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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
The March WOman's Home Com
paniOn.

The March WOman's Home Com
paniOn.
In the March Woman's Home
Companion Mary Heaton Worse
has a love story entitled "The
Great God" an interesting in
dictment 0. the lives of many
American women of the wealth
Ter class. There are many other
good stories and a large number
of excellent articles and special
features.
"Out of the Shadow of Debt"
by an anonymous writer, gives
the dramatic personal exper-
fence of a young couple in meet
ing their obligations and shows
how debt itself is nothing more
than a bad habit which may be
broken. In Scenario Writing
Jasper Ewing Brady explains
the requirements for a success
full moving picture author and
how to attain them. "The Deli
cate Child" by Roger H. Den
nett, M, d. is a sensible, helpful
article on how to make such a
child well and keep it so, My
Memories" by Louise Homer, is
an interesting photographed
sketch by a great singer whose
musical success was won in the
United States. There are also
articles by Laura Spencer Por-
tor, c. H. Claudy, the automobile
expert, Lillian Brewster, Adeline
1. Thompson and Charlotte F.
Boldtmann.
The short stories include 1.-THE
Message" by Emily Sargent
Lewis, "The Charmer," by So
phie Kerr, and "Crybaby," by
Mabel Dill. Sinclair Lewis COM
pletes his novel, "The Innno-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Which of These Farmers Are
You?


Farmer Jim sells his pigs. He
buys his meat from the local
livestock dealer, the commission
man, the packer, the wholesaler,
the transportation company, and
the local grocer. He also pays
for the shrinkage occasioned by
shipping his animals to market.
Farmer John kills and cures
his own meat and pockets the
profits.
DR.. P. F. Trowbridge, profess
sor of Agricultural Chemistry
in the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture, gives the
following formula for dry-cur-
ing 1000 pounds of pork: Fine,
clean salt, 40 pounds white or
brown sugar, 10 pounds white
or black pepper, A pounds; red
pepper, p pound mix thorough
ly. Each piece of meat should be
rubbed with fine, clean salt and
allowed to stand in a pile from
6 to "a hours so that the bloody
serum can drain out.
Rub each piece of meat thor
oughly with the dry-curing mix
ture. Be especially careful that
the cure reaches the muscles
around the ends of the bones of
the hams and shoulders. Pile
the meat carefully, with the
skin down, in a cool, airy place.
Avoid damp musty cellars. The
pile should not be more than 8
feet deep, Repeat the applica-
ton in 3 days. The third appli-
cation may be made in 5 or 6
days after the second. In gener-
al, allow the meat to cure a day
and a half for each pound. AT
ter this treatment it should be
thoroughly cured.
Wash the meat with warn
water and remove any extra
curing mixture. Wipe it dry anc
hang for smoking. Smoking
may be done with hickory, oak
apple OF, any wood except that Of
the pine family, twenty-five
smudges will give a good milo
smoke. The amount of smok
ing, however, will depend upor
the taste of the consumer. Tn,
meat should be carefully wrap
ped or sacked to keep out skip
pers.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Japanese Tea.

The Y. L. M. C. of the First
Baptist Church cordially invite
you to attend a Japanese Tea
Saturday afternoon, February
"a, from 3 to 6 at the home of
Mrs. ]. G.. Crenshaw, 1919 Main
street. Delicious cakes and
candies for sale. Men are espec-
tally invited to the Orient.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

DR.. 2. M. Williams went to
Sedalia yesterday on business.
George Hulver went to Kan
sas City yesterday to spend the
day on business.
Mrs. John Logan and two
daughters, Miss Blanche Logan
and Mrs. Homer Chambers and
the latter's little son, John A
Chambers, went to Kansas City
Wednesday to attend the motor
show.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

