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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
A ROYAL DESPOT.
Wurttembere Prince Who Sold His
Subjects Like Cattle.

Wurttember9 Prince Who Sold His
Subjects Like Cattle.
Cruel and despotic were some Of the
land before the Napoleonic wars swept
them away Charles Eugene Of Wurt-
temburg. born in 172S. died in 1893
and during his sixty-five years Of life
tOrmented his parents his wives and
bis subjects. His first cOnsort, Fred
ericka of Beyreuth. was worthy Of
him. When entering Wurttemberg
soon after their marriage the girls
threw masses of flowers in front Of
them. what do those dogs want?"
the princess asked her husband. They
were always Quarrellng and never
smoke to each other without snarling.
The prince was always short Of money
and sold G000 Of his subjects to Eng
land to raise the wind. He took the
poor wretches from the fields. ciapped
4 uniform on them and sent them to
their destination as If they were cattle.
Once be called all the young men of
certain ulSlIlCt UtlOIe Hill anu ulluS
the following speech: "My brave boys,
do you want to go to fight in the ranks
Of the English heroes against the saw
ages Of the continent" No reply was
made for the moment. Then a number
Of the youths stepped forward. and
one of them said I'VE do not want to
be sold like sheep" The prince prompt
ly gave orders for two Of them to he
seized put against a wall and shot at
once. Then while the blood was run
ming from the mutilated bodies Of the
two unfortunates the prince by divine
right said run away. You see / do
not want to impose my will on you. !
think of your welfare like a father
does Of bis children. You want to
fight by the side Of the valOrous Eng
fish" All consented. Schiller heard his
father tell this story, and he himself
related 1t in a scene of one Of his
plays.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
RULE OF THE Road.
A London Policeman Explained the
Matter Very Clearly.

Matter Very Clearly.
'The first day in England" says an
American traveller, my heart jumped
into my throat several times. Riding
on top Of q bus, the driver would al
ways turn toward the left when we
were about to pass another vehicle,
and, although / knew that that was
the English custom, held on tight
and got Shivers anticipating collision
every time. One morning stepped
up to policeman at Kings Cross to
get my bearings. and. as he was dis
posed to be laxative, kept him COM
p3ny.
among other things, asked him
whether there was any rule requiring
pedestrians to keep to the left. No, he
told me; it was only for the roadway
that the rule held.
81 then asked him why 1t was that
In England they always turned to the
left, whereas i'll all other countries the
rule was 10 turn 20 the right.
"'Oh, it's very important to keep to
the left he said seriously. l knew it
was very important to observe the
rule Of the road, but why turn to the
left?
"'Well.' he said, I'll show you. Now
you come here and he led me to the
middle Of the roadway. You see,' he
continued, how the traffic moves along
the two sides Of the roadP
Eyes, l saw, and a pretty sight it
was. too-a string of all sorts Of con-
veyances coming toward us on our
right and another moving away from
US on the left as far as the eye could
see.
"'Well, now'-and he was very i'm
pressive-'suppose you were driving
along in the middle here and another
kerrlge was coming the other wy, and
suppose you turned to the right, don't
you see you would be getting in the
wy of all those vehiclesY
Eyes. I saw that.
"'Well, that's why we always turn
to the left
II learned afterward that the bobby
expected n tip for all the information
he had given me."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10


curbs, making the street too fiat for
good drainage. The ragged line shows
the result Of years wear The earth
sloughs off to the sides, and a depres-
sion occurs in the center. creating the
muddy conditions.
Fig 3 shows the familiar hump left
after laying water or gas mains, which
further prevents drainage to the gut
tiers.
In Fig. 4 the black line shows the
ideal curvature Of the government
specifications. affording the best pos
sible drainage.
A representative Of the United States
government who lectured at Spokane
on this subject remarked that in build
ing roadways the three important
points to bear in mind were First,
provide for good drainage; second.
provide for good drainage, and. third
provide for good drainage.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Phil MAYS DRAWINGS.

