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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21

Monday, Jane q, in session "A
minutes.
Thursday, June "a, in session
Z hours and SO minutes.
Monday, June %, in session
9 hours and s minutes.
Thursday, July /, in session IS
rcnutes.
Monday, July 5, in session p
|iIinutes.
Thursday, July s, in session
minutes.
Friday, July 9, in session 9
hours and 26 minutes.
Monday, July -, in session 5
hours and "a minutes,
Thursday, July IS, in session
5 hours and % minutes.
Tuesday, July 20, in session 5
and Is minutes.
Friday, July %, in session 5
hours and II minutes.
Tuesday, July q, in session |
hour and S minutes.
Thursday, July 30, in session
40 minutes.
Friday, July 80, in session 8
minutes.
Here conference report came
into the House, called up by Mr..
Payne,
Congress met 81 times in Ill
days, and was in session an aver
age of 80 minutes each session.
The gentleman from Illinois
Mr.. Mann was one of the lead
ers of the majority at that time.
Why did he not make the House
work then?
You were so afraid that Con
gress might do something during
those Ill days of idleness you re-
fused to appoint the standing
committees of the House, thereby
rendering it impossible for work
of a general nature to be done.
We have appointed the commit
tees this session, and while | am
not authorized to speak for all
tile committees, many of them
: have been at work.
l know that the committee of
which ! am chairman has worked
and with the result that the In.
ternational Banking Corporation
. of New York has just been hello
) by a decision of the Comptroller
of the Treasury to be indebted tC
this Government in the sum Cd
Sill 900, which it improperly re-
tanned while acting as our fiscal
agent in the collection of the
Boxer War or Chinese indemnity
fund.
Our Republican friends are
playing politics, they think, il
requiring the roll of the House IL
be called each day. Their pur.
+ pose is to expose the Democrats
who are absent; but, like the os.
trich, which thinks itself hic
when it's head is buried in the
sand, expose themselves. The
: roll calls show that out of las
Republican Members there are
} only about 80 here to answer tC
their names. I wonder where
, the other lis are.
will say to our Republican
0 friends who are clamoring for
chance to work-for political ei
feet only-that we will soon giv'
you plenty Of opportunity to ge
d busy.
We will doubtless give you a
opportunity to help us revise tn.
antitrust laws, immigration laws
n rure food and drug act, proyid'
for Federal aid to good roads
0 and numerous other things need
&c to keep pace with this rap
5 IDLY developing country.
Yonr nai0hbor "a doing II
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21

party keeping its promises to
the people is something new and
novel to our Republican friends.
They never did it while in pow
er, but we are doing it, and we
are going to continue to do it,
at least while Woodrow Wilson
is IN the White House, and our
friends across the aisle may as
well get use to it. Like Uncle
Maxwell's horse, when
harness with a crupper was first
put OH, it objected to the crup-
per. Uncle Tommy said to the
horse, Whoa, Bill you'll have
70 stand it; it is a part of it.
Keeping our promises are a part
Of our program, and you Repub-
cans viii have to stand it. You
complain that the President dom
mates and controls the majority
IN Congress. When you were in
the majority big business con
trolled you. You promised the
PEOPLE in the 1908 campaign a
revision of the tariff downward.
Big business forced you to re-
wise it upward. You promised
the people currency legislation.
Big business forced you TO ignore
nat promise.
We promised the people in TIN
l;12 campaign that if intrusted
With power we would revise the
tariff downward and enact a
graduated nlcome-tax law SO as
to make the wealth of Che coun-
y pay its just share Of the
lakes, revise the currency laws
Of the country, give the Philip.
pines their independence as soor
ls practicable and so forth. We
lad four years in which to re.
deem these promises; but with
n the first six months from the
time we went into power we haC
completely redeemed two of thes
promises and have the other TIVE
well under way for speedy full
fllment. Did any party evei
make so splendid a record? d.
you wonder that the country haI
faith in Woodrow Wilson,
We have accomplished NOR
already in this extra session TO
the good of the country than IL
republicans ever accomplished j
any one Congress in the last s.
years, and yet for political Ell
feet they pretend to complain be
cause the House is in virtual re
cess now waiting for the Senate.
My Republican friends, lies
we forget, let us go back jus
2 four short years to the extr
session of 1909, when you wer
in control Of the Government
You undertook to revise tn
tariff. l know it is almos
cruel to even call attention t
the enactment of the Payne-AlC
rich tariff law. 1t is dead, dea'
dead-Glory bel But Let u
take a look into the official rec
ord and see what you did Will
the Senate was considering tina
bill. The House passed that biI
cl April 8. Tt never came bac.
to the House until July 30.
During that 3 months and 2
Gays the House was in session a
follows;
Monday, April 70, in session
/, hours and Is minutes.
Thursday, April IS, in sessio
10 minutes.
! Monday, April 10, in session
minutes.
Thursday, April %, in sessio
) minutes.
| Monday, April 20, in sessio
| 8 minutes.
Thursday, April 30, in sessio
+ 8 minutes.
! Monday, May 9, in sessic
e II minutes.
g Thursday, May g., in session
.el miputae
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21
For.Sale,

