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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-30
The Private Car and The Favored
Shipper.

Ray Stannard Baker in the January
McClure's talks about the private car
and the beet trust. He begins by con-
siderlng the legitimate uses of private
cars, and shows how, as originally
planned they we're of great benefit to
the railroads, the shippers and the
consumers; how they doomed the fruit
industry, and brough; to the large
cities Of the North the d~elicacies OIL
the South and the West.
After that, Mr.. Baker in his clear
Lille, builds up a structure Of facts tina
stes you a bird 's-eye view of thu
rohst unbelievable sweep Of thu
his
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-30

Nothing will cure indigestion that
doesen't digest the food, itself, and
give the stomach rest. You can't
expect that a weak stomach will
regain its strength and get well when
il is compelled to do the full work
that a sound stomach should do. You
wouldn't expect a sick horse to get
well when it is compelled to do a full
davis work every day of the week.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is a perfect
d%igestant and digests the food regard
less of the condition Of your stomach.
Relieves indigestion, belching, sour
Stomach, and all stomach disorders.
Sold bv Crenshaw & Young, 12-9ml
Born, near Concordia to the wife Of
Win. Dittmer, on Thursday, December
lQaR a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-30
Date CuItnre in the southwest.


A e factor IN the already rapid
reclamation OF the desert lands Of the
west has been found in the date palm,
An alkaline soil, intense summer heat
and absence of rain, supply the
conditions under which dates thrive IN
their native lands: Arabia, Algeria,
Egypt. There are millions Of acres OF
such land in southern Arizona and
southeastern California, and within
the past few years there has been great
activity in the importation and
planting OF foreign varieties OF
dates. x e The commercial
demand for dried dates is sufficient TO
Justify the production Of them 10 this
country, but il is as a fresh fruit that
they hold the greatest promise. That
the dry regions of Arizona, which lay
for years shmmering in idle whiteness,
should produce a paln so graceful and
a fruit so luscious was never dreamed
OF by the thousands who toiled across
that country. After q decade or two
has passed and the palms have attained
to the majesty of age this arid section
may offer a vision Of fruitful grace tina
will not prove a mirage Dan
college in Sunse; Magazine TO
December.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
PICTORIAL FREEZE.
BIRD Pattern Charming for Child's
Room and Dutch Trees Pleas
ing to Most Persons.

"The pictorial ~frieze," says Good
Housekeeping, makes a. good decOra-
tive effect when rightly selected and
suitably placed. These two conditions,
however, are absolutely essential for
a successful use OF a border Of this kind.
A frieze that suggests a story or brings
to the mind some pleasant suggestion
gives variety to a wall that may neceS-
sarily be of a plain color. The picture
quality is particularly enjoyable in a
nursery and in the informal apart
ments of the home-den, sitting or liv-
ing room. The colors appearing in
the frieZe are the best guide to the
choice of the lower wall, but the dark
est one should not be used, as, in a
quantity, it will appear heavier han it
does in the pattern. A self-toned, or a
~two-toned, paper will cover large spaces
below a picture frieZe better than a
plain paper, and also give a more cozy,
furnished appearance than the plain
surface. On the other hand, small
rooms with the walls cut into by a
good many doors and windows will look
LAC1I pG0S HAIA a pain HoRNAs
Every room is not adopted for U.s.
ing a pictorial frieze. The space below
the ceiling should be measured to sea
if the design will be cut into by window
or door castings before q border is on
sidered. The continuity of the pattern
and its enjoyment will both be destroyed
if the space is not wide enough to hold
the entire outline. If pictures are to
be hung on the same wall with a pic
ture frieze the supporting wires should
not cross the design, but start from a
molding that is placed below the frieze.
Sometimes a second molding is added
at the top of the frieze as a finish, but
this is not to be used for the picture
hooks.
THE bird pattern makes q charming
decoration for children's rooms, and the
Dutch trees are a unique contribution
to the walls of rooms occupied by the
older people"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
Halibut with Lemon Sauce.

