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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-30
LOCAL BRIEFS

Born.-Sunday, Aprim II, to the
wife of Claude Laughlin, a girl.
Born.-saturday, April 16, to the
wife Of Sam Heddrick, a boy.
Frank Loomis left for St. Louis
Monday morning to resume his school
duties.
Fl. H. Wessendorf left for his bone
at Junction City, Kas., Monday
morning.
Born in H~igginsville, April II,
1904, to the wife Of John Fortner,
a daughter.
Born, three miles south of Higgins
vile, April IS, 1904, to the wife Of
Wm Fetters, a son.
Mrs. W. J. Bandon and two chill
dren returned to their home at Kansas
CITY Tuesday afternoon.
Married In Odessa Sunday April
II, Steve Simms and Martha Green,
Squire Taylor officiating
John Weliver went to Corder Wed
nesday morning to visit friends and
relatives for several days
Miss Catherine Gilchrist, Of Hyde
Park, Kansas City, is visiting Miss
Josephine Waugh, Of this city
Dallas Corum, Of FL Paso, Texas,
arrived Saturday evening for a visit
with his aunt, Mrs G 1. Smith.
Chas. p. LOOMS left for San Fran.
cisco, CAL, Wednesday morning where
he expects to locate permanently.
Ben Bliucoe has sold his saddle stall.
lion" Squirrel Rose" to IL. Harden
nan OF Porterville, California. Oyn
s%ideration s 1000.
Died, at his home east of Higgins
vile April Is, 1904 August Rehkop,
aged 55 years. Deceased leaves a
widow and four children
Mrs. WIN. Stouestreet and Miss
Aunie Ireland went to Hlgginsville
"Wednesday morning to spend the day
with friends.
For ExcHANGE-6x roomnrick res
idence in Lexington, Mo-, to exchange
or farm in Lafayette County. Will pay
difference or assume i~ncumbrance.
mS0tf JOHN M, PRICE, Agt.
Mrs. Henry c. Wallace went to
Kansas City Tuesday morning to visit
her daughter, Mrs. George Cooper,
for a few days.
Mrs. A. A. Walker, of Pleasant
Green, came Saturday evening for a
visit with Mrs. E. N. Hopkins and
Mrs. Ida H. Wilson.
Mrs. S. G. Wentworth and Mrs.
Richard Field went to independence
Tuesday morning to spend a few days
with Mrs. L. Fred Evans.
Mrs. Claude Hicklin and children
returned from Kansas City, Kansas,
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Maggie
Obyrne accompanied them.
Mrs. Fred Phares, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lon Kelly, returned to her home in
Kansas City Monday morning.
w. J.. BandoD, Of Kansas City,
spent Sunday here with his wife and
children, who are visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. J. Bandou.
Miss Annie Sailing returned from
Concordia Monday morning, where
she went to attend a meeting of the
Epworth League and visit friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-30

Miss Matte BandOn who has been
i'll for several weeks, accompanied by
her mother, left for Rifle, Colorado,
Wednesday morning, where she will
spend the summer. The many friends
of Miss Bandon trust that the change
of climate will prove beneficial and
that she will return to them in her
usual health. Miss Stella Bandon
went as far as Kansas City with them,
where she will spend the day,
STRAYED OR sToLEN-One brindle
bull terrier, fe male, wlth;whlte mark
ings on breast, neck and nose, with 4
white feet, ans wers to name Of Gyp.
Reward for return or information
leading to same.
3-17tf JEo. L. SCHoFIELD,
The share OF profit received for any
given animal depends very largely
upon the time that has been required
to make it ready for market. 1t is not
alone that more food is consumed by
keeping an animal a long time, but
labor and incidental expenses mount
up very rapidly.
More than 22,824,2 99 acres of the
public lands were turned over to
private individuals last year. This
means an area almost equal to that of
the STATE of Indiana has within that
time been added to the productive
regions of the Ualted States. Most Of
these newly opened lands were home
s,eaded by farmers.3jv
Under the soiling systems more
stock a be kept IN a given acreage
than by pasturing; much OF the ex-
pense OF fencing IS savec; uearly all of
the food gwen IS available for the
formation of products, as there is no
waste Of energy IN searching for food
aud the manur can be preserved and
applied practically free faom waste.
Carara marble, which is of universal
repute, is produced in Italy. The
strata from which 8l9, 1897 tons were
quarried il 1902, partly for export TO
America, cover an area of so square
miles and reach in places the depth of
t~hree-quarters Of i mile. The mines,
some of which were worked by the
Romans, are surface workings, at an
altitude OF 700 to 5000 feet above sea
level.
Pleasant Hill Tlmes;- The west
100 miles Of the Rock Island line
through Pleasant Hill will cost, on
an average $40, 100000 per mile
that is, for grading, cutting and
bridge work. The average cost of
this work in this country is So, 900 90
per mile. Over 10, 900, 900 cubic feet
OF over-hauling has been done and
millions of pounds Of cement have
been used in the bridges. The line
does not vary an inch to save a cut
and the maximum curves is but three
per cent, Complete and thoroughly
ballasted it will be one Of the finest
stretches Of track in the world.
There is n thing that "catches the
eyen Of the man from the East OF
Northeast who comes to Eastern Kansas
to s'view the landscape o'ern and that
is the fields Of English bluegrass.
Really, il there is anything better look
ing at this time of the year or late in
the fall than a field Of Kansas blue
grass we don't know what it Is. VIZ
have never been in the world-famous
bluegrass region Of Kentucky, but II il
looks any better than Eastern Kansas
soon will when a few more farmers
"arise to the OCCASION and SOW blue.
grass, it is not so bad 'down in old
Kentuck'' alter all.-Kansas Mail and
Breeze.
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If you want the Twice-a. Week Re-
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James VS.. SmithsOn.

