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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
DeArmOnd After the Trusts.

Representative DeAsmond OF Mis-
souri, on Monday introduced a bin Ia
the house providing that in addition
to the grounds Of bankruptcy now ex-
isting BY law, 9 corporation or asso-
ciation shall have committed an act
Of bankruptcy and shall accordingly be
subject to procedure to SO Judge it an
involuntary bankrupt and wind up
its affairs and distribute its assets
whenever it shall have issued stock in
excess Of the fair, reasonable value Of
It's property, or whenever it shall have
given or offered to any person, asso-
citation or corporation any privilege or
rebate denied to another, or when IL
shall have refused or failed for a
period Of thirty days to effect a settle
ment Of any difficulty or dispute with
q majority Of its employees Or patrona,
or to enter into arbitration, or when
II shall have entered Into any combi-
nation to destroy competition, or
whenever it shall have failed to give
correct Information 10 response to any
lawful inquiry.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
DOVER

J. Q. Platteuburg is in town ibis
Tbsk.
John Hogan was in Lexington Tues
dag
Chas. Neer went to Lexington We'd
nesday evening.
David Eagan had business in Hlg-
ginsville Monday.
Oliver Martin and wife we're in
Lexington Monday.
Born, Sunday December, 20 to the
wife of Thomas Hackley, a boy.
Messrs. Ed and Hub VIM went to
KANSAS City Wednesday evening.
Thomas Mcdaniel and Lee Stariz-
man werelln HIgginsvllle Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Nipper Editor Of lhs
Buckner Tribune was in town Thurs
day.
Mr.. Will Stark and wife and Miss
Mary Nesmith. shopped in Lexington
last Saturday.
Married, Sunday December, 20 at the
residence Of the brides parents, Mr..
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
BRrHrr1Es OF FUN.

Certainly NOt.@Poyerg IS nct
disgrace" ~StiA that Is 10 reason
why one should seek TO Be poor.-
Chicago Post
Teacher-@And what is the coloE'
Of the ocean," Tommy-"Blue.
Teacher-"Can you give a reason foE
thi,l" Tommy-'I guess it's Gauss
the bluefsh that's in it amt fast cok
Or."-Philadelphia Press.
"Give me your candid opinion Of;
nv painting requested D'Aaber.
'Its worthless" replied Cynicus.
eyes; l know worthless, but let
me have it, an wayf-PhiladelphiA'
Record.
Kitty-"So you really think ES-
Their and Charley are to make amatch'
Of it?" Bertha-"Pm SUI Of IT,
Didn't you hear Esther last nighe
speak Of Charley as a hOrrid OLD
thingY boston Transcript. !
Mrs. Hornihand.-"Mrs Scrog-
gins tells me that since that lit'ry SON
O. theirn was throwed over by that
/ Goldsby girl he's been all broke up.
Farmer Hornihand-"Yes, Iben see-
in his pieces in tn paper" -Balti-
more American.
Not Disputed had been an
interruption just as he was about to
.ay n Of his brightest things, and
he was somewhat provoked. What
were you about to remarkP she
asked. ooh, it's Of no consequence,
he returned. Il know that" she re-
: torted, "but what was it? '-Chicagc
! Post.
Pointers for a Novice.-"Now, IN
e this literary line, how are the re-
S turns?" @They are all right when
! you get them" "And when do you
}. get them?" @You get them wher
e they come" "Rather indefinite
e "Of course. That's the differences
I. between literature and business
: Business is business, but literaturI
T is something entirely different"
g Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
CAN THIS DOG COUNTY
Some Remarkable Stories Told of .
Fire Department Pet.

