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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
HAeeARD's FIRST SUCCESS,

The incident which inspired Sir
Henry Rider Haggard's first sue
cessful venture in authorship is in
teresting. He and one of his broth
ers were riding in the train together
from Norfolk to London. He bought
'Trcqsure Island" to read in the
train, finished it before reaching
Liverpool street and remarked as he
dropped it into his bag: "Well, |
think 1 could write a better boys
story than that"
of you think it's so easy as all
that, why don't you try?' aked his
skeptical relative. 81 will" he re-
joined and he did.
A few weeks afterward he had
finished 'King Solomon's Mines"
of which 100000 copies were sold
during the first five years.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
HER FOND HOPE.

Thomas Mott Osborne, a Demo-
cratic politician of New York, was
talking about political organization.
Good men," he said, "are rare.
They come high. There is a ten
dency to accept as workers all and
sundry who volunteer, but this ten
dency is as foolish as the logic OF
the smokers wife. Hereafter said
a smoker, 4 prefer to buy my own
cigars, darling. You are very good
to volunteer to do my cigar buying,
but, really, this bag at twelve for a
quarter is a little too cheap 4
know twelve for a quarter is cheap
his wife answered, but I thought
there'd be one OF two good ones in
the twelve"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
Protection" and Wages.

The American jewelers. Asso-
ciation-the watch trust-recent-
ly sent to each member of Con-
gress an deliberately prepared
book, which the trust described
as "a Report ON the Relative
cost of Production of Watch
Movements in America and
European Countries" This re-
port was got up by the trust S
counsel. Mr.. Roscoe @. Me
Culloch, and its whole argument
is an attempt to prove that wages
paid foreign watch makers are
considerably less than half those
paid in this country.
The steel trust Investigation,
and the Lawrence mill strike
proved beyond One SnauoW vi d
doubt that protection does not
mean good wages in this cooun-
try. In practically every line
of industry outside of those
controlled by the tariff trusts
American wages ar higher
than they are abroad, The trusts
work their men harder, and pay
them less than men similarly EN-
ployed abroad receive.
The watch trusts report, Il
view of this fact, is very likely
to prove one of the best argu
ments for the removal of thu
tariff on watch, instead of in
creasing the present rates, a
the trust urges.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
HAD A RIGHT TO DANCE.

The interesting question as to
whether a young man can forbid
his fancee to dance with others was
recently raised in a breach of prom
Use case in Berlin. An afianced
young woman, fond of dancing,
went to balls without her fance.
The latter informed her that she
must give up dancing. She prom
ised, but her love of dancing was
stronger than her will. The young
man then broke off the engagement.
She sued him for breach Of promise
and won the day, the court flding
that, though she had shown a lack
Of tact In dancing against her fam
ce's wish, there was nothing against
her conduct.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
WEIGHED BOOK WITH CARE
Review of Life Of Napoleon Wins
Young College Graduate Raise
in Salary.

In the Dana days on the New
York Sun a young Cornell gra'l-
ate was put at work reviewing
books. One of the first books hand
ed him was a massive "Lile Of Ma
poleon,' by a college professor.
The Cornell man had specialized
on Napoleon at his university, and
thought rather poorly of this new
biographer Of Napoleon-who was
a professor in another university,
by the way. He glanced casually
over the Illustrations and wrote his
review as follows:
"Life Of Napoleon by Profess
sor So-and-So. This work weighs
nine pounds"
Mr.. Dana read the review and
sent for the young man.
did you write this review" he
growled.
eyes, sir"
"Did you read the book?"
growled Mr.. Dana again, fercer
than before.
"No, sir; l weighed it."
'Thatn dol" growled Mr.. Dana
again.
Then he sent word down to the
cashier to raise the reviewers salary
Saturday Evening Post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
TWO Irresistible Measures.