The case of heirs and widow Of John
James, late of WayerlY, against w.
V. Smithson to set aside deeds made
by James to Smithson for a house and
lot in Waverly, was decided Tuesday
10 circuit court against Smithson.
The court set aside the deeds, invested
the title to the lot in James widow
and heirs, gave Judgment for rents
since date Of deed and granted writ
of possession of the property. John
e. Burden and Theo. L earns, Of
Kansas City, we're attorneys for the
widow and heirs OF James. William
Aull Attorney for Smithson.
Mr.. F. V. Coville, in the National
Geographic Magazine, gives an inter-,
esting account of how the Indians Of
the desert obtain drinking water from
the barrel cactus. 1t was among the
desert hills west Of Torres, Mexico.
The Indian cut the top from a plant
about five feet high, and, with a blunt
stake of palo verde, pounded to a pulp
the upper six or eight inches of white
flesh IN the standing trunk. From this,
handful by handful, he squeezed the
water into the bowl he had made In
the top Of the trunk, throwing the dis
carded pulp on the ground. By this
process be secured two or three quarts
Of clear water, salty and slightly bitter
to the taste, but of far better quality
than some of the water a desert
traveller is occasionally compel ed to
use. The Indian, dipping this water
up IN his hands, drank it with evident
pleasure and said that his people were
accustomed not only to secure their
drinking water in this way in times of
extreme drought, but that they used it
also to mix their meal preparatory to
cooking it into bread Scientific
American.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-30

Laxative doses of Ayers Pills each
NIGHT greatly aid the SarsaparIlIas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
HAS A HAPPY FACE
Chicago Equine Driven to Grocery
Wagon Is Dear Friend of MI
merous School Children.

Said the man whose equine acquaint-
ances outnumber the humans he knows
intimately, and who seems glad OF it.,
according to the Chicago Inter Ocean:
There is a wise old horse belonging
to a grocer in Wentworth avenue, and
he might appropriately be called the
childran's friend. The store is close to a
schoolhouse, and this horse friend of
mine spends much of his time standing
in front of the store when his wagon is
not in commission. He has a habit of
standing with his forefeet on the side
walk gazing into the store. At such
times the children fairly swarm on him.
They jump into the wagon and hold the
reins; they climb on top of and walk
underneath the kindly animal, and he
looks benignantly down upon them,
and is often rewarded for his good ma
ture with bits of sugar ard candy and
other things that horses like. There are
few happier faces in town, If you know
how to read horse faces, than this of my
four-lceged friend. May lie live long
and always be as happy"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
EASY TO BE EXPERT SHOT
Cavalry Captain Tells How One May
Become a Crack with Pistol
in q Short Time.

