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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

English SPAWN Liniment removes
hard, soft OF calloused humps and
blemishes from horses: also blood
~spavins, curls, splints, sweeney, ring
bone, stiles, sprains, swollen throatsi
coughs, etc. Save $50 by use Of one
bottle. A wonderful blemish cure
sold by Chas. w. Loomis, druggist.
lists mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
Early Scottish Poets.

Earliest on record Of the Scotch
poets is the name OF Michael Scott,
But the oldest fragments of Scottish
poetry now known to exist consist Of
a few lines Of lam%entation on the
death Of Alexander III. of Scotland,
which occurred in 1886.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
cansea snsnended Animation

There is reason for believing that
lightning often brings about suspended
animation rather than somatic death
1t frequently causes a temporary paral
ysis of the respiration and heart beat
which, If left alone, will deepen int
death, but intelligently treated vii
generally result in recovery.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
coal Dust probIem ! Hard one,

Coal Dust Problem a Hard One.
The most difficult part Of the coal
dust problem is to discover what ele-
ments must necessarily be present in
a coal to make the dust dangerous.
Some experiments have been carried
on with this end in view, but the re.
suits obtained have not been enlight
aninR.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
Propsr rraInIna for the BOY.

Let the boy have the opportunity
Of entertaining himself. Put whole
some books Of adventure in his way
and interest him in a gymnasium. II
he has enough to do during the day he
will be willing to go to bed early.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
See Us for Prices.

We are prepared to do all kinds Of
hauling on short notice freight.
merchandise, morning and evening
Pianos handled with care.
CALDWELL, DREYER 4 CURTIS.
Phones 642, 278a or 27S.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
WANTED.

A representative in this county by
e large real estate corporation.
Special inducements to those who
wish to become financially interested.
THE REAL ESTATE SECURITY CO.,
Fort Dearborn Building,
2l-OS. Ak. Chicago, III
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
Yes We Work.
2-l-t28
Secy.

Don't forget US when you want the
best granitoid steps and walks con,
crete walls, foundations and footings.
We make the best and treat you
white. 1--WE LOVE WORK.
Phone 1926. JOHN L. AsHURsT
Contractor
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
wnrId,a Larnest clock.

The largest clock in the world is at
st. Rombold's cathedral, Mechlin, Bel
GUM, If the size Of the dial is the cri.
terion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
produoes HIoh Temperature.

With the use of the oxy-acetylene
blow-pipe a temperature Of 1000 de-
grees Fahrenheit is obtained, which is
almost double that obtained with the
oxy-hydrogen fame.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
c. L. GLASSCOCK,
Clerk of County Court
Bonner Springs, Kapsas,

49, % ASNNr
To whom it may concern
1 her eby certify that I had a
very bad cancer on my left breast of
long standing, which panied me very
mach. At times it panied ne so
that I could not sleep at night and
had to get up and walk the floor. |
did not know what it was at first.
So my husband took me to our
family physician and he examined
me and pronounced it cancer BE
Itoldme that he would take me to
the best surgeon in Kansas City and
have it cut out; but we both dislike
the use of a knife and we thought il
would probably get better by itself
SO we waited a whole year and il
got so bad thatI could not stand i
any longer. Then my husband wrote
to Cancer Curer J. @. Ward of Hig
~ginsville, Mo. to come and see me
That vas in July, 1907. The Canoe
Curer came and examined me ant
said that he could cure me. So / be
gan treatment with him and h
cured me in less than five months
l can cheerfully recommend J. G
Ward as a cancer curer. would at
wise any one who has a cancer to &
to see him. If any lancer suffere
doubts this statement, write to m
and / will answer with the creates
of pleasure. l am now in goo
health.
adu1t Mrs. William Kleuver.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

Scientists have come to the conclu-
sion that earthworms frequently live
tosan age Of eight or ten years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

In Cornwall experience shows that
woven-wire screens in the stamps
which crush tin ores are better than
punched plates.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
The jumping off Place.

