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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
IN THE LADRONES.
There Are Many strange Things In
the NewIy-Acauired Islands
Of the Pacific.

The queer things In the Ladrones in
clude u tree. the fruit Of which is so OBJ
noxious TO the nostrils that a man can
not keep his stomach" and smell it.
But once past the nose it is SO delicious
that he will eat until too full TO walk.
This fruit ripens once a month, and
is plentiful.
A nut which can be eaten shell and all
is another queer product. The shell!
Is brittle as a cracker, sweet and good.
The inside has a kernel which can only
be bitten when the fruit IS fresh.
Another fruit is 50 rare that it Is
used as q coin.
A very queer mineral product is a
stone which changes color In the at
mosphere. Cold days it is black, hot
days it is bright red; when rain threat
ems ii is pinkish, and in cloudy weather
it is blue. The stone lies on the high
ways and the pedestrian can forecast
his own weather.
A great yellow flower which opens
and closes to the sun at noonis another
novelty. This flower takes only five
minutes to open and shut; for one min
ute it is wide open, showing a white
center with golden heart. 1t opens d.
rectly up to the sun and closes tight
with dropping head. 1t varies not one
minute in the whole lifetime Of the
plant. On cloudy days It opens, but
its petals point downward, for the
stem does not rise as on sunny days.
This flower acts as a clock to the ma
tiyes. The domestic animal of the
Ladrones is a small bird called q
laughing donkey" 1t laughs like a
parrot, but has projections at the side
Of its head which give rise to the name.
Another household pet is the japanese
poodle, which here is very small and
very curly haired. The dog catches its
own fish il the lagoons and eats fruit
from the guaya tree.
Tn man who owns a farm in the La.
drones is a rich man, for he can sup
port life without labor. Breadfrult
trees grow wild, ard with the cocoa.
nuts r the shade trees Of the islands
A grove of breadfruit trees to a La.
drone islander is what a herd Of west
ern cattle Is 10 a ranchman. Fruit
grows all the year round, and every
quality of queer edible tropical fruit Il
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
A LITTLE NONSENSE

-Ah. I see you are busy. Writing for
publicaHon9" Il don't kr0w yet
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hospital Nurse TO mangled victim Of
acciden)-"I understand That the der
rick fell ten stories to the pavement"
Mangled Victim (weakly)-"I was IN
der that Representations,
One Scandal Exploded.-He-"Yes,
she is living under IN assumed name"
She-"Horriblei What is 81" He
The one she assumed imnediately
after her husband married herl"-
Syracuse Herald.
Chemistry KindergartenS-Bobby-
"Is oxygen what oXen breathe AL day ."
Papa-"of course, and what everything
else breatheS." Bobby-"And is nitro
gen what everyone breathes at night"
Boston Traveller,
Not Like His Mothers.-"T know"
pleaded the little bride, humbly, that
/ make a good many grammatical
errors" "They are nothing" said the
young husband, ito those mother used
TO make."-Indianapois Journal.
Shelf don't know what TO do with
my son. Ny husband wants him to be
a merchant. Iwould like him to study,
but he has made up his mind to be an
actor and nothing will change him"
He-"How old is he?" She-"He will
be six on his next birthday."-Corneu
Widow.
The late DR.. Bliss was for many years
Gen. Sherman's physician. Once when
the soldier complained, "Your stuff's
doing me no good" he replied: Take
Shakespeare's advice, then, and throw
1t TO the dogs" There are too many
valuable dogs in our neighborhood,"
replied Sherman.
Among the advertisements in a prov
incial paper there recently appeared
the following: THE gentleman who
found a purse with money in Burford
street is requested to forward il TO the
address OF the loser, as he was recog-
nized." A few days later the reply was
inserted: The recognized gentleman
who picked up a purse in Burford
street requests the loser to call at his
house."-Pearson's Weekly.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"ThiS won't dol" exclaimed Nrs no.
e~xcitedly. There's 10 at table" "ysver
mind, ma" shouted little Johnnie 81
kin eat fur two."-The Rival.
Mother--"Whom do Won Iowa hos,
Tommy-mother. father ar gr,ndma or
Tommy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n~Syd
ney Town and Country JourraI
Cuktomer-"Are NV cIo,ho. na,,.o.
Tailor-"Not vet dr. Cn.
"Rut vor satd vo, v,o,,tl ,"
done II Won worked oil r5aht rinlu
-"YeA. hut 7 didn't vo,L an
Answers.
omcerN"Wb.ti. vorr ron.o,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oone'
omrsr-"Who, a. vonr an JOueSD,
Jones-"yosh ,ha.,has ,au name
her nanesh Is.iames-h "a-so
Town TonIcs 'O"eS' -
1--WE dor,, hoo. no Inc,
NJ lu,N nous
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
THE FLIPPANT q
He Had q Pretty scheme Bat He Wa
Introdaced to Po-
likeness.

