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tf? N fl ? 'U"*?s n,be Xexin^ton (5a3ette *??'??*,/. VOL. 108, NO. 52 LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1912 $1.00 PER YEAR LAND CONVEYANCES AND BUILDING SALES Real Estate and Property Transfers Recorded The following deeds of bargain and sals were entered of record the Clerk's Office of Rockbridge county for two weeks ending Dec. 21. 1912: H. G. Kier to Dicy Kier, 1 acre near Rockbridge Baths, adj. John Goon. J. T. Snider, J. W. Lyle, Jas. G. Leech, Solomon Wronger, J. S. Davis, W. T. Davis, H. C Leech, T. L. Campbell to Pull!ic Service Pow? er Co., option to purchase 874 acres od Little Calf Pasture River. Walk? er's Creek district. H. J. Wilhelm to Ed. Tassel 5 140 acres adj. Hubert Snider, Kerrs Creek district, $100. E. R. Preston to Public Service Power Co., option to purchase 289 acres. Walker's Creek district. P. M. Ponick, commr. to J. A. Alexander.!?ti0 acres near Panther's Gap on e.ist side Mill Mountain, adj. D. S. Morgan. Mrs. Maude P M<fl!uer io S. R. rickey, 20 ..ces ai.ri 51 poles Beef Natural Bridge. #1.000. W. ti. Mathew*, trustee, B, G. Baldwin. K. W. Sjuuders to Schcol Board Natural Bridge district, cer? tain lots in town of Glasgow. Mattie J. Carter to Emanuel J. Wenger, house and lot c n west side of Main street, Fairfield, adj. E. R. Flippo. tl,(K)0. D. H. Rosen to School Board South River District, lot near Ra? phoe, adj J. H. Cox, $450. "V. P. I. Farmers' Week" A circular just received from the State Agricultural College,at Blacks burg, states that a three days' farm? ers' meeting will be held there Jan? uary 1, 2, 3, 1913. This meeting is for practical farmers who wish the latest information on profitable meth? ods of farming. Practical subjects will be discussed iu a practical way by the agricultural faculty of the V. P. I., and by other speakers. Thursday, January 2nd, the State Corn Growers' Association will meet at Blacksburg. and will hold a corn judging contest und a competitive exhibit of corn and wheat. In the evening the College will tender an agricultural banquet to the visitors. The cost of attending this meeting will be small, the only expense be ing railroad fare and living ex? penses. Tne College furnishes board at sixty cents per dav, and lodging can be secured at very rea Bunabie rates. Tbe regular holiday railroad Tates of one and three-fifth* fare fer the round trip can be used. These tickets are sold December 31st, and are good for return trip until January 6th. We hope many of our farmers will attend the meeting. Expenses of Virginia Congressmen Congressmen Carter Glass, An? drew Jackson Montague, William A. Jones and Walter A. Watson, all of whom were successful in their fight for election, spent not a cent to get the certificates at tbe hands of the voters after they had been nominated. Congressman James Hay, of the Seventh district, separated himself from $229.39 of the coin of the realm. Congressman Flood in the Tenth, managed to squander $1,156.71. ?Congressman Charles C. Car1 in of the Eighth, got by with an outlay of $228.10. Dowd in the Second district Con? gressman Holland spent, $680.25. Congressman Slemp.ln the Ninth, was force to extend himself to th* amount of $4,884.64, while General Rufus A. Ayres, bis Democratic op? ponent, accounts for distributing $2,280.25, and had the satisfaction of seeing his opponent get the certifi? cate. _ The new nickel, with an artistic Indian head on the face, will be in eireulation, according to the expec? tations of the Treasury Department, by February 1. Secretary Mac Veagh has definitely accepted the design. Within a few days an order will be given the mints to begin making the new coin. HOW HE RAISED THE CORN Method of Cultivation to Produce 167 Bushels Following are the methods used by Frank G. Brockman, the seven teen-year-old boy of Amherst coun tv, to break the record in Virginia in corn-raising: His greatest ambition 'is to have the world's champ onshio in corn production. Be made 167 bushels of corn this year on aa acre of land that might be termed elevated bot? tom land. It is on a small stream known as Buffalo River, about twenty feet from low water level. About half of the acre is what could be termed sandy loam, and the other half is a heavy dara loam, carrying a small percentage of sand. The sandy part suffered fearfully from the drougiit the past summer, while the heavier part seemed to be but little affected, and yielded at the