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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
BLuEBEARD OF EAST SIDE
Household Of the Butcher Whom tht
Neighbors Call "old Seven Wives
Has Weird Tale.

In a butcher shop on the lower
East side there have been EN-
ployed for more than a score o..
years seven women, says the
New York Sun. Some of them
are to be found in the shop, while
others live on the upper floor OF
the building and keep it in order.
The proprietor of the shop has
prospered since he opened it more
than a quarter of a century ago.
The shop was always clelan and
the meats were good and cheap
The neighborhood therefore stuck
by him in spite of the story which
has been always connected with
him and the shop.
Its nature may be we'll enough
understood from the fact that he
is known in the region as sold
Seven Wives For years there
has existed in the locality the con.
victlOn that the butcher has mar.
ried all seven women at different
times.
Children who hear of him for
the first time are frightened when
they enter the shop and see this
East side Bluebeard who Does not
kill his wives but atlews them to
live in prosperity and domestic
peace. They are soon relieved Of
any horror of him they may feel
by his pleasant manners.
What the grounds for the belief
are nobody knows. 1t has existed
for a quarter of a century and is as
strong to-day as ever.
The so-called wives are happy,
cheerful, hardworking women
who have never given any evil
denSe CT their knowledge of the ru-
NOR about them.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
ODD THINGS ABOUT WORDS
Owing to Derivation of "Green," It
Was Only Applied to vegeta-
tion-other Cases.

Owing to its derivation the
word green" was originally APP
piled to the color Of vegetation,
but not TO the color of the sea.
No application Of green TO tbe
color of the sea is quoted before
ChaUcer, but as early as the year
600 it was used for vegetation.
The word is akin to grass" and
grow" which verb originally be-
longed to the vegetable world
alone; vegetables grew" but an.
imals "waxed." Green" comes
from an Aryan root, "ghahr,"
meaning to be green or yellow.
and yellow" gold and .'yolk
, come from that same root.
Like the tulip, the lilac is be
lieyed to have come westward
from Persia via Turkey, in the six
teeuth century. It's name is Pen
sion. in the English In.
color is called after the-tree, bu
the tree originally received it,
name from its color, since it Is
clearly traceable to certain Per
| sian and Sanskrit adjective,
meaning "blue" or "indigo-col
ored." The "lilaj' of Persia was
the indigo plant. Probably the
first mention Of the lilac in Eng
lish is in Bacon's essay on CUR
dens. He favored the spelling
"lelacke."
Municipal corruption of vari
Gus kinds is now generally ind
Gated by the word graft" The
origin Of this term is obscure, but
it is believed to have arisen from
dishonesty in iowiier spheres
Bartlett's Dictionary of Amer
icanisms' defines grating a:
pocket-picking, Hotten's "Slane
Dictionary suggested that the
slanguse of graft" might be a cor
ruption of craft" or a g~eneraliza
ton from the special work of gar
dening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27

Go to Joseph Long and get a large
package Of gelstine for SC, Tt is
worth l5c anywhere; and Try some Of
our California peaches, zoe a can, 2
for So; they sell everywhere for 25c,
and are worth 1t. l-10tf
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
To the Investor,


All over the Southwest, cities and towns
are growing up, expanding. requiring more,
demanding more, peOpled by eager, pushing,
wideawake citizens, who see the virtue Of
encouraging enterprises Of every kind, the
needfulness OF getting moreand better facili.
Ties, and more n to develop the country.
The oil and gas fields of Kansas, Indian
Territory and Oklahoma are practically new
and oner wonderful opportunities for deVei.
opment along commercial lines,
BRIEFLY THE CONDITION IS IHlss
The Southwest IS really IN need OF nothing
save people. More men are wanted. In the
Southwest are vast areas Of uuimproved land
LAND not yielding the crops OF which it Is
capable. The same thing, in q different way,
Is true OF the towns. Few lines OF business
are adequately represented. There are open
ingsof all sGrts-for mills and manufacturing
plants. for small stores OF all kinds, for banks,
newspapers and lumber yards, Mechanics
and professional men, both are in demand.
We are in possession Of all SORTS Of infor.
nation valuable alike to the investor and
homeseeker. II o are interested, tell us
what you want, how much you have TO invest,
and we will gladly furnish the information.
Write today for copy Of our book Business
Chances" It's free. Address
WSTS GEORGE ~oRro".
l5SxLb General Passenger and Ticket Agsui
$500 ST. LOUIS, NO.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27

The prince Of Monaco is render
ing to aerial navigation a service
more valuable than the invention
OF flying machines. He is making
a really systematic study Of air
currents in the upper atmosphere.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
FACTS ALTER APPEARANCES
Sailor and Soldier Give Painter and
Author Pointers on Much
Needed Realism.

