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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12

Before the English occupation OF In
dla It was estimated that the Ganges
carried to the sea every year 100000
dead bodies. 1t was then considered
by the Hindoos that the happiest death
was one found in its waves, and all
pious Hlndoos who could do so were
carried to its banks and placed In its
waters to die. The decaying carcasses
along its banks were probably respon-
sIble in no small degree for the pesti-
lences which formerly desolated the
peninsula.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
His Elouuercc.

The curate of country parish lately
preached Il charity sermon, and the
collection which followed amounted to
f20 Is. 415d. In the vestry after the
service the church wardens counted II
out and mentioned the result. "Well,"
said the reverend preacher, 81 must
have preached pretty well to get all
that" mo doubt you did, sir" replied
one of the church wardens who had
been collecting, "but the squire put In
EGO note. and he's deaf."-London
Mail
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
M,it.

Wit like every other power, has Its
boundaries. It's success depends on the
aptitude Of others to receive impress
sIons, and that as some bodies, indis.
soluble by heat, can set the furnace
and crucible at defiance, there are
minds upon which the rays of fancy
may be pointed without effect and
which no fire of sentiment can agitate
or eXalt.-JohnsOn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Hard Work.

Mrs. AIM surprised that your
husband earns so little If he works as
hard as you say. What does he dol
Mrs. B.-The last thing he did was to
calculate how many times clock
licked In the course of 1000 years.
London Tit-Bits.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Ccn.eIIi Rfnra

A quaint custom of the long ago was
that Of breaking ring for betrothal.
Such rings were fashioned fOr the pur-
pose, being made Of two twin circles
and were called gimmal rings, from
the word gemelli, meaning twins.
A ring of pure gold she from her finger
took
And Just I'm the middle the same there she
broke.
take
Ard this as n pledge will keep for your
sake"
The gimmal was also favorite we'd
ding ring for many years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Really n Vegetarian.

~ hope the Bible l gave you last
week." said the missionary, "will teach
you something
at has taught me something al
ready" replied the cannlbal chief. 81
find that I'm really vegetarian"
"Er-how's thatT'
"Why, you know, 1t says all flesh is
grass "-Phladelphla Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
A Costly Collection,

"What a lovely collection of odd
cupsw exclaimed a guest, peering into
the china cabinet. IBID It take you
long to get so many?"
ooh, nor said the hostess. ''Those
are samples of the sets we have had in
the last two yearsi" - Detroit Free
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12

SLOW was it l saw Footlites in town
this weekT
"He isn't playing"
"Why. / thought he was the star in
that tank drama"
so he was, but he wanted to be the
tank too. Baltimore American.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
1laR1HgS's75ev
THE STALK BORER.
Il Attacks Tomatoes, Potatoes and
Some other Plants.

IL Attacks Tomatoes, Potatoes ana
Some Other Plants.
For several years complaints have
been heard of borer that attacks POI
tatoes, tomatoes and Towering plants,
notably dahllas. The insect is also
found in rhu5arb, ragweed, cocklebur
and corn. When the tunnel is cut open
and the larva taken out, it Is found
to be an inch in length, flesh colored,
with four longitudinal brown stripes
extending from the head to the anal
extremity. When ready to change TO
the pupal form the larva deserts the
tunnel that it has made and buries
itself in the SOIL After time the adult
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Quite Unnatural.

Hell thought the author Of this play
was famous for his keen understanding
of the female character? She-Well, do
you doubt Il? He--Of course. He mas
Just made his heroine say that she viii
suffer In silence ILLUSTRATED Bits.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
A HAY BARRACK.

A Movable Roof of Light Wood, to Be
Raised and Lowered.
A movable roof for a haystack, one
that can be raised and lowered, Is
briefly described in Ohio Farmer.
The diagram herewith shows the
true way to frame around the corner
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12

Sleep well, eat well and forget we'll
1t may be hard to do at first, but life
will be pleasanter and your disposition
sweeter.-Plttsburg Gazette.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12
Fond RecoIIection

Knlcker-Doesn't memory take you
back to the dear old farm? Bocker-It
has to. The fare Is $45.-New York
Gun.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12

Do what you consider right, what
ever people may think of 1t, despite
censure and praise.-P,thagoras.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-12

