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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-10-24
Vol. xxxIII
County Worlds Fair Exhibit.
Editor Intelligencer:

Editor Intelligencer;
Sir-Since the report of our county
Worlds Fair exhibit, published by
you recently, many additions have
been made. Over two hundred stalks
of corn, l3 tol feet high, with white,
red, yellow and pipe corn ears have
been secured. Blue grass blades 80 to
40 inches, as also a fine collection of
nuts, consisting of pecan, chestnut,
black and white walnut and several
varieties of hickory nuts. We desire
to procure some peanuts, hazelnuts,
navy and sofa beans, cowpeas, sweet
potatoes, pumpkins, Qf over 125 lbs)
cornstalks with ear over 10 feet
high. / hope that every one Of your
readers who has or knows of some of
the items above mentioned will notify
me. Every one to whom 1 applied
for information or for agricultural and
horticultural products gave freely
what desired. At our County Corn
Show and Farmers Institute meet
ing, to be held at the court house
November 10th, samples of nearly
everything in our county World S
Fair exhibit will be shown and every
one who has good corn should make
an effort to select 20 or more ears Of
his best corn and send it in. Corn
will be the storm center Of agricul-
tural products at the Worlds Fair
and all corn growers should do their
best to show the world what we can
do if we try. Secretary L A. Good
man wrote that the fruit exhibit
stored in Kansas City was not injured
by the recent fire at Seventh and
Wyandotte. CHAs. TEUBNER.
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Ernloslon Of the SaIuda.

The St. Louis Globe Democrat Of
last Sunday gave the followg account
of the blowing up OF the Saluda at
Lexington April or 1852.
During all these years, covering so
many happy days on the Missouri, 1t
was not all JOY Mishaps occurred that
sent sorrow TO the hearts of many a
loving soul and cast shadow into
the family circle which time could
never dissipate.
One of the most notableof these was
caused by the explosion OF the boilers
of the Saluda, in the spring Of 1852 at
Lexington. The boat was old, lacked
power and should have been retired
years before, but during that season
steamboating was so profitable that
everything that would float and had
engines and boilers was utalized.
The Saluda left 81. LOUIS with pas
senger list numbering between 500 and
600, all of them emigrants to the West,
and most of them Mormons, en- route
to join Brigham Young. She reached
Lexington after days of tedious efforts
and at that place, the river being at
high stage, found herself unable to
round the point in face of the almost
mil-race current prevailing. For three
days in succession she made the trial,
each time failing, and on the fourth
the furnaces we're piled with fuel, the
safety valves strapped down aud every
thing was made ready for what proved
10 be the last effort of the ill-fated
boat.
The captain, whose nome, if mem
toned, would probably be recalled by
many old citizens of St. Louis, stood
on the hurricane deck, just in the act
of ordering the lines thrown off, when
the Isabella, one of the noblest crafts
upon the river, commanded by that
prince OF captains, Miller, who navi-
gated the Tamarlaues, the Timours
and the good old sweet Amelia, was
drawing into the landing, He heard
the captain of the Saluda remark, 81
will round the point this morning or
blow this boat to hell. 4"
Capt. Miller exclaimed: "Wait a
moment, until get out. | do not want
to send my boat to hell, nor do care
to subject any Of my passengers to the
risk of going there The Isabella had
reached point scarcely a hundred
yards away when the signal was given
to the pilot of the Saluda to go ahead.
The engine bell rang out, the engineer
touched his throttle, and with the first
revolution of the wheel came the ex-
plosion, which sent between 400 and
800 people to their long home. None
of the officers escaped except the pilot
at the wheel, who was thrown straight
into the air, fell into the river and was
rescued from drowning by the yawl Of
the Isabella. This pilot lived many
years afterwards and died, ten or
twelve years since, on a farm some-
whore in the vicinity of 81. Louis.
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addItIonal settllng reservoir.

additional settling reservoir.
Monday night the first river water
was pumped into the standpipe still
half full of well water. The differ
ence ought to be readily noticeable at
once, and by the end of the week
when the pipes have been thoroughly
washed out no further trace Of well
water should te discoverable The
water will, of course, not be as clear
as before, but no further fear need be
entertained in regard to boilers, water
hacks and heating pipes.
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,treet, where JeukIns shot hIm.

street, where jenkins shot him.
The trial YVES before special jury
and occupied two days. The prosecu-
tion was conducted by H. F. Black
well and the defense by Welborn &
Lyons. Owing to illness Mr.. Welborn
made no argument in the case. The
speeches Of MeSsrs. Blackwell and
Lyons have been more highly COM
plimeuted by those who heard them
than any recent forensic efforts made
here.
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Real Estates Transfer.

