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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
TO ELL LID Her TING.

The family who had lived for ter
years In the small honse owned by old
lady Croker had moved away. She
asked her agent to secure some quiet
and desirable tenants for the property
as soon as possible.
The agent advertised and within q
few days had call from a man. who
asked numerous questions about the
house.
'There are seven good sized rooms"
said The agent, "and an excellent cellar.
How many are there in your familyT
"My wife and myself and twelve chill
dren," said the man.
"Ah," said the agent, "Im afraid that
would hardly do, as Mrs. Croker is old
and something OF an invalid and lives
next door She Is not particularly fond
Of children"
We'll" and the man looked indig-
nant, Il shouldn't think she'd mind;
there are only five little ones"
But the agent shook his head.
ITS all right anyway" said the man,
with quick change Of base. Il don't
believe there's land enough around that
house, and it's too near the city. What
l really want Is a place farther out,
with an acre or so Of ground and
barn and chance to keep COW and
chickens and room to grow some vege-
tables, so my wife will have something
to take up her spare me."-Youths
Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
BLOOD CELLS.

Man Is millionaire many times over In
the possession of blood cells. Woman is
not quite so rich, for scientists have proven
that the normal number Of red blood cells
in adult men is Ave million; IN women four
and half million, to the square millimeter.
The normal cell Is not Absolutely round
In health, but, in disease, becomes ex-
trcmely irregular In shape. Every one can
be in perfect health and possess the mil
lions Of rich red blood corpuscles IL they
only know how to 20 about it. DR.. K. V.
Pierce, consulting physician to the Inva-
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buff
falo, N. Y, advises every man and woman
to prepare for long life by observing ma
lures laws In the first place. il, yotir
eat is not taken up by the blood and asstrn-
Hated properly, you need tonic and diges-
tive corrector, something that will increase
the red blood corpuscles; he believes in
going about this in natures own way.
Years ago, IN his active practice, he found
that All Alternative extract of certain herbs
and roots, put up without the use Of alco-
hol, would put the liver, lungs and heart
into fuller and more complete action. This
medicine he called DR.. Picrces Golden
Medical Discovery. By assimilating the
food eaten, It nourishes the blood, and, in
stead of the ill-shaped corpuscles, the per-
soma blood takes on rich red color and
the corpuscles are more nearly round
Nervousness is only the cry of the starved
nerves for food. and when the nerves are
fed on rich red blood the person loses
those irritable feelings, sleeps we'll at night
and feels refreshed in the morning.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
II you want to know about your body,
read Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser, which can be kad for the cost of
mailing, 81 cents in one. cent stamps for the
cloth bound book, or III stamps for the
le:fcr-covcred volume. 1908 pages. Ad-
dress DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

An amusing illustration of the value
Of courtesy in the factory is given by
the London Engineering Magazine. "At
one time" says the writer, 1--WE had
some large forging drawings returned
to the works, and the order clerk, into
whose hands they came, told his err
rand boy to take them to Bprnham.'
one Of the foremen. The boy lo0iscd in
establishment, but upon n peremptvry
order he went off with the drawings
We missed them day or two later,
and upon inquirng of the boy he said,
You told me to take them to burn 'em,
and l did it, In fact. he had taken
those drawings to the boiler room and
had them burned, all because the order
clerk forgot to use the Mr. when CIV
ing his instructions.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
Jack and Gill.

jill or Gin is an Authorization Of the
once feminine name Gillian or Juliana.
In Icelandic mythology Jack and Gill
are two children kidnapped by the moon
while drawing water, which is carried
on their shoulders In bucket suspend
ed from pole. The Swedish peasants
still account for the moon spots In this
way. A play with the title Jack and
Gill'' was popular at the English court
between 1867 and 1878. How far back
the English nursery rhyme with this
title dates IS not known, though every
school child II fnmIliar with the lines.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

