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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-30
THE FILIPINO scHooLBoy.
sam Total Of What the YoungsteI
Learns About the United
states.

1t has been frequently remarked that
the Filipinos could have no conception
of the extent and resources Of the
United States or they never would have
been deceived into the h%allucination
that they could successfully combat US.
In going through their school here l
found a little manuscript volume in
which, In less than hundred manuscript
pages. was composed all OF syntax and
geography that was taught the children
here. And II must be remembered that
Malolos, before the i%nsurrectIon, was
an important city in this part Of the
world, and n where the children
would be expected to receive the aver
age education. Turning to one Of the
pages OF this book that / picked up,
found the United States of America dis.
coursed upon Immediately after Nj
gricia and just before Mexico. Here ia
the entire lot OF information given as 70
the United States, in the form OF cues.
tons and ansers.
Wher Is this country (the United
states) situated2 In North Ameffca.
What are its boundaries? To the
north, British America; to the east, the
Atlantic ocean and the Bahama chan.
mel; TO the south the strait of Florida
and the Gulf Of Mexico, and to the west
Mexico and the Grande (PaclAc) ocean
what Is the form Of government l,
Is a federal republic.
"of what is this republic composed
OF 40 different states.
what are It's rivers and mountains
The most notable rivers are the Npslsin
tEteral spelllng), the Niagara, The Mis-
sori (again the literal spelling). m,
Colorado and the ST. Lawrence, and IN,
principal mountains are the Cumber
land and the Rockies.
What Is the capital? Washington
but the most important city ia New
York. wv
Professionalism prevails, but Their
are Catholic archblshops."
And this Is the sum total NJ yvbo, a.
average Filipino boy has been tRugb
about our rather considerable an.
somewhat prosperous country-Manll
Letter. In tesllc'S Weekly,
PoIiteness.
Aamma-Why, Flossie. WIN, =,
homeP you send he
IiCssls-No' mOmmO. only to,d ,o
d ls1 s sso her out Of politencss, but
' expect she'd come.-N. y. wor,t
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KIpLING's COURSE
rae Abuse Of the United states that
the Famous Author Wrote
Ten Years Age.

In spite Of the fact that we are told
that these volumes contain ian ac-
eurate text" Of the american Notes"
some Of the harshest structures on the
United States have been deleted. To
show that the text Is not as first
printed we shall quote the following
course" which he pronounced upon the
United States before he had ever set
foot upon the continent. He was look
ing for something TO read on the way
from Nikko to Yokohama, and In a
book shop in Nikko found a collection
of the "burglaries" (he insists that
they were not publications. Of the Sea-
side Publishing company. These are
his words:
Then l cursed the Seaside Library
and the United States that bred 1t very
copiously, in these terms and others
unreported:
Because you steal the property OF a
mans head. which is more his peculiar
property than his pipe. his horse, or his
wife, and because you glory in your
theft and have the ~indecensy to praise
or critieise the author from whom you
steal, and because your ignorance,
which is as dense as q piekpocket's ig-
orane Of anything outside Of his call
ing, leads you to triAe with his SPELL
ing. and because you print the stolen
property aforesaid very vilely and I'M
clearly, you shall be cursed with this
curse from Alaska TO Florida and back
again.
your women shall scream like pea
cocks when they talk and your men
neigh like horses when they laugh.
You shall call round 'raound' and
very VARY and news 'noos' till the
end Of time.
"You shall be governed by the Irish
man and the German, the vender of
drinks and the keeper OF vile dens;
that your streets may be filthy In your
midst and your sewage arrangements
flthier.
"You shall be given over TO the cult
OF tln-pot secret societies and the or
ganizing Of 'tupenny-hapenny' process
Sions, the spouting OF nonsense and the
preparation thereof.
"You shall be governed by laws that
you cannot enforce; and sentiments
that you cannot control; that the muir.
derer may walk among you In a vision
OF delight TO young women and tn,
darling OF old maids while you are en-.
gagged in shooting the wrong man.
"You shall prostitute and pervert tn,
English language till an Englishmar
has neither power nor desire to under
stand you any more.
"You shall be cursed state by state
territory by territory. with a provin
cialism beyond provinclallsm OF an Eng
lish country ~town-you and your gov
ernors and what you are pleased L
call your literature. your newspaper
and your politics.
"You shall buy your art from France
and considerably spoil 1t in the buying
because you are dishonest.
Your hearts shall be so blinded tina
you shall consider each one OF III
curses foregoing a blessing to you a
1t comes about, and. finally, I mysel
will curse you more elaborated
later on"
This delicate passage appeared in tn
Pioneer Mail, volume 16, No. 10, for NJ
yember 10, 1ss9.-N. Y. Bookman.
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sHEARING $1,000 SHEEP.
That Number Is q Small Clip for One
Australian Farm-Machines DO
the Work.

