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Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
A Substitute for Leather.

An English inventor has devised a
perfect substitute for leather which
can be used for boots, shoes and for
every other purpose for which leather
is employed. The new tissue is called
wolff. 1t is being extensively used
in England, having been adopted by
the London Shoe Company especially
for walking shoes on account of its
GOODNESS and its lightness. Wolff is
more durable than leather and is
much more waterproof. while at the
same time more porous. which makes
1t nonconductor, and to large de-
gree obviates the necessity for wear
ing rubbers which are needed by one
whose feet are clad with leather only
when the slush and mud Is so deep
that the feet are half buried at every
step.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Frances Willard and Fashionable Ie
Dress.


Said Frances Willard in one of her
last addresses, speaking OF the ad-
vancement and present status of
women:
But be It remembered that until
woman comes to her kingdom physi-
cally she will never really come at all.
Created to be we'll and strong and
beautiful she long ago sacrificed her
constitution, and has ever since been
living on her bylaws. She has made
of herself an hourglass, whose sands
of life passed quickly by. She has
walked when she should have run,
sat when she should have walked, re-
clined when she should have sat.
She has allowed herself to become a
mere lay figure upon which could be
fastened any hump or hoop or far
thingale that fashion-mongers show:
and ofttimes her head Is mere ro-
tary ball upon which milliners may
perch whatever they please-be It a
bird Of paradise. or beast or creeping
thing. She has hedraggled her sense
less long skirts In whatever combina-
tion Of filth the street presented, SUBJ
mitting to motion the most awk-
ward and degrading known to the en-
tire animal kingdom. for Nature has
endowed all others that carry trains
and trails with the power OF lifting
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
RECIPE

Mashed Peas With Nuts.-Soak Q
pint of Scotch peas overnight in cold
water. In the morning drain and put
them to cook in warm water. Cook
slowly until perfectly tender. allowing
them to simmer very gently toward
the last until they become as dry as
possible. Put through colander to
remove the skins. Cook the peanuts
separately, drain from the juice, rub
through a colander, and add to the
peas. Beat well together, season with
salt, turn into an earthen or granite
ware pudding dish, smooth the top.
dry and mealy. II preferred, one
third toasted bread crumbs may be
used with the peas and less proper
tion of nuts. Serve hot like mashed
potato.
Graham Gems.-Place one pint OF
cold water in crock, add one egg;
beat water. egg and pinch OF salt
together. Then add IA cups OF white
flour and 3. cup of graham flour, beat
thoroughly. and bake in quick oven.
Irish Corn Soup.-Take one pint OF
slice potato cooked until tender. add
one pint of corn pulp obtained by
rubbing cooked dried corn through a
colander. Season with salt, add wa
ter to make a proper consistency, re-
heat, and serve.
Split.Pea Sculptor each quart OF
soup desired. simmer one cup of split
peas very slowly in three pints Of
boiling water for six hours or until
thoroughly dissolved. When done.
rub through colander, add salt and
a slice of onion to flavor. Reheat and
season with one-half cup of thin
cream or spoonful of nut meal pre-
pared as directed below. Remove the
slice of onion with a fork. Serve hot
with croutons.
croutons.-Cut stale bread into
small squares or cubes, and brown
thoroughly In moderate oven. Put
a spoonful or two of the croutons in
each plate. and turn the hot soup over
them.
Baked Parsnips.-wash, scrape and
divide; drop into boiling water, lit
tie more than sufficient to cook them,
and boil gently till thoroughly tender.
There should remain about one-half
pint of the liquor when the parsnips
are done. Arrange on an earthen
plate or shallow pudding-dish, not
more than one layer deep; cover with
the Juice and bake. basting frequent
ly until the Juice is all absorbed and
the parsnips dellcately Drowned
Serve at once.
Orange Nectar-Extract the 1unce
of six oranges and two lemons. being
careful not to get the flavor OF
rind. Add enough water to make SIX
glasses of nectar. Swoeten.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

s FOOD VALUE OF FRUIT
Prejudice Against Its Liberal Use Is Result
of Erroneous Notions. S
-~Qf-ss~7 7c~s~~0Nes~ 9r.ss-s|3N |3Ns~~0N~~>

