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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
PARCELS POST WILL
REDUCE 4TH CLASS
Packages to Cost 5 Cents Within
so Miles
EFFECTIVE JANUARY I, 1918
Special Parcels Post Stamps Will Be
Used

Postal officials are working ener-
getically to have the new parcels
post, or postal express. system
ready for operation by January 1,
the date fixed by law for it's begin
ming.
There must be ready for use
enough rural and city mail wagons,
express cars and employees to ham
die the business, the extent Of which
at first can only be estimated.
One hundred thousand special
scales have to be provided, a new
issue of postal service stamps, rang
ing from 1 cent to 81 in denomina.
ton, designed and printed, and
hampers and boxes for the parcels
secured. The Pos toffice Department
is having engraved over 300. 900
maps for use at the offices through
out the country, showing the dis
lance zones within which different
rates apply.
The new Government service, de-
signed to facilitate the dispatch OF
packages as a part OF the national
postal business, will be simple
enough for the general public. Ali
that will be necessary will be to
take bundle to the postoffice, have
it weighed and attach thereto tie
proper stamp. The postal authori-
ties will take care OF the rest.
For purposes OF operating and
fixing rates the country will be di.
vided into about 3.50U squares, each
to measure 80 minutes" square,
geographically considered. These
squares are to be the units Of area
upon which the rate zones are to be
basel.
At the beginning the law provides
for seven zones definitely, and any
territory not included in these will
be embraced in an eighth zone. Any
article that is offered must be trans
ported by the parcels post if it can
be shipped with safety and does not
weight more than IL pounds. Eleven
pounds will be the maximum weight
allowed. There are some articles
that cannot be carried in the mails
in safety. The authorities are now
deciding what these are.
The special maps that will be
found in every postotfice will show
the zone distance from points Of
shipment, aud the rate charged for
carrying the packages increases
automatically with the zones.
For example Shipper in Lexing-
ton will take a package to the post
Office. He will learn that the frs
zone, of which the town is the cen
ire, will include all territory
within 80 miles; the second zone, al
territory within $50 miles ;the third
800 miles; the fourth, 600 miles fifth
l ZOO miles; sixth, 400 miles anG
seventh. 1900 miles. The eight
zone will include the rest OF th'
country.
Under four ounces the postage OF
packages will be the same as tina
on merchandise now. Above tina
weight the rates will be by tn
pound OF fraction thereof, accord
ing TO the distance, as follows:
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
Adam and Eve Not Mentioned by
Name in New Bible

First copies OF the revised edition
of the Bible published by the Amer
icsn Baptist Publication Society
have reached the society's head
quarters. The new addition is a
radical departure in its construction
from the language used in the King
James version.
In the new Bible the names
Adam" and Eve" do not appear.
Their place is taken by the words
man" and woman" which is a
direct translation of the old Hebrew
names. The word hell" is elimin-
ated, underworld" being inserted
In its place,
Other great changes are made.
The story of Jonah and the whale is
changed SO that the words great
fsh"-as being a nearer interpreta-
ton of the ancient Hebrew-take
the place of whale" Jehovah thy
God." takes the place OF Lord thy
Cod" Carver" replaces "graven, p"
and the word Immersed. Tin paren-
theses. follows the word baptize in
every instance. In the new edition
the Lords Prayer becomes:
Our Father who art in heaven,
nallowed be Thy name. Thy king.
dom come. Thy will be done, as in
heaven SO on earth. Give US this
day our daily bread. And forgive
us our debt, as we also have for
given our DEBTORS. And bring Us
not INTO temptation, but deliver us
from the evil one, Amen. New
York American.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
WORLDS RICHEST WOMAN
on SECRET OF HAPPINESS
Mrs. Hetty Green Gives Timely Bit
OF Advice