Wrinkled faces and white hair are 20
burden to the aged who are loved and
honored by youth.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22

When man comes here from a
neighboring town it is best not to hit
him on the head too hard. 1t Voss
likely to make trouble, and stir up
bad blood.
just because Judge Miller was at
prayer meeting one night this
week when a couple called to get
married and failed TO get home until
near midnight the wedding ceremony
did not occur until 1915 OF the new
day. Thus it seems we are drifting
ahead to weddings at high midnight.
The Press issued nice holiday edj-
tion this week. The SUN was intend
ing to give an anniversary writeup of
the town but our large press and ad-
ditional type have not arrived yet.
The editor of this paper was the first
printer on the ground after the town
was plated and knows few unpuh-
lished things of those early days that
have not yet been given the tender
foots of today.
The northern heavens were aglow
this morning at six with blaze of
light that would have put a dozen
summer rainbows TO sha ne. The
whole Sky was lit up and the way the
streaks of bright lights darted about
indicated mysterious dOings. The
big star that comes up ahead of the
sun seems to loook in wonder at the
strange northern sky maneuvers. 1t
pays to gel cut early andlOok up.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
Locals.

Henry Oily was here
from Madison. He visited
at the home of O. G. knox
near Dean while here, old
acquaintance of his.
The blacksmiths are hav-
ing their hands full shoeing
horses. tits a common pra-
ctice for these moulders of
iron to work nights now.
Mrs Fross was in town
yesterday. Her daughter
in-law, Mrs. Harry Fross,
will visit a brother at Ar
lington. Grandma Fross
expects to visit her mother
at Erie, Penn. soon.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
School Closed for Holidays.

School closed yesterday
for a two weeks vacation
with a shower of good feel
ing and bundles of presents
for teachers and scholars.
Misses Carroll and Kintigh
each decorated a tree for
their pupils and gave and
received presents and treats
of candy and nuts.
Miss Gordon gave her
scholars candy and nuts in
quantities and had q grab
bag where each pupil put in
a present and drew one out
different from what they
put in. The lady was Civ
en- four of five dollars
worth of presents by her
scholars.
In the High school the
teachers treated the pupils
to cake, oranges, candy and
nuts, and the pupils gave
each of the teachers pre-
sents.
1t was a big day all
round.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
NOTICE.

All persons indebted to
US on account, will please
call at the old stand where
the books are and settle.
This must be done within
the next thirty days.
Miller, s. d., Dec. s, 'O6.
Erickson & Catalan.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22

There is no doubt but
what the Krttrege republic
ans would like to see not
only Gamble defeated but
Crawford elected to the
senate this winter with the
hope of weakening the in
surgent forces so as to elect
the Sioux Falls man again
two years hence. But the
people want Gamble now
and Crawford for governor
for two years after which
they will no doubt give him
Kittrege's place. The peo-
pie are doing things these
days.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
Christmas Exercises.

There viii! be trees and
exercises in the Christian,
Methodist, Presbyterian and
Evangelical churches. A
big programe has been pre-
pared in the former.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
CrabtreeS' Cash Mercantile Co.
The Miller Sun.
Printed on Wednesday.
THOMAS STRATTON, Editor.
The Legislature vii
meet at Pierre Jan. 8.
will

The state supreme court
has decided that a county
commissioner does not have
to live in the district that
elects him.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
Now is the Time

to buy holiday goods. Don't Ii yoN wait ionger, you
wait; but and court Disappointment and
pick your choice from our! maybe the very thing you
large assortment Oh NhfSt- liked best may be sold
Already the Thong Eager Christmas making big nroad
on our Large collection Of Christmas Presents.
You gain nothing by delay wsh and
Its Trouble Christmas
Everything AL
what they and handle and Them just look
long like
People Christmas Time
W needs and cWon place wearing apparel feel they
those for themselves
We have that Something Different of appropriate things
We have the place articles wish them We
asfy your desires which they trend
REMEMBER TuIS
them packing WON'T
they will safely distance
buy them here
year. up
Our stock absolutely 'oand new rghi up
in the American
Don't delay, but buy Holiday Goods
CrabtreeS' Cash Mercantile Co.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22
5 A Y !!

