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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
ABOUT ADVERTISEMENT. Z
The Cannon That
Modernized Japan
By Her bert Kaufman.

Business is no longer a man to man con-
tact, in which the merchant and the patron
establish a personal bond, any more than bat
tie is a hand-to-hand grapple, where bone and
muscle and sinew decide the outcome. Trade
as well as car has changed in its aspect-both
are noe fought at long range.
Just as a present day army of heroes would
have no opportunity to display the indiUiduaL
valor of its members, just so a merchant who
counts upon his personal acquaintanceship for
success is a relic of the pasta business d0do.
Japan changed her policy Of exclusion to
foreigners after a fleet of warships battered
down the Satsuma Notifications. The Samu-
raj, who had hitherto considered their blades
and bows good enough, discovered that one
cannon was mightier than all the swords in
creation i they could not get near enough to use
them. Japan profted by the lesson. She did
not wait until further rampartS were battered to
pieces, but was satisfied with her one experience
and proceeded to modernize her methods.
The merchant who doesn't advertise is pretty
much in the same position as that in which Japan
stood when her eyes were opened to the fact that
times had changed. The long range publicity Of a
competitor will as surely destroy your business as the
cannon OF the foreigners crunbled the walls of Sat
Suud' Unless you take the lesson TO heart, unless YOU
realise the Importance of advertising, not only as the
means Of extending your business but for defending
it as well, you must be prepared to face the conse-
quences OF a folly as great as that of a Iuelst who
expects to survive in a contest in which his adugysayy
bears a SVord tl04ce the length Of his oVn.
Don't think that it's too late to begin because
there are so many stores which have had the advantage
OF years of cumulative advertising. The city is grow
ing. 1t will grow even more next year. 1t needs
increased trading fac1ities just as it's hungry for r.sy
neighborhoods.
BM 1t W4H neOer again support neigkboyh0od stores.
Newspaper advertising has eliminated the strength of
being locally prominent and five cent street car fares
have cut out the advantage Of being around the
corner Astore five miles away can reach out through
the columns Of the daily newspaper and draw your
next door neighbor to It's %asles, while you sit by and
see the people on your own block enticed away without
your being able to r~etaliate or supply n@V customers
to take their place.
1t is not a question Of your ability to stand the
cost OF advertising but Of being able to Survi1e ayittout
u. The thing you have to consider is not on1v an
extension OF your business but holding uAqt Won a.
ready haze. ~" ~
Advertising is an Investment, the cost Of which
IS IN the same proportion to its returns as seeds are 70
the harvest. And it is just as preposterous for vo1 tn
consider publicity as an expense as it would he for .
farmer to hesitate over purchasing a fertilizer # he
by employing it. ' Ups
Copyright, 1905, by Tribune Company. Chicago,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
ABOUT THE SIZE OF IT..

"Ever notice it?" queried the in.
stallment querist.
"Did | ever notice what?" asked
the innocent bystander.
''That the strength of mind in
adults doesn't begin to compare with
the strength of failure to mind in
children" concluded the i. q.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
Mullbauer's Recital,

Franz Aaver Muhlbauer, the plan
list who gave a recital at Central col
lege last Saturday evening, proved
all that was expected and more. He
is an exceedingly young man, but a
finished 2rtlst IN every sense. His
technique is accurate and he puts his
whole soul into his work. His
strength, too, is wonderful and he
plays the heaviest pieces with almost
no show of physical exertion. There
is no doubt about his being a genius
and there is a strong probability that
he will in the near future be recog-
nized as n of the worlds great
pianists.
His rendition of the Chopin B fat
Scherzo was seemingly perfect. When
he had finished this piece the au-
dience was fully aware that the per-
former vas a master. Weber's Invi-
tation a la Valse, Schuett's A la
Capricieuse and Liszt's Rhapsodie
No. XIV we're the other pieces on the
program that viii be most re-
membered, although there was not an
uninteresting number on it.
1t would be difficult to speak too
highly in praise of Mr.. Muhlbauer.
Considering his youth and the fact
that he was playing on a strange
piano his performance was truly won
derful. 1t is to be hoped that he will
come to Lexington again and if he
does he will have a much larger au-
dience than that of Saturday eve.
ming.
The program was as follows:
Beethoven So. .,, Sonata Al passionata
OPP. 81.
Chopin. .......... Mcclure f major
Etude, E major
Scherzo, B fat minor
III
Mac Dowel, ......... To a Water Lily
Weber. Invitation a la Valse
Schultz. Caprice Sganarella
Schutt. la capricieuse
"
Liszt...,.".....The Maid of Ganges
Au Lac de Wallenstadt
Rhapsodie No. XIV
AS an encore after the Chopin
group he played a Chopin Mazurka;
for the third group a Humoresque by
Max Roger; for the List groupa
Polonaise.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
ALWAYS BUSY.