Put into a saucepan containing a
pint of water, n small onion minced.
a teaspoon of butter, two pods of red
p p a teaspoon of salt and one and
one-half pounds Of haIibut cut into
slices. When done thicken with a
tablespoon of flour or cornstarch.
Break into a separate dish six eggs
into which has been stirred the juice
or six lemons. Add slowly, to prevent
curdling, the liquor from the fish. Stir
we'll and place again on the fire to heat
thoroughly, stirring all the !time-it
must not come to a boil. When thick
as the ordinary boiled custard remove
from the fire and place fish in a deep
plaaker, pouring u over all. Serve
cold, garnished with parsley.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
FISH SOUP AND w
Use Should BE Made OF These Eco
pomical and Appetizing Addi-
tons to Bill of Fare.

Economy and health are both served
by a iudicfous use Of fresh fish In the
family dietary. Well cooked (and in
prime cohdition), a good fish is at once
appetizing, nutritious and easily as
simulated.
The use of fish for soup-making Is
less common than baking or frying,
but it is one very good way OF extend
ing the usefulness of this resource. An
excellent light soup may be supplied
from a small measure Of material, and
this is often the best use to make OF a
portion of a baked or broiled fish. AS
it may be quickly prepared, it is a con-
venient method of experimenting a
light dinner or adding to the welcome
for an unexpected guest.
A. White Soup.-Freed from bones
and put through a sieve or pres, a cup
full of any good white fish will be sufi-
Gent for three pints Of soup. Mix in a
saucepan two ta~blespoonfuls Of flour
with two Of butter, stirring as they
bubble up; then add gradually boiling
water and milk in equal quantities
Season carefully with salt and pepper,
and add the fish. Stir to a smooth
cream, and thin a little If it is too
thick. A good dash of cayenne will
improve it for some tastes, or a hand
full of finely-shredded parsley. Serve
hot, with butter crackers crisped in a
hot oven.
Canned salmon makes a good and
hearty soup in this way, though not ex-'
actly a white one.
A Brown ChOwder.-Even more
hearty is a brown chowder which may
be made from any of the less expensive
pan fishes. Cut the fish in small por-
tons, roll them in -four, and fry care
fully in good fat. Take up the
Drowned fish, and drain on coarse pa
per. Fry in the fat either an onion,
thinly sliced, or a cupful of sliced to-
mato. Add two tablespoonfuls of
-four, and stir until this is Drowned.
Add gradually two quarts Of boiling
water, with salt and cayenne, and
when it has boiled up, add the fish.
Serve with it a plate Of sea biscuit or
hard tack"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

the cheeks thinned by suffering are
filling out and ~reddening, the "boy" is
forcing the invalid" into the back
ground. When he is we'll again he
will be the same willie" Ziegler, with
one difference-when his injury sent
him to bed and under the surgeons
knife, he was just a 14-year-old lad,
with boyish thoughts and nothing to
do but enjoy himself; now he is Will
liam Ziegler, the possessor of a colos-
sal fortune. and with a definite aim in
life.
Definite Aim in Life. I'll.
That aim is the discovery of the
north pole, the quest that has cost so
many valuable lives from the time of
Sir John Franklin down to tie days of
the Jeanette. The glory of the pur-
pose has been pictured to the boy; he
has thought and read and talked of it
since the late William hiegler began
to be absorbed by it. And now, lying
on his bed in the little room that faces
the ocean, the boy watches the ships
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

