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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
ORIGINAL OBSERVATIONS.
(orange Obssrver.)

\S&~H0N
It's the cyclone that makes people
eel blew. ,A@ "
TIE marriage tie may bs knotty,
nut NJ nice. .s
How can a man be sober when his
neaiih is drunk
1h,ughts are The levers that move
6s currest Of life.
The dentist 10 he true artist-he
dDaws from real life. ar4E
Some so-salled pillars Of the church
are merely Fillew-shams.
Oftsimes our gyestsst trouble turn
odt 10 be the Smallest bubbles. &
The wlest slnasr dses ssturn-when
he wxnh' 70 borrow another dollar.
Train up child in ne way IL should
not go and il win net depart iron it.
'Tis worry makes the wrinkles n
your face and in vain you try 10 loss
their trace.
The emily new thing under the son il
the blue patch On the seat Of hi. brown
pantaloons.
ne most hashful gi,l in Orange ID
the one who goes into Tie next room
to change her mind. ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To prevent moths, before putting
away shades or rugs, sprinkle with
cayenne pepper.
To take ink spots out OF mahogany
apply spir1ts of salt with piece Of rag
until the ink disappears.
To prevent steel bro oches or orna
ments from getting rusty or dull when
not wearing, keep in box in which is
sittle powdered starch.
To blacken tan shoes, clean them and
rub them over with strong solution of
washing soda. When dry give them a
coat Of ink, then polish with ordinary
blseking.
A substitute for cream may be made
by beating the white Of an egg with a
teaspoonful Of sugar and very little
water; put it into the cups before the
coffee is poured into them.
xxk
Paint marks on clothing, when fresh,
can easily be removed by rubbing with
turpentine or parafin applied with a
bit Of cloth. If they have dried on,
rub with . mixture Of equal parts OF
and pure alcohol, and clean
with benzine.
Save your egg shells and use them to
clean bottles, vinegar eruets and carafes.
Put Che shells away in convenient
box, and when ready to wash the bot
Ties crush the shells up iiue, partly fill
the bottles with them, pour over them
hot soapsuds, shake well aud rinse.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
1873 PER CENT ANNUALLY
That's the Proft-Copper the Article
Mexico the Country.

''El Progreso" in It's group Of six mines
has some Of the richest copper ores in the
richest mining country in the world. Ore
runs II per cent copper, II OF. silver, trace
Of gold, total value about $40 ton, and in
two of the mines, in addition to copper and
silver, ore contains per cent. to 81 percent.
quicksilver or mercury, abolt S1o5 a ton.
| The great Lake Superior copper mines
Calumet and Hecla, Wolverine Tamarack
| Quincy, etc.-that annually return millions,
run only from SO to $13 ton.
Boston and Montana years ago sold for
$40 share, to-day Ss75, paying 240 per
cent on investment.
United Verde sold for SOC shale, to-day
stock not In the market and pays 1896 per
cent on investment.
Calumet and Hecla sold for ST share,
to day worth $500, and pays on Investment
10, cooper cent.
Entire capital stock OF United Verde was
offered for $780, 600 and refused. Senator
Clark, later, paid $780, 600, and to-day he has
an annual income from this property Of over
$13, 900 900.
If this is possible here with laborsi times
higher than In Mexico, with ore five times
less valuable, with frel five times dearer, and
everything else in proportion, do you doubt
that Ell Progreso will return 173 per cent
and more, annually, to original investors, to-
first stockholders who contribute the money
to staff bali rolling" who are on the
"giound aoor"? o.. -ttt
Am experienced, know the country. the
people, the language, lived there Is years,
and know the mines of this section OF Mexi-
co, and unhesitatingly state FL Progreso is
the best; have been worked for generations
in Mexican way, and supplied the copper
for the surrounding country. No attempt
ever made to extract the gold, silver or
quicksilver.
A modem 40 ton concentrating and smelt-
ng plant-smelting ouly the $43 ore-will
return 5000, 600 per annum; thus SAB, $1o
for treatment, equals S33 40 tons equals
81, 800 day, for 30 days equals $996, 900.
This will pay 20 per cent. on 81 SOC, 900 total
capitalization. Par value OF shares S1.oo
600. 900 shares al Q treasury stock, and &C.,
600 of this to be sold very low to raise mon-
ey to start things when price Will be greatly
advanced 100, 900 at 12c Gall sCld)., 100000
at 15c, $loc, 900 at zoe, 100000 at 20.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
1887 THE SUN 1901
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And With The People.
Honest In Motive, Fearless in Expression,
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The Market Reports and commercial fea
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From now on the news Of the world prom.
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
COLD FEET IN DIVORCE.

