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The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

Sioners. Prince Ching signed Sntur-
day and LII Hung Chang. who is bet
ter. signed it yesterday.
1t is understood that the malady
from which Ii Hung Chang is suffer
ing is Bright's disease. He was feel
ing worse yesterday and therefore
postponed the attiXing of his signature.
but Prince Ching was hopeful that he
would be able to sign to-day. which
proved to be the case
Prince Ching has protested to the
court against the appointment said to
be contemplated. of NicerOy Chang
Chin Tung as Il plcinpotentiary in the
pla q of Ii Hung Chang. He thinks
the latter's advice is absolutely essen
tial. although he believes it might I've
advisable to appoint Il third plenipoten-
tiary for China. and rciterates his de-
sire for the appointment of Sheng. who
would he acceptable to the foreigners
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18

The Denver mint will doubtless be COM
pleted during the present century.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-01-18
Reservation Grazing.


Denver, Jan 14.-ColOnel w r. s.
May. superintendent of the federal for
est reserves of the state, is distributing
to the wardens the blanks which are
to be filled out by the owners of cattle
and horses who want to Craze their
herds within the forest reserves. APP
plicants for the permits, for which no
charge is made, must be residents of
Colorado, and must agree that their
cattle or horses shall not be cOrralled
within 800 yards of any running
stream or living stream. so as to pre-
vent the pollution of the water supply.
They must also agree not to intrudc
on any well-known place of public re-
sort or reservoir supply, and must I'M
dertake that they and their EN-
employees will at all times cooperate
with the forest wardens in eXtinguish-
ing forest fires and protecting the tim
Der. Persons who fail to make appli-
cation will not be allowed to run their
stock on the reservations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

Where good rains have fallen the crop
is doing finely. Cultivation is becom-
Ing general and some fields IN the
southern couoties have been plowed
the second time. Cut worms, moles
and mice are doing considerable dam
age Ia q few counties. Cotton, in the
southeastern counties, is being we'll
worked out and is generally doing
fairly well, except in portions OF Dunk
lin and Pemlscot counties, where there
Is complaint of poor stands owing to
drouth and cool nights. Flax, in the
southwestern counties, is generally in
poor condition.
In most of the northern and west
central counties wheat still promises
q heavy yield, bat in many of the
central and southern counties the crop
has been shortened by the drouth, in
some districts from one-fourth to one.
third. Considerable further damage
has also been done by insects in Q
number Of southwestern counties, and
rust rs reported in few localities
Oats are still doing we'll Ia most of the
northwestern and q few of the west
central counties, but elsewhere they
&, have suffered from the drouth to .
greater or less extent. Ia many o.
the eastern and southern counties the
crop has been greatly damaged, and in
some localities practically ruined
Considerable damage by insects is alst
reported in few counties. Ia {
number Of the western counties mead
ows are making good growth, but oveI
much Of the state the outlook for thu
hay crop is discouraging. In some
counties considerable young clover an'
timothy has died.
Worms are doing much damage Il
orchards in the central aud northern
sections, and there Is complaint tina
apples have not set we'll or are drop
ping. In number Of the principa
awberry producing counties tina
crop has bean greatly shortened by th'
drouth. Peaches still promise goot
crop, AS q rule. Except where goot
rains have fallen gardens are general.
making slow growth, and in many o
the southeastern counties potatoes ar
beng seriously injured by the DR..
weather. A. f. HACKER,
Section Director
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
Linn kflcklln EScanea.

Sheriff Oscar Thomas has just received
a letter from the Superintendent OF the
state lunatic asylum ct Fulton notifying
him that James Hicklin, the negro whe
shot Mr.. Tom Smith some time last fall,
made his escape from the asylum last
Wednesday. Hicklin was sent from this
county to the penitentiary for the crims
OF assault without malice and was later
adjudged insane and sent to the asylum
at Fulton. The letter requests Sheriff
Thomas to arrest Hicklin and return him
to that institution il he appears iu Laiay-
ette county.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
Happy Hour Club.

