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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
Committee Meeting.

The executive committee of the state
ex-confederate association held q bust
ness meeting in Higginsvslle October
Sth. The following members yer,
present: Major Elijah Gates Of S. JOS
epb, General w. II. KEENAN, Of Mexi
co, Major james Bapnermqn Of ST.
Louis, Major II. A. Newman Of Hunts
vile, Major o. P. CAtron OF West
PLANES and Capt. A. E. Asbury Of
Of H~igginsville.
Captain Asbury, treasurer Of the
association, reported the receipt OF
s., $50 from the Grove Young estate,
beng seven aunuties of $500 and the
accrued interest on the deferred pay
meuts, $500. This settlement Was
uade in pursuance Of a decision rem
dered during the last term Of the
circuit court. The report also included
| $1,000 received from the estate of q
woman of Eureka, Arkansas. The
fees of the attorneys in the Grove
Young case were paid at this meeting.
Alexander Graves and S. n. Wilson
were the attorneys for the Home.
Before returning to his homo Genera.
Gates spent a few days in Lexington
the guest of Captain Ryland Todhunter
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17

Born-near Aullville, to the wife OF
Henry Henning, Sept. %, a son.
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wreckers, thugs, bood.e sympathizers
and corruptionists
The brazen effrontery of this "eodf-
dential' letter, which Mr.. Folk is quot
ed IN the St. Louis press as saying
"was not intended for publication" is
without a parallel in the politics of any
state.
Mcleod was recently exploited in
a one and a half page illustrated article
in the St. Louis Republic as the War
wick of the Folk propaganda. He is
the selected representative of the myst.
erious donors of a $50, 900 campaign
fu nd to make Mr.. Folk governor OF
Missouri. Mr.. Folks defense of hi'
friend, Mr.. Mcleod, is insufficient and
u unsatisfactory. The fact that Mr.. Nc
Leod's brutal and lying attack upor
the other gubernatorial candidates anc
their supporters was not intended fol
publication does not p~alliate the despi
c liable motives which inspired 1t.
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CURES WINTER COUGH.

j. E. Cover, 1O1 N. Main ST., Otta.
wa, Kan, writes: "Every fall 1t has
been my wite's trouble to catch a Sc,
we're cold, snd therefore Il cough all
winter long, Last fall l got for her q
bottle of Horehound Syrup. She used
1T and has been able to sleep soundly
all night long. Whenever the cough
troubles her, two or three doses stops
the cough, and she is able to be up and
WE'LL" 25c, SOC, s1.00. Sold by
Crenshaw & Young. 1O-Sml
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DCG AND PARROT.
Together Worked Out Effective Plan
Of Getting Through a Gate.

Together Worked Out Elective Plan
Of Getting Through a Gate.
"That reminds me of a very
clever compact which has been
entered into between a dog and
a parrot out ia my neighborhoOd,"
said a man who had listened to
the story about the newspaper
dog, according to the New Or.
leans Times Democrat, "and /
doubt if you could find a more
fOrcible evidence of the dogs and
the parrots intelligence than in
the compact l have in mind
They seem to have established a
perfect understanding of each
other, and they seem to have de-
veloped some sort of idea of the
contractural relation, as we say
in the law. How they went about
the matter, do not know. only
know that the results are
achieved quite as satisfactorily as
if the dog and parrot in question
were human beings and capable
of all the processes of reasoning.
The parrots cage is In the back
yard. 1t is close to the ground
where the dog can reach the slid.
ing door by rearing up on his hind
legs. Between the back yard and
the front yard there is a gate with
a latch on the side toward the
front part of the house. AS a rule
the dog and the parrot are kept in
the back yard, and the little gate
which crosses the alley way and
opens into the front yard is gen.
orally kept latched. A little while
ago the dog and the parrot were
found out in the front yard to-
gether. The man of the house was
not a little perplexed to know how
they managed to get out into the
front yard. He made up his mind
to watch them for the purpose Of
seeing how they overcame the diff
iculty The first thing that at
tracted his attention was the call
of the parrot. Promptly the dog,
who understood the language, re-
spOnded. He walked over to the
parrots cage, used his nose to root
the side of the door up, and let the
bird out. The dog then let the
door fall back to its place. The
parrot flew over to the side gates,
and the dog trOtted across the
yard in the same direction. In a
few seconds the parrot was busy
with the latch. Using his beak he
raised the latch and the dog
pushed the side gate open with his
nose. Shortly they were both out
\ in the front yard. Now, what dc
You think of that? If that isn't in.
telligence, what is it? 1t seems
to me to be intelligence of a very
high order, and am willing to put
this dog and this parrot bird
against anything you can scrapt
up, for anything less complies
than a combination lock of the
most improved kind wouldn't
count with them"
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Manager McLeOds Letter.

