Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-21
LABORING AND HUNTING ON SUN
DAY

There has been q law uponthe statute
books OF the state OF Missouri for Il long
time which has practically been 4 dead
letter, hut as it has been amended in one
particular which makes ii OF interest 10
sportsmen. We present II As it now
stands. Sunday hunters are generally
pot hunters, and the attention OF the
sporting club to the amendment /" this
law. which we italicize, may DO good IN
more ways than one
BE il endct,dbY the General assembly
Of the !>tlte uf NtNs"nrj, rs toiiowS:
Section /. That section thirty-two OF
article eight of chapter torty-two OF
WaGncr> Missouri statutes. the same
being section thlrtv-twu OF chapter two
hundred and SIX vi the general statutes
of 1868, be amended So a. to read as
follows: Section -. Every person who
shall either labor himself. or compel or
permit his apprentice. OF servant, or
any other person under his charge or
control, 10 iabor OF perform any work,
other than the household offices OF daily
necessity, or other w"r ks ut necessity or
charity. OF Who Sh0iib BE u"jitu Of h"Dt-
ing II"t" az ShD"t'Nl. on tn" first day
OF the week, commonly called SUNDAY.
shall be deemed guilty OF 4 inside
meanoi. and fined not exceeding fifty
dollars.
Bankers Magazine Silver has not
deprecated except when measured by
geld. Measured by general commud-
tiles. silver throughout the world has
not Ie>scned in value. The able report
of the British Silver Commission fully
~luW>this.'
st. Louis Times: 1t may not he gen
era " known that the Mr.. Goldsmith,
whose name has been mentioned in con
nectIou with the payment ot Sj."nr ior
SIX votes tor Senator Grover, OF Oregon.
i Il radical. aud We are weak enough u
believe that there is & suspicious amount
OF thinnc>> in the story that 4 republic
can would be willing to pay money t"
elect 50 strong ! democrat as Grover TO
the senate. While Mortnn's committee
i in Oregon, it need not look far to find
4 senator who bought his seat. The
truth is. a. the san Franciso Examiner
SAYS. that there has never been a radical,
senator elected from Oregon. except by
the use OF money, by bribery and cor
rUptlOn.
The wool clip OF the United States for
1916 was about 2uu 600. 900 pounds Oi
England. ireland and Scotland, about
l62, oUu.U OO. mostly combing: OF the
continent of Europe. about 10. 900 600:
of Australasia, about 800, 900. 900: OF
Bnenos Ayrcs and River La Plata, about
2u7 900. 600 pounds. These are the
principal wool growing countries OF the
world. and produce 1,3S2, 900, 600 out
of the estimated l.Il9,OOO,o 900 produced
on the entire globe. The selling value
OF the total clip would probably aggre-
gate $50 900, 600. Out of fourteen hun
dred and nineteen million pounds of
wool Uhe estimated clip there would
be fully 4 loss OF j61 ,Uot.D 900 pounds in
securing. making the net yield OF clean
wool about So. 600 900 pounds.
Bardstown (Kv) has experienced
| another sensation. Some years az" en-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS William johnson
| and his wife parted. and She took pos
| session OF the children. After services at
the Catholic church. a Sundaysor two
ago. Governor johnson saw his daughter,
Il young lady OF sixteen or eighteen
wears OF age, coming ont OF the church.
He approached her and took hold of her
hand for the purpose OF trying To per
| suade her to 20 home with him, where
upon she screamed and called her
brother. William johnson. Jr.. 10 her
assistance. Harsh words passed be
tween father and son., and the old gen
tleman kicked at he son. who proceeded
70 pound his parental ancestor owe the
head, when friends rushed IN and Sepa-
rated them. Each has many friends.
and the affair has created Il deal of talk.
Ada Deem Hunt in 4 recent letter
from New York gives the ladies' these
fashion notes: An attempt is also being
made to alter the extremely collaute
style of dress by adding plaits at the
back. \ new model OF this sort has
lust arrived. The front ri the dress is
of black silk and i, cut p~"mpadomr. a
space about seven inches wide 1T top
and bottom narrowing to the waist i
left plain, then on each side of this are
four plaits turning toward the front and
extending across the side breadlhS nj
the bottom, so as to form a trimming
about nine inches deep beneath the over,
dress. This overdrcSS o. black velvet
has princess fronts which meet AT tn,
neck. then spread apart SO as to leave
the neck bare in front or to discover {;
MODESTO of fine lace; then following
the outline of the silk plaitS So to leav,
the five visible on each side. and til,
others. which form the trimming al tn,
bottom. At the back is a long basque
slashcd up in the back and side bach
seams, and Joined to the points by tn,
under arm sleeves. This leaves tour decl
square ~basques. The train is joined tC
these. three full box plaits being insert
ed beneath the three slashed seams @
the basque at the back. The effect i:
exceedingly elegant. The front of tn,
dress is ornamented with p~asseruenteirt
rosettcs and ~tassels. The velvet robe
has an embroidery of chenille around i
on the ~basques, the latter also being
trimmed with thread lace. 1t is vcr1
handsome and r~eireshingly Few.
| Every suit has a parasol to match now
! oven those of batiste. These are orna
!, mented with Torchon or Pompadoul
E lace.
White dresses are very much in vogue
thin cotton goods for riliegiatmr0 anC
} those of light wooden material for le:
! baius de wer.