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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-10
cOrder Items.

S. w. Martin left Tuesday evening
for Kansas City.
Mrs. j. w. Erwin was here Sunday
the guest OF Mrs. T. B. CORN.
Mrs. King of Oak Grove spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs. L. W.
Roth,
JOrdon Jackson and sister Viola
spent Sunday In Waverly with relatives
and friends,
MesdAmes. j. W. Greer and s. B.
Holly we're shopping in HigginsvilIe
Monday evening.
Mrs. Chas. Grindstaff left Saturday
eve for a visit with relatives and friends
in Malta Bend, Mo.
Mr., Benton Lewis returned Tuesday
from St. Louis where he has been EN-
ployed on the street car.
Messrs. Ernest Holland and Ned
Asbury Of HigginsvIlle transacted
business here Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Knipmeyer continues i'll.
J. H. Frerking had business in Hig,
ginsville Monday morning.
Mr., Nate Gordon and wife o.
Waverly was the guest OLD. G, Jackson
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Miss Adsh Price returned HON,
Sunday from a peasant visit with hel
sister Mrs. c. II. KillIon Of Sedalia.
Mrs. Jane Groves of Lexington, Mrs.
Duwittee and Jesse Groves Of Dover
spent Sunday with Mr.. VIM. Grove,
and family.
MI. and Mrs. B. e. Hefter gave al
informal party Saturday eve in honol
Of their son Milton who left for War
%renton College Monday morning The
lawn vas beautifully lighted with
japanese lanterns. There we're abou.
twenty couples present and the evening
was n Of much pleasure, Refresh
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ments Of ice cream and assorted cake

ments of ice cream and assorted cake
we're served.
Warne. VAnMeter, Walter Sydnor,
Leon and Clyde Lewis returned, Fri
day from a weeks stay at the Worlds
Fair
Miss Anna Marie left Saturday
morning for Slater where she has &C.
cepted a position IN the public school
there.
Miss Pearl Slusher OF Malta Bend
who has been visiting Mrs. Frank Van
Arsdall returned to her home last
Friday.
Misses Rosa Frerking AID Verna
Rodekohr left Monday morning for
MINI, where they will attend school
this winter.
Miss Nora Bradshaw after a visit OF
several weeks with her sister Mrs.
Frank VanArsdall returned to her
home in Malta Bend Thursday.
Frank Haas left Monday for Gen.
trail Wesleyan College, Warrenton.
Mo, where be will take Il three years
course preparatory for the Ministry.
Mr.. and Mrs, Chas. Moody of Los
Angeles, California, spent last Monday
with Mrs. Lucian Roth, they were on
their way home Lfter visiting the
Worlds Fan.
Miss Edna Corder left Sunday for
Sweet Springs where she will visit with
friends for a few days. Miss Edna will
go from Sweet Springs to Morrisville
where she will attend college this year.
Mr.. r. L GENES and wife and Miss
Lotta Corder spent Saturday and
Sunday in Kansas City. They were
accompanied home by Miss Emms
Neil who took charge of her school
Monday morning, Don No., s..
Messrs. Arthur Frerking, Win Riley
and Oscar Wollenmau saw the ball
game at H~igginsville Sunday, after
witnessing the game they spent the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-10
THE STOMACH Is THE MAN

A weak st cmach weakens the man,
because it cannot transform the food
he eats into noarishmeut Health
and strength annot be restored to
any sick mar or weak woman without
first restoring health and strength to
the stomach A weak stomach cannot
digest enough food to feed the tissues
and revive the tired and run down
limbs and organs Of the body, Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure dIgests what you ant,
cleanses al d strengthens the glands
and membranes Of the stomach, and
cnres indigestion, dyspepsia and all
other stomach troubles. Sold by Cren-
shaw & Young, 9-3m1
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Curious Fact.

II is a rather curl us fact, as stated
IN the new pippr4, that both the presi-
dental candidates we're brought up
aud trained 10 toe Dutch Reformed
Church. President Roosevelt had Hd-
hered to that form OF faith, but during
recent years Judge Parker has attended
the Protestant Episcopal Church and
his daughter is married to a clergyman
Of that denomination Christian
Advocate,
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remainder OF the evening seeing the
city and now the %Higginsville people
are wondering il there's never been a
close carriage in Corder.
The public school opened Monday
September 5, with a full attendance
and bright prospects for one of the
most successful years in Its history.
The number of pupils enrolled in each
room are as follows. Principal Jad-
win, room 1, 50; Miss HaCkley, room
2, So; Miss DeaD,rOom g., as; Miss Neil
room 4, So,
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Married

AT the courthouse, Independence
Mo-, August 29l9O4 by Rev. VIM, L.
Perry, Mr.. Arthur J. Frogue Of
Kansas CITY Mo-, ('ormerly Of McCune
Kansas and Miss Maymie Duncan
Foster Of Odessa Mo Mr.. and Mrs.
Frogue will make Kansas City their
future home.
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MAYHEM Items.

