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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
HANGED TO MUSIC.
Doomed Man Sang al Want to BE an
Angel" with the Crowd.

doomed man gang II want TO he ar
Angel" With the Crowd,
an the early days of Wyoming
when there were but a few churches
and many attractions Of law, a mar
Of the name Of Barstow, who never
knew fear and was a devout Christian
was elected to the Office Of sheriff,
said a citizen OF that state. "Soor
after Barstow entered upon the duties
Of his Office man was convicted foI
a capital crime.
1.-The fact that there was no minister
within reach preyed upon the mind OF
the sheriff, who undertook to supply
the lack by holding an hours Bible
reading In the condemned mans cell
and praying with him. As the time
for the hanging approached Barstow
became possessed with the fear that
he had not acquitted himself Of the
spiritual responsibility devolving upon
him and devised a programme that
was new and unique After the victim
Of the laws mandate was placed upon
the platform and everything was in
readiness the sheriff prayed long and
fervently. Then he called for some one
to start hymn, and n man near the
platform began the only one he know,
I Want to Be an Angel in which the
prisoner Joined.
"As the last verse was sung the sher-
iff buslld himself adjusting the moose,
and Immediately upon its conclusion
the trap was sprung"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
CONSUMPTION
PREVENTABLE
DIsINFECTION IMPORTANT.
Results Obtained in Large Institution.

The importance of disinfection Is shown
by the results obtained at the Brooklyn
Home for Oonsumptives, the finest institu-
ton of the kind in New York. A letter
from the President is quoted;
"We have used Platt's Chlorides in the
Brooklyn Home for Consumptives for more
thnn ten years, and find it not only COM
fort but necessity. Through its use we
defy the germs to make any inroads on
the nurses and employees who are in con-
slant attendance upon the sick. one hun
bred Of whom are now in the institution
One nurse has been there well on TO ten
years, asccond almost as long, and not one
person ever employed in the Home has de-
veloped lung trouble. Mrs. s. V. White,
President, Kingston Ave-, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Platt's Chlorides is an odorless, colorlsss
liquid disinfectant which instantly removes
any foul odors and destroys disease-breed-
ing matter. A quart bottle win last an
average family month and Il can be
obtained at all druggists.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
ROTATE CROPS.
totton should Not Come on the Laxd
Ortener Than Every Three Years.

cotton Should Not Come on the LaEd
Oftener Than Every Three Years.
Cotto1 planting, by which is meant
the cxclG Ire and continuous cultiya-
ton Of cotton OIL the same land as
long as the crop win yield enough to
pick. has ruined thousands of acres of
once fertile land "A ID disngured the cot.
ton region with torn and quilted old
fields This type Of cotton growing has
been an unmitigated curse to the south
ern states, says Farm and Ranch.
The most profitable and satisfactory
system Of farming In the cottcn region
Is that In which cotton comes on the
land not Oftener than once every three
years. Four or five years rotation
would probably be better still. The diff
ferent crops to be included In tie rota-
ton must differ with soils and locali-
ties and with the personal tastes Of the
farmer. The foundation of the system
should, however, be the endeavor to
make the farm self sustaining without
counting the area In cotton. Cotton
would then become the surplus or saw
ings bank account In such q system
when prices were too low the farmer
would hold his crop until prices rose.
Good Crop Rotation.
In arranging a good rotation for up
land sections of the cotton belt the fol-
lowing crops are all available: Corn,
winter oats, winter wheat, sorghums
Sweet and nonsaccharine), sweet pota-
toes, peanuts, crimson clover and cow
peas.
Stock raising in the cotton region Is
never likely to exceed the demands OF
the local markets. Permanent grass
lands are, except as regards Bermuda
grass, difficult to maintain and not de-
sirable. AS rule. IL will be more prof
liable to depend upon annual legumi-
nous crops for hay and pasture or q
mixture Of such with winter oats rath-
er than to attempt to lay down cotton
land in so called permanent grasses.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
GARDEN KEYBOARD

