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The Western news., 1909-05-26
LOADING the WAGON,

1t Is generally believed that the load
pulls easier If put well forward on the
wagon But this Is not so on the or
dinary wagon, where the hind wheels
are larger than the front ones. Should
the wheels be equal in size the load
should be equally distributed. If the
trucks are so low down that the
horses have an upward pull on the
load, then 1t would be all right to put
the load well forward. The load
should be proportioned to the surface
contact of the wheels. large wheel
sinks less than a small one. There
fore the load should be heaviest on the
hind wheels. Distribute the weight SO
that no one wheel or no one side Is
carrying the greater share, lest II
make the draft excessive for the ton
mage carried
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Nut Industry on the Farm.

An industry which the farmer might
take up with profit is nut growing
Improved nut trees begin bearing at
about SIX or eight years, bearing the
same as apple or pear trees. Large
trees when grated begin to bear about
the third or fourth year, and large
trees that are budded will bear sooner
than small ones, but the small ones
bear longest English walnuts can
now be grown In the central states
Quite Handy.
The automobile is a great instttu
tion.-
For instancer'
you can sit up in It as you pass q
friend and crawl under It when q
creditor heaves into sight."-Louisvills
Courier Journal
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Enlivened His Sermon.

A minister Of Crosmichael, in Fife,
frequently talked from the pulpit to
his hearers with amusing and indeed
irreverent familiarity. Expounding =
passage from Exodus one day, he pro
ceeded thus: "'And the Lord said unto
Moses'-sneck that door! I'm thinking
II ye had to sit beside the door yersel'
ye wadna be sac ready leaving it open
1t was just beside that door that Ye.
dam Tamson, the bellman. got his
death O. cauld, and I'm sure, honest
man, he didna let it stay muckle open
And the Lord said unto Moses'-I see
a man azeath the laft WI his hat on
I'm sure, man, ye'rc clear O. the soogh
o. that door there. Keep aft your ban
net, Thamas. and If your bare pow be
cauld ye maun just get gray worsted
wig, like myself. They're no sac deal
plenty O. them at Bob Gillespie's fol
10 pence apiece" The reverend gen
tleman then proceeded with his dis
course
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Not Worth Il,

A young man, after his banns had
been twice announced, called upon the
busy vicar early one morning. He
wanted to have private word with
him about the banns.
Well" said the vicar. what ID
wrong?"
"Oh, it's the girls name"
Hasn't 1t been given correctlyY
"Oh, yes, it's correct enough, but
want you to put another girls name
for the third calling. I've changed my
mind and would rather marry Mary
'Arris instead Of Sarah jenkins"
The vicar lectured the youth upon
his fickleness and told him II he want.
ed any alteration 1t would be necessary
to make fresh start and have the
banns published afresh.
What, and pay another shilllng?'
gasped the lover
Certainly" replied the vicar.
"Well, In that case you had better
let 1t be as 1t IS, and I'll marry my frst
love."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Western news., 1909-05-26
What to Do In an Emergency.

What to Do In an Emergency.
Shipwrecked.-Go ashore as soon as
possible; remove wet clothing and re
late your experiences to nearest re
porter. Add photograph IL possible.
Baby, Cat, Asleep on Face Of.-Re
move cat.
Train. Run Over By.-Remove train
using force If necessary. Upon re.
lease acquaint nearest station master
with the facts and proceed as In case
Of shipwreck.
Pantry, Burglar In.-Procure a copy
OF the Tariff Reform leagues latest
publication on free food fallacies and
read same to intruder, taking care to
eiucidate most telling arguments. The
contrite cracksman will at once turn
over a new leaf and express his sor-
row. Under the circumstances you
will do we'll to accept his assurance
Of regret.
Crime, Having Committed or Being
Suspected Of.-Apply to nearest mu-
sic hall manager for an engagement.
Insist on being put among the star
turns and demand a salary proportion
ate to the gravity of the crime in ques-
tion.-Punch
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Winning q Violin.
Secretary.

