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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04
Special Bargains in
Real
Fire and
Tornado
Insurance
Applications for Surety
Bonds Received.
Firman B. White
6 doors East post Office,
Dover Items.

Willis Harwood is on the sick list
this week.
Mrs. Ella Stol'e shopped in Lex
lngtou Thursday.
Bob Montague, of Marshall, was IN
town Wednesday.
o. W Hsggard had business in
Lexington Saturday.
Frank Gordon aud wife shopped In
Lexington Saturday.
w. S. McGee is visiting relatives 10
Spokane, Washington.
Mrs. Will Neer entertained the
Reading Circle last FId4y night,
willard Smrh Is spending this week
with his parents in eastern Kansas.
Mesdames R. L Fox and B. f,
Cox spent last Saturday IN Lexington.
Mrs. Willis Mdone IS 10 Kansas
City taking treatment from a specialist.
Mrs. L ". Cox and daughter, Mrs,
Frank Evans, spent Frid.y in Lex
Ington.
Mrs. l.. P. Brown is expected tc
arrive Friday for an extended visi
with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Cox.
Mrs. w. Q " bite came home Tues
day from a weeks visit WITH he
daughter, Mrs. John DysarI, in Hig
g%insvllle.
MT. and Mrs. T. B. Winn returne'
recently from a two months VISIT wit.
their daughter, Mrs. Sid R4dclif, a
Louisville, KY.
Fletcher Cox and Frank Evans cam
in sunday night from a %prospectIn
trip through Colorado. They WI
ocate there in the spring.
The ladies' OF tue Christian churc
gave a candy pulling and Hallowe'e
social IN the basement Of the Baptil
church Tuesday night. They realize
about nine dollars.
Mrs. Oliver Martin entertained
didner last Sunday Buck Stark wi
and little daughter, j. R. PlaItenbul
and family, Mrs. AddIe Wells, Mr.
Lizzie Nesmith and daughter, Mi
Mary, and Willie Harwood.
Hilton Lewis, who was so unto
tunate as to get his leg broken Ia
Thur, day, is getting along nice
under DR.. W. G.. Harwood's tre'
ment. Mr.. Lewis and family NOV
to town last Saturday and are oeC
N plying the house recently v0cated
William Dysart.
R. w. Ashworth and wife VIZ
FAILED to Odessa Sunday evening by I
occidental death Of Mrs. AshwortI
Their, MI, Brouehton, of that pla
he people Of Dover regret very mt
hear of Mr.. Broughton's dea
had visited his daughter and mt
4 ny friends here.
o1erman WAhl, Jr., shot and Kill
large black eagle Wednesday at
ther's farm north of town. 1t
nsghted in a large walnut tree VIII
Nod quite near the house. 1t me
Gay d Z feet from tip to tip. He 6
rag IN Fox & Mcdaniel, who sent i
1sAs City to have it mounted.
will be on exhibition at their placr
business later.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04

Miss Kate GeigeT returned 4
Kansas City ThorSda5onRht,
Casper Gruber wenttohAanSaS \
Thursday morning,eq business
Henry Sinauer went TO Kansas (
Thursday mornidg USbuAhdSsc
August Marcks- EtaAt to Napo
Thursday morning on business,
Read Reynolds I'd w anohaeE
umn In this issue.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04

During the tweive months ended
june 80, 1905 Ss6 persons were xii ed
and 1873 injured as the result of
accidents on railroad trains, according
to a report of the Interstate commerce
commission.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04

Civics, Education, Household EcoI-
omics aud Pure Food, Civil Service
Reform, Legislation, Industrial and
Child Labor, Forestry and Tree Plant
ing, Art, Library Extension, comprise
the list OF CIVIC topics practically
treated by The Chautauquan this year
for the use OF the women's clubs and
all organizations interested. The
National Federation Of Women's Clubs
has recommended these topics and
they may be useo anywhere to unite
local organization IN a common inter
est so as to achieve combined result .
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04
Smiths SIRE Kidney Cure.

The only guaranteed kidney remedy.
Buy it-try it--it costs you nothing Il
it fails. Price so cents, Crenshaw s.
Young. mar25y1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04

Born, neal Coneordia, to the wife Of
VIM. Holston, on Sunday, October 10,
1905, a fine girl.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-11-04
No hunting.

Anyone caught hunting on my
place will be prosecuted,
l0-23d&wml LOUIS G. ECKLE
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
F., More Practical Interpretation.