Gardening is good deal like any
other art. TO be genuine in any country
1t must be founded Oh a popular in
terest and real feeling. The garden
however snail, that is we'll balanced
simple, witt things not only that are
good to see end good to eat, but with
something FOL the heart and soul of the
people who make it-thiS is the new
and characters site thing, the American
garden.
In the front rank of all insectivorous
birds as a destroyer of cutworms
stands the much slandered crow, ac-
cording to Oemler. He is up early
enough to catch the worm before 1t
descends into the ground; but, if need
be, he digs it up. He also kills tomato
worms and field mice.
Another sowing of beets and last
sowing of early varieties Of peas may
now be made.
Tomato plants should be got out into
permanent quarters as soon as the
weather permits.
Don't forget another planting of
roasting ears to come in after the early
supply
Sheep mancre has been known to
produce marvellous growth, which may
be attributed TO the unusual amount
Of organic matter 1t contains. Stable
manure is perhaps saf~-t for general
use, as it contains all things in mod.
Grafton.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11

Chickens and other birds roosting on
q perch no bigger than lead pencil
never fall Off. Do you know why?"
said a farmer.
1.-THE tendon Of roosting birds leo
Is so constructed that when the leg Is
bent at the knee the claws have to con-
tract-can't open till the leg is straight
ened out again.
THUS n chicken gets on its perch.
bends its knee TO be comfortable and
with that bending locks itself. as with
a key, to the wood 1t can't fall Off.
Put a chicken on your finger and then
make it sit down. It's claws will clamp
your finger tight and be unable to let
90 until the bird stands up again. Ma
ture, very kindly. has SO constructed
roosting birds that the act Of settling
down clamps them to their perch"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Argentine Comnetition.

The English market gives us an enor-
nous outlet for the better grades of
live stock, our annual sales Of feed lot
products to London, Liverpool and 9th
er British cities aggregating nearly
$150,000000. But for this our western
feeders would indeed be in hard lines,
because the surplus Of this industry is
80 stupendOus that the home market
alone is powerless to absorb it at a
price that would admit of the feeding
Of high priced corn upon high priced
land at any profit. Even here, however,
we will have to look closely to our lau-
rels. as Argentina is becoming a more
dangerous competitor In Great Britain
each recurring season.-0hio Farmer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
AcRosTIcs AND ANAGRAMs.
They Have Been Known Since the
Days of the Psalmtst.

They Have Been Known Since the
Days of the Psalmtst.
We find that the acrostic Is the most
ancient form Of puzzling mankind.
Acrostic is Greek for a number OF
verses the first letters Of which form
a word, sometimes a name and some
times q sentence The final letter may
form a word, or, as Addison tells us,
the letters will even run down the CEN
ter Of the verses as a seam. The He
brew poets often made their verses run
over the entire alphabet. Twelve Of the
psalms are written on this plan, the
most notable being the One Hundred
and Nineteenth. This has twenty-twodi-
visions, or stanzas, corresponding to the
twenty-five letters of the Hebrew al
phabet Each stanza is formed Of eight
couplets, and the first line of each COUP
let in the first stahZa in the original
Hebrew begins with the letter aleph,
the second commences with beth, the
third with glmel, and so on through the
alphabet. The English divisions Of tbs
psalms are called after the Hebrew let
ter that began the couplets. 1t was
also customary to compose verses on
sacred subjects after the fashion of He
brew acrosties. This was done with
view to aid memory, and such pieces
were called abcedarian hymns.
The riddle Is also Of ancient origin |
The Proverbs Of the Bible, or sayings |
attributed to Solomon, are often in the |
form Of riddles. Was 1t not the queen |
OF Sheba who proposed riddles to Solo, |
mon? The Koran the scriptural book |
Of the Mohammedans, also contains rid |
dies. as do some books now In exist !
ence, written In Arabic and Persian. |
The ancient Egyptians also PROFOUND |
ed riddles end one Of the seven wise /
men Of Greece, who lived in the sixth |
century 3. c., was celebrated for his
riddles in verse. Homer, the Greek
poet, according to a statement In Plu-
tarch, died of vexation at not being
able to solve a riddle. In the middle
ages riddles were encouraged for
amusement on winter nights in the
baronial hall and also In the monastery.
In later days some Of the most brilliant
men of letters contributed to the list of
riddles.
The anagram, or transpositiOn Of the
letters In words or sentences, was
much in vogue in Greece in the olden
times. The Cabalists, or Jewish doc
tors, thought that the anagram always
pointed out a mans destiny, and If his
name written backward or transposed
In any way spelled a word with mean
ing they firmly believed 1t q revelation.
The fiatterers Of James /. Of England
proved his right to the British mon
archy as the descendant Of the myth
ical King Arthur from his name,
Charles James Stuart, which becomes
claims Arthur's seat" The best ana
grams are those which have In the
new order of letters some Specification
to that from 0hich they
are formed. When PLATE asked, "Quid
est veritas?" what is truthD he prob.
ably had no idea that his question an
swered Itself, but 1t did. The transpc-
sition made it, Est vir qui adest" Qt
Is the man who is here. AnagramR
were written as early as 250 B. c., and
their name comes from the Greek
words ana backward and gramms
f~'rifin0a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
what NoduIes Do.

