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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
The African Blue Lily.

The African blue lily (Agapathus
umbellatis) ordinarily blooms in
summer, but can be had in flower at
almost any time. 1t has many long,
narrow, dark green leaves, from
which rises a stem two or three feet
high, bearing a large cluster of
very handsome blue flowers. The
easiest way to handle it is to grow
it in pots or tubs which are stored
in a light cellar or other dry place
during the winter, enough water be-
ing given to prevent the leaves from
falling; then put it outdoors during
the summer and let it make its
growth. Unlike the amaryllis it
flowers with its leaves, which adds
to its beauty. 1t is often forced in
the early spring. The Towering
season is controlled entirely by the
resting period. The earlier you
wish it to flower the earlier YOU
Try it off.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
IL Was Found.

A clergyman while going to
church one Sunday morning lost a
pocketbook containing valuable pa
Pers. After the service he made
known his loss and said that who
ever found the pocketbook and re-
stored it to him would be we'll re-
warded.
An old man Immediately rose up
at the back of the church and cried
out:
1t's found, sirr"
ooh, thank you, thank you, my
man." said the clergyman. "Have
you got it with youY
"No, sir" answered the man,
"but l coined that way myself after
you did, and it wasn't there then"
London Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
Department Store Opportunitv

The claim that the department
store clerk has 40 opportunity rests
upon the basest misrepresentation
No great business machine, no mat
ter how large and how complicated,
can refuse to recognize sooner or
later that which is out of the ordi-
nary and of commanding quality.
This recognition may come more
slowly to the department store
clerk than it does to the travelling
salesman or drummer, it may not
be so prompt as in some other lines
Of trade, but the boy of capacity is
sure of recognition of his ability,
whether he begins behind the coun.
ter in the department store or takes
to the road as a seller at wholesale.
Just as sure as water finds its level,
just SO sure business ability, with
fair opportunity, will not fall below
the fulfllment of its deserts
Starting In Life" by N. G. Fowl
er, Jr.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
All Doubtful.

dat was great wedding, Sam"
"'Deed it was"
"Well, who was the lucky MANI"
Oats hahd to say. De groom
thought he was de lucky man till he
squinted ct dc bride and foun' out
she had wrinkles lax a wedder map"
"Huh p
"Den de best man thought he
was de lucky man till he foun' out
de rabbits foot de groom had glib
ben him was er cats foot"
"Lan'sl Den de preacher mus
ha' been de lucky man?"
"Well, he kinder pulled up dat
way till after de ceremony, and den
he discobehed dat de dollar de
groom had passed him es fee was
lead. "-Chicago News
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
He Abiced.

Prisoner" said the Judge, who
was about to pronounce sentence
upon the culprit, "if, instead of be-
ing chronic offender, you had
chosen the career of a law abiding
citizen
81 am a law abiding citizen, your
honor" interrupted the hardened
crook. whenever | break law !
am ready to abide the conse-
quences.
Thereupon his honor added six
months to the term of imprison-
ment he had intended to impose as
a punishment for picking flaws In
the courts English. Chicago Trib.
INA
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
A Lesson In Etiquette.

Priscilla had, unknown to her
mother, paid visit to one Of her
small friends, and on her return
Mrs. Parsons was disturbed to note
the soiled dress her child wore.
Priscilla, do you see that big
spot? What do you suppose Mrs.
Blakeslee thought Of such a dirty
dress {" she asked.
81 don't know" was Priscilla's
prompt reply. eff Mrs. Blakeslee
saw it she was too polite to mention
it."-Hsrpsrs Weekly
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
UHchanued,

After making a tour of the town
a local beggar arrayed himself in
the garments that had been given
him.
His toilet made, he looked at his
reflection in the pool in the wood
and shook his head.
"Here I am" he said to his com.
panion, who was DOMINIC his cast
off clothes, wearing the boots of
a bank president, the trousers of a
shopkeeper, the shirt and coat and
vest of a doctor and a minister's
hat. Yet in spite of it all 1 look
like a tramp"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
Honor Satisfied.

