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Are you going
to let your family
do without a
Pianojanother
Winter?
Remember, you premised your
wife and daughters they should
have a piano thia fall. Do not dis?
appoint them. Think of the many
Ionia* dreary days and nights they
will have to stay in doors this win?
ter, and how a STIEFF Piano will
not only halp them to pass the time
pleasantly, but will enliven your
evenings and make your home the
most pleasant place on earth.
Buy one now. Write us today for
prices and terms.
Chas. M. Stieff
Factory Branch Wa?*erooms
716 Maia Street Lynchburg, Va.
C. W. Whitmore, Manager
I Specially Represent
The Review of Reviews 53.00
The Woman's tl. .mc Companion $1.50
The American .Magazine $1.50
The Christian Herald . $1.50
an.l \.tll send you all. or each to a separate ad
ilr.s. i.t oas* vii for XaSo. Voil will note the
cmhint-.t price a* .r-*' . thorcfore I save you S3.70.
Il" vou wish any of the al.ovc m.u;aziues with any
other maicuriNe 1 ran s.ivn you money.
Address M M. MINN
Studi-m Law Depart as?t.
Washuagtoaa and Lea- University
W. B. HARRISON W. B. HUTTON
HARRISON ls HUTTON
(Successors to Mooned afc Harrison)
Weare now recelvln a tull lint* ..f
New Fall Goads
EuibraeluK
Bed Room Suites,
Parlor Furniture,
Rockers, Odd Chairs,
Rugs and Druggets,
Pictures, etc., and
All Kinds of Furniture. .
Ss9* Undertaking department ocntloueai
under ro^Uternd embalmer, at loweM
prlcea.
...SAMS STAND,..
Cor. Nelson and Jefferson Streets
LEXINGTON, VA.
NiKht and Sundav Phoue 2*.*?i and 77.
Store Phone. 229.
PATENTS
THADC-MARKS and ropTrln-ht*ol,t?inc<1 nano
tr* K. ml model. Hlrt.h. . ol ),h,.lo? am) brief
daarri|.ii..n. tor FRC* SEARCH and rt-pnrt oo
patrtitatiihtr. 2S year* fsp.-ii.-no...
Henel t-evnt atamp f'T NKW BOOKLET.
Tull af iatlr.it lnr..n?ali.'n ll will lu lp you to
fortune.
READ PAGES ? and LS before applying
for a i*t. ni. w rile to-4*y.
D. SWIFT & CO.
PATENT LAWYERS,
.303 Seventh St., Washington, D. C.
The Gazette Only $1.00
Ten Per Cent Off
lu onler to avoitl Christmas rush I will give
10 PER CENT OFF
ON ALL CASH SALES
UNTIL DEC. 1ST
1 have a large stock of
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Stiver ware,Cut Glass. Novelties
0JOT' Remciuiier you save fl.Ol) on every $10.00. You can?
not afford to miss this,as 1 have au unusually large variety of
goods this \i*:ir.
...SEE ME FOR REPAIRS...
A. Bassist
Here Is The Home of
?^iii? The Famous?"i""i""
FORD
AUTOMOBILES
FOR ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY
5 Passenger Car C/a^A
Ftally Equipped *PUa4rV
2 ls 3 Passenger $545
RUNABOUTS Fully Equipped ^Y^mf^Snf
At these prices sold by
JAMES E. HECK
Nelson Street Opposite Baptist Church
LEXINGTON. VIRGINIA
OUR BIGMORS
In Weight and Spread of Wing
They Surpass All Other Birds.
MYSTERY IN THEIR FLIGHTS.
With Fixed Outspread Winga Theae
Wonderful Birds Will Sweep Upward
? nd Onward Through tha Air With?
out tha Movement of a Feather.
lt ls not commonly known that we
have a condor lu tbe United states.
yet there ls one on the I'sci tlc coast
that lu weight und spread of Wing sur?
passes ull other birds. From tip to
tip of winn lt measures more than ten
feet, i-ouslderably more thou the con?
dor of the Auden nnd about a yard
more than the tautest eagle or swan.
