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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
A QUEER EXCAVATION.
The Gar OF Dionysius" and It's Pc
culfar Use.

fho "hnf OK DionysluH' and It's re
culfar Use.
The most remarkable artificial cav
ern or excavation ever made was that
which has been recorded In history as
the Ear Of Dionysius." This queer
excavation, which was adjoining the
quarries near Syracuse, Sicily, was
constructed by the slaves of the mon
arch by whose name 1t is known. In
reality it was an exact model Of q
gigantic human ear. $50 feet long by
80 high, and was so scientifically con-
structed that the interior Of the grotto
became the finest whispering gallery"
the world has ever known. In q cave
adjoining this acoustic wonder the
prisoners of the tyrant were kept,
and every word they uttered came
through an orlfce to the internal
ear" where Dionyslus passed whole
days listening to the plots that were
being laid by the enemies of his gov
eminent. The prisoners were, Of
course, chained in that portion of
the underground dungeon most ia
vorable for reflection of all sounds to
the secret chamber. By this admira-
bic system of espionage Dionysius
managed to thwart every conspiracy
against hts government which rose
during his thirty-nine years reign.
The "ear," the prison dungeons and
even the staples of iron In the floors
to which prisoners we're chained may
still be seen. It Is said that the tyrant
put to death the architect Of the ear
and the slaves who excavated 1t In
order that Its purpose might never be
known.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
GOLD IN SOLUTION.
There Are. Billions of Tons In the
Waters of the Oceans,

There Are. Billions OF Tons In the
Waters of the Oceans.
Do you know that the waters Of our
globe hold thousands of millions of tons
Of gold In solution, and that If it were
possible to extract the precious metal
from the aqueous constituent Of our
planet gold would be the commonest
Of the metals? More than 100 years
ago the salt boilers ON the coast Of
Maine found slight traces of the
precious metal on the sides of their
evaporatOrs, and later on Scottish
tradesmen In the same article reported
gold settings In the water taken from
the mouth Of the Dundee. In 1853 the
chemists Malaguti and Durocher ana
lyZed waters from several different 10
calities in the several oceans and seas,
the result being that they found a
slight trace of gold and silver in every
specimen tested. Finally, In 1855, they
made grand summary of all their
findings. the figures presented with
that report being without doubt the
most wonderful exhibit that has ever
been given to the scientific world.
1t was there shown that the average
depth Of all oceans is $500 fathoms,
and that the surface area is sufficient
to make a grand total Of 40OO0O,O00
cubic miles Of water, or not less than
1887, 03O, 90, 600 100000 tons. Each ton
Of that vast amount of surging liquid
holds. at very low estimate, one
thirteenth Of grain of gold, or a total
Of not less than 10,25OOOO.OOO tons Of
the precious metal If this vast amount
Of gold could be extracted and thrown
upon the market the best financier in |
the world cannot imagine what the re-
suit would be.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
DESTROYER OF ROADS
AUTOMOBILES SAID TO BE CARRYING
OFF THE DUST.

Experiments Of Government Experts
to Ascertain Quantity Blown Away
by Motor cars-ERorts Being Made
TO Find "A Remedy.
The automobile stands accused on
official government authority Of high
crime and misdemeanOr. It is destroy
Ing roads. And If it be asked, How so?
Che answer is: BY carrying off the
lust. The dust, strange though It may
Feem, Is the life Of road. without
which 1t soon undergoes disintegration.
This will be explained later on, how
ever Meanwhile II will be interesting
to describe some experiments which
Uncle Sans road experts are now en-
gagged in making, with view TO ascer-
tanning just how much dust is carried
off from a road by an average motor
car travelling at various rates Of speed.
One method adopted for the purpose
is to mount a Photographic camera on
the front of motor car, and following
close behind another automobile. to
take snapshots of the latter at different
speeds. 1t is quite picturesque and in
teresting performance. the exact speeds
being determined by means Of stop
watches held by men stationed along
the track, while additional photogra-
piers are placed at intervals on the
roadside to take pictures of the ma
chimes as they fly past. The work in
question is being done in the neighbor-
hood of Washington under the direction
Of the bureau OF roads, which utilities a
certain stretch of roadway for given
afternoon, warning all vehicles to keep
carefully to the right.
Then something begins to happen.
The speed law Is abrogated for that
afternoon over this particular stretch
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
SCALY ECZEMA
ALL OVER BODY
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and
Face and Neck Were All Broken
Out Is Scales and Crusts Formed
Iowa Lady Has Great Faith
In Cuticura Remedies for Skin
Diseases,
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTlCURA

