Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-25

Full line harvest supplies, at Clagetts. u
White vests from Toe to S. at II. Slnauer's,
Star Clothing House. j1st3
Fruit cases and berry boxes for sale by
Geo. +. Maitland i Co. J25t4
The largest stock OF fruit jars and sugars
n the county, at Clage:rs. j25tf
Fine twilled silk umbrellas and parasols at
less than cost, at NJ Chapman's. j4tf
Excursion train tomorrow for Browns
Vile, Ssdalia and Jefferson City.
II you have . house to roof or gutter, call
at the Red Front store and get prices. Main
street. astl
Attention I every one. Have you heard OF
KeudaIps Spawn Cure? See ADVERTISE
MEET.
Thu best u%nIaundered shirts for men and
boys, at Il. Sinauer's. Star Clothing House,
Lexington, Mo. jlsls
A superior article of pure cider vinegar
at the drug store Of Gordon & Fulkerson,
Lexington. Mo. j1Sm3
Parasols OF silks, ginghams and cambria
from 10 cents upwards TO 80. very nice and
cheap. h. J. E. Ahrens' Dry Goods Bazaar.
Ersnkl,n Street. m7tf
At IL O'Clock Wednesday morning, while
the sun was shining brightly, tive rainbow
circles we're seen around 1t. one about %
and the other abont So degrees distant from
the sun.
A full line Of the celebrated Indianola,L Lex
ington and Economy cook stoves and Vulcan
heating stoves made by z. A. Morrison for
sale at Bennett & Morrion's, Main street,
Lexington, Mo. mott
Any one wishing to purchase dress 60 DDS,
hosiery, gloves, and carpets, In fact every
thing in the goods line, will do we'll to call
at Nj. Chapman's closing out sale. They
are bound to be sold. Jill
Why not make q holiday Of 1t and close
the business houses on the afternoon OF the
Fourth. Everybody proposes to take the
day, anyway, and there will be little or no
trade. Give the clerks a chance.
We want to buy q large quantity OF fruits
and berries of all kinds, %currants, raspber-
RES, blackbsrries. cherries: 30. We will
furnish boxes for same. No fruit received
except In our boxes. For further informs.
ton call on Geo. f. Maitland & Co. j25A
The ladies' drill with brooms at the lawn
party next Friday night at MIR. Burd en's
will be an interesting affair. Everybody
should 20 and encourage the fair troopers
We don't. intend to obey the commanding
officer II she orders an about face while We
are looking on.
There have been some changes Of time or
the Wabash. The trains new run g. fol
lows: Leave North Lexington for north
east aud west, at CSC. q. M; leave Nertf
Lexington for Kansas City ct 6:l0, p. m.
leave North Lexington for St. Louis at 7:4l
o, m, Arrive at North Lexington from st,
| Louis, At $50 q. m. arrive at North Lexing
ton from Kansas City, at 500, .. m. ; arrive q
| North Lexington from St. Joseph and st
Louis At TAO p. N. The road complains tina
upon a petition prepared by the ferry com
pany it put on . train coming to the river q
S:35, p. M, to bring western passenger
down from the Cannon Ball train, and tina
| tho ferry company refused to meet the train
so It had to be discontinued.
Mr.. James c. McGrew, Of this city, ha
made extensive improvements at his cos
shafts at Camden, recently, by putting ii
new curbing and top works. He has ais
wldeued out the main roads in the mines 8
as to use mules to draw the coal to the plac
for hosting. He has put In . large and yer.
powerful double engine manufactured b.
MIR. VIM. III. Jordan, OF this city. whic
gives him q hosting capacity Of 10, 1000 bush
els OF coal daily, and will enable him t
employ some 800 men. He has made a cor
tract with the Terra Haute Car works I
build for him 20 coal cars OF 800 busheli
capacity and no will thereby be independen
OF the compsny's cars, having enough OF hl
own to transport bis coal to Kansas City
These cars will cost about $4,000. Mr.. Nj
Grew now works i've coal shafts, withor
p rtnsrs, attending to them himself. payin
cash and selling for cash. He thinks his in
provsmsnts, though costly, will be Yer
profitable to him.. He ID an e~nterpristni
energetic man, and we wish him success 1
bis undertakings.
Blackw0od's Magazine for June Is out /
good season from the press OF the Lesnar
Scott Publishing Co., Al Barclay st., N.
1t deals largely In poetry ; and the articl
ga Talk about Odes,'' q companion pap
to the "Talk about %Sonnets,'' which appea
ed In the number for August last, is file
!; with quotations.. The "Land OF Khemin
q fertile oasis about seventy miles southwe
OF Cairo, and is supposed to be intimate
associated with the history Of Joseph; mai
Interesting antiquities have been discover
there. "Beolco and the sCommedia de
Arte" Is an account Of an early 1tali
t dramatist, whose comedies Illustrating rul
life and manners, and written In the peasa
dialects, are still popular with the villsgel
g Several OF his plays are here described, wi
numerous extracts. Beside these we ha
r "The Cruise Of the Coya," a fishing g
%surslon in the wilds OF Norfolk ; q contin
alton Of "The Private Secretary" viii
approaches q conclusion, and "Mattie; I
History Of an Evening" which reminds
Of the story OF Cinderella. The sppsarar
of the Index suggests that the present IL
good time to subscribe for q new volun
and any one who reads this number m,
feel that in so doing he is likely to get mt
than the worth Of his money.
al In the primitive days Of this section ma
1t funny things used to happen, and enc
them we heard Of = few days ago. A nu
Der of years age q gentleman whom We '
call Smith, who lived IN the southern part
the county, and was then young, became
e. fatuated with the description OF . pre-
t. girl who lived near Columbus. He de,
IL mined to get acquainted with her. SO
"a next Sunday attended her church and ,
rs duly and formally presented to her. Al
%ha auaptn~ corvYoA he hanuraI the nrivfl
IS Of accompanying her home. 1t was blu
lie ingly accorded, and the twain spoonily r
d along under the moonlight, their hol
h: names comfortably close together. Ind
rs. they were SO we'll pleased with each OF
- that their beasts Walked slower and slow
so that 1t was quite late when they reac
q tho lady's home, and she insisted that
must stay all night. They found the fan
In bed and to the mid knock Of the dsu
ter the father impatlently growlsd, "Wl
-. there p ''It's me, pap" said Angelina, :
and Mr.. Smith," 'Nr. Smith, who's
-. Smith :" "A gentleman who saw me b
~ from church; let Us In, pap" so Pap
up and let them In. The family was 4 l,
-. one, and 1t all Inhabited one room,
Smith says he never before had seen so %
pallets since God made him. The IL or
- full of them. 10 was told to &c up q lad
and that he would fiud q bed cup stat
=, He proceeded to obey and did climb the
der, but whsnh he got to the door abov'
found 1t tickllsh work to walk on 1t as 1t
made Of clapboards loosely laid on the
mo ters. BY . faiut light from below he sta
- across the attic ~when-banK dswn he ,