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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-27
DEEPER IN NJpD
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ably and city chaj nig
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Got Back at the Plumber.

The Rev. DR.. J. 0. Peck, once
pastor of Trinity Methodist church,
was not only fond of good horse,
but of good joke, and he could
preach a good sermon. One year
funds were low in the church treas
ury, and it devolved to some extent
upon the pastor to see that money
was raised. A meeting for the dis
cussion of ways and means was call
ed, the doctor being present. The
directors suggested that some of the
wealthiest members of the congre-
cation be called on and asked for
private subscriptions. To this DR..
Peck agreed. A few days later he
was met on the street by one of the
directors.
"Well, DOCTOR" said he, chow are
you getting on money raisingP"
'Fine," said DR.. Peck as his eyes
twinkled. 81 went around to sew
eral bankers, merchants and man.
ufacturers, but it was of no use.
Then ! thought Of the church
plumber who robbed me last month,
so l went around to him and held
him up for the full amount" -Bos-
ton Herald.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
All He Asked.

Stephen A. Douglas, who will be
remembered in connection with Lin.
coin at Springfield, was very demon
strative in his professions of friend
ship. One day he sat down on Bev-
erly fuckers knee and, throwing
his arm around the Virginian's
shoulder, said, "Bev, old boy, 1 love
you"
Douglas" said Tucker, "will you
always love me?"
"Yes, Beverly, l surely will"
"But," persisted Tucker, twill you
love me when you get to be presi-
dent?"
Indeed | will. What do you
want me to do for your"
"Well," said Tucker, "all l want
you to do then is to pick out some
public place and put your arm
around my neck just as you are do
ing now and call me Bev."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
No Quail For Him.

EQUAL, villainw He pointed his
trusty shooting iron at the head OF
the man who had been treating the
beautiful maiden to a job lot of gen.
eral wickedness ever since the cur
tain went up.
DAT last | have theel Quailp
But, contrary to the direction in
act 3, scene 2, the villain stood his
ground.
"Quail, l tell thee Why dost not
quail?"
Cant risk it on 30 bob week."
quoth the villain, with defiant
sheer saved over from the first act,
"because, forsooth, quail is legally
out of season, and see gamekeep-
er in the audience"
Then he kicked over an Alp, wad-
ed through the bay of Naples, fell
into the thunder and only stopped
in his mad flight to remark to the
manager that an actor with a repu-
tation must decline to play on that
stage, as there were flies on it,
Pearson's Weekly,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Left His Imprint.

"Count Julius Andrassy," says the
Budapest Neue Presse, ''was hand
some man and was particular about
his appearance. He had habit Of
smoothing with his hand his richly
oiled and creased hair. One day
an important document had passed
the Austrian council of ministers,
in the contents of which Count An
Grassy was Interested. Shortly aft
er ! met the Austrian president of
the ministry, Prince Auersperg, who
said to me:
account Andrassy has read the
latest document
"How do you know?' | asked.
"T have discovered on it the i'm
prints of Count Andrassy's fingers,
Prince Auersperg answered, laugh
ing"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Gold BEATING.

The process of preparing gold un
til it is reduced to a thickness o,
100000 of an inch is necessarily
elaborate. The gold is first cas-
into ingots four inches in length
and one inch in width, which
weigh from ten to seventeen
ounces, according to thickness. II
is then passed between polished
rollers, worked by steam, until il
forms a ribbon twenty-eight yards
long and 1900 inch thick. These
ribbons are then cut into 1SC
pieces an inch square and placed
between vellum, and then the real
business of the gold beater is begun.
He beats for half an hour with q
twenty pound hammer, making the
inch square into three inches
square. Then these pieces are quar-.
tered, becoming one and a hall
inches square. He beats again fol
one and a quarter hours until the
one and a half inch square becomes
four inches square. The four pieces
are again quartered and beaten and
finally cut to proper size-viz,
squares of three and three-eighth
inches, of a thickness Tor rather
"thinness'') of 100000 of an inch,
and in this shape the leaf is lifted
into books of tissue paper.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
The RISING Tide.

