Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-08-14

And the mUurner looks up and Is glad.
And though like a mourner tht sits by tomb,
am wrapped in u mantle of care;
Yet the grief Of my 5osoin-of,. call it not gloom,
Is not the black Sriefof despair"
SCHOOL.
Our public school wi ill begin here the first
Monday in September, with Lucien Wright
as principal, aud Miss Ella Shaw assistant.
Our school directors have made u good
selection. and under the management Of
these most excellent and experienced teacll-
ers, there is scarcely J. doubt but We will
have a No. 1 school,.
INTERESTING MEETING.
Rev. S. Finis King and Rev. CIemmcns
have just closed a very interesting meeting
at Fairview, which continued over a week.
There WAS u general revival among the
members and four or hve professions of
religion:
ASSESSING.
Deputy Assessor Linn Il. Gordon has
been for aweek or more assessing our town
and township. He has much experience in
the business, aud fully understands the
work before him. and goes at it as if hc
meant business. He gives universal salts
faction, and had we had such an arrange
ment to assess the people US the one he is
engaged in. and a. good a collector a, nc Is
assessor, our real estate Interests would not
have suffered SO much from high per cent
ages as it has the past few years.
OUR CLAIMS.
Clay township intends to come in for u
'.lion's SHARE Of the offices ut the approach
ing convention. She has now an aspiring
gentleman for nearly every office to be filled
by ballot this fall. 1t looks as il it Is no use
for our city. or any other part of the roun-
ty. to go to the trouble of putting Onward
candidates, for We can furnish Us much Tx.
Iiperiencc, integrity and honesty as is ncces-
sary for these Offices, and rs none of us up
this way have had Al Office for ..lo. these
many years." we are hungry just now. So
now don't .stock the cards on us and MP
propriate all the Offices in and about your
city. BE charitable, and give eve 'uns" a
few crumbs that are falling from the public
table. We have plenty of selr-sacrIfcing
material who have the love OF the country
at heart, and who will make AS many and
as great personal sacrifices for the good
thereof as you have. Our township now
has aspirants for sheriff, collector, county
attorney. recorder. county court judge,
county school superintendent, and It Is not
certain we wont have a cal Ii late for Dover.
nor by the time the convention meets. And
was it not that 4 certain gentleman by the
name Of Horace Greeley is going to run for
President, and everybody going to vote for
him, we might conclude We have qualifca-
tons for that honorable ~ position also.
Ain We . great peoples
/: Your purpose eemst to be to make a paper
tl'atiS useful and- acceptable to everybody:
below fKa rule for>;:.+
COMPUTING INTEREST,
and there BENG no such a thing rs a fraction
in it there is scarcely any liability to error
or mistake. by no other %arithmetical pro-
cess can the desired Information lie obtained
by so few figures:
Six Per Cent.-Multiply any given num-
Der Of dollars by the number Of days OF In
tercst desired, and divide by sixty. the re-
suit is the true interest on such sum for such
number Of days. at six per cent.
Eight Per Cent.-Multiply any given
amount by the number Of days upon which
it Is desired to ascertain the interest, aud
divide by forty-fve, and the result will lie
the interest OF sucli sum for the time reQuir.
ed, at eight per cent.
Ten Per Cent.-Multiply the same as
above. and divide by thi-ty-six, and the re-
suit will show the rata Of interest at ten per
cent.
Another Rule.-Multipiy the principal in
dollars by the number OF days. and divide by
seventy-thrce, the result Is the Interest at
five per cent, in cents. For six per cent,
add one-ifth; for seven per cent, add two
fifths;for eight per cent, add three-ffths; for
ten per cent, double.
II OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PICNIC.
Thu Richmond Conservator, of the 10th
inst, gives the following account Of . pleas
ant time In the woods near Camden:
Saturday last We attended . picnic Of
the Wellington and Camden Sunday schools,
IN . magnificent grove near FO.ters school
house, In the lower Camden bottom. and
there could not have been less than one
thousand psrsons OF the ground. When We
arrived speaking was progressing, and the
scholars, lead by Mr.. C0unOr, Of yelling
ton, filed the grove with grand old hymts,
the melody OF their voices, mfngitn1 GIth
tho sunshine, seemed 70 hngcr among the
branches Of the giant oaks that embowercd
the fair chotrrsterS. At noon all were In
ytted to partake Of . bOuutiful repast that
was spread upon . long table. and none were
allowed 20 leave until the craving Of hum
ger was satisfied. Dinner over. several
HYMNS were sung, and j. 7. Child, OF the
| Conservator, was requested to address the
assembiagc, aud in compliance Herewith,
told them what he knew about SUNDAY
schools; he was followed by Rev. Mr.. Dc.
Rackaai, aud Mr.. lidings, OF Wellington,
| after which the party dispersed highly
pleased. Il has seldom been our pleasure
TO attend . picnic that was better Conduct.
ed, and the sous n daughters OF Raw ana
Lafayette enjoyed the reunion, Il bright
smiles and cheerful couutenanccs were "a
index 70 their feeiings."