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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-11-21

Copper metal was advanced to lax
cents by a large concern.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
Go1D JOKE ON coMMUTER
Ne~ England Man Bound for Salem
Boa -5sd Boston Express and Came
Back in a Hurry.

A well-known citizen whose duties
take him to Salem daily, was the
victim Of observation-disclosures last
week and admits that the laugh is on
himself. He generally takes he
special electric from his home which
reaches the station about $40
o'clock, giving him about 10 minutes
to look over the news of the morn
ing before the train is due. On the
morning in question, oon after he
left his house a friend in an auto
mobile overlook him and invited him
to ride to the station. He reached
the station a few minutes before
eight O'Clock, and, purchasing a pa
per, went inside to look it over as
usual.
After he had been there the usual
time he heard a train come in, and
not realizing that he was on hand
Is minutes or so earlier than usual,
went out and boarded the train. He
continued his reading and did not
notice that the train did not make
any stops until Salem tunnel was
reached, when he arose to leave.
Much to his surprise the train
showed no signs of coming to a stop,
and he remarked TO the conductor,
who happened to be close by, aren't
we going to stop at Salem"
NO" was the response, "this is
an express which does not stop be-
tween Magnolia and Boston" 1t
suddenly dawned on the man hat
he had not considered his early ar
rival at the Gloucester station, and
had taken the express and was being
carried through to Boston. By ma
king a lively sprint on reaching
Boston, however, he was enabled to
get the nine o'clock Portland ex-
press back to Salem, and reached his
office less than half an hour late,
having made the trip from his home
at East Gloucester to Boston and re-
turn to Salem in less than an hour
and a half-Gloucester Times.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
QUESTIONS.

A young nan in a neighboring coun-
~ seat was fined for i~ntoIicstion, and
the fine was RENTED on condition that
he stay sober until July 4. Is It fair
to a nan who has acquired the drink
appetite to put saloons in his way and
then demand that he stay soberi Bv.
cry time he sees a saloon or smells
the odor that comes from one he has
an uncomfortable desire to 90 In and
nll up Is It fair to set traps to create
the desire, infame II TO the point OF
desperation, and when he falls to pun.
ish him for Il! Is It not true that II
you vote for saloons you are to blame
for the shame and misery they unload
on the community? - Uhnchsville
Chronicle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
RUSSIAN POLICY.

We cannot make our fiscal pros
perity dependent upon the destruction
Of the spiritual and economic powers
Of many of my subjects, and there
fore It is necessary to direct our
financial policy towards seeking gov
eminent revenues from the mex
hausted sources Of the country's
wealth and from the creative toll Of
the people, to seek constantly, while
preserving wise economy, to Increase
the productive powers Of the country
and to take care Of the satisfaction Of
the peoples needs.
Such must be the ends of the de-
sired changes.
am fully convinced that they must
succeed and that they are absolutely
necessary for the good Of my people,
especially since both the Duma and
the Imperial Council have turned their
attention to these needs Of the people
by revising our alcohol lawS.-Nich-
olas, cEar OF Russia.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

Miss Grace Gaffin returned
home Saturday from a visit
in Belmont, Iowa.
Miss Nina Meyer left Saturday
morning for Camden, New Jer-
sey, where she will teach in the
public school for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Chiles
of Los Angeles, Cal, are visiting
Mr.. Chiles' brother, ". H. Chiles.
Miss Mary Winkler went to
wellington Friday evening for
a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
RATION MUST BE PRESERVED.

