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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
Carnivorous Trout.

II trout are large enough they, IKE
pike. will seize almost any living thing
that comes In their way when hungry.
I have one pond in which are two
Islands. On one Of these are some
farmyard rats. On one occasion full
grown rat started to swim across. Be-
fore 1t had got halfway a twelve
pound trout rose and took It under.
have given them young mice and
rats when the farmers have been
thrashing. They are very fond OF these,
and they take the largest frogs with
avidity. but l have never seen them
eat q toad have known them to
take Young water hens. and young
birds of any kind thrown on the water
are instantly made away with.-Lon-
don Field.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
CLOTHES A CURSE.
Civilization the Means of Killing
Many south Sea Natives.


Many south Sea Natives.
The influence of the missionaries has
certainly been for the most part bene-
fetal to the natives of the south sea
islands. The constant antagonism of
the less reputable trades and the beach
c0mIers. the lost human fiOtsam and
1etsan Of the south seas. to the mis-.
si0naries is shining evidence that their
werk Is for the real good of the ma
tive5.
But two things they have brought In
the life of our joyous brown wards Of
the coral beaches which are certainly
calnmltOus. These are clothing and by
consequence pneumonia.
In the good old days the rains beat
upon the shining oiled shoulders and
back Of the half naked as harmlessly
as Oh the well pressed plumage of the
will duck. but now the cheap cotton
shirt Q + white jacket clings wet and
clamnk to the skin, the quick chill
str...:esl through the blood, and the end
come; with appalling swiftness and
certainty.
The gaudily beribboned. absurd little
chip hat pinned to the great mass Of
long black hair and the immodest no
lukn OF the women and the tightly but
toned white BARRIERS jacket above the
bare brown legs of the men really
reach the climax 81 absurdity. and.
what IL worse. they are unwholesome
both for health and morals.
But such Is the costume Of the saved!
Well, that they be truly saved, for
they have made a fair start in their
"miJinery" clothes to test quickly the
power Of their new religion.-Atlantic
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

What has eone 10 pass in thousands u
yean seems hardly credible. Primitive
man, . weakling in comparison to modern
man. was able to conquer the huge mon
sters of thousands Of years ago, such a.
the MammofA. and to-day they are dead
forever; yet the mosquito and hy have
sever been conquered 1t 10 now time
for the scientist to device methods for kill
ing the mosquito and hy, 50 that they will
20 to join the mammoth and the monster
lizards The mosquitoes and Aies are dan
geroua enemies of ma because they spread
coutegion. The mosquito oftcp carries the
germ Of malaria with his bite. The house
hy spreads germs of isease over our food.
These bacterial germs, ever hunting for
the weak spot, End place Ia cur blood,
and then we suffer from grip. catarrh, con-
sumption, or malaria.
DR.. X. v. Pierce, chief consulting physi-
elan to the Invalids' Hotel aud Surgical
Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y, says: "There
would be no grip epidemics, the germs Of
consumption, or malaria would find no
place in the human economy, if the blood
were pure, If the lungs, heart and other
organs were fed on good blood. Poisons
should not be allowed to accumulate in the
body; 10 be safe il is best to take gentle
laxative at least once 4 week" Such
vegetable laxative az DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets contains nothing which could harm
the syStsm.
For putting the blood in order, and an
tissue builder aud toms for those weakened
by coughs, colds, cate h, grip nothing will
build one up quick than DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. This is med
icine made entirely of roots and herbs,
without the use Of alcohol.
DR.. pieree's Medical Adviser 10 sent free
on receipt OF stamps to pay expense Of
mailing ONLY. Send IL one-cent stamps
for paper covered, or il stamps for cloth
binding, to DR.. R. v. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
Popular Fertilizers.