The late Phil May was popularity
supposed to be the lightning artist
par excellence Of England. 1t is quite
true that be could draw many wonder
ful things straight off" But when a
subject had been chosen for Punch
illustration many drawings were made
from a model or models who first had
to be discovered. BY process Of Sc
lection each drawing of the subject
bore fewer lines. When the drawing
was published most of those who look.
ed at ii thought that 1t had been done
with a few rapid strokes Of the pen,
whereas it probably represented
weeks hard work.-London News.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
HANDY CRATE FOR HAULING HOGS

times. 1t is also very desirable that
the sOws be handled so as to be very
tame and quiet. If sows are 50 treated
good filters of fine pigs will be as.
sured, and the owner will be made
happy.
The Illustration shows q box two
feet wide, four feet long and three feet
high and is handy for catching and
hauling hogs. large or small, without
injuring them. Build the box with sol
i'd floor and open spaces on top side
and ends, suitable for hot or cold
weather Open the slide and put a
little corn ut back end Of the box. The
hog goes in without suspecting the
trap. Shut the drop door gently. and
the hog will not become frightened:
neither will the team when you load 1t.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
ROADMAKlNG WITH SAWDUST
Sand Used as Mixer by Minnesota
Highway Engineer.


A road made from sand and saw
dust is the latest style Of roadmaking
designed by George W. Cooley. state
highway engineer in Minnesota. Last
spring he made section Of road with
clover and rye on sand foundation.
This has been very successful The
road made from sand and sawdust is
at Cambridge. in Isanti county, Mimi.
Four inches of Sawdust were raked
on the sand road after being graded
This was worked into the sand by
passing teams. and rs fast as ruts were
formed the sawdust was raked into
the ruts. TO be further mixed with
sand. This is a new roadmaking ma
terial and If successful will make an
exceedingly profitable means Of using
the immense quantities Of sawdust
from the mills Of the state.
In those counties where there is
nothing but sand in the roads good
roads are impossible without the addi-
ton OF other material. Mr.. Cooley Is
now experimenting with various
means of turning the sand into vege-
table loan. which can be worked to
advantage The idea Is that the saw
dust will rot and, mixing with the
sand. will form a ham suitable for
making good roads with.
Such a small amount of money Is
appropriated by the state for the con.
strnctlon of roads that the expert
ments have been on limited scale
and the construction Of roads proceeds
slowly Minnesota spends only one
tenth as much on state roads as does
Now York in relation to the value of
the property.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
FEEDING TIE BROOD sow.

ecm- 0ucacsticas by successfa
ECcoGcr-ti3.GenosIc tlog Box.
! Ecw Y,r,i breeder Of swine who
has had much success in raising hogs
says of feeding brood sows: The best
food fer brood SOW is coarse wheat
middlings or recround bran, or bran
and middllngs may he mixed half and
nalS waicA should he made into q 1s6f
mass with skimnilk If possible: If not,
with house Stops or water.
Besides this, she should have all the
clover or alfalfa hay she will eat.
She will eat a lot Of it, Furthermore,
she should have at least four pounds
of mangels or sugar beets to every hun
dred pounds of live weight every day.
If these be given whole she will get
ample exercise In eating them. II
available poor apples are a fine feed In
place Of mangels.
We one winter kept twelve sows in
pen ard fed nine bushels Of apples
to the lot each day in addition TO TWEEN
ty pounds Of coarse middlings and all
the clover hay they wanted. and they
came through In apple pie" order.
raising over hundred pigs.
In addition to the above the SOW
should have access to box filed with
a mixture of six parts charcoal, two
parts wood ashes. with two pounds Of
salt and half pound Of copperas to
each busbel.
The brood SOW should be fed just
enough to be kept thrifty and strong.
but not to make her fat, and the
amount will depend upon the size of
the animal. need not say she should
have all the water she wants at all
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
PuI In More Words.

