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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for Indigestion or Bilious.
ness. Doctors we're scarce, and they
seldom heard Of Appendicitis, Nervous
Prostitution or Heart Failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean cut the
system and stop fermentation of un-
digested food, regulate the action of
the liver, stimulate the nervous and
organic action of the system, and that
is AL they took when feeling dull and
bad with headaches and other aches.
You only need few doses Of Green's
August Flawer, in liquid form, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious
The matter with you. Sample bottles
at Gorrell's Drug Store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28
GENERAL NEWS.

by strange coIncident The vote {
bryan in Ohio in the recent election i
precisely the same as that of four year
agc-474,SS2.
A tornado swept over West Tennes
see aud North Mississippi Tuesds,
afternoon killing and injuring mum
Der Of people.
Captain ]. A. o. Yeoman died il
Ohio recently. He is mentioned in thu
U. s. government history Of the civi
war as one of the captors of President
Jefferson Davis.
Ambassador Choate, in an address al
Burnley, said it would not do to rely
too much upon Anglo-Saxon supremacy
as Germany was making bold bid,
and the United States had no intention
of being lett behind.
a mob, composed of men and women,
fought twenty policemen in Chicago
the other night, In an attempt to lynch
Harry Evans (colored), arrested on q
charge of assaulting 7-year-old Freda
Guendal.
Representative Hopkins, chairman
OF the committee on census, estimates
that the increase in the membership of
the new House under the new census
will be between fifteen and twenty
members.
A Tennessee college has conferred
the degree OF LII. D. upon ex.Secre-
tary Alger, who is only famous where
known for being a deserter during the
war betV cen the States and for pur-
chasing spoilt beef during the Spanish |
war;
The Navy Department has agreed to |
give Andrew Carnegie $455 ton for J
$4,000 tons of steel plate armor for the
new naval vessels; that is the enormous
sum Of $50, 900, 900, though other PEG.
pie agreed to supply it for a great deal
less.
General Valeriano Wyler, in an in
terview at Madrid, says he never con-
Quoted himself in Cuba as the English
have done in South Africa. He also
says he would have driven the Ameri.
cans into the sea had he been retained
rs leader in Cuba.
The five richest men in the United
States, from the latest quotations given,
With the amour! Of their wealth, is as
ollows: j. d. Rockefeller, $500, 600, 600;
carnegie, $216,24O,OO0; Vanderbilt,
VIM: Rockefeller $685.
'O0O00 and VIM. Waldorf Astor,
i12OOOO,OOO.
The government has practically de-
ermined not to raise the Maine from
he bottom Of Havana harbor, but to I
ear her to pieces, 80 that it will be p
ttarly impossible for the public to I
now whether she was sunk from the !,
outside" as it would have people be. '
eve, or from within" as all foreign Q
rs and mcst intelligent Americans f
aspect. N
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28

ROYAL BAKING POWDER co.. 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28

Many low priced, imitation baking powders are
upon the market. These are made with alum.
and care should be taken to avoid them, as alum
is poison, never 10 be taken in the food.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28
Farm News and Views
PhiladelphiaEReco

