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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21

Yes, II remember" she said at
last.
We'll, want to say-why didn't
you answer my lettersT'
IL don't know. / was hurt. Car
lisle-hurt and proud. Oh, was
wicked not to write! / know It now.
And then you stopped writing, and l
couldn't stand It any longer. And |
came here to wOrk-and to forget.
And now you come hereP
"Alice-Alice, dear, / want to ask
your pardon for the things | said and
did TINT night"
With a little cry she flung herself
into his arms.
"Oh, Carlisle, Carlisle, it's I who
should ask pardon. ! was
hopelessly, bitterly wrong-and I see
1t now. ! saw 1t months ago, but I
couldn't bring myself to write. And
then you changed your address. and I
couldn't find you again. And | was &c
miserable. Carlisle, dear, won't YOU
KISS me and say that It's all right?"
Alice, 1t never was anything hut all
right I've found you now and ! don't
intend to let you go. Let's let by-
cones be bygones, and not think any
more Of that bad old time. You're
mine now, and you'l never get away
again"
There was silence for a moment
Then she raised her head from his
arms.
You're not going to leave me?"
Never You must keel this apart
ment. BY the way. how did You come
to advertise 1t at such a crazy price2
It's worth twice that, furnished as it
Is"
She blushed. "In confess. I didn't
know where you were and | couldn,t
md your address. but | met a girl the
other day who said she knew YOU were
hunting for a place to live, so I ad-
vertlsed at such a price that / was
you'd come to inves gate. I've
mad that ad In all the apers for a
week, and I've had the most fearful
time telling everybody who came that
the place was taken. But | was sur
you'd come"
A ran at the door Interrupted them.
Alice opened and admitted a large man
who pulled from his stair-climblng ex-
e%rtlons.
see you've got a place to sublet,"
ne begrn "ean look at lt2"
Before Alice could answer Carlisle
forward.
Is taken"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
YEARS REST LIGHTLY ON HIM
Former Employee Of the Department
OF Agriculture Comparatively Young
at Age Of Eiahty-Nine.

Maj William NJ. King, agricul-
tural journalist, who retired last
year from the Department Of Agri-
culture after long service therein.
is one Of the Youngest eighty-nine
year-old men in the world.
1t was not so long ago that Major
King took up smoking, just to have
something TO do, and he SAYS the
habit does not seem to hurt him in
the least. Judging from his fresh
complexion and Youthful gait he is
right.
"How do YOU manage to keep so
young: asked the major, on a
recent visit he paid me.
q come from Iong-living ances-
tors" he said. All of his people
lived to what is known as a ripe old
age.
Survey Of Major Kings habits do
not reveal anything unusual. He
eats what most people eat, not adj
herring particularly to the spare diet
advocated by the famous c|entenari.
an, Cornaro.
Major King was for many years
an employee Of the old bureau of
crop estimates, where he kept up to
date the bureaus data on a variety
OF subjects. II anyone wanted the
very latest opinions as to boil weevil
reduction, for instance, Major King
was the man to see, He had it,
Washington Post.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
HELPED
REGAIN STRENGTH
Alabama Lady Was Sick For Three
Years, Suffering Pain, Nervous
and Depressed Read Her
Own Story Of Recovery.

Paint Rock, Ala.-Mrs.C c. NJ. Stegali,
Of near here, recently related the fol.
lowing interesting account OF her re-
cOyery: II was in a weakened con.
dition. l was sick three years in bed,
suffering q great deal of pain, weak,
nervous, depressed. l was so weak,
| couldn't walk across the floor; Just
had to lay and my little ones do the
work. | was almost dead. tried
every thing | heard of, and a number of
doctors. Still / didn't get any relief.
] couldn't eat, and slept poorly. l
believe II | hadn't heard OF and taken
Cardui l would have died. / bought
six bottles, after a neighbor told me
what it did for her.
q began to eat and sleep, began to
gain my strength and am now we'll
ana strong. | haven't had any trou.
Bile since . l sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. I don't
think there is a better tonic made
and believe it saved my, life"
For over 40 years, thousands Of wo.
men have used Cardui successfully,
In the treatment Of many womaniy
ailments.
II YOU suffer as these women did,
axe Cardui. 1t may help you, too.
Al all druggistA E IS
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
SHOWED THEIR REAL NATURE
How Rain Shower Brought Out the
Characteristics Of Three Wall
Street Players.

