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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Disarmad,

There is a frank honesty which
cannot be made ridiculous although
it be an acknowledgment Of igno-
rance. 1t was an honesty that Lin
coin used, and an anecdote Of him in
the Century shows how with it he
once disarmed learned opponent
who had overwhelmed him With
quotations.
Lincoln was not learned man,
but for true knowledge he had the
highest respect. The practicing
lawyer with his pseudo learning
however, was a fair target for Lin
coin. One such lawyer, in order te
impress his hearers and to embar.
rass his opponent, quoted maSSively
a Latin maxim.
"Is that not so, Mr.. Lincoln ?" be
asked.
"If that is Latin" Lincoln re-
sponded dryly, 81 think you had bet
ter call another witness"
Probably the jury hailed the
frank young lawyer as their OVID
champion, since he protested him
self as ignorant as they.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
SILK From { Fish.

Byssus, of which fine, irideScent
stockings and shawls are made in
Sicily, is a silk made by fish. The
puma is a Mediterranean shellfsh
that has an odd little tube at the
end of its tongue. Out of this tube,
spider fashion or silkworm fashion,
it spins silk thread, with which it
fastens itself to any rock that it
wishes to adhere to. When the
puma moves on its fastenings its
silk cable remains behind This
cable, which is called byssus, the ST.
Gillian fishermen gather. Byssus
weaves into the softest, finest, sheen
lest Of fabrics, but it is very rare
and expensive.-Popular Science
Siftings.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
WORKING For Luck.

An occupation which does not fig
ure in labor statistics, nor in the
social economy at least of America,
u discovered in the following ad-
wrtisement, which appeared in the
Blackpool Times, an English news
paper, few years ago:
"Young man, dark complexion, is
prepared to let in the New Year at
any house in Blackpool between 10
and 9 a. m. att shillings each with
out refreshments" The explana-
ton of this cryptic notice lies, it
seems, in a local superstition that
the first visitor to a house in the
new year, if he happens to be of a
dark complexion, brings it good
luck.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
A Tipping Trick.

A man who travels a good deal
and who recently visited San Fran
cisco con6des to the Chronicle Of
that city his method of obtaining
the utmost service from walters.
Usually when I arrive at a ho-
tel" he said, 81 take'a two dollar bill
and tear it in half. One-half give
to the waiter and the other keep.
"Now, john say, If every
thing comes along all right the
other half is yours. If not, you
don't get it.
Usually get the best Of service
and the most marked attention.
The waiter always has his eye on tbs
other half.
81 find this method to be the best
! ever tried"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
NEGRO BRAIN SMALL.
Chances of Development In the Pure
Race Therefore Limited.


Race Therefore Limited.
The negro race is now considered
to be one of the Oldest races in the
world, evidences of its existence in
prehistoric times having been dis
covered throughout Africa, Austria
LA and Oceania. In historic times
negroes are depicted on the monu-
mentS Of Egypt thousands of years
before the Anglo-saxon had emerg-
ed from barbarism. They have been
in contact continually with the
highest civilizations Of antiquity,
but have never risen to the en-
inence of other nations, having re-
tanned their primitive condition,
even as is now apparent in the
southern states, where they are $50
lated in large masses.
Another significant fact is that
the negro brain is smaller than tho
Caucasian, the difference in size be-
ing represented in both gray matter
nerve cells) and white matter
nerve fbers). . Brain cells
are the basis of brain power or
mental ability, and their number is
known to remain constant through
out life, 80 that there seems never
to be a degree of mental develop
ment beyond the possible expression
Of the brain cells inherited. Devel-
opment of mental activity by expe-
rience, education, etc., Is considered
to be correlated with the develop
ment Of sheaths around the nerve
fbers as they become active in the
transmission of impulses. The eff
cheney of the brain depends upon
the number and position Of such
nerve fibers, just as the efficiency Of
a telephone system depends upon
the number of its various connec-
tions and ramifcations The negro
brain, having fewer nerve cells and
nerve fbers, assuming that gray
matter and white matter respective
ly represent these numerically, the
possibilities of developing the negro
are therefore limited, except by
crossing with other races. This has
been done to such an extent in times
past that it is difficult to determine
whether a pure negro really exists
in America.-Robert Bennett Bean
in Century.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
WORK AND EFFICIENCY.
Simple Remedy For Every Man-Hc~
to Make Lifo Healthy.

