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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
A MISSING BUTTON.
The Way a French Detective Forced q
Criminal to Confess.

1 S'h''Ho' W OSHlSSo'
Theatre indeed are some of the
methods of the French detectives.
They look for the little clews rather
than the staring ones. Unlike the
English and American detectives,
they often do not wait to get ire
futable evidence before charging n
man with crime, but first charge
him with the crime and play upon
him so that if he is guilty he is led
to confess.
Some time ago woman was muir
dered in Paris, and from her room
were stolen $50 francs in money,
her watch and jewelry. Two broth
ers, George and Paul Amot, had
been seen near the house. The
night of the day after the murder
was committed NJ. Hamard, chief of
detectives of Paris, entered a wine
shop where the two brothers were
drinking. TO the mans amazement
he arrested George, charging him
with the murder.
"You have changed your coat"
he said to the man, a safe guess if
he had committed the murder. at
was gray this morning, and there
is blood on il"
"My nose was bleeding" replied
the man.
"From excitement, | suppose"
said Hamard, Excitement caused
by your robbery of Nine. Lucas yes
terday evening"
81 was nowhere near Nine. Lucas
last night" said the man, becom-
ing very pale.
"You liew rOared Hamard. "Look
at your left bootp'
Every one saw the third button
from the boot was missing.
'Here's the BUTTON" said Ha-
mard, producing one. at was found
in your victims blood. Confessw
The man confessed AS Hamard
afterward said, he had guessed the
murderer. The detection of the /
button from the mans shos
was accidental.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Close and Cautious,

There was Il Scottish dominic be-
fore whom one morning a certain
lad made an exceptionally brilliant
recitation. The dominic was very
much pleased. So pleased was he in
fact that he put his hand in his
pocket and gave the boy a half
penny.
An hour or so later another lad
distinguished himself He, too, re-
cited in an admirable manner. The
dominic patted his arm and ex-
claimed, his eyes shining with de-
light:
boy if | had that ha'penny back
I'd gle it to ye."-Dundee Adyer-
tiser.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Redeemed Himself.

Sir Charles Napier had an effec-
tive method of dealing with cow
ards. On one occasion a flying sol
der was stopped by his fellows, who
were about to shoot him when the
general interviewed.
"Give the man another chance"
he ordered. "Place him in the
front rank, and if he turns again
let him be shot"
The man eagerly embraced this
chance of life, overcame his fears
and fought bravely for the rest Of
the dav.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
"An Awful Thing"

A certain man whose wife had re-
Gently got angry and gone away to
live with her mother was met by a
friend, who in apparent sympathy
accosted him thus;
"Man, Jamie, this is an awful
thing that has befa'en you It's a
great pccty that your wife has game
an left YOU"
Deed, man." quote Jamie,
She'll dac waur than that yet"
"Wlat war;. can she dae than
that :" anxiously inquired his friend.
Shell come back again." replied
jamie ruefully.-Pearson's Weekly,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
MYSTERY OF THE TIDES.
Queer Rsasons That Were Assigned
For Their Ebb and Flow.

The tides, those mysterious pulsa.
lions of the sea, have been the
theme of curious speculation even
since man began to- ask the reason
of what he saw around him. Many
sages and clever brains in the ages
of the past tried to explain away
the periodical ebb and flow of the
ocean, and many plausible if er.
roneous ideas were seized upon and
used to solve the problem, and some
Of the curious notions of these old
world philosophers are worthy of in.
terest.
Aristotle, who tried to find a log
ical reason for everything in ma.
ture, thought that tides were caused
by the sun, which moves and whis-
ties the winds about so that they
fan with great violence on the At.
iantic, the only great ocean known
to the Greeks, which thus swells
and causes the tide. Plato account.
ed for them as being caused by an
animal living in cavern, which, by
means of huge orifce, created the
ebb and flow. The ancient Arabs
believed that tides were caused by |
the moon heating the waters and
causing them to swell, while others
averred that they were caused by
the alternate decomposition of the
sea by the air and of the air by the
sea, thus causing an ebb and flow. |
A writer. as late as the thirteenth
century coolly remarks that tides
are caused by the efforts of the
earth to breathe.
SANITY st. Jerome explained the
mystery, by means of caves, and
Bede stated that the ebb and flow
were caused by an enormous ser.
pent, who swallows and vomits the
water. Another old sage thought
that they were caused by the melt
ing of the ice at the poles. In Rus.
'ia, jewellers by the seashore popu-
arly believe that the tides are gov
,rned by the water kings daughter.
The Shetlanders used to believe
hat periodical tides were caused by
! monster living in the sea, or, to
quote from an old Shetland worthy,
"a monstrous sea serpent that took
tx hours to draw in his breath and
bout six to let it out again" The
Chinese believe that supernatural
Deings, weird and wonderful, cause
he tides, while the MalayS aver that
hey are caused by the movements
f huge crab. Some of these old
hinkers have been very near the
olution of the problem, while some
t their crude notions are only fan |
astic.-Scottish Nights.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Good For Elias

