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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
Two Severely Burned.

Monday morning while
looking for a gas leak in a closet
on ire second floor of the Trad
ers Bank building, Karl Hammer
a match, the match ig-
nited the gas, and the gas
ignited Karl, result: Karl
is severely burned about the
arms and face. Mr.. Hopkins,
who accompanied Karl, was al
so severely burned about the
face and right hand. The in
j,lries to both while very pain
full are not considered dangerous
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
The Chester Here.

The Chester did not get here
Tuesday as it was expected to
but instead had to tie up sew
eral miles below. Consequently
the throng of watchers who were
waiting to see the marvel of a
boat being propelled without
stern or side wheels had to go to
bed with their yearnings un-
appeased and their curiosity un-
satiated.
But Wednesday morning the
good ship appeared early and
and tied up at the landing. A
good many went down to
look her over and a good many
waited yainly for hours on the
bluff to see her pass on up
stream.
She waited for Mr.. Dick
ey s boat, the Unique. The small
craft was a little low on oil and
had to take on some lubri-
cant here. The Chester was TAX
ing her time since for the proper
damatic effect she did not want
to get to Kansas City till Thurs
day morning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
Ben Hoge a Corporal.

The last issue of the Army
and Navy Journal contains the
list of appointments of cadet
officers at West Point. Ben
Hoge of this city was thirteenth
Of the thirty corporals appointed
from the third class. This
shows that Ben is making good
in military as well as every other
line at the national academy
In a class track meet recently
he took twenty points, getting
more than any other member OF
his class.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
James Johnson Drowned.

Saturday the body of James
johnson was found floating in
the Missouri river about two
niles below Lexington. Mr..
johnson was an old Confederate
soldier and had been living at
the home in Higginsyille. 1t is
presumed that he committed sui
eide.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24

Misses Inez and Ida Belle
Walker returned Thursday ey-
ening from few days visit in
Higginsyille.
Miss Winifred Winn left
Thursday evening for Lincoln,
Nebraska, to visit her sister,
Mrs. A. R. Bunting.
Capt. Jno. Skinner went to
Kansas City yesterday to
spend the day on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
Fight the Drought.

The Experiment Station is re-
ceiving so many inquiries in re-
gard to the proper methods Of
cultivating corn during dry
weather that it is deemed ad-
v.sable to call attention to some
means of saving soil moisture
and of fighting the drought that
is threatening the entire state
tbs summer.
Very little can be done to save
the uncultivated crops like oats
ind grass but 50 far as corn or
any other cultivated crop is
concerned drought may be ef-
fectiyely fought by continued
and persistent cultivation Of the
right sort. If mulch Of loose
dry soil is kept on the ground a
great amount Of water will . be
saved that would otherwise come
to the surface of the soil and
evaporate and be lost. The
most effective mulch is one a.
bout three inches deep made by
small shoveled shallow run
ming implement that will leave
tile ground practically level. a
spring tooth cultivator with six
or eight shovels on each gang
Is one of the best implements for
dry weather or a one horse gar
den plow after the corn is too
large to work with the ordinary
cdljvator. If other implements
are used they should be run
shallow 50 as not to disturb the
corn roots at a time when they
are so badly needed, These
small toothed implements leave
a loose dry layer of soil on top
for q mulch which acts like a
blanket thrown over the grounC
and keeps the water from being
lost by evaporation.
II e drier the weather The
oftener man should cultivate il
order to ,,eoq a good mulsh anC
cultivation should be done a
least once a week in a drought
1t is a good plan to continue tn
cultivation even after the corr
is too large to plow with the or
dlnary cultivator. A one hors
garden plow or even an OLE
mower wheel weighted dow
and dragged between the row
will give good results and in sue
dly weather as the present vii
add considerable to the yiel
C. the crop.
Some people have the ide
that it does no good to GU
tivate corn during dry weathe
when it is clean and the grOun
loose but this is a mistaken idei
The oftener one cultivates tn
more water he will save for
the ground is left unstirred yer
long the particles settle togethC
again and water can get throug
the mulch to the surface of I'll
ground and hence be wasted.
The only way to fight
in the corn field is t
continued and persistant, sha
low and level cultivation an
he man who follows this plf
will win out when he goes
harvest his crop.
c. B. HUTCHISON
Department of AgronOmy, UI
versity of Missouri, Columbi
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
trip to Kansas City Wednesday.
j. S. Vickars went to Kansas
City last Wednesday on business.
Methodist Church.