fering. Mrs. Ziegler, the widow of the
millionaire, and as loving a mother as
a small boy could wish for, was afraid
that he would not like to talk.
Were Like Boy Chums.
willie was more overcome by his
fathers death than | believed it posi-
bic for a boy Of his age to be-" she
said. He was very fond of my hus-
band; in fact. the two were always
more like two chums than father and
son. During the early part of Willie's
illness, before Mr.. Ziegler suffered the
accident hat resulted in his death,
Mr.. Ziegler spent a great deal OF time
talking to him, their conversation hav-
ing a lot to do with Arctic exploration.
in which Willie took as great an inter
est as he did. | do not know whether
| entirely like the idea of his making
that his life aim, but there is a long
time between now and the day That
he shall attain his majority, and, per-
haps-"
She spoke as though in the hope that
time would change the little fellows
determination; but the hope seemed to
vanish as quickly as it came, for Mrs.
Ziegler added:
mo. | don't believe he will change.
He is a deep little fellow, and when he
once gets an idea he is steadfast in
carrying it out. Especially true do |
think that will be in this case, for his
love of Mr.. Ziegler, if nothing else,
would be incentive enough to keep the
matter constantly in his mind. But
you may talk to him yourself for a lit
tie while"
The room occupied by Willie Ziesier
faces Long Island sound. The house
is a long distance from the shore, on
a high point Of land which stretches
away to the beach. From the windows
a clear view Of the water is given, and
On this stormy, dark day the sea was
f~orbidding and ugly. Yet the little boy,
propped up on his bed near the win
dow, was looking out on the waves as
his visitor entered, and there was no
sign that the bleakness of the sea had
affected his youthful spirits in any
way. s.. .Estfa
so you are the fortunate young man
with a fortune of millions of dollars"
said the reporter, as the boy turned
toward him. Willie only smiled, as
though the matter of vast possessions
was of no consequence to him.
Goes North When Twenty-one.
81 don't know anything much about
that" he said. Il only know that
wish it was a pleasant day, SO thai
could go out for a drive. I've been
laid up here for two months and over,
and now that it's vacation I'd like to
be out. The doctor was going to let me
go out to-day If it was o rainy. In
a few days I'll be able to walk"
"But it will be some time before you
start on your Arctic exploring, won't
it?"
"Not SO long perhaps; though II
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

does seem quite a while till Tn q.
Perhaps, though, somebody will dis
cover the north pole before I get ready
to co." Hatf
do you think there's any great
danger of that?"
"No, not much. You see, 1t costs a
good deal to fit out an expedition, and
people don't seem to be very anxious to
do that. My father would have sent
more expeditions, and his plans, il
they had been carried out, might have
made the discovery possible before
now"
What do you think of Mr.. Fiala's
expedition? he was asked.
Anthony Fiala, a young Brooklyn
newspaper man, and a great friend OF
the late Mr.. Ziegler, went o. at the
head of the second Arctic expedition
projected by the millionaire, two years
ago, after the first, under Capt. Bald
win, failed of it's purpose. The expedi-
ton has not been heard from for some
time, and fears are entertained that it
has ended in disaster. Mr.. w. 5.
Champ, confidential secretary to me
late Mr.. Ziegler, is o at Tromsoe,
Norway, ready to go in search of me
Terra Nova, Fiala's ship. Should the
death Of Mr.. Ziegler made him deter
mine to return home, the expedition
will continue under the direction OF
some n else.
Sure Pole Will Be Found.
"Mr. Fiala's expedition may have
succeeded for all that is known" re-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

New York.-Through the will of his
uncle a 14-year-old boy has come into
a fortune of $50, 900, 900. The uncle is
William Ziegler, the millionaire manu-
facturer of Noroton, Conn, baking
powder king and protector of arctic
expeditions, who died a short time
ago; the fortunate youth is William
Ziegler, Jr., his adopted son.
Although but a child in years, young
Ziegler has been ~unspOiled by the sud-
den inheritance of the fabulous wealth.
By tia time he becomes of age the es-
tate will have grown to more than $40,-
O00 900. His income now is 81 200, 600
a year. He is the richest boy of his
years in the world and he will be
among the worlds richest men.
The boy has been brought up to I'M
derstand that he is the son of the man
who fitted out polar expeditions. His
books are volumes dealing with adj
venture in the far north seas. He has
been made to understand hat it was
always his fathers wish to have one of
his expeditions locate the north pole.
Wealth No Handicap.
To some 14-year-old boys a fortune
of $50, 900, 900 would be a terrible hand
leap. To young Ziegler the money
promises to be anything but a draw
back; for the boy. few in years though
he is. seems thoroughly to appreciate
his unique position, TO understand the
responsibilities connected with the
possession of so much wealth and,
what is infinitely better. to have
formed a definite object in life, toward
the gaining Of which he proposes to
devote the millions left TO him.
He is a manly little fellow, ambitious
to achieve heroic adventures. This is
an ambition which the cherished
dream of his foster father makes it
possible for him to realize. He begins
life now with millions and a mission,
for he is the boy who must discover
the north pole.
The task is not imposed upon him in
the will, nor is it even specified that
he must prosecute the search for the
Fiala expedition. lost in the frOZen
north. But the boy is thoroughly i'm
bued with the spirit of the elder Zieg-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

