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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29
Fraternal Orders.

Rockbl idge Lodge, No. So. l. D. o. F.
meets every Thursday night, at Odd Fell
ows' Hall.
Lexington Lodge, No. 66, K, Of P.
acts every Tuesday night, at Odd Eel
VS. Hall.
liberty lodge, No, 2, Daughters o
,ebekah, meets every Monday night, a
nd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Ancient
FORK Masons, meets 1st and 3rd Mon
lay nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No.192O Royal
ircanum, meets LIST and 5rd Wednesday
lights 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, 1908-04-29

Vice Consul II. NJ. Byington advises
that the expectation of macaroni to the
United States from the Italian ports
of Naples and CasteIIamare in 1904
amounted to 81 $40, 7j6. In 1905 this
trade increased to $2,074,2H, while in
1906 it reached 81, 662, 202. The Vice
Consul adds that the shipments for the
present year will probably exceed So,
900. 900.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

The game of football is gaining a
steady foothold in Venezuela and bids
fair to become popular form OF out
door amusement. A game played recent
ly in Caracas was social event, being
attended by the wife of the President
and many people of prominence.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29
BORN WITHOUT FEAR.
Vet Minds of Children Are Made 5ogy
Houses by Parents.

"My little boy is naturally SO tim
i'd" my little girl is so easily
frightened. We are trying to cure
her of it, but she was born with
that sensitive nature, and we have
to be very careful" So fond par
ents are sometimes heard to say
when a child shows some special
form of fear.
Yet, according to Clara Louise
Burnham, who writes in Appleton'S
Monthly on "How to Keep Your
Child From Fear" almost all chill
dren are born without fear, and
fear is carefully instilled into them
by parents and nurses.
Nature, she says, generally hands
the child to the parents physically
perfect, and still more often she
hands him over full of optimism
and faith. Nothing is too good
for me-" is his natural attitude.
Then comes perhaps his first fall.
Straightway the anxious mother
rushes to him with cry and picks
him up with such manner and
words that he screams with terror"
and so the instilling of fear goes
Oh.
"1'm afraid" begins too many Of
the remarks parents make to their
children, says this author. Chris
tan parents constantly disobey the
Bible, which is full of commands to
Gear not" rejoice always" and
while protesting to believe the Bible
undermine the child's native conf
dence by teaching it that the world
is beset with "snares and pitfalls to
health and happiness" So the child
becomes, as it were, mentally
slouching and stoop shouldered in
stead of facing life, as he was born
to do, with an upright, joyous car
riage.
Fear, disaster, sickness should not
be talked of in the presence of chill
dren. Even though they may not
seem to understand it at the time,
it sinks into their little minds. 1t is
a disturbing, distorting influence.
Even worse in its influence is the
mistake of the anxious mother who
is always imagining that her child
is i'll. care you sure you feel all
right, dear? Haven't you a pain
anywhere ?" 1t need not take much
of such insistence to make the
healthiest child, if not physically
i'll, at least nervously upset. The
unwise nurse does no end of harm.
"She may be kind and loving" says
Mrs. Durham, sand yet consider
the mysterious bogy man and the
obvious policeman her legitimate
allies in enforcing a paralyzed ODE
dience." And so fresh elements Of
fear are introduced into the child's
horizon.
Another thing this writer strong
" denounces is the Strange tradi-
ton" that into every pantomime or
play for the entertainment of chill
dren monstrosities must be intro
duced-cardboard giants, weird fig
ures with google eyes and awful
grins-which strike terror into the
baby hearts. She makes a special
remonstrance concerning Captain
Hook and his pirate band in that
otherwise charming play, Peter
Pam No child under twelve should
have his nervous system shocked by
these gentlemen and their awful
captain" she says, and she de-
scribes how at one performance she
saw child with its head buried in
its mothers lap, begging piteously
to know if "the pirates had gone"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

The youngest mountaineer who ever
set foot on the Jungfrau summit is
Ida Liechti She is only 10 years old
and is thu daughter of the Jungfrau
railway manager. She was born and
raised among the Alps and learned to
cl NIB like goat when hardly NOR
than an infant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases
Eczema, Greatest Blood Pur-
Ter Free