The sheep shearer is to be found in
his glory In Australia, for that is the
place where the wool comes from. l
was particularly lucky in arriving at
Sir Rupert Clarke's Belinda Vale sta
ton, which is 2s miles from Melbourne,
when the shearers were at their busiest.
After q lengthy trial, Lincolns have
been discarded in favor Of the Leices-
ter, which is found to produce u more
shapely cross with the merino, which
natures early and carries a wool of ex-
ceptional brightness.
The Wolseley shearing machine, the
invention Of q brother Of our field mar
shall, and an erstwhile New Zealand
squatter, which is in use, Is wonderful
instrument,
The cutter Is best compared with a
horse clipper, the power being commu
nlcated by a stiff cord revolving in Il
pliable hose, which, with u universal
joint, allows free play to the operator
within the radius Of the hose.
The sheep are brought into the shed
at one end and put into two rows OF
pens in the center, with an alleyway on
each hand. and the shearers are placed
singly, four or Ave feet apart, on each
side Of the passage, 80 that u shearer
takes his sheep from a pen in the cen
ter, shears il, and turns II down a shoot
at the side Of the shed leading into q
yard, and that sheep is free to raise
another fleece,
In all, about 10000 sheep will be
shorn, y tally below the average of the
past few years, due mainly to the heavy
sales In the previous season and u re
duetion In the number of lambs bred.
In addition to the shearers "a II
number) are the pickers-up, who carr
the fleece to the skirters, from WHOM
1t is taken, minus the heavy or inferior
parts, or skirts" as they are called
TO the supreme autocrat OF the shed
i the classer. who decides on its merits.
! CHASING this clip for many years. h
a comes to get a wonderful grasp Of 1t
l numerous qualities. He has the ey
: and touch developed by years OF con
$ slant training,
T From the bins tn. leeces go to tn
e press, are baled, some so to a bale, an
:, the bale marked by q stencil with tn
e brand, number and description, the
J. loaded on a bullock wagon drawn by
y team OF IL or IA and carted to the raj
8 way station en- route for London.-Lor
Il don Sketch.
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MAN.EArIse LIONS
..,h., Fact. About Their RaNases
Amons Railroad nuilders
In East Africa.