Find out a mans attitude toward
the stock market and YOU know ex-
actly what he will do when stand
ing beneath a shop awning during a
rainstorm. A rainstorm will bring
out a mans gambling nature as well
as the market.
Three men, all dabblers on the
stock market, who had dined to-
gether in a restaurant, were stand
ing beneath an awning waiting for
a downpour to subside, saws the
New York Sun. An observer. who
was acquainted with the three.
watched the men as they stood I'M
der the shelter. The observer no
ticed that first the man whom he
knew as a heavy pIunger in stocks
informed his companions that he
was gong to take a chance on the
rain and run to the Office. He
turned up his coat collar and dis
appeared around the corner running
rapidly. The second man to leave.
who played the market more eau
tiously, waited for the rain to slack
.en before he attempted to reach his
place Of business. The third, whom
the observer knew to be very eau
tious about his investments. waited
for the rain to cease. After study
ing the sky for several minutes as if
debating with himself the possibili-
ties Of another shower, the conser-
yatiye nan left the shelter and
walked down the street.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
WORLDS OLDEST UNIVERSITY.

1t is not surprising to find hat
the Oldest university in the world j.
situated in China, where scholar.
ship was held in high regard in the
days when European nations were
Just emerging from Sayagery. The
White Deer Grotto university in
Kiangsi province, 400 miles up the
langtze river valley, was found
IN $50 A. D., antedating> Salerno.
the Oldest European university. by
two centuries; as a school it was
opened about 900 A. d.
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Let
70 Is4I' BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate

t@ 1891. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicats]
Carlisle Henderson read the sdyer.
usement again. II seemed worth while
investigating, even though he had
followed up many promising trails
only to find that they ended in dlsap.
pointment, Still, this was what he
"anted-If only it was like what Il
said il was.
18th st, a West-Completely fur
nished apartment; 3 rooms. bath.
Kitchen, elevator, telephone. All con
%veniences 500. Suhlet till October"
He clipped the scrap of paper from
the journal IN which he had found il.
put II carefully in his wallet. and
started o Il on the trail once more
For two weeks he had sought a place
to live, and had found the various
aluring advertisements snares and de-
lnsions, Either they were nor what
ne wanted, or else they charged enor-
prices for rldiculously made
quate rooms, He had not much hone
but an inner urge prompted him to
Follow up this lead 1t might be the
thing-and the price was certainIy low
enough Most Of them wanted nearly
double that sum for an unfinished
barn Of a place. Tie bus mr..
rled him up the avenue to the cross
street he sought. lie rang the bell and
as the unwieldy vehicle slowed he
swung expertly from the steps. A short
walk westward brought him to the
number.
From the outside the place looked
bright and clean. Big windows, he
noted approvingly the apartments on
the lower aoors, which were occupied.
showed glimpses of tastefury fur
nished rooms-not the green-plush.
and-golden-oak horrors among which
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21

