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The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
VERY COARSE POWDER.
Must Have Burned Slow-Like, Ac-
eording to the Narrative Of
a Slow Relator.

Eben Greenough could not be excited
by fire, murder or hurricane. When the
railroad was put through his native vii
lage, a serious accident, to which he
Tas an immediate witness. shocked the
neighborhood. For years afterward he
told the story to those who asked, but
always delivered the narrative in his
lingering, passionless mode of speech.
says Youths Companion.
They'd got the cut about halfway
through Bellows rock" he used to say,
''maybe more'n half, maybe less. Abe
Harrington, he had charge O the shan
ty where they KEEP the powder n
tools n the timekeeper's office. Some
O. them blasts was good ones, too. Ye
can see now how high the rocks was,
maybe 60 foot high, maybe more, maybe
less.
well, Jake Hopkins an me went
down to see Abe to tell him that his
aunt that lived at Pools Corners was
dead. She KEEP hen-farm an lived
all alone. Abe was the nearest relative
nearest in one sense an nearest in an
other, because his other brothers had
all gone west.
well, about as soon as we got in the
door, where Abe was watchin' things
all alone, We set down to tell Abe, and
as soon as he heard he was some cut
up The old lady had consid'ble prop
erty. Abe, he went to git his coat, an
while he had his back turned Jake-he
was settin' on a keg O. powder-he
pulled out match an started to light
his pipe"
At this point there was long pause,
Then the narrative concluded thus:
well, as soon as me an Abe saw
what Jake was up to- or about as soon,
We went down to the spring to git some
water, but before we got there. at least
before we got back. | guess that powder
was mOre'n half burned up"
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
DISPOSAL OF DEAD HOGS.
to the Farmer and the COm-
munity in General.

The proper disposal of dead hogs
means a great deal to the farmer and
also to the community in which he
lives. He should consider it his duty
to keep his surroundings as free from
infectious diseases as possible. This
applies not only in the matter of prop
erly disposing of dead animals, but to
everything under his care.
His stables should be thoroughly
ventilated and should receive an appli-
cation of whitewash once or twice a
year, to which has been added little
carbolic acid
If an animal becomes sick he should
give it proper attention, and if the dis
ease is new to him, he should quaran
tine the animal until we'll.
If one of his hogs dies he should dis
pose of the body in such a way that no
trouble will come from it. Too often
this is overlooked. While many men
would not harm their neighbors If they
knew it, they will often drag the body
Of dead hog into some gully or out
of-the-way place and leave it to decay.
The place looks to them remote and
they do not think of the harm that
may come.
In case the hog died of some con-
tagious disease the germs of this dis
ease are at first, of course, very nu-
merous in the body. They are easily
transferred from the body TO anything
that comes in contact with it. In this
way dogs and wild animals, such as
vermin and snakes, come in contact
with the body and then carry the
germs to neighboring farms. One can
readily see how dangerous this is to
the community.
The practice of burying diseased ami
mails is generally resorted to and is
very good method. although there Is
still some danger especially if the
body is not put down deep enough. But
it is best to always burn the body, thus
eliminating nearly all possible chances
Of further danger If carried On thor
oughly and properly very little, if any,
bad results can come from it. There
really should be certain requirements
of state laws applying TO the treat
ment Of dead bodies of diseased ami
mals.-J. B. Ashley, in Kimballs Dali
ry Farm.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
A Boys Industry in Writing.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. the
president Of the Woman Suffrage As
sociation, was citing diplomatic ways
Of making children work.
"A Chicago woman" she said, has
a little boy who hates to practice writ.
ing. Last fall she told me that in
this matter of writing she could do
nothing with the lad But in Decem'
ber. when 1 met her again, she said.
complacently:
"Well, Harry spends quite two
hours day now at his writing regu.
larly'
How in the world said I. did you
bring this miracle to pass?
The woman winked slightly.
81 told him. she said, to make out,
in his very best hand, list Of every
thing he wanted for Christmas, and
be has been at it ever since"
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
DAME FASHIONS FoIBLEs.
Dressy Details of Some Costumes De-
signed for the Autumn
Season.

