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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-02
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with Mrs. Nathan Corder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Perry and
son, OFT, spent Sunday with
Sam Perry and family near Lex
ington.
]. F. Groves and Frank Price
shipped stock to Kansas City
Tuesday.
Mrs. Strader of Blackburn is
spending this week with her
daughter, Mrs. H. L. Edwards.
W. F. Weis and Albert GilleR
returned Saturday from st.
Louis.
Mrs. Kate Golden went to To-
peka, Kansas, Wednesday for
a visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herdon Gordon
announce the birth of a daught-
er, Sunday night, January %,
1917.
George P. Blackwell went to
Marshall Monday on Circuit
Court business.
Rev. G. Garland Riggan went
to Kansas City Monday to
spend the day.
Mayor Louis Minor went to
Jefferson City Monday on bust
ness.
Mrs. W. L. Cox of Osceola, Mo-,
who has been visiting Mrs. F.
M. Hord, went to Kansas City
Monday for a visit.
Mrs. John Deal and daughter,
Miss Mary, went to Kansas City
Monday for a few days visit.
Miss Mollie Ring went to
Odessa Sunday morning for a
visit.
Miss Regina Dobson returned
Sunday morning from an ex-
tended visit in Aullville.
Mrs. John Ash left Monday
for her home in Houston
Texas, after a visit here with
the family of Judge w. G.. Nc
Causland. Mrs. T. Tidball &C
companied her as far as Kansas
City.
Judge James P. Chinn of Hig-
; ginscville spent Monday here ON
! business.
Mayor Louis Minor and w. B.
Douglas spent Sunday in Rich
mond.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-02

The Civic Department of the
Woman's Club, will give a Tea
at the home of Mrs. E. N. Hop
kins, on Saturday, February 10,
from 8 to 6, the proceeds to go
into the improvement fund of
the Cemetery Association.
Cakes and candy on sale.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-02

Thos. Walton, who has been
to his home several
days with an attack of grippe,
is able to be out again.
Raymond Payne of Kansas
City spent Sunday here with
friends.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-02
credits for college entrance not
heretofore given.

b.. separate and dlSClncC IN
sigma issued by the govern
ment and all other persons pro-
hibited by law from wearing
same.
7. Special badges for merit and
for excellence in rifle practice is
sued by the government.
8. Latest model arms and
equipment, including tents and
a number of articles not issued
before to military schools.
9. Graduates (senior division)
may qualify for officers of Vol
unteers in case of need but this
is not required and only the best
would be so selected.
10. Graduates (senior divis-
ion) may also become members
of the Reserve Officers Corps
and receive commissions signed
by the President.
II. Cadets may attend a sum-
mer camp for military training
at Government expense.
IL. Members of the R. 0. T.
G. who spend the same time at
military work as required in
the past at Wentworth, in adj
dition to receiving the allowance
prescribed will graduate with
the stamp of approval of the u.
S. government in a manner not
heretofore extended.
Is. Graduates will be fitted to
conduct military training in
public schools. There is a fast
growing demand for such in
strutors.)
Ia. Graduates (senior divis-
ion) who attend summer camps
may secure an appointment as
Second Lieutenant in the regu-
lar army for a six months per-
iod with full allowances and pay
at rate of $4,000 a month.
Is. While all cadets will re-
ceive as much military training
as in the past at Wentworth
only those selected will be list
-, ed as members of the R. o. T.
c., thus rewarding cadets fol
subordination, neatness, bear.
ing, punctuality and genera
good military conduct.
16. The military training vii
continue to be an important
, factor in helping the cadet tt
= develop a high sense of persona
honor, duty and loyalty to sell
: and country; to encourage hin
!. to carefully consider ideals Of
good American citizenship: Il
help strengthen his body anC
! mind by successful methods o.
!, mental, moral and physical dis
cipline and thus, to send hin
: home a better, broader anC
stronger young man. Still thu
!; government asks no pledge o.
future service and thus is as
sured non-interference with civ
: ilian pursuits. The govern
ment however, is well repaid TO
its expenditure in knowing tina
another citizen is ready. H
that is ready is usually willing t.
= serve but unfortunately, he tina
= is willing is usually neithe
! ready nor prepared.
- The foregoing are considere.
: advantages.
y Disadvantages: NONE. How
. ever, the cadet whose paren
L may object to accepting aid an
' encouragement rendered by tn
= government are at liberty to de
Il cline it thereby removing abou
as near a disadvantage as ca
a be thought of now.
y Thos. Walton, who has bee
confined to his home sever;
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-02
RESERVE OFFICERS
TRAINING CORPS
Special Authority Given Went
worth by Secretary of War.

