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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18
MILLIONS OF LIVES
An Awful Toll Collected by COnsumptin.
Many Unnecessary Deaths

If people could only under.
stand hat systemic catarrh is
an internal disease that external
applications cannot cure, they
would not need to be warned so
often about this malady, which,
when neglected. paves the way
oftentimes for consumption, at
the cost of millions Of lives every
year. Yet catarrh may be
cured, if the right treatment is
employed.
The only way to successfully
treat catarrh is by employing a
medicine which is absorbed and
carried by the blood to all parts
Of the system, so that the
mucous membrane or internal
lining Of the body is toned up
and made capable of resisting
the infection of consumption and
other diseases.
We have a remedy prepared
from the prescription of a ply
stefan who for thirty years
studied and made catarrh a
specially, and whose record was
a patient restored to health in
every case where his treatment
was followed as prescribed.
That remedy is Rexall Mucu.
Tone. We are so positive that it
will completely overcome catarrh
in ell its various FORMS, whether
acute or chronic. that we
promise to return every penny
paid US for the medicine in
every case where it fails or for
any reason does not satisfy the
user.
We want you to try Rexall
Mucu-Tone on our recommen-
dalton and guarantee. We are
right here where yon live, and
you do not contract any obliga-
ton or risk when you try Rexall
Mucu.Tone on our guarantee.
We have Rexall Mucu-Tone in
two sizes, so cents and $1.00.
Very often the taking of one 80
cent bottle is sufficient to make
a marked impression upon the
case. OF course in chronic
cases a longer treatment is
necessary. The average in
such instances is three $1,00.
bottles. Remember you can
obtain Rexall Remedies in Lex
ington only at our store,-The
Rexall Store. The Crenshaw &
Young Drug Co.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18
IT LOOKED LIKE IT.

Little Arthur saw his father talk.
ing to a man who held an ear trum.
pet to his ear. Arthur stared at the
man in amazement. Finally, the
man observing him, said: MY lit
tie man, you're wondering what this
is. You see, I am very deaf. I am
a fine swimmer, and being in the wa
ter so often, I got water in my ears,
and l am obliged to use this" Ar
thur was deeply interested, and
asked:
Us that an ear pump to pump the
water out?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18
PREFERS TO WORK.

A young society woman in Lowell,
Mass, Miss Clara Francis, got tired
Of the Social whirl" and decided TO
do something worth while and make
a living by it. As she is passionate
ly fond Of flowers she has opened a
greenhouse and is said to be very
successful.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18

D MARKETS. not a
substitute for coffee, but a mild
blend Of Mocha and Java %coffees.
You can get it only at Wright s.
Fone 81.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18

"Im proud to say" boosted the
man with the large stomach and the
immense solitaire, chat l amt never
wasted any time readin' poetry"
"Well," yentured the gentleman
with the seedy clothes and the high
brow, "if the poets were asked they
would probably agree that they we're
proud Of it, too" 2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18
Yes We Do Love Work.

Don't forget us, we are in
town and we want to make your
side walks. We make the best
and treat you white. Others
come and make big talk then 60.
We say, WORK, and deliver the
goods.
Office Phone 437. Res. Phone 1926.
JOHN l. ASHURST.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-02-18
Coall Coal!

FOR SALE:-Coal from the
Kriehn mine. Prompt delivery
Leave all orders at City scales.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
DEBATE ON SALOON QUESTION.

The question of extending the patrol
limits and making the closing hour of
saloons twelve o'clock instead of eleven
as 1t is at present, was threshed out
before an audience that taxed the audi
forum on Tuesday evening. Former
Mayor w. H. Eustis and M. w. l..
Harris defended the proposition; Rev.
S. M. Dick of the Wesley NJ. e. church
and Rev. w. Is. Riley of the First Bap-
fist church, argued against it. The
ministers were fortunate inasmuch as,
elther by chance or design, with
emphasis on desigm the central sec
ton of the auditorium was packed
with sympathiZers who arrived early
and dutifully applauded or Kissed, as
the case required. AS conditions were,
Messrs. Harris and Eustis did not have
much use for arguments. The select
audience was so inimical that the lat
ter gentlemen were scarcely permitted
to voice their opinions at all. To a
casual observer the whole affair bo-e
very much the aspect of a prohibition
rally.
We do not wish to be inimical to
the contestants on either side, yet while
we neither deny defend nor belittle
the moral evils of drink, we are not
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
TRAvESTY ON MARRIAGE,

