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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
CAME NEAR DYING
g'Fors an Awful Skin Humour.
ogatohed Till Blood Ran.
Wasted to Skeleton.
CURED BY cUTICURA
One Application Soothed Him
to Sleep. Cure Speedy
and Permanent.

"When my little boy was three
months old his head broke out with
rash, which was very itchy and ran
considerable watery fluid. We tried
everything we could, but he got worse
all the time till it spread to his arms,
legs, and then to his entire body, and
he came near dying. 1t itched so he
would scratch till the blood ran, and a
thin yellowish stuff would be all over
his pillow in the morning. l had to put
mittens on his hands to keep him from
tearing his skin. He got so weak
he took fainting spells and we would
think him dying. He was almost
skeleton and his little hands were
thin like claws. "A
"He was bad. about eight months
when we tried Cuticura. / had not
laid him down in his cradle in the
daytime for a long time. He had got
so that he just slept in our arms all
f6A time
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
Four White Fetioclks.

In France In former times q horse
that possessed four white stockings
had the privilege of being free from
toll There Is q passage In one Of the
works Of Frederick Mistral. the famous
poet of Provence. to the following ef-
feet: by the rule OF the road there
was an old custom which was respect
ed by all. that the carter whose leader
had four white stockings, whether so
ing uphill or downhill, bad the right
not to leave the road-that "a, the mar
row paved part when the rest was b
q bad state-and thus arose the prov
srb, Who has four white feat can pass
sYsrywhera.' -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Concerning the alleged resemblance
between Christianity and Mohammed.
anism Rev. Napier Malcolm, in Five
Years In a Persian Town." says;
There are really not many resem-
blances to note. An officer Of Indian
troops replied to Mussulman's sug-
gestlon that there were resemblances
between the two religions, There is
hardly a single practical point whert
Mussulmans and Christians are not en-
tirely at ISSUE whereupon the Mus
sulman said: 'Sahib, you have read
your Bible and have also read the
Koran. always make that remark te
Christians. made it to q padre the
other day, and they almost always say:
Very true. Recommendation has q
great deal in common with Chris
tianity." Well, sahib, when they say
that, / know that they have not read
tie Koran and that they have not read
their Bibles"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
The Oldest Paper books.

What is believed by antlquaries to
be the oldest paper book in existence
Is the "Red Book of Lynn" an ancient
register belonging to the corporation
Of Kings Lynn, England This vol
ume is known as the Red Book ft5m
tts original binding having been Of
that color. The first entry is a tran
script of the will of Peter de Thorndon,
burgess OF Lynn, dated 1909. The lat
est entry is dated in the fifteenth year
of King Richard II. Fifty years ago
che book was repaired and rebound,
and the leaves, which age had reduced
to loose, hbrous substance, were
carefully reslzed as an aid to preser-
yation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
Turn About.

An Irish doctor was asked to attend
o patient on Tory island, of the Irish
mainland. The doctor said that he was
willing to -, but that the fee would
be f. $50, payable In advance. The
Tory islander paid the money and fer
ried the doctor over from the main
land himself. The physician finished
bis duties and wished to start back.
The only way to get back was to be
rowed back by the same man who had
carried him over. The doctor asked
what the charge was. 1.-TWO pounds"
said the Tory island man. payable in
advance" 1t was paid.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
Buried In Wax.

King Edward l. of England died
July I, 1907. and 400 years later the
English Society of Antiquarians opened
bis tomb In order to find out IL he
really had been buried In wax, as the
legend ran. The chronicler of the time
remarks, ITO their great astonish-
ment they found the royal corpse to
appear as represented by the histo-
rien." Although "the skull appeared
bare, the face and hands seemed per
fectly entire" The king was found to
be six feet two inches in length, thus
fully 1ustifying his nickname Of Long
Bhanks.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
A P1uckx Editor.

