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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28

Ana where good men, is the harm if tie
Kissers and kissees be healthy. and true
love stands sponsor It is only when i'll.
health has blasted the sweet cleanliness of
youth that death turks upon its lips The
deadly germs Of dread consumption are as
harmless as June-time butterflies TO the
young man or woman who is thoroughly
clean sweet and healthy In every fiber and
tissue. The germs Of disease only attack
that which is already partly decaycd.
There Is great medicine that is a sure
and certain protection against all germs
and speedy cure for all germ diseases.
!; Is DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
,ry II Gives youthful zcst to the appetite.
ii cOrfcets all faults of the digestion II
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II builds sweet, clean, healthy tissues in
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disease germs. 1t cures CS per cent. Of III
cases ~ bronchial, throat and lung alice
ncns II taken i'll time. All good medicine
dealers sell it, and have nothing Just AZ
good
MIR; JOS. Henderson Dirbun, of 44 Josephine
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FOR some two years, suffering from dyspepsia a
tired feeling and LOSE of energy and appetite
,icd one bottle OF DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
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o. the Pellets when l was in good health
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tai Discovery TO do all that il is claimed TO do.
g ~ A man or woman who neglects
AT constipation suffers from slow
STA poisoning DR. PIERCE Pleasant
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- little "Pellet" is gentle laxa-
WI tive, and two mild cathartc
IN All medicine dealers sell them.
~ No other pills are just as good"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28
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HE ARMY AND NAVY MAGAZINE

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28

hfofalists MAJ
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tors prose, and
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from the house
top, but just
80 long as the
birds sing and
the flowers
bloom, and a
inaidcn's lips
are cherry red,
and a young
IN an S eyes
look love, just
so long the lads
and lassics will
kiss and kiss
again.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28
HOME.SEEKERS EMULSION

nO1lE-SthhERS EN- h~.tN.
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Der and October 1898 the C..cac. WALL
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kee and other points Oh lis t.l roat
many points in South and y .i' 3D.. .. and
other western and othcr soutlf'.t ii states
ut about one fare. Tahrr ..t v~c and see
the wonderful crops asa eia. gl mount Of
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Furtherinformation To rates. Ioutes prices
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ing the following named persons. w. +.
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28

p, ram 3 aud IL connects with Southern X.
H. al iiafrsonburg Tor StIasburg Junction.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-09-28

rain 80 connects with Southern r. r a,
''.."s'lIs Junction for Hauisonburg and
points on Valley Railroad
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

from 30 to 80 bushels. The plant is
easily cultivated. requiring the same at
tention as potatoes to give good yield
/ planted some 20 inches apart, one
pea in a place, and others one foot
apart. The widest planting and least
watering gave best results in the pro
duction of seed while close planting
and abundant moisture produced the
best feed for stock. Every animal and
fowl on the place greedily deyoured
the peas and would walk over all other
crops to find the Idahos. Several bush
els were sold as green peas, and the
purchasers were delighted with the
novelty. The plants have peculiar
odor that prevents insects from prey
ing upon the seed, and a sour gum that
sticks to the fingers while picking, and
imparts a vinegary taste.
Idaho peas may be fed to cows and
sheep while on the vine, but should be
shelled and ground into meal for horses
and hogs Some farmers who have
thoroughly tested the feeding qualities
claim that from one to two quarts OF
the meal is a sufficient days ration fol
a working horse or milk COW, and that
hogs require even less. The peas may
be drilled or sown broadcast and cut
With a mower and stacked as beans.
They shell out easily after being thor
oughly dried, and can be winnowed OF
cleaned with an ordinary tanning mill
The hay is as good as alfalfa, after the
peas are shelled out.--Joel Shoemaker,
in Farm AID Fireside.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
GOOD CHANCES IN HAWAII.
Only Small Capital Needed to start g
Coffee Plantation That
VIII Pay.

