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The Washington times., 1906-11-18
The Summaries.

First race-Selling; three-year-olds and
up, seven furlongs. FtTebrand, 81 (Mc-
Ll&3a5hlfl), l35..), . to J. won; Anna Smith IS
&EhSlanderJ, 10 t. and TO !, second :
idooray, 100 tHagen), TO I, even, and
10 D. third. Time. 1.2S 20. The Clown
q. l. NJ, LaWsOnIan, Optical, Cobmosa,
Warning also ran.
Second race - BladcnsburE StceDle-
chasei iour-year-olds and upward. two
and One-half miles. Follow On, l55
CAlr. Kern, 7 To .. won: OIeroso i47
tMr G. SMITH, TO ! and 3 20 d. sec
Ondi no third horse placed. Time limit
Tor nnish was exceeded. Worthwhile and
Russell Sage also ran.
Third race-The Grand Consolation for
tWo-year-clds; seven furiOngs: COIum-
bla course. value S3,G5O. MOnfort 10
(Mtller), to l, wons Orphan Lad. lO7
tLee), II to and / 10 ., second: Tou-
renne, ll5 tNottcr), 20 and 1 10 .,
third. Time, LIS j-5. LOring, Smiling
Tom also ran.
Fourth race-FHhes, three-year-olds.
SIX turiongs. WatcrsrasS. Jos jIiOrner),
10 10 3, WOni Lady Iareutella, los tAiil-
lerl. 10 and 8 10 s. second: Baby
Willie. l03 tSchullcr). - To ]. 4 10 J. and
4 10 s. third Time. lib Belle of Jes-
samlne, Wiunifred A.. Hera. HOCus
Pocus, Winning Hand ANA Ruby Star
also ran
Fifth TaCe-FoC maideI' three year
olds and up; mile and sixty yards. Tar
lac. ITO tHOrnerJ. - TO I, won. Marster.
le7 Lee), 10 1 and 4 to 3. second:
Marksman. lOl tJohnsOn). 10 10 /, S % s..
and l To . third. Time. lis Water
bearer and Waterway also ran.
Sixth ce-Three-year-olds and mp,
one and one-siXteenth miles. Angler.
1I5 (NiIer). . 10 /, won; Sonoma Belle,
l0l CJohns0n), IL 10 / and u 10 g. sec
ond. Agile, lis (McDaniels). IL to 9. o 10
s. and / To 9, third. Time, 1.5O. Avaun-
teer. Lotus Eater. and Holloway also
ran.
The Washington times., 1906-11-18
NIDDIES TICKLED
WITH TEAMS WORK
Crushing of North Carolina
Marked by Brilliant In
dividual Playing.

ANNAPOLIS. Md. Nov. 1.-THE Mid
shipmen played fast football this after
noon and won from the University OF
North Carolina by 40 10 0. two more
points than were made against the
same team last season.
The Carolinians We're no match Tor
the Navy, in any phase Of the game. and
made no attempt 70 use any OF the spe-
ciaI plays allowed under the new rules.
The Navy used substitutes IN almost
every position during the last half. but
continued its regular scoring.
In view OF the game with West Point
only two weeks ahead the Navy con-
tigeut IS much pleased with the show
ing Of the Midshipmen today. Richard
son made the first touchdown today.
after Dague had recovered the bali on
the visitors l5-yard line, after a long
punt by Douglass. Spencer carried the
ball over for the second touchdown. and
Richardson also for the third.
Douglass Back Again.
In the second half. with team large
Iy composed Of second eleven players,
Richardson scored two more touch
downs, and Harris and Jones one each.
During the game Norton kicked two
cd both of those he attempted. Ingram,
Richardson. and Dague did particular
~ good wook for the Midshipmen this
afternoon. Ingram received several of
the Hck-Offs. and ran them back for
from twenty 10 thirty-five yards His
work in this line was the best here this
year
Richardson played behind the line
most Of the time whe.. the Navy had
the bail, and his ground gaining was
remarkable. Dague is developing into
a lightning end this season, and recoy-
cred the ball on Douglass punt three
times this afternoon. Lange, who re-
placed Norton. showed good headWork
in his direction of the team
Douglass stayed in the game only a
short time, but played brilliantly and
! had no trouble with the leg tina. was
broken some time ago.
Captain Spencer. who has also been
on the hospital list. played most OF the
game, but his work was not particularly
good Harris and Ewing, substitute
halves. did fine work when they got in
the game.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
A Farce Reformer.