The following from the pen of Mrs.
Frederick Harrison in the Nineteenth
Century magazine would be humorous
if it did not deal with most sacred
subject: 'In certain Scandinavian
countries the ties that bind married
couples are of the slightest, if the
following story may be taken as typ
ical. l was writing letters one morn
ing when card was brought to ME
with long German letter, at the end
of which l discovered the name and
style of my visitor, the eminent Pro-
lessor --. An old and venerable
looking man, with long white hair
came into the room, followed by an
old lady, his wife, also white haired
We began to talk, and by and by the
Professor, turning to his wife, said,
You remember, my dear, it was the
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11

day we dined at -, and your
late husband took you in to dinner.
l gave a little jump but bethought
myself that they had not mastered
the use of the word late in English
In a short while, however, the wife
csid, You know, dear, when We go to
your late wife's garden I then could
be under no misrepresentation. l as.
certained when they were gone that
both husband and wife had divorced
their previous partners for political
or religious differences, but were in
the habit of meeting them Since
then the Professor, despite his white
locks, has divorced the lady he
brought to see me, and has married
again-a young girl this time"
This is but sample Of the sad
travesties on Gods holy sacrament OF
matrimony that are being enacted ev-
cry day. Marriage, divorce and re-
marriage are the alternatives which
protect the wanton adulterer from the
penalty of civil law. Homes are
ruined and children are neglected or
entirely disregarded oftentimes on the
most ridiculous pretences.
How any denomination can claim
to have the Bible for the basis of its
teaching and still defend promiscuous
divorce is a paradox. The texts are
SO clear on this point that it is hard
to see how anyone can read anything
but the indissolubiity of marriage in
them. what therefore God hath
Joined together, let no man put asun-
der" whatsoever shall put away his
wife and marry another, committeth
adultery against her. And if the wife
shall put away her husband, and be
married to another, she committeth
adultery" every one that puttcth
away his wife, and marreth another,
committeth adultery; and he that MAJ
rieth her that is put away from her
husband, committeth adultery" "But
to them that are married, not 1 but
the Lord commandeth, that the wife
depart not from her husband. And
if she depart that she remain unmar-
ried or be reconciled to her husband"
Where is the champion of divorce
who will explain away the opposition
Of these naacoUoc from, tho nocpo1e
and the epistles?
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
o'Neill, c. ". Ginnaty, w. H. Strong,
Frank Valesh, and P. l.. O'Phelan.

O'Neill, c. ". Ginnaty, w. H. Strong,
Frank Valesh, and P. l.. O'Phelan.
Little Falls, Minn.-Another old and
respected settler of this county passed
away in the death of E. L. Raymond,
aged IS years, which occurred Sunday
morning, Feb. rs, at 1850 o'clock, his
demise being due to cancer in the
mouth. Deceased had a cancerous
growth in his mouth for some years
but it had not bothered him much un-
til lately, when he decided to have it
removed. He did not have the
strength or vitality to carry him
through the treatment, however. De-
ceased is survived by his widow, who
is also we'll advanced in years, and
four children, Minor Raymond and
Mrs. C. W. Hogel of this city, and
Mrs. VIM. Dunno and Mrs. ]. NJ. Glea-
son of Minneapolis, also a brother, c..
F. Raymond of this city. These and
Mr.. Gleason were here for the last
sad rites. Requiem mass was sung at
the ST. Francis Xavier Catholic church
from which the funeral took place.
Interment was in Calvary cemetery.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
Reason for SUSPICION.

In country police court recently
man was charged with shooting a
number of pigeons, the property of
farmer, says Ideas.
In giving his evidence the farmer
was so careful that he even seemed
nervous, and the solicitor for the de-
Tense endeavored to frighten him.
"Now," he remarked, "are you pre-
pared to swear on oath that this man
shot your pigeons?"
II didn't say he did shoot them,"
was the carefully worded reply. II
said suspected him O. doing it,"
"Ah. Now we are coming to it. What
made YOU suspect that man?
"Well, firstly, I caught him on nv
land VII gun. Secondly, I heerd a
gun to go off, and saw some pigeons
fall. Thirdly, found four of my pig
cons in his pocket-and I don't hardly
think them birds flew there and COM
mitted suicide"
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
Nuns Rescues 200 Girls.