II is rumored that the waist line will
be more accentuated as the season ad-
vances.
Walking skirts will Just touch the
ground and jackets will be tight fitting
and long.
Whaleboned petticoats are common
enough. From these to erinolne proper
Is not a far cry.
There have been introduced Of late,
from Victorian times, the low shoes that
button over at the sides.
A fancy has displayed itself for capes
and three-quarter coats in loud check
tweed
A lace handkerchief makes an excel
lent jabot by folding it cornerwise, turn
ing the upper point so as to fall a little
above the under one.
Broadtail velvet, which is really a
crushed velvet, is one of the coming
stuffs for outer wraps.
Soft makes of velours as well as fancy
chiffon velvets will be used for dresses,
lHdulieS anu millinery.
Tangerine is one of the new popular
shades, says the Brooklyn Eagle.
Old fashioned lavender silk, which
brides of half century ago were wont to
revel in, again comes fashionably for
ward.
Tartan tweeds are quite the latest for
autumn tailor -mades in blue and green,
brown and yellow, and quiet mixtures.
Fringed bias taffeta ruffles are made
into charming flat boas for cool even
ings.
A prevailing autumnal fashion will be
the closely-ftting waistcoats. They ara
now shown in delcately embroidered
muslns and cambrics. AS the season
advances silk and brocade will be seen
in conjunction with smart little cutaway
coats.
The taffeta gown is an indispensable
change from the muslins and laces OF
yummer. Everybody has at least one Of
these dresses in her wardrobe.
The owner of even bit of real lace is
nowadays making the most of her pos
session, for scarcely any costume is seen
without some lace decoration.
The revived fashion for mounting pre-
rious stones in an invisible setting is il
lustrated by sets of safety pins, each IN
crusted with different stone arranged
in rows.
White, putty color and pale gray
cloths make the smarter coats; and
white cloths with faint tinge of palest
blue, known as zinc white, is extraor-
dinarily fashionable. Touches of colo,
are often admitted in narrow cuffs and
revers.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.
What Georgia in Showing in Cot
tOn-Seed Products ut the st.
Louis Worlds Fair.

The show feature of the Agricultural
palace at the Worlds fair In St Louis,
which covers 20 acres, and contains the
agricultural products of not only the
states of the Union, but of all foreign
countries, is fountain, the central
feature of Georgia's agricultural dis
play in block "A in practically the CEN
ter of this large building. This foun-
tain Is tastefully erected of staff work
and glass and flows cotton-seed oil at
rate of 80 gallons per minute. The
fountain, as well as the four plate
glass columns surrounding 1t Is bril-
liantly illuminated with different-col-
ored electric lights. Two of the col
umns are filled with different grades
Of ,cotton-seed oil, and two of them
with soaps manufactured from this oil
at Savannah.
A handsome showcase filled with
samples of how the Georgia products
OF cotton-seed oil are put up for the
market, and other exhaustive feature
is a case kept filled with samples of
oil and cooked products, consisting of
cakes, pies, doughnuts, breads, roofs,
saaads, ETC.. which Is delight to all
fiousekeepers when they realize how
much easier and more effective it is
TO have their shortening of purely vege-
table matter and do away with any
rancid tastes and bad odors during hot
weather.
In our main cotton and cotton pro-
ducts show In block rs the Southern
Cotton Oil Co. has erected large
pyramid showing the entire products
from bale OF cotton consisting of a
large cube made of cotton seed; the
one on top Of this, of cotton-seed hulls
and which rests the cake and the meal
under a table decorated with linters
and surrounded by globes of crude cot
ton-seed oil. In this space is also
shown perfect samples of halls and
meal put up in shipping form. There
IS probably no other feature which
astonishes the inquiring public so
much as all these different products
being made from cottonNseed
We often hear remarks from the
people of the west to the effect that
81 this industry grows In the other
southern states with the magnitude
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
Colored Preacher Who Was Right at
Home on Any Text Sug-
gested.

