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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-10
HELIUM.

Helium, the "sun metal" thus
named because 1t was found by spec
%troscopiC observation in the sun be-
fore it was known to exist on the
earth, appears to exist in perceptible
quantities in a number Of minerals
sxuded from Vesuvius and also in
the air about Naples. Prof. A. Pr
atti has recently examined by a new
method the gas emitted by several
yesuyian minerals, and finds that
helium is often present. He has
detected its presence in so small a
quantity Of ordinary air as S15 GU
bic centimeters.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-10

FOR SALE Geo. Kepner's
furniture at Mrs. SCOTS resi-
dence, Lafayette Street, six
doors west of College Street.
Phone 27O, as follows: Square
dining table, c%hiffOneer, buffet,
6 dining chairs, l mission rocker,
l single iron bed, springs and
mattress, l large iron bed, spring
and mattress, 25 pound ice box.
kitchen cabinet, 2 rugs 9x12,
library table, mission.
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A DIPLOMAT.

@What did you name that boy Of
fours?1
"His name is Insurgent Standpat
Johnson" answered Uncle Rasberry.
eTsn't that rather contradictory? p
q specks so. One Of ems tenn
,orary, an rs gineter keep on
readin' de paper an cross 1t out
Fhen de proper information ma
arializes."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-10

Don't forget as, we are ~
own and we want to make your
de walks. We make the best ana
eat you white. Others come ana
IKE big talk then go. We stay
DIRK, and deliver the goods.
office Phone 437. Res. Phone 1926
IOHN | ASItURST,
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"What yer dressed up fer, jim
ny2 Got company"
"Worse'n at"
"Goin' to de dentistp"
"Worse'n at; Pm gotter get me
picture took"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-10
GOSSIP.

M-uggins-subbubs says his wifs
; very much run down.
Buggins-T'm not surprised You
NOV how those women talk about
nch other out there.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1910-12-10
FOr Bent.

The house occupied by the
Princess Theater. Possession
given in January. Apply to
R. FIELD.
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FACTS M FIGURES.

Next to the farmyard products
in value during the past year Of
1909 comes the classification of
farm crops, which amounted to
1852, 756, and included all the
field crops, such as corn, wheat,
oats, hay, flax, rye, cotton, to-
bacco, etc.
Fourth in value come the mine
and quarry products, reaching a
total valuation Of $31,367, 173, fol.
lowed by the forest products
worth 500, S41, 1857.
Other classifications in the list
of surplus wealth are Mill pro.
Aducts, apiary and cane; dairy
orth $14,57O,935); Missouri.
Brncob; nursery, liquid, fish
Ind game, packing-house, cotton
medicinal, vegetable and can
ned goods, fresh fruit, wool anC
mohair, stone and clay and mis-
ellaneous.
he figures for the poultry de
8rtment, Of wide interest be
sause this is a product found OF
every farm, show an enormous
growth for the surplus during
the last nine years. In 1901
the surplus was rated at $l2,S43,
or, while for 1909 the figures
are nearly quadrupled, with tn
total Of $45, 9O2, sos. The year
feathers, in a quantity Of 1885
] pounds, brought $678,235.
/ Surplus honey amounted +
364,919 pounds, worth $47,43
and 14,774 pounds of beeswa'
brought $4,432 more. Then Their
were 1854, 1853 gallons Of SORGHUM
molasses, valued at $1O9,249
1,051 pounds Of maple sugar am
1885 gallons of maple syrup swell
ed the total of sweet products b
$1,019.
CORN-COB PIPE OUTPUT.
4 The almost half a million do
lars contributed by Missouri corr
cob pipe products, with their va
uation OF $44S, 454, was di'
tributed over 27,7ss,260 corn-cc
pipes, 1,s81,4s4 extra stems, Asa
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t. c. Sawyer went to Indepen-
dence Sunday night on business.
Mrs. Monroe Cockrell of Kan
sas City arrived Sunday night
to visit her mother, Mrs. Mamie
G. Steele.
R. G. Groves of Kansas City
spent Sunday here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. P.
Groves.
Arthur Bour and William Bies-
enhertz spent Sunday in Sedalia.
Mrs. T. W. Warner and little
son, Dan, Of Dallas, Texas, who
have been visiting Mrs. P. S,
FulkersOn, left Monday for
their home.
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Letter LIST.

The following mail remained
uncalled for at the Lexington
Postoffice, Saturday, December
10, 1910.
8, 1910.
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Letters.

Mrs. James Chamberlain, Mr..
T. j. Duling, Mr.. Dan Fuller.
Mrs. ersadel ohnson, VMrJ. Car
de Bonneville Keim, Mr.. Lex
McFaddin, Mrs. A. W. McKen.
ney, Mr.. Leslie Page, Mr.. Frank.
lin Reffet, Mr.. Bud Stevisen, Mr.
Arch Smith,, Mr.. omer Whitaek.
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Cards.

