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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-09
DOVER NOTES.

Ed Winn had business corder Mon
day.
H. L. corbin had business in Corder
Friday.
R. W. Ashworrh was in Odessa
Tuesday
DR.. Geo. Bates of Lexington was
here Tuesday
Jessie Edwards Of Hodge was in
town Thursday,
Frank Cox shipped hogs to st.
Louis this week.
Jessie Groves shipped cattle to St
Louis this week
Elder Henshaw was in Marshall the
first Of the week
Charlie Cox had business in Kan
sas City last Friday
J. M. Redd and r. P. Cherry were
in Lexington Wednesday.
Capt, Erwin Zeyzing and B. w.
Vaughan speRt Wednesday in LexIng-
ton.
Rev, Bibbs viii preach at the Bap-
tist church Sunday morning and
night.
Miss Grace winn spent two days
last week with her sister, Mrs. Ed
Dysart.
Miss Addie Mary Vaughan and
Billy Harwood spent Sunday in Hig-
ginsville,
Mrs. jack Cooper and sister, Miss
Mary Lee Cooper, shopped in Hig-
ginsville Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Hub Wlun Of Kansas
City announce the birth Of a daugh
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-09
sigma Psi Pafly

Miss Elliott Todhunter thursday
afternoon entertained the members
OF the Sigma Psi sorority and a few
visitors at Greystone Park. An inter.
esting "Who's Whon guessing contest
was the feature. Miss Carrie Field
and Miss Martha Pitcher tied for
the prize and in the draw Miss Field
won. She then presented It to the out
of town guests Misses Clark, Sturgis
and Eippencott-who cut for 1t, Miss
Sturgis winning The gathering was
delightfully."- informal and IN keeping
with the record of the Todhunter
home for Southern hospitality.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-09

Col. George Meet Of Liberty ar
rived Tuesday evening for a brief
visit with relatives.
George Cohrs returned to Kansas
City Thursday after visit with
relatives N this city.
Miss Eleanor Clark of Boonville ar
rived Wednesday for a several
days. visit with Miss Hess Evans.
Mra. Frances Rlnehart returned
Tuesday evening from an extended
visit with relatives in Bucyrus, Kans.
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Mrs. w c. Bergfelder and two
children, Oscar and Carl, and Mrs.
Chas. Schultz and little son, Edward,
of st. Joseph arrived Wednesday
evening for a visit with relatives.
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Flks Wan.

The Elks and Wentworth Faculty
met on the academy campus Tues
day in tanning bee. The Elks came
out ahead with six trips around the
diamond to their credit and the fac
ulty four. The weather was in
clement and the diamond heavy. The
crowd, however, was good natured
and enthusiastic.
The ball opened very auspiciously
for the Elks. In the first inning they
scored two runs without hit. The
teachers drew goose egg. In the
second neither side scored. In the
last half of the third Brockman gave
Day a nice easy loater which he
transformed into a single. Here the
fun began and for while things
looked blue instead of purple for the
Elks. Hit followed hit until four
scores had been chalked up for the
faculty and this ended the scoring.
The Elks made one in the
fourth, two in the ffth and
one in tke sixth. The game was
called at the end of the eighth on
account of rain, Brockman had
nine strike outs and Church seven.
The Elks made three hits and teach
ers six. The features Of the game
were the all around work of the Elks
battery, the slugging of Ramsey, the
catching of Hickmanand the pitch
ing of Church.
Score by innings. Total
Elks . 90 21 0 0 --6
Faculty o. 0 4 o 0 0 0 0 "A
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-09
MISS EMMA KooNrz DEAD.


