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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
OPEN EYES OF KANSAS GIRL
Young Lady Finally Awakens to
What Her Fate Would Have
Been with StIngy Man.

There WAS broken In Atchison re.
Gently an engagement OF two years
standing between girl and a stiDgy
man. II was the first engagement she
had ever had, and consequently the
hrsi she had ever broken. and she
felt that she must follow the custom
that Is arbitrary at such time and
return all the gifts the young man
had made her.
Search was made Of the house from
gnTret to cellar. with the result that q
messenger boy next day carried to
the stingy man cook book which
had been given away to advertise n
baking powder, 81 which represented
what he bGG spent on her for theater
tickets, and narrow band engage.
mont ring, which bad cost him moth.
Ing, for II had belonged to his mother
She wrapped the articles up, with
tears In her eyes, that also being an
established precedent but when tb"
boy had gone and she had neglected
no detail due the sad occasion, even
watching the boy depart through
binding tears. o great light burst up.
on her She saw what n would have
meant 10 marry man so stingy. and
burst into such loud hOpanna be
cause Of her escare. that she ava
kcn"d the babies three blocks away.
Atcbison Globe.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
WHEN MISSISSIPPI WAS LOW
Steamboat Captain Who Once Wadsd
Ahead to Find the Most
LIkely Channel.

bteAmboat men who have been con.
tsnding with low water In the upper
Aississippi river the past summer
should consult with the more ancient
mariners In the Mississippi for point.
sTs on the movement OF boats on low
water and then start out to restore
navigation on the stream.
Capt. William Kelly. secretary Of
the Mississippi and Ohio River Pilots
society. says this IL the first season
sinos 1885 10 his personal knowledge
that steamboats, have ceased to run
during the open season.
In the summer Of 1855, Mr.. Kelly
says. he was plotting the steamer
btslla Whippls when the water was
four inches lower than II ia now. The
noat was towing two barges down
the stream. but got stuck on the
crossing at Robinson's rocks, IA miles
below st. Paul.
Captain Kelly says he wadcd into
the river ahead Of the boat to locate
the best place to drop anchor and pull
the boat over the bar The water
was ten inches deep, and the best
ohannel was located by wadIng. and
captain Kelly returned to the boat
without wetting a stitch of his cloth.
ing
The method OF pulling the boats
over shoal crossings was TO carry the
anchor out In yawl ahead OF the
steamer. drop It TO the bottom OF the
river and pull tho boat over by a line
attached to the anchor and to the cap.
stan OF the boat.
When all was ready the passengers
were transferred 10 the barges to
lighten the boat The run was then
made without difficulty till the next
crossing was reached. when the
anchor and capstan process OF pull.
ing the boat over might be repeated
Bt Louis Republic.
But He Should Keep on Trying.
A well.knowD editor who was faciie
In reflections was tested with an early
writing Of his own, sent under an un.
known name. After glancing at the
title, which was new, he wrote to the
contributor stating that the article
was not up 10 standard, and adding
that 'it 80 ~ do tho writer no harm
to continue riliug such articles. but
II was clc1I .rr'D his work he did not
possess the ity necessary to Sc.
cure accepta nee. Author Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
SUR :; c,ES IL OIL INDUSTRY
Since Time Of BRAKES Discovery Ev-
cry New Field Has Added
Something New.

Since the oil industry BEGAN II has
been succession VI surprises. brakes
discovery we'll was surprise to most
persons. Since that time every naw
field has added something new. For
several years every individual well
waH revelation. Fsculiaritles were
observed not found In their predeces.
sora. Then the new things were found
In localities. II " the same way yet.
OIL refuses to abide by the rules and
freak" wells persist. The driller OF
long experience is constantly expect.
Ing something different from anything
lie. has ever encountered. II ia this
novelty that makes the oil business
so fascinating. but the same thing In.
creases the hazard.
The latest reported oddly ia the
discovery Of heavy oil in the Caddo
deep sand. The opening Of a high
grade oil field In that locality was a
surprise to all and to many n dis.
agreeable one. But when that grade
OF crude had come to be the expected
thing from the deep sand there. n we'll
Is drilled I'm alongside the field that
produces oil Of 30 degrees gravity
from the same sand that yields the oil
OF high gravity. a few days earlier
a well found the light oil In a shal.
low sand and then cnved in and was
spoiled. 30 1t vii! probably go to the
end Of the CHAPTER. Science can guess
at the probabilities below the surface.
but until means liz devised to see
into the earth for several thousand
feet, an the X.ray enables us to see
through a sheet OF steel the OIL bust.
ness Will be uncertain and full of
surprises. II IL hazardous In all its
branches and will continue to be.-Oll
City Derrick
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
THE BLACK HAND AND CARUso
Famous Tenor Tells How the Society
Made SiTr ere ct!cct of ;ss
Solicitous Attentions.

