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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
The Seed ofJHemp.

Chief Justice Cattlin Q57D, from
whom the Spencers, Russells and
many of the greatest English fami-
lies are descended, when sentencing
q prisoner convicted as a go-between
in the correspondence between Mary
Of Scotland and the bishop Of Ross
thus addressed him; "The good
scotsman hath sowed in you good
gifts, but as it is said in the gospel,
then came the enemy and he sowed
darnel, cookie and noisome weeds.
Such wicked seedsmen have been in
England. If they had sown the
right seed for their own use, the
seed of hemp, and felt Of it, then
had they received according to their
deserving, hemp, meet seed for such
seedsmen. London Standard.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
THE ATOMIC THEORY.
4 Mathsnnatieian's Proof Of the I'm.
mortality Of Man.

- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FFooI OF tho TN
mortality Of Man.
DR., Ivan Slayonski, the eminent
Russian mathematician, who died in
St. Petersburg in December, 1887,
left, among other curious and yalua-
/ bic papers, one entitled ''The Atom.
! ic Theory-A Mathematical Proof
Of the Immortality of Man"
The learned doctor starts out by
taking the position that the whole
universe is made up Of atoms and
that these atoms are not "innumera,
ble," but it can be shown that their
number is limited. He further de-
elares that the words "infnite" and
"innumerable" are only used to COW
or ignorance, because il. is impossi-
BILE for our minds to form a proper
conception of a vast number of
units. After making the above and
other broad statements he sets him
self to the task of proving that the
atoms of the universe are constantly
undergoing changes and that the
time will come when all possible
changes, combinations and permuta-
tons will have been exhausted.
Spencer, Helmholz, Thompson and
many other distinguished men, liy-
ing and dead, believe and believed
this queer doctrine. Thompson says
that when these changes have been
exhausted the universe will be at
rest. When that day comes, the
sun will cease to shine, the planets
will stop revolving on their axis,
and all the vast systems of worlds
will hang perfectly dead and life
less. But no. DR.. Slavonski does
not propose to have a grand finale
wind up" at that stage of the
game.
He declares that when these atom
&c permutations have been exhausted |
nature will return upon its tracks.
In other words, when the pen
dulum has swung to it's utmost lin.
it it must return again. If all the
positions of the atoms Of the uni
verse must again repeat themselves
Slavonski argues that there must
come a time when all nature will |
again be in the track now occupied.
The earth will again undergo its geo
graphical periods, and man viii
'gain appear, each individual being
precisely the same individual he is
now. He will be born Of the same
parents, be reared under the same
circumstances that he now lives and
nth those with whom he now lives
md will finally die, as he will die in
few years from now. After an
'ther untold age of cyclic changes
lie will Give again" just as in his
ormer lives. This is Immortality.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
ORIGIN OF WEDDING CAKE.
Roman Maidens Carried Three Ears Of
Wheat to the Altar.

When in ancient or imperial Rome
q maiden was welded according to
confarreation she always carried
three ears of wheat in her hand,
while over her head was broken a
simple cake of far and mola salsa as
presage OF plenty and an ample
abundance of the good things Of
life.
In this primitive custom, then,
we see the germ from which grew
the elaborate plum loaves and dam
tily beribboned boxes of luscious
richness that form so conspicuous a
feature of our marriage feasts to-
day.
The bridal wreath Of an early
English bride was likewise fashion
ed Of bearded land sometimes GID
ed) wheaton spikes, while on her re-
turn from church corn and other
cereals were showered upon her and
then carefully gathered up and con-
sumed by the wedding guests. In
this also we recognize a rude an
cestor of a modern fashion-that of
sending a newly married pair of in
a small blizzard of hard, snowy rice.
In the course of time, however.
the golden grain was ground and
made into large, thin, dry biscuits,
which we're gayly shattered above
the blushing maids flowing locks
and then distributed among the by
ISLANDERS. To this day, too, in some
portions Of highland Scotland it is
still customary for the best man and
first bridesmaid to break an oatmeal |
cake over a young wife as she crosses
the threshold of the first house en-
tered after the marriage ceremony.
This hammock is then partaken Of
by all the assembled friends and |
washed down with the Scotch whis-
KY in which they drink the health Of
he bride and bridegroom and Of
heir respective clans.-Lippincott's.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
Advanced Backward.