Died at her home in Marshall, Mo-,
May 4th, after lingering illness,
Miss Emma shelton Koontz.
Miss Emma was born and grew to
womanhood in Dover, but for several
years had lived at Marshall. She
was the eldest daughter of the late
Robert and Fanny Koontz, and is
survived by three sisters and one
brother, Miss Elizabeth Koontz, Miss
Minnie Koontz, Mrs. John Wells and
William Koontz, all of Marshall.
Miss Emma chose for her life work
teaching, and it seemed that nature
had eminently fitted her for this
work, having taught many success
full terms both in Lafayette and Sa-
line counties, Her circle of acquaint-
anceship was very large and her
friendships many and warm. She was
a devoted Christian woman, having
united with the M. e. church in early
girlhood, ever striving to live and do
what was right Her life, though
quietly and modestly lived, was
crowded with splendid deeds OF kind
ness. Unselfshness was a conspicu-
GUS trait in her character. She was
constantly thoughtful of others,
ever ready to sympathize with those
in trouble and distress, ever ready to
do something to make others happy
During her last illness when tried by
pain and suffering her spirit OF sub
mission was beautiful and when she
came to the valley of the shadow Of
death it was with the blessed assur-
ance that ''He doeth all things well.n
A large place has been made va
cant in her home and in the commu-
nifty where she lived, but to her
loved ones there remains the comfort
that "she has wrought good work.
for her master. And when after an
illness Of a few months He called her
home, it was an entrance into I'M
ending joy.
William Yates was in Kansas City
Tuesday
DR.. G. w. Bates spent Tuesday
in Hodge.
g, G. Dyer was in Higginsville
Thursday.
AL Weber was in Kansas City
Thursday on business.
E J. McGrew was in Kansas City
Thursday on business.
c. G. Barnard returned from Kan
sas City Tuesday evening.
T, w. Ludwigs returned from kan
sas City "Wednesday evening
Max Wallace Of Kansas city
spent Thursday in this city.
Mrs. Sallie Howe Of Odessa visited
relatives m Lexington Tuesday
CA. Keith Of Hlgginsville was in
town Tuesday on legal business.
]. G. Bruner Of Concordia, Mo.
marketed a carload Of hogs IN KAN
sas City Friday May lst
w. A. Van Anglen of Lexington,
Mo. marketed a carload each Of cat
tie and hpgs Thursday April soth.
W. NJ. Kesler Of Corder, No.
marketed a carload Of cattle Tues
day. April 18th.
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Mr.. and Mrs, Mat Riley left Thurs

Mr.. and Mrs, Mat Riley left Thurs
day for trip TO Saline County.
Oscar Andreen went to Kansas
City Thursday morning on business.
Mrs. T. A. Walker and Mrs, f. L.
Carter spent Tuesday inHigglnsulle.
EN- Taubman went to Kansas
City Tuesday morning for a short
stay.
Mrs. NJ. E. Nickel and daughter,
Miss Ella, spent Tuesday in Kansas
City.
Gustav Haerle. left Tuesday even
ing for a business trip to Cincinnati
and Louisville.
Miss Aula Brelsford arrived from
Kansas City Wednesday evening for
brief visit With her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. l. W. Brelsford.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-05-09

Miss Lessie Bates returned yes
terday from brief stay in Hig-
ginsville.
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ToRENooN

9:OO-Reception of guests at the
depot by reception committee and
the concordia band, and march to
the meeting hall.
10;OO-Address of welcome by Mayor
M. Doblie. Response BY Mr.. N.
Haerle.
Business meeting Election and in
stallation of officers of the Pioneer
Society. New members and new
business.
Festal greeting by N. Haerle.
Dinner.
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ter on May the Srd to whom they
have given the name, Evelyn Louise.
Charley Chrisman and Miss Anna
Belle Trent of Providence, we're in
town Thursday afternoon.
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Lafayette County German.
Americans Will Hold
Annual Meeting.
TO BE AT CONCORDIA
Next Friday, May 18th, is the Date Set
N. fIaerleis Prominent on the Program
cOncordia Band winPIay.

The German-American Pioneers
of Lafayette county win hold their
annual celebration at Concordia on
next Friday, May 18th. It is the
intention Of the officers to make
this meeting the greatest since the
the organization of the society and
nearly all arrangements have been
completed There will be plenty of
dinner and other refreshments
easily procured. In the forenoon the
sNcIOisrs VIII De IN town at the hall
and in the afternoon at the park.
Music will be furnished by the
Concordia band, which plays as well
as any country band in the West and
as much as the people ask fer. The
band will play in the forenoon, after
noon and evening.
There are a great many German
Americans in Lafayette county and
there should be and enormous crowd
in concordia Friday.
f. The following is the program:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-22
The Abuse of Servants.

