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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
B0aApARTe AT jAFfA.
His Orders Regarding the Poisoning II
Stricken Soldiers.

Professor Forgue of Montpelier
In lecture on the respect that
practitioners should have for hu.
man life told tie story of Desge-
nettes, which, though wen known,
is worth telling again, as it is told
by Desgenettes himself.
When the French were about to
evacuate Jaffa the question arose
what was to be done with the
plague stricken soldiers in the hos
pital. Desgenettes SAYS: shortly
before the raising of the siege-that
is to say, on the 27th-General
Bonaparte sent for me very early
in the morning to come to his tent,
where he was alone with his chief
of the staff. After short preamble
as to our sanitary condition he said
to me, IF | were you should end
at once the sufferings of those
stricken with plague and should end
the dangers which they threaten us
by giving them opium
81 answered simply, MY duty is
to preserve life Then the general
developed his idea with the greatest
GOODNESS, saying that he was adyis-
ing for others what in like circum-
stances he would ask for himself.
"He pointed out to me that he
was, before any one else, charged
with the conservation of the army,
and consequently it was his duty to
prevent our abandoned sick from
falling alive under the scimiters of
the Turks 4 do not SEEK he went
on, 'to overcome your repugnance,
but | believe / shall find some who
will better appreciate my inten-
tons" Desgenettes goes on to
say that opium was, as a matter of
fact, given to some thirty patients.
1t happened, however, that GER
tain number rejected it by yomit-
ing, were relieved, got well and told
what had happened. The story has
been told in various ways, and the
fact of the poisoning of the sick
soldiers has been accepted by the
enemies of Napoleon and denied by
the defenders of his memory. Des.
genettes' narrative bears the stamp
OF truth.-British Medical journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
No Distinguishing Marks.

"Were there any marks about
him by which he could be describ-
edy" asked the detective.
"Yes," eagerly replied the father
Of the runaway boy, "his trousers
were nearly worn through at the
knees, and he had in one of his
pockets, as | heard my wife say a
day or two ago, knife with a
broken blade, a pistol cartridge that
had been fred off, a match, some of
the wheels of an old watch, leath-
err shoestring, a broken key, bunch
Of Irvine, two or three white peb-
bles, a piece of lead, some buttons
from the last bicycle show, stump
of a lead pencil and bit of red
chalk"
And the detective wrote in his
memorandum BOOK, mo distin-
CRUSHING marks"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
An Elephants Teeth.

Whoever has looked inside an
elephants mouth has seen a strange
sight. Elephants have no front
teeth, and they never eat flesh OF
any food that requires tearing
apart. Eight teeth are all they
have, two above and below on each
side, huge yellow molarS rs wide as
a mans hand and about two inches
thick. Over these hay or fodder is
shifted by the queerest, ugliest
tongue in the whole animal king
dom, a tongue that is literally hung
at both ends, having no power or
movement except in the middle,
where it shifts back and forth from
side to side, arching up against the
roof of the big mouth like an i'm
mense wrink!ed pink serpent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
All the Good Qualities

of Ely's Cream Balm, solid. are found
In Liquid Cream Balm. which is intend
ed for use in atomizers. That 1t is won
derful remedy for Nasal Catarrh is
proved by an ever -increatlDg mass of
estimcny. 1t does not dry out nor rasp
the tender airpassages. 1t allays the
inflammation and goes straight to the
root OF the disease. Obstinate old cases
have y lded in a few weeks. All
druggists, 75c., including spray ing tube,
OF mailed bv Ely Bros, So Warren
SsIret, New York.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
The End of the Earth.

The ancient Persians believed in
the renovation of the earth. A
comet in the course of its reyolu-
tons will strike the earth and set i;
on fire. Rivers of molten metals
will float down the mountains and
deluge the valleys. All men must
pass through these streams, The
good will find them like baths of
milk. The evil will find them like
torrents of lava, but they will be
purified thereby and finally will join
the good upon the new earth and
sing praises to the eternal source of
all. This belief was held also
among the American Indians and
the Hindoos. The Egyptians believ-
ed the earth would be|destroyed by
fire and water. The Chaldeans said
that when all the planets met in
the sign of Capricorn the earth
would be overwhelmed with a del
uge of water, and whenever they
all met in Cancer it would be con-
sumed bv fire.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
The Story OF a Caxton.

