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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-07-20

set the pace.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Lacked Presence Of Mind.

In the criminal court In Baltimore a
darby was on trial for stealing a
watch which he had pawned. He was
identified by the owner as the person
who had grabbed the watch out of his
pocket, yet the darby claimed he was
innocent. When asked how he came
in possession Of the watch, he said:
y was standing on the corner when
a man comes up to me and says he is
hard up and hasn't a cent to buy food
with, and he wants to sell me this
watch for three dollars. l knew
could get four dollars on it in pawn,
and I felt sorry for him and bought
the watch for three dollars and pawn.
ed it for four dollars. That's how
got the watch"
The prosecutor then asked. IL he
had bought the watch for three dol,
lars, knowing he could pawn It for
four dollars, simply to help the mar
along because he felt sorry for him.
why he did not advise him to pawn il
himself, and then he would have had
four dollars instead of three dollars.
'Well, you see" said the prisoner
Il didn't have the presence Of mind
to do dat'-Judge's Library.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Bulb Farms Of Marshland..

The vast industry hitherto associat-
ed almost exclusively with Holland is
gaining a foothold in Great Britain
that is promising for the agricultural
depression there. 1t is said that the
climate of Holland is just like the eli
mate Of England, only worse.
In the fen district of Lincolnshire
there are many acres of land devoted
to the growing of narcissi, and so sue
cessful has the industry become that
several Dutch growers have paid Eng
land the compliment of buying their
stock bulbs in hat country, while
others are said to have considered
seriously the a%dvisability Of purchas-
ing land in Lincolnshire for the grow
ing Of bulbs SO as to compete with the
Englishman in his own land.
An acre Of wheat or potatoes in
England Is worth from $50 to $500,
but an acre of choice daffodils or
narcissi may be worth anything from
$3.50 to $4,000 and more.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Jeweler Knew the Game.

Jeweler-You say you want some
name engraved on the ring?
Young man-Yes; / want the words,
George to his dearest Alice" engrav-
ed on this ring.
is the young lady your sister,"
mo; she is the young lady to whom
l am engaged"
Well, If l we're you, | would not
have George to his dearest Alice
engraved on the ring. If Alice
changes her mind, you can't use the
ring again"
What would ynn suggests"
Il would suggest that the words be
George, to his first and only love"
You see, with that inscription you can
use the ring half a dozen times. /
have had experience in such matters
myself"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
MAkEs &c eRINpINe EAeY.
Bicycle POWER Does Away with a
Good Deal Of Labor.

The old adage that the head should
save the heels has been transformed
by the Mahern brothers, Frank and
Fred, employed at a Dedham (Mass.)
grocery. so that the legs are made to
save the arms, and that in a most
unique manner.
1t is the method Of running a coffee
mill by leg power on a bicycle instead
Of by arm power. One Of the disagree
able features of the grocery business
has been the arm method Of grinding
coffee.
Now this is just where the quick wit
Of Frank Mahern came in. A devotee
Of the wheel and knowing that it is
much easier to pedal than to strain
with the arms, he conceived the idea
that a transfer Of the strain from arms
to legs would be much easier and
quicker.
The question vas one Of applying
the power to the coffee mill, which
was done by removing the forward
wheel Of a tandem and fastening the
bicycle in such a way that the rear
wheel was directly opposite one Of
the wheels Of the coffee mill, which
was fitted with a belt wheel.
The tire was removed from the bicy-
Gle wheel and a belt put on, running
from the wheel to the belt wheel on
the coffee mill.
The arrangement was then COM
plete, and when there is coffee to be
ground it is thrown into the grinder,
the bicycle is mounted and the rider
takes a practice spin and at the same
time grinds the coffee.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
VOICES OF TAE SEA.