Robert w Single, of Honolulu, who
was the Hawaiian commissioner to the
Omaha exposition and who was also
sent here by his government to pro-
mote travel to the islands, is in New
York city. Concerning emigration to
Hawaii, Mr.. Single said in an inter-
view:
"What is wanted is men who have
some little capital and experience, who
know what business they want TO en-
gage in and have some aptitude for it.
Sugar is now the chief product of the
islands, but its cultivation requires cap
itaI. This is also true of rice. be-
lieye that coffee is becoming the staple
Of the islands. and it can be cultivated
by persons who start ir with only few
thousand dollars. Pineapples, bananas
and other fruits require only small
capital. The government makes liberal
inducements TO settlers. Ii exempts
them from taxation for five years and
offers them public lands on excellent
terms. Five or eight acres may be had
for nothing; larger areas can be bought
for from FIVE to ten dollars an acre. II
is possible TO lease large plots for three
years and then TO buy them at the orig
inal figure, provided that 25 per cent.
has been developed"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
HERBA SANA SANCTA.
The Creation of the Justly Celebrat-
ed Havana Cigar.
Something About Americas Acquisi-
ton in the Vuelta AbajO-Obser-
vatIons ON the Tobacco
Culture of Gaba.
[special Kingston (Jamaica) Letter. ]

Especial Kingston tJamaiea) letter.
Did the late war with Spain have
no other result than the opening
Of the great Havana cigar industry
10 Anne rican enterprise. this should
alone prove ample compensation
for the financial sacrifices. involved
But il So happens that il is only one in
a long procession Of advantages 10 ac-
crue from American control of Cuba,
and for that reason its individual sig
niicance is apt to be obscured. 4
brief descriptive sketch of the industry
may therefore be found of timely in
terest-the more so, if based as is the
following, on exact information derived
from experts.
Tobacco grows all ever Cuba, as also
in Borneo, Jamaica, Java and other
quarters of the globe. But in only one
spot in all the world does the genuine
leaf grow from which the famous "Ha-
yana" cigar can be made This spot is
the Vuelta Abajo, or the province of
Pinar del Rio, west of Havana. Even
the aboriginal inhabitants recognized
this superiority, and long before the
close Of the sixteenth century the Con-
quistadores of Nelasquez had estab-
lished the tobacco industry which has
latterly gained such magnitude. But
it was not until the middle of the
eighteenth century that the govern
ment established a royal factory, and
the Systematic development of the
Nuelta Abajo was commenced; and yet
another half century elapsed before the
removal of the government monopoly
gave a real Impetus to the industry
Development then became rapid despite
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
GOOD FORAGE PLANT.
The Idaho Pea Makes Not Only Ex-
cellent Stock Feed hut Also
Coffee Substitute.

The Idaho pea is wild forage plant,
native of the Rocky mountain regions.
and therefore a semi-arid bush of much
value TO agriculture. II has heen cut.
tivated 10 i limited extent throughout
The mountain states for the past quarter
of a century. yielding excellent clops
Of feed for horses, cattle. sheep asd
poultry. Some euterprising seedsmeL
have recently introduced the pea as
novelty, giving it various names and
selling the seed at high prices as do
nestle or imported coffee berries My
experiments in growing this plant have
been highly satisfactory and have fully
demonstrated that the pea is all the
most enthusiastic advertisers claim as
a forage plant, stock feed and coffee
substitute The plant grows similar to
alfalfa, stooling out from the roots and
sending up dozen or more branches
to height of two or three feet. Every
stem is filled with leaves, branching
out at intervals of about two inches and
producing pod at the base of each
An ordinary plant will produce from
200 to 1000 pods, containing from one
to three peas. The peas when shelled
resemble the little white Spanish pea
nut, and taste like a raw bean. When
nicely Drowned and ground as coffee
the peas make an excellent beverage
having delicious nutty flavor. aud
much appreciated by old coffee drink
ers. ] like the pea coffee better than
the commercial cereal products or
package coffees.
A bushel of Idaho peas weighs about
20 pounds. and an acre will produce
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