From The Kansas City world.
Tue confidential letter mailed last
week 10 abe ccur,ry editors of Missouri
by Nelson W. Mel cd, campaign man
ager FIR J. W. Folk 10 his canvass for
governor, is a marvel of impudeuce
and q odel P~hansaism.
As an instance Of nnadullera,ed gall,
Ignorance and political bigotry, 1t
stands without an equal in Missouri
politics.
In brief, Campaign Manager Mcleod
declares in his confidential communica-
uon 10 the state press nat all that
portion Of the Democratic party which
tavors the nomination of Judge Can't
or MAYOR Reed tor governor are
.,thieves, thugs, tricks ers, Doodle
sympaihizars party wreckers and
corruptlonists," while his candidate Mr..
Folk, comprises within his following all
of the honest men in the Democi attic
party and nearly, If not quite all, of the
good citizenship OF every other political
party.
His reference TO Senator Cockrell 10
such a scurrIlous effusion is peculiarly
unfair. The senior United States senator
from Missouri has dniing his public
career, been distinguished for bis
stalwarI partisanism aud his consistent
adherence to the principles Of Democ'
racy and loyalty toward the party
organization. Francis NJ COckrell ha'
never been known to stand in a publil
place aud shifting his breast ''thanl
God that he was not like other men.
Neither has he ever claimed in persol
or by a chosen political manager tina
all his fellow citizens who did not favo
his political ambition, were ''part
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Missouri Charities Exhibit.

Missouri will make u sociological ex-
hIbit at the Worlds Fair such as will
set the world agog. The department
OF Education of tue Missouri Worlds
Fair Commission, under the chairman
ship Of Judge j. II. Hawthorne, OF
Kansas City, and the superintendcy OF
Pr t. G. v. Buchanan, OF Svdalls, l.
preparing room for exhIou which viii
have the unres,stlug features OF lite.
a. a conference Of tie State BOarn
at CharrIes anu The department OF E =
u'Viun rursdty, it was decided tha
Nl>,uurts ,l~ mosenary institution
,Gru d receive The recognition merlted
Toel are the NOS; spIendidly organ
Mei Ia The whole world. 1t Is planned
to show their arrangement by maintain,
ing actual session Of some OF the e OF,
onnc d, pnrlments, and this exhibit vii
be supplemented hy models, pictures
an / drawings. setting fourth Missouri
3harilaHle ), stem. A dOrmltory will
probably be fitted up where visitors
clo study the methods used in tbi'
state ia preparing he deaf aud dumt
sla The bird for usefulness IN life.
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Weekly Letter from the State University.
EDUCATION FOR THE FARMER.

% THE FARMER,
The farmer has long believed that
education for his sons and dau ghters
was u~ndoubtly~ necessary for the learn
ed professions. He has never object
ed to education for his children when
they have finally decided to leave the
farm and enter the se.called profess
IONS. He has, however, not only insist
ed that an education was unnecessary
for the IONS and daughters who re.
NAN on the farm, but also that In
many cases it was a distinct d~isadvan-
tage to them. 1t must be admitted
hat there is much foundation In fact
for this belief on the part of the peo-
pie generally. An education, however
xcellenl, which continually pres ents
to the student ideals Of life and achieve
ment which are wholly foreign to the
every day affairs of life, cannot fail to
have its influence upon the plastic
mind at the most impressionable age.
A college training which ignors abso-
lutly the large class Of facts wheih has
to do intimately with mans personal
relations to his environment and his
ability TO wrest from nature a liveli-
hood, is not calculated to Increase the
efficiency of the average c%ultivator Of
the soil.
The fact has been recognized by
every great modern University.
Viewed from The standpoint of fifty
years ago, 1t IS a remarkable fact tina
today every great university in Ameri.
ca has as q part of its equipment a
blacksmith shop in which students learI
blacksmithing; a carpenter shop ii
which students learn the carpenter;
trade; and in many cases a farm ant
agricultural department where students
may learn the essential facts in con
nection with the vocation OF farming
The modern State University is al
institution that offers an education TO
every class of citizens. The farmer
boy may attend his State Unlversit.
: learn the principles and methods nee
essary for him to know in order to pro
duce a maximum crop of corn. Ii
learns that while two varieties OF corr
, may yield exactly the same number o
: bushels per acre, one variety may b
v twenty-five per cent more valuable 70
feeding, because of its different chem
, ical composition. He learns how
q by skillfnl methods of plant breeding
!. todevelop the variety OF corn which in
9 reproductiveness and quality may il
crease greatly his profits. The farme
n boy may in a few weeks attendance o
+ the short winter course at the Agricu
turrl College learn the best types OF al
d imal for beef and milk; the best typ
Of horse for speed, coach and draft
the best type of sheep for mutton an
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17

