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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
Meeting Of Old Mems Club.

The regular annual meeting OF the
Old Mems Club was held in the town
OF Odessa on Saturday, the 26th inst.
The club was called to order In the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
by the president, John h. Ryland.
Rev. S. P. Cayton conducted religious
services by prayer and the reading of
the Goth psalm. The roll was then
called and a large number Of the club
answered the call though a majority
we're absent and one. Capt. Rudd, had
taken up his march to that undiS-
covered country from which no
traveller returns.
After the reading Of the min
utes of the last meeting held
in MAYHEM last June, the various
memorial committees made their re-
ports, some of which paid high yet
just and true encomiumS upon the
departed ones, and all Of which we're
ordered to be spread upon the records
of the club. The president paid a
tribute Of respect to each by remind
ing the club and friends present that
the life Of a good man does not end at
the grave but that a silent, secret
influence for good lives on after he
has passed from the st0ge of active
life 10 this world.
The motion to dispense with one
meeting of the club each year was
laid upon the table, the club feeling
that twice a year was not too often
to meet and grasp each others hand
in grateful remembrance Of the good
ness and mercy of God. 1t was
reported for the first time that Bro.
Philips and Bro. j. W. Ragsdale had
departed this life, though this event
had occurred to each several year;
ago. The president appointed the
usual memorial committees and re
quested them to report at the mex
meeting. The club then adjourned Il
partake of the feast prepared for then
by the good ladies' Of Odessa, and MIR
Editor, although the writer of this
an old man who has the reputation o
being fond of good eating and ha
enjoyed many a rich feast in the past
never did he sit down to a NOR,
more sumptuOus feast and never dit
he see one more gracefully server
than the one at which the old mel
sat down to in Odessa last Saturday
/ am glad to say and truly believ
from what | saw and heard the sam
| was most highly appreciated by tn
| old men who were blest with til
privilege Of being there. These oil
men will never cease to love goo
eating and to thank our young friend
for their efforts to crafty their tastes
At the evening session the clu.
was favored with a very appropriate
address by Rev. Mr.. Clayton, whic
was gratefully listened to and apprt
! ciated by the club. The club the
proceeded to the election Of officer
for the ensuing year, which resulte
, 10 the election Of Robert T. Russell
8 Of Odessa, president, W. Boon Majc
vice-president and Frank Bowma
/, secretary, After which the clu
unanimously accepted the inyitatio
to hold Its next meeting at Lexington
/ After passing by unanimous vot
the usual resolution Of thanks tn
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
Was Savage Anti-machine, But is
Now Machine Candidate.
From Necessity the Machine has Pick
ed Up Reed.