From the results of various expert
ments and observations at the Mich.
gan experiment station 1t is concluded
that, while nCGrlcS on The roots Of soy
beans and cowpeas on fairly fertile
soil may not noticeably increase the
yield, they may Increase TO an impor-
tant extent tlia relative and absolute
amounts Of Nitrogen in the plants and
thus add to iheir value as green ma
nures and rs food.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
succnfnsh Hnx.

Some of the Michigan farmers grow
what they call succOtash hay" One
of them says he sows a bushel of oats
a peck of spring wheat and a peck OF
beardess barley to an acre. This mix
ture is sowed about April 10 to %, and
disked in If on stubble ground. If on
cornstalks he cuts the stalks with O
stalk cutter and plows them under, so
that there will be no trash on the
ground when he mows and rakes the
hay.
The crop is cut just after the oats
get out of the "bloom." He mows II
with a common mower and leaves 1t to
"cure" in the same way hay is cured.
1t is then raked and stored away in
the barn or in n great many cases Is
stacked like meadow hay and keeps In
excellent shape. This farmer claims
that as a horse or cattle feed succo-
fash hay is unequaled.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11

Gus nails are used to fasten all togeth
er. But such coops cannot be knock
ed down and stored from season &c
season in pile, as the braced style
can If the screws are removed The
ends of each board should be beveled
to form half a right angle, or forty
Eve degrees.
In one corner a coop may be made
consisting of a removable roof to FL
over the sides of the pen and Of q
height sufficient to accommodate the
hen, goose or turkey mother This top
should slant to shed rain and from Its
front Stats may extend downward into
the pen to keep the mother in when de.
sired.
In use the time saving management
consists in the method of moving as
well as In the feature of knocking
down" The coop is placed In the cen.
ter Of grass plot at least twenty-four
feet across in each direction, and when
moving time arrives the chicks are at.
idCtcu " IL lllliC lOOu At ID, MnllS lhc
operator lifts the pen at A and, using
q as n pivot. carries the point A
around to ID. In order to make the
chicks move forward from b when the
coop is moving the food should beplaced
close to the side Of the pen and some
more on the other slde-namely, at Il.
After few mOvings the chicks learn
to go forward promptly. Each day the
pen is moved in the same way until ii
occupies the place marked 6. Then
1t may be moved to new ground by
turning on one of its other corners,
say, f, so that, for instance, the coop
will be at G, as indicated by the dotted
line. From this point as a new center
the daily movement may continue as
before.-American Agriculturist.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
THE FARMERS SHEEP.
Popularity and Excellent Qualities Of
the shropshire.