Rev. Albert Bushnell, Superin-
tendent of the Missouri Anti.
Saloon League, will conduct the
services in the Methodist church
Sunday morning. The evening
services will be conducted by the
pastor.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24

Miss Kate Drysdale went to
Sweet Springs Thursday evening
for a several days visit.
Gus IIaerle returned Thursday
evening from a trip to Chicago
and Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. C, b. owen ar
rived Thursday evening for a
short visit with homefolks.
Miss Lee Meng went to Kan
sas City yesterday for a few
days visit,
G. c. Marquis, J. C. Grady,
0. H. Westerman, John Price,
j. 0. Coffin and E. Y. Stier
went to Macon, Mo-, Wednesday
10 attend the Missouri Elks'
Association convention,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24

FOR RENT-35 or 40 acres Of
good pasture with good water.
Phone 5l8.
B. D. WEEDIN.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
Marriage Licenses.

Miss Martha Wood accompan-
led by her little niece, Miss
Maize Hulver, left Wednesday
for an extended visit with
relatives in Oklahoma and Colo
rado.
Capt. John Skinner went to
Kansas City Wednesday to
spend the day.
w. H. Campbell went to Kan
sas City yesterday on bust
ness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-06-24
C. B. HUTCHINSON,

Department of AgronOmy, Uni
versity of Missouri, Columbia,
Missouri.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
EXHIBITS WIN PRAISE

B . . e - j '. = = 4 i < &.
Montgomer, Ala.-The Alabama In
dustriai exposition, held at Vandiver
park, attracted large crowds Of both
races, many of whom came especially
to see the exhibits in the negro build
ing.
The magnificent corn arch In the
center of the first floor of the build
Ing was a revelation of the modern
methods of raising fine corn This
arch rested upon rectangular frame
thirty-seven feet wide and ten feet
high, with seven-foot aisle. Extra
large ears of the finest corn In this
state covered the dome of the arch.
Three thousand ears Of corn were Oh
exhibition In the building. In the
corn palace was a section reserved
for products of colored farmers.
On the first floor Of the negro
building were exhibits from Tuskegee
Institute, the agricultural and me-
chanical college at Normal, Ala. and
the Greenville Industrial school. On
the second floor were exhibits Of
farmers. county conference schools
and art clubs. The Tuskegee exhibit
consisted Of all kinds Of work done by
the students In the various depart
ments. besides a splendid display of
the agricultural work at the insti-
tue. Fine exhibits from the Tuske-
gee creamery also attracted visitors.
Fine specimens of agricultural and
mechanical work Of the students at
Normal were also on show.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
cochIneal Scarlet.

It Is the opinion Of Leon Diguet,
who has been studying the state Of
the cochineal industry In Mexico for
some time. that before many years
have passed cochineal scarlet will
have become thing OF history only
like the Tyrian purple Of antiquity.
wonder how many people are aware
of the method Of manufacture Of this
well known dye. It Is made from the
dried female Of the cochineal insects
(Coccus cacti). They are gathered by
brushing the branches Of the nopai
cactus, on which the insects feed as
soon as they begin to lay their eggs
They are then desiccated in ovens OF
filed with boiling water. It has been
estimated that one pound Of cochineai
contains no fewer than 10000 distinct
Insects. The color is brought out and
fixed BY chloride Of tin Only few
plantations Of the uopal cactus now
remain. hence the fear that the dye
will soon become a thing Of the past
at any rate unless some other SUD
stance is found on which to feed the
insects.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
COLUMBUS C0l0RED BRANCH

Columbus O.-The negroes Of Co.
lumbus have been exceedingly active
in making campaign for $4,000 to-
wards providing branch Y. M. G. A.
for colored young men Of the city.
There will also be girls department.
The white people of the city will give
$4,000 for the project. The building
will be located conveniently.
The local ministers, business and
professional men are very active in
the canvass. Among the large con-
tributors are. Wilbur e. King, Charles
Hamilton, S. A. Weaver, William
Moore, I. D. Huston, DR.. Woodlin, J..
w. Williams, James Watson, William
Hughes, M. e. Marchant, Robert
Payne, R. B. Barcus, G. W. Bowman.
William A. Burke, Rev. I. A. Collins
and the instructors and employees of
the Lincoln Ohio Industrial school,
who gave $50.
A number have remarked that since
Springfield, Dayton and Columbus are
to have fine branch Y. M. C. A. build
ings, perhaps Cleveland and Cincin-
natl people will wake up and take no.
tice. Cincinnati has fine new girls
home, which cost $4,000, leading white
citizens having given substantially
towards the place.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
MuRPHY's MAIL.

