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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
NEW CURE FOR APPENDICITIS.
Surgery Superseded and Patient Has
hat to Walk on All FOurs
-Four Times n Day.

The medical journals of Berlin re-
port that some remarkable cures Of
mild cases Of appendicitis are being
made by new method OF treating the
disease before the knife is needed.
Certainly it is an original-almost an
aboriginal-method.
1t is nothing less than to require the
patient to walk on all tours for 20 min
utes four times a day. 1t is claimed
that certain muscles around the vermi-
form appendix are brought into play
and strengthened by this quadrupedal
cure, which are unused when a biped
walks erect. Others are relaxed, and
the localized Inflammation has oppor-
tunity to subside.
A well known diplomat, celebrated
for his haughtiness and punctilious-
ness. was cured of beginning appendi-
citis by this method lately. His asso-
ciates and the fashionableS are laugh
ing in their sleeves when their imagi-
nations conjure up his proud excel
lency's posture while undergoing treat
ment The four-footed dose is recon-
mended in dyspepsia, too. but. of
course, 1t should be taken before meals.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
To Tunnel Under The Hudson.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 24.-The In
terstate Tunnel Railway company of
New York was Incorporated with a
capital OF II million dollars to con-
struct and operate a tunnel railroad
under the waters OF the Hudson
river between New York and New
Jersey. The western terminus Is to
be New Jersey, connecting with the
Interstate Tunnel Railway company
OF New Jersey and the eastern
terminus in Chambers street, be.
tween Church street and a point
distant 100 feet easterly from the
easterly side of Park Row, borough
OF Manhattan, New York city.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
Companies to Recover
Political Contributions.

New York, Sept. 26.-State Attor.
ney General Mayer arrived here to.
day, intending to interview members
OF the Legislative Insurance Investi.
eating Committee and it's counsel.
Regarding the political campaign
funds presented by life Insurance
companies it was said that the At
torney General had been informed
that the money so paid out would
be restored to the insurance com.
panies, but that this would not nee
esssrily prevent him from taking
ans action he might think proper.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
CHOATE RECEIVES MEDAL.
AsISSaOmical Society in Be-
half of Prof. Hale.

Ambassador Choate attended the an
nual meeting of the Royal Astronom-
ical society the other day to receive the
society's gold medal awarded to Prof.
George Ellery Hale, director of the
Yerkes' observatory. In thanking the
society ON behalf of Mr.. Hale, Mr..
Choate said the award was a browning
honor for the work of any astronomer
in the world. He said American as
tronomeYs enjoyed the rarest facilities,
having about 300 clear days and nights
year. Therefore they ought to
achieve something. The president of
the meeting eulogized Hale's work.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
NATURE AIDS
DECEPTION OF
HOMESEEKERS.
Unusually Heavy Rain This Sea.
son Makes Land Appear
Productive.

Gaivesto., Tex. Sept. 25-The
homeseeker Is abroad in the land
west OF the Pecos, and it looks very
much as il he would 60 back home
sicker than when he came. This is
not an agricultural region, yet The
unusual rainfall this season has put
the valleys in such fine condition
that 1t is calculated to deceive the
elect.
Knowing ones declare that many
a farmer is more liable to stake his
all In a school land venture this year
and go busted than ut any period
during which lands in this section
have been thrown on the market.
The rains for 1905 have excelled
the record for 10 years, and are
more than likely to eclipse that for
Is years to come. The creek beds
and tanks have been kept filled with
water, and vegetation has grown so
luxuriantly that tenderioot might
easily mistake acres Of green weeds
for some well cultivated crop or i'm
agine that where weeds will tn I've
Justify crops would do as well.
The fact that for the most part, at
least as far as Jeff Davis county is
concerned, we'll water 10 ob:ainable
at no great depth is also calculated
to mislead, since some, overlooking
the porous nature Of the soil, might
think to make good by irrigation
the deficiency in rainfall.
OF the 100000 acres Of school
land put upon the market Septem-
ter 1, about zoe, 900 Is in this coun
ty and the big majority Of the
remainder lie In the adjoining coun-
ties OF Ell Paso, Presidio, Brewster,
Reeves and Pecos. The state itself
supplies proof Of the fact that all
the trans.Pecos country IL recoguk-
ed as non.agricultural BY extending
the limit OF land purchasable by one
person to eight section.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
BULLDOG JAW IS UNIVERSAL.
jules Huret. the French Writer. says
EVen American Clothing Dunn
mics Have It.

