Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-01-24
Morning call Breakfast!

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Don't fail to read our new advertisement
this week. NJ. f. Rovle & Son. jlOws
What Il time for ,leiglIiug and love-mak'
ing. Would | were ii bow again."
Go 10 John Ppwel's with your jug for
Plcrce's Sour lash for Christmas. n29m3
Tie hest iour in the market is the Excel
sior brand. Ask your grocers for it. n1otf
Just received. Il large lot of new HAMBURG
edgings and insertings. Call and see them
they will be sold che Up. Il. Wilker, success
sor to Wilker & Miller. jsn11t2
Mr.. Barney G. Moran has consented to ac'
as the agent and correspondent Of the Intelli
gencer at Hlgginsville. He eau be found al
the office of j. E. Rigg & Co. jams If
We will not only offer our winter goods al
cost but will include all goods in stock al
cost, for the next thirty days. II. Wiiker,
successor to Wilker " Miller. isn10t3
Remember those who come first, will gel
first choice. The slaughter begins this
morning in dead earnest. aud will continue
until the goods are all sold. W. S. Clagett
Mercantile Co.. j10tf
1t is not our aim to dispose OF only d few
old and broken lines OF goods, but no house
in the county can or will sell old goods as
cheap as we will during this slaughter sale.
The Abrens Dry Goods Bazaar. 1snl0tf
So many firms advertise their goods at cost
this season That it will be wei! for purchasers
that have the cash to convince themselves
which Of them really mean it. Don't forget
to try, YOURS truly, II. Wilker, successor TO
Wilker & Miller. tanl7t3
Here i, a somewhat remarkable experien' e
In growing Lima beans: A man poled them
with common four-foot laths, driven one
foot into the ground, and when the vines had
climbed the three-foot poles they were pinch
ed back. Result. more and earlier beans than
ever before.
In the past three years RobiEson's celebra-
ted roller f,ur has taken the cake, and 1t is
the general belief that their flour Is the whit
est and best in the county, as they have spar
ed no pains or expense to keep up their high
standard, while other mills have been chang
ing brands and trying to imitste their cele-
brated flour. All have failed to do so. n22tf
We hear with pleasure of a combination
of several practical business men. two or
three of them experienced millers, to erect
and operate / full roller merchant MILL this
citv. early in the spring. The projectors OIL
the enterprise assert that q barrel OF l96
pounds of fancy flour can be obtained from
four and a halt bushels of No. 9 wheat. Go
ahead, gentlemen, Lexington and Its vicinity
will he ben6ted by your success.
Mr.. Emison ChanslOr was sleigh riding
with Misses Tona Ryland and Anna ketner
last Wednesday. He was driving rather rap
idly, racing with Mr.. Ernest McCausland
when, near Loomis' store. the horse became
unmanaseable and running against Mr.
Aliens hitching post overturned the sleigh
and spilled the young ladies out. No one
was hurt. The sleigh and harness were
sol .what damaged. The horse, which was
thrown down, was u little bruised.
Last Friday night was the coolest Of tht
winter. There was a strong north vino
blowing all night. and by the next morning
the thermometer had fallen to 153 below ze'
70 by DR.. Alexander's standard registering
thermometer. Reports by telegram b
tina, the cold was very severe at all point'
north, and quito so even IN the southern
states. A number OF very excellent ther'
moneters hung out In exposed situations II
this city registered as low as IL degrees be
low zero.
Take an ordinary cracker barrel and ethel
paper it or cover with cretonne by gathering
the top and bottom or laying 1t in eide pleats
The lid may be made by joining the pieces
of the barrel head, or by cutting q new lid
This should also be covered aud have a fnisl
of knife pleating around #. edge, two o.
three inches wide. For q knob use part OF
large spool, cut crosswise, and fastened Of
with a large screw, or q small knob handle IL
wood can be bought for a mere triile al hard
ware stores. This make, u handy deposi'or.
for the soilcd clothes, and will be useful tt
any family.
The Examiner says:-''I have yet to Sc
| the farm whose brook could not somewher
be dimmed without much labor. thus max
ing a little or fair-sized pond whose water
would withstand the evaporation of the sum
mer and thus save the weary farmer the dali
tramp with weary cattle in search fcr drink
And on many farms the dams Gould he bull
where the water could be easily conducte
by irrigating trenches out over the pastur
when feed is getting short, Or even into
c~Ornfield when the whiting leaves are prayin
for rain, or into u potato patch when the poo
|, tubers are crying for u little water, Q
/ through the orchard when the crop Is tremb
ting in the balance. Where the brock mark
} the boundary line, two or more farmers cOul
e., unite in the work, thus sa, ing expense. TIL
? day will come when every farm will have
!, pond as surely a. i we'll"
+ The Lexington Turnverein had a faee,in
and banquet, last Thursday night. in hont
of and rs 4 farewell to Mr.. Charles Mile
who vii! next week return to *. Louis
j reside. There V is 3 large attendance. NJ
Z. Juo. L. Burdens orchestra, which was r.
= hcarsing for the charity concert. favored ii
? meeting with some excellent music. III
d formal proceedings were called to order b
= Mr.. Otlo Jacobs, the vice-president OF th
o society. Il beautiful gold headed cane WI
o then presented to Mr.. Miller Us a testimonii
!. OF the esteem Of the members. 1t was il
J, cribed. &c. II. Miller. Zum %andenken, vO
Il Lexington Turnvercin." Dir. Henry Siaau'
very gracefully made the presentation spcec
l. as toIlows:-"Mr. Miiler-It is with pr
NJ found gratticition that the members of u
Lexington Turn Vorein have delegated q
= TO present to you the cane | hold in my han
1t il not given because we fear that you mi
a soon need It's aid to support you tremblll
: form for We trust that you may long preser'
il your present robust health aud cheerf
countenance; nor Is It expected that "
viii during your short stay among u, II
10 amlck in our goodly city, and raj
'r Cain in our town, but it Is intend'
" as Il slight testimonial Of the esteem In Will
~ you are held by the members Of this societ
" but more especially as q tribute to your
III fciercy in the management Of the high Oft
n ami official trust which you are about to 81
N render 10 this body, and which you have ill
&c for two terms with so much honor to you
ar self and so satisfactorily to the Turn We're
r, Take our little present and cherish It, Eor
p It's intrinsic value, but fo- the tender wish
With which it is given, In ancient tin
II, when ore hail filed with honor an Office,
of trust lie was often given by his frien'
ci so,np me:nenfo OF duty well performed, sc
nd orally Il wreath Of leaves or golden acorn,
lis trin-icaliy yiiaeless, but to memory's mu>il
ch III after ears of inca,culable price such
OF our gift be, a tallsman TO tell you Of dl
l., ably and truthfully performed, and
er, household taIi,mtn to guard you and yol
n, from The mi-fortuues incident 10 hurnanit
Mr.. Miller, though much overcome "
lily emotion, responded as fo~llows:-'Gen'