Miss Anglnere Anderson, Mr..
Tom Ball, Mr.. Sol Blevins, B. F.
Bowen or Beorer, Ella ]. Bryant,
Mrs. Ida Finnell, Mrs. A. H.
FURNACE, Mr.. VIII Edwards, Mr.,
Arnold Gavin, W. NJ. Handbook,
Riley & Hollenkamp, Morris &
Byrd johnson, Miss Nolia John
son, John E. LOfgren, Lawrence
Mcconnell, Curry, Tunis & Nor.
wood, Mrs. Pain, Miss Sarah Pas.
sy, Mr.. Jim Pickett, Ethel So
wers, Mr.. John Todman.
When calling for this mail
please say it was advertised.
JOHN K. TAUBMAN,
Postmaster
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sari Wealth.
Joffeuon City, December
Like the revenues of an empire
are the figures IN the new 1910
Red Book FOR MissOuri's surplus
products for 1909. The enor-
nous total Of S842, 542, 9OS, an in
crease Of almost $4,000, 900 over
the previous years production,
includes only such commodities
as were, during the twelve
months considered, hauled, driven
afoot or shipped to market from
the ia counties of Missouri.
After a year of hard work La
Dor Commissioner j. c. A, Hitler
and Supervising Statistician A.
4. Edmonston of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics have made pub
Sic some interesting facts and
Figures on the wealth and high
standing of Missouri, "the poul-
try queen of the Union" a title
which win cling for years to
come. All is set forth in an up,
to-date and entertaining fashion
% the 1910 report of that depart
ment which publication is now
50 generally and widely known
as the cred Book"
MILLIONS IN LIVE STOCK
The largest one item in Mis-
souri's 1909, vast array of wealth
is that for live stock, which a
mounted to $196,25O, 1858, as Mis-
Souri, is one of the leading live
stock producers in the Union
During six years the state ha.
raised a surplus of live stock t,
the tune of 81, 1926 1873 head.
Contrary to expectations, NOR
cattle, hogs, horses, mules, shee.
and goats went to market fror
Missouri counties than in tn
preceding year. The high price
such commodities were obtainin
tempted farmers to sell as man.
animals as they could spare.
The second largest item on tn
list is that of farmyard products
rated at $45, 902, 655, and show
ing the Missouri hen to be worth
of her fame, spread far and neal
as al unrivaled wealth-producer.
The surplus eggs for the yea
numbered $780, 49 dozen
dressed, had a total weight
210,3O4,1 1872 pounds.
The values of the two commod
ties we're almost neck and nee
for the season, and each pract
cally reached the $23,000,0(
mark
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04

ern business world is still the subject
Of comment Mr. Crane had to write a
book to say that if $4,000 year pro-
fessor is competent to teach young
man how to go out and earn $4,000
salary he is either hypocrite, or is not
able to do what he says he can. In
every way Mr.. Crane attacks the teach
err as being a drone and charges mat
the millions spent annually on univer-
stiles, colleges, technical and agricul-
tural schools and law and medical
schools are simply Swallowed up in the
most gigantic swindle of the age"
Those who know the eccentricities of
Mr. Crane will not take his outbreak
too seriously. His whole argument is
a TRADE against the teaching profession
for absorbing SO much of the nations
wealth by which to train the youth of
the country to do the work of the world
and Mr. Crane has seen to it that his
own children have had the best edu
cation available.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
WATER WEAKENS
m. p. STRUCTURE

According to local officials of the
Northern Pacific company, the bridge
between here and Huntsville, which
was weakened last night by high water,
will be repaired some time this after
noon, and trains will be in operation
again tomorrow. A work crew is today
driving new piles for the support of the
structure, and until the bridge is con-
sidered safe for the passage of trains,
passengers will be transferred
Huntsville from one train to another
thus preventing complete tie-up of
the lines. General Agent S. B. Calder
head last night received a telegram
stating that the main line from ST.
Paul to the Sound was open, the slide
at Thompson Falls, Montana, having
been received.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
AS TO SLANG.

