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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

are machined and ground down to the
dovetail shapes shown In the engray-
ing representing the system Of Joining
at the corners Of angles. After these
points have been machined and ground
to an exact at the plates are heated
and then hardened The vaults are
built with the hardened surface on the
outside. The dovetails are formed
with one face square and the opposite
face cut at the desired angle. The
clearances are so arranged that the
dovetails slide snugly into place as
the plates are drawn together, and att
err they have been brought home long,
wedglng strips and key pieces are driy-
en- into place from inside the vault,
locking the plates securely In position.
The joint as thus formed is 80 close
and massive that II Is proof against
any attack by floating nitroglycerln IN
from the outside, and wedges VIII
make absolutely no impression upon II,
the hard face spllnterlng the wedges
Just as 1t does the hard point OF pro-
1ectile. For the same reason the drill
is useless, and, as for the method OF
attack by using the arc light and TAX
Ing the temper out Of the steel, 1t Is
sufficient to say that the conditions
necessary for the use of the arc are so
difficult to obtain that no burglar could
hope to use II without detection. The
banking public need lose no sleep over
the electric arc scare, Of which we re-
Gently heard so much.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
HOW BEAST MEN ARE MADE
The Hfdeous and Cruel Practice of
Flesh Sculpture In China.

The Hideous and Cruel Practice of
Flesh Sculpture In China.
"Victor Hugo in The Man Who
Laughs said an ethnologist, "tells of
the sculptors of living flesh-those hor-
rible people of the middle ages who kid
naped tender little children and turned
them into all sorts of monsters, dwarfs,
hunchbacks and the like, selling them
afterward for testers or for showmen's
freaks.
1.-THE hideous and cruel practice Of
flesh sculpture still continues. There Is
O tribe of Chinese gypsles who steal
children and turn them into so called
wild men. The practice is. Of course,
illegal.
"a kidnapped child is fiayed alive, bit
by bit, and the shaggy skin Of a dog
is grated on him. This takes year.
At the years end the poor creature is
shaggy, like bear from head to foot.
"The child's vocal chords are destroy
ed with charcoal in an unspeakably
cruel way. He can never speak there
after. He can only growl and moan
like q beast.
HE is imprisoned in a perfectly black
hole until every vestige Of reason leaves
him. Nine months is usually suf-
ficient confinement to accomplish this.
Finally, speeches., shaggy, lunatlc,
the victim is sold to travelling show
man and is exhibited throughout China
as genuine wild man or beast man. l
am bound to say he looks the part"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
TORTURED BY
ITCHING ECZEMA
Suffered Tremendous Itching Over
Whole Body Scratched Until
BIed Worse at Night, With
Soreness and Excruciating Pains
"A Western Ladys
WONDERFUL CURE BY
CUTlCURA REMEDIES

"Last year at this time suffered
with a tremendous itching on my
back, which grew worse and worse, I'm.
til it spread over the whole body, and
only my face and hands were free.
For four months or so l suffered the
torments of the damned, and had to
scratch, scratch, scratch, until l bled.
At night when | went to bed things
got worse. and | had at times to get
up and scratch my body all over, until
| was as sore as could be, and until
suffered excruciating pains. | did not
know what it was, and resorted to a
number of blood purifiers, using at
times also Cuticura Soap. They told
me then that l was suffering from
eczema. Then I made up my mind
that | would also use Cuticura ONT
ment and Cuticura Resolvent. | used
them according to instructions, and very
soon indeed l was greatly relieved. l
continued until well, and now | am
ready to recommend the Cuticura REM
edies to any one who suffers as did your
obedient servant. Mrs. Mary Metzger,
Sweetwater, Okla, June %, 1905"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
A Too Familiar Snake.

Seeing snakes is a common expert
cnce with the inhabitants Of India and
one unconnected with amy suggestions
Of bibulousness. An English nurse
tells of little boy who lived in the
next bungalow to hers and had his
bread and milk every day on the
veranda sitting in child's high chair.
One morning, hearing him talking and
growing to himself apparently, she was
paralyzed on looking out to see him
gently tapping the head of a cobra
with his spoon, saying, Naughty,
naughty The snake was drinking the
milk out of the bowl, paying no heed
to the child. In that mysterious coun-
try the snakes may be heard rustling
across the verandas and have an I'M
tidy habit of shedding their skins any
where
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
Money Wisely Expended Is Safely
and Probably Expended.

