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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
NOTICE
TO.
Taxpayers

in accordance with the law prescrib.
ing the manner In which Taxes and
County l.evies shall be collected. TIE
Treasurer, or one Of his Deputies, will
for this purpose be at
Treasurer's Office I'LL evening Of Nov.
30tn, 1919.
iSFrom November 9th to goth, inclus-
I've, the Treasurer's ONCE will not be
closed for dinner, as Is the usual GUS
tom, but will be kept open continuous
Ip from 8 am. to 3 pm. when it will be
closed for the day In order to give time
to close up the days business.
"Any person failing to pay any State
or County levies to the Treasurer by
the FIRST OF DECEMBER shall incur
penalty thereon OF per centum
which shall be added to the amount CT
taxes and levies due from such tax
payer, which, when collected by the
Treasurer or his DEPUTIES, shall Re &C.
counted fol- In his settlement" IA
part OF the 18th Fec. OF the Act refer
red 10.
e9 Persons owning land not In their
own name will call for such tickets
when settling their own, otherwise they
will have the five per cent. TO pay,as 1t
is impossible for the Treasurer TO keep
= ostet on all land sales In the county.
Ct Tax payers are respectfully but
earnestly requested not TO postpone In
qulry for amount of tax ill last days OF
and then write 'or state.
ment. The throng OF taX-Dayers in
Treasurer's Office requires The Treasur-
er's tine during the closing days Of
S. r. MOORE, Treasurer
Oct. 600 II OF Rockbridge County.
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Enara, ed Gems Of the Ancisnts.

Engraved gems are among the most
interesting objects Of art inherited by
us from the ancients. Though many
Of the canoes and intaglios were On.
graved on precious stones over 1000
years ago, they are still rs clear and
ilne as II they were cut yesterday.
The designs engraved on these stones
indicate that the cid Greeks and Ro,
mans regarded them as charms against
accident or misfortune This super.
stition generally took the form of n
fondness for representation OF certain
animals. Sailors affected the dolphin
because 1t was believed to be the mari.
ner's friend Women. so far as fishes
were concerned, preferred the repre-
sentation Of the prolific aringa of the
Adriatic, which was a symbol Of fruit.
fulness because Of the great number
Of its eggs. The ant was worn as an
emblem Of industry. By the frog was
indicated the idea Of resurrection, be.
cause that interesting batrachian re.
news its youth each spring by she'd
ding its old skin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
lineoIn's Idea.

Thanksgiving day is the American
evolution Of long line Of predeces-
sors. both pagan and Christian. 1t
dates as an annual national holiday
from the fall Of 1863. In that year
President Lincoln sent a message to
congress recommending the ob@erv.
ance OF natiAnal day Of thanksglv-
ing. not only on account Of the vic
tories which had followed the Union
arms. but also for the harvest, Since
then the custom has taken deep root
IN many parts Of the United States
where It did not previously exist. Now
II stands unique IN history as Il day on
which great nation acknowledges the
continued prosperity whI'h God has
been pleased 10 shower upon it,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Np&X " Norfolk 6 Western
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT. JUNE 20, 1909
LEAVE BUENA VISTA

2.20 p.m.-For Bristol and informed
late stations. Pullman Buffet sleep
er to Bristol. Connects at Roenok
with st. Louis Express for all point
West. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus, and Cincinnati Cafe Car.
I'll a.m.-For Roanoke. Bluefeld,
Pocahontas. Norton, Winston. Salem.
Charlotte, WEIGH and intermediate
stations. Pullman Sleeper t. Gary.
Cafe Dining Car.
l.57 p.m.-Fpr Hagerstown, Phila.
delphia. New York. Pullman Buffet
Sleepers via HaVeIstown for Harris
burg, Philadelphia and New York.
1876 pm.- For Bap eistown, Philadel-
phia and New York, Pullman Sleeper to
Philadt Iphia and New York.
Rates, time tables and information
cheefuly furnished upon application
to Agent N, 4 w. Ry.
W. B. BEVlLL,
Gen. Pass. Agt. M.F. BRAGG,
Roanoke, Va. Tray. Pass.Agt
lac. - ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

