The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-09-28

I Bethany Democrat; While at WORK
III a well on the premises OF l. A.
Aten, near Bridgeport, one day last
week at a depth of thlrty'two iee''
the workmen came across well pre-
served portions of what was pronounced
to be a butternut tree. The most SIN
gular part of the matter is NAT Tie
butternut does not, at this ume' gre"
in this part of the state, but that 1t DID
some hundreds, or perhaps i~hoasanGs'
of years ago is evident from the fact
tina, this wood was found so far under
ground. Mr.. Aten exhibited a wei
preserved butternut taken from the
bottom of this well TO the wrlteI
Friday,
Missouri Exchange; Miss Mamie
vickroy, a teacher of Macon county
No, is the author of a unique answer
to the question; "WhO is the greatest
woman IN all history" which was put
to 200 school teachers. Miss NickToy
passed over Queen Victoria, Frances
Willard, Helen Gould and other
women whose names were the most
popular, and declared: "The wife OF
the Missouri farmer OF moderate means,
who does her own cooking, washing
and ironing, brings up a large family
Of girls and boys to be useful members
of society, and finds time for her own
intellectual and moral improvement Is
'the greatest woman in all history y
She was awarded a prize for the orig
lnality of her answer.
Boonville Advertiser: The ground
for the erection of the new Missouri
Pacific depot here was staked off We'd
nesday, and work will be rushed as
rapidly as possible on the building.
The contract was awarded to II. J.
Wallau, of Jefferson City. Mr.. Wallau
is o completing the r%oundhouse at
that place. He also built the psssen-
ger station there and one at Wichita,
Kansas. He was here Wednesday in
company with Frank Sheets, engineer
IN charge of the work. The new sta.
ton will cost between $4,000 and
8 $1,000, and will be one of the finest
on the entire system. 1t will be located
between Water street and the levee,
just west of the ferry landing. 1t Wi
be of pressed brick aud will make 9
most imposing structure. The grount
about will be parked, and granitoic
walks will give it an attractive appear.
ance. The building will be Il much
finer one than was expected, anC
Boonville is very appreciative Of tn,
kindly feeling of the management o
the road IN the matter.
Pulaski County Democrat: A news
paper mar was asked to publish al
article roasting a citizen. "Certainly,
he said 10 the caller, ''what shall
saye" He was furnished with an out
line of what be wanted and wrote al
article that was a scorcher. "That'
Splendid" exclaimed the frienC
promptly when the article was read t
him, ''that is it, that'll make his OLE
hair crinkle." Gan right" said tn,
editor, ''let me see, what are you,
initlsls?" GOOD heavens!" said tn,
citizen, 'you are not gong to sign M,
name to that?' "Why not?" askeC
the editor. al would not have any
one know l had anything TO do will
that for the world. | can't afford tC
get into a scrap with my neighbors.'
The editor smiled benevolently anc
said ''Why should | mix up In {
scrape that does not concern me? VIII,
should you expect me to assume the
blame for the publication OF an articl,
to which you are afraid to sign your
nameP" The mar stoppedlhis paper
and went away mad.
Versailles Graphic: A. NJ. Smith,
living five miles southeast of Cham,
bersburg, relates a peculiar incident
which happened at his place recently,
1t seemed that he had occasion to use
some dynamite for blasting purposes
last fall, and, as he had some OF the
stuff left. he stored it in the barn and
thought no more about it. The other
day one of his porkers was foraging
around for something with which to
satisfy the craving of Its ever present
hunger and happened to spy the dyn-
amite. 1t tasted ali right and Mr..
Pig devoured the whole of it. 1t sat
good on his stomach, too, and in
order to make his satisfaction known
he grunted ~contentedly and scratched
his side against the leg of a horse that