From Necessity Reed Gladly Accepts
Machine-To Pardon Boodlers and
Not Turn Traitor Like Folk.
And as for Judge CAN'T, he is not
noticed much now because he is
thought to be out Of the race, but
nothing more disgusting and SANDER
Gus was ever uttered by the metropOl-
itap papers than their comment upon
the Sheppard case and the supreme
court in general-the very papers
that had fits over the plank in the
Chicago platform about the United
States Supreme Court. And have
the Folk papers resisted and resented
these aspersions upon the characters
of men who have been fighting the
battles Of the democracy for years?
Certainly the cases are exceedingly
few among the papers that come to
this office. Many Of them seemed to
be pleased to advance the Folk cause
with the support of republican batter
les. And If Mr.. Folk were a saint
from glory he could not long escape
abuse unless he. diSowns this support
and takes pot luck with the other
candidates as a party democrat.
Six or eight months ago when the
Kansas City Star began to boom
Judge CAN'T, he requested that paper
to desist, sayi0g that if he decided to
become a candidate, he would seek a
party nomination at the hands of the
democrats, and that if the Star
wished to support him after nomina
ton, he would have no objection; but
that before nomination, ne and demo
Gratis generally must look upon the
Stars advocacy as meddlesome inter
ference. Mr.. Reed in every speech
he makes leaves not a shadow Of doubt
about his unwillingness to accept
either support or quarter from the
republican press. Mr.. Folk has moi
made his opening speech yet, indeed
he has not made a political speech al
all, but it is hoped that he will show
the same incompromising party spirit
II he does then the democratic paper
that attacks Mr.. Folk abusively ough'
to be stricken from the list 0
party papers. If he does not Mr.
Folk ought to be dropped from th,
peoples thoughts as a party candidate
or course, no sane nan believe
that republican partially for Mr.
Folk is anything more than hypocrit
ical preteuse. They car not at al
whether Mr.. Folk is a good man or
bad one. Macy Of the republlcaI
country papers admit that they ar
praislng him because they think tba
they could beat him If he were nom
inated, or because rhey think it goo
politics to praise some n who
sure not tobe nominated, or becaus
they think it to their own party il
terest to promote a revolution in tn
democratic organization or becaus
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Secretary Shaw proposes to deposit
S43, OOO, 900 of the treasury reserves
with banks to relieve the financial
strlngency and to move the crops,
If the United States we're in the
banking business profit might be
made upon this excess Of revenue
but according to the secretary's plan
the interest on the S4S, 900, 900 will
accrue to the banks. The government
is not organized for money lending,
1t IS not prepared to examine secu-
rites or TO collect notes due. Surplus
revenue locked in the treasury of a
nation which is not 10 the banking
business may threaten business pros
perity. Such a nation should avoid
having revenues in excess Of actual
needs. The republican plan is tc
continue to collect the excessive
revenue and to spend it in river,
harbor and irrigation improvements
in republican states.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

An Associated Press dispatch says
that President Roosevelt has gotten
back from his thirteen weeks yaca-
tion at Oyster Bay and that he is
writing his message to congress,
which will treat, among other things,
of divorce. 1t would be highly in
teresting to the nation to have Pres
ident Roosevelt's views on cancer Of
the stomach. Upon this subject he
could doubtless fling a half dozen
epigrams which the Kansas City Star
would print in black faced type.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

they think MI. Folk would accept a
republican nomination in event Of
failure before the democratic conven-
ton, or for some other sinister motive.
None of these things can happen to
the advantage Of the republicans, If
Mr.. Folk says what every true dem
ocrat hopes be will say at st. Joseph
October "a.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

The %HigginSvllle Advance publish
ed last week a summary Of the bank
statements Of the fifteen banks of
Lafayette county. 1t appears that
the total footing Of resources amounts
to S. 1913, POP, 80. OF this sum the
Lexington banks show sl,4O9, $685.
The total deposits subject to draft
amount to 81, $3.50, 500. "a.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Delegate Mcclure says that there
is little doubt of statehood for Okla
homa at the next session Of congress.
Ii it a be shown that Oklahoma
will surely be republican, there will
be no trouble to secure admission
before the preside nUial election.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

John E. Organ is being urged by
his friends to become q candidate for
the office of acknowledgements Mr..
Organ has been for years the political
enemy of Frank Farris and to such a
pass did the matter come during his
last candidacy that Mr.. Organ wa in
danger of his life. He continued
relentlessly to expose Farris. He is a
very deserving man at the hands Of
the democracy and is equal to the
duties Of the office which he think:
Of asking for.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

The Kansas City Star mentions it
as q Of the greatest appropriations
to the honor Of Sir Michael Herbert
that he was a friend of President
Roosevelt.
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Death Of John Snears.

Died at his home in College place
Tuesday, September 10Th, of conges-
ton of the lungs, John Spears, aged
seventy-two years.
Mr.. Spears was born Rockingham
county, Virginia, in 1881, and moved
to Missouri in 1855, making his home
for many years in Saline county,
During his residence in Saline county
he married Miss Sue Mcdowell, who
with the following SONS and daugh.
tiers survive; Miss Maggie, Charles,
Mrs. Geo. Stewart, Hugh and John.
all residents Of Lexington.
The funeral services were held at
the family residence in College Place
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
j. w, Howell officiating. Interment
took place In Machpelah cemetery.
Mr.. Spears had not been in very
good health for years, but the Illness
which caused his death was Of only a
few hours duration. His age, seventy
two years, was against him in a
struggle with so violent a disease.
and he passed away at s O'Clock Tues
day evening. The Christians hone
was his. He had long beer a member
OF the Methodist church on this CITY.
Born-near Alma, to the wife Of
Henry Eckloff, Wednesday, Sept. Is,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

