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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
THE MILKY SEA.
Curious Sight Occasionally WI
messed In TropicaI Wnters


messed In Tropical Waters.
Or the many sights witnessed In the
oceans of the globe, one of the most
curious and most weird Is that de-.
scribed by sailors as "the milky SCI. 8"
SHIPS being surrounded for several
hours by water that appears to be
snowy Whiteness. The spectacle is re-
st1cted to the darkness Of night and
rare occasions, and, while II is limited
manly to the warmer waters of the
tropical belt, 1t appears to be more
common In the Indian ocean than in the
Atlantic and Pacific. From the white
water the light Is so strong that ordi.
nary newspaper print can be read on
board ship, but the scene all round In
OF an awe inspiring description. The
horizon Is blotted out, sea and sky seem
10 become one In q sort of universal
luminous fog, which, like London fog
RODS the observer Of the sense of dis. |
lance and direction, the deck being lIt |
up with a CHASTITY, shadowless light.
once of the west coast of South Amor.
lea a bucket Of the white water emp
tied back into the sea resembled molten
lead. This curious sight has interested
scientific investigators, but while II Is
no doubt related to the many phos.
phorescent displays common at sea
there Is no sufficient explanation forth.
coming of this particular manifestation
Or OF the singular atmospheric effects
from 1t.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
FLOWING FROM THE CENTER.

much skill. AS the diagram shows a
ridge is struck in the center OF the
neld and reaching within 200 feet Of
the ends of the field. After the ridge Is
struck short burrows are plowed until
the lines on the right and left hand
SIDES are made parallel with the border
lines, but great care will have to be
taken to get all Of these sides equally
distant or in finishing the field 1t will
not come out even at the borders.
In blowing land of this shape care
shoulC be taken TO drive well ahead at
the acute angles, especially Mt those
marked A, or when the last burrows
are plowed the extreme angles will not
be reached.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
DRINK CURSE or LONDON.
Grocer's License Regarded ms One OF
It's Worse Features.

Grocer's License Regarded ms One Of
It's Worse Features.
The evidence showing the extraordi-
nary extent to which the drink curse
has undermined the social, physical
and moral welfare of the people OF
London Is overwhelming, says the Lon.
don Express.
All In a position to Judge are as one
In the opinion that the great mass OF
the people have no conception Of the
ravages which the consumption of
drink, especially Of the cheap and poi
sonous kinds, is making upon the phys
ical and moral condition Of the people
through the weaker sex.
A doctor with large practice In the
suburbs told an Express representa-
tive that grocers' licenses are among
the greatest curses of the age II have
traced" he said, many cases Of alco-
holism among women to this source.
The evil begins with the grocer's II.
cense, and In short time the public
house Is patronized.
Another evil Is the medicated wine.
the trade in which has vastly increased
during the past few years. Scores of
people who would not touch ordinary
wine or spirits ask If they may take a
little Of somebody's indicated wine
1t Is nothing but ordinary wine to
which drug has been added.
ut is my firm conviction that the Use
IF such wines cutivates and In some
cases awakens a craving for alcohol in
stronger form"
a member Of public body in West
Ham showed an Express representa-
i've round the best parts Of the Dor
ugh on Saturday night. The passing
4 well dressed women In and out OF
ublic houses Of the better type was
ontinuous. A visit was paid to what
an admittedly well conducted "ho-
ELL In the saloon bar were forty five
ersons, twenty-five of whom were
'omen, including six young girls with
Dung men, evidently sweethearts.
III you saw what have to see every
ny of my life," said head master of
board school in the east end, you
ould hope that the children sent away
the fresh air fund would never come
ick. If we could only take the chill
zen out of the atmosphere in which |
ey are compelled to live there might {
some hope for them. I
with public houses at every street t
rner, where boys and girls Dlay pv- n
y night for want Of better place. (
hat wonder is 1t that the scenes of 7
unken, fighting women dull their per-
ptions and lead them to look upon
unkenness as one Of the usual fea- >,
res Of their existence" =,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Takes Census of Town DruuLsrd.

