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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
Scientific Egg TenfinR.

A new and simple method for testin-
eggs Is published in German papers
1t Is based upon the fact that the ali
ciaUber in the fiat end OF the egg In
creasfs with age, " the egg Is placed
~ a saturated solution Of common salt
It will show IN increasing inclination
TO float with the long axis vertical. A
froaIl egg lies IN horizontal position
Ut the bottom of the vessel. An egg
from three to five days old shows an
elevation OF the fiat end. 50 that It's
long axis forms al angle OF 20 degrees
With IN cgg eight days old the angle
increases to - degrees. with an egg
fourteen days old To - degrees, while
an egg II month old floats vertically up.
OIL the pointed end.-Richard Guenther.
Consul General. Frankfort. Germany
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
PROFITS IN SHEEP.
What One Grower Accomplished
With an Ordinary Flock

Sheep growers are continually assert
Ing that their occupation Is the most
profitable in which Il farmer can ell
gage. Not only IS this true In AIichi-
gan, but in her sister states as well.
At the recent meeting of the Illinois
Live Stock Breeders association at Ur-
bana Mr.. Jacob Zeigler related an ex-
perience in sheep feeding which should
go FAR toward substantiating the claim.
Mr.. Zeiger said:
I'm 1901 | raised from Il flock of fif.
ty-cight ewes iifty-fye lambs. fed
the ewes two bushels of corn ard one
bushel of oats per day. besides all the
clover hay they could era and the
lambs Were fed IL mixture OF ground
corn, oats and cottonsecd meal
"In three months time shipped the
flock to Chicago and sold the lambs ut
II cents pound, or $5.16 apiece. The
ewes sold for mutton at S6.40 per head.
In the three months the ewes ate four
bushels Of grain per head. The lambs
ate twenty-five bushels of the mixture
and gained 2.3G5 pounds, allowing ten
pounds for birth weight. or ninety-four
pounds per bushcl OF grain, which ut
~ cents per pound paid $11.35 per bush
ell OF grain. Ncthe.' Fly calves nor my
pigs ever did half as vel.
THE ewes sold for ST o: Plus $1.20.
the ten pound birth weight OF lamb.
would be 500. Take from this the
first cost Of ewes, $50; five months
pasturagc. ~ cents: four bushels Of
grain, Sl.40: 200 pounds clover hay, 30
cents, and 30 cents shipping expense,
or total expense of $500, a profit OF
$40 on $3.50 investment Besides
this. the sheep were shearcI and raised
another lamb during the same year.
This was not an exceptionally good ,
flock Of sheep. Any farmer can obtain
Ike results if he will give proper care
and attention to his sheep"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
SIDE VIEW OF POST DRIVER

4 by inches IN size and are framed
into pieces OF the same size. running
lengthwise OF the wagon, which in turn
carry at their rear ends the ! by 4
upright pieces twelve to fourteen fee,
high, between which the weight plays
The upright pieces are braced to the
false bolster by short diagonal braces,
but the mortises and lemons are made
to fit quite loosely, 50 as to allow some
motion Of the top OF the uprights from
front to rear in order TO adapt the
machine TO uneven ground. This mo-
braced longitudinally by the long iii.
ag0nals, which are loosely mOrtisel
and pinned into uprights, but whose
lower ends play in along morliscs in
the longitudinal pieces Of the main
frame, being held in any desired posi-
ton by pin passing through one OF
series of holes. TO plumb the up
rights transycrsely II long tapcrcd
wedge is driven between the false and
true holsters of the rear end on either
side, rs may be needed.
The weight shown in Fig. is pref
erably made of cast iron The figure
represents cube of cast iron twelve
inches each way, with u cOncave bot
tom and rccesses one inch deep by four
inches wide to play upon the uprights
which thus form guide. The catch
shown on the top OF the weight should
be made of wrought iron and screwed
into a hole drilled and threaded for
the purpose.
Fig. ! represents q pHir OF n0tched
tongs which engage this catch, but re-
lease 1t when their upper arms come in
contact with the inclined planes g, 5,
shown near the top Of the uprights In
Fig. 2. These inclined planes or drops
are simply pieces Of hard wood two
inches thick. four inches wide and eight
inches long ard beveed to Il thin edge
On each side Is nailed II piece Of tough
nch lumber beyelcd TO match the
wedge and having hole through
which passes Il pin. which also passes
through the upright. thus making the
irop adjustable to any height
The rope which raises the weight is |
attached to the pivot Of these tOngs by |
/ hook and clcviS. as shown. whence i, |
'asses over pulley attached to the top
,ar Of the upright, thence over IL roller
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
Alcohol Lessons Self Control.