Bridget and Dinah and Katrina con-
time to receive the censure, not to
say abuse, Of the public press and pri-
vate individuals for their alleged un-
satisfactory performances of their du-
ties in the kitchen, in the laundry, in
the dining room-in short. upstairs,
downstairs and In their ladies' CHAM
bers." The abuse is sometimes ex-
travagant and the censure undeserved
Bridget and Dinah and Katrina often
do much better than the newspapers
and the mistresses would have US be-
lieve. But, conceding that, upon the
whole, household servants are not as
efficient as they might be. is 1t sur
prising? II you found man who had
never driven plane or handled saw,
and set him to work at the frame OF a
house, and presently began to berate
him because he was poor carpenter,
you would make yourself more ridicu'
lous than You would make him. If you
wanted a coachman or groom, you
would hardly engage one who hao
never seen a horse. If you did. and
your stock were badly cared for and
yourself run away with, you would pe
laughed at If you blamed your incom-
petent retainers. Yet this is just what
Is done by housekeepers in regard to
servants, says the New York Weekly
1t is as unreasonable to expect women
to cook or do other Homework before
learning how, as to expect man to
build house or manage horses with
put any instruction or experience
What is needed is school for serv
.nts, or system Of apprenticeship, OF
some other means Of training them II
household work before they are called
upon to fill household positions.
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air" as st. Francis called them. who
are willing to become brotherly indeed
II they be met In the spirit OF kin
ship.
Some years ago there was dispute
between one veteran American orni-
biologist on the one side and two
younger but equally well-known orni-
biologists on the other as to the cause
of the birds fear of man. One said
the fear is instructive and consequent
ly always existed. The other said
It is the result partly of the teaching
of the young by the parent birds. and
partly of inherited timidity-inherited
only through those generations of the
feathered race which have been In
contact with man and have learned
that he is to be dreaded.
There IL no intention here Of taking
part in the discussion, but it may be
said that pioneers entering a country
where no man before has set foot have
found that some of the birds paid no
more attention to the human intruders
than they did to the deer of the forest.
Let a bird, no matter how wild its ma
ture, learn by actual experience that you
mean 1t no harm and you may get
upon as friendly footing with 1t as
you are with the family cat.
There is no one. be he urbanite or
suburbanite, who cannot have his bird
friends about him II he SO will. A man
living on one of the crowded business
thoroughfares of q great city. with
gathering cars passing his door every
two minutes of the day. has a colony
of purple martins dwelling in little
box houses upon the roof of his build
ing. Six years they have lived there
never failing to return at the waning
of winter.
The purple martin (Progne subis)
loves the companionship of man. II
has a musical, twittering note that Is
one of the softest sounds in nature. II
Is one Of the dreaded foes of the insect
hordes and it repays man for little
preferred kindness by doing its bes'
| to make mosquito bars and 6y-traps 8
useless luxury. The purple martin II
| its movements from place to place II
much of q mystery. 1t will be abun
dant In one section of the country fo
years and then will disappear as com
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-22

In front of the mining building Of
the University Of Nevada, at Reno.
stands a bronze statue Of John w.
Mackay in miners costume, with a
pick In his hand. This figure was set
up recently in accordance with res
olution of the state legislature that a
monument typical Of the states great
est industry should be placed before
the school of mines. 1t was decided
thus to honor Mr.. Mackay on account
of his connection with the develop
ment of the, Comstock lode; and he
was dressed as miner, in flannel
shirt and cowhide boots. because 1t is
the practical prospector and miner
who does the great work on the field.
The descendants of Mr.. Mackay are
to be congratulated on their respect
for their fathers early occupation. in
that the statue is erected With their
consent and assistance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-22
NEw PANT DRvs WEI ROOMS.


