation one Of the most
important posts in the navy department, has
entered upon the retired list of the navy,
under the age retirement law. He has ar
rived at the age of 62 years. He has been
regarded as one Of the ablest and most ac-
complishcd officers in the service and his
retirement will be generally regretted. His
service record of 81 years has been a brilliant
one. He was a native OF the District Of Col
umbia. and was appointed as a midshipman
from Pennsylvania Oct. ). 1850. Before the
war he served on the Pacific, on the Brazil
ian station and on the coast of Africa. He
fought bravely all through the war and was
constantly promoted. He will probably be
succeeded by Captain Albert knutZ. L. $. Y.
who has been in command Of the receiving
ship Wabash at the CharlestUwn Mass
navy yard for the past three years. Captain
kautz has been detached from the Wabash,
and is upon waiting orders for the present.
lie will be promoted to the grade of COM
mOdOre shortly, AS he is at the head of the list
Of captains, and Admiral Ramsay's leaving
the active list makes vacancies all along line.
Captain kautz was born in Georgetown. o.,
and is now 81 years old. He was appointed
an acting midshipman Sept. 2s, 1854, and
graduated from the naval academy, Anna
polls, June II, 1858. He has sailed in all
parts of the world, and during the late war
performed most brilliant service. Captain
Henry Z. Picking. |. s. N, will succeed
Captain kautz in the command OF the Wa
bash. He is a Pennsylvania. and is in his
j7th year He entered the navy forty years
ago, and his service record is an excellent
one. During the war he was constantly in
active service. He participated in the en-
gagement with the rebel ram Merrimac and
Sewells Point batteries. He was commits
stoned captain on Aug, 4, 1889.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
Three Times and Out.

LIyERMORE FALLS, Me-. April 6-Mrs.
Emma Granger, 28 years old, has just shot
herself through the heart. She had twice
previously tried to kill herself with poison.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

ATHENS. Greece, April G-Nothing posi-
tive is known here, but the blockade of the
Piraeus is considered imminent. A great
meeting is gathering this morning. The day
is the anniversary of the war Of indepen
dence in 1921. The meeting is TO protest
against the action of the powers and to
pledge support to the Greek government.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

Those who helped to elect Congress
man Barrows from the tenth district
are having no cause to regret their
action. His protest in the house
AGAINST the taxation of books, the
tools of the scholar" has attracted
widespread attention and commend
alton. Clearly, as one of the leading
papers puts it, he is the right man in
the right place"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

ROME, Italy, April 6-The powers have
ordered the admiras of the international
fleet to begin pacific blockade of Athens.
and the admirals are now considering the
best way of carrying out the instructions.
Florence and Italy, however, are not
agreed, nor the masses in England. If
England takes hand the present
government will, perhaps, be disrupted.
Says Gladstone: My opinion is that If the
Greeks continue discreet and the Cretans
firm, their reasonable self assertion will
carry the day, and the powers, if they should
be so unwise as to take hostile part be
both discredited and defeated"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09

CONSTANTINOPLE,T Turkey, April 6-The
porte has prepared a note to Greece demand
ing the withdrawal Of the Greek troops in
Crete. The note declares that in the event
OF the demand being refused the porte will
find Greece ansWcrable.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-09
FOE GIRLS:
Bishop Hopkins Hall,
Hiss E. n. CLARK, Principal.
II. II. ROSS, Business rlan'gr

Por terms and catalogues apply TO the
Principals.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
H NH cure Liver Ills; easy to
THIRTEEN suPgRsTITIoUs MEN.

