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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
DENTISTRY Al SEA
And Something Also About the Prac-
ficc OF Medicine AGnnf.

anu something Also ABOUT the s'Foc'
ticc OF Medicine AGOai.
When n sailor on a deep-water shif
has u toothache he is likely to go TO the
captain. The captain gives him some.
thing out Of the medicine chest to put
in his tooth, and if that doesn't cure it
perhaps he pulls it, says the New York
Sun. 1t is ii common thing for sailors
10 pull their own teeth. Their method
is - put a string around n tooth and
pull it; but dental forccps are carried
on deep-water ships; OH some vessels
a fair outfit of them. n ship captain
of long experience said that in the
course of his life at sea he had pulled
200 teeth.
The ships medicine chest on large
vessels is like a closet or cupboard. with
Il glass door, built in the ship. In this
chest the medicine bottles, gilt-labeled,
IRE arranged on shelves that rise one
above another in receding tiers; it is
practically q well-appointed little drug
store. There is supplied with the medi-
cine chest n book explaining the uses
of the medicines. The captain is like
ly to nave some other book on medical
subjects which he has read and studied,
and he is likely to have had a good deal
of experience before attaining the rank
of master of a ship.
The sailors r generally healthy
men, but, when occasion requires, the
captain prescribes; he is the physician.
Limbs broken at sea + of purse set
there, and there might be circum-
stances in which the captain would not
hesitate to perform a surgical opera
ton.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
MATERIALS OF BIRDS NESTS
Strange Composition of Some Cd
SDeefmenn.

Strange Composition of Some d
Specimens.
The instinct Of birds does not compel
them in building their nests to use only
familiar materials. The Literary Di-
gest translates from a French period
ical the following examples of a birds
facility of adaptation:
A bird'sne was found in the suburbs
of Lille that was composed of white
wool and of strips of paper from a tele-
graph Office where the Morse system IS
used. situated several miles away.
The bird must have made a consider
able number OF trips, for the quantity
Of paper vas large. and ii had made a
good choice of material, for everyone
knows that paper is a bad conductor of
heat; 1t holds heat well. and one does
not need to have travelled around the
world TO have fonnd out that on a jour-
ney q good-sized journal of stout paper,
like the English newspapers, holds heat
as well as a blanket.
Near Besancon another nest was
found. made wholly of watch springs.
evidently taken from the factories in
the neighborhood. Here the selection
vas less happy, for metals are good con-
ductors of heat. Finally, near a spot
where a large St. Bernard dog Is kept
was found a nest built of hair detached
from the dogs coat. In this case the
inspiration was evidently good.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
NO CHILDREN THERE NOW
White House Hns None for the First
Time In Many Administrations.

White House Has None for the First
Time In Many Administrations.
There are no children in the white
house now. says a Washington letter
to the Chicago Inter Ocean. II is the
first administration since that of Bu-
chanan where there have not been chill
dren in the presidents family. Lincoln
had three boys when he came 10 the
white house, and the Christmas festi-
val was celebrated with enthusiasm in
the good old-fashioned way with n
Santa Claus. Grant had his three boys
and the pretty Nellie to make merry at
Christmas time. Hayes had a complete
domestic household, with romping boys
and a winsome little girl, who has
grown to womanhood and has recently
been spending her honeymoon at the
white house. where she was a child.
Garfield and Arthur had children to
celebrate Christmas, and Cleveland in
the last year of his first administra-
ton had a baby girl to make Christmas
for. Harrison's children were grown
10 manhood. but he had his grand
children with him in the white house.
and Baby Mckee became a more cele-
brated character IN the child history of
the white house than any since Ted Lin
coin. In Cleveland's second administra-
ton there were two little girls to well
come Santa Claus. There are pictures
of two beautiful babies in Mrs. McKin-
ley's room and many fond remem-
brances of them, but they sleep in the
old graveyard at Canton, where they
were buried many years ago.
No president ever occupied the white
house who was fonder of children than
the present chief magistrate. No mis-
tress of the white house ever had more
loving care for the babies of others than
has Mrs. Mckinley. They both love the
prattle OF children and gather the
little ones of their friends about them
when opportunity offers.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
swlMMlNe OUT WAS EASY.
But the Sergeant Didn't Come BacL
Until Long After Drill.