The best manifestations Of college
spirit in the recent history of the Uni
versity Of Missouri w%asshown recently.
A subscription wGs started among the
students to raise money to build new
bleachers on the athletic field. In
three days over $3.50 was raised for The
purpose. Then to push them to ION
pletion before the Saturday game The
entire Senior class of the Engineering
school volunteered to do the work nee,
essary ifthey were excused from class
es for one day. The privilege wa:
granted. On Friday morning about for.
ty of them donned their old clothes apC
went to work. That night the whole
was completed without one ceat cos
to the University.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17

WANTED-Several persons of char
acter aud good reputation in each STATE
(onc IN hi, county reqnred)to repres-
ent and advertise old established veal.
Thy business house of solid financial
standing. salary s21.0O weekly with
expenses additional, all payable in cash
direct every Wednesday from head
offices. Horse and carriage furnished
when necessary. References. Enclose
seli-eddressed envelope. Colonial, S32
Dearborn St., Chicago.
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H BEST DOCTOR.

Rev. B. G. Horton, Sulphur Springs,
Texas, writes, July 10th, 1899; 81
have used in my family Billiards. Snow
Liniment and Horebound Syrup, and
they have proved certainly satisfactory
The liniment Is the best We have evei
used for headache and pans. The
cough syrup has been our doctor fol
the last eight years" zoe, Doc, $500
Sold by Crenshaw & Young. 1O-Sml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
CURES OHILLs AND FEVER.

G. W. W irt, Nacogodohes, Texas
says: "His daughter had chills and
fever for three years; he could not find
anything that would help her until he
used Herbine. His wife will not keep
house without it, and cannot say toe
much for it " SOC. Sold by Crenshaw &
Young, lO-3ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17

John A. Lee has leased out his home
in s.. Louis and Moved to Chicago,
Thi, ought TO ,qaace the drainage car
al dispute and satisfy both litigant-
ST. Louis boodlers for Chicago bacolll
are a fair exchange. PARIS Mercury.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-17
LOCAL BRIEFS