BY Capt. R. P. Palmer, U. S. Army.
The Secretary of War has
granted special authority for
Wentworth to organize a unit of
the Senior Division of the R. O..
T. C. AS only six military
schools out of the forty odd
class "a" institutions have been
permitted this authority to date,
the distinction reflects great
credit on the standard of train
ing attained by Wentworth.
Among the rigid requirements
specified by the Secretary of
War before a military School
lin contradistinction to a Col
lege) will be granted authority
for a unit of the Senior Division,
is the qualification that such
Military School must have been
an Honor School, for three
years. Hence, to the instructors
and cadets who for the past
three years have kept Went
worth among the ten honor
schools, belongs the credit of the
present honor.
The object of the R. 0. t. G.
is to encourage schools and ca
diets to require and take military
training and to qualify grad
yates by standard and system
attic methods Of training for Of
fcers of Volunteers should they
offer their services to the gov
eminent in time of need. The
graduate or student is not
bound to the government any
more than any other citizen be-
cause of the student belonging
to one of these units while at
school. Indeed, it appears a
most generous action on the
part of the government in CIV
ing a reward to students who
fit themselves to become better
citizens by taking a course in
military training in addition to
their other studies. The mill
tary schools lose none of the vir-
tues and good qualities that
have given them ever increas.
ing patronage but have them in
creased; and at the same time
parental and school jurisdiction
is not interfered with in the
least. No additional time fol
the military department a
Wentworth will be necessary Il
conform to War Department re
quirements but the course vii
be better systematized, stand
ardized and made more progress
i've so that the student during
his second and subsequent year
at the academy will avoid
great deal of repetition of mill
tary work. Cadets may grad
uate in one year at the Institu
ton as in the past but a cade
must agree to undergo tw.
years military Work at tn
school before he can gradual
as a member of the R. 0. T. {
Cadets who are not selected 70
a unit of the R. o. T. G. vii
however, be required to atten
drills as at present.
The advantages Of the R.. {
T. c., in detail are as follows:
1. Units will be distinctly fec
eral units but without PAR
ENTS or SCHOOL AUTH0F
tiles losing their present col
troll.
2. Members will receive
gratuitous issue of uniforms
about thirty dollars in none
value each school year.
3. Those members who agrt
to attend a four weeks summ'
military training camp Cat go
eminent expense) will be give
an extra issue of clothing
uniform amounting to abol
twenty dollars money value.
d The government will nav
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
PRIVATE BANKS ARE
HARD HIT IN Bill
PASSEDBI SENATE
ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NOT UNDER STATE CONTROL
Will u DRAFTED" IF THEY
20 NOT CHARGE oVER.

Springfield, ILL.,, May The prigste
banks bill TO be pat up TO the Illinois
Legislature is statewide bill requt7
ing al banks to come within stgte
supervision AMI control.
It is backed BY Gov, Lowden. Speak
err shanahan. and the responsible
house organization. and Lieut.. Gov.
Oglesby and most Of the Republicans
Of the senate. Il win so TO q show.
down in each house, as The definite
test of the promises ard pledges Of
legislators.
There are some Indications that the
house is now preparing to pass 4 state
wide bill, The private banks inter
ests in control Of the house committee
On banks and banking admitted as
much when they saw what was com
ing aud voted to report ont the De
Young bill. which limits activities Of
the proposed act to Chicago alone.
There was a conference last night at
the executive mansion in which Gov
Lowaen, Secretary G. State Emmer-
son State Auditor Russell, Lieut.. Gov
Oglesby, Speaker Shanahan, and Sena-
tors Barr and Buck participated Il
was determined that the administra-
ton will go the limit for a statewide
bill The best evidence of this viii
he a special message, expected from
Gov. Lowdeu Tuesday or Wednesday
After the statewide amendment had
been inserted a sporadic attempt was
made by some of the Democrats 10
counteract the effect of the amend
ment. This was a new amendment
offered by Senator Canaday Of Mont
gomery county. who wanted to OK
empt all private banks that had been
organized for twenty years. \ par-
liamentary condition kept the Demo
Gratis in their seats while the Repub-
licans were catching the 1oon trains.
Lieut. Gov. Oglesby saved the situa-
ton. favorable to the bill, when the re-
naming Republicans broke the qu0r-
um and ended proceedings until next
TUESDAY, with tho twenty year amend
ment the pending question
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
''DIMNY' 0'LEARY IN
COMMENTARY UPON
A BONE MORRIS

