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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
THIRTEEN AT TABLE.
The Sequel TO a Dinner Party at the
Home of MiIIafH.

AOAAC VI
By some persons of nearly all ma
tionalities the number IL is regarded
with superstitiors fear. At Brighton
England, the town council has just
granted permission to a householder
to change the number OF her dwelling
place from IL to ia, so many and
diverse have been the Ills which the
lady traces to the fatal number. Paris
will not have the number for any
Of its houses. Parisians so hate the
thirteen party" for dinner that there
is a class Of professional diners out
called "quartorziennes," whose func-
ton 1t is to make the fourteenth at
these symposia. The Turks scrh'islil.e
1t that the word is practically expung-
ed from their language The Italians
will not even employ it In their lot
teries. The italian gamblers horror
of the number proceeds apparently
from the fact that thirteenth card of
one Of his packs bears the figure of
death.
In England the superstition that one
Of a company Of thirteen must die
within the year is traced to the old
calculation Of the insurance offices that
out of thirteen persons taken indis-
cr1minately one will die within twelve
months. Others trace the awe in which
the figures are held to the last supper,
at which thirteen were present. Lord
Lytton dealt with this aspect, remark
ing, Some have carried 1t to the ex.
tent of disliking that number at all
times, but the commoner form limits It
to Friday" But the antipathy is older
than Christianity In the old Morse
mythology the thirteen party was
deemed unlucky because, at banquet
In Valhalla, Loki once appeared, max
ing thirteen, and Balder was slain by
the blind god Holder at the instlgation
of the intruder
In fostering this superstition the |
credulous find themselves in good COM
pany. The question was sprung upon
a dinner party at the home Of the IA
nous artist Millais, where they sud
denly found themselves thirteen strong.
One OF the company was Mortified at
the discovery. "The idea is" said
Arnold, that whoever leaves
the table first will die within a year, so,
with the permission of the ladies, we
will cheat the fates at once. l and
-hese two fine, strong young lads will
Use together, and think our united
will be able to withstand
he assault of the reaper" They got
I'D, and no more was thought about it.
Six months later Arnold died in the
prime Of life. One Of the two men
whom he had called upon to rise from
he table with him was found shot
lead In his bed In a New York hotel.
The third did seem likely to outllve the ,
ear BE had gone to Australia for the
enefit of his health. But for the home ,
Yard journey he took passage by the
luetta. And that ship foundered
mong the reefs of New Guinea Chi
ago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
The AIonnuitn PInnt.

In northern Nigeria there Is a tree,
called in scientific language Oclmum
viride. which mosquitoes cannot toler-
ate Two or three plants kept in every
room and placed along the veranda are
enough to shut out trespassing insects.
A mosquito gently Enclosed in a leaf
OF the plant Will lose consc.cu7na9c IN
few seconds. The bruised leaf has II
scent not unlike that of wild thyme
and eucalyptus. The natives of north
ern Nigeria prefer an infusion of its
leaves to qulnine In malarial fever both
for themselves and their children.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Ranls CarclcReuesE-

A New Yorker who. being rich, en-
ploys rlan servant said to his valet
one morning, "Hoskinw "Slr," said
the man. you are getting careless,
Hoskin." oh, sir, hope not, sir"
"You don't brush my clothes regularly
any more" "Oh, SIR, I assure YOU
There, Hoskln, that will do. left
a dollar in my white vest pocket yes
terday morning and-it Is still there"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Jnnnnene EnrIiah

Clarence Ludlow Brownell in bis
book, "The Heart Of Japan" tells
amusingly Of some signs he saw in ia
pan on the shops of merchants who
were bidding for English and Ameri-
can trade: Barber to Shave Beard or
to Dress Hairs Away" The Genuinely
Bier Buy the Health for Drink "Of
smokes our tobacco is pressure to Our
tongue and give the healthiness to
Hers and Hees! Also All People by
It," "Cowmeat and Ptgmeat and Ra-
mune SCUBA Sasupre Zipslnblya jim
jyael" This last means lemon soda,
sarsaparilla, ginger beer and ginger
ale
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Waters nf the Enuntnr

