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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
LOOPS IS LOOPS; QUITS.

Aviator Retires. Saying There IL No
Money or Glory For Professionals.
Paris.-One of the foremost of French
air men. Rene Didart, is retiring from
aviation disappointed. That there Is
no longer either money or glory in pro-
fessional aviation is the conclusion ar.
rived at by Vidart after four years
Of activity.
10 celebrate his retirement vidart
looped the loop fifteen consecutive
times and then came to earth to re-
main there. He will devote his time
In the future to automobile racing and
to big game shooting. for after the dan
gers of the high airs, according to vi
dart. man has lost all taste for the
humdrum pursuits of life.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
WINSLOW LUCKY,
Navy men INSIST
Facts About Man Commanding
Special Service Squadron.
HAS AN ENvIABLE RECORD.
Faced Spanish Guns During Last War
and Cut Gable. Thus Stopping Com
munieation Between Fleet and Ma
drid - Work For His Vessels In
Mexico. .-.....-... .... -. ....-. . 49,.

Washington.-"It's Winslow's luck"
say navy men.
Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Win
slow was placed by Secretary Daniels
in command Of special service
squadron for use in the war with
Mexico 1t Is made up of the SUPER
Dreadnoughts New York and Texas.
and then grades down to steamers
about big enough to go up a creek
That's where Winslow's luck comes in.
If this were regular war and be
were to tackle an enemy's feet with
that assortment Of juveniles he would
come home with cracks in his cast iron
But whatever work there may be for
the navy-except lying outside hot.
shimmering port. slowly frying in the
sun-will be inshore work in shallow
waters. and Winslow is provided with
the sort of boats for which this sort
of war was invented
But If the navy men concede that
Winslow is lucky they do not envy
him. or, at least. they do not envy him
any more than human nature forces
on them. For Winslow is not only
very popular, but he is one of the
very best officers in the service. He
has proved that score Of times. He
Is one of the half dozen or Whereabouts
who won high distinction for personal
daring during the Spanish war. and
this statement is made in full recol-
lection of the fact that almost every
man in both services was burning to
distinguish himself and would take al
most any chance at all to get his
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
DISTRIBUTES 23,a17 JOBS.
Postmaster General BurIeson Has APP
pointed That Many Postmasters.

Postmaster General 6urIeson Has APP
pointed That Many Postmasters.
Washington. Postmaster General
Burleson in the fourteen months he
has held Office has appointed 23,317
postmasters. Sill Of the presidential
grade and 1916 fourth class.
There were on Jan. in the United
States and its possessions S.61O presi-
dental postofices and 1890 fourth
class Offices. a grand total of $3.50.
In statement announcing the appoint
ments Mr.. Burleson said:
''As shown by the above figures the
postmaster general has. within a pc.
Rod of fourteen months, performed the
remarkable task Of selecting and APP
pointing postmasters at GO per cent OF
all presidential Offices and 81 per cent
of all fourth class Offices
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
AFRAID OF BAPTISM. DIES.

Child succumbs to Brain Hemorrhaae
Before Ceremony.
l'ittstieId. Mass.-Miss Grace MacAr.
thur. fifteen years old. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William s. Macarthur. died
suddenly few minutes before she
was to have been baptized In the Pill
grim Memorial Congregational church.
Miss Macarthur, who was dressed to-
go to the church, was nervous over the
approaching sacrament she complain
ed Of darkness. became unconscious
and died before physician arrived at
her fathers house. Her death was
caused by a hemorrhage OF the brain.
due to excitement.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
SECRETARY LANE