The young man who is prone TO flip
pancy was entertaining his friend in a
downtown restaurant with a loud dis
course upon the ease with which I'M
scrupulous customers can impose upon
gullible (?) restsurateurs.
"Now, let me illustrate to you" said
the fippant youth, as the friend at the
other side Of the table looked in
amaZement at the rapidly with which
the other fellow" deyoured the edibles.
Suppose. for instance. that | come In
here and order a fine beeisteak. l say
tothe proprietor land the fippant youth
glanced around TO make sure that half
u dozen persons in the rear OF the room
were Included among his listenersl.
Can you give ms a good tenderloin
steak?'
"The proprietor, Of course, will an
swer; Yes, sir I get the steak, eat
and enjoy It, and walk out without pay
ing the bill. What recourse has the
proprietor? None at all. | asked hin.
II he could give me the steak, not II be
would sell 1t to me. See the differ
ence?"
81 see" answered the more reflective
companion, laconically. After a mo-
ment's hesitation he asked: But sup
pose the proprietor won't tolerate such
a customer Suppose he insists on pay
ment?"
Then I don't come back again, and
he loses a customer" was the smart fel
lows reply.
Then the proprietor simply can't
do anything? Has no r~ecourse?"
None, | say" and the fippant youth
asked for another help Of bread, butter
and pickles. Let us suppose" he con
tinued, that the proprietor wouldn't
give me an opportunity to get the bet
ter Of him. Imagine that l go into a
restaurant, call the proprietor, and say:
Can you give me a nice porterhoust
steak?'
YES, II you pay for it, he answers
"Ha, ha, ha," laughed the quiet com
panion, as he dropped a cup of coffee he
was lifting to his mouth; 'he has you
there"
Not at ALL" loudly retorted the flip.
pant youth. What do l do then? Sim.
ply get up and walk out, insulted, anG
never return"
oh" drawled the conquered compan
ion. 81 see."
Now" continued the fippant fellow
enthusiastically, what can the restau.
rant man do? ! catch him coming an,
going"
Everybody in the establishment hat
by this time become an interested lis
tener to the remarkable conversation
and all wondered at the clever idea Of
the hippant youth. Suddenly a demur,
little man, who apparently had not no
ticed what was going on, blurted out;
II have an idea"
"Oh, youhave!" exclaimed the startle,
young man who had been dealing ou'
wisdom In generous chunks, "well, lett
have IT,"
Suppose" began the demure littl,
man, slowly, shat l go into a resturan
and ask the proprietor; Well, canyon
give me a nice pOrterhouse steak? ant
he answers. suayely: Why, certainly
about how much would you like to pa,
for II" Then what would"
"Oh, l never thought Of that" apollo
getically answered the flppant youni
man. But say, who are you, anyhow
Who asked you to join in this CONVEX
sation?"
"Oh, I'm the proprietor" the demur,
little nal quietly said.
That fippant boy is one Of the mos
polite young men who patronlze tina
restaurant now.-Sa. I.,uis Renublic
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
SCOTCH Ffsh SOM.

Cut up four haddocks into pieces
about two inches long, then put the
heads, skins and bones, after being
well washed, into two quarts of water
with three onions, and let it boil for one
hour then strain the soup into a clean
saucepan, into which put two onions.
chopped very small, N turnip and one
carrot, which latter are TO be taken
out Let it boil five minutes, then put
IN the pieces OF fish with one handful
OF minced parsley, and let 1t boil for
two hours. Strain and season with pep
per and salt. Some add two table
spoonfuls Of mushroom catsup.-Amer.
lean Queen.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The Havana customs receipts from
January 10 June 70. inclusive,
amounted TO 81, 93s, Ol5.
j. &. johnson. OF Peabody, Kan.
head attorney for the Modern Wood.
men of America, was deposed from
Office, Head Consul Northcott, who
was credited with the removal, said
johnson had been guilty Of treachery.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
HIn First nee-stinR.

