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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Anxthinn For an Excuse.

After having suffered several days
from an aching tooth during an ex-
ceedingly cold spell of weather Tom
my finally summoned the requisite
courage and went to a dentist. Aft
er a surprisingly short time he re-
turned home.
"Did yoI have the tooth pulled,
dear~ asked his mother.
NO." answered Tommy; 81 didn't
have to get it pulled"
"Did the dentist say so?
mo, he didn't say so. found 1t
out myself"
"How was that2"
"Well, he said it was ulsterated,
and so l told him to let it alone.
AS soon as the weather gets warmer
itll quit hurting Itself, 'cau1s the
RlStsE VII b Of" ...,....
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Sugar" In Parliament.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica Is
authority for the following account
of the speeches delivered in the
house of commons by the elder Pitt.
afterward earl of Chatham;
1t is related of him that once in
the house Of commons he began q
speech with the words, "Sugar, Mr..
Speaker" and then, observing a
smile to prevail in the audience, he
paused, looked fercely around and
with a loud voice, rising in its notes
and swelling into vehement anger,
he is said to have pronounced again
the word sugar" three times and,
having thus quelled the house and
extinguished every appearance Of
levity or laughter, turned round and
disdainfully asked, "WhO will laugh
81 nsReg nswI"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
saaarIna the Circle.

One Of the problems that are Al
old as the science of mathematics
Is that Of squaring the circle. BY
squaring the circle i is meant the
problem of finding the sides Of a
square exactly equal in area to a
circle Of given diameter. To do this
either by elementary geometry or by
expressing it automatically in COM
measurable numbers has been found
to be an impossibility. In other
words, the ratio between the diane
ter and the circumference of cir
Gle cannot be exactly found even
though in the division the decimal
be carried out to 10000 figures, The
above being the exact facts in the
case, we will say that the problem OF
squaring the circle is one that has
long been given up by the mathema-
ticians as insoluhle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
WEIRD GHOST STORIES.
A Persistent Dream That Brought a
Murderer to Justice.

4 Persistent Dream That Brought &
Murderer to Justice.
In a certain town in the province
Of Minsk, west Russia, a peasant
suddenly disappeared. He was last
seen alive leaving the church and
going home to his sister, with whom
he lived.
One day in a dream his sister saw
her brother. He looked pale, his
eyes were closed and his legs were
broken. He told her that he had
been murdered by her husband and
his brothers. He mentioned the cx-
act date and place of the deed and
added that his body was put into a
sack and thrown into the river. He
wanted her to find his body and to
have it buried in the family grave.
This dream was repeated several
times, and at last the sister sought
the advice Of her aged father-in-
law. He told her that it would be
difficult to find the body, and if the
culprits were brought to justice her
children would be left orphans. So
after consideration the sister gave
the matter up.
But her brothers spirit would not
rest and appeared in dream in the
above manner to a friend of his.
Soon the news spread to the local
authorities, who took the matter up.
The river was searched, and the
body was found in the exact spot in
dicated.
This discovery had such an eff
feet on the murderers that they at
once confessed. They gave ell the
details Of the crime-how after
service they took him to a mill
where they all dined, and on leav-'
ing for home they attacked their
victim. Finding that the sack was
too small, they cut off his legs, tied
O stone to his neck and threw him
In the river. The above is certified
to be perfectly accurate by the local
authorities.
A Russian paper relates the fol-
lowing as having occurred in an Off
GERS family at the time of the out
break of cholera. The eldest son
was In an office in town nearly 200
miles from his home.
One morning the family was Wis
tied by an undertaken, who said he
had received orders from a person,
whom he described, to make a coffin
for their eldest son. The father re-
piled that the son was far away and
that all the family were alive and
well.
Directly afterward a message
came that the eldest son had died of
cholera at the same time that his
exact similitude had been seen by
the undertaken.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Sens In Verse
Lorhlnvar.