A freckle-faced girl stopped at the
post office and yelled out:
Anything for the Murphys?"
mo, there is not" said the postmas-
ter
Anything for Jane Murphy"
Nothing"
Anything for Ann Murphy"
No"
Anything for Tom Murphy"
mo"
Anything for Bob Murphy"
mot q bit
Anything for Jerry Murphy"
Nothing at all"
Anything for Lie Murphy?"
"No, nor Pat Murphy, nor Dennis
Murphy. nor for Pete Murphy. nor
Paul Murphy, nor John, Jack or Jim
Murphy, nor any Murphy, dead. living,
unborn, native or foreign, civilized,
savage or barbarous, male or female.
black or white, franchised or disfran-
.chised. natural or otherwise. No!
there Is positively nothing individual
~, Jointly, seyerally, now and for
ever"
The girl looked at the postmaster In
establishment and said: Please see II
there is anything for Clarence Muir
ply. National Monthly.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
Calendar reform il china.

From Peking 1t is announced that y.
the Chinese government is about to
drop the troublesome moon from ~
calendar and follow the practice o.
western nations In using only the
sun. The present Chinese year began
on January 80 and is the year 4S O .
the seventy-sixth cycle, cycle con con.
sisting of SO years and the first year
OF the first cycle occurring 3. G. 26sf'
But owing to the use Of the moon the
number q days In the year varies con-
siderably. Ordinarily there are u ~.
nations or months, but once IN 81 III
nations thirteenth lunation is ADDED
to the year, as a result Of which tne
year can be as short as 1854 days @
as long as 1874 days. The months are
more regular than our own, alternaI
Ing between 20 and 80 days. The en-.
nese year completely fails to keep tne
seasons within proper bounds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08

because fayorfts professor has beer
moved BY the governor or because
lthey arc opposed to some particular
measure OF the governor. Not infre
Quently In France and Italy, labor dis
iturbances IRE fomented for political
or party purposes. particularly among
THE employees OF the state railway.
Strikes are q fayorite weapon OF the
Socialists when they are seeking 70
force political measure through par
liament Until few years ago, It
seemed that general strike" IN
which all the laborers OF city or sew
eral cities, suddenly lay down their
tools and refuse to return to work
until some concession has been
granted by the government, was the
means by which the Socialists pro-
posed to oyerturn all the existing gov
ernments In Europe Since the fall
ure Of the revolution in Russia and OF
similar movements on smaller scale
in Italy and elsewhere this form Of
strike seems to have fallen into disre-
pute.
The most novel and interesting form
OF labor Instruction Of which heard
while was In Europe was the strike
OF the agricultural laborer." In both
Hungary and iiaiy, ths agricultural is-
borers have for some years past been
organized into more or less secret So
cieties, and the outbreaks which have
been the more bloody and the more
far-reaching in their influence than
any labor strike in Europe.
The possibility that farm hands
might be organized into labor unions
and make use of this form Of organizar
tion In order to compel the land own
ers to raise wages, had never occurred
to me, and took some pains to learn
the condition in Hungary and Italy
under which these organizations have
grown up. In the next chapter ! shall
describe the farm laborer in Italy and
Hungary and compare him with the
negro farm laborer in the south.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
Kindness to Animals.