Would Not Go to Dinner Until the
Fourteenth Guest Appeared.
"This matter of superstition always
makes me laugh" said O. traveller the
other day when some one spoke of
never liking to dc anything on Friday.
81 made a trip of $4,000 miles last SUM
mer with n party of 10 others, making
IS in all, and we started ON n Friday
and never missed a train or BOAT or a
meal or had an ache or pain among us
the whole time"
Then he told a 1aughable story, says
an exchange
ut had been the custom of the sur
vivors of the old national rifles to meet
each year on the anniversary of our
mastering into service in the wal of the
rebellion and enjoy a dinner and swap
"reminiscences near and remote. Sew
eral years ago I had the boys to my
house and had prepared the very best
dinner 1 knew howto give. There are
usually 16 or II survivors at such n
gathering, but this time when we were
about to enter h dining-room some
body counted noses and discovered we
were 13 all told. Now, those other IL
meH WeEe oraNe anu courageous gen
tlemen, who had faced cannon unflinch-
ingly and were afraid of nothing tangi-
bic, but o a single man of them was
willing to enter thatroom. At last, after
ahalf-hour'swait during which my din
was rapidlyapproaching the spoiled
stage, another man came and in we
went. Now, that man who made the
fourteenth in the party and broke the
unlucky spell, according to the 12 other
guests, was Charles Alexander, and be-
fore the dinner was concluded he had
to be carried home and in two months
he was dead. An the others are living
vol
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
Lexington Athletic Club.

A crowd of the young men of this
city, and some of the older ones who are
interested in athletic sport, met at the
Commercial club rooms, Thursday
night, and took the first systematic steps
towards organizing an athletic asssocia-
ton. The young men have been trying
for some time to start a gymnasium
here and have at last gotten our town
people to take an interest in the work,
and are apparently on the high road to
success.
MIR. w. B. Waddell was chosen chair
man of the meeting. The cost of main
tanning the gymnasium and all other
business relating to its successful man
agement was discussed. 1t will require
considerable outlay of money to get the
venture started On its feet, but once
started, it can be conducted at a very
small expense.
A committee was appointed whose
business it should be to draw up rules
and regulations another to look out a
desirable location in which the gymna-
SUM could be placed another to see
what amount could be raised among the
citizens oward helping the ASSOCIATION
get started on a favorable basis.
Lexington has needed a gymnasium
for a long time and every citizen will
doubtless help the young men in their
endeavOr to start one. There is nothing
of more benefit to a man in his journey
through life than a strong, manly body,
ond tho nnlu rufou 70 htRill mn nnn 10 hu
healthful exercise. Many of N young
men are confined by their business dur
ing the entire day and a good gymnasium
fitted up with the devices best suited to
the development of the muscles of the
body would be a pleasant place in which
they could pass a most profitable hour
after their business hours were through.
1t was not decided what initiation fee
would be charged and the meeting was
adjourned until Thursday next, when
the committees will make their reports
and the association will then be organ
lied. No rules have as yet been drawn
up, but it was decided by all that the
gymnasium should be conducted in an
open, upright manner, that will claim
the respect OF every one
The young men mean business and
say they will in the course of a few
months have n of the best gymna-
Sums to be found in a city OF our size in
the state. Our older citizens will doubt
less encourage the movement as it will
be of great benefit to every young man
in the city and greatly help us to grow
up a healthy, robust lot of young
athletes.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
A HUNG JURY.
John Kennedy, the Blue Cut Train
RObber, will be Given Another
Trial.

After balloting for two days the jury
in the trial of John F. Kennedy, the
alleged Blue Cut train robber, could not
agree and has been discharged by Judge
WoffOrd of the criminal court. The trial
lasted more than a week, and was of
peculiar interest because Kennedy was
being tried under the new law, making
train robbing a capital crime. 1t will
now be necessary to give Kennedy a
new trial and in the meantime his attor-
neys are demanding that he be released
on bond.
Kennedy was charged with robbing a
Chicago and Alton passenger train on
the night of December % last, when it
is claimed that he got away with $50, 900.
There is a strong sentiment in Jack
son county opposing capital punishment
for train robbery, and this, coupled with
Kennedy's membership in a labor organ
ization, had much to do with the dis
agreement of the jury.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
SAVED BY A PET GOOSE.
This Much-Maligned Bird Rescues a
Mnn from Ere.

