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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
GARDEN KEYBOARD

Bush beans can be planted Feb. ID
On alluvial land II Is best to plant them
on slight rises, as u protection against
the rain which sometimes occurs toward
the end of the month. If frost should
threaten Just as the beans begin &c
peep out, cover them an inch deep with
the plow or hand cultivator. Sow Early
Mohock first, and at the end Of the
month SOW Early Valentine; a week
later SOW the wax varieties.
Sow pepper and elephants If not al
ready done.
Carrots, celery, beets, endive, onions
parsnips. radishes and purple top tur'
nips should now be sown.
Plant the pansies out in the beds
where they are to flower.
Sow okra seed on sOds for plants to
set out in March.
Get the Irish potatoes in as early as
you can for the first crop.
Don't allow the tomato plants in
frames to crowd and yentllate them
WELL
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21


DAYS / was completely cured, and L
think permanently, as it was about hve
years ago. :.
"The psoriasis first made its appear
ance in red spots, generally forming a
circle, leaving in the center aspot about
the size of O silver dollar of sound flesh.
In a short time the affected circle
would form a heavy dry scale OF white
sil cry appearance and would gradually
(. D off. To remove the entire scales
thing or using oil to soften them
. would be perfectly raw, and q
discharge of bloody substance
:, looze out. That scaly crustwould
form AGAIN in twenty-four hours. Ii
was worse OH my arms and limbs al
though it was in spots all over my
body, also on my scalp. If | let the
scales remain too long without remov-
ing by bath or otherwise, the skin
would crack and bleed. sutfered
intense itching. worse at nights after
getting warm in bed, or blood warm
by exercise, when it would be almost
unbearable.
"To sum it all up, I would not go
t,,,rcr n such another ordeal of affection
for ,..rty-fve years for the State OF
Kansas. (signed) W. M. Chichester,
Hutchinson, Kan, April 20, 1905"
Cu.ieura Soap, Ointment and Pills, sold thronenous
the world Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Prope boslSn'
~ Mailed Free, q How to Cure IoFturAg Hun01S
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
THE WELL eRooMED WOMAN
Sev Ideas For Making ti-e Lair and
Complexion Pretty.

keW Ideas For Making TIC LAIR anu
Complexion Pretty.
If the gods at your birth did not be-
stow the fairy gift of beautiful hair
they were chary with their charms.
There is no reason. though, for despair.
This lack of generosity simply means
added effort Oh your part to make up
Tor their oversight. Dull hair Is alb
horred of Dame Fashion, whose man
date Is. for shining, scented locks. 1t
requires lots of time and patience to
accomplish this. but the trick can be
done. First wash the hair as often as
you deem it necessary. Whether it be
every two weeks or three depends upon
the oiliness of the hair. But be sure
to select a sunshiny day, as success de-
ponds upon the tresses being thorough
" summed and dried. Soap jelly and
plenty of water will clean the hair per-
fectly. Rinse nine times. A little
borax in the last water is very good.
Dry the hair until every bit of mois-
ture is out of it, Let the air blow on
II if possible; if not. direct the maid 10
nse vigorously a palm leaf fan. AVOID
the steamer" If you would have your
hair shine. After the hair Is washed
don't put tongs on it for twenty four
hours; otherwise it will take away the
vloss which has been such labor OF
love to acquire. To keep the hair in
good condition shampoo it twice week
by scattering a tablespoonful Of finely
powdered cornmeal through it and
brushing with a soft brush until the
meal is entirely out of the hair.
Pertaining the hair is a fad Of the
moment. but before seeming 1t be sure
that the locks are perfectly clean. To
perfume it pour in the hand six drops
Of oil of jasmine, pass the brush light
" over your palm, then brush the hair
until every strand has been gone over.
This will give the hair delicious odor.
Care of the Complexion.
The woman who wishes to keep her
complexion soft and smooth will wash
her face with q cleansing cream be-
fore retiring. Rub in with the tips OF
the fingers.
There are very few foreheads, even
among the youngest women, which do
not show some slight trace Of wrin-
kles. Dust will invariably collect In
these little lodging places, no matter
how shallow they may be. Good
creams, properly applied, will remove
every trace of dirt-traces so fine in
deed that the eye ordinarily does not
perceive them,
What is true Of the forehead is equal
Nv true OF the corners of the eye, mouth
or nostrils, where wrinkles or black
heads are prone to creep in almost un-
awaFes.
After the entire face has been Gov
cred with cleansing cream allow 1t to
remain on for about two minutes be-
fore removing. This Is accomplished
with d soft towel or piece of gauze. If
used during the day good face pow
der may be applied after the cream.
At night, before retiring, no powder
should be used after the cream.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Professor Pupin to Build Good Roads

