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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
SCIENTIFIC TEA RAISING.
The Methods as Practlced In ceyIoa
and India Are OF the Most
Approved.

or recent years much has been writ.
ten OF the various methods IN vogue IN
t~ea'growing countries Of preparing
tea for market, and from O health
standpoint II has come 10 be a matter
OF much interest TO the consumer OF
tea. The matter has been discussed
by medical journals all over the coun.
try, and upon investigation they hive
shown by reference to reports pub.
Eshed by authority OF the United
states department. Of agriculture that
the mode OF preparing tea in China
and japan Is not only uncleanly. but
renders The herb unwholesome as well.
while In Ceylon and India the reversed
the case, In the former countries the
work is done by hand, as 1t does NOT
pay to use expensive machinery where
only small quantities of tea are rolled.
dried, fired, etc. This carries with n
oil the uncleanly and unpleasant fea.
lures incident TO the old manner OF
manipulating tea by hand. Unclean
hands and feet have no part In the
preparation of Ceylon and India ten
while It is impossible to avoid Slcb Of.
iensiye manipulation where t~ea-rais.
Ing Is a household industry, conducted
hyindividuals instead'of by companies
A traveller who has been looking into
matters that are OF interest to elec,
trieians says that Mt Yokohama he Wis.
Tied one Of the tea-drying room and
saw the process Of work. In speakinp
OF what he saw he SAYS:
The tea Is placed in copper nam
over charcoal fires In a room which
considering the number Of people en-.
ployed, is much too small from a SAM.
lary standpoint, and the work is done
by women in a more or less unclotbed
condition, with babes on their backs
with here and there a youngster lyInp
on tea already dried. The temneya.
lure OF the room was very bigh. and a.
stood by and saw the perspIratiop
drop from the bodies OF the women a,
hey worked the tea with sweaty And
dlrt-sfained hands l wondered wba,
unfortunate would have 10 partake M
That feast. When | questioned mer.
chants In Yokohama as TO WHY ma.
%ehinery was not used. | was told +hsi
It was hard work 10 Introduce now
methods."-N, Y. Tribune,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
LEROY FARMER, Special Agent,
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
The Native from Timber Catch. In =
sad PIiEht. Did the Best
He CouId.

) "Yes, stranger, ] hev he'd some purity
lively experiences out in New Mexico
The latest e at Timber
Guleh transferred his tobacco to the
other cheek, and, hitching up a discon-
solate looking pair of trousers, CON
tinued ruminatingly:
az / wus a-sayin', | hev he'd expert
ences-some of 'em bright as the shin
in sun, an some OF 'em dissapintin',
and no mistake-thanky. don't kere ii
l do; it's a principle of mine | alters
stick to. to take whateTer's offered"
Handing back the empty glass, he
heaved a sigh of evident satisfaction.
Its n warmin' to the innards," be
said, meditatively, "and that reminds
me of the most bloomin' Disappointment
ever lived through. Tell it? Sartin';
! amt one to refuse, after sech q hui
name act as you hev jes' performed.
stranger. 1t var like this ere: Pete
Jessup he war a Teller at KEEP a trad
in post out in New Mexico, an fire.
kentlJ shipped truck to the other
traders by mule teams, an ] ust to
handle the lines on them trips fer
Jessup nigh on to six years. Game
feller Pete war every time, sharp as a
razor, but you he'd to toe the mark IL
you worked fur him. He meant biz.
He'd treat If he war ~satisfed--Oh,
Pete wuz white, an all that. but a man
at wanted his bread buttered proper
dasen't tech a drop when work wuz
on. His rules wuz cast iron.
"Now | had at one time a blame
tickhsh job on hand. 1t wuz q long
trip over the worst road in the coun-
try, an to make II wurs the snow lay
nigh three feet deep oyer everything,
an 1t wuz consarned cold into the bag
gain. Wall, l begged like a good 'un
fer q flask OF rye to Ease up the trip,
but Pete wuz not moved a lot. This
is a yalable load seq he, an | amt
goin' TO any risk In no wise, by
hayin' aided Wits He made one con.
c%ession, however, an said he would
give me a flask TO take along, proyid-
In ] promised 10 not touch Il till |
came In sight Of L., my destlna.
ton. There was no hope OF softening
Pete, SO i give in, an | endurin' that
whole turrible trip / Jest lived in an.
~ticipatin' that moment when | should
heave in sight Of L..
wow about a mile t'other side OF
the realization Of my hopes what did
them tarnal mules do but get scared
an upset the whole bloomln' load"
The narrator sighed heavily. "Of
eourse everything wuz all o. X. but
that there flask of rye-it war dashed
to finders nm the contents soaked the
snow"
That was rough, pard," said the
Timber Gulch man.
"A shameful waste, sure enough.
What did you do2"
Wall" said the narrator, at WIZ
not all n loss. A man in them irving
circumstances hes to do the best he
kin. l set down on the ground an ct
the snow."-Boston Post.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19

