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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
CONCERNING COTTON.
TIE BOll weeviI-Mill stock Coed
Forcing the Crop.

TIE BOu weeviI-Mill stock Deed
Forcing the Crop.
The boil weevil Is now rapidly de-
stroying squares and puncturing grown
hollis In the infested valley lands OF
Texas and portions Of Louisiana. From
the Brazos valley plantations we learn
that the early work OF the weevn FOR
the seaSon was almost inappreciaoie.
Now the pest is strong in numbers and
able to knock off the new forms which
under favorable fall conditions would
make cotton.
PROFIT In Gotten MAIL Stock.
II is generally conceded that southern
cotton mills have worked out margin
of 20 per cent profits during the past
yehr. II they could do this with cotton
averaging cents a pound and nuctu-
atIng between and 16 cents, we Won
der what margin could be made with
stable prices around 8 cents. Southern
cotton mill stock owned in part by cot
ton growers is considered the safest In
vestment in the eastern southern states
Cotton Forced TO Early Maturity.
On one Of the Sanger brothers plan
tatIons situated In the weeyll infested
portion Of the Brazos valley novel
method Of forcing cotton to early ma
turity was adopted the past spring
For some years past quantities Of sta
bic manure had been piled up about the
place. This was freely drilled In the
tob Of the rows just ahead of the cot
toh planters last spring, and the young
cotton practically started its growth on
q bed of manure Ordinarily these val
leg lands are so rich In all that goes 70
make weed growth vegetable matter,
moisture and nitrogen that to put ma
nure under cotton appears a foolish
practice. However, Mr.. Barry, the
manager of the Sanger plantations.
converted old one horse cotton planters
into manure distributors by cutting 4
by 6 inch holes In the bottom OF each
planter and with this strewed a plentl'
full lot of we'll rotted manure In the top
of the bed. The good results were no
tIced In few weeks. This cotton
grew OF more rapidly than nonmanur'
ed cotton. and the yield OF cotton pick
ed and ready to pick Is far ahead Of the
ordinary valley crops. - Farm and
Ranch
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

II is apparent that growers should
have little difficulty in contracting ap-
ples at renunerative prices this sea-
son, says American Agriculturist' In
stead of acting bearish, as a year ago.
buyers are frankly acknowledging that
they expect to be compelled to give
more money for the coming crop than
they did for that Of 1904. Offers OF
$50 to 81 per barrel are not uncom-
mon. In Michigan many orchards have
been sold at 81 to $1.75 for fruit as II
stands on the trees. Some growers
with fancy apples say they will hold
out for 50 to So. In parts of Ohio
buyers have bid $3.50 for early fruit
and in New York fall stock Is being
contracted around 50. Contracts re
ported in western New York for win
ter fruit at 81.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
niucournrinE to tho PiEs.

Did you ever notice a bunch Of fall
pigs go out ard take meal of ice cold
slop In the morning and then go back
to their quarters and shiver for two or
three hours? Under such circum-
stances pig cannot be expected to
make very rapid gains, and 1t is foolish
70 expect him to make market hog by
the time he is six or seven months old
IL he is handled in this way. After the
pig has reached the age of four months
the most economical ration that can be
used is simply dry corn, tn addition TO
a good feed Of STOP at least once day.
Iowa Homestead.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

In the Scottish highlands the new
year is ushered in by the tolling OF the
auld kirk bell and the playing OF the
bagpipes. In clear, frosty night to
hear this much mallgned instrument
played by thoroughbred highlander
among the hills and from distance
the notes are stripped Of their harsh
ness and seem to be waited across to
you by the clear atmosphere In one
harmonious melody. 1t Is beautiful
and INSPIRING. Philadelphia Ledger.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
peter sturvesant,s new Year's.


The custom of celebrating New
Years day In our own country is large
" due to the Dutch. Old Peter stuy-
vesant made much of the day, ana
CHEEKY assemblnges were held at the
governors home in New Amsterdam
The Dutch method Of kissing the WON
en- for "a happy new year" was OBJ
served and toll taken Of all who were
young and handsome. In fact during
the reign Of Peter stuyvesant ne"
Amsterdam was the most Thoroughly
bekissed country in all Christendom
and formed a marked contrast to the
staid Puritans, who thought the Cd
servance Of this day savored strongly
Of reverence for the god Janus and
who made no note of their first New
Years day In the new world save n
record, I'VE went to work betlmes'
New York Evening Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
elRDLlNo THE GLOBE.
How Uncle Sam Wishes All the
World Innnx New Year.

