Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-22
St. Valentines day /. approaching.

New Orleans sugars by the hogshead, and
choice and white, cheap at Hickam y Co.'s,
Dover, No. j22t2
The Guards concert came of too late for
a report in this issue. that would do the
subject justice. =
Sweeping reduction IN the price OF all
seasonabie WIN FER GOODS, at Ahrens'
Dry Goods Bazaar, Franklin street. j15
Kriehn Il Wilker are closing ont their
stock of winter goods Of all kinds at cost.
Call and see them when in need OF anything
In this line. jst2
Judge Strother says, IN a solemn judy
ment, that Mr.. Clagett Is legally and In fact,
the register and treasurer Of this city. We
print his finding, In full, that all may see for
themselves just wnat he says.
Water is exceedingly scarce In the %cisterns
aud wells about town. Stock water is also
getting scarce In the county. We hear that
several persons were obliged to stop feeding
cattle owing to their inability to get water
sufficient for them.
Sons people are themselves so capable Of
doing anything for party, that they are
ready TO accuse anybody, no matter how
high or honorable, of similar intent. Such
an accusation cannot be made to lie against
Judges Wood or Strother, and those who
make 1t but do themselves an injury.
The city was startled, Monday, by the re-
port that terrible outrage had been per
petrated upon a little girl. the daughter OF a
courtesan. The person charged with the
crime was tried before Esquire Callahan,
yesterday, and discharged, the testimony
being totally inadequate to fssten the i'm.
putation upon Trim.
court met pursuant to adjourn.
ment Monday, and adjourned until the first
Monday IN March, because Of the serious
illness Of the children Of the prosecuting at.
torney, one OF whom subsequently died Of
scarlet fever. 1t was impossible for Mr.,
Blackwell to attend, and the court could no
proceed without him. There was very little
to do In any event.
The Hobson-Seliers male academy vii
begin its second session next Monday. Th,
school has been In every way successful, ant
We hope 1t may be literally N%patronized
Those who have not been able TO send up Il
this time, but desire to do SO, will tiud il
the principals two worthy and competen
gentlemen, who Will do conscientious worl
with their boys.
Elsewhere will be found the semi-annua
statements of the Lexington banks. Thes
institutions are all under sound, conserva
tive management, and have proven, In time
that tried every bank In the country, tina
they are w%orthy'of confidence. As an indie,
to the general prosperity, and for their swI
sakes, we are glad to be able to record tn
fact that they are as prosperous now, rs the
have ever been.
There seem to be so many erroneous no
tious among the many amateur meteorolc
! gists about the minimum temperature OF tn
twenty-feur hours, and how to obtain 1t CO,
! rectiy, says u correspondent OF the st. Pau
Pioneer Press, that a few lines from an sol
weathercock, :" l trust Will not be %altOgethe
lost. In the first place, then. The temper,
; turs OF the wall of any building at any hou
! of the night or day is not the true tempert
. tHre OF the circulating air, and is of no us
! to science. A wood wall will radiats II
, heat more rapidly than brick or stone, an
I the amateur scientist who hangs his the
D mometer on Il wood wall can force his me-
l curry down below the amateur who selects
: brick wall. The proper way to expose you
I thermometer Is to surround it with q lIgb
: wood frame, covered with Stats, like shuttle
Work, and rooted over. This will protect
y from the direct rays Of the sun and ref ecte
! heat. Run u light wood bar across the eel
y ter OF your shelter. to which you can attac
= the thermometer, which Should be, whs
. properly exposed, on the north side OF til
u building, and at least one foot from all su,
. rounding objects, II these directions al
{ followed, erronsous reports Of extreme col
y weather will not find their Way into pr,
, so often. 1t is not IA very funny thing Il
u The press to report % degrees below Ger
9 when 10 degrees represented the true ten
y perature Of the circulating air. 1t Civ
{ persons abroad wrong impressions OF 20,
cjtmata.