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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-10
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cd At Fort Yates, n. D.. writes the En-
i6rprise under the date Of July 2d that he
expected To be discharged from tho regu-
lar army on tho 9th. and would return 10
the Rocky Ford country.
Mrs, and mr. klga Tyler Of the vicinity
Of Fowler are being congratulated on tho
birth Of fine boy. their second.
Hiss Mao Custer was a La Junta visit
or on Sunday.
C. n. Robbins and wife Of Ia Junta eol-
abrated their Fourth with Mrs. Elser.
Hon. @. W. Swink Is steadily improving.
He VAS home last week and on wodnes-
day returned 10 Colorado Springs for fur
thor treatment.
Mrs. C. J. Cover and Mrs. T. n. STRAIT
ton loft on Wednesday for Poneho PARK.
most pleasant mountain resort, for 4
stay Of several weeks.
p. j. RCifel and Miss Phyllis left on
Wednesday for tho cool shades Of mantou.
a number Of Young folks mo, at tho
homo Of Mrs. Anna 3. Elser Wednesday
evening and adjourned 10 tho park whoro
a delightful moonlight evening was SponL
Mrs. NJ. L. Meyer is absent on her sum
NOR outing. which will include 4 stay in
that popular resort, Estes Park.
Rov. Mills has been suffering seyory
from an attack Of hay fever since Tuesday
last.
Squire Conrad was over from oInoy
yesterday on one Of his infrequent visits
to the center Of the valley.
E. E. Rumsoy's forty third birthday
was celebrated on Monday by the pres
once Of party Of friends. who had good
timo sandwiehed with fine refreshments.
Theodore Schmidt. contractor for beet
thinning was stricken with paralysis last
week.
Mrs. W. S. Cressy left Monday for an
extended visit with relatives at Man.ato
and Lexington, Mich.
Mrs. C. E. Lueore. and that fine new
baby boy. arrived 4 few days since for a
visit with Grandpa and Grandma Lueoro
Elmer Coylo is spending six weeks at
MS Olu NOne' rdyetle' WIS.
Mrs. M. U. Randell is visiting her form
or home. Cottonwood Falls, Ks.
H. A. Knapp who has been mining at
Leeds. S. D., is visiting among old Rocky
Ford friends. Mr.. Knapp's mining labors
have not interfered with his writing poetry
Of which he has on hand enough manu-
script to I'LL an ordinary volume.
Alderman Hawkey was last week Wis
tied by his brother, C. j. Hawkey of Can
on City, who was enroute to Michigan.
Mrs. H. F. Rusbmer was recently the
guest Of Mrs. G. n. Winchell at La Junta.
Ed Masters directs US to change his
Enterprise from Fort Collins to Trinidad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Calkins are the
proud parents Of a l2-pound boy, born
Sunday, July S.
s. M. Cazod, master mechanic at the
sugar factory was presented with fine
boy baby few days since.
Albert Huseher and wife have returned
to Chicago after a very enjoyable visit
with the families of H. |. and G. C. Max
well. A trip to Cripple Creek wasinelud-
ed in the pleasures Of the visit,
Miss Madg6 HieHox Is taking months
vacation from her duties in Price & Lance S
store. and will spend portion Of the time
in the mountains.
A surprise social was sprung on Rev.
Mills on Tuesday. that being his til birth
day. A fine camera was left by his
young friends as memento of the occa-
sion.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-07-10
The Art of Conversation.

"Tell me-" pleaded the artless
maid. wherein lies the secret of the
art of conversation. The sage assum
ed the attitude he was wont to as
sumo when in the act of imparting
wisdom and said MY child, listen'
"I am listening" breathlessly she an
swered. "Weh, any child" he rejoin
ed, that is all there is in the art OF
conversing agreeabiy."-Eew York
Herald.
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MRS. T. F. GoDDINs PORCH PARTY.

