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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20
Notice of Special
Election.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance Of an order made and entered Of
record by the County Court Of Lafay-
cite County. Missouri. at Is November
Term, 1903. OF said Court fixing the
time and calling a special election for
the purpose OF submitting to the quail
flied voters OF the proposed special road
district hereinafter mentioned and de-
scrlbed, article 10 chapter t51 Of the
Revised Statutes Of Missouri, for 1899,
together with all acts and laws amen
datory thereto, for adoption. or reject
ion, a special election will be held with
in such proposed special road district on
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1909.
submitting said article 10 chapter ISL
Of the Revised Statutes of tho State Of
Missouri, 1899, entitled Special road dis
t%ricts, together with all acts and laws
amendatory thereto, to the qualified vo-
tiers of such proposed special road dis
trict for adoption or rejection, such pro-
posed special road district to be known
and styled Lexington Special Road Dis
trict Of Lafayette County, Missouri" and
bounded and described as follows, all of
sections 20 and 20. and all of fractional
sections p. 2S, 80, 81, 80, n all OF sec
lions 50, "a, 80 m SO, township fifty
one range twenty seven, all OF township
fifty, range twenty seven, and all Of
sections 29, 30, 81, and 80, township fif-
Tyrone, range twenty six, all of sec
lions 5, G, Z, s, II, IS. 10, 20, 20, 80, 81.
and 30, township fifty, range twenty
six, all being IN Lexington township in
Lafayette County, Missouri, lying in one
body and not exceeding eight miles
wherein Is located the CITY of
Lexington, Missouri.
The voting precincts at such special
election are by the Court fixed as fol-
lows. City Hall, Court House Engine
in Old Town, and Prairie Church
Precinct, all In the township of Licking
ton, Lafayette County, Missouri, and
being the usual and regular voting pre-
eincts within such proposed Special
Road District.
The ballots for such special election
be in the following form;
For the adoption Of the road law"
against the adoption OF the road
Voters will erase the clause they do
not favor.
In Witness Whereof, I, CHARLES L.
GlasscOck, Clerk of the County Court of
Lafayette County, in the State OF Mis-
souri,, have hereunto subscribed nv
name as clerk, and ave h%ereunto af-
fixed the seal Of said Court, this the
6th day of November, 1909.
Charles L. Glasscock,
Clerk County Court of Lafayette County.
State Of Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

According to the bureau of la
Dor statistics Lafayette county
shipped out 1850 pounds of to-
bacco in 1908. Now who knows
where in this county the tobacco
is growng
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

Now this is the weather that
puts ginger into even the old
family horse.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

Next Thursday we shall be able
10 tell how Missouri got licked or.
else celebrate. Here's hoping.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

The bridge season is on in ear
nest. There are two clubs among
the ladies of Lexington.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

The frost and ice is on the
ground,
And gee, but it is fine
When Sunday morning comes
around
And we can sleep till nine.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20

1t is the wise man who is buy
ing his Christmas presents now.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-11-20
THE NTELLIGENCER

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Sherwin & Williams Paint
w. F. Weis

New fat mackeral. New her
ring, New Rolled Herring, New
Smoked Herring at JOS L. Long
Cash Grocer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
.EpucAToRs IN SESSION.

d
MILWAUKEE, Was,, Dec A. cte6
|leatlers In the Industrial. firlaneia! and
Labor world are gathered here for the
third annual convention 81 the Ma
tional Society fer the Prnmotioat OF
Industrial Education which opened -
day in the Aulitoriram.
b. Governor Davidson VIII preside at
a banquet to be, given to-ntsat in hon
or 81 the dehsatea and addresses VIII
be made on 1.-THE Economic Value Of
Industrial Edncsydou." by President
van Hiss. ,oi the University of Via
eonsin, George Martin of Boston. and
President Humphreys ct stevens In
stitute Of Technology. AssistanS Sec
retary OF Agriculture Willett N. Ha3es
will spaak on f.SationaI Legislation. "
Mtlwankee, ccnsaidng to the dean,
Is pre- eminent among rurth@estern
cities in the ednca ttcn Of taetory and
it1dastr:al emPsose ny tlaie university,
soase employers GoIiipng 81 taF as stp
may 4he frttioh q "a cir men A cfdlF
amy tslse ilp drstashtlng and
iliieth N ia tiences vel "a n
iitersfy rs tiiges d eslucstipH
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
luxurious Living IL the colleges.