A lecturer. who has covered the
greater part of the country in deliver
ing his instructive and entertaining
discourse on travel. tells this story to
prove that Illusions are essential to
human happiness. He remained over
night with the chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee after deliver
ing a lecture in a seashore town on
Long Island. In the early morning,
says the Youths Companion, he was
awakened by the sound Of a suction
pump in violent action, but he dozed
OF again after noting that there was
a high wind and a storm threatening
from off the %neighboring sea. AT the
breakfast table he asked:
Didn't | hear a pump working this
morning, or was ! dreaming"
why, yes answered his host. my
father-inlaw is aa old %sailorman, and
when we get a little water in the cell
lar he delights in pumping it out. This
house had been Idle three years until
we came along and bought it for the
very reason that others rejected it.
With father, a little thing Ike water
in the cellar was really an advantage "
Indeed remarked the lecturer.
But besides the noise Of the pump
/ thought I heard (reaecting for a mo
ment), oh, yesl It sounded like the
creaking Of the timbers and the wind
In the rigging. | am curious to know
how You duplicate those voices of the
Q to please the retired captain"
e0h, landl' said the hostess. "Our
new girl, Just over from Sweden, has
been going about the house all morn
ing wearing her new American silk
pattieoat and her old peg shoes"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Two VIC ~ Nor 10.
West Pointers Escaped Usual Fate Of
Freshmen"

John P. Sullivan, Of New Orleans,
grand esquire of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, is one Of the
few men who as a student at West
Point was never successfully hazed.
Col. Sullivan-by virtue of the Span
ish war, as he did not remain in the
army after leaving the military acade-
my-stands six feet two inches In his
stocking feet and is built in proper
ton. The story goes that when a mob
Of fellow West Pointers attempted to
practice on him the usual diabolioal
arts reserved for new arrivals in the
old days, the young man from Louis.
lana submitted a counter proposal.
I'm willing to be hazed all right, if
you fellows are equal TO the job he
said, but / must insist on your com
ing one at a time" That looked easy,
but was not. The hazers came on one
at a time and rumor has it that Sulli-
a whipped II Of them to a standstill
before making them see the futility
Of further attacks. After that he was
not molested.
West Point annals contain a record
Of at least one other man who was not
hazed. He is Capt. Beaumont b. Buck,
Of the Sixteenth infantry. His meth
DDS were not the same as %Sulllyan's,
however. He warned the hazers not
to attempt to enter his room, and
when they tried to rush him he fired
on them with results by no means
pleasant to one young man. This was
while he was still a student at a pre-
paratory school near West Point
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Bird Perohed on His Gun.

"Whippoor-will, whip-poor-wiIl"
Before daybreak a birds notes
awoke Louis Reuter-, who had sought
rest at Lake Wonksunfuonk, a few
miles from Winsted, Conn. Reuter-
became peeyish, got his shotgun and
fired at the whip-poor-will, perched
on a tree outside his bedroom.
Renter, until recently proprietor Of
the B~eardsley House, was nearly
asleep when
"Whip-poor-will, whip-poor-will."
Quite angry, Reuter- shot at the
bird again The third time he fred
the whip-poor-will few to him, alight-
cd on his gunbarrel and sang sweetly:
'Whip-poor-will.'
Reuter- went to the lake and plung-
ed in to cool himself off.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

There are some men who, once they
get an idea in their head, never get 1t
out again. AS a rule thsy are perfectly
honest in the matter, and believe that
the facts arc all IN their side. This
being 50, al attempts to shake them
in their opinion, or to Present facts
bearing on the other side, are futile.
"a case in point declares Automobile
TOPICS, is the class Of men who believe
that automobiles are road damagers, sf
not road %destrayers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
From a Brokers Dlary.

Aug.1-I have been sent out here to
rest. I find nothing but birds and
trees and sky out Of doors, and moth
ing in the house but books.
Aug. 2-I figure out that If these
trees were the right kind to yield
wood pulp they would make 4,S6S, 972
certificates Of stock,
Aug. SIT rains. I wonder what a
book is like.
Aug. 4-still it rains. l believe ]
am going mad.
Aug. Sam I mad or am I dream
ing2 To-day I opened a book and
found margins; every page had its
margin. / opened other books, and
there were more margins-endless
margins. There are 5000 books in the
house, they tell me. It is glorious.
New York World.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
poa &c Years old.

