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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-12-08

win ne sister, MMs.ss. z z N n. dams
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Barron and child
returned to Kansas City Sunday rel
after a few days visit with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs, e, L. Nance returned
to Kansas City Sunday evening after
a visit with the family Of D. Russell
Mrs. Fred FIGHTER returned to her
home in Dresden Sunday morning,
after a few days visit with Mrs. J. P
Coen.
Arthur Ladd, an old w. M. A, boy,
now of Missouri University, arrived
Saturday morning for a short visit
with friends.
Mrs. W. M. Graham and two chill
dren returned from Independence
Sunday evening, after a visit with
relatives there.
Mrs. Henry Mower and little son,
Addison, returned to Wellington
Sunday afternoon, after a week. 3
visit with relatives.
Mrs. Edward Smith and little son,
Waddell, returned to Kansas City
Sunday evening, after a visit to her
brother, W. B. Waddell.
Prewitt Roberts, of Missouri Uni
versity, returned to Columbia Sunday
morning after a visit with his parents
DR.. and Mrs. M. G. Roberts.
Mrs. w. A. Daniels returned to hel
home in Valley Falls, Kansas, Mon.
day morning, after a months visit
with her sister, Mrs. II. B. Tunstall
G. H. Chambers has started q
transfer line. He has a rubber tlre6
carriage md a baggage wagon ant
will ma! a bid for a share OF thu
transfer business.
Mrs. Henry Walker and daughter
Miss Blanche, and Miss Ben Gorrell
Of Sedalia, who have been visiting
Mrs. John BriscOe, returned home
4 @ oAvr1ov ovnngpO
Mrs. Rector S. Bogie and children
Of Kansas City, who have been spend
ing several days here as the guests o
the family of D. L. Boyle, returned
home Monday morning.
Mrs. J. H. Chamberlain her daugh
ter, Miss Nancy, and Miss Mar
Henry, of Kansas City, returned
home Sunday evening after a few
days visit here with relatives
Miss Norma Steele was elected
Grand President Of the sigma Ps
Sorority at It's session in this city
last week. The Sorority consists Of
three chapters, two in Missouri a
one in Kansas.
j. R. Moorehead, his two SOS,
James R, and WlDgate, and Misses
Helen and Pearl Fulkerson returned
from Fulton Saturday evening Miss
Ella Nickel. who accompanied then
there, went on to st. Louis for Z
visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-12-08

]. R. Moorehead, his two SOS,
James r.. and Wingate, and Misses
Helen and Pearl Fulkerson returned
from Fulton Saturday evening Miss
Ella Nickel. who accompanied them
there, went on to st. Louis for a
visit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

'Arry-Ive brought yer ring, Ar
riet. Amt it n beauty? 'Arriet-Why,
It's a opal, AIRY, and opals is awful
Onlucky, SO they ses. AIRY You
needn't worry yerself over that, cos 1t
amt a real un.-London Express.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
Feara nj Fin mona Folk.

The great Dr. Johnson, with all his
philosophy. was not without super
stition. He was very careful not to
enter a room with his left foot fore
most. If by any chance he did SO he
would Immediately step back and re-
enter with his right foot foremost. He
was terribly afraid Of death, too. and
would not suffer 1t to be mentioned In
his presence.
Julius Caesar, to whom the shouts Of
thousands of the enemy were but sweet
music, was MORALLY afraid Of the
sound Of thunder and always wanted
to get underground to escape the dread
full noise.
Marshal SAKE, who loved to look
upon the ranks Of opposing armies.
fed and screamed In terror ut the sight
Of a cat.
Peter the Great could scarcely be
persuaded to cross a bridge, and when
ever he placed his foot on one he would
cry out with fear. Like the great man
that he was, he tried to overcome his
weakness, but he was never able to do
so. And Byron would never help any
one to salt at table, nor would he be
helped himself. and II any salt were
spilled he would Immediately get up
and leave.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