1t is the kind Of work in which a
man is engaged which determines
for him the special meaning of the
term efficiency" The success Of
his efforts may depend upon the
quantity of his output or it may de-
pend upon its quality. QUALITY
Quantityl Upon these two hang all
The laws of efficiency.
For each of us it is possible to in
crease the duration of his best mo-
ments and to render them more fire.
quent. 1t is also possible for us to
reduce the number and the length
of those periods of depression and
low vitality when our work miscar-
ries and our lives lack snap and en-
thusiasm. If we succeed in bringing
about such change we shall have
raised the whole plane Of our living
to something higher and more adj
mirable. Our work will be produc-
tive of results that would otherwise
have been quite beyond our reach.
There are conditions for each in
dividual under which he can do the
most and the best work. 1t is his
business to ascertain those condi-
tons and to comply with them.
1t is useless for the nervous, high
strung, quickly fatigued man to try
to live by the same programme as
his phlegmatic, even tempered
neighbor. The conditions under
which the two men produce the best
results are not identical. The man
who can't work at bis best until aft
sr a long period of warming ought
to stick to his job, when once be has
got it, as long as he can keep up to
the high grade level. That is the
only real economy for him. On the
other hand, the man who accom-
plishes most when he works by
spurts and takes intervals of play
between times ought not to feel
that he is doing wrong when he
gives up initiating the steady work
man. System and continuous driv-
ing decrease, not increase, his ef-
fciency. Both men can do high |
grade work, but not under the same
conditions.
Every man ought to discover the
special conditions Of his own best
work and try to make such condi-
tions for himself in so far as he can.
Otherwise there is waste some
where. Nothing is gained and much
is lost through trying to run every
body through the same mold
Worlds Work.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Tiger shrinss In genishtcd India

One Of the peculiarities Of the
East Indian temperament most diff
cult for thewesterner tocomprehend
is his veneration for certain ami
mails, often extended to those the
most dangerous. Most Of the Hin
docs and Malays meekly accept the
tiger as an evil to be endured and
in this mood have lifted it, with
superstitious terror and reverence,
into a sort of malignant deity, which
must and may be pacifed. You can
be shown today forest shrines and
sanity tombs where the tiger comes
nightly to keep pious guard, and you
may hear. in any Hindoo village Of
jogis, to whom the cruel beasts are
as lapdogs. One of the difficulties
which British officers have encoun-
tered in certain parts Of India in
their attempts to kill off the cattle
lifting or man eating tigers of some
dangerously infested neighborhood,
or to have sport with them, is the
opposition of the people to their
destruction. - Ernest Ingerso1's
"Life of Mammals"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Charity Toward All.

The housewife declined to buy
eggs when the man who supplied
her regularly called at the door.
''The last three OF four times" she
said, "there have been a number not
fit to use, sometimes as many as
three in a dozen"
"Wen, now, Mis- Somers, amt
that kind Of a hash way to look at
it?" the Vender asked, in mild re-
monstrance. Don't you know that
a hen is bound to lay bad egg now
an ag'inY
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
A STRANGE ISLAND.
Curious Climatic Conditions on SAX
haIin, In Siberia.


