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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
ALL METALS HAVE LIFE.
AZ Expert Puts It, Statement Is Be-
yond Argument.

Metals have life" said a metalIur.
gist firmly. Not much life, but a lit.
tie. AS plants lives are to ours, so
are metals lives to plants.
Here's the proof:
you know how q strip Of muscle
will contract under the electric cur.
rent, and how, finally, 1t grows tired
and contracts no longer? Wen, with
a strip Of platinum it is the same
thing. The platinum, too, grows tired
and refuses to contract.
And metals can be stimulated, de-
pressed, poisoned. Thus:
Platinum wire, immersed in water.
gives off an electric current that may
easily be measured. If you put bicar-
Donate of soda In the water, the slim
ulated wire gives of a weaker cur.
rent Put in bromide Of potassium,
and the depressed wire gives on a
weaker current. Finally put In oxaIic
acid, and the poisoned wire gives OIL
no current at all. 1t viii never again
give OF any current. It is dead.
Nov, | leave 1t to you. II you can
tire a metal. depress it, exhllarate it.
and finally administer to II a fatal
dose Of poison, have you not a right
to say that the metal has life?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
ma b Or Mo- 70 Be.v

He was a small, shrimpy individual.
much like Mr.. Henpeck Of the Joke
papers. Somewhat under the infu-
ence Of liquor he muttered and
growled to himself as he walked in
the midnight silence OF Spruce street.
At Fifth street he placed himself in
the middle of the trolley track and
began to recite in a surprisingly Wig.
orous manner, with all its Evolutionary
details, the famous Shakespearean
soliloquy; ITO be or not to be-"
No sooner had he uttered the first
phrase than the car came up, Much
to the amusement of a little crowd
that had gathered, the passengers and
the residents who stuck their heads
out of the windows, he would not
stir from the track until he had fin
ished the Observation-Disclosures Led
ger.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
As oHlNEsE sEE sEveN AoEs.
Oriental Philosopher Pictures the
Course Of the Life Of Man.

A French officer. Louis de Chantilly,
tells in Paris Gil Bias OF his discovery
in a Buddhist convent in the noun
tains OF Tonkin Of a dusty manuscript
containing the Chinese version Of the
seven ages Of man
AT ten years old" says the writer,
whose name has long been forgotten,
the boy has a heart and a brain as
soft as the tender shoots Of a Young
bamboo. At 20 he is like a green
banana; he is just beginning to ripen
in warm rays of common sense.
Thirty years sees him developed
into a buffalo. He is strong and lusty,
full Of bodily and mental vigor. This
is the true age of love; the age for
him to marry at.
AT 40 years. the prosperous man
has grown to be a mandarin and wears.
a coral button. But it would be truly
indiscreet to confide to him at this
early age any functions calling for
judicial intelligence or calm.
When he reaches so years. how
ever, although he has grown stout and
heshy, he is fit to hold any municipal
or state Office; he can administer a
city or a province or perform any
official duty.
But at 60 years he is old. Handi-
crafts and all active bodily activities
are beyond him. He gives his depend.
ents and clients advice. That is all he
Is fit for.
AT 70 he is just a dry rice straw.
He has only one care; to husband the
breath Of life that is left to him, to
preserve it, ven by artificial means.
His sons must assume the care Of his
estate and the performance Of his
duties"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
His wall PAPER Lure.

George Tidsell. Of Sparrowbush, N.
J., returned from trout fishing with a
basket filled with "speckIed beauties"
weighing half a pound each. HIS
friends Quizzed him as to where he
caught the fish, SO even in size, and
how.
We'll, you see. last summer | was
at the brook during huckleberry time
and was carelessly throwing some Of
the berries in the water and was sur.
prised to see the trout rise and eat
them.
4 ran across a piece of wall paper
the other day having h~uckleberries
printed on It. l went to the brook
and pasted the piece Of wall paper on
a rock just above a pool Soon the
pool was full Of fish. They eyed the
beautiful clusters Of hucklebersies with
mouths watering.
1T didn't take long for a trout to
begin athletic jumps to get the berries
and as fast as they jumped for the
luscious clusters and we're stunned by
the contact with the rock / picked
them up and put them IN my basket
until It was filed"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
Down on the Farm.