In the Wesleyan Church Record
is paper by Mr.. William Andrews
Of the Hull Royal institution on
"Curiosities of Book Collecting" in
which he tells the story of the un-
earthing of Caxton at Thorneck
hall, Lincolnshire. The butler was
entrusted with the work of wedding
out the superfuous books. A per-
feet copy of Dame Juliana Berner's
"Boke Of st. Adams" (l466) was
thrown carelessly aside and little
later sold to a peddler for nine
pence. He thought he was a lucky
man when he disposed of it to a
chemist in Gainsborough for 8 shil-
lings. 1t was soon sold to a book.
seller for f2, who transferred it to
another in the same trade for e..
1t was subsequently sold to Sir
Thomas Grenville for $50. At the
time of this transaction Dibdin val
ued this book at f420, and in 1882
a perfect copy changed hands for
f630
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

To cure cold first move the bowels.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently
on the bowels, drives out the cold,
clears the head. It's pleasant to take
and mothers highly recommend it for
colds. Group aid whooping cough,
Guaranteed to give salts faction or money
refunded. Equally good fo' young and
old. Fer srle at B@H. GorrelPs drug
store
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
FraternaI Orders.

Rockbiidge Lodge, No. So. 10. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Eel.
lows Hall
Lexington Lodge, No. SO, X. Of P.
meets every Tuesday night, al Odd Eel
lows Hall.
Liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters 0
Rebekah, meets every Monday night, a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
York Masons, meets LIST and Bird Mon
lay nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.1920 Royal
Arcanum, meets LIST and 3rd Wednesday
nights In each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall.
Lex. Council, No. 179, Junior Order
United American Mechanics, meets every
Friday night at Odd Fellows Hall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Serves a Good Purpose.

Caller-I sent you a poem abou
three weeks ago. What have you
done with it?
Editor-I'm holding it. Ever,
little while lately / get to thinking
that we are not getting out as goot
a paper as we ought to, aud then
take that poem and see how much
worse the sheet might be, and thai
makes me cheerful again. Say
how much'Il you take for it?-Chi.
cago News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

New Brunswick is inferior to Nova
Scotia ia respect to mineral wealth,
but it possesses some valuable ores and
abounds i'm excellent stone. Coal is
found in the southern portion of the
province at many points, and is bein D
worked at Grand Lake and in two
or three places in Kent county.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
London Humor.

The omnibus is in progress when
the follow L dialogue takes place:
Passenger-Stop at 334.
Conductor-All right, sir. 0m-
nibus pulls up in the middle of a
dirty road. Here you are, sir.
'Drive little closer to the pave
ment."
Certainly, sir" To the driver,
but in loud voice, "You must pull
up VERY close the kerb, Bill, as the
gentleman cleans his own boots.".-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Kentucky, with u population OF 50
to each square mile. has only 8 LILO
miles Of railIoad line for each 100
square miles, and 14.5 miles for each
600 inhabitant Indiana, with Il
population of 70 for each square mile.
has 1872 miles OF railway per 100 square
miles
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Mothers with little children need Eo
longer fear Group, colds or whooping
cough. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup
tastes good. 1t works off the cold
through the bowels, cuts the phieEm,
clears the head. For young an! Of .
Guaranteed. Secure bottle at once.
For sale at b. II. Gorrell's drug store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Don't worry about your kidneys
wheu you Can obtain 30 days treatment
CT Pineules for S1.00. These little z lob
ules bring relief in the first dose. fack-
ache, Lun bago, and Rheumatism Yield
quickly. II not satisfied your money
refunded. This is fair offer you can't
lo5a. Sold at b. h. GorrePs drug
store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Its claimed Indigestion is the Nation
al disease. That's why the demand for
Rings Dyspepsia Tablets keeps ircreas-
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. H. G,Irells drug
store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Do you know that Pinesalye Carlo
lied acts like a poultice In drawing
out Inflammation and poisonH 1t is anti
septic. For cuts, burns, eczema, cracked
hands it is immediate relief. 20 cents at
b. H. GorrelPs drug store,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

