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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Suburban MinstreIs-

The Suburban MlDstrels showed
here Friday night, Sept. 16, to a crowd
ed house. Every seat was sold and
standing room was at premium. The
show fully justified all expectations
and predictions, and II repeated viii
doubtless draw as large house again.
The parade in the afternoon was a
snowy affair and caused much favor
able comment, the members being
dressed in long black raglans, and the
band 10 full uniform.
From the time the curtain rose in
the opening chorus till it fell at the
end Of the last act the audience was
thoroughly pleased. The entire
company was black face except the
orchestra This presented a hand
some appearance in white duck uni
form and ably accompanied the
voices.
The jokes were entirely new and
taking, while the songs were rendered
in highly pleasing manner and
called forth great applause.
The much advertised finale brought
down the house. This was presented
by the entire company, with the six
ends, Messrs Nicholson, Meng, Welsh,
Mitchell, Taubman and Scott, in
special costume.
The olio consisted Of FIVE numbers.
The monologue by Mr.. Walter Reeder
was very funny and his local shots
hit the mark accurately. The qnar-
tette, Messrs St Clair, Tau5man,
Xix and Fegert, acquitted themselves
10 a satisfactory manner.
Col, Hicklin's Blackberry Cavalry,
participated in by Messrs Hicklin,
Nicholson, Scott and Welsh, was
seen here for the first time and 1t Is
sincerely hoped that they will recon-
slider their determination to 60 to
China as they are credit to the
United States.
Mr. John Bells trombone solo
called forth an enthusiastic encore,
Mr.. Bell has teen heard here a uum.
Der Of times and is without doubt an
artist on his instrument.
The last act on the pro ram was a
clever sllght-of-hand sketch by Messrs
John and Harry Taubman. This con-
sisted of a number of apparently
marvellous tricks by Mr.. John Taub-
man, which would be exposed by Mr..
Harry Taubman who represented the
wizards blunderlng assistant.
Financially, too, the minstrel was
a success. The gross receipts were
1858. There was considerable ex
pense, but it is thought that over
5000 will be cleared.
At the meeting Of the Suburban
MinstrelS Tuesday night 1t was decld-
ed to repeat their performance Mon.
day Sept 20. The schools will attend
and a full house is expected,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Decorate for the Street Fair.

The management Of the street fair
requests the merchants and business
men of Lexington to decorate their
places of business on account Of the
street fair, which begins Monday,
Sept. 26. Such decoration will add
much to holiday appearance Of things
and will be a form Of welcome to our
visitors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Wellington and Vicinity.
(BY LEALMA.)

(BY LEALMA.)
Ms. Ned O'Donnel went to st.
Louis Monday
Gus Lindquest and family was in
LeyasY Sunday.
Phil D. Williams was down from
Napoleon Monday,
G. L. Thompson was 10 Lexington
on business Saturday.
George B Gorde. OF Lexington had
business here Thursday.
H. B Corse transacted business in
Kansas City Wednesday.
Mrs. N. P. Burgess visited friends
here Saturday aud Sunday.
Fred Rogge and family got home
from the Worlds Fair Sunday.
Pearl Workman OF Independence
spent the day here last Sunday.
B9rn on Tuesday Sept, 20, to the
wife Of Walter E. Bryant, a girl.
Miss Josie Carter is spending this
week with friends in Richmond.
W. E. Johnson OF Higginsville was
here Wednesday aud Thursday of this
week.
John F. Larking is having some inn
provements added to bis dwelling
house.
Hutch Bedford and Isaac Vance
had load of cattle in Kansas City
Wednesday,
Miss Virgie Slade of odessa spent
several days with relatives here re.
turning home Monday.
] W. Westerman, Henry Weine
and Henry ROcklage went to st.
Louis Tuesday morning.
Miss Matte Duck OF Washington
D. c. got here Monday evening for a
months stay With relatives.
Mr. Roman and family went TO
Blackburn Mo Saturday to visit
relatives, returning Monday.
Henry Brinkman has commenced the
erection Of new dwelling on his lot
near the residence of T. j. Schaberg
George Wilson has purchased the
Duewllng house owned by Henry
Rocklage and will move to town
about January l.
Miss Ella McGowan and Mr.. John
Smith were united in marriage at
the Carter mine east OF town on Sat-
urday, September II, 1904.
Lon Crews and wife and Miss
Myrtle Reed Of the Mayvlew vaclnty
visited his father James Crews OF this
city, Saturday md sunday.
Work on the new shaft at the
Labor Exchange coal mine west of
town is progressing nicely and will be
ready for use In short time.
After short Illness Arthur the
young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Oberhelman died at their home five
miles west of this city on Saturday
Sept. II. The remains we're taken tC
Napoleon and inferred in the cemetery
there on Monday.
Herman Hickman and John Pad
rick of Dickson, Salina county Cali
fornia enroute to the Worlds Fail
stopped of here and spent a weeE
with Mr.. Hackmans' uncle H. H
Kslkmeyer and continued iournine
East Friday Morning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Out of is shots

