Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-05

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MARYLAND has a nice assortment of frames.
Stylish millinery ut Mrs. Arnold's, Main
street. octlou
a SUPERIOR line of roasted coffees at
CIsoet,,s. dec5tf
,he water was all taken out of the tower
Thursday.
Bridge timbers $40 inches, 10. - and IA
feet long, for sale be E. Allen. 1uly4tf
Boys, its not three weeks till Christmas,
and some of you have not a nickel.
As landlord of the Commercial Hotel, Mr..
Lewis Neale is a great success. His house is
always fun. and everybody is we'll If
Clagett,S line of fine teas and roasted cofees
are unrivaled. Call and see them. dec5tf
No lady should fail to read the Ahrens' new
ad this morning. 1t will interest you. 5tf
Photographs were never SO cheap before,
and as there is no nicer present, call early
at Martland's and leave YOUR order. d5t3
The pleasant weather up to this time has
made the coal dealers rather Respondent.
They fear that they won't have any Christ
mas money.
Yesterday was the most disagreeable day
We have bad this fall. A strong west wind
sent clouds o sand and dust whirling through
the streets, and even took shingles OFT Of
some old roofs. The streets were deserted.
Hammered gold finish library lamps with
patent canopy tops. are among the latest
things from inventive genius, and make
handsome as well as useful holiday presents,
on exhibition and sold at YOung's China
Hall. nov2St4
The Cattlemen's Convention just held in
St. Louis, has come to the conclusion that for
real bargains in diamonds, watches. jewelry
and solid silver and plated ware. Grimes &
Venable, Of Lexington, Mo-, is the place to
buy. They are selling goods In their line far
below all competition. decJt4
The next regular meeting of Mayview
Grange will be held in the town of MAYHEM,
on Saturday, Dec. II, 1885. at 2 O'Clock p. m.
All the members of this Grange and of
attend. Business of interest to all patrons
and farmers will be introduced.
The wind. yesterday, rolled up the tin roof
on the Saunders house. occupied by Mr.. Nat
Winters. The roof will have to be renewed.
Several chimneys were blown down
around town. Mr.. Ludwigs lost one and
Mr.. Fayette Patterson lost one. The east
end of The old gas house was blown out, caus-
ing damage to the extent of $3.50. Three or
snapped in two, and other light damage was
done in various parts OF town.
the Library Magazine, for November, full
~ carries out its promise to furnish a roper
tory of the best periodical writing of the cur
rent month or two. This number contains
about half a score of the most carefully con-
ceived and best written papers in the
English Reviews. Among these is a thought
full essay by the Bishop of Carlisle, entitled
Thoughts about Life,' being really a review
of Herbert Spencer's principles of Biology
The recent death of Lord Houghton, who,
although raised to the peerage nearly a quar-
ter Of a century ago, is still best known as
Mr.. Richard Monckton Milnes, gives occasion
for an appreciative sketch by Mr.. Estcott,
editor of the Fortnightly Review. Very
readable is the dialogue upon Novels" by
Vernon Lee. Mr.. William Henry Hurlbert,
well known as an American literateur, and
for many years editor OF the New York World,
furnishes Il well considered paper upon
Ia q anu LIE AtLlpOEdI IOWGEs
Mary Hewitt. now eighty-tiye years of age.
is now writing a series of photographed
"reminiscences. Perhaps the most interest
ing of these is that upon her "Girlhood,' -
which apears in this number of the Library
Magazine. Mr.. Richard A. PrOctor's paper
the New Star In the Andromeda Nebula,'
is worth more than the space it occupies
Captain Vernon LoveL. Cameronn, whom We
remember best by the account of his notable
journey across Africa, made a dozen years
ago, writes Il bile paper upon "The
future of Soudan.' Among the origina
papers in this number of the Library Maya.
zine, the first place must be assigned to thai
of "John EuskIn in his Homes anG
Haunts,'' by William Sloane Kennedy. Mr.
Alfred H.. Guernsey writes a brief paper
mainly derived from a alter IN the New
York Independent, relating to the worl
The Lost Manuscript" by Solomon Spald
ing, which has been believed TO be the source
from which Joseph Smith got his Book o
Mormon. A bulky manuscript thus entitled
: and undoubtedly the work of solomon Spald
t ing, has turned I'D at Honolulu, in the Sand
: wirh 1slanls.as narrated in this paper. But
r as we think can be clearly established, this
: eXtant Honolulu manuscript is not the one
) which fell into the hands of Sidney Rfgdor
| and Joe Smith, and which furnished the ide,
of the Book Of Mormon. The truth we judg.
, to be that Spalding became dissatisfied will
] this manuscript, and wrote a wholly new on
{. which ie!l into the hands OF Smith and hi
5 confederate. The whole matter, when fairl,
D sifted. will form a curious chapter in litera
2 ture. New York, John b. Alden, Publish
l er 81 50 per year.