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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

have Tor harplng on the PROPOSE
ion is that they hope TO see Mr..
Roosevelt nominated. If he
should receive the Republican
endorsement, they figure, sailing
for the Democrats would be
This is probably true.
The President is no longer
popular as he was a year ago.
The slogan Stand by Roose-
welt, . has lost its old time magic
and many Republicans, especially
those belonging to the stand pat
faction, regard him as a hereto.
The people of the country, more
over, are pretty strong on senti-
ment and would hardly stand for
any ones being President long
er than George Washington.
Mr.. Roosevelt has given no one
any reason to believe that he
does not appreciate these con.
ditions, however.
The pie-hunters, of course are
blowing their Roosevelt horns in
the hope that their clamorings
may reach the ears of the Presi
dent, who will reward them with
a federal appointment. These
people most of all have cause foi
their utterances, but the Presi
dent is getting tired of being
called a liar so often that sucl
methods of attempting to wiz
favor seen crude.
The third class contains |
number Of sincere, jealous
enthusiastic, welLintending Blu
misguided individuals who per
sist in a belief that Mr.. Roose
welt is immortal, infallible AM
infinitely good. These peopl
are to be pited.
Maybe the President woul'
like to continue in office; but tina
is neither here nor there. II
can't get the nomination and h
knows he can't. So he is nc
going to try to get it nor is h
going to allow his friends to tn
to get it for him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

higher law as Mayor Jones
understands it, every act Of
one life, no matter how trifing
or Insignificant it may seem, be-
really of monumental i'm
portance, and the nasty word,
the unkind glance, the very
spirit, no matter now deeply
hidden, in which a thing is said
or done, are seen to have an eff
feet which may reach further,
than imagination can go, an Ell
feet not only ones own life and
characters, but also on the lives
and Characters of all those about
one. From THE Golden Rule in
Real Life. by Brand Whitiock,
in The Circle for December
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
wE MuST Non STRIP CANADA.


Some persons place all their
hope Of relief from high prices
of lumber on supplies from other
countries, particularly Canada.
However desirable it may be
to get lumber from Canada and
thereby save our own trees, still
such relief can be but temper
airy. It is imperative that we
take care Of our own timber
crops, and not stop with coyet-
ing those Of our neIghbors. 1t
is not merely question of pre-
sent prices, but Of guarding
against having no supply at any
price. If we should import all
of our timber supply from
Canada for the next twenty-five
years, and the cutting should be
wasteful as it has been in this
country in the past, then there
would be the same conditions
facing us later.
1t is very much to be hoped
that the Canadians viii not allow
us to cut their timber with
out regulation, however eager
we may be to buy it. This
would be for their benefit and
likewise for ours. For the sake
of apermanent supply, we should
wish that Canada or any other
country from which we may
have to import lumber should
put its forests under the same
careful administration that now
is given to the National Forests
in the United States.
Suppose a sailing ship
months journey from land has
a weeks provisions in one par
! of the ship untouched, and
! weeks provisions in another
part half used up, and it il
proposed to put the crew on hal
rations in order to have susten
2 ance until land is reached. Is !
+ a valid answer to say there is n
e need to economic on the partl,
/ used stock, because there is a
;. untouched stock in another par
h of the ship?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
When Honor Walks Abroad.

One evening at dusk, as Mayor
and l we're going home, a
negro tramp, unkempt and sinis-
ter, asked him for a price Of a
lodging. He had no change but
he handed the tramp a five-dollar
bill, telling him to get itchanged
and he could have his aims. We
waited; the Mayor talked of
other things; l, with far less
faith than he, in some dubious
expectation. But after a while
the tramp came back, and into
the Mayors hand poured out the
change in silver. The Mayor,
humanity complaining Of the
heavy silver which the Treasury
Department sends to US in the
West so the New York may have
all the crisp dollar bills dropt the
money in his pocket.
Amt you going to count it?''
asked the tramp.
did you count it2" asked the
Mayor.
Yes"
WAS it all right?"
Yes"
well, then, there's no need
for my counting it, is therei
Did you take out what YOU
wanted?N
No.
Here then"
The Mayor gave the tramp {
coin and we went on.
There was no possible ostenta
tion about this; Mayor Jones hac
no need. in the dark, to do any
thing to impress me, his frien.
I should not, indeed, stoop evel
to explain so much. But hoy
much good did such confdenc.
do that wandering outcast2 How
much good did lido me orother
with whom he might come j
contact? BY the same law, po.
sibly, my own lack Of faith in tn
tramp would have led him
treat me differently
When one understands tai
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
De game IS not brutal.

