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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
How to Make
Better Cough Syrup Than
You Can Buy
A Family Supply, Saving = and
Fully Guaranteed.

A Family Supply, Saving 3 and
Fully Guaranteed.
J A full pint of cough syrup-as
! much as you could buy for S. so
can easily be made at home. You
Twill find nothing that takes hold
TOT an obstinate cough more quick
lily. usually ending it inside of "a
hours. Excellent, too, for Group.
(whooping cough, sore lungs. asth-
ma, hoarseness and other throat
troubles.
) Mix one pint of granulated sugar
with u pint of warm water, and
stir for minutes. Put 2H ounces
of Pinex fifty cents WORTHY in a
! pint bottle, then add the Sugar
I Syrup. 1t keeps perfectly.
( The effect of pine and sugar
}syrup on the infamed membranes
lis we'll known. Pinex is the most
} valuable concentrated compound
of Norway white pine extract, rich
in guaiacol and all the natural
healing pine elements. Other prep
! arations will ot work in this
( formula.
( The Pinex and Sugar Syrup
recipe is now used by thousands Of
( housewives throughout the United
States and Canada. The plan has
I been initiated. but the old success
! full formula has never been equaled.
! A guaranty of absolute satisfac-
ton, or money promptly refunded,
goes with this recipe Your drug
} gist has Pinex, or will get it for
you. If not, send to The Pinex
I Co, Fl. Wayne, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
Cures Dandruf, Stops
the Hair From Falling
Out and Makes 1t
Grow.

There is nothing new about the
idea of using Sage for restoring
the color of the hair. Our grand
mothers kept their hair dark.
glossy and abundant by the use
of a simple Sage Tea" Whenever
their hair fell out or took on a
dull. faded or streaked appearance,
they made a brew of Sage leaves
and applied it to their hair with
wonderfully beneficial effect.
Nowadays we don't have to re-
sort to the old-time tiresome
method of gathering the herbs and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03

Some of the new clinging gowns are
fashioned with slight train. frequently
made SO as to fasten up by means of a
loop and button. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03

Sapphire blue and virgin are two ia
vorite shades for the odd velvet coats
which women are wearing with black
satin draped skirts.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Kansas Reprints Health Almanac

The Kansas State Board of Health
has its own ideas as to what is good
health literature and as proof of it's
belief, copies of the Kansas Health
Almanac for 1912 are found to be al
most verbatim reprint CT the Vir-
ginia Health Almanac, with gener-
Gus acknowledgment to the Virgin liza
Health Department.
The Kansas Almanac conforms in
almost every respect to the Virginia
Almanac which was issued last year
for the FIRST time. 1t includes all
the proverbs" printed in Virginia
and all except one of the monthly
warnings" The one exception AS
hookworm disease, which does moi
exist in Kansas. For this warn
ing regaI ding whoopingcough was
substituted.
Not to be outdone by it's Western
rival. the State Health Department
now has in press it's almanac fo
1912, which is a development of th,
almanac for last year. In addition t,
fables and warnings against specia
disease, the almanac aims to maxi
itself more useful by printing a Sc
ries OF important Things for Farm
or TO Do" 10 each month.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
IS, 200 Bills introduced in the Last
Congress

In an interesting article in the
March Woman's Home Companion,
entitled How Laws Are Made"
the Vice-President OF the United
States. James, S. Sherman. tells ex
actly how the mechanism OF legisla-
tion works at Washington.
Mr.. Sherman says that in the last
session of Congress 40, 900 bills
were introdu ced. We're Congress
in session 800 days a year and
working eight hours day, it could
devote only hall an hour to each Of
these measures. Where the aver
age annual session is five months
and Congress sits less than five
hours a day, each bill could receive
but eight minutes consideration.
The major portion of this mass of
bills is of private nature, relating
to pensions and claims against the
government. but there are thou
sands of measurs pertaining to gen.
eral subjects. such as the tariff and
other important matters.
1t is obvious that this immense
number of bills cannot be consider
ed individually. Mr.. Sherman says:
1T is in committee that most OF
the real work OF law-making is done.
Debate, as a rule, has little effect
upon the fate of a measure. 1t is
largely the froth Of legislation; the
substance is the work performed
by the committee which has the
particular matter in charge. Or
political questions members vote
their party convictions, or are sup
posed to do SO, while upon Other
and non political matters, or these
which have no partizan significance
they most always follow the recon
mendatiOnS of the committees. Va
ration from this practice is the ex
ception and not the rule.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Down With the Lightning Rod

