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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

They will be constructed in the most
substantial manner with brick walls
The inner walls, forming the dividing
partitions Of the galleries, are also to
be of brick up to the height of the
cimaiSe, the moulding on which the
lower line Of pictures rest. Above
the brick these partition walls will be
OF solid wood construction which will
afford no flue or fire duct at any
place.
"The mechanical engineer has
exhausted his art in affording every
facility for lighting and ventilating
the structures and, what is of more
importance than all else 10 such an
edifce, he has made the building safe
and secure from that nightmare of
all exhibitors-fre"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
To be Opened.

Wednesday the county court order
ed open what is known in the petition
as the Wellington road. Several sur
veys had been made and several
petitions presented covering various
routes. The route selected involves
the opening of only short space of
new road, on which there is only one
small culvert and on which the gra.
ding amounts practically to nothing.
The commissioners estimate of dam
ages, which includes the widening of
two miles Of neighborhood road,
amounted to s27O.
The new road, which when COM
pleted will be mile and a half
longer than the old one. follows the
bed of the old road from Wellington
tn point several hundred yards this
side Of the Little Sni bridge, turns
south a quarter, and then east TO the
neighborhood road running through
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

most solid construction. A large and
majestic hall for statuary is to extend
through the center of the building.
running north and south. The build
ing will be 157 feet long and "a feet
wide and its arched ceiling will rise
81 feet above the floor. Light is to
be obtained for the hall from high
clear story through large side and
Semi-clrcular windows. On either
side of the sculpture hall picture
galleries are to fill the entire building.
They will be lighted in approved
manner from skylights which allow
thorough ventilation.
"At either end OF the main build
lug will be flights of iron stairs lead
ing to commodious apartments in the
second story, occupied as studios,
Offices and work room.
"Under the entire center OF the
Art Building will be a lofty basement,
in which will be placed the heating
and ventllating apparatus After the
exposition this apparatus will proba-
bly, be removed to properly con-
structed power house in the valley
adjoining the building on the south.
In the basement also are to be Jury
rooms, meeting rooms for committees
on awards, toilet rooms and spacious
apartments for packing and unpacklnV
treasures to be exhibited above.
"The two annex buildings, so far
as architecture is concerned, will be
fully up to the standard Of the main
building although their decorations
are to be Of staff instead of stone
These buildings will be one story high
and divided into numerous galleries
thoroughly lighted by sky-lights.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

park around the Art Buildings.
Instead Of obtaining a level surface
by extensive grading and filling with
earth, level base has been obtained
by moderate amount Of excavation
and by using the excavated earth to
form an architectural garden TO be
enclosed on three sides by the Art
Buildings. The greater portion Of
the eastern pavilion of the Art
Building and a considerable portion
of the western pavilion will be placed
upon pile construction so as to form
the necessary terraces, This makes
it possible to preserve many more of
the beautiful trees surrounding the
building than could have been pre-
served by any scheme Of filling and
terracing away as is done In other
similar locations. Trees will be saved
even il they are within six feet Of the
wall of the building.
"The Art Palace as whole will be
divided into three separate structures.
The plan Of the three buildings is in
the shape of capital "E," the open
part facing the south. The main or
central structure is to remain after
the exposition as a permanent
museum. 1t will be $40 feet long by
100 feet wide, and separated from its
two annexes by open courts "A feet
wide. This separation not only
enables the architect to develop the
four facades Of the main Art Building
with all the beauties at arts COM
mand but iS serves also as fire pro-
tectIon Of the best possible sort.
"The main facade Of the structure
fronts north toward the main picture
Of the fair The group is designed in
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
TRIED 70 LOOT CAPITOL.
LEGISLATORS WANTED FURNITURE AS
SOUVENIRS.
The Governor of Minnesota Interfered in
Person to Prevent the LOOting
OF the Capitol.

Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota,
created a sensation at the state capitol
Wednesday by personally interfering
with members of the legislature who
were attempting to loot the house Of
representatives chamber of desks and
chairs which they had occupied dur
log recent session.
The house, before adjournment,
passed resolution allowing members
to loot the chamber of desks and
chairs and othar furniture used by
them during the session
Two members appeared at the capl-
tol and attempted to cart off the prop
erty.
"Inform those men that not stick
Of state furniture leaves this building,
resolution or no resolution, the
governor directed.
Later in the day furniture van
backed up to the east entrance and
three other members entered the
house Of representatives chamber aud
succeeded In removing their desks and
chairs to the corridor, but the GUS
todian discovered it and a fight en-
sued.
The governor appeared on the scene
at once and the furniture was rescued.
1t was taken in to the governors
private Office, where he can keep an
eye on it and orders were isSue1 to
lock the doors and admit no legislators
TO the house chambers,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

graceful, we'll proportioned Ionic
style accentuated at the main en-
trance Of The center building by a
Corlnthian order of majestic propor-
tions On this facade the architect
has avoided the use Of window open
ingS, thus giving the building the
accepted Characteristic of an art
palace,
"The east and west fronts are
treated for about one-half the length
10 the severe style of the main facade
Back Of this and including the entire
south front the architect has light
ened his wall surface with openings
of graceful poportions
"The center of the main building
will rise 10 a pedimented construction
to a height of some 40 feet of the
general sky line.
''The ground, 48S feet by 262 feet,
enclosed on three sides by the Art
Buildings, is designed as sculpture
garden in a highly ornamental aud
and pleasing classic style 1t is the
desire of the architect to place here
replicas of antiques and to inlay the
walls facing the garden with replcas
of tablets and mural sculptures that
have brought down to US the the art
histories of the distant past. The
architect has tried to enhance the
beauty of this garden by extending a
pergoia along its southern line
connecting the two ends of the annex
buildings.
"The main or central structure will
be thoroughly fire proof and Of the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS.

The following is the schedule of
charges for show licenses per day:
Circus, $50; menagerie, $40. Other
shows as follows: Shows charging lOc
admission, s1.OO; 15c, 50 so; 20c,
$500; 25c, $1,000 Theatrical troupes
not showing in opera house charging
10 and 15c, 81 100; charging 20 and 25c,
81 so per day.
Two Washington township 81, 900
5 per cent bonds called for payment,
Contract for printing financial
statement for 1902 awarded to Lex.
ington News for S29.99.
TAX LEvIEs FOR 1908 ON THE 800
State tax, 1Sc; general revenue
fund, 45c; interest and sinking fund,
SOC; road (aistrict) fund, &c; Lexing,
ton township fund, 4Oc; Washington
township, soc; Sni-a-Bar township,
40c.
The general revenue fund was
divided as follows: For contingent
purposes, 9-45; for poor persons, l4-45
for juries and elections, 3-45; for fee
and salaries, s 45; roads and bridges
11-45.
The Commercial bank selected az
county depositary for the next twC
years, having agreed to pay II pei
cent on daily balances.
The following jury was drawn fol
the June term Of the criminal court
Clay township-John Saylor, Keml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
ElEN YEARS AGO.

(Taken from the Lexington (Mo.)
Express of fifty years ago this week.
Files in the possession of the Lex
ington Historical Society,"
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
Notwithstanding our fears, as for
merly expressed, Lafayette county is
to be represented at the worlds fair,
soon to be opened in New York On
Friday last we noticed at the store of
MeSsrs. and j. aud J. NJ. McGrew,
manufacturers Of hemp in this city, a
coil Of rope manufactured by that
enterprising company expressly for
exhibition at this great show Of the
industrial productions Of all nations
The article is of superior workman
ship-of hemp of the best fibre-and
fair complexion; and we doubt not
will come in favorable competition
with any article of the kind that will
be exhibited, We hope to hear
favorable report of this contribution
from Lexington, and confidently ex-
pect that the company will be amply
remunerated for their outlay, by
giving to their factory notoriety in
New York and other eastern cities.
No company has struggled harder
or had more reverses than this. Yet
they have sustained themselves under
heavy providential losses, and it
affords US much pleasure to say that
their usefulness to the community of
farmers is fully appreciated.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

