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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-31
Wentworth.

Cadet Cowen spent Sunday last in
Fort Scott, Kansas.
Brantson Of Los Animas, Col, visit
ed her son last Sunday.
Frank Stevenson, an ex-cadet of Oh,
enrolled again after the holidays.
A number of cadets participated in .
fox and hound chase last Monday.
Mrs. c. N. Haywood, Tecama, Neb..
was a visitor at the academy last week.
Sheldon Shsrfford, n ex. Kemper
cadet of St. Louis, enrolled after thu
holidays.
Cadet Brown went TO Kansas City
last week to witness the implement
convention display.
Other new cadets enrolled this week
are Russell Frost, of Topeka, Kas..
and VIM. Shelton, of St. Louis.
The examination for the semester
took place last week and the professors
are highly pleased with the results.
Captains Barnhart, jenkins, Chalk
ley, Thompson and Cadet Dye, went
to Kansas City the latter part of lsss
week to see ''Ben Hur."
Competition is quite keen as to whom
the basket team will be composed of.
Every evening viii find The competitors
hard at work in the gymnasium.
An entertainment at the opera house
consisting Of literary, military, musical
and |gymnaslic features is how being
plan neu TO take pla,e about March II.
Captain Davis is giving a course OF
leetuIe to the members Of the senior
class on the art Of war, They are very
interesting as the captain is fully COM
petent, and having seen service both ir
the Philippines and Cuba.
Among the new cadets are. Cooper.
of Bucyrus, Kas.: Stafford. Of St.
Louis; Branston, of Los Animas, Col;
Gruber, Of Lexington, Mo-. Caldwell,
of Louisville, Ky Core, Tecumsah,
Neb. Stegall of Wagner, l. T.; Nc
Daniel, of Milford, Kas. and Har-
wood, of Tekeham, Neb. Every room
in the barracks is filled and great in
%terest is beng manifested in the WORK
of all departments.
The Delphlau Debating Society hels
open session debate Thursday evening.
The question Is one that not only CON
fronts the Delphian Debating Society
but a more august body of dt5aters.
The question IS: Resolved, that the
tract of land known as Oklahoma Ter
iitory is in fit condition 10 be admitted
to statehood. The alternatives are
Ferguson, of Guthrie, 0. T., Humphrey
of Ell Reno, o. t. Negative: Buell., Of
Denver, Craig, of Kansas City.
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has been suffering from for several
months. We hope the operation will
be successful and Mr.. Cole will return
much improved.
Miss Minnie ZeysinR, one of Waiver
ly's charming young ! aides, visited
her uncle, Capt. ZeysiOg last week.
Miss Mary Nesmith will entertain
the Reading Circle Friday evening at
the home of her sister, Mrs VIM.
Stark.
Lafayette Beck and mother came
down from Lexington last Saturday
evening to spend several days with
relatives here.
Mesdames L. B. Cole, NJ. Phleger,
Dave Eagan and VIM. Meng spent the
day Friday with Mrs. Malinda Hag.
gard, it being her seventy-fourth
birthday.
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W ak. There is altogether too much
profanity tolerated, and it should be
stopped.
Hereafter all who have subscribed
for the mirror will receive the paper
through the mail permission having
been granted by the general post. Office
department this week. We are greatly
indebted to our many friends for their
patience aud subscriptions and hope
you may ''live long and prosper"
Some persons of decidedly unsavory
character have been complained OF to
the officials. Some OF our best ladies
are waging a war against some de-
graded females. Let us hope they will
wage it as persistently against the male
bipeds who associate in these dis
respectable "houses." If we havn't
officers enough to put a stop 10 this
vice, it Is time we had some more.
To smile when the sky Is sunny,
Is never a genuine test,
But TO smile when the heart Is breaking
Is the smile God loveth best.
To sing to the broken spirit.
Though you weep and pray and
moan,
For the world needs all your laughter,
But weep, if you must, alone.
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Birwell Stark was in town Wed.
nesday.
Miss Lorraine Gather went to Kan
a City last Friday.
Nice SlIls, of Lexington, had bus
mess here one day last week.
A. B. Reynolds and wife we're 10
HigglnsVille last Saturday.
Fletcher and Frank Cox had bus
tness near Lexington last Friday.
VIM. Berry, agent for the Netzow
Piano Co., was 10 town this week.
Miss Blggs went to Lexington
Monday evening for several days
visit.
Mrs. Frank Gordon and baby spent
the day "Wednesday with Mrs. Philip
Vail.
Will VIM came home from ''some.
where last Thursday. He says War
rensburg.
Miss Fannie Venable, Of Lexington
visited her sister, Mrs. Tom Corbin
this week.
Webb Cole accompanied by DR.. R
L Hit went to Kansas City Wednes
day evening to have an operation
performed for appendicitis, which hi
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U SCHOOLS.
Central College.