Hnrieo Caruso has been telling the
English newspapers more details OF
now 1t happened that the Black Hand
maze MIN an object OF its solicitous
attentions during the opera season IN
rev York. He Is inclined to believe
tnat there would never have been any
trouble at all If It hadn't been for thn
tact that ne has a charitable nature
according to Caruso, the BlacE
hano would not have been tempted to
bother him If 1t hadn't been for an
Italian barber In New York The bar
Der shaved the singer frequently and
Wen and CaruSo was pleased with hi
work. SO when he heard the barber
ono day de7loring the lack of SUI.
eient cash to enable him to take n trI
osek to italy to see old friends once
more Caruso delighted the man b.
making him present Of $500.
wish | had never done It," save
caruso. my Italian barber was co
overcome with delight that he singed
All the hair OF ono side OF nv bend
and ont half my chin of that morn
ms. Th~n 40 went away and told ~
Newspaper men all about It, Next d,v
l Got nifty letters each asking me for
So0o. Next week Tot twice the pum.
Der and several threatening letters
from the writer's Of the f,rst hatch
And few days aftsrward the BLACK
RAND people trtod 20 blaekmaIl mo
Un VSry hard work beir charitable"
War and EInanna
Money life here has yet not reached
chiValr!c stage. nor has II any.
where else In the world In money
matters this ages faces too often
reflect the cold. pallid face Of the
crafty, cave.dwelling man and his can
nabiiistic devices and traps Tip takes
1t that the money worlds life ls
still In primitive state of evolution.
Later will come higher morals, honor.
aye, ehivalry, for the game Of money
and war and hunting are plainly
worked from the same part or the
brain, and history of one will be the
story OF the others. Great charity
should be shown the financial faces Of
today. for many such faces only rep
resent the fag and exhaustion. wear
and tear. that proceed from too se-
we're application to a too narrow In.
tellectual specially This makes
Cross, tired. worn face. For some OF
the most Just and good hearted of
men and women have a quick. snappy
temper. and no wonder.--New York
Press.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
Mileage OF Blood Circulation.

The mileage Of the blood circulation
cyeals some astonishing facts. It has
Just been calculated for instance that
assuming the heart to beat sixty-nino
times a minute at ordinary pressure
he blood goes at the rate OF 208 yards
n minute, or nine miles an hour. 227
niles n day and $4,000 miles year.
n n man 81 years old could have
ut one single blood corpuscle floating
In his blood all his life. II would have
sraveled in that time nearly 100000
miles
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24

The reaEon why those who fish for
suckers have such good luck IL that
those who bite never nibble ut tho
bait to see whether II Ia good, but, on
the contrary. swallow 1t whole
Judge
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24

il your child Is pale and sickly,
picks at the nose, starts in the
sleep and grinds the teeth while
sleeping 1t is a sure sign of worms.
A remedy for these parasites will
be found in WHITES VERMI-
FUGE. II not only clears out the
worms but it restores health and
cheerfulness Price Csc per bottle
Sold by Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24
BRIEF BENCH DECISIONS.

In the partnership for life the hus.
band is often the silent member OF
tho firm.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-02-24

The only person who can beat tho
joy.rider I'm running people down Is
the village gossip.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28

Jenkins celebrated country
sorghum at j. F. WINS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28

