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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25
HELPED SELVES TO MAIL.
Free and Easy Post once Manage
msnt In Old Leadville-colts
Ruled Town.

speaking Of bad towns" said
one Of the Kansas City KAN Oh.
eials who had crossed the plains in
the early days of the west, to a
New York Sun man, reminds me
of old Leadville, Col, when every.
body had the gold fever bad and
law and justice hinged on the
mighty Colt.
"The town was full Of hOldup
men and it was hardly safe for one
to 90 on the streets after dark, but,
as many crooks, murderers and
bad mem as there we're in the
town, there was hardly ever a case
of petty thievery. Every store was
wide open and unguarded, and ire
merchandise was perfectly safe
too.
"Alarge post Office business was
done in LeadYille at that time.
The postmaster was an old Ger
man. The great number of lncOm.
ing gold seekers increased the
amount Of mail until the postmas-
ter became unable to handle it. He
then dumped the mail in the mid
die Of the floor and everybody
came in and went through 1t, tax.
ing their own letters and papers.
The stack Of mail was sometimes
four or five feet high and Is and 20
men were always gathered around
it. Perfect order prevailed and no
one took any other mail except his
own.
"a government detective hap
pened around one day and told the
postmaster that he would have to
discontinue this free-for-all meth
cd of handling the mail. The old
man got mad and summoning the
patrons of the Office tarred and
feathered the detective and rode
him out of town on a rail. 1t was
a long time before the Office was
run according to the rules of the
department, but there was never
a complaint against the old Ger
man postmaster"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

The INTELLIeENCER has felt q
good deal Of interest in the senatorial
situation 10 this state, but 1t has had
no advice to offer the republicans, In
spite Of the law that one good turn
deserves another. The republicans
were exceedingly full Of advice to the
democrats a year ago. They offered
10 upon all occasions. They told US
what we ought to do as a matter Of
policy and they told US what we
ought to do as a matter Of principle.
The republicans are supposed to be
pretty good authorities upon matters
party policy, but the arguments by
which theJ ,ry 10 enforce the obliga-
tion Of caucus action In the case Of
Mr.. Niedringhaus lends credit to the
long time suspicion that they are
sometimes p little be fuddled in mat
ters OF moral principle. 1t may be
admitted that a campaign manager
is sometimes justified in evadiBg the
letter Of the Law in accepting cam
paign contributions which he person.
ally knows to be innocent but which
might be hard to make appear inno-
cent to the public. 1t may even be
admitted that he is justified, with
the knowledge and consent Of the
giver, in accepting these contribu-
lions as personal gifts and In setting
them down In his own name-but al.
WAYS with full personal respOn-
Eibility as to any harmful results
that might spring from such decep-
tion. But ven II these things were
admitted, and even II the eItraordl.
narily large gifts Of two corporation
managers known to be profoundly
interested in prospective legislation
the largest gifts ever made In a state
campaign 10 Missouri by ether indi'
viduals or corporations-certainlY 9
proper sense Of delicacY, to say moth,
ing Of moral scruple or persona.
honor, ought to deter such manager
from actually seeking to become ir
his W person the beneficiary Of suct
deception. II a mar rescued from
drowning were to put his well illeC
purse into the hands Of a casual by
stander with the full knowledge tina
this bystander was not concern.
ed in his rescue; If he gave 1t care
Iessly, as a votlve Offering, and merely
out Of thsnkfulness to the gods TO
for his safety, the bystander nigh
or might not feel justified 10 accept
ing it. But IL he knew that tn,
rescued man believed him to be thu
Tescuer, believed MIN TO nave ribKet
his life In the perilous chance out o
altruistic motives; II he knew that h,
was even Internationally responsible
I0r this mistaken impression, and
still accepted II, there is not a mar
h Missouri who would not say thai
Ne ought to be %incarcerated at hart
MbOr on bread and water for the rest
- bis natural life.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

stand out against his party in the
present. contest as firmly as Andrew
Johnson did nearly forty years ago,
he would either make his party come
t. him on Its knees, or else confessedly
become the champion Of special
privilege, tariff grafting, trust
outlawry, monopOllStlc highwayry,
aui every crime that greed knows.
10 either case he would win. The
thing he will probably do is to stir up
another sensation when this one
begins TO grow stale.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