iiAOoO ilhC paint. III ldCI IIASIG
are several smokstacks in town
painted with it. Alonzo Barnes,
the harness maker, used some of
it for waxing harness thread.
Since then the black rock has
been encountered in many wells
and in some places it crops out
of the ground.
Sixteen years ago William R.
Belt and Marcus L. Belt, Jr.,
sons of the captain were induced
to blast out two carloads of the
outcropping rock, which was
sent to the Barber Asphalt Com
pany of Kansas City, which own
ed the Trinidad supply.
They would not consider using
it, as they were under the i'm
preston that the asphalt would
have to be extracted before it
could be used, and at that time,
they had no means of doing this.
The situation which existed is
summed up by Daniel Hoefer,
president of the Bank of Hig-
ginsville.
we have known of this de-
post for thirty years or more,
and always thought we had
something valuable, but didn't
know how to extract it."
In a few weeks an asphalt
plant will be in operation on the
same farm.
The American Construction
Company has secured leases on
about three thousand acres of
land near Higginsville, and will
begin operations in a few weeks.
The machinery has been order
ed and a factory site picked. The
company has no stock to sell and
is not promoting anything, Mr..
Mclnerney says. The city of
Higginsville is getting ready to
show its faith in it's product for
about thirty thousand square
yards Of paving to be,done with
Higginsville asphalt sandstone.
This will be used to demonstrate
to outside people that it is a
good thing.
Within a radius of one hun
dred miles of Higginsville S mil
ion dollars worth of road con-
tracing work is in sight of vari-
Gus contractors. The American
Construction Company will fig
ure on many Of these jobs first.
The Higginsville product will
be considerably cheaper than
the ordinary asphalt. Mr.. Nc
lnerney says it will be placed
within the reach of smaller
towns, townships and counties,
as well as larger and weather.
communities. The freight rate
from Higginsville to Kansas
City is expected to be forty cents
a ton.
The material is found at an av-
erage depth of about twelve feet
below the surface. The vein
ranges from 8 to IL feet thick.
1t is estimated that there are
l,6OO tops of asphalt rock to each
acre of land to the foot of thick
ness, and that the entire bed
will average fifty feet in thick
ness.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

cents"
Fashions are discussed by
Grace Margaret Gould, who
gives many new ideas for spring
costumes. The departments of
Cooking" "Handcraft," and
the section for younger readers
are valuable and entertaining,
and the picture section, for
younger readers are valuable and
entertaining, and the picture Sec
tion, both in color and Alec Ora
vure, completes a decidedly good
number.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Notice.

/ have bought the interest of
A. R. Clark in the firm of Clark
& Letter, plumbers, including
book accounts and unfinished
contracts. / will conduct the bus
mess from the same old stand,
and solicit a continuation Of
your patronage.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
CORDER.

Mrs. Homer SchoWengerdt OF
Aullville spent the week end here
with her parents.
Emmett Summers was a pas
senger to Kansas City Friday
where he will visit his brother,
J. E. Summers and wife.
j. w. Franklin of Mexico, Mo,
attended the funeral of his
brother-in-law, Sam Lee here
Thursday.
John Morgan was a passenger
to Kansas City Friday evening.
Mrs. Lloyd Ramey of Kansas
City arrived Friday morning for
a few days visit here with her
mother, Mrs. John Martin and
other relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Dean was hostess
to the Fancy Work Club Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Darnell en-
tertained L. w. Dean and wife,
Hy Holscher and wife, and Rev.
Reno to dinner Friday.
Miss Mary Edwards spent a
few days last week with Mrs.
R.. l.. Starke.
Mrs. Billie Moore of near Lex
ingtOn spent the later part of
the week here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Hit, Sr.
Henry Lee and family return
ed Wednesday morning from a
three weeks visit with J. R..
Hedges and family at Miami.
John Corbin and wife attend
ed the wedding of Chas. Neff
and Miss Hilda Kroone near
Concordia Thursday evening,
Feb. the 9Th.
John Corbin and wife attend
ed the wedding of Chas. Neff
and Miss Hilda Kroone near Con
cordia Thursday evening, Feb.
the 9Th.
Mrs. Milton Hefter of Kansas
City arrived Sunday for a visit
here with Mrs. Lydia Hefter and
family.
Hays Wollenman and wife
shopped in Kansas City Monday.
Miss Hannah Groves left Wed
nesday morning for Dallas, Tex
as, where she will visit relatives.
Lee Shippey of Higginsville
was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Branson of Kansas
City and Mrs Frazier of Hig-
ginsville spent Monday at the
home of VIM. Petty, Sr.
j. S. Miller and son, Guy, were
transacting business in Kansas
City Tuesday.
Jim Moore was a passenger to
Kansas City Friday evening
where he attended the birthday
party of little Laura Jackson.
Hy HENSON and daughter
visited here the last of the week.
Naomi Kramer of Kansas City
spent Sunday here with home
folks.
Joda Hit visited Mrs. ]. Lee
Hit in the country from Fri
day till Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Slusher en-
tertained to dinner Sunday. Mrs.
Rachael Slusher, 0. ]. Wollen-
man and family, Misses Florence
and Ethel Slusher.
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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Notice of Box Supper.

