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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
TERRIBLE ITCHING
SCALP HUMOR
Badly Affected With Sores and
Crusts Extended Down Behind
the Ears Some Years Later
Painful and Itching PustuIes
Broke Out on Lower Part of
Body-Son Also Affected.
A TRIPLE CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"About ten years ago my scalp be-
came badly affected with sore and
itching humors, crusts, etc., and extend
ing down behind the ears. Ny hair
came out in places also. / was greatly
troubled; understood it was eczema.
Tried various remedies, so called, With
out effect. Saw your Cuticura adver-
tisement, and got them at once. APP
piled them as to directions, ETC., and
after two weeks, think, of use, was
clear as whistle.
~ have to state also that late last
fall, October and November, 1904, I
was suddenly afflicted with bad erup-
ton, painful and itching pustules over
the lower part of the body. ! suffered
dreadfully. In two months, under the
skilful treatment of my doctor, con-
joined with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, 1 found myself cured.
six years ago my son was laid up
with severe cold, hard cough, and
finally painful eruption all over the
body. Iprocured the Cuticura Remedies
as soon as possible, and after his faith
full use of same was as well as ever in
two weeks, as well as / can recall. He
has never had return of the illness,
as far as / know.
81 have always been pleased to COM
mend the Cuticura Remedies, and testify
as to their efficacy. / am a veteran Of
the late Civil War, '6l-65, between
seventy and eighty years of age. Yours
truly, H. NJ. F. Weiss, Rosemond,
Christian Co., ILL.,, Aug. 81, 1905"
Complete External and internal Treatment for every
Humor, from Pmpes to Scrofula from Infancy 10 Age
consisting Of Cudeura Soap, 25c, Ointment, 50c, Resoiv.
en 6Oc n form Of Chocolate Coated Pis 25c per vial
of6O may be had Of all druggists single set often cures
the most distressing when all else fsils Potter Drug
Chem. Corpa Sole Props, Boston, Mass.
D8- Mailed Free, allow to Cure Eczema and IAN
About the Skin, Scalp, Hands, and hair"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
Varying Weight of the Body

A physician points out that several
fallacies are common with regard to
the weight Of the human body. The
man who congratulates himself on his
gain of several pounds In weight In a
given period may have no cause for
rejoicing, for he may be under a delu-
sion. Very few persons, says the in
vestigator, have any correct idea Of
their own weight. AS matter of fact,
the weight of the body Is continually
changing owing to innumerable infu-
ences. On a warm day after break
fast man will lose more than q third
OF pound per hour Seventy per cent
of the body contains water, and its
weight varies constantly. The infer
ence to be drawn from the loss or gain
Of pound or two may be mistrusted-
Fluctuations of a few ounces are a
sign that the body is In q healthy
state.-Milwaukee Citizen.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31

On the Riviera line near Ventlmlglla,
Italy, the train, after ambling gently
along, stopped suddenly. An impatient
passenger put his head out and asked
crustily, "Is this BordIghera| No an
swer. Guard. Is this BordigheraY he
shouted again. A voice came from the
fore part Of the train, mo, monsieur,
1t is not Bordlghera-it is a cow"
When the COW had been removed from
the line the train ambled on again.
Two minutes later It once more came
to a dead stop. Another COW, sup
poser shouted the testy passenger
wltheringly. mo, monsieur, 1t Is not"
said the guard placiCly. ut is the
same cow"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
Took the Wrong House.

On one Of the southern railroads
there is station building that Is COM
monty known by travellers as the small
est railroad station In America. 1t Is
Of this station that the story Is told
that an old farmer was expecting a
chicken house to arrive there, and he
sent one of his hands. n newcomer, to
fetch It, Arriving there, the man saw
the house, loaded 1t on to his wagon
and started for home. On the way he
met a man in uniform with the words
"Statlon Agent" on his cap.
"Say. hold on. What have you got
on that wagonT he asked.
my chicken house, of course" was
the reply.
Chicken house be jiggeredw explod-
ed the official. That's the statlong-
Ladies' Home Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31