the game is not brutal.
why fourteen we're killed at
it this year
But in proportion to the people
who played this season, the
deaths are comparatively slight
How many more are caused by
the innocent sport of swimming
Yet what legislature or school
board ever decreed that boys
should not go swimming?
AS to the element of danger, it
can never be eliminated. If it
could be foot BAN would be less
hazardous than base ball, tennis,
ping pong or jump-the-rope.
People have been killed playing
all these. In any manly, healthy
ly game requiring physical skill
there is necessarily danger. II
we we're always unwilling to I'M
dertake anything where there
was a possibility of bodily in
jury, we should be a nation Of
weaklings.
Fourteen killed isn't such q
terrible record. Think Of how
many have participated this sea
son. Over 80 boys in Lexington
this year have played foot bal
and not one of the them wa
seriously injured. On the con
trary every one Of them wa
materially benefited physically
and in most cases mentally.
Al Cambridge $4,000 saw thu
Yale Harvard game last Satur
nay, while in Chicago $1,000 say
the Chicago-C Carlisle game. Tn
reform restrictions have no
lessened public interest.
Is foot ball worth while?
great many people still think SC
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
WORTH wHILEl

Fourteen killed is the record
Of football this year. Already
some writer's have commented
on this as the annual harvest Of
this brutal sport and many
more will use the fact for com
ment on the degeneracy Of
American tastes. OF course
some still want to see the game
abolished or at least modified so
that danger will be lacking. But
such a wish is a hazy and wild
dream. Football is here to stay.
Marrow minded individuals who
had gray hair and red noses be-
fore they ever saw a football
could never be made to see that
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

After this week the readers
of the INTELLIGENcER who like
football will no longer be glad
dened and those who don't like
football viii no longer be bored
by football stories in this paper.
There many be a little aftermath
next week, but the season was
closed Thursday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Missionaries are after Prof.
Frederick Starr Of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, who recently
asserted that Congo conditions
we're not 50 bad. But unlike the
President, Prof. Starr has shown
no desire to get into any %controv.
ersy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
DE-. SpOre Dead.

DR.. Simpson S. Spore, one of
the old residents of the city, died
at his home in North Odessa
Wednesday, November 20, 1907,
aged about 76 years. DR.. Spore
was born in Ohio and moved
from there to Illinois. Coming
to Missouri in 1878, he settled
at PittsviIle, where he remained
until 1890 when he came to
Odessa.
For many years he operated a
drug store here and made money
which he invested in business
property.
Three children survive him,
f. P. Spore, of Odessa, Elmer E.
Spore, Of Clinton, and Mrs. Cora
Simpson, Of Slater.
His first wife having died he
was married some years ago t.
Mrs. Miller who survives him.
His death was very sudden, al
he was apparently in his usua
good health, when he was takeI
with an apoplectic stroke anC
only lived a few hours. He wa'
buried at Odessa cemetery at Il
a. m. today. Missouri Ledger
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

at the March meeting of the
board Of equalization all I'M
plated land in the state-that is
farm land-was increased FIVE
per cent for taxation purposes.
After County Clerk Glasscock
had made up his books, the
work had to be made over
again.
Judge ]. B. Hagood, presiding
Judge Of the county court, said to
the Jeffersonian the other day
that farmers ought to know Of
the increase so that when they
come to pay their taxes they
would not have a kick coming at
the county officials.
The state board Of equalization
lis composed of the governor,
state auditor, secretary Of state
and attorney general. II you
have any kick coming, direct Il
Ito these gentlemen. Higgins
Iville Jefersonian.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
THE THIRD TERM IDEA.

