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, 1909-10-30
THE VERVAIN.

Ii You hear q man say that he hates bot
any, You may, with tolerable certainty of
being right, make two inferences one is,
that he knows next to nothing about it, and
the other is that what little he does know
he has learned solely from books and not in
the field. Nobody who studies the plants
III the field can fail to find them interesting.
He may not know even their proper names,
but he is sure to learn something of their
life that makes a pleasant memory, SO that
each plant studied becomes a friend, around
whom cling agreeable recollections.
Good books are necessary, it is true, and
they are Invaluable, for they contain what
able observers have discovered, and espe-
cIAlly what has been done by learned stu
dents Of the subject in the way of classif-
cation, SO as on the one hand to give us
what might be called a birds eye view of
the vegetable world, and on the other hand
to enable us to place each plant in its proper
position relative to the rest. Books, there
fore, properly used, are an immense help,
but if we wish to get real pleasure out of
our pursuit we must observe the plants them
selves, we must watch their growth, the
particulars as to their time and mode of
towering, their frultlng, seeding, aud SO on.
Even the commouest weeds 80 studied
will often present points of the deepest in
terest, some of them too such as the text
books hardly refer to. Let US take as an
dian weeds, the UerOGim.* Everybody knows
it,for it may be found growing on every pas
ture and frequently by the sides Of the roads.
, 1909-10-30
Translation.


TT is hereby made known that the Quar-
@ antine established here on the 9th June
q. C. against arrivals from Trinidad on &C
count Of Bubonic plague has been raised
to-day. Ships arriving from Trinidad must
however until further notice not go nearer
TO the wharf than in 20 feet distance and
this only by day time, while at night time
they mhst be moved out in the harbor.
Furthermore such precautionary measures
as may be e~njoined by the Quarantine Com
mission in order to prevent rats from coming
on shore must be observed.
Government Seoretary's Office, St. Croix
the 23rd October 1909.
BAUMANN,
uctQ.
, 1909-10-30
dtgjorelse

nET bekjendtgjores herved, at den under
9de Juni d, A. mod Trinidad paa
Grund af Budapest anlagte Karant@ne m
der Days Dato er bleven hmvet, dog saa-
ledes, at det indtil videre like tillades noget
fra Trinidad kommende SIKH at nmrme sig
F@rft mindre eud 20 Fods Afstand og kun
on Dagen, medens det we'd M6rkets Frem-
crud maa l@gges ud Havnen. Endvidere
mRa der tages saadanne Forholdsregler, som
al Observation-Disclosures bestemmes, Tor
at hlndre at Rotter konme Land.
Guvernements Secretagiatet,S st. Croix, den
23de October 1909.
BAUMANN.
est.
, 1909-10-30
MARRIED..

RoGIERs-ADAMs. October 18th 1909, at
8 o'clock p, IN. in New York City, at 213
East 73rd Street, by the Revd. j. o. Fer
handlers, AGATHA, daughter of Mr.. Il Mrs.
Quincy Adams, to ARTHUR RoGIERs, both of
St. Croix.
, 1909-10-30
DansR KtrRe.

Sondag den Site October Kl. 10 Guds-
tjeneste FrederiksteI Kirke, Pastor Rich
ard Thomson pre liker.
, 1909-10-30

veloped symptoms OF cno1era anu u'eu %
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
The Invisible Husband.

Joseph 81. Choate, the eminent law
yer, was talking at the New Y ok Union
League about crOss-examinatiOns.
"How often," he said, a good cross.
examination rOuts witness, and how
often, on the other hand, does it rOut
the cross. examiner himself.
"a young lawyer the other day was
defending man accused of burglary.
"'Now, my madam he said to the
woman whose house had been entered,
what time of night was it when you
saw the prisoner in your rOomp 7"
ait was about 2 O'Clock in the MORN
ing,' the woman answered. A
"Was there light in the ro0m?"
"sNo.'
"Could you see your husband at your
sidep'
"sNO,' said the woman.
"The young lawyer fr0wned impress
siveiy. He shot side glance at the
jury.
"Then he thundered:
asNow, madam, please explain to us
all how it was that you could see the
prisoner and yet could nOtsee your hus-
bandY
my husband, said the woman. was
at the club
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
Practical
Education
The Opinion of Pupil of the Local
Night School on the Manner
of Educating.

