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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

have been pormancntlyeured of catarrh
by DR.. iartmans successful remedy
Pe-ru-na. Here is Mr. ingalls, letter;
DR.. S. b. Hartman, ColHm5HS, q.
DEAR SIR" Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin
have cured me Of one Of the worst cases
OF catarrh any one ever had My case
was so severe that was compelled to
discontinue my business, that of CON
ductor on railroad; but I am now
entirely WELL
Ordinary treatment of catarrh Is for
local relief Cures are not expected.
DR.. Hartmans method eradicates ca
tarrh absolutely. Get his latest book
and learn now to combat this insidious
disease The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.,
Columbus, o.. will mail DR.. Uartmans
books free on application.
II. A. Scott, Burt, Tenn, writes:
81 feel very thankful to my Maker
and your great medicine that | am
cured. | would not be without Pc
ru-na in the house"
Pc-ru-na has been curing catarrh for
forty years. 1t plucl1s out the roots
of catarrh and builds people up. All
druggists sell it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

After meeting f p, State BOARD
OF a'heres in itichmon1 Wednesday it
was stated by member. If Tie board
that the oyster industry O. State
would yicdand rev.nuo during the
| resent isca year OF probably $40
GOO.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

apparent decrease ocCaslOncd by loss OF
more than 100000 on one fund.
The gain Of more than $500, 600 Of taxable
basis in the territory mentiond. would seem
TO demonstrate both the wisdom OF the
Legislature in inaugurating the new system
of examination and Mr.. Johnston capacity
and fidelity in the discharge Of his duties as
commissioner Rockingham Register.
At om request Ex Sheriff W. r. Johnston
has given us the tax for 1898
Rockingham. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 12. 1jG9g |
Augusta ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 413, 514 50 |
Dtauhlon' '-.'.......... ...... 2O2, O5S. 81 |
kockbrldge. ................... 203, 734. 90
This is a No. I exhibit and shows the wis.
dom Of tho new law, and also the qualihca-
lion and eminent fitness of the appomtcc for
he position he holds.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23
CAIsYI

GILMORE'S MILL, Nov o.
Capt. w. II. Chiles is repairing his
roller mills David May is doing tho
work.
The z. & 0. annual inspector passed
over the road Monday.
Saml Everett with force Of sixty
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

men is laying the new steel rail on Tie
T.. u 0. road.
Sergeant Gilmore Yeatman, of th
2nd National Guards. of Bluefeld. Va
spent several days with J. w. Gilmor
We are sorry to note that ". r.
Hatcher Ia n indisposcd for several
days
AIrs- u. &. eNqir, Of Green'ce,anl
Mrs W. a.. butcher, Of our vicinity. re-
turaed Monday from visiting Nj. j.
b. Waskey, at Anderson, W. Va.
81 ,vr,. {,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

limited proxies will be mailed Won. an(
'hen you get one if you have no idea o
coming I'LL ii up properly and get as many
names OF the other stockholders as you can.
hand ii to your director, or some other Nom.
Der OF therompany that WILL SURETY
CONE, and we can have meeting. These
proxies require an internal revenue stanp
uet rs many names on one blank proxy rs
y,oi can, as the nHmbtr makes no difference.
he company win pay for these stamps and
properly alllX them when II is presented
through proper hands Don't think apv
number Of shores too small. for these small
mares in the aggregate make large mum.
yer. by Interesting yourself at once in this
lalI 6 you VIII show public spirit by aiding
nr Rockbridge Company TO .discbarye its |
usiness, and besides YOU will have ydur
lterests represented in It's business meet
lgs.
JOHN T. WILSON,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Oy % 81.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

1t has been fully demonstrated tina.
Ely's Cream,Balm is a So. cifc for Nasal
CataTh and cold in he head. This
distinction has been achieved only as
the result Of continued successful use.
A morbid condition o. jhe membrane
IN the nasal assages ca1 be- c.red b
this purifying and healii 6 treatment.
Sold by druggiss or /. vii be ma.eI
for so cents by LILY brothers, 90 War
rem Street New York. 1t spreads over
the membrane, is absorb aud relief
is immediate.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS.
OF THE
ROCKBRlDGE MUTUAL INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.

