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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
IN ONE WAY.

That little volume Of Maclay's history,
10 be used at the naval academy, bids
fair to open up sgain the Sampson.
Schly controversy. 1t now develops
that Sampson was at the bottom OF
that little chapter that is so objection
able. In srecent interview reported
in the Boston Transcript, sampson is
repored as saying: "In one way pos
Gbly | was responsible for the state
nents made in the history. l was
commsuder-in-chief Of the squadron
and was responsible so far as reading
the proof gees SIMPSONS some way"
Of dealing with one of the most bril-
liant tripmphs Of the American Navy, at
which triumph he was consplcuously
absent until after Schly had won the
battle, is thoroughly understood BY the
people and they have long since set
tied his ''one way as q very small
way. The history however will be
perfectly hsrmless SO far as its effect
on the cadets at the Naval Academy
is concerned. There is not an Amer.
can lad in the country today who does
not know that Schley licked Cervera
and Sampson claimed the glory and
Macklay's history to the contrary not
~WithStandIDg. they are going to con.
tlnue to believe the same thing. The
American boy is too well posted a
sportsman not to know who ssput the
nit" on the Spanish Don.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
Naval Inquiry for SchIey.


Washington ID. c., July 24.-Secre-
tary Long 10 accordance with q re.
quest from Admiral Schley today, ad-
vised that officer that be would order
Q court of inquiry TO examine into the
entire matter Of Admiral Schley's
course 10 the Santiago naval campaign.
Later the secretary announced that
owing to the extremely hot weather
the court would not meet until Sep
TENDER and that be would turn over
his reception room to the court.
Schley's letter TO Secretary of the
Navy, Long, is as follows:
"Great Neck, Long Islund, N. Y,
July 22, l9Ol.-Sir: Within the past
few days q series Of press comments
have been sen to me from various
parts Of the country OF q book entitled.
'fhs History Of the Navy written by
one Edgar Stanton Macklay. From
these reviews 1t appears that this ed.
ition Is q third volume of the said his
tory extended to include the late war
with Spain, which the two frs, vol.
umes did not contain, and we're in use
as text books at the naval academy.
"Two-From excerpts quoted IN
some reviews, in which the page and
paragraph are given, there Is such
pervesion Of facts. demonstrations Of
intention, such Incorporate abuse and
defamation Of myself which subjects
Mr.. Maclay to action in civil Law
While admit the right of fair criti.
cism OF every public officer, [ must
protest against the low filings and sbu.
slVe language of this violent, partisan
opponent, which has infused into the
pages OF his book such of the malice
Oh un%falrness as to make it unvortbv
the name OF history or of use in apv
reputable institution of the country.
"Third-I have refrained heretofore
rom all comment upon the %innuendos
u enemies muttered or murmured in
and therefore with safety n
l think the time has now
come TO take such action as may bring
JUS entire matter under discussion nm.
der the clearer and calmer review q,
my brothers in arms, and to this end
'sK snch action at the hands Of the do.
par'ment as it may deem best 10 40. {
'omplish this purpose, !
"fOurth-But | would express the I
request in this connection that what. 1
ever the action may be tina, !, occur N {
washington where most of nv paosr. I
data are stored. /
"Very respectfully, n
(Slgned) W g sch,,n II
"l'ear Admiral, u. S. NJ p
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
SAMPSON .SCHLEy.

Though the Sampson-Schley coutro.
Versy has had Its full share of notoriety
and the people had come to consider
the matter as about laid on the shelf,
most persons will be glad to learn of
Schley's demand for q court Of INQUIRY
10 shown by his letter elsewhere in this
Issue. II the statement attributed to
Captain Bob Evans, formerly Of the
Iowa, that Sampson failed to notify
schley of certain signals to oe given by
the friendly Cubans to notify the Am
orleans OF the Spaniards movements.
IS found to be correct, when it is known
that Sampson had communicated this
important information to the comusu-
ders of all the other vessels. then
SIMPSONS conduct is all the more TO
be condemned.
Now, however, that an investigation
10 to be made, 1t Is to be hoped that It
will be full and complete and that i,
will bring out all the facts in the case.
If Sampson has been misjudged this
investigation will be to his advs ntsee
and if SchIey has not had Justice done
him, the evidence should show it.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
Chance for Missouri BOYS.