NATloN MUST BE PRESERVED.
From nowhere and from no one IN
the assembled craftsmanship of the
nation is there any hint Of from what
sources the tremendous annual federal
income Of $3.50, 0O0, 900 now derived
from imported or domestic liquors is
70 be replaced" walls Mr.. Joseph De-
bar, secretary Of the National Whole
sale Liquor Dealers association.
We respectfully call his attention to
the address made by Senator Morris
Sheppard before the subcommittee Of
the committee on the judiciary. He
says:
There are legitimate sources OF
ven yet untouched. There are
few direct taxes on Injuries. The In
come tax has little more than
scratched the surface of enormous
wealth. There is no federal inheri.
lance tax. Non-alcoholic beverages
are untaxed. The national domain,
with ~measureless mineral resources.
water powers, forests and the like
could be managed so as to produce a
yearly usufruct OF fifty or n hundred
millions. The pension roll gives prom
lse of rapid decline"
The crux Of the argument for the
abolition OF the liquor traffic, however
lies In the senator's further statement
that "the American republic cannot en-
Edure II the liquor trafic continues TO
absorb the earnings and the energies
OF the people-to threaten their moral
and material welfare
The preservation Of the republic
through q higher standard Of citizen
ship Is the end and aim Of all tenn
perance legislation.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

Mrs. Frank Hoefer went to
Kansas City Saturday morning tc
spend the day.
Mrs. William Palmer and son,
John, went to Kansas City Satur-
day morning to spend the day.
Miss Ethel Morris returned
Friday evening from a visit
in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Ms. William Weber
and children left Friday ev-
.ening for Idaho, where they will
make their home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

Mrs. W. W. Todd and daugh-
ter returned to their home in
Fayette Saturday after a
visit here with the family Of
W. j. Bandon.
o. R. Sellers arrived Saturday
from Chicago for a visit with
his parents, Col. and Mrs, Sand
ford Sellers.
Mrs. W. H. Chiles and Mr.. and
Mrs. George P. Chiles Of Los
Angles, Cal, went to Higginsville
Saturday to spend the day.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

Miss Anna Rostagno returned
Friday evening from a visit
in Kansas City,
Miss Ola Foster returned
Friday evening from a visit
IN Kansas City and Excelsior
Springs.
Miss Alice B. Peak returned
Friday evening from a visit
in Liberty. .
Mrs. Fannie Stonestreet left
Saturday for st. Louis, where
che will make her future home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
sELF-KNoWLEDeE.

(Which of the two sisters do you
find the most beautiful, MAXI"
II don't know"
"Well, which of the two would you
like to marryp"
"That, also, I don't know. But
this l do know-that if l married
one, l should find the other the most
beautiful. "-Lustige Blaetter Der
linz.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
scAooL ON pIsTILLERY slrE.

Significant and prophetic Of the fu.
ture near at hand is the erection now
in progress in South Boston, Mass, Of
n $4,000 elementary school building
on the site Of the old FELTON, rum dis
tillery. Where m past years was car.
ried on a man-destroying business,
there win hereafter be an enterprise
for the upbuildlng and eQuipplng Of fu
ture citizens Of the republic.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
MUST HAVE THE BOYS.

Recent Investigations show that
two-thirds Of all the drunkards con
tract the drinking habit before they
are twenty-one years old. nearly me
third before they are sixteen, and
about seven per cent before they are
twelve. The liquor dealers know this
and for business reasons they must
create appetite" among our school
boys. One family out Of every i've
must furnish q recruit for the army
Of drunkards or the -tEade' mUSt g
under.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
loss no rHE NATIoNf


The following statement ID taken
from the report Of the Massachusetts
commission on drunkenness: The
greatest economic loss to the state
lies in the idleness OF capable men
Nineteen out Of every twenty men i'm
prisoned for drunkenness in Massachu
setta last year were OF American OF
British birth, Handicapped In their
occupation by d~ificulties with our Ian
guage. Four out Of every i've men SC
imprisoned were between seventeen
and fifty years OF age, and therefore
NJ the very period Of life when indus
trial output should be largest These
men, at the prime Of life, lost over
BOO, 900 working days from imprison
ment alone last year and probably an
equal amount Of time was lost in hunt
ing for work after release from prison.
That efficiency in work is reduced
through alcoholism is unquestioned
II is impossible to calculate the con.
tinuous loss which 1t involves"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
JUST THE ONE.

