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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
'. g. L. U. COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES, 1898.

Chief Marshal, G.. L. Thornton, Va.
SUNDAY, JUNE II.
IL -Baccalaureate Sermon, 10y
Rev. Thomas Hume, d.
D., LII D., N. @.
9pm .-Address before the Young
Mems Christian Associa-
tion, by Rev G. Armand
Miller, n. Y.
MONDAY, JUNE Ii.
6p. m.-Annual Regatta.
9p. m.-Final Celebration of the
Literary Societies,
Graham Lee Society:-President.-
j.. Nj. Mason, W. Va Orators:-W
W. Keyser, Mo-, j. S. McCluer, W. Va
Washington Literary socIety:-Presi-
dent-C. T. Smith, w. Va. Orators:-
]. j. VIM, Jr,, Ala. g, G, Powell, D.
@.
TUESDAY, JUNE IA.
10. o. m.-Annual Meeting of the
Board Of Trustees.
IL O. m.-Address before the Law
Glass by Hon. Hilary A.
Herbert, Ala.
6p. m.-Apnrol meeting OF the
Alumni Association.
9 D. m.-Add .ess before tue Alumni
A ociation byT. S. Nc
Pheete s, Mo.
Presentation of the Pink
ney Prize Cup to thew J.
ming crow.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE Is.
IL a. m.-Closjng Exercises;
Delivery OF diplo LAS, certifi-
Gates, prizes, etc.
Law Glass Grafton by A
w. Webb, Md.
Valedlcto. y Address by W
X. m Chung, Va.
Address before the Literary
Societies by Hon. Gao
B. Mcclellan, N. Y.
10 p. m.-Fnal Ball:
President-LeRoy G. Barrett, Mo
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
TO OUR PATRONS.

We have cash demands to meet which
nothing but the ready money will pay
and have no reserve fund upon which
to draw. We must therefore kindly
insist that our patrons take some heed
of the matter, and, even where they
may be unable to settle in full, at least
do something to relieve us from bear
ing the entire burden which it is I'M
nossible for us to do.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

The President Of France expresses
the hope that the efforts of the neutral
powers will succeed in restoring peace.
The neutral powers may save their
efforts. Peace will come when we
have whipped Spain into as ing for it,
and agreeing 10 accept it upon our
terms, and not before.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY.

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derful medical discovery OF the age, pleas
ant aud refreshing to the TASTE, act gently and
positively on kidneys, liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds
cure headache, fever. habit ial constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
Of G. G. c. today 10, 2j, so cents. Sold
nd gu ar ant eed 10 cure by all druggists.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
DON'T TOBACCO SPIT AND SMOKE
YOI-R LIFE AWAY

II you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, ma ynetic
full OF new life and vigor, take o.Dac,
the wonder worke that makes weak meo
strong. Many gain ten pounds in len day
Over 400, 900 cured. Buy No-To-Bac fro q
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Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad. Ste
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
R. r. WITT, Clerk.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.


MARY A. DAVIS,
VS.:
WM.'W DAVIS Heirs
The above cause having been referred TO
the undersigned Commissioner in Chancery,
by decree entered therein on the 14th day or
March 1892, with directions; To take an
account Of the fee simple and annual value
Of the land OF which VIM. w. Davis
died seized. with any liens thereon and state
them In the order Of their priority and any
debts remaining unpaid which matters he
will ascertain and report with any others
deemed pertinent by himself, or required By
any parties In interest.
All parties interested are hereby notified
that have appointed
SATURDAY, JUNE 25th, 1898
at my office in the Town of Lexington as the
time and place for taking said accounts,
L. NJ. PENDLETON.
Comm'r In Ch'y.
may 25 At 1926
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

Everything comes to those who
vait-eyen the invasion OF Cuba by
our troops.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Gen. Blanco talks like man whose
name should be Bunco, but he cant
play Uncle Sam for jay.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08
Virginia, Woman
Tells People How to Look Young
When They Are Old
All Weak and Nervous Women May
Follow Her Example.