piled the boy. But I don't think so,
My fathers plans would not be called
failures If it did lot reach the pole. or,
in fact, if several expeditions failed TO
do this. Finally, though, after several
expeditions have got further and fur
Their toward the pole, one will reach it,
| am sure. l would like to be the one
to do it."
The pale, wan face lit up with a
worthy ambition, and the little body,
which needs only the sunshine and the
healing of time to become as stanch
and sturdy as before the accident,
seemed to take in renewed vigOr as lie
spoke. 1t was plain to see how firmly
the idea of reaching the north pole has
taken possession OF this youth.
did you and your father arrange any
definite plans for reaching the north
pole?" he was asked.
I'VE talked over it many times and in
many ways. But there is nothing an
solutely certain about it, for people do
not know much about the geography
up there. By the time I am ready to
go, though, there will be Improvements
in ships and more will be known, so
that conditions will be different. |
shall study all about it and follow
everything connected with Arctic dis
covery."
"You have already reach much about
the nOrth?"
81 have read a great deal. all that
has been given to me; but most OF
what l know l have learned from my
father, who had studied the matter
thoroughly"
What good do you think the discov-
cry of the pole would be for human
ity?"
Lots of good. It might show Us a
new passage in the northern seas, or
anything that is good for science is
good for everyone, anyway. Beside,
there would be the glory of doing what
so many others have tried to do and
failed"
Will Go Through College.
"In the meantime, before you become
Il, what are you going to do?"
go to college. | an advanced
enough already, they say, to take the
preliminary examinations for Column
bia. but | shall not be allowed to till
next year. Then, when | am l6, hope
to enter and take a thorough course
Your fortune-have you thought
what you will do with that?"
ut doesn't seem like anything real
to me, for I couldn't use much money,
anyway, could 1? I suppose when
grow up I will find l am very rich. end
then | shall try to do as much good as
can. How? In every way can
think Of" ~
"You have not thought of any ca
reer? profession?" s%i Is
q don't know. I should like 10
wrlte-and t'ten l should like to es "a
lawyer. Put nothing that would stop
my going on the expedition t tn'
forth pole"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

sailing away, and pictures himself az
On one of them, some day, with her
prov pointed to the north.
There is something pathetic behind
all this. Yet pathos and romance have
governed the whole career of this lit
tie boy, who vas not the child of the
man whom he knew as his father, ex-
cept by adoption. The baby was born
William Brandt, his father being a
half-brother Of Mr.. Ziegler. AT an
early age it became necessary for rel
atives to assume the support of one
or mora of the children, and Mr.. Zieg-
Ter took the little boy. He and his wife
were childless, and the little chap at
once filled the vacant crevices in their
hearts as fully as their own could have
done. He returned the affection and
between him and his foster father grew
a love that was noticeable to the mer-
est stranger.
Shared Fathers Condolences.
They were inseparable, the million
aire and the schoolboy, and when, a
few years ago, William Ziegler began
to crave the distinction of being the
founder of an expedition that should
find the north pole, the lad was one of
the few who shared his condolences,
who listened to his ambitions and SYM
pathized with him in his desires.
To a reporter, who saw him at the
Ziegler home at Noroton Point n day
recently, the boy was as communica-
tive as could be expected of III weak
ened by more than two months of SUI
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

