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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-04

A. Wade's furniture store is almost compile
in town.
John y. Lockhart, Esq. is laying OF in town
lots the addition to Higginsville of Messrs. As
bury, lIIggins and Smith.
MIR. Penestrof. our wagon-maher. is an eX-
cellent workman, and perfectly competent to do
anything in his line.
large stock OF goods. Mr.. Peddicord returped
from st. Louis on Tuesday last.
II. Kleinschmidt & Co. of St. Louis. have
bought u lot and intend. and will shortly build
a store to he occupied by them as u tin and stove
store.
The quarterly meeting of the German NJ. f.
church was in session on Sunday last. Presid-
ing elder. G.. H. Krslge, wss present, and the
services we're interesting and we'll attended.
Mr.. Emil Guenther bought two acres Of land
from II. j. Higgins. Esq. Immediately south
Of Col. Field. Price, one hundred and twenty
i've dollars per acre. He will the
building of n residence thereon next week.
Wsyerly Is trying to buy OF the X. G. st. L..
4 {. Il. H., and has raised some 81 600 for the
purpose. Well, we will have II branch anyhow,
and beside We intend to connect with the San
Francisco. Pensacel. and Cape OF Good Hope
s-Continsntxl, sub-Oceanic railway. DOM
you forget it.
Dexr Elijah and Elisha fthese are euphonlous
names) we do not wish tor the death of Aull'
viIle-we only desire the prosperity Of Higgins
viile-not that We love Aullville less but Hig'
ginsville more. With this kind statement o
our feelings. in the language Of his honor, VI
dismiss the case. N.
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A BIG ~FISH-HATOHERY.

from the Raleigh. n C.. Erws
Col l.. l.. Polk. state commissioner OF
agriculture. has just returned from a
,iip to Avoca, on the Albemarle sound.
He reports the progress Of the work OF
Matching sAad try to be very encourag-
ing The Young Of this fish are pecu.
liarly apt to die. and require constant
care. The mode OF transportation is IN
tin cans about three feet high. In these
the fish are often killed. sometimes by
the Earring. Il, others by the presence o
POISONOUS matter IL the cans. The work
of stocking stream goes bragsly on
| The enormous number of .0OO, COO shat
,ry were placed In twelve streams OF
Wednesday. Mr., C%apeheart. who own
some large selnes, has given 25O.ou
which have been placed in IL river:
He IS aiding in stocking the sound. IN
seines used are of immense length. y
Wednesday 400. 600 herring were caugh
at n haul at the beech of a MIR. Jack
son, on the sound.
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EREEkIQM.

The health of the community is generally good.
Corn planting is progressing finely. though the
ground breaks up unusually cioddy.
Now that the roads are getting passable. the
lrrepr,ssihle agent ''ahoundc'h numerously.'
Mr.. VIII Gibbs las treated himself to a bran
new buggy. The young ladias anticipate u good
t,mc,
Miss I:eitie Curtis, of your CIV. has been
visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity Tor
tie last two weeks.
May-dny has cumc and gone without the
shadow vi Il merry -maktng. How prosaic this
work-a-day world has grown.
The apple crop is almost y total failure. 1t Is
always u feast or famine. Last year We had an
over-suppiv, this time the reverse.
Mrs. Martin Slaughter, who has been in
, Chicago since last September. has returned
home, accompanied by her son. Thomas. who Is
an ambitious young lawyer.
II WAS Il rich treat to have the privilege Of
reading Col. Vests speech on democracy. 1t
mas the true ring about It. WE hal the pleasure
Of list, ntng To HIM during the campaign OF -.
AMI the impression made on us ut that time Wal
that he WAS we'll Calculated to be q leader III the
genuine .'oli Bourbons,' for like the OLD
Gu,rd. the .'Bourbon dies but never surren.
ders."
The protractea meeting at this place proved !
failure 30 tar us converting sinners is concerned
though the preaching was excellent and TN
church scored 10 be warmed up in the cause
The people Of TINS age seem to have reiec'ed 'n'
chlldlikc faith Of the Fathers and raised up In "
stead a cold, muterialistic sophistry, when Il
m,scalIei the age OF reason. we endeaVof i
force ahead the intellectual man and neglect I'M
spiritual.
The universal, exclamation Is, did you ever SCI
such an early spring? And we unhesitatingl
answer W. never did. Nature seems to be a
least IA month ahead of time. Locust groves ar
In bloom i've weeks earlier than usual; tn
forests are all clothed in robes OF living green
:, inviting us to long rnmbles beneath their spread
=, ing branches, tue ali Is hiled villa ms s"et
music OF the woodland songstcrs. 1t Is !ndee
a time to enjoy nature and TO m wit
natures God. No'iSE'
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-04

