The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-02-09
CITIZENS AT WORK.
The Subscription Committee
Will Raise $4,000 or
Know the Reason Why.
CITIZENS MEAN BUSINESS.
Every man expected to discharge his
whole duty. Loose the purge
strings, Money goes not talk.

Every man expected To discharge his
whole duty. Loose the purge
strings, Money goes not talk.
One hundred and fifty thousaad asllars
and the work that It takes to build il 10
all that stands between ISxinstou and
town are at the helm and IL circumstances
mean anything We IRE confirmed Ia the
opinion that within the next thirty days
va will know whether the mon can be
raised. II 1t can. We will have the bridge;
IL it ca We will have to suecumb to the
Inevitable. When you are solicited for q
subscription respond q generously a.
your means will permit. That which you
con;rIbnts to the bridge win be secured
by . secOnd lien, and II 10 probable that
your money will be Invested in . paying
institutien-the bridge will be built.
The soliciting committee Ia now II the
Geld. Each member OF 1t will do his best.
The committee held . meeting last Mon.
day evening aud organized. w. q. Nc.
Causlaad Wa elected president. and w.
II. Stevenson, secretary.
The thirty men were then appointed to
ak sub.committsss of five each. ~ fol-
lsws.
&c. McGrew, Il. M. McCausiaud. J. +.
L. Wiakler, A. A. Jones AID Philip KEEL
Ter.
j. W. Wadaeii. l.. Hoffman, W. ID. Ras-
kin. T. b. Campbsll and n. W. Wander.
John Taubman, II. }. Groves. q. b.
Gordon, W. p. Aull and jas. Wentworth.
J. @. P~lattenburg. w. II. Stevenson,
Frank Bowman. w. +. KerdolR aud F. A.
Young.
Wa. kIcUAusland. Il. 81. Taubman, z.
w. Wright, 8. J. Houston aad Lee
Slusher.
J. Il. AoorsAesd, George Jehassu. 3.
N. Wilson. 0odfrsy Shut and Pa Pagan.
A COMMITTEES Of tour wa appointed to
take the names Of the Taxpayers of Lax
ingtou township. aad 70 divide this list
In six parts, one for each OF the snb-eom'
mittsss. These lists have bsen made and
are In the proper hands.
An HVBHIl0 m JAPAN.
An evening Ia Japas wss, iadssd, .
delightful evening. Aud with n, In this
assertion, all who attended win agree.
It IL Q sayiag. q old - the society
itself, that Whatever lduna's Da6shters
undertake they do with . degree Of
sxcelisacs dificult Of imitation.
Oas moro brilliant and unqualified
succsss must new b recorded on their
page il 'lifs's book of action"
The war between China and japan has
awakened general Interest Ia America.
, and hes brought beth countries. their
usagss. customs. ETC., prsnineatly before
our people. IL appsass that most Amer
leans ere sympsthissrs with Japan. 1t is,
We presume, because the latter coustry IL
moro Amsricanizea than 10 the hsns Of
the unfortunate Ii Hung chang. 1t ia.
doubtless, because q people favor
prsgrsss and civilization, and japan ID
nskiag losgsr and moro rapid strides In
that direction thsa China.
II that q It may, Iduaa's Dsughters
decided to give Q japanese eatsrtaiunsai
o. last Saturday evening. t. which q
Auuber Of friends were invited. Al
came away feeling that, after all, Japan
must 10 Q has country and The japanese
COED people. "If," said one. "ali the
japanese ladies' are - beautiful, a grace
fal aaa q charming - thess, their repre-
ssatativss. Japan must be . very dssinbls
place In which to live"
Upon entering the gymnasium al
Csntral, where the evening In japan Wa
spent, the visitor was greeted b. . mos
profouad bow. graceful ssd elegant. tn
Idunas were "sa costume" asd they dts
all IL their power to mako their guest
fssl ct homo. The room wa haadsomell
decorated with white and gold, u
society's colors. ssd was illuminated By
number Of japanese iaatsrss.s II On
aide Of the room there was . table aPsl
which were . number Of Jspanss
c~urioslties, such a. Wise caDs. chol
sticks, tea cups, haadkerchis1s. coins
miniature shoes, musical isstruHent'
etc. Thess were carefully examinsd b
all prsssat. and proved iptsrsstina
During the evening there Wa . Japsass
weddisg, the csrsnony lasting sbeu
twenty minutes. OF course to u psspl
it was very lsushsbls. The senG by Aia
Pearl Burdetts. with shadow ''ascsDpan'
msnt," Wa heartily enjoyed.
Only tive young gsstlsnsn were a
, tired IL the csstums ct the evening. Tbs
, were Asssrs. George p. Blackwell an
|. herbert Jsass. They were handsoH
FLAPS"
At an appropriate hour the Gaests ws'
invited to the library to psrtaks
rsfrsshnsats. The tabiss were artistic
ally and s~laborstsly decorated. and u
scsns presented was q OF sprpassiu
lovsliases. The oen consisted, Of 'sala
: q Ia De cabbage Leaf" sandWiohsa. pea
coffee sad eat meal crackers. The supp
: was . credit to the culinary art. Ate
" wards. IL the gyDaasium. Q nae qualit
Of tea was served. The eonxhittes Q
refresAneats consisted OF Misses Franc'
= Smith. Kate 0oodson. Pearl Burdstt
! Bessie Bradley, Esther Logan asd Man
Deattis.
From frst to last The "Eveaisg
Japan" Vas one usbsoksa roand
. pleasure AID enjoyment. and these und
whose direction the entertainment "
o given can rsst assured that their snor
: were eminsntiy successful. AID also We
highly appreciated.
I Long live iduua's Daughters, AID ~
! the sweet spirit Of peace and prospsri
ever brood over them II the wish OF Il
iNTELLIoENcEk.
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