A little band of Sisters of Mercy
saved two hundred young girls from in
Jury and possibly death when Mt st.
Mary's college, a finishing school neac
here, was totally destroyed by fire.
The building, largely constructed of
stone, was erected only two years ago,
at cost of over $35o,ooo, and was sup
posed to be fireproof. The fire broke
out in tower while all the students
ard sisters were asleep. A watch
man spread the alarm and the sisters
marshaled the girls in the corridors
and directed them to leave without
fully dressing.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
ST. CLARA COLLEGE
The Right Rev. Bishop schinner Wis.,
its SinsinaWa.

The Right Reverend Bishop Sch1n-
ner's lecture at Saint Clara College,
Sinsinawa, Wisconsin,, on Tuesday
evening of last week, made clearly
manifest that the Bible Narrative is
verified by recent excavations in Pal
estine and Babylon, says an Irish
Standard correspondent. The exquis-
tie stereopticon illustrations, collected
by the Right Reverend Bishop while
travelling in these ancient places Of
interest added another ray of bright
ness to his otherwise luminous lee
ture. All who had the pleasure of
being present at the lecture cannot
but remain convinced that the empty
theories against the Bible advanced
by some modern scientists must fall
to nothingness before the facts
brought to light by the assiduous la
bors of recent excavators.
Wednesday morning after celebrat-
ing his Mass, at which all the students
had the privilege of assisting, the
Right Reverend Bishop made separate
visits to the College and Academic
Departments. In each of these visits
the honored guest spoke on Higher
Ideals in Education, and impressed
upon the young women the advantages
Of an education at Saint Clara Col
lege; for higher and happier living
must result where external nature and
the untiring efforts of devoted teach
ers combine to develop and bring into
harmony the God-given powers of
body and soul.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
PAVING NJ P's

Inc 1rlSu FdFCy mas asked Cnat Ire
land be exempt from the proposed
law providing for the payment of
members Of Parliament. The reason
given is that the Irish members are
in the English Parliament against
their will and that they prefer to de-
pend on the voluntary contributions
of the people. The enemies of the
Irish Party are criticizing this action.
They say that the real reason why
Mr.. Redmond and his lieutenants do
not want to see the Irish members
receiving pay from the government
is because it will tend to make them
more independent than under the
present arrangement. AS it is now
the remuneration received by Irish M.
P.'s is free gift of the people and
the failure OF a member to harmonic
with the action of his party might
result in the loss. of the customary
allowance.
William O'Brien, Tim Healy and the
Ulster Orangemen have always made
much of the charge that the Irish
Party is an aggregation of puppets
operated from various places, chief
among which is Rome. They will now
harp loudly on the charge that Red
mond is dreading lest he might lose
his nOsitiOn az dictator
Mr.. Redmond's motives will un-
doubtedly be interpreted in various
ways. He will be charged with being
political boss who manipulates the
strings so as to have the puppets
move just as he chooses. But we will
trust to the Irish leader and his col
leagues to JUSTIFY their action.
This much can be said: Whether
Irish NJ. P.'s are paid by the govern
ment or by voluntary contributions,
the pay must come from the Irish peo-
pie. AS it is those who are not in
sympathy with the policies of the
Irish Party are not required to con-
tribute to the fund from which their
salaries are paid. If members were
paid by the government all the peo-
pie would have to contribute through
taxes. Just think of the Ulster
Orangemen helping to pay Mr.. Red
mond's salary! One would think Ul-
ster would be the last province to
criticize the attitude of the Irish Party
on the question of paying NJ. P.'s.
The insinuation that the Irish men,
bers of Paliament are following Red
monds leadership out of necessity
rather than choice has no foundation
in fact. That such large percentage
Of the population of a country should
be united under one leader is unques-
tionably a singular fact. The reason
for it, however, is based on we'll
known psychologist principle; there is
a common object uppermost in the
minds OF all the people. If the Irish
NJ. P.'s were to receive their salaries
from the government tomorrow there
is little danger that it would interfere
with the soidity of the Irish Party.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
Her Modest Demands.

