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Stubborn As Mules

are liver and bowles sometimes; seem
to balk without cause. Then there =
trouble-loss of appetite-indigestion
nervousness, dependency, headache.
But such troubles fly before DR.. Kings
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The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-18
loyalty to ourselves.

If we would be true to ourselves,
we must always look toward the
highest. Glitch your wagon to a
STAR" says Emerson. Even though
we may not be able to attain the
heights we would like to attain,
the very fact that we have tried
will make us nobler and stronger.
A man once, as he was walking
along the street, happened to look
down into the gutter, and saw
there the sparkle af diamond.
Ever after that, so the story goes,
as he went along he kept his eyes
fixed upon the gutter; and so
missed time and time again the
beautiful things that he passed by
every day. The one accidental
find of a treasure, worth few
paltry dollars, in the mud of the
gutter changed his whole life, and
he afterwards paid a dozen times
over the price of his find by what
he missed because of it.
We cannot, like the man in the
story, always be looking into the
gutter and get the best out of life.
The few diamonds that we may
find there, if We are SO fortunate
as to ever find any, can never re-
pay us for the things we ruiss
elsewhere. We must be true to
ourselves. We must look to the
highest. We must be ever striving
toward the heights, even if we fail
again and again. We must be cup
and doing, with heart for any
fate" If fame and fortune can
not be ours, let US be content with
what we have, but ever looking to
that which is higher and nobler
and better. And let US always
carry in our hearts and practice in
our lives the words of the poet who
said:
Life is too short to waste
In Z mic peep or critic bark,
Quarrel or reprimand,
Twill soon be dark.
Up! mind thine own aim, and
God speed the mark!'
BY William T. McElroy in Sun
day School Visitor.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-18
True To Self.


And it must follow as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
These are words which Shakes
peare puts into the mouth of one
of his characters. AS in many
other cases, the poet here en-
bodied one of the greatest truths
of human ethics. If we are false
to ourselves, we may at one time
be true to a person and at another
be untrue to the same person; but
so long as we are true to ourselves,
Just so long will we be unchange-
ably true to others.
This is one of the truths which
all know but few follow. The
person who says that he is his
Gown best friend" is not always
correct in his assertion; in fact,
oftentimes instead of being our
own best friends we are our worst
enemies, and we would have little
opinion of ourselves, and our
friends would have a much worse
opinion of US if we treated our
friends as we freqently treat our
selves.
There is a fable told of man
of genius who had been endeavor-
ing for many years to accomplish
something worthy of his learning
and talent; but every time he
undertook a thing he was held in
check by some mysterious power,
unknown but distinctly felt, and,
though unseen, always apparently
near at hand. One day as old age
was beginning to creep upon the
unfortunate man, person shroud-
ed in cloak of black appeared
before him. Il am,' said the
vision, "the one who has been
dogging your footsteps and OBJ
structing your efforts throughout
YOUR whole life" The man of
genius at once drew his sword and
sprang toward the unwelcome
visitor. "Wait," cried the vision,
"until you see who am" Then
as the visitor threw aside his
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1910-08-18
cloak the man of gel saw that


it was none other than himself
not the self that had tried so hard
to accomplish great things in the
world, but the self whose bad
habits and evil thoughts and un-
holy desires had SO dragged down
the better self that his work had
been marred and his nobler efforts
Intellectual. He had been untrue
to himself.
No person can be true to him.
self and not follow the straight
path which leads to attainment,
wisdom and power. The slightest
deviation from this path means
Just so much lost to ourselves and
to mankind in general. The
irresolute, wasteful, neglectful life
so often led by the young people
of today makes the numberless
failures and disappointments of
tomorrow. The time we throw
away today can never be regained.
The energies we waste in "riotous
living" even though it be of the
harmless kind, are lost forever
Power comes through concentra-
ton; wisdom comes through appll-
cation; but neither can come un-
less we remain eternally true to
ourselves to the best we are or
can be.
We may sometimes think that
in our youth we can play the
prodigal son, and when age comes
upon US we can return to the old
ways again. 1t may be true to
some extent; but the fact remains
that we have once wandered away,
and so much is lost. And here is
the sad part of it all. Though we
have returned and been received
with open arms and feastings of
joy, yet our inheritance is gone.
Not only is it gone, but it is gone
forever. The fatted calf may be
ours, and the costly raiment and
so on; but these can not restore to
US the half of the inheritance
which was once. ours. We must
pay the penalty of our "riotous
living" of our injustice and dis
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Commencement Calendar.