In shooting of the tie Heathmau
won the gold medal. The leather
medal fell to Lee Slusher.
The gun club received Tuesday
Legget trap and this will be put in by
the next shoot.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Public Sale.

Attention IS called to an advertise
ment elsewhere IN this issue Of public
sale Of stock and farm impliments at
the farm Of Nj. V. Helm, southwest OF
Lexington October 4. 924t2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Preaching at Prairie Church.

Rev. Neil PugsleY will preach at the
Prairis Church Sunday morning Sep
tember %, at which time announce
ment will be made about evening SER
vices.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Among the cadets from a distance

Among the cadets from distance
in Wentworth Military Academy this
year are Clarence Pate, of Toreon,
GOahnilla, Mexico and Amello
Plmantel, Chlapas State, Mexico,
We Americans are sometimes dis
gusted chat foreigners have no idea OF
the location of states in this country.
How many readers OF this paragraph
have the least idea Of the location Of
these states Of adjacent sister
republic? Most OF the Mexican
students In the Academy have hitherto
come from the western part. These
are from entirely new region.
Horace Blackwell went to Kansas
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
CounlY Teachers, Assnciation.

The second annual session OF the
Lafayette Teachers Association will
be held in Odessa, at the Christian
Church, Sept. 20, 80 and October lst.
Section 1860 Of tbe School laws
Of 1908 makes : s9 S.y Of all teach
er's to attend 'ng; and when
certificate OF I've, duly signed
by the County Commissioner is filed
with the District Clerk, the first days
of the week shall constitute school
week. A good programme is now in
preparation, and soon be ready for
publication. | hope to have every
teacher in the equity present at this
meeting. Yours truly,
G, A, PHILLIPS.
School Com.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24
Gun Club Shoot.

At the monthly shoot Of the Lexlng-
ton Gun Club on Bunker Hill Tuesday
afternoon the following scores we're
made:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-09-24

Horace Blackwell went to Kansas
City Tuesday evening on business.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18


the assassination. and the same was
sent 10 Washington 10 be used as evil
dence
That Booths plan of having the Presi-
dent poisoned was laid out is substanti-
ated by the fact that on or about Au-
gust 13. 1864. two men haitsszz James Al
man. VINO conducted a dairy on the
land where the Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing now is, and offered him
$4,000 To put a small box of powders"
in the milk which ne served at the
White House
Mr. Alman declined 10 be a party 10
any such crime The TWO men threat
ened to kill him, and ne was afterward
severely used up one night near Penn
sylvania Avenue and Fourth Street.
From some cause Mr.. Alman kept this
offer OF the men a secret until short
time before his death. about three years
ago
Thomas A Jones. who cared for Booth
and gave him the boat 10 escape to Vir-
ginia. said that it was true it was the
purpose Of the cOnspiratOTs TO kidnap
Mr.. Lincoln and take him to Richmond.
and that if the public roads had not been
i'm such wretched condition in the fail
and winter of 1863 and 1854 that The
plans would have been carried out
Jones said Mr.. Lincoln could have been
caught at the navy yard or the old War
Department. where he frequently re-
mained until late al night; that he
could have been safely kept in the
vaults al the old Van Ness mansion un-
til a convenient time 10 spirit him across
the Potomac. and that with good relays
of horses, the captured President could
have been landed in Richmond.
Ii would seem that Booth grew i'm
patienI ar repeated failures, and deter
mined 10 end the matter by killing the
President.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18

