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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
MAKING OF FINE LAcEs.
Nearest Americans Can Come 70 the
Imported Article Is a Cheap
Imitation.

"Fine laces,r said w. W. Chace,
TO a Louisville Herald man, soon
stitute one of the most readily sal
able classes of merchandise which
is imported to this country, and it
is a source of wonder that Ameri-
can genius has not devised some
way in which to meet this demand
with a domestic article which will
serve the purpose and can be sold
at something like the same price.
"But it has not" he continued.
1--WE have had many machines in
vented, but the nearest we can
come is to manufacture a type of
lace which is naturally cheap, and
does not in any sense approach it's
handmade, foreign rival. OF
course, American women could be
taught in time to knit such fine
fabrics as their sisters 90 IN Ire
land, England, France, Germany
and Spain, but we in this country
are too busy making money to
waste time in that way.
Thave travelled all over Europe,
and the most interesting method
of making lace over there that
came across was at Plauen, Ger
many. 1t is woven on a kind of
boiling cloth made of fine silk, and
after the pattern is completed a
certain acid, parts of which are
kept secret, is applied and the bolt
ing cloth eaten away, leaving only
the lace. They also have a way of
altering the strength of the acid
in order to give the lace a rich, old
color"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
sALEsMAN's KICK.
Was Delivered Against the Trunks
Bottom to Demonstrate It's
Durability.

They wanted a good stout trunk,
one that would stand hard usage,
and this one seemed to be all right
in every way. Top, sides and ends
all looked rugged enough, but the
bottom, one of the women said,
didn't look strong at all; it looked,
she said, as though it was just tin,
says the New York Sun.
''Tin, madam" said the sales.
man. "Why, that trunks got an
iron bottom, and it's the strongest
part of it. You couldn't kick the
bottom Of the trunk in"
And he demonstrated the fact
by throwing back his right foot
and kicking the trunk violently.
He may have had the knack OF
delivering violent kicks without
doing injury, or possibly he had
shoes with cushioned toes, espe.
cially designed for trunk sales
mems use, to enable them safely tC
give such demonstration, or per
haps the trunk did really have
stout iron bottom; but anyhow the
salesman's kick neither dented il
nor left any mark on it, and "We'l
take It," said the lady.
"You'll find it all right, madam
said the energetic salesman. "AnC
now shall | show you something il
travelling bags?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
VESSELS WITH BAD NJ
Some in the British Navy That Seem
Destined to Meet with
Disaster.

If one should be so bold as to
characterize the superstitious
sailor as silly he would at once de-
clare that there is sufficient reason
for his belief, and would proceed
to prove that war vessels named
after stinging and yenomous
things have been unlucky, and that
the country should not be so indif-
ferent to the men who follow "a
life on the ocean wave" as to or
ganize a mosquito fleet, says the
Navy League Journal.
That Snake is regarded as an I'M
fortunate name for a vessel is
shown by the fact that two of that
name have been lost, one in 1881
ad the other in 1S47; but no vessel
bearing that name is known to ex-
list now. Serpent, which is only a
substitute name for Snake, is an
unlucky one also, for the one
wrecked in 1892 was the fourth
British war vessel of that name TO
meet the same fate. Viper has
been an unlucky name in the Brit
ish navy. The first one was wrecked
in 1850, but the admiralty would
not swerve, and so kept the name
on the list, each vessel meeting its
doom, and the fourth was lost only
recently. The French navy has also
been unlucky with vessels so nam.
ed. The Viper, used in the British
service after she became a prize
from the French, was lost in 1898
The second was lost a year later
the third in 1897, and the fourth
was recently lost in a collision of
Guernsey.
The Cobra, another British war
vessel, was lost recently at the
same time as the Viper, Among
other vessels similarly named and
which met fates other than in bat
tie are the Rattlesnake, in 1881;
the Alligator, in 1882; the CrOco.
die, in 1884; the Adder, in 1916;
three Lizards, two Dragons and
one Basilisk. All of these we're OF
the British navy. The list could
be made larger by citing the rec.
ords of other navies.
The Norsemen, who were so fond
of naming their vessels against the
laws of superstition and using hid
eous heads of dragons and reptiles
on their high prows, were less un-
fortunate, and these did not meet
with frequent disasters. They did
have a belief, however. that it was
unlucky and a sacrilege to select
such a name as did Lord Dunraven
for his first yacht to challenge for
the Americas cup, the Yalkypie.
And this belief was strengthened
when she was sunk by the Satan
tia. The second challenger, with
the same name, gave trouble, and
she was broken up after only a
short existence.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
HE WOULD TAKE NO RISKS
Wanted TO Make Sure Of Spending
His Own Money Him
self.

