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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
MYSTICAL NUMBER NINE.
II liz Trinity of Trinitles and IL
Indicative of Perfection

II In n Trinity of Trinitles and IL
Indicative of Perfection.
Nine is a trinity of trinities and in
dicates perfection or completion There
are nine earths, nine heavens, nine
gods, nine muses.. nine worthless, nine
crosses, nine points Of the law, nine
rivers of hell, nine orders Of angels
and nine circles Of rank in Cllnes so
ciety. Milton, in paradise Lost"
says: "The gates of hell are thrice
threefold-three folds are brass, three
folds iron and three folds adamantine
rock. They had nine folds, nine plates
and nine Innings" When the angels
were cast out of heaven mine days
they fell"
A cat has nine lives. There are nine
crowns in heraeslry. Possession Is
nine points of the law The whip for
Furnishing evil doors had ni6e tails, the
superstition being that a fogging by
a trinity Of trinities would be sacred
and more efficacious. In order to see
the fairies, mOrtals are directed to put
nine grains of wheat on four leaf
clover. The hydra had nine heads.
Leases were formerly granted for 900
years. Even now they run for ninety
nine years, the dual Of trinity Of
trinities. To see nine magpies Is most
unlucky, as tie old Scotch rhyme goes:
Ones a sorrow, two's mirth
Threes a wedding fours birth.
Elves a christening six a dearth,
Sevens heaven eight is hell,
And nine's the devil his ane sell.
If servant finds nine green peas
in pea pod she may lay it on the
Intel of the kitchen floor, and the first
man that enters is to be her cavalier.
When the loving cup goes round 1t Is
the custom to drink three times
three toast to the one most highly hon
ored or tenderly loved. AS tke weird
sisters in Macbeth" danced round
the caldron they sang, "Thrice to thine
and thrice to mine and thrice again to
make up nine," and then declared "the
charm would up" The nine of dia-
mOnds was considered the curse OF
Scotland.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
A Queer Custom.

Between the mountains Of India and
Persia is a powerful tribe among
whom an extraordinary custom pre-
walls. Women's rights have apparent
ly received full recognition, for the Ia
dies Of the tribe can choose their own
husbands. All single woman has to
do when she wishes to change her
state is to send servant to pin a hand
kerchief to the hat Of n man on whom
her fancy lights, and he is obliged to
marry her unless he can show that he
is too poor to purchase her at the price
her father requires.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Value of Good Roads.

In New Jersey. where there are good
stone roads, loads of potatoes at long
haul have Increased from twenty-five
baskets to eighty-hvc. Some statistics
have been gathered concerning wood
hauling in the city of Goslar, in the
HarZ mountains. where the roads have
recently been macadamiZed. Full load
on old road. 50 to 100 cubic feet on the
new road. full load. 10 to go cubic
feet; average cOst of drawing per thou
sand feet. b. m. old road. $2.70; on the
new, $40" The cost Of improving
the roads was $4,000. The profit has
been 10 per cent per annum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Road Briefs.

The cost of improved machinery is a
mere bagatelle to any community when
the value Of the improved road is con-
sidered.
Good roads are necessary for rural
free delivery.
Along good highways there is de.
mand for farming land and rural
homes.
In order to get at the grain raised In
Lee county. ILL.,, the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad has contributed
$1,000 to help the farmers of that see
ton build good public turnpike,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Rural Delivery Notes

The rural free delivery service now
costs $50, 10000 per annum
During the past eight months the
superintendent of the rural free delv.
cry service has authorized the estab-
lishment Of 5000 new routes.
Rural free delivery. which has come
TO stay, has worked marvellous changes
in the agrifHltuFal districts. The farm
er Is beginning to enjoy some of the di
rect results to which he IL entitled
A rural delivery carrier of Kansas
has purchased new motor cycle and
will use IT to deliver mail The ma
chine weighs 100 pounds and will trav-
Ell twelve miles an hour easily. Its mo-
tive power is supplied by gasoline
engine. This is the only motor cycle
la the rural mail service of Kansas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
PAPER MAKING MACHINES.
They Were Invented by Louis Rob-
srt, Young Frenchman.