II q . A 81 ~ y {.
At this very time, when the drift oil
American life toward luxury is harm.
lful-and when the college is precisely
the one typical institution that should
insist .puon bringing high-minded boys
together upon common grounds Of
wholesome simplicity and democratic
brptherhood-the colleges are allowing
themselves to be invaded by agsrega.
lions of social clubs, and Luxurious
cliques ,w'nich make the youth of TWEEN
ty an experienced club man ,accustom-
ed to touch the bell for the lackey who
brushes, his coat or brings him HIS
cocktail. All academic leaders who
are not hopelesly blinded understand
how life in a series OF fraternity
houses or social clubs ringing h col:
lege campus may initiate against the
best purposes for which American boys
are supposed to be sent to college.
And these college leaders would be
glad IL reform could be made. But
they lack the power to face and de-
strpy these abuses that to SO great an
extent are l1arming college life. 1t is
ridiculous that a great university
should he dominated not by Its author
itatiye officers and those who make its
scholarly and intellectual fame. but by
undergraduate sentiment in harmful
and even vicious phases.
The abuses of fraternity and society
systems at some Institutions are SO
glaring that they are evident to all
observers. The exclusive groups,
while sometimes harmful to their own
members, are often cruel in the pain
they Infiict upon those who feel them.
selves shut out In some OF our col.
|leges so keen is the feeling In under.
graduate circles that to be left out OF
certain privileged organizations ts to
have the whole college period poisoned
in its memories.-From college Re
form-and Football" by Albert Shaw,
In the American Review OF Reviews
for December. ,q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
Lady Baltimore Cake.

For the cake take one cupslIl OF but
Ter, two cupfnSs Of granulated srsar,
three and. one-haf cuptuls OF SIZED
hour. two level teaapo onfuls OF bais,
Eg powder, ) one cuutll CT milk one
teaspoonfup OF rosewater and the
whites OF silk eggs, For the frosttns
take three cups Of granulated suglr'
one cupful OF boiling water. the whites
Of three eggs. one cupful of chopped
4aisins, one clprul OF chopped nut
meats and FIVE figs, cut into babs- MIX
the cake IN the usual manner; the In
sredients are. enumerated I'M order,
For the frostdng. cook the sugar and
water nntis when tested, the syrup
win spin q Unreal two Inches long;
pour in a fine stream onto THE white
ot The: eggs beaten dry; edd the fruit
and use when cold ais. filling and frost
ing. a., Iti.l
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
"LlTTLE TIM" STICKS.
tunion Associated Press.I

NEW YORK, Dec. -steadfastly
refusing to resign as chairman OF the
F1nace Committee OF the Board Of Al
dermen, position which Tamniany
prizes greatly, Little Tim" Sullivan
returned to New York today from Hot
Springs to attend the meeting OF the
Sinking Fund Commission, In order
that several important matters might
be cleared from the calendar. Tam
n1any leaders were very much con-
cerned lest they lost control of the
Finance Committee with the east side
leader out, and as they will have only
a margin Of three votes in the new
board, the Tammany politicians are
not running any unnecessary risks.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
DESTROY THE CAUSE
You Cannot Cure Dan druff Without
Destroying the Cause Of It.

: Many people wash their scaips Sat
urday night or Sunday to try to Keep
the dandruif down for the week, but
ON Monday night the scalp has begun
to itch. and Tuesday morning VIII find
good supply of dandruff when the
hair is brushed There is but one
real scientific way of curing dandraff.
and that is to kill the germ tat
causes 1t, and falling hair and finally
badness. There is only one prepare.
tion that will destroy the germ, and
that is Newbro's Herpicide. 1t is an
entirely new discovery and the onl-
hair preparation that is based on the
new scientific principle. In addition
Herpfcide is a very refreshing hair
dressing for regular toilet use. Sold
by leading druggists. $500 bottle
guaranteed. Send 10 cents in stamps
to The Herpicfde Co., Detroit, Mich.
Cranes Drug Store. Special Agents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
.lLLlNolg cENrRAL,s nav RATEe
tunlon Associated Press,

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-The Illinois Cen
trail railroad today made effective new
grain schedules, reducing By 1s16 cent
rates from illinois Central points to
territory east OF and including Pitts
burg and Buffalo on the basis Of 1914
per 100 pounds from Hepdrlek, Ind.
and Thomas, Ill, to New York. Tiis
will make the specific proportion up
to Chicago from these points Axe, In
Isteadof &C.. and the rate from. Chicago
to New York.15 cents.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
colored sedspreads.

