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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

teal politics he's not good enough to hold a political position"
hold that any man who does not demonstrate enough interest
in practical politics to attend the primaries of his party and to vote
on election day has NO RIGHT TO OFFER A OF PRO
TEST against anything that the leaders or offceholders of his party
may do. By his inactivity and Indifference he has given practical
assent to whatever they may do.
In the panance of the ward-worker the man who does not at
tend the councils Of his precinct organization and who absents him
self from the primaries HAS NO KICK ON ANY AC-
COUNT
Let us put the matter in another light. The aim Of the fathers
OF this nation was to found a government which would be absolutely
REPRESENTATIVE of the people.
From years Of practical experience in politics l am ready to
assert that if every voter attended the meeting Of his local party or
ganzaton three or four times a year, voted at all its primaries and at
each election, MISREPRESENTATION WOULD BE PRAC-
TICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. If a candidate was selected who did not
really represent his people, his time would be short, for his fate would
be settled by the whole power Of the party.
MISREPRESENTATION comes in where a certain contingent
in the party holds aloof from the elemental, the PRIMARY work
of party management. Generally, at least very often, the members
of this contingent are men Of high standing in their community and
of high civic ideals; but fail to regard active participation in politics
as a duty. They resent any implication that they would ASSOCI-
ATE WITH POLITICIANS and hold themselves superior to any
practical interest in the politics o. their own precinct or district.
So long as they, in any considerable numbers, maintain this mis-
taken attitude the men who have only selfish ends to serve will see
that this indifference of the men who scorn politicians gives them
their opportunity to step in and conrol things for their own selfish
purposes and ends.
In view Of this fact, the man who labors to make every man who
subscribes to the sentiments Of his party an ACTIVE PARTY
WORKER serves the interests of good politics and good govern
ment.
You cannot have a REAL LIVE PATRIOT without having,
by the same token, a PRACTICAL POLITICIAN.
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things are especially necessary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

Hlgginsville Advance: wv. C.
Boyer is now located at Grand juno
ton, Colorado, and his wife and SOD,
Willie, who have been visiting here for
some time, will leave for that place the
last of the week. Mr.. Boyer had to
leave Oklahoma City on account Of his
health and we are glad to learn that he
is improving since he made the change.
We wish them well in their new home, .
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Rheumatism

What is the use Of telling the rheumatic
that be feels as il his Joints we're being dis
located2
He knows that his suherings are very
much like the tortures Of the rack.
What he mdHis 10 k4lOW Is what will per-
manently cure his disease.
That, according to Thousands OF grateful
testimonials, Is
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19
9CK HEADACHE

is caused by constipation, indigestion
and biliousness, which may be cured anS
the cause OF the headache removed by the
use Of Or. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. This
splendid remedy may be obtained Of Leroy
Farmer in 5Oc and 81 bottles. 7m1
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NOT al OuRE.ALL.

DR.. Caldwells Syrup Pepsin will only
cure disease Of the digestive tract, such
as Indigestion, %biliousness, constipation
and sick headache, which IS the result Of
these troubles. It is sold In Soc and 81
bottles by Leroy Former. 7m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-07-19

Napoleon will shortly have a new
bank with a SIC, 900 capital stock. All
the stock has been subscribed, and the
bank will be in operation in about six
weeks The following constitute the
board Of directors: II. H. Wostemeyer,
John Strodtman, w. H. Holke, Sr.,
H. F, Holke, H. Berlekamp, Chas.
Hoffman and J.. A. Wostemeyer. 1t is
understood that j. A. Wostemeyer will
be the cashier. A new brick building
is to be put mp, and is to be furnished
in modern style.
There is more catarrh 10 this section OF
the country thar all other diseases put
together, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease, and prescribed LOCAL remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a consti-
tutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. HALLS Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only coustitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from ten drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case it fails to cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials. Address,
F.. j.. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, zoe.
HalPs Family Pills are the best. 7m1
The N. D. Thompson Publishing
Company, %well-known publishers of St.
Louis, have, to use the language OF the
ST. Louis Republic, "scooped" The
United States government IN the pub
LEGATION of "The Jefferson Bible,''
concerning which there has been sucn
spirited discussion 10 and out of con-
gress. II, as was stated in the debates
of congress, there will be a call for
five million copies of this work, it will
prove a publishing and business hit
OF unusual magnitude. They adver-
tise in another column of this issue for
solicitors and general agents for this
and other publications. They offer
salary and liberal commissions to ex-
perienced or capable canvassers. They
offer, also, TO present to any one send.
ing the addresses Of a few .canvassers
an art work in six colors as described
In advertisement.
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It promptly neutralizes The acid IN tho
blood on which the disease depends, CONF
pletely eliminates it. and strengthens the
system against It's return Try Hoods.
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POLITICS
A DUTY "
By HON. WILLIAM LoRIr9ER,
cAairmaa oSsh csuney, uainsas. Rsp~salssa csm1ittsa

