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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
cREDUI1rY OF THE HINDoO.
Sample of the Decisions Which Dc
Occasionally HarbOrs.


Here is a remarkable instance Of
the credulity of the HindOO and the
wild kind of delusiOns which he &C.
casiOnally harbON, says London
Truth. The writer is described as a
Hindoo gentleman Of standing ana
reputation, and this extract Is taken
from a letter written to a gentleman
in England:
Owe are having awfully serious
news circulated in the papers here.
Extracts purported to be from the
Morning Leader of London and La
Bon Guondia of Spain impress US
that the emperor on the coronation
day was dangerouslyill and wasneyer
really crowned, for the ministers
caused him to be personated by a
beggar of Whitechapel. We are real
ly very concerned to hear it, and we
firmly believe the news to be a false
creation, but wonder why the gov
eminent is still inactive in regard to
taking any steps to punish the author
of so foul a calumny."
The gentleman who sends me the
above extract gives come other
quaint examples of the amusing fic-
tions which gained currency among
the natives of India. The bigger and
the more preposterous the lie, he says,
the more readily it is believed. When
the jubilee bridge over the HoOgly
was being built, the story got about
that the government required thou
sand heads of natives for the fOunda-
ton of the bridge, and had given or
ders that all natives walking over the
madam after dark we're to be seized
and taken to the Sultan Khana (the
native name for the Masonic LODGE,
where their heads were to be cut of
for use in the uncanny engineering
operation. The natives, it is said,
were afraid to walk in that direction
after dark for this reason.
Again, at the time of the last In
dian frontier war, a fat Babu clerk
disappeared from one of the govern
ment offices and could not be found.
was firmly believed. says my cor
respondent, by his fellow clerks and
neighbors, that he had been seized
by order Of the government, to be
made into ointment for the benefit
the wounded soldiers. Happily,
he fat Babu turned up again safe and
so no serious consequences re-
from this delusion. If an idea
ike this can be seriously accepted,
IS my informant says it was, by the
lass Of natives who pass examina-
ions and hold public appointments.
nothing that may find acceptance
Nth the Clover orders" can be won
cred at.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
New Cure for Drunkenness.

According to DR.. Forbes Winslow
the best cure for inebriety is "sug-
gestion." "Throw the drunkard into
a hynotic state, give him cold water,
suggest that it is Scotch and the
medium believes" Do this often
enough and a complete cure is eff
fected, and the quondam drunkard
prefers spring water to beer. The
influence thus exerted is a purely
hypnotic one. The Suggestion" aci
on the subconscious mind Of the
tlent, and gradually becomes par
MS nature. Hysterical people aid
suffering from severe brain dis
eases are not amenable to the inAu-
ences of suggestion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18

The Kansas City board of education
is getting into trouble through at
tempting to get rid of high school
fraternities. The college f~raternities
of the city have met and passed sym
pathetic resolutions and will help in a
financial way to take legal measures
against the board. By and by the
Brotherhood of locomotive engineers,
the teamsters uuion, the plumbers
combine and the typothetae may all
go on a sympathetic strike, all be-
cause OF a.few old fashioned men have
been presumptuous enough to try to
regulate boys. The idea! And this
when the parents have been spending
years in teaching them that the earth
is theirs and the fullness thereof
What is the use Of boards OF educa-
too anyhow, or faculties? Abolish
corporal punishment, rules and regu.
lations, deuominate offenses, grades,
aud the calendar. Let every boy do
what IS right in his own sight; he'll
never be a boy but once. This is the
way to bring about the millennium,
or something else.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
MAIN STREET PAVING.