DR.. z. NJ. Williams preach ed to a
large congregation at Waverly last
Sunday morning.
Miss Virginia Hart returned Tuesday
from q short visit with her mother IN
Windsor and friends in Sedalla.
Our new matroD, Mrs. NJ. L. Camp.
bell, who comes to US from Henry
Kendall College M~uskogee, 1. T., has
already found a space in the heart Of
each member of our college home.
DR.. u. M. William delivered an adj
dress before the young people of the
church at Atchlson on Tuesday even
ing and spent Wednesday IN Kansas
City, returning home that evening.
We are glad that Miss Earle Franklin
of Kansas City thought enough of her
many friends here to give us a visit OF
three days before leaving for California
where she will make an extended visit
Since u Christmas vacation the
new pupils whom we have been so glad
to welcome among our members are
Misses Stella and Leila Nelson, Miss
Archie Campbell, Miss Berlnice Baine,
Miss Bessie Kennels and two pupil OF
formes years, Misses Rebecca Buroh,
and Yula Grubbs.
Miss Lille Ford Fox went to Kansas
City Friday evening. as an alternate
for Mrs. Williams to attend the annual
meeting of the state committee OF the
Y. W. @. A. She was accompanied by
Miss Elizabeth Knight and together
they will attend the reception given
the members OF the committee at the
Scarritt Bible and Training school.
Miss Lou Eta Brosius of Gallatiu,
an elocution and A. B. graduate Of
1901, who was with us before Christ
mas taking a post-grauate course lead
ing to the degree OF A. NJ. which she
will receive IN June, entered the un-
lversity of Chicago the first Of the yeaJ
where she is doing work in the depart.
ments of English and Modern Ian.
guages.
For the past week the Rev. Paul H
Linn, Maryvllle, Mo-, who is now con.
Quoting a meeting under the auspices
Of the M. Z. church, South, in thll
city, has been a guest at Central Col
lege. We feel that Mr.. Linn's coming
has proven a beuediction to us. Th,
work of the school pro gresses as usual
but, by a shortening Of recitation
periods, the hour from eleven to twelvI
A. M. is daily consecrated to a servicl
Of praise aud oiprayer. These morn
ing services have been made more help
full by a series Of informal but i'm
preserve talks by Mr.. Linu. They hav
also proven q powerful auxiliary TO In
work that is being done IN our mids
as is evidenced BY the fact that tn
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number OF students 10 attendance upos
the evening services al the church IS.
constantly increasing,
By the iudicious expenditure Of
library fees and gifts from the Iduns
and Argonia Literary Societies, a
valuable addition to the number oftws
hundred volumes has just been made G.,
u College Library. This addition in
oludes works Of criticism, o! fiction
and Of poetry. No cheap editilas havs
been placed upon our shelves, car
having been taken to secure good
print and durable bindings. Central
is pardonably proud of her library.
which is virtually the work Of the
present administration supplemented
by the generous gifts of DR.. w. b.
Palmore and a few of our Alumnae.
The small collections of miscellaneous
books in our library some SIX years
since, was but the nucleus about which
our present collection of twenty-five
hundred well selected and carefully
classified books has been made. 1t 10
our ambition to make other and still
more valuable additions to our library
until 1t shall be so well stocked in
every department that it may be Of
lasting benefit to the student-body and
and q pride to the institution.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-01-31
BROWNSVILLE HAPPENINGS.
WILL WARD MITCHELL.

