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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Peppermint For sIeeplessness.

A physician declares that he finds
peppermint water an efficient remedy
for sleeplesSneSs. This is very sim
pie cure, and it will not bring forth
from the organs of professional opin
ion any declaration of unsafeness. 1t
is added that a mixture of spirits of
chloroform and peppermint water Civ
en- in hot water to the victim of insom-
mia will produce sleep. but perhaps in
the case of the admixture of chlOrO-
form water may claim a decided share
i'll relieving the trouble. 1t is at least
easy to try peppermint water and the
theory of its action is believed to be
founded OH It's effect in withdrawing
blood from the brain by attracting a
fuller flow to Tie stomach.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
EARLY MlLLlONAIRES.

Apicius expended in gluttOny $1,000
600.
Esopis paid for a single dish $780,
600.
Caligula spent for one supper $780,
600.
Heliogabalus spent for one meal $780,
600.
Lucullus usually paid 100000 for n
repast.
The philosopher Seneca had fortune
of $12, 100000.
Lentulus, the soothsayer, had a for
tune of $1G,5O0000.
The sum of 100000 was paid for
the house of Antony.
Caesar before he entered upon any
office owed nearly 100000.
Tiberlus Mt his death left $119, 125,-
600, which Calgula spent in less than
ten months
Cr9sus possessed in landed property
a fortune equal to $S,0O0,O0O besides n
large sum of money, slaves and furni-
ture.
Antony owed $1,500,000 at the ides
of March, paid it before the calends Of
April and squandered $73,500,000 Of the
public money.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
FALLING HAIR
Save Your Hair with
ShampOOs Of
Cuticura Soap and Dressings
Of CutIcura,
PureSt, Sweetest, Most Effective
and Economical Remedies
For Making the Hair Grow when
All Else Fails.

Prevent badness and cleanse the
scalp of crusts, scales and dandruff with
shampoos of Cuticura Soap, and light
dressings with Cuticura, purest Of
emollients and greatest of skin cures.
This treatment at once stops falling
hair, removes crusts, scales and dand-
ruff, destroys hair parasites, sOOthes
irritated, itching surfaces, stimulates
the hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin,
supplies the roots with energy anG
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon a sweet, wholesome, healthy
scalp when all else fails.
Millions now rely on Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the
great skin cure. for preserving, purify
ing and identifying the skin, for cleans
ing the scalp of erusts, scales, and
dandruff, and the stopping of falling
hair, for softening, whitening and
soothing red, rough. and sore hands,
for baby rashes, itchings and chafings,
in the form OF baths for annoying
irritations and in1ammations or too
free or offensive perspiration, in the
form of washes for ulcerative weak
nesses, and many sanative, antiseptic
purposes, which readily suggest them
selves to women and mothers, as well
as for all the purposes of the toilet,
bath, and nursery. Sale greater than
the worlds product of other skin cures.
Sold throughout the civilized world.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
PlCKINGS FROM FICTION.

People get to like a soul, but q salts
factory hat makes an impression at
first sight.-JOhn Oliver Hobbies in THE
Soul Hunters"
Human condolences must be mutual
1t is only to God that man can continue
telling, telling. telling and never get
ting word in return.-Henry Seton
Merriman in THE Vultures."
1t is fundamental law of happy
and useful life that we must keep sweet,
for bitterness perverts the judgment
and cOrrodes the heart.-Charles Fred
eric Goss In THE Loom of Life"
Fortunately, emotions primitively bar
barOus are not indicated by external
labels or walks In the street would be
fraught with strange discoveries-An-
thony Hope in The Intrusions of Peg
gy."
There is no corrosive like wounded
egotism. 1t eats into the moral nature,
cOrupting its victim. destroying all
sense of proportion and binding him
10 everything save his own passionate
longing for reprisal.-James Creelman
in Eagle Blood"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Corn Planting ExDeriments.