Henry Long returned from st.
Louis Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Luther Marshall returned
from Kansas City Sunday evening.
Samuel ]. Huston went to Kansas
City Sunday evening to be gone a few
days.
Henry Reinhart and wife, Of Dover,
spent Sunday with the family Of
j. F. Vim.
Sidney Dicke, Of H~iggiusville at
tended the funeral of his brother
here Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. M. Mountjoy returned
from a visit to relatives in st. Louis
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Anna Swearingen went to
Aullville Saturday morning TO spend
two weeks with relatives.
Miss willmon Edwards and cousin,
Miss Jane Edwards, returned from
Kansas City Saturday evening,
f. NJ. Davis and wife returned from
St. Louis Saturday morning, where
they visited for the past week.
NJ ond Nc Wy u pord ooD,o M
from Sedalia Saturday evening to
visit the family of ] G. McGrew.
Mr.. Edward Cox, who has been
visiting friends here FOR the past ten
days. left for Chicago Sunday evening.
Mrs Bodie D4Moss arrived from
St. LOUIS Sunday morning to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ.
Mountjoy.
Rev. George L, Leyburn, who has
been spending a few days here with
friends, left for his home at Boonvllle
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed, Earl came down
from Kansas City Saturday night
to spend Sunday with the family OF
Mrs. NJ. e. Marshall.
Mis-. Carrie Barley and Mrs. JChr
Arth, of Hodge, who have been visit.
ing the family of Mrs. john Bour
returned home Monday morning.
Mrs. George Cooper, Of Kansas City
and Mrs. Harry B. Mcdonald anC
daughter, Louise, of St Joseph
arrived Saturday night to visit tho
family OF Mrs. H. G. Wallace.
S. P. Silver left Saturday night TO
a ten days trip through Arkansas
Texas and Louisiana. He joined al
excursion composed of about on.
hundred and fifty.
MIR VIM. Payne, wife and Mis-
Katie Piatt, who have been %visitinI
relatives here for some time, left 70
their home at Payne's Depot, Ky,
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Adam Dickey, Mr.. Jacob N
Lands, Mrs. Sallie N. Chandler an
Mrs. Ella N. Smith. Of Kansas City
came down Tuesday evening to atUen
the lecture of Judge William G
Ewing.
Charles Reynolds, Of Middletowr
Conn.,, representing the owners
the Lexington Electric Company,
here with the view Of making tn
necessary repairs to the plant. Som
Of the machinery ordered has arrive
and will be put In at once.
A Baptist Junior Union vas orgal
lied at the First Baptist churC
Sunday afternoon with a membersh
of eighteen. The following Office
were elected: Georgia Billiard, pre-
ident; Bessie Fanolia, secretar
CordeIia Christie, treasurer; Dudl,
Riggs and Bryce Christie, ushers.
W. v. Curtis sold the followil
property: John G. Young's live
barn now occupied by Gordon Viii
to Col. S. Sellers, consideration s2,OC
Prof. 2. M. Williams residence
College street to Jno- M. Heathma
consideration $4,000; John T. Busl
lot on 18th street, north of Mai
to Dan Collard, consideration s2I
Oswald Winkler's lot South Was
ington street 20 Mrs. Cora Lew
consideration $500.
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Capt. w. d. Rankin and son,
James, went to Kansas City Wednes-
day morning to buy cattle.
Mrs. G. H. Sitter went to Kansas
City Wednesday morning to visit
friends for two days.
Mrs. J.. L. Coss went to sedalia
Wednesday morning to visit relatives
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
THE WIDE TIRE LAW.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FINE FOR VI
oLATING PROVISIONS oFTHE SAME. =

But few people in Newtown or sur
rounding towns are conversant With
the new laws governing tires on heavy
wagons. 1t is said that few of our
local citizens have been held up in
Danbury and Bethel by officials who
have called their attention to the law.
Section 2032, Page 535, of the Revised
Statutes reads:
Section 2O32. Width of Tires. All
vehicles used upon any highway in the
| transportation of merchandise shall be
equipped with tires of width as follows:
All vehicles having an iron axle two
inches square, or an axle of equivalent
strength, shall have tires not less than
four inches in width. All vehicles
having an iron axle one inch and
three quarters square, or an axle of
equivalent strength, shall have tires
not less than three inches in width
All vehicles having an iron axle one
inch and half square, or an axle of
equivalent strength, shall have tires
not less than two and one half inches
in width. All vehicles so used on or
after July /, 1908, and having an iron
axle two and one-half inches square, or
an axle of equivalent strength, shall
have tires not less than five inches in
width. Provided that the foregoing
provisions regarding tires shall apply
to such vehicles as were already in use
within this state prior to July l, 1896,
only on and after July l, 1908. All
wheels SO used, requiring re-rimming
or -tiring, shall be made to conform
to the provisions of this section re-
garding the relative width OF tires and
size of axles. Every person who shall
violate any provision of this section
shall be fined not more than one hun
dred dollars. ...-
This was amended at the January
session as follows:
Section 2O32 of the General Statutes
is hereby amended by adding thereto
wagons not conforming to the above
requirement, who shall file with the
town clerk of the town where said
wagon or wagons are used, on or before
November l, 1908, sworn statement
setting forth that the said wagon OF
wagons we're owned and already in use
by them in this state prior to July l,
1896, shall be exempt from the penalty
attached to this section. The select
men of each town shall, on or before
August l, 1908, post a notice in every
school district in their respective
towns, setting forth all the require
ments of this section and the penalties
for noncompliance with the same"
Approved, May 20, 1903.
Five persons in Newtown have COM
piled with the above section, as fol-
lows: John M. Beardsley, George E..
Dean, John M. Beers, George w. Nor
throp and James Green.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

