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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

The rest room Is to be known as the
Haywood Memorial" in memory Of
the hero of the famous bank raid In
Mortified
In many small towns Memorial day
ID observed In half hearted manner.
and for years Mortified neglected TO
cooperate with the G. A. r. In the
proper observance of the national Me-
mortal day. Last Memorial day the
Boosters showed their hand, and. be
1t said to their credit. the town did
nobly by its defenders. On the even
ing Of May 20 patriotic concert was
given under the auspices of the Boost
sTs, in which the best local talent was
represented. An admission was charged
to the exercises, the receipts Of which
were to be used for the defraying Of
the expenses incurred in the proper oh.
servance Of the day. To this conc,
the members of the G. A. X. and ".
R. c. were invited as guests Of honor.
and a crowded house was the reward
~ thC NShAblS' AuOlueI culcTpElSt
was thus accomplished without money.
Another entertainment given by the
Boosters club was what 1t termed
q "Bally-ho." This was given on the
evenings Of July and 4. Mortified
had planned no celebration, and to
keep the crowd at home this entertain.
ment was proposed. 1t was a huge
success. 1t was a burlesque street
fair, with all flake" attractions, and
the Boosters made top line record as
"spielers." A big crowd attended both
evenings, and the object of the Boost
ers-to keep the money in their home
town-was successfully accomplished
The club now has a large member
ship, and all point with pride to the
new club rooms. While it Is in part
social organization, its slogan is
Boost Mortified"
In the future the club will turn its
energies upon the location of small fac
tories In the city. 1t believes that the
small factory is much more desirable
than the larger ones and is always
willing to assist and lend q helping
hand to those seeking a field for such
enterprises.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Iona Sentences.

Ruskln, 1t is said, has written more
sentences OF tnordinate length than
any other classic writer OF modern
English prose. Frederic Harrison some
years ago counted the words In mum.
Der of typical sentences, finding that In
the earlier books 1t was no uncommon
thing for Ruskin to run beyond the
page before permitting himself and his
readers the relief Of full stop. But In
every case the sense Is clear as day.
Wordsworth's poem on the "Charac-
ter of the Happy Warrior Is notable
example of sustained connections.
Apart from the opening and closing
couplets the poem consists of two very
long compound sentences almost en-
tlrely comprised Of adjectival clauses.
The longer of the two sentences con-
talns fifty-seyen decasyllablc lines.
This is probably a record In English
vscsa--Afeepart
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Did She Keep Her Temper2

Mr.. Biles is a very hasty tempered
man, but he Is also one who keeps bis
promises to the very letter Therefore
Mrs. B. has trained him to believe
that second thoughts are best and ever
In a moment of his weakness extract
ed from him a promise always tC
count twenty before he speaks If he
feels rage coming upon him. Last
Sunday he rushed into the back draw
ing room splutterihg with fury and
red In the face. Mrs. Biles rose and
laid gentle hand on his stammering
lips.
"M-mary, lip
Hush DEAR" said the sweet woman
Count twenty and conquer yourself
and ! shall be more proud of you than
If you had conquered the world"
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty
"Now tell me, dear"
"It's that new hat of yours that you
paid guineas for, and the new serv'
ants gone out In, and it's raining hard
that's all."-London Express.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
he Was Too Smart.

He was the only man at the tabl'
full of lovely girls, and, like all onl!
men, he was spoiled. So when thu
belle Of the table remarked that sh'
was very fond of pepper and then slft
ed half the contents of the pepper boz
over her food he sprang an old gag oil
her.
1T won't hurt you. This pepper Is
half peas"
what is that you sayT asked the
landlady from the next table. SPEAK
little louder please"
He reiterated his remark.
THAT isn't true" retorted the land
lady hotly. 81 do not use adulterated
goods on my table"
my dear madam. said the bland
Joker, there are always lot of p's IN
pepper"
There was an impressive pause. Then
the landlady said in crushing voice:
"Oh, yes, just as you always furnish
part of the dessert"
Il don't understand"
"The chestnuts." London Standard.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Individual Improvements.

He who improves his own premises
benefits not only himself, but all who
dwell near about, and if he produces Il
pleasing contrast with surrounding
places it becomes a wholesome and eff
fectiye object lesson to all behOlderS.
The appearance Of house and grounds
materially affects the value of either
city and town property or broad acre
age not only within its own confines,
but Of that adjoining on all sides. 1t
has a general uplifting tendency that
affects the whole community and i'm
mediately elevates the standard of iv-
ing. the effects of which can never be
wholly effaced even though subsequent
neglect may follow Make the expert
ment and note results.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
JUNIOR CIVICS LEAGUE.
Society Of School Children Organized
to Beauty an Illinois Town.