Sometimes ! meet men who say, with an I'M
disguised air of superiority; Il don't have any
thing to do with politics"
Again, in pressing the claims OF a prospective
candidate, men will urge: Hes a good mar and
NOT A POLITICIAN"
To the first my reply is: Then you ought to
be ashamed Of yourself, for you confess to the
neglect of a plain duty"
And to the second the answer should be re-
Anrnnd. HIf he isn,t narcnnaliu interested in nrac-
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NECESSITIES
OF SUCCESSES
BY DR.. a. a. WInhITs
New York Apostle Of Sunshine"

The first is concentration, and the
second is keeping free from all harmful influences.
With these two elements in work It will be successful; without
them It will fail They are absolutely necessary to those who would
succeed.
There is also a necessity for education that is growing greater
and greater each year, There is no longer room in this world for
either a lazy or an ignorant man. Neither should a person scatter his
interests, but specialize, whether it be in a trade, a business, or a
profession.
These are all elements Of success, and an Of nearly equal i'm
portance; but Of them all the first two must have their place il the
work we do is to live fer the poserty for whom til performed
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Constant work is a necessity.
1t is a necessity not to crafty
selfish motives, but for the sake of
%posterity. Successful work is also
necessary, and it is only successful
work that will live for p~osterity.
To make work successful two
things are esneciallv neceeearv
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oN@6amnn

When I was a boy, l can re-
member, anyone who dreamed OF
converting a gift into cash-unless
he we're in necessitous circum-
stances-was looked upon as a
person who would use somebody
else's visiting cards unauthorized.
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

auns hsAvy M around thAn. : assa
and fog better suited 70 old London
than the gay French capital.
Perhaps itevAs an accident but
neither Of them we're Of a mind to b..
lieve 70. Rather were our friends
ready to suspect that the count and his
Muscovite ally had something to do
with the cabs disappearance. since
such men never lose an opportunity
to harass an enemy when the oppor-
tunity arises.
Nor did their suspicious arise in
yain. Without the least warning the
two friends suddenly found themselves
sst upon by . squad OF roughs, such
~ may be recruited at small expense
from the slums Of any great city.
When Jones Aw the nature of the
gang thus brought 20 rudeiy to their
attention, he scorned to avail himself
Of the potent weapon OF his outer coat
The vermin were not worth such ex-
alted treatment. "
Each of our friends had gone forth
with stout cane, and In the hands
Of determined men these could be
made exceedinsly servtceable,
Thus they turned to meet the on
slaught with an eagerness that perhaps
surprised the footpsds. no doubt ac-
customed to having such victims as
they chose to honor With their at
tention throw up their hands in In
glorious surrender. f4t. .9sa
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
CHAPTER III
Velvet Claws.

