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Arizona republican., 1904-11-29

FOR SALE-SO acres three miles from Phoenix. Tonto reservoir water rights Assessment paid to date. Price S1O0O. Inquire Lincoln Fowler, room 16, Porter building.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-29

OR SALE-One s room, 9 story brick hOuse-wfth bath, closet, fine brick cellar, screen porches and barn, one lot, $2,250. R. II. Greene, 42 N. Cen ter St
Arizona republican., 1904-11-29

FOR SALE-First class automobile, in
 good condition, or will trade for real
 estate or cattle. Gall W. F. Rhodes.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-29

he Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Attention OF the readers OF the
INTELLIeEECER is called to the safe
ments Of TWO OF the banking institu'
tion OF this city. No other business
concerns reflect so accurately as do
banks the general business conditions
Of the communities in which they
exist. These periodic statements are
provided for by law and are called for
at particular times by the secretary OF
state for the information OF the
public. The public should read and
interpret them. The Lexington Saw
ings Bank and the MOrrison-W Went
worth Bank whose statements appear
10 another column, are sound, con
servatively managed institutions,
The friendsU and patrons Of these
banks will read their official state
ments with pride,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
A WISE RECOMMENDATION.

President RooSeveit's recOmmenda-
iion to congress 80 to enlarge the
powers Of the Inter, State Commerce
commission as 10 permit it to correct
unreasonable rates and to fix what it
conceives TO be reasonable ones until
such matters can be passed upon by
the courts, will meet with the
apprbaction OF most thoughtful
students of this subject. The
problems connected with the subject
Of transportation have grown and
multiplied in recent years, and the
solution Of these problems has been
approached from 50 many directions
that public opinion is muddied.
AS the situation now is, the COM
mission has no power to fix rates
experimenaltlyand a shippers recourse
is to be found 10 the federal court
Ii he gets judgement for damages
the public is not benefited, aud the
public and not the shipper is the
sufferer in all cases Of extortion.
The real sufferer has no standing 10
the court. The public cannot
initiate proceedings against the
offending railroad If every state
would pass a bill in substance like
Halls Maximum Freight Rate bill,
proposed in this state a few years ago,
and II the national government would
follow the suggestions Of the president
in the matter Of increasing the
powers of the national commission,
the state railroad commissions might
be abolished. There is no wiser
recommendation in the presIdent's
message than this one and no suggest
ed legislation is more urgent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
WEALTH IN BITS OF GOLD.
In Cleaning Out Old Mint $4,000 in
Tiny Particles of Precious
Metal is Found.

