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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
THAT FATAL RESEMBLANCE
Prediean,ent Of a Girl Who Gets the
"First Wife" Story.

"There is just one thing that EN-.
harnesses me nightly" said the tor
floor girl, "and that is for a man tc
tell me that look for all the world
like his first wife. 1t makes me fee
awfully silly. 1 never know what
to say. There was a time when ]
construed all remarks Of that ma
ture as decided compliments. Now
Adays my opinion is wavering. The
first time a man sprang the first wife
dodge upon me | tried to be proper
ly sympathetic. l thought the occa-
sion required it. l put on a long
face and spoke in slow and solemn
accents.
az am very sorry,' l said, to re-
vive painful memories
"The man laughed. oh, you
needn't take it so hard he said. 1
don't. We parted by mutual con-
sent. She has been married twice
since then. We meet every little
while at The theater and at whist
parties
'That reply was a terrible disillu-
sionment, but l treasured it because
I thought it would prove a guide for
future occasion. A short time after
that another man told me that l
looked like his first wife, and |, re-
membering my former experience,
forestalled him by assuming a friv-
olous manner.
"'She must have been a beauty
said I Aippantly.
Not a bit of it, he said. She
wasn't even good looking, but she
was the best woman the Lord ever
put on earth
81 think l never felt quite so
small as | did then. saw that levi
ty was by no means a safe rule to go
by in the matter of first wives. The
next time a forlorn widower noted
my remarkable resemblance to his
departed spouse I struck a note of
moderate sympathy.
"'You must miss her greatly I
murmured.
"'Oh, ] do said he. 4 have new
er yet found anybody that could
make such apple pie as she could,
and when it came to mashed pota-
toes she could beat the world
"Since that l have varied my re-
plies to like remarks to suit the cir
cumstances and the temperament of
the man, but somehow they have
never been happy. That is why I
wish somebody would tell me the
prescribed formula for such occa-
sions." New York Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
ALONE IN A CROWD.
One Phase Of Apartment House Life In
the Great Cities.

There are perhaps 100 people in
our apartment house, 1000 or it
may be 1000 OF 1900 in our block.
They live in small, comfortably fur
niShed and very convenient apart
ments, but they live alone. No one
ever secs any exchange of courtesies
between them. They are not inter
ested in the progress of the lives Of
the people about them. You might
live there year or ten years, and |
doubt if your next door neighbor
would even so much as know Of
your existence. He is too busy.
Your business might fail, your chill
dren perish. You might suffer every
calamity from heartache to literal
physical destruction, and l doubt
whether he would ever hear Of it.
Marriage, birth, death, any and all
Of the other homely and really es-
sential happenings of life are all
trivial under the new dispenss6on.
Neither you nor your wife nor chill
dren nor your children's children
have any interest for him. 1t is all
as if you really did not exist.
The pathos Of all this is that
these people never quite realize I'M
til some Of the real calamities of life
oyertake them what they have been
Ignoring and casting aside. Until
they are old, until they are stricken
with illness, until they stand bereft
of fortune or until they are visited
by death-then and then only do
they become aware of the impor-
lance of the individual relationship.
1t matters not in such an hour what
the prime Importance of the world
may be. 1t will not avail them to
know that the world still goes on
and that the principal thorough
fares of the great cities are alive
with a spectacle forever fascinating
and forever new. Life in the abb
stract cannot aid them then. They
are alone, left longing for a per-
sonal relationship, with an aching
and, too often, breaking heart.
Friendship, affection, tenderness,
how they loom large in the hour of |
despair Theodore Dresser in Tom
Watson's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Sens In Verse
Forebodinus.