same further facts have been received
about the m~an-eaiing lions which made
such a panic among 1000 Indian coolies
wnrkipr ON the Uganda railroad a few
months ago. II appears hat the hrst
time the laborers knew anything about
NON. that make n business OF killing
men 10 eat was one day when ma OF
,be brutes. in broad daylight, as the
lahorers were strung along the line
mi shovels In hand. suddenly sprang
In among them. crushed one poor tei-
lows skull with a terrible blow OF his
nav and MANNED another so badly that
he could not get away. OF course. al
the Mortified workmen took to their
heels and raised the alarm at the camp
a mile away. The district engineer n
bis assistant at once went to the spot.
hut the Lon had disappeared, leaving
all OF the two bodies he could not eat
at one meal.
After that an armed guard was kept
along the line Of work, but II made lit
lie difference TO the animals that we're
determined TO have men to eat. They
would spring like a fash out OF the
iunrle. seize q man and bear him on
beyond pursuit. Two days after the
first man was killed another man was
taken, and the next day another dis
appeared. and within a fortnight ii
men had been seized, all from one camp
The third week brought the list OF VIC
tins up to Is. The sixteenth victim
was one of the coolie %oyerseers, a huge
man, standing oyer six feet and weigh
ing more than 200 pounds. He was the
first man 10 reach the work line In the
morning, and just as he was giving
some instructions a lion sprang upon
him and dealt him a terrible blow Oh
the head, crushing the skull. Then he
coolly began TO eat his prey, while the
shiyerins Indians stood about 300 feet
away feeling that they were safe nov
that the lion had got his man. Some
how it didn't occur TO them to shool
till the brute had half finished his
meal, and then they blazed away In I
terrific volley and ended the animals
career then and there.
1t was not till 2s coolies had beer
killed that the large force Of workmer
vent on strike. They declined TO d.
another bit Of work till all the man
eaters had been cleared out of the sur
rounding country. Work was sus
pended till a party of hunters had lai'
low the last Of these formidable foe
Of man. and since then no further cas-
ualties OF the sort have beer reported
N. Y. Sun.
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ding, and there vas blue as OF the bruis-
ing, and Their was green as Of the
heavenly ~foliare, and there was orange
as OF the day dawn, and along the line
Of the blue I saw the words; Il was
bruised for heir iniquities,- and along
the Inc OF rel I saw the words; The
blood Of Jesus Christ cleanseth from
an sin" and along the lire Of the green
! saw The woods; The leaves Of the
Tree Of LIE for the healing o. the ma.
tons" and along the line Of the orange
| saw the words; The day spring
from on high hath visited Us" and
then | saw the storm vas over. and the
rainbow rose higher and higher until Il
seemed ~re,rea,ing 10 another heaven,
and, planting one column Of its colors
on n side OF the eternal hill. and plant
Ing the other column OF its colors on
the other side the eternal hill. IL rose
upward and upward, and. behold.
there wasa rainbow about the throne"
Accept that sacrifice and quit worrying.
Take the tonic, the inspiration, the lon
gevty. OF this truth. Religion Is sun
shine: that IS health. Religion Is fresh
air and pure water; they are healthy.
Religion Is warmth; that Is healthy.
AK all the doctors, and they will tell
you that a quiet conscience and pleas
ant an~ticipations are hygienic. IoHer
you perfect peace now and hereafter.
What do You want In the future
world7 Tell me, and you shall have It,
Orchards? There are trees with i2
manner OF fruits, yielding fruit every
month. Water scenery? There Is the
river Of Life from under the throne Of
God. clear as crystal, and the sea Of
glass mingled with fire. Do you want
muslcs There is the oratorio Of the
Creation led on by Adam, and the ora
torio Of the Red sea led on BY Moses,
and the oratorio OF the Messiah led on
by ST. Paul. while the ~archangel with
swinging baton controls the IA, 900 who
make up the orchestra. Do you want
reunion? There are your children wait
Ing 20 kiss you, waiting TO embrace you,
waiting to twist g~arlands in your hair.
You have been accustomed to cpen the
door on this side the sepulcher. | open
the door on the other side the sepul-
cher. You have been accustomed to
walk In the wet grass on the top Of the
grave. show you the under side of
the grave. The bottom has fallen out,
and the long ropes with which the pail
bearers let down your dead let them
clear through into Heaven.
Glory be to Cod for this robust,
healthy religionl 1t win have q tend.
ency to make you live long in this world,
and In the world to come you will have
eternal life. "With long life ! will sat
isfy him"
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WIKI. collin. . Morphine Maniac.

wiikie Collins n Morphine Maniac.
The stories OF Wilkie Collins are well
known, but not the tragedy that
marred his life, which, by the way,
ought TO dispel the foolish notion that
an author works regardless Of time or
contracts, Collins was engaged on q
novel which he had pledged his honor
10 a publisher to finish by a certain time
when news came that his mother was
dead. Distracted and ~mnddened by
grief, he had yet TO fulAll his contract
or the publisher would, he knew, be
ruined, And finish the contract he did.
To do 80, however. he was compelled
TO have ecourse TO morphine. And
from that time onward til his death
some 20 years later, he never shook him.
self free Of the drug Chicago Chron.
Icle,
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entered or ief inc store the thread
would be broken. Thus the burglars
learned that the proprietor and eierks
did not vish the store after closing sat
urday night until sunday. The fourth
Saturday night they cracked the safe.
Except for their methodieal way OF
entering (by the %eellarl no Suspicion
would have attached itself to them.
Even burglars have some style
People living in modest homes unless
they have large sums Of money or
jewelry. need not fear a visit from the
professional. lie is always posted on
the plumber for which he seeks. As a
rule. burglars are towards. aud u Is
only In emergencies that revoivers are
uxeds-Troy Times.
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ALL COMING HERE
RIch American Collectors Are Fast
stripping England of Her
Rare hooks.