MRS. 7. F. GODDINS PORCH PARTY.
Friday afternoon the spacious veranda
Of the Goddng residence was the scene
of a most lively party Of young ladies' to-
gether with few married ladies, the
guests Of Mrs. ], T, 0odding, Jr All
kinds Of fancy work, animated conversa-
ton and fortune telling with the aid Of tho
stars. made the afternoon pass all too
quickly, An elegant lunch was served at
the long table in the dining room and small
tables in the parlor and drawing room.
The out Of town guests were Mrs. Wilcox
of Donuer, tho Misses Arnold of St. Louis,
Miss Birdseye of Nevada. Mo-. and Miss
York of DesMoines. It was decidedly one
of the most delightful afternoons of the
season.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
To Prepare for Mission Field.

Miss Katie CHASER, who has been
making her home with Mrs. Augusta
Chambers, left Thursday for Kan
sas City, where she will enter the
Scarritt Training School for a two
years course preparatory to foreign
mission work. or the several courses
offered by that noble institution in
connection with the Bible studies
necessary for medical missionaries she
will take the course for trained
nurses. After the completion of her
studies it is her expectation to join
Captain and Mrs. Cooper, nee Sallie
Chambers, in the mission work they
have inaugurated an Orobo E de
Bahia, Brazil.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
County Court for April.

On the first Monday in April, and
from day to day thereafter until the
work is finished, the county court
will be in session for the transaction
of such court business as may be
brought before it. During the same
days the members of the court with
the assessor and surveyor will sit as a
board of equalization for the transac-
tion Of the proper business Of that
board. This change has been made
for the convenience both Of the
people and of the court. If any one
has business either with the board
of equalization or with the county
court he may have his cause heard on
any day of the session. 28w2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
IN STRONGER POSITION.

The talk some weeks ago of the
democrats uniting with the insurgent
republicans to defeat the Cuban re-
ciprocity treaty in the special session.,
so that the case might come up again
next year at a regular session when
the whole tariff question might be
opened, was happily only newspaper
talk 1t is always a fatal tactical
blundcr to violate party principles for
apparent strategic advantage. 1t
would have required only "A blundtr
like that To have sealed the fate of
the democratic party at the next
quadrrnnial election AS il il, IL
must be cUnced,d that congress has
adjourned leayltg the democrats Ia
a coosidt rably strange position than
they have occupl d fur i've or six
years The republicans ne-work has
proven very coarse The intended
futility Of tLeir tlust legislation will
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
REPRESENTATIVE Shelhv Returned.

Hon. Joseph B. Shelby, representa-
tive Of Lafayette county in the state
legislature, returned Tuesday even
ing. The INTELLIGENcER has been.
at some pains to watch Mr. Shelby's
course in the Legislature. There were
men there who were a good deal
noisier than he, quite a number who
were more frolicsome and intent upon
keeping themselves 10 the public eye,
but none who did what he conceived
to be his duty with more seriousness,
conscientiousness, or with a deeper
sense of his personal responsibility.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

have time to appear before 1904.
They neatly blocked of tariff agita-
ton BY a sham battle over territorial
admission, but their loss win be
greater than their gain on that score.
Meanwhile trlfling as have been the
concessions between this country and
CUBA they are enough to afford an
object lesson and in another year the
republicans may find themselves en-
barrased with an "Iowa idea, The
treaty will have to come up in the
lower house next fall as a revenue
measure and the democrats will have
occasion to consider it ia connection
with the tariff 10 general.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
SCHOOL TAX.

in this aud subsequent issues Of
the INTELLIGENCER will be found
notice Of a school election on April
7th, at which time the qualified
voters Of the school district will be
called upon to vote on a proposition
to increase The rate OF taxation for
sch Oh support from 40 cents on the
one hundred dollars to so cents on the
one hundred dollars. Many tax payers
may not understand that we are now
paying aud have for several years
paid 60 ceots On the one hundred
dollars. The law requires that the
Increase over 40 cents must be voted
every year. So a vote for the propo-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

The authorities Of the George R..
Smith College (colored) of Sedalia
reported to the conference of the
colored Methodist church, under
whose auspices the school is conduct
ed, that the crying need Of the school
was a manual and industrial training
department. This is a hopeful sign.
More manual and industrial training
is needed in both the schools for
whites and In schools for blacks, but
especially for the latter. When the
negro learns that his Importance in
the world is measured by bis useful
ness in the industrial world, he will
have taken the first step toward
solving his own problem.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
THE TOXIN OF ANGER.

