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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

OF the prettiest girls In New York.
Christy saw her in a restaurant
with her mother. Both were in
mourning. The artist in him was
enthralled by the girls undeniable
beauty. He learned her name, and
after seeking for day or two for
someone to introduce him, he
boldly went to her home and intro
duced himself.
The wedding took place a few
months later, They have one child,
natalie, nine years old.
The time of the Christys Is di-
vided between their New York
house and a quiet farm in Mus
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
GREAT ARTIST NEARLY BLIND:
SIGHT RESTORED BY "SCLENCE"
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.--Back to
the world of light and life and
work; back from the dusk of creep
ing blindness which for a year and
a half had Swallowed his life and
the lives of his wife and child
Howard Chandler Christy, famous
artist, has resumed the work which
made him famous. When he had
to quit it, because of his failing
sight, he was stranger to Chris
tian Science; today he studies it's
teachings and seeks to become a
member of the church founded by
Mrs. Eddy.
Christy tells in simple language
the story of his healing. Last
March," he says, II was almost
blind. For year and a half my
sight had been failing and | had
done no work. | CROPPED along the
walls when / went about the house;
could not read the headlines in a
Newspaper. My wife, a Christian
Scientist, suggested to me, as she
had many times before, that / take
Christian Science treatment. | had
always laughed at Christian Sci
ence, but my plight was now be-
come SO serious that | grasped at
any straw. and ] consented.
Twenty minutes after my first
treatment / realized that | could
see better, and my nerves were en-.
tirely calmed--the fear of blindness
had left me. Three weeks later |
took my last treatment. / was
cured"
With Christys healing great
load Ii lifted from the heart of a
beautiful and brave woman-the
acbristy girl" Her .nuspahds fu.
lure. her husbands work, her hus-
bands ambitions were her life. The
year and half of his threatened
blindness were dark days for her,
too. But she. confident In her relig.
ion. believed firmly that some day
he would be saved through the
faith that kept her strong of heart.
and 70 II proved.
Their love story had most ro-
mantle beginning She was then
MabeIle Thompson, known as one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
HENEY is PRAISED BY CHURCH

SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-Resolutions
of sympathy for Francis J. Heney
were yesterday passed by the con-
gregation of the First Congrega-
tional church. He was commended
in the strongest terms for his good
work in prosecuting the graft
cases. Word of the action taken
by the church was wired to Mr..
Heney.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

days campaign during which they
propose to call on all available
candidates In the city. The pres
ent membership OF the association
is 800, making 200 new members
to be secured In the three days.
When the membership Of the as
ISOLATION is safely beyond the
1000 the question Of a permanent
home will be taken UP.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

kingum county, Ohio, the birthplace
of the artist. 1t is the very farm on
which he was raised, and he bought
it, after 16 years away from the
old home, with the fruit of the work
of those 16 years.
There, among the gently rolling
hills, on the banks of the slow flow
ing Muskingum river, Christy now
plans to pc.tn many pictures, now
that sight is again his in all its
blessedness, There little Natalie
will ronp and play and peep over
papa's shoulder at the work on the
easel. There the "Christy girl will
pose again and again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
ENTERTAIN ITALIAN PATRIOT.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16.-Count
de Rubio was the guest OF honor at
banquet given by the prominent
Italian OF this city Saturday night.
He is an Italian patriot, and enter
tanned the party by an account Of
his attempt upon the life of Ma
poleon and his subsequent banish-
ment to Devils island. ~
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
AUTO WRECKED; 6 ARE HURT.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Nov. Ga
more serious accident was averted
yesterday when A. A. Busey, a
wealthy furniture dealer, ditched
his auto and six people over an
embankment rather than collide
with swiftly moving passenger
train, which had just come into
view. All the occupants of the
auto, except two babies, were in
jured and two were seriously hurt.
The machine was going at a high
rate of speed as it peared the rail
road crossing.
You can flatter any man by
speaking of his peculiarities as the
nncnnfrinifr nf canine
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
THIEF ATTENDS CHURCH