II your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full OF humors. II you have blood
poison, cancer, carbunkles, eating
sores, scrofula, eczema, itching, rising
ard bumps, swellings OF superating
sores, scabby, pimply skin, ulcers, bone
peins, catarrh, rheumatism, or any
blood or skin disease, take Botanic
Blood Balm (B. B. b. Soon all sores
heal, aches al d pains stop and the
Blood is made pure and rich. Drug
gists or by express 81 pei large bottle
Sample free Dy writing Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. B. b. b. is especially ad.
vised for chronic, deep-seated cases of
blood or skin diseases, as it cures after
all else fails. Nov. 20 07-1.yr
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

Place 10 onions In row on Christ
mas Day, name each after month and
put salt on their tops. Those on which
the salt Is melted inside OF twelve days
will be wet months, according to Long
Island Weather science,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

A Guaranteed Cure for Piles
Itching, Blind, Bleeding, ProtrudinS
Piles. Druggists are authorized to re.
fund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure 10 Q to IL days. 60c.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

DIR. Fahrney's Teethlng Syrup is
the only baby medicine that is always
safe. Teething made easy. No bad
nights.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

Tickle weather. DR.. Fahrney's Teeth
ing Syrup is always dependable. Doc
tors prescribe it. Write for flee sample
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

Many things in our General
line have been reduced in price.
Notice in meats of all kinds and
lard. The sugar market is strong
a good time to buy a barrel. The
-four market looks higher.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

Have received line CT Gard n
Seeds. Landreth's and Dcnkirk S
bulk and packages Early Rose
and White Seed Potatoes. B. E.
Peas.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29
w. HARRY AGT~45-2

Staple dry goods slow de
cided dror in prices. O. n. l..
DOW SC.
Leather not much change; have
good line Of Shoes at close
prices; have q line will sell cheap
to close out.
Have several bargains Ill our
grocery side that will save you
money.
RSy~ Give us a call and see
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-04-29

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The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

tion grounds and unoccupied spaces on
the right Of way are parked, that they
may afford as much pleasure as possible
20 the public
Besides refOreSting old farmland and
other open areas as in the past. the field
planting this year has restocked areas
which were logged during 1907 and has
underplanted certain old locust planta-
tons which needed interspersed trees TO
stimulate their growth in height and 70
regulate their form development.
In addition. ii is believed that the con-
servative numbering and the forest plant
ing which the company is conducting on
its woodlots and farmlands. which are
not now needed for other purposes. will
serve as object lessons for farmers. and
provide an incentive 10 intelligent forest
development on the part Of the public
--7-rrlH--
1t is expected by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company that in case no substitute
for the wooden cross tie is developed dur
ing the next thirty-five or forty years.
the company viii have available a pOr-
tion of the enormous supply of timber
needed for cross ties. which. nj the pres
ent time, are becoming exceedingly eX-
penSiVe.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
PENNSY BUYS A ROAD.
0fer for Control of y. ", p. & n.
Railroad Company Is Accepted.

Directors Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have authorized the purchase
of the stock of the New York, Phiadel-
phia and Norfolk Railroad Company. pay
able in per cent forty-year trust GER
tifcates. guaranteed principal and inter-
est by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, on the basis of $1,000 of certificates
for each $1,000 par value of stock The
offer Is open until August l.
The New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk has been in operation for twenty-five
years. and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad Company both
aided IN It's promotion, and formerly had
a substantial ownership in its securities.
but they disposed of them at thu time the
company was reorganzed, in January,
1899 The company is naturally a feeder
of the Pennsylvania system, forming an
important connection with Southern lines
through the NOrfo k gateway.
The holders of more than 90 per cent of
the stock have already agreed TO accept
the offer. The outstanding capital stock
amounts 10 S2.500000.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