All Weak and Nervous Women May
Follow Her Example.
ST was very nervous and weak, had
bronchitis and cough and was afflicted
with female difficulties. Sometimes I was
almost crazy. took medicines with
scarcely any benefit. A friend who had
been grestiy helped by Hoods 6srsspa-
xilIa advised me to try It. did 20 and
also used Hoods Pills and am now fesl-
ing better than / have felt for years.
When people ask No what makes me feel
so well / tell them to take Hoods Sarsa-
parills II they wish to feel well and look
young when they are DID," MRa j. w.
SrINsoN, l15 9Th Ava, N. e., Roanoke, We.
Hoods s s::!';.
Is the best-in fsst the One True Blood Purifier.
AN druggists. q; six for s.. Get only Hoods.
Hoods Pils AZ ara s s..' s ssss'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

The General deficiency bill to be
passed by this Congress will break the
record, by carrying appropriations tor
more than S2OO,000,00O.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

OF the matter, anu, cNeu "hoA0 ~1
may be unable to settle in full, at least
do something to relieve us from bear
ing the entire burden which it Is I'M
possible for us TODD.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Gen. Blanco talks like man whose
name should be Bunco. but he cant
play Uncle Sam for jay.
Everything comes to those VINO
wait-eyen the invasion OF Cuba by
our troops.
The General deficiency bill to be
passed by this Congress will break the
record, by carrying appropriations tor
more than s2OO,OOO,OOO.
l., 80
1t would require much more ex-
tensive war than the present one tc
prevent the "sweet girl graduate" hav.
ing her annual inning.
The e. S. Cruiser Columbia hasn't
had an opportunity to sink a Spanish
ship, but she sunk British merchant
steamer. in collision in dense fog,
lust outside Of New York barbor.
John Sherman hasn't filed any
specific kick against his treatment by
the Hanna-McXinley- Day combine, but
his hint that he would accept nomi-
nation to Congress is significant.
Mr.. Henry Norman, editor OF the
London Chronicle, who is now in this
country, writes like a. mai who feels
sighted because he has not Deen asAeo
toparticipatein Mr.. McKinley's cabinet
councils.
Strict censorship Of war news at
Washington has driven several OF the
most imaginative correspondents into
manufacturing'the details OF an Anglo
American alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, upon which, in their minds,
negotiations have been opened.
1t is gratifying to know that Com
modore Schley really has that Spanish
feet penued up in the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba. The fact has been
officially announced at Washington.
Moncure D. Conway has taken the
sostrum as an advocate for more per-
sonal liberty for Americans. He says
the absolutisn of majority, which we
now have, is insufficient, and that
nothing, short of the right Of man to
do exactly as he p'eases, provided he
doesn't int, fere with the equal rights
of others, is real personal liberty.
1t would be too bad if the quarrel
between Secretary Long and Attorney
General Griggs, which began on ac-
count of the defense, by each official
Of bis department in connection with
the handling of naval prizes at hey
West, should result in another break
in the Cabinet.
The young swells. many ct them
sons of rich men, who belong to the
Michigan Naval Reserves, now man
ming the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
lying off Old Point Comfort, Va, OBJ
jected to the enforcement of the rules
of the hotels there, against allowing
privates admission. to the hotel wine
room ,and;as the directors had pockets
full of money and the. .desiie TO spend
it. the hotel keepers abolished the rule |
so far as the Michiganders are con-
cerned
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

The c. S. Cruiser Columbia hasn't
had an opportunity to sink Spanish
ship. but she sunk British merchant
steamer, in a collision in a dense fog'
inst outside Of New York barbor.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

1t would require a much more e1-
tensiye war than the present one tc
prevent the "sweet girl graduate" hav.
"a
ing her annual inning.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

John Sherman hasn't filed any
specific kick against bis treatment by
the Hanna-McXinley-Day combine, but
his hint that he would accept a nomi-
nation to Congress is significant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

Mr.. Henry Norman, editor Of the
London Chronicle, who is now in this
country, writes like a. man who feels
sighted because he has not been asked
toparticipatein Mr.. McKinley's cabinet
councils.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

Strict censorship Of war news at
Washington has driven several OF the
most imaginative correspondents into
manufacturingthe details OF an Anglo
American alliance, offensive and de-
fensive, upon which, in their minds
negotiations have been opened.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-06-08

1t is gratifying to know that Com
modore Schley really has that Spanish
feet penned up in the harbor OF
Santiago de Cuba. The fact has been
officially announced at Washington.
The Press., 1898-01-27
SKATING IN OLD DAYS.
How the Sport Became Popular I'm New
York City.

