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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
POWERS OF PSYCHIC
Letter Written by Dead Man, and
Known to Him, Alone, Could
Not Be Read.

Perhaps all the so-called messages
from the dead come from living
minds. l mean the minds Of those
about US. DR.. Reed, a friend of
mine, nee arranged to go with a
patient to have a test sitting with a
very celebrated psychic who claimed
to be able to read sealed letters.
Just before the appointed day
Reeds patient died suddenly of
heart disease, leaving a sealed letter
on his desk. The doctor, fully alive
to the singular opportunity, put the
letter in his pocket and FASTENED to
the medium. The magician took it
in his hand and pondered. At last
he said
"This was written by a man now
in the spirit world. l cannot read
it. There isn't a medium in the
world who can read it, but if you
will send it to any person anywhere
on the planet and have it read and
resealed, / will tell you what is in it.
| cannot get the words unless some
mind in the earth plane has abb
sorbed them"
That would seem to prove a sort
Of universal mind reservoir, wouldn't
it? Isn't that a staggering hypothe-
sis?-Hamlin Garland, in Every
body's Magazine.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
AMATTER OF
COMPLEXION
BY DONALD a. FRASER
Copyright, BY Daily Story Pub. Coz

NSOPgli6ht, py Dally story Eup. COL
AIinny hundreds ay years ago, or
maybe it wuz some tonne afther,
there lived in Baly-ho-slattery, in
ould 0irland, a swate, young girrul
ay the name av Mary McGonnigle.
Now, l said she wuz swate, an
Everybody said she wuz swate, an
so she WIZ swate but unfortunately
she looked sour, turribly sour, sour
as a jug ay milk afther a thoonder
shtorm. 1t wuz her bad completion
that gey this swate girrul her sour
look. Nobody can look swate if
they looks sour, that shtands to
rayson,
Fur a long tonne, Mary niver
saymed to care whether her looks
wuz good or bad she iist attinded
to her own b%izess, which made her
heart all the foiner, if it didn't i'm
prove her completion. But, b%oy-an'-
boy, whin she wuz goin' on %, she
began to see that all the rist av the
girruls wor gettin' swatehearrts, an
she wild niver a wan.
"Ochone," she croied, cam Oh to
be condimmed to be an ould maid
jist because Dim not a beauty"
There wuz wan young man named
Moike 0'Flaherty that Mary TUX a
great fancy to, an she wuz soon
head-oyer-heels in love wild him;
but he niver fell in love wild her at
all at all. He SEE, sez he:
'Who cud iver want to spind
their days lokin' at a girrul wild a
face loike a rag dure-mat ?"
So he up an married jimmy
0'Toole, a girrul wild a pretty face
an nothin' behoind it.
Poor Mary was all broke up at
this, so she packed her things into a
tiliscope basket, an whit aft to Dub
lin, to visit her aunt, an troied to
forgit all about Moike O'Flaherty
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22

The Chicago Tribune maintains an Information
Bureau, but it will not send out lists of names to
schools.
Lists are very easily made up. The Chicago City
Directory contains about two million names. The
Chicago Tribune could consult the City Directory,
but it prefers not to do business that way.
The schools which judge a newspaper not by
lists, but by the number of pupils it receives from
that newspaper, advertise more in The Chicago
Tribune than in any other Chicago newspaper.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
MADAM SULLIVANI,
MAGIC BEAUTY Artistic.
BLEMISHES REMOVED.
COMPILATIONS WHILE YOU
WAIT.


Mary shtood shtock shtill in her
thracks, an stared at the soign, wild
her mouth woide open, an her
Dyes gulgin' out loike marbles.
Saints presarye us" she croied,
"That the place for me, sure.
Now's me chance" an widout
waitin' a minnit she wuz into the
shop in less than tin SECONDS.
Madam Sullivan, a big fat
laydy wild a big fat smoile, came
forrerd an axed her what she
wanted.
"Oi want a complexion, an Oh
want it moighty bad" SEE Mary.
'FOi cud see that wild wan oy
shut sez Madam, come into me
htudio.n
So she TUX Mary into a little
room at the back, an set her in a
chair, an she felt her face, an
rubbed it, an put all sorts av things
on it, an at last she sez:
"0i'm afraid yer prisint COM
plixion is on to shtay, Oh cont ray
move it" Sez She, @its the worst
van Olive liver handled"
Poor Mary wuz ready to croy, an
tears shtarted to her Dyes.
ooh, don't croy, darlint," sez
madam, although 0y can't rsymovs
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
Wentworth Military Academy