Lorhlnvar.
oh. young Loehinvar is come out Of tina
west
Through ali the wide border his steed waa
the best,
And, save his good broadsword, he weap-
ons had none:
He rode all unarmed and he rode all
alone.
So faithful In love and 80 dauntlsss In
war,
There never was knight like young Loeb
invar.
He stayed not for brake. and he stepped
not for stone
He swan the FAKE river where ford there
was none,
But ere he aiighted at Netherby gate
The bride had consented = the gallant
came late
For a lsgsard In love and bastard in
war
was to we'd the fair Ellen Of brave Loeb
invar.
80 boldly he entered the Netherby Hall.
Among bridesmen and kinsmen and BROTH
ers and all.
Then spoke the brides father. his hand on
his sword
For the poor craven bridegroom said
never a word,
"Oh, come ye in peace here or come ye In
war
Or to dance at our bridal. young Lord
LochlnvarT
II long wooed your daughter; my suit
you denied
Love aweils like the solway. but GIBBS like
- its tide
And now am come, with this lost love
OF mine.
To lead but one measure, drink one cup OF
wine.
There are maidens In Scotland more love-
ly by far
That would gladly be bride to the young
Lochinvar."
The bride kissed the goblet: the knight
took 1t up;
He ouaffsd OF tho wine. ana he threw
down the cup.
She looked down to blush. and she looked
up to sigh,
With smile on her lips and tear in her
eye.
He took her soft hand ere her mother
could bar
Now tread we a measure" said young
30 stately his form and 20 lovely her face
That never a hall such a galliard did
grace;
While her mother did fret and her father
did fume,
And the bridegroom stood dangling his
bonnet and plume,
And the bride maidens whispered,
"'Twere better by far
To have matched our fair cousin with
young Lochinvar."
One touch to her hand and one word In
her ear
When they reached the hall door. and the
charger stood near,
SO light to the Group the fair lady he
swung.
SO light to the saddle before her he
sprung
she Is wont We are gone, over bank.
bush and scaur
They'll have feet steeds that followv
quoth young Lochinvar.
There was mounting 'mong Graemes OF
the Netherby clan;
Foresters. Fenwicka and Mnsgraves, they !
rode and they ran;
There was racing and chasing on Canno- |
bic Lee.
But the lost bride OF Netherby neer did
they see.
So daring In love and 90 dauntless in war, |
Have we e'er heard OF gallant like young
Lochinvar7
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Better Taste.

The oriental monarch amused
himself by giving hungry guest a
phantom banquet. Squire Hamil-
ton, says the Boston Herald, one Of
the best known members of the
Maine legal profession many years
ago, once sat at a meagerly laden
board, and in this case the starving
guest was the humorist. The din
ing room had been newly and splen-
didly furnished, whereas the dinner
was very slender, While some Of
the guests were Aattering the host
on his taste in decoration Squire
Hamilton said;
'For my part would rather see
less gliding and more carving"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
SCENES IN NAPLES.
eorp Of the incidents Of tho Street Life
Of the Neapolitans.

The commonest people Of Naples
seldom buy anything from the
stores or shops, but patronize ped
dlers and street hawkers almost ex-
clusively. At the portable kitchen
booths bill of fare is offered to the
hungry wayfarer that is laughingly
reasonable in price and varied in
kind. Besides the ever present
macaroni, the principal articles of
food are the frutti di mare, "sea
fruits" including mussels, polypi
and sea spiders, all regarded as most
tempting delicacies by the ever hun
cry lazzaroni.
Then there are roasted fishes Of
all kinds, maize dumplings, so called
spighe, and finally the national meat
food, called braccinole, which is
really a dumping or cake made of
lamb meat and lard. Snail soup is
another delicacy, as well as cheese
with bacon Ola pizza). Like all
southerners, the Neapolitans show a
marked fondness for sweets of all
kinds, and they would be quite lost
without their portion Of strutfoli, a
rather tough cake made principally
of honey. Then nothing appeals to
the lazzaroni appetite SO insidiouSly
as the famous Easter cake of Cas-
Satello, which is sprinkled most
temptingly with fluid pork fat and
in which whole eggs are baked, shell
and all, a questionable dainty to un-
educated palates.
The lazzaroni women are seldom
beautiful and generally not even
pretty. They are usually poorly
built, with swarthy compilations
and irregular features Now and
then one finds a lustrous pair of
eyes Of great beauty, but rarely.
The Neapolitan women are not to
be compared with the women of the
country as seen in Rome and in the
Campagna, whose trim figures,
graceful movements and frequently
charmingly fascinating faces so
often greet the eye of the traveller.
Their fullness of form, proud bear
ing and fine profileS are all conspic-
uously absent in the wives of the
lazzaroni. And how could it well be
otherwise? Are they not "beasts of
burden" for "beasts of burden ?"
Are the facchini, by reason of their
occupation, much more than this p
Home and Country.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Preserve Americanism

In Chicago forty languages are
spoken, and in New York City
eighteen languages can be found in
one block. Every fourth person
on Manhs titan Island is a Hebrew
St. Louis and st. Paul are more
German in character than they are
American and from lakes to gulf.
from ocean ocean the cry is, ''still
they come" True we have the
unoccupied acres, and this is
particularly true of our South
land.
But the serious question arisee,
can We make Americans of those
who Gomez or will they eventually
destroy our Americanismp Better
far uncultiyated acres than lose
our characteristics or a people
infinitely better, to yield success
in things material than lose our
Sunday-"The land of the free
and the home of the brave;" and
that's true, but let it also rersin
true that our fellow citizens do
not confound liberty with license
and are never so fearless rs not
to clear God and keep His COM
mandments."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
What He Was Worth.