Thursday, October 10Th, 1908.
Katie Byrd to A. C. NJ. Byrd, con-
sideration, 81; 20 acres.
Chas. Mulligau to Ira A. Nash. con-
sdera;ion, SlO,l5O; $50 acres and
land IN johnson county
E, B. Vaughan TO Dan Collard, ct al
consideration, $40; pit .ot in Lexing-
ton.
j. l.. Wright to Virdle Rice, consid-
GRAFTON, 81: 70, 40, 100 acres.
Allen Hall 10 L. Cox, consideration,
s61.25; mare, COW, calf aud wagon.
Friday, October 10th, 1908.
Geo. Bodenstab, ct al, to Matilda
Bodepstab, consideration, 81; 1872
acres.
Ed. Hammell to G. F. Rogge, con-
sideratlon, $3.50; lot In Corder.
Anna Lower aud husband to T. L.
Gam, consideration, 800; lot 10 Odes-
sa.
Jas. Mclaughlin, by admir- to G. S.
Hall, consideration, s2OO;2O acres.
W. X. McChesney to T. L. Gam,
consideration, 500; lot in Odessa,
Saturday, October 18th, 1908.
E. M. Edwards by Ex., to Robert L.
Webb, consideration, $3.50; 81 acres.
NJ. T. Slusher to T. P. Corder, con.
sideration, $4,000; $50 acres.
Louisa Lieser and husband to Lettit
Walkeuhorst, consideration, 81, 400;
lots in Concordia.
F. G. McFadin to Frank Mcdowell
and wife, consideration, 81, 900; &c
acres.
Monday, October 10Th, 1908.
E. w. Bruins to Henry Steinman
consideration, 5000; 2 acres.
j. l., Kerr and husband, to Emme
Bailey, consideration, $4,000; 80 acres
Tuesday, October goth, 1908.
| c. M. o. Reade to Eugene Guevel
consideration, 500; lot IN Lexington
! j. G. Worthington to J p. johnson
and Green Lytton, consideration, 500
2 lots in Mayview.
D. F. Herbert to d. A. Slusher, con
siderauon, 81 100; 80 acres.
T. Hunter to Sallie Ewing, consid
Grafton, 81, 100; lot in Odessa.
j. II. Thorp to Jas Bargar, ct al
consideration, $1,000; 40 acres.
S. L. Benton to Herman Kueck, con
sideration, $4,000; 2 lots in Conoordia
G. w. Grubb 10 G. w. Woestemey
er, consideration, $1,000; % acres.
A. C. Wilmer and husband to G. H
Wocstemeyer, consideration, $3.50; II
acres.
B. Rebsahl by Tr., to Emma Rab
sahl, consideration, $40; land II
Higginsvile.
Wednesday, October 2lst, 1908.
Eliza Chamblln and husband to F
Temple, consideration, S75; in l, sc
26.
A. NJ. KaDnsl to j. A. Bullock, cor
sideratiop, $3.50; As acres
Jacob Vardvse, Cur 20 J. f s.,
wsrt, Consideration, 81; land IN "A, 81
"a.
Z NJ. Edwards, by Ex., to Robe
Weob, consideration, $3.50; 2l acres.
Misyruri's First Laws.
1.
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Kraft Arrested.

Word has been received at the state
department that Kratz has been
arrested by order OF the Mexican
government and that he will be held
awaiting requisition papers. The
papers will be forwarded by Governor
Dockery at once, and it is expected
that Kratz will be In st. Louis within
ten days.
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Kinr ban.

At Memphis Thursday Dan Patch
paced a mile 10 1851, thus lowering
Paince Alert's record Z Of a second
and recovering his old position as the
fastest PAGER in the world. The
record was made without windshields,
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ErecntiYe R0ard Meets.

Q. A. Phillips went to Independence
Saturday morning to be present at a
meeting Of the executive board of the
West Central Teachers Association,
OF which he is president. The board
meets to arrange Thanksgiving pro-
gramme which will be given here
November 9th.
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Foot Ball Game.