Now. Peter said the teacher.
what Is 1t makes the water Of the sea
so salty?"
Salt" said Peters.
"NextT said the teacher. What is
1t makes the water Of the sen so
salty?"
"The salty quality cf the sea water"
answered Next" "is due to the ad-
mixture OF n su!ioi'nt Quantity OF
chloride OF sodium to impa.t to the
aqueous fluid with r'hlch i! coTmin-
giles saline flavor. which Is readily
recognized by the organs Of taster'
Fright. Next" said the teacher. zee
up one"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Buddhist Ceremonies.

Some Buddhist ceremonies present &
striking analogy to certain Christian
rites. An old missionary says: 1.-THE
very titles of their intercessiOns, such
as goddess of mercy holy mother
queen Of heaven with an image OF
the virgin having a child in her arms
holding crescent. are all such strik-
ing condolences that the Catholic mis-
sionaries were greatly stumbled at the
resemblances between Chinese wOr-
ship and thoir own when they came
over to convert the natives to Chris
lanitv"--IOndon Standard.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Bank of ENGLAND Watchers

When you enter the Bank Of Eng
land by any door four pairs Of eyes
watch you, though you are unaware
Of this fact. Situated close to the
doors are hiding places in which are
four guardians Of the bank. You can
not see them. but they can watch you
with the aid of rejecting mirrors in
which they cap see your entrance and
exit and every movement from the
time you enter the portals Of wealth to
the moment you leave them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
QUEER ENGLISH TAXES.
Babies as Well as Windows Used to
Help Swell the Revenues.

In 1895 tax OF shilllngs had to be
paid by the parents of every little
stranger" born in England except by
people in receipt of aims. Curlously
enough, n measure proposing tax on
babies was introduced some time ago
In the local parliament OF the German
princcdom Of ReusS by which 1t was
proposed that the parents or mother
when registering the birth Of child
should I'm each case contribute n sum
amounting To 10 cents.
Some time ago II good deal of merri
ment was aroused by a measure In.
troduced in the legislature Of New
Jersey by which it was proposed TO
tax boards, but even this IS not an
original proposal Queen Elizabeth put
tax on every beard Of fortnight's
growth, while couple of centuries
ago Peter the Great insisted that all
mobiles who wore boards should pay
100 rubles Tor the privilege.
AS chancellor OF the English eX-
chequer Pitt rendered himself very I'M
popular by the extraordinary means
to which he rcSorted in order TO i'm
prove the state Of the country's OK
chequer. He it was who first intro
duced the income tax. and he also
levied tax upon horses. which caused
a certain farmer to use Il cow for the
purpose of riding to and from market.
Even more dissatisfaction. however,
was caused by Pitts increase, Of the
window tax. first imposed in the year
that the tax on babies was enforced.
This window tax caused property own
ers to wall up as many windows us
possible, in order to reduce the amount
for which they were liable.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
ScaIdinu Pics on the Farm.

A New York farmer says that when
scalding pigs he puts three handfuls
Of pitch in the water and n handful In
each succeeding heat. Little or no
shaving Of the hog is required. Smoke
the meat three days. having very
hot fire the first day and using two
pounds Of sulphur in the fire the last
two days Neither flies nor mice will
touch the meat.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Tho Roman, Invented HORSEPOWER.

The Romans, among whom agrlcul
ture was highly favored occupation
were an inventive race, especially IN
the matter Of labor saving machines.
Recognizing the drudgery Of hand
mills, they invented those whose mo-
tive power was impaired by asses,
mules and oxen and introduced them
into all the countries conquered by
their victorious armies. There is no
positive record Of the name of the
originator Of this improvement in
milling.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
CAUSE OF MUDDY ROADS.
Value of Good Drainage and Ideal
Curvature For Fine Highways.

The following sectional drawings.
made by ]. D. Sherwood. president Of
the Spokane County Good Roads club,
illustrate the cause Of Spokane's mud.
dy streets and country roads.
Fig. shows the ideal curvature, the
highest point Of which Is eight inches
above the level Of the eurbs indicated
by the dotted llne) and eighteen inches
above the cutters. A glance shows
that the crown is raised sufficiently
high to afford good drainage to the
cutters. This curve is the chief factor
of good road.
In Fig. . the dotted line shows the
curve that is followed by the city OF
Spokane, the highest point being only
two inches above the level Of the
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
The Madnet.