The bid repeating the tax on
sugar, which will reduce the
price to the consumer 2 cents a
pound if the measure is enacted
into law, and the bill to place a
tax on all incomes of more than
$4,000 a year, are two of the
most important measures passed
by the House of Representatives
in the last quarter of a century.
These sister bills, conceived
and framed by Democratic com
mittees, were so good in fact,
that eighty Republicans were
forced to vote for them. ''Forced
to vote for them is the correct
expression, because the Republi.
cans refused steadfastly when ia
power to pass such legislation.
or even to consider it, but when
afraid to vote against either
bill lest their constituents re-
tire them to private life.
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enue be collected for the gov
ernment's support. They thus
gave their plea for a tariff the
form of an excuse.
Having disposed of the first
reason for keeping up the
tariff, the Democrats, through
the excise-income tax bill, have
offered a solution of the other
alleged difficulty.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
To the Democrats of Lafayette
County:

There is. a nationwide senti-
ment against favor-seeking in
terests financing political cam
paigns, and the most whole
some way to throttle that insid-
ious encroachment upon the
rights Of those who wand JUS
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19

tice substituted for favorltlSm
in the affairs of government, is
for the individual citizen to
realize that a responsibility
rests upon him TO contribute fiji
nancially for the furtherance of
those political ideas that are
conSonant with his own views
Of justice in government affairs
The frank and positive refusal
of Missouri's candidate for pres
idont, Hon. Champ Clark, to ac-
cept campaign donations from
questionable sources, brings the
question of the people financing
campaigns squarely up to those
who are demanding justice as be
tween organized monopoly on
one hand and the everyday clti-
zen on the other.
1t is perfectly clear to all SEN
sible men that no campaign, nat
ional in it's scope, can be CON
Quoted without the Legitimate eX-
penditure Of quite a lot Of money
If we want a president of and
for the common people, we, the
plain, everyday citizens mus
contribute modestly to see tina.
the candidate who most nearly
represents our ideas is given a
fair, square opportunity to WI
upon the issues and his merits,
The attitude of Speaker ClarI
should appeal to honest men o.
every political faith, and hE
positive enunciation of such {
principle should quicken tn
conscience and loosen the purs'
strings of every honest reforme
| in Lafayette county. As chair
| man and secretary of the Lafay
cite County Democratic Commit
I tee. we have decided to inaugul
l ate an opportunity for Lafayett
r county people to contribute t
S the Clark Campaign Fund, an
accordingly have mailed sui
l scription blanks out to the van
ious voting precincts, We espe
e tally urge all thosse interesste
6 not to wait for the paper to b
presented to them, but to IL
l. quire about the subscription an
e make their contributions earl
a Sums from so cents upl will J
VI accepted and if remitted to |
/ C. Chiles, Lexington, Nilsson
e will be forwarded to the 5
g Louis Republic where the list
IS contributors will be published al
Il a recent forwarded to eaC
% donor.
y Attend to this at once al
thereby manifest more than
passing interest in the efforts
democracy to again bring Il
y people into possession of the
own.
:. B. G. DRUMM0ND
Chairman.
II. G. CHILES, Secretary.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19
Washington Letter.

The impression is steadily
gaining ground that the Demo
cratic excise-income tax, which
proposes to place on wealth a part
of the burden of sustaining the
government, will pass the Sen
ate and the White House. Sena-
tor Penrose, who pretends to be
the leader Of the Stand patters
in the Senate, has made the
statement that none Of the Dem
ocratic bills would be allowed to
pass the Senate, but it is be-
coming more and more apparent
that Senator Penrose and those
of his kind who have assumed in
the part to rule the Senate no
longer have the power to al
low" certain measures to pass,
or prevent others from passing.
The truth is, a great many of
the Senators on both sides Of
the chamber, either because they
are at last frightened by the
wave of protest against the
high tariff injustice, or because
they believe in the inherent right
and Justice of the income tax
measure, have come to look fay-
orably on the bill. At least
there has been a cessation OF
the talk about the ''mconstitu-
taonality'' of the measure, and
since this argument always has
been the Standpat answer to all
logical proposals, the sign is con
sidered a good one. Nobody pre-
tends to know, of course, pop
ular approval that has been ac-
corded the measure, it is admit
ted by all that such legislation
must come eventually.
The present tariff law raises
about $33O,000,O 900 annually in
government revenue. And fol
every dollar of revenue thus
turned into the United States
treasury, it is estimated by Dem
ocratic leaders in Congress, whC
have studied the matter from
every possible angle, that the
tariff barons put five dollars IN
to their own pockets in the form
of loot. In other words, th'
tariff gives these beneficiarie.
the right to collect five dol
lars in tribute for every dollal
the government collects in rever
ne.
This condition is also respon
sible for the horde of mushroom
millionaires in this country. 0.
every article Of daily use the PEI
pie Of this country pay TIN
"five-to-one" tribute.
In the past, the tariff bal
ons have urged a tariff for tw
principle reasons. First, the
pretend that they desired
"protect" American workmel
That this argument, which Il
protectionists in Congress listel
ed to with a willing ear for u
past sixteen years, is q fare
pure and simple, has been prove
beyond a doubt by the Democra
at this session of Congress, chic
ly through the various inyestlg
tions into trust methods. Secon
", the trust heads pointed O
that in no other way could re
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19

