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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Turned His Coat.

A writer tells this story Of the
governor Of British colony: "a
gentleman was serving as a private
In volunteer corps in another col
ony. Being a man of good social
position, he had dined with the gov
ernor, when one day, being in pri-
vate uniform, he was taken by one
of the officers of his regiment to
luncheon in a tent in which the gov
ernor happened to be, whereupon
the latter remarked in loud voice
to the officer in question that he
could not sit down to table with one
in private's uniform. When in con-
sequence the man was about to re-
tire the governor said it was not the
man he objected to, but the dress,
and suggested that he should either
change it or turn it inside out. Be-
ing much in want of his luncheon,
the man swallowed the insult and
turned his coat inside out"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
THE MARRIED MAN SMILED.
And When the Single Man Finished
He Smiled Again.

He was going to be married soon,
and he was telling the wise married
man just how to manage a wife.
eyes," he said. Owe got it all
down pat, / have, and I'd like to see
woman get the best of me-"
The married man smiled.
Owe got scheme rugged up
which is going to work like a
CHARM" the single man continued,
"and don't very well see how my
wife is going to get around it. You
see, don't want to hire girl be-
cause / don't think that a home
should be marred by the presence
of a third party, and a comparative
stranger at that. want to have
home where l can 60 in the kitchen
and help with the cooking. | want
to carry up the coal and get up in
the morning and light the fire. |
want a home where / can feel at
home and not have a servant going
around doing what my wife and |
should do.
$50 when we are married and the
servant problem comes up and my
wife says she wants to keep a serv-
ant Pm going to say that we can
keep a girl on that one condition
that | myself shall attend person
ally to all the ordering of meals and
general housekeeping. Now, the first
thing a woman thinks about when
she's married is keeping house, and
| know that my wife to be will say,
What am / to do?' Then I'll up
and tell her that all she has to do
will be to look pretty and attractive
for me; that | never want to hear
her say that she is too tired to 60
anywhere. That will make her feel
like doll, and | know women-they
like to feel that they're of some kind
of USE"
The married man smiled.
"Another scheme | have discOv-
cred is also bound to work." the sim
gle man went on, ''and the fact that
women are never ready on time has
made me think of it. Some even
ing when We are going to the the
alter Pm going to tell my wife to be
ready promptly at 1880 o'clock Of
course she couldn't be ready until
long after s o'clock, and when she
says sweetly, Pm ready, dear then
Pm going to get up and say: All
right, love, Sit down and wait until
| shave About three times of that
will have her ready on time all right.
Oh, I've got lot of good ideas cook
ed up to make things 60 the way
want them to-"
The married man smiled.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
The Cruel Husband.

"Why, daughter" said the rich
father of the girl who had married
the penniless nobleman, "what does
this mean? How comes it that you
are home again with all your
trunks 2"
Gather" wept the girl, 81 cannot
live with the duke any longer"
Cant live with him any longer?
Has he been cruel to your"
'1ndeed he has she sobbed, cling
ing to the tender hearted old man
Gle is always haunting me with our
poverty"
poverty? Why, dadgum himl
Didn't | buy him outright for your ?"
"That's just it! He Sneers that
we were so poor that he was the
best we could afford" New York
Times.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Newspapers and Publicity

Publicity OF the truth is necessary.
Journalism's duty extends to the pub
LEGATION of the truth. Society's well
fare is subserved by nothing less
Publicity is for the protection OF the
public; it is remedial and curative, 1t
is the great white light OF purifica-
ton and health in society and the
body polite, just as the suns rays
are purifying and health-giving to
physical life. But further than the
laying bare of the facts jourDalism's
duty does not go. 1t does not go to
the lengths Of requiring a newspaper
to serve up a calamity with sauce and
salacity at the expense Of already
breaking hearts. 1t does not go to
the lengths OF requiring that victims
be spitted and tortured and held up
writhing before the gaze OF the pruri-
ent, sensibly remarks the st. Louis
Republic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
NOTICE
TAX PAYERS.