"What kind of q statesman is
Bliggins?
Gone of those who go around be-
fore election telling how people are
going to vote and who are equally
busy after election explaining why
they didn't"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
LAYING IT BARE.

Il know what | say Of you is
true" she Kissed.
Glow do you how?" gasped the
unhappy man.
"Your face betrays you"
He could not deny it then. eyes.
he murmured, ut is true. | shaved
myself"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
rAREE BIRDS VIII oNE sroNE.

''What did Baker do when he dis
covered that his wife and chauffeur
had planned to elope in his cal? p
"He oiled it thoroughly and put
it in f~rst-class shape.n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28
HAMLET's MISFORTUNE.

"Do you think Hamlet was men.
tally unbalanced"
"No," answered Mr.. Storming.
ton Barnes; che was merely unfor-
tuHate in living at a time when there
was no society Of psychological re-
search to whom he could tell his
troubles
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-11-28

AS an encore after the Chopin
group he played a Chopin Mazurka;
Tor the third group a H%umoresque by
Max Roger; for the List groupa
Polonaise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
The Theaters
The Illinois.

The Elite.
eighteenth Street, North of Second
Avenue.)
Vaudeville mt 3, and 9.15 p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
CITY IMPROVEMENT HINTS

may be started. Each hundred farm
ers added to the tributary rural popu-
lation means 100000 year added to
the trade of the city or town. Such
work can be done at the cost of few
postage stamps and little effort
Mr.. SSIosher dwelIs at considerable
length upon the desirability of keeping
commercial clubs supplied with local
data and information; of having conn
ty exhibits at the state fair: of secur-
ing state and district conventions; of
having products marked made in -"
1.-The most dangerous error common
ly made In direct advertising for the
city or town is to yield too far to the.
natural feeling of local pride and con
struct the advertisement or printed
matter in such way that as matter
of fact it is more energetic in praising
and placing the city in an agreeable
business facts and arguments that will
appeal to a business Afan.
Give all your forms of direct adYer-
Using a neat and substantial appear
anee. Decorative effects do not appeal
to business men. BY all means publish
booklet even though it cannot be
pretentiOus. Fill it with facts and terse
business arguments and use all the IL
Illustrations You can. Edit it carefully
to see that all its statements can be
proved and that there is no waste Of
words. 1t should answer the question.
Why. as a business man, Investor
farmer or citizen in search of summer
outing attractions or suitable resi-
dence or city, should l be interested
In - This is the best guide to the
proper construction of booklet that
can be given without extended com.
ment"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

no big Industries in Hiawatha - en-
ploy large number of men: T. town
is just dependent upon the su, unding
country \ few years age Missouri
Pacific division headquart We're To-
Gated there, but We're LAT Moved to
Atchison. When the railroad families
left, many houses were left vacant,
rents went down, and the value of real
estate decreased. The pessimistic said
the town would never recover. The
others kept quiet and worked for city
Improvement. The work of Identifying
the town has brought results.
Hiawatha has grown larger than
ever. There are no vacant houses;
newcomers either have to buy or build
A wafer system and sewer system ex-
tend over the entire town. The city
electric light plant furnishes power for
lights on street corners. City property
is higher than ever before.
This has all been caused by the citi-
Zens making a united effort for town
betterment.
There is not joint or gambling hall
In the town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
The Family.
(Second Avenue, East of Nineteenth
Street.)
Vaudeville mt 3, 8 and 9n5 p. m.