VckN6l SAAW1.
Jones and Merrick were full Of fight,
so that the opportunity to do little
work In the service OF the community
came to them not without its advan-
tages. fsA ii
And the way they badgered those
getaways from society was really a
caution-not head escaped punish
ment, and some received such double
dose that they grew ratified.
The result was foregone conclu-
sion, since heads never could be in
the same class with clubs. And in
less than minute the friends had
their enemies on the run. utterly de-
moraliyed by the vigorous treatment
given.
Without attempting pursuit, the two
friends made the best of their way
10 their hotel.
Naturally both of them were eager
to see what manner OF document had
fallen into their possession, but 1t was
too public place to serve as council
chamber, SO Jones proposed retiring to
his den on an upper floor. where no
one would be apt to disturb them.
They were In the act of ascending
when an attache Of the establishment
| touched Mark upon the shoulder.
spoke few words and handed him .,
card. -
Jones saw his friend stand irrcso-
Lutte. as though hardly knowing Whist
to do ,ta H.,
At the same time he could not hut
notice that the card was such as ladies
use for calling. .s,s sS
"I'll come up presently, my lear fel..
low-third stage. number eighty-scven
Good-give me hve minutes or no." 4
And as Jones climbed the stairs ir
preference to using the lift, he chanc-
ed to glance through the open door Of
the hotel parlors, and beheld q vision
in white, seated on a divan; woman
80 entrancingly beautiful that any
man might be pardoned for bowinE at
her shrine upon the slightest encour.
agement. "
Jones merely gave one Of his little
whistles that seemed to express his
feelings so completely. For the chavm-
er was the Princess Olgavitch
whom wretched fate had that day
thrown across Mark Merrick's path
under most peculiar circumstances,
which were of nature to arouse
within her certain feelings she had
laughed at In others. Jones did NO.
enjoy the sight Of 1t . bit. He knew
the character OF the Continental Lur-
line, and how INSCRIPTIONS she had
always been In playing with the holiest
of human passions.
Meanwhile Merrick entered the par
lor. He had reasons Of his own for
granting the lady's request for an In
terview ~ soon as she came in.T ~ A
His curiosity had been aroused by !.
few words written In French upon
her card.
"a matter of great importance" i
She began by thanking him over
again for his generous and manly sue
cor Of the morning. Merrick raised
his hand in protest. shaking his curly
head q though declaring he had done
nothing that deserved such high
praise. q . Ai
"Ah. you talk a. though you were
. member Of the cars court, 10 stud-
i'd, 70 diplomatic. But must mot
fihd fault. Then. monsieur, listen,
you and your friend are in danser.~ u
tS,l ITO he cnntinuAdl
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
q r.lee tl.e K..tielrs.. !,

/ sThs natives Of Palestine have .
I skettlsdrum. the body bslns made II
srettsry and the head covered with
sporehMsnt. II is provided with Z
;c6sa and II borne n featal prooss-
'sipss i
The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25

Courtesy = . blssslns 'fseM - Nsast
o. 3 sod man aud = deadly .wsaOon u
~ hanA II . villaiA.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-08
condoIas on the Thames.

Gondolas on the Thames are some
times referred to as novelties; but
they were already there in the reign
of Charles II! Upon the Thames"
says Pepys, in 1861, Il saw the kings
new pleasure boat, and also two gWn-
daloes that are lately brought. which
are very rich and fine" This was
how gondolas were then written; and
another testimony of their presence
may be found In Davenant's express
sion: "Step into one of your peascod
boats, whose tits are not so sump-
tuous as the roofs of the gundaloes.
The latest importer Of gondola to
the Thames has imported with it from
Venice a gondolier. who-as is con-
yenient in a climate that does not
allow river work for great part OF
the year-is also sorethirg OF cook.
Five years ago there was only one
gondola on the Thames: but now
tho number is increased, thus fulfilling
the program of the economical coun-
cillor in a provincial town. who. on
the proposal that gondola should
be placed on the municipal ornamental
water, suggested that the town should
ACQUIRE a pair and let them breed
London Chronicle.
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heavy order. Hence you are not sur
prised when you receive a little later,
oox of fine cigars, with your tobac.
conists' compliments, but if those ci-
gars are not tips, what are they?
Brown is buyer for big manufac-
tory. The firm he patronizes is send
ing him every week or two boxes of
toilet soaps, cases of perfumery, doz-
ems of golf balls and barrels of clans.
These are Browns tips-the gratui-
ties he gets for his patronage.
Robinson sends a rich friend to his
tailor with note of introduction, and
the rich friend buys four suits. Isn't
Robinson being tipped when the tailor.
the week following, makes him a pres
ent of set of English flannels:"
The waiter made a disdainful ges-
ture and calculated:
"Pish. Tipping, they say, Is
un-American, and a waiter of proper
pride and independence would scorn
to accept quarter or half in return
for the serving of a meal. But say,
lDdLv tipping IuIS cream tHIOuSH oar
social system, from top to bottom, and
all of us, excepting only the elevator
man. are taking tips of one sort or an
other Gil our Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord.
Germany drills this year 53,400 re.
serve troops, nearly double as many A.
sbs drilled two ;ears ago,
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USE FOR RUSSIAN THlSTLES.
Once Pest, Hsbraska Farmers Now
Feed Their Stock on Them.