Even the dummy figures in America
have The bulldog jaw and Spartan chin
common 10 all Americans.
This is the comment OF Jules Huret,
tE- Fr.ach Ecwzp2.er writer. Who has
been gathering impressions Of America
al ilrst hand 1t was made after a visit
To Kansas City. which. according 10
Mr.. Huret, is as like other American
cities he has visited as peas in pod
the only perceptible difference being
that il was a triile more vulgar.
No monuments" he says. Moth
ing to see but the fronts OF tailor
shops"
In his journey from Pueblo TO St
Louis by way OF Kansas City, Mr. HUI
ret noticed that the railroad employees
were decidedly familiar in their bear
ing 10 the passengers. lie found one
conductor whose parents were born in
Lorraine. but it was no use To talk TO
HIM about France lie was American,
through and through. and couldn't
speak a word of French. 1t was on this
journey that Mr., Huret heard the mon
talking of having good time.
The expression a good time is very
he says. 1T means with
them u combination OF rest and a
carouse. The fastener speaks OF ii
with an accent of reproach, as a thing
unknown to him and which he ought
not to know. The negro, on the con
trary. speaks of it as the dream of his
life. In the south and west, especially
good time is a due and legitimate rec
ompapSAn
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
His Only Hope.

A Connecticut man has lost for
tune on technicality. The only way
in which he can get even, says the
Chicago Record-Herald, is to go into
the bribing and grating business and
then get OF on another technicality.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
Showing American Grit.

Baltimore is to be greater and
grander than ever, remarks the Chi.
cago Record.Herald. There's nothing
like setback to make the average
American grit his teeth and decide to
show the world what he can do.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
TURN THE CAN AROUND

and you viii learn what is the "power bshnd the dough-" In
the hghcass powders it Of tartar, extracted from
clean, delicious grapes, and that is heah In the ow-grade
powders is phosphate alar," or Sodium aluminium SUI
phate," which is also a, mineral acid, and that makes
the food unheakhful.
OF what twenty-five ounces for twenty five cents,
If eight Of these OUNCES are alum?
Food baked with alum baking powders Is found to
contain portion Of the alum unchanged
The continued Use Of alum made food impans digestion,
causing dyspepsia. When buying baking powder, examine
the label and take only brand whose label shows to be free
from alum.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
BRAUTIFUL GREED

Do not keep the slabaster boxes
of your love and tenderness sealed
up until your friends are dead,
but fill their lives with sweetness
Speak approving and cheering
words while their ears can hear
them, and while their hearts can
be thrilled and made happier by
them. The kind things you would
say after they are gone, say be-
fore they go. The flowers you
mean to eend for their cof1ns, be-
stow now, and so brighten and
sweeten their homes before they
leave them, says an exchange.
If ny friends have alabaster
boxes laid away, fun Of fragrant
perfumes of sympathy and affect
,on, which they intend to breek
ever ny dead body, l would rather
they would bring them now in my
weary and troubled hours, and open
them, that may be refreshed and
cheered, while need them and
can enjoy them. 1 would rather
have a plain coffin withouta flower
and e funeral without an eulogy,
than life without the sweetness
of love and sympathy. Let US
learn to anoint our friends before
hand for their burial.
Post-mortem kindness cannot
cheer the burdened spirit. Flow
ers ON the coffin shed no fragrance
backward over the weary way Oy
which the loved ones have travel
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

I Some rain at different times last
night and showers of hail, with inter-
walls of fair starlight. This morning at
day we were saluted by our party un-
der our winders, Shout and Song.
After breakfast we divided our tobac-
co, which amounted 2 Carrots, one hak
we gave to the party who used Tobac-
co, Hose who did not we gave a Hand
kerchief as a present. The day proved
showery all day, the Inds. left Us this
evening, all our party moved into their
huts, we dried some Of our wet goods.
received a present Of a Fleese Hos
cry (heece hosiery, vest draws &
Socks Of Capt. Lewis, pr Mochersons
Of Whltehouse, small Endian basket
Of Guterlch Goodrich g. Doe wea-
sells tales of the Squar OF Shabono d
some black roots Of the Indians, Our
Dinner TO day consisted Of pore Elk
boiled, split fish & some roots, bad
Christmas dinner, warm day.-From
Newly Discovered Personal Records
of Lewis and Clark"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
! CHRISTMAS REFLECTIONS

