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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Commissioners Sale
OF
VALUABLE FARM

Pursuant to a decree of the Circuit
Court Of Rockbridge County, Virginia,
entered April 10th, 1906, In the Chancery
cause therein depending in which Frank
w. McCluer Is plaintiff and n. B. Nc
Cluer's Admir-. and others are refen-
dants, l will sell on the premises, at
public auction TO the highest bidder, on
THURSDAY. MAY 31ST, 1906
at II o'clock A. NJ. the tract of land of
which n. B. McCluer died seized and
possessed, lying and being In Rock
bridge County, Virginia, about one mile
southeast of the town Of Fairfield, ad-
Joining the lands OF w. s Paxton (for
merly VIM. NJ. Paxton heirs) and
others, containing 1887 acres, more or
less, OF which 1875 acres are cleared and
the balance is in good timber. The land
is OF good quality and in fine state Of
cultivation.
The buildings on the property consist
Of a new frame dwelling house, ct !
rooms, barn, stable and other ont
houses. all in good condition. The
farm Is we'll watered, having on 1t
two good springs, and run! ing water in
every fleld;also young orchard Of select
fruit, and the fences are in good con-
ditiOn.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to 50
much Of the purchase money as may be
necessary to pay the costs OF suit and
sale, and as to tue residue In three
equal, annual instruments bearing In
terest from day OF sale, the purchaser
executing bonds therefor with good
personal security, waving the benefit OF
their homestead exemption; OF, at the
election of tho purchaser, one third in
cash and the balance In two equal, an |
nual instruments Learning interest from |
the day Of sale. the purchaser executing |
bonds therefor, without personal Sc
curity, viewing his homestead exemp- |
ton; or II the purchaser shall so elect, |
he may pay all the purchase money In
cash; and II bonds are taken for deferred !
the purchaser shall have the !
right to pay any or all OF Them at any
time In advance OF their maturity.
Mr.. II. s. McUluer, who resides on
the farm, will show the property to per-
sons desiring to see 1t.
j.. P. MOORE,
Special Commissioner. |
The bond required by Court to be |
given by the foregoing named Special
Commissioner has been duly executed |
by him.
Given uuder my hand May End, 1905.
r. r. WITT, Deputy Clerk.
May 9.bt
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
--<SES AND
HORSEMEN

Where Is the great crop of colts that
the prophets told us would mature In
1906? When horse breeding began to
breathe again In 1898 and to become
general In 1896, expanded in 1900 and
still more largely followed in 1901, we
were assured by many seers with owl
like wisdom that by the year of grace
1906 there would be a plethoric over
supply of horses and that prices would
once more have fallen below the point
Of profit. Now, here we are In that
year. Prices are on the highest level,
take them all through, ever known, and
the shippers are hunting high and low,
wearing out shoe leather in great
quantities and, though seeking many
horses, finding few. Obviously the
prophets have erred somewhere. They
are now without honor In any country
so far as the horse business is con-
cerned, says Breeders Gazette.
The present horse market looks aw-
full good to the man Up a tree. Thou
sands or homogeneous that are NOT
yet "hard horses" In the language Of
the trade, and therefore not fit to turn
to work In city streets, are being sold
each week In all the great marts,
great many three-year-olds are being
marketed. and even two-year-olds are
passing through the auction sales at
all Of the leading centers of trade.
Farmers' Horse Company.
The German coach stallion Arnulf Is
owned by a company of farmers In
Monroe county, n. Y. John G. Cas-
colgn, who manages the horse, sends
Rural New Yorker the following facts:
He is owned by the Hamlln Horse
Stock company and was purchased by
them June l, 1905; price $4,000. The
is composed Of fifteen mem
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Making Bread with Sea water.


