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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
THE oUILLoTINE.
How tie Deadly Work impressed q
eoylsh Spectator.

How its Deadly Work Impressed I
eOylsh Spectator.
A young man in Cologne had
murdered his sweetheart and had
been condemned to death. The exc
cution, by the guillotine-for the
left bank of the Rhine was still un-
der the Code Napoleon-was to take
place at dawn Of day on a public
square between the cathedral and
the Rhine and before the eyes of all
who might choose to witness it. The
trial had excited the whole popula-
ton to high degree. Now the peo-
pie looked forward to the final catas-
trophe with almost morbid interest.
My locksmith guardian was Of the
opinion that neither he nor l should
miss the opportunity Of beholding
so rare a spectacle.
Long before sunrise he awoke me,
and together we went to the place
of execution in the gray morning
light. We found there a dense
crowd, numbering thousands Of
men, women and children. Above
them doomed the black scaffold Of
the death machine. Deep silence
reigned. Only a low buzz hoated
over the multitude when the con-
demned man appeared on the scat
fold, and then all was silence again.
The sturdy locksmith held me up in
his arms, so that l might look over
the heads Of the crowds in front.
The condemned culprit stepped
forward. The assistant Of the exc
cutioner strapped him to a board
which extended from his feet to his
shoulders, leaving his neck free. The
victim glanced up at the ak, sus-
pended from crossbeam. The next
instant he was pushed down so his
NECK lav under the cleaning blade.
The ak fell like flash Of lightning,
severing the head from the shoul-
ders at a whisk. A stream Of blood
spurted into the air, but the hideous
sight was quickly concealed from
the gaze of the public by a dark
cloth.
The whole deed was done with the
rapidity Of thought. One scarcely
became conscious of the terrible
shock before it was over. A dull
murmur arose from the Unlocking
throngs, after which they silently
dispersed. The scaffold was taken
down and the blood on the ground
covered with sand before the first
rays of the morning sun shone
brightly upon the cathedral towers.
/ remember walking home, shud-
dering and trembling, and finding it
impossible to eat my breakfast.
Nothing could have induced me to
witness another execution. - Carl
Schurz in McClure's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
FEELING In His Art.

The singing teacher was visiting
the school, and, as this was an i'm
portant event in the district, the
pupils had been instructed to mem
orize a verse or two to recite fol
the entertainment Of the visitor.
During the delivery Of his lines
one small boy was especially notice
able for the action with which he
accompanied his words, SO much SO
that the teacher, surprised at his
efforts, commended him highly on
the ease with which he spoke and
the apparent practice which he must
have put on the piece.
at was fine" she exclaimed in
closing, "and shows a large amount
of rehearsal. But, Johnny, where
did you get the gesturesS"
"Tain't the gestures" replied
the young genius, with a twist;
faint the gestures; it's the hives"
Youths Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
THE STORE sPlE7.
A Profession That Requires Nerve,
Tact and Knowledge.

Tact and knowledge.
"For the life of me-" said the girl
at the ribbon counter to the girl
across the way at the chiffons, IL
can't make out whether she's a shop
litter, a purchasing agent or a store
detective" indicating a woman who
had just walked away.
"You're away of, said the friend
ly aisle manager. "She's not any
one of those things. She's store
spier. We employ them in this es-
Enlistment ourselves to spy on 9th
tr stores, only you just don't happen
to know it. They go out in various
DISCUSSES. Sometimes they are the
most fashionably dressed women
among the shoppers, sometimes they
are quiet, little, unobtrusiye women,
who don't look as if they knew
bolt of cotton from a yard of wool,
and sometimes the store spy is a
clever man buyer. They start out
early every morning to see what is
going on in the other stores. If Mr..
Smith, up the street, is selling shirt
waists at 80 cents, we want to find
out how he can do it. If the newest
thing in fall suits is going at $17
and we have just put lot Of ours
in for $18, off we send the store spy
to see how it can be done, how much
of it is cotton and how much wool.
There is not a position in a depart
ment store which takes more nerve
and more knowledge of goods. No
green hand can 60 around from the
kitchen utensils to the carpets and
be capable of judging all the fine
standings without knowing some
thing about the dry goods business,
and, besides, the store spy has to
carry things in her eye. She has to
be able to tell when she gets back
to her own shop just how much bet
ter or worse the other stores are
selling for the same price. The jobs
worth all the money they pay for
it."-Philadelphia Record.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
Origin OF the Legend That Was on the
Old One Cent Piece.

