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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Chanaed His Mind.

A man went to boxing instructor
and asked him how much he would
charge him for twenty-five lessons.
The instructor told him his terms, and
the lessons commenced. After two les.
sons the pupil, who was somewhat the
worse for wear, remarked to the pro-
fessoy: You see, l wanted to take
enough lessons so that | could learn
enough about the manly art to lick O
man. I've changed my mind now. !
guess will send the fellow down to
take the rest of the lessons"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
SOWING Sprina Oats.

AS rule we much prefer to COW
oats in the fall, but owing to the con
tinued rains very few farmers succeed
ed in planting a sufficient, area. and
many have failed to SOW any. Now oats
are one of the most profitable crOrs
we can grow, especially when folio '.
ed by peas sown for hay. Owing to
tine depressed times the high value Of
foodstuff and the probability Of cheap
er cotton next fall 1t behooves the
farmers to sow large area In spring
oats. Put them in as early as posi-
ble.-Soutbern Cultivator.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

Not long ago a telephone call wa
received at the Flora avenue police
station requesting that an officer bt
sent to house to kill dog supposed
iy mad. When the of1cer arrived he
met negro.
There's dog under them steps, an
he's shore mad" the negro said excit
eddy.
The officer fired one shot without hit
0r The animal started to
Gilnme that gun quick. I'll kill
him." the negro shouted.
Saying which he reached for the of.
ficer's revolver and got 1t. He then
pursued the dog. aiming the revolver
at 1t as 1t ran yelping down the street
The policeman waited, expecting the
negro to shoot at any moment. The
negro and dog-and the revolver-wenf
round corner and never came back.
The officer has bought another revolv.
er. He says he thinks the dog was
trained.-Kansas City Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

The Union bank Of St. Petersburg
has Its own police service. One night
the director was sleepIess. He won.
dered whether the bank police were
really trustworthy. He concluded to
make a trial. He disguised himself
and rushed. pistol in hand. into the
bank vault The police were good for
nothing. They looked on quietly,
while the director pocketed 1900, 900
rubles and carried them away. Since
then no one has seen the Director
Simplicissimus.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
PRIZE GANDER.

stead, here appears. For eight years
he has maintained the right to his
name, Madison Boy, by winning first
premium at Madison Square Garden,
New York, every season-eight first
premiums at Americas greatest poul.
try show! Besides these prizes he has
won first at other large shows and is
pronounced by breeders and judges to
be a remarkable bird. He was bred by
Clarence w. King, president of the
Water Fowl Club of America, and is a
native Of the Empire State.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Combating Chambers.

In combating glanders the general
practice Is to destroy horses which arr
positively known to be affected With
the disease and to quarantine those
which are merely suspected of being
affected
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Hlp Ruah.

Boy (resding)-she threw herself In
to the river. Her husband, horror
stricken. rushed to the bank Teach
or Cutting in)--why did the husband
rush to the bank? Boy-PleaAa. sir, to
gst the insurance money. --xoadsn
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
No Room.

scribbler-My new novel Is entitled
"what Told Ny Wife" Ruyter-
why don't you call II, what Didn't
Tell Ny wifeT' Scribbler-Pu5lish-
srs limited me to one yolume.-Ex-
eesnae. -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Cornatalk tffer

The refuse from cornstalks that have
been shredded as food for cattle to-
gether with cut straw, makes good bed
ding for the COW.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Toulouse Gander.

Few If any birds exhibited at poultry
shows and fairs can present a record
equal to that Of the gander whose pen
portrait, from New England Home
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
II Pays Every Year.

1t pays every year, but this year 1t
will be unusually profitable. Much
corn will not grow at all, and very
much will terminate only under most
favorable conditions, and some cold,
wet weather after planting will rot 1t.
Make sure Of the rejection Of all seed
that Is not full OF vitality, and this
method Of testing will enable any one
to do go
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
SEED CORN.
Not q Difficult Matter to Determine
Vitality Of Ears.