TIT
I We ATTEMPTS have been made
o hold the 1898 annual meeting.
io.A .ail ng % tause sufficient amount of
'to' "a. u'' represented. 1t is highly i'm
poii"nt to have the meeting and dispose of
III" business OF the past year which has
"rt omula1cd and which can only be done at
o meeting Of the stockholders. 3
Notice is hereby given that'an adjourn ID
meeting viii be held at the
COURT HOUSE
AT ia. ~.
SATURDAY DEcENBEk 10TH, 1898.
l'I it ishopet that eycly momber Of. the
'pany will Interest himself At ONCE TO
here or have himself represented bv
NY rive succeed in getting meeting
- 7antto - amend.the chqrtor that futuro
.naaal meetings. ofthc stockholders will not
% 3r default
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23
FIDUoIARY FUNDS FOR TAXAro

Complying with request from Ibis Off %.
Mr.. W. F. johnson, commissioner for this
judicial circuit, has furnished Us with a,
following statement OF liduciary funds IT,.
ported by him for taxation in the counties of
Buckingham, Augusta Rockbridge and the
City ofStaunton, for the years 1895. 1896, and
1887
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-11-23

Nov o2Q,
The herald., 1898-03-18

wife and sought to restrain the sale by in
junction. 1t was finally arranged that Sir
Tatton should give bond to indemnify the
pawnbrokers for possible damages result
ing from delay of the sale, and be allowed
an opportunity to inspect the property.
The defendant insists the jewels were the
personal property of Lady Sykes. and as
such she had right to pawn them. Sir
Tatton insists some of them are family
heirlooms, and as such belong outright to
him, while in others, such as the wedding
presents, he has half interest. If he can
make good this claim he will probably be
allowed to recover the Jewels. One strange
fact crops out in all this Sykes family lit
gation, and this is that Lady Sykes has
mania for raising and spending money.
Year after year she negotiated loans rang
ing from $4,000 to $S0O,00O and is still help
lessly involved in debt. She is a heavy
gambler in stocks and on race tracks, and
has been bad loser. To meet her losses
she has had to raise money from the
sharks, paying as high as 40 per cent inter-
est, and in this way the aggregate of the
claims now held against her is enormously
larger than the amount of cash she has
actually handled. When one pays 40 per
cent interest on a $4,000 note for three
years the total of principal and usury be-
comes something alarming in size.-Lon-
don Letter
The herald., 1898-03-18
MAN rs AIR CONDENSED
Statement Of Liebig, the Great Chem
ist, Agrees With Solomon

Liebig, the greatest chemist of the CEN
tury, writes: Science has demonstrated
the fact that man, the being which por-
forms the great wonders, is formed of con-
densed air and solidified and liquid gases;
that he lives upon condensed as we'll un-
condensed air, and that by means of the
same mysterious agent he moves or
causes to be moved the heaviest weights
with the velocity of the wind. But the
strangest part of the matter is that thou
sands of millions of these tabernacles of
condensed air are going on two legs, de-
stroying other forms of condensed air,
which they may need to build up their own
wasted tissues or for shelter or clothing,
or, on account of their egotism and fam
cied power, destroying each other in
pitched battles, using implements which
are but other forms Of condensed air, the
material of which they themselves are
formed or composed. Chemistry supplies
the clearest proof that, so far as concerns
this, the ultimate and most minute COM
position and structure, some of which are
so infinitesimal as to be beyond the COM
prehension of our senses, man is, to all
appearances at least, composed of mate
rials identical with those which compose
the structural being Of the OK or the dog,
or even the lowest animal in the scale of
creation
Solomon seems to have entertained the
same idea. See Ecclesiastes, 3:19: "For
that which befalleth the sons of men be-
falleth the beasts; as the one dieth, so
dieth the other; yea, they have all one
breath. so that a man hath no pre-emi-
nence above a beast''-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The herald., 1898-03-18
LOS ANGELES HERALD. FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 49, 1898

finest ever made. Caen is also center
for black laces. Normandy produces good
black and white blondes. Guipures are
made in the Auvergne, but the finest come
from the Vosges. Mirecourt furnishes
fine point and pillow lace. Brussels fur
nishes most of the Belgian needle-poin,s,
though East Flanders, Brabant and Hahn
ault are now supplying large quantities.
The old laces for which Binche, Bruges and
Flanders were once so celebrated, are no
longer the mode. though still much priced
by connoisseurs. This Is also true of
Mallnes, or Mechlin, lace and Valenciennes,
though the latter is returning to favor.
Bruges makes a round mesh Valenciennes,
not so beautiful as the loZenge ground, and
coarser qualities come from Courtrai and
different parts OF Flanders. Lille and Val
enciennes formerly belonged to the Neither
lands, which accounts for their early pro-
ficiency in lacemaking.
Flemish guipures are noted for their ex-
celence. The Belgian and French laces
are the finest, In point of fabrication, in
the world. Paris is, to large extent, an
emporium for Belgian laces; she is the
birthplace of fashions and novelties, and
dictates lace designs, keeping alive emu
lation and rewarding merit through her So
cety of decorative arts. To France must
be accorded the palm for black laces while
Belgium may claim it for the vaporous
fineress of her points, nothing equal!ng in
ethereal delicacy her famous point de gaze.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The herald., 1898-03-18
THEIR NOTES TYPEWRITER
Ex-Empress Eugene and Duchess of
Marlborough Use Typewriters