The Baptist meeting begun Monday
conducted by Rev. Self of Hale, Mo.
Mrs. D.. H. Hancock OF Hlgginsville
was the guest of Mrs. T. B Benning
Thursday
The MAYHEM public school opens
September 12th, with Prof. T. D.
H'mmond as principal.
Misses Jessie and Sallie Withers re-
turned from St. Louis Sunday. Mrs.
B W. Moore returned Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. Charles Sullivan and son Edgar,
entertained a few friends of the latter,
Tuesday evening at their pleasant home
near MAYHEM. Delicious refreshments
OF c 'kes and creams we're served dur.
iog The evening after v bile darcing aud
conversation whiled away the too short
hours. Among these present were
Misses Pearl Moore, Lena and Tillie
Smnb Bette and Mary Bennrng, Bess
CHM, Rosa Johnson, Alma Kincheloe,
Agnes WaterhouSe Mrssrs. John and
Ira Johnson, Martin Roach, lrvan Nc
Elroy, Clarencr Jone Oscar Proctor,
Joe Morgan, loa,s Norh ct, Butler and
Ralph Moore, Ro 'rrr and Douglass
Langford, Wi il Waterhouse and VIII
Weaver. Mr. Weaver and Miss
Willie S%ulliVsW assisted 10 entertaining.
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Edwin Boede attended the ~log-ronhng
at Bonneville Thursday.
William Galbraith has ~puschssed
four lots in Nohms addition to yelling
ton and will erect residence there on.
Mrs. G, Charlton after several days
stay with her parents here returned TO
her relatives in Lamar, Missouri, Sur.
day.
Davis Armstrong, J.. A, r. Cham
berlin and George Chamberlln of the
Greenton vicinity we're in town Wed
nesday.
Mr.. Tyre Simmons and family of
Cooper county visited her brother I.
B. Simmons Of this city this week 90.
home Wednesday evening.
j. L. Corse went 10 Kansas City
Sunday morning and came home in
the evening with his wife who had
been visiting friends there for several
days.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-10
Berkshires Por Sale

l have for sales very choice lot OF
thoroughbred Berkshire pigs; male
and female. Will be ready for service
by October. Reduced prices il taken
at once, Respectfully.
s. NJ. RESNoLDs,
9-lOt5 Corder, Mo.
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Ships Cattle to St. Louis.

w. B. Maddell shipped to st. Louis
Friday 3 fac 2 year old Herefords In
charge Of H.. A. Hoehu. They will
be exhibited at the fair Monday aud
Tuesday aad will be sold there On
the Dist.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-10

Mi-o-na is an ususual combination.
1t heals and soothes the irritated stom-
ach lining and cures any congestion
and inflammation there may be. It
aids digestion and saves the stomach
from exhaustive work while the cure
is going on,
Remember that in purchasing Mi
ONO you run no risk whatever. Cren.
shaw Young's guarantee absolutely
protects you should the medicine fail
to do all you expect. They stand
ready to refund the money whenever
the purchaser says Mi-o-na has not
done ali that is claimed for it.
Harry NJ, Reedsr Of Bakersfield
California. is visiting relatives here,
having arrived Wednesday evening.
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GUARANTEE.

We hereby guarantee to refund the
money paid for M1-o-na on return Of
the empty box. If the purchaser tells us
that it has failed 10 cure dyspepsia or
stomach troubles. This guarantee COW
ers two SOC boxes, or a months treat
ment.
(Signedl
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Born to the wife OF j II. Arson,
near Higglnsville Augu't %, a son.
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G OUNTY EWs
Dover DOings.