Mrs. Hetty Green OF New York,
the worlds richest woman, cele-
brated her seventy eighth birthday
last Thursday in the usual manner
by working. When she was told
that there were many men and wo
men VITO might wish to follow the
example set by her in leading long
and useful life, she volunteered the
following advice for them:
Don't envy your neighbor.
Don't overdress; that is, don't
dress fashily, whether you have the
means or not, for that will cause
envy and jealousy to be aroused in
others.
Don't fail to dress warm. In
cold weather low.cut gowns and the
vanity OF some women cause many
deaths.
Don't fail TO go to church. The
church needs you and you need the
church.
"Dou't eat anything but good,
wholesome food. Home cooking is
the best.
DO I cheat in your business
dealings. for sooner or later your
conscience will begin to trouble
you, and later you will worry your
sell into your grave
Don't fail TO be fair in all things,
business and otherwise, and never
kick man when he is down.
Don't forget that riches gained
by such acts you must leave behind
some day, and that when you do de-
part IL your riches have been gained
by these means, you will find the
doors of heaven tightly bolted
against you.
Don't forget to be charitable and
don't falsify.
"Don't forget to get lot OF exer-
else, of which walking is the best.
Don't forget to obey the laws oil
God, for they were the first laws.
BY so doing you will live as God has
wished you to live. Give unto
Caesar that which is Caesars and
unto God that which is God s."
After giving this advice Mrs.
Green volunteered the information
that she is going to move back into
her old SIS month cold water IA
in Brooklyn. She is living tempo
rarily with friend. She said she
could not spare day from her Office
even to celebrate her birthday.
During the entire interview Mrs
Green was chewing constantly on (
boiled onion, and her lips were
smacking continuously.
II alwas have boiled onion will
me, "she volunteered, and / Away.
chew on one. 1t is the greatest pre-
ventive in The world against germs
have been doing the same thinl
for twenty years and 1 have neve
had sore throat"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
40, 900 Ask Mercy for Doomed Aliens

a monster PETITION, containing
some 10000 names asking commuta-
tiOn of the death sentences of Floyd
Allen and his son, Claude, was pre-
scented to Governor Mann last
Thursday.
In addition to Judge n. p. Hair
ston, counsel for t condemned
Carroll county men convicted OF
completely in the Hillsvile court
massacre, nearly a dozen of the
leading citizens Of the State called
on the Governor, among them being
Major James D. Patton, president
of the State prison board and Judge
w. +. Rhea, member of the State
corporation commission. Governor
Mann reserved his decision.
Before visiting the Governor Of
fee, Judge Hairston took occasion
to tell several newspaper men that
the Statewide sympathy for the AL
lens was nothing more than a pro-
test against the corrupting influence
OF politics in Virginia courts, such
as was brought to light by the Hills
Vile tragedy.
Incidentally, he predicted that
the next Legislature will abolish
capital punishment in Virginia.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
RAISING PORK AT THE
LOWEST POSSIBLE COST
Root and Forage Crops with Sofa
Beans and Cow Peas

Hog fattening time is here and
the man who still fattens his hogs
on corn alone is producing mighty
high price bacon.
At the present price of corn twill
cost from s to 10 cents per pound to
make pork. Naturally the farmer
will conclude there is no money in
hOg-raising.
But If be will use root and forage
crops for winter ard summer stock
ers, keeping the animals in nice
growing and thrifty condition and
put the flesh on in August and Sep
TENDER with sofa beans and COW
peas and top them off with cora.
pork can be produced at from 81 to
At cents per pound. Corn is not a
balanced ration and should be fed in
combination with other feeds in
order that the animal may make the
largest gain.
! II the farmer has only corn and no
effort has been made to produce
pork economically, it will help to
secure larger returns from corn
used if small quantity of tankage
is fed, say one part of tankage to
eight parts Of corn. While it is
true this is an expensive feed, yet
with corn it makes balanced ration
and is cheaper than corn alone.
Every farmer knows the value OF
wheat middlings, and rather than
feed his boys corn alone it would
pay to sell some corn and buy the
middlings and feed with the corn.
Frequently hogs get tired of corn
and lose their appetite and make
litte gains.
Feeding is a scientific question
anyway. Just anybody, just any
way, cannot fatten a hog economi-
cally. Regular feeding in clean
troughs, using care net to over
feed or iced too little, are things 10
consider carefully in producing the
most pork at least cost. Hog raisers
know that several days over feed
ing may cause such bad results that
a couple OF weeks may be required
TO get the animals back in condition
to take On flesh again. Frequently
tie hogs do not get thrifty again
during the feeding period.
1t is also very important to feed
early in the season before the wea-
Their gets cold, as much Of the feed
is then necessary to cOuuteract the
cold and keep up animal heat. This
is where the value OF COW peas and
sofa beans come in. They help to
put the flesh on when conditions are
most favorable. One pound of feed
in August and September will put
on ABOUT as much flesh as two
+ pounds in November and December.
A very few farmers stop to con
: slider the age OF tue hog in feeding
. for profit. a grown hog weighing
2 about 100 pounds can be fattened at
D half the cost it requires to put flesh
. on a 300 pound hog.
a Fattening hogs need plenty oil
\ good water. And it always pays Il
= keep under the shelter a mixture o
d one bushel of charcoal, or stone Goa
+ and hard wood ashes and one pound
e of salt Acknowledgements Agricullur
If al Bulletin.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27