Sakhalin, on the eastern coast
Of Siberia, presents a very curious
anomaly of climate. The island is
bathed by two cold ocean currents,
and in winter nothing protects it
against the icy northwest winds
coming from Siberia. At the sea
level the snow falls continually and
stays on the ground till the end of
May, and the seashore is very cold.
Farther inland, however, especially
as we go higher up, the climate is
modifsd-just the opposite to what
is observed elsewhere. 1t has often
been observed in Siberia and in
central Europe that in winter the
cold is greater in the plains and
the valleys, and that the highlands
have a sensibly milder temperature.
1t is as if the denser cold air accumu-
lated in the lowlands. This fact is
very often observed in our climate.
There are several very good ex-
amples Of it. All the trees and
shrubs OF a valley have been known
to be killed by frost, while above
a certain level, very clearly marked
out, on the hill or the mountain, the
vegetation has not suffered at all.
The cold air often flows from the
SUBMITS toward their bases. This
is what takes place at Sakhaln.
The cold air accumulates in the low
regions Of the island and on the
coast The higher regions have a
more elevated temperature. SO it
happens that the lower parts have
an arctic vegetation, while the in
termediate attitudes have the vege-
tstion Of a temperate zone, some
times subtropical.
The birch, the ash, the pine, the
fir abound in the low regions and
form often impenetrable forests,
but toward the center Of the island
appear bamboos, hydrangeas, azaleas
and other plants that one is greatly
surprised TO meet and whose pres
ence can be explained only by the
altogether abnormal climatic condi-
tions Of the island.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Ianand Of tho Snarrows.

The Greek church people of Rus
Fia regard swallows as being sacred
birds, but kill sparrows whenever
the opportunity affords. They de-
clare that the swallows ministered
TO Jesus while he was hanging on
the cross, but that the sparrows
tore his flesh and did their best to
pluck out his eyes. On this account
they say that the sparrows' legs are
invisibly bound, which causes their
gait to be a succession of painful
hops. In this way is the sparrow
doomed to move about until the day
Of judgment.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17

In the olden days many a good
Scotchman fought in the ranks Of
La Belle France. A Macdonald,
whose sword had won him cap
taincy, while at mess with his broth
er officers was jeered at by q
proyeneal major for a foreigner.
"Bah," exclaimed the sneerer, "you
beggarly Scots but fight for goldp
"And what fights my brother
Frenchman for" exclaimed Mac.
"For honor" exclaimed the French
man. "Well, well, man," coolly re-
piled the Scot as he emptied his
glass, 1--WE both are fighting to gain
what we need the most"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
From London Bridge In a Sack.

Some years ago a porter named
Fuller, employed at Billingsgate
market, London, made a bet that he
would jump from London bridge
tied up in sack, his only stipula-
ton being that he should be provid-
ed with a knife, which he was not
to open till he touched the water,
with which to rip open the sack.
He succeeded in accomplishing the
feat and when picked up by some
friends in a boat was none the worse
fprlhisdas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
FraternaI Orders.

Rockbli dge Lodge, No. So. 10. o. f.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel.
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. Sc, K. Of P,
meets every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel.
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters OF
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, at
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets list and 3rd Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No,192O Royal
Areanum, meets 1st and 5rd Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. 80, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
9nd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Only a Little Cold

In the head may be the beginning OF
an obstinate case Of Nasal Catarrh.
Drive out the invader with Ely's Cream
Balm applied straight to the iufamed
stuffed up air-passages. Price SOC. II
YOU prefer to use an atomizer, esk for
LIQUID Cream Balm. 1t has all the
good qualities OF the remedy IN solid
form and will rid yon Of ca'frr' or hay
fever. No cocaine to breed a dreadful
habit. No mercury to dry out the Sc
erection, Price 75c., with spraying tube.
All druggists. or lraile ty Ely Bros,
Sc Warren Street. New York.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
a Revelation.

In the midst of his passionate dec
laration she yawned slightly.
Though, with her white and jew
eled hand, she attempted to conceal
the movement, it did not escape him.
His torrent of burning words ceased.
The light died in his eyes.
"But Why" he said hoarsely,
"why speak to you Of love2 You are
heartless - heartless. Your yawn
showed it."
"Oh, Clarence" she whispered,
horror stricken, "did / open my
mouth as wide assthatP"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Not For Publication.