A discovery which promises to revo-
lutionize the building and decorating
trades and to be Of vast importance to
the shipping industry has been made
BY Inspector Simpson of the Black
burn (England) flre brigade. 1t IL .
liquid, and the principle Of which,
after tests extending over many
months. has been pronounced BY lead
ing engineers to be an old Roman
secret, which has been lost to the
world for TOO years. When painted
with this liquid the dampest room be-
comes absolutely dry. and freshly plas-
tered walls, after treatment by 1t. may
be at once papered without damage to
the paper.
No ironwork painted with It can
rust, and 1t completely prevents that
weeping" of the inner skins Of iron
ships, which causes so much damage
to cargo. When applied to the bottom
plates of ships 1t not only prevents OK
idation, but allows no marine growth,
barnacles or other parasites to attach
themselves. 1t consequently preserves
glasslike surface, which the dis
coverer asserts will add several knots
to the speed of Atlantic liners and
warships.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-08-22
WAS cRIsT TO HIS MILL
Proof That tie IN III Wind That
Blows Nobody Good.

Proof That tie IN III Wind That
Blows Nobody Good.
A prominent Chicago lawyer tells Of
an amusing incident which he wit
messed subsequent to certain breach
of promise suit in which he had acted
az the defendants attorney. The two
were standing talking when they were
Joined by third man, q friend of the
client and an acquaintance Of the law
yer. The third man had been out Of
town, for some little time.
Hello, old man, what are you look
ing so blue about?" the newcomer de-
manded, as they shook hands.
"Oh, I've had a little hard luck
I'VE got to pay Miss Blank $1,000 on
account of breach of promise judg-
ment," was the disconsolate reply.
Say, I'm glad to hear that, old fell
low!" the friend exclaimed fervently,
seizing the detected ones hand and
shaking 1t vigorously.
".Glad to hear it, I've got to pay
that money, tell you! What do you
mean?" the other demanded in aston
ishment.
Just that, my boy. It will be juUt
about enough for us to set up house
keeping on-Miss Blank and are Il
be married next month, you know"
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"Huckleberry Finnl" He EJaculated.
door and found himself in large, well
lighted room, fitted up more like a
ladies' parlor than library. Where
were the books? He could not see any,
and the patrons-all ladies. it would
seem-that came and went while he
gazed around nonplused did not bring
nor take away.any object that could
have been mistaken for book.
This is something new" comment
ed Baxter, mentally: Must be book
less library"
Fancies of new idea in libraries
fioated through his brain. Perhaps the
books at Rexforth's were not printed
volumes, but Photographic records.
and all the patron needed to do was
to draw q wax cylinder of the latest
popular novel-the record made by the
author himself take 1t home and
place It on q phonograph, and science.
the mother OF convenience. would do
the rest.
But all this was hypothetical. 30 he
looked about. On the wall near him
was a neat typewriter list. headed:
THE Six Books Most In Demand by
the Patrons of the Rexforth Circulat-
Library, for the Month of September"
His eye ran down the list.
"Third-rail alive!" he murmured,
"what kind of ladies patronize this H.
brary?"
For the list read:
Izaak Walton's Compleat Angler
Shakespeare's King Henry The
Fifth.
Last of the Mohicans.
Meditations of Aurelius.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary.
Huckleberry Finn.
He shut his eyes and tried to puz-
zle 1t out, but the more he thought the
deeper was his confusion. He studied
the ladies waiting to give their orders
for books. They all were stylishly
dressed, and seemed cultured and we'll
read. His eye returned to the type
written list on the wall.
They're classics, all right" he
granted, But such classics!"
| He got up and went over to the sec
| retary's desk. He would join the IL
brary and learn something. He was
handed leafet which informed him
that the monthly dues were ten dol.
lars, the members having the priv
lege Of drawing each month two books
IN class one, three in class two. four
In class three, and 20 on! . fine Of two
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It has left some of the villages to
which it was attached for years. and
has appeared in other places where
before it was practically unknown. In
the great city of Chicago there are
more purple martins than were ever
known to have dwelt under the pail OF
the towns smoke. Put common
box, divided into compartments with
circular entrances thereto, upon the
roof tree and the chances are that this
bird in its raiment of royal purple
will honor you with its presence
through the summer.
The house wren is ubiquitous. Give
It a tin can or a box In the rear YARD
of your city residence or the same
lodging accommodations on the lawn
of your country home and the wren
will come, will look over the premises,
and II 1t finds those things which to a
wren amount to modern conveniences
it will lease the apartment for the
season.
The house wren is a singer, how
ever, and to those who object to hav-
ing their morning maps disturbed the
wren becomes something of nuts.
ance.
II you wish the wren's company
nail its little house to the side OF
building or place 1t upon pole In the
yard. Make the circular entrance ex
actly the size Of silver quarter and
cut it midway between the top and bot
tom of the box. The English sparrow
is the wren's arch enemy, but the lit
tie fellow can take care of itself II the
sparrow be unable to get into the
home and destroy the eggs. Luckily
the wren can slip into a hole which II
barely large enough for the entrance
of the sparrow's head.
Should a house wren condescend t.
bear you company FOR the summer 1T
music is not the only amusement tina
1t will offer. There is fund of fuI
to be had in watching Mr.. Wren built
mock nests after his mate Is snug OF
her eggs in the first completed home
With tireless industry, stopping onl.
to sing between straws, the male Dirt
will carry building material into ever.
crook and Granny in the vicinity of hi
real nest. At this writing one wrel
husband is spending his time Will
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THE REXFORTH
CIRCULATING LIBRARY
Copyright. by shortstory Pub. COP
By DENMARK LEMON

