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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
IoHN sMlrH.s susY az.
Certainly Accompanies Much in the
Twenty-Four Hours.

The person in this town that
arouses my profoundest respect. said
the gray-headed New York man. lis
John Smith. l admire him because
he acconplishes so much. No other
man that / know OF performs one
half the stunts that are credited to
Smith. A study Of yesterdays news
reports reveals how p~rodigious are his
labors. According to the papers he
began the day-say about three a. IN.
by shooting a burglar. At six
o'clock he scalded himself with a
pot Of hot coffee, and at ten O'Clock
he fell into a coal hole In Tenth ave
nue.. But not even these disturb
ances impaired Smiths vigor, for
after repairing damages he found time
to figure as a principal in two we'd
dings and one divorce. Also he ap-
peared in a police court on a charge
Of arson, was a witness at two trials,
attempted to cut his throat with a
razor, drove a runaway team hitched
to a pickle wagon, and as a wind-up
to his activities was run in on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. All
of which, it strikes me, constitutes a
pretty strenuous day even for q
Smith"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Largest BUILDING stone.

The walls OF the Acropolis at Baal-
bek are truly called cyclopean. The
famous Trilithon. the largest stones
ever used in building, measure respec-
lively IS. 64 and SO feet in length, each
block weighing about $50 tons. How
these huge masses we're accurately
placed in position 20 feet above tie
ground is a problem which modern
science, with all its appliances leaves
yet unsolved.
Above them are Arab Notifications.
The Quarries whence these gigantic
materials were obtained are among
the most interesting features Of Baai.
bek. Here may still be seen the
method Of work OF the ancient quar-.
rymen, stones vertically hewn lying
almost ready to the hand OF the build
er. One Of these stones, to which the
Arabs give the name Hajar-elHuobla
measures So feet In length and weighs
915 tons.
M. de saulcy calculates 1t woult
take the united efforts Of 10000 mer
to put this huge block IN motion. Thil
quarry Is now used as a metropolis b,
the inhabitants Of Baslbek.-sunda
at Home.
"L".
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

In one of the Seventeenth street win
dows Of the Colorado Midland ticket
office is a stuffed stork. Yesterday
about noon a young Elk and his wife
stopped in front of the window and
had a look at the stork and the baby
camel which stands by it. Jim Davis,
the Midland's city passenger agent,
noticed them gazing at the stork al he
came up Seventeenth street. He hest.
tated a moment before the window
and the young Elk noticed him
That's a stork, isn't it?" asked the
Elk of Mr.. Davis. Yes" replied Jim,
that's a stork." Then, &C he went
through the screen door: Just leave
your orders in here" The young Elk
and his wife faded away in a hurry
Denver Post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Eyes and Exercise.

1t was a matter of surprise to Emer-
son that the following little piece Of
advice by De Quincy should not have
attracted more attention: THE depth
and subtlety Of the eyes varies ex.
ceedingly with the state of the stomach,
and II young ladies were aware of the
magical transformation which can be
wrought in the depth and sweetness
of the eye by a few weeks exercise
! fancy we should see their habits on
this point altered greatly for the bet.
ter, "-Health Record.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
A New Opening.

A London paper says that nurses
skilled in the diseases of cats and
dogs can obtain regular employment
at ten dollars a week for looking after
sick prize pedigree pets. There Isl
training school for animals nurses in
Pimlico. A certificate is granted to
apt pupils after six months expert
ence in the care Of sick creatures Of
all sorts, cats and dogs particularly
Women make much better kennel
nurses than men do and there is a
growing demand, especially in bic
country houses, for the services Of
women able skillfully to carry out q
veterinary surgeons treatment. One
successful dogs nurse holds the full
certificate Of a well-known Londor
hospital. but she prefers to devot,
her nursing talents to CANNES rather
than to humans.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

Persia's ruler is the shah" which
word entered the English language
long ago by way of the Arabic and old
French, arriving in the form Of
check" Chess is really checks"
kings; and the cry of Check" means
ones king is In danger, Hence the
verb and substantiative check In all
their English meanings; check, t"
OF "~cheaue.' which was originally the
counterfeit of a bill that served to
check" fraud; "checkered," from the
aspect of the chessboard, and "exche-
quer," from the checkered pattern OF
the tablecloth on which the kings
accounts were kept with counters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Only Way to Do Good.