"I had an eruption appear on my
chest and body and extend upwards
and downwaros, so that my neck and
face were all broken out; also my arms
and thelowe limbs as far as the knees.
] ut first thought it was prickly heat.
But soon scales or crusts formed where
the breaking out was. Instead of going
to physician, l purchased complete
treatment of the Cuticura Remedies, in
which l had great faith, and all was
satisfactory. A year or two later the
eruption appeared again, only a little
lower; but before it had time to spread
/ procured another supply of the Cuti-
cura Remedies, and continued their use
until the cure was complete. 1t is now
five years since the last attack, and
have not seen any signs Of return. l
have taken about three bottles of the
Cuticura Resolvent, and do not know
how much of the Soap or Ointment, as
/ always keep them with me; probably
one half dozen of each.
"I decided to give the Cuticura REM
edies trial after l had seen the results
of their treatment of eczema on an
infant belonging to one OF our neigh
bors. The parent took the child to the
nearest physician, but his treatment did
no good. So they procured the Cuticura
Remedies and cured her with them.
When they began using Cuticura REM
edies her face was terribly disfgured
with sores, but she was entirely cured,
for I saw the same child at the age Of
five years, and her mother told nae the
eczema had never broken out since. l
have more faith in Cuticura Remedies
for skin diseases than anything l know
of. am, respectfully yours, Emma p.
Wilson, Liscomb, Iowa, Oct. l, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
Humof from Pimples to scrotula from Infancy % age
copssinr Of Cucurn Soap Csc, Ointment, 5Oc Resov.
en Soc in form Of Chocolate Coated Pins 2Se per vial
OF cor may be had Of oil, druggists single set often eures
Potter Drig & Chem. Corp. Sole Propsr Boston, Mass
s- MsRed allow TO Csrefor skin, Scalp, and Hail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19


of road. Several motor cars of differ
ent types and weights are in readl-
ness. The photographers and the men
with stop watches are duly placed at
their appointed stations. Whoosh! OF
goes a machine at a rapid rate, fol
lowed closely by another, In the front
Of which, with the chauffeur, sits a
man who operates a camera. The
dust flies upward in cloud, partly
obscuring the automobile in 'front.' but
that Is what is wanted-to show by
photography how much dust is thus
thrown up from the rOadbed, to be
carried off by the breeze, and so, in
considerable part, lost.
To say that dust is the life Of a road
Is not putting the fact too strongly.
1t Is the cementing material of the road
surface, which, combining with the
moisture contributed by rain, holds to-
gether the stony particles composing
that surface, shedding storm water
and preventing the particles from I'M
dergolng dlslntegration. Thus it may
be said that dust Is to a road what
shingles are to house. If 1t Is taken
away the roadbed goes to pieces. The
amount of dust thrown up by the au-
tomoble Is In proportion to the speed
at which 1t goes. But, In order to OBJ
tain exact figures on this point, the
government experts take a series Of
photographs Of each motor car, tray
cling over the same stretch Of road, at
ten miles, twenty miles, thirty miles
and so on up to seventy miles an hour.
a stretch of road with a fairly sharp
turn is chosen by preference, In order
that photographers posted at the bend
may. with safety to themselves. snap
shoot each motor car from directly
in front, as it approaches. and also
directly from behind after 1t has
passed by. Now, it Is not merely for
theoretical purposes that the road bu-
reau is making these experiments. IL
is trying to find remedy for the mis-
chlef-a practical part Of the inquiry
which is being carried on simultane-
ously with the automobile tests above
described. Something must be found.
to keep the dust from being
carried off the roads. and the pre-
ventive seems to be either tar or oil.
For some months past the experts
have been applying tar and crude pc
troleum to different sections Of roads,
and they have found that either
Though the tar seems TO be preferred
accomplishes the purpose admirably.
1t appears that an application OF tar
costs less than 2 cents a square yard,
including labor, and it will last for a
year or so, though just how long can
not be stated exactly as yet. The cost
Of oil is even less. The tar is trans
ported for the purpose In tank cars
and heated In the car by introducing a
coil of steam pipe into 1t and furnish
Ing the requisite heat from an engine
On wheels which Is run up alongside.
In this way the material is made fuid.
20 as to be easily spread by men with
1rooms or otherwise over the surface
If the roadbed that IS to be treated.
The tar gives a hard and smooth coat
ne, resembling asphalt 1t penetrates
o depth of one or two inches, and In
he case of macadam forms sort OF
natrix into which the stones Of the top |
aver are set. A tarred street Is dust
ess in the same sense that an asphalt
treet Is dustless.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
Food For Reflection Only.