De Mourn-Life is nearly all
strife and deception.
De Flatt-That's true. When
you aren't making a frantic attempt
to coerce the cook, you've got to be
jollying the ianitor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
A Mans Monument

There's
Ohio
the s
4b044 o. it will erected
It, 100000
1t happened that after
authorities figured
fight for made
than five millions dollars not taken from
pockets of the people in the of Scent
Melt five million silver dollars and have metal weighing las
You build with silver IT HIGH with
14foot
flattery Of
scattered earth
went unhung decaying under them
Toms monument in impesh-
able
Four saving daily, 300 s12
new dress for mother months rent shoes Tor the chdren
te from them to provide supeuous uxures for those who
never have to about the necessiares.
Away off the of Atlantic,
beside other
granite shaft
of people whom he loved with his
and raised his
that the good lives
STREET. railway carries IL miles In the
city cen-beeause
gers 10 cents for three-mie rde-because it can.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25


article He ignorant a
the housewife set him that
every who wishes business
every does seeks to minister desires
and they demand wholesome
very apt to give it to them.
On the other hand grocers adulterated grade
products because their
fort should be made to the
of one set of from the good business
another The housewife then has method
choice If selling arces there is
her
In the carefully the
problem of food
how fresh 1t 1t, how long
should study its and mouth IL it freshly
fish, whether has been
few inquiries of this kind inspection
the fish will
fresh article to that
carefully grosser
forms of adueration deception which
so-ealed package good They old
mouldy
the articles called for
Package often
such pounds pn These
statement of weight probably by
weight they
certain definite quantity The
nquring just how much package goods
will often be surprised
of the fluffy rufles' variety
of There everything,
make II big in bulk while the light weight
Bottles thicker than safety
aked rolled to light
weight and while there intention
a general impression Of receiving than gets
CDR. Wiley will continue
Ing for fresh moneys worth" food
Edor)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
ddtfnrial Danc nf ynhD naro,mo r;mcr PHONES
THE PRICE THAT'S PAID

After decades of labor and experiment, ma
chine is perfected that seems bound to revoutlonze
traffic and TRANSPORTATION to a remarkable extent
1t will pull more than two teams of horses can STIR
1t will rush up steep hills easily 1t will carry people
across country at speed far in excess OF ordinary
needs. 1t is an invention OF the highest use and con-
yenience But
"Go to the automobile races today. See Dare
devil Jones annhilate Time. Records to be broken!
Thousands of people surround the race course.
"A bolt breaks, tire bursts, or Daredevil Jones
machine skids. Five spectators die ten are manned
for life and the bones and flesh of Jones ground
into small souvenirs. Great meeting! Great sport!
Wright or Curtiss gets up flying machine
1t is the beginning OF mans conquest OF the air. IL
is gigantic stride in human ingenuity and progress
.'See the flyers at Dominez Field today! Death
defying stunts by The Bad Boy of the Air. Spirals,
glides, figure Fights mile high in the air!''
Tens of thousands of people crowd Domlnez
Field The Bad Boy falls $3.50 feet and lies mass
of lfeless pulp at the feet of his mother or wife
Great show Every one of the tens OF thousands
tells with pride how he or she that awful finish
The greatest of all steamships is built. An ele-
giant hotel on water. Accommodations 1000 people
Twenty lifeboats All the convenences OF first-class
home life. But
'Secure staterooms now. The greatest steam
ship is to make her maiden run to New York
Records to go glimmering. trip that will startle
the world!'
The biggest, handsomest steamer maiden
trip! race against the records! Thousands go
abroad---mcn, women and children. It will be trip
to brag about, this race against Time and the ele
ments. In the dead of night the temperature sud
denly falls. This means icebergs, every captain
knows. There's that race against the records, how
800 passengers and crew of 300 not to be dis
appointed. Icebergs are not uncommon, anyhow
On with the race! crash, and near 400 boated
cOrpses float and bob and wash against each other
in the splendid cabins and salons two miles deep in
the Atlantic. thousand widows, two thousand
orphans, property loss almost beyond account. But
it was splendid race against Deathwhile it lasted
Poor foolish humanity that cannot make prog
toward full usefulness without paying awful toll
to Death!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