David Henry, aged three, not being
acquainted with hepeculiarities Of tn,
insect took a half-frozen bee into hi
hand one day recently, and soon there
after was wailing vigorously. Hi
mother rushed TO the door.
sob, the poor child has been stunl
by a bee!" she exclaimed.
"'T-t-tain't a b-b-bee-e-e," sobbed tbl
victim; it's a b-b-bear-r-r-r!"-Judge. ,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01

Chicago. June 2G.-"Dutc,." Neal,
the st. Louis pugilist who fell uncon-
hcious In the ring last Wednesday night
in the sixth round Of a glove contest
with Harry Peppers, the California
middleweight, died yesterday without
having ~regained consciousness, Neal'i
death is attributed to a blood clot Oh
the brain, resulting from oyer-exertior
while In an unfit sh.sical condition.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01

Anamosa, Ia, June 20. -Four hun.
dred and fifty prisoners in the stat,
prison at this place struck Friday. The
prisoners had been acting strangely
for some time aud struck because the
rations furnished by the state were la.
sufficient In quantity and inferior in
quality.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
II Was n Way They Had,

How did the colonists manage 20
exist the first year after their arrival?'
asked the teacher Of the class In Amerl.
can history.
"The Indians took hair Of them" re.
piled Freddy Fangle.-Harlem Life.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
H KANSAS CITY
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01

new White sewing machine, drop.
mead oAk'tlniSh' for sale at a bargain. il
Is no secondhand machine, but new from
factory Apply at this office. n
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
.lNTELLlGENCER,
LEXINGTON, MISSOURI
ORDER OF PUBLICATION

County Of Lafayette. IS.
In the Circuit Court In Vacation, June q, lsa
Elijah W. Baker. PLAINTIFF,
vs..
j.. II. Allen and NJ. Chiids. .Jr comDo.,.,,
nrln OF Allen q Childs; The Big Sir Cnal
,ompany or Wayerly Coal aud MInlnp
11~Sn,pany, composed Of DR.. Crosswhlte,
William 7. Minor, Mrs. Mamie TncLer
Inomas u Landrum. P0rtia Galloway 1hs
MISSOURI. Pacific Railway Comnany snd
Telltha Munro, Defendants. "N
NV Nv ms day comes the plaintiff herein.
y ~ attorney and hles his petition, and
~ueiendAnts ". Childs, Jr.. and TelIthn r,npo
are non residents Of the state of Nisspnr.
NhereupOn II Is ordered hy the CLERK az saii
epuit that said defendants be nutiled nv NH,
ncntlon that plaintiff has commenced n sni,
asaInsi mem IN this court, the object and
GENERAL nature OF which Is To- obtaIn 4 indal
ment against Allen a Chllds Tor said ann *
US =, ana for the enforcement Of ~
,hecnhhlch ucn on one coal hin ar wnodan
ouilulhs SET on pillare, n being Is feat 4
lnches woe ana ~ feet 3 Inches long and
noout ~ Icet hlkh, situated and erected upon
we following described lands and nremipes
to-witi On part OF southeast auarter ~ ~,
h.tthNest quarter aud the northeast onar,a,
VI Nhe southwest quarter of section fn,,r,aar
w, Oi township ffty.One 6ll ~ rangs
tWon'y,i0ut go, In Lafayette county. NJ
slufl, bounded and described ne Toi1oxs.
beginning az q stake situated ans ohsin ~
elghty INKS north and nine chains and
seysnty-slA links west from center eorner ny
shld section IL, township %. ranve % ana
lunn,hk lnenoe south two and A.IOO rhnins n
Hthkei thence west four chains 10 4 NJ
.hcnce hOtth Two and 50lDO chains Ia \ stsfs
thence east four chains 10 baginning aan
ld!nlng one acre Of land; and that nnin.s ~
salu N. Chllda, Jr and Telliha Mum be and
a,ppeai NJ lhlA court, AT the next term thereos
70 DC negun and holden nj the court house IN
tne wy OF Lexington, In said county. mn ~
"a 1hy OF August next, and ON nr hafore ~
inllu ual OF said term, II the term shall az
lug ountinne-hnd N not, then ON or heso,s
We ihsl dny " said term-nnd ansyyar ~,
plSha lo The petition In said cause. IN sams'
wv W tnhen ~ confessed. and Judgment vii
DC rendered accordingly WIN
u y further ordered thnt "A ro,y ha.ao,
Nv published according 10 law In M 'Istiog
az l~ulollkcnctr, a Newspaper puhlished Ii,
aani county Of Lafayette for four groIs s,,c
enh7lNely, published nj least onr. a ,y"al ~,
.h.t insertion 10 be NJ least fifteen dayys 4 a,ono
court, hNn' ''Ihl OF tllA
A true copy Attest
J n. CAMPBELL, Clrcnii Clo,l
~ IIAhL HKEDEH, Deputy, N"'A'
Wv wallace Jr', Attorney for Plaintin.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01
Farm for Sale