The way NJ. Ysaye. the great violin
list. became the owner OF Guarnerius
violin dated 1742 was thus quantity
told by himself:
THE Guarncrius was bought in Par
Is by pupil Of mine, charming
young woman. l envied her the vio-
lin, and fate gave 1t to me- teach
this pupil. and by and by meet her
sister most lovely young woman,
with whom | fall in love straightw way
and marry. Soon l go to my sister-in-
law, who was my pupil, and say to
her:
"'It is time you stop fooling with
violin. You will never learn how to
play It, l take the liberty Of a big
brother, but she do not like 1t for long
time. At last she succumb to my ex-
perience and wisdom, and she stops
playing. Then say grandlloquently:
81 will take the Guarnerius, 1912
take 1t, and that is how the violin
came into the possession Of Ysaye"
The Western news., 1909-05-26

There Is not q single moment IN fifs
that we can afford to lose-Goulburn.
The Western news., 1909-05-26
A Way to Wealth.

Upon one occasion the late Earl POu-
lett. who. by the way, was great
and on handing the medical gentleman n
400 guineas in gold asked him II be
knew how to grow rich. The doctor
replied in the negative. and the earl
advised him never to pay an account
by check. but always in coin, for" ht
added. "the more you look at your
money the less inclined you will be to
part with It,"
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Bad Attack of Dyse .,tery Cured.

IAN honored citizen of this town
was suffering from severe attack of
dvsentery. He told a friend if he
could obtain a bottle of Chamberlain's s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
he felt confident of being cured, he
having used this remedy in the West.
He was told that kept it in stock and
lost no time in obtaining it, ard was
promptly cured, says NJ. J. Leach.
druggist, of Wolcott, VT. For sale by
Corner Drug store, Adv.
The Western news., 1909-05-26

Instead Of being obsolete and simply
an interesting relic. the hourglass in
various forms is a twentieth century
necessity. A machinist authority
points out that for such purposes as
timing hardening and tempering heats
onds or minutes must be gauged accu-
rately. nothing serves like the hour
glass with the right amount Of sand.
Accuracy to fractions Of a second can
be had much more easily than by
watching the hands Of watch
The Western news., 1909-05-26
She Had Tested the Oyster.

Dora, the pet Of the household, was
very fond Of oysters, and after eating
her lunch Of oysters and crackers she
thought Of her dear mother busy at her
sewing machine. She selected nice
large oyster, put 1t In plate and car
ried it to her mother, who. pleased
with her little daughters thOughtful
ness, ate the oyster and said:
1T Is most as good as u,y little
grille"
YES" answered Dora. II know 1t Il
good cause l licked 1t all the way
from the ."-Delineator.
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Notice of Stockholders' Meeting of the
Canyon Greek Reservoir Compapy.

Notice is hereby given, that meet
ing of the stock holders Of the Canyon
Creek Reservoir Company will be
held at the Canyon Creek school
house on Saturday, the 5'h day of
June, 1909, at the hour $50 O'clock
p. M. for the purpose Of considering
the question of selling and disposing
or the whole of the property aud
assets Of every kind and description
Of such corporation.
This notice is given in Iur
suance of resolution adopted by the
board of directors Of such corporation
on the fifth day of MAY, 1909.
w. J. GRIGGS
29-4t Secretary.
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Wash Eaes For Market.

It would in a sense be better to
wash eggs sent to market than to
send them in a dirty condition. But
washed eggs have no keeping quail
ties. The water appears to dissolve
the gelatinous substance which seals
the pores of the shell, and air Is thus
admitted and soon starts decomposi-
ton. The better way to treat dirty
eggs Is to take wooden rag only
slightly moistened with water and
gently rub off the dirt.
The Western news., 1909-05-26
Cheered Him Up.

The prisoner was downcast
"Cheer up" said his lawyer. "rvs
got jury Of twelve men too stupid &c
find out that you're guilty"
Naturally the client took q moYs
hopeful view.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Western news., 1909-05-26

29-4t
The Western news., 1909-05-26
His Mean Comment.

