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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
ISOLATED BY MUD.
A Journey Over Some Country Roads
In the West.


A writer for a paper who recently
took a journey by wagon in a western
state describes the condition of the
roads In a certain county as follows:
"Whenever we passed a farmhouse
some man would come out to see the
time of day. They all had leisure to
burn, 1t seemed, during these gloomy,
muddy days. Near a creek where the
bottoms were yet flooded a farmer
said ours was the first wheeled craft
that had been along that road in some
time. He said he had lived In those
parts thirty-one years and this was
the first season he had ever been COM
pletely maroOned. But for the loyal
mail carrier the world would have
been nearly thirty days ahead Of him.
"The mud colled up stubbornly on
the wheels, ever increasing like 9-roll-
Ing SNOWFALL Time and again the
driver and his passenger had to get
down In the mud and with fence rails
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Whine of Cement Gravel

Many Of the roads in the neighbor-
hood Of Savannah, Ga, have been i'm
proved with cement gravel, which is
said to resemble asphalt in It's finished
condition. The cost has averaged
about $4,000 per mile, and sections that
have been in use for eight or ten years
are reported to be in good condition
at present. Gravel, mari and clay are
the constituents Of these roads, as they
are Of good concrete There are about
thirty miles of this kind Of roadway
already contracted, and as a result
there has been added to the ratahle
property Of the city about 100000 for
automobiles alone.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Sunlight For All the Leaves

The telegraph plant Of India has q
method all its own for catching the
sunshine. Each Of It's leaves is COM
posed Of three leaflets. The larger ter
minal one erects itself during the day
and turns sharply down at night, while
the other two smaller leaflets move
constantly day and night, describing
complete circles with a peculiar Jerk
ing motion like the second hand of
watch. Occasionally they rest for q
period and then go on again, thus
bringing every part of every leaf to
the full action Of the sunlight.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Twins.

Talking TO n physician about twins
and commenting upon the marvellous
likeness they sometimes bear to one
another. DO gave an interesting fact re-
garding them. You can always dis
tingulsh one from the other" said he,
mo matter how great the resemblance,
for the elder invariably has the broader
face. Notice twins hereafter, and you
can say with certainty that the mar
rover faced one is the younger of the
two. have no authority for saying
that fewer male than female twins are
born, but | am Of the opinion that the
couple are more frequently girls or girl
and boy than boys. Twin brothers are
few and far between"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
A Husbands RetOrt.

A man, accompanied by his wife,
visited a merchant tailor to order a
suit of clothes. The couple differed as
10 the material and the manner Of max
ing, and the wife lost her temper
"Oh WELL" she said, turning away,
please yourself. l suppose you are
the one who will wear the clothes"
"Well," observed the husband meek
ly, II didn't suppose you'd want to
wear the coat and walstcoat"-Every-
bOdy's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

pleased to say that ann now completely
cured and well.
at was impossible for me to get
employment, as my face, head, and
body were covered with it. The
eczema first appeared on the top of
my head, and it had worked all the
way around down the back of my neck
and around to my throat, down my
body and around the hips. 1t itched
so / would be obliged to scratch it,
and the flesh was raw.
81 would first wash the affected
parts with warm water and Cuticura
Soap, and then apply Cuticura ONT
ment and let it remain on all night, and
in the morning 1 would use Cuticura
Soap. l am now all well, which all
my friends can testify to, and / will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to any and all persons who
wish a speedy and permanent cure of
skin diseases" Thomas NJ. Rossiter,
200 Prospect Street,
Mar. 30, 1905. East Orange, N. ].
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
Humor from Pimpes to Scrofua, from Infancy TO Age
consisting OF Cutcurs Soap, 25c Ointment &c., Resolv-
Of co., may be had Of all druee single set often cures
the most distressing cases when all else fails Potter Drug
q Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston, Mass
"a Mailed Free AL About the Skin, Scalp, and Hail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
THE MAGNETIC COMPASS.
First Used on European Vessels In
the Twelfth Century.