There is only one way to make men
better. The work must be done from
the inside. The seed must be plant
ed in the human heart. The indi-
vidual conscience must be awakened
and enlightened. No reform theory
can be made which is automatic. The
individual must do the reforming with
in himself. and all that the outside
world can do is to lend him a sus-
tanning hand, a cheering voice and an
encouraging look.-Exchange.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
How TO Treat EmpIoxss.

Every store that l know of in Amer
lea obliges its help to stand on their
feet from morning until closing time.
Behind each counter in my store is a
chair. l want my employees when not
busy to sit down and rest. AS walk
through the different departments in
my store my employees do not have
to feel that they must brace up be-
cause the boss" is coming around.
My employees are doing right all the
time because they know that am do
ing right and using them as near right
as / know how. Ny employees would
far rather have me home than abroad.
l guess that / am an easier fellow to
work for than the manager, but he
cannot be very evere with them, be-
cause | always tell him to use them
Just AS / use him, / tell every man at
the head Of a department, BE kind
to the help under you. Do not speak
to them in any other way than the
way l speak to you. Handle your help
so that they will respect you and so
that they win regret to leave my en-
ploy. "-Everybody's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
szeIl L,d to RurnIar,n capture.

No-ctund clock striking and too
much Of It has enabled the Paris po-
lice 10 lay their hands upon a gang
Of burglan and their very valuable
booty
The l%nhahltants Of a house in the
FanbONrg du Temple quarter, com.
plainf ng to the police that for some
time past they had heard an extraor-
dinary amount OF what sounded like
electric bell ringing in the night time,
that Eeemed 10 come from rooms in a
certain direction, the police first veri,
hed the fact for themselves and then
raided the ooms Here they found
two zen busly engaged in testing a
number Of tlmepfe ces, Of which they
had stolen 200 from a manufacturer
warehouse and were selling as tested
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
FUNNY ERROR OF PRINTER.
He Was Not Expecting Latin in News
paper Copy.

William F. Waller Of BAIT Harrison
street. now a real estate ma, but
FORMERLY a printer. newspaper man
and publisher, was talking recently OF
amusing typographical TOR From
1881 to 1884, when Rose Field was
managing editor Of the old Kansas
City Times, l was foreman Of the
coTnosing ROOM" he said. One
night Field wrote az editorial para
graph poking fun at the Latin a morn
ing contemporary had printed Field
wound up his effort with a quotation
from one Of Cicero's ~orations. The
words were o tempora! 0 meres!'
meaning o the times. o the man.
ners. The paragraph went up late.
and the p~roof-reader didn't ever get q
long distance look at it. the paragraph
was in the paper the next morning
hut the quotation read: o tempest Q
Mosesl Kansas City Star.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

A woman writer says: Marry a
man with a good digestion and no
nerves If you want a pearl Of a bus
band. All of the seven deadly sins do
not make a nan as hard to live with
as a genuine. well-developed case Of
liver. Choose, therefore, as a husband
a man who is hearty and husky and
who can eat three square meals a day.
A preferred type Of this man is the
n who is frankly fond of good eat
ing and who has a welsh rarebii
recipe and a special way Of making
salad dressing. Grab a man like that
the very first opportunity you get, fol
as a husband he is lovely. '-Milwau
kea Sentinel
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
OF Arabic Derivation.

Zephyr" and cipher and zero
are words that come to the English
from the Arabic "sifr," which meant
literally empty" and so nothing
and the figure that represents moth.
ing. In medieval Latin this figure
was called both 0ciphrap and also
"zephyrum,' the latter probably from
association with @z%ephyrus," or some
thing even lighter than air. Hence
through the Italian 'zehro.n there il
the word zero as a doublet with
.cipher.7
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Liam from suaar.

