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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
WOMEN RULERS.
Have Proved Their Capacity, But Men
Are Preferred.

6Ao 4AeAsAASG
In spite Of the proved capacity Of
Eomen to rule, in spite Of the uniyer-
sal admission Of their capacities in
fhat respect and in Others if these ca
pacities be rightly trained, all ma
tons would sooner have at their head
Z man than a woman. 1t is not solely
because the king can personally lead
bis armies to war in case Of necessity,
hsugh it may have something to do
With it. 1t is not a: all proved that
Elizabeth Tudor could not have done
mRell in warfare as any of hergener-
is.
Niscertaintha Maria Theresa could
have done considerably better than
the majority Of her captains in the
seven years war; Catherine II. sur
Aamed "Fhe Great" and justly SO
named, was the superior in brain of
deariy all her military counselors. In
the country where the sixty-second
paragraph Of the Sale law has always
strictly prevailed the most dauntless
warrior was a woman whose name is
din a word to conjure with.
Yet in the country of the great
Catherine and of her predecessors
who. in spite Of her faults, was per-
haps equally as great as a ruler
there is at present a poignant regret
d their czar having only daughters,
which, under the new dispensation,
are excluded from the succession. In
Gecountry Of Maria Theresa the dis
may caused by the untimely andtragic
death Of the heir Of Francis Joseph
continues, although there is at least
ore sister, and also a daughter Of the
dead arehduke, who, if all accounts
be true, are quite as fit to rule as the
male heir presumptive; yet Francis
Joseph knows perfectly well that to
attempt another "pragmatic sane
fon" such as that which raised Maria
Theresa to the throne would be for
ORR hope.-Illustrated LondonN News.
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Punished for Not Smoking.

In England at the time Of the great
fague il was reported that no one
living in a tobacconist's house fell
sick Of the disease. This caused a
great demand for tobacco. Hearne
says in his diary: 81 remember that
I heard formerly Tom Rogers, who
vas a yeoman beadle, say that when he
tas a schoolboy at Elton that year
then the plague ragged all the boys
{ that school we're obliged to smoke
gerry morning, and that he was never
shipped 80 much in his life as he was
one morning for not smoking.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
The flight Of Birds.

Mr.. c.. A. Mitchell, an English nat
u%ralist, says the speed of flight of birds
is often greatly oyerrated. The swift,
for instance, has been credited with
a speed of $50 miles per hour, and the
popular Imagination compares The
flight Of a sparrowhawk with that Of
a cannon BALL Independent Of aid
from the wind, Mr.. Mitchell thinks,
40 miles an hour is about the full
speed Of a good pigeon flying a long
distance. The homing pigeon can be
relied on under fairly easy conditions
to make go miles an hour, or consid-
erably more. On a short course a
s~parrowhawk can outay a homer.
But the sparrowhawk frequently fails
10 catch smaller birds that form its
prey.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
LOSS OF MEMORY.
Time the Conductor Thought He Was Out
Ten Dollars.

Time the Conductor Thought He Was Out
Ten Dollsra
Gas for pickpockets," said the
street car conductor, 81 was never
touched but once, and the affair
turned out q@ueerly enough.
q had a big crowd on the car and
was jammed around, and when | got
to the terminus l found l had been
robbed Of about ten dollars,
81 reported to the company, Of
course, but got no sympathy. On the
contrary, | was told to scratch around
and make the loss good or take the
bounce.
81 was husliing after the rhino
when | met a friend who handed me
$40 and congratulated me on my
luck"
"What luck?" was asked.
"Why, I'd backed a horse at one
to seven andahit it. It was a queer
case, as | told you. Instead of being
robbed / had handed an X to a friend
to back a horse and forgotten all
about it. Yes, queer affair, but the
daily life Of a street car conductor
is made up Of queer affairs-very
queer" Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, John %senfter, single and un-
married, by his certain deed OF trust, dated
the 9Th day Of December, 1881, and filed for
record In the Office OF the recurder Of deeds
for Lafayette county, Missouri, recorded In
hook ~, page 3I4. conveyed to Robert Taylor,
trustee, the following described real estate,
situated in Lafayette county, Missouri,
towit: The northeast quarter OF the south
east quartar Of section fourteen IA, In
township hity 500, OF range twenty eight
CS which said deed was made in trust 10
secure a certain prOmissory note In said deed
described; and whereas, default has been
made in the payment Of said note, and the
same with interest thereon remains due and
unpaid, and whereas, the said trustee being
dead, now this Is to give notice that ], Oscar
Thomas. sheriff Of Lafayette county. Mis-
souri,, by virtue at the power in me vested
and by request OF the legal holder and nwner
Of said note, will sell for cash to the highest
bidder on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY SRD. 1902,
between the hOurs of nine o'clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock in the afternoon Of
that day, in froat Of the court house door. In
the City Of Lexinl ton, Lafayette county.
Missouri, the said real estate for the pu pose
OF satisfying such note and the interest
accrued theseon, and the costs and expenses
II executing this trust.
l-ll-t4 OSCAR THOMAS, sheriff.
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Gnardian Sale Of Zeal EsIaIe.

