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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25

SEC. 5. Plasteripg work. - Plain
plastering is to be measured by he
superficial yard, that is, three t8l feet
multiplied by three (S) feet equal nine
superficial feet. In measuring plaster
ing take the girth of the walls H.
room for the length and multiply y
the height from floor to ceiling, a 4
from this product deduct one-half y
of the amount of the openings. such ,.s
doors, windows, etc. All cornices and
mouldings, and all work where the
running mould is used, are to be mea-
sured from the nose of the moulding
to the wall, and q moulding is desig-
mated as being SO many inches accord
ing to the girt; the length is taken On
the wall line, and one (D lineal is al
lowed to each inter. Measure all plain
or moulded cornices under twelve (l2)
inches girth by the running foot ,and all
above that girt by the superficial foot.
The plain parts of ornamented col.
nices shall be first taken as plain, and
the several enrichments therein taken
per running foot ut their separate val.
ues, which, added to the price of the
plain moulding, will give the correct
value per foot run of the whole cOrnice;
complete mOuldings encircling centers
to be measured as mOuldings. All
circular work double measurement.
All inclined or raking ceilings under
an angle of twenty-five (22) degrees
with the horizon, to he measured
as level; over % degrees, one
and One-half ia measurement.
Twenty-Five degrees is equal to one
fifth DO of the span. Closets and
presses under four (4) feet by eight (8)
feet double measurement. Prives shall
be measured double; all external an
gle beads and quirks, per running foot;
regulating or stripping on all
lath per square. Whitening and col
oring are to be measured in the same
manner as plastering. Niches and
arches are valued at so much each.
Cast and enriched centers to ceilings,
fixed and put on complete. SO much
each according to diameter. All cir
cular enrichments to be twice the price
Of straights of the same description.
When enrichments are moulded from
original designs, the expeLse OF
the moulding to be paid for extra. All
work done on stone walls with cement
or mastic measured same as plaster
ing, but no openings deducted.
SEC. 6. Roofing work.-Slater's work
is to be measured by the square of one
hundred (lO0) superficial feet of cover
ing, to this added six (6) inches run for
the trouble of cutting the states on
each side of the hips, caves, valleys, or
wherever cut 10 irregular lines. No
deductions are made for dermer win
dows, skylights. chimneys, etc., ex-
cept they are over (50) feet superficial
feet contents, then one-haif al is de.
Quoted. Composition and tin roofing
is measured in the same manner as the
slate roofs, with the exception that
nothing is added for hips, caves, val
leys, etc.
SEC. z. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this are hereby repealed.
Approved March Slst, 1885.
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EGYPT.

