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The Washington times., 1903-01-22
Your Vaiuable.c
Are IN Danger

From fire and burglars when kept In
bureau drawers, chests, trunks, &c.
They're absolutely safe from ALL
danger if stored In a Safe Deposit
Box IN the fire and burglar proof
vaults Of UNION TRUST AND
STOIEAGE co, 14I4 F St. NV.
Rented for only s. year.
EDWARD J. STELLWAGEN. President
JAMES q. PAYNE. First vice President
GEO +. HAMILTON. Second Vice President
Attorney and Trust Officer
GEO L. FLEMING Secretary
CHARLES :. BRADLEY Treasurer.
HARRY o. WILSON ........ Assistant Treasurer
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

The New York, Chicago and ST. Louis
Railway Company has declared the regu-
Jar dividends of . per cent on It's first
preferred stock. and per cent on its
second preferred stock
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

Share1 Jlders of the Commercial Gable
Company VIII meet March . to consider
authorizing an issue of SIS. 000. 600 capital
stock According 10 the plan an
nounced, directors of the company at
their meeting on Tuesday increased the
capital to $4,000 900, the total now au-
JhOTized, by an issue Of 81 .666. 200 10 be
given TO shareholders al par to the
extent Of 12l2 per cent Of their holdings
February 20
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

Experts are scarcely ever unanimous in
their views on any particular question. so
that the variations in the theories as to
the possibility of gold exports is not at
all surprising. The weight of evidence.
however, seems to be against immediate
exports Of gold, however much the figures
showing the rate OF exchange NAV point
that way. There is no immediate danger
Of gold exports, one who has been invar-
iably accurate predicts. An officer of q
prominent bank in New York said yes
teTday- Il think that gold exports at the
present time would be a good thing. We
have plenty of money and can afford TO
pay some Of our debts abroad. and il
would De better If We did pay some Of
them But the mere fact that we are
able TO pay relieves the pressure to pay.
and, not being urged, we say to ourselves
that there is time enough Thus we run
along until we come to another stringent
period, when we cannot pay 90 easily and
pressure is again renewed The outgo Of
gold then would be a serious matter.
nicb ii is not now"
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

EE-diy. Copper.
Total sales OF stocks to I p. m, 269s
500. Bonds. S1.5S6, 600.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

The Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and
ST. Louis Railway Company has decIar-
ed the regular semi-annuaI dividend Of .
per cent on its common stock
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

More than 10000 employees of the Unit
e1 States Steel Corporation have sub
scrIbed to the profit sharing scheme
and calls are made Tor more than double
the amount of stock TO be allotted.
The Washington times., 1903-01-22

There is no doubt the passage Of a
currency tiu would do more 10 enliveu
the market than anything which might
transpiEe. It is understood the Fowler
bill VIII be given consideration by the
House during next week. but a canvass
o. that body Indicates the chances OF its
Dassage are not favorable
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
M-OHAMMEpANs IN INpIA.
Some of the Curious Supsrstitions
Common Among Them.

Common Among Them.
MOhammedans of India are
very superstitious. No Moham-
medan, says the Chicago Daily
News, will take a bath on Sunday
or Tuesday. But if one bathes on
Wednesday all misfOrtunes and
misery that are in store for him
till the next Wednesday will be
averted. AS a rule all MOham-
medans battle on Fridays before
going to perform the jumma
prayers. For dOnning new clothes
Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday
are regarded as bad days. If any
one dOns a new dress or puts on
a new cloth or allows his tailor to
cut a piece of new cloth on these
days he will live a miserable life
till that dress of cloth gets torn
or is thrown away. If a shirt is
torn and if the wearer wants to
stitch it, it must be taken of, for
if it is stitched while it is on the
body the person will soon die. A
Mohammedan will never allow a
barber to come near him on Tues
days, for Tuesdays and also Sat
urdays and Sundays are bad days
for shaving purposes. If abso-
lutely necessary he will get him.
self shaved on Saturday or Sun
day, but never on Tuesday, as his
star is supposed to fall in blood if
he does so. If one receives mon
ey or some valuable thing it is tax
en- with the right hand, for if it is
taken with the left the person re-
ceiving it is said to forget all
about it very soon or mislay it.
A devout Mohammedan will not
start on a journey on Wednesday,
for it is believed he will never re.
turn safely if he does so. And it
is said that even a snake never
ventures out of its hole on this
day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Anecdotes Of Rev. Dunn.