81 heard Of a man the other day."
said a member of the New York
bar, "who carried his ideas of hon.
or to an extreme limit. He failed
for an immense sum and settled
with his creditors for 20 cents on
the dollar. But he hunted up one
OF them and paid him in full; said
he could not sleep well if he did
not do So"
"Why this one especiallyT
ut was poker debt"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
Sens In Verse
Mothers Old Scrapbook.

|
The leaves they are yellow and stained
and torn
Where often these lines she conned;
The cover was ragged and old and worn
Ere Its calico dress was donned
Meath many n sweet old fashioned worse
(What Infinite pains she tookD
ehe penned just line or two. brief and
terse-
Her choice In the old scrapbook.
The pages turn with heartfelt sigh.
An, here Is faded rose
Breathing musty perfume dry,
Yet sweet in It's dead repose!
l think Of the dear tired hands and how
They plucked 1t and trembling shook
AS they placed It here; they're folded
Meier to open the old scrapbook.
"All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight"
THE Charge of the Light Brigade"
Jim Bludso." MAUD Muller" "one by
One
The Roses They Droop and Fade"
Lasca. Ben Bolt" do They Miss
Me at Homer"
Solitude" robin Adair."
I'm the Cleaning" Some Day" The
One Hoss Shay"
Sweet Home" and THE Vacant Chair"
Outlines at eve when the twilight falls
And the tired sun sinks In the west
And down by that mothers knee I'd kneei
Shed seem SO glad to rest
Then. gazing through glasses with eyes
grown dim,
AS We sat In that coy nook
She searched TIL she found q poem or
hymn
To read from the old scrapbook
All. pages, so yellow and worn and old,
Your poems have grown my shrines;
You many story to me unfold
As read between the lines
Each verse brings memories - sometimes
tears
tAh. the old, familiar lookD
Ard dream ship wrecked on the rocks
of years
Recalled by the old scrapbook.
Phil II. Armstrong.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16

or all. the Southern States,
Maryland has produced the great
est number of inventions in pro-
portion to population. In 1906
she obtained one patent for every
A, lob of her population. West Vir-
ginia comes next, with one to every
6,542; Virginia, one to every
5000; North Carolina, one to
every 1928.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbiidse Lodge, No. So. 10. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. 66, X. 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 Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets 1st and Bird Mon.
day nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No. 1920 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
End and 4th Friday nights at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
No False Prerense

has marked the career OF Ely's Cream
Balm. No idle promises of rewards
for cases 1t will not cure. Being en-.
tirely harmless, 1t is not responsible.
like the catarrh snuffs and powders.
for minds shattered by cocaine. The
great positive virtue OF Ely's Cream
Balm is that Ii speedily and completely
cures nasal catarrh aud nay fever.
Back OF this statement is che testimony
Of thousands and a reputation OF many
yeare' success. All druggists 50c., or
mailed by Ely Bros, b6 Warren street,
New York,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
A SoURED CONDUCTOR.
inoident That Changed His Theory Of
Street Car Etiquette.

|
1t was O'Brien's first day on tn
job. He had served his probation
term as conductor on the Sixth ave
nue. line and after few days O
anxious waiting had been told Il
report for duty the following morn
ing. Ten o'clock found him bount
downtown on the poop deck of {
yellow car with a bunch of change
in his pocket and a heart full Of
pride and hope.
OBrien had ideas of his own re.
garding how a conductor should act
in the performance Of his duties.
He had read from time to time sto-
ries in the newspapers which re-
Elected severely upon the manners
OF the man who pulls the bell. he
determined to be an exception to
what seemed to be the general rule.
He would be uniformly kind and
polite to old and young and never
lose his temper. Perhaps, he
unused, by following this course he
might some day get to be superin-
tendent.
The trip from the car barns down
to Forty-second street was compare
lively without incident, save that
the motorman's feelings were out
ragged and his soul irrevocably lost
because O'Brien refused to ring the
starting bell until an alighting pas
senger had both feet safely on the
ground or an incoming one was well
within the car.
Down in the shopping district
O'Brien saw his first chance to put
his real theory into practice. A
woman on the crosswalk signaled
for the car to stop. Beside her was
a little girl Of perhaps six years. In
the woman's arms was an infant
still in swaddling clothes, with tiny
fiaxen curls peeping out from under
cap. The woman started to help
the little. girl up the step. O'Brien
sprang forward, seized the child
and swung her easily to the plat
,orm.
"Now the baby, ma'am," he said.
And before the woman could utter
word of protest he had snatched
he infant from her arms, held it ,
loosely with his left arm, reached /
own his right, assisted the woman 9
p and pushed her and the girl /
emily forward, following close be- ;
ind after giving the starting bell. /
was all done so suddenly the wo- y
IAN had no time to speak. Then t
ne tried to say something, but her b
dice failed, and almost bursting v
18th suppressed laughter she drop r
ed into seat. q
Then for the first time O'Brien k
oticed that the baby he carried "
as of unusually light weight. He O
so noticed that every passenger c
his car wore grins of varying d. N
ensions. With a muttered excla- Vi
alton he almost threw into the pi
oman's lap one of those "life H
zed" dolls which children like to "
Ike "out shopping" and which their til
others invariably have to carry m
me. "
O'Brien flew for the back plat pr
RIM and partly relieved his feel. tie
gs by Savagely kicking at a small W,
y who was stealing a ride. They tn
7 now O'Brien is the worst tenn wi
red conductor on the line.-New tn
'rk Press. re,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
Won BuIow and the Players,

