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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
TIME TO BREAK AWAY.
It Was Not Loves Longing That
Made Her Speak, But Ply
steal Pain.

They were a romantic young
couple and we're sitting on a camp
stool on the upper deck of a lake
steamboat, relates a Chicago ex-
change. 1t was a beautiful night
and the lovers were gazing raptur-
ously into each others eyes. Pres
emily the girl said sweetly, yet
with a tinge of reproof in her
voice:
"Georgew
"What is it, dearest?"
"You have been squeezing my
hand a long time"
81 know it," he replied, frankly.
"Please don't do it any more"
and her voice dropped almost to a
whisper.
"Why not?"
Because" she faltered.
"Go on" he urged.
Because l am getting a cramp
in my little finger"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
FOUNDATIONS IN RUSSIA.
Ground So Soft That Piling for Big
Buildings Cannot Be Made
Solid.

%SF Petersburg was once a
swamp" says a recent writer,
"and so rotten is the ground that
it would be quite possible for "a
monolith dixie the 60-fOot columns
for st. Isaac's) to sink out of sight
and never more be heard of. To
provide against such cOntingen.
cies a forest of piles was driven
into the earth at the cost of ST.
100000 as the foundation of st,
Isaac's, and yet the cathedral
sinks. Like causes render the
roads of st. Petersburg the worst
in Europe; winter frOsts, which
penetrate several feet below the
surface, seize on the imprisoned
waters and tear up the streets,
The surface thus broken is so de.
structive to wheels that | have
known an Englishman who,
though he kept four carriages,
had not one in a condition to use.
The jolting on the roads is so
great as to make it wise for a
traveller to hold on fast, and when
a lady and gentleman ride side by
side it is usual for the gentleman
to protect the lady by throwing
his arm round his companions
waist. This delicate attention is
so much of a utilitarian necessity
as in no way to imply further
obligations"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
WHERE BIRDS GO TO DIE.
Seek the Most Secluded Parts Of the
Woods to Escape from Their
Enemies.

Hundreds of thousands of wild
birds die in England each year;
what becomes of them?" is the
pulling question put by a natural
list, who tries to answer it as fol.
lows:
"When seized with illness many
of them, no doubt, seek the most
secluded parts of the woods so as
to escape their enemies; those
that die in exposed places are, no
doubt, speedily devoured by hedge.
hogs, crows and other creatures
not averse to food which they have
not slain themselves; and, lastly,
multitudes of ants, flies and beet.
les quickly consume any carrion
left undisturbed in the fields dur.
ing the summer time"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
MAN GREAT DESTROYER.
The Wild Herds of African Plateaus
Soon Disappear Before
Him.

at is stated" the London Spec
tatOr says, that the quagga, the
beautiful wild striped ass Of
South Africa, has suddenly ceased
to exist. The bOotmakers of Lon.
don and New York wanted his
skin for a particular kind Of
spOrtsman's boot, and he conse
quently passed away out of zool-
Ogy.
"There may be a few left on the
highest and widest plateaus, but
the Beers, tempted by the high
prices, have extirpated the herds
which only ten years ago existed
in South Africa.
"That will be the fate of the
elephant, too. There will soon not
be a bird of paradise on earth, and
the ostrich has only been saved by
private breeders.
"Man will not wait for the cool
ing of the world to consume every
thing in it, from teak trees to hum
ming birds, and a century or two
hence will find himself perplexed
by a planet in which there isnoth.
ing except what he makes. He is
a poor sort of a creator"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
More Women Than Men.

"SuperluOus women" are in.
creasing in number. The births in
England and Wales last year mum
bered 947, 919-4S2,1 91 males and
465, 1853 females-and the deaths
5~14,45O-266,33S males and 24S.
112 females. Thus, though there
were more boys than girls born
the higher mortality among men
more than restored the balance,
the ranks of "superauous women
being thus strengthened by 1893
recruits.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
COULD SEE in THE DARK.
Albino Man illustrates Peculiar
Power Of Vision Of All
His Kind.