Sth 0Dg SeHb Tte~os
A United States one cent piece
bearing the motto, millions for de-
Tense, not a penny for tribute" was
extensively circulated early in the
last century.
One Of the principal incidents
that led to the adoption Of this
legend-which seems singularly out
Of place on an American coin, es-
pecially after the United States
had just achieved its independence
of Great Britain-occurred when
the United States merchant ship
Dauphin Of Philadelphia was seized
near the strait of Gibraltar by q
warship Of Algiers and her crew and
passengers were thrown into Mussul-
man bondage 10 await an exorbitant
ransom.
About the same time the Ameri-
can trading vessels Maria Of Boston
and Minerva of New York also were
seized in the Mediterranean, and
their people met similar fate, max
ing a total of liz American citizens
in danger of being sold into the
slave marts Of the east. At that time
the United States was without a sim
gle ship of war or naval officers or
navy yards.
The cause of this unprotected con-
dition of the country was the strong
opposition to a permanent navy as
well as to a standing army, and con-
gress resorted to the plan Of paying
an annual tribute to the semibarba-
rous powers of north Africa, SO
there would be no further molesta-
ton of our commerce in the Med
iterranean.
Twenty-Five of the prisoners were
ransomed by the government for
about $50, 1000, while the others died
in captivity or were ransomed by
their friends. In short time the
annual tribute from the United
States amounted to over $1,000
900, when the Economists" in con-
gress realized that the tribute was
far exceeding the cost of maintain
ing q navy.
Then the cry of millions for de-
Tense, not a penny for tribute" was
raised and did not little toward
securing the appropriation for the
first group of war vessels that made
the United States navy famous.
These were the Constitution, United
States, President, Constellation,
Congress and Chesapeake.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
The Mission Of the Drama.

The temples of the drama are
scattered everywhere, in the small
towns as we'll as in the great cities.
Their doors are open not Sundays
only, but every day of the week. The
congregations gather gladly, and not
from sense of duty or at the prick
ings of conscience. They are in a
receptive mood. The thing seen and
heard comes directly to all classes,
to both sexes, to every age. A great
er or less quantity of what they see
or hear is taken into their inner
consciousness and, unknown to
themselves, is reflected family or
strongly in their own lives and their
own persons, and yet we, who think
ourselves a wise people, let this Pc
tent influence for good or bad find
its guidance in whatever hands it
may chance to fall. s. Metcalfe
in Atlantic.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
The Term "Boss."

''Boss" is merely another spelling
for the Dutch "baas," and Bartlett't
Dictionary Of Americanisms" re-
cords that the proper pronunciation
Of the 90" in boss" is like that Of
the "a" in "all." Originally in
Dutch "baas" seems to have meant
uncle, cousin or kinsman in general
Then, because the master Of house
might be regarded as the principal
kinsman of its inmates, the word
came to be used Of him. ode vrouw
is de baas" is a Dutch domestic
proverb--"the wife is the boss"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Divorce In Burma.

Divorce in Burma is free. 1t can
be claimed by either party for any
good reason, such as incompatibility
Of temper, and carries no slur with
it. No lawsuit is required. They go
to the village elders, in a town to
the elders of the quarter, and di,
vorce paper is drawn up that defines
ali arrangements as to property and
children. The law as to property
is this: Each retains his or her own
property, and all property acquired
jointly during married life, as by
trading, is divided equally. But the
claimant Of the divorce must leave
the house and all the household
goods to the other. If it be the wo-
man, she may remove her loom; if
it be the man, he may take nothing.
Thus there is a certain penalty on
claiming a divorce, but it is not
large one.-Blackwood's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
A Give Away.