Columbia, Mo-, July 22.--Each rep.
resentatlve and senator is entitle 10
appoint two young men from bis
county as cadets in the Missouri State
Military school. This appointment
means to the young nan appointed $
most excellent military training, 3
good suit of clothes and exemption
from the payment Of the library fee Of
90 However, il the appointment IS
not made before August the legislator
is allowed to appoint anyone from any
part of the state.
The department is in an excellent
condition. Last year the enrolment
reached 252 cadets, who were formed
into a battalion of four companies
The exercises of the cadets on public
occasions give an added attraction 10
college life at the states greatest edu'
catlonal Institution.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

The shoemakers Of Vienna had 8
large meeting this week to protest
against the establishment of American
shoe houses in that city, and sent q
deputation to the minister Of commerce
and to the provincial governor begging
them to forbid the establishment Of
American shoe houses in that country.
The product OF the American modern
shoe factory is threatening to ruin the
occupation Of the viennese COOLERS, and
is another evidence Of the advantages
OF work with improved machinery un-
der intelligent American management.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
A Good Hot Weather Storu

1t has not been unusual during ~,
heated spell tor chickens to be found in
egg cases by Gamblers, but yesterday at
the produce commission house Of A. /,
Charles 4o8 Delewere street, an ego
GAMBLER found nine chickens in a case
Of eggs which contains thirty dozen.
VI our nine chickens seven were
and apparently hearty.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
'Rear Admiral, U. S. NJ

meek ending Monday, July %, 1901
WINE The midday temperatures dur.
,us the week Just closed have generally
UVen lower than during the precedino
week, the night temperatures have
Oeen higher and the week, as a Who'll.
,"a. been warmer the mean tempers'
lure ranging from ) to 10 daps.a
m n"os' zoe normal There has been
more '%l0udine's, however, and tSa
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
DEADLOCK ENDED.

At last it looks as If the Allies are
about to get the Chinese puzzle solved
Latest reports from Peking would indi
cate that a plan for the payment of ths
indemnity to the powers has beer
agreed upon. It is TO be hoped ihal
all of the home governments have been
satisfied and that there will be no fur.
Their hitch in the proceedings. China
is to pay 2S,o00,o 900 tsels q year from
1902 to 1870. Thus endeth China's
first lesson in modern christian civili-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

An advance recently Of one cent per
pound in the price of sheet steel is
another evidence Of the way the trusts
are not lowering the prices for the
benefit of the consumers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

A paint combine in New York with
a capital backing it of 800, 900, 90. is
soon to be organized. This will be
hard on the boys when they start u
10 "paint the town red.n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

Elder Dry has been called to the
pastorate Of the Christian church at
Maitland, Mo. Is this an indication
that the Maitland church is willing to
compromise on the water question and
adapt itself TO the necessities Of this
dry season.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

Ii some of our brave soldier bows
could suddenly be transferred from the
philippines and wake up some Of these
line warm mornings in Missouri they
would imagine themselves still IN the
islands,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27
Electric Line Committee.

