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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

LING power and capacity may be
wonderfully increased and strengthen
ed bv a constant repetition of the syl-
liable "ah" on the three or four notes
in the middle register Of the voice
that is. the three or four notes which
one sings most naturally and with the
least effort. Let the pupil get one note
clear cut. round, full and musical; then
from that note rs starting point let
him 90 up and down, gradually work
ing out the huskiness from the ada
cent notes and sounding them until
they become pure and resonant ana
can be delivered without strain or ef-
fort
Let him work Systematically ana,
above all, avoid the pcrniciouS trick or
learning pieces" by rotc or by ear.
His first effort should be to increase
the purity and range of his voice. and
to that end he should. as suggested
above. use the broad syllable "ah'
only for Il time, and on no account
should he try to sing an air until he
can do so Understandings, with full
knowledge of musical notation and a
perfect command Of his vocal re-
sources
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
posfo6lcea md Addresses.

One of the rules Of the pOstoliice de-
partment which often proyOkcs diSsat-
isfaction is that which prohibits Il post
master or any member Of his family
from giving out the addresses Of pa
irons of the Office. y person may be
looking for some one whose address
has been lost or misplaced. What is
more natural than TO go to the post
Office and ask for the information! But
the postmaster, if he Obeys the regula-
tons, will not give it. The government
acts on the theory that it is not its bust
ness to disclose the whereabouts of the
patrons of the postollice. Debtors may
be pursued by importunate creditors;
young women may be subjected to UNI
pleasant attentions; hundreds OF people
for various reasons, good and bad, may
desire to conceal from somebody their
place Of residence. 1t is not the bust
ness of the government to expose them
TO annoyance.-Youth's Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

Although the empire Of Japan is said
to be a paradise Of children" where
they are allowed to do very much as
they please and where they seldom if
ever cry, their life is net all play. The
little boys and girls have their work to
do, but in many skillful ways they turn
work into play. Take, for instance, the
little girls who have baby sisters or
brothers to care for. They tuck the
youngsters into. their queer garments
and 20 on with their games of ball. If
the baby grows tired and begins to
fret, the little mother" jOunccs it UP
and down over her shoulder with pc
culiar humping motion of her back
without stopping the game. All the
time she sings some pretty song.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Physical Courage In Battle.

"rhysical courage in battle" said an
old veteran. lis simply this: Your sense
of duty or your sense Of shame is Sc
strong that you can't run away. All
this talk about men liking the roar of
battle is nine-tpnths rubbish. Nobody
likes to he killed or wounded and
nothing is more natural than for a
man to get out Of the way Of a bullet
if be can do so without too serious q
loss Of his own self respect or of that
Of his neighbors.
81 mover knew but one man who
seemed as if he really relished fight
ing, and chat was General Reynolds,
who prec.pitatcd the battle of Gettys-
burg and lost his life in so doing. 1t
was Just like him to bring on an en-
gagemcnt. Reynolds was always keyed
up very high in action. He would
shout and encourage his men and
plunge recklessly forward in high
state of eXaltation, as if he were en-
crossed with some very exciting game
which he enjoyed playing. Other gen.
erals | have observed were cool, col
lected and impressive in action, but
somehow none of them impressed me
as having the same stomach for fight
ing as Reynolds. "-Philadelphia Ledg-
er.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

