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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
FOOD A%DULTERATJON.

DR.. Wiley, Chief Of the Bureau of
Chemistry, seems to be proceeding
with his experiments in food adulter.
alton in a spirit Of calm, scientific
Inquiry. 1t adds a great deal to the
confidence due to his Investigations
that he has withheld his report upon
the use of borax as a preservatlve of
meat for nearly two years after the
tests we're made, He wanted to see
whether traceable after-resultS were
to be observed. His report on the
adulteration Of intoxicants was more
prompt, because the a~dulterants used
were Of better known effects and be-
cause the conclusions reached were of
less universal concern. DR.. WILEY
Says-and mind you, DR.. Wiley is not a
candidate ranting on the hustings-
that the commercial interest and ad.
vantage which have dulled the public
conscience upon the subject of food
adulteratiOn "has done more to san
the moral life Of the country than the
rum trade ever thought Of doing" II
such be the case, then there is need
OF some careful legislation upon this
subject and of organized means uf
seeking out, exposing and bringing to
Justice offenders Of this kind. AS the
years go by the food of the household
Is less and less prepared in the home.
Our manner Of living has come to
make US be more and more dependent
upon the business honor of vast in.
dustrial concerns often located In dis.
tant states. We no longer take our
wheat to the mill and wait to have It
ground. Much Of our bread is not
even baked in our houses, and even
when it is the ingredients come from
we know not where. Great packing
houses prepare our meats and great
importing concerns furnish our fruits.
We know nothing Of the preserya-
tives they use as one of the economies
of their businesses. All kinds Of
canned goods aud prepared foods are
used, the users wholly unacqualuted
with the modes of preparation, The
moral obligation Of the great indus
trial concerns engaged in the prepara-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
FLEXIBLE CURRENCY.

In the Bankers Magazine for
January, Thornton Cook, of the
Fidelity Trust Company OF Kansas
City outlines a plan Of congressional
action looking to greater fiexibility Of
currency. "There is no more cur.
rency available In active than in dull
seasons" says he. In dull seasons
much of the currency works into the
great money centers, chi fly New
York, and brings about extremely low
rates OF interest, sometimes less than
l per cent per annum on call and less
than 2 per cent on sixty day notes
In the effort Of city banks to keep this
redundancy of currency in profitable
use 1t is put out for speculative Dur.
poses and when the demand for
crop moving comes, the New York
bankers are forced to call loans ex
tenslVely, producing a stringent mar
ket and abnormal advances in rates -
Nearly every writer upon this sub.
lect feels called upon to explain that
the tlexlbilitY he vans is for the
purpose OF "moving crops. . Not even
the b%ewhiskered populist Of the short
grass states. is so intent upon serving
the interests Of the farmer as your
high hnancier when he wants to
recommend a currency measure. It
Is hardly clear to the dull wits Of the
average citizen that the privilege of
asset issues might not be invoked as
as often to relieve stringencIes caused
by speculative operations as for the
purpose of moving crops. Aud it is
also very difficult for those who have
been taught that it is impossible to
eat ones cake and have it too to
understand how asset issues can be
made without impairiDg either the
security of the depositors or that Of
the issues. But your financial wizard
to shame any other kind Of
hand performer. BY a
process of legal legerdemaln he would
make wheat worth as much In July
and corn as much 10 November as any
other months in the year. The relief
afforded stock gamblers at those
seasons when the currency Of the
country is employed in the serious
business operations of the country is
only incidental, you may be sure.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
REVERSED.

The Kansas City Star-Tlnes of
Thursday says e~dltorally:
1.-The greatest evil connected with
the present police system in Kansas
City. is the control by the Police
commissioners of the excise regula-
tlons. Divorce the police from all
connection with the saloons, except
as conservators Of the peace, and
there would be little tenable objection
to the plan Of having the com.
missioners appointed by the Governor
none compared to the manifest evil
OF AieetiNg a partisan police board"
The italics are the Stars. The
words are the Stars. The sentiment
is the Stare. It is interesting to
compare this revised creed with the
Stars insane, hypocritical, and
mendacious bowling six or eight
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
AMERICAN APPLES PoDn
England Demands United Sta.
uct-Trade in Pears Az,
Increases.

