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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
THE AMPHIBENA.
An Odd South American Bird Tha
Protects the Ants.

EA
Birds are usually consideredamong
the worst foes Of ants, yet, says the
Detroit Free Press, there is one bird
which is not only tolerated, but APP
parently welcomed by these insects.
This is the a%mphibena, a native of
South America. 1t feeds on certain
larger insects which prey upon ants,
and in return the ants permit the bird
to build its nest in their hills and
never modest even the helpless young.
In one of the Chicken islands, off
the coast of New Zealand, a curious
lizard, called the tuatara, and a kind
of petrol are found inhabiting the
same homes and living together in
the most perfect amity.
The lizard is in this case the ex-
vacator. The burrow is only two or
three feet long. The petrol, however,
occasionally enlarges the chamber.
Each builds its nest upon opposite
sides Of the chamber, the lizard al
most invariably choosing the left side
and the petrol the right.
The petrol is the caterer. 1t brings
in worms, beetles, fish and other odds
and ends, and after eating as much as
it wants leaves the remains for its
companion on the opposite side. This
is one of the most remarkable of all
animal companionships.
A similar case, and one that is very
frequently quoted, is that Of the
North American prairie dog, which
frequently shares its home with a
kind of small owl. tits, however, now
believed that the owl is not a partic-
ularly welcome intruder, but merely
exists on sufferance in its borrowed
home.
Certainly the rattlesnakes which
often inhabit the same burrows are
not members Of a happy family. In
fact they live upon their unwilling
hosts, The South African meercat
is also known to share its earth with
the aard-wark OF ant-bear, but in this
case also it is not certain whether the
two creatures are of any special as
distance to one another.
Thes sea cucumbers also give home
to a peculiar class Of fishes which are
colorless, and quite without means of
protection other than those afforded
by their hosts.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
WASTE PUT TO GOOD USE.
Choice Perfumes Often Come from
the Strangest Materials.

The choicest perfumes that are
placed upon the market are no doubt
obtained from oils and ethers extract
ed from flowers; but there are many
others, says the New York Post,
which are a~rtifeially made, many out
of bad-smelling elements. The fusel
oil obtained in the distillation of spir-
its has an odOr that is peculiarly dis
agreeable, yet it is used, after treat
ment with proper acids and oxidizing
agents, in making the oil Of apples
and the oil of pears; and the oil Of
grapes and the oil of cognac are lit
tie more than fusel oil diluted. oil
of pineapple is best made by the ac-
ton of putrid cheese on sugar; or by
distilling rancid butter with alcohol
and sulphuric acid. One Of the most
popular perfumes may be obtained
from one of the products of gas tar,
out of which is also obtained the oil
of bitter almonds, so largely con
sumed in the manufacture Of per-
fumed soap and confectionery.
The refuse of cities throughout the
civilized world is now generally col
lected and disposed of for sanitary
reasons, though in many instances it
is utilized to good advantage for in
dustrial purposes. The collection Of
this refuse has been made only within
a comparatively few years, but is now
carried on Systematically beingmore
or less self-supporting and adyan-
tageous from an industrial point Of
view. Formerly this refuse was sim
ply accumulated and disposed of by
burning, or casting into streams or
onto waste land. Now, bones, glass,
rags, iron, paper, and other articles
are separately collected and sold. Old
tin cans are used (1) for the recovery
Of solder, (2) for the recovery Of the
tin, and (3) for remelting in the man
ufacture Of steel or iron. The waste
heat from furnaces, into which the
nflammable refuse is thrown, may be
utilized for steam purposes in operat-
ing engines for electric lighting and
power. The city of Glasgow, Scot
land, obtains waste heat from such
furnaces equivalent to nearly 5000
horsepower per day Of ten hours for
power for manufacture purposes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
How,s ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
f j. Cheney for the last 10 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
West & Vruax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Walding. Klnhan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls catarrh cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent tree. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best. Sim
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
County Fair.