The unsophisticated chap from the
city had passed his first night in the
nld farmhouse.
wall. neighbor drawled the farm.
er at breakfast, how did you sleep
last night?"
Sleep" blurted the city chap in
disgust. why, man, / was turning
and turning all night"
The old farmer laughed nproari-
ously.
kept turning, cid you, neighbour
Wall ] told you that you would sleep
like n top"
funny, Ell? Well, do you know
there vas so much loose straw in the
mattress it kept getting in my ears
and nose all nlghtf'
Just so, stranger. When you asked
about the bed csdn't I say it would
tlel,ic you TO deaih?g
And then the old farmer passed over
gAe leftover pie and black Coffee.
Chicago Daily News.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
RIVER OF SALT WATER.
Flows Inland In a Greek Island and
Then Disappears.

One Of the most curious phenomena
Of geography is found on the southern
coast Of the island OF Cephalonia. in
Greece. It is a stream Of salt water
which for al unknown period left the
almost tideless sea and flowed inland
with a volume sufficient to furnish
water power to two mills. For some
generations the mills were operated
BY undershot wheels which took their
power from this little river of ocean
water They supplied -four to the
people of the island until recently, but
o they have been dismantled owing
TO the competition Of larger and better
equipped mills.
The sea enters the land at four
points where the coast is practically
on a level with the salt water surface.
The four initial streams unite to form
the little river that flows inland In a
broken rocky channel until it finally
disappears in the limestone rock and
sinks into the earth.
AHo AH4eA0 AO0 Hdo COnGlueu Ill
most certainly for several centuries.
1t is far too great for removal by evap-
grafton, chemical combination, or even
physical absorption by pores or cav
erns in the rocks. What becomes Of
the water that is constantly flowing in
land and disappears finally in the fis-
sures that have opened in the lime
stone?
The question has been the subject
Of much study. but no conclusive an
swer has been given. 1t is probable
that there is an underground channel
which carries the water back into the
sea at no great depth below the sur
face. The constant influx of salt water
At C~ephalonia is duplicated, as far as
Is known, at no other point Of the
world.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
Original colors Of Hair.

Red is believed by DR.. Beddoe, a
European anthropologist, to have been
the original color OF the hair OF Euro
peans, and he attributes the brown
pigments to the action of heat Red
hair is occasionally found among the
negroes, and dull dark hair among the
pigmies Of Central Africa. Chinese
and Japanese adults always have
black hair, but Japanese children
sometimes have dark reddish yellow
hair, and Chinese children may have
brown hair.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
UnanswerabIe.

DR.. B. rarely met his match, but
on m occasion he fairly owned that
he had. He was sent for by an inn
keeper, who had had a quarrel with
his wife, who had SCARED his face with
her nails, so that the. poor man was
bleeding and much disigured. DR..
B. thought this an opportunity not
to be lost for admonishing the offender,
and said:
MADAM, are you not ashamed Of
yourself to treat your husband like
this? The husband is the head Of all
your head, in fact, madam"
yWell, doctor" fiercely returned the
virago, and may l not scratch my own
head?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
HARD TO BEAT THIS.
Husbands Claim to Be Meanest Man
Has Good Foundation.

He said: I'm the meanest man in
the world; / know I am. / went home
the other evening and ] was feeling
pretty good. you know. My wife
didn't say a word. but about 2;41 a.
m. I woke up and observed a ghostly
figure going through my clothes. /
snored gently. In a minute or two
the figure drew something from a
vest pocket, looked at 1t in the faint
moonlight, appeared to ponder for a
short time, went to a bureau, secured
something, put It in the vest and came
back to bed. I was still snoring. The
next morning l found a dollar bill and
40 cents in change in my vest"
'Well?' demanded the listener.
well, you see, she thought | would
suspect something II there wasn't any
thing at all in my pockets, and when
ahe look the ten-dollar note she put in
the s1.40."
Don't call that so mean, to let her
do that"
Maybe not. But I would have
liked to have seen her expression
when some clerk handed her back
that ten dollar confederate note to-
day"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