Where the lind ir iota'e ed { r a'del
ing the best location fol new glrde
is tie strawberry Led OF last year. fc
the reason that Strawberries are -,
only liberia ly MANFRED apd given dlreC
applications of fertilizer. bit are ais
carefully cultivated an the We DIS de
stroyed. The shading of the groun,
by the strawberry vines also pr mote
tce formation OF humus. An excelIen
way to treat tue plot is 10 burn it ovel
so as to clean OF any dead grass O,
other refuse tha may be left, apply
well iot.ed manure lin order t. avoid
seeds Of weeds), and plow early in the
spring in tin G to give portion OF the
spice to onions.
Window plants that appear yellow
or do not lave healthy appearance are
overmatured or afrecte with insects
| The pots should be examined in order
to discover if the drainage is perfect.
1t is not necessary to have the earth
wet, bit simply moist, and to allow the
earth to dry some will do no harm.
The dust in the rooms will settle on
the leaves OF the plant, which makes it
recssary to give each plant thorough
washing occasionally.
Fruit growers claim that low prices
Tor small fruits are due to overpro-
duction, as the quality hiss been greatly
improved while prices have not adj
vanced in proportion 10 the increase in
excellence of tie fruit. Low prices
may be caused by improper distribution
of the product, and organizations OF
fruit growers can do much TO over
come the difficulty.
The best time 10 Il hogs is just as |
soon as the season is cold enough. In |
winter the cost Of increase ia weight i,
greater than in summer, and the nearer
the approach OF the animal to maturity
the slower it gains in proportion to
food consumed.
A fruit gro yer who escapes the raw
ages of the white grub in his young
strawberry patches states thqt just be-
fore setting out the plants be dips the
roots into a solution of lime to which
Paris green la been addel.
Although The law mag FIX minimum
percentage ct the solids in the milk
old in market, yet milk varies accord L
ng to tie kin of cows and the food !
md water allowed. 1t is possible to a
water milk through The COW, and the /
milk from one COW VII vary day after c
lay. The highest Per cent. Of solids G
n milk found in England when tests '
we're made was 14.49 and the lowest L
'as HOP. The proportion of fat b
anged from ago to 4 SIS per cent, b
howing that some Of the milk was b
lore than twice as rich in cream as y
theirs. In this country the percent. Il
ges OF beth solids and fat have been b
reater where test have been made, Z
At this season work may be done in "
the garden plot for next b.
ring. 1t should be raked over and &C
lie refuse burnt. Should the ground g
free OF frost in December or Jan bl
'ry the plot may be plowed, so as to hi
low the frost to penetrate, covering pl
ickly with fine manure. The land hi
ay again be plowed in the spring and TO
ell worked over with the harrow. he
20 much manure cannot To used If th
piled at this season. TO
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28
Absolutely Pure,-

For the. third. of a century the
standard for strength and purity. : 1t
makes the hot bread, hot biscuit
cake and other pastry light, sweet
and excellent in every quality.
No other baking powder is
j"just as good as Royal" either in
strength, purity or wholesomeness.
Many low priced imitation powders
are dewith alum
hem, salum
/" poison never to be taken in the food.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST. NEW YORK
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-11-28

Nrsr.w. Lee, Mont.
Eomery. Ala, writes :
Several years ago ]
was inoculated with
poison by a diseased
nurse, W no infected
my baby, and for six
long years / suffered
untold misery. MY
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. Sew
erai physicians treated
me, but all to no pur-
pose. The mercury and
potash they gave me
seemed to add fuel to
the awful fame which
was devouring me.
Priends advised me TO
try S. 8. 9. Ibegan TAX
ing 1t and improved
from the start, and a
complete and perfect
cure was the result.n
The evening times., 1900-02-01
NAVAL OFFICERS DISAGREE.
4 Division al Opinion " ith Respect
10 Sheatbing BattIeships.

The report Of the majority of the Naval
Board on Construction recommending
that the provision requiring sheathing and
coppering Of the six armored vessels au-
thorized by the act OF March 8. 1899. be
stricken out has been handed to the Sec
retary Of the Navy. The report is signed
By Admirals O'NeiI Melville and Bradford
and Commander Glover. Admiral Hich-
born. Chief Constructor presented mi
nOrity report.
The board SAYS thai after careful con-
sideration Of the subject. il has modified
its previous judgment and now believes
that il will be more advantageous not TO
undertake the sheathing OF such very large
and costly vessels.
Rear Admiral Hichborn. in his minority
report. denies the assertions Of the majori-
" tha. more coal will be required 10 drive
a copper bottom battleshp and the state
ment of the board that sheathing is IN the
experimental stage. He holds that long
leaf Georgia pine is as good as teak for tha
purpose.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
CONVICTED OF DRUNKENNESS
Refusal so Extend Clemency to
Lieutenant HouriGaR.

The Secretary oi the Navy yesterday ap-
proved the sentence imposed b. court-mdT-
tial on Lieut.. Patrick w Hourigau. nayi-
gator of the United States cruiser Prairie.
convicted OF drunkenness on duty. but de-
clined to follow the courts unanimous
recommendation that clelency be extend-
ed Lieutenant Hourigan was sentenced 10
be reduced five numbers in his grade. Ia"
offence with which he was charged &C.
Cured at Havre. France. while the Prairie
was there unloading her cargo of United
States Governmen Mt exhibits for The Paris
Exposition. and The eourt martial was
convened at the New YOrh navy yard i'm
mediately after the PTairies return tn this
country.
The accused pleaded guilty TO the charge
but on account CT his excellent record IN
the naval service. elemeuey was asked py
every member of the court. Capt ;. q
Lemly. the Judge Advocate Geuerdi oi 'ne
Navy. recommended that the sentence ne
anproyed. but no clemency be extended
Secretary Long approved the Teeommen-
dation 'for the reason" as he says in his
endorsement. that the punishment 2d-
Judged is not deemed adequate to the na
ture of the offence OF which Mr.. HOuTigan
has been found guilty Had the court.
however. awarded such adequate sentence
as was its duty under the provisions Cf
article II of the articles for the govern
ment of the navy. the department would
in view of the previous good record OF this
officer. without cOEdoning the offence. have
given consideration to its recommendation
for clemency.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
AID FOR MRS. SIURGIS.
senate Committee Recommends
That She be Granted Pension.