We have 1900 apple and crab-trees
that will bear fruit in two years after
setting them out, also all kinds cQf
small fruits such as goose-berries cur
rents, raspberries, etc.
Carolina and Norway Poplars for
shade trees; in fact everything that is
South Dakota grown.
At less than one-half the price yap
pa tree pedlers from lowa, Missouri
Arkansas, Wisconsin and Nebraska
If you want to plant any fruit tress
this next spring, shade or forest trees.
see j. II. Warke before Jan. 18th
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22

j. II. WARKE.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1906-12-22

to buy holiday goods. Don't, Ii
wait; but come now andlcour
pick your choice from our! nav
large assortment Of Christ ll1xai
mas gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
OLD VIRGINIA LAWS.
Court Regulated Price of Drinks and
Lodging Rates.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
During one of his last lecture tours
through old Virginia. Mr.. Harry Ellard was
in a small town called F'incastle. which Is
the county seat OF Botetourt county. and
there gave a talk to the Confederate Vet
eran Association of that place. He met
number of gentlemen who were connected
with the court house and who allowed MIN
access to all of the records Of the county.
On looking back nearly 40 years he came
across the curious order Of the court which
he copied and which is as follows:
BE it remembered in the county or Bote-
tourt on Tuesday, the 18th day OF Febru-
ary In the tenth year of the reign OF our
Sovereign King George the Third, by the
Grace OF God Of Great Britain. France and
Ireland and In the year of our Lord CHRIST
one thousand seven hundred and seventy,
in the colony and Dominion OF virginia,
that the court orders that the surveyor OF
Botetourt county do lay of two and one
half acres of land for the use of the county,
directed by Robert breckenridge, VINO snaii
appoint by court Christian ana Stepnen
Figg to agree with a workman to build q
log cabin twenty -four feet long and twenty
feet wide for a court house. with clap
board roof with two small rooms. one at
each end for jury room.
1.-The court doth give leave to James M.
Geocock to build a log cabin twenty-four
feet long and sixteen feet wide. with an ad-
dition at the end sixteen feet wide and
twelve feet long. for a prison and the Gaoi-
paid by the county.
This was the first record Mr.. Ellard came
across so II will be seen that by the build
ing Of the court house ana jan law and or
other curious order which Mr.. Eilard cop
led Is as follows:
Order OF the colonial court regulating
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25

the family said, until finally there seemed
possible way Of deriving some of the adj
vantage and having part Of the fun out of
the trip. 1t was our first. and therefore in
the two months we were going to London.
Paris. Berlin and only the big cities. We
were going to see them thoroughly. I am
systematic person. so had arranged long
In advance just when we would reach every
city and how long we would stay there.
Il decided that even in our cottage at
Bath Beach we could have some of Eu-
rope and beginning from the day we had
expected to land at Liverpool we have made
our European tour at home. I have been
able to hire from dealer In photographs
views of as much of Liverpool as we might
be expected to see in passing through. We
had meant to spend the next day at Ches-
ter, so had views of the cathedral and
other points of interest in that town. We
did the same thing in London. We saw all
the principal buildings, the best-known pic
lures In the galleries, made excursions to
Windsor and Richmond. and went to OK
ford. In every instance we had the pic
lures of all the sights we would have seen.
The descriptions we got out Of the guide
books. When that was too meager we re-
sorted to other books of travel.
I'm order not to make the accumulation
Of the facts too laborious we divided the
task among the four of U.S. I read up ali
that was necessary to explain the facts the
first week. The next my wife did the
work. Then II will fall to the two children.
In order to keep up our interest in the work
we limit the sessions to an hour. or at the
most half an hour more, every evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25

the charge Of innkeepers at Fincastle. Va,
14th day of February, ITO, under King
George III of England, Defender of the
Faith.
Ordered that the following rates be OBJ
served by innkeepers in Botetourt county to
wit: For East India rum they may de-
mand 10 shillings per gallon, for rum made
on this continent shillings six-pence per
gallon. Madeira wine ~ shillings per gal
Ion. for Tenerif IL shillings per gallon, for
peach brandy shillings per gallon, for ap-
pie brandy shillings per gallon. For Vir-
ginia strong malt beer. bottled three
months. pence half penny per bottle
same not bottled three months one shilling
three pence; for Bumbo with two gills Of
rum to the quart made with white sugar
one shilling three pence, for same with
brown sugar one shilling. For warm diet
with beer six-pence, for lodging with clean
sheets, one in a bed, six-pence two in a
bed three pence three farthings, more than
two in a bed nothing"
There was no explanation given as to
what Bumbo was, but 1t might have been
a colonial highball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
KITE FLYING AS A HOBBY.
Heights to Which Men May Be Sent
Up Into the Air.