How the Sport Became Popular I'm New
York City.
While skating is now one of the most
popular sports of the winter season it
is only comparatively few years since
it has become so in this city. When the
Central park was being constructed in
1860 and the small artificial lake at
Fifty-ninth street was nearly completed,
the park commissioners announced that
it would be thrown open for the use of
skaters. A few men took advantage of
the invitation, but women could not be
induced to go ON the ice. The skates
then in use were of the most antique
pattern, some of the runners extending
a long way in front Of the foot, ending
in a ringlike curl. In a crowd these
skates were quite dangerous, and the
first year skating was anything except
popular.
During the next winter the larger
lake at the upper end of the mall was
in such condition that it could be used
for skating. Here there was more room
for the sport, but still the women could
not be induced to venture on the ice.
A number of gentlemen determined to
overcome this prejudice and organized
the New York Skating club, having a
regulation patterned skate, almost even
with the sole of the boot, which was
laced up tight to the ankle, while the
Objectionable strap was done away
with, the runner being fixed to the sole
while in use by ball and socket and
held firmly with clamp. These be-
came popular that winter with the men,
and lighter kind was made for wom-
en-. The prejudice, however, still ex-
listed among the latter, until the club
invited lady, who was fine skater,
from Portland, Me-, to visit the Gen.
tral park and skate with the club. This
lady wore a pretty and appropriate
dress, similar to that worn in winter by
women skaters in Europe, and she
created such a sensation by her artistic
skating as to attract much notice. The
result was that before the season ended
several young ladies were induced by
the club to venture on the ice, and the
season of 1923 found many, with
pretty costumes, enjoying the sport.
A series Of carnivals were arranged
by the club during the following season,
and skating in the evening became ono
of the fashionable winter amusements
New York Mail and Express.
The Press., 1898-01-27
HOW TO FIND OUT.

FIJI a bottle or common glass with
urine and let IL stand twenty-four hours;
a sediment OF settling indicates an un-
healthy condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen IL is evidence Of kidney
trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate,
or pain In the back, is also convincing
proof that the kidneys and bladder are
out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that DIR. KilmeT's Swamp
Root, the great idney remedy, fulflls
every wish relieving pain In the back,
kidneys, liver, bladder and every part OF
the urinary passages. 1t corrects inabil-
ity to hold urine and scalding pain In
passing II, or bad effects following use Of
liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity Of being compelled
to get up many times during the night to
urinate. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. It
stands the highest for Its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. II you
need a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and
one dollar. You may have sample bot
tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail.
Mention The Press and send your address
to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Binghsmpton, N.
y. The proprietors OF this paper guar
antee the Renuineness OF this offer.
The Press., 1898-01-27

What is said to be the smallest cleo
trio motor in existence was made to be
worn as scarfpin by D. Gordin, jew
eler and matchmaker of Mckinney, Tex.
Complete it weighs 1 pennyweight 8
grains. The front of the motor is of
highly polished gold, and the commuta-
tor segments are also of gold. Viewed
from the front the motor presents only
q gold appearance. The field magnets
are made Of two thicknesses of No. az
sheet iron scraped down and polished.
These are held together with gold screws
and wound with No. % silk covered
wire. The armature is of the four pole
type and is wound with No. SO wire.
The little brushes are of hammered cop
per and are, of course, very thin. There
is a small gold switch on black rubber
base, made with a pin, to be worn on
the lapel of the vest. A small chloride
Of silver battery, carried in the vest
pocket, furnishes current for the opera
tion of the little machine. The motor
runs at very high speed, and its hum
ming can be distinctly heard by any one
standing near the wearer. New York
Times.
The Press., 1898-01-27
Setting himself a Great stunt.

"Every morning when ! get up"
said Mr.. Billtops, 81 set myself the
stunt of preserving my tranquility un-
broken through the day, and every
night am obliged to confess that am
not up to it yet.
"The trials begin at home with the
breakfast and the children and don't
know what else, and they run through
the day at business and are found
again at home at night. They come in
various and unexpected forms and out
of most unexpected incidents and at
times when they are never dreamed of.
One needs impervious imperturbab bility
to Withstand them all and perfect nerve
and resolution. ."..
with an absolutely tranquil mind,
quite undisturbed by circumstance,
what could not one do? I have not yet
reached that happy frame, but I am
making bluff at it daily and am get
ting nearer to it all the time. New
York Sun.
The Press., 1898-01-27
swlNDLING PHYSICIANS.
Clever Bunlo Games That Are Worked ON
the Profession.

