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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Plain Proof
What This Gentleman
Says is a rIere State
ment of Facts.

No one can hsyc any reason for dis
senting from the particulars and
proofs which follow, for yerificatiOn
OF the same is within easy reach of
every resident Of this vicinity. That
Doan's Kidney Pills promptly and
effectually cure kidney complaints is
substantiated not only i'm this par
t:cular asc, but by al who have given
them II fair trial. Te timony like
wise shows that you do not have to
take them indefinitely to be cured.
Walter McLachlin.a machine hand,
employed at J. Holiday & Sons
planning mill, Wheeling. w. Va, ad q.
dress 3032 Jacob street, says: Had
] not used Deans Kidney Pills when
| id would not be alive now. |
was in terrible condition, and
although | took quarts Cf medicine |
20, 10 better, tut worse. Friends
spoke Of my bad appearance and
thJusa cS knew about it. | could
hardly get around, and felt and
looked like dead man more than a
living one. Doan Kidney Pills were
a blessing to me, half box relieved
ine, three boxes entirely cured me and
now feel rs though my back was as
strong as that of any horse in Wheel
ing. | would rather have a box OF
Doan's Kidney Pills thar the services
oi all the doctors in the State"
For sale by all d'alrrs. Price, 80
,ents. Foster ilburn Co., Buffao,
\. Y, Sole agents for tie United
States.
Remen Der the name-Doans-and
AXE no other.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Protests Against Placing Lee
Statue in Statuary Hall.

Walter Edward Harris, writing
from Washington in the Richmond
Times-Dispatch of Sunday, says {:
Tremendous opposition is develop
ing to the proposition to place a
statue Of Gen aral Lee in Statuary
Hall. Republican members of
Congress from States of the North
and West are being overwhelmed
with protests. These come from
Grand Army of the Republic or
CARNATIONS and from individuals.
\ member told me today he had no
idea that sentiment against the
proposition was so strong.
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas,
Iowa and one or two of the New
England States seem mostly strong
ly opposed. Sentiment against it
is not nearly so strong in New
England rs would be supposed.
New York is paying no attention
to the matter, and but few pro-
tests have come up from Pennsyl-
vania. So far as known, no
Southern organization has for
warded approval of the proposition.
A Democratic Congressman from
IA Southern State said today he
believed Congress had the power
to exclude the statue. He called
attention to the language of the
act, which was introduced by
Charles Sumner and passed in 1864,
Shile Virginia was out of the
Union. The statute simply autho-
rizes the President to invite the
several States to have two statues
If distinguished citizens placed in
he hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Following the rulings of the
committee which for Several weeks
lIi been he airing ;hs evidence pro
and con in the case Of Judge
Campbell of Amherst, it was
useless or impossible to proceed
with the twenty witnesses taken
90 Richmond Friday for the
rebuttal. Both sides have worked
up their case AID got everything
in shape for tie arguments for
the defence. despite the illness of
Judge Loving aad Mr., A, H..
Strobe, prosecuting attorneys.
The time for the arguments has
been fixed for Thursday, February
Goth. The door through which
fhe dry bones of Amherst county
were rattied in the searching ind
of the investigation has been
slammed shut again and finally
the public stands on the outside
apparently well content to have
an end If it all. Obviously this
public was growing weary of the
ceaseless 0yeYturning of the dust
piles, to see what was concealed
1nder them, however startling and
sensational the revealment has
proven 10 be. Crowds thronged
the investigation hall until the
very close, it is true, but it was
evident to the most casual observer
That the thing was beginning TO
pail on them.
Today the investigation stands
closed book. There is but one
more thing on the programme and
then he whole remarkabl ? business
will be through. This solitary
unfinished thing ia the argument |
and one day this week will settle |
that. Far six hours the counsel
fer e,thar side will lock hOpns and |
do iGrdly battle over the testimony |
they hay, adduced Only for six
hours. hOweye.-tiiree to each.
Then the Case will go to the
committee and then IL little later
On the committee will submit Its
report to the House of Delegates.
This will be the end or the be-
ginning. /
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Jefferson and Rutfner.
Virginia School Jox,nai.

