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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20

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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-10-20
ALWAYS TAKE TIME TO READ

Just back from the Pacific Coast. Saw lots OF coun'
try. Mono so good looking to me as old Virginia
found my store full of goods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
4 Weddinu Hint.

The tall girl smiled in some embar. rassmcut.
 Haven't you any secondhand shoes 7" she said to the shoe clerk
 But. miss"- he renonstrated
 No. no: you misunderstood" said she .i don't mean to wear l just mean old shoes. too worn for use. that customers have left with you. You see. there's wedding up at our house tomorrow, aud We watt something to throw at the bride and bridegroom
 Il see" sul1 the clerk
 He rnmmuged in Il black hole aud drew forth an armflll of dilapsdated footwear The glrl selected some threes. two aud ones.
 ..Thest vii! ,io Thanks eyer so much" she said. aud so departed
 Big footed people are always work ing that on us," said the clerk after ward. That girl wears eights. She couldn't very well throw such mud seows at the bride. so sae chose some little and dainty shoes here--ones and tWos Oh, yes. it's an old trick with tl:e big footed "--I4os Angeles Times
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Wnllnp te Hsip.

Lord Pauncefote suffered grsadv from rheumatic gout in his latter days, and he walked stiffiy and sometimes had to use two canes. He went one afternoon to make a call, and he re- nained quite long time, so long that the horses got restiHe, end the groom walked them up and down the street. When Lord Pauncefote left the fiou1 the carriage was not i'll front, and. Thinking there was some mistake ik lis orders. he started to walk to the smbaSSy, wDich was only q square OF two. But he had twinges of his old enemy, and the pavements were icy. He was large, heavily built man, and he feared fall While he was pondcring over his dilemma along came a young man in working clothes, and the British ambassador. after q courteous sautation, asked: My friend, will you walk beside me and help lie home? It is just a short ways, but l am afraid nf falling. I shall greatly apprecia.e it.' The young man looked hinl over and then said thickly, "Old geaE am pretty fuu myself but I'll do the best l can-tha very best I can.''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
From the Kitchen.

Has it ever struck one what num- Der of terms belonging to cuisine are applied to man under different circum- stances? Sometimes he is ''basted. ke "boi!s with rage" is baked with heat and burns with love or jeal- ousy. He is often "eut up, 'devour- ed" with flame and "done brown" We dress his jacket for him. Some times he is eaten up" with care, and occasionally he is fried" We cook" his goose" for him. and often he makes q goose" of himself. We m;ili" shash' of him. and sometimes he makes Il hash of something else, He gets into hot water" and sometimes into "mess." is made into "mince meat~ and is often in pickle. We are often asked to toast" him, and he Is frequently put into a ''stew" or is fin stew" no one knows why. A "soft" is "half baked" and one severe ly handled is well ''peppered." A cheeky young imp is sauce box" and q rich father is made to "fork" out.-Dundee Advertiser.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
An Imaginative Statesman.

fmag ginatio is the greatest moving force h the world. In saying this 1 aln merely repeating remark of Dis rae!i,s. aud to prove he strength Of his coz. fctinn will repeat a story Mir. t-e"srli told me when he was minister t:, i.n4siatm It Is the custom of the 4nyal Scalielny cf Painters 10 hold a "'ss'ie sic" If ;tser pictures before he s,'.i,tit' .xi'ii,:tinn Ioiaraeii walk
 ssrs.a ii as4n vii Hrowats,2
 sz,.t t's. .a'l..tf"s said. W lat
 esiss as- ts.,si furriI,y here k tas - ;e,.t .i.5a.!t,f, a5tu Aa ;3r,s,eeded s'''' :. 's'af. the t#o"er ot t1na, ,iaa- ." tsfiit. if [" le fhe .feateSt tres- F, 'i:s. srs:td In respnnding to t,.s:S .tt sit. ,a ti4et which followed ,hp f!r!,n'e. ,.s ',il,':.n sia dwelt t,,on he we.stisA t o; lH.aaifiation l., ey.des,,a .n i,e "si'ls aFso9f him and again eK- prts>s,.4. iAiS .t,.a> ='i+u tEHt t.nag,na- tlon is th,. inos':l. fort.5' ;n the world. Browning re,seuteu Bisraels's first ,e- nlark to G.a1s,t,ne wtl3 Snt beside him. and ha 'nuttt.-ed. .'Ihe Ieyil''- John 1row bridge in Atlantic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Saracen's Head Tavern.

