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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

Jane COrcoran with her New York
COMPANY PLAYS an engagement at the
New Grand Saturday, December 20.
"Pretty Peggy" is the naEe OF the
play aud everyone who is acquainted
with things theatrical knows the
merits OF this attraction. Its success
10 all the large cities has preceded
1t and all who attend can be sure Of
getting their mooey's worth.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

sell you your Groceries
have been buying them
list OF the BARGAINS
for yourself whether it
eed our Groceries ; we
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

Mrs. Bette Swearingen, of st.
Joseph, who has been here to atterd
the funeral of Mrs. Anna swealingeu,
went to Independence and Kansas
City Wednesday evening to 7isit rela.
tives and friends,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

DR.. H. @. Stokes went to Mexico
Friday morning TO spend the holidays
with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

Mrs, Jessie Rex went to Oakdale,
California Friday morning to spend
the winter with her daughter,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23
Rural Mail Christmas Day

The rural clrriers make their res u
lar trips on Christmas day but not on
New Years day. This announcement
is made at the request of the carriers,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23
Recital at Lexington College.

ment Of music Of Lexington College
Monday evening was well attended by
the friends of the institution and
music lovers in general. The pro-
gramme included vocal, piano aud
violin numbers and was rendered by
pupils of various degrees Of ADVANCE
ment iL their musical educations
The high character of this department
OF the College and the faithful work
enacted in it was attested by the
liberal applause Of delighted audi
ence. The varied programme OF
thirteen number was as follows:
Piano Duet-Attaque des Uhlans
Misses Bonnen Bcrrle and Charlotte
Berg,
Piano-La Fileuse Raft. .Henselt
Miss Edith DonleY.
soug-Four Leaf Glover Coombs
Miss Laurene Walker,
Piano-Valse Stryiene WallenhaupL
Miss Bonnell Berrie.
Violin-Andante ReligiOso Thome
Miss Emory Todhunter.
Plapo-Fantaisie Op l6
Mendelssohn
Miss Laurene Walker,
Piano-Caprice Espagnol Op. 81
MoszkOwski
Miss Edna Shell.
Song-Good.Bye Tosti
Miss Bess Moore.
Plano-Valse Op "a Moszko 8ski
Miss Ethel MaGee.
oiano-a. Menuet-B Boccherlnl
JosephY
b Prelude from Carnival Mig
non Op As Schutt
Miss Belle Johnson.
Song-Violets Mullenburg
Miss Lettia Do ley.
Plano-a. Fautaisie Impromptu Op 81
Chopin
b. Humoresque Op. 10 No.
Tschaikowsk7
C. Staccato Caprice VogriGl
Miss Lavinia st. Clair
VlolinS-a Slumber Song
Schumani
b. Wedding March
Meudesohrl
Misses Wood, TO1hunter, Baird, Hoy
Dlckey and Walker.
1t Is impossible to notice 10 detai
a programme Of such length. Blu
two numoers rendered by Miss b. !
: johnson and Miss Lavlnia st Clail
who will G aduate from the depart
y ment OF music this session, ar
worthy Of special mention. The cor
traSted Menuet. BOCcherin! and III
y prelude from Carnival Mignon deman
- = the most diverse abilities of apprecI;
tion and execution which we're full
realized by Miss Johnson.
~ The three selections Of Miss S
- Clair's number we're also high
varied, including the familiar F2I
taiSle ImprompLu Op e6 By Chopi
er Humoresque Op, 10, No. 2
er TschalkowskY, and The Staccato c
st price of VOgrich. Miss St. Cla
r. more than sustained the high reput
ee tiou she has made in this city
Is. previons brilliant performances.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23

Tie first snow Of the winter
suggested to many OF the older in
itants the greatest snow srorr
membered here. There has
diversity Of opinion as to the dat
the great snow. The files of
INTELLIGENCER show that the st
began 90 the night Of December
1878, and continued the next "a
night. The snow was thirW
inches ou a level aud was,,
driftcd. Busiress was suspendt
paths and tunnels could be Cut Ur
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-12-23
Lexington College Note.