There will be foot ball game on
the Academy grounds Saturday after
mood at 2;30 O'Clock between the
W. NJ. A. team and the Buckner
athletic team. 1t promises to be a
capital game. Buckner last year
made an excellent record and is COM
posed Of heavy men. The usual
admission charge will he made
cents
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highly esteemed as a gentleman and
business man.
Mr. and Mrs. Crews passed through
this CITY Friday morning on their
way to Kansas City They will be at
home in Waverlv after October p.
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The Lexington FIGURING Mills began
to grind wheat Thursday afternoon.
BY the time this paper goes to press
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Mrs. W. G. Barnhardt, accompanied
by her mother, Mis-. Alice B. Hays,
left for Guthrie, o. IT,, Thursday
afternoon TO join her husband.
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Commits Suicide.

Henry pepper, about IS years of
age, committed suicide some time
Sunday by hanging himself in bis
machine house. Mr. pepper was one
OF the most prosperous farmers in
Ray county. He is we'll known in
Lexington.
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mate. Sailors can't hang on to guIncas,
somehow ] don't want paying for punt
Ing you across, I'm pulling for Luck
mans Wharf,"
They were close to the bank before no
suddenly remembered that he had no.
where to sleep For once he had omitted
to pay his rent, for he needed certain
chemicals for his model. The proprietors
of the garnet ne rented permitted no
credit, lie could not pay them then. and
he had no wish to hear the blasphemous
tongue of the drunken landlord, who
would probably throw him downstairs
Nor could he, in common decency, ask
the man TO row him back to the barge
10 spend night IN the rain was not Il
cheerful prospect.
a gasnmp burned OH the wharf, The
man made the boat fast. and Drayton
had clear view of him as he raised Ills
head lie might have been sixty, seventy,
a hundred Long hair white as snow.
hung over his shoulders. The long cloak
he wore fell open, ana Give drew MS
breath IN with soft hiss. Was he dream.
ing still?
lie caught glimpse of buckled shoes.
knee brooches, and coat with wide lap
pels and lace cuffs. A sword hung at
the old mans hip. and two huge, OLD
fashioned pistols We're thrust under his
belt And when he lifted q three -corner,,l
hat from the thwart and put it on his
head. Give staggered, Two little black
eyes twinkled at him from under The
shaggy eyebrows.
You're q bold lad or brlinless one"
said the oddly-dressed man, land by tne
buili OF 80 ye'd serve the King we'll !
like your hgurehead and your spars,
There's simness about We that means
speed. and stu breadth O. beam that
shows ye'd roe out many gale, Take
my advice. lad, and get into harbour, or
serve The King ye must, wlly-nilly, Set
all sail FOR port afoIe tho press-gangs are
on ye for It's trim vessels like ye are
they want"
SO he was mad He was one Of The
few grand old hulks who had outwea-
thered the gales Of time. perhaps, and
livine the old days over again when three
decker Erapyled with three decker, and
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fact, since he had seen the mans old
fashioned garb and listened to his curious
talk, Drayton had made up his mind not
to leave him until he had placed him in
safe hands.
by heavens! he'll Kill somebody" he
painted. Come back, come back"
a naked sword was flashing. And then
the old mans cracked voice rang out In
wild defiance: ,taSsSs =
Yo-hoave-ho! there's lots Of gold ut sea.
merry life. Il short life, a moose for
YOU and me;
And DaYy Jones may have our bones
If they call 1t piracy
a wolhsh yell answered him, and heavy
boots clattered on the wet pavement.
-Four figures rushed out of the darkness.
Have at yo, dogs, have at vel"
"Stun him, but be careful" cried n
voice. IF we kill him the chance Is
gone
GIVE heard scream That quIvcrlng
blade had pierced one mans arm The
lunatic had his back to the wall, ana at
every mad plunge he made he hissed ont
an oath. Give trpped and fell lie
sprang up again just in time to see tho
sword dashed from the old mans hand.
The attackers rushed In upon him, but
the next instant Give was among them
like q wild bull.