Central College for Women,
Murrell Auditorium, May 81 to
June /.
Friday, s p. m. Twelfth
Night" Shakespeare.
Senior Glass.
Saturday, s p. m. Grand Con-
cert.
Sunday, II a. m. Baccalaureate
Sermon.
Rev. II c. Mcvoy, D, D., St.
Louis, Mo.
b Sunday, s p. m. Sermon to
Y. w. c. A. and College Mis-
.sionary Society.
Rev. Z. G. McVoy, D. D., St.
-u Louis, Mo.
Monday, a. m. Field Day,
Monday, 3 p. m. Art Reception.
Monday, s p. m. "The Ladies
Of Crawford. Mrs. Gaskell.
Expression Glass.
Tuesday, 10 a. m. Meeting of
Board of Curators.
Tuesday, 3 p. m. Alumnae Meet
ing.
Tuesday, s p. m. Oratorio,
"The Creation" Hayden.
Wednesday, 10 a. m. Gradual
ing Exercises.
Address by Rev. H. NJ. Dohbs,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Miss Ardinger Entertains.

Miss Eugenia Ardinger enter
tanned fifty young people Thurs
day evening at her home, 2104
Main street. A number of out
of town guests were present, in
cluding Miss Rosebrough, Miss
Flagg and Miss Wald of Louis
lana, Missouri, Mrs. Rexinger OF
cincinnati, Mrs. Hoefer and
Miss Dallmeyer Of jefferson
City. High five was played un-
til eleven O'Clock, when delicious
refreshments were served. Mr..
Ben Gratz and Miss Rachel An
dreen won the prizes.
The party was one of the most
delightful events of a delightful
week.
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week.
Joe Thomas Of Marshall i,
spending the week with Waverly
friends.
DIR. Williamson is visiting rela-
tives in Joplin this week.
Mrs. NJ. C. Alderman OF Sc
ialia is the guest Of Mrs. S. R.
Galloway.
B. H. Thomas of Boonville was
ia town several days this week.
Miss Ruth Mack of Grand
Pass is the guest of Mrs. Lula
Davis this week.
Rev. Bruner is attending the
district conference at Yelling
ton this week.
Mrs. Ralph Burnett arrived
Sunday from st. Louis for a
short visit.
Mrs. C. Bruner left last week
for a six weeks visit with rela-
tives in Mcdonald County.
Russell Eppes came in Wednes-
day from Memphis, Tenn, for a
short visit with relatives.
Mrs, Eliza Thomas left Monday
for Boonville where she will
make her future home.
Misses Ida Lee and Lillian
Edwards of Hodge spent last
voak with their sister, Mrs. Hugh
Le2ea.
Miss Edith Vanderlin spent
last week with her sister, Mrs.
Ben Niederjohn, at Blackwater.
Mrs. T. h. Landrum is attend
ing the commencement exercises
of the William Wood College at
Fulton this week.
Miss Jewell Littlejohn of Do
yer, one of the contestants of the
Higginsville J%effersonian, is in
town this week.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
THE MOTHERS PROBLEM
or Raising strong, Healthy Girls.