Professor Pupin TO Build Good Roads
Professor VI. l. Pupin of Columbia
college, the inventor Of the ocean tele-
phone. who is building large villa and
expanding thousands Of dollars devel-
oplng hundreds Of acres Of rocky and
marshy land in Norfolk, N Y, has Of
fered laborcrs there 81 a day for nine
hours work and So day for teams to
work Oh his place, says the New York
Herald. As road builder Mr.. Pupin
has few equals, say Norfolk people.
First he lays old trees across the road
way to be improved, then a layer OK
rocks and stones. then the branches OF
the young trees and lastly a heavy coat
of gravel and small stones, which grad
ually work their way down. The re-
suit Is a hard and immOvable roadbed
which the waters cannot tear to pieces.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
TAILORED HAT OF YELLOW STRAW.


putting of silk about three inches deep
around the parasol and roselike ruehe
or bow to match tied around the stick.
Slightly frivolous are the plain col
ored silk parasols trimmed with six
narrow pinked frills set close together
at the edge.
A charming sunshade of maize col
ored silk has a wide band of olive
green silk at the edge covered with a
trellis pattern Of maize button roses.
A white silk sunshade has q wide
band of black lisse, the edges embroid-
cred in white. 1t is very chic.
Apropos of sunshades the tiny para
sol will be revived next summer for
driving and outdoor fetes. 1t Is a
boon and a blessing, neither obstruet-
ing the view nor endangerlng the eyes
Of ones neighbor.
The only new shapes to be seen this
season in parasols are the dome and
regular fat Chinese forms.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
eupfuls of
Save Your Som Scraps.

Odds and ends of soap accumulate IN
every household and are generally
thrown away. To utilize them take a
piece of stout flannel about six inches
square; bring two Of the edges. also
one of the ends, together and sew
strongly with wOrsted. You have then
a long bag six inches by three inches,
open at one end. Into this from time
to time put all scraps Of toilet or kitch-
en- soap. Fold the open top down and
you have q square pad. The bag Will
be found most useful for greasy hands
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
A speciaI Crop Industry.
GARDEN SNAPSHOTS
Everrthlne doine and all at once.

Everything doing and all at once.
Now is a good time for planting all
sorts Of hardy vegetables.
Tubero5e and gladiolus bulbs may
now be planted.
Transplanting early sown cabbage
and lettuce ls in order.
Among flowers that may be started
In cold frames. where they should be
protected from heavy rain, are salVias,
verbenas, petunias. pyrethrums, lobe
Has, dahlias and asters.
Hedges should be cleared up and put
IN good shape.
Sweet potatoes can now be bedded
and protected with plant cloth.
Transplant the cannas as soon as the
weather permits.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
MAY nennir Old Roman Roads.

There is tall. IN Great Britain OF re-
pairing the 81 Roman roads for the
use of autom os It would be a
curious fat Ju.1 he road building
Of the Rom rs of the sine Of Christ be
turned to account for the use Of our
modern vehicle after the lapse OF nine
teen centuries. The fact that such a
thing is considered possible shows that
he Romans builded to last.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Pruner,s wisdom.

The conclusion from EXPERIMENT.
and my general opniom in respect to
the season Of pruning as far as the
healing Of wounds is concerned, is this;
The ideal time is in spring before
growth begins date February. March
and early April in New York;. bu'
more oepends upon the position Of tht
wound in the tree and the length o.
stub than on the time Of year, j
Bailey.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
nrainnre Of Irrieated Lands.