The colored bedapreads which were
Kin such favor for SKINNER cottages
this past season are being utilized
|both as sprenfs for the, scbooigirl heds
and for delicate covers TO throw over
a couch. Some Of the single ones are
doing duty as pOrtIeres. 4
These spreads ore gay affairs witt
and vines stamped in q Dor
der in two or three. tones OF blue and
green. They also come IN red and
lin seyeral shades OF brown, In bold
conventional patterns and borders
y eyes i tedi my wife ey$ss tIiin
sii. n wssl yolit cut 4 out. she
lc6tuns ami tells my wife ana ilenslihl
lIn Sd a Cley eieid ]. eadet
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

The interest IN the stbscrtpti onby-
mail campaign OF the West Virgtnian
is attracting wl1espr read attention and
soma Of the foremost business men
in tnis section are thinking Of going
out and making that $4,000 and about
$50 to 5000 in commission before the
first ofthe year. n yon want to share
in tllil ustrfbution of money write to-
day fol receipt book which will be
your authority to go to work. This OF.
fer expires ON Jan. LIST. Then the old
subscription rate OF S4.00 viii fbe con-
tinned and this special price of $500
only applies to this one event. We
want people to work ct every post
once aud along. every rural route.
we want especially our country CORE
appendicitis to get interested in this Of
fer and Il they cannot work themselves
tell others about IT, They will all get
la Cffishnas gift any way, and 1isht
here we wish to 'femind them to send
In their names, we have a Lat but
there may be one or two whose names
we do not nave. Old Santl Clause
viii rbe coming your way before long.
4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
NoTIcE 10 oITY TAx.PAYERs.

Notice is hereby gIvShithat the city
taxes will be re1dy for collection ON
"Wednesday. December 4. 1909. All
taxes paid on or before December 81.
1903, will be subject to q discount Of
two anil oneHlsIf Ce1ss per cent1m.
j. E. POWELL,
If City Collector.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
perbyshire Puddine.

One pound of mashed potatoes, two
|tableepoonfuls Of btfuter. four table
apoonf uass of; sugae, two eggs. two lem
Ions. two ounces o: current jam.
If the i,otapes are cold. heat them
and 4rEb them through a sieve. Add
The butter, sugar, grated lemon rinds
land cleaned currants. Add the strained
Juice OF the lemons and the yolks of
The eggs beaten.
,;WlTp the whites OF the eggs to a
very atiff froith, and stir them lightly
Into the mixture.
Grease pndNlng disn, put a layaT
|oI tine mixture in about two inches in
|lepth.
Slightly hollow the center OF this
and put In spoonful or two OF jam:
Cover this up with the rest of the po-
[lnto mixture.
Bake tho pudding in a moderate
owen for % minutes. Serve as quick
|ly as possible after 1t Is cooked
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
JEFFRlEs TO BOX in NEW YORK.
mnion Associated Press,

NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-Jim Jeffries
Will appear here tonight alta special
show at the Amboy Ataeletlc Club In
"a three.rornd bout with Sam Berger,
and three extra rounds with Jack Nc
Cormick, of hicago. who once knock
ed out Kid Mccoy. The contests are
simply exhibition tests. and will be an
creased in interest by a wrestling
match between Frank Gotch. the
worlds champion, and DR.. Roller.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
eosslP IND a VlcE 70 THE
WORLD or WOMEN
heEs tiAndsossle Hugs Re-
appear IN gFtn -date Hemes--To
Pfevent Machine ,nsde seatfeps from
Frayins cutting on i Sweater for;
tI1e Ftsst Time tJsefuf E5tnts.l ~
I q n