or Raising Strong, Healthy Girls.
A serious problem which presents IL
self to every mother with girls to raise,
in these days. The eNigeneies OF school
life. the hurry and routine Of everyday
duties. the artificial environment Of
modern civilization, make it more
difhcult to raise strong, healthy girls
than ever in the history Of the world.
Boys raise themselves. Give them
room. give them liberty, and they will
grow up healthy atleast, without much
worrying. But the girls present a ser
ious problem.
How many mothers there are who are
worrying about their daughters. Ner-
vous, puny girls, with poor, eapricious
appetites, bloodless, listless, a constant
anxiety to the mother. How shall she
solve her problemP Towhom shah she
turn for helpP Each case is more or
less a study by itself, and cannot be
solved by any general rule.
This is the way one mother solved the
problem. Mrs. Schopfer, 500 Prescott
Ave-, st. Louis, Mo-, in a letter TO DR..
Hartman, says: "My daughter Alice,
four years of age, was a puny, sickly,
aillng child since she w born. Twas
always doctoring her. When We COM
menced to use Peruna she grew strong
and WE'LL"
Another mother, Mrs. Martina Moss,
r. F. d., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin,
says; "our little eight-year-old girl
had a bad cough, and was in a general
rundown condition" She had several
doctors, who could give the child no re-
lief, and the mother no encouragement,
Finally, she got a bottle of Peruna
and commenced giving it to the child,
and it proved to be just what she
needed. When she commenced taking
Peruna the child had to be carried.
Now the mother says she is playing
around all the time.
Her closing words were: "You have
done a great deal for her. She is the
only girl we have, and it meant lots to
Us to have her cured"
These are samples Of many letters
which DR.. Hartman Is receiving, com.
ing straight from the hearts of loving
mothers. While the different schools
of medicine are pickering and differing
as to theories and remedies, Peruna
goes Enthusiastically on giving permanent
relief. After all, it is cures that the
people want. Theories are of little
account.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Mrs. Ardinger Entertains.

Mrs. H. C. Ardinger entertain.
ed about fifty people Monday
evening at her home on East
Main street in honor of her
guests, Miss Myrtle Flagg, Miss
Julia Goodman, Miss Blanche
ROsebrough and Miss Helen VALID
all of Louisiana, Missouri. The
party was one of the most de-
lightful of the season.
High five was the game played,
though the main pleasure Of the
evening was conservation. Miss
Alice b. Peak and Mr.. Charles
Lyons won the ladies' and gen
tlemen's prizes respectively. AT
eleven the party adjourned to
the front yard to view the eclipse.
Mrs. Ardinger made a charm
ing hostess and the young people
of Lexington were charmed with
her visitors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

owned by John Morgan. ST., and
the Theatorim by 5. N. Rey-
nolds. None Of the three build
lings are believed to be insured
and the loss is rather large.
The fire burned slowlwy and ey-
cry other building in the sock
was vacated as soon as the flames
began to spread. Col. WA. vii
sons yard was filled with other
people belongings. The en-
CINE and presses in the journal
office were carried out and
most of the furnishing of the
Theatorium was saved.
The loss of property by the
fire is not known.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

are authorized to announce
THOMAS a. WALKER
candidate for the democratic nomi-
for Probate Judge subject to the
n Of the voters at the August pri-
+.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
BIG FIRE AT CoRDER
mes destroyed a Part of the
ity Wednesday morning-No
Lives Lost.

Wednesday morning about 10
ock fire started in the Miners
4 in Corder and destroyed a
{ of the block before the
ket brigade could control the
mes. A strawberry and ice
am supper was held at the
| on Tuesday night and the
e was supposed to have origi-
ted when some women were
aning up on the following
lrning.
That city is without water
1rks and hhs no fir, department
lateVer excepting the bucket
igade which is composed of
luntlry members and could not
collected before the flames had
sumed control of the millinery
ore, the Miners hall and Rey-
dds Theatorium. By the time
e disastrous flame had reach
| the residence of r. L. Gaines
ie townspeople had nearly all
rived and saved the dwelling.
The Miners hall is a rather
nall frame building and is To-
tied on Main street between the
illinery store and the Theator-
I'M. When the building caught, il
,read both ways, but was check
| on the north side by the
rect. After the millinery store
I'd been burned, the fire
on South and caught
.e Theatorium which is a brick
'neered building and was only
nished last fall and was the
ost valuable of the three that
The two smaller buildings were
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Dover Notes.