m The matter Of the estate OF John A stout.
insane. -
~ Probate Court Of Lafayette County, Ms
onri, at the November term thereof, lsJi, on
III s0Ih day OF November. 1901, OF SAID court
rlerinr and empowering me, the under
igned Guardian Of the estate or John a.
f,nt insane. for the purpose IN SAID orler
= said court. provided aud set furth, tnS
I'D guardian, hereby give notice that VIII
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10th. 1902
,etween the hours OF nine O'Clock In the
f,ren0on and ave o'clock n the afternoon OF
that day. at the court house door, IN the CITY
M Lexington, Lafayette county. missouri,
md during the session OF the probate court
n said county. expose and offer for sale, anu
fell openly by auction, at public VENUE. 70
he highest bidder, for cash In hanu, INT
following described real estate, situate,
wing and being In the county OF Latayette
md state ~ Missouri, as follows, town.
An undivided half interest In and 70 the
.outheast quarter OF the southwest quarter
of section ND fourteen, ana the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter OF section
tN twenty-three. all In township ~ forty
sight, range t25 Twenty-Five, Lafayette
county, Missouri.
Given under my hand this the Goth day OF
JAMES II. WHITE,
Guardian Of the Person and Estate OF John
A. Stout, Insane. ls-f-td
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w~OOD-EArING l
One Died. the Others Ihuvei on the
Peculiar Diet


S. A. Harris. Of Charlotte, says the
Daily Observer, lost a mule and the
better part Of a delivery wagon the
other day. The wagon body was
made Of poplar. The mule was made
Of just simply ordinary, everyday
mule. The other night the mule got
out Of the stable, and set about a
task of eating up the delivery wagon.
He ate the framework down TO the
floor and might have finished the
floor if he hadn't long enough
to die.
Cam King. one Of the original Two
Orphans, was at the old courthouse
the other day when he observed
Squire Maxwell telling an Observer
reporter about the death of Sam
Harris mule. 81 believe every word
of it" spoke up King, "and ! will
tell you why. Mules will eat wood
when they are wanting forage and
can't get it (meaning no reflection on
Sam). AT Staunton, Va, during the
war ! was in charge Of the commissary
wagons. We had plenty Of corn for
our mules, but for days they had had
no forage whatever. Well, one night
my mules ate out five spokes from a
wagon wheel to which they had been
tied. That morning l got a load Of
chestnut rails to feed my mules on,
and they ate every one Of them. Not
a mule died. What caused the death
Of Mr.. Harris mule | can't say, but
| do know that my army mules we're
great wood eaters"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
Notice to Bridge Contractors.

will let to the lowest and best bidder on
SATURDAY, JANUARY slst, 1909,
the repairs, with earthwork, on Iron Bridge
across Little Tabo creek, on Dover and Hig-
-insville road, In section 81, township 81,
range %.
Letting will be at bridge site at $3.50
O'Clock a. IN
Plan and specifications will be seen at
lime and place of letting
Contractor Is to give bon for maintenance
of bridge as the law directs.
Commissioner reserves the right to reject
any U all bids. b.. d WEEDIN,
l-lltd Commissioner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25

Letters Of Administration on the estate OF
Jackson. deceased. were granted 20
the undersigned on the cath day OF Decem-
her. 1901, by the probate court OF Lafayette
county. Missouri
Ali persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the administrator within one year
after the date of said letters or they may be
preeluded from any benefit Of such estate;
and II such claims be not exhibited within Two
years from the date of said letters they Will Do
forever barred.
This 2ith day Of December, 1901.
HENRY C. WALLACE,
l2-2St5 Administrator
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FINAL ~SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate OF
Herman TwPnte, deceased. that the under
signed administrator will apply to makes final
settlement of said estate, at the February
county, Missouri. TO be begun and held al the
probate court room, In the city Of Lexington,
on the second Monday in February, 1902.
J. II. CHARLES KR0NSHAGE,
ll.S-t5 Administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
FINAI.