Thomas r. Jones has fled an appli-
cation before Magistrate Donohue, in
Wilkesbarre, Pa, for divorce from his
wife, Mary, on the ground of cold feet.
The husband says life is made miserable
to him by reaaon of bis wife's cold feet
that he caunot sleep all the night long
IN consequence Hotwater bags, etc.,
have been used, but still the feet re-
main cold. The wife says her husband
is q crank. .. s.. R4.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
RELIEF IN Fix Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
eases rel eved IN six hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure
1T is grea surprise on account OF Its
exceeding promptness in relieving pa
in b adder, kidneys and back, in NAL
or ieoae. Rel ev4s retention OF wsteI
almost immedia ely. If you want quics
relief and sure cure this is the remedy
Sold by B. H. Gorrell, druggist, Lex
ington, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
Do YoUR FEET ACHE AND BURNT

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. II cools
he fee-Snd makes tight or new sho es
eel easy. CureS@csrns, bunions, swol-
en-, smarting, hot, callous, sore and
sweating feet. Aliens Foot-Ease re-
lieves all pain and gives rest and com
fort. We have over 10000 testimonials
1t cures while you walk. Try it to-
day. All druggists and shoe stores
sell it, 25c. Sample sent free. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy,N Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
A DEEP MYSTERY.

1t y a nystery why women endure
baskssbe, headache, nervousness, sleep
isasA<ss. melancholy. fainting and dizzy
spslls whom thousands have proved that
Electric Bitters will quickly cure snch
troubles. 81 suffered for years with
kidney trouble" writes Mrs. Phebe
Cherley, of Peterson, Ia, "and a lame
back panied me 80 I could not dress
myself, but Electric Bittars wholly
cured me; and, although 70 years old,
Inow am able to do all my housework."
It oysrcomes constipation, improves
appetite. give. perfect health. Only
50c a all drug stores.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
The CENSUS OF 1900.

A booklet giving the population of all the
cities OF the United States OF 25, 900 and over
according to thecensus Of 1900, has just been
issued by the Passenger Department Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway,
and copy Of 1t may be obtained by sending
your address, with two cent stamp to pay
postage. to the General Passenger Agent OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st Paul Rail-
way, Chicago, Ill.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
EXCURSION TC
WASHINGTON. ~
March l., 2 and 8, 1901. Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad,

For the inaugural ceremonies o
President Nc KinIey and Vice. residenl
Roosevelt. at Washington, u. O.. March
4th, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
will sell excursion tickets at rate of one
fare for the round trip. good going on
all regular trains Of March /. 2 and 3
valid to return until March 8, 1901, in
elusive. Solid vestibuled trains of
elegant coaches, Pullman drawing room
sle' ping cars, observation cars, excel
lent dining Car service. For tickets,
time OF trains, sleeping car accommo-
dations, call on or address 7. K. Jarrett,
agent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.,
Lexington, We.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
HIS ONLY REGRET.