At a recent meeting of the lafayette
County Fair Association by a unanimous
vote the Association joined the Cen.
trail Missouri Circuit.
The dates 10 this circuit will be as
follows;-Moberly-July 1881, Cen.
tralia-August Al, Columbia-Augus'
lila, Sedalia August 1922, Higgins
ville-August 25 %.
The newly elected board of directors
is composed Of ne following gentlemen;
Ed. O'Brleu, Dan Hoefrr, S. j. Klein
schmidt, h.. NJ DAILY, DR.. W. A.
Braecklein. L. L Lake, A. A. ASbury
Jr., NJ G Jtmrs, l.. T. Land, Glenn
Tyree, F. C. Grnu aud J. P. Greer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
AN ARCTIC MEAL.
Getting Supper on the Polar Ice
Sheet Is Picturesque.

OASSN - NANNAASSAASe
Dogs were unhitched and fastened,
as usual, and then each of the Eski-
mos climbed over the ice foot
with his snow knife and disappeared
behind the ice parapet, where the
other two were already cutting now
blocks, writes Robert E. Peary, in
Outing. fastened my dogs, got out
their ration Of pemmican, cut it up,
and fed them, standing by with a
whip in hand to see hat there was no
bullying and that each dog got his
share. Then | unpacked the cooker,
oil can, and Kitchen box, passing them
up the ice foot as high as / could
reach. did not wait for the compile
ton of the igloo to commence my
preparations for supper, but with a
few strokes Of the spade excayated a
niche in the snowbank, put the cooker
in out of the wind, filled the lamp
with oil and the boiler with ice, placed
a few snow blocks around it for still
better shelter. and lighted up.
BY the time the igloo was complet-
ed had enough water melted for our
tea and supper was entirely ready by
The time my men had fed the dogs;
and they lost no time in freeing their
clothing Of snow, and joining me in
the igloo. Still less time was con-
sumed in putting away the tea and
biscuits and pemmican, and less again
in falling Off toa dreamless slumber.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Iohn Colyert.

John Colvert died at his home near
Mayview February 81. He was one Of
the Oldest and most highly res pected
citizens of that community He had lived
there for many years and was about
eighty-seven years Of age. He WAS
taken to Marshall Sunday where his
funeral was preached and he was
buried in the Marshall Cemetery. Mr..
Colvert was a devoted member OF the
Methodist church and also of the old
mems club Of this county.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07

Mrs Joe McGraIh, 327 f. 1st ST..
Hutchinson, Kan, WRITES; II have
gwen Ballard's Horehound Syrup to
my children for coughs and colds for
the past four years, and find it IS the
best medicine | ever used" Unlike
many cough syrups. 1t contains 20
opium, but will soothe and heal any
dIseass Ct 70: taroat o lungs quicker
than any other remedy. 25c, 50c
and 81 For sale by C%renshaw &
Young 37m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Judge sidener,s Famous Decisions.

Judge Sidener Of the city hall police
court, St. Louis, has world wide
fame BY some remarkable decisious.
The following are q few OF them.
A dog has a legal right to bite per-
sons that annoy him.
A wife has a legal light to search
her husbands pockets.
A man has a legal right to throw
stones at a street car that won't stop
for him.
College students have a legal right
10 yell after Winning a football game,
A big wife has no more legal right 10
beat a little husband than il their
physical conditions we're reversed,
Swearing over a telephone is a
breach Of the peace.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Curious AdOrnment.

The latest craze in Paris is the
wearing Of a lighted lantern as a per-
sonal ornament. The fashion origin
ated with speculative manufacturer,
whose "petites lanternes" were
bought by tens Of thousands at the
fair at Neuilly. The lantern is very
small and neat, and made in a gothic
form after an ancient model.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Al Old Citizen Gone,

Died at his home near Odessa, Feb
ruary 81, 1908, james Y. Harris, aged
81 years and / day.
For many years Uncle Jimmie ha-
been a familiar figure to the people OF
this community. De was a member OF
the Old Mems Club of Lafayette county
and had many friends all over III,
county. His remains will be taken to
Illinois for burial, his wife who died 4
number of years ago being buried in
that s'a'e.-Odessa Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
..The Price Of Trust Building