While the necessity for the drainage
Of irrigated lands will doubtless be less
obvious when water is more econom-
ically used and supply canals are i'm
proved in such 4 way as to diminish
leakage. a considerable loss Of water
from both causes will always be I'M
ayoidable, so that drainage will al
ways be an essential part of the Inn
provement Of irrigated land in some
localities.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

Don't tell any one your childrens
faults, even to their relatives. II you
need advice get 1t privately. Mortify-
ing children creates bitterness In their
unframed hearts and estranges them
from you, says Woman's Life.
Don't tell your own age or ask for
figures concerning others.
Don't tell your nelghbor that you dis
approve Of his or her ideas. BY so do
Ing you viii find how soon you will be
forgotten by them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

At some amateur theatrlcals In Vic.
torla two people in the stalls, whenever
the heorlne was kissed, kissed each 9th
er loudly and with ostentation. 1t turn
ed out that the man in the audience
was the husband Of the heroine, who
disapproved of her theatrical tastes
and, with the help Of an amiable friend,
took this way of reproving them.-Syd.
ney (Australia) Bulletin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Herbert sDencer.

DR.. Alfred Russell Wallace told He-'
bert Spencers reason for living in
London boarding house with rather e.
commonplace set of people-retired III
dian officers and others He said that
he had purposely chosen such home
in order to avoid the mental excitement
of too much interesting conversation,
that he suffered greatly from insomnia
and that he found that when his even
ings were spent in commonplace con
versation, learning the news Of the daJ
or taking part in a little music, he haG
n better chance of sleeDing."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
n S&7!W Norfu|kSsWestern
Schedule In effect Dec. Srd, 1905.
leave Buena Vista.

NORTHBOUND.
No.9 9;31P.M. Daily, For Basic. Luray
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No. IA. 1886 Pm Baily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. Il. 7.2O A. M. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefleld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, N. G,
WEIGH and intermediateate sta
tions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphla:to Welch.
No. 10. 2.G9P. M. Daily. Fol Roanoke,
Bristol, Bluefleld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, ard points West and
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
gar.
Additional formation and rates cheer
fullyrfurnished by G.. IL. 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, 1906-03-21

Curious wedding Customs In Turkey
The dowry OF q Turkish bride Is fx-
ed both by law and custom and must
not exceed a sum equal to S1.70 In Unit
al States currency. On no preteXt can
This amount be made greater or less,
even though the parents be extremely
poor or immensely wealthy. The wed
ding is invariably set for Thursday, the
festivities beginning on the previous
Monday and lasting four days. The
nerrymaklng is carried on by the meA
and women separately, and each day
Is distinguished by a change In cere-
monies. Or no account will Turks al
low spoons, forks. knives or wine on
the table whom celebrating q wedding.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
FARM INTERESTS.
Current News and Views of Agrtcut'
turaI Matters.

BY B. BENJAMIN, Jrr washington
As estimated for Oct. by the bu'
reau of statistics the condition of corn
showed a decline of 3 of q point, the
figures being S9.2 as compared With
800 last month, S3.9 on Oct. 1, 1904,
sos at the corresponding date in 1908
and ten year average of 500.
The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield per acre of spring wheat is
14.7 bushels (S.S centals), subject to re-
vision when the final estimate Is made
In December. The average quality OF
spring wheat is SO as compared with
1871 in 1904 and SJ.5 in 1908.
Movement of Grain.
Reports received by the department
of commerce and labor indicate that
the total grain receipts at the ports OF
Boston. New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore during August showed a
gain Of nearly 100000 bushels II
compared with similar arrivals In 1904.
On the other hand, the inbound cereal
movement at New Orleans as well as
at San Francisco and Tacoma present
ed heavy losses by like comparisons.
While Galveston's inbound grain move.
ment during August was heavily In
excess Of that for q corresponding
month in the preceding year, 1t should
be understood that during the latter
period the movement was exceptionally
small.
Iown's Corn.
lowas corn crop appears to be arous'
ing dissenslon among the authorities
who are estimating it, Mr.. Sage, the
head of the crop reporting service for
the state. is credited with forecastinG
a bumper crop, while Mr.. Cowine, the
reporter for the department Of agri-
culture. makes far less optimistic es-
timate-not less than 35OO00,000 bush
els. says Mr.. Sage; probably under
SOO,OOO.OOO. declares Mr.. Cowine.
John COwihe is q well known pracd-
cal Iowa farmer. He is also a mem.
Der Of the board having control Of al
state institutions and is in charge OF
the nearly 10000 acres of state land
farned at such institutions. j. r
Sage. though not in active farm life
has been connected with the Iowa croI
and weather service for Gfteen years
past Tacl sa.t-- formation through
f.a. s.r .cuts all over the
fin.
Professor 'i1en, so well known IL
CONNECTION t'e Improvement OF
corn. has A.,ent.On to the fact
that failure 10 give due weight to the
damage doug by the new pest in the
state-the corn root wOrm-would tens
to q too generous estimate.
A Special Crop Industry.
Among STRIKING special crop develop
mants Is that of asparagus in Califor
mia in the last ten years. Its distric
lies Largely the delta between Sac
ramento, Sloo..ton and Port Costa anC
includes at present about 1000 acres
Most of the CROP is canned, and the
process is said to be clean and appe
tzing. resu ting in healthful and de
hcious product.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
An Accomplishment to BE Revived.