"Giye me, sir" said a man, enter
ing druggists shop, "ten pounds
of your patent fly poison"
"Ten pounds ?" said the salesman
rather suspiciOusly. "!That is rath-
er large order, isn't it?'
eyes, know it is" said the man,
but, you see, liked that half
pound | bought here yesterday ex-
tremely well. | gave it to fly, and
he seemed to relish it at first, but
toward evening it made him quite
i'll. | propose to keep up the treat
ment for week, for | think that
in the end I may manage to kill
hin" London Scraps.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
GAMBLED BUT ONCE.
Price Paid For a ParssoI by ths
Founder of Monte Carlo.

Founder of Monte Carlo.
NJ. Blanc, the founder of the ca.
sino at Monte Carlo, was very &c.
centric.
He was never known TO play al
the table except on one occasion,
and then it was a somewhat costly
experience.
While on a visit to the Wiesbaden
casino with Nine. Blanc he was in
the habit of accompanying her on a
morning stroll each day. During one
Of these walks madame complained
of the heat of the sun and requested
her husband to buy her a parasol.
Accordingly the two entered a shop,
where madame selected very pref
ty article, worth 80 francs, which
M. Blanc, with a scowl and a NUT
tered grumble, paid.
When the casino opened at noon
great was the establishment of the
croupiers and visitors to see NJ.
Blanc place 2 louis on the red at
one of the trente ct quarante ia
bles. The attendants FASTENED to
get him a chair, but this he de-
clined, saying he was only going to
remain a few minutes. When the
cards were dealt he won, and, TAX
ing up his winnings, left the orig
inal stake on the table. For a Sec
Ond time he won and had now got
back the price of the umbrella. But,
not content, he ventured another 2
louis, which this time he lost.
Somewhat annoyed at this, the
founder of the place doubled the
stake and won, thus getting back
the cost of the umbrella again.
Determined, however, to regain
his 2 louis, he staked it again, only
to see it raked in by the bank. Thus
he kept on winning and losing, but
never able to recover the 2 louis,
till at last he found himself 25 louis
out, all the gold his pocketbook con-
tanned. A thousand franc note he
had was quickly changed and swal-
lowed up. Then, becoming exas-
perated, he cashed his check for
large sum and, sitting down, COM
menced the battle in earnest. Hour
after hour passed by, but NJ. Blanc,
his eyes fixed on the treacherous
pasteboards, never budged from his !
post. He kept on planking down |
heavy stakes until the last deal was
declared, when, calmly risinr, he !
seized his yellow cane and made his
way through the gaping onlOokers
nto the open air.
On reaching home he found Nine.
Blanc playing patience" with a
Jack of cards, the offending parasol
icing on the table. I
TMadame," said the old gentle
3 7, do you know what that thing
las cost me?"
"Mais oui, mon ami. 1t cost you
10 francs"
"1ladame," rejOined he, "you are
have just paid the bill
81 900 francs. London Mail.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
The Written Koran.

MohammedanS never use printed
Korans because in doubt as to the
ingredients entered into the compo-
sition of the printing ink. They
are afraid of being deliled by taking
into their hands a copy of the sa.
cred book that may have been pro
duced with the ink in which pigs
fat instead of linseed oil has formed
one of the component parts. They
therefore contine themselves to
reading hand written reproductions
Of the prophets work, which are
naturally very expensive.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
A Royal HumorIst.

