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- 'iiii iiiNttN Va NohNt4 ~ tiNAA
Is Indicative Of efficiency and also marks the &C.
Mus Of the inventor. take pleasure In asserting
that one person successfully operate the Ex
cesior. and this may de done by a 10Y aged
man too feeble to work in any other part Of the
field. such Is its ease OF management. Two lnde
pendent Drive Wheels Of large diameter, impart
greater power and canse the machine 10 run east
or over uneven ground. and this. and our accu-
rate aud beautifully proportioned gcardg. are the
main reasons why the Excelsior runs 50 easily and
lasts 80 long. The Excelsior hos the reputation
of being the lightrSt draft machine IN the coun-
try. The draft y ms been tested In different con-
diti1ns Of grass and uneven ground at various
times, and is found to range from $50 to 200 lbs.
We furnish two sizes
The Medium Iron Frame,
Ard
The Junicf Ir5n Frame
We also furnish lighter class machine
THE EMPIRE MOWER AND REAPER
defes competition as n first class machine. The
Excelsior Machines were sold in this cotnty some
y or Il wears ago. and are nov Being used at this
time Many valuable improvements have since
been added. Send for Circulars giving a full de-
soriptnn of machines.
Sold by WILSON BROTHERS.
summit Point. W. Va.
y. B. Mowers and Rearers sold separately or
combined.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-05-10

IDEAS. Beans, satisfy. Cabbage. Lettuce, Psrs.
| zip and all other Sod. 10 bulk II
LIGHT MITCMELLS.
DAlSTS. Oils and Giars furnished 20 Contract.
i ors irresponsible onesl ,heoper by Jixbt 4
hiichelcihau any otber houss in town. rythou
on prices.
TNO. LUCAS A co.'s Liquid Paints, wad.
~ worths Chemical Paints and Rubber Paint.
furnished at factory prices for. the money, by
LIGHT MITCHELL.
Ell INB Double Boiled Liasced.Oil and Jno.
u F.sLewis' = bite Lead slgRrs on band
I IGHT MITCHELL take this opportunity "a,
IL inform Bubders snd Contractors, ~ veil o.
private citizens, that tbey ere prepared 10 figni,h
any kind Of Painis aud Ole the. require-either
the pure. unad1ltssaied. or the Patent Buoibag.
that arcibow On the'nafsetto great an extent,
and do - ~ proat of 10 per cert.
May $3.50.
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THE BEST.
EOTs REM.

TIVE Store.il0nm and Dwcliing now occupied
/ b. PHILIP 7. Hohf. adjoining tho Store Of
Geo. ". Z. Kears'ey. Possession given April LET,
JANE ". kEYE5.
February 10, Is79-tC
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-05-10

WYE also offer and recommend the STEWART
w AND PRICE PLOY Of Frederick Citv,
Maryland, which Is in general use in Frederick
and Washington Counties, Maryland. This Piow
Is specially adapted to heavy tail blowing 1t Is
a Wrought Pillow with Steel Share
Sold by WILSON DkOTilERS,
Summit Point, West Virginia.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-05-10
PFOWs. P!OWS.
VIZ L call special attention to the

South BEND chilled EIOW,
Manufactured by the South Bend Chilled PdT
Company. This Plow we consider the best
Chilled Plow on the market The draft Il go
light that two horses can do the work that it or
dinariiy requires three horses 10 accomplish. The
mold-boards are 80 thoroughly polished that the
plow will not share in anv soil All things con
sidcrcd, il Is the cheapest Plow on the market
II is substantially built of the best material. Re-
pairs Will be constantly kept on hand.
Sold by WILSON BROTHERS,
Summit Point, West Virginia.
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DIT. w. DOWNER,
Dentist.

Office. 600 Main Street,
(AtMrs. Maxwelrsl
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
CONGRESS-.