At the North Dakota experiment sta.
ton experiments in thickness of plant.
ing showed the largest yields of fodder
from corn planted in hills in rows TWEEN
ty-two inches apart Drilled corn pro
duced more fodder than corn planted
in hills in rows forty-four inches apart,
but the largest yield of ears was OBJ
tanned from planting in hills. Corn
sOwed broadcast did not yield as well
as corn sowed in drills. Drilling corn
six inches apart in rows three and IA
half feet apart gave the best average
total yield for two years. In this ex
pertinent the yield decreased almost
regularly with an increase of the dis
lance between the plants in the row.
Planting six kernels in a hill gave
larger yield of fodder and ears than
planting a smaller number of kernels.
AS to depth of planting, two and four
inches gave the best results.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

From twenty-year-old mulberry
tree 21S pounds of leaves have been
picked in year.
String beans may be obtained during
the entire summer by planting once a
month for successive supplies.
Some trees are much more unfavor-
able to the growth of plants beneath
them than are others. The worst are
the yew and the ash.
Whenever water is given to pot
plants enough should be used thor
oughly to wet the soil around the roots
Mere sprinkling of the surface does lit
tie good.
The next time you have bouquet of
flowers to keep add a very little cam
phor to the water in the vase and see
how much longer its freshness will be
retained.
One Of the most satisfactory plants
for house culture is the yellow OXalis
1t will blossom freely if given sun and
water. and its bronze brown foliage
sets off its pretty yellow bloom rarely.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
EAtR2ASsS5:?I:a,..'s!::,,::;;:;
SSssR5CHHBgN
SHEEP TROUGH AND RACK.
A Good Combination Device For Use
When Feeding Grain.

A Good Combination Device For Use
When Feeding Grain.
When feeding their sheep grain, peo-
pie may make and try a dozen differ.
ent kinds of feeding racks and not find
one better than the one here illustrated,
says National Stockman correspond
ent, who describes the rack as follows:
Last winter after making some like
the plans given in farm papers my
hired man and | set out to make one
to suit our own fancy, and it comes
nearer my ideal Of good trough than
any | have ever seen or tried. Yet
there Is one objection which is rarely
overcome In any combined feed trough
and rack. The young lambs persist in
using it for safe place in which to
take their morning nap, and no matter
how nicely their own little parlor is
furnished with dainty feed and bed.
ding they delight to spend part Of their
time on the dining table Of the old
sheep.
The trough is made Of inch poplar
lumber. with the exception of the Stats
OH the rack, which are Of elm, half
inch thick and two and half inches
wide. The trough is u feet long. 10
inches wide. 22 inches high and from
the top Of the sides it is tapered to
point The sides are six inch boards,
nailed on the edge of the bottom, thus
making it five inches deep. The legs
are three inches wide and extend six
inches below the bottom. These, nailed !
TO the ends and made flush with the !
sloping part. make the base about |
twenty-siX inches wide, which insures |
it against being turned over by the
sheep.
The rack part is made by mailing the
Stats, which are nineteen inches long, |
one foot apart on pieces , inches wide
and II feet long. These racks are
hinged to the sides of the trough so
that they rest on the ends of the trough
when closed. On the upper part of the
rack, at either end Il small chain
about two feet long is fastened. and on
the other half Of the rack there is a
hook to secure the chain. Either side
of the rack may be opened full length
Of the chain or at any width desired.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
BUDS AND FLOWERS OF
HOME LIFE.
Paine's Celery Compound Makes and Keeps
the Children Well and Strong.
Mothers Make II the Home Medicine
For che Little Ones.

The children, God bless them, arc the buds
and flowers of our homes. Without their
prattle and hearty laughter, our homes would
be dcsolate. They should even ..e carefully
tended in childhood and youth, if we expect
them to rpen into perfect men and women.
In the home and at school, the children
have their times of i'll health and suffering.
We often note the pallid and bloodless cheeks,
heavy eyes, nervous movements, and witch
ings of limbs and muscles. They complain of
headache, drowsness, WEAKNESS, dyspepsia,
and indigestion. All such symptoms and all
ments mean that the seeds of disease will have
fast and finn hold, unless proper measures
are taken TO restore perfect condition of
health.
Thousands of wise and prudent parents have
made their children happy, healthy, and vigor-
Gus by giving them natures medicine, Pane's
Celery Compound. In many severe and COM
plicatcd cases, Paine's Celery Compound has
restored health when the little ones were given
up by physicians.
IT your dear ones are not as hearty, strong,
and rugged as they should be, try the health
giving virtues of Paine's Celery Compound.
IL makes and keeDs the children well
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
The Servant Problem Not New,

