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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
wAyERLY NOTES.

w. II. Thomas transacted business
in Lexington Friday
j. J. Nef returned to his home in
Higginsville Saturday.
c. A. Miller was a business visitor
in Lexington last week.
J. w. Ferguson transacted business
in Kansas City this week.
Phillip Rahm CT Rigginsville was
here on business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ferguson were
Kansas City visitors Sunday,
Garfield A. Cook left Friday for
Des Moines, Iowa for a short business
trip.
Miss Eta Fulkerson returned to
her home in odessa Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. G. w. Hackley, who has been
sick for several days, is better at this
writing.
Mrs. James w. Motto returned
Thursday from a weeks visit in
Odessa.
Mrs. H.. H. Mowry went to Lexing-
ton Sunday on account of the illness
of her mother.
Miss Buell. Hill returned home Sum
day after a short visit with relatives
in Lexington.
Lester slusher went to Bates City
Wednesday to attend the Neer-Bain-
bridge wedding.
Mrs. Maurice Van Anglen was
called to Malta Bend Sunday by the
Illness Of her mother.
Lilburn Rollins, Chas. Fitzpatrick
and Jim and Price Lopez Of Black
burn we're in town Saturday.
Mr.. Jack slusher was up from Malta
Bend Saturday and spent the day
with A. B.slusher and family.
Miss Shelley Edwards and little
cousin, Minnie Thomas, spent Sunday
with the formers parents in Hodge.
Miss Minnie Franklin of Malta
Bend was the guest of Miss Mar
guerite Landrum from Thursday till
Monday.
Mrs. Mary Edwards returned tc
Kansas City Saturday after a several
weeks stay with her mother, Mrs.
Kate Pauling.
Mrs. Arthur Gallagher and children
came down from Lexington for 2
short visit with her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. B. T. Fell.
/. S. Dobson returned to Chilhowee
last week. Mrs. Dobson will remain
several days with her parents, G. W
White and wife.
Gland L. Neer of Waverly and Mis-
Cecil Bainhridge Of Bates City wer'
married Wednesday, Feb. 10th at tn,
home Of the brides parents.
Mrs. Henry Larkin and LITTLE
daughter, Helen, returned Tuesday
after being in Odessa several day
with her mother, who has beef
very sick.
Misses Bonnie Byrd, Bessie Adam
and Addie Ballew; Messrs. Jim Brow
and Archie Van Anglen Of Malt
Bend attended the Deestrict Skull
play at this place Thursday evening
The Banner Skating Rink CAV,
their third masque skating, Friday
Feb lfth. a good attendance and al
report a good time. Birtie McGrel
received the prize for good skating
? Miss Minnie Franklin Of Malta Bend
the prettiest costume; Thornton Coz
don for the best representation an.
VIII Vessel the BOBBY.
The Deestrict skule Play, given b
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
InonnortunA.

whats the matter. old chap"
"Just been round to the pa~wnbroker's
to pop an umbrella and met Smith
there" We'll, what about it," Moth
ing-only the umbrella was Smiths"
illustrated Bits.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
cold pav u ailIvllle.

Goal is too high for u.s." says the
Billville Banner, and the timber trust
puts wood out Of our reach. but we
have a few extra bales of cotton with
which we a feed the fire"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
FIremen,a Rusv nav.

Saturday is the busy day Of the
London fremen. In ten years London
had 1898 Saturday fires, against 1902
on Monday, the day they were least
FREQUENT.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
DISARMAMENT.

"John, what is this disarmament
talk about? Z"
1T is a movement to prevent
pretty girls wearing pins in their
belt" Houston Post
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

"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.0s. Ak. Chicago, III
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
EXPERIMENTATION.

Procrastlnation has been called the
thief Of time. 1t is also the purloin-
er of opportunity, Of wealth, and Of
all the comfort, ease, luxury, indie
pendence and varied qualification
wealth affords.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
Glue Clothes Toosther.

The Corean tailor does not stitch
garments. He pastes the edges TO-
gether and presses them down. Cor
cans carry glue around to stick their
clothes together when they r torn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
Riches and Happiness.

Riches" says one of our contem-
poraries, do not bring happiness"
However, they are more effective than
salt II you are looking for something
to sprinkle on the tail Of happiness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
The Ephemeral False.

