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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
ELECTRICITY KILLS U c
~ Placing Charged Rod in Earth
insects Win Leave Their Hid
ing Places.

There seems to be no end to the
uses Of electricity. Bedbugs may
he annihiiated by it. Insects in
Europe have, it is asserted, al
ready been successfully attacked
with it. An engineer at Monaco
was the first one to have his atten-
ton called to the matter, while he
worked with an electric machine
in the open air. He observed that
metal rods, which were put in
the ground and were then connect
ed with a dynamo of ITO volts,
made insects in the vicinity leave
their hiding places in the ground.
He argued that electricity might,
therefore, be used on a large scale
to kill these insects, which all
came in great haste to the surface.
1t is probable that for the kill,
ing of various kinds a different
voltage should be used. Further
experiments must be made to this
end. An apparatus is mentioned.
invented by a Russian, for killing
injurious insects by electricity. A
dynamo is 50 placed upon a hand
car that no electricity is engen.
dered while the car is standing
still When in motion the current
passes into the ground through
the iron wheels of the car upon one
side, and upon the other through
the points of brushes of copper
wires which are fastened in the
rear of the ear so as to be a few
inches above the ground. The re-
suit is said to be that all insects
in the vicinity of the copper brush
es are killed as if by lightning.
What next? Let us have cleo
trio fly killers.
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TRAILING NATURES TRAMPs
Though We Know That Birds and An
imals Migrate, We Are Ignor-
ant of Other Facts.

With all our learning we don't
know much about some of the
most common things. For in
stance, though men have been
catching fish along all the coasts
OF the world for many centuries,
no man knows where they go when
they disappear from the shore wa
tiers and swim toward the deem
sea.
So it is with birds, Though their
annual migrations have been writ.
ten and sung about ever since the
memory of man, no one knows
what tracks they take, where thew
stop for rest or how fast they
travel.
Recently we have begun to won.
der to some purpose about these
things. The United States is put.
- put
ting copper tags on Goldfish every
year now and turning them loose
again. The tags are attached ia
the fins, and on them is a number
and the request that the fisher
man who catches a fish bearing
the tag send it back to the govern
ment with a statement, SAYING
where he got it and how much /
weighed.
The Germans are also irwin,
this experiment. They fasten tn,
tags to the gills of the fish. TIL,
Germans also fasten aluminium
rings to the legs Of the birds now
to find out which way they q
when they fly in theautumn. The.
have discovered already tina
many species of birds do not a
due south, as had been supposed
but 20 east and west first. 1t ha
been found, too, that the crow
do not cross the German ocea
when they fly north in the spring
but that they follow the coat
along the northern part Of &c
many to Russia, and so wOr
north.
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THE MAKING OF scRAPPLE.
There Is Much Art and Mystery in
the Construction of This Food
"A Butcher Talks.

"Scrapple used to be made alto.
gether by the Pennsylvania farm.
ers, but it is now made practically
altogether by a trust, the Phila-
delphia scrapple trust, which
turns out thousands of pounds
daily from the first frost till the
spring thaww
The speaker, relates the Chica.
go Chronicle. a Philadelphia butch.
err, knew his subject. He resumed:
"Our scrapple plant is uptown.
Trains of cars containing live pigs
come in at one end of it. Out at
the other end pass trains of cars
containing pale scrapple in silver.
colored tins.
"This delectable stuff is made
of pigs heads, l%ivers, pork, sage,
thyme and a dozen other ingredi-
ents. The meat is first boiled on
the bone in watts as large as swim.
ming pools. Then it is cut up into
chunks the size of your fist by rows
of bare-armed experts with scim.
tiers. Then it is ground to a gray
powder in steam power grinding
machines.
"The gray powder is taken to n
secret room. There, under the di.
rectiOn of the mixer, q high-sal
aried official, it is seasoned and
touched up in many unknown
ways. Afterward it is boiled in
enormous boilers.
"Still hot and soft from the boil
ing, it is put in new, bright tins
1t cools and is a firm substance Of
a pearl gray hue-the world
famed Philadelphia scrapple OIL
song and story.
philadelphia scrapple is eater
all over America. Fit were a sum
mer as we'll as a cold weather foot
it would perhaps supplant pie al
the national dish"
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tumble of Languages.