The people VI the Farce Islands cling
20 their old customs and see little good
in change. says the author of THE
Faroes and Iceland" but now and then
one of them becomes conservative re-
former. Such was an old man OF
Stromo who, in his youth, had learned
cabinetmaking in Copenhagen, then
had been a blacksmith In New South
Wales and later a marine In the Dan
lsh navy during the Sleswick- Holstein
war. Having thus Travelled far beyond
the widest dreams of his countrymen,
he returned while still comparatively
young man to Stromo and invested his
savings in home. Conservative
though he appeared to outlanders, to
the islanders he was a reckless In
novator. He rooted his house with
slate instead OF with the traditional
turf, but could find none to follow his
example. They shook their heads In
doubt. He argued vainly with them
against the habit of throwing fish
cleanings into the brook and getting
drinking water lower down. The only
advice they would accept from him
and that after long hesitation-was to
boil their fish oil outdoors Instead Of In
the FIRING room. But when this ter
rlbie mnovator heard from a visitor
that women rode bicycles In England
he was so astonished that he asserted
confidently that the world could not
last much longer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Cause and Eject.

Shakespeare saw life In large and
wrote as he saw. He never "blamed 1t
on to God" His pages are full of the
inexorable sequence of cause and eff
feet, and the swift march Of deeds
points the moral of individual RESPONSE
bilHy. II things were "rotten In Den.
mark" It was because the fathers had
eaten sour grapes and the chlldren's
teeth were set ON edge; If Macbeth
trembled at the knocking at the gate, II
was because conscience doth make
towards of us ALL The ghosts that
haunted Bosworth field were Of Rich
ards own creating, and Regan and
Goneril desperately dead, reap but
their inevitable due. In short, Shake
speare's message Is the message Of
robust manhood and womanhood:
Brace up, pay for what you have, do
good II you wish to get good. Good or
bad, shoulder the burden Of your moral
responsibility and never forget that
cowardice is the most fatal and most
futile crime in the calendar Of crimes.
towards die many times before their
deaths;
The valiant never taste Of death but once
Martha Baker Dunn In Atlantic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Rural Delivery Notes

States in the middle west have routes
in operation as follows: Missouri, 1892;
Arkansas, 2G2; Illinois, 2,673; Indiana,
2,1O5; Indian Territory, II; Iowa, 1928;
Kansas, 1858; Kentucky, 635; Okla
homa, 625; Tennessee, 1884; Texas,
1902.
There are only three women rural
mail carriers in the United States, and
Madison county, ILL.,, has two Of them,
Mrs. Philip Hale Of Alton and Miss
Matte NJ. Marshall Of Granite City.
The latter is a grandniece Of former
Chief Justice Marshall of the United
States supreme court. She was re-
Gently held up by highwaymen, but
fought them Off
The rural mail Is carried on the route
from Detroit, Dickinson county, Kan,
by automobile, says an Abilene Ckan.)
correspondent of the Kansas City Star.
Last fall the carrier A. ID. Bolton, be
came weary of the long drive over
twenty eight miles and sold his team,
purchasing in its stead an automobile.
He spent week in Kansas City learn
ing how to operate it and then made
the trip home and began work on his
route. Every day since Dec. l he has
been over his route In the machine.
and he has given the farmers the
swiftest service I'm the state.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
holiday Crowds.

For some men 1t Is sufficient recrea-
ton to have no work. The moment
that the "knapsack Of custom" falls
from their backs they are happy. Not
to awake In the morning with the
thought Of what must be done In the
day Is In itself a sufficient recreation.
Naturally, they have no very definite
taste In holidays. They go where 1t
suits their purses or their wives or
their children. To such men, though
they may spend all their working days
In the thick Of n town, the sight Of ma
ture never becomes a necessity. 1t Is
a luxury, an agreeable augmentation Of
the sense Of doing nothing A holiday
maker Of this type very often goes to a
watering place, one Of those resorts
which 1t is now the fashion for cult
waited people to despise. Such con-
tempt is affectatlon. A number of hap
py people create, no doubt, an exhllarat-
Ing atmosphere. Well behaved pleas
ure seekers make an agreeable and
ever changing picture. A well kept
public garden, a good band and q fine
view form attractions which no con-
tInental affects to despise, and English
people do not desplse 1t either II only
the brightly dressed crowd should hap
pen to talk In a foreign tongue.-Lon-
don Spectator.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07