At one time sea water was used in
some English seaside places when max.
ing bread. Even now villages along the
coast line of France utilize it. Fresh
rain or spring water is only used for
the leaven, pure sea water being exclu-
sively employed for the making and
mixing Of the dough BY this method
no mineral OF table salt requires to be
added, the natural salt water giving
the bread the necessary degree Of sa-
Unity. But, though sea water does ad-
mirably for breadmaking, when APP
piled to other culinary purposes the
result is a disagreeable failure. The
wheaton bread produced by 1t, how
ever, is excellent and Of great hygienic
value. The chloride of magnesium,
which imparts the acrid taste to sea
water. is decomposed in the heating
and therefore does not convey its origi-
nal dlsagreeable taste~t 70 the bread,
while the common salt, Of course, per-
manently retains all Its characteristic
saline properties. The mineral sub
stances left in the baked bread are con-
sidered to be Of the nature of very mild
regulating medicines.-LOndon Mail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
A Buffalo Park,

The house of representatives has
passed a bill authorizing the secretary
Of the interior TO withdraw from entry
and to tense for n period Of ten years
an area OF land not exceeding $500
acres OF the public domain in Stanley
county, s. n. to he used exclusively for
the pasturing Of native buffalo The
object Of the bill Is to enable the SEQ
Rotary of the interior to lease this land
to James Philip. who desires to obtain
pasture land for herd of native buf-
falo consisting Of something more than
100 head. of which he is owner says
American Cultlvator.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
SKIN ERUPT|0NS
For 50 YEARS
Suffered Severely With Eczema All
Over BOdy-Examined IS Times
by Government Board Who Said
There Was No Cure-An Old
Soldier Completely Cured.
A THOUSAND THANKS
TO CUTICURA REMEDIES

"For over thirty-fve years I was a
severe sufferer from eczema. The erup-
ton was not confined to any one place.
1t was all over my body, limbs,
and even on my head. 1 am sixty
years old and an old soldier, and have
been examined by the Government
Board over fifteen times, and they said
there was no cure for me. l have
taken all kinds of medicine and have
spent large sums of money for doctors,
without avail. A short time ago |
decided to try the Cuticura Remedies,
and after using two cakes of Cuticura
Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment,
and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent,
two treatments in all, am now well
thanks to Cuticura. l cannot speak
too highly of the Cuticura Remedies.
John T. Roach, Richmondale, Ross
Co., Ohio, July IL, 1906"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Cnttle without Hoau.

From my experience and observa-
ton, says a Missouri man in Breeders
Gazette, II fed cattle without hogs l
would feed young cattle, fattening and
marketing them to weigh from 800 to
$50 pounds. and would grind the corn
fed to them after they reached $50
pounds. OF course there would be con-
siderable waste In this case, as one
shote to four head Of these cattle
could be carried along nicely. especial
ly when these young hogs ran on grass
with the cattle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Nine. scarron.

Nine. Scaigoa, afterward the famous
Nine. de Maintenon. the wife Of Louis
XIV, was in her girlhood remarkably
beautiful. She was dark, with piercing
black eyes and wavy hair. In middle
life her gravity Of countenance and OF
department was considered quite ex-
traordinary in that age Of gayety. One
Of her contemporaries said that she did
not smile once year, and yet she was
not gloomy, but only Of sedate habit
Of mind.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
ANIMAL DENTISTRY.
q Necessary, Profitable ana Sensible
Procedure.

Procedure.
Before the Kansas Improved Stock
Breeders association DR.. It. W. Had
ley, professor of animal dentistry, de-
livered an address urging the necessity
and common sense of dentistry for an
imals.
''In working at the butchers trade,
especially while doing the slaughter
Ing, bad chance to see great many
dental defects" said DR.. Hadley, land
while yet young lad often wondered
If there could not have been some
means by which the poor animals could
have been relieved of a great deal of
suffering and Inconvenience. When In
later years started handling horses In
various ways l saw more suffering and
inconvenience.
Do Not Forget Your Cattle.
"In my practice find every day some
poor animal suffering more or less
from some dental trouble, and 1t covers
all the domestic animals from the cat
to the horse. have extracted decayed
teeth from the hog. Cattle and horses
are the class of animals that have the
greatest trouble with their teeth. Do
not forget your cattle, gentlemen. /
would like to impress on every mem
Der of the State Improved Stock Breed
ers' association the necessity and ben
eft Of looking after his animals teeth.
1t will save money in feed bills, anx-
iety of mind and afford much satisfac-
&i0v,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16