Notice Is hereby given To all creditors and
other persons interested In the estate OF John
". Groves, deceased. hat the undersigned ad.
ministratrix will apply to make a final settle-
ment OF said estate at the February term. 1907,
Of the probate court of Lafayette county, Mis-
souri,, to be begun and held at the probate
court room In the city OF Lexington, on the
second Monday in February. 1872.
MARY P. GROVES.
l-ll-t5 Administratrix.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate Of
john 4 Howe. deceased. that the under
signed administrator will apply 70 make "A final
settlement OF said estate, at the F. bruary
term. 1872. of the probate court Of Lafayette
county. Missouri, to be begun and held al the
probate court room. in the city of Lexington,
on the second Monday in February 400.
SIN. WILSON.
llS-t5 Administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25

Hraggs--WelL Buxehard has got hsm-
arlf into a hole at last.
Dngas-What has he been doing
now9
sDvin' = buried yesterday,"-ohio
NaAa JOwnsh
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
By OPIE READ.

literary man in politics is like the old maid who
goes Summing. He can open his eyes in astonish-
ment. say, "oh, my" but cannot bring about a reform.
In politics the literary man would be inclined to write
too much, and writing has blasted the prospects OF
many a statesman. In politics the novelist might well
adopt tins motto: Burn this manuscript"
In Europe the man Of letters has been successful
as a politician. AS the writer of the ancient political
pamphlet, he could carry out his severe measures OF
reform. In England the statesmen of the eighteenth
century were nearly all Of them men of fine literary
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25
OF PUBLICATION

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY or LAFAYETTE. lss'
In the Circuit Court of Lafayette County. Mis-
sour, AT Lexington. In vacation. January
"A, 1902.
The state Of Missouri at the relatIoni
and to the use of j. J Fulkerson,
Collector Of the Revenue OF Laf.y-
stte County. ia the State Of Mis-
souri,, Plaintiff,
vs..
Henry W. Turner and Fleta Turner
MS wife, and Edward J.. Earl.
Defendants.
o the said Henry W. Turner ana FIeta
Turner. his wife;-You are hereby motif
he'd that the said plaintif has com-
menced a suit against you In said court
by petition, tho object and general nature.
q "nlch Is 20 obtain a Judgment for
the taxes, interest and costs due on
tue following described real estate. situate
IN the county OF Lafayette and state OF Mis-
souri,, toWit: Lots one ~ and two z block
to,gty-six t4g). tirst addition to Lexington.
MISSOURI, said real estate being deiinduent
Tor the year 1870. and that said f,lxes for
said year exclusive Of penalty, Interest md
costs, amount IN the aggregate 70 the SIM ~
Iwenty-One and Eighty One Hundredths
~ ~ poilafs ana that the same may be
declared a lien on said real estate. and tbaf
the same may be sold or so much fhereof "a
may he necessary 70 satisfy the Judgment
rendered herein, with interest. fees. fen-
altles, commissions and costs.
And you are further notified thar nnlnaa
you, appear at the next term OF said conrt.
to be begun and held at the court house
IN tne city OF Lexington. IA said BOUNTY.
on tne ~ day o. April. 1902, next, and
On OF before me ~ day OF said term. If The
term shall so long continue, and II not then
before the end OF the term, and answer said
petition, the same will be taken al confessed,
Audit e further ordered that a cnpy hereof
% puDnsnea ia me Weekly intelliRencer, q
cite, fof four weeks auccesslvely. the last
Insertion 70 be AZ least thirty DAYS before M
commencement 81 tho next term ~ thsx
Atrno copy from the record
Attest.
J.. H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Clerk.
ny J. W. SrDNoR. Deputy.
Chas. Lyons, ATTY. ORBIT. LA
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25

