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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-07-07
BAD STOMACH
MAKES BAD BLOOD.

You can't make sweet butter in q foul
ehurn. Every farmers wife knows this.
Your stomach churns and digests the
food you eat, and II foul, torpid or out Of
order, your whole system suffers from
blood poisoning. You will have foul
breath, coated tongue, bad taste, poor
appetite and q whole train Of disagree
able symptoms. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, which is not Q beYer-
age composed Of whisky or alcohol, being
entirely free from intoxicants, Is Q great
regulator and lnvigoratoE Of the Stom-
ach, Liver and Bowels.
sAbout q year ago l was III With blood poi.
coming" writes Miss Eyellno Louis. OF 80
Walter Street. Buffalo. N. Y. II had what
seemed 10 be q small cold sore on my lip. II
became very angry In appearance and began
TO spread until II nearly covered my face. l
was q frightful sight and could not 20 OUT
side the house because Of my appearance. l
used q blood medicine which did not give
me any relief. Then l began to take your
Golden Medical Discovery. ! was greatly
benefited with the first bottle and after taxi
ing the second bottle was completely cured.
The erysipelatous eruption disappeared and
my blood was cleansed, My complexion is
clear and fresh and have felt better this
year than | did for some time before, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery Is GER
tainly q most remarkable medicine.p
Don't accept a substitute for a medicine
which performs such cures and which has
q uniformly successful record Of nearly
forty years to its credit. It's an insult to
your intelligence for a dealer to try by
Misrepresentation to palm off upon you in
It's stead some inferior article with no
record 10 back 1t up. You know what
you want; II is his business to meet that
want.
@60.O00 GIVEN AWAY, in copies Of
R9Op0O0 The Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, q book that sold to the ex-
tent OF 100000 copies o few
years ago, At S1.50 per copy.
Last year we gave ava
10000 worth OF these invalua- ~
BILE books. This year we shall herfa
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benefit II 50, send only 81 W. ma
one-ceDt stamps to cover cost
Of mailing only for book In
stir paper covers, orb stamps mfl
for cioth-bound. Address Dr.. 10
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. X. ~
Constipation although 3 little III. be-
gets big ones II neglected. Dr. PlsFce's
Pellets cures constipation
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-07-07

Born, in Higginsville, Saturday,
June 28, 1906, to the wife of o, W
Kerns, a daughter.
Borr, at Odessa, June q, to the
wife Of Ed Wllmot, a son
Higginsyille Jeffcrsonian; DR.. Frank
McGinnls Of this city has applied for a
patent on a bottle stopper which in all
probability will meet a ready sale. 1t
i ) an ordinary glass stopper with q
hopper arrangement for taking up
medicine where too much has been
poured from the bottle. 1t IS claimed
that much time is lost by druggists in
returning to bottles medicines where
toe much has been poured out. The
device sample and yet very practical
II IS a wonder that some n has not
long ago thought Of the scheme. We
hope the patent will make the doctor
rich.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
WOODLAND FOES.

= Three ago was walking along the shore of
the lake when suddenly heard great noise tried to
find out where it from and stood still till heard
noise from
and saw that some large animal was holding smaller
called another boy to and help me take the
small animal from the large When he came up
said was a that had squirrel After
had killed the woodehuek took the squirrel to the
house and kept him till he WELL Then let him
go again. Russell Malmsten,
A Sixth Grade '5.~- 1121 Eighth Street 5.
Washington School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
IS MNNEsoTA. suNpAY. ;MoRN1Ne, ApaIn %, 1ess:

for. Many lifted their hands in prayer to the gods;
more were now convinced that there gods
at ALL and that the final endless night of which have
heard had come the world wanting
persons who exaggerated real perils with errors
imaginary or wifully invented remember who
declared that part of the promontory of Menum had
fallen; that another fire It false but
found people to believe them. It grew somewhat
light again. We felt that this not the light of day.
but proof that fire approaching Fire there was
darkness again. and thick heavy fall of ashes
Again and agaiS stood up and shook them off, other
wise should have been covered by them, and
crushed by their weight might boast that not sigh,
midst of peril great had not been convinced that
universe with miserable and yet mighty soace
in death. At last the black
to shade off into smoke cloud and to roll Then
came genuine daylight, and the sun shone out with
urid light, such it is wont bear in eclipse Our
eyes, which had not yet recovered from the effects Of
ashes as if with
We returned to Misenum and, after refreshing our
selves best could spent night Of anxiety, of min
gled hope and fear Fear however still the stronger
feeng3 for the trembling of the earth continued while
many terrified PERSONS with terrific predictions gave
of themselves and of their friends Even then, spite
of all the pers which had experienced and which
still expected had not thought of going away until
we could hear news of my uncle.
News received before long. The elder Plny had
the sufferers from the eruption. Being writer scien
tfc subjects and desiring to study the phenomena Of the
mighty ouburst led him tarry long Stabiae He
old NJ when a. he try to escape
stumbled and fell and sufocated, his nephew sup
posed, by the sui phurous fumes from the volcano
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
Aeronaut Beet1eGood gracious! We've struck
web! All is losti .-Chums