"Any man with ordinary nerve can
become a fair shot with a revolver from
the saddle with a few weeks practice.
| believe in a short time a man can be-
come sufficiently expert to make So out
of 100 Shots" says an army officer.
''You see, it Is all in learning when to
shoot. The aiming is a small part Of
pistol and revolver shooting. The aim
ing is just like pointing your finger.
A man naturally can point his finger
at an object accurately. If he can do
that he can aim a gun by simply throw
Ing it out in the same way. The reason
an Impractical marksman is no marks
nan at all is that he stops to aim and
| gets off the mark or becomes unsteady
in pulling the trigger. He must learn
| his gun, so he will know the exact in
| slant when it goes off, just how much
| and how long a pull he must make to
snap the trigger. When he learns SO
| that it is second nature to shoot just as
he points the gun, he will hit any or
| binary mark within reasonable range
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
TOTTEN VILE.
BAD RUNAWAY.

A little before 4 ( O'Clock yesterday after
noon Hubbard Yetman, left his horse
and buggy in front of his office in Broad
way, while he went inside to transact
some business. The horse became fright
ened at a passing object and started on a
wild tear down Broaway, when half way
down the street he ran up on the side
walk. In front of the home of Mr.. Le-
Fever he ran into a flag pole and broke it.
In turning Broadway and Bentley street
the wagon was upset and a few feet
further on 1t struck a pole and the horse
broke out of the harness. The horse was
caught a short distance further on. He
was not hurt but the buggy was n wreck.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
FRIGHTENED BY TROLLEY.

A man, said to be a Mr.. Quinlan resid-
Ing on Bergen Hill, was leading a horse
along on Broadway just as the $50 trolley
came along, when the animal became
frightened and broke away, getting in
front of the car. The fender picked him
up and as the motorman thought it best
not to stop the car suddenly for fear OF
throwing the horse off of the fender and
under the car. he slowed up gradually,
carrying the horse nearly a block and
when the ear finally stopped the horse
was all right as to injuries. Some say
his legs were bruised bat he was able to
walk all right afterward.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
TAXES ARE HIGH.
The Bills v hich are Now Out Cause
Considerable Talk.

There is a great deal of fault finding
among the people about taxes. One of
the parties says he has been taxed $54
more on property than he was taxed last
rear and others claim that their tax is
very much in excess of last years. tax.
While 1t was expected that some would
be taxed more than formerly, it is
claimed that the amount of an increase
is exorbitant. Then there are widows
who are surprised at having Teir house
hold goods taxed some of whom nave
never been taxed before. They say they
don't understand it.. Soldiers widows
are also taxed. Those who read up on
the new laws expected this, but those
who aid not of course are astonished.
While many are indignant and blame
Mr.. Fulton, there are others who consid-
er him alright and as correct as possible.
1t is said though that the bank divi-
dends ore based on 500 and that as the
stockholders are receiving, while it ap-
pears that il is,ta&ePat the rate of $40,
some are anxious ito SEE where the differ
ence comes n:ebAItogether there is a
little tempest which, is gathering force
as 1t travels along 1t is just what we
expected and we explained it all at the
very beginning in these, columns so that
others might expect, It also and not be
surprised, but notwithstanding they are
surprised and no doubt there will be
many kiekers and altedions time of ex-
plsnation by those who are supposed to
know all about this and who have al
ready been consulted regarding it. Some
could talk of nothing else Thursday night
and some of the most enthusiastic poll
ticians even dropped politics to talk
t0xes.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Mines in Heart of Butte.

Business before all else is the mot.
to in Butte, Mont, and if there is any
ore beneath the surface of the streets
which has not yet been discovered, II
is because the prsspector has not ye;
arrived to dig a hole in that spot,
Hardly a building has been put up in
the business section for the last two
years that ON sort of a copper head
has not been found in the cellar excG-
walton. When the Thornton hotel, the
finest hostelry in the city, was built in
1901, a large deposit of surface ore was
found in the cellar.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
PANAMA win welcome Taft.

PANAMA, Oct. 21.-The news from
Washington that Secretary of Wa
Taft is to come to the isthmus next
month, accompanied by Minister Obal-
dia and William Nelson Cromwell,
counsel of the Panama Canal compa-
ny, to arrange the matters In con
troversy between the United States
government and Panama, and the dec
larations of President Roosevelt on the
subject are received with satisfaction
in all circles President Amador is in
receipt of messages Of congratulation
from all parts of this republic.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZED.
Puerto Plata Revenues Held For
American Claims.

