Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-08-20
The fair begins next Tuesday.

fair.
Tony Faust's oysters. at Berries restau
rant. a20t2
Our farmers now talk two dollars for corr
this fall.
store Of Gordon & Fulkerson. jlsm3
McCsusland has Just received q nice lot o.
faconett lawns. prices 10, l23 and 15c, j2tf
| The Red Front is the plsce to get bargains
In stoves and tinwsre. Call and see, Main
street. a9tf
The fair will begin Hext Tuesday and lss'
oil week. Go every day IL you can; II so'
20 IS often as possible.
Wanted-to rsnt-s dwelling house, with
ward. Apply to this office.
We want to buy apples. potatoes. Onions
butter, bacon. Grab apples, pears, grapes
&c. Geo. r, Maitland q Co. a2O,4
Bennett & Morrison have the finest line
OF cooking AMI heating stoves in the coun
ty. Be sure and see them before buying. tt
/ The weather the past week has not been
nearly 90 hot as 1t will be some day for those
fellows who fail to pay their subscriptions
promptly.
We hope to meet many friends Of the In
tslligencer at the fair next week. We shall
be on hand 10 maks as full . report IS posi-
BILE, In which we hope stock men will as
| sist Us.
| A full line of the celebrated Indianola, Lex
iugton and Economy cook stoves and Vulcan
heating stoves made by G. A. Morrison fol
h etr
Lexington, Mo. mott
Persons sending US items are requested to
be especially areful as to legibility Of names,
time and plaee. Always locate an item il In
town name It; II not. name the township
or nsighborhood. jye3tf
We are under obligation to Mr.. Tsubnel
for . resurrection plant, technically lstaqin
stts esnyolute. 1t has the peculiar property
OF expanding and turning green when placed
In water, and Of curling up and turning
brown when taken out.
Richmond Conservator :-"Several houses
| were burglariously entered Tuesday night,
| but the exception Of some goods at DR..
AndsYson's restaurant the thieves obtained
nothing. At Mr.. Megede's residence they
sawed door nearly in two. 1t Is to be hoped
that Marshal Dawson may get his clutches
on them"
Little Jimmy Chambers. son Of DIR. p. d.
Chambers. while running, stepped upon an
Iron rake with his bare foot last Saturday
three Of the teeth penetrA Ating tone through
the ball Of the foot one inte the instep, and
the other in the hollow Of the feot to a less
depth. The wounds were quite painful. bu,
he 10 getting along nicely, and will soon bs
ali right again.
Miss Sallie Dunn, who Is visiting her Aun,
Mrs. q. &. Smith, was stupg by humble
bee Tuesday. At first little was thought ol
It, but she subsequently became quite i'll and
doctor was sent for. She recovered some.
what during the night, and entirely the next
day. Miss 3sllie. sweet as she 10, no doubt
hopes that bees will hereafter not take {
fancy to feast upon her.
Odessa Herald 1.-Two sons Of w. W,
White, who died here last Saturday, came
up from Saline county last Thurdsy morn.
ing. The older one 10 Wm. p. White, q
school teacher. IN New Frankfort. and the
other, A. 3. White, in q drug house In
Cambridge. same county. They both iden.
tifed his letters, pocket-book, and other ar.
ticles he had. They are intelligent young
men, aged % and IT,"
The new comet being now family visible
to the naked eye and quite within the reach
OF IN ordinary opera glass 1t may be inter.
esting to our readers to know how to find It,
By elongating . line from the star at the
junction Of the bowl and handle of the dip.
per through the star at the front edge OF the
bowl, to point about twice as long as the
distance between these two stars the come,
| will be found. 1t may be best observed al
about 8 O'Clock. 1t will be brightest when
In perihslion, tonight.
There was an exceedingly pleasant lawn
party at Mr.. 3. W. Keens's Friday night ol
last week. The grounds which are beauti
| ful In themselves were handsomely lighted
with Chinese lanterns, and nth the gallant
gentlemen and beautiful ladies' of the sur
rounding country formed an animated and
pretty picture. At the proper hour q splen'
did repast was served. Mrs. keene and bel
accomplished daughters, Mrs. Laurie, snt
Misses Matte, Katie andFsnnie distinguish
sd themselves, as they always do on such
occasions, as most charming hostesses
Everybody who attended expressed theil
pleasure at having been present.
We had the pleasure, day or two ago, O.
examining Mr.. Charles Teubner's magnifi
cent collection OF 'smound builders (" relics
consisting Of 1900 specimens. principally
composed OF nint arrow and lance or spear
heads, OF % many different sizes, colors ans
forms rs to almost bewilder one. Part o
them are neatly arranged, and properly class
flied in black walnut case with drawers
! while aome are hung on the walls, fastened
on squares, circles and octagonals OF blacl
oilcloth, skillfully formed In various de-
signs, which show of each specimen to tn,
best advantage. Most Of the specimsn
(some l,s00) were collected in this state, ant
came from Gasconade, Warren and Mont
gomery counties, the others are mostly from
Ohio, Kentucky, New York, Indiana anc
Virginia. The Missouri hints show superior
| workmanship, and some of these are of real
ly exquisite design and finish, and are most
ly OF color approaching white, while thos,
from eastern states range from gray to je
black, and comprise different shades of vel
low, brown, blue and red. Others agair
(quirtz specimens from Virglnia) vary from
q milky whttsnesy to clear transparency.
These latter are considered rare. All sizes
are represented, from one half inch to eigh
inches. There are over 100 which are scarcely
. half inch in length, and again over 100 rang
Ing from i've to seven inches. In form the,
vary 80 much that. although many are of q
certain pattern, no two are exactly alike
The forms which predominste are: Lea
lozengs and dirk-shaped, blunt, seml.circu
lar and triangular. some with the base slthe
square, stemmed, indented, bifurcated, con
cave, convex notched or barbed, others will
the edges bevelsd or serrated, and not few
are curious combination of different forms
Beside the arrow and spear.heads, there ar
some avis, II drills or rimmers, 20 knives
20 hoes, 4 large spades, the latter 3 by 4 inch
o. wide and 7, 9, 10 and II inches long, all O
hInt. Then there are various other imple
ments formed Of sandstone, greensboro
hsmatite and granite, among which are 9
very flns axes (grooved) ranging in weigh
from II ounces to over 8 pounds; II celts (ol
pselers, feshers, wedgss Ill discs 10 psstles, i
very hne grooved hammer or mallet,1 ch!sel
l slungshot, l paintstone, quite an assort
ment OF scrapers and lesf-snaped impfe
ments, 2 pipes, 2 necklaces Of shell beads
several perforated pendants, specimens o
carbonized corn, quantity OF coarse fibre
and pieces OF carbonized cloth, and variou
fragments Of pottery. An adjoinIng room
eOntainR n fine cOlle cfjnn of sop,o oOn a IN, .