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me sne hangs around him. and. Of
course, 10 not like to walk away
Should I stay there or 90 home? /
have neither mother nor father to
care for me, and l am seventeen
years old. What would you advise
me to do? Give both of them up or
still stay with the girl?
LONESOME.
A nice young man Is he, Lonesome
Wherever did you get such an idea
as that: From what you tell me h:
seems to be anything in the world hui
nice, and don't see how you can toler.
ate him for an instant
He Just making a fool Of you and e
sneak besides.
How can you look your friend In tht
face when you are helping a creature
like that to deceive her? Tell the cir
the sort Of man this man Is, and oreaa
with him yourself, at once.
Copyright 1914. Newspaper Feature Service.
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The Big Family and Wholesale Prices.
By BETH TEFFRIES.

The corner grocery store in a fash
ionable Observation-Disclosures doth the
Climbing Woman support it. and how
doth the Wise Woman avoid it, For
it is by careless purchasing, at the
last moment before ultimate consump-
ton Of the product desired. that the
grocery bill becomes the biggest thing
In the home.
For the home with one or two in
the family, the habit Of buying at the
fashionable grocery is not SO unfor-
givable, but for that home which
boasts six or eight souls, it Is a piece
Of Stiffness past all expressing.
Why, don't people with large families
buy in clubs. wholesale? . a..
Many progressive merchants will sell
to single families at wholesale prices.
The amount bought must, of course, be
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lungs.
The Lazy Breather.
a necessary part of everybodys edu-
cation should include the insistent train
ne of the respiratory muscles. so that
10 part OF the lungs fabric could es-
ape complete expansion. drill of this
nature, begun IN infancy and in the
kindergarten, would tend to the elimi-
nation of many instances of tubercu-
losis later in life.
Many methods are available for the
practice of the gentle art OF thoroughly
seep respiration None of those, how
AVer. which allow you to breathe in
'srky. staccato, choppy fashion are safe
IT helpful. Respiratory exercises
should be smooth and continuous with
ont break or interruption.
While IL is wise to breathe deeply
when in a sitting posture. the most eff
fcient way to carry out exercises in
deep breathing is in upright positions,
UGH as standing, walking, and running.
The virtue of the cold shower lies as
much in the shock Of the cold water
Which opens wide the fioodgates of the
lungs while standing erect.
Right Breathing Method.
lnhale in a steady, deliberate, grad
ual and continuous manner through the
-ostrils This fills first the lowest part
II the lungs, squeezes out the clogged
Up liver and abdominal machinery. and
1.ssolves some Of the unburned fat of
ne obese.
Without jerks or Interruptions the
ieep Inhalation must go on to initiate
ne middle portion of the lungs, and
fnally the LATEST. most rigid. highest
portion. AS the upper regions of the
pulmonary alps dilate, the lowest part
and valleys begin to cave in.
For several seconds the breath is
thus maintained in statu quo as dip
lomat might say. Gently, softly.
slowly b.eathe out through the lips
-uckered as If TO histle At the
same time you hold the chest rigidly,
u the abdomen slightly but stiffly
as the waste gases whistle silently
forth from the crevice in the lips. The
whole exercise, repeated a dozen times
a day. in the great, clean. open coun-
try. will work wonders for the health.
Copyright. 1914 Newspaper Feature Service
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Preliminary to Business.

Are you as perfect physically as you
seem to be?' he asked.
Certainly" she replied.
Has there ever been any insanity In
your family"
Never"
Have you a depraved taste Of any
kind?''
Certainly not
Are your teeth in good condition and
do you see and hear perfectlx?'
'f"'Yes"s 9
Are you ever bothered by insomnia
or headache or Indigestion"
Not at all
Thank heaven. Now let's make love
a little while''-Chicago Record Herald
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er you wear a bang or not.

