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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Inherited.

And now said Professor Long
hunter as he greeted Henry Peck
what shall we make OF your little
boy-a lecturer? He has n sincere taste
for It,"
II know he has" replied the male
err"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

Brown How did you feel. Jones.
when the burglar had you covered with
his revolver pretty small. eb: Jones
Small. Great Scott. no. ] felt as big
as the side OF q house. Boston Tran
scriDt
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
DIVIDING Her Weiqht.

Don't stand on that delicate table to
hang the picture. Martha. it'li break
You're too heavy"
"Oh. NO. I'm not, mum. TN bear
me- I'm standing only on one foot
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
A Necessity.

Judge Why did you burn your barn
down just after getting It Insured
Farmer Your honor. IA poor man ike
me can't afford to have a barn and I'm.
surance oo.-Meggendorfer Batter.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
1 TIRGINIA:
IN CHANCERY

The object OF this suit is to obtain
divorce a vinculo of the plaintiff from
thu defendant. and affidavit having
been filed that diligence has been used
by the plaintiff, and on her behalf to as
certain in what county or corporation
the defendant Is without effect.
1t is ordered that the said defendant,
George K. Burnett, do appear here with
in fifteen days after due publication Of
this order. and do what may be neces-
sary to protect his interest in this suit.
a Copy, Teste:
r. X. WITT, Deputy Clerk.
q. ID. Letcher, p. q.
July Is 10 At
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

We are Inclined to believe In those
whom we do not know because they
have never deceived us-Johnson.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Commissioners Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate Near the
Natural Bridge in Rock
bridge County

The undersigned Special Commas
sioners acting under a decree OF the
circuit court of the county of Rock
bridge, entered in the chancery cause
of Sallie Johnston VS.. A. Nash John
ston's heirs, at the May term 1910, of
the said court, will offer for sale at
public cutlery, on
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

To live long 1t Is necessary to live
slowly.-Cicero.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

VIRGINdIAl; -, ,,..,,.
Court OF Rock bridge, July 6, 1910,
ELIZA ]. WooD. Plaintiff
VS..
{. Nj, WOOD, Defendant
IN CHANCERY
The object of this suit is to obtain a
divorce a vinculU OF the plaintiff from
the defendant. And affidavit having
been filed that diligence has been used
by the plaintiff, and on her behalf, 10
ascertain in what county or corporation
the defendant is without effect, 1t is
ordered that the said defendant, G. Nj.
Wood, do appear here within fifteen
days after due publication of this ord
er, and do what may be necessary "a
protect his interest in this suit.
A Copy; Teste
II. II. WITT,
g. d. Letcher, p. q. Deputy Clerk
July 8 10 At
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

0REENLEE D. LETCHEk'
y ATTORNEY AT Law,
LEXINGTON. VA.
Notary Public
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

I'VE will be able to propel carriages
with incredible speed without the as
sistance Of any animal" At the same
time he predicted the coming of the
steamship and the flying machine. The
scientific character Of Bacon's mag
ination has been completely vindicated
In the ocean liners and the swift
flying automobiles and partially SO In
the recent efforts of Santos-Dumont
and others.
The horseless carriage first took tan
gible form in the seventeenth century,
when Johann Haustach of Nuremberg
contrived a vehicle propelled by huge
coiled spring, the action being on the
principle Of clockwork. Haustach was
known as "a manufacturer of chariots
going by spring and making 1000
PAGES an hour" The spring was con-
trolled by lever in the hands of the
chauffeur, and, in the absence of a
steering device, the chariot" could be
propelled only in straight line. Haus-
tach seems to have paid no more at
tention to the ornamentation of the
bUuy Vi HIS FSulCIS ludu W us pro"
pulsion.
Sail Wagons OF Holland.
About the same time probably the
general utilization of the winds of
heaven in the windmills of Holland
suggested the idea of sail wagons"
used to some extent on the fiat plains
of that country. These were called
"seylende windwagen," and consisted
of the rigging of a ship attached to
wheeled Platforms
In 1914 a patent of Louis XIV
granted to Jean Theson the privilege
of employing a little four-wheel car
riage set in motion without any horses,
but merely by two men seated" The
supposition, in the absence of detailed
drawings, is that the men seated"
work
Sir Isaac Newton is said to have in
vented steam carriage after others
had conceived the idea of propelling
vehicles by steam power. The devel-
opment along this line followed close
ly that of the steam railroad. The
latter, however, appeared SO much
more feasible to the inventors that it
was followed and the steam carriage
idea thrown into the background. New
toms idea was not original fundamen-
tally, it is said, but copied after the
original steam engine of Hero of Alex
andria. who broke into the steamer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

