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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
MATCHMAKING IN ENGLAND
Art Has Several Times Been Lost to
British Workmen Since the
Reign of Queen Mary.

The history of making needles in
England is a curious one, for the
art has been several times lost to
English workmen since the reign
of Queen Mary.
Needles were first made in Eng
land at that time by a negro from
Spain, who set up a shop and for
a time prospered at his trade. AT
his death it was found that he had
taught the trade to no one, and the
English had to go abroad for their
needles until 1865, when a German
artisan taught a few mechanics
the manner of their making.
The trade soon died out again
for some reason, and not until
1850 was it revived by a foreign
workman, who conducted his op-
eratiOns on so large a scale that
there was no longer any danger of
the secret of their manufacture
being lost.
This was the first time that the
method of making them was not
shrOuded in secrecy, and soon the
manufacture of needles became an
important industry, the White.
chapel needles becoming famous
the world over.
There are now several centers,
in addition to the London quarter,
where the needle industry -four.
ishes, Birmingham alone produc.
ing as many needles in a day as the
original workman made in his life.
time.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
THE LEGEND OF THE MAORI
Story Which Is Handed Down from
Chief to Chief-Can Hawaii
Their Fatherland.

The Maoris are not the aborigi-
mes of New Zealand. This is
the story of their coming as told
by a legend handed down from
chief to chief from generation to
generation:
Te Kupe, a priest, lived on an is
land called Hawaiki, supposed to
be Hawaii. He incurred the dis
pleasure of his chief and was com
PEELED to flee for his life. He Sc
cured a canoe, and, stocking it
with provisions, padded out to
sea, leaving his home and his
friends, as he thought, forever.
He was mOurned as dead, but
about a year later he returned
with a glowing story of a wonder
full country he had discovered. He
gave graphic accounts of its
mighty forests, its burning noun
tains, steaming lakes and huge
birds.
The story caused the widest ex-
element among his people, who
hailed Re Kupe as a god, and prep
aratiOns were at once made to ex.
plore this magic country. Seven
large canoes were built and
stocked with provisions and wa
ter, and a party of islanders, di
rected by TIE KUpe, set forth on
their adventurous journey. In
time they reached the place he had
described and TIE Kupe's canoe,
the AOtea, was the first to touch
the shore. Hence the Maori name
"Aotearoa" was given 10 New lea
land.
just when this took place is one
of the points in the history of
these people that is lost in the
shadowy memories of the past, but
it is supposed to have been about
800 years ago. The Maoris of to-
day always refer to Hawaii as the
fatherland, and there is a native
prOyerb 81 kune, mai i Hawaiki te
kune kai tie tangata." "Tbee seed
of our coming is from Hawaiki."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
Deceiving to the Eve.

Electricity is fatal to the dis
cernment of certain cOlors. Vel.
low and pink, two totally different
colors, look strangely alike by
electric light. Heliotrope is also
like pink, and subtleties of shade
are quite Iostinit. No light shows
up shades and colors like candles
did, when those commodities were
made of wax. 1t is certain that all
the modern artificial illuminants
mix up eolors and shades ~inextric.
ably, and electric light is worst
of all.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
To the Investor,

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and o1er wonderful opportunities for devel.
opment along commercial lines.
BRIEFLY THE CONDITION IS THlsi
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land not yielding the crops OF which it is
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
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It is q wonderful medicine and |
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07

Maude-Mr. Gaskell thinks he
is a regular lady killer.
Esther shouldn't wonder. |
had a talk with him last evening,
and really thought should die,
he wearied me so.-Stray Stories
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
Reliable information

Gray-Some one told me that
your wife was both handsome and
intelligent.
Smith-Who told you that?
"YOur ife."-Chicago Daily
News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
To The H~omeseeker,

Through the NJ. X. s. 4. Land Bureau.
thousands Of acres Of rich farm lands Qm-
proved and unimproved). located along the
line OF the Missouri. Kansas & Texas R'y in
Missouri, Kansas. Indian Territory, Okla
homa and Texas, are now offered for sale,
me lanGs are especially adapted to the
growth OF corn. wheat, oats, fruits, vege-
tables, rice, cotton, sugar cane and for stock
farming. The lands are well located as to
markets. schools. etc.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-07
Smiths sure Kidney Cure.