Tommy Harduppe-Can you whistle,
Mr.. Wigwag? Wigwag-No, my boy.
My whistling days are over. Tommy
Then you'd better learn again. Wig
wag-Why? Tommy-'Cause l heard
pop say he owed you some money and
you'd have to whistle for it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Fixed For Life.

II can't understand how that young
lawyer lives. I've never heard Of him
having q client"
"You haven't' Why. he is one of the
people who helped 70 break old Bigger
sons will. He doern't need clients.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

Hnmpshires and the Bacon Type.
At the last international was much
amused at the discussion in various
quarters as to whether the Hampshire
swine are Of the bacon or lard type.
The individual who calls Hampshire
swine bacon animals has not yet learn
ed the A B G Of what the term bacon
means, remarks Professor I. W. shaw
In American Agrlculturist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

An Afghan is bound by custom 20
grant a stranger who crosses his thresh-
old and claims protection any favor
be may ask, even at the risk OF ms OWN
lifa. Yet apart from this he is cruel
and revengeful, never forgying o
wrong and retaliating at the first OBJ
uortunity.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Rules For Running Incubators.
cf,,dv vour incubatOr

Study your Incubator
Acquant yourself with all its parts.
Read the manufacturers directions
for setting it up.
Set it up carefully and according to
instructions.
Never try to run an incubator in a
drafty place or near a stove or where
the sun shines upon it.
Set fertile eggs only. Waste no ef-
fort upon those that are doubtful.
Learn how to trim and clean lamp.
DIR. Richard Wood.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
FIFTEEN CENT COTTON.
Acreage For 10Oc Reduced Twenty
five Per Cent by Resolution.

five Per Cent by Resolution.
The cotton convention at New Or
leans reduced the acreage for 1906 fully
% per cent OF he acreage of lobby
resolution. But the resolution was not
SO easy TO pass after Walter Clark OF
Mississippi had vigorously opposed it.
This demand for a further reduction OF
10 per cent in acreage on the crop OF
1906 as compared with that Of 1905 is
n practical absurdity, but it was adopt
ed evidently as necessary expedienf
for the safety Of the fifteen cent move
ment-a "boost." The digest Of this
committees report as published in the
Picayune follows:
Reduce Cotton; Diversity Crops.
The report of the committee on acre
age and diyers.ioation recommended
the Endorsement OF the resolution pre-
scented by Mr.. S,hel Of Florida that the
executive committee Of the Southern
Cotton association recommend for the
year 1906 q reduction of acreage of not
less than % per cent from that of 1905
in the sea island cotton crop of Geor'
gia anu Florida. The committee sug-
eests with all the insistence In its pow
er that for the year 1905 the Southern
Cotton association urges reduction Of
acreage of % per cent from the acreage
of 1904 This would mean an acreage
of 24,OOO,OOO acres. as. the acreage OF
1904 was 32,0O0,000.
The committee further advises d.
versified farming that the farmer also
should raise his own stock for his own
consumption. and that he be educated
In the utilization Of the byproducts OF
the farm: that he be advised to keep
his boys on the farm so that they may
learn the noble avocatlon of agriculture.
Reduction Opposed.
Walter Clark of Mississippi took the
floor and said he was opposed to the
report in so far as it recommended re.
duction of acreage and he favored oil.
versified crops. He cited instances OF
farmers who persisted in planting theil
whole acreage in cotton and refused tc
plant corn and who had to buy corn
from their neighbors. One of his neigh
bors planted 5000 acres in cotton and
sold it at q loss Of 8 or 6 cents pound.
II planted enough corn" said Mr..
Clark, ito harvest 1000 bushels, and
l was thus saved from bankruptcy.
Farm and Ranch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
Reduction Opposed.
place to start GARDEN Plants.