dollars day being imposed for book
kept overtime.
Baxter whistled mentally. The
books must be bound In vellum and
gold-tooled!"
He laid ten dollars ON the secre-
tary's desk, and after little telephon-
ing, by means of which his references
were authenticated and approved, he
was entered in the books as member
of The Rexforth Circulating Library,
end credited with one months paid
up dues.
He did not remove the sealed wrap
per from the catalogue that the secre-
tary gave him, but upon being assured
by the young lady presiding over the
order desk that copy of Huckleberry
Finn was on the library shelves, he
had her make out slip for that
classic.
He thought to get his Huckleberry
and take it with him-he was in a
hurry to have a look at the binding
Of the volume-but the young lady
calmly informed him that the book
would be sent around to his address
that afternoon by the first delivery.
If he would turn to rule seven In the
catalogue. he would learn that such
was the delivery regime of the library.
Every WELL" he said, and left the
building. BY following downwards for
short distance the narrow but we'll
paved courtway, then turning to the
right along q similar courtway, thence
to the left and again to the right, he
emerged upon busy, familiar street,
where number of carriages were
waiting, no doubt for patrons OF the
Rexforth Circulating Library.
That afternoon a parcel bearing the
stamp Rexforth was delivered at Bax-
ter's club room. 1t was of mammoth
dimensions for book, and he began
to fear that the librarian had blum
dered and sent him, instead of mod
est octave by Mark Twain, a folio
Shakespeare, II not the ponderous
Johnson's dictionary itself. So ne
nervously undid the wrapping, and
there lay before him in a neat paper
box lady's handsome skirt, with
some manner of fluffy pink trimmings
or flounces, he didn't know which
| He poked gingerly at the dainty gar
ment. "Huckleberry Finn!" he ejacu-
lated. Then a great, big truth leaped
up in Baxter's mind. like the grimac-
ing face of a jack-in-the-box, and hasti-
ly removing the manila cover and
lopening the catalogue he had received
at the library, he turned to H. Brack-
eted with the title of Huckleberry
Finn was the description of lady's
fancy ball skirt.
His eye ran over some other book
titles, with the things in ladies' dress
wear bracketed against them. Then
he sat down weakly. The Rexforth
Circulating library was a woman's
dress-renting establishment, where la
dies, by paying certain monthly sum.
could draw" stylish dresses for tenn
porary wear.
Each dress, skirt, waist, or hat, bore
the name of some well-known book-a
kind of code arrangement for privacy.
brevity and convenience-and upon ex'
amining his library card Baxter found
mrs. prefixed to his name, the secre'
tary. no doubt, having been under the
|. impression that he had acted for his
| wife in joining the r. C. L., for that
, establishment made its appeal exciu
. sively to the gentler sex.