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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-14

OF the novels put out so far in the
year 1912 George Seibel says in the
"~Pittsburg Gazette-Times' hat 10
seph in Jeopardy by that brilliant
English woman who writes under the
name Of Frank Danny is the most
Important Since its publication it
has been going at the rate Of q new
edition each week. the third large
printing being just from the press.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-14

"Ts it advisable to disk in peas in
stead OF blowing and narrowing in ?"
No, the best way toasow cowpeas is
70 put the land in good order with
the harrow and hen drill the peas il
with a wheat drill set to SOW two
bushels Of wheat an acre. This
will put all at a uniform depth and
they will start together and the crop
will be better than where they are
Sowed broadcast and narrowed OF
disked in.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-14

What Mrs. J. Emmett Howell SAYS
about fresh air should receive the
careful attention of every one. Dur
ing all the past HARD winter We have
never slept a night without q win
dow wide open in our bedroom. and
have done this for years. and I do
no believe that wife or / could sleep
il the windows were shut. Mo we
have not had a cold all the past hard
winter. Our bedroom is warmed by
a hot-air flue from below, but the
register is closed as soon as We retire
for we only want it comfortable for
getting ready for bed, and then We
want the cold air to rush in.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-14
Pen AND SCISSORS.

Three editions in two weeks IS the
Of Charles Majors me
Touchstone Of Fortune h seconc
edition was necessary WITHIN three
days Of the novels publication, the
third IS Just ready.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Prehistoric Dinosaurs Found.

What is believed to be an important
find Of hitherto undiscovered species
and genera of prehistoric land reptiles
has just been made. Twelve fossils
or skeletons Of dinosaurs, among them
two complete brontosaurs-the largest
animals that have ever lived-were
unearthed from the side of cliff nine
miles north of Jansen, Utah, in what
was, in distant ages, a river; as the
cobbles, mussel shells, and sand en-
vironing the bones showed. Besides
these specimens OF the extinct bronto-
saurus fossil, remains OF several stego-
saurus specimens were also brought
to light. These, Mr.. Hartley M. Phelps
tells us, are very rare. The stegosau-
rus was the most grotesqque animal
that ever existed. The brontosaurus
often attained length of so feet, but
1t had a small head. It's neck and tail
were short. Like the stegosaurus, II
lived by eating succulent herbs. II
had powerful legs, 10 feet or so in
length. The diplodocus measured &c
feet long, had an immense body. pow
erful legs, and an enormously long tail
and long neck, but small head. II
liveA in swamps and ate waterweeds
Its remains have only been found or
the slopes of the Rocky mountains.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
WHERE SEDAN CHAIR IS USED
The 3-Century-Oid Vehicle Is Still Seen
on May Day In knrtsford,
England.

The news that there Is woma still
living who rode in a Sedan cha, IL
reminder of the fact that tn q one
town in England where a Sec hair
Is still used. 1t is at Knuts. . in
Cheshlre-the Crawford" oil Mrs.
Gaskell. Every May day Knu sord
arrays itself in gala attire. Spor.s are
held on the village green, the May
queen is elected and crowned. and
in order that no aspect OF antiquity
should be missing-the Sedan chair is
produced.
Whatever may have been absolutely
the latest date at which a Sedan chair
was used, the chair, at any rate, had
longer life than most forms Of public
conveyance. For it appeared in Eng
land as early as 1881, and in London
fifty years later, when Sir Francis Dun
comb obtained the sole privilege Of
letting and hhing them. Thus the
Sedan chair was in use for roughly
three centuries, and how many hand
SONS are likely to be carrying passen-
| gers in 2133, which will be the tercen-
tenary of their introduction? -London
Chronicle.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
The Exclamation.

At crab supper in honor of Thorn.
as F. Ryan during convention week in
Baltimore a congressman said, apro-
pos of Mr.. Bryan's attack on Mr..
Ryan:
81, for my part, am against this
undertaking and mud Singing. Why
should out public men be kept con.
tinuauy under the lash?"
There was a murmur of approval.
Mr.. Ryan held up his hand to quiet it,
th.n smiled and said:
After all, gentlemen, If you are in
the public eye you must inevitably be
under the lash"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
in SEARCH OF BLUE ROSE
Modern hortIcuIturIst Has Very High
Ambitions, Says England's Pre-
mIer Gardener.

