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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
VALUE OF A MoToR-BoAr.
All Sorts Of Graft Are Being EquippsA
with Auto EngdnSs-oost Of
the Racers.

The auto-boat, although only
a plaything, is not without In
uses If it were not for the fadS
that rich men have, many of the
pieces of machinery used in trade
and commerce would never have
been developed. The money q
wealthy man spends for theSa
playthings, enables the designer
and inventor to devote their timal
to the development Of the ma,
chine. At first the toy Is cOstly,l
but by constant experimenting Il
10 perfected, and then it is fOundit
can be used for other things; %
the gas engine has developed until
Ill ID the most popular motor bos
boats Of small size, not only for
pleasure craft but for vessels USED
in commerce, and now 10 beinR.
taken up bythe:aGVy GepartneAt,
says PearsonSg Magazine.
1t has been estimated that
there, are In the WGterS Of the
URits& States mere than l5,e00,
boats With gas sngEAaSyy Ia aouSay
thu meteor IL an auxiliary to tn;
SPi(s, eaudsiA Others thSeASeATfNS
fntAe only power Wa17etA&AuS&
beGtspresent tkespectaSulaF part
Of the sport, motor bOGtu are uOw
SO'popnlar among SaeAtSnESn that;
all sorts Of craft are being bu1tt
and equipped with gaa ehgiRSs.,
GAd, while these arr, net built HoS
speed, mRHy-o of them can Ae4aoe4
The American Power Boat assOca,
AtiSn has formed a rule By which
slew cruiSing boatS can be raced
against the fast racing machines.
the cruiser getting an allowances
OF time according to itB displaess
Asnt and power Of its engine, 80
that 1t has a fairchAnce, all things
being equal, Of winning. 90
These semi,raceTs, as they are
called, are good boats for after
noon sport. They are substan-
tally built; and with their low
power motors. are comfortable in
almost any kind:of weather. Then,.
too, they do not cost nearly a0
much as a racing machine. .0neSE
the fast boats will cost from SO.
600 to SIS, 900, while the uensE..
racer will cost only as many hun.
dredS. These semi.raOers are
found all over the country. Isl.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

A second installment Of names 10
being AgreednpOn De meriting tablets
IN the Hall Of Fame established some
five years ago 10 connection with
New York University. The original
list selected several years ago con-
tanned t~wentY.nine names. The
completed list Is to contain one
hundred names. One hundred savants
and college professors constitute the
board which passes upon the names Of
all eminent Americans and decides
whether they belong to the list Of
1.-THE one hundred greatest Amert
cans" The first list agreed upon by
the judges is as follows: Emerson;
LongfelloW, Irving, Hawthorne, Ed;
wards, Horace Mann, Beechet, Chan.
ming, Fulton Morse, whitney,
Audubon, Gray, Grant, Ferragut,
Lee, Washington, Lincoln, Webster,
Franklin, Jefferson, Clay, John
Adams, Marshall; Kent, Storey,
Peabody, Stuart and Peter Cooper,
The list selected this week to be
added to the foregoing twenty nine ID
as followS' Whittier, Lowell, Maria
Mitchell, Mary Lyons, Emma
Willard, Alexander Hamilton, John
Paul Jones, John Quincy Adams and
james Madison. There is probability
that the whole thing will degenerate
into a joke. When Summer, Calhoun,
Patrick Henry and Poe are defeated
by decisive majorlties 10 favor of
some Ot-the names In both Of the lists
above there is strong p~rovocatlon to
ridicule. II Rocked in the Cradle
of the Deep is entitled to = tablet
Mother Goose's melodies deserves a
temple. II Fulton, who did not first
apply steam to navigation, is
deserving Of this distinction what is
to be said Of the heating stove man, or
the selibinder man or the inventor of
any one Of the comptometersP
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
TuesAAy, October Sd, l0OH.

