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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
LOCAL BRIEFS

a. Holbrook went to Kansas On,
Tuesday evening on business.
+. I. Xix weot to Kansas Git,
Thursday morning on business.
Oscar Westerman spent THURSDAY
night in Wellington with home folks.
Clarence vivlon went to ~Independ.
eOce' Thursday evening on business.
Born Wednesday 10 Kansas civ to
girls,
II. F, Blackwell went to Atchison.
Kansas, Thursday evening on legal
bushes.
Miss Alice Curry, OF Kansas CITY.
spent Tuesday here with Miss Annie
Hooten
G. W. Bowriue, Of Wellington.
came dow7 on business THURSDAY
morning.
Mrs. G. F. Nicholson went to Kan.
sas City, Thursday evening for a visit
with relatives,
Clarence Summers left Thursday
evening for a business trip to Kansas
City and Topeka
The County Court is In session t1is
week revising the delinquent personal
tax list of the county.
Marriage license was issued Monday
to Albert Booker and Miss Gertie
Henry, both of Odessa
Marriage license vas issued Tuesda,
to Wood Payne aud Miss Lulu p :.
koski, both OF Ma view.
Miss Bertha Walk went to Higgins.
vile, Wednesday evening" for a lew
days visit with relatives.
Dc Heathman returned Wednes.
ay evening from a business trip to {
etferson City aud Fulton.
Miss Carrie Field returned from
'anSas City, Wednesday evening at
ter a short visit with relatives.
Mrs. R. A. Wilson returned from .
City Tuesday evening, after a /
short visit with relatives there.
Judge John E. Burden returned I
from Kansas City, Thursday evening .
a Eve days stay 90 legal business S
A weeks treatment for rheumatism
and bladder troubles for rs cents 7
That is what you get in a small box Of
)eWitt's Kinney and Bladder pills. +,
Nothing else SO good for all troubles Z
aused by impure blood. Sold bv I
.eroy Farmer. 9.9m1
Miss Emma weis returned from Z
Kansas City, Wednesday evening AZ. !
ter several weeks visit with relatives :
there. r
Mrs Virginia Whiting of higgins
Vile arrived Tuesday evening for a
with her daughter Mrs. j. H. !
Campbell.
Miss Ethel Saunders went to Kar.
'as City, Wednesday evening for an
extended visit with her aunt Mrs. W
A. Brannock. Z
Mrs J. H. Lehman returned 10 her :
home 10 St. Louis, Thursday morning +,
After an extended visit here with ber .
Judge J. E. Burden :
Mrs. T. G. McElroy returned to her :
home IN independence, "Wednesday :
evening after spending a few DAYS h
here with her mother Mrs, Sarah HAYS d
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

! don't like to say such long
PRAYERS" said a little girl the
o OsneT night; 7 want to say a nice
short .SI,, one like nursey doer.s
What kind does nuruey sayfs
O1, she just says. oh. Lord
Rterias. short
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

WORD hes reached mere 81 she death
OF Porter Pnilli s, you7 gest brother
oI Proc sor 9. a. Philltos, 10 a rail
road accident at MERGED, California,
Nooday' The particulars are not
koown.
n. E,'BasEet went to Kansas City
wednesday nor ng on business.
He was accompanied by his wife and
little daughter, Amelia Taubman.
who will remain for a short visit with
rel tives.
Don't fail to hear Rabbi Leon Har.
riSon at Murrell hall. February 10
Rabbi Harrison is a great man and a
great lecturer. Tue lecture is for the
benefit Of the music fund of the
Methodist church OF this city.
HUNTING FOR TROUBLE
1--WE lived IN California 20 years.
and am still hunting for trouble in the
way OF burns, sores, wounds, boils.
GUS, Sprains, ora csse OF piles that
boeklen's Arnica Salve Won't quickly
cure, writes Char es Walters. OF
Allegheny, Sierra Co. No use
hla'ing' Mr. Walters; it cures ever,
case Guaranteed by Creushaw &
Young drug store Csc 2 2ml
Rev 3 B. BrineY went to Kansas
City Monday evening TO meet his
and little daughter, Mary
I Elizabeth, who have been visiting
Mrs. BrineY' S mother 10 Clinton. Ala
'or several weeks.
W, V. Curtis sold Monday for VIII
'-hwab twc lots on South street.-the
on the corner OF 2lst and South
o Emmett W. Flournoy, consIdera.
ion 500; the lot vest Of the first and
.ojacent to it. to Mrs. Louise Mower.
onsideration 5000. Both purchasers
xpect to build.
DIED in Kansas City Feb. IL, VIM,
: Drummond, aged Al years Mr..
'rummond was a brother OF Mrs
Scott of this city and al one
lme resided here. He leaves a wife.
hree sons, father, one sister and two
rothers. He will be brought here
thursday morning and the funeral
ervices will be held at the home OF
lrs' Scott Thursday Afternoon at
O'Clock.
Nevada, Mo-, Daily Mail, January
2, 1907. Cone Of the very best
lusical and literary entertainment,
" .
wen IN the city for many months.
large and a%ppreclatlve audience at.
William Jewell Qaariette /
'eornary %, under auspices Of Alum. /
Association at Lexington College. {
tickets 35 cents. f.,
GOLDEN WYANDorTa Cockerel,
l 90 Eggs in sesson. I
Mrs. A. P. You've,
+. D. No 1. 2.9'6
Group can positively be stopped m
Q minutes No vomiting-nothlne 10
'eken or distress your child,
weet' pleasant and safe Syrup, Gale
n shoop's Cough Care, does tn
'ork and does it quickly. DR.. shoop +,
roup Cure is for cough alon, :
member 1t does not claim to cur !
.BdoSen ailments, IT'S for crour 4
oil. Sold by DR.. s,Iverstone, +
'ug store. e.omI !.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16