A rather stout lady was enjoying
bath at Scarborough. She kept a
tight hold of the bathing machine
rope and gave quite a juvenile
screamlet as each wave of the in
coming tide tried in vain to lift her
from her feet. On the sands close
by sat countrynan paying his first
visit to the seaside. AS the tide
brought each successive wave near
er to the position he had taken up
he cast an indignant glance in the
lady's direction. AT last an extra
big one came splash, and the holt
day suit was ruined. Flesh and
blood could stand it no longer.
Jumping up, he shouted in a voice
which completely drowned a niger
minstrels' chorus: "Hi, Fatty! If
tina dunnot stop thy blessed boppin
tha'll be droon;n' folkp-London
Mail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbl idge 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, Q, Daughters of
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, at
Odd Fellows HAIL.
Mountain City Lodge, No 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets 1st and 3rd Mon
lay nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1920 Royal
Arcanum, meets 1st and 3rd Friday
nights in each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lee jackson Council, No. so, Junior
Order American Mechanics. meets every
End and 4th Fridey nights at Odd Fellows
Hqll.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Mr.. Tucker In New Hampshire

President Henry st. George
Tucker of the jamestown Exposi
ton Company spent several days
last week in Concord. N, H., anC
addressed the Legislature of thai
State in the interest of the exposi
ton. The Concord Evening Monitor
Of the 10Th, contains the follow
ing:
president Harry st. George
Tucker, LII. D., of the Jcmestown
Exposition, was spectator n tn
Legislature today during the ballot
ing for Uniteo States senator.
Il never saw a senator elected be.
FORE said DR.. Tucker, and ]
did not intend to miss this chance.
Virginia friends of DIR. fuckers
cay that be is likely to bear mere
intimate relation TO erato a.
election in TIE Old Dominion he-
fore many ,en.s
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
LEGENDS OF SCIENCE.
Toads In Solid Rock, the Moa and the
Gigantic Minnooao.

Gigantic Minnooao.
"Stories of long suffering toads
and frogs, entombed in solid rocks,
represent myths such as arise from
imperfect observation of the cir
cumstances under which such an
finals are discovered" writes DR..
Andrew Wilson. "These creatures
can certainly live for long periods
Of time-Dr. Buckland's experiment
set the limit at about two years
inclosed in cavities and deprived of
water or other food. But the fable
credits these pent up amphibians
with lasting for untold geological
ages. If this were the case, these
geological Rip Van Wrinkles would
prove really to be far older than the
oldest fossil frogs and toads, which
is, of course, absurd. When a rock
is smashed up, no one can then as
sert that it was a solid mass, and
the possibility of a toad or frog in
its young state gaining access to
the interior of the rock through
some crevice and growing so that it
could not escape from its durance
vile never seems to occur to the
minds of those who are fond of per-
petuating stories of such modern
miracles.
"The notion that certain animals,
supposed to have long been extinct,
may still live on in remote and in
accessible parts of the earth is one
frequently exploited. That gigantic
bird of the New Zealand islands, the
moa, is said every now and then to
have been discovered alive, but no
living moa has ever been found,
though its bones are common
enough in the superficial deposits
of its native land. Hidden in the
sea depths and rising seldom from
the ocean abysses, reptilian forms
of huge size have been credited with
occasionally revisiting the glimpses
of the moon. But reptiles require
to come to the surface to breathe,
for they possess lungs alone as re-
spiratory organs. Even the turtles
and alligators, that are capable of
remaining for long periods below
water, must now and then take in
fresh supply of atmosphere.
zone very curious illustration of
the alleged revival of some gigan-
tic animals is found in an account
given seriously and exactly in scien-
tifc journals in 1878. The animal
in question was called the minho-
Gao. 1t was believed to be an earth
worm of gigantic size, inhabiting
the highlands in the south of Bra
I'll. This underground monster was
said to attain length of fifty yards
and breadth of five yards and was
covered with bony armor. Popu-
lar accounts credited it with being
a worm, but it is hard to conceive of
any worm exhibiting the character
istics given of this creature, which
was said to uproot trees and to
cause very grave disturbances of the
soil in its burrowing operations"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
THE H0MELY MAN.
There 10 q Difference Between HE
Hero and In England.