People imagine they can do things
more quickly. that they are briskcr and
sharper, but exact measurement proves
that they are slower apd less acute
when stimulated by Alcoholic drinks.
Men believe that they are wise ~ ii
bright. but their sayings are more au.
tomato and apt to be profane. TO
quote DR.. Brunton. "Aicohol produces
progressive paralysis Of the Judgment"
Men say and do even after IL single
glass Of drink what they would not
say or do without it. AMI therefore 1t
clearly affects the brain and diminishes
self control
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

An American army officer who was
In CUBA during the Spanish war was
extremely dissatisfied with the cooking
He insisted that the Cubans put sugar
into everything they cooked. At last
ks announced that he would eat moth.
Ing buf boiled. eggs They can't sugar
them" he declared. SO he ordered them
next morning. But before he appeared
at the, table another officer had filed
the "A It cruet with sugar When the
"kicke}" appeared. his eggs were
brought TO him. lie opened them with
a gloomy coDpDacency and sprinklel
over tiaem plenty OF the doctOred salt
At the first mouthfuI he turned purple
"Bugared. Squared" he exclaimed and
rushed from the table
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
A PHANTOM FARM.
James Russell Lowell Got a Glimpse
of IL, So IL Is Said.

James Russell Lowell Got a Glimpse
of IL, so IL Is Said.
A. curious story OF james Russell
Lowell Is told. 1t runs about us fol-
lows and deals with a witch farm"
The place Is forest near New York,
at some distance. but within q walk
from the city. On the edge Of the for.
est q farm will at times appear which
no one remembers to have ever seen
uniEss he happens to be amons the
few who have had the uncanny privi-
lego There IS no one about the farm,
no bound Is heard. yet there are signs
Of busy occupation. The door Is open.
empty milk pals lean against the wall,
newly cleaned pans and dairy utensils
and butter churns are set out to dry:
clothes hang on the line In 4 little dry
Ing ground.
Whoever chances on the farm sell
donl stops long to look. He will pass
on. thinking to himself: II don't seem
TO remember that farm. must in
Quige about 1t In town." In town not
dDOUt IL, anu
newer Will that person see the farm
again however often lie may return to
look for it. Then others will 90 out to
seek the witch farm. over and over
again Will they pass and repass the
very spot where 1t had been seen. re-
traciDg their steps and puZZling and
saying: 1t must he there. We have
mistaken the way"
They are few indeed to whom the
spectral farm has shown itself Low
ell himself once saw 1t. On the verge
Of tpe wood he passed homestead
which appeared precisely as has been
described. Lowell saw 1t all and pass
I'd on without thinking. then suddenly
stopped short with feeling OF some
thing strange. turned and sauntered
slowly back. But no house at all was
there. and he was unable to find again
the dxact spot where 1t had been.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
SCIENCES VERDICT.
Evil EFFECTS or ALCOHOL PROVED
BY REPEATED EXPERIMENTS.

