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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
CEMENT nLnCK COTTAGE.

satisfactory but not too costly country
cottages in this day Of high priced lum
ber 1t is claimed for the concrete
block that it is now made practically
imperyious TO dampness, ana where il
Is cast upon the site local labor may be
employed.
There is, of course, nothing new In
the employment Of concrete. 1t was
used by the Romans in the construc-
ton of many of their largest works,
and its economy and strength have
been recognized for years by our own
builders, but this adaptation of the
material to the erection of cheap coun-
try cottages Is still novel here, and 1t is
not at all surprising that 1t is begin
ming to excite much interest. The H.
lustration shows neat cottage COM
plete.
Advocates of this system of building
urge its substantial nature and great
cheapneSs. They claim that cement
building blocks can fairly be consider
ed freproof, and being nOnabsorbent
house built of them would be much
drler than one with walls of brick, a
quality which must influence favorably
the health and comfort of the occu.
pants; also, they say, owing to their
properties a house built
Of cement blocks is cool in summer
and does not radiate the heat gener-
ited within in cold weather, and the
walls, which can be finished without
ath and plaster on their interior face,
lford no refuge for mice, certainly a
considerable advantage.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
-Four Good Reasons.

An amusing incident happened thu
other day at a club which had hospi
tably thrown open its doors to two
other clubs. A certain well known OH.
Ger in the brigade Of guards was guilty
OF the offeDse OF smoking In the morn
ing room. As matter of fact, he was
under the impression that it was the
smoking room. A brother officer told
him of his mistake. He went up to the
only other occupant Of the room. an
old gentleman doing in a corner and
apologi2ed for having inadvertently
broken one Of the rules Of the club.
The old gentleman replied, without
haste, az follows: my dear sir, pray
% not apologize In the first place,
are you would not have smoked
naI you known that it was prohibited;
IN the second, should be the last per.
son to blame you If you had done so;
in the third, ! am not member of the
club, and in the fourth, have Just
been smoking myself" -LondOn Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
The Empire of DoIInrn.

Wall street is the capital of the en-
pire of dollars. Like all other capitals
1t has its intrigues, Its favorites, its
duels, its cabals and its camarillas
and, like all other capitals, it gives its
color to those who spend their lives
there. 1t has even a sort of patriotism
-"wolf honor'-which brings It's citi-
xens together at times in defense of
the dollar and of property rights. The
empire of dollars is not altogether a
noble spectacle. We are not thrilled at
the mere thought Of those Venice bank
ers who financed" the crusaders. We
do not like TO think Of those Wall
street manipulators who tried to corner
the gold supply during our civil war,
when the nation needed gold. -samuel
Aerwin In Success Magazine,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

observance Of the tardy growth oil
grass in Hanks well cropped pasture
Hank lacked the ability to convert
his peculiar mental talents into some
thing Of commercial value. 1t can
perhaps be best illustrated by his
method Of woodchuck hunting. Hank
was the possessor of a gun that had a
recOil like mountain howitzer. He
was particularly friendly toward 1T,
for he said there was a sort of sympa-
thetlc bond between them. 1--WE both
kick when we have to work." as he ex-
pressed it.
When the woOdchuck fever was On
be would shoulder the gun and start
out. Sometimes he was successful and
sometimes otherwise. When he brought
one home he would skin it and tack
the skin on the door of the barn. Then,
when some admlring youngster would
come along, Hank would give him the
skin he had so carefully tanned to
show him where there was another
woodchuck. Some one asked Hank
how he ever expected to make any
thing out of this kind of a deal
Well replied Hank, "some time I'll
find hole with two in It,"
The proprietor of the hotel at the |
Corners had advertised turkey rattle
the day before Thanksgiving. Hank
went, took few chances, but was not
He spent what money he
had, and it occurred to him on the way
nome that it was going to be pretty
lull Thanksgiving without turkey.
lust about this time the cratic sage's
wonderful mentality asserted itself.
lie stopped Jennie about opposite the
quire's place, climbed out Of his wag-
N and went around behind the hen
louise. In a few minutes he came
Jack, got into his wagon and went on
ome. The next morning Hank ap-
cared at the squire's.
Been down to the henhouse yet,
quireP'
mo, not yet. WhyP"
"Well, last night when / was comm
ONE my turkey got excited, hoped
ut Of the wagon, and before l could .
Top her she flew over the fence and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
BABY'S AWFUL
ITCHING ECZEMA
Sores All Over Face and Body -
Could Not Tell What She Looked
Like - Unable to Sleep Grew
Worse Under Doctors.
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN ONE MONTH