The seed corn selected should bt
placed In a dry. well ventilated room
where the ears can be spread out
They should not be pied in heap, as
II Is important to expose them TO q
free circulation of air so that they will
dry quickly and thoroughly without
molding. 1t is a good practice, often
followed. to leave few husks attach.
ed to each ear, so that the ears may be
tied together in pairs by means of the
husks and then hung over poles Or
wires in the upper part of the room.
If convenient racks can be made like
bookcases. with slat shelves about four
or FIVE inches apart and open backs
and fronts. IN which the ears can he
arranged until thoroughly dried. Only
one row of ears should he placed on
each shelf This method allows tn"
preservation Of large amount Of seed
corn in a small space.-United State
Bulletin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
CULTIVATION OF COTTON,
Maximum to the Acre IL the New Idea
of Growers.


Methods Of growing cotton ar
changing in some parts of the south
writes a correspondent of Farm Prog
ress. On rich bottom lands, where it II
still possible to make heavy crops,
suppose there is no change, but in thu
poor upland sections l notice that thu
spirit of enterprise is more manifest.
Some Of the southern papers are
continually striving to induce farmers
to try something new. to quit trying to
plant and cultivate every acre possible
and to plant less, fertillze and manure
the land and cultivate better.
This good advice evidently is produc-
ing results. Readers have become in
terested and Inquire as to the kind and
quantity Of fertilizers to use on cotton
and how to pillow, prepare the land and
cultivate the land to get maximum
crops. Others tell how they have aban-
dOned the old way OF doing and gone
In for intensive cultivation and find
that 1t pays to do it.
They say there is more money in
making bale of cotton to the acre on
the intensive plan than a third of q
bale In the old way and that their land
is getting better all the time.
This Is surely hopeful sign 1t may
be that it Is only the entering wedge"
but nothing inspires men more than
Onn6 AYomnloO In n
neighborhood who makes bale to the
acre will soon induce the others to fol.
low.
l am southern man myself, but
have lived much In other sections, and
i have felt both grieved and ashamed
that my section was so backward 10
progressive methods. The south has
great opportunity.
For long time, II not forever, Il lies
In the power of the southern states to
control the cotton market and supply
of the world. But they are finding out
that raising all cotton and buying their
bread and meat do not pay. The
planter that makes the money now is
the one who raises all his own supplies
and Is ambitious not to cultivate the
most acres, but to get the most cotton
to the acre.
This is the proper spirit to build up
real prosperity. and in many localities
where the land Is naturally poor l read |
reports showing that they are improv-
Ing their farms. getting bigger crops
and making more money than they
ever did before. And some of them are
not content with bale to the acre, but
are trying for more
1t has taken a long time to cause this
spirit Of enterprise to any extent. but
it has now come to stay. 1t is easier
for a man to do good farming when
others around him are doing it than
when he is trying 1t alone. If now the
cotton growers can prevent the disas-
trous consequences caused often by
spectators the business will be the
most profitable branch of farming in
this country.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
SELECTING SEED CORN.
Carefully Choose Ears That Nearest
Approach Perfection.

Approach Perfection.
The ideal ear of corn is not the one
of greatest length or diameter, but is
described as being "about ten inches
long, with grains deep and wedge
shaped, set in twenty-four rows as
straight and uniform as soldiers on
parade and as thick at the tip as at
the butt" The ears of this character
that are exhibited at corn shows are,
1t Is claimed, the result Of years Of
careful breeding and scientific cultiva-
tlon.
Yet, having these characteristics in
mind, ears approximately perfect are
to be found in every well cultivated
cornfeld, and these should be carefully
selected and stored for seed, from
which, year by year, the standard Of
quality may be raised and the yield per
acre increased.
Until very recently but little atten-
bitu was given " luc bclcCllOn VI NOIn
for planting. 1t was thought that If the
germ was vital the plant would pro-
duce as we'll from misshapen seed as
from one that was entirely symmetri
cal and from an ear on which the rows
were crooked and the kernels some
what scattered as from those that were
straight and close set. Careful study
has ascertained, however, that these
minor characteristics are as readily in
herited as the more important ones Of
the proper proportion of grain to cob
and of gluten to starch and protein in
the kernels.
Uniformity in size of ear and in set
Of kernels, in weight, length and diam
eter Of ear Is desirable not only for
their intrinsic value, but because where
is used for husking and
Smelling the latter can be most easily
and satisfactorily employed upon grain
that Is not too diverse in these mat. |
ters.-Farm Progress.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
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FALLING OF THE LEAVES.
The Wind In the Autumn Really Has
Very Little to Do with II.