"In the west" said Mr.. William
Sturgis, of Cheyenne, Wyo., ac-
cOrding to the Washington Post,
'the people take very slowly to the
notion that government should
busy itself in the endeavor to reg,
ulate public morals.
"For that reason, although we
have a pretty stiff anti-gambling
law, the statute is of little potency,
and the boys gather in the old ia.
miliar centers to bet their coin
against faro, roulette, hazard or
poker.
"Not long ago one of my clients,
of the cowboy tribe, who had de-
posted $1,000 with me, made a trip
to town, and for several days got
me to let him have 500 per diem.
! thought he was tryingh his luck at
faro, and finally, when he had
spent just half his capital, 1 ad'
yisedhimthatthe writingo of checks
was getting monotonous and that
if he meant to keep on playing to
withdraw the remaining $500 in a
lump, so that he need not bother
to hunt for me- At the same time
| advised him in strong terms to
stop then and there and take no
chance in losing the money he had
ofpatient
toll on the plains. He heard me
through with the utmost pa.
tience, taking no apparent heed OF
my rebuke, and then said: "Iknow
what you say is true, Judge; but
suppOsing l should die right sud.
den and get no chance to spend
that other $500%"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
eueer Changes in Messages.

Naval officers on foreign sta.
tons are often perplexed by the
sudden changes in messages ca.
bled from the department at
Washington. For instance, AID
miral Stirling, on the Asiatic sta
tion, received a cablegram order a
few days ago signed Morton"
The admiral replied that he would
carry out instructions and added:
who's MortOn?" The news of
the cabinet change had evidently
not reached the American feet on
the other side of the world. AS
there Ii only one other Morton on
the naval register-and he is a
a young lieutenant-the admiral
may have felt that he was being
kriiled with.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
T
Delicate %Timepieces Kept on Ice for
Months for Accurate Ad-
justment.

Each year the chronometers of
the United States navy are sub.
iected to a test to determine their
accuracy and to correct any irreg-
ularities. This operation com
mences in January and usually
lasts until the middle of June, and
during that time these delicate
timepieces ire kept on ice at the
United States naval observatory,
1t is not for any fear that they will
spoil that they are subjected to
this frigid experience, but it is nee.
essary for the purpose of accurate
adjustment that they should all be
maintained in a constant temper
allure.
The necessity of having a ships
clocks all absolutely alike will be
realized by the layman when he il
reminded that an error of four sec
onds in the chronometer means al
error Of a mile in calculating the
vessels location. The tempera
ture varies at different times Of
the test from 80 to 80 degrees an(
the losing or gaining qualities o.
the chronOmeter under these con
ditions are accurately kept. Thus
with a chart expressing in curvei
just what he may expect from hi
chronOmeter under different con
ditiOns of climate, and, with hi
thermometer and barometer clos,
at hand, a sailing master may ca
culate to a nicely the correct tim
and get his location to a certainty
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
Mineral Oil in India.

The production of mineral oil in
India hasmade remarkable strides
during the last decade. In 1897 the
output amounted to only 19,1OO,-
600 gallons, whereas in 1902 it had
increased to 56,607, 900 gallons.
Burmah in this period trebled its
output from 100000 to $4,000
900. These large quantities not
withstanding, nearly two-thirds Of
the consumption is still supplied
from abroad.-London Engineer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
GLANDS TO BE IMPORTED.
Plan to Introduce South African An
finals Into the Southwest
ern States.