Place to Start Garden PIants'
The kitchen window is not a suitable
place for starting a variety of garden
plants. The accommodations are not
sufficiently ample, and the boxes are
more or less of q nuisance in the kitch-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
The DRIFT Horse.

The draft horse is the horse for the
farmer. There is less risk In raising 1t,
and then you have something when II
is grown - something that will work
and do a lot of 1t and something that
will sell. says a farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
AWFUL PSORIASIS
81 YEARS
Terrible ScaIy HumOr in Patches
All Over the Body Cracked
and Bleeding Itching Unbear-
abIe-Cured by Cuticura in Thirty
Days at Cost Of $4.75.
ANOTHER WONDERFUL
CURE BY CUTlCURA
at was afflicted with psoriasis for
thirty-fve years. TWAS in patches all
over nv body. used three cakes

of Soap, six boxes
Cutie ur a ONT
ment, and two
bottles of CUT
cura Resolvent. 1
bathed with the
Soap, applied the
Ointment once a
day, and took the
Resolvent as di-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
On the Alert.

Ohio farmers, according to an ex
change. are demanding fairness and
will see that all the legislation in Ohio
is not exclusively for two or three large
cities
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

The class in natural history, being
asked the difference between dog and
q tree the bead boy answered, "a tree
il covered with bark, while a cog seems
% be lined with It"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
A Novelty For the rnble.

Fancy table gOngs for calling the
maid from the kitchen have altogether
superseded the plain forms of striking
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
The Pretty Girl.

Hell dreamt last night l proposed
to a pretty girl.
She-What did 1 say1
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21
HOTssn=.

Their Season Is Now On = General
Methods OF Construction.
The date at which the hotbed may
be started with safety depends almost
entirely on the means at command for
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-21

bells and are novelties shown in the
shops among the new spring household
furnishings.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-16
FOLLOWED BY DEATH
MISFORTUNE FASTENS UPON
GERMAN SHIP IN PACIFIC.
Captain Dies, Second Mate Drowned
and Many of Crew Taken Sick
with Scurvy-RebeIIious Panama
Indians Doing War Dance.

A story of death and disaster reaches
San Francisco from the German bark
-Alsternie, just arrived at the port of
Santa Rosalia in the Gulf of California
after an eventful passage of over six
months from Hamburg The vessel arriv-
ed in charge of her first officer, with
Fifteen men confined to their hunks with
scurvy, leaving less than half a dozen
complaining men to work on the vessel.
While far to the southwark Mate Asch
man reports that Captain Anhagen died
in the height of a storm and shortly af-
terward Miller, the second mate, fell
overheard and was drowned. From then
on until her arrival in port the ship,
short-handed and delayed by light and
varying winds, crept slowly over leagues
~ sea to her destination with the men
falling one by one, victims of scurvy.
That she ever made port at all under
such adverse conditions is considered in
the light of almost a miracle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-01-16

Last Saturday morning his mind be-
came clOuded, and then DR. Frank Bill
lings and DR.. Charles p. Small, his at
tending physicians, informed the pa
tent that he had but very few more
days to live. With indOmitable reso-
luton the dying educator occupied his
lucid and quiet moments in arranging
his and the university's affairs. and in
planning the details of his funeral.
In the death of DR. Harper the Uni
versity of Chicago, the great city of
which that institution has for years
been the pride, the whole educational
world of America and the cause of dis
interested, earnest scholarship have
sustained a severe loss. DIR. Harper
was a wonderful organizer and admin
lstrator, and his achievements in that
capacity have had ample recognition.
But he was also a true educator: he
mad passion for his profession and
for learning, and his ambition was to
make the University of Chicago not
merely one of the biggest but one of
the nobleSt, lOftiest and most genuine
seats of culture