"A little color from the Potrero"-
so a genial friend informs the San
Francisco Chronicle.
Far out on the very edge of town
is little school house, the first and
second grades Of which are com.
manded by a pretty little normal
school graduate.
"Her pupils are all sons and
daughters of the warmer sort Of i'm.
pulsive foreigners and have all reach.
ed a state of alteration for their
queen and vie with each other in
ways to please her.
Zone day she had dwelt especially.
upon loving and caring for dumb ami
mails. The next day little Pietro re
manned in his, seat when his school
mates dropped out to play. +.
Teacher was busy at her desk and
did not notice him until she felt q
little fist Juggling at her sleeve.
Why, Pietro!' she exclaimed.
what is the trouble!
'Nothin'. teacher l just wanted
to tell you how l was good to dumb
animals yesterday he promptly re-
piled.
Why, isn't that nice! Pietro. Just
what did you dor
"Pietro drew himself up to his full
three feet and proudly asserted:
81 kissed the cat"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

Il beg your pardon, sir" said the
new clerk, "but that dollar you just
took in Is a counterfeit" II
THAT may be" answered the pro-
prietor nervously, "but the woman
who gave 1t to me was the minister's
wife," 4. II.
"But do you take counterfeit money
from women just because they happen
to be ministers wives?'' ss
Certainly do not"
Didn't you notice the money was
phoney?" Il
Darn It! If you've got to know it,
young man, that was the dollar I
dropped in the contribution box last
Sunday. And look hereyour busi-
ness is to weigh out beans and meas.
ure spaghetti-not to keep tab on
your employer
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
cHAMBERs FELT NO FEAR.

At a well-known club in New York
the other day one Of those bores who
are the bane Of all clubs drew his
chair up to Robert W. Chambers and
said, genially: #
chambers, you are writing at the
rate Of two. and sometimes three, nov
els every year, to say nothing Of your
annual sheaf Of short stories Aren't
you afraid that q time will come when
you will have written yourself out? I"
my dear sir" Mr.. Chambers re-
piled, Il have no such fear. Just look
at your own case. You have been
talking for more than sixty years and
you haven't talked yourself out. have
YOU p, t3 /; s.;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
TOOK ONLY ONE TRICK.

(. . r. . 81 b --. . .
II have seen some very remarkable
whist hands," said one Of the bridge
fiends in a downtown club on satur-
day. But once. about four years ago,
I saw one man hold all thirteen
trumps." as, !. j u
why. that's not SO extraordinary
two or three players broke in all at
once; that's happened lots Of -
Hold on till I'm through. What
made this hand remarkable Is that
the man who held it only took one
trick"
Nonsense! What are you"
tits fact. When he trumped his
partners ace first time round his part
ner got up and threw him out of the
window Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
WANTS TO Be- SENT TO Pen
TOPERFECT HIS INVENTION
SOUTHERN coLoRED MAN Will
Dc a QUEST or UNCLE SAM. Y

Savannah, Ga.-When the United
States court convenes In Savannah
the federal grand jury will be called
upon to indict one Of the most re
markable negro criminals with which
the government has ever had to deal
The man gave the postal authorities
endless trouble. 1t has never been
their lot to contend with smoother
negro criminal. The prisoner Is Lew
is H. Wagner. alias Evan P. Harris
South Carolina negro.
Harris is an exceptionally smart
negro and Is well educated. He con
fessed that on number Of occasions
he raised postal money orders. in one
case making an order for 10 cents
read $3.50. With every evidence OF
sincerity, Harris declares that he did
not commit the crimes for the money
he realized on his operations. but that
he might break into the federal peni-
Tertiary, where he would have the
facilities for perfecting an invention
which has to do with compressed air
Whether the motive for Harris
crimes Is correct or not, the negro
talks in q most convincing manner.
He says he has been working on an
invention, but has been unable to COM
plete 1t for lack of facilities Some
one told him, he says, about the va
riety of tools and assortment Of ma
chinery the government has in the
federal prison in Atlanta, and he says
he came to the conclusion that If he
were prisoner there he could let
his Inventive inclinations have full
play.
Harris will be given an opportunity
of Investigating the inside Of the fed
eral prison in Atlanta. The post office
inspectors intend prosecuting him in
both Georgia and South Carolina,
Harris having operated on both state.
In addition to being a clever money
order crook, Harris is a sleight-of-
hand performer and has reputation
in several Georgia counties where he
has given exhibitions. He maintains
an elaborate wardrobe and keeps
trunks in several towns that he has
been wont to visit. He Is a lightning
change artist. He has been known to
appear in post Office wearing over
alls and old clothes, with dirt be-
grimed face and hands, and present
a money order within ten minutes aft
er public appearance in the street,
where he was dressed as a dude.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08

Familiar Phrass Get the hookn ".
Come Down 70 Present Times
From Long Ago.