With each recurrence OF Christ
mas the heart of humanity seems
touched anew at the import Of
the seasons opportunities, and in,
terest In the holiday has as strong
hold as ever upon the lives OF
raen. Atthis season the aged are
rejuvinated and they enter again
, into the joys and pleasures OF
childhood.
It's season is one of home-gath.
erings of the absent members OF
the household. and many q care
worn parent is made glad because
of the presence at the hearthstons
of those whose lives are cast In
distant pisces. Family reunions
make tor better living, inspire to
higher hopes and nObIer aims.
And the festival has its COM
mercial side as we'll as its moral
and sentimental. Commercialism
runsIthrough the warp and wool
of our very existence. At this
season the dealer lays before his
customers a wonderful array of
merchandise, which indeed makes
glad the heart of childhood. From
ell sections of the country reports
of an unusually large trade indi-
cate that prosperity abOunds, and
that want and suffering are made
the objects Of the earnest solicit
tude of men and women whose
hearts are touched by the spirit OF
Christmastide.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
Springfield Personals

Gazette Correspondence
Dec. Both. Misses Ethel and SEQ tia
otarke left last Friday for Hinton
w. Va, where they will be the guests
Ct Mr.. and Mrs. James Starke for two
weeks.
Miss Lucy Chrlsman, who is tea CHI
Ing Grim school this winter, is spend
ing the holidays at her hsme in Clarke
county.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Thomas Calbreath Of
Roanoke City, and Mr.. s. Lee Brown
lee OF West Virginia, are the guests Of
relatives in Rural Valley.
Mr.. Richard Sller of Marmion spent
the first of the week with his uncle,
Mr. w. r. Parsons.
Miss Evvie Padgett, who has been
in Clifton Forge for some time, is
spending the holidays at her home
here.
Mr. Joseph Wilson, who was called
here by the death of his father, Mr..
James A. Wilson. left Monday for his
home after a Drief visit to his slater
Mrs. w. L. L. Starke.
Best wishes for happy New Year,
Mr.. Editor, and great prosperity to
The GAZETTE.
s CLOVER BLOSSOM
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
Onions Given to KIM Pneumonia

Several boards OF health in North
ern New jersey are taking measures to
protect citizens from pneumonia, says
an exchange.
Other health boards are looking into
the prescription With view to having
the same thing published for the good
of the general public. Hers it is:
Take 8 or 10 onions, according to
size, chop fine, put In a large spider
over a bot fire then add the same
quantity of rye meal and vinegar
enough to form thick paste.
"Stir thoroughly. letting 1t simmer 5
or 10 minutes. Then put In cotton
bag large enough to cover the lungs
and apply to the chest as hot as the
patient can bear. In about 10 minutes
apply another, and thus continue by
relocating poultices. In few hours
the patient will be out OF danger"
1t is said that this remedy has never
failed to effect cure. From three to
four applications usually are all that
are needed to start the perspiatlon
freely from the CT est.
The remedy Is sal to have orlginat-
ed by a New England physician, who
achieved great success through the APP
plication Of simple remedies.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
SCHOOL REVENUES

The public schools of the State
wlll;have 1892, 9O4.50 out of the
revenue of the commonwealth for
the year 1905. This is an increase
from this source over the year pre-
ceding of $2S,048.85, and is the
largest amont by many thousands
previously appropriated for the
support of the schools. For some
time the officials of the depart
ment of public instruction have
been figuring on the amount each
county and city would receive and
have compiled the exact amount to
be devoted to this purpose by
counties and cities.
Following are the amounts for
Rookbridge and nearby counties
and cities:
Roekbridge, $40, S19.41; Augus.
ia, $15,519. so; BotetOurt, SO, 051.
%; Bath, $2,47o.eO; Bedford, Sl4,
O22.79; Buena Vista, S1,052.33;
Staunton, 81, sO5.17.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
Around steel,s Ia xern

