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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

What OmciaIs VIII Sometimes Do In
Arder tn Keen I'm EmnInHment

What OmciaIs VIII Sometimes Do in
Order to Keep I'm Employment.
Boldini, the famous painter, now in
New York, brought over a number of
his own works al a sort of advertise
ment. AS he said he intended TO exhib-
it and not to sell them, he was allowed
to give bond and show them free of
customs duty.
A few weeks ago a woman inspector,
or detective, connected with the Gus
toms service, at the request of the chief
inspector, dressed herself in fine raj
ment, hired a gorgeous carriage and a
liveried driver, and called at the art gal
lery. After examining the pictures she
wanted to buy a portrait of Verdi, worth
$500, but the price of which she did not
ask.
81 will give you $4,000 for the picture"
she said, to the dealer at whose gallery
the pictures are.
He told her 1t must remain until the
time for which the bond was given
should expire. She asked for a written
promise that for $4,000 she should have
it at that time, and she gotit.
In an hour customs officers seized the
whole collection, placed the artist under
arrest, and threatened to take him to
the Tombs. He explained that he had
never thought of selling a picture until
he was offered S., 900 for a $500 painting,
and that he meant to pay the duty on it
before it should leave his hands. The
matter is in a state of suspension. The
artist thinks nearly anybody could be
induced to sell bonded goods under such
temptation, and he does not think the
government should induce people to
commit a crime in order to make an ar
rest.
THAT eagerness of the detectives for
business" said a Detroit man, reminds
me of DR.. Wright, a former enthusiast
tic health officer of Detroit. After a
long, hard fight, he got the common
council to build q smallpox hospital. 1t
was a nice building, well furnished with
all modern appliances, and a %janitor and
his wife. But there was no smallpox.
Every week the doctor went out to in
spectit, but the months passed without
a patient. He wrote to all the d~octorsl
in neighboring towns, asking for a case
of smallpox to dedicate the place, but
couldn't get it. At last he went to Chi
cago and hired a convalescent from the
pest house there at two dollars a day to
go to his hospital. I used to drive out
past there in the evening, and l could
see they made the most of their only
case. Light streamed from every win
dow, and I could see the ~janitor and his
wife, and the trained nurses, and the
doctor and his assistants passing from
ward to ward. He couldn't see the good
of a hospital unless it had inmates, and
the New York inspectors amt see the
good of a custom-house detective if he
doesn't arrest people."-Washington
Post.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
VISIT WAS INTERRUPTED.
Indy stopped All Else Viii
She Said Her Prayers.


She Said Her
Occasionally it will happen that a
Turkish lady will feel called upon to
say her prayers in the midst of a call,
and the method of doing that is quite
remarkable. An American lady de-
scribed to me what happened in one
such instance when she was present.
What time is it?" asked the Turkish
lady, who was the wife of a rich man
and had the seat of honor in the divans.
ut is ~ o'clock" answered the other
lady.
Dear me, I did not think it wa as
late. 1 must say my prayers"
Then, with much deliberation and
with the assistance of the other Turk
ish ladies who were present, she began
her preparations. First she unbound
the coverings of her head, which were
about a dozen yashmaks, or colored
handkerchiefs, wound over her little
fez. Last of all she took the little fez
off, and her head was bare. Then she
took off three padded fur-Iined jackets,
then two silk dresses, very full and that
left her clad in a long antare. or fore
and aft apron hanging from her shout
ders, and underneath this were her
flowing trousers. Next she took off her
slippers and socks Turkish women
never wear long stockings), and held
out her pretty white feet to be washed.
A basin was brought in and one of the
attending ONE poured water over
her feet, while the other stood ready
with Il towel 10 rub them. This same
operation was repeated for the hands,
and last of all the lady washed her
mouth. Then she was ready to pray,
and, putting a rug in position, she
turned to the east and Frustrated her
self, forehead to the floor, nine times in
succession, saying to herself meantime
the ninety-nine names of God. When
this was done she put on her clothes
again and went on with her call as if
nothing had happened. Needless to say
that the lady would not have been so
particular about her devotions had she
not been able to satisfy her vanity
at the same time and arouse the envy
of the women less bundled up han her
self in costly garments.-Cleveland
Leader.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
LEROY FARMER, Special Agent,