A Nebraska pioneer who had pur-
sued the dollar relentlessly and sue
cessfully, decided, on the approach of
middle life, to take advantage of the
rise of land and dispose of his home
stead at a good figure that was Of
fered. The man was known as
driver, shrewd and close-fisted. He
guarded carefully the purse strings,
and when he handed out the money to
his wife for necessities, she brought
back the change if there was any,
says the Youths Companion.
The terms were agreed on and the
sale, involving $4,000, was about to
be made, when an unlooked-for OBJ
stacle appeared. The woman refused
to sign away her homestead rights.
Arguments or coaxing alike had no eff
feet.
"Why does she refuse?" asked the
lawyer to whom the husband had tax.
en- his troubles.
II can't find out"
LET me talk to her."
So meeting was arranged. "Now,"
said the lawyer, "tell me frankly your
objection. Is it on account of senti-
ment, or do you consider it a bad bust
ness deal?"
|, "No," said the woman, wiping
tear. "It amt neither. l haven't any
sentiment for the place. Goodness
knows, have shaved away my life ON
it. worked there every bit as hard
as John, and now that he is going to
sell it, I think I ought to have part of
the money. I never did have any
money that was all my own that 1
could spend as pleased since I was
married"
"Well, that sounds reasonable" said
the legal adviser. "How much do you
think you ought to 1lave?"
do you think twenty-five dollars
would be too much for me to ask?"
she replied, after some hesitation.
The lawyer made it one hundred
dollars, and the deal was closed.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11

sibly handle. We justify our omissions
there is no one who has not found
himself unde- the sudden stress of Cir
cumstances doing twice his ordinary
work and accompanying it all was the
strange sensation of the ease with
which he has been able to do so much.
The reason why some men rise to
distinction is not because they have
inherited extraordinary talents o. have
exceptional mental power, but rather
because they school themselves to
make their lives conform to definite
plan. They have purpose which they
keep constantly in view and when
leisure moments come, instead of dis
sipating energy and wasting time on
useless things, they direct their eff
forts along the lines they have marked
out for themselves. Abraham Lincoln
learning law and Benjamin Franklin
mastering the art of prose writing, are
historical examples of men who direct
cd their activities to a definite end with
wonderful results.
Anyone who is willing to make the
effort can attain high degree Of pro-
liciercy along some line. If he will
spend all his leisure time learning to
play some musical instrument or read
ing history or familiarzing himself
with literature or doing any one of Il
thousand interesting things, he can
gain pleasure, as we'll as profit in the
end, from his work. Too much time
and energy are wasted. Everyone
should have something to which he
will habitually turn when he is not
otherwise occupied. Children should
be taught to cultivate a habit Of this
kind. System is the basic principle OF
all education.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11

M. Ginnell, who represents an Irish
constituency in the House of Com
mons, is an insurgent who undertook
at the opening of the present session
to castigate the speaker for his ar
bitrary methods, says the Catholic
Sentinel (PortlandD. He complained
that no member can get a hearing
during debate unless at the bidding Of
the party whip He caused some re-
marks to this effect to be published
in his home paper and was suspended
for a week from attendance upon the
House of Commons. The House of
representatives at Washington would
soon be depopulated if Uncle Joe Cam
non had the power which seemingly be-
longs to the speaker of the Commons.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
THE IRISH STANDARD, SATURDAY, MARCH ii, 1911

| in sympathy with the method of pro-
| cedure of the Reverend gentlemen con-
cerned. All that prohibition can ever
do is to prevent the legalized sale of
liquor; which is very difficult thing
from preventing the sale, not to say
the use, of liquor. There is, it is true.
great deal of immortality due to the
use of liquor; but does the most eff
fective means of preventing it consist
in prohibiting the sale OF intoxicants?
We think not. There is no denying
that rigid state regulation is necessary
in the sale of liquor. But to eliminate
the immortality, men must be taught
to recognize a higher law, to be tenn
perate because it is pleasing to God.
Our acts are morally good in the high
est sense only when they are the re-
suit OF free, rational choice and con-
form to the highest standards. If a
d:unkard were chained to post and
unable to reach a bottle of liquo. ly-
ing a few feet away, he would not be
ing the liquor. Nor would those who
We're accustomed to drink be doing
morally good acts by refraining from
drink if the saloons We're closed. On
the other hand they would be doing
acts which were morally good and
which showed character, if they chose
not to use liquor for the honor of God,
when liquor was accessible The logi-
cal way to secure temperance is to
teach men to choose to be temperate
Again if the Reverend gentlemen are
sincerely DESTROYS of rendering the
greatest possible service to the ad-
vance of morality, it seems to us that
they have aimed wide of the mark. To
create such fu-or about the evils of
drink and say nothing about the evils
of divorce, is like trying to chase
mouse out Of the room while robber
is permitted to loot the safe The evils
Of divorce today compared with the
evils of drink are as infinity compared
with zero. And yet one of those gen.
tlemen will vehemently harangue about
the awful perils that threaten our civ
ilizaton if the patrol limits are chang
eel one iota from the way they We're
laid out when the city had one fourth
its present population; and on the fol-
lowing day il the members Of their
congregation wanted to change wives,
all they would have to do would be to
present a certificate of divorce and a
new license, and the gentlemen in
question would seal and bless the new
union. And this would not be i'm
morality!
0, consistency, thou art a jewel but,
alas, where are thou?
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
May Become Convert.