forty-eight hours before few knew that
the king was Ill at all, and those who
did considered the ind1sposit1on trl-
fling. It Is true that in England the
king reigns without governing, and
that no percept1ble constitutional or
political changes are to be apprehend-
ed. But while democracy rules and
policies, foreign and domestic, are die
tated by essential needs, traditions and
fixed principles, 1t would be a mistake
to underestimate the personal and so
cial influence of the king. In dip1o-
macy especially Is this influence apt
to be strong, and King Edward took
particular interest in foreign rela-
lions and is known to have originated
and favored certain alliances and un-
derstandings. In home politics he was
always scrupulously impartial or neu-
trial, but his sympathies were on the
side Of progress and evolutionary re-
form. Many have called him the most
popular man In England" and there
was little exaggeration in this. A re-
cent article containing daring, UNI
friendly references to him and charges
of excessive love OF ease and SPORT
lack of vigor or interest in serious
problems of state provoked genuine
national Indignation. Even radicals,
socialists and ardent home rulers ad-
NIT that King Edward had no enemies
among the workmen and the masses
Of the people. The republican tenden-
cies Of decade or two ago have dis
appeared without trace. King Ed
ward may be said to have strengthen
ed the monarchy in England by his
qualities and achievements and to
have recovered for 1t some Of the pow
er and prestige it had lost with the
advance of popular government and
radical liberalism. The new king can
but follow in his footsteps and court
general respect and admiration by
giving like evidence of dignity, tact,
a progressive spirit and an earnest
desire to promote the welfare of his
people, even at the expense Of the an
cient privileges of an effete peerage
or aristocracy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
WOMAN 100000 YEARS AGO.
Famous Gibraltar Skull Was Hers,
Says British Scientist.

Says British Scientist
Professor Arthur Keith, curator of
the museum of the Royal College Of
Surgeons In London, who has been
engaged in an examination Of the IA
nous prehistoric skull unearthed at
Gibraltar some years ago, announced
his conclusions in the matter. The
chief of these conclusions is that the
skull Is that of woman who must
have lived at least 100000 years ago.
This skull has been the object of
the examination Of many scientists,
and many theories have been evolved
as a result Professor Keith ap-
preached the task of lifting the veil
from the past with a new system of
intricate measurements and all the re-
sources of science at his back, and he
has compared the Gibraltar skull with
all other available prehistoric relics.
II have little doubt that the skull
Is that of a woman" he said, and
discarding technicalities, from the size
Of her brain she must have been a
shrewd one-probably woman, too, of
considerable spirit. One can reckon
pretty accurately also the time at
which she lived. 1t must have been
at least 100000 years ago.
From the shape of the jaws and
the fact the muscles of mastication
we're remarkably strong 1t is possible
to deduce what this prehistoric wom-
an ate. Nuts and roots probably en-
tered very largely into her diet. She
was in the habit of eating things
which required great amount of
mastication before much nourishment
could be derived from them, hence the
unusual development Of the Jaw mus
cles
THE men of 100000 years ago were
without doubt long armed. Their legs
were short, and they had abnormally
thick necks 1t is clear, too, | think,
that their brains were far larger than
has previously been conceded to be
the case 1t seems reasonably GER
tain, too, that they were able to speak
to each other, for from my examina-
ton Of the brain cavity Of the skull I
have been able to deduce quite clearly
that the cells controlling speech were
there.
THE prehistoric womans skull in
dicates she had large nose. Her
eyes, too, must have been prominent,
and her palate was one-third larger
than that of the woman of to-day"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

