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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
CUNNING OF MUsKRATS.
Foresight With Which These Animals
Build Winter Homes.


In the month of March, before the
rivers have opened, on the snow around
the heads of the creeks and about the
airholes In the thick Ice may be seen
the curious trail of the muskrat. IT
can readily be recognized by the firmly
planted footmarks, heavily and slowly
impressed, and the sharp after drag Of
the long, scaly, bladellke tail. Ali
through the cold winter months these
heavily furred animals have lived
warm and comfortable In their well
constructed houses, rearing their third
and last litter One house erected
about September seemed planned with
almost human foresight Here, with
their long sharp teeth and strong, inch
long claws, they had cut and cleared
wide paths through all the marshes
paths so deep that three feet of ice did
not close them, so wide that we have
often padded along them, marveling
at the great floating masses of torn up
aquatic vegetation. These paths were
a hundred yards long and four feet
wide and were cut through a mass Of
tangled cover high enough In most
places to thoroughly conceal q duck
hunter and his canoe. In the winter
months the muskrats can easily dive
from their houses into these under ice
channels, and the whole marsh is be-
fore them to choose their meal from
The long yellow roots Of the flag and
the juicy tubers OF the wild onion (the
muskrat apple is the more poetic Ojib-
way hang exposed before them or are
readily torn Bonnycastle Dale In
Outing Magazine,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Dicta For Duck Raisers.

Ducks are much easier raised than
chickens They are not retarded In
growth by the many diseases the
chicks must contend with.
The Best remedy for duck ailments is
plenty of sliced raw onion in the mash,
and Il dry, soft bed.
When you desire ducks for egg pro-
ductlOn have four to five ducks with
IN unrelated drake Two ducks and
one drake produce too large n percent
age of brakes.
Do not let the ducks run with fowls
Disease IS sure to visit the chickens
that are allowed to drink from the YES
sci the ducks have padded in.
Always catch duck by the neck;
too often their legs are broken by be-
ms Caugnt by them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Onion as a Disinfectant.

There is. writes London correspond
emit stratum of common sense in the
advice given by north country teacher
to her scholars. "If you have chOlerT
or scarlet fever in the house, put some
onions under the bed and they Will
sweep away all disease" for the onion
proved its virtue in remarkable way
years ago, when cholera ragged through
out LOudon II was noticed with sur
prise that one Of the most insanitary
districts-Saffron Hill and It's neigh
borhood-was almost exempt from the
visitation. The majority Of the inhab-
ltants being Italians were great onion
eaters, and strings of this vegetable
were found suspended from the ceiling
In nearly every room. The medical
officer of health concluded that the
onion. among its many virtues, con-
tains a powerful antidote against chol-
era insrbus and possibly other diseases.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
An Oh fashioned Flower.

TIE sweet william OF our grandmoth'
ers Is stu one OF the most satisfying
ANIMALS Set ont the young plants In
flats or thumb pots and transplant Into
three inch pots little while before
planting on the borders Of the flower
beds II will he found that this care
will result in more vigorous plants.
The Scotch or grass pink Is propagated
I'm the same manner according to Farm
Journal
When our ancestors brought over
from the old country the fashion OF a
flower border'on the vegetable garden,
they transplanted something that gave
delight to many generations before
moderns frowned upon old fashioned
ways There is now a disposition to
90 back to the flower border Of our
grandfathers
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
The American Sailor,

1t is related Of Commodore Decatur
that after he had tanned the Barbary
powers, whose energies had been re-
awakened while the war Of 1912 kept
our navy busy, he set out in his flag
ship, the Guerrero, to make his way
across the Mediterranean unattended
and suddenly found himself in the
midst of one Of the corsair fleets which
had remained In neutral port during
hostillties The situation looked rather
squally The corsair admiral hailed,
"What sheep Is dat?" "The United
States ship Guerrero. Commodore De-
catur," was the reply. Where you
going" was the next question. Where
/ pleasew Numbered Decatur through
the speaking trumpet and the Guer
rlere proceeded unmolested. - Boston
Transcript
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Einhtinn NArmin.