1t Hampers All Nitnl Functions Of
Users, Both Physical and Mental,
and Even La Small Amounts Per-
ceptibIy Dulls the Senses.
Professor Kraepeln of Heidelberg
has been engaged for a long time on
IN investigation into the various ef-
fects of alcohol on users in normal
healthy condition by means Of instru-
ments of precision. lie has found, says
the New Voice, That half an ounce Of
spirits. equivalent to an ordinary glass
of whisky, affects all of the vital func-
tons of the user. both physical and
mental. Having first found by careful
and repeated experiments what an in
dividual could do in normal condition,
he observed the same person thirty
minutes after taking the spirits and
found that. If the healthy vision will
enable the subject TO read letters thir-
ty feet away. after using the ounce of
spirits he cannot read them more than
from eighteen to twenty-five feet
away.
A corresponding result was observed
IN the ability to discriminate cOlOrs;
also it was noted that forms and
shapes were blurred and indlstinct.
This palsy of the vision Is of course
much more marked in the case of Il
drunken man. Similar results were
perceived In the action Of all the
senses. In the same way Professor
Kraepelin showed that the normal
muscular capacity for lifting. pulling
and pushing diminished one-third with
in an hour. Fatigue also would come
much sooner. This last may be ex-
planned In part by the influence Of al
cOhol on the heart action. At first and
for short time the action of the heart
was stimulated. Later, however, this
was followed by long period Of de
preston. The temperature Of the body
was also lowered after a short time
and remained lowered for long pc
Rod. Not only on the physical facul- |
ties did drink show its effects, but |
likewise OH the mental. Memory, |
thought. rapidity. reason. discrimina-
ton. were all weakened, In some in
stances as much us 10 per cent.
1t should be added that these conclu-
sions do not rest upon the observations
Of Kraepelin alone. but they have been
confirmed by numerous Investigators.
both IN our own country and abroad.
Among such may be named j. j. Abel.
M. d., Of Johns Hopkins university: L.
d. Crothers. VI. d.. of the New York
School of Clinical Medicine, Hartford,
Conn: John Madden. NJ. d.. Of the Mil
Medical college; the well
known DR.. Kellogg Of Battle Creek.
Mich, in this country. and DIR. Her
mann Frey. In Sahli's Clinic. Berne:
DR.. Lauder-Brunton, DR.. Won Bunge
md others abroad.
DR.. Lauder Brunton says: alcohol
Increases the reaction time. the time
or discrimination and the time for de-
.islon. 1t makes all the nervous proc
.sses slower. hut Mt the same time II
has the curious effect of producing a
lind of mental anaesthesia, so that all
hese processes seem to the person
himself to be quicker than usual in
tead of being. rs they really are.
much slower
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
THE LAW OF MOTION.
Eject of Dropping q Weight on and
on q Moving Car.


II "a person were to jump into the
air from the floor Of car In a rapidly
moving train his feet would reach the
floor In direct line to the very spot
from, which he jumped. In accordance
with 1.-THE second law OF motion, which
says II there be two or more causes Of
motion taking place Ia two different
right lines. whether inherent Ia the
bOdy,Or external to 1t. their effects do
not Interfere. nor does either diminish
or augment the effect Of the other. In
other words. when Il force acts upon
body Ia motion the change Of motion
which 1t produces is In the direction
and proportional to the magnitude Of
the force which acts. Those who move
on railroad at the rate Of thirty miles
an hour or forty-fve feet In second.
do not find the relation In which they
stand to the objects In the car In any
degree changed by the velocity. Take
q stoi! by way Of illustration-lnstead
OF the person jumplng-and 1t, like the
passengers. has n common motion on
ward with and derived from the train,
and when let fall from the hand 1t re-
tains that motion during its descent.
At the beginning of Its fail 1t would
have the speed Of the train In a horizon.
tal d irectlon. and gravity would act
upon IT In a vertical direction, and 1t
would fall as II the car was without
motion. II the stone be dropped ont
slde from the platform Of the car to
the iOSer step thereof instead Of to the
GROUND 1t will be found that In accord
snce with the laws stated 1t will fall In
direct vertical line. the same as does
the stone let fall inside the car. The
stone. if dropped to the ground outside,
likewise falls In a direct vertical line,
but 1t has lost the onward motion OF
the train and Is left behind
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
A College President Fighting Rum.

William Lowe Bryan. president OF
Indiana university. at Bloomington. Is
the principal figure In liquor license
case recently appealed to the Indiana
appellate court from the Monroe coun-
ty circuit court. Hundreds Of Bloom
ington residents, headed by President
Bryan and members OF the faculty.
Joined In Il remonstrance against the
granting Of license to Charles l..
Jones. n Bloomington saloon keeper.
After the matter had been appealed
from the county comm. ;SlOners to the
circuit court Judge james q, Wilson
found for Jones owing to an error In
the wording Of the peBOastrance. In
the hope OF ultimately defeating Jones
the demonstrators appealed to the ap-
pellate court.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
GIRLS SECRET.