From a well-known deal.
apples who ships many tbon.'l
of barrels to Europe every Saa
the Information was obtained n
there was not so good a pro,Da.
Of a large shipment of annlas
England this year as last he's.
Of the very natural d%rawback ~
large crop of apples harvested
England.
This may be in a measure oa
by the steadily increasing demoS,
for American apples which v5r
call for shipments on this side ].
meet the demand which no NM.
Der of home grown apples will sn1
ply.
1t may not be generally know,
that in 1908, which was the rooo.,
year for the Importation of annlo.
from the United States and Ca
ada to the different markets with
in the United Kingdom of Greo,
Britain, the total importati0,
reached the enormous number a,
S,O53,OOO barrels. The value Of al
those barrels of American annie,
is placed at no less than 81, 100 seO
This is quite a jump from n,
$1,728,525 worth of American On
pies which were imported by Enc
lish buyers in 1899. This S7Oa
600 apple crop which went to reoi
dents of Great Britain was from
the United States in 1903. an,
Canada sent to the eaters Of IN,
American apple over $4,OOOOO
worth of Canadian apples. AL
American fruits, whether grow,
in Great Britain or not, command
good prices on the other side Of tn,
Atlantic, and, whereas, the Eng
lish formerly obtained most Q
their pears from France, III
United States now leads France
the pear trade with Great Britain
Five years ago France sent pear
to the value of $749, 1865; last yea
the value had fallen to $55l,4Sl
The value of the importation
from the United States rose fro
$224,SS in 1899, to S5S4,71O
1903.
Word comes from one Of IL
United States consuls in Englar
that the apple dealers and consu1
ers in England deplore the deca
ence of the good old Hudson Riyt
Pippins, and although a considf
able quantity was received theI
few, If any, came up to the stan
ard for first-class trade. T.
California Newtowns have be,
received again in large guam
ties, but they are wanting in a
pearance, which is their chief II
ommendation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

The United States Steel Company
has defed the federal statutes by
ignoring a ruling Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to the effect
that rate divisions with industrial
roads are illegal. The steel trust is
the heaviest shipper in the world. 1t
has issued a circular to all the branch
concerns Of the trust iDstructing
them to boycott the roads that re.
spect the commissions ruling. Now
is the time for Teddy the Terrible to
show the people of the United States
whether be is a reformer or only a
rhetorician
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Tom La~So Is sir. us oul
fretzi d finance and Lymsu Abbc I
with frenzied tneolOgy wnil- Rn,,.
welt er'twbils of frenzied strenosity is
now %crusading 10 the interest al n,
treozied simple life We have jus
gone through win a rrerzied politics
campaign in Missouri aud there ar
yet three month before time TO pIapt
crops If somebody does Mt start 2
new frenzy this may prove a dull
winter indeed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

An associated press dispatch says
that at a county convention Of cotton
planters held this week in TT. Gains,
Georgia. a resolution was passed
obligating the planters to destroy
their prOportionate part of the excess
of cotton produced in this country,
and that the work was begun at once
by building a huge pile Of cotton
bales and setting fire to them. The
object is to keep the price Of cotton
at or above 10 sentS per pound.
Somebody ought to suggest to these
deluded men, as a better plan, to
import the boil weevil, The annual
production may thus be lesSened by a
plan that will at least be Of advantage
to the weevil,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
DEATH INCREASE IN FRANCE
Race Suicide Is Not the Only Cues
ton Which Troubles French
Populace.

1t appears that it is not alone a
question of race suicide that is
troubling the sanitarians Of
France, but also the terrible in.
crease in the death rate.
DIR. Lowenthal, who is a mem.
Der of the commission which is in.
Yestigating the causes of the
shrlnkage incensus returns, is not
exaggerating when he says in a
recent article that alcoholism
alone is killing France" Tuber.
culosis, he continues, which of all
diseases is the most easily avoid
ed, is raging in France with more
violence than in any other country
In the world. Every year it kills
more than 100000 victims and con
teammates more than half a mil
lions more. Then typhoid, typhus,
dysentery, scarletina and other
diseases and infectious mala.
dies, which are decreasing in Eng
land, Germany, Switzerland, Bel
GUM, Holland, Sweden and Nor
way, the United States and even
Italy, are, on the other hand, re-
naming at a very high average in
France, same even showing a
marked tendency to develop.
Smallpox, which has nearly disap.
peared from every civilized land.
continues to make thousands OF
victims in France and hecatombs
in her colonies. Such is the gist Of
DR.. Lowenthal's article, and il
cannot be said that he is inclined
to be unduly pessimistic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

months ago, when it ranted about
the system which makes the cities
subject provinces, satraples Of a
central - plsh! The Star knew
then as 1t knows now that the selec-
tion Of the police boards was taken
from the large cities for their own
good aud because of their own earnest
desire for the change. 1t knew then
as 1t knows now that home rule In
this particular is absolutely the
worst plan Of all the various plans in
vogue 10 the great cities Of the
United States. But the Star is not
hampered in its expressions of opinion
by considerations Of consistency or
conscience.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
rhe INra11IaENoER 5 In Ieoelpt Of