WOrlh Hnnpy NtN ANoas
AT midnight Dec. 81. from the white,
towering time factory on Georgetown
heights. Admiral Chester, superintend-
ent of the National observatory, viii
have sounded completely around the
earth by the cables which now span
our great spinning top and to the con-
tinentai and insular nations to the
north and south by vast networks OF
wire ramlfylng in all directions from
This great girdle signal announcing
the birth of the year 1906 at the capi-
tai of our republic.
At one push Of the official button the
electric greeting will permeate our con-
tinent and leap across the Pacific from
San Francisco to Honolulu, to Midway,
70 Guam. to Manila and to Hongkong.
Flashing up and down the entire east
ern coast of Asia, from Alexandrovsk
to the Malay peninsula, 1t will cross
sumatra and the home of the Wild
man of Borneo; will speed over the cof-
fee plantations Of Java to Australia
and New Zealand.
Hurrying over the snowdrifts Of 81
IBERIA and Russia, 1t will be felt In Mos
COW and ST. Petersburg and there be
taken up by the thick mesh Of wires
covering northern and central Europe,
going to London and at the same time
spanning the coast Of the black CONT
nent of Africa. From Alexandria II
will be shot $50 miles up the Nile into
the very heart Of Africa. Leaplng out
into the sea, it will register Itself In the
isles of Madagascar and Maurltius.
From Lisbon to the Madelras and over
the Cape Verde islands. 1t will jump to
PernambucO, Brazil; thence down into
the wllds Of central Argentina and up
into Bolivia, across the Windward isles
the Lesser Antilles and the West In
dies and then home again to the CAPT
tai of the nation.
It is almost inconceivable that such
a circuit of the earth can be made IN
scarcely more time than you would ex
pend In wishing neighbor "a happy
new washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
ro K.ep prom orowinr oia,

A swindllng firm once advertised tns'
IL would send for the sum OF Is. "a. .
recipe which, II followed to the letter.
would keep folks from growing olo'
Some eredulous persons answered me
advertisement, remitting the required
Zee. and received the following reply:
I'VE would advise all such idiots =
you to commit suicide at about ~
- OF twenty. Ave" -Lnndon T1e-hiA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
New Years on the Nile.

In all ages and all lands much I'M
portance has attached to New Years
day. In Egypt the new year fell De-
tween the 18th and the goth OF June
and was called the might Of the drop
The sacred Nile was thought to how
down from heaven, and at its lowest
ebb-about the middle Of June-a tear
from Isis fell into the stream and caus-
ed It to rise. Consequently at this sea-
SON the priests and people kept sleep
less vigil at the rivers shore, watching
for the miraculous rise which should
bring such riches to the whole lana.
When the might Of the drop" came tne
priests cleared the affairs Of old ashes
and lighted the sacred fires for the new
year. Every one Of the faithful car
ried a coal from the altar TO light the
FIRE at his own hearth. and from END
TO end the land was ablaZe with light.
The people put of their old garments
and arrayed themselves In white'
amounting their heads with sacred oil,
browning themselves with flowers ana
bearing palms in their hands, while
chants and songs and feasting and pro
cessions filed the homes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

II was q clever Frenchwoman VINO
said: Those who have suffered mucn
are like thOse who know many lam
krs~es. They have learned to under
: ~ to be understood by many
J. IL inpossiOllty to fully sympa-
4 4, no. hers experience unless
il h. IN st some time ones own.
In trou 10 or grief we turn Instructive
" to some one whom we know has
beeu through the same experience. 1t
Is the old human longing for compan-
Ionship that shows itself. The feeling
IA strong within Us that she will feel
and know with me. Therein lies tna
meaning of sympathy"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
~ year,s In Caesars Time.