Wife (reading)-Here's the adver-
tisement of matrimonial agency Of
fering to supply any man with wife
for guinea.
Husband-Oh, Of course; it costs less
to get into trouble than 1t does to get
out again.-London Scraps.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

Advertise in the lnteIligencer aud
you will always get results. P.emem
Der this
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

including some medical attention.
The National Association strong
ly urges no one to go to this sec
ton who has not sufficient funds
to care for himself at least one
year, in addition to what his fam
lily might require of him during
this time. 1t also urges that no
persons who are far advanced
with tuberculosis 90 to so dis
tant a climate.
Consumption can be cured, or
arrested in any section of the T..
nited States, and the percentage
Of cures in the East and the West
is nearly the same. Any physici-
an, therefore, who sends a per-
son to the Southwest without suf-
ficient funds, or in an advanced
or dying stage of the disease, is
guilty Of cruelty to his patient.
Renewed efforts are being made
to stop this practice, and to en-
courage the building of small To-
cal hospitals in every city and
town of the country. Attempts
are also being made in Southern
California and in Texas to ex-
to send them back East.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
Landmark IS Conc.

s. A. Cross finished his work
of wrecking the old brick Pres
byterian church Tuesday. Mr..
Cross, who so narrowly escaped
death by the falling of one of the
trusses last week, got back on
the job Friday, with his broken
ribs tied up so they would stay
in place.
E. L. DeGarmo, the only sur
viving member of the session of
the church when that building
was erected in 1871, informed
the wreckerS that there was a
copper box imbedded in the
corner stone which would con.
tain much of interest to the pres
ent generation. Superintendent
j. B. Millar and several others
digged like trojans around every
likely corner in hope of locating
the box, but it was not found.
Work on the foundation for the
new church was begun Wednes,
day.-Warrensburg Journal
Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
Injured in Mine No. l..

Willie Ridge, Familiarity known
as "Bitsy'' was pretty badly in
jured Tuesday evening at Mine
No. l, by the fall of slate and
rock. The falling mass pinned
him beneath it and some time
was required to extricate him.
His right side and leg was badly
bruised but no bones were
broken. He was taken to the
home of his father, Clarence
Ridge, on Upper avenue, where
medical aid was rendered and
he is getting along as well
as can be expected. .Higginsville
Advance.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
Yes We Do Love Work.

Don't forget us. we are in town and
we want to make your side walks,
We make the best and treat you
white. Others come and make big
talk then go. We stay, WORK, and
deliver the goods.
JOHN /. AsHURsT,
Contractor.
Office Phone 437 Res. Phone 325.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
Four Thousand Consumptives
Starve Yearly.
Four

Cruel and inhuman practices
are alleged in a statement given
out recently by the National ASS
ociation for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis against
the eastern doctors who persist in
sending dying eases af consump-
tionjtO the Southwest.
Fully 7,lSO persons hopelessly
diseased with tuberculosis annu-
ally come to die in the states Of
California, Arizona, New Mex
leo, Texas and Colorado, most of
them by order of their physicians.
The statement, which is based up
on the testimony Of w%ell-known
experts, and all available stats
tics, shows that at least so per-
cent of those who go to the South
west every year for their health
are so far advanced in their dis
ease, that they cannot hope for
a cure in any climate, under any
circumstances. More than this, at
least GO pei cent of these adyanc-
ed cases are so poor that they
have not sufficient means to pro-
vide for the proper necessaries
Of life, which means that 4,315
eOnsumptives are either starved
to death or forced to accept char
liable relief every year.
1t is no uncommon thing, the
National Association declares,f for
whole families, who can hardly
exc out a living in the East, to
migrate to the West in the hope
OF saving the life Of some mem
Der of the family. In most instan-
ees, the abject poverty Of such
cases forces them to beg, or to
live on a very low level. Often
consumptiyes who cannot afford
the proper travelling accommoda-
tons are found dead on the trains
before reaching their destination
The resources of almost every
charitable organization in the
Southwest are drained every yeal
to care for cases which would be
self-supporting in their Eastern
homes.
1t cost, on an average, at least
$50 per month for the support Of
a consumptive in the Southwest
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
The Physicians OF America

know that the fermented juice of good barley and the tonic essence of
Saazer hops is beneficial to the human family. 1t is safe to say that
fully 75% prefer
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

ecy, but the great religious world
will simply smile and forget it
and him
To our mind, his proposed Ii
brary was almost as great an err
raticism as his new religion and
while, generally, the world has
been too indifferent, or too polite,
to criticise, nevertheless we un-
hesitatingly assert that a great
majority of men of average cul-
tivation will not only smile at the
supposed influence of the library
suggested, but will declare that
a much better selection might be
made. Probobly one-half of the
proposed volumes may be truth
fully named anachronisms they
do not belong to this age.
We do not sympathize with DR..
Osler in his proposition to chic
cform men at sixty, but we have
sometimes wished, in our rever-
entail regard for age, that some
sort of sedative might be discov-
cred, which, properly administer
ed, would prevent incipient SEN
ility from exposing itself to crit
icism.-St. Louis Christian Adj
vocate,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
The Religion Of The Future.