There are towns in Hungary, and
small towns, too, where from sew.
en-. to ten idiOms are constantly be.
ing used. On the Galician from.
tier there is in a lovely valley the
old town Of Eperjes. The number
Of its inhabitants does not exceed
10000. To this day the good PEG.
pie of Eperjes are in the habit OF
talking In six different languages
and several dialects. An ordinary
household will include a Slovak
man-servant, a Hungarian coach
man, a German cook, and a Polish
chambermaid. What is still more
remarkable, each grade of society
will tenaciOusly cling to its own
language for centuries.
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meet with Miss Laura Tussey at its
next meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. O~elschlseger aud
little % Herman returned last
Saturday after a visit through Texas
aud other Southern states.
Mrs. Isaac Fulkersou. Mrs. Wm
Crews and Miss Onina Davis left
Wednesday for Kansas City to attend
the Sarah Bernhsrdt corcert.
A party Of Wsverly folks started
for the island on a hunting expedition
The hunters are f. NJ. Jones, Glenn
Jsnes, Joe Motto, Joe and Tom Fell.
Mrs. Lee Hollzclaw and children
left Monday for their home IN Foster,
Nebr. Her father, Il. Burnetts
accompanied them as lar as Kansas
City,
Died, in Pelrcs county. Foster,
Nebraska, Feb. IS, 1906, Turuer A,
Hol'zclaw, age As years. He was
born IN Virginia in 1862, and moved
to wayerly when a boy. In 1882 he
married Miss Lee B%urnette, who with
seven boys survive, Mr.. Holtzclaw
resided in Waverly nearly all his life,
moving to Nebraska ;hree years ago.
His body was brought here Friday for
burial. Funeral services at residence
OF P. H. Pitts, and interment in
Waverly cemetery.
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MAKE NAVAJO BLANKETS.
Two Factories Now Manufacturing
Indian Article, Because Of It's
Acquired Fame.

Civilization is usurping the
primal rights Of savagery; the
gaudy, picturesque Indian of the
southwest is becoming a com
mOnplace utilitarianI the loom of
the eastern factory does the work
of the Navajo maiden; the Nava-
jos now wear blankets made in a
factory.
The Navajos are a famous tribe,
for two good and sufficient rea
sons. There is the song, and then
they make blankets. 1t is be.
cause they make, and have always
made, the celebrated Navajo
blankets that the people Of this
tribe are justly famed. No one
has ever conceived blankets Just
like the Navajo women are wont
To execute. No tribe has ever sue
ceeded in making satisfactory cop.
les of their blankets. Blanket
weaving is the trade mark of the
Navajo, and the buck who has no,
gone to his counting arrayed in
choice specimens of the weaver's
art has been cOldly received.
Further than a tribal tradition
and custom the blankets have
spread the name of the tribe over
half the world; and there has been
much call for them by Indian
goods fanciers, and the Navajo
men have kepttheir women work
ing II hours a day turning out
goods for the eastern tourist.
So great is the demand for real
Navajo blankets that e%nterpris-
ing white weayers have set up fac
tories, one at Portland, Ore, and
one at jacksonville, ILL.,, for the
manufacture of this famed article.
Not that there is any haSa In,
factory-made article competing
with the sqUawwoven article in a
race for tourist or store patron
age. Machines can initiate near
lyn but not quite, the peculiar
texture which the women of the
tribe weave into their work, so
there is little or no attempt made
to substitute the imitation for the
real article. The manufacturers
sell their machine-made blankets
to the Indians.
The craze for Indian work has
developed SO that the Navaios can
no longer afford to wear the blan.
kets that their women weave.
They can buy the factory producer
for about one-sixth of what the
real blankets are sold for, andfor
common everyday wear the
cheaper stuff is just as good as
that woven by hand. So the en-.
thusiastic eastern tourist is still
left the privilege of buying real
Navajo blankets, and the Navajo,
remembering the difference in the
prices, smiles broadly.
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WaverIy Notes.

Carter Davis left Sunday tor Kansas
Cry.
Mrs. VIM. L Martin left Sunday for
s dalla 10 visit her sister Erp. Lee
McGrew,
d. A. Barr is visiting his son Frank.
IN 81. Louis this week.
Ed Barr, OF St. Louis, is spending
several days with home folks this
week.
Miss Klttie Thomas, Of Sugar Tree,
visited her mother from Friday to
Sunday
Mrs. Wan. Z. Glenn returned home
last Saturday after visiting several
months IN Texas.
The Bridge Whist Club was
delightfully."-. entertained by Miss
Minnie zsysing last Thursday
AFTERNOON. The club adjourned to
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
c ABOUT SNAKES.
Marked csnnibslisrc Preferences
Displayed by Certain Species
Of the Reptiles.