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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
BETTER THAN CHAMPAGNE.

A good story is told of a st. Louis
gentleman. A friend of his sent him a
case of Red Raven. 1t arrived while he
was absent from home. His wife opened
the box and seeing all the dainty bottles
mistook it for champagne She told her
husband on his return that he had been
presented with a case of wine. He be-
Ing a genial fellow went to the telephone
and called few friends.
In the evening when they came to
open the wine the mistake was of course
discovered A prominent physician who
was among the guests broke into cry of
delight. Why" he said. this is provi-
Dental. This beats champagne all to
pieces. There is nothing that acts so
gently on the liver, tones the stomach
and gives man such feeling Of health
as Red Raven. 1t is justly called the
Prince of Aperients. and taken In the
morning after a dinner or banquet will
surely cleanse the system and put one
right for the days work" He pulled the
cork and poured the sparkling water into
could be more beautiful" he added. Tor
half as eficactous. They all agreed, and
each man took home dainty bottle as a
souvenir.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
TRUST COMPANY TO GUARD
BUTLER SMITH CHILDREN
Judge KeTTigan Leaves the Young
Heirs i'm the Custody OF
Their SteDnofher,

Judge Kerrigan, who has had the
matter under submission, yesterday de-
cided the three-cornered fight for the
guardianship Of the Butler Smith chill
oren and the result is a partial victory
for the young widow and stepmother,
Emily May Smith, to whom the GUS
tody Of the children is given, but the
guardienship Of their person and estate
is fntrusted to the Union Trust Com
pany. The decision is a total rout for
the grandmother, Ella Chamberlain,
and the cousin, Robert Peterson, both
Of whom opposed the widows applica-
ton. In not giving Mrs. Smith the
guardianship the court was actuated
by the possibility of her interests be-
ing adverse to those Of the children in
the event Of any controversy over the
settlement Of their mothers estate.
BY reason of the guardianship papers
the trust company viii now be entitled
to letters of administration upon the
100000 estate OF Ella Roberta Smith,
10 which the children are heirs At
fcrneys White and Robinson, repre-
seuting the widow. express themselves
IS satisfied with the decision.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
LANDS BOUGHT
By TRUSTEES
Full Right of Way Around
End of the Bay Acquired
by Spring Valley Company
SCHUSSLER SPEAKS OUT
Attorney Kellogg Promises
to Turn In a List of the
Parcels Secured by Client

Much information was extracted
yesterday by Assistant City and Coun-
ty Attorney John C. Partridge out Of
Herman Schussler, chief engineer of
the Spring Valley Water Works, rela-
tive to the company's ownership of all
the valuable watershed and water
rights around the bay.
AT the outset of tho cross-examina-
ton M. B. Kellogg. counsel for the
water company, announced that he
would turn into court a list of the
lands acquired by the company
through trustees and of the. prices
paid for them. Mr.. Schussler ex-
planned that there were large tracts in
Alameda and Santa Clara, including
reservoir sites and 1900 acres on
Coyote Creek, belonging to the COM
pany.
I'VE have put into the hands Of
trustees" said Mr.. Schussler, almost
the complete right of way around the
end of the bay"
ness. several miles of land from which
the company could develop a large
quantity of water In the shape Of
wells, and 1t was from these lands
purchased primarily for rights Of way
around the head of the bay from Coy
ote Creek that the next additional
supply of water would be developed.
This method Of acquiring property by
putting it into the hands Of trustees
was adopted because the company
found that If people knew that Spring
Valley was buying them they would
raise the prices of such lands to an
exorbitant figure. Where it was nee
essary to purchase a certain group Of
properties every piece in that group
was bought in the names of trustees
and turned over to the company when
the purchase of the whole group had
been completed.
In regard to Lake Merced the wit
ness stated that the surface waters
from surrounding vegetable gardens
had drained into it until the company
built a protective system around 1t
extending to hardpan. After lengthy
cross-examination by Mr.. Partridge
the witness admitted that the main
reason for acquiring the lands sur
rounding Lake Merced was that he
expected to use them for a great CEN
trail system in the future. Also that
the forty-two acres which the COM
pany has acquired back of the House
Of Correction had been obtained for
the purpose of erecting a great dis
tribuing reservoir and pumping sta
ton in the near future. He said also
that this distributing reservoir would
be used in connection with the new
fifty-four inch Alameda pipe line and
the increased height of the dam at
Crystal Springs.
Mr.. Schussler will resume at 10
a. m. to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
GRAPE-NUTs.
BLOOD KILLS GERMS.
Good Blood Made by Good Food.