ence. Young and old, big and little, at
tend, and each one bent on getting the
fullest amount of enjoyment out of the
occasion. There are always some among
them who can play the violin, and the
air they play must be an heirloom, for
it is always the same and only one. It
Is always the same ~monotonous jangle
on a few notes, and played as fast as pos
sible; but the Cracker seems to enjoy
it, and his feet keep time to the meas
ure, however rapid it be. AS the rooms
are not large but 10 can dance at once,
and they are all in one set, two couples
being on each our sides. The fun COM
mences early and continues late, a
fresh lot of dancers always being ready
to take the places of those who are
about wearied out with a good half
hours rapid dancing; for each set holds
the floor at least that long. All night
long, above the ting-a-tang of the violin,
Is heard a continual repetition of such
calls as these: Honor you partners;
First couple to the right and dos-a-bal-
let-net!" Next couple follow and lady
swing or cheat!" "Twine the black
snake In and outl" First lady to the
right, swing and foat!" and such float
ing, about as airy and graceful as a
careering mule. All lemonade and hit
well sweetened with nothin'I" Honor
the hower-basket; now the wood-boxl"
big ring all aroundi" Ladies to the
middle of the floor and gentlemen to
they seats!" Then each gentleman
makes a frantic grab for his w part
ner. and leads her, rosy and painting, to
the coolest spot he can find, for seats
are few and far between.
Spring is surely travelling northward
and her harbingers are here already.
The orange buds are waxing larger and
Don will burgeon into full flower. The
mulberries are linging out broad green
leaves and dainty blossoms, fair prom
Use of full harvest soon. Violets, purple
and white, are peeping at you every
where, and the yellow jasmine is ring
ing its scented bells from porches, tree
tops or wherever its gay streamers have
q foothold. The air is resonant with in
Vulnerable bird-notes, as flock after
flock of feathered tourists wing their
way overhead; and full soon the robins
and bluebirds will again be with you
to make joyous New England's now
leaHess trees.-Boston Transcript.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
GOLD IN NOBLE POCKETS.


Alliance or Ancient french ArtSrOc-
rncy with the jews.
Some republican socialist papers in
Paris, opposed to the anti-Semitic out
break arising from the Dreyfus case,
have adopted the preteXt of IN inter
pellation of NJ. de ~Laryvinais in the
chamber to remind the French mobiles
hat they should be the last to join in
the anti-Jewish crusade. The old aris-
tocracy had charged one of its repre-
sentatives, Count de, Laryvinais, to
inform the chamber of deputies of it's
violent attachment to the army, which
is supposed TO be attacked by the
1sraelites, as well as it's hatred for the
latter. But, say the socialistic pa
pers, the descendants of the crusades
have not waited until now TO make the
alleged monopolists of public wealth
disgorge their wealth. Long before the
present outbreak and the Algiers riots
the pillages these descendants of medi-
rval ~"seigneurs," without noise, as
s~assination or pillage, found a way to
take possession of Jewish money, which
seems to lose its bad name in passing
into the noble pockets. An intermin-
able list might be made of marquises,
counts and princes who did not con-
slider that they were degrading them
selves by marrying Jewesses,-N. Y.
Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

Don't mistake ~self-conceit for genius.
DOM forget that a shallow brain
often operates a fluent tongue.
Don't forget that machine-made pol
iticians seldom become able statesmen.
Don't trade a good wheel for a poor
one because the doctor recommends q
change.
Don't rip the broad mantle Of charity
apart and make 1t over into a pair Of
boomers.
Don't forget that an insurance policy
has kindled more thar one large cop-
f~agration,
Don't think the women who wish
they had been born men are the only
ones that regret 1t.
Don't submit to the inevitable until
you have positive proof that it is the
inevitable.
Dom. judge q oma by the beauty
of her hair until you find out whether
1t Is natural or artifcisl.-Chioago
Evening News.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
WaahInrton RuiIt rhia Hou.e,