As an old colored preacher who had been
conducting q revival meeting was reach
ing the end Of his series, relates the indian
apols News, he appeared before the con-
gregation one night and spoke thus:
Brethren and siStreD, | come bcfo' you
oil wholly unprepared with my text. l hab
been preachin' all so'ts Of things, and to
snow the brethren and sistren that | have
not said all that | know, | will ask that
some membah of this congregation suggest
a subject and ! will preach about 1t to
you"
For several minutes there was an embar.
RAISING silence while the minister scowled
over the top of his glasses, waiting for
some one to propose topic. No one seemed
anxious to take advantage Of the oppor-
tunity, until finally little fellow in the
back part of the church yelled out: Pills. =,
There was a snicker as the preacher cleared
his voice and said:
pills. | hab been requested by some
membah of dis congregation to discourse
befo' you all on pills. Now, brethren and
sistren, am not familiar wild the ways OF
medicine for / am preacher man, but as
| said | would talk on any subject that was
proposed, pills will be my text, Now, to
begin with, there are quinine pills, calomel
pills big pills and little pills, and thou
sand kind of other pills what the doctor do
prescribe when the flesh am sick. But |
propose to talk to you about de kind OF
medicine what de soul needs when 1t am
sick-'gospills.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Bean and Celery Scum.

Soak one pint of navy beans for
"a hours, then simmer on the back
Of the coal range over night Take
two stalks of celery, cut it fine, cook
it half an hour with the beans. then
press celery and beans through co.
lander. Heat one quart of beef stock,
add the puree and cook together for
Is minutes, stirring constantly.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
HERE AND THERE.

In nearly all case it is better to
castrate the male pigs while they are
yet sucking; they recover from the
checking effects much sooner.
If cured alfalfa Is not SO good az
green, it is the next thing to it Alfal-
ia hay is most valuable winter feed
for hogs, especially where corn is fed
exclusively.
The manufacture of o,eomargarine
has steadily decreased under the pres
ent law, which requires the colored
product to pay tax of ten cents a
pound.
Nine out of every ten men who
milk cows think nothing about the
cows side of the question, and so she
gets pulled and hauled forty different
ways every time she is MIXED.
Cotton appears to receive more at
tention frora destructive insects than
any other pant, which fact is probably
due to its ytch fiber, oily seeds and its
location in very warm climate.
"A very good way to apply water in
dry time is by means of perforated
tin cans. Sink them In ground near a
plant and fill with water. The water
seeps out gradually through the holes
and causes the roots to sink deeply.
Various estimates of the loss oc-
casioned to the cotton planters Last
season (190Sl have been made, and
range from 235,OOO to 100000 bales of
cotton 600 lbs per bale), representing
from eight to twenty-five millions of
dollars
Two or three years of grain plant
ing would make a decided impression
upon the boil weevil, enrich the cot
ton land, anG force the price of cotton
up, 20 that when the conditions are
favorable 1t might be policy to again
raiSt cotton.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
SHORT-SiGHTED DRUMMER.
Was Foolish Enough to Sass POST
mistress and Soon Learned
Something.

II had money order on village post
office in Michigan" said the Chicago drum
mer, relates the Daily News of tnat city,
''and when | went in to get it cashed
found a postmistress instead of postmas-
ter. she was Cabling away with another
woman and, being in hurry, | spoke to
her rather sharply. In fact, asked her
# Uncle Sam employed her to gossip about
her neighbors., In reply, she looked at the
order and said:
james NJ Blank, Ell? Well, sir, you
will have to be identified
Il had half dozen letters, but she
shook her head l showed her my initials
en- my collar, but it was no 60. | had
sassed her and she had chance to get
even and, as matter of fact, she kept me
in that town for two, whole days, and
would then hardly believe lawyer who
came 20 miles to identity me.
ITS safe enough to sass your landlady
when you are not behind on your board,
but don't try it on a postmistress, who has
got the United States government at her
back"
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
DAILY SHINE FOR TILES.
City Brokers Send Their High BATS
to the Halter Every Day to
Be Ironed.

