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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20

It Connected Pardons and the Pstagon-
ian Way Of Eating Oysters.

ian Way Of Eating Oysters.
The last story ever told by Presi-
dent Lincoln was just before he left
the white house to 60 to the thester
on the night he was killed. This is
youched for, says the New York Trib-
une, by Thomas f. Pendel, whoisthe
oldest employee Of the white house,
and who went with Mr.. Lincoln to his
carriage on that fatal night.
81 have every reason" said Mr..
Pencil, 'for saying that the last
pleasant little story Mr. Lincoln ever
told was right here in this house. AS
is generally known, Speaker Colfax
and Nh. Ashmond, of Massachusetts,,
we're the last men to call on the pres
ident prior to his departure for the
theater. When these men called l
carried their card to Mr.. Lincoln, and
| know that they were the last to see
him. However. not very long before
they came Mr.. Lincoln had received
a visit from Marshal Lamon, who was
from the presidents home district,
and it was Mr.. Lamon who had in
troduced me to the president when |
received my appointment, in Noyem-
Der, 1864. MIR. Lamon wanted to
talk to Mr.. Lincoln about a pardon
for an old friend, a soldier who had
been found guilty Of some slight vio-
lation Of array regulations. The case
was thoroughly gone over by the two,
and, with pen in hand, Mr.. Lincoln
was in the act of signing the paper
which would make the soldier a free
man when he turned to Mr.. Lamon
and said:
Lamon, do you know how tht
Patagonians eat o~ysters?'
"'No, l do not, MI. Lincoln was
the reply.
"'Well, Lamon, it is their habit t.
open them as fast as they can throw
the shells out of the window, an(
when the pile of shells grows to b.
higher than the houSe, why, they
pick up stakes and move. Now, La
mon, / feel like beginning a new pill
Of pardons, and | guess this is a gooC
one to begin on.
ct wasn't long after this befor'
the other gentlemen came, and whel
they had finished their call Mr.. AM
Mrs. Lincoln came down and | wen
with them to the carriage. That wa
the last time | saw the good mai
alive"
Mr.. Pendel says he had every op
portunity to study the president, 70
he was in the room with him nearl
all the time-a bodyguard. Mr.. Lin
coin did not like the idea Of bein.
guarded and made frequent objec
tions to having some one constant
near him. On one occasion he sal
to Mr.. Pendel:
"Pendel, l do not like to be guard
ed, but | have received a number G
threatening letters lately. have n
fears, however. That fellow we sal
over at the war department crouch
ing at the foot Of the stairs, and VIII
eyed me suspiciously, answers pei
| fectly the description Of a man ! wa
warned to look out for in a letter tn
other day"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20
SIC The HEST m MS 1902 PROSPERITY.

Homeseekers' excursion tickets sre
sold over the Burlington Route on the
FIRST and third Tuesdays of each month
at one fare plus $500 for round trip to
the territory east OF the Rocky
Mountains
CHEAP ONE-WAY RATES.
Oue-way Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent Of western ter
ritory at a trife more than half rates.
THE RICH WEST.
The generous harvest Of 1902 is a
strong appeal to Homeseekers, Invest.
ors and Renters to visit the west and
see the rewards which have come to
farmers, stoek-raisers and fruit-grow-
ers in the territory traversed by the
Burlington Route, the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads
from the Mississippi River through to
the North Pacific Coast.
TO CALIFORNIA.
Weekly California excursions in
through tourist sleepers. Select par
ties in charge Of special conductors;
join them. Best and most economical
way to reach the coast via the all-year
and scenic route through Denver,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED THROUGH THE
WEST.
You can thoroughly rely on the Bur
lington's passenger service to Denver,
Kansas City, S. Joseph, Omaha, st.
Paul, Minneapolis the whole West.
t Northwest and Pacific Coast region.
Consult your nearest ticket agent or
write us Of your proposed trip. 1t shall
be a pleasure to send you a careful
reply and any Of our publications free
on request.
L. W. WAKELEY,
Gen'l Pass'r Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
CHAS. L. MICHEL,
T. P. A., 6O4 Pine ST., Louis, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20
The Largest Forssi.