There 10 q Difference Between HE
Hero and In England.
"The different use of the same
words in England and America"
said the returned tourist, "is some
times amusing, sometimes bewilder-
ing, and occasionally, as 1 have
found it, embarrassing. During my
sojourn in the British isles found
myself one evening in the quaint
old town of Warwick and very much
in need of square meal. Not be-
ing familiar with the place, 1 step
ped into drug store, or chemists,
as they call it, to make inquiries.
The proprietor looked me over.
WELL he said, if you want ho-
tel fare, 60 up to the Arms, but if
you're looking for a place where a
homely man can get his shilling's
worth go right across the street. in
dicating a little restaurant.
my good looks are not my
strongest point, but l don't know
that l ever had their absence so
forcibly brought home to meat
least by stranger. l must have
regarded my informant with some
interest. Thank you,' I said, and
sdpposing ! were a beauty, where
would go?'
"The English aren't overquick to
see a point, and it took him at least
half a minute to begin to smile.
The relaxation of his countenance
ended in laugh.
"'Bless you,' he said, Il wasn't
referring to your face, but to your
tastes. / fancied you were a man
who wanted plain food, and plenty
of it. Homely here means home
loving, substantial folks
$50 we arrived at a satisfactory
understanding, and later, / am glad
to say, had satisfactory meal.
But on thinking it over afterward
it impressed itself upon me that
my friend the chemist hadn't ex-
plicitly denied the construction that
/ hastily put upon his adjective."-
New York Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Why Popcorn Pops.

"What makes popcorn pop?" asks
the inquisitive youngster. BY the
evasive replies he receives it is evil
dent that the real reason is not gen.
orally known. The different kinds
of corn contain oil in varying pro-
portions. In popcorn there is a
considerable amount. This expands
when heated, becomes explosive and
causes the kernels to pop open. In
common corn the percentage OF oil
is small, and for this reason itsonly
cracks, without exploding when
heated, says Good Housekeeping.
Popcorn is inexpensive and nutri-
tious as well II not used to overin-
&A~.~~s
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Sens In Verse
Coronaeh.

Coronach.
tFrom 1.-THE Lady Of the Lake,
He Is gone on the mountain.
He is lost to the forest,
Like a summer dried fountain
Whom our need was the sorest;
The font. reappearing.
From tie raindrops shall borrow.
But to uc comes no cheering.
To Duncan no morrow.
The hand of the reaper
Takes the ears that are hoary,
But the voice of the weeper
Walls manhood In glory:
The autumn winds rushing
Watt the leaves that are searest,
But our flower was In flushing
When the blightirg was nearest.
Fleet foot on the correi.
Sage counsel in cumber.
Red hand In the forny.
How sound Is thy slunberl
Like the dew on the mountain.
Like the foam on the river.
Like the bubble on the fountain.
Thou art gone and forever!
Sir Walter Scott
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Patti and the Emperor.

A pretty story is told of PATHS
friendship for the old Emperor VII
liam l. of Germany. Once when she
was singing at Hamburg the king
sent her a message asking her-to
walk with him in the morning when
he took the waters. Certainly
not" replied the prima donna to
The bearer of the message. '1 get
up early for no king in Europe" In
later years when the emperor, then
an infrm old man, sent to ask her
to visit him in his box, apologizing
for being unable to 90 to her be-
hind the scenes. she replied, with
tears in her eyes, ooh. now, sire,
would run anywhere to sec YOU"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
His Surprise Party.