Chief OF Police Hugh Kelley of South
Bethlehem, Pa, is following In the
footsteps of Burgess Pennypacker of
West Chester In an effort to check
drunkenness In the town But he will
not be content merely to send a list OF
drunkards to the hotel and saloon
keepers, as Burgess Pennypacker did.
Chief Kelley Is collecting the names
OF all the habitual drunkards In the
town and Will report them to court for
action under the law passed by the
last legislature, which provides that
drunkards can be placed In conflne-
ment In insane asylums. The fear of
being sent to the State hospital at Nor
ristown. II is hoped, Will be Of great
aid In encouraging temperance In
South Bethlehem.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
The Arabic Lam re.

There Is no language more poeticaI
than the Arabic language, where
snow Is called "hair Of the mountain
and the rainbow Is bride Of the rain u
Red mullet is "the sultan Of fishes"
maidenhair fern is translated by little
cane Of the we'll" Ordinary Arabic
words show an extraordinary gift OF
description. The word for secretly
means literally under the mating"
and never Is expressed thus: "When
the charcoal takes root and the salt
buds" Uncontrolled ascendency Of i'm.
agitation marks the Arab and endows
his nature with fascination all its
own. An outdoor life Is his heritage.
and the things Of nature are q part of
himself. Spring he calls grass" sum-
mer is cleaning" autumn Is fruit"
winter Is rainy
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13

The only difference would be that the
lines or stakes would have to be set
either farther from or nearer to the
border lines than here indicated.
| We have assumed that the shortest
line is 400 feet. Using this line as a
base, measure off strip POO feet wide
| (see dotted lines in the first figure).
Then set stakes indicated by dots in
the diagran) so as to take off strips
on the other sides just 200 feet wide
and strike furrOw along the line of
the stakes. This will leave small
piece in the center OF the same pro-
portions as the field is. PlOw around
this center portion, which will result
In throwing the land inward instead
Of outward. Finally pillow out the CEN
terpiece. There will be short middle
or open furrOw, possibly two or three |
rods long, at the widest point Of the |
centerpiece, which is plowed out, but |
being so short will not be Objectionable. |
Ii is assumed that because of the
irregular shape Of this field 1t has been
convenient .lways to throw the first
furrow toward the outside border and
that II is now desired to throw 1t In.
The method outlined would be, by all
means, the simplest way Of solving this
problem. 1t will be noticed that the
piece in the center is not brought to a
point at the narrowest end of the field
II 1t were it would be difficult to get
the end of the sharp point straight
hat is, parallel with the line marked
IOO-as there would be no guide, where
Is by the present method the first fur
ow across the narrow end OF the field
would be parallel TO the short line
marked 400
The second figure represents a meth. ,
d by which all Of the land may lie ;
lowed from the center, but It will re- q
uire good deal Of measurement and :
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Judge Scores Grocery saIoon.

Magistrate Flammer In the Yorkvile
police court, New York city, declared
himself as follows In the presence OF
docket consisting OF seventeen DRINKS
nve women and twelve men: IL believe
that the liquor stores, where liquor Is
sold In bottles. are mainly responsible
Tor the increase in drunkenness that |
ana other magistrates In the city have
noticed Of late. The poor people can
get whisky cheap in these places, and
they are well patrOnized. The high
license, while doing away with some
Few saloons, has caused these liquor
stores to open, which. think, are n
worse evil than the saloon"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Drinking In Women's CIub.

The Increase in the number of WON.
ems clubs In London is said to be Mt.
tended by an alarming increase in the
drinking habit. The London World
said recently that the drinking OF llq
uor, especially creme de menthe, has
grown to grievous extent. AT these
clubs one sees more whisky and sotfas
on the table Mt luncheon than one sees
at mems clubs. In which there Is n
marked decrease in drinking.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13

Euclid. who is sometimes called the
father of mathematics. taught this
subject in the famous school at Alex
andria. Being asked one day by the
king of Egypt (Ptolemy Soter) whether
he could not teach him the science in
Il shorter way, Euclid answered in
words that have been memorable ever
since, Sire, there is no royal road to
learning" Not many scraps Of CONVEX
sation have lived. as this reply has, for
2200 years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
LEFT HANDED WiCkEDNESs.
Results of an Unusual Investigation
by Professor Lombroso.