There are many popular but un-
founded prejudices against the dietic
use of fruits. 1t is generally sup
posed, for example, that fruits are
conducive to bowel disorders, and
that they are especially prone to pro-
duce indigestion if taken at the last
meal. The truth is the very opposite
of these notions. An exclusive diet
of fruit is one of the best-known rem
edies for chronic bowel disorders.
During the late war, large numbers
of the soldiers suffering from chronic
dysentery were in several instances
rapidly cured when abundantly sup
piled with ripe peaches. Fruit juice
may be advantageously used in both
acute and chronic bowel disorders.
Care must be taken, however to
avoid fruit juices which contain a
large amount of cane sugar. Juices
OF sweet fruits should be employed,
or mixture of sour and sweet fruit
juices, or acid fruit juice may be
sweetened with malt honey or mel
tose, natural sweet produced from
cereals. Raisins, figs, prunes, sweet
sour fruits.
Indigestion sometimes results from
the use of fruits in combination with
variety of other food substances; :;
but fruits taken alone constitute the
best possible menu for the last meal
of the day. The combination of fruit,
sugar, cream, bread, butter. cake and
ho1 nd
bad taste in the mouth in the morn
ing. The use of fresh or stewed fruit
alone without any addition whatever
will produce no disturbance. and will
leave no unpleasant effects behind to
be regretted in the morning. Very
acid fruits sometimes disagree with
persons who have an excess of acid
and those who are suffering from
chronic Inflammation of the stomach;
/ but with these exceptions, there is al
most no case in which fruit may not
be advantageously used.
The notion that acid fruits must be
avoided by rheumatics is another err
ror which is based on inaccurate OBJ
servations. The fact is, rheumatics
are greatly benefited by the use of
fruit. At the same time they should
abstain from the use of flesh foods of
all sorts, beef tea and animal broths.
and all meat preparations, also tea
and coffee, as well as alcohol and to-
bacco. 1t is, of course. possible for
one to take an excess of acids, as one
may take an excess of starch or any
other food substances. Vegetable
acids differ from mineral acids in the
fact that they do not accumulate in
the body, but are assimilated or util-
lied in the same way as sugar and al
lied substances.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

them without turning in their tracks,
but fashionable woman pays lowli-
est obeisance to what follows in her
own wake; and, as she does so, cuts
the most grotesque figure outside a
jumping jack. She is creature born
to the beauty and freedom of Diana.
but she is swathed by her skirts.
splintered by her stays, bandaged by
her tight waist, and pinioned by her
sleeves until-alas, that l should live
to say it!-a trussed turkey or a spit
ted goose are her most appropriate
emblems"
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Population of the Country.

According to an estimate of the GEN.
sus Office the population of the United
States at the present time is S2.51S.-
900. The census taken in 1900 showed
tie population to be 76.S03.3S7. The in
crease, according to the estimate, is
6.214.613. and doubling 1t would make
the increase for the decade, In the
middle of which we now stand. 12.429.-
226. This would be 1,251,5l1 less than
the Increase between 1890 and 1900.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

There is but single medicine which
is radical specific for catarrh. 1t is
Peruna, which has stood half century
test and cured thousands of cases.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio. All correspondence held strictly
confidential
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Dyspepsia Of Women
ABSOLUTELY NEEDLESS AGONY
Caused by Uterine Disorders and Cured BY
Lydia z. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound

"A great many women suffer with q
form of Indigestion or dyspepsia which
does not seem to yield to ordinary treat
ment. While the symptoms seem to be
similar to those of ordinary indiges-
ton, yet the medicines universally pre-
scribed do not seem to restore the pa
tents normal condition.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

Congressman ]. FL. Bankhead, of Ala
bama, one of the most influential mem
bers of the House of Representatives,
in a letter written from Washington,
ID. c., gives his endorsement to the
great catarrh remedy, Peruna, in the
following words:
"Y0ur Peruna is one of the best
medicines ever tried, and no family
should be without your remarkable
remedy As tonic and cafarrh cure
know of nothing better ~ III.
Bankhead.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
Try One Paekao..