What is a bang anyway? l thought
they went out of fashion with the bangle
bracelets and the jersey waists. Where
on earth did you ever get the idea Of
wearing one?
Comb your hair the way you like. and
the way it suits you, and If other peo-
lie don't like it they can look the other
way.
What earthly difference does it make
how you do your hair anyhow, 50 long
as You look pretty and neat?
The Canadian girls will like y1u-if
you're a likable girl-and they won't
make up their minds about you by tho
way you do your hair-be sure # that
I'm afraid you think too much about
your hair, and about yourself generally.
II this boy you're so interested in
likes the other girl better than nc likes
YOU whose affair is it? Not yours, GER
tainly. He is not bound to you IN any
way.
Take your mind off of your hair, and
of the boy and Of yourself. DO the
| things you're supposed to do in your
own home and out of it. Be kind, be
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"AuIS Not Butter
ThdtIS Yellow
Bv MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
~ " no one
food pro-
Y y duct are
n o u s e.
Author Of THE New Housekeeping"

so many staples are soaring. and we
are trying to save penny whenever
1t Is possible, it might be well to
study just what oleomargarine is.
Oleomargarine Is made Of oleo oil.
vegetable oil, milk and salt. Oleo oil
is the oil expressed from suet or beef
fat, and is used only after the ami
mails are slaughtered under Govern
ment inspection. These materials In
a liquid state are mechanically MADE
into an emulsion, chilled in water
and worked and packed into pack
ages. In each factory a Government
inspector is stationed, whose duty it
is to see that only proper materials
are used, that the factory and uten-
sils are clean and in a sanitary con-
dition. Many scientists also concur
in that oleomargarine has a nlgh
food value. and the same elements
chemically as butter.
Housewives who sneer at oleomar-
garine are caught in the process
butter trap, and will use this work.
ed over and inferior grade or outter
just because it is called butter,
rather than in the first place choose
such a reliable product as oleomar-
garine. All is not butter that is yell
low. and it is better for the house.
wife to use other fats and oils and
leave butter for strictly table pur-
poses. ~
In use law was passed prohlnit-
ing toe manufacture OF oleemarSar-
inc. with a tax Of 2 cents against It.
There is no objection to the Govern
ment taxing this or any other 1000
product, but It is true that much OF
this legislatio was unduly influenced
by commercial interests. In spite OF
restrictive legislation, the production
Of ole oma rsarine continued.
In 1902 Congress taxed it one-fourth
cent O. pound uncolored and 10 cents
a pound If colored with the same
color used to deepen the tint OF
dairy butter. There Is no more rea-
son for a tax on oleomargarine than
there IL for a tax on crisco. snow
drift, cottolene, etc. By a very care
'ul test, oleomargaririe has been found
TO be a pure. clarified cooking fat,
and as such it should be used by the
housekcerer who wishes to reduce
her expenses end at the same time
utilize a good food product.
Copyright, 1914. by Mrs Christine
Frederick
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Answers to Health
Questions

A. T.-1.-Have suffered from an
acid stomach, and am unable to eat
raw fruits. Would stewed fruits have
any bad effect?
2.-Have burning sensation in body
VIII YOU please suggest a remedy?
mo; eat both kinds Of fruits;
neither will hurt you.
Take Is drops Of iodine potash
solution in water after meals. Keep
in the open air, eat a lot of green veg
etables and take plenty of exercise.
a. EVIL you kindly tell me how
l can rid myself of moles?
Have them removed by an electric
needle, radium, x-ray, or a surgeons
skill. The cleanest and most complete
way Is with a scalpel.
+. Z. 1.-THE following is recon-,
meq B as good tonic for dry scalp:
Fluid extract of Piiocarpin : : DR. dr.,
Tinct. Cantharides ............4 dr..
GlNcerlne ........................4 dr.
Spirits Lavender Conn 4 DIR.
castor OIL. .......................1 dr..
Bay rum .-..................1 pit.
Add the castor oil to the bay rum,
shake thoroughly and add the other IN.
gradients. Apply nightly by nassaging
il in.
Dr.. Htrshbero tUiH dnsDer questions
for readers Of this paper on medical
hy0icntc and sanitation subjects that are
of general interest. He p;H not under
take 10 prescribe or offer advice for In
diridudl cases. Where the subject is
not Of general interest letters tciu DC an
sre'rd personally, II O stamped and ad-
dressed envelope Is Enclosed. address
oil inquiries to DR.. L. X. Hirshbero, care
this office.
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Do YouReaIly Knowthe
Right Way to Breathe?