W. B. Citizens, editor Of the Nysss
(ore) Progress, was assaulted by o sa.
loon mob at Ontario, Ore, because be
editorially denounced the saloon and
some particularly notorious local mem.
bers Of the trade. But Editor Citizens
disappointed his pugillstlc opponents
and announced in volume 2, No. l, Of
Progress that its editorial policy for
1905 would continue unchanged except
that we shall take a more pronounced
stand on the liquor question" tiaap u
the past
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Train SO connects with Southern r
Ra. Strasburg Junction for Harrisonbur
and points on Valley Railroad.
sor~u.orn No. 50 No. II
Pass, Pass.
---l--- -
Lv Harrisonburgl 2 45pm ! go am
Stanton 80. 3 4Spm 825 am
Ar Lexington. 8 5Opm 10 90 am
DAILY except Sunday
For rates tickets, baggage checked
apply to any office OF the 3. & o. Rail
road or to C.E. Dudrow, Travelling Pas
senger Agent, Harper's Ferry, w. Va
TIE. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington, Va
G. w. BASSETT. G p. A.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
Tho Pursuit Of Man.

Directly or indirectly we are all In
terested In the pursuit Of the desirable
male, for whom every function Is real
ly arranged whatever be the ostensible
reason. When one sees on all sides
how eligible men ara run after. fawned
upon, hattered, dtoled and hum
plugged, can the truth Of 1t be deniedf--
Ladies' Field.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
An Unfair Fling.

Mrs. Wickwire-If woman were
given the credit she deserves. don't
think man would be quite so prominent
In the worlds history. Mr.. Wickwire
Il expect you are right. If she could
get all the credit she wanted, he'd be
ip the poorhouse.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Bacon-You say your artist friend Il
lndustriousf Egbert--Very. Why, I've
known him to work over four years Cd
one picture. Bacon-Is that possible
Egbert-It is. He was a month paint
ing II and four years trying to sell It'll
Yonkers Statesman
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
A HANDY TOOL.
CheapIy Made with Material From
the Scrap Heap.

Nut 1NTdp EItHU.
] have cultlvator OF my own make
that has special virtues, and l will ex-
plain its construction and cost, says a
Country Gentleman correspondent.
The fork and front wheel Of bicycle
form the running gear, a straight plow
handle ripped In two forms the han
dies, and the leg to which the hoes are
attached is made from the side Of a
bed spring.
We have in the wheel all the beauty
and delicate construction of the bIcy-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
N NV NorfoIkSsWestsnl
Schedule in effect June 18th, 1905.
Leave Buena Vista.

Schedule in effect June 18th, 1905.
Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
No.9 9:56P. M. Daily, For rBasic. LuIRy
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper TO Philadelphia.
No.14. $3.50 P N. Daily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 1. 7O5 Am. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, n. C,
WEIGH and intern cdiateate sta.
lions. Pullman sletrer Phila
delphia to WEIGH.
No. 10. 300 P. NJ. Daily. Fol Roanoke,
Bristol, Bluefeld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Vista TO Knoxville and Roanoke TO
Colum bus.
Additional information and rates chesr
fully furnished by q. Z. Abrahims
Ticket Agent, Buena ista, Va.
w b. BEVILL, NJ. F. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent. Trav. Pass. Agt
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
The Source of seed.

Jones and Hills consider it
important that one know the source
of the seed and use that from the
northernmost place obtainable and
where the crop was grown without
irrigation. In recent trials in Nebraska
seed was used from five different
states-Arizona, California, Colorado
Kansas and Utah-alongside of home
grown seed. All started equally well,
but those from Arizona and California
were killed out the first winter and
all the others suffered more loss than
the home grown seed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
IudulQenf.


