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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25
THE GROOyE.EyED PUBLIC.

IL IS a fearful lot OF names that
Thomas w Lawson calls the
American people in a letter
giving his reasons for abondon
ing his fight against the System,
published in the February
Eyerybody's Saffron blooded
apes, "megaphone footed cen
tipedes, "g els p inc d
shrimps' and the groove-eyed
public" are among the epithets
he throws in faces Of the proud
and self-satisfied people Of this
trust-ridden nation.
Mr.. Lawson says he behaved
idiotically in expecting anything
from the dear public, for whom
he was spending all his energy,
time, thought and money.
He did. There was a time when
Peter the Hermit could arouse
the Christian world to take arms
and set forth on the romantic
mission Of wrestling Jerusalem
from the hands of Infdels. But
Americans are not as emotional
as Frenchmen and they are too
much occupied with business to
up their time to a reform
such as Mr.. Lawson desired.
The energetic author of "Fren-
zied Finance undoubtedly show.
a great deal of rottenness
among the high fnanciers; but
he did not convince the people
that his Remedy was necessary
or all-powerfuL He expected, it
seems, that the public would
rise up and crush the big inter
ests as soon as his revelations
we're published.
He ought to have known that
education of a nation is a slow
progress. He ought to have /
that only a fraction of the
mass Of people read his writings. !
lie ought to have known that a
.rge per cent of his readers {
we're in sympathy with the i
system. He ought to have {
,nown that as long as a man is 5
making a good salary, has a good G
'ed to sleep in and plenty to eat, {
here is no particular desire in /
he heart of that man to change !
he order Of things, {
If all people we're strenuous, $
'uick-thinking and unselfsh like q
dr. Lawson, the application of d
rs Remedy would be shortly i
.rought about but the PUBLIC d
) groove-eyed. 1t always was
nd always viii be. A groove /
yed public is less liable to make h
than an impulsive, high t
trung one. 1t is not in favor of t
a change until it is sure q
hat such change is for the good. r
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Oklahoma will be solid for Taft
at Chicago next summer, but at
Oklahoma next fall the com
pactness will hardly be so evi-
dent.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

The 2.cent fare law may be I'M
constitutional, confscatory etc.
in Pennsylvania; but the Penn
sylvania idea of right and wrong
hardly comedies with that Of
the nation at large.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

By the way, wasn't that a great
ad for Eleanor Glyn when she
got the snub in New York? If
Three Weeks isn't one of the
best sellers for 1908 it will be be
cause the supply runs short.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Senator Aldrich has about the
same idea of the West as has
Casper Whitney and Walter
Camp.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25
CARRYING MISSOURI"

The Republican State Com
mittee gets bad advice from the
st. Louis Republican organ,
which tells it to let Presidential
politics alone and buckle down
to the work of carrying Mis-
souri, for the Republican party.
1t is in some ways unfortune
that the quadrennial election ola
President in the United States is
so much the most interesting
event in our national life that in
the year Of the election it is apt
to overshadow many State and
local politicalinterests that ought
not to be neglected.
This is true even of the party
which holds an assured control
over the politics Of the State in
which it operates. How idle,
then, it seems in a Presidential
year to urge the minority party
to drop Presidential politics and
devote its energies to the impos
-
sible task Of beatingan inyincible
opponent
The Republicans cannot win in.
Missouri this year, and they
know it. In the last thirty-six
years they have never carried
the State except in the two
elections in which stay-at-home
Democrats gave it to them. They
never in this period elected
a State officer in Missouri when
they expected to, or tried hard
to do it.
1t has come to be a maxim of
Missouri politics that's ''hurrah
campaign" by the Republicans
increases the Democratic major
ity. Missouri Democracy will
glad to have the Republican
State Committee strain it's every
nerve and spend the last dollar
can rake up in an effort to win
the State in the November
election. 1t will tighten the
labors Of Democratic workers
and organizers.
Chairman Dickey and his
associates in the Republican
Committee may be sup
to have learned something
about Missouri politics by this
time, and they are supposed to
know the preferences Of the
rank and file of their party in the
natter Of the Presidency. All
hey can hope to get out Of this
years. elections is a President to
heir liking, and the committee
vii serve them best by concen-
rating upon that end.
When the committee meets
lere a few days hence, it will
NOW it's own business and
'ursue it. If it's members are
It to be in it, they will not be
ooled with idle talk about
carrying Missouri. st. Louis
,epublic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that letters Of
administration OF the estate OF james
Francis. deceased. were granted ID
the undersigned on the 2ist day OF January
1908, by the probate court OF Lafay-
cite county, Missouri. All persons having
claims against said estate are required to
pNlibir them for ullnwaaaa-
.Irator within one year after the date OF
said letters or they may be preciuded from
any benefit OF said estate and II such claims
he not exhibited within two years from the
Iate Of this publication, they shall be
forever barred.
This 2lst day Of January, 1908.
GEORGE E. FRANCIS,
-2b-t4 Administrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