he had lived for so many weeks. He
mounted the steps and rang the bell
A trim maid answered the bell. He
produced the clipping.
Two flights up" she said. Just
knock apartment "a"
He climbed the stairs. They were
wide, deep-carpeted quiet. The whole
house breathed an air of refinement
And there was a three-room apart.
ment here for rent at 500 a month
His mind instlnctively took up sus-
picionS. There must be something
wrong with the place at that price.
Perhaps there were conditions at.
tached- certainly II couldn't be very
nice Still he had come a
long way, and there was no use In
backing ont now-he might MS well
see H. Another flight " stairs. ana
he was standing before apartment "a
There was no card In the LITTLE
holder but "A cleaning brass knocker
invited use. He raped tentatively.
Footsteps sounded on the other side of
the door md I'm a moment the handle
turned and he was babe a cheerful
come ln!"
The llght Of the room after the
dimness Of the hallway dazzled his
eyes for moment. and he could M,
make out the features OF the girl wbo
confronted him. lie noted thai she
was small aud slim, and dressed in
a businesslike suit OF dark material
then his eyes rOved about the bean.
tlful little apartment with lis wicker
furniture, It's comfortable looking
couch. the shaded electric lights. II
was what he wanted, all right.
his eyes returned Il the girl. and he
saw that she was standing with her
back against the wall, one hand
clenched At her side, the other AT her
throat. He saw that her face WINS
white-and then he saw that he knew
her.
"Alicer 1t was a mere whlsper
NV "'Vh vi surprise nearly stunned
him. "Alice-you-how did YOU YET
here?"
Carlisle, -" The words came
with difficulty. Il cnme last year. /
I've been palnting-not very well
I'm afraid with a lltrle nervous
laugh "At least. no one wants ID
buy nay pictures. ] had a little moaey
but ms nearly all gone, so had tc
sublet this place. Did YOU see my nd
Nertisemcnt In the paperg"
Yes, ] saw if-but- Alice-I-d
you remember when I las saw yony
She looked away.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
UP TO SPECIFICATIONS.

81 do not insist" the old gentle
man said, that the man my daugh-
ter marries shall have wealth. pro.
ylded he has sound judgment and
unusual c~leyerness."
We'll, YOU must admit, sir" the
youth replied, "that | showed sound
judgment in selecting you as a pros
pectiye father-in-law, and consider.
able cleytrness in getting Grace to
accept as ordinary-seeming and poor
a chap as | sm."-New York Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
Not Obsolete.

Admiral Sims said at a dinner party
in New York
youth Is always an extremist Take.
Tor Instance the hattleshlp question.
We m%lddle-aged sailors are Just now
asking ourselves how much the sub.
marine hos impaired the value u the
bottleshlp. but youth has got the ques.
ton settled for good and all.
What is the value of the battle.
ship todayl / said to a naval cadet
at a luncheon.
mo damned value at all he
answered.
Then he thought a, momeat and
added
"'of course. she's got Il very nice
deck for dancing"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21

Z WANT: To hear from owner
having farm for sale; give par
ticulars and lowest price. John
D. Black, Missouri St., Chippe-
wa Falls, Wisconsin,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21

FOR SALE: Early English
dining room set, consisting of
OF 81 in. table, buffet, China
cabinet, and six chairs. Call
oo4' 10-17-tf.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
AGENTS WANTED. w

AGENTS WANTED: We
want a lady or gentlemen a.
gent to handle city trade in Lex
lngton and other vacant cities
This is a wonderful opportuni-
ty as you will be retailing the
genuine j. R. Watkins Products
including Watkins Cocoanut Oil
shampoo, Garda Face Powder.
Fruit Drinks and over 1877 other
products Write today for free
sample and particulars. The ].
h. Watkins Co., Dept. 6S, Vino
ma, MINI.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
AGENTS N W. manl

AGENTS WANTED: We want
a crew of live agents to begin
work at once, and make a house
10 mousse canvass of every prop
erty owner in central Missouri
Counties. Outfit furnished. Lib
eral pay weekly. Peyton Nurser
les, BOOnville, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
A REAL PRESENT.

Did YOU notice how pleased the
brides father looked at the wed.
ding?9
Yes; he discovered two quarts Of
champagne among the wedding
presents .'-New York Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
UP AGAINST IT.

We're mp against t."
whats the trouble?e
We've simply got to dance with
that fat woman she's the guest Of
honor, Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21
Smart

THAT lawyer is making a Dire speech
to the ladies Of the jury"
He's full Of guile, too.r
In what respectY'
He carefully refrnined from ad
dressing them as The intelligent ladies
OF the jury, and thus avoided the In
situation tina, they might not be good
looking. birmingham Age Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-10-21

FOR RENT; Six room house
with garage nicely located, and
IN good repair. Will lease for
term of months. Inquire of
Clyde Wright, Agent at 1OO4l5
Main st. Phone 729 or 45.
10-15-1w.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
POSTPONE BOUNDARY SUIT
Tcxas-Oklahoma Dispute Win he
Mcnrd by Suprcmc Conrt MnrCh O.

