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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-27
RAILROAD WEATHER SERVICE.
Measures Taken to Protect 1--we STOCK
on she Oars. During n
DllEsard.

On railroads weather reports come TO
the division headquarters every morn
ing. They are received by the train
dispatcher from every block station
and every other station along the route.
In addition to this some railroads have
the government report sent over their
wires twice a day, but II Is said that
the system Of local reports Is much
more satisfactory than the forecast.
A weather report just as il comes
from the wire looks something like
this: "Whr3OClrCldWNthW." Like
much else of the routine correspond
ence OF the railroad, it resembles in its
original shape a cipher dispatch or a
puzzle. Properly punctuated II becomes
clear that the Thermometer stood at
80 degrees, the weather was clearer
and colder, and the wind was north
west at the place the report came from.
One report a day is all that is neces-
sary unless there takes place a decided
change in the weather conditions that
is Liable to affect the running of trains.
In case Of a snowstorm the wind Is
watched very closely.
The transportation of perishable
freight, and particularly Of live stock,
becomes a somewhat hazardous under
taking In the time of a blizzard. Now
adays most railroads that are in danger
OF accommodating snowdrifts enough to
put a stop to travel have sheds for the
accommodation Of cattle. In case OF
a sudden suspension Of travel, such as
occurred on many railroads during the
recent blizzard, trains very often find
themselves out Of reach of shelter OF
this kind. The trains are broken up and
the cars stored in coalsheds, in round
houses, or In any other place that af.
fords temporary shelter. When It is
absolutely impossible to secure shelter
the trains are divided into convenient
lengths and are bundled back and forth
on the tracks all night long. The mo-
ton keeps the cattle on their feet, and
the jolting and the Earring Of the train
is frequently the only thing that keeps
the poor creatures alive.
Sheep are the hardest animals in
w~ithstanding cold and exposure. Hogs
die quickest, and cattle and steers next,
Provided that facilities for 1t exist.
calves are turned into the same inclo.
sure with sheep. They manage to finn
their way to the center OF the herd
and hold their position. The sheep dc
not seem to resent it, and the calve,
are protected.-N. Y. Sun.
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pITH AND POINT.

A rite Is a ceremony, but too much
ceremony isn't right. A. W. Bulle.
tin.
One seldom has the price of the mar
who is really worth buying.-Chicagc
Daily News.
Porter, can l take this train on &c
Liverpool" well, you can hev a try
miss; but in gen'ral we uses the injinn.'
Ally sloper.
A real thrifty woman is one who Dor
rows eggs when they are 30 cents q doz
en- and returns them when the pric,
gets down to ten cents.-Atchisor
Globe.
mr.. Goslin's backbone Is coming tc
the front" said Amy. "That is the mos
remarkable anatomical phenomenon !
' e heard Of" replied Mabel.-Towr
Topics.
Rural Raggs-"Wouldn't ye help I
man along what was starvin'?" Mrs
Enthusiastically. But l don't ne,
what help a man wants to ~starve."-
Spare Moments.
A member of parliament once ros,
In his place and solemnly declared, "Mr
Speaker, ! cannot sit still here and keeI
silent without rising and saying a few
words."-Tit-Bi Bits.
Mrs. Peck-"Henry, l wish you woulc
break yourself of the habit Of TALKING
in your sleep. It's very annoying" Mr.
Peck-"But, my dear, you surel,
wouldn't deprive me OF my only on
portunity would you?"-Stray Stories
Kept Her Word.-Counsel for the De
fense-"The lady talks about HONORABLE,
dealing, but let her look to herself. NJ,
client tells me that she promised Il
burn every letter she got from him Al
soon as she had read It," The Court
What has the witness to say in repl,
TO the defendants c~ounsel?" Plaintiff
II thought they might be usefu
sometime, and as | didn't want to breaI
my word, | didn't read the letters
Boston Transcript.
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Penurious CHANCELLOR.