Students of household management
will learn with satisfaction that in 1866
many of the evils now to be complained
Of were distinctly recognized. Some of
the more curious fines which were i'm
posed by a country gentleman upon Of
Tending servants were penny for leav-
ing a door open, missing prayers, leav-
ing beds unmade after presumably
a. M, and cooks could only have fol-
lowers at the rate of Il penny fine for
each one. \ curious custom seems to
have then existed that entree to the
house was denied during the family
meals, and as the fine for allowing q
breach of this custom was heavy it may
be presumed that the sin was esteemed
great.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Imitation Laughter.

This is perfectly splendid liver
medicine: Take Il deep breath and then
expel the air from the lungs in little
puffs. like donkey engine. Push out
all the air you possibly can, drawing
the abdomen in and up as far as it will
go. The doing of this exercise will
probably strike you as being so per-
fectly funny or silly that you win wind
up with some Of the real thing, which
Is. of course. better than the imitation
-MaXwells Talisman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
News and Notes.

Agricultural education" represents
one of the great interests of the pres
ent
Alcohol from the Jerusalem arti-
choke is the latest suggestion.
The first of its kind in America and
perhaps In the world Is the new Coun-
~ School of Agriculture In Dunn cOun-
ty. Wis.
The farmers of this country own
about 500,0O0000 acres of woodland,
ten times the acreage of all the fed raj
forest reserves. Most of II consists Of
small wood lots from which I'll, C'yn-
ers derive their timber supplies for
farm purposes.
The practice Of storil's.cG the son
with steam for greenhorr, OF cold
frame work Is csn:SS r,c.'e aud more
In vogue with !arSs nsrsS, tar ners,
aecorGins 20 Esse: aD: Figeside
KalaGa. . SOW f.ported a famous
center ts' peppermint oil Ipdus'ry.
Bad Company.
The jury brought III verdict of
mot guilty" The judge said add
monishingly to the prisoner, "After
this you ought to keep away from
bad company.
eyes, your honor. You will not
see me here again in hurry
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
A COPY OF THE KORAN,
How "A Foreigner Must Go About
Purchasing IL In stnmbouI

Purchasing IL In stnmbouI
III Stamboul there are several book
stores the proprietors of which are ell
ther Persians, Arabians Abysslnians
or Turks. Not In the frequented streets
are these stores but I'm dark and mar
row alleys. The books In them COM
prise various editions of the Koran
translated into all the languages of the
orient; theological and historical trea.
tises on the Koran in the Turkish. Per.
sian and Arabic tongues, annals which
clearly prove that all the sultans of the
Ottoman dynasty were prodigies of
genius and sanctity; marvellous fairy
tales and stories Of adventure. which
are more or less fantastic and the sole
object of which Is to prove that no one
should be considered honest, intelligent
or happy unless he Is Turkish Mus
sulman, unless he venerates the sultan,
unless he lives in STEAMBOAT all his life
without ever quitting 1t even for day
and unless he regards as utterly fabu-
lous all that he hears about Europe
A Mussuman is forbidden to sell a
copy of the Koran, and therefore q for
eigner who desires TO purchase the sa-
cred book must proceed as follows: Go
into the bookstore, having on your face
as pious an expression as possible, and
say to the proprietor:
81 shall consider myself eternally in
debted to you If you will present me
with a copy Of the Koran"
GAS | am devout believer" the pro-
prietor will answer, Il think it my duty
to assist any unbeliever who desires TO
instruct himself in our law. Moreover,
you seem to be a serious man, and / |
am convinced that it is not vain curl /
osity which prompts you to obtain a
copy of the Koran. but sincere desire !
TO study our religion. Therefore | am /
willing to make you present of this
copy, though | value it highly, for /
paid n good price for It,"
You will then put the book In your
pocket, and a minute or two later the
proprietor will say, II shall consider
myself eternally your debtor If you
will make me present of -" NAM
ng certain sum. If you think the
)rice too high. you may bargain with
him, but you must take care not to
make the slightest allusion to the copy
" the Koran in your pocket, for in dis
posing of it the proprietor has clearly
,roken the law, and it would not be
,ood policy for you to remind him Of
hat fact.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
oSE-HALF OF SHEEP TROUGH.