They Were Invented by Louis Rob-
srt, y Young Frenchman.
The inventor of maehlFery for paper
making. as distinguished from mere
pulpIng machines. was Louis Robert, q
clerk IN the employment Of Messrs.
Didot of the Essonnes paper mills,
near Paris. In 1893 he completed a
small model for n continuous web OF
paper on m endless wire cloth, 70
which rotary motion was applied. Con
tinuous length was thus secured,
though at first the width was only
that OF an ordinary piece Of tape.
A machine soon followed producing
Il width of twentyf0ur inches, for
which Robert had Il patent from the
French government ard reward OF
5000 francs. AlessFs, pidot bought
this patent and the machines, and In
1901 induced well known English
firm - Fourdrinnier TO take Ii up.
Helped by clover young mechanic
named DOnkin OF hartford paper mills
they so improved the machinery that
FourdrinnIcr machine II still the
practical equipment of every paper
making establishment the world over.
London Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
eczema ON
LITTLE GIRL
SIeepIess Nights for Mother
and Awful Suffering
Of Child.
CURED BY CUTICURA
Had Given up All Hope of Ever
Making Any Cure.

"My little girl has been suffering for
two years or more from eczema, and
during that time I could not get q
nights sleep, as her ailment was very
severe.
81 had tried so many remedies and
spent much money, deriving no bene-
fit, had absolutely given up all hope
of making any cure. But as a last re-
sort was persuaded to try set Of the
Cuticura remedies, and to my great
delight marked change was mani
tested from the first application.
gave the child a bath with Cuticura
Soap, using soft piece of muslin cloth.
This l did twice day, each time fol.
lowing with the Cuticura Ointment,
and at the same time gave the Resol.
vent, according to directions. One box
of the Ointment and two bottles Of the
Resolvent, together with the Soap,
effected a permanent cure. / submit
this for publication II you desire, hop
ing 1t will add to your success and assist
so many thousands of sufferers In cur.
ing themselves" MRS. L. b. JONES,
ADDTNGT0N, IND. L.
The first step in the treatment Of the
chronic forms Is to remove the scales
and crusts and soften the skin, by
warm baths with Cuticura Soap. The
lcalp, ears, elbows, hands, ankles and
feet will require frequently q thorough
soaking in order to penetrate the thick
ened skin and crusts with which these
marta orn often covarpd Dry care.
fully, and apply Cutlcura Ointment.
lightly at first, and where advisable
spread 1t on pieces Of soft cloth and
bind In place. Take the Resolvent,
pills, or liquid, in medium doses. Do
not use cold water In bathing, and
avoid cold, raw winds.
Sold throughout the world. Cuteurs Rssolvent. 20.
In form Of Chocolate Coated Pills 2Sc per vial Of eoh
Ointment 50c.. Soap, &c. Deposi London. Chartsf.
house SOL, Paris, Rue De IA PsiI, Boston Isl Colum.
bus Ave. Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Propfetof1
n4-Send for f" How 10 Cure Eczema"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Altitude md Voices.

Generally speaking. races living at
high. attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply Of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus In America
among the Indians living on the pla-
teau between the ranges of the Andes
at an elevation of from 10000 to 1900
feet the men have voices like women
and women like children, and their
singing Is q shrii' monotone.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

At Il recent good roads convention
General Roy Stone said rs regards the
estimate of the annual loss by bad
roads, which he announced officially
some years ago and which has been de.
rided by many wiseaores, it was the re.
suit Of thorough digestion Of well as.
certained facts. the boiled down expert
ence Of 10000 intelligent farmers in all
parts of the country, honestly applied
to the census returns and other official
data, and he said he would not today
discount it nor abate dollar from
its enormous total Of $G00,0O0,0O0.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
A TOBACCO LEGEND.
The Story of the Way In which Man
Obtained the Weed.