Mrs. M. L. Chandler returned
to her home in Kansas City yes
terday after a short visit here
with her sister, Mrs. N. B. Payne.
Mrs. K. H. Plate of San Jose,
California, who has been visiting
relatives here went to Boonville
yesterday for a visit before re-
turning home.
Mrs. II. B. TunstaIl and daugh-
ter, Miss Sophie, went to Kansas
City Wednesday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Albert Young and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth, went to Kan
sas City Wednesday to spend
the day.
Mrs. R. S.. Dinwiddie of Wav-
erly and Mrs. Fannie Palmer of
Sedalia, who have been visiting
in Lexington, left Wednesday
for a visit in Kansas City.
Oscar Andreen went to Kansas
City Wednesday for a few days
stay.
Richard Hays arrived Sunday
night from Kansas City for a
visit with relatives.
DR.. 2. M. Williams went to
Gallatin, Mo-, Saturday night,
where he held services Sunday.
His wife accompanied him and
will make a visit with relatives
before returning home.
Roscoe Groves of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Miss Nancy Chamberlain went
to Kansas City Saturday night
for a weeks visit with relatives.
When you want the best Oys-
tiers in town go to Longs Meat
Market.
New EvapOrated Peaches, new
Evaporated ApricOts, new Mince
Meat, new Raisins, new Currents.
Every thing fresh and new at
Long & Shinn.
The average housekeeper pre-
fers to buy things for the table
where she can get prompt de-
livery. In this we excel. c. L.
Kenney, Phone II Red.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Waverly Notes.

(Received to late for last week
Miss Maggie Norvcll was
shopping in Marshall Saturday.
H. H. Oelscheager of Kansas
City is in town this week.
Pearl Long of Lexington spent
several days this week with his
sister, Mrs. Chas. Petite.
W. L. Martin and wife re-
turned Monday from a short
visit in Wichita, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fell an
nounce the birth of a son,
Monday, October 10th, 1911.
Mr.. Harry Minty of Kansas
City attended the funeral of his
cousin, Edward Abbot, Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. William Grote of Kansas
City lectured here Wednesday
night on the subject, "Why not
a saloon in Waverly ?"
Mrs. Julia Lane and son, Will,
of Higginsville, attended the fu-
neral Of E. Abbot, at this place
Sunday.
w. R.. Mitchell and wife re-
turned Thursday from Kansas
City where the former was sent
as a delegate to the Knight Of
Pythias convention.
Died, Sunday, at the home Of
W. w. Davis, after a several
weeks illness, Edward Abbot.
Mr.. Abbot came to our city
four years ago as an insurance
agent. May 10, 1910, he was mar
fried to Miss Ouida Davis Of this
: city, who with a little son sur
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
SAMPLE OF LAXATIVE
CURED HIS CONSTIPATION

When a person has become dis
couraged through years of failure to
find a cure, and finally, perhaps, gives
up trying, it is small wonder that he
becomes skeptical. And yet, to all
who have constipation, we would say,
TRY just one thing more"
We wish you would try DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, a laxative tonic
that has been used for a generation.
Thousands are using it; surely some
OF your friends among the number.
You a buy it of any druggist at
nifty cents and one dollar a bottle, but
better still, send your name and ad-
dress to DR.. Caldwell for a free sam
pie bottle. He will send you enough
to convince you of its merits, ard
then if you like it you can buy it of
your druggist. Mr.. J. ]. Petty of I'm
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28

ionville, Mo-, Mr.. George w. thinner
mar of Harrisburg, Pa, and many
others of both sexes and in all parts of
the country first used a sample bottle
and now have it regularly in the
house.
You will learn to do away with
salts, waters and cathartics for these
are but temporary reliefs while DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is guaranteed
to cure permanently. II will train
your stomach and bowel muscles so
that they will do their work again
aside your skepticism and try Syrup
Pepsin.
For the free sample address DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 402 Caldwell building.
Monticello, III.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Real Estate Transfers.

