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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
How Its Raiers Aamiaister Justice
In Their Floating
Realms.

Ahe captain VI . bfltisn mar
war is something Of . car aboard
his W ship. He does not possess
power Of life and death over his sub
ordinates, but he can make or mar
any man just as he pleases. Warrant
officers and all ranks above can be
punished only by court-martial. But
in all ranks below warrant oficer the
captain a promote or degrade men
as he thinks fl, says the London
Mail.
Two tribunals are held daily in q
battleship. At noon the commander
deals with the lighter ~ofienses, while
the serious ones are Judged by
the captain at evening.
AT the dreaded evening function
the captain presides sternly, sitting
at a table on the quarter deck, with
officers around him. The prisoners
stand in a row, facing their Judge.
what IL this man charged with? )"
asks the captain as culprit No. / steps
forward.
The master at arms states the
charge, which is that Ordinary Sea-
man Jones walked when he should
have run, and would moi mend his
pace when ordered to.
Gall the witnesses" commands the
skipper" and the witnesses step for.
ward and give their evidence.
SWELL, you have heard what the
witnesses said; what have you to
sayT' asks the captain.
Jones explains that he "didn't
hear" or "was going to double" or
something Of the kind.
The captain considers a moment
while he sizes up appearances as well
as testimony. WELL" is his conclu.
sion. Il have to double so does every.
body else in the ship, and you'll have
TO do the same. I'm determined (thIs
with very significant e~mphasis) to
have everybody In my crew thorough.
~ smart at his work. Seven days,
10 A."
There are a number Of what are
termed scale punishments" laid down
by the admiralty. OF this 10 A is the
n hss 80 49, %an undergoing
trvis snnsrris,nn MAJ, "nusr a sen
other men are resting. do all the
n ahlP a stand ior
nnart" an A're'ch on tns
h,I.a-L. ms . g 10 tne
-. -. rPt II mes ON the
Tn o.n,a,n
90 ~a' sentence a mar
On davs. pment or q
vond H.. - ceils' BE
there are an ;nsni,s nos 60 Du'
nnhl,e NUMBER OF small
a. 800 ne may ihnic'
Isndsuan -. 'nat 70 :
ST. -. hI em nhsre trine
q, ma.n~"m turning on'
~ raas,ia4ss. as SOCKS not o.
i1sn.iir p, ana 80 on
o-nn.,ds.sa 81 character II
wr,,,an a.. ninu OF un'
re- 80, 49," Jaw wnich car
msndIrs omosss mus. com
that n Il 80 TO- ~ W. LOT 'aei
~ badoes ~ ns . mar
cannot anIv @.s.,annls Nun : eap'aii
o0anda.,. - seorease tn'
The nsns,op wh,ah - ing gu. AIS
10 nrov;.,oa Ior"ar'
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The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

VW"HTNl ILIf
0enessee Pure Food Co, lie Roy. n. VI
Dear sins;-sOme days since a package Of
your Grain-o preparation was left at my
Office. ] took II home and gave II a trial. and
have 10 say l was very much pleased with II
as a substitute for coffee. We have always
used the best Java and Mocha 10 our family
out ! nm free 70 say like the Graln-o as W .
- the best coffee | ever drank.
Respectfully Jours,
A Q. JACKSON
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

"0t course, everyone knows that mar
ls more given to lying than woman
she remarked, pleasantly, but he Il
not 80 much to blame, after ALL"
He was suspicious, but still asked
"WhyT
He has so much more TO conceal
she answered.-chicago Post.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

New Departure ysnitian Cooking Ware,
porcelain lining, exclusive territory with
out charge, samples free; ~ to 20 per day
guaranteed. State experiences In replying.
Q. u. FRAUNFRuTER,
Zanesyills, O.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
THE HOT SPRINGS OF ARKANSAS.
Go via the Chicago and Alton Railroad
the Short Line and Best Route.