"These brokers are queer cattle, as a
rule" remarked a dealer in hats in La
Sale street the other day, says the Chi
cago Tribune. They want their silk
hats TO shine all the time as if they were
just out of the factory. Swell young
men about town have that sort of de-
sire, but it doesn't seem to be charac-
teristic of business men generally-ex-
cept in the case Of the brokers. Some Of
these brokers have their hats ironed-
or think they do-every day, and have
got SO in the habit of that sort of thing
that | have to keep two men who do
nothing else but keep hats in order eth
er by blocking or by ironing"
1t costs from SO cents to $3.50 to block
them. So the broker escapes the neces-
sity of this expense by going TO his hat
ter daily to have them ironed. There is
usually no charge for this service. Iron
ing is supposed to be the running of
hatters hot iron over the glossy sur
face of the hat, and this always gives a
mster to the tile. 1t doesn't take much
time even when thoroughly done, but
it does help to do away with the neces-
sity of blocking hat and does in meas
ure help to eat up the profits Of hat
ter. So the willy halter has found a way
to get even with the brokers.
"Hatters know. but the public gener-
ally doesn't" said one halter, "how we
get even with these brokers, whose GUS
tom is naturally valuable to us, without
offending these men IN any way. Once
in awhile we iron the hats, of course
in order to keep them in good shape, bGt
generally all we do is to rub them over
with bit of silk warmed until It is quite
hot That gives the hat the necessary
pOlish"
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Time-Honored Truth.

wisdom is better than rubies,' de.
clared solomon. And now, some centuries
later, this opinion has been confirmed in
Germany where they manufacture by
chemical process, while you wait, just
as-good article in this line Of gems at a
price within the reach of all-or nearly
all. How much better wisdom is than
can now make rubies, while whole oodles
OF rubies have failed in numerous recorded
instances to make man wise.-lndlanap-
olis News.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Why TheY Eat Them.

And why" we said, pausing before
the disguised Igorrote, did you take
up the horrible and degrading practice
Of dog eating?" -4..
"Mihzt! Bnuvg!" he exclaimed, fir
ing up with passion. Before we left
homo we received tips that the beef
and pork packers strike would oc-
cur!'
Seeing that he was in no mood to
be trified with, we left him, firmly
convinced, however, that he was more
to be pitied than censured.-Indian-
apolis Sentinel.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

ney Pills l have lifted six hundred
pounds and felt no bad effects. have
not felt the trouble come back since,
although I had suffered for five or six
years, and other remedies had not
helped me at all"
For sale by all dealers. Price so Ocents.
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

that it has In Georgia. what is going
to become of the hog? Georgia pos
sibiy being the largest prodcuer Of cot
ton oil products in their refined state
OF any Of our sister states 1t is aston
ishing to realize the percentage Of
housekeepers from Georgia who visit
here who have not made trial OF these
products in their homes.-Dixie Farm
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Commissary Plant.

In Peru is found singular plant
capable of quelling hunger or thirst for
several days 1t is named erythoxyolon
coca. A decoction of 100 grains of this
plant produces this effect for As hours,
the muscular energy being preserved.
The plant appears to narcotize the
nerves of the stomach and suspend the
digestive functions, without affording
nutriment.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Evasion.

"You said you were going to see that l
was well taken care Of"
Did II" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
'Yes, sir. And now | want to know
whether you are going to keep your prom
ise"
my dear sir, that was not a promise.
That was prophecy. Washington Star.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

"a Judge will sit on his bench all day and
esv. 80 times: You are discharged ," re-
marked the observer OF events and things;
"but when he goes home and his wife re-
quests him to go into the kitchen ana re-
for the woods. ."-Yonker Statesman.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

Pills did me a great
lot of good, and If
it We're not true I
would not rec,m-
mend them. It-yas
the strain of lift
ing that brought
on kidney trouble
and weakened my
back, but since
using Doan's Kid
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Why He Studies Law.

