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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
History of Word person.

Gen. Benjamin f. Butler. ii is said,
once asserted that a woman was not
ID person and now Miss Chrystal
Macmillan, London suffragette, insists
that the word person in it's legal
sense includes women. The word has
had an interesting history. Signify.
aihg by etymology something to make
q sound through. the Latin persona
logan by meaning an actors mask
With with its mouthpiece. Then il
meant the character represented by
the player--"dramatis personae.'
Then it came to mean the part or
character one sustains in real life:
and so the persona %ecclesiae," the
man who represented the church. be-
came known as a person" in a spe-
clal sense, and was eventually spelled
as 'parson.' On the other hand,
person" faded away to mean just any
body. And so, though a woman nat
urally resents being referred to as
a person in Ordinary talk, many
women no less naturally desire to
count as persons" in the eye of the
franchise law,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
TWIN FOES OF TUBERCULOSIS.
Fresh Air and Sunlight Always to Be
Depended Upon.

Fresh air and sunlight are the great
p%reyentives aud curatives. Consump.
ton cannot maintain a hold upon peo-
pie who take plenty of pure oxygen
into their lungs sleeping and waking,
tuberculosis IN any of its forms was
extremely rare among the Indians. If
not entirely unknown 10 them, before
the advent of the whites. Like the ne
groes and other members of savage
races that have been brought under
the influence of civilization, the abo-
rhymes of this continent displayed an
unusual degree of susceptibility to pull.
monary diseases. Since the Indian
has begun TO change the manner of
his life. taking insufficient exercise,
overlooking himself, consuming dco.
hol and living in a stuffy log cabin
tuberculosis has laid a constantly in.
ereasing hold upon him, so that now
it is much more frequently manifest
in the red man than in his white
brother.-From THE Great White
Plague" in The Craftsman.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
FArAeR EoUAL 10 OCCASION.
A Child in a Subway Train Who Cried
oree Too often.

An Italian with his wife and two lit
tie children got into the subway train
bound uptown. There were seats
enough. so the wife and one child in
arms a down. The man, carrying
the other infant, prepared to take a
seat.
The moment he sat down the little
girl in his arms set up a cry. She
wouldn't stop until the nan got up.
For a time, as long as he remained
standing. she was quiet. The moment
he started again TO be seated she
walled again.
So he had to remain standing. The
child then reached for the cord by
which the signals are given from car
to car. 1t was too high above her
head. So she cried again.
The father tried to divert her atten-
ton to the straps as being more woT.
thy of her notice. But she wouldn't
be appeased. What was he to do?
Soon answered. He turned the baby
over his knee as he sat down firmly
and gave her something TO cry for. A
shocked look came over that little
girls face and then. after a few last
howls, she was very silent.
Her father sat there with a look as
Of n who has solved a problem
New York Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Marine Rubber.chemers.

The sailor. taking a fine, new, rub
Der band from the stationery display
began to chew it with vigorous en-.
1oyment.
What are you up to there?" snarled
the druggist.
Just rubber-chewin' said the sail.
or. IFS a habit with all us navy fel
lers. Keeps off gun headache.
"of course you, a landlubber. don't
know nothin' about It; but let me tell
YOU, mate, when a l6inch gun goes
of aboard ship, the jar skaters win.
ders, splits planks, and brings your
lower teeth dp against your. uppers
IKE a straight left from old John l..
The result is a gun headache
such a headachel But If you chew rub
Der in firing time, it eases off the
shock, and you don't suffer none.
been chewin' it steady ever since Ma
Mia bay
Rubber chewing-what q nasty
habit, said the druggist.
Rag chewin's worse was the sail
or's reply.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Education Of Mexican Woman.

AS an evidence of the progressive.
ness of their country, the Mexlcans
point TO its treatment Of women, espe-
cially in the matter of education. All
its national colleges and professional
schools including those of music and
art, give free tuition and are open
alike to men and women. Some 20
years ago when the first woman was
graduated from the medical school
the minister of education made her
a present of a carrigae and enough
money to set her up in her profes-
sion. There are now in the Mexico
city alone at least ten welLknown
women physicians, all having large
and lucrative practices. The ma
tional bureau of education is com
posed of Is members, of whom four
are women.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
1HRIET a sIeN oF TIMIDIT4.
So States a Writer in English Journal.
and Makes Explanation.