from the LONDON Aall.
This year has witnessed remarkable de-
velopment of the hobby Of kite flying, which
its devotees holly maintain is scientific
pursuit rather than a mere pastime.
''You would be astonished." declared Maj.
F. S. Baden-Powell, a well-known expert,
Eat the number Of people who have taken
to kite flying recently. If were living in a
suburb l should certainly adopt it as a
hobby. It Is fascinating sport"
The war Office has been making exhaustive
experiments with man-lifting kites at AL
dershot, and has reached a point in the
development of the kite where men can be
sent up to tremendous height of 1900
feet. practically immune from danger from
shot or shell. and in a commanding posi-
ton for taking observations.
The meteorological Office also makes use
of the kite in its work, sending up kites
with self-registering instruments attached,
and thereby gaining valuable information
to be used In the weather forecasts. Birds
eye photographs are obtained in the same
way.
The box kite (the invention of an Aus
tralian) Is the type used for high ascents
1.-THE record altitude Is 14.000 feet), but the
diamond shape is still greatly favored by
amateurs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
INTERESTING RECORDS
DOCUMENTS OF EARLY DAYS OF
ARMY JUST UNEARTHED.

In a recent overhauling Of some old mill
tary records In the Office of the chief Of
engineers at the War Department several
interesting documents Of the early days Of
the army were unearthed. They were
turned over to Gen. Mackenzie. chief Of
engineers. and by him were forwarded to
the Congressional Library for preservation.
They are all original manuscripts and are
in fairly good condition. being only slight
ly discolored by age.
Some Of these records are reproduced as
follows:
Headquarters,
Greenville. 18th Aug, 1895.
Sir: Issue for Okla 25 matchcoat blank
cts, 80 calico shirts, 10 linen shirts. % blue
shrouds, Is pairs of leggtngs. 10 yards
broadcloth, pieces blue plains yard
gray coating, 40 lbs. brass kettles, II axes.
knives, 2 dozen butcher knives, lbs. YER
million, / gross quality binding. A pieces
silk ferreting, dozen looking glasses. 6
punches garnet beads.
To Col Meigs.
Greenville. 10th Aug, 1795.
Sir: Please to deliver one pair of spec
For his wife. T. LEWIS,
A. d. C.
Col, Meigs, T. I. I. Stores.
H @. Greenville, nth Aug, 1895.
Sir: Please to deliver for the use Of Long
Hair and other Cherokees six yards Of cal
leo, two silk handkerchiefs, one and half
yards scarlet B. cloth and one hat. By
order VIM. H. HARRISON,
A. D. c.
To Col Meigs.
The commssary of Indian goods will
please to-issue ten skipping Cprobably scalp
irg> kniefs for the Shawnee Indians, the
Reed pools party.
j. WILKINSON, B. GL
Greenville, May Is. 1896.
On. the back of this paper is the following
Endorsement:
Received the full contents Of the within
for red poles party of Shawnee Indians and
signed duplicates. CHRISFR. MILLER.
Headquarters,
Greenville, 10Th August, 1895.
Sir: Issue for the Roasting Ear 1 blue
shroud, / blanket, ruffled shirts, 2 pair
leggings. 1 hiatt, 2 yards blue shroud for
Breech clouts, 2 silk handkerchiefs, 2 look
ing glasses, n Id. vermillion, / butchers
knife. pair scissors, lbs. tobacco. 2
shingling hatchets, small brass kettles,
pipes, axle and cutters knives.
ANTY. WAYNE.
Col. Meigs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25

