Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-02-21

Read the call for an old settlers associa
ton in another column.
New maple syrup in cans and by the gal
Ion also, fine plantation molasses, at Malt
lands. f21t2
California pears, apricots, egg plums and
green cages in 2! pound cans, new packing,
at Mai:land's i21i2
The only way to stand up under Plnafore
gags Is to go and see 1t so that you can enter
into the joke.
Mrs. Bette Moreland is building a new
porch to her residence and making other
impr ovements.
Dundee orange marmalade, plum and
raspberry Jam, peach, apple and ounce but
ter, at Mattland's. f2lt2
Presbyterian concert next Thursday night.
Every lady and gentleman In town-old and
young-should go.
California dried peaches; California dried
| egg plums; California dried Bartlett pears, at
Geo. F. Maitland's. i21t2
Wives. coercs your husbands. This is not
scrlptural. but 1t may make them take you to
the concert next Thursday night.
Canned corn beef, camel tongue, bunch
tongue, new, canned headcheese, smoked
beef and buffalo tongues, at Geo. +. Malt
lands. fal,2
The coIered school house here, took fire
the work OF IN %incendlary. No great damage
was done.
Wanted-A lady or gentlemen of good adj
dress that has had some experience In can.
ysssinS, that wishes to engage In a light
and profitable business, to address B., Intel
ligencer office for particulars. f21t1
An extra select lot of fine old Kentucky
whisky, California grape brandy /; California
sherry, port and angelica wines, royal
champagne, bottled port and sherry, old
peach and apple brandiss. Sold only for
family and medical use, at Geo. F.. Matt.
tand's. f2it2
The finest Persian dates, Alden dried ap.
pies. peeled peaches, new figs, dried rasp-
berries and new prunes, at Geo. F.. Matt
lands. fe9te
In all works on pisciculture the first aim
OF the author seems to be to show the anti
putty and high standing Of the art. As an
IA tuIS LucIe Is SeUeE.
ally, somewhere In the book, cuts of Egyp-
tan sculpture repr esenting ancient gentle
mon sitting, with pole aud line, fishing from
their own prepared basins. followed out of
stone, or erected In massive masonry-some.
thing ike fishing in a tub. We have often
these angular looking little
gentlemen with the reverential awe which |
all men who are anglers by nature
the sight OF the tools and occupation OF
the craft-a reverential W which Is al.
heightened by the thought, that il
isask Walton could sit for days in rapt con-
temptation of nature, wheth er the fish took |
bis bait or not, how much greater devotees
Of angling must these men be, who could
patiently sit fishing from hewn stone, and,
80 far as our observation goes, never getting
4 bite. We are reminded OF our mummytied
friends Of old by q scene which We beheId
last Wednesday. Col. John Reid, MIR.
Johnson, Mr.. c. Ben Russell, and a
stranger, whom they had in some way tax en-
10. were out In the eddy opposite town, in
skin, fishing with poles and hooks and
As they sat in their pungle. tioated
about by c%ontendiHg currents, in slow gyra.
which showed first one and then the |
other Of their forms in relief against the
distant sky, with poles extended, and one
could Imagine waiting with parted, eager
lips for the ''bite". which never came, they
'ooked very much like those old, old pic.
lures, Of old, cid times which Francis |
Francis, and lsaak Walton and Como C.l
Scott ct I'd omns 0enus, glory in speaking OF
IS q means of adding respectabiIity to their |
Way OF idling life away. Our qusrtette
.aught no fish.
Canned corn beef, canned tongue, bunch
'ongue, new, canned headcbeese, smoked
beef and buffalo tongues, at Geo. F. Matt
and's. ,s1,s
we have heretofore had occasion to refer
o the survey OF the harbor at this place,
Which has been In progress for some time.
With q view to building a bridge across the
Missouri river. Wednesday, last we visited
Thomas Hurst at the point where
le nad made the dfth and last sounding to
at what depth below the sand bar
soild rock foundation could be found. He
lad driven down bis heavy piping 30 feet,
nd Was engaged in raising it, which is a
cry tedious operation. MIR. Hurst thought
nat this sounding showed the bed rock TO
'e IS feet below low water mark. which he
onsidsred very favorable, as most of the
Missouri and Mississippi river bridges have
LAD to go lower down for at least one pier,
etweent the point at which he sounded and
ne Lafayette shore, 1t Is thought that the
ock Will be found much closer to the SIR.
ace. MIR. Hurst thinks that the bridge will
re built at that point, for several reasons,
principal among which are the solid rock
'ottom extending clear across the river, and
ne iact that II VIII be desirable to get down
o the present grade OF the Narrow Gauge
abroad, which cannot well be done If the
ridge touches this shore at a higher point.
he Pinafore, a large fiat boat used as q
cry boat while the Undine was on the
ocks Ut st. Louis, has had a we'll made In
Ter DOW and Is now In use to sound the bot
om ior each pier Of the bridge. Not only
) rock to be founda at each point, but it is to
% drilled to a sufficient depth to prove that
! 10 Oh adequate thickness to sustain the
'sight OF the pier. MIR. Howard Dunn, with
mother corps, Is surveying the hsrbor and
ne r:Ver Tor some distance above and below
own. with Il view of preparing an accurate
nap Of the locality. His work and that of
DR.. Hurst will take about two weeks to
omplete. In the mean line all parties IN.
crested are looking a%nxiously to congress
o take the necessary steps to protect the
larbor. as 1t would be futile to build a bridge
VIII the prospect OF having 1t lett entirely
IN one side OF the river.
Canned corn beef, canned tongue, bunch
ongue, new, canned headcheese, smoked
reef and buffalo tongue. at Geo. F. Matt
and's. fo,,o
Ginghams.
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