The expression Advanced back
ward" gained great currency just
after the rencounter on the floor Of
the United States senate between
Senator Henry S. Foote of Missis-
sippi and Senator Thomas II. Ben
ton of Missouri. In that famous
verbal duel, which almost culminat-
ed in a bloody tragedy, one Of the
senators-perhaps FOote, though
this is a matter of recollection
bore down on Benton, when the lat
ter drew his pistol, an old Allen,
commonly called in those days
pepper box and sometimes a wasp
nest. Foote stopped, and afterward
in detailing the occurrence he said
that when "Mr. Benton pulled his
pepper box | advanced backward"
Montague refers in his works to
"rowers who advanced backward"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
hls share.

On one occasion when the poet
Campbell and his older brother were
sleeping together the poet was even
more than usually restless. His
brother received a series Of vigor-
Gus kicks and bore them with sur
prising good nature. But in the
morning he demanded an eIplsns-
ton.
81 was not asleep" replied the
gifted Thomas YEARLY. 81 was at
tempting to compose poem upon
grandeur, but was unable to get
the lines to pleaIe me at all for a
long time. But l think that with
one or two alterations it will do
now"
Indeed" responded his long suf-
tering brother dryly. "Well, Tom,
] don't know what share you claim
In this last efusion, but l am quite
sure that l had all the bold strokes
If Il"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
The GREATEST WEDDING.
Over Ten Thousand Couples United At
the Same Time.


the Same Time.
The largest and most remarkabl,
wedding since the world began tool
place at Susa. When the great Alex.
ander had conquered Persia, wishing
to unite the victors and vanquished
by the strongest ties possible, he de-
creed wedding festival. Now guess
bow many people he ordered to be
married. You could never do it.
Well, Alexander himself was to
marry Statira, the daughter OF
Darius 100 of his chief officers
were to be united to ladies from the
noblest Persian and Medean fami-
lies, and 10000 of his Greek soldiers
were to marry 10000 Asiatic women
-20,202 people married at once.
| don't see how they managed to
get up a feast for so many, but they
did, and for a vast multitude Of
guests besides. They had the most
splendid arrangements. On a plain
near the city a vast pavilion was
erected on pillars sixty feet high.
1t was hung and spread with the
richest tissues, while the gold and
precious stones which ornamented
it would have made your eyes blink.
Adjoining this building were 100
gorgeous chambers for the hundred
bridegrooms, while for the remain.
ing 10000 an outer court was in.
closed and hung with costly tapes
try, and tables were spread outside
for the multitude.
A separate seat was assigned each
pair, and all were arranged in a
semicircle on either hand Of the
royal throne. Each bridegroom had
received a golden vessel for his liba-
ton, and when the last Of these had
been announced by trumpets to the
multitudes without the brides en-
tered the banquet hall and took
their places.
And now don't you think each
bridegroom stood up separately and
vowed, with this ring / now thee
we'd" and so on. No. The cere-
nony was very simple. The king
gave his hand to Statira and kissed
Ter as his wife, and the other bride
grooms followed his example. That
vas the way. Then came the festi-
Ial, lasting five days, with music and
eats Of jugglery, play acting and
II kinds Of delightful games.-Ex-
hange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
Work /. What Counts.

pity the man who does not work,
at whichever end of the social scale
he may regard himself as being.
The law of worthy work well done
Is the law Of successful American
life. ! believe in play, too; play and
play hard, but do not make the mis-.
take Of thinking that that is the
main thing. The work is what
counts, and if a man does his work
we'll and It is worth doing, then it
matters but little in which line that
work is done--the man is a good
American citizsn.--ThsQdor 10ose-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
TO FRUIT GROWERS
How to Use Lime.Sulphur on
Fruit Trees

