Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-27
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sesIEAVENWDRIH LETTER.

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!. ksEaYokfH ks. August q, 81.
All EpIyoR s4NgELlAGENGER :s-gI have
seem Prof, TcsTaid, heard HIM iectur
have read venfor's predictionsI sspd,
teaEd, as far back as can remember,
aofss 0idrRrobs,1 e but never, until few
dsysaaso,, hada1 seen'ae G ssea "a .T.5,:
vKE4E cIfRkss z OF THE WEATHER.
ais Heis.not different looking from pther
men in aayavefyi noticeable way. and
ny expectation to see something par 4
ticulariy distinguishing about .observ-
er, U. s. Az was not realized. T'1i
A little over. two Weeks ago no one
thought Of having an opportunity OF at
ktesapding is.l i they remain remained at home.
The question, sh0weyer, as soon as made,
known as toawhetheror not Leaven.
worth could haYes i..,,... as,s5s< -" -. yd =
;e...,,,..., A FAIR OF HER OWN, - 4
aroused .aseme of the stock men, and
after little exertion' the efforts termin-e
ated in the successful organization Ct
fair, association. It has been several
years since fair was held here, and
though those Of the past were success
full in every waysitis1proposed, by those
haviag charge Of the mstter-the short
time they have Tor preparation being
considered, as. will be held next
month-=to make athei approaching one
the best of them ALL Ii -'ysa
The bill boards are laylshly covered
with the brightly, oolored posters OF
|Haverly's mastodon ninstrelsaas any
circus would tilf them, flithographs
adorp the show.windows on every hand,
and, ifathere is4any virtue in printers
ink, Haverly' . visit here will be pecu-.
mary success. at least. For the amuse-
ament season. when fairly4sopened, we
have been promised a score or more OF
first class ',s..s, r. "a. - : -,
oPERATIC AND DRAMATIC TRoUPEs, ;,
among. .them Emma Abbottr the Hess
company, Bartlett, Wallack, Jefferson;
and other prominent stars beside a
whole hostGof lesser lights. Those Lex
lngtonians wAo attended theatre at
Harmonic Hall, will probably remem-
sber, as do. Ionic Lords performances: s:
there, and maybe regard her also as
being nearer a real dramatic artist than
anyone who ever. appeared in Lexing-
ton, with the exceptions Of, Jaunesehek.'
Louie LORD is Billed for this season and
| is ON the board for Hazel Kirke. Twice
each week are concerts at the fort, and
though the programme seldom consists
Of more than "a half.dozen pieces. it is
always one ot.a fine order of music, and
the concerts are Invariably we'll attend
ed. :, -, ? .,. a,.s-,. ''-4''i
Asfthe electlous approach, the, differ
eht issues upon which the aspirants for
Office propose to wage war against each
other are becoming more and more the
tsuojects ofssgenarala discussion But
what those issues win resolve into 1t is
| a difficult matter .to, >, say a fol, Just now'
they are too numerous to even thin <
about. Chief among them, - how ever
will be, learn, 2 '''' .''
THE TEMPERANCE LAW,
which went-or, more properly speak
ing. was to have gone-into effect on
the first day of May, of the present year
1t is claimed, too, that the anti-temper-
ance ticket will win. The elections to
be held are for county officers, with,
think, one or two state officers, and
though it is considerably more than q
year before a new governor is to be
elected, full state ticket is being made
up. toebe headed; from present indica.
tlons, by Capt. King, q veteran news
paper man. The people seem to be
tired OF thea heavily-moustached ST.
John. and vague whisperings fill the
ait that that moustache, though genu-
inc, is dyed. ga ssl. rs5s.s a.-oss
4 Some evenings ago. husband under
the influence of the ardent, went home
and alter putting in his time in idemol
ishing the household goods, proceeded
to whip his wife. Her cries for helr
brought neighbors to the rescue, and
her leige lord was promptly arrested
and fined. His wife Is one of the tenn.
lperance ADVOCATES. and she has entered
upon course to strike the whisky traf
fic a severe blow, having instituted suit
against the saloon keeper who sold tht
liquor, for -
a $4,000 DAMAGES, o.
with positive evidence OF his guilt. Th
case will soon come up. and the, public
Eanxiously await 1t, to see what disposi
ton will be made oft. I'spoke OF mel
becoming intoxicated upon the gasse
in the atmosphere IN my last letter, and
since then. 1 learn, from scientifi
work, that Monsieur Meng has dlscov
cred that alcohol abounds in greater O.
lesser quantities in. all natural water
except very pure spring water; that i
Is to be found in snow, about the purit,
and whiteness of which the poets sing
and. that 1t floats about as vapor in thu
air. II this scientific gentleman be cor
rect, and he claims he can detect 1T
presence in million times its weigh
OF water, why this woman may lose tn,
suit. If she does, let her charge it W
to Monsieur Meng and science.
lnthe way of items Of general interes
here, is the talk of a ''time BALI" !
it will be any improvement. I hope
will be established; but If it isn't an
more reliable when 1t drops, or if i
makes one-tenth part the noise of tn
1: bells, the time bali had better be drop
ped for all time. The sugar factor,
suspended operations for several days
because of breakage in the machinery
q As many as two new sidewalks hav
been laid in the last four or five weeks
and they are each fully three feet long
There is talk OF a new union depot alte
the completion OF the Leavenwortl
Topeka & Southwestern. road. Th
contracts Tor supplies at the penitentlar
| are mostly receivpd hv tho huu;no,, ,s,o