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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Florence Crittenton Nilsson.

Editor Lefi1gfo1 Gazette.
A short time since Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Wolfe, Superintendent of the
Childrens' Home of this city, visited
Lexington, and was shown every
courtesy by the liberal people of your
town, whom we wish to thank,
through the columns of your paper.
The Childrrn's Home, which is Il
State Home for homeless children.
was purchased and put in perfect
repair, and presented to the State
Board, by the we'll known philan-
thropist andevangelist, Mr.. Charles
N. Crittenton. 1t is a large, com
mOdious building, with shaded
grounds, and is admirably suited for
Home for children.
The money collected by Mrs. Wolfe
in your town will go towards the
furnishing of the Home, and will
always be a reminder of Lexington.
In no sense is this Home intended
to be a a place where the children
will be permanently kept, as we have
found, from our twenty years
experience in the field, that an
institution is not the place for any
normal child TO be permanently
kept in. Instead, child is received
only temporarily, until he can be
trained and studied, and we are
enabled to place him where the
surroundings will be most conducive
to his future development.
This Home desires. especially to
enable deser ing mothers, who are
left dependent, to care for their
little ones, keeping tbs children
until the mother is financially able
to take them back again.
1t is our belief that the family
snould be preserved, as poverty is no
reason that mother should be
robbed of her child, or the child of
the home which God intended it
should have, with its own flesh and
blood.
We want to save the children, but
We want to do it in such a way that
they will return to their homes
better sons and brothers, able and
willing to work for their mothers,
and the little girls to be useful
women in the community.
The management of the Home is
entirely paternal, the children at
tending kindergarten, tpublic school
and Sunday school.
AS long as there is vacant place
we will receive the children from any
part of the State, and we earnestly
desire the cooperation and help of
all persons.
Thanking you in advance for any
assistance you may be able to render
us in the future, and also for the
kindness already extended and with
all good wishes for the New Year, am,
Faithfully, yours, /. H. ~,
Miss KATE WALLER BARRETT,
General superintendent.
Va, Feb. 8.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
PENSION FOR THE SLAVES.

Senator Hanna has introduced a
bill granting pensions and bounties
70 all eA-slaves who were freed
by the proclamation of President
Lincoln during the Civil War. 1t
provides that persons over fifty
years Of age and less than sixty,
whether male or female, shall
receive a cash bounty Of 500 and
monthly pensions Of So; between
90 and 70 years of age the bounty
shall be $500 and a pension of
$l2 per month; over 20 years of
age the bounty shall be $500 and
the pension stipend shall be SIS.
The bill also provides for the
payment of the bounty and pension
to relatives who may be charged
with the care of ex-slaves.
Not even Senator Hanna could
keep his face straight when he was
asked il he believed shis would
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Bryan Declines to Banquet With
Cleveland.

William j. Bryan declared in
Chicago Saturday he would refuse
to attend any banquet to which
Grover Cleveland was to be invited.
Colonel Bryan's declaration was
made through an intimate friend
to the officers of the Iroquois Club,
which intended to invite Bryan,
Cleveland and other Democratic
leaders to a banquet to be held on
the anniversary of Jackson birth
day, March is.
1t had been proposed to make
this banquet the occasion for u
national Democratic love feast.
The banquet committee of the club
had prepared list of prominent
Democrats to whom invitations
were sent to make addresses, The
first name on the list was that of
former President Grover Cleveland.
The second one was that of W. J.
Bryan. Among the other speake >
to be invited are David b. Hill,
Richard Olney, Richard G. Whit
ney, Daniel G. Lamont and Henry
" attersOn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Ever WatchfuI
A Little Care Will Save
the Reader Future
Trouble.