STATE Of MISSOURI,
LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
In the Circuit court of said County, In vacatiop-
April 18th, ISIS.
Robert ". Gautier.
versus
Wiley b. Farmer. Charles VI. Thomas
administrator with the VIII annexed
of Charlotte VI. Rrattnn, deceased.
and Aa trustee, Green ID. Satteriiela
Louisa NJ Campbell and A~ieNunder
C.talnpbtil, her husband, Amanda : Petition.
NJ. Whit" and Coleman White. her
husband. JOHN W Burkes, Charles
ID Burk.s, Lille ID. Bwkts Anne
Lee Eurk"s, Mary Alice Burkes and
Thomas Il. Burkcs, children and
heirs o! Mary a. Burkes, deceased
and George ". L. Burkes.
rNO the said George W. l. Burkcs. John W.
L Burkes, Lille ID. Burkes, Annie Lee
liurkes, Mary Alice Burkes and Thomas d
Eu,kes, Amanda NJ. White and Coleman White:
lou are hereby notified thar SAID plaintiff has
commenced a SUIT aSaIns; you and said other
defendants, in sad court by petition. the object
and general nature of which Is to obtain judg-
MEET Tor the amount due plaintlf, on a note exc
cuted by defendant Willy Il. Farmer. tn him
dated the 18th day Of August ISL, for si35. and
due on or before the LIST day of January, 1878
with ten per cent interest from Isl. day of jan
uary, ls.2, and to foreciose ia deed of trust
made by said Farmer to Green ID. -ntterfirld.
ing described real estate, situated in Lafayette
county, Missouri, to-wit: Sin. t6) shares being
siN-sev.nths Nt-7th) OF the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quarter Of section thirty-slN tS6,
in township forty -ciSHt as OF range twenty
eight t2s.l and for AN order and decree forecl0s-
Ing the "a tlty OF redemption OF sad defendants
and cHch of them Of. in and TO said land as sub
sequrnt lncumbrancsrs OF said land with notice
of plaintiffs claim ana ton, and that the amount
asccrtalEcd to br due plaintiff on said note.
which il Is alleged was given for the purchase
money be declared a prior lien as against the in
tcre-ts uf said defendants of. in and to said land.
and that sand land lie sold to satisfy first the
amount due plaintiff with interest and costs.
And you are further notified. that unless you
be and appear NJ The Er NJ term IF said court. to
he holden at tn. courthouse, IN the City O
Lexington, on the 9Th day oil August next, ant
on or before the sixth day thereof, il the tern
snail! so long continue. and if not, then heior.
:he end 81 the term and answer said petition,
tic same will bc taken a. confessed.
And 1t l. furin"r ordered thai - copy hereof b'
published in the Lexington Weekly Intrliigen,
Ger. II newspaper printed in said county of La
iayet'e. for four weeks successfully, the last in
serilon In be nj least four weeks before the com
mcnccmcnt OF the next term OF this court.
a true copy. Attest.
FRANK TRIGG, Clerk.
Try G. Il. bAS!EL, ID I. laay-at.
Ryland II Ryland. Attorneys for plaintiff.
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Mt. HOPE.
Several sick in tn" vicinity
ELrInrrn very hn-N nlantInG.