A. B., NJ. A, NJ. D. Johns Hopl,ins).

- F there is anything to equal good inheritance Of
tough lots of food sunlight fresh air it is
L deep breathing.
Those who with little. hidden leopard of
tuberculosis in the lungs often those whose lazy
ackadaiscal breathing permits the topmost peaks of the
lungs to become fixed and nelastic.
breathe habit. and you pay little regard
to the peaks OF the lungs imprisoned they are be-
the colarbone and the spinal column. 1t requires
the efforts of Vulcan keep this little point of each
lung inflated with fresh oxygen-the staff of all life
This fresh air is the vital force which keeps life
also nvgoraes the tissues they better
able 20 slaughter the tuberculosis Uhans and
Cossacks.
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~
~
Dear Annie Laurie.

Dear Annie Laurie.
1 am a young American girl OF
sixteen and have lived in Canada
for little over a year l wear my
hair in a bang. but here the girls
with whom have become acquaint-
ed remark about it. Why do Cana
dams consider it bad for for young
girl to wear a bang?
At present I am corresponding
with boy whom / like very much
but whom l feel likes another girl
better This girl has fair hair and
does not wear a bang. Do you think
] could make him like me more il l
wore my hair in another style?
RUTH w
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Miss Laurie will welcome letters OF
inquiry on subjects of feminine inter
est from young women readers of this
paper and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her. care of this office.
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+, Soon -huIIlofeo, De natural ana unAIiect'
ed. be friendly-but not too friendly
| and you'll soon have plenty Of friends.
Dear Annie Laurie:
am sixteen years old. l have
any number OF girl friends. but I
can't get a boy friend. stay IN the
house nearly every night. Do vol
think that il 1 went out more at
night would get one? UNLUCKY.
And your letter is mailed in New
york city; are you visiting there? Fool
ish. foolish girl! II you went out more
at night would YOU get a boy friend?
mortnlly dsfigured in some way. And
even then some miserable creature
would probably try 10 pick you out for
his victim.
Boy friends. as you call them. are
easy enough to get II you want to get
them in that way
ANY girl of sixteen who picks up ac-
Guaintances with strangers won't have
10 worry about the number Of acquaint-
anccs she can make. They'll be os
many as the sands IN the sea ana three
times as worthless
What decent man. do you suppose,
will be IN the least interested in YOU
after you've made these boy friends"
YOU think so much about?
Dear Annie Laurie:
am in love with 4 nice Young
man. He is three years older than
am, and he is going with another
girl now. and every time she is out
Of sight he talks to me and hugs
and kisses me and holds on to ME
and will not les me get away from
him.
When the girl comes down to see
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utliz he air
s tina in of
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ADVICE to GIRLS
By Annie Laurie

good hundred, be natural and unaffect-
ed, be friendly-but not too friendly
and you'll soon have plenty Of friends
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wv ELL, Ruth w. you seem to
M think that the whole fate Of
w nations depends upon wheth-
vo,, hang or
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Peter S Adventures IN
Matrirnony
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

Tor OF the novel, Diane Of
$4,000 by Ida NJ Tarbel S judges $3.50 -
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11

a great industry which affects
the conditions of millions of citi-
zens in direct or indirect ways is
being harassed and injured to
the enormous detriment of the
entire nation.
Immediate railroad relief is
imperative. The State authori-
ties can save the situation locally
by granting an increase in rates
"a step which should have an
immediate effect upon the nat
ional authorities in their atti-
tude toward the problem in it's
nationwide aspects.-St. Louis
Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11
Railroads Facing a Crisis.

The statement by President
Bush of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad to the Missouri Public
Service Commission at Jefferson
City cannot be misunderstood or
uninterrupted by any fair-mind-
cd student of public affairs,
1t contained the gist Of the en-
tire situation, stated in terms
which carry conviction by rea-
son of their frankness and sim
pKcity.
The railroad industry in prac-
tically every section Of the West
faces a crisis, and President
Bush stated the causes.
People with money to invest
will not invest it in the securities
Of corporations which are night
ing for existence, and which in
many cases are earning little OF
nothing above the cost Of main
tenance-or the business Of
which is suffering an actual loss
One Of the sources of money
investors in Europeans beer
shut off by the world war, which
will probably continue indefinite
ly. Nor is it likely that aiC
could be expected from thii
quarter under any circum
stances. 80 long as the railroad
industry in the United States Il
being subjected TO processes o
law which tie their hands ant
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11
Keep 1t Handy for Rheumatism.