The plentiful marine growths, both
animal and vegetable. Of the warm
waters near the equator attach them
selves to a ships bottom in the course
Of few weeks, and the ship loses both
speed and dirigibility. When a British
ship on the West India station was
broken up few years ago more than
eighty tons of barnacles were removed
from her bottom, while an American
fruiter of only 800 tons register had
thirty cart loads of barnacles scraped
from her bottom after a stay of but
eight months in the warm ATTITUDES.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
The Power behind the purss

The determining factor in all mod
ern life is money. The hand that holds
the purse rules the world, though the
spirit must regulate 1t. Man is the
wage Garner, but the purchasing pow
er Of the nation Is in the hands of the
woman-that is, among the only wO,
men who are Of any account in the en-
pire, the women Of the middle Tin all
Its tiers and the lower classes.-Lon-
don Mail
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Hugo M nm EnrIishmnn

A woman who was called Ipon tC
write a paper at a suburban current
topic club on Victor Hugo went to the
Carnegie library erected there and col.
lated her facts from a number of ency.
clopedias. When she had finished, hav.
ing a quarter inch Of space at the end
OF her paper, she thought she would
add something original and wrote,
Whatever we and succeeding genera
tons may think Of Victor Hugo, we
must agree on one thing-that he wrote
good English"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
A Cnnse Of nrn,rninr

Ia swimming under blazing sun the
body Is submerged at low tempera
ture while the full force of the sun
beats on the unprotected head. To add
to the obvious dangers Of such a state
Of things the blood Is forced into the
head by the pumping action Of the
limbs in swimming. thus causing the
arteries in other parts Of the body to
be overfilled. The consequence is often
a violent headache, which may be fol
lowed by lnsensibility. The swimmer
sinks and unless help is at hand adds
another to the long list OF the mysterl-
ously drowned.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

The problem Of the ascent Of sap In
trees. an English botanist points ont
is yet unsOlved. 1t appears that In the
highest trees the total pressure would
be. nearly 100 atmospheres, and as we
cannot suppose that leaves can exert
so intense osmotic suction, the only
theory at all probable is that the living
cells exert some sort Of pumping ac-
ton In the wood.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
The Bow and Arrow.

The first mention of the bow and ar-
row is found in the Book Of Genesis,
where 1t is written that Ishmael the
son Of Abraham, "dwelt I'm the wilder
ness and became an archer" "A bow
shot" too, is mentioned as a measure
Of distance. In the sculptured states
found at Khorsabad and Nineveh rep
reservations Of archers frequently oc-
cur, and the bow seems to have been
weapon In the Assyrian and Persian
armies.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
A Strange Recipe For Acting.

Perhaps the most striking instance
OF voluntary hailuclnation is that re-
corded by an intimate friend Of the
actor Talma. Langlols states that the
great tragedlan told him that when
ever he entered on the stage he was
accustomed by force Of will to make
his brilliant audience disappear and to
substitute for them a house full Of
skeletons. The emotion which these
CHASTITY creatures Of his own magma
ton excited served, he declared, to
give additional force to his own i'm.
presentations.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Morning or EVENING"

The learned Henry Ainsworth says
that as darkness was before light Gen
esis l, % the evening is named first,
and the Jews began their day In the
evening. The Athenians did the same.
The Chaldeans counted from sunrise,
the Egyptians from noon, the Romans
from midnight.-Notes and Queries.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Nonnennc Rennnninr-

Hes conventional sort Of fellow. "
Naturally"
"Why so?"
HE attends all the conventions"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Ns&7W Norfolk Western
Schedule in effect June 18th, 1905.
Leave BUena Vista.