Fruit Trees
State Entomologist j. L.Phillips
OF the Virginia Experiment Station
at the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, Blacksburg, writes as follows
concerning the use Of lime-sulphul
wash to destroy the San Jose scale
AS the time from now on until
the buds begin TO push out is very
short ard the dormant season is the
very best time to spray orchards
for the San Jose scale, we wish to
urge you to act at once. With
very few exceptions, trees infested
with San Jose scale will die unless
they are treated. 1t will spread
to the orchards near aud destroy
them also. The law requires all
infested orchards to be treated. II
you treat the orchards carefully,
you will be able to check the pert
and keep the trees in good condi-
ton.
Treat tho entire orchard in
which infested trees are located,
for there may be plenty of scale on
trees to breed and injure them
badly before the summer is over
and not enough to show up to any
extent at this time.
The lime-sulphur wash is recon.
mended for this purpose, and should
be made as follows:
Secure an iron kettle thet will
hold about twenty gallons; place
over a fire and put four to five
gallons Of water in it. When the
water gets warm, add fifteen
ponds of coed, quick lime, then,
as soon as shaking begins, stir with
g wooden paddle or hoe and add |
fifteen pounds of sulphur. Continue
to stir briskly so as to bring the
mass into a thick paste-stir well
while in this condition and mash
all Jumps, then add 5 pounds Of
.alt and enough water to make
twelve or Is gallons. Bell the
mixture vigorously for forty
minutes, and then strain into the
'pray barrel and add water to
make fifty gallons. The wash will
Tot affect the scale, unless it is
veil cooked. Stir the mixture oc.
'asionallY while cooking to p event
t from caking to the bottom, and !
i'd hot water when necessary to
prevent it from boiling down to a
hick mass. This method of prepa-
alton Is suited to small orchards.
\ more complete outfit will DC
necessary if a large orchard is to
10 treated. Either cold or hot
rater may be used in diluting the
nixture, after it has finished cook
ny, and it is better to put part Of
he water into the spray barrel and
our the lime-sulpbur mixture into
Z. Spray this mixture on the
Tees so thoroughly as to coat every {
Q
For further information. address
be State EntOmologist, at Blacks
urg, Va. @
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
Gemle In Verse


~ How DC Love Thse7
Now DO love theef Let me count the
ways.
Hove thee to the depth and breadth and
height
Ny soul can reach when feeling out Of
sight is.
For the ends Of being ana ideal grace.
love thee to the level OF every days
Most quiet need. by sun and candle
light.
1 love thee freely. as men strive for
right;
love thee purely. as they turn from
praise.
love thee With the passion put TO use
La my old sriefs, and with my child
- hoods faith ~ fla Tn
love thee with a love seemed to lose
With my lost saints. love thee with
the breath, ts,-tfi@ s
smiles. teara OF all my life. and. II God
choose,
shall hut love thee better after death.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
FraternaI Orders.

Rockblidge Lodge, No. So. 20. o. F,
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hail.
Lexington Lodge, No. SO, <. 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 Bird Mon
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1990 Royal
Arcanum, meets list and 3rd Friday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lee Jackson Council, No. SO, Junior
Order American Mechanics, meets every
snd and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
No False Pretense

Has marked the career OF Ely's
Oream Balm. No idle promises OF re-
wards for cases it will not cure. Being
entirely harmless, it ls not resp onsible
like the catarrh snufis anu powders,
for minds shattered by cocaine. The
great positive virtue OF Ely's Cream
Balm is that II speedily and completely
cures n, sal catarrh and hay fever.
BACK OF this stateiu, ut Is the testimony
of thousands aud q reputation OF
many years. success. All druggists, 5Oc..
or mail by Ely Bros, SO Warren Street,
New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14

An Irishman on seeing a notice
In a haberdasher's window one day
which ran, Everything sold here by
the yard" entered and asked the
man of the shop if he sold butter
milk.
eyes," was the answer.
"Then give me yard" said Pat.
"All right" said the man, and,
dipping his finger into a dish Of
milk at his side, he drew it a yard in
length on the counter.
Anything elseS" he quefied TIM
umphantly Of Pat. q
NO." said Pat. Gust rowl it up
In q piece Of paper, and I'll take It
With me."---Mmsriok NeEs. y.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
Frat Use of Umbrellas.