An amusing glimpse of Hans Won
Bulow is afforded in this extract
from one of his letters: "There
were two bassoonists in the orches-
ira - imagine, amateursl They
were my dread and kept me con-
stantly on tenterhooks. If they
had nothing to play, then 1 was in
a state of terror that they might
come in, and was constantly warn
ing them Not yet but if they real
ly had to come in, then ! had not
the courage to give them the sign,
and | warned them as before. An
amateur kettledrum player, on the
contrary, who received honorable
mention, must have been a perfect
marvel of timekeeper, for when he
had very long pauses he &C united
them inwardly and used to pay lit
tie visits to an adjoining cafe with
out endangering the ensemble, as
he always got back punctually to
his pest in time for his next entry"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
NATURES SECRETS.
Problems of Life Over Which Man
Can Only Theorize.

Can Only Theorize.
"You hear a great deal Of talk
about a woman not being able to
keep a secret" said an agnostic who
dabbles in a dilettante way in near
ly all branches of human knowledge,
"but a glance at the record of old
Mother Nature will readily disprove
this time honored axiom. The mind
of man since the first faint dawn Of
time has sought to wrest from her
some of the things she knows, yet
her lips have remained as clos ,ly
sealed as those Of the sphinx. In
many things she is as garrulous as
any other of her sex, but in many
of her moods no amount of fiat
terry or cajolery suffices to get even
the fainteSt glimpse into her real
thoughts.
1--WE might go back into the re-
hottest period of history for exam
pies, but few that are well known
of all men will suffice to illustrate
what | mean.
Perhaps the greatest secret ma
ture holds is the mystery of life and
death. Apparently there is no rea-
son why man who lives a well reg
ulated life should not continue to
live indefinitely, but the stern fact
is that his time is certainly allot-
ted. Men have sought in vain to
solve this problem. But not one
year has been added to the sum to-
tai of human life by all the re-
searches of the scientists. Ponce de
Leon sought in vain the fountain of
external youth and Brown-Se-
guards elixir, that was to arrest the
ravages of decay, proved as unavail-
ing as De Icons search for the
"Alchemists of old devoted their
ives to discover a chemical process
hat would transmute the baser
metals into gold, but after centu-
les Of research only old Mother 9
Nature holds the secret of the for ,
nation of this precious metal. New :
on worked out the correct theory :
# the law of gravitation from the
Incident of seeing an overripe ap-
lie fall from tree, but all the aero
auts of all time have been unable .
o discover way to overcome this :.
aw, and we are still bound to the =
arth as by iron chains as far as :,
tactical purposes are concerned, as ~
lrshipS and balloons are only dan y,
erouS toys and bid fair to remain y,
to the end of time. a q,
"Laplace mapped out the q
purses of the stars and outlined o.
early all we know Of the solar sys- 10
IN, but not single fact Of real p,
,neft has ever resulted from our -
tile knowledge. We theorize, but 10
nnot prove, and nature only b(
niles at our defeat. These exam h,
es might be multiplied indefinite tn
but these few Of the bigger 70
oblems Of life show that natures W;
cretS are safely guarded from the m,
ying eyes of man. We are but an tb,
ON in the universe. We know
t whence we come nor whittier
60. All we know is that we live
d that our little life is ended with -,
sleep. "-Birmingham Age Herald. rn
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
GREAT DISMAL SWAMP
A Bill Pending IN Congress for
It's Drainage