Wall Street-So your son is studying law.
Do you expect that he will stick to ity
Speculator-0h, no; just want him to
know enough about it so that he will be
able to evade it successfully. ly.-Detroit Free
Press
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

"And the rug Aunt Mary gave u.s."
said the bride who was preparing for
housekeeping, well have to put in the
library"
IN the what?" demanded her hus-
band.
Stupid! In the room where we'll
keep that set of Dickens your Cousin
Bob gave s."-Philadelphia Press.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Retort Sarcastic.

Husband-I wish you wouldn't make
SO many grammatical errors. my dear.
Wife-What's the matter with em?
Amt they as good as your mother
used to make?-Chicago Daily News
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
How About an Americana

A London traveller finds that the Eng
lish telephone girl is slow and indifferent;
the French, intractable and impertinent;
the Italian, lazy indianapolis News.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
The Way It Feels.

Child Tin berth of night steamer)-
Mummy, I'm so sleepy. | want to go to
bed.
Mother--But you are in bed, dear,
"No, Pm not. I'm in chest of drawers!'
Punch.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

Surely, says Faith, the Providence which
hath made time too valuable to be used in
chewing food will not withhold a specific
cure for Indigestion
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

The czar's new baby has heaps Of trou-
BILE before him. Incidentally, he has got to
learn to talk Russian.--Boston Globe.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

It's shame that nen are not as smart at
IS as they thought they were at 25-Chi'
cago News
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
THE STRAIN OF WORK.
Best of Backs Give Out Under the Burden
of Daily Toll.

Lieut.. George G. Warren, of No. 8
Chemical, Washington, d. c., says:
"It's an honest fact that Doan's Kidney
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

A good deal Of the money that makes
the. mare 60 is invested in wild oats
Puck.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20
Geographical Supremac,

England has the strongest geograph-
ical position in the world, as Germany
has the weakest. Telegraph.
The Lexington advertiser., 1904-10-20

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as a cough cure.-J. w. OBrien, 322 Third
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 8, 1900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
GOOD ADVICE.

An Albany preacher, last Sunday,
said a young Ia will never amount
to anything if he is in the habit of
not paying his small, everyday debts,
Contracted under ordinary circum-
stances. That is, the young man
earning fair wages should meet all
his obligations if he wishes to stand
well in a community and be trusted
by those around him. Any young man
who has had a fair chance who car
not go to a bank, if necessary, and
borrow a hundred dollars without Sc
curity should be ashamed of himself.
Character is what counts, and every
young man should seek to establish
It in such a way that those around
him will have confidence in his in
tegrity in money matters as well
as in other things.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

send in place of Mitchell and Fulton
and Hermann and Williamson, and we
could hardly do that without including
Geer among them, we would still have
new and untried men.
Geer will not believe all the Ore.
gonian says about any matter-at
least he ought not, but we doubt If he
will disbelieve the following:
when President Roosevelt was inn
portuned to use his influence in favor
of the Lewis and Clark fair, he did
not hesitate to content himself with
professions of help without meaning.
He did not stop at words, he acted.
He called men like Cannon, Payne,
Dalzell and Tawney, who were firmly
opposed to the appropriation, and In
sisted upon its friendly consldera-
ton. Against every adverse appeal
he stood firm, in every crisis of need
he went unhesltatingly and fo~rcefully
to the front"
But If the above be true, where
does 1t leave the charges that the Or
egon delegation have no influence with
the President? They got the Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt to get in and
hustle for their appropriation.
He probably hustled for the whole
amount they asked for, as there is
nothing small about Theodore. Then
what is the use of saying that cur
delegation have no influence or stand
ing with the administration?
We hope to convince Brer Geer that
the Oregon delegation is all right, and
that nothing is to be gained by re-
moving any of them at present or in
the near future.