Feed Their stock on mem.
After spending something more than
a quarter million dollars in vain at
tempt to get rid CT the Russian thistle
Ntf'raska farmers have suddenly
awakened to the fact that it is pretty
good sort of weed and from conducting
systematic campaigns against it have
come to planting It and growing 1t
as hay.
The weed made its first appearance
a dozen years ago, when 1t was
brought over from Russia in haxsecd-
Wherever the thistles appeared other
weeds promptly gave UP the ghost.
So did corn and wheat. They were all
Choked out.
Then began the campaign OF ex-
termination. The Legislature passed
laws compelling each road supervisor
or Oversoer to see that all thist!cS
were eradicated from the roadways
ana granting to county boards the
right to appropriate money to carry on
a systematic fight for the extinction
of the weed.
One day a sheep feeder out In Daw-
son county was alarmed to find that
fta flock had broken into a pasture
given o:er to crop of thistles. The
thistleS were in the green and tender
stage and the farmer, fearing tnat
his herd had been poisoned, fastened
to turn them out.
Instead of dying Off. the sheep the
next day made determined effort to
break through the fence and get at
tt1e scene of the previous days ban
uuet. The farmer changed his mind
and let TIE sheep feed for weeks on
the thistl..,, until they grew fat and
plump.
lie reported his discovery to other
farmers, the scient. fc experts were In
formed and a systems C investigation
was begun. It resulted in the an
nouncement that the thistle,Vas worth
cultiyating as a stock food.
The result has been that the laws
against 1t have been repealed and IN
southwestern Nebraska the RUSSIAN
thistle is vieing With alfalfa as hay
product It has been found TO be as
good as native grass hay, If cut when
about eight or ten inches high. At
that time it is in bloom, and the stems
do not, if cured, become woody.
On the stalk the sheep and cattle
eat it readily. leaving older cultivated
crops to Craze upon it. 1t is nutrl'
tious and fattening, and the stock Will
break through fences to get at 1t, IN
preference to buffalo grass.
The thistle needs no CULTIVATION.
It's hardy annual, and each plant
contains thousands of seed. These
fallow the ground and sprout OF their
own accord. In the cattle country
it is constantly growing in favor, and
one man in Lincoln county harvested
500 tons of it last year.
1t is another case of tardy recosnl'
ton of natures bounty, but even now
the thistle has it's detractors. who say
that it depreciates and hardens the
soil,
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tween ti1ciii:. "She was the wife OF
Mars, you know.
Then the light of the full moon be.
gan to suffuse his face, until he ex.
plodcd with: We'll, l guess she's a
| widow now; Oh! Ho! no! E! he!
he! Ho!" he wAooped after me, and
l turned and fed swiftly away over
the hill:
The week passed by, and on Satur:
day evening l said to him: You go
away Monday, don't you?"
lie nodded his head and grinnel.
Then you won't have another
chance to get mess of those trout
you just 'dotc on
But he did not notice the sneer. "Oh,
don't know he ehnckled. I'm go
ing up tomorrow to try pretty t1rd."
Thus was assurance made doubly
sure, and l went back to my house
literally hugging myself with rapture.
Early next morning l saw him go
by with a dip-net and gunnysack, and
Bellona trotting at his heels. | knew
where he was bound. and cut ont by
the back pasture and climbed through
the underbrush to the top Of the noun
tain. Keeping carefully out of sight,
| followed the crest along for a couple
of miIes to a natural amphithcatre in
tn, hills, where the little river ramped
down on. OF n gorge and stopped for
hrnot1, IN 1or y,1ocf1 n
rc.,I. That was the spot. sat down
on the Group of the mountain, where
could see all that occurred, and
lighted ny pipe.
Ere many minutes had passed. John
Claverhouse came plodding up the bed
of the stream. Bellona was ambling
about him, and they we're in high
feather, her short. snapry barks ming
ling with his deeper chest-notes. Ar
rived at the pool he threw down the
dip ret and sack and drew from his
hip pocket what looked like a large
fat candle. But l knew it to be a
stick of giant" for suc. was his
method of catching trout. He dyna-
mited them. He attached the fuse by
wrapping the giant" tightly in piece
of cotton. Then he ignited the fuse
and tossed the explosive into the pool.
Like q fash Bellona was into the
pool after it. could have shrieked
aloud for very Joy. ClaverhoTse yell
ed at her, but without avail. He pelt-
ed her with clods and rocks. but she
swan steadily on till che got the stick
of giant" in her mouth, when she
whirlcd about and headed for shore.
Then, for the first time, he realized
his danger, and started to. run. AS
foreseen and planned By me, she made
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Why He Wanted Mercy.