Bessie, a collie belonging to S. 4.
Clark, Of Northyiew, Colo, is believed
to be the Oldest dog alive, having at
tained her tw~enty-sixth year.
Until two years ago the animal re-
fused to take shelter in the severest
weather, preferring to sleep in the
snow and wind. She is now feeble
and stone deaf, but she can see wen
and her teeth are in a fair state CT
preservation. Her age is vouched for
by q number of reputable persons who
are familiar with her career.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
ApMINlsrRAroRls NorIoE

Notice IS hereby given, that letters of
administration on the estate OF Jane
Adams. deceased. we're granted 10
the undersigned ON the Slst day OF july.
1907, by the probate court OF Lafay-
cite county, Nilsson ri. an persons having
claims against said estate are required Ia
exhibit them for allO vance to the adminis-
traitor within one ear aitOr the date OF
said letters or they Unay be preciuded from
any benefit Of said estate andif such claims
be not exhibited vii two years from the
date Of this public alton, they shall be
forever barred.
PRICE ADAMS.
s-9-tb administrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
ADMINIsrRA TOnS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration on the estate OF Julia Al.
West, deceased, Were granted to the
undersigned on the 18th day of July, 1907,
by the probate c0urE Of lafayette count ,,
Missouri. All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them for AT
,Owance TO the administrator within
one year after the date Of said letters or they
may be precluded from any benefit OF said
estate; and If such claims be not exhibited
within two years fro the date OF this
publication they shall be forever barred.
This 18th day OF july, 1914.
TH0S. E. WEST,
o-let5 administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

He viii certainly fail who hopes
to know men deeply and only to get
happiness, never to get anxiety, dis
tress, disappointment out of know
ing them; and be has mistaken the
FIRST idea Of human cqmpanionship
Who seeks companionships, friend.
ships and contacts with mlnkind az.
and simply for the pleasure they
win give hims-Phillips Brooks.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
onnortunltv Of rronhle.

The tests of life are to make, not
break, us, Trouble may demollsh a
mans business, but build up his char
acter. The blow at the outward man
may be the greatest blessing to the
inner man ii God, then. puts or per-
mits anything hard in our lives. be
sure that the real peril, the real trou-
bic. is what we shall lose IL we finch
or rebel-M. ID, Babcook.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

a Frenchman whose wife deserted
nim amused his neighbors by telling
how he got her back without trouble.
Did I run after her and beg her to
come back9 he dramatically asked.
"No, ] did not run after her. ! zhust
publish in ze papaire Eat ! have drawn.
10000 francs IN Paris municipal bonds,
and she vas back much quicker zan 10
no time
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

rshe doesn't Ike you very we'll"
Il wonder why9 The last time I
spent Tho evening with her ] praised
her music and her Intellectual atEain-
ments % ihe slgies.2
know YOU did and you never
once told her she was pretty"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
CIRCUIT 1000 MILES LONG.
Telegraph Line Traverses Many coun.
tries on Its Journey.


Probably the longest telegraph cir
cult in the world has been in opera.
ton for over a year on the lines Of the
lndo-Eu Telegraph company, be-
tween London and Teheran, Persia's
capital. This circuit is 1000 miles in
length, and in its course it traverses
the North sea for 200 miles and passes
through Belgium, Germany. Russia.
Turkey in Asia, and Persia. The
Wheatstone automatic system of
transmission and reception is en-
ployed on the circuit. BY this sys-
TEN messages are transmitted at the
rate of from so to 400 words a minute,
according to the nature OF the circuit,
as against % to 35 words by manual
Morse transmission. On the London
Teheran circuit there are ten auto
matte repeating stations, namely, at
Lowestoft, Emden, Berlin, Warsaw,
Rouno, Odessa, Kretch, Sukhum Ka-
leh, Tifis and Tauris. The business
for and from Manchester and LIVER
pool is also handled direct from Te-
heran. It will be understood that a u
tomato ~repeaters take the place of
operators at the repeating stations. In
the case of the circuit under consider.
alton there are repeating instruments
and batteries at each Of the ten re-.
peating stations.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
N SETTLEMENT.

Notice IS hereby gi~eno all creditors and
other persons interested in the estate Of
Jones, deceased, tina the under
final settlement of said estate at the August
term, 1907. of the probate court OF Lafayette
county, Missouri, To be begun and held at
the probate court room, IN the city Of Lex
ington, on the second Monday in. August,
1907.
JOSEPH J.. JONES,
7-st5 Administrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
COFFEE GROWING IN FAVOR.
Steady Increase Of Consumption in
United States.


