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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
WHEN BOSTON SHOOK
An Earthquake That Rocked the CRY
November, 1855.

November lfoo'
On November Is, 1855, "a little after
4 on a serene and pleasant night
Boston was reused by an earthquake
which lasted nearly FIVE minutes. A
writer of the times gives an account
of the catastrophe, and Rev. Henry
White quotes 1t in his early History
Of New England
One hundred chimneys were leveled
TO the roofs of the houses and hfteen
hundred were shattered in part. The
streets were covered with bricks which
had fallen. The ends OF brick houses
were thrown down.
II was first introduced with a noise
like several coaches rafting over pave
ments, or rather like many cart loads
Of paving stones thrown down. The
first motion was a strong puisation'
which threw my house upward. I'M
mediately after tremor succeeded;
then instantly a quick vibration with
sudden jerks followed.
The first view l had was or the
steeples Of the churches, and l was
glad to see them standing, but the
spindle and vane of Faneuil Han
| market were thrown down.
Many persons ran into the streets
shrIeking with apprehension OF Its be-
ing the last day or the judgment and
some thought they heard the last
trumpet sounding and cried for mercy
The beast creatures lowed. the birds
Guttered In surprise. and all the AMI
| nal creation was filed with terror
| Every face looked ghastly. and many
knees smote together. Never was sucf
| q scene of disaster In New England be
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
s.,... Name,In CITY of Mexico.

The street nomenclature in the City
Of Mexico is even more puzzllng than
that In New Orleans. Each block has
a different name, Following the same
street, you successfully go through the
streets of st. Augustine, Of the Angel,
of the Holy Ghost, Of st. Joseph, ETC.
From the street of the Rats you pass
to the street Of the Crosses; from the
street Of the Gate Of Heaven to that OF
the Love of God. Every shop also has
a special name, as was the custom for
merly in Europe. l regret that L did
not jot DON many curious cues. l
only remember Il ''pulque" drinking
shop called Los Perros 1.-THE Dogs, thus
plainly telling the frequenters what
they are going to. Another "pul
GUERRA" directly opposite a church.
calls itself hold'y FL Castillo del d.
ablo % "' tie Devil. Anoth-
or (St. Monday. The
n, .. always celebrates
MONDAY as Il Gay Of rest and dissipa'
ton. He will work on Sunday, bu'
not on Monday.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
UNTOLD MISERY
FOR THREE YEARS
Baby Nearly Covered with Eczema
Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw
Scalp in Dreadful Condition
Tried Many Kinds Of Patent Med
icines but Could Get No Relief.
PERFECT, PERMANENT
CURE BY CUTlCURA

"My son, who is now twenty-five
wears Of age, when he was -four. months
old began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. We had all the doctors
around us and some from larger places,
but no one helped him a particle. The
eczema was something terrible, and the
doctors said it was the worst case they
ever saw. At times his whole body
and face were covered, all but his feet.
/ had to bandage his limbs and arms;
his scalp was just dreadful. l used
many kinds Of patent medicines before
irving the Cuticura Remedies, but all to
no avail. A friend teased me to try
Cuticura. At last l consented, when
INV boy was three Yeas and four months
old, having had eczema all that time
and suffering untold misery. l began
TO use all three of the Cuticura Reme--
dies, the Cuticura Soap helped as well
as the Ointment. He was better in two
months; in six months he was well,
but l gave him the Cuticura Resolvent
one year using twelve. bottles,
think and always used the Cuticura
Soap for bathing, and do now good
deal. He was four years old before ne
was well, and his skin became perfectly
fair when cured. Mrs. r. l.. Risley,
Piermont, N. H., Oct. "a, 1905"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
THE GLORIOUS ONION.
4 Word or Two In Favor Of the Pun
gent Vegetable.