4
Vitality Of Ears.
There is serious danger that this
years corn crop will be limited by a
poor stand Of plants.
Many growers will be compelled to
buy seed. In such cases do not risk
purchases from different latitude. II
good seed Of a productive variety can.
not be bought near home, then make
sure that the seed has been grown In q
section having similar growing sea.
son, advises a writer In National
Stockman and Farmer Even IL the
corn is sold as tested seed buy early
enough to enable you to make test
for yourself before planting,
The First Thing to Do.
The first thing to do is to test the
corn that one is planning to use. II
will pay to do this right. Make some
boxes three inches deep and, say, eight.
cen inches square Partly I'll with
sawdust or any other material that
will hold moisture. Place on this
square Of muslin that Is marked In
one inch squares and numbered. On
each square place four kernels Of corn
taken from different parts Of the ear,
one square for each ear that is to be
tested. Give the ear the same number
as the square by writing the number
on slip Of paper and tying 1t around
the ear. Cover the corn In box with
pad that will hold the moisture, and
keep the box In q warm room. Select
for planting only the ears whose sam (
pie kernels have shown strong germi
mating power. II one kernel in four
fails to terminate, or. II the germina-
ton is slow and weak. reject the ear.
The task Of testing is not nearly so
great as these directions may indicate,
and In this way one may know that all
the seed is capable Of making a strong
growth Of plants.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Ns = NorfoIkSsWesteni
Schedule In effect Nov. 9Th. 1907.
Leave Buena Vista.

Schedule in effect Nov. 9th. 1907.
Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 9:3lP. NJ. Daily, For Basic. Luiay
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to PHILADELPHIA.
No.l4. 1886 P.N. Daily, For Hagerstowp
Philadelphia. New York and In.
termediate stations. Pullman
sleeper to New York via Harris
burg.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. |. 722 A. NJ. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol Blueileld, Norton. Win
stOn-Saleln Charlotte n. c.
Welch and intermediateate sta.
lions. Pullman sleeper Phila.
delDhia to Gary. Cafe Car Roam.
oke aud Gary.
No. l3. 2. % p. NJ Daily. Foi Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefeld. winston Salem
and intermediate stations. Ex-Sun
and Knoxville, Cincinnati, Colum-
bus, Chicago, and points West anC
Southwest. Pullmansleepcr BUeua
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke o.
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car
Additional Information and rate. cheer
fully furnished by q. y. Abrahams
Ticket Agent, Buena Vista, Va.
W. b. BEYlLL, 81. F. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent Tray. Pass. Aqt,
tOANOhE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

When Robert Lowe married and said
with all my worldly goods / thee en-
dow" he grumbled to his wife after
ward, "And at the time | hadn't a
brass farthing."
ooh, but my dear, you forget there
Is your genius"
Lowe replied, "Well, you cannot say
[ endowed you with that"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

To the same Fuad an Englishwoman
lmpolitely said, How many wives
have your
THE same number as your husband,
madam" said the willy Turk. "The
only difference is that he conceals one
OF his and I do not"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

In much older story Frederick the
Great is represented as saying angrlly
to the English ambassador of the day,
England is now without an ally upon
the continent except God"
Sir Hugh Elliott instantly replied,
Eyes, sire, but God is an ally that de-
mands no subsidy."-From Rambling
"Reminiscences" by Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolff
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
BRIGHT SAYINGS.

A Little Batch Of Stories Related by
an EngIlshman.
The sultan Of Turkey had sent the
queen Of Spain a diamond bracelet.
She had the stones reset In earrings
and called the fact to the attention of
Fuad PaAha, the Turkish envoy.
Ills majesty" replied Fuad, twill be
delighted that your majesty gives an
ear to what comes from Constantine
ple."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

sold to Southern farm
ers last year; and every
year the demand be-
comes greater.
The best results in
prod ucing corn, the
good old standby crop
of the South, follow the
application of 200 to
300 pounds of the right
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01
Plain Talks on Fertilizers
How to Get the Greatest Possible Yield per Acre