the SufOpBhlfe.
The Shropshire sheep is unquestiona
bly, the most popular of all the breeds
II we may judge by the comparative
numbers shown at the various exhibi.
tions and equally by the focks seen on
the farms as one passes along the roads
in such localities as sheep are usually
kept Practically 1t is the farmers
sheep, says Henry Stewart in Country
Gentleman, and the following are some
of the reasons for his opinions:
The Shropshire has an excellent repu-
tation as prime mutton sheep, espe-
cially for its most desirable lambs for
the Easter and Christmas market. Its
home is in the best part of England,
where agriculture is most highly de.
veloped, and it stands at the head of
that class Of sheep commonly called.
the Downs breeds.
Its qualifications as a farm sheep
are various. 1t is hardy and prolific.
One flock in England has been trained
to produce two sets Of lambs every
year, so that the flock as to its original
number really doubles annually, and
as this sheep is very precocious, and II
well cared for may be bred as lambs
the second year and increase in this
same proportion, the flock is proportion
ately more profitable than one in which
the lambs are only singles. The sheep
of this breed are easily disciplined
and are rarely troublesome on any or
binary farm and thus may be consid-
cred as especially the farmers sheep.
1t is easily fed and when three years
old may easily be made to dress TWEEN
y pounds to the quarter. 1t is pro-
life wool bearer. A prize ram had a
live weight of over 300 pounds, and
his fleece Of that year, not quite a
years growth. made seventeen and a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Future value Of younp Tlmb.y

An item of news Of Importance to
timber land owners Is the announce
ment that Il California lumber COM
pany. which applied a plan of fire pro-
lection to Il single township during the
summer Of 1908. is now preparing to
extend the same protection TO the rest
Of its large holdings of cut over land.
1t built fire lines and lnaugurated a
patrol system TO guard the young
growth. A significant point in connec-
ton with this use Of fire protection
system by private owner Is the fact
that It means the recognition OF the.
future value of young timber.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
A Ground HOG Case.

"a ground hog case" is case OF
absolute necessity in which the
reward Of perseverance Is certain and
the necessity for perseverance, is i'm
peratiye. Its origin Is told in this sto-
ry: A boy was seen digging vigorously
with grub hoe at the mouth Of a hole
In which a ground hog had taken ref
uge. He was asked If he thought he
would get the ground hog, to which he
replied with scorn: Catch hlm2 Why,
yes; I'm bound to catch him; we're out
Of meat."-St. Louis Republic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
SUCCESS OF OILED ROADS.
How California Highways Have Been
Benefited by Crude OIL.

BENEFITED by Crude Oil.
The sprinkllng Of roads with crude
oil Is no longer an experiment in Santa
Crrz county, in California, according
to statements made to the Jacksonville
Register by Supervisor ]. A. Linscott.
The highways treated during the last
year and more are the Grimmer road,
the roads in the Carlton district, the
Hughes or San Andreas road, near the
beach, the Larkln Valley road and the
Kirkpatrick road.
The largest quantity of oil used to
the mile has been $50 barrels and the
smallest quantity 1875 barrels, the lat.
ter quantity being applied chiefly to
unimproyed roads for the purpose OF
laying the dust, il being found cheaper
to use oil than water. The oil used has
cost 60 cents barrel. The money
comes out of the general fund, as there
has not been sufficient money availa.
bic in the road district fund for the
purpose The total sum in the road dis.
trict fund last year was $4,000, and Il
was used for other purposes.
Mr.. Linscott has charge Of super
yisorlaI district No. 4. He said: The
application Of oil to roads saves the
roads, lays the dust and prevents wash
ing from winter rains. 1t has passed
the predetermined point and has proved
a complete success The oil has worked
a semlbituminous surface on the roads
In most instances where there Is con-
siderable travel, the effect being very
satisfactory. They look like bitumi-
nous roads.
1--WE are now turnpiklng," he con-
tinued, "the road at Freedom, gravel
Ing II, and will water the center and
put oil Oh the sides. The farmers pre-
fer to have it that way for the present,
as there will not be so much trig under
the wheels in heavy hauling. There
are 100 miles Of road in district No. 4,
and 1t Is intended to treat all of them
with OIL where water cannot be got,
as soon as funds can be procured for
the purpose"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
stuck In Spring Mud.

When one wheel drops down into a
mudhole and sticks the team, don't put
the third horse on ahead, advises Farm
Journal. Hook chain around the axle
close to the sunken wheel and bring
It across the load TO the other side Of
the wagon. Hitch the third horse to
this chain and pull almost at right an
giles to the wagon in order to lift the
wheel upward and out Of the hole.
Then start the other team and go
ahcad.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
neinmnre,n Nnmen.

Delaware has been called the Dia
mond State, for, though small In size
II formerly was of great political i'm
portance. 1t also enjoys the nickname
Of the Blue Hen State, this having
been bestowed on account OF a gentle
man named Caldwell, who made the
state famous in sporting annals by the
quality of his gamecocks, which he al
ways bred from the eggs of blue hen,
believing that this was the best color
Tor the mother of gamecock.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
sheIIex,s Heart.