The late James f. CatrOn's
residence on North 18th street.
Phone 1873.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21

Your neighbor is doing it,
why not youY Buy your meat
at the Pin-Ton. Surloin Steak
.1711 cents per pound, Porter
house Steak 20 cents, Round
Steak 1715 cents, Chuck Steak
Is cents, Rib Roast 171s cents,
Boiling Meat IA cents. Phone
your order to S65.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21
Nervous and siok Headaoheg.

Torpid liver, constipated bow
els and disordered stomach are
the causes of these headaches.
Take DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
you will be surprised how quick
ly you will get relief. They slim
ulate the different organs to do
their work properly. No better
regulator for liver and bowels.
Take rs cents and invest in a
tox today. AT all druggists or
by mail. H. +. Bucklen & Co.,
Philadelphia and st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Rice
and son, Lee, left Tuesday
for Tampa, Florida, to make their
future home. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Lee of Odessa accompanied
them as far as Kansas City.
Miss Margaret Prosser and
Miss Nellie Craig of Kansas City
spent Monday night here with
friends at Lexington College.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21
Saved His Foot.

H. D. Ely, Of Bantam, O., suf-
fered from a horrible ulcer on his
foot for four years. Doctors adj
vised amputation, but he refused
and reluctantly tried Bucklen's
Arnica Salve as a last resort. He
then wrote; II used your salye
and my foot was soon completely
cured" Best remedy for burns,
cuts, bruises and eczema. Get a
box today. Only 25 cents. All
druggist or by mail. II. E. Buck
len & Co., Philadelphia or st.
Louis.
Prof. H. T. Phillips went to
Napoleon Tuesday on bust
ness.
B. G. Drummond went to Kan
sas City Tuesday to spend
the day on business.
Lucian Lesueur went to Kansas
City Monday evening on bust
ness.
Mrs. Anna Higgins and daugh.
ter, Miss Adelaide, Of Higgins
vile arrived Monday evening
for a few days visit here with
relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1913-11-21

~WANTED-Attendant for an.
elderly lady. Cali at once.
Phone 1854 or 1909 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
THE FARMER: FEBRUARY 5, 1913