Residents in the vicinity Of Olney-
Vile Square, says the Providence (R.
I.A journal, have been hearing Won
derful tales recently Of a dog that is
owned by one Of the occupants Of a
boarding house near the corner Of
Bough street and Olneyville square.
Even the fremen connected with
engine company No. IA have been
convinced that the dog can count a
FIRE alarm and start for the fire. Yet
there are some doubling persons who
viii discredit the story.
Whether OF not the dog is really
equal to the reputation that it has
acquired, it is an observed fact that
when the fire alarm rings (there is a
bell in that vicinity the dog viii
prick up its ears and 60 through mo-
lions that give every indication that
it is counting the number Of the box
When the count is finished the dog
will start at something hyelier than
a dog tFot il one Of the several direc-
tons. There are not afidavits thai
it always runs in the direction Of th'
fire, but there are some persons wht
believe that even that is a fact
Nevertheless, the dog has severa
routes which it follows a~lternatel..
as the FIRE bell rings. Sometime
it runs up Manton avenue. Some
times It IS up Plainfeld street, AM
sometimes it is down Broadway.
The animal is a brindle bull dog
and is a great favorite among the fire
men because Of its apparent inter
est in the department. Some person
who have heard the stories hav
doubted their truth and haV
watched for the animal when the be
rang, and each time that it was ]
hearing Of the bell it started on a ra'
against time.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
HOW DOLLS ARE A
Interesting Process by Which Millions
Are Turned Out Every Year.

Of whatever material the doll Is
made-wax, porcelain or compost
tion-the processes by which is
beauty is evolved are practically the
same, says the Woman's Home Com
panion. First, the head. In Francs
and other European countries ma
chinery is little used. The hot liquid
is ladled into the lead or plaster
molds. Over here the Workman
holding the mold in one hand, turns
a faucet, and allows the steamin6
white mixture to rush into the cavity.
Quickly reversing the mold over an
opening in the tank, he grasps and
fills another, and another, reversing
each one to allow all the mixture
which does not Immediately adhere
to the sides Of the mold to run back
into the tank.
another workman seizes the mold
as soon as it is coolenough to handle,
and with two movements fhis hands
separates the leaden sides and pulls
out the dolls head. 1t is not a lovely
object in this stage, nor ten minutes
later, even, when the polisher has
trimmed off the raggedse seams and the
dyer has dipped it in fesh-coiored
paint. If it be a wax doll its com.
plexion resembles a freshly boiled
lobster. This is because the wax IL.
self is white. Some ofns found that
out for ourselves when we surrepti-
tiously sampled thecheeks Of sisters
idol in lieu Of forbidden chewing
gum, not dreaming that the streaks
would show.
A girl or youth next paints the
eyebrows, lips and cheeks, and a man
! puts in the eyes. This last is a sim-
pie operation, unless the eyes are to
open and shut, when the balancing
Of the lead becomes a matter Of some
skill. Nothing now remains but to
/, put on the beautiful aaxen wig, which
( is tastefully curled and arranged BY
an expert workman. No mere elodi'
S intrusted with the dolls couture, yOr
e may assure yourself.
e The best doll-bodies are stuffed
with shayings of cork; hair, excelsior
cotton and sawdust are also used
e The arms and legs are molded exactl,
as the heads, and are sewed to thei
places by deft-fngered girls.
The great majority o dolls are sen
i to market without being clothed a
\ all, but doll-dress making is a yer
Z important branch Of toy manufa'
= tuTe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
An Acknowledgement.

ThNTELLIGENoER is In receipt
Of Mysterious Christmas present
from. Gustav Haerle. It consists
Of age bottle containing a sparS-
liug, lightly looking, amber colored
llqulof a very pleasant, pungent
odorth a not altogether explanatory
labelned By one james e. Pepper,
of Layton, Kentucky. The editor
is nacquainted with Mr.. Pepper
persqly but is disposed to think
we'll Kentuckians 10 general, hav-
log en reared 10 that goodly
demotic state himself; aud surely
Mr.. aper would not sign his name
to auSlng that is not all right. Az
appeaBss made to the fine, discrim-
Inatit Judgment Of the business
mama, who tasted it and refused tC
namet, adding that ''he had never
tasted anything like it before;'
whiclsremark has since seemed
little ambiguous to the editor.
No 1t afterwards t~ranspired tina
the baness manager had already re
ceiveda similar present. from Mr.
Villa Palmer and had not said
wordlbout it. He took IL home an
negoated a treaty by the terms o
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
COUNTY NEWS