WeD! -ChumS.
were, open small, the danger that
they might fall imminent and un1nistakable.
So at last determined to quit the town. A panic
stricken crowd followed us, and they pressed
drove Departed by their dense array. When
we had got away from the buildings, we stopped.
There had to endure the sight of many marvellous,
many dreadful things. The carriages which had di
rected to be brought out moved about in opposite drec
scotched with stones they did not remain steady in the
place. Besides this the retire into
trembling movements the earth had
tinctly advanced and many marine animals left
highand-dry upon the sands. Behind was dark
and dreadful cloud which, it broken with rapid
zgzag flashes, behind various shaped
of fame These last like sheet lightning tho on
larger scale.
not long before the cloud that we saw began to
descend upon the earth and the It had al
ready surrounded concealed Of Capreae,
and had made invisible the promontory of Misenum
My mother besought, urged, commanded me to fly
best I could I might do so, she said, for I was
young; she, from age and corpuence, could but
slowly but would be content to die if she did bring
death upon I replied that would not seek safety
PEELED her to go with She reluctantly obeyed, but
continually reproached herself for delaying me- Ashes
began to fall, still, however, in small quantities
looked behind me- dense, dark mist seemed to be fol-
lowing spreading itself the country like cloud
'tIet turn out Of the way said "whilst we
still see for fear that should fall in the road
should be trodden under foot in the darkness by the
throngs that accompany us. -
We had scarcely sat down when night upon u.s.
not such have when there is moon when the
when the lights are extingushed You might hear the
shreks of women, the monotonous wailing of children
the shouts of Many raising their and
seeking to recognize by the voices that replied children
fate others the fate of those dear them Some
even prayed for DEATH in their fear of what they prayed
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
MOTLEY.
Kathleen Flynn, Reporter,


Last weeks spelling average for the building
SO per cent = :@E-
The pupils Of the school have made blue or brown
envelopes for the report cards Each child has chosen
for his card, which is written the envelope
The building, which is three stories high
cleared in and onehaf minutes at the last fire drill
The room boys went down the fire escape.
An entertainment will be given in Bethany church
about the Goth of May. The money raised viii be used
for pictures window curtains books for the school library
and furnishings for a rest room for the teachers.
MI. Rapeer recently visited the Motley pupils at
the manual training and cooking departments the
Sheridan So far the work has proved very
factory. ...
Sundby, four little story teers entertained several of
the upper rooms with their interesting little stories
few days ago. -. .--~>- z,. e.. III
The four above spend the first
four minutes Of their physical training in running in
double file around the large open lot back of the school,
1t is fine sight to children enjoying
in such perfect order After they have completed the
circuit, all line up before of the porches and have
FIVE minutes of regular training. After awhile the entire
school hopes to have its picture aken while out training
This week the boys and girls have cleared the two
yards Motley field of and rubbish. The boys
dug deep hole into it threw thirty wheel
barrow loads of rock. .zIsae -a~sz-z
Some pretty pieces played by Margaret Sails
bury Lorraine Pearson Marie Zeno, Gertrude Morrel
add to the pleasure Of physical training
Miss Field, the popular teacher of NJ room has been
absent this week account of illness.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
WHEN MOTHER FORBADE.