Orion Rebecca Lodge No. 682
will give a box supper in the Odd
Fellows Hall, Saturday, Febru-
airy II, to which the public is
cordially invited.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

Harry Bell went to Kansas
City Wednesday for a visit.
Miss Frances Buelling went to
Kansas City Wednesday for a
visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
BEST ASPHALT OF ALL.
None Other Equals Higginsville
Product, Chemists Say.
I'M Higginsyille Jeffersonian

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asphalt is so widespread that last
week the Kansas City Star as
signed a reporter to investigate
it. He interviewed the chemists
and others who could speak au-
thoratively first, then came to
Higginsville and spent two days
here. The following is from last
Friday nights Star:
At the very doorway of Kan
sas City, on the east, lies a ire
mendous deposit of ready made
paving material in the form of
asphalt sandstone" Neither
scientists nor paving experts
have seen it's counterpart before.
Man thoughtNwhen he had mix
ed ordinary Trinidad asphalt
with sand and crushed rock he
had invented" something. Now
it appears that nature had pre-
pared, at Higginsville, Mo-, a
similar mixture, so far as es-
sentials are concerned, thous-
ands of years before man exist
ed.
When Doctor Roy Cross of the
Kansas City testing laboratory
was given a piece of the rock for
analysis about six months ago,
and had finished and confirmed
his tests, he said, "There must
be something wrong. This is
too good to be true" DR.. Cross
collaborates with his brother in
all the city chemical work, and
asphalt testing is one of his prin-
cipal jobs.
He went to Higginsville. On
the way to the field one of the
citizens offered him a sample of
the rock, which he smilingly re-
fused. He took a pick along and
when he arrived at the field and
was shown the outcropping rock,
he hacked off pieces with his pick
and took them back. Their test
turned out the same as those of
the other samples.
Then his skepticism gave way
and he turned in a report which
went beyond the usual bounds
of technical scientific tabula-
tons. 1t was enthusiastic. It
said: "The asphaltic sandstone
is remarkable in that it contains
a very large amount of very fine
sand. This is extremely unus-
ual and is a. very desirable con-
dition.
Coming at a time when the
good roads problem is an over
shadowing issue, and when the
motor traffic has shown that a
binder is needed on rock roads,
the disclosure of this deposit as
sumes unusual Importance.
Most of the commercial as
phalt comes in pure form from
Trinidad, South America, and is
artificially mixed with sand to
form paving material. In GER
tain places in Europe, in Arkan-
sas and in Oklahoma is found an
asphaltic limestone, but. as far,
as known, Higginsville, Mo-, is
the only place in the world, hav-
ing deposits of asphaltic sand
stone, which is superior to any
thing else in the asphalt family
according to Doctor Cross's an
,alysis.
The history of the Higgins
vile deposit, goes back to the
days Immediately after the Civil
War, when a prospecting com.
pany drilled a 9OO-foot well on
the grounds now used as the
Confederate Home, about a mile
north of town. AT the depth Of
one hundred and eighty feet 9
thick vein of black, oily sand.
stone was struck. The vel
yielded water, however, and was
used for several years at tht
home. But a black, tarry liz
uid came out of the pump il
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16

Ladies, we have just installed
a steamer made especially for
your plush and chinchiIla coats
and sweaters. 1t does first class
work, making them look like
new.
Remember, every 18th article
is free. All work called for and
delivered. Phone 676.
WILCOXON'S
DRY CLEANING SHOP.
E. B. Vaughan went to Kansas
City yesterday on business.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-02-16
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
A II OR

Mrs. Richard Ham and daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. E. Warner, and the
latter's three children went to
independence yesterday for a
visit.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Oxford Registers soI7 of Draft Age
NO sLACKERs IN THE ENROLMENT HERE
so FAR AS KNOWN.

Last Tuesday was busy day for the
local officers in charge of the registrs-
ton for the selsctive draft, in some OF
the larger towns and cities. In Oxford
County the busiest registering place was
in the town of Rumford, which has
population much larger than any other
town, and doubtless has larger proper
ton of men of registration age than any
other town in the county. Here ten
registrars were at work, including Town
Clerk Oliver A. Psttengill, who was In
charge, and among the registrars were
men capable of speaking quite number
of different languages, as was necessary.
Rumford had few more aliens than
citizens in the registration, and has about
go per cent of the total number of aliens
in Oxford County.
On Wednesday the registration cards
and papers were brought to the office or
the clerk of courts at South Paris by the
several registrars In person, and so
prompt were they in their work that at
/ o'clock in the afternoon only four
towns were missing.
The number registered in the several
towns and plantations of the county was
as follows:
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
kilburn.Blsbee.