Abused ln Its Use ms Drug and an
Unqualified Evil as a Beverage In
Any FOrm-Thc Lesson of Athletic
Training.
During the last year there has been
un unusual amount of discussion by
Leading physicians in England and
France of the value of alcohol as. q
drug and its dangers as q beverage.
There has thus been put on record a
mass of new testimony of the highest
scientific character and entirely free
from prejudice. The conclusions JUST.
fed by the experience of the majority
Of these men may be briefly summed
up as follows:
In certain bodily conditions and when
carefully administered alcohol is val
liable drug. but It is, at present used
much too freely and with distinctly
harmful results. Its use as q daily
beverage in any form is: dangerous.
physically and morally. AS an illus
tration of its medicinal abuse Sir Sam.
uel Wilkes cites the following case.> =.
"a young lady, for many years the
subject of heart disease, had finally.
been forced to take to her bed, and l
was called in consultation. 1t was a
matter OF fornialtty, as she was
thought TO he dying
"She was lyingein beIsgasping with
fluttering heart and an almost i'm
perceptible. irregular pulse and semi
conscious; she was being piled with
brandy in order to keep her alive. The
two medical men who were present
did not perceive that they were poison
ing her. but nevertheless assented to i
my strong wish to stop the spirit.
met her short time afterward walk.
ing in the street"
AS to the daily drinking of some
form of alcohol. while the weight of
opinion was against 1t, several of the
physicians said they had observed no
I'll effects from its use in moderation
Sin themselves or their patients. DR.. j. |
SimIhs WooGhead, however. calls at |
tention. TO the significant fact that
when the body Is being trained FOR
any unusual exertion the use of alec
hol is strictly prohibited q; 4
During hia athletic career at ~tiie
Cnircrsity OF i-dinburgh lie says: IL !.
YVES early in, fe :scd by the fact that |
nc: rly ever. g;aicte WHO was not al
ready IN :.lS.,.l..cr. became prslci icaily. !
a tee;0talcr Curing his period of STREET /
training and in some cases had so to
alter his routine of life that lie found
1t almost impossible to do anything
but keep in training Those of us, on
the other hand, who were teetotalers
had to alter our daily routine of living
comparatively little. We could CON
tinue our work In the classes, apd II
was not necessary for us to refuse 80.
cial invitations.
1T is not dancing. dining or work
Ing that ulSets men. 1t is getting rid
Of the alcohol may say most conf, /
IDENTIFY that during my most sue, essful
atlle..c years did my lest elass
wO..:. ~; s.ur'n1 tie whole OF .hGt
tine e. hi know that | had f. re-
fuse :. s.ns;c Invitation on account of
training t'-ss
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
SlGNBOARDS HIS WEAPONS.
4 California Temperance WORKER
Crusade In 81. Louis.

4 California Temperance Workers.
Crusade In 81. Louis.
j. G. Main. II temperance worker Of
Los Angeles, CAL, recently arrived in
st. Louis from the east, where he had
been engaged In q crusade against the
liquor traffic, and began crusade in
the exposition city.
Mr.. Mains method consists Of large
billboards, with signs setting forth In
forcible language the evils of strong
drink. Most of them are quotations
from the great men of the world on the
subject He has placed his signs iii
the most conspicuous places in the
city, especially around the worlds fair
grounds and along the street railway
lines leading there and at all places OF
amusement.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
OPTICAL DELUSIONS.
Why the San. Moon md Stars Appear
Large at the Horizon.

