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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Her Apology.

An English magazine asked wo-
men to tell what was their pet aver
sion. Among the answers was:
"Cows, of counsel II | only knew
what that long, steady stare meansP'
This reminds me of a lady / once
knew. Hers was similar aversion,
and being greatly alarmed one day
by meeting one on the street, she
was hurrying along to reach thc
shelter Of friends house when she
was startled by the sudden appear
ance of gentleman who came has
tily out Of a doorway. Her start and
scream caused him to make such an
elaborate apology that she was
moved to set him at ease and ex-
claimed, '"Oh, sir, | thought you
we're a coww His amused look left
her wondering whether she had bet
tered matters. Exchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
A Continual Strain

Many men and women are con
family subjected to what they com
monty term "a continual strain" b..
cause OF some financial or famiN
trouble. 1t wears and distrt sse-
them both mentally and physically,
affecting their nerves badly and
bringing on liver and kidney all
ments, with the attendant evils Of
constipation, loss OF appetite, sleep
lessness, low vitality and despond
ency. They cannot, as a rule, gel
rid OF this continual strain" hut
they can remedy its health destroyir.
effects by taking frequent doses c
Green's August Flower. IL torres az
the liver. stimulates the kidneys, in
sures healthy bodily functions, gives
vim and spirit to ones whole heing,
and eventually dispels the physician
or mental distress caused by that
strain" Trial size 2Sc.
regular bottle. Zoe For sale ty z: t.
aorrslj.druSgist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Earning a Spanking.

Mrs. Hendricks, accompanied by
Bobby, had dropped in for a mo-
ment to see Mrs. De Hobson, and,
after much urging and entreaty,
had finally consented to stay to
luncheon.
Bobby was so pleased with the
shop windows" Mrs. Hendricks
said, giFring her soup. "Dear little
fellow, / could hardly tear him away
from them"
eyes, indeed" acquiesced Bobby,
enthusiastically, "and so were you,
and you said that Il we didn't make
haste we wouldn't get here until
lunch was oyAr."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Went Under.

In a Virginia town the aged pas
tor of one of the churches fell i'll.
he was beloved by all the neigh
borhood, and a constant stream OF
anxious friends rang the bell to
make inquiries. The nurse in charge
was an intelligent negro woman, and
she decided to issue bulletins at fire.
quent intervals. She wrote them
herself and pinned them to the
front door, and this is the way they
read as they appeared successfully:
"Rev. Blank am very sick" :,
T.ater-Rev. Blank am worse"
"NighttRey. Blank am sinking
"BIorning = Rev. Blank have
sunk. "--Waslington Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Rsbak;na Bobby.

The infant terrible appeared sud-
denly in the door of the dining room
while the family were at dinner, his
face bright with the triumph of dis
covery.
ooh, mamma, DEAR" he called in
high treble, holding aioft a large
dead cat, "see what ] found in the
ash barrel-a perfectly good catp
General CONSERVATION, of course
A moment later Uncle Dick
reached over with salt spoon to
the butter dish.
"Oh, mamma" he exclaimed in
mimicry of Bobby, "see what !
found in the butter, perfectly good
fyp-New Orleans Times-Demo'
Graf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
THE APPLE.
Famous In All Ages From the Most
Remote Periods.

Remote Periods.
From the most remote periods the
apple has been the subject of praise
among writer's and poets. The allie
gorical tree of knowledge bore APP
Piles, and the fruit Of the orchards
of Hesperus, guarded by the sleep
less dragon, which it was one of the
triumphs of Hercules to STAY, were
also apples.
Among the heather gods of the
north there were apples tabled to
possess the power of comforting i'm
mortality, which were carefully
watched over by the goddess Iduna
and kept for the especial dessert Of
the gods who felt themselves grow
ing old.
AS the mistletee grew chiefly on
the apple and the oak, the former
tree was looked upon with reverence
by the Druids, and even to this day
in some parts of England the GUS
tom of saluting the apple tree in
the hope of good crops fingers
among farmers.
The apple is most perfectly nat
uralized in America, and in the
northern and middle portions Of
the United States succeeds as well
as or, as we believe, better than in
any other part of the world.
No fruit is more universally liked
than the apple. 1t is exceedingly
wholesome and incidentally is con-
sidered cooling and laxative and use
full in all infsnmatory diseases. AS
the earliest sorts ripen about the
last of June and the latest can be
preserved until that season, it may
be considered as fruit in perfection
the whole year
Besides its merits for the dessert,
the value of the apple is still greater
for the kitchen, and in sauces, pies,
tarts, preserves and jellies and roast
ed and boiled this fruit is a constant
and invaluable resource of the kitch-
England Grocer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
CREDIT CUSTOMERS.
Where They Have an Advantage Over
Those Who Pay Cash.