The action of the majority OF Main
street property holders In protesting
against the paving OF Main street is
much to be regretted. 1t is believed
that many Of the demonstrators acted
under an entire miSapprehension Of
facts. Some of them doubtless were
affected by the South street case.
These are two entirely different mat
tiers. 1t is OF little consequence to
anybody except the residents Of South
street whether that street is paved or
not. II they want it and think
that it will add sufficiently to the
value of their property, there should
be no objection to their having it.
The rights and due consideration of
the minority on such residence streets
are matters Of conscience for the
majority, But on Main street the
case is different. Every man in town
who has to p%atronize the clothier, the
druggist, the hardware merchant. the
lumber yard, the post office, the
bank, the court house, has a real
interest 10 urging that decent streets
and sidewalks be made and maintained.
Some have been influenced against
the paving Of Main street by the
contract price on South street. They
have heard of paving in other towns
at from Sl.25 to S1,65 per square
yard. There is no way for any but
experts to Judge with precision in the
matter Of cost. 10 some towns brick
paving has been laid without any
foundation whatever. To some they
have been laid with ordinary hard,
red brick. In some, with the dis
carded brick of vitrifed brick yards.
~ 'OhJ lC0 ubWuo ud6 Ule CONTRACT
called for a concrete base Of more
than 4 inches. The contract here
calls for a 6 inch concrete base. This
is certainly desirable for the down
town streets but is probably more
than necessary for the residence
streets. In independence and War
rensburg the base is 4 inches. The
Richmond contract called for a 6 inch
base and the price was 81 SO per
square yard But sand cost more
there, 1t costs more here than in
many places. 1t costs 40 cents Der
C lblc yard 10 Boonyille and 81 25 per
cubic yard here.
1t is certainly the hope Of eighty
live per cent of the citizens Of Licking
ton that the property owners ia the
business portion Of the city, who live
BY the patronage Of the public, will
lot obstruct a public Improvement 10
which everybody has a real interest
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
THE STAR,S CHOICE.

Tina Kansas City Star is still busy
advising the democrats what to do &c
be saved. 1t says:
"While Mr.. Folks nomination
would be the best that could be made.
because 1t would be to the outside
world a patent Of the states ultimate
nobility, the selection Of Judge James
b. CAN'T by the democrats would
promise distinctly beneficial results in
the internal policy Of the state. Now.
the hopeful phase Of the situation is,
that although the state machine is
openly hostile to Folk it is not so
blind to the political fate of it's own
members that it will insist on the
nomination Of a duack orator or a
mere professional politician. To do
SO would be to insure his and it's
defeat. The people of Missouri may
congratulate themselves II the state
democracy rests its choice between
Mr.. Folk and Judge CAN'T"
1t will be remembered that two
months ago the Star gave a page
biography Of Judge CAN'T and from
day to day praised him 10 editorials
which claimed for him every moral
virtue and every intellectual accom-.
pllshment that could qualify and
adorn a man for the governorShip of a
great state. A little later it switched
of to Mr.. Folk, for two clearly ap.
parent reasons. The minor n was
thatit thought the nomination OF Mr..
Folk would be a factional nomination.
likely to promote the return to infu.
ence Of the Stephens element and tend
TO disrupt the party and defeat the
ticket. 1t is now not so sure about
this The major reason was that
the Star lies awake to hate the ''quack
orator. mentioned above, and would
champion the cause of Ed. Butler or
Satan himself to accomplish Mayor
Reeds defeat. There is practically
no danger Of the democrats making a
foolish nomination in 1904, and If
they do not, there is no danger of
at the polls. 1t will be inter
eSting to watch the course of the Star,
which can be depended upon TO give
Its counsel in favor of any candidate
Folk, CAN'T, Cook, Vandiver, Parks,
Or HAZEL who may seem at any time
10 have the best chance of defeating
Reed for the nomination. And
litter the nomination of any one of
Them the Star will through its news
columns and editorial columns lend
What little political influence it has to
Kerens or McJimsey the republi.
'ans may put up.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
THE BEAR HUNTER.