THE TOXIN OF ANGER.
The newspapers are heralding as a
new discovery the statement Of DR..
Arthur Sax in a public address that
anger, anxiety, and fear promote
toxic s%ecretions in the subject, which
poison the body. The idea is not
altogether a new one. 1t has been
broadly limited at in the literatures Of
all languages, but it has not been
possible to state the idea accurately
or even conceive it clearly until the
study of comparative anatomy 10 the
last half century had enlarged u
information and enriched our termin-
Ology. The bite Of a rattle snake or the
sting of a hornet has long since been
shown to be harmless unless the
wounds are inflicted as the result Of
anger. The poison sacks remain
empty until the anger Of the animal
is aroused. Similarly the bite of many
domesticated animals and even Of
man has sometimes been found to be
highly poisonous when goaded to
long continued and furious anger.
In most animals Development has
been along the line Of offensive rather
than defensive activity, in natures
scheme of persistence and survival.
But in the minority class SPECIALIZE
tion of function has been in the
weapons Of its defensive warfare as
an Incident of recessive development.
Hence the poison sack Of the viper's
fang and the hornets sting. The
higher types of animals have not
evolved special organs in which to
store the toxic s%ecretions produced by
fear and anger. Hence when they
indulge these emotions they poison
themselves with the venom intended
for their enemies. The importance
therefore to health, longevity, sanity
and mental and moral acutenesS of
preserving equability Of temper has
never been sufficiently enforced as a
pathological fact.
The thorough excitation of any of
the elemental emotions, whether
benevolent or ~malevOlent, is followed
by strong pathological symptoms. A
very brief indulgence in intense
wonder, fear, curiosity, anger,
sympathy, grief, joy, envy, gratitude,
or jealousy is far more exhausting
than hours Of the most vigorous and
unrclaxing intellection. The excita-
tion Of any elemental emotion,
whether benevolent or malevolent,
which does not expend itself upon an
Appropriate object must result in self
poisoning. Herein will be found the
evil in emotional literature and emo
tional plays. The effects of Sensi-
bilitieS aroused over a hypothetical
case, in default Of an appropriate
object, return to plague the subject.
The man who cries wolf, wolf, when
there is no wolf will some day cry
in earnest aud in vain. The emotions
habitually deceived Or stimulated for
the pleasure Of the passive sensation
lose their objective character, We
learn to delight in tales Of distres:
without any inclination to relieve the
distress. We learn to revel in sen.
Sation and scandal without mora
indignation over guilt. We learn tC
gloat w the narrowing details o,
crime without any impulse to ven
gence. The excitant which it is tn,
function OF emotion to generate re
mains IN the system to poison it lik,
a narcotic and to paralyze mora
impulse.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

The Minnesota pardon boa d feels
that it has a grievance against Cole
Younger for going into the show
business after being pardoned upon
condition OF not exhibiting himself
for gain. Meanwhile the Minnesota
State Historical Ass, ella ion keeps on
exhibition under a glass case a piece
OF Younger's jaw blne fractured by a
pistol ball during the pursuit which
followed the Mortified bank robbery
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

Representative Shelby is not ex-
pecting to be called before the Cole
county grand jury. He neither rode
on a pass nor sat 10 the Sunday
session.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