WILL NAhD AAANAAhLLs
Mrs. J. Shelby Belt is in Lexington
today.
John Pbleger of Odessa was here
Wednesday.
j. w. Edwards of Blackburn was
here Sunday.
A swap social was held at the Arcade
last evening.
Isaac Noyes was in Lexington sever
al days this week.
Prof Joseph Enehls of Odessa
spent Sunday here.
Prof. Homer T Phillips of Mayvlew
was here Sunday.
Mlss Kite. Lightner of Aullville
spent Sunday here.
Mrs. c. A. Mitchell has been very
sick during this week.
Miss Willie Wilmott returned from
Kansas City, Saturday.
Houston B. Reinhardt has a position
as druggist at Jefferson City.
Mrs. Sam Burton died here the first
OF the week and was buried In Lexing-
ton.
Mrs. A. D. Bradford and daughter,
Miss Mildred, depart today for Plats-
burg.
Miss Lena Mcdaniel was married
last week to Edward Fsrris of ST..
LOUIS.
Our street commissioner is making a
success of keeping the street in con-
ultion.
Mrs. Charles Morris of Odessa
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Geo.
Chamblin.
Miss Elsie Heaton Of this place was
married last Thursday to Charles Keller
Of Ray County.
Judging from recent ulterance in the
political Geld. some have yet to learn
that the war is over.
G. W. Black and wife and son,
Eugene Of Ireton La, spent Thursday
with old friends here.
Mrs. Wayne Svdnor Asbury and
Mrs. Guulack Filing sang beautifully
a duet at the Christian church Sunday
morning.
Miss Willie Ridge writer from col.
lege at Fayette that all are settled
down finely after the holidays. Willie
is in excellent health. and doing we'll.
The attention Of the city marshal il
respectfully invited again to the hordes
Of negroes and whites, loo, who stand
in lunches on the streets where women
have 10 pass, and who with foul oathes
and coarse language and tobacco ex.
pe%clorations. defile, earth, air and side.
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For Sale.

20 acres, n of the finest and most
slightly homes in the county; well
stocked with fine fruits; two fine
wells; residence, barn and out houses.
One mile north Of Hlgginsville. will
make a fine home and a valuable
property. My health compelS me to
make a change. Inquire at Bank Of
Higginsville or the undersignedat the
residence. Time given on part Of
purchase price If desired.
l-3lt3 A. HARTNEY.
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ROwntree.BalI.

Married, Monday, January 20, AZ
the home Of the bride 10 Richmond.
Mo John W. Rowntree, Of Kansas
City, and Miss Fannie Kirtley Ball
second daughter Of Mr.. aud Mrs
James Il Ball.
Mr. Rowntree was for three years a
student OF Wentworth Military
Academy, where he graduated Ia 'sa.
His hSpe was formerly 10 Denver,
but heNNs 0 in the hardware busI-
ness in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. NJ. Coon went "a
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Mr.. and Mrs, G. NJ. Coon went to
Kansas City Thursday morning 10
spsud several days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-13

Is another rather important measure.
Houes bill $50, lnrelatton 10 county boards
OF supervisors, and House bill $40, IN re,
lat!on to the government or cues allu
towns, are vct to come before the SEN
ate. House bill 34S. In relation, 70 the
power Of eminent domain, already mem
toned is Il bill OF twcnty-scven PAGES,
not yet to,lcheu by the Senate. House
bill sl7, In relation to public service cor
norations, already referred to, IS the
heaviest task yet to he tackled ny lle
Senate. No mere important MI nus
been considered
House bill 800. in relation to banks ans
banking. is another ather 'mporlan.
measure to lie considered by the Senate.
II covers fo,,.. en- pages These, with the
insurance bill. make up the list OF reail4
important House bills yet to he acted on ny
the Senate, There are a number OF otner
short repeall,.g bills which VIII rake ~
tie time to .isLose or,
PRIIARY li1LECTlONS
i On the Senate calendar .nrc seNc'ni 1l'!s
which will die there with the session,
They NAV lie ltaurrectcd during the next
Assembly. Sbut are doomed, SO far as the
expiring session Is concerned Among
these arc the primary election hlll, the
House bill in reation to q fence laW'
The CONGRESSIONAL rc-apportonnent bill,
and various others The failure OF the
patrons to press, these bills, winch nave
been sleeping on the calendars lor some
time, Is n cont csslon sthat lIey sSa'''"1
pass at this session. !,
So much fo,1vhnt the Senate has yet to
do. Tho House has perhaps even more,
Among the important measures get ~
pass the House are two Senate piils ~
relationtto schools the important bll ~
relation to tho extension Of cities ana
towns, which Is sure 70 provoke uepale'
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!
BAL TIM0RE COUNTRY CLUE.