1t Is almost inevitable that Sir MI.
chael Hicks-Beach will veto the pro-
posed guarantee for the Tanganyika
railway, and the reply to Mr.. Rhodes
appeal will go down to posterity as an
other example of that spasmodic sor-
didness which has so often wounded
England more sorely than her might
lest vars. In African history the handi-
works Of penurious chancellors are the
Orange Free State, the Transvaal, Della
goa Bay, German Southwest Africa,
French West Africa and Gordon's mon.
ument. 1t seems likely that posterity
Will add the Tanganyika railway to
the hst.-Nice Riviera Daily.
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In GODS BALANCES,
Human Lives and Actions Weighed
in the Divine Scales.
DR.. TaImage breaches on Personal
Responsibility. Taking His Text
from the handwriting on
the Wall at Babylon.

Copyright, 1883. by Louis Klopseh)
Washington, May 4
In these days of moral awakening
this pointed sermon by DR.. Talmage on
personal responsibility before God will
be read with a deep and solemn inter-
est. Text Daniel 5:27: Thou art
weighed in the balances and art found
wanting"
Babylon was the paradise of archi-
lecture, and driven out from thence the
grandest buildings of modern times are
only the evidence Of her fall The site
having been selected for the city, 2,OOO,-
900 men were employed in the rearing
of her walls and the building Of her
works. II was a city co miles in circum-
ference. There was a trench all around
the city, from which material for the
building of the city had been digged.
There were 25 gates on each side Of the
city, between every two gates q tower
of defense ~springing into the skies,
from each gate on the one side q stree,
running straight through to the CORE,
spending gate on the other side, so that
there were so streets Is miles long
Through the city ran a branch of the
river E~uphrates. This river sometimes
overiowed its banks, and to keep II
from running the city a lake wa con.
structed into which the surplus water
Of the river would run during the tim,
Of freshets, and the water vas kept II
this artificial lake until time Of drought
and then this water would stream dowI
over the city. AT either end Of III,
bridge spanning this Euphrates Their,
was a ~palace-the n palace a mile ant
q half around, the other palace N
miles around.
The wife Of Nebucbadnezzer had beer
born and brought up in the country ant
in a mountainous region, and she eoult
not bear this fat district of Babylon
and so. 10 please his wife, N~ebuehadnez
gar built in the midst Of the city
mountain 400 feet high. This mountain
was built out into terraces supported Oh
arches. On the top OF these arches
layer oil nat stones, on the top OF thA
a layer Of reeds and bitumen. on the tol
Of that two layers Of bricks closely ce
mented, on the top Of that a heavy shee
d lead and on the top OF b a tne sol
piaced-the soil 50 deep mat Lebanon
CEDAR a room 10 ahehor us iools
There were pumps worked by might'
machinery ietchihg up the wafer iron
the Euphrates 70 ms hanging garden
as 1t was called &c ina there were foun
tains spoutihg into the SKY STANDING
below n looking up, IL must hss
seemed as II b cloud were In bios
som or as though the SKY leaned o.
The shoulder OF a eeoar' All TINS Men
u~chadnezzar did = please his "lie
Well' b ought 70 nave Deen pleased
l suppose she was pleased IL ina
would not please hei' pothing would
There was IN that ei'y also the tempt
of Bleus, with towers-one tower N
eighth Of a mile high' IN which ther
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-05-27
Farm for Sale