A grateful mother, in the following
letter, tells of another of those mar
velous cures by Cuticura: "When
my baby was four months old her
skin broke out with humor. took
her to a doctor, who said it was
eczema. He gave me medicine to
give her, but she kept getting worse
all the time. Her little face and body
were so covered with sores and large
scales you could not tell what she
looked like. No child ever had
worse case. Her face was being eaten
away, and even her finger nails fell
off. Then it itched so She could not
sleep, and for many weary nights we
could get no rest. At last we got
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, first
bathing her in warm water with the
Soap, and then spreading on the ONT
ment with soft cloths. ! saw change
In a week. The sores began to heal,
and she could sleep at night, and in
one month she had not one sore on
her face or body. ANY mother hav-
ing children with eczema or humors
will find friend in Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. (signed) Mrs. Mary
Sanders, 7o9 Spring St., Camden, Mo
Aug. ID, 1904"
The foregoing statement justifes
the oft-repeated assertion that Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment afford instant
relief, and permit sleep for baby and
rest for tired mothers, and points to
a speedy, permanent, and economical
cure, when all else fails, in the most
torturing, dis6guring, itching, burn
ing, bleeding, scaly, crusted, and
pimPly skin, and scalp humors.
Cuticurt Soap, Ointment and Pills are sold throughout
the word. Potter Drug Chem Corp Boston, Sole PropG
n8-SeDd FOR How 90 Cure Baby Humours"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

harness anyway. My harness is Dor
rowed. What's the good of mendin' 8
borrowed harness? No sooner a mar
gets 1t mended than the Teller comes
after it. never knew it to fail"
When every one else was planting po-
tatoes Hank was wondering If II was
going to be dry summer or like the
one they had nine years ago. And when
Bill Gleason, with holiness that he
might have known would have stirred
the very dregs of Hanks mental cup Of
reason, asked him why he didn't turn
up little ground and put in q few
hills of potatoes, Hank tapped the bowl
of his pipe and replied:
whats the use? If it's a good year
for potatoes most anybody will give
me enough to carry me through the win
ter; if its bad year, why, they won't
nobody have any" This closed the Do
tato incident
Hank was the possessor of an old
bay mare The feed was very poor In
Hanks pasture. Jennie knows every
blade Of grass in that pasture" said he,
"and she's got every one timed when it
VIII be long enough to eat again."
Squire Whipple had a fine piece of
grass growing next above Hanks
place. About dusk every evening the
philosopher would slowly saunter
down the road and inquire after the
squire. He would spend few min
utes hanging over the fence and notice
II the squire was preparing for bed,
talk q few minutes and then 20 back |
home. Jennie, when it grew darker.
would be led into the squire's meadow
Tor her evening meal. OF course it
wasn't long before the squire noticed
that bis meadow was fast becoming
bald In spots and suspected Hank and
Jennie, Hank from his lack of good
pasture and Jennie from her unusual
rotundity of person.
Becoming aware Of the sources sus-
picions, Hank devoted part of one
evening to taking down part of the
sources fence and turning Fan, the
'quire's own horse, into the meadow.
Next morning the squire was out early
nending fence.
stock get out?" asked Hank. r.
Yes; last night old Fan got into the
timothy" and then with just the slight
st touch Of sarcasm, he added, 1T
wouldn't be dom any great harm If
'oud patch up your fence bit,
Hank"
well, | guess old Fan wouldn't find
ny great pickin over in my pasture,
quire," replied Hank with a low
huckle This ended Jennie's nocturnal |
and she fell back into her I
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Cows Eating Frozen Grass.

1t is a positive fact that if you feed
COW certain amount of hay and
grain from the barn and let her out In
the middle of the day into a field where
there is lot of frozen grass she will
like it and will fill up on it just as
full as she can get, but will give less
milk than she would on just the same
amount of feed from the barn without
going out and filing up with this "old
fog" as we call it. 1t is a positive in
jury to them. So | say just as soon
as your feed Is killed by the frost, and
1t doesn't make any difference what
time Of the year or what season it is,
you had better put your cows in the
barn and keep them there and feed
them from the barn.-Cor. American
CultivatOr.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
The Onion Yield.