This condor Ir blink, tinged wltb
browu. except under the wings, where
there ls a lons, narrow strip of almost
pure white running the whole length
of the wine mid widening near tbe
body It has no ruff round tbe neck,
but a fringe of long, narrow black
feathers on the back of the ueck gives
lt a savage appearance. lt nests
among thc rocks In lofty cliffs, laying
several white eggs much larger than
those of the turkey or goose. From
1875 to IM condors were so abun?
dant In southern California that I used
to see them almost every day. but now
they are found only In the wilder moun?
tains Their eggs bring $100 each In
tbe larger museums of the country.
If nn animal ls sick or disabled the
condor rarely hesitates to attack lt.
snd Its fnte ls soon sa-uled If it ls not
strong enough to defend Itself or es?
cape Its enemy.
I.Ike the condor of the Andes, that
of California will so gorge Itself wltb
food nt times that lt can be lassoed
In the ipilck dash of a good horse. A
friend of mine at San Jacinto had one
that had baree ranght In that way
But. although be had thousands of
sheep and cuttle, he had to give the
bird nwny because he could not afford
to feed lt ll would eat a whole sheep
st a meal and then look hungry snd
sad. ns If lt were badly treated.
Once clear of the ground, with wings
outspread, the condor has no trouble
In boa ring away hate the clouds a din?
ner that will last n week or two.
Standing on the ground nt n distance
this great bird looks much like a big
black Newfoundland dog sitting up for
a cracker, but In tho air lt surpasses in
grace and variety of nctlon every other
wanderer of the skies The whooping
crane, that floats like a s|hs-U of down
In the remotest blue: Hie frigate bird,
whoso wing seems never nindi- to fold,
even thc albatross, are all clumsy and
monotonous compared with the condor
It travels In fl series of winding lines,
in which symmetry mid grace alway*
govern the boldest sweeps or the high
est bursts of speed.
Dozens of times I have laid among
the rocks and had the condor como so
near that 1 could plainly see the spar?
kle of the brown eye In the vivid rei)
of the hare head, nnd willi the strong
glass that I always carried la hunting
deer I have brought the bird mud1
nearer. Vet never could I detect the
slightest motion of wing or feathers
beyond n lazy lap or two at intervals
of several minute.-, or n simple lnbend
lng of the tips of the wings, as If feel
lng the breeze to be sure lt was tbere
And the hird often floats an hour or
more without even this slight motion.
lt is quite wondai mi when the con
dor sets its wings and slides sidewise
across a strong brees* without a:iy de
scent, yet without falling backward
and still more so to see the great bird
return with fl swing ot tia If n mile el?
more, arriving hundreds of feet above
the point of spirting and perhaps hun
dreds of yards ahead of lt
When I have been well hidden among
the rooks I have seen n eoudor within
a few yards hanging on the air for
many seconds at ii time?not like the
hawk lui lancing Itself to fall upon sonic
bird below, but seeming to sleep there
as peacefully nnd tpiletly as a summer
cloud. Then suddenly the bird bas
turned half over mid cleft the air with
a sharp hiss of wing feathers, for
which there was not the slightest mo?
tion of a wing to account. And all this
time the condor has been rising instead
of falling, and I have vnlnly watched
the frin.red tips of the great wings for
the slightest sign of motion.? T. S. Van
Dyke in Youth's Comptinion.
A Definition.
"Pa." said Willie, 'what is a genius?"
"A genius, my son," snid Mr. Know
Itali, "ls a man -who can't collect
enough of what the world owes him to
pay what he owes to the community In
which he lives."?Harper's Weekly.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,*
Lucas, County. j "
Frank J. Cheney make* oath that he
ls senior partner of the Dim of F. J.