The slump in United States steel
stocks last week caused much uneasi-
ness on the part Of some Of the man
ayers Of Carnegie libraries. He was
cabled to aud replied that he owned
no stock in the steel trust, that all
his holdings consist of first mortgage
bonds covering all the properties OF
the trust. These bonds amount tc
about the cost value of building the
several plants. Stock was sold tC
about six times this amount, the
i%ncorporators pocketed the money
and hold themselves in readiness t
foreclose en- the plants whenevel
interest is not paid There are othel
ways of getting rich than by working
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Senator Cockrell is credited with
having made a very liberal speech
before the Confederate veterans at
Columbia, There is such a thing as
being too liberal. The chief reason
for the existence of the Confederate
Veterans Association is the perpetual
ton Of the reasons for the faith that
was in them. On these occasions it
is more fitting to present in c%learest
form an extreme statement Of the
South's contention, only %courteously
and in kindly spirit. There is grave
danger that the younger generation
may never know or may soon forget
what grounds their fathers had in the
constitution and in right reason for q
sourse pursued to such disastrou,
consequences.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

1t is said that King Edward VII
is taking an active hand in forming
the new British cabinet. This is the
first time 10 a century that a ruler in
that country has done more than to
accept a cabinet presented for ratifi-
finn
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Lewis Nixon and George B. Nc
Clelland are candidates for the demo-
cratic nomination for mayor Of New
York. 1t is deemed hardly possible
for Mayor Low TO be reelected
Nixon and McClelland are both good
q
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
Iduna Literary Society.

On Saturday evening the members
Of the lduna Literary Society received
their friends with the new pupils OF
Central College as guests OF honor.
A choice literary and musical program
was rendered consisting Of readings,
piano, violin and vocal solos. After
which punch and cakes : ere served
and social converse added to an already
%pleasurable evening. A short business
session followed, and eight new men,
bers were added to the Industrious roll
Of the Daughters Of Iduna. \
Judge J.. B. CAN'T left THURSDAY
mornfnO fo- p,no,tor Mo
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

The st. Louis Republic of a few
days ago says that Sam B, Cook will
be a candidate for reelection to the
office of secretary Of state. He will
doubtless be nominated and elected
since he has been one of the most
efficient and acceptable Of our state
officers and has a record Of party
service second to no man 10 Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Mesdames A. G. Asbury, Shelton
Belt, Shelton Relt, Jr., Hoffman,
and II. Campbell came up from Hig-
ginsyille to attend the U. d Q. con-
vention Wednesday evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

L H. Musgrave, Of Ash Grove,
Missouri, has announced his candidacy
for the Se~cretaryship Of state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03
ABUSIYENESs.

Two Of the strongest Folk papers
in the state, the Fulton Gazette and
the MARSHALL News complained bitter
ly last week because the other papers
we're abusing Mr.. Folk. With two OF
three exceptions none Of the country
exchanges that come to this office have
had anything Objectionable to say
about MI. Folk further than to crit
icise and sometimes denOunce Steph'
ems, Francis, the "business mems as.
ISOLATION" and the republican press
for steering the Folk movement, a:
they allege, for the purpose of reorga'
nizing the party, or Of disrupting the
party, or OF turning the state over
into republican hands. Instead OF
being hard on Mr.. Folk the democrat
ic papers that prefer some n else
have generally been very kind to him,
forgiving many things that might be
criticised in his career, all because
the end attained by his Doodle prose
cutions was so desirable that the
grand Jury leaks and the self-gloriica
tion might be %indulgently overlooked
in the total. But, however, kindly
may be the feeling of the whole coun.
try press In Missouri and all the work.
ing democrats, the Folk movement
cannot be advanced much longer und-
er cover Of the republican and indie
pendent metropolitan press, the re-
organizationists, and discarded ele-
ments of the party without drawing
the whole fire upon Mr.. Folk.
The situation is just this; No or
dinarlly decent men were ever villtied,
lied about and abused eighteen
months before the election as CAN'T
and Reed have been by the daily pap
ers. The following headlines to
long ribald, foul, and abusive article
in one OF the Kansas City dailies to-
day is a fair sample of what Mr..
Reed gets every day in the big city
dailieS of Missouri:
REED ABOUT FACE
Was Savage Anti-machine, But Is
Now Machine Candidate.
FOLK wRECKED THEM ALI
From Necessity the Machine has Pick
ed Up Reed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Judge J. B. CAN'T left THURSDAY
morning for B%unceton, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-03