At the Roman festivals Of the god
Janus. held on the calends of January
gifts and good wishes were exchanged,
friends met together, and feasting and
dancing, masking and mumming were
the order Of the day. January derives
its name from the god Janus. who was
represented with two faces looking IN
opposite directions, as the month was
considered both to look back upon the
past year and forward to that which
was coming.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
FIGS. 8 AND 4.

spurs on the horizontal arms, to be
trained vertically TO the wires above,
and the eyes from six to TEN on the
canes that are left from the previous
pruning will send out the fruit bear
ing shoots for the current year. These
fruit bearing shoots are to be trained
on the wires of the trellis and may be
allowed to bear one or two bunches
Of fruit each.
The vine pruned as directed, with IT.
fruit, In the fall Of the fourth yea
from planting will appear az shown in
Fig. 4.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Gold That KILLS and Cold That c~rse

Cold That Kills and Cold That cureh
| In England severe cold generally
kills q good many people. In certain
iparts of North America cold stll more
severe puts new life into them. 1t 70
ouires no augmentation to show tna'
there must be a definite reason for TINS.
The chief reason 10 that English colo
Ne mostly damp, while in North Amer
lea II u mostly dry. There IL the great
eat difference In the world between dry
air and damp air. The former 10 usu-
ally air pure and simple. possessing .
full quantity Of oxygen and oKten
charged highly with osone. Inc iasseI
consists of air mixed With the yaper o.
water. When the former air. fuly
originated, is breathed 1t stimulates
more powerfully than chamnasne "a!
latter, less oxyesnAtad and .sharss
with vapor Of water, not only 6cee ~
stimulate bet asveusaese- xueNa 90
-. ----- 49,.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Joh, nrowu,s COttonwoOd.

One day in 1857 John Brown rode up
to the Benton place near Emngham'
Atchison county, Kan, and dismount-
ed. He carried In his hand a switch
which he had cut from a cottonwood
tree. This he tossed aside. and later
Mrs. Benton stuck it in the ground at
the back door Of her little house. II
took root and grew. 1t Is now huge
tree and is known in the neighborhood
az "the John Brown cottonwood
AtchisOn Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Ahout Holding Corn.

A digest Of reports Of careful expert
ments during seven years throughout q
large portion of the Mississippi valley
leads the Missouri Agricultural college
10 the conclusion that the farmer wne
puts his corn IN a crib to hold 1t for
better prices can count on loss by
next June Of at least IS per cent-that
IS to say, leaving out Of account the
cost of handling and loss OF waste
80 cents bushel for the crop now is
better tho1 80 cents next spring.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Novel Desert Bath.

One Of the wonders Of the California
desert Is the hot sand bath, famous
from the times of the first Spanish
pioneers. The surface water is only a
few inches deep. Beneath is black
sand, constantly in gentle motion. The
bather does not touch bottom. HIS
body sinks to the shoulders and with
the aid Of q crossbsr Of timber Is then
sustained In a position Of perpendicu-
lar Notation. The temperature Is just
az warm as can be comfortably borne,
and the sensation, like that OF sort
massaging, Is delightful.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Evil Enough.

There Is evil enough in man, God
knows. But it is not the mission OF
every young man and woman to detail
and report it all. Keep the atmosphere
as pure as possible and fragrant with
Rentleness and charity.-Dr. John Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

The soil for wheat must be richly
fertilized and well puIverlzed. Even
then, II the winters are exceedingly
dry and cold, there may be failure
Ia the crop. Many farmers in Missouri
are using bone dust to advantage.
me land that is bone busted WILL
Yield from Eve to ten bushels more ~
the acre.-W. ID. Neale, Missouri.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
0umhf 20 ne Happy.

Towne-I hear Marryat and his bride
are no longer living at that boarding
house Of yours. Browne-NO; they've
gone to housekeeping. Towne-Ah,
their home life now will bring them
much closer together, and Browne
You bet 1t win They've taken fat
Boston Advertiser.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

Patrick-rhat's thot yez dug up,
MoIke? MlEe-Only a clothespIn. Pat
rick lndignantly)--Only q clothespin,
IL I'll Och, but It's little poetry yer
have In y'r sorl. Moike. Tlnk av the
scores av shwate mouths thot same
cIcthespin may have been into.-NeW
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

Along the central part CT the Konge
river there are a number Of salt marsh-
q. The African digs shallow holes In
these whence issue streams Of hot wa
ter, which, on being svaporatsd, leaves
rosldue % sait
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
SLEEP FOR BABIES
Pest for Mothers.