Representative Burleson of Texas
raises what would be termed in his
State a mighty lot of cotton. He is
oftentimes unable to get labor to pick
1T. During the last cotton-p picking sea-
son the negroes got up a big revival
meeting, and there was little work done
and hundreds of pounds of cotton were
being lost Some of the best pickers
''got religion and went off to preach
One OF the best hands on the place
went to Mr.. Burleson one morning and
told him of a vision.
II see de big white clouds a-rollin'
aroua' an a-tun.blin' an a-turnin', an
on dem clouds was de letters P. c. in
blazin' fire.
well. what of it?'' Mr.. Burleson
asked. suspecting that his cotton-p picker
had got religion" What do you
think those letters P. c. stood for?"
"Dey stan's for Preach Christ. de-
clared the darky. AN means Use got
to go out an preach.
Not at all. Nose, not at all, an
swered Mr.. Burleson. THE letters P.
G. stand for Pick Cotton and you get
your sack and go out or the devil will
get you sure"
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
FIND NO TRAC OF Ho1Comn

OAKLAND. May 20.-No trace has
yet been found of Myron T. Holcon1b.
the former head of the firm of HoI-
comb, Breed & Bancroft. who disap-
peared two weeks ago, and his wife is
now prostrated at Los Angeles, where
she went shortly before her husband
disappeared.
1t has been stated by members of the
firm of which Holcomb was formerly
the head that his accounts in the ofice
are perfectly straight. A H Breed
said tonight that he had not yet heard
anything of the missing man, but that
his financial affairs are all in good
condition so far as can be learned
from the people with whom he has of
late transacted business
Rumor has connected the name of
Holcomb with that of Miss Lydia
Schroth. the daughter of Julius Schroth
of 1850 Fell street. in San Francisco.
but the father of the girl denies that
she ran away with the missing man.
Schroth says that she left home to es-
cape the unwelcome attentions which
Holcomb persisted in showing her.
Miss Schroth is a sister of the wife
of Charles Scharf, proprietor of the
Maison de rOpera, a well-known
French restaurant in this city
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
a Desk in the Sidewalk.

Thousands and thousands of r-ople
tranple under foot daily a very valu-
able clock, which singularly enough, re-
mains uninjured and continues to tell
the time with fatal &C -uracy. Only
such as look down when they walk
see il. Most folk do look down. 1t is
a precautionary measure in lower
Broadway, our famous steeplechase
course. A person is liable to take a
fail at any moment. This clock is in
the sidewalk at Maiden lane and
Broadway. BY sharpening your glances
at the paving you will see one square
piece of heavy glass resting on two
squares of the same size, the former in
dicating the hour. the latter the min
utes.
The glass plates are well fitted into
the sidewalk and underneath is the
clock. At night it is Illuminated by
an electric bulb, and is boon to be-
lated pedestrians, night workers and
those who rise early these dark morn
ings Not one person in 1000 notices it
in the daytime On Saturday a mer-
chant wLo walks over it at least
twenty times a day had his attention
called to it. Most amazing" he re-
marked. I'll bet a case of wine it
wasn't there Friday" The big Broad
way policeman who looks like Bob
Fitzsimmons says he noticed the clock
three months ago. The jeweler on the
corner SAYS it has been there six
months.-NeW York Press.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
GLASGOW stock Exchange.

We have little or nothing to do with
the Glasgow Stock Exchange, yet in
looking over the share list of Decem-
Der so, 1904, / find that the par value
of securities listed is $4,000, GOO, ,OO0-
Members are not allowed to advertise.
In the old country they go on the prin-
ciple that no respectable broker ever
gives advice. This dictum was enun-
ciated twenty-five years ago by an
eminent English jurist. before whom
a broker sued a client for difference
due on stock transactions He lost his
case, it being clearly proved that he
had egged on his client to buy the
stocks on which the difference arose.
In England and Scotland Stock Ex-
change settlements Are made fort
nightly client gets a run for his
money over there. Very few brokers
ask for margins, but trust to the honor
of their clients to make good any diff
ferences If the difference be in a
clients favor the broker mails 2 check
on settlement day.-New York Press
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
BROKEN WHEEL
MENACES LIFE
Goodness of Henry Buffers
Prevents Serious and Pos.
sibly a Fatal Accident
TALLY-HO rs WRECKED
Skillful Handling OF Four
Terrified Horses Enables
Party to Escape in Safety