Lssvenworth aud Investigate the senti-
ment Of the town towards the electric
line, made the "trip Tuesday.
The following members Of the CON-
mittee snd business men Of the city
we're 10 the party: Capt. ]. Q. Plat
,eaburg, j. G. CrenshSw, Fred Wilson,
Gus Hserle, Joseph Long, Julius
winkler, 5. P, Silver. Geo. c. Sehswe
F. Lee Wallace, Philip Keller and W.
F. Kercolff, Jr,, The representative Of
the INrELLGEScER.
The committee left Lexington on the
Missouri Pacific 4, $40 s. m. and
were met at the union depot in Kansas
City BY Mr, W. E Winner, Judge j.
III. Lowe and Mr. II. G. Pert, presi.
dent and Nj. A. T. Barton, superin-
tendent OF the Kansas City lntsrurban
Railway. Taking the electric line on
Union Ave-, the party proceeded to
Kansas City, Kansas where they we're
transferred to the LeavenWorth electric
line and reached Lesyenworth st l2 30
p. N. After al excellent dinner at the
National Hotel the members of the
committee spent two hours calling
upon the merchants and business men
of the city. The different lines Of bus
mess were visited by those members of
the committee who we're in the same
line OF business in Lexington. The
members OF the committee met quite q
number OF the business men Of Leaven-
worth who were bitterly opposed to The
electric line when 1t was at FIRST pro-
posed TO construct it, their opposition
growing out of the belief that i, would
q detriment to the business of the
town BY offering additional facilities
Tor Its citizens to 60 to Kansas City
and trade. The majority of these OPP
pouents Of the road acknowledge that
me effect Of the road was not such as
hey had feared that it would be, and
most of them are not now opposed to
he line.
The representative of the ISrELII.
iEScER made what Investigations be
'ould aud talked with the members OF
be committee on the return trip and
considers that q safe and conservative
stimate Of the situation is that the
'eaveuworth electric line has not been
detriment to the business interests Of
hat town. |,
Capt. Plattenburg, chairman Of the
ommlttee, calls 9 meeting Of the {,
itizens Of Lexington and the county /.
'ounu Lexington at the court house {
two O'Clock this afternoon TO F.,
ear reports from the committee ;
were in Leavenworth Tuesday :
to meet Mr.. Winner who will be ,
resent at that time and will submit a :
ehnite proposition to our citizens. +,
The committee Is indebted to Mr..
Winner for the excellent manner in .
'hich Its members we're entertained bv r
I'm and to Judge j. NJ. Lowe and =
} Messrs A. T. Barton and H. G :,
ert' who accompanied them on the !
ntlre trip, for many courtesies shown ,
notwithstanding the heat. the '
Up on the electric line was a most 3
leasant one. The rapid manner in q
Inch the electric car went bowling q
'ong over the well ballasted track n
'eated a good breeze, and the tree. n
pm from dust and smoke and clnders y
a positive pleasure. For delight. I,
and comfortable travel, give us tho =,
limo
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

The war department Is said TO be
contemplating the reduction Of the
army in the PHILIPPINES. Adjutant Gen.
erai corbln and General Chaffee, who
doing the contemplating act,
should be reminded that the way to re-
duce is to reduce.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

1t is a good thing that the Columbus.
D., ice men did not strike before the
convention there. A political conyen-
tion in the summer time without ice
would be a failure from the start.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

The biggest lottery scheme in the
country is that now being conducted
BY Uncle Sam down in the new Indian
country.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

The women Of Brookfeld, No, am
Carrollton. NO., are paying "HeIO'
calls this warm weather since the COM
pletion CT the telephone line between
the two towns.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-07-27

IL the north pole exc~ursionists dom,
hurry and find that pole 1t will be mel.
ted down so they never car find #.
Evening star., 1901-11-23

is estimated that the total consumption last
year was about eighty millions of brick,
while for the year before only about sew
enty million was used
Building Up a Block.
As an evidence of the continued activity
in the building operations In that section
lying along 1st street north of Florida ave-
nut, it can be stated that one of the most
extensive deals ever consummated in that
section was this week brought to close,
whereby E. Speich and Thos NJ Haislip
acquired, through JOS. Paul, the entire
frontage on the east side of 1st street
northwest between V and w, comprising
seventeen lots of 19x100 feet each. These
gentlemen expect to improve this ground
once by the erection of seventeen three
story houses of eleven rooms each. They
will be built of best quality of press brick
and brown stone. The first floors will be
trimmed in hard, second and third floors
in natural wood. These houses will contain
every known modern improvement, making
them as. convenient as possible.
Messrs. Speich and HaiSlip have completed
a row of nine houses on 1st street between
Rhode Island avenue and U street and all
but two have been sold. During the past
season they have built in this locality thirty
houses. which have all been sold. 1t has
been their experience that~the supply OF
labor and material has not been sufficiently
large to enable them to build as many
houses for which they found demand eX-
listed
Evening star., 1901-11-23
WASHINGTON RELICS,
Silver Spoons That Belonged to the
Father of His Country.