GdEGre Co,1tSboAdEses
Dec. 25-The Midway High School
closed Friday with a taffy and candy
party, and will: ,e-open Monday, Jan
uary 9Th. Miss Cline. the principal, is
visiting her hoIre in Chariot esville.
Miss Crigler, the assistant and music
teacher. will visit friends in Lexington.
The Vesuvlus High School closed
Friday for ten days. Miss Sizer, the
principal, and Miss Houff, the assist
ant, will spend their vacations visiting
friends.
Misses Maggie HUMPHREYS and Mary
Moore. who are students at the State
Female Normal School at Farmvllle,
reached home iast Srlday to spend the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Franger Of Roanoke, has re-
turned to her home after a visit OF sew
eral weeks to her father, Mr.. Helms
Mr.. V. l. Guyer has .succeeded Mr.
P. U. Bowers as operator at Vesuvius.
Miss Margaret Wallace from RAwl-
ings Institute, Charlottesville. Is visi
ting her sister, Mrs. s. d. Mangus.
SC.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
Final Crop Figures for the Year
100E


1905
& The farm value of nine crops OF the
past year, being all tia important
crops except cotton, tobacco aud rice,
aggregates 81, 500, 8l4, 26O. which is
only $96, OOO,O more than the same
crops were worth last year. But last
year was phenomenally prosperous
year for agriculture, 80 that even a
small excess is noteworthy. The in
crease In the value OF corn is $9p, 1000,
900; Of wheat. $4,000, 600; Of potatoes,
$40, 900, 900; there is decrease OF ST.
600, 900 in oats; and of $4,000, 900 In
hay. j.
The, corn crop is s41, 900, 900 bushels
greater than that Of last year and 1885,
900, 600 greater than the crop Of 1902,
which was the record crop up to this
year. The wheat crop amounts to 693,
600, 900 bushels, 141, 100000 more than
che crop OF tn last year aud the largest
In our history except that OF 1901,
which exceeded 74S, 100000 bushels.
Only four times before this yesr has the
wheat crop exceeded 900. 900, 900 bush
els. The oats crop WAS so, 0OO,O0 BUSH
els greater than year ago aud thu
largest crop ever harvested except that
OF 1902. The potato crop IS u, 900, 700
bushels below that Of last year, and |
the increase 10 aggregate value is due
to the enhanced price. say I
The wheat crop of this year, taking
no account Of supplies brought over,
would afford 10000. 900 bushels for
seed, which is ample for the area sown
this past year, and 400, 900. 900 bu shells
for food, which would allow an aver
age consumption Of Ave, bushels per
capita, which Is we'll over the usual
estimates OF consumption. andarthea
leave a surplus OF 233<0O0.0OO bushels
FOR export. Our exports are running
much better than last year, but they
are still very light compared with the
figures OF few years ago. An increase
In the foreign demand would be. very /
welcome, but the way wheat prices.
have kept up with large production
IN this country and decreasing export
% remarkable. -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
More Valley Railroad Rumors

more Vabtoy ha1IrOaO humOrS
Several persons who reside along
the line Of the Valley Railroad
have been reporting for some time
that engineers were going over the
route and were under tie impression
that they were connected with the
Tidewater Railroad.
The following from the Salem
Times Register-Sentinel would in
dictate that there is e prospect for
the extension OF the Valley road.
That paper says:
cit was reported here yesterday
that a party of engineers were en-
gagged in going over the line of the
old Valley Railroad in the eastern
part of this county making esti-
mates and surveys, but for what
purpose they did not divulge. The
impression gains ground daily that
the read is to be completed from
Lexington to Salem in the near
future as was originally projected.
1t lis of interest in this connection
to report that County Clerk Denit
received letter a few days ago
from firm Of attorneys In Staunton
saying that they understood that
r anoke county owned some stock
in the Valley Railroad COMPANY
md oferingAtps purchase it. The
county, however, hes no stock in
the company,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
To Mark Graves of Confederate
Soldiers