The shoe merchant, the cloth
ing merchant, the coal man and
the user of natural ice are alike
glad to see signs of the cold
weather.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Judge W. N. Evans of West
Plains is said to be the admin
istration's candidate for COVER
nor. In that case it is easy to
see where the administration
gets off.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

The street sprinkler and
sweeper have been doing good
work during the past week.
Now we shall be ready for the
SHOWS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Local option elections are on
all around us. Richmond and
Higginsyille vote February 4th.
Slater has an election coming
next Tuesday. Marshall has al
ready gone dry.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

There is no art in America,
says Mary Garden. But just
the same the prices we are
willing to pay to hear artists are.
most encouraging to art as a
profession.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

And now they say that Judge
Wallace's Sunday law is only one
drafted by a revision committee
and never was passed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

The passive candidates for the
Presidency are numerous. Mr.
Taft is about the only one who
thinks it worth while to bestir
himself.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

In these days when petitions
are so numerous, be careful
about the one you put your name
to. When you sign a mans
petition you practically pledge
yourself to support him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

II there is anything that will
make a man break his New Year
resolutions or vote against local
option it is trying to dope out
the results of the next election.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Henry Gassaway Davis, 81
years old, is to be married in
May. He win not be a candidate
for the next Democratic Vice
presidential nomination.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Too late for Hughes, says the
Times. But just the same there
is a good bit Of running ahead
before the race is finished.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

a man married to a prom
inent woman must feel impor-
tant when he sees himself re-
ferred to in the papers as Choir
singers husband"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Everybody knows that the
Thaw trial is going on, but the
minute details are much less
familiar to the public than they
were last year.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Col. Henry Watterson is evi-
IDENTIFY weakening in his opinion
that Bryan is unable to carry
the country.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma
is making a big mistake by
allowing his friends to boost him.
for the Presidential nomination
b efore he is fairly settled in his
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

The Senators say that Pres
ident Roosevelt is autocratic.
Who would have suspected it?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

While 100 degrees Centigrade
has lot yet been reached, the
political pot is slightly above
zero.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25

Marshall, having voted to go
dry, win probably be unusually
wet until the licenses run out.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25
TRUSTEES SALR.