power of the plants of the nitrogenous
class to appropriate the free nitrogen
of the air and store it up iii their It's
sues in such a way that If is more or
less readily available to the succeeding
crops. Prominent among plants which
have this property are the cl0vers'
peas, beans and vetches. These are the
farmers friends, the nitrogen collect
ors. Concerning cover crops and the
orchard, Professor John Craig Of Cor
nell university has summarized his in
vestigations as follows:
The orchard is to be viewed in the
light of q specific crop.
Humus is essential to the liberation
of plant food.
Barnyard manure supplies organic
matter, but is often beyond the reach
of the OrchardiSt.
Probably the ideal system of orchard
management includes clean tillage and
q cover crop in the annual programme.
Effects of tillage and OF cover crops
are similar in many respects, but while
both tend to make plant food available
the cover crop may actually add to the
store.
The cover crop prevented frost from
penetrating the ground deeper than six
teen inches as compared to twenty-one
inches on bare ground.
The percentage of water in cover
cropped ground compared favorably
with bare uncultivated ground in Iowa
and New York.
The texture of the soil and subsOil is
much improved by the burOwng hab-
it's Of the earthworm and the penetrat-
ing character of clover roots.
The cover crop prevents surface
washing and injurious erosion of or
chard lands.
A comparison of the fertilizing quail
ties of the cloverS, cowpea and hairy
vetch placed the last far in the lead,
with alfalfa and mammoth clover sec
ond and third in manurial value.
Hairy vetch appears to be valuable
leguminous plant for cover crop pur-
poses 1t is hardy, deep roofing, grows
at low temperatures and produces a
dense mat of vegetation on the surface
of the ground.
COwpea is particularly valuable for
n system of standardization and as part
of q combination crop.
OF the nitrogen consumers rye and
buckwheat are Of most Importance
Oats are favorably spoken of in some
parts Of the country.
Certain mixtures are used to advan.
tage Alfalfa, mammoth clover and
turnips have given satisfaction, but
oats and crimson clover do not sue
coed.
The cowpea is japanese bean. 1t is
a tender annual, a rambling, vigorous
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

| stood one Saturday afternoon on
the porch Of Il Luray (Na) hotel and
gaW file past hundred or mere dark
les returning from work, each and ev-
cry one Of them carrying 'Watclmil-
lion" under his arm. They had been
paid off, and 4 convenient farm wagon
loaded with melons happened to pass
rs they Gled along, and the darkieS all
Fought.
One young bucE. after huggng That
melon for several blocks, Just couldn't
stand it no longer" AMI without ado
sat down upon tie curb. ana in the alb.
scncc Of q jackknife lie GETTY tapped
the melon against the edge of the curb
until it broke aSlmICr. Mansfield in
transforming his J kyll face into that
Of Hyde upon the age never cqualcd
the lightning char e Of cOuntcnancc
exhibited by that darby. one moment
his eyes bulgod, his mouth distorted
his teeth glistencd and his face fairly
glowed with pcasurable expectancy,
and in the twinklng Of an eye when
the parted halves Of that unripc and
white seeded melon fell from his pal
sled hands his eyes contracted to mere
Sits showing an angry, snakC!ikc red,
his face became Of an ashcn huc-call
it pale if you willard through his
slightly parted lips he Kissed out in
prccatiOn after inprccati0n upon the
farmer, showing the fact clearly that
the disappointed one was q past grand
master in the art Of pr0fanity.-FOrest
and Stream.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Brief Mention.

Cowpeas sowed broadcast with sor-
ghum will make large amount Of the
very best rough feed Try it and see
If it doesn't, advises an exchange.
There promises to be considerable
increase of tobacco acreage in North
Carolina this year
Some cane growers have decided to
90 into rice growing, fearing to trus:
altogether to cane, but this will not
affect the general acreage seriously,
says The Sugar Planters Journal.
Experiments show that the cottony
cushion scale in Florida orange groves
may be held in check by persistent APP
plication Of resin wash or kerosene
preparations and the Australian lady
bird is natural enemy.
]. II. Hale is credited with saying
that too many Elbertas are being
planted in the south.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Where Men Eat to Live.

The Trappist MONKS consider cat
ing TO be 4 necessary evil and curtail
it to such n degree that one step fur
Their would be suicide Dinner, to
which scarcely fifteen minutes are de-
voted, consists Of q mess Of vegetables
boiled in water without butter or salt
and served in Il crude CarthenWare
bowl, a slice or two of rye bread with
out butter and mug of milk or water
as a beverage. Supper is the barcst
apology for meal, being nothing more
than bread and water. The guest
master did not mention breakfast. If
there be such Il meal, it probably con
sists merely Of a glass If water. \
slight relaxation Of this dietary is al
lowed 10 iDyalids, who may have two
eggs a day. while on extraordinary oc-
casiOnS, such as Il funeral feast in
honor of a departed friar the monks
revcl in an egg apiece. They are strict
vegetarians, and a Trappist must he
in the very jaws of death before he
will consent to eat meat.-LippincOtts.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Gardiner and Froudc.