GERMAN COACH STALLION ARNULF.
bers, each with share Of $3.50. 1t Is
organized with a president, John Mar
tin: secretary, D. r. Singleton; d.
rectors, five In number, John Gascolgn
one Of the directors and managers.
The horse Is kept by Gascoign at so
much year. In selecting that breed we
thought we could improve the stock
for general purposes and get some
heavy coach horses. They are better
travellers than the Percheron, more ac-
tive and heavy enough for all farm
purposes His weight now is 1,475
pounds: he stands 1919 hands high,
beautiful brown In color He is a very
active horse, but kind and gentle so
far"
Keen Horse Market.
Every good horse that comes to this
market, whether he Is a saddle horse,
harness horse, is more eagerly sought
and sells for higher price than at any
period In the history Of the New York
horse market. The same market con-
ditions exist now that have obtained
all winter. Dealers continue to scour
the breeding districts from Maine to
Georgia and from the Atlantic coast
to the far northwest In search Of suit
able material for this market. and still
the demand exceeds the supply many
ln
respondent of Breeders Gazette.
Light Harness Horse Association.
Texas horsemen recently organized
at Dallas the Texas Light Harness
Horse association, with Colonel Henry
Exall president and J. j. Miller, Dial
las, secretary treasurer Initiation fee
50 and annual fee So Colonel Exall
In his address advised horsemen not to
let the temptation of 1t price part them
from their very best. but to keep II
for breeding lie believes better prices
are In prospect than for many years
past.
The MorEnn Horse.
During the meeting of the Vermont
n1Oi Buu llOiSC DIttlClo uooOSloOOh ~
Middlebury. vt. Mr.. Rommel Of the
national bureau Of animal industry
outlined the proposal Of the federal
government relative to the establish
ment Of an experimental station at
Burlington FOR the purpose Of breeding
q type Of the Morgan horse that is de-
manded by American gentlemen. He
paid Vermont a splendid compliment
in saying it was his personal opinion
that outside of Kentucky no hand
somer or more finished horses are to be
found in this country than there.
The remarks of several speakers |
were unanimous that the demand to-
day is for type Of horse embodylng |
the characteristics Of the early Nor
gan, with the same firm endurance and |
beauty, but n trlfe heavier and fifteen
and one-half hands tall rather than I'M
der that height.-Horse World.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16

First prize. over one year: sold for 81 500
to Argentina.l
fixes his favor on an animal, and these
factors in conjunction produced prices
that have somewhat astonished even
the most sanguine adherents of the
breed.
Comment offered In the London Live
Stock Journal is worthy of quotation:
Buyers, however, were fastldious.
They will pay freely for what they
want, but they will not look at any
thing else Fashion is as arbitrary to-
day rs 1t has ever been. A bull must
be short legged. thick fleshed. thick
coated, with masculine head and a
strong, broad, level back. 1t must have
well sprung ribs and Of equal impor-
lance are well covered hooks and nice.
~ turned tail head. In color It must be
dark red without any touch Of yellow
or a rich dark roam. 1t must have a
pedigree Of over fifty years In length,
and preferably 1t must be Of Scotch de-
scent or topped with Scotch.
The Color Item.
The Gazette finds It rather odd to
learn that the dark red coat and Scotch
breeding are insisted on in combina-
tion. The mellow yellow reds have long
been In fashion In Aberdeenshire, and.
their importation to this country dis
covered real merit as the basis of their
favor Years before the dark red hair
faded among the fads of the Bates Pc
riod practical feeders had discovered
that such coat Is warning Of lack of
thrift and feeding qualities compared
with the mellow coats Of the lighter
reds and the roans.
Scotch Topped Cattle.
Most pertinent to our breeders is the |
statement that the "fastidious" bidders |
included the Scotch topped cattle in
the fashion" This is indeed a re-
note and should ring clear |
INTO the ears OF American breeders into |
which straight" Scotch has been 80
increasingly dinned. The kindly min
Cling Of Scotch blood with American |
families opened the door for the de-
nand for north Britain stocks which
has characterized the trade for years
)ast. The excellence of the Scotch
opped cattle has practically made the
market
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Cnpafcunn.

The capsicum plant, from which the
different varieties of pepper are pro-
duced, is indigenous to the tropical re-
glons of Europe. Asia, Africa and
America. 1t grows wild almost as
well as under cultivation In all these
countries, and In each is used by the
natives as a seasoning for food. Its
extensive employment has suggested to
medical theorists the thought that 1t
must be considered as natural tonic
for the stomach In tropical countries.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
increase of Feeding Value.