One of the strange, or, as some
deem it, unnatural features in
snake history is that the principal
food of certain species is other
snakes. The feeling as to the hab-
it being unnatural arises from the
general knowledge of the fact that
carnivOrous animals seldom kill
and eat other carnivOra. BY
a very curious chance, if it is a
chance, and not part of the order
of nature among the snakes. two
out OF the three English serpents
live mainly, if not on snakes. on
other snake-like creatures. The
favorite food both of the smooth
snake and of the adder is the
slowworm, which, though a lizard,
is in appearance nothing but a
snake. The smooth snake is be-
lieved to live mainly on slow
worms and lizards. Its range,
which is very limited, and is stead
lily decreasing, seems to depend al
most entirely on the presence of
lizards.
Writing in 1880, A. L. Baldry
said: "As | lived for some wears
at Bournemouth, in Hampshire,
formerly its chief habitat, / have
had many opportunities of obServ-
ing the corOnella that is. the
smooth snake. In the wear 1868
Bournemouth was but a very small
village, surrounded by a large ex.
panse of moorland, intersected by
marshy valleys and was a famous
hunting ground for either natur-
'alists or entOmolOgists. At this
time the coronella was extraor.
dinarily abundant. During the
very hot weather of the summer
Of 1868 these snakes were to be
s35n literally IN scores. Since
then their numbers have gradual
~ decreased" The fayorite haunt
OF the coronella is dry, sandy hill
side, overgrOwn with short heath.
gorse and coarse grass, and slop-
ing down TO a marshy valley.
where water is at all times obtain
able. There, on some bare patch
of sand, the snake lies, loosely
c0lled, and basks in the sun. and
there it can, when thirsty, get wa
ter without any great expenditure
OF energy. Among the under
growths it can also at any time
hnd its prey, the common lizard.
Very seldom does anyone have a
chance to watch an English snake
hunting and feeding. They do this
very seldom, for a meal of some
animal, such as a lizard or a slow.
worm, or, in the case of the viper.
a young bird, a mouse or a young
water rat, may suffice them for a
week or a fortnight.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03

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OF PUBLICATION
Attorney-At-Law

STATE OF MISSOURI, S.
COUNTY or LAFAYETTE, "
In the Circuit Court OF Lafayette COuuty.
Missouri, Aprll term, 1901, at Lexington.
William Henah, Plaintiff, In v.catio,
vs.. 81 nae
Marian Henaff, Defendant.I january o. h"o'
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein
by his attorney Il. A. Hieklin, aud files his
petition aud affidavit. alleging, among other
things. that defendant Marian Henaff is q
non resident of the state of Missouri: Where
upon II is ordered by the clerk In vacation as
follows: To the defendant Marian Henaff,
you are hereby notified that plaintiff has
commenced a suit against you in this court,
the object and general nature OF which Is u
obtain a decree OF divorce from the bonds
of matrimony contracted with the defendant
on the grounds OF desertion, and that unless
the said defendant Marian Henaff be aud
appear at %thiscourt, at the next
term thereof to be begun
and holden ut the court house, in the city Of
Lexington, in said county. on the End day OF
April next, and on or before said day.
answer or plead to the petition in said cause,
the same will he taken as confessed and
judgment will be renderd accordingly.
And IL is further ordered that a copy here
OF be published according TO law In the Lex
lngton In~telligencer, a newspaper published
in said county OF Lafayette, Tor four weeks
successfully, published at last once u week,
the last Insertion to be at least fifteen days
before the first day OF said next April term
Of this court
J.H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Clerk.
r. A. Hicklin. Atty. for Plh. 2-stS
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Fire and Tornado Insurance

When you want insurance g1t the
best. We have had fifteen years ex
perience and not one OF our customers
has had to bring suit to get his loss
adjusted. We are now prepared to
write farm property occupied by
owner or tenant.
JOHN KAUFMAN & SON,
Haerle Bldg, Lexington, Mo.
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A s%ClENTIFC

The cures that stand to it's credit
make Rucklen's Arnica Sslye a
scientific wonder. 1t cured +. R.
Milford, lecturer for the Patrons OF
Husbandry, Waynesboro, Pa. Of .
distressing case Of Piles. 1t heals the
worst burns, sores, bo,ls, ulcers, cuts,
wounds, chilblains and salt rheum.
Only 25c at Crenshaw & Young drug
store. S.Sm1
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THE BEST COuGH sYRnp