Results of an Unusual Investigation
by Professor Lombroso.
Professor Cesare Lombroso, the Ital-
ian scientist skilled in detecting traces
of abnormality, explains in the North
American Review the imperfections of
the left handed
People who are more agile with the
left than with the right hand are most
numerous among women, children,
savages and criminals" The percent
age is about 4 per cent among men
Operatives and soldiers), 5 to s per
cent among women and about the
same among lunatics.
But among criminals Professor Mar
70 found 10 per cent of the men and %
per cent of the women left handed.
Swindlers offered greater percentage,
no less than SO, and murderers and
ravishers only from 8 to 10 per cent.
Professor Lombroso also discusses
the far more complex subject of cleft
sidedness." Certain people are more
sensitive upon the left side than upon
the right. This condition has no con-
hNNtAVh WIN iClt anu Is
highest in lunatics, A per cent.
Parrots are left handed, and so are
lions. ROllet found In twenty-seven
monkeys the left shoulder heavier than |
the right
Women, children and primitive races |
make gestures and simple movements
from right to left. This is why wom-
en- button their garments in a different
direction from men and why early
languages, like the Arabic, are writ
ten from right to left Very old chro-
nometers were wound from right to
left, not from left to right, as at pres
ent.
However, Professor Lombroso hedges
by saying: Zone can without difficulty
find among good men real left handed
ness, as among the greatest evildoers
there are some who have not that char
acteristic. do not dream at all of say
ing that all left handed people are wick.
ed, but that left handedness, united to
many other traits, may contribute to
form one of the worst characters
among the human species"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Min erals and Life.

The base Of nutrition in all living
beings is oxygen. water, salts. carbon
and nitrogen. Forster tried to feed
dogs on organic substances deprived Of
nearly all their mineral matter. Death
from starvation occurred sooner than
II the dogs had been completely with
out food. NJ. Herrera says in Revue
Scientifique. Paris, Living beings are
but aggregations Of mineral substances
and biology is but a chapter in min
eralOgy."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Il Tender Episode

Bring home turkey: don't forgit
And praties. Pat we need en-
"Ah. Biddy. II you asked for it
I'd get the Bird OF Freedom"
THE eagle! Sure he'd be enough
To keep us from starvation.
But wouldn't he be rather tough?
He's oulder than the nation"
He tough! Bedad. you re of the track
Coiumbia-heayen defend herr
Puts him upon the dollars back
And then he's legal tender"
-Munsey's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Compensation For Damage NV deer

In certain parts of New England deer
have received rigid protection for
number Of years and have become 80
numerous In consequence that frequent
complaints are made concerning the
damage they do to growing crops. TO
meet this difficulty Maine and Massa-
chusetts have enacted laws providing
for compensation for such damages.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
No CaIahraffau

Uncle Rastus-I'ze afeard I amt 10
In ter hab no turkey fer nah Thanks
givin' dis year.
Hooks-Why not, Uncle Rastus? Are
the prices too high for you?
Uncle Rastus-No, sah but de fences
is-Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
The Sugar Cane Crop.

Inc sugar cane crop of Louisiana
and Texas will be rather short this
year The cane, on account OF drought
and cool weather. is in an almost I'M
precedcnted condition. lacking In
growth and lacking in sugar content.--
Farm and Ranch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Promoters Of COURAGE.

Spartacus-W Women are a great incen-
tive to manly courage.
Smarticus-That's right Since I've
been married and had few Tits with
my wife the prospect Of a scrap with
the meanest man on earth seems like
mere chlld's play 10 me.--Baltimore
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Pure Food LAW stops Wine

Under the national pure food law en-.
acted by congress last winter ship.
ment Of white wine from Bordeaux.
France. was recently refused admit
lance. IT being found adulterated With
salicylic acid
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
EARANas.se::,:
SSssSa'CHRBgN
A Pillow STORY.