I'VE are accustomed to having a.
cepted ideas about the freshness ana
originality OF our slang held up to tbs
scorn and mockery OF the initiated =
said member OF . group Of amateu,
archaeologists and antiQuarians which
meets regularly In one Of the New
York clubs.
How often we have seized upon
some newly coined phrase. some an.
rarently unique product from thu
great popular language mint, and ad.
vanced 1t AZ genuine invention 81
the day, only to discover that It was
known to generations past in almost
identical form and IL truly an old
coin restamped.
Everybody IL familiar with the
phrase get the hook It has been es.
tablished in current speech as a slang
expression OF peculiar yigor and terse.
ness. Almost anyone could tell you
that 1t originated in the amateur
nights at popular vaudeville theaters
where aspirants for fame are given
q chance to try their powers upon
an audience, and that It refers to the
implement with which the stage man.
ager brings about the actors forcible
exit when the audience can stand no
more. Cat calls and jeers failing to
extinguish the ardor Of the performer,
there is demand for the hook and
the unhappy artist 10 dragged into
the wings, willy nilly. ISL
From this application the phrase
has come into general use for all oc
casions when one IL bored or wearied
of anything or anybody.
"Now on the face Of It this looks
like a truly modern bit Of slang. It
can be traced, apparently, to mod.
ern custom and modern method OF
entertainment. You would say, of
hand, that the hook is . genuine
Americanism II ever there was one.
"Not at all. It is at least 10 centuries
old, possibly. older than that
Among the most interesting dis.
coveries in the ruins Of Pompeii, de-
stroyed 70 A. D.. are the inscriptions
scratched upon the walls by idlers and
street arabs, 'grafitti.' they are called.
Zone of them reads as follows
"'Puteolanis feliciter, omnibus Nu-
cherinus felicia, ct uncu(m) Pompei.
Janis (et) Pitecusanis.'
Which means, 'Hurrah for the Pu.
teolaneans; good luck to all Nuceri-
ans; the hook for the Pompeiians and
Pithecusans.'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
AS A SLIGHT TOKEN.

A widower belonging to country
village lately led to the altar a
fourth bride. says Answers. After
the honeymoon the happy couple set
tied down in his home, and, as the sur.
rounding country was new to the lady
she was anxious to VISIT all the places
Of interest in the locality. 5
Among the spots visited was the vii
lage churchyard, and there the hus-
band and wife passed before a very
elaborate, tombstone, the property Of
the bridegroom. The bride, being a
little short-sighted, asked him to read
the inscription. In solemn tones he
read:
Here lies Susie, beloved wife
Of John; also Jane beloved
wife Of john; also Mary, be-
loved wife OF John .
He stopped abruptly.
What are the words beneath p in
nocently asked the lady, and her hor-
ror can be imagined when he read:
BE We also ready"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
Rcd Eyes.

The constantly fierce light Of .ne
sun and glaring lavements renee,
many peoples eyes painful and re-
and wretchedly weak. Tea is . NM
cure in small poultices Of cold zee,
!saves In small muslin bags placed on
on each eye for about ton minutes !. =
nighttime. Preferably, Of course. ~
Of dark ana when one 10 in bed. ~
effect Of this treatment on the eyenos'
Ii almost magical. Tho eyes Sec
to open fully and grow strong a. onvs
While for q brown neck. discoioIes
by high collars or BY the san. ~ -.
friend, the raw potato. y ayai Z, =. -
cure, rubbed well In. a. 70 the fsse
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
DOYLE FINDS a HOLMES.

Sir A. Conan Doyle had recently an
amusing adventure with Paris cab
man. We read that the creator Of
Sherlock Holmes arrived at the sta
ton by the Paris. Lyons 4 Mediter.
ranean railway and hailed cab.
When he paid the fare the cabman
said: Thank you, Mons. Conan
Doyle. 4 How do you know my
;nanief' asked Sir Conan. The cab.
man replied: II read Ii the papers
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1911-12-08
. GOT THAT FAR.

She was very literary. and he was
not. 81 b ss, ...5s Il < Il &
He had spent q narrowing evening
discussing authors Of whom he knew
nothing, and their books. OF which he
knew less.
Presently the maiden asked archly:
"Of course you've read Romeo and
Juliet r" +, Il 4. VI
He houndsred helplessly for mo-
ment and then. having 4 brilliant
thought. blurted out. happily:
.'I'veI've read Romeo ~ 5sss