A we'll known and very prominent
English family are the possessors Of o
remarkable relic In the shape Of hui
man heart preserved In jar of alco'
hol. 1t appears that Shelley, the poet,
feared that there was q chance Of be-
ing buried alive. To guard against
any such a contingency he left direc-
lions that his heart should be removed
Immediately after death. The queer
relic may stillibe seen by any one who
visits Bascombe manor, Bounemouth,
England.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
N S&zW Norfo|kSsWestsu
leave Buena Vista.

NORTHBOUND.
MOP 931P. M. Daily, For Basic. Luray
HagerstOwn and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia,
No IA. 1886 PM Daily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeperto New
York via Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 1. 720 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Blueheld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, N. G,
WeIch and intermediateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphlaIto Weleh.
No. 10. 2.G9P. NJ. Daily. Fol Roanoke,
Bristol, Bluefleld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullmansleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
gar.
additional infolmation'an rates cheer
fully furnished by g. 2. Abrahams
Ticket Agent, BuGna Vista, Va.
w. B. BEVlLL, NJ. i. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agent Trav. Pass Agt,
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
BEES IN THE HOME.

honey from going to loss. They are
an absolute necessity to the hOrtlcul-
turist and have made some men rich,
and in the now fashionable pursuit Of
nature study few things are more fas-
cinating than the working of the bees,
which may readily be observed in
glass front hive placed near a window,
through which the bees fly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Why Is This ThusF

Working on the most trustworthy
statistics obtainable in regard to road
accidents an esteemed contemporary
has figured out that the automobile Is
just ten times as destructive as the
horse. The automobile is supposed to
be entirely under the control Of the
driver, while the horse has will Of his
own, and the inference is that a horse
Is more or less difficult to control for
this reason. Why does not this theory
work out in practice?
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
RECOMMENDED 70 ALL MOTHERS

II have used Cuticura Ointment for
chafng of infants, and as they grew
older all skin diseases were given treat
ment with that and the Cuticura Soap.
never found it necessary to call doc
tor, as these Remedies are sure cure,
if used as directed. lam glad to recon-
mend them to all mothers" Sincerely
yours, Mrs. F. A. Kennard,
June q, 1905. st. Paul Park, MINI.
cuiicurA Soap Ointment and Pills are sold throughout
che world. Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Props Boston.
u7-Maued Free, " How to Care for the Skin"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
The Adaptable Bee.

That more persons do not keep bees
Is rather singular. They may be kept
in the city or the country and in any
locality. They are at home any place
you set them down, either at the
queens palace or in the most remote
corner of n wilderness. They will oc.
cupy place that is of no use for any
thing else. They will save tons Of
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Joy.

Joy is the handspring in the whole
sound Of everlasting nature; Joy moves
the wheels Of the great tlmepiece Of the
world; she 1t is that loosens flowers
from their buds, suns from their firma-
ments, rolling spheres In distant space
seen not by the glass Of the astrono-
mer.-Schiller.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Too Smooth.

The Fiancee-There's just one thing
that worries me little. The Fiance-
What is that? The Flancee = There
seems to be no opposition on the part
Of any Of our relatives.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11
Johnny,s Faith.

"But why do you think Johnny be-
lieves so thoroughly In the efficacy Of
prayerY
Because when suggested that he
pray for a little brother he refused to
do 1t and prayed for a goat and red
wagon instead."- Houston Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11

+ 1t is fact nowadays that fine feath-
ers do make fine birds and that people
are judged more by their appearance
than their character.-Lady Violet Gre
vile IN London Graphic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11

ment this being FUN SI'''I'' NM In u u
a cross section and readily understood.
The bottom Of the sheep rack Is tight,
and under this, through narrow Stats
and openings in front, the lambs may
be fed in a small trough Of their own.
They are thus out of the way of the
sheep and can be fed their own ration
apart from the sheep.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-04-11

and making the
feeder Il great
deal of trouble.
The cut, from
Farm j Journal.
shows a very ex-
cellent arrange