Commenting upon the onion crop, an
exchange remarks that while this
years report indicates shortage OF
some 100000 bushels, 1t must be taken
into consideration that the past wet
season has been an ideal one for the
small gardeners to grow onions in
small patches on the upland, and often
these small acroages supply many Of
the town and city markets for a con-
siderable time, and again q short crop
is not always an indication Of a high
price.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Time For u CHANGE.

What shall we do with our parents
There is my father running himself an,
me by his wlllful ignorance and m!
mother running us by her extrava
gances. 1t is great development o.
the times that the ordinary cl..l VIII
Is past twenty is altogether better edu
Gated, more experienced and wiser
than are his parentsl 1t has occurred
to me to suggest that after the eldest
child reaches twenty the parents
should therefore come under the con.
troll Of the children.-Letter in Londoa
Graphic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
North md south Koren.

In the northern part Korea is GOV
Rred with transverse mountain ranges
which gradually sink to a well marked
lowland. The principal mountains
however, occur on the side of the sec
Of Japan. The rocks of the country are
chiefly old formatlons-archae and
PalaeoZoic. The easiest passage across
the peninsula is along the depression
Of Chyukkaryong South OF this line
lies the 'Hanland" (south Korea),
which differs In history, climate, topog.
raphy and people from north Korea.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Belgium shrimn Einhsr..

Horses play an important part h
shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast.
A procession Of weather beaten fisher
men starts from the shore, each man
mounted upon the back Of a trained
horse, dragging the triangular purse
shaped net which scoops in the shrimp,
as 1t passes over the sands. These
fishermen on horseback frequently
make hauls Of several hundredweight
IN single trip.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
NELSON'S FIGHTING MEN.
Had Few Pleasures and Faced Death
With a Jest.

Had Few Pleasures and Faced Death
With Jest.
OF the wooden walls of England"
the great sailing ships in which Admi-
raj Nelson won his victories, and Of the
men who worked them. critic writes:
Though beautiful to behold and terri
bic to fight with, those old men-of- war
were more often than not abodes of
tyranny and wretchedness The VIC
lence of the press gangs, which seized
men of all ages and occupations, was
but prelude to the oppression that
followed. Decent men were herded in
discriminatory with rufians, the rights
of free born Englishmen were rudely
snatched from them-for them thence
forward there was no law save the
will of the captain and the dread arti.
Giles of war. Shore going leave was
nonexistent, the food was atrocious
and scanty, punishments were barbar.
Gus, and the only thing served out with
any Hberallty was rum, on which the
men got drunk and then were Aogged
for that offenSe at the gratings next
morning
I'm Nelson's time the seaman had |
Few pleasures save the prospect of a
hot fight and his daily pint Of rum. |
But to these must be added the vain
glorious satisfaction he took in his
clothes. When rugged out in his best
be frequently wore rings in his ears and
silver buckles on his low shoes, his
short blue jacket would be decorated
with gold buttons and colored ribbons
sewed down the seams to give an add
tional gayety, his waistcOat might be
red or canary, and q black silk hand
kerchief would be knotted loosely
round his throat. AS the finishing
touch his hair would be hanging in a
cue down MS back. The broad collars
were first worn as a protection against I
the grease and pomatum used in dress
ing the pigtail ,
But all these fripperies were dis
carded when the guns were cast loose
from their lashingS and the linstocks .
were lighted. 1t was the custom of the y
men when going into action to strip to
the waist. They took their black silk q
handkerchiefs and bound them very :
tightly round their heads over their =
ears so that the roar Of the guns might 4
not deafen them for life 1t was re- 9
marked that men going into action al y
ways wore sullen frown, however :,
merry they were in their talk. >,
Methods. followed in that day were h
primitive and toilsome. but :.
the results were undoubtedly satisfac- o
tory save to the nameless and number y
less sailors who met grim death on the =,
black and blood stained decks or in the :,
lark horror Of the cockpit. That those y
hardy and careless men often faced -
ieath or disablement with a Jest or q ~
'hecr only renders their unconscious ~
lero'sm tho more impressive. "-Chiea-
20 News. ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

1t made him cautious, the cautiousness
that bred lazineSs ard shiftlessness.
for when the roof leaked he put pan
under the hole, instead of making the
repairs. Some one suggested shingles.
We'll, I'll tell you" he replied. "You
see my ladder is old. The rounds are
rotten, and | have family to support.
Suppose a round should break and
break my leg-who'd look after the old
woman and the kids? Besides, the lad
der is part of the garden fence, and
as for putin the pan under the hole,
why, that's no bother. If the old wom-
an wants to use the pan, why, she can
wait till it stops rainin'-a rest will do
her good anyway. There's no use max
in' slave out of a woman because
she's ambitious Besides, on a rainy
day man can't do nothin' but mend
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
TIED UP TO WRITTEN.