It is a well-known
scientific fact that in
order to produce the
very greatest possible
yield from any soil it
must contain an actual
excess over and above
all demands that can
possibly be made on it
bv the D1antc
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-01

Many farmers will feed their
stock as much nourishing food
as they can possibly assimi-
late, yet will starve their crops
on the mistaken notion that
they are "economizing" on fer
tilizer. The experiences of
farmers, government experts,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
PROSPECT FOR OIL
IN CROOK COUNTY

Plans have been made to begin at
an early date prospecting for oil In
this vicinity and the numerous indi-
cations OF oil which have been found
In this district will be thoroughly
prospected 10 order to determine
whether or not oil exists here In pay
ing quantities. These plans have
been perfected and 1t is estimated
that there Is sufficient capital behind
the ente prise to insure thorough
invest igatioD OF the various prospects,
aud actual drilling will begin just as
soon as sufficient leases have been BE-
cured upon the land In the immediate
vicinity OF the points where the first
wells will be sunk. Frank Forrest,
proaripent stockman of this county,
is now engaged 10 securing these
leases, which 1t is reported are being
very generally signed without oppo-
sition.
Ii has been known for several years
past that good oil prospects had been
discovered In this section OF Crook
county and several years ago an op-
tion was taken on the Dave Barnett
ranoh with view to making thor
ough investigation of prospect
found ON his place, but this plan
never materialized. aud up until! this
time there has not been an effort
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
Bowling Tournament.

The first series OF games In bowl
Ing contest between flood River and
The Dalles was played at Ross' howl.
inc aIleys Saturdav evening ana re-
suited in a yictory for The Dalles.
Considerahla intasast Iia haing takan
in the games hv LAYERS of the snort
and ON account Of the ANAL 0uarters
Of the alleys. the doors had 70 be
locked Saturday evenine dnrinc the
vames after the nlsca Was nacEad as
fnll ne II would hold.
The Da,les was reuresented bv
Houchton. Joles. .Groehlv. Cohn.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20

made to follow up and test sny of the
pospects. These indications OF oil
have been found In a territory OF
considerable scope, covering practio.
ally all Of this end Of western Crook
county.
1t Ia the plan of the present pros.
pectors to sink several deep wells,
preparations having been made 10
90 to a depth Of q thousand to fifteen
hundred feet. The leases under which
the prospecting will be conducted are
liberal In their provisions for the
land owner, whose interests in the
land aud In sny discovery made upon
II are amply protected. Among other
provisions In the lease is one that II
no oil is found In paying quantities,
but water is found, the we'll becomes
the property Of the land owner with.
out any ccst to him except the actual
cost Of the casing. IL, however, ar
tesian water is found aud no oil, the
land owner agrees to purchase the
same at the customary price OF we'll
drilled to depth Of GOO feet, ire
spective of whether the we'll has been
drilled to q depth of 1000 to 1000 feet.
And, any rancher In this district can
afford to pay the price OF 600 foot
drilled well to secure artesian water
on his land. In the event oil is found
10 paying quantities. the lease pro-
vides for royalty of ten per cent to
the land owner, so that In any event
he, the land owner, has bis interests
taken care of and cannot tut be bene-
fited by the work done on his place.
The leases also provide for an option
on the land, at a price fixed by the
owner. Madras Pioneer.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20

million dollars. IL will be readily
seen that this act, II 1t has bean q
blunder, is veiy expensive one.
Some refuse to believe that the Sec
ond track will not be laid as soon as
the road is in operation. but 1t is
pointed out the piers for the bridge
on the Washougal are being built for
only one track, while the approaches
we're built for two, the approach on
the east heing trestle more than
thousand feet long.
After large part OF the grade has
been built, the news went out that
the road was to be double track and
that the two tracks were to be made
from Portland to Cape Horn at once.
The contractors received orders to
build the grade accordingly, and
work Was begun Where grades had
been made for one track thH necessity
for going over 1t tgain made Ii more
extensive than II the whole width had
been built at ifst.-LaCamas Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
Only One Track for North Bank.