DR.. W. G. Harwood was in
3 Grand Pass Tuesday.
Frank Campbell was in town
Wednesday.
Frank Zeyzing of Kansas City
was here this week.
Jack Cooper had business in
Higsinsvine Tuesday.
Sam Redd had business in
Lexington Wednesday.
The ladies of the Christian
church will give their annual
strawberry and ice cream supper
on Saturday night, May 2Sth.
Mrs. Belle Cook of Pleasant
Hill, Mo-, and Mrs. Garland Park
er of Texarkanna, Ark, left Sun
day night for their homes after
an extended visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. viii Neer.
Miss Ada Ryland is spending
this week in Lexington with
relatives.
Mrs. Nathan Swagger and
Mrs. w. J. L%ittlejohn were in
Hodge Tuesday.
Prof. billiard lectured at the
Christian church Tuesday night.
Misses Mabel Dolly and Yah
rees Trent accompanied by Ben
Vessel attended the exerciss at
W. NJ. A. Wednesday.
Mrs. Eliza Cox left Wednes-
day morning for a visit with her
daughter, Mrs, Walter Pollard at
Middle Grove, Mo.
Mrs. w. B. Harwood and
baby son are visiting relatives in
Kansas City.
Mrs. M. L. Montague and two
returned to their home
in Marshall Wednesday morning
after a few days visit with her
Mrs. Frank Evans.
Ernest Corbin and sister, Miss
Virgie, spent Wednesday in Lex
Mesdames Alph Downing and
Jack Edwards of Kansas City
were guests last week of Mrs.
Will Stark.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Notice.

Preaching at Prairie church
next Sabbath May 80, both
morning and night by the pastor,
Rev. S. f. Shiffler.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

ed as second-class mail matter at
itollce in Lexington, Missouri.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
NTY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

are authorized go announce
JAMES r. WYNN
andidate for the democratic nom
FOR County Collector subject 10
ton % the voters at the august
81.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

Kansas City Thursday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. F. Lee Wallace accom-
panied by her two children. and
mother, Mrs. John E. Ryland, re-
turned Wednesday evening from
a few days visit in Kansas City.
Miss Julia Goodman of Louis
lana, Mo, who has been visiting
Mrs. Horace Ardinger, for the
past week, returned home Thurs
day morning.
Oswald Winkler was in Sedalia
Thursday on business.
Mrs. Lilburn Cole arrived
Thursday to visit relatives.
VIM. Palmer went to Kansas
City Friday morning on business.
Fred A. Day went to Kansas
City yesterday 10 spend the
day.
Mrs. A. F. Smith and daughter,
Miss Mildred, left yesterday
for their home in Tulsa, Okla,
after a few days visit here with
friends.
Misses May and Alice Peak
spent Thursday night in Higgins
vile.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

are authorized TO announce
JOSEPH KUEHLS
andidate for the Democratic nomi
for County Collector subject to the
b Of the voters at the August pri-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
Wayerly Notes.

Mrs. E. Abbot was in Marshall
Wednesday.
Bro. w. Il. Pruitt was in Lib.
erty Saturday and Sunday.
Harry Steele of Lexington
spent the week end with home
folks.
W. N. Palmer of Pleasant Hill
was in town the fist of the
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28

Mrs. o. N. Hickman returned
Monday evening from a few
days visit in Kansas City.
Judge Richard Field returned
Monday evening from a bust
uess trip to st. Louis.
President and Mrs. Geo. Gibson
went to Sweet Springs Monday
for a brief visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-05-28
lexington %lntelligencer

ALLEN and o. r. SELLERS
and Publishers.
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. weekly on Saturdays. Subscrip-
3 per year, payable strictly in ad-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18

