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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-07-02
SMART SPARRows.
Waited for the Roots of Peae..
trinns 10 Grind Corn Too
Large 60 swallow.

An idle clerk in al New brunswick
Office vouches for the truth OF a re.
markable story OF the sagaclty and
reasoning powers OF a number OF little
English sparrows.
One day rccently n number OF school.
boys had been pelting each other with
corn Kernels, and the pavement md
cutters in front OF the office OF the
clerk were covered with yellow kernels.
a half dozen sparrows spied the at.
traetive morsels and tried TO mako a
meal OIL them, but without success. The
Kernels OF corn were too large TO b.
swallowed and too hard TO be crushed
by their bills. But the little birds must
have put their thinking caps on, for
suddenly, as Of one accord, they flew
TO n telegraph pole and perched them.
selves upon a crosspicce in such O posi-.
ton that they could command a view of
the eorn-coyered pavement.
They had not long to wait. Pretty
soon there came along n hcavy-footed
conntryman. lis cowhide boots GOV.
cred a number Of kernels squarely and
crushed them almost to powder. As
soon rs he had passed, down few the
sparrows and qiuckly picked M the
cracked corn. When It. was oil gone
they once more resumed their perch on
the pole and waited for another passer.
by TO grind up more in pieces small
enough for their purpose.
For half an hourthe i~ntercstinr prnc.
esS was repeated, by which time all Of
the corn that had been lying on the side
walk In the line OF pedestrians had been
ground and eaten.
Then ensued q more remarkable man.
hesitation OF the reasoning power of ths
birds They flew down to the gutter,
and TO the edges Of the walk, picked ur
'he scattered kernels In their bills and
carried them 10 the center OF the walk
where they were sure to be trodder
upon. They worked carefully and n,
u under the direction Of an overseer
Not a grain Of cor escaped them, and
every bit WINS gathered up CAREFUL,
from The side and in the gutter. In du,
Time 1t was ground up as the other had
been.
when there was not n bit more In
sight the birds few away, leaving Oh,
watching clerk astounded at the IN
World. :
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HOW TO STEER A DOG SLED.
The Common Vehicle Of the yor,L
should he N~aviGnted Like an
Ordinary PIew.

Those who are going to Alaska would
do we'll to profit by the experience OF
men who have been there. The weather
there for a greater portion Of the year
is SO severe that the acquisition of
knowledge by experience is likely to
prove extremely hazardous. Aman who
has spent several winters in Alaska of.
fers the following suggestions as TO the
best means Of handling a sled:
Travellers In Alaska are finding that
about the best way to manage a sled on
a bad trail is TO rig handles TO it and b
follow it as a farmer does a pillow. Going
down a hill 1t can be held back by the
handles and on sliding places it is about
the only way that IL a be kept under
absolute control. II the sled is TO be
pulled by dogs, handles are almost in
dispensable. II two mem furnish the
power II is well for one Of them 10 tull
and the other TO push, unless they hap
pen to be brothers. In this latter a
1t prevents trouble IN Alaska, as else
where, to hitch both abreast and to put
on stay chains oil the doubietrees.
The framework which supports the
handles by being laced 10 the side OF the
sled with strings Of rawhide forms a
basket, which makes ID easier TO secure
the load. A rope is looped along the
edge OF the sled all the way around and
made stationary. Through these loops
from side TO side the lash rope is passed,
and thus the load is quickly secured.
Tho problem Of pitching the tent Mt
stops and lighting a fire is a serious one.
When the Thermometer registers 20 or
~ degrees below zero n man hardly
dares to remove his mitten 20 start n
fire. And then, during the winter.
which is the longest part Of the yea in
Alaska, 1t is very often difficult to find
dry wood. The best thing / have found
10 get a quick blaze il TO carry balls Of
cloth saturated In coaloil. Place one
OF these in the stove, light it, and IL will
ignite almost any kind Of wood. The
~wlndproof matches which | have seen
In the stores of San Francisco sbould
form o part of every Kl~ondiker's ou,9t
San Francisco Examiner.
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EFFECT OF The ECLIPSE.
Hindoos BELIEVE the Phenomenon II
Less Frequent Nowadays.