Society of School Children Organized
to Beauty an Illinois Town.
To instill the principles of good citi-
zenship among children junior civics
league made up of boys and girls who
are students at the Foster street school
has been formed in Evanston, I'll.
The youngsters, all of whom are I'M
der fourteen years of age, have taken
on themselves the task of assisting in
the Identification of the Fifth ward. in
which the school is located. They
have assisted in the cleaning up of
streets. alleys. back lots and yards and
have rescued large part of the ward
from the typical spring time dirt and
disorder.
Committees from the league have
visited Street Commissioner Housed
and been directed by him against some
of the places in the ward which were
most in need of attention One of the
plans of the league for the spring is
the planting of flowers and vines along
unsightly fences and walls, and the
ward as a result promises to be one of
the most attractive in Evanston.
The league was organized under the
direction of Miss Ellen e. Foster,
principal of the school. 1t not only. in
terests itself in such purely civic mat
tiers as cleaning up the ward, but has
debates, lectures and outdoor meets
and games, so that not only the mind
but the body is developed
Practically every boy and girl in the
Foster street school is member. The
roll is thus large enough to enable the
organization to take hold Of large
tasks and accomplish them. Miss FOs
ter believes that all the children who
come under the right sort of influence
will make the right kind of citizens
and that the taste for municipal bet
terment if cultivated early enough will
be permanent one.
1t is probable that the work will be
placed on a much wider basis than it
is at present in Evanston and that
other schools soon will assist in car
rying out the league idea.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
I ruit ana
Flowers
PEACH GROWING.
Some Points on Spraying, Trimming
and Grubbing For eorers.

Some Points on Spraying, Trimming
and Grubbins For eorers.
Before the peach buds start In the
spring a spraying with the bordeaux
or copper sulphate mixture for fungi
must be given; then Immediately aft
er the petals fall the bordeaux-paris
green mixture is used as an insectlcide.
Additional benefit is derived from sue
cesslve applications of the same at In
tervals of ten days or two weeks.
Peach trees must be grubbed for bor-
ers In the spring and again in the fall.
Trimming is never to be omitted. 1t
involves the sheariitg out Of multi
tude of last years shoots and the cut
ting back one-third or more Of all the
remaining growth, aiming ever at
low, open, symmetrical head. After
the trees have arrived at bearing age
the trimming should be done late in
May or early June to facilitate the
formation of fruit buds due at this
time Clean cultivation, followed by
the cover crop, as employed the first
bSuoOA, pldNllNSu CNNl dlNSA NuAus
Crops In the Orchard.
While for the first year or two hoed
crops may be raised in the peach or
chard, they are no advantage to the
trees. Thinning Is in order before the
pit develops. Fruits should be left
not closer than eight to ten inches
apart
High, dry ground is selected for a
peach orchard. A southern exposure
Is liable to hasten the swelling Of
buds in the warm days of early spring,
only to be blighted by following low
temperature. Consequently a north
ern slope, on which growth is retard-
ed, less frequently proves disappoint-
Ing. Trees attacked by incurable dis
eases like yellows or little peach must
promptly be dug up and burned, root
and branch, to prevent further infec-
ton.
In our section of Michigan the fol-
lowing varieties In the order Of ma
turing their fruit constitute the cream
of the multitudinous list offered by
the various nurSerymen: Davidson or
early Michigan, Triumph or Wark, En-
gels Mammoth, Kalamazoo, liberia,
Crosby, New Prolific, Engel's Improv-
ed Chile, Markham Chile, Banner, Gold
Drop and Salway. - NJ. A. Hoyt In
Farm Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
The Strawberry.

The best soil for the strawberry Is
a deep, strong, sandy loan, but any
soil suited to the growth of ordinary
field or garden crops may be trusted
for successfully growing this crop il
we'll enriched after the ground IS
broken up by the admixture Of stable
manure to good depth, the guam
tlty to be applied depending, of course,
upon the condition Of the land
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
The Retort Courteous.

Street Railway Superintendent -
don't think we can use you any longer
Your cash register doesn't ring often
enough. CONDUCTOR have got rheu-
matism and can't reach up to the reg.
lister cord. Superintendent right
I think you need long vacation. Con
ductor-I am much obliged to you for
allowing me to run the car as long as
you have. SUPPLEMENTARY men,
4 ton 1t. Pm much obliged to you for
bringing the car back.-Judge.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Varieties of Grapes.