constantly progressed and constantly improved
Had it remained static, without change, penetrable
progress and in the precise condition which the faith
founded it. the of the United States would
be of the most miserable of governments indeed it
might not long ago have been overthrow by the
nant people living under it.
What Mr. Chandler really means when he turns his
past this good to be
INCAPABLE OF IMPROVEMENT, which, Of course
isn't true.
This government will be improved from time to time
during the century to just as it has been improved
from time to time during the century past
The people going to do more of their governing
direct They going to take closer supervision ofeg
islators legislation They going to natonalize
their railroads. their telephones their telegraphs and their
express service They are going to confer upon Amer
cities the right to supply themselves with certain
great commodities transportation by trolley water
as gas, electric light, and the like.
1t would be better if like Mr.. Chandler, with
gift of speech should talk few minutes about how
good this government might be made instead Of how good
it is and how good it has been Yesterday govern
ment was good to-day is better in fair to
it be the best That is what want That is what
struggling toward that is what the Chandler
school of e1oquence is keeping from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
REVIEWS
FROM
Our Exchanges
IN. Y. Evening POST
THE PRESIDENTS sECRErAR6.

The Washington point of view will
be that in asking Joseph p. Tumulty> to
be secretary to the president after
March 4,-Gov. Wilson is making a,
mistake. Secretary Tumulty,s who is
to relinquish the office of clerk of the
New Jersey supreme court at a salary
of $4,000 does not know Washington
any better than the incoming presi-
dent. There will be a lack at this
point, but the man who has Aacted as
private secretary to woodrow Wilson
ever since he became governor has
made a good job of it. There has
been mutual understanding and res
pect between them, and that they
work well together is a large matter.
The late Daniel S. Lamont did not
know Washington wnen he adVentur-
ed there with Grover Cleveland, but
he became the presidents right-hand
man. History shows that much de-
ponds on the secretary of the presi-
dent, and this one has been tried out
the satisfaction of his chief. Sec
rotary Tumulty's devottan to Mr.. Viii
son is absolute, and his loyalty has
been accompanied with discretion and
and good sense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
DISCOVERY OF GAnvAN1sM.

The first man to discover the prin-
s,ipIes of zaIvanism was Luigi lGalvani;
an eminent Italian psychologist, who
died IA years ago today. after a life
time devoted to scientific research 1t
mas been said that his celebrated
theory of animal electricity was the
result of an accident The story goes
that he skinned some frogs to make
p broth for his wife, who was in deli
cate health, and that the leg of one
Of these when touched by the scalpel,
which had been accidentally laid near
an electrical machine, was thrown in
20 violent commissions. 1t was thus, it
IS often alleged, that Galvani's atten-
ton was first directed to the relations
OF animal functions to electricity.
Documents in the possession of the
Institute of Bologna, however, make
il appear that for twenty years prev
ious to the date 7ecribed to the frog
Ie~ incident tsaIvarlf had BEEN engaged
N investigations as to the action OF
electricity upon the muscles of frogs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
CROWINGTO THE PAST

Hon George B. Chandler of Rocky Hill is OF Con
neccuts most eloquent opponents of the admitted,
copied asserted undenabe and ncontroverbe fact that
this of the best governments founded
and that under surprising has been made to-
ward liberty, equality and fraternity.
It is bad that this sort of language should, in
minds Mr. Chambers, be productive only Of de
extol the past and be marked by almost entire
absence Of purpose to improve the future.
All the centuries of growth from the beginning of
time been dotted with statesmen whose eyes
in the of their heads who sighed to perpet-
the government just it then might happen to exist
Mr. Chandler extos the government TO KEEP IT
FROM BEING IMPROVED. So did the proponents Of
chatel slavery So have the proponents of every out
evil So do the proponents of the wrongs that
now convicted and ready for the executioners sword.
This government Of it exists today, not the
government that the fathers founded It out
growth from it and an IMPROVEMENT on it.
tel slavery Women not admitted to equal educa-
tion had the right to occupy the liberal professions
with men. Manhood suffrage had not into being
The right to strike not recognized A1stocraces
had almost inconceivable power. The working people
lived almost akin to slavery Government
was entirely hands of the Weather classes
deed it almost to this very day The president of the
United States was not chosen by popular ballot
Little by little these things have changed We have
manhood suffrage. The slaves free. The right tC
is admitted Women vote, vote, III
ten states president is chosen by popular ballot
Women NAV obtain the education men, and the
same fields work. within certain limits open tC
BOTH United States senator's to be elected by the
people The political convention is giving away to direct
primaries The recall of judges is gaining ground The
principle of initiative and referendum is operative IL
eighteen will be operative in all the states
This is the greatest government that ever 1t Il
the pronotive of human happiness because it has
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
Mr.. WILSON'S WAY.
Tron the Boston. AdvertiserO