Money Wisely Expended Is Safely
and Probably Expended.
Beautifed utility Is never too costly.
Over and over again the cost benefits
Of public improvements have been
proved, defined, established. 1t Is true
of public betterments of q sanitary
character; it Is true Of public better
ments that look to commercial ad-
vaDcement; it is true of public better
ments that have primarily an art val
ne. The practical and the ornamental
betterment are alike in this-that mon
ey wisely expended for good purposes
is safely and proftably invested.
The limitations of expenditures for
civic betterment are of course very OBJ
vious. The work undertaken must be
good in itself and serve some good
purpose. Money expended for a worth
less filtration plant, for example, is
money worse than wasted. Money
spent for bad art is not always consid-
cred as so completely lost as money
that might be wasted for worthless
sanitary apparatus. The statue causes
no i'll health and may be avoided by
passing down the next street, while an
impure water supply brings death and
destruction to many HELPLESS PERSONS
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

Butchers are the worlds best weight
guessers. The butchers difficult trade
gives him a skill in weight guessing
that is almost incredible. 1t is COM
monplace thing in meat shop to see a
butcher seize hold of a huge red round
of beef and slash off with great knife
four pounds just, or two and half
pounds just. or six pounds just, ac-
cording to the order. The buyer Of
meat wants to get the weight he asked
for, no more and no less, and he wants
this weight in one piece, not in one. big
piece and two or three little ones. To
satisfy the buyer the butcher has been
compelled to acquire extraordinary
skill n ipd"ing just how much a GER
g . round Of meat weighs
z T0r-ion smooth
Cincinnati En-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

more than 40 cents per cubic yard.
This makes the cost only 5000 per
mile were a full load of gravel placed
on the crown of the road all the way.
How about the after care OF such
road7 Here is the secret Of success.
When the first rain comes passing
teams and vehicles will puddle the ma
terial along the crown of the road In
the beaten track, forming a hard crust
as II dries, which will be somewhat
rough and uneven. Before 1t becomes
too dry and hard hone the surface
perfectly smooth and true with light
hone about five or six feet long. One
man and team can hone off bunch OF
road in this way II he understands his
business at slight cost. He should
stand on the hone and guide 1t by
stepping from one end OF the hone to
the other rs the occasion requires. This
is very inexpensive and should be re-
peated after every big rain, though 1t
will never soften much after the first
pudding. Now rake Off any loose
stone, and you have beaten track on
the crown Of the road, over which a
bicycle or an auto will roll as smoothly
as on the best macadam road and on
which you can drive a clean buggy an
hour after summer shower without
having to avoid mud holes. The only
other care needed on such road Will
be to sprinkle n very little good gravel,
shale or even hardpan right In the cen
ter of the beaten track occasionally,
according to the amount Of wear on
the road, and keep the cutters from
filling, throwing the stuff secured out
Of them away from the road instead OF
back into IT,
what are the scientific principles In
volyed? The beaten track on the
crown of the road Is a hard crust al
most lmpervlous to water, while the
soil beneath this crust and at the side
near the lower cutters Is porous and
open. cannot illustrate better than
by referring to a turtles back. Using
the hone frequently keeps the upper
surface Of the crust so smooth that rain
flows quickly into the cutters at the
side, as II would from turtles shell.
Rain cannot saturate this crust from
the under side any more than 1t could
on the under side of turtles shell.
II any happens TO work It's way through
the crust of the beaten track 1t falls
away quickly through the more porous
soil beneath and into the cutters at the
side, Just rs rain would run from the
under side of the shell to a turtles
back through the openings for his legs.
At any rate. the sample which was
built after this pattern and at this
cost has stood The test Of years sery-
Ice and Is still In almost perfect condi-
ton"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