As administrator OF the estate
of Ethan Allen, deceased, | offer
for sale his farm Of 10 acres, two
miles south Of Lexington, on the
independence road. Underlaid
with coal. Large apple orchard.
Possession given March /, 1900.
Also offer the large two-story
brick residence, in this city,
between Seventeenth and Eigh-
teenth SITS, on Franklin avenue.
The above residence is for rent.
w. G.. MUsGRovE,
If Administrator.
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which, excepting the product OF ons
SaEonov. were enormously inscribed
and very badly done. The largest work.
shop for the production of all spurious
classical wares was that Of the Hoch.
mann Bros. az 0tehakov. near Odessa.
and Prof. Stern gave the names of scv-
eral men and firms, n Of them doing
business as far north as Kazan. on the
middle Volga, who made u speciality of
these fahricationS
They secured the collaboration OF
persons acquainted with ancient his
tory. literature and Greek geography.
and the articles were made under the
direction Of these learned assistants.
who, however, were not always efi-
eieHt and laundering inscriptions on
many objects stamped them as fraud
1lent Goldsmiths, carvers and sculp-
tors were In their service. and in some
instances they had imposed upon rep
utable craftsmen whom they engaged.
on some plausible pretext, to initiate
ancient art works. Their products, in
many cases, were fortified by the aff-
davits Of peasants who were hired TO
wear that they personally unearthed
the treasures.
A wealthy collector Of Kichinev in
vested several thousand dollars in these
objects before he discovered several
blunders in the inscription on one Of
them, q gold crown, and upon further
Investigation his entire collection was
declared to be spurious. The Craeow
museum purchased a pair of sandals, "
diadem and a mask, all of gold, which
vas the only genuine thing about
them. A beautiful tiara bought for
the Louvre museum was exhibited in
Paris long enough to become famous
before its fraudulent nature was dis
covered. A goldsmith who had been
commissioned to manufacture a gold
plaque Of the exact weighto Of the Louvre
tiara made the fact known when that
imposture was revealed. Cheap articles
fabricated at Kief and Berdytehef were
sent to many country merchants
throughout Russia to sell on commits
sion.
Recently there have been many sales
Of spurious antiquities alleged to have
been found in the neighborhood Of o.
bis. The peasants there say they meyer
heard Of these finds, and IT was soon
discovered that many reproductions Of
antiquities were being made for the
Hochmann Bros. whose business was
again in full blast. The exposures Of
1896 ruined the home market, but the
revived industry has thriyed on the pat
ronage Of tourists and foreign col
lectors. NO wonder" remarks Lam
th~ropologie, shat the expectation Of
antiquities from Russia has taken on
more and more considerable proper
tions."-N. Y. Sun.
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In the World of cnu.ea

Now, then" said Rivers, after he
had marshaled another array of facts
to sustain his side of the question,
that argument floors you, and you
know it. You may appear externally
to stand still, but mentally you're
knocked out"
Mentally knocked out!" scornfully
calculated Brooke. "You haven't even
raised a lump under my minds eyel''
Chicago Tribune.
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lincoln, Neb., May 2l.-An elaborate
reception TO members Of the Third Ne
nraska valunteefs, recently mustered
out was held AZ the capitol last night,
mo address Of Welcome was made by
uoy' Poynter and responded to by Col.
Wfquain. Hon w. J. Bryan, formerly
colonel Of the regiment, was present In
uniform and made an address Of some
length.
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WIN rirht Al NInh,-

New York, May 2s.-The Fitzsim.
mons-Jeffries fight is TO take place AT
night instead OF on the afternoon OF
June g. The directors Of the Coney Is.
land sporting club held a meeting yes
terday and decided on this change.
Frank 7. Dwfer has received 50, 900 q
bel for wesley bers on Fitzsimmons q,
odds Of eight 70 Ave.
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Costly co~tune. of Japane.. O4rl..