nary development of the faculties of
feeling as though the fingers possessed
some superphysical delicacy Be it
what il may. the practical result APP
plies t. The limitation Of buds which
regulates the height of the plant and
the trimming necessary 10 produce Just
precisely such and such quality as well
as quantity of leaves uniformly on the
vega.
This is the basis of the arbitrary
qualities Of tobacco of which one hears
so much and can ascertain so little
about. although it is of course in the
cigar factory that the distinction is de-
yelopcd to its ultimate conclusion. But
the veouero encounters other and far
more ordinarily appreciate cares in
the maturing of his crop. His is no
ideal existence, but one of incessant
toll and warfare with inimical powers
the most notable of which are the in
sect pests that threaten his work at
every stage. OF these latter the most
formidable are the ''vivija qua or
tiger-art. and the ''cachaga," which at
tacks the leaf stems and eats upward
around the edges No device short Of
hand picking answers for the destruc-
ton ol these and kindred foes; and this
neeessita1es the veguero and his hands
occupying themselves through the
morning and evening hours and some
times hole nights in the warfare.
All trials ard chances Of cultivation
overcome-of which we nave here but
a suggestive outline-the raw product
ia divided into four great classes, each
having it's subdivisions. These classes
OF tobacco are the ''desecho limpio, the
choicest leaves from the top of the
plant: the "desechito," or second
stratum of leaves; the libra, the
small. inferior leaves from the top and
he s.initfriado.~ or leaves from the
ground LAYERS. The manufacturers of
The richest Iaces do not handle their
delicate fabrics with more gentle care
than does the veguero his ~deseeho'
and .desechito' when making them up
into "paxiilas" for shipment TO the Ha-
vana factories There is an unyarying
uniformity in the making up Of the
.tercios. or Dales, for shipment, which
is itself no unimportant branch Of the
business. and when finally neatly cased
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
SEX IN BANQUETS.
History shows That Women Have
Seldom Peen Welcome Attendants
on Formal Feasts.

When the last supper was partakeI
of by the Lord and his disciples no
woman participated, although the
great teacher numbered many among
his friends. This was in strict accord
ance with the law of the passover,
which forbade women attending their
feasts. And the last supper was eaten
on the eve of the passover, according to
the synotic gospels.
Going further afeld into the remote
past we find women are not permitted
TO sit at meat with the philosophers at
their Utopian banquets. Socrates i'm
proved the opportunity to speak his
mind freely concerning Xantippe, for
it was on one of these occasions when
he made his cynical remark that he
married Xantippe in order that her So.
ciety might inure him to the trials of
life. An after-dinner speech that has
never been equaled for meanness.
Hawthorne, in describing his attend
ance at some public banquets in Eng
land has this to say of one given by the
lord mayor of London:
Zone very pleasant Characteristic
which l never met with at any other
PUBLIC dinner was the presence of la
dies.
He does not tell us what they did or
said, but confines himself to the gas
tronomic features of the banquet. He
says:
There fell to my lot three delectablc
things-a red mullet, a plate of mush
rooms, exquisitely stewed, and part of
ptarmigan."
And then the lord mayor passed the
loving cup, and it is easy guessing the
delight of Hawthorne at seeing that
dignifed and ancient custom for the
first time.
At the head of civil banquets stands
the inaugural entertainment at the
Guild hall on November O. to which the
wives and daughters are invited, and al
which the lady mayoress presides. \
masculine description of this yearly
banquet, which is provided for by the
government, says that it is the most
vague, aristicratic, unsatisfactory and
uncomfortable" of all the public ban
quets given within the sound of Bow
y
present? BE that so or no, that par
ticuIar banquet interests all London.
At II the women retire to the ballroom
and a scene of noise and gormandizing
ensues, and it is early next day when
the last banqueter departs.
Fraternity, masonic and civil ban
quets cling to the old idea that woman.
being "the lesser man" has no place
at their feasts. That argument does not
hold good in these days. and is simply
begging the question. The women can
retort with justice and the truth eve
know why you want MS to absent
ourselves from your banquet, You de-
sire to smoke freely. drink till you
drown your sorrows. and tell risque
stories. Well. have these special occa-
sions once a year, but do not ask us to
sit in the boxes and galleries, so near
and yet so far, that we merely choke
and blink and watch you through the
incense, wondering why people are al
ways at their worst when feeding!"-
Chicago Times-Herald.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22
PITH AND POINT.