A young foreigner had recently ar.
rived In London from his native coun.
try and some friends OF his family ar.
ranged o d~lnnerin his honor. The even.
ing arrived. the guests invited TO meet
him were assembled, but the young fel.
low did not appear. A friend calledon
him the next day and, reminding him
nat he had accepted the Invitation, In.
qulred why he had not been present.
Ills reply was ingenious;
vas not hungry" he sald-Tit.
Bits.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
II May BE,

An American who boosted that he
had his clothes made In London hnd
Just passed, and the observant citizen
stood looking after him.
Il wonder" said The obseryant elf.
zen, thoughtfully, whether this war
VIII bring England and America closer
together SO that But, no; that is TOO
much TO expect"
What is| asked his unobserynn,
companion.
was merely wondering" explained
the obseryant citizen, whether our
present and ever-~increasing cordial re.
latlons would have . sufficient effect
upon the English 10 induce London
tailors to make clothes ft."-Chicaoo
Post.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
UNCOMFORTABLE rHEArERS
There Are No Arrangements for Per-
seHI Convenience In Pari
Play Houses.

Playgoers who yield to the induce
ments Of the French stage when they
come over here will have learned long
ago from experience what genuine dis
comfort is suffered in theaters. Pa
riEan managers cater admirably for
the public as far as the play aud the
acting are concerned. When they
come to consider, however. the ques-
tion Of mere material comfort, it
would e as II they felt in nowise
called upon TO make allowances for
the weaknesses OF the flesh. The trials
10 which a playgoer Is put in an under
sized stall, with no available room for
his neither limbs, partake almost Of
the rigor Of the monastic ordeals Of
old. To such chastisement of the
flesh the Partisan playgoer has long
submitted urcomplainingly for the
sake of the ediication provided for his
spirit from the stage. There are now
signs, however, that the worm WIZ at
last turn. Parisians have crossed the
channel, lolled in the ample armchairs
provided in your playhouses, and re-
turned to grumble at the h~ardships
they have 10 endure in their own.
Quite revolutionary measures Of re-
form are everywhere being proposed.
Why not do away with the three Off
cials enthroned behind a desk at the
door, who constitute the so-called
Controls" and whose duties consist
In nesdlessly examining and punching
tickets at the expense Of public pa
thence? II might even be feasible 10
suppress the "ouvreuse," who dam
ages hats and loses umbrellas in re-
turn for a tip which she exacts and
grumbles at.
Besides a degree Of material COM
fort, playgoers expect within the
bounds OF possibility not to endanger
their lives when they go to the theatsr.
According TO the committee OF public
safety in theaters, now sitting, It
would, however. be unwlse to place
overmuch confidence In this respect in
the arrangements at present made In
some Partisan playhouses. The chair
man Of the committee, NJ. Blanc, pre-
feet Of police. has accordingly drawn
up new sets OF rules with regard to
public accommodation In theaters,
which are to be stringently enforced.
P%laygoers In Paris will be glad TO hear
that In future boxes in theaters are 10
be provided with doors Of a sufficient
width to allow Of easy ingress and exit,
and 70 arranged as not to block pas
sages when open. Furthermore, moth.
Ing In the shape Of stools or movable
seats will be allowed In the passages.
while that announcement invention, the
"straPontin," which, besides being the
most uncomfortable seat ever pro-
vided for a lonS-suffering public, en-
dangers the lives Of the audience
should panic occur, by e~ffectually
blocking the openings between rows Of
stalls, is 10 be done away with. In
time NJ. Blanc will no doubt succeed
In making Partisan playhouses both
safe and comfortable. II is a remark
able fact, however, considering how
extensively Paridans p~atronize the
theater. that two such important i'm
provements for a playgolng public
should not have been accomplished be-
fnRA nauw o-I1- n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
pocKETKNIvEs FOR WOMEN
This Account Says They All Have
Them and They Buy Them
for Themselves.