REDUcED ROUND TRIP RATES NOW
IN EFFECT.
All OF the large hotels at Hot SPRING.
nnow open. In addition TO these are
ilne hundred boarding houses proyld-
ing accommodations at reasonable rates.
Hot Springs, Arkansas, is the only
health and pleasure resort under direct
Government control. The curative
properties OF the Hot Waters are
youehed for by the Surgeon General OF
II UNITED states. Send for rates, illus
4pated descriptive matter and complete
mliiculars.
H. G.. STIDHAM. Agent.
Tel. No. 50. Hlgginsyile, Mo.
JANEsCRARLToH, G. i. ~. A.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
IN THE QUEENS A v

In Zanzibar, cotton goods form the
chief article Of commerce..
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
WANTED
For an American Com
moner, or the Life and
Times of Richard
Parks Bland.

Abook Of over 200 pages. containing 100 illus.
l~ralens, Beautifully. printed, edited BY william
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

". j. Bryan announces that he win
edit and publish q weekly newspaper
at Lincoln, Neb., to be called The
CommoDer. II will advocate the priv.
eiples Of the Kansas City platform.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

Washington, Dec. ls.-The house
committee on census, by a vote Of 2
to 0, agreed to report the Hopkins re-
superintendent bill, leaving the total
membership Of the house al s5T, as
ut present, and rearranglng a number
Of state delegations. The bill will not
be taken up until after the holidays.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22

nzlist II contains the
paeiie Addresses Of Mr..
Bland ADD a thought
lul and entertaining
history 81 fhe lmpof-
izni period In which be
figured sons thirty
ye4n. Every Nsso1.
ran, every student Of
politics and economics,
every citizen should
have . copy.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
Tn. A-n.Impar,.n, Pal.

When a widower gets married, all
the neighbors think about Is to won.
der II the children will get along with
the Stepmother- Washington Qa.)
Democrat. q
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
N POINTS N
BURLINGTON Rourg,

~Passengcr and Ticket Agent. Higginsyille, Mo.
y j. ChAHLrJs,G "a. p. q T. A., Chicago, III.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-12-22
WEST sousDrnA1Ss.
3 e e 3 e
DAILY.


Special rates 20 Kansas city every saturda
evening and Sunday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
McKinley's Prosperity.

4 statement has been sent out from
Clinton, Mass, that general wage re-
duction in New England cotton mills
is contemplated. The report could not
De verified here \ reduction in wages
is under consideration in Fall River,
but as ye.no decision has been posi-
lively announced, though trcaeurers
representing 1000 spiudles have
agreed to a reduction plan. Should
wages be reduced in that city it is
thought that many manufacturers else
ghere may take up the wage question,
but as far ss can be learned here 10 ac-
;iou has yet beer decided upon Consid
erable secrecy is maintained at Fall Riv-
e., concerning the proposed reduction
because Of feared objections of some
stockholders opposed lc a reduction at
this time. aud for fear Of the effect on
trade Opponents Of the plan claim
that while there is 10 demand for goods,
reduction Of wages cannot solve the
market problem Which conftonts the
Bill men today. Curtailnent of pro-
duction is the only means Of relieving
the market and creating a demand.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
NEW VALUE OF SAGEBRUSH.
The Long-Ec-c!ac Plant Has Been
Found to Be Excellent Food
for Cattle.

One OF the strikingly remarkable
+hioos in the development OF this coun-
trv has been the Transformation Of
Vows that has taken place in the pop
uIar mind. regarding relative values.
Sections of the country. their cap~ MI
ties and products, that in the early days
were regarded as wholly worthless OF
late Gavs have been discovered TO De
among the richest wealth-produclng
territories to be found anywhere on 'he
face of the earth. Take, for example
that section of country lying between
the Missouri river and Denver. Ihlrty-
FIVE years ago the principal part OF
what is now known as the great corn
belt was supposed by the shreWdesV
and best informed men OF AFFAIRS 10
be little better than vast irreclaim-
able wilderness. incapable Of atforolns
sustenance for anything but jackrao-
bits and prairie dogs. It's chief product
in those days was sagebrush, which
was thought to be useful for nothing
but adding fuel to the flames fprairle
nres in the fall season, says the Chicago
Post.
But that supposed wilderness has
turned out to be the garden spot Of the
continent, which requires only to be
ticaled to produce in supera buncance
Of food for man and beast. 1t has. in
fact, become the great granary OF the
o-or1S -, ,rb;ob +ba ovoc ~ civi1i2a tio0
are constantly fixed to see what prom
ise for the future it has to make. Not
only So but it has been discovered that
the despised sagebrush is in itself an
article of great value. through the cul-
tivation of which the people Of the sec
tion which is its habitat may be
greatly enriched. So clearly and forci-
bly, has this been demonstrated that
the department Of ofagriculture at Wash
ington is actually sending out free to
the agriculturists of the region in ques-
tion packages Of sage seed, the cultiva-
tion of which is strongly urged.
Recent investigation has shown that
the plant contains highly nutritious
qualities, and is the most desira BILE for
age that can be found for cattle in win
ter. Furthermore, it has been found
that cattle are exceedingly fond Of it,
and will eat it when available in pref
erence to anything else. Stock fed on
it make rapid growth and are said to
be remarkably free from disease be-
cause Of the tonic qualities it contains.
1t cannot be cut snd cured as is hay,
but where cattle can be allowed to roam
at large during the winter months it
affords them most desirable feed. 1t
will grow anywhere. Alkali and non
alkah lands are the same to It. and It
fourishes alike in dry and wet seasons.
Seeds and stems are both eaten with
relish by ell grazing animals.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
ETIQUETTE OF THE DANCE.
Few Things That Should BE hno"n
by Every Devotee Of Terp-
sichore.