The Introduction of Glands into
this country is likely to be at
tempt before long, the department
of agriculture having given its ap-
proval to the idea. All that is
needed is money, which congress
will be asked to give, says the Sat
urday Evening Post. The animals,
which N the largest of all ante
llopes, would be very valuable in
the desert regions of the south.
west as a source of meat supply,
They require almost no water, are
accustomed to forage for them
selves, and are quite tractable.
The Gland is nearly six feet high
at the shoulder when full grown,
and weighs 1000 pounds. 1t is
not particularly swift unlike most
of its cOngeners), and a man can
sometimes overtake ii by running.
It's flesh is considered a delicacy.
Commonly it browses in herds in
the waterless deserts of South AT
rica, to which it is native, its abil
ity to get along for months to-.
gether without water being a mys.
terry. To some extent, doubtless,
1t depends upon moisture derived
from succulent plants, such as the
wild watermelon.
There are two varieties of Gland,
one being reddish in color, and the
other known as the Livingston
eland) striped. II is one of about
200 species of antelOpes found in
South Africa, where animals Of
this genus seem to have undergone
the most extraordinary differen-
tiatiOn. Some of them are the
swiftest runners of all animals,
and certain kinds are so wild and
wary that hunters cannot possibly
get within gunshOt of them unless
by the help Of what is known as an
artificial ostrich-a HOttentot
contrivance, consisting of the skin
of an ostrich arranged to disguise
a man, who holds the head of the
supposed bird aloft by means of a
stick thrust through the neck.
Glands are becoming scarce in
South Africa. Though they seem
to be the most desirable species for
importation into this country,
there are others which might be
valuable-nOtably the springbok,
which is a graceful creature less
than three feet in height, of beau
tiful fawn color, a prolific breeder,
and suited to the conditions, eli,
matte and otherwise, of the arid
regions of Arizona, New Mexico
and southern California.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
CHARACTER OF AN OATH.
Witness Thought It Was Like a Note
with Which Some People
Pay Debts.

One of the lawmakers from far
away Oregon, where there is plen
ty of gold and silver, tells of a wit
ness who gave his explanation OF
what constituted an oath, relates
the Washington Times.
Col. Timmins, a one-hOrse law,
yer, had contracted a debt which
it seemed he never intended tc
liuqidate. Suit was instituted on
the note, but the colonel swOre the
note off. However, the plaintiff
proved the debt and obtained
judgment. Not long after this the
colonel was interested in another
case in court, and was cross-ques.
tiOning one of the witnesses, a gen
tleman who had been interested in
the colonel's case in the suit on the
note.
"Do you know the nature of an
oath?" asked the colonel.
81 think do" answered the wit
ness.
"Then tell the judge and jurl
what it is"
"a oath is like a nOte-a lega
tender with which some people tr,
to pay their debts"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
1.-THE BIRDS OF H
Various Species Of Owl That Dwell in
the Ground and Devour
Rodents.

Among the largest of the owl
tribe are the snowy and eagle
owls, both of which are occasion
ally met with in Great Britain.
The larger species of eagle owl.
says Nature, are the most Zero.
cious, and prey upon rabbits and
large game birds, while the snowy
owl, though indulging in similar
prey, does much good by devouring
those destructive little rodents
known as the jennings.
In North and South America are
found, in greatnumbers, the Amer.
lean burrowing owl. 1t dwells IN
holes in the earth, sharing the
habitation with the original ex
cavators, such as prairie dogs
ground squirrels and badgers
Nor is it an uncommon thing t.
find housed with this strangely
mixed family a rattlesnake and q
lizard or two.
Then we have the species known
as the pigmy owls and the LITTLE
owls, members of the former
group being no larger than a woOt
lark. These harmless little birdl
stand out in marked contrast will
the giant eagle and snowy owl.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
softest Language.

The Turkish language is said BY
scholars to be the sOftest anG
most musical Of modern times, be
ing better adapted to the purpose
Of musical notation and recitation
than even the Italian
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
BEAUTIES OF HOLY LAND.
The Sun Is the Magician That Turns
the Dull Earth to a Picture
of Splendor.

In the Sunday Magazine, of Lon
don, Archdeacon Sinclair, who
was there recently, gives a glow
ing description of Palestine.
81 was struck" he says, "by its
special and wonderful beauty. The
sun is the magician of the Holy
Land, painting its plains and hills
with the lOveliest hues and light
ing up all with magnificent splen-
dor at sunrise and sunset. The
country is far more mountainous
than / had realized.
Then, again, there was great
beauty in the fountains and
streams, pure and clear, from a
limestone country, and sometimes
flowing with great freedom.
perhaps the browning feature
Of beauty in the north of Palestine
are the glorious snow.clad slopes
of Mount Hermon, which can be
seen from the top of every pass
among the hills, g%littering and
cleaning in the pure blue vault"
The flowers particularly struck
DR.. Sinclair, who finds it impossi-
Bile to do justice to their beauty
and brilliancy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
J. c. B. and L.
c. & A. Time Neutrality-suspicious..