The importation of coffee in the
calendar year 1896, less the quantity
exported, aggregated S04,692,2 75
pounds, as compared with S43, $50 .91S
pounds in 1906. The quantity con
sumed was greater in 1905, but the
value was less than in 1896 to the ex-
tent Of $4,574, 273. There was 10,27O,-
S76 pounds less of tea imported in
1906 than in 1896, though the value Of
the imports was $500, 966 greater in
1906. The importation Of cocoa has
greatly increased and also of choco-
late. But the large increase in the
consumption Of cocoa has been almost
wholly due to its use in the manufac-
ture of confectionery It's price has
remained nearly stationary during the
last ten years. For the five years
ended with 1901 the average annual
imports Of coffee amounted to S16,570,-
OS2 pounds, and for the five years end
ed with 1906 the average was $50, S17,-
1865 pounds, showing a steady increase
in the consumption of coffee in the
United States while the contrary is
true of tea.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
\ SETrLEMENT

Notice is hereby enven to all creditors and
other persons int rested Ia the estate Of
Elizabeth WtrniX, deceased, that the IN.
dersigned executor will apply TO make
final settlement OF said estate at the August
term, 1907, of the probate court Of Latay-
ette county, Missouri to Ne begun and held ut
the probate court room. in thucity OfLeVing-
ton, on the second Monday ID August 1907,
T-St5 0E OR6RW. " ERNlX,
Executor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
STARTLING FOR THE EMPEROR.
Pretty Present Sent to the Ruler Of
Austria.


A day OF two before Easter very
carefully tied up little parcel was left
at the Hofburg, addressed to the EN-.
peror. It was viewed with some sus-
picion, and as the orders are never to
accept anything that has not been
commanded, it was about to be re-
fused, says the Vienna correspondent
Of the London Standard, when a sound
of song a heard from within.
The servants made one Of the cham
berlains acquainted with the facts, and
it was decided to open the packet. In
side was found a very neat little cage,
and inside the cage a spry young star
ling, which, as soon as light and air
were let in, began to whistle a series
of the most popular airs of the season.
A letter attached to the cage begged
his majesty to accept the gift. Though
the sender was aware of the strict
veto against Offering presents to the
emperor, he hoped that an exception
might be made in his favor, as he had
spent nearly a year in training the bird
to give a moments Easter pleasure to
his sovereign.
The tone of the letter pleased his
majesty, and while he was talking to
the official who had brought it the star
ling began to pipe SO loudly that his
majesty broke off the conversation to
listen, and decided to send the bird to
his grandchildren, at Lainz, for their
amusement, also giving instructions to
find out the sender, If possible, and
give him a suitable return present.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17
Sour


No appetite. less Of strength, nervous
ness, headache, Constipation. bad breath.
general debility, sour rsngs. and catarrh
Of tho stomach are all due to indigestion,
Kodol relieves ind Eeston. This new dscoV.
CRY represents the natural juices Of diges.
ton as they exist In a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstrucivo ~propsries. Kodol fol
dyspepsia does not only relieve Indigestion
and dyspepsia, bua this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles by cleansing
purifying, sweeten Ing and Strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. Ball q Raverwood. W. Va, says
II was troubled with ouT stomach for twenty yelra
Kodol cured me and ~ Es now using Il Ia mit
for baby"
kcdol DigeStS What You Eat
Bottles only. Relieves INDIGESTION, sour stomach
beckinE Of eiL etc.
Prepared by {. O. DsWT CO.. CHICAGO
For sale. by LEROY Farmer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

~ saw Longbow talking to you to-
day
YES. He tried 10 work or one
Of his tan stories on me. but I
caught him.
"ha. hat he's q bird, isn't her
4Yes, but 4 put Q grain Of salt og his
tail,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