The Happy Hour club, OF HigRinsvills,
was invited TO take supper Wednesday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarsaos
vivioo, Of our city, who still retaia
their membership 10 the club. The fol-
lowing are the members Of the elab:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Downing, Mr..
aHd Mrs. A. o. Downing, Mr.. aAd Mrs.
Ed. 0'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Rohring,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Rinehardt, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. L. Belt, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il.
Wilkes, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hutc ason,
MIR. aud Mrs. D. II. Hancock, MIR. and
Mrs. Louis Lake, Mr. and Mrs. II. II.
Campbell, Mr.. aud Mrs. L. II. Land, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Walker, DR.. and Mrs. r. e.
Carter and DR.. and Mrs. W. @. Webb, all
Of Higginsvilie. Other members of the
club are DR.. and Mrs. B. 8. Reilly, of Car
rolltou, Mo-; Mr. aud Mrs. W. G. Boyer,
Of Oklahoma City, Okla; Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Neal, of Oklahoma City; Mr.. and
Mrs. e. T. Keyton, OF Joplin, Mo. /; Mr..
and Mrs. 8. A. vermillion, Of Blesm-
ington, ILL.,, and Mr.. aud Mrs. A. L.
Strong, OF Topeka, Kas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
SECOND GLASS NOW.

Commencing July ist our posteflos
becomes second instead OF third GLASS
office and the salary Of the postmaster 10
increased 500 per, year, making 1t s2,OOe.
This is n good showing for the town aad
is evidence that people who think Lax
ington ls retrograding are not posted %
to the true condition Of business here.
The postof ffice 10 20 some extsnt the sus-
iness pulse, and II is only by an actual
showing Of an increase Of business In the
postofice that 1t can get the advance.
Let everybody talk up the town and Its
advantages aud use every effort to bring
people here to do their trading and We
will soon have free delivery Of mails.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
CrOp Bulletin.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, May 2l, 1901.
i mean temperature of the past
differed but little from the nor
and there was more than the
Hge amount OF sunshine. In q few
northern counties light frosts on
18th and l4th injured tender gar
Vegetables and some varieties of
Good rams fell 10 the west
ID and southwestern counties on
9th and 18th, some localities re-
ng from ~ to over 2 inches, but
.the remainder Of the state the
~ was generally too light to be
D material benefit and the drouth
become very serious. Local hail
ps did some damage to fruit and
|ens in Cass and Lawrence counties.
Irn planting is being completed as
sly as possible, but in many coun-
% more ground can be prepared
ID good rain has fallen. There is
complaint of unevan stands and
large part Of the state corn that
p is making but little growth
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

the great roll call and he has gone to
answer. The line of his old comrades
is getting thinner and thinner as one
by one they drop out here to answer
there. Many have preceded him and
the rest OF us must soon follow. We
mourn him now, we will join him soon
but when all are there 1 doubt II there
will be found one whose record fol
fidelity to duty will show up better thar
that of "Little Charlie Wallace. Y.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
County Board of Education Meets.

At a nesting held in Higginsvills,
Saturday, May IS, the County Board
Of Education decided that the next
teachers institute be held in the Lex
iugton High School building. begin
ming Monday, June 10, to continue
ten days.
Every teacher in Lafayette, county
is expected to attend and become O
member of the institute. The new law
makes it the duty of every teacher to
attend the institute. It says: (See-
ton 996O "It shall be the duty of
every teacher to attend all Institutes
held in the county unless he is absent
attending school at the time the in
stitute is held"
The board also decided that an in
stitute fee of $3.50 be charged, and
that certificates from other counties
will not be endorsed unless accom-
panied by fee of S1.5O and a state
inent from the applicants county
board of education showing that See.
1860 has been complied with. The
first regular examination will be held
in Lexington, Friday and Saturday,
June 21 aud 20.
The law does not contemplate the
renewal of certificates now in force,
and therefore, grades made in Summer
schools prior to 1901 will not be &C.
cepted In lieu Of examinations.
\ Jos. KUEHIS,
County School Commissioner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
COncOrdla.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weinrich were
the guests Of Lexington friends last
Sunday.
The Lutheran St, Paul congregation
will give picnic In Uphaus park next
Wednesday.
The census of the school children Of
this town shows boys, III and girls,
III, q total of 34S.
Messrs. Lohoefner and Brackmap
attended the Bankers association at
st. Joe, Mo-, this week.
Died, in this city, Monday morning,
May 20, the infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Peters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
Condensed News.