All false art, all empty wisdom, lasts
It's time; but it destroys itself in the
end, and its highest cultivation is at
the same time the moment Of its de-
elind.-Immanuel Kant Q724-1SO4l.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
midas sarbarltv.

To get rid OF daughters, East Indi-
ans marry them to flowers. When
the flowers are dead the girls are
widows, and widows can be sold
cheap.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
pallY Thounht.

It's plain enough you get into the
wrong road In this life If you run after
this and that only for the sake Of
making things easy and pleasant for
yourself.-George Eliot.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

American Giri-"Let's go to the CAPT
tollne museum and see the wolf that
nufsed Romeo and Juliet -Lippin-
colts.
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Lowe.

We are dazzled and charmed by
those who love deepest, but we are
comforted and strengthened by those
who love longest.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

In some Italian vegetarian restau-
rants, for some mysterious reasons,
salt and wines are tabooed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22

a am surprised, Bobby" said his
father reprovingly, that you should
strike your little brother. Don't you
know that 1t is cowardly to hit one
smaller than yourself?"
Then why do you hit me, father?"
inquired the boy, with an air of having
the better Of 1t.
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Notice Some OF the Many Good
Things You win Find.
For IS cents e yard

We are showing the New Dane cloths in brown. tan. navy
and red. This cloth makes up nicely and is very s~erviceable.
You viii be surprised athow well it looks.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
For s1.OO pen yard

We are showing many new things in the popular shades
and in the fancy weaves. The most attractive of these are
silk stripe Melrose, Pekin stripe Mohairs, Herringbone stripe
Serges, sublime checks, Panamas and French voies.
Black Goods
Our lines Of black dress goods is too large to attempts
description further than to mention some of the cloths we
are showing. The-lst includes something you will like.
Batstes, Panamas, Chiffon Panamas, Tamise, Bengeines,
Merose, Beretz, P~oplenettes and French Voles in the plain
and stripes. The price range is from 40 cents to $500 per
yard.
Wash Goods
Our line of wash dress goods is unusually large and at
tractive this year and. includes many dainty patterns in new
materials.
We call especial attention to our line of Ginghams and
ask that you be sure to see them.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
For 49 cents per yard

The showing in this grade this season includes a larger
variety Of cloths and cobrs than ever and the values are bet
ter. Especially is this true in regard to the Mohairs and
Panamas.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
For rs cents per yard

You can get your choice from a large assortment Of
Vigoreaux Serges, Tamise Mohairs, Fancy Worsteds and
Novelties in checks and stripes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
Campaign Contributions.

From out the editorial columns of
the Knoxville Journal and Tribune
(Rep.l, we Gull this gem:
"Farmer Jones: l am, as you have
perhaps heard, candidate for Presi-
dent. I am going TO be elected. Cam
paign funds are needed. Please remit.
Yours truly, William J. Bryan. P. S.
Forward as soon as possible. w. j.
B."
"Farmer JONES'" however, isu't quite
the fool our contemporary evidently
thinks him to be. He will not be de
ceived by the sheer leveled at Mr.. Bry-
an by the Journal and Tribune; he
understands the motive behind the en-
tire proceeding. Mr.. Bryan's appea
to the rank and file for the necessary
sinews of war may not meet the ap.
prevail of all people, but it is doubtful
whether "Farmer Jones" the man ap
pealed to, will take offense or misun
derstand the Nebraskan's attitude
Washington Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
NEGROES LYNCHED.

A mob lynched some negroes last
week and burned the houses of others
in Springfield, Illinois, the home OF
Lincoln in his lifetime, and the city in
which a great monument stands to
him, erected largely with money sub
scribed by negroes. If Father Abraham
could open his eyes now and see what
has happened, or return to his native
heath and hear what has happened to
people of the race he so glorified and
dignified, and in part gave his life for,
the old man would wonder possibly
why he took them to his bosom, OF
whether those of his own race had de-
generated into fiends since he passed
away.
Unfortunately for the negrophobians
this lynching did not take place in the
South. 1t would have afforded them g
splendid opportunity to damn that
part of this moral vineyard. The news.
papers which are so ready to do some
damning when such occurrences take
place in other than LOYAL states like
K ansas and Ohio, and now in illinois,
are not weeping as large tears as usual
nor as many. Other subjects are en-
gaging their attention SO that the facts
in part only appear-editorial comment
is not vouchsafed. Not many years
ago another Springfield, that time in
Ohio, had sad experience. We are
not sure that court house was not
| burned there also.
The poor negro. He may have
friends, but they seem to be becoming
scarce, especially in those countries
where he has been told he was so much
loved. He will in time stay more con
tentedly in his Southern home, and
learn after many years that he is more
befriended there than where his friends
have been so blatant.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
North River District.