At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Bisbee Of Rumford on Wednesday theil
daughter, Louise, became the wife oil
Harry Leo Kilburp, ID. d. g., now Of
Rumford, formerly Of Fredericton, N
B. The wedding was to have taker
place in the fall, but tho date was ad
vanceG on account of the situation oil
the brides brother, Capt. SpauldinG
Bisbee of Co. B, Second Maine Infantry
As he felt that there was likelihood oil
his being called into service across the
water st any time, the wedding tool
place at this time so that he might at
tend. He has been stationed at Port.
land for some time and was allowed
leave of absence to attend the wedding,
and wore his uniform.
Capt. Bisbee was best man, and Miss
Albeftina Ridley OF Winnegance Wa
bridesmaid. Rev. John 8. Warren of St.
Barnabas Episcopal Church oficiated,
using the single ring service. Miss Ruth
McGregor played the wedding march
from Lohengrin. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with flags and flowers.
Guests we're present from Rumiord,
Dixfield, Buckfisld and Portland. After
the ceremony buffet lunch was served
10 number Of relatives and friends, and
DR.. and Mrs. Kilburn left for camp st
Lake Mooselucmsguntic to spend . week
or two.
Dr.. .Kilburn 10 graduate Of Harvard
Dental College In che class Of 1914, and
has sinos HE graduation been 10 practice
ct Runfofd. The bride 10 graduate Of
Hebron Academy, and OF Lasells Semi
nary In the class Of 1919.
Many valuable presents we're received
b. the young couple.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Bryant's Pond.

Edwin Jackson and family have NOV.
ed here from North Waterford and are
occupying q tenement In the E. j.
Thompson house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour W. Brooks were
iu Naples Thursday to attend the funer.
al of Clifford Brooks, proprietor Of the
Bay Of Naples Inn. Mr.. Brooks was a
native of Lowell and son OF the late
William G. Brooks. For some years he
has been engaged in the hotel business,
and last season purchased the Naples
Inn. While south last winter he was
taken suddenly Ill and 1t was found be
was suffering from cancer,
Arthur Stevens, who has recently NOV
ed here from Coppsrvllle, has rented the
Freeman cottage at the upper end Of the
lake.
Percy Wilson has recently sold bis
property In town and purchased farm
IN Minot.
A Dover, N. H., farmer accompanied
by q sheriff, was In town the first Of the
week. They were looking for wanted
man.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
0ilead.

Richard Gallagher and Carl Lamont
have returned to their home In Portland
after spending several days here.
John Richardson has purchased au
Overland car. aia
There Was . social dance ct the Town
Hall last Saturday evening. Music wa
furnished by Moore's Orchestra Of Nor.
way, and large crowd attended. Is
Mountain View Grange held its regu.
lar meeting last Tuesday evening, June
9Th, with all officers present. The first
and second degrees we're conferred on
one candidate.
Ernest Curtis and family have moved
to the village.
Mr.. and Ars. orion Brown and family
OF Berlin, N. H., have arrived ct their
summer home here. "
Misses Emma and Madeline Sheridan
Of Berlin, N. a., spent the weekend in
town.
Miss Edna Wight has returned homo
from Littlston, N. a., whore she has
been visiting friends. sy
Mrs. Gertrude Foster Of 0orham, N.
a., was recent gusst Of her sister, Mrs..
Irving Leighton.
=. B. Coffin wss in Berlin, N. a., one
day last week.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
East Sumner.

Sumner registered Al men eligible to
draft on registration day. The town
will not break its enviable record for
loyalty. Patriotism is not confined to
the "lords Of creation" for the "weaker?
sex" are as loyal to our government az
any that wear trousers and vote. To as,
the present national crisis seems more
serious than IN 81 '85. Then, the unity
of the states was threatened, now, al
America and government Of, by, and
for the people Is ID danger II Germany
succeeds IN carrying ont Its autocratic
designs. We have no fears of autocracy
supplanting democracy. But to pre-
serve our rights AMI the unity and per.
petpity of our republic against formid
able German aggression will require
time, men and money. We do not looh
for speedy termination of the war, ye,
are confident the allies will win. At any
rate Maine will do her duty and main
tain her good record. SLocUM.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Hiram.