1t is a well known, fact that persons
living in the pine forests &c not suf-
fer from kidney diseases One dose OF
Pineules at night usually relieves
backache. 30 days treatment $l.0J.
Your money re. unded if not s-.tisfed.
Sold at b. b. GorrelPs drag store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Gems In Verse

THE DANCE OF THE SEASONS.
srTHwAS winter. but one moment
past
Autumn-so little time gone by!
Il Ere that the summer spring
how fast. -
How fast the circling seasons fiyl
NNHEY dance TO music strange-I sight
Borne on. amidst their glddy round
Forever will they whirl-bUt
Some day with them shall not be found.
Edith NJ Thomas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Eighty-two per cent. of the workers
engaged in the paper box industry of
the United States are women. AmOrg
tobacco and cigar operators two-thirds
are women and of the bookbinders
more than half.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

The government of Victoria, Aus
tralia, is going to build factory for
wire Netting, with capacity OF $50
niles CT wire year, This, it is ex-
pected, will lower the present price OF
$195 O mile to SIPS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

The latest fashion among Austrian
painters is the establish themselves at
picturesque points in the mountains in
summer, and make the Portraits oil
tourists amid such surrcunC ings.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

Your skin should be clear and bright
If your liver is in normal condition,
Rings Little Liver Pills act on the liver;
aud headache, constipation aud bilious
ness disappear. Price 26 cents at b. fl.
Gorrel's drug store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

1t comes put up IN collapsible tub
with nozzle, easy 20 apply to the
soreness and inflammation, fer ATTY
form Of Plies; it soothe7 an | relieves
pain, itching and burning. Man Zan
Pile rene y. Price so cents. Guaran'
teed at b. II. Gorrelps drug stole
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Hand Bills

Sale Bills, Letter Heads, Statements,
Envelopes, Cards, and all kinds of Com.
merclal printing, On short notice at the
GAZETTE Office. Prices reasonable.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

A London scientist has discovered
that two-thirds of the weight of girl
is sugar. After reviewing prevailing
styles 1t is estimated that the other
third consists of hair rats.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

After the Presidents visit to the
care-brakes the bruI"s that are left in
the possession Of their whole skins will
congratulate themselves upon escaping
by a bear chance.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Typewriter for Sale

Good Typewriter for sale. Has been
used for only short time, and practical
ly good as new. VIII be sold cheap.
Fer information, apply at
sep. Is If GAZETTE OFFICE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Food For Canaries.

The best of food for young cana
rieS is hard boiled egg mixed with a
little wheat bread. Cut up the egg
fine and add to it a part of a roll
that has been soaked in water for q
few minutes and then squeeze dry.
Great care must be taken that the
food be fresh, for if it be the least
sour it will kill the birds. The
young ones are nearl Y always fed by
the male bird, but in about two
weeks they will feed themselves.
When they are month old put
them in a cage,by themselves. Feed
them on the egg and bread mixed
with some of the seed that YOU give
the old birds. and, having continued
this diet for four or five weeks, you
may treat them as you do the old
ones. Keep your cage perfectly
clean, give the birds plenty of light
and fresh air and keep them out of
drafts. Sudden changes of temper
ature will be sure to make them
sick.-ScGtsman.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
Disappointment.

"Her marriage was a great dis.
appointment to her friends
'1ndeedw
eyes; they all predicted it would
turn ont unhappyna nd~it diaa.tP
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16
ElsCONTENT.

