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hand early. Late comers, n the day is a
busy one. are likely to be compelled to
stand.
Loves to Bargain.
The Chinaman loves to bargain. True,
there are some commodities whose
prices are nxed and do not admit Of hag-
Cling. Others are not so. and over these.
with the real Oriental disregard for
time. John argues for lower rate. The
process IS a familiar one. The customer
asks the price OF an article. In reply the
merchant names a figure far IN excess Of
the sum he expects 10 receive. The
customer retaIiates by scoring the
shopkeepcr's demand and maxi an Of
fer equally far under what he is willing
20 pay. From these extremes they work
together until they arrive az a basis mu-
tually agreeable. 4 Is evident that II
the customer is shIewd enough he will
secure a much cst'eI bargain than will
his neighbor who is less adept at this
art The bargaining. however. IS not
confined 10 the actual buyer and seller
Those present are at liberty to take
hand. siding with the one or the other.
as they see ht Some viii praise the
merchant and his wares. while others
viii speak in behalf OF the customer. II
gives an opportunity for free converse
tion and a display OF wit. and In his own
fashion the Chinaman is a great deal Of
q humorist
John does not give all his trade to
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Making Of Homes,

1T is the old conventionality that the
business Of woman is always 20
4 make a home scr man. and that
mans sphere lies always outside
the home. thac causes much Of modern
womans discomfort. and against which
she protests. The purpose Of all train
ing. she insists. is 20 push the boy out
into tho world. and to keep the girl in.
and it is from this inequality and in
justice that she demands emancipation,
says the 'Gentlewoman.'
The view is a mistaken one. however.
the GnaI object in the education OF both
sexes being the same-to ht them for
living at home.
In fact. it is and always has been the
conviction OF mankind that the life OF
both women and men should be lived at
home. aud. accordingly, the aim Of both
parents is 10 prepare their sons and
daughters 20 properly discharge their
duties toward the home Their desire
is to see both happily settled in homes
Of their own, but recognizing the diGer-
cnces between the sexes. and the greater
share or responsibility assigned by ma
ture to the man. they give the boy the
training necessary 20 enable him 10
found and maintain the home. and 10
the girl the training TO carry it on.
If the aim OF the parents is a mis-
taken one. It is at least applied i'm
partially. to both sexes. so that there
can be no valid claim Of injustice on the
part OF either
II, as the great majority of the world
believes. the first duty of woman is "a
the home. the training OF the man con-
templates also the same duty for him.
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! /