O'Neal buried his head In bis hands
and cried like child. A sadder lot Of
boys never sought the unfrequented
paths across the campus. They felt as
IL disgrace. black, awful. unending,
had fallen upon them.
But the bitterness in the hearts of
all the others could not equal that
which surs"d In the breast Of Ned
O'Nenl. The others could have anoth-
or chance, he thought. but he must go
out of college blamed for the most
sweeping defeat the team had ever
met and with no chance to show be
could still play football. What would
Lucia think? He had tried 80 hard of
late to make Lucia Hancock care for
his triumphs and successes and most
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

fast and low over
the heads Of as
t oni s b . d full
backs the team
had never lost q
game.
Thar K s giving
day dawned cold
and clear. but be-
fore noon an ugly
sleet was falling.
spreading a coat
Ing Of ice over
every thing IL
touched. Bad 40
the day was. how
g v er. no one
dreamed Of post
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

eoA W. poning the game
Great Western men were proud of their
ability to play In any weather. The
grand stand and blsachers were filed
with students and townspeopie half an
hour before the game was called. Fur
wraps and steamer rugs enveloped the
feminine portion Of the audience. but
no form of wrapping was allowed
to conceal the streamers Of crimson
and azure which foated braveiy In the
ICY winds.
AS the Great Western players trot-
ted out on the Geld for q little Timber
Ing up practice roar Of delight went
up. Ned O'Neal was given an ovation
which made him flush through bis
heavy coat Of tan. while be laughed
at the megaphone brigade's cry of
whats the matter with Broncho
ONeal3 Oh. he can kickw
All thought of the audience was
lost, however, when the opposing
teams lined up in the center Of the
field. Great Western won the ball on
The toss and kicked off. A Chicago
man managed to get under the sphere
and carried 1t nearly to the center of
the field before he was downed.
Chicago then began a series Of CEN
ter rushes which were hard to re-
pulse. and II was only ON Great West
ern's FIVE yard line that II lost the
ball on downs. A cheer Of relief went
up from the bleachers as O'Neal kick
ed the ball into Chicago territory.
But when the team attempted to rush
the bail to the goal line they found q
stone wall Of Chicago men who soon
gained possession Of the ball aud be-
gan pushing steadily. relentlessly and, /
the girls said. brutally down the field.
Within q yard Of Great Westerns
goal O'Neal again got the ball. Every
one looked to him to save the day.
Enthusiasts on the bleachers shrieked
advice and caution. handkerchiefs
huttered from boxes and grand stand,
and the "rooter king" started the war
song. But the music died away in a
wall Of dismay, for O'Neal either mis-
calculated the strength Of the keen
wind which swept across the field or
was confused by the peril, for he
kicked wildly, and the ball went out
Of bounds on Great Western territory.
Chicago so0H rushed 1t over the line
for q touchdown.
From that moment the silence of Bit
ter foreboding settled over the field.
Twice more before the first half was
over Chicago reached Great Westerns
roal.
The cadet band played briskly dur.
ng the intermissloD. The trainer gave
he men encouraging suggestions, and
he enthusiasts tried to convince each
,ther that the boys would wrest victo-
" from defeat In the second half, but
lothing could really Tighten the gloom
which had settled over the field. The
eeond half WAS only stubborn fight ,
Igainst heavy odds. Again and again
J Neal tried to kick the ball into safe
y, but the storm, now increasing al ,
nost TO q blizzard. confused him. AMI /,
be last quarter Of an hour was spent u
" the Great Western enthusiasts In 9
Dnging for time TO be called and the
core to be left as small as possible. y
tut Chicago made good use Of the lag ..
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
0'NEAL'S LAST
FOOTBALL CAME
By LOUISE ROBINSON
RHODES
essys'sAt 1893. by Amssisaa Psss
Association

Association
THE Great Western football tesn
had chosen Thanksgiving day
for the annual struggle with
its hereditary foe. Chicago. An
elaborate banquet was ordered spread
at the Midland hotel after the game
30 celebrate attingly the abolition Of
training rations and Ned O'NeaPs last
victory, for no one doubted for q mo-
nent that 1t would be a victory.
O'Neal had played with the Great West
srn team for four years. Ever since
he had developed that wonderful little
shewise kick which looked 80 inef-
fectual and yet sent the ball spinning
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Baltimore 6 Ohio R. R.
SCHEDULE IN ETFKor My 30, 1909
LEXINGTON
All Trains Daily Except Sunday