Robbie's father, according to Lip.
pincott's Magazine, had a friend
call.
After they had chatted few min
ptes the only cigar on the table was
offered to the guest, so Robbie went
upstairs for a fresh box. AS the
boy reached the top stair his father
was startled to hear;
(which kind, papa1 DO you want
those you smoke yourself or the
kind you give aways"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Hav. Plenty Of Daylight.

It is impossible for healthy per-
son to have too much daylight. One
might as well say it is possible to
have too much fresh air. Daylight
does not mean the direct glare Of
the sun, and a healthy person is not
one whose eyes demand darkness.
Whether the house furnishing is
rich or mean does not matter in the
least. There are mansions in which
one feels gloomy, and there are cot
tage homes that make one sing from
lightness of heart. Let the light
into the rooms. See that stairways
and passages are bright as the gar
den outside. Shun the "dim reli-
aious Light" - yOu would The
SEQ.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

A naval officer, according to the
Buffalo Commercial, told Of the
trials of a colleague in marrying
off his many daughters. In the
same family was a son, an observant
lad of ten years. Toward the close
Of the winter the officer informed
his son that he was going to lose his
sister Ethel, who was engaged to
wed a young lieutenant. Ppm sorry
to hear that, dad" said the young
ster, because Pm awfully fond Of
Ethel. Still, we'll have Alice and
Eva and Maud and Susie, won't
weY Then, after a moments re-
Election, he added, "By the way, dad,
this arrangement will advance Alice
a number. won't il %
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
FraternaI Orders.

Rockblidee Lodge, No. 50. /. .: o: =.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Fei-
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. 66, K, OF + :,
meets every Tuesday night, at ODD FELL
lows Hall.
} Liberty lodge, No, 2, Daughters Of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night at
Odd Fellows Hall.
, Mountain City Lodge, No. ~, Ancient
York Masons, meets 1st and ord MOE
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.192O Royal
Arcanum, meets LIST and Bird Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 81, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
And and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
All tho NeMs.

A country exchange has this tc
say about printing all the news;
"a man stopped us on the street
the other day and said we did not
publish all the news. We should
say not. In the first place, there's
somebody else depending on us for q
living. II we published all that hap
pened we would be with the angels
In order to please the people we
must print only the nice things said
Of them and leave the rest to gossip
Yes, it's a fact, we don't print all
the news. If we did, wouldn't it be
spicy readingp But it would be for
one week only. The next week you
would read our obituary, and there
would be a new face in heaven. All
the news is all right when it is about
the other fellow"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Many Sufferers

from nasal catarrh say they get splen-
did results ay using automlz r. For
their bsneht 20 prepare Ely's Liquid
Cream Beam. Except that 1t is In all
respects L Ike the healing. helpful, pain
allaying Cream Balm that che public
has been familiar with for years. No
cocoane nor other dangerous drug
In II. The soothing spray relieves at
once and cure is certain. Alldrugglsts
75o., including spraying tube or malled
by Ely Bros, % Warren Street, New
York. .i t.a 81. ftI Ef n
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Tale Of a Dog.

A gentleman once possessed val
liable sporting dog, which was ex-
tremely clever in the retrieving Of
game. The owner, however, was a
remarkably bad shot, and one day
on firing both barrels hastily at q
rabbit he heard a mournful howl.
The next momnt his dog appeared,
carrying black object in his mouth
and laid it carefully at his masters
feet. The animal had retrieved bic
own tall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Sens In Verse


Live In the Sunshine.
Live In the sunshine. don't live IN the
gloom;
Garry some giadness the world to Hume.
Live in the brightness and take this to
heart
The world will be gayer If you'll do your
part.
Live on the housetop. not down in the cell;
Open air Christians live nobly and well.
Live where the Joys are and. scornIng de-
feat,
Have a good morrow for all whom you
meet.
Live as a victor and triumphIng go
Through this queer world boating down
every foe.
Live in the sunshine-God meant It for
you'll
1--we az the robins and sing the day
through.
-Msrgoret e. sangster.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Homemade Rosy cheeks.