Watch the kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber hue
OF health.
The discharges not excessive or in
frequent.
Contain no brick-dust-like sedi-
ment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for
you.
They watch the kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
Mr. John Zolleis, City Auditor, re-
siding az 73l Robert street, Newport,
KY, says; "a man who has never
had backache or kidney complaint in
any Of its many forms can scarcely
gauge the misery n sufferer endures
who is annoyed day and night by this
far too prevalent trouble. To all
such my advice is procure Doan's
Kidney Pills and take n course of the
treatment. The result of the use Of
three boxes proved to me that the
remedy is up to representations and
deserves my unqualified Endorsement.
For sale by all dealers Price, 80
cents Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y, Sole agents for the United
States.
Remer Der the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Panoramic Photographs OK Har-
Der,S Ferry,

The January number, Book of the
Royal Blue" published by the
Passenger Department of the Balti-
more g. Ohio Railroad, gives an
interesting article on the recent
advances made in panoramic photo
graphy, illustrating same with half
tone reproductions of the most
remarkable photographs ever taken
of Harper's Ferry. Each of the
original photographs, taken from
opposite points of view, represent
1870 degrees of the horizon, showing
for the first time the magnificent
historic point. One of the photos is
taken at an altitude of $50 feet, on
Maryland Heights. looking down
upon the village. 1t not only takes
in the whole village but includes the
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers,
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and
portions of Maryland, West Virginia
and Virginia.
The other is taken from Bolivar
Heights, looking eastward, showing
the great gap which is the eastern
gateway OF the Allegheny Mountains.
The photographs are panels "a
inches long by Z inches wide, and are
among the most artistic of the many
photographs Of the famous Baltimore
u Ohio scenery. Copies of the
pictures will be made on aristo-
platinum paper, mounted for framing
for g. 90 each not including express
charges on application to ID. b.
Martin, Manager Passenger Traffic,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Balti-
more.
Copies of the Book of the Royal
Blue" will be mailed to any address
on receipt of five (5) cents or will be
mailed for one year for fifty (j0)
cents. jan. "a At.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Handsome Medallions Found of
StOnewa11 Jackson.
,nday's Richmond Times Diseateh.

Sundays Richmond Times Dist0feh
A gentleman of this city, in
conversation with friend a few
days ago learned that he had in
his possession a few rare and
valuable souvenirs of the war
between the States in the shape Of
a handsome medalli N Of General
Stonewall jackson struck from Il
picture of him taken when his
beard was not so long as it was
when he was astounding the world
with his achievements-probably
from picture taken prior to the
war. Anyone who has seen Jack
son will recognize at once the
striking resemblance to the o-igi-
nal.
On the diverse side of the
medallion is the head OF the
immortal SuOnewall, encircled with
the words ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Z. j. jackson, Stonewall. Born
1924. Died 1868" While on the
reverse, within and intertwined in
beautiful wreath, at the bottom
of which, just beneath three
cannon balls, which are encased
on each side by crossed rifles,
swords, and cannon, are the
words, "Deo Vindici, and above,
'Bull Run, Queenstown" Front
Royal" "Middletown," "Win-
CHESTER" "Strasburg, " "Harrison-
burg" sport Republic" "Me-
gainesville" "Cold Harbor, -
'fWhite Oak Swamp" "Malvern
Hill" Cedar Mountain" "Man-
assas," "Chantilly," "Martins-
burg" "Harper's Ferry" "Antie-
TAM" "Shepherdstown," erred
ericksburg, evidences, Sud
ley"
The medallions, which are on
white metal and Of exquisite
workmanship, We're struck in
Paris by order of distinguished
and wealthy Confederate General
to be presented to friends and
admirers of General jackson the
last year of the war, and were
as part of the cargo of a
block ade-runner at one Ct the
southern ports by one of the
United States blOckading squadron
and taken to Philadelphia and
sold, and later came into possession
Of well-known Richmond gentle
man by purchase. This gentleman
learned the makers name in Paris
a few years ago, and made an
effort to have them duplicated,
but the dies had been destroyed
and he was unable to do so.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
DIR. CURRY IN EXTREMIS

Reports have reached here that
for several days past DR.. Jabez
Lamar Manly Curry is sick unto
death at Asheville, N. G., where
he went some weeks ago to see if
it was possible to regain his lost
health. His trouble is now dag
nosed as Bright's disease, which
precludes all hope. Advanced age
is against him, as he is now round
ing out his 18th year.
DR.. Curry was member of the
Confederate Congress, and during
his life had well-filled many impor-
tant places of trust and honor.
Under President Cleveland he was
made minister to Spain, but he
is best known for his long identi-
ficatiOn with educational work, il!
which he has borne conspicuous
part, especially that of general
agent of the Peabody fund.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Commissioners
Sale of Land.