Whereas. John G. worthlneton and M.
WorthingtOu. his wife. BY their carfaig
deed Of trust, dated February 18th, is0s ana
recorded In the ONCE Of the Recorder ~
Deeds for Lafayette County. Missouri ~
Book l7O at page 20. conveyed to the under-
signed trustee, the real estate hereinaffs-
described 70 secure the payment on two
promissory notes in said deed described. ana
whereas the said notes are long since dne
and a balance thereon remains unpaid and
default has beer made In the payment there-
OF ana In the payment OF the Interest there
on Now, therefore, at the request OF the
legal holder OF said notes, ], the said trustee.
hereby give notice. that I viii, on
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1908
hve o'clock P. n. OF that day at the court
house door In the City of Lexington, COUNTY
OF Lafayette and State OF Missouri. proceed
70 sell a. public vendue TO the highest bidder
Tor cash, said real estate 10 said deed Of trust
described and situate and being in the County
OF Lafayette end State of Missouri tO-wif.
The Northwest quarter OF the Southe .st
quarter Of Section seven G) in Township
forty nine g49l Of Range twenty-six t26j con-
Also the undivided one-half (or hereafter
allotted part interest IN and to the hfty-dye
1851 acres off OK the South end of the East
half OF the Southeast quarter OF Section
twenty.fOur t24l Township fOrty-nine 1gl and
Range twenty-seven (2U and fifteen acres
OF of the North side OF the Southwest quarter
of the Southwest quarter OF Section nine
teen l@ situated in Township forty
nine l49l Range twenty-six G6 COZ
tanning " all Seventy Acres more or less.
which said interest In said last described
Seventy Acres, after the execution of said
deed Of trust and as therein provided. was
agreed upon and there was allotted to said
John G, Worthington for said interest Fifteen
Acres of OF the South end Of the Northeast
quarter OF the Southeast quarter of Section
twenty-four; the North half Of the North
half of the North half of the Southeast
quarter Of the Southeast quarter OF Section
twenty-tOur, all in Township forty-nine flgl
and Range twenty-seven (20 said last des-
cribed tract containing Five Acres more or
less; also Fifteen Acres off of the North end
OF the southwest quarter Of the Southwest
quarter OF Section nineteen C9) in Township
forty-nine (49) Of Range twenty-six gGl, f0r
the purpose Of paying the balance due on
SAID promissory notes With the costs and
expenses of said sale.
Given under my hand this nth day OF
January. 1905.
lis Is. WILLIAM AULI,
Trustee.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-01-25
ALLEN Editors and


At last it is time for the fleece
lined.
The bee., 1908-04-16

! sluggish liver means a coated tongue,
( BAD breath. and conshpated bowels.
ne question is, "What Is the bestthing
\ % under such circumstances? Ask
Our doctor II this Is not good saswel:
Tale laxative doses Of Ayers Pills."
..1lsas ~ ne q. q. Ayer o., Lovsii. A.ss,----
The bee., 1908-04-16
ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous in Earring
ton.

Do the right thing at the right
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Act quickly in time OF danger.
Backache is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Cure all distressing, dangerous
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Plenty of evidence to prove this.
Leslie X. Hickman, living on
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II do not hesitate to recommend
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that does all that is claimed for IL.
tested their merits about three
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strengthening. read about Doan's
Kidney Pills being good for such
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noticed decided improvement
from the use of this box, and con-
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States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
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The bee., 1908-04-16
FOR AMERICA ALONE
PATRIOTS AERoPLANE WILL NOT
AID FOREIGNERS.
James =. Scott, Who Has Captured
Contract from Government, Be-
IieVes Air Craft viii Revolu-
tlonlze Warfare.

Chicago.--James f. Scott, to whom
the government has awarded a $4,000
contract for an aeroplane, says that
within five years the development Of
flying apparatus will have gone so far
that aeroplane ships, carrying crews
of 20 to 80 men. will be making reg.
ular flights of 1000 miles at a clip.
He looks for progress to be made sim
liar to that with the automobile.
which has reached the present state
of perfection within decade.
Mr.. Scott is a scenic artist as years
old. He has made at least a dozen
working models, and the apparatus to
be built for the war department is to
consist OF two main perfectly hori-
zontal planes, with several smaller in
termediary planes, the whole weighing
1,5OO pounds.
Mr.. Scott is intensely interested in
the subject of aerial navigation, has
decided ideas as to how a pa
triotic Americans knowledge and
studies and investigations in any
line of scientific endeavor should be
used freely and unreservedly for the
use of his government-and for the
advantage of no other-and is firmly
convinced that the need for all naval
strength will be entirely done away
with when aerial navigation, by aero
planes, shall have been perfected. The
possibility of building a feet of air
craft which can destroy the mightiest
leviathan Of the sea by dropping explo-
sives he regards as sure In time not
only to revolutionize all warfare, but
absolutely to do away with it.
THE reason wrote the government
authorities that my invention would
be at their service for $4,000. unre-
servedly," said Mr.. Scott, in an in
terview, lis that l believe all patriotic
Americans should devote their efforts
to the welfare of their government,
provided their lines of endeavor lie,
along lines like mine, and that a
prohibitive price should not be put
upon their work. / have the greatest
faith in the idea that the United
States is the country which is des-
tined to reach the greatest heights In
civilization, holding up the beacon
The bee., 1908-04-16