consumption had me; and
had almost reached the jumping off
place when l was advised to try DR..
Kings New Discovery; and | want to
say right now, it saved my life. I'm
provement began with the first bottle
and after taking one dozen bottles ]
was a well and happy mar again.
says George Moore of Gr,mesland
N. @. AS a remedy for coughs and
colds and healer of weak and a sore
lungs and for preventing pneumonia
New Discovery is supreme. so cent?
and sl.OO at Crenshaw & Young
druggists. Trial bottle free.
Lynn Gordon was in Higginsvilll
Wednesday.
Have you seer the large stock o.
post cards at the Picture shop: re
member that Coffin started the Pos
Card business in Lexington and ha
maintained the work and today ha
the largest and best assortment il
town. Call and see thew day 0
aight.
Phone PAS THE PICTURE SHol
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

For SALE: Barred Plymouth Rock
Cockrels, also Buff Plymouth Rocks.
l-6-1mo MRS. JOHN K POTTS
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

Attention is calledto the advertise
ment that appears on another page Of
this issue. An offer is made to resi-
dents on Rural Routes to the Intelli-
gencer with The St. Louis Republic
daily for only $3.50. This is the
most liberal clubbing offer we have
ever yet been position to make, and
no doubt will be taken advantage of
by the residents of the Rural Routes
from Lexington who are not regular
readers of the Intelligencer and by
our old subscribers as well. Make
remittances direct to the Intelligent
Ger. Remember that the offer can
only be taken advantage Of by new
cash subscribers and present subscrib'
ers who have the Intelligencer pait
up for a year in advance.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

Brain food can't be expected to help
much unless there Is a brain to be
fed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

FOR SALE.-Land in tracts of from
ten to fifty acres. Terms easy. One
mile of court house.
1-24-tf d& W B. B. FRAZER.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
New Workers Fond Of DOGS.

New TOTKtF5 TVHu q DU8es
It is estimated that New York per
sons have paid $4,000 for dogs during
the last year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

FARM FOR SALE.-Improved 81
acres underlaid with coal. Good
road, good water, house and barn.
Good location for dairy or chicken
raising 1t miles east Of Court House
Dover road, Will sell for 500 per
acre if sold at once.
Address P. 0. Box 492,
1-23.d3. W. 2. Lexington, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

in the same rooms all winter without
new wall paper. New spring pat
terms for 1908 received daily, At
DOME Weber's. WEBER BROS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

WANTED:-Plain sewing by Miss
Alta Curtis. At Wentworth fats.
2-6t2 wks. Phone 59S.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

FOR sALE:-One nice, light Column
bus surrey, rubber tired, good condi-
ton, suitable for family use. For
sale cheap. J. G. YOUNG, Jr. l.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
Wants, For Sale Etc.

For SALE CHEAP:-A roll top desk,
almost new. Inquire at this office,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

Success leads to insoIence-INah.
proverb.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

none Frame Of Whale
The bone frame OF the average
whale weighs about As tons.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15
We BELIEVE WB HAVE 1T

and at a price that wi please YOU
Besides our line Of Bedroom, Dining
Room and Parlor furniture, we have
a line Of seasonabl ; goods--Refrig-
orators, Children's Go-Carts and lawn
and porch furniture. We have The
celebrated sealy and Ostermoor mat
.. MI ponA r,ndn
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

Furniture for Every Room In Your
tiouse. We want to say to furniture
BUYERS that we have now the largest
stock we ever had. If you want a
piece of furniture, come look over
our stock
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-15

21-O8. Az.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
Home Garden Hints.