Starlight, sunlight, moonlight, gas
light, lamplight, candle light, electric
light and now sugar light. A phenom-
enon whose cause has not as yet been
satisfactorily explained recently was
observed by an expert during the
course of certain experiments. Disks
Of loaf sugar we're mounted on a
lathe and rapidly rotated while a ham
mer played lightly against them. An
almost continuous radiation vas thus
produced from the sugar. 1t was
shown that the light did not arise
from heating the sugar, and 1t is be-
lieved to have been caused by some
change having taken place in the
sugar crystals. The act Of crystalliza'
ton is known to be accompanied
sometimes by flashes Of light. The
practical bearing of these experiments
is on the question of obtaining arti.
fetal light by methods as yet untried,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
MANY RIouraphIe. q lrvlno.

H. B. Irving and his brother Lau.
rence Irving, are to publish a biog-
raphy Of the late Sir Henry Irving.
No less than six books have been
written about Sir Henry since his
death, and there are at least two 9th
ers to follow-one by Austin Brereton
and another by Joseph Hatton. The
final life by the sons will not be pub
lished for several years, and for salts
factory reasons. It promises to be an
important book, for both sons have
demonstrated that they have literary
ability.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
pecIIne IN EnuIIsh STUDY.

In all directions tragical results Of
the long neglect Of serious English
study are visible, writes Sidney Lee
in the Academy. The worst English
is practiced and appreciated, outside
a very small circle Of English society
The municipal libraries, which minis
ter to the literary needs OF the multi
tude, overflow with literary vacuity
and vapidity. The standard Of the
average taste in literature steadily de
cllnes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Veteran J%onrnaIIst.

M. suvor' a veteran journalist of
st. Petersburg, has just celebrated the
fortieth anniversary of his entrance
into the field Of literature as newspa.
per owner, dramatic critic and au.
thor. In addition to his connection
with the "Novoe Vremya,p M. suvorin
takes the keenest interest in the stage.
He has written several successful
plays, which have been translated
into French and German.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

Wellington Newsi-Mrs. j, A.
Mann underwent a surgical operation
In Kansas City last Thursday. The
oper- alton was successful and her
man y friends will rejoice to know
that her speedy recovery is expected
and the weary monGhs OF suffering
near ly ended
T6e COncordian; Mrs. Arthur
Kroencke left Saturday morning fol
Kansas Oily irom where she went tC
AtctAin'Ou, Kans, andtheuce to John
son, Nebr. to visit relatives ant
frien IDS, Her mo ther, Mrs. Otto Wal
kenh nrst iClOwed Sunday Afternoon
and Eey netat Atchinson from wher,
they made the trip together.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Submarine Llfeboat.

When a submarine boat becorles dis.
abled beneath the surface OF The wa
ter and cannot rise its crew is in a
bad predicament. To remedy the diff
hculty an inventor has contrived an
auxiliary boat to be carried in the
submarine and to be a part OF It, prac-
ticalIy, until needed. In time of.acci-
dent the crew of the incapacitated
submarine would enter the little craft
and when the containing chamber had
been flooded the bolts would be with
drawn and the vessel with its human
freight would clear itself and rise to
the surface.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
low IL Awoke the conareaatIon.

How He Awoke the Congregation.
Ferdinando Nichols, who was at
one time rector Of st. Mary Arches,
Exeter, England, in the midst of his
sermon n day discovered that sew
eral aldermen In the congregation had
fallen asleep. He pausesd and sat
down. The people then began to stand
up and move about, and this had the
effect Of awakening the slumberers,
who stood up with the rest to ascer.
tain the cause Of Mr.. Nichols 81
lence.
Upon this he arose and addressed
the drowsy aldermen as follows: The
sermon is not yet done, and now
you are awake l hope you will hearker
more diligently"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
The oId-FashIoned Sea captain.

Is the old-fashioned sea captain ex-
tinct as a type? He stuck close to
his ship in the moments Of disaster,
doing what he could to save the lives
OF passengers and crew, and, il neces-
sary, going to his death in the effort.
He may often have erred in his ex-
IRENE devotion to duty, but he held
un~finchingly to the loftiest ideals Of
responsibility and self-sacrihce, and
his example was of i~ncalculable value
to his profession and to humanity.
Are we to regard him only as a mem
DRY, or does he anywhere to-day sur
vive?-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
N-Orwsalah o Aaxlums.