More than oae.thiTd OF the SOCK II
the Lexington Suburban en- erprise
mas oeep subscribed W unmrny and
without any effort upon the part of
solicitors. 1t ought to be possible to
nave the whole sum subscribed
without solicitation. II properly
managed this suburban line ought TO
be profitable to the stockholders.
Under any circumstances It cannot
fail to be proft,bie to th, merchants
and property owners OF the CITY.
Dln't wait to be asked. Subscribe
to the stock Of the enterprise at once.
A public meeting will be held pext
week.
In the Criminal cour', Wednesday.
John ThirSleS entered a plea OF not
guilty to a charge Of Keeping a gamb.
ling house and his case was e for
trial June IL.
Piles get quick relief from Dr..
Shops Magic Optment. Remember
IT'S made alone for Ples-qnd il works
with certainty and satisfaction. Itch
0g, painful, protruding, or blind
piles disappear like magic by its use
and seel Sold oy DR. Silver
stones drug store. 2.2ml
Died-At Gone rdia, J IN, 20, 1907
tne infant d lighter of Mr. ana Mr..
Elandormeyer.
Richard Ryland was adjudged
insane by the county court rouday
md ser 20 the asylum at Fulton.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
Seeds.

10 this issue you will find the ad.
Tertisment OF T Lee Adams Of Kan.
sas City, Mo- who is offering season.
able seeds. He is one Of the old re-.
liable scotsman and If in need Of any.
thing ln his line you win not 60 amiss
IN asking him for samples and prices.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
e . CARBOLIzED WITCH HAZEL
For Piles, Burns. Sores.

Dsd-At Concordla, Jau. 20, 1907,
tae ll'tle laughter OF George Kltuboa
and wife.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-02-16
~ Excursion,

HOmeseekers' Excursion ticl,.
sIs on sale first and third Tuesdays Of
each month. Rate in many cases less
tnAn one fare, and limit t-wentv.ope
days or thirty days, according to desti.
nation.
Winter Tourist tickets on sale
daily Very low rate. Limit June 1st
For further particulars apply to
{. 3. WHITE, Ticket aqent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