The Committee on Pensions Of the Sen
al has recommended the passage of bill
granting a pension OF $50 a month TO
Jerusha Sturgis. widow of Gen. Samuel ID.
Sturgis. who was killed in the Custer mas
sacre The committee, in its report, says:
From the evidence submitted in this
case it appears TO be one of very great and
exceptional merit Gen. Samuel d. Stur-
gis had a brilliant record as an officer in
the army. extending over a period Of more
than forty years. His record discloses ser
vice in two wars-that with Mexico and
the late war of the rebellion. He was four
times breyetted during the late war for
gallant and meTitorious services in battle.
His widow, the claimant under the
present bill, is now advanced in ye-rs.
and in feeble health. and has a daughter
dependent upon her. The case presents
one feature of peculiar sadness in that a
SON upon whom sne might have depended
upon for support in her declining years.
lost his life in the battle of Little Big
Horn. known in history as the Custer
massacre" he being at that time an off,
Ger in the United States army, and serving
with his regiment in thar unfortunate
battle.
The evening times., 1900-02-01
THE ANNUAL NAVAL REGISTER
\ Father and SON Each Retired ~
Mear Admiral.

The first copies of the annual Naval
Register" bearing date of January I. 1900.
were issued by the Navy Department yes
terday. In the last calendar year the cas-
ualties from all diseases among officers in
the naval service numbered 161. Forty
four naval officers. including thirty-fve
naval cadets resigned.
No Marine Corps officers resigned. The
retirements were sixty-three. an unusually
large number. Only one, II. L. Howison,
had reached the grade of rear admiral.
when he went on the retired list. Four
officers of the Marine Corps retired. and
one naval officer was wholly retired; that
is. dropped from the naval list.
Three rear admirals, two of them on the
retired list, and forty other officers died
during 1899. Two officers died on board
ships at sea and one officer died on his
ship while il was anchored in Manila Bay.
Three officers were killed in action. two in
Somoa-Lieuts. Philip V. Monaghan and
Lansdale. and Ensign John r. Monaghan.
and one naval cadet Welborn c. Wood in
the Philippines.
In the Spanish American war only two
officers, Ensign Worth Bagley and Assist
ant surgeon GlDDS, were killed III 9CllOu.
Three officers died abroad OF the forty
three officers who died during the year,
twenty-four had been retired The Marine
Corps deaths numbered three. A warrant
officer and naval cadet were dismissed
and the rating of one warrant officer re-
yOked
The retired list presents the peculiar
feature of having three medical officers
and six pay officers credited with the rank
of rear admirals. This condition has re-
suited from the result of the new Person.
mel act which permits officers to retire with
the rank and three-fourths sea pay of the
next higher grade if they served in the
civil war with creditable records. With
the exception of the Paymaster General
and Surgeon General the highest active
grade in these corps is relatively that of
captain.
The retired list is led by the name of
Rear Admiral Thomas o. Selfridge, ST.,
who was retired for age on April "a, 1866.
He is now nearly ninety-four years old.
No. 20 on the list of retired rear admirals
is Thomas O. SelfTidge, jr., a son of the
first named, who passed from active SER
vice on account of age on February 8, 1898.
He is nearly sixty-three years old.
Admiral Dewey heads the list of live
officers The senior rear admiral is Fred
erick McNair. Superintendent of the Ma
val Academy. The junior officer of the
service is Ensign Ernest C. keenan, of the
Petrel
The evening times., 1900-02-01