The etiquette of the ballroom or the
private dancing party ought to be IA
miliar to all who attend such diver
sions, but. II so, its observance is far
from universal. A few general rules
should always be borne in mind, says
the Chicago Chronicle.
When a man is presented to young
woman at dance be usually says al
most at once: May have the pleas
ure Of this dance?" After dancing and
walking about the rooms two or three
times the young man may take the girl
back to her chaperon and plead anoth-
er engagement, or, better, she suggests
that he take her to place near her
mother or chaperon. The lady Is the
one to first intimate her desire to stop
dancing.
# man holds q girl too tightly she
should drop her hand from his shoul-
der so as to bring it between her part
ner and herself If he does not take
the hint let her stop dancing at once
under some pretext so evident that he
may realize her displeasure or disap-
proval.
A chaperon should not be lacking IN
personal dignity; nor should she dance
while her charge is unprov;ded with d
partner. A girl should be attentive to
her mother or her chaperon. presenting
her friends to her and occasionally
stopping to ssy few words.
Both young men and maidens should
be careful to remember that their dan
cling engagements must be kept. a girl
must not refuse to dance with one man
under some pretext and then dance
with another, neither should she dance
with the same man more than two OF
three times
A young man invited to house
should dance as early as possible with
the daughter Of his hostess and pay
them every possible attention.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
An Omission.

Chloe, young negro house servant
in an Atlanta family, had asked per-
mission 10 attend the wedding of one
of her friends. This permission hav-
ing been granted, Chloe set forth ar
raved like unto combination OF Solo
mon and glory and the lilies of the field.
The next day her mistress said to her:
We'll, Chloe, how did the wedding
go off?'
"Oh, la, missCs, it was de gTandest
weddin' I ever saw! 1t was jess lubly!
Oh, yo' jess ought to OBJ seen de flowahs
an de splendid weddin' suppah an de
bride-oh. de bride. She had on de
longest trail an a white veil all orah
her. an wreath OBJ fowahs, an oh, It
was jess de mos elegant weddin'!
How did the bridegroom look?
An expression of infinite disgust
came into the face of Chloe as she said
scornfully:
La, missy, dat good-for-nothin', no
count niggah nebbah come a-nigh!-
Lippincott.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
FEMININE FRnLs.
Trihe. That Are IN Season for Ny
Lady's Toilet at the Pres
ent Time.