Back Furrowins an Irregular Field
According to Different Methods.
Good methods of blowing and back
furrowing an Irregular field Of the
shape shown in the diagram were
originally given by a writer in the
Country Gentleman, who says: We
have assumed a certain length for the
lines in the diagram The solution Of
the problem would be the same If the
lines were either longer or shorter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13

Fished For q Compliment and Got II.
Alice cooking at her portrait--Don't
you think that Mr.. Van Brush has
managed to make rather a pretty pie
ture Of mel
Edith-Yes. he really has. What q
remarkably clever artist he isl
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
At Gay Yuleffde.

All hail the genial time of year
When every heart Is kind,
When far and near there Is good cheer
And care is left behind.
Old feuds forgot. old hates aside.
Now hearty clasps Of hand.
While far and wide at Christmastide
Love relgns throughout the land
Forgive. forget. a truce 70 pride:
Healed are all friendships riffs.
At gay Yuletide on every side
were worked" for Christmas gift
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13

The woman
who suffers
from ill-health
casts a shadow
on her own hap
piness and the
happiness of
OF h e re-. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer ca n n OF
smile and sing.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Knew His Georranbv

Freddy-We had one Of the famous
Rhode Island turkeys for our Thanks.
givin' dinner
Teddy-Hnhl SO did we. heard
grandpa thank Providence fer it,
Puck.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Not In stock.

Shop Walker-She complains that you
didn't show her common civility.
Shopgirl-l showed her everything In
my department. sir.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Work and Win.

DO not people somehow but really
feel that to support the church. to be
charitable and generous, to observe the
formal acquisitions of religion. Is
enough 90 that they thereby purchase
the gonl of spiritual attainment? And
now lncongruous 1t Is for the people to
reel so who know so well that they get
nothing In any other department of life
without working for it, Work and win
Is the true law of both the TEMPORAL
ana the spiritual life. Rev. J. r. Clark
Presbyterian. Detroit.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
LIGHT AND DARK.

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each other
than a healthful from a sickly woman.
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Freedom Through the Truth.


Ihere are no more potent words In
the Bible than those Of my text. The
truth shall make you free" But how
Is 1t to do 80? BY making known the
law OF life. The world has been very.
very slow in learning that there Is no
freedom save in law. Those who do
not know the truth seek freedom in
disorder. II Is In God that we live and
move and have our being, and the truth
means to know how TO use the powers
OF his life in our lives to their perfec-
tion-Iiev. Wilson NJ. Backus, Uni
tartan. Chicago
Christianity More Than Profession.
1t is not enough to assert that we
have the spirit Of Christ. That is
cheap and useless. II we have I'm M
the mind that was In Christ we cannot |
hide 1t If we would. The temper OF Je-
sus revealed itself through absolute
obedience. perfect unselishness. uni
versa and constant love The man
who refuses TO obey God who ignores
the happiness and welfare Of Others
who fails to enthrOne love in his heart.
may bear the name Of Christian but
he has no right to it.-Rev. l.. A. Gran
dali. Baptist. Chicago
knowledge and Chrisfianity.
Man without knowledge would look
upon light rs a mystery. death as q
horror and In his despair would be
driven to animal indulgence as m ano-
dyne to still the ever present torture OF
aspirations of which he knew not the
meaning, desires he was poweress to
crafty, and thus you'd he pass from
eternity to eternity over the narrow
lsthmus OF time without knowing or
understanding the sublimlty Of his des-
tiny or the attributes OF his Creator
until 1t would be all too late. But
project the flashlight Of knowledge in
ais soul, and what a transformation
10 we not behold! The darkness that
'nveloped him Is cleared away; he be-
lolds broader horizons than he ever
lreamed OF; history deposits her treas
Tres ut his feet: the natural sciences
isclose TIE marvels Of creation and
he harmony Of natures laws; phlloso-
by gives him the assurance Of a soul
hat ls Immortal and he realizes him.
ELF to be the lord Of the visible world,
Or WHOSE use and benefit ell thing.
'ere made.-Rev. d. P. Lawton. Cath.
&c. New Orleans.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
Cannot BE Taken Ayyav.