the Twelfth Century.
Some Asian people, perhaps the Chi
nese, discovered many centuries ago
that kind Of iron ore possessed a very
peculiar quality. We call this ore mag
netic ore, or, in more common Ian
guage, lodestone, and 1t Is very widely
distributed, especially In the older
crystalline rocks. 1t was found that II
q bit of lodestone were placed in water
upon a piece of cork or straw braid 1t
would turn till the axis of the stone as
sumed a north and south position \
phenomenon of magnetism had been
discovered by means Of an ore that IS
peculiarly susceptible to magnetic in
fiuence
1t Is an open question whether the
Chinese utilized the directive power Of
the lodestone, but 1t Is certain that the
first rude compass was not used on
European vessels before the twelfth
century OF our era. BY that time the
true magnetic compass had been evOlv-
ed through the discovery that if an
iron or steel needle were stroked on a
lodestone It would receive the attrac-
tive and directive power Of this ore,
With this appliance placed at the
service of navigation the vessels that
had Rugged the coasts soon dared to
venture even out of sight Of land. A
new impetus was gradually given to
cartography. for now the true direc-
lions of the coast lines might be chart
ed with some approach to accuracy. 1t
was the happy fortune Of Italian sail
ors to make the surprisingly excellent
surveys Of the directions and lengths OF
the Black sea and Mediterranean
coasts and along the Atlantic to British
waters that have come down to us In
the so called portulan maps.-Cyrus G.
Adams in IIarper's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

OF dollars trying
to cure, and l went
to the hospital,
but they failed to
cure me and it
was getting worse
all the time. Five
weeks ago my wife
bought a box of
Gu ticura ONT
m ent and one
cake Of Cuticura
Soap, and / am
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Firmnenn of Pnrpose.

Firmness Of purpose Is one Of the
most necessary slnews Of character
and one of the best instruments Of
success. Without 1t genius wastes its
efforts In a maze OF Inconsistencies
nhaatarhalA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Wbeh to Drag.


When the smiles of spring appear
Drag the road;
When the summer time is here
Drag the road:
When the corn Is in the ear,
In the winter cold and drear,
Every season In the year,
Drag the road.
When you've nothing else to do
Drag the road;
II but for an hour or two,
Drag the road;
1t will keep them good as new.
With purpose firm and true,
Fail In line; It's up to you:
Drag the road.
Would you do the proper thins7
Drag the road;
Set the system on the wing,
Drag the road;
Give the drag lively swing,
Toss the laurel wreath to King
Hats of! Everybody sing
Drag the road.
National Stockman and Farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
MiafaIxen Idea.

ut may be laid down as broad
proposition" said the professor Of po-
lltlcal economy, that you cannot get
something for nothing"
81 once got the measles for nothing,
professor" interrupted the young man
with the wicked eye.-Chicago Tribune
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
a Riddle Answered.

There is a thing that nothing is.
And yet IT has a name.
IT'S sometimes tall and sometimes
short:
1t joins our walk. It joins on. GpCrt
And plays at every game
(Answer-A shadOW.)
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

That we should wish to see the peO-
pie Of other countries free is as natural
and at least as justifable as that one
king should wish TO see the kings Of
other countries maintained In their des-
potism.-ThOmas Jefferson.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

Ethel (who is not famous for her
good looks)-I don't see why you should
call Miss Whltmore plain. I'm sure I
only wish | were half as good looking
as she is. Fred-You are, Ethel; you
know you are. (And Ethel Is wonder
ing whether he meant to compliment
her)
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
OVerdfd II.

$50 sorry not to have heard ysuI
lecture last night" said the loquaciout
lady. II know l missed q treat. Every.
body says It was good"
"How did they find out?" asked Mr..
Frockcoat "The lecture, you know,
was postponed"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

"wby didn't you retalIate when that
fellow struck your
81 didn't know him, and 1t Is our
rule not to pay any attention to anon
ymous contributions. "-Bohemian
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
A Dnnperona Practice.