"KatherinO, you viii always find me
IN indulgent husband"
"Do you mean indulgent to me or In
Aulgent to yourselfT
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Discussing the merits Of mans -
pensnts gives him q decided aScsne
M cVeg faeH 9sSsaA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
ALFALFA IN VERMONT.
Great Interest In the Popular West
ern Forage Plant.

ern Forage Plant.
Popular interest in the question Of
alfalfa culture was never so great in
Vermont as it Is today. This is the as.
sertion Of MeSsrS. j. l.. Hills and i. r.
Jones of the state experiment station,
and they further affirm that practical
" no success has been met with this
crop in New England outside Of Yer
mont. In Quebec, Ontario and northern
and central New York it has succeeded
at several points.
Out of ffty-six trials at as many
Vermont points 36 per cent may fairly
be said to have been a success, and 68
per cent Of these were located in the
Champlain valley. Only ten Of the
fifty-six alfalfa growers appear to
have sown more than an acre. AS to
the prominence of the Champlaln
valley in alfalfa growing the authori-
ties quoted say the men who have sue
ceeded in Addison county are largely
sheep breeders who value the crop so
highly in their special industry that
they are willing to give more attention
to its culture than are the dairy farm
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Doesn't Pay TO CoddIe Alfalfa.
II an alfalfa field is in bad condition
1t is usually best to pillow up and re-
seed. 1t scarcely ever pays. at least
where irrigation Is practiced, to coddle
a poor stand of alfalfa. Many growers
recommend dlsking every spring, even
when the stand Is good, and some have
even found it paying practice to disk
after each cutting Such disking will
often prevent the encroachment OF
weeds. In the eastern states alfalfa
fields sometimes suffer check In their
growth, tend to turn yellow and other
wise show sickly condition. Often
times this condition is accompanied by
an attack Of alfalfa rust or spot dis
ease. The best remedy for such con-
dItion is to NOW the field. The vigorous
growth thus induced may overcome the
diseased condition.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
HOMEMADE cuLrIYAToR.

Gle, with its ball bearings and high
light wheel, so that the exertion of OPP
Grating is reduced to minimum.
ANY kind Of attachments can be
used. An old spading fork makes
good eultivator after rains. Any kind
Of a eultivator foot can be used for
making rows to plant anything in up
to beans. The triangle hoe for hoelng
everything is made from an old buggy
tire that has edges on both sides.
The whole transformation is made
by eight quarter inch bolts two inches
long and can be effected by any one
with the irons made In shape at the
blacksmith's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11

Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton Forge
Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and Louisville.
Trains Arrive at Lexington
$40 a m. daily from Lynchburg.
n 50 p. m. Daily from Clinou Forge.
5Sp. m. Daily from Richmond Norfolk.
and Old Point
For rates, tickets and other information apply
oS. q. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent, Lexing
en- Va
w y WARTHEN,
IS. Passr. Agent.
Nichmond Va.
Il. w. FULLER
5eneralPass enger Agt.
Z. QOYLE. General NJ anager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
A Woman Physician Wanted.

The civil service commission is preparing
to scour the United States from top to bot
tom, from Porto Rico to Hawaii, to find
female physician for the Government Hos
pital for the Insane. Examinations will be
held on April 90 and 81 in 1856 cities and
towns in forty-eight states and territories
and the District of Columbia, and every eff
fort will be made to find for the superin-
tendent of st. EliZabeths just the kind of
woman doctor he wants. The post pays
1900 per annum and quarters are fur
nished. The examinations are open to I'M
married women only. and consist of four
teen subjects, grouped under eight headings
which include letter writing, anatomy and
physiology, chemistry, materia medica and
therapeutics, bacteriology and hygiene, sur
gerry and surgical pathology, obstetrics and
gynecology, mental diseases and experience
The two last named headings count 40 per
cent, the fifth and sixth 80 per cent the
third and fourth 20 per cent and the first
and second 10 per cent. Applications will
be received from graduates of recognized
medical schools and credit will be given for
experience obtained in a professional ca
pacity in institutions for the care of mental
diseases. in general hospitals and in the
actual performance of surgical operations
and the care of operative cases. Two days
will be required for the examination. Ap-
plicants must be residents of the United
States between the age OF twenty-five and
forty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
UNDER GRAVE CHARGE
MILTON HoPFENMAIER ACCUSED
OF MURDERoUs ASSAULT.