Poorly educated as George III.
was, he was capable to a surprising
degree Of uttering at times shrewd
and humorous remarks. In the
'Life of George ILL.," by Lewis
Melville, under the title of Farmer
George" there will be found not a
few of the royal sayings. When
Chief Lord Baron Macdonald, a
great snuff taker, and Baron Ora
ham, an inveterate talker, were sit
ting in the Westminster court, "The
court of the exchequer," remarked
the king, ''has a snutfbox at one end
and a chatterbOx at the other"
George sometimes endeavored- to
find amusement in poking about
Windsor, asking questions of all he
met in his rambles. "WelI, my lad,
what do you WANT" he asked a sta
bic boy. "What do they pay your"
Il help in the stables" the young
ster grumbled, "but | have nothing
but victuals and clothes" 'Be con-
tent" said the monarch philosoph-
ically. 81 have no more West
minister Gazette.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Drop by Drop

the offensive discharge caused by Nasl
Catarrh falls from the back OF the nose
into the throat, setting up an intlem.
nation that is likely to mean Chroric
Bronchitis. The most satisfs Glory
remedy for Catarrh Is Ely's Cream
Balm, and the relief that follows even
the first application cannot be told IN
words. Don't suffer a day longer from
the discomfort Of Nasal Catarrh. Cream
Balm is sold by oil druggists for 80
cents, or mailed by Ely Bros, So War
rem Street, New York.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Strategy.

Patrick Brannigan had contract
ed to dig well in the sandy part
Of the town, and he had dug down
some forty feet when on coming to
work one morning he found that the
last twelve feet of his well had cayed
in and would have to be dug out
again, He sat down by the well to
wait for his helpers when a happy
thought struckhim. He arose, took
off his coat, hung it up in plain
sight, hid his tools and walked
away. A few minutes later his help
ers came and, finding Pats coat and
seeing that his tools were gone,
came to the conclusion that their
boss was buried under the fallen
sand and, with the help of all the
neighbors, Immediately set to work
to dig him out. Not till all the
fallen dirt was taken out did the
men in the least suspect that they
had been hoaxed into doing Just
what the boss was trying to dodge.
-Harper's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

Itie claimed Indigestion Is the Nation
al disease. That's why the demand for
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets keeps lncreas-
ing because they do the work. Stomach
trouble, dyspepsia indigestion, bloat-
Ing, ETC., yield quickly, Two days treat
ment free. Ask your druggist about
them. For sale at b. II. Golrell's drug
store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced 10y
DR.. Shoop OF Racine, Wis. You don't
have to boil it tv enty or Thirty min
utes. "Made In minute" says the
doctor. Health Coffee" Is really the
closest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro
duced. Not a grain OF real coffee In it
either. Health Coffee Imitation is
mads from pure toasted cereals or
grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really it
would fool an expert-were he to I'M
knowingly drink it for Coffee. J.McD.
Adair
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
Hittinu Back.

The elder Sothern, the creator of
the Lord Dundreary fame, was ex-
tremely sensitive to interruptions
of any sort. Seeing man in the
act of leaving his box during the
delivery of one of the actors best
speeches, he shouted out: 'FHi, you,
sir Do you know there is another
act~ The offender was equal to
the occasion, however. He turned
to the actor and answered cheerful
y: "Oh, yes, That's why I'm 90.
iaF,R --' '~' =
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

Don't worry about your kidneys
wheu you car obtain 80 day. treatment
CT Pineules for $l.00. These little = lcb-
ules bring relief in the fir-t dose. Fack-
ache, LuDbago, and RheuwatisIn Yield
quickly. II not satisfied your money
refunded. This IL a feir offer you cart
lose. Sold at b. II. Gorrell'S drug
store,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

When the Stomach, Heart, or Kid
ney nerves get weak, then these or
gans ALWAYS fail. Don't drug the stom
ach, nor stimulate the Heart or Kid
neys. That Is simply a makeshift.
Get prescription known to Druggists
everywhere as DIR. Shops Restori@
tive. The Restorative IL prepared ex-
pressly for these weak Inside nerves
Strengthen these nerves. build them up
with DR.. Shops Observation-Disclosures
or liquid and SEE how quickly help
will come. Free sample test sent on
request by DR.. Shoop. Racine, Wis.
Your health is surely worth this sam
pie test. Gorrel's Drug Store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