I'VE want a young fellow Of some
staying power in this business"
'Then l can heartily recommend
my daughters beau"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
QUERY.

TrOoper-I've got to attend rife
practise tonight.
Friend-Are you learning to be a
pick-pocket2|udge
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
WOULD WANT MORE.

She-What would you do if some
one should leave you 100000?
He-I suppose I'd begin to real
ize how little 100000 really is,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
THE REASON.

"Your parrot uses such big
words"
81 thought it the natural way to
begin by teaching her pollysylla-
bles."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11
RUMED EXPECTATIONS

1--WE have such bad luck"
"Whats the matter nowP"
my husbands rich old uncle who
was Ill is getting we'll"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-09-11

Clerk at Marriage License Bureau
What's the lady's first name2
Prospective Bridegroom - Heav-
ems, man l never thought to ask
her.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21
THE SHIFTY BRYAN.

In the face OF the very explicit state
ments OF Senator Walsh before the
Senate last Saturday. that Secretary
Bryan's confessed ignorance of the
real meaning of tho tolls exemption
plank in the Baltimore platform, was
a fiction. there are some Democrats
who still lean towards Bryan's YER
sion. Senator Walsh has clearly
proved that Bryan was the particular
custodian Of the platform. and that no
plank could have been "sneaked in"
without his knowledge Besides. Mr..
Bryan was a member of the sub-com-
mittee that drafted this very plank.
and approved Il after Il had been
dressed UP in literary form and polit-
ical smoothness. Still further. we
have Senator walsh's testimony that
after the adoption OF the plank Mr..
Bryan suggested that It should be ac-
companied by another declaring
against the admission OF railroad.
owned ships to the canal. which was
done.
We are not quarrellng with the Sec
rotary for supporting the repeal OF
the canal tolls exemption act. but we
do insist that It is a peculiar quality
OF meanness to dodge deliberate act
In which he himself prominently par
ucipated. and insinuate that its per-
Iormance was secured by trickery.
Senator Walsh's contradictions stand
out as a conspicuous rebuke to the
shifty tactics OF the Secretary OF State.
Senator Walsh is qualified TO speak
on this matter. as he was secretary
Of the committee on resolutions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21
THE DEMOCRATIC BLIGHT

iLat veteran Democratic Tarr-nor
Editor Curtis. of the Pan Handle News
continues TO wage relentless war
against the BeallZnliken ring of
Wellsburg. that IA attempting to again
obtain control over the party machin-
cry of Brooke county. The Intelligen-
Ger referred TO this fight last week
and quoted the exposure made by
the News OF the conspicuous acts of
treachery OF Col Beall and the be-
trayal OF party interests. The editor
OF the News AYERS that he was instru-
mental In restoring the integrity OF
party affairs in 1912. when the ring
was completely routed by a fair vote
and an honest count This year the
ring is making desperate efforts to
regain control OF the Brooke county
Democracy. and the old Roman vir-
tues OF the unbribed editor are
aroused TO the consequences OF its
success. Col Beall wants the en-
dorsement of his home county for his
candidacy for Congressman-at-IArg
and II is going to be a tough struggle
FOR the conservative element of the
party. backed by Mr.. Curtis, to de-
Feat the designs OF the ringsters. The
News. in its last issue, INDUCES in
these significant observations:
IL Is up TO tho voters to uphold the
banner OF the rule OF the people" N
ever victory IS again expected In the
county. should the leadership OF W. ~
man. goodbye rule OF the voters we
nave ever fought from principles. not
TOT oIuce. honor not graft. and a.
many know. have lost heavily BY 81
DONG Though we do not regret our
course. and would do tho same agate
yet we believe that we should be- ar.
ported Had We not resisted persistent
persuasion. brutal buiidoztng and offer
atter oftcr OF money. the ring would
sun be In control. aud the rule Of the
Noters IN the party would not yet have
been realized.
Pretty hot stun. But II f. a straight
statement OF the actual conditions OF
the Democratic party. not only in
Brooke county. but all over the State.
where the blighting effects OF the Chill
ton-Watson combination are apparent.
In its desperate attempt 70 maintain
It's ascendancy. And II f. suggested
that those Democratic editors who
are eloating over the superficial divi-
sion IN the Republican ranks would
be better and more probably engaged
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21
Comments of
Ohio Editors
Prehensilc piHIe