MISS Anna Roayk weat tCe ? 3.
Tuesday night. - s..
Mss Matella Corbln lesbST
morning for ner home in 7 Lso 50,
Miss Laurene Wslker lt?lt b '0a8
morning to visit her father aNG 0'es,,
Kansas. Y 0Qab-
Slguor D'Anna will spen> -
holidays at his former nome, LSnng
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

Courtenay H. Fenn, a missionary un- der the Presbyterian foreign board, writes home of the Picking conference, and says: "You know that denomina- tional lines are less sharply drawn on the foreign field than at home. We hope eventually to have one united Protestant church in China. The des- olations of the Boxers presented a fine chance for the union and for consoli- dation in educational work. The union of several denominations in theological instruction could hardly be brought about in America, but here all the ten dencies of the times are in favor of one Protestant Christian church for the Chinese.
 An educational union has already been formed and marks a long step in advance. Its constitution provides a remedy for any perversive theological teaching in the seminary, but the great certainties of our common faith are so many and great that we are not apprehensive of our professors having either time or inclination to teach the doubtful theories of speculative the ology. A wonderful spirit of harmony Is manifest in the conference on fed eration, and steps are being taken which We have strong reason to be- lieve will soon lead to a federation of practically all Protestant churches of | China"
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08
THE CLIFTON DEUCE
 THE WORST RECORDED
Homes Swept Away by the Sudden
 Rush of Water.

The flood that swept through the town of Clifton a week ago last Mon- day, was the highest ever recorded there since the settlement of the whites in that section and exceeded by two feet, the flood of last January. The big rise began Sunday night and con- tinued until Monday morning at g o'clock when it fell a little, rising again still higher in the afternoon. Though Clifton is used to floods the town was surprised by so large a one as no big flood was ever seen there be- fore at this time of the year so that no uneasiness was felt by the people living near the river, notwithstanding the heavy rains of the preceding days.
 The fact of being thus surprised re- suited in the loss of much property that otherwise might have been saved by removal, though the aggregate loss is not so much as during the flood last January. The reason is that many needed the warning of the former flood and moved back to higher ground, while others who lost their homes in that rush of water, rebuilt them further up the hillside.
 Nevertheless there was considerable loss by the washing away of buildings and more perhaps by the flooding of those which remained firmly on their foundations. According to the Copper Era the town on Chase Creek suffered comparatively little owing to the fact that the water of the creek was de- flected from its usual channel. Prob ably half dozen buildings were flood
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

See Thanksgiving specials M'Kee's ad.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08
FUGITIVE FROn STATEHOOD
How James L. Cant Has Been Clas-
 ed Around.

James L. Cant of this city is vigor- ously opposed to joint statehood and he would rather have no kind of state hood. He has lived in a territory oT several of them nearly all his life and has kept out of the way of the state makers as far as possible. He was caught once in Kansas but he soon made his escape and went to Colorado. When they got to talking about turning that territory into the Centennia, state he thought it was time for him to emigrate. This time he went so far away that he believed that he would be out of reach. He settled in Wash ington and when that territory began to manifest signs of throwing off its swaddling clothes he moved over into Idaho.
 That part of the country was finally invaded by the makers of states and then MT. Cant seeing no more likely re- zion than Arizona moved here whers he thought he would be allowed to re- main undisturbed for the rest of his days. Now at this time of life he does not want to undertake the rigors Of Alaska nor does he want to go tO Porto Rico. Hawaii or the Philippines. He fears that he is approaching the jumping off place.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08
CHURCH FEDERATION
 IN PROGRESS ABROAD
Effort to Bring Protestant Churches
 iu China Together.

New York, Dec. 7.-America has not been alone in having an inter- church conference on federation, for informa- tion has just reached here of a con- ference on similar lines and for a sim liar purpose which was held several weeks ago in Peking, China. The Rev.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

LADIES' ALL-OVER LACE WAISTS.
 Just received a full line of All-Over Lace Waists. newest models, up-to-date styles, just the right thing for after noon and evening wear. C10 Price each from s6.00 to........ QlU
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

lf on business or pleasure bent, take a box of Donofrio's CrystaIlized Cactus Candy.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

Smoke Pride of Reidsville, the best smoking tobacco on earth. Try it.
 Artistic service, and your moneys worth. Call at Commercial barber shop try O. K. Meat Market.
 Mrs. Aylwin, Hair Dressing. II s. Center. Switches, james. toilet articles. American Cleaning Works. 3S South Center. Phone Red POP. T. H. Johnson. Missouri pure sweet apple elder at soc a gal. Melczer Bros Co.
Arizona republican., 1905-12-08