(F'rom the Boston Advertiser.)
A close friend of the presfdent-elect
in commenting upon the way in which
prominent business men of the coun-
try are indorsing Gov. Wilson's "cor-
poration bills in New Jersey, makes
the significant comment tina the is able
to say positively that, if the business
interests of the country are willing to
meet the. next president halfway, in
working out reforms in finance and
general business, they will find him
just as ready to meet them, in plan
ming such reform as will do all that is
needed, in abo1ishing existing abuses.
without any real, lasting harm to any
legitimate business industry in the
country. His threats to business" in
certain recent public speeches, says
this authority, were offered at the
time, as Mr.. Wilson plainly stated on
ly against those who maintain that
absolutely no reforms are necessary
He means exactly what he says, when
he states that no fairminded bust
ness man has any reason to fear his
administration.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05

gasoline. pleasure and commercial,
ever gathered under one roof in Ne e00
England, there will be room do Isc, l1i1oU
SPECTATORS without any cro"olns
about the exhibits ..
Arrivals at the Hartford STATION
will find their way to the entrances
Of the armory blazoned by a canopy
Of electricity which will embrace the
central business section of the CITY.
It will be a fete. week in Harrforo'
the stores indulging special decora-
ions and fmany of them remaining
open in the evening. Hafchs orches.
fra OF fifty skilled musicians, located
in a huge urn-shaped band stand IN
the exact center, of the immense
floor space will render high grace
concert each afternoon and evening
Of the show There will be auxiliary
features to the exhibition which will
make pleasant a stay of any length al
the exhibition. There will be reIresh-
ment booths in the side rooms, Ioung,7
ing and smoking rooms, and there WI
be reception and retiring rooms Tor
the lady patrons, who are attracted III
great numbers by the beauty OF the
For the decorative features the
management has provided the ILLUSIONS
of "a Trip to India. This mas peen
walls are covered by panels depict
| ing scenes in the jungle, which were
! painted by skilled artists. The PACK
| wall of the armory is concealed De
| hind a painting of the Tai MahaL the
beautiful Indian mauSoleum, erecleo
| in the sixteenth century near ASra
| by one of the Indian emperors. It Is
/ reoroduced with all it's wealth of bar
| hsric beauty. making the largest
| painting in the world. The paintinG
| covers Is, 900 feet of canvas and us
| weight alone. before the 400 pounds
| of paint were spread upon it, was
| two tons.
There will be special features each
| day of the show, and every visitor
| viii he given a handsome souvenir
| program. A patriotic program will bt
Observed Wednesday, Lincoln day
| and Thursday will be society DAY
with charuing favors for the ladies
On the closing evening, cash prizes
will be distributed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
In Petticoat Lane,
are new and dainty fashions for Spring.

are and dainty fashions for Spring.
Chiffon Taffetas with soft and whispering
tie rainbow of color shades The quality of silk is
in the five dollar petticoats. The rufe is
SO wide, and the dust ruff1e is not silk
Messalnes, soft and beautiful, in all the newest
shades, American Beauty, Emerald Shamrock Cerise,
Hunters Green, Royal and Navy Blue.
With these also very attractive change
ab1es.
$29S for either Taffeta Messa1ine.
Messaline with silk jersey top. This petticoat
be drawn through bracelet with ease it soft and
sheer Price $500.
Summer Petticoats
Seersucker, Sateen, and Mercerzed Charnbray, in
light colorings. New lines ready.
Additions to the White Goods Exhibit:
Striped Ratine, o. IS and $I-1o yd.
Piques in wide wales, 20 to 40 cts
Lower floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
WORTHY MOVE IN THE SENATE
(From the Boston Travelero