An exhibition of Indian basketry.
beadwork, pottery, woven fabrics and
other articles representative of the
arts and industries of the Indians of
North America. will be held in the
Art Gallery of the Bridgeport Public
Library, Bridgeport, December 1924
1t is desired to make the collection as
complete as possible, and to this end
the favor of your personal interest ano
of contributions of Indian curiosities
is respectfully solicited. The library
possesses ample facilities for the safe
display of valuable exhibits, and ex-
hibitors may rest assured that every
care will be taken OF their collections.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

DR. Robert Lynch and Builder In.
spector Daniel M. Rowland of the
Park City passed Saturday in town On
a hunting expedition. With Justice
Cavanaugh and John G. Gay as com.
panions they had an invigoratine
tramp, bagging l3 partridges, quail
and woodcock. DR. Lynch, who is an
expert shot, never missed a bird, and
rather carried off the honors. They
stopped at the Grand Central hotel
while in town.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13
REV G. II. SMITH RESIGNS PASTOR
ATE AT PLYMOUTH


The pastor of the Congregational
church, Rev G. H. Smith, resigned his
office at the close of Sundays Com
munion service, the resignation to take
effect, November Is. MrSmith resigns
to accept call to the Congregational
church at Barre, Mass. He came here
from the Windsor Avenue church in
Hartford, having previously served the
churches of Belchertown, Mass, and
Burlington, Conn. The poor and
destitute, the friendless and afflicted
have ever found friend and helper in
Mr. Smith and it is with deep sense
Of personal loss that many will learn
OF his departure. In the Grange and
Pomona, as we'll as in the State Grange,
where he has been cha aplain, he has won
a wide circle of friends, which is
equally true of his relations in Odd
Fellowship, he having been chaplain Of
Franklin lodge of ThomaSton and
grand chaplain of the state for some
time. There is not lazy bone in his
body and his active nature will find
exercise to Barre's gain. His only son
and baby daughter lie in Plymouth,s Is
Gods acre and Rev and Mrs Smith and
their two daughters, Mabel and Pearl,
will have many Plymouth ties that
can never be uprooted. The letter OF
resignation:
To the officers and members OF
the First Congregational church.
Plymouth, Conn.,, Greeting-Having
received call to another field of labor
I hereby resign my Office as pastor Of
this church, said resignation to take
effect November 16, 1908. 1 request
that dismissing council be called az
soon as convenient, that l may con
clude my labors according to Congre
gational usage. In closing nearly nine
years of service as pastor of this church
let me express my hearty thanks tt
the many friends who have Loyalty up
held the work of the church and the
pastor during these years. Wishln,
you grace, mercy and peace 1 rema1
fraternally,-[ Rev Charles H. Smith
Plymouth, October 20, 1903. -[Thomas
ton Express.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

John B. Glover and Mrs Betsey
Meeker of Dubuque, Ia, who make an
annual visit to the town of@their ma
tivity, passed Thursday and Friday in
town, stopping at the Grand Centrat
hutel. While here they visited the
old homestead at Hanover, and the
Newtown cemetery, Where their par
ents are buried. Mr. Glover was a son
'of the late Walter G. Glover, and a
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Mr. and Mrs Charles Il. Gay were
guests over Sunday Of Mr. and Mrs w.
Murray of Bridgeport. Mrs Gay went
to New Haven on Monday and on
Wednesday attended the convention
at MiddletOwn.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Henry G.. Curtis s. Son have their
new electric plant installed and in
working order in their factory at Berk-
shire. 1t is 72-light dynamo, and is
run by water power.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Miss Jennie Colepaugh of Southbury
visited Mrs John Partridge In Berk.
Sbire, the past week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

William B. Terrill, who was recently
laid up several days from an accident,
has received his claim promptly from
the Generai Accident Co. of Philadel-
phia, of which D. X. Colepaugh is
agent.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

The house at Sandy Hook, owned by
the Newtown Savings bank, and occu-
pied by s. Bluman, is receiving new
dress of paint at the hands of F. E.
BurWell and men.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Combined scores. Hillside Club. "a; Sandy
Hook, S8.
The two teams met for the second
series of games at Sandy Hook, last
(Thursday) evening.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

The first of a series of pool contests
was played, Monday night, at the
rooms OF the Hillside club, four mem
Der of the Hillside club playing against
four from Sandy Hook. About 40
young men were present and witnessed
the contest. The result was as follows:
SANDY HOOK VS.. HILLSIDE CLUE
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1903-11-13

Mr. and Mrs F. H. Mitchell ATTENDED
the National Grange meeting in Roch-
ester, N. Y, this week.