Ter, and ven now regards the search
for the pole as his life work.
Thought Father His Uncle.
His father, George Brandt, whom he
has been taught all his life to believe
was his uncle, resides in Chicago.
Brandt is half brother to the elder
Ziegler. When the boy was a baby
his father gave him up to the million
aire, then childless. The baby was le-
gally adopted, was called William Zieg-
Ter and did not know until the death of
his foster father that he was other
than William Ziegler's son.
The greatest care was taken with his
preliminary education, designed to fit
him for Columbia university. He will
be given a careful business as well as
a scientific education, SO that he may
not only prosecute the biographical re-
searches instituted by the elder VIII
liam Ziegler, but MAJ also be fitted to
look after the vast business interests
Entrusted to him.
His home, until he is of age. will be
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
Aim in Life Of William Ziegler, Jr, Is
to Realize Ambition of His
Foster Father.
YOUTH UNSPOuED BY FABULOUS WEALTH
Inherits $50. 200. 600 Through Death OF His
Uncle-Wil Go Through College and Then
Take Up Arctic Exploration Slowly
Recovering from a Serious Injury.

with his foster mother, Mrs. e. Ma
tilda Ziegler. William j. Gaynor, a
Justice of the supreme court, and Will
liam S. Champ, a trusted employe or
Mr.. Ziegler, will share with the widow
the responsibility of directing the boys
education. He will spend his summers
in Noroton, and in the winter will re-
side in the Ziegler mansion in Fifth
avenue. He will not be coOped UP and
held aloof from other boys of his years,
but will be taught democracy as well
as business integrity and scientific
truth.
He is p~assionately devoted to Mrs.
Zieg1er. His own mother died when he
was a baby, and his foster mother has
filed her place with complete devo-
ton. His own father is simply Uncle
George" to him.
Suffers Serere Accident.
Since April l, when young Ziegler
suffered from a distressing accident, he
has been laid up. A few weeks ago he
had only a bare chance to survive an
operation performed by n OF New
York's best known surgeons. To-day
the boy, always vigorous and strong,
is a waste of the sturdy young fellow
who started a pillow fight on April l
in his fathers home which since has
taken him to the operating table on
three different occasions.
On March 81 Ziegler came home with
two schoolmates in the Browning
school. The boys anticipated the COM
ing of All Fools day. Several jokes
had been planned for the benefit of
Mr.. ZiegIer's valet. The valet slept
in the room with the boys, on a cot
between the brass beds. The day had
hardly begun when Ziegler awOke his
companions. The valet was asleep,
but he awoke quickly, a victim Of the
youthful jOkers.
Ziegler grabbed a pillow and the
fight began. The instigator Of the
sham battle was soOn exhausted and
sat on the edge of the cot to rest. One
of his friends jumped on him. Ziegler
was severely torn by a long iron hook
on the cot and fell wounded. From
that moment he has been i'll.
But health is gradually returning,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
To Serve Grape Frnit.

Cut crosswise in halves and take out
seeds. which are numerous. Sugar
we'll, working it down into the juicy
sections between the tough white skins.
Let the fruit stand for an hour or two.
and unless sweet enough add mors
sugar. Eat with a teaspoon. Grape
fruit is good for any meal. The acid
is like that of lemons and the bitter
taste arises from the properties of
quinine. according to the prevailing
opinion in malarial districts. Craps
fruit is extensively used in winter and
spring fer cleansing and toning up the
system, Use the rlnds for preserves
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08

Secretary Maxwell. Of the Railroad
Commission, has sent out a circular to
the various railroads of the State, in
operation or projected, requesting
them to file with the commission as
soon as possible a statement Of their
mileage actually in operation, branches
in course of construction or for which
contract has been awarded. and the
projected lines which will be built.
The object of the commission in Sc
curing this data is to publish a new
railroad map of the State. and when
the information is received it is ex-
pected that the railroad map of Mis-
sissippi will show ome very striking
changes, owing to the numerous new
roads in prospect, and which are quite
likely to be built within the next year
il SC.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-08
Green Cool4Lookinm.

Green C~oolALookin@.
Green CIRCLES and green hats with
white dresses. are going to re quito tina
thing. The combination Is cool ard
susnmery.