The North River school board has APP
pointed the following teachers:
Parnassus high school-Principal, ]
b. Duval; assistant, Miss A. X. Payne
primary, Miss Bessie L. Payne.
Maybrook-Principal, Miss M. E.
Kible; assistant, Miss Lucy Hiner.
Spring Hill-Principal, HI. l.. Bell;
assistant, Miss d. l.. Conn.
Harmony-Principa Kenny Landes
assistant, Augusta Landes.
Milnesville-Princip J. S. Mcleod
assistant, Miss Audrey Mcleod.
Moscow-Principal, S. H. BRAKEMAN
assistant, Miss Doak Woodward.
Sangerville graded school-Principal
B. p. Myers; assistant, Miss Rubie G
Amos, primary, Miss Cora Argen
bright.
Emanuel-Principal, l.. J. Argen
bright; assistant, Miss Annie Huffman
Mt Zion-Principal, one to be sup
piled; assistant, Miss May Slower.
Midway-Miss Creola Duval.
| Messy Creek-Principal, Miss A. A
Williams, assistant, to be supplied i
needed.
Glover Hill-R. l.. Farrar.
Oakland-Miss Mamie f. Butler.
Liberty-Principal, d. o. Good; as
sistant, Miss Bertha Barnes.
Mt. SolOn-Principal Miss A. Ger
trude Martin; assistant, Miss Pearlt
| Kibler.
Mountain View-No appointment.
Zetta-To be supplied.
Maple Grove. E. Miller.
| White Hall-Miss Nettie M. Kanast
Oak Hall-To be hauled.
Stokesville-PrincipaI, J. A. Ander
son: assistant Miss Anna X. Hedrick
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21

publican production, would not let it
unloose the lachet of their shoes. 1t
may just as well bid farewell to its
Southern circulation, and seek the
homes Of the $4,000 negro votes in Bal
timore which it helped to hold as part
of the Maryland electorate, instead.
The Sun has made its own bed, it is
going with its kind. Corporations are
now dearer to it than the plaudits OF
the people, it is not after health, the
almig hty dollar continues to weigh as
heretofore, or as always in the corpo-
rate till. With its true colors floating
Maryland is reasonable sure for the
Democratic ticket. The domination OF
corporations is to be curbed this year,
and the Sun will go with the others, as
the tail goes with the hide.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
Lexington Presbytery.

A called meeting of Lexington Pres
bytery was held here last week and the
pastoral relations of Rev. A. w. Wood
and the churches at Phillippi and Bel
ington, w, Va, were dissolved. He
having accepted call to Oxford church
in Rock bridge.
The pastoral relation between Rev.
r. M. Mebane, Phi. d., and Golfers
town church was dissolved and Mr..
Mebane was given permission to labor
outside the bounds of the Presbytery.
He goes to Florida this fall.
A call from Union and Loeb Willow
churches in Augusta county, for the
pastoral service of Rev. Mr.. johnson
of Academy in Greenbrier Presbytery,
was found in order, and permission
granted to those churches to prosecute
these calls before Greenbrier Presby
| terry.
Action on the request of Rev. III. G.
Richardson for the dissolution of his
pastoral relations with the church al
Clarksburg, w. Va, so he could bt
dismissed to the Presbytery of Mary
land, could not be taken, as the papers
in the matter were not before the body
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
The First Visit to Staunton.