When closed. the chains hold the rack
in place. The advantage of having il
in this way is the convenience in filling
it from either side. The sheep have to
eat from the top, and they cannot get
the seed and dirt in the wool on their
head and neck.
AS all parts of the rack are rounded
and made smooth the sheep do not rub
off the wool from their necks and be-
come ragged. If it were not for teaching
the sheep to jump the rack need not
be made SO high, but it is better that
they should never get in the habit of
jumping as it is very injurious to them
and might be the cause of losing many
lambs.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

whats the trouble, my boy" queried
the minister of young member Of his
flock. you look sad"
And feel sad" replied the young
man. IL asked Miss Silverton to be my
wife, and she declined the honor"
That's too bad" said the parson.
But it's in accord with the Scriptures,
which says, We asked and received not
because We asked amiss'"
"Well. what would you advise me to
do" qucricd the youth.
Next time ask widow" replied the
good man, with Il suspicious twinkle in
his ey> Chicago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
STREET CRIES IN CAIRO.
Sounds and Voices That Traveller
Hear In the Egyptian City.

Sounds and voices That Iruveiert
Hear In the Egyptian City.
Take o chair outside a busy cafe
near the market place and tram center
and watch street life. There are no
hungry men, no starving, pinched child
faces, no finger worn mothers for this
is a land of plenty, and the peoples
wants are few and simple. Thus sun
shine and laughter spray welcome
fragrance over the novelty and ro-
nance of the gay citys streets. Here
Is Il street melOdst twanging a monster
one stringed something" and accom-
panied by nose ringed girl who taps
deftly on Il species of tambourine,
while bystanders calculate "Allah, al
lahw-the Arabic word for applause.
If not quite in accord with your preju-
dices concerning music, well, maalaish
never mind. it is not nearly so dis
tracing as street corner at home, and
they will go away if you tell them TO.
The baboOn. the donkey and boy are
In evidence, with score of performing
tricks that are very original and GER
tainly funny, and you console yourself
with the hope of minimum Of cruelty
In the training.
A fruit seller, basket on head, with
luscious grapes and figs, saunters by,
singing in quaint minor: 20 grapes,
o sweet grapes, that are larger than
doves eggs and sweeter than new
cream. o angels food, delicious figs,
bursting with honey, restorers of
health" There is q drink seller, bent
under the weight of the odd shaped Jar
slung over his shoulder, lump of Ice
projecting from its mouth, conjuring
custom in a similar strain as he struts
up and down. making the air resound
with the rhythmical clap clap of two
braZen saucers: 20 refreshment of the
weary! o quencher of parched lips!
o blessing of heaven"
Another street cry which may be /
heard in the main street of Abbassieh. /
q suburb. contains the following entic-
Ing announcement: Tomorrow, o peo-
pie. am going to kill camell The
doctor says. it is young and healthy.
Oh, Its flesh will be tender as the quail
and juicy as lamb. Its price is but ~
Dlasters G. cents pound. Do you love
the sweet flesh of the camel? Then
come early and be satisfied" Not the
east picturesque figures in the streets
ire the city police, in their neat white
lrill and red tarbouches in summer and
)lue serge in winter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
HOW TIME is MADE.
Uncle Sam Regulates His Clocks by
One of the Fixed stars.