for other peoples. and | believe every
true American patriot should further
this advance with all the earnestness
that In him lies"
To emphasize his patriotic motives
Mr.. Scott said in the course of the In
terview: IF the representative Of any
foreign power-England. France, Ger
many or other nation-came 10 me
and told me that e1,O0O.000 lay in
a bank subject to my check, provided
would turn over to them even the dia-
grams of my acceptance, would refuse
such offer. No amount of money could
persuade me to sell my invention to a
foreign power"
Il ask for no ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, nor
the plaudits OF the multitudes." says
this sane inventor. Il hope 10 earn
a fellowship in the ranks of those
whose only aim is to do good. BY
their works We shall know them
do not even ask to be given credit
for good intentions
Although many people who have
not studied the matter may soon,
venture TO predict that within five
years there will be constructed aero
plane ships to carry crews Of 20 to 30
men, having engines Of from 900 to
1,000-hOrse power and capable of flight
OF 1000 miles at a clip.
"The ship which | am building ac-
cording TO the specifications furnished
the government will stay In the air
one hour, will make its ascents and
descents without danger, and will
carry two men. My experiments
have proved to me that the planes
above and below must be perfectly fiat
and there will be no curves or con
cavity In them. During the hour that
it remains in the air my ship will
maintain It's equilibrium. be under per
feet control and move IN all direc-
lions, as required by the specifications
required by the signal corps.
"As compared with the aeroplanes
of the near future the craft so far
made are as dugouts to the most mod
era ocean liner. have the greatest
respect AID consideration for all the
efforts that have been made by M.
Henry Farman, the Wright brothers,
Israel Ludlow, Santos Dumont, Her
ring Prof Langley, Lilienthal, Octave
Chanute and all the others have
studied their craft and have read,
think, nearly all thar has been written
about them"
The bee., 1908-04-16
whistle Post

Conductor Mike Ryan, who
for nearly a year has been laid
up with rheumatism, is again
back at work.
Third Vice President, w. j.
Wood and Superintendent, B. F.
Dickson, passed over the road
Monday, per special train.
Several of the shop boys, we
understand, have given up chew
ing tobacco, and therefore look
ing and feeling better than form
erly. ~
Charles Rowe, formerly Sec
ton foreman on this division,
but now brakeman on the l..
st. L. & T., was here the past
week on a visit.
Master of Trains DEWEY is
out on the road nearly every day
looking after the interest of the
company and is proving a good
man for the position he occupies.
The present agent at Provi-
dence will go to Henderson this
week to accept a position as
chief clerk in the L. & N. agents
Office at that place. Mr.. Smith
is a worthy young man, and we
are pleased to see him climbing
up SO fast.
Supt. Dickson, Assistant Supt.
Mann, Roadmaster Robson and
other officials were we'll pleased
with the condition they found
Everything in on this division on
their recent tour of inspection,
and of course feel proud of the
Henderson division.
The section force of this divi-
sion is being increased and Sup.
exvisor Sullivan says that he will
bot 'confiue the system board to
. only one section this year, but
will give others chance, but it
IS safe to say that the board will
be kept with US if they give Jim
"a showing and some ballast.
The bee., 1908-04-16
"A GLIMPSE BACKWARD
Items Published in the Bee Seventeen Years Ago Today