Cheney 4 Co., doing buttners in the
City of Toledo, County and State afore
said, and that said Arm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catari h that
cannot, be cured bv the use of HALL'S
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my preseuce, this Otb. day of December.
A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter?
nally and acts directly upop. the blood
aud raucous surfaces of tho system.
Send for testimonials, free.
P. J. CHENEY' & CO.,
Toledo, tittle
Sold by all diuggists, 750.
Take Hairs Family Pill for cocstipa
tlen. nev. IB
THAT LITTLE PONGEE GOWN
An Appeal for Help for the Cause of
Missions
Look ye Christians! Look at the
hundreds of little brown hands
stretched out! See the wealth of
misery and despair written upon
these little brown faces! Gaze deep
into these dark almond eyes and
read the pleading, heart-breaking
appeal foi- aid' Behold these little
undeveloped bodies, beot with care
and poverty and shame! Do not
tura away. Stop and investigate
ibe wretched life of these little out?
cast girls in Japan. Cinnot we,
here in our beautiful America, in
ourSute, in our city, in our own
home, do something toward alleviat?
ing the misery of their condition?
Cannot we do our part, if only a
mite, toward assisting that most
oonsecruted, courageous, self-sacri?
ficing, noble woman. Miss Annie
Dowd, our missionary in Japan, to
realizj lier "Heart's Desire" in
building a home for these girls? A
borne where they can be protected
and taught to live clean, pure lives.
A home where they can learn of the
New Life and be fitted to go out and
work for Him who gave Himself
that we might live
Miss Dowd does not ask for an
elaborate building, but a homo of
substantial structure of purely Jap
anese style. She herself has taken
into her own home and cared and
Iprovided foranumber of the-egirls.
Mr. David Patrick MacMillan has
written the story of a little pongee
dress owned by Miss Dowd aoi the
wonders it accomplished in such a
captivating manner that you will
have missed a great deal if you fail
to read it.
Gentlemen, do not pay so much
for that new overcoat or handsome
automobile you are contemplating
purchasing.
Ladies, take a lesson from the lit?
tle missionary and expend less upon
beaver hats, velvet coats and silken
gowns and send your money to the
missionaries and see if you do not
reap a great harvest of joy.
Remember "That Little Pongee
Gown." The proceeds of the sale of
this hook goes toward building this
borne. $3,500 has been secured;
here you will learn by reading the
book, and we are earnestly endeav?
oring to secure the remaining
uount needed in as short a period
ul time as possible.
Copies may be secured by send?
ing fifty-three cents to Mrs. Addi?
son Hogue, Miss Lu tie Irwin or to
me, or to Mrs. P. H. Eagan, Box 73,
Clinton, Miss. Two cents should
be added for postage.
Everybody help.
Katf. C. Grinstkad.
Roman Masons' Tools.
The excavations nt Pompeii and Her?
culaneum lune unearthed masons'
tools much re wann blt ag those in use to
day nnd demonstrated tlie freer use of
large tiles, the employ meat of iron tn
tie together brick mid stone work
snil the use of n kimi of concrete of
which lime w.-is the binding, median
and fluely broken brick a favorite ma?
terial. The dome of the Pantheon,
built in the first century of the Chris?
tian era. still testifies to the enduring
Suture of the concrete superstructure,
albeit bound with lime and not with
cement.?National Magazine.
Artistic Ability.
** 'By the Sea" ls a very pretty title
for your picture." said the Interested
onlooker. "Hut the sen ls too green,
ind the waves are too fluffy."
"That's so." replied the artist "I'll
paint some branches and twigs lato lt
and call lt 'The Woodland Way.* "?
Washington Star.
Entirely Too Emphatic.
"Then you won't murry me?"
"No; a thousand times no!"
"You don't need to say no a thousand
times." retorted the rejected suitor re?
sentfully. "1 only asked you once."?
Pittsburgh Tost.
Catty.
Maliel?George gave nie such ti lovely
diamond engagement ring. Gladys?