the farms OF Jesse Warder, Rudolph
Muench and others to the county
road which enters the Columbus road
just beyond the fair grounds.
The old wellington road was one of
the earliest, hest and least expensive
roads in the county. In 1875 the
county court in its wisdom gave this
road to the Missouri Pacific Railway
company The bottoms at that time
were uafeuced and the mines not vet
opened, The people continued to use
a strip along the side of the railroad
under the bluff. When the mines
were opened the water from them was
poured into the road. Then the rail.
road company raised its track three or
four feet and balasted it, making the
county road lake in winter and a
slough 10 summer. Then twenty or
thirty fast frelghts we're put on
rend~r ring the county road about as
dangerous as nltro-glycerine factory.
While the new road is considerably
longer than the old one, it will in
time be a good one. The opening Of
this road will be a source of gratifica-
ton to the people of Lexington and
TO the people of the western part Of
the county, and the action OF the
court will meet with the appreciation
of every fair minded man in the
county.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
.THE PALACE OF FINE ARTS.

The Palace of Fine Arts, the most
important of the buildings to stand
on the hills which form part of the
site OF the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, will not form part Of the
main picture of the exposition. 1t
will not be seen from the lower
plateau where the big exhibit build
ings are located The Festival Hall
and the Terrace Of States occupy the
brow OF the hill and close the picture.
The reason for this is that the Art
Building is of buff brick, which does
not harmonic we'll with the white
staff of the exposition buildings
below. The hill is heavily wooded
The director Of works describes the
Art Building as follows:
"The Palace Of Fine Arts Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, which
VIII contain the products of the
highest development Of man, will be
on top Of Art Hill, at the base of the
crescent which forms the brow of the
hill. The building will be located
about 1875 feet back from the crest Of
the hill. The magnificent Festival
Hall will stand on the very crest in
front Of the Art Palace. This was
was not done to relegate the Art Hall
to the rear, but to complete with a
large aud ornate building the semi.
circular picture that will crown the
entire ridge Of some 1000 feet 10
length and will close the vista OF
lagoon and cascade,
every effort has been made tc
preserve the present contour Of the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
Henry Erdman Killed.

While riding horseback last Sunday,
Henry Erdman, young man Of
Alma, was thrown from his horse
and killed. 1t seems that the horse
stumbled causing Mr.. Erdman to fall
forward on his head. He managed
to get up ard walk to his home but
lived only short time after getting
to the house.
Henry Frdman was a son Of August
Erdman, one Of the prominent men
OF the county, was thirty years old,
unmarried and engaged in the hard
ware and implement business 10
Alma. He was a young man of the
highest character and standing in the
community.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
MONTHLY CROP REPORT
APRIL AN UNFAYORABLE MONTH TO
AGRICULTURE.
Cold, Rainy Weather has Retarded Farm
Work and the Growth of Crops
---Fruit Damaged.

The month of April has been un
favorable for much progress in farm
work. The soil has generally been
too wet to work and the cold weather
has retarded the growth Of crops.
Corn,-Only 81 per cent OF the corn
crop was planted May 1st compared
with 6S per cent of the crop planted
at the same time last year. Some
corn is up in the southern part of the
state, but on account of poor condi-
t!on of the soil and cold weather does
not look well. Considerable damage
was caused in some sections by frost
the last days of April and first Of
May; conditions being 70 per cent
compared with 80 per cent at the
same time last year. The acreage
will be slightly less than last year S
crop as follows: Northeast, northwest
and central sections per cent less;
southwest section per cent more,
and southeast same Upon this
estimate the total acreage for the
Z tate will be 1907, coo.
Wheat.-The wheat crop has de-
Perforated during the month as shown
by the average OF all correspondents 5
points; northeast section lost points,
northwest l point, central l point,
southwest 13 points and southeast Ia
points. A number of the largest
wheat producing counties show the
lowest condition, hence the actual
deterioration is no doubt considerably
more than what is shown by the
average. The southwest and south
east sections, where the greatest loss
rs sustained, have 60 per cent OF the
total acreage Of the state.
OatS.-The acreage of oats has
been decreased 8 per cent below last
year and the present conditions are
low, 50 per cent compared with 10
per cent one year ago. Much OF the
acreage was planted wet and is in poor
condition to stand drouth.
Apples Apples bloomed heavily
and promised full crop, but have no
doubt been seriously injured by the
frost April 20 to May lst. 1t is too
early yet to tell the full extent of the
damage. All small fruits have been
greatly damaged and early gardens
Rave been damaged somewhat.
Respectfully,
GEO. r. Ellis, Secretary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