OAKLAND, May 3o.-Prescnce OF
mind and a steady hand on the part OF
Henry A. Buffers, the well-known capi-
talist. prevented a serious and possibly
fatal accident this morning when the
wheel OF four-horse tally-ho, on
which Mr.. Buffers was taking a party
of guests for drive, gave way on
striking car track at Thirteenth ana
Franklin streets. The corner OF the
coach dropped to the ground and the
members of the party were severely
shaken. but fortunately no one was IN
jured.
AS the wheel broke the four horses
became frightened, but Mr.. Cutters
who was driving. gave all his atten-
tion to the team and quickly controlled
the animals. He made no attempt 10
dismount from the wrecked ally-ho
until the danger of a runaway was
over AS soon as possible the party
secured another vehicle and the inter-
rupted trip was resumed as If nothing
had happened.
Those who were in the coaching
party when the accident happened
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A Buffers,
Miss c. Nicol, Miss Kitty. Kutz, Miss
Marguerite Buffers, Paul Edwards. Ed
win Nicol, .,are Little and Harry But
tiers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
CONTRA COSTA
SITES VIEWED
University Farm Commission
Inspects Ranches Near
Walnut Creek From Auto
PARTY is IMPRESSED
Rich Lands Without Need
of Irrigation May Be Civ
en- Committees Approval

WALNUT CREEK. May zo.-In auto
mobiles Governor Pardee. accompanied
by President Benjamin Ide Wheeler OF
Wickson. Senator Rush OF Solano
County and Senator Belsnaw and As
semblyman Ellis of Contra Costa Coun-
ty, yesterday inspected the sites that
have been offered for the State Uni
versity farm in this locality.
The inspection party was met at Mar
tinez by Supervisors Harrison, Tormey
and Randall. with seven automobiles
and leaving the county seat, passed
through Pacheco and Concord to Wal
nut Creek. At this point the party was
met by a reception committee, consist
ing of W. S. Burpee. w. A. Rogers, E,
l. Hutchinson. ]. M Stow, Frank Gavin
and G. W. Westcott who escorted them
to a luncheon served at the headquar-
ters of the Bullshead Club.
After luncheon the automobiles were
again called into use and several sites
that have been offered for the farm
inspected and a run made as far as
Danville- All the members of the party
were loud in their praise of the Wal
nut Creek section, which comprises
some of the richest and most fertile
land in the State and is easily acces-
sible both by road and train to the
State University. This land needs no
irrigation and is generally recognized
as being unexcelled in the State in the
variety and excellence of its crops. IT
produces grapes, grain, almonds, prunes
and all varieties of small fruits, besides
holding a reputation for contribut-
ing the finest of hay to the San Fran
cisco market.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
The Training of Girls.

The qualities of bodily excellence in
woman are distinctive. and to these
her training should tend The games
and exercises which develop quickness
and accuracy of perception and re-
sponse, frmnesS and gent1eness OF
hand, steadiness of poise and grace of
movement-that grace which comes
from the application of just enough
power and no more than is needed to
do a certain thing weII-these, rather
than the rougher and heavier sports
which pile up muscle, are the it pas
times for girl Even if she should
miss a little of the training in bold
ness and tenacity which her brother
is supposed to get in the athletic field,
this would be better than to have
her lose the finer touch, the lighter
step, the easier motion and the sweet
restraint of body that belong to one
whose senses are delicate and whose
personal preferences are at once nice
and sure In the work that she has
to do precision and refinement are
likely to count for more than mere
force. Man builds the house Wom-
an keeps and orders it.-Harper's Ba-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
The Costliest Books.

In one of the London salesrooms the
other day a book was sold for $4,000
1t was a Latin psalter of 1859 and the
price was the second highest ever given
in auction for a printed book. The
record price for book printed with
movable types is $24,750, given in the
same rooms December 10, 1884, at the
Sir John Hayford Thorold sale, for an
other and slightly finer copy of the
same work, the second book printed
with a date at the worlds first print
ing press.
The last mentioned copy remained in
the possession of it's purchaser, the late
Bernard Quaritch, for a long period
and was finally sold after his death tc
j. Pierpont Morgan. Twelve copies
perfect and imperfect. are now knowr
of the psalter of 1859, of which an edi-
ton of twenty copies was printed by
Faust & Schoffer at the expense OF
the Carthusian monastery of st. James
near Mentz.
The copy just sold for 100000 was
discovered in 1887 in the library OF
Count Wilhelm Won Westerholt- -Gysen-
berg. in the castle of Freienthun, near
Klagenfurt, in Carinthia- 1t came into
that farnily's possession on the dissolu-
ton of the monastery of st. James in
17S1.-Chicago Journal
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
4 Normal C,ontinpency.