As administrator of the estate
Of Ethan Allen, deceased, | offer
for sale his farm OF 70 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 Sts., on Franklin avenue.
w. G.. MUsGRovE.
If Administrator.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-01

What a liberal thinker Joe Scrimper
is"
Yes; 1t doesn't cost him any cash to
think."-Chicago Record
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
News OF the RAILROADS..

Frank Barrett. formerly Grand
Trunk yardmaster at Gorham, \. H..
now has that position on the Portland
& Rumford Falls Railroad AT Ridlon-
vile. Me.
Frank Mullen Of Gorham. y. H.
formerly passenger conductor on the
Maine Central Railroad, Is now in the
employ Of the PortlandI 4 Rumford
Falls Railroad at RumfDrdI Falls. Me.
Some interesting figures showing the
extent Of the work OF rectfnS truction on
the Grand Trunk Railway system dur
ing 1898 have been made public by Nh
+. II. Michigan. general superintend-
ent of the road. No less ;nan pa miles
of steel rails of the standard so pounds
weight. were laid during the Il months
ending December Il last. over 800
miles of the road were greatly
strengthened and improved. Sixty-siX
miles of new track and 20 miles Of sid
ines intended for the use of manufac-
turing establishments. were laid. No
less than 81 light iron. steel ana wood
en- bridges We're replaced by new steel
structures of the best and most modern
description. their total length being
l,230 feet. or 1l6 feet in excess Of four
miles. The number Of running feet
embraced in this achievement includes
the % spans. or 6592 feet OF the Victoria
bridge but does not include the SPLEEN
did new structure spanning the Mag
ara gorge. Other bridges were like
wise looked after. and the Grand
Trunk record for 1898. also shows that
- wooden pile bridges and trestles.
possessing a total length of 1851 feet.
as we'll as ten wooden overhead wagon
bridges. the whole being HOS feet long.
were completely rebuilt most of these
being on the branch lineSs The Grand
Trunk laid during 1898 no less than
l.i59.S33 cross ties. being an increase
over 1897 of no less than 500, 900 As
much as 3l2 miles of hallasting has al
50 to be placed to the credit Of the
road FOR this period. 262 miles having
been done with gravel. and the re-
naming 80 with cinders. the latter he
ing considered excellent material where
the line passes over wet land. or where
drainage is difficult Some 81 wooden.
stone and pipe culverts were renewed
new buildings of all kinds went up all
along the lines. Sixteen stations. eight
freight shedstwo coal chutes and l2mo-
tivepower buildings. We're erected; while
so stations. nine freight sheds and nine
motive power structures were re-
modelled. painted and repaired during
the same time. Eleven Of the Is new
stations We're built in Ontario and
Quebec. one in Maine and five in the
state of Michigan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
New Inventions.