SECRETARY LANE, -
girls, all obsessed with the idea of
Fastening the clock toward 400. quit
ting time, as fast as possible.
In one year all this has changed
The department, with its hundreds of
employees, has discovered that there
is enough talent in its midst to enable
every one to enjoy life strictly among
themselves. The grouchiness, the sour
ness and the boredom are disappearing
fast; the gossips, the weary and the
petulant have cast off their burdens.
and the whole department has been
turned into one big family.
Secretary Lane was a newspaper
man and railway expert before he
became secretary Of the interior. and
one Of the lessons he has learned is
that cheerful employer communi-
Gates cheerfulness to those about him.
He and Mrs. Lane rarely allow
week to pass without attending one of
the nightly frolics Of the Home club in
the old mansion clubhouse on Jackson
place.
Secretary Lane discovered not long
ago that one of the men in his depart
ment, a disbursing officer, was about
to complete his fiftieth year in the
service. The men about the depart
ment had heard the officers boast that
he had paid out more money than the
present cost of the Panama canal dur
ing fifty years. Mr.. Lane sent for the
veteran, took him by the hand. and
thanked him in the name of the de-
partment for bis long and faithful
service. ..a....
Before the end Of the day the story
had been telephoned to the Washing
ton papers, and George Miller, the vet
eran employee, was well on the road
to fame.
At the instance Of the secretary the
disbursing officer told the reporters
that he would tell his recollections of
other secretaries of the interior before
the Home club the next evening.
When the time came the members of
the Home club found Secretary and
Mrs. Lane sitting in the front row.
Thereafter it became quite the thing
to be member Of the Home club.
All the employees have found that
they can learn something from their
fellow workers: They have discover
ed that the government does not frown
on gayety among its employees. par
dcularly in this department
Secretary Lane conided to friend
something Of the plan which was in
his mind when he formed the Home
club.
II am anxious" he said, ito see the
efficiency reports Of this department
for 1916 compared to the efficiency re
ports of 1912"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
Wind Blow. Her From Hou.e.

Wind Blows Her From House.
Waukesha. Wis.-Mrs. j. Boyle Of
Eagle narrowly escaped being crushed
by hot kitchen stove during the re
cent storm. Mr.. Bogie went to her
kitchen door to see how the weather
was outside. just as the tornado struck.
When she regained consciousness she
was lying in the road and within few
inches Of her was the wreck OF the
stove. The Bogie home was demol-
fshed. Several other buildings were
destroyed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
WOULD MAKE SOLDIERS WORK
Congressman Would Also Put Sailors
at Manual Labor.


at Manual Labor.
Washington w. Bailey of
Pennsylvania introduced in the house
a bill directing the president to "put
the officers and enlisted men Of the
army and navy to work" The presi-
dent is directed to employ the officers
and men in the construction of the
Alaska railway, the reclamation of
swamp lands. construction Of Missis-
sippi river levees, river and harbor i'm
provements. and is forbidden to hire
manual labor outside of the services
until the supply from within them is
exhausted. -'s..,,
Mr.. Bailey issued a statement in
which he said: " e..
IF we must have a huge standing
army and a big navy-and all the jim
goes agree that we must in the inter-
ests Of the worlds peace-then let's put
them to work."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
Clock Long Idle Start. Up.

Waycross, Ga.-Moving clock about
a mile to Waycross caused it to start
running after It had refused to operate
for seven years. Everything possible
had been done during tho seven year
period to make the clock. one Of the
ornamental variety, get busy. but when
It was placed in the new house recent
y to which It's owners were moving 1t
started running and has been giving
no trouble since.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
Ancient Cradle Still Used.

Columbus. Ind.-John w. Scheidt,
treasurer Of Bartholomew county. has
presented his grandchild. Walter J..
Koch. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore K.
Koch Of this city. with black walnut
cradle that is 6fty-two years old. Mr..
Schef5t's father bought it. Eleven chill
dren In the family were, rocked in the
cradle and also eight children Of John
w. Scheidt Now Mr.. Scheidt has q
grandson. who will be rocked in 1t.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
Boasts He .Tallest Man.

Memphis. Tenn. u. G. Tarver, twen-
ty-eight years old. who is seven feet
four inches tall and weighs 307 pounds.
claims he is the tallest man in the
United States. He was born in Dallas.
Tex. His father was not unusually
tall. and none Of his four brothers is
quite six feet tall
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
Unjoints Shoulder Twelve Time

Unjoints Shoulder Twelve Times.
Philadelphia.-For the twelfth time
within a year William Symonds. thirty
years old. Il driver. applied for treat
ment at hospital suffering from dis
located shoulder blade Since the first
injury the bone has dropped from its
socket every time the victim gives his
arm slight wrench.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
LONG SEARCH FOR LOSER.
Man Still Seeks Owner Of Purse Found
Fifteen Years Ago.