The Kansas City star ridicules the
instructions of Judge HAZEL in regard
to the Sunday session of the legisla-
ture. 1t is not surprising. The Star
would not balk at piracy. There are
others who are bucolic enough to
think that the body which made our
Sunday laws should observe them,
The Star never mentions the scrip
lures except with contemptuous in.
science, but perhaps it might respect
the personal indignation Of a noble
man who once turned, livid with
rage, upon a high priest and said:
"Slttest thou to judge me after the
law, and commanded me to be
smitten contrary to the law?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28

sition is not a vote to increase taxes
over what they are now or what they
have been two or three years back.
Il is absolutely necessary to continue
the tax at 80 cents on the hundred
dollars or to shorten the school term
to six months. It would be a fatal
mistake to shorten the school term,
especially in the case of the high
school. 1t would require the high
school six years, with six months
sessions, to complete the course nee
esSary for admission to the university.
No tax we pay yields such large re-
turns as our school tax, and there Is
no probability that the people will
take a step backward In this matter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-03-28
To improve the Onera House.

Gustav Haerle went to Kansas City
Thursday morning to close a contract
for improving the interior 0f the
opera house. New draperies will be
used throughout the house, orna-
mental windows will take the place
Of the old ones and the whole interior
will be redecorated 10 the most
modern style. The improvements
will cost Mr.. Haerle SO, 1000 and will
give Lexington an opera house second
to none in the state for beauty.
Spring millinery opening at T. NJ.
Lake & Sons, Higgirsyllle next Thurs
day and Friday, April 2nd and Srd.
Yon will profit by attending.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
FEELING GOOD
Are Contractors Over Compile
ton of Locks and Dams.
Lock IA is Completed in One Season
Largest Lot of Concrete put in II Of
Asy Lock on Riyer-Seme Facts
About the Stacking Of the River.

II may be the FIRST of the year
before boats will run up to Fairmoni
but the locks and dams will be
ready to lock them through much
sooner than that. All If the lock
gates have been swung except the
lower gates at lock IS.
1t will take but short time Ia
swing these and the work is now well
under way. At 10 and ID some paving
remains to be done but this will not
interfere with opening Of navigation.
There is some coneretine to be done
on the bank also but this will take
but short time.
The Gillespie Company is feeling
good over the completion OF IA.
They started work on this lock and
dam last March and have finished il
in one season. 1t contains more
concrete than any other work on
the river.
Contracts for the locks and dams
between this place and Fairmont
were let first to G. /. Mcdonald who
did some work on lock 10 and then
he funked. Later it was turned
over to Kingston and Piel who did
little more aside from putting in a
Golfer at IL.
New contracts were advertised for
and Baker d Judson received 10 and
II, I. A. Gillespie Company got Il
and 13 and w. F. Howley received
IA and Is. Howley fell down on
his part of the contract. AS GILES
pies bid was very close to that OF
Howley they were offered the other
locks at Howley's bid and accepted
them.
The contract time was extended
one year after they started. 1t wa:
originally for two years. The veal
of extension expires next June ano
each firm has finished well withif
the time limit.
Headquarters for the work hav,
been maintained in Morgantown by
both contractors and they have EN-
ployed large number of men. TIL,
small number of men seriously injur
ed on the work in its various places
is very pleasing to the people il
charge.
Lock ten is at Morgantown, loci
IL at Morgan's Mill, locks II ant
13 are near Little Falls, lock IA a
Opekiska and lock l5 at Hoult.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
NEW SLATE COMPANY.
Unlontown Men will Mine Extensively
In w. Va.

0. w. Kennedy, >. NJ Graham
and G. f. Kefovcr, Uniontown, DR.
j. w. Gordon, Bellevernon, and G.
B. Gerau, of Morgantown, w. Va,
are the directors in a new company
which is capitalized at 1925, 1000 and
has just received its charter from
the state department of Pennsyl-
vania.
The company has 30 acres OF land
near Martinsburg, w. Va, and ex-
pect to open mine and ship slate
The slate is found there in mex
haustible quantities and resembles
the Black Bangor slate. being Of a
fine quality. 1t is iound in layers
and splits off easily in the grain and
is cat off in large blocks. The com
pany purchased the land about a
month ago and will at once begin
operations now that the charter has
been secured. The mine is on the
B. & o. Railroad and there are ex-
cellent shipping facilities.
The officers of the company are
o. w. Kennedy, president, S. NJ.
Graham, treasurer, and CT. Kefover,
secretary.-News standard
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
WEST SIDE RAILROAD.
M. & X. VIII Connect With
B. & o. at Rivesville.