Man from Fire.
Henry J. johnson, who lives neal
Choconut Center, was saved by a pet
goose from cremation in his barn re-
Gently, says the New York Press. Mr..
johnson. owns n large gray goose that
has been drought up by hand" The
bird has developed a strong attach
ment for it's owner and will leave the
flock to follow him about the farm.
The other day n severe thunderstorm
passed over the place and Mr.. johnson
hurried to the barn to put up the horse.
Suddenly there was a sharp flash and a
severe crash of thunder directly over
head.
A member of the family n few mo-
ments afterward CHANGING from n rear
window saw the goose come screaming
from theb barn, fly through the rain to
the house and then back again to the
barn. Thisaction was repeated several
times before the family decided to in
vestigate. On entering the barn they
found it filled with smoke. Lightning
had struck q %rafter, and, passing down
ward, had set fire to some clapboards.
The flames, which had gained consider
able headway, were extinguished by
prompt action. Mr.. Johnson was found
lying on the floor, unconscious, andin a
few minutes more the structure about
him would AVE been abIaze. The light
ming stripped the feathers from half n
dozen chickens ON an adjacent roost
without injuring the birds. Mr.. John
son will recover.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Cases of measles still remain very mum
srous in the city.
G. NJ. Bowring was in Lexington or
business Monday.
b. c. Drummond spent Sunday in Lex
ington with his parents.
DIR. Frank Mann yer to Lexington
Wednesday as a witness on the Harvey
case.
John w. Smith, of Independence, was
In the vicinity of wellington on business
Monday.
Messrs. Grin Hall and Emmett Burgess
are in Lexington this week serving as
jurors in the Hook case.
Henry Maushardt, of MAYHEM, but
formerly of this city, has returned with
the intention of again making this his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Mnnn left for indie
pendence Tuesday morning to attend the
funeral services of Mrs. Mcdonald, the
mother OF Mrs. j. A. Mann of this city.
The school of Napoleon, taught by Miss
Lizzie Lockhart, of this city, closed Tues
day. Miss Lizzie is a progressive teacher
and one of the best disciplinarians of the
county,
Misses White and May Lockhar and
Mamie Corse, who were delegates to the
Corder convention of leHgues, returned
Tuesday morning and report a very pleas
ant time.
Mr.. Will Corse left for Oklahoma Tues-
day morning where he will try merchan-
dising. Mr.. Corse has the best of business
qualifications and his many friends here
assure him Of success,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01

broad gauge business ability and tact,
tent to meet these requirements.
During his connection with this COM
pany he enjoyed their highest esteem
and fullest confidence.
In 1894 he entered the service of the
Santa Fe Railroad company, at Fort
Madison, Iowa. He performed the
duties of this new position with such
satisfaction to the company that in 1896
he was promoted to their office in this
city, which position he now holds.
Mr.. Easter is a thorough railroad man
and fully posted as to all the details of
his office work. He looks z~ealously
after the interests of the Santa Fe rail-
road, and is syer ready and willing with
facts and figures to show its advan-
tages, both for freight and passenger
traffic. BY close application to bust
ness and the study of his company's
interests, he has won for himself the
good will and confidence of his superior
officers. He bids fair to take high rank
among railroad men as opportunities
arise for promotion.
Mr.. Easter is a man of liberal educa-
ton and broad views, and well posted
on the current events of the day.
Though he has been in our city only
about a year his gentlemanly, conside-
rate and courteous treatment of all who
have had occasion to meet him in a
business or social way, has won for him
self many warm personal friends, and
for his company a liberal increase of its
business.
MI. Easter may be found at all times
at his Office ready to talk business or TO
enjoy a social chat.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
A Card to the Public.

