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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The Kansas City Star, which could
not be induced to give its support to
the Maximum Rate lay two years ago
now takes shelter behind me
Commercial Club 1t says; "When
the maximum rate bill was before the
Legislature at Jefferson City 1t was
opposed very generally by the biz
shippers OF Kansas City. They pro
tested against It's passage The
trans p~ortation bureau OF the Com
mercial club, and the club itself,
went on record as opposed to the bill.
In the light Of present developments
the presumption stands that these
particular shippers were doing better
In the way OF rebates than they could
hope to do in the way Of lower rates
enforced BY law and applying to all
shippers alike. But now that the
practice Of giving and receiving
rebates is a dangerous practice, it is
essential to all shippers that the
maximum rate law should be made
operative" And II anyone doubts
the ability Of the Star TO ~"profesS a
virtue when it has it not" let Linn
read the conclusion of tie whole
matter; "Kansas City wants a square
deal, but it wants it for all its
shippers alike, and it wants it under
the law" Now who can denv the
Stars Spotless patriotism?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24
cAoUTcHoUc in NJ

1t is believed that this years de-
mand for c~aoutchouc will be in ex-
cess of the worlds supply, which is
about 10000 tons. What can be
done to meet the deficiency A
French scientist suggests three pos
sible solutions: The first would
consist in utilizing the mineral
caoutchouc or elastic fossil bitumen,
discovered in 1885 in the mines of
Castleton, England, and in 1916 in
the environs Of Anglers, France. The
second would be the employment of
an artificial product possessing prop
critics analogous to those of the nat
ural product. This product exists /;
it was obtained in 1916 by the
chemists SAGE and Jonas, by treat
ing linseed oil with azotic acid. An
elastic and m|embranous substance is
then secured, which has already been
utilized to render fabrics ~impervious
to water. Similarly, artificial caout-
choucs have been obtained by treat
ing tar or the oil of turpentine with
sulphuric acid. The third solution
would be to increase the natural
product, but it is not the quickest
method.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Secretary Root in his great speech
in Kansas City this week freely and
fully admitted that the decay Of
Am ericau shipping is due directly TO
the protective tariff. And re urged
that no party favored free trade and
no substantial reduction 10 the tariff
was to be expected, leaving the
subsidy scheme the oRly available
means Of encouraging American
shipping. The defeat Of the ship
subsidy bill this winter is going to
be a very difficult matter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Secretary Taft Of the Var Depart
ment, has suspended the presidents
order Diminishing the negro regiment
from the service OF the UGited States
army on account Of the Brownsville
outrages. Remonstrances from all
sorts Of political organizations all
over the country have been pouring
in and the president Is away on his
Panama. "trip. The president is
something Of a buffer but it is
believed that he took this action
adVisedly and that he will stick to it..
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Dr.. Devine, OF The national Red
Cross organization, has come to the
rescue OF Mayor Schmitz OF San
Francisco, aud says that the mayor
was tireleSs in efforts to reoder aid to
the distressed and that be beiieves
that the irregularities IN his accounts
of relief funds is due to the emergency
character Of the relief work, making
it impossible to distribute to the
necessities Of the people by methods
consistent with strict accounts.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The speech Of David R. Francis
before the Trans Mississippi Congress
in Kansas City this week was the
most notable address that Mr.. Francis
has made within the past ten years.
And among the most notable things
he said was that the neglect Of the
rivers. which are free public high
ways and belong to the government,
affords but little encouragement to
the prospect Of government owner.
ship or control Of railroads or other
means Of transportation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

An amusing incident of the rate
In veStigation held last week
preliminary TO the test Of the Mis-
souri, Maximum Rate law was the
testimony Of the Burlington railroad
to the effect that there is 40 profit
In local freight business. Represen
tatives Of the Missouri Pacific
railroad we're called in witness Of the
reverse proposition Meanwhile
everybody who was present at the
hearing in Jefferson City two years
ago before the House Of Represen.
tatIvee remembers that the freight
experts Of both roads there testified
that all the profit was in the inter
state business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

mendations to congress tn presidents
message will contain. 1t is generally
believed that he will suggest an
income tax and intimate a special
session OF congress TO consider some
urgently needed changes In the
tariff schedules. The president is
expected to endorse the ship subsidy
bill, which passed the senate a, the
last session.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Volume |, No. 1. Of the Missouri
Historical Review, a quarterly
magazine Of more than one hundred
pages, edited by Francis A. Sampson
and published under the authority Of
the State Historical Society, has been
received at this Office. The table Of
contents shows an Interesting list Of
subjects. The time is ripe for a
publication, with such a mission as
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The press dispatches, which a few
months ago, before the intercesslon
in Cuba, used to recount the daily
dolngs Of bandits 10 the Island, have
ceased to give information upon this
subject. But every now and then It
leaks out that Cuba is in a state OF
anarchy and that this government,
having entered upon the work
restoring order, will have to strike
with mailed hand. Annexation is a
certainty sooner or later, and perhaps
the sooner we face this responsibility
the better.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24
DIPLOMACY.