Two negro women entered an ele-
waited train the other morning carry
ing in their outer skirts. which they
had converted into bags, something
which ratified. The women appeared
ill at ease and looked furtively at the
other passengers when they noticed
that what they carried in their skirts
had aroused curiosity. They were
sitting in the seats which run length
wise along the sides of the car, all the
cross-seats being occupied. Finally
one of these became unoccupied. The
two women arose simultaneously and.
forgetting to lay hold of their skirts,
made dash for the seat. There was
a crash and the passengers who look
ed UP saw the floor Uttered with frag
ments of broken crockery. The negro
women, their skirts now hanging down
as they should, looked at each other
in dismay. They left the car hurried
ly at the next station. One was heard
to say: Use dun tole yo' we; wouldn't
git home with them thar dishiz. !
never yit wuz able to git stolen dishiz
home. New York Tribune.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
enr;ous Causes of Sleep.

Scientists disagree as to the cause
Of drowsiness. Some curious and re-
markable reasons are assigned for the
desire everybody has for sleeping. 1t
is attributed by some people to an ac-
emulation In the system of the poison
Gus products of the wear and tear of
the body during the day. There seems
TO be some measure of truth in this.
for in many diseases the patients are
often sleepless.
Another hypothesis is that the nerve
cells of the brain dwell apart from each
other. as it were, during sleep. The
brain is composed of millions of tiny
bodies called cells, each having sew
eral delicate prolongations, or branches,
for the purpose of communicating with
other cells When the brain is fully
active all these cells are in contact,
or ready to be in contact, with one
another, but the time occasionally
comes, it is thought, when the branches
of all the cells curl up. and their iso-
lation means that complete communi-
cation between the cells ceases. The
state of body and mind that follows
is what is called sleep.
The most probable explanation of
sleep, however, is that in some way or
other the internal condition of the cells
is changed, partly from exhaustion and
partly because of diminished stimula-
tion from other parts of the body
Washington ctar
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
4AMPHITHEATER TO BE
DRESSED IN MARBLE
Donor Said to Have Directed
Architect to Estimate
the Cost.

BERKELEY, May 20.-It is more
than probable that when the thousands
of students, new and old, return to the
University of California next Septem-
Der. the Greek arlphitheater will ap-
pear in a more artistic garb than at
present. It is reported that the donor
of the theater has instructed John
Galen Howard. the university architect,
to make an estimate of the cost of
covering with marble all the seats and
steps within the great circle with a
view to add to the beauty and stability
of the structure as well as to the COM
fort of the spectators.
The a,nphitEeater is distinctly fea-
ture of the University of California
which no other institution of learning
either in Europe or America possesses.
Its auditorium is immense and 5000
spectators are easily accommodated in
the great circle. While intended for
university functions only. yet the
beauty of the spot is so attractive that
scarcely a week passes In which some
civic demonstration is not held there
The afaphithe2ter is the first place in
the university grounds that strangers
ask to see. The work of facing with
marble all that portion of the structure
occupied by seals will be an expensive
task, costing fully as much as the
original amour. for building the edi-
fee.
Though the elements have dealt
kindly with the amphitheater,y vet it is
apparent that time will surely place It's
mark and cause serious Flemish unless
the concrete is covered with more
substantial material. The coming va
cation is regarded as an opportune
time for doing the. work without inter-
ruption. When commenced the marble
will be rapidly put in place and the
whole auditorium transformed into a
dazzling white.
Some time in the not distant future
the stage will be adorned with an open
parapet of marble columns. to which
wiz be added bronze reliefs The
promenade surrounding the extreme
elevation of tie auditorium is to be
beautified in similar style. altogether
making a structure unparalleled for
beauty and endurance
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
CORONER s JURY
ACCUSES WOMAN
Verdict Charging Midwife
With Causing Death Of
Mrs. Broth Is Brought In
ARREST MRS. HARRISON
Husband Refusing to Make
Complaint, County Officer
Takes Matter Up at Once