Ais dying the hair as dangerous
as the doctors would make it appearl
B.-Certainly! You take my word foi
1t. Only last spring an uncle of mine
dyed his hair and In three weeks be
was married to n widow with feur
chlldren.-Fllegende Batter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

To take for granted as truth all that
Is alleged against the fame Of Others
Is species Of credulity that mer
would blush at on any other subject
Jane Porter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Inferior Coal.

The iridescent colors IN what is called
peacock coap are due to the presence
of a film of iron oxide. 1t usually
means the loss Of a part of the volatile
matter in the coal and betokels infe-
rior quality
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
Use of stenm Rond Rollers.

In reply to an inquiry by W. Pierre
pont White, county superintendent of
Utica, n. Y, as to the practical value
of using on billy roads and operating
the steam roller and road scraper to-
gether County Superintendent +. G..
Douglass of Canandaigua has given
the result of his experience in the fol-
lowing letter, says ;he Good Roads
Magazine:
William Plerrepont White, Esq, Utica;
Dear Sir-Your letter OF yesterday re-
ceved and would say that we have never
had any trouble working the Buffalo roll
er on any hills that we have In this town.
In regard TO hauling road scraper with
steam roller I would say that we always
use the steaE roller as far as possible to
both scrape and turnpike our roads for
the reason that the work performed with
the steam roller is vastly better and very
much cheaper. AS TO the comparative
cost of doing such work with teams or
steam roller. / will submit the following:
Engineer, one day. $3.50
Two laborers, one ay.................... $50
Coal and oil, one observation-disclosures. LOO
="
Three teams and driver, one day.. $500
One laborer, one day..n................ LID
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$l3.76
Comparing the above figures shows a
saving In favor OF the work done with
steam roller OF $j.25 per day. which can be
applied TO cost OF roller. besides having
the work done in better shape than can
possibly be done in any other way. Very
truly yours, r. G.. DOUGLASS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
He'd De n winner.

Mrs. Benham 80 You'll surely win
baby's love If you carry him around
In your arms. Benham-Yes I'll win
1t In q walk.--New York Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
The Clever Girl.

Daughter i don't want to MARI,
Just yet I'd rather stay at school
Mother = You must remember, dear
men do not wish clever wives. Daugh
ter-But ell men are not like papa,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04
D|SF|GUR|NG
SKIN HUMOR
impossible to Get Employment, as
Face and Body Were Covered With
itching Sores = Scratched Till
Flesh Was Raw Spent Hun
dreds of Dollars on Doctors and
Hospitals and Grew Worse
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN FIVE WEEKS

"Since the year 1894 / have been
troubled with very bad case Of
eczema which / have spent hundreds
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

The words of the good are like stan
in slippery place.-Hindoo Maxim.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-04

Disgrace Is immortal and living even
when one thinks ii dead.-Plautus
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Never sweep dust from one
room to another, nor from up
stairs to the lower part of the
house. Always take it up in a
dustpan wherein you have previ-
ously placed some tea leaves.
which will prevent the dust from
scattering again and returning to
its old haunts. A clean sweeper
will burn the contents of the
dustpan after sweeping.
A cold bath, followed by a vig-
orous rubbing with course tow
ell, is excellent for the woman
who wants to be slender. A cup
of water taken before breakfast
is also beneficial.
The women with dull eyes
should never wear diamonds near
the face. Pearls soften the face
more than any other jewels.
Amethysts and sapphires and
such highly coIored gems should
not be worn with red.
Nervous breakdown is more
often due to overworking the di-
gestive organs than to mental
strain. Abstemious habits in eat
ing, together with some attention
to exercise, make it possible for
one to do a large amount of brain
work without injury.
For distressingly red hands
equal parts of glycerin, lemon
juice and rose water may be ap-
piled nightly under gloves. Daily
applications of lemon juice are
sure to produce a whitening effect
To make honey ointment:
Take equal parts of honey and
white Hour and stir together with
a little soft water, just enough to
make a thick paste, solid, not
liquid. This is one of the good
old-fashioned remedies for sores
and boils.
It is said that if water pipes
are painted with glycerin they
will not freeze during the colo
weather.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
Avoid Headaches.