Hub VIM spent Thursday in Boon.
vme.N
L. W. Cox was in Lexington Sat
urday.
Frank Cox had business in Higgins
VILE last Friday.
Will VIM had business in Lex
ingtOn Wednesday evening.
Charlie aud Fletcher Cox had bus
iness in Lexington last Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Luther Holman had
business in Lexington Wednesday.
Mrs. Laura Fox and brother Frank
Ray, were in Lexington last FrldaY.
John Hodges and wife, OF neal
Waverly, are spending this week in
town.
Miss Maggie Ray returned Sunday
evening from a visit to relatives in
Marshall
Miss Willie Hodges left Wednesday
evening to attend school at Fairfax
this winter,
Little Master Lee HIT, who has
been seriously i'll the past week, is
some better.
Mrs. Anna Butler, of Kansas City,
is here visiting, with her sister, Mrs.
Blanton Vaughan.
Charles Dysart is moving this week
to the farm belonging to Mrs. Wash
Cooper west Of town.
Karl and Willie Harwood returned
Sunday morning from a weeks visit
to the st Louis fair.
Elder George Plattenburg, who has
been quite i'll for some time, is a
little better at this writing.
Mel VIM returned Saturday from
Bunceton, where he had been attend
ing the fair and visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs, H. L. Corbin and
daughter, Miss Virgie, r in st.
Louis this week attending the fair.
J. M. VIM, wife and daughter,
Miss Mary, went to Marshall Monday
to attend the fair and visit relatives.
Mrs. Tom Mcdaniel, son and
daughter, Earl and Irene, went to
Odessa last Saturday 20 visit friends.
Robert White, wife aud son came
over from Norborne last Saturday and
spent several days with relatives here.
Lilburn, Cole, of Kansas City, and
Miss Estelle Wilker, Of Lexington,
spent Sunday with the family of j. F
MCGEE.
j. Lee Carter, of Sedalia, came up
last Saturday and began his school
work at the Carr school house last
Monday.
Mrs. James Gather and daughters,
Misses Lorraine and Wayne, left Fri.
day for a ten days stay at the fair in
st. Louis.
Mrs. John Epps and daughter,
Miss Byrd, from near Blackburn, are
guests Of the family Of B. F. Stark
this week.
Misses bessie an6 Wayne johnson,
Of Lexington, visited their grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. @. White,
last Sunday,
a Mrs. J. F. VIM and baby daughter,
Of Lexington, spent several days last
week here with her sister, Mrs. H.
II. Rhinehart.
Willard Smith and daughter, Miss
Annie, returned last week from a
pleasant visit Of two weeks with rela.
tiVes in Clifton, Kas.
Mrs. Captain Littlejchn left Wed.
nesday evening to attend the street
fair at Independence and visit her
sou, Ed, at that place.
S. L, Pile sold last Saturday his
stock of merchandise to j. L. Sim
mons OF Hoffman, Mo. Mr.. Simmons
will take possession Oct. lst.
Charles Plattenburg and little
daughter came in last Sunday from
Vincent, Iowa, to visit with his
father, Elder George Plattenburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Llttlejohn, OF
independence, came down Sunday
and visited with Mrs. Llttlejohn's
father, Elder George Plattenburg.
Miss Lenoir Carter, Of Sedalia,
who has been visiting relativds here
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GUARANTEE WITH EVERY Bon.
Crenshaw & Young Give Signed Bond
With Mi-o-ua, Natures Cure
for DYspepsia.

When you buy a box of Mi-o-na, the
marvellous remedy for. dyspepsia troub-
les, have Crenshaw & Young sign this
guarantee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29

A quiet. pleasant. COM
homo for families: 81 per
-owsburg, Sullivan Co. N Y.
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Five Churches
GOLF=--FISHING===BOATING

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salup the to
u r
the onowingh houses for tensn full Uniform
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HIGHLAND DELL. Stroudsorrs. Pa. -.
Ill Blue Ridge Mountains. Elevation ASoo IesI
Capacity $50 Steam heat. electric lights U2sn sAe
20 Nov. Booklets. COLI u Eu..n-s
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The Jtoryteller:
The People of the Flour Bin.

OTNNIE like most little boys, loved sugar. and one
morning when the folks in the front room, he
ptoed into the pantry what he could find Let
where's the sugar?'' he questioned, half to
himself Here butter onions, and, an! yes!
here's the loaf sugar." Just then Johnnie heard the
coming into the pantry and he quickly hid him.
self in the empty flour bin.
The place not very large and Johnnie lay in
cramped position waiting for the cook to But
she did move and by and by Johnnies head began
% nod and forth and he uttered sigh and
closed his Just at that moment he heard voice
saying keep off my toes and turning round he found
himself in strange country. He looked toward the
place where he had left the onions, and there, on
little s-covered hill, crowd of little men all
together stranges Of all, they standing
Johnnie watched them closely and soon
he heard say:
II wish that string around our heads instead
of legs, then could break it,
would little and plant us right
side could walk legs instead of our heads
look like proper people," growled another. Just
then of them caught sight Of Johnnie and without
the least fear looked up at him and said:
Cant you help us?"
Tll try, said the boy, and grasping the cord that
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Napoleon's Young Engineer.

