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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30
MITCHELL, OPTICIAN.

Manager Utah Optical Co. under w.is..
hros. bank, salt Lake CITY.
unequAled advantages In e1perionea hsht
equipment No charge for sksninatl on.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30

In Tho matter o, tho estate Of Martin n ps.,
deceased.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A new woman's club is to be starter
In London 10 which no one under 81,
feet in height will be admitted.
Last year there were brought inf,
London and other English ports G.4g2'
OOO hundredweight Of frozen meat.
herman army officers are ordered h,
imperial decree TO wear reddish-browJ
dogskin gloves during the maneuyers
khodesia covers 10000 square mile,
an are larger than France, Germany
Holland. Belgium, Spain and italy rom
bined.
At a depth Of 4,7G2 uthoms pea,
Auckland, N. H., the patent soupdina
machine showed a temperature Of as i
as compared to 81 degrees at the snr.
face. D."
ext Is now producing from 1000,
10 10000 tons Of sugar a~nnuplly a.,
z''OO farms, or %hacieudas. and reHcbss
III CUBA 800 plantations under pormo.
conditions are good for i,OOo.O 600 Ton,
sugar. 'o"'
DIR. Lambert Lack Of londor ha.
ior a long time been in~yrstipnting IN,
orlg'h OF cancer. His theor, ls tba,
cancer IL not a germ disease. but ia dn,
0 specific injury to the basement MEM.
brane of the mucous membrane" aa.
allied structures. '"'
a fignalman at Slough was dis.
cnSrged summarily for stopping a spr.
elal train on which the prince Of wals.
"uS travelling recently. On his s,.
planning, first, that he dldn', lna,, ~.
prince WAS on the train. and secon%
MAJ the track was not clcar Lo ,"a.
put back again. "u'
The feather o. Mt Of feather. n, a..
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
SHOULD LIVE IN HISTORY.
A Remarkable Incident of the Recent
War with spain That Passed
UnnotIced.

There are victories Of peace no less
renowned that those Of war" observed
a ~well-known printer TO a reporter
'and it seems to me they should be
spread on every record and long be re,
membered. In the hurry and excite.
ment of the days of the opening of the
Spanish-American war many things &C.
Cured Of which but little note was
taken, and in many instances the note
has been mislaid or lost. The incidents
that | want kept green in the memories
of all, and, if possible. have 1t engrafted
into the history Of the war by future
historians, is the printing Of the mes
sage Of the president the day before the
declaration of war with Spain. This
message, 1t will be remembered, con
tanned all the diplomatic correspond.
ence between the United States and
Spain for the previous six months, and
much of it was OF interest and all Of II
brand new so far as the public was con.
cerned. The message was delivered to
congress at six o'clock ON the evening
Of March Is, 1895, and the letter OF
transmitial only read. II was then sent
to the government printing Office. The
following day at noon ii was on the desk
OF every senator and representative, q
bound book Of 300 pages, containing
over 100000 words. In addition to that,
there were 20 full-page half-tone en-
cravings, and more than that number
OF diagrams, which had 20 be engraved
to u scale, 80 that they could be con.
sidered in connection with each other.
AS II this were not surprising enough,
for the equal off or anything to be com.
pared with IL is not on record in con.
nection with the typographical art, the
book was thoroughly lndexed, II work
IN itself which occupied over 30 men
ten hours. a number OF the books were
bound, though the ink hadnot yet dried.
the books having been dried In an oven
IL was a most wonderful piece OF work.
surprising In its extent and marvellous
IN lis accuracy and completeness. There
was no preparation made for the publ.
cation In advance, the whole thing com
ing into the Office with a audiences
OF a summer shower, and at a time. loo.
when there was a great deal of work
on hand and a big number of the Con
gressional Record to be gotten out the
same night. 1t involved the labor Of
several hundred men. Had such a iob
neen sent TO even the largest private
publishing houses of the country they
would have hesitated before they would
nave promised the work in a week
though the chances are it would take
mem nearer a month to complete It.
Inc ~engravings alone, half-tone, would
ordinarily take from a week TO two
weeks At the government printing Of
nee The whole thing was done in a
night.'-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
DRINKS NEGROES LIKE.
some Intoxicating Compounds That
Find Favor ON the New
orleans Leyre.

