Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-11-26
Humptv Dumpty to-day.

Humpty Dumpty to-day.
Ssurkrout. Maitland b Co. nZotA
New Rochester buckwhsat -four. MALT I,
and & Co. n1"l1
Furs, furs, furs, almost given q way az O
u. e. Kellsr's. %"
Mr.. II. T. Bates, wellington, Missouri, y
,sI,. Robin,on's Red z. the best nour In the +.
state wv
Call on tho merchants who advertise In the d
Intell,pencer. They arc wids-awake and do b
just what they say. =
Call at W. q. Hicks book store ana na'o l
,,,. =, ho,,d.v ,ood,. n12tf q
An elegant line Of cheap hanging ana
stand lamps, at Youns's China Hail. " nam . /.
street, Lexington, Mo. nAoo :.
II you want an oil that will burn right
last long. and give you perfect satisiActlon'
get 1t from Maitland q Co. nso1l
.swh.t every one says must BE- true" thst
cdr. Sellers' Cough Syrup has no equa
for coughs and colds. Try 1t. Price 25c.
Pure cider vinegar, Without the least adui-
terstion Of any kind, ut Bashr's Cave. SOLO
In Quantities to suit At wholesale prics. STU
Rteks has the richest, nobbiest aud Alto
petner the most complete line Of autograph
and photograph albums and Christmas cards
-, 49,. m.rtat. n12tf
We now have arrangements with one OF
the largest and best blnderies in western
Missouri, by which We are enabled to do
book binding for customers at tho iowss1
prices and on shortest notice. niatf
Debsss by MAYHEM grange. at aoux'
scboolhouse, Friday evening. December 2,
subject :-"Wby are agricultural profits SO
mail whom compared with other invest
msnts.u Thu public 10 invited to attend and
to participate in the discussion.
Higginsvills Advancs:-"ws are glad to
notice that our public school 10 progressing
10 nicely. Miss Dora stapp has taken the
prlncipalship, and Miss Netie Burnett the
primary department.. They are both COM
petsnt teachers, and the youth OF our dis
triot are perfectly safe In their charge"
The river has been pretty full Of Ice since
Thursday morning, the ferry boat on that
d.y having some difficulty In crossing. The
river has fallen.a little since last Saturday,
particularly last Tuesday and Thursday
mornings. There 10 very little water for
landing on the other side, which inconveni-
snces the ferry boat.
II YOU want your live stock to thrive you
must keep it comfortable. How would you
like to pass one Of these nights on the lee
side of q worm fence, even with an over
{ coat onp II we are correctly informed you
] do not furnish your cows, pigs and horses
with overcoats. Now here is a case where
1t is genuine philanthropy, and economy
too, to furnish wooden overcoats.
Especial attention 10 called to the genuine
"Broadhsad Dress Goods" mommie cloth
tursd at Jamestown, New York. for sale a
the Ahrsns' Palace Dry Goods Bazaar. Lex
~iuRton, where may be found the largest AM
most attractive collection OF dress goods
t, trimmings and notions Also . complete lin
of Z.phyrs and Germantown woods. II
- Odessa Herald, Nov. Is :-"Mr. W. 3
y Roberts 10 preparing to build IN the spring
u block Of BRICK business houses, west of tt
" bank, ~ early next spring As he can get th
;" bricks. . Drs. Eulksrson and Ale,
ander were IN town yesterday, to attend til
smputation OF q leg for Mrs. Jackson, a co
ored woman. First colorsd woman we ev'
heard of who had but one leg. . NJ
ls A., J, Reynolds has purchased Of Pstterso
" and Smith Eve sores OF ground In the sout
west part OF their addition, and will imm
N distely commence the construction OF tw
dine dwelling houses. 1t II . beautiful spo
~ and will make . good appearance in t
town. We neglected TO state
important fact two weeks ago, In an artie
NO - ~ ~ NJ fhea fnUn tha Rhnn
su have been stated, and that 10, that the pro
'" erty Of the town 10 FREQ from mortgages,
~ most entirely. People have purchased th'
L" lots aad paid cash for them, and have do
the same In building. Nearly all our sitize
own the houses In which they live and Z
clear Of liens. We do not snppoes anott
W. town Of Its size can be named that 10 30 eli
" of debts as Odessa"
HE. The consumption Of petroleum oils is
n. general that almost ell citizens more or |
use them in some OF their forms, - Tut
al, canss, In the mechanic arts and a. illumi
dad tors. In the latter capacity alone they on
an almost every household, and their use in I
NJ way has been for . long time considered
N. sufficient importance 10 demand regulst
oy law. These oils are dangerous from II
, IN very high degree of infammability and t
are dangerous because OF the fact that I'm
certain conditions q gas Is generated II
~ them which 10 explosive. The law, In or
'an' to reduce accidents from these Causes
ant, ,,,n,n.m raon,r.. th.t mn o,,s sb.u hs
sus- =, ,u,m,n.,,n. ,,rnoso. -h,o, vnu To-
hers ..hm., ,.ma.r.,,r. ,h.r IA deo
'so' Fahrenheit. Unfortunately it Is inconv
. ~ emit, indeed almost impossible, to have
INK oil inspectors in the smailer towns, and
LIZ consequences Is that dishonest dealers
rug quently sell oils which will not stand
pan test prescribed by law. They are ena
u y thu to sell an oil at = little less than the
A"ey ular price and make 4 little more than
u'eu regular pront, but in doing 30 they VII
" one OF the statutes of tho state, and do
s'a customers who purchase such oils witho
VIE. knowledge OF their character . great Il
'ou'o tfee, for no small economy would Just
man in taking into his family circle, I
from handled by his wife and children, an q
assed which Is liable to destroy or distigure t
near Every purchaser Of coal oil should insi'
road knowing from his dealer whether or no
lskst. Illuminating oil he buys OF him will
men the legal, which is the l-west prudent
ding, Ii he p%ooh.poohs the Idea of requiring
upon knowledge or refuses to give such info
uBkst ton II will be safe to 70 elsewhere for
tly to oil. The long winter EVENING" are upt
'rrant when the lamp Is used many hours, (
epu'y OF all kind are in order. the cold NOR
It out tempt to u little use Of coal oil to start
ought and 1t 10 = good thing to think . little
The what the stu1 is. In this connection
lids . Scientific American In answer to y c.
. they pondent tells how petroleum (ths crud
, took 10 refined, In these words :-"Cruds
wnils leum is an Intimate mixture OF q large
10 % Der OF bydrocarbon oils, which are III
'sserts roughly separated by fractional distil
stated into about half . dozen commercial pro,
The apparatus employed in the process
ington ally consists In . large iron still pro
with an IRON worm condenser or Sci
casion wrought iron pipes submerged in wat
dge to the purpose Of keeping the metal
Ter the When heat is applied to the still the fri
e. No. ducts which pass over are rhygots'
other eh~ymogens-light Rases at ordinary ter
lon on lures, and which require an ice-packe
a vary denser and an air pump for their con
fhcisnt ton to the liquid state. These are U
1t has permitted to escape. As the contents
sary to still is more strongly heated conde
vapors soon begin to pass over aud a
10 una- Of oil trickles from tho end OF the con
bile al. or worm Into the receiving tank. Th
cOnSi.i. oils have a gravity of about 81 Il