That education is good thing most
people will admit, but that too much
is given to routine and the
methods by which knowl-
edge is diffused honestly believe. It
Elbert Hubbard speaks the truth, and
/ believe he does, few of the supremely
great in the educational world have
been recognized as scholars by the cut
and-dried dispensers of wisdom.
Darwin, one of the few college graduates
who attained to eminence said: II owe
nothing to my Alma Mater save stim-
ulus derived from her disapproval."
The fact Of the matter is that all
branches of study are not equally in
teresting to all men The mathema-
tician, is hardly likely toex xperience
overwhelming interest in the studies of
the zoologist. Both have personal pre-
dilections and only by subjects pertain
ing to these are they inspired. Much
of the effectiveness of teaching depends
upon the disposition Of the teacher
toward the pupil. There is class of
socalled teachers who never succeed in
teaching anything but abhorrence for
all things belonging to their craft. And
there is another class who instill the
idea that education is SO far beyond the
reach of ordinary mortals as to fill the
student with a sense of hopelessness
in its requirement. This is 8 special
characteristic of the wouldbe high brows
who Gee tin every sign of originality
or individuality an attempt to tfespsss
upon their preogratives.
Education is not merely the gathering
together of heap of facts but the abil-
ity to make use of such facts or knowi-
edge as one possesses. To announce
in monotone that on certain date
certain man named Columbus sailed
certain seas and discovered land which
today bears tn 9 name America, is q
coldblooded way of reducing one of the
greatest events in tie history of t he
world to the statement of few COM
monplace facts, eminently suited to the
scientist or others thoroughly convers-
ant with the history of the period, but
for the student hungry for knowledge
upon the subject, they are dull, heavy,
factory flavouIed, madeline erm any
kind of facts that convey no idea of
the courage, enterprise, perseverance,
and consequence Of the exploit.
It is not necessary that an educator
be a Iugnbrious doureyed stifflipped
puritan, nor pompous, dignified, om-
niscien pedagogue, swamping the
humble aspirant with flood of cru
dite profundities. Not one single iots
would it abduce from his dignity and
value to act as an ordinary, living, pull
sating, human being whose knowledge
has been obtained through labor, even
as all men must labor, who aspire to
his level.
d. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28
A Bad Relapse.

Into general store of town in Ar.
kansas there recently came darky.
complaining that ham which he had
purchased there was not good:
"The ham is all right, Zeph," insisted
the storekeeper.
"No, it amt, boss" replied the negro.
"Dat ham am shore bad I"
"How can that be-" continued tn 9
storekeeper, "when it was cured only
last week p
The darkey scratched his head refle It
lively and finally suggested:
.Den mebbe it's bad bad relapse"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

heavy, and his troubles many, he must
forbear, and at all times and in all
places he must do unto others as he
would be done by. And If at the end of q
stated period he had lived honestly and
been faithful in all things he could re-
turn to the emporium and the Old Genii
would give him the best character he
had.
So the Old Genii wrote the mans
name IN his ledger and the man went
forth into the world to lead an honest
life.
Years rolled by and the Old Genii
often thought Of the man, and he ex-
amined every character that was left
on the Banks of the Styx. hoping that
he would find perfect one, which he
intended to save and give to the man
when he returned. And again the Old
Genii was different from mortals for ne
never doubted that the man would some
day return.
Many years rolled by, still the Old
Genii failed to find perfect char acter,
none without flaw. ButOne day after
score ofyears had passed the Old Genii
found on the banks of the Styx per-
feet character r-spOtless as the MONDAY
sun, as pure as the morning dew, and
as wholesome as the newborn babe.
He read the inscription on the char
acter and found to whom it had belong
ed, then he went and looked into his
ledger for the mans Eame and address,
so that he might send for him. but as
he looked at the inscription on the per-
feet character and then at the mans
name in the ledger, lol and behold! he
found they we're the same. Then the
Old Genii knew that the notorious Grim.
NAL had returned to the Banks of the
Styx after score of years with better
character than any that had come be-
fore.
Once again the Old CENT went to
| Charon aud told him OF what had oc.
CURED, and once again Old Charon
smiled, and said:
81 remember the man we'll, for lie was
the only man in all Eternity who smiled
when he stepped aboard my ferry"
When Charon smiled the second time
the mist that hangs like veil over tie
waters of tie Styx parted again, ever
clearer than before and moving away
mo the golden Aurora on the distan,
horizon, tie Old Genii tehe'd the man
| When the Old Genli found that mar
could Obtain better character through
his own efforts than any that could bs
obtained through barter, he closed hi,
emporium forever, and went forth intt
the world to spread the tidings.
But he found that man would have
none of him.. They called him dema
4 gogue and a fakir and foolish ol.
man, but the Old Genii persisted in hi
j efforts, even unto this day, and ofteI
when he sits on the marble ballustrad'
of some massive structure watching
man as he nters heavily laden will
} worldly goods, seeking to purchase
good character, the Old Genii m ter
, to himself: 81 know a better way thai
} that, If he would only try"
ST HASKELL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