Without wearying the reader with
any more why's" / repeat the bald
fact that legumes which have nodules
have higher feeding value pound for
pound than those which have not. Also
that nonlegumes that are fortified
with cottonseed meal, nitrate of soda
or manure have higher feeding value
pound for pound than those which are
not so fortified. provided, however.
that the fertilization is not excessive,
as 1t is in a feed lot, says A. D. Nc
Nair in Farm and Ranch.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
uernnaIuB.

All the world over there are legends
about mermalds. The Chinese tell
stories not unlike others about the sea
woman Of their southern seas. Man
kind Is taught on the most excellent
evidence that a mermaid was captured
at Bangor on the shores Of the Bel
fast Tough, In the sixth century, while
another caught ut Edam in 1903 was
carried to Harlem and kept there for
many years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Argentine Competition Increa.es.

Nearly all the live meat animals i'm
ported into Great Britain come from
the United States and Canada. OF the
fresh beef the United States supplied
20 per cent, Argentina 2 per cent and
other countries % per cent in 1S95-97,
while during 10000 IS per cent came
from the United States, 80 per cent
from Argentina and 6 per cent from
other countries.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
N S&zW NorfoIkSsWssterI
Schedule In effect Dec. 3rd, 1908.
leave Buena Vista.

NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 9:31P.M. Daily, For Basic. Luna.
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No.l4. 1892. .Baily, For Hagerstown
Washington, Baltimore, Philadel
phia, New York and intermediate
stations. Pullman slerperto New
York via HARRISBURG
SOUTHBOUND.
No. /. 7 20 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefeld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte, n. c.
WeIch and intern ediateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphia to Weleh.
No. 10. 2G9P. M. Daily. Fol- Roanoke,
Bristol, Bluefeld, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Chicago, and points West ane
Southwest. Pullman sleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
gar.
Additional Information and rates cheer
fully furnished by q Z. Abrahams
Ticket Agent, Buena Vista, Va.
W. b. BEVLL, NJ. +. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent Tray. Pass Agt,
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
The Discovery of Electro Gliding.

The experiments which led to the
discovery Of the method Of electro gid
ing were made In a cell at the citadel
of Magdeburg, in which place, on ac-
count Of his participation In a duel,
young Siemens was at the time pris-
oner, the chemicals and apparatus en-
ploycd being procured and smuggled
into thu f. tress by friendly chemist
of &C. ,ovn. In the second place, it
was the sale Of the patent rights In
this invention in England which sup
p the brothers Werner and William
the necessary funds to carry on
Their experiments and so helped to lay
the foundation OF the important firms
Of Slemens a. Ialske In Germany and
Siemens Bros. in England.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
EARTH ROADS.
After Being Properly Constructed
They Must De Cared For.


The fact thai we have been building
roads in one form and another since
our country was first opened up and
have today but very small percent
age Of them that may be called per-
manent roads makes 1t evident that II
Will be many years before the earth
road ceases TO be, says Good Roads
Magazine. An earth road when 1t Is
properly constructed and drained Is q
good road, but to keep it good requires
constant care and attention. 1t is
quite out Of the question to think that
a road once built will take care of IT.
self. In order to lead up TO building
stone roads communities should first
give proper attention to the dirt road.
Grades should be established, and II
the present road official is, by lack of
training or makeup, united for the
work Of road building his place should
be given to one more competent. When,
however, competent official is found
he should be kept in Office indefinitely.
First of all, road machinery should
be purchased in order to get the best
results with the least expenditure Of
money. 1t is just as absurd to attempt
to build roads without proper tools as
1t would be TO go back to the days Of
the old spinning wheel and scythe In
all parts Of the country there Is a grow
Ing sentiment in favor of changing
from the labor tax to the money sys-
TEN. Great progress Is being made In
this direction, and it will not be long
before practically every section of the
country will be on the money tax
basis.
Then and not till then will the i'm
provement in earth roads become uni
versal
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16

The extraordinary character of the
Perth Shorthorn sale, related by an
English correspondent of Breeders Ga
Sette, carries several comments Of inter-
EST by the latter The prime factor In
this record breaking event was the Ar
gentine demand, but also of much i'm.
portance was the insistence OF British
breeders on retaining at home a num-
Der Of the best. The Argentine buyers
have bottomless purses, and the Briton
knows how to pile up his bids when he
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
FEEDING STOCK