Hindoon BELIEVE the Phenomenon II
Less Frequent Nowadays.
As the eclipse reached its zenith. the
temperature fell rapidly and the atmoe
phere became p%erceptibly chilly. Quite
an earthly smell pervaded the air. One
naturally expected to see stars peep out
and twinkle In semi-darkness. But the
scene here was too bright for that, and
rather resembled q landscape under q
wintry English sun. Crows few from
tree to tree or circled In flights, while
sparrows twittered preparatory to
roosting. Kites descended and cocks
crowed. At the moment of totally the
conditions were favorable at Sir Nor
man Lockyer's camp at Viziadrug. and
the same was the ease ut Prof. Camp
bells camp at JevAr. The sun was
gradually blotted out, and a marvellous
orona of pale silver blue appeared,
The duration Of totally was two min
utes. Stars sprang out and all was
deadly still. Native astrologers had
prophesied all kinds Of calamities, In
Guiding a tidal "a at Bombay, and
some foretold a great disaster a week
hence. Religions Hindus sat down and
counted their beads at the moment of
contact. at the same time recitinp
prayers and HYMNS. Here and there on
the foreshore stood Parsees. Zend.
Ayasta in hand. with their faees turned
toward the sun. The Rrnbmin priests.
who are ever ready TO receive aims
ceased their solicitations during the
eclipse. Bergars. however. swarmed
nearly everywhere. md the Hindu
streets were alive with the cry, 'GIye
aims for the recovery OF the sun from
tho ;a,,s ~ The d,,oon pah,I-
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"cYcLoNE JOHNNY"
House Door Was HIS saddle, and He
Travelled n Quarter of n Mile
at n Terrible Pact

Christian Van den Hnrvner, familiar
ly known in Celina, o., as Cyclone
Johnny" is perhaps the only man liy-
ing in the world to-day that enjoys the
unique distinction of having ridden a
cyclone. astride a house door, for a dis
lance OF over a quarter Of amile. This
remarkable feat was performed not as a
mattero OF choice, but p%erforce Of neces-
sity by the above-named person when
the cyclone swept across the western
part of Newer county in May, 1896. As
one Of the survivors Of this terrible cy-
clone which left death and devastation
in its wake, and for his thrilling expert
ence and escape, Harvner has gained
the sobriquet of "Cyclone Johnny"
His unparalleled journey has become
a matter of history in this county, and
stands preeminent as the most remark
able of the many curious and mysteri-
Gus freaks INDUCED in by that cyclone.
Cyclone Johnny's description of the APP
preaching cyclone is graphic and thrill
ing. He was living at the time with
Billy Bryan, eight miles west of this
city, and on the night of the cyclone he
and Mr.. Bryan's family were watching
the raging OF the storm in the west.
The electric display was wonderful, and
TO him it seemed as though the world
was about to come to an end by fire.
The flashes were so brilliant hat the
eyes could not withstand them. The
family became alarmed, and decide to
go to the cellar for safety. The cellar
was directly underneath the porch, on
the west side Of the house, and Haryner
assisted in getting the children 10 this
place of safety, and he was the last one
TO leave the house. just as he stepped
upon the porch and before he released
his hold upon the doorknob the storm
swept down upon him In all its fury.
He went sailing through the air, over
the tops OF trees, the uppermost
branches Of which tore his clothes from
his body. The gait he travelled was
terrific, and IL seemed but second from
the time he started until he found him.
self safely dropped into large field UNI
injured, save for the scratches inflicted
upon him as he sailed over the top Of
the trees. This field was a little over
a quarter of a mile from Mr.. Bryan's
house, and Harvner wandered around
In the darkness and driving rain until
he met a searching party, among whom
was Mr.. Bryan, who, together with his
entire family, were saved by their op-
perfume fight to the cellar. In the re.
lief fund, which was raised for the SUI
ferers and survivors of this cyclone, Mr..
Hhrvner was notified that SIS awaited
him at the courthouse, but he refused TO
take 1t, requesting the relief committee
to bestow it upon some man who had
awife or family.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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their beeas. for they knew we'll that Il
,rnnlh hiring nothing % them.