The Saracen's Head. Snow Hill. now closed. reached back to q respectable antiquity In Dick Tarltons jests' it is referred to as ,lic Saracen's Head without Newgatc.' and Stow calls it a fair and large inn for re- ceipt of travellers which hath to sign the SaraZen's Head It's pre- eminent interest, however, is natural ly Dickensian, and the novelist has given a vivid description of the old inn as it was when Nicholas Nickleby and his uncle interviewed there the master of Dotheboys Hall. There are various accounts of the origin of the sign of the Saraeen's Head. One is that it was set up as compliment to the mother of Thomas Recket. who was the daughter of saracen. In Selden's liable Talk We read, When our countrymen came home from fighting with the Saracens they pictured them with huge. big, terrible faces, as you stlll sec the sign of the Saraeen's Head is.'-I.ondon Chronicle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
First CAnta4.ver 5ridqs.

The first cantaitver railroad bridge Is the one across the Firth of Forth at Queens Ferry, Scotland l; is nearly one and half miles in length. Fifty. one thousand tons of steel vera used In it's construction, employing as many as 5000 men at oue time. IL cost Si6. oo0oo0 aud iifty-six lives. The work men began at either end and worked toward the center When they met and undertook the last connection it was found that the two ends lacked & small fraclon of an inch of reaching far enough to allow the insertion oi the bolts that were to complete the span. For R time this was a puzzle. but was finally solved by an ingenious wvrkman who suggested expansion by artificial heat. and 1t was forthwith supplied by means of burning kerosene oil under the steel girder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Where Wixe, Are Kept Under.

A Chinese Mrs. Caudle is incon- oeivable, for she would promptly be returned to her father labeled Too muchee bhoberry." Only by one means can the lady obtain any right what. ever to use even the mild .:oral sua- sion wherewtth tks tactful western wife is woni to turn events to her lik- Ing. If as bride the Chinese woman succeeded in sitting on any corner of her husbands clothes at the moment when, halfway through the nupttal ,eremoniais, they first seat themselves side by side she is understood to oc. cupy the position of mistress in her own house Even then 1t generally stops at understanding.-From Things Seen In China" by J. R. Chitty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Tho Judges Little Joke.

The ar''~r rf clerk involved in A decidedly confusing situation the Ger man gentleman referred to in a story fin the New York Times
 On q jury day in the First district court q stOlid looking German present eG to tue justice a certificate from tue commissioner of jurors. After a rariS glance at the document the justice or dered the man To raise his right han5 and administered the oath.
 Your name is Herman Kaufnan:'
 Yes. your honor
 This paper" oninucd the court, requests me to excuse Iiermjn kauf- man from jury duty on the around that he is deaI. Now. retHe H r hat you have sworn to 1cll th.- truth and think well before you : -Her. Are you dead =
 'No-o. your honor" was the bewil- selrd reply; "I don't thinl; l ann"
 You elaim that you are alive?"
 Yes, your honor.''
 "Tiat will do Now take this paper back to the commissioner of jurors.
 The man did so. When the commis- sioner examined the certificate it bore the following indorsement in the ius tice's handwriting:
 The deceased. appearing before me in open court. insists under oath that he is hot dead Please investigate and if his testimony be false have him in- dicted for perjury"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
A Curious Thermometer.

Ma@dei,urg, made curious ther- mometer. which was twenty feet long and gorgeous with blue paint and gilt stars. In consisted of large globe fastened to a tube, both of copper. The tube was bent upon itself to form very narrow U, in which was placed the requisite amount of alcohol One arm of the ' was shorter than the other and open at the top. On the liquid was float. to which was at tached cord passing over q pulley. At the other end of this cord was hung a gilt angel. It's finger pointing to a scale on which the degrees were painted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
He Knew His Business.