The engagement between &
wealthy Baltimore belle and an i'm
pecunious clubman of that city was
at one time last winter perilously
near the breaking off point and all
by reason of the unfortunate mis-
take of florists assistant Of whom
the young man had ordered flowers
for his beloved. 1t appears that the
young fellow had hastily dispatched
to the florists establishment two
cards, one bearing an order for roses
to be sent to the young lady's ad-
dress and the other intended to be
attached to the flowers. What was
the astonishment and Indignation
of the beloved one when, on taking
the roses from their boxes, she
found affixed the card bearing the
legend:
"Roses. Do the best you can fol-
e3."-Harper's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17

At the continued meeting Of tie
Afrc-American National Council
held last week in New York, the
president, Bishop Alexander Wa
tiers, inaugurated fund the amount
of which is to be $4,000 for the
purpose of engaging counsel to test
the disfranchisement laws in the
Southern States in the United
States Federal Court. Protests
were also made against the
recent treatmenttof negroes in
Atlanta, Ga.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
convincing proof that the kidneys and bla
der are out Of order.
What to Do.

convincing PROOF tnat the kidneys ana Dlao-
der are out Of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort In the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy fu.fills every
wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. 1t corects Inability
to hold water and scalding pain in passing
It, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 60 often
during the day and TO get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-RoOt Is soon
realized. 1t stands the highest for its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in Soc. and 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery Ef
and book that tells kaHFH6 1s"szs=a
more about II, both sent !. snIsfz9
absolutely free by mail. sa e1a9ss9
Address DR.. KilIner & Home Of swanpRoo,
Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root. Or. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Bnghamton,
N. T.. on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17

SS0AtA~hA ~
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; II It stains
your linen It is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass II or pain in
the back is also
= ILL
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and DONE Know 1t.
How To Pind Out.

FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let 1t stand twenty-four hours a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Sens In Verse
The Shadow on the LYre.

The Shadow on the Tyre.
The sweetest singers sing with aching
hearts
And hawk their souls cry in the common
marts,
Fer Pain and Passion are the doorkeep-
ers
That guard the jealous threshold OF the
arts.
Elisa Barker in Munsey's Magazine.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17

AT.
A little rule, little sway,
A. sunbeam in a winters day,
Is all the proud and mighty have
Between the cradle and the grave.
u. Dyer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-10-17
Hamilton Brown Shoes
THE LARGEST SHOE FACTORY IN THE WORLD-CAPACI1
$4,000 PAIRS DAY.

will find this FAMOUS LINE SHOES at The RoCKBRDGE
LIME STONE CO.'S Modern STORE Every pair guaranteed give
carry full line of these Shoes Mems Women
Boys Misses Childrens and Infants
We have received Fall and Winter Goods consisting of Dry
Goods Notions Underwear Hats, Gents Furnishings, &C.
Our store full of values and solicit your patronage
Goods given in exchange for all kinds Of produce
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
j Wednesday.

Washington, June 14.-The confer
ence report on the statehood bill was
yesterday withdrawn from committee
and again presented to the senate, the
new report containing the compro-
mise provision agreed upon by the
conferees of the two houses. The new
report was not considered. Much of
the remainder Of the day was devoted
to the bill extending to thirty-six
hours the time that live stock may
be carried in transit without unload.
ing. The bill was passed.
With very large proportion of the
members present, due to the activity
of the Republican and Democratic
whips, the house yesterday passed a
rule sending the railroad rate bill
back to the conference, as asked for
by the senate, without even an ex-
preston of its wishes as to any Of
the amendments to the bill.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
SIGNALS FOR HIS OWN DEATH.

Brakeman Falls After Signaling for
Train to Come Ahead.
Eveleth, Mimi, June 19.-William
Jeffries was instantly killed last night
at the Hull pit, where he was employ
ed as q brakeman.
He was standing on an embank-
melt near the track and gave the en-
gipeer the signal to come ahead. After
thf train had passed Jeffries' dead
apd horribly mangled body was. found
Of the track.
It is supposed that after giving the
fgnal to come ahead the brakeman
Slipped from the bank on which he
stood and fell in front of the cars.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
LOSES ITO PIGS sY DISEASE.