Where properly grown and fortified
a hundred grapeyines will yield near.
ly a ton of grapes year in and year
out, says q writer in the Garden Mag
azine. Were | to set hundred vince
l would set fifty Niagara, two Dia-
mond, three Green Mountain, tie:
Campbell, five WOrden, five Herbert
five Mills, five Delaware, five Gaert-
ner and five Vergennes.
This would leave room to try some
of the other kinds. The Gaertners
should be scattered among the Other
vines. If you do not care for grape
Juice, omit the Herberts.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

LEAKAGE. The plant reaches cOnsid
cradle height when fully grown, says
New England Homestead. The flow.
ers are large and often six inches
across. 1t blooms in April and May
Best results IN transplantlng can be
secured by using small trees and do
ing this work just as the new growtl
Is starting
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Watering Geraniums.

Although geraniums are fine grow.
ers in rich soil and require a good soak
ing now and then, they need not be
watered every day. The earth may be
left till quite dry; then set the plant
In q pail of water and let it soak
Good drainage is required for sue
cess.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Temptinu Fate.

"Dost hear thatY' asked the fail
maid mentioned by the Atlanta Jour.
nal. There was a sound of a heavy
step.
otis father. Fly, sweetheart, fly"
"You mean fee" corrected the lover
"As you like" said the maid. "but
this is no time for chronological Ills
tinctions"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

81 believe I'll rock the boat" de-
clared the man in the stern.
"Don't do it," advised his compan-
lon. ut might discharge this unioaded
pistol / have in my jeans" Louisville
'Courier-Journal.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
Dramatic NctA.

There's nothing makes Il man fee
Queerer than to have his wife describe
a play to him all wrong when he cam
correct her because he told her he
didn't go to it the night be worked late
at the office. New York Press
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
N NV Norfo|kSsWestsn
Schedule In effect Nov. cath. 1907.
Leave Buena Vista.

Leave Buena Vista.
NORTHBOUND.
Mo- 9:3lP. NJ. Daily, For Basic. Lura,
Hagerstown and New York. Pull
man sleeper to Philadelphia.
NO.l4. 1886 p. ". Daily, For Hagerstown
Philadelphia. New York and In
termediate stations. Pullman
sleeper to New York via Harris.
burs.
S0UTHB0UND.
No. /. Z % AN. Daily. For Roanoke
Bristol, Bluefleld, Norton, Win
ston-Salem, Charlotte N. C,
Welch and intermediateate sta
lions. Pullman sleeper Phlla.
delphia to Gary. Cafe Car Roam.
ole and Gary.
No. IL. 100 P. MDaily. Fol Roanoke,
Bristol, Rluefeld winston Salem
and intermediate stations, Ex-Sun)
and Knoxville, Cincinnati, Column
bus, Chicago, and points West and
Southwest. Pullmansleeper Buena
Vista to Knoxville and Roanoke to
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Additional information and rates cheer
fully furnished by g. z. Abrahams
Ticket Agent, Buena Vista, Va.
w. B. BEYLLL, NJ. F. BRAGG
Gen. Pass. Agent Trav. Pass. Agt,
ROANOKE. VA.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
caltriumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der specialist. and Is
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
THE MAGNOLIA.
Popular Everywhere Owing to Its
Early Bloom and Beauty

The magnolia is a favorite nearly
everywhere owing to its early bloom
and great beauty. The variety here
shown Is a pure white, is generally
hardy except In extreme northern latl-
tudes and is most effective standing
alone or with q background of dark
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form OF kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
ommendedfor everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it 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 a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how TO
find out ifyou have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and f.E
send your address to ssi#lfk ;: ::s::ss
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing +s;ss
hamton, N. Y The =ssssl ssl A:I.sss5sss99
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-ROOt.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilner's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
MY, IN every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-10
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
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offer in this paper anc
send your address &c
DR.. Kilmer & Co. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The
vso,,lap fiftv rent anf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30
MONEY rRounLEs.

II Is undoubtedly true that nothing
causes as much unhappiness between
husband and wife as difficulties over
Money. Money rs SO intorwoycu with
happiness that happiness and money
ran rarely be disassuclated.
,3ut tho keynote of avoiding money
troubles can be found In Just one word
honesty honesty between husband and
wife. Men are too apt before they are
married, and after, To eNaggeratc their
incomes, man with $1,000 a year Us
ashamed % toll his wife about H. AS
n bachelor he has been swelling around
with The air of a man with several
thousands.
Some women, Il rs true, arc inclined
10 considerable extravaganza. but IL
more frequently happens they are led
into extraYagance through ignorance Of
the size OF their husbands incomes,
The man who does not tell HIS wife the
amount OF his income IA AN mmtiRat-
Cd idiot-unless, of course Tor pIuden-
tial reasons he helittle II, and then.
under some circumstances, ne may be
very wise. Besides men are apt n
be "a bit more eNtrayagant than thor
wives, but they keep n tu themselves.
This little dissertation enters 10 no
extent into the question OF what kind
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30
CONSULAR COMMERCIAL WORK