See Thanksgiving specials MKee's ad
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
CHAPTER WI

Meanwhile, at Cross Duck House,
things were becoming, from hour to hour,
more critical and threatening. If Mr..
Sharp could only have believed that his
son was now a man, or at least should
be treated as though he were; and if
after that, the too active lawyer could
only have conceived it possible that some
things might go on all the better with
out him; 1t is likely enough that his
righteous and gallant devices would have
sped more easily.
But Luke Sharp had governed his own
little world so long that he scarcely
could imagine serious rebellion. And he
cared not TO hide his large contempt for
the intellect of Christopher. or the griev-
ance which he had always felt-at being
the father of donkey. And so. without
further probation or pledge. he went
forth to make his own arrangements,
| leaving young Kit to his mothers charge.
like a dummy. to be stroked down and
dressed.
If he had left Kit but an hour before.
for his mother to tell him everything. and
round the corners, and smooth the levels.
and wrap it all up in delicious romance.
as women do so easily, with their power
of believing whatever they wish. the bow
might have jumped ut the soft, sweet
ha!t; for ne verify loved his sylvan maid.
Put now all his virtue and courage, and
even temper. were on the outlook; and
only one thing more was needed to drive
him TO a desperate resolve.
And that one thing was supplied ia
| the purest innocence by Mrs. Sharp:
| though the question would never have
Grisen, if her son had been left TO her
sole handling.
Then. mother, / suppose" said Kit
as simply as if he had smelled no rat
whatever, thoroughly as be understood
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
INDIANA CIGARETTE LAW.
VariousIy Interpreted, 1t Causes a
Large Number of Suits.

VariousIy Interpreted, 1t Causes a
Large Number of Suits.
Test cases are now in progress to de-
termine the validity of the law made by
the last Indiana Legislature on the sub
Ject of cigarettes. The law seems to be
variousiy interpreted and there have been
some odd cases growing out of it.
On the morning after the law went
into force a travelling man lighted a
cigarette in a hotel at LOgansport and
an officer placed him under arrest. The
smoker had come in on late train, knew
nothing about the Indiana law, but had
to pay the penalty of his ignorance the
next day, when he was fined.
A few days later young man came
to Indianapolis from another State. As
he came out of the Union station he
lighted a cigarette and walked up the
street, smoking. The police refused to
arrest him because the local judge had
held that the law did not apply to smok-
ers. Further up the street the stranger
asked someone the way to a certain bust
ness house. He lighted another cigar
cite as he received the information and
gave one to the person he had stopped
He was nabbed for giving away a cigar
cite.
A youth was seen smoking cigarette
and was asked by an officer where he
got it. He pointed to a friend standing
by, and the latter was searched. Cigar
cite paper and tobacco were found in
his pockets and he was arrested for hav-
ing markings" in his possession. While,
therefore, in Indianapolis men are smok-
ing with impunity they cannot give a
friend a cigarette, nor can they have
the markings" in their possession.
But despite this fact hundreds of In
dianians get all the cigarette paper they
want, and get it. too, without expense
Cases involving all phases of the law are
now pending in the courts. For instance,
w. w. Lowery, a young attorney of In
dianapolis, went into the court house
few days ago when he knew that the
grand jury was investigating cigarette
cases. He stood in the hall and accosted
the jurors as he smoked a cigarette. and
thus invited an Indictment He was ac-
commodated, of course, and the case
will go to the Supreme Court.
1t is said that the tobacco men do
not expect the Supreme Court of the
State to set aside the law in respect to
dealers. but this phase of it will go to
the United States Supreme Court. 1t
does expect, however. that the State
court will set aside the law as it re-
lates to private individuals.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
"a he 80 Side
y. OF az
The News "