Keep 1t Handy for Rheumatism.
No use to squirm and vince
and try to wear out your rheu-
matism. 1t will wear you out
instead. Apply some Sloan's
Liniment. Need not rub it in
just let it penetrate all through
the affected parts, relieve the
soreness and draw the pain. You
get ease at once and feel so
much better you want to go
right out and tell other sufferers
about Sloan's. Get a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment for 25 cents of
any druggist and have it in the
house-against Colds, Sore and
Swollen joints, lumbago, Sciati-
ca and like ailments. Your mon
ey back if not satisfied, but it
gives almost instant relief. Buy
a bottle today.
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regulate, with jealous zeal, the
income of the properties, without
accepting responsibility touch
ing the problem of the outlay of
those properties.
Briefly, a branch Of industry,
affecting the whole nation, can
not be expected to stand well
with investors as long as it is be-
ing made the subject-it might
be said the victim-of a suspic-
ious and ungenerous attitude on
the part of agents of the Gov
eminent and legislators in a ma
jority of States.
Judge Spencer of the Burling-
ton system added greatly to the
force and justice of President
Bush's plea when he admitted
that the railroads had been in
some instances, at fault in the
past in the matter of method
and management, but added,
I'VE feel that you have not only
got back everything that we
have ever had that we should
not have had, but that you are
getting back now something that
you are not entitled to-"
Not only is the assumption that
the State and the Government
getting back something thai
they are not entitled to" a fail
and obvious one, but the broader
truth is coming home to all class
es Of individuals: Namely, tina
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You can spend so cents here and get something he wants; at IS
cents ana ST, a great variety of every useful and beautiful things;
at $3.50, S. $3.50, So, SIS, $40, countless useful and desirable
articles of wear or utility that any man will be glad to have. Make
this store your Christmas shopping headquarters for gifts for men.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11
A Test for Liver Complaint.
Mentally Unhappy-Physi-
Cally, Dull.

The liver, sluggish and mac
tive, first shows itself in a men
tai state-unhappy and critical.
Never is there joy in living, as
when the stomach and Liver are
doing their work. Keep your
liver active and healthy by using
DR.. Kings New Life Pills; they
empty the bowels freely, tone
up your stomach, cure your con-
stipation and purify the blood.
25 cents at the druggist. Buck
lens Arnica Salve excellent for
piles.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11

Carlyle Wallace arrived from
Chicago Monday evening for a
visit here with homefolks.
Mrs. James Peak and daughter,
Miss May, went to Kansas City
Tuesday morning.
Miss Lille Cope went to Garth
rage, Mo-, Tuesday for a
visit.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James Greer an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Thursday, December 8, 1914.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS
MVnHWTH

Notice is hereby given, that by vir-
tue Of an order Of the Probate Court
of Lafayette County, Missouri, made
on the 10th day Of November, 1914,
the Undersigned Public Administrator
for said county has taken charges Of
the estate of Lewis Wilson, deceased,
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within six
months after the date Of said order,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit Of such estate, and II said
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date Of the last inser-
ton Of this publication they will be
forever barred. Dated this 18th day
Of November, 1914.
HENRY c. CHILES,
Public AdminiBtrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11
Your Cold is Dangerous. Break
It Up-NOw.
Break

A cold is readily catching. A
rundown system is susceptible
to germs. You owe it to your
self and to others of your house
hold to fight the germs at once.
DR.. Bells Pine-T Honey is fine
for colds and coughs. 1t loosens
the mucous, stops the cough and
soothes the lungs. It's guaran-
teed. Only 25 cents at your
druggist.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-12-11
HERE'S PROOF
A Lexington Citizen Tells of Her
Experience.