Recorders office Lafayette Co.,
Mo-, week ending Saturday, Oc-
tOber Dist, 1911. Compiled by
Lafayette County Abstract com
pany and Financial agents, Ike
H. Noyes, Manager, Lexington,
Mo. Abstracts and Farm loans.
Peter Hawkins to Peter Par
ker, Shifts Deed $271,85, lot 81,
Lexington,
Dianah Waters to Elmer and
Harry A.. Phillips W. D.. $50, f
81 acres ST. NE. 30-48-2S.
Augusta Niemann to Gottlieb
Niemann W. d. 5000, pit. Sc. Sc.
28-5O-24.
John G. Cobb to VIM. NJ. vii
coxon W, Z. 1910, lot 6 and Z,
block 10, Cobb 5 Add, ode a.
Ida Dulcal to Florence
Gre W. D. sZ75 II int. il.
IA. N $. E. 4 91-50-.j md lots
i md 2, r a k Mtilend's 2nd
Add. Corder.
ii " Il ra,an to Beuj. X.
Hefter W. D. $500 Y int. in
part lots 3 and 4, Fred L%iese's
lst Addition to Corder.
Benz. E. Hefter to D. G. Jack
son w. D. $4,000 pit. lots 3 and
T., block "F'' Fred Liese first ad-
dition to Corder.
Turner Williamson by Shift. to
William Hoefer Shifts Addition
$105, lot 9 and part lot s,
South Side Addition to Higgins
vile.
Rudolph W. Dryer ct al to
Francis W. Dryer W. D. 81, 500,
E. NE. 24-4O-3S.
John Dryer to Francis W.
Dryer W. D. $500, E. Ne. 24-5O-
%.
Nina Dryer ct al to Francis
W. Dryer W. D. $4,000 E. NE. "a
5O-28.
Horace E. Ragland to Her
man SchOppenhorst w. d. 5000
all int. in N. NE. NV. and strip
IL feet wide W. end s. N. 22-5O-
I28.
Horace E. Ragland to John A.
Thompson w. D. $503. so all int.
in Subdivisions D. E. F. G. H. I.
and j. Of Hackleys Survey of lot
IA, Suburban Addition to Well.
ington.
Horace E. Ragland to VIM. B.
Emison W. D. $742 all int. in
NE. and 10 A. N. and Sc. NE.
8-49-28.
II. c. Krienkamp to Walter
G. Roepe W. D.. $1,000 "a # N
side lot 9, Blk. "B" Concordia.
Chas. S. Mcdowell to Lee F
Benning, W. D. $4,000, lot 8
block 3, Patterson & Smith S Ad.
dition to Odessa.
Chas. Tracy to A. G. Skidmorc
and wife W. D. NV. NE. 1882
Sam1. NJ. Turner to Lucy ]
Fishback ct al. w. D. 1880, S
w. Sc. SW. 792-4-2. 9
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Gus Kylen Draws Claim.

Gus Kylen has received word
that he has drawn Claim No. 1899
in the Indian Reservation land
drawing in South Dakota. SO far
Mr.. Kylen is the only Lexington
ian mentioned in the lucky col
umn.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Linwood Lawn Sold.

G, N. Comstock of Albany, Mo,
for the past two years owner Of
Linwood Lawn has sold the prop
erty to August Marks. Consid-
Grafton $40 per acre.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Piano For Sale.

We have a piano in the vicinity
Of Lexington which we have to
take up and rather than box it
paying freight and drayage on
same, we will sell it cheap for
cash, or on easy payments as low
as $500 a month. Ask us about
it. Address, Olney Music Co.,
1O24-1O26 Walnut ST., End and
Bird floors, KANSAS City, Mo.
lolita
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28

vive him.
The funeral services were con
Quoted by the Masons at the
home Sunday afternoon. Inter
ment was in the Waverly cemete-
ny.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Joseph Booth Silver.
"a Trihut.l

montgomery I'LL, Baldwin
county, Alabama, June 10, 1851 !;
died at Grand Rapids, Michigan,
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
w. H.. Gilbert, October Is, 1911.
Between these two dates lies the
life story of the devoted son,
loving husband, tender father, af-
fectionate brother and constant
friend-a life fraught with good
deeds and fragrant with words
of loving sympathy, encourage
ment and hope to his brother
man.
In January 1874 Mr.. Silver
was united by marriage to Miss
Fanny Winsor, of Lexington, Mis-
souri,. Of this union one daugh-
ter, Mary, came to brighten and
help the home.
In 1875 Mr.. Silver united with
the Methodist Episcopal church
South, in Lexington, and from
1888 TO 1892 was treasurer of the
official board; and here he held
membership until his removal to
Kansas City in 1905. In 1892 he
gave up his business in Lexington
for a travelling agency in which
occupation he continued until
forced through i'll health to cease
labor for about two years previ-
Gus to his death,
Such in brief is the history of
one who to all the responsible
ties Of life proved true, who as
a Christian by his daily walk and
conversation adorned the doc
. trine which he professed and
who by his genial manner, SYM
pathetic nature and nobility of
manhood won friends whose
friendship was enduring. Can he
be dead whose spiritual influ-
ence is still felt upon those whom
he met in the walks of life and
with whom he long and intimate
ly associated? 1t can not be:
His speaking dust" still lives
in others lives, in others deeds.
To such there is no death, rather
All the air is sweeter
For his spirits sweet release ;
And his own life is completer
For his conquest and his peace
1t is the removal of the earth
ly form, the severance of the
mortal cord of love, the vacant
chair, the sound of "'the voice
which forever is stilled" that
cause grief to those who bury
their dead from out their sight
for it is hard for the finite to
reach beyond the realm of time
and grasp the infinite-hard in
the first hours of loss and grief
to be cOmforted by the words of
Him who triumphed over death.
WhOsoever liveth and b~elieveth
in me shall never die: Because
live we shall live Also" but after
a while we shall know and under
stand how it is that affliction
and loss and sorrow can be a
part of the "all things" that now
with the joy and gladness are
working together for our good;
: "When the sunset gates unbai
And we see our loved ones wait.
ing stand
White against lifes' evening
star
TO welcome us with beckonine
hand"
then 1--WE shall see how all Gods
ways were right" and that "wha
seemed rebuke was love mos.
true" =.
May the Comforter whom tn,
Father hath sent grant unit
each of the sorrowing ones thu
: consolation that aboundeth by
Christ until they too are called
to enter in through the gates in
to the city of God.
B. l.. G.
pionO TO,. Co1a
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28
Pinafore.