room. the dining room or around the kitch-
en- nre. A good deal of the hostility to
the old-fashioned parfor is unjustihable,
because history records many other torture
chambers just as worthy Of condemnation.
OF course, there were differences Of detail
in parlors, but they were alike in this.
that the curtains were always kept down
and the blinds closed so that the sun
would not fade the carpet or dust settle
on the furniture. The most popular va
riety Of the old parlor had Brussels car
pet on the floor with q pattern of pink
roses. The furniture was black walnut COW
cred with mohair There was a gilt-framed
mirror over the mantel and there was apt
to be a wersted motto over the door. At
the foot of the mantel were some big shells
and probably in a corner there was stand
with some more shells and a photograph
album with big brass clasps. On the CEN
ter table was a bouquet of wax flowers
covered with glass, and there also was the
place for the family Bible. There were
tides on the back of the chairs
1t was a good old room. mysterious I to
the children and impressive to the older
folk. True. it was not open much of the
time, but it had this great advantage; it
was always ready when company came.
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ty Of the patrons. but for the welfare Of the
railroads. The passenger service Is the
least profitable part OF railroading. 1t has
been often called the dress parade" Of the
business. The profits come from freight.
subordinated TO the passenger trafic. This
is necessarily the case. but there IL point
beyond which the increase of passenger
train speed imposes a very serious handi-
cap upon the freight service Just now
the railroads ir all parts of the country
are struggling with the problem of NOV
ing the freight. There is talk of car short
age. congestion and lack of speed. The
shippers and the consignees are suffering,
and meanwhile the passenger traffic is
maintained at fast and an increasing
pace, regardless of the blockades which are
caused on all parts of the railroad system
of the United States.
Until the railroads are constructed on
four-track basis. permitting the independ-
ent movement of the two classes of trains.
there will be this serious conflict of in
terests and a resultant of many wrecks,
due to the Generalization caused by an
overcrowding of the rails
The time has plainly arrived for a sensi-
bic adjustment Of the conditions. With the
petition of the Chicago passengers and the
complaint of the western general manager
in mind it should be easy for the railroads
especially now that they are managed upon
the combination of interests plan, to agree
to a moderation of passenger schedules In
the interest of both the travelling and the
shipping public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
The Shah's Jewels.

The late Shah of Persia was known to be
defatigable collector of precious
stones. but 1t Is doubtful whether the full
value of his accumulations was understood.
A dispatch from Teheran states that an In
ventory of the royal Jewels has just been
completed. showing aggregate of about
$50. 000.0W. This enormous sum represents
absolutely idle capital. For many years 1t
has been lying inert in the form of gems
and jewrled articles of adornment and
wear. Whether the collection has Increased
in value since the shah acquired it is for
the royal bookkeepers to ascertain but it
may be- assumed that the shah. who had
shrewd eye for a bargain. bought cleverly
and that his hoard stands now for a profit
il his successor should undertake to realize
upon 1t.
II is common saying that diamonds
make a good investment because their
price is steadily rising. Still, they are an
inactive form of value and have no earning
powers pending ownership 1t is difficult
10 determine whether the non-profession Al
buyer of diamonds sincerely regards his
purchase strictly as a business transaction
or as an Indulgence which may later be
NPuidated. The shah was presumably
connuisseur and regarded his collection of
jewels with genuine affection. 1t will be
interesting to observe whether his heir has
inherited his taste for costly baubles or
possesses a practical business concept of
the economic value of the $50 010,OOO now
tied up in these glittering stones. Persia
could be materially improved in many ways
by a careful investment of that sum of
money in public works
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Cleveland.

Mr.. Cleveland will be seventy years old
tomorrow He is in health, and has been
duck-shooting in South Carolina. Some
people look upon him as out Of politics
But does his age bar his return to the field?
There Is one United States senator sixteen
years his senior. Another is twelve years
older-the length of three terms in the
White House. Several senators are eight
years older. Would Mr.. Cleveland enjoy
further experience in office? 1t Is guess
But why not? Who may say how much
such a man signs for the combat when 1t is
as lively 1t now is after ten years of
mere observation? While in office he
stirred up things nightly himself, and has
knowledge of the joys of battle. Besides,
in studying his game bag he must see that
the lot of dead duck is not happy one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
JOSEPH G. CANNON.

Come forth and behold him. the Grand Old Stand
patter,
Whose mind is so fearfully plain,
Beside him all logic seems mad as halter
And only the Tariff looks sane.
First reared on a farm with old fashioned no.
tion
OF duty to honor's last ditch.
He stands like q rock In his simple devotion,
A staunch, honest friend of the Rich.
When rural admirers grow genial and think
The shore Acres cut of his chin.
They rashy compare him to Abraham Lincoln
And that's where decisions come In.
Enthusiasts Iaud him from belfry to steeple.
Forgetting the truth, as they must,
That statesmen seldom 80 close to the People
As when they are huggng some Trust.
TO greet him the populace How.
Strong men from Frog Centre and keg county
And babies to kiss Uncle Joe.
With togas of homespun his shoulders they kiver
Which moves the avuncular heart
So deeply and well that he's forced TO deliver
His favorite Lecture on Art.
THE High Art" he says. both enlishtens and
wherever the High Tariff whoops
I Amt durn stuck on that feller st. Gaudens,
But say like Rogers grOups
"And why to them foreign made drawings and
Do free-born Americans smirk?
II Europe feels proud Of her paintings and echngs,
We're proud OF our Burnt Leather Work."
The mouth Of the Cannon doth dart;
Though Ruskin. perhaps. rested art upon Duty,
Wallace Irwin, in Golfers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Train Speed and Safety.