| tnrke al the HOrizOn.
When we observe objects at dis
lance we are not conscious of tho
smallness Of the angle under which We
see them. and we think them mucl
higher than they really are This fact
also explains the disillusiOns in photog
raphy. Il country the boundaries OF
which are very billy appearing almost
fiat on the sensitive plate, the lens
giving us the real angular sizes of the
distant objects without taking into ac-
count the psychic eyaggeration of our
eye. If, however, we look at distant
objects under unusual conditions our
the angle of observation becomes SEN
sible and the objects appear much
smaller. This is what occurs, for ex-
ample, when country Is examined
with the head bent to one side or al
lowed TO hang between the legs, the
colors becoming much clearer, but the
country appearing fat like picture.
| We may apply these facts TO the sun
and moon. WhNl we see these bodies
at the horizon we place them lnstnc-
| lively at given distance, anu we
judge of their size as we do of OBJ
jects placed at this distance-that is,
In exaggerating that size. When. how
ever, these bodies are raised above
the horizon we see them under unac-
customed conditions without indicating
comparative marks and at an unde-
fined distance. In consequence of this
fact the exaggeration of our calcula-
ton disappears and the stars. sun and
moon appear smaller to us.
The angle under which we see the
sun and the moon Is equal TO about
one-half of degree. Calculation shows
that this Is the angle under which we
see tower forty-four meters in height
at distance OF little over three
miles. Thus, by comparison with
known terrestrial objects. the stars ut
the horizon appear very large to u.s.
The error depends, in part, also on
the state Of the atmosphere. When the
atmosphere Is not clear and foggy the
error is greatest, In this case the moon
taking Oh red tinge, whereas when
this body has all Of it's brightness 1t |
differs too much from ordinary objects |
for the instructive comparison to be |
made the moon in this case appearing
smaller The same reasoning applies
to the sun. In foggy weather the stars
also appear nearer-a fact which Is
due TO their red color. the red requir-
ing greater effort of accommodation
to unite on tie retna the slightly re-
frangblc radiations.
1t is not necessary that there be ter
restrial objects to which we can di-
rectly compare the apparent diameter
Of this sun and moon; the error may
occur ut the horizon Of the sea. II Is
TO be noted that the consultations have
the same apparent increase In size In
approaching the horizon and that Of
-en the two lower parts OF the rainbow
seem enlarged In short we have to
10 with very general phenomenon,
applying as well to terrestrial as to
celestial objects, in every case the err
or consisting In an exaggerated esti-
nation Of the objects on the horizon
Exchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
CUTICURA GROWS
Crusted Scalps Cleansed and
Purified by Cuticura Soap

Assisted by light dressings of Cuti-
cura, the great skin cure. This
treatment at once stops falling hair,
removes crusts, scales, and dandruff,
destroys hair parasites, soothes irri-
tated, itching surfaces, stimulates the
hair follicles, loosens the scalp skin,
supplies the roots with energy and
nourishment, and makes the hair grow
upon sweet, wholesome, healthy
scalp when all else fails.
Complete external and internal
treatment for every humour, from
pimples to scrofula, from infancy to
age, consisting of Cuticura Soap,
Ointment, and Pills, may row be had
of all druggists for one dollar. A
single set is often sufficient to cure
the most distressing cases.
Cutcura Rssolyen liquid and In the form OF Chocolate
Coated Pills, Cucuia Ointment and Cuticura Soap
colo throughout the world. Potter Drug Chem Corp
1877 Columbus Ave, d ,ston, Sole Proprietors.
M Send for How to Cure livery Humour," and
"How to Have Beautiful Hair"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
SCRATCHED
DAY AND NIGHT.
Lady Suffered Tortures with itching
Scalp Humor = One Box Of Cuti-
cura Ointment and One Cake Of
Cuticura Soap Cured Her.
WILL NEVER Be
WITHOUT CUTICURA

"My scalp was covered with little
pimples and I suffered fortunes from
the itching. was scratching all day
and night, and I could get no rest. I
washed my head with hot water and
Cuticura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment as dressing. One
box of Cuticura Ointment and one cake
of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now my
head is entirely clear and my hair IS
growing splendidly. have used Cuti-
cura Soap ever since, and shall never
be without it. (signed) Ada c. Smith,
3oo Grand ST., Jersey City, N. J."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
- ----
Yankee Assurance.

Irritated Frenchman Ito American
who has mistaken him for waiter)-
SIR. you hat gr-r-rossly insulted mel
There is my card. Ny seconds will
vait upon you. sir-r-r! American-Nev-
er mind your seconds. Frenchy. You
can wait on me just as well. Pass me
the worcestershire sauce. and be quick
about It!
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

Say. ma" asked little Willie after
he had been in conjunction with the
paternal sljvDer. did anybody besides
pa ever aslTyou to be his wife?'
"Oh. yes; l, had lots of proposals be
fore your father came along"
well. do you think you gained any
thing by waiting?"-Chicago Record
Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
A NarenfiC.