FURnfd ocH0U J0hfH0
How many of our teachers
have framed and hung up the
picture Of DR.. Ruffper furnished by
the School JournalS Suppose some
of the superintendent 10 ok around
and take the census. | believe
every school should have Ruff
ner Day, on which the teacher
should read the life and work Of
DR.. Ruffner. A reproduction By
the advanced grade might follow.
And if the teacher has not already
placed the picture upon the wall nf
her schoolroom, she should hang
it up with some little ceremony on
this occasion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Real Estate Ira nsfers

The following deeds of bargain
and sale were entered of record in
the Clerks Office of Rockbridge
county during week ending Feb
ruary "a.
l.. s. Bryan to Norfolk and
Western Ry Co., "a lot near Vesuvius
station in South River district.
West Buena Vista Land Co. to
A. j. Hayslett, 30 A. on North
river near Buena Vista, 81, 100.
Virginia NJ. Barclay and hus-
band, etc. to f. A. Moore, lot in
Lexington on Myers street, adj.
grantee, $1,000.
A. Albertoli and wife to G.. II.
Quinn, house and lot in Goshen,
adj. Mrs. j. II. Cameron, 81, 100.
Mary Eta Foster and husband
to Samuel A. Fox, etc, J A. near
Decatur, $l3.
Housty Goodbar and wife to X.
l.. Wade, their undivided one-half
interest in the 81. r. Chaplin and
j. +. Potter MILF on Golfers
Creek, 81 300.
j. .. RUBBISH and wife to Edward
Sullivan, 1913 A. adj. j. NJ. and c.
Il. Cummins in Natural Bridge
district, 1906.
Bette b. East to ID. +. East
all her l-5 interest in $50 A. adj.
7. F. Supinger in Walkers Creek
district, $3.50.
John II. Tyler, etc. to II. r.
Crst, all their rights in $50 A.
on west side CT Blue Ridge Noun
tan near Buena Vista, $2l.
Coughs and colds. down to tn very
borderIan of consumption, yield to
the soothin. healing influences of
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
SCHOOL OF METHODS.

The 18th session Of the Summer
School of Methods will be held this
year at the University of Virginia
beginning June 23rd, and contin-
uing six weeks. 1t prom Uses to
be by far the greatest school of the
series, So far as the efficiency of
the faculty is concerned. Dr.. w.
+. Buttrick, secretary Of the Gen
eral Board of Education, and Prof.
David +. Cloyd, the inspector Of
schools on the part of this board,
at the recent conference of State
superintendent held in Richmond,
declared it their belief that the
Summer School of Methods as seen
by them last year, was the best
summer school of the kind in the
United States. The faculty and
course of study this year have beer
strengthened and broadened, so as
to make this years session supe-
rior to last, whatever the relative
merit of the school may be con-
pared with others.
Among the distinguished educ,-
tors composing the faculty are tie
names of w. S. Currell, NJ. A., Phi.
d., Washington and Lee Univer-
sity, who in the University Course
has charge of Rhetoric and Com
position. In the Academic De-
partmeDt Henry St.George Tucker
formerly Professor of Law, Wash
ingtOn and Lee University and ID.
NJ. Brown, superintendent of Pc
tersburg schools, will teach CIVIL
Government.
In addition to the three depart
n ents will be added teachers
training school conducted by Mrs.
M. S. Moffett, principal of the
Rockb.'idge Normal School at Lex
ington, Va, and II number of as
sistants. The special object of
this school will be to prepare
teachers holding second and third
grade certificates from the State
for the coming examinations.
Teachers entering will be given
continuous drill upon the subjects
upon which they are most deficient,
md it is believed that all who at
END this school for the six weeks
hat it will be in session, will hive
10 trouble in raising their grade of
at least one degree.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Wasting the States Money.

iierdndJ1d Gdscfie.
That the people throughout the
State are growing restless over the
Legislature and the little work
which that body is seemingly doing
is becoming apparent. The country
press is calling upon the Legislature
to adjourn and go home, and some
II the papers openly say that the
our dollars day, which the men,
jers are receiving, is the reason
t n the prOtracted session. Some
of them are even so uncharitable
~ to say that many of the members
)uld not earn that sum in any
other capacity than as legislators.
such things would not have been
said of the Legislature in the old
and better days. But times change
and men change with them, and rs
there are men and men, 20 are there
now Virginians and Virginians.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Prominent Persons of Middle
TOWN Accused of rsOu