You determine within you that your
life will be lived high holy and noble.
AS business man, you purpose to be
honest. true and incorruptible. On this
nigh plane you go through the world.
That life no man can take from Won
Men may lie about you, they may SIAN
der You and prosecute you, but they
cannot take the Christlike traits from
you that are yours as long as you
choose to maintain them. Rev. DIR.
George Schoal. Church Of the Refor.
nation. Baltimore.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13

We are the citizens of a mighty de-
mocracy upon this vast continent. Our
loyalty receives its inspiration from the
teachings of our holy faith; but, above
all, we are the followers of Christ and
the obedient children of our pontiff.-
Rev. 7. f. O'Hare, Catholic, Green.
point, n, Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-01-13
The Gift of Love.

The law Of nature Is that there can
De no growth where there is no nour-
ishment, and where conditions of
health are essential there will be
growth according to nourishment. 1t
Is SO with plants, animals and man. ev-
erywhere and in all time. Man must
also receive sustenance for his soul II
he be dead spiritually he must be d.
vinely quickened before he can grow
ana become Christlike. - Rev. George
Adams. Methodist Rrnnklvn
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-16

killing the Ben Davi. apple bloom
without injuring the sweet cherries,
which are among the tenderest OF fruit
blossoms, is one of those mysteries
that orchard lists are unable to explain
upon any natural basis. In several To-
calities small fruits and berries were
considerably hurt by the April freeze,
but in others it had no appreciable
effect on the prodigality of the crop.
On one or two ranches visited last
week strawberries were damaged to a
marked extent by the frost while on
adjoining properties no injury was man.
ifest. There are few things in the
economy of nature more errstic than
the effect of frost on growing vegeta-
tion
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-16
Miners Deported.

A special train conveying SO deport-
ed miners from Cripple Greek, arrived
over the Florence & Cripple Creek road
at 6 O'Clock last Tuesday evenining
under a strong military guard. On
reaching here the men were trans
ferred between lines of soldiery to a
d. d R. G. marrow gauge train and were
taken westward. presumably to Salid.
from which point it is believed they
will be conveyed to New Mexico by
way of Alamosa. 1t was impossible to
learn anything definite about their
destination snd it was reported that
they would be taken into Utah, but as
the men had requested to be taken to
New Mexico il is assumed that their
wishes will be complied with in this
respect.
The men, who in every respect were
treated as prisoners. were under the
command OF Lieut. Col Kennedy Of the
Second Regiment. The commission
was in charge Of Major Randolph.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-16

Although "Flag Day" has been OBJ
served in Canon City for . number oi
years its celebration was never quite
80 enthusiastic - was the case last
Tuesday. due probably to the presence
Of 90 many veterans Of the Civil val
who had gathered here for their an
nual encampment. Aside from the
decorations Of public and private
buildines with the national color
nearly everybody carried q nag in
honor OF the occasion.
Nearly a thousand children Assem-
bied Mt the various churches OF the
city, and, at the proper time, proceeded
to the Strathmore hotel where they
were formed into marching column
which, under the leadership of the Pea
body Military Band, moved to the City
Park where a patriotic address was de-
livered by Gen. Il. S. Vaughn, Com
mander Of the Il A. r for the Depart
ment OF Colorado and Wyoming.
The marching column was largely
augmented as it made its way through
Main street and when il arrived in
front OF the speakers stand could hard
ly have contained less than two tbous-
and people. coun ing adults and child
ren. As all Of them carried flags the
spectacle was at once pretty and pstri-
otic.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1904-06-16
A Good Prospect.

J. @. Watson and II. N. Koder re-
turned home last Saturday from Cot.
tonwood creek where they have been
doing some development work on a
group OF mining claims in which they
are interested. The Lone Mountain
Mining and Milling Company, in which
Messrs Watson and Koder are stock
holders, have several promising claims
in the vicinity Of Don. O. Champions
ranch, among them being the "Lorena
K", tn, NINETY Nine" and the Union
all of which show increasingly rich ore
rs development proceeds. The stock
holders are confident that they have a
good thing in these properties, although
they realize that il may be some time
before they are able to obtain any
great revenue from them owing to the
lack of persistent, systematic exploita-
tion.