training. Burke was an essayist Of the highest order. Lewis, a mem
Der of parliament, fred all England with a novel called The Monk
Byron himself, while essentially a poet, possessed the elements OF a
statesman and in the house Of lords made a telling speech. In the
nineteenth century Macaulay was a power before the voters. And IN
parliament he delivered some of the most graceful and convincing
arguments ever heard in that old house.
BUT IN AMERICA H LITERARY MAN HAS MOI.
BEEN so SUCCESSFUL AS A POLITICIAN. In the rural dis
tricts the early prejudice against a man of mere book sense, often
enforced him to hide rather than to bring forth his literary accom-
pHsHments. Many a man in the west and in the south has been beaten
for Office because it had been proved that he wrote poetry. The COM
mumy declared poetry to be the dawdled lap dog Of the lady. Poll
tics was the oxen Of the man. Literary training was expected OF a
preacher, and he was permitted to write hymns, but the writing OF a
novel was heresy and to write a sermon was a grave offense. 1t was
demanded that a preacher should be inspired. And it was a matter
Of necessity that the politician should be moved to spontaneity by the
sudden rush Of great questions. When it became known that Tom
Marshall had prepared one of the most famous of his speeches, even
though he delivered it without notes, some OF his friends began to
doubt his power.
The literary element in Blaine unquesionably hurt hin. The
rough and ready" regarded him as too finished to serve wen the
interests of the common people.
Education is bringing about a change. The countryman has be-
gun to read Buckle and Draper. He is beginning to know that ora
tory is emotional and that it is the printed page that holds the real
intellectual force OF the age. He is beginning to know that emotion
means disturbance and war; that reason alone is the spreader of
peace. But a long time must elapse before the literary man can.
become one Of the acknowledged factors in political life. The literary
man knows his library, but the politician must know men. He must
not have a memory alone for epigram but for faces. He must know
Bill and Dick-nust inquire after the health Of Aunt Sally and Cousin
Sue.
The most helpless man in politics is the average college profess
sor. He comes forward with his ethics, with a volume OF political
economy under his arm. His classroom bow and his heshtatng
speech are laughed at by the "gee hor' voter, and this sort of voter is
still in the majority. The professor enunGates his principles, vivisects
live issue and while he is doing it, the practical politician pockets
the votes,
However, the literary man is coming to the front. He is more
a man Of the people than he was in times gone by. Realism in liter
ature has brought this about; he studies men.
IT MAY BE THAT LITERATURE WOULD HELP POL
TTICS, AND HI POLITICS MIGHT ENLIVEN LITER
AZURE.
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Tor his sweetheart. A learned
Chicago judge insists that SIS is
ample capital with which to start
housekeeping.
Both may be right, but l
imagine the newspaper paragraph
er can point to more examples to
prove his assertions than can the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-25

A newspaper paragrapher intimates that it costs money to love
and wed a girl if the young man is to provide and support a home
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given TO all creditors and
Otuer persons interested IN the estate OF
fhos, w. Barnes. deceased. that the under
signed executors will apply to make q final
settlement Of said estate. at the February
term, 1902, OF the probate court 81 Lafayette
county. Missouri, 10 be begun ana held at
me probate court room, in the city OF Lex
IIgtOn, on the second Monday in February,
1892.
A.P. YOUNG.
f. G. BARNES,
l1-st5 Executors
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Sir Lang Chang. the new ChIncs=
envoy % this couztry. Is = n1any-sfded
MAJ He Is % years old and was cue
q th= 10 students sent By Chinz. Be
ginning IN 1872. 70 learn American
Eays- He entered Amherst college.
but vas unable - graduate because q
recall b his government He vas an
expert catcher ard pitcher on fhe bsse-
bali nine a. Phil1ps and Amherst He
Is fond q society and i an Suterrzin-
ing ccnversationailsf- Il remains to
be seen whether be can approach the
retiring minister Wa as an after-din-
ner speaker Sir Lang is a wido-sr
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