II Defiance Starch" does not please
you, return 1t to your dealer. II It
does you get one-third more for the
same money. 1t will give you satis-
faction. and will not stick to the iron.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

nor ouesad @ Cuban Minister to the United States In
speak the Eebn Theatre Maanzas Cuba he said II have
written from Washington, D. C., 1
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

There's a time to remcm-
Der, a time to forget: it is tea
time; remember your joys
and forget your sorrows.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

" nrst days use OF DIR. kliDes Great Nerve kestors
Or Send for FREE NJ. 90 trial bottle and treatise.
Dn H. H. KLINE, Ltd, ISL Arch Street, Philadelphia, n
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

Religion is still worn as n cloak by
n lot of fashionable people.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

He who tries to do his best should
draw the line ut doing his best friends
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27

later.
Gilpin observer., 1905-04-27
IMPORTANT FACTS
FOR cow OWNERS

The mechanical Cream Separator has
become a vital feature of every home
dairy just as of every butter factory.
Its use means much more and much
better cream and butter, as well rs
saving of water, ice, time and room.
The difference in results is not small
but big. Few cows now pay without a
separator. Dairying is the most profit
able kind Of farming with one.
93% of the creamery butter Of the
world is now made with De Laval
machines, and there are over SOC, 600
farm users besides.
Send for catalogue and name of nearest
local ouapt
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19

As early as 1756, when Burr was q
baby of only thirteen months. his own
mother wrote this significant descrip-
ton Of him: Aaron is a little dirty,
noisy boy. He begins to talk little, Is
very sly and mischievous. He has
more sprightliness than Sally, his sis
ter, and most say he is handsome, but
not so good tempered. He Is very reso-
lutte and requires good governor to
bring him to terms" That very good
governor, his father. who might have
made such difference in the life of
the lad, was only few months later
taken out of the world. His mother
also soon died.
However, despite all that has been
written of the mans shortcomings,
there was in his heart space for very
beautiful devotion to his daughter The
odosia. No more exquisite family let
tiers may be found anywhere than
those which passed between the two.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
PAY DAY AND DRUNKENNESS
The Week End Qualification" of the
Foolish worl<ingman.

The Week End "Jo1Iincatfonr of the
Foolish worI<ingman.
OF course man who gets his pay
envelope on Saturday night and who
thereupon makes human tank of
himself in sort Of jolllfication be-
cause he has money Is fool. Perhaps
II he realized how certainly he is his
own enemy and what an unqualified
fool he is he wouldn't do II, but he
doesn't realize It, and 80 he gets dis
gracefully drunk and puts sort OF
last chapter to it on Sunday, and on
Monday he is about as miserable as q
man can well be.
Work. Not for him. How can a
man work with q splitting head and
parched throat and remorse In his
breast? So he lays Off, and down at
the place where he works his case Is
talked over, and somebody says: I'VE
Will give him one more chance. but
only one more Good men who are not
drunkards are too easily got to. war
rant us putting up with sot." Or
perhaps he is fred without another
chance, for all employers are not pa
tent. The situation is not overdrawn.
The curse Of business in many lines
is the ineficiency Of employees in the
early days Of the week by reason Of
their personal habits.
In Massachusetts great number Of
employers changed the weekly pay day
from Saturday to the middle OF the
week There was no attempt to con-
ceal the purpose. 1t was done to save
the men from themselves, and many
Of them were grateful. A pocket con-
tanning weeks salary combined with |
a day on which there is no work makes
4 bad combination for those who are
weak.-Milwaukee Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
THE sEIsEs DANCE.
II Is Reputed TO Have Originated
With the Apostles.

With the Apostles.
At Seville, in Spain, the dances of the
"seises' are grayely reputed to have
originated in the apostles having fol-
lowed the example set by David and
danced around our Lord after the last
supper. While st. Augustine contemn-
ed the dance devotional, st. Chrysos-
tom Is said to have taken part In It,
and, Notwithstanding a prohibitory de-
cree of 1872. II twas exceedingly popular
In Spain at the commencement Of the
seventeenth century. During certain
ceremonies the selses dance daily be-
fore the high altar Of Seville cathedral
In the. presence Of enormous crowds,
including the archbishop and all the
"Now," writes and eyewitness, "the
dancing boys are dressed In the cos
tune Of Philip and Mary's days, with
short capes, an abundance of stream
ers, plumed hats and white silk shoes.
The organ is supplemented by string
band. The. old world air and song of
the seises have been compared to the
music Of comic opera. After sundry
movements the castanets are used.
Now" writes an eyewitness, "the
dance grows faster and more varied-a
chasse croise Is succeeded by circular
figure, In which the dancers follow
each other round and round, swayfng
their bodies as they sing rhymed coup
let's in the soft, slovenly accent of An
II a eoio
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
DIR. Holmes shoe Horn.

That DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes was
not only the autocrat OF the breakfast
table, but was also an autocrat of him.
self, is humorously illustrated In his
four foot long shoe horn, which is now
one of the prize relics of famous peo-
pie in the possession of a Boston col
lector.
The autocrat, though little man
physically. was big in dlgnlty-and
philosophy. The bending down to put
on low shoe by the use of the ordl-
nary horn seemed to him to smack Of
louttishness, and, besides. was there
not In the act a needless-an uneco-
nomic-waste Of red corpuscles?
Accordingly he had a common steel
shoe horn affixed to long cane-llke
handle and ever after gave an exhibit
ton Of gentleman putting OH his
boots in conformity with the most c.
acting laws of department and by
giene.-Boston Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
BADY'S FACE
MASS OF SORES
Ears Looked as if They Would Drop
Body Entirely Covered with
Humor Three Doctors Could
Not Cure Child Grew Worse.
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN TWO WEEKS

Mrs.George J. Steese, Of 7or coburn
ST., Akron, Ohio, tells in the following
letter of another of those remarkable
cures. of torturihg, disfguring skin
hutnors daily made by Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointm emit,
after physicians, and all else had
failed: az feel it my duty to parents
of other poor suffering babies to tell
you what Cuticura has done for my
little. daughter. She broke out ali
over her body with hhmor, and we
used everything recommended, but
without results. Icalled in three doc
tors, they all claimed they could help
her, but she continued to grow worse.
Her body was mass of sores, and her
little face was eaten away, her ears
looked as if they would drop off.
Neighbors advised me to get Cuticura
Soap and Ointment, and before 1 had
used half of the cake of soap and
box of ointment the sores had all
healed, and my little ones face and
body was as clear as a newborn babe's.
/ would not be without it again if it
cost five dollars, instead of seventy-fve
cents, which is all it cost us to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
on doctors and medicines without any
benefit whatever"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
HOW TO WIN A HUSBAND.

WomaH's sphere in this 7oth century il
not limited any more than is mans. She
can occupy almost any business position
or profession, and yet the popular view of
womanhood is that she best FITS the posi-
ton of wife and mother and head of the
household. Every girl should know her
heart and also know that her womanly
system is equal to the strain Of marriage.
1t gin is nervous and irritable ten chances
10 one It IS due to some trouble peculiar to
womanhood.
Cupid has no place in a girls heart if
she is nervous and irritable, feels dragged
down, worn out for no reason that she can
think OF. The weak back, dizzy spells and
black circles about the eyes are only synp-
toms Co to the source of the trouble and
correct the irregularity. Stop the drains
on the womanly system and the other
symptoms will disappear. This can be
done easily and intelligently. So sure of
1t is the Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
ciation the proprietors of Dr. Pierce's Fa-
vorite. Prescription, that they offer $500
reward for women who cannot be cured of
leucorrhea, female weakness, proiapsus, or
falling of the womb All they ask is fair
and reasonable trial of their means of cure.
uAfter confinement gained no strength,
writes Mrs. A. Davis, of Sweetwater, Ala cEyen
when my baby was month old could hardly
do any work. don't know what to call the
disease. had a weak feeling in the pit Of my
stomach felt miserable all over was sick
three months and lady friend told me to try
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as it had done
her so much good. I did 50. and AFTER taking
years ago and have had no return of the dis
ease. Am very thankful for the remedy. / |
cannot praise your 'Fsvorite Prescription
enough. 1t is wonderful medicine for women" |
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are gently laxative.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Good Prospect For Sugar Corn.

Generally speaking, the memory of
last years frost will have little effect
upon the acreage devoted to sugar
corn in Maine the coming season.
Farmers in the Pine Tree State have
for the past few seasons become ac-
customed to cold weather setting in
early in the fail, and from the tenor of
reports received by the Homestead it
is evident they are willing to make an
other good trial with the crop this sum-
mer. Out of set of replies from in
quiries directed to the leading sugar
corn growers OF Maine not a single
one tells of general intention OIL the
part Of farmers to fight shy Of sugar
corn in 1905. In spite of the some
what liberal pack of corn in the Unit
ed States last year the Maine product
continues to fully hold its own. YER
mont conditions are hardly so uniform
as are those Of Maine.-New. England
Homestead.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Liquor Drinking and Degeneracy.

