Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-12-21
THE ATHENS
COLUMBIA, No , I,

Mo Dee. Is. las.
EpIroR y ADMINISTRATIONS some news
from tho athens might be of inter,st 10 your
reansrs; al least 1 Will presume Is much and
proceed. OF course Columbia is the Athens"
Of the state. though ! think some one did get ex-
cited and apply that title 10 Lexington once, but
be didn't mean anything by II, so We excuse
him. Oar right to the title is clear. We have
here, besides our female colleges. the University
OF the state. the ROWING Institution In our
public school system. II takes the pupil from
the common school aud gives him IA thorough
and refined education. Does be aspire 10 be a
lawyer, Il dcrtur, e teacher. = civil engineer, an
ssricu!iuris:. an artist or AT educated man In
any path OF lie, he finds here the ample AMI
sufficient means. With her able president.
samuel 5 Laws. assisted by the best talent OF
the age IN her facility, the UnIrersity offers 10
the sons and daughters of the state extraordinary
advantages. II the legislature will only do it,
dnty In making the needed appropriations che
will ascend the scale AZ once. anu rank with
the very irst institutions IN the Ian! Her
students now number four hundred and CITY.
and AS UsI.sl old Lafayette sends Il large quota.
Christian College Is largely attended,. ami
under the management OF President George S.
Bryant Is achieving splendid success. Lafayette
is represent in this institution also.
President Rider is n distinguished educator,
and in stephens College offers splendid facilities
to the Baptist girls OF the state.
Socially Columbus yields the palm 10 no town
IN the state. Largely ~ university community.
learning, refined elegance, and cultivated taste
are characteristic OF her people, Lectures,
theatres, clubs. social hops and literary enter
tsinments are especially tn" rage AT this season
Thus the clustered student, '.sickiieI DER with
the pale cast Of thought" has ample means Of
enjoying life in The concrete. zen. Jas. Shields,
Jacobson, OF Chicago, amd Or. Mliburn, the
Blind Man Eloquent were the lecturers last
week.
The Missouri state grange closed Its annual
session here at Il O'Clock saturday night, having
been in session all week. The meeting, We
understand, WAS interesting and highly profit
ab!", all parts Of the state being represented
Col CtIies and lady. of Lafayette were in at
tendance. LAFAYETTE STUDENT.
The IntellIgencer carriers are ALWAYS prompt
and faithful, and III the terrible sDoS of last
Saturday morning they We're the first to break II
| path, that they might serve our patrons with
the usual regularity. Many persons expressed
surprise At seeing them brave such weather. and
we hope they will BE kindly remembered New
Years FOR t.eir enterprise anu pluck. They
are gooh bays, and deserving ones.
| Mr.. Hagen will confer an everlasting favor
on the people who patronize his opera house,
II he will employ some competent person to
doctor his drop curtain. Just at the most
pathetic scenes. where it should quickly and
, quietly descend, and leave upon the mind
an Impressive tabiesu, 1t bitches half way
the tableau becomes c burlesquc, and the
play Is spoiled.
MIR. isichard Barley. OF Dover township,
met with quite u loss by fire, last Tuesday
night. His new blacksmith shop, containing
q full re, OF tools, a lot Of harness, several
plows, two cuitivators, one reaper. &C..
we're entirely destroyed. His new grauary,
adlolaing, was also burned 1t contained
| about 20 bushels of wheat, 50 OF which wa:
savsd IN . damaged condition.