VueeAAys OcJoDe 90 lSVo,
John " Huteheson to Walter W
Hancock, consideration. 1850; lot IN
Odessa.
Albert JordAa to John E Hill, con,
SIdsrAtioE, $500; 2 lots 10 RAEsrly.
Wednesday, October Ith, 1905.
Sophia BnddsmsyVr to Henry
Buddemeyer, considerations, 84OO; lot
In Wellington.
Ed " Kruse to L G Files, ConSidera-
ton, e26; lot In HiGginSville.
Della Simpson BY theriff to John and
Sherman Marshall, consideration,
ol02; pit 2 lots in Lexington.
Thursday, October 9th, 1905.
Roman Catholic Church by Trs, 10
John Hogan. ConsiderGtion, $4,000
2 lots in Dover. 20
Henry q DreWel to Willis S Crews,
consideration, S2,5S7; 60 acres.
Frank MeierAnd' to W D Sims, con.
liberation, sl, 400; 2 lots in Corder.
+ Josephine Phillips to Andrew Goe'z,
consideration, a5, 1O7.S 6; 5O'S2 acre..
Friday, October 9th, 1905.
Kate NJ Ashurst and husband ct al,
10 William SChreiman, consideration,
$3.50; 40 "a. EOS !.
Monday, October tb, 1905 So
Fred D LieOer to. William III
Stratman, consideration el75i 4 lOly
70 ConcordiA. 9,. a..
Young P Mccormack to William Z
Fam, consideration, 1890; IS azores.
/ John Price to Frank Q Price con
liberation, 81; 1l28 acres and other
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The scandals unearthed by the
investigation committee Of the New
York legislature in connection with
the administration Of the affairs OF
the Equitable, Mutual and New
York life insurance companies have
shocked the world. The amount Of
money thus far found to have been
diverted to improper uses by the
three great companies under
investigation is not SO very large con-
sidering the amount handled. But
the enormity OF these transactions is
magni6ed by their unnecessariness
The loss to the country is not to be
estimated by auditing the millions
that have gone to influence legisla-
tlon, to corrupt the electorate, to
furnish salaries two or three times as
great as that Of the president Of the
nation, to provide slnecures for
relatives and connections Of the
officials, to AFFORD commissions for
tavoriteS. The chief loss has been in
the destruction Of conhdence. The
business Of the world reSs upon
faith, And'there IL both less occasion
and less excuse for this faith TO- be
shocked by the acts Of those who
stand In hduciSry relation to the
people than In the case Of any other
business men Whatever. The state
ment Of MCCALL that 1t is necessary
for the Insurance companies to spend
millions every year IN wardlng on the
attacks Of Legislative "Sandbaggers''
is the Rawlings Of . silly calf. The
Thousands Of policy holders everywhere
would take care Of the sAndbSgger.
Bat the insurance bHAiReSs 10 not a
private business. Mccall does not
own the New York Life Insurance
concern. he iS elected By the policy
holders to perform legitimate
fnhCtioRs. And II the state legislS-
tuFe sees 1t to pass laws injuEiess TO
the policy holders it is none Of
McCalls business. The policy
holders have other means OF dealing
with legislatures fthap employing
McCall's friends at extravagans
salaries to violate the bribery laws.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The residents OF Clayton road,
stimulated by the uprising in Audrian
county, have petltiOned the County
Court Of St Louis county for the
appointment Of shotgun guards to
regulate automobile drivers 10 that
vicinity. Meanwhile the excitement
IN Audrain is subSiding and the
horses are learning to pay no atten
tion to the autos
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

Senator Stone has announced that
he has determined to consider IL a
part o! his mission In the senate to
work for the progressive improvement
OF the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
1t is a good field for an active man.
The railroads have used their lnfiu-
ence against the governments care
Of these great waterways for years
and two years ago it was announced
that the Missouri river would be
abandoned by congress. If river i'm.
provement for the sake OF transporta-
ton be dismissed from consideration,
there still remains abundant reason
Tor government cafe Of these streams.
Inc beds Of rivers which flow through
agricultural regions fill up every few
years and new channels have to be
formed. To prevent e%ncroachment
upon valuable private property many
OF the states Of Europe used to wall
up the rivers with stone. The walls
bad to be made higher from time to
time as the beds Of the streams filed
up, until 10 many cases, like ihe Pc,
the bottoms of the rivers we're seventy
feet above the level Of the surround.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

According tUa tabulated report made
from the last statement OF the Score.
tary of State Of Missouri, Saline county
ranks first and Lafayette county
second In the record Of their banks.
This is exclusive OF the counties in
which ST. Louis, Kansas City and St..
Joseph are situated, In Saline county
the aggregate capital stock Of the
ffteen banks is $685., 900 and the
aggregate surplus H. 22 including
Individual profits. In Lafayette
counts the aggregate capital stock Of
the thirteen banks was $500, 900 and
the aggregate permanent surplus
Ol69, 900.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
Boone county is TO nave A law corrt