"Fof over thirty years" writes a
ssnileman IN los Angeles. II have
used ArbucHes' Coffee. Many times
my family has tried other coffee only to
come back to our old reliable. unchanse-
able Albuckles.' No other coffee has
this unfom never failing aroma. ! care
not at what price. have often wished
| could tell you this" Many other
people have the same opinion.
Arbuckles' wa, the first roasted packased
coffee. and its sales exceed all the Others put
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

Mothers with little children need no
longer fear Group, colds or whooping
cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup
tastes good. 1t works off the cold
through the bowels, cuts the phlegm,
clears the head. For young and oil {.
Guaranteed, Secure bottle at once.
For sale at b. H. Gorrell's drug store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

TO cure n cold first move the bowels.
Bee Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently
on the bowels, drives out the cold,
clears the head. It's pleasant to take
and mothers highly recommen it for
colds. Group aid whooping cough,
Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money
refunded. Equal good for young and
old. For sele at b. IL. Gorrell- drug
store
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

itVast quantities of most excellent peat
are found on the Falkland Islands. a
company has had agents looking up
matters with a view of VOL king the peat
beds for COMMERCIAL purposes, but
nothing definite is known az TO the out
come of the matter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protrudlng
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money II PAz0 OINTMENT
fails to cite In 6 to II days. 800.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

together. That 1t costs you less Is due simply
to our coffee business being so much greater
than any competitors. in fact, it is larger than the
next four lsrses. 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 is
sold at the narrowea margin Of profit.
Some grocers will try to sell
you instead loose coffee which the
roaster is ashamed to sell in a
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

Numerous outbreaks of typhoid fever
in the last five ear have been traced
to CERTAIN New York cook, Il fealthy
woman, who is not known 10 have lad
the disease. but whose cXcreia are
highly charged with typhoid laciili
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

Turkish farmers never use fertilizers,
nor do they practice rotation Of crops/
The same crops are planted year after
year until the coll Is exhausted.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

A government commission is strug-
CLING with the problem of extermlnat-
ing the Nun butterfly, which has be-
come plague In Bohemia.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

According to ihe II ost reliable re-
ports there are 262, 900 Sunday schools
In the world, with total enrolment Of
90, 900, 900 pupils.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

A Pennsylvania capitalist claims that
ouch OF the financial depression Is dee
to the extravagant modes OF living VIII ch
are generally followed, and cites auto
MODELLING, which he claims, is waste
Of time and money with no returns, as
one OF the foremost extravagances. In
short, he seems 10 think that motoring
is not only a sure way Of running
through fortune but OF really SPEED
ing through it.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27
THANKSGIVING hymn
Rk]H Iowscnd AIIcnaxn,
3 Copyright 1907 B. II NsGralh r2ce'8ss}6

n LOVING Source Of all.
W We on thy Great name call
And Give thee thanks.
With grateful hearts we raise
Our joyful sons Of praise.
TAou who hast blest our days.
We give thee thanks.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-11-27

n ORD Of the sun and rain.
~ Lord Of the fruit and grain.
We give thee thanks.
For thy rich haryests stored,
For plenty on each board,
For ell thy bounties. Lord,
We give thee thanks.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
MRS. GERKEN LOSES
BUT HAS ANOTHER CHANGE
FOR WINDSOR CUP.
Atlantic City's Horse Show Disturbed
by Rain, and Fashionable Audience
Flees to Shelter.