1t Is a waste of time to fight vermin
so long as the dropplngs are allowed to
remain In the houses week after week.
Clean up each morning. 1t takes but a
minute or two each day, and with the
occasional assistance of kerosene lice
seldom cause any trouble.
Remove the nest boxes and fixtures
from the houses and fairly saturate
them with kerosene, then go inside
and with a spray pump send the kero-
sene into every crack and crevice. II
does noble work, and your hens Will
bless you for It.
Another good precautiOn is to use In
sect powder literally In the nest boxes.
1t will kill such vermin as are lodged
In the feathers of the hens
If the young chicks are dropping, ex'
anime their heads, and the chances are
that a large gray louise will be found
A drop OF sweet oil will soon settle the
matter
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
AN INSECT PLAGUE.
The Mosquitoes That Infest the Region
of Lake Nyassa.>

VI GcNS wye ooo'
In his book Prom the Cape to
Cairo" f. S. Gr0gan writes: "The
Kungu fly, which is peculiar to Lake
Nyassa, resembles small May flies,
and at certain seasons Of the year they
rise from the water in such stupendous
clouds that they blot out the whole
horizon. Seen In the distance they
have exactly the appearance of rain
storm coming across the lake. When
they are blown landward they make
every place uninhabitable by the
stencil which arises from the countless
millions that lodge and die on every
inch Of sheltered ground. myself
have seen them lying foot deep in
II room, and was told that they are
often much worse. The natives sweep
them up and make cakes Of them.
"Blting and poisonous ants are an
other pest but the mosquito is the
great enemy of man. 1t was abso-
lutcly' necessary to turn in half en-
hour before sunset and to make all
tue iltlIsll ullOlS lOl tlC hiShNs PhSN
all my belongings round the edge Of
my net and kept a green wood fire
burning at each end, and then l lay
inside, smoked the native tobacco and
prayed for morning. AS soon as the
sun went down the mosquitoes started
operations
at was like having a tame whirl-
wind in ones tent. They could not
possibly have been worse. Every
night 200 or 800 contrived to enter my
nett have no idea how. The most
pernicious and poisonous kind was a
very small black mosquito that might
possibly have penetrated the mesh. l
used to turn out in the morning per-
fectly dazed from the amount OF pol
son that had been injected during the
night"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
What He Lost.

A travelling man was leaning against
the counter in the hotel gazing dis
consOlately at the floor.
lose something's queried the hotel
clerk
A nod of the head answered.
"Was it very valuable"
Twice with the nod.
"Sure you had it when you came In
here?'
A third nod. His face was growing
wistful.
"You should have put 1t in the safe"
could not have done that very
we'll"
His voice quivered.
The clerk stretched his neck and
gasped, "Why, what was itT
1T was" the travelling man began.
but he choked-"it was-my job"
ooh, pardon me a minute, the phone
Is ringing" And the clerk tiptoed soft
ly away. A dismal stiffness reigned.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
prsparina eroiIers For Market,

A fat broiler is quite a rarity The
best that can be done in general Is &c
have them plump, for the natural tend
ency of the chick is to use all nutri
ment for growth and development
When the birds are nearly large
enough for the market, they should be
given all the fattening feed they VIII
eat. and for this purpose corn III va
rious forms should be fed freely. The!
will digest more feed If fed ground
than If whole or cracked \ lnoistened
mash consisting Of about two-third
cornmeal and one-third bran by bnli
Is good Cooked pot2toeS are good
and milk. with little Sugar added
will hasten fattening.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Early Dentistry,

The art of dentistry was practiced
among the Egyptians and Etruscans,
and there are evidences In mummies
and skulls that in very ancient times
teeth were filled and efforts were made
to supply the loss of natural by artl-
fetal teeth. The first writer on the
treatment of diseased teeth was Ga
len. The science was introduced Into
America by John Greenwood, who es-
tablished himself in New York In 1888.
In 1890 and again in 1895 he carved In
ivory an entire set Of teeth for General
Washington
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
L&lL.:OhD WRECKERS.
Ihore Strenuous Workers Than Fire
Fighters In Big Cities.

