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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Catechism on tuberculosis

In connection with the State Anti
tuberculosis Association. the State
Health Department is preparing !,
catechism on tuberculosis which
will be issued December 10, for use
in the public schools. This cate.
chism will contain accurate infor-
nation regarding the methods by
which tuberculosis is spread, and
will be scattered broadcast through
out the State. The first edition
will be 100, 600 copies, and arrange.
ments will be made by which q sec.
ond edition can be printed at once,
il needed.
The catechism will be.issued in
the midst Of the Red Cross Christ
mas seal sale and is expected t(
greatly aid the campaign for rails
ing funds with which To combat
tuberculosis.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Studying Health Laws in Richmond

Among the visitors at the State
Board of Health last week was DR..
Lillian II. South, recently appoint
ed Bacteriologist of the Kentucky
Board of Health. The Legislature
of the Blue Grass State at its last
session, authorized the establish
ment of amodern health department,
and placed at the head of the new
board DR.. ]. N. Mccormick. who
has frequently visited and lectured
in Virginia. DIR. South is to be one
of DR.. Mccormick S assistants and
was sent TO Richmond by DR.. Me
Cormack to familiarizs heaself with
the methods in use there.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Bears Raid Pig Pens Near Luray

That bears, as well as human ne
ing, are fond Of hog meat will be at
tested by residents in the lower
ridges of the Nassau ut:en noun
tains, not far from Luray. Page
county. According to reports COM
ing from Lur4y, black bears night
or two ago raidod the peas of Sow
eral farmers and killed and carried
off practically their entire stock of
hogs, which were about ready TO be
slaughtered for the market. In ad-
dition to stealing the hogs, the
bears have been raiding corn6eldS
and raising trouble generally.
Bears have been very scarce in
the woods on the Massanutton
mountains for several years past,
but this winter they are numerous,
aud bear signs can be found on
every side in the mountains. Hunt
ing parties are being organized and
ID ar" meat will shortly be on tho
market in tho Valley vi Virginia
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Mr.. Tucker Requests Gov. Mann to
Call Extra Session

Calling upon Governor Mann to
order special session of the Gen
eral Assembly, for the purpose of
legalizing primary elections in this
State, Harry ST. George Tucker has
written letter to the executive
urging the Importance of a measure
which will prevent frauds in such
contests.
MIR. Tucker says in his communi-
cation that many people of the State
have believed that the existing
laws protected primaries, but that
this view has been exploded by the
recent opinion OF the Norfolk judges,
in holding that there is no law on
the statute books to punish frauds
committed by officers in a primary
election.
When the report of the subccm-
mittee of the State Democratic Com
mittee, which investigated the
charges of fraud in the Second Dis
trict primary election OF last Au-
gust, was brought to Richmond.
Mr.. Tucker is informed, IL con tanned
recommendation for a legalized
primary Before its final adoption,
he further hears, this clause was
stricken out. BY whose influence,
he does know, but it may be, he
says, that this same influence has
been used in the past to prevent the
Legislature from enacting such g
law.
In his letter Mr.. Tucker speaks
OF the press of the State, voicine
the sentiment of the people, urging
such step as the calling of an ex
traordinary session Of the Legisla
ture.
This letter is regarded as a pre-
liminary skirmish for the big fieh
next year against Senators Thoma:
S. Martin and Claude A. Swanson
which will be waged by the faction
know Mas the 'anti-machine. If til,
primary is lsgalized it is safe to sa,
that Congressman William a. Jone'
of Warsaw, and Mr.. Tucker will b,
in the fray as opponents to Martin
and Swanson.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
PRESIDENT DENNY DID
NOT DENY THE RUMOR
Will Not Talk of Possible Presi-
dency of Princeton