1 am In a hldeous pickle. Here I've
got nothing TO eat, and the only thing
rye get TO pawn are my false teeth, and
II | pawn them and buy something to
eat, then can't eat 1t. never was in
snch an awful fix In all my life,-Bos-
ION Globe
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
A Wise Son.

"A dislike" said the gentle philoso-
pher, should not lead us to any active
demonstration. We should merely
seell to avoid It's object"
maybe my boy Josh has more sense
thar | gave him credit for" rejolned
Farmer Corntossel THAT'S exactly
the way he feels about work Of all
kinfIS. "-Washington Star
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
An Expert statement.

els there any sure way Of know
hr when a man Is meaning to pro-
,ose7r asked the bud.
"You needn't worry about that"
MD the belle. "The knowledge comes
tu nature. The most important thing
a to know when he isn't going to-"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19

would prefer to have one comfort
able room well stocked with books to
all you can give me In the way Of
decoration which the highest art can
supply. There is no greater blessing
that can be given to family than a
love of hooks.-John Bright.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
poIttcne,. OF ChiIdhood.

-'What kind Of pie will you have,
" TlIlie-mince or appleT
I'm take two pieces Of each, please"
Two pieces"
-sYes,n. Mamma told me not to
a SIX twioe"-Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
NS&z!W Norfo|k1sWestsnI
Schedule in effect May eth, 1906.
leave Buena Vista.

NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 931P. NJ. Daily, For Basic. Lura.
Hagerstown and New York. Pull.
man sleeper TO Philadelphia.
No.14. $3.50 Pm Daily, For Hagerstowl
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and intermediate stations
Pullman sleeper to New York via
Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. /. 722 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefleld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte N. c.,
Welch and intermediateate sta
tIons. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphia to Weloh.
No. 10. 2.G9P. NJ. Daily. Fol- Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Additional information and rates cheer
fully furnished by &. u. Abrahams
Ticket Agent Buena Vista, Va.
w. b. BEVlLL, NJ. f. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent TRAY. Pass Agt,
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
Counting Worry.

my wife was rather worried when
I left her this morning"
"What was the matter"
"Well, she had been worrying about
something or other yesterday evening,
and this morning she couldn't remem-
Der what It was"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19

Skidds-Did she say 1t was 80 sudden
when you asked her to marry youf
Askin-Of course shs didn't She was
q widow.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19

Those who always creep are the only
ones that never full.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19

To do a kindness to bad man is like
A wing seed in the sea.--Phocylides.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12

Have been authorized by Southern Railway
account the following occasions in the south
Southern students Conference, Y. w. q.
June S-25. 1906 Ashevilie N. G.
Peabody College summer School for Teach
ers: Vanderbilt University Biblical institute,
Nashville. eDn., June 1i-AugDet 10. 1906.
Summer School for Teachers, Tuscaloosa,
Ala, June 13-July 81, 1906
Summer School OF the South, Knoxville,
Tenn June l9-July 81, 1906;
University Summer School, Athens. Ca,
June 26-Juiy . !, 1906
Annual Conference Young Peoples Missi ion
airy Movement. Asheyille, N, g., June 29-July
s, 1906;
Monfcagle Bible Training School, Mont
eagle Tenn, July 5-August 131906
MoDteagle Sunday School Institute, Mont
eagle, Tenn. July 15-Aagust 5, 1906
Wonar's Congress, Monteagle, Tenn. July
30-August 90. 1908;
Convention Commercial Law League Of
America, Ashegille. N. g July S0-Aueust !,
1906
international Convention brotherhood u
It. Andrew, Memphis, Tenn, October 1921,
1903
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12
The sIlngIing Of Races.