One Of the standard excuses of railroad
officials for the frequency of wrecks L. that
the public demands high speed and that il
IL impossible to conduct well-pa tronized
lines on high speed basis with assurance
OF entire safety. This plea seeks to shift
the responsibility upon the public. Now
come some Of the most prominent citizens
OF Chicago petitioning the officials of the
Pennsylvania railroad to Increase tho run
ming time OF Its fastest train between that
city and New York from eighteen to twenty
hours. for the sake of greater safety. This
petition serves a sufficient refutation of
the familiar claim OF the railroad men.
II may be that at one time the travelling
public was pleased to patroni1e the fast
trains. enjoying the idea Of cutting down
transit time and deluding itself with the
thought that It was gaining something by
saving an hour or two from travel. But
the fast trains were not established In re-
Spouse to a demand. They were adopted
as an advertisement, as a means of at
tracing patronage. The public took what
was offered TO It, and eventually 1t learned
that it was paying a. heavy price for the
privilege OF beating records. Even the
users OF slower trains, locals and accom-
modations and excursion trains. suffered Sc
yerely. The fast trains caused disar-
rangement of schedules and reduced the
margin OF safety for all other occupants of
lhe rails. Then came the demand. now
voiced loudly, for return to saner. safer
railroading.
Al the same time the railroad officials are
beginning to acknowledge that they have
gone ahead too fast. and are bewailIng here
and there the apparent necessity. for COM
petitive purposes, of keeping up the
pace OF the flyers" The general man
ager OF one of the great western
lines said the other day that In his
opinion the passenger trains are run
entirely too fast, not only for the safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
Politics and Prophecy.

Asked the other day to express an opin-
ion about probabilities for next year. David
Il. Hill shook Hs head. He declined 10
answer. by advice of experience. In his
thirty years of active politics he has prob
ably seen no time that was more difficult
of apprasement than the present. And OF
course present uncertainties warn about
future uncertainties. The fog may lift.
Then again it may thicken. So Mr.. Hill
possesses his soul in patience. He has an
idea that We shah see what We shall see.
Asked in New York on Thursday by a
correspondent OF The Star il the railroad
question would be paramount next year,
Mr. Bryan declined to make a prediction.
zone cannot" he said, look very far
ahead in American politics" Mr.. Bryan
thinks a year long view ahead with us
now. And maybe he is right. This is get
ting to be the land of some startling and
rapid changes.
Only some thirty months ago Mr.. Roose-
Welt ventured upon very important pre-
diction. and evidently with all earnestness.
The people had just elected him President
by a record breaking majority. and in full
appreciation of their favor he announced
that re would not stand again for the Of
flee. In that spirit he entered upon his
fun term. IL Is only half competed, ana
yet there are people. claiming to be his
friends and admirers. who are insisting
not only that he must, but will. run again.
He spoke too hastily, they say-with too
small appreciation of what was before him.
He should not have attempted to look so
far ahead in American politics. And so.
Unexpectedly. We have the th:rd-term ques-
ton with US again.
Don't prophesy unless ye know" So
spake a philosopher famous in American
fiction. whose words on that on other
points are often quoted. The caution never
carried greater weight. And yet many OF
US are disregarding 1t. How numerous the
predictions are that Mr.. Bryan will again
lead his party one may gather simply by
reading the daily newspapers. Who else
is in sight? Who has many boomers
at work for him, busy from pure love of
their fayorlte? The Hearst people are all
supposed to be on salary. And, besides,
the Independence League is not demo-
cratic organization.
Still. as Mr.. Bryan refuses to take
years look ahead as to the platform. hts
example might be applied to the matter
of the candidate. At any rate the matter
is still little more than a year in the
future
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
The WISCONSIN senatorship.