their beads for they knew well that II
would bring nothing 20 them.
For Cuba in those days lay under a
pail. Agrcat black mantle rs dark as
death and as cruel as the grave, was
sprcad over A. In the city Of Havana
that lovely, palace-lke town blythe sea
eoast-there dwclt o encouragement
a stern nun sent from Spain. who de-
manded Of the natives a yearly return;
and TO him must be paid money, money
and nothing but money every day In the
year.
Well-educated Cubans knew that In
i4g2 a spaniard named Columbus had
com over In the name Of Queen Isabella
end had touched the island Of Cuba with
his sword. 'ln the name Of the queen
Of Spain / take possession he said as
he smOte the fertile land with his sharp
blade. And for 900 years they had felt
the sting Of the blow and had smarted
under IL.
Without representation In Spain,
without ever a Cuban In Madrid, the
stern city over the sea, without one
counselor In the queens cabinet to tell
of their struggles, they werc compelled
10 work year after year, to dig the soil,
10 plant the seed, TO raise the crops, 10
gather the fruits, TO ship TO markets and
to pay tribute In whatever and every
form they could, without anything in
return to compensate them.
Down from Key West and from st.
Augustine and Tampa, Punta Gorda,
Jacksonville and other happy cities Of
Florida there came seamen on vessels
who stopped over in the ports and Wis
tied with the Cubans. These told grand
stories Of the United States rule.
The Cubans listened in silence for
many years, until in 1850, after a hard
year, they began to get very discomfort
ed, and in the years of 1s50-5l they got
the American Gamer to help them fight
for their independence. They wanted
to have n little corner Of the island
which they could rule and where they
could grow rich, but the Spanish crown
laughed at them and sent over great
ships to fire upon them until those who
wanted to be free were killed and the
rest were subdued and ready to work on
in silence for another generation.
In September, 1868, the whole island
broke out in revolt and the people de-
clared their independence. They formed
o national junta and appointed Don
Manuel Cespesdes their commander In
chief. For two years they waged a
guerrilla warfare, hoping to drive out
from the island the wicked Spanish
rulers, but they could not do it. Spain
sent new men faster than they could
kill off the old ones, and again Cuba set
tied down TO oppression.
In 1895 Cuba broke out again. This
time with the most vigorous effort Of
her history. She organized a national
Junta, with its headquarters in the most
powerful city in the world, and from
New York the Cuban warfare was car.
ried on, Within three years Cuba
showed that she could govern herself
wisely and well.%Chicago Chronicle
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Maap and MnrneI

A Wasp and u Hornet are again m
The roster Of ships in the American
navy whose historic names have been
given to recent purchases of smaller
vessels by the government. The var
OF isl2-l4 was distinguished by the
brilliant actions Of both the Hornet and
The Wasp, Is guns. There were two
Nasps IN that war. The first one car
tured tho British brig Frolic. and was
then IN turn captured with her prize by
a British 7+gun frigate. The second
wasp captured the British ships Rein.
1eer and Avon and a few months later
was lost at sea, when, where or how be.
ing unknown to this day.-springGeld
(Nass) Republican.
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The Trans-M IsslssppI E,nosIlIon

omaha, Neb., June LIST to Nov. lat, 1898.
ine Following low rate applies via tho
Ai,Ssouri Pacific Railway. $500 round
Trip good thirty days. SiOG5 round trim
good until November 18th. For the
National Eclectic Medical Association
'S'eo, round trip tickets on sale June N
and 70, good until July 4; also on June
~ ~ ~, ~, "a, 20, July IA, Aug 20, 81 and
n tickets will be on sale for Ss.o5 round
u'p' For further Information please call
On A. y. LOOMS, Agent.
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rheumatic hammers, driven by com.
pressed air arc now generally used in.
stead OF hand labor for chipping and
cleaning iron and steel castings and
oille's so as to free them from any de
ieeis which would injure the finished
forms into which they are TO be rolled
or drawn This hammer will do Tho
WORK OF three men. The same principle
paS been applied In the ship Yards for
ealking' In which the tool can 10
worked very fast, doing the work OF five
or Six men.-ChicaRo Chronicle.
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TINE TABLE,

Trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash as follows;
Going eAst-No. 20, local freight, $40 a.
nj No. 2, Eastern Express, ll:lO a. m.
No. IL, Eastern Express, 1908 p. m; No.
g. Mail and Express, 7;46 p. m; No. a
Atlantic Express, 1901 p. m.
Going west-NO. Z, Mail and Express
6;@ a. M; No. %, Kansas City Accomoda.
ton, 500 q. m.
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An aeronaut says that there is the
same difference in the air at the earth's
surface and at an altitude OF half a
mile that there is between water IN a
muddy puddle and the purest spring
water. lie states that for a time one
feels after coming down from an as.
cent, as II one We're breathing solid
dust" Chicago Inter Ocean.
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May What irowniug on your we'd
ding day?
Fay-Tm In a quandary. II I 60 10
the altar smiling, people will say I'm
simply crazy to get Charlie; and II I
look solemn, they'll say | already re-
gret the step. What shall I do?-Phlla-
delphia Record.
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Winning race horses are renoroI,v
pays ehestnuts or browns. and for
every hundred boys among them there
are on chestnuts and 30 browns. There
Is no record Of nm important a c being
won by n Piebald. Chicago Tribune.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Letters OF administration ON The oatato q,
ueofRr I, odoll, deceased. were grnnicd ~
Ivy underiiRncd on the 18th day al Ami
ls.', by the Probate Court Of Lstavrrtit,,
All persons having olalms against s,tt os,.,
are required 10 exhibit them Tor nll",y.nnaa y !,
uh9 hpgllnlstralor within one year nticr n,
ltte OF htid letters or thoy may be- pr,y,l,dnN
run any benefit Of such estate, and N smcs
gIalns ne not exhibited within two years fr"n,
buried. IVY VIII 10 forever
This 18th day Of April. 1895.
a,s., U. q. pHETzING.
Administrator.
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Prof' Dryasdusi-Now. Mr.. Wager.
can you eNplain what the poet means
Oy The embcr' Of the dying Year,"
Mr. Wager Certainty. professor.
November and Deccmbcr-N. Y. World.
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TALMAGE'S SERMON.
Appropriate Thoughts on the Fa,
tigue Of Earth and Rest Of Heaven.
The Vexauona AnnoyAnees sd IAbors OF
This Life WIN soon Have Been For
gotten when We R-ecuperats
In Gods Paradise