Aunt Cassie came TO visit us and she
sdw was nervous, had the fdgets all the
tine, and she asked me many questions,
AID finally said, Why, you dear, sweet girl,
itIs not your temper that's bad, it's your
constitution that's out of killer. You sit
right down now and write letter to Dr.
Pierce, at Buffalo, N. ", tell him all your
symptoms and so did. II wasn't long
before I had long reply, carefully going
oyer MY case and telling me just what TO
do. date my present happiness and little
Cfpid's return to the very day sat down
toi write that letter to DR.. Pierce, for his
advice was so good and his Favorite Pre-
sctip,ion worked such a complete change
IN me that now my former Cheerfnlncss
aud good health-not to say anything of
good looks-aie restored to rue. I have
summoned Tom back TO my side and we
arb to be married in June"
trhe propretors and makers of Doctor
Pis.rce's FavOrite Prescription now feel
fully warranted in Offering 10 par $500 70:
au'y case of Leucorhea Female Weakness.
Prplspsus. or Falling Of the Womb, which
they cannot cure. All they ask is fai"
ard reasonable trial of their means of cure
Il 10 natural that woman who has been
cured Of womanly disease by "Favorite
Prescription" should believe that it will
cute others. II is natural too that she
should recommend to other women the
medicine which has cured her. II is
such commentator which has made the
name of DR.. Pierce's Fayorite PresCrip-
ROB a household word for the past thirty.
eight years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
DANGER OF WINE SAUCE.
1t Has Caused Ruin of More Than
One Reformed DPuakard.

Mrs. Ella y. Boole, ex-pres.dent Oi
the New York state w. e. Il. L., IN q
recent lecture spoke in strong terms
of the danger OF using liquors TO
favor sauces, puddlngs or fruits. She
said she knew Of reformed drunkard
who had gone back to intemperance
through eating a slice Of pudding
which had been soaked In brandy.
Mrs. BoOle said that people who were
not IN the habit OF taking liquor were
often unfamiliar with the taste Of 1t
and were sometimes betrayed into TAX
ing 1t through this ignorance and re-
lated the experiences Of two well
known clergymen to prove 1t.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
He Sill ArreNd-

Lord Justice ROmer was q chancery
Judge In England for nine years before
he was raised to the appeal court. De.
cisive In manner and no waster of
words. his simple II agree" has become
famous. Lord Justice RIgby was CIV
lng 40 elaborate decision one day and
happened to pause In tbqt effective way
hs had to give emphasis to q point. in
an instant came In Sir Robert Romer's
sOnOrOus II agree" to the Visible dig
comfiture OF Sir John Rigby. But
hadn't finished my observations" he
said and thcrcupon continued his judg-
ment, somewhat more cxlaustlvely. At
length he finished. 81 still agree" said
Lord Justice Rviner. And the appeal
court rang with unaccustomed laugh
tar
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
When We Have Good Road.

As an illustration Of what may b.
expected wien we have good roads this
incident Is interesting 4 farmer near
Hartford. Mich. having hailed hay to
deliver. loaded four wagons with two
tons each. made tie wagons up into u
train. hitchod IN thr farm engine and
drew the eptire iaaG to town at enc
time.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

See that the harness tits the horse,
Get Il collar which will lit the horse.
and fix the names SO they will ut the
collar. DO not get the bride too tight
or have any place which will rub and
make Al sore. When you have break.
Hx II at once. Fit the whole harness
to the horse so that II Is comfortable
md effective. National Stockman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
Chnucer's Encc In q Stone.

In the geological branch OF the Brit
ish museum the visitor Is shown {
wonderful specimen OF natural lmta
ton in II small ribbon jasper" This
stone. the material of which Is not un
like that Of other banded agates, has
upon It's surface Il perfect miniature
portrait of the poet Chaucer Every
detail Is startllngly correct. There are
the white face, the pouting lips, the
broad, low forehead and even the
whites of the slightly upturned eyes.
The attendants say that 1t is utterly
Impossible to convince even some Of
the educated visitors that il is not I'M
artificial production
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

; 'Wilat DO you think OF brass
bands r asked he, thinking of the free
concerts Mt the park,
brass bands are better than none"
replied she, contemplatIvely gazing al
the third finger OF her left hand. 'but
what's the matter with n gold band?"
Fort Worth Record.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

40 you consider him man who Gun
be trusted"
We'll" replied the Boston purlst. II
suppose i've Gan be trusted. but there
would be considerable rick attached
to the proceeding"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
The Book That Held Him.