In accordance with an Act OF the Leg
islature approved April 1st, 1879. pre-
scribing the manner in which Taxes and
County Levies shall be collected, the
Treasurer, or one Of his Deputies, will FOL
this purpose be at
A. w. Morrisoh's Store, Colllerstown,
Tuesday. November Bird,
y. w. Morrison Co.'S Store, Oak Dale,
Wednesday, November 4th.
II. l.. Morrison g. Co.'S Store Marmion,
Thursday, November 9Th,
p. |. Huffman's Store, Alphin, Frida~,
November 9th.
Anderson Bros. Store, Rcckbridge Baths,
Wednesday, November 4th
p. NJ. Engleman Store, Kerr's Creek,
Thursday, November 9th.
j, G. Thompson's Store, Denmark, Fri
day, November 9th.
j. F. Montgomi rvs Store, Raphine
Monday, November 9th.
w. NJ. Shaw & Co.'S Store. Brownsburg,
tuesday, November 10th.
G. i, Dull's Store. lack, Wednesday,
November 18th.
McClintic & Snyder's, Goshen, Friday,
November 18th
Rawlings d Mangus' Store, Vesuvius,
Tuesday, November 10th.
Josiah Winners, Cornwall Wednesday,
November 18th.
Il. II. Flippo's, Fairfield, Thursday,
November, 18th,
J. Pa C.B. Lackey s, Oak bank Tuesday.
November, 10th.
John w. Burger & Co., Natural Bridge,
Wednesday, November, 18th.
r. G. Paxton's, Glasgow, Thursday,
November, 18th,
Treasurer's Office till evening OF No
vember 30th, 1903.
"Any person falling to pay any State
or any County levies to Treasurer by the
FIRST OF DECEMBER shall incur n
penalty thereon Of 5 per centum. which
shall be added to the amount OF the
taxes and levies due from such taxpayer,
which, when collected by the Treasurer
or his Deputies, shall be accounted for in
his settlement,"-[A part Of the 18th
Sec Of the Act referred to.
FS' Persons owning land not In their
own name will call for such Sckets when
settling their own. otherwise they will
have the 5 per cent. to pay, as it is i'm
possible for the Treasurer to keep posted
on all land sales in the county.
S. X. MOORE, Treasurer
OF Rockbridge County.
Oct. %.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Oriental Artlsta.

While wholly neglecting the laws
Of perspective and tho values Of
light and shade, oriental artists
have always striven above every
thing to secure accuracy of outline
and faithful details down to the mi
nutest point. Their work is mostly
decorative and practiced often on
small and rounded surfaces--minia-
lures, vases and ornamental sword
guards-where breadth of design is
impossible.
They have thus developed gen.
Jus for minute accuracy and have
acquired facility and sureness of
touch in this sphere which make
them masters in the art of depicting
insects, birds, flowers and fishes.
The directness and strength of line
which give so much charm and dash
even to sketch by Jap artist are
due to the habit of writing and
drawing from the elbow and not
from the wrist, and their infinitely
elaborate work may be ascribed to
the fact that from childhood they
learn to form their intricate signs
and letters with brush for their
nan
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Fraternal Orders.

Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons. meets End and 4th Nor
day nights at Masonic Hall, j; VIII
Moore. w. NJ. A. T. Shields, Sec'y.
Rockbridge Lodge, No. So. |. o. 0. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
ows' Hall w. E. Quisenbelry,N. G. }. "
G:instead, Sec'y.
Lexington Lodge, No. &c, X. of p,
meets every Tuesday night,at Odd Eel
ows Hall, L. G. Houser, &. G. j. v.
Grinstead. X. X 5.
Natural Bridge Council, No.-92O. Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights in each month. A. w. Manspile,
Regent. James Withrow, Sec'y,
Lee Jackson Council, No. 80, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall. J. p Birmingham, councillor. ID.
b. Radford, Sec'y.
Liberty Lodge. No. 2, Daughters OF
Rebekah, meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall. Miss Anna -.
Beeton, n. q. Mr.. f. n. Boogher,
Secv.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Bonds of County Officers

Mr.. Allen IL making fight in the
Legislature for the passage OF a bill
reqiring county officers, sheriffs and
treasurers, to be bonded by surety
companies whenever it can be done
The bill specifies that the bond, when
guaranteed by surety company,
shall be for no greater amount than
that handled by the officer and not
less than 10 per cent. OF the money
passing through his hands, but when
personal security is given by the
officer, instead Of n surety company,
it must be for double the amount and
must be subject to the approval OF
the Circuit Court.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Feminine Ways.