Uncle Sam Regulates His CLOCKS BY
One of the Fixed stars.
Strange as 1t may seem, Uncle Sam
does not make use of the sun for reck
Onlng time, but he turns his attention
to some of the regular steady going
stars, or fixed stars" as they are
called. Every clear night an astrono-
mer with big telescope looks at cer-
tain of these stars and makes his cal
culations. from which he can tell just
when the sun would cross the seventy
fifth meridian. One of the great clocks
In the observatory is called the trans
mitter, because il transmits or sends
out the signal that keeps standard
time. This clock is set and regulated
by the star time, and then every day
at three minutes and fifteen seconds
before IL switch Is turned on, and the
beats of the pendulum of this clock are
sent by electricity over the wires to the
telegraph offices in Washington and
New York. When the telegraph oper-
ators hear this sound on their instru-
ments, they know that the noon signal
Is about TO be sent out, and they at
once begin to connect the telegraph
wires with other towns and cities until
in minute or two the tick, tick" of
the clock at Washington is heard In
hundreds Of telegraph offices. The
beats stop at ten seconds before u, as
a notice that the next tick" will be
Tho Nom ciupoI oud On &c m rive tho
operators time to connect their wires
with the standard time balls and clocks.
There are time balls In great many
cities-usually on top Of some promi-
nent building. where they can easily be /
seen. The one at Washington is ON the |
roof Of the state, war and navy depart |
ment building, at the top of high pole,
ready to drop the instant the signal
comes over the wire. In the govern
ment offices at Washington and in
many places I'm other cities there are
large clocks connected with the OBJ
servatory by electricity. These are so
arranged that when the IL o'clock sig
nal is flashed over the wires the hands
of each one Of these clocks spring to
II, no matter what time the clock may
show. In this way hundreds of clocks
are set to the correct time each day.
Well, the moment the sun is supposed
to cross the seventy-fifth meridian the
telegraph instruments give single
tick. the time balls drop the clocks be-
gin to strike and everybody in the Dis
trict knows it is II o'clock.-St Nicho-
las.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
ImnrNYch SnYnr Cnne.

Professor Stubs Of the Audubon
Park experiment station, New Orleans,
has introduced to the sugar planters
of Louisiana new seeding cane
grown from seed imported from Den
mark. a test of this cane grown on
the station grounds gave for the new
cane HI pounds of finest sugar per
ton Of cane, while the purple and
striped canes yielded 111.2 pounds per
ton. Sixty tons of this cane have been
distributed to the planters of the state.
Indications are that the improved cane
will gradually supersede the kinds
heretofore grown.-Farm and Ranch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
A Fatal Mix.

Cholly-l would have bought a box
of candy this evening. Gladys. only
you're trimming for basketball game
you know. and
Indignant Maiden-I'm not doing any.
thing of the sort.
ChOlly turning paleD-Then I've got
my girls mixed Chicago Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

Suffer (at the end of Sinpkins' balD
DO you know. ! can't find my over
coat anywhere.
Simpkins-IIave you looked in the re-
fresiiment room?
Suffer- Why. no. How could it be in
there?
Simpkins-You haven't been any
where else during the evening, have
you?
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Taking No Chances.

"Now, Freddie, so and kiss your little
sweetheart and make ii up" said Fred
dies mother
NO, ! won't"
Go and tell her how much you love
her and how sorry you are"
"No, won't Pa says he got into 4
breach of promise case by telling girl
that and had to marry the old thing. |
wont run any risks. | on't"-London
Tit-BitS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
philosophy Ancient and Modern.

"Epictetus said all philosophy lies in
two words, restrain and abstain
"Well, Epictetus may have had 1t fig
ured out all right In his day, but In
these times philosophy seems to be
pretty fully expressed in the two words
gain and retain "-Chicago Record
Herald
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18
Was Economically Inclined

Wantanno-And is your friend strong
in the faculty known rs Saving COM
mon Sense?''
Remarkably so. When it
comes TO saving common sense, he Is n
regular miser never knew him to
more American.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

Advertising is the key to business
success.
THE GAZETTE wants more Rockbiidge
advertisers. II has n large circulation
among the masses, and has long been
regarded by both home and foreign
advertisers as one of the best advertising
mediums in this section Of Virginia.
NOW is the time to make a contract
with THE GAZETTE, because you get
the benefit of its Increase in circulation
without extra cost.
We shall be glad to advise with you
in preparing your advertisement: so as to
obtain the best results. We will lend
you any nelp to make your advertising
pay, because upon your success depends
ours.
- Write for a card of rates.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

Mrs. Mateand-Henry. wonder IL
you love me rs much as you used to
love me before we were married. You
never say the pretty things to me that
you did in those days.
Mr.. Mateland-That's because love
you more than did then. dear. love
you too much now to lie to yon, you
know. Boston Transcript.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

IL you argue with n fool. he will get
the best Of you Theories In the hands
Of fool are always stronger than iacts
In the hands Of man of sense.-Atchi-
SOD Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-02-18

The first ice cream ever sold as reg.
ular article of commerce was shipped
by Boston merchant named Tudor In
1905 He scnt n load TO Martinique