The onion need have no fears. Its
nosition is secure. Born of the lily
family, probably In Asia In the farof
centuries, it grows all over the world.
It was we'll known to the ancient
Greeks and Romans. 1t Is mentioned
In ancient Egyptian writings and In
the Pentateuch. When the Israelites In
the wilderness grew weary OF mama,
they sighed for the good things they
had left behind, and they distressed
Moses when they lifted their voices In
weeping and cried: I'VE remember the
fish which we did eat In Egypt freely.
the cucumbers and the melons and tho
leeks and the onions and the garlic,
but now our soul Is dried away. There
is nothing at all, besides this mamma,
before our eyes" 1t was not so much
the feshpots of Egypt that they sighed
for as the succulent leek, the pungent
onion, the odOrous garlic. The onion
is the Welsh national emblem. In
Spain and Italy garlic, which Is mere
" q condensed onion, enters into near
" all dishes Of both the rich and poor.
The onion thrives in Siberia and In
Honduras. 1t flOurishes on the Nile
and on the Mississippi. 1t was IA
vorite with the Ptolemies of ancient
Egypt, and 1t finds favor with the
highest and the lowest in Macon and
Charlotte. The lady Of Shalott died
of a broken heart because she had to
give up either onions or her lover. Her
lover was one of those finicky fellows
who objected to the Odor OF. onions,
and she would not give up the shallot.
The onion is all right 1t never seeks
to conceal itself. 1t Is about the only
thing In hash In which one can have
conf,dence.-Nashvil American.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
w.r. Poisoned with Cocaine.

Danville, Va, April 26.-The coro
ner's jury investigating the deaths OF
the four negroes found dead In the SER
wants room at the residence OF Rev.
WE Atwill Tuesday returned YER
dict that they came to their deaths as
the result OF drinking corn whiskey
which had been poisoned with cocaine
and placed there by unknown parties.
The efforts of the police to locate
George Moore, alias Sam Moore, hus'
band OF Ada Moore, who was killed,
have proved futile so far.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
How a Fox Escaped.

In the West Somerset country a fox
was hunted right down to the seashore,
and to the surprise of every one he
swan boldly out to sea. The hounds
were taken away, and after some min
utes the fox swan back, landed, shook
himself and trotted quietly away. The
master decided that his life was to be
spared, and lie was hunted no more
that day.-Country Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
a Will Honor Confederate. Women.

New York, April Elf the plans OF
the United Daughters Of the Confed'
eracy do not miscarry, monuments to
those daughters Of the south whose
heroism and devotion to cause that
was to be lost forms one Of the bright
pages Of the Civil War, will soon stand
In the capitals OF the 10 original states
The 19 states will be invited to place
casts of the original statue or group in
their capitals.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
chrxsanthsmum Sprouts.

II you want chrysanthemums next
fall, start new plants now. Soon after
the old plants are brought from the
cellar sprouts will appear on the sur
face OF the soil When these are about
two inches tall. cut them away from the
old plants. each with Il bit OF root at
tached. and put into small pots of rich
soil. Keep them well watered, but not
In too warm a place. or they will make
a spIndling growth. Watch for aphides,
or lice. and If you find any spray them
well with suds made Of ordinary kitch-
en- soap.-Farm Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
Poor 6irGt

The foolish man approached the won
derful goose that laid the golden eggs
"Old bird" calculated the foolish
man. 81 think your time has come
Golden eggs are no longer popular
Why can't you lay gold bricksT
because, master" replied the goose
81 don't belong to the bricklayers' IN
lon"
And then the ax fell.-Chicago News
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
THE WILDER.
IA handsome market pearl

dots. The flesh is white, tender and
fine grained and the flavor spicy and
sweet.
The tree is hardy and generally de-
scribed as a good grower; but, in the
writer's experience, it Is not such a
grower as some of the other kinds and
does not come into bearing especially
soon 1t does. we'll grated on ounce
stock. The Wilder yields fair to large
crops under average conditions. 1t is
not a very good shipper, but Is most
suitable for the early nearby trade.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
cou.p..i.ion Too Keen For Him.