Where Ihey Rave an advantage over
Those Who Pay Cash.
81 should think they'd show more
consideration to d good cash custom
er," exclaimed the shopper, who had
just had wordy encounter over an
exchange slip with the foorwalker.
off they would take the trouble to
look the matter up they'd find my
name regularly on the delivery
books"
"That's just the trouble-it's only
on the delivery books and not among
their charge customers"
"But l should think the firm
would want a big cash trade ?"
at does, but firm and employees
look at it differently. When wo-
man says, Charge, please the clerk
sits up and takes notice. The wo-
man who has an account is the wo-
man who can most easily complain
of discourtesy and inattention on
the part of a clerk. The value of
her trade is known to the firm. She
prefaces her complaint with the
words, AS you know, I've had an
account here ever since the store was
opened The cash customer repre-
sents a single sale. She cannot prove
how valuable her trade is to the
house, and the clerk knows it. I've
watched the rule work again and
again. 1t almost discourages one in
the self imposed task of paying
cash."
"But, on the other hand" object
ed the tired shopper, eff woman
pays cash she buys more carefully,
more proyidently."
"That is just the point" smiled
her wise companion. ut is the wo-
man who buys improvidently, some
times foolishly, who commands the
respect and incidentally the atten-
ton of clerks" New York Press
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
ALTERNATING ANIMALS.
Fasting That Is More or Less Prolonged
and Severe.

and Severe.
A large number of species of an
lmals undergo more or less prolong-
ed and continuous fasts during the
period of their winter or summer
sleep. During such slumbers the
more active functions of the body
are to great extent suspended,
while those that are carried on act
slowly and entail comparatively lit
tie waste of tissue and energy.
Moreover, before the period of the
winter torpor or Information takes
place many animals, such as bears,
accumulate large stores Of fat on
various parts of the body, which suf-
fee to supply all the waste entailed
by the respiratory function during
the period in question. Fat is also
accumulated by the mouse lemurs
Of Madagascar previous to the sum-
mer sleep, or aestivation, and is used
up in a similar manner, their sum-
mer sleeps being undertaken for the
purpose of avoiding the season OF
great heat and drought, when food
is difficult or impossible to procure.
Other species, on the contrary,
like squirrels, dorInice and ham,
sters, lay up supplies of food in
their winter quarters, on which they
feed during waking intervals in the
torpor, so that the fast is by no
means so prolonged or SO continu-
Gus as in the case Of the first group.
There are, however, yet other ami
mails, such as bats among mammals,
frogs and toads among amphibians,
and the west African lung fish
among fishes, which apparently nei-
Their put on fat nor lay up store
of food during their period of tor.
por, which in the case of all of
them is unusually prolonged.
Bats, for instance, generally re-
main torpid throughout the winter
months, while the African lung fish
passes the whole of the dry season
comfortably sealed up within a nest
formed by the caked and dried mud
of the river bed. In all these latter
cases the fast must accordingly be
prolonged and of severe type
Chicago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Had Sold Both Ends Of the Bolt.

A Columbus shopper tells this
somewhat amusing story, giving the
incident as an actual happening.
81 was making some purchases"
she said, "in downtown store and
was directed by the foorwalker to
the muslin counter. A young man
was in charge, and noticed at first
that he was slightly affected by liq-
uor. After sorting over number
of bolts on the shelf he finally threw
down what wanted. He looked at
the cloth for a minute, meanwhile
fumbling for the end. Finally he
said disgustedly: Dick must have
sold both ends of this. Yes, Pm
sure he did, And with that he
pushed his shears across the piece,
and from the end thus made he sold
me the quantity | wished. "-Colum-
bus Dispatch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
The Beautiful.

A love for the beautiful has
refining, softening, enriching infiu.
ence upon character which nothing
else can supply. 1t is most unfortu-
nate for child to be brought up in
an atmosphere in which it is miss
ing and where only a money loving
spirit is manifested, where he is
trained to think that the most i'm
portant thing in life is to get more
money, more houses and lands, in
stead Of more manhood, moro nobil.
ity, more sweetness, more beauty
Success.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
FiIlinu the Breach.

Miss Smythe organizing a sub
scyiption dance = Pm in despair
about our dance, Mr.. Brown. So
many people have failed me! You'll
come, won't your
Mr.. Brown-Really, Miss Smythe,
Pm not a dancing man. | don't
dance at all.
Miss Smythe - Oh, that won't
matter in the least. You'd help to
fill up, you know.
Mr.. Brown-Ah, yes; with pleas
ure. will look in about supper
time.-London Punch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Family Secrets Given Away.

In the infant class one Sunday
the lesson was about disobedience
and its punishment. Tittle chill
dren have to mind or they are not
NICE" said the teacher. colder peo-
pie have to obey laws or be punish
ed. Do any of you know how older
people are punished?" Little Flor
ence answered; ooh, yes, ! knowl
The husbands scold the wires, and
ths wives soold the hushaRaDP
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
A Modern v.r.Ion Of an old TaIs.