Lottie Blair Parker, the author Of I
"Under Southern Skies" and ssWay
Down East might be called ssreviv-
alist" playwright, inasmuch as the
success of both these dramas has been
followed by a large crop of plays from
the pens of other writers dealing with
rural New England and Southern life.
The field of rustic New England drama
was popularity supposed to have been
exhausted, as far as financial returns
were concerned, by "Shores Acres" and
"The Old Homestead, y and interest in
plays of Southern life was considered
worn threadbare by alabama, "Held
by the Enemy shenandoah" and
stSecret Service" To the surprise of
everyone, SWAY Down East' leaped
at once into popularity that has not
been exceeded by either "The Old
Homestead or ashore Acres" No
sooner was the success of sway Down
Eastn assured than score of play
wrights rushed to the front with plays
of New England rural life. Many of
them were received with favor-one
notable instance was a revival of a New
England play which had been produced
with fine cast and had met with fail
ure before the production of SWAY
Down East" afterwards, this same
play was revived and with success. 1t
would seem almost as if sway Down
East" re-created public interest in New
ENGLAND rural drama. The same thing
seems to be repeating itself in regard to
"Under Southern Skies" For some
years the South had been almost aban-
doned as a field for drama, when Mrs.
Parker launched "Under Southern
Skies" play of Southern life SO origi-
nal in treatment and so intensely in
teresting that it was at once accepted
by the press and public of New York
City and has been pronounced the most
diverting and unhackneyed play OF
southern life ever written. The play
has now entered upon its seventh sue
cessful season and promises to live as
long and as prosperously as "Way
Down East" AS in the case OF the lat
ter play, "Under Southern Skies" has
caused a revival of Southern plays. No
less than four plays dealing with south
ern subjects having been produced with
in the past year and announcements
are made of others still to follow. None,
however, up to the present writing ap-
| prOach in charm or popularity their
| forerunner, sUnder Southern Skies.
This wonderfully play will be seen here
at Beverly Theatre on Saturday, Aug.
20. Matinee and night.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
THEY WERE STRAY SHEEP.

In speaking of Mr.. Bryan's accep-
lance speech and his conservative tone,
and his unqualified promises to observe
not only the words but the spirit of the
platform, the Staunton Dispatch and
News says in part
This pledges Mr.. Bryan if elected to
abstain from advocating free silver,
government ownership of railroads,
the initiative and referendum, and
other subjects of this character with
which his name in the past has been
closely identified. We believe if this
statement had been made earlier it
would have held to the Democratic
party in the coming election many
democrats who, because of these mat
tiers, have, like Wyndham r. Mere
dith, announced their purpose to sup
port Mr.. Taft, and it will reconcile, we
feel quite sure, many who have, to this
time, been hesitating because of their
fear lest if elected Mr.. Bryan will stir
ship of railroads, subject that is es-
pecially distasteful to southern people.
We think our neighbor mistaken
when it says it believes if Mr.. Bryan
had made these statements earlier they
would have held the Democratic party
in the coming election. Our neighbor
will find few departures from the Dem
ocratic party among those who have
with any degree of loyalty supported
the nominees in the 1896 and 1900 cam
paigns. Those who did not support
him then have not usually come back.
We doubt whether Mr.. Meredith ever
supported Mr.. Bryan. But he got
back into the party as he thought IL
1904, when he voted for Parker. But
Mr.. Meredith was alone as he walked
down the gang plank and out into the
party he has, we believe, in an indirec,
way supported since 1896. Mr.. Mere
dith's motives have been questioned by
many of his friends. No declaration o
Mr.. Bryan could have held him if re
ports be true. He went, but he wen
awkwardly. He played his opera bouff'
roll in the presence of an audienc
which he in part embarrassed by hi
awkwardness, and in the other par
disguised by his fulsomeness, and b.
his unseemliness in the choice of tn
psychic moment of his departure. w
beg, therefore, with respect, to difte
from our neighbor in thinking MI
Bryan could have held those of tn
Democratic party like Mr.. Meredith
His acceptance speech came as soon
it could have been uttered, and it ca
ried with it no surprises. 1t was lade
with the same conservative tone, th
J same self poise, the same central an
controlling idea of right and love ft
the masses which has always chara
terized his utterances, and his action
without any threat to destroy or to il
jure legitimate business, whether owl
ed by individuals or corporations.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
GONE OVER TO THE REPUBLI-
CANS.