"My son, let me teach you a
proverb that it will be well for you
to remember always. 1t is from the
Bohemian, and runs this way; DO
the hard thing first"
"That amt any good. If I'd "a
made that proverb I'd "a said: Get
somebody else to do the hard thing
by tellin' him you'll bet he can't +"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The Waterways Convention held in
st, Louis last week was attended by
about !, 200 delegates from the Cen
tral states representing commercial
organizations in%tere:ted in the i'm
provement OF the Mississippi, Ohio
and Missouri rivers This movement
is M which will not down, and the
next two or three decades will doubt
less see inaUgurated a comprehensive
system Of river Improvements
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

In a notable speech in Kansas City
Monday night Secretary Root talked
Of world wide peace made possible by
closer and wiser commercial relations.
With this country seeking to sell its
surplus agricultural products in the
worlds markets while denying the
home maj ket 10 the world for what
1t has 10 sell, and with a dog.in.the.
m anger South American policy 1t
certainly takes an optinist to talk
about the prospects Of peace. The
demands Of the government for
army and navy appropriations don't
look like the republican party
m anagerS are expecting perpetual
peace.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Sentiment In Oklahoma seems to be
growing In favor Of electing as one OF
the senators from the new state an
Indian tribesman. There are several
remarkable men Of this race in the
territory-men who would rank
above the average Of the present
senate Of the United States, and the
effect Of such a course upon the
Indian race could hardly fail to be
good.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Among the candidates for speaker
Of the next Missouri house Of
representatives is newspaper man,
H. F. siapel Of AtchisOn county,
Editor Of the Atchison county Mail.
Mr.. Stapel has been in charge Of bis
paper for twenty five years and has
never before held a state or county
office. He is a graduate Of the Uni.
versity Of Michigan.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Secretary Root is a most clever
speaker as well as the most compe-
tent statesman in the presidents
cabinet. His address before the
Trans. Mississippi Congress this week
was an able n and will 90 far toward
forming the thought OF the business
men of the West upon some of the
subjects treated,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

this processes; and M%issourlaus
should hasten to get hold Of the first
issues, So that they may Keep their
files perfected for the biuder. 1t is
to be hoped that the publishers will
preserve the present attractive form
OF the publication so that it may be
easier to bind and preserve the
regular issues from year tn year
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Judge Priest has gone TO Texas on
business connected With the Waters
Pierce custer proceedings and
informed the people of the Lone Star
state that Qctopi swSfm In that state
1t will be remembered that this same
Judge Priest a few years age
pronounced boodling a conventional
crime.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24
CARDS WERE OUT.

Miss Johnson-Come with a ace
Of marryin' Abe Persimmons once.
Miss Jackson-Yaih?
Miss Johnson-Yais. If he'd had
another ace he'd ha' won a jackpot,
an if he'd won dat jackpot he'd had
money 'nough fo' git married on
Puck.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Mr.. BrYan's speech on the trusts
before the Trans Mississippi congress
Thursday was listened TO by over ten
thousand people. Secretary Shaw
proved the second attraction with an
audience Of three thousand.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

President Roosevelt issued an
important order during his brief stay
in Panama he practically Gid away
with the Office Of governor and gave
to Shonts the full control Of the
canal zone.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

Now that the bankers have about
agreed upon a scheme Of emergency
issues, it only remains to be seen
whether Uncle Joe Cannon has
changed his mind about what he calls
''rubber currency.n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The president seems to be standing
pat on his order discharging the three
companies Of soldiers for shielding
some OF their number in the offense
Of shooting up the town OF Browns.
vile, Texas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The threat 10 assassinate Senator
Tillman If he ventures to speak 10
Chicago on the negro question is
calculated to insure the speech. All
the assassins in the land could not
friPhten Ben Tillman or make him
swerve in act or opinion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

The OKLAHOMA constitutional
Convention began its initial session
this week by singing the hymn
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" led by
the chairman Of the convention,
"Alfalfa Bill" Murray.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24
Commercial Bank

At Lexington, State Of Missouri, at the close
of business on the 18th day of November 1905
Published In the LEXINGTON INTELLIGENT
GER, a newspaper printed and published at
Lexington, State of Missouri, on the Path
day OF November, 1905.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

AgitatNn has again been started
for a constitutional amendment
making ex.presidents members of the
United States senate for life. 1t
would be better than a pension.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