The winds and the waves are wailing,
And the night is full of tears,
And over my spirit forebodings
Are borne from the coming years.
I fear for the child heart In me,
With its oneness Of faith and sight.
Lest the glow of its strong endeavor
Go out I'm the passionate night
fear for the swift feet running
Full speed through the morning dew
Lest they fail In the arid race coUre,
With the goal, unwon, in view.
I fear lest the motive for striving
Is perishing in the strife;
fear lest the glory of living
Is darkening In the life.
fear, and IN tears I SILVER
At the feet OF coming years;
The winds and the waves are wailing,
And the night Is full of tears
George Z. WOODBURY..
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
A Smart Girl.

"She told me she had made a
study of palmistry."
"Wen?b
"Well, she offered to read my
palm, and / let her"
Naturally"
"And then she told me was 60
ing to suffer disappointment in
love, but would get over it and mar
ry poor girl"
"What did YOU say%
"What could | sayS She's rich,
and | had intended to propose to her
that very evening"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
A London Auction.

As an example of what queer
things come up at the London auc-
tons; At the same sale appeared
lately an apron, two armlets and
other pieces used in devil dancing
ceremonies in Tibet, these objects
being made up Of bones belonging
to deceased lamas-they ara carved
with images of Buddha; a deaths
head made Of lacquer, to be used as
a mask for the devil dancer, and a
contemporary death mask of Oliver
Cromwell in perfect condition. The
mask taken from Nolls face brought
$500 and the devils outfit $500.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Story Of q Gentleman Who Was Fond
Of Visiting His Friends.

Some time ago there lived a gen.
tleman Of indolent habits who spent
his time visiting among his friends
After wearing out his welcome in
his own ne.ghborhood he thought
he would visit an old Quaker friend
some twenty miles distant. On his
arrival he was cordially received by
the Quaker, who, thinking the Wis
itor had taken much pains to come
so far to see him, treated him with a
great deal of attention and polite
ness for several days. AS the Wis
itor showed no signs of leaving, the
Quaker became uneasy, but bore it
with patience until the eighth day,
when he said to him:
"My friend, ! am afraid thee will
never come again"
ooh, yes SHALL" said the visitor.
81 have enjoyed my visit very much
and shall certainly come again"
'But," said the Quaker, "if thee
will never leave how can thee come
again 2"-Philadelphia Ledger
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Jefferson's Letter to the Gar

President Edwin A. Alderman
of the University of Virginia, has
received a historic relic of great
interest and value, in the shape of
hitherto unpublished autograph
letter of Thomas Jefferson. This
letter was written while Jefferson
was president in 1904 to AlexaD-
der the First. Car of all the Rus
sias, in acknowledgment of assis-
lance rendered American sailors
by Russian authorities.
AS was the custom in communi-
Cations between the heads Of ma
lions, the document included many
cordial expressions of good will.
Among others is one sentence of
interest today in view CT recent
disturbances in Russia, in which
Jefferson congratulates the Ger
en- his concession in favor Of free
dom among his subjects.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
How TO Walk Upstairs.

"There are but few persons who
knowhow to walk upstairs properly
said a well known physician. "Usu.
ally a person will tread on the ball
Of his foot in taking each step, spring
ing himself up to the next step,
This is very tiresome and wearing
on the muscles, as it throws the en-
tire suspended weight of the body
on the muscles of the legs and feet.
You should in walking or climbing
stairs seek for the most equal dis
tribution of the bOdy's weight pos
sible. In walking up stairs your
feet should be placed squarely down
on the step, heel and all, and then
the work should be performed slow
ly and deliberately. In this way
there is no strain upon any particu-
lar muscle, but each one is doing its
duty in a natural manner. The man
who goes upstairs with springing
step you may be sure is no philoso-
pher, or at least his reasoning has
not been directed to that subject"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
In the Days Of chivaIry.