A thief entered the Central
Christian church last night while
the congregation was at worship
and purloined purse containing
so cents belonging to Miss Fern
Collision of E1214 Sprague avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

Intent upon attaining mem
bership of 900, today 800 mem
'bers OF the Young Women's Chris
tian association launched a three
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

A critic is frequently a man who
has failed at everything else.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16

A girl may not be able to throw
a stone, but she can toss her head.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-11-16
BILL HATFIELE.

law. mother in law, hired girl and
two hired men. Trained peace OFF,
GERS have .marveled at the crafty
displayed by the murder
ar In planning hip escape from a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
OIL WELLS UNDER OCEAN.

In southern California near San
ia Barbara along the slope Of the
Pacific ocean they have drilled oil
wells under the waves along the
beach. Some Of the wells are as
much as a quarter of a mile out
in the water and long slender piers
have been built out into the waves.
The OIL IS dipped out OF shafts run
down into the rocks beneath the sea
and is rich in asphalt.
None of the oil is visible on the
surface Of the sea but it was found
that the oil strata ran into the wa
ter edge and engineers figured out
that under the water there must be
still more Of the valuable oil locked
under the rocks. Boring under the
water they soon reached the oil stra-
ia and now there are as many as 30
oil producing wells which lie entire
ly under the ocean.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
cAsAslANcA's OBEDIENCE.

That Casabianca, the noble youth
who, according to the immortal
poem by Mrs. Hemans, stood upon
the burning deck whence all but
him had fled, was a good boy as
well as a brave one is shown by his
reply to Baron Munchausen, who,
meeting him upon the street one
day, asked him why he didn't try
to save himself by jumping over
board.
'FWhy," said he, with a sly wink
at Shem, Ham and Japhet, with
whom he had been playing marbles
as Munchausen came along, 'it was
because | promised my mother be-
fore | sailed that | would be very
careful and not get my feet vet
Harper's.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
CLEARING EAR

Violent blowing of the nose is a
source Of danger to the ears and not
infrequently causes temporary deaf
ness by closing the auditory canal,
On the other hand, sometimes the
ears may be cleared when temper
arily stopped by holding the nos
trils closed with the fingers and then
making an effort TO blow. The air
making its escape finds no outlet
through the nose and SO rushes to
the ears, thus often clearing the pas
sage. If one effort in this direction,
however, accomplishes nothing, it
should not be tried again, for the
risk Of doing harm to the ear drum
becomes too great.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
CLOSING THE

The man Of the house awoke Just
a. the burglar was leaving the room.
q beg your pardon he said,
'but have you secured everything
valuable that was in sight?"
81 think l have, sir" answered
the burglar, with his hand on his
revolver.
"Then you've got everything
that's worth taking rejoined The
householder. turning over on his
side again. aYou'll not see any.
thing in the papers tomorrow about
your having missed $500 worth Of
turs or a lot Of costly jewelry con-
cealed in the next room. Good
night"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
TOO SACRED FOR DAILY USE
"Front Room" in Humble Home En-
tered Only for FamIIy's Wed
dinss and 5uryings.

The visitor was ushered into the
parlor Of her washerwoman's mod
est home with considerable eere-
mony. The blind at the single win
dow, raised ever so slightly, dis
closed an elegant and red lowered
wall paper, some wax flowers under
a glass cover on a ~Gothic-legged
center table, a few pictures of sur
prising art and a carpet that made
bowling faces at the wall paper
all the earmarks of the "front room
of the humble citizens who live in
the kitchen.
eve don't open the parlor very
often" said the hostess, with an air
Of pardonable pride. I'VE had it pa
pered some two years ago this spring
and it hain't been used but onct
since then-that was when pap died.
We only use it for weddin's and
buryin's. Pap was a ornery old cuss,
all right Cher visitor could vouch
for the truth Of that statement I,
but we give him a good send-off.
He had the biggest buryin' on our
street in ten year."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08