Ordinary men. who have only the
average capacity OF ability and char
acter, and no special temperament be-
yOnd the usual tendency OF most OF
US TO go wrong over common tempta-
tons. best serve society and their own
interests on a basis Of thrift, says a
writer in the London Saturday Re.
view. But thrift is essentially a sign
of timidity that fears the small evils
OF life, and has no other than small
means Of protection against them.
Thrifty people are Malthusians. and
would keep down the population lest
food supplies should be insufficient.
The English people have always
been reckoned among the unthrifty
people who spend more on themselves
and their comforts and pleasures than
those OF other nations would do. They
have multiplied r~ecklessly; they do
not spend their money to the best ad.
vantage. and they do not look ahead
at home. But they swarm abroad and
found incompatible colonies.
Even the Scotch, who have done
their share of the work. only took it
up after they had come into contact
with the unthrify English. and had
lost some Of the ludicrous penurious-
ness which marked them in their own
country.
Nothing venture nothing have is
the maxim of those who do great
things. The thrifty do no great things;
they are afraid of the risks. and their
virtue is rather a passive than an &C
tive one. It is essentially feminine,
not virile.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
putting Down Her Foot.

Every time ! give a party" cried
the discouraged hostess, Il vow I'll
never give another, but I've decided
this time. No more for me. It's the
r%ed-cheeked man. ! don't mind their
taking up the rugs and dancing at two
after midnight and getting dispossesf
notices served IN M the next morn
ing, or leaving punch glasses and Gig.
arctic ash all over the place for me
to clean up. or scattering the Welsh
rarebit from n end of the fat to the
other, but when the red-cheeked mar
sits on my piano keys when he gives
an imitation Of something or some.
body, and ! have to pay four dollars ia
have my piano tuned the next day.
that1l be about ALL"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
rAREr coMMoN HIDING pLAcEs.
Clock. Rineushion and Mat. and All
are Equally Unsafe.

Nine people out OF ten used to hide
things in the clock. Ii used to be sup
posed that nobody would think 70 look
for anything in the clock, and yet
everybody thought that the clock was
Just the place to hide things; therefore
when anybody wanted to find or steal
anything. he or she went right straight
TO the clock. Since people began to
use nickel clocks which are not big
enough TO contain anything, people
hide things under the pincushion. Peo-
pie think nobody would think TO look
there If he wanted to steal anything,
and yet it's the first place they would
choose TO hide anything-strange, isn't
it? Keys are usually hidden under
door-mats. No one wonld think TO look
under a mat. 1t has been proven a mil
lion times that this is not a safe place.
Every time a householder arrives
home and finds the key where it was
left he feels sure nobody could think
to look there but himself, Ostriches
hide their heads in the sand, and they
think, imagine, or suppose that no
one win discover them. and they are
about as much mistaken in the intelli.
gence of the onlooker as many folks
are in the people who want TO find
their jewels and keys. We hope grad.
ually to mine and explode the idea
that clocks, pincushions and mats are
safe hiding places.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
WILD ANIMALS LIKE TOBACCO
Peculiarly Vouehed For by Trainer Of
Long Experience.

We have all heard of how to tame
a lion or tiger by steadily keeping the
eye fixed on him. According TO an ex-
pert animal trainer a more effective
method is a cigar or a cigarette.
Nearly every wild beast that 1
have ever come across" said this
man, lis fond of tobacco in some
shape or form. ! made this discoy-
cry quite accidentally. One Of the
visitors who was smoking a cigar
pulled some of the smoke into the
lions face as he lay asleep in the
cage.
q expected to see a real riot, but
instead OF that the lion, after giving a
couple of sneezes, moved quietly up to
the bars and raised his nose ~snifipgly,
as If asking for a second dose. | have
tried the experiment on all sorts OF
wild animals since, and have found
that most of them enjoy thoroughly
a big sniff of tobacco.
We had a bear here once that used
to rub his nose and back against the
bars of his cage, just like a a asking
to be stroked, whenever anyone smo.
king a cigar came neal him. Ante
lopes and wild goats aren't satisfied
with the mere Whit, II you give them
a cigar or a cigarette, they viii swaI
low II eagerly, and. what is more
seem to suffer no bad effects from
their meal"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
FAMOUS TOWN GONE FROM MAP.
Ubet in Montana No Longer Recoa.
nized by Post Office Department.