Speaking of the late DR.. Samuel Row
son Gardiner, a student Of Toynbee
Hail says: ellis patience and his toll
crauce were inexhaustible, his temper
Of the mildest. He had, however, a
pleasant vein of satire. For instance,
he would say of Froude, whose bril-
Iiancy he greatly admired, but whose
unsoundness he characterized as de-
porable: Whenever | find myself par
ticularly perplexed on any point look
to sec what FrOude has to say about IT..
| always find his help invaluable for |
can trust implicitly his unfailing IN
stinct for arriving at false conclusions,
and the more positive he becomes the
safer feel in adopting Numerically
opposite view
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
a Good Defense,
Grand Gnme In Alaska.

Alaska contains the grandest hunt
ing grounds in North America. They
are inhabited by the giant moose, the
largest antlered animal on the earth;
the Kadiak brown bear, largest OF all
flesh eating land animals, and the
mountain caribou, largest and finest
of its genus. The snow white noun
tain sheep is there, the mountain goat,
black and yellow bears galore, and the
rare, new glacier bear, as yet never
seen in captivity and in only one
museum. -RecreatiOn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
LAMP WlCKS.
The Multitude of styles Causes Trou-
Bile For Storelseepers.

bic EOr StOFekeepeFS.
"You wouldn't think that people
would bother to exchange a little thing
like a lamp wick" said a clerk in a
general supply store, "but the fact is
that we are asked to take back yards
Df the stuff.
"Indeed, of all the commodities we
handle none gives us more trouble than
lamp wicks. There are ut present
about thousand different kinds OF
lamps and oil stoves on the market,
each with different sized burners,
which naturally require as many diiler-
ont kinds of wick. We carry an end
less variety; still we cannot supply the
wants of our customers. This IS pretty
much their own fault, however, for in
stead of examining the old wick ana
finding out Just what they need before
they leave home they merely guess at
ifs measurements. and when | ask
what size they want they say
ooh. about so big!
mThoy leave me TO go the rest Of the
wav blindly. AS n consequence ! often
make mistakes, and the next day they
bring the wick back and want to eX-
change if for something that will fit
the burner. If they have taken the
nrecaution to learn what they want we
accommodate them. even though the
returned wick does smell to heaven
with oil. Through pursuing this pol
lev we now have hundreds Of yards OF
wick on our hands that we can never
dispose Of but this question Of lamp
wicks is so complex that there seems
no remedy for the difficulty. New
York Times.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
A wooden stntuc In Tokyo.

In Tokyo. the capital Of Japan, there
exists gigantic statue Of woman
made of wood and plaster AMI dcdicat-
cd to IIachiman. the god OF war In
height it measures Gfty-fOur feet The
head alone. which is reached by Il
winding stairway in the interior Of the
figure. is large enough to comfortably
hold twenty persons. The figure holds
n huge wooden sword in one hand. the
blade of The weapon being tWenty'SeY'
en- feet long. and ball twelve feet in
diameter in the ether.
Internally the figure is fitted up with
an extraordinary anatomical arrange
ment. supposed to represent the differ
ent portions Of the brain. a fine view
of the country is obtained by looking
through one Of the eyes of the statue.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
'ot the Gardener.

When in 1883 Professor Freeman
was examining Battle abbey he found
himself logged by person who, as he
thought, somewhat oiiiciously obtruded
his offers of assistance
After vainly trying to shake him off
he broke forth with:"l don't want your
assistance The Duke of Cleveland
promised that | should not be interfer-
ed with by the gardeners"
Exactly So" was the reply. 81 hope
they have obcyed my orders. am the
Duke of Cleveland"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
European Cranes In the South.

The United States imports every year
large quantities of European grapes,
which are sold mostly for table use. 1t
was believed that some Of these varic-
ties could be grown in the south, and
to test the matter number Of plant
ings were made there three years ago.
These grapes fruited one year ago, and
the indications are that some of the va
rieties will be found valuable for our
markets.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
No Resignation For Him.

Friend-Well. hope you met your
defeat with resignation.
Politican-NOt on your life! I'd be
there yet if it depended on me! 1t was
too good job to resign!-San Francis
60 Bulletin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
HAIRY VETCH ROOT
ALFALFA ROOT.

grower. It's cultivation has been con-
lined to the south and southwest, where
it is grown to some extent as a forage
crop, but generally for green manuring.
In the north its greatest value is its
power to renovate wOrnOut soils. 1t
should be remembered tnat it is a hot
weather plant, and the seed must not
be planted before corn planting time;
that it ''goes down" with the first au-
tumn frost and that on poor soil better
results may be secured by planting in
rows and cultivating than by broad
casting.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
In The wrong Department.