1t is generally thought that
people suffer from headaches ow-
ing to indigestion or some SINH
lar cause, but they often proceed
from a totally different source
fatigue of the muscles ofthe neck.
People rarely exercise these
muscles unless compelled to,
hence they are weak and easily
fatigued; but if given a little work
regularly many headaches might
be avoided. The best way to ex
ercise them is to stand with the
shoulders against wall, keeping
the body motionless; then move
the head backward and forward,
then first to one side, then to the
other, simply by the action ofthe
muscles of the neck.
The muscles will feel stiff al
first, but exercise two or three
minutes day and that feeling
will pass off.
The end gained is well worth
the trouble, and.the exercise alsc
gives the head a better poise and
beauties the neck.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
Pet Ground Hog

Winter is over and the balmy
spring days are close at hand, ac-
cording to pet ground hog at
the Peck home, about two miles
northeast of town. Mr.. ground
hog went to his place of hlberna-
ton, which was under the house,
last September, and came out one
day last week. 1t did not even
show up on ground hog day. II
is much larger than it was be.
fore it event to hole" and is in
fine order. 1t is perfectly tame
and is handled by little Miss
Irene Hamilton and Master OkeJ
Peck the same as a house cat. :
Nicholas Chronicle.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
MILLIONS OF MONEY
Is Awaiting. West Virginia Heirs.
Are You Mccoy?

Are you any relation to Eek
lei, William or Walter Mccoy?
If you are you may be rich
man or woman, for it is reported
that in the state of California
there awaits fortune of many
millions to the ones who can
prove their rights to it. Some
reports have the estate worth
$2O,oO0,000 and other reports ex-
ceed this stupendous amount.
There is but little doubt that an
estate worth many millions, and
left by the three Mccoy boys
named above is awaiting the pos
session of the legal heirs. There
are said to be from two hundred
and fifty to three hundred peo-
pie in this section closely related
to the three men.
The McGoys of California
which left this fortune, went from
Mingo county and they have rel
atives in this city. This is not a
fake fortune. It's the genuine
article, and the California author
tiles are ready with the cash up,
on the presentation of proper
proof.-Huntington Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28

No city of size and enterprise
should be without a committee,
even if there is but one on it, to
see that "the stranger within the
gates" worthy of it, be welcomed
and shown the residence and
business attractions. The dispo-
sltion is too often "to take him
i'm to his Immediate sorrow and
occasionally everlasting regret.
Our citizens could profitably en-
ploy some one of integrity, cour-
tesy and good Judgment to get
busy with the visitor here in the
right way.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
Order Of Publication.
STATE OF WEST vIRoINIA.

STATE Ot w EST V NlRSlNIA,
AT Rules held In the Clerks ONCE of the
Circuit Court of Mason County, the last
MonGRy OF February, 1906, that being the
6th day of February, 1876, the following
order was entered:
W. NJ. Duffy. Trustee,
Joe varian. Frank r. varian, Grace Varian,
Modern Building and Loan Association, n
corporation, and j. 3 Spencer, Trustee,
In Chancery.
The object of the above entitled suit Is TO set
aside, as fraudulent, a certain transfer and
conveyance made ;by Mark A. Stephenson,
a bankrupt, to Joe Narian, of certain goods
and chattels. in fraud of the other creditors
of the said Mark A. Stephenson, and TO OBJ
tain a decree against the said Joe Narlan for
the value OF the goods and chRttels SO trans
ferred and conveyed 20 him by the said Mark
A. Stephenson, as AZORES i'd; and TO set aside
to the said Frank Il. arian and Grace Va
rian, which deed is dated the 3rd day of Mo-
vember. 1906, and Is of record in the office of
the Clerk of the County Court of Mason
County, West Virginia, In Decd Book No. 73,
page 81, &C., so far as the same affects the
claim of the said plaintiff against the said
Joe Varian. And II appearing by affidavit
aled In this cause that Joe Narian. Frank 4.
Nartnn and Grace VRriAn are non-reBldents OF
this State, IL is ordered that they do appear
here within one month after the date OF the
flrst publication hereof and do what is nec-
essary TO protect their interests.
a Copy Teste: A. l.. BOGGESSs
Clerk.
Rankin Wiley. someryllle & somerville
5ollclUOth. led. ., 1Ns
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28

