Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-25

About Wonss,n. i,

0OV0E VVO9utO0vs g1isE
Two female BARRIERS In Rrusse,s.
tshow women's effort to rsSorasIft to
independence. s {
A London lady has Z snsA box
made from tho hosf Of . horss which
tho great Napoleon oMes rode. end
which was killed In the Egyptian
campaign. .s,.
Miss Nettie Lougfellow, . tels.
graph operator Of Newton, Isws, 4 :
candidate for the ofiice Of county n
cordsn Though no relation tsshs
other Longfellow, t. thought che
can run well. ~ Va sszs
The pretty littlo cloth jacksts, hand.
somsly embroidered, which wsss %
fashionable last spring, are very
pleasant for tho cool moruiHes and
evenings Of September, and are mueh
In vogue.
ssaAstHoman, &C f-basiassssaA iu41Arksn
has just tarred and fSatherea her hus.
band. Ifa fellow Is to bo "Ku-klux.
ed" how much nicer It must bc 70
have 1t done by tho wife of his bosom
than by the cold, rough hand of a
hooded strangcrI
The Roman scarfs and shawls will
be much worn this fall. Tho .scsrfs
come about halfa yard IN width and
three yards long. They are striped
diagonally, usually in high colors, L.
aud when gracefully drapcd about.
tho shoulders arc generally become
ing.
The fashions are just now hovoriur
III that unpleasant uncertainty which
always occurs in the Interval between
very warm and cool weather. Tho
fall styles are not yet out, and sum.
mer wardrobes arc decided passc, 40
what Is one to do except to don q
black silk or some other sombre shado
Of attire, and DO content to wait IN
patience for while until something
really new "turns up"
The co-education of tho sexes II
making remarkable headway In this
country. Four colleges in New Eng
land, among thom the university Of
Vermont; Cornell university, In New
York; and Swartmore college, in
Pennsylvania; Obcrlin and Antioch
colleges, in Ohio the State universi.
ties Of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Kansas
make no distinction OH account Of
soX.
A fearful wife implored tho par
don of the Mayor ofChicago for her
husband, whom his honor had i'm.
prisoned, in default of his fine, for
beating her. The Mayor utterly ab-
hors wife-bcating, and was inexora-
bic in his resolve that tho brute
should receive his full punishment.
Ills tender heart was SO touched,
however, by the wife's piteous an
pcals, that he gave her $25 to support
herself until his time should expire,
for which she thanked him, and, walk
ing into the office, paid with it her
husbands fine, and procured his re.
lcasc-tO the great discontinue of tho
benevolent.ofiicial. lie confesses that
he doesn't know the sex yct.-[Spring-
field Republican.
The following is among tho adver.
tisements in the Morristown Jersey.
man:
"TO whom it may concern: Where.
as, ParInelia Bush, a resident Of
Chester, did promise to marry me OH
the 10Th inst, but instead Of doing so,
did funk aud has run of, brand her
as liar, and person of bad charac-
ter generally. EDWARD PRATT"
A chap in st. Louis is still more
cruel In his way of writing domestic
advertisements. It is wicked enough
to advertise lady who did "hunk
and run off," but u desire to roast or
boil person is too much. Here is
the announcement
"Wantcd- A good girl to cock
one who will make good roast OF
broil, and will stew we'll"