The republican employees Of the
Secretary of States ONCE in Jefferson
City this week made W. J. Chamblis:
q present Of a handsome gold Elks
charm. Mr.. Ohambliss had remained
IN the Office six weeks instructing The
newcomers in the routine Of the
work. MIR. Cham5liss was first ap.
pointed tie the place by A. A. Lesueul
sixteen years age.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

The Kansas City Star is so
enamoured Of Mr.. Roosevelt that it
greatly fears the senate has made a
Rrievous blunder 10 not deciding over
70 the president its constitutional
rights in the matter Of treaty
making.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25
The KKata trial at Butler this week
resulted in a verdict Of acquittal.
The ThoraIell Cactur.

Luther Burbank considers his
thornless cactus one Of his greatest
successes, because it means the
reclamation Of the desert. Its leaves
are more nutritious than beets and It
will produce the most food during the
period when the desert iS completely
bare Of other ~VegetatIOn. 1t has taken
Mr.. Burbank ten yeArI to evolve THU
cactus, and now by AserIes Of crossing.
and recrOssiugS Of different varieties
from different parts of the globe he il
aiming to make the plant harder And
produce more fruit and leaves. The
leaves when rubbed over ones face
are found TO be as soft as ulk.-Sunsei
Magazine for March,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25
A ROAD IMPROVEMENT BILL

vic duu LNiAg R41ot VI eNANioeA
City are collaborating IN the
preparation Of a county road
improvement law. Any law which
Judge Williams might seriously
propose is well worthy Of c~onsidera.
tiOn, and though some Of the details
OF the Williams Rader bill have not
yet been decided upon, its main
features have been determined and
correspond pretty closely with the
laws relating to streets aud park
roads 10 cities. In the main the
operation would be as follows.
II any community wishes to grade,
macadamlze, or gravel a road, the
people Of that community or a
majority Of them may petition the
county court to organize them into a
benefit district" stating the purpose
Of such organization. II the court
should grant their petition the state
highway commissioner, an o1ice
created by the bill, will have the
propOsedIwork surveYedlsnd estimated,
after which an election will be held
participated in only by the inhab-
itants Of the ''benefit district and
these voting according to the
amount Of interest in the proposed
improvement. The people thus
voting will determine watcher they
want the improvement at the cost
estimated by the highway commits
sioners and whether they want to pa,
for it In cash or in five annual
payments. II the vote is in favor Of
the improvement, the county court
lets the contract and upon completion
Of the work issues the tax bills
against the property of the benefit
district. At this point there is a
difference between Judge Williams
plan and Mr.. RAIDERS plan. RAIDER
would make a hard and fast rule that
land within one mile of the proposed
improvement should bear a fixed
proportion Of the burden per acre;
land lying between one and two miles
away should bear rs per cent OF as
much; and land lying between two
and three miles away, 80 per cent Of
as much. The Justice Of this plan
would depend in a large measure
upon the distance Of the
"beneft district from some
very important destination.
Near towns, and even in some places
at a distance from town, people living
back from an improvement two miles
might not be benHtted at all; while
) at great distances from important
l destinations, people living of the i'm
3 prOvement . mile or two might b
Interested almost equally with thos'
Immediately on the improvement
/. Judge Williams plan Is to leave thu
, determination Of the percentage o
interest per acre to a board of com
miSSsoners appointed by the court
Then the county court would issue tal
I bills against the property as in tn,
, case Of streets, park roads and drain
age canals.
. It will be seen that the plan con.
, templated by these gentleman Is yer!
similar to that OF the drainage law
) which has resulted so glorlOusly II
southeastern Missouri. 1t preserve
local responsibility in these enter
, prises and is calculated to excitl
. local emulation. The plans Of pay
, ment are flexible. Even though tb.
! benefit district should decide upon th,
e five payment or the twenty paymen
plan, any man who wished to saw
interest could, II he had the cash
pay his tax bills at once.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25
MakinR Proner AIlnmanoo