Farmers are busy raking stalks all,
clearing up their land for corn.
| Log-rolling is plentiful of late, bu
hands little scarce, as this seems t.
be an Off year for candidates. We ad
wise all who expect to be candidates TO
any Office in 1885 to come around thi
spring and lend helping hand to tn
good people of Egypt in their log rol
lings.
The election for school directors il
this district went off quietly. Mr.
Charles H. Hoffman was elected direc.
tor; the board as it now stands is com.
posed of c. Hoffman, Joseph johnson
and Zack w. Wright. A five month
school was voted. Mr.. G. NJ. Catror
received the unanimous vote for county
commissioner.
Mr.. A. N. Thompson bought fine
bay gelding of Mr.. John Barker; price
$3.50.
Nr. Luther Marshall, Jr. was around
this week buying up ducks. lie is 60
ing into the duck trade extensively.
Thos. Finch has completed and
moved into his new residence.
There is party going to start for
Oregon, Wednesday next, consisting of
the following named: Mr.. VIM. Luns-
ford, wife and three children, Mr.. Bud
Mausie and wife, Messrs. Jas. Brown
and Jas. Farris, of Ray county. They
expect to make it their future home.
Mr.. Hugh Steele has employed Mr..
Marshall Klotz to build his large barn.
Mr.. Thos. Nave has been baching the
past week, his wife and child having
gone home with Mrs. @. C. Weir, OF
Jackson county, to spend few days.
Miss Annie Smell, of Lexington, is
visiting this locality pretty often of late.
Look out, Annie, or some one will trap
you again.
We are glad to report that Uncle
BENZ. Thompson is able to be up and
around again; he has been confined to
his bed most all winter.
J. W. Stilwell and family, OF Pitts
burgh, Kansas, has come to Egypt to
live. Mr.. Stilwell will occupy part
OF the T. W. Ridings house with Mr..
Joseph johnson.
We were sorry to hear that Mr.. Geo.
M. Mountjoy was going to leave the
county, as he has many friends in this
locality. Success to you MIR. Mountjoy,
we hope you may grow as rich as Jay
Gould or Vanderbilt.
Enley Surber caught large hog
last week, that was wild, it belonged
to Mr.. JAS johnson, who had eight
head to stray of last spring, and ht
managed to trap and catch five of then
a few days ago, the others three getting
away. Mr.. Surber was up nearly al
night trying to catch them, when he
finally succeeded in getting his larg'
dog to catchand hold it until he coult
tie it; it weighed near 800 pounds, ant
was very fat; 80 you see the mast il
splendid in Egypt.
Mr.. VIM. M. Barnes wishes me t,
correct the name of his boy as given il
last weeks paper. He says it is not
Jim Blaine but he calls him DAVE
Hendricks.
Mr.. Jay Goode has sold his fishin'
tackle to Swearingen Brothers AM
William Witty, of Camden.
| We see in passing around in differen
places that the farmers in scourin
their plows, have plowed right in tn
center of the county road, habit tina
should be stopped. Sometimes Oh
furrow will cause big gully to was
out, or make a mudhole, beside
makes the roads rough to drive ovel
The farmer. 10 doubt, never thinks G
this at the time he is worrying over hi
rusty plow. Zach.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25
NEW YORK FASHIONS.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:-Full of dole
full possibilities for the men is the COM
ing season; especially for those who
lack stature. Such an one, after months
of happy reflection that he is taller by
an inch than his inamorata, is now
liable to find any day that the inch is
replaced by foot, and foot on the
wrong side. 1t is her twelve inch
sugar-loaf hat that has done it, and
when we add that her brim may be of
such dimensions that he can no longer
whisper, but speak IN loud tones to be
heard, no heart can deny him sympathy
Men of all degrees, indeed, are in
precarious situation, for even the tall
man may discover the little crea-
ture whom he used loftily to patronize,
now almost his equal, and protected by
a very defiant expanse of brim. Even
with crown fiat unto pancakedness
there is 10 safety, since in many such
cases the brim scars aloft to the msst
unreasonable and unreasonable heights.
There is . crown and brim fever
abroad. These cited are the most
malignant cases, but any one might be
seized, and short men about to propose
would do we'll to consider risks. Un-
obtrusive types show a craving tor the
immoderate; the leading style of round
hat has quite high crown, while the
trimming massed with turret effect in
front shows upmistakable longing after
the vertical, and even the capote bon
net displays trimming placed over the
forehead with bristling result.
TRIMMINGS.
With scarts likewise, which measure
in length two and half yards by
eighteen inches in breadth, he who
runs may read that the hat of 1885 can
become notable affair. Totally un-
manageable but for regiments of little
pins. Long scarfs are punched and
twisted by their aid into reasonable
shape, and their gilt heads glitter FASH
ionably among soft, gauzy folds to the
number, as an extreme example, OF
fifty On one bonnet. Heraldic handker.
chiefs are likewise held in position, and
more than one capote is made of a
handkerchief deftly pinned on, the
center forming crown. 1utermixtures
Of velvet greet us constantly combined
with anything it comes in acceptably,
not only as trimming but for strings,
while in new departure we observe
velvet fiowers.jonquils, daffodils and
other garden glpries-to say nothing OF
delicate muslin flowers attended by
rich velvet hpliage. Spanish and
French laces are freely used, though
not 80 novel as the wool and ribbon
bows with coquettish perch, give an
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25
swering touches to bows on costumes,
which this year are in especial favor.
MATERIALS