The Wind In the Autumn Really Has
Very Little to Do With 1t.
When the storm clouds gather behind
the brown autumnal woods and cold
winds begin to blow, then the bright
leaves come drifting down in futtering,
fast thickening showers until it almost
seems as IL the wind were the active
agent and actually tore the leaves from
the trees. This, Of course, is not the
case. The leaf fall only becomes posi-
bic after a long preparation on the part
Of the tree, which forms q peculiar
layer Of cells in each leaf stem called
the cleavage plate.
This cleavage plate, or separation
layer, consists Of section Of loosely
attached thin walled cells with q few
strands Of stronger woody fiber in
among them, so, In the early autumn,
although the leaves appear as firmly
attached as ever before they are really
only held on the tree by these few
woody strands and the outer brittle
skin or epidermis of the stem. Now
only a slight shock or wind furry Is
sufficient to break the fragile support
and bring the leaves in showers to the
ground. We may see these woody
strands broken through in the leaf scar
of the horse chestnut, where they APP
pear as little rounded projections on
the broken surface and are often spok-
en- Of from their fancled resemblance
to the nails of a horseshoe. The hick-
DRY and ash among other trees have
similar markings on their leaf scars
and from the same cause. On the root
Of the wild sarsaparllla, which projects
just above the ground, like series Of
little projections will be seen upon the
ringlike scar which surrounds the bud
where the leaf stalk has just separated.
Often the leaves separate and fall
even on the quietest days, for their
own weight is sufficient to break the
frall support. These hushed and SUI
premely tranquil days we all remem-
Der, when our October walks are &C.
companled by the soft, small sounds Of
falling leaves, by the rUstlings and dry
whisperings Of their showering multi
tudes.-St. Nicholas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
Cash Plan Pays.

The new plan adopted last spring of
paying cash for road work is giving
satisfaction in BEDFORD township,
Mich, says the Motor News. More
work has already been done than In all
of last year. The township has been
redistricted into fifteen districts. to DO
supervised by pathmasters, each of
whom Is furnished with a blank order
book. For each days work an order
for S1.50 is issued on the township
treasurer
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
TOMATOES IN THE SOUTH.
Rot May BE Prevented by Spraying
with Bordeaux Mixture.

Rot May BE Prevented by Spraying
with Bordeaux Mixture.
Mississippi supports three state ex
pertinent stations. Her horticultural
station is at Mcneil, In extreme south
ern Mississippi. e. B. Ferris has re-
Gently made a valuable report on to-
mato culture. He says;
Tomatoes have been grown here
every year since 1903, but never sue
cessfully from a commercial stand
point because the first and highest
priced tomatoes always rotted. In 1905
these tomatoes were sprayed with Dor
deaux mixture, and it effected a won
derful improvement 1t seems evident
that if they had been sprayed earlier
and oftener there would have been
scarcely any rotten ones at all. To
matoes ought to be very profitable
crop for these soils If they could be
grown of first quality, for unlike many
JULIET NtSeldDleS an eACeeQluSly It'll
soil is not so essential to success in
growing them.
The station bought a small canning
outfit in the spring and at very little
expense, either in the original cost Of
the machinery or in the labor required
to put up fruit. makes use of all
peaches and tomatoes that are par
italy faulty or that come too late to
be shipped at a profit. All such canned
goods may be sold locally at the high
est market prices. The station will
plant another year considerably in
creased acreage in tomatoes, feeling
convinced that with two or more APP
plications of bordeaux mixture the rot
ting of the blossom end of the tomato
may be effectually controlled"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
The Care of Highxyays

When rocks are raked out of the road
they should be gathered up and hauled
away. Too often they are left beside
the wheel rut, where passing travel
works them back into the road or into
the ditch. only to be handled over
again. They should be deposited in
piles outside the Travelled way, but up
on the road location and later used in
drainage work.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
A Costly Desk.