Stammerly H-h-have y.you
g-g-got a c-couple of hours to s.s.sp.
spare, T-t-thOmpson?
Thompson-Why, | don't know
what do you want?
I'D Hike a t-~t-ten.m.m-minute
t,talk with you" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

Hon. W. S, Cowherd was this week
admitted to practice law before the
supreme court Of the United States.
This is supposed to indicate that at
the expiration Of his term, March 4,
Mr.. Cowherd will resume the prac.
tice OF law. a.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

siderable number Of people once
untriendly to president Roosevelt
have been won over to a feeling Of
confidence in him by his recent
behavior, especially by his unexpected
stand on the question Of freight rate
regulation. Those who feel this way
toward the president-and among
them IS Mr. Bryan-are to be com.
mended for ~neglectIpg party lines In
support Of a measure of great public
concern. But 1t is very difficult 20
understand the process by which
anyone might be brought to a feeling
Of confidence in any steady purposes
On the part Of president Roosevelt
That he Is a man Of quick moral
impulses can hardly be denied. But
though q fighter he is a gutter. He
has never stuck to anything longer
than TO hear the first shout Of
applause from the Sldelines. First a
student Of history at Harvard and
then a rather sensational author
upon historical subjects, a ranchman
and hunter in Dacota, q theorisl and
reformer in New York, a Golden club
free trader, q reform police CON-
missioner, a rough rider In the
Spanish war, a governor Of New York
W Une ChoIce OF u party hostile To
every tenet Of his former free trace
notions, two years ago a tariff
revisionist, later a Standpatter, he Is
now = railroad regulatlonist with a
railroad Vice-president as a favorite
cabinet advisor. The president was
commercially active In settling the
anthracite coal strike in the populout
state Of Pennsylvania before an
election; he utterly neglected 1. more
horrible and dangerous situation Ii
the unpopulouS state Of Colorado
he prosecuted the Nothern securities
case until the band struck up, ant
then he quit. He dropped the stee
trust case before getting ever tina
far, The postoGlce investigation wal
persued far enough to announce t,
the people that he did not approve o
bribery, and then the lid was put on
He followed his tariff reform an,
trust ideas for three weeks and thel
succumbed to a boil on his leg. TwI
years ago be champloned' a mos
brutal Interpretation Of the historl
Monroe Doctrine with a big site
accompaniment, and now he is IN
row with the senate over a long lis
Of CompulSOry arbitration conventions
He has never had an enthusiasm tina
lasted six months. 10 the realm @
statecratt as In fads OF physica
exercise his interest is only transient
He has been a rough rider, a WOO
chopper, a tennis fiend, a boxer,
wildcat hunter and a jack rabbi
chaser. And even this list omlts hi
enthusiasm for the harmless blac
bear Of Mississippi cane breaks an
the more recent Jiu Jitsu.
If the president had as much {
persistent purpose as he has of instar
resolution, the prospect Of severe
salutary reforms would be mos
cheering. The people are with hi
10 the matter be now has In hanC
He can carry the day, II he vii
He will not have to take approximate
what be wants; he can get exactl
what he wants, And II he were
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

The Santa Fe railroad last week let
the largest contract for rolling stock
ever made at one time except for
initial equipment. 1t included forty
Eve compound locomotives and $500
freight cans.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

The professors of the National
University Of st. Petersburg by a
vote Of Ill to 2 resolved to quit
teaching until certain political
demands are granted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

Rolla Wells has sgniied his con.
sent TO TO accept the nomination for
mayor, II 1t Is the will OF the St.
Louis democrats There will probably
be no other candidate 10 the field for
the democratic nomination.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25
The Great and Good.

In the effort to appreciate vari-
Gus forms of greatness, let us not
underestimate the value of a sim
pie good life.-N. Y Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

Walmsley, friend Of the birds and
the fishes. has introduced a bill In the
legislature making it Unable OfIense
to use a repeating shot gun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

Several states have taken prompt
action looking to an investigation Of
r. c.r'ctt 1. Tie Standard Oh
Company. 1t begins to look as
thought a war we're on
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

Oklahoma, even Southern Okla.
homa, was treated last week to the
greatest SNOW the oldest inhahitant
ever saw there-eight inches.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

NorE.-Avoidbak ing powde rsmadef from
alum. They look like pure powders,
and may raise the cake, but alum
is a poison and no one can eat food
mixed with it without injury to health.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-02-25

PRICE BAKING
Co,
CHICAGO
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Alfalfa Food Product.