American book collecting million
aires are rapidly denuding this coun-
try of her Oldest and most precious
volumes. Two years ago the great
Shakespearean collection formed by
Mr.. Halliwell- Phillips. the biographer
OF the bard, passed into the possession
OF Martin j. Perry, Of Rhode Island.
A short time ago the most extensive
collection OF works from which Shakes
peare is believed TO have drawn inspira-
ton for many of his plays, or in which
references were made to him, ever got
together met with similar fate, They
were actually catalogued for sale by
the open market, but the deep-pursed
collector from America stepped in and
made an offer for the collection en- bloc,
which proved Irresistible. And nov one
Of the choicest libraries In the hands
Of a private English collector has been
transferred TO the United States, The
late James Tooyey, OF Piccadilly, was
an enthusiastic yet judicious bihlio-
phile, whose particular hobby may be
said to have been productions OF the
early English printers. His library was
particularly rich In these works. two
of the greatest treasures being a fine
copy of the extremely rare "Boke Of
st. Adams" and the magnificent speci-
men Of the first folio Shakespeare which
at one time belonged to Sir Robert Sid
ney, earl of Leicester. All these works,
together with the many splendid ex-
amples Of bindings by the most eminent
masters of France, Italy and England,
which found a place in the library, lave
been sold to a wealthy American by
c. j. Toovey. The price paid for the ac-
QUESTION is said to run well into five
figures.
Those interested in the social Gus
toms of British high life will be curl.
GUS to learn that at the recent wed.
ding Of Lewis Vernon HarcoWt and
Miss Ethel Burns In London the pres.
| ents to the bridegroom greatly out.
numbered those TO the bride. The
list of the bridegroom's presents be.
, gan with those presented by the bride
q. as follows: A crocodile leather suit
case with gold-crested mountings, 9
: large and rare star ruby" pin, sin
gle pearl pin, set Of w~aistcoat buttons
! and sleeve links in gold with turquois,
: centers, large turquoise solitaire STUD
surrounded with brilliants, silver care
e caEe.-London Letter.
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THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
90 via the Chicago and Alton Railroad.
the Short Line and Best Route.

REDUCED BOUND TRIP RATES NOW
IN EFFECT.
All OF the large hotels at Hot Springs
are now open. In addition TO these are
three hundred boarding houses proyid-
ing accommodations at reasonable rates,
Hot Springs, Arkansas, is the only
health and pleasure resort under direc'
G%oyernment control The curative
properties Of the Hot Waters ar,
voucbed for by the Surgeon General o.
the United States. Send for rates, illus
trated descriptive matter and complet,
particulars.
IL. G. STIDHAM. Agent.
Tel. No. so. H~lgglnsville, No.
JAMES CHARLTON. G.. +. st A.
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Texas Wonder.
HALLlR aRRLT pIsonYERY

Doe small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney aud bladder
troubles. removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak aud lame backs,
rheumatism and all irregularities OF the
kidneys and bladder 10 both men and
women, regulates bladder troubles 10
children. II not sold by your druggist,
will be sent by mail 90 receipt Of 81. ons
small bottle IL two months treatment,
will cure apy case above m~sntioned. DR..
L. W. Hsll, sole mauuiac,urer. 81. Louis,
formerly Waco, Texas. Send fer tssti.
monials. Sold by Crenshaw 4 Young.
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TIME TABLE.

Trains will pass Lexington Junction on
the Wabash as follows;
Going east-No. 20. local freight, e;2Oa.
nj No. 2, Eastern Express, ll:lO a. m.
No. 70, Eastern Express, 1903 p. m ; No.
0, Mail and Express, 7;45 p. M; No. 4,
Atlantic Express. 1os0l p. IN.
, Going west-No. z. Mall and Express
Boo a. M; No. Is, Kansas City Accomoda.
lion, 500 q. On.
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Read THIS.

Dallas. Texas October "a, 1885, This ia
to certify that ! have been considered
iocurable by Two good physicians. both
saying | had BriRht's kidney disease.
After using n and one.bsli bottles Of
Hairs Great Discovery, Of Waco, I think
my troubles are at an end.
II. W. BRowS,
Y-l-ml 81. George Hotel
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Dolly-What makes you think Char
lie isn't as gay as usual this season?
Madge-The band on his straw hat
has only four different colored ribbons.
". Y. World.
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Positive Preof.