IL Is now definitely decided that
Col. Roosevelt, hero Of San Juan Hill,
will not forward the B'nai Birth
petition, which goes to show that
Teddy the terrible is not such a bear
hunter as he thought he was. When
it was announced ten days ago that
the petition would be sent In spite OF
the objections Of the Russian minister,
the Kansas CITY Star stopped over
about the courageous Roosevelt
and now that the petition is to be
chucked into the waste basket, this
same Star Stops over again about "the
discreet and conservative Roosevelt"
So it seems that the president is like
the darkey's coon trap, he 'catches
'em a-comin and a-guine."
AS for the B'nai Birth petition,
every thinking American will be glad
to know that it will not be sent. In
the first place, such an act on the
part Of the United States would be an
impertine0ce unworthy Of a college
freshman. At this distance from the
scene, ven a long nosed Yankee
might be mistaken as to the circum.
stances which bring about the deplor-
able events of which the petition
complains. We will have to guard
against a tendency to mind other
peoples business tendency which
is not likely to grow less as our navy
grows stronger, And besides, are
there no faults among US which a
nation dwelling far away and speak
an alien tongue may fail to view
10 the true light and proper per-
spective? What might a Russian
think Of the Breathitt county assas-
sinationS, the Evansville mob, the
refusal of the governor Of one state
for political reasons to return the
Of the governor of another
The same issue of the Star which
tells of the decision Of the president,
an account of a crowd OF
Wyoming cattlemen who visited the
headquarters Of a sheep herder, tied
with barbed wire to a post,
gathered his band Of 5000 sheep into
the fold and killed them with dyna-
burned his hut and his stable,
Ind advised him to leave the country.
This is Of almost daily occurrence on
the public lands of the United States.
OF poor mountaineers Of
Kentucky and Tennessee are dragged
before federal courts and thrown ia
prison for 40 worse offense than the
making Of a few gallons OF pawpaw
vhiskey for their own use, while j
?. Morgan is advised at the treasury
department. how he may evade the
evenue laws to the amount of $780,
100 BY renting a house for a year in
london, making two visits there Of a
ew days each, and then importing
lis art treasures as household effects.
We need to think twice before We
fer moral counsel to others.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
Dwarf Races Of Europe.

Prof Arthur Thompson, writing
IN knowledge, discusses the varia-
ton IN height Of different races
Apart from the Laps, whose height
as a rule is about five feet, we have
other races of small people inhabiF
ing different parts of Europe. Quitb
"a per cent. Of the population Of sis
ny and Sardinia do not excel fet
II inches in height. ~
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE, S.

l, Jacob Fegert, Clerk of the City OF
Lexington, in Lafayette County, Mi
sour, do hereby certify that the follow.
ing is the form of ballot 10 be used at a
special election to be held in the CITY
OF Lexington, Lafayette County, Mis-.
souri,, on
THE TWENTY-FIVE DAY OF
JULY, 1908,
as provided in a certain ordinance
passed and approved by the City
Council and the Mayor of the City Of
Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri,
on the 9th day of June, 1908.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
The State University.

The buildings, grounds, books and
other equipments of the university are
valued at more than l 1850, 900, not
including the campus or grounds for
Botany Horticulture, and Agriculture
The endowment) interest at 5 or 6 per
cent? is $1,2S6, 900. The income from
the United States Government Hatch
and Morrill, Acts) is s3S, 100 a year.
The Legislature makes appropriations
biennially. There is some income from
fees for libraries and laboratories.
There are 47,427 acres of uusold land.
A state collateral inheritance tax Yields
about $4,000 a year. The income
OF the whole university, from all
sources and all departments, in each
OF the years 1901 and 1902, was about
1925 900. 1t will not be less in 1904
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE, 50

| Jacob Fegert, Clerk OF the CITY of
Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri,
do hereby certify that the following Is
The form of ballot to be used at a
special election to be held in the Civ
OF Lexington, Lafayette County, Ms
souri,, on
THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF
JULY, 1908,
as provided in a certain ordinance
passed and approved by the Civ
Council and the Mayor of the Civ Of
Lexington. Lafayette County, Missouri
on the 29th day of June, 1908.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18

General miles has taken an unfair
advantage Of the president. He
knew that Mr.. Roosevelt is getting
fat and attacked his record in strenu-
business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
BALLOT.
For Waterworks ,-YES.
For Waterworks ,-NO.

In testimony whereof, l have here.
unto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City OF Lexington at
my office in said city, this the 2nd day
OF July, 1908.
SEAL JACOB FEGERT,
CITY Clerk.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18

In testimony whereof, | have herr.
unto set my hand and affixed the
Off ial seal of the City Of Lexington a,
my Office in SAID city, this the 2bd day
of July, 1908.
[sEAL JACOB FEGERT,
City Clerk.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
FIFTH DAY Oh
JULY, 1903.
BALLOT.

For the Proposition to Extend Gu,
Limits :
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18

For the Proposition to Extend Cii,
Limits,-NU.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-07-18
Subjects of England's Kin0

M. most Tn Of the subjects Of King Ed
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
ELECTRICAL STORM.
Great Damage TO Property I'm
wisconsin Towns and TWO
Men Are Killed.