diary. all found in his coat pocket; No
| 16 Booths ,-ceketbOOk and diary; No.
/ Il, Booths saddis; No. Is, Mrs. Lincoln's
opera glass case, found in box at
theater; No. 49, pocketbook containing
silver pencil and other tTinkets; No 20,
pick carried by Payne. when he aD-
peared at the home Of Mrs. Surratt dis
guised as d laborer.
WhistIed for Lights Cut.
Tied 10 the barrel of carbine No. =
is the little whistle Booth sounded at
the theater VIXEN he was ready for the
lights 10 low@r after he had fired at
Mr. lincoln
Among the relics in the strong box is
cylinder cipher key which was cap
| tured in Richmond. but the trial before
the military commission failed TO show
that the key had any connection what
ever with the cOnspirators.
There is also a coil OF rope found in
an old-fashioned carpet sack at Spang-
er's lodgings; a tin can of bullets and
caps: a copy OF Selma tAla) Dispatch"
of December 81, 1864. containing an ad-
Yertisement Offering Sl,O00.O00 II peace
could be secured by 1st of the following
March by having Lincoln. Seward, and
Andrew Johnson killed
Death Predicted.
An interesting relic is a window pane
taken from window of the McHenry
House. Meadville. Pa. where John
Wilkes Booth was a guest on August Is.
1864 On the pane OF glass is scratched
with a diamond:
Abe Lincoln departed this life
Aug. i3. 1864. by the
Effects Of Poison.
j. Wilkes Booth. Baltimore, was
clipped from The register ana pasted on
the pane Cf glass nearly "a year after
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
PzoToS { OPVRIsHTEO or
? n CATS Hike

Mr. Lincoln, and with which he stabbed
Major RathbOne; No. Z, reN Oliver found
or Booth after he was kille1; No. s.
Booths Hecktie and keys; No. 9. dirk
found in Miss KOch's room: No. 10.
Spencer repeating carbinC carried by
David Herold, Booths man Friday. who
deserted him in the barn. but who paid
the penalty for his crime on the scaf-
fold: No H. Booths pocket compass, the
taIIow drlppings from the candle still
being on IL where il fell when Thomas
A Jones. Confederate secret service
officer. gave him a small boat and d.
9ected Herold how to steer TO reach
Machdoc Greek.
Jones had kept Booth and Herold in
hiding In Il pine thicket near Bryantown'
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
First Memorial Erected
to, England's Great
Epic Poet.
Unveiled by a Descend
ant of the Heroine
of "ComuS.'
- -

LONDON. DC. Il.
IT WAS "a particularly appropriate
seIection-that of Lady Alice Eyer
ton. 10 perform the task Of unveil-
ing the new statue 10 Milton. in
Cripplegate. the other day.
Lady Alice, who is the wife of Earl
EgertOn, is also a descendant Of thar
Earl Of BTidgewater who was AIllton's
stanch friend and patron. II was for
the entertainment of his family very
numerous one, by the way, consisting of
no less than fifteen children-tbat the
"Masque Of Comus" was written. The
story was founded on an incident in the
life Of the eleventh daughter. herself
Lady Alice EgertOn. And when il was
first performed at the earIs castle an
Ludlow II was she who was cast for
the Lady
Historic Bells.
The associations Of the family are not
only closely connected with the life of
the poet but with the CrinDlegate
Church. in which he found a final rest
ing place, and near which his new statue
stands The earl. who lived in Milton s
day was regular worshiper at ST
NAl4tEt hAlbbitahA'F anu DITCH nfIpGu
riug the same bells which pealcd forth
joyously, the other day, when the statue
was uncovered
The town house Of the Bridgewaters
stood on the site now occupied by Grin
plegatc Institute. not far from the
church. and il is supposed that Milton
took up his residence In the parish that
he might be near his powerful friend
Milton was born in London, lived the
greater part OF his life in London. and
died IN London, but until the unvelling
Of the Cripplegrate statue no monument
20 him existed in the city which is 50
intimately associated with his fame
IL seems strange that for nearly two
and q half centuries after his death his
memory should have been thus neglect
ed. despite the fact that he has long
been proclaimed the greatest of Eng
Ish poets next 10 Shakespeare.
But the truth is. though English folk
accept this statement as Il correct esti-
The Washington times., 1904-12-18