Tracy, Gus Blanke. Davis township
Frank Rigg, j. S. Belt, Charles
Dyer. Dover township-Irving zey-
sing, Hugh Asbury, George Maslin,
Freedom township-Henry Driver, j..
Il. Barnes, S. P. Phillips. Lexington
township-Bird Campbell, N. E.
Baskett, Frank Howe. Middleton
township-Robert Mott, Robert Fea-
gans, William WaShburn. Sni-a-Bar
townshlp-Jno. M. Barnett, Chas. l..
Frost, John w. Fishback. Washing
ton township-Huch McElroy, Thos.
Wheatly, JohnSiler.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
ROADS AND BRIDGES.


The new roads opened are: Road
petltioned for by Leroy Farmer and
Others (new road to Wellington); road
petitioned for by @. S. Mitchell and
Others (from east end of South street
to Dover rOad); road petitioned for
by Peter Schlesselman and others
llnorth Of Concordia); 90 petition Of f.
~. Brand and others old road vacated
The county road commissioner
ordered to view survey and mark out
road petitioned for by J. W. Barton
and others Southeast of odessa; also
road petioned for by VIM. Horstman
and others (north Of Concordia.)
Bridge commissioner ordered to ex-
anime following bridges: Bridge
north Of Pleasant Prairie church,
known as the Mabery bridge, between
sections lS and "a, 40, %, over Davis
creek; 0rldge Ia section IL, AZ, 20,
lover Davis creek; also bridge over
Davis creek, northeast of Concordia,
district 5.
Commissioner ordered to build
bridge near Star school house, known
as the McGirl bridge; also build
bridge north Of the Cannon farm.
Attachments sc. on account Of
erroneous assessments. A. B. John
son allowed to pay taxes on lots and
8, block /, Davis addition to Lexlng-
ton, for 1902, at a valuation of $500;
personal taxes for 1900 Of Annie
Louerkamp abated; personal taxes Of
J. II. Crosswhite and others for 1901
abated; Thomas Walton allowed to
Rag p,rsOna. taxes for 1900 at valua-
ton Of e4OO; taxes Of Clayton heirs
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
MARRIAGES.

In this county, on Thursday even
ing last, by Elder j. A. McHattan,
Mr.. William A. ChanSlor, formerly Of
Mason county, KY, to Miss Melissa
j Emison, late of Scott county, XIV,
on the 2lst of April, by Elder E.
Roth, Mr.. james G. Vaughn to Miss
Harriet R. White-both of this
county.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

on part of lot 2, block AZ, for 1901
and 1902, abated; Lexington Mill and
Feed company allowed to pay taxes
1900 and 1901 on p acres near Pacific
depot, at a valuation of 81, 900; per
sonal taxes of Willis Kissie for 1901
sbated.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09

w. e. Nicholson who has been
with Swift & Co. Of Kansas City for
two years has resigned his position
and is at home. He will probably 20
to Pittsburg, Pa, with his sister,
Mrs john 0. Yates, who will arrive
the first Of next week to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Nichol-
son.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO
SALARIES.

SALARIES.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Councilmen Of the City of Lexing-
ton, as follows;
Sec 1. That the salary Of the
mayor shall be fifty dollars per annum.
Sec. 2. That the salary of the city
constable shall be one hundred and
fifty dollars per annum.
Sec 8. That the salary of the city
attorney shall be thirty dollars per
annum.
Sec. A. That the salary OF the city
assessor shall be seventy dollars per
annum.
WIN. ANDERSON, Mayor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
Killed BY bxLightnlng.