There ave IN Norway no fewer than
20 lepeT asylums. but each contains
only TEN to Is beds. They are stu
ated in country places, and the style
Of nving followed IN them is similar
to that OF an ordinary family IN mod
crate ciEcumHhnces-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
RozzeIl's sta.emsnl

Police Commissioner Frank Rozzslle
gave Out Monday the following state
nsut pa blishe6 in the Kansas Uty
shrin regard to the circumstances OF
bis nmov val:
THE governor, at the Interview
shrhI bad with him at Jefferson
CITY Nay 2, before the investigation
was begun. demanded the removal OF
Chief hayes aud gave as his reason
thai Hays vas not friendly to him
politically.
uAta subsequent interview which
had with the governor at ny ofice
be demanded that Hays should be-
removed and thai their should be a
general ch ange. The reasons which
he gave W ere not based upon want OF
efficiency in the police department,
but we're that the department. was
friendly co those opposed TO him.
Two days afterwards / had 80 inter-
view with TIE governor at the BALI
more hotel lasting from I o'clock
Saturday e vening until 2 O'Clock Sun
day nOrning. WI discussed the pol
Ice deparbment ana the governvr's
political aunbitlons. At this enter
view be fn ally said If l would remove
John Halpin, who is a nephew Of Bar
nard OOrrigau, and therefor not a
friend Of Tn governor, and II | would
remove DR.. Longan as police surgeon
he would allow Hayes to remain for
further consideration, and he might
mot DO nmO we'd at all.
lin our ioterviews the entire bur.
6en Of the governors complaint
3galnA the police department was
chat " Was not friendly to him
personally.
To this statement Governor Folk
makes the 70 lowing answer:
The state nnent OF Mr.. Rozzelle, con
tzainet 10 an interview given by bin
In this mon , ng's &c =sssss City papers
tnstI mked him to remove Chief
Hsyes merely because he was IN
friendly TO ms politically, is not true.
N either is IL true, as stated by Mr.,
Rochelle, that | YER at any time
diEcused my litical ambitions
" ith him, L told MI. Rozzelle re-
pc atedly that II the things l heard
as TO Chief Hays we're found to be
true after vestlgstion be SD ould not
in my opinion be commissioned.
also expressed the view that things
we're 10 such a rotton condition that
It seemed to be to the best interest
Of she publlc service to have an entire
ch2nge IN the heads Of the depart.
ment
L have alwa rs demanded Of Mt.
R zzelle, as well as Of all other police
conn isOnars appointed by me, that
the police be kept absolutely out Of
polH tics They have been since ]
have been governor, not only in Kan
sas City but in St. Louis and st. Jos
eph and will continue to be as Ions
as L sn governor. Mr.. Rozzellen
insi mutation th & / removed him 10 a
to put The police in politics, is absurd
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
mn one Thinn.

"when we sat down to the table,"
said Sue Brete Il picked up the wine
list" "My!' exclaimed Fanny Foot.
lites, what did he do, drop dead?"
HE never yinced. | said: May /
have anything on this? He said:
Sure. Youll find IL down in the right
hand .c-oTner-beer ten cents a bot
tiAy "Eh iladalnhfa Press.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

Mr.. Gatheremin-Tm passionately
fond Of coin-collecting.
Miss Askitt Crying to be agree
able)-Indeedl Have you the Latin
quarter Of Paris g-seattle Post.Intel
ligencer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Povertv strloknn GRACE

Greece is said to be the poorest
country OF Europe. Her total wealth
amounts to $1,000 100000, or about
half that Of Switzerland.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
Benef.

sHo believes thoroughly in him.
self" said the admlrlng friend. Yes
answered Miss Cayenne. Some Poo.
pie r 50 ~credulous."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
4 suspIcIous Attention.

my husband is really cry atten-
tive. Yesterday he bought me a dozen
eils.f-Meggendorfer Blatter.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03

The tide Of the Mediterranean on
the Algerian coast never exceeds three
and q half inches.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
PhyslcaIIy ImposslbI..

don't see how a Goodnight can
ever be q square sportY
why notg"
because naturally every blow given
iE q fowl stroke. -BaItmorn s,oa
can. AmeFl-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
BUNGALOW
Word Of Comparative Modern Date Is
A~neloIndian.