We have been somewhat sur
prised and more or less amused
by the interest awakened in the
public mind at the utterance Of
x-President Eliot. Understand
ing as the world should do, by
this time, the religious idea dom
inant at Harvard, and the fact
that DR.. Eliot has always been
Unitarian of the most pronounced
type, little less was to be expect
ed, if the old gentleman made
any deliverance at all, on the sub
ject. While the responsibility of
the school was upon him he
would naturally be careful as to
any impolitic or unpopular utter
snce. But freed from this respon-
sibility, and, unquestionably, af-
fected by the weight of years,
and a very natural tendency in
old men, to keep step with the
march Of events, he has simply
become ioolishly garrulous. A
very few, perhaps, are disturbed
at the possible effect of his proph.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04


This is a tip on the quiet to
the summer girl. Elbow sleeves
are beautiful, even when the
forearm is not very shapely.
Some advance precautions should
be taken, however, before leaving
home. If your elbow joint is
rounded or flat instead of sharp
at the point, it's ten to one there
is a slight gristle, sometimes call
ed a dimple, on it. Dirt gets into
this and a merely ~perfunctory
Scrubbing won't reach it. If your
arms hang out, the dirty dimple
shows up like a headlight on an
automobile, and at whatever an
gle they hang is distressingly Wis
ible, marring the soothing an
aesthetic effect of the whole.
A crowd of young men stood on
Main street Friday afternoon and
of the fourteen girls who passed
counted eight whose elbows were
more or less soiled. This is not a
good advertisement for a nice,
clean, pretty, sweet-looking young
girl. Ask your mother to examine
your elbows before you leave
home, and if she thinks they
won't pass muster, have her to
scrub them with a brush dipped
in gasoline and then wrench with
water with just a little bit of
soap in it. Rub in a little talcum
and come on down town.-Paris
Mercury.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04


Miss Elliott Todhunter return
ed Monday evening from a Wis
it in Kansas City.
President and Mrs. G. NJ. Glib
son left Tuesday morning for
st. Joseph.
Mrs Jennie Mcdonald of Rich
mond spent Tuesday here with
Mrs. G. j.. Glasscock.
B. W. jefferson and son-in-law
w. C. Renick, of Napoleon were
here Tuesday on court business.
DR.. F. w. Mann and j. H. Lar
KIN Of Wellington were here
Monday
Mrs. Mamie Green of Mayview
is visiting Mrs. w. II. Waddell
Miss Mildred SydnOr, Miss
Virginia SydnOr and Miss Jean.
nette Asbury returned to Hig
ginsville Monday evening after
a visit of several days with Mr.
and Mrs. j. W. Sydnor.
Misses Mary and Anna Pryor o.
Kansas City and Miss Bridget ant
Mrs. Bernard MackIn OF Richmond
Mo-, visited Mrs. Pat Martin her,
Saturday and Sunday.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

Crops are good all over Mis-
souri'this year." continued Mr.,
Carr, particularly wheat. This
ought to be a mighty prosperous
year for the inland empire state.
But | haven't seen any country
anywhere else which comes up
to that around Higginsville.
The Hub of Lafayette is in the
finest country on earth. JEFF
fersonian.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

W. E. Sullins will leave Mon.
day with his household goods for
Fowler, Kansas. Mrs. Sullins
and children are going Wednes-
day. Mr.. Sullins has been a
resident of Odessa for a good
many years and we are sorry to
see him and his family leave, but
wish them much success in the
west. Odessa Ledger.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
Lafayette the Best.