The tradition is-and maybe II was
true ever SO long ago, when woman al.
ways had a kitchen knife within easy
reach-that women have no use for
poeketknives. That is what man be.
lieves to this day. lie thinks that she
sharpens her lead pencils with her
teeth. opens her letters with o hair
pin, cuts string with scissors and Dor.
rows some mans knife when there Is
a can OF potted ham or corned beef TO
be opened at a picnic.
But nearly every woman has a pen.
knife and finds plenty Of use for II.
Usually she has bought II herself, for
she prefers that It shall not be a gift.
Any man who gives a woman q pen.
knife will find himself regarded with
suspicion. II Isn't that she Is supersti.
tious. oh, no, Of course she isn't. She
will buy one for her husband or FOR
her son, but nevertheless she doesn't
like TO be given one, and will look
askance at the dainty little implement
unless she has paid the traditional
penny for II.
The jewelers. carry in stock knives
for women, and one OF the merchant,
said the other day that one-thlrd of his
customers were women. This he ex.
planned by the fact that a woman will
keep a knife three times as long as a
mar will. Some of the knives they
carry In stock have jeweled handles
or decorations that raise their cos,
from five TO fifty dollars. Women
don't buy such expensive ones-that
is, not from jewelers-althouRh they
often buy them from friends at the
price OF n cent-an astonishing bar.
gain, indeed.
The popular knives for women are
tiny bits Of knives, not so long as the
little finger, and sometimes not larger
than a finger joint. Some OF these
dainty little knives have handles OF
gold or silver studded with Jewels.
Very often they have chatelaine at,
taehments or are worn with other IN.
tie articles on a chain.-Chicngo Times,
Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
I.ease. r,na.a n,a m,,e.

Wiikesbarre, Pa, Nov. IA COLI.
o occurred between two passenger
rains on the LcLigh Valley railroad
near This city %yesterday. Five persons
@eIe killed and four Injured. An IN.
veAtlgation shows that a heavy wind.
storm prevailed on the mountain which
caused the leaves from the forest 10
accumulate on the track. The engine.
pio'yed into these leaves, which cloqged
the breaking apparatus
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
STOCK YARDS N
Crook-Handied Hickories Affected by
the Hnbitue. OF That Dis
triet In Chicago.

One OF the curious sights at the
stock yards is the peculiar style OF
cane or walking stick affected by those
whose daily business takes them into
that great live stock mart. The real
stock yards zane is a stick Of polished
hickory, with a large and ample crook
at the end to meet the requirements Of
the huge and bony hands Of the most
stalwart ranehman. These canes an.
parently are not made from sapllnes
with the bark removed and a crook
put upon the end, but from solid strips
OF hickory wood shaved and nodded
into the proper shape. They are from
three-quarters TO an inch in diameter
In the thickest part and without any
artificial stain or attempt at dccora-
ton.
" no other part OF the city will you
see them carried or offered for sale,
But when taking a trolley ride you will
certainly begin to notice them o. soon
as You come anywhere within the
rndius OF the stock yards district.
They are carried by ranchmen, droy.
ers, shippers from the country, sales
men and commission men of the Yards.
1t Is probable they are more for
practical use than for ornament. They
seem well suited to the purpose OF
punching fat hogs and lazy steers in
the pens when the animals arc being
exhibited to prospective buyers. And
then the crook on the end Is big
enough TO admit OF holding a recall.
oitrant sheep very handily by II. The
stock yards cane is, therefore. an in
stitution In itself, and II you want TO
see how gracefully It Is carried and
TO what good uses 1t may be put take
a ride out Halsted street and over
among the pens-Chicago Chronicle.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
H. ". WIISOR.
Insurance, real estate, loans
and rentals.
LEXINGTON, MO.
FOR
JOPLIN, PlTTSDURG, GAlEKA
AND WEBB CITY.

The Memphis Route kansas CITY,
II, scott n Memphis Il. ~ has two
Trains daily from Kansas City-both
rams have through reclining chair ears
seats free to holders Of first class tickets).
Night train leaving Kansas City at $50
has Wagner palace sleeping car to Jop-
I'm, Via Plttsburg and Galena. The
Memphis is the only line from Kansas
CITY to all the great lead aud zinc min
ing camps Of Missouri and Kansas-
ualena, Joplin. Webb City, Ceuteryille
and Aurora.
For map and time table folder address
j. +. LOCKWOOD, Gen. Pass. Agt.
s-S-fim Kansas City, Missouri
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
GIrame Meat.

n hesh Of young glnnes, especIonv
'ha' OF a young COW, is extremely rood.
somewhat like veal, with a poms.itIo
nhNor' The tongue. from IS TO go inches
Ione, Is also very coed. But the mnr.
row,bones oiford the greatest luyur,
70 ihc South African hunicr-CIncln
natl Enquirer. ~
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
A Misaopr.hen.,..