Once a year. when the day OF the New
Year has come around according 10 the
chronicles kept for many cycles. the dec
orations Of red are renewed and China
town becomes gay in ruby hued bits OF
bunting and gloriously brilliant pIacards.
These latter are expressive OF good will
and pleasant wishes for the twelve
month that IS just dawning. Then II g
that all the colony MAKES merry IN hon
or OF the occasion. All work that can
he left undone is suspended. aad even
the most unpretentious laundry Of the
poorest coolie keeps open house."
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Extending AIon0 Pennsylvania Evenue for Several
BIocRs is UUlasbngtons Chinatown, an interest
ing N5tt Of The City Chat Possesses Nanp Of the
Fantastic Features Of San Tranciscos famous Ort
entail Quarter AItbouob the Notorious Dens Of utce
* of tbe Latter place Ere Entirely Absent Here.
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TOR this is the dream Of the major
ity OF the Chinese. He looks for
= ward 10 the day when he takes
down his red-and-white sign.
puts up his laundry shutters for
the last time. and turns his face
toward the home OF his ancestors II is
not always a dream that is realized,
in life at least. Every true Chiuamau
knows that after his bones have rested
for season in the unfriendly soil Of
the nation Of foreign devils" they VIII
be taken up. duly scraped and boiled.
and sent back to the Middle Kingdom,
there 10 be reverently looked upon and
worshiped as the relics OF a departed
ancestor.
Sunday IS market day with tho China
man resident in America. There Is no
custom IN his laundry on that day. and
after the manner Of the Oriental. he
gathers at some merchants place Of
business TO see old friends and hear the
gossip OF the day The matter Of buy
ing and selling in the Far East is a
thing 70 be done with care and attention,
and not 20 be lightly regarded or passed
over without due attention TO it's gravity.
In some OF she stores in Washington
benches are provided. reaching the
length Of the counters. In others there
are chairs for the use Of customers.
who, II they want to sit. must be on
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one place. He likes to wander from
one to another, for on Sundays the stores
assume something OF the attitude OF
clubhouses- On any Sunday. rain OF
shine. groups can be seen clustering In
various Chinese shops. sitting or stand
ing around the doorways. or passing
from one place to another. It Is late in
the evening when they leave the Ave
nue. for home In groups Of threes and
fours. finally separating into solitary.
dark-habited figures trudging silently
along in the midnight stiffness.
As a storekeeper. the proprietor has
certain duties Of hospitality 70 perform.
lie must welcome his customer in we'll
chosen, formal language. Then he must
lay before him pipe and tobacco. Tea is
one Of the foundation stones Of Chinese
.sociabillty. and every few minutes. IL
a merchant would have his name well
thought Of. he must pour a fresh -brewed
cup. strong and fragrant. Thick tobac-
co fumes ascend, the little fragile cups
Of unsweetened tea, void OF an deterior-
.ating traces OF milk. are lifted and emp
tied. and the chatter of sing-song con-
yersation goes on without cessation.
hour after hour.
Securing Refreshments.
The refreshments are put down to
profit and loss. II the beverage is at
tractive and the tobacco pleasing. It may
retain customers, r~a rr'-~ ---- a-les.
II not-well, Kee Moy Yen, up the street
little way. has tobacco and tea Of the
best chop" and 1t viii be all the more
money in the pocket OF Mr.. Keo.
over the door OF the shop hangs a sign
board IN gilt against a background oI
black. Around It Gutter rags Of red and
bits OF feather decorations. To tho eye
Of one TO whom all Chinese characters
look alike, this IS undoubtedly the name
Of the shopkeeper. So it IS. but often
It combines something more-a business
motto or a poeticaliy worded advertise
ment-staung that the store Il adorns is
the bazaar wherein are to be found all
the most beautiful things Of the world. %
The chinaman is nothing II not howery
In his language.
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One of the Higher Class Stores

Of those laboring in this country have
families or brides-betrothed In the land
OF their birth. still. a few Of the better
classes have their wives here-reai,
dainty. toddling creatures Of Cathay.
Wives and women relatives in general
are in Chinese called "the hidden ones.
And such in fact they are. Ask any
Chinaman II there are any Chinese wO-
men in Washington's Chinatown. Either
he viii deny it OF assume an air Of i'm
penetrable ignorance. Even those who
are supposed to know all things going
on. the members Of the police force,
have here no certain knowledge.
And yet washington's tiny Chinatown
contains at least three little, sIant-eyed
women Of the Middle Kingdom. Their
lives are indeed hidden; they 90 out
not at all: they seldom see even their
husbands most intimate friends. Per
haps. having been brought up to such a
lot, they are contented. Yet one can
not help picturing them rs longing for
the far-away land where the poppies
bloom and the lotus cholses the ancient
canals. along which llght-decked junks
creep at a sna!Ts pace.
Wives Of the Merchants.
These women are nearly all wives Of
the better class merchants. In their
homes their surroundings are as truly
Chinese as the means Of the head OF
the house will permit. The walls are
covered with bright coIored hangings.
huge inscriptions reaching from ceiling
to aoor, and curious productions from
the pens and brushes or native ceIebri-
ties. The very ceilings are decorated.
and many-tasseIIed lanterns hang down.
adding to the general effect.
Quantity in a small space is the
Chinese idea Of the beautiful His apart
ments are always small, and are always
overcrowded with articles OF art. In
scriptions dedicated to the gods Of the
household occupy one wall. surrounding
a niche wherein reposes a queer little
porcelain idol His chinaware seems to
sniR IN a pleased manner at the incense
sticks burning in the brass-rlmmed pot
OF sard below him.
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Odd Furniture.