Gladys is an anaemic child with
pale cheeks, and she is eight years
old. Much to the annoyance OF
Gladys, her playmates have made
the absence Of color in her cheeks
the subject Of conversation even in
her hearing. Evidently the young
lady determined to put a stop to
criticism and appeared the other
day with cheeks glowing like the
rose with a most beautiful and art"
istic pink.
ooh, Gladys, where did you get
the pink cheeks? ?" cried her play
mates in chorus.
Casting down her eyes, the dis
Greet damsel replied, mamma told
me not to tell."-New-York Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
What He said.

"You saw those walnuts ?"
~ never saw a walnut"
"You must be blind. There were
thousands of them"
every likely, but / never saw
one."
"Why, look; I can see them from
here"
$50 can /"
Gust now you said you couldn't
see one"
Excuse me, said nothing of the
kind. What l said was that ! never
saw one. And ! never Do; ! alwAyl
use nut0rAoksrs,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

AIM CttCCA AatttSo1 SOCAa
disappear whenthe kid
neys are out of order
- diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that Ills not uncommon
for a child to b, born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ates too often, II the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03

urine scalds the flesh or II. when the child
reaches an age when Il should be able to
control the passage. II is yet afflicted with
bed-weiting. depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant.
trouble Is due 10 diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root Is soon realized. II is sold
by druggists. in fifty Ef
cent and one dollar MsiEszflk As:;s3 -
sizes. You may have
sample bottle by mail sIS1 - Ea9
free, also pamphlet tell Homo Of srnupROot
ing all about II. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilner
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Rooi, and the address, Binghsmton,
NJ on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-03
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigoT
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31
suNFIowER PHILOSOPHY.

A love affair is never so foolish but
what, in after years, a woman will
proudly boast of it.
If ever you say THANK you" to a
reporter, be careful, or the shock will
kill him.
When flea gets off a dog and onto
a man, does he ever become reunited
with his family?
Every man is occasionally against
this proposition. He can't afford to,
and he can't afford not to.
If the attention of those you are
talking to wanders frequently, that is
a sign you are not talking well and
are talking too much.
When a preacher calls on a woman
who is putting up fruit, can he honestly
make the claim afterward that his call
did her any good2
What the world is really looking for,
according to the womens version, is
some man who will hand conscience
money over to his wife.-Atchison
Globe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31
IA Duty to
B The Public