There is famous old desk In the
British war Office in London 1t is q
desk to which old hands point with
emotion. That desk cost the nation
$25,000000. In it is Il pigeonhole with
a story. 1t was into that pigeonhole
that the dispatch Of King Theodore Of
Abysslnia was thrust-and forgotten.
After we had been to war the docu-
ment was found I'm the desk, and we
all learned that there ought to have
been no war.-London Sketch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
His PromoffOn.

A somewhat turbulent private wrote
to his mother: 81 am sorry you had no
letter last week, but am a defaulter,
and 1t gives mea heap OF extra work"
The good woman In reply begged him
not to be too hard on the others, but to
remember he haze been private him.
self. regret to, say that he roared
with laughter and read the letter aloud
for the benefit Of &ll who shared his
room. = Miss NJ. Loane, Queens
Nurse, In Contemporary Review.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
The Sting.

81 hear your firm discharged you"
Eyes, but wouldn't mind that SO
much if they hadn't added insult to
injury"
How
"They advertised for n boy to fiji
nv place"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31
Corn Well DfspIayed.

In selecting corn for exhibit at a
state or local fair farmers should take
only perfect and uniform ears. Ere
quently corn is ruined for exhibition
purposes by being handled carelessly.
One Of the neatest ways Of showing
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31

small lots of corn that we have seen Is
shown above. This was a first prize
lot grown. selected and put up by j. L..
Keckly of Ohio Here is a hint for
farmers in general. and the suggestion
may prove helpful. The husks are
turned back and tied as represented in
the picture. says American Agricultur-
list.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-31

There are In the state Of Maine 25,-
5000 miles Of road Of all classes, up
on which during the last i've years ar.
average annual expenditure Of $1,377,-
1854 has been made. M
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29

Manager of ! the Millers Has
Confidence in His
Players.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Toledo, Ohio, April 2s.-In spite of
the fact that Mike Kelley and his mill
ers have been losing with such regular
ity, as to dishearten less capable
manager than Mike, he is pretty well
satisfied with his team, and expects
that in the near future the players
to many Minneapolis fan.
Mike was in pleasant frame Of
mind after today's to o victory over
Toledo, and he had few good words
to say for his braves.
"We have been severely handi-
capped,' said he, "during our trip, but
I expect that by the time we open on
our home grounds, May 5, with the To
ledo team that we will look like a diff
ferent bunch. By that time Buck Free
man will be back on first. Jim Hart
out in left, where he belongs and
Peaches Graham can do some pitching.
This change I think will improve Us
wonderfully. -. ..~ f. ,..s
"Another thing that has made things
break badly for us since the opening
of the season is the fact that our en-.
tire pitching staff is working badly, and
| this is responsible more than anything
else for the loss of so many. games
They are improving daily, however, and
when my staff gets right I feel pretty
certain that we will help pull down to-
ward the bottom some Of the present
| top-notchers. 81,
Mike is sorely perplexed by Andy
Oyler g resolution not to play Sunday
ball, for it weakens the infield incredi
bly,. Arguments are being brought te
bear upon the shifty little shortstoI
that will probably induce him to return
to the game for seven days week.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
Club Work.

In the first ten games played in the
American Association last year the bat
ting average for the eight clubs was
.228. For the first ten games this year
it is .284. A year ago today Milwau-
kee led the Association in batting,
with an average of 81; today. Louis
vile leads with an average of 1852.
Minneapolis had an average at bat of
oil and ranked seventh; today the
millers rank fifth with an average Of
$50. Minneapolis landed in third place
last year with batting average of
.275 for the season. They have batted
ahead Of this up to the present time.
It means that once the Minneapolis
pitchers get right the Kelley crowd
will be right in the hunt for the flag.
A year ago today Minneapolis was
fifth in fielding with an average Of 1888.
Today the millers are sixth with an av-
erage Of .937. :..@
The local team has been playing good
ball, with the single exception that the
pitching has been weak. With Free
man back on first and Hart in the out.
field and the pitching staff in shape
the millers will go some.
BY the way if any fan is discour'
aged, here is fact worth remembering
Wilmot s 1896 team which won the
pennant. was in fifth place on July 4
and seemed hopelessly out Of the run
ming. Give the gang chance. The
club records to date are:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
SAINTS SHUT OUT
Columbus Had a Merry Time with the
Paralytics.