Kind Hearted Maiden (fisning for a stray penny in her purse)-l suppose you poor blind people feel your mis, fortunes keenly?
 Blind Mendicant-Yes. indeed. The Lord only knows how miss the pleas, ure of being able to look into the hean- tiful faces of the handsome and lovely ladies who are kind enough to donate
 Kind Hearted Maiden (ishing out q shi.ips,- Here. pour fellow, take this I'm ,@sFe you are deserving London Scraps.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Preparina For tho Worst.

Both boys had been rude to their mother She put, them to bed earlier than usual and then complained to their father about tham. So he start- ed up the stairway, and they heard him coming.
 Here comes papa" said Maurice. "I am going to make believe I am asleep"
 I'm not" said Harry. I'm going to get up and put something on."-I.a- dies. Home Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
LOST

.OST NEST-RI1TJ'R LINING FROM \ hunt Monday, November 10th, at t :00 0 clock D. m l lost from my buggy, between the corner ot Third avenue and Walnut street, and my residence at TWenty-sec- ond and Alabama, my vest con- tanine two pairs of glasses and papers bearing the address Arkan- SIS Brokerage Company. The finder will please return to me and receive reward l.. b. Russell
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Perkaps.

"Now, look here. Algernon." said a parent to his son sternly, when l was your age I was at the head Of my class
 "Ah." responded the lad perhaps teachers were easier to fool then than they are now"'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
No Applicants.

Lincoln, sick with varioloid onca turned a grim face to his doctor one day and let rueful smile appear.
 Do you know, doctor" he remarked tits an i'll wind blows no one goodf I've got something at last that the office seekers don't want"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

ST-PCCKETBOOk WITH NAME NJ. X r. Bank printed inside. Con- tained several bank notes, and inn portant papers. Return to M. $, Winters, 2,o09 Pine St, and re- eeive reward. Old Phone S19.
 1i-2i-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Severe.

T wish l had fortune. I'd never paint another plcturer' declared an artist to brother of the brush.
 "Well. there are lots of people who would give you one on that condition"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Aarx'a 6nare.

Ieacher--Now, Harry. suppose had | mince pie and gave one-sixth to Johnny. one-sixth to Tommy. one-sixth to Willie and took half of 1t myself What would be left? Harry prompt- iy)-I would. Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

TWENTY BOYS WANTED to "orh ft;s- q shetland pony, cart and harnes,- Liberal pay to bright bcys, besides rglle chance to earn poES.- Success
 iul boys VII be given pethaahent positions which will not interfere .ifh school duties. Durham Bros.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

There b no one more unfortunate than tho man who has nsvee been uA- foetunatA for 1t has never beea m n power to tsy AlE1eelf. 1ensca.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

LOST DOG, ONf. FOX TERRI FIR Black about the head. Collar on and marked Theatorium. Pine Bluff, Ar kansas 11-12-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
Tho Similarity,

Why are some policemen like rain- bows: Because they appear after the storm b over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18
" ante,l

,yne Pappas Cafe the only place wyve the best dinner ill town for 2oc reserve tables for ladies. Open day sna night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

NOR SALE OR RENT-4 1-2 ACRE Garden and poultry farm two miles
 from court house on Sulphur Springs road; good dwelling, store house, barn and wagon shed; good
 water, fine place for general mer- s,antile business, truck farming butcher and dairy business. If in- serested call and see ne or phone 562, Old Phone. W. T. Gray. R. F.
 D. No. l, Box Ss. Pine Bluff, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-11-18

LOST WATCH 4.72G,95S CASE 15,- 163: diamond setting in back. Re- turn to L.. Denmead at Pine Bluff Plumbing company and receive re- ward.
 LOST@I.A LADIES GOLD WATCH, llstnle in back, Lillian Julian,' FL gin movements, black safety fob attached, bracca pin on fob Lost between Lakeside school and her home, 2,403 South Main street. Re- turn to this office and receive lio- eral reward
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10
HASSAYAMPA WATER FINE,
 DECLARES GEN. THOMAS
GFrom Sundays Daily1