Many people have heard the
story of the painter who, having
depicted a ship as driving on the
rocks, asked a sailors opinion of
the work.
why" said the candid mari.
your picture shows the ship
going ashore with the wind blow
ing from tile landr' Very similar
vas the experience OF a writer of
fiction, who read a passage from
one Of his stories describing a bat
tie to a soldier who went through
the Boer war. ut won't do" said
the warrior. Tou speak Of a sol
der as hearing the whistle Of a
bullet coming towards him. That's
impossible. You never hear the
whistle Of a bullet until it has
gone past you, and then you know
you are safe" This criticism, it
may be added, embodies a little.
known fact.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
SEE FISH FIGHTS IN SIAM.
Ay sorappsrs Are Trained Like
tight Much Bet
ting o. battles.


fighting, WHICH a John Bull de
lisug, but alsa ht is something
guSu0Wn elller in Europe or in
America. This extraordinary
sport is pgac,iged only in siam,
where it has been in great favor
lnce the most ancient times.
The fighting fish is known as phu
kat. 1t is no bigger than the
stickle-back, which it resembles
very much.
l do not know which imperti
nent philosopher has said of wom
en- that t,a5 were the most fret.
cling aaiuaIs Of creation. He
certainly igno.ad Che existence Of
the piU Ea., anon which Che it,
ritable afl Gahliu@ dispositions
are the exclusive belongings 90
the males, and. peculiar enough
TO say, under the influence of pas
sion this phu-kat. whose skin is
rather cOlorless, changes sudden
~ into the most brilliant and yari-
Gus colors. His fins spread and
become of purple and sapphire
colors, rays of green and gold
aashings streak all his body,
which gives the perfect illusion
of a living gem,
To the inexpert eye a phu-kat Of
breeding seems to be no different
from the ordinary one, but by
some slight Indication nearly i'm
perceptible the competent con
%noisseur recognizes them, as well
as we distinguish a pure-blooded
from a cab horse, and the off
spring, having obtained the
favors of several fights, often
reach high prices.
The breeder who wants to train
a phu-kat starts i|solating the lat
ter in a wide-mouthed bottle, and
to strengthen and develop the
rigor Of his tail, fms and the irasci.
bility of his disposition, h efollows
a special diet, the secret of which
he keeps jealousy.
Now and then, to excite the hu.
NOR of the trained fishes, they put
the big bottles wherein they are
isolated together, and immedi-
ately the quaint animals try to
jumpateachot other, knocking them
selves violently ON the sides of the
bottle, which makes them the
more furious. The prize fighters
are brought to the fighting place
with exceeding care, and in order
TO keep them from the slightest
shock their bottles are bedeckeC
inside with moss, aquatic plants
and even with cotton. Then they
are placed in bags, which are care.
fully carried in a vertical position
When the fishes have been ex
amined and discussed by the con
noisseurs they couple those whicl
seem to be of equal strength and
size. The betters make Their
choice, and the fishes are taker
out Of their bottles and put to
gether. AS soon as they look al
each other they give evidence Of
the most violent temper. At frst
they seem to observe, to defy eacl
other, and bluntly one of the phu
kats assails his rival, and the
fight starts in. They pursue eacf
other in turn, bite, tear and pull
ferociously tail and fins until final
~ the weaker succnmbs under the
blows of the vanquisher. Thu
crowd watches the fight Will
anxiety, applauds, patters
stamps, screams, and very offer
they get so excited that they fgh-
themselves.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
ID iha Hnmnsnaknr.