Neither maund, a basket, nor maun'
der, to whine or grumble, is obsolete.
Both are still in common use In South
Motifs and Leicestershire, at any rate.
The former is used only, however, OF
a particular kind Of basket, used for
carrying butter to market. The basket
is nearly square in shape and has two
lids opening from the middle part,
where the handle is, and 1t is called
the "butter mawn" (maundD. Maunder
is usually heard in such sentences as
"What are you Numbering atT A
Northumbrlan will say, "He's maun-
derlng old fool" when the man OF
whom he Is speaking strings words to.
gether In q senseless sort OF way some
what akin to neutrality-suspicious. Notes
and Queries.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
LIQUID ELECTRICITY.
Wonderful Discovery Claimed by IN
italian Inventor.

wonderful Discovery Claimed by m
Italian Inventor.
Professor Adolphe Tame, the director
of the electrical company La Gada at
Oneglia, In Liguria, Italy, claims TO
have discovered after seven years OF
patient study a method of electrlfying
water or some similar fluid so that 1t
can be used to drive any vehicle and
to convey light or heat without any diff
ficulty, the reservoir of liquid being II
self the accumulator, and the force Is
conveyed by wires. The receptacle In
which the fluid is held Is the special
invention Of NJ. Tame, and his expert
ments prove that an automobile OF
twenty horsepower carrying twenty
quarts of the magical water can make
q run of ten hours at cost of 2 cents
per kilowatt hour; moreover, that cleo
triclty only loses 1.75 per cent of Its
power in passing into the liquid.
1t is prophesied by those who have
witnessed VI. Tame's experiments that
vessels will henceforth be driven by
electrified water instead of steam and
indeed that such as need q little ex-
ira energy will be able to take 1t In
any form OF liquid nourishment they
most affect. There seems indeed no
limit to the advantages of the new dis
covery. and Italy is to be congratulate
ed OH having followed up her great
electrical sons. Volta and Mareoni, by
yet another. who has wrested some of
the further secrets of her power from
the magician Electra.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
TRYING 10 Abolish Files.

A prize of 1900 has been awarded
by the Paris Matin to the inventor
of q new method Of getting rid OF
house flies. The method is strictly
scientific and 1t Is claimed, will com
pletely destroy the eggs, which are
usually deposited In drainpipes. Crude
petrol mixed with water Is used
for household dIsInfectlng purposes.
The drainpIpes become lined with the
oil, which both kills the eggs already
there and precludes the deposit of
others. When desired the petrol can
be poured on fine soil and the latter
sprinkled In corners. This, 1t is said,
n thoroughly efflcaclous In destroying
the eggs The operations should be
carried out in the spring to obtain the
hest results
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
A Poser.

A Missouri judge tells how he quiet
ed a barber who had lotion for sale.
The barber had just shaved him and
before letting him up wanted to sell
him the lotion to use on his face wheD
he shaved himself. as this what you
use on your customers?" asked the
Judge. NO" replied the barber; lit Is
SO expensive cannot afford It." III
you can't afford when you get 10 cents
for shaving man." replied the judge,
show do you expect me to afford 1t
when 1 shave myself for nothingT
The barber was nonplused and gave
up the sale.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
CARE OF CANARlES.

A piece of cutie bone is needed al
ways, and now and then lump Of
sugar.
Guard the cage from draft, from ex-
posture to cold at night and also from
too much heat.
Canary seed principally should be
given though now and then little
rape seed is beneficial.
Do not use a painted cage. The bird
will peck the cage more or less, and the
paint thus imbibed is very Injurious.
The larger the cage the better it is
for the birds. and if not new it should
be scalded and well dried before put
ting them into 1t.
Avoid frightening the birds in any
way. 1t is very easy to have them
know you and welcome your coming
but they do not like to be handled.
The cage should be thoroughly clean
ed every morning, placing piece Of
clean brown paper, not newspaper, on
the bottom. Perches should also be
washed daily.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
FINGER FELLOWS.
There Are Three Varieties of These
Very Painful Sores.