It is related that during of the campaigns Of
Napoleon, while passing thru unfamiliar country
they suddenly quite unexpectedly wide
deep river eecually barring further with
its waters.
Napoleon CHANGED to be in the very front ranks
army among the first to arrive at the rivers
bank. Instantly he turned, and in no happy mood at
being summarily brought to standstil petuantly
called out to group of his engineers near by Tell
me the width of this rver!"
They looked from to the other in dismay. What
should they reply? Their instruments We're packed
away in the baggage train in the of the army
Tell width of this river!' again called the
great in tones that struck CONSERVATION
to the hearts of the discounted engineers.
At this critical moment young fellow not much
more than mere boy, employed in some mental capa-
city by engineers stepped forward and respectfully
touching his cap, venured: II tell you it's width,
general.
Napoleon turned to him with look of mingled
imnatience and amusement "We, what is it? he re-
Piled
Now, it so happened that ruse which he often
used to put the test in his sports with his young
COMPANIONS him the moment that this
difficulty had arisen-a boys amusement but
not without it's scientific principles, nevertheless
Standing perfectly rigid, he drew down his cap
until it's visor direct line with his eyes and the
onnosite bank then turning steadily about
he noted point where the edge of the visor seemed
to touch the bank which he was standing lie paceo
off the distance indicated and announced the re-
suit to the astonished general.
It goes without saying says an exchange that pro-
motion came rapidly frequently and yet 1t was oue
a boys pastine that him his advancement
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
We Are Americans.

q ECRETARY HAY decided that hereafter
- shall be officially known Americans Hereto
fore the embassies consulates have been labeled
merely United States" not the words "of Amer
lea" being added. AS there dozen more coun-
tries UNITED States of something other,
the change good one, for while there is North
America and South America according to the geog-
raphes there only America"
Officially have been called "the United States"
popularity the country is known America and we
Americans. Foreign cabbies porters walters, ETC.,
little nothing Of the United States but
America" to them and they wake to under
standing. The changes that such name undergoes
in the various languages is decidedly amusing In
France called Etats- Unis, in Germany, Vereing
Staten, and in Dutch vereenig de Staten. Again
London Londres to the French, and Londra to the
Italians; Florence is Firenze at home; Antwerp is An
and Japan is Nihon or Nippon. Moreover who,
cept German student would recognize the Med.
iterranean Sea in Mittellandsches Nicer? But the
America is unchanged everywhere except, per
haps for the of 'k' in place of the Co.
good many people think that merely because
man possesses millions than he has fingers, he
necessarily rather poor specimen physically
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hard the water will come his head said the
boy.
little in chorus. So Johnnie set him to work
trying to break his shoe string The little then
began. Juggling sweating, and sweating and tug
gng until he sweated himself dry. Then he looked up
at Johnnie and said:
eff it was smaller could break it."
Now this was very sensible remark and when
the heard it they cried:
Hes cured He's cured!'' and went on their way
rejoicing. But Johnnie scarcely turned around
when he another little man in front of him. Il
the egg man." he said, land I
from the rest of because they all cracked
their heads playing football yesterday. My name is
about me?" Yes said Johnnie. This is it:
'Humpty Dumpty sat WALL
Humpty Dunpty had great fall.
All the kings horses and all the kings men
Couldn't put Hunpty Dumpty together again."
NO. that isn't it, grumbled Humpty cts this
way:
Humpty Dumpty wall;
Humpty Dumpty had great squall.
Every great tank and mighty hogshead
Couldn't catch tears that poor Humpty she'd :"
And with an air of conscious superiority the little
fellow hurried BY this time Johnnie had be-
quite anxious to get home and he hurried his
had Seated great cake of ice, which
stood in the mouth of dozen little yellow
coored men. AS he drew Johnnie surprised to
see that each was tanning himself He bent for
ward and touched the
Don't! don't! TIL melt" he cried, and jerked
away why, what's the matter?" asked Johnnie.
Were butter and the minute something warm
touches melt" explained $50 all lives
sit a cake of ice and fan ourselves. Won't
you sit down with whe?" Johnnie took place
the ice. He sat there long time and suddenly
chill seized him and the next instant he opened his
eyes found himself sitting in the flour bin looking
Twelfth Grade. Theodore Gronert,
Prairie du Chen Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-25
Never Too Young To Be a Hero.