Boone county is to have a new court
house. The Columbia Statesman
generously gives the credit to a Cen.
tralia citizen by the name Of Thomas
Carter, who wrote an article showing
that the new court house would cost
the farmers less than three cents per
acre for three years. But it is believed
that the Statesman did it. An
article In that paper two months ago
relating tradition to the effect that
= two gallon Jug Of whiskey was
placed In the cornerstone Of the old
court house fifty Vears ago is believed
to have done the work. There must
be thousands Of citizens Of Old Boone
curious to know how old time whiskey
tastes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
SOAP CURES HIGHT pooRa
Furniture Nan Tells How to OpGN
Dresser Drawers THAT s6sE5 LEI
~ Other Remedies. st.,

Patrons come to me every 6ag
and saythGtthe drawers Of dress,
ers and other furniture stick Aest
and cannot be opened or shut
without great difficulty said the
complaint man" ina Chicago fur.
niture stores This 10 a trouble
with much furniture, especially
that which is newgSnd IL especial:
ly common in the spring ~ /,
"Whatrdo we do in such caSesF
We simply tell the customers to
wet the surface Of a bar of con-
mon laundry soap and rub it Hrnf
ly.oyer the parts Of the wood tina
stick. This makes the surfaot|
smooth and slippery, and in near.
ly all cases the drawer will slide
easily, especially after it has beef
opened and shut a few times.
Inns alsols valuable with door
which, in new flats, are likely 4
settle or are apt to sCrape at tb
top as the building settles. jus
use soap on them and save thI
trouble of calling in a carpenter
who will plane the varnish off.
"China cabinet doors, witt
curved glass cause US. a lot of tror
bic, but most of the tightness cs
be remedied by the use of soap an
a few applications Of sand paper"
The furniture man gave anot6.
er "helpful hint"
IF mission furniture, with the
dull finish, loses it's smooth sur.
face and characteristic waxy an.
pearance," he said, "do not de-.
SPAR and send it to the renovatoE.
Take a pound cake of common
1oor wax and rub it over the sur.
face until the finish is restored. II
you have no floor wax use bees.
wax, and if you prefer something.
made especially for the purpose,
you can buy liquid preparations,
one of which will remove the old
finish, leaving the table top or
other object ready for the applioa,
tion of the other substance, which
will duplicate the original finish"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The first sentence 10 the demo
cratic state platform of Massachusetts
adopted at Boston last Friday reads:
"The paramount issue at this time
before the people OF Massachusetts is
relief from tariff restrictions" The
platform then recites a list of raw
materials which, it is asserted, ought
to be on the free list. Among these
is lumber, Now 1t is a little singular
that New Englanders of every pollticyl
faith were in favor Of tariff on lumber
a few years ago, before their forests
were exhausted. Now the timbered
southern states want protection Of
this industry and New England
wants free trade.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

In a notable magazine article Sir
John Gorst, one Of England best
known public men, sets forth his
views on the subject Of the physical
degeneration Of the English people.
In the course 81, this Article the
writer says that half of the populA-
tion Of England is supported by the
other half, not in the way Of. wages
for services, but in the way Of
charity. He points out the destruC.
zion Of the yeoman class and the
gathering Of the land into large hold
ings as the prime cause Of the trouble,
without remedying which cure Is
impossible.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The American Dressed Beef and
Provision Company, the new million
dollar Independent packing concern
Of Kansas City, closed doBnat the end
of the first day last week. 1t could
not sell Its product without the label
Of q government Inspector and though
it applied for an inspector three
months ago, none has been appointed.
This has been the history OF dozens Of
independent packing houses. II A.
would join the trust It could get an
inspector promptly. TheGoRaunmgnt
lie furnishing its inapsctOrs to trust
concerns only, It seems.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

To sugar cure pork-Allow TIE hog
to thoroughly cool before cutting,
carefully trim hams and shoulders and
split the sides in two l~engthwise.
Sprinkle bottom of barrel with fine
salt, and Tub each piece of meat with
salt. Pack in barrel with hams on
tue bottom, shoulders next and sides
on top. After three days cover the
meat with brine made as follows:
Water, eight gallons; salt, twelve
pounds; sugar, three pounds; salt.
peter, three ounces; concentrated I've.
three teasPoonsful. Boil all together
aud skim. After cooling, pour over
the meat. -e0ve in brine from four to
six weeks, then smoke as desired.
The brine should be strong enough to
bear up an egg.-Farm Journal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
Biggest Family.