muni If they the community it, ought
know It, If they not but made for Interior purpose
III too innocent confidence the word of Korean Y Marn
Youngs class, the community entitled know that
The attorneys who made the charges Of Them quoted
saying that they will have difficulty proving the charges that
they propose present the matter to the consul representing Korea
and that they do international
tact the tone OF what this attorney represented saying indicates
hat he would rather IKE an international matter to be made OF it
1t would be very uch the point however if instead Of
presenting the matter the Japanese Consul who only
present 1t to some one else more direct issue were made OF and
the matter brought before satisfactory tribunal the facts
can be proved as asserted the first thing be done should be
to have for the Assistant Sheriff
and have him brought before the District Court hearing
charge simultaneously with this suit for damages might brought
against oeH Brown IheSe two proceedings would at once bring
the matter into forums which the public confidence
whose findings would carry
anty Of the facts determined
judgment in either declaring charges true effect
would be conclusive with the public 1t would leave any
unprecedented mind that they true judgment for damages
against the sheriff. would be the satisfactory conclusion
matter that could be reached far the accusing
atrocities.
An appeal attempt to bring the matter under
diplomatic consideration not likely prove very satisfactory
either the the that the charges
brought in good faith Any finding of facts made this
altogether the concusvene and the sasfactoness that would fol-
low the findings OF fact OF and there
the matter There are number OF emabe people this
munt who presented claims their respective years
ago. who that they any the
mAtter than they the beginning
The charges made affidavit matter in which the
summay said could which one OF
the attorneys who filed the affidavit quoted saying
There much talk of making complaint Japanese Consul and
of making international affair it, asserted that there
Duda evidence OF the truth OF the charges Yet Wha there
made to bring the before tribunal
cmy or determining the truth OF the matter and whose findings
would ay the public and II in his favor satisfy the These
things do tend the public charges
10 know IT. and 1t would to be the duty the attorneys
good citizens bring tribunal that
could determine the matter instead of before which in the
Drought cannot determine the matter or OF talking about bringing
before another which in all probability take it up and if it
Goes ITS findings will not carry conviction to the public mind If the
ACCUSATIONS are true they ought to be made where their
established and where punishment of the wrong-doer will follow
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31

Premier Stolyphin has proved him
self man of calmness and self pos
session. Amid all the excitement and
stress Of the resent situation he did
not forget what he was there for, and
gave orders to all the governors of
provinces to collect all the taxes due.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31
me late Dr. Tavlor was a man whc

had many friends and endeared his
friends to him by the constant evidence
ne gave of a wholesomeness of tenn
permanent, a sanity of judgment and
the range and variety of his attain
ments. Among many cherished keep
sakes and souvenirs he possessed were
commissions signed by Presidents
Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Mckinley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31

What between the lumber dealers
and material men who are boosting the
price of building material, and the ar
tisans who are boosting the wages they
ask for working the material up, San
Francisco seems likely to spend at least
all the money she will get from the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31
Drawing The
Color

ed to stand For instance what is
this II is not drawing the color line? That the ripe for
the Hawaans OF this Territory affiliate with any political party
othe than the Home Rule party and will Hawaii has be-
come one OF the states OF the Union If this isn't drawing the color
ne what it. unless that the party has already color
line and is merely keeping it drawn?
hen there is the third plank the platform I'VE protest against
the drawing OF the color line in politics unAmercan
g but MAINTAIN that IN the interests of the Territory the delegate
Congress should be Of the Hawaiian people,"
~ course TINS isn't drawing the color line 1t merely protest
against others drawing the HaWaans
OF the Home Rule party draw against all others except
ing that has already been drawn the equally nice distinction
between drawing color line generally drawing par
cuar and SPECIFIC thing is observed Nominee
Noey failure understand how anyone could think the Home
Rule convention had drawn the color line
Still after have figured with these allowances still
looks like the color line had been drawn.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31

Captain Amberman will pretty soon
begin to think that he and not his ship
should be called Atlas if he has to
bear many more of the burdens that
are being loaded on his shoulders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31
The Red Cross
Convention


respect and for sick and officers attached
officially the enemys The final occupant field adopt
measures to ind all wounded and dead and them against
age before the final disposal of the bodies
scrpuous examination OF the bodies by the enemy noned
the immunity OF the field hospital provided for This mmun.
y however, is to when those question
ca to the The protection the various branches the
ptal corps defined chapter which
from the treatment given prisoners Besides leading
states OF the world China Korea the Kongo Siam
represented the conference and
sian and Japanese delegates took active part proceed
Lgs and manifested a most friendly spirit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-07-31

IL of $1,000 or $35OO-Modern 11r, resi-
dence, 4 yrs old, servant house, wash
house, stables, lot 17OX21O, ornamental
and fruit trees, healthy locality near
car This is an exceptional opportunity
to buy an elegant home at half cost.
Land $4,000, Buildings $4,000.
Waity Building. IA S. King Street