Hassayampa water had no terrors yesterday for General E. D. Thomas, the veteran warrior, who is now in command of the department of the Colorado and who spent some time in Prescott, making a formal inspection of Whipple barracks.
 Not only did the general drink of the water taken from this famed stream above s'the Crossing" but he also drank of the agua pura below "the Crossing"
 It is about the sparkling water be- low "the Crossing" that the follow ing legend was written:
 FYou've heard about the wondrous
 stream
 They call the Hassayanp; They say twill turn a truthful guy Into a lying scamp.
 And if you quaff its waters once It's sure to prove your bane, You'll e'er fOresake the blarsted
 stream
 Nor tell the truth again.
 But the effusion of the poet had no terrors for the warrior, who drank the water and declared it "the elixir of life.
 General Thomas took back with him to Denver, where he has his headquar- farS thraa of tha Souvapira uyhiob Yavapai people will wear at the fair These souvenirs have a small bottle of Hassayampa water attached to a card, advertising Yavapai county.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10
OPERATIONS ID BE CONTINUED ON
 MAYFLOWER
Preparations Under Way For Active Work On
 Property
From Tuesdays Danyp

c. R. Wallace and Charles McKins- try continue operations on their May. flower group of claims and yesterday completed the installing of a hoist. Interest follows this mining proposi- tion from the fact that the group is located at the nearest point of any mine to the city. It is less than three and one-half miles distant from the court house, and from any point n, the city their dump can easily be seen. Their main shaft is nearly half way the mountain chain that runs to the east where an immense dyke cuts through the formation, running north and south. At this point is the work going on. Y
 The shaft is sunk on the hanging wall and it is the intention to reach a depth of 500 feet before any cross cutting to the vein or other exploita- tion is undertaken. The camp is rigged up for permanency and funds are available to give the project a thorough and extensive prospecting. The surface ores carry gold, copper and silver values.
 In years gone by several nuggets of gold were picked up in the gulch below, but this is the first time where any effort has been made to make deep mining an object to de- termine the existence of a body of ore there, gold or otherwise. Mr. Wallace. as an individual operator, is to be commended in this work as well as in many other enterprises of like calling.
 He has more projects under head way than any other man in the coun- ty and this course he has consistent ly followed for nearly a quarter of century. Eventually, he says, he will make a success of mining and as long as any other line of business gives him the revenue so will he put it into the good cause of mining at points he selects as offering the best inducements. Generally speaking MT. Wallace is followed in his pres ent mine work with an earnest re- gard from all in the city that he will make a mineral demonstration of the best in the zone he has selected.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10
GUIDE OF FREMONT PARTY
 VISITOR IN ARIZONA
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

Trusted guide of General Fremont with whom he crossed Arizona, pass ing through Prescott and the Salt River valley in 1s4s, Capt. Drannan arrived in Phoenix yesterday to re- main there for a few days and live over again in memory the incidents that marked his passage through rhis section before the white man made it habitable.
 Capt. Drannan was at different times guide, companion and scout to such noted western characters as Kit Carson, General Crook and General Wheaton, men whose heroic deeds in the early days of the west will live as long in history as history lasts.
 Thirty years of his life were spent by Capt. Drannan among the Indians of the western frontier as a scout and guide. He was one of the hardy characters for whom the Indians had & wholesome respect and whose many escapes from death caused them to believe he bore a charmed life.
 Sixty-three years ago Capt. Dram nan, then a lad of 15, came west from his home in Kentucky, the state that produced so many men to blaze the trails through the Rocky noun tain region. In tke early days he trapped, hunted buffalo, pursued marauding Indians and protected whites along the frontier.
 In later years Drannan became a professional guide, and it was in that capacity that he served with Gen. Fremont in 1S4S. When they reached Los Angeles in that year, Drannan says there were only about 20 adobe huts in the town and but one man who could speak English.
 Drannan has incorporated many of his thrilling experiences and much of the early history of the west and southwest in his interesting book, "Thirty-one Years on the Plains and Mountains" With long hair and big hat, Capt. Drannan looks every inch a scout worthy of the title.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10