I But be'll want you to give lt back to
j aim. Ile always does.?Baltimore
! American.
Injuries we do nnd those we suffer
are seldom weighed in the name bal
i ince.?Simmons.
Tutt'sPills
This popular remedy never falls to
effectually cure
Dyspepsia. Constipations Sick
Headache, Biliousness
And ALL DISEASES arising from a
Torpid Liver acd Bad Digestion
The natural result ls good appetite
anti solid flesh. Dose small; elegant?
ly su gar coat cal and easy to swallow.
Take No Substitute.
STRAIN & PATTON
Clothiers and Gents' Furnishers?
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
r Class tells in CLOTH I NT, as in
everything else, ('ood material and
good workmanship are the things
that count. Unless tbe fabric is
good tbe Clothing won't wear. Du
less the workmanship is expert and
painstaking the clothing won't hold
its shape. It's economy to 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.
J."ha?"" If it's clothing you need come
to see us.
STRAIN & PATTON
LEXINGTON VIRGINIA
Miller's Bargain Stores
THE NEW STORE WITH NEW PRICES WITH NEW O.OODS
irnS. Main St.-eet LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA (S doors from Lyric)
JO SPECIALS
45 Cents 35 Cents
Ladle*' Waists worth 70 cent*. SjMK-ial Mao's Heavy Fleece-lin-d Shirt* ?>!
I'rl.-e. 40i-. Dra*?Vatn>, worth JO ceuts. Special
. Price CO cents or U'or. tl.00
Men's extra liena-v (Jordon y Pant",
worth JW.OO, Special Price. fl*$JM
7* Cents
(?(xxl Dbtm OlnmasB. worth 12 cent" s
yard, S|K-cial Pi ice. ~\e.
$1.10
M- ii - Heavy Shoes, worth ll.-VJ, Spec
iuI Price. $1 IU
$1.18
l'ov's So'id Leather shoes, worth $l.'50
Spacial Pi iee. Jl.ls
5* Cents $1.18
Go xl Apron (lingham, woith 8 cents n Ladle-' Kine Dre^s ctioes. worth $1.60,
raid. Special Price. ojc. *tpa?etal Pries. Ji.ix
19 Cents 48 Cents
Matting Kuu-s, worth S5 cents. Sperial Hov'. Knee Panta, worth 86 seats.
Pries. tin. spc-iai Price. 4 t.
HILLER'S BARGAIN STORES
Harrisonburg Charlottesville Lexington
origil Hot Blast Heaters and Ranges
...FOR...
Soft Coal, Slack. Siftings, Hard Coal, Crushed Coke, vVoo.i rind Cobs
Prices $\2.00 to $20.00
... A FULL LINK OF. .
Blankets and Comfoi tables
PtiT Fasy terms. Discount for cash.
A FULL LINK OF HOUSE FURNISHINGS
REAHS, JONES & GRAHAH
BUENA VISTA, VA.
NEW CLOTHING STORE
B. C. TOLLEY & CO.
It iel timi* to tliink about new fall Clothing. Wo eau tit you in
READY-MADE SUITS. Come in ami inspect our line of
Samples for Merchant Tailoring
We eau give good lits in nobby maile*to-measure baits
Full line of Trunks, Suit Cases and Hand Hags.
Nice line nf Hats, Shoes, Shirts aud Underwear.
f,y Good goods, well made, at light prices and sat-isf.u-tion
guaranteed.
"The Han's Shop"
B. C. TOLLEY & CO.
Oppo. 1st National Bank (Mainstreet) Lexington, Ya.
Hog Killing Time
Will soon be here and you will wanta GOOD Butcher Knife and
Meat Cutter
WE HAVE...
Warranted Shear Steel Botcher Knives,
Enterprise Meat Cotters and
Enterprise Lard Presses.
JW* Repairs for Meat Cutters carriedjin stock
flyers Hardware Co. Inc.
LEXmeTON. VA.