"Yes, she advertised for a husband
and got 2,700 replies"
Gracious, she must have adver-
tised herself as very beautiful"
mo, she didn't. She just said she
had S700 in the bank."-Kansas City
endsueaAant.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

"A true bohemian Is a man who Dor
rows dollar and then Invites you to
lunch with It."
Wrong again. A true bohemiaB is
a man who invites himself to lunch
with you and then borrows a dollar"
Kansas City Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Eant of the Sire.

Look carefully ut the feet of the sire
you think Of using. If they are fat
or otherwise poor. do not have any
thing to do with that horse. for as sure
as you do the chances are that you
will have colt with the same unde-
sirable qualities.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Cream and Butter Flavor.
Salt For Dairy Cattle
Eatteninn RAef.

It is entirely practicable by simple,
natural. economic methods to produce
prime beeves from l.400 to LOCO
pounds in weight nj frcn twenty 10
thirty months. The greatest weight of
beef can be made With given amount
Of feed during the first twenty months
Of steers life
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

"A nan wifi bad disposition said
Uncle Eben, is a heap like mule
You's always havln' yoh doubts about
whether his usefulness on some orcn-
sions pays fob his troublessmcness on
others. Washington Star
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

"Was his auto going so very fast?"
"Your honor, 1t was going so fast
that the bulldog on the seat beside him
looked like a dachshund. - Houston
Post.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
The Leading Heavy"

"What's the matter now?"
Were piayin' circus parade, an
Wilies a-beln' the elephant an the
lion an the hipp'otamus an the CALI
ope, an It amt fairi"-Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

think there is success In all honest
endeavor and that there is some vie
tory gained In every gallant struggle
that Is made.-Charles Dickens.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
Qualified.

Caller-Is the lady Of the house In?
Waitress twho has been given notice.
She's in. but she's no lady!-Life.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10


bladder remedy, be.
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Ro0t fulGlls cl.acc.
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. 1t
COrraCfc fnohi1ifu ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

Ogilby. translator Of Homer mud vir-
GIL was unacquainted with Grceh un.
Ill he WINS past Atty yenrs ~ ngp
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

Binghamton, Wy. The regular ffty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. y, on every bottle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
DO YoS1 Get Up
With q Lame Eacl>2

Xidn:y Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knowso of DR.. Kilmers
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

The world Is upheld by the veracity
~ good en.-Emerson.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10
STOCK AND DAIRY.

All animals on the farm and espe-
cially those young and growing should
have daily, exercise. 1t is needed for
proper development Of bone and mus
Gle
Windows In Cattle Barns.
If you are rcmOdelinG your COW barn
see that you get in let's Of light in the
way Of windows. There Is nothing
that keeps the barn sweet and whole
some az well as does sunlight. Most
barns could have just about twice as
much window space in them and be
better off
Loose Steers Make Best Gains.
AT the Ontario experiment station
eight steers fed tied were compared
with four fed loose in the stall. and It
was found hat the average gains Of
the two lots in siXty-nine day test
were 2.21 and 2.G2 pounds per head
and the cost Of a pound Of gain 7.15
and $50 cents respectively. The loose
steers mad larger gains and cheaper
gains than the tied steers.
Cream and Butter Flavor
Cream that has been allowed to stand
too long will break or become watery
and will not make the best favored
butter. The secret of good buttermak-
ing is knowing just when the cream
has reached the right stage Of acidity.
Salt For Dairy Cattle.
The precise benefit of salt for dairy
cattle is hardly known. but experience
shows that 1t is worth while to feed It
quite freely in such quantities as the
cows will take Cows having salt kept
before them all the time Will not eat
too much, but they may be overfed
with salt if they have not been given
any for long time. The salt stimu-
lates the appetite and increases the
flow OF body fluids.
Fattening Beef.
II Is entirely practicable nv simple. !
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

holdwatcr and scaling pain in passing it,
or bad c.fects tolloT.1gusc ofEIuor, wine
or beer, and overcones th.t unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swanp"ROot is not recommended for
everything bet ii, you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. 1t has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved SO successful that a special ar
rangeinent has been made by which all
readers OF this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

Sign Of Carelessness.
The weedy highway marks care.
less road district.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

6ndoutify ou have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
Dr X;1,,ar q, ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

All animals on the farm and espe-
cially those young and growing should
have daily, exercise. 1t is needed for
proper development Of bone and mus
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-02-10

urinary Passage. i
COrrectS inability tC
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-03
Notice Of Sale.

