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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03

Long before the time of Shakespeare
the bay tree was an object Of super
stitlon. The whitening of such a tree
was believed to be sure indication OF
coming misfortune to those with whom
1t was In any way connected. Shake
speare gave voice to the superstition
In "Richard H." when he made one of
his characters say:
IT'S thought the king is dead; We'll not
stay
The bay trees in our country are with
cred.
1t was thought by the ancients that
lightning would never harm this tree
and II was customary among them to
carry bay leaves as charm against
the thunderbolts of Jove. The same
belief was long prevalent in England,
and reference to 1t may be found in
an old poem dedicated to Ben Jonson:
L see that wreathe which doth the wearer
arme
'Gainst the quick stroakes of thunder is
no charm
To keep Off Deaths pale dart
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
On Their Why.

During newspaper mems conven-
ton, a number of journalists were one
afternoon talking Of the tricks Of
the faithless types" when Henry
Watterson said:
while I've heard of a great many
funny typographical breaks In my
time, about the oldest and most hu.
morous transposltlon Of the types that
ever came within my observation was
that In a New York paper some years
ago. That sheet used to print Its ship.
ping news on the same page with the
obituaries. Imagine the glee with
which its readers found the captions
exchanged one morning, whereby q
long list Of respectable names were
set forth under the marine head,
Passed Through Hell Gate Yester.
day. "-Harpers Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
Old French Donhra.

Probably the strangest detail re-
corded of the old midsummer eve bon
fires Is one in connection with those
that used to be lighted In the Palace
de Greve In Paris. The main constitu-
ent Of the bonfire was q tree, which the
king was accustomed to fire with his
own hands, the ashes being afterward
carried home by the people for good
luck Louis XIV. was the last king
who did his part. A mysterious item
OF earlier times was the burning Ii the
bonfire Of. a barrel, bag or basket full
of cats. The registers of Paris show
that a hundred sous were paid to an
official for having provided during
three years Q57l73) "all the cats re-
quired, as usual, for the fire." and also
In one year, when the king was pres
ent, "a fox, to give pleasure to his
majesty and for having provided a
great bag Of linen in which the said
cats were."-London Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
AuRuEt.

August" the name of the month, is
accented on the first syllable. "Au-
gust" the adjective, Is accented on the
second syllable. This is due, no doubt,
to the fact that, though both started
from the Latin augustus they have
arrived by different routes. The ad-
Jective is the French "auguste," while
August" commemorative the Roman
emperor's title, is the French "aout"
and the middle English "augst" or
"aust." "July" used to rhyme with
"duly," even In Johnson's time, as It
had done centuries earlier and as It
does in southern Scotland to this day.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
Mrs. Craixie'. Habits Of Work.

1t had been Mrs. Craigle's habit for
many years to begin her work at 8
o'clock In the morning. no matter how
late she had been up the night before.
OF and on she wrote till 11:3O, never
being able to do more than half an
hours work at a time, a disability
which makes the amount she produced
the more amazing. After luncheon
even after luncheon at the Carlton
she wrote again until 1t was time to
pay calls and to talk at tea tables as
idly as If she had been idle all day, a
feat of unbending which few women
and fewer men can perform. But after
dinner she was always tired. "At
night" she confessed, 81 never by any
chance do anything. I cannot even
write post card them
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
DEAD WATER.
Eject of This Queer Marine Phencm.
enOn Upon q Ships Speed.