| BrOufIncnt 1cTSOHS VI u1uuic-
town Accused of Arson
A dispatch from Winchester in
the Sunday papers, says: A
sensation was created here tonight
when ex-Mayor David +. Edmond
son and six other prominent people,
Including three women, of Mid
IIetown. this county, were brought
to Winchester and lodged in jail
n the charge Of arson and
burglary. Bail was refused, as
the alleged circumstances Of
the crime constitute capital
tfense.
The arrests were made this
morning rs the outcome of a fire
which occurred in Middletown
,arly Wednesday when the store
# Glen d. Co. and the residence
of c.. f. Edn ondson were
destroyed, entailing loss of
30, 600.
Besider eX-Mayor Edmondson,
the other prisoners are George
Wiley, his wife. son-Thomas
Willey-two daughters-Miss Ella
Wiley and Mrs. Lucy Maltester-
and Albert Rhodes.
On Wednesday morning burglars
looted the stores Of Larrick d
Larrick and Glenn Il Co., at Mid
dletown, and thel set fire to Glenn S
place. Suspicious circumstances
pointed to the Wiley family as
having 50 ne knowledge of the
affair. A warrant was sworn out,
and when I'll the stolen goods
were found in their house and the
key with which the stores were
entered was found in Mrs.
Maltester's stocking, the arrest of
the entire family followed.
They claimed the goods were
left there by Albert Rhodes.
When the latter ras taken into
custody he confessed that he had
robbed the store and set it OF
fire. He also claimed that II
month ago when the undertaking
establishment Of eX-Mayor Ed
and other buildings were
burned, Edmondson had promised
to pay $50 to set the building On
fire.. According to Rhodes, Ed
had refused to pay him
but SIS, and hence he peached on
him. Edmondson was then arrested.
He claims to have lost $1,000 in
The fire, with only 5000 insurance.
year ago he was burned out,
losing 81, 600, with no insurance.
All Of the prison ers, including the
'iX-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Maltester, We're brought to Jail
lere ton ight to await the action Of
,he grand jury on Monday.
A pathetic feature Of the case is
hat Constable J. W. Parker, who
made the arrest, is "A brother of
Yrs. Wiley, and was compelled
o take his own sister into custody
Is wei -as his nephew and nieces.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
rHE.NEw CIRCUIT JUDGES.

The Senate ofVirginia onThurs-
day, the 18th, confirmed their eau
Gus nominations made several
weeks ago for the position of Cir
cult Judges, as follows :
First Circuit-W. n. PortlOck.
Second Circuit-R. II. Prentis.
Third Circuit---J. f. West.
Fourth Circuit-B. A. Hancock
Fifth Circuit-G. j. -Hundley.
Sixth Circuit-W.R r. Barksdnle.
SeventhCirouit-E. W Saunders
Eighth Circuit-John T. White.
Ninth Circuit-D. A. Grimsley.
Tenth Circuit-R. Carter Scott.
Eleventh Circuit. w. G..
Blackstone.
Twelfth Circuit-T. r. B. Wright
Thirteenth Circuit--G.T .Garnett
Fourteenth Circuit--J. Fillmore
hubbard.
Fifteenth Circuit. K. Mason.
Sixteenth Circuit-C. f. Nicol.
Seventeenth Circuit-T.W. Har-
,ison.
Eighteenth Circuit .Letcher
Nineteenth Circuit-George X.
anderson,
Twentieth Circuit-H. E. Blair.
Twenty-frst Circuit-R.C. Jack
son.
Twenty second Circuit-W. J.
Twenty-third Circuit-Frank B.
Hutton.
Twenty-fourth Circuit-H.A.W.
Skeen.
A remarkable feature was the !
of George X. Anderson
'Or his circuit by George E.Rever-
,omb, Republican senator, and w.
J. Henderson by Senator Hartman,
razewell, as judge Of his circuit.
These judges are nominees CT the
Democratic caucus, and it is the
irst time in the history of that
'ody that Republican ever NOM
mated Democrat who was select
d by the caucus.
No speeches were made. The
anne of Judge S. H. Letcher was
resented by Senator Keezell.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Salem's town council has adop.
ted an anticipating ordinance ps
follows +" 1t shall be unlawful
from and after the lst day of March
1903, for any person to expeotOrat,
or spit upon the pavement or sidp,
walk OF any street or the floor Of
any public building or church
within the corporate limits or tn
throw upon said pavemsnts OF
sidewalks the rind or skin or
peeling OF any fruit or vegetable
or any other article liable to cause
any person to slip or fall" The
penalty is 800 to $500 for viola.
ton, with Imprisonment in the
mayors discretion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