TO call here. Some other tramp has
happened along this way. has callea
Al this farm house with a modest re-
quest FOR food or money. and has been
repulsed. Therefore he has left be-
hind him q warning TO any fellow
tramp who may be on the same road
And Weary Willie gives the inhospIta-
bic dwelling a wide berth
We have seen that 4 plain circle
Is an omen Of evil 10 the tramp. in
dicEung a stony-hsarted refusal or
MS gentle pleadings and the possible
-frirg-out- OF himself from the farm
yard BY some indignant oWner. II.
however. a large cross be inserted IL
the circle. then the sign tells a very
direrent story-a story which sends
its trzVei-staiHed reader hurrying up
the path 10 the hack door. For now
It reads. The people here win give
you food And your genuine tramp
never declines foot that is to Be had
for the askinE-unless Il be q pie
made b. the newiy-married dIpiomee
OF the cookery school.
The tramp i not always allowed
% approach and leave a house or
la<n IN peace As I have before re-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

Prof Turner declares that the erec-
tion OF the Observatory on Mt HAmll-
ton sent up the value OF land in that
region considerably. Accordingly,
some enterprising gentleman IN an
other neighborhood. desiring to test
the generality Of the law that II a
large telescope were built the value
Of land In the neighhorhood wouii
go up. announced a stiH larger tel
escope. and ordered two 4e-inch discs
OF glass for the lens.
The experiment succeeded adsslr.
ably and they were 50 VOL satisfied
with the rise in price which foiio@ei
on the mere announcement $50 this
story goesl, that they considered u
unnecessary TO proceed further with
the instrument
The two lenses were produced. and.
not being claimed. we're left on tht
makers hands. the result being thar
the favorable opportunity for the par
chase vas brought to Mr.. Yerkes al
teution. and he bought them for ths
great telescope that bears his name
This al least. is Prot Turner'S yer
sion Of the story.-san Francisco Ar
gonaut
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23
he LOVED HIS HORSES.
Owner wspt When Compelled to Pars
With Them.

Owner wspt When Compelled to Pars
With Them.
An incident which illustrates the
strong attachment that forms between
a man and a good team occurred at a
public sale four miles south OF town
Wednesday Il was noticed that the
owner Immediately withdrew from the
crowd upon the bringing forth OF a
fne span Of blacks. but returned later
when called upon TO describe the
team among other things. their age.
etc. he stated that he had raised
them from coithood. that they we're
true. kind and faithful Here he could
say no more. and crossing his arms
on the one nearest him. he sobbed like
a child The Intelligent animal. evil
denty realizing that something was
wrong. turned his head and gently
pushed his nose against his old LAas-
ter's face. Such scenes are not wit.
messed every day in this hard old
world. and a glance at the crowd OF
farmers disclosed scores OF moi2 eyes
and the sntioneer's voice grew husky
as he proceeded with the sale OF the
old friends. No man need be ashamed
Of such weakness. If such it may be
termed Il is one OF the fnest quail
ties attributable 10 mankind.-Jener-
son Bee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

In the district Of stavanrcr. in the
southwestern part OF Norway. there Is
a place called Iaederen. aat strip a
coast less than a nile long. which Is
notorious for shipxrecks.' says Gar
tenlaube april IA. Now a Norwe-
gian physicist has discovered that the
rand Of Jaederen IL strongly magnetic.
owing 10 an admixture of magnetic
iron ore He found. also. that Al a
distance Of three miles from the shore
. ships compass showed a deviation
Of a whole degree from It's true posi-
ticn- The cause of the numerous ship
wrecks. therSfore. is obvious The
writer suggests that this effect on the
compass may have originated the old
stories Of the destruction Of vessels by
magnetic mountains. although these
stories seen to have been current b.
fs7e the compass vas in common use.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-08-23

He was a beauty. plump thres
pounds. and as handsome a fish as
ever came out OF Long Island"
Where did you IND him.
In my own brook
i thought as much In these DAYS
one does not catch three pound trout
IN Long Island waters unless he owns
a stream or knows somebody else who
does. and viii let him in for an hour
or two. It is condition Of things
which has made an entirely new def
inition OF the successful angler"
Yes What do you call success
ful angler?
A successful angler is one who sue
cessfully fishes for an invitation to 20
fishing in preserved stream
do you call yourself successfuls-
TbAt Is for you to say
Well. come down next Wednesday
guess there is another three-pounder
where got that one. Forest and
Stream