and TO this nephew the last Duke OF
Bridgewater bequeathed the greater part
of his immense property, including the
famous picture gallery. valued at $4,000.
There was a reversion to the marquis
second son. Lord Francis Laveson-
Cover. who thus came in for something
/ like S450O0O a year. and in due time was
created the first Earl of Ellesmere.
He was the grandfather Of the present
/ earl, the father of Lady Alice Egerton,
/ who unveiled Milton's statue.
The family have inherited much OF
/ the literary and artistic tastes Of the
poets patron.
Writes Poetry.
L2dy Alice Egerton writes poetry. and
| has brought out a book called The
/ Lady of the Scarlet Shoes" But it is
with her brush she most eXcels. She
| has become an artist by profession. and
| has a studio Of her own in BrOmpton.
The eldest daughter. Lady Mabel Eyer
, ton, and the youngest, Lady Leila, are
4 both accomplished women, who sing and
act, and are in great request IN their
own exclusive circle.
/ Lady Beatrice Kemp. the married
daughter of the family, is also clever
woman with definite opinions OF her
! own. who reads much and writes well,
both i'm prose and verse.
/ Another daughter, Lady Helen. met
with an untimely death at seventeen.
/ She was lying III of some tritiing
/ maladv AT BridgeWater House when =
Young footman IN a nit Of Jealousy shot
/ dead "A housemaid with whom he had
/ fallen in love. The tragedy caused such
/ a shock to Lady Helen's system that
( she died on the evening o. the same
! day
Literary Peer.
! The Earl of EIesmere is one 0f Eng
lands few literary peers. and has re
Gently published "a new novel. lie is
notable figure in racing circles but
] though he owns some of the finest
/ stables in England he has never made
n bet Ia the agricultural world he
created sensation by a special breed
of white pigs; ne is also known as the
man who gave So 250 for a fighting game
cock. Compared with such claims -
distinction as these, the fact that he
owns the finest private picture gallery
! In London appears but trifiing matter
| though il does boast among other
: treasures four Raphaels fifteen Ten
/ iers, Titlan's world-TenoWned Three
/ Ages of Man" and Vandycks only at
tempt To paint -he Virgin and Child"
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
STATUE JOHN
Recently Unveiled in London

mate of his place i'm literature, few Of
them read his poetry in these days.
Few Readers.
II has been said that several hundred
shots might be fired from q Maxim gun
in any Of London's busiest thoroughfares
without iucurring much risk of hitting
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
MindOw OnlhchI3CthFf hFfophe5lod 'Llncoln's T0eath

wouId-be assassin: No. "A. Booths boot.
which he left at DR.. Samuel Mudd's
after his shattered leg had been dressed.
In order FOR DR.. Mudd TO get the boot
off Booths leg he found il necessary
20 slit the boot from toe 10 top. DR..
Mudd was sentenced for life TO Dry
Tortugas., bat was DardOued.
No y. pocket map of Virginia, pocket
map. uf Southern States, and Booth ;
The Washington times., 1904-12-18

anyone who could repeat from memory
a single line of Paradise Lost" or
Paradise RCgaiUed.'
Had not J. J. Baddeley deputy alder
maa Of the CTipplcgatc ward, offered
TO dcfrIy the cost Of the statue. IL is
quite possible thar another cent dry
might elap5c before London would have
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
NOT DIRIGIBLE.

THAT airship owner should name his
airship. circumstance
'WhyTN
''rhen he can truthfully say that he
lost the exposition DTiZe owning 10 Cir
cumstances over which he had no con-
trOl. Houston Post.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
=MILTON STATUE NOW ADORNS LONDON