You have a right to doubt
statements of people living far
away but can you doubt a Lex
ington endorsement?
Read it:
my feet and ankles were so
swollen that l had to keep in
creasing the size of my shoes"
says Mrs. D. W. Weedin, of 1917
Railroad ST., Lexington. ut was
the same with my hands and
wrists. My kidneys were out of
order and the kidney secretions
were in bad shape. / had head
aches and dizzy spells and there
was a constant pain in the small
of my back, l couldn't sleep
well. Doan's Kidney Pills cure
me after other remedies had
failed, You may continue to use
my endorsement of Doan's Kid.
ney Pills."
Price so cents at all dealers
Don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy--get Doan's Kidney
Pills-the same that Mrs. Weed.
in Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Ben Nave went to Kansas City
Monday evening, where he will
attend Spalding's Business Col
lege.
Mrs. John Morrison returned
Monday evening from a visit
in Kansas City.
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Mrs. F. A. Hoefer returned
Monday evening from a visit
in Kansas City.
Mrs. Oren Tackle left Tuesday
morning for a visit in Johnson
County.
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Mrs. ]. M. Poage went to Kan
sas City Tuesday to spend
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ], Noting re-
turned Tuesday from a visit
in Wapallo. Iowa.
Born to the wife of W. C. Wise
ly, November q. 1914, a daugh-
ter.
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Mr., and Mrs. E. B. Campbell
and daughter, Miss Vera May,
went to Kansas City Thursday
evening for a visit.
Misses Elma and Celia Brooks
went to Kansas City Saturday
morning to spend the day.
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Prompt Action Will Stop Your
Cough.

SOuBAAs
When you first catch a cold
(often indicated by a sneeze or
cough, break it up at once, The
idea that ut does not natter
often leads to serious complica-
tions. The remedy which inn
mediately and easily penetrates
the lining of the throat is the
kind demanded. DR.. Kings New
Discovery soothes the irrita-
ton, loosens the phlegm, You
feel better at once. 1T seemed
to reach the very spot of my
Cough" is one of the many hon
est testimonials. so cents at
your druggist.
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A marriage license has been is
sued to:
Ralph Erdwins ...,, Concordia.
Fanita Burrows. ..... Concordia
Mrs. H. C. Wallace and Mrs.
William Hoge went to Kansas
City this morning for a few
days visit,
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Miss Anna Wood Eggleston
went to Kansas City Friday
morning to spend the day.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-24
CHAPTER XIV.
Near the Sky.

II was half-past nine when Abbott
met Fran, according to appointment,
before the Snake Den. From her hands
she had removed the color of Italy.
and from her body, the glttering raj.
ment of La Confetti.
Fran came up to the young man
from out the crowded street, all quiv.
ering excitement In contrast with
the 1ulsing life that ceaselessly
changed her face, as from reflections
OF dancing light-points. his composure
showed almost grotesque.
Here l am" she painted, shooting a
quizzical glance at his face, "are you
ready for me? Come on, then, and
I'll show you the very place for u.s."
Abbott inquired serenely: Down
there in the DEM"
No." she returned, mot in the Den
You're no Daniel, II l am a Charmer
No dens for u.s.
Nor lion cages?" inquired Abbott
still inscrutable; never again."
Never again." came her response
Fran stopped before the Ferri:
Wheel.
Lets take a ride" she said, a little
TREMENDOUSLY. Won't need tickets. Bill
stop the wheel; | want to go right up
This is a friend of mine-Mr. Ashton
And Abbott, this is an older FRIEND
than you-Mr. Bill Smookins."
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through the surrounding islands and
the main land. This has never been
automatically established, however,
and some authorities include the ban
ana among the articles that formed
the base of food supply of the lncas
and the Aztecs before the arrival of
the Spaniards.
Certain it is that throughout the
whole meridional America there is a
strong tradition that at least two spe-
cies of the plantain were cultivated
long before the coming of the Euro
peans. Furthermore, it is singular
that in all the languages Indigenous
to the region where the banana ap-
pears, the plant has a special name,
not proceeding from the conQuerors,
as was the case with the names of
many other plants. animals and vari,
Gus articles introduced into America
after its discovery.
Grown over the entire extent of the
meridian of the earth, the fruit Of the
banana today forms in large part the
principal food of a majority of the
peoples living under the tropical zone