Not far from the village of Charles
town, ". Va, stands an old homestead
which, from a historical point of view,
is pronounced the most interesting in
that whole section of country. Hare
wood, as 1t is called, was owned by
George W~ashington's oldest full broth
er, Samuel, and was planned and built
under the personal superintendent of
Gen. Washington himself. According
to his suggestion. 1t is said, the house
was modelled after the early home OF
the Washingtons in Sulgrave, North
amptonshire, England. Gen. Washing
ton not only took much interest in the
erection of his brothers home, but was
a frequent visitor there. At a later
date, 10 years before he was made presi-
dent of the United States, James Madi-
SON was married In the parlors of Hare
wood to the dashing Widow Todd; and
under that same h~ospitable roof were
entertained Louis Philippe and his two
brothers, Duke de Montpensier and
Count B~eaujolais, during their ~soiourn
In this country.-Philadelphia Times.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
THE LIFE.
Customs That Are Little KNOWN I
the NortherAer.

Customs That Are Little Known to
the NOFtherAer.
Few, indeed, are the ~pleasurable ex-
elements of the Crackers life, and yet
he has some fete days and holidays.
Paramount among these are the Game
grindin'" and "Sugar-bilin'." Most of
them have O zane patch of greater or
less extent, according to the number
Of his stock cattle, and the children big
enough to assist; and the extent to
which he can overcome his chronic in
disposition to labor. Along in Novem-
and usually GO in rotation. 30 that "the
linked sweetness may be long drawn
out," writes q correspondent from St.
Petersburg, Fla. Everybody is invited,
and preparations ore made to entertain
all corners, for the Cracker is, above all
things, hospitable. One or more razor
backs yield up the ghost; a plenty Of
grits and sweet potatoes are on hand,
and the larder is ready. For some days
before cutting actually begins the
Cracker is busy setting up his mill and
furnace. The whole affair Is primitive
in the extreme. A pine sapling, with
Just the right crook in 1t, is hitched at
eae end To q pony; the otheris fastened
to two small upright rollers, between
which the cane is crushed While the
pony steadily treads his circle, three
or Jour sticks of cane are fed to the mill,
The thin greenish juice I'M into a rude
wooden trough which conducts 1t to a
barrel covered with o gunny sack which
serves as q strainer. The chimney and
furnace, into the fat top of which the
large iron boiler or caldron is set, are
rudely fashioned Of clay. After Ave OF
six hours hard boiling and skmming.
the strip is done, and for a few minutes
ali Is excitement, as the frebrands are
raked out from the furnace and the
boiler Is emptied of its saccharine con
tents. The strip is a clear amber, and
Of delicious favor, and just q few mo-
msnts' over boiling would change It to
sugar, for which your true Cracker has
little use, the strip having q much
greater financial value. The sLdmmings
are all carefully put in a clean barrel.
where they soon ferment and make a
kind of beer, they call it, which, with
age, becomes highly intoxicating. Well,
the Cracker works steadily, for him, for
some days, knowing full well that his
over; for invariably they end with 9
dance and candy-pull.
Now truly q Cracker dance is a Pc
culiar institution, and one which fur
nishes boundless amusement to the out
slider, If, SO be, he IL fortunate enough
to be invited to grace one with his pres
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
Jews as

In the Austria-Hungarian army,
Jews fill positions from major to colo
mel; in Prussia and Germany, not yet.
In the French army Jews are found as
generals, commanders, LAMBERT,
Franchetti, See. Salvador. A Jew as
traitor to his country was never
found in any army-certainly not in
France; as little as a ritual muir.
der in Tiszla-Esl as in any place
in the world. Judicial murders have
occurred, ritual'murders, never. That
the Prussians, like the German Jews
in German Bohemia, in the Ger
man-French wars, have fought
with valor and have covered them
selves with honorable scars, have won
the concentrations of honor and to-
kens of recognition, is well known to
the living generations. Blind hatred
and deeply rooted prejudice may still
reproach the Jews with lack of patri-
otism. Hatred is silenced, prejudice
must disappear. Truth will prevail;
it will prevail with the simple weap-
on taken from the arsenal of history.
DIR. Kasserling, in the Minora-
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
PineappIe b