Schedule In effect June 18th, 1905.
Leave BUena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
No.9 9:56P. NJ. Daily, For Basic. LuIay
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No.14. 1886 pm. Daily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York ard intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. l. z O5 Am. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, Win
stOn-Salem, Charlotte, n. C.
Welch and intern ediateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper PhiIa
delphia to WEIGH.
No. 10. 800 P. NJ. Daily. Fol- Roanoke.
Bristol, Blueheld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus.
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
Colum bus.
Additional information and rates cheer
fully furnished by q. 2. Abrahlms
Ticket Agent Buena ista, Va.
w b. BEVILL, NJ. F. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent. Tray. Pass. Agt
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Economy.

Jenks-I've Just given a hundred for
this diamond ring for the missis.
Jonks-Its a beauty! But isn't IT
Observation-Disclosures? Jenks-Not
a bit. Think what 1t will save in
Eloves.-LOndon Taller.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
Passenger Elevators.

HE claims that he built the first
passenger elevators used in this coun-
try"
"Nonsensel The Mississippi steam,
boats were running and blowing up
regularly long before he was BORN
Pbiladelpblo Praeo
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

Miss Ascum-When Mr.. Richley saw
my photograph yesterday he said 1t
was very pretty, didn't hel Come,
now, honestf Miss Chellus-No; quite
the reverse. He said it was a good
Hkeness.-Philadelphia Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
An Odioun Cnmnnrinnn-

"You haven't the aristocracy that dis
tlnguishes society abroad" said the
critical foreigner.
NO" answered Mrs. Cumrox, ave
may not be as aristocratic as you folks,
but some of us can net heap Taught.
'er."-Washingtcn Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

Train SO connects with Southern r
IA: Strasburg Junction for Harrisonbur
and points on Valley Railroad.
sorry,oro No. SO No. II
Pass. Pass.
Lv Harrlsonburg2 45pm : 60 AM
Stanton -. 3 4Spm 8 % am
Ar Lexington. 8 6Opm 10 90 am
DAILY except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
Apply to any Office OF the B. 4 o. Rail
road or to C.E. Dudrow, Travelling Pas
senRer Agent, Harper's Ferry, W. Va
TIE. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington, Va
G. w. BASSETP. G p. A.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

The mirage can be seen nearly every
day in the plains Of lower Egypt and
also to a limited extent in the plains
OF Hungary and southern France.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

- tETT R>Hl + Szema My face was
covered, my eyebrows came out, and
then it got In my eye. then went to
another doctor. He asked me what
was taking for it, and / told him
Cuticura. He said that was a very
good thing, but that he thought that
my face would be marked for life. But
Cuticura did its work and my face is
now just as clear as it ever was.
"My brother-in-law told me about
the wonderful Cuticura remedies.
/ took his advice and got the Ointment,
Soap, and Resolvent. l washed with
the Cuticura Soap and then applied
the Ointment, and took Cuticura
Resolvent as directed. In short
time my face began to get better, and
when / had taken one bottle of
Resolvent l could brush the scales
off my face like powder. When /
had taken four bottles my face was as
clear as ever.
81 told all my friends about my
remarkable cure. / feel so thankful
l want everybody far and wide to
know what Cuticura can do. 1t is q
sure cure for eczema. (signed) Mrs.
Emma White, Gal Cherrier Place,
Camden, N. j., April 25, 1906"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for every
Humor from Pimpes to Scrofula from Infancy to Are
consisting Of Cuticura Soap, 25c Ointment &c., Resell
" osP a. zoe On form q GhOeOlais Coated P & per vial
Y otter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
u Mailed Free. i" How to Cure Eczema"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

Choose always the way that seems
the best, however rough it may be.
Custom will render It easy and agree
able
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18

six months l had
tried three doctors,
but did not get any
better. 1t was on
my body and on my
feet so thick that
/ could hardly put
a pin on me with
out touching &C.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-18
D|SFIGURED
WITH ECZEMA
Brushed Scales from Face Like Pow
der-Under Physicians Six Months
But Grew Worse = Some Said
Face Would Be Marked for Life
Now Without a BIemish.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
WORK WONDERS.

GAS I was a sufferer with eczema
I write to tell you what a great friend
/ found In Cuticura Remedies. In
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11
SPECIAL RATES.