Until Long After Drill.
During 4 brigade encampment 4 year
or two ago at Scarborough, says an
English paper, a certain sergeant, in
conversation within the mess tent one
morning, loudly asserted that re could
swim to n particular big buoy q mile
or more from the shore. and back. Be-
ing challenged to "prove his words
he was soon bravely breasting thcNorth
sea.
Swimming strongly, he was observed
to reach the aforesaid buoy, scramble
thereon. wave his hands, and then ST.
down. AS he, however, continued to
sit there without attempting to move,
ind parade time approaching, his com
rades reluctantly returned to camp,
greatly wondering why he tarried on
the buoy, to be reported "absent from
parade"
Drill done, and the news OF our
hero's exploit having spread throughout
the camp, q large crowd of officers and
men hurried to the beach, only to see
the aquatic absentee still "as you were
out at sea.
Now, convinced that something vas
seriously amiss. a rescue party was
quickly rowed to the spot. aud dis
covered that the Inflated swimmer wa
not dead, but only stuck fast to the
buoy. which had been newly tarred!
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22

The German Monarch 90 Decide on al
Electric Tramway.

The Germaa Monarch 90 Decide ON an
Electric Tramvvay.
To act at q and the same time as
German emperor and king Of Prussia
Is no %sinecure, says the Pail Mall Ga
zette. In addition to the functions nat
orally pertaining to his exalted position
he has Il solve a terrifying number of
questions that in other countries would
be reserved for the municipal autIhori-
ties. Thus the question as to the sys-
tenn of electric trGmways TO be adopted
In Berlin il lying in the kaIser's cabinet
for final decision. The plan of the lines
has already been approved. but the sys-
tenn of conducting the current has not
been settled. The emperor has there
fore to act, as 1t WERE, as imperial en-
gineer In deciding between overhead
wires and underground conductors OF
accumulation cars.
AS oon as he has pronounced his hoe
volo, sic jubeo, Berlin will be provided
with The largest system of electrical
tramways on the continent The Ber-
lin Tramway company has already COM
pleted its preparations, the lines are
laid and the cars are ready; only the
wires and poles for conducting the cur
rem have to be procured. Everything.
therefore, will be In full working order
by the summer. The emperor is GER
iainly taking plenty OF time for his de-
cision. for the plans have been In his
civil cabinet since October, and are still
without his signature.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
New Railroads Built In 1897

Although much railway construction
is in progress the mileage Of track
actually laid this year Is but little great
er than that for the preceding year.
The records of the Railway Age show
20 lines on which over 400 miles OF
track laying is in progress. oil just be-
ginning, much of which will be COM
pleted in January and nearly all by
March. The total now reported for
1897 is 1864 miles. California stands
first with 210 miles; Louisiana, las:
Michigan. 1873; Georgia, 10; Pennsyl-
rania, l16; Wisconsin. lis; Alabama,
Ill; Missouri, no; Arkansas, 100; Tex
as, 1903; Illinois, %. and Mississippi,
about 90. No track was laid In IL
states and territories.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
THE HORSE TRAINERS. LIFE.
IL Is Full of responsibilities AID
AnXletiea,

According to a sporting authority, the
life of a horse trainer is about as little
to be envied as hat of any mortal. In
the excitement consequent to q big race
the jockey is the hero of the fhour, and
never a thought is bestowed on the
trainer, to whose fostering care both
horse and jockey WI the burst Of en-
thusiasm that invariably proclalms VIC
tory. The jockey has the bays, the
trainer none. The responsibility and
anxiety felt by the jockey when he rides
a Derby-winning favorite is but a drop
in the ocean compared with that (which
weighs on the mind of a horses trainer.
The Jockeys troubles are over within
the space of n few f1eeting moments,
but the trainer who has q crack in his
charge knows no peace OF mind for
months. Sleepless nights are frequent
~ his portion. He never can tell from
one to another what may happen. BE
the horse ever so sound. he cannot tell
when an accident may destroy all hope
of success, and bitter must be his ex-
p~erience when he sees victory slipping
from his grasp. If the horse be a deli
cate one, with a slight suspicion of be-
ing not quite right in his wind, or un-
certain on his legs, and the winter be q
hard one, the trainer has a weary and
unhappy time of It, and it must be with
a feeling of intense relief that he de-
livers the horse fit and well on the
eventful day of the big race.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
DESTITUTE NUMBER 10000
Appalling Figures Presented by Gen. Lee OF
the Conditions in Cuba.