Several sick in the vicinity
Farmers very busy planting.
Mrs. Wash. Martin /. quite sick.
Old DR.. Rankin Is In quite feeble health.
Born, To the vile of Asa Tracy, on the 18th OF
AlrI!-a boy.
Uncle Oliver Cam still talks OF going to Texas
suLI-tIrnr or other.
Caleb Proctor's youngest child. 3 babe. died
on yesterday, 2sth.
Thomas D.ry is teaching at the school house
in the >rLw,Ii district.
Mrs. stephen Barker has been very sick for
some days, but Is better
Miss Maggie Maxwell and Mrs. John Maxwell
have both been quite Ill tor n few days. but ale
convAlescins
Mr.. W Il. Roberts who used TO be in the sad
diery and harness business here. has as ain nunS
his ,hingie to the breeze, and is now prepared To
| do business in his line with nestness and dis
patch.
We wish to warn the young man from near
Mayhem. that II lie persists in his incursions
iutu THIS nrighborhood with his billed shirt
on. that he must take the consequences. Several
yuun. men oil the nrIShhUrhood are threatening
further transgrrseinn,. with direiui conse-
qu-ncca. Hen We say, young man, beware!
The bachelor boardrra OF Mt. Hopes only
| bDilillHS if't-'t 81 hihN'l
the rec, piIpn oil >ome excellent cake at the hand:
oil IL young lady friend, n day or two since. Not
outstanding 'ha, they are well fed they nevcr,he
less highly appreciated The siit. which reminded
them that they Mere not wholly ignored by IN
ladies IN their state OF hacheinrhood.
some younr ladies from the Baptist Female
Coll.sc. Lexington, were ont at Mr.. Bart Car
micharl's, last FRIDAY evening To Monday morn
ing. In addition To- MISS Matte Carmichael
there were Misses Matte Clay, Kate Hawkins,
Sunie Smith and Nora Gabhert. JAS. E Car
michael was also at home AT the same time. from
William Jewel College, accompanied by Geo
Noel, a fellow student from Lone Jack.
our young friend ami ladies rnan, William
Arm.ti ong seems. 10 have II taste for perauibnlat
ing INTO The DoIShborhuOd of Mt. Hebron church
We don't know the secret influence which draw
HIM hence, INT suppose II Is his strong dcSo
uonh nature, seeking a cong"niai shrine. hu
il Is l ot certain whether Ii. ,suts u so.ace 10
All ms Woes during DIVINE scrGiIc. OF whrihe
he does not also kuccl NJ another shrine. WI
knows9 PHIL.
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Frank Miller

We paid Frank Miller a visit yesterday after
noon, and found him in good health and looking
we'll. There is no sign Of nervousness about him
when he talks of his case.
He says that he is prepared for the worst. bus
hopes for the best. He knows no more about
his chances of q Communication of sentence by the
governor than he did on the day of his convic-
ton. He has heard nothing for some days from
his attorney. Maj. B. l. Woodson.
Sheriff Mountjoy says that unless he hears
from the governor or the supreme court. by next
Monday, he will feel it to be his duty to COM
mence preparations for the execution, which
will take place next Wednesday,. May sth, I'M
| less arrested by one OF these authorities. He
| declines to designate the place at which the scat
fold will be erected, but says that he has made
arrangements to procure the same scanold upon
which Green was hung at Kansas City.
Alta lats hour yester dsy evening. we had re-
ceiyed no reply to q message which We sent to
Jefferson City, asking for regarding
the governors action in the case,
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A CARD.
Dopkr. Mo-, May 3rd, lsI

Doykr. Mo-, May 3rd, 1873.
EDITOR lNrELLIGENCKR:-l saw IN yesterday
Register IN article, stating that the ball had
been extracted from Mr.. l.. q. Buiord's face by
DR.. T. S. Smith, of Lexington. Allow me 10
say that l examined the wound in less than nm
hour after It was done, and during the night in
connection with DR.. Smith. The ball has moi
| vet been positively located, and remains where
ever it lodged. While he still lies in = Very
! critical condition. great hopes are sntertstslnet
for his recovery. Respectfully,
F @. mi Attending Physician.
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Personalities.