The young Duchess of Marlborough has
been communicating gentle shocks to her
friends and relatives in England by writing
all her informal notes and letters on type
writer. For a time the very conventional
circle in receipt Of these missives, so neat
ly printed, even to the address and sigma
ture, was In doubt whether to approve or
disapprove, when it was found that the ex-
Empress Eugene, on account of her fall
ing eyesight has adopted the typewriter
wholly for that part of her correspondence
conducted by her own hand. Added to this
comforting news was the information that
the queen can and does write very neatly
on a typewriter occasionally, consequently
the writing machine has earned distinct
social value in England. The one the
Duchess Of Marlborough uses is the Amer
lean make, mounted on a charming little
inlaid desk and very sumptlously trimmed
with gold and red enamel wherever such
decoration is possible. The paper her grace
uses is sent her from the states, and is the
ordinary quality used for single copy
work, but in the center at the top of every
sheet is stamped a black ducal coronet,
with the letters G. NJ. in gilt beneath
Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1898-03-18
CHICAGO MARKET
Prices and Prospects of the Trade in
Cereals

CHICAGO, March ia good deal of
strength was shown at the opening in
wheat, although trading was not heavy.
The action of the board of directors last
night in refusing to fix a marginal price
in May contracts and the fact that the tes-
timony taken by the board showed ship
ping values to be more than the bears
cared to admit, caused halt in the liqui-
dation and short selling, which made the
market so weak Of late, and though 1t did
not result in very much increased buying
demand, vet the falling Off in the selling
pressure was so marked as to cause an i'm
mediate advance in prices. Besides the
directors action, some of the routine news
was of bullish nature. killing frosts
were reported from California and freezing
weather was reported from the northwest.
Liverpool, in view of the decline here yes
terday, showed an unexpected degree of
steadiness May was very quiet all day.
1t showed some strength, selling as high
as 1.041s, and never getting below the fixed
price, 104 1t closed at the latter price,
The opening in corn was steady, but liqui-
dation of May soon started and grew quite
heavy as the session advanced. May
closed A@%c lower.
The market for oats was much the same
as corn. May closed fairly steady, Nc
lower.
Provisions were the firmest market ON
the floor, the closing prices being about the
best of the day. May pork was 15c higher,
May lard 10c higher and May ribs TIC
higher at the close.
The herald., 1898-03-18
HE HAD TO BE LABELED
The Trials and Tribulations Of Negro
Constable, Erstwhile Barber

For the last three days j. H. Johnson, a
barber, but now special deputy constable
of the court of NJ Fl. Joyce, justice of the
peace, has been trying to serve subpoena
upon Charles Newsletter. The justice
wishes Newsletter to appear in court and
testify as a witness; Merstetter does not
care to testify, and so is striving to evade
service. The methods to which he resorts
to accomplish this are unique.
The other night Johnson caught sight of
Newsletter on Tenth street, and was
rapidly overtaking him. Merstetter saw
him approaching. AT the same time he
saw a policeman. He stopped the officer
and said:
"See that man-that natty-looking char
coming this way? We'll. he's been follow
ing me for some time. think he's crook. -
Newsletter turned corner and disap-
peared The officer stopped Johnson,
and asked why he was shadowlng Mers.
tetter.
why, I am deputy constable" ex.
planned the barber Here is my commits
sion, issued by Justice Joyce. 1 want tc
serve this subpoena on that fellow"
AS Johnson did not look like deputy
constable, the officer had to examine the
commission. 1t was written in Justice
Joyce's somewhat obscure hand, so this
consumed much valuable time. Then Mer.
stetter had fled.
About midnight johnson called at the
police station and told his troubles to Johr
Halpin, inspector of detectives.
I've been stopped five times by police.
men," sad johnson, land l never can get
service at that rate"
well" replied the inspector, 'I'll give
you note that you can show to the po.
liceman when they stop you.'
And he wrote in plain, round hand, tha,
could be read quickly: "This man is ali
officer. Do not disturb him." and signed
his name to it.-Kansas City Star.
The herald., 1898-03-18
THE INVESTOR
CONDUCTED BY GEO. A. DoBMsoN