Through the NJ. x. s. T. Land Bureau.
thousands OF acres OF rich farm lands (im-
proved end unimproved). located along the
alle Of the Missouri. Kansas g. Texas R'y in
Missouri Kansas, Indian Territory. Okla
bona and Texas, are now offered for sale.
The lands ore especially adapted TO the
growth Of corn, wheat. oats, fruits, vege-
tables, rice, cotton, sugar can and for stock
farming. The lands are well located as to
markets, schools. etc,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27

Sir Alma-Tadema is to be paid.
$4,000 for his picture, sThe Find.
ing Of Moses.n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-01-27
Are You
Looking Ahead ?

To the man looking ahead the Southwest
has an urgent Invitation. The opportunity
is today Whca investment chances are good
and homes can be purchased az from one
teIth to one halt the prices asked in the
North and East.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

zetti brought to the Record office a
box OF as fine strawberries as one
often sees. They were grown out "a
his open patch without special cars
Many of the vines are still biuEi!.ox
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25
WANTED.

WANTED-Resident agent to repre-
sent the Accident Department OF the
Eetna Life Insurance company writing
Accident, Health and Automobile LA
bility in surance. Largest Company,
best contracts. prompt settlement of
claims, liberal commissions. Apply to
Ralph NJ. Brann, General Agent. Sis
and SIG McPhee Building. Denver. 42f
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25
FALL STRAWBERRIES STILL
BLOOMING AND BEARING

Canon City enjoys what few If any
other section of the world can boast
of and that is the fall crop of straw
berries.
All during September and much Of
October Strawberries are on the mar
ket.
On Thursday, October 18th, Jos. Viz
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

Buster Brown will be seen with the
man who made him at the Methodist
church on Friday evening, the opening
number on the Y. NJ C. A. Star Course
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25
Record Want Ads.
VIII
he
FOR SALE.

FOR .SALE-One-half acre. four rods
frontage. good four-room house.
barn and shop. 81 twelve-year-old ap-
pie trees. one-half Colorado and jon
Iathan, also pears, peaches. plums,
cherries and small fruits. Price $3.50.
l. l.. Judd. Poplar avenue. Lincoln
Park. 40p4t
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

WANTED-An experienced girl for
general housework. Apply to Mrs.
Gilbert Campbell, 223 North Ninth
street 4Ztf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

wANTED-To rent a piano for the
winter or longer. Mrs. F. 8. Hart
man, 1105 North Eighth. 42tf
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

In two years Reynolds Heights Will
be the aristocratic residence section
Of the city.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1906-10-25

WANTED do all kinds OF lawn
work: can furnish shade trees. A. !.
D. Neil, 415 Pike avenue. It'll
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

done. Mrs. z. c. Hurff of San Jose,
president of the San Francisco district
will, Of course, be present, as will the
State president, Mrs. Robert Potter Hill
of Sonoma County, who is just COM
pleting her visits to the several district
conventions of the State
The entire morning will be devoted
TO the session of the credentials COM
mittee, and the call to order for the
convention will not occur until p. m.
There will be various interesting fea-
lures during the afternoon, notably the
two minute talks from club presidents
on what their clubs have achieved dur
ing the past year. There will also be
an evening session, which will close
with an informal reception to Mrs Hill.
The convention will continue until
Wednesday evening, and on the second
day the election of officers for the COM
ing year will take place. A number Of
the leading clubwomen from here will
not go down until the late afternoon
trains
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
NEW CABINET MEMBERS
President Makes Nominations of Those
Who VIII Advise