insurrection. They have to be watched
like willy serpents and humored like chill
dren at the same time And all the time
a firm and steady rein must be kept on
them and efforts made to set their feet
in the paths Of progress and civilization.
The governor Of the Moro provinces must
be both fighter and civil governor Of
administrative ability, and Gen. Bliss IS
both lie comes from Pennsylvania. and
was graduated from West Point in the
class OF -. What a contrast his pres
ent position affords 70 that Of a few years
ago-a captain I'm the cOmmissary depart
ment suddenly transformed into a ruler Of
wild islands filled with hordes OF savage
men
Far away from "the smoky Philippines, %
from Mindanao and Sulu. with their saw
age sultans and datt0es another army
officer Is playing the pTOCOnsul. What
was once the state Of Panama IN the re-
public OF Colombia and later q federal
district OF that same republic is now "a
republic by Itself with a population OF
perhaps 400 600 and an area OF 81 900 square
miles. In other words. IL is about three
/ times the size OF Belgium. and some day
/ in the far-on future may have nearly as
large a population. Parts of IL are gneN-
plofed and filed with unconG-7red In
dams, and legends OF mountains OF pure
gold and ruins Of prehistoric cities. only
| along the railroad running from sea %
sea Is the population dense.
Goefhals Now "a Boss"
Col George r. Goethals who only grad
uated from West Point I'm 1850 and a few
years ago was a captain in the Engineer
/ Corps Of the army. and unheard Of out
side OF his profession. is the boss down
! there. lie is chairman OF the canal com
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
EMPIRE OF THE NORTHWEST
Vast Resources Hidden in an Unex.
plored Territory.
Tar Sands, Petroleum, Natural Gas,
and Coal i'm Country Near the
Arctic Circle.

The new world of the twentieth century
Is Canada's fertile Northland on the arc
tic slope.
The Canadian prairie provinces Of Mani
toba, Saskatchewan. and Alberta have
nearly reached the 10000 OOe-bushel mark
OF annual wheat production. and there is
also being produced nearly 100000 bushels
OF other grains annually. The tract Of
country from which this enormous yield
of grain is being produced is practically
confined to what has been known in past
years as the fertile belt. The limit Of
production in this area is far from being
reached.
In the country north of this IS q great
clay belt, estimated to contain at least
TO- 600 square miles. where all the ordinary
vegetables and harder grains can be
grown. There are other sources Of wealth
here. About eleven years ago there was
bored on the Athabasca, 10 miles north
OF Edmonton, prospect hole looking for
natural gas. The gas came in such force
as 70 stop tho operations. and this gas
well. the largest known in the world, has
been burning continuously ever since.
Up and down tnC AtnaD0Sca above ana
below this point are remarkable deposits
OF tar sands. as they are called, which, II
utilized. would furnish paving ma.eriaI in
abundance. Moreover. there is indis-
putable evidence Of enormous wealth in
petroleum. which. in Oozing cut, as II has
done through centuries, has caused these
strange deposits.
In the vicinity OF the tar sands. along
the Athabasca, also are extensive de-
posits Of salt. where IT can be taken from
the surface in great masses. pure white.
Along the banks Of the Lower Mackenzie
for many miles are great areas Of burn
Ing coal. When the discoverer Of this
river Sir Alexander Mackenzie. passed
down. about 17Ss, the same coal was burn
inG. and it never has stopped since. The
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
Castings for OIL Wells.

In view OF the great depths to which the
oil wells at BalSu have at present to be
carried. and the trouble experienced in
consequence in shutting out the waters
met with in the upper strata, steel casing
for lining wells is in considerable de-
mand. The usual form OF casing employed
for lining wells Is iron riveted casing.
backed with cement to prevent water
from getting through and flooding the
well, whereas steel casing being welded.
the lengths screw into each other, and
the process Of shutting out water is there
by greatly facilitated. This casing is at
present supplied by Germany.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