Appalling Figures Presented by Gen. Lee OF
che Conditions In Cuba.
WAsHNGToN, Jan. l4-united States
Consul General Lee reports to the state
department hat according to his adj
gices no less than 200, 900 people on the
island are in the last stages of destitu-
lion and arc wholly dependent upon
charity. To feed these people or G
ten-cent ration per day would cost
$50, coo daily. which sum is double the
amount so far received in contribu-
tions by the state department. In the
opinion of Gen. Lee 20 per cent. of
these poor people are surely doomed to
death from starvation and disease. in
such n state of affairs the existence of
any form of organized government is
threatened and the autonomy plans OF
Spain command little attention.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
To CALIFORNIA THROUGH
SUNSHINE.

The Great Burlington Route offers
more diverse routes in connection with
Pacific Coast travel than does any. other
railroad. Its several main lines to
Kansas City. Denver, Billings and st.
Paul permit an unlimited number of
variable routes for coast travel. No
journey TO the Pacific Coast is complete
without the Burlington Route as a part
Of it.. No better railroad than the Bur.
liugton can be found IN any journey TO
the Pacific Coast.
Drawing room and compartment
~sleepers, chair cars (seats free), and
dining cars. Only line with dining car
service, st. Louis to Denver. 9S- per
cent sunshine throughout the year via
scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
The Billings Route is in connection
with Northern Pacific Railroad for
Puget Sound travel. Handsomest trains
IN the world between Chicago and st.
Paul.
Ask your Ticket Agent for the Bur-
llDgton Route on Coast tickets.
HOWARD ELLIOTT, l.. W. WAKELEY,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
AN EGG TRICK.
Mean One Played by KIOndtke',
1SwfftuateP Dill"

EAGSA S-o
E1SwtftwateP BILL"
Mr.. Wardner, reports the Milwaukee
Sentinel, exhibited a paper in which was
an article on the Klondiker and a por.
trait showing a Frenchy-looking man
with a big diamond in his shirt front.
swell cut Of clothes and a stovepipe
hat the prince of Wales would have been
proud to wear. Mr.. Wardner laughed
as he looked at the picture again and
related some anecdotes of 'Swiftwater
BILL" the man who had struck $4,000
to the square foot on bedrock" bill"
had the second best claim on the Yukon.
aud was so self-importaut on his re-
turn that he kept q private secretary
through whom the reporters had to in
terview him. He married the sister of
Gussie La More. a vaudeville dancer who
danced in a tent In Dawson. Swift
water Bill" paid her attention. but got
mad at the dancer and married her sis
ter. The dancer was vsry fond of eggs
while In Dawson, and after their quar-
rell "Bill" bought up every egg there
was in the place, paying one dollar
apiece for them to the number of about
400, and hen ate his meals near her so
as to enjoy her annoyance at not being
able to have her egg order filled. While
he was eating his I'LL of eggs in a tan
talizing way she had TO be content with
bacon at S25 an order.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
NOT A SPINDLE TURNING.

Great Strike IN New Bedford Cotton Mills
InauRurated-9,OOO WOrkmen Involved.
New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. ia
shutdown, the most complete in the
history of the cotton mills of New Bed
ford, began yesterday. Not a spin
die was turning nor a loom in motion
in the factories of cloth corporations
an hour after the usual time for, be-
ginning work. Between 40 and so
operatives vent into the Bristol mill
and % or 30 into the Whitman, but
aside from these no mill made any
show of running, and these two soon
shut down. Nine corporations operat-
ing Is mills, in when upwards of 1000
hands are employed are involved in
the strike. The cut down is uniform
all over the city. 10 per cent. The
total pay roll of these corporations is
estimated at $40, 600 weekly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
Not Commonly Used as an Article OF
Food.