To find a blue rosei That is the
great ambition of the modern garden
err, according to Sir Harry Veitch.
England's premier gardener, who was
recently knighted by the king, and the
honor was well deserved. for no
lone In the world has worked more in
defatigably for the development Of
horticulture, and no one has made
more important discoveries. Indeed,
In the course OF his fifty years OF
business the gardening knight has In
troduced into this country many hun
dreds Of plants. -
For four generations his family has
been associated with the romance OF
fiowers-the late Mr.. James Veitch
was described as the first nursery
man OF his day"-and II was the
Veitchs who began the policy OF ran
sacking the world, especially the
Equatorial world, for orchids and
studied the reproduction and cross fer
tilization of foliage plants. Early In
life Sir Harry made It his aim to be-
come a sort of universal provider in
the gardening world. and for years he
has had travellers in all parts Of the
globe searching for rare plants.
Curiously enough. he considers that
| China is one of the most wonderful
| fields for work of this sort. and he
| mentions the fact that one Of his trav'
elers has lately come back from the
| celestial land after three years trip
in the course of which he got as far as
Thibet and had to struggle for life
with four bandits to preserve his spe
cimens. The risk these travellers rur
for unknown flowers are often yer!
great, and sometimes expeditions
prove very disappointing. ~: Is fas
cinating work, however," says ST
Harry. "and has often led fowe
searchers into corners Of the worl'
which have never been trodden befor
by white men,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Oilinu Shoes.

The best way to keep black leather
shoes from looking worn, and also
from breaking. is to dip small fan
mel rag in olive oil and rub 1t into
the leather; If it needs further rub
bling or wiping. take fresh. dry flannel
rag and go over 1t. This method Is
good for the woman in mourning, as
It keeps her footwear black without
polishing 1t. and provides a dulled fin
ish.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure;
F. j. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
We, the undersi gned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last 10 years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable In all bus
mess transa ctions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal
", acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. Test
monials sent free. Price 30 cents pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family PHI for constipa'
tions
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Iahellnd Foods.

Many otherwise good housekeepers
are very Indifferent about labelling.
They trust to their memory as to
what is in each jar or package, and
sometimes with disastrous results. All
stores should be plainly labeled.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Then and Now.

Sometimes l feel sure" said Bill
kins, that once sat on throne and
waved a scepter." "And now" re-
marked his CHEEKY wife. you are 60
ing to stand on the back porch and
wave a rug beaten"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
From Recent Books.

at takes bet very delicate shadings
TO mark evolution in the friendship of
women-because women are so sell
dom friends. 1.-The Unknown Won.
an" by Anne Warwick.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Too True

Don't Judge too hastily from appear
ances. The man who comes to your
back door, looking like a tramp, may
be a retired capitalist trying to run
his own auto.-Judge.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Erosion Losses.

In thirty-five years England has lost
$40 acres by erosion. but this has
been more than made up by the new
land which has formed during that
time.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
No Small to IL.

Doctors Wife (as patient departs)
Mercy! What a monstrous man.
Wants treatment for obesity. I sup
pose. Doctor-No. he complains Of
pains In the small of his back
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
VIII Use Electricity.

It is thought that electric lights will
ultimately take the place of all others
In lighthouses. The difficulties in the
way are being gradually overcome.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02

II Doesn't Get You Anything.
Reminding your boss OF mistakes
he has made is just about as sensible
as It is for a ball player to sass the
umpire.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
A Tense Matter.