over Mr.. Folk should be dropped.
The INTEILIGENcER wishes as
much as anyone else that it could
be dropped. But how can it be
put aside2
Those who have studied the
law know that it is
doubtful if the representatives
and senators will be bound,
even morally, to vote as the
majority of their constituents
desire. They know that there
is a possibility, even a probable
ity, that the legislators will vote
according to their personal pre-
ferences.
Anyhow, why should a candi-
date not want to put before the
public his position on all matters
of Importance to the state? 1t is
hard to believe that any man
strong enough to be trusted by
the Democratic party of this
county would want to sail into
Office under false colors. Yet
that is a natural inference when
an aspirant refuses to declare
himself on an issue and at the
same time asks for an Office
which will make him an import
ant factor in deciding that issue.
Harmony? BY all means let
US have it. But the best way to
have harmony is to have a com
plete and correct understanding.
If you owned a lot, which you
wanted at all hazards to keep,
and we're going to leave the
country and were going to give a
man your power of attorney,
would you trust your affairs
to him without an understanding
about the lot? If he said Now
we won't quarrel about what I'm
going to do with that lot would
you answer "All right, for the
sake Of harmony we won't dis
cuss it?'
The lNTELLIGENCER has nc
desire to boost anybody for a
county Office; but it does wish to
commend the frankness and
straightforwardness of Judge
Young's and Mr.. Bowman's an
nouncements.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

while his message made a loud
noise it was merely hot air and
that the President has never
done any reforming worth while.
All the time theconservatives are
saying that by his believing and
stimulation of reform the Pres
ident is hurting business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
WOLVES.
ear This from Golfers:

Hear this from Golfers:
The wolves are after Governor
Folk. He has been a remarkable
governor. He has pleased the
people, but neither the politicians
nor the papers. The fight is on
between Stone and Folk-it is
square-toed between progressive
and Bourbon democracy. Take
care, people Of Missouri. If
your interests are to be regard
ed, you must look after them
yourselves.
The big weekly hits it right
when it says Mr.. Folk has has
been a remarkable governor.
He has in many ways been a re
markable governor. He has
pleased a great many people, in
GLIDING Col. VIM. Phelps, Coal
Oil Inspector Creel and Mrs.
Aggie Meyers. The people OF
Missouri are taking -care, much
to the discontinue of the gentle.
man in whose behalf Golfers
bids them take care. The wolves
are certainly after Governor
Folk and the odds are on the
wolves.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Woman Favors War.

Society Is in a process Of growth,
has not yet arrived at its maturity, or
its equilibrium Of forces, and, there.
fore, must have It's public and pr.
vate war until social adaptation be
complete, and wal thereby come to an
end. II Is well that the ho-called
peace advocates" are In a magnih.
cent minority, since with a whole ma
tlon Of peace men you would have a
people like the Chinene.-Mrs. Halde.
man in Modern World. Denver.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
WHOSE fAuLTl

1t is great sport, this knocking
the mail order houses. I'VE like
to do it and like to seel other
people do it, 1.-THE mail order
houses are taking money out Of
small towns and never sending
it back and that is not pleasing
to US. We hate to, see them
prosper and like to see them
meet with reverses, as reports
say some of them have done
lately.
But after all whom shall we
blame? The houses?
The owners of the establish
ments like everybody else want
to make money and as long as
the field is open we should not
yituperate them for occupying
it.
Then shall we rail at the un-
sophisticated customer who,
thinking he is getting an article
at less than it would cost him at
home, sends his money to Mont
gomery Ward and Co., paying
more for it than his home mer-
chant would charge? A little,
perhaps. But still most orders
are given to mail order houses
for convenience. When a farm
er wants anything he can turn to
his Sears oebuck catalogue and
find out how much he will have
to pay for it. How can he tell
that his home merchant has the
same thing at the same or less
price?
Nine out of ten men would
trade at home if they thought it
was to their advantage to do so.
They don't know what the home
merchants have.
What enables the big city
houses to do such tremendous
business is advertising-constant
and intelligent advertising. You
write for a catalogue and after
that almost every week you
will receive from the house cir
culars calling attention to certain
bargains.
1t is a well known fact that as
a rule the merchants who raise
the biggest howl about the mail
order houses are those who don't
advertise. 1t is an established
fact, too, that the wives of these
men generally get their clothes
and a great many other things in
the city when exactly the same
articles are in the home stores.
But, to get back to the original
question, whom shall we blame
Ter ,he success of the mail order
iloasrss The answer is: the UNI
progressive small merchant.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Eternal Feminine.