Milwaukee, March 20.-Reports OF
a severe electrical storm in Wisconsin
late Wednesday night are coming in.
Railroad tracks were washed out at
Manitowoc and all trains are reported
,s being abandoned. Baraboo. Chip
newa Falls, Plainfield, Fond Gu Lac,
all suffered from the storm
and many barns were fred by light
ming and destroyed. Marinette re-
ports three inches of rain. Lightning
struck the residence of James Halson
and severely shocked three members
of the family. The street railways
armature was burned out and cellars
and streets were flooded. The yacht
Bonita sank to her decks. Near
Peshtigo lightning struck the Peter
son farm house and cut a sewing
machine in two.
Gustav Klebesatcl, president Of the
Shawano County Agricultural society,
was killed by lightning at Shawano
while feeding stock in barn.
Twenty buildings were struck by
lightning at Greenville and Daniel Hob
and much live stock were killed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
BIG BOATS COLLIDE.
steamers on Long Island Come To-
gether In a Fog and Six Per-
sons Lose Their Lives

New London, Conn, March 81
Travelling at a moderate rate of
speed through Long Island sound
early Friday morning the big pas
senger steamer Plymouth, of the
Fall River line, bound for Fall River
from New York, and the freight
steamer City of Taunton, of the same
line, came into collision in the fog
just east of Plum Island, the bow of
the freight steamer raking the star
board side of the Plymouth and
causing the death of six of those on
board the Plymouth and serious in
jury to a number of others.
The known dead are: John Nc
earthly. Waterman, head cut off;
Snow Coleman, negro, pantry man,
drowned; Julius Dawson, negro, mess
man, drowned; John Bristol, negro,
waiter, drowned; John William, negro,
baker drowned; unidentified passen-
ger, thought to be G. H. Marston, New
York.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
TRAGEDY ON A FARM.
Discharged Hand Kills Woman.
Wounds Her Daughter, and
Commits Suicide.

Detroit, March 2o.-A Free Press
special from Bear Lake, Mich, says:
Joseph Bradley, q farmland, sup
posed to be unsound mentally,
Thursday afternoon ran amuck with
a gun and killed Mrs. +. E. Bower
man, dangerously wounded her
daughter and attempted to kill her
son. He then turned the weapon up
on himself and committed suicide.
The tragedy occurred on. the Bower
man farm, four miles southeast of
this place. Bradley, who was en-
ployed as a hired man, was recently
discharged by Mrs. Bowerman, who
was a widow.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
PRESIDENT is PLEASED.
Saws Action of Senate on the Cuban
Treaty Shows Good Will OF
Country Toward Island.

Washington, March q. Only five
members of the cabinet attended the
meeting Friday, and they were in ses-
sion less than half an hour. Secre-
tary Hay was present for the first time
since his return from the south.
Both the president and the members
of the cabinet expressed great satisfac-
ton with the results accomplished by
congress at the regular session, and
by the senate at the extraordinary ses-
sion which has adjourned. The presi-
dent believes that more scarcely could
have been expected. Both he and the
members of the cabinet are satisfied
that the Cuban reciprocity treaty will
be ratified by the Cuban congress, IS
it was ratified by the senate. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is particularly gratified,
because the senate has demonstrated
what he regards as the good faith Of
the United States in extending, SO far
as it may, the relief of this country to
Cuba.
Washington, March 21.-Acting Sec
rotary of State LOOMS and Mr.. Que
sada, the Cuban minister, after dis
cussing the prospects of an exchange
of notifications of the Cuban treaty
within the time limit, decided to cable
President Palma requesting him to
call the Cuban congress into extraor-
binary session Immediately for this
purpose, as that body otherwise would
not meet until April Z, seven days after
the expiration of the legal time limit
for the exchange of notifications.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