brought. forward recently, as lacking TWO
essential requirements. The plan, he says,
would fail to provide an entirely safe in
vestment of deposits and would anord an
Inadequate guarantee against the oanger
of trusting so delicate a business to pubic
officials Inexperienced in banking. Mr..
kilburn Is also opposed to the proposition
compelling savings banks to publish an
nually q list of all dormant accounts, mold
ing that such publication is entirely un-
necessary. The accounts In question, he
says, amount to only one-fifth or one per
cent of the liabilities of savings banks.
Attention is directed to the decision of the
supreme court of the United states, in the
case of the Elmira Savings bank against
the failed Elmira National bank, to the
effect that savings bank deposit is not
preferred claim against national bank.
This decision, the superintendent says, crc-
ates a condition calling for legislative ac-
ton. No savings bank in New York. he
says, has lost a dollar in many years, If
ever, through the insolvency of any state
corporation with which it deposited, the
law making the savings bank preferred
creditor in such case; and while 1t may
not be competent for the legislature to
afford protection by like provision as
require, as 1t ought, that no savings bank
shall place any of it's available fund"
or temporary deposits" representing the
excess OF current daily receipts over the
payments, in any national bank, except
after the officers of the latter shall have
given an adequate personal bond guaran-
teeing the security of the deposit.
Interpretations
The Los Angeles Clam Packing compa-
ny, Los Angeles; directors, John Il. Jones
f. +. and IL. c. Ward of this city, w. w,
Beach of Long Beach and Frank w. Worse
Of Des Moines; capital stock, $500; sub
Scribed, $4,000.
The herald., 1898-03-18
10. /. and l.4sA for choice; milling. l450

No. l, and 1.42h for choice; milling. L450
1.50.
Barley-Feed, good to choice, 1.071s0D1. 10;
fancy, 1.121a@1.15; brewing, nominal.
Oats-Poor to fair, L150D1. 17ik good to
choice. 1.20M1 25;. fancy feed. LILY; gray,
1.15Q120; milling, /. 1.2OM1.2 25; surprise, 1.271z@
1885; black for seed, 1.356D1.50 red, 1.25al1. 40.
Hay-Wheat. 1S0OG22. so; wheat and oat,
1S.O0Q2l50; best barley, 17O0M185O; alfalfa,
l050ml1.50; clover, 1200q13.50; stock, 12.OOq
1850.
Observation-Disclosures, 2o.OO@225O per ton;
bran, 16.00@1650
Dry Beans-Pink, 24O@2.5O; Lima, 2.1Oa
2.1S; small white, 1.55@16D; large white,
1.50M1.G0.
Potatocs-Early Rose, 55a75c per GENITAL;
River Burbanks, 50uG0c; River Reds, 81
6Oc; Oregon Burbanks, 60G90c; Merced
sweets, 75c01.00.
egetables-Onions, 2.00G225 per GENITAL;
hothouse cucumbers, 50c@1.00; garlic, 3laQt
40c; green peas, 3M31sc; string beans, - per
lb.; asparagus, 9@10c.
Citrus Fruits-Navel oranges, 1852. rs
Mexican lines, repack, 5.0095.50; COM
mon California lemons, 50c@1.00; choice,
L.25dt1.75.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 1S@1S1ac per lb.
do. seconds 161aQ17c; fancy dairy, 161ac; do.
seconds, 15Gil6c.
Eggs-Store, 11@11hc per dozen; fancy
ranch. 12u13c.
Poultry-Turkey gobblers, 11@12c per lb.
old roosters, 3.500Ii.OO per doz; young roost-
ers, 65OW7.5O; small broilers, 3.5O@i.50;
large broilers, 5.00G5.50; fryers. 6.0006.50;
hens, 3.5OM4.00; old ducks, 4.00l5.00 geese
1.50@1.75 per pair; old pigeons, lbs; young
pigeons, 1.75M225
The herald., 1898-03-18
CHINA WILL TAKE A CENSUS
Through the Efforts of Ii Hung Chang
the People Will Be Counted