Men say that women's friendship
are not as staunch and true and last.
ing as mems because a woman Is 30
ready to believe all that she hears
against her best friend; while a man
win only Judge his friend by what he
IL to him, not BY what the world says
Of him. Is this true7 II SO, It will re.
main SO just as long as average charm.
ers see in man nothing but possible
husbands, escorts and gift.givers.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
IMPORTANT FACTS IN LIFE.

Look at Jigsby, how solemn and
important he appears. Has he got
the nomination for congress or the
presidency Of a trust company that
he is 50 visibly exuding pride from
every pore?"
mo- but his first baby's Just cut
4 tooth"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
4 SQUARE PROPOSITION.

The announcements of Judge
Wm Young and Frank Bowman
for the Office Of Representative
are both clear, to the point and
timely.
There IS, it is true, some talk
ia the county to the eject that
FOR h~orlnony's sake the old fight
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Harmless Advancement.

Many persons with refined minds
are apt to depreclate happiness. espe.
cially II 1t is Of "a low type" Broadly
speaking, It is the one thing worth
having, and low or high. II It does no
mischief. is better than the most spir.
itual mlsery.-Mark Rutherford.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Expensive Municipality,

II costs nearly as much to pay the
salaries of the municipal servants in
New York city as 1t does to support
the entire army Of the United States.
The salaries amount close to $7O,.
100000 annually.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

Anarchists are getting danger
ously busy in Chicago. From
all appearances a little hemp will
have to be prescribed before the
business is over.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Real Hardship.

W. speak of hardships, but the trua
hardship is to be a dull fool and per.
mitted to mismanage our life in our
own dull and foolish manner.-R. l..
Stevenson.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

The Pullman company has just
divided S175,Ooo among its most
faithful conductors and porters.
That is some tip.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

Judge Wallace came out early
in the week for governor, but did
some tall side stepping when he
saw the effect of his coming out.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

Candidates are gradually com
ing into the open and blushingly
admitting that they want the
jobs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

According to the ground hog,
the weather prophets and Gus
tom, we still have a little cold
weather coming.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
His yearnlno.

II hope said the young orator,
that my speeches make people yearn
for better things" They do" an.
swered the relentless critic. They
make me to be at home, asleep"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Diamond Rlna MOI NsoeasItu.

Nine out Of ten happy marriages be-
gan without diamond engagement
rings. There is no world-old supersti.
ton about the diamond.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
Closer, closer, closer come the
lines Of local option.

In the role of an insane man,
Harry Thaw seems to be play
ing his part admirably.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
MARSHAL

MARSHAL.
We are authorized to announce
ALBERT WALK
as a candidate for reelection to the
office of Marshal of Lexington, at TIE
city election, Tuesday, April I.
CITY ASSESSOR.
We are authorized to announce
JOE TREBLE
as a candidate for reelection to the
Office of assessor of Lexington, at
the city election, Tuesday, April 7.
COLLECTOR
We are authorized toannounce
w. Il. CAMPBELL
as a candidate for election to the
office Of Collector of Lexington, at
the city election, Tuesday, April I.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

There are rumors that a local
option election is due in Lexing-
ton within several months.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
WANTED.