Ida M. Tarbell in the March McClure,s
Miss 1arbeil's History Of the stand
ard OIL Company will probably run in
McClure's Magazine well into next fall
Miss Tarbell is still gathering material
for her great work, and spends a por-
ton of each month IN the OIL Regions
and ia Cleveland. The current install
ment, 10 The March number, Is one Of
the most eventful chapters yet put
forth. 1t is called 1.-THE Price of Trust
Building, - and takes the Standard on
its triumphant career Of '%benevolent
assimilation of independent refineries
dow n to its big fight with the Penn
~sylvania Railroad and the Empire
transportation Company, in 1877, A
sworn affidavit of Mr., Rockefeller him
self IN regard to his transactions with
the widow Of a small reRner in Cleve-
land, and the woman's answer thereto
are printed in full, and furnish a
significant insight into the methods OF
the Standard in those days. A feature
Of all the numbers has been the illus
tratlons, especially the portraits, which
have been gathered with as much care
and pains as the written records in the
case. Several portraits Of Mr.. Rookie
teller, hitherto unpublished, will
appear in future numbers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Special 10 Farmers.

On another page will be found a
clubbing arrangement by which our
subscribers may get the INTELLIeEN-
GER, The Live Stock Indicator, its
Special Farmers Institute Edition, and
the Poultry. Farmer-these four for
81 .25 cash in advance. To these we
now add the Western Fruit Grower,
the best horticulture paper published,
the five for s1.50. Or the INTELLI-
eENcER and Western Fruit Grower,
for S1.25. This combination embraces
all the interests Of the farm-local
news, agriculture, stock, poultry, and
horticulture.
INTELLIeENCER PRINTING Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
SUCCESSFUL APPEAL.
A Peddler Who Had Had Poor Luck
Alters His Tactics.

Alters His Tactics.
He began to feel hat he was not
quite a success at the peddler's bust
ness, and he thought he would have
to be a little more diplomatic. His
special line of goods was anew kind Of
hair-dye. He had begun at the end Of
a row of two-story brick residences,
and when a lady appeared at the door
Of the first house in answer to his ring
he had blurted out;
"Do you go in for hairdye, mad
am? If so, no doubt you would be
glad"
But she wasn't, says London Tit
Bits.
The door shut with a bang and he
was left on the outside with his
speech unfinished.
He looked around in a bewildered
sort of way for a minute, and then
drifted on to the next house. Here
his ring was answered by a large,
healthy-loOhng female, who glanced
suspiciously at the article in his hand
and sharply demanded:
"Well, sir, what do you want?"
Il would like toshow you a pat
ent hair-dye," he stammered.
"Sirrl"
ga new patent hair-dye. Probably
you may already be troubled with a
few silver streaks, madam, and"
Slaml
Again the dispenser Of hair-dye was
left to finish his remarks in solitude.
81 don't spring the thing on 'em in
the right way way exactly" he NUT
tered to himself, as he moved on to
the next house. "Shall have to try a
different tack if I'm going to make a
success in the business"
Then he briskly assembled the steps
of the third house, rang the bell, and
a few moments later, when an angu-
lar, sour-looking female confronted
him with a stony glare, he glanced
timidly up at her somewhat scanty,
and particularly ~ungraceful, locks Of
gray, and hesitatingly began:
"Er-madam, | was about to call
your attention to a patent hair-dye,
which | am introducing to the public,
but / see there will be no use trying
to sell any to you"
"Why, so?" she stammered, blush
ingly.
Because a lady with such an
abundant and Shapely head Of hair as
yours certainly has no need Of a hair
dye" was the diplomatic reply.
"Dear me! How observing YOU
men areF' she simpered. "But-um
couldn't l use it for some other pur.
pose-as a brown boot polish, for in.
stance?"
Certainly, madam. l forgot t.
mention that it makes a frst-clasi
brown polish. Price? Only two shil-
lings, madam. Will one bottle BE-
enough? All right; there's youl
change. Much obliged, madam
There is my card, and any time you
need another bottle Of dye-I should
say brown polish-ifyou will send me
word | shall be happy to furnish it
Good-day, madam"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Win Be Ready.

s. p Silver VINO attended the Mis-
sour packers meeting in Kansas City
he past week has returned and ls now
ready to let tomato contract for the
coming season az 81 90 per ton at
Creushaw & Youug's drug store, He
will make declded improvements IN the
factory this spring 1912
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
A Pbyslcian writes.