"The United States government
assayed the old mint at Denver re-
Gently" said R. w. Burchard, Of
that city, to a Milwaukee Sentinel
man, "and got $4,000 in the clean
up. That sounds like a peculiar
statement, but it is the truth. The
new coinage mint, which has been
in course of construction there
for about seven years, was com
pleted recently, and the govern
ment moved from the old mint,
which had been occupied for about
30 years.
"When they got ready to clean
out the old place every particle Of
dust and dirt was carefully saved.
This was then run through
the assay furnace, and it was
found that the tiny particles Of
gold which had accumulated
about the building in all those
years had amounted to the snug
sum / have mentioned. The part.
cles had been carried through the
air during the refining processes,
and were so minute that they had
not affected the weight Of the met
al assayed to any %appreciable ex-
tent. But the total accumulation
was extremely large. 1t was all
velvet to Uncle Sam, and more
than paid the expenses of moving
to the new mint"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The announcement that Judge
CAN'T is contemplating retirement
from the supreme bench has been re-
cieVed by the people Of Missouri aud
especially by the bar Of Missouri as a
threatened calamity. Perhaps another
iurist could be found as wise, Just,
careful and conscientious as he, but
1t would still require many years to
establish such successor 10 that de-
gree Of public confidence and affection
which Judge CAN'T enjoys. The
reckless and Infamous abuse heaped
upon Judge CAN'T in the recent CAM
paign was, Of course, to be considered
a part Of the play of politics. Those
who lent themselves to it for the
sake Of advantage now deplore the
possibility Of losing him from the
supreme bench as sincerely as the
rest Of the people The universal
regret that he should consider such a
step is as sincere as the rabid criti.
cism Of a few months ago was insin-
cere; and it is hoped that Judge
CAN'T may be induced to reconsider
and to remain upon the bench. Apart
from considerations Of ,ficial useful
ness, it is an excellent thing for men
of the type Of Judge CAN'T TO be kept
before the public in places OF honor.
He illustrates all that is best in a
type of men now not so frequently
found as formerly, The resolutions
of the bar of Lexington are believed
to express the unanimous sentiment
of the people of this county.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The treasury deficit grows apace.
AS Uncle joe Cannon puts it, "There
is a gap of 1926, 900, 900 between the
vests and the pants" Various
schemes are being proposed to remedy
the matter. There is the old-fash-
toned plan Of economy in eXpendi.
lures, but this is liable to the
criticism Of being most un-republlcan
in spirit. Then there is the plan Of
reducing the now prohibitive tax on
cOlored oleomargerine. This tax has
served its purpose. 1t has made its
appeal to every man who has a COW,
and now that the election is over 1t
may as well be reduced TO a revenue
producing limit in the interest Of the
packers trust, which the republicans
have offended by using it to point a
moral In the recent campaign. Grape
brandy Is threatened with a raise,
and these with two or three other
tritilng items may constitute the
tariff reform which the Kansas City
Star will herald as one of the tri-
umphs of Rousevelt's administration.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
oLD-TIME WHIPPING CRUEL.
Lord Mayor Of London Tells Of Brutal
Flogging Which he Received
in School.

Sir Sydney Waterlow, lord may
or of London, thus described a
"goOd, old-fashionedl thrashing"
in school:
"My master at st. Saviours
grammar school, Southwark, at
the foot of old London bridge, was
a counterpart of the tyrant Of
DothebOys hall.
"Finding that at the age of ten
years | had not made much prog
ress in the proper cOmprehen-
sion Of the four concords in Latin,
be determined to give me a good
birching. He was a most prac-
ticed hand with the rod, and was
never satisfied with a birch less
than four or five feet long, with
plenty of small, sharp cones on it.
He never used the same one twice.
The fiat having gone forth, |
wal stripped to my bare back and
made to kneel. The master then
inflicted three strokes as hard as
his strong arm enabled him to
give, causing the blood to squirt
all over my back. Many Of the
cones remained i'll my flesh for
days"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The University OF Missouri has
issued a circular, what the Univer-
sity has Done for Missouri" for the
purpose Of impressing the legislature
with what Missouri is expected to do
for the University, The University
is becoming more and more an object
Of state pride and 20 doubt tue state
will care for it in an increasing way
But the emphasis of this circular
upon the care which the University
is taking Of the state is a little
strained.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
Il MESSAGE