Gne EIOIessiOns
A correspondent writes: "The follow
ing trick is new, / think, and 1 there
fore inform you concerning it, if you
choose to give it publicity:
"Act IA man introduces himself
at my Office as DR.. E. Adams of
Stroudsburg, Pa, talks (and talks learn
edly about the throat) of sending pa
tient of his, Mr.. Henry Sawyer, in
consultation. He then speaks of desir-
ing to buy spray apparatus; asks me
of whom. recommend b. AS the doc
tor is leaving he asks incidentally for
one of my cards. 1t is given.
''Act 2.-He afterward writes on my
card line of introduction to b; pre-
sents it, saying he was sent by me, Civ
ing details. He orders the apparatus
and desires it sent to DR.. Adams, -
street (who promptly replies by tele-
phone, saying he knows nothing about
it); presents a check made payable to
his order, indorsed by him, in payment
for the spray and receives a balance in
cash Tin this instance SO, believe).
"Act 3.-Check retur ed; no good.
B. writes to Stroudsburg. No DR.. e. L.
AudulS anu uO MI. SdWy6T ICHluS JuSIe
or are known to the postmaster. /, of
course, have never seen the Mr.. Saw
yer.
''Act 4.--The bogus and plausible
representative of the medical profession
has the money. The trick is Of course,
capable of various notifications
An old trick is being worked upon
the members of the medical profession
with success in several instances. A
man calls at the DOCTORS Office at time
he knows he is away. Asking for the
doctor and learning he is out, the man
is, oh, so sorry, but maybe the good
doctors wife would answer. The doc
tors helpmate is summoned and is in
formed that the visitor is a patient OF
the doctor and lives lin one instance)
in Newark, N. j. He is anxious to set
tie a bill of 500 and asks the wife to
give receipt for that sum. The good
wife, overcome both by the vision of q
$40 debt being settled and also by the
fattering remarks of the pleasant man
nered fellow, gives the receipt. In ex.
change he presents certified check fol
$25, gets the So in change, and-well,
in due time the poor doctor jots down
in his account book on the credit side,
"For experience, So. Medical Record.
The Press., 1898-01-27

A writer in the ST. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat says that few persons have an ade-
Quate idea of the amount of labor be-
slowed by virtuosi in praotioing upon
their chosen instruments before appear
ing as public performers. When Liszt
was learning piano playing, he prao-
ticed ten hours a day for over IL years.
Ole Bull spent over 20 years in almost
constant practice on the violin. With
Paganini the violin was the study of a
lifetime. For over % years he never al
lowed day to pass without eight or ten
hours spent in playing exercises to i'm
prove his lingering and facility of exc
cution. Rubinstein devoted over 10
years to studying the piano. Paderew-
ski has devoted lifetime to his instru-
ment,
The Press., 1898-01-27

The tradition cherished by every
schoolboy that one Englishman is equal
to three Frenchmen probably originated
in the passage quoted by Mahan from
one of Nelson's letters, 81 always was
of opinion, have ever acted upon it and
never have had any reason to repent it,
that one EnglishInan was equal to three
Frenchmen +" This insular conceit was
rudely dispelled in the case of a young
man who went from this parish to take
coachman's place in Paris. Writing
home on one occasion, he says, "You' we
heerd tell how one Englishman ia q
match for three Frenchmen, but don't
you believe it, mother, for I've tried it
and am now in the hospital To hear
the old woman gravely recite this is a
delicious piece of comedy. and
Queries.
The Press., 1898-01-27
Pats Reasoning.

Says writer in the Manchester
Guardian:
"a lady Of my acquaintance who is
q proprietress in County Galway is in
the habit of receiving her own rents.
One day, when tenant farmer had
pleaded long and unsuccessfully for an
abatement, he exclaimed as he handed
over the money:
"'Well, my lady, all I can say is
that if / had my time over again it's
not a tenant farmer I'd be. I'd follow
one Of the learn d professions.
"The proprietress gently replied that
even in the learned professions there
were losses as we'll as gains, and per-
haps he would have found professional
life as precarious as farming.
"Ah, my lady, but how can that
be?' replied the son of st. Patrick. If
you're a lawyer--win or lose, you're
paid. If you're doctor-kill or cure,
your paid. If you're priest-heaven
or hell, you paid
The Press., 1898-01-27
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items Of local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
Jan. 81, 1868.