broke out. He was a graduate Of West
Point and an honor graduate Of the Artil-
lery School but there was going 10 be no
war. never any more" and he went into
the commissary department lie had
studied how 20 fight an army. now he
would learn how to feed one. he had
studied cannon. now be would study
canned goods. That Is what makes our
army. officers such good administrators
II they study all the branches of their
profession they learn many different
things i'm The art Of handling men. In his
youth. of course n. Bliss. like all ca
diets. had his dreams Of greatness. but IN
his widest flights Of fancy he could never
have dreamed that one day he would be
ruler Of many almost unknown islands in
a far-off Southern sea, peopled by
strange race OF MOhammedans called Mo-
r0S. with "a sultan and many naughty dat
toes az his call But fate hurled TaSker
Bliss rapidly along it's own route after
the war with Spain, until to-day he finds
himself living I'm a governors palace
I'm Jolo. with the Sultan his subject and
the great island of MindanaO the SUlu
group. and numerous other small islands
to keep him busy i'm the government bust
ness.
4 Military Governor.
From his 'imperium" the two Christian
provinces Of Mindanao-Cagayan and Su-
rigao-are exempted. and he is, I'm way,
under some nominal subsection TO the
government az Manila. But his is a mill
tary government and. 10 great extent.
an independent one IL is no sinecure
governing these Moros. for before the
Americans came they We're practically an
unconquered people Even now they are
every once in while breaking out into
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
ON SIX PER CENT BASIS.
Pennsylvania Declares Dividend on
Lines West of PittsburE.

The Pennsylvania Company, which op-
crates the Pennsylvania lines west Of
Pittsburs, has declared semi-annual
dividend Of 3 per cent. This is the same
rate declared at this time year ago, but
II is a reduction Of per cent from the
dividend paid in December. 1907.
With this reduction. the dividend Is
again on a 9 per cent basis. All the Penn
sylvania cOmpany's $G0.O0O.00O capital stock
is owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which is the sole direct beneficiary Of the
dividends paid by the Pennsylvania Com
pany.
The reduction in the dividend to per
cent for the half year means that for this
six months the Pennsylvania Railroad
viii get 100000 less from its lines west
OF Pittsburg than II got in the last six
months Of 1907.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
MANY BARRELS REQUIRED
Shippers Use About 15O,OOO,OO0 of
Them Each Year.
COOpernge Product Put to "A Great
Variety of Services-Life of
Barrel Traced.

Upward OF 10. co., 900 barrels and circular
wooden packages are manufactured in
the United States annually Few people,
except those whose business it is TO know,
realize the extent of the cooperage indus
try in this country.
The heaviest demand comes from the
cement business. The -four business ranks
next. closely followed by sugar Contain
ers for fence staples, bolts. nuts. nails,
and packages for roasted coffee, spices,
crocl1ery, fruits, and vegetables follow IN
the order named. while glass manufac-
turers. baking power companies. liquor
distillers, and candy. tobacco. and cheese
packers are big users Of barrels. The de-
mand for barrels for molasses, oil, lard.
and pork is also enormous. while dry
paint, glue, snuff, oatmeal, screws, cast
ings, and general hardware articles an
nually increase the demand on the cooper
age supply.
While the amount expended for barrels
can be quite closely estimated for given
year, it is not possible 20 say how many
barrels are in actual use. The life Of a
barrel is put down at one year by the
trade. but this is far from true. A ma
Jority of barrels are used many times.
They begin as sugar or flour barrels. and
are then sold TO the farmer for shipping
his produce to the market. It may be
that they are returned TO him several
times carrying potatoes to the market On
the first trip, and tobacco or lettuce on
the next, each cargo being lighter in
weight than the previous ones owing to
the weakened condition Of the barrel.
Finally, the barrel may serve out its
lifework as a refuse receptacle, and in the
end can be used for fuel. Thus. It may
be said that a barrel fills as useful a
career as almost any other manufactured
article and its life is much longer than a
season.
The demand for barrels is steadily grow
&ng. because modern machinery has made
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
RAILROAD PLANTING TREES
Pennsylvania Providing for Future
Requirements in Timber.
Company Also Begins Propagation
for Beautifying Property.