The Independence (Mo) Examiner
in an interesting biography Of the late
Rev. w. Dunn, relates the following
anecdotes:
The Rev. j. W. Dunn was living in
Hannibal during the civil war. He
was a southern sympathizer but above
all was a priest of the church. 1t Is
told Of him that at one time when the
federal army occupied Hannibal a
United States flag was raised upon the
Episcopal Church. In the presence Of
all who might see, the Rev, Mr.. Dunn
climbed to the flag pole, cut off the
ropes and put the flag out of sight.
He took the ropes home and used them
for clothes lines telling those who
questioned him that the Episcopal
church was neither north nor south
and that neither flag or any flag should
be raised above it.
At another time an officer Of the fed
eral army came to his house to arrest
him. Mr.. Dunn acqulesced and wen
into his room and donned his robes o.
Office. Re-appearIng before the Officer
he said. "You may arrest me now
He was no. arrested.
The simple dates Of the years o
earnest service to the church gwen b,
this good mar make sufficient RECORD
Of his work. He was two years In ser
vice as a priest at St. Louis, eight year
at Fayette, 70 years at Lexington, l.
years at Hannibal and % years at In
dependence.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
How Our Presidents Have Died.

George Washington, December IA,
1893, diphtheria.
John Adams, July 4, 1926, debility.
Thomas jefferson, July 4, 1926,
chronic diarrhea.
James Madison, June %, 1886, de-
bIlity.
James Monroe, July 4, 1881, debility
Jonn Quincy Adams, February %,
1848, paralysis.
Andrew Jackson, June 8, 1S45, con
sumption.
Martin Van Buren,, July "a, 1862,
as,hmatic catarrh.
William Henry Harrison, April A.
1841, pleurisy.
John Tyler, January II, 1862, bill
ious fever,
james Polk, June 10, 1919, chrcn'r
diarrhea.
Zachary Taylor, July g., 1850, bill.
Gus fever.
Willard Fillmore, March g., 1874, de-
bility,
Franklin Pierce, October s, 1869
il fl mmation of The stomach.
James Buchanan, June l, 1868, rhcu
matte govt.
Abraham Lincoln, April 10, 1865
assassination.
Andrew johnson, July 81, 1875
paralysis
Ulysses S. Grant, July 81, 1885, car
Ger.
Rutherford B. Hays, January Il
1898, paralysis of the heart.
James A Garfield, September IS
1881, assassination.
Chester A. Arthur, November Il
1886, Bright's disease.
Benjamin Harrison, March Is, 1901
pneumonia.
William Mckinley, September IA
1901, ASSASSINATION.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Maturity of Trees.

Authorities on forestry say
that rs years are required for the
oak to reach maturity and about
the same length of time for the
ash, larch and elm for the spruce
and fir about 80 years. After this
time their growth remains sta
tiOnary for some years, and then
decay begins. There are, how
ever, exceptions, for oaks are
still living which are known to be
over a thousand years old.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Real Estates Transfer.
Thursday, September 10th, 1908.
Chris. Fuchs to Henry Fuchs, con
OK onn. 1n11/ nnrnn

Thursday, September 10th, 1908.
Chris. Fuchs to Henry Fuchs, on
sheraton, So, 800; 1915 acres.
Chris. Fuchs to Jno. Fuchs, con-
sideration, s8, 900; 200.
Geo. W. Fox to W. G. Logan, con-
sideration, $3.50; 96H acres.
John G Worthington to Lee M. Ran
nabarger, consideration, $500; 20 acres
Friday, September 18th, 1908.
Sarah ]. Ferguson TO Sue o. Ham
monds, consideration, 5000; lot in Cd.
essa.
Martha McMullin and husband 10 j.
W. Thomas, consideration, $1,40O; pt
sw, Sc, IS, 40, 20.
Henry Ruckel to Ed. and E. j. Ed
wards, consideration, $780, so; blk 5,
Hodge.
Ed. H. Sshaberg to Herman T.
Schaberg, consideration, 1882; 4 lots
in wellington.
Saturday, September 18th, 1903
Susan j. Arnold and husband to Ben
H. wigbels, consideration, $3.50; 5
acaes.
Susan E. Mason and husband to Jno.
+. Bush, consideration, $1,000; 2 lots
10 Lexington & alley.
Monday, September l4th, 1908.
VIM. Beatie to Susan W. Hagood,
consideration, 81; l 27-1OO acres.
Rich. Field to Minnie B. and Prudie
Brown, consideration, S1sO; lot in Es.
telle Heights.
Sam. G. Cook to F. A. Hoefer, con.
Slderation, 1900; lot and pit lot in
Higginsville.
Tuesday, September 18th, 1908.
Egbert Anderson to j. M. William.
son aud wife, consideration, slOO; road
Rufus Ketner to W. r. Mention, con,
slderstion. 1850; 40 acres.
Grace L. Seamon and husband iC
Casey B. Campbell, consideration
e70O; lot in Odessa.
Chas, L. Wilson to j. w. Scott, con.
sideration, 81, 100; pit 2 lots In Corder
Wednesday, September 10th, 1908.
Edmund w. Brown to Emlille Lo
hoefener, consideration, s40o; pit 10
in Lexington.
Isle V. Roberts and husband to Saral
G. Brouilette, consideration, $500.
lot in Odessa.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
SELECTING A SECRETARY.
An Employer Counts a Good Deal
Upon First Appearances.