They tell tbk story in Lee county
Of = negro who applied to justice Of
the peace to marry him. BE had re
msnsy and offsrsd string Of fish u
the foe.
After year the justice met the man
apd said: ~ 8 isi-E sk ~
"Well, William, how do you like
married l'fef'
"Wel, sub, > was the reply, u wish
to de Lawi I'd eat dem fish. ATLANTA
Constitution. s
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
GA - TO EI A.
s Bear. tn. r'@ Kind y:s Have Away: sass
''s. u NNAZzMx

Noah AFTER THE FLOOD planted the
first fruit, the grape, the most healthy
of all the products of the earth. Speer,
the oldest wine grower in the United
States, has vineyards Of The Portugal
grape from which his vines are made
and fully matured by great age and are
valuable.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27

ALFRED SPEER
the Pioneer wine of New Jersey whose Port Grape wine and
Burgundy rivals the world imported the Port Grape vines many
and planted vineyards the Pssac Valley The soil
in Passaic county New Jersey identical to that of de Menet
Speer's New Jersey Vineyards
situated in the Passac valley below the range the
grapes ced the winery the Paa they
mashed between rollers made of rubber which do seeds
and made into
These grand wines of Speer that have meowed in flavor the
penng choicest this country
only be obtained by paying that higher than wines
from western vineyards Mr. Speer deems necessary for healthy
wine that it be allowed years get
parts with this object he keeps his in
umgaed cellars and frequently racks before botng offering for
SALE The reputation of Speers wines valuable medicinal and
family wine extends around the world.
Grocers and Druggists sell Speers Wines and Brandy
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
$500.

Dr.. e. DErcHoN's ANTI DIURErIo
Nay be worth to you more than
800 il you have CHILD who soils
bedding from incontinence of water
during sleep. Cures old aud young
alike. II arrests the trouble at once.
81. Sold by B. Fl. Gorrell, druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
THE POULTRY. YARD.

| The best layers of a breed are gener-
alp those Of medium size.
Too much glass in . henh ouse causes
frosted combs during cold nights.
Overcrowding, overlooking and un-
der exercise are three common causes
OF poultry failure.
No vegetable is more convenient for
poultrymen than cabbage. Hang one
up by the stump and the fowls will do
the rest.
Soaping feathers in the .plucked re-
gion will discourage feather-pulling
fowls.
Extra care can do much, for over.
crowded fowls.
tits better hens should exercise them
selves busting than exercise, you put
ting on insect powders.
The best way to warm fowls early in
the morning before the scalded feed is
gi, en-. is to scatter little grain in the |
litter and let them scratch, 1t is better
than red pepper.
The busy, hustling hen is likely TO be
seen most often on the nest. A man
who spends much time with his fowls
IAN soon pick out the ones that have
most gumption; these are ones from
which to breed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
WHEN THE HEART is AFFECTED

by rheumatism or any OF the muscles near
that organ 1t Is like tampering with an
electric wire, for death may come OF any
moment. II life Is worth 1t, do not hesitate
but get DIR. Drummond's Lightning Remedy.
Send 50 TO Drummond Medicine CO., New
York, and they will send you two large
bottles, enough for months treatment,
by first express. II is not as quick as cleo
tricity, but will save your life II you take 1t
In time ff nE 4 q fi3 q 81
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27

O,hng and boiling and broiling,
f'uySns and trying and frying.
Burning and turning and ehurning,
Prisiag snd icirg and slcing.
HrrSiDe aad nasshing and splashiHg,
scaming and Jan ing and canning,
Grea.ing and sqasseinE and freezing.
Thisls the kswswds's part
Aching and baking and making and
shaking,
Beating and heating and seating and
treating,
Oh, men, ard oh, brothers. and all Of
you others
Do You envy the housewives part
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27

Thebest chance, ever offered OF securing
stock in a legitimate copper mining enter
prise. Send for prospectus.
Organized company on a plan to give
chance TO all-big and little, rich and pool,
great and small, none need be excluded. II
quick, you c, "a own o. shares for ~ 90, or
81 shares for every dollar your remit.
DAVID B. RUSSELL, President,
81 Ell progrsso Copper Mining Co..
JulY4 em 80 Wall Street New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27

fHnrR PAPERS, ONE YEAR EACH ONLY soc.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-02-27
B & @. RAILROAD

Trains aud IA connects with Southern r
Il. at Harrisonburg for Strasburg Jrrct m
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
A nook Hunter. worry.