In continuance of its plans to provide
for some OF its future requirements in
timber and cross ties. the PennsylI,..li
Railroad forestry department has just
completed its spring forestry planting for
this year, when a total of 625,OOO trees
were handled. These make, up to the
present time. 2,425,OOO trees which have
been set out by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road since it undertook tree planting
upon a comprehensive scale-this consti-
tuting the largest forestry plan under
taken as yet by any corporation.
Economically to prosecute tree planting
operations on a large scale has necessi-
tated the importation of much European
plant material. which. owing to the de-
gree of perfection TO which the European
foresters have brought their work, and
the cheapness Of labor, can be purchased
at a much lower price than in America.
This year the Pennsylvania Railroad
imported 100000 seedlings. Of which, all
not large enough to be planted in their
permanent sites. have been set out in
transplant rows in the new forest nur-
sery established this year by the company
at Morrisville, Pa, just across the Della
ware River from Trenton. In the seed
beds We're sown this year p bushels Of
acorns and nuts, 80 pounds of other hard
wood seeds. and 70 pounds of confer
seeds. In addition. 100000 seedlings were
permanently planted in land belonging
to the company.
The trees which are not suitable for
purposes of landscape. The company has
this year begun the propagation of Orna-
mental trees and plants for beautifying
its property. and intends TO develop a
large amount of shrubbery and hedges
for the protection and ornamentation Of
the station grounds and rights Of way
This work Will be continued until all sta
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
HOW FLOWERS HIDE HONEY
Bees Find the Pits Where Nectar
Is Concealed.
These Hiding Holes for sweets Arc
Some of the Most Curious
Works of Nature.

Before "the bee sucks" as Ariel put Il,
he must find the wonderful places where
the flowers hide away their honey, to be
found like the priests hiding holes in
ancient mansions. by the right sort OF
visitor, and TO keep away all intruders.
In the recesses Of the crown imperial
lily al the center can be seen six large
honey pits one on every floral leaf, and
each is brimming over with big drop OF
honey and glistening like tear drop.
The snowdrop is literally flowing with
honey, for in swollen veins traversing
its fragile whiteness are rivers Of nectar.
The petals of the columbine are ingeni-
ously and elaborately designed with a
view to providing good places OF hiding
for the honey Each Is circular, hollow,
shaped like a horn
In each the honey is secreted in a round
knob al what would be the mouthpiece
end of the horn, and the five are arranged
in a ring side by side. with the honey
knobs aloft. Though the honey store is
obvious from without yet the insects
who would sip il must creep into the
flower and penetrate with a long nose
up the curving horn 10 the knob.
Sometimes. says the Chicago Tribune,
the petals are all joined together into a
tube. and the sweet nectar simply exudes
from the inner side Of the wall and coll
lects at the bottom. This is the case in
the dead nettle. the tube OF which forms
so toOthsOme a mOrsel that some children
call II "sucSies." The honeysuckle Is
similarly planned. and its sweetness is so
striking as TO have furnished its name.
The mOnkshoOd has quaint hectares.
If the hood be drawn back there suddenly
spring into sight two objects on long
stalks which are sometimes like a French
horn. sometimes like a cowi; or, looked
at sideways, not unlike a pair of doves.
Their presence within the hood has pro-
vided the Ricknames Adam and Eve
and 'Noah's Ark Thus the honey bags
are carefully tucked away and protected.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28
EARNINGS SHOW SHRINKAGE.
Signs of Betterhent Seen I'm Some of
the Principal Railroads.

As compared with the high record Of
railroad prosperity made in the early part
Of 1907. the earnings Of to-day represent
a shrinkage of l5 10 % per cent in gross
receipts and Of 20 to 20 per cent in net.
A year ago more traffic was being
crowded upon the railroads than they
could carry, while to-day their chief
problem is TO keep idle cars and engines
housed at minimum cost.
Whether the lowest level of railroad
earnings following the panic of October
10, 1907 has yet been reached, there is a
conflict of opinion. At least two of the
trunk lines report that June business has
been an improvement over the traffic of
May. while. on the other hand, one i'm
pOrtant trunk line has several thousand
more idle cars on its tracks to-day than
it had at any time last month, while an
other reports no appreciable change in the
situation.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-28

country Is so large and so little known
that no one could say what hidden sources
Of wealth there may be.
In view OF the development Of Cobalt,
which is not far from the Ottawa Valley,
from an unmarked spot In the wilderness
seven years ago 20 the greatest silver
mining district in the world It Is difficult
TO predict the possibilities Of this great
unexplored country north of the Saskat-
chewan.
Last winter in Ottawa the statement
was made before a committee OF the Sem
ate that I'm the land north Of Edmonton,
extending down the Peace River as far
as wheat production Is possible. there is
a tract Of country fit for settlement as
great as that now settled west of Wianl
peg.