Upon First Appearances.
| once heard a business man
say that the best secretary
he ever had he selected wholly
from her appearance. Thirty
women, says the Woman's Com.
panion, came in one rainy day in
answer to an advertisement.
Twenty looked detected and slop-
Ply and ten of the twenty had for
gotten their umbrellas or over
shoes. Five were O~verdressed,
and came in cabs. Four we're
silly, giggling little girls of fifteen
or so, and one came freshly
groOmed, tailOr-made, with crisp
linen, stout boots, neat umbrella
and hair dressed for windy, rainy
weather. He selected the last
without recommendation, and
found her just what he had judged
from her appearance good
worker and a wise associate.
OF course, some of the detected,
wet and tired girls might by
chance have "panned out" an
ideal worker with a few DAYS rest
and a few weeks salary for fresh
clothes. Ability and real merit
are often lost in the misery that
comes from exhaustion and fail
ure and fear. But the business
man does not know these things.
He is not blessed with second
sight. He getsathis decisionsfrom
experience, not from prophetic
visions, and he does know that
more than half the time the girl
that looks careless is careless.
And so, in a competitive exam
nation of workers, men as we'll
as women, the swift eye of the
trained employer is pleased with
external charm. His judgment
becomes esthetic rather than pro-
fOund-and really it is the best
he can do.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
ABSCESs.

w. H. Harrison, Cleveland, Miss,
writes August 10, 1902: 81 want to
say a word of praise for Billiards. Snow
Liniment. l stepped on a nail, which
caused the cords in nay leg to contract
and al abscess to rise in my knee, and
thu doctor told me that ] would have a
stiff leg, so one day l went to DR.. j..
F. Lords drug store (who IS now in
Denver, Colo.) He recommended a
bottle of Snow Llniment; [ got a SOC
size and 1t cured my leg. 1t is the
best liniment in the world"
Assesses, with few exceptions, are
indicative of constipation or debility.
They may, no wever, result from blows
or from foreign bodies, introduced into
the skin or aeOh, such as splinters,
thorns, etc. For sale by Crenshaw &
Young. 9.6n1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Unique Spot.

Doubtless the most unique
spot in Europe is the village OF
Altenberg, on whose borders,
three countries meet. 1t is ruled
by no monarch, has no soldiers, no
police, and no taxes. It's inhabit-
ants speak a curious jargon OF
French and German combined,
and spend their days in cultivat-
ing the land OF working in the val
liable calamine mine of which the
village boasts.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

Miss Helen Basye, Of independence,
visited Miss Carrie Field here Sunday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Lucas's Challenge to Benton.

Among the famous original docu-
meuts OF special interest to kissourians
which the Missouri Historical Society
Of St. Louis has volunteered to loan
the Missouri Worlds Fair commission
for exhibition in the state building at
the Worlds Fair next year is that Of
the challenge to duel sent by Charles
Lucas 10 Thomas H. Benton, dated
August IL, 1917. The wording follows:
"Slr:-I am informed you applied
to me on the day Of the election the
epithst Of puppy II SO, l shall ex-
pect that satisfaction which Is due from
one gentlemen to another for such in.
dignity. l am, sir,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
Missouri Raises and Uses Hemp.