Canada has the largest forest in the
world, It is the Labrador and Hud-
son Bay district, andis roughly 1000.
81 1900 miles.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20
CHEAP oNErWAY RATES.

One-way Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent of western ter
ritory at a triAe more than half rates
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20
REAL ESTATE

Tor sale in Lexington. Farms
Tor sale. Houses to rent. II
you have any real estate to
sell place It in his hands no
cost il no sale. Office in
Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-20
ADDITION TO TRAINS.
"Ihe Meteor and 'OThe Worlds Fair
Special" to the Frisco system.

The route OF this flyer is via our old
line, through the Ozarks Aad Indian Ter
ritory to Sapula, thence over the Red
River Division through the historic Greek
Chickasaw Nations, via Denison and
sherman, to Fort Worth and points
Southwest thereof; and via Sherman and
the Houston & Texas Central Rail
road to Dallas and Beyond. The NOR
newly-constructed portion OF the roadbed
traversed has been heavily ballasted with
rock, laid with heavy rail, and In every
way brought fully up to the standard Of
other divisions OF the Frisco System
The train will be made up OF entirely new
equipment throughout, carrying Palace
Day Coaches, Reclining Chair Cars, Pull
man Drawing Room SIeepers sn q
CAFE OBSERVATION CARS,
In which meals a Ia carte will be served
at hours convenient to the traveller.
This service will be under the manage
ment OF Mr.. Fred. Harvey, whose name
should be a sufficient guarantee OF careful
attention to the inner man. Just a word
about these cars; The dining room is To-
Gated in the forward end. The rear por-
tion Of this car Is occupied by an obser.
walton saloon, and is provided with easy
chairs, writing desks and stationery, and
a library service embracing the leading
daily papers and the more popular weekly
periodicals. The train will be lighted
by electricity, and cooled by electric fans
during the summer months.
TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.
The Inauguration OF service Of
this character means quite as much to
it's patrons as 1t does to the railway com
pany interested. II we were not sanguine
OF the success OF this train, 1t goes with
out saying thatit would never have been
established. 1t fills a long-felt want and
opens a new and fast developing country
But we feel that these are not the only
factors that may reasona bly, te6zTtctto
contribute to Its success 1.-The time 10 ias
the train Is q "handy" one, AZ regardI
hours Of arrival at and departure from
terminI; and the equipment is ornate, ant
provided with all modern c%onveniences
These features should, Of themselves
tend to make the train popular.
We also take pleasure In announcing
material improvements In our service vii
Fort Smith and Paris to lTexas and tn
Southwest.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

graceful, so it is we'll to remember
that it is one thing to lead horse
to water and another TO make him
drink. After the pretty skirt models
of to-day nothing ugly or ungraceful
will be accepted without protest.
The yoke skirt is one of the most
popular models, the yoke fitting the
hips as closely and carefully as pos
sible. But fashion is varied enough
to suit every fancy and the accordion
plated skirt has blossomed out again
to add another mode to the list.
You see shirrings, cordings, plait-
ings and tucks galore in the thin
fabrics; but an accordion plated skirt
in clumsy wool materials is novelty
indeed In strong contrast is the
gored skirt in seven, nine or eleven
cores, with close fitting habit back.
The evening skirts of net show ruf
files again, with fine tucking above the
founces, and SO it goes, every con
ceivable fancy in skirts being in &C
tual use.
In general outline they are close
around the hips with a generous flare
around the feet, for this is the form
women have found to be most graceful
and becoming. But the tendency fol
change is in the air and change il
bound to come sooner or later.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