Special to Tho Journal.
Columbus, Ohio, April 2s.-St. Paul
suffered a shut-out today at the hands
of Columbus, l to 0. Veil officiated
in his second full game. Of the season.
His other effort being 2 to 0 shut
out against Milwaukee. The saints
garnered three times as many hits as
Columbus, but when men were on the
bases Veil frightened and was irwin
chile.
The hitting Of Drill and Wrigley was
feature. Wrigley scored the only
run Of the game by his long three base
hit. Hulswitt drew a pass out of
Morgan, who pitched his first game of
the season for St. Paul. Bruce sacri-
feed and then Wrigley drove ball
between left and center to the fence,
easily scoring Hulswitt. The saints
were dangerous in the ninth, putting
Marcan and Drill on third and sec
ond by double steal. Geier, the
clouter, was up, but he hit an easy one
to Wrigley. Half the receipts Of to-
days game were given to the San
Francisco sufferers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
NoRsEMEN WILL SHOOT
Odin Club Shotgun Devotees Hold
First Shoot Today.

The Odin Gun club will hold it's first
shoot for this season at Keegan's lake,
at the end of the Sixth avenue car line,
this afternoon. Shooting will begin at
2 O'Clock. The grounds are reported
to be in excellent condition and good
attendance is expected. The officers
for this year are w. Thompson, presi-
dent; s. O. Peterson, treasurer; A.
Baker, secretary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
BREWERS WIN AGAIN
Took the Measure Of Hoosiers With
out Great Effort.

Special to The Journal.
indianapolis, Ind, April 2s.-Mil-
waukee won the third game from the
boosters this afternoon by timely hit
ting, the three lon distance drives
plaSyiing an important part in the run
getting. Until the fourth inning the
boosters led by one tally gained on
Carr's single, pass and Rothgeb g
drive for base. This proved their
only run. After the brewers regis
tered one run on Green's double with
Cars error in the fourth Halla
was benched for Fisher.
In the sixth McChesney's life
Hynes' triple, pass to Clark and a
scratch single by Bateman gave the
brewers three. They developed an
other pair in the eighth on Bateman 3
| pass, McCormick's double and Be-
ville's single. Andreas was spiked
causing complete shake-up Of the
brewers field.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29

ball and Center Fielder Murphy's in.
activity enabled the Kansas City team
to win today's game. Quinlan S catch
of Hills low drive between short and
third base was spectacular. With the
crack of the bat Quinlan was on the
run, and to the surprise Of everybody,
nailed it, whipped it too Brashear at
second, and caught him with the goods.
Frantz pitched steadily; so did Kenna,
except at one stage, but he seemed to
have hit a batting streak, and all is
forgiven. f.. - >.'a
Analysed from all standpoints the
game was up to the standard, and
demonstrated that the teams are
stronger than last year. ...-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29

Totals.-.... 8 ~ II 81
ACla rlo ha tod fo, S1;aahar, in einhth
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29

Manager Laioie has received a letter from
Billy Lush in which the Yale baseball coach and
the fapous New Haven chicken fancier asks If
he shall report to Cleveland on July 1, when
his contract with Yale expires.
The city Of Geneva, N. Y, is to celebrate its
centennial May 10 to 10 next. City Attorney
W. Smith OBrien. an old ball player, is a
member Of the municipal committee Of arrange
ments. One day Of the celebration will be given
to sports. Frank Dwyer, the former pitcher
manager and umpire, is member of the com
mittee sports.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29
.Batted for waddell in ninth.

Boston ....... 0 0 3 1 o 3
Philadelphia 100 o 8 o 9 D.
Earned runs Philadelphia 2. Boston 2: tw
base hits, Graham. Parent. Grfmshaw, DaVi
Sey home runs. Seybold. Hartsel: sacrif'
hits, Stahl, Brouthers, Schreck; stolen base
Stahl. Dineen: struck out, by Waddell 4,
Dineen 4; left on bases, Philadelphia 8. Bo
ton 8; bases on balls. off Waddel z, 9
Dineen 81 hit By pitched ball. Dineen: WI
pitch. Dineen. Time, 2:O5. Umpire, Evans. A
tendance, II 900. .-..