In spite of repeated declar
atoms from the President that
he would notaccept a nomination
for a third term, in spite Of the
fact that he has silenced every
one of the third term boomers
that he was able to silence, the
idea that Mr.. Roosevelt wants
the nomination and is trying to
geti It bobs up daily,
This is silly and does good to
no one except the cartoonists on
some papers who run short Of
of mental material. Those who
are promulgating this third term
talk may be divided into thres
classes, viz: foxy Democrats
pie hunters and fools.
The reason some Democrats
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
Not 50 Anxious to Fight as He Was.

Edward Peple, whose new play
'FThe Silver Girl has just been
put on in New York, is the
author of a mighty amusing
story in the December American
Magazine. 1t is the story of an
American cowboy who was
challenged to fight aduel with a
Frenchman. The Frenchman
wanted to use the foil. No sir, Z
said the cowboy Mr.. Foufane
has demanded of me a digniied
revengement, and | am going to
give him a fine, large, juicy one.
Look at these"
Whereupon he brought out
two As colts of a wicked build.
There said he. in beaming
satisfaction, as he patted one o.
the beauties lovingly, what d.
you think Of that for a promoter
of duelistic joy?D
"Cielt7 breathed the little ma
"Sang dieu, but that we're muir
der!"
Possibly. agreed the Ameri
can heartily, but when a chal
is as hot after his reyengemen
as NJ. F%oufalle, why, a little thinI
like murder shouldn't effect hin
in the least. You doubles
agree with me. We are men Q
honor my dear sir. We under
stand perfectly"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Mrs. Blackwelder, president
of the Chicago Woman's club,
has suggested the abolishing Of
the custom of making Christmas
gifts. That suggestion ought
to make good in these financially
stringent times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Evidently there are very few
people who understand why and
how the S150,000,000 bonds and
certificates issue will relieve the
the present situation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

II. j. Groves, who was shot by
Gen. Horne in Kansas City last
Saturday, was for a long time
editor of the INTELLIGENCER.
In Lexington he never had much
trouble with his chief editorial
writer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30
i David r Fran,

Where is David r. Francis and
what is he doings He is keeping
his mouth shut, for one thing,
which does not diminish his
chances for a Democratic nomin-
alton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Golfers advises its readers to
buy stocks, but it fails to state
how to get the money to pay for
them.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Nevertheless, when it comes
to calculus or political economy,
Chicago can put it all over the
Caaisle Iniuns.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

November has treated us kind
ly this year. We have had a little
rain, a lot of sunshine and plenty
of Indian summer.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Tomorrow is the first and
comeso on Sunday. The grocery
man will have to wait a day long
er to collect.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

We can be thankful here in
Lexington that our daughters
don't have to come out in or
der to make good in society.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

1t is a wise man who has
bought all his Christmas pre-
sents.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Those basket ball games at
Lexington college are awfully
interesting, we believe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

The jamestown Exposition is
still open.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

If Hiawatha were living,
wouldn't he make a dandy for
the Carlisle team?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-30

Owing to lack Of space, we are
postponing our criticism of the
new $40 gold piece.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
MOTHER FAKES HORROR.
lnvents Story of Tramp Burning Her
Son to Placate Husband.

Burlington, Iowa, Oct. At is now
believed that the story old by Mrs.
John Hathaway Wednesday. that a
tramp tied her son to a fence post and
burned him to death because she had
refused to give the tramp food, is I'M
true.
The Hathaways lived near Ocuawka,
Ill.,. and the woman's story had pro
duced intense excitement in that
neighborhood. The coroner's inves,i-
cation yesterday developed that Mrs.
Hathaway had left her children alone
while she went to a neighbours house,
and it is thought that during her alb
sence the boy set fire to his clothing
while playing with matches.
The officials at Oquawka believe
that Mrs. Hathaway invented the
tramp story in order to placate her
husband.
The coroner's jury returned a yer.
dict of accidental death.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
FIERCE FIGHT WITH CONVICT
STEWARD OF SOUTH DAKOTA
PRISON PROBABLY FATALLY
INJURED.