Two californians have devised IN
improved satchel clasp. having the two
clamps usually places on either side Of
the lock connected with the central
sliding catch by rods. in order that the
movement of the central catch may
operate the clasps.
Frees and shrubs can he supported
without danger of binding by a new tie
which is formed by a single piece of
spring metal with one end curved To
grasp the support and the other end
surrounding the tree. the coil expand
ing as the tree grows.
One Of the neatest looking gear cases
nn the market is formed of an endless
flexible tube sitted along its inner
surface and stretched over the chain.
completely enclosing il between the
sprocket wheels and opening partially
for passage around them as il revolVcS
with the chain.
To cleanse the dust from railway
seats and other upholstered cushions a
new device is formed of suction pipe
entering a casing having an open bot
!om. the latter being drawn over the
cushions or used To beat them to dis
lodge the dust, which passes off
through the pipe.
In an improved letter box for the de-
livery of mail matter the entire face Of
the box is opened by the carrier. dis
closing a series of pigeon holes for the
reception of letters. After the dis
tribution the face is closed, and sun
scribers can open their private boxes
with a key.
An improved car brake is formed of
two semi-circular bands surrounding
friction plates attached to the wheels,
one end of each band being attached to
the car frame. While the other is con-
nected to a beam operated by the
brake lever to tighten the bands
around the disks.
For use in eXcavating for the founda-
tons of bridge piers and other work
under water wooden caisson is fitted
with an air chamber and weighted to
sink it to the bed of the stream, jets
of water being used to dislodge the dirt
and cause it to flow toward suction
pipe to be pumped out.
Medicated steam and hot air baths
can be taken by means OF new bath
gown. which is composed of flexible
material and provided with gathering
strings To close the gown at the neck
and wrists. the bottom portion being
/ closed and large enough to receive the
chair on which the bather sits.-Chi-
cago News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
Maine Educational News.

The Joncsport school committee has
appointed Mrs. Alice NJ. Donovan, SUI
permit endent of schools.
Guy V. Howard of Pennington. Bow
doin '9S. has been engaged as principal
Of the Miibridge high school.
The next session of the Knox County
Teachers Association will be held in
the high school building, Rockland
on May 18th.
The Woods library. South Atkinson.
has recently been presented with -
volumes by the South Acton Library
Association.
The school committee of Boothbay
Harbor has elected Miss Ruth a. Bur-
rows of Portland. as teacher for the
new kindergarten.
Miss Maud w. Snow, a graduate of
the Bangor kindergarten Training
school. contemplates opening a kinder
garten school in OrOno in the near
future.
The Portland Training school on
Chestnut street WILL the coming year,
he oren 10 graduates of both the Port
land high school and DeerinS high
school on equal terms.
Mr.. j. Alvah futile Of Westbrook.
late principal Of the high school IN that
city has been chosen superintendent Of
schools in Boothbay Harhor. Roothbay
and Southport.
April has been fixed upon as the
date of the joint debate. the third III
the series. between the Progressive
Debating Society of the Bangor Y. NJ.
c. \. and the team from the literary
societies of BuckspOrt Seminary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01

To he or not to be-hoppleS. The
National Association says no. and soma
Of the papers wonder if the rule will
he enforced. Why will not associations
bc allowed in the future. as in the pas,
to trot under National Rules" and
except such as they wish | have
heard of no association or track being
expelled for such action. The claim
that the huppled horse is a danger 10
other horses and men connected with i
race | do not regard as well-founded.
There have always been occasional ac-
cidentS on race trackS-bad Ones-but
m-n who follow the races say they
are no worse than before hopples CAM
IN vogue. m certain extent hopples
help iii controlling horse. and q
naturally bad actor will cause drivers
more worry of mind than half dozen
hopplrd horses. | think hopples will
die natural death. \ tied legged
PAGER has no value as a road horse.
and the outclassed PAGER usually finds
a well-payins runner on this side "f
the water. though European buyers
have no use for the side wheelers.
MILTON.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
How 10 Keep an Egg Spinning.

Here is an entertaining little trick
that does not require much apparatus.
but which looks very puZZling TO the
uninitiated: Take a hard-boilcd egg
and set is spinning, small end down
on iapanned tray or any dishli
utensil with a smooth. flat bottom
While the egg is spinning give circu-
lar motion to the tray by the slightest
possible movement of the wrists NOV
ing the tray in the opposite direction
from that in which the egg is turning
The egg will spin for long time.