WHICH tnlS year are Ill eSpeclal laNol.
MATERIALS.
Velvet in millinery affords, in like
manner, an answering touch to cos
tunes where velvet or ITS substitute,
Nonpareil velveteen with fast pile and
rich shadowings, forms component
part or often the entire dress, with
finish of lace. Black lace is in especial
demand for these very attractive out
fits. reaching even to entire lace dres-
ses, but in this case, the foundation is
silk or satin. Very pretty costumes
will be made of camels hair with
sampler stitch borders for vest, collar,
cuffs and partial skirt adornment. For
evening, white woods are being made
with trimmings of gold cord put on
richly or in touches and pale colored
woods are relieved by self colored silk
ell cordings. The idea, indeed, of i'm
parting character to dress by the
trimming, is feature this season.
Silks are relieved of plainness by en-
tire fronts of rich passementerle, inde-
pendent passementeries, put on more
lightly, as also silken cords, while for
evening, key note is afforded by the
above, for lovely possibilities too num-
erous to mention. Cording is used to
some extent for serviceable wool out
fits, but not nearly so much as braid
the latter forming a very favorite and,
the most stylish garniture
for solid woods with or without tailor
finish.
NOTES.
Black silk stockings are stylish, but
this season will not be much worn with
white dresses, while, for colored cos
tunes, stocking to match is greatly
liked, or in case two or more colors ap-
pear in the dress, the leading one can
be in solid hosiery, or choice might be
made of stripes where the two are
Having previously recommended
Buttons Raven Gloss as the only shoe
dressing which does not injure leather,
it is gratifying to find, OH inquiry, that
ladies now concede it to be the best in
the market. A little higher priced,
but cheaper in the end, as it really i'm
proves the boot or slipper.
A short wrap, of brocaded material,
trimmed sometimes with chenille
fringe, but oftener with lace, is the
favorite street garment for spring.
Colored brocade is more stylish than
black, the latter, however, being worn
to great extent. LUCY CARTER.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25
AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED"
From the Inland Printer. |

There is law in England which
makes it a criminal Offense for any per-
son to advertise reward for property
lost or stolen, where the advertisement
states that no questions will be asked.
The law is comprehensive, for it pun
ishes by fine of 50 pounds sterling not
only the author of the advertisement,
but the publisher also, and the printer
who puts it in type.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25
Good Morning. Sweet April.

Good mo, ming, sweet Apr.i,
Sd winsOhe AMI Shy,
Win II smile vn your lip
And tear in your eye.
Ihrrr Ir' pretty H. paiicas
HID IN Your hair,
Aud bonnie b.ue Niolets
Clustering there.
The Spring Beauties wake for
The gtrls and the boys,
And earth grO@e.h =icrn
Without Dustie OF nuist;
From tiny brown buds.
Wrapped io!d upon fu!d.
The lOv.lIest gariands
Will soon be uIrOiieu.
The pretty white citklns
Are soft to the touch.
And Aiders. who loved them
In childhood so muca;
While ben Ting above them,
On yonuer hillside,
The DUgwo0d Is dressed
AS beautiful BRIDE
Ahl weic me, sweet April,
Whose 1, ct on the hi,ls.
Have walked down the valleys
and crossed y 'rr the riils;
The pearls th II you bring I'd
Are lie ws anu warm showers,
And III, hem of i our garments
Is broiderej v iLh d ,w.rs,
We will JOY in your brightness.
Aad drink in your light.
AM JOIN IN the carols
OI UiIds. as We write;
For the brown Oi iiie OIL
Clasps hands Win the new,
Then slips Meath The Told
vi an 'IueIal hue
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A Boys Hymn.


"Just as am - Thine own to be,
Friend of the young, who lowest M;
To con .ecrate myself to Thee,
o. Jesus Christ. | come.
In the glad morning of nv day,
My life to Sive. my VOWS to pay,
With no reserve, and no delay,
With all my heart come.
l would live ever in the light,
l would work eyer for the right,
! would serve Thee with all my might,
Therefore to Thee come.
Just as am - young. strong and free.
To be the best tina 1 Can be
For truth. and righteousness. and Thee,
Lord of my life. l come.
With many dreams of fame and gold
Success nni Joy 10 III. K. ire bOid;
But dearer sui! my Iaith to hold.
For my whole life. 1 c,Iu-.
And for Thy sake to WIN rsnOwn,
And then To tax. luy vietOr's crown,
And at Thy feet tU Cast ii down,
q, Master, Lord, l come.
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FAST TRAVELLING TO ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 18- The Cunard
line steamer Umbria from New York,
April IL, for Liverpool, passed Fast
net at 8 o'clock this afternoon. The
time of her passage was six days and
eighteen hours.
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Chicago & Alton b. B.