Face powder Is not such wicked
thing as it sounds when. it is used
properly. A little Of it in summer
helps to keep the skin smooth and dry
and does much toward keeping the
collars clean. The little package Of
soap papers, to use in case Of emer-
gency. proved popular, and after them
came the package OF powder papers
in little cases ard each leaf full Of
powder. That is one of the most con-
venient forms of carrying powder for
the woman who likes it when travel
ing, but there Is also a little leather
case Of about the same size contain
ing little chamois, well powdered,
as we'll as the tiny powder puff in
little bag to tuck away with the
bit OF chamois always, in using pow
der, to the powder puff, says the New
York Times.
New ties which are getting rather
popular are of soft silk and made to
20 twice around the neck with short
ends. On each end is large tassel,
the color OF the tie. They are not ex-
pensive. which may have something
70 do with their popularity.
The girl who likes to have things
match depends great deal upor. pins
for her hat trimmings. There are
some mll!ners who tell Of the advan-
tages Of pins. With pin, flower or
bow can be put just where it IS want
ed. when having to take innumerable
stitches is apt to dislocate It little.
But the girl who has things match
gets hat that does not cost so much,
that she must keep it IN condition for
q second years wear, and then invests
in flowers as she finds them in bar
gains. Bargain flowers do not mean
cheap flowers The woman who buys
economically Is not the one who goes
without or buys q poor quality. She
is the one who gets the things she
wants or something that will answer
the purpose well, and gets it cheaply.
The bargain flowers may be good ones.
There were some very attractive flow
ers in one Of the shops last week for
Is cents bunch, and some Of them
were silk. A uple Of bunches would
be enough to give the color tone to g
hat and with some flowers one bunch.
The girl who has things match has
the flowers Of her hats match the
colors Of her ribbons. She puts them
off and on, using the hat which she
does not mind pinning into for the
foundation. It Is not expensive, and
It is very pretty. Black-headed pins
are the most satisfactory to use for
this purpose on black hats, the ones
with dull heads which are not notice
able in the trimming II they chance
to show. White-headed pins for trim
ming white hat are used. It is a
good idea and worth trying.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
ARMY PAY TEMPTED THEM.
How New York italians Were IN
duced to Answer Questions for
the Census Man.

The foreign quarters Of New York
gave the enumerators a great deal Of
trouble Many thought their names
were being taken for the purpose of
impressing them into the army. An in
terpreter was sent post haste one day
to help out an enumerator who had
telephoned to headquarters that he had
been nearly murdered by an infuriatee
crowd in crowded tenement. When
the enumerator returned to the tene-
ment in company with the Interpreter
pandemonium broke out again. A big,
strapping, muscular woman led the
hostile forces, and was followed By one
Italian armed with club, another
with a picket torn from fence, while
a third had drawn stiletto ready for
business.
The interpreter finally managed to
win the attention Of the amazon. when
she remarked in surprise: "Oh, you
act not like an Italian dago who came
around bullying US as soon as they
got g government job. And you are
a good-looking gentleman, too"
Then, turning to her followers the
woman cried: Men, these are real
gentlemen, and they won't take you
for soldiers. SO answer all their ques-
tions."
How do I know that they won't take
me?" asked a small-siZed man.
They would not take you if you
offered yourself" replied the inter
prefer, and then he explained the quail
ifcations required Of an American SOL
dier and told what pay he got.
Fifteen dollars month and food
and clothes? Most holy Madonna!
And I barely earn that amount the
year round, and have to buy food and
pay rent" exclaimed a well-built man.
III 90 and enlist tomorrow.
The next moment 80 Italians were
tunbling over each other to have their
names taken down.
Sometimes the work Of the enumer-
ator and interpreter among the Ital-
ians was more agreeable, and had they
been matrimonially inclined they
could have made good Italian matches.
In comfortably furnished house were
two sisters, somewhat past 40, one a
widow and the other still spinster.
After giving their names and ages they
proceeded to catechise the visitors,
and when they learned that both were
bachelors the widow at once proposed
marriage. She had $4,000, she said,
and her sister had $4,000.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
Jellied Meat.

An excellent jellied-neat for picDics
or camp is this old-fashioned standby
Of our granGmothera. Get four pigs
feet with legs to the first joint and boil
in a pot Of water without salt until the
bones fall out. Take the meat from
the liquor, strain and set away to cool.
In another kettle have q shank Of beef
sawed and cut. Boil this in unsalted
water until very tender. Remove the
meat and set the liquor away to cool.
The next morning remove the fat from
both liquors. cut the meat in small bits,
add the liquor the pigs feet were
cooked in (the beef liquor can be uti.-
izeo in soup). salt, pepper and spice to
taste. heat and pour in molds to hard
en-. It is hardly necessary to say that
this meat should be prepared a home.
the day before using.-Washington
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
SLY OLD Il HUNG CHANG.
Row the Famous Chinese Nintster
Proved the Guilt OF Wopld-Be
Poisonere.