The law permits the shipment in
this way of all kinds of merchandise,
including farm and factory products,
that can be carried in the mails in
safety. For the present it has been
thought best to limit the size OF the
packages to be carried through the
parcels post. Such packages are
not to measure more than ~ inches
in length and girth combined and
must not be In such form that injury
might result to employees handling
them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
A REMINISCENT LETTER
Captain Persons Boyhood Days In
West Virginia

Last weeks issue OF the Braxton
Democrat published at Sutton, w.
Va, con tained the following:
Our good Republican friend,
Luther Pierson, brought to this
Office few days ago the following
letter from his brother, Captain W.
+. Pierson OF Lexington, Va, which
we are glad to print, as we are sure
it will be read with much interest
by hundreds of our subscribers.
The letter is dated November 3:
Gear Brother:-I am sitting
around this Sabbath evening rather
lonely. as is often the case. My
mind wanders back to my boyhood
days in old never-to- be- forgotten
times. 1 thought l would give you
some ancient history that would in
terest you, if not your children. l
left your dear old town in the spring
of sixty-one, as you know, poorly
equipped to face the outside world
ablaze with excitement and war.
IT'S true 1 was a graduate OF a
Wv. Va. University. This univer-
sity l will briefly describe. situated,
as it was, near the mouth OF Buckeye
creek-vou know the place. This
university was in keeping with
times sixty years ago; built OF logs
with bark on, notched down at the
corners, chinked and daubed after
the fashion OF those days, with clap
board roof held on by large logs
called ridge poles; the floor was laid
with puncheons split from large
trees; nearly all OF one end OF this
building was taken out for q chin
ney, large fat stones set up on the
inside OF brick and clay chimney,
bucket of water was always on
hand to put out the FIRE when il
caught which was very frequent in
cold weather. The opening was
about eight feet; nearly half the
school could warm at once in the OPP
posite end OF the log building. A
was removed for a window at which
a writing bench was arranged, with
a plank on pegs driven in the wall,
and CREASED white paper pasted
over the opening to keep out the
storm. The seating was arranged
with slabs, fat side up, with pegs
driven in for legs, without any back
for rest.
So you can sec how comfortable il
would be from am, till 8 pm.
Last, but not least, by way OF com
fort was an armfull of birch switch
es stacked in the corner and freely
used; and now when l see the many
large and comfortable buildings
with steam heat and handsome fur
uiture, l almost feel that have no
had fair deal in the race OF life
and how criminal for the young gen
GRAFTON to not profit by their sur
roundings, and see this question o
educrtion from the standpoint OF on
who has suffered, with this differ
ence to their shame. This boon wa
not in my reach. They have it offer
ed without price.
Your brother,
| "
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27

Sell all the old hens that you do
n I intend to winter. At this sea-
son they command reasonably e ID
price Ia market.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-12-06

The New York future market vas
in the hands ol the bears today
January closed last night at II 4.
and opened this morning at i2.4f
Ia decline OF six points The high
point reached was only one poiHt
iovor the opening figures and the
low quotations was si-.3o. Fh,
fclosing figures were ehaked up at
1898
Liverpool is due 10 come in to-
morrow at one and one half points
down
Waxahachie spots sold today at
ding brought 12.24.
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The following sun was filed III
the county clerk 5 Office Tits after
noon
WaAahschie Hardware Go. ts
Tom cross. colored. debt on notes
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Evening journal., 1912-03-18
Mnltiplxinn BY Machinery.