The word is of comparatively mod.
ern date and is Anglo-Indian. Its
origin can be traced to the adjective
bangla (Hindustani), which literally
means belonging to Btngal." Il IL
an easy step from this to the manu-
script preserved In the India ofaca
(England), dated 1876. which has a
reference to "Bungales or Hovells
: for all English in the ccnnany's
service" Any sketch Of a native
dwelling in India will show how at
first 1t was not unnatural to bracket
"bungales' with novels" he word
was in the making. and the bulldog
improved with the word.
In 1911 we find q references 70 ~
Dutch Bungalow" on. the shoTes Of
the Hughley. In the eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries there are
references in A~ngloIndian CORE
spondence to wayside houses which
are spelled ~"bungula" and "bungalo."
and in one instance, in 1909, a journal
Of residence in India describes the
bungalo as a garden house. The most
striking reference which TALES with
our view of the building as de-
scribed by the word Is contained in a
book dated 1S47, which says: The
bungalows Of India are for the most
part built of unbaked bricks and COW
cred with thatch, having the center
q hall, the whole being encompassed
by an open veranda." That is prob
ably the shortest and most complete
definition Of the broad meaning OF the,
word that can be found. OF course
we build bungalows nowadays Of
many other materials besides bricks;
but the latter are used, sun dried. in
many quarters OF the globe besides
India. Primarily. a bungalow is a
building specially suitable Tor a hot
climate where the broad verandas
make cool, shady places for sitting
outdoors.-Indoors and Out
JEFF Davis for President.
Adlai E. Stevenson, Of Illinois. form
erly vice r. esident Of the United
States, is fond Of telling OF an odd ex-
perience he had shortly after the civil
war. AT that time David Davis was
much talked OF as the man to run
against Gen. Grant for the presidency.
A conference was held in Mr.. Steven
sons Bloomington residence, many
leading Hin is and other Democrats
being present A good deal was said
about the possible candidacy Of Mr..
: Davis, but 20 one happened to men.
> ton his hrst name. After the confer
ence broke up Mr.. Stevenson drew an
: old farmer friend into a corner and
!. asked his opinion. The farmer was
from the ex sme southern end Of
Illinois. He said: wei. Adlai Won
I know I've followed your lead IN noli-
tics for a good while and I'm going
! to do it now. But, honest, Adlai. done
you think It's a leetle mite early 10
nominate Jen Davis?" Chicago
, Chronicle.
AZ
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-03
nIesaInua Il pIanuIse.

MiafortuneH make Is Wiao.-Dnlch
--a4A.h
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-27
The millinery Openings.

The ladies of Lancaster and
surrounding country have been
enjoying for the past few days
the lovely millinery displays at
the stores os the Lancaster Mer
cantlle company and the Heath
Jones company. The artistic
milliners Of these establishments
certainly have some exquisite
creations in the way of headgear
ncw on exhibition.
~ur society and horse reporter
was directed to write up the for
NAL millinery openings the latter
part of'last week, but he is so
hopelessly infatuated with a red
headed woman Don't blame him
for she is indeed an armful of
beatific beauty that he could not
concentrate his think machine
on hats and bonnets long enough
to do the occasions justice.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-03-27

me IeacherS' Meettng Last Sat
urdaD--An association for
Rurat School improvement
Organized.
Last Saturday there was organi.
zed here an Association for Rural
School Improvement for this
County. Miss Gertrude Sherer.
member of the State Executive
Committee, called the meeting TO
order and introduced Miss Starke
of Winthrop College, who made
an excellent and highly interest
ing address on the subject of how
to improve the rural school,
giving many apt illustrations.
Talks were made by Miss Sherer
Messrs w. M. Moore, r. NJ. Belk.
ID. Funderburk, j. A. Jenkins
and a. *. Banks. Then a county
association was formed with the
following oflicers-Miss Gertrude
Sherer, Pres; Miss Grace Whis
onant, vice Pres. Miss Ola Culp,
Sec. and Treas.
Executive Committee to be
appointed by the president.
Much good can be done by such
organizations. Any one interest
ed in school work improvement
can become a member.
Co. Supt. w. NJ. Moore re-
ported that within the last wear
or two nine or ten new school
buildings had been erected in
Lancaster county, costing from
800 to $1,000 each, Dixie, Rich
Hill, Antioch, Douglas, Fork
Hill, Oseola and Elgin.