At the Famiy.-Another good bill
has been booked for next week at the
Family. There are no two acts alike
and all have been selected on their
merits as laugh producers. Erbe and
Stanley head the program in sketch
entitled "Old Remembrances, intro
ducing piano solos from the old mas
tiers and original topical songs and
parodies Miss Stanley is one of
vaudeville's recognized pianists and
will wear some beautiful gowns while
playing her engagement here. Mr..
E<be writes all the songs and parodies
for their act. and win be remembered
as manager of the old Crystal theater.
while Miss Stanley was the popular
Illustrated song singer. Other num-
bers are Elliott, Belair and Elliott,
comedy acrobats: Lillian Eieger one
of Americas foremost cornet soloists:
Lipman and Lewis. comedians of the
better sort. with many new parodies,
Songs and stories: Ray w. Fay, sing
ing the late popular illustrated songs.
and the cameragraph showing the
latest in the moving picture world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

The solution of it would be the solu
ton of the cause for so many White
Sox runs when the proper amount of
hits do, not show.
Again the question of feeders taking
foul balls far from the diamond with
runner on third, comes up Frank
Schultz took one recently in a game
with Cincinnati and the runner scored.
The reason given for this was that
make the out more desirable than the
run was to be. feared.
First and third baseman frequently
go after these fouls and are so tangled
up they cannot throw to stop runner.
This suggests that instead of one man
going after the foul, two go, one to
catch the ball and toss it to his pal.
who is in position to throw to the
plate It must be remembered that
the runner has to touch third before
he can break with the catch. In that
case two throws would easily catch
| him at the pan. no matter where the
first and third baseman or catcher
caught the twisting foul The two
man scheme would insure straighter
throw
Pittsburg, always in the lead. will
grounds this season, says the Gazette.
Times of that city. The Pittsburg base
bo1l cI,Y}, rronocac RI colva tho ssuat
grounds problem A contract was
signed yesterday by Dreyfuss with the
Pittsburg Waterproof company for a
tarpaulin to cover the entire playing
field at the ball park The tarpaulin
will contain 1S00 yards of brown para
fined duck and will cost $4,000 1t
will be 120 by 40 feet square The
center of the tarpaulin will be attach.
ed to a truck 10 by Is feet. The truck
will be three feet high and the wheels
will have tire six inches wide. The
ltarpauin and transportation truck
were designed by the Pittsburg Water.
lproof company. which will make appli
oation for a patent. :. Before and after
a game. particularly in threatening
weather. the truck will be run out and
the playing grounds covered with the
ttarpaulin Should there be shower
within half an hour of time for begin
ming the game. or should there be a
heavy rain at night. the tarpaulin will
protect the playing field. and there
would be no more deferred games on
account of wet grounds. unless ths
Train should fall during the progress o.
la game.
cit is calculated that the cover car
be spread in Is or 90 minutes and re
moved within the same length OF time
When not In use it will be folded OF
ltop of the truck and the latter tund
led TO remote part of the field. A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

Continued from Page Three.)
close big-league games. 1t is believed
by some that the runner on third
might get as big a start as the runner
on first who tries to steal as he gets
away with it on two throws from the
pitcher to the. catcher and back again
TO the second baseman The differ
euces here is that the pitcher winds
more than an infielder would with his
throw, which is short-arMed.
Fielder Jones. when his White
Stocking ball team is right, and with
hahn in the game. has a scoring play
which his rivals have never solved
Nor has any one of the fans. who have
studied the White Sox in their open
ing attack year after year, solved it.
1t is smooth. crafty and bewildering
and is worked many times in a year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

was star man. rolling a total of $40
for the winners. Scores
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

Fer Sale -
Fsh~rkardGs Piano House, Alien, Myers
& Co.,, Young 4 McConsbs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
SOME INSIDE PLAYS
USED ON BALL FIELD

CONTINUED from Page Three.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09
comus CLUB IS swAmpED
Rock Island Club 6owlers Win Match
1859 to 2,296.