While the eagle on the nag which
MES above the State Department at
washington was trying TO turn itself
INTO dove yesterday. there was I'M
wonted activity In the Office over
which the champion Chautauquer OF
the world peacefully presides. Cumu-
latlNe Guns from the provisional
president OF Mexico had almost irri-
tated the genial Secretary of State.
Taking a couple of hasty gulps OF
grape juice, Mr.. Bryan seized his
rusty pen and dashed OF a cablegram
10 the A. u. c. and other kindergar-
ten republics OF South America in
which those interested spectators
were informed that Huerta's refusal
10 give information concerning the
whereabouts Of Private Parks h re-
sarded as a hostile act. This Next
can situation must be reaching a real
ly critical phase, Hostility? The
very idea. Most Americans have
been laboring under the delusion that
that Federal and Villa inous forces OF
Mexico were engaged in a generous
rivalry designed TO indicate love and
affection for their Northern neigh
bors
Thus peaceful parleying give way
10 prehensile piffle.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21

beauty by Installing houses for the
native song birds. Prof l.. l. Weaver
recently asked the public school for
bird houses. They answered with a
collection OF 200 houses. Little cot
tages with holes the size OF quarter
through which wren could manage
10 squeeze; double houses. with ana
without porches; community dwellings
Tor the purple-martins: BUNGALOWS.
log cabins. and numerous other homes
With all the conveniences required and
no restrictions regarding little birds.
The houses, attractively painted, have
been installed in the yards of their
builders TO the great JOY of the birds
and the Inhabitants of Alliance
Girls as well as Boys made bird
houses, entering with great eagerness
into the combined scheme of house
making and bird study They know
the habits OF the birds and which
should be encourgade and protected
on account OF their value to mankind
in destroying insect life. Prof. Weav-
ers plan was an excellent one which
might be copied I'm other cities to good
advantage.-YounEstown Telegram.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21
ROOSEyELTS RETURN.

Whatever the disAgreements With
Col Roosevelt may b. politically. his
fellow citizens win stand By him TO a
nan in support % has integrity a. an
explorer. The venturesOnas and in.
curing spirit OF the former President
was developed early in his life IN HIS
sequestsred existence on a ranch IN
The FAR west. AZ a time when social
standards were more primitive than
they are today The rough and ready
elements OF his character. which are
more or less discovsrable IN his ac-
tons. were undoubtedly acquired IN
that formative period. and are account
able for his rugged nature. So when
he says he discovered a river In Bra
I'll. hitherto unknown 20 Eeographers.
explorers or travellers. the American
people are ready To believe him
against the 1ippaney and ridicule OF
arrogant explorers OF European fame.
As naturalist and explorer. we shall
have no reason TO fear for his stand.
Ing among the most reputable OF the
world.
From the accounts OF his arrival at
New York. late Tuesday afternoon.
several important things are cleaned
In contradiction OF the supposed ex
eaihedra statements OF his friends
and the oracies during his absence.
He was emphatic in his statement
that he had given no one authority 10
speak OF his future political inten-
lions. and that any papers that had
given HIS views on the Mexican stu
alton had misquoted him. Il have no,
made a single declaration about the
political situation in 1916" was his
definite answer to a question put TO
him by a press representative. This
should be sufficient and satisfactory
until an authoritative expression Is
made. Everyone viii be glad to hear
that he returns in good health. which
refates the reports OF his afflicted con.
diuou on emerging from the Brazilian
jungles.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21