In almost every field Of human en-
deavor the Jew excels. There Is phil
osophic reason for this which has no re-
lation to essential superiority. The Jew
Is thorough. He is SO as a result Of
long necessity. The world has vainly
sought to deprive him Of the means Of
existence. He was quick to understand
that with merely equal merit he could
not hope for an even chance. He per-
ceived that his only promise Of survival
under the handicap of race lay in su-
perior qualifications. He applied him
self. He learned to master difficulties
and surmount obstacles. Discounted
by prejudice, he realized that his work
must carry a premium Of value in Or
der to reach parity in the open market.
As the problem grew more difficult his
capacities increased proportionately,
for nature responds unfailingly to ev.
cry demand Of necessity.-Walter Hurt
In Culturist.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
Worlds Tall Queens,

There is hardly King to day whose
wife does not overtop him by head.
The Gear is overtopped full head
by the Czarins.
Kaiser Wilhelm is OF the medium
height, but the German Empress is
tall, and that is why the proud Kaiser
will never consent to be photogra phed
beside his wife unless she sits while he
stands.
The King OF Italy, short and squat,
hardly comes up to the shoulders of
the tall. athletic Queen Helena.
The King of Portugal. the fatter, is
leas tall than his Queen.
Even the Prince of Wales is shorter
q good four inches than the Princess.
The young King of Spain is several
inches shorter than his bride.
The Queen of Denmark towers
above her royal spouse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

En-i!>hmch. Fr.hcan.rn aHl Italians
tam" forward. I" say uo'linG of Amer
leans. ANA none Of them. according 10
his account. WAS anything less than
first cousin. All insisted on III" most
ricid search. ami. although not allowed
D participate" i'll it. the sheriff did hiI
whole duty. When he had finished
with the huu~c it was Il wreck. and Ill
agreed that Il dollar bin could not have
been hidden away and escaped the
search.
As nothing MAS found in the house.
III" hers insisted on the grounds he
ing searched l'iGg,'rS threw up the
earth at the foot of every tree, rocks
We're rolled over and mounds hurruwed
into. and another two weeks We're
wasted ia vain.
The >rIrchrrS hated to let 20. lkIt
they had t.. and then the only thing
remaining was 10 sell the old mans
personal PROPERTY ut auction and turn
over his real estate to the law and let
the heirs prove their claims. The term
'pcrsonal goods and chattcls" made
everybody smile. The straw beds and
dirty blankets, the two or three old
chairs. the rusty AMI broken old stove
and the few cracked dishes We're val
ucd ut 81 1T Il liberal estimate, and
when Il farmer named Robinson bid
them in for 20 cents he WAS made the
butt for many jokes. He loaded up his
bargain" and carried ii off, and the
case was considered closed.
Many people continued to search for
a year. taking in woods and hills four
miles away. but ut last it was Il dead
subject and was not heard of again for
ten years.
Then very singular thing happened.
Robinson, who had removed to another
state, met with fatal accident, but
before dying made confession. He
passed for and really was wealthy
man, and as to how he had made his
money no one knew In his confession
he said that after getting the old stove
home he found the oven doors wired
up. Looscning one Of them, he looked
in to find the old miser's strong box
resting there. by the use of brick and
mortar the oven had been SO shut off
that fire In the front Of the stove
would not warm It, While the stove
was the most conspicuous object in the
kitchen. it was Mt the same time the
safest hiding place for miles around.
There was over $4,000 in the box. and
the finder simply kept quiet until he
poulI orro pra IN mova 0U0v md oniOv
it. At tho auction sale. when that old
stove was bid In, there were Mt least
200 men in attendance. any one Of
whom could have got the fortune by
raising RobinsOn's bid 10 or Is cents,
and now, after twenty years have
elapsed, none Of them still living has
forgiven himself.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

IL Japan the mill operatives work
from 6 A. NJ. to 8 p. NJ. and there is no
Sunday off.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
81 AsHISdToN STANDARD
a MiSer's
Hoard s b.;
ALLET
ALLEN
Copyright. la., hy Bcatrix R,ade