In the millinery showroom OF one OF
the large department stores in Phila-
dclphia customer inquired of sales
woman what they charged to clean
feathers.
"ren cents apiece" was the answer.
ooh. could never pay that price!'
gasped the lady.
GLOW nay have your If you have
n sufficient number, we might make q
reduction III the price"
"Why, | couldn't count them, for
have two beds full"
Needless to say, she was in the wrong
department. Philadelphia Times.
a Good Defense.
There was once club formed OF lazy
men. Fines were inflicted on those who
ever forgot themselves so far as to do
anything in haste. One day several
members saw an old doctor who was
renowned for his laziness drive past
the door of the club at furious rate,
and loudly they chuckled at the
thought of filming him. But on applying
to him on the ground of his having
been in such hurry the doctor slowly
replied "No, | wasn't in hurry, Lut
my mare wanted to 80 fast, and was
TOO lazy to stop her."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Natura1 Bridge
Hotel Property,

with the buildings and improvements
comprising the Hotel Appledore and The
Pavilion and the unfinished Hotel; and
also the store stables, shops, tenement
houses, etc, and also the personally men
toned below, which said DEGREES will be
exhibited on the day of sale.
There will be excepted out of and not
sold with the above real estate the Wing
field, Wheeler & Parsons tracts, and any
residence lots and villa sites, with streets
and alleys for the outlet thereof, which
may have been laid out on said real
estate, and sold conformably, with the
deed of trust executed on the list day of
June, 1891, by the Glasgow Investment
Co., to S. II. Letcher, Trustee.
There will also be sold all the personal
property on the premises which may be
subject to the operation of the said deed
of trust, embracing hotel furniture, china,
cooking utensels, linen, bar furniture,
uahiclac of
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

pounds. Now I weigh one hundred and hty-
/ was so bad l would lie from cay - day and
long for death to come and relieve my snicr-
ing. | had internal inflammation, disagree
able drain. bearirg-down pain and such distress
every month but now never have pain-do
ali MY own work and am a strong and healthy
woman
Use DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with
uFavorite Prescription" if the bowels
are inactive OF irregular.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
SipoRg Agl21n.

The woman who knows the full value
of health is the woman who has lost It
and regained it; the woman who from
being weak ard sickly is once again
made strong woman. Half a million
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
E RAdR - -:
a5sssag'cHHSBE
IN THE ORCHARD.

Cover Crops of Two Kinds and Their
Comparative Advantages
There are practically two classes oil
plants which the orchardist may use
for the purpose of securing a cover
crop. These are the heterogeneous class
on the one hand and the nonnitroge-
nous class on the other. The difference
between these two is marked by the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
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Commissioners Notice,

ANOt1CCs
II. DEYOUNG's Executors ... Plaintiffs
against
AMELIA DEYoUNG and others, Defendants
The undersigned, commissioner in
chancery having been directed by de-
cree of the Circuit Court of ROckbridge
County, entered in the above styled cause
on March Bird, 1902, to take, state, settle
and report to the Court the following
accounts
1st. An account of the real estate be-
longing to ii. DeYoung dec i. where
located, its fee simple and annual rental
values.
2nd. An account of the personal assets
belonging TO the estate of Ii. DcYoung
decd, which passed into the hands Of
his executors, distinguishing between
that which is corpus and that which is
income.
Bird. IN account of all claims. debt
and demands against said estate, stating
the same in the order of their prioritics,
if such there be.
4th. The Master is lso directed to
inquire into and report what estate the
said Amelia DeYoung took under the
third, fourth. and fifth clauses of the
testatOr's will
9th. An account showing the receipt,
and disbursements of the said executors
from the date of their qualification to the
date Of this decree.
9Th. Any other account deemed
pertinent by the Master, or required by
any of the parties to be so stated.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
interested that have appointed
SATURDAY, TIAY Ord, 1902,
as the time, and my Office in Lexington,
Virginia, as the place, for taking the
said accOuntsl ".
Given under my hand this the 4th day
of April, 1909.
PAUL NJ. PENICK. &c.
Commissioner in Chancery
W. r. Shields D. q.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18
Terms of Sale :