(F'rorn the Boston Traveler.)
Senator Lodge moved to amend the
bill in order to remove split inf1n1-
tive
A highly worthy move, of course,
and one, that will appeal with great
force to the highly educated who read
mainly for the purpose of discovering
and commenting upon split infinit1ves.
1t is true that the split infnitive had
been removed to the accident ward
when Senator Lodge made his motion,
SO that there ives nothing more to be
done. How was it, by the way, that
not one of the political parties-not
even the gressives-attacked the
split infnitive last summer in ma
tional platform 1t must have been
an oversight, or was it a delicate tri-
butte to the colonel Now and then,
historian and statesman if not as a
contributing editor, he has split in
finitives until they have shrieked for
mercy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
Big AUTO SHOW
ALL NEXT WEEK
Hartford Prepares To Guido All
Former Efforts In This
Line
Feb All

Hartford, Feb 5-An roads in
Southern New England will lead to
Hartford next week for the annual
automobile show which will be in
progress in the huge State Armory.
The show opens Saturday evening
and will continue one week, closing in
a. blaze of glory on the following Sat-
urday night The hours for the
show will be from 10 a. m. to midnight
'dailv and the management is pre-
pared to accommodate 100000 specta-
tors. The immensely of the floor
space of the great armory is such,
that despite the exhibition of the
greatest collection OF cars, electric and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05

ents he has not been in the habit of
submitting Besides he will likely be
the head Of his administration and of
his entire cabinet. An obligated
Bryan would be preferable to an an
gered and foot-loose Bryan. And a
Bryan who has lived and learned is
not an Impossible supposition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
ALL AMERICANS.

Recent statistics in Chicago, if cor
rectly reported show that of 25O,O1 5
children, only 1890 had American
born mothers. Some people have
been asking by what right Chicago, in
view of these statistics, calls itself
an American city.
To which it may he answered with
equal pertinence. BY what right do
the old families who inveigh against
our more recent corners calls them
selves American? The name is broad
enough to include every human being
of whatever race, creed or national
ity, who consciously casts his fortune
with the people who inhabit the Unit
ed States.
whether he immigrated by the
Mayfower or the Mauretania he has
an equal claim to the name American
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
WILSON AND BRYAN.
(From the Brooklyn Eag1e.)

(From the BrookIyn EagIe.J
Certainly those who did not wish
Mr.. Wilson nominated will not be fac
tors in determining whether the new
president ought to make Bryan sec
ratarv of state Mr.. Wilson does not
seem to be a man who prefers his op-
ronents to his friends or til ose who do
not believe in him to those who do. In
gratitude has not been his character
istic. and to the dictation of oppon-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
he d. NJ. Read CO.
Established 1857
Cabs for the Baby to Ride in
New Models for 1913

Reed bodies and hoods both in natural and dark
brown lined and cushioned with gray brown cordu-
roy ali in sumptuous style
White Enarne1ed Cabs with Innings and cushions
of white corduroy.
Carriages with natural reed bodies and brown
hair tops
Carriages with reversible bodies of reed and
grass, quite unique and convenient style, with
drop curtains of 1eatherette. y
Prices from $I4.5 $500.
Special
Cab with body and hood of full round reed, lined
throughout with brown corduroy gears and wheels of
approved style, and white enameled push handles,
$3.50.
Exhibit in Main St. window.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-05
.saY STATE FIRST TO SELECT
EXPOSITION BUILDING SITE

san Francisco, Feb. &MassacTiu-
setts will be the first New England
state to select a site for her building
- the exposition in 1915. Commits
ssoners Corr, Zedgwick ss,d Mead, rep
-esenting Gov Foss, Were guests OF
,oT9or at a luncheon at noon, after
rtrich they went to the exposition
grounds to select the sise-