Millie-"Was that your intended
with whom 1 saw you yesterday
Grace-"Yes, my present future 30 to
speak"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02

Cautious Stalking Required.
waiter-'well, sir, how did you find
the beef?" Diner-"Oh! l happened
to shift q potato. and-well. there 1t
was."-Bystander. -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
STRAIN s. PATTON
ClOthierS and Gents FurniSherS
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA

7 Glass tells iu CLOTHING as in
everything else. Good material and
good workmanship are the things
that count. Unless the fabric is
good the Clothing won't wear. Un-
less the workmanship 10 expert and
painstaking the clothing won't hold
is shape. It's economy 20 buy
good Clothing and Furnishings and,
not meaning to brag about it; we
are prepared to furnish the goods
at PRICES that are sure to PLEASE.
Bag II it's clothing you need come
to see US. .
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
ROCKERS, CHAIRS,
SETTLERS, SWINGS,
VUDAR SHADES, ETC.

Also for the Hall. Parlor, Dining
Room. Bed Room and Kitchen all OF
which will prove satisfactory in
quality and price.
We can save you money if you are
going to buy a sewing machine.
DH- Registered Embalmer in charge
of our Undertaking Department
which is conducted IN a manner
that will Facet wish approval
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02

The time has come you will want
to get the good of your porch.
We have the furniture ncedful:
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
FOX ALWAYS WAS CUNNING
Fable From the Talmud Tells How
He Put the Bear In the
Well.

A fox and a bear were out walking
together one day, when, as they passed
a house, they smelled the dinner cook.
Ing. The fox suggested to his compan-
ion that they should creep into the
kitchen when no one was there and
steal some of the food. The bear
agreed; but while they were in the
kitchen the cook came in and the
bear was caught and punished. For
this he threatened to kill the fox; but
the cunning fox said:
pray do not let US quarrel. I will
take you to another place where we
shall certainly obtain plenty Of food.
At night the fox led the bear to a
deep well and pointing to the refec-
ton Of the moon IN the water below,
said:
There is a fine cheese. We will go
down and get It,"
He then got into one of the buckets
at the end Of the rope and told the
bear to get into the other. But as he
was too light to balance the bears
weight large stone was placed with
him in the pail.
As soon as the bear had entered the
other bucket the fox threw out the
stone and the bucket with the bear
inside descended and was left in the
well.-From the Talmud.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Roosevelt at the Gates OF
Heaven.

St. Peter was aroused by knocking
on the gate Of heaven and upon inquir-
ing who was without received the reply,
George Washington.
What have you done to merit
heaven?" asked the saint.
81 helped to establish great nation, -
was the modest rejoinder, whereupon
the father of his country was invited to
enter.
A few decades after a tall cadaverous
individual presented himself at the pear.
ly gates and requested admission.
who are your" asked St. Peter.
Il am Abraham Lincoln" was the
reply. OF course the great emancipator
was assigned one of the high seats in
heaven
After the passages of few more de-
cades there came terrific hammering
upon the golden gate, and St. Peter in
much trepidation hastened to ascertain
the cause of the racket. Looking timid-
ly out he saw a pompous individual in a
Rough Riders uniform and lr lndishiag
big stick.
"Who ,xed st. Peter trem-
ulously
None of your business who / am, ="
came the tart reply; 'just tell God I'm
here
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
MoDEsT is 4 MALE VIRTUE
With Women Il ls no More Than an
Artificial Protective Device,
Says Writer.

And in this same connection It is
time that We revised our ideas Of
feminine modesty. What q lot we
have written about It and how much
we have enthused over IT. Some Of
us have even tried to find in II an in
spiration. and women have listened to
our praises and our esctasIes for all
these years and never cnce have they
divulged the secret that they had not
the slightest idea what we were talk
ing about They have known that we
were crediting them with some virtue
that they did not possess, but the only
way in which they could learn Of that
virtue was by an observation of our
selves.
For modesty is male, not female,
virtue. and II men do not get the
credit due to them It is only because
they have lost the power to blush.
What is called feminine modesty is
no more than an artificial protective
device. something that is assumed for
a purpose. like revolver. II has no
basis in consciousness. But male
modesty has basis in consciousness
and is unassumed. No power on earth
could persuade man to enter a draw
ing room stripped to the sixtieth de-
gree Of latitude. He would be quite
shy about It II only men were present,
but women will DO this IN the pres
ence Of both sexes. and many OF them
would go lower still but for the con-
ventions.
Now a woman who had to walk
down the street In decollete dress
would probably blush. She would say
that her modesty was offended, but
actually 1t is her sense Of the appro-
pirate that would be offended, for she
has not the least objection to bath
ing in public-that Is to say. playing
about on the sands-in q costume far
more explosive than the decollete
gown. In short, a woman's sense Of
modesty is one-hah a protective pose
and one-hah a sense of the appropri
ate. If you want a natural and uh-
spoiled modesty you have to go to
men for 1.-THE Argonaut.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
SURGERY IN ANCIENT TIMES
TrepannIng Is One Of the Oldest of
Operations, Dating Back to
Stone Ace.