One-fourth cash, and the balance in
three equal installments payable in one,
two, and three years respectively, for
which the purchaser shall execute notes,
bearing interest from day of sale, to be
secured by deed of trust, upon the
property, conveyancing and stamps to be
at the cost of the purchaser.
GEORGE +. SIPE,
GREENLEE ID. LETCHER,
Commissioners.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

AAANsNAN - =
weak and sickly
women have been
made strong and
well by the aid of
DR.. Pierce and his
"Favorite Prescrip-
tom 1t cires the
ills which weaken
women. 1t regu-
lates the periods,
dries enfeebling
drains, heals in
Illumination and Ill
ceration, and cures
female weakness.
1t nourishes t Il e
nerves AMI 81 cures
nervous Tess. 1t
promotes a healthy
appetite and i'll
duces refreshing
sleep.
81 had female trouble
for eight years. write.
Mrs. l.. J. Dennis, OF
S2S East CO,lC-c street,
TacksonVille, Ills.
"Words cannot *
press what { sii''cd.
7 sought yc.IY q F'fe'
me mrG!st:i f'3ifS
sion and far! .oN'.
Friends urg ., 70
Try DR.. Piesc-.S IA.
vOrite Prescription.
W hen I commenced
taking this medicine
Z ,rntnhnd ninnir-.lNe
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-18

No. 50 connects at Lynchburg with
southern hallway North and South.
No. S2connects at Balcony Falls witt
No. 8 for Clifton Forge and the " est.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-17

PATlENT-Dldn't you say you were
going to put bridge in there?
DENTIsT-Yes, that's what I'm do
ing.
PATlENT-WelI, suppose you
know your own business best, but
thought you started as though you
were going to dig tunnel.
Evening journal., 1902-03-28
MeCLOSKEY PAID
City Council Allows Bill Of eitV Department
Of ElectiOnS

City Council last evening decided to
pay the bill OF Frank McCloskey, clerk
of the City Department of Elections.
City Solicitor Reinhardts opinion on
the matter was read. He advised
Council to investigate the bill carefully
before acting
Mr.. Cannon presented a report IA
vorable TO the payment Of $Sll.OS to
Harry p. Joslyn as clerk Of the Mu-
nicipal Court, who was ousted when
f. r. Cochran was declared judge by
the court.
The interest list for April, amount
ing to s37 .S4O.62. and bonds Of sl6,OS4,
due April i. We're ordered paid.
City Treasurer Feaster reported the
balance in bank to be S37 ,220 received
OF e. NJ Sayers. sS,425; Thomas S.
Lewis. S2.967 John Boughman, SS6.25.
The miscellaneous payroll of $2,-
S19.G9: the police payroll Of S5.655.09,
and Council payroll of S275.26. were
ordered paid.
Mr.. Kane presented a communica-
tion from the Street and Sewer Depart
ment asking the issue of $4,000 in
bonds provided for by the last General
Assembly. II was referred to the Fl
nance Committee.
Evening journal., 1902-03-28
ADDICKS NOT IN TOWN
Flag Was Displayed From Clubhouse Just
Asa Joke

As a joke on Deputy Sheriff Savillc,
the flag on which he was relying to fore
tell the arrival OF J. Edward Addicks in
town, was displayed from the clubhouse
No. 1906 King street yesterday afternoon.
As soon as the flag had been run out,
no fewer than n dozen persons turned
their steps toward the sheriff's Office 90
inform him that Mr.. Addicks had ar
rived. The ilag is out" was the remark
made as they entered the office, one after
another.
Then the telephone was brought into
play TO carry the news. until il seemed
that the very walls were shouting "Ad-
dicks is in town. The deputy, however
did not rush over TO the club house as
some persons expected he would do, as he
suspected "a joke. lie instead walked tC
the Ford building whore he met Herbert
IL. Ward, counsel for Mr.. Addieks, VIII,
also said 81 see the dag is OUT He
however. assured the deputy that Mr.
Addicks was not in town and that h,
need not heed the display OF the flag