The, Comus club bowlers lost to the
Rock Island Club bowlers. last even
ing at the Harms alleys in straight
games. the totals being ,2,569 and g.
|29G. Neither of the other matches be-
tween the two organizations has been
Sc decisive, Postmaster Mcdonald
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

Pittsburg industry and Barney's enter.
prise deserve credit for the innova-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-09

All the news all the time-THE
ARGUS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
LAUOEO BY Mr.. WI
MORE IMPORTANT THAN
WEALTH, He ASSERTS,
Chinese Minister Guest of Honor at
Dinner-Eats Knocked Food
at Lakewood, N. J..
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAKEWOOD. N. j.. November Min
lister WI Ting-fang. Chinese envoy to the
United States, was the guest of honor at
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Christian at their home here this even
ing.
The dinner consisted entirely of uncook-
ed foods. WI enjoyed it so that he ate two
plates of ice cream to finish up the affair.
Before the dinner Minister WI took an
automobile ride from New York here He
claimed the automobile could not go fast
enough to suit him. although. for brief
stretch, the chauffeur went fifty miles an
hour in an effort to please the distinguish
ed Chinaman.
An effort was also made to interview
WI on the subject of woman suffrage.
treme, WI positively refusing to init
himself either way. He also refused to
say anything on the result of the recent
election except to ask republican i'm the
crowd II he was not pleas ID with it.
The dinner was attended by fourteen
people Besides WI the diners were Con-
sui Ho of Washington. Rev Beatrice
Witham of the New Thought, Miss Eliza
beth Towne, editor the Nautilus: DIR. and
Mrs. w. G. Schauff1er of Lakewood. Ed
j
w. Hitchkiss. assembyman, and Mrs
Frederick r. Toombs and Leslie r. Fort,
secretary to Gov. Fort of New Jersey.
After the dinner had been concluded
Minister WI was called upon to speak to
a gathering of Lakewood people who had
come In to meet him. Other speakers
were David Patton. DIR. w. F. Schauff1er
and DR.. w. P. Ferguson.
Wus remarks were devoted almost en-
tfrely to complimentary, things about
Lakewood, and to talk about people
being in such hurry to gain wealth
that they neglected their health.
American people in their strenuous life
d. not pay enough attention to their
health. They are always after the al
mighty dollar. In China things are
somewhat that way. We have saying.
With money We can control the evil
spirit. In America the people seem to
hold that feeling.
You should not be that way. as health
Is more important than money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
he will proceed to trim United States
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon.
THANKS THE SHoVELERS
Taft Sends Expression to the Inter
national Brotherhood


NEW YORK, November TT, J. Dolan.
general secretary and treasurer of the
International Brotherhood of Steam
Shovelers and Dredgemen. who was in
New York to attend meeting of the
executive board of the brotherhood. made
public tonight telegram which he said
had been received from President ELECT
William III. Taft. The message conveyed
the thanks of Judge Taft to the brother
hood. of which he is an honorary men,
Der. and expressed appreciation of the
support given him during the recent cam
paign by the organization. The telegram
read as follows:
Please extend to the members of your
brotherhood my heartfelt thanks for their
cordial support during the late campaign
and my high appreciation of the efficient
aid which YOU and they rendered.
1T is peculiar qualification to me TO
note the independence and courage of the
intelligent wage-earners of this country
In refusing to be delivered TO one party
or the other, and I look forward with
pleasure TO rendering such assistance as
may be in my power furthering the cause
of the wage-earners of the country in all
legislation calculated to furnish to them
greater equality of opportunity in this
land of ours
II shall welcome suggestions from all
leaders Of labor to this end
Mr.. Dolan read the telegram to his
fellow members on the executive board.
Charles Newell of Buffalo and Charles
Reed of New York. at a meeting today.
and tonight the message was read at a
banquet given by the local union of the
brotherhood.
Mr. Dolan said that Judge Taft had
been made an honorary member of the
brotherhood as a mark of appreciation
for the fairness with which he treated
the members of the organization who
worked on the Panama canal under
Judge Taft's administration there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
INVITED TO GO SOUTH.
Tampa and Wilmington Want the
President-Elect.