The record in family numbers
belongs to Scotland. 1t is that Of
a Scotch weaver in the seven.
teenth century, whose vile bore
him 81 children. Only 10 died in
childhood, 46 sons and four daugh.
tiers living to be 81 and upward.
This almost incredible record ia
fully and absolutely authenticat
ed. Sir John Bowes and three
other gentlemen each adopted and
reared ten of this prodigious
family.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The second number VI The first vol.
ume Of Sturm's Statehood Magazine
has been received at this Office. 1t is
growing more magazine like with
each issue. In subject matter it is
largely local, as the Intention was.
There are eighty two pages Of inter-
esting reading matter, illustrated
with attractive halt tone cuts.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14


julie G. COe, of the Higginsyille
Jefrersonian, informs the lNTELLI-
eENoER that he expects to be = can
.didAte for the ofiCe Of circuit clerk
at the next election. In the issue Of
his, paper, this week he says that he
is. induced to make the announce
ment at this time on account Of re
ports TO the effect that he was, exr
pected to run for several other
county Ofices. Mr.. Coe has long beena
democratic worker IN this county,
Fol fourteen years he conducted !
democratic newspaper in Odessa and
since that time he has. been per-
forming , Rimilar service In Higgins.
ville He 10 we'll known and widely
popular throughout the county and
would make a faithful ppblieoficer,
IL elected. i, .,,;a ,,,i a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

log country. In recent years IT hiss
become the custom Of European M.
tons to-dFedge theiLrlverS depositing
the sand upon the banks, In this
way the channels are kept narrower,
deeper and slaughter and the stresEGs
arc more useful 10 navigation. IN
this way and In this way only can
the valuable bottoms along the Mis-
souri, and MiSBissippI rivers be per.
maneDtly saved. With straighter
and safer channels the rivers will be
restored to commerce and heavy
freight will again seek this means Of
transportation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The health department Of New
York City has Issued q circular In
which 1t is stated that the death rate
tsloWer than II has been 10 that city
fora hundred years. Emphasis is
laid upon the work Of q special com.
mission appointed to investigate the
P~veventable causes Of respiratory
3~ffaases.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
Mr.. Bryan Abroad.

William J. Bryan sailed from San
Francisco September p. Mr.. Bryan
will make a voyage around the world.
iln the course Of his journey be will
visit Hawaii, China, the Philippine
Islands, India, Australia, New Zea.
land. Egypt Palestine, Greece,
Turkey, Italy. Spain, Switzerland,
Germany. France, Norway, Sweden,
Denmark, Russia, Holland and the
Britise Isles.
In each Of these countries Mr.. Bryan
will write for his paper, The
Commoner one or more letter.
describing his observations. 1t Il
needless TO say that Mr.. Bryan's
letters VIII be interesting to men and
women, regardless TO political
prejudice. Those desiring to avail
themselves Of the opportunity TO read
these letters should lose no time IN
subscribing for The Oommoner.
Attention iS invited to an announce.
ment, relating to these letters, printed
in another column Of the issue. We
are able to offer special inducement
to any one who desires to read Mr..
Bryan's articles. 30
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suspioious

"But, Rosa, if you have no tai
ent for painting, why not take up
chemistryT
Impossible, papal The other
members of the Emancipated club
would think | was trying to learn
cooking in a roundabout wag"-
Meggendorfer Blaetter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

1t appears from the Investigations
now going on in New York that the
AcCurdy family had been drawing in
salsriessS2TO,OOO per annum. With
strict economy this ought to have
been, ~suficient to maintain them in
reasonable comfort.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

A new packing company, The
American Dressed Beef and Provision
Company, with a capital stock Of
81, 600, 600 began operation In Kansas
City last Saturday. 1t starts out
independent OF the trust
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The Could Ramsay fight for con.
SfOl of the Wabash has served to
allEm Wall street even more than
the insurance Investigations. An
Investigation Of railroad frauds and
gratis is fesrsd-an Investigation
which II thorough would doubtless
lcaa to scandals aRd uprisings such as
the financial world has never seen.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
olp MEANINGS oF WORDS.
RaSrs Names OF the Different Parts
Of the Human Body Came From
by a College Paper.