81 can't understand why Brown.
should have failed" 'Nor can 1. I
always thought he was doing finely.
He often came to me for advice."-X
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

Careless ~ the singing =lee-. She -taT,,- down
2. . broad tier Of rocI. below The plateau = -le
.u- and erred shriiIv.
i that really YOU, l-. ~Ivr~er-
. ~. n. tremendous burst Il thunder ---I
..-.r r.- eNuerIeugrd DIV rfeG ~ other sounds
-.- ~. .tpre,Iahle time The Amer1,au ~g-ar--
.l.E -sr almost ~ her feet and stood beside
her ~tarnra came Quick ON ms heels. moving
,,s-h . sghtnesS and ae,ura.v Il :aa-to!G thar
were au1aziug II one So lame
lust me. Ms Nvrtor. sorry = ! nave
-1-terr that We should hurry. ! hove been
king r,u since nine O'clock
~u,rs,r'- words were uou,Lalaur.v polite
He even raised his cap though The fury u- tIe
-., laden blast might well hove excused tins iCr-
mai as- of courtcsv. Helen w-~ still h-ushlrg
-o painfully that She became a-gry with he--
self and her voice W4~ hardly under control
Nevertheless. she managed o. say
How Eiud and thoughtful o- vou' .-I. 81.
night a- YOU see Ny Bower and the guide
vc-e .fI, % hrlnc III, here before the storm
broke We happened .. tt standing u,a- the
door watch hing the lightning When I caught
glimpse ot YOU was So stupidity startled that
screamed and almost fell -Cto Ai-. Bower
arms
Tu, i'll that way. It did not sound $, .-~;Ie-~-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

Bower should greet carra So s-'---E- r. s-- 20
le sure she ueHevee -1npl--lt-y ---c - =-e--1
Wou.- soon pas stamp was +----t,- ---7-c-
me hr-. lie WaS -er"nsl-ns h--r- ..-- ne
porter Ee-eincntlE. ana ----- "r-- ----s
with CURIOUS StioT1-~slEene>--
~peuSer v-~ the most collected per-. pes
eCt- He brushed aside Bower --- ~ s
lightly a~ he had accepted Helen $ en-. .---sseQ
eNplanat-on- bis IS crt my hustle n all
1e Salc. >t~:--I- heard t--1- MS .-.-.--- -S---
ma
Nt@i-.t - ,---- N--i--t--
Bower -tT-celt EoLse was -.---.-" --
-grse -rl.-1I,r II -eIilliot'- one o- ll> ---s-s
u o. growing dog ~J-l-eE-y coWec t- --i1-
Helen er~ Tere tuned % TINS perp-eA--G note
-Ur >ptu~er interpreted - according 70 -- .-->-
-He pt the man
stamp Ae~r,-- * ven on -
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% me F,-i-'. ne p 'E le- l-.e ---.
enCe- gll-e z. lv found On tl--- - .-7
Alps ~n- ne -r-.gFe~ JA-t any PIE ...----s
up here tD-'-@E "i-- >t-rc-E tv -i--l e. e
hut q Weez y rl.re 1E u1e "es---- e. -----
even now ~ Iorr nay -IlaHe 81 ,---
between canSer anu safety trr--s ---
-.HFlA,e MN ne l. wrong ~ s
about u. uyEtle me r'l-'''-r ,-
backed ~ ~ some ~-'i -..---l-.---e -
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