lie knew how to use his fists, and his
first blow sent one Of the attackers to
the ground. They had not seen him, and
his left hand got home With n crash
Then he felt his throat seized from be-
hind in an iron grip and flung himself
against the wall to crush his assailant
A loud report rang through the street
and a second scream answered It. The
old man had fired. and the clutch on
Gives throat relaxed
through the night and dogs baycd. A
hand touched Drayton's.
Make run for 1t, lad, II will do
neither of us any good to be caught here
That's the police, Follow me; ! know all
the streets, Nobody but fool gets mix
ed up with the police"
Utterly bewlldered, Give hurried after
the Old naan- Police Whistles were an
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i chain shot snapped masts away like car
rots. Give l,reathed moro freely. for ne
had been startled Of course tho n,n,
was Insane.
IBID 80 ever go TO scn?"
Eyes. have been round the world.
"All!" rho old man gripted Gives
hand eagerly. odd ye ever meet Dick
Swayne7"
Give thought 1t best to humor him.
| Viewer" he said.
'"rhcn yc were III luck. know him.
and he knows me. He's always hunting
for me; but I'm too cunning. Ha, liza!
| If ever 20 meet Dick swayne, lad, run
through blow out his brains to make
sure he's dead. Then there's the
Frenchy, Lake, and the Honorable.
Shoot EN- down, lad, shoot 'em down
like dogs. Did We ever hear tho old
sons?''
You'll be. drenched If YOU stay here
It's raining faster than ever"
clark! Dye hear that? Dye hear
It. lad?"
The old mans jaw dropped. and his
sparkling eyes grew stony with horror.
Family through the mlst and RAIN came
the distant sound Of voices singing the
sea chorus Give had heard once before
that night: j
Dead men, live men, drink and gold
Yo- heave-ho! and they call 1t piracy.
with the Roger at the truck yo-ho, mr.
comrades bold
Yo-hcnvc-ho, there's lots Of gold
He staggered, and Give caught him,
thinking he was about to fall.
ITS Dick Swayne and the Frenchy,'
he gasped. STAND by me, lad. stand by.
III take tho challenge, Are We armed?
Here take TINT. It's hair trigger and
the fints new. Have at yc, have at fye,
dogs!" II
He thrust one of the monstretis pistols
into Gives hands and began to run at
amazing speed towards the network OF
dark streets beyond the wharf Dread
ing that the poor lunatio might come to
some harm, Give started In pursuit. In
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.innd fame lowered before Cllvos blae
eyes. The wretclcd cabin was Il palace
surrounded by glorious park, Since
the letter came, In Imagination. he had
won the Derby rccaptuitd tho American,
Cup. built nnlf dozen hospitals, and
| 1nnde speech IN Ia. lament But 4
| feeling of hunger brought him back from
| drca inland, and he laughed rs he felt in
his pocket. se "a 5.
Zone and clghtpenco- halfpenny. puss."
he said. "We'ro not mlllionalres yet;
mud It's only Monday. We can't help it,
Manly. We nre tho slaves OF science,
and absolutely, had to buy those cheni-
Gals out Of Saturdays wages must
want some milk and meat, and | want
some grub. Say sevenpcncc- lialfpennv
for a collar and threepence for you. That
leaves tenpence. l will depart. eat, and
return anon with your supper"
2 1t was only thon that he discovered the
boat was missing. The severed hnwscr
told its own tale OF wnnton mlschlerols-
ness. Cllvo had purchased the old barge
MS It was an excellent place to work n
In secret He knew very well that In
hundreds OF cases clever Ideas have been
stolen, leaving tho inventor to sLurve
while the thief rolled IN riches. clio
was no fool, and might he was In q
forglving mood
III can't get ashore, I can't eat he
muttered. II must make myself as COM
Portable as I--1Tello!'
lie heard oars splashng.
'Hello!" camo back the answer.
Cooling ashoro?" shouted Give.
Eyes. mate"
''1'hen you might come alongside and
give me a passage. My tub has broken
adrlft."
There was a. lamp in the boat. Tho
tide was running out swiftly, but the man
vas a clever oarsman. Drayton locked |
the cabin door. leaving the light burning.
and swung himself into the boat
Hold on" he said, II forgot to tell
you I'm broke"
'That amt uncommon on the river
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Lite rary Notes.