One day when lived in small town in California
a walk thru the orchard against mother g
will AS I entered the orchard did not notice anything
queer about the looks of the Trees but when about
half way thru, heard noise behind me- and turn
ing around I animal which frightened very
much it seemed be made almost wholly of claws.
7 ran home as fast could. All that night had the
most horrible dreams of nothing but claws. I hope
never shall have to pass such night again.
A Sixth Grade, Rachel Perkins,
= Grant School, 1915 Fremont Avenue n.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
HE WOULD NOT "DREss UP"

Chow foolish to call you ugly,'' said took up
a very pretty while visiting my time
ago. 'You don't look if you would hurt any if
you could. With that took the cat out the porch
to play After petting him shcrt time I decided to
l..lkt doll him. went after long apron and be-
gan to dress him. Tom, however, did not want to be
doll and produced handsome set Of claws all nicely
sharpeued and ready for work. atho they did not
after very freely.
After that when any proposed playing doll with cat
I always found for not joining
4 Seventh Grade, -Myra Pease,
Horace Mann School,. 1914 Oakland Avenue
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
JEFFERSON SCHOOL
Grace E.. Mathews, Reporter.

VIaEe NHdt1eWS
The B Of Jefferson school held their club meet
ing Friday the Goth inst A motion was made and
carried that the club their sincere sympathy
the school children of San Francisco in their terrible mis-
fortune and also that the school children of Minneapolis
contribute each for the benefit of the suffering
children of that city All the clubs held in the building
Joined in this movement.
The literary society of room held meeting
March 80 It was a 'iLongfellow Day. and both the
recitatons and songs from Longfellow Marie Alb
bott elected reporter for A room.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
NEWS FROM THE SCHOOLS
ADAMS.
Joseph F. Russell, Reporter.

Joseph F. Russell, Reporter.
Miss Anna Wright, teacher of B. room, taken i'll
with rheumatism April and left for her home at Alex
andria, MINI. Miss Georgia Griffith is substituting for
until
The room graduating class has undertaken COM
mercal enterprise to it's memorial The pupils
have a box in the basement in which they put all old
rubbers collect about
the they realize will help towards their mem
orial. .~' s='+
Miss Long, teacher of the sixth grade left for
term.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
A WESTERN SOUVENIR.

One spring few years ago my father and other
went to Oregon They generally slept out-of doors
night after tending to the fire usual they went
to sleep. But they were awakened by terrifying
sereech and by the light Of the fire they me
tain lion skuaking around the camp One of the party
fred at it, but in the darkness they could not tell whether
he hit it not The next day they followed it's trail
and before found and killed the animal Papa had
two Of its claws and mounted in gold as watch
charm, and every time look at it shiver to think of
it would feel to have of those claws thrust
tt "~:.~ karl M. Rhode,
4 Eighth Grade, - " 1920 Adams Street NE
Sheridan School 5* .--s
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
A TRAMP KITTEN.

1t bright sunny day that Mischief came to
hous I heard in to what it
and found dirty little kitten carried her into the
house and gave her bread and milk which she ate
with relish and seemed to feel better. I went to the
for bread and when home [ found the
tearing curtain. I scolded her and
thought she would be good afterward for she looked
innocent After that she tore down everything Those
claws always into mischief, named her Mis-
chief. Minnie Ole,
A xth Grade, 1115 Dupont Avenue N.
Grant School,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
AS ANY Hunter Knows.

Schoolmaster-Jaekson, suppose to shoot at
tree with five birds it, and kill three, how many
would there be lefts ~a. ~.-- --~~@1t
. Pupil-Three, sir. =~1zs"@. r. =
Schoomaster-No-two be eft
Pupil-No, there wouldnt t. sir. The three shot would
)e left, and the other two would have flown away
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
DOUGLAS.
Linda McLain, Reporter.

The Douglas school choruses and orchestra pre-
pairing for the annual which is given spring.
The concert will probably be held the third week of May
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
TILE ERUPTION OF vEsuv1oUs, A D. 70.
BY tP1iny the Younger !,

Piny was Roman chronicler who styled himself
Piny the Younger to distinguish him from his uncle
and adopted father Pliny the Elder His principal
work consists Of series of letters written to various
persons Some of the epises gave graphic account of
the daily life of Roman gentleman of wealth and liter
ary pursuits In his Tactus
the historian he describes follows the great eruption
Of Vesuvius Of which he an eyewitness from Mis-
enum. --.-. - @ss. T..
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
NO GENTLE TOUCH.