BECAUSE you cannot pluck the
- Flower
You pass the sweet scent by;
Because you cannot have the stars
You will not see the sky.
e. 8. PheipE
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

By digging canal from the Rio
Grande not far from it's mouth to The
Mississippi the Unite d t ties would
enjoy an inlanc waterway 5000 II lies
lorg The cost OF the work l. e. tinat'
ed at "a, 5000
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

The Henry Mica Company of Roa-
noke, Va, has been Incorporated with
"a capital stock Of 100000, to develop
mica mines.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

$40 Imperial Octave Pages. Isl Sup
erb Engravings from photographs taken
by Col. Bryan.
RecOunts his trip around the world
and his visits to all nations. Greatest
book Of travel ever written. Most sue
cessful book or this generation. III 900
called for in 4 months Write US for
sample reports of first 100 agents en-
ployed. The people buy it eagerly
The agents harvest.
Outfit Free-Send fifty cents to cover
cost of mailing and handling. Address
THE THOMPSON PUBLISHING co.,
Oct. 8 07.4t st. Louis, no.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-10-16

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles
Itching, Blind. Bleeding, Prctruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money II PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure Ia TO IA days. SOC,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17
APPLES FOR MARKET.

Every apple grower, II only actual.
ed by selfish motives. should put moth
ing but fancy and A stock on the
market. Second-grade fruit should
go to the evaporation and cider mill.
do not believe in a special grade
for cooking purposes. They rarely
bring more than $1.25 per barrel. and
at this figure, considering cost Of
package and labor, are hardly equal
to evaporation or eider-mill prices,
while they seriously injure the mar.
ket for good apples. Some orchard.
lists are very sanguine concerning the
apples future, but with the infinite
increase in acreage during late years,
| am exceedingly fearful of bear mar
kets in years to come. The only way
in which l can see an assured and
rosy future for the apple Is for every
grower to have only so large an orch
ard as he can perfectly care for; 10
destroy all trees past their bearing
prime; to have low or fairly low.
headed trees on account of spraying
for scale; to have only good or high.
grade varieties; in other words, to
place only the finest of fruit on the
market, so that the buyer will be so
pleased that a taste for apples will
have been created, and where one
apple is eaten now a dozen will be
consumed next year, and so on in
creasing by a geometrical progress
sion; and, lastly, by drumming out of
town or sending to Congress all such
degenerates as will persist in setting
out Ben Davis, Alexander or others
of that ilk.-Haryey Losee, in the
Country Gentleman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17
CEDAR FOR LEAD PENCILS.
Suitable Wood Now Bought by the
Pound and Growing Scarcer
Each Year.

The lead pencil is one of the most
common articles in everyday use, and
nearly 320,000,0O0 pencils are manu-
featured in this country every year.
To manufacture these millions of pen.
ellis there are required 100000 tons,
or 100000 cubic feet, of wood, so
that each day in the year 300 tons,
Or 10000 cubic feet, of wood are used
for pencils. Since practically all OF
the wood is red cedar, and since the
pencil industry is steadily growing,
the supply of red cedar is greatly
depleted; yet no substitute has been
found for it. Leaving out of consid'
Grafton the imported pencils, the av'
erage educated American over ten
years of age uses six pencils of home
manufacture each year. Ten years
ago he used less than five.
Red cedar has a soft. straight grain,
and when grown under best condt
tons it is very free from defects. Be
cause or its peculiar qualities no
equally good substitute for it has
ever been found, and 1t is doubtful
if any other wood using industry is
so dependent upon a single species
as the pencil industry is dependent
upon red cedar In fact, red cedar
suitable for pencil manufacture is the
only wood the price of which is al,
ways quoted by the pound.
Strange as it may seem, no steps
have heretofore been taken to pro
vide for a future supply of red cedar.
This has been largely due to lack
of information on the rate of growth
and the habits of the tree, and to the
widespread belief that second growth
red cedar never reaches merchantable
size.
In accordance with its policy to-
ward the conservation and economic
use OF commercial woods the forest
service has made a careful study OF
red cedar and has come to the
conclusion that it can profitably be
grown in regions of its development.
Several changes are recommended IN
present forest management in order
to secure the desired growth. In the
Southern forests the cedar will have
to be given a better chance instead
of being considered, as now, a neglig-
ible quantity in its younger stages,
and many of the forest grown trees
which are now cut for fence posts
can profitably be left to attain their
full development and thus become
ayaiiabIa for mcneil oOd-Tribune
Farmer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17