The porter was greatly perplexed.
At High Polsover, says writer in
London Opinion, lady with lorgn-
cite entered the train. She was a
middle aged, tall, angular, tailor-made
woman, and she looked sternly at the
commercial traveller in the seat op-
posite through her lorgnette. Before
seating herself she opened the carriage
window, and sent it down with a bang.
At Hilsdon Cross another woman came
in.
She had fluffy hair, and an appeal
ing look in her blue eyes. She sat
down and glanced at the open window
and shivered pathetically; then she
looked at the commercial traveller.
81 shall be frozen to DEATH" cried
the f1uffy-haired lady.
''If this window is closed, I shall
suffocate!" cried the other woman.
The porter opened his mouth. He
started to raise the window. Then
he retreated Dazed, he turned appeal
ingly to the commercial traveller.
Both the women also turned to the
commercial traveller. That gentleman
rose, passed by the ladies, opened the
door to the platform, and went out,
followed ~ the porter.
And what, SIR said the porter,
would you say as 'ow l should do,
sir?''
Its quite simple" said the COM
mercial traveller. Leave the window
as 1t is, open, till one lady is frozen
to death; then close it and suffocate
the other, I'm going forward for the
rest of the trip.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

different world. The sun had disst.
pated the frost like magic and the sand
was blazing hot. That is the most
singular thing about the Arizona des,
ert at high elevation. One passes from
winter to summer overnight.
While my bones ached for a few
days from sleeping in those artificial
sand hollows, l soon grew accustomed
to it, and l pass on the hint to those
campers who may find themselves
obliged to spend the night on an I'm.
protected plain"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

machine had but three wheels, the
boiler overhanging in front on the
theory that Its weight would be coun-
teracted by the load on the carriage.
The engine was directly behind the
boiler and consisted of two 1S-inch
single-acting cylinders. The move
ment Of the piston was transmitted
to the axle of the driving wheel by two
ratchet wheels. The engine could be
reversed at will There was a steer
ing gear, and the vehicle proved it's
capacity for carrying a load of two
and one-half tons at a speed of three
miles an hour Napoleon Bonaparte
caused the appointment Of a commits
sion of the institute to investigate
the invention, but the revolution sud-
denly put an effectual check on the
further development Of the automobile.
It is interesting to note that In the
matter of the production Of prac-
ical automobile France led the world
in the eighteenth century, as she now
leads the world in the building OF
racing machines of tremendous power.
DR.. John Robinson is said to have
suggested to James Watt, the reputed
inventor of the steam engine, in 1859,
the idea of building a steam-propelled
carriage. Watt, apparently, did not
take kindly to the suggestion. for he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
Hints About the House.


Gritty soaps must never be used
for washing paints.
In wiping the kitchen range use q
small bag or a glove.
Paper bags which accumulate so fast
may be put to good use in the kitchen
Rub mirrors with methylated spirits,
and polish with touch of blue pow
der.
One tablespoon of ammonia to q,
quart of water will clean gold or sill
yer jeWelry.
Rolls may be reWarmed and made
crisp and good If placed in paper
bag in hot oven.
The fat taste of boiled water may
be removed by pouring from one pitch
er to another in the open air.
Meats and fish which spatter in cook
ing may be scared first and then placed
in the oven to finish cooking.
Ordinary wall papers may be cleaned
with dough, or rubbed with a soft
clean flannel dipped in fine oatmeal.
A baking powder box with small
hole in the bottom makes sharp, quick
chopper for use when warming over
potatoes or vegetables
When boiled custard is slightly over
cooked it may be brought back to the
right consistency if it be thoroughly
beaten with an egg beaten.
When beating upholstered furniture
in the house, place a damp cloth over
the pieces. The dust adheres to the
cloth and does not rise to the room.
The soiled lace yoke of a dress need
not generally be removed to be cleaned
A plan which usually restores its prls-
tine freshness is to rub powdered
starch into the lace, let it lie some
hours and then brush it out The
starch absorbs both grease and dust
Most every housekeeper knows what
job it is to clean a crater after graf
ing cocoanut, lemons, or, in fact, every
thing she CRATES If she will have
handy small scrubbing brush or hand
scrub, as they are called, and scrub
with this every particle will come out.
Immediately and leave the crater sweet
and clean.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