To those who are thinking about a
school for their boys this fan, offers:
lst, A Complete Business Course to-
gether With instruction in all other
branches of school work.
2ud Classification instead of grad.
ahon. A boy is classified in each
subject according 10 his advancement
in that subject. he may be good in
Mathematics but poor in his English.
he is placed where he belongs in
each.
Srd Manual Training. The work
of this department has been most
gratifying in every respect, And
our facilities are being improved in
this direction each year.
4th. Military Department. Sec
ond to none in the great Middle West.
A recent rating Of the War Depart
ment places US in Glass GA" the
the highest class of Military schools.
There are only p Of this rank in the
United States. Infantry, Artillery
and Cavalry Drill.
9Th. A faculty of college graduates
that will compare favorably with the
faculties of most of the state colleges.
Our teachers are all men. This is an
important matter for boys after they
reach the age of l3 or IA.
9th. Our enrolment last year was
the largest in the history of the
school-2Oo cadets from II states and
2 foreign countries. The ~acquaint-
ances made by your son from such a
wide territory may prove valuable to
him in his future business life. Fall
term opens Sept. II. S-l2td d " W
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22

Up Tribble spent yesterday in
Kansas City.
Mrs. G. W. Hyde spent yester-
day in Higginsyille.
Miss Hattie Barron returned from
Waverly Friday evening.
The Merchants won out at Malta
Bend Friday by a score of ! to B..
Oswald Winkler went to Marshall
yesterday morning on business.
Hugh Smith and John Thompson of
Waterloo we're here yesterday.
Mrs, Evan Young went to Kansas
City yesterday for a brief visit.
Miss Caroline Cowie went to Kan
sas City yesterday to visit rela-
tives.
Miss Maurlne Kinkead returned
Thursday evening from a trip to
Odessa and Higginsville.
Miss Leuoir Carter of Columbia
arrived yesterday for a visit with
her friend, Miss Gladys VIM.
Misses Edith Brelsford and Ger
trude FAnolio weat to Odessa Thurs
day evening to attend the teachers
meeting.
Mrs. S. H. Catron of Kansas City
arrived Thursday evening for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. William
Bandon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Gibson of Odessa
are here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ.
Houx. Mr.. Gibson is a brother of
Mrs. Houx.
Miss Grace Campbell returned to
her home in Bates City yesterday
after a visit with Miss Marguerite
Bates in this city.
Mrs. Frances Saunders returned
Thursday evening from au extended
visit in Kansas City. Her niece,
Pauline Brannock, accompanied her
home for a visit.
Little Miss Courtney Hamlin
Thornton Of H~igginsville arrived
Tuesday evening to visit her
grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. Frank
Thornton.
Mrs. NJ. Benas and daughter, Mrs.
Alfred Dreyfus returned to their
home in Kansas City Tuesday eve.
ming after a visit of several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Isy Gratz.
j. Shotwell returned to Odessa
Wednesday after a few days visit
with friends in this city.
Miss Louise Persinger, who has
been visiting relatives in this city
for the past few weeks, returned to
her home in Kansas City Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Rena Chappell returned to
Marshall Wednesday after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. N. B. Steele, of
this city. Her sister, Mrs. Howard
Wilson, of Amarillo, Texas, accom-.
panied her home for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22

an a sinsible girrul she wuz too;
fur she sez, SEE she:
"There's jist as good fish in wan
sea as in another; only a completion
saymes to be the proper bait to
catch them wild, SEE she.
Wan day as she wuz walkin' along
the strates ay Dublin worritin'
about her looks, her oy caught
soight ay a soign hangin' over a
dureway:
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
ONE BENEFIT.

Does money really make you hap
pier in any way?"
Eyes, sir, it does. Since I have
become rich nobody ever attempts 10
oner me any good advice"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
NO EFFORTS SPARED.

Maud Cat party -There's Belle
over there; isn't she just as pretty
as she can be!
Jack-I'l bet she is. She spent
a whole hour this morning in the
drug store.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
Do Yon Love coftee or Teai

Then buy the best for your. money
which is Chase and Sanborns. Sold
only by E. B. Vaughan. S-l9tf
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-08-22
EXTINCT ANIMAL.