From the Kansas City (Mo) Journal.
J. ]. Widener of Oakland, Kan who Is
visiting St. Joseph, Mo-, is the possessor of
some interesting relics that once belonged
to George Washington, among them being
two sets of solid silver spoons, one tea set,
one set of large tablespoons and one large
silver soup ladle, with the initials of George
Washington engraved on the handles; also
a large pocketbook once owned by George
Washington.
"These relics came in direct line from my
great granduncle,'' said Mr.. Widener re-
Gently. My uncle kept hotel in Phila-
delphia when the seat of government was
there, and Washington had a private room
in the hotel and boarded there part of the
time. They were very close friends. Wash
ington had a center table and secretary
in his room at the hotel.
when he retired to Mount Vernon he
left the center table and secretary behind,
and they were never called for. The pocket
book was in the secretary, which was a
very peculiarly constructed affair. Mr..
Graham, my great-granduncle, becoming
my great-uncle, moved him up to Adams
county, Penn, to his home. These relics
were part of his effects he took to his
nephews. He died there, leaving those
things and all he had to his nephew my
great-uncle, William Long.
William Long took two little girls to
raise, one five years old and the other
eight years old, his nieces, their mother
having died when young. They were my
aunts, sisters Of my mother. Nancy and
Anna Walker. Their uncle, William Long,
died in 1S47, leaving his property, with those
relics, to his two nieces, my aunts. The
older of the two sisters died in 1862, leaving
the property and relics to her sister Anna.
In 1875 the latter became very much af-
f1cted, and, being there alone and her prop
erty pretty nearly all gone, her neghbors
wrote to me in 1875. as 1 was reared and
lived in Ohio, to come and take care of
my aunt. In the fall of 1876 I went to
Pennsylvania and settled her affairs for
her, and took her home with me to Ohio,
where she regained her health and lived
with me twelve and one-half years, dying
in 1888. She was then eighty years old
leaving these relics that were owned by
George Washington. 1 have quite a num-
ber of other old relics that came from tine
same source. 1 have twenty-eight in ALL"
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Roosevelt ON GOuverneur Morris.
he Editor of The Evening Star:

10 lne EUltOr OF 1ne Evening
In reading President Roosevelt's life of
Gouverneur Morris (American Statesmen
series), published in 1SSS-a most enter
tanning and characteristic little volume-I
was impressed by the following paragraph,
which may be of interest to the general
public as indicative of the President S
Americanism:
Morris was a true republican and an
American to the core. He was alike free
from trucking subserviency to European
opinion-a degrading remnant of colonial
ism that unfortunately still fingers in cer-
tain limited social and literary circles-and
from the uneasy self-assertion that springs
partly from sensitive vanity and partly
from a smothered doubt as to ones real
position Like most men of strong charac-
ter, he had no taste for the cosmopolitan
ism that so generally indicates a weak
moral and mental makeup. He enjoyed his
stay in Europe to the utmost, and was in
innate with the most influential men and
charming women of the time; but he was
heartily glad to get back to America, re-
fused to leave it again, and always insisted
that it was the most pleasant of all places
in which to live. While abroad he was
simply a gentleman among gentlemen.
He never intruded his political views
or national prejudices upon his Euro
pean friends; but he was not in
clined to suffer any imputation on his
country. ANY question ABOUT America tnat
was put in good faith. no matter how much
ignorance 1t displayed, he always answered
good-humoredly; and he gives in his diary
some amusing examples of such conversa-
tions. Once he was crosseXamined by an
inqusitive French nobleman, still in the
stage of civilization which believes that no
man can be paid to render service to an
other, especially a small service, and yet
retain his self-respect and continue to re-
gard himself as the full political equal of
his EMPLOYER One of this gentleman's sa
gacious inquiries was as to how shoe
maker could, in the pride of his freedom,
think himself equal to a king, and yet &C
cept an order to make shoes. To which
Morris replied that he would accept 1t a
matter of business, and be glad of the
chance to make them since it lay in the
line of his duty; and that he would all the
time consider himself at full liberty to crit
icise his visitor, or the king, or any one
else who lapsed from his own duty. After
recording several queries of the same ma
ture and some rather abrupt answers,
the diary for that day closes rather causti-
cally with the comment: This manner of
thinking and speaking, however, is too
masculine for the climate am now in 3"
READER.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
America in England.
rom the Westminster Gazetta