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New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
DrlWlne ~
Sracs = WlcGersslG

Al Ted's rot quite As blg aS ne
But when dear muvver sees Us,
She's goin' 70 ink, YOU see
AT | am little Brother Ted,
An Brother TED Is ME
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
By
Nj. Q. Hays

! m dressed al up II uruvver' clo'es;
He's all dressed up IN NINE
We're goin 70 play q April Fool
\ trick ~ VIII be me
The On.y trouble Is, yoG STE,
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

WHILE She Was speaking, another binding
flare Of lightning flooded moraine and
glacier and pierced the veil of slect. Her voice
ro~e almost 10 q shrek. Bower sprang forward.
His left hand rested reassuringly across her
shoulders.
Better come inside the hut ~ lie began.
But J saw some ore-a white tale-starlrg
at me down there
1t is possible. There IS no cause Tor fear.
i party may have crossed from Italy. There
would be none from the Maloggia IL this hour.
Helen was actually trembling. Bower drew
her . little nearer. He himself unnorved,
. prey 70 wilder emotions than She could guess
TIL later days brought fuller understanding
Il 81 mad trick Of fate that threw the glrl
into his embrace Just then for another tar-tiung
sheet Of tIre revealed 10 her terrified vision the
figures ot Spenser and Stanpa Oh the rocks be-
meath. With brutal gandor. the same flash
showed her sting close 10 Bower. For some
reason She shuddered. Though the merciful
gloom of the next few seconds restored her
faculties her face and uecl, were ahame- She
almost felt that she had been detected in some
fault Her confusion was not lessened hv hear
ing muttered curse from her companion.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

81. --.l- - -h, -l,r 4 strange -. f--. - reno
.ug followed uv @ heaEE thud, --gge-t,. ~,r-e-
thing more tanplflc than thUudert,ir- h.we-
,cked the door and II swung inward
An avalanche, De said Probably . -.ta-
raI too, q: course the hut stands clear ~ lie
TRACK 90 I'll unpleasant visitors ~ -.- ------i-
ton
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16
Died Suddenly.

Thomas D. Whitsitt diedat the
home of his mother, Mrs. f. l..
WhitSitt in north Odessa at 500
o'clock p. m, Friday, January /,
1900, age d27yearsand10 months.
The direct cause of death
was tuberculosis of the throat.
Just a day or two before he died
he was up town, and the news of
his death was a surprise to his
friends. Just before his death he
had taken a bite of cake and
started to the water bucket for a
drink. He became strangled and
fell in the floor, dying in a few
seconds. Deceased was born in
Fayetteville, buG had been a resi-
dent of Odessa forabout20 years.
he had been employed on the
drays the past few years and
was a member of last years foot
ball team.
Funeral services wereconduct-
ed at the home Sunday afternoon
by Rev. w. B. Snyder in the
presence of a large number of
relatives and friends. Burial took
place in the city cemetery under
auspices of the Mystic Workers
of the World in which order he.
held aS1O00 life insurancepolicy.
Odessa Democrat.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16
The Dollar Fine.

Police judges and justices Of
the peace in some communities
have the habit of assessing a dol
lar fine against all culprits
brought before them on misde-
meanor charges. Is this caused
by sympathy for the unfortunate
and love for the downtrodden or
by a desire to curry favor with
the lawbreaking element of the
community?
True the dollar fine carries
whit all the costs of the case
the attorney for the state or town
gets his fee and the constable or
marshal gets his share-but the
state or town gets nothing. FIRE
.quently offenders, brought the
second and third time on the
same charge, get again the mini.
mum fine.
When a judges heart over
flows with love for an unfortu-
nate delinquent and he is dis
posed to let him gofree, the Of
icers begin to scowl and muir
muir about how justice should be
dealt out. They dislike to lose
their part of the spoils.
A dollar fine to some men is a
greater hardship than a thous-
and dollar fine is to others and
a discriminating Judge will make
allowance for the ability of the
prisoner to pay. He will not fine
every man the minimum.
Officials sometimes hold out to
the accused the hope and often
the promise of a small fine to Sc
a plea of guilty. The timid,
the simple and others have been
known to enter a plea of guilty
although innocent, as that seem
ed the cheapest way out of the
difficulty.
After all is a conviction all
there is to law enforcement?
Should any government assess
fines to raise money? The pur-
pose of criminal courts is to pre-
serve life, property and happi-
ness. The law should be enforc.
ed because it is the expressed
will of the people. Fines are in
tended to suppress lawlessness,
not to license it. The dollar fine
labit is dangerous Columbia
Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16