In Louisiana two fertilizers have be-
come extremely popular and are extern
sively used-viz. tankage and mix
ture Of cottOnsced meal and pbos-
phate. The mixture, made In different
proportions to suit different crops up
on different soils. Is very extensively
used oil over the state and gives gen.
eral satisfaction. 1t also furnishes
these two ingredients nitrogen and
phosphoric acid in their cheapest and
best forms.
Tankase is extensively used under
cent to II per cent of nitrogen and 6
per cent to 20 per cent of phosphoric
acid. 1t Is a mixture Of blood, meat,
bones, etc, of the slaughter houses
(from which the fat has been extract
ed dried and pulverized. Its cOmpo-
Sition varies between wide limits,
whether the blood and meat or the
bones predominant. IL the former. the
nitrogen is high, and If the latter,
phOsphorlc acid. 1t Is the nitrogen
which gives it its chief value. and the
larger the quantity OF this. derived
from blood or meat (both highly avail
able forms OF nitrogen, the more val
liable ii becomes as a fertilizer. Mel
Their the nitrogen nor the phosphoric
acid in bones is readily available on
most Of our soils. Hence in buying
tankage great care should be exercised
to obtain AS large n nitrogen content
as possible.
Fish scrap might also be included I'M
der this head. since it contains only
nitrogen and phosphoric acid.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
ALFALFA IN ALABAMA.

The Principal Advantages OF Fnll
and Spring Sowing Contrasted.
BY ]. F. DCGGAR. Alabama Experiment
Station.
Alfalfa has been successfully sowed
In Alabama both in the early fall and
In the early spring. The principal adj
vantages of fall sowing are the fol
lowing:
First.-A larger yield Of hay obtain
able the first summer
Second.-Less danger Of having the
alfalfa oyertaken and crowded out by
crab grass and weeds.
Third.-Use of teams In preparation
for alfalfa in August and September,
when they would not be employed in
preparing for the usual crops.
The chief advantages Of spring SOW
ing are as follows;
First.-Freedom from risk of winter
killing, to which fall sOwn alfalfa, es-
pecially that sowed late, is liable.
Second.-Opportunity to sow alfalfa
after cotton, the best Of the hOed crops
to precede it.
Third.-Usual better condition Of the
land for blowing in December and
January than in August and Septem.
Der.
Each reader must contrast these OPP
posing advantages In the light of bis
own conditions. BY far the larger pro-
portion of alfalfa sowed in Alabama
on prairie soils is put in after Christ
mas, which suggests that this is gen.
orally the most convenient time. Some
years it is the only practicable time.
the ground being too dry and hard in
the early fall. Several extensive grow
ers of alfalfa who SOW chiefly in the
spring nevertheless express prefer
ence for fall sowing when there is suf-
Hcient moisture for thorough prepare
ton and for sowing early in the fall.
Fall sowing should occur at date
early enough to permit the roots to
penetrate deeply before freezes begin
and thus to anchor the plants against
heaving. Not only are young alfalfa
plants easily heayed or lifted out Of
the soil by alternate freezes and thaws,
but the very young plants are other
wise and more directly injured by Sc
we're cold following mild weather.
In central Alabama we would rec
that fall sowing be done, If
practicable. from Sept. 10 to Oct. Is,
with the preference for the earlier part
Of this period. While a date as late as
Nov. ! occasionally gives success. the
risk Of winter killing is then too great.
II alfalfa cannot be sown before Oct.
10 in central Alabama we would rec
that sowing be postponed un
III March.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
New Gufnea CnunibnIs.

The Papuan cannibal Of New Guinea
regards all deaths as having violent
cause. Whenever a native dies from
sickness it is believed that the sick
ness resulted from some plot In order
to detect the murderer, therefore, parts
Of the dead person are distributed
among the members Of the household
and after time examined by certain
official in the community, who might
be said to correspond to an American
coroner, district attorney, judge and
jury all combined. If any part Of these
uncanny relics has changed to an I'M
natural color It's possessor Is imme-
diately executed and eaten by the
other relatives.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
INDIAN CURE FOR DRINK.
Aged Native of San Salvador Achieves
With IL Wonderful Results.