districts along the Mississippi river,
VINO are c~ongregating in Memphis in
large numbers, Secretary Root. wired
the governor of Tennessee for a state
ment Of the conditions. If it is found
mat the state is unable to cope with
the situation the secretary will at once
authorize the loan of the necessarv
number OF tents. In addition to fur
nlshlng tents the war department. will
also furnish commissary supplies if it
IS found to be necessary. Secretary
Root was authorized to take this ac-
ton at a cabinet meeting.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
MINE ABANDONED.
Fire Completes the Work of Destruc-
ton Caused by Explosions
Mt Cnrdf6, III.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 19.-Advices
from Cardiff, Ill, are hat the fire re-
sulting from Sundays and Mondays
explosions have destroyed the mine, and
it will be flooded and abandoned. Fifty
mules in the mine were either killed by
the explosion or drowned by the flood
ing of the mine. The loss to the Car
diff Coal Mining company blythe explo-
sion and abandonment of the mine will
be. upward of $1,000. Four hundred
miners were employed, and they are
preparing to leave town. The place
had 1000 people, and the payroll of the
mine was $4,000 per month.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
CUBAN TREATY RATIFIED.
The Senate Finishes the Business
for Which Special Session
Was Called.
VOTE WAS so TO is FOR RATIFICATION.
An Amendment Requires House Ac-
ton Before the Treaty BECOMES
Efective-Cuban Senate Mny Re-
iect the Pact-General Outline OF
the Provisions.

Washington, March 20.-The special
session of the senate adjourned sine
die at $3.50 o'clock yesterday after ratl-
flying the Cuban treaty with an amend-
ment requiring the cooperation OF the
house in making the treaty effective.
Department officials are alarmed lest
the Cuban senate reject-the treaty as
amended and insists on immediate ac-
ton by the United States.
Outline of the Treaty.
The Cuban treaty, ratified by the
senate, was negotiated in Havana, De
cember II, 1902, between Gen. Tasker
II. Bliss, representing the United
States, and Seniors Carlos de Saldo and
Jose NJ. Gracia Monies, representing
Cuba. The United States senate made
several amendments to the document.
AS ratified by the senate Thursday, it
provides that all merchandise produced
by either country which now enters
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
is 1MPRACT1CABLE.
Dnuities OF Teiephonins Under the
Atlantic Arc Still 1nsur-
mOuntnhle.

Berlin, March 1~a.-Technical 1nspcc-
'or oentsch, OF the government, te}e-
graph department, has made an off.
c'ai report to the effect that telenhona
loniec.aoh between New York and Ber-
I'M IS ampracticable. The inspector
says That while the use of Pupin rolls
permits OF telephoning under shallnu,
seas' nc believes it would be Impossible
to 90 SO below the 1000 metres anann
i iea's nat the difficulties of telephon.
ing under the Atlantic are sim ;paun
mountable. = insur-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

Tbs Russian government has set
about regulating the age at which
girls shall marry in Turkestan. 1t has
been customary for Mohammedan
girls to marry between the ages Of 10
and IL years, but orders have been is
sued now that no Mohammedan shall
marry under IA. The Tartar and Tur.
conan chiefs are much %incensed, as all
seek to obtain brides as young as pos
sible. Russian officials report that IS
per cent of the girls who marry under
IL die before they are 20.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27
Favor Good Road. mr.,

.n Milwaukee. March 2o.-A sentine,
Speclai from Marshfeld, Wis. snrs.
aafiners OF northern Wisconsin ~
edn rena1 mere for three days, adont.
eo resolutions indorsing the bin ny.
IN the legislature, low
s.ate 10 furnish aid to counties for -; ne
plo'ement OF roads. A resolution n.as
also passed %iavoring the passage hx'
congress OF the Brownlow bin nse ~
ing 1or national, state and locaIau
in the improvement Of %.
iivery roads and highways " oe-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

Ex-Police Commissioners Murphy. Of
New York, who died recently, UNDER
went an operation 10 years ago on &C.
count of an almost impossible stric-
ture OF the gullet, and for the last ten
years of his life he was unable to
swallow any food. Nutriment was in.
troduced into his stomach through a
silver tube, and the patient was re-
stricted to foods which could be di-
gested without the aid of saliva. The
immediate cause Of Col. Murphy's
death was heart failure from slow
starvation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-27

In a certain London office a club
has been formed of smokers who have
pledged themselves not to use tobacco
in any form till after Office hours. The
club is called the after Six Smok-
ers," that being the hour fixed for a
general light-up. Members may alb.
stain till later if they like, but it has
been observed SO far that the striking
of the hour is the signal for the strik-
ing of matches. No exception is made
OF Saturday or Sunday.