No appetite, loss Of strength. nervous
ness. headache, constipation. bad breath,
general debility. sour risings. and caiarrh
Of the stomach are all due to Indigestion.
Kodol relieves Indigestion. This new discov-
cry represents the natural juices Of diges-
ton as they exist in a healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and re~constructive properties. Kodol for
dyspepsia does not only relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
helps all stomach troubles BY cleansing.
purifying, s~weeiening and strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. S. S. Ball. q R~avensuood, W, va, saysr-
" was troubled With sour stomach for twenty years.
kodol cured ms ana W. are nov rsirz q = mid
for baby"
Kodcl Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. KoBsyes indIgslticn. sour stomach.
beekine o. gas. etc.
Prepared BY 6. Q. DawIIT & co., CHICAGO
For sale.by LEROY Farmer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letter
of administration on the estate OF John l..
Oliver, deceased, were granted TO the under
signed on the end day of June, 1907. by tn
probate court of Lafayette county, Missou-
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them for AL
lOwance to che administrator within one
year after the date of said letters or they
may be precluded from airy benft of said
estate; and II such claims be not exhibited
within two Gears from the DAT, of this
publication they shall be forever barred.
JAMES w. OLIVER,
7-it5 Administrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
ExE.uroR,s NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given, That letters
testamentarF on the estate Of tn mas Shelby
deceased, wefe granted to the undersigned,
on the LIST day Of July. 1907, by the probate
court of LAT yette county. Missouri. All
persons having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them for allowance 10
the executor within one year after the date
OF sid letters. or they NAV be preciuded
from ary benefit OF such estate; and II such
claims be not exhibited within two years
from the date Of This publication. they shall
be forever barred.
j. B. SHELBY,
7-1t5 Executor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
Notice TO BRIDGE Contractor.

i will let for construction, TO the lowest and
best bidder on
THURSDAY. TIE IsT DAY OF AUGUST,
1907,
One A Truss bridge rs feet spas, l2 feet
roadway, on pile foundation; TO be built
across branch on public road Just east Of the
Anderson Whitsett place, between, Secs. g.
Ia, r. 49,, r.. q.
Letting will be at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at
bridge.
Plan and specification can be seen at time
and place OF letting.
Contractor to give bond for maintenance
ofbridge. h. ID. WEEDIN.
July20td Commissioner
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

Some very funny effects result from
the dropping OF one or more letters
from window signs. This often hap
pens when the signs are in white
china letters and are apparently glued
on by some process. On the window
Of a store in West Baltimore there
was sometime a nicely lettered sign
reading:
Shell Fish for Sale Here"
Whether by malicious intent or
purely by accident, now the passerby
is startled by the announcement:
hell ish for Sale Here"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
RINAL s%ETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby gwen to all creditors and
other persons Interested in the estate OF
Elizabeth Wernix, deceased. that the I'M
dersigned executor will apply to make
anal settlement ofsaid estate at the August
term, 1907, of the probate court of Lafay-
cite county, Missouri, to be begun and held a.
the probate court room. In the city Of Losing
ton. on the second Monday In August, lQu7.
lists GEORGE w. NERNIX,
Executor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to n creditors and
other persons interested In the estate Of
Thomas Jones, deceased, thnt the under
hnal 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.
1917.
JOSEPH y. JONES,
1876 Administrator
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

Young man" said the stern ia.
Their, you have married against my
wishes. Now take the consequences"
What do you mean by 'conse.
~quencesg"
why, that you'll dig up the costs
Of the divorce suit yourself
Then the groom realized that he
was tied for keeps.-Philadelphia Led.
ger.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
pleasant for Clarence.

The sharp, penetrating voice Of the
young woman's mother rang out ON
the still night air:
Marie, come In the house this min.
utel Haven't I told you"
Mamma interrupted an equally
sharp voice, appearing to come from
somewhere on the front porch, this
isn't Jackl This is Clarence.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
As Others see Us.