The furniture is black and richly
carved. II it is not stained teak it Is
ebony. So the AmerIcan-Chinese chairs
and stocls are uncomfortable, but the
Oriental bed Is a thing Of torture. It
is a bunk OF wood waist high with a
covering Of mating. Sometimes a
blanket is used but. as everything
Chinese is contrary. John sleeps upon
#, and not under it, Beneath his head
he places a pillow that resembles a
brick in shape and size. and Is covered
with plated rattan. II is made Of hard
felt inside; it's virtue, il It has any.
lies in the fact that II win not disar-
range the most neatly coiled-up queue.
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1t is time OF general rejoicings. OF
forgiving enemies and forgetting old
grudges. and Of the paying OF Of debts.
In this respect the Chinaman is most
scrupulous. Every financial obligation
must end with the year. He enters on
the new period with a clean slate and a
clear conscience. Likewise, he burns
many sticks Of incense to the sods who
have watched favorasly over him from
their slant eyes. and have smiled the
bland smiles Of Cathay upon his under
takings.
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Chinatown and vice are often looked
upon as almost synonymous words. Per-
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A Genial Host.

John makes many calls in this festal
period, and all his guests are received
with the Celestial equivalent OF Happy
New Year" and treated to oranges, Chi
nese nuts. and other delicacies, and. OF
course. tea-plenty OF tea. Chinese wines
are sometimes INDUCED in. but not TO
any great extent. for the Chinaman is
abstemlous. and the native beverages are
strong. The one generally offered to the
guest. II any liquors be INDUCED in, is
rice wine, white and almost odorless, and
OF sickly sweetness. 1t seems harmless
enough. but woe to the 1uckIcss Occiden-
tai who INDUCES in it. It's alcoholic pow
ers are far beyond those OF any Western
drink. and IT'S effects upon the stomach
unused 70 it are disastrous. An early
sensation Of dizziness gives way to death
ly sickness. and even the vomiting OF
blood and 1t is often days before food
can be retained.
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Confines His Trade.

Generally the Chinese merchant occu-
pies a higher rank in the social scale
than his customers. He is one Of a little
.aristocracy which, outside Of business
relations, does not miugle with the lowIy.
hard-working washer Of collars and cuffs.
But In business It is different. John
confines his trade as much as be can to
his fellow countrymen. Even articles OF
American manufacture. such as soap,
laundry appurtenances, etc, are pur-
chased through the medium OF the Chi
nese tradesman. Washington possesses
some good examples OF the Chinese gen
cral store''-a store which is not Chi
nese nor yet American. but a strange
combination Of the two. Even the largest
of them is small compared with the busi-
ness transacted in them and the wide ex-
tent OF the lines Of goods handled. They
do not believe In specializing. these
genial statesmen from over the Pacific:
all is 1sh that comes to their nets. They
clothe, in the semi Chinese fashion that
prevails here. their customer from the
broad brimmed hat beneath which bis
queue is securely tucked, to the soft felt
shoes that he shufHes along IN as he
walks the street.
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strange Assortment Of Goods.

He sells him his provisions. Chinese
vegetables Of American growth or
dessicated foods brought from the dis
tant shores OF hcme. He trades IN
tobacco and pipes, In furniture and
crookery, and-yes, in opium. He sells
the familiar lily bulbs that spring up in
a saucer Of pebbles and water. the llchee
nuts that have found hosts OF American
admirers. and the hard. brick-like pill
lows that John places under his head
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MEDLEY of strange Oriental sounds and SCENTS with the adde
a dash Of myseysueh is Chinatown average
sider
The Washington times., 1902-12-14

The restaurant Is the threshold OF
Chinatown. beyond which the casual in
yestigator never passes-or is permitted
TO pass. For. strange to say. John has
his home-life too. To be sure, many
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
A Nioht In a Haunted Room.

A contemporary tells. a very
amusing story of a well known man
about town who was recently spend
ing a week end in the country. The
house being full, he was offered the
"haunted room," and about mid
night he retired to rest among the
ghosts quite contentedly. But at
breakfast next morning he was fain
to confess that the spirits had
shamefully misused him by remov-
ing all the bedclothes and leaving
him uncovered at 2 a. m. But, most
peculiar of all, the blankets had
really vanished into thin air Pres
emily the son-in-law Of the house
put in an appearance and in reply
to the question how he had slept
made answer: Every well, only it
was so cold that, knowing you nev-
err put any one in the haunted room,
/ braved the ghosts in the small
hours and trotted in there to gath
er up every blanket 1 could find.
Truth to say, 1 hurried away, for |
had no matches with me and could
have sworn there was some one
breathing in the ROOM"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
COURAGE OF ANIMALS.
The Bravery Displayed by Some OF
Them When Necessary.