5. L, Apple, ex Probate Judge.
Ottawa, Co., Kansas. writes: ,sThis
Is to say that l have used Billiards.
HOrehound Syrup for years, and that
l do not hesitate to recommend it as
the best cough syrup l have ever
used" 25c, SOC and 8 100. Sold BY
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03
Shorthorn RnIla fnr Sale

For sale, four fine thoroughbred
shorthorn bulls. at my farm six miles
southeast OF, Lexington. Can give
detailed pedigree.
ll-lltf @. f. LANKFoRD.
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Hits somethinr Hard-

when a man falls off the wa
ter-wagon," remarked the Observ.
er of Events and Things, che is not
likely to strike on any soft stuff"
-Yonkers Statesman.
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The best way to rid the system of a
cold is to evacuate the bowels.
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar
acts as a pleasant, yet effectual
cathartic on the bowels. 1t clears the
head, cuts the phlegm out Of the
throat, strengthens the bronchial
tubes, relieves coughs, colds, croup.
whooping cough etc. Sold by
Crenshaw & Young s-3m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-03-03

WANT ED-A salesman to sell oil as
u side line. One who visits mills,
electric light plants and coal mines,
preferred. Apply,
GEORGE 2 JONES & COMPANY,
st Louis, Missouri
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RaUIsw Notes.

Higginsville last Monday.
Mrs. B. ). Higgins was in Higgin :
vile last Frldsy shopping.
Lewis ReChterman spent last Monday
in HiggiOsville oD business.
Prewlit Warren, OF illinois, spent
Sunday and Monday at home.
JuO. W. Whealley went to Lexington
via Higginsville last Wednesday.
Mrs. B. s. Higgins returned home
from Higginsv'lle last Wednesday.
James Cunningham went to
Marshall last Friday on business.
Misses Stella Kincbeloe aud Lena
Smith attended the Reynolds sale.
Rev Maiden, of Kansas Guy,
vi lt,d with j. r. Smith this week.
Rev, Lee Ewing visited last week at
Cras. L Sullvans and VIM. L. Smith.
Dave Pfegar has gone to Grand
PAS to spend a few days shooting
ducks.
Mrs, Simpson is quite sick this
week. We hope she may soon
recover.
Lutte Reynolds, of Grand Pass, was
here last week seeing his friends and
kinfolks.
George White left Sunday for
Oklahoma, where he is thinking of
locating.
Arthur Williams returned from
Marshall Friday evening after several
days visit.
John Johnson, of William Jewell
College, spent last week with
home folks.
MISS Alma Kincheloe spent last
week IN Higginsville with relatives
aud friends.
The roads are almost impossible.
The people cannot get about it makes
news scarce.
Mrs. George P%latteuburg went to
Kansas City Tuesday morning and
will see "Camille."
j. W. Warehouse took a trip to
Panhandle, Texas. He liked so well
he bought 800 acres land.
Miss Anneta Lyttop, of near Mexico,
is now in MAYHEM for an extended
visit with Mrs. Weed Marshall.
Elder j. Jones, OF Green Ridge, will
preach in the Christian church Sunday
March 4th morning and evening. All
invited.
Mrs. Chinn and daughter Naomi
went to Kansas City Tuesday morning
to spend several days with friends and
will hear Bernhardt.
There is a numerous call for T Nj.
Chinn to make the race for associate
judge western district. II he accept.
aud is elected will make a good and
safe Judge.
A good portion of our c. unity
caOdldaIrS walked out TO the Sullivan
sale. The roads we're so bad they
could not get any one TO risk d team
over he road.
Judge llagood and Tom Walker
A'et heir walk in from the sale rad
t like off their shoes u socks aud
dry them, they we're so wet.
The way OF The candidate Is hard.
Mss Viola Puckett's ''steenth'i
birthday Feb 2Srd was one TO b.
remembered. Her friends paid her al,
evening visit, aud all seemed to be Of
tue same miud-eaGh brought al
elegant handkerchief as a birtbda,
otfeIing, The evening was spent In
play ing finch, Sherlock Homes and as
a cha ge they played thimble and 0
few serious plays like this to drive dull
care away. Banana cream and cake
were served, Those present werg
Misses Bess Bradley, Lena and Title
Smith, Lillian Proctor, Nora Simpson,
Messrs. Grover Warren, Martie Roach.
Arthur Williams, Butler Moore, Ed al
SulIlven, Robbie Landlord, G. o z.
White, Upton Smith.
Waverly Notes.
Nar,ar ,,.vis laft Cnndav for Van.a,
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Pleasing Him.