A small maid returned from
school the other day filled with the
enthusiasm Of discovery. "0h,
mamma" she began, teacher told
us about boy who said, Wolf!
Wolff lots Of times when there
wasn't any wolf there" "And what
did the story mean !" inquired mann
ma. "Why," said the child, greatly
surprised at her mothers inability
to put two and two together-"why,
It means never be q liar teller but
eacs!S
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Ina litter Of pigs pipged in New

In litter of pigs plugged In New
York State last week W one
which had an elephant head and
an elephants trunk. 1t lived for
about two hours. The pig was
born without o perticle of hair.
1t had no mouth and its ears, which
formed beneath the throat instead
of on top of the head, were tre-
msndously large.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
FraternaI Orders.

Rockbridge Lodge, No. IS. I. y: 0. Z.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. &C, K. of r,
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Fell
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters OF
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and Srd Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.192O Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and Bird Friday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 81, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19

wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Brights Disease. which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilrner's Swamp-Root Is not rec
commended for everything but If you havekid-
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
Just the remedyyou need. lthas been tested
in so many ways. in hospital work. in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful In
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It. may have
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EsE
send your address to a4iFE16 .s$$.::=:a
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing q! .s:!;is;;;
hamton, N. Y. The sl s1...ssszg
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Roos
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
Don't make any mistake. but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Roct, and the address. Binghamton
N. r.. on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19

cures made BY Or.
Kilmcr's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder s,medy.
II Is the great medi
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; ais
covered after years ct
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
ln~ r,n~ialfct and 4
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
DO YOU GET UP
WITH LAME BACK 7?
kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know Of the wonderful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

short time It is a product of nature; delicious
to the taste and safe and harmless in all its prop
critics It will not injure the digestive organs as
so many drugs and medicines do.
Rengo Fruit will positively reduce surplus tat
RAPIDLY and do so without harm to the subject
1t is very palatable and pleasant to eat 1t IS
prepared in highly concentrated form and Is
convenient to carry in the pocket 50 one can have
it with him at all times.
Rengo Fruit requires no exhausting exercise
or starvation dieting help out as so many OF the
so-caIled fat remedies do. You can go night
ahead and attend to your regular daily duties. IL
compels proper assimilation of the food ard
sends the food nutriment into the muscles, bones
and nerves and builds them up instead OF pilng
it up in the form of excess fat. 1t Is not medi-
cine in any sense of the word but mild pleasant
harmless fruit, put up in concentrated form In
small packages for convenience.
If you suffer from excess fat send your name
and address to-day for a trial package OF Rengo
Fruit mailed free in plain wrapper Address
Rengo Co.. 327 Main ST.. Augusta, Mich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

For rheumatism that horrible plague. l dis
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suffering reader may learn about it l will gladly
mail him a box free This wonderful remedy which
discovered by a fortunate chance, has cured
many cases of 80 and 40 years standing, among
them persons of upwards so years of age. No
matter what your form of rheumatism Is, this
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Address: JOHN A. SMITH, 1886 Gloria Building
Milwaukee, Wis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Reduce
Your Fat.
Rengo Fruit Rapidly Reduces Excess
Fat Without the Aid of Tiresome
Exercises or Starvation Diet.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.

Rengo Fruit is product of South America
and it has been recently discovered to possess
some very remarkable properties which will re-
duce excess fat and build up the strength and
health for anyone who eats it regularly for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