A telegram was received at Hig-
ginsville Tuesday stating that Theo-
dore Young bad been killed In New
Mexico by lightning. No further
particulars were given.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-05-09
County Court PrOceedlngs.

The county court met last Monday
morning and transacted the following
business:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-21
SLANG IN THE MAKING.
Many Of the Up-tO-Dats PhraseaC c..
net BE Traced 60 TheIF
Ortgtn.

The study Of slang In the making
has always been hampered By the fact
that no Investigator ever sees the in
Ventor at his work. In some college
students room, behind the screens Of
. drinking hall, or among the rousta-
bouts Of the levee the words and high
" cOlored phrases taken up by the
world so readily have probably first
been altered. Where lived the man
who coined word "chump?" asks the
New York Evening Post. Who first
thought Of saying to his rival: GO
way back and sit DOWN." No one
seems to know, and the INQUIRER has
TO be contented with inferior speci-
mems for study. One of these has
just come to light in Chicago. Il
not one Of the elusive sort. fun of
fancy and inspiring suggestions. But
1t has the merit of having been de-
signed, as II were, before our ewes,
like the wheat cakes which the white
capped cook makes in the window Of
dainty restaurant. II is the word
seq" which is applied to the young
women now attending the University
Of Chicago. Since cOeducation has
been abolished II is obviously mac
CITRATE to call them goods. At the same
time, the west does not take up the
less complimentary terms which the
young men in some eastern colleges
apply to their feminine fellow stu
dents. The new word is certainly as
euPhonious as the old (more so, If any
thing, because it has no hiatus), II is
highly descriptive and not in the least
uncomplimentary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-21
HUMAN AND ANIMAL MIND.
mere II Less Difference Between
Then Than Most People
Imagine.

The fact may not be iattering to the
human race, but il is nevertheless true,
Observation-Disclosures proves,
that there is very little difference be-
tween the minds Of animals and those
of men. Those variations that exist
are those Of degree rather than Of
quality. On the whole the investigator
IN QUESTION thiRks that animals GER
tainly have some glimmering Of rea-
son Withregard TO the senses Of hear
ing and sight he has found that some
animals can hear sounds inaudible TO
us and can perceive rays of light that
are invisible to the human eye. Atmos-
Pherio- vibrations varying from SO TO
10000 per second strike the human ear
and produce the sense Of sound. But
certain animals can hear vibrations
more rapid than this-that is, they can
hear higher notes than we can, saws
Nature.
In the same way vibrations Of the
ether imPinging on the human retina
produce the sense of color. These,
measured on the ample scale of mil
lions Of millions per second, vary in
number from 400 to 700. By the aid Of
the thermometer and Of photography.
respectively, We have discovered the
existence of rays beyond the red at
one end of the spectrum and beyond the
violet at the other. It has been found
that animals are sensitive to rays be-
yond the violet end. It is, therefore.
quite possible that the world around
us is to animals "full OF music which
We cannot hear, ofcolor which we can
not see and Of sounds which we can
not conceive"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-03-21
ABOUT SUBMARINE CABLES.
How They Have Multiplied Since the
First One Was Laid HEIf q
Century AEo.

It is raorethRn so years since the first
submarine cable for commercial use
was laid in the straits of Dover, but all
the work since 1881 in reticulatinR the
ocean beds with 200, 900 miles Of cable
has been a training for the severer
problems of the Pacific, deeper body
Of water, with longer spans, than any
previously encountered. All the other
1,TSo cables, little and big, have afford
ed lessons Of value for this, the bold
est undertaking Of the kind.
As usually happens, the Pacific no
sooner has one cable stretching from
Asia to North American shoSes than Il
becomes possessed Of two. Apparent
ly nature abhOrs a monopoly no less
than 1t does a vacuum While the
S275, 100000 invested in submarine
cables pays Tsry wsllon the whole, says
a writer in the North American Review,
1t may be doubted whether at first the
two Asian-American cables can earn
much profit That, however. Is not di-
reetly the question. When Dewey cut
the cable in Manila bay he decided
for the United States the point that
at-least one Pacific cable must land on
ourishores.