" -
Jacob Van G!rton had been known
Us a mi>cr for thirty years. ami N hi-
death lcnrl" in,n.,l for II lar.:,. >,Irl Of
money tr turn NJ. lake. rs hc WAS
always referred t.. lived on Il farm
about three. miles from the village Of
CASTLE. II WAS Il farm of eighty acres,
and yet ii produced few crops. Aside
from an acre. or two of corn and pota
toes for lis own Use. he planted moth
inG. He began with little money
and i'll the course of fifteen years he
WAS the capitalist of the county. II
anybody WAS willing to pay his usuri
Gus rates of interest. he could borrow
from s. to S,.CnlU without trouble. For
many years he did business with the
bank in tie village. but finally bccam,
suspicious and took care of his own
f,.i,i>
1t finally became Il matter of gossip
for leagues around that MiScr Van
t;irtrn kept thousands IF dollars in his
Old farmhouse, AMI for once GOSSIP
WAS right. OF course there We're men
who told him Of the risks he ran and
advised him against it, but he smiled
at their solicitudc and made no change.
1t was predicted that robbers would
come and that he would be found muir
dercd. And in due time robbers came
They came more than once, and they
tried several sorts of tricks Oh the Old
man. The first pair of robbers simply
kicked the old door open In the dark
ness of midnight and rushed in to
catch the miser In bed. lie wasn't In
bed, however. lie was UP and dressed
and armed with Il shotgun, and he pep.
percd the fellows SO thoroughly that
there was no trouble in arresting them
when the constable WAS notified.
The next man who came along was
In the guise of an old woman. He
made a call just at dark. hobbling on
n cane and telling story Of want and
destituti0n, but when he got ready to
take the old man by the neck Jake
wasn't there. lie lodged him and got
hold of that old shotgun and gave the
stranger dose that kept him in the
hospital for four months before he
could be taken to jail to await arraign-
ment.
When the miser had reached what
might be called old age, the authorities
of the county Insisted that he take bet
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
'eDr.RYPw1a.

Many mothers of families in the United
States have reason to be grateful to the
person who recommended DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. This is a medi-
cine specially prescribed for diseases of
womankind. 1t does not cure eczema,
catarrh in all its forms, nor heart dis
ease, for it is put up for the single pur-
pose Of curing diseases peculiar to
WOmrn. 1t has reputation OF over a
third of a century of cures, and has
sold more largely on this continent
than any other medicine for women.
Another point in its favor-it does not
contain n single drop of alcohol or
harmful habitformng drugs. 1t is
purely vegetable and perfectly harm
less in any condition of the system.
An alcoholic compound for women is
something no. woman should take and
yet "Favorite Prescription is the only
tonic and nervine put up for sale
through druggists, especially for wom-
ans weaknesses, that does not contain
alcohol and that too in large quantities.
Womanly weakness will always bring
nervous irritability and nervous con-
dition, for which alcohol is the worst
thing in the world. What a woman
thus afflicted needs is vegetable tonic
and invigorating nervine like Doctor
Pierce's Favorte Prescription, which
will build up her delicate system and
bring about a healthy tone. 1t cures
the drains and weaknesses of women,
also displacements, rs prolapsus, ante
version, retroversion, irregular and
painful periods and kindred ailments.
If you want to know what ails you
the United States mail will bring you
the best medical advice for only the
cost of writing materials and stamps.
Many women owe their present good
health to the fact that they consulted
DR.. Pierce by letter, giving him all pos
sible information about their condition,
symptoms, etc., and received in return
good medical advice mhich cost them
nothing. This is why We advise you to
write to DIR. X. V. Pierce, the founder
of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y.
DIR. Pierce by no means confines
himself to prescribing his well-known
proprietary medicines. He tells you
in the most commOn-sense way what
ails you. what you ought to do, what
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
IBlTS FROM THE WRITER'S.

Progress isn't passing fancy; it's
the life principle.-EliZabeth Robins.
When we work because we love
work, then the work is well DONE
Marie Corelli.
There can be no journey more pleas
ant than that which carries lis a stage
upon the road to our ambitions.-Max
PembertOn.
You mustn't mind what other peO-
pie do. If their souls were your soul
1t would be different. You stand and
fan by your own work.-Rudyard Kip
ling.
1t is curious contradiction that
happiness is the one tSling people real
~ want and that it Is the one thing
nearly everybody misses. - Gertrude
Anterior.
The kind Of honesty that won't actu-
ally steal 8 kind Of fool honesty
that's common enough, but the kind
that keeps a feller's mouth shut when
he hadn't ought to talk g about the
scurcest thing goin'.-E. N. Westcott.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
TIA NAeA<aN