Irrespective of what may be the power
of Ex-Governor Taylor, backed by
his horde of drunken and blood
thirsty sayages. 10 prolong a situation Of
anarchy in Kentucllys capital, the legal
action of the Legislature in declaring the
election of William Goebel and inaugu-
rating him. deprives the insurrection
against the constitutional authorities Of
the State OF whatever advantage the Re-
publican chief had gained temporarily by
his violent and treasonable dispersion OF
she Legislature, and through the attempted
assassination Of the de iure Governor OF the
Commonwealth The final events Of yester-
day brand Taylor and his banditu as reb-
els and outlaws. and though they
may be strong enough in men and
guns TO hold the statehouse as a
fortress, and continue the reign of terror
in Frankfort for few days. they viii ulti-
mately meet defeat and punishment at the
hands OF the law they have SO Wicked!y
and murderously outraged.
The end should not be long in coming.
The plot to murder Governor Goebel. plain
iy the work of Taylor's immediate noun
tain following. and for his benefit; and his
outrageous usurpation of authority in ad-
journing the General Assembly OF
Kentucky. have washed out all
shades Of difference among the Democrats
OF the State and. with the exception OF
half a dozen hopeless renegades. they will
stand together as one man in defence of
their laws aud constitution. The power
which TAYLOR az de fscto Governor has
exercised over the militia has been taken
away from him by the inauguration Of Gov
ernot Goebel who has appointed General
John b. CasJlemau as adjutaut general aud
to command the State Guard II is pre-
sumable that his orders viii be recognized
:ud obeyed by all military officers and bod
les. the mountain bandits enlisted by Tay-
,or alone excepted. II the latter should be
Induced to hold out against the legal gov
srnment they may possibly make one
fighJ but it viii ba their last If the des-
peration OF Taylor ana his associates should
carry them that far. a terrible lesson is in
store for them but in case OF resistance
il will be one Cmiuently necessary 70 ad-
minister ii ne integrity Of American free
institutions is 80 be- yindica,ed and pre-
served.
There is some talk today OF Federal in
5erference. but We think IL safe TO assume
that Taylor's revolutionary action against
The Legislature has put il out OF the power
of his friends in Washington TO help him
President Mckinley. we are sure. must
regard that act as an act Of insurrection
and treason. Whether he does or not. the
country at large SO regards d.. and IN
would be a sad day for The Republican Ad-
minjstration when it should invade Ken
tucky with national troops TO suppress
The constitutional government Of The State
and maintain the Taylor and Philpot bush
whackers in office. The decent people of
kentucky. without distinction Of party If
left to themselves, viii see 10 il that law
and order are restored and assassination
as dominant principle eliminated from
local Republican politics.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

likewise to persons who carry firearms
openly. if the gun or pistol be loaded.
Under ordinary circumstances the car
rying of revolyers or knives with long
blades is reprehensible. Unless a mans
life has been threatened or he is going on
a hunting expedition, there is absolutely
no excuse for the practice in time of peace.
Candidly. citizen who habitually goes
forth into the community with a loaded
pistol in his pocket is an object of sus:
picion. and the inevitable inference is that
he does not intend to do any good with it.
Many men who have committed murder
on the impulse of the moment would have
been free from the stain of crime mad
there been no frearm within reach TO en-
phasize their insane fury. Those whose
tempers are easily aroused or who indulge
in intoxicaGts ought, in their normal con-
dition. 10 feel under an obligation 10 them
selves and the community to refrain from
carrying any weapon with which, IN
frenzy. they would be likely to destroy the
life Of a fellow being.
The man with the gun-in time OF
pedce-aS q menace 10 lHG Nho'S 'N"i
munity as events in the Blue Grass state
and other parts of the country
have too frequently demonstrated. Any
thing that can be done in any part oil the
country TO suppress him must receive the
endorsement of thoughtful and law-abidins
citizens. To disarm him is not only con-
dueive to public safety, but kindness 10
the pistol-carrier himself, though he may
offer a vociferous protest in the name of
personal liberty and other abused privi-
leges
Unless licensed by due authority, the
man with the gun is today as much out
of place as would be a feudal baron clad
in Bessemer habiliments and poking his
way through the crowded streets armed
with an ugy lance and in search of his
enemies
The evening times., 1900-02-01
The Man With the Gun.