A farmer during a long continued
drought invented machine for water
ing his fields. The very first day while
he was trying 1t there suddenly came
a downpour of rain. He put away bis
machine.
'Its no use," he said; we can dat
naething nooadays without compeu
ton Scottish Nights.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
Stakinu and Tying

Stalking and tying are Indispensable
for strong growing, top heavy plants,
such as -dahlias. gladioluses, salyias,
etc. Large specimen plants, such IS
hydrangeas. geraniums. etc, may be
staked in such a manner that the
stakes will not show.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste OF
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
Of order, they fail TO do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due TO neglected
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29

kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced TO the kidneys,
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney trouble.
Ifyou are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. II stands the highest for Its
wonderful cures OF the most distressing cases
and Is sold on its merits EE
by all druggists in fifty A s.+s:s3s
cent and one-dollar sig zl i
es. You may have sss 9a.sseE
sample bottle by mail Homo Of svanpReos
free, also pamphlet telling you how to tine
out IL you have kidney or bladder trouble
Mention this paper when writing Or. k'ime'
& Co., Binghamton, NJ. r.
Don't make any mistake, but rememDe'
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Nlmer'
Swamp-Rooi, and the address, Singnamt0n
N.Y., On every tsssls.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
THE EARLY PEAR.
The Flesh Is Tender and the Flavor
Spicv and Sweet,

The Wilder pear is one Of the best all
round early varieties. 1t ripens by the
middle OF August in the northern
states, is Of very good color and ap-
pearance and larger than most early
kinds. The fruit Is shown in the illus
ration from American Cultivator.
In color It is greenish yellow, with
deep red cheek and numerous gray
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
Would Open Them.

"You told me your husband ha'
large, fine eyes. 1 didn't notice It,"
"Wait minute or two till the mil
liner comes along with my new ma
and the bill"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
1, Didn't Rraak.

A little girl held a mirror up before
a visitors face and asked, do you see
yourself In IT,
Eyes, my darling"
"Are you quite surer
Eyes. Why should I notr'
Because heard mamma say the
other day that II You ever peeped
into a looking glass you'd smash II all
into tiny little bits"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
BARRIERS ITCH
rured in One Month nv Cuticura

LAST winter suffered great pain
and agony with BARRIERS itch. L tired
skin SPECIALISTS and all kinds Of remedies,
hut they did no good. One day l saw
a Cuticura advertisement and bought
a single set of Cuticura Remedies, and
the results were great. In one month
] was cured. NJ. a. Berg, 1901 Chest
nut St., Phila., Pa, Jan. 80, 1906"
COMPLETE External and Internal Treatment lor
Every Humor OF Infants Children and AdHts son SGI-
ssts of cuticura Soap t25c) 10 Cleanse me SHIN;
CyticHra Ointment (5Oe) to Heal the Sk4, and
Cntcira Resoivent (50c (or In the form OF Chocolate
Coated Pills Csc per vial OF GOD to PURIFY me S,oo1'
Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug q Oheni'
Corp Sole Props. Boston, Mass. -, 49,.
eecMaled Free Book on Skin and Scalp H1mors,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
Oyer-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-05-29
N NV NoTfo|kssWesterT

NAVY N0I10lRss|WeSleTB
Schedule in effect Nov. 95th. 1905.
Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 9:31P.M. Daily, For Basic. Luray
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
No.14. 1886 P. VI Daily, For Hagerstown
Baltimore Philadelphia. New
York and intermediate stations.
Pullman sleeper to New York via
Harrisburg
SOUTHBOUND.
No. /. 729 AN. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefield, Norton, Win
ston-Salem. Charlotte n. G,
WEIGH and intermediateate sta
tions. Pullman sleeper Phila
delphia to WEIGH.
No. 13. 2G9P. NJ Daily. For Roanoke,
Bristol. Bluefield, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations, and
Knoxville, Cincinnati Columbus,
Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullmansleepef Buena
Vista &c Knoxville and Roanoke to
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
] Additional information and rates cheer
fully furnished by q. u. Abraham
Ticket Agent, Buena Vista, Va.
w. B. BEYLLL, NJ. +. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent Trav. Pass. Agt,
ROANOKE. VA.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
The Sea Eaols.