EDITOR INTEL 1CENCER:-t occurs to me thai
the friends OF the various gentlemen spoken OF
In connection with congressional, honors. have
overlooked the main point in the friendly con
t~roversy IA to who shall be our candidate. In
view OF our immediate home interests the ques-
ton for the people of Lafayette county to de-
eide, Is not who We will have to represent US in
congress, but who can We nominate. Any OF
the gentlemen named would ill the position with
satisfaction to our. people. But can we secure
the nomination'of any of them ''
Availability is the real issue between the gen.
tlsmen named; that alone is the test. 1t needs
but to call over their names to ascertain the one
who can gather to his support the greatest IN
fuence in the general convention. Unquestlon-
ably that one is the Hon. Henry C. Wallace.
HIS record IN the state convention as one of the
prominent men in framing our new constitution;
his personal acquaintance with all the Leading
men in the district; his great popularity with
the masses, and the fact that in the active prac-
tice of the law from Lexington to Jefferson City;
by his high order of legal attainments he has
secured the profound respect and esteem of 80
many influential men of his profession, in and
out of the congressional district, makes him of
all others, the available candidate from our
county. We know our interests conhded to his
hands will be guarded with Jealous care and
sleepless vigilance. His modesty in not thrust
Ing himself forward rs a candidate In an addi-
tional recommendation. We cannot afford, at
this crisis. to permit any personal preference to
influence our choice in a matter of such mo-
ment, but let us lay aside all personal feeling
and for the common good Unite upon that gem
from our county most likely to receive
the nomination at the general convention.
Availability is the test.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
XENoPHoN RYLAND.

EDITOR f~NrELLIGKNcRR: With your permits
correspondents in hast week IS paper in advoca-
ting the claims of Ken. Ryland for the Office va
Gated by the death OF Congressman Lay.
That older and more experienced men can be
had in the district is not doubted. but In point OF
other qualifications that in these days of venal-
ity and corruption should outweigh all other
considerations, Ken. Ryland has no superiOrs.
He Is not yet 81 years old, but his abilities are
equal to any emergencies The place may call for.
He is u gentleman IN every sense Of the word.
In every question of patriotism, virtue and NOR
atty. his sentiments and sympathies are always
on the right side; and more than this, like all
true men. he possesses moral courage and an
ever readi ness to avow and defend his convic-
tions regardless of consequences. He will never
prostitute himself or betray his con stituents for
money. There Is not money enough In WASH
ington to buy him.. rF' "rt 'r- r
" He is no ''trimmer''; no POLICEMAN; no milk
and water, unreliable, breeze catching coward.
He 'swould rather be right than Congressman
or anything else. t' - f0 r. ,
He belongs, it Is true, to the much censured
profession, the law, but he does not deal in the
dirt of that profession. Instead of debasing it
to serve venal purposes, he honors It.; and
to that numerous pack Of legal banditti
who act as If the moral law set no Limits to what
they may do professionally"
Let hin he nominated and elected.
--a FARMER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
Stock Notes.

Mr. Geo. NJ. Carr sold, TO Mr.. Loeb Terhune,
Saturday, Dec. 18th, 81 head OF hogs, weighing
l6 SIS pounds, at 81 cent?, delivered in Lex
isgton. The sale was under the market having
been made some time before.
Paris, Mo-, Mercury: neighbors
in the northern part OF Jefferson township
agreed TO see which could put into market the
seven largest hogs. Joseph S,nelser was feeding
81 head. Thos. w. Hurd 32, Mrs. Sailie Y.
Dickey several, Walter p. Roney l6 and John
II. Anderson q. Whensthe hogs We're sold and
weighed, Mis-. Dickey took the prize. her seven
largest averaging 4O6 pounds. Thos. W. Hurd
came next. his seven averaging 800. Mr.. Walter
r, Roney next, with an average OF 3G2, and
Messrs. Anderson and Smelser following up
very ciose."T -'-'f "7< "f mr.
The st. Louis live stock market. Thursday,
was quoted as follows:-Hogs easier and slow:
light shipping. 81 o5@4 Is; packing. 81 1904 rs;
butchers 10 select, 81 20a4 80 Receipts,
Is 200; shipments, 4, 100 Cattle active and
values steady; Christmas steers averaging 800
lbs, brought So 25@5 62tl; good to fancy steer,
ranging from 1 300 to 500 lbs, q, 81 70 81 80;
light do. 81 5O@+ 90; feeders, So % % 50; cows
and heIfers, So 5Oa2 IS. Receipts. LOO; slip
msnts. l,OO0. Sheep active but little doing ow-'
ing L" llzht suppl :; fau- to fancy, SIS 25@i. Re-
celpts, &0; shipments. none.
Itcem i my duty 20 acquaint s,,ferin= nu-
inanity with .he IA. that St Jacobs OI ls the
most begtficiat remedy ever introduced; this 1
have .rEclctfy tested. For the past sixteen
years /, nave suffered vita Rneumatisni, an So
severely tust1 was CfttIf iubb- Il OF nv Hight's
rest. ~ cnsuse Of weather you'd tiaro thu most
p..!otul Eject on me. 10Y Then I could more
neither hand nor let ] tried every known
remedy. tut oi NJ avaii; Al last somebody rec
nnhneni'd 81 Jacob Oh. and L conclu:c al to
try 1t, but with little hope iof rciiet Having
hardly used bali +. bn'tia, THE pain, linn nisn'd.
ard to-day l am well and hardy once more.
The small sum of fif,y cents has cured me.
THOMAS OTT.S ST. Bouiiacc, Pa.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
Religious.