6hect OF This queer Marine PheuOms
enon Upon q Ships Speed.
One Of the most curious marine phe
1omena known to seamen Is that call
ed by Norwegian sailors dead water, ~
which, without any visible cause
makes a vessel lose her speed and re.
fuse to answer her helm. The sailors
only definite knowledge of its origin is
that 1t exists solely where there Is a
surface layer Of fresh water resting
upon the salt waters of the sea. Sew
aral explanations have been advanced
by the captains Of ships of the effect Of
lead water, the commonest Of which Is
that the two water layers move In diff
ferent directions. The true explana-
ton, however, recently offered by Swe-
dish navigators and verified by mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation and direct expert
ment, Is that in addition to the resist
ance waves" at the surface the vessel
creates second line Of subaQueOus
waves between the two strata Of wa
ter.
The experiment carried out to dem.
Onstrate the truth of this theory was
an exceedingly pretty one. A large
plate glass tank was first mounted on
a wooden frame. The tank was then
filed to a certain depth with salt wa
ter, and layer Of fresh water was
carefully poured on to the surface, 50
that two separate water layers were
obtained.
The salt water was blackened with |
liquid Chinese ink before the water
layers were prepared, and In this way |
the different layers were made clearly |
visible. A boat model was then towed |
along the tank and silhouette Of the |
waves produced was obtained by plac- |
Ing white screen at a short distance |
behind the tank The waves were also
photographed by fiashlight, and the re-
suits showed conclusively that waves
actually were set up at the boundary
line between the two liquids.
Further experiments were made to
verify the sudden loss Of speed due to
dead water. The boat model was
drawn across the tank and the towing
btring suddenly saackened when the
boat was about halfway across. In
cases where the tank contained salt
water only the boat stopped gradually,
moving some boat lengths after the
towing string had been slackened.
When the tank contained a layer of
fresh water resting on salt water, on
the other hand, the boat slackened
speed quite suddenly and moved only
very short distance
These experiments, carried out on
small scale, prove conclusively that the
difficulties encountered within dead
water zone are really due to the re-
sistance experienced by the vessel In
generating invisible waves at the fresh
water salt water boundary, although in :
some particular cases the influence of
must also doubtless be
taken into account-New York Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
The sunaower and It's Uses.

The sunfower is native of Amer
lea. In 1869 1t was introduced into
Europe and is now extensively cult
waited there, particularly In Russia,
where 1t Is grown principally for the
oil contained In It's seed. The seeds
after the shells are removed contain
"a per cent Of oil. This oil is clear,
light yellow, nearly odorless and Of u
peculiar pleasant and mild taste. 1t Is
said to be superior to both almond and
olive oil for table purposes and is used
In making soap and candles. In Rus
sia the larger seeds are sold In I'M
mense quantities to the lower classes
OF the people, who eat the kernels as
we do peanuts. The stalks furnish
valuable fertilizer, while the green
leaves are dried, pulverized and mixed
with meal as food for COWS. The stalk
produces an excellent flavor. 1t is said
that Chinese silk goods commonly con-
tain more or less sunhower fiber. The
so called Niger seed oil Is made from a
species Of sunfiower family which is a
native Of Abysslnia. 1t furnishes the
lamp oil of upper India, where
it is largely cultivated.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
The Eastern Eve.

The eyes of the yellow people are not
oblique, Notwithstanding that they ap-
pear to be. The line adjoining the
commissioners Of the eyelids divides the
eye into two equal parts, and is ex-
actly at right angles with the axis of
the nose. 1t Is not always SO; the ex-
ception is much less frequent than In
the whites, for, as a general rule, II is
In the latter that the eyes are not at
right angles with the axis Of the nose.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The most acceptable form of polite
ness Is cleanliness.
Because you say you intend to do a
thing 1t isn't done.
About all some men are good for Is
to second the notion"
You may think you are entertaining,
but there are people lodging you all
the time.
Don't send ten dollar flowers to the
funeral of man whose family Is left
without any income.
The man In dangerous location
never thinks he Is In a dangerous loca-
ton or he wouldn't be there.
The owner Of horse and buggy
tries to be modest, but he can't help
showing that he feels little superior
The first insurance against trouble
that children learn about is to get
promise from mother that she will not
tell father.-Atchison Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
SKIN ECZEMA
IN WORST FORM
Black Splotches All Over Face =
Produced Severe Itching1Year's
Treatment by Physicians Did No
Good and Became Dependent
Affected Parts Now Clear as Ever
= Alabama Lady's
CURE BY THE
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"About four years ago / was afflicted
with black splotches all over my face
and few covering my body, which
produced severe itching irritation, and
which caused me a great deal of annoy
ance andsuffering, to such an extent that
was forced to call in two of the leading
physicians of my town. After thor
ough examination OF the dreaded COM
plant they announced it to be skin
eczema In its worst form. They treated
me for the same for the length of one
year, but the treatment did me no good.
Finally / became respondent and
decided to discontinue their services.
Shortly afterwards, my husband in read
ing copy of weekly New York
paper saw an advertisement of the Cuti-
cura Remedies. He purchased the en-
tire outfit, and after using the contents
of the first bottle of Cuticura Resolvent
In connection with the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, the breaking out entirely
stopped. i continued the use of the
Cuticura Remedies for six months, and
after that every splotch was entirely
gone and the affected parts were left as
clear as ever. ] have not felt q symp-
tom of the eczema since, which was three
years ago.
"The Cuticura Remedies not only
cured me of that dreadful disease,
eczema, but other complicated troubles
as well; and l have been the means of
Others being cured of the same disease
by the Cuticura Remedies, and / don't
hesitate in saying that the Resolvent
is the best blood medicine that the world
has ever known" Lizzie E. Sledge,
$40 jones Ave.,
Oct. rs, 1905. Selma, Ala.
sold throughout the world cuticurs Soap 25e ONT.
ent ye Resolvent, 5oc lin form Of Chocolate CoetCi
Ps 1se per vial Of eo), may be had Of al druggists.
Potter Drug and Chem Corp. Sole Props, Boston, Msss.
" How to Cure Disdguripg Humors."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03