Dinny 0Lolry, elstwhile Ottawa
saloon porter who possesses the ira
diticn wit OF his ancestors, has
habit OF breaking into the public
prints now and then Dinny is hiber
natng in the vicinity Of Morris since
the day Jake zeler pulled off
"ghouling' stunt which almost sprain
ed that portion of OLearys anatomy
that connects his head with the rest
OF The body. When Dinny learned
there was possibility Of sincerity
in zellers hope of digging up
cor-,-r.pses' and selln Of EN-, he
dove Acadloremost out OF the dead
wagon a four cylinder five passeng-
or alighting in such a manner that
he almost drove his pate thru the
well woin pavement Recovering
himself he dashed out Ct town and
kept going until he reached Seneca.
Now Dinny l. railway engineer.
He handles the thcottleG and brakes
upon United handcar operating in
and out Of MinooKa from day to day
Dinny in commentary upon dry
Morris tells to the Herald OF that
CITY, Ais versions Of the desert Nor
tbs viii he The Hcrcld scribe re-
CORDS Dinn'S characteristic 'yeahs' as
the oXIOttawan rants and raves:
THE town has Gan dhry. yeah;
that's too bad What's O'Brien do
now? Yeah The town is wobalin'
end wobblin and en- the seventeenth
Of MAY yeah, ahen turn completely
rndc. Yeah yeah.
Ri@ PAT Brady, the big lazy
omahanau, is out of a job, yeah That
diyil whn he'd drawn glass o.
brew, yeah wud alom the nickel frum
the bar. wild his big mitt just as
quick as the glass was set down. yeah
~ wundc tie town went dhry
yeah,
I'm glad Of van thing, yeah, am
that is that Tom FlCmin got pat t
'A"Ft FN"us W tue mayor IIDll
the POLLS force and will have to 4,
TO work Yeah I'll mover forget TIN
nisht he pinched me- yeah, becaus
! lad three bottles Of amber wild me
! Two Of thin disappeared an know
didn't drink thin disappeared an
know ! didn't drink thim Yeah.
} why dc wear the neg IN me hat
{. Yeah. III telu OBrn, wore tina
! Ilag all thru Massachusetts in tn
battle OF Sligo, yeah and agin thr
: Frisco when The boys ran up Bunko
Y Hlll and I'll always woar Il. ORal
+ an it's mono Of you bushes,
. Ioah
J. "Thorol he no more use of m
r comm to Morris any more ycal
IA but ! may como to help va celobrat
/. lho l7th Yeah"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
RECALL DAYS
Of HIS Youth
N STATEMENT
I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE \
SCHOOL sCY. SINCE TAKING
THIS MEDICINE TANLNc,' VGN
WINNLE Asserts.

4 actually feel like q school boy,
1.ncc taking this nsw m2dicine
TanIac," \. Z. Van W.ahlo, wei
Known Ottawa man Of Gl6 second
Avenue. toid the Taalac Man On
April p. q know can't pra'ie
this preparation too mighty he
added
Il sal suffered from rhoumat.sm
and noryo9ercsa fo~ q long time. -
Nr. Van Wrinkle continued I had
severe burning pains all through my
body. My feet AMI ankles would
swell urtl thought ! just couldn't
bear the pain At night pains
wcull sheet through my body ana
mado it impossible for me to sleep.
I'd just roll and toss about the led
all night.
"Tanlac had hclncd Sc many other
local people feel sure it would do
the same for me and bought a bottle
of the medicine. Wen, wasn't dis
appointed. IT'S simply wonderful
how ranlac has benefited me The
rheumatic pains have entirely left me
and the swelling has disappeared
from my feet and ankles. can 90
hone now; cat Q hearty meal; read
a short time and 20 10 bed ard aieop
soundly the entire night. Yes. in
decd, ! recommend Taniac to any
enc"
Taulac The Master Medicine, is e..
pccially beneficial for stomach. liver
and kidney trouble. catarrhal Com-
plants nervousness. slecplessncss.
loss Of appetite and the like has
rs0ycn fine reconstructiye tonic
for weak, run down men and women.
Taalac is now being introduced In
Ottawa at W. D. Duucan's drug
store where a special Tanlac repre-
sentative is explaining the new medi-
cine to the public daily. Tanac also
is being introduced by experts in La
Sale at Clancy'a drug store and in
Streator at the Gaut Drug Company
and is sold in Peru nj Nadler's drug
store and In Spring Valley ct
Thompaons drug store.--Ady.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
PIGS.