Many residents OF Chicago will re-
member the visit Of Ii Hung Chang to
1hta city during the aged Chinese min
ister's tour of the United States. His
quaint observations on men and, things
were distinguished by wonderful
shrewdness, which shows itself in
everything that the old man says or
does. a characteristic story is now
in circulation regarding him. He was
engaged in a bitter fight with some Of
the more conservative members of the
tsung-li-yamen, when he received as
a present a magnificent but, as he had
every reason to believe, poisoned dcake.
He put the cake aside and set all his
psocIl Su!sq su!Io eql 'InJssaoons
lIlIed seM uo!lc5HseAu! eqL 'loId
eql 70 uo2loq eql lg seM oqM qno
pup o. YIoM o. iIsu!qoeu InIIsMod
TO three men, Of whom one at least
was absolutely guilty. Ii had the trio
arrested and brought to him. The
cake was produced, with the remark
that ''politeness forbade his tasting it
until the three generous donors had
had an opportunity to enjoy its excel
lence."
Ii cut the cake and one of his servi-
tors handed it to-the unwilling guests.
Each took piece and,ate, or pretended
to eat. One crumble6 the pieces and
let them fall to the floor, but the other
two ate calmly, without manifesting
any emotion. Ten minutes and the
two men began to show symptoms Of
suffering. Ii smiled benignantly and
said to the man who had not eaten:
Your wisdom is so great that am
compelled to preserve your head as
a souvenir to transcendent genius"
The man was removed and promptly
decapitated. To the other two the
premier remarked:
THE cake that you are eating is not
the one you sent, but one which I had
my cook initiate. The poison from
which you are suffering exists only in
your imagination. know Of no way
to cure your present pain except by
letting you share the fate Of your
friend who has just left the room"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
Not to BE Dfscourased.

polite society" is often at its wits
end to devise means Of getting rid of
people who are not wanted as callers
or visitors, but who will not take a
hint; for polite society cannot say in
80 many wor6s: Il do not want you
to come again" A French paper re-
peats this dialogue between two Ia
dies:
And so you still receive that dread
full Nine. Comeagain?"
Impossible to get her to take a
hint! Do you know, the last time she
called I never offered her chair!"
And what was the resultT'
Result? Why, the next time she
came she brought q folded camp
stool!"-Youth's Companion.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
Hau!ing Down Old Glory.

The Augusta Chronicle took
occasion a few days ago when
the news came that the Ameri-
can flag was flying over the i'm
perial granary in Peking, to in
quire what the Republican ad-
ministratiou was going to do
about it-whether the Chinese
capital should ever remain an
American outpost, or if the ad-
ministration would dare to
"pull down the fiag.''
Mr.. Bryan took occasion in
his speech to puncture the same
point, and did it in such admir-
able style as to extort praise
even from his vigorous oppon-
ent, the New York Evening
Post, one of the ablest indepen-
dent newspapers in America.
The Post says: He took hold of
one of the most cherished of the
Republican scarecrows-the aw-
full sacrilege of hauling down
sold Glory'-and showed up
it's composition very happily.
He pointed out that the admin
istration isnow engaged in haul
ing down the flag in Alaska, for
the very good reason that it was
flying over territory that did not
belong to us. He asked whether
the fact that the flag had been
raised over Peking compelled
Us to maintain an army per-
manently there to keep it from
being hauled down. Andhe in
quired particularly as to the
matter of hauling down the flag
in Cuba. Is President McKin-
ley going to haul down our flag
when the Cubans Set up a gov
ernment; or not? If he is not
going to haul it down, what is
the meaning of our talk of Gu
ban freedom and independence?
II he is going to haul it down,
what does he mean by talking
as if the act was sacrilege:2 On
this subject Mr.. Bryan has
scored a distinct advantage.
He has offered the Republican
orators a dilemma, from when
they can escape only after the
manner of the cuttlefsh. They
have formed the habit utterlng
large quantity of cant and
bombast and platitude, and pass
ing it off on patient audiences,
with the idea that it would De
received as profound wisdom.
Now they have to deal with an
orator who is not afraid to expose
their sham patriotism, and VINO
makes their most exalted and
impressive appeals ridiculous.