The Americanizing of one part of Ian
cashire, namely, Tafford Park Estate, Man.
chester, is now proceeding apace. About
1000 houses, mostly of the cottage type,
have been erected there and are being rap
idly tenanted by artisans who are employed
or expected to be employed at one or other
of the works which are being opened in
Trafford Park. The laying out of this min
iature town, which has sprung into being
in a phenomenally short time, is being Wig
orously pushed forward. Streets are being
planned on the American system, and in
stead of being named after the English
fashion are being numbered consecutively
as In the states They are lighted by cleo
tricity, as are also the dwellings compris-
ing the new Manchester colony. Shops re-
failing all kinds Of goods are springing
into existence here and there. The most
important industrial concern which is find
ing home here is the Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing Company, Limited,
whose workshops are expected to give en-
ployment to over 1900 men and youths
Some Of the foremen engaged are Ameyi-
cans, and the nasal twang is not altogether
missing. Other Industrial concerns in
Trafford Park include lard refineries, dyna-
mo works, brick and. tile works, electric
light and power supply stations, timber
yards. warehouses for cotton, etc.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Eating Too Much.

Eating too much Is a disease of civiliza-
tion. The upcivilized seldom get too much
to eat, or their feastings are preceded or
followed by so many days of famine that
gormandizing leaves no evil trace. Where
food is abundant, oxygen scarce, muscles
soft through inactivity, and the regular &C.
cupation a tax upon the brain and nerves
the feeling that one has eaten too much or
has not eaten enough, is a frequent and
troublesome intruder At times there is a
combined sense of being at once ill-nour-
ished and overfed. This means simply that
one has eaten too much of improper foods
and not enough of the right ones. A ia
nous rule for the cure of dyspepsia is sim
pie and succinct: Take on your plate all
you mean to eat. and eat but twice a day.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Guild Chapel mt stratford.

From the London Globe.
Considerable public interest is beipg
shown in the proposed work of restoring
the old chapel of the Guild of the Holv
Cross, which is SO prominent a feature in
the center OF the town of Stratford-on-
Avon The first chapel of the guild on the
same site was erected by Robert de St-al-
ford in 1863. but with the exception of the
chancel which is of an earlier period the
present structure was built in the reign of
Henry VII by Sir II. Clopton, once lord
mayor of London, who erected the nne
bridge over the Avon at Stratford. The
building remains practically as Shakespeare
saw it. The interior contains some most
interesting frescoes, covered over at the
beginning OF the last century.
Evening star., 1901-11-23
Peculiar Taxation I'm Holland.
rom the Pittsburg Dispatch.

Some of the most peculiar of taxations
recorded are to be found in the archives of
Holland In 1871, for instance, there was
in existence a tax imposed on all passen-
gers travelling in Holland. In 1874 a duty
of 2 shillings was levied on each person
who entered tavern before noon, on those
who entered a place of entertainment on
marriages and deaths. and on many other
things. If a person was buried out of the
district to which he belonged the tax was
payable twice over.
Evening star., 1901-11-23

Lady of the Bridget, didn't you
tell me when you came here that you would
have no male friends coming around the
house, and now l find man in the kitchen
almost every evening"
Bridget-'Shure, mum, thot amt no male
friend of moine at aIl-hes me husband
Town and Country.
Evening star., 1901-11-23

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There was a time when
mud and sand were used
to aid clear water inn the
cleaning process.
There was a time when
women ground maize by
hand i'm the old stone mills.
But we no longer require
our women to grind and
spin and weave and knit.
Woman's drudgery to-
day is scrubbing, which
wears out her life and her
property.
BUT GOLD DUST is
emancipating fner from the
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You have found that
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without GOLD DUST.
Then why don't you try
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Company,
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