Services at the Christian church Tomorrow
morning. No preaching.
Rev. &. L.. Leyburn will preach in the Pres
oyterian Church tomorrow morning AMI night.
Rev. John Demana will preach at the German
Methodist church, in this city, Tomorrow night.
Rev. DR.. Talbird will preach at the Baptist
church. in this city. Tomorrow morning and
evening.
Rev. q. W. Walker will preach at the Metho-
dist church. II this city, Tomorrow morning
and evening.
There will be no services at the Episcopal
church Tomorrow or the following Sabbath, dc
the rector will be absent,
Daily services at the Catholic church. st
O'Clock. a. m; sunday services 5 and loIs
O'Clock. a. m. and 21 O'Clock, p. m, Rev. J.
j. Lilly Officiating.
Rev. James S. Price. of the Baptist church,
has just closed q three weeks revival at Mcrccr's
schoolhouse. In johnson county. with three
conversions. A church of considerable men,
bershIp will be established ut that place in Feb
ruary. atHs
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
THE LEGAL TENDERS.

Senator Butler, Of South Carolina,
has introduced a substitute Tor Senator
Bayard's resolution, which reads as fol
lows: -s'That from and alter January 1,
1885, treasury notes of the United States
shall be receivable for all dues to the
United States except duties on imports,
and shall not be otherwise legal tender,
and any of said notes that shall there
after be issued, shall bear this super
scrlption." There can be no objection
to the last clause. 1t would be utterly
useless for congress to declare future
issues Of treasury notes legal tender, as
the supreme court would most certainly
and very promptly decide such action
unconstitutional; and, practically, there
will be absolutely nothing accomplished
by the first part of the resolution, as the
same court will put this provision into
effect long before the tlme.named, with
the exception, possibly. OF the tender
for duties on imports, which ought not
to be as here suggested. as that clause
in the present greenback did more than
any one thing to %depreciate it in value.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
A CALL.

Hon. NJ. ". L. McClelland-Dear Sir:-Be-
1ieving that Lafayette county IL entitled to oil
the place made vacant by the death of our worthy
representative. Hon. A NJ. Lay;and.
Is this district has never been represented in
congress by u farmer. although a large proper
ton of the district is composed of farmers,
whose interests have been almoste entirely unrep-
resented. and believing that in our midst there
are farmers who can represent US as honestly,
faithfully and as ably as any gentleman OF the
learned professions, We would most respectfully
request of you the privilege to use your name as
q candidate before the convention, as a most at
and suitable representative OF = m iiority of
voters of The Seventh Congressional District.
We believe you eminently fitted for this posi-.
ton. by your tried and unwavering democracy,
your irreproachable Integrity, your great moral
worth, and your gentlemanly and courteous bear
ing toward all classes of your fellow-citizens,
at all times and in all places. Also that you
are n farmer and a taxpayer. and that your in
terests are thoroughly identified with our own.
a,~r MANY FARMERS.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
DOVER.

Weather cold. but bright.
Our village ID putting on holiday manners,
and threatens to Overwhelm the staid, sober part
OF the population with Entertainments
The young ladies will give a party New Years
night. Gentlemen will be ticketed. You see
We are not lacking in entertainments, if we
are in news.
Professor Vivian promises soon to give us a
treat in the shape of a concert. The professors
musical taste and talent are too well known to
require any comment from us.
The Good Templars propose to give a literary
entertainment on the evening of Friday, the
seth. which,, though an impromptu affair, will
doubtless be very entertaining. Everybody
Is invited from far and near.
On next Tuesday evening, Dec. 2sd, the first
party OF the season will be given ut the Henry
House. No tickets will be issued except at the
door. and all readers Of this notice are invited.
Dover's annual Christmas parties are ALWAYS
largely attended. The lovers Of good suppers
and good company Will find ample enjoyment.
OSIER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
THE ALTAR.