Most people will be somewhat sur
prised to hear that the idea Of wom-
en- requiring escort, especially of a
really protective nature, is of COM
paratively modern origin, says a con-
tributor to the Grand Magazine.
But such appears to be the case.
Nothing strikes one more forcibly
in the study Of medieval literature
than the absolute freedom women
enjoyed to travel and wander alone
without fear of molestation. The
times were unsettled, undoubtedly,
and men lived for fighting only; but,
nevertheless, the helpless and de-
fenseless were safe enough, so far as
one can judge from contemporary
literature. do not deny that they
came to grief occasionally, but as a
general rule men respected the other
sex in the days of chivalry, and even
the worst of scoundrels allowed an
unprotected woman to ride by un-
harmed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Singing insects.

The many natural curiosities Of
Japan include species of singing
insects. The most priced of these
tiny musicians is a black beetle
named "susumushi," which means
"insect bell" The sound that it
emits resembles that of little silver
bell of the sweetest and most deli.
cate tone.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
A Municipal Newspaper.

Dresden has an odd institution
a municipal newspaper, not like New
York's City Record, but a real jour
nal, printing the news Of the day.
1t was bequeathed to Dresden by
DR.. Cunt. 1t has large circula-
ton and is the chief advertising me-
dunn of the neighborhood. It's prof
its are applied to identifying the
city and to charity. - New York
Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Willing 70 oblige.

Mr.. Dudling - Waitah, you hov
fohgotten the-aw-fngah bowl.
Waiter - We don't serve finger
bowls any more, sir, but when you
get through roofing around among
the vittles I'll bring you a wash
basin if you want it.-New York
Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
FraternaI Orders.

Rockblidge Lodge, No, SO. l. y. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. Sc, K. Of P,
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel
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 3rd Mon
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No,192O Royal
Areanum, meets LIST and Bird Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 50, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
a Blood Relative.

For the first time in his life little
Ned heard the expression "blood re-
lation." 1t kept buzzing through
his head, and finally he was com
PEELED to ask his mother for an ex-
PLANTATION. She told him the mean
ing of blood relation, and after a
brief moment of thought the young
ster exclaimed:
Gee, ma, you're the bloodies- re-
lation I have, amt you 2"-Brook-
lYn Lite.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Friendly Pata,

Rodrick-They say Cholly Good
fellow is very popular around town.
Van Albert - should say So.
Why, he wears out two coats q
month just from people slapping
him on the back.-ChicagO News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
A Good Artist.

Dauber-Mrs. Goodsole, / believe,
remarked that she thought | was a
very good artist.
Criteek-Yes. 1t seems she saw
you in church last Sunday.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Her Remark.

Husband-Didn't you tell that
cook ] wanted my breakfast right
on the minute?
Wife, did.
Husband-And what did she say ?
Wife-She said that we all have
our disappointments.-L
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Discovered His Error.

"He once ran for Office, you say?"
"Well, he thought he was running
at the time, but after the votes were
counted he told me in confidence
that he guessed he hadn't done more
than walk."-Chica0o Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
9 Her Suggestion.

Growells-I have given up drink
ing, chewing and smoking to please
you, still you are not satisfied. Now,
what else do you want me to give
upY
Mrs. Growells-Well, you might
give up $50 / need a new tailor
made suit.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Love Is Blind.

Pearl-They elopcd in an auto.
mobile.
Ruby-And was it a success?
Pearl--Yes. Even Cupid wore
goggles.-Bsltimore News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Two In Succession.

Tess-Jack stole a kiss from me
last night.
Jess-Graciousl What did you
do about it?
Tess-Nothing. 1 didn't have
time. He made restitution immedi-
ately.-Philadelphia Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they I'll
ter out the waste or
Impurities In the blood.
. Try s.s sick or out
Ct Greer, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches sndrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid In the
blood, due 10 neglected
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Never Still.