Strawberry plants are now making
a substantial growth showing. Keep
out the weeds, hoe frequently, and in
early fall plants will be thrifty to set
In new bed.
IL is none too early to manure a piece
heavily for rhubarb. Then cultivate II
once a week or so to incorporate the
manure thoroughly through the soil.
Rhubarb Is a yoracious feeder and re-
quires a large quantity Of manure II
best results are 10 be obtained. One
plant highly fertilized viii yield sur
prislng quantity Of stalks.
Currant cuttings Of the new wood
are easily made and II done in early
fall ought TO be well rooted 50 as TO
be transplanted In spring. In some
towns there Is never an oversupply OF
currants. while II around 10 cents per
quart can be realized for them they
pay well The large currants are most
profitable such as the cherry.
The asparagus bed ought to have a
good coating Of MANURE before winter
and then be wen cultivated IN.
Pick the pears shortly before they
rincn.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

most popular where the fruit Is ship
ped The human eye Is the great buy
er Of fruit.
Apples that are sold for FIRST class
fruit should be handled In a careful
manner while being picked and then
carefully laid In piles on the ground
where the sun cannot reach them or
removed to the barn for a few days
and left IN piles. 80 as 90 permit some
OF the moisture TO evaporate and the
skin TO become tOughened. IN which
condition the fruit win stand up bet
ter while being shipped and keep long
sr when packed than Il win when put
into the barrel as fast " Il Il picked
from the tree.
HOW TO MAKE CEMENT FLOORS.
Cement or concrete hoOrs generally
consist Of two coats the rough and
finishing
Our method q suitable for noors IN
genersL n pressure Is greater than
that of poultry house noors. simply IN
crease the thickness
A thres Inch noor Il sufhcisntiy
thick for a pouitry plant
The erst coat consisting % one part
best cement two q sharp sand and
four of clean gravel should he miKed
win water 10 the consist-
lncy reQalred and packed and isveied
- ne surface prepared
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
MAGNUM BoNUM Potato.

York experiment station, says: AT the
station in our variety tests of potatoes
In 1895 Magnum Bonum. the seed of
which was imported from England,
was tested. The variety is still grown
by the firm from whom we purchased
our seed. and In its 1907 catalogue /
find the following: 'Magnum Bonum,
introduced by us in 1876, proved to be
the premier of all disease resisting va
rieties. There is scarcely a parish in
the United Kingdom where Magnum
Bonum Is not known as an enormous
cropper of good quality. almost free
from disease The yield at the New
York station Of the Magnum Bonum
was from 100 to 16O bushels per acre,
while with some other varieties we Sc
cured yield of between 800 and 400
bushels. No English varieties yielded
well in comparison with our best Amer
lean varieties"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
An Expert Farmer,

An exchange says young man asks.
What would you advise young man
raised on farm who cannot stand the
dust of haying and thrashing and is
most too light TO do heavy farm work
to doF"
Gardening, Horticulture, poultry rails
ing, civil engineering-all are good If
he is built for an expert. there are land
scape gardening, inside decorating and
number of other good occupations
open to him.
The young man who is built for an
expert-that is. one who is naturally
bright, careful and painstaking-will
succeed in any Of the above or in al
most any other occupation. He will
have to learn the business he selects.
He cannot learn any of them from a
correspondence school," He needs a
practical instructor who can show him,
and the way to become an expert is to
begin at the bottom and work up, thor
oughly learning all the details as one
goes along. The expert is always in
demand, and he commands the top
wages.
Whatever vocation young man goes
into, be should be thorough as he goes
along. always keeping his eyes open
for better ways of doing the work he
has in hand. All vocations are crowd
ed with ordinary workers. but there's
still lots of room in the upper ranks.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
Culture Of Tobacco.

The application of shade and semi
shade to tobacco plants has worked
considerable of a revolution in this
important crop. In Connecticut by tue
use of expensive shading methods It
has been possible TO greatly change the
character Of the crop, while in other
sections by simpler methods of natural
shading important notifications IN
type are attained. The department of
agriculture reports simple corn-to-
bacco planting experiment at the Ken
tucky experiment station. covering
period of three years, where the tobac-
20 was planted between rows Of corn.
The tobacco was Of finer texture and
brought a higher price. Most soils
which have been cropped to tobacco
or any length of time are deficient in
matter. At the same time
fertilizers are necessary in
he production Of such highly spe-
ialized crop rs tobacco. but it is only
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