1T was CHASTITY" said the IN
dertaker to a Kansas City lnde
pendent man. AS we returned
to our cabs from the cemetery III
the black darkness of the evening
the man read out loud to his witei
the same as if ii had been day
light.
Il sat opposite him. 1t was in
tensely dark. l could see the
mans face, a vague %whiteness,
and | could see the book he held
on his knee. Everything else
pitch black. And humble, mum
BILE, went his voice. He read hu'
emily. Cold shivers ran up and
down my spine. Finally / inter
rupted.
Pardon me- said /, 4 am the
undertaken. Would you mind
telling me if you really read in a
light like thisF
81 certainly cam said he. !
can see more clearly in this dark
ness than in the sunlight
'Then he explained the matter
TO me. He said men every now
and then were born with cat eyes
that worked better by night than
by day, He said julius Caesar
had been one of these men. Cae'
sar had been able to read in the
dark up to the age of %; then the
gift had left him. Joseph Scalig-
er had also had the gift. He said
all pure albinOs saw clearly in the
dark, but in the sunlight their
eyes grew dim and painful.
'Then the cab stopped and we
got out. AS the man passed un'
der the arc lamp l saw that his
hair and his eyebrows and his
skin were white and horrible, and
his eyes were pinker than coral.
| had never seen an albinO so per.
feet"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
QUEER MYTHS OF Tibet.
Strange Explanations Of the Origin
and Substance of the Solar
Bodies.

The Thibetans have numberless
strange myths, one Of the most
curious pertaining to the sun,
moon and stars. The sun is be-
lieved to be an immense ball of
yakmeat and fat, whereOn the
spirits of departed ancestors are
supposed to feast, the light being
caused by its heated condition.
The stars are portions of this
immense feast, which, dropping to
earth, give birth to animals for
the sustenance of suffering hui
manity. The moon is a lesser ball
of similar texture as the sun, in
use while the larger one is being
replenished for the morrow.
When sun or moon fails to appear
in cloudy days and nights it means
that the deities are undergoing a
period of fasting and religious alb
negatiOn.
And the parched and sterile con-
ditiOn of bleak regions is ascribed
to the fact that many thousand
years ago the sun ball slipped
from the hands of its keepers, de-
scended too near the earth, and,
before being recaptured, scOrched
those parts with which it came
into contact.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Paper without Politics.

The Cherokee Advocate THE
only Indian paper, the official or
gan of the Cherokee nation, is Ga
years old. 1t is published at
T%ahlequah, at the nations ex.
pense, One-half is printed in the
Cherokee language. The paper is
forbidden to deal in politics. Its
cost of publication is about $1,000
above all receipts,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
LENGTH OF A DREAM.
Sick Man Suffered Tortures for Hours
in What Was Really a Mo
ment's Space.

'"The other afternoon" said a
doctor, Il called to see a patient,
and, much to my satisfaction,
found him sleeping soundly. l sat
by his bed, felt his pulse without
disturbing him, and waited for
him to awaken. After a few min.
utes a dealers cart, with discOrd,
ant ringing bells, turned into the
street, and as their first tones
reached me my patient opened his
eyes.
Doctor he said, Pm glad TO
see Won, and, avfully glad Seg
woke me, for l have beer Tortured
by a most distressing dream
that must have lasted for several
hours. / dreamed that | was sick,
as | am, and that my boy came
into the room with a string of the
most horrible sounding bells and
rang them in my ears, while l had
MT the power to move or speak to
him. | suffered fortunes for what
appeared to be interminable time.
and I'm so glad you awOke me-
"The ringing of those bells for
one second had caused all of that
dream, and just at the waking mo
ment.r
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Disease Of Glass

A peculiar glass disease" has
broken out among the windows
of York cathedral. Some of the
thirteenth and fourteenth century
glass in the edifce has been re.
moved in order to arrest the "dis-
ease" The outbreak is ascribed
to a fungus.-London News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
sIRTHDAY-ANNIvERsARY
Difference Of a Year in a Persons Age
Between One and thu
other.

How old is a boy on his twelfth
birthday? Twelve years old, of
course, you will answer; but put
on your thinking cap and see if You
don't find that answer wrong, says
the New York Herald. We know
that it is the usual way of express.
ing it, as, for example, when we
say that a man becomes of age
on his twenty.frst birthday, but it
is just as well to be right about
these things, and, as a matter of
fact, a man becomes of age on his
twenty-second birthday.
A boy, therefore, is not u, but
II years old on his twelfth birth.
day. 1t is simply a matter Of
counting. His first birthday is the
day he is born his second birthday
is the day he is one year old, and
so on, until on his twelfth birth.
day he is II years old, the age
keeping one year behind the mum.
Der of the birthday.
It would be different If we used
the word anniversary" instead Of
birthday" for the first a~nniver.
Sary Of the boys birth comes one
year after that event, the second
anniversary two years after, and
20 forth.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Tnberculosis in Belginm.