The first celebration of Wash
ington's birthday appears to have
been held atNew Port by the French
troops in 1881. The next popular
celebration was by the Society of
st. Tammany, New York, in 100.
Then followed the grand ball at
Philadelphia in 1902.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
BETTER PAYFOR TEACHERS

The maximum salary paid a pub
lie school teacher in the rural DIS
tricts Of Rockbridge county is only
So. BY some people this sum is
regarded as Il munificence. 1t SIM
ply amounts to $3.50 per week for
the drudgery that is necessary to
earn it during a part of the year.
Ont of This must come from ~ to
10 $3 week for board md lodging,
save for few of the more fortu-
uote teachers who can live at home.
From what is left must be paid the
cost of decent clothing, besides
many incidental expenditures. For
the commOnest unskill ed labor the
wages are as good, if not better,
than the minimum of Virginia
pul lie school teachers, as the la
borers generally have employment
throughout the year, whilst the
poor school mistress, who is un-
employed during a considerable
Dol ton Of the year, must live IN
the vacation as best she can. She
certainly cannot live on her
savings.
Virginia literally apprOpriates
about one-third of what she re-
ceives annually from all sources
from taxation for the maintenance
of her public schools. Perhaps
she is doing all that she can do.
There seems to be abroad in Vir-
ginia tendency to have better
schools, but in order to nave the
best schools, the salary of every
teacher should not be less than
$40 TO $50 a month.
Concentrate these rural schools
and two teachers can do the work
better than that now done by three
low grade teachers. A member of
one of the district boards said sew
eral years ago before the county
school board that some of the
teachers then were not worth half
the minimum price paid them,
which is likely enough under Il
sy stem that affords so little en- /,
enlargement to merit.
But let the mimimum salary of
teachers be raised to what it should
be in order that they may decently
live, and the result will be to still )
further elevate the standard of in
structors, to the great gain of the
cause of education. it is il miser
ably false liberslity that expen1s
large sums of money for cOmmO-
lious school buildings and costly
educational apparatus, and then :;
half starves the teachers.
Nothing short Of $40 Il month
for tes chers comes within fair
minimum salary and this ould
aOt amount to more than the earn
ngs of unskilled labor throughout :
he year.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Senator Graham Clayton of Bed
ford, came near asphyxiationS atur-
day night in his room in Rich
mond. Gas leaked through the
pipe of gas stove in his room and
when discovered he was uncon-
scious and apparently dead. Under
medical treatment he soon rallied.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Luck in Thirteen.

BY sending 10 miles VIM. Spirey Of
Walton Furnace. VT, got a box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly
cured horrible Fever Sore on his
leg. Nothing else could. Positively
cures Bruises, Felons, Ulcers, Erup-
tions, Boils, Burns, Corns and Piles.
Only 25c. Guaranteed by B. II.
Cornell, Druggist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Tin Can Factory at Buchanan

Tin Can Factory at Buchanan
A charter has been granted by
Judge Henry T.. Blair to the Vir-
ginia Can Company to be located
at Buchanan. This company will
organize with a sui scription capital
Of $50, 600, and will at once begin
the erection and equipment of it's
plant for the manufacture of tin
cans.
The machinery for making the
cans has been ordered, and the
manufacturer has agreed to have
it in place by May LIST. in the
meantime the necessary buildings
will be erected, and the company
hopes to be ready to make cans
early in May. The capacity of
the plant will be 30, 600 cans day.
This seems large quantity, but
as Botetonrt county alone uses over
5000, 600 cans a year, which
will be greatly increased this year,
it will take about the capacity of
the plant, working the year round,
to supply the demand from this
county.
The prices paid the farmers vary
from 20 to 30 cents per bushel, and
it is said that at 20 cents it is the
most profitable crop which can be
raised. and one from which the
quickest returns are had, as the
crop is all sold and paid for before
frost There will this year be over
100 canning establishments in the
county. Heretofore the cans have
all been made in Baltimore, and as
the freight chares, are considerable,
it has been heavy drain on the
county.
The officers of the Virginia Can
Company are as follows:
o. G. Hoffman, president and
general manager; }. Z. Schultz,
.ecre'ary and treasurer, and W. r.
ityne, g. NJ. Huffman, j. f. Gard
er,G. H. Graybill, John T. Martin
md the two officers above named,
directors. These are all well known
sud successful business men of
iotetourt.
stops the Cough, Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure n cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay Price, % cents.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
Last Tour to Florida via Ii. & O.