When this two and one-half inch lay
er has set we'll, sprinkle with water
and apply a half inch finishing coat
made OF equal parts cement and sharp
sand. 1he second coat should be per
fectly smooth. for a rough 6oor cannot
be scraped clean. For engine room
make first layer three inches aud sec
ond one.
Cement work on bare ground is sell
dom a success. The cement floor
should be flush with the sill. and what
ever Is beneath 1t must be rammed
and soaked A loose foundation is. OF
course, no foundation, and If the floor
is laid on dry material the moisture
is absorbed from the layers and fall
ure results
Our floors were laid on packed soak /
ed cinder and are satisfactory. All 1
gravel and sand must be thoroughly 4
sifted, and the concrete may be mixed
on wooden platforms Have good
current Of air for drying, but keep out
the rain and animals
The work VIII be sufficiently hard 70
walk over in two days. Do not cement
ater than August. IL the WORK Is ex-
ensive. as It viii not dry cut for wiz
er. When the cement work separates
re1 from the sii,s Il Is dry.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
The Vine Rliuht.

Several inquiries from New England
were recently received NJ the depart
ment of agriculture asking for rene.
dies to prevent or cure the blight that
destroys cucumber, melon and squash
vines and referring to the well known
disease very prevalent In America
of late years and which causes appar-
emily vigorous vines to suddenly with
er and die within few days from the
beginning Of the attack
According to DIR. B. I. Galloway of
the bureau of plant industry. the blight
is prevalent all along the Pacific coast
The germs of the blight are carried by
an insect He recommends that the
vines should make a steady rather than
rapid growth and should be planted
on ground containing a large amount
OF organic matter. adding also nitrogen
in the form of nitrate of soda. Spray.
Ing the plants with paris green and
bordeaux mixture such as Is used for
potatoes kills the insect which carries
the blight and prevents its puncturing
the leaves and admitting the fungus
OF the disease. AS a means Of preven-
ton II is recommended that the crops
be grown on fresh ground each year.
Continuous Cropping.
II has been observed by S. Fraser
Of New York that mangels and sugar
beets grown continuously on the same
land for four years were much more
susceptible to leaf spot than when
grown IN a rotation with other creps
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

night in ten quarts OF water and wen
boiled. then strained through cloth
and placed. with 100 quarts of water
In a petroleum barrel with i've pounds
Of soft soap. The mixture Is then
ready for sprinkling on plants infested
with lice. Leaves, even those OF peaeh
trees will not be injured in the least
by the solution, which can be Kept
covered In the barrel from spring 10
fan without deterioration. AS soon as
lice appear the leaves should De
sprinkled with the solution. lf this
Is repeated several times the pests viii
disanpear
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

met with goods that are put up In as
honest and attractive style as those
that are shipped from that section.
The remedy lies In the hands of the
growers If they desire to have their
fruit recognized as equal to California
fruit they must make II SO attractive
In style and honest and uniform in
quality that the buyer or the consumer
will not make invidlous comparisons
when he sees 1t by the side Of the Cal
ifornia product. Quality and favor
will have weight In determining which
fruit to use, but II our home grown
fruits are put up In an honest manner
and undesirable varieties are kept off
from the market we can meet the COM
petition and hold our home markets.
This problem Of handling and market
ing fruit is not one that can be solved
by individual effort alone. II requires
cooperation on the part of the various
fruit growers. One man may succeed
in establishing reputation for high
grade fruit but at the best his reputa-
tion would only be local, whereas If
large number Of the leading fruit grow
ers would combine and organize and |
have their fruit put up in uniform |
style and in large quantities by eXpe- |
rieneed packers. so that their brand |
would establish a first class reputation, |
the demand for their fruit would equal
II not exceed that for the California
fruit What we need 10 do Is to organ 1
iIe and do our grading. packing and /
marketing In as businesslike manner 4
as the Californians
Our growers must learn to utilize
their inferior grades at home and mar
ket nothing but the very best and in
uniform packages. By so doing they
Will obtain more money than by plac-
ing the whole lot on the market. Ev-
cry grower should grow the best varl-
sties, put them up in nice, clean, uni
form packages and place them In the
hands Of dealers who understand their
business. Let every package contain
FULL weight. The most important mat.
ter after the growing Of the fruit is
the selection of the package in which
TO send II to market. No fruit should
be sent In any but neat and attrac-
tive new package Of the form and size
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