81 was out In the neighborhood Of
Carrollton the other day" said a New
Orleans city salesman, "and dropped
into a grocery not far from the levee
to make some inquiries about an ad-
dress. The place had the usual double.
bar attachment, and while,l was chat
ting with the proprietor a big, slouchy.
looking negro lounged In aud called for
II Jim Carter ! had never heard Of
such a beverage, and watched the bar
tender with some curiosity. lie took
an ordinary tumbler and proceeded 10
mix up equal proportions Of gin, claret
and whisky, which his customer tossed
OF with apparent relish. ! must con
TESS the combination made my flesh
crawl, but the grocer assured me that
II WA a very popular drink among the
darkies VI that section Of the city. Who
Invented II he couldn't say; all he knew
was that Jim Carriers had been in steady
demand for the last 20 years.
"He told me that another ~fayorits
mixture Mas nine giR.' whisky and Rni:
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
BRITISH DRUM HORSES.
Animals Required for the serytc.
Must BE Of the Right Color and
Thoroughly Trained.

In the army of Great Britain the
bands Of cavalry are mounted, and the
honorary position in these musical
~cayalcades is that of the bearer of the
kettle-drums. The horse selected for
this high position is often pie.bald. but
this particular coloring is not essen
tia TO the Office; the animal NAV he
pure white. At any rate, his appear
ance must be consistent with the SHOW
piece he is in the band. His education
Is severe and persistent, bringing him
at last up to that point where his
pride and intelligence make him a
dignifed and graceful bearer Of the
handsome trappings that surround his
high calling. His nerves are severely
tried by the booming of the enormous
drums he Is destined TO bear. but I'm
time he becomes az Indifferent 10 the
noise az do his brothers to the singing
bullets. In the parade his rider has
his hands full In the use of the sticks
lie controls the steed by means of the
relns which are fastened to the stirrup.
strap near the foot. The fame of the
drum-horse is often won on the field Of
battle. His duty classes him with the
war-horse, and in similar lines lies his
path to glory and renown. The horse
mat III laurels in the battlefield. and
carries himself with becoming dignity
In the parades Of peace, will sometimes
lind himself in the line of promotion to
the proud position Of drum-horse in the
regimental band.-John Russell David.
son, In Woman's Home Companion.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
TABLE APPEARANCES
h Custom OF Putting on More Than
the Purse Can AFFORD shouId
BE Condemned,

The beauty Of hospitality is often
married by the pains We take to make
1t acceptable. Conducted upon the
lines of common sense, ii Is n of the
best r~elaxations Of daily life; but as
practiced in thousands of instances II
Is a burden. In the attempt to make
our friends comfortable, we make our.
selves miserable through exaggerated
notions as to our duty. We load the
table with an abundance Of good
things, and woe TO him who comes with
an appetite that requires little 10 sat.
isfy! We bother him into eating more
thar is good for him, and we settle into
a state Of dependency because he ha.
not tasted and praised everything laid
before him.
hospitality is not merely eating and
drinking. 1t includes neighborly greet
ing and social intercourse. and these
are praised more by the majority OF
people than a bountiful spread. Aplair
repast seasoned with bright, cheerful.
90 -
conversation Is far more acceptable tC
visitors than costly yiands and rar,
flowers, and much easier to manage
let how often have we noticed. when
making a surprise visit, how the house
mas been turned almost upside dowr
Tor the sake Of an elaborate meal. and
what apologies have been made for IN,
lack OF extras!
In the matter Of invitations. chr,
should be taken as to the number Of
guests, not only on account of the an.
noyance consequent upon a crowded
room, but because Of the inconvenience,
II may cause TO return their visits.
lew congenial spirits who have com
mon sympathies on one or more points
even though comparative strangers
VIII quickly make themselves comfort.
able and that, after an, Is the true ties,
OF success In entertaining.
The custom Of keeping up a better
table appearance in the presence Of
company than our purse will allow
easily, cannot be condemned too mucb
u necessitates painful retrenchment
IN private, or else debt and disgrace al
last. by all means let us cherish our
lo'e OF hospitality; yet let us remember
mat we a duty to ourselves and
our homes that must stand even before
our friendships.-HousewIfe
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