1t is estimated hat the deaths
from tuberculosis throughout the
kingdom of Belgium in 1904 were
13,467. This malady is seeming
ly on the increase and efforts are
being made to provide sanatOri-
ums for the afflicted. The province
of Liege has already expended
100000 francs $3.50, 9OO) in this
matter, and will go further in its
endeayor to offer medical care and
attention to the afflicted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Photos Without WrInkIss.

A German photographer, Kun
wald, when taking a picture of a
lady of doubtful age places sheets
Of cellulOid between the negative
and the printing paper, thus pro
ducing a very ~softening effect,
which hides the discrepancies of
age.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Sincere Compliment.

ooh, Mr.. DeBOrem, Pm so glad
to see you" exclaimed the hos
tess.
"Are you really" said the de-
lighted guest.
"lDdeed am" she replied. off
you had failed to show up there
would have been 10 at the dinner
able,"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Our Growing Navy.

The compile ION of ships now
under construction will make our
navy twice as strong as it is now
and three times as powerful as it
was at the beginning of the Span
ish-American war. 1t will rank as
the third navy in theoretical ton
mage and the second in actual
fighting power.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Liquid Air Power.

Careful tests at Cornell univer-
sity demonstrated that a one
horse power engine working con
tinuously for one hour could pro
duce only enough liquid air, when
converted into power, to run q
one-horse power engine one min
ute.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06

An Atchison woman who has a
mother, five aunts, four sisters,
three brothers, and two cousins,
has joined a lodge $50 she will
have some one to take care of her
when she is sick" - Atchison
CIoha
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Women's Big Salaries.

AT least half a dozen women in
the business and professional life
Of Chicago receive $4,000 per rear
from their vacations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Ingredienta.

Jones-What is a basket pic.
mic?
basket and
part bottle.-Cincinnati CONNER.
Cial- Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06
Ancient Beacon.

The Hrst lighthouse on the Sicily
Isles, erected in 1851, still stands
with modern ImprOvementS) upon
81. Anges.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-08-06

Balloonists say that BIRDS
flight is limited to 1915 feet above
the surface Of the earth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

he has been an editor, a business man
and representative In Congress lie Is
now mature enough and strong enough
TO act as the ruler Of the second city Of
the world and there are those who say
he yet may be the Democratic candl-
date for the presidency Of the United
States.
About two years ago met the lord
mayor Of London in his palace across
the way from the Bank Of England It
took letters Of introduction, much pre-.
llminary correspondence and interviews
with lunkles In livery before / came In
to his presence. ! got TO the mayor Of
New York with my visiting card, which
was taken In by a policeman with a
brass badge on HIS bosom. His honor
received me without ostentation, and
Ike most Of the big business men
have met he seemed to have leisure 20
talk. The conversation was rapid. The
young mayor knows his own mind and
there IL no one better posted upon the
great city OF which he Is ruler.
NEW YORK IN 1904.
u have come from Washington" said
!, for talk about New York. What
is the condition Of the town, and how
is II getting along In its struggles with
capital and labor?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16