Trains marked will not stop.
Trains marked will stop on signal.
Local freights run daily except Sunday. Other
trains daily.
We keep full line of through tickets to all
principal points IN the United States and Cam
ada atlowest rates. Also through checks.
z. p. PRICE, Agent at HigginsvIlle.
FRANK G. ADA MS. Agent. at Odessa.
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A Song in the Night.

The dry leaves dropped upon the way
With constant sound. like falling rain;
l would give much this weary day,
To hear that sound again.
Behind, with sharp and even rim.
Black hills Of cloud possessed ths sky;
A star was glimmering lar and dim
Through faint light on high.
The woods were dark. and all abroad
The fields We're dark and pathways dim;
My soul yearned for the living God
Thro' the thick cloud which foldeth Him.
When all at once upsoared the moon,
With sudden flood Of tender light
A gracious flood; and lol right soon
Woods. fields and ways were bright.
The solemn trees stretched out their boughs
And caught the light. With quiet mind,
'Surely, - said, this 10 God 8 house;
And where men seek they and.''
Tears filed mine eyes, but they were sweet;
And. standing on the shining road,
I knew what Spirit led my feet
BY darksome ways to God.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-25

About the cheapest and at the same
time most serviceable thing some peo-
pie could invest in Is politeness. Be-
cause people differ from you is no rea-
son why you should treat them i'm
politely. This is great big world and
everybody cannot agree. Whenever
you come across person who is intol-
Grant it is pretty safe to mark him
down as 'small potatoes and few in
the hill," especially if his intoler-
ance arises from political differences.
Alabama, Missouri, Nebraska, Ne
vada, Oregon, Kansas, Michigan, New
York, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Maine have within
year passed laws providing for in
struction in physiology in the public
schools, with special reference to the
effect of alcoholic liquors on bodily
health; and there is prospect of similar
legislation in West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois and some other states
Local option laws have been adopted
by three states. Kansas has strength
ened her prohibitory law, and lows
has held through her courts that hel
prehibitory law is constitutional. Ore
gon has adopted bill submitting {
constitutional prohibition to the pee-
pie. There can be no doubt that tn.
tendency of the times is toward cur.
tailment of the use of Intoxicating
beverages.
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IUBURBAN RESIDENCE FOR
SALE.

OFFER for sale, at q bargain. my IT,,
two-stOry Brick Residence, contain E3|.
II Rooms. Kitchen and Cellar. A k8mal
ood large New Barn. BuSgy-house -12A
ow-shed, all made Of the beat pine lumber
IL necessary Outbuldinss. Good well and
rlenty OF stockwater. There are
tIGHTEEN AND THKEE-FOURTHS ACRES
/. OF VERY RICH LAND.
bout 400 best apple trees, 200 of them bearing
large quantity Of other iruits. Of all kinds,
nd of the best quality. One acre IN Turner
nd Cuthbert Raspberries. One-Iourth OF an
ere In the best variety Of Strawberries. A dns
iein of Coal underlies the whole place, and ia
fasily reached. Will sell the place for less thar
ne cost of House and Barn. Located one mile
rom the courthouse, on the best road In ths
,ty. teb2ltf JOHN r. CHEATHAM.
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Easter Bells,
BY sALLIE WEBSTER DORSEY.

BY sALLlE WEBSTER DORSEY.
Ring out, sweet bells, in loudest tones,
Sound o'er the earth thy Joyous lay;
Ring out the sad and solemn times,
Ring in the holy Easter Day.
Ring on, glad belle, and wake the flowers
To deck the entrance to His tombi
Ring louder still in alteration.
The grave is robbed Of all its gloom.
Ring now to every land and nation
Our pleased ord hath risen indeed;
Ring to all people-come and worship,
The living Christ 10 now our creed.
Ring loud and long. great iron tongues,
Until thy thrUats In twain are riven;
Proclsim forever and for aye.
A risen Lord--a future Heaveni
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FINE FARM FOR SALE
TINE farm known the Duggins A
farm, situated about three miles nd
southeast of Lexington, one hHndrrd nH
and sixty acres fenced and one hundred 10y
and thirty acres In cultivation. good land, We
located, plenty of good water. also thirty-o
acres OF timber. Terms of sale nadr - Ell
purchaser. Price OF same nn,, T.. mt ,..
known on application. App. 10 t.c .r
aligned at ONCE OF Iay lOr d l., a. IN CUui,
house. ROBERT TAYLOR,
AQS1eu Trustee
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ATTORNEYS.
MA. BLAcKwsLL. ALBERT R. sTRoTHER
BLACKWELL s. STROTHER.