ll1to tllC DOtlCiy ShSlO "a SoiiiAe
grass once more.
But what was this new outrage which
had been inflicted upon it? What was
this defiling bar of iron which was locked
hard against its mouth? What were
these straps which CALLED the tossing
neck, this band which spanned its chest!
In those instants of stiffness ere the man
tie had been plucked away Nigel had laid
forward, had slipped the snaff1e between
the champing teeth, and had deity
secured it.
Blind. frantic fury surged in the yellow
horses heart once more at this new
degradation, this badge of serfdom and
infamy. His spirit rose high and men
acing at the touch. He loathed this
place, these people, all and everything
which threatened his freedom. He would
have done with them forever; he would
see them no more Let him away to the
uttermost parts of the earth, to the great
plains where freedom is! Anywhere
over the far horizon where he could get
away from the defiling bit and the in
sufferable mastery of man!
He turned with a rush, and one mag
nifcent deer-like bound carried him over
the four-foot gate. Nigels hat had
flown off, and his yellow curls streamed
behind him as he rose and fell in the
leap They were in the water-meadow
now, and the ripping stream twenty
feet wide cleaned in front of them rum
ming down to the main current of the
Wey. The yellow horse gathered his
launches under him and flew over like
an arrow He took off from behind
boulder and cleared furze-bush on the
farther side Two stones still mark the
leap from hoof-mark to hoof-mark, and
they are eleven good PAGES apart. Under
the hanging branch of the great oak-tree
on the farther side Chat QnercnS Tai
fordiens is still shown as the bound of
the Abbey's immediate precincts) the
great horse passed. He had hoped to
sweep off his rider, but Nigel sank low
on the heaving back with his face buried
in the flying name. The rough bough
rasped him rude1y, but never shook his
spirit nor his grip. Rearing, plunging
and struggling, Pommers broke through
the sapling grove and was out on the
broad stretch of Hankley Down.
And now came such ride as still
fingers in the gossip of the lowly country
folk and forms the rude jingle of that old
Surrey ballad, now nearly forgotten,
save for the refrain:
The Doe that sped on Hinde Head,
The Kestril on the winde,
And Nigel on the Yellow Horse
Can leave the world behinde
Before them lay rolling ocean of
dark heather, knee-deep, swelling in
billow on billow up to the clear-cut hill
before them. Above stretched one TN
broken arch of peaceful blue, with a sun
which was sinking down toward the Hamp-
shire hills Through the deep heather,
down the gullies, over the watercourses,
up the broken slopes, Pomrners flew, his
great heart bursting with rage, and every
fiber quivering at the indignities which
he had endured.
And still, do what he would, the man
chung fast to his heaving sides and
to his flying name, silent, motionless,
memorable, letting him do what he would,
but fixed as Fate upon his purpose.
Over Hankley Down, through Thursley
Marsh with the reeds up to his mud
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
RESTORES EYESlGHT.
a Marvellous Discovery that Cures All
Affections of the Eye Without
Cutting or Dragging.
:" AETNA"

There is no need for cutting, drugging prob
ing the eye for any form Of disease. There is
risk experimenting, as thousands of people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

nave Oeen cured OF DllndneSS,
failing eyesight, cataracts.
graduated lids and other
Affections of the eye through
this grand discovery, when
eminent oculists termed the
cases incurable.
Mrs. A. L. Howe, Tully, N. Y,
writes 'Actina' removed cata-
racts from both my eyes. | can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

read well without glasses. Am g. years old" Robert
Baker SO Dearborn ST. Chicago, Ill., writes: I" should
have been blind had l used AETNA"
AETNA is sent on trial postpaid. If you will send
your name and address to the New York & London
Electric Association Dept. sIoB, o2o Walnut Street
Kansas City, NO. you will receive free valuable
book, Prof Wilson's Treatise the Eye aid on
Disease in General, and you can rest assured that
your eyesight and hearing will be restored, no
matter how many doctors have failed.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14

homa, New Mexico and Arizona have, but so far the difficulty seems to have been the doubt that one man can intelligently represent the whole territory. There are three great subdivisions of Alaska, the northern, the middle and the south ern, and they are so distinct in in terests that it would be hard to have them all represented Tn one pelson. Some one has suggested that there be three delegates, but l do not think that congress would agree to that proposition for long time. The population of Alaska is so small that the suggestion of a territorial legislature has only few supporters in the national assem- ply. It is difficult problem right now to distinguish between the act ual settler and the prospector. A large percentage of the present in habitants, I am told, are there only temporarily, and will leave as soon as they have amassed a fortune or go broke. It is not a permanent population and is so scattered that an election and legislature is cons sidered by many out of the question at this time."
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14
Rates
Advertising Rates.

Professional Cards per Month. ,$l % Display, per inch per month...,.. 50 Locals, per Line e................', lO
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14

Senator Power of Maine says that Alaska should have representation in congress. If all senators and congressman mean what they say, it will not be long till Alaska is among the front rank of the states. Here is what Mr. Power says: "Per- sonally, I think Alaska should have a delegate on the floor and on the territorial committee, just as Okla
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14

Juneau has selected her commits sioners for the Seattle-Alaska Ex- position in 1907, in the persons of Messrs. B. NJ. Behrends and W. B. Hoggatt, Both are good men and would do justice by the section they represent. Wrangell has not yet swallowed the pill as she desired to consider the proposition as to whe- ther it is better to have our resources sent to Seattle for exhibition or let those who desire to see what Alaska has come and take a look at them in their natural state right here at home.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14


 It is a trife peculiar that things should be forced to move so slowly in our townsite matters. Trustee Inman has been doing his best to push things along, but the fates were against him. The notice for title that appears today should have appeared six weeks ago; and now that it is here, the date for making entry is continued at least a month later than it should have been. Thus time for making sur yeys, etc., is thrown into disagree able winter weather and the matter of straightening affairs out is nec- essarily thrown over into another season. There is nothing like promptne8s in these affairs.
Alaska sentinel., 1905-09-14

Getting a trifie wintry.