Round trip colonist rates to Texas.
Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Indian Ter.
ritory, each first and third Tuesday.
One-way and round trip colon;5
rates to California and the Northwes.
from March 1st until May 18th, 1906.
Special frst-class round trip rates
to Colorado every day until May IS.
Return limit June 1st, 1905.
The choice OF the two most dires.
routes and three gate-ways.
UNION AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Through Pullman Tourist cars oosr.
ated each Monday from Birninghaa,
Ala. and three cars, q week frcn
Washington, D. c.. I'd San Francisoa
via Atlanta, Montgomery and New Or.
leans. without change. EfectiTs
March 1st we operate every MONDAY
and wednesday Pullman Tourist Cars
from St Louis to San Francisco with
out change. via the Chicago & Alton
Railroad and the Union Pacific Raj
road, via Kansas City and Denver.
Ask for particulars.
IF. VAN RENSSELAER,,
General Agent
IL Peachtree ST.. Atlanta. Ga
r. o. Bean, T. P. A.
G. ". Ely, T. P. A
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Read The Journals Want Columns
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NEWS FROM
THE kEARSARGE
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
ING THE FORMER FLAG
SHIP.

The work of the starboard 5-inch
battery was anything but good and
although the loading crews were in
fne trim and did some pretty work,
still the hits were remarkably poor. :
The port battery very easily out
classed them.
On Nos /, 8, and occurred fully
dozen "miss-fres" and although the
electric firing mechanism was tested
after each "miss-fre," nothing could
be found amiss, consequently it was
credited against the ammunition.
1t was while a hang fire was in Nos.
5, and 9 that Chief Gunners Mate
Fisher, in casually looking at shell
box. thought he saw 'P. p" in
small letters on the side. Further in
vestigation proved that percussion
primers instead of electric primers
were being used in the shells. AS the
guns were all equipped with electric
firing-gear which will not fire a per-
cussion primer, the hang" or miss
fires" were found to be simply mis-
takes.
When it became known, the officers
laughed out loud md the gun crews
called themselves some pretty hard
names. Should such a mistake occur
in an engagement the result is OBJ
vious.
The kearsarge certainly has the
baseball fever as well as the pennant.
The crews of the main battery after
firing, Friday, played lively game of
indoor baseball on the superstructure.
A uyhifn hot CO. 81
wound with rope-yarn mace fairly
decent ball and a squeeze" handle
done service as a bat The fun was
fast and furious and lasted until sup
per, when all hands concerned were
glad enough to quit. =
In hosting in a whale-boat during 9
bit Of weather a good deal Of presence
of mind was exhibited by Midship
man Powell, who was in the boat with
six men. The crane was hosting ii
up and the sea" fell from under
which caused the side sings to carry
away and capsize her in mid air. The
c-aneman became aware of the dan
ger in which the men were placed and
stopped hosting But for the prompt
and loud orders from Midshipma1
Powell to hoist-away, the crew certain
ly would have had wetting as the
boat was in convenient reach of the
swells and another one would have
surely carried away both her forward
and after sings.
1t Is quite natural that the Iowa
should say that she holds the base
ball pennant. She was so sure of de
feating the "Kearsarge" in the fina
game that she hasn't as yet, fully
realized her mistake and that the
pennant is on the ''Kearsarge" and moi
the 'Iowa" -
The "Keassarge" is open for a game
with any army or navy baseball team
and local amateur.
The hunks in the sick-bay are al
empty and but three or four on tht
| sick list
The new paymaster seems to be ;
gentleman and the whole crew weigh:
more.
Midshipman Atkinson, who wa;
shot through the foot by an Academia
discharge of a revolver at Palmetti
Beach rife range while this ship wa.
lying off the city, IS doing nicely a
his home in Wayerly. Georgia.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores of Pensacola Readers are
Learning the Duty of the KidEeys.