good story is told OF Mrs, Humphrey
Ward. the English novelist, In recent
number Of Harpcr's Weekly At dinner
given In her honor at the New vagabond
Club, London, she was introduced by Mr..
jerome x. Jerome in humorous speech,
to which Mrs. Ward responded by saying
that while she did not know5 the sensa-
lions OF three men In a boat" she knew
very we'll how 1t felt to be zone woma n
IN fright" Her manner when speak
inG is very earnest, and her subject mat
ter generally Of a serious character
Mrs. Wards last book, Lady Roses
Daughter, has been dramntized by Miss
Constance Fletcher, the daughter of an
English clergyman, who has an estab-
lished reputation MS a playwright, The
part of Julie lie Breton" In tho play Will
be taken by Miss Fay Davis, charming
young American actress. Tho staging will
be done by Charles Frohman,
Love Stories From Real Life" by MIL
dred Champagne, Is just what Its title
says, four long love stories founded in
Incidents that have come under the au-
thor's observation. Mildred Champagne
is we'll calculated to write on affairs OF
the heart, although but a slip OF a girl.
AZ a Journalist she has been immensely
popular, and has endeared herself to
thousands OF readers. for she gets down
close to tho wounded heart and talks sen
sibly and convinclngly with her Listeners,
No one would imagine that a. twenty
year-old girl could know so much about
human affairs, but life has been Ter one
great study since early childhood. She
has discussed situations in her book Of
love stories that few writers would dare
handle. 4y,
The midsummer number of the Book
lovers Magazine Is something to rejoice
the hearts of all who love the beautiful
and artistic In the line Of composition,
conception and Illustration, Tho Book
lover is an August companion that no one
who reads the best can afford to dispense
with.
The announcements of The Red Book
for September Indicate that the standard
Of excellence required OF the iterat ure
selected for that sparkling publication Is
constantly rising Among tho contribu-
tors to appearin the Septcmber number
are Robert Kitchens, Yone Noguchl, Har-
rlet A. Nash, W!ngroye Bathon. p. Phil
lips Opperhelm, ELLA W. Peattle eliza
beth L. Banks and half dozen others
who are recognized as fayorlte costrs5u-
tors OF the best fiction to publications OF
the highest standing.
One Of the queerest comments excited
by James Lane Allen's "Mettle OF tho
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"A GLANCE HERE AND THERE
AT THE BOOKS OF THE DAY

andaglo from Tho sitting 1unrtcttc, orus
g. No. s.
This number ID turned out Uniform With
tn predecessors In the series, In the best
style Of the printers art
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a a. New Book Abotlt ",The Old
South Scene is Laid i'll
Georgia and the Story
Deals with Life OH
the Plantation.
OTHER BOOKS REVIEWED !: I'D
Anew Work on Haydn; Cavaliers and
Rogucs," by William Murray Gray.
don ".The Travels of John Wey-
land" by Himsclf an Old
Manuscript Just Drought
to Book; Some Liter.
M nry Notes.

LORNA cARSWELL-A STORY OF
He SOUTH. BY Conner L.. Peck.
OF New York. For sale in Richmond
by the Bell Book and Stationery Com
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She moved round and round and back.
wards and forwards as clever clock
work apparatus worked her tiller and
regulated her screws, For quite twenty
minutes prayton watched her. his hand.
some face aglow with the honest pride
OF man who has fought hard and won.
Then she rose to the surface, and he re-
leased the kitten, which crawled up hts
sleeve to nestle, purring, on his shoulder.
For the last few weeks Give Drayt IN
nephew OF baronet. had been earning 4
small salary as weighing officer clerk al
one the coal wharyes, His duties last
ed from daylight to dusk, and the p,y
was rot great. But it was better than
starvation,
For weeks, too, since the model had
been completed he had been writing to
financicrs. His letters had seldom been
answered, and when an answer did ar,
rive 1t always contained polite. BAT
firm rebuff. Rich men are pestered with
clanks Of all kinds.
And to-day he was knocking at for
tunes gate, Fuller Lanwith the famous
millionaire, had answered the letter Give
had written six weeks before. lie wrote:
Dear Slr,--In answer to your favour.
] beg 10 state that would like to see
you personally at my Office on Tuesday
at eleven o'clock. If your invention even
remotely approaches your description Of
It, It viii achieve wonders. Will arrange
with sou TO see the model at work then,
Faithfully yours. Fuller Lanwith."
Success! success! Lanwith was mush-
room millionaire. but he had the conl-
dence OF the public. and all lie touched
fhrned Into Eold And ylsionS AZ wealth