Assembly Just ended been the longest
on record, but the one making the lars-
cst expenditures OF public funds IN many
years. Tho constitutional convention
which sat for some months contempor-
5nncously with the General Assembly hnu
cost tho Commonwealth nearly quarter
OF a million OF dollars. Much or tho en-
ponse of the extraordinary session or mo
.cgisla re--cxtluoldinary IN both senses
was made unavoidable by tho change
IN tito organic law or tho state, and me
necessity To conform the statutes 10 Inc
provisions Of the new constitution. me
convention which framed MS recosnlsch
That much necessary work wound ne
cntnilcd as II result OF It's own fcNolV'
lion In the fundamental LAW OF the COM
slnonwcalth, and authorized an unlimited
session In order that this labor, much
OF 1t Imperative might be DISCHARGED
before the radical changes IN the court
system ana other departments OF me
state government became clfecllNe.
ptaccrll revolution had been wrought
and there was much consequential leslsT
slution as u result
The General Assembly Of lNOl-2'3, u 1t
DO not also the Assembly OF 1901 mas
accomplished u vast volume OF WORK,
IT has done far more than mo eonVeh-
ton did, though perhaps It's work. rlrT
cumscrbed by the limits set by the
trainers OF Tho law was not 50 impor-
Htant and &momrntous as that OF the un-
BcEarled trainers of the fundamental law,
More than two thousand pages OF sta
tntcs, many of them requiring the incest
discrimination in phrnseolosy and judi
clal consideration ot&terms used, have
been enacted ,fs,nt number Of pages Is
Il conservative estimate, tho WORKS OF Inc
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In the Dining Room.

session now nearing a close not yet hav-
ing been printed and bound In Its per-
maent form.
COST OF SESSION.
The General Assembly will perhaps
have cost something more than S200Ooo,
including everything. But 1t embraced
40 men whereas the convention that
framed tho constitution, included but loo'
with employees IN about the same pro-
portion. Much Of the work has been III
the nature OF code revision REQUIRING the
utmost care, but not all has been OF THIS
nature All tho volume OF local. personal
and special legislation and charter chan-
Ees and granting usually done hyn Gene
Il raj Assembly came before the hrst ses-
sion or tho present one. Nor IS ms
all Many OF the most important aues-
tons or expenditure OF public tunus, OF
large projects and of public policy mat
ever ctmo before 4 General Assembly, nus
claimed the attention of this one. What
ever other criticism may be made OF tho
members, they have not lacked energy
and willingness to work
some Of tho many extraordinary or
penditures made by this General Assem-
bly, follow:
ror the payment OF pensions under tho
various acts, 100000
FOR now cell building at the pcniten-
tiary 100000 IN addition TO the sum or
$So,OnO already appropriated and $4,000
more lust appropriated. total OF $50
GCA
jamestown Exposition Company, S@n.
COO conditioned on the raising OF QUO mil
lion dollars By that company,
st, Louis exposition, virginia exhibit
10000, with additional appropriation OF
$4,000 pending, -,
CAPITOL repairs ana renovation, $4,000
with appropriation Of Sl5o,VN proposed
and pending,
10 rebuild burned building Of Eastern
State Hospital, $4,000, and S2V'oS aua'r
uonal,
pure food law appropriation 5000
Crop pest commission, S2ooh
Repairs to Executive Mansion, si,om.
Statue Of Robert Il. Lee In statuary
HAIL $4,000 ,,oon,
Payment of Moran claim, $1,000
Removing Monroe remains 70 ttol'!s
wood, $500. so
Fence around Lee Ionument. sS"'
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On the Coli Links.

H., No oye,, more nomentOus measure
IN relation TO the terms OF courts INV
s.bed,Ijcs n bll made imperatNely ',fecS-5
snrv nv tho fact that the new rlrclll
court system Nil, supersedc tne c"H,,as
court system February Isl, hnu u u''.
The very important ana cSsehlh! eu ,,"a,,,
Nil in relation to'olections n monleh'ouS
measure of rorty-slx pages, must a1sV
ms, the House yet Senate plll 7oe, ~
relation To terms and times or me new
scircrit courts, a bill Of nineteen lABes.
smre 10 eli discussion and invoke AZ
tempts to amend must come peiore. l''e
House $500, ,,,a,s
These are hut few Of tho many ,ns meas.
az DELEGATES. There is II mass OF repea
[ nils. and less important ones 70
pass tho House Besides this there IS INC
} PROBABILITY. nay, almost the cor
tainty of the disagreement OF me SEN
snte and House on amendments 70 tlle
more import,;it measures, WIN me ep.ise-
nuent necessity for conferences ana an-
ton on conference reports All these VIII
take time, ana much or IT,,
p" MAY COME BACK,
Altogether 1t is difficult, to see how all
this work is going to be disposed u be-
core Inc christmas reress. even granting
that ii will mol begin before the 23d, ~
seems likely, indeed, that tho members
will come back here about January ~,
and plt In ten days more finishing up the
work SlXty,Odd members OF me Two
houses must return January I'm az any
event, and these MIL not inlnu llucll
coming back tc complete the work or 'ic
present session. 1T Is doubtful if a quo
rum can be mustered after The holiday re !.
cess, however, even with this nucleus or
hold-oyer meml;ers In both Houses, The
mutority or members Of tho present
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/ Payment James z. Phillips claim, IS, 90,
Expenses OF revision committee, $500