"broken" blending of white and blnck.
In gray, black and white are fused; :"
in the ermine effect they are broken"
one into the other, and broken color"
is the fused color's" most effective
contrast; whilst ON the other hand
fused color is also good on broken
color, though not so pronouncedly
successful.
I saw q tailor costume the other day
with coat basque 30 long that the coat
was almost a tunic, and all that
showed of the skirt below was the
shaped tlounce at the foot. Does this
foreshadow the tunic costume with
fur BOXERS and braid motifs? Per
haps it does.
Meanwhile ! was also pleased with a
coat and skirt of lesser length
basque that J. saw the other day car.
ried out in zibeline with strappings OF
face cloth, and another thing of re
cent make | also liked was an evening
coat of mastic-toned cloth and lace
with an effective threading through
the lace of black velvet, with tas
selled ends
ELLEN osMONDE,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

to them. 1t is no longer necessary to
mar the beauty of gown merely be-
cause there is no choice in the mat
ter of appropriate sleeves, for there
are half a dozen or more different
varieties that Dame Fashion allows us
for selection and many variations in
each different mode.
The large sleeves are bound to hold
their own through this season. but the
puffiness is all below the elbow with
decidedly close effect above. Many
of the evening sleeves are elbow
length with frills for finish. These
frills fall long at the back and short
in the inside of the arm.
AS the illustration shows even bet
ter than words can tell of the variety
in sleeves | will devote the words to
something about the styles in skirts
There are rumors that our skirts are
to be cut on entirely different lines,
dating back so years, when there was
very little fulness anywhere between
the hips and the hem. This sort of
skirt has to be short, and is never
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

With the close Of the Memphis trot-
ting, the harness race season came to
an end. Campaigning since July, when
the sport opened in Detroit, the har-
ness horses of the season may be said
to comprise some very satisfactory
animals. The best green PAGER and
green trotter, it is said by critics who
are able and fair, are Direct Hal, the
beautiful black stallion that Ed Greers
drove, and Prince of Orange, also man
aged by the 'silent man." Direct Hal
certainly has commanded attention by
his remarkably consistent pacing. The
Providence $4,000 purse for 2:1o
PAGERS went to him in straight heats.
But Onward Silver, the stallion that
will be recalled as the star performer
of 1900 on the grand circuit, has
stepped into the imelight as favor
lite with Creceus and Dan Patch and
AIcKerron. Onward Silver has been
Withdrawn from the track and will
not be campaigned again. His owner
has mapped out future in the stud
for this stallion that should result in
great good to the breeding and racing
interests. If the foals by this sire do
not prove stars in future grand circuit
meets, the horsemen will miss their
guesses.
Only two other stations, Monroe
Chief and Greenlander, have tried for
the two-1nile record in the last 20
years. Budd Doble had Monroe Chief
when he was driven for the record,
and that astute veteran trainer and
reinsman was at Lexington when the
stallion Onward Silver made his mark
of 4:29h for two miles. Monroe Chief
was 2:1sA trotter and it is a matter
of speculation as to what he might
have done with the pneumatic sulky
of latter-day racing. Greenlander's
1892 mark stood until Onward Silver
cut it down.
The close students of horseflesh say
that Onward Siver's record is but an
incident of the stations career, and
look for great performances by his
get. They cite that the winner of the
Bonner memorial and the Massachu-
setts stakes, both for $4,000, in 1900
together with record of 2:0s in a
aullu Hettl dllu lue ulSllucllOu Oh lTOI-
ting two miles in faster time than any
other horse, argue well for him in the
stud. The Aberdeen blood so con.
spicuous and potent in Onward Sill.
yer has come to general notice this
season with the stamp of approval
This blood has come to Onward Sill.
yer through his dam, a full sister to
Kentucky Union (2:O7H); is in the
veins of other record breakers. Kath
crime A. and Virgins have the blood
Amelia, a California mare, at one time
this season the class of the circuit trot
tiers, is another of the blood of Aber
deem.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
BASEBALL, HARNESS HORSES
AND FISHING DISCUSSED