Teacher-Giye me familiar instance
Of narcotic. Pupil hesitates.) Teach
er-What does you father smoke in his
pipe? Pupil-Mother says it smells
like hayseed, but I guess it's leather.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
The Eye OF the sonI.
Enfn1isni.

"Pa, what's Il fatalist"
"a fatalIst. my boy. Is a man who
thinks that II It Is his fate to get rich
he Will become so without trying"
We'll pa. do fatalists ever get rlchr
"Never, my boy."-Cincinnati Com
nercial TribDuo.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
A Candid Critic.

Author-Is 1t true that you say my
latest is the worst book / ever wrote?
Critical Acqlaintance-Nonsense, my
dear fellow. What l said was that 1t
was the worst book anybody ever
wrote; not you in particular.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

The Professor-Of course in many re-
spects the ancients were far behind us
in civilization. His Wife-Yes. Now, /
never heard you say that anybody had
discovered the ruins Of an ancient re-
tail dry goods store.-Brooklyn Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
His Point OF View.

do you think the world is growing
betterT
mo, confound I'll dropped the nick
cl the conductor gave me In change this
morning, and 1t rolled off the car
Chicago Record Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
Fine Drawn.

"You will observe that this is very
fine point"
1T ought to be. You've strained II
enough."-Cleveland Leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

vii. chide no brother In the world
but myself. against whom know most
faults.-Shakespeare.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25

,!mns before him. but aii2r bali hour
he gave IN.
"Im staleY' he murInuied, thro wing
the paper on the table. Wonder
where's she gone? Never before real
lied how interesting she is-for a girl.
Had / ever had ladies day? Umph!
That was funnyY' And he smiled M
the recollection of IL.
For the next two or three days she
avoided him as much as possible.
II must give him plenty of line," she
decided craftily, "and never let him
suspect that he's taken the bait"
On the third day he proposed long
tramp to her.
you don't want silly thing like
me-" she protested, with modest self
depreciation. 81 can't talk about
bridges and buttresses and caissons
and all those interesting things that
you know about I shall only bore
you"
"What was it you said the other day
about the creature that tempted Ad-
ann" was his laughing reply. per
haps l want to take up new line Of
study"
'T just made him think l was the
most dependent thing that ever lived"
she confided shamelessly to her mir
ror that night. my timid little feet
could scarcely get over the ground
without help. and as for climbing
fences
She went off into peal Of laughter
as she remembered how sOlcit0us he
had been about her getting over a
fence that was In their way-and she
who could turn n handspring as well
as either of her brothers.
"Of course couldn't do it If 1 really
liked him." she murmured. Then the
girl in the mirror averted her face
quickly. I'm just going to give him a
much needed lesson, you know" she
went on. This time the girl looked into
her eyes for moment After that she
threw herself on the bed and buried a
hot face in the pillows.
AS the weeks went by the startling
conviction that there was one girl In
the world who never bored him, never
made him long to escape and get back
to his own kind, came to be certain
ty to the man. With the coming Of
this knowledge the world seemed
brighter, llvelier place.
The idea of marriage, which had |
seemed as remote as that Of |
suicide. came and lodged within his
brain as If 1t were an old friend. He |
thought, with some scorn, of his former
views.
They were standing under the big |
apple tree in the back garden. From
the ground she picked up one Of the
round, smooth apples and began to
eat 1t. Something in the action brought
back to him the conversation they once
had about Adam, and i've wondered how
he could ever have been so cross, so
dense. He held out his hand.
please, Eve" he besecched.
But you are not like ADAM" she
began archly.
NO he said meaningly. HE wait
I'd for temptation. don't intend to
watt"
And that night she whispered TO the
,irl in the mirror, what Thackeray
,ove &c frue'v
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
NSs71:W Horfo|kSsWester