The secret Of safely feeding cotton
seed meal to hogs lies in the prepare
ton of the meal. The method of pre-
pairing is to thoroughly ferment the
| cottonseed meal and then feed one
part of cottOnseed meal to two parts
Of ground grain in very thin slOp, all
they will eat
Ration For Brood Mare.
While corn fodder will be found to
be good roughage and superior to timo-
thy hay for the brood mare, corn, II
fed at all, should be In connection
with bran so that plenty Of protein
will be provided and better balanced
ration secured. Light work Is much
better than ldleness, but If 1t cannot
be provided the mare should be given
plenty of exercise in an open yard
each day. Oats lead all other grains as
a food for the brood mare, and wher-
ever they are available should be fed
as q part of the ration at least. If
bran is not made part Of the ration
an occasional mash will prove bene-
fetal in lessening the danger Of con-
stipatiOn Farmer.
Alfalfa SiInge For Beef.
The writer has made some alfalfa
silage and found that steers relish it
exceedingly, but he had too little to
make any test of it's fattening powers,
what he made being accidentally made
In stack, says J. f. Wing in Breeders
Gazette. He has seen first rate alfalfa
silage fed to dairy COWS In California,
and they thrlved on the ration, with
some crushed barley as grain. The
Kansas experiment station has made
alfalfa silage and reports 1t to be the
cheapest silage made, comparing 1t
with corn and other substances.
TeachiLs Small Pigs to Eat.
Be sure the pigs have trough for
themselves that cannot be reached by
the mother or the other hogs. 1t
teaches them to eat and prevents any
shrlnkage during weaving. 1t Is a
self weaver.
COttonseed Meal Hardens Pork.
The somewhat unexpected PROPOSE |
ton that firm pork is made with the |
help Of cOttonseed meal appears to be
indicated by facts reported from the
Texas experiment station. A lot Of !
hogs fed cOttonseed meal seems to have
furnished harder pork than lots fed
corn. A mixture of corn chops and
cottonseed meal made firm pork.
Bone Producer.
Alfalfa Is Of special value as q
developer and producer of bone In
young and growing hogs Besides be-
ing rich in protein and mineral matter
alfalfa is bulky. which is a very de-
sirable quality where young su'mais
are being forced during the bone iornl-
ing DpriO1
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Wanted All Tint Was In 1t.

Father (whose wife has presented
him with twins - Tommy, you may
stay home from school today and to-
morrow tell the teacher that you have
two new brothers. Tommy-Wouldnt
1t be better to say that have only one
new brother? Then l can stay home q
day next week for the other one
Fllegende Batter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Health Crazes.

The pursuit of health, like the NOR
phia habit or drunkenness. grows on
people till 1t really becomes n Vice
Continuous thou~ht and anxiety about
ones health is extremely bad for the
constitution and undermines 1t quicker
than port wine.-London Queen.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Sure Thing.

Teacher-A miracle is going against
the natural order Of things. Are mira
cles performed today? Bright Boy
Yes'm. Teacher-Name one. Bright
Boy Well. mamma says that papa ia
always turning night into day.-Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Rewarded Him.

Excuse me. mum. was goin' to
try to git you interested in face 10
ton that 'ud make the ugliest skin
beautiful, but | see you don't need
nothin' like that"
"Well-er-I think I'll buy box OF it
for a friend of Houston Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
Some Tooth Troubles.

among the many symptoms or signs
of disordered teeth that will be noticed
are unthrift, or loss of flesh; rough,
staring coat soldering. holding the
head to one side while eating or drink
Ing, pudding, or chewing hay or fod-
der into wads and splitting it out, and
refusing to feed for days at time
There are many things that may go
wrong in an animals mouth. A tooth
may start to decay at the roots and
show no sign Of 1t on the outside.
There may and often does occur an
elongated tooth, which cuts into the op-
poslte jaw where a tooth is missing;
teeth often get split by biting on some
hard substance taken into the mouth
with food and In many other ways"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
AntIdote For carbolic Acid.

1t may prove valuable information
to know that alcohol is the antidote Of
carbolic acid and how to use 1t. If the
burn Is external pour alcohol over It; II
internal, swallow whisky.