Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-01-18
Have you paid your taxesl
Melted snow Is now used extensively K

Low v o. yS~s
Melted snow Is now used extensively for
domestic purposes.
Take good care Of your cattle now. ss-
pecially the young ones.
The Moreland farm and part Of DR.. Tsts's
farm are for rent. See notice.
CIsaks and shawls Mt greatly reduced pri-
SEES to close out. H.. j. E. Anrens. jan1stf
The free bridge across the river at this
place has visibly increased the trade from
Ray county.
A splendid article OF knitting yarn, re-
ducsd to so cents per pound, at Il. J. +. All
rsns,. FrapkIin street. ju1S
90 pieces OF attractive styles OF prints, OF
the latest production, rom S cen is per yard
1t H. j. E. Ahrens.' janis
The novelty has about worn of OF sleigh
riding, and the boys no longer pay fancy
prices for livery stable rigs.
Miss Jane f. +. Lewis will open y select
for girls and young ladies' ut No. Al
Main street, on February 10. See her ad-
vertlsement.
Great reductions In the hosiery DEPART
msnt. ChiIdren's hose, from 5 cents a pair
up /; ,sLies' hose. from 10 cents q pair up, at
II. J.. E. Ahrens. janis
".Tryinx to chew caramels with false teeth
ranks with trying to unite . kno1ted shoe
string with mittens on your hands, or to do
business without advertising"
Capt. Lesueur thinks the amount Of steal.
ago necessary to constitute grand larceny,
should be raised from $50 to $50, and has In
troduced = bill to that effect In the house.
The name Of the man who died In Old
Town, on the 9Th Inst, was Edward Keefe.
instead Of Wm. Phillips. as reported. He
has y brother living in Liverpool. England.
Dexter's Knitting cotton-ths best OF ALL
Is decidedly the cheapest, one ball weighing
twice A. much a. those sold ut 5 cents. End
is, beside, Of superior quality, ut II. ). E..
Ahren,., jalstf
.'Jim'' Anderson has again taken charge
OF the Cl.rksvills Sentinel. The ''old an"
was elected coroner At the lsst election, and
has become SO ''stuck up" that Issms had to
come home again from the far west, and run
the concern.
novel sight was witnessed OF our streets
Wednesday. Two sleighs were seen stand
ing In front Of . saloon, one being empty,
aud the other containing . corpse. The liv-
ing occupants of the vehicles had gone in to
take . lunch.
Perhaps It's true thai ''boys are . nuis-
ancs"-but they are . necessary evil; 20 lot
them have their fun In skating, coasting,
catching rides upon the sleighs, SNOWFALL.
Ing. &c. 1t does them . cheap" Of good, and
does you no harm.
All the outdoor employees OF tho Pacific
vs,lr-.I 49, tIfa -Ge- -. u,-lr n. f;eot ~
thu. week, and on Wednesday not one was
1t for duty. They are all Improving, how
ever, sud will soon be about a. usual. Paeu-
nonis and solds cause the trouble.
Most Of the poor OF our city are being cared
for. but occasionally We hear OF one who
needs assistance. We call the attention OF
the proper authorities to the case Of Mrs.
Msginniss and her dhild, who are, accord
ing to all accounts. subjects for the poor
house.
In good times trade does not need pushing.
But In times like these. Inducements must
be held out to people to purchase. This can
only be done e6ectuslly through the col.
umns Of the newspaper. Seed sown in this
way. ~judiclously, Il sure to bring . bountl
full harvest. Send in ut once.
The following intermsnts were made in
Machpelsh cemetery during the year 1873
Under 20 years OF age. 81 /; between 20 and 50
years OF ags, II; be.wssn SO and 70 years OF
age, 10; total. s.. or this mum Der 8 were
from johnson county 2 from ST. Louis !
from st. Joseph 1 from Austin, Texas. aud
l from Greene county, Mo.
A War Rellc-A camp chest that was once
tns properly OF Gen. Robert E. Lee, and sur.
rendered at Appomxttox, wss lately given to
George Wilson, Jr.. OF this city, by . friend
who was In Washington and In the employ
Of the government whom Lrs's papers were
brought there. 1t 10 at the Aull Savings
Bank. and can be seen by any one who wish
| es to take . look at 1t.
Remember that 1t 10 not necessary to wal
until the time expires for which you hav,
paid for the lntelIigsncer before you CAL
avail yourselves Of the benefits Of our club
bling rates With any Of the papers named II
our prospectus, published elsewhere. Per
sons now subscribers can have any OF then
sent 10 their address by paying the differ
ence between q and the price named.
The Commercial Hotsi, this city has chang
ed propristors, Mr.. 8. J. BeeIsr retiring ant
Mr.. Thos. Williams taking charge. MI
Williams is not a new hand at bookkeeping
having been engaged in the business for sew
sral years, and 10 we'll and favorably know
to the travelling public. Ne promises to spar,
no effort to sustain the enviable reputation
OF the Commercial ~ . first class house.
"A lady called at = store, the other dsy
and inquired for ssms lavender colors,
gloves. She was shown several shades o
that color, whersupon she inquired. (Which
Of these 10 the lavsnderest3'" This remind
Us Of an incident which occurred In one o
our city schools, wherein the teacher tool
the position that colors could net be cempar
cd, %, for sxample-ssblue, bluer, bluest.
Was he eorrsct-whst say our grammarisns
An oyster supper and dance was given q
Aayview. Thursday night, and those pref
snt enjoyed the occasion very greatly. Lex
ington Wal well represented, ~ will be sssl
from the following list Of persons present
Misses Lutte Morslsnd, Ottis Benning, Kat
Rsene, May Limrick, Lizzie Dunn. Salli
Smith, Mollis Allen, Birdie Allen, FAnni
Dunlap, Maggie Trefsl. Katie Drysdals. AM
Msssrs. To. Graves, Nelson Mclean, Ken
Chambers, VIII Green, John Green, Taylo
Benning. Jim Benning, John BenninR
Cli6 Ferguson. jim Dunlap. John Fontaine
Robt. BsnninE.
The proprietors OF the City Hstsl have ha
their full share Of broke bones this winter
The senior partner, Thomas H. Bayliss, ha
been confined to his room with . broken leI
for nearly q month, and now Thomas John
son, the Junior member Of the firm 10 suffer
ing with . broken hand. Last Saturday b
stepped out at the side door of the dining
room into the court back OF the Office, an
fell heavily upon the icy pavement, breakin
two OF tho small bones Of his right liant
Although the hurt 10 extremely painful. M,
johnson has kept his place in the Office
without the loss Of an our
Indianapolis Journal:-Lo, the Door IND
an, with untutored mind, his limbs exposed
and his breeches torn behind, with hungr
gut he shivsrs in the wind. Hs knows n
north, no south, nor does he fear snow b
stands an uncomplaining, b%lus-nosed hero
de1es the cold and scorns the things Gale
zero. At night he wraps his blanket, scar
and old, about him, draws in the raeee
edges Of his elout, and vainly tries to shu
the weather out. The arctic wind blow
freely DER his legs, the searching blast eve