Schedule in effect May 20. 1904.
Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
MOI 9:56P. M. Daily, For Basic, Luray
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia,
Mold. 3.36 Pm Daily, For Hagerstown.
Washington, Baltimore, Philsdel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
NJ. /. 05 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefeld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, y. c.,
Welch and intermeIateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila-
delphia to WEIGH.
No. IS. 2.G9P. N. Daily. Fol Roanoke,
Bristol Bluefeld. Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, aud
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West an6
Southwest. Pullman sleeper to
Knoxville and Roanoke to Colun.-
bus.
Al iitiOnal Information and rates cheis
fully furnished by e. II. Moffett, Tieke
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, 1905-01-25

Train 80 connects with Southern Ry.
lta. Strasburg Junction for Harrisonburg
and points on Valley Railroad.
sorry.orn No. SO No II
''' Pass. Pass.
---------i- - - -
Lv Harrisonburg 2 45pm : 80 am
Stanton 80. 3 4Spm 8 % am
Ar Lexington. 8 50pm 10 90 am
DAILY except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
apply to any office Of the b. 4 0. 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, 1905-01-25
WHAT DOCTORS SAY,
AN UNPREJUDlCED EXPOSITION OF
THE. DANGERS or ALCOHOL.

Abused zb Its Use ms Drug and an
Unqualified Evil as a Beverage In
Amy Form-Thc- Lesson of Athletic
Training.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-25
The Normal Life.

The best life, after all, is the normal
life, which takes all that God himself
has pronounced good and lives in ac-
cordance with that image of God
which lies hidden in the depths OF the
soul.-Rey. G. ID. Case. Baptist Mont
clair. n. J.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1905-10-26

Meanher Mann. tpeIher ieiner Bes
houptuna aufolae feline sFeinbe liebt.
tritt baburh tpieber In bic NeifelYL
bah Ct feline sSreunbe hobt.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1905-10-26

Der 8eariinber Der .Dorln1er @olfsz
aeifunq", lit 64 Sabre alt, in sSrdnf=
furt, fpo ct felt einigen Sobren lebte,
qeftorber.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-14
STARTLING But True.

People the world over were ho,ri'
fled on learning OF the ba:n'ns 81 a
Chicago theater In which nearly SIX
hundred people lost their lives. yet
more than five times this number or
over 5000 people died from pneumo-
mia In Chicago during the same year.
with scarcely a passing notice. Every
ono OF these cases OF pneumonia re.
suited from n cold and could have
boon prevented by the timely use OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. A great
many who had every reason TO fear
pneumonia have warded II off by the
prompt s OF this remedy. The fol.
lowing Is an instance OF this sort:
TOO much cannot DO said In favor
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
especially for colds and influenza.
! know that II cured my daughter,
Laura, OF n severe cold. and believe
saved her life when she was threaten.
cd with pneumonia" w. ID. Wilcox,
Logan, New York. Sold by all drug.
glsts.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-14
WONDERFUL CURE
OF SORE HANDS
~ Cuticuva After tho
Most Awful suHoving
Ever Experienced
EIGHT DOCTORS
And Many Remedies Failed
to do q Cents Worth
OF Good

III was troubled with sore hands, so
sore that when ! would put them In
water the pain would nearly set me
crazy, the skin would peel of and the
flesh would get hard and break. There
would be blood flowing from at least
fifty places on each hand. Words could
never tell the suffering ] endured for
three years. / tried everything, but
could get no relief, tried az least
eight different doctors, but non did
me any good. as my hands were as bad
when ! got through d~octoring as when
! began. / also tried many remedies,
but none Of them EVER did me one
cents worth Of good. I was discour-
aged and heart-sore. would feel 40
bad mornings, TO think I had to 20 to
work and stand the pain for ten hours,
] often felt like giving up my position.
Before l started to work I would
have to wrap every finger up sep.
arstcly, ~ Is to try and keep them
soft, and then wear gloves over the
rags to keep the grease from getting
on my work. At night l would have
TO wear gloves in fact, I had to wear
gloves all the time. But thanks 20
Cuticura, that 10 all over now,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-14
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