Parchment Is the skin Of sheep or
other animals prepared in sheets to
render them fit for being written upon.
The heavier parchment, used for
drumheads, is made from skins Of
asses, older calves, wolves and goats.
All these are similarly prepared. The
skin, being freed from the hair, Is
placed In a lime pit to cleanse it from
fat. The pelt is then stretched upon
a frame, care being taken that the
surface is free frem wrinkles. The
flesh Is then pared off with a circular
knife. 1t Is then molstened and whit
Ing spread over II. The workman then
with n large pumlce stone rubs the
skin. He next goes over 1t with an
iron instrument and rubs 1t carefully
with pumice stone. without chalk. The
skin is gradually dried. tightening be-
ing occasionally required.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
AN UNKINGLY KING.
The Lion Is n Low, Crafty Brute and
Good Deal OF n Coward.

Good Deal OF Coward.
The "king of beasts" declares a writ.
er upon the lions Of Africa in the Met.
ropolitan Magazine, Is an unmitigated
nuisance. The stock owner loathes him
for the havoc he causes among the
herds. There Is no security against
him. He is always travelling. A pair
of lions may find a spot where game Is
easily obtainable and make consid.
cradle stay there, but their real home
Is the whole weld.
II the lion slew only as much as he
could eat he would be less hateful, but
he will often kill four or five oxen and
content himself with devouring only
the entrails Of one.
He is a low, crafty brute, one that
takes no risks, for, unlike the leopard,
he will never leap wall unless he can
see what is on the other SIDE A paper
fence would keep him away from q
herd of cattle, provided they did mol
break out through terror of his growl-
ing and his smell.
The lions roar is the subject Of an.
other fiction. Not that he is incapable
OF making the most terrible, awe in
spring sound emitted by any living
thing, but because when he Is roaring
he is harmless. 1t Is the lion which
keeps quiet that is to be feared, for as
q rule the male and female work In
couples, and the one that makes the
noise Is merely driving the game down
the wind to the silent partner.
In single respect only-on the score
of strength-does the lion deserve his
name of liking of beasts" He can
drag large bullock over rough ground
with the greatest ease he can carry q
mule on his back, after holsting 1t there
by some strange sideways jerk Of his
head; he can leap FIVE foot fence with
full sized donkey gripped in his
mouth. Otherwise, speaking from a
seven years experience in the lion
country, l have no hesitation In de-
scribing the king Of beasts as a fraud,
at least so far as his alleged nobility
IL concerned.
His regal attributes lose some Of
their glamour when one learns that the
80 called monarch frequently lives for
days at time on such plebeian food
as field rats, and the vision of the
kingly creature sitting patiently on a
fat rock waiting for the rats to come
out from underneath is a rather un.
heroic one.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
The Enrlishmnn Abroad.