The clerical STATS Of many OF the
big insurance companies have Of late
years been considerably reduced by
the employment Of mechanical calcu-
lators. One OF these, the invention Of
a German, is a compact little affair re-
sembling a music box. II may be
made to perform almost instantaneous
ly the most portentous sums in addi-
ton. subtraction, multiplication by
enc or two factors. division, squaring
and cubing. II is required, for in
stance. TO multiply 531.9 by 924. The
first factor is set by touching the little
knobs representing 531,975. To multi
ply by the other factor you turn
handle four times. push along a slide
one place and turn the handle twice,
then push the slide another place on
ward and push the handle nine times.
The long multiplication is now done
without a possibility Of error so far
as the machine is concerned, and the
dial shows 491,544,9OO. In the same
mechanical way may be done all the
other arithmetical processes.-London
Globe.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
Strange Timekeepers.

To ascertain the time at night the
Apache Indians employed a gourd on
which the stars of the heavens were
marked As the consultations rose in
the sky the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. By
turning the gourd around he could tell
the order In which the consultations
might be expected to appear
The hill people Of Assam reckon
time and distance by the number Of
guilds of betel nuts chewed. 1t will be
remembered how. according to Wash
ington Irving. the Dutch colonial as
sembly was invariably dismissed at
the last pun Of the third pipe OF to-
bacco Of Governor Wouter Van
Twiller.
A Montagnis Indian of Canada will
set up a tall stick in the snow when
travelling ahead OF friends who are to
follow. He marks with his foot the
line Of shadow cast. and by the change
sn the angle of the shadow the on
coming party can tell on arriving at
the spot about how far ahead the
leader is
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
Hi, Futurs.


Little Wimpleton had worked his
courage up to boiling point. And he
told the old, old story to the fair one
Of his heart To his delight the maid
reciprocated his affections. There was
only one stumbling block. the girls
prim. proper and precise mamma. Of
whom little wimpleton stood In great
awe.
"I love you" said the maiden, 'but
you must ask mamma"
So little Wimpleton did.
"Aheml Mrs. Doddles," he said,
flushing like beet. Il have come to
inquire-I have come TO asker
ahem,-er-what would you say 70 me
as a son-in.law7"
"why, Mr.. wimpleton." said the
lady. Il really don't know. II you be
haved yourself as you ought to
probably shouldn't say anything al
all, but II you didn't--well, my deal
boy, you had better marry Jane anC
find out by experience. New Yorl
Journal.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
sohoolroom Training.

Our schools are not training individ-
uals They treat the unfortunate pu.
pills in the mass. as a dyer treats his
cambric by the vatful. Society needs
the power of the child. and there are
almost as many kinds OF power as
there are children. But these powers
are latent and need to be aroused by
the magic Of personality. We now
leave their discovery to haphazard
after the child has left the general
schoolroom. An earnest start has been
made by sincere citizens to compel ed
ucators to use the great possibilities
of the public schools for the training
of useful individuals. A few vocational
and special schools have been opened
Some of the states. n few of the cities
have studied the problem Of individ
ualized education. BY and by the state
will awaken to the possibilities OF
training its children into diversified
and honorable usefulness. Then a per
ennial supply OF socialiged useful indl
viduals will be coming from the recre
ated public schools.-Samuel p. Orth in
North American Review.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
NEW AUTOS FOR
USE OF CITY

Two new autos for use of city de-
partments have been received by The
Bradford Automobile Company. One
Of the cars, Ford runabout, is for
the use Of the superintendent Of parks,
and is one of a shipment Of six re-
ceived by the local dealers. One of the
other machines is consigned to the
Water Department for use in investi-
cation of water sheds of the Brandy
wine. Charles r. Martin, general fore
man Of the department, will have
charge of the car. Before the addi-
tion Of the runabout the inspectors
along the stream were required TO
make trips on foot, Rockland being as
far as they could go. Now it will be
possible to make inspections as far as
the Pennsylvania state line
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
NIekalaek Cave.