e itu.l -. ~ .s..-'
present husband or wife. mus :.
woman who may have been maj
ried for 10 years to a former hus-
band, but has been married only
3 years to her present husband :,
should be returned as married 3
years. The number of years entered
should be the number Of complete
years. A person who on April 10,
the Census Day." has been mar
ried 3 years and If months should
be returned as married 3 years. For
a person married less than year,
the entry is to be o." meaning
less than year. =
In the case Of persons speaking
Polish or reporting that they were
born in Poland, which is no longer
an independent country, the emu
merator is to inquire whether tn,
birthplace was in what is now known
as German Poland, or Austrian Po-
land, or Russian Poland, and he
must write the answer accordingly
as Poland (Ger.) Poland (Aust. }
or Poland russ. }.
If the birthplace reported is Can.
ada, the enumerator is required tC
ask whether the person is Of Eng
lish or French descent and writ,
Canada (Eng.), or Canada CTR. }
according to the answer.
The question calling for the yeal
of immigration to the United State.
applies to all foreign-b6rn persons
male and female, Of whatever age
1t should be answered, therefore
= for every person whose birthplace
was in foreign country. The emu
merator must enter the year il
which the person came to the Unit
ed States. II he has been in thu
United States mnre than once, tn,
year of his first arrival is to b,
stated.
The inquiry whether naturalizeC
or alien applies only to foreign borr
males 81 years of age and over. L
does not apply to females, to foreign
born minors, or to any male borr
in the United States. If the person
was born abroad, but has becom,
a full citizen either by taking out
second or final papers of NATURAL.
zation or through the naturaliza.
ton Of his parents while he wa:
under the age of II years, the emu.
merator is to write Ma" (for nat.
uralized.) If he has declared his
intention to become an American
citizen and taken out his first pa.
pcrs, tie enumeration is to write
Pa" II he has taken no step:
toward becoming an American citi.
izen, write al" (for alien.
The inquiry as to the ability to
speak English applies to all persons
10 years of age or over. If English
is spoken, the enumerator must
write English" in the proper col.
um. If the person enumerated is
not able to speak English the emu
merator is required, in such cases
only, to write out the name of the
language spoken, as French, Ger
man, Italian, etc. II more than one
language is spoken by a person who,
however, does not speak English
then the enumeration is to write the
name of that language which is his
natirn lannnaun or mot har tonnuo
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18

and clothing, ready to throw the bundles
over our shoulders and run from the
town in case the federals burnt it, which
they usually did when they were fired
on from towns. When the federal officer
and sailor who had escaped capture
reached the gunbOat and informed those
on the boat what had occurred, the gun
boat raised her anchor and steamed up
and down in front Of the town, firing
broadside after broadside of shells into
the town. Several houses were struck by
the cannon balls, one entering the church;
finally the cannonading ceased.
After the confederates left town, they
sent written communication to the gun
boat, stating that the citizens should not
be held responsible for what had &C.
Cured, for the citizens did not know of
their being in that vicinity or their in
tentions, and il the federals burnt the
town they would hang the prisoners they
had captured. This communication was
given to one of the old men Of the town
who Immediately consulted other citizens
and they decided it would be poor policy
to send the communication to the federale
for they might capture nineteen citizene,
burn the town and say to the confeder-
ates, "NOw hang our men and We will
hang these citizens" So the communi-
cation was destroyed instead Of being
sent to commanding officer Of the gun.
boat.
In an hour or two after the csnnonad-
ing stopped, it commenced again. We
soon discovered they were Smelling the
roads leading in to the town and were
L. f~Sca - o>s1o~. ~rh~ 1921 4
up town and set fire to the hotel. Rev.
Mr.. Price came running down the street !;
he was bare-headed and in his shirt
sleeves, and asked one Of the sailors for
their commanding officer; when he was
pointed out to him, he told him Of the
communication the coniederates had cent
in and why it had not been delivered,
and az they had commenced burning the
town he thought it best to inform him
of it. The federal officer said he had
orders to only burn the hotel, that the
confederates' threats would not influence
him to put the ere out, but he would
call his men of and II the citizens could
put the fire out they might do %. Al the
fire had hardly got started the citizens
did not find It difficult to stop It. The
federale returned to the boat and we were
told they would not disturb the town any
more until the matter had te,n reported
to the general in command at Natchez.
He, suppose, decided not to take any
action, for we were not molested gam.
The reason they intended burning the
hotel was on account of the sailor who
escaped capture having run into the
hotel and asked for protection which wal
refused him.
We afterwards heard that when TIKI
captured captain was EXCHANGED, he Va,
court martialed and dismissed from ser
vice for endansering himself and men Z
capture. As to the truthfulness of hi
court martial, etc., cannot veu.h.
| Sometime in the future will write fol
publication in the Chronicle, an accoun
Of my capture during the war, - 70,
have often requested me 70 do.
Remember me kindly to my .Te6ss. or
county friends and with ma, J go<(
wishes for yourself, remain, !,
Your friend and comrade,
ELIJAH CONKtIN.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Trespass Notice.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
the LOCUST WOOD" plantation in
Tensas Parish is posted against hunting
and general trespassing. Entering upon
land is positively prohibited and violat-
ors will be vigorously prosecuted.
(Signed) THOS. F. DANIEL.