The Baltimore Sun has at last come
out:from under cover, it has unmask-
ed. From now ON it is Republican. In
an editorial of August 18th it says in
part !:
On July 10 Mr.. w. j. Bryan was
nominated for President by the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Denver
Yesterday he received formal notifica-
ton, at Lincoln, Neb., of the action of
that convention. In his speech ac-
cepting the nomination, which we
publish in full on another page, Mr..
Bryan said:
"Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue which manifests itself
on all the questions now under discus
sion is, Shall the people rule" Shall
the people control their own govern
ment and use that government for the
protection of their rights and the pre-
motion of their welfare or shall the
representatives of predatory wealth
prey upon defenseless public, while
the offenders secure immunity from
subservient afficials whom they raise
to power by INSCRIPTIONS methods %
To the rule of the people as opposed
20 the rule of predatory wealth the Sun
cannot subscribe, and with that "wis-
dom" which always guides the Sun, it
bids farewell to the Democratic party
and modestly draws its Republican
mantel about its shoulders.
1t is unworthy of the Sun that 1t SO
long sailed under false colors, that IL
pretended to hold Democratic princi-
pies whilst laboring in the Republican
vineyard. Sincerity and honesty are
great attri butes to corporation jour-
nal, they are absolutely essential to in
dividuals, so when the Sun departs
from its party, turns its back on the
South, recants its former sayings and
fies the coop because Mr.. Bryan wants
the people instead of predatory wealth
To rule, then we must say Ego and JOY
ss with you.u Had the Sun baked
because of some other declaration than
that the people should rule, we would
have discredited its motives, but since
it quoted only what we have published
from Mr.. Bryan's acceptance speech,
these are then the words which drove
it out, and in going it has said "the
people shall not rule.o The usefulness
of the Sun is therefore at an end where
it has been most read. Weknow many
people who endured it as mugwump
paper-but who, now that it is Re
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-08-21
RAILWAYS; AID TAFT.

The action of the Western Passenger
Association in refusing outright to give
a special rate to the Bryan notification
meeting, although rate was granted
to the Taft notification, is being used
by the supporters of the Democratic
standard bearer with seemingly good
effect.-Sunday's Baltimore Sun.
Already the fire of the railways has
become directed at Mr.. Bryan; already
the same tactics which everywhere
prevailed toward him in 1896 and 1900
are beginning to be used. THEY ARE
GIVING SPECIAL RATES TO TAFT PEG
PIE, AND DENYING THEM TO BRYAN's
FRIENDS.
What must be thought of this? Are
the railroads fools that they will thus
embarrass Mr.. Taft? 1t may be said
by them "If we are helping Mr. Bryan
by our course, why don't you keep your
mouth shut ?'' We reply that with
such AID to Mr.. Bryan Mr.. Taft might
still win because the people in the east
may not be informed as to the action
of the railroads in the west They may
not hear that the railroads are all lined
up behind Taft, or if they heard the
naked report they would not SO readily
believe it, as when told of the facts. In
1896 and 1900 the same conditions eX-
listed. Whilst Mr.. Bryan could moi
get special train in West Virginia tc
carry him to his appointments, ano
whilst regular trains were delayed sc
as to make him miss them, Mr.. Roose
welt was being sped from point to poin'
in an 'Imperial Special" Well do WI
rem ember when we stood waiting TO
our regular train from Ronceverte u
Staunton, called No. 2, and found gu
that thousands of common people llk
ourselves had been made to wait willis
the road had been opened to the 'Roya
Train" carrying Mr.. Roosevelt to dis
tant point from Hinton where he ha'
spoken that day. Not an official OF
the C. & o. Railway will deny thi
statement, and we further believeif tn
books of that company could be PROF
erly gone over, they would show tina
not ONE CENT was ever actually pal
for this service, but was, if any not
was made of it, charged up as cor
tribution of the G. & o. to the Reput
ican campaign fund. This railroa
was not the only offender. Every on
in the United States would have acte
and did act similarly when called on
This is but a shadow in thousands an
thousands of real things railways di
then to hinder, to annoy, to defeat M
Bryan. Now they have begun it agall
but the candidate takes long chance
this time, who is caught with corpora
ton papers on his person.