This story is told about Robert
Burns: Burns was standing on a
long pier on the water front of Ed
inburgh. A well known and wealthy
merchant, walking by, stumbled and
fell into the water. He could not
swim and so sank. When he arose
for the third time nobody dared to
save him, but an old weather beaten
sailor, at the risk of his own life,
ran up the pier and, jumping in,
rescued the man.
The gentleman had been worked
over quite while before he became
conscious, and when he realized the
situation he rewarded his rescuer
with what in our money would
amount to 25 cents. At this the
crowd which had gathered, knowing
his wealth, hooted and jeered. But
Burns, who was standing by, quiet
ed them and said:
"Surely the gentleman knows
what his life is WORTH
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
VALLEY APPLES
Mr.. Lupton Says Fruit. Growing
Very Profitable


The session of the Virginia Hor-
ticultural Society, which convened
in Richmond on the 23rd of this
month, is attracting the attention
Of fruit men outside Virginia. Mr..
s. L. Lupton, the secretary of the
society, owns large fruit orchard
in Frederick, which county he
represented in the State Senate
for several years. He expects the
meeting to be of unusual interest
and value. He has resided in
Washington for several months as
the representative OF the United
Fruit Company, which runs a line
of steamers from New Orleans to
Panama, and consequently, does a
great deal of carrying for the
government.
You will hardly believe me
when / tell you the Valley of vir-
ginia produced upwards Of 100000
barrels Of apples this last season"
said Mr.. Lupton.
THAT means two million two
hundred and twenty five thousand
bushels. lam confident the Val
ley is the best apple growing Sec
ton of the United States. Rock
ingham lands are az well adapted
to the production Of fruit as are
the lands of Frederick, but the
farmers of Rockingham have not
yet caught on to the fact. The
time will come when they will do
so, and they will wonder how or
why they ever thought it paid bet
ter to raise wheat and corn.
81 helped my father when l was
a boy to SET out the first CONNER
cial orchard ever planted In Fred
srick county. That was twenty
years ago. Now every farmer has
an orchard, if any part Of his
land is adapted to fruit growing"
The value of the apple crop to
Frederick county is fully appreciat-
ed by the citizens thereof, and of
the city of Winchester. At the
time Mr.. Lupton set out the Or
chard mentioned above, twenty
seven years ago, the banks
OF Winchester had on depoeit in
open accounts above $700,O 600. |
To-day the aggregate of the bank
deposits Of the city is, in round
figures, $4,000, 1000. Everybody
attributes this increase chiefly to
The development of the apple grow
ing industry. It's said that the
orchards OF a fathor-in-law and
his two sons-in-law located not
far from Winchester, yielded
apples this season to the value of
S41,00
Mr.. Lupton does not think there
is immediate danger of the apple
growing industry being overdone.
He feared some years ago that it
would be, owing to the large mum
Der OF trees which were being plant
ed in the middle west, but it has
been fully demonstrated that Sec
ton is not suited for fruit grow
Ing and the trees have very gener-
ally died.
"But the personal equation en-.
ters very largely into epple-rais-
ing" he said, "and doubt very
much whether q great company
could reap the success from fruit
growing which is achieved by
thousands of men wEo engage in it
On = small SCALE"
Mr.. Lupt0n is regarded as an
authority on apple-growing, es-
pecially as regards packing the
fruit for shipment, and he frequent
y accepts invitations to lecture
before horticultural societies of
he north and west on this sub.
Get.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
TESTING a horss,a Wind.

While talking about horses the
other day an old farmer said: "Well,
I'm a pretty good judge of horses
and can always tell whether a horse
is short winded or not. Before l
buy a horse" he continued, 81 just
borrow it for about an hour or SO,
and then get out on some lonely
road and see what kind of stuff he is
made of. | first let him choose his
own gait for couple of mile posts
and finally give him plenty of rein,
making him go for all he is worth.
All the time just keep my eye on
his launches, and if / see any ro-
tary motion there it's a sign he's
thick winded, and of course every
one knows that kind ANT much
good"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24

He lin the conservatory)-Why
did you lead me on to a proposal II
you intended to refuse me9
She-YOu do me a great injus-
tice. What have | done to make
you think | loved your
Hem every waltz with other
men you kept them almOst at arms
length, but when waltzing with me
you leaned your head on my shout
der and let me almost carry you.
She-That was to keep my feet
Of the floor so you wouldn't step ON
ny tcss..--Nsw York Mlakln
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Many Sufferer

from nasal catarrh say they get splen-
did results ay using a automis r. For
their benefit we prepare Ely's Liquid
Cream Beam. Except that it Is In all
respects Ike the heeling. helpful, pain
ailayinQ Cream BAN that the public
has been familiar with for years. No
In coane nor other dangerous drcg
omit. The soothing spray relieves at
once and cure Is certain. all druggists,
76c., Including spraying tube or mailed
BY Ely Bros, 50 Warren Street. New
York City, y y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbii dge Lodge, No. 81, l. y. 0. F.
meets every Thursday night at ODD Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. GO, K. of p,
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night al
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 50, Ancient
York Masons, meets 1st and Ord Mon
day nights at Masonic Hall
7 Natural Bridge Council, Nc. 1920 Royal
Arcanum, meets list and Bird Friday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 50, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
2nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24