The relation of liquor drinking to
crime, insanity, idiocy. feeble mind
edness, epilepsy and moral deteriora-
ton is a great subject and one to which
more attention should be given, says
Lillian VI. N. Stevens. DR.. lie Grain,
the famous alienlst of Paris, says In
regard to the result Of an investigation
made by him. 'Tn the first generation
from inebriety the mental and physical
degenerates were II per cent Of all; in
the second generation 9G per cent were
detectives; in the third generation not
one >escaped-all were idiots, insane,
hysterical or epileptics." Sir Matthew
Hale, as chief justice Of England, has
said that during his administration of
twenty years he divided crime into
FIVE parts and that four Of them have
been the results Of excessive drinking.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
Baltimore s Ohio Railroad
SPECIA LOW FARES
SUMMER SEASON 1905

ASBURY PARK, N. J.-National Ed
ucational Association. Tickets
on sale July 1, 2, and 8, good re-
turning until July 10, inclusive.
BALTIMORE, MD.-United Society
Christian Endeavor, July s to 10
BUFFALO, N. Y.-Benevolent T. d
Protective Order of Elks, Grand
Lodge, July Ills.
DENVER, COL.-Epworth League.
Very Low Rates. Tickets on sale
June 80 to July 3, good returning
until July II inclusive.
DENVER, COL.-G. A. r. Encamp.
ment September Al.
PORTLAND. ORE.-Lewis & Clark
Centennial Exposition. June l.
October Is.
Special ann ouncements from time TO
time
For detailed information call on or
address Ticket Agents Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. MARCEL
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19

SOIL TOO POOR FOR CORN GROWING.
of fertile soil. The man who cultivates
poor soil and harvests poor crops can
not profitably compete with his neigh
Dor who grows good crops with but lit
tie If any greater expenditure of labor
or capital Corn growing should not be
attempted on poor land until it Is
brought into fertile condition by the
growing and blowing under Of legumi
nous crops, the application of manures,
etc In the meantime some crops. that
require less fertility than corn may be
grown. 1t should be remembered that
the nature Of the corn plant is such
that it will not produce grain unless
the soil Is rich enough to afford a con-
siderable growth Of stalk and that the
best yield of ears is not obtained I'M
less the stalks have made a maximum
growth. For this reason some other
plants will produce small or fair crops
on soil too poor to produce corn. Al
cotton plant adjusts its yield of lint to
the fertility of the soil, small plant
producing small number of bolls con-
tanning lint Of as good quality as
that from larger plant bearing many
more bolls. A hay crop is also in quite
regular proportion to the fertility Of
the soil. This is not true, however, of
corn. When poor soil dwarfs grass to |
half its normal size the crop of hay is
reduced by about one-half, but when |
poor soil dwarfs the corn plants to |
half their normal size it Is probable |
that there will be no grain yield, or If |
any ears are produced they will be
small and inferior.
In planting low wet land, under
ground drainage will prove most profit
able in the end, but as this Is rather
expensive 1t Is sometimes desirable to
use low fat land for corn before 1t is
possible to have it tile drained. Some
times such fields are plowed in small
strips or Glands" four to six feet wide,
and row of corn Is planted on the
ridge or back furrow OF every land.
This places the plants above surface
water and for this reason is satisfac-
tory during wet weather, but the high
of the stalks is a disadvan-
tage during dry weather.
The method Of planting illustrated in
the cut gives more general satisfaction
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-04-19
carnerie,. nnn on Liquor.

Nothing which Will give him In any
way an interest in the liquor traffic
will be touched by Andrew Carnegie,
says the New York Times. The head
of n large concern in Pittsburg went to
see Mr.. Carnegie about erecting a
hotel In Pittsburg larger and grander
than any in the city. He was told by
Mr.. Carnegie that, while he thought
such a building would make great re-
turns financially, he would have moth
ing to do with It since it would be
necessary to have liquor license In
the hotel and he would not lend his
name or money to anything connected
with that trade