Tramp-Madam, can you help a
poor man with wife and eleven
children ut home?
Housewife-Are you very needyP
"Needy is no word for it, ma'am.
I couldn't see the little ones suffer,
80 left them to ask the assistance
Of the charitable"
"Did you leave home today?"
mo, ma'am. 1t will be seven
years tomorrow. Can't you help
man who wants to surprise his little
ones ?"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
No False Pretense

has marked the career Of Ell 3 Or, am
Balm. No idle promises of reward
for cases 1t will not cure. Being en-
TREY harmless, 1t is not sroDsible.
like the catarrh sruffs ard powders.
for minds shattered by cocaire. The
great positive victne IF Ely's 'ream
BIZ In H. It at II pes ly aad completely
cures rassl arb snd hay eyer.
Back Of this statement is the testiu ony
OF thousands and q reputation Of neny
veare' succees. An drd9yists' soc, o.
u allied By Ely Bios, ~ aal.sn stleet,
New York
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Good Service,

"Was that serious call?" asked
the nervous citizen.
mo" answered the driver Of the
ambulance that had dashed madly
down the street. "The case was
not serious, but our trip was not in
vain. We did good service on the
return trip, picking up the pedes-
TRANS we had run into and people
who had beeu thrown out by horses
We scared" --Washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Complies all requirements Washington

"For over thirty years" writes a
gentleman in Los Angeles, IL have
used Arbuckles' Coffee. Many times
my family has tried other coffee only to
come back to our old reliable, unchange-
able Arbuckles.' No other coffee has
this uniform never failing aroma, ! care
not at what price. | have often wished
could tell you this." Many other
people have the same opinion.
Arbuckles' was the first roasted packaged
coffee, and its sales exceed all the Others put
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

Itchl Itch! Itchl-Scratchl Scratch
Scratchl The more you scratch the
worse the Itch. Try Doan's ointTen'.
It cures riles, eczema, any skin itching.
All druggists sell Il.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

together. That il cos,s you less Is due simply
to our coffee business being 50 much greater
than any competitors. in fact. is larger than the
next four largest firms in the world combined.
We naturally can and actually do give better
coffee in ARlOSA than anyone else can give
for the price; Being the standard article it i,
sold at the narrowest marg q profit.
Some grocers will try to sell
you instead loose coffee which the
rooster is ashamed to sell In a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

convincing PROOF that the kidneys and blad-
NJ ~ wh.. u
There is comfort In the knowledge 50
often expressed, that Dr. Kifmer's Swamp
Root the great kidney remedy fulfills every
wish In curing rheumatism, pain In the
back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
Of the urinary passage. II corrects inability
to hold water and scalding pain In passing
1t, or bad effects following use OF liquor,
wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 70 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. II stands the highest for Its won
derful cures Of the most distressing cases.
II you need a medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists In Soc. Isl. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle Of this
wonderful discovery E.
and book that tells n1Ixk1 z}@3Ess
more about II, both sent n !;;; =
absolutely free by mail. sss ~ ~
Address DR.. Kilmer & HON. Of svampRoos
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, Dr.. iSilmer's
swamp-Root. and the address, B!nghamton,
N.Y., en- every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

sediment or SET
Ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; If 1t stains
your linen II Is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass It or pain In
the back Is also
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know It.
How To Find Out.

HOW TO Find Out. "
FIJI bottle or common glass with your
water and let II stand twenty-four hours; a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-30

package bearing his name.
Don't take it, neither the look, nor the price
indicate it, cup quality. No matter where you
buy Arbuekle.' ARIOSA. or what you pay
for it. it., the same old uniform Arbuekles'
ARIOSA Coffee.
Ifyour grocer will not supply, write to
ARBUCKE BROS,
New Y<k Gig.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-04
Great Northern Steam :
ship on the Rocks
ALL PASSENGERS ESCAPE
BIG PASSENGER STEAMER is
WRECKED IN THE BAY OF
TOXIC ALL EFFORTS TO SAVE
THE BOAT ARE FUTILE, OWING
TO THE HEAVY SEAS.