A girl at Benton played "post of
fee" at party one night and yelled
and shrieked and howled, ran behind
the door and scratched young
mans face in seven places, tipped
over the lamp, kicked crack in the
piano, and when at last the fellow
kissed the tip of her pink ear she
tainted dead away and said she
would never look another man in
the face again. They led the BASH
full, gentle, modest, sObbing thing
home and put her to bed, and the
next day she eloped with light
ming rod peddler who had a hare
lip and nine children.-Centervills
Is. d. Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Millionaires' Poor Stomach

The WORKOUT stomach Of the over-fed
millionaire Is often parade In the public
prints as horrible example Of the evils
attendant on the possession OF great
wealth. But milllonaires are not the
only ones who are afflicted with bad
stomachs. The proportion Is far greater
among the toilers. Dyspepsia and indi-
gestion are rampant among these people.
and they suffer far worse fortunes than
the millionaire unless they avail them
selves OF a standard medicine like Green's
August Flower, which has been afavorite
household remedy for all stomach
troubles for over thirty.fve years. August
Flower rouses the torpid liver, thus
creating appetite and insuring PERFECT d.
gestion. 1t tones and vitalizes the entire
system and makes life worth living. no
matter what your station. Trial bottles,
zoe; regular size, 75c.
For sale by B. H. Gorrell, druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
FIRST THANKSGIVING DAY
~ MARGARET J. PRESTON,

~ ""NSnNBt y
"And nOw," said the Governor. gaz.
ing abroad on the piled-up store
OF the sheaves that dotted the clear
ings and covered the meadows DER,
otis meet that we render praises be-
cause of this yield Of grain;
IT'S that the Lord of the harvest be
thanked for His sun and His rain.
And, therefore, !, William Bradford
(by the grace Of God today,
And the franchise ofthis goodpeople),
Governor of Plymouth, say
Through virtue Of vested power, we
shall gather with one accord,
And hold, in the month of November,
thanksgiving unto the Lord.
HE hath granted us peace andplenty,
and the quiet we've sought so long;
He hath thwarted the willy savage,
and kept him from doing us wrong;
And unto our feast the sachem shall
be hidden, that he may know
We worship his own great Spirit, who
maketh the harvest grow.
$50 shoulder your matchlocks, mas
ters,there is hunting of all degrees;
And fishermen, take your tackle, and
scour for spoil the seas;
And maidens and danes ofPlymouth,
your delicate crafts employ
To honor our first Thanksgiving, and
make it feast Of JOY.
I'VE fail OF the fruits and dainties
so close to our hand in Devon
All, they are the lightest losses we
bear for the sake of heaven!
But see, in our open clearings, how
golden the melons lie,-
Enrich them with sweets and spices,
and give us the pumpkin pier'
So, bravely the preparations went on
for the autumn feast;
The deer and the bear were slaughter
ed;wild game from greatest to least
Was heaped in the colony cabins;
brownhome-b re we'd servedfor wine;
And the plum and the grape of the
forest for orangeand peachandpine.
AT length came the dey appointed.
The snow had begun to fall,
But the clang from the Westinghouse
belfry rang merrily out for all,
And summoned the folk Of Plymouth,
who fastened with glad accord
To listen to Elder Brewster as he fer
vently thanked the Lord.
In his seat sat Governor Bradford:
men, matrons, and maidens fair;
Miles Standsh and all his soldiers,
with cOrslet and sword, were there;
And sobbing and tears and gladness
had each in its turn the sway,
For the grave Of sweet Rose Standish
o'ershadowed Thanksgiving day.
And when Massasoit, the sachem, sat
down with his hundred braves,
And ate OF the varied riches of gar
dens and woods and waves.
And looked on the granaried harvest,
with blow on his brawny chest,
He muttered, THE good, great Spirit
loves his white children best"
And then, as the feast was ended, with
gravely official air,
The Governor drew his broadsword |
out from its scabbard there,
And shifting the trencher near him, he |
cried in heroic way,
Hail, pie of the pumpkin dub thee
prince of Thanksgiving Day.
Young Peoples Paper.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
She Has Reformed.

He was deep in his paper and did
not want to be interrupted, but Of
course she didn't care anything
about that.
"Did you read about the young
couple that went through the mar
riage ceremony just for a joker"
she asked.
NO." he replied. "What of it ?"
"Why, after it was all over they
discovered that it wasn't a joke at
ALL"
"Oh, every one who tackles the
marriage question finds that out"
He wasn't interrupted again for
full hour. -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
When the Curate Made Love.