STATE OF MISSOURI, L.
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE. Us
We, E. NJ. Taubman, as President, and W
]. Bandon as cashier Of said bank, each of us
do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true to the best Of our knowledge and
belief.
e. Nj. TAUBMAN. President.
W. j BAND0N, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 22nd
day Of November, A. D., nineteen hundred and
six.
Witness, my hand and notarial
SEAL seal the date last aforesaid. (Com-
missioned and qualified for a term
expiring December 6. 1909.
W. H CHlLES, Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
j. R MOOREHEAD,
V. DC BoUR, Directors.
CHARLES LYONS,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-11-24

A good zeal OF speculation is being
ndulged as to what important recon-
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OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF the Flna ncIa
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12

horse and the trails been menced this
spring. Now you spread yourself out,
Billy, and when you get on to the
Ridge make a special look all around
there"
Besides these directions and the tele-
gram from Toler, Billy Brue took with
him copy of the Skiplap Weekly
Ledge, damp from the press and con-
tanning the death notice of Daniel J.
Bines, a notice sent out by the News
Association, which Billy Brue read
with interest as he started up the trail
The item concluded thus:
"The young and beautiful Mrs. Bines,
who had been accompanying her husband
on his trip of inspection over the Sierra
Northern, Is Frustrated with grief at the
shock Of his sudden DEATH
Billy Brue mastered this piece of in
telligence after six readings, but he
refrained from comment, beyond thank.
ing God, in thought, that he could
mind his own business under excessive
provocation to do otherwise. He con-
sidered it no meddling, however, to
remember that Mrs. Daniel ]. Bines,
widow of his late employer, could APP
pear neither young nor beautiful to the
most sanguine of newsgatherers; nor
to remember that he happened to know
she had not accompanied her husband
on his last trip of inspection over the
Kaslo division Of the Sierra Northern
railway.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
CHAPTER II.
BILLY BRUE FINDS HIS MAN.

BILLY BRUE FINDS HIS MAN.
Each spring old Peter Bines grew
FESTIVE and raw like an unbroken colt.
And when the distant mountain peaks
began to swim in the summer haze,
and the little rushing rivers sang to
him, pleading that he come once more
to follow them up, he became uncon-
trollable. Every year at this time he
alleged, with show of irritation, that
his health was being Slapped by the
pernicious indulgence of sleeping on a
bed inside a house. He alleged, fur
Their, that stocks and bonds were but
shadows Of wealth, that the old mines
might any day become exhausted, and
that security for the future lay only in
having one member of the family, at
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12

least, looking up new pay rock against
the ever possible time of adversely.
And so he loitered through the noun
tains, resting here, climbing there
making always shrewd, close reading
of the rocks.
1t was thus Billy Brue found him al
the end of his second days search. A
little off the trail, at the entrance to a
pocket of the canyon, he lowered erect
to peer down when he heard the noise
of the messengers ascent.
Billy Brue, riding up the trail, halted
nodded, and was silent. The old man
returned his salutation as briefly
These things by men who stay much
alone come to be managed with verbal
economy. They would talk presently
but greetings were awkward.
Billy Brue took one foot from its
stirrup and turned in his saddle, pull.
ing the leg up to a restful position
Then he spat, musingly, and looked
back down the canyon aimlessly
throwing his eyes from side to side
where the gray granite lodges showed
through the tall spruce and pine trees
But the old. man knew he had been
sent for.
"Well, Billy Brue, what's doin'?"
Billy Brue squirmed in the saddle
spat again, as with sudden resolve
and said:
"Why-uh-Danl J.-he's dead"
The old man repeated the words,
dazedly.
"DanI J.-he's dead;-why, VINO else
Is dead, too?"
Billy Brue's emphasis, cunningly con.
trived by him to avoid giving prom
inence to the word dead" had sug-
gested this inquiry in the first mo-
ment of stupefaction.
Nobody else dead-jest Danl j.
he's dead"
Jest Danl J.-my boy-my boy
Dan1 dead!"
His mighty shape was stricken with
a curious rigidity, erected there as II
it were a part of the mountain, flung
up of old from the earth's inner trag-
edy. COMPOUNDED, desolate, ancient.
Billy Brue turned from the stony
Interrogation of his eyes and took q
few steps away, waiting. A little wind
sprang up among the higher trees, the
moments passed, and still the great
figure stood transixed in its curious
silence. The feathers creaked as the
horse turned. The messenger, with an
air of surveying the canyon, stole an
anxious glance at the old face. The
sorrowful old eyes were fixed on things
that were not; they looked vaguely as
If in search.
"Danl!" he said.
1t was not cry; there was nothing
plaintive In it. 1t was only the old
man calling his son; David calling
upon Absalom. Then there was a
change. He came sternly forward.
who killed my boy?"
Nobody, Uncle Peter; twas stroke.
He was goin' over the line, and they'd
laid out at Kaslo fer day SOS Danl
]. could see about spur the Lucky
Cuss' people wanted-and maybe 1t
was the climbin' brought 1t on"
The old man looked his years. AS
he came nearer Billy Brue saw tears
tremble in his eyes and roll unnoted
down his cheeks. Yet his voice was
unbroken and he was, indeed, uncon-
scious of the tears.
II was afraid of that. He lived too
high. He ct too much and he drank
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
CHAPTER III.