gas. What did the prospective craft
owner-cornfeld sailor he called him
self-do about this? He took an cleo
trician into the fishing party and soon
this clever workman not only had
rugged up dynamo of ten volts con-
nected with the main shaft, for the
making of sparks, but he had wired
the house boat and installed home
made lighting dynamo.
A riverman who knew how to pilot
the fishing boat was needed, and
former raft boat pilot was
taken into the fishing club. He
had the tiller placed in the forward
end of the house boat, got the cleo
trician to put in a switch and install
red and green globes for the necessary
government lights, and the fishing
boat was about ready for the eXcur-
sions to the fishing grounds. A car
penter was taken into the club to finish
the appointments of the cabin, and
with 20 gallons of gasoline in the tank
for fuel the craft was ready.
Every Saturday this year this boat
has been in use on the river, and the
club has taken hundreds OF fine fish
from the river. All members of the
club fish with paraphernalia strictly
within the law, and derive more enjoy
ment out of the weekly trips than
many people do out of expeditions that
cost much more.
"There is no reason why any group
of lovers of fishing living along our
navgable rivers should not own a
house boat of this character" re-
marked one of the joint owners.
Fishing is not the sport of the rich.
We can make round trip to Stony
point or some other equally good Mis-
sissippi river fishing ground on five
gallons of gasoline, comparatively
small amount of food, and a total cost
so surprisingly low that it is wonder
the house boat idea has not taken pos
session of more people. The rivers
abound in fish. if you know how to
get to the fishing grounds. 1t is to be
hoped that the boat club idea will have
a greater vogue next year"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
She Was Set Right.

The following story told of Pere Mons
abre, the eloquent French preacher, is in
teresting:
One day, just as he was going to preach, a
message came to him that a lady wanted to
see him. She was worried about an affair
of conscience; she felt like she'd like to see
him, etc. After much waste of time she
came TO the point. She was given up to
vanity. That very morning She had looked
into her looking glass and yielded to the
temptation of thinking herself pretty.
Pere Monsabre looked at her and said
quietly, is that ALL
That's all"
"Well, my child" he replied, you can go
away in peace, Tor 10 make mistake is not
a sim IN. Y. World.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
FSIHE squirrel skin, it seems, has
"a @ had a past, not discreditable
~ ka) but distinguished past, and

EdHE squirrel skin, it seems, has
"a IA had past, not discreditable
EEa but distinguished past, and
was about the sixteenth or seven
teenth century regarded as rare and
costly fur, and worn only by great
lords and ladies, and was forbidden by
the paternal legislation of the times
to the lower orders. However, the
Infinite resources of Siberia were af-
forwards discovered, and gradually
these skins became so easily obtain
able that by the nineteenth century
squirrel was, save for Innings of cloaks
and pelisses, virtually abandoned.
However, the wheel of fortune, or
rather of fashion, brings many unfor-
seen things to pass, and it has brought
distinction once more to the little
squirrels door
For evening coats l like the paler
gray tones, and squirrel can have no
more effective contrasting accessory
than the white and black of tailed or
miniver ermine, and for the very good
reason that gray, being in itself a
color produced by mixing white and
black, Its proper accessory is this
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
LIE
PLAYERS

IreSlQenI ban johnson went nunl-
ing for duck recently, and Charles
Comiskey drew all the shot from the
shells of the American League eXecu-
tive So Ban missed his ducks. Shift
ing his operations from the wilderness
to his office in big city. Mr.. johnson
fired double barreled charge of con-
tracts for 1903 at the baseball world,
and verybody is now talking of the
list of baseball stars that the young
major league has to array against the
raided National league.
Chief among the new men of the
American league, of course, are the
great players taken from Pittsburg-
Catchers Smith and Jack O'Connor;
and Pitchers Chesbro and Tannehill,
whose records as pirates this year
are to be envied by every asprant for
baseball glory. lnfelders Leach and
Conroy and Outtielder Lefty" Davis
are the other Pittsburg stars raided by
Johnson's league. Willie Keeler, the
greatest little fellow playing ball in
the world, has taken the American
league bait. and will be seen in the New
York outfield. Brooklyn lost prize
when Keller was taken.
1t may be expected that critics will
say that while Johnson has given New
York one of the best teams-on paper
anyway the metropolis ever had
he has weakened some other teams in
his league. How has he done that:
nS.l.a &c hot I, q
has not weakened single American
league team. Dave Fultz, the great
outtielder of the Athletics, would have
been with the National league OPPOSE
| ton New York team but for some
great strategy practiced by Johnson's
agents. The Baltimore aggregation
of the American league had to be di
yided on account of the abandoning
of that city in the circuit, and better
place than New York for Wiltse ant
| Howell Williams, Jones and McFar
land could not have been found. In ad
dtion to the frank announcement o
the 1903 roster, there are plans for
few more changes, one of which ma,
place Pitcher Clark Griffith, of tn,
white soN, in the position of play-
manager in New York.
AT last the objective point of al
the diminishing, scouting and chargin!
and assaulting of the American leagu
for two years-New York has bee
taken and occupied. The move wa
the principal one in baseball this year
and is pregnant with results that ca
only be speculated upon at this date
Certain it is that when the Nationa
league magnates awaken to the real
ization that 10 more of their stars nav
been bagged, they will lay counte
plans. The American players ar
signed under ''ironclad" contract;
VIII money buy them up? The white
will tell.
T. G. WESTLAkE
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