Tf0UTU ~ NUUTFTIIV VVUII TNTt'TI II,
AUSTIN. Texas, bee. i.--Suhtnis-
4, sion OF the TeNasN OK lahoms bound
ary suit IN the United States su-
preme court has been postponed
rom January 10 March 6 of next
Sear, according to II. II, Ward. spe-
Texas IN the suit, who arrived here
from Washington.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
You Tell The World

SPREADING RAILS nj yorktown
avenue and First street, which
caused westbuund car on tho
Kendall car line 10 jump tho track
Interrupted traffic on that division
VI the Tulsa street railway last
night The tracks at that place are
not paved. and the recent rains. ~
Officials raid. and the weight Of the
h"aNy ear caused the ground TO give
way
TULSA LODGE so. 4Ii LOYAL
order OF Moose. nov lu pfocoss OF
reorganization under the direction
~ Gerald r. Gahau. dputy supreme
dioiHior met AZ its new home. Ilg
Soui BOULDER avenue. last night
Tor tho fret time. H'constructiOn
hit tho local lodge rather hard. scv-
'laI hundred Of ita mcmbor1 10
moving from Tulsa with about 400
members In good standing. plans
1t" now being made 10 Increase tho
personnel
ATTORNEY G., r. BYRD of Medic
was called to oklahoma Clty SUNDAY
ON account Of tho s,Jious iIInesa u.
hls little son, Charles Byrd. DO.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
JAP ATTITUDE
Is SLOWING UP
ARMS MEETING

CONTINUED FHON pAGE oNE
the expectation here ls that no
hasty action will be taken.
Predict long Wait.
In japanese circles 10 was pre-
1ictcd tonight that it would be
some days before any important
Development advanced the naval
negotiations beyond their present
waiting stage. Emphasizing the
importance ~ the decision. Japan
ig making her representatives in
dio1ted again, that they regard the
0ull outcome ot the naval question
az bearing close relation TO pos
slblo aurogltiOu " the AnElo-Japa-
ucgo alliance. the substitution of
somH agreement which would in
,ludr the United states and be the
basis Of permanent uuderstand-
iug between Japan and this coun-
fry
There were also Increased indl-
cations that M. question of forufl-
cations in tho waters of the far east
bore close relation in the minds OF
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
BILLY TELLS OF
CONVERSATION
WITH THE LORD

CoNrISuIu tHUH rtGE ONE
tho afior- W''flug. Dcctusu they've
got tU stay at .IHt meeting
lf there v'lr any Hkuptics iu the
sunday night audience they must
have boon very uncomfortable be-
iurc tho meeting vtH over. sunday
began with that "Hurs'' ~ rkrpNOs,
Bob InEurspu aui arraIRucd the
whole race from luEorsYi down
aud down wis iUD word which
sunday used often lu this c0upec-
ton. especially HV regards their
ultimate destruction.
Contempt fur SkcptiCs.
lie showed bio supreme contempt
for dishonest tkoptca not only by
word Of mouth but by lIuges
which. had thcy hlt duubtcrs lu tho
flesh instead ul the visionary vdri-
'ty would hnyo inflicted severe
puuishm'nt a salyu ~ applause
Was the audience nlut, 90 HE
contrast OF iut.dolity.H empty record
with the churchs good works cli-
making. Where is ihu iutldoi iu hell
~h" could have brought you 90 this
tabernacle for four wc"ks straight
That DIS evidence that God Almighty
is not loslng his grip
lHlly had his audience With him
all right Thoy kept sD still you
could hnv" heard o. pin drop when
he related the thrilling trial of a
Confederate soldier they laughed
oyer tho descriptions ~ darky
slugers who trrei tho high notes
llko u squirrel una tine vicious
Mexican city which 90 solf-Tcspc't-
iug polocat would avoid" they
watched approoat"v sunday rcp-
rcscutatiou ut % homo run uu his
own team. the chicago white SuN
II Ia l." i Hf
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05
WOMAN REFUSED
TO CHANGE HER
FIRST BALLOT