To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid.
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
low;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's kidney pills cure them all.
Pensacola people endorse our claim.
Charles Wilson, living on West Ro-
mana street, brick mason by trade.
says: 81 procured Doan's Kidney
Pills at Sidney Kahn's drug store,
No 8 South Palafox street,
aud used them for a lame back and
sharp twinges of pain which passed
through me when l stopped or made
any sudden movement. | was sur
prised at the quickness with which
was relieved. Mrs Wilson also SUI
tered from her back and kidneys. Enc
could hardly turn in bed and suffered
from a duh aching pain in her Joins.
Just before taking Doan's Kidney Pills
she was completely laid up. After
taking a course of the treatment all
symptoms of kidney trouble left Ter.
and up to date there has been no
recurrence ! strongly urge Pensacola
people 10 use Doan's Kidney Pills If
they suffer from their back or kid
neys."
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffaio.
n Y. sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doau's-and
take no other.
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pany.
Huntington = 100000 machinery
and supply company.
Elkins-$5.000 implement works.
Charleston-sIo. 600 plumbing COM
pany.
Hinton-s5.eOO feed and fuel COM
pany.
Bluefeld-s25, 80O coal and coke
company.
Wellsburg-Coal and coke company.
Fairmont-s25, geo laundry; $3.50, 900
water works.
Salem-s10,0O0 oil company.
Welch-S25,00o light and water com,
pany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11

Keep your bowels regular by the
use of Chamherlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. There is nothing bet
ter. For sale by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11

JERSEY SWEET CREAM AT
SoLoMoN'S. BY QUART OR GAL
LON.
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NOTICE.

All members OF A. o. H. are request
ed to meet at their hall tonight a.
1880 for the purpose OF making n
rangements for the May day picnic
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11

JERSEY SWEET CREAM At
soLoMoHS. BY QUART OR GAL
LON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-11
Fer Steam Division

SdLuTnayS Only.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Electric car win leave Pensacoia
every hour FROM 8 a. m to 10 p n
inclusive, and Saturday night only a.
IL p. m, and leave Big Bayou 10:
Pensacola every hour, at 7:3e. s:se
and SO on until 1870 D. m. with the
exception of the arst car leaving Pen
sacola at 6 a. M. which will, on r.
turning. leave the Big Bayou at SEA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. T.
State Senator Frank III. Farris has
been acquitted by a jury in the circuit
court on a charge of bribery in con-
nection with a bill introduced at the
session of the state Legislature in 1901
to repeal the statute prohibiting the
use of alum in the manufacture of
baking powder. commonly known as
the 'alum BILL
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-07
Lava Lake Of Marvellous beauty.

NAPLES, Italy. Aug. S.-The activity
ing the last two months, has increased.
Two cracks have appeared in the up
per cone on the north side. and from
these much lava is elected, which
pours down. A cone is forming just
in front of Humbert's hill, with an in
candescent lake of marvellous beauty.
Leave want" Ads. at branch Of
fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12

been Marshall Pederneiras, commander of
the engineer corps of the BRAZILIAN army.
The major was educated in Europe and has
travelled extensively. In his own country
Major Pederneiras has been identified with
the army first as regimental commander
and subsequently On the staff. He has
held various commands, one of them being
of the troops stationed at of the forts
commanding the entrance to Rio Janeiro.
He belongs 10 the artillery branch OF the
Brazilian army and has mace special
study of fortifications and ordnance.
Partly because OF his knowledge of Eng
lish and party because of his position as
a recognized military authority, when the
Brazilian government raised its legation Iii
Washington to the rant. of an embassy
and decided to have military attache, MAJ.
de Pederneras was selected With Madame
Pederneiras and their son he arrived, IN
Washington in May last. Since that time.
as he phrases II. he has Eeen getting ac-
quainted with the United States and with
the American people. During the summer,
accompanied by his family, Major de Ped
erneiras made a trip up the great lakes and
through the west He visited Fort Totten.
Fort Smelling in Minnesota. Fort Sheridan
near Chicago, and other military posts. He
has made several visits to West Point and
Annapolis, and is now preparing a report
for his government which will embody the
results of his Investigations, more especial
! ~ Into the artillery service.
II am enchanted with everything and
everybody in the United States.'' said Maj.
de Pederueiras to a Star representative.
Your army and navy officers are so very