Five hundred tons of Colorado irri-
gated alfalfa hay are wanted at Elgin,
Illinois, and Prof. w. Il. Olin, in
structor in agronomy at the State Ag-
ricultural School. is trying to secure
it for the firm making the request. His
interest in the matter is that he wants
to open new market for a Colorado
product. Friday he bought five cars
at Holly and is looking for more.
The firm that wants the hay pre-.
pares foof stuff, and is making
huge success. 1t started two years ago
with 500-tOn plant and is now
doubling the capacity. 1t takes the al
falfa, kiln dries it and cuts it up. Then
it is mixed with other foods to produce
various results. For dairies it is
mixed with sugar beet pulp for poul-
try it is mixed with certain grains and
for stock it has certain mixtures.
This firm has been buying alfalfa in
Texas, Kansas and other states, but
Professor Olin induced it to sample
the Colorado irrigated growth and it
has found it to be better than anything
else. The big order will demonstrate
completely whether the Colorado pro-
duct is the best and will settle the
question of the market. The irrigated
alfalfa is not leached like that grown
by other processes. AS the hay runs
nine to ten tons per car this or
der means at least two trainloads and
perhaps more.-Denver Republican.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Economical Use Of Water.

A visitor in the city the last two
days, says the Denver Republican, has
been F. c. Hermann. of the Agricul-
tural Department, whose headquarters
are at Cheyenne. Mr.. Hermann is en-
gagged under Prof. Elwood Meade in
experimenting for the reclamation SER
vice, and last summer had two sta
tions in Colorado.
At Rocky Ford and Loveland, expert
ments were made in growing sugar
beet. The object was to show the re-
suits in production with differing
amounts of water. and the benefits can
readily be understood. Mr.. Hermann
says they gathered considerable data,
but 1t has not been worked up sufti-
ciently to draw conclusions. Next year
they will take up the study of the till
age of the soil in connection with the
irrigation experiments. If the depart
ment can show that as good crops can
be raised by using half the amount of
water now used something splendid
has been accomplished, because twice
the amount of land now under irriga-
ton can be titled.
The subject of dry farming has taken
the country by storm. but the govern
ment will not accept anybody's conclu-
sions, and is going into the subject it
self. The government experts will in
vestigate the question of how to best
conserve the moisture in the soil, and
Mr.. Meade will make extensive expert
ments during the coming year. Atten-
ton will be particularly directed along
the line of auxiliary irrigation with
wells. For instance, drouths only last
two or three years until they are sue
ceeded by wet seasons again The
farmer in the arid regions, who is de-
pending on sub-soiling. is likely to be
wiped out. But if he has well that
will take care of ten or a dozen acres,
intensiveiy cultivated, he can pull
through.
In India they use auxiliary wells to
a vast extent. In fact, Mr.. Hermann
says, that there is is more land under
irrigation from wells in India than
there is a total area of irrigated land in
America. These experiments are to be
carried on in Texas. Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, Montana. Idaho and the Dakotas
Other experiments to be made are
in winter irrigating. This is practiced
extensively in California and with sue.
cess. The object is to store water in
the soil rather than in reservoirs.
There are billions of gallons of water
going to waste running BY in the win
ter months. The theory is to place this
water on the land in the winter and
saturate it. By turning and loosening
the SOIL it can be retained there and
1t will not be necessary to irrigate in
the warm months. If these experiments
are successful, it can readily be seen
that it means multiplying the irrigable
land by three with the amount of water
that is obtainable. All the government
or other irrigation projects would be
as 80 cents to a silver dollar in COM
parison in bringing land under cult
vation.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
SHOT BY TWO BOYS.
Prominent Colorado Springs Man
Dangerously Wounded.