Ties. picked up this book Just
SMght. and never budged out Of nag
chair until o'clock this morning."
Goodness! Was 1t that interesting"
mo; but / didn't wake up until that
fine"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

working in the diagonal braces. thence
under pulley attached to the rear
axle of the wagon, thence over II roller
working near the forward end of TIE
main frame.
In operation the machine is driven TO
the desired spot, the uprights plumbed,
the wheels scotched, the post set as
shOwR IN Fig. 2. the team detached
from the wagon and hitched TO the
rope
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

Nowadays wF are told "jt0ii OH
-FOUR chest" and not Throw taci
your shoulders" The shoulders VIII
take care OF themselves IL the chest
= held well up.--Alaywcll's Taiisman
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
willing To lisfen.

Tess4Slc wsa Boosting that she In q
very gavi l.stencr. Jess-Yes. She's
what you might cell Y fluent listener.
sSAs Iofes to hear hsrsslf talk.-Ex.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

Train 80 connects with Southern RY.
Ia: Strasburg Junction for HarrisonbUfg
and points on Valley Railroad.
Sorryporn No. So No. II
"'' Pass. Pass
Lv Ha-rlsonburg 2 45pm. +, 80 an
Stanton ... 4spm 95 am
Ar Lexington. 5 5Opm 10 90 am
DAILY except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked,
apply to any Office OF the b. 4 O. Rail.
road or to C.E. Dudrow, Travelling Pas
senger Agent Hsrper's Ferry. W. Va
T. Z. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington. Va
G. W. BASSETT. q 2. A.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
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A FARM POST DRIVER.
Any Mechanical Genius can Make II.
Cost $40 10 FI4.

The post driver represented in Figs
] and is described by writer IN the
Ohio Farmer as fitted to an ordinary
farm wagon. tie framework being held
10 its place by false holsters notched
at the ends TO receive the standards of
the wagon. These false holsters are
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
Changed IL,

The Lady-That isn't the same story
you told me before. The Beggar-No,
lady; you didn't believe the other opa.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
Of the Skin and Scalp Speedily
Cured by Baths with

Soap to cleanse the skin Of crusts
and scales, and soften the thick
encd cuticlc, gentle applications of
CUTICURAO Ointment to instant
ly allay itching, irritation, and
inflammation, and soothc and
heal, and mild doses Of CUrIcURA
Pills to cool and cleanse the blood.
A single Set, costing bot One
Dollar, is often Sufficient to eurs.
Sold throughout the world CutIclra Soap, &c. ONT
foci 50c Resolvent, BE- In form OF Choeoai. Coated
Pills, &c. per vis Of co., Drpo.s London, q Charter
house 81. Paris Rne dc IA Paix Boston. ~ Dci"1ns
Ave. Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
Of Send for "irhe Great Iiulgof Cure"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16
NS&zW NorfoEasWestsr
Schedule in effect Nav 80. 1904.
Leave Buena Vista.

Law outlld lStds
NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 9:jGP. NJ. Daily, For Basic, Luna,
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No IA. 1886 p. ". Daily, For IIagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SQUTHBOUND.
No. /. 7O5 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanok
Bristol, Bluefeld, Norton, We
ston-Salem Welch and intern EIDE
ate stations. Pullman sleepin
Philadelphia to Welch.
No. 10. 2.GsP. N. Daily. Fpi Roanoke,
Bristol, Blueheld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, ana
KNOXVILLE CINCINNATI, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West anc
Southwest. Pullman sleeper to
Knoxville and Roanoke to Colun-
bus.
Adj litional Information ald ratcssche.s
fully furnished by Z. II. Mofett, Tickle
Agent, Buena ista, Va.
W, b. REVILL, NJ. +. BAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent. Traavss Agt
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-16

The more you speak Of yourself the
more you are likely to ne.-Zimmer
man.