Toxic, March 4.--The Great North
ern steamship Dakota went ashore in
the Bay of Toxic Saturday. All pas
sengers are safe.
The captain of a Japanese steam
er who was steaming abreast of the
Dakota, the Great Northern steam
ship, yesterday reports that when he
sighted the steamer she was at full
speed heading south when she changed
har course quickly in order to avoid
the danger Just at that moment she
struck with her head down and the
lower screw exposed. The passengers
were panic stricken but were rescued
by boats from the land, which took
them all ashore. The day was very
calm, but the dreaded current peculiar
to that locality was very strong. The
Japanese steamer Omi had been sent
to tho rescue, but the wreck is unaD-
proachable and owing to the heavy
seas it is impossible to establish con-
nection with the land. The Dakota
lies one mile off the shore with her
bow under water up to the second
mast She is still sinking. The Jap
anese cruiser Yeyeyama and torpedo
boat were despatched from Yokohama
last night to the relief of the Dakota.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-04
LIFE SENTENCE
FOR N. DAkOTAN
FORMER RESIDENT OF RANKIN
SON GETS THE LIMIT.
Anton Besoid Convicted of Murder in
the Second Degree in Los Angeles
and Given the Maximum Sentence
for the Crime.

Los Angeles. March Anton Orter
Besold, said to be former resident of
Hankinson, was sentenced to life inn
plisonmerit. the maximum sentence
provided by law for murder in the Sec
ond degree. The man was found gull
ty Of the charge and was taken before
Judge Smith in this city Friday.
His attorney filed an appeal asking
for a new trial. 1t was based on three
points: That the jury had separated
without leave Of the court after retir-
ing to consider tho verdict, miscon-
duct on the part Of the prosecuting at
torney and new evidence showing that
nothing was known against Besold al
IIankinsoh, N. ID.
Anton BesoId, commenting on the
verdict, declared somewhat vaguely
that he never would work for CaIifor-
Mia. He would not explain his mean
ing Perhaps his clumsy mind, with
its streak OF sfrewdness, still Is plan
ming ways Of avoiding the fate which
has oyertaken him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-04
Famous Chemist Dead.

St Petersburg, March 4y-Professor
Mendelejeff, the celebrated chemist, has
just died at his villa short distance
from this city Professor Dimitri w.
anovitch was born at Tobolsk Siberia
in 1894 and became professor of chem
istry at the University of ST. Peters
burg in 1866. His most notable dis
coyery was the formulation of the
Periodic Law" by which he was en-
abled to predict the existence of num-
erous undiscovered elements and even
the probable properties which these
elements would be found to possess.
These predictions have since been veri-
fed to very full extent Professor
Mendeleieff was the author Of a work
entitled Principles of Chemistry which
has been translated into most Euro
pean languages.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-04
STANDARD OIL
CASES ON TRIAL
OF CHARGES STARTED
B TODAY.
The Company Is Under Indictment
Charged With Violating the EIkins
Law--The Indictment, 1900 Counts,
Alleging Acceptance of Rebates.


Chicago, March 4.-The last techni-
.cal objections to the trial of the
Standard Oil Co. having been swept
away before Judge Landis on Feb. Is,
when John SIMILAR, attorney for the
descendants, entered pleas Of not guilty
ITO the remaining indictments returned
by the federal jury last summer, the
hearing Of the charges was taken up
today. The pleas were entered by Mr.,
MiIlar after he had been assured by
District Attorney Sims that the gov
ernment would not contest the right
of the defense to demand bill OF par
ticulars, providing this demand Is
made within five days after the COM
inencement or any one of the cases.
The corporation is under Indictment
charged with accepting rebates from
railroads In violation Of the Elkins
law. The Indictment contains 1000
counts alleging that the corporation
accepted rebates from the Chicago &
Alton railroad on shipments of oil be-
tween Whiting Ind. and East st.
Louis, til. A very large number Of
witnesses have been subpoenaed and
the cases are expected to last twenty
days at least