We often read how animals usu-
ally die a tragic death, but little is
said of the mute suffering and won
derful fortitude which are SO fire.
quently displayed. With all the
civilization of centuries behind us,
this power of suffering acute phys
ical pain without finching or NUT
tering is still considered one Of our
highest attributes.
One winter evening when the
snow cracked under foot and the
edges of the ponds and brooks
showed trace of ice l saw here
and there the signs of traps which
had been set for stray providers.
Some were placed along paths which
were used by coons and foxes un-
der the overhanging cliffs. Others
were cleverly hidden in the edge of
the water for muskrats and mink.
Next morning as l passed along
one of the paths / saw how a cap
tured animal had shown his BRAY
cry, for in trap in the water were
foot and part of leg Of a large
muskrat. What courage it must
have taken to deliberately gnaw off
his foot and leg!
At first l thought that perhaps
the trap had broken the bone and
the animal had simply cut the flesh
and tendons away, but on close in
spection l saw that the bone had
not been broken. / could shut my
eyes and almost see the frightened
little animal work and pull at the
steel chain as the cool stars winked
and blinked.
All night long probably he had
worked about the place where the
short chain was fastened, but 1t
held fast. As the gray Of the day
showed faint in the east he knew he
must do something desperate, SO he
went to work on his own flesh and
bone. Can one think of anything
more courageous than slowly cut
ting through ones own flesh with
liberty the reward for the pain
Then, when the hard bone is
reached and the animal is weak and
spent with suffering, think what
courage it must have taken for the
final work,-Turf, Field and Farm
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
Contradictions.

We live amid contradictions. Our
old men call each other boys and
our youths are old fellows. Our
girls like to be manly, and our men
are often old women. A young lady
likes to be called a kitten, but OBJ
jects to being called cat. A young
man yearnS to be reputed gay dog,
but dislikes being called puppy.
In the afternoon we 60 to see a
morning performance at the thea
ter, and at early morn we read our
evening newspapers. Stilton cheese
is nearly all made on the continent,
French chalk is got here in Ameri-
ca, Hungarian bands are comprised
of English musicians, and many
British flags are made in Germany.
Selected.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
The Retreat.

The "fre devouring" colonel had
been telling his small nephews ter
rible stories of battle and blood, and
they had listened, spellbound, for
an hour. Then said the youngest:
81 s'pose, uncle, that you never
ran away from anything, did your ?"
The old man thought great deal
before he answered slowly:
"Ben, if you live long enough
you'll find out that it's never we'll
to run away from danger, no mat
ter what; but you will probably
meet with occasions when you'll
see what grand thing it is to right
about face and charge in the oppo-
site direction as fast as you can go"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
Fraternal Orders.

Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons. meets End and 4th Moi
day nights at Masonic Hall, }. VIII
Moore, w. VI. A. II. Shields, Sec'y.
Rockbridge Lodge, No. SO. l. .. o. r.,
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
ows' Hall d. s. Layne, N. G. }. "
Grinstead, Sec'y.
Lexington Lodge, No. 66, K, OF r,
meets every Tuesday night,at Odd Eel
ows' Hall. NJ. j. Hess, &. q. Nj. L.
i1ildebrand, X. r, S.
Natural Bridge Council, No.l 1920, Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights in each month. w. X. Beeton,
Regent. James Withrow, Sec'y,
Lee Jackson Camp, No. S9,Junior Or
der American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall. F. S Johnston, Councillor u. Is.
Radford, Sec'y.
Liberty lodge. No, 2, Daughters OF
Rebekah, meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall. Miss Roberta Pen
nington, n. &. Mrs. NJ. +. Crigler'
Secy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08

The vestry of st. Paul's Episco.
pal church of Lynchburg, one of
the most influential in the Southern
Diocese of Virginia, has called the
Rev. j. NJ. Owens, assistant rector,
to be rector of the church to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of the Rev. DR.. 7. M. Carson. Mr..
Owens, who is 81 years old, came
to Lynchburg from South Boston.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
A MjsapprehensIon.