Man SttlI seeks owner OF Purse Found
Fifteen Years Ago.
Richmond. lnd.-James Garrett, sew
enty years old. farmer Of Newgar-
den township. was in Richmond re-
Gently to ask newspapers to assist him
in finding the owner Of hand bag
and purse he found at the Richmond
fair ground fifteen years ago
Garrett explained that he had adver-
dsed his find at the time and many
times since without avail The purse
contained a small sum of money
I'm getting pretty old now said
Garrett. land want to try oncs more
to lind the woman who lost the purse
and money. hope to restore it to her
before die
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
WHISTLE HYMNS IN CHURCH.
Boy Chorus Of Fifty Helps to "Hu-
<. manize' Service.

mamie" Service.
Philadelphia chorus Of fifty boys,
after considerable training with no
small amount Of patience, whistled the
hymn tunes in the services Of the Cal
vary Reformed church here. The girls
carried the hymn with their soprano
voices. and the effect is said to have
been rather startling.
Another innovation in the movement
Tor "humanizing'' such services was
the "all girl service in the same
church preceding the whistling.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1914-05-23
CLUB FORMED BY
SECRETARY Lane
Employees IN Interior Dep:4
ment Are All Members.
GOOD CHEER IS DISTRIBUTED
Cabinet Member Thinks the Smiling
Man or Woman Can Accomplish
More Than the Grouch-Bis Change
Brought About In First Year of New
Regime.

Washington. = Secretary of the In
terror Franklin Z. Lane has converted
his department into one vast club
the Home club. He is characterized
as 1.-The business man of the cabinet"
He proceeds on the theory that COOP
Grafton means efficiency.
The Home clubs membership is lin
tied strictly to employees Of the in
ter1or department. There is a dance
or musicale nearly every night.
When Secretary Lane took charge Of
the department last spring the very
name OF, the department suggested to
Westinghouse grouchy old men, sour.
middle aged men and bored young men
languidly porting over their work, while
at adjacent desks sat gossipy old la
dies, tired. middle aged women and
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
LONG FAVoRITE OF EMPEROR
Kaiser Wilhelm Has Read and En-.
ioyed an American Magazine Since
He Was q Small Boy.

Writing of her experiences at the
German court in Harper's Magazine,
Nine. de Hegermann -Lindencrone,
the wife of the Danish ambassador,
pays tribute to the great personal
charm of the kaiser and tells a little
anecdote illustrating both his tact
and his remarkable memory.
''The first of my articles about
Compiegne appeared in Harper's
Monthly in the summer. At the ball
at court in the following January
the kaiser came to speak to me, his
face beaming with the kindest of
smiles.
"T can't tell you how much l
have enjoyed your articles. l read
them to myself and read them out
loud to the EMPRESS
Glow said l, did your majesty
discover themY
"T have always taken Harper
Magazine, ever since l was a little
boy. You may imagine how aston.
ished l was when | saw something
from your pen. Your description o.
Napoleon III is quite historical. Yol
gave me a new idea of him. In man,
ways l always regret that I neve,
saw him. l could have once, wher
| was quite small. l was with m,
parents at Nice and the empero
came there, but l did not see him.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
DIETARY SCHEME ALL WR0N6
Physician Asserts That Humanity HsR
Much to Learn About the Food
That Is Proper.

Doctor Christians clear-cut ideas
on diet are, to say the least, con-
ducive to good digestion. "The nab
ural man is a healthy man; it n
disease that has to be caught" no
said. with a smile. "Look at this
bill of fare. There are fewer than
a dozen things that arc really good
food"
To a hungry man the statement
was almost unbelievable, until he
showed by swift, scientific analysis
his reasons for the statement.
"Man has drifted along for many
thousand years without giving any
scientific attention to his eating"
said the doctor. although he is en-
titled by inheritance to live zoe
years, or about eight times his Pc
Rod of maturity, the same as al
other animals, he gives little heed
to his eating until a crisis %
reached"
"The three score years and teR
idea is pretty well fEed," / Vea-
tured.
at should be the average, not hs
maximum, age limit of mans usef4-
ness" he replied. "But the wOr2
is advancing years wiz
see a complete revolution of ideE,
when physiological chemistry and
food chemistry shall have been car
ried to the same degree Of develop
ment as is industrial chemistry to
day. Up to the present time mas
has tried to put into his stomach
nearly everything on the face Of the
earth. Man has not yet learned that
while nature does not demand ex-
actness in eating, the penalty Of too
many mistakes is trouble, which ac-
counts for the fact that about 90
per cent of all human disease origi.
mates in the stomach. Nations
Magazine.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
NOT MUCH "PROFlT" IN PLAY
Unsuccessful Author Had Figures
Right, but He Didn't Know All
the Facts in the Case.