settle. Pine gin is prepared by putting
a dozen or more slivers Of fat pine in
a bottle of liquor and allowing il TO
stand for several weeks. The turpen-
tine in the wood is gradually absorbed
and gives a horrible, resinlike favor 70
the gin. How in the world any human
palate can tolerate the stuff passes un-
Outstanding, but during the quarter
hour l spent in the store | heard it asked
for twice. Still another popular drink,
as / WAS informed, is a Dutch cocktail.
composed Of beer and pop, while beer
aud sirup is consumed In large guam
titles. The negroes OF that section buy
agood deal Of elaret, but never refer to
II by that name. For some utterly un-
fathomable reason they have christened
IL cocaine and as such Il is always
called for."-N. o. Tmes-Democrat.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

apex of the prince of Wales crown was
taken from the tail Of the feriwah, Of
the bird OF paradise species, These
feathers are the only one OF their kind,
and are valued at 10000. II took 20
years TO get them, and caused the death
of more than 20 hunters before they
were obtained. 70 get these tail feath.
ers in full beauty il is necessary TO
pluck them from the living bird, as in
stontly after death the plumage be.
comes lusterless.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
THE BURLINGTON ROUTE
A GOOD RAILROAD.

East-bOund from the Missouri River to
~. Louis, Chicago. it runs the finest
trains, wide yestibuled. Pintsch lighted
throughout, with the Bnrlingtcn's cele-
brated free chair cars, dining cars. Pull
man sleepers.
North-bound: two daily trains, per.
fectly equipped, 10 Omaha. Sioux City.
1T. Paul.
Northwest: from fifty 10 five hundred
miles saved from the Missouri River to
the Northwest by the great time saver
the Billings Route.
West: from the Missouri River L
Colorado and beyond. two great train:
daily.
700 miles Of standard railroad. TIT
pioneer in courteous treatment of tray
elefs.
The main travelled road-eyery tickle
agent has tickets reading over III,
Great Burlington Route.
J. c. BRAMHALL, L. W. WAKRLY,
Trav. Pass Agt- Gen1 Pass'r Agt.,
s9 Main Street. st. Louis, No
Kansas City. No.
HOWARD Elliott:
General Manager.
St. Joseph, Nc
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

you should lcse YOUR place in the mn-
steal scale and Be ore { below when you
ought 20 be ore c above, or you should
come in half a har behind, We will ex-
ous you. Stiu. il is better to do as Paul
SAYS and sing with the spirit and the
understanding also"
Again l remark church music must
be congregational This opportunity
must be brought down within the range
Of the whole audience, A song that the
worshipers cannot sing is OF no o
use to them than a ermon in Choctaw.
What an EASY k'r6 Of church II must be
where the minister does all the preach.
ing and he elders al the praying and
the choir all the singing There are
but very few churches where there are
"si5 singing mru aud singing women"
In some churches IL Is almost consid-
cred . disturbance II a man let out his
voice TO full compass, and the people
get up on tlptoe and look over between
the spring hats and wonder what that
man is making sll the noise about. In
Syracuse in a Presbyterian church
there was one member who came TO me
whenIwas the pastor OF another church
in that city and told me his trouble,
how that as he persisted In singing on
the Sabbath day a committee. made up
OF the session Of the choir. had come TO
ask him IL he would not lust please to
keep still You have a right TO sing,
Jonathan Edwards used TO set apart
whole days for singing. Letus wake up
to this duty. Let us sing alone, sing in
our families, sing in u schools, sing
in our churches.
/ want TO rouse you 10 an unanimity
in Christian song that has never vet
been exhibited. Come, now; clear your
threats and get ready for this duty. l
never shall forget hearing q Frenchman
sing the "Marseillaise" on the Champs
Elysees, Paris. just before the battle of
Sedan, in 1870. ] never saw such en-
thusiasm before or since. As he sang
that national air, oh. how the French
men shouted Have you ever in an
English assemblage heard a band play
"God Save the Queen" II you have,
you know something about the enthu-
siasm Of a national air.
Now, l tell you that these songs we
sing Sabbath by Sabbath are the ma
tional airs Of the Kingdom of Heaven,
and if you do not learn to sing them here
how do you ever expect TO sing the song
OF Moses and the Lamb? ! should not
be surprised at all if some Of the best
anthems Of Heaven were made up of
some Of the best songs Of earth. May
God increase u reverence for Chris
tian psalmody and keep us from dis
grazing it by our indifference and friy-
olity.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES
A Learaed Professor Who Produces
LiEhtniaE for the fun Of
the Thing.