c. & A. Time TabIe-HlgglnsviIIe.
EAST BOUND.
No. "A, Missouri State Express ....... $3.50 an
No 90, Slater Accommodation ....... T:O2 pm
No, 10, Calf. and Colo. Limited 80. 1888 pm
No. u. Slater Accom-. Sunday only. 300 pm
No. ~, st. Louis Vest. Limited ...... 1880 DIM
No. ll6, Way Freight ....,, .........I 1875 am
WEST BOUND.
No. I, Calf. and Colo. Limited -. !. 8:Il am
No, 81, Slater Accommodation 900. s:9s am
No. II, X. c, Vestibuled Express ....l2:25 pm
No, Is, Missouri State Express ....... ,42l pm
No. Iii, Way Freight ..............,. $3.50 am
s. A. V~ERMILLIoN, Agent,
Higginsviile. No,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
SANTA FE ROUTE.

Trains arrive at rthLexington.
No. 2S daily. ......... ............. 1925 ar
Trains leave North Lexington:
No. 25, Express daily ............ $50 a. N
Main line trains pass Lexington Junction
The river Bus leaves Lexington 7:4O a m
daily to connec with train at Dorth Lex
ington. Leaves Lexington daily except
Sunday at $3.50 a m and 2 O'Clock p m and
goes through to connect with tire MS at Lex
lngton junction,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
No Doubt About II.

Few men would attempt to
write poetry il they didn't need
the money.-ChicagO Daily News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-17
The Critics Failibility.

If you want to retain your faith
in a critic you ought never to see
the things he criticises.-Pall Mall
Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25
MONTPELIER s CHOICE.
Republicans Nominate q. a. Strntton
for Representative.

Montpelier Aug. IT, EN- Mayor
George q. Stratton was nominated tins
evening in republican caucus for rep
rcscutatiVc i'm tho coming legislature.
Mr., Stratton IFS assistant to tho prcsi-
ucnt of the Vermont Mutual lirc IN
surunec company aud his nomination
is acceptable to large number of high
license republicans and members of
the Central Labor Union. The contest
was very close between Mr. Stratton
and r. NJ. Harvey and because of scat
terinE votes two ballots were ncces-
sary TO decide. After his nomination
Mr.. Stratton thanked the caucus for
the honor conferred upon him. ale said
that he wanted to state his position 50
that no voter would be mlsled, that hc
stands squarely ON the republican
state platforms ara particularly in re-
gard to giving the license law when
properly amended a further trial
An informal ballot for representa-
tive was first taken at which II cam
didatcs received more or less votes,
the leaders hciug T.. NJ. Harvey. \. y.
farWoll g. T.. rititiu and George -.
Stratton in the order named. Mr. Ear
well declined To hPNc his name used
aud Nr. Pitltn had already done $50
ana the contest was between MI Eal-
yey ana Nh atrdtton. In the second
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25

You can't sleep in the calmcst ana still
csL nignt if your stomach is weak CIR
Culatlon poor, and digestion bad
stomach, improves the circulation, per
fccts DIGESTION, and brings about that
condition in which sleep Is REGULAR and
refreshing.
IT does not do this iu . do,. hut it does
it-has done it in thousands of cases.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25
IT the Baby H. Cutting Teeth.

omcdy. Mrs. Winslow $ SOOTHING Syrup,
for children tccthns II soothes tho
rhild. sn(tous the gums ullavs an pain.
cures wind collie and is the host remedy
for DiUrhooa. Twenty -hYo cents a bot
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25

y fawn, horcft of it's mother in tho
FIRST week of its life, is hardy and
spriGhtlY guest Of honor at the nome of
Dexter Baker ON the punton farm near
Mendon Notch. 1t is seven weeks old and
Is as tame, playful and beautiful as any
ideal pet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25
What kind of a
Daily Newspaper
Do you want in
Your Family -?