HARRlSONBURG, WINCH ESTER,
CHARLESTOWN and HAkPER'S
PERRY, Depart 400 am, 1900 noon
l.30 p IN. Arrive 800 p. m,
CHICAGO, Depart 400 a. M, 1900
noon. Arrive 600 p. n.
PlTTSBCRG. Depart 400 am 1900
room.
WASHINGTON 4 BALTIMORE. De-
part 400 a. M, 1900 noon 1870 p. m.
Arrive 600 D. III.
HhGERSTOWN 4 FREDERICK.
Depart 400 a. II. Arrive 600 p. N,
arr sos.
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Of all for him.
self. Now she
would be glad no
doubt that she
had never shown
eny regard for
him. a failure.
He had met q
number Of peo-
pie during his
s hort. lon e ly
Walk. out no one
had spoken to
him. and some
had even turned
a way, appearing
not to see him. 50
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
uttar Rontempt.

" s'pose you wouldn't marry me II
j were the only man on earthY
81 wouldn't even be engaged to you"
responded the girl. "if you were the
only man at a summer rssort."-Kan-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
Don't SCOId Your Wife

II che stands half the forenoon talking
with her nei.hbors over the back
fence. She 10 merely getting the news.
Have the Home Paper sent 70 her
regularly and her hunger fer news will
Be satisfied. Then she'll have dinner
ready on tims and your hunger win Be
ssSisfss.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

Every Sfudebaker buggy or sur
rey or driving wagon is set up and
carefully inspected before leaving the
factory.
In building, the greatest care Is
taken to guard against the use of de-
fective material.
Then, to make assurance doubly
sure, before any Studebaker spring
vehicle is Grated for shipping it is set
up ready to run and (under a strong
ight) undergoes a final rigid inspec-
ton by an expert.
Every Studebaker buggy we
offer for sale has passed this rigid
inspection.
You can depend on any vehicle that
has been o. KID by Studebaker.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment in
the urine, head ache, back ache, lame
back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves break
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidneys and
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the kid.
neys. Swamp-Root corrects inability to
hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
Of being compelled to go often through
the day, and to get up many times during
the night. The mild and immediate effect
OF Swamp-Roo the great kidney remedy
Is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all dru .ygists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have
sample bottle and book that tells all
about it, both sent free by mail. Address,
Or. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen.
erous offer in this paper. Don't make |
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, ard don't let dealer sell |
You something in place of Swamp Root
if you do you will be disappointed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

Misplaced Sympathy.
You think OF the turkey
Perhaps with Ugh.
Poor fellow" you ponder.
so 'oo3 will he die"
But think for minute
Befoi g he Is dead
How many poor fellows
WIN doubtless lac wed. .
And well &c the end ~
The turkey begging
There maay q man who win
penb;less have twirs:
30 waale lot your pity,
For no bpt k'""
The turkey lnisht ht jgst -
Thankful as you.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17

t orc ughfare r''i o"h'
bearing th .apta!n VI their team on
their shoui ars. The defeated team re-
manned III the dressing booth unit
every one was well out Of the way.
No one coud talk. but more Than one
husky lai shifted ardlbly when Ned
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-11-17
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing in this
is because so decep
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it--heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowedtoadvance
neutrality-suspicious.
Cd blood will at.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
PRECEDENT ELEc CT AND JEWA7Olp LC|UOLI