JAS. A. WILSON, ............. Plaintiff,
VS..
K. NJ. & w. A. PENDLEToN, Defendants.
The undersigned, Special Commission
ers, pursuant to a decree Of the Circuit
Court OF Rockbridge, pronounced October
2Sth, 1902, in vacation, in the chancery
cause in said Court pending, entitled
Jas. A. Wilson vs. f. NJ. & w. A. Pen
deton, will offer for sale at public auc-
ten to the highest bidder, in front Of the
Court House in Lexington, Va, on
Saturday, February 21st, 1903,
at 10 o'clock NJ, the following described
real estate:
That certain tract OF land lying In Nat
ural Bridge District in the county OF Rock
bridge, containing ST. Acres, being
the same land conveyed by Jas. A. Will
son TO L. M. Il W. A. Pendleton, etc.,
by deed dated September 20. 1890. duly
recorded in the County Court Clerk S
Office OF Rockbridge County, in Dee
Book No. 70, page ll2.
This land adjoins the other lands OF
James A. Wilson and those Of Thomas
Wilson, lying about 3 miles from the
Natural Bridge
Most OF the land is arabic, 10 acres
being good bottom LAND, and part in
wood.
TERMS OF SALT :-One-third cash,
and the balance in thee equal annual
instruments, bearing interest from the
day Of sale, the deferred paymen is to be
evidenced by the bonds OF the purchaser
waving the Homestead Exemption.
W. s. HOPKINS,
d. E. MOORE,
W. T. SHIELDS,
Special Commissioners.
!, II. r. Witt, Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Rockbridge, do certify that w.
). Hopkins, General Receiver Of the
Court. is authorized by decree to collect
the purchase money from the above sale,
under and by virtue of his official bond
as such Receiver.
Given under my hand this 10Th day OF
January, 1908.
r. X. WITT, Cleik.
Jan 81, At.
7 VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office Of
u the Circuit Court OF Rockbridge
County, February 4th, 1903.
Rachel Miller, ......... Plaintiff,
vs..
Sarah j. Anthony, ......,.,..D Defendant.
ON THE CASE IN ASSUME
SIT AND UPON AN ATTACHMENT
RETURNED EXErTTED
The object OF this suit Is to recover
! 1877. so with interest from August 18th,
1901, and to attach the real estate Of the
defendant and subject the same to the
Plaintiffs claim.
And an affidavit having been made and
fled that the defendant, Sarah j.
Anthony, is not resident OF the State OF
Virginia, it is ordered that the said
defendant do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication OF this order
and do what is necessary to protect her
interest in this suit.
a Copy=Teste
n. r, WITT, Clerk
&. ID. Letcher, pa. feb 4 4t
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Buena Vista.

Gazette COyteSpOHdence
Feb. 10.-The three young peoples
society, viz, The Epworth League,
the Christian Endeavor and Baptist
Young Peoples Society, are arrang-
ing to hold joint services when their
temperance day comes. The pro-
grams of all the societies being the
same, the proposed "mass-meeting"
can be held without the least friction
or arrangement OF plans. The lessons
on temperance come every three
months. The first "Inass-neeting"
will be held next Sunday afternoon
at 3. 30 o'clock at the the Methodist
church. DR.. Richard Booth is the
leader and will be in charge on that
oct aston There is need Of such work
as this.
Mr.. Rowe, president OF the South
err Seminary, has arranged for a
treat for number OF his young ladies.
In the near future he will take them
OH an outing to Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Washington, ID. c.
They will take in the historic sights
at these various places-the battle
fields, the national parks and the
patriotic landmarks.
Our town has the unique distinction
Of having right in its center n
veritable "cattle ranch" that would
do justice to the prairies of the wild
and woolly west" On the ranch"
there have been vii tered, they say"
ten COWS and eight yearlngs. Rece ntly
TIN re has been an increasement OF
three youthful Jersey musical in
struments." SO that now the mellif-
iuous atmosphere is made richly
nelodious with pathetic pleadings by
day and IS night.
Miss Ruth Pearsall and Miss Bessie
Fitch. two charming young ladies Of
Westiield, ~ T., are guests at Mr. l..
l.. Embree's. They are nieces Of Mrs.
Embree and came to visit their grand
mother, who with great patience and
matchless sweetness, sits in darkness
Of late Her sight faded away about
the first of August last. The young
ladies will remain several weeks. !
Surely "God tempers the wind to
the shorn lamb" in giving us this
delightful, mild and healthy winter in
the face Of coal strikes and the untold |
cost of living.
Mrs. Wayts. wife Of the Baptist
Castor, who has spent some time at
the Sanitarium, where she received
treatment for some ear trouble, il
able to be on the street again. She
was down town yesterday, bat still
suffers at times Fears were enter
tanned at first tnat an abscess was
forming that would necesstate raising
n portion of the skull. but those fears
have passed. sly KLoNE.
Stops the Cough, Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tables
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price, % cents.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
1T WORKED BOTH WAYS.