Instant relief and refreshing sleep
for skin-tortured babies, and rest for
tired, fretted mothers, in warm baths
with cuticura Soap and gentle anoint-
ings with Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure, and purest of emollients.
cv,,cura Soap Ointment, and Pills sold thrc1Ehoui
~ vord Potter Drug Chem Corp Bosson Sole Props
Ta- Send for " How TO Cure Baby Humors
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

David Harum," the novel written
By the late Edward Noyes Westcott,
netted the authors estate about $12o.-
900, according to a statement made In
the surrogate's court. Syracuse, N. 7.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Friendly Suggestion.

Borem-That flve-year-old boy OF
mine gets or some good things. This
morning at breakfast he said Knox
(int0rrupting)-He should have them
copyrighted. Borem-whyf Knox-r'
keep you from reproducing them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
H.. place In Natural History.

"Were you a bull or bearT' asked
an acquaintance Of a Spectator.
Neither" he replied. 81 was an
ass"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
HOW she Liked Him.

swell Maggie, you have now been
married a year. How do you like your
husband7"
"soher, num- Houston Post
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

n Is lust & common cold, people say.
there's no danger In that. Admitting their
statement then there are uncommon colds,
colds which arc dangerous for many
fatal sickness begins with 9 cold. II we
could tell the common cold from the un-
common we could feel quits safe. But We
can't The uncommon variety y rarely
recognized until Il has fastened its hold on
the lungs, aad there are symptoms Of con-
sumption.
Atth0 6rst symptoms the careful perso1
will heed the warning by taking q mild
laxative some vegetable pill that win not
disturb the systern or cause gripping. About
the best is abr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets"
n the cold starts with a cough, and IL
persists then come local treatment for this
Condition should be taken. A we'll known
Alternative extract which has been highly
recommended by thousands Of users, Il
DR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
This tonic compound Is composed Of an
extract of roots and herbs and has a sooth-
Ing effect upon the mucous membrane,
aiiays the irritation and at the same time
works In the proper and reasonable way,
at the seat Of the tgouble-the staguated or
poisoned blood.
II contains no alcohol 10 shTival up the
blood corpuseles. but makes pure rich red
blood.
DR.. Pieree's Iooo-page illustrated book,
WThe Common Sense Medical Adviser -
sent free in paper covers on receipt OF ~
oue-cent stafnps to pay cost OF mailing only
For Il stamps the cloth bound volume will
be sent. 1908 pages. II was formerly sold
for $r.so per copy. Address Or. 4 v.
Pierce, Bufalo. N. Y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

Train 80 connects with Southern X
Ila. Strasburg Junction for HarrisonbvI
and points on Valley Railroad.
c No. 50 No. II
o"Oi H""oO' Pass. Pass.
- --- - - -
Nv Ha-risonburg 45pm I 80 am
Stanton 3 48pm 925 am
ar Lexington. 5Opm 10 10 am
'nGily except Sunday.
For rates tickets, baggage checked
.pply to any Office Of the B. 4 o. Rail
road or to C.E. DudrOw, Travelling Pas
senRer Agent, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
TIE. JARRETT, Agent,
Lexington, Va
C. w. BASSETT. q P. A.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

"Did your husband find that golf
improved his healthT
Eyes; II improved his health. But
unless he learns to play better 1t VIII
WboiI his disposition. "-EXchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

branches Of the vine grown the second
year are turned down and fastened
horizontally to the first wire OF the
trellls in opposite directions Gig. u.
The third year the shoots that spring
from these horizontal arms at each
node or Joint are to be trained upward
and made fast to the other wires OF
the trellis, which are about one foot
above each other. Each Of these up
right shoots may be allowed to pro-
duce one or two punches Of grapes this
year. and there should be about three
shoots from each arm Of the vine, or
six In all.
In the autumn Of the third year the
vine Is fully established with its per-
manent upright stem and its two hori-
zontal arms, each with its three or four
shoots or canes trained upward to the
top wire OF the trellis. each OF which
has borne one or two punches OF
grapes. When autumn frOsts suspend
vegetation the vine is ready for Its an
nual pruning before entering upon its
winter rest and preparatory to bearing
q full crop its fourth year 1t Will
then appear as In Fig. 2.
Each alternate upright cane on the
horizontal arms must be cut down to
a short spur at a point near the arm
and the others cut of even with the
top wire of the trellis.
The following spring single shoot
il allowed to grow from each OF the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
N NV Norfu|kSsWestsm