Wise
Says:

"We're gittin' day old chicks
sent by express now. Here's
hopin' after a while we'll git day
old eggs by express"
"Mort Hosscawn's wife says
any time you see a baby in a
street car it's either dressed too
warm or too cold"
"What's become of tn old
fashioned kind o. people you used
ter be able ter describe as good
hearted'?"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
osCODA. Mich. April 2s.-

OSCODA, Mich. April g.
Keep the right trail"
When the dry season-the sea-
SON of forest fires In Michigan
comes on this year, 1000 boys
marshaled under the banner of
the Michigan Forest Scouts and
having the above for their motto
will be in active service of the
state, watching for the first curl
of smoke of an incipient fire,
ready to notify the wardens or
to beat out the flames if it be not
too far advanced.
Thus Michigan will be the first
state in the Union to put to some
practical use the boy scout move
ment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

Strawberries-Los Angeles,
MAC basket: Florin, 1925
chest.
Apples-s1.7592.75.
Lemons-$4.25 q 500.
Oranges-$1.75 3.25.
California Grape Fruit-$3.50
04.50.
Asparagus-Califorria, $1.15
a 1.50 box.
Potatoes-$32@38 ton.
Lettuce-$1. 10 @1.75.
Turnips-$1 sack.
Beef-10h @11hc.
Pork--12h @16hc.
Celery-75c doz., $4.25 cratS.
Beets-$1 sack.
onions-41sc lib.
Sweet potatoes--41k Id.
TACOsdA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
FOREST SCOUTS MICHIGAN READY FOR FIRE FIGHTING;
NOVEL PRACTICAL PLICATION OF BOY SCOUT IDEA
WHAT A FOREST SCOUT
MUST KNOW

The principles of fire
fighting and first aid.
How to use knife, Ratchet,
az, shovel, mattock, fails of
brush and blankets.
How to determine direc-
lions by a watch.
How to tie various knots.
Swim 20 yards, walk a
mile in IL minutes, row a
boat or paddle a canoe a
mile.
The game laws.
To distinguish and name
three indigenous trees, three
water plants, three ground
plants, three resident game
birds, three migratory game
birds, three game fishes and
six fur-bearing animals.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
May Her Like Multiply

Remember that Shanks Indianapolis.
potatoes chickens
house robbery don't your
fessed.
One day last fall Lewis wife called his attention
nat We're buhel and rising and that
people couldn't afford the "spuds' all
Lew smiled and his Al the
dear woman, but she made him swallow that with
It's wha
He did Guess fellow at
home would something
Shanks She peeled
the a
of the people She
like her they'd do somethinghats
SAME OLD STORY-whenever the people legislation
rulings the state their favor the railways federal
knock them out
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
M5tAWthin5

Old Doc Brom, the sweet sing
err of Peoria, sent in a batch of
stuff this morning. Here 1t is:
Pip and mumps
Is spread by flease;
Too bad they do not
Spread idees.
To have and to give
Why, that's to live.
Things might be worse
amt been jailed
And L heard the prune crop
Has not failed.
A Minneapolis man has a dog.
The dog has fleas. The man put
him under a hydrant to kill the
fleas. Now the dog has icicles.
Was ever man, who told a
woman she was beautiful, pinched
for perjury.
Children prefer absent treat
ment to the laying on of hands.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

Inc Illlny maH-
tie of history.
Gen. Greene
had taken pos
session of it.
Lord Rawdon,
a British gen.
eraf, tried to
get Greene off
hill, but after a
few h o u r s >
fighting t h e
Engli 8 h m a n
found that this
xrvna
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

The author took a platitude
Which everyone had quoted,
He twisted it around a bit,
And had it sugar coated,
And thus It was an "epigram,"
Though Just the same as ever,
And everyone said ooh, what fun,
How new and bright and
cleveri"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