Expenses OF revision committees $500
3(All 5not used. X. t5a SS MI
Expenses OF oyster commission, q bout
ST, 600. ii i2s Is 81 IS 81 ~ issS
CHARITABLE PURPOs Es, 5isst
Besides all these. and other small ap-ss33
preparations tho State has increased AS
to almost all Its Scieerno syh8ss
nary institutions. For instance the ir-si
tgni,l Polytechnic Institute got SIS, 900 adj
dtional: The State Female Normal
school at Farmvile, $4,000 additional;:j gg
Virginia Normal and Industrial " School ,s{
Sc 900; lights for William and Mary Coll:-'88s
3lege IS, 600 additional, and increased 9 p--s#ii
preparations to nearly all the State !, inkfs
sane hospitals, and to all the educntionala8
and charitable Institutions 5yunder8 stare
aid. III S 585
a Besides all this, the salary lists OF q III
tho state officers and employees, leglsla-a
tive, executive and judicial, the expense
OF maintaining them, and tho corporations
commission. and all the usual appropria-5
lions to meet tho interest on the public
debt and other usual expenditures have
been paid There Is now pending n pro-
position to build another female normal
and Industrial school, and various other
propositions. Many propositions to Y p--&8,
proprlute money for various causes have
been voted down. ES5 81 sa
THE CAMPBELL. CASE.
the General Assembly, was the trial I
and prelmlnaries thereto In the case OIL
Judge Clarence j. Campbell, removed
from office This case engaged the ",
tention Of the Assembly for weeks adj
ding to the length Of the session and the
expense Incident to the per diem OF n,erlrS
bers. This was ono OF the features d.
tho General Assembly. ss.E NJ
the passage OF the jamestown eXposl-5a
ton bill. and tho st. Louis exposition
bill, cost tho State far moro thanHtheA
mere appropriations engaging the 3it-%s
tention of both houses for long periods,
and greatly prolonging the session, and X
increasing expense. VA
Among the noteworthy general laws
passed were tho pure elections law, the
general dog law, tho general game Lawn
The law In relation to PROFESSIONAL nlrsrs.
ing, the statute for the commitment Of
iEebrintes to hospitals. the bills re,nl,-sS
Iportlonlng the State for Senate and i
House districts, and II vast volume Of u
other statutes, ~ siss u
The revision OF tho statutes and Cos
5dlfying the same has consumed the
great portion OF tho time Of tho session.
The proposition to lease oyster grounds
to planters has also consumed much time6 q
and is still pending, AN
These are but a few OF the importailtas
measures enacted by the General Assent
hly, No reference is had TO the volume
u, code bills passed
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THE GREAT HIGHWAY OF TRADE
AND #TRAVE T.,

Reaching all important points in the
South and Southwest peEetrating the
most attractive sections OF virginia,
North and South Carolina, Georsia. Flor
ida, Alabama. Mississippi, Louisiana, TEN
nessee and Kentucky, IL the Southernf
Railway, Its frequent and convenient
schedules. paatial trains. Its rock Gslrsi
lasted tracks, complete and unriyaled
Dining Car Service. and through car
arrangements. commend It to the travel
Ing public. Through tickets 10 all points.
and Pullman reservations made Upon ap-is.
plication to any agent or fepressn lahlyN
Of the Southern Railway. Corrsspapds 81
enee solicited. mo trouble to answer
questions. q ". WESlnphss.
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Mn T.. L. Barrclet, NJ the French navy
has sailed from llavrc and Will reach
Richmond to-day to visit his hrother.8
Mr., Barrelet. OF the Richmond Passenger
and Power Company 81
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GERS. Dr. j. S. Ames. Of Johns Hopkins
University, being the president. and Mr..
CHI. Clark, secretary.
THE LONGEST
SESSION CLOSING

l to7ud lsI!.I tuoII ponunuoO
officers, and the terms of their offices and
filling vacancies. This Is Il rather lnlpor-
tant bill, House bill 80 of seventeen
pages, In relation to the State printing,
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! $3.50 and $3.50 SnlIn# Lined 4
Angora Fur Robes, for IS 90
choice ..,..... ..............3I-' IA
$500 and 5000 Fur Robes 81 90
for ........ Observation-Disclosures 81 5E I,
a. 500 ror Robes $500
S, $3.50 ror Robe. $3.50