The presidents message to Con-
gress this year IS a less studied, less
rhetorical document than the one of
last year, and 1t is also a more sincere
and more important one. 1t covers a
wide range Of miuor subjects. His
suggestions in regard to increasing
the power Of the Interstate Com
nerce Commission, Of caring for the
navy, Of revising the immigration and
naturalization laws, Of representa-
for Alaska, employment for the
Indians, Of legislation regulating
building and the Identification of
Washington, Of the consular service
are all worthy Of the earnest consid.
Grafton Of Congress. There is much
less Of real value in his treatment Of
trusts and corporations, the army,
affairs; capital and labor,
irrigation and forestry. He makes
no mention Of tariff revision, which
many interpret to mean that he will
make this the subject of a special
message later, His recommendation
OF currency legislation looking to a
more flexible volume Of money iudi.
Gates apprehension Of more straight
ened conditions later.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Wagner and his "Simple Life" are
being worked overtime. He had not
been here a week before he was book.
ing lecture engagements, dinners,
banquets, sermons, newspaper articles
and receptions at a rate TO wreck the
constitution Of the Terrible Teddy,
once Of the ''Strenuous Life" The
fact is, there is only one apostle Of
the simple life in modern times who
is worth considering-Tolstoi.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Senator Hopkins of illinois is d
pronounced tariff re~viSionist and
makes no concealment of his notions.
With a congressional majority of
nearly two to one, the republicans
will hang themselves, If the demo.
Gratis win keep still and give them
plenty Of rope. The revenues of the
government are falling behind at the
rate Of about s25, 900, 900 per month.
The Dingley rates are so hige as to
be prohibitive. Now that the country
has adjusted itself to then the rev.
enue diriyed from import duties will
grow less under such a tariff and
congress win be forced to act.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Secretary TAFT has signed an agree
ment with the government OF Panama
by which the issues between that
government aud ours are compro-
missed. Panama is to collect revenues
upon all goods shipped into the canal
zone, except material for the con-
struction Of the canal. There is to
be a reduction Of 10 per cent in the
present duties. There is to be free
trade between the canal zone and
Panama. The United States is to
have complete authority in the mat
ter of sanitation of the canal zone.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The publication Of the govern
ment's estimate of the cotton crop
has brought a panic 10 the cotton
centers Of the South. The estimate
OF spectators was not more than
IL, 900 1000 bales. The government
estimate was IL, 1872, 900 bales. The
effect Of the publication Of the report
has been to lower the price OF cotton
from two or three ;centS per pound
below tue cost Of production, say the
Southern papers
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
The selection Of a republlci

The selection of a republican sena-
tor for Missouri is developing much
heat and smoke. There are indica.
tlons that President Roosevelt is
taking a lively interest in the matter
aud that he is against Kerens with
all his might. The announcement
that Harris will be appointed to sue
coed himself as postmaster Of, Kansas
City is interpreted to mean that
Harris may now go to work against
Kerens With all his might an1 with
the assurance that the president is
With him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The University of Chicago has
abolished the Doxology 10 its chapel
services and substituted a college
song as ''more promotiye Of true
religious and college spirit than the
chanting Of the tenets Of religious
belief" Chicago's great Standard
Oil university may yet substitute
readings from Rockefeller's a%utoblog-
Taphy for scripture selections at de-.
votlonals. II certainly would, II
such a course would bring a Christ
mas gift from John d.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

There are now 2S,O73 rural mail
routes in the United States operated
at a cost of 1923, 100, 900 per year.
From this cost, however, is to be
subtracted the amount saved by dis.
continuing small post offices. There
were l,725 such diScontinuances last
year. The post Office department pays
its way less about the cost Of rural
delivery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
Street Shaving in China

The tOpsy-tervy methods of
China are curiously illustrated in
the case of the Picking barber,
who, instead of waiting for Gus
toners, goes out to seek them. He
carries his shaving apparatus and
a stool with him, and, like an Eng.
lish muffin man, rings a bell to at
tract the attention Of likely cus-
toners. The man who wishes to
be shaved halls the barber, who
places his stool on the ground for
the customers use, puts a bowl of
water on the little stove he car
ries, and, having lathered his
brush, sets to work. The charge is
not high. For a sum equivalent to
a halfpenny he slaves the Gus
toner's head and smooths out his
eyebrows.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

There are only three candidates for
the Missouri Rhodes scholarship this
year against nineteen last year. 1t
is thought that no award will be
made this year as the candidates are
believed to fall below the require
ments. Eugene Blodgett, Of Shelbina,
Mo-, holds the last year scholarship
and is now az Oxford.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
Senator Stone on the Future OfDemoc.