tBf LEALhAl -
II. H Holke was down from EapO.
leon Monday.
" W Crussinger Was in Kansas
City Tuesday.
B. +. Mayer transacted business in
Kansas City Tuesday.
Or. 3. ". Mann is laid up with the
mumps 10 both jaws.
W. F. LInehack visited in Licking
ton Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs Gertrude Ferguson is spending
Christmas with friends in Salisbury.
Messdames J.. F. Larkin and ] A.
Mann were shopping in Lexington
Saturday.
The public school closed Wednesday
aud will nut be Ie-opened until Mon
day. January 5th.
Mrs. c Q Klnkead was called to
independence by the illness of her
father, W. +. Purcell.
James Silington, Of independence,
Twas the guest Of James Strodtman
Ind family Sunday last.
Mrs. Stephen Jeude, ST.. left last
week for a visit TO her old home In the
eastern part Ct the state.
J.. W. westermann who has been
suffering with a feion on his thumb
Is, we are glad to say. getting better.
The new ferry-boat Of Messrs Gaus-
man & Tuepker has been taken out Of
the river, torn TO pie ces, and rebuilt
and enlarged.
Miss Lizzie Slade, Of St. Joseph,
came down saturday evening aud will
remain through the holidays with
relative and tcleuds.
W NJ. Duck viii lend the Epworth
League services next sunday night
the subject being "Our Heavenly
Home and the Way
The workmen engaged in rebuild
ing the railroad bridge over the Little
Spi creek stopped all work and took
tRe evening trains Tuesday for their
several homes and viii not return I'M
til Sunday evening Dec. 2Sth.
Perry, the half demented son Of
Lucy Martin, (colored) living in the
west end of town started out Monday
afternoon in search Of a COW that had
strayed of and getting lost himself
wandered round through the country,
no one can tell just where or how, and
vas found Tuesday NOR ing near
Myrick With his feet badly bruised
t4d cut to pieces, he having lost his
shoes be says in a mud hole. He
further SAYS he rode on the railroad
but cannot tell where he got on or off
Of the train though he was seen near
Waterloo late in the evening and it
is thought he boarded a train some
place near there.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
r. sg.2- ssJScIER.
Pulled the Wool Completely Ovsr tAs
E1ea Of I~nspsetoEa.

~
The former customs inspector, says
the New York Post, was talking Of
jewel smugglers.
'You hear a lot Of the cleFerness
Of the treasury agents in running
these fellows down, but their clever
ness isn't a marker to that Of the fell
lows who make a business Of bringing
things in. Cases of detection are few
and far between; just think Of the
Thousands Of c7seswhich are never de-
tected. Indeed, you are up against
it when you deal with those people,
They're just as clever as you are, and
a whole lot ~cleverer, some Of EN-.
81 remember one case which beat
us badly, although we had our eyes
wide open and though We knew all
about it. Word came from Paris that
q man we'd been suspicious Of for a
long time was coming over with a
handful of cut diamonds. We were
told it would be useless to search his
clothing or his luggage for them, be-
cause he would have them under a
porous plaster Cd his back.
$50 we laid low and waited for the
mans arrival. lie came as smiling as
a basket Of chips, and Ne nailed him
He declared he knew nothing about
Jewels; said he hadn't one in hi
baggage; we could search it if We
pleased. But we didn't please; W.
took him into a stateroom and toll
him to undress. Then he began t
get nervous. He said he had rheu
matism in his back, and the strippin
would be the death Of him. FINAL
we came to the porous plaster. Their
it was, and there were little bumI
all over its surface. We knew we ha
him, and he apparently knew it, to-
. When We suggested removing II
/. plaster. he slmes' yept; perhaps
/; had once tried to take one o them Of
! Eventually we compromised by pun
!: turing the little bumps onthe rlast
J and taking from each a fine, sparkln
! diamond. The mar was fairly best
: himself, because the value Of t
gems must have been nearly $500
Z We had a clear case, and we march
I the man of t1iumphantly.
! "Next day we learned that eve
one Of the gems was a bit Of cut gil
: the nan had brought in a fortu
in gems in his yalise which we h
never opened. We also learned Il
he had sent US the tip about the p
Gus plaster"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27

which 1t was to be used In Christmas
eggnog. BY a fine pqetic Justice the
eqrnng sailed 10 materialize and the
boLtle can't be found Though the
relations between the editor and the
business manager are still a little
strained they are agreed that it is a
pity that Christmas comes but once a
year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
cold in Wales.