Lightning rods, held in respect
since the days of Benjamin Frank
lin, are now declared TO be a farce
and waste OF money by William
Nj. Levy, chairman OF the building
committee of the New Orleans school
board. With an air of finaity, Mr..
Levy observes:
We believe that lightning rods
are an actual menace because of
improper insulation and ground
connection. About the only persons
who benefit are the contractors who
erect the rods and the repairmen.
The public doesn't take any stock
in lightning rods these day. AS a
matter of fact, the devices will not
attract lightning from distance o
more than 40 feet. Trolley anC
electric lighting wires that encirclt
the city are a much greater protec
| tiOn."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Col. Roosevelt's Address in Ohio

Elk President Theodore Roosevelt
raped President Taft and advo-
Gated practically every progressive
measure advanced during the last
few years, in his address before the
Ohio Constitutional Convention in
Columbus Wednesday.
Using the phrase, I'VE progress
sives," Colonel Roosevelt came out
with the most complete declaration
of his ideas that he has given in
many months, and defined the views
that will probably form the basis of
his platform in case he is nominated
for the presidency.
Among the progressive measures
urged by the ex President were:
Government supervision of cor
porations.
Direct election OF Senator's.
The short ballot.
Direct nominations by the people,
including national convention dele
gates.
The initiative and referendum.
The recall, including recall O
Judges and special recall of specific
judicial decisions.
In speaking for the recall o
Judges, Colonel Roosevelt delivered
a broadside against President Taft,
recent utterance to the effect tina
the people were incompetent to de
eide when a judge should be recall
ed. and therefore should not hav,
the power.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Pneumonia Warnings Sent Out

In these days CT changing temper
ature, the State Health Department
warns the prudent citizen to beware
of pneumonia. This disease is an
nually very obstructive and. say
the health authorities, is particular
ly dangerous at this season of the
year.
To protect oneself from the dis
ease. declares special bulletin. it
is highly important to avoid close
and ill-ventilated rooms. An even
temperature should be secured in
all living and working rooms and
fresh air should be admitted, while
care is taken to prevent draughts.
Another important precaution is
proper clothing. Rapid changes in
temperature may be expected dur
ing the next six weeks, which will
cause much Inconvenience and sick
ness unless they are guarded
against. Overcoats should not bt
neglected, for, even when there i.
no immediate need for them, sudder
drops in temperature superinduc,
pneumonia. grip and like complaints
The wise man will carry his over
coat. even when the temperatur r,
seems to promise the coming O
spring.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Should Sheep Replace Eagle as Our
National Emblem?

Did you ever happen to hear that
II stick is held up in front of a
flock of sheep and the leader jumps
over il, the remainder OF the flock
will jump over the place where the
stick was, even after 1t is with
drawn2 l never tried this, but l
have been told by sheep wise folks
that it is true. and it has given me
much food for thought as | have
ruminated on our fads, intellectual,
aesthetic, and other. Our mental
kinship with the flock was too
early pointed out in Holy Writ to be
disputed now. 1 wonder if pic
ture Of this sheep scene would not
make better national emblem than
our proud and independent Ameri-
can eagle, who looks as if he did his
own thinking, and hence is no long
or fitting symbol for us. Was
there ever a country wherein peo-
pie were so afraid of not doing as
the others do2 To be convicted OF
not having achieved the latest ad-
miration is to have failed utterly in
life. Surely most of the stout ladies
who puff and pant after the nimble
spirituality of the Hindoos are more
conscious of the pace of their travel
ing companions than OF the goal. A
study of the best sellers and of the
books most in demand may well
cause misgiving as to the depth Of
our intellectual preoccupations.-
From The Point of View" in the
March Scribner.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
EFFORTS TO PROTECT
BIRDS OF VIRGINIA
State Audubon Society Appeals to
Farmers to Help