This discourse Of DR.. Talmage draws
a contrast between the fatigues Of
this world aud the blissful recupera-
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ADMINISTRATORS Nnr1cr

Letters o. administration on The estate n,
mary j Russell. decreased. were er,s,eo,
20 the undersigned On the 18th div ~ Was
county, Missouri. " h'i"Setts
Al persons having claims agninst s.D
estate are required 10 exhibit them fnr siiaa.ni
hnce 10 the administrator within une w,
aiter the date Vt said letters, or tbev may ~
preclldod from any beneni nf such NV, "
ana u such claims be not exhibited NM,
viii De forever barred. i 'ph)
This 18th day Of May, lsas.
Aasa DAVID RUSSELL,
VN0Vt Administrator.
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Next few months are times
for Cyclones, Tornadoes 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
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W. G. MCCausIand.
TRUSTEES SALE

whereas, Joseph Hook, by his certain decd
nf trust. dated, October LIST, isaO, aud recorded
~ D9ok lOl' a. page VI, in Office " recorder Of
ueeds Tor Lafayette county, Missouri. con.
yeyed 10 james Wentworth, trustee. the foi.
lowing described real estate. situate In
lafayette county, Missouri, tO-wit: A strin
thlrty .ive feet and -four inches In width, taken
% OF the west side 81 lot No. four IA. I'M hIocL'
No, thirty-ciRht tsl, In the first addition H.
tue town. now clty, of Lexington. aud bounded
rs Follows; beginning at the northwest cnrncr
oi sald lnt No. u thence east along the south
sue % ntanklln street, In said city Of Lexinq-
toll, thirty-hye teet and Jour inches; thence
south through the center OF a brick wall NM,
standing beiwec the st0re-rootu now oNncd
by Charles II. Schaefenneyer, on the casi ami
the room situated on the lot herein conveyed
~ IN nUey running through said block ia
leet' thence west along the north line of said
alley, thirty-ive feet and four inches. IN ibe
southwest corner OF said lot No foir "a.
ihehct norm on the west line OF said lnf M
,1nI W one hundred and forty OlOl feet. 10
Wy pulhi OF commencing: also all of nv rIvbt
tito and interest in and la tbo Iri"( LII
thirteen tlg inches thick, situated on the ~,
llne, 81 said lot No. four a., one.Ialf ~ sseii
wan ueiht situated on said lot No. fOur IN and
ont hail thereof hoing on lot M Hvc N n n
belonging 10 one Fred Recker Sac TX, Inv Ivy,
iur party wall between Henry MACY AMI III
becAet' IN BOOK ten u0), paRe gOl IL ,ba
reuotuefs once In Lafayette county. Nlis.
cortni, " uu9t 70 secure tho payment OF a
Seltniu pruulissory note described m said
uetui ana whereas, said note a past dna an1
iemIlns unpaid; and whereas. said grYn,n,.
nus been dead more than nine mnntbs WI
"t"o,ets, saln JAMES wentworth IA absent and
VS. REFUSES 10 act ~ trustee In MAKING 4 az
under said decds now. theteforo Naie
nuikefson, sheriff Of Lafayette cotisty Nj.
rourl' ana acting trustee, by virtne manna
aulnoilty OF said deed Of trust. and i'm acccrI
nm,. wiln me terms thereof. hereby giVe
OF SUD note, | will, on A" "upuei
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wRDNgsnAM IuLY %. l.oa

ootMoun ne hours ~ nine o'clock ln tho foro.
noon nna nye O'Clock In the afternoon of ,he,
IaIfaay%. \, w vnur' house door. In Lexington
W.. ~ public sale. 10 tho highest MIDI, nv
MN, me real estate above dcsGribed' m, III
nrposo ol paying tho debt aeour,d ,ginpnn
nantest l~hereon, aud costs Of nxccutino I'M
mmIs;a JOHN. A. FULKENsON "'
"'7" hhoTin and Aptlng V.,,a
The gold leaf., 1898-11-24
A Purely Vegetable Blood
Remedy is the Only
Cure.

