Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-01
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
C0NCORDIA.

Sleighing is nm enjoyment of the past.
Mr.. james Raugh is still In the goat business.
Mr.. Gottleib Itehkop will take u trip to the
"Lone Starr state In a few weeks.
Our Jolly postmaster will soon do to send to
congress, as he is rapidly increasing in avoir-
dupois.
The new wheat crop looks well, but farmers
should not make calculations before April, rs
the hardest time for wheat Ii yet to come.
Quite a number OF our farmers want to sell
out. The majority of them have the Kansas
fever, whilc others are compelled to sell owing
to the hard times.
Our grain merchants have been doing q heavy
business for several weeks past. They nearly
always pay more for grain than the buyers OF
neighborIng towns.
Mr.. Henry Bodenstab was In town last Satur-
day, and, as usual, had several attentive listen
ers around him in less than five minutes after
his arrival. We drew near to learn on what
theme Henry was featuring so earnestly. To
our surprise 1t was not his favorite subject
school law and public schools; he was speaking
Of the merits of a burn that he intended to build.
The bystanders are under obligations to Henry
for an exhaustive treatise on the prospective
barn plan. architectural design, &C., free of
charge.
The teachers society met as usual at two
O'Clock last Saturday. Teachers present:
Messrs. Conner. Flory. Walkcnhorst. Summers
and Branch. The last named gentleman also
belongs to the legal fraternity. The subject
under consideration was corporeal punishment
In school. There was some difference OF opin-
ion. but in the main they agreed that a teacher
should govern his school by kindness and moral
suasion; that the rcd should be his last resort.
The teachers have q pleasant time attheir meet
inss. They always speak calmly and dispas-
sionately, and treat each other with kindness
and courtesy.
The woman's suffrage question vas debated
at the last meeting of the ConcoriIa debating
society. There were only four speakers present.
The judges decided in favor of the negative,
We were pleased with the courtesy with which
some ofthespeakers treated each other ;this how
ever. does not apply to one who saw hls oppor-
iunlty and brought in 4 personal matter against
one ofhis Notwithstanding that had trans
pired several years ago. or course the audience
laughed, but it did not raise the speaker in the
estimation Of anyone. No one who respects
himself or the feelings of others will take such
a mean advantage OF his opponent and introduce
u personal matter into a debate for the sake OF u
aeeting triumph. We refer the speaker in
question to what the noble minded William
Writ said in reply to his opponent in the Burr
trial.
The schools of Cencordia and vicinity are re-
ported to be in II hourishing condition. Mr..
Conner IL teaching the Concordia school. This
school is very large, and If 4 increases IN the
same ratio as during the past few years, the City
fathers will be Obliged ere long to build an ad.
dition to the house and employ two teacher:
instead of one. Mr.. W. F. Walkenhorst /.
teaching the Walkenhorst school. He has q
very quiet and orderly school. Mr.. w. has
several pupils who are making rapid progress
in their studies, and give evidence OF more thar
ordinary intellectual endowment. Mr.. Flor,
Is teaching the youth ut the Ward school house
about TOUR miles southeast. of Concordia. w,
} have not visited Mr.. Flory's school house.; but
to Judge by what those say who are acquainted
with his work in the school room, and by tn,
) universal satisfaction he gave while teachin:
the Walkenhorst school during a term of tw,
winters, we have reason to suppose his. school i:
. model in every particular.
The girls and ''boys" controversy hal
created considerable excitement, and the Intelli
| gencer Is eagerly looked for every week We
|, are glad that the editor has called the attention
of the young people to q matter of so great i'm
portance. He has shown clearly the evil of ex.
( travagance, and the folly of aping those who
are in better financial circumstances. 1t mus
be admitted that the representative of the Lex.
ington 'girls" Is a good writer: but when W,
, say that, We have said all that can be said IL