Maps and Profiles on File-BuiIt to
Reach Senator Elkins'Coal in Laurel
Point Region-May Extend North 10
Lake Erie.
Maps and profiies were filed in the
county clerks office at Fairmont
last week of the western branch of
the Morgantown and Kingwood
railroad along the west side of the
river to Rivesville. The proposed
road will connect with the Buck
harmon and Northern at Rivesville.
The object in reaching the Wabash
in this manner is to penetrate the
Elkins coal fields in the Laurel
Point vicinity. This is one of the
richest coal sections in the county,
and the road is sure to be built at
an early date.
AS announced in this paper some
time ago, the NJ. d X. will tunnel
beneath Morgantown aud bridge the
Monongahela river, from a point
near the east end of Bumbo Lane.
The tunnel will follow that street
beneath the town.
1t is the ultimate hope of Senator
Elkins and others who are interested
to build towards Granville on the
west side of the river and connect
with an extension of the Lake Erie
and Western, which has long had
plans for road up the West Side.
There are no definite plans for this
extension at present, however.
The work of extending the line of
the Morgantown and Kingwood
Railroad is progressing rapidly and
it 10 reported that surveys have been
completed for an extension of the
road from Bretz, north to Rowles-
burg. The chief engineer in charge
of the work is pushing it with all
possible rapidity.
The West Side line will make an
important feeder for the Wabash sys-
tenn. South, 1T will connect with the
B. & 0. and North, will reach the
Connellsville coke fields.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
Married at Oakland.

Miss Anna Robbins, for ssme time
the head nurse at the City Hospital,
was united in marriage to Mr. Eugene
McClain, on Thursday, October %, at
Oakland, Maryland, the Rev. Scott
eff1ciating. Mrs. McCIain's resignation
as head nurse at the hospital was &C
cepted some time ago, but she agreed
to stay until competent successor
could be secured. This has been done,
and she will now join her husband at
Point Marion, where they will make
their future home.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
FOur Arrested for Murder.

Elwood Loving, Thomas Loving,
Daniel Jefferson and Mrs. Alex Jones
are under arrest at Waynesburg charg-
ed with having murdered Jones who
was found in field where he had
been carried after being killed. 1t is
alleged that be was killed for his in
snrance money and Loving and Mrs.
Jones intended to elope after getting
1t The parties lived In the same
house. They fled after the funeral
alleging that Jones' spook had appear
ed TO them.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-11-11
AN EMINENT PIANIST.
Public will Hear Famous Artist in
Mr.. Sherwood Mr.. kaspar to be
Here Toe.

Public Will Hear Famous Artist in
Mr.. Sherwood Mr.. Kaspar to be
Here Toe.
The Faculty Concert to be given
in Commencement Hall on Tuesday,
November II, will be one of unusual
interest. Mr.. Sherwood is one of,
it not the leading, pianists in the
United States today, and his repu-
tation is not confined to this coun-
try, TOR the Post, of Berlin, Germa-
ny, writes of him as zone of the
most eminent planists of the present
age" He has played with unvary-
ing success in the large cities of the
United States and Canada, and has
received unstinted praise fiom the
public and the critics of the press.
His influence for the good of his art
has been strongly felt, and his name
is household word in all families
whose members are musicians or
lovers of music.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar needs no intro
duction to a Morgantown audience
Those who heard him at the lecture
recitals during the summer term
WILDE irresistsbly drawn to hear him
again, and for those that did not en-
jo} this privilege, great treat is in
store. Mr.. Kaspar is not merely
master of his instrument, he is its
comrade and lover.
The programme to be rendered by
the two artists is comprehensive
and interesting one and will shortly
be published.