A day OK two ago it fell out that an
actor with a purpose was cinemato-
graphed on the stage, and was vastly
pleased with the result.
Said he gleefully to a prominent
critic.
1T was the most extraordinary ex-
perlence ! ever went through-actual
" 10 see myself acting
Nov replied the prominent dra-
matte critic, you understand what we
have TO put up with"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
NOD came.

did you see where a girl in Chi
cago had a man arrested for kissing
her, not 50 much on account Of the
kisses as because Of the facial ifrita-
tion OF his whiskers?"
aPahawl A girl Ike that 10 not
worth kissing. Give me a girl who
can come up to the scratch"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

PoIly-What makes that little Mrs.
Jinksby look so sad?'
Dolly-Why, didn't you hear2 she
lost her husband last winter.
folly-How c~arelessi
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
sHERIFF,S SALE

BY virtue Of q special execution issued frcm
the office Of the circuit clerk OF Johnson
county, Missouri and in favor of Cora A.
Chambliu and against Frank z. Chamblin TO
me directed and returnable to the October
term, 1901, of said court, johnson County,
]. the undersigned. sheriff of Lafayette
county, Missouri. will IN
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10
TEUsDAY. AUGUST 18th, 1901,

between the hours OF nine O'Clock IN the fore
noon and five o'clock IN the AFTERNOON OF said
ay. and In front OF the court house door, n
the City OF Lexington. Lafayette county. MS
souri,, sell publicly. by auction, 10 the high
est bidder for cash in hand. all the right
title. interest claim and estate of said
Frank 3. Chamblin defendants In said
execution, IN and TO the following described
real estate to-wit; Three hundred and
twenty ares C32Ol being the north half Of
section two 20 and two hundred and forty
(l40) acres being the northeast quarter and
he north half of the southeast quarter OF
section three 49, all in Township forty-eight
4S)range twenty-sixt26l in Lafayette County
Missouri, also { twelve (i2l OF Block Il ri
Higginsvilie, Missouri. also lots numbered
seven ~ eight 81 nine tl in BLOCK Two ~
and lot numbered Ave 10Y in Block Three ()
Missouri. also the north half OF lot number
ed ten ll0l Chamblin's Addition to Hig-
ginsville, Missouri; also OTIS numbered one
~ two Glthree ,8l FIVE 1871 seven III eight LSl
nine l0l twelve III thirteen (8 and fourteen
ll4l In Chamblin's Extension west Of Cham
bliu's Addition to HiRginsvelle, Missouri, also
lots numbered thirty hree[3slthirty-fourl34
and thirty-eight 1881 except sixty feet OF the
west side In West Side Addition to Higgins
VILE Missouri also lots numbered ~fOrty-One
l4lland torty-twol42l In est side Addition to
H~igginville, Missouri, all being IN Lafayette
County Missouri, or SO much thereof as may
be necessary 20 satisfy the Judgment against
said property as set forth IN said execution
with interest therein and costs.
Witness my hand this 18th day OF July
7sSOtd CHAs. f. KINKEAD, Sheriff
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-10

Pc resaI.. 90 Aagaat 3 ls..
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
CHICAGO MARKETS.

The wheat market opened easier.
For the first lIme this year the re.
ceipts at Minneapolis and Duluth were
larger than for the same day last
year. This caused easier prices on
the curb at Minneapolis and this feel
ing was reflected on the Chicago ex-
change May wheat opened 1sc
lower at 7SAc and sold at 1880.
The corn market was quiet ana
prices were steady. There was no
especial news early in the day al
.ecting the market. The May corn
opened a shade to 1sc lower at 1875 C
and sold at 465s 046Ac
The oats market was active and
steady. Commission houses were
good buyers. May oats opened a
shade to 1sc lower at $3.50 to 1915
@3914c, sold down to $3.50 and then
up to 39Hc
Cattle Estimated receipts, 1000;
market strong; beeves, 4.OO@6.9O;
cows and heifers, 15O@5.15; stock
ers and feeders, 25O@47O; Texans,
86O@4.5O; calves, 6.OO@7.75
Hogs Estimated receipts, $4,000;
market strong; mixed and butchers,
670@702h; good heavy, 6.9O@705;
rough heavy, 6.7O@6SO; light, $3.50
7OO pigs. 6.O5@675; bulk of sales
s 921a @7.00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
FROM FOREIGN LANDS.