Sioux Falls, 8. D., Oct. 5.-Isaac l..
Gill. steward of the state penitentiary,
who last night was stabbed several
times by Robert Ames, a convict, dur
ing a desperate effort of the latter to
make his escape, is yet alive, but is
believed to be fatally injured. At the
best the chances for his recovery are
against him.
The %stabbing of the steward was
the elimination of one Of the most
desperate efforts ever made by a con
Vlct to escape from the penitentiary.
Ames, wso is serving a t~wenty-year
term for manslaughter committed in
Lyman county, had been working in
the shirt factory, but on the preteXt
that one of his legs panied him he was
permitted to return to his cell. There
he forged an order for a broom. and.
with Steward Gill, went to the store
room to get the broom. While Gill
was STOPPING Ames suddenly attacked
him with a knife, stabbing him several
times. A fierce battle ensued. The
loss of blood SO weakened Gill that he
was finally overpowered. The convict
was just preparing to finish Gill when
Guard Mcqueen appeared and rescued
him. Ames' purpose in attacking Gill
was to secure the keys and with them
effect his escape from the prison.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
TO REDUCE FIRE RATES.
State Insurance Department Acts
Upon Underwater Advice.

State Insurance Department Acts
Upon Underwater Advice.
Montana is to have a material re.
duction in fire insurance rates, accord.
ing to State Auditor H. r. Cunning
ham, who, ex officio, is the head of the
insurance department of the state SOW.
eminent, and who has just concluded
a long conference with Alfred Still.
man of San Francisco, secretary of the
executive committee of the board OF
Pacific Fire underwriters, which con.
trolls all companies in this state,
whether board or non-board. Mr.. Still.
man came here at the request of the
state auditor, who, after a comparison
Of rates charges in other Western
states, found THAI Montana was being
Disseminated against. He took the
matter up with Stillman by mail sever
al months ago., and made the sugges.
tion thai the board reschedule and re.
rate the Montana towns.
AS a result of this request the board
began an investigation and already has
r~escheduled Anaconda and Lewistown,
where the rerating shows an average
reduction of approximately 25 per
cent. The board has ordered
me into this field and will increase
the number so long as they can be en-.
ployed p%rofitablv in the work, which is
to begin Immediately in Billings, Bel
grade, Butte, Great Falls and Havre,
These cities. it is expected, will be
completed within six months. Then
will follow the work in the other cit
les of the state, AMI it is the opinion
of Mr.. Stillman that the task can be
months.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
News OF The Northwest
SHOWING FIGHT
BELIEVED TO BE MAKING coUN.
TER ATTACK ON MAIL ORDER
HOUSES.

Minneapolis, Oct. 6. - Lumbermen
and catalogue houses are evidently
lighting a heated battle before the fed.
eral grand jury, for although no word
of what is going on has been let drop
from the jurors, the fact that many
lumbermen have testified and that
they have carried into the jury room
papers and magazines containing ad.
vertisements of the mail order houses
indicates that they are carrying the
fight into the enemy's territory.
1t is asserted that the lumbermen
have made a counter charge against
the mail order houses, claiming that
they advertise to sell things they dc
not possess. 1t is also asserted that
h advertisements often contain a di.
rect attack on the lumber trust" and
h a may be the reason for the fight.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
MONTANA NEWS
OPEN UP FORT PECK.
Treaty With the Indians Has Been En-
tered Into.