AaN
The Washington Post prints the
folio wing thoughtful interview with
Senator Stone.
''For a long time I have felt tina
the Democratic party lacked v%irilitl
In the old days OF It's supremacy anC
power 1t was the suggestive, positive
aggressive force in our political life
II was the force that blazed the way
aad did things. Opposing parties, for
the most part, only stood 10 thu way,
comparatively aimless and helpless.
as forces 10 resistance.
For some time II has been uoiia
clear 10 me, and never more so tina,
n)w, that nationaly q, nemocra J.,
party cannot again become \ domino
Ing force unless IA oil ma.tertul AZ,
atsertive splIt snail be r v we'd"
Asked what p,au, had 10 o, o.,
h. answered:
sit is fur years off nn'l we g
promulgate arother atio u j.,
meantime tho wlk of bu SION
e on. w nu recozni1. Inc
t AT the Udled s ale. "a
or. Tn Old de. Of va in / ex H.,
i N from world polit c, a e.
ii ID to meet the exiGrnsios o. ui4 .
Fl 'nceforth our INTERIM o al rep
sIhilitles will multiply, and our 4ple.
Of influences and power r%sotdly rxr-
1.-THE American Government should,
Tor us oW D sale,y aid lor tie or Sr
walton OF most important interest,
take resolute ground against the fore
BILE partition of the Chinese Enp,r,
There In the East IS tho great f.la
for future commercial exploitation
.
All we should ask is 40 EQUAL cbanc
With all who would compete, aud tha.
chance We should not consent TO be
deprived of by any interference for. lou
to the Empire itself. 1t may be saId
that this would be a policy Of force.
k.N - -
oul What Is there behiud the Monroe
Doctrine but force?
l would like to see the Democrat.
&c party lead off on this line and at
the same time outline a definate Pan
American policy Of uniting the
American Republics in commercial
spirit and interest.
"Follow this by a determined and
definite policy to rebuild the merchant
mafiAe at all hazards, l say at all
hazards, until we have the greatest,
merchants navy afOat, and TO have all
these interests protected by a war navy
ample for every emergency,
"Here are things not right in them.
selves, but things that would sppeal
TO both commercial and popular I'M.
pulse and this illustrates what 7 mean
when say l would have the marry
stand for policies affirmative and 40.
gressiye.
Upon the questions of money, the
tariff' trusts, transportation, the Son.
s%truciiou of water, routes, public roads
ana the like, We mus. take broad
progressive views, remembering that
these are business questions and that.
except incidentally, there is no Quest.
ion OF public morals or fundamental
principle involved in them.
"Hencefortb, we must bo a Marty
OF action, a party with something to
DO We cannot afford to 6obt >
good thing simply because someboav
else may have suggested it. We must
ave good things Of our own to pro.
pose. We must lead in the march Of
progress or be run over BY the pro-
0NaEAUU.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

New consequences or democratic
apathy in the recent election are con-
%stantantly coming to light. The
Richmond C~onservator calls attention
to the fact that in Bay county the
salaries Of the county clerk and Of
the prosecuting attorney will be
materially reduced under the provis-
ions Of the statutes regulating these
salaries. To 1900 Ray county came
within the rs, 900 class, the pOpula.
tion being estimated by multiplying
the total number of votes cast for
president by five, as the statute pro-
vides. According to the vote Of 1904
Ray county falls below that class, in
volving a change in the salary Of the
county clerk from 81, 800 to 81, 800;
his clerk, from 1900 to 81, 200; the
prosecuting attorney, from $500 to
500.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Missouri is about to follow In the
steps Of other states and elect a mil
lionare to the United States senate.
Hitherto Missouri Missouri senators
have been distinguished for moral
worth or brains. By and by we may
get used to pocketbook competition.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

BY a decision OF the Supreme Court
Of Kentucky this week Caleb Powers
will get a new trial for alleged con
spiracy 10 the Goebel assassination
The fatal shot was fred from the
window OF Powers office, but
thousands Of people in Kentucky
believe that be had no knowledge of
the conspiracy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Coupled with the tariff agitation In
Washington is a revival of reciprocity
talk, which bodies no good. Twenty
years of reciprocity talk have brought
no results. Tariff reform is the best
reciprocity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The committee in charge Of the
work Of charter revision for Kansas
City Is trying to devise means to
make it possible to assess tax bills
against adjacent property for the
Sprlnkling Of macadam streets. II
this could be, done maCadam might
be much more largely used in that
city for paving. 2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