Condensed News.
The population of Ireland shows a
decrease of 5.S per cent. during the last
decade.
Ex-Congressman Charles A. Bon.
telle died Tuesday at the Mclean
asylum for insane at Waverly, Mass.
A registered package containing
$8, 900 was lost In the mails recently
between Kansas City and Great Bend,
Kansas.
A man by the name of Voss pro-
poses to make the trip from Victoria,
British Columbia to Paris in an Indian
war canoe.
Moberly, Mo-, has been enjoying
this week her fifth annual Ssngerfest.
Large crowds of visitors and good
music are the features of the Sanger
fest.
Mrs. Adna K. Chaffee, wife Of
General Chafiee who has been staying
in Kansas City, has gone to San.
Francisco and from there she will sail
June 1st to join her husband in the
Philippines.
i William Newkirk, near Mexico,
No. killed shepard dog belonging to
Mrs. jessie White and the court gave
Mrs. White $3.50 damages which with
the costs amounted to $500.
The case Of Kansas City against Mrs,
Baird, the noted Kansas City Christian
Science healer, was on last Tuesda,
transferred by Judge CAN'T in tht
supreme court to the Kansas City conr
Of appeals, and Mrs. Baird by thil
action fails to get hearing before the
supreme court.
William M. Springer in behalf o
the Indians who are opposed to th'
opening of the Kiowa reservation, Il
now taking legal steps TO prevent th'
, opening and it IS possible that hi
action may cause q tedious delay L
. those who are expecting 10 secure
homes in the reservation.
Tuesday was record breaking ds,
! in hog receipts in Kansas City. Th'
! best previous record was made in July
+ 1896, when 26, ,40S hogs we're received
, Tuesdays receipts were 29,365 whlcl
was $500 greater than the number re
r ceivedpn Chicago, and it is the first tim
ln the history.of the Kansas City marke
, that it has exceeded Chlcago's receipt
by any such number.
J. Pierpont Morgan has bought th
valuable art collection gathered to
geiher during the last twenty-thre'
years by M. Mannheim Of Paris
Owing to the custom duties levid b.
United States MIR. Morgan will send hi
collection to South Kensington mu
> scum, London, where they will remai
until they can clear the United State
customs without too heavy an imposi
: tion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

||ng 10 more important In the
1ld than keeping the refrigera-
from offensive odore. Il
tand In . light, airy place, and
scrupulously clean. A good
sper will have her refrigerator
n least once q week. This is
empllshed in the morning, be-
iceman comes.
bod, ice and shelves should all
a out; the shelves washed with
Ter and soap, to which half a
AQUA ammonia has been added i.
aoroughly with a cloth, and If
d set it in the sun to dry. Next
d compartment, the walls and
b of the refrigerator are thor
washed, wiped and dried. Then
1 rod run down the water pipe,
Dme Of the ammonia water pour
IN into it; and last, the water
lderneath should be well washed
lied.
refrigerator, if time allows,
be left open for an hour or so.
helves. ice and food may then be
ack. II this 10 done regularly
week the refrigerator or ice-box
ways be sweet and clean.
cellar is generally used more OF
keeping food. It should, there
frequently be inspected. kept
and well-aired, and, II possible,
washed once or twice o year. A
|, damp and ill-ventilated cellar !:
rous to health.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Friends of the interested parties have
received the following invitations: "Mr.
and Mrs. James Peddicord announce the
marriage Of their daughter, Clara May,
to Mr.. Fagan ], Clinkenbeard, Thursday,
May the twenty third, nineteen hundred
and one, Windsor. Missouri" The young
couple will be at home to their friends
after June the fourth, at Hereford, Texas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

In the class day exercises of the
senior class of the Wichita High School
rotten cabbages and class fight on
the stage between the seniors and
juniors were the most prominent
features Of the exercises though they
we're not down on the programme.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25
Reunion and Banquet

There will be reunion and banquet Of
Baptist college alumnae next Monday
night. This is the drst meeting for three
years. A number OF Invitations have
been sent out to past students OF the
college and there will be many here from
a distance. A good time Is expected. The
annual business meeting Of the alumnas
will be held on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

Mr.. Joseph 5chalI aud his son, Joel F.
Schall, Iwent to Kansas City Tuesday
with train load OF cattle and hogs
shipped out by Mr.. W at Aull and others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
BOX BREAKERS CAPTURED.
-Four Boys Before Municipal Court Tor Rar'
sackinq Or. Buffers Goods.