How to go fishing to extract the
maXimum amount of pleasure from
the trip with the smallest amount of
expense seems to have been solved by
some city officials of La Crosse, Wis.,.
and some employees of big lumber
concern. Recently it was my good
fortune to be invited to join a fishing
expedition on the Mississippi river,
and the Invitations concluded with:
"Wear rubber hunting boots and can
vas clothing"
The expedition was so unique in
many of its features that it may be of
interest. In the first place the genius
who owns the boat called Marion
built the craft almost entirely without
assistance She draws but Il few
inches of water, and is designed to
run up on the bars of the river from
the edges of which the lines that get
the silver bass and pike are let down.
The matter of power and light was a
problem that the fisherman owner
easily solved. A mill engineer who
was u disciple of Walton, was found
WIZ law III MS PossSssioh a wv VI WV
machinery from dismantled sawmils
and some more or less famous river
boats of the days when log RATS and
lumber RATS were marked features
of the Mississippi river traffic.
"Could he fix up gasoline mot
GAS we'll as any lover of fishing" he
replied. and soon the mechanic had &
30-horse power engine ready for run
ming. a small dynamo was required
to produce Tie sparks that ignited the
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21
A New and Attractive Walking Costume

EAsHIoN is,very much abroad in
~ New York just at the present
49, time, and will be stalking forth
on Fifth avenue daily from now until
after the holiday season has closed.
And, too, ia shion is walking much. On
pleasant afternoons Fifth avenue is
veritable beyy of beautiful women.
With fashion afoot walking gowns
re of course in great demand, and
some attractive models are to be seen
every day. just as a sample of the
general tendency in these gowns l
have had sketched one that seems to
me to be typical. 1t is, of course, a
tailor-made, showing the very latest
shape in skirt, stitchings and strap
pings, combining to hold the plaits of
soft zibeline in close bondage about
the hips, though afterwards they open
out into fulness, the bolero, in it's turn,
being arranged in a manner most be-
coming to slight tigures-with plait-
ings of satin or velvet to put in APP
pearance between the deep tabs of the
cloth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-11-21

LEEVES have so much to
do with the making or
marring of an otherwise
fashionable and attractive
gown that much thought
should at all times be given
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-04
DEATH OF MRS. LEOPOLD GRUENER.

Tn the death of Mrs. Katharine, wid- ow of the late Leopold Gruener, which occurred yesterday, most estimahle woman has passed away. She was the widow of the late Leopold Gruener who was a. citizen of great worth of char acter and usefulness. She leaves seven sons to mourn the loss of a devoted mother, viz, Leopold, who is connected with the San Francisco Call, California; Lieut.. Theodore, of the U. s. A., who a few days ago returned from service in the Philippine Islands; Gustave, who is professor of German at Yale: Ed ward, senior member of the firm of Greuener Bros, of this city; Henry, who is assistant librarian at Yale; Hip polyte, assistant professor of chemistry at Western Reserve university, and AL fred, who is secretary of W. A. Warner & Bros Co.