Frank Elder, of Thayer, Oregon
c1unly, writes the Missouri Worlds
Fair commission that he has for exhib-
ton at the Worlds Fair hemp Is feet
and 5 inch,s tall, 6 inches around the
stalk at the ground and with more
than 40 branches. 1t is claimed to be
the biggest hemp raised in the state.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

Mrs. Mary L. Ballard, Of Liberty,
and Mrs. Harriet Young, Of Kansas
City, who have been visiting their
sister, Mrs. B. NJ. Boulware, went to
Higginsville Wednesday morning to
spend a couple Of days before return
ing to their homes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

Miss Laura Davis returned Monday
from a visit to friends in
Kansas City.
Gordon Graham left Sunday morn
ing for Liberty to enter William
Jewell College.
Miss Maud Hughes, Of Marshall, re-
turned home Monday morning, after a
visit with Miss Dixie Grady.
Mrs. NJ. L. Smithers left for St.
Louis Wednesday morning for an
extended visit with relatives.
Mrs. Harriet McCausland returned
Monday night from an extended visit
to relatives in Coffeyville Kas.
Miss Rose Levin, accompanied by
her brother Gag, vent to Kansas
City Monday for a few days visit.
Mrs. Bias friedrich went to Kansas
City Saturday evening, after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Newton Potter.
Mrs. William Hays, Of Kansas City,
who has been visiting Miss Lucy
Davis, returned home Monday even.
ing.
Miss Daisy Powell returned to
Richmond Tuesday morning, after a
visit to her mother, Mrs. John
Powell.
Mrs. William Barton, who has been
visiting the family OF Judge W. G.
McCausland, returned to Kansas City
Monday.
Frank Haberkorn went to Kansas
City Tuesday evening, called there
by the death Of his brother, Robert
Haberkorn.
The body of Thomas West, who
died Tuesday at McGrew's mines, was
taken to Camden Wednesday morning
for burial.
For ExCHANGE-5Ix roomnrlck res
idence in Lexington, Mo-, to exchange
or farm in Lafayette County. Will pay
difference or assume REMEMBRANCE.
mS0tf JOHN NJ. PRICE, Agt,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. MeisscneI
returned to Kansas City Sunday even.
ing, after a visit to the family Of
John P. Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Harris, OIL
Marshall, returned home Saturday
after a visit to Mrs. Harris father
Young Hicklin.
Mrs. A. Alexander, of Kansas City
Kas who has been visiting George
Hutchinson and wife, returned hom,
Tuesday morning.
Miss Ada Kuechle returned to he
home 10 st Joseph Wednesday morn
ing, after a visit to her friend, Mis-
Elizabeth Groves
Mrs. G. e. Jackson, accompaniel
: by her little daughter, Madeline, an
; her brother, W. A McCurdy, went t
Kansas City Monday morning.
A special purse of forty dollars i
= gold was raised and presented to Mr.;
Josephine Cant and Miss Lizzi
Schwartz, of Norborne, who were i
the flower parade.
Mrs. George O'Hara and her two
children returned to Cairo, ILL.,, aftt
q a stay with the family Of ]. {
Lesueur. They were accompanie
home by Miss Susie Lesueur, VIII
Will visit her for a while.
n Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford Thornto
and baby left for Higginsville Satu
5 day night. From there they will
to St. Louis to attend the meeting
the County Clerks Association
: Missouri, Of which Mr.. Thornton
the secretary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26

Miss Jessie Glaze, of Kansas City,
who has been visiting Mrs. Paul
Frischer for the past few days, re-
turned to her home in Kansas City
Tuesday evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
LOCAL BRIEFS

Miss Olive Carter returned to
Kansas City Sunday.
Frank Trlgg came in Saturday
night for a visit to friends here.
Mrs. Lee McFadin went to Kansas
City Sunday morning for a few days
stay.
Miss Edna Stramcke left Sunday
evening for Kansas City to visit rela
tives.
Miss Dorothy Waddell returned
Sunday evening from an extended
visit in St. Louis.
Mrs. w. NJ. Burke returned to
Kansas City, after a visit to her aunt,
Mis- E B. Campbell.
Mrs Phil Marshall and Miss Clarice
Weyand returned Tuesday night from
a few days stay in Kansas City.
Mrs, A. W. Allen who has been
visiting friends in Montgomery City.
returned home Tuesday night.
Miss Katherine Nickerson, of War
r%ensburg, arrived Saturday evening
to visit her sister, Mrs. S. N. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Spurgeon re-
turned to Sweet Springs Sunday,
alters visit to the Misses Drysdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Payne, Of
Payne's Depot. KY, arrived Saturday
morning to visit the family Of DR.. N.
B. Payne.
John T. Collins, who has been
working here for the past few weeks
returned to Kansas City Saturday
morning,
Mrs. A. Wade returned to her
home in Marshall Saturday night,
after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Oscar
Andreen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Staples, of Jefferson
City, who have been visiting Mrs
Phil Adams, returned home Monday
morning.
Miss Edna Corder, of Alma, who
has been visiting the family of Mrs
George Marquis, returned home Tues
day morning.
Miss Charlie Scarce, who has beer
visiting her friend, Miss Lilliat
Worthington, returned to Higgins
vile Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Otte re
turned to their home at Whitewater
Kas., Sunday morning, after a visi
to Mr.. Jack Price.
Russell Frost, of Topeka, who ha
been attending Wentworth Militar.
Academy, left for home Tuesda.
evening, on account of sickness.
Mrs. Gus Kinkead and little daugh
ter, Miss Lucille, returned to Kansa
City Saturday morning, after a visi
of a week to her cousin, Mrs. Owe
Ganin.
Father Harbe who recently arrive
from Lauraine, Belgium, is visiting hi
friend, j. L. Long. Father Harb
was ordained while in Belgium an.
will be stationed IN Illinois.
j. M. Orowder and Oscar Thoma
left Wednesday night for Ceda
Rapids, Eeb. From there they wi
leave for South Dakota to visit rela
tives fora while after which they wi
go on a hunting trip.
Among those who went to Oolumbi
Wednesday morning to attend tn
Confederate reunion we're: Mise
Elliott Todhunter and Bessie M,
Fadin, J.. @. %Plattenburg, Ben ST.
venson, G. P. venable, Capital
Ryland Todhunter and Rev. t. N
Cobb.
Invitations reading as follows hay
been received by friends In this city
"Mr. and Mrs, Chatham Ewing LAM
ford invite you to be present at til
marriage Of their daughter, Susa
Smith, to Rev. Charles Hay Morto
on Wednesday evening" Septemb'
the thlrtieth, nineteen hundred an
three, at eight o'clock, Lexington
Mo. At home after November frs
Sweet Springs, Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-09-26
CHARLES Lucas. p