In the course Of many years Of In
yestigation into the plant life Of the
world. creating new forms, modifying
old ones, adapting others to new condi-
tons and blending still others. have
constantly been impressed with the
similarity between the organization
and development Of plant aud human
life. While have never lost sight Of
the principle OF the survival Of the If
test and all that 1t implies as an ex-
PLANTATION Of the development and prog
ress Of plant life, / have come TO find
In the crossing Of species and IN selec-
ton. wisely directed. great and pow
erful instrument for the transforma-
ton OF the vegetable kingdom along
lines that lead constantly upward The
crossing OF species Is to me paramount.
Upon 1t, wisely directed and accompa-
MED by a rigid selection of the best
and as rigid an exclusion OF the poor
est, rests the hope OF all progress. The
mere crossing of species, unaccompa-
MED by selection, wise supervision, In
felllgent care and the utmost patience,
Is not likely to result I'm marked good
and may result In vast harm. Unor-
ganized effort is often most vicious in
Its tendencies. Century
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12
Training Hawk.


In training hawks instructive fear OF
man Is the first obstacle to overcome.
and, as usual In tanning all wild crea-
lures, hunger Is the first and foremost
means to bring 1t into subsection. AS
soon as it will consent to take food
from the hand and submit to be ham
died, stroked and hooded without much
struggling or batting as it is term
ed, the first step Is made in its educa-
ton. Much tact and gentleness, to-
gether with perfect quiet, viii work
wonders In inducing 1t to feed. The
first form Of hood used is called a
@rufter hood" being Iooser In shape
and softer and having a larger opening
for the beak than the hood proper.
This hood, which every hawk has to be-
except when flying. Is stiff and blocked
to fit the head, care being taken that
the prominent eyes are not rubbed or
injured by imperfect fit, and Is gayly
ornamented ON top with tuft Of
scarlet or other colored wool, sur
mounted with a small bunch Of feath.
ers. 1t is Of the first Importance In
training hawks, and by means of 1t
they can be handled and carried any
where, among all sorts Of sights and
scenes that, were they not blindfolded,
would cause the hawks to bate so VIC
Ientiy that injury to themselves would
result.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12

The steam engine goes back to Hero
of Alexandria. in the third century
B. G. Branea. an Italian, In 1920. made
an engine which blew steam against
vanes and thus made a wheel spin.
The first actual steam engine was
made by Captain savoy, an English
man, to whom In 1898, patent was
granted for steam engine to raise
water. In 1905 Thomas Newcomer
made vacuum steam engine. But the
steam engine of today, which has
wrought such tremendous evolution
In industry and society, was the In
vention of the Englishman James
Watt, and the first patent bears date
Of June 8. 1863. -Scrapbook.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12
Follow
the Crowd.
Where Are They Going2
WHY TO
MiHer's
Pharmacy,

Of course. And why do they go ,here9
Because they buy goods
cheap, because they buy good
goods, and because they can
get almost anything they want
that is carried in drug store.
They carry everything that good drug
store should have. and besides they have a
LOT OF lines that are not sold IN The ordinary
drugstore.
Don't forget that they have the be- line of
Fishing Tackle that has ever be-, seea in
Charles Town, and The prices ave way do su.
And the fishing season will be op u III short
time. Go to zee thsm before the 18Th June
and get YOU tackle for the Summer
They sell lgaits Tooth IuMrss f.r l5c.
and give You with II q ful-siz,d Toe cake OF
Cashmere Bouquet Soap absolutely free.
And they sell Colgate's Violet falcum for
l5f. W lie the regular price Il Csc.
They have full line of Riker Il Hudnuts
Toilet goods, and their price, ale the low, st
consistent with good qnaitr.
is the time OF the year for The Malt Ex-
tracts. They sell Wyeths and pahst for pc
a htttle and lower by the dozen.
Get their price before you buy elsewhere
They will surprise you.
Prices always lower when yen buy In
quantity.
Me Inns Food, 75c size, they sell for 1915 .
per dozen.
Aad that is only one Of many
They will meet any price, aud beat Il too
II IL is possible TO do go
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12