There Is no doubt that some rough
form OF surgery must have existed
from very ancient times, but it is
strange to find that so complex and
delicate an operation as trepanning is
one of the Oldest.
So far as actual records 90. Hippoc-
rates gives US the earliest account.
He wrote treaties on fractures, dislo-
cations and wounds of the head, in
which he described the method Of
procedure to be followed in the case
OF a fractured skull. His direction
was to cut away a piece of bone so
that the pressure on the brain might
be relieved.
There are also records about this
time and later of file being used for
this purpose, which at time when
anaesthetics were undreamed of must
have been, to say the least, painful.
According to DR.. T. Rice Holmes,
the operation Of removing pieces of
bone was performed long before his
toric times. The effects on the skull
are. easily seen after death and are
visible SO long as the bones are pre-
served.
From inspection of certain skulls Of
the later stone age in ancient Britain,
DR.. Holmes has come to the conclusion
that some OF these had undergone the
operation. which must have been per-
formed with stone implement--Lon-
don Standard.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
STOCKTON & son
FATAL TO MIGRATING BIRDS
Lighthouses XIII Many Thousands,
Which the Keepers Dispose of
In City Markets.

A writer furnishes some striking
figures concerning the havoc wrought
among migrating birds by big light
houses. The lighthouse on the Pointe
de Penmarch, in Brittany, France, has
a revolving light of 10000, 900 candle
power. Visiting this on November 10
last year, and again on the twelfth,
the observer saw tens Of thousands of
birds whirling round, and it seemed
to him that the light shot out a per
feet hail Of electric sparks among the
migrants. Next morning he was pres
ent while the dead bodies were being
collected. They are dispatched every
day to Paris by train, and the "catch"
he was told, often comprised from
1000 to 1000 victims; one morning
alone there had been more than 500
woodcock in the bag"
On the two mornings he was pres
ent there were only a score Of wood
cock the first day, but on the second
the ground was Uttered with. from 900
to 1000 victims, chiefly blackbirds,
ducks. woodcock, thrushes and golden
plovers. Another offender is the light
house on Belle lie, of the south
coast Of Brittany. On two dark
nights last November, with an east
wind blowing. this light caused the
death Of 5000 birds, including cur
lews, thrushes, snipe, starlings, over
100 woodcock and some sparrows and
quails. Thirdly, the Pilier lighthouse
kills every season some 700 woodcock.
An old sportsman Of Normandy de-
clares that round the lighthouse of
Barfeur last November there were
picked up in the coarse Of four nights
10000 birds Of all sorts, including
1900 woodcock. The destruction OF
bird life by the hundreds of light.
houses elsewhere can only be -imag-
ined.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Makes Pimples Go
Remarkable How Zemo
Clears the Face of PIN
pies and all Other
BlemiSheS.

With the finger tips apply little Zemc
to the skin, then squeeze the pimples
and blackheadg vanish Zemo is a
liquid, not a smear, leaves no trace, just
simply sinks in and does the work. You
will be astonished to find how quickly
eczema, rash, dandruff, itch, liver spots,
salt rheum and all other skin diseases
are cured.
Zemo is put up by the E. w. Rose
Medicine Co., ST. Louis, Mo-, and is reg
ularly sold by all druggiits at 81 for the
large bottles, but you can get a liberal
size trial bottle for only 25 cents. And
this trial bottle is guaranteed. You
surely will find Zemo wonder. Get a
bottle now from Perry's Drug Store.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Get Your Drinking Cups.