, by lovers of that sport. Last
Monday three of our most ex-
perienced "Nimrods" hooked a
fine string of tinnv beauties.
The contract for printing the
premium list and all other work
necessary to be done for the
Hopkins County rair Associa-
ton, has been awarded "The
Bee."
Will E. Baker is general util-
ity man at Cough Brothers store.
Will is an obliging and courteous
clerk, and in a years. time he
prophesies supernatural changes
in Mercantile affairs.
The Board of Town Trustees
at their meeting Tuesday night,
elected Chas. Cowell chairman
of the Board and w. F. Burr,
town clerk. Better selections
could not have been made.
Grandma Whalen's family
have suffered severe attack of
la grippe. Grandma, Mr.. VIVA
len and four daughters, Mollie, :
Maggie, Katie and Annie being
the victims. They are all con
geiescent now, however, we are
pleased to state,
The bee., 1908-04-16
Mining Bees

Supt. Salmon, of Crabtree, was
over last Saturday on business.
Will T. Sisk has been down
with measles for the past week,
but is now fast recovering, we
are pleased to state.
Jake McEuen, of st. Charles,
made business trip over here
last week, and while here greet
ed many of his old friends.
Operator w. A. Nisbet, we
understand, will soon take trip
to Bot Springs for his health.
OF course a man of delicate
build should do something at
once to recuperate his health.
Hey Farnsworth spent Satur-
day and Sunday at home. He
reports the presen; prospects for
oil and gas as flattering. He
also says that they have sunk
the new test well 100 feet in six
days, whichis certainly good work
as they had to go through rock
most of the way.
VIM. Morris has the boys all
downed in his end of No. IL
showing up the best work done
IN the month of March. At
entry work he got out BITS
bushels of coal, driving al the
same time 1853 yards of entry Of
an unusual width. Mr.. Morris
has always born the reputation
of being one of the best miners
in the State, and the figures
above show that he is one hard
to down.
Engineer Joe Brown now holds
the championship belt for having
pulled more cars with tn e
"Sudie" than has ever been
done heretofore. One day last
week he accomplished the feat
of pulling 40 cars from the 5th
hill at one trip. Fears are en-.
tertained that should the La N.
find this out they will want to
trade for the "Sudie" and use
her for a switch engine, $50 boys
keep num-" Wonder wat Engi-
neer Sharp will have to say now?
The bee., 1908-04-16
Eight Large Mines.

and produces about One-sixth of al the coal mined
in all Kentucky
The bee., 1908-04-16
Local Buuuings.

The brick sidewalk on both
sides of Main street is being re-
paired. The work is being done
2 BY Geo. Farnsworth.
Mrs. Dan Underwood wa s
striken suddenly i'll Tuesday
Z night, DR.. Chatter was called,
3 who. pronounced her ailment "la-
grippe"
!, w. q. McLeod's new delivery
wagon Is the admiration of all.
The bell attached does not fail to
ATTRACT attention in making its
Fonnds.
y, Fishing Is being INDUCED in
The bee., 1908-04-16
Ths Riohest Mem In the world.

The richest man In the world car
not have his kidneys replaced MOI
live without them so IL is import
ant not tn neglect these organs. II
FOley's Kidney Cure is taken at the
first sign Of danger, the symptoms
Will appear and your health Will be
restored, as II strengthens and builds
up these organs as nothing else
will. Oscar Bowman, Lebanon, KY,
writes II have used F0lley's Kid
ney Cure and take great pleasure,
in.statIng IL cured me permanently
Of kidney disease, which certainly
would have cost me my lite."
= John X.rraYl0r.
The bee., 1908-04-16

Names Gentlemen:
Will Read, Elem Christol, Wade
Reynolds, Emry Allen, Walter An
derson, J. l.. Earheart, Will Poole,
Alex Hand.
Names Ladies':
Lucy Foster, Lula Morrow, MIN
ME Chatam, Lille Patterson.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office April 20, l9OS.if not
delivered before. In calling for the
above, please say Advertised, CIV
ing date of list.
The bee., 1908-04-16
Personal Bees.

David Oansler and W. O. Nc
Leod spent a few hours Sunday
out from home.
0Misses Halle Baker and jennie
McGary visited friends in Madi-
sonville last sunday.
The bee., 1908-04-16

Night Ridere made their first
raid in Boyle county Friday
night. They burned the barn of
a farmer named Lawrence.
The bee., 1908-04-16
LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining UneaIIed for in This Office
for the Week Ending Aprill5 1908.