WHEN THE Pierce democratic that
bunch Of Joe Bailey followers Billy
gate list ought to make things
TACOMA HAULED Stacy Mosser Green river city
petos for the securities which pays get your
talow dip out from under the peck
THE METROPOLITAN board
people twice before bond issues
now can board be modest in its ideas
IORlMfR IS SAID be i'll oveworked old
Grandpa Stephenson Is the
down =
~
GEORGE FRED WILLIAMS says part company with
Bryan III Wilson Is nominated. We feel
Bryan but demand company he's
been keeping with George
COOSN BILL TAFTS brother a newspapers So
that BIZ may be that his letter withdrawal
publicity, anyhow.
CLEVELAND elated by her fish
market going
Sold 1900 pounds of fish first day.
WE'RE NO DIPLOMAT circle If Taft
sending government
recognize his beigerency what President Madero
MISS MARY YATES got place on Canada's
government ecuring taft by knowing pautry
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
If YOUR GROCER DOESN'T SELL YOU
PURE, FRESH FOOD, GET A NEW
GROCER, SAYS DIR. WILEY.
BY DIR. II. w. WILEY

T IS WELL enough to describe food aduIteration
and tell about the easy methods for its detection
and to mention instances of gross misbranding. But
If these things are mentioned only in an academic
way they may serve to interest but not to protect
The practical point is how and where can the
housewife procure pure food, true to the name?
First of ALL the housekeeper must depend upon
her grocer. Grocers are somtimes abused and
maligned, but 1t doubtless true that they are as
honest as the members of any other profession.
Most of them are reliable and it is only the few
who dishonest. Let the housewife study the
character of her grocer carefully. If he is not
what he should be, she can easily find someone
who is.
But it is not always necessary to change your
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

The author took that epigram
And made a poem of it,
Blazoned in tint it showed in
print
A thing to praise and covet.
And then the author took the
verse
And made of 1t a story
Which brought him much of gold
and such
And quite a lot of glory.
And next the author took the tale
And stretched II to a novel;,
The which was sold to young and
old
In palace and In howell:
The novel then became a play =
Which everyone attended,
And one and all, both great and
small,
Pronounced IL new and
splendid"
The authors rich as he can be
And all from one warmed-up
'idee."
Ill keep on saying Life is Sweet"
AS long as / have grub to eat.
There are no words
That bring such pain 49,,
To small boy hearts
As ''safe and sane"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

Rhubarb-Home grown, &c H.,
75c box.
Carrots-$1 sack.
Cabbage-3@4c lb.
Spinach-90c.
Chicken-15 a lee lb.
oysters-$7.50 per sack.
Ciams-$1.9O sack.
Crabs-$1.50 LIS doz.
Butter.
Washington Creamery - ITO
-29s.
Eggs.
Washington Ranch-22 @23c.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Feed.
Hay, s14@19 ton; oats. s42
ton; wheat, s36@37; shorts,
$3.50 ton; bran $3.50 ton.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

"Weighing his words"
TIMELY CONIMONPLACEs:
stoh, it's cheaper to move than
to pay rent"
Scientists say the hedgehog is
immune to the toxins of diphtheria
and tentanus. But who on earth
wants to be hedgehog?
Yawning is caused by a defi-
0OTOIOLOIN-Jd b {. whit ..l
cheney in the air supply to the
lungs. Or a lack of interest in
the person you're talking to.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

IN this commoon the nominee president
that voters decide next whether the
people shall be allowed through the initiative referendum
recall whether the corporations shall still be given the
to legislation from the legislature Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
The Markets

Washington butter yesterday drop
cents Eggs remain Yakima
earlier than previous and he price is lower.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
TODAY IN HISTORY

April 25, 1871, Hobkirk's hill
punctured for the first time in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

: Dear Son: Received your let
ter asking for some money to
spend on a swell chicken that
you've had your eyes on for some
time. Money is scarce, so I'm
sending one right from the old
farm, and l bet it's as goo das the
one you've seen, toe-naiis up.
DADDY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

WHEN THE Pierce that
bunch of Bailey followers
gate list ought to make things lively as of yore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25
mP! THAT NIL |
LOOKS &c rrER|
FROM A DISTANCE

green hill that looked better at
distance than it did close up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-04-25

He said i was sweet as sugar.
Powdered?
Every man Is the architect Of
his own fortunes--and yet he
can't build a bungalow SO the
hinges won't squeak.
Nearly $4,000 immigrants ar
March.