Do not fail to see the crew
of H. NJ. S. PINAFORE scrub the
deck and sing while they work
and hear the ships Bos'n sing
"FOr He Is An Englishman. :"
The jackies have the nautical way
Of "hitching up their britches''
as they work and dance about
the deck and you will make no
mistake in coming to see them.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-28


Mrs. G. A. Keith and daughter,
Miss Aileen, went to Kansas
City Wednesday to spend the
day.
Mrs. T. NJ. Kelley and little
daughter spent Sunday in Hig-
ginsville.
Miss Elva Clark returned to
independence Sunday night af-
ter a visit here with friends.
W. H. Silver returned to
st. Louis Sunday evening after
a visit here with relatives.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11

woman about whom there was a grain
OF gossip, When William ". came to
the throne great interest was privately
exerted in order to induce Queen Adelaide
TO receive Lady Holland, but she posi-
lively refused to do so.'
Il missed my temple by half an inch.
was the cool comment Of Captain William
discovered suffering from =. gunshot
wound inflicted on himself,
Decedent had spent much of his life
in Japan and had latterly been suffer-
Ing from some internal trouble, and had
on moro than one occasion threatened
suicide.
AT the coroner's inquest, Mrs. West, his
nurse, said she saw him standing be-
fore the fire with gun in his belt,
bleeding from a wound In the temple.
She said, "You wicked man; what have
you done?"
He replied. '1 made mistake: l
missed my temple by half an inch and
am giving you more trouble, instead OF
tightening your burden"
DR.. Stanley Box said the decedent made
one remark which he thought showed his
mind was unhinged. He said he was a
nuisance TO everybody except Mrs. West,
whom he was going to marry.
Witness remained silent and finally
reminded the captain OF his wife. but he
To match the kings photograph taken
recently the queen gave special sittings.
Dressed In an evening gown of simmer
ing salmon pink and wearing small
diamond-set crown, her majesty posed for
twenty-four negatives in an ante cham
ber OF the throne room. His majesty
was in his tavorite naval uniform for
OF dress. with long train. will be In COM
plcIe harmony In Stateliness
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11

OF my cousin brother she wen, upstairs
TO the room Of the domestic idol to offer
prayer and dress herself.
'She then came again In her husbands
room and sat at his feet few seconds
with a smiling face. Nobody suspected
her intention, as she managed this so
cleverly and in n short space Of time"
The writer states that the womans ia
ther-in-law found her with violent
flames around her. coming rapidly
through the veranda with arms extended
heavenwards ana a geeta. In her hands
possibly with the Intention 10 come In
her husbands room" The father-in-
law gave the alarm and a doctor ran to
the spot but before anyone could reach
her the woman dropped down dead This
was just fifteen minutes before. her hus-
bands death. The letter concludes:
Respectable people of all sexes are
still coming TO worship the place. In con-
clusion / beg to thank the police authori-
ties for their kind act OF allowing the
body TO be cremated with her husband
which was her main desire and we and
every Hindu Will feel deeply Obliged for
this gracious act OF doing away with a
post-moctem examination, which would
have polluted her sacred body"