John Adams, ON his way TO the pro
vincial congress OF l774, stepped al
Princeton TO see the college. He says In
his diary that the professor of natural
philosophy showed us the electrical
apparatus, which is the most complete
and elegant l have seen. He charged
the bottle, and attempted an expert
ment; but the state OF the air was not
favorable"
One hundred and twenty-four years
q an electric spark one inch long was
obtained with difficulty. benjamin
Franklin doubtless often had TO wait
until a favorable state OF weather per
mitted experiments with the mystic
rious agency which has now become
more familiar TO us, especially in ats
practical employments. 1t is the OBJ
ject of this paper to describe powerful
electric sparks, substantially similar
10 lightning discharges, which can be
produced in all states Of the weather,
| can excite at will electrical dis
charges in atmospheric air over six feet
in length, which manifest all the pecul-
iaHties of lightning, such as the
devious path, and the loud, cracking
noise accompanying the discharge,
When the discharge takes place in a
glass tube at a pressure Of air about two
pounds and one-seventh on the square
inch, or, in other words, about one-sey'
enth the atmospheric pressure, daz.
cling sparks like lightning flashes can
br obtained, 80 and 40 feet in length.
At the ome of the discharge an OBJ.
server standing within four or five feet
Of the apparatus feels his coat suddenly
lift, and is conscious Of a movement OF
the air. as If u window had been quick.
ly opened. At the same instant spark,
one inch long can be drawn from the
neighboring gas pipes or other metallic
masses, and il one leans against tn,
brick walls Of the building, at u dis
lance of five feet, one feels the prick,
Of sparks through ones coat.
The descriptive or tearing effect o.
such powerful discharges is also sig
nificant, and explains similar action,
OF lightning discharges. When they
are passed through glass tubes six fee
long and one inch in diameter, file,
with ordinary water, the tubes burs'
In many pieces. When this phenom
enon is carefully examined, it Is seer
that a charge passes between the In
ner surface OF the glass and the waite
and doubtless vaporizes the water. I'll,
steam or expanded air is the explo
siye agent.
When a green stick, such AZ the small
limb Of an apple tree, is used as a con
ductor the discharge bursts over tn,
surface, burning the bark here anC
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
60 via the Chicago and Alton Railroad.
the Short Line and Best Route.
REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES NOW

REDUCED ROUND TRIP RATES NOW
IN EFFECT.
All OF the large hotels at Hot Springi
are now open. In addition to these arr
three hundred boarding houses provd.
ing accommodations at reasonable rates
Hot Springs, Arkansas. is the Onll
health and pleasure resort under direc
Government control. The curatiyI
properties Of the Hot Waters ar
youcbed for by the Surgeon General o
the United States. Send for rates, illus
trated descriptive matter and complet
particulars.
II. 6. STIDHAM. Agent.
Tel. No. 80. H~igginsyille. Mo.
JAMES CHARLTON, G. p. at. A.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
KANSAS CITY
JOURNAL

Has led the metropolitan dailies Of
lhe great southwest for nearly lfty
wears. In this section 1t is supreme
IN 1873 II will be brighter and better
than ever before. More new, attractive
FEATURES; more national and foreign
news; more news from Kansas. Okla.
mona, Missouri, Nebraska and The
southwest. Bright and well selected
miscellany. Latest sporting news. All
ehe news that Is worth printing. The
Glrcoulalion OF the journal now exceeds
iO'o0o daily. The company wants 10
uolble II this year. Are You a sub,
begin. "' "
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
Texas Wonder.
HLLLiR GREAT pIsnnprpY

One small bottle Of HalIs Great Dis.
oovery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles. removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame backs,
rheumatism and all irregularities OF the
Kidneys and bladder 10 both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles 10
children. ~ not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail on receipt Of 81. One
small bottle Is two months treatment,
will cure any ease above mentioned. DR..
u. w. Hall, sole manufacturer, 1t. Louis,
formerly Waco, Texas. Send for testi.
monials. Sold by Crenshaw a Young.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
A SERVICE OF SONG.
Rev. DR.. Talmage's Sermon On
Music in Religion.
The Best Maafe Rendered UndeF
Trouble-GOa meant All 10
S~inE-The Proper Nasie
for n church