In an official publication Of the
University of Wisconsin James
DaVie Butler tells what the names
of some parts of the body
come from. MANY persons" he
says, "elbow their way through
the world and yet cannot tell why
their own elbows are so named.
They forget that the syllable
'elP was once our name for arm
and then for ameasure Of an arms
length, q sense that is plain still
In the proverb; Give an inch and
be viii take an ELL In the light Of
this obsolete meaning elbow 10
clearly armbOw, the bend Of the
arm. Finger Is allied TO fang
and 80 means graspOr; and
HGnd' has a similar sense because
from the same root as hound the
game gRASpeT, and with 'appre-
hsnd.' Nail being from the
same root 40 nag teaches that
tagging 70 q Agurative scratching
With the eRdSs Of the fingers,
WRIST y what, vreetg or turns
che hand and Is palmer when We
sad that 'foot.Whst' was IA old
nAAefogthO SAklS. Vertsbrae'sre
eiSO turner's, the bones onywfiek.
the body tsVns round horizontal
III While launches literally
RSlas, analogous to klnEeI'
nSa what II tHPRs uPOA up and
ASwA. Is tIAstep'. n .s4lll spclleG a.
eASO II vaS;' 'instOSPt would de-.
lSeribe itself a. the foot's stoop or
bead Inward to the ankle.
Muscle which means mouse.
takes its name from it's shape, and
the ends which stretch it are ten.
dNns, which il Latin for stretch
srS. Beginners In Latin are
pleased to learn that the Uvula, at
the root Of the tongue, means a
grape cluster; that the claviele,
Nhiah locks up the chest, means
key; that a certain vein ia called
jugular, meaning pertaining to a
poke, because near the yoke Of the
right and left ribs. Nostrip Is
nose drill, for 1t pierces the nose
as drills do rocks. Artery ETY.
mQlogically 10 an air,tube and 30
perhaps was once pronounced
artery. No blood being found in
arteries after death, 1t was nat.
ural, since nature abhors a vacu-
an, to think those empty vessels
to be air pipes or ducts for vital
spirits which were quite distinct
froThtbat in the veins.
"'NutEle is not a digniled word
Tor mouth, but it has an origin and
relations worth knowing. 1t
means a bitter and is cognate with
'morsfp and 'remorse.' MuzEle'
is q bitter, 'mOrsep is what is bit.
ten and remOrse is an afterbite.
Instead Of transferring from Lat,
in the phrase 'remorse Of con.
science Angio,Sa1ons translated
1t the '~again-bite Of inwit, the
title Of an ancient poem dating
from the year 1910. Jaws would
be a palmer word If spelled now
as it was incur Bible of 1911
that's, 'chawes-T will put hook,
in thychawes.'" 4
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
Cremation Gains Favor

Body burning gains favor slow.
~. Statistics Of the French So.
ciety for the Encouragement Of
Cremation show that there are
now 80 crematOries in Europe and
America, and in these 1885, 900 bod.
les have been incinerated. Ger.
many has nine crematories, iu
which'1,SSl bodies were burned in
1904, a gain of 300 over the preyi.
Gus year. South America is be.
coming interested, and Buenos
Ayres reports $40 cremations for
last year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14
Jap Losses In War.

Official returns of the casualties Of
the Japanese army throughout the
war show 1880 killed, 1920 died of
wounds, and $1,000 died Of diseases. a
total Of !, 45O dead.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

There is much to be read nova.
days about Cuba's labor famine-the
want OF laborers to handle the crops
Of sugar, tobacco and fruits. Labor
fGmines e to be incident to pollt-
iCal freedom.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14

The Kansas City Star quotes PresI.
dent Roosevelt as saying that he is In
favor Of single statehood for Okla
homa and Indian Territory. He also
says he would like to see New Mexico
and Arizona come 10 as one state. 1t
is strange that republicans found it
so important to divide Dakota a few
years ago and bring it In as two
states. .
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-10-14


The insurance oliclals caught In
the Investigation now going on may
preach all they please about their
giving money to Legislators to prevent
the passage Of laws hostile to policy
holders. 1T has been shown that TIE
policy holders mones went to puf.
chase immunity and license acctuihg
to the oniclals themselves. There
would have been little occasion FOR
juggling with the books and accounts
II the purposes Of the oficials had
been altruIstic. The penitentisry at
hard labor would be good experience
for several men who have been enjoy.
Ing salaries twoor three times as great
as the president Of the United States.