CONTINUED TUON rhDg pSE
ana gladncss and Wcrrimeut into the
world and why this grcni mIsfor.
tune should have fallen upon me Us
q myNcry that only God can. and
will some day reveal"
After stating that ho rested his
caus" 'in divine Justice ana the CON
iidcu'c ~ The fairness OF the Amer
lean people Arhucklc concluded
with the declaration that "uo act uf
mine over has. hud / promise that
no act Of mine over shall. cause them
to regret their faith in mo"
ArbucklC'H defense WAS that ho
was assisting Miss RHppo through q
period Of Illness. caused, according
20 defense contentious, by an informal
disorder, Al the time he A alleged
by the prosecution to have injured
her The prosecution held that the
injury resulted from an attempt by
Abuckle to attack the actress,
crowds Eill Courtroom.
Tho big crowds which had markod
tho trial from the time thut jury
selection was completed cluug tu
the courtroom despite jury d"ltbcr-
atlonH that extended far into the
| night The courtroom was filled
/ when the jury was summoned
The crowd was so donsc at one
period OF the jury dolihcratlou that
~ was necessary To place hlrricJdo
from tho door that leads from the
courtroom into the iuryroum. Later
tho Jurors were taken 10 another
room, the court officials explaining
that 10 was because of the crowds -
There were no outstanding features
TO mark the deliberations other than
its length the activities OF the
= Of
Louise T.. Winterburn, one of the
women jurors who suffered "A slight
unexplained attack last night.
Forcman's Statement.
There were two jurors who voted
for conviction, according to FritZe.
The statcmet follows;
II make this statement as a duty
to the public.
There was tacit understanding
that the members OF the Jury would
not make individual statements I
have learned since that a number OF
the jury have. however, done 80, and
I believe. as foreman, that II Is we'll
for those Interested In tho admins.
tration of Justice hat the citi2eus OF
san Francisco should have faith,
The ten members OF the jury who
voted on the last ballot Tor acquittal
felt that they voted on the evidence
fully considering II all. one OF the
two minority refused to consider the
evidence from the beginning and
said, at the opening OF the proceed
iugs that she would cast her ballot
and would not change 1t until he'll
fro2e over. The other was fluctu-
ating sometimes casting a blank
ballot sometimes voting for the de-
fcnse ana sometimes voting for the
prosecution.
"Cousidcriug all tho evidence, Il
seemed TO us, that the prosecution
case was an insult TO the intelligence
Of the jury II asked uE 20 subsN-
tutc conjecture for facts without
showing what had been done, and
asked us to guess what might haze
way.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05

church delivered the opening
prayer. In singing the audience all
ternately sat and stood up, allowing
those who had been waiting FOR
hours to stretch crampod limbs
And then, just as iu tho opening
scene Of play tho other charac-
irrs enter first and then the star
SUNDAY. appeared on the platform
uni the meeting was "oft" Ills Ia
UIilIr formula, "NOw AN got act. 80
Won won't be milling around was
ohcyed by all except "a baby who .r.
torruptcd the sermon lu the middle
and caused sunday 90 oKcliW.
Haven't told people often enough
lhh' 'hcro i4 q nursery BOO tho First
baptist church. FREQ of charge t
frtc ~ charge, ] have made more
requests hero than iu any place
outside Of New York city,
Campaign Into Iifth week.
The campaign has swung into ifs
MN wook. There VIII be no meet
inRs Monday. Sunday speaking Mon
day 40 pawna". During the reDaiu-
ing 'wO weeks there viii bo only ono
special sermon. that for women 1nl,
saturday night uf this week Miss
Florence kinney VIII speak during
tho BIhir lesson tt $3.50 O'Clock
wednesday afternoon ou "Chrisfau
Science Compared with tho Bible
and will make explanation this week
NJ the ucighborhood Bible study
plan Mrs Asher l,fi Sunday night
Tor oklahoma CITY whore she will
address tno Asher UHHIuDas W0mcu'H
council Monday night She viii
speak Hi business wpmcu's lunch
cons ln Boston Avenue VI T. church