Deputy Sheriff Colby Getcheli
brought four boys before the munich
bal court. Yesterday. on the charge OF
breaking into the boxes containing the
household goods ~ Dr. Butler. When
the affair Was discovered ON
cer Gctchell set "a work on
the case and has been at i
ever since. There wasn't much tp
work on but h finally struck a clue
that landed The culprit. After consider
able work he located a bagatelle board
which was among the goods and which
mad been taken and sold. Other articles
We're next found and then il was easy
t. capture the guilty ones
Paul Lambert. aged Il. was appar-
entity the leader in the affair and he
was fined $40. He was assisted by Jo-
seph Rodericll- aged is. George Lashus.
aged Il. and Herbert Nigue. aged -
Tie last three apparently assisted IN
keeping watch while the work was IN
progress Roderick and L-ashus were
fined s. and Vigue 81 the costs being
divided among the four This quartet
* well known to the officers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
GeRALDS WIN SECOND GAME.
Trick Done by Hitting in Second WaservilIe
Makes Great Finish.

| The Geralds took the second game of
| the challenge series with Waterville on
| the home grounds. yesterday afternoon.
| The game was scheduled for O'Clock but
just about that time a heavy shower
passed over and left a few barrels o..
| water on the diamond Then the sun
came out and it was all fair again
bucket brigade was organized and the
water carried o.. the diamond. Sawdust
was then thrown on and the ground dried
up in fine style So that il was IN good
condition for the game by o'clock
The Geralds won this game just as Wa
terville did the first one. Monday. In the
second inning Parker was found for four
singles and gave one walk down. Some
of the hits were balls just out of reach
but which had to go as hits. -Four scores
were made on this deal one had been
taken in the first inning. 50 this put the
home team five runs ahead. Then twc
more Were taken in the seventh inning,
a triple by Allen being chiefly responsible.
Waterville was held down finely until
the very last inning. The visitors did
manage to fill the bases once in the sixth
inning. but Russell pulled out of the hole
in fine style and prevented run. He ma:
lots Of speed ard was effective. Parker
pitched 4 good game and with the eNcep-
ton Of the second inning was a mystery.
Watervi'le came TO the bat in the nlnth
inning without a single score. Daily was
first man up and started the ball rolling
out in the grass with a pretty single.
Phelan followed with Il single and stole
second while Daily went to third. Locke
put out an easy grounder but Bradbury
dropped the ball and Locke got his base
all right. Parker then put out nice one
into right field that started a merry mix
up in which Parker lost his head at sec
ond. Then Charlton put out an easy n4
to Allen and he nearly craZcd the crowd
by letting it slip through his fingers.
was some more hot mixing. In his Chart
ton was caught at the lla,c and TWO men
were out. McCornc.l drove one oIt to
Pennell and was out at INST This little
hustle had netted Watervilie three scores.
III the Geralds had held their pace few
minutes longer it would have been a goose
egg for Watervile
1t was a good game, the errors being
few in spite of the condition of the
grounds. There wassa good attendance
and everyone was well pleased Water
vile won by three scores in the first game
and the Geraids took this one by four.
There was los Is Of gilt-edged ball playing
in the game and the Geralds' victory was
well earned. The score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
ne IS JUSTIFIED.
Uncle Sam Need Not Pay the Harvey Royalties
on Armor.

Washington. Aug. 26.-The department
OF justice, in an opinion BY. Acting Attor-
ney General Beck, has advised the secs-
tary of the navy that he is justified In
Withholding his approval of certain
vouchers which have been submitted .!
the Bethlehem Steel CO. and the CaIne
companies paid TO the Harvey Steel 20,
for the use of the Harvey process Al
hardening steel. ana for which they claim
REIN amusement from the government un
der a contract by which the governmeh..
agreed to repay these royalties TO %.
steel companies if the steel compaamI ar'
were required to pay them to the Har-
vey Steel Co. - ,,s
The liability to pay these royalties nas
been matter of dispute for some years
2 nd while the particular royalties ohiy Ie
late to the hardening of the armor plates
for the battleships Illinois and WISCONSIN
yet the decision affects all OF the rosas
ties upon the various battleships Whies
have been constructed since 1895 or are
under process of constructions
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 49, 1901