While in Richmond last week at
tending the Virginia Educational
Conference. President Denny was
interviewed with reference to the
report OF his call to the presidency
of Princeton University. The spe-
cial from that city says:
Regarding the report that he
had been offered the presidency OF
Princeton University 20 succeed
Woodrow Wilson now governor
elect of New Jersey, DR.. George Fl.
Denny, presid Mt OF Washington
and Lee University, stated that he
preferred to say nothing for publ
cation at this time. He did state,
however, that so far as he knew, no
meeting of the Princeton trustees
had been held since DR.. Wilson S
resignation had beer accepted, aud
that no formal action could have
been taken regarding the selection
OF successor.
Toe publication OF the report
here was the cause OF much com
msnt among the educator, gathered
bv numerous inquiries. That the
Washington and Lee head, who has
had what might be regarded pheno
menal success in charging the
scope of attendance OF the Lexing-
ton institution, aud who has served
with distinction an the Carnegie
Foundation Board, OF which Wood
row Wilson was also member, as
well as in various other important
educational capacity, has been 'ap
preached from authoritative sour
ces. Is found upon excellent autheri
ty. 1t seems undoubtedly true tina
he is being considered as Woodrow
Wilson's successor. On the othe,
hand, DR.. Denny remarked that h,
was happy in his present position
and glad TO be where he is,
President Denny is Virginian
o Hampden-Sidney master OF arts, 1
University Of Virginia doctor G
philosophy, and doctor OF laws G
several other institutions. Whel
he became president of Washington
and Lee in 1901, he was the young
est university president in the Uni
ted States"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Some Witty Toasts Offered to the
Fair Sex

A publisher once gave the follow
ing: Woman, the fairest work in
all creation The edition is large
and no man should be without d
copy" This is fairly seconded by
a youth who, toasting his distant
sweetheart, said: Detachable dear,
so sweet that honey would blush in
her presence and treacle stand APP
palled." Further, in regard to the
fair sex. we have: "Woman-she
needs no eulogy. She speaks for
herself" Woman, the bitter hall
of man." In regard TO matrimony
some bachelor once gave: Mar
riage. the gate through which the
happy lover leaves his enchanted
ground and returns to earth.
At the marriage of a deaf and
dumb couple some wit wished then
''unspeakable bliss" At supper
given to a writer of comedies a wac
said: The writer's very good
health. May be live to be IS old as
his Jokes" From a law critic
The bench and the bar. Fit wer,
not for the bar there would be htll,
use for the bench" A celebrated
statesman while dining with Ouch
ess on her eightieth birthday in
proposing her health said: Ma.
you live, my lady duchess, unit
you begin to grow ugly" Il thanl
you, sir" she said, and may yol
long continue your taste fol-: anti
QuitieS. London Tit Bits.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30

Those who are conducting the dry
campaign in Suffolk's local option
election to come off December 10 are
said to be after William ]. Bryan
for a speech. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Bryan will come to advocate the
dry cause for $500 and expense,
and a subscription list has been
started.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Instructions as to Typhoid Fever

The State Board of Health has is
sued the following instructions with
reference to typhoid fever, which is
reported from many sections of Vir-
ginia
Typoid fever is contracted solely
by the mouth. If you do not put
the poison of typhoid fever into your
mouth you will never contract ty-
phoid fever. Therefore, watch the
mouth
Do not eat or drink anything
(water. milk, oysters, fresh vegeta-
bles or anything else) unless it has
been first broiled, boiled, baked
roasted, fried. or otherwise.
Do without all food or drink
which has not first been thus
heated. Canned or bottled foods OF
drinks, other than milk or water,
are not included in this.)
II living in the same house with &
typhoid patient, do not handle your
own food, or food intended for any.
one else, even if it has been heated
except with hands that have beer
thoroughly washed with soap an6
very hot water (preferably also with
antiseptics-ask your physician
about the antiseptic to use.)
Wash before each meal in thi:
way and before cooking, serving o.
eating anything or putting the fin
gers in the mouth.
Ii there are flies bout, see tina
all food and drink is protected from
them at all times. Flies often carr,
typhoid poison to foods and drinks
The poison of typhoid fever doe
not show itself for two weeks afte
it enters the body. Therefore 70
the next two weeks typhoid case
may develop from typhoid poison
already taken in.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
CONDENSED BUDGET
OF CURRENT MEMS
Brief and Interesting Items for tie
Busy Reader