Born-near Alma, to the wife Of
Henry Eckloff, Wednesday, Sept. Is,
1908, a son.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1908.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23

| heard story the other day which
Is probably as old as the hills, though
| never had the luols 10 hear IT before.
1t was Of n somewhat lengthy railway
Journey In very warm weather. An
elderly lady, seated In one corner Of
the carriage, was provided with an in
dia rubber cushion for her greater com
fort, but unfortunately, owing 10 the
heat and continued pressure the cush
ion suddenly exploded. The old lady
was In despair, even 10 tears, over the
misfortune 10 the wind bag and again
and again reverted 10 her misfortune.
cut woman" said commercial
traveller I'm another corner Of the car
rlage, ITS not worth making fuss
ABOUT. You Will get II repaired In town
for about - pence" ITS no that I'm
vcxcd abOot-it's no The price. That's
easy sorted. But the last time that bag
was blawn up II wis by Aunty Jean,
almaist WI her very last breath, an
that Gamma be rcstorcd"'- Glasgow
Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
DEMOCRATS CRITICIZE
FOSTER

Foster is another of the very worst
towns in the State, politically, socially,
aud morally. 1t Is one Of the western
tier OF farming towns n rough, hard
country yielding but little produce, and
peoplcd by men and women OF dis.
tinctly low type as IA general rule. The
farms and the farmhouses are poor and
unkcmpt; the countryside as one drives
through, has desolnte appearance.
1.-The Inhabitants are of the degenerate
native stock that have never had the am
bition to better their condition or the in
itiative to leave the town and seek
livelihood elsewhere
Foster has no resident clergymen, and
but two feeble churches, where services
nrc held at irregular intervals. -Four
churches have been closed for lack of at
tendance and support. One conservative
man deCribcd the town rs Corrupt from
end to end" Ilo said IF | should wish
to drive YOU to the best section of the
town | should not know where to go.
One IL told that the men are given 70
drunkenness. There are two licensed sa.
looms and four known and easily found
resorts where liquor il sold illegally
one Is told how lax all sexual relations
nrc In the country and of women who
live promiscuouSly, first with one farmer
aud then another, without losing what
ever social position they may have, None
Of tho people ever see much money
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
new suinea justice.

A comical vindication Of the rights OF
property among the sayages OF New
Guinea was Witnessed By a missionary.
the Rev. James Chalmers. Service was
just beginning In the little church when
a native boy came In dressed with
what he considered great magniiicence,
In shirt. As the sayages were accus-
toned 10 go nearly naked, this garment
made the boy very conspicuous.
The shirt Ind once belonged 10 some
white man, and the importance II gave
the present wearer was tremendous.
But when his glory was at IT. height a
hc0er boy appeared. hot with rage and
carrying jacket. He fell upon the
first lad and began stripping on the
shirt The rest Of the congregation, un-
dcrstanding at once that the rightfui
owner had arrived, gave him nOt only
sympathy, but practical aid. They rose
10 their feet, and those who were near
by took part In the stripping process.
Presently the true owner was invested
In shirt and Jacket, tho congregation
cooled, and the service went on.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
AnIyluIs mud ItRin.