Some interesting experiments are
being conducted on the Coed Coch
estate, belonging to the Hon. Mrs
Brodrick, in the vicinity Of LlaneliaL
and Bettws, bya gold mining expert.
Numerous pieces Of blue-stone or gold
quartz have been discovered in the
vicinity and the expert is reported to
have stated that there is every indi-
cation Of a heavy seam Of gold run
ming from east to west at a depth Of
200 feet.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
Please Return.

All parties having wheat sacks
belonging to me will please bring
them to Lexington at once and leave,
them.at city scales.
,27t2 W.. P. AULL.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27

The mountaineers Of Georgia catch
trout with a sledge-hammer. Their
practice is to thump a rock, under
which a trout seeks refuge, with q
hammer, arr the conclusion renders
the fish senseless.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
McCausland's
CHRIS

vn time this year. Will youl You had better get
am Yourself. aud the first move should be to McCaus-
There you will find many things to delight your eyes
ae your fancy. If you chance to be a bachelor you
1 YOU had a dozen sweethearts, and il a family man.
ypine for twenty children, to buy for. Whoever you
atever your condition ladies not excluded, you eau
fit YOU want at McCausland's, especially if you desire
s. suitable and useful articles at reasonable prices.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27

~''splendid chance just now for men
to learn barber trade. Growing demand
for school graduates. Steady practice,
qualified teachers, etc. Board provided
tools presented, write today. Gaia
logue and particulars free. Moler
Barber College. St. Louis, Mo. q
Miss Della Trail returned to Kan
sas City Friday morning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
Sewing Bee.

A sewing bee can't sting, but it
does a lot Of buzzing. ~ Chicago Daily
News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27
selt-c Onadenee.

Self confidence reveals self ignoE-
ance.-Rams Horn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-27

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to their former healthy state take
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The Only Guaraneed kidney Cure
Ia Smiths Sure Kidney Cure. Your
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
Surprises in Mourning.
Two Phases of the English Womar's Way Of
AisEifestine Grief.
Orion the New York SUM-

{tr1OIl tllcs view IoIh Suu
Gone of the things that every little
while give me a surprise lin England is
the vagaries of conventional mourning
as practiced in English society, says
aI American woman who has lived much
in London. Il never quite know what
&c expect from an English woman in
mourning.
Last season over there I was giving
q dinner and contided TO an English
friend with whom 1 was quite intinats
and who was in deep mourning my re-
greet that she could not be present.
why, my dear she said, I'll, come
directly. but / must dine upstairs.
80 on the night in question she, i'll a,
dazzling, effective dinner dress OF black
gauZe, decollete and sleeveless, Was served
with dinner in the library. While the rest
az my guests sat through the courses IN
the dining-room. When the ladies went
10 the drlwing-room Mrs. G.. was there,
took coffee with us gayly and finished
the evening with the gentlemen as they
strolleCl in from their cigars.
This should have prepared me for any
Inconsistency But not very long after
ward I could with difficulty repress Q.
smile at the conduct of another English
woman in mourning whom I met at the
house of friend. \ table of bridge
was being made up and the hostess
asked her to join.
Yes, dear, she replied. caressinsly.,
hut you must put me at q mourning
table
I'm other words, she would only play
with persons who We're in bereavement
like herself
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
a Word to Girls.

'If I were to give a golden rule to q
young. girl for the regulation of her social
conduct said Il matron of social import
ance the other day, Il think I should put
it in the phrases, avoid mannerismS; cui-
tivate repose.' Young girls saddle them
selves very easily with unfortunate man
nerisms. Many do it at first to hide bash
fulness, which, however, it does not hide,
but merely accentuates, and before they
know it annoying little tricks OF mean
ingless laughing or smiling, raising the
eyebrows, twisting the shoulders, lingering
something necessarily. if it is only 4 hand
kerchief. and othe. similar practices, are
acquired. Perhaps the full measure OF
the annoyance which these tricks OF man
ner create is not realized until Il young
woman is met who has none OF them.
Then her quiet mien and restful dignity
are noted and enjoyed. A show OF ANNA
ton that is not felt is one OF the errors
Of too many young girls. n bright man
ner that shows interest Is greatly to be
desired, but it should be genuine. 1t is a
LITTLE difficult to indicate by words alone
the nice distinction between animation
and over-;,rimation, but every intelligent
girl who sets 4 watch on herself in this
direction will soon discover the dividing
line, and the knowledge, Il she applies It,
will be valuable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
Tie Triumph of Woman.