and birth, all of which admirably fitted her for
the post to which she was appointed. AS
result of a clash between Miss Hagner and
Maj. Bingham, the latter received his congo
and orders issued from the department
deposed him as major-domo of the White
House, and he once more resumed his duties
aied
change quite as radical as that between
the Mckinley and Roosevelt regimes is looked
forward to when Mrs. Taft usurps Mrs. Roose-
velt's place. Events of the past few weeks
have clearly demonstrated that Mrs. Taft is
not only woman of grace and charm, but one
of brains well. Long identified with official
Washington she has had ample opportunity to
study conditions there existing, and what wom-
an who has ever been an integral part of Off
cial Washington has not INDUCED in that
dream: IF were the first lady of the land,"
This Mrs. Taft will be in every essential. She
has made a splendid start by allying herself
with that great organization, the National Civ
ic federation, and, taking I, commanding lead
in that body, she has endeared herself to that
class of women who sometimes slightingly
referred to as "strongminded.' The mother of
two sturdy sons and daughter. the latter now
a freshman at Bryn Mawr college, she must
appeal strongly to the mother type. for those
who know her best will readily testify that she
is the best chum her boys and girl ever had,
and this she will continue to be in spite of
the manifold calls upon her time in the course
of her reign at the White House. In recent
speech made in New York at a Civic fedora
ton meeting Mrs. Taft plainly showed that she
has brains and uses them without in any sense
being aggressive or pedantic. glance at her
was sufficient to win to her side the hundreds
of women who attended that meeting with the
avowed purpose of dissecting their guest of
honor TO the minutest detail. Her personality
and general appearance won them instantly to
her side even before she took the floor to
make her maiden speech in public.
Mrs. Taft talks well and looks well when
she is talbihg. Her smile has the charm of in
telligence. that quick flash of recognition, dis
tinct from the stereotyped smile peculiar to
women in official life on whom social duties
make many demands, even to that OF continu-
ously looking pleasant" She has generous
mouth and handsome teeth, q straight nose.
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Saved Waslington's Home.

The idea of purchasing Mount Vernon and
preserving it to the nation originated with a
southern woman, Anne Pamela Cunningham.
When its last owner announced his intention
of selling it this patriotic woman at once Sc
cured the refusal of it for a stipulated period.
She then appealed to congress for the pur-
chase money, but her request was denied.
Upon this she Immediately circulated ap-
peal over the signature of THE Southern Ma
tron,' urging all the women of America to join
her in this patriotic work. Later she secured
charter from the Virginia legislature, organ
lied association, became its regent, and
through vice-regents of the association in the
different states began to collect the requisite
funds for its purchase. Soon from every part
Of the United States contributions poured in.
and eventually the money required was raised.
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skill and frequently plays for her chill -
dren and husband during their evenings
at home, and these are far more fire.
Quent than one might at first suppose. Mrs
Taft was one of the original founders and
patronesses. of Cincinnati's famous musical or
ganization, the Symphony orchestra. Other
avenues through which her artistic tastes are
directed are her love of pictures and her ap-
probation of wood carving. Charles P. Tafts
world-renowned art collection has more APP
preciative admirer than his sister-in-law, the
wife of the president-elect and there are many
canyases hanging the walls of this gallery
of her selection.
Mrs. Taft has one advantage over her many
predecessors her knowledge of languages. and
what accomplishment is more essential to a
woman occupying so exalted position as that
to which Mrs. Taft will succeed in a city
where as many tongues are spoken as were at
the Tower of Babel? Mrs. Taft is. perhaps,
one of the best informed women in America,
and when asked how it is possible for with
as many demands upon her time to keep up SO
thoroughly with the events of the world she,
unhesitatingly replied: by reading the daily
papers,"
This she does assiduousy and intelligently,
and when the papers that are brought to her
boudoir each morning are cast aside Mrs. Taft
has absorbed all that is interesting, instruc-
tive and healthy contained in their pages.
AS a is judged by the company he
keeps, so may ones estimate of a woman be
formed by the style of woman she selects as
her closest friend. Mrs. Taft's friends in
Washington are reckoned by the hundreds, but
her intimates are few. OF these Miss Cannon
the daughter Of the speaker Of the house Of
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advent of the Tafts for aside from the Corbins
and Edwardses previously mentioned, Gen.
Bell as well as Gen. Darlington and Mrs. Gar
lington, are among the closest of the Tafts'
friends When Mrs. Taft democratcally walked
forth from her home in Lafayette square the
morning of that bright June day on which her
husband was nominated for the Office he is
about to assume, it was to the war department
that she directed her steps, and entering the
Office of the secretary of war, her little son
Charlie at her side, she was there greeted by
Mrs. Darlington and her attractive daughter.
Sallie who had been invited to share the good
news with the candidates wife.
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rRlEs PATIENCE OF CURATOR.
Too Many People Are interested In
Mistake Of Potter.