The picturesque names of the early
Montana are passing away, like the
prospector and the cowboy, remarks
the Great Falls Leader. The latest to
pass is that of TIBET, erstwhile home
of the Indian and the cowboy-the
Mother Barrows, dispenser of true
western hospitality. More than a
quarter of a century ago, considerably
more, IL was that TIBET was located
upon the map of northern Montana.
Located in the Judith Gap. TIBET made
a convenient halfway place from any
where to anywhere, and the hotel, one
saloon, one blacksmith shop, and in
time one store, did a thriving bust
ness; investigation of the early his
tory of Ubet would reveal a number
of punctuation marks of As size, but
no n thought the less of Ubet for
that in the early time.
And now comes an order from the
post Office department that Ubet as
an official handle wherewith to direct
United States mail is no more from
here the name. of TIBET drops down
and out Of the government directory
and the new town of Judith Gap takes
the postal cards. True, Judith Gap
Is not a name to be sneezed at, but
beside the name Of Ubet it dwindles
into the ordinary-very ordinary,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Work and Nerves.

Work is the enemy of insomnia. The
sufferer from bad or broken sleep is
liable to give up duties or to be slack
in their performance, to abandon ex.
ercise and forget his usual hobbies be
cause of his anticipation of a night
Of distress. In the reality he ought
to prepare himself for sleep by con
genial activity, in which his mind will
be weaned away from the fear of not
sleeping.
Once more. work is an enemy to
the fears and impulsions. to the
strange sense of %unreality and other
morbid symptoms which accomplish
psychasthenia. Work restores to
such a sufferer the function of the
real II is only through contact with
reality that man, whether normal or
abnormal, can find abiding satisfac-
tion-Rev. S. S. McComb. in Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Whats nwhlt. coH..ay

Being a waiter in a Jewish restau.
rant where there weren't many folks
who couldn't understand his native
tongue, the man got along all right
until he struck a party of two who
were Just investigating. BY dint OF
pointing to things and taking chances
the pair made a meal of it until they
came to the coffee.
They didn't want small cups. When
they pointed out coffee on the bill OF
fare they indicated with their hands
large cups. But here the waiter was
equipped with English, and he was
bound to show it.
oh. yes white coffee" he re-
marked.
Which was the descriptive phrase
for coffee with cream.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Noah's Masterpiece.

The book store clerk hadn't made a
sale, but it was because the book the
woman wanted has not yet been pub.
lished. And she wouldn't believe
there was no such book" said the
clerk.
When she came in knew she
wasn't a book buyer, and any one
would have known It when she said
Il want a copy of Websteris. Unex.
purgated Dictionary
She was right after me when !
tried to work off on her the mere un.
abridged edition She wouldn't have
it, and she left in a hun when ]
couldn't produce one.
But what She wanted any kind Of a
dictionary for is a question | cannot
answer"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13

In the gringo days, the days Of old.
the days Of gold, the days Of az,
amusements and recreations in Cal
ifornia could only be found in the
mining towns where a strolling singer
made an appearance in some saloon
the admission fee paid by frequent Wis.
its TO the bar. The words were set
to w%ellknown ballad tunes, and il the
singer caught on he or she was re.
warded Ivy small nuggets thrown on
the %lmproylsed table stage.
As the old record says. they were
sung with great applause, to which
was added the landlords warning call:
Come. gents, don't let the barkeepei
60 to sleep. From Out West.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13