In summer the principal food of the
white-tailed sea eagle is salmon, var
led by sea birds common along the
inlets of Greenland. In autumn,
when the salmon have assembled to
the lakes, the birds resort to the sea-
They appear to have d special fond
ness for elder duck, which are taken
by strategy. Stationed near the wa
ter in a commanding position, with a
background of cliff, the color of
which assimilates with that of the
eagles plumage, he sits motionless
until a flock of ducks settles near
him. After a time one or two dive
in search of food, but not until all
have gone under together does the
eagle make a sign. He then glides
swiftly to the spot and circles over
it close to the water. With his
sharp eye he can detect the birds
before they reach the surface. At
first he is not usually successful, for
as soon as they become aware of the
presence of the enemy they dive again
instantly. But in time they are
obliged to come up for air, and then
one of them becomes ar easy vic
tim. A full-grown elder drake is
easily lifted. up and borne away in
the talons of this powerful pirate
London Field.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
MIRAGE Of coney Island.

Early marine observers on the
knowy beach at Coney Island yester-
day morning had q fine glimpse OF
cir shipping. The Jun was about an
hour high, the breeze light, and the
9 had jast enough Of a lop on to give
a slightly scalloped horizon. Strung
out in order from the sun track there
were seer coming in a tern, a fisher
mans sloop, a schooner with topsails
drawing, and a liner making her way
up the main ship channel. This lit.
tie feet in the ofing was held in q
mirage which lifted every vessel above
the horizon by about ten or twelve
degrees, and left a strip Of clear air
beneath every water line. Thus float.
ing In air, they stood up the harbor
On their way like an argosy in the
sky.
All at once something happened to
the m~eteorology which had produced
the vision, some invisible air current
rolled athwart the line Of vessels.
First the liner dropped back into the
sea. then the topsail schooner. then
the fisherman. and last Of all the tern;
one could almost imagine the splash,
AZ the ships OF the air returned prosaf
eally to the ocean.-New York Sun.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
ODD NAMES IN CHICAGO.
Royalties, Mobiles, Biographical Terms
and Flowers Appear in Directory.

Royalties, Nobles, geographical ieTmS
and Flowers Appear in Directory.
The Chicago directory for 1907 est.
mates the population Of Chicago at
1867, 900. The total number of names
in the directory's alphabetical list Is
737, 400, an increase of 21,300.
AS has been the case for several
years, the Johnson family leads with
6549 names, not including the John
ston clan, Of which there are 454. The
| Smith tribe follows second with 4S77
and Schmidt 1878. Anderson comes
next with 4441 and then Andersen with
376.
The shortest names in the directory
are Elk and Elk. There are ten OF the
former and six of the latter.
Royalty is we'll represented with j
Cars. 1876 Kaisers, 8 Sultans and hun
dreds of Kings, Queens and Princes.
| With this array of royalty there is a
nobility of numerous Dukes, Earls and
Barons, 16 Marquises, l Don and many
knights.
Several geographical and Vocational
names appear, such as Land, Water,
Mountain, Jerusalem, Hell and Pole.
Natural history is represented by 9
Deer, 2 Elks, S Lions, s Moose, %
Bears $40 Foxes, 612 VOLTS and l Cat.
The feathered tribe has a list OF Z
Ducks, l Chicken, 8 Chicks, "a Eagles,
4 Pigeons, 1 Parrot, 8 Pelicans, 80
Partridges, 3 Dovers, l nfpe, IL Storks
and 1875 Birds. Two persons boast the
name of Mule.
Among the fruits and flowers are 80
Lilies, 40 Roses, / Tulip. Is Lemons,
10 Apples, IA Plums, 8 Peaches, s
Pears, 1 Raspberry, l Ounce and 2
Melons.
There are 16 Prays, 2 Amens and 10
Songs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
A Prince On the Train.