A curator up at the Metropolitan;
museum is threatened with insanity.
the cause beingfa small misnamed ex-
hibit in the gallery outside his Office
door,
Twenty times day." declared the
harassed man, people discover that
that china statuette out in the Frank
lin collection is named Gen. Washing
ton instead of Benjamin Franklin.
Then they burst in here and announce
their discovery and wonder that no
one ever noticed it before. Half my
time is spent in explaining that we
know it we'll; that it was simply
mistake of the potter who labeled it in
France over century ago, and that
we cannot change 1t, nor wouldn't II
we could.
'Of course tell them this courteous
ly and patiently. and you know what a
strain that is when you are going over
the same thing for the thousandth
time! I'd latch the door only there
are too many employees seeking me all
day long; so here must sit and listen
to the names of George Washington
and Benjamin Franklin repeated mil
lion times. till 1 wish that neither OF
those glorious patriots had ever lived.
And it's driving me insane, tell you.
it's driving me insanei"
Just then the door opened and a
lady popped in with:
There's a statue out here named
Gen. Washington, but I'm sure"
And the weary curator, being south
erner, rose smilingly to his task
Nnu Xnrly Tir,nnc
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well proportional to her
other features, a broad
forehead, above which her
brown hair is arranged in
a soft pompadour. Mrs.
Taft is a book lover and
has been a student all her
life simply because in the
home in which she was
reared the books came
down from their shelves
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24

under the wing Of Mrs TAFT and chaperoneu
in Washington should Mrs. Roosevelt decide
to reside at her New York home in the course
of her husbands invasion of the African jun
giles.
The Longworths are quite as firmly in
trenched in Cincinnatis most exclusive cir
cles as the Tafts, therefore it is but natural
to suppose that the present presidents son-ln'
law and his wife will continue to be consplcu
Gus figures in Washington society.
The army set will have it's innings with the
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and made the
worlds, they con-
tanned part of the
domestic environ
ment. Music, per
haps, is her favo-
rite art, and while
she does notregard
herself as suff1-
GENTLY in practice
to perform for a
critical audience,
she has by no
means lost her
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representatives, may be mentioned
first. Both are devotees of bridge
and each takes the game seriously,
having mastered all of its many In
tricacies. Mrs. Taft and Miss Can
non are frequently seen in public
together. They drive frequently,
this being one of Mrs. Taft's CHIEF
diversions, and then, too. they are
invariably seen together at the many
concerts given in Washington
throughout the official season.
Another of Mrs. Taft's intimates
is Halle Erminie Rives Wheeler,
wife of the secretary of the Ameri-
can embassy at Tokyo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wheeler recently spent several
months in this country, part or
which time they were the guests or
the Tafts. Their friendship goes
back to long days of travel in the
far east, when they saw for the hrst
time many strange things together,
thereby discovering sympathy In
the point of view. Gen. and Mrs.
Corbin and Gen. and Mrs. Edwards
will be prominent figures in the
White House social set during the
Taft regime. There, too, will be
found the Longworths. The latter
will conserve the relations between
the past and present White House
occupants and this may be strength
ened should Ethel the debutante
daughter of the Roosevelts, be taken
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Reminded.

Reminded.
docs your husband forget to mail
the letters you give him?"
Never. 1 put them In his cigar
case"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-02-24
GRIP IS PREVA-

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The efficiency of Peru
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its value as a grip rem
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taken in hand prompt
ly. If you feel grippy
get a bottle of Peruna
at once. Delay is almost
certain to aggravate
your case.
For free illustrated booklet entitled
''The Truth About Peruna," address
The Peruna Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Mailed postpaid
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len the name of Will
liam Howard Taft was
first seriously consid-
cred as a White House
possibility speculation
became rife as TO what
manner of woman was
his wife, and whether
or not she would as
gracefully preside at
the White House func-
tons as did the one
woman whose name
will ever be a byword
when THE First Lady
in the Land" is dis