|
There has been favorable actor
taken by the Senate Committee OF
Military Affairs on the bill intro
duced by Senator Foraker provid
ling for the marking of the gravel
of Confederate soldiers and sailors
who died in the custody of th,
United States Government during
the Civil War. Senator Foraker
has favorably reported the bill tC
the Senate on behalf of the Mill.
tary Comittee.
There are 1890 Confederates
whose names are known buried in
such graves, and 6, S54 whose names
are unknown, making a total of 20,
IVA graves to be marked. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly four thousand
OF these graves are of Virginia
soldiers. These graves are scatter
ed throughout the North, many of
them being in national cemeteries,
and several thousand of them are
in Arlington Cemetery.
1t is estimated that the head and
foot stones for the marking of these
graves will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, and that the adj
ministrative work in connection
with the marking of these graves
will cost some $50, QUO more, thus
making the total cost of the work
about 500, 900. MI. Prince of the
Committee on Military Affairs, be-
lieves that he can secure favor
able report to the House, as SEN
ator Foraker has done in the Ser
ate. He will have the cooperation
OF Representative Hay of Virginia,
and of the solid Democratic men,
bership OF the committee. There
are number of Republicans on the
committee besides M. Price who
are expested to vote for the
measure.
The subject is being widely talk.
ed of at the Capitol, and every
where it is believed that it ought
to pass. There ia only one thing
that may encompass its defeat at
this session. and that is the strenu-
Gus desire to economic. Even
then it will not he q defeat for the
measure, but mere refusal to take |
it up, for it is realized that if the
House ever gets a chance to vote
On it,it will pass without q uestiOn.
The War Department has been
careful all along to keep record
IF each. Confederate grave which
will be affected by the measure.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
For St. Nicholas, white Horse,

In Belgium the children expect the
good st. Nicholas to visit them. They
think he rides ON white horse, so they
polish their shoes with great care, fiji
them with hay, oats OF carrots for the
saints horse and put them in the fire.
place or on table, and in the morning,
instead Of the forage. they find sticks
for the bad children and candies for
the good ones.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

The pleasant weather of the past
few days has succeeded to some
extent in drying up the roads and
making them more rassable. AS the
rains and SHOWS of winter come on,
travellers on the county highways
will have frequent occasion for in.
specting the bad condition of the
roads. This is a good time for res
olutions and various other propo-
sitions looking to the betterment
of comfy roads, but not until ac-
tual work is commenced On them
will any improvements result.
And the use: Of conflict hhQr
seems the cnly practicable s5ldt'on
Of the question.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
A Curious Custom of o1fordahire.

In some places in 0xfOrdshIre, Eng
land, 1t was the right Of every maid
servant to ask the hired man for bit
Of ivy 10 trim the house. If be turned
deaf ear to her opportunities or for
got her request she would steal pair
of his breecbes and nail them to the
gate in the yard or on the highway.
This was supposed to debar him froal
all privileges Of the mistietoe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
Stockholders Meeting
Pain in Your
Chest?

Ofcourse you know It Is a little
cold settled there. You hope u
will ''pass off" There is a chance
you will pass off with it.
Be careful Cure the cold, be-
cause it is dangerous A sure cure,
external, POWERFUL, penetrating,
harmless-that is Gowan's.
You rub Gowan's over your chest
or throat. 1t goes in and works on
the cold al once. Doesn't have 10
be digested.
Have Gowan's in the house ready
to cure Group, colds, sore throats,
pneumonia All druggists sell it.
Bottle, $I.oo. Group size, IS cents.
By mail, if desired. Gowaa Msdi-
cal Co., Durham, N, c.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiDess
OF the skin Of any sort instantly re
lieved, permanently cured. Doans
Ointment. AT any drug store -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

Neglected colds make fat grave
yards" DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup helps men and women to a
happy, vigorous old age.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

Winter or Summer cole is nnknowns
whom you give the baby DIR. FahrneY'
Teething Syrup. You can get sam
pie If you write.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Dividend Notice

The Board OF Directors OF the
Bank of Rockbrldge have this day de-
clared the usual semi-annual dividend
OF 3 per cent out OF the net earnings OF
the past six months, free OF tax. payable
on or after JANUARY 1ST, 1905, to
the stockholders, checks for which will
be mailed.
s. o. CAMPBELL, Cashier,
Dec-27-ft So
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup is
absolutely harmless and lie the medl-
clue for bsbles the whole year. Cures
indigestion,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-12-27

%Advertising rates, which are mod
crate, furnished onapplication.
e9-Busipess local notices 10c. line
orfirst insertion and 90. "a line for
eac subsequent insertion.
cgObItuaries exceeding 10 lines,
tributes of respect, cards OF thanks,
cts must be paid for at the rate OF
s.. per line.
ga- Office Telephone No. 8. Long
distance Metallic. connects With town
and county lines.-