A felon, or whltlow, Is an infamma-
ton Of the hand or finger, usually Of
the last joint Of the finger. It's Impor-
lance varies with the seat OF it-that is
to say, with the portion Of the finger
involved. 1t may affect the skin only,
the tendons or sinews or the fibrous
covering Of the bone-the periosteum.
A superficial whitlow, where the In
hammation Is confined to the skin, may
be extremely painful, but otherwise it
IL not very serious matter. But this
cannot be said Of the other two forms.
In the tendlnous whitlow pus forms
In the fibrous sheath surrounding the
tendon, and unless the Inflammation
quickly subsidies or the matter is let
out by the surgeons knife the pus
may burrow down through the sheath
into the palm Of the hand and result in
a permanent crippling Of the member.
The third variety-called by ply
sicians the subperiosteal-is that in
which matter forms beneath the mem
brane which covers the bone. AS this
membrane Is tough and inelastic the
tension due to the increasing volume
Of matter becomes very great and gives
rise to throbbing, maddening pain.
The relief afforded by a deep cut into
this infiamed finger, right down to the
bone, Is magical although the cut
hurts This is the only treatment for
this form Of felon, and the incision
should be made early, for If it is too
long delayed the bone will be killed
and a discharging sore will remain
which will later necessitate a surgical
operation even IL 1t does not result in
the loss of the last joint OF the finger
The superficial whitlow does not
usually call for such radical treatment.
A clay poultice often affords great re-
lief. This may be made by making
paste of clay previously sterlllzed by
baking In a very hot oven and adding
glycerin to prevent too rapid drying, or
the clay may be obtained ready prepar-
ed In the drug store. This protects the
finger from injury, keeps 1t cool and, If
applied early enough, may prevent the
formation Of matter. When once pus
has formed, however, no matter what
the variety Of the felon, the safest plan
Of treatment is to cut into the inflamed
finger and give exit to the confined
matter and relieve the tension Of the
parts.-Youths Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Labor In Old Times.

Twelve hours in winter and fourteen
In summer was fair average days
work, but in Lyons in 1871 the print
ers worked from 2 o'clock in the morn
Ing till or in the evening. In other
trades the working hours were often
from 4 In the morning till 8 at night
or from to TO- Workers In the same
meter generally lived together in the
same street, but the maitre artisan
had his own malson The ground floor
was his shop or workshop; above was
his bedroom, which was also the sit
ting and eating room; small room ad-
joining accommodated his children, and
above was garnet where various
commodities were stored. - Brisson's
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Aiming a Revolver.

It is a peculiar fact that very rev
men. even accomplished shots, know
how a revolver ought to be handled
Nearly all are taught to handle a re-
volyer as If it were rife-that Is, by
bringing the object aimed at and the
fore and hind sight into line. ms is
ali well enough for shooting gallery
practice, but should never be toi'owe 60
in the field. When training troops 10
use the revolver they are taught III
aiming, never to look at the weapon
at all. but to keep their eyes on tne
object to be struck. In quick nring'
and specially in shooting from horse
back, much better results are opsa'H
tn61,>w1nknaaBb
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
BURGLAR PROOF SAFES.
Vaults Built of Armor Plate with
Dovetnfled Joints.


Dovetailed Joints.
The introduction of harveyized ar
NOR into vault construction may fairly
be described as the most important
single step ever taken In the develop
ment of burglar proof vaults. A vault
built Of armor plate. with its joints
dovetailed together and keyed from
the inside of the vault and provided
with a circular door ground into tho
armor plate front, is proof against any
known method Of burglar attack.
After the harveyized plate has been
cast and forged to the necessary
thickness it is covered with coat Of
carbonaceous material and heated for
several weeks In furnace until the
carbon which Is the hardening ele-
ment In steel, has eaten down several
Inches into the body Of the plate. The
plate Is then reduced to size, and the
edges where they lock into each other
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

1t is told of Major General Sir Will
liam Gatacre Of the British army that
during the Sudan campaign BIZ was one
day going the round of the sentries.
Stopping before one he asked him what
his orders were "To keep a sharp
lookout for the enemy and also for
General Gatacre," was the prompt re-
ply. "Do you know him by sightT
asked the general mo, SIR" answered
the man, "but was told that II l saw
an officer fussing and swearing and
rushing about that would be General
Gatacre,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
English and scotch precedence.