Recent sanguinarN and sensational events
in Kentucky may lend yigor to a new agi-
tation in Virginia for The abolition of the
pistol-carrying habit. Senator Bruce OF
the Old Dominion Legislature. has opened
determined campaign for the enactment
OF prohibitory measures calculated to dis
courage the practice and has framed three
bills for the consideration of the law
making body. If these are clothed with
the authority of law, they viii make it a
serious thing not only TO carry fire
arms in the State of Virginia. but to sell
Teyolyers OF ammunition therefor The
proposed statutes exempt only officers Of
the law and soldiers I'm active service from
The prohibition.
Senator Bruce's contention j. that pistol
carrying has become so general in the
community where he resides that ordinary
penalties offer no restrictive influence The
measures he has offered are calculated 10
he boldly remedial grading the punish
ment according TO the number of offences.
a small fine is TO be imposed for the first
violation, but the offender is also TO be
compelled to give q bond Of one thousand
dollars, which is to be forfeited if he
breaks the law q second time
In justifying his radical measure Sena-
tor Bruce calls attention 10 the frequent
1rawls that have occurred in the mining
districts of The State and during which
murders have often been committed with
firearms while The combayauts were in a
high state of temper or intoNication. The
Virginia Senator claims that che iBefti-
cheney of moderate measures has been suffi-
ciently proved. and that they can 40 longer
BE depended upon 10 destroy the practice OF
carrying firearms with a view 10 heir Ile-
gtimate employment in times OF cmer-
Eency. He declares ,bat pablic safety de-
msnds a radical reform, ana that such a
consummation can only be brought about
by heavy penalties.
Almost all communtiGs. CNCen, lhc Wild
est and woGliest. have paid more or less
earnest attention 10 this question of pis-
tol-carryiug and have provided punish
meuts for those who are found with con
cesled weapons or their persons. In The
District of Columbia. when man taken
into custody is discovered TO have a loaded
nrearm in his possession the law says ne
shall be fined not less than fifty nor more
than two hundred and fifty dollars. II a citi-
zen believes IL absolutely essential 20 ais
safety or has any legitimate reason for
wishing to go about with a revolver in
has pocket, he may apply 10 the judges of
the Police Court, who. if they consider his
petition a good one. will grant permission,
first taking a bond to guarantee that the
applicant will not use the weapon for un-
Iap fui purposes The penalty cited applies
The evening times., 1900-02-01
A NOVEL ILLUMINATION.
The Preparation by Buffalo for New
Electrical Effects.

BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb lin the exter-
nal features of the PanAmerican Exposi-
tion, to be held on the Niagara frontier
at Buffalo. in 1901. the primary object Of
which is to illustrate the material prog
ress of the New World during the nine
teenth century many prominent elements
of novelty will be introduced.
The attractiveness of the buildings ard
grounds at night will be enhanced by the
extent, brilliancy. and novelty of the cleo
trical iluminations.
The main buildings of the Exposition
will be grouped around court of foun-
tans, with an esplanade and sunken gar
dens of tropical flowers. This court, which
will be LOO feet long and cover an area
of $50, 600 square feet, will be brilliantly
Illuminated by over one hundred thousand
incandescenet lamps of and 16-candle
power which will be so distributed as 10
diffuse a soft but glowing light over the
whole
AT the north end of the court will be To-
Gated an electrical tower of symmetrical
design. 300 feet high. From niche ar
ranged at the side of this tower facing the
court. within a space of seventy feet in
height and thirty feet wide, will descend
waterfall, the streams OF which Will be
scattered in jets, bubbles, and spray,
which under the powerful electric illumi-
nation will present the appearance of the
downward flight of myriads of scintillating
jewels. in which will mingle prismatically
all the hues of the rainbow
The electric tower will be surrounded by
a water BASIN with an area of $4,000
square feet. Into this basin from the
front of the niche already described, will
descend an illuminated cascade, flowing
around allegorical statues, about whicn
will play fountains of novel design and
remarkable effectiveness The interior
courts of the building will also be illumi-
mated by electric fountains and a lavish
use of incandescent lamps. and the cleo
trical illumination will be extended along
the grand canal, which will encirclc large
portion of the grounds.
The evening times., 1900-02-01

Nobody need suppose that Pettigrew will
feel in the least Inundated under his de-
nunciation as a traitor by Senator Hawley.
He is far too imperYious to things that
men in public or even in private life or
dinariy care about. But there is one
phase of the situation Pettigrew has
created for himself in the Senate which
even so pachydermatous man may well
ponder. He is steadily destroying his
ability 10 be useful to his friends. Who
they are is not matter of particular
mystery.