Puerto Plata Held For
American Claims.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-A Cape
IIaitien dispatch says that fresh dis.
turbances have occurred in Santo Do
mingo and that the custom house in
Puerto Plata has been taken possession
Of by an American representative.
Similar action is expected in Monte
Christi.
Reports received ut the state depart
mcnt that four custom
houses in Santo Domingo have been
occupied by John T. Abbott, an Amer
lean, designated by the commission
which awarded to the Santo Domingo
Improvement company $4,500,000 dam
Rges against Sant0 Domingo. Mr.. Alb
bolt will collect the revenues. of which
60 per cen are to be applied on the
payment of this claim. Santo Domingo
has assented to the agreement. al
though she once threatened to recede
from it. Mr.. Abbott was formerly
United States minister to Colombia.
Assistant Secretary of State LOOMS
said he supposed the report of the seiz-
IRE of the Puerto Plata custom house
by Mr.. Abbott referred to this. He
knew nothing of any marines having
been landed. There are no American
warships in Santo Domingo waters.
The other ports whose custom houses
are to be occupied are understood to
be Monte Christi. Sanchez and SANTANA.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21

NEW Y0KK.n pbcf. FL Weber &
Fields old mtisic hail, which has un-
dergone many changes in the last few
months, opened its doors last night as
the Weber Music hall under the new
Weber & Zelgfeld management. The
place has been handsomely decorated,
and n big crowd gave a hearty welcome
to the members of the company, of
whom Anna Held is the head. Harry
Morris took the part formerly played
by Lew Fields, while anon the IA
vorites who received hearty applause
We're Charles A. Bigelow, Bonnie Ma
ginn and Marie DRESSER.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
NEWS ITEMS.

Miss Catherine Driscoll, a popular
young lady of Tompkinsvllle, has sailed
for Europe, where she will remain for
several months.
Sidewalks all over the town are being
repaired.
j. F. Bedell, of Vain street, is having
his Main street houses painted.
Miss Hazel Foster, of Tottenville, is
visiting relatives at Providence, X. l.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Food of the Future.

Man will eat 200 or 300 more foods
in the year 1000 than he eats now" said
a chemist. "a movement is on foot
mon the worlds governments to in
crease the varieties of our foods, and
every week from somewhere or other :
new vegetable or fruit or nut is added
to the international bill of fare"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
GRAND REGENTS VISIT.

West New Brighton was a blaze of glory
Wednesday night, the occasion being the
first official visit of S. N. Hoag, grand
regent of the Royal Arcanum of the State
of New York, to West New Brighton
Council No. 2,057. The grand regent
was accompanied by a delegation of state
offers, and the party was met by a dele
CATION from every council on Staten Island
and escorted to the local council rooms
in MedOra Hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
BREAKING THE HABIT.

James Fitzpatrick, Thomas Grant, and
John Finnegan, three typical hoboes OF
the old school, were picked up by Patrol.
man Lynch of T~ottenville, yesterday.
a number of citizens had complained
against them. The fellows were taken
to Stapleton yesterday afternoon, where
they each received a sentence of ten days.
The police are going to break up the hobo
habit In T%ottenYille.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson, of Main street,
celebrated the first anniversary of their
wedding Thursday evening with a large
number of friends. Eighty invitations
are said to have been sent out. They
were having a delightful time at this
time of writing. Several friends attend
ed from Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
A Hard Test,

A skunk broke up a Christian Science
meeting down in Pottawatomie county,
Mo-, the other night. according TO a re-
liable exchange in that section. The
leader of the meeting attempted to con
vince his followers that they only mag
ined they smelled something, and il
they just believed there was no skunk
present the odor would at once vanish.
But the skunk grew stronger.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21

Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Chase and Miss
Marion Chase spent Monday and Tues
day in New York.
Mrs. T. I Beam was in Bayonne Tues
day.
day in Brooklyn, where she attended the
funeral of her cousin, who died very
suddenly.
Lewis Ruff and Walter Ruff spent
Tuesday in New York.
Mrs. J. c. Brlghtman was in Elizabeth
Tuesday where she visited her daughter
Mrs. Urlah Harris.
Miss Georgia Beam was in Railway
Tuesday.
d. r. Wilson was in Elizabeth Wednes-
day.
Frank Blown has broken ground for
his new house and store in First street.
Mrs. Adolph Grohman spent Wednes-
day out of town.
Mrs. Osborn was in New York Wednes-
day.
Charles S. Walling spent Wednesday in
Newark.
Mathew Herman and Walter Jack have
returned from a very enjoyable trip to
the st Louis fair.
Mrs. Joseph Young was in Elizabeth
Wednesday.
Mrs. c.. Fishback spent Wednesday in
Elizabeth.
Mrs. A.. Leppo was in Newark Wednes-
day.
Miss Flora Jeffrey spent Wednesday in
Elizabeth.
Mrs. Edwin S. Quin and sister, of Free
hold, are the guest of Mrs. John A.
Quin, of Railway
The Carteret band serenaded Edwin S.
Quin and bride Wednesday night. All
spent an enjoyable evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
WAS AN OLD CISTERN.