your honor, l should like 10 know how
the present mayor likes his job?"
He likes II vel" replied the young
mayor Of New York. with a smile. THE
position is a responsible one, and one
that makes n man feel he Is doing
something and makes him hope TO do
Il we'll"
But, your honor. can YOU really do
things? Does not politics control? II
Is said that Tammany is the real head
OF New York;"
That Is a mistake" replied the young
mayor with emphasis. "Tammany has
nothing to do with this office. am the
mayor Of New York"
NEW YORK A CHRISTIAN CITY.
rs New York a Christian city2"
asked.
What do you mean?' replied the
mayor, rather surprised.
Il mean that many people who
i've back In the country think this
place a sink OF inquty--a sort OF
Hades with the lid of
II believe the people here are as good
rs they are on the average anywhere In
the UnitedStatos, replied MayorMcClel-
Ian. we have more than thousand
churches, synagogucs and cathedrals.
our people are church-goers and we OBJ
serve the Sabbath better perhaps, than
any other large city Of the world. Yes,
we are a Christian city In the broadcast
sense. We believe In things. We don't
all believe the same way. but we do be-
lieve In something, and on the whole
think we are up to the average as re-
CARDS personal and municipal morali-
ty.'
THE GRAFTERs AND BooDLERS.
Speaking Of municipal morality,
your honor. how about the grafters and
boodlers? Is not New York city over
run with them?"
III It is replied the mayor 81 have
not seen them. They have not shown
their heads since | came into Office"
But, your honor you certainly have
n large number Of the criminal classes
here. Are there not places In New York
city where man would risk his life by
going about alone at night?"
II don't think So" said the mayor. 81
should not be afraid to go anywhere In
New York alone any time of the day or
night"
w nut ~ SuuI lVtdl luI ANtN ltihi
Mr., Mcclellan, What would you like
TO see the city become?"
THAT Is a big question" was the re-
ply. IL do not deal in ideals, All I
can do is 10 grapple with things as they
come up and settle them as far as | can.
want to see the city improved, and
think we are steadily improving It, /
want to see II made clean, healthy and
safe before trying to build up plan by
which It may be made beautiful. At
present our chief business is with the
utilities"
NEW YORK GETS THE CREAM
What do YOU think OF New Workers,
Mr. Mcclellan" asked, Some people
imagine that they are little smarter
than the average American IN other
parts of the country"
~ don't think that" replied the may
or, although there is one thing In IA
vor of such a suppositlon, and that is
that the best OF everything comes to
New York. This Is the national center
Of wealth and business. and those mag.
nets attract brains and skill from every
part Of the country. In that respect
New York Is milking the United States,
and steady streams Of the best ability
produced by the country are always
flowing here. We get not only much Of
the best milk, but the very cream Of
the country
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New YORK is having no Struggles
Just now replied Mayor Mcclellan
we had some trouble WIN the Dnlld-
Ing trades last year but TO-DAY our con-
dltion Is thoroughly healthy ana, par
ring some temporary annoyances as 10
our theaters, we are nj peace WIN our
selves ana all the world. our laoor
70 remain = o' so Y''' '''' y
is me cry growing ,% 80. .r, u.or..
yes replied Tue mayor ~ BroNs
SO tast that we must DE always On tne
aiert or u oVersleps US. our ciisl ,rou-
pie now " ~ W tne s0.loois. VIZ na.o
n0t enough pul'ulllss 10 acVoi '. ,Se.',
an tI n oo Si'llureN, anu az p'esSne, 'neiu
are 'VVv VINO van go ~ svhoo' pnly
ma neli lhe t,lhe' We nav u,rsauy aoo .,t
oVo'VO cnlluren w lte sunVoiS' a.'p .nn
nalurul Increase lor w wv. S,el W." III
be something iiSe So'VVV, ana LOT we
year lo,oWils SsVJO' 70 |ou sue We
nave 10 uullu iaI ANA, ~. vo.,, ~,
Just about 100000" replied the
' Iiow doos ,ba, connare with the
OH oiy,os ~ the ,yorid9"
~ ia Hxceeded only by London" was
the yeplv. New York is now more than
n milton IN advance OF pl.Is. II is twice
as bia ne Chicago RerIin mr. any city In
hs,, ond three times as hlg as 81.
ps,srsSnre There are only four states
q, ,bo trnior witch eycee1 ma ln popula-
tI,n ana v,e have one.tyentieth OF all
,hn sonia in no Irnltsd states"
''' pN'F'' ~ ~"
NEW YORK VERSUS lIONDON'
ny,-m NJ, vorL oyar oo,ol Inn.
H,h "e" ~" '''' 'FN''
wv W., .A,,,. .,.., 10 M dorh, ., I,na
- NM 49, Wv. tocioitan .,G ondor is
sMeIeu magUs mI a,,S ,%<,,, ynrL is ius,
sli,iUs. nu'i s'O ,,,,h CIV W. arc tncreasing
oesl,'',ls ~ yUuon o,tior 20 nnr ronn'
iasle. hom ~ p.OPV ~, "a 7 ondon is grav
,auVh 'ion i'VIiuV", .,h ~, VII II
lla'Ieu JVn'paivu 49, 49, =, me Romans
WAS ivy ~ .he ua'' w. w an,,ia,ion
ellhoush , iaa vou, 10 o,,v ga vears
oiYpP Wy NJ Nv Vol, % as old az ION
don, what may it not be-"
A CITY OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS,
~. vi, ..,,,,,, Cos. ,ro,,,,b
=, pu, has See" ~, lYo"' ,' RI Vol,
Mr' MayoI ash0s s 80, ,,ora
hNanaD o,e SP"'e "e'e 'o' "'""'
p,Uple ',n..,,.,. a., ,,,,,,or wv.
ies, lhueeu, ttpl'eu tne ,,.ayo'' ,arv
can accohlnoua'e NV INV 80 90 80 ~" 90,
people as are ~ ,ne tNc oco o6o anS ,,ivo
uay, We Gan ,'ousV i''VS ~ I si ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
IT is AN AMERICAN CITY.