Mrs u~iclss-So your husband has
given up smoking?
Nrs. Wicks- yer.
Mrs Micks-You poor childl How
Sou must suaer!- someville Jour.
Qal
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

hlany q boy Is called doll and stupid.
when the whole roublc IS die 70 q lazy
liver. We firmly bel ieye your own doc
TOT viii ten you that an occasio nal dose
'ot ayers Pills will 4 Q such boys a great
zeal Of good. They * ccpt the liver acilye.
Made by shes q. Aye 2 css Iduoii, Niaas,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-17

20 E'P0Tl P0r Aagust.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
Admiral Evans Message.

Fort Munroc.-Rear Admiral Roblcy
d Evans. commander of the fleet, was
ashore much OF the day Saturday, nav
ing recovered from the slight indis'
position he suffered during the early
mart of the week. lie declared that
The sixteen ships were ready to weigh
gnchor at any time. In an interview
he said:
"Ypu ask me on the eve of the de-
parture Of the feet to give you some
words to lay before the people OF the
United States. | therefore ask you TO
convey to the people the sincere
thanks and hearty appreciation oi the
officers and men Of the fleet for the
great interest which the country N
large is taking in our movements. we
ropl the responsibility which the peo'
nIn have laid upon us by tIeir interest
in the mast years in creating and main
toiuing this splendid fleet and III the
Continuance of that interest which now
Ate us out complete in every particular
and sends us on the great practiee
cruisc to visit cur friends and sup
pcrters on the Pacific coast oil our
~ am sure that every officer and
man IN the fleet will feel 1t not only Il
duty, but a pleasure. to repay the peo'
nle for their interest by absolute nael'
itv to the trust imposed upon MN I'D
email things as well as in large.
"I hone that when we arrive at our
destination the people will have Tor us
n welcome as warm as in the rou'
s,eed' which they give us on our de-
parture. and should our coillna". .ho
in.chief then decide to seno US " .ne
other hemisphere, that the same .na wa, AZ
interest will follow there Ill .he i"'"'e
as II always has In the past.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
Reeord.Makins Special Train.

Denver.-In order to convey DR.. Ger
aid Webb of Colorado Springs 20 the
bedside of her nephew, who Is critic
ally i'll. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh ordered
n special train run between Colorado
Strings and Kansas City. The train
Lett the Springs Wednesday night a'
about II o'clock. arriving at Its oesti
nation Thursday at $40 p. M. Kansas
City time. 1t was record-breakine
run, the distance being covered in II
hours and 10 minutes, 3 hours and 4C
minutes better than the fastest trains
plying between those points. The sre
cial had right of way over everything
on the road. Its trip was not disturbed
al any point and a speed of eighty ol
ninety miles an hour was made n
times. An average speed OF forty-twt
miles an hour was made.
A special Thursday night announced
slight improvement of the patient, bu
little hope of recovery.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
Denver Auditorium.

Denver.-"I have made n study oi
auditoriums in America and from ob
scrN ations have made. l believe thai
the Democratic national convention
will met in the finest convention hail
next July in which any assemblage o:
national delegates ever gathered in ths
history OF America"
This is the declaration of Building
Inspector Robert Willison. who stated
that the auditorium to harbor the Dem
ocratic convention will be completed In
May.
From a builders and architect s
viewpoint" said Wilson. the andito
rum is two.thirds finished. Out oi
I 500 tons of steel structure 1000 tons
is in place and about two-'hirds Of the
brick has been laid.
The main hall of the auditorium will
seat exactly II. 500 people. This means
that the hall will be one OF the largest
and finest in the country.
The Ordway new era., 1907-12-27
SUGAR Plant for Delta.

Denver,-A Delta dispatch SATURDAY
,,,ah, saws: E. NJ. Rudrick met the
pnsiness Mems Association this even
;nn ~ receive a proposition to locate
me s,.or beet factory in Delta. Mr.. Rud
rick represents the owners Vi a,h;ch d @
tory now located In Michisam' ;" mn,.h sat'
is not doing sufficient business ~, ~ 81 ~,
isfy the owners. The Del'a yie,u acro %
from twenty to forty tons an ac..
with from fifteen to twenty per e,,o sen.
sugar, seems attractive to MN. Deisa ,sa
neople offer to give site 1or tne sns
Factory and to secure contracts ~.
q o0O acres of beets. 1t Is desired ~ 70
have have the plant completed In time u
handle the crop OF 190S.