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The Pres
ident sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:
Secretary of the Treasury-George B. Cortel-
Attorney GeneraI-Charles J. Bonaparte
Postmaster General-George l. Won Meyer.
Sy SSecretary OF the Navy-Vlctor ID; Metcsf:
Straus.
Associate Justice Supreme Court-william II.
Moody.
Civh Service CommissiOner-John Avery Nc
I1henny. Louisiana.
Clark. Iowa; James N. Harlan, Illinois; JGdson
Judge. Rebbeus r. Wiliey. Missouri; District
Attorney, Arthur Bassett. Missouri Marshal
orvise r. Leonard. Michigan; Clerk. Frank E
Minister to Panama-Herbert G. Squiers. New
York
Secretaries of Embassy-speneer F. Eddy
Illinois; at Berlin; H. P. Dodge. Massachusetts
at Toxic.
Second secretaries Of Embassy-GeOrge Post
wheelock, Washington. at Toxic; Paxton Hib
ben, Indiana, at Mexico City.
PennsTIvanis. at ST. Petersbnrg 'a''e' iD'S
Secretaries OF Legation-Charles s Wilson
ginia, at Christiania. Norway; William Heimke
Consul GeneraIEWiiliam p. Kent. virginia
at Guatemala City. Guatemala.
Consuls-George A. Bucklin Jr. Oklahoma. Al
Glauchan, .Saxony; II. s. Brunot. Pennsylvania
wood yr.. Arizona, at Puerto CoTtez. Honduras
]. @. Carter Georgia. at TamataTe. Madagascar
E. L. Harris. Illinois, at Smyrna. Turkey: ". l.
Lowrie, Illinois, at Weimar. Germany; Thomas
P. Norton Ohio, at Chemnitz. SaxOny: A. G.
Seyfert. Pennsylvania, at CoilingwOOd. Ont; J.
II. Shirley, Illinois. at Charlottestown, P. F. /.
Circuit Judge for the Third Julicial District
Joseph Burlington. Pennsylvania
Assistant Attorney General-A W Cooley
New York.
United States Attorney-w- c. Bristol. Oregon
Collector Of Customs-C- W. Carnahan. Ore
gon.
Paymaster General OF the Navy and Chief OF
the Bureau OF Supplies and Accounts-Eustace
B. Rogers.
Postmasters: California-Lizzie MeGann. Rich
mond; III. W. Nash. Stirling City. Washington
II. Hammer, Cedro-Wolley; ID. C. Pierson, Stan.
wood.
The seven Cabinet changes and one
appointment to the Supreme Court sent
to the Senate by President Roosevelt
were not confirmed. in accordance with
general customs concerning such i'm
portant nominations 1t is said that
there is no opposition to the appointees
for the Cabinet and to the nomination
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
TONG WAR FEARED
IN OAKLAND
Giving Information for Po-
lice Raids is the Cause
of Much Bitter Feeling
SQUAD REINFORCED

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-Outbreak OF Q
tong war Is feared IN Chinatown and
Chief of Police Wilson has increased
the force of patrolmen in the district.
He hopes to avert the threatened up
rising by a display Of force. Recent
raids made by the police on the gam
bling dens of the Celestials are said to
have left them in an angry mood and
now that the various organizations
have accused one another OF having
given information to the police re-
garding the location OF games main
tanned by rivals only a spark is needed
to cause an outbreak
Sergeant Brown. Patrolmen Keefe.
McCready and Carrick last night broke
all previous records when they arrest
ed los Chinese for gambling at $50
Webster street Ten more were brought
in later by Constables Lane and Hemp
stead, making a total OF 115 and the
amount of cash bail deposited over
$1,000. Contrary to their usual custom
Of forfeiting bail in such cases the
gamblers intend to fight this case and
have given notice to that effect. Ten
days ago 90 Cinnamon were caught by
the police in raid.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
BROTHER OF "SNAKE DOCTOR"
KILLS HIMSELF IN SAN MATEO

SAN MATEO. Dec. 3.-Cuno Grell-
mann, who shot himself in the head
in the presence of several people on
the street last Saturday. died at the
county farm to-day. He had a large
ulcer on his right leg which had caused
him much pain. This suffering caused
him TO shoot himself
Grellmann was large property own
er in San Francisco and came here re-
Gently for his health. He rented q
small place and established quarters
He was a brother Of DIR. c. NJ Grell-
mann of 1895 Twenty-second street.
San Francisco. who is well known there
as the snake doctor" The body has
been taken to San Francisco for burial
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04

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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
LAWSUIT THE CAUSE
Of TRAGEDY