An ethnologist tells an interesting
story as to how tobacco was first OBJ
tanned by man, according to the ira
ditions of the Menominee Indians;
Zone day the god hero, Manabozo
was on journey, when he perceived
a delightful odor. 1t seemed to come
from crevice in the cliffs high up on
mountain side. On going closer he
found q tavern which was occupied by
giant. In fact, the giant was the
tenant Of the mountain. and from the
mouth of the cave n passage led down
into the very center OF the bill, where
there was a large chamber Around
the chamber were stacked great quaint
ties of bags filed with curious dried
leaves. From the leaves proceeded the
delicious fragrance.
"These leaves were tobacco. Once
a year, the giant explained, all of the
spirits came TO the mountain for the
purpose of smoking this exquisite
weed. But 1t was not possible to give
any of 1t away" said the ethnologist.
Nevertheless ManaboZo watched for
an opportunity and. snatching up one
of the bags, fed. closely pursued by
the giant. The thief leaped from peak
TO peak. but the giant followed so fast
as to finally overtake him. SO Mana
bozo turned upon him and, npppaiding
him for his stinginess. transformed
him into grasshopper.
THAT is the reason why the grass
hopper Is always chewing tobacco.
Manabozo took the bagful of leaves
and distributed them nmong his
friends, the ancestors of the Indians of
today. Since then they have had the
use and enjoyment of the plant"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Overheard on the Pier.

rs this allT' demanded the custom
house inspector as he finished up
Binks' trunks.
"Well, no." said Binks. II got a new
wife over In Paris. That little woman
over there with the pink cheeks is she"
"AIl right" said the inspector. We'll
have her appraised. She looks like q
MARK q ark"--LltA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
The HeIyetfnn Ladies,

The most celebrated warllke women
among the ancients, apart from the
tabled amazons, were the Helvetlan
ladies'. Caesar praises highly their
military achievements. In more than
one instance the legions Of Rome turn
ed their backs on the fair ones Of Swift
Eerland. During the crusades women
often performed the most romantic and
ebivalrous dsedA dying cheerfully by
ths nldes OF their lovsr5 ana AuekatdA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Easy Explanation.

"HOw do you account for the fact"
asked the doctor, "as shown by actual
investigation, that thirty-two out Of
every hundred criminals in the country
are left handed"
That's easily accounted for" said
the professor. 1.-THE other sixty-eight
are right anded."-Chicago Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

"And so, Peter, you spell women
with an ar" said the teacher, cor.
recting an exercise. please, sir" was
the reply, my papa told mamma only
yesterday that women were singular
beings"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
H1du't Seen Him.

The Vicar-Did you see a pedestrian
pass this way few minutes agof
Farm Hand-No, sir. I've been workin'
on this later patch more'n mower,
and hotter thing has passed 'cept a
solitary man, an he was trampin' on
foOt.-London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Bearing the Expense.

"Does your husband keep any
horses?"
"Yes." answered young Mrs. Torkins
Gle keeps number Of them. But
other people own them and manage the
races. "-Washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
S0yed nv EarIy IustructfOn.

Mrs. Crawfoot-l'm glad we taught
our boy Hiram never to loaf around
corners. Mr.. Crawfoot-Got another
object lesson. Maria? Mrs. Crawfoot-
Yes. The paper says young man lost
fortune on corner I'm Wall street.
Philadelphia Record.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

II see Jennie Gayleigh is TO undergo
another operation"
"Dear me. Appendicitis again.
"No. She's going to have her hus
band amputatad." Town Topics.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
The Lottery of Marriage.

The Deacon-Do you believe mar
riage is lottery? The Parson-I do.
Why. ] really can't tell whether I'm
going to get SO or 80 cents out of one.
-YOnkers Statesman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Things which are so heavy on wo-
mans conscience they cause 1t to sag
don't leave an impression on a man.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08
Same Thing.

Miss Carrye MOore-She calls him
her intended. Are they engaged? Miss
Cutting Hintz-No, but she intends to
marry him.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Every nah has at times In his MIND
the ideal Of what he should be. but Is
not
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Men blush less for their crimes than
for their weaknossss and vanity.-La
Dsuysrs.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