The cut shows caulifower with the
large outer leaves gathered together
and tied over the head so as to protect
the inner part from sunlight. When
properly bleached caulifower will be
almost snow white. The Long Island
growers have caulihower associa-
ton, through which they not only mar
ket the crop to their own advantage,
but buy necessary supplies at very
considerable saving, especially seed,
which is costly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22


"Well, then, if they's a bird down
there with piece of red flannel on hel
leg she don't belong to you, does she2'
asked Hank.
mo, she don't. But / know well
enough that they amt none down there
that don't belong there" Hank was
getting ready to king"
"All right squire, all right but sup
pose they is-then-well, then-she be-
longs to some one else, don't she?"
Eyes, I suppose she does" reluctant
ly admitted the squire. So they logged
along down to the barnyard, and there
in the yard was q fat turkey with n
piece of 6aring red flannel tied to ore
Of its legs.
There's my bird squire, sure
enough" said the crafty Hank, and the
squire once more felt the unsatisfying
but convincing force of Hanks rea-
soning.
"Take her, Hank. She's yours. /
guess" said the squire as he sat down
on the tongue Of a wagon, scratched
bis head and watched Hank round up
the turkey with its scarlet aMklot,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22


went down through your orchard to-
ward the henhOuse. l s'pOse she's In
with yours"
HEMP slowly replied the squire,
thinking slowly just what Hanks
move was going to be. Suppose you'd
know her, Hank, IL you'd see herr"
Here is where the venerable squire
thought he had Hank effectualy stop
ped.
Eyes, think I would, squire. She
had piece of red flannel tied to one Of
her legs" Here the squire lost the first
checker.
"They amt no such turkey down
there, Hank l don't believe you ever
started home with her" Hank moved
again.
well, now, see here, squire, If they
amt no such turkey down there why,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
eastern WAY win BucIrwhent.

To persons contemplating putting in
a field Of buckwheat l would advise
them not to SOW too soon after a rain.
l have got best results by rolling the
ground first before the seed came up.
This l have found convenient. as
could cut more closely to the ground
In case the buckwheat lodged, as 1t
frequently does. - Cor. Orange Judd
Farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Where the cauIiaovver Reign.

From the Long Island cauliAower
district, perhaps the most important
center of production, come reports Of
big money in the crop that are like
ly to give this vegetable a boom and
lead to extended planting in other re-
gions. This year it is estimated that
the Long Island crop may come close
TO 10000 barrels, or 100000 heads.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
Her unseemIr Pcrvernitr.

Mrs. Hunls-I wish you wouldn't be
so positive. There are two sides to
every question. Old Hunks with a
roar)-Well, that's no reason why you
should always be on the wrong sidel-
Chicago Tribune.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

that settles 1t.
Of course. But
so longs you
amt been down
there, how you
goin' to telli
You don't mind
goin' there with
me to look, do
you? You know
all your tur.
keys. You amt
got any with a
piece of red
flannel on their
legs, have your"
mo, l amt"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

n ~ - - - ~ -
W as shiftless.
This was accept
ed where he was
known with an
"amen." Hanks
mind was active
in spite OF bis
great infrmity.
1t made him q
philosopher, not
q dreamer, but
an earthly resi-
dent. This same
mind Of Hanks
III H.. 49,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton Forge
Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and Louisville.
Trains Arrive at Lexington
$40 a. m. daily from Lynchburg.
~ sop. m. Daily from Clifton Forge.
IS p; m: Daily from Richmond, Norfolk.
and Old Point
For rates, tickets and other information apply
>. -. CAMPBELL, City Ticket Agent, LeKing
w y WARTHEN,
IS. Pass'r. Agent
Richmond, Va.
NV. FULLER
SenerslPass enger Agt.
c. DOYLE General Manager.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22
CEMENT BUILDINGS.