The chimney of the Congregational
church in Wilmington fell sometime be-
tween Sunday evening, Jan. Goth, and
Monday morning doing damage of 5000.
Had dtheaccident happened during service
in the building, it would in all probability
have killed some of the singers, as it fell
right where the melodeon stood, and the
choir sat.
The dyeing house connected with Hall
& Company's thread mill in Wilmington,
was burned down on the 18th, inst. The
building contained principally blocks for
making spools, which were dried there
ready for making up. Loss 5000. to
$500. No insurance.
Prices Current for Produce etc., at
The Press., 1898-01-27

MARR1AeE-In Stafford, Jan. ID, 1868,
by Rev. F. L. Batchelder, Horace Bum
stead and Esther w. Needham, both of
Monson.
At Monson, 4th, by Rev. r. H. Har-
wood, Marvin E. Fisk of Wilmington and
Nellie M. Amidon of Monson.
At Tolland, 9th, by Rev. v.Abram Marsh,
Thomas G. Ford and Mrs. Adelia D.
Whitney, both of Mansfield.
AT Bridgeport, Nov. Both, by Rev. ].
G. Carol, Joseph Wickwire of Canaan
and Lucy G. Ford of Mansfield.
At Marlboro, 18th, George r. Dutton
of South Coventry, and Mary Jane Cole
man
The Press., 1898-01-27
Milton.

Milton was born in 1908 and died in
1874. His first poem of note, "On the
Morning of Christ's Nativity" was
written in 1929. The paradise Regain
ed" was finished a short time before
his death. His literary labors covered
40 years. His greatest poem was writ
ten by the hand of an amanuensis, and
his most serious annoyance was the pet
ulance of his daughters, who sometimes
refused to write when he was in the
mood to compose.
The Press., 1898-01-27
The Etruscans.

The Etruscans were a civilized peo-
pie ages Hefore the foundation of Rome
Herodotus states that Etruria, the mod
ern Tuscany, was founded by colony
of Lydians. The Etruscan vases and
tombs snow high state of civilization
and refinement, and it is believed that
the Romans borrowed many of their in
stiEutions and laws from Etruria.
The Press., 1898-01-27

THE Discovery OF THE DAY.-Aug. J.
Bogel, the leading druggist of Shreveport.
La. says: DIR. King ng'sNewDiscovery is the
only thing that cures my cough, and it is
the best seller l have" j. F. Campbell,
merchant of Stafford, ,Ariz., writes: "Dr.
Kings New Discovery is all that is claim
ed for it; it never fails, and is a sure cure
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds.
cannot say enough for it's merits" DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is not an experiment.
1t has been tried for quarter of a GEN.
tury, and to-day stands at the head. 1t
never disappoints. Free trial bottles at
E. K. Taft's Drug Store.
The Press., 1898-01-27

Ask your Grocer to-day to show you package
of GRAIN-O. the new food drink that takes the
place Of coffee. The children may drink it with
out injury as well as the adult. MI who try 1t
Mocha or Java, but ID is made from pure grains
and the most delicate stomach receives 1t with
out distress q the price Of coffee. 15c. and
IS cts. per package. Sold by all grOcerS.
The Press., 1898-01-27
The Cheerful Idiot.

Women, said the cynical boarder,
"seem to be utter failures as negro min
strels.
"Of course, =" said the cheerful idiot.
cit is too much of a strain for wom-
an to keep her face oorked up for three
hours "-Tndianapolis Journal.
The Press., 1898-01-27

IT WILL SURPRISE Youth order to
prove the great merit of EIy's Cream
Balm, the most effective cure for Catarrh
and Cold in Head, your druggist will sup
ply a generous 10 cent trial size or we
will mail for 10 cents. Full size so cts.
ELY Bros, IS Warren St.. N. Y. City.
Ely's Cream Balm has completely cured
me of catarrh when everything else fail
ed. Many acquaintances have used it
with excellent results.--Alfred w. Stew
ems, Caldwell, Ohio.
The Press., 1898-01-27
A foot that rocks the cradle has no
time to stop and kick for women's rights.


OUR READERS EAGER FOR THIS CHANCE.
Here is chance for the sick and suf-
fering to consult the most successful
physician of this century, DR.. Greene, 80
West 14th St., New York City. His
record of wonderful cures is unequaled
and unrivaled, and he offers to give all
free consultation by letter. If you are
out of health, write this great specialist
about your complaint. 1t costs you Moth
ing, and he will explain just what ails
you, and without doubt make you we'll
and strong again.