- Where lived in Norway there two great bears
in a large park from house I often went to
the park with some sugar for them ! would let the
sugar fall out of my hand and the bears would open their
jaws and catch it. One day boy went into the bearpt
with the while he fed the bears On both sides
of the pit there houses for the bears to sleep In and
while the keeper in there giving Of the bears
meat, the other decided to play with the little
stranger He scratched the boy the with his
claws and the boy began After that he would not
90 in there again because he afraid of the bears
claws. Henrik Nissen
A Fifth Grade, 2121 Third Avenue S.
chool-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
lHE JOURNAL. JUNIOR, M1NNEAPoIIs

and then he began to scratch with his claws and soon
went down his hole. We that the hole was much
larger and wondered how he could. have done so
much in a could not
claws him at all. Gertrude Mclean
A Fifth Grade, @a*~ 2412 Portland Avenue
Garfield School. t......- ..,1z-z...
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29

was on this account, indeed, that had stopped
eehlnd There had been noticed for many days before
trembling of the earth which had however, but
little fear because it is not unusual in Campania But
that night it violent that thought that every
thing was being not merely moved but absolutely
turned My mother rushed into my chamber l was in
the act of rising with the intention of awakening
her, should she have been asleep
We sat down in the open court Of the house, which
cupled small space between the buildings and the
And :now-1 do not know whether to call It
folly for only in my eighteenth yearI called for
volume Of Lvy read it if were perfectly at leisure
and then contrived to make extracts which had
begun. just then arrived friend of my uncle, and
when he saw that we sitting down. and that
reading, he rebuked my mother for her patience
and me for my blindness to danger. -
1t now z O'Clock in the morning, but the day
light still faint and doubtful. The surrounding
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-29
BUT THEY FINALLY FELL OUT,

Mama; may over to Mays and take kitty with
s''I said Yes, but do not stay long - So
put my hat and started with kitty my arm. May
had kitten, too and quite afraid that they might
fight found May playing in the yard with her kitten
Ny kitty jumped off my arm and walked beside me;
but seemed to be friendly We left them both in the
yard and into the house. Soon heard the kit
tens fighting We out fast could and parted
them. They both badly scratched, but Mays kit
ten hurt the worst my kitten had long claws AS
reached home told my mother about it and she
told to have father cut the claws.
Seventh Grade, Ida Nelson
Minnehaha Thirty-ninth Avenue s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-16
DeS Are Items.

|. We are having moro rain than
is needed, but it will bring out the
late corn and pastures.
| was down on the Pertle &
Ward farm last week. They have
the best prospects l know of for a
big corn crop. The manager said
they had 175 acres of corn and ex-
pected to raise at least 1000 bushels.
They keep a large herd of cattle
and hogs, to which they feed the
corn.
E. w. Graves and wife are visit
ing in Iowa, and will be absent
about two weeks.
Saturday was pay day for SUIT
ton q Steveson's mill. They work
a big force.
Stevenson & Fitz received $500
last week for lumber.
James Lovelace & Son are NOV
ing their mill from Black River
down onto the old Roberts farm,
some three miles east of Des Arc.
Rev. Boehm filed his regular
appointment here Sunday.
Rev. Calvert will preach here
next Sunday, which is the third
Sunday.
Babe loves baby died here
Saturday and was buried Sunday.
7. ?. Fitz and grandson, How
ard Stamp, drove to Piedmont last
Friday.
We are cleaning up our grave
yard this week. Any one having
friends buried there, please send
us a small remittance.
4. A. Clarlson is now at Farm
ington, and we expect him here
some time this week. He has
many friends in this section.
Key. !. Brooks preached here
Sunday night.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-16
Announcements.

We are authorized to announce
w. G.. FAIRCHILD as a candidate
for Justice of the Peace of Arcadia
Township, subject to the will of
the voters at the November cleo
ton.
We are authorized to announce
ROBERT A. RASCHE as a can
didate for Justice of the Peace of
Arcadia Township, subject to the
will of the voters at the No
vember election.
We r authorized to announce
b. l.. FARMHOUSE as a candi-
date for Justice of the Peace of
Arcadia Township, subject to the
will OF the voters at the November
election.
W. are authorized to announce
SYLVESTER KITCHELL as a
candidate for Justice of the Peace
OF Union Township, subject to the
will of the voters at the November
election.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-16
PERSONAL.