and other organs of digestion and nutri-
ton. 1t enables the perfect assimilation
of food and the proper nutrition of the
body on which physical strength depends.
"Nine or ten years ago my health became
very poor, and in 1892 was so far gone that good
doctors pronounced my case the worst they had
ever treated.n writes Mr.. Harvey Phipps. OF
Florence Ala. "I had acute stomach trouble,
liver complaint. catsrrh and was nervous to such
an extent could not sleep finally got three
bottles of Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery
and some Pellets Took them according TO
directions on the bottles, and in few days
noticed a decided improvement. I commenced
to get more rest at night and could eat with
pleasure. where formerly food was like chips to
me. When had used three bottles OF the
Discovery was a new man A; could eat mince
pie for supper, 60 to bed at seven P. NJ. and
sleep until seven A. NJ. l am now working at
my trade Carpentry every day in all kinds OF
weather and think if ! had not taken your
medicines would now be under the sod"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse
the cloggsd system from accumulated
impurities.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Telegraph posts along a railway are
arranged thirty to the mile.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Many a man would bet
ter 60 without lunch at all
than eat the hurried lunch
which forms the MONDAY
meal of many a business
man. Hasty eating, foods
hard to digest, and no time
allowed for digestion are
the cause of many a case
of stomach "trouble."
Disease of the stomach
seriously threatens the
health of the whole body
and should be promptly
cured. DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery cures
diceaces of the sfofuach
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-06-08

Train 81 connects with Southern Il.
Ra. Strasburg Junction for Harrisonburg
and points on Valley Railroad.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
A Name With . History.

A certain historical sentiment rs
attached-te the name of the Peees-
Wet, one of the big Russian battle
ships at Port Arthur which ha,
thus far, apparently, escaped IN
jury. That, name was beIne b.
one of the principal vessels Of tn:
little Russian. squadron which Wis
tied New York during our civil
war-the first Russian warship to
enter the harbor.. That was not.
as some have been saying, in the
winter of I862-'63., the .--darkest
days of the war" but in the fall Of
1863. The ships spent several
weeks here, and the officers and
crew were entertained. both pub
licly and privately, with lavish
hospitality. The Peresviet Of those
days was then much visited ar
admired. But she would cut
puny figure beside the steelcla
that now bears her namr
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
A C.biret Ministers Phonesraph.

Since his accession to the British
cabinet Mr.. Graham Murray haG
made a still greater use of the
Phonograph for the conduct Of
his correspondence as secretary
Of state for Scotland than he did
during the period when he acted
as. lord advocate in the same de-
partment. Some FIVE or six coz,
en- records" are now constantly
in use, and to these the minister
dictates the replies to his numer-
Gus letters. together with a mass
of other detail work connecte :
with-the office over which he pre-
Sides. These are then forwarde :
to London, if he happens to BE-
in Scotland, and the contents ar:
taken down by his secretaries in
Whitehall. This done, the "ree-
ords" are scraped of and the cyl
inders are ropce more ready fo:,
use. By keeping a photograph
both in ,Lo-don and Scotland the
secretary OF state alone among his
colleagues in NJ. Balfour's recon
structed cabinet is able to givs
vivavoce instructions to his de-
partment at a distance Of. soaI"
of miles.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
First Class Work.

The work on the new post COM
niissary building is progressing
nicely nnder the direction of Con-
tractor H. Schoenfeld. The cement
cellar flooring is a beauty, being
finished so as to be rat. mouse and
roach proof. This cellar is ever
lasting, and no rats, miceor insects
can destroy it.
Anyone having such work done
cannot do better than to employ
Mr.. Schoenfeld to build store
rooms, ware houses or sidewalks ?
Ice boxes for butchers, saloons
or fer private use made to order.
guarazteed to be good ice keepers.
Also store. saloon. bank and
church 6xtures made and satisfac-
ton guaranteed. az
See H. Schoenfeld, P. o. Box
PAS or new commissary building at
Fort Brown. ;
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
Mullona,rs,s Mits . Novelist

Mrs. clarence ,Maekay. whose
,ovelette. * The. Stone of Des-
my has given this young Wifi
,f a multi-millionaire citizenship
in the republic of letters. wrote
re story in . log cabin situated .
mile from her luxurious palace
home. = Harbor Hill At Roslyn, l..
/. The tiny workshop. is fitted
with mission furniture and decor
a,ed with newspaper cartoons.
The: most important object in the
place is typewriting machine on
which ,Mrs.=Msckay, wrote the
story with her own fair fingers.
In fine weather she walked to and
from her secluded workshop and
carried her lucheon in a basket.
SEe is young matron. with some
years to her credit on the sunny
side of 80. She is not over fond OF
society and its exactions. William
R. Travers, the famous wit. was
her grandfather, and her great
grandfather was the celebrated
Reverdy Johnson. .ts4
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
"Ih. whit. 81. Devil.