Consul James G. Kellogg writes that,
in order to assist promoting trade at
the port of Colon with the United
states, he has carried out the follow
/. ing plans:
AS far rs commerce can be aided
through catalogues and price nsts'
which are at best, poor substitutes
for intelligent and up-to-date travelling
statesmen this office has fitted up Il
part of the record and file room the
latter measuring II by u feet, with di-
vfded shelves and a four-drawer ne
cabinet. At the present time there are
dexed according to subject and kept on
file % trade journals, 20 trade indexes
and numerous catalogues and price lists
of American goods.
The local merchants and importers
have been invited through the columns
of the press and by personal invitation
10 visit the file room and examine the
Journals and catalogues. and to consult
with ne on subjects relating to Ameri-
can goods which might be of interest TO
them. The addition and Improvement
an The file room has found favor with
the Colon merchants, which Is eyld-
ence by their frequent calls at the oHice
To examine the files.
The new arrangement of the record
and file room Is shown in the occom-
panying photograph, which also shows
some of the representative importers
of Colon examining American cata>
logues and price lists.
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HE NOMINATION OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
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cured the coveted nomination. but led
his party to it's first defeat in twenty
eight years. Twice again was HIS
name prominently before conventions.
but like clay and Webster he was not
destined to see the ambition of fyycat,-
years realized with the single sx
ception Of Clay, Mr. Blaine was a can
didate for presidential honors n longer
time than any other man who over
lived The convention which noni-
mated Blaine was not especially inhor-
monious, but the one which chose his
victorious opponent, Grover Cleveland
was lively enough to restore the bal
anoe The Tammany opposition TO tho
governor of New Yorl's candidacy was
characterized by all the traditional
parliamentary tactics employed by that
organization. 1t tried to break the
unit rule with an insistence that al
most prevailed. but failed. Four years
earlier Roscoe Conkling had made nm
equally heroic effort to force the unit
rule on the Republican convention of
that year He failed also. and Gar.
field received the nomination, General
Grant retired to private life. and the
third term controversy was postponed
to another century.
Never Held Office.
One of the most Interesting fact,
connected with the personnel OF tho
Ill men who make up the present Re
publican and Democratic national com
mittees is that there is only one man
among them all who asserts-proudlv
at that-that he has never held or
tried to obtain a public office of any
description. This unique politician IS
James M. Guffey the largest ind.
pendent producer of oil In America and
| Democratic oracle in his state of
Pennsylvania. on the Republican ma
tional committee there are now Ave
United States senators-Penrose Hev-
burn, Scott. Ankeny and Crane There
are only two members of the lower
house on this ommittee-Brownlow
of Tennessee and Lowden of Illinois
The Democratic national committee
can boast of only one senator, but he IL
famous one-Tillman of South Caro-
lima,
A recent estimate seems to establish
the fact that about 90 per cent of the
combined committeeman are state and
county officers, elective and appointive
The highest elective office ever held
by Harry S, New, the Republican
chairman, was state senator Thomas
Taggart, the Democratic chairman, has
been mayor of his home city of In
dianapolis. There seem to be a good
many mayors in the aggregation
among them Tom l.. Johnson of Cleve-
land o.. and James C. Dahlman, mayor
of Omaha, Neb. OF newspaper editors
and publishers there is also a gener-
Gus sprinkling. Both chairmen once
conducted now defunct Indianapolis
daily papers. Norman +. Mack. Demo
cratic committeeman from New York.
is one of Buffalo's most enterprising
publishers. Daniel j. Campau is owner
of paper devoted to turf matters
Trey Woodson, secretary of the Demo
cratic committee, conducts newspa-
per in Paducah, Ky. and another in
greensboro. E. ]. BURTON.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30

E1Tnl HIS is national convention year,
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Sgg@!05@SIz
S-szN SStll<TJisS.

eTTu1 HIS is national convention year
and already the atmosphere is
charged with The political
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30

was followed for three terms In 1924
the choice of the caucus was not popu-
lar, and it's candidate came in third at
the election That put an end to the
scheme.
The first national convention was
called by the Anti Masonic party in
1880 and was held at Philadelphia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30
CHAIRMAN THOMAS TAGGART.

Next year the Wings nominated Henry
Clay for the presidency in similar
manner. 1t was not until 1882. how
ever, that the friends of Andrew Jack
son adopted the plan and called ma
tional convention in Baltimore, and the
first national committee was establish
ed In 1S4S by the Democratic conVen
tion of that year,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-30

tions were needed. Subsequently,
however there was less harmony. and
more political competition arose. II
became the practice for small and Sc
lect parties Of congressman to as
semblc rather secretly for the purpose
of arranging party nomination. This
was the origin of the plan of nominal
ing by congressional caucus, which