line Of treatment should be followed
out i'll vour particular case, and if your
case does not indicate the need of
his proprietary medicine, he tells you
plainly and frankly whdt you ito need,
and the best possible method of i'm
proving your health. If you are a
young woman just entering upon the
duties of life, you should have good
medical advice of n confidential nature.
If you re the mother of children, You
may want advice about yourself and
how best to put your system in order
that your children may be healthy. To
sufferers from chronic diseases whit
do not readily yield to treatment, or to
people who are past the youthful stage
of life and want confidential advice
about their ailments or their physical
condition, DIR. Pierce offers careful con-
sideration and the best medical advice
within his power, free of cost.
FavOrite Prescription is indeed an
ideal medicine for women, and by far
the best | have known to restore lost
health and strength" writes Mrs. X. g.
Rocker, "A Ingram Street, Henderson,
Ky. 81 suffered misery for several
years, being troubled with flooding.
MY DICK dCiltu anu ndU DpaTlnB-uOWn
pains and frequent headaches. Would
often awake from sleep in such pain
and suffering it would be hours before
l could close my weary eyes again. /
dreaded the long nights as well rs the
weary days. Consulted two different
physicians hoping to get relief, but find
ing that their medicine did not seem to
cure me ! tried DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, rs n friend had recon-
mended it SO strongly. Am glad that
followed her advice for it was the only
medicine for me. Every ache and pain
has gone, and not only this, my gem
eral health has improved. ! feel well
and strong, have n fine appetite, have
gained flesh and never looked better.
My advice to suffering women is to
take the 'Favorite Prescription and
they will never be disappointed with the
results" Formula printed on wrapper.
You should read The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, by X. V.
Pierce, NJ. ID. Send 81 cents in one-cent
stamps, for this zoos page book in paper
covers, or 81 cents for the cloth bound.
Address DIR. II. V. Pierce, Buffalo. Ny.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
Notice for Bids,

| the undersigned. Guardian of the estate of
/ q, John Muckle, an insane person, hereby give
notice that will sell at private sale In the man
ner provided by law, the following real estate
situate. lying and being in Thurston count y,
Washington. tO-wit:
Sc = Of Sc 4 Section 20, Township Is North,
Range 2 West, WIN.
Bids will be received for said real estate on
on and after the 9Th day of July, 1906, at the law
offices of Troy & FalknOr. Suite Byrne Build.
Ing. at the corner of Fourth and Main streets.
Olympia, Washington. Bids may also be deliv.
cred personally to the undersigned guardian of
the said estate or filed In the Office OF the County
Clerk OF Thurston county. with said Clerk, on
and after the said 9Th day Of July. 1896.
All bids must be in writing and for cash
p. NJ. TROY,
Guardian Of the estate of John Muckle, an in.
sane person.
First publication, June ~, 1906.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
To Tie Shoe Laces.

The following is q good hint for ty.
ing shoelaces 90 that they will not
come loose. Proceed in exactly the
same way as if you were tying an Or
binary bow, but pass the right hand
loop through the knot before drawing
it up, and give steady pull on both
loops. 1t should be remembered, how.
ever. that in untying, that the right.
hand string shall be pulled, for if the
other is drawn it will only tighten the
knot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
Notice to Creditors,
In re estate of Adolph Speckart.

III re estHte OF AdOIph SpcCkart.
Notice lie hereby given to all whom II NAV con.
Germ that the undersigned was, on the 18th day OF
June, 1906, by the Superior Court of the State OF
washington for ThurstOn county, appointedland
qualified As Administrator with will annexed OF
the above entitled estate. All persons having
claims or demands against said estate are re.
CURED TO present them with the necessary proof
within one year from the date Of the first pnbli
torney. g. C. Israel, Suite aOl McKenny Block
Olympia, ThurstOn county. State of Washington
OR same will be forever barred.
LEOPOLD r. SCHMIDT,
ADMINISTRATOR with will annexed of the estate
OF AdOlph Speckart, deceased.
,Dste of first publication. June %, 1906.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

Everything is by comparison. Said q
woman recently Of a young married
couple whose families are counted lin.
mensely rich:" They really cannot
live on their income; it is shocking to
pinch as they must. Why, you know.
his father only gives him $4,000 q
year. He has a salary Of $1,000, and
she has an allowance from her family
Of $1O,OOO-only $25. 1000. with n $780,
600 house to keep up. It's outrageous,
with all the money there is in those
two families" Twenty-Five thousand
dollars income and a completely fur.
nished house and yet counted paupers
by the world in which they move! Bet
ter change the orbit and come into one
Of common sense.-Boston Herald.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
A Railway Mixup.