Diner-what is this, waiter?
Waiter-Beef, SIR.
Diner-Well, I've heard Of the iron
horse, the brazen calf, but never Of
the india rubber COW.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
Did This Doq Reason7

Here Is simple incident which
perhaps the experts can explain:
am a clergyman. Ny study is in
the church ON the side Of the
building at right angles from the
door and distant from it is a win
dow. One summer evening was at
work in my study. Our dog, young
Airedalc terrier, was with me. A
large moth, attracted by the light,
flew against the wire window screen
from the outside. Sandy, very much
excited, jumped up and tried to get
at the moth. OF course he could
not do ii, as he was inside and the
moth outside. After a few efforts
he seemed to realize the state of af-
fairs. He left the window, came to
me, whined, paved me and asked
as plainly as a dog could to be let
out. rose and opened the door
He rushed out and bolted around
the building and tried to reach that
moth from the outside.
Did the dog reason?-X. X. in
New York Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
A ROUGH DIAMOND.
To the Touch :, Greatly Resembles a
Lump ~ Alum.

HA'ffF nv fN'NWif
asked dealer: "llow is it pos
sible 10 distinguish . nmond ir
the rough from ordinary pebbles q
quartz. jasper caruoian, hchotropC
and other similar stones? Are not
many valuable stones lost in the
sorting Z" Millions Of dollars
worth annually" he replied. Here
is rough diamond. 1t weighs ff.
teen carats. shut your eyes and
put it in your pocket There. Now
feel of it, and remember exactly
how IL feels. You notice a smooth
soapiness? OF course That soapl-
ness or oilincss is shared by no 9TH
er mineral, or at all events by no
other white stone Now hand il
to me, still keeping your eyes shut
Thanks Put this in your pocket
1t is another fifteen carat stone. |
have only two Of that kind. How
does it fcel2 You find the same
olliness or soapincss, do you not?
OF course.
Give it back TO me Open Your
eyes. Here are the two diamonds.
side by side One is real diamond,
the other is a piece Of alum. Alum
is the only substance that can be
mistaken by the feel for a diamond
Ii You had not been so anxious
about your sense Of touch YOU would
have noticed that the alum dia
mond is much lighter than the gen
uine. Play this trick on some OF
your expert friends who think they
can tell diamond as far as they
can see or feel it,"
! rccollect a Boer who. having
heard that the diamond is the hard
est material in nature, placed a good
sized one on the tire Of his wagon
wheel and gave it a mighty crack
with his sledgc hammer. This nat
uraly splinicrod it to atoms, for
the diamond, singularly enough. is
not a homogeneous substance. but
Is Eliminated, or in LAYERS In some
diamonds these layers may be easily |
separated, especially in the so called |
plate glass ones. Cutters always |
take advantage Of the layers in their |
operations Plate glass" diamonds
IRE always white and peculiarly |
lear They are so brittle that they
)ften splinter Of themselves on be-
ne disemboweled from the earth
md introduced to the light. 1t is
he practice now to wrap them in
'otton wool and let them receive the
ight and air very gradually.-New
i ork Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
At the Flood.

Hearing Of a rising river at the
headwaters Of the Euphratcs, with
a falling barometer and indication.
Of a flood in the valley, the Pithe-
canthropus changed his mind and
frankly admitted it to Noah. Hi.
manner was that Of a chastencd and
softencd person.
"Iou monkeyed too long" said
the patriarch Eve gave YOU a
chance TO come in with US, and YOU
wouldn't take it. Now we have ar
ranged for all the stock we care
about trying 20 float"
The general Liquidation which fol-
lowed had the usual effect upon all
but the insiders. Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
Three Chinese DRAGONS

There are three kinds ~
nese dragons the limo I.
sky, the Ii of the sea and
klau of the marshes Tbe /.
is the favorite kind. now !.
and has the head Of a cs-
the horns of a deer. the ewes !
rabbit, ears like a cow. neeE !
belly of a frog. seaI@ !
carp claws of a haw. and y
OF a tiger" His special osss
to CURL and support the =,
slons OF the goods and he i
peculiar symbol of the ems.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
THE IlL,L