Tacoma, Wash.-Early this year the first
complete census of the Chinese empire is to
be taken The approaching enumeration has
been ordered only after numerous confer
ences between Earl Ii Hung Chang, the
empress dowager and the emperor 1t
came about in this way: At last years S
meeting of the International Statistical in
stitute, held in Berne, a committee, ap-
pointed to consider ways and means for
taking "world census" decided that the
aid of Ii Hung Chang must be enlisted
They met him in Berlin and secured a
promise of his influence at Pekn.
On his return to China Earl Lii bro nched
the subject to the empress dowager. He
explained the object and need of a census
and that the total number Of people In the
world could not be arrived at unless China
did her share. The European countries, he
said, wanted to know, and besides he could
not go back on his promise once made, be-
cause, according to a Chinese proverb.
when superior man has once spoken,
four horses cannot pull back his word.'
Her majesty gave him line to the en-
peror. At first his majesty was disposed to
resent the interference of a committee of
unknown Europeans, but Ii explained that
in other countries a census was customary,
and that if China. was to be on level with
other countries she must take census
The emperor finally gave his consent. and
provided Ii with an autograph order to
see that the wishes of the Swiss commit
tee were carried out.
The next step was to transmit the i'm
perial orders to the governors general of
the provinces. The governors have sent
the order out to the district magistrates,
and on the next official day they will sum-
mon all the local constables and explain
that this time there is to be full and fair
count.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-03-18

greatest advantage. In all forward move
ments she takes her place in the very front
rank, and does not easily lose her position.
Something about her seems to suggest that
she has discovered the secret of perpetual
youth. Knowing the great Importance Of
taking care of her health. she manages to
hoard her looks with miserly care, and
pays the greatest attention to all details
connected with her toilet. Her costumes
are noticeable as much for their audacious-
ness as for their perfect taste. 1t is true
that her combination of color is often dar-
ing, but 1t is never crude. What appear
to be the most impossible extremes blend
under her supervision. Everything she
wears is stamped chic and effective but
while her clothes are original she carefully
avoids anything Outre.-The Lady.
The herald., 1898-03-18
HOW LAcEs ARE NAMED
Pattern and Locality Of Manufactur
Make the Distinction

The nomenclature Of lace Is decided by
certain peculiarities Of pattern, mesh or
stitches that belong to certain localities,
and 1t is retained even when those local
tiles have long ceased to produce their dis
tinctive fabrications. Valenciennes has
not for many years wrought the laces that
bear it's name, their manufacture having
long since been transferred to Ypres, Bel
gium. while the Chantilly laces are all
made at Bayeux.
The finest French laces are made in Nor
mandy; the cheaper ones come from the
Auvergne. which was the first French
province to produce pillow lace. Bayeux,
with her tributary surroundings, is the
largest and best producer OF black laces;
her Chantilly Il ''par excellence" the
The herald., 1898-03-18
ANOTHER LADY SYKES SCANDAL
Sir Tatton Finds That She Has Pawned
the Family Jewels

There is new move in the seemingly end
less and much involved Sykes scandal.
This time Sir Tatton Sykes is seeking to
restrain Attenborough & Co, ,pawnbrokers,
from disposing of lot of valuable family
jewels pledged with them by Lady Sykes
as security for loan, There are six lots
of these jewels in dispute, and two of them
are said to have been wedding presents to
the baronet and his wife. Sir Tatton as
serts that he did not know they had been
pawned by his wife until he read the pawn
brokers' advertisement Offering them for
sale. He was scandalized by this fresh pub
licity Of the financial crookedness of his
The herald., 1898-03-18
Conditions Shown by the Dealings OF
Wall Street

NEW YORK, March 17.-There was a
complete reversal of sentiment on the
stock exchange today, compared with that
of the earlier part of the week, and prices
sagged almost continuously. The losses
averaged nearly two per cent in the stand
ard shares and were more pronounced in
the specialties, where in some cases the
decline exceeded four per cent. Trading
was dominated by the announced compile
ton of the Maine board of inquiry report,
the failure of the Pacific roads to rec ch
an amicable agreement upon passenger
rates. and the heavy selling by houses with
tor which had little influence was the con-
tinued influx of gold. The present move
ment. including today's engagements of
81 300, 900 and the $5.50000O en- route from
Australia, is in excess Of $30000,000.
Operations in bonds showed a further
contraction in dealings, the aggregate
reaching 81 100000.
Gated losses of " per cent In the issues of
1925 and Il in the fours, registered, of 1907.
The herald., 1898-03-18
Analysing Her Charm

The smart woman is type distinctly be-
longing to the latter part of the century.
In making life easy for herself she smooths
the way for all who come in contact with
her, and her gaiety and brightness are con-
tagious. Her conversation is like a glass
of good champagne, sparkling and refresh
ing. She is quick Of repartee, and delights
in epigrammatic sayings and definitions,
and has the happy knack of arranging her
ideas with a clearness and conciseness
which goes a long way towards enabling
conversation to flow brilliantly and unhes-
itatingly. As hostess she is seen to the