TO prevent anpraline shade scallcps
Ga lingerie or towels frying when
they are 1aaindersl |, go oyer tlieGl wish
a buttonhole stitch, ptithing the needle
about halt wdy down. from the top OF
the scaffsp to the place where the
needle originally went in}a
Only every three or four STITCHES
need to be worked into and the dun-
BILE butfonhoIing gives them extra
strength.
Some persons go over handmade
scalIops in this way because OF the
added strength.
On flannel worked with silk the al
ready worked aoaltops are sometimes
buttonholed.
Grsntamothe aIyxliison1e rugs nave
reappearetD- tA1e toon,5Woyeu sort.
but the actual band naade rag rugs.
braided. and sewn to- resemble thoss
the economical oil. laag once crocheted
with long wooden needle.
{. IHGSe. HIBJE1E HIJakSt4. "a y utS1 'iuA y
made from Wide strands or strips o:
new sateen, cretoane or chintz, OF eth
er a pJ.in or fsoyered surface, hraid-
ed into 8 t-1feenlatt by hand
This done, the long strip of braided
goods, stlsek and about an inch and a
half wilde, is started and formed into
q circle. 1t is strongly sewn tngeth7
er with a coarse linen thread from the
back
4 It should be kept upon a large ta-
BILE while In process Of shaping to in
sure its lying lilee q fiat disc upon
the floor when finished.
When putting onsa sweater the first
time, BARTON II In front, pull the outer
edges OF drae shoulders UP and ont to
settle 1t over the figure:
Pnni.H forward at either sidb OF The
bust, and pull the bottom well down
all around the hips.
{ This should be repeated the first
Two or three times the sweater is dom
ned. and the garment will presently
sllspe itself gracefully to the figure as
thong ns:tle for II.
= 81 i = q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
MEET M BALTIMORE.
Hon .Aasoc:ated Preaa.l

Union ABsoc.ated ETeAa.I
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.The twelfth
annual meeting OF the Maryland State
Horticultural Society opened here to-
day, addresses OF welcome being made
by Governor crothers and Mayor Ma
hood.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

"whet is your idea Of happiness2"
sTo be abe TO spread my own mon
ey Just as if 1 were gong to turn In
tin expense account when got nome .
Chicago Record Herald.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

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sepestnl'7s 1..i1lA ss9lg mn z. z sss
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estla aIla tanno St =. IS;
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ana iesrsea 80 long 1nasais 1ttsss
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cnanse,.. st1pIeosln ws el's sss s.
titdds g persseIltion ana : e !,
sdrienoly way, AZ SaFisss spls ..e,n
as we S1rl tiatls seaca ana pIss ~ -
us near TINS woman ana tnen iss ~ ~
1udse Let US pc 9ussan = 49, ~ e !.
merlin our ns.tiDse oplnao1 nt'ss g
remarks Inan caIfpe ioulla ~ ING : evi,
ilris e OF ytssps, snr's ann slowis tllnt
naSe appeared ~ tae papets 1er 'sseAs
and months past why, no. nave com
ONCE upon a time Ralph Waldo EN-
iIef6on refu6ed 10 lecture In CERTAIN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

Uncle Joe cannon's Congress opens
next week and perfect Niagara Of
1urid language will surely fiow from
stand patters and insurgents.
HAMLET.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
tHoli, fanny
Subscriptions
Haze ! Secured
SOME VERY PROMINENT PEOPLE
ENTEHt1G INTO THE FIGHT
FOR THE 500 IN GOLD
PRIZES.

Many people VIM Make More Money
This Month Than They Ever Made
sefore-The Work Is So Easy As
Il Includes Old as We'll as. New Sub
ser!sers.-E9ery Home a Good Pros.
peet.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

@The ladies hats are SO large
We really think we might
Attach a motor on behind
And fly like Wilbur wrtsat. "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02
Taste In monuments may be exer-
lcise1 wtshout going TO great expense.