There ia a rumor going the rounds
and IL seems to be well founded
that the double tracking Of the North
Bank road has been abandoned and
with this piece of intelligence also
comes a report that there was big
blunder made by some one In order.
Ing the double track grade from Van
couver to Cape Horn. Incredible as
IL seems, IL is asserted by some that
the responsibility for this order 10 not
v itb the head OF the road and sn
effort to locate tho responsibility has
bean unsuccessful. The grade from
Vancouver 10 Cape Horn for the Sec
ond track has been practically COM
pieted aud az u cost OF more than q
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
w. q. Il. u. Meeting.

At the last regular meeting Of the
W. g. I. u. several topics of general
interest were discussed. Among these
the proposed amendment of the local
option law, usually spoken Of as the
"home rule bill" /" was explained In q
letter from the state president, Mrs.
Henrietta Brown. The more light
tuIned on that subject the clearer 1t
became to all that the proposed
amendment originated with the
liquor dealers association aud was In
tended to nullify the work OF local
option. Let those who value the
sanctity of the home work agsinst it.
A case Of cruelty to animals was re-
ported and referred TO our superin.
tendent OF mercy department for In.
vestIgation and action IL deemed nee
essary. Arrangements we're made for
sending more literature to the rail.
road men on the North Bank. Our
floral super intendent gave q good re-
port and was instructed by the union
to send flowers to special ones who
we're sick. The violation of the law
By the drug stores was discussed and
Miss Wiedriok's courageous action In
assisting the officer In enforcing the
law was recommended and vote oi
thanks rendered her In appreciation
OF her work. n
Press CORRESPONDENT for w. G. L. u.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
The Trio Orchestra

t"mn.ed Of A. Kohler, flut. and
z'ther; Chas. q. Newman, violin; Miss
race, piano. Music furni he'd fnr all
'"rasi"ns. Concert numbers, entertain
ments, eadings, r''crpti,n-, dances, etc.
F,,t informatiup apply to CIIAS. q.
NEWMdN, Hood River, Ore. Phone
Main S67. Home, S69-L.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
Making q Reputation.

The working up of a reputation for
the production Of an article Of pre-
dominating excellence, agricultural
ci horticultural, means much to a
locality. The Rocky Ford or Payette
melons, Hood River straw berr les,
wenatchee apples, Grand junction
pesches and Greedy potatoes have
brought a reputation to these locali-
ties that is known all over the United
States and wherever the English len.
guage is spoken. II matters not that
individuals In other localities may
raise just as good or better products,
the ones with the reputation will
head the market and receive recogni.
tion iu spite OF an over supply.
These facts being potent to every
observer, It 10 necessary, IL q locality
wants to obtain reputation for any
particular product, to have concerted,
systematic action In seeing to II that
every shipment Of the particular fruit
or vegetable on which reputation is
sought, snail be absolutely gilt edge.
A single shipment of an interior grade
may work irreparable in the locality
to which 1t Is sent. Our fruit and
vegetable growers are going about it'
in the right way by organizing q
stock company to secure community
OF interest, and also to hire CON-
petent man who o'understands the busl-
ness In every detail as to grading
peaches, etc., and who will see to II
that no inferior Article Ia shipped out
and that what is shipped IL put up In
the most attractive manner possible.
The Regi ter Ia expecting great
things as result of this organiza.
tion. We have seen to our absolute
satisfaction that Lane county can
and does raise the finest cherries that
can be produced In the world. Nor
can any section In the United States
produce as good asparagus, celery and
caulih over as 10 grown right here
with proper care. The potatoes raised
upon our river bottoms, In the sandy
loan. without irrigation, have q
sm0othness OF skin, q perfection Of
flavor and size that cannot be du
plioated.
There are other fruits and vegeta-
bles which may be grown, with the
proper care to the same satisfaction.
Wuou OuCe tno roputhttUu Oh county
is established for these products,
there need be no looking for good
market; they will command the best
price In any market and the money
will come to the grower as the result
Of his business, will far exceed the re-
ceipts for lumber, mining or any
other natural resource, and 1t will
be distributed to the people at large
and not to select few why may, Ey
the fortunate Investment OF capital,
take all the profits.
II Is high time that we work as a
community, all together, along these
lines. Individual kill In any contest
is attractive, but 1t takes team work
and all doing their best to win out.
Effective organization means much
and our people have struck the right
key note. Let us all pull together
and reputation will be established
for Lane county and Willamette Val
ley products against the world. Ma.
ture has done everything possible for
us, 1t is now up to US as citizens to
do the rest. -Eugene Register.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
VOL. XIX
SOCIETIES.