How about politics, your honor? |
see II said that New York is opposed ia
the denomination Of President Roose-
Welt"
Il am too busy 10 consider politics.
replied the young mayor, "and don't
care to discuss them. can't see how.
ever. why New York should be singled
out as having special friendships or
antipathies different from those Of the
rest of the country. In this do not
refer to President Roosevelt nor to any
man; but to the fact that New York is
otten spoken of as having special In
diyidual interests, That Is not the case
Our interests are the same as those OF
the rest of the United States. We are
an American city and are as anxious
for the general prosperity Of the coun-
try as any people in the country. There
Is no place where private interests
reach out so far or where the desire for
the common welfare Of the country Ia
so great. Within five minutes walk
from where We are now sitting are men
who have financial interests. | might
say In every great undertaking in the
United States and In every locality. No,
New York Is not provincial In its inter-
ests. Ii is tied TO every part OF the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
Men Past Sixty in paro.,

More than half Of mankind over .,,.
SSears Of age suffer from kduny ana KY
ger disorders usually enlafgempS,y, ''l 9;
prostate gland, This is both nolnth o.t
uanserGus,. and Folcys Kidncy' c Snl
should be taken at the nrst sIgn 2, SSure
ger. Rs II correeta irregularities ana u So.
cured many old men Of this disease H.
~ noo me- burnett, Rock Port, No, wri;s,.
ana sI ntI,,eai. WIN enlarged prostate g5Si
aap,,ns Gin ,roy trouble for years and aftct
] feel better than have for tWSpt, sy 10y. Clte
although | am now q year o,dS EFafs
Hin Drug Co. 0'1' T. j.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
Union, and II Is for ,ho 49,.
whole country" ~ 'ne Welfare OF thu

v Union and It is for tho n,,
whole country" ''e welfare OF tho
MCCLELLAN AND THE pn,,
DENCY. RESI-
sho IAN you not give me n No.,
a,oout the presidency H.. Vord or 80
,an r. said /. II see thai ay yo Mcclel.
newspapers advocate ' yoUr s" p OF the
% ~ ihG hd Democratic candIdateg'' 'n'nation
nave already said ro,u.
mayor mayor, that | do moi v. rS,lled the
iT,as. AS II is now am pot &c 70 talk
M interested In that subject H nv ! 80 much
New York. | have sirsoaI,.s am Ia
something OF It's blgness ma , on, you
It," Vah 10 10 attend Ia
but But, your honor. suppose w,
nominated and elected wo"la you We're
having been born IN sa yor nsI your
your holding the Officer H Prevent
u think that matter Inns ho.,,
wen discussed In the newspa an" pretty
pneu the mayor AT any r5,s H. Re.
seeking the nomination for the At, WI h9l
uehcy and ! don't want TO discriE' esl,
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
Plratlna Foley's Honey and Tar

Foley q CO., Chicago. originated Honey
and Tar as throat and lung remedy. and
on account Of the great merit and popu.
larity Of Foloys Honey and Tar many
limitations are offered FOR the genuine
Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and re.
fuse any substitute offered as no other
preparation will give the same satlsfac.
ton II IA mildly laxative, n contains
no opiates and is safest for children and
delicate persons r. J. Hin Drug Co.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
WAS HE ASKING THE TIME7

IL wonder what time Mary's young
man LETT last night" said mamma
1T must A. been exactly o'clock, ma"
said the younger brother
THE idea How do you know
why Just as he was lcayin I heard
him ask Mary some question. ana she
said Just one only one, Philadelphia
Ledger,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-16
AS SHE UNDERSTOOD,

Dear me- exclaimed the pretty little
woman as she glanced over the sporting
page for the first time, how this poor
man must have suffered with insomnlaw
What man " asked her husband
why, Billy BrOadnst The paper says
last night WAS the first time he had ever
been put 10 sleep, '-COmmercial Tribune.