Hiram-I don't believe ye was syerin
the city,
s,las-Ye don't, heyg Wal, III show
We the gold brick l bought. b'gosh!-N.
Y. Journal.
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The KANSAS CITY
JOURNAL

Has led the metropolitan dallies Of
me great southwest for nearly fifty
years. In this section 1t is supreme.
In 1893 IL will be brighter and better
than ever before. More new, attractive
features; more national and foreign
news; more news from Kansas, Okla
h0ma. Missouri, Nebraska and the
southwest. Bright and well selected
miscellany. Latest sporting news. All
we news that Is worth printing. The
Sirculation OF lhe Journal now exceeds
iO.VoO daily. The company wants to
double II this year. Are you a sub
begin.
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MImlna-Why, Flossic, WIN, dld
homer "u you send her
,h s,Issls.-No' mamma. l only told no,
ana, ! asked her out Of p%olItens.s O'b bn ne, ,
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MI
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
HoW's This ,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F
J. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, wholesale druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, whole
sale druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
THE DEWEY STRAWBERRY.
J. Spencer Lapham, of GOIdsbOrO, Md, Gives
Interesting Information Regarding its
Marketable Qualities.

MEssRs EDIToRs:-I have received
quite number of letters from Della
ware people in regard to the Dewey
strawberry, whether had it in quaA-
tity? whether shipped it? what l got
for it? etc. As the matter seems to be
of local interest, the following may sat
isfy the curiosity of your readers.
The Dewey came from Michigan
about eight years ago as the Dew and
was condemned as worthless by the
Peninsula growers and nurserymen,
and so consider it except as a curios-
ity, for although it is good cropper it
is too soft to ship anywhere, except
under the most favorable condi-
tions.
This year at Goldsboro, where we
used refrigerator cars steadily during
the hot weather, the few Dewey that
had brought fair prices, but they would
not sell in any quantity. On Satur-
day, June 10th, my shipment contained
five crates of the Dewey. This was
the best June berry market of the
year in New York and prices were:
Gandy's Prize, 10 and IA cents; Dewey,
10 and II cents; Brandywine, 9 cents;
Bubach, and 8 cents.
Yours truly,
j. SPENCER LAPHAM.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28

Have you heard the gramaphOne at
Waller & Phillips? The only way to
get correct idea of the splendid quail
tiles of the instrument is to hear it.
1t sings, talks, plays, reproduces the
sound of every known instrument,
initiates the song of birds, and is said
to come nearer reproducing the per-
feet sound of the violin than anything
of its kind on the market. Waller &
Phillips have taken the agency and
are selling these instruments at a low
figure. They are especially nice to
have IN the home and efford splendid
parlor entertainments. r
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
The following Is the time table of
the Str. &C. F. BradY' for July.

Last Thursday the girls of the Jun
ior Glass of the Smyrna High School,
celebrated the close of school with
picnic at Belmont Park. Those who
had wheels rode out and all of them had
full dinner baskets. They had very
enjoyable time. The boys of the class
spent the day in shedding tears and
wondering why they were not in
vited.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28
working Night and Day.

The busiest and mightiest little
coated globule of health, that changes
weakness into strength. listlessness
into energy, brain-fag into mental
power. They're woneerful in building
up the health. Only 25c per box.
Sold by Jas. P. Hoffecker, druggist,
Smyrna, and L. l.. Mason, druggist,
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28

The Economic Insurance Company,
of America, is a home company. It's
policies are full and offers immediate
benefits. 1t pays one-half of the face
value in case of total and personal dis
ability through sickness or accident.
1t has cash surrender and extension
value after 10 years. 1t pays greater
benefits than any other company. 1t
pays over all its claims promptly upon
satisfactory proof of death. John G.
Hustled, agent, Smyrna, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1899-06-28

1t is reported that Smyrna is to
have a big celebration on Tuesday
next-July 4th - procession in the
morning, speaking in the afternoon at
the school campus and fireworks at
night. The Diamond State Band,
MiddletOwn, has been engaged for the
music, and the men named i'll the bill
for speakers are: John G. Gray, Med
ford H. Cahoon, and Horace G.
Knowles, of Wilmington, and Rev. L.
W. Layfeld, of Smyrna. The day will
close with display of fire works at the
millpond at night.