The hole which caught George Taylor's
horse's foot on the lawn Between Mrs.
Rathbun's two houses on John street,
proved to be All old cistern in use several
years ago for the lighthouses formerly
owned by the late John Sexton. succeed
ed by the late r. ii. Rathbun. The agent,
Joe A. Sexton, had the opening covered
over with a piece of iron. 1t was said
to be perfectly dry and where the odor of
gas came from is q MYSTERY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
SCHOLARSHIP APPLlCAT ONS

Notice is given that applications for the
free scholarship for the study of library
methods in the memorial library of the
Staten Island Academy must be made
to the headmaster, Mr.. Darlington, at the
academy on or before October %,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
PLAN BIG Time.
Republicans viii Swing a Banner
and Have a Parade.

Tonight the Republicans of Tottenville
expected to have a great time. They had
made arrangements to swing a banner at
Main street and Amboy venue. After
the banner had been unfurled fireworks
were to be set off AMI a short parade take
place. In the parade the Roosevelt Rough
Rider Battery were to have taken part.
Following the parade speech making will
he the feature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21

HAVANA, Oct. 21.-Up to late last
night no news had been received of
the Spanish Royal Mail steamer Bue-
nos Ayres. which left New York Oct.
10 and is now four days overdue at
this mort.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
TO HOLD A FAIR.

Vt a meeting Of the Ladies'Aid Society
of st. John's church, of RossviIle. the
other night it was agreed to hold n fair
in Orlando Hall from October 25 to the
2S. The hall will be appropriately decor
ated. A feature of the fair will be an ex-
hibitlOn Of garden and farm PRODUCTS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
GERMAN veteran n suicide.

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-.Adam Engel-
Tart of New York, a veteran Of the
Franco-Prussian war, pinned five war
medals on his breast and then shot
and killed himself while grieving over
the death of his favorite son.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
FAIL OPENS TONIGHT.

Tonight the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Church of Our Lady Help of Christians
wi GA a fair at the knights of Pythias
Hall in T%ottenviIle. The hall has been
appropriately fitted up for the occasion
and n good attendance is expected.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING.

At $3.50 O'Clock this morning fire des-
troyed the two story barn at johnson
avenue and Broadway, owned by A. f.
Role and used as a stable by b Williams,
the real estate man The cause Of the
fire Is unknown.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
A wHIRLWIND v

Thomas Garrett, Jr., and w. H. Jack
son Jr., candidates for district attorney
and Assemblyman respectively, are max
ing a whirlwind canvass throughout the
borough, and are met with enthusiasm
wherever they appear.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
NOTES.

Tomorrow afternoon the Vigilant foot
ball team and the Crescents of Stapleton
will have a game or the gridiron at the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Works. The game
will be called at {. 80 O'Clock sharp.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
TO LIGHT THE Bull DING.

At n special meeting of the ~Aquahonga
Club held in the clubhouse, Garretson
place, Wednesday night, a committee
was appointed to look into the matter of
lighting the building,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Want Them Handscne.

A youth wants a sweetheart whom
other men will admire; a man wants a
wife worthy of admiration Tor her ap-
%pearance as wei as her more suh>,an-
tial qualities .-Gocd Housekeeping.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
EVERYTHING READY.

The Wheeler Bros. put up cross-arms
on the Rehfdss sandyPimlott buildings
Thursday for the,sRepublican banner and
now they await hetiimnouncement of the
coming of thea speakers to be sent here
by the RepubicanliState Committee, to
nave the political demonstration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETS.

The Republican Clubs of Pleasant
Plains and Princes Bay, held a biz joint
mass meeting in Association Hall,
Princes Bay Saturday night. Both clubs
arc making preparations to unfurl a ban
ner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
Easy 10 Tell.

When the Uoman who has been away
for the sur.mer calls on the one who
hasn't, ever. a weary man can tell who
does the Notwithstanding Jour
nal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
THE CITY BUDGET

Announcement was made yesterday by
the Board of Estimate that the city bud
get for 1905 will be about $40, 500, 900, a
net increase over 1904 of about So, $50, 000,
but the tax rate will not vary more than
a fraction of a point.