! am the Hen,
And I'm all right, too.
Ii may be hard
For you
TO realize my real worth.
For when
You see me
Scratching round the yard.
Digging up the seed
Your wife planted
In the flower bel.
And raising Old Ned
With the earth
In general. on ily
OFF your base
And shy
A brick bat at me,
And get red in the face.
And chase
Me round the lot
You don't stop to think what
A hot
Proposition ! am.
Nor what I've got
To my credit.
Why. man, don't you know
That | contrive
To lay l3 billion dozens
OF eggs
Every year I'm alive,
Let that soak
In your cran,um a while,
And tell me then
Ii you think the hen
Is a joke.
Why. don't you know
That a lot of iolks nd go
Dead broke
If it wasn't for me
don't want to crow
Nor boast or
Push myself like a rooster.
But I'm here to say
That I'm not afraid
Nnen 1t comes to eggs
# anything that goes
On two legs.
| lay
The whole push in the shade.
You hear me cackle.
It's true
There are a few
Things won't tackle,
But when it comes
To Smelling out
The stuff that raises
The mortgage off the farm
m about
The only real warm
Thing there is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
An Easy Task.

In his day Herr I.auterstc:l had
been a busy instructor Of manq ma
sic students. Promptness and econ
omy were two Of his watchwords.
Now that he had grown old and
taught but sparingly his habit Of
speech often caused smile.
"What time shall | come for my
lesson tomorrow" asked one Of his
few pupils.
You come ven YOU get realty"
said the music master, "but be
prompt, so as not to waste my time
nor your Own. Understand"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
Not Lost.

A bus conductor was shouting
This way for 'Ollowayl 'Ollowayl''
when a would be witty jester on the
pavement called out: "Stop, con
ductorl You've dropped one Of
your his There was a litter
inside and outside the bus, but the
conductor quickly retortcd, with a
broad grin: "Nevcr mind, sir. III
pick it up again when we get to the
London Answers,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06

|, An icemakiny macb;,.
been invented at Grass Is
Inc important feature & = : =
der IN which the chemies1l'
sealed tthe latter not r 80
renewal and lasting a. ~ w.
the machine itself, and V I'd
revolving in water. projno Y
ice. It can also produce r,i5 |
lt has no joint piece. NJ nra-I]
no gauge, suction or rao-'Is 3
yavle and no pipe tan =, 4
rating pump. II REQUIRES u
,er steam COR fuel. All !
work IN Water, reacbing :.
III degree. Fahrenheit. + y
~ per cent Of coolinp.r, :. ).
20 per cent of motive non...
compared with any other 49,
system known 1t does ~.
quire TO be fed with cbemic y,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
tarnison Trustees Notice

taTNl-On trustee NOt1ct
Notice is hereby given at the under
nsued Trustee Of Tia tison township
viii at, and IN TOWNSHIP gsiness on eaci
Monday OF the year al my Office, anc
tersons having township business &
t. nsact are required to preeen, i to hin
y Mondays
he fnv as1ip nnrar' ~rl ~ s.p'
- b ,ms near Dubois
J11S l.. HARDER, Trustee
Jan 5. 5
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
RAILROAD ENCURSIOy

Coionisis rates 10 All points 4
,asn one fare Tor the rounl ir
ltohleseekers rates 20 the y MI
ma West az about one fare frts4r
luip. Tickets sold the 1rsi s.3
tuesday Of each month.
There il now rate TO Bran h !,
phone fare for the round TIN co.ss
nng train Of each SATURDAY 20
trning until first train Mondsy Z
~ re also sold on SUNDAY A.
iare for the round trip.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
Jefferson TIP. Notice.

The unie-si ned trustee OF Jefferson
ovnship, Dubois county hereby gives
notice that he will attend 10 all busin IS
pertaining to the flee of Trustee at his
Drug sfo-e in Biriseye Indiana on
the Tuesdays oil each week and requests
all pers> ms having township business tc
resent it on office DAYS.
JOHN W. ENLOW Trustee.
Jun. 5, 05-lyr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06
Madison Township rrusts.
Notice,

Nouce Is u. en- tlst hereafter1 It hsru
- ~ Nats1n township will % at b
office each Saturday at his r' sidenct
one mile southwest 0. leland. Ind.
for the pur oose OF attending L
township business, and all persons hav
NIX business with the township az ex
osctet TO confine IL TO those days.
rhe TOW nship library is KEEP. at Sam
keans' in Ireland where all NAV
ob Ain tire books.
che Indiana School looks will b,
fJind at Henry Summers store at al
} nee. SAMUEL A t-LEzKN,
IAN 3 lH,7-s trustee Madiecr Tt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-03-06

Customer Salmon mayonnaisc
Waiter nbsentmlnlelly practicirg
for the Hired Mcuials Diaholo handi
cap Yes sir Shall spin il for you.
or would you rather catch it if | throw
1t under your leg?-Tater.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-14
GENERAL NEWS.