her head over one Bn0nlder- md Z 81
lips as If speaking. Bobs heart sank
and turned sick. She did mean Il,
then.
AS the time drew near he thought he
would go to the concert, and when the
night finally came he dressed early
and fdgeted miserably till time to
start. Then, suddenly changing his
mind, he had himself driven TO the door
of the little new home he and Alicia
had planned together Bob let himself
into the house with his key, which he
always carried and walked through
the empty, desolate rooms, which by
now should have been furnished and
ready for the brides home coming. He
roamed clear through the house, draw
ing the shades and lighting all the
chandeliers till every room was blaz-
ing with light Then he turned them
all out and lit blazing fire In the din
ing room CRATE, and, sitting down on
the high settee built into the niche by
the fireplace, he closed his eyes and de-
liberately conJured UP the presence of
Alicia.
He was almost asleep when he heard
the front door open and close and the
click Of high heeled slippers on the bare
floors, accompanied by the unmistakable
swish of woman's sllken skirts. Then
he heard match scratched and an I'm
patient exclamation as something was
dropped. Then, with his heart pound, |
Ing violently, he laid his head back |
against the settee and feigned sleep,
he heard the steps come to the din
Ing room door, heard Alicla's voice say
"Ohr' In frightened, breathless sur
prise, felt his heart beat almost to suf
location, and then he heard the steps
'ecede with rush to the hall and the
front door open. He was about to call
% her when he heard her say to some
,ne on the porch:
"Tell Mr.. Courtenay l am sick or
lead or burIed-anything you like only
hat shall not sing tonight" Then the
loor closed again and Bob Immediately
vent to sleep. 1t seemed to be q very
ound sleep, for he did not open his
yes, though Alicia coughed three
lines. But when she could stand 1t no
onger and shook his shoulder he woke
ID with a most excellent look of sur
rise on his face.
as 1t too late" she asked breath
essly.
Looking at her as IL dazed, he pulled
ut his watch
"Oh, don't mean for the concertl /
lean but Alicia could get no fur
Ter, and, dropping to her knees beside
ne settee she leaned her head against
Is arm and cried.
II guess 1t isn't too late for a wed
ing" said Bob, "but well have to {
urry."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
EARNNslaz,
S1ssRayCANBRA
LARGE HOG HOUSE.

Provides For Maximum of Sunlight
and Exclusion of Drafts.
The Illinois experiment station gives
the following description Of a large
hog house which is In successful op-
Grafton:
Sanitatlon.-In order to be sanitary
hog house should admit the direct
rays of the sun to the floor of all the
pens and exclude cold drafts In win
ter, be dry, free from dust we'll ven
tllated and exclude the hot sun during
the summer.
Fig. l shows hog house built with
this purpose in view. The building as
a whole Is thirty feet wide, with an
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
FIG. n.-eRoUxD PLAN OF HOG HOUSE.