The electric fish of the Nile. OF
which the Egyptians made pictures
thousands Of years ago, still inhabit
the waters of that river. They are pro
vided with an electrical organ which
incloses the whole body, 1t is situat.
ed in the skin, and under a microscope
is seen to be composed OF millions o.
beautifully formed little disks. super
imposed upon connected rows Of mi
mute compartments, IN which are .bc
terminals OF nerves. The shock is pro.
duced by an intense current that ira
verses the entire organ from the hea
to the tail Of the FISH. It stuns ssnal
fish. The electro motive force IN
ash eight inches long can attain
maximum Of 200 volts. A single els
nerve cell al the head Of the s,
cainmn Is the source OF The ~ ig
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13

My daughter gave us an awful
scare he ether day said a caller re.
Gently. 'she went away for a visit in
New York. And she sent q telegram
from lier first stop. Ny wife was
afraid to open #. wa had visions of
tlain wrecks. sudden illness and all
sorts Of things. And what do you
think the message said? This:
i foseottc tell you, don't eat up al
ne sisawhesyy5sl vhre1 IN gone Z"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-02-13
Pope EstabIlshed Precedent.

While the pope only technically left
the confines Of the Vatican when he
entered the hospital Of Santa Maria
10 cheer and comfort the sick and
wounded refugees from Messina. yet
he established a precedent. for no
o,her pope in our times has permitted
himself ever to cross the bridge lead.
ing from ST Peters to the papal hos.
pital. which though belonging to the
church. is built on state land.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
MINES GIVE WEALTH.
Coal the Basis of Sparta's
Rapid Progress.
IT'S RESOURCES ARE MANIFOLD
wood Working Plants Needed 20
Complete the Cisy's Industry.
County Is Spending $4,000 on
Highways This Year-Ban<s Solid
and show Encouraging Resources.

Sparta. Tenn. May 22-This substan-
tai little city is at the western base OF
the Cumberland Mountains. IN the central
part of Tennessee. and for many years
has been recognized as one OF the fore
most towns Of the State, on account OF
its being surrounded by excellent farm
ing lands and high-class citizenship. In
recent years it has experienced a decided
uplift in all lines Of business
The Bon Air Coal and Iron Company.
in the past few years. has forced It's way
into the vast storehouse OF minerals here.
and to-day IS shipping on an average Of
ninety ears Of hiEh-Iade domestic and
steaming Goals The Clifby Coal and
Coke Company is also shipping an aver
age OF fifty cars daily
Thousands Of acres Of this almost
boundless coal field are still waiting for
capital TO put it on the market
Water power. another of natures rich
We now have in course
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
SMOOTH HIGHWAYS NOW.

The accompanying illustrations OF road
making are OF improvements made az va
rious points in Montgomery County. Ala,
but they are representative OF what Is BE-
ing done generally in the South Re-en-
forced concrete and the use OF materials
near the point Of the work 10 be done ac-
cording TO modern engineering methods
have made II possible TO introduce i'm
provement OF the highways on a large
scale IN all parts OF the Southern States
The steam roller Is now a familiar sight
in all the rural districts al the way from
the Potomac &c the Rio Grsnde. and
Southern cotton growers. truck farmers.
and even the pleasure seeker are finding
communication much easier down in that
country than formerly Each mile OF i'm
proved road is a valuable asset 70 the
county OF magisterial district building g.
and by addition Of mile after mile OF
these good. smooth roads the South VII
soon be lifted from the slough OF despond
In which it has wsIlowed from its earliest
history.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23