II seems strange that no animal, M
less II be the squirrel seems to build
itself shelter with the express object
OF keeping off the rain, which they all
40 much dislike. Monkeys are miscr.
able I'm wet and could easily build shell
ters If they had the sense to do SO.
as the creatures hop discOnsolntely
along I'm tho rain" writes Mr.. Klpling
In his "Bcast and Man In India" cor
crouch on branches, with dripping
backs set against the tree trunk as
shelter from the driving storm, they
have the air Of being very sorry for
themselves" But even the orang on
tang, which builds small platform In
the trees on which to sleep Mt night.
never seems To think Of n roof, though
the Dyaks say that when 1t is very
wet It covers itself with the leaves OF
The pandanus, n large fern.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
COUNTRY TOWNS.
GLOCEsTER--SCITUATE.

"Scituate and Gocester may fairly be
ranked together They are adjoining
towns, having the same physical charac-
toristiCs, and about the same sort of
people. Sctuntc is Il corrupt Demo
cratic town, aud GloCester il n corrupt
Republican town. Scituate las seven
churches, nineteen schools, seven mills,
employing 900 hands, of whom over ten
per cent. are children; five saloons and
three Illegal resorts where liquor iS sold
GloCcstcr has two churches, twelve
schools, one mill, and four liquor "a
looms. For the rest Both towns are
partly manufacturing and partly farm
ing communities. Because the majority
of the farmers can he charged with shift.
lossness and lack Of pride farm lands
have not been worked TO their limit of
cultivation. Their owners have not cared
20 keep them up. Many men aud boys
of the best native stock have left the
farms and come into the villages 20
procure employment in the mills.
"Sincc the so-calcd Daniclson electric
road opened up this section of the State,
there has been n notable improvement in
the morals of the people and their stand
ard of living. They have been brought
into contact with people from other parts
of the state and have in many things
seen the error of their ways. Neither of
these towns has had the reputation for
such gross and shameless immortality so
cial) as some Of the adjoining towns Of
the western tier Politically 10 claim
has ever been made that they were inn
munc from the debauchery,that has made
the western tier of towns notorious
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
SMITHTIELD.

"Smithfed is considered by some te
he one OF the most wrctChedly immoral
towns In the State. There IN mixed
population, French possibly predominant
ing among the foreign element. Ii is
partly manufacturing and partly
farming community and az usual where
these two classes of workers are i'm juNta.
position immortality has resulted. Last
winter two men Of this town fought foi
n woman who had known them both
intimately. and after the primitive fash.
ion of savages, one Of them slew the other
The woman abode 10y the result of the
combat The immoral women. il is said
begin their careers in the mills and ther
as they grow older drift into the country
districts
The farms. farmhouses aud outbuild
ings presented a generally neglected ap
pearancc ms n rule, good farms and well
kept homes being the exception. The
country roads are tolcrably good and IN
fair condition, and traverse generally
level country. There are good markets
in adjoining towns for what produce thu
farmers have To sell
THE town Is controlled by the Repub
lican machine. and there is corruption
enough st each election 10 make IL p
nice point whether the votes should b.
classed as corrupt or doubtful"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
NORTH PROVIDENCE.

TO all intcnts aud purposes North
Providence is merely suburb OF the two
cities of Pawmcket and Providence. On
the surface IL seems odd enough that,
while the two cities should he Demo
cratic, aud practically clean Of bribery
and other forms of political corruption
what IL simply continuation of the
community should he strongly Republ-
can aud openly corrupt. When one un.
dcrstands the oligarchy's principle of
controlling the small towns and through
them the state, the reason for this Gu.
rious contrast becomes apparent Both
IN area ond population North Providence
Is one of the smallest towns i'm the State.
As the name indicates Il was once a part
of the city Of Providence.
-Four of its villgcs are essentially mill
towns whore employment is given TO QSa
persons over l3 per cent. OF whom are
children. The farming lands outside of
the villages are fairly arabic and fertile.
The foreign element predominatcs in
the town. The community has been de.
bauched cold-hloodedly aud for purely
political purposes. There are fifteen ga.
looms, five mills eleven schools, and 81,
churches I'm the town."