Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-20
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Needles, three papers for Zoe, at Copk.
lIng's. ozo
Call anc see the fresh stock OF catsups
sauces, mixed pickles and chowchows. at
peeu'"s Z" C'asetts. ol6tf
The grandest and most magnificent dis
play Of new goods, is to be found at III 7,
Z. Ahrens Dry-Goods-Bazaar, Franklin ST
at prices the lowest. 20
Thousands of fat hogs have DEED in this
county during the present week. of sore
throat. Butcher knives generally caused the
throat trouble with them.
II you intend buying a cook or he fling
stove it will be to your Interest, ,o IooL
through Bennett i Morrlson's stock and get
their prices before buying elsewhere. naOtf
Teachers OF schools in the county Will be
supplied with blolters by calling at the In
te!ligencer office; or they will be sent free
by mail upon receipt OF order with stamps
for postage.
1t only costs 80 cents to telegraph ten
words to any point In the state. If the
message Is sent after night, and not deliver.
ed at its destination till next iay. IT costs
but % cents.
Reward-We will pay a reward OF one
thousand dollars for any certificate publish.
ed by US regarding DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup
not found genuine. VogeIer. Meyer L. Co.,
Baltimore, October 1, 1877.
An interesting account of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. ID. Lewis crystal wedding will be found
on the outside OF this issue. The Inteili-
gencer Joins their many other friends In
wishing them a long continuance of their
happy welded life.
Ihe election Is over, and the d~emsgogIral,
lying cry of ''courthouse ring'' aud s.ring
organ" should be put out Of sight. People
who preach peace, and practice spitefuI
lying, are easily seen through. Respect
others, gentlemen, and you may gain respect
for yourselves.
We have received Vol. 1, No. l, OF the
Odessa Herald. published by Messrs. Redd-
ington & Morris. 1t is a patent inside, seven
column paper, we'll set In bold, clear type,
and apparently we'll managed. 1t has a good
Held, IN a rich. prosperous and intelligent
community, and should do well. Its terri
tory has heretofore, as 1t will continue to
be, been closely worked by the Intelligent
Ger, and we hope to have the pleasantest 70.
latfons with the new conner. w advise all
the people In that end of the county to
make themselves happy by reading the Her
aid and the I%ntelligencer.
We have just seen at Grimes Ven& le'sab
store, perhaps the largest stock of gold and
silver watches and chains, wedding rings,
diamonds, jewelry, silver and plated ware,
table and pocket cutlery, vases, all kinds OF
fancy goods, pictures, bird cages. toys.
baskets, &c., &C., ever brought to this city,
and which they assure us will be sold ut
prices at least SO per cent cheaper than ever
before. Persons wishing any of the ar.
ticles mentioned or anything else in their
line should call and examine prices and
goods before purchasing elsewhere. Nc
trouble TO show goods nGtf
Everything that pertains to Il Chinaman
In America just now seems to possess inter-
est. There is not a large city In the country |
In which the almond-eyed Asiatic may not
now be found, and he Is even penetrating |
to smaller places, the pioneer in the invas-
ION having reached Lexington some months |
ago, and set himself up on Main street, west
OF the Limrlck bank, to washee washee. |
Chang ChODg, for such Is his name, Is u
peaceable, industrious fellow. He |
was received here with abuse, was stoned. |
himself, by a parcel of black boys. had his
house stoned, and has been once or twice
Knocked kown without provocation. He |
braveiy and quietly goes about his business
troubling no one. Chang Is of medium
height, say five feet eight, weighs about 145 |
pounds, has small, well shaped feet, not dis |
inquired by the practice In vogue among the |
ladies' and handles OF his country of COM
by handages in infancy. His face
is full, rather fiat, eyes dark, slightly almond
shaped and rather small; hair black ana
straight, devoid of curl or waviness, worn |
short In front and In a long queue behind
The natural part of this a%ppendage reaches
half way to the waist, but by the addition |
of a black silk braid, part oil which Is plated |
in With the hair, it is extended so as to fall
within two feet Of the floor. When Chang
gees abroad, he twists this queue artistical- |
ly about his head so that his hat covers II |
without difficulty. Altogether this part of
10 SoL Wy |
OF expense, time or trouble. In color Oh sng
approaches the hue of a light coIored mulat-
to. Being a native Of the southeastern part
of The Celestial empire be has not the high
check bones oil the Tartar descendants O. |
the west of China, and If 1t were not for a
sort Of pufinPss about the lace he would he
a tolerably good looking fellow. lie wears
an American black felt hat, Chinese blouse.
american pantaloons, and Chinese shoes.
uppers of silk, soles Of very thick felt, and
sewed. He speaks pretty lair English, but
does not read or write 1t. or course his
English vocabulary is limited, and In order
to be understood by him one must use the |
simplest language. While be can moi read
English he can count within reasonable
limits very well, in which exercise he as.
sists himself with bits of sticks represent
ing units, tens, hundreds, thousands, &c.
Chang was born within nine miles of Can.
ton, a city estimated to contain one million
people. His father was a shoemaker, and
he says that he (Chang) never did nythIns
In China but 60 to school. Education is
very general there. and illitsracy 10 uncom.
mon, the conspicuous social feature being |
the love, obedience and even vensration
taught for parents. Chang has q great idea
OF the city of Canton. He is quite enthusl-
astlc when be talks, and became especially
so In claiming that Canton was charger than
any city In this country ; bigger than New
York" We suggested to him that he might
be Mistaken, but he said that be had seen it
and knew. He hadn't seen New York but
that did not seem to make any difference.
Canton. as our readers know, is a place of
very considerable commercial Importance.
so much SO that 1t Is known as ..the Pearl
City OF Commerce" A description OF 1t
would be Of Interest, as 1t 10 well built and
has many fe .tures which atten-
ton, but we have not the requisite space to |
spare. The place enjoys a good reputation
for health, though it is very far south, bu,
Chang says that he left the country because
of its unwholesomeness. He was thirteen
Years old when he lett Canton, six years ago.
on a steamer, for San Francisco. He says
there were a good many Cinnamon on the
ship, but he does not know how many, He
in Frisco about five years, then went
to Csrrollton, Utah from there TO Kansas
City, and thence here. He says he likes