The accompanying statistics show that
the South had in 1894 highways aggre-
eating 80. .2S4 miles. Of which 29,9ss had
been improved by the use OF gravel, sand,
or clay. In other words. Ss4 per cent OF
Southern rural roads were improved.
while statistics in the Department Of Ag-
riculture show that for the entire United
States III per cent Of the public high
ways. outside of cities, have been i'm
proved.
These figures indicate that the South
has yet a vast work TO do in improving
its roads and thus increasing the value
OF its farm lands. A. the same tine It
would be unjust 10 the South 70 draw
definite conclusions from these figures
that arc now four years old. for in many
parts Of the South great progress IS being
made with road improvement and up-to-
date methods are being used.
Progress in One County.
The accompanying illustrations give an
idea OF the permanent quality Of work
being brought to bear upon the road con-
ditions Of an Alabama county This coun-
" alone (the county Of Montgomery may
be taken as evidence Of the general in
completeness Of the government stalls
tics, for in 1s04 Montgomery IS credited
with rs miles 6f improved roads. A re-
port from the board Of revenue OF Mont
gomery County shows 3S5 miles improved
out OF a total CT $50. thus indicating that
more than 30 per cent OF the roads Of the
county are now good roads
In this county there IS one mile OF good
roads 20 every two and one-half square
mics, which is a high proportion. Ac-
cording TO J H Cook. OF the board OF
revenue. Montgomery County has spent
IN the last fourteen years S2,O00000 or
goad roads. while the taxable value Of
the county has grown from less than S.
o0o.o00 to over 500. 600. thus demonstrate
ing BY taxable value the convenience
brought through the county BY the i'm
prOvement OF the roads and the enhance
ment OF land values.
Why Kentucky Leads.
The showing Of Kentucky was due at
the outset 10 favorable conditions rather !
than TO generaI system for good roads.
Limestone, common in the States Of Ohio
AID Indiana, accounts for the ease with
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
INDUSTRIAL COMMENT.

The meeting Of the national sood roads
congress In Baltimore last week. with
ar adjourned meeting in Washington.
seemed TO warrant some expression OF
views upon the subject Of road building
in the South. As a result. this section Of
The Washington Herald to-day presents
some Illustrations Of a practical kind Of
read making as it is practiced in the
Southern States. portion OF Senator
Bsnkhead's address Is also given. in
which he declared so vigorously that it
was better for the government to spend
money to help the farmers than TO spend
millions upon the army and navy.
Prof. Whitney. Of the Department OF
Agriculture. talks in another article in a
most interesting manner about some of
his investigations into the soils Of Texas.
especially in the valley Of the Rio Grande.
His story OF What he finds there is en-
Tightening to the laymsn as well as TO
the farmer directly interested.
We read further on about how one city
Is doing big things in Oklahoma; how
the pine lumber industry OF the South is
facing a crisis; how the riding horse
brings wealth TO one city in Missouri:
how Tampa. Fla. thrives on cigars. and
how town in Texas Is growing rich
out OF peanuts. There are besides a
score Of letters from all parts OF the
Southern States telling US what is going
on in town. city. and rural district in
that rapidly advancing region.
But possibly the most interesting of all
is a description OF two big cities on the
banks Of the Amazon River. in Brazil.
which OCCUPY q specially dominant posi-
tion with reference 10 the commerce OF
South America The writer shows the
relation which should subsist between
these cities and The principal Gulf ports.
and gives some reasons why the South /
ern States shocId reach out for trade IN
the Amazon Valley.
The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
THRTvES ON PEANUTS.
Texas Town Situated in MidSt of n
Rich Farming Region.

Arson. Tex, May 22-We have built a
fine Methodist church at a cost OF $1,000.
and the contract has recently been let
for a Baptist church Of unique design to
cost $4,000 Work on this structure is
well under way.
Our town has voted bond issue Of
SOS. 600 70 install waterworks. A strong
progressive club was organized about two
months ago, and civic enthusiasm Is ris-
ing both in our town and county.
The county authorities will order an
election al the May term of our Comnis-
sioners' Court for the purpose Of voting
a bond issue Of 10000 to build a new
county courthouse. and many other evil
dences OF progress and thrift are 10 be
seen here
We are in the heart Of the best deveI-
oped farming section Of Central Texas
and there is much diversity being prac-
ticed by our farmers. The Spanish pea
nut Is grown IN some sections of this
county with great success, and negotia-
tons are on foot for the e-ectios of
large peanut warehouse and to encourage
a peanut factory TO locate here. A large
acreage is planted 10 peanuts this year.
mo. P. COOPER.
Secretary Progressive Club