In response to the various requests
for a repetition of the Bridge Minstrel
entertainment given recently at the
opera house under u management, we
wish in behalf of the participants to
state that we fully appreciate the COM
pliment that this request implies, but
we prefer to defer until next fall a
second performance, at which time we
will give a complete and radical change
of program, consisting entirely of origi-
nal up-to-date matter.
We confidently assure our friends and
the public in generalthat our next will
eclipse preceding efforts, and that those
attending u show will see the most
meritorious amateur performance ever
witnessed in this state.
Respectfully Yours,
MANSFIELD MCCLELLAND,
ALBERT GEYER.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
MCKINLEY'S

When Major Mckinley was governo
of Ohio his chef weakness was in per
hitting his actions to be directed b,
the politicians. 1t was no secret tina
his administration was dominated b,
scheming, selfish, political trickster.
upon whom he relied to set him arigh
with the people. The offices then il
distribution were controlled by the pro
~fessional wire pullers. When Major
Mckinley became involved IN debt he
allowed himself to fall into the hands
of Hanna and Kohlsatt and a few
others and allowed them TO give him
the money, which, a more resolnte and
a greater man with his native ability,
would have made by his W exertions
There are thousands of men who have
made more money than McKInley's
indebtedness amounted 10 and paid ii
over to their creditors without sacri-
ticing manhood or becoming the plant
tool of any man or set of men. When
Mr.. Mckinley was elected president ii
was hoped, by even his opponents, that
he would rise above the influences OF
the professional political trIcksters.
But it was a vain hope. The profess
sional politicians are now qnartered in
Washington and are dealing out the
offices as they see fit. Mckinley is
lending himself to them as their willing
instrument to execute their orders. 1t
matters little whom the rank and file
of the republicans want TO have the
offices or what the qualifications of the
applicants may be, the only endorse
ment that is of value is that of the chief
political bottle washers who hang
around the president.
The patronage IS being dealt out like
Rothchild loans his money, through
agents. These agents are supreme in
dealing out the patronage. Plat, as
for as patronage is concerned, Is presi-
dent for New York; Quay for Pennsyl-
Nauld 1IcCH AOL 4CAaSS "a "
Tennessee and Kerens for Missouri.
Every state has its patronage dispenser
and the nation at large is represented
by his potency, Marcus Aurelius Hanna.
Petitions amount to nothing. The
voice of the people, in modern slang,
s'cuts no Ice." The politicians are
running the machine and the benifici-
aries are making the laws. The man
ufacturer is making the tariff, the
money lord is debating the finances
and the politician dishing up the pie.
Major McKInley's weakness is want
of individuality. He would have to be
president of this country a thousand
years before he would stamp IN impress
sion upon the general public. He does
not possess any of the elements of
greatness, ave native ability, that
jefferson, jackson and Lincoln's
memory revered.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
Prison Sold Mt Auction.

The literature of auctioneeringisf full
of cleverness and verbal oddities, but
Carlow, England, turns up with q line
of humor which is all the more effective
because it is SO unconscious. An adj
Vertisement recently printed there
stated that "the old gaol" would be of
fered in one lot. 1t goes on to particu-
larize with enthusiasm and dilate with
zeal concerning n female prison of 30
cells" debtors prison." convict
prison, containing "a cells" "house of
correction" 'treadmilT' and three
throw pump" There is also ga very
fine cut granite gate entrance" and "all
cells + fitted with double wrought
iron doors, bolts and locks, and floored
with granite or flags" In fact, call
modern improvements" would seem to
be the only additional necessity in the
way of enticing description.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
Joseph ID. Easter.