Costly Costumes of Japanese Ctris.
Japanese parents take great pride in
dressing their daughters nicely and
cleanly and have them behave like little
ladies'. The long and wide sleeves, which
reach clear down TO the knees, and the
long sash. or obi generally IS feet long
and II inches wide), and the long kimo-
ma are the peculiar points OF the Japan
ese dress. The ommon dress Is made
OF cotton and is only worn by the poor
people. The silk dress is usually worn
by the well-to-do people. There Is a
great variety In the price Of silk dress.
Though silk is SO cheap in Japan a
good obi or sash mot the best) very
often costs 800, but Of course
this lasts its wearer many years,
frequently a lifetime. The aver
age expenditure for a girls dress Is
about 80 yen, which is the equivalent
of about 300 silver dollars.-onoto
Watanna, In Ladies' Home journal.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
county of Lafayette. 81.
IN me Circuit Court. at Lexington, Mo 10th
uay' Apfil Term, ls9l, April gist.
Inc horrison-w ontworth Bank, Plaintiff.
hiIza ., myers, AlmirI Benton, Mary NJ. Caste
anu Abraham Caste, her husband. Defen.
Now, ut this day, comes the plaintig hcro,,
" W. attorney, OF record. and shows 10 In
satisfaction OF the court thai the snmmnns
heretofore issued for the defenj1nts ILL.,
Benton and Abraham Casio, returnahlo 4"
hpIl lefnl, lsJ,. OF this court have b.cn
uuly ieturiied by the %sleriifs to whom direotnd
showing that neither OF said t,yn da1a ,oIte
coull be found after diligent search md the
,uutt Oelng nrst satisfied that pr,ae,s can -,
ne served upon either OF said iva ,efanJ,n's
- t.eIelQre ordered by the count npon mo,
non OF plalnti1, that said defendants Wna u
benton and Abraham Casio. he noI,a ,Idn,Ia
puoilcilon That plaintiff has oomm,nced q
sun hRalllft them In this court, the obisc, ~
GENERAL nature OF which IL to have S,,,i,tnu,
maue among Tue owners thereof. and partica
nshuuo' OF lht, following Described real
tstate. lying and being In tho co,n,, rehl
lalVlle' ana state NJ Missouri. tnyyitt ~ ~
ol lols seven 10 and eight ~. of hlncL 49,
tNo N3l, OF tirst addition 10 tbec ity - ~
msu'',, h,ssuufi, described as follows; HeOln.
lluH ~ a point In Ninth sir.rt forn,hs,ih.
laurel street, forty feet sonib ~ Nv hoa'nuny
MS corner OF lot seven "a, thence ea.t On a
nn1 parallel with the alley In satd n.i "n"
vlhnti SD feet, thence snuth on n liz,
phtnlei with Ninth street twenty Goi" t muu
nn,noo west eighty tsOJ feet, In a iine p,r ALL
ni,n ine nfst described llno 10 a mini H. ,hn
XIV. me Of Laurel or Ninth street ,henne
notlh 70 the place of hppinningt ssnd H.,
Unless the said Almim lIcntn,' AKA Ahrah snae
o ,a Dn nnd appear at this onuri' M ,ha
~ lVtn thereof, ~ be begun md hoiIon ~,
s N o"urt mousse, ~ tho city Of Lexingion. n,
anl, county, on the 1th diy OF A1g,,, NJ y
W. nv on or before the third day OF and farm a;
~ toIln shhll 40 long continue-nnd n 49,
s on OF LeIoro the last day of saII tar no''
w nUnWer ur plead 10 the poiltlun Ia ana
ausu, lhcsninc viii be- taken M coufrs.ad ",
'u,silnht VIII BIZ rendered nrrnriingiy '"""
Ana y i further ordered, lbat a "nmny ,o.o,,
~, pmnnshrl according 10 law, In ih,' weolpIys
XXI, "lE'u.eF' "a newspaper publish;,d ~,
Ety. cu,,niy Of Lafayette, for four scotns
snoofssitoly, published nj lcnst onrn n 49,
tng lhsi insertion Ia bo al lrnst nitcon" ,,oh'
Dsinte lhc nrst day Of said next AueIsu, ,n ns
A true copy.
no ~. CAMPBELL, Circuit olork
tnhb tEtbEt, Deputy, VIVA
~ "nsoh' attorney for plaintiff. tean
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The Senior Partner-Say, we ought
to get a sign painted saying that we
will only pay bills the latter half Of
the month.
The Junior Partner-Looks to me as
II 1t would be better to word it that
no bills will be paid the first half Of
the month.-Indianapolis Journal.
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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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By Pr An, CAhpDELL, Circuit clerk.
D. NJ wilson, attorney Tor ~1lalnuT ,ooa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01
MABEL sCHOFIELD'S DEATH.
Mystery That Continues to Keep tho De
Moines Police Busy.

Mystery That Continues to Keep tho Des
Moines Police Busy.
Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 30.-There Is
little doubt that Mabel Schofield, whose
body was found in the Dies Moines
river last Sunday, was murdered. Mrs.
r. N. Dean, Second and Ridge streets,
says that at 5 o'clock Sunday morning
she saw buggy stop in the street.
Hearing the noise she opened the door.
In the buggy were two men and be-
tween them a woman, slipping from
the seat, supported by one Of the men,
her head thrown back as II limp. The
men were arguing which way to 60.
One wanted to go north, the other east
Either route would have taken them
to the river. They finally went north.
Mrs. Dean was shown group picture
Of six girls, one Of whom was Miss
Schofield. She picked the right one.
Harry Foreman and Jesse Fritz,
young men who were out all last Sat
urday night with a livery rig, were
put through the sweating process at
police headquarters with the purpose
Of drawing out Of them the facts of
their supposed connection with the
murder of Mabel Schofield. They were
able to give straight account Of them
selves and were released. The police
are still unable to find any good ex-
PLANTATION Of the presence Of two men
and an apparently lifeless woman at
4:45 Sunday morning in carriage
near the spot where the body was
found that afternoon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01
DWIGHT TOWNSEND IS DEAD.
Founder of Big Sugar Firm and Telegraph
Promoter Passes Away.