Nickajack was once the name OF an
important Cherokee town on the bank
of the Tennessee river. The Cherokees.
who had aided the British in the Rev.
olutionary war and had been well
paid for their assistance, clustered
their wigwams at this point about
17sO-s2, and the village was known as
one Of the "Chickamauga towns" The
meaning of the name Is now lost
though It was probably Of Cherokee
origin. as 1t occurs in the annals OF the
tribe as a mans name. This name
Is also given 10 a creek and TO a very
remarkable cave, the latter being stu
ated very near that point Of the south
ern boundary OF Tennessee where It Is
intersected by the line separating the
states Of Alabama and Georgia. Nick
siack cave, though but little known
is one OF the wonderful caves Of the
world. being Of even more imposing
proportions than the Mammoth cave
OF Kentucky y.-Argonaut.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
Einht.r nf TIA Family.

The tough little boy with the red
air and freckled face pushed up
against the neat little boy and said
impudently:
"NIy sister can lick your sister"
The neat little boy did not argue the
matter.
"And my big brother can lick your
big brother"
The good little lad WINGED.
"And my ma can lick your ma"
The quiet lad shifted from one foot
10 the other.
And my pa can lick your pa"
There was a fash of pink shirt
waist the sound Of some hard object
coming in contact with a spongy sub
stance. and the quiet little lad stood
triumphantly over his adversary,
quietly waiting for him to push his
nose hack into the center OF his face
where it belonged
"But just remember this" he OBJ
served quietly. you can't lick me."-
Youngstown Telegram.
Evening journal., 1912-03-18
CROWD CHURCH
TO HEAR BISHOP
Love Feast PreCedey Morning
Preaching Service in
st. Paul'S

St. Pauls Methodist Episcopal
Church was crowded at 9 o'clock yes
terday morning, when the Conference
love feast was held, and by the time
of the morning service there was
scarcely breathing space in auditor
ium, Sunday school and galleries.
Many people stood throughout the two
services, and the number present was
over the 1000 mark. The Rev. Dr.
W. l.. s. Murray conducted the love
feast.
The pastor. the Rev. DR.. Charles A.
Hill, was in charge of the morning
service, and Bishop Luther b. viii
son was the preacher With Mrs.
Ramoth Mitchell as soloist, the choir
gave special music Bishop Wilson
appropriately followed the love feast
with a sermon upon the Divine
Love taking as his theme the young
man of great possessions who sought
Christ inquiring what he must do to
become perfect, and the Christ behold
ing the young man loved him. An
earthly love, the Bishop said, would
have given the young man riches and
material earthly power, but the Di-
vine love chose for him the difficult
path of self surrender.
The Bishop spoke of the mistake of
parents in protecting their children
from all the hardships. so they grow
up selfish and living only for the
emotion of the passing hour.
The Bishop said the fashion now
adays was to lay so much emphasis
upon the sweet now and here" that
the broader vision was lost, and the
world forgot that heaven was more
deeply concerned with the Sweet by
and by" He said he did not mean
that the iniustices, the social unrest
the evils of the present should not be
righted; on the contrary. they de-
manded the attention of every Chris
tian. but that Christians should solve
these problems with the things of the
eternal life in mind.
Heaven demands Of men i'm every
walk of life. declared the Bishop, tha
they should come out and face tn,
adverse conditions, climb the hills oI
difficulty and gain sef-mastering and
strengthened moral fibre. The mar
who has been saying. why ha.
heaven forsaken me?" should realize
that in the darkest hour, the windows
OF heaven are always open. TIL,
surrender of self. the going through
hardships. teaches a man the signi
ficance Of service to his fellow men
and a hungry world is waiting fol
him to bring relief, said the Bishop
In conclusion. he compared the younl
man Of the parable who went ava,
sorrowful, with st. Paul. who wai
willing 10 leave all for the service d
Eod. and who bore triumphant testi
mony that is was the only thing wortl
while in life.