The worry of finding that book Is
incomplete Is often to be expected.
Often most respectable looking books
have page missing somewhere. One
cannot trust even folio that has been
connected with religious houses all its
life 1t may be iuvincibly bound In the
strongest calf; 10 may have passed all
It's quiet, unread days behind glass and
be as clean as on the day on which 1t
was issued, and yet page 341 may have
vanished
We once knew man who had firm
belief In the devil and for this reason:
lie said that he could hardly count the
imperfect books by which he had been
misled In his time. and In neaSy every
case these books had a highly respect
able past. They had grown mellow In
monasterles or had been carefully tend
ed In great libraries, where they were
never touched except to be busted. 1t
seemed morally impossible that harm
csuld have come to these books. and
ye, each one had q page missing some
wheCe. Therefore he was reluctantly
forced to the conclusion that the devil
was in it. He supposed that when the
devil was in need of more quotations
he distracted a page from some little
read book. choosing 1t both In order
that he might obtain Il reputation for
wisdom and also that he might not be
found out.
We do not uphold this theory. but we
do recommend the book hunter, so far
as possible. to collate every book of
any Importance which he may con-
template buying. -Macmillans Mnga-
zine,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
Wonderful Musical Memory.

Sir John Stainer had wonderful
musical memory. 1t was put TO the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ in the Mes
siah" and folio copy. on which alone
he could see the score. was not forth
coming. The conductor was in despair
Sir John cut the knot by wonderful
tour de force, playing the part fault
lessly right through and entirely from
memory. probably the only time the
Messiah" has been so rendered.-Lon-
don Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
WITHOUT TURNING A HAIR.
A Londoncr Cn Returned Money
Given to MIA by Mistake.

A Londoncr Cn Returned Money
Given tn h, ...i by Mistake.
A gentleman of my acquaintance had
curious experience of manners and
customs of modern England few
nights ago at the theater. He had
taken four stalls, but at the last mo-
ment found two of his party unable to
come. On his arrival Mt the theater he
left the two spare tickets at the box Of
flee, the clerk promising to sell them IL
he could and send the cash to him
when they were sold lie took his
flace and soon afterward was gratl1ed
20 seq his two surplus seats occupied.
The individuals who took them were
attlred In evening dress and bore the
outward sembancc of gentlemen. My
friend began to look out for the money
which was TO come from the box office.
Presently concesslonnnire entered,
passed down the row of seats and ad-
dressed one of the two newcomers. My
friend noticed that the commissionnaire
passed something to one of the gentle
men. who put 1t into his pocket with
out word.
4 sense of uneasiness stole over my
friend with regard to the 10 shlllings
that was due to him. and as the even
ing was getting on he thought he
would go and make an inquiry Mt the
box office. His suspicious were veri-
fed The clerk had sent In the money
by commlsslonnalre. The commissions
naire was called from the door and on
seeing my friend AT once realized that
he had given the money to the wrong
man. He promptly went back to the
theater. my friend following to see the
fun. The commlsslonnaire went straight
to the party 20 whom he had handed
the money and said. ERE. you've got
15 shillings that don't belong to you"
The other replied In an unconccrned
way. "Oh, yes" took the money out of
his pocket and returned II to the com
mssionnarc lie showed no trace of
embarrassment" says my friend. lie
handed back the money, rs he had
pockctcd 1t. without turning hair"
always like to think the best of peo.
pie. and possibly this individual. being
stranger to music halls. was under
the impression that 1t Ia the practice of
the prUpliotors of such establishments
to send commissionnaire around from
time TO time to distribute cash bonuses
among the audience. London Truth
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
Doubled the Fee.

A clergyman who used to be Il pastor
of a church in Kansas City says that
on one occasion he had rather an anus.
ing experience in marrying II young
couple in that city.
1.-THE gentleman" said the clergy
man, was handsome, noble looking
young man and the bride to be more
than usually beautiful. 1t was plain TO
be seen that the prospective groom
thought he had secured the one prize In
all the matrimonial market and was
correspondingly elated.
"Just before the ceremony the gen
tleman handed me the marriage license
to see that 1t was all right. Inside the
license there was n crisp So note plac'
ed there as the fee. The couple stood
up before the few witnesses In the par.
lor. the ceremony was gone through
with, and they were pronounced hus-
band and wife. The first thing the new
husband did was to draw his wife 10
him and imprint fond kiss on her
sweet lips. 1t seemed TO thrill him
with unexpected Joy, for, Immediately
turning to me, he said, 'Parson, I'll be
switched II paid you enough for this
job and, pulling from his pocket an
other So note, he thrust 1t into my
hands. baltimore Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
When Mntches Were Introduced.