Founder of Big Sugar Firm and Telegraph
Promoter Passes Away.
New York, Oct. 30.-Dwight Town
send died suddenly at his home in this
city, aged 70 years. Nearly forty
years ago he founded, with Frederick
@. Havemeyer, the famous sugar-re-
filming firm Of Havemeyer, Townsend
& Co., now Havemeyer & Elder. In
1865 he was elected as Democrat
from the First congressional district
Of this city to the thirty-ninth con-
gress. He was made member Of the
ways and means committee, although
he was the youngest member of the
house. He was elected again to the
fifty-third congress from the same dis
trict. Mr.. Townsend went again into
business as president of the Greer
Turner Sugar Refining company. This
house, with thirteen others, failed in
1876, owing to the preliminary forma-
ton of the sugar trust, and, as a re-
suit, Mr.. Townsend lost all his fortune.
In the early sos Mr.. Townsend once
more resumed an active business life
as president of the United Lines Tele-
graph company and was associated
with John w. Mackay and Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll in the formation Of
the Postal Telegraph company.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01
FUNERAL OF GENERAL HENRY,
President Attends Ceremonies at Church
and Arlington Cemetery.

President Attends Ceremonies ut Church
and Arlington Cemetery.
Washington, Oct. 30.-General Guy
Arlington to-day. his grave being close
to the Temple of Fame and within
sight Of that of his old commander,
General Crook. The president and the
secretary of war and other members
of the cabinet attended the services
both at the church and the cemetery.
The military escort consisted Of bat
terry of artillery, troop I Of the Third
cavalry, now stationed at Fort Myer,
where General Henry was once in
command, and the members of the
Guy V. Henry garrison, a colored vet
erans' association, comprising many Of
the old troopers of the Tenth cavalry,
who served under Henry in the west.
st. Johns church, where the first
services were held, was crowded and
the chancel was filled with flowers.
Conspicuous among them was great
white wreath from the executive man
sion. The president and Secretary
Root came together to the church.
There were present also Secretary
Hay, Assistant Postmaster General
Heath, Adjutant- General Corbn, Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee and many other Of
General Henry's old friends in the
service. The pallbearers were Gen
eral j. Nj. Wilson, chief of engineers;
Judge Advocate General Lieber, Gen
eral A. w. Greedy, chief signal officer,
and Gtnerals Frank, Rugles and Ber-
nard.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01
FOR HAWKEYE FOLKS
STATE ITEMs WHICH WILL BE or
GENERAL INTEREST.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. 26.-At Love-
land station, near here, a horsethief
held up two officers, shot one of them,
forced the other to drive him away in
the officers vehicle, and later was seen
driving furiously through the country
districts with the body of the officer he
had abducted lying in the bottom of
the wagon.
Constable Hardin and Deputy Sher-
iff Joe Morgan went to the camp OF
the horsethief to arrest him. The man
said he would go, but suddenly he
pointed two revolvers at the officers
and ordered them to throw up their
hands and turn their backs. They did
so, and he deliberately shot the con-
stable through the back. Then he
forced Morgan to get into the wagon
in which the officers had come, and
drove away.
He was shot and captured late in the
evening by Council Bluff officers, and
proved to be A. j. Grett, an old-time
desperate, well known through the
west He attempted to double on his
tracks to escape. He drove the capt
ured horse until it dropped, having
bound and gagged the deputy he haG
kidnapped. In the hills near here he
deserted the stolen vehicle and forced
a farmer to drive him down. through
the city, actually passing the local po-
lice station en- route. officers passing
saw the outfit, and the actions of the
two caused them to be halted. Instant
ly the robber sprang from the wagon
and opened fire with two revolvers.
The two officers on the sidewalk re-
turned the fire, and the robber fell.
shot twice He then surrendered.