Al Oak Grove. Jackson county, Mo-,
Dec. 18th, ut the residence of DIR. j.. j.. FuIker,
son. BY Rev II Talbird, d. D., Mr.. FIR
x: OF Lexington, and Hiss >.
w. GOODWIN. OF Oak Grove. ..r-.. -,
The occasion was an enjoyable one to the
assembled friends. The married couple have
gone on a visit to friends in kentucky. They
have the best wishes of the Intelligencer Tor a
long and happy life.
Mariied-In Ray county. Mo-, Dec. 18th. Mt
the residence of the brides brother, by Rev j
A.: Prather. Mr.. WM. L. SEARLEY and Miss
LUCY j. PETTIS. - 49, = = -
In Wellington, Lafayette county, Mo-, at
the residence OF the officiating clergyman, Elder
j: A. Mediation, Nov. 18th, Mr.. CHARLES a.
RICE anu Miss FANNIE WHITSETT. o
In Waverly, Lafayette county. Mo-.
Wednesday, December l7th, by Rev. l.. Reds.
worth, Mr.. JOHN H. BAYLISS, OF Lexington.
and Miss LOU. BELLAMi. OF Waverly.
= AT the rssidence OF Mr.. Hightowcr, in
Odessa. Lafayette county, Mo-, Sunday, Dec.
l4th. by Rev; Alex. Barton. MIR. WILLIAM
and Miss SALLIE RARIDAN, both
Of Odessa.
- In Davis township, Lafayette county,
MO-, Dec. 9Th, at the residence OF the brides
uncle. Mr.. VIM. White. by Esquire Charles IL.
Payne, Mr.. DAVID GORING and Miss MARY
- In Davis township. Lafayette county,
Mo-, Dec: llth, at the residence OF the BRIDES
iather,. Esquire Philip L Ayres, by R-v.
Samuel L. Ruln,r. Mr.. WILLIAM W. HIG-
GINS and Miss ANNIE AYRES.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
THE AUD1PHoNE.

Science is accomplishing wonders
every day in furnishing quick means of
transportation, new modes Of conveying
intelligence. and generally in the anne
Iteration of the condition of mankind.
The latest wonder in this way, if we
may so call it, is the audiphone, a little
machine which enables the deaf to hear.
No matter if sound has never before
reached their brain. the audiphone will
convey it there. and soon give to the
unfortunate. who never before realized
the pleasures of Interpreting spoken
words. that wonderful power. The in
strument is a thin piece Of vulcanized
rubber, shaped like a Japanese fan.
Drawn to a proper tension, by means of
cords attached to the outer edge, it is
ready tor use, the top of the now
curved fan Is placed against the upper
teeth. and the sound waves to which it
Is subjected are thereby conveyed
through the teeth and dental nerves to
the auditory nerve, back of the impaired
or imperfect drum of the ear, and thus
to the brain. 1t is said to be q wonder
full improvement ever the ear trumpet,
and to answer in very many cases where
that instrument is of little or no use. A
public exhibition of the instrument was
given in New York city, a few days
ago, and all the papers unite in saying
it accomplished great results.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
Congressional Election.

H|. ....f. -.
To the democratic voters Of Lafayette
county. Mo: The death of Hon. A. NJ. Lay
makes It necessary to elect = congressman
from this district to I'll, the vacancy occas.
Toned thereby. The Governor has appoint.
ed as the day for such election, Saturday,
the 10th day-of January, 1S80.. The short
ness Of the interval occasions an emergen-
cy, and requires prompt action. The county
committee cannot be called together In time
to act as early rs the occasion demands. BY
the authority Of the County Democratic
Committee, yesting that right IN, aud i'm
posing that duty upon its chairman under
such circumstances, primary conventions
arc hereby called to meet ut the customary
places, on Friday, December 26th. 1879, in
all the townships in the county, for the pur-
pose OF selecting delegates to u county con-
v%ention, which Is hereby called to meet at
Lexington on Saturday, December 81, 1879.
which Will select delegates to the congress
ional convention. the time and place Of the
meeting OF which Is not now known, but
will be determined by the time the county
convention meets. ..
The ratio of representation, and places OF
meeting, will be the same rs at the last coun-
ty convention, as follows: So,
Clay township. at Fairvlew, 5 delegates.
Davis township. at Higginsville, 3 dele
gates.
Dover township, at Dover. 4 delegates.
Freedom township, at Aullville 8 delegates.
Lexington township, at Lexington, 7 DEL
egates.
Middleton township, at Waverly, 4 dele
gates.
Washington township, at WheatIey's
Schoolbouse, 4 delegates.
Sni-a-Bar township, at Odessa. 3 delegates.
Let democrats show their patriotism. ana
devotion to the party of COOS government.
By turning out in full force on the said 26;n
day of December, 1879. at their primsries.
and sending up = full quota OF sterling DIM
ocratic representatives, to represent, tncm 1a
the county convention! Garry the New-!!
Stir up your n%efghbors, aud let us hlv,'
rousing meetings. Do not neglect the prI-
maries WILLIAM YOUNG,
Chairman Dem. County Committee.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
WAYERlY.