~tCopyrghi. Louis Kopsch. 1871
Washington septG
DR.. TSlmage to-day discussed .
most attractive department OF re-
ligious worship-the service OF song.
dis ideas will be received with interest
by all who love 10 lift their voices in
praise in the Lords house. The lex,
is Nehemiah 7;67; And they had
VI hundred forty and five singing men
and singing women"
The best music has been rendered IN
der trouble. The nrst duet that know
anything Of wa given BY Paul and
SilaS when they sang praises TO God
and the prisoners heard them. The
Scotch CoyenanterS, bounded by the
dogs OF persecution, sang the psalms
of David with more spirit than they
have ever since been rendered. The
capdves in the text had music left in
them, and l declare that il they could
find. amid all their trials, WI hundred
aud forty and I'VE singing men and
singing women then in this DAY of
Gospel sunlight and free from all per
secution there ought 10 be g great
multitude of men and women willing
10 sing the praises Of God. Al our
churches need arouSl on this subject.
Those who can sing must throw their
souls into the exercise, and those who
cannot sing must learn how, and it
shall be heart 70 heart, voice 10 voice.
hymn 10 hymn, anthem 10 anthem,
and the music shall swell jubilAnt with
thanksgiving and tremulous with par
don.
Have you ever noticed the conStruc-
ton Of the human throat as indicative
Of what God Us 10 60 with il?
In only N ordinary throat and lungs
there are Il direct muscles and 80 in
direct muscles that a produce a very
great variety of sounds. What does
that mean? 1t means that you should
sing. Do you suppose that God. who
gives Us such a musical instrument as
that, intends US to keep it shut? Sup
pose some great tyrani should get pos
session of the musical Instruments Of
the world and should lock up the or
gan Of Westminster abbey, and the
organ OF Lucerne, and the organ at
HARLEM, and the organ at Freiburg,
and all the other great musical insTu-
ments OF the world. You would call
such a man as that a monster, and yet
you are more wicked II, with the human
voice, a musical instrument u more
wonderful adaptation than all the mu-
steal Instruments that man ever ere
ated, you shut il against the praise Of
God.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
Our Production Of Conn..

The copper production Of the United
states In the year 1898 was the largest
ever recorded In a single year, OF a total
OF oS5'SOo'932 pounds Of fine copper.
which was an increase over 1897 of "a .
520'sJ7 pounds, or 6.s per cent. The ey.
ports for the year amounted TO 200 .
1o''OS' pounds, or about % per cent. OF
the total production. During the eur.
rent year the production has increased
but very slightly, while the consump.
Ito has grown on q large scale, and an
extraordinary Increase In pricesha s re.
suited. Chicago Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
TIME TABLE.

Trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash as follows:
Going east-No. 20. local freight, s:2Oa
m No. 2, Eastern Express, ll:lO a. m.
No. II, Eastern Express, l2:Os p. m. No
o, Mail and Express, 7:45 p. M; No. 4
Atlantic Express, l0:0l p. IN.
Going west-No. 2, Mail and ExpreslI
5;O2 a. m; No. %, Kansas City Aoconoda.
ton, SOP n. m.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

Il didn't know you were a baseball
player, father"
Neither am ], on. What put that
wild idea into your head?"
why, | heard Uncle Tom say the
other day that when you were on a bat
you could punish more high balls than
any other man he knew.-Brooklyp
Life,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
READ THIS.

Dallas, Texas October IA, 1885 This 1,
10 certify that ! have been considered
innurable by Two good physicians, both
saying ! had BriRhts kidney disease
After uslng one and one.hAlf bottles Of
Iialra Great Discovery, Of Waco, | thinl
ny troubles are al an end.
u. W. BROWN,
s-lml ~. George Hotel
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
Danger in Small Wound,

A Berlin physician has written an
article on the dangers resulting from
what are considered insignificant
wounds For instance, of 10 injuries TO
the thumb, permanent disability fol.
lowed In 60 per cent.-N. Y. Journal
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09
where ~. sympathI.. Flou,

Mrs. Benham--It IL estimated I'm,
70 babies are born In q minute.
Benham-Has anybody estimated
how many miles Of walking that mean,
for the Door fsthers2-N. Y, World.