don machine, patented in 1924, was a
six-legged affair, the pedals being op-
Grated by steam. Goldworthy Durney
about the same time produced a steam
carriage which used legs as auxil-
iaries. The steam coach patented by
Walter Hancock and named the "Au-
topsy" was placed in commission, with
four others. between Stratford and
Paddington in 1886 and did a lively
passenger business. The more recent
development of the automobile is bet
ter known. In 1886 Charles E. Duryea
conceived the notion of propelling
carriage with gasoline engine, and
two years later partially produced a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
A pessimistic old shipmaster of New

A pessimistic old shipmaster of New
York has been confding his Discourage
ment to a reporter. Boys no longer
go to sea, he says. American steam,
ship lines have the greatest difficulty
In getting the right sort of lads for
training up into officers. Public school
education units boys for the sea- The
present-day eagerness in the pursuit OF
money makes the youngsters unwill7
ing to follow a calling the sacrifices
and perils of which are rewarded by
the scanttest of livings. But it may
be lack of opportunity rather than a
dislike for the seafaring life that keeps
the boys ashore. The action of econ
omic forces has swept our merchant
ships from the ocean. The small mar
gin of profit on which commerce is
nowadays conducted has apparently
diverted American capital from ship
ping to business in which more money
can be earned. Only ten per cent of
our imports and a much smaller pro-
portion of our oversee trade come in
American bottoms. But given the op-
portunity to go to sea, the boys are
fairly ready to go. The navy has less
trouble than the army in finding re-
cruits. Nevertheless, the collapse of
the American merchant marine is a
great misfortune. No great nation is
satisfied to have its foreign trade al.
most wholly in foreign hands; and 1t
is sad loss to any country when so
independent. adventurous and courage
GUS a race as that of the deep-sea mar
liners declines and disappears There
is much discussion concerning the best
means Of restoring American shipping.
1t may be necessary to wait for chang
ing economic conditions to undo the
harm they have already done. But we
may all hope that the day when the
flag shall again hold the place on the
high seas which 1t held half century
ago may not long be delayed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
'In the Hands of His Friends, ,,

correspondent who has observed
many instances of the good under
standing which prevails between the
negroes and their white neighbors. in
the southern states tells the story OF
colored man who left his South Caro-
lima home to become a barber in an
Illinois, city. Not long afterward a
negro was lynched in this town, and
fears of race riot were entertained
A customer entering the shop found
the barber packing up his tools, and
learned that he proposed to return to
South Carolina
There is too much lynchin' gofn
on in these parts declared he
faint safe round hyar.'
We'll, replied the customer. "don't
you know there are just as many
lynchings down South as there are
here?"
yes, sir, I 'spects OATS true" was
the reply, "but if rs lynched hyar ]
dunno who's gwine do it, but if Is
lynched down dar, I knows rs gwine
be lynched by my friends"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03
SLEEPING OUT OF DOORS.
How the Traveller Passes the Nigh
I'm the Arizona Desert.