81 am DESTROYS of knowing if the
profession can obtain Heroine in bulk
for prescribing %purposesP 1t has been
of great use to me in treating cases of
dyspepsia brought on by excuses or
overwork. | have never known it TO
fail in restoring the organs affected 10
their healthy activity SOC bottle at
Crenshaw & Young's. 8,7ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
LOCAL BRIEFS


Kansas City Sunday morning.
Mrs. John Welborn vent to Kansas
City Monday morning to spend a few
days
Miss Mary Blackwell went to Kan
sas City Tuesday morning to visit
friends.
Miss olarice weyand went to
Nevada Wednesday morning to visit
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Steward moved
into their home on South street
Monday.
Gustav Haerle returned Tuesday
morning from a trip of several days
in the east.
Fred Stroud aud wife left Tuesday
afternoon for their home at Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Mrs. James Drummnnd returned
Saturday night from a two weeks
visit to relatives 10 Kansas City.
DR.. W. A. Braeeklein, wife and
daughter, Mrs, Hall Cook, of Hig-
vile, spent Wednesday in Lexington.
e w. H. Abrens and daughter,
Miss Lucille, Of BellVille, Kas arrived
Saturday night for a visit to relatives
Mrs. Lucille Robinson left Tuesday
afternoon for an indefinite stay 10
Las Vegas, N. NJ, with Mrs. A A..
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. B Tunstall left
Saturday evening for Warrensburg to
visit their daughter, Mrs. E. X
Wolfe.
W. G. Musgrove returned to Kan.
sas City Wednesday morning; after a
stay Of two days here with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. G.. Van Glnkle, who has been
visiting her son at W. M. A., left for
her home at Des Moines, Iowa, Tues
day afternoon.
Mrs. w. S. Norton, who has been
visiting her daughter at G. q. @ left
for her home at Columbus, Kansas,
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. James l.. Wright, who has
been visiting her nelce, Mrs. W. S.
Mars, left for her home at Crowley,
La, Wednesday morning.
The Warner Comedy Co., the lead
ing repertoire company Of the West,
at the New Grand for three nights,
commencing Monday, March 8.
William Kendrick, accompanied by
his sister, Miss Jessie, came down
Kansas City Saturday night to spend
Sunday with friends near here.
H. B. Bryning, representing the
Northern Pacific railroad, with head.
quarters at Kansas City, was looking
after business matters here Wednes.
day
Mrs. Claude Price, accompanied by
her little daughter, Florence, came
down from Kansas City Saturday
night to visit her moter, Mrs. Mary
Shacklett.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Claude Coon went t.
Kansas City Saturday evening to visit
Mrs. Coon's mother, Mrs. j P. Nc
Intyre. Mr.. Coon was on his way tx
St. Louis on a business trip.
Miss Lucille Ahrens, who has beer
the guest OF her grandmother, Mrs
Elizabeth Ahrens, for several days
left for Platte City Wednesday morn
ing, where she is attending college.
Mrs. Luther Nickel, who has beef
visiting Mrs. M. E. Nickel ant
daughter, Miss Ella, left for her homI
at Fulton Tuesday morning. Maste
Wingate Moorehead accompanied he
for a visit.
E. b. Ludwigs, who has been visit
H. honoa folbc hero for two ar thra
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
A WOman's Age.

This is the situation: If you don't
want to know a woman's age she
would just as soon tell you, but if she
thinks You are curious, she will die
frst +Atchison Globe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
People Should Use II More.

There is a word in the vocabulary
Of most peoples lives that is never
used: r~estraint-Atchison Globe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07

WANTED-Seversl persons Of character
and good reputation IN each STATE
(une in this county requrred) 10 repre-
seut and advertise old established
wealthy business house of solid finan-
cial standing. Salary S21 20 wepkh
with expenses additional, all payabl
in cash eacn Wednesday direct iron
head offices. Horse ami carriage fur
ished when necessary. References
Enclose self-addressed envelope
Colonial Co., 1894 Dearborn ST.,
Chicago. t15tjl
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
Oures Sciauc R~heumaism.