The INTzLLIeENCER IS 10 Ie0sip'O Vi
q circular letter from john a. gu
liam. of st Louis 0who is.a candidate
for the United States Senate. Among
other things Mr.. Gillian says; 81
have not been pressed into candidacy
for the Unit States Senate by the
opportunities Of friends, but 'olun-
tarlally became a candidate in order
that those members Of the legislature
who were opposed to corporate greed
railroad discrimination and trust
monopoly might have a candidate for
whom they could record their votes;
and I solicit the vote of every member
Of the General Assembly who objects
to the domination Of railroads and
trusts. This sounds pretty we'll,
but then, so does President Roose-
velt's Message to Congress.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

And now 1t tranSpires that 1t was
John d. Rockefeller who first sug
gested federal control Of later state
corporations. This announcemer
will relieve the public Of all further
uneaSines> about proposed tru,t lesIs.
ldtlon. There ct7 be H. iurti,r
doubt that the Grapl d easurc i.
sounely republic pefsectl
harmless to the trusts. Your Uvl
john D. would never haye PROF.,
such a thing IT he did t,,I sur.
OF the ability o. tha G. II.
the governments
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

tion of foodstuffs is at the mercy Of
considerations of economy. Only the
criminal law will avail to prevent
food adulteration and the use Of
d~eleterious p~reservatives, These
great concerns would doubtless be re-.
joiced to be relieved Of the necessity
of using dangerous c~hemicals-a con.
dition forced upon them by competi-
ton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
FOR FARaERS AND MERCHANTS.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Bristow 10 his report recon-
mends a modification OF the postal
laws such as to provide for the de-
livery Of parcels by rural mail carriers
at the rate OF 8 cents per pound,
BAT only ia the case Of bareeb originating
ia Ms Place from wkick the carriers
route starts Every farmer in the
United States, every merchant and
every rural mail carrier is interested
10 the enactment OF such legislation.
Such a law viii be fought by every
mail order house in the big cities and
by every influence they can command
by favor or purchase.
For years the mail-order houses
have heen lobbying 10 congress for the
enactment OF a parcels post law in
their interest Several times the
scheme has been near success, but
every time the fear OF a tremendous
deficit 10 the post Office department
has deferred congress from this course
Of action. There was the further
consideration on the part Of conscien-
tious representatives that the measure
was not really likely to promote the
public interest or even designed to do
so. 1t was a cast In which mail-order
houses wanted to make war upon
local merchants all over the country
and to have the government pay the
expenses Of the war. 1t meant the
further ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of big cities
aud the further depression Of small
Bristow's suggestion is not subject
tn any valid objection. 1t would not
give the local merchant any held
which he does not already possess, but
1t would afford a great convenience
to those who live on farms. II would
do no wrong to the mail order insti-
buttons OF the great cities, would
create no deficit in the postal rev.
enues, and would increase the work
and the pay Of the rural carriers
without increasing the length Of their
No bill embodVing the recommen.
1ations Of General Bristow has yet
been introduced in congress. 1t is
not likely that such a bill will be in.
reduced If the lobby can prevent it.
But if the farmers and merchants
Will take the pains to insist upon it,
the measure will be speedily intro
duced and passed. They have only
to make a show Of force, II would
nob require the expenditure of vast
sums of money such as the mail.order
houses have made. The Bristow
suggestion has behind it the con-
Vlncing power of an army Of voters.
We have in this state an organization
Of the retail merchants. A little
activity upon its part could swamp
the Washington poStofi, e with letters
TO Missouri congressman. This mat
ter is worthy of the prompt attention
Of merchants and farmers. 1t is not
only to their interest but it is right.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Thomas Watson, Of Georgia, recent
populiSt candidate for the presidency,
has secured Incorporation papers for
a company to publish a monthly
literary magazine to be called "Tom
Watson's Magazine. 1t will be pub.
lished in New York.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

1t is believed that Rolla Wells will
consent to run for mayor of St. LOUIS
at the city election in March. Since
the expulsion Of the Buffers from the
city organization the democrats feel
that they cannot afford to take up a
new and untried man. Wells can
probably poll the full democratic
strength OF St. Louis.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

At the recent election in Nilsson ri
more than $50, 900 votes were cast
Less than half of these voters en-
pressed a preference as to the proposed
constitutional amendments. Less
than 300, 900 votes we're cast for and
against the amendments. Let eyery
believer in the initiative and referen.
dun study these figures
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

The Supreme Court Of Missouri has
just rendered a decision holding in
valid all city ordinances imposing
license taxes on farmers for the priv.
llege OF selling from house to house 10
chartered cities articles Of produce of
their own raising. The decision
applies to gardeners and milkmen
ID will cut off a considerable source
revenue 10 the S Of the large
|. es.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

John Matchmaker bought some If
the mummies recently on exhibition
at the Worlds Fair. Doubtless these
mummIies will make more money dur.
ing the next few years than they ever
did in their lives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31
Glass Leader.