Fighters In Big Cities.
The career of the wrecker on n big
railroad Is like that of a fireman In
the fire department of II big city, only
more strenuous. Like the fireman, the
wrecker is on duty every second day
and night, and. like the fireman, the
Wrecker braves Billiards and sleet
storms, often facing hardshlps and
cruel suffering and even death for
the saving of life and property. But
whereas even In emergency the fire
man never covers az area greater than
the most pOpulous section of city-th6
line trayersed by the wrecker covers Il
hundred or more mlles-and whereas
the fireman IS III touch with at least
such comforts as he may snatch while
on his feet, not infrequently the wreck
er Is landed in the heart of wilder
ness miles and miles from the nearest
town, and the pangs Of hunger are
added to privation.
Sometimes when big wreck has
happened and cars and engines are
piled high on crushed and mangled
bodies the wrecker Is rushed through
darkness and snowdrift to work from
twenty=four to forty eight hours with
out even chance to take his cap OF,
and just as his Job" is nearly complet-
ed along comes another alarm that
sends him sixty or seventy miles In an
opposite direction, where box cars and
coal cars have heaped themselves thir-
ty feet high. paralyzlng the road and
costing thousands of dollars worth OF
loss IN time and prestige almost every
hour.
Despite these hardships, the danger,
the excitement and the hustle OF the
work endear it to the men.-A. w.
ROlkor I'm AnnlqtOn's
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Forage Crops.

Sow forage crops at every oppor-
tunity during July and up to the mid
die Of August, advises the Southern
Planter. These can be made to take
the place of hay in feeding the stock
on the farm, and the hay can be made
a sale crop. 1t has sold for high prices
all the past winter, and we are Of opin-
ion that it will sell we'll next winter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
! Market Preference as to Poultry.

Practically all the large markets In
the United States require yellow skin
Tor flesh and legs in first grade market
poultry. English and Canadian mar
kets call for white skin Tor flesh and
legs for their better grades. Boston
and New York markets require dry
picked poultry and will only take the
scalded product at a discount. San
Francisco and Philadelphia insist upon
dry picked poultry and do not want
scalded St Louis, Chicago, Baltimore
and Washington prefer scalded poultry
except for storage purposes. Dry
picked poultry only Is accepted fol
cold storage.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
lnsipid Company.

Low spirits are my true and faith
full companions. They get up with me,
go to bed with me, make Journeys and
returns as | do; nay, and pay visits
and will even affect ito be jOcose and
force a feeble laugh with me, but most
commonly we sit alone together and
are the prettiest insipid company in
the Word.-Thomas Gray.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Sweat Corn.

In some Canadian tests the three
varieties of sweet corn, Ringleader,
Mammoth White Cory and iOlden
Bantam, required eighty-four, eighty
seven and eighty-eight days respective
~ to mature for table use, according
to New England Homestead. In COM
parative value Ringleader stands first,
but in table quality Golden Bantam
was the leader
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11

They were celebrating their engage
ment/by dining at swell cafe.
do you believe" she queried as the
conversation Jagged, that man Is real
ly made Of dustp
We'll" he rejcined, glancing at the
dinner check, "he wouldn't be able to
travel far in your company IL he
wasn't."-Chicago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11