Church, thought you said you
gave your wife hush money?
Gotham did.
"Well, she ought to be arrested
for obtaining money under false
preteuses. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
OVer-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood,

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or uncteady
heart beats. and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart Is
over-working In pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were 70 be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming In kidney trouble.
fyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures ofthe most distressing cases
and is sold on It's merits K1E
by all druggists in fifty AglSz,sJs1 zss..sszs=s
cent and one-dollar slz- r. (. sll,
es. You may have a l..EstEElEaen
sample bottle by mail Home Of svampRoO..
free, also pamphlet telling you how TO find
out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Or. Kilner
& Co.. BInghamton, NY.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and the address. Binghamton,
N. T., on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Convincing,

Amicus-So you have another
baby at your house. What is be
like2
Eminent Critic-Well, he is not
very interesting, but he is mighty
COMMUNICABLE.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
= Persistent Fighter.

The measures of Wilbcrforce in the
British house Of commons for the abol-
ishing Of the British slave trade had a
hard struggle before they finally pre-
vailed On Feb l., 1900. Wilberforce
moved without entering into any ar
gument' for a bill to abolish the slave
trade after a limited time and for a
committee TO consider its propriety.
He had been introducing such a bill
almost every year for fifteen years, al
though his twelve resolutions against
the traffic were carried in 1879 without
division. But year after year the bill
came to wreck. either in the house Of
lords or the commons, suffering defeat
in 1896 because several Of its support
ers had gone to see new comic opera.
1t was doomed to disaster again in
1905, but finally triumphed in 1907.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes a flaming city is
saved by dynamiting a space that
the fire can't cross. Sometimes a
cough hands on so long you feel
as if nothing but dynamite would
cure it. z. T. Gray of Calhoun,
Ca, writes: "My wife had a very
aggravated cough, which kept her
awake nights. Two physicians
could not help her; so she took
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
which eased her cough, gave her
sleep, and finally cured her. "
Strictly scientific cure for bronchi-
tbs and la grippe. At D. A. Hen.
dershot's drug store; price 5Of
and 81; guaranteed. Trial bottle
free.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
Hn,r dc Tihctans Dress.

Law ami cleric alike, the inhabitants
Of LaS3a are entirely similar TO thoS"
Of the rest of Tibet. There Is indeed
but one difference even in the dress.
In one province through which we
passed the women Use turquoise
studded halo us Il hcaddreSS. In LaSSa
: Gllrt Ornamcuted in the same way
i; bound close down over their hair.
auficd OF on either side, and falls
down over the shoulders. 1t Is one Ol
the most becoming ways Of doing the
hair that | have ever seen, and for Il
certain type the entire dress OF wo-
man of Lassa would be becoming
costume for n fancy dress ball at
home. The dress of the men and the
women is very similar. There is a sin
Gle undergarment and one heavy ma
tive cloth robe, dun or crimson in color
and usually patched. which both sexes
pull in around the waist with a Girdle,
the men pouching it at the waist 10
form the only pocket that they USE
Worlds Work.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
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Miss Laura Slider, of New Mar
tinsville. is the guest of Mrs. Jim
See. of this place.
Mr.. Linzy LemasterS, Of Dale.
was the guest Of friends at this
place Sunday.
The farmers are about done
planting corn at this place.
Misses Molly and Cratic Ro-
land, of this place, were the guests
of friends at JackSOnburg and
Pine Grove last week.
Mr.. G. C. LemasterS and wife
was the guest of friends at this
place Sunday.
Messrs Nelson and Lent King
were the guests of relatives at this
place Sunday.
Mr.. j. b. Ice and wife attended
the show at Pine Grove.
Mr. A. holland and wife was a
business caller at JackSOnburg
Wednesday last.
Miss Sina Weekly is on the SICK
list at this writing.
Mr.. William LemaSters attend
ed church at this place Sunday.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
IN DENVER.