Farmers to Help
The Virginia Audubon Society
furnishes the following communica-
ton to the farmers of Virginia.:
The provisions of the Moncure
and Rutherford Game Bill are being
misrepresented to you by it's oppo-
nents.
Experience in every State in the
Union but six has proven a Game
Commission to be the best thing
possible for the land owner.
Experience in every State in the
Union but fourteen has proven the
hunting license system to be the
best friend of the farmer.
Under the proposed law no one
will have to pay to hunt on his own
land or on the land on which he re-
sides.
A county license at cost OF Sl.0O
permits the country resident to
hunt in his cwn or any county ada
cent thereto.
The law automatically posts every
acre of land in the State and makes
il no longer necessary for the land
owner to appear against and prose
cute trespassers. The local game
warden is required to do this in the
case of one hunting on another S
land without permission.
The requirements as to a license
and permit to hunt on another s
land will disarm an army OF loafers
and trespasserS who now devastate
the country side, tear down your
fences, turn out your stock, burn
your woods and fields and trample
down your crops.
Is insurance against all trespass
ing; protection OF your property; ad
ditional labor during the fall on
winter; abundant game; fine sport
and the conservation OF bird-life in
general, of enormous economic
value to the agriculturist, wcrtl
$1.OO year to you? II you wan
these benefits, don't be misled BY
the pot-hunters but write to you
representatives in the General AS
sembly at once and urge them Il
support and vote for the bill. !
the law does not work out we'll i
can be repealed. Is it not worth
trial?
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Change the Laws to
Meet Present
Conditions
Constitution
Out of
Date
By Professor
GEORGE W. KIRCHWAY.
Dean OF Columbia Uni
versity Law School

URNG the past years have advanced stand
ards of morality and of conduct and it we'll
~ done long standards md
conducive well being In that time have changed
during changed
entire century. CONDITIONS ARE DIFFERENT AND DE-
MAND DIFFERENT STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. We are
growing better constantly and law hinder this
But LAWS CAN BE CHANGED TO MEET THE NEW CON-
DONS of life only result of change the social conception
Of right and wrong.
This justice precede any change
Only recognizing this the judges ho all
done rather legislature keep
abreast of the mes and command the of the people
The TIME Is COMING, AND THAT VERY SHORTLY, WHEN
WILL BE REALIZED THAT EtiE OLD CONSTITUTION THE
UNITED STATES OVER A YEARS AGO. is
DATE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Yuan Shi Kai Named President of
China

The National Assembly OF China
Thursday unanimously elected Yuan
Shi Kai, former Premier, as Presi-
dent OF the republic and then decided
that the provisional capital be Nan
king.
DR.. Sun Vat Sens resignation or
the Presidency was accepted on
condition that both he aud the pre-
sent cabinet hold Office until the
new President and cabinet take
over the duties.
In letter to the Assembly. in
which be offered to lay down the
Office OF chief executive, DIR. Sun
said:
Yuan Shi Kai has declared that
he adheres Internationally to the
national cause. He would surely
prove loyal servant of the State.
Besides this Yuan Shi Kai is q man
of constructive ability upon whom
our united nation looks with hope
that he will bring about the con-
solidation of it's interests. The
happiness Of our country depends
upon your choice. Farewell"
The National Assembly afterward
passed resolution paying great
tribute to DR.. Sun, as follows:
Such an example of pureness o.
purpose and self-sacrifice is unpar
alleled in history. 1t was solely
due to his magnanimity and modestN
that Northern China was won over.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
Newspaper Advertising for Banks

X. l.. Quincy, manager of the saw
ings department of the Common
wealth Trust Company, st. Louis,
Mo-, in an address on Advertising
Lemons. delivered before Group
IL, Missouri Bankers Association,
declared that bankers receive the
best results from newspaper adver.
Using, and strongly urged contin-
uous advertising by contract, de-
claring that the best results would
be obtained only by persistent effort.
His talk was illustrated by chart
showing advertising lemons" oil
various kinds.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
TEMPERANCE MEASURE
IS PASSED BY HOUSE
Jordan Enabling Act Triumph
antIy Out Won
THE BALLOT STOOD 81 TO 80
ALI Amendments to the Bill Were
Voted Down