The feminine danger, it seems, is threat
ening the modern man. and he IS revolt
ing Woman is getting to be one TOO nluch
for him. The most recent protest against
her accumulative pressure has come III q
nervous Sputter from some OF our uiiiVe'-
sity men, who have expressed their men
ton to debar the girl students OF a sister
college from the swimming-pooi Whefe
thew themselves wish TO diSport exclusive
". This is only an internal tempest III
collegiate teapot. but, like straWs. It
shows which way the wind blows. 1t Is
not long since Professor MunsterberS, OF
Harvard. gave vent to his own dlslnai
masculine forepodings in an abe maya
zine article. ~ which he not only SrassiS
Loir ted out tbs impending dangers TO the
race involved in the oVer-cultlEatlon OF
our women, but their still direr perit OF
the nossible feminiration of our entire
snirituar entity as a nation. This has a
certain sound not remote from the hsImor-
ous The idea that the American man In
concedinc many of the liberties of modern
life to woman has made OF her Frank
enstein who may noteonly wear upon ms
nerves as a superior tyrant. but may In
time turn the course of nature and fash
ion him after her own Image. is highly
entertaining. The chief flaw In the rropo-
sition seems to lie in the convention OF
woman's nature. These fearful gentlemen
ought to be assured that modern woman
is more faithful to her eternal type than
they fancy her to he: that she has the
same fatal weaknesses OF the heart which
have. been peculiar to her sex from time
immemorial: that her credulity. her pas
sion for self-sacriflce. her elaborate coa-
science. her gift for idealiza ton and turn
ing the sord!esneSs OF life into golden
dreams. through which her steps wander:
rather helplesslys at times-a1I these quail
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16
, The New Physical Culture.

The New York Sun publishes an inter-
view with DIR. IaSman, III which this
eminent teacher of medical gymnastics.
comparing the new system of physical
culture with that taught ten years age,
says:
."rhe new understanding is that chest
ana abdominal breathing are alike in-
adequate The single point to be OH
served is to breathe deeply and deeply
With chest and with abdomen-au the
cir you can. That is the only corree.
breathing. It is the air that puriiies tho
blood Well. then get as much of it as
ecu are able with both chest and with
abdomen
The instruction in breathing. then.
consists in training in this sort OF
breathing and In expeliins the air. ard
afterward in IocaiiziuS the breathing toi
special strengthening, of Il weak side or
beck. This is accomplished by assuming
such positions as will force the air TO i
weak side.
.Learnng to breathe deeply and SC to
expand the body aud give due room to
@. physical training Accomplish that
and the muscles will take care OF them
selves.
'.It is true that they will develop: it is
true that the chest development alone
will be from 2 to q. inches, and that the
r.uScleS OF the arms and OF the pacN
and of the whole body will be made
large and healthy. but this is an incident
te the process OF making room for the
organs. Whereas when the training is
directed to the muscle development alone,
the organs themselves are offer weak
ened.
"a world of fresh air. and the good
sense to breathe it proper'y-that Is all
that is needed The rest is habit. And
that is what the present science OF medi-
cal gymnastics reduces to.
in one point ocly.,' added Or. ilas-
man. does the old way OF teaching
physical culture agree with the new.
sPoth have held steadfastly to the neces-
s.ty for disresardins corsets. Since the
purpose Of the deep breathing is TO give
more room to all the organs, as we'll as
10 increase the supply of air to the body,
1t is easy to see how the first end can.
not be brought about IL there is no roof
for the organs to have more room. so
5tnEspeak. And the very loosest corset
Is tighter than no corset at all.