FIG. n.-GRoUHD PLAN OF HOG HOUSE.
the roof on the north side and alley is
made sleeper so as to have more air
space and good ventilation.
In Fig. is submitted the ground
plan Of the hog house. 1t Is 100 feet
long by 30 feet wide and Is provided
with an alley which runs lengthwIse
through the middle OF the building and
Is eight feet wide This permits of
driving through the building with a
wagon, which allows the feed and bed.
ding to be hauled in where 1t Is needed
and the manure to be loaded on the
wagon directly from the pens ana
hauled TO tie field.
The penn are ten feet wide and
eleven feet deep Each pen has
doorway leading to the outside which
Is opened by door sliding upward.
There Is also door opening to the alley
on the inside
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03

M. Perrlchon Visiting Switzerland
We'll, Mary, well take another view
Of this lake and then we can return to
Paris Nine. P.-Why not see some of
the othersl NJ. P.-Well, / don't see
the necessity. 1t seems to me that
one lake must be very much like an
other.-BOn Vivant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
Gounod's Progress,

"As you advance further In your
art" said Gounod to a young poet,
you will come to think of the great
poets of the past as l now appreciate
the great musicians of former times.
When l was your age l used to say
II at twenty-five 1 said L and Mozart
at forty, Mozart and l. now l say
Mozart"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
Musical Note.

A gentleman at musical party
where the lady was very particular not
to have the concord Of sweet sounds
interrupted, seeing that the fire was
going out, asked friend in whisper,
"How could you stir the fire without
interruptinB the music"
Between the barsW replied the
friend.-Home Notes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03
In the Air.

Farmer Greene (who has been
knocked down by balloon anchor)-
Col dern 'em! I'll hev tn law on 'emi
Whar's tn sheriff? Farmer Brown
No use kicking, JOSH Them critters
10 above the law, / reckon!-Houston
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-03

He Is not only idle who does nothing,
but he is idle who might be better en-
ployed.-Socrates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
WEAR LfIS
Of BERRIES
New and Pretty Custom
in AutumnIess
Hawaii.

Have YOU noticed the berry leis that
the wahines are wearing round thelr
hats these days?
90 to the fshmarket any afternoon
| = nd YOU will see them. Walk a couple
of blocks along King or Fort streets
and the globule hatbands will be IN
evidence.
some are red. some yellow and some
tasteful mixture of both coiors- All
are trimmed with green and are manu-
featured out of tissue paper.
A few years ago the yellow paper lei
resembling lima was greatly in vogue
in Honolulu among the fair sex ana
MANY women skilful with their fingers
earned considerable money by making
these Ieis
The imitation lima lei has given place
in popular favor to the berried article
and those who found that it paid to
supply the demand for the former hat
ornament are making more money imam
ever fashioning the new style
Inst where the idea came from is a
mystery. Hawaii has no autumn with
. creation. and the spirit of the fall
season is absent from the land
In all probability someone returning
from the mainland brought one of the
berry leis with them, wore 1t on lhe
street and finally lent it to a friend for
a model.
To the ex-dweller in the States the
sight of the imitation berries brings
thoughts and awakens memories of the
gIories of autumn in his own dear lana
beyond the sea. Here, in land Of per-
natual summer, he dreams of the first
| frost on the corn-shock, sees the bro
host hurrying south and smells and
revels in the pungent odor of wood
smoke, dominating the crisp OCTOBER
| air
And these things seem good to him,
and he feels, deep down in his heart, d
great aloha for the daughter of the
9ut11mnless land who has set him TO
pleasant thinking with her perry lei
4 49,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30