there is apparently little evidence TO
throw light on the subject The only
thing that prevented him from bleeding
to death was the fact that the wounded
leg was buried in the sand and the
blood clotted.
From what can be learned the affair
happened In this way. 1t seems that
Mcdonald and two other men. all APP
parently under the influence Of liquor.
attempted to board freight train No.
81 In Augusta, and were ordered off by
Conductor Wright. But the men APP
parently accomplished their purpose
latter for they were seen in this city
after this train arrived. They made
some inquiries of people in the upper
part OF the city in regard to the freight
trains going east, saying that they
wished to go to the fair at Bangor
The connection Is lost here. When
or how Mcdonald was hurt Is not
known II may have been while at
tempting to board No. 81. when the
train left the city, or il might nave
been by some chiftcr. He himself
said. when found. that he did not re-
member.
one Of the yard men was attracted 10
him by a yell about o'clock and was
asked 10 remove his shoe. Then has
! condition was discovered. DR.. Boyer
was Immediately summoned and turn
ed the case over to DR.. Abbott, as II
| was a city accident.
DIR. Abbott accompanied the lnJurei
man TO Augusta on the early morning
| train and he was taken 10 the Augusta
| CITY hospital for treatment.
! A bit of mystery surrounds the case
From the trail OF blood IL Is evident
/ that the injured man crawied about
| two car lengths after being injured and
| that he then in some way got up
! onto the car OF sand. 1t would seem
! that a man injured as Mcdonald was
| would not be able to climb up onto the
| ear unassisted. But If his associates
were with him at the time IL seems
| Grange that they should leave him ~
| the condition that he was II the in
| ,urcd leg had not been buried ~ the
| sand he would have bled 10 death.
The railroad employees knew nothing
| Of tn. accident until the man was
/ found In the morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28

William Fletcher. who has been in
tn, employ Of the Kennebec & Som
erset Fibre 20. as civil engineer. has
accepted a more lucrative position in
JuneSburg. y. y. ana Will soon move
to that place. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher
although residents Of this place but
short time. have made many friends
and viii be greatly missed in the Bap-
tist church. where they have been very
active The best wishes of their friends
will go with them To their new field
OF lahor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28
Household Goods
AUCTION
AT the homestead of the late James
jackson, situated on
MAINE STREET, FARM!kGpALE,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29,

Commencing 1T 10 o'C,ock in the a. NJ.
ana continuing until the entire lot is sold.
Tho goods consist in part of six cham
Dor Srts. two high cost marble topped OAK
sets springs, hair mattresses, wool blan-
llots. sheets and pillow slips, plush parlor
mirrcr. very old. one antique parlor table.
very old. large oak hat rack, nearly new.
diuuG-room set. cak taoe and chairs.
dishes, both china and crockeTE, one
Franklin stove. large Tot of pictures, sev-
eral pairs Of elegant lace curtains. porti-
crs. kitchen utensils. lawn mower. garden
tools. grind stone. wheelbarrow hay-forN,
more than 80 yards of Brussels, tapes
Try ana wool carpeting and hundreds of
other articles.
This is a good. clean loI of goods and
Should command the attention of any one
looking for home furnishings Sale posi-
tive.
NJ A. iIARADEE, Auctioneer.
;,lls..6. iitND
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SEND FOR SAMPLE.
5. S. I.ghtbody \ Co, Waterville. Me-.

s. s. Iightbody Il Co. Waterville. Me-,
" inslow, Me
Dear Sirs:-For twenty years l tried all
sorts of so-called headache remedies but
never with satisfactory results. | was
advised to used Lightbodys Headache
Powders. which, l did. and can say that 1
have been the same as cured. ! hardly
ever have headache now bit when l do.
your powders always stop them. take
Them at any tine and experience no
trouble from them whatever.
MRS. ROBERT MAXWELL.
Do not take any other VIII IN you ask
for Lightbody's. He will mail you q
cent box on receipt OF price.
anrl6.dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-28

The Journal was somewhat in error
In stating that Romans was protested
IN the race here. Saturday afternoon.
1t Was SO stated on the authority Of
On" of the judges ana the protest was
made verbally by two Of the other
drivers in the race. but II seems that
il was not reduced T. writing and G.
H. Nelson. the owner Of Romans.
claims that this was not valid pro-
test. Mir Nelson in turn protested Ben
Wilkes in writing.