He-You will drive me to drink!
she-Weli, couldn't drive you
to anything you'd like better
Cleveland Leader.
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nae cheerful Wnr

More men are won to the right
by picturing its joys than are won
from evil by picturihg its sorrows.
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'rty OF SAID deIendant. and VIII on
TUESDAY, APRIL ard. 1905,
.nA.u.ann- ~. Ia..Ha--A .L.o-.AalaA 4.
Farms For Sale.

Having more land than I can con-
~veniently look after outside OF this
state, / will sell one or two OF my
farms IN Lafayette county, we'll
located for schools and churches, 3
Of said farms zeal Dover and two
near Higginsville, ranging in size
from $50 to 200 acres each. Will sell
at $40 per acre less than my neigh.
bors with no better soil.
RYLAND TCDHUNTER,
l0-lOtf Lexington, Mo.
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All He Wants.

It's an easy matter for a stinEy
man to get rich, but what good
does II d0 hung 81 agtls
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Execution Sale Of Real Estate.
Daniel Sweeney, Plaintiff,

Daniel Sweeney, Plaintiff,
VS.,
Charles W. Warner, Defendant.
BY virtue OF a general execution issued TO
the sheriff of any county in Missouri, by the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson
county, Missouri, at Independence, Missouri.
February Gtn, 1906 on a Judgment rendered
November 18th. 1905, In the Circuit Court at
Independence. jackson county, Miss uri, in
favor OF Daniel sweeney, plaintiff. against
Charles W. Warner, defendant. r~eturnRble
to te June term, 1905, OF said court, l.
Charles XIII kead. sheriff of Lafayette coun'
ty, Missouri, have levied upon as the prop
erty OF said defendant. and Will on
TUESDAY, APRIL ard. 1906,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock In the
forenoon and five O'Clock In the afternoon
OF said day. N front of the court house door,
in the City Of Lexington. Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of tho Circuit
Court of said Lafayette county, held at Lex
ington, Missouri, sell publicly at auction, Ia
the highest bidder for cash In hand, All
right, Tile and interest OF defendant Charles
W. Warner In ard to the following described
real estate, situate, lying and being In tht
county OF Lafayette, state of Missouri, to
wit; The east half OF the northwest quarter
of section No. eighteen Qsl, township No
forty-nine t49h and range No. twenty-sever
t20, containing slxty-four (04) acres more OF
less, or so much thereof AS may be necessary
to satisfy said Judgment, interest and costs
Given under my hand this 26th day 81
s-std CHAs. f. KINKEAD, sheriff.
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Farm For Rent,

Good farm for rent; l4O acres. 2h
miles south Higginsvllle. No waste
land R. ToDHUNTER,
H3i2 Lexington. Mo.
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me most reasonable and up.tosdate
neckwear, laces and belts AZ The
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Smith's Nnra Kinnav llnra

The only guaranteed kidney remedy
Buy it-try Tit costs you nothing Il
1t falls. Price so cents. Crenshaw &
Young. mar25yl
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WANTEDALMen, women, boys aud
girls TO Represent McClure's Ma ess.lo
Addyessse7 Easts2srd st. M X. City.
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CONVICTS MUTINY
TWO MEN ARE HURT
NEGROES IN MISSISSIPPI HoSPl-
TAI SET UPON GUARDS, WHOSE
LIVES ARE SAVED BY ONE
LOYAL CONVICT.

jackson, Miss, December 15.-As re-
suit of free for all fight, covering a
desperate attempt on the part of negro
eonvicts to escape from the Oakley farm
bout twenty miles southwest of this
city, today, Capt. j. n. Buckley, in charge
of the camp hospital and Sergeant John
Dodds were seriously wounded. Captain
Buckley sustained a seven-inch cash
across the chest and Ser -eant Dodds left
arm was broken.
The fight began in the hospital by a
negro named Ben Cooper, a long term
convict, attacking negro named Charles
Prince with a razor The attack on Prince
was the signal for a general fight in
which eight or ten other negroes took
part, and when Sergeant Dodds entered
the room he was set upon and badly
beaten with clubs, iron bars and other
weapons.
Captain Buckley attempted to quell the
disturbance when he was attacked by
Cooper, who attempted to cut his throat,
and was only prevented by Hezekiah
Pluney, another convict, knocking the
Cooper and disarmed him. When the other
negroes saw Pluney take the razor from
Cooper they quieted down.
Governor Vardaman, upon being noti-
fled of the disturbance, FASTENED to the
scene on a special train, accompanied by
s. D. McNair, chairman and John Wells,