Treaty With the Indians Has Been En-
tered Into.
The Fort Peck Indian reservation in
Northeastern Montana, containing
about 100000 acres. or one-half that
contained in the Flathead reservation
in Northwestern Montana, is soon to
be opened for settlement. The Flat
head reservation will be opened next
year.
A treaty providing for the opening
of the Peck reservation has just been
entered into between James McLaugh-
lin, on behalf of the government and
379 male Indians on behalf of the
tribes. The Indians bound by the
agreement are the Sioux and Assinni-
boine tribes belonging and having
rights or the reservation. The red
men agree to surrender to the govern
ment all land within the reservation,
provided that allotments of $40 acres
each shall first be made TO every man,
Woman n child belonging to Or hav-
ing tribal rights on the reservation
who have not heretofore received al
lotments. 1t is agreed that if the gov
eminent irrigates the lands forty acres
thereof may be included. In addition
heads OF families and adult members
more than eighteen are allotted the
timber lands within the reservation
bordering along the Missouri river,
and, further, 10O-acre allotments Of
non-irrieable lands are TO be made to
each child born to the Indians who are
parties to the agreement so long as
the reds are in possession OF any un-
allotted tribal or reservation lands.
The agreement provides for the ap-
pointment of a commission of three to
inspect, appraise and value all lands
shall be divided into three classes
first and second class agricultural
lands a1d grazing. When this is done
the lands shall be disposed of under
the homestead and townsite laws OF
the United States, the date to be fixed
by the president. In no case shall the
valuation be less than $1.25 an acre.
After deducting the expenses the
funds so received are to be credited to
the Indians by the national treasurer,
and from this $4,000 will be set aside
annually as a pension for the aged red
men. At the end of fifteen ears the
sum remaining shall be distributed
equally among the Indians.
The land is situated chiefly in Val
ley county and is watered by the Mis-
souri, and Milk rivers and most advan-
%tageously situated for reclamation.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
WAS BANNER FAIR.
Northern Montana Even Exhibits Ba
nanas and tobacco

~ @SSit 49,
nanas and Tobacco.
The Northern Montana fair was the
most successful in all particulars OF
any that ever has been held at Great
Falls. The exhibits yer more than
any n had expected and include a
large variety of products. The fruit
exhibit especially attracted much at
tention. Among the exhibits We're ha,
nanas, grapes and similar fruits which
it was not supposed could be grown
in this part of the country.
An exhibit of tobacco was made by
T. H. Austin, which vas grown on his
ranch near Great Falls. Mr.. Austin
will raise 1000 pounds of tobacco this
year. The crops in Northern Montana
are better this year than for the last
six years and some fine exhibits were
made of grains and grasses.
The Fort Shaw Indian school, stu.
ated about forty miles from Great
Falls, had a splendid exhibit of the in
dustrial work at the institution.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
EIGHT JOBS IN THE BALANCE

Eight school teachers of Carbon
county are confronted with the posi-.
bility Of losing their positions. A.
though the state school law specifies
that every teacher must attend a coun
ty institute eight teachers Of that
county failed to appear at the insti
tute held in Red Lodge last week.
County Superintendent Agnes B. Ross
has sent notice to the delinquents that
they must furnish satisfactory expla.
nation for their absence or their Ger
tifcates 1ill be revoked.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11

DYSPEPSIA Is often Caused By ataryA
Of The &omaeh-Peruua Relieves Ca
ta,1A Of the Stomach and Is Therefore a
Remedy for DYSPEPSIA.
Hon. M. G. Butler, U. s. Senator I
from South Carolina for two terms, /!
! in q letter from Washington, ID. c.,
writes to the Peruna Medicine Co., |
as follows:
81 can recommend Peruna for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble. ~
have been using your medicine for !
q short period and I feel very much J
relieved. 1t Is indeed a wonderful 1
medicine. besides a good tonic"
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
~ rect name for most cases of dyspep-
sia. Only an internal catarrh remedy,
such as Peruna, is available.
Pefuna tablets Can nov be procured.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-10-11
Brother Dickey's Texts.

verify believe eff dey wuz ter put
a price on salvation some err desc rich
would say 1t wuz too high.
A clear conscience is de best UNI
breller after all in cloudy weather.
It's true dat a good man is lonesome
in dis worl', kaze de angels is too fur
off ter keep him company.
De good Lawd will provide, but i
reckon he don't like ter see a man loaf
in roun. waitin' on de provision.