"Hand over yer money, an be
quick about itw said the robber to
the cashier.
The bank official sneered colby.
'My dear sir" lie said, chow can
I give you any money when you
haven't been properly identified"
Pierced to ne marrow by the
chill professional manner, the foot
pad skunk guilty away.-Cleveland
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24

How 10 Pind OFT.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand twenty-iour hours; q
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24
convincing proof that the kidneys
der are out OF order.


What to Do.
There Is comfort in the knowledge 50
often expressed. that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fulflls every
wish In curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys. liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II eorrects insbiii'v
10 hold water ard scaldIng pain In passing
II. or bad effects following use Of liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled 10 go often
during the day, and to get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root Is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. and 81. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery E.k
and book that tells 6EsI|5 Asss3sSh
more aboutit both sent Is .i:,:|;;s1
absolutely free by mail. FIJI sl.4s. Y
Address DR.. Kilmer & Home OF svAmpROoa
Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
Inc name, Swamp-Root. Or. Kllmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, B!nghamton,
N. T.. on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-24

sediment or SET
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; n It stains
your linen II is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass It or pain in
the back Is also
- - Lf-a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12

and l believe a few bales
upland brought lie.
LII is very likely that S. l. cot.
ton growers will plant too much
next year and bring the price
down. What a mistake.
Sugar boilings are in order
now. The young people make
up parties and go out in the
country where the process is GO
ing on, drink Juice" and have
a good time. By the way, nv
first born great-grandchild is an
event Of interest, lat least to some
| can prove that he is a nice fell
low-Get on the stand, John
Crawford.
1t is very dry in this section
and consequently gardens are
poor, in fact all crops are short
this year. l enclose a South
Georgia "write up" If you can
take time toinspect it you can
have some idea of the possibili-
ties of South Georgia. Our old
friend and brother, Rev. G. w.
Gardner, is not having much to
say these days, at least in nv
hearing. Spur him up, love
to hear him talk.
see that Reece Williams
(whom l knew as boy) has
passed into the married state. l
hope his new state will be enjoy.
ed fully to the end. Would liketo
say more, but time forbids. Kind
regards to all friends.
Yours truly,
]. w. Twitty,
vsiaos:s, Ga, Dec. 6, 1909.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12
X. b. D. Routes and Good
Roads.

4orkville Enquirer: 1t is not
generally known, perhaps, but it
is a tact nevertheless that any
rural route any where will be
promptly discontinued on COM
plant of the carrier to the post
master that the roads over which
he has to go are unfit for travel
A good many people have the
idea that it one carrier is unwille
ing TO do this work, the depart.
ment stands ready to give the
job to somebody who is more
anxious for it. But this is not
the case. The point has gone
forth that where a carrier re
ports his road as unfit for travel,
service will be abandoned until
the people along the road do
their duty. That the carriers are
willing to continue day by Gay
over some OF the roads they are
forced to travel is remark BILE.
and It's only question of time
until some Of them reach the
limit.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12
Yorkville Concern in Bank
ruptCy.

4orkville Enquirer: Mr.. l.. B..
Fooshee, of the Fousheei Cash
Store, has been adjudged bank
rupt, and the store swas closed
this morning on an order from
Judge Brawley.
The news was quite a surprise
to the local public, no informa-
ton of it having developed until
the arrival of the telegraphic or
der from Charleston.
Mr.. j. S. Brice, Mr.. Foushee's
attorney, says the assets consist
of about $11, 900 worth of stock
and 800 cash in bank, and
the liabilities amount to about
$14 900.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12
Famous Strike Breakers.

The most famous strike breakers in the
land are DIR. Kings New Life Pills. When
liver and bowels go on strike. they quickly
settle the trouble. and the purifying work
goes right on. Best cure for constipation,
headache and dizziness Csc at j. f..
Mackey Co. Crawford Bros, and Funder-
burk Pharmacy, druggists.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-12-12
Letter from Mr.. John W.
Twitty.

Dur Old Friend and Former
Fellow Citizen Writes most
Entertainingly, as Usual,
upon a Variety of Interest
ing Topics--Good Advice
to Newspaper Publishers
TheFamous Rawlings-Car-
ter Case--Recent Deaths in
Lancaster The Towns
Rapid Growth and What
it Needs-.O Other Matters.