When President Roosevelt closed
the postoffice at Indianola, Miss,
and ordered the mails for that place
sent to Greensburg, sixty miles
distant, he evidently thought he
was doing very effective turn
towards proving to the white popu-
lation that it would suffer great
inconvenience as a result of his
attitude.
But it seems that negroes, whose
special champion the President
constituted himself, have been the
only real sufferers, and that he has
been completely outgeneraled by
the whites of Indianola. These
latter, it is now learned, combined
and engaged letter-carrier of
their own to bring the mail from
Greensburg while the negroes were
unable to make any such arrange
ment, and their mail, or most of 1t
at least, still remains undelivered,
with the prospect of being
ultimately sent to the Dead Letter
Office.
In the meantime the President
is probably beginning to realize
that after all he is not the whole
show in this country, and that
white men of intelligence will
always find some means to escape
the intended curtailment of their
rights by his arbitrary acts.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
The Roll of Confederate Soldiers

For The Gdfeffe.
At the January term of the
County Court there was placed in
/ the Clerks office of Rockbridgt
County Court for recordation,a roll
of all the soldiers from kbridgt
county who served in its armies and
navy, of the Confederate States. The
Honorable Judge fixed the first day
of the February term to hear OBJ
jections, if there be any, why the
roll should not be recorded in
accordance with the law.
1t must be said to the credit of
that committee, Veterans j. Preston
Moore, j, Scott Moore and w. F.
Johnston and Mr.. w. G.. Nc
Dowell, who prepared this roster,
that not a single objection has
been filed, so thoroughly had they
done their work. This committee
deserves the thanks of all the
Southern people of our section.
AS the Honorable County Judge
has fixed a date later, the first day
of the March term, to again hear
this petition for recordation, he
has also wisely given additional
time to sift the roll and if desirable,
add new names, or men with
unsavory records TO be blotted out.
In this interim ! would like to
suggest to the committee little
work for them to do. 1t does seem
like whipping the pulling horses,
but one of the committee suggested
to me this commission. 1t is to
include in that roll the names of
soldiers who were not citizens of
Rockbridge, but afterwards became
identified with our people. The
name Of General Lee does not
appear on that roll, neither that
of Commodore Maury. Col. j. ID.
II. Ross name is not there, although
lie has been part and parcel of our
people since the termination of that
great struggle. The name of Com
mCdore Brooke, who revolutionized
the entire system of naval warfare,
is not there. Numbers of other
brave men are ommitted who are
placed in similar conditions.
AS ! understood it this committee
only took cognizance IF Rockbridge
soldiers. This was well, as the
work from the outside looked
Now it would be but
II small work for this committee to
add the few names of men of this
class who have been omitted, as
their familiarity with the Con
federate soldier element renders it
m easy and agreeable task. 1t is
the right and proper thing to do,
and would be II fit crowning-piece
10 the great work they have already |
lone. A CONFEDERATE
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Timber Ridge Church Services

Timber Ridge Church Services.
For The GazeHe
On Sunday, Feb. 22nd Sunday
week., Communion services will be
held at Timber Ridge (the "Old
Stone'O church.
On next Sunday (Feb. 15th), the
nastor will preach II sermon with
reference to this Communion service,
hnd he earnestly requests all who can
possibly do so, to be present, both
old and young members and non
III MIXERS of any church. We know
the roads are bad, but try Fright
hardD and you can be there.
Services "a 30 BE prompt.
PASTOR.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Springfield.