Passengers on the Overland Limited
this morning were startled by the ap-
pearance in the dining car of Prince
Mahomed Agakhan, of India, wearing
a suit of pajamas. The young noble
man had taken his seat at one of the
tables when his secretary stepped up
to him and whispered several words
In his ear. The dining car was we'll
filled with other passengers. including
a number of women, who were shock.
ed somewhat by the Princes apparel.
AS gracefully as possible Prince Ma.
homed accompanied his secretary back
to his stateroom. He was much
~ehagrined oyer the situation and ex.
pressed great modification that the
American wonnen could not appreciate
that by right Of birth he was entitled
to appear in any garb he chose to
BAL He is on his way East to study
industrial conditions.-San Francisco
Call.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Steers swim to Safety at Call.

In response to their masters call,
keard a quarter of a mile away above
the roar Of raging waters in the black
ness OF a stormy night, a herd Of six
ty-seven steers, penned in a lot sur.
rounded by a barbed wire fence, leap
ed into the roaring stream from the
spot where they had taken their last
stand on high ground in the middle OF
the lot, swan over the fence, and
swimming in a body, reached the
shore without a single loss.
Such Is the report which reached
Columbia, Mo. The creek, which joins
the Missouri only a few miles from
the point in question, was on a ram
page and had flooded the country for
miles. Frank Scott, the owner of the
steers, had previously trained them to
come at his calling. When the cur.
rent marooned them at midnight he
rode as close as he could and called
to them with the astounding success
reported.-New York World.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
Liuhtnina Dries Up sprina.

During a " storm on Friday
in the lower part of this county near
East Prospect, the lightning struck
a large chestnut tree on the farm of
George Anstine. The shock burst
the tree asunder, and then the cleo
tricity disappeared into a spring at the
base of the tree.
The old spring seemed never fail
ing and had quenched the thirst of the
people on the farm for more than
100 years. When the lightning
struck it the course Of the water was
entirely changed and the spring had
disappeared as though it never Ax-
isted.-York Dispatch to the Philadel.
phia Press,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-10-17
By MADISON c. PETERS.

black in town. A lawyer sought to hui
initiate his rival in public by saying,
You BACKED my fathers boots once"
"And | did it WELL" retorted the sue
cessful opponent.
You may know that you have found
your place If your work is a pleasure to
you; If you long for the time to quit
you are on the wrong job; If you go to
your work with no more delight than
you left it the job belongs to some 9TH
er When you have found your
true calling you will not find nature
putting any barriers in your path OF
progress. II you have been boring
away in the same hole for fifteen years
without striking something you nave
either found too short an auger or you
are in the wrong hole. AS a rule, few
men change their occupations to adj
vantage late in life, yet l advise every
man to have the moral courage to
change his occupation until he fnds
the right place. There is a right place
for everybody. Your talent, whatever
it may be, is your call. When you
strike water you will find use for your
fins. 1t is true that "a rolling stone
gathers no moss" but sometimes "a
change of pasture makes fat calves"
If you are sure you are in the
wrong place get on the right track; il
you are on the right track you will
not be wondering whether the rails are
laid down right-you will know 1t by
the way things rum. In the right place
you will expand and grow, and at least
be comparatively successful; you may
not make millions in a congenial oc-
cupation; it is possible to make a for
tune and still be a failure.
Money making is not the highest
success; character is success, and there
is no other. Did Columbus fail be-
cause iron bit into his flesh and neglect
into his heart? Did Cromwell fail be-
cause his bleached bones were hung in
chains and buried among thieves and
murderers? Was the gifted musical
genius, Mozart, o failure because he
died penniless and sleeps In an un-
known grave? Was Milton a failure
Milton who sat in his blindness and
received $50 for his immortal epic?
No true man fails who has lived a
life that has accomplished its purpose