| you're giving splendid entertainments
In your brownstone front / dare say
/ Wen look back on these times we've
spent together with good deal Of
amusement and some regret. Don't
you think SO, Honoria!"
+, But Honoria was engaged in spear
ing an olive and apparently did not
hear me.
I've often wondered" she said mus
ingfy. how it would seem to be poor.
suppose I'd make my own bats and
wear ready made tailor suits and live in
little box of an apartment"
But even a box of an apartment can
be made attractive" said I. Il know
of some dingy shops on the east side
where one can pick up fascinating old
prints and brasses for almost nothing
and furniture that is joy to discover.
There's Tuscany lamp that's waiting
to send a cheerful glow over polished
wood and the backs of ones favorite
books. and there are curious andirons,
made solely to reflect the CLEAN Of a
small hearthstone-such a hearthstone
as have imagined you sitting by,
Honoria, while the snow falls without,
and
"Some Of our friends would give us
up said Honoria hastily.
WED find better ones to take their
places"
"Our greatest diversion" said Homo
ria, would be the theater, and we
could go so seldom that it would take
us long time to decide which play we
really wanted to see."
WED enjoy it all the more" I de-
clared. And after 1t was over we'd
go off together to same quaint cafe
oh. know Of places that you've never
even dreamed of, Honoria - places
where struggling poets and artists have
carved their names on the tables and
where Hungarian violinist plays, not
the catchy music of the concert halls,
but things that are heartbreak and
rapture and longing all in one. And
the people we know will be supping
at Sherry's or Delmonico's- all the
wealthy, foolish people who haven't
found out that life is ashes and faces
but picture gallery and talk a tin
king cymbal, where no love is. Are
you listening to me, HonoriaT"
"Yes," answered Honoria very low.
Il know it's sheer folly" said l, sthis
dream of mine. We've talked of 1t so
often and decided that 1t was impos-
sible. But now that we've come to the
parting of the ways, do you think that
the other things of life really matter
so long as we miss the exquisite joy of
being together? All, Honoria, know
it's madness-worse than madness-to
ask it, but could you care enough to
give up luxury for a poor duffer of
fellow who isn't worthy of you and
loves you with his whole heart and
soul?'
.But the heiress"-
"Oh, d-hang the heiressp'
"Dick!"
Il mean confound heri Honoria, for
the last time, will you marry mel"
Honoria's answer was so low that
had to lean across the table to catch it.
"Honoria," l cried, "is it true-do
you really mean itT'
Don't, Dick said Honoria. ''Those
people at the other table are watching
us. They'll think we are engagedr'
'But so we arev' / cried exultantly
$50 we arer
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12

Clad with coat Of oily wool next his
skin. the caribou is covered exterlorly
with dense pelage OF fine quilts Ev-
cry caribou. indeed. wears cork jack
ct, and when this is prime, the crea-
ture seems on the water rather than In
the water No other quadruped that
know swims as high as the caribou.
Their speed afioat Is SO great that 1t
takes the best of canoemen to oyertake
vigorous buck. A good paddier is
supposed to cover about six miles an
hour. so the caribou probably goes five
There are many kinds OF woodland and
rough country over which the caribou
cannot travel so fast as this. What
wonder, then. that they are so ready to
take to the water as soon as they find
1t In their course, Mr.. Mum assured
me that several times be saw caribou
swim a broad bay that was In their
line, though a trifIing detection would
have given them easy walking along
the shore to the same point and with
but little increase Of distance. Ernest
Thomson Seton in Scribner's.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1906-06-12
Cupid In Town
BY CONSTANCE
DARCY MACKAY
Copyright. 1906. by Ruby Douglas

1t was a warm morning in midsum-
mer. The sky was intensely blue and
the air rife with the smell of dust and
heat parched payements. Fifth avenue
seemed as arid as a desert Houses
were closed, their blinds drawn Maids
gossiped in areaways. Instead of
the pageantry of carriages which
graced the street ON winter afternoons
there were occasional cabs, numbering
automobiles and buses filled with
tourists.
was strolling along toward the
club and devoutly wishing l was any
place but in town, when suddenly l
espied Honoria Langham. She had
come In from house party on Long
Island, and our meeting was the mer-
est accident. at once suggested the
little Casino in Central park as cool
and inviting place for luncheon. Hon.