Mr. ID I. Gray called thursday.
Mr. David II IarteF'ot osua'ta'i' III ~ oi'.
Mr.. X. L. jesse paid US = pleasant. 'isi1 yes
terday.
Hon Benz. Marsiiaii's health continues -"
Improve
Or. w. Barker. now OF sedalia. Is in the city
On 4 Visit.
Agnes Herndon Is SAID 10 De preparing herseii
for the stage.
Mr.. j. a. Prize" was Ill Tor a Jay OF '"o 'hHS
week, nat is out again
Hiss Llnnie smith, OF THIS he'suooinooa' a.
visiting iricnds Al Mar'laii'
Or. L. NJ. Keith, OF Washington 'o"nship'
WAS in the city last Saturday
The FL man calls him y. Medicine "eiis.
Bad Medicine. bad Medicine!
secretary f'ir's MS !us' io7' Il u "' ''"'
and another is dangerously ILL.,
MT he""eh ic'''"' VA INV" wing ~
the city several days this week.
Juison Armstrong, Esq, of Clay township,
paid us an agreeable visit Thursday.
Mr.. Geo. Wilson. Jr. returned home from, mis-
trip through the south. last Ihnrsiay.
Mrs. +. NJ. Cockrcil left washington lot ner
home al Warren>bars. last Wednesday,.
Mr.. James Anderson, of the Taso neighoor-
hood. called on the lnteilisencer yesterday
Gov Phelps mas been quite III AZ the fiah'er .
House. in st. Louis this week. with pneumonia
MeSsrs. o. T. tairon and psVio |s''ahah'
of Middleton township, were In town yesterday
Mr., Daniel LmetiAn. nee Hettie Il. Neet' I"
, Quincy. Ills is in the cry visiting relatives and
friends
Mr. Virgil h'ene. OF barnard, iihsies =
81 Louis, WAS IN the c:ty MONDAY. anu pa'u Us
q rviug visit.
Mrs samuel Banks, nee Florence h"ioru'
OF COLUMBIA Is i''''"s H'
III IN" county
Tie "omam'a journal says 'na' 'e poo'
girls N The world are 'ho'e VINO lave . 0eeN
taught to Work
Miss Matte Etri' VINO ha' zee. '
frie.Is IN Lexington ""hship' na' 'u'ne "
h"r home IN ''rSin'a'
Senator j. IL h"cneH 't"e'S'
Wis married IN "l,"'"s''n ivy 0' ~
"eeH' 10 vi ~"
MI" l w" VI '" 80
MI o"a'"e '' ~
Nv" luis wen '"""7 Wy .,na
L""''''- - ..,,.r n
'Hfi"s' u VI" -
Owns 'N'Is 'a'e VI
Same county ff"Sr'ss' AL"
; hathbiln AL" AeA "",'''
are IN cur cry ''"'. '"
WIN Tue ''n'
Nr7. AhiFt" Z ''nnA 800.
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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE


KAN Is needed.
Little news this week.
Corn is about all planted
MIR Kuhe Lotion, of Colorado. arrived here
last Friday.
Their. !, n GOOD deal of chilis and other sick
ness about here at this time.
rror. McIIhany has an appointment to preach
in the Baptist church in this place tomorrow
night.
Levi. IIeston and James Mediation started to
Kansas, lust Monday, TO remain-taking their
families.
There Is u general uneaslness among the far
mers the past week IN regard to the wheat crop
1t seems to need rain or something 1t Ia turning
yellow and heading out very short. and the pros,
pect for an abundant yield Is not as hattering NJ
II has been ali along.
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HInGINSylllE,

Mr. Anthony sMinsOh has openeo aS"oole1's
shop.
,sF. Stevison. ESD, division engineer, and
corps have been IN town all week.
j. H.. Knipmeyer's stock OF hardware Is on
hand, and is large and well selected.
MIR. John McCanse had buck-beer on Thurs
day last. We are Il city, you bet.
Pres't. McIlhaney was In town on Monday
with a lovely bevy of school girls.
Mr.. John z. Matthews is burning the brick fol
! Capt. Asbury's new bank guiding
Capt. Asbury was in town several days lsok'
| ing after his real estate interests here.
The Eagle hotel has been rentted and return
| tsted. and entertains in most excellent style.
Mrs. j. A. Field has returned from st. L'ouii
| with Il stock of millinery that Is ''perfsct!
! lovely
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PROPOSALS
PUBLIC PRINTING
A OF