The sanitary law passed at the recent
session Of the Legislature, which for
bids the use of the common drinking
cups in stores, railroad passenger cars,
railroad stations, schools, steamb boats,
boarding houses. restaurants and other
public places, will go into effect on June
18th. The law also provides that pla-
cards printed in large type, and contain
ing the main provisions of the law, must
be posted in a prominent position in the
places mentioned. 1t is expected and
hoped that the strict enforcement of the
provisions of this wise measure will re-
dnce in marked degree the number of
dangerous contagious diseases, such as
tuberculosis, catarrh, bronchial and
many other forms of illness which are
often traceable to the use of a common
utensil for drinking purposes.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
BIG RUBY UNDER HIS SKIN
Burmese-Eurasian Was Used as Hid
Ing Place for Jewel by His
Father.

Surgeon Watson tells Tip about
some strange smuggling. story of
Burmah rubies and diamonds that
passed through this port undetected,
If not unsupported. The surgeon was
called to a big hotel to see a gen.
tleman with painful arm. The pa
tent was a yellow, slender, tawny
blond, the left arm little swollen and
very painful. A hard lump was found
under the skin just above the elbow,
and this was pressed on the funny"
nerve that runs behind the elbow.
The lump felt so queer and unusual
that the surgeon took an X-ray shot
at it and found it to be a big ruby,
about five carats.
This is the novel story of a man
with the ruby in his arm: He was
a Burmese-Eurasian (his father half
white). In his childhood his father
had been the chief of a band of da-
colts, cut-throat highwaymen, and had
skillfully and painlessly inserted a
number Of stones into the layer of
fat under the skin OF his fat boy, to
make him a walking cache of secret
treasure. AS a youth he went to a
mission school, later was graduated
from a tech" school, and was now
a highly successful business man. The
man with the arm set with rubies
would allow no more examinations or
X-ray pictures. There was not a
trace of scar near the ruby, SO skill
fully had the insert settling been
made. When asked what he intended
to do about his hidden treasures, he
said that was for his father to say
If aliye.-New York Press.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Early MANUSCRIPTS.

The type of letter In early manu-.
script was the same as that of those
used on the earlier metal plates and
wax tablets. All letters were cap
itals. Minuscule, or small lettering,
as opposed to the majuscule. was in
vented in the seventh century. Be
fore its invention there was no spac-
ing between the words. There was
no punctuation, unless possibly some
mark between sentences. When cur
sive writing came into general use
about the beginning OF the tenth cen.
fury the art was practiced by only a
few highly trained scribes. This con-
tinued all through the middle ages.
The scribes were artists, and they
carried their art to high degree OF
perfection. Many OF the manuscripts
Of that period are very beautiful speci-
mems Of handiwork and as perfect as
print.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
orIoIn of Beet suoar.

When the fleets of Great Britain
blockaded all the ports of Continental
Europe. during the Napoleonic wars,
Europe was cut OF from it's supply OF
sugar. It became necessary to find a
substitute. Before the discovery OF
America sugar was unknown and
honey was the universal sweetening.
But the supply OF honey was not equal
to the demand now. In some coun-
tries, as in Bohemia, they made sugar
from the maple; in other countries
they crystalized dextrose from the
juice OF the grape, but these sources
were inadequate. The final outcome
of the matter was the birth OF the
beet sugar industry. 1t was 100 years
ago. in 1910, that the first loaf OF beet
sugar was made and presented to
Napoleon; and the centenary OF this
event has just been celebrated in
France.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1912-05-22
Man and His wavs.

One day a wellknown politician was
enjoying a chat with a friend at a ho-
tel, when strange young man came
up and said:
Can see you for a moment, Mr..
Dash?"
Certainly" said Mr.. Dash, rising.
The young man led him across the
room and seemed to have something
important to say TO him. Arrived in
a corner, the stranger whispered in
the politicians ear:
Il am of the staff Of an evening
paper, and l should like you to tell
me what you think Of the situation in
the east"
Mr.. Dash looked a little puzzled at
first, then he said:
Follow me-"
Leading the way, he walked through
the reading-room, through a passage
into the dining-room, and drawing his
visitor into the corner behind the hat
rack. he whispered:
Il really don't know anything about
it"