This is considered to be the most
famous duel ever fought in the West.
MissouriAns are sadly familiar with the
result. The meeting was on Old
Bloody Island in the Mississippi river
near St. Louis. In the first facing,
Lucas was wounded, but soon recoy-
cred and some weeks aiterward a
second duel was fought in which Ben
ton killed hi, antagonist.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-21
STRANGE MALADY AT HURON.
Single Men" Surprised by the Appear
ance Of Their Wives.

Huron, S. D., Aug. 19.-This city ap-
pears to be especially favored with sem
sations of ma trimonial flavor, for with
in the last few months no less than three
supposed single men, have been surprised
by the appearance of their wives, all
coming unannounced. The last is that Of
young man who left the city last week
just before the arrival of his wife and
child from the east. His name is
Wooster, and he had been employed in a
leading business house here for the past
year; was attentive to his duties and oc-
casionally mingled with young people in
society gatherings, the majority of his
acquaintances believing him to be a sin
gle man; and this belief was strength
ened by his attentions to ''the fair SEX"
He announced to his friends that he had
been summoned east by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of his sister,
and nothing more was thought of the
matter til an evening or two since when
lady put in an appearance and called
for him claiming to be his wife. She was
very much surprised not to find her hus-
band here, and after remaining over
night went to the south part of the. state
where friends reside. In explanation Of
the miss" the lady states that an ar
rangement had been made for her and
her husband to meet in Chicago, but the
program was disarranged by failure Of a
party with whom they were to stop, to
be at home; that no trouble had occurred
between her and her husband and that
she is a. loss to know why he left Huron
without advising her of his movements.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-21
MINING CONGRESS
IN BLACK HILLS
Deadwood and Lead Anticipate
a Big Attendance at
the Meeting.
GOVERNORS TO ATTEND
Every Effort Is Being Made to Fur
nish Accommodations to the
Thousands Who Will
Attend.
GOVERNORS TO ATTEND

Deadwood, S. D.. Aug. l9.-R. M.
Whiteney of the executive press COM
mittee of the American mining con-
gress has sent out several thousand
announcements concerning the meeting
of the mining congress and several
hundred responses have come in from
all portions of the United States. A
room has been fitted up, connected
with the Western Union line, for the
press association, and several excur-
sionss have been planned for them to
different parts of the Hills, in order
that they may get information them
selves about the mining districts Tor
their respective papers.
The following governors have IN
formed the secretary of the congress of
their intentions to be present: j. H.
Peabody of Colorado, S. r. Van SAINT
of Minnesota, j. T. Morrison of Idaho
and Charles N. Herried Of South Da-
kota Each state will have special
headquarters where will be assembled
the delegates and visiting people.
Every effort is being made to furnish
accommodations for the several thou
sand who will attend. A canvass IS be-
ing made of all the furnished rooms in
Lead, Central City and Deadwood and
adjoining towns which are tributary to
Lead and Deadwood by electric and
steam car. There will be no difficulty
whatever in finding abundance OF ac-
commodationS.