"Everyone with whom I talked in Denver, and there are many of my former acquaintances residing in that city, had something splendid to say of the admission of Arizona or else the subject of mining investment was freely brought out in favorable con sideration of this field"
 This was the tone of Judge Park s remarks yesterday to group of friends on his return from the Colo rado metropolis, where he was called a short time ago on business. He says that there has been complete revo- lution in public sentiment over Ari- zona in the past few years and that now the territory in it's efforts to secure admission, has more ardent and jealous supporters of the movement than you will find within the terri tory.
 The immense copper production that is now annually accredited to the field, the vast areas of land that are coming under the big water stor- age dams. the heavy range output, the steady flow of gold bullion from the Yavapai field, are as well known in that center as here, and appreeiat- ed all the more so. Judge Parks says
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10

All pleaded not guilty to the charge
 with the exception of Merritt. He
 entered a plea of guilty District At
 torney Ross then made a statement
 to the court, asking for clemency. This was exercised by Judge Doe, who gave the defendant a sentence of $100 or as many days in the county jail. The fine was paid by Merritt.
 In giving the sentence, Judge Doe stated that in the future if any vio- lations of the anti-gambling law were brought to his attention, he would in- fliet a heavy cash penalty and would also give a jail sentence.
 The defendant was accused in the indictment of dealing faro. The date of the violation of the anti-gambling law was given as on or about August l, last. r-t
 LeRoy Anderson appeared on be- half of Belcher, Smith and Stone. In the case of Robert and Sidney Birth, he made a statement to the court, saying that at about the time mentioned in the affidavit these two men were fined in a justice court for violation of the law and intimated that at a later date this would be presented to the court as he believed that from what. he could learn they had already paid the penalty for the Offense alleged in the grand jury in dietment. The cases were set for trial November 19.
 A divorce was granted May Belle Prior from Robert Prior, the defend ant not being present. The divorce was allowed on statutory grounds. The custody of the adopted daughter, Dorothy, was given Mrs. Prior. Prior recently moved to Las Vegas, New, and in the hearing of the case yes terday was not represented by coun- sel.
 In a special session of the United States court, William Schroeder of Beaver Creek, was admitted to citizen ship.
 Several cases that have been on the calendar for as long as twenty years, were stricken off. Many of the prin- eipals to the suits have either left the territory or have passed away.
 An adjournment was ordered until November Is.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10
(From Saturdays Daily)

Yesterday in the district court sev. eral sentences were given.
 J. s. Garrett, who pleaded guilty to forgery, goes to Florence for fiji teen months.
 J. W. Martin and Charles Black, each of whom was known as the gold nugget jewelry merchants, were given fifteen months each. Black disposed of the goods to a considerable sum on the Santa Fe
 D. Lucero, assault with deadly weapon, entered demurrer to the in dietment but it was overruled Lu- cero seriously wounded a eountryman, 1t is alleged, at Octave by cutting him. He gained temporary freedom through the non-appearanee of the wounded man. The grand pury, how ever, indicted him. Lueero on ar raignment plead not guilty. He will be tried on November IS. .
 Jose M. Lopez, accused of horse stealing, pleaded not guilty. He will be tried on November IS.
 In the case of A. J. Head versus the Prescott National bank, involving the construction of the bank build ing, the application of the plaintiff for a new trial was concluded and the matter taken under advisement by the court.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-11-10
COURT PROCEEDINGS
(From Fridays Daily.)

I AAOHA S ~-J-I
 Proceedings in the district court yesterday were confined to arraigning several indicted parties and to tech niealities in civil cases.
 D. Lucero, accused of cutting a eountryman, was araigned and took the statutory time to plead.
 Kim Sam, a Chinese, arson, had his trial set for November 17.
 William Duhnson, criminal assault pleaded not guilty. Case set for No vember r.
 Juan Gonzales and Susan Chiavro, grand larceny, will be tried Novem- Der IT.
 James Hieklin, accused of burglary, will be tried on November IS.
 The grand jury ignored the charge against Tim Kirwin, accused of bur glary.
 In civil cases heard, the argument of the suit of Gardner versus the White Gold Mining company, was closed.
 The celebrated case of A. J. Head versus the Prescott National bank, oe- eupied the balance of the afternoon and will be resumed this morning.
 The case of E. B. Mullen versus t.4e Bonnie Brae Mining company, judg ment was rendered for plaintiff