The practice of naming race
horses after prominent personages
sometimes leads to misapprehen-
sion. In one of the clubs the other
day a message came over the tape
announcing the death of Lord =.
Much sympathy was expressed for
the noble family in their suppositi-
tious bereavement, and much laugh
ter was indulged in when it was
found that Lord - was a horse.
London Tit-Bits.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-10-08
Dissolution of Partnership.
Farm for Sale.

I offer for sale my farm of 273 acres
situated Al Lilies south of Lexington IN
a good neighborhood and adjoining j; l;
Clark and Horace NJ. Reese Well
TTMBERED. About 10 acres cleared.
An elegant brick dwelling OF .. rooms
and also cellar with a rooms. one OF
the best wheat farms in the county.
Numerous bold SPRINGS on the place.
Any one wishing to buy can see the
owner on the premises.
Terms: Half the money cash, the
balance on one and two years time.
sep II At JAMES MAN In
Tombstone epitaph., 1902-02-09

There are awAole lot of people in every small ,swn who like 10 crack pale and emaoisted jokes about ,h.ir home paper. They like to ridiculs it !, snd laugh at h and hold i, up for fssstious comparison with tn. metro poh'sn nssspsper. They expec, sheir home paper 70 lie for them, laugh for them and weep for th.m, and the only time is rsally is ridiculous is when it does shis. If these ssme people lived in city the ouly way they couli get shelr name in one Of the big papers would be 10 go out ard lie down io front Of . street car or jump of ,be root of high building. They could become the father of . dor.n and they wouldn't ge, any consolation cut o their boastsd city paper bu, few misspellsd names among the vi.s sta tisties.
Tombstone epitaph., 1902-02-09

AOat o: about 72,OOO. 900 asres Of land in Arizona only sbolt j.70o,- 900, are privately owned, of which about 450000 acres arc under ir-i- gstion ditch. For the totel amount of land under ditch there is not sufficient water in all In,aaces 10 secue crop.. but in time there can be liltls doub. that ths st rage and development of water will lead te the successful irrigation 0! much more than Ihe present area under ditch. There is one acre i1 sixteen under private ownership, the balance public land O. the land in private ownership one acre in thirteen is u ," der i'rigst!nS canals. 0 ,il Inc Ian ia the territory oaly one acre in 200 is under irrigatIng can.l-.
Tombstone epitaph., 1902-02-09
O,bOrn's issJIs as~srs aad q at Wolsott's
HAD TO CONQUER OK DIE

"I va, just about gone," write. Mrs Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs \ C., "I had consumption so bad that the best doctors sad I could not i've more than a month, but began to use Drr Kings New Discovery and was wholly cared by seven bottles and am new stsst and we'll" It's an uar1valed !ife-saver in Consumption, Pneumonia, Ia Grippe and Bronchitis; infallible for coughs, Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever. croup CT Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bottles sec and SI .oo Trial bottles free st Tombstone drug store,
Tombstone epitaph., 1902-02-09
SOME NEW
 HOTEL RULES
A Few Regulations For the
 Tourist
ACCOMMODATIONS
GOOD

The following suggestions for hotel
 rules is going the rounds: Board, 50 cents per square fool. Meal. extra. Breakhst N five, dinner at siI
 supper ., seven. Guests wishing ,s SC, up ~i,hou.
 being called can have .elI-i aisia \
 -four for supper. Not responsible for diaaosds,
 bicycles or other vsluables kept under
 the pillows; they should be deposited in sbs .aie.
 Bicycle" Playing Cards kept on
 sale at the office; country visitors are
 required not to play any game more exciting than cd Maid after ' pO O.
 as their noise may disturb the nigh. clerks slumber. The botel is convenient to all c.m.tarie,. Hesrsss 10 hire Ai reason
 able rates, Guests wishing to do little driving will fad hammar and nails iu the closet. II the room gets too warm, open the window and see the fire escape. II you become thirsty during the night lit the mattress and fad the spring. Bs,eballi-ts desiring . little practice will find . pitcher on the stand.
Tombstone epitaph., 1902-02-09
LAND CLAIM. By Herman rrsppman.

LAND CLAIM. By Herman rfappman.
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