The lady had two suitors besides
the curate, one of these being an
officer in the army and the other in
the navy, and both of these gentle
men were frequently absent on duty,
sometimes for a considerable time
together, thus giving the curate a
great advantage in pressing his suit.
But the reverend youth lacked
judgment and showed lamentable
ignorance Of the workings of the
feminine mind, for on one occasion
in speaking of the officers to the
lady he remarked, "There be land
rats and water rats"
"And cu'rats," retorted the lady.
Chamber Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Botetourt Farm for Sale

4. "Rosemont" farm, containing l68
acres, 2 miles east of Fincastle. s room
brick dwelling, all necessary build
ings in good repair, a splendid assert
meDt OF fru Its, elegant water in few feet
Of the door. Land lies well-machinery
c.n be run over it ALL Convenient to
churches Of all denominations, post office,
mills and stores. Price, Sd, 000-one-h half
cash.
JAMES G.. DIXON,
Real Estate Agent,
Jan 4 1908 Lexington, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
ONE-WAY COLONIST RATES
TO THE, WEST.

Tickets on sale daily until November
Goth. 1905, inclusive. at all ticket offices
of the Baltimore d Ohio Railroad to
points in Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho Mexico. Montana. Nebraska, Ne
vada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Da-
kota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyo-
ming and British Columbia al greatly
reduced rates
For full information call on OF address
Ticket agents Baltimore q Ohio Rail
road
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-11-25
Oyer-WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28
RESTRAINING ORDER is GRANTED
Michigan Railroad Companies Object
to Paying Ad VaIorem Tax
Levied Under New Law.

Grand Rapids, March 2S-Twenty-
four Michigan railroad companies
filed individual bills Of complaint in
the United States circuit court in
their suits against Auditor General
Perry F. Powers to restrain him from
collecting the ad valorem tax levied
against them by the state of Miehi-
gan under the new taxation law. All
the lines have paid their specific tax
under the old law.
The bills are practically identical.
They assert that the so-called ad
valorem amendment to the state con-
stitution is repugnant to the four
teenth amendment of the United
States constitution and discriminates
between various kinds of transporta-
ton lines. The companies ask for a
temporary restraining order, which
was granted by Judge VANITY after
the hearing of the arguments.
Arguments will be heard May 2e on
petition for permanent injunction
to take the place of the restraining
order.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28
THOUSANDS OF ACRES FLOODED.
Hundred Feet Wide--Worst
Ever Known.

Greenville, Miss, March ga vol
ume of water Is feet deep and more
than 600 feet wide is pouring through
a creyasse in the levee five miles
south of here and is flooding thou
sands of acres of the finest farming
land in the celebrated Yazoo delta.
Major John NJ Sears, who has tenn
porary charge of the government Of
e~here, stated that the break is ur-
questionably the worst in the history
of the levee system. He says the en-
tire delta south as far as Vicksburg
will be inundated and the fine farm
ing lands in Washington, Bolivar and
Sharkey counties will be under water
for more than two weeks. This is the
first break to be reported on the Mis-
sissippi side since the present rise
began.
A hard struggle is being made TO
prevent the further widening of the
breach by revetting the ends of the
levee. 1t is feared that this will not
be accomplished, as the breach is
widening rapidly. .
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28
Additional Testimony in the
Burdiclx Inquest Will Be
Offered Monday.
PENHELL INQUIRY WILL FOLLOW
Witnesses Who Saw Automobile Make
Fatal PIunes VIII Testify-No Be-
lief That Mrs.PennelI Was Dragged.
Every Clue viii Be Investigated.