An English observer says that he
finds the American abroad both civil
and genial II climbed to the top Of
Notre Dame In Paris and found there
a party from across the Atlantic enjoy
Ing lunch. The day was hot and q
young man In the group offered me a
refreshing drink. At the top Of the
lacework In marble which is the splre
of Milan cathedral three English speak
Ing men met accldentally-an Amerl-
can, an English clergyman and myself
He who hailed from the land Of the
stars and stripes offered me his field
glass; the other did not even return
sur good morning salutation. In a
beer garden at Lucerne l followed the
custom of the continent and asked per-
mission before sitting at table Of
those already seated there. The only
one who did not raise his hat and re-
ply was an Englshman, and the only
one to make excuses for him was a
young man who prefxed bis words
with L guess"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
SAVED BABY
LYONS LIFE
Untold Suffering and Constant
Misery-AwfuI Sight From that
Dreadful Complaint, lnfantiIe E.
zema-Commenced at Top Of his
Head and Covered Entire Body.
MOTHER PRAISES
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Our baby had that dreadful COM
plant, Infantile Eczema, which afflicted
him for several months, commencing at
the top of his head, and at last covering
his whole body. His sufferings were
untold and constant misery, in fact,
there was nothing we would not have
done to have given him relief. The
family doctor seemed to be wholly
incapable of coping with the case, and
after various experiments of his, which
resulted in no benefit to the child, we
sent to Macon, ILL.,, to druggist and got
q full set of the Cuticura Remedies and
applied as per directions, and he began
to improve Immediately, and in about
three or four days began to show a
brighter spirit and really laughed, for
the first time in year. In about ninety
DAYS he was fully recovered, with the
exception of rough skin, which is
gradually disappearing, and eventually
will be replaced by healthy one.
"Praise for the Cuticura Remedies
has always been our greatest pleasure,
nd there is nothing too good that we
>ould say in their favor, for they GER
tainly saved our baby's life, for he was
the most awful sight that ever beheld,
prior to the treatment of the Cuticura
Remedies. Mrs. Maebelle Lyon, 1926
Appleton Ave., Parsons, Kan, July l8,
1905"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
The Hazel Tree.

A curious survival Of the days when
the magicians of Europe sought indie
fatigably for the philosophers stone Is
the superstition that attaches to the
hazel tree. The old alchemists used
to make their divinlng rods out of
hazel twigs. and they fOstered the be-
lief that it would mysteriously direct
its owner to hidden treasures, II 1t was
manipulated with the absolute faith
that was required in all those occult
entertainments of the middle ages. AS
time went on, the rod Of Jacob" az
q branch Of hazel was universally
known, gathered new powers. Not
only would it lead to the discovery Of
buried boards, but 1t would also act
as an infalllble agent In locating run
away servants and escaped criminals.
II was sure guide to underground
springs as well, and was an unfailing
charm against the lightning.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
To Cheer Him.

The wife of his bosom was going to
leave him for fortnight, and Fltz-
Tomkins was trying his very best to
look sad.
My dear" he said, choking back q
chuckle with his handkerchief and wlp-
ing his eyes. 81 hardly like to think
how / shall miss you. The evenings
will be so long and lonely without you.
I shall have no one to talk to-"
George" said Mrs. Fitz, surveying
him with marble eye, 81 have pro-
vlded for your comfort In this as in
every other way. When you return
home you will find dear mother there.
She will remain till I come back and
keep you company In the evenings,
George"
And as the train slowly glided out Of
the station the guard wondered why
Fltz-Tomklns nearly bit him when he
inslnuated a tlp.-London Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
DEEP SEA FISHES.
There Being Nothing Else to Eat,
They Live Upon Each other.

They Live Upon Each Other.
"All the deep sea fishes are enormous
eaters says q naturalist. There be-
ing nothing to eat but the life about
them, they live upon each other. Every
facility for killing and devouring
is provided-lumlnescence to dazzle,
swiftness and strength to overtake
and overpower, knife blade teeth for
tearing, abnormally large jaws for
crushing. Whatever the prey or how
ever large it may be, there is little
trouble In swallowing 1t. The mouth
lawns like a cavern, and the stomach
listends to hold body even larger
than the swallower. The appetite In
fishes seems never wanting, and COM
plete digestion with some Of them Is
only a matter of half an hour" For
this reason slaughter goes on unend-
ingly. Usually 1t Is produced only by
hunger, but some monsters, like the
bluefish, even when gorged, kill for
pure love of killing.
vi the cleIudl NdIldlC lhot bVco vi
beneath the surface of the waves the
same writer remarks: "They follow the
prey like packs Of wolves, and In turn
are followed, band succeeding band.
increasing in size as they decrease In
numbers. The behring's eat the smaller
fish, even their own young; they are
harried by the bluefishes until trail
of blood stains the water, while fol-
lowing the bluefishes come the insati
ate porpoises. Nothing saves the
weaker ones but breed. Many thou
sands of eggs are spawned that
dozen or more may be Matched and
brought to maturity. Billions are lost:
yes, but millions survive.
1.-THE herrlngs move on the sea In
uncountable numbers-in banks that
are miles In length and width, In wind
rows so vast that they perhaps keep
passing one given point In unbroken
succession for months at time. Just
so with the menhaden. A catch In
purse net of 100000 Is not infrequent.
Such numbers are sufficient to with
stand all the ravages Of the natural
enemy. The bass, the paddock and
the pollock may kill to their hearts
content, and still the menhaden will
held their wn."-Chicago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
COMPLETE TREATMENT 81