NJ. Buck is feeding 1874 head of cattle.
Chas Thomas is feeding IS head OF cattle.
Nathan Corier is feeding IS head OF csttle.
IL Z. Francisco is feeding l6O head Of cattle.
The Good Iemplars propose having n festival
soon.
The Biptists at Three Groves will hold II resti-
val IL their new church on Tuesday night, the
23d INST.
Air Mote, teller III the Wav"riy B4nk, has
h"us.t the house ani lot formar!y own-t by.
Tiss kcetun
Na'rsr,i. n W@e-tir, ~ WaAe.-d., De-,
In by R. y se1eEoE'n, Mr.Jr4a. usvHss
If L.Nipa on. All ST. L.au. BE lang, OF ms
place.
ne al e. .: E.e C.rIa-i-u church VIII Civ: q
gu per a Tn Ciiy Hn..i, =. tte vtuiug of thu
22d INST, for lie hen,ti, II he sunday ecnoo.
scholars They will ais. hav. d Christmas tree.
on Wednesday, the 24th. DOT.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
CONGRESS.

The election to fill the vacancy caused
BY the death of Hon. A. NJ. Lay, will
take place on Saturday. January 10; the
primary meetings IN the various town.
ships IN this county are called for Fri
day, December 26, the county conven-
ton for Saturday. December p, and the
congressional convention. at Boonville.
for Tuesday, December 80. The time
for organization is unavofdabiy short,
and all democrats should take a more
than usual interest in seeing that the
township meetings. are well attended, in
order that representative men may be
selected as. delegates to the. county
convention. ,-
Not only the district but the entire de-
mocracy OF the country is Interested, in
seeing that no carelessness or apathy
on the part of democrats here shall re-
suit in the election of a republican mem
Der. The democrats have a clear ma
jority. but in the last election it was
only $50 over the combined republican
and greenback vote. 1t is true that
many democrats then voted the green
back ticket who will not do SO again,
but still it will be well for every DEM
ocrat in the district, every man opposed
to radical hate and proscriptiveness. to
make it his religious duty to attend the
primary meetings and to go to the polls.
Lafayette county is especially interes-
ted in this election. Her people think
that she is well entitled to name the
candidate. In the last election she gave
Maj. Lay a majority of fifteen hundred
and thirty-slx votes over both, his opPo-
nents, nearly twice as great a majority.
as he received in the entire. district.
Leave her out of the count. and the re-
suit would be extremely doubtful. More
she has never had a congressman for
an entire session.. She has interests
that she would like to have looked after
by one of her own citizens her large
river front requires legislation in places:
a representative at Washington would
benefit her in many ways. Is it any.
thing more than fair that she should be
accorded this privilege for a while.
The district and the state need, to fill
this place, a man of more than ordinary
ability /; a man of liberal, broad views;
a man whose voice may be heard in the
councils OF the nation a pure man and
a true mana leader. Such q man La
fayette county can furnish. A man who
will honor the place, rather than be
honored by it. "' n"' "''7 "7"d: -1f1
The Intelligencer is pressing no gem
tleman's name. Several. have been
mentioned. Messrs. Wallace and Ry.
land, whose names have appeared IN
this paper. desire US to say that they
are not candidates in the sense of seek
ing the place, but if the convention shalIl
make them the candidates of Lafayette
county, they will carry her banner into
the contest. """ :" |
Whoever is named, whatever is done.
let there be no ranccr or bad blood be-
tween democrats. Let the contest be
an amicable one ; and when the sun sets
on the day that the Boonvllle conven-
ton ends, let us all be heartily and truly
for its nominee. frr'"-' "'' p" f'~r'"' =
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-12-20
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.

TO THE VOTERS OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY:
TN pursuance OF a writ OF election, issued by
L his eNcellency, John S. Phelps, Governor Of
the State OF Missouri, and directed to the un-
dersigned, sheriff of Lafayette county, state of
Missouri, you are hereby notified that a special
election will be held at the usual places Of hold
ing elections, in Lafayette county, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH, a. d, 1850.
for the purpose of eie:tiag IL representative to
congress, from the seventh Congressional Dis
trict OF he state of Missouri. to ill the vacancy
IN SAID district caused by the Heath oil the late
Hon. Allied N. Lay.
Given under my hand this 18th day OF Decem-
Der, 1873. GEO. NJ. MOTTSTJOY
"ec-ptu Sheriff,