Buffalo, March 2S.-Before the in
quest into the death of Arthur r. Pen
nell is begun next Monday the IN
quest into the Burdick case will be
reopened by Judge Murphy at the re-
quest of District Attorney Coats
worth. This will be done to introduce
the testimony of Alexander j. Quinn,
formerly a bartender in the Roland
house, New York, who says he heard
Arthur r. Pennell threaten to Kill
some one. The remark was made by
Quinn within the hearing OF the cash
Ter of the place The cashier also
will be subpoenaed to appear Monday
After Quinn and the cashier have
testified the Pencil inquest will be-
gin. It has been stated that man
saw Pennell walking about the
Genres quarry the day before the
automobile took its fatal plunge, but
the police deprecate the value OF evil
dence offered upon this point.
Other witnesses will be William
Iannen and George Dunbar, who saw
the automobile go into the quarry;
George Volk, the saloonkeeper who
sold Pennell whisky for himself and
wife; Wallace Thayer, attorney, and
residents Of Kensington avenue and
Cross streets who say they saw the
automobile being driven back and
forth in that region in the rain, then
saw the hood lowered just few min
soJr
edge of the rocks.
Medical Examiner Dancer stated
that he had not expressed any belief
that Mrs. Pennell was drugged and
that there was no probability her
body would be exhumed to search for
traces of drug.
The authorities are investigating a
story told by Della Leary, a domestic
employed in house near the Bur
dick home. They do not expect to
learn anything that will throw light
upon the mystery surrounding the
tragedy, but following the established
policy of investigating every sugges-
ton of clue, Miss Leary's story will
be looked into. She says that about
10 o'clock on the night preceding the
murder she saw a woman in the va
cant lot adjoining Burdicks The
woman was dressed in black, Miss
Leary says, and acted queerly. That
is about all she claims to know about
her. The authorities may ask Miss
Leary to make a sworn statement
but they have little hopes of gaining
anything more tangible than they did
from the clues furnished by the lone
woman, the lost woman and the blond
woman,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28
BREAK IN LEVEE CAUSES ALARM
Belief Prevalent That Embankment
Was Cut-vBIoodshed Will
Follow Repetition.

New Orleans, March 2S.-Interest
in the flood situation centered in the
break at Hymelia, near Lucy, La, 40
miles above the city, and the disas-
tIous erevasse reported south of
Greenville. Cotton men felt espe-
cially concerned with respect to the
latter and the announcement that
100000 acres of the richest delta land
probably will go under water created
a feeling Of depression. The days
developments at Hymelia gave much
encouragement Advices are that the
break via be closed by Sunday. The
width of the crevasse is between $50
and 200 feet. A large area is already
submerged, but if the break can be
stopped the water will quickly drain
Off The crevasse is in the heart of
one of the richest sugar districts of
Louisiana.
The belief that the Hymelia levee
was cut in order to relieve other sec
lions is strong, and any attempt to
repeat the action is likely to be fol-
lowed by bloodshed The river has
fallen considerably in the immediate
vicinity of Hymelia, and the strain
has been materially lessened on the
leyees on the east bank of the river.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28

Among all the stage favorites of the
present day, none exceed IN popularity
Adelaide Thurston the dainty little
actress who has recently completed her
third tour in the principal cities OF the
south, where she is regarded as fore
most in the affections OF theatre goers.
Miss Thurston's tours extended into
the northwest as well, and while in
st. Paul playing cat Coy Corners"
an accident occurred which marks a
climax in the destructin OF costly
stage properties" The leader OF the
orchestra Daniel Muhlenbruch, wan
dered back upon the stage during a
performance to exhibit his Villeume,
a superb violin, OF which he was des-
perately proud, to Ciaxton WiIstach,
manager Of the company, Who says he
is connoisseur in Cremonas. BY
some CHASTITY mistake the property
man mistook Muhlenbruch's instru-
ment for one Of the ''prOp" violins
that are broken at every performance
at cost OF $500. A few moments
later the young minister in the play
who in frenzy OF jealousy breaRs his
wifes violin over the pulpit top, re-
duced the $900Villaume totooth- picks.
1t cost the management large sum
to satisfactorily settle things with the
musician, and nothing but lofty re-
gard fer dramatic unities prevented
him from rewriting the third act OF
AT Cezy Corners" and substituting a
ewsharp for Miss Thurstons violin.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-03-28
ROLLING Mill Combine.

Muncie, Ind, March 2S.-A COM
bination is being formed to take in
the rolling mills Of the middle west
and Muncie is to be the headquarters
of the concern. All factories manu-
featuring bar iron in Michigan, In
diana. Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri,
including mills in Muncie, Chicago,
Muskegon, Milwaukee and st. Louis,
are named While the combine has
not been completed, it is admitted by
the present American rolling mill cor
poration, which is chiefly interested,
that there is little doubt of the deal
being completed. The new combine
will be known as the American Roll
ing Mill corporation.