Complete external and internal treat
ment for every humor, consisting OF
CuticuraS Soap, Ointment, and Pills, may
now be had for one dollar. A single
set is often sufficient to cure the most
torturing, disfguring, itching, burning,
and scaly humors, eczemas, rashes, and
irritations, from infancy to age, when
all else fails.
cuticurs Soap. Ointment and Ps ar. sold throughout
Che world Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Pfops, Boston.
M Send for The Great Skin Book"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Gen QuakeA.

Sea snakes are very plentiful in the
south Pacific. They are widely distrib-
uted, stray individuals having been Sc
cured on the coast Of New Zealand.
When swimming close to the surface
they exactly resemble an ordinary
snake, except that the head is always
below water. At night they come
ashore and lie among the rocks They
feed on fish and although their small
double fangs appear harmless, they are
reported to be very yenomous.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
THE BLAST FURNACE.
In CLEANING One IL liz Necessary to
Use Dynamite.

In Cleanins One IL liz Necessary to
Use Dynamite.
The function of blast furnace Is
the reduction Of ores to metallic iron.
The iron ore, like stone and coke, is
put In at the top and the iron and Stag
are drawn off at the base. The tenn
peratwe of the interior Of blast fur
mace when in operation varies accord
Ing to circumstances, but the molten
iron when drawn off Is about 1900 de-
grees F., indicating a much higher
temperature inside.
To withstand such terrific heat,
which is maintained by a powerful
blast of air which acts much In the
same manner as a forced draft on q
boiler, the furnace Is lined on the in
side with a fine grade of fire brick,
thoroughly burned. This wall of non
combustible material is about four feet
thick, outside of which Is the steel
jacket Of the furnace, about one-quar-
ter of an inch thick.
The lining of a furnace Will last
from two to six years, according to the
nature Of the material smelted, the
furnace being in continuous operation
during that time. 1t takes about six
weeks to refine furnace.
After a furnace is 'blown out" or
ceases to be used, there is a quantity
Of iron which cools and solldifies at the
base of the furnace. This Is called
salamander, and 1t Is necessary to use
dynamite to loosen this material and
get It out of the furnace so that re-
pairs can be consummated. Salaman-
der has a ready sale, as 1t is a fine
grade of pig iron.
As a rule, when trade conditions are
good blast furnace Is never allowed
to cool down or be taken out of blast
except at intervals Of several years for
Baltimore Sun.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
AZ which Agef

An amusing discussion recently took
place between an artist and an author
as to which period of her life a
woman was the most fascinating. Ac-
cording to the artist woman should
not be painted between the ages OF
twenty-five and forty, as she was In
the greatest transition period of her
life. The author, OH the other hand,
declares that she Is at the height Of
her fascination and beauty between
the ages of thirty and forty. The ques-
ton is still unsettled.-Bremen Zeitung.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Sarcastic.

"That's my best work." said the poet
after reading the verses to Crittick
"I'm thinking of having it copyrighted
"Copyrghted?" said Crittick. IF
were you III have II patented."--Sar
Francisco Call.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
End Of the Honeymoon.

"Finished your honeymoon yetT
IT don't know. | have never been
able to determine the exact meaning
of the worI honeymoon
"Well, then. has your wife commenc-
ed to do the cooking yet"-Houston
Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Idle IiYen.

No idle life can produce real man.
A life Of luxury calls out only the eff
Terminate, destructive qualities. The
creative forces are developed only by
stern endeavor to better ones condi.
ton In the world.-Success Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07
Tho Lid.

Johnnie-Say. pa. who was Pandora
Johnnle's Pa-Pandora. my son, was q
little girl who started a lot Of trouble
because she didn't keep the lid down.
Princeton Tiger.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07

Folly often goes beyond her bounds.
but lmpudence knows ncre.-Ben JON
son.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-11-07

Never mind whom you praise, bat be
very careful whom you blamc.-Gos5e.