On June 8 Charles Cotton, town clerk
registered 81 men of military age. Three
enlisted, Harry Goodwin, Sidney Doug
lass, Carl Hybert.
On the evening of June 6 q large an6
beautiful flag was raised on Main Street
between Hiram and East Hiram villages
In front of the residence of Isaac s. Low
ell. Mr.. Lowell presided, and introduc
cd Hon. Samuel W. Gould of Skowhe
gan, who addressed large assembly e.
timated at 600. his eloquent and patri
otto address was received with applause
He was reared In Hiram and his many
friends have watched his career witt
pleasure and pride, as his restless, re-
sistless energy and ability bore him te
the halls Of Congress. The Bridgtor
Band furnished excellent music. A
large delegation was present from Bridg
ton. Mr.. Gould visited his mother, now
aged nearly 94 years.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
Oxford CongreSatlonallsts.

The annual meeting of the Oxford As
ISOLATION of Congregational Churches
will be held with the Second Church In
Norway. Tuesday and Wednesday, June
IL and IS. Program as follows:
TUESDAY. JUNE ls
FORENOON
IL 90 Devotional
Organization
las Devotional
200 Report of Churches
$50 sermon Rev. NJ. D. Baitzer, Mexico
800 womsn's Hour, Mrs. w. B. johnson,
Portland, Representing the woman's
Hon. A. J. Stearns. Norway
The Church In the Reconstruction OF the
~ Hon. J. 5. Wright, South Paris
5 90 Social Hour
EVENING
7:30 Devotional
Address, Rev. Charles A. Moore. D. D..
Pastor, An Souls Congregational Church
Bangor, Maine.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is
FORENOON
$50 Devotional
Business
10 90 Revival Methods
In the Apostolic Church
Rev. James N. Atwood, East Sumner
In the Church Of the Reformation
Rev. W. @. Curtis, Bethel
In the Modern Church
Rev. A. T. New horter, South Paris
Discussion
IL 90 Biographical Paper, Dwight L. Moody
Mrs. Alta Rankin, South Paris
II 80 Quiet Hour
AFTERNOON
$50 Devotional
Unfinished Business
aa5 Sermon Rev. Malcolm MacKsy. Oxford
Communion
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12

The census bureau estimate OF the
registration in Oxford County was 8, lS5,
but this was based on an estimated pop
ulation of SO, 1s9, which Is doubtless q
little large.
Following the registration, the busy
scene Is transferred to the Office OF the
clerk of courts at South Paris, where all
the registration cards and papers con-
nected with them were returned. Some
of the work which Clerk Ernest j. Rec
ord has to do, besides correcting the re-
turns, making various reports by tele.
graph and otherwise, and 30 on, is to
make copy Of each one of the more
than three thousand registration cards,
and prepare an alphabetical list Of all
the names, of which four copies have to
be made for various purposes. A mum
Der of stenogrsphers have been at work
on the job since the cards came in on
Wednesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
BroNnfield.

Pine Grove Cemetery Association has
Just received ono hundred dollars from
DIR. Neal McAllister OF California for the
care and support Of the A. L. .Barrows
lot.
Mise Lena Perkins has gone 10 Con.
way for the summer.
On account Of the registration, Tues.
day IVES . gloomy day for those whose
boys had to registsr for the selective
draft.
Fred and Perlsy Williams are In town
doing their planting.
Mrs.. r. White Of Suowville, N. a.,
Was the guest of her mother, Mrs. o. A.
Blake, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winnie Head spent the
weekend with Mrs. Elmer Blake.
Fred Meservs and family have rented
the parsonage of the Congregational
church.
Mn. Anna Lynch, who hss been seri-
ously III 10 Portland for several weeks.
arrived ct her home Saturday somewhat
better, still very III. She d attended b.
two nufsss who came With her nom
Portland.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-06-12
North Waterford.

Mrs. R. T. Fiske has e5 hens, and
through the month of May they laid
$41.2S worth Of eggs and ate about 80 0(
worth Of grain.
Mrs. George Holt went through . serl.
Gus operation at the home of her father
W. A. Manning, Tuesday night.
Chas. Marston and Roland Littlefield
are outing and peeling spruce at Geo,
Kimball's. Mrs. Littlefield 10 boarding
there.
Clara Ames of Norway 10 visiting q,
Sarah York's.
Mrs. Lizzie Sawin, Mrs. Ida Gibbs and
son Guy are at their cottage at Pappoose
Pond. where they intend to spend the
summer.
Comrade Henry Plummer attended
the Corps meeting Thursday. 3
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Kilgore went to
Andover Thursday.
Mrs. Sarah Washburn is In bad health.