Colorado Springs.-Frank L. Scott.
vice president of the Davie Realty
Company Of this city and for twenty
years a prominent business man Of Ell
Paso county, was shot in the back by
two unknown boys at 1905 o'clock
Wednesday night, while on his way to
the Santa Fe depot, where he intended
to join his wife in California.
Scott was removed to ST. Francis
hospital and probably will die. He
is thought not to have had an enemy
in the world and the only solution of
the mystery is that the assault was
the result of an attempt at highway
robbery.
According to Scott's statement in
the hospital, he was walking east on
Pixies Peak avenue, near Wahsatch
avenue. two blocks from the depot. a
valise in either hand, when he met two
youths. After he had passed about
ten feet beyond them they cried halt"
and Immediately afterward he fell to
the ground,d shot in the back.
Mr.. Scott described his assailants
as "a couple of kids about twenty
years old" He declared that he had
never seen them before and believes
that robbery was their object. One
wore cap. another a hat, and both
were of slim build. Both wore dark
clothes.
Captain Stewart has the entire day
and night force searching for the
youths, while mounted deputies under
the direction of Under Sheriff Day.
ton are securing the outskirts of the
city.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
THE FARM AND RANGE

Ihere is an interesting class at the
Colorado Agricultural College this win
Ter. II is known as the short course
In domestic science and agriculture,
ana II Is proving a success. There are
hundreds of boys and girls on the
farms OF Colorado, who can not be
spared away from home except for a
short time in the winter months, and
this course is made up of three months
terms in November, December and
January. II lasts two years and at the
end OF 1t the student has received a
training which should open a way for
MIN to realize that the every day
things In farm life may be studied sci
entif1cally. The boys are taught ami
NAL husbandry. agronOmy, horticul-
ture, veterinary science, bookkeeping.
etc. The girls take up hygiene and
physiology, sewing, cooking, home
nursing, dairying laundrying, garden
ing etc.
Bulletin No. 104 of the Colorado Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station is
entitled "A Rust Resisting Canta.
ioupe. The conclusion arrived at is
the necessity of selecting seed from
rust resisting plants. 1t says: THE
netting of canteloupe has long been
considered an attractive fancy feature.
and without question it is the essence
OF its appearance on the market, and
experience reveals that 1t has value
In protecting the keeping qualities Of
the melons on long shipments. The
words Rocky Ford" scratched on the
surface OF green melon appeared in
the netting at maturity, thus showing
that the netting of cantaloupe il
merely tracery of callous formed by
the natural cracking of the surface OF
the melon. By observation and tests
it is shown that close netted melon
does not lose weight by evaporation as
rapidly as one less covered with net
ting. thus its keeping and shipping
qualities are largely determined by the
amount of netting on its surface"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Senator Patterson For Adams.

Denver.-The News prints the fol
lowing special telegram from Washing
ton: Senator Pattersons attention
was called to articles appearing in the
Saturday Sun, William Gritfith's paper,
favorable to his nomination for gov.
ernor and to favorable expressions OF
opinion to the paper from some of Sen.
ator Patterson's friends The senator
said such talk is futile
Il am not and will not under any
possible contingency be candidate
for governor, nor would l accept a
nomination although unanimously ten.
dered. No one should be thought OF
for governor by the Democratic party
of Colorado but Alva Adams.
''He was tlagrantly cheated out OF
the Office after he had been unques.
tionably elected by the people, by the
Legislature. His election in view of the
large majority given to President
Roosevelt proves his great popularity.
have no question but what he is 5000
votes stronger for the office of gov.
ernor than any other Democrat in the
state. 1t would, in my opinion, be po-
litical suicide for the porty to nominate
anybody but Adams for governor"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Which Garfield?

The news of President Garfield's
election did not reach the town of
Lee, in Massachusetts,, until the day
after the count. 1t happened that In
the town there was man named Gar
field who ran mill, and he had son
named Henry. When the news ar
rived, some one yelled to the crowd
that was hanging around the general
ioafing place: Garfield is elected
president" and Immediately an old
Imam called back to him: which one.
Hen or the old man? ?'-Boston Her
aid