n UT of all the hearrendng stories told concerning
~ burning of the excursion steamer, General
Socu1n river, there shines many and many
tale of rare herosm the part of boys and girls
When the frenzied rush panic stricken passen
gers began there who thought first not only
of the members of their own family, but OF otner
women and children There were little girls who went
bravey to get poor rotten life preservers for baby
brothers sisters and than cheerfuy gave
up position that meant his life IN order hat otners
might be saved.
Not only that, but when rescued, burned and
dazed there were dozens begged the attendants to
leave them go those who were worse off. Truly
one is never too young be hero.
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The Marvel of Helen Keller.

n N the 18th of June, Helen Keller graduates from
Radcliffe College, the womans department Of
Harvard College. For many years now, Helen Keller
has been before the eyes world which has felt
lively sympathetic interest in the efforts being made
by in her struggle to overcome the loss
faculties and to gain education
spite of it. Step by step has her progress oeen
watched and with each advance, the marvel grew
entered Radcliffe many felt that it would be
Impossible to take the The textbooks
written in Braille, raised letters and the
read to her by Miss Sullivan, her con-
slant companion it was impossible her to hear the
lectures impossible for else to at
tempt take notes for her.
Yet after four years. Helen Keller graduates 'cum
laude"-with praise. A friend and instructor writing
Of her college life mo special concession has
been made the difficulties of her case;
degree in regular course like her
class mates Fortunately for the selfre-
spect of those hear Miss Keller does not
stand head of her class Perhaps she would not
stand there sight and hearing But judged
as judge normal students, her record is excellent;
and viewed attainment of one who is deaf and
blind that represents achievement lofty and
solitary among the deeds of men and women
What is still more to point this same writer
makes is due to her genius Tor
labor and not to special mental gifts he says
on this point: "She has often been represented
a person profound sapience and brilliant genius She
is not quite she is not scholarly IN her in
terests Her mind and energetic of solid en-
durance. Many have keener minds and deeper
capacity for scholarship for cannot see that
she has the intellect of genius or much creative
power or great originality. But her heart is noble;
the world has yet to show spirit loftier and
more steadfast will to do the best
"A lofty steadfast will to do the best'-that
Is motto fit for any boy and girl who has not
the excuse for failure hating by the that
might have been forgiven in this girl who is deaf and
blind and who many years was also dumb
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KEEPING PACE WITH THE TIMES.
Signor Tumblini is nothing if not upto- date. He
has discarded his horse and goes thru his per-
Torrance bare-baclzed motor-car
-Chums
bound them, he quickly broke it in two With shouts
of Joy hailed their release and Of
them stood his feet great was his happi-
ness one, whom Johnnie rightly concluded was
the leader, came forward and said:
"You have done a great favor; is there
anything I do for your
.eWho you and why did your people wish that
the string around their heads?' asked Johnnie
you're smart I thought were"
said the leader. Were onion people and Of
the head of the is the strongest part of him;
that's why thought could break the string if it
was around heads II see,'' murmured Johnnie.
course, you see, everybody If he isn't blind
retorted onion But the important thing is,
do you understand % Johnnie said that he did and
then the leader waved legs they
disappeared the hill
johnnie was about to follow them, when he
caught sight little people hurryng toward
him. their number, who appeared to be SICK
midst. What is the matter?' asked Johnnie
Eve sugar men, said land easily absorb
LIQUID we One day this poor fellow went out
walking without his umbrella It began to rain and
drop of water fell his head and soaked thru and
now he has water the BRAIN" Just then .he sick
began to
..And certainly it is a very fine treat,
To walk with your head and think with your feet"
Johnnie picked up the little man, muttered
thing about a bad and frowned. Then his face
suddenly frightened. time work hard water
comes from my face and head 50 if make him work
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because he does have to work for his living. One
leading eastern of millions recently dis
guised himself and tested the examination given
brakemen his road. He passed perfect
animation bceps and chest measurements being above
average eyesight absolutely perfect
Evidently of millionaire depends entirely
upon the himself
About the only time that peanuts decidedly in
evidence at baseball games, circuses, pcncs and
on the Fourth July Yet representative Of of
big peanut growers of Virginia said recently Our
Minneapolis buys short order lots of twelve
to twenty carloads you imagine from that
what the peanut trade amounts to- No, can't
Anything is beyond the widest kind OF
a mathematical Imagination.