: THsfe IN 'HIuHuIlllEIlItH may % 0AOI
|cisel without going TO great expense,
We have ALWAYS IN our snow
rooms, 200 to SEQ monuments enIbrac-
ing as many different styles and
prices and. during December. 1909
and january; 1910, to all intending
purchasers who come to our works
we VIII pay their car fare both ways,
WHETHER OR NOT THEY PLACE
TGTETR ORDER WITH, us,
81 you cannot suit yourself out OF
work. In stock, we have all the latest
and best studies IN design and can
please you we tninE, y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-02

Answer N pefson some furnished
room als before deciding upon what
your new address |s.lo Do.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22

Robert Fulton. the inventor. was their grandfather
or uncle or great grandfather.
The other day when I was out Of town" said
MIS- Sutchfe. two strangers came my door and
told the maid that their name was Fulton They
We're great-grandchildren of the man who made the
hrst steamboat, they said. and could they see
certain portrait that had? They were extremely
angry because the maid wouldn't admit them
How does Mrs Sutcliffe know that she is Rob
ert Fultons reat-granddaughter they demanded.
This morning had letter written in a treInb-
Ing elderly hand. from Texas woman who saws
that Robert Fulton was her grandfather. She gives
long family history OF herself. and mentions that
her grandfather was married IN ZIP. As Robert
Fulton, the inventor. only seven years old in
1772 don't believe that he was her grandfather.
The amusing thing about these claimants named
Fulton is that Robert Fulton. of steamboat fame
has no descendants OF his name. lie had only
one son. Barlow. who died unmarried Robert Ful-
ton had three daughters one married a man
named Blight. one Ludlow. and one Cornelia
Livingston Fulton. my grandmother became a
Crary by her marriage. The Blight family is ex-
tinct Robert Fulton Ludlow is the only living
representative of that branch. All the other FuI
ton descendants are those OF the Crary branch
The exhibit which will be on view the build
Ing Of the New York Historical Society, No 10
Central Park West. during the months Of septeu-
Der and October, is getting well. both actually
and in prospect Many articles have arrived and
promised. Some interesting Inanusc-ipts
lent by the Rev. Robert Fulton Crary Futcn's
eldest grandson one Is a paper, written during
Fultons long stay in Paris containing his Just
prediction Of steam navigation the Hudson
In ii he works the plan of the steamboat he
has in mind. and estimates the number of people
he thinks might want 10 travel up the Hudson and
back lie says that perhaps many one hun
dred and fifty would desire TO use such boat IL
Robert Fulton could perform the Rip Van Wrinkle
act to-day and the Hendrick Hudson for in
stance-ony OF various boats navigating tho
Hudson-settng out with its capacity OF nvs thou
OF dali he
be somewhat astounded.
The exhibit Will include numbers st portraits sod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-22
SSlSS1NFORMADlIE45
&IALkSY
WASTEFUl ECONOMY.

."rhe besetting sin OF woman is economy" said
the observing The vice of unselfshness
IS bad enough. and almost ineradicable. but tho
habit Of economy may be equally devastating. and
II clings like the shirt of Nessus Women inherit
the instinct from their female forebears who never
had a 10 call their own and II has become
part and parcel Of their bones.
Il know artist not unappreciated genius,
but of the kind that makes money Well she
has a penchant for altering her clothes She
VIII lengthen sleeves and put fresh lace with
finite and great expenditure of time and nerves.
once, after she had been altering a blouse that
could not have cost than a few dollars in the
first place and had seen one seasons wear I recx-
oned up the time II had taken her and showed her
in cold figures that she might have earned $50 in
the time wasted IN fixing that blouse. And I sug-
gesed mildly that sleeves at SIS apiece rather
more expensive than she ought 10 wear But she
protested that the garment good TO throw
away and seamstress would bother with II, and
I dare say she is still fixing up her old clothes
Then there are the women who have passion
for utilizing left food. They will tear them
selves pieces to few slices of stale bread
a cupful OF soup. but can't find time to win the
confidence OF their children. And the results Of
their economy none too appetizlng. either There
women. too who will economic in their food
walk I'LL they worn to carfare when
their health and strength are all the capital they
have and I know who won't even
wear their clothes until they oldfashioned It
seems so extravagant to take the new or
III you have person like this in your family
try 10 her 1t may be hard but II is not
impossible. and there are SO many beautiful things
waiting be enjoyed, many important things
waiting TO be done, that It is heart breaking TO
think OF the time that is wasted in alleged econ
omy, which is not economy at all but horrible
wastefuiness. Real economy lies in using all ones
time and strength 10 the best advantage not in sac
rihcnx the most precious things life for the sake
OF saving material things"