Three" Cuticura Soap, Cuticura ONT
ment. and Cuticura Pills, costing me
one-half of one visit to my physician.
After using as directed, with plenty
of hot water, / can truthfully state
that / found instant relief. When l
had used three boxes of Cuticura ONT
ment and two cakes of Cuticura Soap
l found my skin as soft and fine as
baby's.N My circle of friends is very
large, and am persuading Thorn to use
Cuticura Soap and give up the kinds
they were using. / find no trouble
as my case has proven to them that il
Cuticura Ointment is good, Cuticura
Soap must be likewise.
II hesitate to send you the enclosed
picture as it has been lying around
in my desk for two years and is
very soiled. At the time it was taken
my ears were scaly and you will
find some remnants Of Cuticura ONT
ment on it, and, to me, it is very pre-
cious, as | can now say when looking
at it that Cuticura is blessing, and
that is why / have kept it even though
it was soiled. Miss Meta Ayers, 131
Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept.
/ and Is, 1906"
Complete External and internal Treatment for
Every aypor Of nS3 chdfsn a.r and H. A SpI
Cutlcura Ointment l5oc) to Heal the Skin. and
Cuticura Resoyent (5Oc) lin the form OF Chocolate
Coated PMS, 25c. per vial Of go to Purity the
Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston, Mass.
pS-Mailed Free, Book about Skin Troubles
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
EnaIish Sparrow Useful.

In regard to the English sparrow as
being destructive to lOcusts Medora
Gll.) letter says that thirteen year 10
Gusts have appeared In large numbers
in Macoupin county, in the woodlands,
and fears are expressed that they may
damage crops. The discovery has
been made. however, that the English
sparrow, condemned as one of the
farmers worst enemies, IS an ayowed
enemy OF the locust against which II
is waging war and is killing them by
the thousands Country Gentleman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Mans Walk Shows Ace.

"You can tell mans age by his
hands" said one OF the girls. They
get knotty and yelned and terrible
They get old sooner than his face"
"You'can tell it most of all, think"
said the woman, "by his walk. know
n man who has been one OF the bright
est minds on his time who IS still the
best company | know, but the other
day when I saw him come toward me
at his home along the hall it made me
awfully sad to see the heavy old, old
way in which he walked. New York
Press.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Nature and Man,

Huxley was once talking to Sir Will
liam Gull about the healing power OF
nature "Stuffp said Gull. "Nine
times out of ten nature does not want
to cure the man. She wants to put
him In his coff1n,"-London Telegraph
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Give the Chicks Shade.

Provide shade in both the poultry
yards and the chick runs. If nothing
better can be afforded. erect canopes
or tents. These can he made out Of old
bagg:ng. If properly protected and
rightly fed chicks grow rapidly during
hot weather. as they can gather many
bugs and worms.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Sowing Seeds.

Never SOW while the soil Is wet and
muddy. It Is better TO be too dry than
too wet After the seeds are sown they
may be covered by sitting over them
the fine compost to the right depth.
Then water articially II rain does not
come Loosen the surface to keep 1t
moist until the seedlings make their
appearance
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11

five years on my ear
audit beganto extend
on my cheek. i had
been doctoring with
the best physicians,
but found no relief
whatever. When in
forming them that l
could not bear the
itching l was told by
one of our best doc
tors, mot toscratch."
AS the medicines and
salves did me no good
I thought ! would
get the IN a gic
Hxs n.k
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Chronic.

Opposition, opposition; nothing but
opposition"
"Whats the matter, dear"
"My parents objected when wanted
to marry him, and now he kicks be-
cause / want a divorce. Louisville
COurier-Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
His Great FAILING.

Hes q good friend OF yours, isn't
heT"
"Oh only medium"
what do you mean by medium"
''Oh, ne listens while l tell him all
OF my troubles, but he also wants me
to E5ten while he tells me all Of his"
-.Lml.9n Telegraph.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys arc out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trcdble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to b. born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ates too often. il the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Aoosrtino The Graceful Curve