Fiber from the pineapple leaf will
eventually take q prominent place
among the constituents of textile fab
ric, according to a statement made in
the report of the United States de
partment of agriculture. The report
shows that both the wild and the cul-
tivated plants of this description yield
fiber which, when spun, surpasses in
point of strength, fineness and luster
that obtained from fax. Summarize
ing its value, mention is made of its
usefulness as a substitute for silk and
as a material for mixing with wool or
cotton-useful, too, for eordage, sew
ing silk or twist, laces, etc. In China
it is used in fabrics for clothing for
agriculturists; it is in request in In
dia as material for stringing neck
laces, and is the substance of the we'll
known pima cloth of the Philippine
islands. 1t is remarkably durable, un-
affected by immersion in water, is
white, soft, silky, flexible and long in
staple. Samples cleaned, without wash
ing, when twisted to the size of binding
Irvine, have shown a breaksge strain of
$50 pounds.-N, Y, Sun.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
SPRING TAILOR FROCKs.
Blazer style Is Once More in
Evidence.


On the old-fashioned blazer plan are
many smart suits being made, some
most elaborate, for the revers of the
blazer are faced with white satin GOV
cred with heavy lace, or are made of
white cloth.
Oddly enough, the white cloth fac
inFs are much more satisfactory to
wear thar might be supposed. To be
gin with, they keep clean a surprising
length of time, ana when they are
soiled pipe clay will make them look
"as good as new" These same blazer
suits can be made of white silk or satin.
\ blouse waist is worn with them, for
the front shows to good advantage.
Eton jackets are not to be tabooed,
either, this season, although it must be
conceded they are no longer new. The
fashion is n useful and sometimes much
becoming one and has too many adj
mirers to be discarded. The jackets
are made both single and double-breast-
ed, and the revers turn back or button
over.
The fronts on many of the new ones
are cut in long, square tabs, and there
is a band of embroidery around the tabs
llduG Ol Willie Sdlll OF ClOlH Ddnueu
with strips of narrow black velvet rib
bon. The most becoming of the jack
cts are slashed n little way in the CEN
ter of the back so hat the belt shows,
and the belt must be either of black or
gold or silver Russian ribbon.
Blue serge is to have a, new lease of
life this spring, and comes in several
different weaves as well as different
shades. The darkest is the best, and, if
well sponged, will wear splendidIy.
Black serge is not so effective. Light
weight black cloth is better. Black
brilliantine is shown in such quantities
as to make it certain to be popular, but
never for midsummer wear. Covert
cloths are charming, in any number of
shades of tan, and will be very much the
rage, while whipcords will again be
used.
Fancy waistcoats are to be one of the
fads, and In brilliant coIorings they GER
tainly add greatly to the smart effect of
the plain suits. A bright waistcoat dot
ted with black and fastened with small
gilt buttons makes a blue serge cos
tune exceedingly smart, while the EN-
broidered satin waistcoats, carefully
fitted to the figure, will transform a
plain cloth gown into a costume elab-
crate enough for reception wear.
Wash materials for shirtwaists to
wear with these gowns are now to be
had, but the plain colored taffeta shirt
waists are the most in evidence at pres
ent. In every possible shade of color
they are made up, some most elaborate
ly, others quite simply, and to wear
with all are ties and bows of most &C.
centric design.
White net and lace ties two yards in
length to go twice around the neck and
tie in a large bow, stock collars of
and hemstitched taffcta the
color of the waist and finished with a
bowknot are two of the styles.
Often they cost more han the waists.
That is a mere detail, however, in these
days of extravaganza and luxury.-N.
Y. Press.
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ton in some mighty overthrow of
tyrannies and a mighty building up of
liberty aud justice. Almost all the
centuries have ended with some stu
pendous event that transformed ma
tions and changed the map of the
world. 1t was so at the close of the
fourteenth century; it vas so at the
close of the fifteenth century; it was
so at the close of the sixteenth
century; it was so at the close OF the
seventeenth century; it vas so at the
close of the eighteenth century. May
it be more gloriously SO at the close
of the nineteenth century, blessed
be the Lord God of Israel from ever
lasting to everlasting, and let the
whole earth be filed with his glory"
Amen, and amen.
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"
"Harry. do you love your little baby
brother?" whats the use? He
wouldn't know it II I didl"-it-Bits.
"Did you ever notice the expression
Of the face of the Venus de Milo?" "Oh,
yes; she looks all broke up."-Truth.
Spiritual Adviser-"You have a trust
in the future life?" Dying Fnancier-
mo, no, no! Merely a reorganization,
I assure you."-Detroit Journal.
Innovation.-"Ahi my dear, of course
you did not have your sewing circle to-
day, when it was so stormy?" "Oh, yesI
Edwin, dearest. We had it by tele-
phpne."-Puck.
Time $3.50 a. m.-Admirer-"Has your
father any objection to my paying you
visits, Miss Maud2" Miss Maud-'Oh,
you paid them in Observation-Disclosures
Ign Life
Magistrate (who has lately taken to
himself a wig)-"I think I've seen you
here before on a similar charge" Dis
orderly Prisoner-"No, yer washup.
The last 'beak' I was up afore was a
b~ald-headed old cove."-Tit-Bits.
Bobbie-"As l understand it, the fool
ish maidens who had no oil in their
lamps could not get in?" Teacher
~"Precisely. And nowadays the foolish
maidens who have no oil in their bike
lamps get pulled in."-Yonkers States
man.
Looked That Way.-The Office Boy
"Sayl I believe the shippin' clerk is
thinkin' about marryin' you" The
Typewriter-"Why, the ideal" ION the
dead, ! do. Iheard him askin' the book
keeper how much salary you got."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Richard" asked the teacher, what
was the message Gen. Sheridan sent to
Gen. Early before this battle took
placer" "be said" replied the big boy
with the bad eye; $50, Early, and
avoid the rush." And merely for this
she kept him in after schooL-Chicago
Tribune.
There were fought 2,261 engage
ments during the war of the REBEL.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