Catholics are daily expecting the
conversion of Earl Nelson of England.
His wife and three sons have already
Joined the Church and as the Earl sees
more of their religion he becomes more
pleased with the Catholic church. Re-
Gently he wrote an article in the Re-
union magazine in which he corrected
the impression current among Pro-
testants that Catholics are not al
lowed to read the Bible:
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11

Abraham Ruef of San Francisco
who gained notorety as dispenser
OF brides during the term OF Mayor
Schmitz has at last been sentenced,
For three years he has attempted to
cvade conviction. But the evidences
of his crime were too great to be
smothered in legal complexities and
he finally had to be content with a
fourteen year prison sentence. There
is hope for city in which political
crooks are thus disposed OF.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
God Meant That We Should Laugh.

God Meant That We Should Laugh.
God meant us to laugh. OF course
the time and place must be considered
Giggling at a funeral and buffoonry in
the pulpit may be equally out Of place.
But we err if we think that a solemn
face will charm any one into a good
life Dante puts angry and solemn peo-
pie in hell. While that is too severe,
yet if people fail to appreciate and
enjoy the bounty and beauty and mu-
sic of Gods world here, will they ever
be perfectly happy in heaven? If 1
had my way, says a writer, I would
take away all sad symbols and urge to
the fullest this beautiful world God
has placed us in. We owe it to God
and each other to laugh and be glad
The sardonic, sneering, sarcastic
laugh is not wanted, but wholesome
laughter ministe:ing good cheer to 9TH
ers, is needed. 1t is better to make
the angels sing in the soul, and make
music in sad hearts than to carve an
angel out of marble or paint pic
ture so solemn that we kill the angels
and music in real lives.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11

Mrs. Starkweather. head Of the de-
partment OF women and children of
the state labor bureau estimates that
thi-ty-three percent of the homes of
Minneapolis are without children. 1t
might be Worse-but not much.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
Priest for Public Library Trustee

The mayor of Los Angeles has ap-
pointed the Rev. d.. Glass, C. NJ, a
Catholic priest, as a trustee Of the pub
lie library to succeed trustee whose
term has expired. The mayor is re-
ceiving congratulations for his most
excellent choice. Father Glass is
President of st. vincent's College, one
of the most important institutions of
learning in Southern California, and
eminently qualified in every respect to
discharge the duties imposed as
trustee of the Los Angeles public Ii
brary.
The Irish standard., 1911-03-11
What Constitutes a Subscriber.

A court decision has lately been rem
dered in Massachusetts on what con-
stitutes a subscriber. The judge firm
ly believed that the man who received
the paper, although he never subscribed
for it, is entitled to pay, says the
American Press
James Thompson moved and Will
lam Robinson took immediate possess
sion and received and accepted week.
ly newspaper that was delivered to him
through the mails every week. The
good natured editor sent accounts fire.
quently, but no attention was paid to
them by Mr.. Robinson. Robinson
he informed the collector, but he said
that he never subscribed and declined
to pay for it. The judge personally
questioned the defendant. who said
that he had read and made use of it
and was receiving the accounts, which
were frequently inclosed in the paper
Judgment was rendered in favor of
the newspaper. The judge was Sc
we're in his criticism Of people who are
receiving papers and do not think it
worth while to pay for what they 9e-
ceive and make use of. 1t is an act
of dishonesty, he said. One should
acquaint the publisher and pay for
whatever numbers he receives.