A Parkersburg paper says 22OO
volts ofelectricity passed through
j. Albert Hashbarger causing
death instantly. lie was employ
ed by the Parkersburg, Marietta
and Inter Urban R'y. Co, and is
supposed to have been lowering
a light to fix it, and thoaghtless-
ly took hold of the wire and STEP
ped off his non-conduetor. He
leaves a wife aud three children
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
RULES FOR SUCCESS

If you want to succeed you
must dress the part.
Don't be wasteful or extrava-
giant in your dress, but keep your
self looking neat and well-groom-
ed.
Don't go about with slip
shod, hang dog air, as though
you and success were as far apart
as the poles.
If you look helpless and in
competent no one will trust you
with work Of any kind.
When you apply for position
do SO in a modest yet confident
manner.
Business men are not looking
for helpless, dependant feminity
in their employees.
What they want is a well be-
haved, capable business woman.
Dress as we'll as you can afford
to, but don't make the mistake of
wearing beads and laces and ell
bow sleeves while on duty. Many
an applicant has failed to win q
position because she was untidy
or overdressed.
IF you look capable, alert and
interested opportunities are sure
to come your way.
When there is something inn
portant to be done your employ
er will say: Il wi put it in the
hands of Miss k; she looks
Trustworthy"
The first steps in the ladder of
success are the most difficult ones
to climb.
But nothing succeeds like sue
ceeds, and when you have once
made yourself known as a capa-
BILE, successful worker half the
battle is won. g
Don't be afraid of undertaking
new ventures or of doing more
than your share of work.
Failure once or twice or halt a
dozen times does not mean failure
for good and all.
These rules hold good with
men as we'll as women.
No one feels like trusting work
to man who looks unkempt and
incapable.
His clothes may be shabby,per-
haps he can't help that, but they
can be well brushed and neat
and when he applies for work
there is no necessity for him to
adopt tone of "I'm the most
miserable, wretched, no-account
worm on EARTH"
What he should say is: "Give
me work; 1 need it, and can dc
it."
Then men will feel that he ii
worth something.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-28
Some Essentials of
Good Road Making
(Morgantown Postl

Good roads Tor Vest Virginia
must mean tie expenditure of a
large amount of public money, but
the realization of the dreams of
the good roeders will involve more
than the mere production of the
cash. There must be developed
all over the state considerable
degree OF technical skill in the art
of building and caring for suoh
roads. Most of our highways
must be resurveyed and relocated;
for If would be- worse than throw.
ing money away to build macadam
roads along the heller skelier, up
hill down dale, any. old-grade
course followed by our thorough.
fares as they are at present looat
ed.
The gradient of properly con
structed roadway is a matter of
prime Impotence, both with re-
gard to economy of maintenar CO
effectiveness of service, and our
people have yet to be educated to
the point of being willing to go
around the bale of kettle instead
of over it. We need plenty of pub
lie discussion of the question, a
vigorous campaign of education,
careful experimental work, and
we'll considered programs of gradu-
al development of system of per.
manent highways. There should
be no wholesale bond issuing
scheme of the high finance order.
a little good, hard. common sense
will need to be mixed with the
rest of the material in this road
making business.
The national association is going
at the problem in the right way.
The first thing necessary is to
awaken the public consciousness
20 an appreciation of the loss sus
tanned by our present toleration of
bsd roads. The good roads meet
ings are helpful in that direction,
as we'll as in stimulating the study
offths practical art of road bnild-
ing. The agitation for national
and state aid legislation and suit
able appropriations of public
money on some equitable basis of
distribution will help to solve the
.lways difficult problem of where
the money is to come from. Mean
while every county should b gin
some conservative experimental
work in the actual practical oon-
struction of better roads. Even
dirt road may be pretty good
road nearly all the year, if it is
veil made and we'll cared for We
must put more brains as we'll as
more money into our rosd-making
operations. The money we can
raise on bond issues, but the brains
will have to be cultivated.