AS Mr. La Toilette did not hurry home
upon the announcement of Mr.. Spooners
resignation. it is assumed that he will not
attempt to name the latter's successor.
The first thought was that he would.
Now, it was suggested. was his chance to
show his power and secure for a colleague
a man whose course in the Senate he could
direct By rewarding some one of his lieu
tenants whose services had been of value
to him he might increase his hold on his
state organization and his strength in the
Senate here. He would thus have two
votes in Congress where before he had but
one
Mr. La Folette's calculations about this
matter are not yet public property.
They may never be. 1t is a nice situation,
and requires thought and silence in the
handling. He was taken by surprise. and
there are politicians who believe that his
embarrassments bear testimony to the
shrewd maneuvering of his opponents.
1t is clear that the man WHO comes.
whether he be an ardent or a lukewarm
friend of the senator, could not hope even
if he tried. to divide attention with Mr.. La
Toilette in the Senate. Wisconsin does not
abound in giants, ard Mr.. Spooner's shoes
will not be filled. For time, then, Mr..
rience in affairs and his wide advertise
ment. will occupy the center of the stage
when Wisconsin asks a hearing, or any of
the policies for which her senior senator
stands are under discussion.
1t is seldom that man is able to name
his colleague for as good an office as
senatorship. Gov Beckham of Kentucky
has just done something remarkable in
bestowing senatorship on a personal
friend, and then offering for and securing
the nomination for the other senatOrship.
But the act is showing it's perils. Divi-
sions in his party are appearing as the re-
suit of it, and the campaign will be the
harder for them He is young man, and
the veterans are scowling and expressing
the homely fear in the homely phrase. that
as boss he is getting too big for his
breeches."
1t might be good politics for Mr.. La Fol-
lette even if he has the power to name his
colleague at this time not to exercise 1t.
Only the fragment of a term is involved,
and before another full term becomes
issue matters may clear up to enable
him to make larger combinations. And.
then. too much assertion now in this matter
might imperil his effort to control the state
delegation to the next republican national
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
SPRlIG SIGNS.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The new spring books are with US. with
bright green covers, and rainbow ribbons
for bookmarks.
From the Pfttsburg Dispatch
Another sign of spring. Trouble is pre-
dicted in the Balkans.
From the Portland Advertiser.
The fellow who sees the first robin will
do well to keep the news of the discovery
to himself for a day or two, or until some
one else sights the bird.
From the Baltimore News.
Floods are reported all round. but the
most alarming are those occurring in the
Wall Street Gulch.
From the Atlanta Journal.
The base ball umpires are now getting
ripe. In a few weeks they will all be rot
ten.
From the Charleston News and Courier.
with every field abloom," says the
Houston Post. grand old Texas 10 earth's
Easter bonnet" Oklahoma might do for
her Easter EGG and Kansas for the Easter
bunny. D as t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

From the Indianapolis News.
How humilating 1t must be to Johndee to
find out that brother of his bought any
thing in the nature Of a gold brick! 1t is a
clear violation Of the family tradition to be
on that side of the deal.
From the Springfield Union.
Frank Rockefeller, who claims he was
taken in ON a mine proposition, declares in
court that he Is busted. As his brother,
John D.. Is too poor to buy oysters, people
will naturally infer that the Rockefeilers
are easy for the shell game.
From the Savannah News
II anybody was ever shrewd enough to
sell John D. Rockefeller "salted" mine
or gold BRICK. the fact has escaped the
public His brother Frank. it seems. was q
"come-on' In mining deal. In which he
got buncOed out of $265. 600 wherefore he is
now busted, as he expressed it in q St
Louis court. The genius Of accommodating
money and never making bad bargain
doesn't seem to have run through the
whole Rockefeller family.
From the Kansas City Times :.
Frank Rockefeller a brother of Johndee
has brought suit to recover $260, 600 which
he invested in Joplin zinc mine under
false pretenses. He does not share the
popular belief that II is no crime to loot
from the government. an Indian or Rock
efeller. .
From the New York American.
Frank Rockefeller says he Is busted"
That is what comes of being brother in
stead Of college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
fHg DUIL.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
Some members Of the duma took the oath
of loyalty to the GEAR in q Pickwickian
sense.
From the Toledo BLADE.
Democrats are in control Of the Russian
duma, 80 that there Is no reason to fear
that II will resign.
From the Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The indications are that the duma does
not mean to make It a paramount part OF
its business to fiil the heart and soul Of the
czar with pleasure.
From the Birmingham Age-Heraid.
The car seems to think duma should
not go beyond the opening prayer and a
motion to adjourn.
From the Boston Advertiser.
Russia now seeks to distinguish between
her doom and her duma.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
II the members Of the Russian duma can
find out what Is good for 'brainstorm" they
ought to take some.
From the Birmingham News.
The Russian duma begins to exhibit all
the symptoms Of preparing for . political
rough house.