The Atlas, n London newspaper, pub
lished on Jan. 10, 1880. the following
paragraph under the head of "Instan-
taneous Light Among the different
methods Invented for obtaining light
instantaneously ought certainly to he
recorded that OF Mr.. Walker. chemist.
Stockton-on-Tees. He supplies the pur-
chaser with prepared matches. which
are put into boxes, but are not liable
to change In the atmosphere. and also
with piece of tine glass paper folded
In two. Even strong blow will not
intlame the matches. because of the
softness OF the wood underneath. nor
does rubbing upon wood or any COM
mon substance produce any effect ex-
cept that of spelling the match. But
when one Is pinched between the folds
bf the glass paper and suddenly drawn
out it is Instantly inilamed. Mr.. Walk
er does not make them for extensive
sale. but only to supply the small de-
mand In his own neighborhood."-
castle (Englandj Chronicle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10

Our millonnircs think S75 gallon
for rare old Madeira an utterly impos-
sible price simply because their tastes
are blunted bs champagne, and they
care no more for bottle of Welsh Re
serve, Ncwtoa-Gordon or Chillings-
worth Oglethorpe than for cheap
sherry. In the famous cellars of the
Hotel de Vile at Bremen there are a
dozen cases of holy wine which have
been preserved for 250 years. A mer-
chant flgcrcs out that If the cost of
maintaining the cellars, payment of
rent. interest upon the original value Of
the wine and other Incidental charges
are considered n bottle of this choice
Madeira has cost no less than $1,000
900, each glassful S270,0O0, and single
drop could not be sold without loss un-
der 5000.
1t Is probable that this very old wine
Is worthless on account of starvation"
Charles Bellows, our ablest authority
ON Madeira says that II becomes
Starved" after feeding upon its own
lees for 80 or 40 years. ut seems to
hlt thut IL IL WI luiilih uui lt'luii to
companionship, he says. "Deml johns
of the same variety should be blended.
The marriage of the two wines would
probably give the lees more character,
and the wine would thus continue to
improve. This certainly ought to be
done as II tonic after the Madeira has
been so years in glass. New York
prnoa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1901-07-10
PECULIAR NAMES.
The Queer Way Ten Million Children
Were Designnted.

"In n long experience In the treasury
department | have come across very
large number of names. many of which
are rather peculiar" explained an old
official but | think the list OF names
in connection with the subscription to
the 3 per cent bonds surpasses any
thing In the way of popularity that |
have ever observed or these the one
that struck me most was man who
signed himself Ten Million and who re-
sides out In Oregon. We thought the
name WAS an imaginative one and
wrote the man that II was desired that
the bonds should be registered IN real
names only and that no further atten-
tion would he paid 10 his subscription
until he was heard from He replied
that his name was Ten Million. His
letter was written on the printed letter.
head OF the firm of Million ~ Million.
two brothers.
Then followed an explanation that
his father and mother were unable to
select names for their children that
were mutually satisfactory and that as
a result. though they had had ten chill
dren. none of them was ever christened
formally. The first child was II girl.
and she was known only as One Mil
lion. The second child. also girl was
known as Two Million. Thus they ran
along until Ten Million was reached.
and he was the writer OF the letter. the
other member of the firm being n
brother whose only name, as far as the
family WAS concerned. was Seven Mil
lion. the seventh child. He added that
One Million had afterward called her.
self Una Million, that the third girl was
known after she had grown up as Trio
Million. The others had taken on addi-
tions TO their names. and he had adopt
ed the name OF Tents Million, but his
real name was Ten Million and nothing
else. The bonds were issued to him
and on the books of the department
were registered in the name OF Ten
Million. Washington Star.