TAMPA. Fla, November 7-Invitations
to William H. Taft to spend the month
of February at the Tampa Bay Hotel were
today sent by Mayor Wing and President
Bowyer of the board of trade and Man
ager Laubeer of the Tampa Bay Hotel.
The invitations suggest Tampa as an
ideal place for the next President to
spend the period of rest and relaxation
previous to his Inauguration.
WILMINGTON, N. c., November T.
Through close personal friend of the
President-elect. a number of prominent
people here tonight forwarded to Mr..
Taft a cordial invitation to come to Will
mfngton to spend the winter. All pro-
visions have been made for entertaining
the distinguished visitor. including fur
nished house and all other accommoda-
tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
DOOGE INTO WOMAn'S ROOM
DRUNKEN WHITE MEN CHASED
BY NEGRO MOB.
Alteration in Barroom-Quarry
Seeks Asylum and Police
Get Them.

In a wild rush for safepS with, an angry
bowling mob of negroes in pursuit, Elmer
Wilkerson and Clarence Bolton. some
what the worse for wear. dashed through
the vestibule door of Charles Herrell's
house. ID street southeast, and into the
room where Mrs. Herrell and her six
year-old son were aslsep about $50 O'Clock
last night.
Bolton crawled under the bed to escape
his pursuers. Wilkerson, snatching a
large vase from the mantel. hurled it with
drunken aim at his pursuers only to shat
ter a large mirror in the dresser in the
room.
The noise made by the pursuing mob,
the screams of the woman and her child
and the crash of the crockery. soon
brought upon the scene an excited crowd
of several hundred people.
Mr.. Herrell, who was in his dining room
at the time. rushed to the assistance of
his wife. and soon had the two intruderS
in rough grasp. They pleaded for their
lives.
Mrs. Herrells screams frightened off
the negroes. telephone call soon
the fifth precinct. who placed Wilker-
son and Bolton under arrest, and took
them to the station house, where they
were locked UP.
W1lkerSOn at q late nOuf Was III d
deep drunken stupor. 1t was impossible
to get any explanation from him. Bolton
was less intoxicated and excused his
action by saying he had done nothing but
run for his life.
1t appears that Wilkerson. who lives at
122S and Bolton at ia | street south
east are both hucksters. who felt they
could celebrate the return of the era OF
prosperity with a good and glorious drunk.
After taking on a cargo much beyond
the ordinary they wandered into a saloon
by an Italian, where they each had a
glass of beer.
1t was there they went out of their
way TO provoke party of colorei men.
Words led to more serious alteration.
the language grew stronger and a gem
uine row resulted. with the foregoing
consequences.
Down D street the drunken white men
ran to escape the fury of the mob be-
hind them, and into the quiet dwelling
of Mr.. Herrell and the apartment of his
sleeping wife and boy.
WilkersOn, who was the more intox'-
Gated of the two men and from whom no
sensible account Of the trouble was OBJ
tainable, it appears. was arrested some
time ago for an assault upon Policeman
James Springman, when he was fined $4u
for his offense in the Police Court.
Bolton claims that while the mob was
after him a colored woma struck him in
the face. 4 slight discoloration of the
skin seems TO. support this portion of his
story. He protested he had done nothing
but lry TO escape the fury of the mob
after him which might have taken his
life.
precinct station house until the hearing
at the Police Court i'm the morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

this lake from the west through the
country OF the bloodthirsty Massi.
One of the most interesting views was
that OF the crater Of Mount Ell Gar which
the speaker said was altogether forty
miles In diameter. He had some pictures
OF the Rapier palm. whose foliage was
mistaken by Marco Polo for the green
feathers OF the mythical Roc. He told
also of big game shooting that would APP
peal to any sportsman. but touched very
lightly on the fact that he himself had
discovered both the strange okapi. which
Is something like cross between q
zebra and giraffe, and the great black
boar of the Uganda forest, which Is the
largest OF all living wild pigs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

airy of 5000. Is sure to go to the present
democratic chairman.
Gen. Keifer Announces Candidacy.
j. Warren keifer of Springfield. Ohio,
former Speaker of the federal House OF
Representatives. was in the city today
looking after his chances for the United
States senatorship to succeed Senator
Foraker. Il am in the race to stay he
said. land l expect to win. / am not a
candidate for the speakership against
Speaker Cannon. / am out for Senator
Foraker's seat
The manager of one of the big hotels
here said today that one entire floor has
been reserved by the candidates for
United States senator, but he refused to
give their names.