Perhaps il the war Keeps on teach
ing us lessons of thrift, the much
maligned pig win come into its own
as clean and worthy animal.
In England the suggestion has been
made that pigs be kept to use up much
o. the kitchen waste that would other
wise go into garbage cans. Munich
palities having ordinances against
pigs viii probably repeal them to
some extent, so that every home can
have it's pig in the back yard.
And there's no reason why pigs
should be a source Of nuisance any
more than chickens, dogs Of cats, and
they viii be much more useful than
the last two. piss are by nature
clean. That they have stood for the
slovenly methods used in housing
and caring for them in the past IS no
sign that they will refuse to thrive in
clean, sanitary. nyless and incffen
sive piggories.
Pigs arc ready for market in com
raratiyely few months. If lot of
waste material can be saved by them
and converted into pork with a rea.
Gcnably expenditure of time and
energy, wouldn't it be sensible to pay
more attention to the raising Of
pigs?
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
CARPENTERS ARE WANTED.

IT has been announced from Wash
ington that the government, after rak.
ing the country for ship carpenters
to work on the new wooden steam.
ships, has been able to find only 49,
coo men. AT the very least, there are
$4,000 needed
The only answer to this il, the nee
essary men have got to be found.
Surely in q nation that numbers mil
lions of men trained in building
trades, there can be found $4,000 cap
able Of doing this work What do the
boosted skill, intelligence ard adapta
bility of the American workman
amount 10, il o man having a general
knowledge of carpentry cannot turn
quickly and easily to the shaping and
fitting of board and timbera in the
now ships, when every detail is work.
cd cut and there is nothing to do but
follow instructions?
The government itself has under
taken to build these ships, with pub.
lie fund that can be added 10 indefln.
itcly The plans are perfected. The
type is now one, said to represent
high degree of efficiency Each YES.
SCI will be a trihe less than 300 feet
long, with 46 feet beam and &c feet
denth, end a cargo capacity Of about
1000 tons 1t will burn crude oil
making little smoke so as to avoid at
tracing attcation, and will make
ordinarily about 10 knots an hour
with an emergency speed Of twelve
or thirteen knots The cost will b,
around 100000 apiece, about half tn,
cost Of steel vessel Of the same can
acit.
Such wooden craft, If well built
VIII outlast steel hulls Their par
tlcrlar merit however. is The fac
that, at q time when all the shin
yards arc busy with orders for stee
vessels ard steel plates are Amos
impossible TO get, there Is unlimited
material for making the wocdor
ships, and tley can be built BY utili7
ing outside resources and leaving TIT
established shipyards free to con
tinue their work on war vessels. tn
construction Is standardized repr,
sentine the last word in industrial a
hclency. Parts can be made anywher
and assembled on the sea coast
Every wooden ship viii be armed
end VIII therefore be an addition {
our defensive feet. II will be ma,
nod by 50 sailors, in addition to gu,
rerf
turning out these ships is expec
ca to DO a six months lob possihl
thas time can eventually be shorte
ed to four months. The PROCESSION
~ expected to start October or N
'vcmher' The present plans calls fl
Loco ships The number may m
to2.lO0 or 1000 before wa'ro throua
ONE started, thafc viii be three
Tour shlns q day joining the proce
sion, u Germany sinks more tbs
that, we shall have to build more
The big thing ia to get the NJ
cessitn started as soon as posslbl
u necessary, the workmen will ha,
70 be drafted These wooden shi
are az vital as battleships, and eve
man who helps to make one il ser
ing the nation In as important ,
pacily o. II he were gunner in /
navy or a soldier fighting In Franc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
He Almost Fell Down.

4. N. Hungucker, B0guc Chitto,
MICS, fo.t so grateful because Of be.
ins freed from paia and distress
That he wrote the following letter:
was suffering from rheumatiam, KID
rcy and bladder touhle. also di1zi
ness, would almost fall down a.
times. started taxing Foley Kidney
PILLS and two boxes gave nee entire
rcl;o." Disordercd kidneys give
w2lrirs by pains in side and back
rheumatic 2chc3, ore muscles swell
leu Joints pu'inesa under eyes, tirct
end languld feelng
For SAFE By Y. D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04

to try Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as she had taken it with good
results. | did so, my weakness dis.
appeared, | gained in strength, moved
into our new home, did all kinds Of
garden work, shoveled dirt, did build
ing and cement work, and raised hum
dreds of chickens and ducks. ! can
not say enough in praise of Lydia d:
Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound and
If these facts are useful you may pub
lsh them for the benefit Of other
women. Mrs. NJ. Q. JOHNSTON, Route
D, Box 100, Richmond, Ind
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
How Fat Fo'ks
May Become Slim
GET RID or TEN TO SIXTY
POUNDS.