The case of Milton Hopfenmaier, who is
charged with shooting Walter A. Trought
forty years of age. last evening in George
town. was continued indefinitely In the 70
lice Court this morning, and the bono OF
$1,000 which was given by the derenoant
Immediately after the shooting occurreo
was allowed to stand.
Thought was shot last evening about
o'clock at the place of business of Louis
Hopfenmaier, father of the defendant, at
$500 X street northwest. and was taken
Immediately to the Georgetown University
Hospital. After they had made an exam
nation the surgeons stated that the wound
would probably prove fatal, and this morn
ing, 1t is said. his condition showed no I'M
provement.
Hopfenmaier was arrested by Policemen
Grove and Moffett of the seventh precinct
police and was later released upon the
So LOCO real estate bond furnished by his
father. The defendant stated to the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
NAMED FOR WEST POINT.
Principals and Alternates Selected by
the President

The President has designated the follow
ing principals and alternates for examina-
ton for admission to the United States
Military Academy in the class entering the
Academy in 1906:
Principals.
Joseph P. Aleshire, son of Major James
B. Aleshire, quartermaster's department.
John l.. Glenn, jr., son of Col. John M.
Glen, quartermasters department.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson Christian,
grandson of General (StonewalD Jackson.
Creswell Darlington, son of Col: A. E.
Darlington, inspector generals department,
and nephew of Brig. Gen. J. Franklin Bell,
L. S. A.
Burton Young Read son of Capt. G. w.
Read, 9th Cavalry, and grandson of Lieut..
Gen. s. B. NJ Young.
Stanley Maddox Rumbough, son of Capt.
D. ]. Rumbough artillery corps. and grand
son of the late Maj. Gen. D. S. Stanley.
Charles Walter Rowell, son of Capt.
action July 10, 1898. at Santiago, Cuba, and
grandson of the late Maj. Gen. Frank
Wheaton.
Frederick S. Strong son Of Maj F. s..
Strong, Artillery Corps.
Daniel Huston Torrey, son of Major &.
w. Torrey. oath Infantry, and grandson of
the late Col. Dan Huston, 9Th Infantry.
Frank Lazelle Van Horn, son of the late
Col. j. Van Horn, Sth Infantry.
John ]. Waterman, son of Capt. j. C.
Waterman, 7th Cavalry.
Ivens Jones, son of Lieut.. Col. Samuel r.
Jones, quartermaster's department
Alternates-Donald Connolly, son of the
late Capt. Thomas Connolly, list Infantry;
Gerald Ellis Cronin. son of Cornelius Gro
min, late gunner, United States navy; AL
fred H. Erck, son of Sergt. Philip F. Erck,
Hospital Corps.
Walter Moore, son of David Moore, an
enlisted man of the navy, who lost his life
on the PasSaic
James Irwin Muir, son of Capt. Charles
II. Muir, general staff.
Summerfed Fairfax Norwood, son of the
late Capt. Randolph Norwood, I'd Cavalry.
Kenneth Polhemus, son of Major Adrian
S. Polhemus. U. S. A, retired, and grand
son of Brig. Gen. G. H. Weeks, retired
Willard Karle Richards, of Lieut..
Melzar c. Richards, retired and grandson
of Lieut.. Col. MelZar Richards oath New
York Cavalry, killed April s. 1865.
William Trent Rosse jr., son of Lieut..
Col w. p. Roswell, Corps of Engineers.
MyIes Standish Slocum, son of Maj. II. j.
Slocum, I'd Cavalry.
Robert Breckenridge Steele son of first
Lieutenant T. B. Steele, Artillery Corps.
George Ball Ward, son of Lieut.. F. K.
Ward Cavalry, inspector generals depart
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
TO TRAIN THE CREWS
TRIP TO BE MADE By NEW AR
MoRED CRUISERS.
Text of the Orders Issued by the Navy
Department to the Com
manders.