You very particular about the companions
hosen by your children and you cannot afford to take
less in the choice of your daily newspaper which
a silent but potent influence all who read its
columns regularly.
This political year you need good daily paper.
Quality rather than price should determine your choice.
BETTER take paper than of low standard.
LESS THAN TWO CENTS A DAY.
The Daily Free Press costs subscribers less than two
cents day You afford it. You know that the
WEEKLY FREE PRESS is the best of all the Vermont
weekly newspapers. The Daily Free Press is first among
the State daily papers. If you think that you might
like change from the Weekly to the Daily edition cut
and mail lis the coupon below
Daily month address below,
Weekly
..,........
months trial sIlSorp-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25

ballot Mr.. Harvey had IS votes and MIR
Stratton VI. On monon Of Mir. Harvey
the nomination of Mr Stratton was
made unanimous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25

Deans rheumatic Pills alb. oI"''iN
r,ro rheumatism & Neuralgia. Entirely
,gr4t..II. Safe 4tc0WlN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-08-25
SPECIALISTS Failed:
CAL-CURA SUCCEEDED,

II suffered from bladder trouble for about
25 years, and had tried all the doctors
about here, and also two specialists in New
York. without getting any help Last Aug
lDh ! bought bottle of Cal .cura Solvent
Dr. kennedy's nt0 medicine. 1 had not
been able to work ut my trade (boiler max
ing for some time hut after taking one
bottle Of Calcura Solvent | began work and
have been working ever since " Martin
sNii '0t''"r"n T. p Z sta -
}. w. O'sULLlvAN, Druggist.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-01

BY the plan devised, the peat is cut
and excavated by machinery. II IS
loaded into dumping cars and taken to
the plant. where It 10 packed into cy-
finders, which rotate at high velocity
The centrifugal pressure, aided by an
interior device, expels nearly all the
water. Electricity is then passed
through the dried peat and the mass Is
carbonized and dislntegrated into
black globules. retaining all the val
liable original elements
The peat is then passed into ma
chimes which knead II into a puttylike
mass. This is pressed into briquettes
which, when dry. are broken into
Jumps like coal II can be graded into
various sizes and treated like our IA
milisr fuel The briquettes are prac-
tically smokeless and leave no cllnk.
ers
The cost Of producing one ton OF
peat by this process Is stated by United
States Consul General Mason, Of Ber-
lin. as s121. This cost can be materi-
ally lessened by the use Of water
power.
The invention is to be put into oper-
alton first in Ireland.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-04-01
BRUIN WANTED TART
That Is Why Abe Shot tie Chutes
on Beasts Back.
MarthR's Sweets Too Great an Attrac-
tion for BearN,nd Caused Two to
Take an Involuntary
Ride.

A Rutland lumber dealer who has ex-
tensive interests at Shrewsbury, VT,
engaged Hen Morse and Abe Jackson the
other day 10 repair a log chute Oh
Shrewsbury mountain.
The men, both veteran choppers,
found the chute two miles below the
peak, and beginning at the bottom
worked up. The affair, "a wooden trough
is inches in diameter and a quarter Of a
mile long, was intended TO shoot the
four foot logs from the base Of a cliff
over a rocky and uneven stretch TO a
point where they could be loaded on OK
sleds. While It was built a dozen years
ago and never used, the choppers found
1t in good condition, and at noon had
completed their work and sat down at
the top 70 eat their dinner.
The top Of the chute rested on the
edge Of a high rock, just back Of which
was the mouth of the Peterson beal
cave, where, so the story goes. a man
named Peterson, caught in a blizzard
OAAt cRNAA a AAlH ~ Win Il UluAh DNaA ADl
a companion. Between the entrance to
the cavern and the chute was a plat
form Of rock about FIVE feet wide. Il
was covered with six inches Of snow and
the same amount was in the chute.
The men got 10 talking about the Pc
terson bear as they ate, and Hen de-
clared that he vas Of the opinion that
the yarn was a myth.
Dunno" said Abe, rehectively, bars
was es thick in them days es they be
now, an | cal'late yen allow, Hen. they
be tolrable thick now"
"Wa-al. yas, seems 'ough they was,
admitted Hen, selecting a raspberry tart
from his dessert menu at the bottom Of
bis pail and viewing Il with gastronomic
satisfaction. But they be all holed up
fer tn winter now. anyway" He turned
the tart around several times, nibbled at
the edge and smacked his lips.
He was munching in silent satisfaction
and Abe was lighting his second pipe
when they were startled by the sound Of