Joseph d. Easter, the subject of this
brief sketch, was born at st. Charles,
Illinois, in 1855. He is a son of the
Hon. John D. Easter, a prominent and
influential citizen of Chicago, and
editor of Casters Implement World.
For a number of years Mr. Easter was
general agent for the VIM. Deering
Harvesting Co., and their credit mana
ger for Ohio and Kentucky. This was
a position requiring a high degree of
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
PHENOMENA SEEN IN THE STARS
Some PecuIiarities Recently DIscov-
cred in the Heavenly Rnhirs

some P~eculfarfties Recently DIscOv-
cred In the Heavenly Bodies.
A late circular issued from the Har-
ward college observatory includes in its
account of the most important recent
discoveries the spectrum of a star
low as Zeta Puppis, its remarkable
character being unlike that of anyJoth-
er yet obtained, the continuous spec
trum containing three systems of lines
first, h dark hydrogen lines, such as
are found i'm stars of the first type;
second, two bright bands or lines, which
may be identical with the adjacent lines
in spectra of the fifth type, and, third,
n series of very faint lines. But the
most important feature of this spec
trum, says the New York Sun, is a new
element, o found on the earth or in
any stars, an element which,
though similar to hydrogen, is yet dis
tinctly different from it; just what it
Is or by what name to call it astron-
omers r undecided, the marked
popularity being noted that it pro-
duces a vibration systematic rather
than accidental, of Observation-Disclosures
of a mfllimeter, and the action of which
can be traced only on "a sp~ecially-pre-
pared Photographic plate. Another ex-
traordinary discovery noted is a new
variable star, in the constellation Crux.
with a period of about a year.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
Business Failure,

A great number of men are ~ursuccess-
full in business on account of some habit
or habits that rob them OF the vitality
necessary to conduct a business as it
should be.
The man who is nervous and irritable
cannot plan with a clear brain and work
out his plans. While his competitor with
a healthy body and clear head will be
found in the front ranks OF the procession
while his debilitated neighbor has to drop
out. Some men can stand hurtful habits
better than others, but when one finds
that he is ailing zach day, let him remedy
the trouble, for that is the sure road to
happiness and business success.
'iNew Life, Nerve and Brain Food" is
what he should get and take at once. 1t
strengthens thenerves, brain and body.
For sale by Lexington druggists.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-01
AN EXAMPLE OF PATRIOTISM

Now that the val is being hotly
waged between Greece and Turkey
and all eyes are turned toward the
east, and all minds are inteDtly
watching the seat of war, we hear
sympathy for the Greeks expressed
on every hand, and coupled with il
expressions of admiration for the brave
little nation who has so boldly throw
down the gauntlet of war to a nation
greatly her superior in numbers and
military stores. But while we are SO
profuse IN our admiration of the Greek
at home, it is seldom we hear a word
of praise spoken in behalf of those oil
that nation who, after living in our
blessed country for years and having
established themselves In business by
years of hard labor and close attention
to business, are willing and eager 10
abandon all their interests here, break
away from all ties that bind them TO
their adopted home and at the first
note of warning from across the ocean
fly home to engage in a life and death
struggle for the mother country.
The soldier at home and surrounded
by his own countrymen, all of whom
are crying cut for var and eager to Try
the result of 4 conflict with the
despised Turk, if he has one drop OF
manly blood in his veins will be fired
with enthusiasm for his own cause and
antagonism for the opposing one, and
will go out with the rest of his country
men and fight bravely, knowing that
the eyes of all his nation are upon him
and that to stay at home means
nothing short of disgrace.
But here is an example of patriotism
and self a6negation that is seldom
witnessed, and reminds one of the old
days when men died freely and gladly
for the cause for which they fought and
thought nothing of sacrificing every
interest and tie that they might serve
their country. The Greek returning
home to take his stand against the enc
MES of his country and give up his life
in defense of her, has thrown aside all
thought of self and gone home to die
for the country which is his own rather
than see her overrun and oppressed by
the barbarians.
He was moi surrounded by the lnflu-
ences that would have borne him to
the battle had he been at home. He
has no business interests there that
would suffer by the supremacy of the
but from pure patriotism, the
spirit that makes heroes from the com
monest clay, he abandons his business
interests here and risks his life on the
battlefield, rather than see Greece bow
to the oppressor.
His is an example worthy of the
praise of the entire civilized world,
and should he live to return to this
country he will doubtless receive the
welcome that is due him from every
and woman who is capable of
approaching noble impulses and
patriotic spirit.