Aged Native of San Salvador Achieves
With IL Wonderful Results.
A plant that is said to be an infalli-
BILE cure for the liquor habit is exhibit
ed in the San Salvador section of the
Palace of Agriculture at the st. Louis
fair. 1t is found In the mountains of
the little republic, and, according to
the stories told of its wonderful quail
tiles, no one who has taken the cure
ever resumes the drinking habit
Those who have taken 1t are said to
abhor the taste and the smell of any
kind Of intoxicating liquor anGb.nd il
impossible to swallow 1t. While this
is true Of all "cures" at first, it is said
to last permanently In the strange San
Salvador drug.
How to prepare this powerful cure,
however, Is known only to an old In
dian named GRANTEES, who lives In the
mountains near El Salvador. For
years he has been curing the natives
Of the drink habit, occasioned by the
excessive use of the native liquors.
These produce kind of insanity
which in many cases Is permanent.
GRANTEES drug reclaims all victims.
Within the last few years the fame
Of GRANTEES has spread, and he numbers
among his patients many foreigners
and well known personages Victims
of the liquor habit have gone to him
from the United States and Europe,
and he is said never to have failed.
His home in the mountains has become
famous. and large number of houses
have been built for the convenience Of
unfortunates who seek GRANTEES cure.
He treats rich and poor alike, and those
unable to pay are never refused aid
by the old Indian. No one save Gran
ties has knowledge of how the cure is
brewed, and all attempts to induce him
to disclose the secret have failed Nei- |
ther will lie promise to divulge the Sc
cret before his death.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
The Cotton MilIs.

A good many mills in New England
continue closed in view of the present
trade conditions, including a strike at
Fall River, with no prospect for i'm
mediate general resumption Of activi-
ties. Prices on finished cotton goods
are steady, demand only moderate, but
1t is intimated that stocks in hands
Of jobbers are decreasing rapidly.
In the face Of these conditions some
new cotton mills are contemplated or
under way. One of these is at Greens
bOro, N. c.. construction beginning
on Sept. l. A large cotton mill was
announced last week for Fayetteville
N. G. A yarn mill at Augusta. Ga. Is
being remodeled for early work. and a
new building for manufacturing cot
ton at that point Is being equipped with
machinery. Agriculturist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
THE SALOON AS AN ASSET.
What 1t Cost the Little Town of Fitz-
gerald, On.


gerald, On.
Conservative business men can no
longer be persuaded to invest capital
In manufacturing plants in small towns
where the licensed saloon Is allowed
to flourish. Its effect upon labor
makes such investment extremely haZ-
ardous, and in these days of local OPP
ton elections it is easy to find suitable
accommodations in town that does
not count the saloon among its assets.
The latest instance OF the attitude of
the business world on this question
comes from Fitzgerald, Ga, where the
officials of the Atlantic and Birming-
ham railroad have been importuned 10
locate their shops.
The president OF the read was wait
ed upon by committee of citizens,
who rendered him what he frankly
conceded was the best location on the
road for the company's shops, but the
proposition was declined solely ON the
ground that the town OF 1000 inhab-
itants supports six saloons.
A railroad company can no longer af-
ford TO place its employees in an envi-
ronment that is an unfailDg foe TO re-
liability.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
Swans For Food.

In this country swans are but little
seen. except in public parks, but they
are coming into increasing favor on
private estates, rs they give the finish
ing touch to an ornamental sheet of
water. In England swans have been
raised ever since the time of Richard
the Lion Hearted for eating purposes.
The largest swanncry was maintained
by Lord Leicester in Dorset. where
from seven to twelve hundred birds
were kept. In the early days all SWANS
were raised ut one place and brands
Issued to EembcrS of the nobility
Country Life In America.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
She Never Forgot the Lost Five.

change and when he went home told
his wife about 1t. This happened six
years ago, and she has never forgotten
It, often telling him what luxuries
they could afford II he hadn't lost the
money. Last week their son dropped
$1,000 In a poor investment Don't
say word to him about It," she said
to her husband. Poor boy, he feels
bad enough as It is."-AtchIson Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
LAWYERS and Newspapers.

1t has been the JOKE of ages, and Is
the joke today, that lawyers and the
newspaper men of the day are doing
as much, at least, as people in other
professions or trades in searching for
facts and in making them public, and
In so doing they are doing their part
toward uprooting error and toward ou-
rifying the moral atmosphere. ga
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
AspnrnRus Plantations.