More than ordinary interest is shown In
the new division of the North Atlantic fleet.
shortly to be organized under the command
of Capt. w. H. Brownson, now superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy. The new
division will be known as the armored
cruiser division, and will consist of the
newest and most formidable vessels of that
type in the United States navy. They are
the Colorado, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
and Maryland. All of them are in commits
sion for the first time except the Maryland,
which vessel is receiving her finishing
touches at the Newport News shipyard.
She too will be put in commission in a few
weeks. The West Virginia is at Newport
News and the Pennsylvania at the League
Island navy yard.
The Colorado, which is the pioneer of the
squadron, is now on practice cruise to the
north Caribbean, whittier she will be fol-
lowed by the other three cruisers as soon as
conditions justify. The object of these
cruises is shown in the orders issued to the
commanding officers of the four vessels,
which are Identical in each case. These or
ders in the case of the Colorado are as fol-
lows:
with the Colorado under your command to
Target bay, Culebra, and will remain
there and in the vicinity six weeks time.
During your stay at Culebra the Off
GERS and crew will be exercised at all sta
tions and drills to perfect the organiza-
ton of the ship and obtain a thorough
acquaintance with the vessel, her arma-
ment motive power, equipment and aux
Hilary machinery of every description.
You will get under way at some period
of your stay and proceed on a cruise of
about ten days duration, exercising the
engineer force at steaming under the usual
steamng conditions at reduced and full
power natural draft, familiariZing the
officers and men with their duties in the
engine and fire rooms and in handling the
motive power of the ship.
"Tou will determine the tactical diameter
of the ship and the turning circles at varl-
Gus speeds and angles of helm. You Will
exercise all the commissioned line officers
at handling ship, maneuvering about buoys
until they can do so with confidence and
skill. During this period the ship should
anchor for the night if practicable and get
under way each morning to familiarize the
crew with their duties in handling the
ground tackle.
Weekly reports of progress will be made
to the department and, after leaving Guile
bra, a full report will be made of the work
accomplished and date obtained, etc.
Upon the completion of the six weeks
time you will proceed to Provncetown,
Mass, where you will standardize the Colo
radios propellors, running over the meas
ured mile course at Cape Cod twice in each
direction at slow speed, one-half speed,
three-quarters speed, and approximately
full speed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
Decisions Affirmed.

In the case of Mary E. Bunten. appel
liant. against the American Security and
Trust Company, an appeal from a jIdg-
ment in favor of the defendant appellee en-
tered in an ejectment suit, the Court of
Appeals, by an opinion written by Mr. Jus
tice Duell. late this afternoon affirmed the
Judgment of the lower court.
The Court of Appeals late this afternoon
handed down an opinion affirming the de-
cision Of the commissioner of patents, in
the case of Edwin L. Robinson, appellant,
against Henry Seelinger. The appeal was
from decision awarding priority of in
vention to Seelinger of an Improvement In
billiard cue tips. The opinion of the Court
of Appeals was written by Mr.. Justice
Duell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-21
Applies for Receiver for Draft.

Suit in equity was filed today by George
N. Jesse for the purpose of having a re-
ceiver appointed to take charge of a GER
tain treasury draft and to hold it, subject
to the order of the court. John Papa of
Atlanta, Ca, executor of the will of Michael
Kries, deceased, and the treasurer of the
United States are named defendants The
warrant is for 81 ,404. 1t is explained that
Pappe employed Jesse to prosecute a claim
in favor of the estate of Kries against the
United States for tobacco taken by federal
troops during the civil war. The court is
also asked to sign a decree declaring that
Jesse has lien on the warrant in question
Attorneys Tucker and Kenyon represent the
cOmplainant