j. L. Baldwin was in st. Louis
Friday.
O. j. Buford left for st. Louis
Saturday.
E.. L. Dutton of Brule was in Iron.
ton Monday.
G. G.. Henderson of Mann was a
caller Tuesday.
w. R. Edgar attended Greenville
court last week.
Chas. Newman made a trip to st.
Louis last week.
Mrs. E. Tharp of Belleview was
a caller last week.
R. G. Tucker of Pennington was
in Ironton Monday.
Geo. Baldwin will attend school
in Kansas this year.
Miss Lena Pruitt is visiting rel
atives in Fredericktown.
Mrs. E. r. Curtis of Elvins is
with relatives in Ironton.
S. G. Shular is home from a pro-
tracted stay in Duquoin, Ills.
Miss Stella Huff is visiting her
brothers. family at Pilot Knob.
P. w. Whitworth and Sheriff
Marshall were in Greenville last
week.
Miss Essie Yount is expected
home from Cape Girardeau this
week.
Miss Leila O'Nea leaves this
week on a visit to relativas in ST
Louis.
Douglas Ringo of Mississippi
county is visiting relatives in the
Valley.
Jas. M. Baird and family of
Senath, Mo-, are with relatives in
Arcadia.
The Misses Whitmore of Searcy,
Arkansas, r guests of Miss Sue
Whitworth.
Mrs. Ed. johnson and daughters
of Cape Girardeau are spending a
week in Ironton.
Fred. Schultz, wife and baby re-
turned from a visit to st. Louis
Tuesday evening.
Miss Maud Norman of Thebes.
Ills, is the guest of her grand
father, Mr.. A. Begley.
H. L. Bell Of Belleview was in
town Tuesday on his way home
from a trip to Kansas.
A.. M. Allen and wife of st.
Louis are spending a few weeks at
their home in Arcadia.
MI. and Mrs. Dubose and family
OF Ensley, Alabama, are guests of
9. P. Damron and family in Iron
ton.
Mesdames Pauline Kotosky and
Mary Yonder of st. Louis are
spending a few weeks at the Sani-
tarium.
Miss Mamie Roehry returned
from a visit to Chicago last week.
Emil met her in st. Louis and &C.
companied her home.
Miss Blanche Fletcher is in
Poplar Bluff, where she has a
clerical position in the abstract
office of Mr.. Arthur Huff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-16
Annapolis Items.

Corn crops are looking we'll at
present in this neck o. woods.
James Slusher and Earnest
Brewer returned home to-day from
st. Louis, where they have been
working in the railroad yards,
under Foreman James West, who
used to live here.
George w. Slusher was arrested
for disturbing the peace of his
father. He plead guilty and was
fined one dollar and costs, a totaI
of S1O.95, by Squire Kitchell.
Robert McMurry and Anna
Risher were married on Sunday,
August II, 1906, by Squire Kitchell,
John w. Alcorn was in town to-
day, and claims that his chances
are good to be elected County
Judge OF the Southern District,
and that it was in the hands OF
good Democrats; those who stand
to the front and cast their votes
straight in Iron county.
The U. S. Mail and Letter In
spector was here and scared some
girls for writing and mailing some
letters to certain parties in sport,
and to have a joke on a friend, but
the joke has been turned on them.
The writer thinks that it will not
amount to much, although it may
go hard with them. Girls, don't
do SO any more, as such work as
that is a serious matter in the eyes
of the law.
A. j. Harrall was in town o-day
On business.
Wade Hampton has a very sore
foot from poison of some kind.
Ed. Summers of Ironton has five
good mule teams hauling ties from
Black River to this place. Six
mile drive, two loads a day and
from Is to q ties to a load.
AT Redford, Reynolds county,
Mo-, last Sunday, August 18th,
while Rev. Howard was holding
services in the Pleasant View Bap-
list church, lightning came down
the stove pipe and shocked some
fifty people. AS q result of the
shock VIM. Flowers wife is not
expected to live, and Robert SAINT
huff's wife is in a critical condition.
The others escaped with slight
wounds.
BULLETIN.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-08-16
Hogan Items.

w. J. Coleman of Sabula was
here Monday.
A. E. Bisch has taken a leave of
absence and is going to New Mex
leo and Bisbee, Arizona, on a
business trip.
Miss G. Kistner left Friday for a
few weeks visit in jackson, Mo.
Mrs. Hinchey of Bismarck was
here a few days last week.
Miss Stacia Owens left Saturday
for a visit to Ozark Springs, Hot
Springs and Little Rock, Arkansas.
Newton Huff and wife spent
Tuesday in Ironton.
Chas. Holloman spent Sunday
in Sabulia.
Our school commenced Monday.
Miss Bishop, of Ironton, is our
teacher. MAUDE.