GazeHk Co,,esbondenee.
Feb. 0.-Mrs. Sam Watts OF Golfers
town, is the guest Of Mr.. c. G. Watts.
Mr.. b. It. Hardy is, we regret to
say, seriously i'll with pneumonia at
his home at Red Mills. His many
friends hope for speedy recovery.
Mr., c, O. Watts and son Clarence
attended court in Finoastle Monday.
Mr.. w. T.. Arnold expects to leave
the last of the week for West Yir-
ginia, where he has secured u position.
Rev. and Mrs. II. ID. Ragland spent
several days in the Fancy Hill neigh
borhood last week as the guests of
Mrs. f. f. Harris and Mrs. VIM.
Hardin. CLOVER BLOSSOM.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
The Value of Glass Egg ps.

For The Gazette.
Did it ever occur to you that glass
eggs are valuableg Whilst there is no
particular way of serving them for
table use they are Of inestimable
value a. nest eggs. First, they do
not freeze; second, they never get
stale nor spoil; third, the hens cannot
destroy them. | have a glass egg
that was made at the Buena Vista
glass works about eight years ago,
when it was in operation, that has
been used for the nest and the hens
have probably laid one thousand
eggs by it, ana cackled over it as
merrily rs if it was their own. X. c..
Coughs and colds. down to the very
borderand of consumption, yield to
the soothing healing influences of
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
ROBERT EDWARD LEE.
Erected by contribution
Of those VINO

Of those VINO
Wearing the Blue or Wearing the Gray,
Recognize brilliant military achievements and lofty
character, honor, greatness and humanityin
war and devotion and dignity in defeat.
Such a monument would not
commemorate the Lost Cause or it's
leader as it's leader, but as one Of
the worlds great military geniuses
and great men. 1t would be another
illustration of the grandeur of
spirit which makes the same granite
obelisk at Quebec commemorate the
victorious Wolfe and the brave
Montcalm, and which at Moscow
placed a grand statue in marble of
the great Napoleon in the halls of
the Krsmlia. ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11

Frenchmen "feel'' bad, Germans
think" p .orly, and Americans are
worrying" from the same cause.
They need more active livers and
richer blood. Try Victor Liver Syrup.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
A Lee Statue at Gettysburg.
N<zV York Horic


The suggestion of Mr.. Charles
Francis Adams, Union Veteran,
for national statue of Gen. Robt.
+. Lee at Gettysburg has been
variously received in different parts
of the country, but on the whole
in the liberal and wisely patriotic
way in which it was put forth by
the originator of the idea. 1t was
not intended by Mr.. Adams that
such a statue should be erected by
act of Congress but by national
subscription and in the spirit of
the inscription suggested by him
for the monument:
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11

Is 1t n burnf Use DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil. A cutS Use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil, Atyour druggists.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-11
Stops the Cough, Works off the Cold

Laxative Bromo Quinine Table Is
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price, % cents.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-18
H. 6 B. Beers Cotton Letter.

NEW ORLEANS, April 17.-Liverpool was about as expected but our market opened to points higher on fresh buy1s points. Later through the heavy interior movement the large weekly amount brought into sight and the easiness of spots caused a decline of to IA points from the top on old crop months and to 10 points on new. As soon, however, as this liquidation was over a slight rally was established, making the net loss to points on near positions, whereas the late advanced about l point. The amount brought into sight for the week was 10000 against S60O0 last year and the total marketed from September l to date has been 9,S06. GOO against 9,6O6.OO0 last year. The thirty-one leading interior towns re- ceived 60,000 against 41.000 last year. The total amount marketed to date this year showed an excess of 10000 over last year and 639.0OO over year before last. conse- quently as the crop last year was 10,6Sl. 900 and year before last 1t was 1O3S3.0 GOO, the movement on its face. therefore. com pared to last year, points to q crop of 10, ssl 900 and compared to the X year r before last 1t indicates a crop of Il 022, ,000
 The receipts at the thirty-one leading interior towns during the week show an increase of 50 per cent over last year and the stocks have increased relatively 27 ,000 over last year. The statistical position, in other words, has weakened considerably during the past three weeks and the facts seem to prove that this crop has been underestimated by the trade generally. With a continuance of free movement for several weeks the chances are crop eSti- mates will have to be raised. In the mean while manipulation Is under the sum- mer positions, and while statistics may prove these parties to be wrong on their prophecies, still it is hazardous to have an interest on either side in this month. The new crop operations, though. will be ruled by legitimate influences, therefore with the existing large discounts there are proved more attractive to investors.