NR1W NOIlOlk%SWeSleIN
Schedule In effect Dec. Bird, 1905.
Leave BUena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
No.3 9:81P.M Daily, For 'Baslc. LHrHy
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No.14. $3.50 P. NJ. Baily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 1. 20 Am. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield Norton. Win
stOn-Salem, Charlotte, N. G.,
Weleh and interne Iiateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphia to WEIGH.
No. 10. 2.G9P. NJ. Daily. Fol- Roanoke,
Bristol, Blueheld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus.
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Viste to Knoxville and Roanoke to
Colun bus.
Additional information and rates chesr
fully furnished by q. Q. Abrahlms
Ticket Agent, Buen ista, Va.
w b. BEVILL, NJ. T. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent. Trav. Pass. AEt
ROANOKE, VA.
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EAER2AlISSsslElAse.:,,.
SsssSCHRBgA
THE HOME VINE.

Training and Pruning, Especially
Under Northern Conditions.
BY W. H. Raglan.
Starting with young vine at the
end Of It's second year in the vineyard,
with its two branches or canes Of that
years growth cut back to a uniform
length of about two feet, the trellis IL
built with its lower wire at the same
height as the stem of the vine, or about
two feet from the ground. The
Evening journal., 1906-07-21

Capital Last
Evening journal., 1906-07-21
MYSTERIOUS
HULL FOUND
Evidence ThatSChOOner Load
ed With COCOanutS Sank
Off New Castle
OBSTRUCTION BLOWN UP
gnaeIaI % nd nvenIng IournaI.

NEW CASTLE. July 2l--Although Coll
onel J. Harry Rogers is an active young
man" on the Rtady side of 81, he does
not remember the loss OF a schooner
loaded with oocoanuts between here and
New Costle But such a wreck occurred
and to-day effort is being made TO blow
up the obstruction. II lies directly IN the
channel ana was found yesterday by the
dredge Patapsco The diver made an in
vostigaton and found that the hull was
IN good condition. No one here can sur
mise ms to the length OF time the schooner
has been there. Fishermen who have been
ON the Delaware river for thirty years say
they never heard OF such a wreck. Captain
Norton. OF the dredgo Patapsco has a
treasure which he found some days ago.
II is an urn and is believed 10 have been
part OF a set Of china presented TO the
frigato Constitution In 1891 IL bears the
inscription presented 90 the Const.tut on
by the city Of Philadelphia"
The congregation attending the 1880
o'clock service I'm Emmanuel P e. Church
tomorrow morning will be favored with
visit from quartet OF the West presby-
terrain Church choir Of Wilmington. THIS
quartet win augment the Emmanuel On ir
and a feature OF the service will be the
rendition of VIII NJ. S. Browns TIE Deum
"Landamus." IN p major For an offer
tory the ever pleasing anthem. "Harkl
Hark. My soul.V by Harry Roe schelly,
win be sung with Mrs. Carpenter. so.
prano Mrs. souder alto and Mr.. Jones.
baritone, as the soloists At the evening
service at 7i5 the offertory selection Will
be duct FOR soprano and tenor entitled
"iove Divine" by Sir John stainer
James King a mouldor at the Baldt
S eel Companys plant yesterday, had two
fingers Of his right hand amputatod by
huvins them caught beneath heavy
! flask
Wcldin Vining one Of the rural mall car
riers. drives a mare which during the
past -four years has travelled 20 miles
daily or 2i.O2l miles during that period.
Tho sturdy little animal is good for an
other twenty-four thousand miles drive
In the New Castle Methodist Church to-
morrow evening the Rev George r. AID
erson viii conduct an illustrated service
II viii be the first service Of The kind to
be held in the church.
Company II, ~ c. d., under command
OF Captain Myers LETT this morning for
Camp Lea.