A man carrying an umbrella Is spot
ted as a tenderfOOt.
Cigar store Indians are scarce-cow-
boys make targets of them.
The mountains seen from hOte!
window seem mile away. but it takes
an hours fast riding to reach them.
Oysters on the half she'll are tished
from a five gallon can of the opened
article and placed on veteran shells
Millions of cattle browse the arid
plain, but meat orders cost the same
as in New York and are cut from car
casses killed in Chicago.
A silk hat is ''rubbered" till out of
sight. When schoolboys see one they
veil johnson" and beat each other
on the back to avert a mysterious hoo
doc.
The servant girl problem interferes
with wOman's club work. Wages OF
good help is $50 and up-Thursday and
Sunday afternoon 'out. York
World
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
WAYSIDE BRIEFS.
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Arthur Bowers, an old and re-
spected citizen, who is suffering
with a complication of diseases, is
some better.
James Mathers. of Oil Ridge,
who has been at Darlington, Ohio
for some time, is at home with
his family.
A. j. Sturgeon. William Trlppen
and wife, spent Sunday with Mrs.
John Heslep, one of the parties
to the Pollen tragedy at Paden
City.
Attorney Z. G. Heslep AMI wife
spent Sunday with John IL. Tip
pins and family.
Mrs. Sarah j. Smith and daugh-
ter, Rachel, went to Dairy ONO,
Saturday, to visit relatives.
w. G.. Grimes, a promising
young lawyer Of Cameron, spent
a few days with his parents at
Willow Fork.
The funeral of the Lahew boy
was held at the family residence
Saturday at ten o'clock. Inter
ment took place at the klnble
Cemetery, at Buck Run.
George Smith and family were
visiting at Paden City Sunday
with his mother.
John II. Tippins will finish up
the assessment of Lincoln District
about the tenth Of June. We will
then know how much school we
will have in the country the COM
ing winter.
The people in the country will
nearly all vote for the new court
house. They say they would
rather spend money on a new one
instead Of wasting money in re-
pairing the old one.
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31

j. w. Grimm, a well known cap
| italist of Middlebourne, succeeded
in organizing a joint-stock coR,
pany with a capitalization of
100000 for the purpose of deal
ing in the coal lands in the State
of West Virginia.
The magnitude and Importance
of some of the commercial inter-
ests of Tyler county are not In
frequently as much a matter OF
surprise to her own citizens as to
those who never set foot within
her borders. The colossal! proper
tons reached by the wealth OF
Tyler county in the financial
world seems almost fabulous and
when the facts and figures are set
before the public, they command
the admiration of all, and do not
fail to impress the residents OF
other counties of the state with
respect for he energy and enter
prise upon the part of our capt.
talists. We recently noticed the
publication of a joint-stock com,
pany with nearly a quarter OF a
million dollars behind the enter
prise of constructing thirty miles
of railroad near the city OF
Gulfport, Mississippi, composed
largely of men from this county.
But as an illustration of the won
derful growth in the wealth OF our
citizens and the vast Importance
Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-05-31
Teter'S Creek Coal Company

our county assums beyond its
borders, a brief sketch of the
most extensive combination of
capital that was ever organized In
the county, and second to but few
in the State, connot fail OF being
of general interest. l refer to the
Teter Creak Coal Company,
which had it's inception by a char
ter granted on the 18th day Of this
month for the purpose OF buying
and selling coal lands in this
state. A meeting of the stock
holders was held at the Central
Hotel on Saturday, the 9th day
of this month and a board of d.
rectors was selected composed Of
c.. F. Teter, S. A. Moore, of Phil
ippi; r. A. Gorrel, W. A. F. Smith,
of Meadville, James II. Ash, of
Roberts; Zadoc Asst. of Josephs
Mills: J. G. Mayfeld, o. W. O..
Hardman, j. W. Grimm, of Middle
bourne; H. I. Asher, Lone Tree
and A. G. Eddy, of Alvey; who
perfected the organization by the
election of C. F. Teter, of Philippi,
president of the company, and r.
A. Gorrel of Meadville, Vice
President. J. w. Grimm,of Mid
dlebourne, Secretary and Treas
urer. John i. Shore, OF Middle
bourne, general manager, and
Fred o. Blue, Of FhiIippl, attor-
ney in fact.