The temperance advocates of Vir
GINA won a great victory Thursday
last when the House of Delegates,
by a recorded vote of 81 to 30, de
cided to let the people of Virginia
express their sentiments on the
liquor question. whether there shall
be sales of liquor at any point in the
State.
The vote was reached after the
subject had been debated in the
House for three days, the major
portion of the talking being done by
the opponents of the measure.
When the time came to take up the
amendments they we're read IN the
order in which they we're offered,
and they went down to defeat as fast
as they were submitted. Roll calls
were numerous, and in every in
stance the Statewide forces held in-
tact-the lines were unbroken. save
that recruits began to come in after
the first vote. IL ended in a pro-
ceSSion.
Then came the measure proper,
the Jordan Bill. and with the gal
leries packed and the floor crowded
to suffocation and while the result
was foregone conclusion, the sup
porters of the measure were not
prepared for the big vote received.
They had counted on SO, and they
got four more than they expected,
and the announcing of pairs"
shows they had total of &c.
There was some little scrambling
for the band wagon, and the water
wagon brigade made room for all
who came. 1t is no rash statement
TO say that the liquor forces are
considerably nonplussed by the
failure of the wet division to
stand FIRE.
The Jordan Enabling Act auto
matically provides tor a State wide
prohibition election when one-fourth
OF the voters who participated in
the last general election sign petit
ton therefor. Only q 900 names to
the petition will force an election.
The bill was bitterly opposed on the
ground that it was unconstitutional,
in that it gave the people the right
} to make laws which can only be en-
acted by the Legislature.
Although the prohibition element
) solidly supported the measure, a
, substitute declaring for State wide
, prohibition on July 1st next by Leg
islature enactment was defeated by
a vote of 63 to 10. Another amend
} ment to punish persons, not quail
} fed voters, who signed the election
call, was also defeated.
t Rockbridge's delegates divided or
l the question. John W. Stephenson
voting for the measure and Hugh
5 A. White voting against it. MIR
= White was one of the strong speak
$ ers in opposition to the bill on con
+ stitutio nal grounds.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
GREAT STORM SWEPT
IN FROM SOUTHWEST
Worst Blizzard of Years Visited
This Section
PROPERTY LOSS VERY GREAT
Sudden Drop in Temperature Causes
Widespread Suffering

The worst blizzard in recent years
swept up from Texas across the
central west and Ohio Valley and
up the Atlantic Coast from Florida
last Wednesday and Wednesday
night, leaving great wreckage in Its
path. Trains were derailed and
shipping destroyed, besides report
ed damage to buildings and loss Of
life.
The gale seems to have swept up
from the gulf coast, from Florida
and slightly northwest over Texas.
raging with great violence in the
southwest and middle west, and
changing its direction again to-
wards the east, but much further
north than where it seemed to origi-
nate, it swept over the Alleghanies,
by which time, however, its force
was greatly lessened. In Florida,
the hurricane conferred about the
Pensacola section, doing great dam
age, but communications we're so
completely cut, all wires being
down. that the extent OF the damage
can not be determined. Sweeping
Texas, Missouri, Kansas and Ok
| lahma, over foot of snow fell, the
temperature falling from 20 degrees
early in the day to below freezing,
and in many States the mercury
fell below zero, the blizzard being
about the worst experienced this
winter in the Middle West. All
trains were delayed for hours, and
communication was completely par
alyzed.
BY tie time the blizzard had
reached this section of the country,
it had moderated to merely a fierce
gale of wind, the force OF which was
largely broken by the Alleghanies,
as in many States it had registered
over 60 miles az hour. The temper
ature fell from 40 degrees to 81 de-
RIcCS IL DOlO" AAOONlHBs IL AOS 80
than three hours. Snow, which fell
heavily in the Middle West and
South West. was light here, but for
a short time about midnight the
swirl of light snow fakes were cut
ting, aud even after it had stopped
falling. it was kept rushing through
the air oy the fierce wind, so that i
was scattered over such a grea
area that by morning very littl'
could be seen. The wind started
rising early in the evening, and b,
10 30 o'clock had reached tn
strength of a gale, continuing 70
the greater part of the night.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