of the mules being carried down
the track quite a distance. The
wagon was also badly demolished
The accident occurred shortly af-
ter seven o'clock, the Hummer
being about one hour late.
The crossing is a very danger
Gus one and during the past few
years several persons have been
killed at that place. -Higginsville
Advance.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16

1t requires a proper combination oil
certain acids with natural digestive
juices to perfect a dyspepsia cure.
And that is what Kodol is--a perfect
digester that digests all the food you
eat. If you wiz take Kodol for a
little while you willno longer have
Indigestion. You then couldn't have
indigestion. How could you have indi.
gestion if your food we're to digest
Kodol digests all you eat. 1t is pleas
ant to take, acts promptly. Sold by
Crenshaw d Young.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16
Struck by Railroad Train.

Geo. Niece who drives a team
for Frank Canterbury started to
August Starkebaum residence
Thursday morning for a load of
sawdust and when crossing the
G.. q A. railroad tracks at Tabo,
west OF Higginsyille, was struck
by the Hummer. Mr.. Niece
was thrown from the wagon and
badly bruised, the extent of his
injuries not being known at this
writing. The mule team he was
driving was instantly killed, one
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-01-16
Real Estate Transfers.

HG Angelbeck to Louis Keller
land, consideration S1422.
S A Armstrong to II G Lale
land, consideration S165.
Err Crews to E NJ Thomas &C
acres land, consideration 500.
W H Chiles to Louis Thieman
1870 acres of land, consideration
81.
S NJ Davidson to J Il Chinn
land, consideration SO, 400.
w Fam to NJ C Huston land,
consideration $500.
. G Ford to Geo Axline, lot in
Old Greenton, consideration S75,
Marian Gibson to T A Camp
bell lot, consideration $50.
Martin Weeks to L B Wilson
land, consideration $50.
j W Fishback to G & Galloway
lot, consideration 81.
FW. Haase to B A Hoelscher
land, consideration 1921
w A Braecktem to f Cleve.
land lot, consideration $500.
A Edwards to Vim Hall lot,
consideration $50.
VR Johnson to A + Raynes
lot, consideration 500.
A E Thomas to J A Coslet lot,
consideration $3.50.
Maggie Klaus to j H Wilson
lot, consideration S1,250
Irving Withers to S NJ David.
son land, consideration $4,000.
Keith to Bakers ct al land,
consideration $50.
TIE Cats ct al to Harriet
Lawson lot, consideration $500.
Henry Henning to Jacob Mer.
Ger land, consideration $50.
Jesse Page to VIM Walker lot,
consideration $500.
G E Shepard to ] S Sheets
lot, consideration $1,000.
Heirs of Leorenz Muren to D
H Halke lot, consideration 81.
KG Reid to Edward Roosevelt
land, consideration $1,000.
Edward Roosevelt to Theo Rob
inson land, consideration $275.
Dicey Johnson to G Camp
bell lot, consideration $500.
Al Taylor ct al to Edward
Roosevelt land, consideration 81.
D V Cleaver to Daniel L Cobb
lot, consideration S1.O0
} A Greer to w A Greer land,
consideration $1,000.
Wm Harvey to G s Ricketts,
lot, consideration $3.50
MT Wehman to Daniel Holke
lot, consideration $1,000.
l. A Fulton by Tr to e H Full
ton land, consideration 81, 282.
e H Fulton to Gerharn Boon.
strip land, consideration $50.