There has been a fresh outbreak in
the English periodicals against Ameri-
can slang. Some of the criticisms have
positive value. They elaborate the ia
miliar objection that our common
language is a precious possession and
that it is a shame to debase it. No one
who believes in the economic expendi-
ture of words will quarrel an instant
with this contention.
But it is fair question as to wheth-
er England or the United States is the
guiltier of the two in this matter One
thing is certain There is no one in
England, Scotland or Wales VINO
speaks as pure English as comes from
the lips of an educated Irish gentle
man, and We have the authority of a
Dublin professors statement for saying
that the purest English spoken in the
world is that uttered In Philadelphia.
The English of New England-and
Boston in PARTICULARS full of gro
tesque syllable ecentricities Even
Longfellow said "idea-r' for idea. But,
ignoring our own domestic variations
of speech, and returning to the British
challenge, we should like to inquire
wherein we have done more violence
to the tongue that shakespeare and
Milton spoke" than does the compla-
cent, self constituted guardian Of the
Kings English who uses golf terms
that are meaningless and silly, ana
calls thing Dolly and a man a rot
ter"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04

dictments charging him with wife
allowed to choose the penalty to be
imposed and intimated that he would
prefer the whipping post to imprison-
ment or fine, as is permitted under the
law.
In prOnOuncing sentence, Judge FAX
in scored the defendant severely and
added that he hoped the penalty in
fiicted would serve the double purpose
of. Furnishing the prisoner for his act
and of warning others. AS to the de-
PENDANTS unusual request, the court
said it would be bad precedent to
permit a prisoner to select the mode
of punishment and added that he rea-
liZed the pain from whipping would
not be great, that the real punishment
from such a penalty lies in the dis
grace.
Continuing he said that a man so
hardened that he would voluntarily
choose the whipping post in lieu of
Jail as a means of paying the penalty
for his crime evidently did not care
much for the disgrace and hence the
punishment would be of little avail.
accordingly, he sentenced Madden to
serve six months in the county Jail
on the first indictment and to receive
20 lashes at the whipping post on the
second indictment, the execution of
the latter sentence being suspended
during good behavior.
Fred Memming, alias Alfred Curtiss,
of Portland. was found guilty on a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses and was sentenced to serve
two and a half years in the state peni-
tertiary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION.

DR.. Andrew D. Whites prediction
that in the present year 5000 men and
women in the United States would be
murdered called attention in such a
striking manner to the prevalence of
homicides in this country that the
Spectator, of London, has felt moved
to say that "Mr. White is doing a
great service to his country by thus
drawing public, attention to blot on
American civilizations" The number
of murders in this republic is, no
doubt, dark stain upon our national
character and institutions, social and
administrative. Of, lawlessness we
have a prodigious oversupply, and of
legal punishment or correction there
Isl perhaps, amazingly little. But when
American civilization is spoken of,
what, pray, is meant?
American civilization is usually re-
ferred to as is it were as compact, SOL
id and homogeneous as a prize pack
age. Our murders and our lynchings
are a blot on American civilization.
Our political corruption is a blot on
American civilization. Our divorces
are a blot on American civilization
Everything sinister that happens with
| in the broad confines of our belt of
the continent, every serious lapse from
| high ideals, or the best standards, is a
blot on American civilization The To-
/ cality of the evil is never considered
! No discrimination is ever made be-
| tween north, south, east or west An
Illinois lynching, an anti-C Chinese mob
| in California, a Mississippi race riot
and negro burning, Nevada divorce
South Carolina man-killing, a Penn
! sylvania labor war; white slavery in
New York, rural vite- buying in Rhode
Island, everything, no matter what
finally gets loaded upon the broad
back of American civilization But is
there in reality any such thing, ons
an indivisible?
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abiding citizens"
That the councils were in entire ac-
cord with the views of the mayor was
made evident by the absence of action
or discussion on the crisis. A reso-
luton from the Central Labor union
signed by John Murphy, the president,
requesting arbitration, was introduced
referred to the law committee.
In the select council Thomas Mac
Farland attempted to present another
resolution, but President Haslett re-
fused to recognize him.
This resolution Satirically called up
on our peerless leader, Contractor
James p. McNicoll, who is now So
journing in sunny Florida under the
sheltering palms in company with GER
tain influential republican and demo-
cratic members of councils and the
founders of the workingmen's league
party, Immediately to return and issue
the necessary orders to Reyburn and
Clay to change their belligerent at
titude.'
Director of Public Safety Clay today
wrote to the president of the Builders
exchange, directing that all building
materials near places under course Of
construction be moved from the streets
by tomorrow night. This is to prevent
riotous persons from securing mis-
sizes.
The director also directed an official
notice to industrial establishments,
calling attention to the duty of pre-
venting the streets from being flied
with great crowds, which may 20 IN.
fucnced to acts ii disorder and law =
les,ress by irreSpOCsl! lie perSoaS.''
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
Car Men Ask
Arbitration

PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 3.-The first
step towards settling the differences
between the striking street car men
and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company under the authority of the
courts and thus preventing the i'm
pending sympathetic strike, was taken
tonight by the car men.
An attorney representing the Anal
gamated association of Street and Ell
ectric Railway Employees wrote to
President Kruger of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company, asking that
he join in an application for the ap-
polntment of board of arbitration
to decide the differences between the
strikers and the transit company. A
reply is requested before noon tomor-
row.
Before the receipt of the comrnunica-
ton President Kruger was shown a
copy of the law by representatives of
the United Business Mems association,
who asked him if the officials of the
company would abide by it. He re-
oiled:
Certainly the company will submit
to law"
The act provides for a board of ar
Aitration Of nine persons.
The carpenters and joinerS' union,
with a membership of 5000, voted to-
night to strike tomorrow at midnight
if the street car men have not reach
ed settlement at that time.
Council Meets Secretly.
For the first time in five years, the
citizens of Philadelphia were excluded
from the sessions of the Select and
Common councils this afternoon. A
vast crowd had gathered on the floor
of the city hall, bat policemen kept
all save few privileged persons out
side.
The strike practically was ignored by
both bodies. A message from Mayor
Reyburn reviewed the situation brief
| ly in these words:
1T is not the city's duty. nor yours
or mine, to interfere between the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit company and
it's employees. The courts of law are
available for the redress of any real
grievance which either may have. No
reason exists, nor can exist, in proper
cases, why they and all other dispu-
tants should not submit their diff
ferences to the courts or adjust their
disputes between themselves.
ut is of the utmost Importance,
however, for the good name of the
city and for the safety of it's citizens,
that no step should be taken by your
honorable bodies or by any others
which would undo or in any way or
manner interfere with that which has
already been done or lead any person
to believe that he can, by the aid of
the machinery Of the executive or leg
islative branches of the municipal gov
.ernment, enforce any demand not rec
ognizable in the courts or voluntarily
adjustable between the parties.
ANY attempt, however honest it may
be- which tends to draw away from the
parties themselves or from the judic-
airy, the determination of disputes,
which under the constitution and laws
of the commonwealth are entrusted to
them, necessarily weakens and impairs
our form of government, and in the
present case could but tend to prolong
the agitation. I confidently believe by
the continuance of present peaceful
conditions that full service by the
company will soon be restored. In
bringing about peace and good order
I rely on the cooperation and aid OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
MRS SMART NOT STARVING
Says She Has Plenty of Food and
Fuel Until Waters Subside.

Hello is this the Morning Union
yes"
well, this is Mrs. Smart, the wo-
man who refused to leave her flooded
house."
"Oh, yes, Mrs. Smart"
Il just wanted to let you know
am not starving and that have plen-
ty of fuel"
Such was the first official word re-
ceived from Mrs. Ruth Smart, the Wo-
man who refused to leave her home
on Spring avenue after the waters or
Garrison creek had completely sur
rounded her home Wednesday night
Continuing Mrs. Smart said MY
goodness, all my relatives when they
saw that piece in your paper yesterday
morning thought / was starving 10
death and all came down to see me
today. I am well and have plenty 10
eat and drink and enough fuel to last
me for several days should the waters
of Garrison creek get on a rampage
again.
Garrison creek has receded some
what and Mrs. Smart was able to leave
her home last night for the first time
in three days.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
MUTlNY CAUSE KNOWN
Washington Officials Said to Hav
Broken Faith.

: Because state officials broke their
promise to convicts employed at Decep-
ton Fass rock quarry, the convicts
refused to work and now are ordered
back to the penitentiary here as mu-
tineers to be punished.
This information comes from state
ments made by Highway Commission
the camp. Six months ago when the
convicts We're taken to the quarry they
promised that if they worked faithfully
they would be given final discharges
February 81, after six months labor.
This six months plan has been the
rule on all outside convict work.
Recently came the row between
Bowlby and the coard of control as
to which department should have
charge of the quarry. and Governor
Hay decided in favor of Bowlby. The
latter knew nothing of the promise,
nor did he attempt to learn anything,
February 81 came and no discharges
were received by the convicts. They
waited a few days. nothing came, and
did Mr.. Bowlby or his superintendent
make an effort to communicate the
facts to the board of control, which is
also the state prison board.
The first intimation here of the trou-
BILE was when Superintendent Reed,
of the penitentiary, wired yesterday
that Bowlby reported % men had mu-
timed and asked that the guards be
sent to take the convicts back to the
prison. The situation is now up to
the governor to decide whether he will
carry out the promises made by the
board of control and pardon the me'
who have worked six months or wheth-
er he viii punish them by forcing them
back to serve longer sentence for
mutiny
Under the indeterminate sentence
law all these convicts are entitled to
discharge now in the discretion of
the board. Had they been discharged
as promised the state would have sew
eral hundred dollars it is costing to
transport them back to the peniten-
tiary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-04
Prescott Suffers Little.

PRESCOTT, March 4.-(Special)-
Little damage was done here because
of high water in the Touchet, al
though that stream reached an excep-
tionally high point. A wash-out on
the o. r. & N. line near Valley Grove
tied up the traffic on that road, and
for several daps Prescott has been cut
off from the outside world. The
Touchet is receding.