Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-23
Fat cattle in st. Louis, 50 10 3 50. Hogs,

Fat cattle in st. Louis, So TO b 50. Hogs,
81 10 10 4 %.
Corsets-We keep the best and leading re-
makes in stock, and sell them very
low. Call and see. Henry Wilker, Franklin
avenue. may16t3
Rev. Geo. Koenig will open his children's
German school, at his residence, next Mon
day week. Only the German language. taught.
Terms, so cents a month; three hours a day,
except Saturdays. Small children taken. II
The ferryboat has 8 new whistle which
starts off loud and clear and then wheezes
into a peculiar shrek that reminds one Of
a snake slipping through the grass, its tail
disappearing like a streak Of creased light
ming.
Mrs. G. NJ. Mountjoy put out some rat
poison, last Monday night, and Tuesday
N 1ruing gathered up, as she supposed, all
that the rats did not get. She has a colored
cook, and the cook has a boy baby, about two
wears old. The child was playing in the coal
box, Tuesday evening, and found a piece of
the rat bait, and, of course, he ate it. Prompt
and vigorous work saved the child's life.
Melted lard, IN heroic doses, was the remedy
used.
The sentiment in favor Of accepting the
compromise on the township bonds seems to
growing as it becomes better understood,
and as it is seen that there is not such q great
after all between the proposition OF
the people now in force aud the proposition
the bondholders. There is no doubt that
the new proposition will carry largely in
Lexington township, and hence many, who
not like it even, in Washington and Sni-a-
Bar, now think it best to fall into line and
close the thing up.
Our esteemed and distinguished contem-
porary the Herald, at Odessa, unnecessarily
jumped to the conclusion that the Intelligent
Ger had made an error as to there being no
levy this year for compromise bonds in Sni-
a-Bar township, when the least knowledge of
the financial status of the township would
nave suggested to the Herald that there
should be no levy made. We very naturally
responded with this statement, when our old
friend of the Herald somewhat testify says:
ave never did know much, although we
have read the Iutelligencer attentively for
near five years" That won't do, friend
Reddington. If you had read the Intelligent
Ger "attentively'' you would know that there
are but 81, 700 of Sni-a-Bar township compro-
mise bonds on which to pay interest, and that
January 1, 1885, there was a balance in the
Snl-a-Bar township compromise fund of
S2,0S4 81. This fund has, US u nsatter-oJ-
course, increased since then, therefore why
levy a tax that can only be.used to pay interSst
on the s., 200 outstanding bonds, unnecessa-
rily? You may not know much, Colonel but
it is not because you read the I%ntelligencer
Colonel!
By some inadvertent disarrangement of
our memoranda we were caused, last week,
to do two very worthy young ladies an injus-
tice, in emitting In our account Of the Smith
concert, to mention Miss Ida Hayes, of the
Baptist Female College and Miss Katie Hol-
lis, of the Central Female College. Miss
Hayes IS u born el0cutionist. She is always
attractive, and in humorous selections never
fails to please. In "Jemima's Courtship,"
she was exceedingly happy in dialect and
manner and fairly captured the audience,
which vociferously insisted on a recall, but
Miss Hayes only responded with a pleasant
remark and a bow. Miss Hollis, with the
modesty and accommodating spirit which al
ways characterize her consented to act as &C
companist, and of curse did it to perfec-
tion. Being herself q vocalist of rare culture
she knows just where to place proper infec-
ton, just when to pause that the voice may
have full play, and just when to help it out
with 4 salyo from her musical artillery. We
particularly regret our omission, last week,
because of the peculiar merit OF the two
ladies who were sighted by it. We hope
they will overlook it on the score that even
a newspaper man sometimes proves fallible
like other mortals.
The North American Review concludes its
seventieth year with its June number. 1t
never had so large a circulation, nor greater
influence, nor a more brilliant staff of con-
tributors. This number discusses seven
topics Of vital public interest by no less than
fourteen eminent writers, not including the
short contributions in Comments" "Shall
Silver be Demonetized| is answered, pre-
and con, by three distinguished economists
Sumner, Laughlin and Walker, representing
Yale and Harvard Colleges. and the Msssa.
chusetts Institute of Technology. THE Tar.
diness of JUSTICE is discussed by Judge W,
L. Learned, and "Prohibition in Politics" by
Gail Hamilton; "The Swearing Habit" by E
P. Whipple, and "French Spoliation Claims
by Edward Everett. The policy of the Ro.
man Catholic hierarchy toward our Public
Schools Is assailed in Il learned essay by s
new polemic. Mr.. NJ. c. O'Byrne. of Nortl
Carolina, AMI defended by Bishop keane, O
Virginia, with equal erudition. 1t is a mos
interesting double presentation of an impend
ing issue. "HOw Shall Women Dress?" il
answered by Charles Dudley Warner, Eliza.
beth Stuart Phelps, DIR. W. A. Hammond
DR.. Kate j. Jackson, and Mrs. E. NJ. King
the English leader of the dress reform move.
ment.
Corder items by ''Paul Pry:"-"Mrs. Jacl
Corder spent last Monday in Lexington visit
ing her daughter, Miss Lee, at Contra Col
lege ....Dr. Lewis Carthrae was in st. 10,
last week attending the medical convention.
Mr.. S. b. Shrader was in Kansas City las
Tuesday on business Mr.. Forrest Fiel,
hAo tahSh Sha u IL uS StOlt ldttIy ItuE
chased Gy DR.. Seeber go. Miss Mary Meye
spent several days in Odessa last week. at
tending the annual meeting of the Woman
Missionary Society -. Mr.. Ed. Blair accom-
panied by his sister, Miss Alice, left las
Saturday for New Orleans :. Miss Emm
Blair, of Higginsyille, Is in town this week.
MIR. Williams and wife, Of Clinton, Missouri
| Wpra yisifinu fba f.,,;Iu IF D.v NJ, Dali
last week .... Mr.. j.. NJ. Liyengood is havin
a neat little residence erected in the east par
OF town; when finished it will be Occupie d b
MIR. Forrest Field Mr.. Theo. Thoma an,
wife left for their future home near Aullyille
on Wednesday,; we regret very much to Civ
them up; during their stay among us the
have made many warm friends. ... Miss LilIi
Perdue spent several days here last week, tn
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Thoma 80. Mrs. j
w. Dean and her little daughter, Miss Beulat
OF Jacksonville, are visiting their man
friends here, in town and vicinity, all G
whom are glad 10 see them The member
OF the Baptist church organized a Sunda
school in their church, last Sunday; we no,
have three Sunday schools in our little tow
every Sunday morning Mrs. NJ. Leise
spent Tuesday in Lexington"
Messrs. Charles W. M.Daniel, supe rlnten
dent, aud Mr., Elmer f. Peck. solicitor of tn
Missouri aud Kansas Telephone COMPANY
have been in the city this week to see if the
can arrange to extend a telephone line fror
Kansas City to this place. Mr.. Peck will re
main here to work up the enterprise. Th
gentlemen propose to build telephone lin
to Lexington, thence to Mayhem or Higgin.