Notice Is hereby given that tno un
dcrs gucd trustee a. the successor Of
W. H. R!caRmoro. Trustee. In pur.
suGnce Of a Decd OF Trust given by
W Colbert and Henrietta Colbert,
dated the eth day OF October. 1908,
to w r. Bleakmorc. trustee for the
First National Bank OF Ardmorc,
Okla, which Decd OF Trust was re-.
corded at Tishomiugo. Indian Terri
tory In recording Dis;r.c, No. %, on
the 18th day OF October. 1905, and
upon which default has been made by
the failure to pay The debt when the
same maturod and upon which there
l5 duo $72j37S; viii sell the prop.
crty secured 10y said mortgage or SO
mach thereof a. will satisfy said debt
with five per cen, as Trustee fees
and cost Of sale according TO the terms
o. said mortgage, At public outcry 10
The highest bidder for cash or &c
'tl day of December. 1909, at 10
o'clock a. m, AZ the front door OF tho
Johnston County court house at Tish-
omingo, Oklahoma, the said property
being described as follows, to.wit:
The NEA OF the SWh of Section
40; and the NJ OF the NWA Of the
SWit of Section 10, in township 1
south, range . East Of the Indian
Base and Meridian; and the We of
the SWl. OF Section -; and the NEA
OF the NWl, of Section PC; and the
Northeast quarter OF the NWh Of
section -; all in township four
south range six east Of the Indian
Base and Meridian.
Also the S1a of the Ne of Section
lc, and the NWh OF the SEA OF
said section 10. The So of the
NWh of the SWH OF said Section
10; and the East half of the NEh OF
the 5Eil Of Section . and the NWH
OF the NEH Of the SEX Of said Sec
ton ., all in township I South, range
> East Of the Indian Meridian, all of
said land being In the Chickasaw Ma.
ton, Indian Territory, and being in
an 40 acres OF land. together with
an and singular the Improvements
thereon. and all the rights, privileges,
heroditaments and appurtcnances
tnerounto in any wise belonging or
appertaining.
Witness my hand on this the 3rd
day of November, 1909
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Of Ardmore, Oklahoma
by W. d. POTTER, Trustee
CRuyE, CRUCE G. BLEAhMORE.
POTTER a POTTER, Attorneys.
dec3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-03
MEN AND WOMEN WANTED.
rhe United States Government Gives
Railway Mail Clerks $500 q
Year to Start and ln.
-..-..- Q nLn

Uncle sam viii hold au c>lWiua.
tiou for Postal Clerks ana Letter
Carriers in Oklahoma Do November,
for other positions ON different dates.
II is estimated that 10000 appoint
mont, Will be made This year. Toe
Government wants people over rs
years 10 take the examination, vii.
pay them vol and give hem an
annual vacation with fun pay Tho
bureau OF Instructions. Rochester, y
T.. with its thorough knowledge OF
Am The requirements can M, anyone
In a few weeks 20 pass. \ Govern.
nent Position means employment for
life Prepare now for the examination.
Any reader of the Ardmoreite can 'ct
full Information by writing the Bu.
reau of Instructions, 10i0 Hamlin
Building, Rochester. y. Y.
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JUST Received
AT FeIker's Grocery Store

New krout, sour and sweet pickles, sweet
Mango pickle, Dill pickle, Queen bulk
olives, seeded ribbon cane, sorghum,
fresh line new evaporated fruits. Call
and buy of our new goods. Fresh line
Of Chase and Sanborn coffee and IIeinz's
81 varieties of pickles and preserves.