II one can surely turn food into
good red blood it viii combat any and
every disease known and conquer
completely more times thar. the dis
Any physician will tell you that
good. rich blood and plenty Of IT is the
best germicide known and surely and
ssfelv cures disease when medicines
fail, so the effort OF the doctor is to
give food that digests and quickly
makes blood.
No food ever discovered will do this
as certainly as Grape-Nuts, which is
predigested at the pure food factories
where it is made.
one of the many illustrations is that
of tuberculosis, which refuses to yield
TO medicine, but must give way to
good blood. A man from Philadelphia
writes:
Il have been fighting tuberculosis
for some years apd with a weak stom-
ach was losing ground slowly every
year. I had tried all kinds Of food
and finally got so far along with the
disease that my stomach, liver, kid
news, bowels and lungs were affected.
NY stomach got to a point where 1t
would retain no food but peptonized
milk and was down to ninety pounds
in weight. The doctors said about two
years ago that I had but a month or
two more TO live. About that time 1
was put on Grape-Nuts and cream. 1t
never showed the first sign of coming
up, but agreed from the start and in
Q few days ] began to feel increased
strength, so ] kept on, with the re-
suit that the healthy blood has driven
the disease from every organ of my
body except the lungs and is slowly
driving il from them. I have gained
greatly in vitality and strength and
added twenty-nine pounds to my
weight. II / can keep on as have
been il seems clear that I Will get en-
Urety well, thanks to old Dame Ma
ture, whose work was made possible
by food ! could digest" Name given
by Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
BUDD SCORES
GRAND JURORS
Brands kidnapping of Chan
Cheung as One of Worst
0utrageS Ever Perpetrated
COMMITTEES NOT LEGAL
Argument on Motion to Set
Aside Indictment Conclud-
ed and Judgment Reserved

The argument on the motion to set
aside and vacate the indictment of the
Grand Jury charging Chan Cheung
with the murder of Tom Yick of the
Chinese Educational Society was con-
cluded before Judge Lawlor yesterday.
The Judge continued the case till to-
morrow, but il is understood he will
not render his decision till some day
next week to give him time to examine
the authorities submitted.
Attorney James II. Budd, who spoke
for the greater part of the day, went
fully into the laws and decisions gov
erning the duties of the Grand Jury.
He contended that the appointment of
committees by the Grand Jury was
illegal; that they were presumed to
meet as a body in secret session and
receive their communications through
the District Attorney alone. They had
no right to appoint two or three of
their number 10 go around the city on
fishing excursions and making dis
closures for the benefit Of the public.
He also contended that the actions
of Foreman Andrews in kidnapping
Chan Cheung, through Juror Bowes,
his appointee, and endeavoring to
force from him a confession as to
boodling in Chinatown disqualified An
drews from being present when the In
dictment against Chan Cheung was
found. 1t was one of the worst out
RACES ever perpetrated in this city and
IL allowed TO pass unpunished where.
he asked, was the protection to any
citizen? If Chan Cheung had not been
a strong man, mentally and physically,
unlike many of his countrymen, he
might have blamed an innocent man
for the Chinatown boodling so as to
stop the grilling to which he was SUBJ
Jected. He charged Andrews with be-
ing guilty of trickery and contended
that in all the circumstances the in
dlctment should be vacated.
Judge Lawlor seemed to have been
impressed with Budd's arguments and
remarked that the present Grand Jury
had been appointed before he was
Presiding Judge. He would look into
the practice of grand juries so as to
to be in position to instruct them
properly.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
WHOLE STATE RECEIVES
A GENEROUS DOWNPOUR
Northern Rivers Are Rising Rapidly
and Weather Bureau Experts
Think Overflow Probable.