TTORNEYS AT LAW. viii practice in all
the courts Of the state. Prompt attention
ZEN to all business entrusted to their care
- " ianlOyl
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XENOPHON RYLAND.
kANDER GRAVES.
nD VES f. AULL.

Lexington. MO-
practice the courts OF sonf,s ,ae Prompt
,nt,nn C,vsn to collections. Ofhce over sne
nm .rriai Bank.
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~a1u.ACE e. CHILES.
MEDICAL.
nR. II. l.. BOLTON,
D VAUGHAN, ID. d. S.

auRGEON DENTIST; Has To- A
Gated At Corder, missouri,
u VIII aprllmls
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iUCCEsSOR TO DIX; r. Com.
n HASSELL. Omce o' I.eIin1- uyY
E.rcial Rank, MAIN s''' miOtf 1
Misaouri. iAiSeH
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OCEAN MERCHANT TONNAGE OF THE
WORLD.
TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE.

Furnished weekly to the Intelligencer by
Captain j. D. Conner, recorder OF deeds Of
Lafayette county, Mo-
Abstract of the deeds filed in the Office Of
Recorder of Deeds from Saturday, April 4,
to Saturday, April Is, "A. D., 1885. Only such
~ contain covenants of warranty contained
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HOME AND FARM,

Animals that are well wintered are
half summered. Prairie Farmer.
Wool is always in demand and our
country has never yet produced suffi-
cient for home demands.
No field on the farm is so unfairly
treated as that containing the orchard.
The chief cause of orchards running
out" is an exhausted soil. Rural Nes0
Yorker.
In purchasing COW for butter and
milk do not be carried away by the
breeding of the animal, but see that she
has individual merit.-Iotedo Blade.
DO not leave harness or saddles in
close stables, or in barns where the
odors and fumes which emanate from
manure are present. Leather greatly
absorbs the ammonia in these fumes
and is soon ruined.
In localities where buckwheat is
largely grown farmers find it an excel
lent plan to feed the bran from it to
mich cows. 1t is not fattening, but
makes a large quantity of milk, more
and better than the feed from wheat
San Francisco Chronicle.
-Eggless Cake; One and half tea
m TX, three teacupfuls NeveI of sifted
flour, one-half cupful of butter, one tea
spoonful of soda, one-half teaspoonful
each of cinnamon, grated nutmeg, one
teacupful of raisins, chopped and well
tiavored.-Boston Globe.
Meadows and pasture need refresh
ing with new seed as well as with man
ure at intervals. The seed should be
sown with each dressing of compost.
Repeated cutting and pasturing de-
stroys some of it, and the thick, healthy
sod is only kept up by occasional re-
seeding. Chicago Journal.
The potato lot should be of rich
mellow soil, and heavily fertilized on
the surface, and, if possible the burrows
should be partially filled with we'll
rotted manure; and if the ground be
kept clean and mellow a good crop
may be usually depended upon.
Cheese tarts: Take the yolks OF
two fresh eggs, three dessert spoonfuls
of cream. a speck of cayenne pepper. a
heaping tablespoonful of grated Parma
san or English cheese and a little salt.
Beat these ingredients to a smooth
paste; have made some tart shells OF
puff paste, fill with the mixture and
bake in quick oven until light brown
color.-Ihe Household.
"A writer in COiman's Rural World
says that there has not been better
time in many years than this is for 60
ing into the wool-growing business. 1t
is a truism scarcely necessary to remind
you of, that the time to buy is when
everybody wants to sell. No one need
fear that wool-growing will 60 out OF
fashion in this country permanently, for
it never will.
Horses contract habits good and
bad, as we'll as human animals. They
become irritable. especially in cold
weather. The bit should be warmed,
or at least the frost taken out of it. be-
fore it is put in the mouth. A horse
may be cured of holding the head high
when the birdie is to be put on, by a
lump of sugar in the hand. Give him
a taste, and he will hold down. Rub
it on the bit and he will soon become
fixed in the habit of lowering his head
for the bridle.-Prof. Hull, IoWa.