x,o orrxr ~. "a po;a that
- A. ~ go inst hefora the
e"eep 80 80 tho A+lont1c CIV Horse
r ia esen.s ~ oftornoon sort +ha fash
,nnoh,as scurryine from tbe UNPROTECTED
howas 70 tbe shelter of the stands and
who had lust entered The ring as drivers
r,,i,,ad costly millinery worn nv ladv whips
in tbe event for ladies' harness horses.
Interest In the event held many of these
who would otherwise have scooted for
shelter of cabs or street cars when the
storm aDproached and plucky maids and
matrons STAYED through fine storm To an
plaud their favoritles. Lord Baltimore
won the blue with TONIC, Sauvage's Blue
Bell second.
The PRINCIPAL tonic for discussion in
the stands was the failure Of Mrs. Ger
ken's Newsbov TO land the final winning of
the Gig horse chaTenee event which would
have 90 rr,od with ~ +bo enoI ou,,arsh;n
of the coveted Windsor challenge cun
valued At s5o Newsbov secured two Ieqs
of the contest in 1904 and 1906, and had he
won today ownership of the trophy wotid
have pona ~ tho carlran stables Tha
iudges wondered long between the 1ats
100 -a iOrS e'" -He W.
cram chestnut ana Ringing Bells, T. w.
Watson's chestnut, which has been News
boys chief competitor, and at last award
ed tho event to tha Raltimcra borsa While,
~ II ven. . tue oa,'nn0ie norse' "n.r'i
Won last year ana which now Is in the
running with Newsbcy with two captures
of the three necessary FIR ownersbin of
tho c,n Tha s+a,aa 49,.
~ SINUS were ratner WIN
MIS-. Uerken IN tne nope that she would
make a final winning, but applauded Mr..
Watson when he drove his winning animal
o,h If tho ring
NJ = ne.
me sailery showed the greatest interest
OF the afternoon in the competition of
hunt clubs, in which pinkScoated riders
from three sporty cross-countrv N-oreaniza-
tions CONNECTED for bonors ana nrt1es MIR
bio bu,ters Mr. n 49, ~" 80
r. M.s. :, a. Districn ana Nlrs.
M,ion iioioway nrst RODE jack Frost
ana heu Raven and were loudly cheered
when their mounts with Taconite were
given the blue for their fine performance
over the bars and timber Second a,ant ~
anotber uoiionas, 80, osevnu "en' 10
49, to"as enaiy' .ne Union coun-
ny nouhus' WIN Midlotnlan, Centennial
4. TIE summaries.
Class 81 (ponies in harness: IL and not
exceeding Al ~hands)-First, Mrs. .John
Gerken's Torchlight. b.. S.; second. Man
ming and Seelig, Miniature Forest King
b. g.; third, Mrs. John Gerlen's Cock
sparrow, b. 5,
Glass a (harness horses suitable for eie.
iudged for by its all-aro1nd action. eon,
formation: to be driven by its bona fide
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
NEW SUITCASE AND
HANDBAG MUST MATCH.

You now can purchase the suit case and
little handbag to match, but these travel
ing necessities are not easily obtained I'M
less one is willing to pay for having the
little handbag made to match the suit
case. The new brown ones are so pretty
that every girl would be delighted to pos
sess them. for the rich brown leather and
brass trimmings. genuine brass. too, look
very stylish with q brown outfit. There Is
n powerful amohnt of satisfaction in
dressing exactly proper when you intend
to sally forth where stylishly attired ladies
look you over to see what you really can
afford. And the travelling outfit. even
to these mentioned things, seems to
carry the ear marks as well as the dress
of just-what-you-are.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-19
HOW TO SPEAK CORRECTLY.

Many people, for example, fairly well
educated people, too, don't know how to
pronounce the letter that follows e. And
as for spelling the name of aitch, some
Of these people would be astonished to
hear that the letter had a name. The
letter that follows v is frequently pro-
nounced as if it were double-yer. instead
Of double-u. A fault, often noticed among
singers and actors, is the giving of a fc-
titious value to the letter ], which makes
1t sound very like the italian liquid
doubled.
Say the alphabet aloud. and when YOU
have finished, ask yourself If every let
ter would be perfectly distinct and IN
telligible to any one who might be lis
tening. Here lies the fundamental prin
ciple Of all speaking; every element OF
every spoken word should be distinct and
Ineligible. In repeating the alphabet
each letter ought to make a perfect es-
cape from the lips of the speaker. Does
1t make such an escape when You say It.?
Do you send 1t out vigorously? Watch
yourself as you speak each letter and see
what happens to II. II It gives you the
sense OF hanging about your lips, or IL it
does not seem absolutely to separate itself
from you, or If It drops into your throat.
say it again and will it to 60 boldly out.
Try 10 think of it as being outside your-
self. as a thing apart. When YOU succeed
In thinking of 1t in this way, il you don't
care for words, or IL YOU have never
| thought about them, you VIII have taken
the first step toward the mastery of good
speech. To speak we'll, Won must love
words and their elements. You must love
Individual letters.-John ID. Barry In
Harper's Bazaar.