How the Traveller Passes the Night
I'm the Arizona Desert.
people drop into a loose habit Of
speaking about the right and tns
wrong way of doing a thing" remark
ed the experienced camper. according
to the New York Times. LAS a mat
to of fact, there may be dozen gooo
ways and as many bad.
Take sleeping in the open, for In
stance. My little trips haven't been
confined to the Adirondacks and the
Berkshires. I've knocked over the
whole North American continent and
I've picked up some mighty good
wrinkles that were never heard OF
within a 250-mile radius OF New YORK
City.
Down In the Arizona desert last
year was a member OF party trav
cling between Tucson and the Mexican
frontier. The first night out found us
in the middle of fat expanse OF sand
There wasn't even hillock or a rock
behind which one could find shelter.
"But the westerners In the party
to see them grubbing out little mol
lows in the sand corresponding to tue
shape of the human body. They made
a deep depression for the hips and
shallow one for the shoulders, with
sand banked up in the middle to sup
port the small Of the back. At one
end they built up a ridge Of sand as
footrest, pounding and stamping on 1t
until it was compact enough not to
break down under pressure.
Then we wrapped ourselves in our
blankets Arizona fashion. We placed
one corner Of the blanket on the left
side, just below the heart, and turned
around until the body was covered five
or six folds deep. This left plenty to
spare at both ends, which was disposed
of by giving the blanket a turn
around our feet and knotting it, and
folding down the upper end around
the head as a sort of cape.
Eve lay down In the holiows we had
prepared-'graves,' the westerners
called them and found that we were
amply protected from the wind. The
latter blew the fine sand over us, and
in time our blankets were hidden from
sight. There was no danger Of our
being choked, however, as we used our
saddles as pillows, which kept our
heads at a sufficient elevation from
the surface of the desert.
when we opened our eyes at dawn
the ground was covered with heavy
frost It must have been very cold
during the night, but we had not felt
it. We jumped to our feet, shook our
selves free of the sand that had sifted
into our clothes, and lighted fire.
The desert was very desolate and
white.
1.-TWO hours later it seemed like
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

Thomas A. Edison says in Popular
Electricity that there is absolutely no
reason why horses should be allowed
within the city limits. for, between the
gasoline and electric car, no room is
left for them. A higher public ideal
of health and cleanliness Is working
toward such Punishment swiftly, then
we shall have decent streets instead
of stables made of cobblestones Dor,
dered by sidewalks" Horses are pref,
ty bad, and then there is the man who
tears his letter up and throws it out
into the street. He should go, too,
while we are about it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

The more women really know about
men the less they have to say on the
subject.
With the breaking Of day and the
falling of night, this old world has its
troubles.
Bait your hook with something that
looks like money if you would eaten
the crowd.
A precious thing is all the more
precious to us if it has been won by
work or economy.-Ruskin.
There are about 5000 weddings
every twenty-four hours, taking the en-
tire world into consideration.
Forming part of the breakfast menu
of the members Of the council of the
Royal Geological Socity of Ireland, al
Dublin, recently, were some eggs
brought by Sir Charles Ball from China
which were laid 40 years ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

did not adopt it; but in 1884 he him
self patented a steam carriage.
Legs Tried ON Machines.
The first American inventors to
tackle the steam propelled vehicle prob
lem we're Oliver Evans of Maryland in
1887, and Nathaniel Read of Massachu-
sets in 1890.
Richard Trevithick of England in
1902 patented a steam carriage that
was a distinct advance over previous
efforts.
By this time it came to be believed
that ordinary wheels were insufficient
to secure traction, and mechanical legs
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

Asparagus should be boiled gently In
well sailed water, standing if possible
to save the heads. The shoots tied to-
gether in one bunch should be put into
the pot so that the water will reach
about halfway up. When they have
boiled some ten or fifteen minutes thew
should be laid on their side so that
Served with white sauce or with moth
the water covers all and finished,
ing but butter IL the full asparagus
taste Is to be brought out. this makes
one Of the real delicacies of the table.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

A steamship in Florida waters had
hard time getting past school OF
monster 1,000-pound turtles that
showed fight, It Is early in the sea-
son, but the sea serpent is not going
to be missed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

Secretary Wilson thinks the sale of
foodstuffs in packages is to blame for
some Of the excessive cost of living.
The wives of the men who carry home
packages" will readily agree to this.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

A Missouri judge has decided that
it is criminal negligence to get near a
mules heels. 1t seems to be a case
where the innocent bystander is, like
the ultimate consumer, a myth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-06-03

A little girl who died In Philadel'
phia twelve years ago left her handful
of pennies-37 cents-to start a fund
for a new Methodist church. From
that tiny beginning much has grown,
and work is now going forward on q
building that is to cost $4,000. Nc
gift that Is sanctified by love is small,