OFFICE COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC PRINTING,
JEFFERSON CITY, Aprii 26, ISIS.
Sealed proposals Will he received by the Conn
nissIoncrs OF Public Printing AT the office of the
Secretary OF the State of Missouri, until II
O'Clock, m, Oh Monday, June l tn, 1873, for
executing the state Printing for the term of two
| years, from and after the I'll ST day of July next,
IN accordance with the provisions Of Chapter liz
Waguer's Statutes, and of an act 10 amend an
act entitled. can act to provide for the execu-
ton and supervision of the State printing and
binding. and abolishing the office of public prin-
ter.'' &c, approved March 22ud, 1873.
The printing for the State is divided into
three classes. to be let III separate contracts,
AS follows:
FIRST CONTRACT-FIRST CLASS.
l. Proposals must specify the price per thou
sand ems for the composition OF all bills for the
two Houses OF the General Assembly,, the print
ing of all reports, and all communications. and
other documents ordered by the General Assem-
bly,. or either branch thereof, other than such as
shall be printed In pamphlet form.
= The price per token for press work for the
same.
The printing in this class must be executed at
jefferson City.
ECOND CONTRACT-SECOND CLASS.
/. The price per THOUSAND ms for the compo-
| sition of the Journals OF the Senate and House oil
Representatives, and OF such reports, communi
cations and other documents us enter into and
make u part of the journals, or the appendices
thereto; all reports and all communications and
other documents ordered by the General Assem-.
bly,, or either branch thereof, or by the Execu.
tive departments, to be printed In pamphle
form, together with the volumes Of public doc
uments, the printing of the general and loca
laws. and JOINT resolutions.
:. The price per token for press work for tn
same.
THIRD CONTlACT-THlRD CLASS.
l. The price per thousand ems for the compo
sition OF all blanks, circulars and other worl
necessary for the use of the Executive Depart
ments, other than such rs shall be printed il
pamphlet form.
,. The price per quIre for press work for tn
same.
Each proposal must be accompanied by q bond
. executed by the bidder, with at least two goo
and sufficient securities, satisfactory to the Com
missioneIs of Public Printing. in the penal SUI
Of $40, 600, conditioned for the faithful perform
ance, pursuant to this act, of such class or class
es of the State printing As may be adJudged I
e him. MlCH'L h. MCGltAIH,
Secretary of State,
THOS. HOLLADAY,
&c State Auditor
JAS. E. McHENRY,
Register OF Lands,
Commissioner. Of Public Printing.
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Considerable excitement seems to
have been produced in Berlin by the
announcement that an English feet
is being fitted out tor eventual operations
in the Baltic. The idea expressed in Der.
lin that it is hardly to be expected q
foreign fleet would make its appearance
in the Baltic. against the wish OF Ger
many is declared to be an eccentric the
ory, which is repudlated by the German
government.
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rR0GRANME
Tuesday, Nav 2I-Morning.