Iowa Farmer Is Heavy Loser In
Community.
Marshalltown, Iowa, June 17.-Hog
cholera. or some disease closely re.
sembling it, is playing havoc among
the herds Of farmers living in the
northern portion of Marshall county
and south Of Hardin county. The
heaviest loser so far has been Fred
Clark. who lost 10 pigs. Other losses
are not SO numerous, although the ag.
gregate is great.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
NEWS or Pie NORTHWEST
lKiLLED HER ApMiRER.

vvIsconsln Girl Dsfends Herself With
GunA lbsrt Hewitt 10 Dead.
a Barron, Wis, June Il. Elva Aney,
aged twenty-one, killed Albert Hewitt,
aged fifty, eight miles east Of Chetek,
Wis. Hewitt. who has been married
three times, was infatuated with the
girl and insisted she must marry him.
She and her grandmother were home
alone. Becoming frightened, she took
shotgun, telling him to leave or she
would shoot. He started toward her
and she fired. The coroner's Jury
found he was killed in self-defensa
She is in Jail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
Congress J ] ],
il1S Resume ~ ~ iAfssi's I
9.9 proessdin1s.
Tuesday.

III Tuesday. u
Washington. June 13.-In the senate
yesteday Senator La Toilette made the
statement that he had been informed
that an assistant to the commissions
to the Five Civilized tribes had assist
ed q legal Arm in preparing the Indian
roll and had then passed upon the roll
In his Official capacity. He also said
that q brother-in-law Of the senator
who had reported the organization
providing a court system for Indian
Territory had been appointed a mem
Der Of the court thus created. These
statements were made by the Wiscon.
sin senator in a speech in opposition
to the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill. The conference re.
port was accepted, however, regard.
less Of this opposition and that of 9th.
er senators, the expression Of which
consumed the greater part Of the
days session.
EARLY in the day the senate passed
the diplomatic appropriation bill, car.
rying $3,154,594, and the oath of Office
was administered to William Pinck
ney Whyte, as successor of the late
Senator German of Maryland.
After nearly four hours spent in the
consideration of legislation affecting
the interests of the District of Colum
bit, the house yesterday resumed con
sideration of the sundry civil appro
priation bill, and after an hour and q
half spent in it's consideration adj
journed at $40 until noon tomorrow.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
spATTEREDIl BY BURNING OIL.

Six Railroad Firemen Arc Terribly
Burned by Explosion Of Oil IL nik.
Topeka. Kan. June 17.Sixs mem
bersSof the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Ne railway IRE department here were
severely burne sterday ~ The 81
Splosion ot.a steel tank ot oil 81 the
freiaht, yards. VI I'll
III Two 6f them Cur Miller ana Guy
Laiddinil ton. liz ammo ccnyer Taaey
Stere Ellit, dropped
nom thair M Il sjysefs sbe,
alng ruahsd hs ssh % u L u 1ss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
BLAZE FROM CIGAR.

Fur Store In Winona lie Heavily Dam.
aged.
/ Winona, Mimi, June 19.-The store
of Max A. Conrad. containing a stock
iof fur goods valued at $4,000, was
badly damaged by fire this morning.
The origin of the fire is supposed to
have been from some one throwing a
lighted cigar stump through an open
basement window
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
p|Y'sA'x 4 II COPPER 2 q: WAR.
Charges Against All Parties Made ~
| Montana, Woman. ,s

Helena, Mont. June ia damage
butt Ia which the sum Of $4,000 is
fought from E. "a. Heinze, the Montana
Pre- Purchasing company and others
fsi on trial IN the district court at
Butte, Mr.. Heinze and the other de-
fendants are alleged by the plaintiff.
Mrs. Alice Olsen. widow OF Samuel OIL
sen, who was killed by q dynamite ex-
|plosion In the Pennsylvania mine in
January, 1904, during the bitterest part
Of the fight between Heinze and the
Amalgamated, to have known of the
reckless use Of explosives during the
warfare. f. "a. Heinze, on the stand,
denied emphatically knowing anything
about dynamite being used illegiti
mately.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-06-22
STONE FROM BLAST KILLS.

Foreman Of Asphalt Plant Is Struck
In Forehead.
Iowa Falls, Iowa, June 15.-Ed
Cakes, foreman at the Barber AS.
phalt company plant here, was in.
stantly killed. Cakes was in the en-.
CINE room and while going to another
part of the building to adjust belt
was struck in the forehead by stone
which had been thrown up by blast.