There can be little doubt thai
when umbrellas first came into use
in England they were carried only
by women. Of this we have the evi.
dence of Guy Mege in his French
dictionary, 1858, who has the sen.
tence, "Umbrellos are only in use
amongst women" "The New World
of Words" revised, etc., by J. K.
Philobibl, 1920, has the remark,
"Such as are here commonly us'd
by women to shelter them from
rain" Both umbrella and umbrella
are given. Gay has the following
allusion:
Good housewives all the winters rage de-
spise,
Defended by the riding hoods disguise
Or underneath tn umbrellas oily shade
Safe through the wet on blinking pattens
tread.
Let Persian danes tn umbrellas ribs dis
play
To guard their beauties from the sunny
ray
Or sweating slaves support the shady
load
When eastern monarchs show their state
abroad
Britain In winter only knows its aid
To guard from chilly show'rs the walking
maid.
Trivia" LIS bk 4, II 2O9-ls
For many years the carrying of an
umbrella was regarded as efemi-
nate. In the Diapers Dictionary it
is stated that when men began to
carry umbrellas they were hooted
and jeered at as "Frenchmen."-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14

Beggs-My wife says that II 1
were to die she would remain a
widow.
Aeggs - Evidently she thinks.
there !. net another man In the
world Ike you. t.--' .,,.'. +. -
!. "On the contrary, Sheis afraid
there may be and that ahs'd gst
him"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14

Advices from St. Pet rsburg say
that Premiet Witte has DECIDED
not TO resign his post, and that no
more concessions will be granted to
she radical parties In Russia.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14

l'o ShSeIIuitlcSS SOOh
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
- diseased.
kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatitis not uncommon
ier a child to b; born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ofAo 49, H. ~ 49,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty, vigoF
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14


urine Scalds the flesh on II, when the child
reaches an age when It should be abb: 10
control the passage. II Is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon IT, the cause Ct
the difficulty IS kidney trouble, asd the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to = diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 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. 1t is sold
BY druggists, in fifty EK
cent and one dollar A1E -
sizes. You may have a ~ y & 81 -
sample bottle by mail s>asl 4eaa.. 5lEe @
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of sraup. pOo.. q
ing ali about 1t, including many Of the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilne1
& Co., BInghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, Or. Kilmer's
Swamp-Rooi, and the address. Binghamton,
N. 7, on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14

Don't forget that we are Sole
Agents for the Famous
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-03-14
The First Touch of Spring

We have also received our
Spring Ginghams, Chambrays,
Lawns, White Goode, Calicoes,
Hamburgs, Hosiery, Underwear,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-12-13
.JN DECRETO DEL GO
bernadOr MagOOn.
Fl mOnOpOliO de Ia
Western Company"
Westarn Company
6OVIn ha txgrssad0 que Roosevelt cree salIar q
rspdhllca con aYuda De los CubanOs.