A plea for consideration was put
forward on behalf of pickpockct at
Marlborough street on the ground
that even a short sentence would
carry with it the additional hardship
to a gentleman of the prisoners pro-
fession OF being sequestrated during
the coronation festivities. TO the
light. fingered fraternity this would
certainly be a matter OF serious loss.
The plea reminds us of two men ac-
cuscd of pocket-picking who tried to
engage a now celebrated counsel to
conduct their defense at the Ola
Bailey. There was one insuperable
impediment to this ccnsummatlon,
namely, the absence of the necessary
guineas. We'll, sir" said one or the
men. don't go away till we come
back, and we will sec." Sure enough
they came back and produced the fee.
Counsel was ircautious enough to ask
how they had come by the money.
We'll, sir" was the reply. I'VE just
went up the Strand and--we had a
hit O. luck."-London News.
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E'VoL. XIV.
I The ENGINEER.

Hiidct Maxims' click and rattle,
Quick-fircrs' crack and scream,
nazed with the lust of battle,
Halt blind with smoke and stcaM.
Men face the flying shraprel,
And dare the bursting shell.
I Whe,l sev cry gun's shambles.
And all the decks hell!
Eut pent and Gagged, unknowinS
y (Which way, the fight incline.
1lEkeep my engines going
Beneath the watcr-line.
i No praise or blame to spur ne
In this my hour Of trial,
1 stand and grip the lever,
stand and watch the dial.
~ know no battln-rassion
10 set my blood aglow,
II work in sober fashion,
n But II we fall. know
That boiled. or flayed. or stifcd.
Or mashed amongst the gear,
die, mere non-combatant,"
IN An nnknown engineer.
ItsL III X. EAdkin, in the London Spec
~ 4ntcr. NA
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-08

Some women :ry 70 keep q mans
love by not returning II,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-11-08

Meets the first Tuesday OF every
month.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-01


soft boiled; three hours TO digest boiled
apple dumping; three hours 70 digest
fresh roast beef. In fact. three hours Is
about the time required to digest the
average twelve minute lunch The oh
iect OF the hasty lunch is 10 let the busy
man get back to his Office work. But
when the brain is active, the stomach Is
inactive for lack of necessary blood The
natural consequence is indigestion, and
indigestion opens the door to many dis
eases.
Indigestion is cured by the use of Or.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
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ut is with heartfelt gratitude that 7 send this
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had stomach trouble from childhood and suffered
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not able TO work half the time Evcrv thing
! tried only gave me temporary relief Ny wllc
finally persuaded me 10 try ID. Pierce's Golden
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took six bottles Of the Golden Medical Dtscov-
cry aud two Walls OF Dr Pierces Pheasant Tel
lets then felt well that Z stopped taking
medicine Several months have passed and
can do the hardest kind Of work. can eat any
thing that Il set before and enjoy Il. I am
a. years old and this Is the hrs: time have ever
been we'll
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Medical Adviser in paper covers Is sent
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