Tuesday, May 2I-Morning.
Convention assemblies at the Opera house, at
10 80 n. m.
Prayer.
Address of welcome by the mayor OF Spring
field.
Response by the president. Col. j. E. Hutton
Mexico inteiligencer.
Reception OF new members.
Appointment of Committees on Permanent
Organization. Resolutions, place Of next meet
ing and programme fer next meeting.
Miscellaneous business.
AFTERNOON sE~ssIoN-rwo p. NJ.
Between History and Romance Col. Thso-
dore S. City Review.
Of Sc,epce and Industry"
Essay-''A New Departure Theodore d.
Fisher-Troy Herald.
Discussion OF half An hour.
Mis- ellaneous business.
EvKNISG ~IoN-EIG P. VI.
hddress-Hon. j. b. McCuIlagh, st. Louis
lobe-DemOcrat.
Lecture - Babies,' Hon. 7. W. Park,
| Platte City Landmark.
Miscellaneous business.
,o Sus.sq 'E;iT BY s a Srana av vocal 9Ss sDSip Inst sia spsal
Band and the Press Giee Club.
Wednesday, May 22-Morning.
Convention assemblies ut 9 Il. m.
| Recess Of one hour for 4 drive around the city
Convention reassCmbies at 10 a. III.
Prayer.
Reports Of Committees.
Essay-J A. Gleason, %Ironton Register.
Porm-"Ups and DOWNS j. II. Turner
Wakanda Record.
Essay-Maj. John n. Edwards, Sedalia Dem
ocrat.
Discussion OF half an hour.
Miscellaneous business.
AFTERNOON p. NJ.
Report Of officers.
Report of Committee on Programme.
Report of Committee on Permanent Organl
cation.
Report of the Committee on place OF mex
meeting
Unfinished business.
Installation of officers.
ADJOURNMENT.
At night a ball and banquet will be tendere
the association by the citizeEs OF Springfield
on Thursday morning the entire party Will ieaV
on q special train for Galveston, leNas: IT,,
All applications for passes. whieh VII oe !,
immediately to Mr.. W. G. Bacon, Kansas Cit
Journal STAFF, Kansas City, Mo. -
President State Editorial AssociAtiop.
II. B. CHAPMAN. Secretary.
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ScrIbner for May contains an article on
'Merry Days with Bow and Culver" which
we to the attention of the young
people Of Lexington. 1t is from the pen of
Maurice Thompson, Is Ghastely written. and
graphically sets forth the fasclnations OF the
noble old sport OF archery. We have room
but for two short extracts. He says
.'Since the publication in this magazine for
July, 1877, of an article on archery, | have
received nearly i've hundred letters OF IN
curry, and men have come hundreds OF
miles to see what manner OF bows anu ar
rows / ush. You have but to mention an
archer or archery to your friend anu lmine-
diately his interest is aroused. He may
!! scott at the bow and sneer at the arrow; but
| he will inquire and show curiosity. Hang
a long bow and q culver of arrows conspic-
uously In your hall OF library, and you Will
soon discover that no exquisite painting or
| bit OF statuary will receive more attention
from guests than Will be accorded to these
ancient weapons" After INDUCING In a
short review Of the antiquity OF the bow and
srrew he sdds: at 10 curious to note how
surely the bow and arrows have found
their way into tho hands OF all wild peoples
whose mode of life has made physical Gull
ture q necessity with them, and 1t is equally
Interesting and significant to discover that
among these wild peoples q chieftain Is In
varisbiy ch0ssn or account Of his ability 10
draw q mighty how. We ars nothing better
than refined and enlightened savsges. The
tipre of our nature Is not changed In sub
stance, 1t Is polished and oiled. The wild
side Of the pri.M Of humanity still offers IT.
pleasures to us, and |: IL healihiul and ss
s~entjally necessary to broad culture that we
accept them IN moderation. Sport, by
which I mean pleasant physical and menta
t exercise combiued.-piay, In the best sense
: -is a requirement of this Wild element. this
: giosssd-Over, physical. hesthen Side OF GU
t being, and the bow Is its natural imple
mept." There Is no sport which combine
B hesllnfui exercise with romance and tn
poetry OF motion more than does archery
: In no position does q womah look m"f
n graceful and attractive than when FLUSHED
= with the excitement OF emulation, sh
draws a good stout bow and lets fly to tn
target q feathered shaft. The other FAST
N tonable out,door sports which are III vosu
3 sink into tame commonplace when coInRal
le ed with this one. We tn
IN young ladies' and gentlemen Of Lexingto
1t and vicinity, . year ago, to organize a
s archery club. and we renew the advice t
day. There are many piacss within t'
minutes walk from town whsre the cu
to could meet for practice, upon the gree
ne sward and under the grateful shade of raj
old forest trees. The expense would be vel
ms slight to each member, and we know OF l
II other way in which SO uuch inn"cen
q hsalthful and exhilarating enjoyment couI
" be obtained with the resources ut our COZ
maud. When shall we be called upon
an chronicle the FIRST contest for . golden AFRO
or silvsr hornS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-04

The Missouri delegation in congress
is spoken Of il other states as Il very
able one, and gets credit tor NOR: IN
fuepce on legislation than any other
The Washington correspondent OF the
milwaukee, Commercial thus speaks OF
one of our members in the lower house
Judge Buckner is n OF the "nse'-
horses of the house. He has studied the
finance question to the bottom and "n-
derstands it thoroughly. He appreciates
the enormous tribute the people art
paving to the currency thinkers, ami :
determined to do his utmost to relieve
them of that great burden.