I'm my official capacity | have
travelled all over old Missouri,
and / want to say that as an ag-
ricultural region the finest
country l ever saw is Lafayette.
| used to be a farmer and know
what I'm talking about, too"
The speaker was Silas Carr of
Jonesburg, Mo-, deputy state
beer Inspector. Mr.. Carr was
at the Arcade last week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or II you want
any medical advice, write
TO the doctor. and he viii
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service
The address Is DR.. W. B.
Caldwell, 500 Caldwell bldg,
Monticello, Ill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-09-04
An Indigestion
Remedy Free

Many people who are otherwise
healthy suffer from Indigestion, or
dyspepsia. When you consider that
the stomach and allied digestive or
gans are the most important organs
of the body, it would seem that a dis
order there is to be taken very SER
iously.
D%yspeptics cannot eat the things they
IKE; food sours in the stomach; then
chronic constipation begins, OF, as Is often
the case, you have been constipated all
irregular.
But there is no use letting indigestion
80 until 1t becomes chronic and under
mines your health. 1t is good advice to
suggest to you that you 20 to you drug
gist and get a bottle OF DIR. Caldwelis
syrup Pepsin, the wonderful cure for
stomach. liver and bowel troubles. That
Is what g, Fowler, Of Carson City, Mich,
did and he is well today. Others who ala
the same and are cured are Ida A. For
tune, OF Grand Junction, Tenn, B. F..
Thompson, Of Shenandoah, Ia, who ac-
eually considers that 1t saved his life.
You can obtain a 50-cent or 81 bottle Of
the druggist, and. taken according to d.
rections, II win probably be all you need.
II Is a liquid, acts gently, never gripes,
and besides the laxative effect. contains
exceptional tonic properties which tone
the stomach. and that Is what Is es-
pecially needed in indigestion.
All sufferers from indigestion who have
never used DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin
can obtain a free test bottle by writing
the doctor. II will be sent direct to your
home without any charge. In this way
thousands rave proven to their own sat
isfaction DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is
the very remedy they needed to cure in
digestion. When once you use this grand
remedy you will throw violent ~cathartics,
tablets, salts, etc. away.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-19
IS NOT s0I EASY
Deal to Put Johnson on the Re.
publican Ticket Fails to
Go Through.
is LAID OVER FOR A TIME
Announcement That 1t Was to Be At
tempted Brings Out Big Attend
Embellishments Made.

1t appears that the nice little deal,
whereby Justice G. Albert Johnson,
having been defeated for the republi-
can nomination for police magistrate,
was to be made nominee for justice
of the peace, is not to go through so
easily as those who have been inter
ested in the frame-up supposed The
proposition was sprung on the city
township committee last evening in its
meeting at the Office of B. F. Knox,
and it aroused such a storm that it
was put aside for the present Appar-
emily the opposition comes not SO
much from the members of the commit
tee as from the members of the party
in general, and the committeeman fear
the reproof of the voters if they place
Johnson on the ticket.
The announcement by The Argus
that the deal was to be sprung last ev-
lening brought out big attendance,
and the voters were on hand to voice
their protests if such action was at
tempted. The committee, however,
| held its session in secret, and the vo-
ters who are not committeeman were
not aware that the effort to put the
deal through had been made.
Levy the Assessments
The committee in its session went
over the list of candidates, and after
making an inventory. levied the usual
assessments for the campaign slush
| fund. Notice to come across" has
| been served on the candidates. and
when they dig up the cash, the cam
lpaign music will be started in earnest.
Following the secret session of the
committee there was general love
feast. in which Henry Carse, the can
didate for mayor. was given apN6ppor-
tunity to make quite speech. He de-
clared that he had made absolutely no
pledges nor promises, and repeated
the assertion heretofore made public
that he had no friends that must be
Rewarded, and no enemies to punish
| in case of-his election. B. F. Knox
iwho is plotting the campaign as chair.
Imam of the city committee, made a
very optimistic talk, and remarks were
made by J. F. Moeller. William Cline
IC. E. Grove. Clarence Schroeder, A. G
Anderson, F. l.. Yerbury, Frank Steele
land Others. The speakers in their
/ talks seemed to favor a campaign free
of the mud-slfngfng and dealing in
personalities which have characterized
recent campaigns.
Plan Ward Meetings.
Arrangements have been made fol-
meetings in the different wards, ant
the city committee will see to it tha
the Slush fund is properly distributed
lover the city. The first of the ware
meetings will be held in the Second
ward next Tuesday evening.