At the coronation Of Charles l., the
kingdoms of England and Scotland
having been united during the reign OF
his father, considerable friction took
place with regard to the order Of pre-
cedence of the English and Scottish
noblemen. An arrangement satisfac-
tory to all parties was finally conclud-
ed, in virtue of which English peers
while In England took precedence of
Scottish peers of the same rank, while
in Scotland this order was reversed,
and the Scottish peers went first.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
He showed the Way.

On the 10th of August, 1907, Colonel
Michel Ney. duke of Elchingen, hav-
ing received orders to charge, turned
to his men and shouted to them in a
voice of thunder:
"Aly lads, have an income OF 3OO,-
900 francs, and you haven't farthing.
Keep your eye on your colonel as he
charges, and do as he does"
SO saying, he rode off as hard as he
could tear in the direction Of the ene-
my. The whole regiment followed him
as though electrified.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

Although most people have seen a
shepherds crook many do not know
the use of it. Some people think that
oil the shepherd carries 1t for Is to use
It as q walking stick when he tramps
90 and from the fold. But the crooked
end itself serves a purpose. 1t enables
shepherd to catch refractory sheep.
If a sheep shows signs of running
away the crooked end has only to be
placed round his leg, and he Is a cap
tive.-London Standard.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

A very simple experiment made by
an eminent bacterlologist determines
IN n startling manner the potential
dangers associated with accumuiations
of dust In living rooms. A pin point
was used to convey as much dust as so
small a vehicle will carry. This yielded
no less than 1900 colonies of living
germs when cultivated on gelatin, and
although fortunately every species was
not representative Of disease yet the
majority were potent sources OF de-
composition and danger to health
Iondon Tela9ranh
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
N S&7!W Norfo|kisWesterI
Schedule in effect May eth, 1906.
leave Buena Vista.

leave ouElld tStns
NORTHBOUND.
No. . 931P. M. Daily, For Basic. Luras
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No.14. 1886 p. NJ Daily, For Elagerstowr
Baltimore, Philadelphia. New
York and intermediate stations.
Pullman sleeper to New York via
Harrisburg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. /. 722 A.. M. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte N c..
WEIGH and intermediateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphia to WEIGH.
No. 18. 200 P. NJ. Daily. Fol- Roanoke,
Bristol, Bluefeld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. PulImansleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Additional information and rates cheer
fully furnished by g. Y. 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, 1906-07-11
Modern Cannon.

In modern high velocity cannon the
pressure of the gases at the moment
of firing generates tremendous heat.
1t Is estimated that this heat runs as
high as 5000 degrees and even 5000
degrees. The white hot gases eat
away the steel lining of the guns In
much the same way rs streams Of
boiling water eat away a block of ice.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11

Thunder is caused by the lightning
spark heating the air In Its path, caus-
ing sudden expansion and compression
All around, followed by as sudden a
rush of air into the partial vacuum
thus produced. If the spark be straight
and short the clap will be short and
sharp; If It's path be long and crook
cd one a succession of sounds, one aft
er the other, with characteristic rat
tie, will be heard, followed by the
echoes from other clouds. The echoes
have rolling and rumbling sound.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
NOT Himself.

Mistress Ito head gardener, who has
been ilr-I'm glad to see you out
again, Bates. Bates-Thankee, mum.
But l amt anythink like right yet.
Why, when the wind blew these ere
pots over, hinstead Of a-callin' the hun
der gardner to pick 'em %, blessed If
l didn't start a-doin' Of It myself
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
Arain.t n snap Judgment.

A boy in a Chicago school refused to
sew, evidently considering 1t beneath
the dignity Of a ten-year-old man.
George Washington sewed," said the
principal, taking 1t for granted that a
soldier must, land do you consider
yourself better than George Washing
ton?r 81 don't know. Time will tell"
said he seriously.-POpular Education.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
For the Lands Sake.

The farmer was fertilizing his soil
A lady from the city stopped to gaze
at him.
"What on earth is thatf" she asked.
"a new fertilizer, ma'am."
"For the land saker' she cried.
Eyes, ma'am." said the farmer.