Mrs. A. E. simpson. 509 Craig 5 =,
Knoxville, Tenn, writes, June 10Th,
1899: IL have teen trying the bath
of Hot Springs, Ark for sciatic rheu
matism, but | get more relief from
Billiards. Snow LinIment ttan an,
medicine or anything 1 have ever lIied
Enclosed find postoffice order for ST.,
Send me large bottle by Southern
Express. For sale by Crensha@ &
Young. 3-7m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-07
So Sweet and Pleasing in Taste.

born. IN Kansas CItl Ms 10 the
wnr u De Luz, nee Miss ldt Brarck
lein. FIJI 81. son.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-07-01
Sfrtl[sS naucrt fnrt.

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Der ertpartete 3uiummenbru6 be5
5trifes in ben Seppi6pe6ereien OOn
So6n uno Sames 0obion in S4upIz
liG SAILS lit ni6t erfolgt. Omar batz
ten am SamItug 1900 De6er be-
f6lohen, an bic 4rbeit 8uriid3ufeRz
rem, es fanOer ii9 u6er nur penig
ii6er 6unbert in Der 5d6rif Elm, uno
aud pon bieien legten nod Dor 9 llbr
Is Die 4rbeit nieDer nieoer. Die Qnz
beren batten ii6 i4on porber our4
Qgenten Der Sertil : Union ii6erreoen
lafen, pieber na4 9uuie gu ge9en.
Sn ben Soutbpart W3ias na6men
120 Weber Die Qr6eit nieoer auf.
Die 5a6rit 6ei4dftigt i'm 8an8en650
Yeripner.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-07-01
WcGann's GrunrOuug.
Ho6 cine 9erbaftun9 in ct. 2oui5.
- Del 9erhuftete Elm tntimer
GFrsuno nQor0' 8arrington'5.

81. 2ouis, %. 5unt. - q, &.
N}itteQ, angebIiher 4gent einer Wtt@
neralpaTer 8eieQi4aft, lit auF ben
8eroa6t bin berbaftet lporoen, odB
er I'M oieGrmoroung Sas. W|cGann's,
oes betunnten Sportsmunrss, 1petB,
6eI1en 2eite am Sumitag in eln@m
Stetn6ru6 gefunoen Duroe. Wtttdeu
Qi6t gu, ouB er Elm acknowledgements
Ce5 rQoros" Darlington mar, Der 1It)
auf bic ACKNOWLEDGING, Der Wfor0er
McGann's gu iein, in !9aft %beflnoet.
Inter ben 8epei8 1tiifen ge8en Wtttz
def befinoet ii6 Elm pom 22.Sunl oa@
tirt2r 9rief oeTelben an ben n2oro,"
Der auf elm 3pii6en betoen b Itehenz
oes GinoeritdHoniB idlieBen ldbt.
Darlington fat ein9eItanoen, oaB er
am 2l6enD ce8 Mproes ii6 in 8eieQ=
i6aft McGann's in 8onfils, naRe Der
SteQe 0e5 MoroeS, befano uno odB
Ncgunn me6rere MlaIe 9robungen
Qegen i'm ausgeItoBen babe, neil er
(8urrington) iih angeblia in 3niite
8rpiI6en 0}cGann uno 6rau Wtc@
Sam eingemiidt babe, GS BAT lid
audi er9e6en, ooB Darlington fife
Beno oeutI6 fpriht, uno man permit
t6st, oaB er Elm 9sutider, fem gng@
IGnoer, 1T.
(6pdter.) - MitfeQ 1T pieOer
entluFen rporosn. gr begibt ii6 no4
ieiner 6eimat6 in g}ep gort, niro
jeOo6 ipdter 6isr6er 3uriitte9ren, um
i'm 4ro3eT7e ge9en nQOro" Darlington
ais 2euQe uuf3utreten.