The people who throw stones gen
orally live in glass houses.
The President, in his message,
may advise revision Of the tariff one
schedule at time.
The Evening Record is the name
of new afternoon daily newspaper
Just started in Petersburg by Mr..
Walter Edward Harris, who recent
ly purchased the Index Appeal, a
morning daily.
Mrs. Carrie Nation had narrow
escape from death recently while at
tempting to board a moving south
boInd train at Dover, Del. She
missed her footing and fell danger
ously close 10 the wheels.
The Lynchburg Hosiery Mill has
just secured tue contract for $50, 900
pairs Of cotton hose for the United
States Army. This with other work
inSures the operation OF the mill at
full capacity throughout the winter.
After hearing evidence as to al
legged frauds and irregularities from
counties Of the Ninth Virginia dis
trict, the Democratic executive CON-
mittee of the district decided Satur-
day TO advise against a contest for
the seat of Representative c. B.
Slemp who was elected on the face
of the returns by majoryity of PIT.
II. c. Stuart will be governed by
this decision.
To be laid to rest among the scenes
OF his you,h and MANY of the activi-
ties Of his life. the body OF
John @. Carlisle. three times Speak
er of the House, United States Sena-
tor and Secretary OF the Treasury,
reached CovingtOn, Ky. last Sunday
from Washington, where it has re-
posed in a vault since his recent
death. The body of Mrs. Carlisle was
taken from New York and funeral
services for both were held Tues
} day.
Alexandria Gazette: In % Demo-
cratic and IA Repu blicsu State plat
forms adopted this year there are
resolutions in favor of the income
tax amendment to the Federal con-
Stitution. One Republican wis
e. cOnsin) and one Democratic South
CarOlina) platform declare for .
graduated income tax law for the
States, while eight Democratic plat
forms and one Republican insist
I upon the preservation Of state rights
. which may be assumed to be a form
j Of opposition to the proposed Fed
2 er;,l TAX.
That football esta dishes q false
standard in education, is the belief Of
Ex-Governor Andrew Jackson Mon.
tague, expressed in side remarks
before the Virginia Library Asso
! citation Friday morning, while pre-
siding over q session in Richmond.
= He said: Football, when exalted as
p, it frequently is, tends 10 establish
false standard in education. Thi:
is because it makes a hero of the
> player. Had Todd been an homo
graduate of Harvard or Yale Of
" Sencera wrangler OF Oxford or Cam
bridge. YOU would have hardly seel
his picture on the front page of tn,
> papers this morning. I do not OBJ
: ject to football in itself. but do Oh
- jet to the exaltation of physica
provinces over mental achievement
never want 10 see u people wh
place thep hysical above the mental.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30

One hundred and forty-f four rab-
bits we're killed on one farm in Car
oline county Thanksgiving Day. 1t
it sain 81 persons participated in
the rabbit hunt.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30

The salt beds Of Chile could sup
ply the world with salt for ages 10
come.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
SCIENTIFIC CORN CULTURE
First Prize Report on Corn Won by
Harry E. Moore

Harry E. Moore
Following is report on corn cul-
ture by Harry E. Moore, submitted
to the meeting Of the Boys Corn
Clue of Rockbridge in the Court
house Monday, Nov. 21st, and which
was awarded first prize:
Land was plowed during late win
ter, ON a red clay soil. a bill field gen
tly sloping. facing the east, and had
been an orchard grass sod for the
last three years. The acre was
measured with string one rod in
length, fifty three and one third
rods long and three rods wide
an acre.
PREPARATIONS
Land was disked twice with a cut.
away harrow and narrowed twice
with spring tooth harrow before
planting. The next preparation was
was running over land with wheat
drill TO sow the fertilizer which was
equivalent to a narrowing. Fertili-
Ter applied, one hundred and eighty
pounds of raw bone meal and three
hundred pounds or Armour's Fer
ti,izer (analyzing two per cent am
monia, eight per cent phosphoric
acid, five per cent pOtash). No fer
tilizer was applied in row at time of
planting.
Corn was planted April sixteenth
with a corn drill and hills twenty
eight inches apart, and rows four
feet wide Seed corn was planted
at a depth OF about two and one halt
inches. The crop was cultivated or
plowed four times at intervals of ten
or twenty Days, as the weather would
permit. TIL. fore part of the work
ing season being very wet the land
was often too wet to be cultivated
at regular intervals. The cultiva
tion was done each time with a three
: digger pillow, using short diggers
and cultiyating shallow. The crop
was replanted twice, and weed.
, chopped out twice during tho season
with hoe. Noculti-ation was giver
( after June twenty ninth. The GRO:
( was cut and shocked September
D twenty ninth. There were twenty
q five shocks on the acre. Tn,
: crop was gathered November
: sixteenth. there being thirty fou
barrels or fifty one bushels. 1t mad,
an average Of about seven bundle.
of fodder, tied with a four foot Irvine
worth about two and one half cent
o per bundle.
l. EXPENSES
# Cost Of seed s 5
s Labor of p.owing, preparing
$ ground, planting cult
q waiting, cutting, gathering
q and hauling TO crib, seven
h days for one hand at fifty
cents per day of ten hours,
/. or five cents an hour 35
70 Work of team for blowing, har-
O. rowing, planting, cultivat-
At mig and hauling to crib rs
% $50 lbs. raw bone meal at.
:. $32. 90 per ton 2s
N 800 lbs. Armour'S fertilizer at
Is S25 per ton 81
" Cutting, shocking, husking etc. g.;
Total cost Of crop $21.!
. On account of the cold weather
10 the early season and very dry weatl
9 err at caring time, when rain W;
:, most needed, the corn did not NAL
= the crop it would have made had 81
,a season been more favorable.
al AS compared with corn grown
-. on each side Of this acre / conclut
80 that this corn was not benefited |
= the fertilizer used, as the unfertil
30 ed corn around on each side of
=. seems to husk as much to the shoe
ho as this acre.
Catechism on tuberculosis
, In connection with the State An
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-30
Women Must Do Their Share.