Mrs. Sarah B. Hadden. a hero
ne Of Utah Indian wars. is dead
It Ter former home, Ephrairn, L.
,ged 90 years, Mrs. Hadden
-rossed the plains with her hus-
BAND. as part OF the Mormon expe-
Hilton from Nauvoo, Ill. They.
located at Ephriaml anda ALMOST
continually for FIVE years were
forced to fight Indians Black
hawk, the great. chief, made war
on the little settlement several
times. but without success. Mrs
Hadden. because of her being :
ine shot with rife and pistol. be
,ame known by Indians as 1.-THE
Write she devil" She finally woI
heir esteem by kindness and
Rlackhawk issued orders that she
md her family were not to be
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19

In the nature Of things. RI
sia's present condition would So
jet her naval concerns to crit:
al attention the world ovr.
While her sea power was n
brought to trial, it might pas
Tor what it pretended to be; NJ
20 when weighed in the 5al,ne
# action. and found. wanting. .
writer in . London journal poi..t
,ut that the Russian feet has SEE.
40 Sighting with "a equal toe f.
wo Centuries past-not since (
laws. of Peter the Great. T.
laval ;os6eers up 10. recent We
,ut in their service comfor:si'
N shore. making only little TT
-bout.the coast, with % occasi
II voyage to the Far East. in G
Ter to qualify fer, the pension a.:
steps in rank given for sea Sc
.Iicea In spite Of AL efforts to r,
i've something like. . naval pas
Russia can point to only two OF
;asiOns in modern history whe,
:ef ships were in action. On;
vas the destruction of the Turk
n sauadroneat Sinope, when tbs
lumber Of vessels was equal
houghs the latter were greatly in
'erior in size and armament. tn.
sher OCCASION was in the Crimea,
var. when the, Black sea feet did
Russia excellen, service, but
.,ardlyr of the kind usually de-
mandcd of the ships Of an i'm
,erial navy. when she sank her
nest ships like coal barges tt
lock the entrance to, .Sebastopol
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
NOTICE.

There will be reorganizatiop of
the Brownsville Baseball Club i'll
the course of the next few 6ssiys. A
meeting will be called and all can
didates will please come forward.
THE HERALD will publish the date
and place of meeting in the next
issue or So
We would like to see as many
new faces as possible-also the old
ones (Signed) Committee.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19

There is 4 woman in Phoenix,
A. T., who has the. correct idea,
al right. but whether it win work
,ut remains for the future to dis
lose. Recently her husband
ought = small ranch, and with
;mgshe, haa been much interest
I'd in planning improvements, es-
,eeially, in the growing line. with
yhich to adorn the place. The
,.her day beds were prepared for
sweet peas and fhe l4dy Of the
house was sbusiiy engaged in, as
sorting. her seeds and carrying the
little packets out of doors, where
heir contents were transferred to
the beds in regular order. As
-ech variety was planted the name
pss- placed on > small markef, as
Is the custom with gardeaers~ In
, particularly choice location the
contents; Of ,, packet were. lab 81
ously dropped, one by one, until
the row was filled and the earth
nicely snioothed over it. When,
me woman picked up the packet
o write the market. she discoy-
red that she had carefully planted
ser mothers package Of liver.
)ills. a.,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
Forstoirs OutdooP lno.

Still vigorous at the age OF IS
years, Count Leo ToIstoi nearly
every day either takes ride on
his fayorite horse, goes for walk
under the linden trees with his
daughter, Alexandra. or in eompa-
ny with his great wolfhound.
tramps over the broad acres of the
famous estate of Ysnaya Polyana
Tolstoi has long been an ardent
out-of-doors man; in early life a
hurdle rider of no mean accom-
plis1ment, a hunter and an ath-
lete; in later years pedestrian to
whom twelve miles a day was an
average walk to whom a day in
the saddle was as nothing.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-05-19
No; Sure Of Il

Two or three members of III,
senate like brandy and are fastid
ious about the kind they drink
They found hotel in Washing
ton where there were several bot
ties labeled as the distilIation o
1911. This brandy cost Is cents {
drink. Here it is" said one o
the senator's. when he had invited
two companions to have some
at is the finest in Washington
You can see by the label that i
was distilled in 1871. Isn't thaf
right, Mr.. Bartender" That:
what the label says" the barten
der replied, but I don't know the
printer"