they are paler in color, showing
diminution in the amount of hemo-
globin. In the disease known as per-
nicious anemia, the average size OF
the red corpuscles is greatly in
creased and there is also a curious
irregularity in size, some being twice
the normal size, while others are
found not more than half as large as
they should be in health.
1t is in the Slatter of the actual
and proportionate number Of the
white corpuscles that the most valu-
able information is furnished by blood
examinations. 1t has been found that
the white cells are not all of the same
kind. Six or seven varieties are found
in the blood in health and several
others in certain diseases. These vari-
GUS kinds are distinguished by their
size, by their .peculiarities of colora-
ton when treated with various dyes,
and by differences in their granular
contents.
When the white corpuscles are in
creased in number the condition is
called leucocytosis, leucocyte being
the name of the white blood corpus.
Gle. Leucocytosis occurs in health
during digestion, after exercise or
bathing. 1t is found in inflammatory
conditions, in certain infectious dis
eases, in cases of poisoning, in cancer
and in some forms of anemia.
The relative proportion in the diff
ferent sorts of leucocytes also varies
in these affections, and it is by a
study of these that the physician is
often enabled to decide as to which
of two or three possible diseases he
has to do with in the case before
him
The science of blood examination
is still in its infancy, but it promises
to be of great value to the physician
as experience and knowledge increase.
Youths Companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17
BENEFITS OF ALFALFA.

Alfalfa, or lucerne, is clover which
is peculiarly adapted to regions where
irrigation is necessary to the success.
full production of farm crops, or for
any climate which has one very dry
season The long fieshy tap root ex-
tends so deep into the subsoil that
the least moisture is available, and
the stored up food keeps the plant
alive during the dry season, and
causes a rapid growth of leaves at
the beginning of the rainy season,
or of the Summer irrigation. 1t is
generally sown in early Spring; from
fifteen to twenty-five pounds of seed
per acre being used. It is often sown
broadcast upon a field in which oats
are planted. During the first Sum.
mer, the weeds must be kept down by
moving, as this clover is of slow
growth, and requires two or three
years for it's full development.-We
ly Witness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17
CLEANSING UTENSILS.

Prof. Kicker says: The washing Of
dairy utensils is one of the features
most neglected by the average cream
producer. There is a strong temp.
tation on the part of the user TO wash
his machine but once a day or even
less often. Milk pals, cans and
strainers are not, as a rule, properly
washed and aired. The COW stables
are often dirty and unsanitary and
through the entire operation of pro-
duction there is lack of cleanliness.
1t seems to me there should be much
more care taken in keeping the uten'
sis clean and sweet. Washing powd-
ers could be used to good advantage
and their use be encouraged. l be-
lieve that in nine cases out of ten
there is not enough cleansing matter
used. Some agent should be en-
ployed in the process of washing THAI
will aid the removing of grease and
at the same time will sweeten a3d
cleanse the utensils.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-05-17
TeIenhone FRIGHT.

Telephone fright" said man who
has been accustomed to speaking in
public, seems to be akin to stage
fright, but immunity TO one does no:
make a person immune to the other.
Most of my telephone talk has al
ways been done for me by some one
in the office, ard when l occasionally
go to the phone and attempt to carry
on a conversation with a wooden box
l feel like a schoolboy who has
mounted ehe stage to speak his piece
and has forgotten it. l usually fail
to remember half what I wanted to
say, or get it wrong, and l have to
get somebody to call UP the party
again and straighten it out. New
York Sun.