"The big rabbits or hares that hang In
front of Washington restaurants are
not the jackrabbits or mule ears that
abound on the Texas prair:es." said Mr..
c. o. Keras. of the Lone Star state. re-
ports the Washington Post. 1.-THE sort
that we have and that are common all
through the southwest are OF a brown
color. Identical with their small cotton
tail brethren that abound in Virginia
and Maryland. and that are numerous
all through the old southern states.
These imported hares with white bellies
come from Canada. where all wild anil
mails turn white in winter to match the
snowclad earth. and they are not nearly
as large as our Texas jackrabbits. nor
do they have the enormously big ears
that distinguish the Texas family. I
should say that ours will get over the
ground twice as fast as their Canadian
cousins. A greyhound is the only ami
NAL. in fact, that can overtake a mule
ear. An ordinary dog never forgets him
Self. so far as to chase one for even the
distance of a city block. It would be a
rank waste OF canine energy TO do so.
The iackrabbit is regarded at home
more as an ornament to the landscape
than anything else. Hungry men In
camp who have run out Of ordinary
grub will occasionally kill them to stop
the pangs Of hunger. and they are said
TO be really fine eating, but they are
not regarded as fit for the menu of the
average Texas family"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
cuRLv-AgAoso MEN AS JURORS.

Lawyers Dislike Them Because They
Are Not Easily cOnvtnced.
1t Is not generally known that there
Is a w~ell-dehned prejudice against
curly haired men when il comes to
choosing q jury TO try criminal cases.
says the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The prejudice, when it is manifested.
comes from the defense. When asked
to explain the objection to c~urly-haired
men,. a prominent practitioner said:
when was just starting my legal
mentor inculcated that idea TO me. He
said that curly-halred men had almost
invariably been the pampered darlings
OF their parents and In their youth had
been so used 10 having their own way
that they had come to believe that every
body on earth was wrong except them
selves. In this way the seeds Of oppo-
sitioD were sown. and when they grow
older they make q point to disagree with
everybody and everything. II every
body else on the jury votes for ncquittal
they vote for conviction as a matter of
course. They live on combat and are
as stubborn a. the days are long. A
curly haired nan never gets on a jury
when I am defending a man If ! can see
him Ia time"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
RESULT OF a DEsAucH.

An Ohio Congressman. Name Not Given,
Discovered Dealing His Wife.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. Early yester-
day morning the occupants of one OF
the large hotels were startled by the
screams of the wife of an Ohio con.
gresham and, breaking into the room,
found the member of congress beating
his wife. With the assistance of q
couple of porters the statesman was
dragged into another room, thrown
upon q bed and held until his anger
had passed away, and then left locked
in the room. 1t developed upon in
quiry that for the last two weeks,
while the constituents of this member
of congress fondly believed he was
saving the nation. he had been on n
debauch, which ended in the wife
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
FACTS ABOUT SAFFRON.
Its Use IA Medicine Has Practically
Died Out.

Saffron would strike an ordinary cb-
server as decidedly expensive at sc shil-
Gngs peg pouEd until told that It 10
composed Of the central small portions
only of the flowers oF i species of crocus,
10000 of which it takes TO yield the ma
terial for ore pound. The wonder then
becomes that it is so cheap. that it can
pay to grow ard gather il at the price.
As n matter Of fact. il has failed to Day
the English grower-by this retaining,
in the name of his town of Saffron
Walden, but a hint of former impor-
rance in this particular erection
French and Spanish soils being more
suitable to the full growth Of the
flowers and foreign labor cheaper in
the work of picking. Its use in medicine
has practically died out. bar. perhaps,
the popular belief that. STEPPED in hot
milk or cider. it helps the eruption of
measles to fully appear, says Chambers
Journal.
AS a dye in Dreaming curtains and to
give a rich appearance to cake It is
still. however. in general demand; for
which purpose 1t is well suited. in being
both harmless and strong. one grain,
composed of the style and stigmas of
nine flowers. being sufficient to give a
distinct yellow tint to ten gallons OF
water. Its high price. by the way. has
led to a peculiar form of a~dulteratiou;
for. apart from the crude and common
place one of busting with a heavy pow
der, such as gypsum, TO give weight. the
similar portions OF other and commouer
flowers have been specially dyed and
worked thoroughly in among the genu-
inc cues.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
FOR AN ITALIAN REPusLIc.