Very low rates on March 10th, via
Washington and Seatcard Air Line.
Tickets inclu ling, in addition to
round trip railroad fare, sleeping car
accommodations and meals EN- route
Wash ington to Jacksonville, but not
for the return. Returning, tickets
will be good on any regular train
until May 81, 1903. For detailed in
formation and descriptive pamphlet
call upon Baltimore & Ohio Ticket
Agents.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Although the people of this
country have been officially in
formed that peace and quiet prevail
in the Philippines, direct news
from those far away islands is to
the contrary, for dispatches re-
ceived from Manila Monday state
that Philippine insurgents Sunday
captured two towns within | / miles
of Manila, capturing scouts and
constabulary, who were afterward
released, and the zone of sharp
extends to within four
miles of that city. These troubles
are likely to continue indefinitely.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

The students at Hampden-Si
have created a demonstration and
placarded the town of Farmville.
The cause of these disturbances is
that the board Of trustees declined
to grant the students two dances
ut the intermediate, which, it is
said, has never been done before.
No definite action on the part of
the faculty has been taken.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Protracted cold en- the Lungs is the
prelude TO Catarrh, Pneumonia. or
Consumption. Victor Lung Syrup
Danish Col -, Coughs, etc.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25
"B)iler explosion kills six men,"

Boiler explosion kills six men,"
hrIIng account of jersey wrecl. -
twenty killed outright aud many wound
ct -Four Killed, three injmed
Scores dead and iuil' ed. "
''24 Were lost in Tucson wreck"
"The Roy Blu plnughs through To-
cal train, wrerkege caught fire and men
burned to death.
The above are some of the headings
cut from ore days issue Of last week s
newspapers, and takes no account Of the
numerous small accidents that happ med
killing only one person and injuring only
II few.
You can't stop these things. but
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

A local option election will be
held in Charlottesville, Va, on
March Goth,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

We are still here and doing nice business Our goods and
prices must be right OF have kckertha na
ra They help to advertise We receiving
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

stops the Cough, Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price, % cents.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-25

Coughs and colds. down to the very
borderlan ! of consumption, yield to
the soothin. healing influences of
Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-23
SUBTLE CHARM OF INDIAN CITY.
Calcutta, Whose Inhabitants Still
Worship the Terrible Goddess Kali.

The charm of Calcutta works
slowly, and, apart from government
house and it's garden, there is moth
ing which at once, rushing in as
certain atmospheres do, fills the
imagination, and there is nothing
which, by enchanting grace or
romantic history, at once stirs the
mind. But the charm is the more
enduring, perhaps, because it is so
slow, so unassertive. so uncommon.
Calcutta, in fact, may be compared
with the subtle women of history
whose portraits in state galleries
leave us wondering how they altered
the fates of empires and consumed
the hearts of men. It's founder, JOB
Charnock, was, we are told, mot a
beautiful person: he was block of
rough-hewn British manhood, always
a faithful man to the East India
company" In the year 1690-more
than one hundred and sixty years
after the Portuguese had first cast
anchor in the Hooghly-Charnock,
with thirty sullen followers, who con-
IuSCu INC fCly Oh InG pace
with Golgotha, climbed the eastern
banks to the three ruined mud huts
which made up the cotton-thread
bazaar of Sutaneti. It's swampy land
slopes away into a forest path
which led to the shrine of Kali-Kali
the indefinable and obscene goddess
of destruction, with a black face.
three eyes (symbolizing the present.
the past and the future); a long gilt
tongue hanging out of her mouth:
four arms; her clothing a garland of
mems skulls. The forest path has
been cleared away, the Jungle and
the marshes are now built upon. bur
Kali is still worshipped: goats and
kids are sacrificed to her daily: men
and women Frustrated on the ground
worship her till the priest closes the
door of her temple each night. 1t is
almost impossible to discover lust
what is felt about, and feared, and.
it may be, loved in Kali. She is
there, and she remains. with her his
tory and her secrets and her power.
externally mysterious, eternally baf-
fling, a world of symbols to the
metaphysician, a menace to the
ignorant, reality to the despairing.
John Oliver Hobbies in Golfers.