If the people generally knew the
true cause of Rheumatism, there
would be no such thing as lini-
ments and lotions for this painful
and disabling disease. The fact is,
Rheumatism is a disordered state
of the blood-it can be reached,
therefore, only through the blood.
But all blood remedies can not cure
Rheumatism, for it is an obstinate
disease, one which requires a real
Wood remedy-something more than
n mere tonic. Swift's Specific is
the only real blood remedy, and it
promptly goes to the very bottom
of even the most obstinate case.
A few years ago I was taken with in
fammatory rheumatism, which though
mild at first, became gradually SO in
tense that l was for weeks unable to
walk. Itried several prominent physi-
clans and took their treatment faith
fully, but was unable.to get the slightest
relief In fact, my condition seemed to
grow worse, the pains spread over my
entire body, and from November to
March suffered agony. I tried many
patent medicines, but none relieved me.
Upon the advice of friend decided to
try s. s. S. Before allowing me to take
it, however, my guardian, who was a
chemist, analyzed the remedy, and pro-
nounced it free Of potash or mercury.
The gold leaf., 1898-11-24
CAN'T STAND NEGRO "SOLDIERS." "
The rlayor of Chattanooga Petitions
Secretary of War to Remove Them
From That City and Why.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Nov. 21.-
Mayor Watkins has asked the Secretary
of War to remove the Eighth Immune
Regiment from Chickamauga Park.
The regiment is composed of negro
men.
In his request Mayor Watkins says
that on account Of the conduct of the
troops their presence in the city is
undesirable and prejudicial to good
order" lie adds that the citizens OF
Chattanooga would be pleased to have
a white regiment stationed at the Park,
but that the negroes are not wanted
there.
Nine-tenths of the nervousness, irrita.
bility and bad temper in women is merely
a symptom of i'll health-ill health of the
delicate and sensitive organism that
or overwOrried, the effect shows itself
there first. There is no use taking harmful
and deadly narcotics for nervousness and
sleeplessness. 1t will leave the body in a
worse condition than it was before. The
way to effect cure is to remove the cause
Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will dc
it. 1t has cured tens of thousands of cases
OF female weakness and nervousness. II
is a most wonderful invigorating nervine
or nerve food. 1t brings sound, healthy
sleep, and restores the glow and bloom Of
health. 1t is the Onlys medicine now be.
fore the public for woman'S peculiar all
mentS adapted to her delicate organization
by regularly graduated physcian-an
experienced and skilled specialist in
these maladieS. 1t cannot do harm in
any condition of the system. Its sales ex.
ceed the combined sales of all other
medicines for women. The story of its
diecOvery and wonderful success is told
in one part or Dr.. Pierce's great thousand
page, Common Sense Medical Adviser
which will be sent free on receipt of 81
One-cent stamps to pay for mailing only
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, :,
No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Unfortunate Selection of Imple-
ment: Stranger ''How do you clean
your streets here?' Resident-'I
think it's done by bureau" Stan
Why don't you use brooms
They'd be cheaper and do it so much
better"
The gold leaf., 1898-11-24
The County Commits siouers.
On the first Monday in December
he Commissioners elected on No

On the first Monday in December
the Commissioners elected on No.
vember the 8th will take charge OF
the county affairs. Under the new
law there are now only three Com
missioners. The men elected are ex-
pected to, and will no doubt, make a
model Board. They are Messrs.
John A. Fleming, James Amos and
Patrick A. Bobbitt, elected respect
lively as Democrat, Populist, and
Republican-one from each party.
Messrs. Fleming and Amos start out
with long and successful experience
in the work of the Board, while Mr..
Bobbitt,, although new commits
sioner is a man Of character and abil-
ity and will we'll discharge his duties
we believe.
In the undertaking Of any work
much is in the proper start. The
affairs of the county are in fairly
good condition. The sanitary con-
dition of tho Jail and Home for the
Aged and Infirm should be looked
after. In fact the Board may well
devote some time to the study of the
manner in which the Home is man
aged. 1t is not well kept or we'll
conducted if rumors are true. The
Home is splendidly equipped and can
and should be made self-supporting