HE we'll being of society be attained without the
4 COOPERATION OF WOMEN who have it at heart.
Some find their chief delight the study public
business, but far too many INDIFFERENT Can
we acquiesce in this indifercncel
DISCOVER OPPORTUNITIES. o.
RESULTS r
- remember being aroused from a deep
En- slumber in which l had vision 1 seemed
~ ~ in rather confused a number of and
@2~k~S working desks and tables, all working
SSSSS9 80 hard and being evidently in a hurry.
sa~4A1 A voice said "Look at these and
%EXN3N They ire WORKING FOR THE GOOD
OF HUMANITY. They working like ants.
like beesyee they working like engines for the WELFARE
OF THE HUMAN RACE. Have good look them and don't
let it pass of your memory The word is victory"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01

Ft9nS l9red from eiTenen
Gerry
o popularity
the is liable exceedingly
before March
Baoting has the beginning Saturday being the best
F. Those
o
S
A.. N
gardng
Wake eandaes possibly think obtaining
votes? Every candidate has
will help will willingness
into the held and show them that Interested Use the ephone
GROCERY
or later Every Due Bill
o mech andie
standing candidates
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01
President Taft in Richmond.

The Times-Dispatch editorially
says this OF President Taft's visit
last week:
Mr.. Taft's visit to Richmond will
long be remembered by the people OF
this community. He came on a good
mission, not as the guest OF the City
or State, but as the friend of educa-
ton in all its branches, and the mes
sage he delivered made a profound i'm
preston on the five thousand teach
ers who heard him and honored him
for his service. The reception and
entertainment OF the President while
he was here was all the more enjoy
able because it was lacking in the
conventiOnalities OF official etiquette,
the simple greeting of his friends and
admirers to the Man as well as to
the President. There was no talk OF
politics or political questions, no
suggestion that he other than OF the
people with whom he mingled, no
claim other than that having been
born in Ohio he was Virginian, and
being a Nirginian therefore South
ern man. 1t was all very nice, or, to
quote the saying OF an eminent
person, "tine, fine, fine.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01
Free Government Seeds.

We are requested to announce that
all persons in the Fourth Congress
siOnal district who wish government
seeds may obtain the same by drop
ping a postal card to Congressman
Edward W. Pou. Washington, D. C..
Persons who made requests for seeds
last year need not take the trouble
to write again as Mr.. Pou already
has their names and will see that
they receive an allotment OF seeds.
Mr.. Pou is endeavoring to get the
names OF those persons only who can
use the seeds furnished by the
government He is not sending
them indiscriminately. By this
means he is able to send a larger
quantity to each person intending
to plant garden, and thereby pre-
vent waste. 4 single package OF seed
is such trifling quantity that the
average person hardly cares to re-
ceive it, and it is a useless compli-
ment to send seeds to a person who
has no garden.
Mr.. Pou's plan is a good one. II
you wans the seed drop him a pos
tai, unless you wrote to him last
year. Hyou did that you need not
write again.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01