by the incorporation with the soil year
after year of a considerable amount of
vegetable matter that its proper phys
ical condition can be maintained and
improved. An ideal tobacco soil will
produce heavy yields of almost any
crop. Such soil is stated by George
T. McNeiss, tobacco expert Of the de-
partment of agriculture. as one ''of
good depth, mellowness and wat
holding capacity, and in order to pos
sess these a soil must contain a con-
siderable quantity of decayed vege-
table matter" Without these basic
conditions it is not to be expected that
full benefit to tobacco or any other crop
can be derived in this way.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25
A Paying Investment.

Mr.. John White, OF 38 Highland Ave.,
Houlton, Maine, says: "Have been
troubled with cough every winter and
spring. Last winter tried many adver-
tised remedies, but the cough continued
until bought SOC. bottle of DIR King g
New Discovery; before that was hall
gone, the cough was all gone. This win
ter the same happy result has followed ;
a few doses once more banished the an
nual cough. am now convinced that
DR.. Kings New Discovery is the best OF
all cough and lung remedies" Sold
under guarantee at Belt & Cherrington
drug store. SOC. and 81 90. Trial bottle
free.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-09-25

proof" is undoubtedly nature fakir
but if he selects the right varieties
among the Japanese he will come much
nearer than usual to the truth. In two
rows In the college orchard of twenty
| two trees each, one of Red June and
the other Of Burbank, | found In n
reasonably long search not single
specimen Of black knot. And last year
their record was almost equally clean
On trees in adjoining rows of Engel-
hart and Bradshaw, however, knots
are all too abundant, though not nearly
so bad as last season. They would
probably average half dozen knots to
the tree this season, while last year
the same trees yielded a couple Of
bushels Of knots from the two rows.
While this is a little discouraging to
the man who wants TO grow the domes-
tic plums. as everybody does who
wants high quality. still 1t is surpris-
ing how little time is required TO keep
down this disease II it Is taken in time
and Systematically handled. And 1t is
equally surprising how badly a tree
can be affected and still be recovered
satisfactorily. A few years ago the
writer undertook to revive some old
trees which would ordinarily have
been cut down and put on the brush
heap. They were mass of knots from
when the snow was on the ground so
that the knots could be easily gathered
rhp and cut out every vestige Of the dis
ease, though In some cases this left
pretty small proportion of the original
tree. In removing a knot we cut at
least six inches below IT, so rs to be
sure and take out the roots of the dis
ease. That year the trees made a big
growth, often three or four feet. but a
good many new knots also came out
which were removed that autumn. the
trees also receiving two thorough
sprayings with bordeaux mixture dur
ing the summer.
The following two years we did near
ly all our cutting in the summer and
found 1t much more satisfactory in Its
results than cutting during the dor
mant season To begin with. as the
knots were removed as soon as they
appeared we saved the crop OF sum
mer spores which would otherwise have
spread the disease. Then, the knots
being young and soft, we could fire.
quently shave them of and thus save
the branch ON which they grew. Last
ly. when Il became necessary TO cut
ont branch altogether. In getting rid
of knot, the tree. being still In growth.
would at once All In the space thus
made. so that by autumn It could
hardly be seen.
This work was done IN section
where the black knot fiourishes like the
proyerbial green hay tree. yet we found
Il by no means a serious matter 20 rid
these trees of the disease and keep
them reasonably free. Three cuttings
during the summer. with an autumn
clearing up (after the leaves were on
OF the knots which had escaped thus
far. combined with three application,
OF bordeaux mixture. did the work
Our sprayings were applied one be-
fore tho leaves opened. one after the
blossoms fell and one asout two weeks
later. Lest some may think this a pret.
" serious programme. ! may say that
the summer cutting the thlrd season
took Just four and cne-half hours for
IN orchard Of ninety tres