A growing industry Farming
Golden Days.
When man gets too serious to take
a joke he should take a vacstion.-L a
W. Bulletin.
You say he died from single blow
administered by himself?" Yes; he
blew out the gas!
Young Dad enthusiastically Say
old man have told you the last bright
saying my youngster got OFF," Friend
(weariiy)-"I hope so."-Town Topics
Dasherly-"How did you happen tc
fall out with that red-headed girl?"
Flasherly-"oh, like a fool, went
around with white tandem 10 take heI
out riding!"-N. Y. Journal.
He-"You remember Cupid used
10 be pictured going about with 3
quiver full Of arrows?" She-"0h. yes.
l remember distinctly" We'll, now
lie goes about with a bag full of goh
sticks. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Travelling Mana chop and cup
OF coffee, quick! My train leaves in &c
minutes" Waiter-"Yes. sab. Seven
ty-five cents, sab" Travelling Man
do you want pay in adyance?" Wait.
er-"Yes, sab 70 may be gone befo
it's cooked, sab. IN. Y. World.
Il want pair of shoes" said the
rural school teacher as he stepped into
one of the big department stores.
What NUMBER" asked the polite clerk,
Two, of course" was the indignant
answer. Does my appearance Justify
the conclusion that I'm a centipede p
Detroit Free Press.
Yesterday" said Jabson, Il refused
q poor woman a request for a small sum
of money, and in consequence of my
act | passed sleepless night. The
tones of her voice were ringing in my
ears the whole time" Your softness
of heart does you credit" said Nab
son; who was the woman?" My
txifa ~ 'npitv Eair
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

the handicap of Characteristic Spanish
restrictions, until in 1890 the Vuelta
crop valued $30,000,000.
The general character of tobacco soil
is arenaceous and the temperature
moist; the chemical secret of Nuelta
Abajo Is, however, one OF the unsolved
mysteries of nature. at is so because it
is So" The technique of cultivation re
quires the vega" Cor faro to comprise
but one "caballeria' of 33 acres; but of
late years economical concentration has
been adopted by combining two or more
plantations Bananas are grown for
the double purpose of screening the
young plants and feeding the workers,
this fruit being their chief sustenance.
Each vega must have its own establish
mcnt, no system of cooperative central
ization being practicable, as in sugar
cultivation. The hands are mostly poor
whites and mulattoes, who can engage
in this form of manual labor in that
tropical land because most of the work
is done in the cool hours or under shell
ter, and at night.
Apart from the secret Of the soil.
which ic beyond human cognizancc and
control. the most important mystery
in the cultivation of Havana tobacco
is the rcguero's art-or rather instinc-
tive knack-how to regulate during the
growth of each plant the exact quenti-
ty ami quality of its ultimate product.
1t is claimed to be hereditary gift that
no acquired skill can rival; and the eX-
perience of foreigners has invariably
corrobora1ed the claim. A certain in
telligert and moneyed American spent
20 years in endeavoring to acquire the
art; and when the instruction ruined
and drove him out he was no nearer the
goal. but still depended on native EN-
ployes. 1t appears to be an extracrdi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-12-22

up in palm leaves the bales weigh from
loo TO l25 pounds and are conveyed to
The factories by mule caravans.
So much for the simon pure raw ma
terial, Let us now consider the proc
ess Of converting it into our familiar
friend. the incompatible Havana"
All told, the "fabricas" Of Havana rx-
coed 200 in number. many OF which
make an average annual output of from
1900, 0G0 10 3O,00O,00O cigars, while the
less pretertious grade off TO modest
hundreds of thousands. As this APP
plies only to the bona fide "Havanas"
of commerce, the reader may form some
idea of the magnitude of the Cuba to-
hacco industry as a whole.
Taking any average good factory for
oar observations. We see the bale con-
tanning cur specimen cigar opened in
4 room on the ground floor, the arrange
ment of which as to light. temperature.
etc, is carefully adjusted ON well-de-
fined principles And here the leaves
are separated and sorted with a rapidi-
ty little calculated TO indicate the con-
summate skin really employed. In
the moistening whittier they are
next taken, they are carefully layered
in large wooden watts containing a solu-
ton Of saltpeter, where they remain
some hours. The next stage is the press
ing process, which has been reduced to
fine ART only equal to that of unfolding
the leaf again and detaching the stem
which is the succeeding operation.
The unfoldcd and destemmed leaves
are now finally separated according to
classes into 'capas" and "tripas" Cthe
wrappers and filings for cigars), which
is done by workmen seated at large ta-
bles down the middle of an immense
room, and under the eye of experts
called "escojedores," one of whom pre-
sides at each table. Around the sides
Of this room are ranged numerous small
tables, which are occupied by the cigar
makers proper, or the "torcedores."
These take caps and filings by the
handfuls as needed from the large cen
trial tables, and with a celebrity that is
astonishing TO the uninitiated specta-
tor seem to conjure finished cigars out