An announcement which will be re-
ceived with favorable comment is made
by the Academy OF Music at Raleigh.
1t is to the effect hat John Phillip
SOusa and his Band OF sixty musicians
will give a concert in the capital city on
Saturday night. December 10th.
1t might also be mentioned that SOusa
will render only ten concerts in the en-
tire South this season and to think that
Raleigh will get one of the number is
indeed good news Music lovers OF Hen
dersOn will no doubt avail themselves OF
this opportunity OF hearing the Greatest
Band in the world, and this can truth
fully be said of Sousa's Band and this
famous composer, who is always favor
ably remembered for his lovely marches
and who has been rightly named the
March King and has appeared before all
of the crowned heads OF Europe.
This season SOusa had no idea oil
making a Southern trip but was forced
into same on account of the very tempt
ing offer which Mr.. S. A. SchlOss, lessee
of the Academy of Music at Raleigh,
gave in the way of a personal guarantee,
it was a large guarantee too because
SOusa draws more money for his con-
certs than any other two bands playing
in the United States today.
After the concert at Raleigh the hand
leaves on special train for Washington
d. C.. Then they go to New York from
which place they sail on December 10th
for an extended tour OF the world. The
soloists accompanying Sousa's Band on
its short tour of the South will be Mr.
Herbert L. Clark, cornetist, and Mis-:
! Zedeler, soprano.
Mail orders for seats should be sent tC
Mr.. Marx S. Nathan. Manager Academy
of Music, accompanied by p. Q. Order
| or Express Money Order.
Sale of seats will open Thursday, De
cember 9Th, at Tucker Building Phar
macy, Raleigh.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01
Delightful Evening With MIR. and
Mrs. George Harris.
Contributed

Contributed.
On vingevening invited guests
assembled at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. B. Harris to enjoy the hospitables
and festivities of the season.
1t is known to few OF his friends that
Mr.. Harris fasts practically each sum-
mer, but in autumn and winter, especially
the part thereof represented by this
Thanksgiving make up for lost time.
Jovial. social and intellectual converse
tions furnished the feast OF reason, while
the choicest foods to be had, tempted
and satisfied the appetites of all. Then
there was a cracking of real nuts filled
with poetic bonmots, OF which each
guest was to know and name the author,
which was greatly enjoyed. This was
followed by delivery to each guest of q
card decorated with his or her history
aud future in pictures and caricature.
Each saw at glance at his or her pic
ture their history, present and future
The hits and fits were happy and ap-
prOpriate, and each and all were better
able thereafter to "see ourselves as others
see u.s." On the whole it was a difficult
question to determine whether the joy
full companionship and humor, the de-
liciOus and seasonable viands or the
intellectual advertisement furnished most
pleasure. All together the occasion was
most happy.
| Nov. %, 1910 H.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-12-01

IL THE report made by Brigadier
General ". H. BixbY, Chief OF En-
gineers OF the United States Army,
appropriations needed for river and
harbor work for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1912, aggregate $780,
O95,G or this the amount ap-
portiOned to North Carolina is as
follows: Improvement of the inland
water route from Norfolk, Va, to
Albemarle Sound, $4,000; Beaufort
harbor, $1,000; Cape Fear river, at
and below Wilmington 800, 900:
Contentnia creek 81, 900; Neuse and
Trent rivers $4,000; New River and
waterways to Beaufort$5, 900; North
east, Black and Cape Fear rivers, 49,
500; Pamilico and Tar rivers, s., 900.
The Times-Dispatch makes no
mistake in assuming that the quips
and quirks interchanged between this
paper and the News-COurier betOken
neither jealousy nor enmity on our
part towards Charleston's aspira-
tiOns as a ravaI station and com
mercial post. Our little Jokes are
but the nature OF lOve-taps and we
would forbear them if there seemed
to be the slightest danger that they
would be taken for other than they
are.-Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
Here is one of the Glove taps" to
which the Virginian-Pilot refers, and
We are sure that no one who keeps
tab on these two bright newspapers
can find any sitting" in their sharp
thrusts at each other:
Charleston has more banks than
any other city OF it's size in the world.
-News-COurier.
Chief of which is the mud bank at
the harbOr mouth, barring ingress
and egress to craft of all kinds, save
only the fishing smack and the air
ship.