Old asparagus plantations should
now be cleaned off. This is good
time to apply manure to the beds. For
young plantations, which may be start
ed now az we'll as in the spring, select
warm soil and sunny exposure and
give each plant plenty of room. Rows
five feet apart. with plants at least two
feet apart in the row, are advised By
an authority.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

From my window the other day,
writes a New Yorker, | witnessed the
ingenuity of q beggar. He evidently
had a pocket filed with crusts, and
when no one was passing he threw one
Of them into my yard. Then he waited
for q lady or gentleman who carried
stick or umbrella and. trembling, APP
pealed for the crust to be brought
within his reach. The sympathy he ex-
cited was so great that he received a
nickel or two from many who heard
his plea.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
He Does Go Round Buttin'.

At dinner recently given in Lon
don an American actor proposed the
conundrum, what goes round a but
tonY After the problem had been CIV
en- up by the party he gave the an
swer, "a goat" There was a mo-
ment's silence.
Finally one of the women spoke up.
"Why," she said In puzzled tone,
81 didn't know they ate buttons."-
HarDer's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
,ssas,szs s.
gFARN$ GARDEN
YSSSESsSE
A FOREST NURSERY.
Seed Beds of ConiferOus Trees-Latl
and Cheesecloth Screens.

Seed Beds of ConiferOus Trees-Lath
and Cheesecloth Screens.
A demonstration forest nursery forms
part Of the outdoor exhibit of the bu-
reau of forestry at the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition. 1t contains about
6,100 square feet, 1850 of which are de-
voted to coniferous and the remainder
20 broad leaf trees.
Coniferous seed beds show various
methods of seeding-namely. broadcast
ing over the whole bed, broadcasting In
strips six to eight inches wide, sowing
In single drills and sowing In double
drills. The chief advantage of the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
Alcohol and Microbes.

Eminent physicians in England have
recently declared that the idea thai
mixing alcohol with water kills germs
In 1t and makes it more fit to drink Is
q fallacy. The alcohol Is more likely
to kill the men who take 1t with the
water than to kill bacteria.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
Atss.za.ss:s.:A.xs,s.AAatxs.xt.44.xs4at.*sJj
FRONT ELEVATION AND TOP PLAN OF
SCREEN.

SCREEN.
lings grow. Some varieties of trees,
as the spruces, admit Of much more
shade than others, such as the pines.
Trees native in the north are accus'
toned to denser shade than those
grown in the southwest. and this fact
must be borne in mind In raising the
trees from seed. Below. is a list Of
the species used in this nursery, ar
ranged according to their relative toll
erance of shade, the most tolerant be.
ing named first:
Norway spruce, white fir, big cone
spruce, red fir, lodge pole pine, jack
pine, white pine, Chinese arbor vitae,
western yellow pine, Sabine pine, knob
cone pine, Coulter pine, pinon, single
leaf pine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
No Longer In Commercial Life

Mr.. Guy-Doesn't it make you feel
sad when you think how many Of your
former patients lie buried here? DIR.
Quickly-Indeed 1t does! There is no
more money to be got out of any one
Af them. Boston Transcript.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

Father" said the small boy, why
20 they call a speech made at BAN
quet a toast"
my son." was the answer, ut is
probably because 1t IL 90 dry."-Ex-
change. -, .-..-..-..~-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

Sportsman. from the bog)-Confound
you, didn't you say there was n sound
bottom here? Shepherd-Zo there be.
master, but thou 'aven't got down to
I'm yet!-Punch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
A lecturer with a Record.

A. II. Berg, Swedish Good Templar'
Is said to have given 10000 temperance
lectures In the past thlrty-two years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

Too much sensibility creates unhap-
piness; too much insensibility creates
crime. --Talleyrand.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

Oklahoma experience indicates that
little II any fall or winter pasturags
can be obtained from spells
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
N I'M Norfo|kasWestsrn
Schedule in effect May ~. 1904.
Leave Buena Vista.

Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
No.2 9:5GP. M. Daily, For Basic, Luiay
IIagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No ID. 1886 ~ Flaily, For Hagerstown.
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
Nc. l. 7 O5 A. NJ. Daily. For Roano
Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, W
ston-Salem, WeIch and intern
ate stations. Pullman sleep
Philadelphia to WEIGH.
No. IL. 2.G9P. NJ. Daily. Fol- Roanoke,
Bristol Bluefield, Winston Salem:
and intermediate stations, aid
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West anc
Southwest. Pullman sleeper to
Knoxville and Roanoke TO Colun-
bus.
Additional information and rates CHEFS
fully furnished by ii. Moffett, Ticke
Agent, Bueua ista, Va.
w. b. BEVILL, NJ. +. BAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent Traavss. Agt
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
NO %.
FOR CINCINNATI AND TIE WEST Daily.

Pullman Sleeping Cars from Clifton Forge to
Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago and Louisville.
Trains Arrive at Lexington
i7sopm. Week Days from Clifton Forge.
{ sSp. m. Daily from Richmond and except
Sunday from Old Point and Norfolk.
For rates, tickets and other information apply
TO ). o. CAMPBELL. City Ticket Agent, Lexing.
ten Va
w. o. WARTHEN,
Dis. Passr. Agent.
Richmond, Va.
u w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agen
\ EDOYLE, General Manage.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04
I)(()I| | Ar
NOR
CURE
FroInPiI1lp|es
t0ECzen1a
From Infancy
to Age

To those who have suffered long and
hopelessly from Humors of the Blood,
Skin, and Scalp, and who have lost faith
in doctors, medicines, and all things
human, CUTICURA Soap, Ointment, and
Pills appeal with force hardly to be
realized. Every hope, every expectation
awakened by them has been more than
fulfilled. More great cures are daily
made by them than by all other Skin
Remedies combined, single set, costing
but one dollar, being often sufficient to
cure the most distressing cases of tortur-
ing, disfguring humors, eczemas, rashes,
itchings, and inhammations of the skin
and scalp, with loss of hair, when all
else fails.
Sold throughout the world Cuticura Soap, &c. ont-
mfnt, 50c Resoyent, SOC. lin form OF Chocolate cUacd
Pills, &c per vial OF co., DepOts; London Charter
house So Paris Rue dc Ia PAX Boston, ISL Columbus
Ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props.
n8- Send for "All About the Skin and Scalp"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-01-04

Train 80 connects with Southern Ry.
lRa. Strasburg Junction for Harrisonburg
and points on Valley Railroad.
sormuooun No. SO No. II
Pass. Pass.
Nv Harrisonburg 45pm , 30 am
Stanton 3 4Spm S25 am
Ar Lexington. 5 50pm 10 90 ain
DAILY except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
apply to any office Of the B. 4 o. Rail
road or to e. Dudrow, Travelling Pas
senger Agent, Harper's Ferry, w. Va
T. E. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington, Va
G. W. BASSETT. q p A.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-08

Ill-health in woman is generally trace
able to disease of the delicate womanly
organism. Many women have been re-
stored to happiness by the use of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription. If there
is an invalid woman, suffering from
female weakness, prolapsus, or falling Of
womb, or from leucorrhea who has used
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with.
out complete success DIR. Pierce would
like to hear from such person-and it
will he to her advantage to write as he
offers, in perfect good faith, reward Of
$500 for any case Of the above maladies
which he cannot cure.
Il feel il my duty to inform You that had
been a sufferer for many years from nervous
write, Mrs o. NJ Fisher, of 1861 Lexington Ave,
New York ~ Y. ri was constantly going to
ace a physician I was induced to ask Dr..
PIerce's advice. then took five bottles Of Pa
vorite Prescription I am not now cross and
irritable and I have q good color in my face
and MoDiand Of COMFORT for l am a new
womsn once more"
The dealer who offers substitute for
"Favorite Prescription does 50 to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale OF
lees meritorious medicines
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps
to pay expense Of mailing only Send ~
one-cent stamps for the paper covered
book. or 81 stamps for the cloth bound.
Address DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.