They say that the women Of tn.
iedo are very beautiful " remarked Mr.
Pitt. ar
They are" replied Mr.. Maumee
I'm from Ohio myself, and-a
But | was speaking OF Toledo IN
Spain" 10
'oh'"-pittsbursh Chronicle.Tel..
Qrnnh i'lt-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19

not nsk me. Ask Tod. There's some
path Of Christian usefulness open. It
may be a rough path OF it may be a
smooth path, a long path or a short
path. II may be on the mount Of con-
spicuity or in the valley unobseryed,
but II is a path on which you can start
with such faith and such satisfaction
and such certainty that you can CRY
out In the face of earth and hell and
heaven: "To this end was ! born"
Do not wait for extraordinary quail
fcations. Philip, the conqueror, gained
his greatest victories seated on q mule,
and II you wait for some c~aparisoned
Bucephalus to ride into the conflict you
will never get into the worldwide fight
OF all. Samson slew the Lords en-
emies with the jawbone Of the stupid
est beast created. shamgar slew 600
Of the Lords enemies with an OK goad.
Under God spittle cured the blind
mans eyes in the New Testament story.
TGke ELL the faculty YOU have and say:
70 Lord. here Is what ! havel Show
M aala
Anu puok me up py omnipo-
80 r"c Ah'"here' anyhow any
'~ LUZ oou
II ma De helpful II recite my own
experience in this regard. 1 started
ior 'he law without asking any divine
direction. ! consulted my own tastes.
liked lawyers and courtrooms and
Jndges n JurieS, and re'eled In hearing
lhe frelnghuysens and the Bradleys
Oh ,ne New jersey bar, and as assistant
OF the county clerk, at IS years Of age,
! searched titles, naturalized foreign
erS' recorded deeds received the con-
ieSsion OF Judgments, swore witnesses
ana lur1es and grand juries, but after
awhile ielt a call TO the gospel minis
try aud entered II, and / felt some salts
faction in the work; but one summer.
when | was resting at Sharon Springs
and while seated in the park Of that VII
Isge' l said to myself; III | have an es-
peeial work to do in the world, | ought
10 n II out now" and with that de-
termination prayed as ! had never be-
lore prayed, and got the divine dfrec-
ton, and wrote It down in my memorun-
DUN book, and saw my life work then
az plainly as ] see II now. Oh, do not
be satisfied with general directionsl
Get specific directions. Do not shoot
AZ random. Tske aim and fire.
And now came TO the climacteric
consideration. As near as I can tell,
yon were built for a happy eternity, all
inc disasters which have happened TO
your nature TO be overcome by the
blood OF the Lamb II you win heartily
accept that Christly arrangement. We
are oil reioiced al the increase In hu-
man Longevity. People live. as neal as I
can observe, about ten years longer
Than they used TO. The modern doc
tors do not bleed their patients on all
occasions ns did the former doctors. IN
those times II a mar had fever they bled
him' n he bad consumption they bled
hint " he had rheumatism they BLEED
him, and II they could not make out eK.
netly what was the matter they bled
nm; olden time phlebotomy va
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19

Next few months are times
for Cyclones, Tcrnadoes and
Hurricanes. Protect yourself
from loss by purchasing an
insurance policy. Rates are
lower now on town property
than ever before. Winsor will
FIX up these policies for you
See
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19

Sufferers from neuralgia are warned
by q medical writer not to drink ten
but TO partake Of coffee into which The
Juice OF a lemon has been squeezed
Cincinnati En~ouirpr.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
To TIGHTEN Canc.Dottom.d ch.,-

The cane bottoms OF chairs can he
made tight by supporting the chair
and m%oistening the seat thoroughly
by washing It of with n sponge with
o water, so that the canework he.
comes completely soaked. Then place
The chair In a strong draught Of dry
air, and allow 1t TO dry thoroughlv,E
N. Y. Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19