a representative in this county By
r large real estate corporation.
Special Inducements to those who
wish to become financially interested.
rrE REAL ESTATE SECURITY Co..
Fort DsarbOrn Buudlng.
2l-0S. Az. chlcaro. In
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08

The Intelli9encer
A. ". ALLEN Editors and
o r. sELLERsl Publishers
SUBSCRIPTION gl.Oo PER YEAR
N ADVANCE.
Battered At the Lexington Post once as
second class mali matter.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MAYOR.
We are authorized to announce
GEO. c. SCHAWE,
as a candidate for the office of Mayor,
ubject to the action of the
citizens of Lexington at the election,
April I.
COUNCILMAN.
We are authorized to announce
JERRY SHlNN,
as a candidate for the Office of couu-
Gilman in the First Ward, subject to
the action of the citizens Of Lexing-
ton at the election, April I.
CITY TREASURER.
We are authorized TO announce
JACOB FEGERT
as a candidate for the Office of City
Treasurer, at the city election, Tues
day, April Z, 1908.
POLICE JUDGE.
We r authorized to announce
JOSEPH G. CHINN
as a candidate for the Office Of Police
Judge, subject to the action of the
citizens of Lexington at the election
April Z.
COLLECTOR
We are authorized to announce
ALBERT e. JAMES
as a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Collector of Lexington,
at the city election, Tuesday, April
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
MAYOR.

0AOs ~ RNAA 49,
as a candidate for the office of Mayor,
ubject to the action of the
citizens of Lexington at the election,
April L.
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N ADVANCE.
Entered at the Lexington Post once as
second class mail matter.
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
ADRIAN S. SMITH
FUNERAL TODAY
Veteran of Civil War Died
at Home of Henry
Page.

The funeral OF Capt. Abram Sharpe
Smith, veteran OF the civil war. having
comms nded Company H., Eightieth
Regimvnt, New York Volunteers, will
be held ct his old home today at Nyack-
on-HudsOn.
Captain Smith died suddenly at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Page. 1710
Fifteenth street northwest, from con-
gestion Of the lungs. He was born in
Albany. y. Y. and rails ed a company to
enlis in the civil war He was twice
wounded in the heavy engagements in
which the Eighti5th participated. After
the war Captain Smith travelled extern
sively IN Mexico and Central America.
building up a large commission and
storage business under the frm name OF
Abram s. Smith a. Co., at Z, s. 9, IL
Brooklyn bridge. corner OF Vanderwater
street. He met with heavy losses in
the panic of 1893.
He was an invalid for the vast ten
years. being a sufferer from paralysis
which untitled him for business. With
great determination, however. he again
entered commercial life for a short
time six years ago with Burns Brothers
The Washington times., 1908-02-23

Yiolets. Violets. VioIets.
Our display is unsurpassed. shaner. 1871
The Washington times., 1908-02-23
WORLEY CLUB TO DEBATE
WITHRIYAL CHURCH CLASS

Owing TO the special dedicatory seFv-
ices In the new church building OF the
Bethany Baptist Church. the regular
monthly meeting Of the Worley Glass
Club was held on Tuesday evening OF
last week at "A L street northwest. The
club took a recess until tomorrow even
ing ana attended in a body the church
services.
A dozen new members were admitted
10 active and associate membership,
and an increased spirit was shown fra
athletics, debating. mufsc. and class
work
On Friday of this week the club viii
hold debate with the Pugh Class Club,
Of Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal
Church. at the latter place. the subject
Of which will be Resolved. That i'm
migration TO the United States should
be further restricted The Pugh cIcss
viii take the negative and the Worley
Class Club viii endeayor to prove tho
affirmative.
Those present Tuesday evening were
J.. G. Msybee, r. A. Shinnick, w. II.
ElleT, NJ. ID. Kicfer. II. r. Morley. J. r.
Watson. Allen Mccullough. r. +.
Whalen. c. i. Hunt, @. n. Kiefe-, A.
W. II. Ferris. l. Boyle, w. 0. Ohm,
II. T. Williams " j. Brooks. jr