OAKLAND, May 30.-Mrs. NJ L Harri-
sou Of Goss street, West Oakland, Is
charged with being responsible for the
death OF Mrs. Jeanie Broth In the YER
dict of the Coroner's jury returned this
afternoon. Mrs. Broth died at Fabialo
Hospital last Thursday, as the result
of criminal operation, and before her
death accused Mrs. Harris or Harrison
of having performed the fatal operation
Mrs Harrison was placed under arrest
by the police, but was released after in
vestigation. She is a midwife in West
Oakland. and is given a rather unsavory
reputation by residents of that part Of
the city.
DIR. ]. R. Fearn attended Mrs. Broth
at the time of her death and stated at
the inquest that there was no doubt
whatever that death came as the result
of the operation alleged to have been per-.
formed by Mrs. Harrison.
o. w. Broth, husband of the dead
woman. and who is employed by the
Juanita Stables of this city, refused to
make complaint, and a warrant, sworn
to by the Coroner. was issued tonight
for the arrest of Mrs. Harrison.
Mrs. Harrison was arrested at 1:30 to-
night by Detective Kyle and booked at
the City Prison on charge OF having
performed a criminal operation. The
woman sticks to the story she first told
to the police and says that she is inno-
cent of the charge made against her. She
declares that Mrs. Broth simply came TO
her for treatment and that she knows
nothing of the case preceding that time
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Troubles of a Drug Clerk.

A woman entered a postof1ce sub
station, which is also a drug store, and
requested the clerk to weigh a pack
age she carried and tell her the
amount required in stamps to carry it
to the address it bore The clerk
weighed it, said, Twelve cents" and
returned the package to the woman.
with 1O-cent stamp and a 2-cent
stamp Then he set about weighing
another package. Presently the
woman spoke up You haven't given
me the II cents in stamps for this
package yet" she said. Pardon me.
madam" said the clerk, 'Fbut have.
There they are" He pointed to the
1O-cent stamp and the 2-cent stamp,
which still lay on top of the package.
No, they are not" snapped the
woman. That not IL cents in stamps
Ten cents and cents make IL cents
said the clerk II don't know any
thing about that" returned the
woman. What want is u cents in
stamps" The clerk looked at her. She
looked intelligent and was dressed as
became one in comfortable cfrcunn-
stances Madam he finally inquired.
what do you want 20 You said it
would cost II cents. 1 want six 2-cent
stamps. You ought to know that
Seems to me you don't know your
business Madam" asked the clerk
as he carefully laid six 2-cent stamps
before her, wouldn't you like to have
me lick the stamps and stick them on
for you ?'-New York Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Me,ico,s Good FINANCIAL Record.

The City of Mexico has been doing
business for about $50 years There is
probably no capital in the civilized
world that during the same period has
been the center of more wars of con-
quest or revolution, and yet, through
all the troublesome days of these CEN
turies this city has maintained its
financial reputation free from blemish-
Kings have come and gone, viceroy has
succeeded viceroy, Emperors have
f1ourished for brief regime and rival
factions have striven for the Presi-
dency, loans have been forced by one
general Government to be repudiated
by the next, bonds were issued during
the French occupancy that the republic
would not assume, but during all the
strife the ancient capital of the Aztecs
cherished it's financial integrity as its
choicest jewel and to-day rejcices in
the record that not once in all it's long
history has debt been repudiated.-
Modern Mexico
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
Even With David Starr JOr-
don on First Base "Profs"
Could Not Beat Seniors
FESTIVITIES OF CLASS
Graduating Students at Stan
ford rendered Reception by
President of University
Special Dispatch to The CAN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. May 10
Senior week festivities began at the
university this morning with baseball
game between the faculty nine and a
team chosen from the graduating class
According TO tradition. President David
Starr Jordan held down first base for
the faculty. The doctor, who was once
a varsity player on his Eastern uni
versity team, played his position like
a veteran. having difficulty only In
1elding the low ones. A few Of these.
together with some ragged playing on
both sides. were responsible for the
score of IS to II. by which the seniors
finally took the game.
This afternoon President and Mrs.
Jordan gave a reception to the mem
oers of the graduating class.
The programme for tonight included
the senior reception in Encina Hall and
the banquet OF the Stanford Law Asso-
citation.
Sunday morning Rev. s. b L Penrose
OF Whitman College viii deliver the
oaccalaureate sermon in the Memorial
Church In the afternoon the unfver-
sity chaplain, Rev. d. Charles Gardner,
viii hold special vesper service.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-21
scHILLER MEMoRIAL sEnv1crs

BERKELEY, -20.-The memorial
exercises in honor of the poet Schiller.
which were TO have been held on May
but had TO be postponed because of
rain, will be carried out tomorrow
afternoon in the Greek theater. The
German American societies of Alameda
County will participate. Professor Putz-
ker of the University of California
will make the principal address. Pro-
fessor Charles Mills Gayley is to read
an original poem. A bust of the poet
Schiller will be unveiled during the
afternoon and appropriate music will
be rendered at the conclusion of the
speaking