Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
FAST EREfnnM.

Everything hercabOuts seems to have Its own
peculiar way this year, and nobody need feel
happy before the days end. Neither do they
have reason, altogethe-. to feel much g%ratiiied
AS to the prospects and rrohts of their seasons
harvesting. After Il tedious and weary cutting
and shocking OF The wheat, frequently Interrupt
ted and much prolonged by repeated rains and
wet weather. increasing the expenses for such
work to double the amount Of former years,
our farmers have many other reasons for COM
plant in the delay in threshing their wheat
crops. In consequence of the great abundance
of straw In the present wheat crop. the work is
getting along only slowly W. hundred and fifty
to three hundred bushels are considered 4 good
hundred bushels could easily be handled in this
way. Our able friend, +. u. Pauling, one of
the best of machine. hands, as to agricultural I'M
plements anyhow, informed us that he had to
work very hard to get II little more than eleven
iunured bushels through in three days. To cul-
minatc the mischief, after the long time OF pa
the wheat itself isn't worth anything. They
pay now, We arc informed, from hity to ninety
live cents per busliel ut this place. according to
quality, and We are sorry for our poor friends,
among them II large number being commanded
by virtue, circumstances and the terr0rs OF
former yeals, to have their new wheat sold right
now under this present unfavOrable state OF
prices. Information reaches here that they only
pay eighty cents per bushel IN brownsville, for
When reporting, in fifty melancholy verses,
the various doings hereabouts, we do not like to
acknowledge the profusion Of NATURES gifts.
called into existence by our farincrs' industry,
being now a thousand times better OF In compar-
isOn to twelve months ago. when the grissnop-
pcrs had levelsd down nearly everything.
Well, we cannot help looking sad when seeing
our splendid and promising prospects Tor u good
wheat crop shortly before harvesting, cut down
to such poor and frugal earnings. I.after these
many years OF rich abundance, our present poor
condition had made it's appearance suddenly, il
would have been too hard to stand; but only by
and-by, only translently. fate had the kindness
to teach us how to stand the universities of life,
and to change our habits and customs, even our
clothes, more and more, In poorer FERNS, and be
satisAed with poorer earnings and profits, grad
ually growing less and less.
Notwithstanding all these little obstacles in
lille, our Lopulat,on ID not depressed at ALI new
hopes, for the return OF the former better times,
are elevatins our hearts and enterprise.
Mr.. Otto WalkenhOrst, having removed his
track, will be glad to see his many friends and
patrons ut his new stand. His former stand ha4
been re-Opened by our friend Charles Radekohr,
who il Offering for sale all kinds Of furniture.
Henry Pysler, late of California. Mo-, An en-
ergetic man, and one accustomed to hard wOrk
with his sons, who, like their father, are labo-
of erecting and running a steam Touring mill
which will be the second one ut this place. VIZ
wish him all the success due All honest tOiler.
Your humble informant cannot omit to men,
ton that Maj. q. L. Gordon, candidate for rep
resentative, and B. Il. IIeland, candidate for re-
election rs treasurer, are iavOraDly regarded
hereabOuts. Mr.. Ireland is well known to be
the most trust worthy man and will ill that Office
another term. Maj. Gordon enjoys the conf
dence of his many friends here. He favOrs Y
redu ton of taxes. and is q supporter Of the
working class.
We regret that so many of our families have
lately been afflicted by the loss of beloved ones,
mostly children, from cases of lux. dysentery
anu cholera lnfantum. DR.. Taylor Informs Vi
that these sicknesses are abatlng, and NAV cease
soon. We trust his predictions are correct, ss
the cases that have resulted fatally have been
very numerous.
Our corn crop looks fine, but we need q rain
to cool and soften the ground. K.