Considerable disparity of opinion
has resulted from the presence of an
African Bushman pygmy boy in a large
cage provided for monkeys in the
Bronx Zoo, New York. The little
African. whose name is Otto Benga,
visited the st. Louis fair, and, liking
the country, came back with DR.. Yer
ner. a traveller. When he arrived there
was difficulty about providing lodging
for him. Benga was too wild for hotel
life, even at the Astoria, and not be
ing used to civilization required atten-
tive guardianship. Finding that Wild
creatures are made comfortable in the
Zoo, DR.. Werner saw Director Norma
day, who said he would take care of
Benga, and gave him quarters at the
Zoo. Benga was happy there, but the
Colored Baptist Ministers Conference
took the view that Benga was giving
a degrading exhibition of a human be
ing in a cage with apes, and appointed
a committee to do something about it
Benga, who speaks the Hottentot
language, was then taken out of the
cage and will soon go to North Caro-
lima, where DIR. Werner will send him to
school, and qualify him to disclose
even more impressively than now how
UNNECESSARILY far. apart is the lowest
grade of human creature from the
highest grade of ape.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30

Put your attention to Seattle for a
steamship connection if you want to get
business and plenty of it, said H G.
Robinson, of New York, yesterday.
Get Jim Hills big liners down here on
a through run to the Orient and bust
ness will wake up all along the line.
You have no idea of the tremendous
passenger traffic moving over the
Northern Pacific, and Seattle is a nat
ural terminus for the road, terminus
which is destined to become one of the
greatest commercial feeders on the
Coast.
san Francisco has always been at a
disadvantage in the matter of transfer
of passengers and freight. She has
been on the wrong side of the bay.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
Weak Digestion

Close and incessant appli-
cation to professional duties
and the cares of business re-
suits often in nervous break
down.
A weak or impaired di-
gestion follows. A nerve
vitalizer and tonic is needed
to bring back buoyant health
and fine spirits.
Paine's Celery Compound,
harmless and good, for Ie
years the standard nerve
tonic.
Read the formula and the
statements of the medical
authorities and you will I'M
derstand just how and just
why it is.
Paine's Celery Compound
CO. tairs no alcohol, no CO.
- no oriurn, no harmful
C-uos 6 ~ rntv-e. = has
stood TIE tcst Of generations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
SEATTLE AND SAN DIEGO
THE PORTS FOR HONOLULU
II. G. Robinson Advises Honolulu TO Make
Strong Bid for Jim Hills
Big Liners.

Those disadvantages are not found IN
Seattle. From train to steamer and
steamer to train the transfer is direct
san Diego is the real port OF the
Southern California coast, not San
Pedro. San Diego is destined to become
the real center of traffic there. l have
heard that there is some figuring being
done for a steamship line from San
Diego to Australia one that may re
ceive a subsidy from the Colonial Gov
eminent That line would make San
Diego.
But above all things make a strong
bid for Jim Hills line of steamers
There's where you'll derive benefit
Mr.. Robinson is a member of a prom
inent financial concern in New York
and is visiting Honolulu for pleasure.
He is stopping at the MOana Hotel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM

Anyone who has ever experienced
the excruciating and almost unbearable
pains incident to infammatory rheu-
matism, will be pleased to know that
prompt relief may be had by applying
Chamberlain Pain Balm. Mr.. D.
Snyder, of Roseville. Ontario. Canada,
says: Il have been troubled with in
ftammatory rheumatism for the past
two years and unable to sleep at night.
I have taken many remedies but must
say Chamberlain Pain Balm is the
best liniment l have ever tried" For
sale by Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd,
agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30
UMAUMa AND
his COLOR LINE

Stephen Umauma, the one-armed
orator in the pay of the Republican
machine, was one of the star speakers
at the Bethel street rostrum yesterday
noon at which time he again drew the
color line by drawing attention to
Wilcox s famous warning:
''Never send a white man to Con
gress.
Umauma advised the audience to
take heed of Wilcox s request
A little while since, Umauma, who Is
strong for Brown, who happens to be
a haole, surprised his auditors by tel[
inc them not to vote for haoles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-30

You're Losing Your House
"weu that's strange" you say.
Nevertheless, it's true.
Now. let US persuade you that a coat
Of paint will save it for you-yes,
coat of good, honest, old-fashloneo
naint. put on with brains and lots OF
elbow-grease.
We carry both brains and CHOW
grease in stock. The paint we make.
Yours painfully,
STANLEY STEPHENSON,
THE PAINTER.
PoiiticiansI Take notice, we make
signs. &. S. Signs are vote-getters-