Rain fell generally in California
yesterday from Los Angeles to the
Oregon line The precipitation in
the Sacramento River Valley was par
ticularly heavy, averaging more than
an inch in depth. At San Luis Obispo
more than two Inches of rain fell
within twelve hours. The Bear,
Feather, American. Tuolumne and
Cosumnes rivers were rising rapidly
last night, and an overflow Is prob
able in the Sacramento Valley.
The Weather Bureau sent warnings
yesterday to. all stations north Of
knights Landing. Snow fell in the
mountain region. Outside the heads
a strong wind was blowing last night,
but from general indications the
forecasters thought there would be
no severe storm at sea- In San Fran
cisco the precipitation was 1.21
inches, bringing the seasonal rainfall
UP to 1907. which Is the greatest,
comparatively, for ten years.
Professor Meade predicts showers
all over the State for to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
DECLARES YOELL
WAS ECCENTRIC
Says the Aged Pioneer Once
Made a Threat That He
Would Smash" a Pugilist
TELLS OF HIS APPETITE
Waiter Testifles Against
Asked for Pie, Although
1t Disagreed With Him

A fondness for pie. rabid dislike for
baseball umpires and an ambition to
smash" Bob Fitzsimmons-thesea are q
few Of the sccentricities Of the late
Alexander Yoerl according to witnesses
who testified In Judge Kerrtgan's court
yesterday.
1t was at skasgs Springs three years
ago that Yoeil threatened to srntte the
freckled champion. declared Policeman
Q. J. Cashsl. The Santa Clara pioneer
objected to bathing In tub used by
the pugilist The remarks reached Fitx-
simmons ears He went I'D to Yoeil
and said. II you were not 80 little I
would break every bone In your body"
II you try Il VIII smash you up,"
Yoell retorted quickly.
Nels lessen, who occupies q building
owned by Yoell. gave testimony intend
ed to show that the capitalist was er-
rattc. "Ona time" said the witness,
''Yoen told me to give some men who
were working on the building eli the
drinks they wanted. At tho end Of the
week he came to pay for them. I told
him that the men had two glasses of
whisky q day. He burst into tears and
said that It was outrageous for them
to drink whisky. He got angry when I
told him that he had not limited them
to beer"
Though Yosll was . sufferer from
dyspepsia" declared J. q. Brown, q
waiter at the Pleasanton Hotel, he
demanded large slices Of pie. Pastry
disagreed with him, but the old man be-
came furious when advised not to eat
IT."
The deposition of w. d. Hobson of
San Jose told of Yoeips eccentric con-
duct at the baseball games From this
It was gathered that the old man was
q rabid fan. The deposition declares
that Yoell abused the umpire some
thing awful and always left the games
before they were finished
o. D. Baldwin was put on the stand
to give his opinion as to the value OF
the estate. His estimate places the
value Of the San Francisco property at
about s131, 500.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-02
SEQUOIA SOCIAL CLUB
HOLDS SECOND YEARLY DANCE
Franklin Hall Crowded With Mem
bers and Friends and All Have
Good Time

The young people who comprise the
sequoia Social Club, also many Of their
friends, had an enjoyable time last
night at the clubs second annual ball,
given at Franklin Hall, Fillmore street.
near Bush. The affair was admirably
arranged and managed throughout and
the tastefully decorated hall was
crowded with happy young folks. grad
yates of the city's high schools
The programme consisted of waltzes
and fancy dances. Light refreshments
were served. The second ball was far
ahead of the first one given by the
club The members enthusiastically
predict great things for the club.
The committee in charge of the az
fair comprised: Floor manager, Otto
Zeiss; assistant floor manager, John t.
Gaffney; floor committee, Charles Har-
per. Carl Nelander. Milton Newhouse
and David Newman; arrangement COM
rnittee NJ NJ. Rosenstein, Jack Kas-
kell, Walter Zeiss, Lawrence ]. Lane
and Albert Zimmerman; reception
committee, Al Wolf. Frank Burns, L.
Lamey and Harry Baumgarten-