Comunican de la Habana que ell gober-
nador Magoon ha publicado IN decreto
Gus permite & Ia Commercial Cable
Company" entrar 81 cable la ciudad por
eI uitio denominado Vedado desle Key
West.
Ell monopolio de los 40 amos que goz6.
la ''Western Company" terminara el de
diciembre Ell gobernador hrmara el
decreto, de modo que la otra compafifa 60
pierda tempo y desembarque su cable
empezando sus negocios
El sefior Gown, editor de GEL Mundo
public6 importantes entreVistas celebEadas
en- Wasgipgton con ell pTesidente Roose-
velt los secretarios Root = Taft.
Dice Gown que 81 presidents Roosevelt
cree podeT salvar la rep1blica con ayuda
de los cubanos FL secretario Root SO
muestra pesimista con respecto al asupto.
Declara Root que la situaci6n de Cuba
80 ha hecho terrible debido al egoismo de
los polfticos, que no piensan en- el bien-
estar de la patris.
Ell secretario Taft sc muestra q veceS
esperanzado; otras en- gran desesperaci6n.
FL senior Gown ha podido juzgar que ei
gobierno de Washington We como la mas
blillante esperanto dc Cuba en- Gonzalo
de Quegada.
Los peri6dicos de Cuba dicen que el
rombramiento de QueBada para presidente
de Cuba, caerfa como una bomba entire
los iberales.
Algunos peri6dicos di"en que no Sc
quiere que Sc repita la historic.
"La Lucha", 6rgano liberal, cree que
en- NADIA cambiara el gobierno de Wash
iDgton con respecto Cuba. Lo mas
mluimo ocssionarfa grandes disturbiOs.
La Bituaci6n de la febre amsrilla SO
mira peor en- estos dfas, Hay caBos en-
sagua la Grande, Union de Reyes, Rho
daB y Cruceo. Hay en- Ia Habana nueve
casos, y un total en- la isla de Is. La
confeTencia entire el gobsrnador Magoon y
los senadores cubanos ha Bido pospuesta.
Esta cOnferencia promote ser muy inte-
resante.
Ell goternador intenta pedir las reuun
cias los miembrog del Congreso para
fjar luegO una f cha en- cue Sc efectden
las nuevas eleccioneE.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-12-13
MANUAL SOBRE
Los INDIOS.
Notable Investigation heCha pOr flo
IOgiStas al SerViCiO del gObiefnO.
TradlCIOnss que narraR Ia mIsma historic que e
ErImer IIhTO del Genesis.

La cficipa de etnologfa americana eetd
pr6xima publican un mammal sobre los
indios que ha estado en- preparation durar-
to veinte y cir co amos.
Ests libro rechaza todas las teorias de
que los indios venfan de Asia 6 Europa.
Sc sugiere la hip6tesis de que Ia vida hu
mana empez6 en- los polos de Ia TERRA, =
de eIlos Sc extendi6 sobre los continents
autes de que ell animal hOmbre, hubiera
tenido un idioma propio.
Los expertoB niegan que un simple dia-
lecto indio tenga NADIA de comGn con cual
quier otra lengua.
Esto escitara la ira de muchos filologiE-
tas que han emp'eado toda su vida en- de-
mostrar afni6ad entire el dialecto de los
indioB otros idiomag especialmente Ell de
las tribus asiaticaB y los mismos japone
ses.
Entire las teorfas rechazadag, est& Ia de
los gales, de que ciertO sugeto lego q este
continente de un modo misterioso y no
padiendo volver Sc Teuni6 con los indioS y
fund6 tltimamente una raza, como hizo
Abraham.
Este mito viene, de que cerca de 200
palabras usadas por los yG1ektOo stOuG son
de puro orfgen gales.
Esta afrmaci6n sc hizo primero despu6s
de la expedition de Lewis y Clark, cuandO
Sc dice que un gales que iba con ellos pu-
do hablar en- Bu propia lengua con los
miembros de esta tribu de los yanktOn
sioux.
Los fIologistas que estdn al servicio del
gobierno hicieron esta notable, cuidadosa
increible investigation, rechazando las
evideDcias que SO le ofrecen.
EIIoB han investigate todss las teorfas
que han podido hallar. TodOB los que
han estudiado este ramo han sido Oidos
por ellos. Es dudoso que pueda haberse
estudiado NADIA mas Embellishments y que
hayan podido haeerse eomparaciones mas