an opportunity to gaze upon his efigy
i'm bronze.
The offer was made conditional on Sl0,
coo being subscribed 10 the fund for
restoring the church in which he is
buried II took year to obtain the
money. which may be taken as a fair
measure OF the great Puritan poets
popularity at the present d3y.
The statue. which has been nodded in
bronze depicts Milton in tl:c prime Of
life. when the plan OF "Paradisc Lost
was more and more filling his inIrd. He
is represented gazing heavenward as
though seeking inspiration for his great
work, and the pose renders peculiarly
appropriate the quotation inscribed on
the pedestal:
20 Spirit what in ne is dark
Illuminc. what is low raise and support
That 10 the heighth OF this great argu-
ment
may assert Eternal Providence.
And justify the ways of God 10 men,
The sculptor. Horace Montford. has
taken as his portrait authority "a bust
executed by Pierce about the year 1854
His Descendants
Perhaps among the Wofk girls ana OPP
eratNes who. from the serried windows
Of factories and warehouses, looked
down on the inaugural ceremony there
may have been some humble descendant
Of the poet. All trace OF them has long
/ been lost.
Millions domestic life was not a hap
| py one. He was thrice married. but only
/ By his first wife did he have any chill
4 drcn-threc daughters.
The first OF these. Mary. died unmar-
/ ried The second. Anne. married a build
/ el and died In giving birth 10 her first
} child Deborah. the youngest and best
/ beloved of them. was discovered in her
| old age by the fashionable and literary
world Of London. living In dire poyel ty
and something was done To smooth heY
/ last years.
The last surviving descendant OF
whom anything is known was his grand
daughter, Elizabeth Foster Poor and
sorrow laden. she was found at sixty
six i'm a chandlers shop in Shoroditch.
DR.. Johnson organized a performance
of "Comus' for her benefit Something
| like $3.50 was thus obtained. The hus-
| band and wife quarreled over the ques-
lion In whose name the money should
be invested.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
Patron ProspeTs.

White Milton's descendants were lost
sight of in poverty and obseurity, his
patrons family fourishcd and pros
pered.
-Four Earls of Bridgewater suffieed to
make the fourth duke; but the dukes
ran out with the third of them. How
ever. he had a nephew. who was George
Granville. Marquis OF Stanford, and by
] and by the first Duke Of Sutherland
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
BOtho @IrK
Gruesome Relics of the Lincoln Conspirators
That Have Been Hidden From the Gaze
of the CURIOUS for More Than
Forty Years.

since the trial closed in May, 1860. be-
fore the military commission
A Genuine Derringer.
The pistol is the genuine Derringer.
manufactured by the famous inventor
Of that name at the old factories in the
Northern Liberties. where all the fire.
arms for the War Department and in
dyiduals were made from 1915 until the
death OF the inventor. IL is an ugly.
dangerous-loOking weapon, not quite
seven inches long and carrying a ball
about equal 10 a a.
The workmanship is superb. the inIaid
work on the stock being OF silver IN
beautiful design. On the stubby barrel
is the letter ''P. " which means prov
ca. and this "P" was placed ON each
nrearm after Il was tested by the in
ventor. "Derringer, Phns.," is stamped
on the breech of the barrel and on loci,
plate.
In the butt Of the pistol is a tiny cap
box in which there are now TWO percus-
sions caps placed there by Booth. There
are no marks or letters on the weapon
other than those described. and the
name Of Booth does not appear.
The Bloody Dirk.
When Booth had fired the deadly bull
let lac attempted 10 jump from the box
TO the stage, but mis- foot caught i'm the
curtain and threw him, causing him 10
drop the Derringer, but he Immediately
drew his dirk. (No. 6 in photograph.
Waving il above his head as he re-
gained hs feet, ne shouted sic semper
tyrannis,' and plunged the dirk into
Major Henry r. Rsthbonc. who made a
desperate attempt 10 stop the assassin.
The pistol was picked up and carefully
kept. The Derringer which turned up in
Philadelphia with the name Of Booth on
the stock was not the one used by the
assassin.
Bride on Booths Horse.
Taking these relies as they appear I'm
the photograph, No. / is the bride
found on Booths horse which bore him
safely out Of the alley in the rear Of
the theater and through the city beyond
the Potomac. No. is the blood-stained
pine bar with which the assassin secur-
ed the door leading into the box occu-
pied by the President
Booth had bored a small glmlet hole
through the door through which he
could peep and get the exact position
OF the President and party before enter
ing When Booth had satisfied himself
ag 20 just what he should do ne entered
the box barred the door with the pine
bar and then shot Mr.. Lincoln.
No. is the revolver found in the room
OF Miss Koch; No 4, Adzerodt's dirk.
No. g. Payne's dirk. with which he at
tempted 20 kin Secretary Seward as he
lay on "A bed at the home Of Commodore
Rodgers with his jaws bound in iron
bandages and suffering with a broken
leo the results OF an accident
Broken Revolver.
Payne overpoWered the nurse and,
reaching The bed, made reepated EFFORTS
% XIII Secretary Sward, the iron band
pges preventing seroius injury. Before
entering the sick mans room Payne
had assaulted young Mr. Seward and
broken his revolver tNo. l3) by striking
him over the head.
The dirk. No. c. is the one Booth