Pobiedonosteff is another Russian lead
er who has just been amputated from a
good thing.
In Texas and Kansas tornadoes seem
to have become a regular feature of the
weekly blowout.
First prize at the horse show this year
goes to the horse that can pass the new
millinery without shying.
1t is sometimes hard to determine
whether the Equitable struggle is for the
last word or the last dollar
The trouble with many of the Cars
promised reforms is that they never de-
yelop beyond the promise embryo.
The Isthmus is the mother Of yellow
fever" says pessimistic exchange. Vel
low Jacks Panamamma, as it were
To judge from the Philadelphia reports
they might make the City Council room
Jail and not have to let a single one
out.
Mr.. Rockefeller may continue to make
donations in return for legislation with
out fear that anything will be said about
the faint.
Any parent equipped with a fairly
factory strike breaker in the case of
school strikes.
"Thieves Thieves cried the citizens
in attendance when the Philadelphia gas
lease bill was passed-and they guessed
it the first time.
In arranging her exhibits for the fair
at Portland, Oregon appears to have
overlooked the fine display of land frauds
which might be made.
Having been trained in the land of
Castro, Messrs. Bowen and LOOMS
should be able to put up u fight worthy
of the public's attention.
An Omaah fnancier stole 100000 and
then committed suicide, doubtless be-
cause he knew he wasn't in the Cassie
Chadwick Bigelow class.
The difficulty about the competition
which manufacturers hail in awarding
contracts for canal supplies is that it
may be only on the surface.
Nan Patterson is to get 81 800 a week
to appear before the foOtlights and let
people see how sweet and beWitching a
real wicked girl can be when she gets
out of her troubles and decides to be
good.
Since it has been found that laugh
some stood for secret rebate" in the
beef trusts code, cry some" has its
same old meaning for the gentlemen.
Great Britain is now thinking of max
ing It's navy greater than that of any
other three powers combined. Now watch
the enthusiasm of.the British taxpayer.
The Indiana Legislature has passed a
law prohibiting Opponents. This should
considerably enhance the usual attrac-
tiveness and exhilaration of the practice
Still it seems little hagd on those
Congregational ministers TO deny John
ID. Rockefeller the solace Of making a
bid for salvation by doing good with his
money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
Falling or in Baptisms

The official organ of the Episcopa-
lians gave this discouraging account of
church ceremonies:
The fifteen dloceseS and districts of
the southeast had last year 4,649 in
FAINT baptisms and 1905 marriages.
The ratio, therefore, was "a to 10, in
1903 there were 1924 marriages and
4,69S infant baptisms, thus giving a
ratio of % to 10. The record in the
southeast continues better than that
in any other section of the country.
yet even here there is a loss. Ash
vile, however, presents the astonish-
ing record of sixty eight baptisms in
every ten marriages, the highest ratio
ever known, SO far as our records ex-
tend
Other dioceses that make q good
showing are: Georgia, 80; East Caro-
lima, 50; North Carolina, So; Southern
Florida, 81; Tennessee, 80; Alabama.
&c: Florida, %; Mississippi. %. and
Virginia, %. Less than the genera,
average of the church was attained by
Lexington, 20; Kentucky, 10; South
Carolina, II; Southern Virginia. II.
and West Virginia, Is. Six dioceses,
improved their position over last year
Asheville, Alabama, Georgia, Missis-
sippi. West Virginia and Florida, have
improved their position over last year.
Two. North Carolina and Southern
Florida. have held their own; six,
South Carolina, Southern Virginia,
Lexington, East Carolina, Kentucky
and Tennessee, show decline.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
New Way to Make Butter.

A committee of the Franklin Insti-
tute of Philadelphia has Just made
public its report on the Taylor process
for buttermaking 1t is recommended
that Mr.. Taylor receive the John Scott
medal and premium in recognition of
the value of his invention.
In his new process sweet cream is
poured into shallow pans the bottoms
of which are covered with absorbent
pads. These pads are composed of
heavy white blotting paper supported
on Turkish toweling, or some similar
material, and absorb from the cream
nearly all Of its constituents except the
fat. The cream fat remains as layer
on the surface Of the pads and after
several hours, standing it may be
rolled off.
In this condition the product con-
tains rather too much water and milk
proteids; on this account, and because
of the absence of salt, it does not keep
well. If, however, the separated but
ter fat be worked and salted in the
same way as the ordinary churned
product the result is fine grade Of
butter.
The process has the advantage of
cheapness, since the pads may be used
over and over again, lasting, it is said,
for six months of daily use. The labor
of churning is avoided and, on account
of the use of fresh cream instead of
that which has stood to ripen for sew
eral days, the finished product keeps
better than butter made in the ordi-
nary way. The process has been pat
ented in the United States, Canada,
England, France and Germany.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
RAREsT PLANT IN THE WORLD.
big PITCHER Which Catches and Di-
gests All Kinds of Insects.