A large number OF tariff bills and
resolutions were offered at the first
days session of Congress. Represen-
tatiye Lowering OF Massachusetts,
offered three drawback bills. 1t
would be interesting to hear Lover
ing make a typical republican stump
speech on how the foreigner pays the
tariff tax.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Congressman Sbackleford, who has
just returned from Panama, has in.
troducsd a resolution in congress cal.
ling for au investigation Of the
Panama railway management. There
are rumors Of a scandal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
His Effect Upon It.

But the whisky business is not
mild
" suggested the friend.
"Ah,~ replied the pompous
person, "they will no longer say
that since ! have decided to make
It respectable
But how will you do that?"
by going into it."-Philadei-
phia Press.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The Star SAYS that the president
cleans toward Missouri. By this it
means that the president will be lib
eral toward Missouri ia the matter Of
federal appointments in the hope that
Missouri may he kept in the republi
can column.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

Senator Thomas @. Platt of New
York has introduced a bill in the
senate providing for the reduction Of
representation in those states In
which the right to vote has been
abridged. By the provisions of this
bill the southern states would lose
nineteen congressman.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The republican bosses Inundated
President Roosevelt two years ago
when he went on his swing around
the circle, aud If anybody thinks he
will not play even now, just watch
him during the rext four years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The Dallas Chapter of the United
Confederate Veterans failed to invite
President Roosevelt to visit Dallas on
his Texas tour. The Kansas City
Star doubtless considers this a wanton
and boorish insult to the president.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

President Thomas fl. Carter Of the
National Worlds Fair Commission
says that charges Of corruption have
been filed against many Of the jurles
OF awards. This was to have been
expected. There could have been
found no better field for a CRATER
than on some Of these iurIes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
Cultivated in Australia

Snakes, according to the popu-
lar idea, should be killed at sight
as utterly useless and positively
dangerous creatures, but in Aus.
uralla they are AOw systematical.
ly rAred for the sake of their
skins. which have a considerable
commercial value in London,
Paris and New York. Snake skin
is the fashionable material for
slippers, belts, bags, purses, card
cases, jewel boxes, dressing-table
accessories, etc. Rabbit trap.
pers supplement their means con
siderably by catching Young
snakes and extracting their poi.
sonous fangs. The blacks are also,
expert snake catchers. TO them,
the snake is an agreeable article.
of diet.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

1t is an Ill wind that blows nobody
good. The slump in cotton which
d~istresses the planters Of the South
has startsd the New England mills.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

1t is announced that the NJ. K. st.
railroad Is going to establish a crema.
tory at sedalia. The Missouri Pacific
ought to follow, suit with a similar
institution at Holden or Knobnoster.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

1t is understood that the president
failed to mention legislation In regard
to the Panama canal, because he in.
tends to make it the subject Of
specific recommendations later on.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The latest trust is the telephone
trust. With a capital stock OF
900. 600, 600 a company Is trying to
buy up all the maOufactorleS Of tele.
phone instruments.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The Jasper County Bar Associa,
ton has passed resolutions asking
Judge CAN'T not to resign but to re-
main on the bench until the expira.
tion Of his term in 1910.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

The authorities in charge OF
athletics at the University Of Missouri
are said to be seriously considering
the matter Of giving up foot ball as a
college sport.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

It is thought that President Roose-
ve't's failure to mention the subject
of tariff revision 10 his annual mes
sage means that he is reserving this
subject for a future special message.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10

General Miles has been appointed
Adjutant.G General of Massachusetts by
Governor elect Douglas. The general
has signiied his willingness to accept.