~
you yourself against the divine In
tentionS II standing In your presene'
my eye should faI upon the feebles
soul here as that soul viii appear whel
n woria lets II up aud heaven en-
frances u, l suppose l would be 50 over
noNe'eo D mould drop down as on
oeaa-
You have examined the family Bibl,
and explored the family records and
you may have seen daguerre0types Of
some OF the kindred OF previous gener
atom you have had photographs taker
OF what you were In boyhood or girl
hood. and what you were ten year,
later, and II Is very interesting 10 any
one TO b able TO look back upon pie
lures OF what he was ten, or twenty, OF
thirty years ago, but have Jon ever had
a picture taken Of what you may b
and what you will be u you seek after
God feel the spirit's regenerating
powerg Where shall ! plant the cam
era 10 take the pieturer plant II on
his platform. l direct II toward you.
u,c,ur. 7, shsn H. an tns,.n.n-.Ans
~nic,u,s Ther~, Th.-.u ns-sH"n
Won can Sc IN. a.....t. t.-one
ieet STATE and get some Idea OF what
II wih be when thoroughly developed.
liant ,hs, n. noonSsv 80
~ midnIgh, .orr.r~S r,.h I. -
A vour soui ~ nrr. ,hs, ~ ~. eae
~ diabops,n oo.,S -
Imc.rsse,lo, Th.ra 4,
mirb,v ana AZ wifi ~. ar. So
heaven ~ usrc,rv ! Ma..asn-s"
And b.ck sss,n - 49,.
weary YOU and /. vnr,d ~ .asn ~
der ,yonld NOT crnsh vor a.,
shaH never Shed ! 49, = 49,
that shall never feel a fatigue Ne,
hat shan n.vs, ,hroh 10 - ""
are voung s.ain ,hon.h - 80 -
S-4crsn,,us. Won - IN 80.
though vou cou,hsd ~ ,h,vsr.a g..
..I, p. your
soelste. are the sno.tI.s ana nronhs,s
and martyrs and most exalted souIs
masculine and feminine. Of All the een,
turtles. The anchanoeI IN vou M em.
barrassment. God Himself vour pres-
ent and everlasting iov. THAT Il an
instantaneous picture Of what YOU NAV
be and what / am sure some Of Won
will be.
7, xou r..,;,. ,h., 3.
n,c,1re nv sno,oa~ = ~. $500.
Tohn ss,S. .1i
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
Love NJ Firs, styh,

Cora loved you at FIRST sight.
Big Nuggets-An' when was tln,o
The night at the uheater when ~,
was pointed out as the man who bnI
n. Y. journal,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
To communIoo,. -,

An eminent astronomer says FIN,
Tor communication with the lnhah,'
'ants OF Mars we should require a oos
as large as ireland and a pole 500 mIeSs
'ons'-chlcago Times Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-11-19
a Now A~nnIemIrnI ror..

hother--Wlllle, how did the ron,
happen TO butt yot e
WILLIE was STOPPING over.
where did he bn 7, your"
In the bead Of u stoop"-up 10
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26

ThE Texas regiment OF lmmunes
was sent back to Galveston, from New
Orleans, and probably will stay there
until mustered out, unless some Of
the soldiers succeed In breaking into
the pe%nitentiary. The boys tried to
run the town In New Orleans, and to
save the city the war department sent
them home, A physical and moral ex-
animation showed they were immune
neither from yellow fever nor from
SIN. The only man 10 the regiment
who will be sent to Cuba is Captain
Juan Hart Of 81 Paso. He has been
detached from the regiment and or
dered 10 Washington, where he will
be attached TO the military commits
sion which goes to Cuba to settle up
affairs, as an interpreter.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26

THE Albuquerque Democrat has
Recently printed a series of articles
which has been admired by all honest
men. 1t is the custom ia many
places, when small pox is raging In
the community, for the citizens and
she papers to deny that there is any
small poxin the town. The Democrat
has taken the opposite course, aud
daily prints a report that reads like
Skaters hospital report. 1t tells the
number OF new cases reported the
previous day, their location. the mum.
Der OF cases still under treatment,
she number who have died, and the
number pronounced cured. The list Is
actually so small that no person read
ing it would be kept away from the
town, while the rumOr that small pox
was in the town undoubtedly would
keep many from going there.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-08-26

The independent Democrat at Las
Cruces, seconds Oliver Lees motion
and wants a new sheriff in Dona A1a
county, The Independent Democ rat
is a disappointment. Since It's last
change OF hands It was thought To
stand for law and order, but The
present editor seems to be as truculent
TO murderers as was his predecessor.
Notwithstanding the efforts OF the
Independent Democrat and Oliver
Lee the officers OF the county are re.
liable men, and it is probable that the
same kind OF men will continue to
hold the offices.