From an incident that Victor
Hugo jotted down in his notebook,
some seventy years ago, we may on
clude that the dramatists Of that day
more often received fame than any
more material consideration as a re-
ward for their work. And not infre-
quently even fame was withheld.
Monsieur Sanity" Hugo wrote in
November, 1874, lis a former secre-
tary of Theirs. He has written a
tragedy called Count Egmond ; it
is very flat. The piece is played not
a cat in the theater, and not a sou
in the box office. After three per-
formances the tragedy disappears
from the ~repertory of the Odeon.
Furious, the author runs to the di-
rector, M. Lireux.
"'Sir,' he cries, you have stopped
playing my tragedy
eyes the director replies.
"Why?
Because it brings in no money
az am told that the receipts were
only 100 francs less than the receipts
for Casimir Bonjour's "The Stu
dents of Segovia," and you are still
playing that
"'Only 100 francs lessp says Ii.
reu1. THAT may be true enough
But you see, the highest receipts fol
"The Student of Segovia" were IS
francs. Youths Companion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
TO PRESERVE OLD LANDMARK
state Of Connecticut Takes over Old.
est TImbered Structure In the
State, Of Historic Interest.

1t is easy, as Alice Meynell once
wrote, to replace man, and, when ma
ture has once lapsed, to replace ma
ture; to replace mans work is the
difficult task. A few weeks ago Con
necticut took over her oldest tim
bered structure, the Thomas Lee
house of Bridebrook. 1t was erected
by a gentleman who left England
for Saybrook in 1641. Its builder
was in his old age member Of the
legislature Of 1876, was constable
under Sir Edmund Andres and held
a Justices court in one of the rooms
of the house. His direct descendant
still lived in it when CORVALLIS sur
rendered at Yorktown and Lee al
AppomattOX, and it was the mar.
rage of one of them which gave
Bridebrook its name and a theme tC
n of the earlier Of New England
woman poets. Two colonial organi-
cations and the Society for the Pres
ervation of New England Antiqui-
ties lent their aid to the local his.
torical bodies in restoring a land.
mark which, as one speaker re.
marked, should give every visitor Sc
quickened sense Of the high messag,
of those ancestors who felled the for
ests and planted The vines Of Con.
necticut."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
Who Does Your Family Wash
ing?

When the weather is cold, your
w~ash-woman is sick, when it
rains, you cannot get the clothes
dried, and finally, when you do
get them they are covered with
SCOT, these are just a few Of the
disappointments in depending
on home washing. Why not try
our service-we have plenty Of
good, clear, soft water, a great
big drying room, and an i'm
mense flat work ironer to take
care of the unstarched pieces.
Each family wash is washed and
kept separate from any other
and given Just as much care as
if we were doing it in your home.
We wash every day except Sat
urday and washes coming in be-
fore noon Friday, will be deliver
ed Saturday. Our charge is 5
cents per pound, and remember
you get your flat work ironed
free of cost. Let US come for
your clothes this week and avoid
the disappointments Of home
washing. Our phone number is
100.
CRAWFORD'S
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
TENNIS UNDER ARC LIGHTS.

At the Mohawk Golf club, Sche-
nectady, n. Y, the tennis courts
have been equipped with large cleo
trio lamps mounted overhead to per-
NIT of night playing without the OBJ
iections generally obtaining on a
court lighted by lamps placed around
the side lines. Not only are the light
sources thus removed from the field
of vision Of the players, but the
amount Of electricity necessary tc
produce adequate illumination is
considerably less than has been re.
quired for lighting by the Other
method. The new tennis court in.
s%tallation consists Of four 1,000-wati
tungsten lamps arranged 2S fee
apart along the center line Of thu
court. The lamps are equipped will
reAectors having special skirts which
conceal the lamp ilament excep
when viewed from directly beneath
Electrical World.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
oETEcToR HINT.