big PITCHER Which Catches and Dr.
gests All Kinds of Insects.
Both the greenhouse collection and
me herbarium of the University of
pennsylvania are much the richer for
the long journey from which DR.. ]. III.
Macfarlane, professor of botany and
director of the botanic garden, has
Just returned, says the Philadelphia
Record. He secured and brought with
MIN several collections of rare plants
IN the growing state and gathered a
large collection Of herbarium speci-
mems obtained during seven weeks.
Already the newly arrived plants
have been placed in the greenhouses in
connection with biological hall and are
recovering from any slight NAL de mer
that they may have felt. On the
bench, alongside the sarracenias. or
trumpet plants-a collection for which
the university Is famous-is the large
leaved butterwort (pinguicula cordata).
a pretty hy-catcher native to Mexican
Dogs, but hitherto rarely seen In bo-
tanical collections. From the center
or broad-spreading fieshy leaves of
pale-green color starts a fiower-stalk
bearing dainty rosy blossom, the
leaves of which are covered with Wis
cid glands that entangle and later di-
gest insects. Near it is the West Aus
tralian pitcher plant (cephalotus fol-
licularis), the pitchers of which are of
rich green and crimson color, spotted
and blotched with white markings.
Though widely separated geographi-
cally from the East Indian pitcher
plants, this has also developed the
curious habit of catching and digesting
insects Closely related to our native
trumpet plants of the South is the
Roraima pitcher plant (heliamphurn
nutans), the rarest plant in the world.
This treasure was a special gift from
NJ. Lynch, curator of the Cambridge
botanic garden, England, and hitherto
he has been the only successful cult
vator of the type. 1t was first discov-
cred by one of the brothers Schom-
burgk, Of Venezuela boundary fame,
when he scaled the precipitous sides of
Mount ROraima, near the confines of
Brazil and Venezuela. Recent expedi-
tons to the mountain brought home
supply of the living plant, and one Of
these is now an occupant of the uni
versity greenhouses. Each pitchered
leaf has fine, down-directed hairs that
give a shaggy appearance to the in
terror, and which, while assisting the
doomed insects on their downward
path, make return impossible.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-06-06
THEeEs BRIDGE NOW OPEN.
Structure One of the Great Engineer
ing Achievements of the Age.


The new gateway to the Southwest,
the Thebes bridge, constructed by the
Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain, Cotton
Belt, Illinois Central and the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, across the Missis-
sippi at Thebes, H., was Thursday for
mally opened and dedicated Approprl-
ate ceremonies marked the opening. A
large party of representative railroad
men and many prominent officials, busl-
ness men and newspaper men of missouri
and Illinois were present.
Gov. Joseph w. Folk of Missouri was
the principal orator of the day. He out
lined the immense advantages to the
Southwest to be derived from the open
ing of this new bridge, the only one
across the Mississippi between Memphis
and st. Louis. Gov. Folk in his address
pointed out that the new bridge does
away with the slow and tedious car
ferry, which has been the method of
transportation across the river since the
Illinois Central and the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois made their way to the
Mississippi to exchange business with
the Cotton Belt system.
Ground was broken for the bridge on
July s, 1902, and the first train passed
over it on April Is of this year. The
cost of its construction was approximate
ly 100000. 1t is a magnificent struc-
ture of double-track width and, on ac-
count of its prominent location, presents
a most imposing appearance.
The bridge approaches are on grad
ual and moderate incline, making it pos
sible to run trains of great length over
it, which tends to great expedition and
economy in operating freight trains es-
pecially. The bridge proper consists of
a continuous steel structure of five spans,
built ON the Cantilever system, and
weighs about 2S000,000 pounds The
central or channel span is 651 feet long,
each of the other spans being about 521
feet long. The approaches to the bridge
are of concrete, made of Portland ce-
ment, as are also the pieces upon which
the spans and arches rest. This con-
crete, of which nearly 100000 cubic
feet were used, constitutes the chief pc
culiarity of the bridge. Except the face