Jones-DOes your son William
stand high at college?
smith-Well, l should say 81.
He led his class in cheering at all
the big games this year.-Cincin-
natl Commercial-Tribune
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Three unrelated items Of news were
reported one day this week on differ.
ent pages OF the st. Louis Republic
all concerning the zinc and lead min.
Ing section Of Southwestern Missouri.
One Of these items was to the effect
that the prices Of the output OF the
mines broke all records and that the
region was prodigiouslY prosperous.
Another that there was a perfect
epidemic of highway robbery in Jon.
lin, Webb City and Carterville and
that women we're even compelled to
go armed on the streets. I'm ,Jonlin
alone fifty OF sixty cases of such
ouenses are said to be the usual re.
port of the police every morning
The third item was to the effect that
Che Joplin divorce court had passed
all former records 10 a docket ~
sixtV'one cases II the reader has
been under the impression that there
is a necessary connection between
poverty and crime, let him ponder
these facts. Let him ponder tho
further fact that the United States
is the most prosperous and most law.
less natiOn in C%hristendom.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

1t is reported that Judge James
HAZEL, whose term Of Office expires
Jan. l, will locate in Jefferson CITY.
and that Judge H. c. Tlmmonds,
whose term expires at the same time,
will locate 10 Kansas City.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Monday, January 2, all of the newly
elected county and township ot1cers
VIII 60 into Office except County
Collector George b. Gordon, whose
term will begin March Is, and G. G.
marquis, whose term will begin June
LIST,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

84,5 he superintendent Of the United
ties mint at Philadelphia has
selllnouuced the urgent need of
1910, 900, 900 IN small silver coins.
The government supply of silver bull
lion is exhausted, and unless congress
makes appropriation for The purchase
Of silver bullion it is believed that
the minis will be authorized to recon
surplus silver dollars into subsidiary
coin.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Mayor Carter Harrison announces
that he viii not accept a renomina
tlon, II 1t is offered to him, and that
when his official duties are over he
will write several magazine articles
on %''FTeDzied Politics."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

An Associated Press dispatch so,,
that Wisconsin is about to adopt the
railroad commission law Of Terao
verbatim ct literatim. This would
be well; but If Wisconsin would make
her calling and election sure. she
should search out some ex-confederate
democrat like John H. Reagan and
put him at the head of her commits.
sion. A John H. Reagan would be
worth more to Wisconsin than all the
sand lot agitators who are ~distractlnv
the politics of that sttte.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Both New Mexico aud Arizona are
opposed TO single statehood. Cover
nor Murphy and Governor Otero say
that % per cent Of their people would
scorn statehood upon the terms Of the
Hamilton bill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

The vaccination riots in Rio De
Jareiro have grown into civil war.
Martial law has been declared. Thus
far characterization insurgents seem
to nave The best Of the argument.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

William J Bryan has come into
possession Of ~Jefferson's famous
pusch bowl, having purchased it from
DR.. J. M. Scott of Culpepper, Viz.
ginla.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Hugh stephens has sold the Jefer-
son City Tribune to j. G. and B. E
Leslie. He retains the printing
plant, having sold only the subscrip
tion list aud good will Of the paper.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

1.-THE republican administration in
Colorado can't find a shorter way,
there still remains the remedy Of de
portation to prevent democratic
ascendency.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Carnegie has approved the plans Of
the newSt. Louis library building and
has notfned the committee having
the metter in charge that the
$1,000, 600 he promised is ready.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

Buffalo is to have a fifteen million
dollar union station. The plans have
been in process Of incubation just
Swenty years, Kansas City may take
courage.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

1t is not believed that shere will
be any legislation at this session of
Congress upon the subject of inter.
state commerce and that the admin
istration bill will never be passed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

France has waterfalls which
would give 5,OOO,OOO-horse power
and save the country 2O,OOO.OO
tons Of coal annually.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

W. J. B:Jau passed through Kansas
City this week 90 his way to Galveston.
He goes duck hunting.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

The Nebraska Wesleyan University
has issued an edict against foot ball
and tobacco
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31


Association is the greatest force in
Tue world and at no time is it NO
potent as in youth. Yet there are
parents who suffer their children to
associate chiefly with servants and
SerVant-bred chlldreni there are
parents who send their children to be-
s"u'a'eo at universities where The
faculties are old mummies and wkere
the student body Is dominated bv
young fools with their heads iul. OF
nonsense and with the most piliful
petty purposes in lite.-saturdav
Evening Post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-31

monday night the local union No
~ y. M. W. of A. elected the follow
ing officers for next year.-John A.
Johnson president; Clay Blewltt,
V'0e-presidenti Mike Gavin, recording
secretary; q. Phetzlng, financial
secretary Jerry shinn, treasure;
James M Goodman, VIM. stapIoton
and Henry Leutlen, trustees; Harry
Blee' delegate to convention. and
Martin Mcdonald. alternate.