HOOD RIVER LODGE NO. lo6. A. ". and A.
M.-Meets Saturday evening on or ,,efore
each fnll moon. Q. N. CLARKE, W.
ID. MCDONALD Secretary
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-20
Stockholders Meeting

The East Fork lrrigatipg Company
Withhold their annual meeting at the
Artisans Hall Saturday, March IA.
1908, at 2 p. m All stockholders
should attend This meeting.
q. r. Bone, Pres.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-21
ENORMOUS gain
OF STANDARD.
Great Oil Octopus Earned
Eighty Million Dollars
/ Last Year
Now Has a Surplus Of Over
$5O.0,O0O,OIOO in Its
Strong Box

New York, Nov. 2O.-For over five
hours today, John D. Rockefeller,
witness for the defense in the gov
ernment's suit to dissolve the Stan
dard Oil company. faced an unceas-
ing fire of questions from federal
counsel, Frank B. Kellogg, and
when adjournment was taken until
Monday the head of the big oil COM
bine was still being crossexamined
on the charge that in the early days
the company accepted rebates to the
disadvantage of it's rivals. Rookie
feller's examination will probably
not be concluded until late Tuesday,
as Mr.. Kellogg made it; known that
he would inquire into every detail
of the company's business from Mr..
Rockefeller
The enormous earning power of
the combination was sharply brought
out in today's hearing when Mr..
Rockefeller, after stating that the
Standard Oil company paid dividends
amounting to $4o,OOO,OOO in 1907,
said it had earned as much more than
that which had been added to the
company's surplus, which was stated
by the governments attorney to be
$500, 100000. 1t was further stated
by Kellogg that the company within
eight years had earned nearly half
a billion dollars.
The course of BOOKSELLERS testi-
mony in the hands of the govern
ment's counsel, ran not so smooth
ly as yesterday when he told his
story under direction Of friendly
counsel, but the rapid fire interro-
cations of the prosecutor were met
with mistaken imperturbility and
readiness to answer, except when, as
he explained:
'It is quite impossible for me to
remember after thirty years. I do
not Know. ~
Mr.. Rockefeller was questioned
closely regarding rebates which the
Standard was charged with receiv-
ing but with the exception of an
agreement with the Pennsylvania
road, which Mr.. Rockefeller explain
ed gave the Standard rebate be-
cause it effected an equalization of
oil shipments. Mr.. Rockefeller could
not recall any other rebates though
he thought it was likely that he
might have heard of it at the time.
q The president of the Standard Oil
company, when he learned that the
counsel would not be able to conclude
the crossexamination by tomorrow
night, suggested an adjournment,
which was agreed to by counsel.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-21
LAMPHERE De
FENSE'S inning
Star Witness Will Go on To-.
day to Show That Mrs.
GUINNESS and Children
Died by Poison Rather
Than Fire

Laporte, Ind, Nov. 20.-E1cellent
progress was made by the defense In
the amount of testimony placed be-
fore the jury today in the trial of
Ray Lamphere. but aside from two
witnesses upholding that the fire al
the Guinness house occurred at 8
o'clock in the morning no PROPOSE
ton. advanced by Attorney Worden
in his opening statement was follow
ed up.
Court will be held tomorrow, the
expectation being the DR.. Walter
Hines of Chicago, the defendants
main witness, will be here to testify
as to poison found in the stomachs
of Andrew Helgeline and three .of
the four bodies found in the ruins Of
the fire.