THE WEST AGAINST THE EAST.
Two months later a sectional war
was raging in the Bines home at Mon
tana City. The west and the east were
met in confiict-the old and the new,
the stale and the fresh. And, If the
bitterness was dissembled by the COM
batants, not less keenly was 1t felt, nor
less determined was either faction to
be relentless.
The sole non-combatant was Mrs.
Bines, the widow. A neutral was this
good woman, and a well-wisher to
each faction.
81 tell you it's all the same to me-"
she declared, Montana City or Fifth
avenue in New York. I guess can
do we'll enough in either place, so long
as the rest of you are satisfied"
1t had been all the same to Mrs.
Bines for as many years as woman
of 80 can remember. 1t was the lot
of wives in her day and environment
early to learn the supreme wisdom OF
abolishing preferences. Riches and
poverty, ease and hardship, mountain
and plain, town and wilderness, they
followed in no ascertainable sequence,
and superiority Of indifference to
each was the only protection against
hurts from the unexpected.
This trained neutrality Of Mrs. Bines
served her finely now. She had no
leading to ally herself against her chill.
dren in their wish Ito 90 east nor
against Uncle Peter Bines in his stub
born effort to keep them west. She
folded her hands to wait on the others.
And the battle ragged.
CTO BE CONTINUEDl
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Crew Is Saved.

st. Johns, N. F. - The Boston
schooner Mary Powers, Capt. O'Neill.
foundered off the Grand banks last
Monday and the members of the crew
managed to reach here Wednesday in
dories. They had rowed so miles.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
mol Horse Meat Can Be Used.

Punishment now awaits any manu-
facturer who disregards the provi-
sions Of the Iowa pure food law. While
the law gives dealers full year to
get rid of any goods they may have
in stock or had purchased before
July / of this year, there is no ex-
emption for the manufacturer. When
a butcher makes up an Hamburger
steak, II he adulterates 1t with horse
meat or fills 1t full Of "Freezem"--
which is a poisonous preservative. he
Is liable to prosecution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
To Entertain Root.

Buenos Ayres.-The chamber of
deputies Wednesday unanimously au-
thorized the movement of Argentina to
make any expenditures necessary for
the suitable entertainment Of Mr.. Root.
the American secretary OF state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Goes Through Pearly CAGES.

Sioux City, Ia.-WhiIe he was tell.
ing friends at Holiness camp
meeting at Morningside that he
expected soon to pass through the
pearly gates Of Heaven, Pierce Rat.
Lift dropped dead of heart failure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Fatal Duel ON Horseback.

Pitkin, Col--George Campbell was
shot and killed Wednesday In q
duel with Frank Vader, ranchman.
fought on horseback. Yader's clothing
was pierced by bullet but he was I'm.
Injured. vader says Campbell stole .
horse from him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Fourth at Illinois Capital.

Springfield, Ill.-Gov. Deneen and
James M. Graham, of Springfield de-
iivered orations at the Independence
day celebration at the fair grounds un-
der the auspices of the Baptist Young
paonla's Union Chautaunua
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
State Department Indexer,

Washington.-After making a thor
ough search for the past six months
for capable head of the index bu-
rear of the state department. Secre-
tary Root has finally appointed John
r. Buck, of Maine, to the place.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Root Sails for Brazil.

New York.--Secretary Of State Elihu
Root sailed from New York Wednes-
day on the United States cruiser
Charleston on his three months South
American tour.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
Landlady Kills Boarder.

Cleveland, O.-Mrs. Fred Sloat.
keeper of boarding house, shot
and instantly killed George Clark, aged
35, one OF her boarders, in the yard.
The woman maintains that she killed
Clark while aiming at target.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-07-12
State Irnveling Mem Sued.


Susan r. CHASER has brought suit
In district court against the Iowa
State Travelling Mems association for
$4,000, which she claims Is owed the
estate OF her deceased husband on an
accident policy carried by him In the
defendant company. In the petition
II is set forth that Henry j. CHASER,
who was q travelling salesman, was
caught in a crowd OF people In at
tempting to enter the doorway OF the
International auditorium building In
Minneapolis, Mimi, on Oct. 81, 1904,
and that he was severely crushed in
the crowd and sustained internal In.
jurles from which he died on Decem.
Der 80 of the same year. She claims
that all Of his assessments In the COM
pany were paid up to date, but that the
company has never fulfilled Its con.
tract, either by levying an assessment
to meet his death claim, or by max
ing a payment OF any part OF the
amount due, in spite OF her demands.