Chop a very little garlic and fry in
olive oil. Add one cupful of sliced
mushrooms and one-half cupful of
stewed tomatoes, pepper and salt.
Spread the above combination on a
plain omelet just before folding over.
Serve very hot.-Good Housekeeping.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

Monday evening last a miner named
Bill Mcintosh got drunk and threw a
bag of gold dust, containing IA pounds.
at the proprietor of the Polar Wave
saloon and the missile crushed the sa-
loonist's right shoulder and crippled
him for several weeks to come. This
is the third time Bill has badly injured
inoffensive citizens in this manne and
he had better look out for trouble
Klondike Hustler, -
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Place one cupfUl w~ell-washed barley
in a saucepan, cover with twG-q1arts
cold water and slowly hSrftwo to three
hours; then straiRSff the liquid and add
for everXRiHto OF Cruel o%ne-quarter tea
spQHafu1 salt, one-quarter teaspoonful
butter and one-half cupful milk or
cream, or it may be served plain, sea-
soned with salt-American Queen.
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DR.. Medicus-A careful diagnosis con-
vinces me, madam, that you are suffer
ing from water on the brain; you must
adopt a regularly prescribed diet.
Fair Patient-And that viii be?
(Absently)-"Sponge cake."-N. Y.
World.
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he proposes to cheer
the people who are
saddened by tie
horrors of this war.
Psalms 27:3:
st b o u G h war
should rise against
me, in this will 1 be
DIR. Tai
mage said among
things: The
ring of battle
h clash of
shields, and the
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Architecture of the D~achshpnd.
81 understand about the dachshund's
legs" said Mr.. Goslington, "the grey
hound has the rest of them; but why
its body should be built The tubular
principle is still a mye cry to me'"-N.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21
T%ALMAGEON THE WAR
The Noted Divine Says Spain Must
Get Out of This Hemisphere.
AneviatIonn of war-UnIty of North and
south-Most Unselhsh War of All
the Ages-The Advancement
of Liberty.

Most pertinent to the exciting times
through which we are now passing is
this sermon of DIR. Talmage, in which
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-21

Thirty Ave years make a generation.
That is how long Adolph Fisher, of
Zanesville, o., suffered from piles. III
was cured by using DE Wits Witch
Hazel salve. Day q Shelby, Leading
Druggists. 4-2tf
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Children like IL; it saves their lives.
We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the
infnllible remedy for coughs, colds, Group,
bronchitis, grippe, and all throat and
lung troubles. Day & Shelby, Leading
Druggists, 4-2tf
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