a bill Fend1ng IN Congress FOR
Its Drainage
The Norfolk Landmark protests
nightly against draining the Dis
NAL Swamp. A bill having that
end in view is now pending in Con
gress, and our Norfolk contempt
rary is squarely opposed to it. Its
idea Is that the swamp entails GER
tain climatic conditions which are
of Infinite advantage to the truck
ing and other agricultural inter-
ests of the contiguous or adjacent
territory. In its issue of few
days since the Landmark supports
its view by quoting from an article
appearing in the January number
OF the Electic Magazine, and of
which Charles Frederick STAINS
bury. of Norfolk, lie the author.
Mr.. Stansbury is evidently quIte
familiar with bis subjecr. and
handles it in attractive style. Ir
Fart he Gays:
at is strange anomaly that
anything dismal should be regarded
as all asset. Least Of ali, when
the dismal thing is the most dis
NAL Of all dismal things-a swamp.
An asset, however, the Great
Dismal Swamp of Virginia I'm
doubtedly is; on scco1nt of its
benefcent influence on the climate,
and also because Of the material
things Of value that it yields.
There is at this writing bill be-
fore Congress whose purpose is the
complete draining OF the swamp
with a view to Transforming 1t
into farm lands. This l believe
to he great error which might
afterwards be fraught with serious
'onsequences-nanely, the sub
'titution of drought and disastrous
1res in a wide region now blessed
With rain and the salutary damp
less Of the swamp. The great ,
'rid interior of the continent of
Australia would today have Its
'alue increased million. fold could
his or other great swamps be I
ransplanted there, to cause the
esert to blossom as the rose.
"The idea of draining the swamp :
nd utilizing its rich soil for agIi- >
ultural purposes is the first thing !,
hat comes into the head of an =
nterprlsing man who becomes in r
crested in the subject. But there
70 two sides to every question. We
now that Tidewster Virginia, y
thin the sphere OF influences Ct I,
,e Dismal Swamp Is one of the VI
EST truck farming regions in the p
orld, with a plentiful supply of y
lin. With the swamp drained x
ID turned into farm lands, we III
now not what climatic changes
ould take place, but lessening b
rainfall would necessarily follow. 81
aptsin William F. Wise, a pro- in
lnent trucker of Norfolk county, L
goroutly protests against the OF
OPPOSITION to drain the swamp. tie
sent to the government at th
ashington a statement of the 10
cory long ago advanced by Gem
'dore Barron and Captain Sam cu
ats, that the Dismal Swamp be
Dtects this rich agricultural in
'ritory of southeastern Tide CO
ter Virginia from droughts;snd tn
Is theory Captain Wise supports Pc
tn remarkable daily record Of tt,
weather in this section. This trs
ord has been kept without inter. tn,
'sion for "a years, first by Capt.
se's father, and then by him. Oh
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medl-
altriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK |?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know OF the wonderful
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16

HARRISONBURG, WINCHESTER.
CHARLESTOWN and HAKPER'S
FERRY, Depart 400 a. M, IL. 10 p.
M, l.30 p. IN. Arrive $50 p. N,
CHICAGO, Depart 40 a. M, 1910 p.
m. Arrive $50 p. M.
PITTSBURG. Depart 4. 10 a. m.
WASHING ron d BALTIMORE, De
part 400 a. No., 1910 p. ID, 100 p. IN.
Arrive g. 80 p III.
HAGERSTDWN & FREDERICK,
Depart4.00 a. IN. Arrive 5.50p. M.
ADr- 500.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-01-16


wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid srou-
bles and Brights Disease. which is the wSfz,
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root IS not rec
commended for everything but II you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble II will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail. also a book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out ifyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
s silsi y ,o this s5 BsP:s '9 I'd
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing Elsa .a5i;si3
bamton, N. Y. The @=Szlsl. ssa.EEstEyp
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-RoOt.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
he name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
5wamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton
Y. T.. on every bottle.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-16
GANS-NtLS0N
PICTURES TONIGHT