At Karlsruhe Crown Princess Vic
toria of Sweden is i'll with influenza
The Marlborough issued state
ment saying that the differences be-
tween the duke and the duchess have
been settled
Count Heyden and Professor
Kovalevsky reformers, were defeated
for reelection to the Russian parlia-
inert
Premier Stolpin issued a circular
promising Russian liberty and that
there will be no interference by the
crown in parliamentary elections.
Japan scorns talk of a new treaty
excluding coolies from America and
insists that the Frisco problem must
be settled under the existing agree
ment.
Elections in twenty-one Russian
provinces show a pronounced swing
toward radicalism, as the revolu-
tionists and social democrats were
successful in many districts.
The new Chinese ambassador to
Berlin, Yang Tcheng, has recommend
ed that the Chinese government send
large number of officers to Germany
tC study the German arsenal service.
Hundreds of thousands petitioned
the government of Switzerland to
stop the manufacture and sale OF
absinthe and question will be submit
ted to popular vote.
Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia, for
merly the wife of the grand duke Of
Hesse, has given birth to a daughter
She married Grand Duke Cyril Vlad-
imiroyitch, cousin of the ear in
October, 1905.
At Kingston the reconstruction
committee appointed by Archbishop
NuttalI to carry out proposals for the
rebuilding of the city asked the i'm
perial government to advance a loan
of $5,OOO,00O to be repaid in twenty
years.
The Rome Avanti, answering q
statement male by the old Duke
Della Sale at Paris that the marriage
of the young Duke Della Sale and
the Greek girl Marika Karoos. was not
regular, says it possesses and will pub
lish documents proving the regular
ity of the ceremony.
A split has occurred in the ranks
Of the striking London music hall
employees. A third party to the con
troyersy has been formed. consisting
Of the chief stars, who have adopted
conciIiltory methods and are negoti-
ating with the managers. The end
OF the strike is expected soon
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11
OBITUARY.

Alexander McTaggart. aged 80
years, a prominent citizen and retired
business man, dropped dead in Pana
III.
Truman Culver, eX-mayor of Rock
Falls, H. and president of the Rock
Falls National bank, dropped dead Of
heart disease.
Wallace Luke of Covington, Ind,
ex-county treasurer died, after an
operation for tumor on the brain He
was IS years old.
Ernest G. Krause, one of the
wealthiest men of Cleveland, died
following a stroke of apoplexy. He
was 50 years old
DIR. Edward J. Church, former grand
high patron of the Indiana Eastern
Star, died of heart disease at La
Porte, Ind. He was II years old.
E. A Conway. president of the
Conway Coal company and for years
one of the leading business men of
Sioux City. Iowa died at the age
of 50.
After an illness of less than a
week General Mark D. Flower, post
master at St. Paul and president of
the United Stockyards company, died
at his home in that city
Sir John See, eX-premier and col
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-02-11

records of all sludging after the drill
has struck ore-bearing rock, and an
accurate and complete statement Of
actual conditions. For failure to
make this report fine Of $1,000 to
81 500 is provided; nor shall any
mining company be allowed to sell
mining stock until such an accurate
statement is made. Assemblyman
Mueller proposes to make the railroad
companies equip their passenger
coaches with f1re-escapes, opening out
through the roof, and affording vic
Tins means of escape in times of
wreck The social democratic mem
bers from Milwaukee manifested I'M
usual activity in the assembly again,
being responsible for the introduc-
ton of four out of six joint resolu-
lions are the calling Of a state con-
stitutional convention, memorializing
congress to call an international
peace parliament, memorializing con-
CESS to further extend the scope OF
the Chinese exclusion act, and
memorializing congress to establish
q postal savings bank system.