re he cSccsIycly sat Il 7cry morti-
lyap. pcople who arc tea stout arc
usually genstiyo On thia subject
style and lat ,olEa are strangers.
Therefore, pecplo who Gro carrying
GROUND burden Of unhealthy and
m, lightly TAT viii be glad TO know
that they may reduce their weight
without starvation diet O. tlresomo
cXcIcisee
II yod want to become thinner In
q simple, safe and reliable way, here
is test worth trying. Spend some
time daily in The open air, and rot
frcm the druggist bcx Of oil Of
ko~en CAPSULES; take one after each
wosl and enc before retiring at
night Also follow the other simple
directions that como with the box.
Weigh Yourself once week SO
rs 10 know just how fast you are los.
Ing weight, and cont leave eff The
treatment or cfen skip q single dose
rntll you are down to normal.
Oil OF koroih is absolutely harm
less, Is pleasant to take and costs lit
tie. 4 testing sample, With book. viii
he mailed free, in a plain envelope, II
yen write to Koreln Company, ll6 n
Arcade, East 2Sth Street. New York
N. Y.
Even few days treatment has
4 boon reported ID show noticeable
reduction In weight, with the flesh
hrr tho skin smooth and tho goner
ai health improved.
II you are ten to sixty pounds
over normal weight, you fhould viv,
this treatment Trial Won vii
likely lind 1t la just what you need
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04

from my age that
when going up
stairs | had to 90
very slowly with
my hands on the
steps, then Sit down
at the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought | should
have an operation,
and my friend >
thought | woGld not
live to move into
our new house. My
loyrO.htap och 81 ma
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
sAFE ANCHORAGE.

Guilel your moral house secure.
". II werc good for man to have
sorae anchorage deeper than the
quick5snds Of this world, for
these drift 10 and fro so as to
battle all oonjccturs.--carlyIe.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
CALENDAR OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.

May 4, 1S33-Sandy Bluffs postof-
fee in Morgan County, name chanrci
TO Winchester. Cen. DAME Roberts,
postmaster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-04
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON Her HANDS
Too I'll to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
finkham's Vegetable Compound.

Thi. woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor Read her story:
Richmond, Ind. For two years I
was 50 sick and weak with troubles
The Jasper news., 1917-07-26
Two Striped Grasshopper Laying Her
Eggs. (Webster.)

refuse from sugar factories, or cattle
molasses, known as "black strap" 2
quarts; water, 2 to 4 gallons. The
bran and paris green or other arseni-
cal are thoroughly mixed while dry,
the fruits finely chopped and added,
and lastly the molasses and water are
poured over the bait and the whole
thoroughly kneaded. A coarse faxed
bran is most desirable, although where
this cannot be obtained easily ordinary
middllngs or alfalfa meal may be sub
stituted; lOw-grade, strong-smelling
sirup or mOlasses, however, Is essen
tial to the entire success of the poison.
Crushed ripe tomatoes, watermelons,
or lines may be substituted for the
lemons or oranges, If necessary. Or
binary powdered white arsenic larsen
ious acid) contains nearly twice as
much arsenic as paris green and is
comparatively low in price. The pow
dered form of arsenate of lead may
be used, but in this case twice as
much Of 1t must be used as of the
paris green In California and other
seml-arld regions water should be add
ed to the bait at the rate of at least a
gallons to 25 pounds Of bran, as in
these climates the bait dries out very
rapidly and the extra moisture Is nee
essary in order to attract the grass
hoppers.
The poisoned-bran bait Is dlstribut-
cd over the infested fields by sowing
broadcast, either on foot or from a
light wagon or buggy In applying the
bait In orchards, care must be taken
The Jasper news., 1917-07-26
Strong Men.

Tolstoi could lift $50 pounds with
one hand, and when nearly sixty years
of age he walked $50 miles in four days
without fatigue.
1t is told of Lincoln that he was able
to lift three times as much as an ordl-
nary man.
Poe was an athlete. Lamb and De-
Quincy were both great walkers.
According to DR.. Rogers, Johnson
Tennyson, Wadsworth, Browning, Glib
bon and Person were men of great
physical powers as well as great ge-
MUS.
Washington was able to throw sill
yer dollar farther than any man in
his time and covered "a feet in the
broad jump, a record which stood I'M
equaled for a century.-Good Health
Magazine.