The most wonderful motion pictures
ever produced in America will be
shown at the Hotel Baths tonight.
On the first morning after these pic
lures were shown San Francisco the
Chronicle had the following to say:
Last night at the Auditorium Rink
the motion pictures of the Gans-Nel-
son Goldfeld fight were shown to sew
eral thousand fight fans eager to see
what they mad missed and Ecvada had
sained. From scientific standpoint
these pictures were wonderful. From
a spectators standpoia. they were
highly exciting. AS the piclrrcs pro.
ceeded over that long 42-round route
the admirers of one or the other fight
ers began to root and really forgot
that they were only witnessing the
pictures ard not the real fight.
The pictures clearly illustrate the
wonderful staylag powers of the dur
able Dane and the remarkable clever
ress of the foxy Cans They show
how Cans steadily beat down Nelson )
i1eal ticket and how 10 save himself
from knock out Nelson deliberately
fouled the negro.
The pictures are much clearer than
those of the Britt-Nelson fight and
show wonderful improvement In mo-
zion pictures.
Tonight and tomorrow night these
grand pictures will be shown by an
Edison motion-picture machine at the
Hotel Baths. Arrangements have
been made by the Baths to accommo-
date everyone who desires to see the
hight. Prices are within the reach OF
all, and there is no doubt but what
an immense crowd will witness the 60.
The gong will ring promptly at $3.50
O'Clock, calling the fighters to the CEN
ter of the ring to start over their long
journey of AZ rounds for the light
weight championship of the world, a
$50, 900 purse and a wonderful amount
OF glory.
BE on hand with SOC, 75c or s1,0O
and you will see what it cost the Gold
field sports $4,000 to witness.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-16
SY AUTHORITY
POUND MASTERS NOTICE OF
ESTRAYS.

Notice is hereby given that the AMI.
mails described below have been i'm
pounded in the Government pound at
Makikl, Kona, Island of oahu, and un.
less the pound fees and damages are
sooner satisfied will be sold at the
date hereunder named according to
law:
Sept. Il, 1907. Red and white COWS,
with horn right ear, end cut Off,
no brand.
Sept. II, 1907. Red COW; no horns
or brand.
Sept. II, 1907. Black heifer; no
brand.
The above animal will be sold on
on Saturday, Sept 2S, 1907, at 12
o'clock noon, If not called for before
the date mentioned.
WILLIAM j. KARRATTI,
Poundmaster.
3795-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-16
81 % d a a h. ~ % a I'd u a s u % % u
% PASSENGERS BOOKED d
q a % a a a u u a " % I'd s n u u

Per Str. w. G. Hall, Thompson, for
Kauai ports, Sept. II. 8 p. m.-Mrs.
r. w. 7. Purvis, Robt. Purvis, Mrs.
G. Carol, Carter Gait, Henry Jaeger
and wife, c. Hoy. w. H. Rice, Jr.
Per Str. Iwalani, Self, for Molokai
and Maui ports, September II, p. m.
HI. Mitchell, Geo. w. Carr, Miss e.
Crews, C. Hartwell, w. II. Babbitt,
Miss Roseman, Misses Meyers, A. L.
Bruno and wife.
Per Str. Kinau, Freeman, Hawaii
and way ports. September 17.-Dr.
Norgaard, Miss Annoy, Fook Tai, Mrs.
A. Naeole and son, C. F. Herrick, S.
r. Robinson, Mrs. A. II. Auld and
Mrs. G. II. Kopa, T.. E. Conant, Pink
ham, VIM. A. Ramsay, Dr. Raymond
T.. S. Kay, Master Prickard, Mrs. J. W
Prickard, Mrs. Hollaway and friend,
Miss c. Canario, Miss A. Canario, A.
w. Carter, J. o. Young, Mrs. @, F.
Gilman, d. Kawananakoa and friend,
Mrs. J. c. Hayes, Carl Wedemann and
wife.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-16
DITCH COMPANY GETS
EXTENSION OF TIME.

BY the terms of an, agreement filed
Saturday with the Registrar of Con-
yeyances, the Hamakua Ditch Com
pany is granted an additional five
years in which to begin the construc-
ton Of the Lower Hamakua Ditch and
to sell its 100000 OF bonds. The time
is extended from January l, 1907, to
January /, 1912. The Pacific Mill
Company and the Honokaa Sugar
Company also consent that If the H.
100000 gallons of water daily, over
and above the original 100000 gal
Ions to be supplied to the plantation,
100000 may be diverted and sold to
the Paauhau Plantation Company