Rapidly Growing Use of HOIIow
Building Blocks For Houses.
The use Of cement and Of concrete
building blocks appears to be decidedly
on a boom. The cement block cottage
can be made an extremely attractive
structure, and 1t may be that it is des-
tined to solve the problem Of building
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-11-22

Train 10 connects with Southern r
Isa. Strasburg Junction for Harrisonbur
and points on Valley Railroad.
sorrysorn No. so No. II
Pass. Pass.
-I- -
Ly Harrisonburg' 2 45pm ! 90 am
Staunton -. 3 4Spm s rs am
Ar Lexington. 8 5Opm 10 90 am
Daily except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
apply to any office OF the b. d o. Rail
road or to C.E: Dudrow. Travelling Pas
ssnger Agent, Harper's Ferry, W. Va
T. E. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington, Va
C. W. BAssETT. G P. A.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-24
PILGRIMS SOCIETY
Dimes AMBASSADOR REID.

boudo6, juno WhIlcluW Reid,
the American ambassador who hns
been officially received by KING ia.
ward ana the mcmbors of the cabinet
ana entertained socially by royalty
ana the lenders ~ English society,
made his first pubic appearance as
American nJnhusmdor tonight M a
dinner giyon in his honor boy the PHI
grImg society of london, The gath.
rrug Included many Of Engmnd's most
famous men with u sprinklng Of
American residents " London, ul Of
whom gave the honuleN welcome 20
the American representative,
Field Marshal l,md Roberts presided
ANA several hundred gupsots were
present Lord Roberts IN proposing u
toast ~ King Edward ana President
Roosevelt concluded with reference
iu President llOoNoNolts effort Ia end
the war which was received with
cheers
10 Premier BAlfour fell tho task Of
proposing the toast 90 the guest Of the
evening,
Ambassador Reid. who was personal.
~ known 10 most Of those present, re-.
ceiyed an enthusiast L. reception on ris.
INK To reply the company singing
America" and Hes II Jolly Good
Fellow"
Sir Henry Irving read poem writ.
ten for the occasion by Alfred Austin,
the poet laureate, II IN IN I'VE Nnnzas,
the third Of when follows,
"Now once 0goin our Western kindred
send
one whom grave thought and ylrllo
speech adorn
Not for whose sake alone We hail him
friend,
But for the manly land where he WAS
born"
Field Marshal Sir George white,
governor Of Gibraltar proposed the
toast Of "Tho Pilgrims"
Gen Stewart l., Woodiord, former
american minister 10 Spain, replied for
the American Pilgrims ana Dr. Conan
Doyle for the British Pilgrims,
Sir Henry Campbell. Zimmerman, IN
proposing the health of Lord Roberts
briefly referred 10 Mr., Roids former
visits TO England and spoke Of how
glad England was TO welcome him
back
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-24
TWO STANFORD PROFESSORS.
One In New York and One Ia
Pittshurg Go Crazy.

New York Juno 23,-M NJ Wnmscy,
professor NJ languages Of stanford uni.
perily, CALIFORNIA; graduate of col.
umbin' fellow Of the John HOPKINS
university member Of the American
Pathological association, and the Mod.
eln Language association was ar.
IAlRnod In % magistrates court here
today ON charge ~ "yugranpy,
which was ohungod TO insanity
Ramsey was taken 10 Bcllpyuo hoe
pltW 10 await the arrival of two phy.
sluians from Baltimore who Nero In.
lerosted IN discovering his Whcrcnbouls
IN New York The only reference
Ramsey mado 10 his plight was lo 10.
mark "rhIs II all a farce, an a
fnrCo,'
Ramsey let California three months
ago, since then his friends lost M
trace Of him Ills wife was Agnes
Emily Grail chief translator Of the In.
torWlional American conference, whom
he married I'm 1893, lie had II little
money when Ne lruohcd Now York,
since ho has been here ho has worked
I'm various small restaurant and cafes
ON the east side ns a wailoG
pitlsburg June 80 Prof. g. c. Rice,
a former associate professor ut stan.
ford university WHO has boon con.
nucd In - Francis hospital under
guard nv u domontod victim Of tho
heat lcfl the city tonlRht for hIg homo
nj Lincoln. Nohp In charge NJ his IN,
Their Prof lIlcc.r condition Is sull fcIs
lOug