The Woman College bill, which
had Tor its purpose the establishing
of a coordinate college for women
at the University OF Virginia. was
defeatedl in the Senate Thursday
by vote OF 20 to IA. Advocates of
the measure announce the battle
just begun and say the same bill
will be presented in 1914.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

AS Governor OF Georgia, the Hon.
orable Hoke Smith found the unusu-
al but pleasant duty laid upon him
OF signing his own credentials as
United States Senator.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

The Chilean government is erect
ing from 60 to 20 new school build
ings . year,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

Texas is now producing peaches
10 the annual value OF 81, 900, 900.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
H. A. WHITES APPEAL
AGAINST ENABLING ACT
Unconstitutional and Destructive of
Home Rule

The Enabling Act was under Gre
in the House of Delegates last week.
Following are reports Of Delegate
Whites arguments:
The Richmond Virginia. OF Wed-
nesday says:
Mr.. White of Rock bridge, made
the constitutional argument of the
day from the wet" stand point.
He said it seemed now tina. it was
merely a question whether the
House would acquiesce in snd adopt
such measure as the AntiSaloon
press and mouth piece had suggest
ed for the people. This is repre-
sentative government, asserted Mr..
White, who gave a good deal OF at
tention to the editorial discussion of
the Enabling Act in the Richmond
Virginian. He declared that be
was willing to support a measure
that gave the people the rightto vote
in an advisory manner and, asked
be, who was right the bill or the Vir-
gilman, which paper be declared,
was the mouth-piece OF the Anti
Saloon League. Intentionally or
not the people had been deceived,
declared the Rockbridge member.
He declared that the Anti-Saloon
League was either ignorant of what
it wanted or it was foOling the peo-
pie. He declared that by the laws
of Virginia, the Legislature is the
law-making power, but this bill
would give to the people a right
which the Constitution had speci6-
cally said they should not have.
l will not vote, so help me God,
to violate my oath" shouted the
Rockbridge member. He declared
that he was willing to vote for such
a measure as he had been led to be-
lieve was asked for. He knew the
Virginian to be a clean, good paper,
legitimate and proper, but he de-
clared that the Anti-Saloon League
was either ignorant or deceiving
the people.
He declared that the Constitution
and Bill of Rights are the fundamen-
tails to protect the people, and when
it came down to whistle the Con-
stitution down the wind" be would
stand for the Constitution.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Of
Thursday says:

Thursday says:
With words which burned their
way into the minds and consciences
of his hearers. Hugh a. White of
Rockbridge, made his second speech
yesterday against the Jordan Prohi-
bition Enabling Bill. The silence
which brooded over the hall of the
House of Delegates, crowded as it
was, showed the close attention
with which he was heard. The fire.
Quent interruptions demonstrated
the inroadS he was makingup the
judgment, il not upon the votes, OF
his hearers. He said in part:
II beg the members of the House
of Delegates of Virginia, when they
cast their votes on the Jordan Bill,
to consider their consciences and
their oaths. and not brush aside the
Constitution and the statutes OF this
/ Commonwealth. Such efforts have
always been the beginning of the
downfall OF free and liberty loving
peoples.
Il know whereof l speak. l can
prove to any court that this Jordan
Bill would destroy representative
government as laid down in our
Cor stitution. The liquor question
pales into insignificance beside this
attempt to court destruction of the
principles on which our government
is founded.
Every pure democracy on earth
las gone down to destruction.
Whenever the law-making power
has been vested in the people. they
have become a bowling mob. The
people Of Virginia are not supreme.
because by their own action they
have written into the Constitution
delegation of their statute-making
/ powers. The head Of the camel is
this day protuding in the tent. Be-
ware that you admit him.
Treat the Jordan Bill as it islands
as you would an invasion in your
domestic life. l charge you again
, by your oaths and by your love foi
your State, treat it as you would al
invasion of your own home anC
= freside.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-28

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