fund discreetiy buys the brass checks for
them-and nobody is the wiser And, as for
food. SO for necessary clothing. Does a
child come shivering in the winter? Shortly.
it will come In q stout little overcoat or
Jacket trimmed with rabbits fur. Did the
parents buy it? Surely, surely parents al
ways buy their tots clothes; who shall
say that there was charity? In Paris they
are beginning to say that children have
right to little overcoats and little jackets
trimmed with rabbits fur!
When ready to start OF, they all meet at
the mayors Office Of the ward. They como
with their things in a newspaper bundle.
The school fund lends each child black
valise. And of they go.
The vacations are passed in three differ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
0UT|NCSFORCH|LDREN
Poor Tots in Paris Taste Prac-
ticaI Socialism.
SCHOOL Is A DELIVERANCE
It Mems Substantial Food and Warm
Clothes.
VACATIONS IN THE VOSGES
Naughty Little Folks Are Treated
Best-Some Of the Benefits Pro-
vided by the Municipality.
VACATIONS IN THE VOSGES
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, August 10. 1905.
The eleventh ward Of Paris will soon be-
gin filling up with fat and saucy children
but nevertheless wiser and more agreeable
socially than they were in June.
In early summer they were pale and Ian
guild poor folks children all condemned to
live in fats with no back yards, no play
rooms-cramped quarters with their win
dows giving on a courtyard. getting mighty
little sun-warmth.
In these cheap inside Partisan mats
mot fronting on the streets), they waste no
space on bath rooms. The dining room just
holds the table and the chairs Coal Is
brought up by the sack. supplies are
bought In tiny quantities. The soup-pot
functions always Meat Is scarce. the
child grows up on soup. bread. potatoes.
cheese and salad.
For these children Of the highly re-
snectable Paris poor, school is a deliver
ance. Thanks to practiced socialism in the
Paris municipal council school means
strong meat dinners at noon. airy, sunny
Fairgrounds, gay companions, warm
clothes. new games-and new playthings
, But. above all. school means summer
paradise-not two weeks, but a month"; SIX
weeks. two months In the Vosges noun
tains, in a panorama Of the brightest green
against blue heights Of perfume-giving
pines, where rills OF sparkling "aler
dance. .
They begin taking names in May. In the
eleventh ward Of Paris, which know best,
there are some 5000 Of these children be-
tween six and thirteen years OF age on the
rolls of the public schools: but as late as
1903 the free vacation lists began with
children of the age of ten. Under ten they
were supposed to be too young to quit their
mothers.
Keep the Child While Mother Works.
Now all that is changed. In Paris prac-
teal socialism marches. The municipal
creches, in which mothers leave their
babies on deposit all day while they work.
are no respecters of age. They will take
a month old babe, and the maternal schools
begin almost where creches stop-to keep
the child while mother works. Then, why
should not the tiny tots be taken to the
mountains without mamma?
For two years past they have done It.;
and the results have been so extraordinary
in the struggle against tuberculosis in par
ticular that tots vacations without mamma
may be now described as a Partisan spe-
cialty. Last May, in the eleventh ward. l.
900 children between six and ten. were list
ed to accompany 1000 between ten and
thirteen for the Vosges. All came back SO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
Remarkable Old Well.

One popularity in the banks board of
directors comes from the fact that it was
originally chartered as water company.
The recorder Of the city of New York is. by
virtue Of his Office. a member Of the COM
panys board of directors. OF recent years
the incumbents of the Office of recorder
have not thought II necessary to devote
much of their time to the Manhattan Com
pany. Recorder Goff has made it his GUS
tom to attend the annual election of off,
GERS, when he has pleasant chat, and ex-
amines the semblance of water accounts
which the company still keeps I'D.
The old well still exists. II is below the
street now, and Is reached through a graf
ing in the sidewalk. 1t is really most re-
markable well, astonishing In flow. A few
years ago an engine was put in place to
pump out the well. It worked for forty
eight hours steadily. At the end of that
time the water in the well had been low
cred less than two inches and the attempt
was given up. 90 the well flows on, though
its waters are polluted by sewer and other
gases. and the board of healt.i would not
permit It to be piped about the city. even
il the directors Of the Manhattan Company
wished to do 90, which, II Is needless to
saw. they do not. The tank, or clstern, still
stands as II was first erected. 1t is now
walled In by an old yellow brick building.
standing next to the well, three floors of
which are mainly occupied by the tank. Oc-
CO tionally water Is pumped into this recep-
tacie. and the whole thing IL likely to be
preserved by the Manhattan Company. who
own the property. both out Of affection, and
- . safeguard to their charter rights.