Pope Leo Is said to Have Inspired an
Article FavOrIng IT.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The Rome CORE.
s%pondent of the Daily Chronicle, in a
startling statement, quotes largely
from an article in Civilta Catolica,
which he declares is directly inspired
by the vatican and the pope, advocat-
ing, as to the solution Of the eternal
question between the vatican and the
quirinal, the establishment of an
Italian republic. 1t proceeds to
assert hat the co-existence of
the vatican and the Italian mon
archy is impossible, and that one or
the other must go. It then suggests
the constitutions of Switzerland and
America as an example of admirable
and glorious constitutions; true union
of nation and state, thoroughly differ
ing from that of Italy, which has pro-
duced nothing but weakness, misery
and starvation"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
Eve Amusing BlundeFs Of British
-OmnoRfIor

I've Amusing Biunders of British
Competitors.
4 writer IN Macmillan's Magazine of
fers In an article on printers errors
some superb "mixes," as blendings of
alien paragraphs are called. We borrow
a couple. The first owes its character 10
an interpolated line from a report of a
public meetiugt
"on the Sd inst. at Ellington the wife
Of j. s. Terry. schoolmnster. Of a son.
He spoke indistinctly. but vas under
stood to say that on the Sd Inst. a Ripon,
the wife OF Joseph LandEeer. tailor, OF q
daughter"
The second occurred in a description
Of the campaign Of Roman Catholic mis-
s~ionaries 10 Central Africa:
"They are accustomed to begin their
work by buying heather children ard
educating them. The easiest and best
way to prepare them ia TO first wipe
them with q clean towel, then place
them IN dripping-pans and bake them
until they are tender. After which cut
them in slices and cook for several
boure.'
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
They Want to Know

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 1s.-The Re-
publican Editors association adopted
a resolution to send a representative
to Mexico to study the practical work
ings of the unlimited coinage of silver.
There was a strong anti-Pingree senti'
ment among the editors, who are
weary of the governors attacks upon
Senators Burrows and Mcmillan and
other leaders Of his party, and he was
cautioned to be more tolerant of party
leaders if he desired a denomination.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
A %pECePTlVE MEDIUM.

Chicago Woman Who Paid 500 for u
GhostIy Kiss Wants Her Money BAot.
CHICAGO, Jan. lT.-Mrs. b. Z. Riggs.
who appeared to prosecute Mrs. Celia
Hughes for obtaining 800, by false
pretenses, told the court that she had
paid the Hughes woman, 800 for the
privilege Of kissing the spirit Of her
father. She said she. believed her
father was dead, and felt that she had
received value for her 800 until she
learned that her size was alive and
we'll on his farm in Ireland.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
To Make Hard Coal from sort.

ST.. LOUIS, Jan. &c. W. Smith, of
Moline, H., is here to establish IA
plant which is to completely rams
form and revolutionize the anthracite
coal industry. Nj. Smith has invent
ed a process by which the common
bituminous coal can be converted into
anthracite and sold almost as cheaply
as the soft coal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
FOR CHURCH INSURANCE.
The Methodist EpiscOcaI General Confer
ence Incorporates a Company.

The Methodist EviscOoaI General Confer
ence Incorporates n Company.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Methodist
Insurance company. authorized by the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, has been incorpo-
rated under the laws of the state OF
Illinois and the headquarters will be in
Chicago. The company is restricted to
placing fire insurance upon property
owned by the denomination, such as
churches, schools and parsonages.
The intention is to have the Methodist
churches of the United States carry
their own insurance. The scheme had
| the sanction of the conference.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
Weekly lntelligenceI.
COMMON SENSE RELIGION
Or. TaImage breaches a Practical Ser"
mon on a Practical Subject.
Absurdities in Church MaDagement-Build-
ing and Enlarging Christian Charao-
ter-Common Sense in Do
Ing Good.

In his latest discourse Rev. T. De-
Witt Talmage advocates more practi-
cal wisdom in efforts at doing good,
and assails some of the absnrdities in
church architecture and management.
The text is Luke 1873: 1.-THE children
of this world are in their generation
wiser than the children of light" DR..
Talmage said:
That is another way of saying that
Christians are not SO skillful in the
maninnla ton Of sniritnal Affairs rs
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22

WASHINGTON, Jan. ls.-Gen. Chris
TOPPER Colon Anger, u. $. A, retired,
died of old age at his home in Yves
Washington last night. He was one
of the three surviving members Of the
class of ~, at West Point, the class
with which Gen. Grant graduated
Gen. Anger served with Grant in Mex
leo and nth distinction through the
civil war. He was retired in 1853 and
has since lived in Washington.