During a performance at vaude-
vile house in St Paul, Mrs. Bert
Swan, who occupied a box, fired six
shots at her husband, an alligator
tanner, while he was on the stage.
None of the shots took effect.
Charles E. Bamford, a graduate of
West Point and who resigned from
the army as a second lieutenant in
September, 1906, shot and killed him
self at his room at the Regent hotel,
Washington.
While the Chicago and New York
express on the Baltimore & Ohio was
passing Hammond, w. Va, a large
rock rolled down from the hillside
and crashed through the roof of the
smoking car, injuring three passen-
gers.
Miscreants attempted to wreck the
east-bound flyer on the Panhandle
road near Washington, Pa.
Fire Quilted the three upper floors
of the six-story department store of
Goldberg Bros. in Detroit, causing a
loss of $15O,000
One woman was killed and three
persons were injured in a tenement
house fire in New York.
Chinese rebels in Yun-Nan province
defeated the government forces in
three engagements.
Charles Matthias, a well-known Chi
cago journalist, committed suicide at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Fairyland park, summer amuse-
ment place at Memphis, Tenn, was
destroyed by fire.
Aldermen Carly and Reynolds of
Rockford, ILL.,, pleaded guilty of ac-
cepting brides and were fined.
Gov John A. Johnson carried the
Minnesota Democratic primaries
against William ]. Bryan.
The famous Pequot house at New
London, Conn, was destroyed by fire.
President Roosevelt and his family
and guests went to Pine Knot, Va,
for brief outing.
Four persons were killed and II in
jured in a fire believed to have been
of incendiary origin, and which de-
stroyed five-story tenement house in
New York.
Sixty Afghans were killed in fight
with British troops in the Khyber
pass.
Gen. Domingo Vasquez, former pres
ident of Honduras, denied that he had
been organizing an insurrection
against the government of that coun-
try.
Gov. Gooding of Idaho granted a re
prieve to Harry Orchard to July 2.
Secretary of War Taft and party ar
rived safely at Colon.
Fire in New Orleans burned out F.
F. Hansell & Bros. booksellers, and
Stevens & Co., clothing, the loss being
100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-14
MEAN TRICK OF THE PARROT.
And Just After Its Mistress Had Made
Neat bluff"

Young Hankinson (making a cal)-
You have had that parrot long time,
Miss Laura.
Miss Laura-Yes, we have had him
several years.
Young Hankinson-Quite intelligent,
is he not?
Miss Laura-Very. Can initiate al
most anything.
Young Hanlinson-Theyh have a re-
markedly clever parrot over at the
Casterlins, Miss Laura. 1t can imi-
tate the sound of a kiss to perfection
Is that among the accomplishments OF
our feathered friend here in the COR
ner?
Miss Laura Indignantly sir.
He does not attempt an imitation of a
sound he is not accustomed to hear,
Mr.. Hankinson. OF that | can assure
you.
The Parrot-Wait, George, dear, till
take this bird out of the ROOM
Taller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-05-14
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders in Health.

Tt is worth knowing that change
in food can cure dyspepsia. II deem
it my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me Of indigestion.
"I had been troubled with it for
years, until last year my doctor recon-
mended Grape-Nuts food to be USED
every morning. I followed instruc-
lions and now I am entirely well.
"The whole family like Grape-Nuts,
we use four packages a week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial
as you see f1t.
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, is that IL
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stom-
ach as the food she had been using;
it also contains the elements required
for building up the nervous system.
If that part of the human body is in
perfect working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-
sents the steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system is run
down, the machinery Of the body
works badly Grape-Nuts food can be
used by small children as well as
adults. 1t is perfectly cooked and
ready for instant use.
Read 1.-THE Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.