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 3.-Three corpses
by the side of the road between Escon-
dido and San Luis Rey dam resulted
from a quarrel between two ranchers
named Howard Gore and Edward
Brady this morning.
The two have been enemies for some
time over a lawsuit. This morning the
two met on the highway sixteen miles
from Escondido in what is known as
HeIps Hole Canyon. along the line of
the Escondido irrigation ditch. The
dispute was renewed and Gore shot
Brady, killing him. Mrs. Brady later
got hold of a gun and shot Gore. who
then succeeded in killing Mrs. Brady
before he died.
1t is said that when the three met
this morning the Bradys were unarmed
while Gore carried his rife and imme-
diately began firing at Brady. Two
shots took effect, but though seriously
wounded Brady was able to get to an
open ditch, where he sought to protect
himself from Cores fire. Gore ran up
to the ditch and deliberately fired on
Brady, killing him.
He then turned his attention to Mrs
Brady who had started for her house
He fired twice at the woman. wound
ing her, and continued to advance. She
succeeded in getting into the house
where there was a rife which was
loaded and which she knew how to use
AS Gore continued to come toward the
house Mrs. Brady broke out pane OF
glass in. the window and fired. The shot
took effect, but before Gore dropped he
managed to fire another shot, which
killed Mrs. Brady.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
BURGLAR FAILS TO
TINE HIMSELF

OAKLAND, Dec. 3.-The time that
the sun set on November 1s played an
important part in Judge Harris court
today at the sentencing of Hugh Sulii-
van for stealing a number of tools
from a house being built by Hugh Ho-
gan, the wealthy Oakland lumberman.
The evidence at the preliminary ex-
animation of Sullivan showed that the
crime was committed after $40 p. M,
on November IS. If the sun set before
that time on that day the crime would
be burglary in the first degree; If after
that time, burglary of the second de-
gree, as the law marks the change
from day to night by the setting of the
sun.
Judge Harris ascertained that on No
vembeh 1e the sun set at 46o.
Sullivan, who had pleaded guilty to
burglary without reference to the de-
gree. was therefore adjudged by the
court guilty of burglary in the first de-
gree and sentenced to two and a half
years in Folsom.
The case of Percy Pembroke. who
was acquitted at his third trial of mur-
dering Thomas Cook and who was sub
sequently charged with highway rob-
berry, was set for hearing for Janu-
ary 2S.
Judge Harris today sentenced Dan
Morgan, a young burglar. to San Quen-
tin for two and half years. William
Williams, an aged man, who stole a
silver bell from the altar of st. Mary 9
! Church on October 10, was sentenced
| to eighteen months in San Quentin.
Edwin New and Leo Gersch. two
! eighteen year old youths from the
East, pleaded guilty to burglary before
Judge Harris today. An effort Will be
made to have the boys admitted to pro-
| baton
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-04
SAYS FRhTERN|T|ES
MAKE "SN0bs'
College Editor Argues for
Abolition of Societies
in the High Schools
LEND BAD INFLUENCE

BERKELEY, Dec. 3.-The abolition
Of high school "frats," now a burning
question in Berkeley, is urged to-day
by the university daily paper, the
Californian Albert c. B. Fletcher,
editor Of the Californian, publishes the
following editorial. advocating the wip-
ing out of the much discussed "frats"
in high schools:
There has been considerable discussion lately
concerning high school fraternities. and each
year sentiment is increasing to have them aDol-
lsned In fact in several nfn nrobfited and
many other secondary institutions are conteli ~,
plating such step. We can see no resson ios 81
their existence. They are poor limitations OF
college fraternities possessing all inc ooJec-
tionable features Of the latter ana none OIL .he
good ones.
ever since the high school fraternity system
was instituted still hold good They encourage
snobblshness and cliques and cause alssenson so M ~
the schools. They have narrowing influences on
their members AS rule they not founded on
broad principles and II they are they do moi
live up to them. The social idea seems 70 =, ee
their ambitions end and thus they develop into
rival social organizations, which give nhell
members extravagant and foollsh iosas st ne, sov
is no end of reasons that can be advancen IoL
their adjustment and very few. II any, that can
be brought forward in their favor
Most of the high school authorities reahze ut yhe
evils of the secondary school fraternity why
do they not abolish them? The only reason, se
far as we can see. Is that they lack tne eouI
age. Now is the time TO do IL before they. be
come so firmly rooted that it will be impossible
TO get them out Older members OF these or,
ganizations-bnsiness men and college menmss no
fraternity. and many Of them yps cypress s. thel Ell
views without much hesitation win few e.l ea
ceptions the only people who view them wife
favor are their members-the high school boy
of 10. Why not abolish them