planning Of the slow railways in Italy
IL commercial traveller, who recently
determined that the Milan express
should end his life. Two minutes be-
fore the train was due at q certain sta
ton he laid himself stoically across the
rails. After vainly awaiting the trains
approach for fifty minutes the gentle
man was compelled to relinquish the
project. He threatened to sue the d.
rectorate for Inconvenience caused him,
in which case. It is said, the railway
authorities will put in a counterclaim
for services rendered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29
One Comfort Left.

The retired merchant was looking
over his old ledgers.
"What satisfaction does that afford
your" asked the caller.
"A heap" he answered. when
somebody calls me an old skinflnt and
a miser it does me good to look at the
unpaid accounts Of my forty years in
business and reflect that I've given
away in my time, without counting in
terest, $27, 491 .36."-Chicago Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-06-29

6TKONG BOZ.
ter steps to protect himself. While
they could not legally compel him to
do anything. the case was put to him
SO strongly that he finally consented to
pay a sturdy young man q small sum
weekly for sleeping in the house with
him at night and acting as a guard and
defender. This service continued for
two years, and then the end came. The
guard was not there in the daytime,
and one evening when he made his ap.
pearance at the usual hour he found
the old man dead In his rocking chair.
He seemed to have passed away while
sleeping.
The proper authorities were notified
at once and took charge, and the curl
Osity Of whole county was excited
over the question Of how much money
would be found in the house. When 1t
came to that, the guard, whose name
was Henry Davis and who was known
to be honest and truthful, stated that
during the two years he had been there
he had not seen the old man handle
more than $40 In cash. He knew that
In that time he had loaned and receiv-
ed thousands, but where he kept his
hoard was matter that could not even
be fathomed. All money transactions
had been made In the daytime, when
the young man was absent.
People who borrowed and repaid had
always to give two hours notice. They
then found the old man ready to lend
or receive. 1t was judged from this
rule Of his that he wanted time to dig
his money up or to produce it from
some secret hiding place outside the
house. This theory. which seemed quite
plausible. led to some funny results.
Every farmer for two miles around be-
gan searching his barn and sheds.
thinking they might have been made
the depository, and scores Of men look
ed for hollow trees and stumps and
went digging in what they thought
were likely places.
In the meantime the old house wai
submitted to the most careful and
thorough search. 1t was a cottage,
with parlor, bedroom and kitchen be-
low and a half garnet upstairs. The
miser occupied the bedroom and the
guard the parlOr, both sleeping on the
floor ON straw beds. The kitchen was
furnished with an old rusty stove and
q meager supply of dishes, and Jake
cooked what he ate.
Beginning at the cellar bottom, the
searchers worked up. The bottom of
the cellar was dug over to a depth of
two feet, but nothing was found. Then
the baseboards We're torn off the rooms
above, the walls pierced here and there,
and before the search ceased the very
shingles were taken from the roof.
One reason why the search was SO
keen and thorough was because of the
number of heirs who came forward.
Plenty of people had heard old Jake
declare that he was the last of his race
and If he had any blood relatives at all
they We're second cousins living in
some province in Germany, but no
sooner had news of his death Travelled
about than klnsmen began showing up
and filing their claims.
Van Girten was German born. but
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-02
Sudden Death.

Special Correspondence OF The Optic
Sunnyside, n, NJ, February 2S,-A
messenger came In yesterday from Z
grading camp west with the report
OF a sudden death there requiring a
cononer's inquest, but the name Of
deceased or circumstances ot his
taking off could not be learned.
7, n. Stats, the jolly conductor SC
long with the Las Vegas trolley line
smiled upon Sunnyside Monday morn
Ing as he WIS passing through with
team and wagon going to his HON ,
stead claim q Texico.
Even the construction trains brine
In h~omeseekers who canot wait fol
the new road to be opened for regu
lar traffic, They 70 away disappolnt
ed at finding o leland IN this section
that can be settled upon, the sans
having been withdrawn from entr,
for the prospective Triton lake irrs
cation project.