A lengthy. undulating pile of stones
will create wonderful advertisement
along one side of too uneventful sub
urban drive or walk. 1t will accent the
curve 10 the highest perfection
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able TO
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not TO 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. II is sold
by druggists, in fifty Eyfs-
cent and one dollar aSEass ls::ss f fE.:tts
sizes. You may have e 4 \
sample bottle by mail as 5lGse
free, also pamphlet tell Home of sramp Root.
ing all about It. including many OF the
thousands OF testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilner
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Svamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
NJ on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
ENDURES ECZEMA
FOR FIVE YEARS.
Treated Continually by Best Doctors
. Sores Behind Ears Spread to
Cheeks-Could Hardly Bear Itch
Ing Medicines Fail Instant
Relief by Magic Three" and
WORDS CAN NOT EXPRESS
GRATITUDE TO CUTlCURA

swords are inadequate TO express
my gratitude for Cuticura Remedies.
I had been troubled with eczema for
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-11
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-05
News OF OTERO COUNTY
COMPILED By
GREAT FAMILY Journal REPRESENTATIVES

break his neck. Joe says Dye is the
cause of it all, and is hating himself
for not having any more sense than
to go to church after an absence of
eight years. and not expect anything
to happen out of the ordinary.
Cheer up. Joe, we never get to old to
learn.
There was meeting of the farmers
in Swink the first of the week who
live along the right of way Of the
proposed electric line. Interesting
talks were made by several Of the
officers of the new line. and right of
ways obtained. The new road will
traverse the road running east and
west a mile south of Swink. from La
Junta. and turning at the corner
below the Mennonite Sanitarium.
and running north to where the road
turns west at the school house.
thence straight west. The electric
line will run through country
quite thickly populated and viii be
of untold good to the farmers.
Mother Wheaton and Mrs. Patton.
prison evangelist were in SWIM
Wednesday evening and were the
guests of j. S. Westfall and family
Mother Wheaton is a lady of sixty
three years Of age and has been en-
gagged in prison work all her life, and
during that time has travelled from
state to state visiting and conducting
religious services in all the penal in
stitutions of the country. She is a
woman of broad mind. very
pleasant conversationalist and of
national reputation, having plead at
some time or other with nearly every
governor in the union for those
under the death penalty for the
the sentence to be commuted to life
Imprisonment, and has done splendid
work for the uplifting of those
confined in prisons throughout the
United States.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-05
CHERAw.

J. f. Gregory is on the sick list
this week.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
Mrs. r. l.. Gregory Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. Seemore and family of Rocky
Ford were the guests of Mr.. kiser
and family Sunday.
A. J. Coons. of Arlington, passed
through the city Tuesday on his way
home from La Junta, where he had
been on business.
There will be box social given by
the Ladies Aid Society for the bene-
fit of the church Friday night at
Bee Hive school house.
The NJ. E. church choir met at
Mrs. Dowling's Tuesday evening for
practice, and will meet at Mrs. God
ding's Sunday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
promptly.
The ladies of the Ladies' Aid
Society met at the NJ. f. church
Thursday morning and laid down
the lovely carpet which they have
donated to the church. They de-
serve much credit,
There will be another magnificent
business building in our little town
soon, as Mr.. Biemer has let the con-
tract to La Junta parties for build
ing 75 by so feet to be erected on
the corner of Main and Grand ave-
nue..
S. l.. Roland, of the States Saving
andssTrust Company. Of Pueblo. was
in town Tuesday looking over the
field and has decided to accommodate
the people in the way of loans. Mr..
Glase, of Glase & Walters grocery,
has been appointed agent for the
company.
La Junta tribune., 1907-10-05
Death Of rnsosere e..ynn.

Little Theodore. the five-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gwynn,
of North La Junta. after brief ILL.,
ness. not thought at the time to be
dangerous. passed this earthly life on
Thursday morning. October Sd. and
was buried from the undertaking
pariors of Mr.. Thompson. Rev. Con-
rad Bluhm officiating.
Theodore was born September IS,
1902 AS hearty little lad the un-
expected outcome of his brief illness
c ONES as a surprise. The body was
laid to rest in Riverview cemetery.
The sympathy of many friends will
go out to the afflicted home.