Tho purpose OF college education
is not how 10 make "a living. but how
lo i've. o. an aphOrism credited To-
president Nichols OF Dartmouth The
sentence sums up sentiment held
by many educators who believe fhat
the modern tendency places too much
emphasis ON that part Of a students
mental equipment which may later be-
converted into dollars aud cents The
methods 81 education have changed
beyond recall Hereafter the average
student win direct his efforts toward
preparation for livelihood But col.
l"Fe presidents have awakened o. the
Tact that their Institutions must pre-.
serve e portion 81 former curricuIa f
mat essential Of real success. imnrfna-
ton. Dr. Co boz fostorcd. a student
stepped in practical knowledge pos
sosees The hesh and blood Of learning
without fhr aufImatiug shark that fm.
parts Inspiration. Education Of the
next decade viii probably mark "a mod.
iIrd return 20 the old humanities. tho
Eracns OF lie that empower q man
in Dad iu'cllocfuHl recreation. release
tho mind from the ahackles Of rou.
iIue and conserve Tat elusive mental
quality imagination - Cincinnati
Tlmee-star
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21

but don't use soda with beans. peas,
carrots or other SWEET juiced vegeta.
bles These should be cooked in a
small amount ~ sailed water soda
destroys The delicate green color %
these vegetables. while salt intensifles
~ Gently simmerinR these vegetables
also helps them 90 retain their color
and natural flavor Soft water IL con.
sidercd better than hard for cooking
vegetables. When 10 Be- used. care
should be taken that DO is perfectly
pure Summer vegetables should ha
cooked ~ soon after gathering az pos
sible. Deterioration is especially no
Ilceahle ln asparagus. peas and corn.
People who raise their own vegetables
notice that even en- potatoes and car
rots there is decided difference be-
tween the freshly dug and those kent
Tor some time When they must ha
Kept they should Do put I'm n cool. well
ventilated cellar or On the fee box.
Lettuce keeps well ~ gprinkicd and
put between two wet cloths. either on
tho ice or ln q cool basement
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-21

nocracy- 50 far a. reai service roes.
Col Nccrs- stands nrst annonx equals
In the D~nocrztie party q West vir-
gina and Il not seoond IN influence
and standinx vith ne national iesders.
u II refreshing. therefore. IN these
days o. the comnerciAlired spirit OF
the dominant faction OF that party 70
End approval Of the Taylor county
mans candidacy In two OF the staunch-
est Democratic papers % the State.
Not long ago that Influential Journal.
the creenbrier fndependent. remarked
that the Democrats in that part OF me
State would like TO see the honor OF
the nomination 20 TO John T. MoGraw.
adding that no man has worked more
faithfully for the success Of Democra-
ey than Col McGraw- To this trfb-
ute the Monfoe Waterman subscribes
In the following language:
True. and TO an ordinary man ~
would seem that Col McGraw's noni-
nation by aeclamation would be good
politics. but r. II TO be supposed that
In the present state OF party leader
ship his nomination would be per.
mitted without a desperate battleY
We question whether Col McGraw
considers such a game worth the can
die"
The Monroe Waterman. like the
Greenbrier Independent. reprecnts the
conservative. honest element OF the
Democratic party. unsulIied by the
pernicious Influences OF the Watson
Chiffon wing. II Is something that
Col McGraw may well be proud OF to
have the commendatior OF such con-
spieuously able and selfrespecting cd.
itors as Mr.. Dennis and NJ. johnson.
representing as they do clean politics.
Col McGraw's record needs no en-
comium OF The Intelligencer. He hat.
tied through all the dark and desper.
ate days OF the Democracy. and when
the time came for recognition. he was
crowded out by tyro and a self-seek.
or by the unexampled corruption OF
the electorate and the legislature.
The same forces will undoubtedly be
lined MP against him In the present
issue. In an open. fair fight Col. Nc
Graw would prevail. but such a contest
cannot be assured him with the pres.
ent forces in control OF the party ma
chinery. But we shall encourage the
Colonel TO try to overcome the handi.
cap. IL may be that the rank and
hle O. the Democracy. having wit
messed the results OF the elections OF
1910. now see with clearer vision