When one desires to secure a fine
point on a wire for use in a detectoI
it is only necessary to remove one
Of the wires from an ~electrolytic in
tcrrupter and connect the wire to be
pointed instead. The wire is then
Dipped into the interrupter solution
with the current turned on so that it
barely touches the surface. After
allowing it to sputter for a few sec
onds, it is removed and will be found
to have a sharp point.-Popular
Electricity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
St. LOUIS WOMAN SUFFERS FOR
IS YEARS; Then FINDS RELIEF

same experience with Mayr's
Wonderful Stomach Remedy
that thousands of others have
had.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy clears the digestive
tract of mucoid accretion and
removes poisonous matter. 1t
brings quick relief to sufferers
rom arrangements of the stom-
lch, liver and intestinal tract.
Many declare it has saved them
rom dangerous operations
many are sure it has saved their
lives.
We want all people who have
chronic stomach trouble or con.
stipation, no matter of how long
standing, to try one dose Of
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Remedy-one dose will convince
you. This is the medicine Sc
many of our people have beer
taking with surprising results
The most thorough system
cleanser we ever sold. Mayr'I
Wonderful Stomach Remedy il
now sold here by Westerman 4
Rankin and druggists every
where.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
'hbrs. Rosa Bennett Escapes
Operation After Taking
Wonderful Stomach
Remedy.

Mrs. Rosa B. Bennett of 26O6
B Olive Street, st. Louis, Mo-,
was i'll with stomach troubles
for nearly fifteen years. She had
a great deal of medical attention
and took many treatments. She
was advised to undergo an oper-
alton by one specialist.
Then she took Mayr's Wonder
full Stomach Remedy and found
swift relief. She wrote:
Il was a sufferer for about
fifteen years and ! tried every
thing. l doctored with differ
emit doctors, and each one would
give my trouble a different
name. One said that | would
never be any better until / was
operated on, and another one
said / had ulcers of the stomach
] could get no relief
81 took Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy.
"Now / can't praise your med
Rine enough"
Mrs. Bennett has had just tn
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
EniscOpal Bazaar.

Saturday, November 28th, be-
ginning at 2 p. M, at the Guild
room, annual Christmas sale of
useful and fancy articles, also
pies, cakes and candy. Coffee,
team and sandwiches served for
10 cents.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
NEW BRAZILIAN PRODUCT.

Brazil has a new product for ex.
portation, called palma" 1t is .
kind of vegetable silk, or rather 8
silE-like cotton, that grows spont-
neously and abundantly in scverah
of the states Of Brazil. Hitherto il
has been used by the natives in fr-
ing pillows and cushions and foe
other domestic uses. A factory has
been started in Switzerland for the
manufacture Of cloth from this new
tissue.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
The Dollar Christmas Fund.

The Christmas Self-D enial
Belgium Fund has reached the
sum of $4,000. Only a few
days more before this fund must
be forwarded. Make your con-
tribution at once.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
ALL ARouND

"Jack asked me to marry him last
week, and | refused. Yesterday !
telephoned him that l had changed
my mind"
"What was the result"
"He said that he had changed
his. Judge.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
DO AT ALL,

"Hear about Primley?"
"No-what about him?'
"Got put off the floor at the dance
the other night"
"What for?'
"He was keeping perfect time ant
Is people ran into him and fell
down."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
ALWAYS WORRIED.

"Father always gets the worst II
it at bridge"
Flows that ?"
"Well, if he loses, that isn't pleas
ant, And if he wins, mother alwaP
says she's glad to see him winning.
He takes this as an intimation thSt
he's a poor loser, and that alway
gets him up in the air."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20

What made you send me this
mushy novel? Haven't you any bet.
ter taste?"
"Well-er-that isn't my taste. ]
thought it was yours"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
TESTING HIM.

Musician-What's the rent Of thu
room, including use Of the piano'
Landlady-I can't say ofFhand
You must play me something first
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
TAKES A MoUrHFuL.

An unloading ran at one Of thA
ore ports Of the great lakes takes .
12-ton bite every time it dives int
the hold Of the vessel,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
SUGGESTING PAVLoVA.

Mrs. Wayback (reading)-Hiram,
what air these Russian steppes?
Mr.. Wayback-0ne o them new
tangled dances, | s'pose.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-11-20
BANANA

Enough bananas we're imported in.
TO the United States last year to fur
nish peelings sufficient to give the
people 100 slides per capita.