rate of 200 bushels per acre, or pos? sibly more. This boy planted and cultivated this acre for a 220-bushel yield, and went about it ia a manly and scientific way, nothing being eft undone that a boy could do to? ward the development of ihe crop. The extreme dry wei.ther cut his > ii-Ui down, still it is a wonderful achievement, when it is remember ed tbe little stream almost went dry and the shrubbery on tbe nearby stony places turned brown from tbe drought. The corr planted was the Boone County White. The land was broken March 26, fourteen inches deep. The seed corn was put in Min 23, three feet six inches apurt in the rows and nine and one half inches in the drill. This 167 bush els of corn was raised at a net cost of 221 cents per bushel. Notwith? standing tbe high cost of proouc tioo, young Brockman cleared $153.35 on tho acre. State Crusade Yielding Valuable Result Trig sanitary crusades of the State Board of Health and tbe De? partment of Public Instruction is meeting with the hearty support of tbe county school authorities and is bringing about a notable im? provement ia the sanitary condition of the rural schools, which is well reflected in reports tiled recently by the inspector of the two depart? ments. "The most encouraging aspect of the great improvement," said an officer of the Board of Health, "is the fact that these reforms are coming from the local authorities and are not being forced upon ahem in any sense. School trustees and teachers are alive to the fact that the progress of their pupils is more dependent upon their health than upon any other single factor. Those io charge realize, too, that the money spent in improving tho sanitation of the schools saves tbe community from disease and renders more efficient the regular school work. They know that the community which confines Its children for long hours in close, badly lighted and badly ventilated rooms sins against the future. Aroused to these facts, they are willing to do their utmost and only ask for advice as to the best method of procedure. Tbe next year will witness a veritable transformation in this respect." Sugar Cured Hams One successful farmer uses the lollowing: Ten quarts of pure water, 4 pounds of rock salt, 1 pound of granulated sugar, 1 ounce of salt-peter. Trim almost all cf the fat from the hams, then pack in a barrel and sprinkle over each layer rock salt, put on a heavy weight and compress it. Make a brine of the above form ula, allow to stand for a few hour's and skim off all froth, then pour in i to the barrel without removing the weight. Have all pieces covered with brine. Allow tbe undissolved part of the brine to remain on the >op of the meat. Keep in a cool place for about one month. Smoke with hickory wood and olean corn ci bs. Bank tbe fire with dum pened sawdust. Length of time for smoking degends upon tulla aikatLui. /t?*l?4 ??.?li ^--J ? 60V. MANN WOULD NOT WELCOME J. J. BRYAN Says Nebraskan Failed to Call At Governor's Office, Which Was Discourteous COL. BRYAN MAKES ADDRESS in Newspaper Interview Expreses Confidence in Wilson Colonel William Jennings Bryan was a visitor in K chinond last Thursday night, and delivered a lec? ture befo.e the Business Men's Club of that city, his subject being, "The ?Signs of the Times." Governor William Hodges ManD refuged to be present at a luncheon and assist in welcoming Colonel Bryan. Tbe executive gave his reason for declining to show thi* hospitality to the distinguished vis? itor that etiquette required Mr. liryan to first call on bim as Un? representative of tbe people of Vir? ginia. Colonel Bryan was interviewed by representatives of the press aud fjllowing aresomeof hisstateme.its: UOOD CHARACTER OF MEN "We have been very fortunate ibis year io the character of the men selected to lead our tickets in tbe various States. They have almost without exception been not only progressive, but strong men, and we can confidently expect substan? tial improvement all along the line. "We are assured ol the ratification uf the income tax amendment, and the amendments providing for tbe popular election of United States Senators. It is quite certait., too, that the primary will be adopted wherever it has not already b^E: adopted, and great progress will be made in tbe direction of the initia? tive and referendum. "With these advances in govern? mental methods will come legislation on various questions which alloct the masses, all tending to approxi? mate more nearly to justice in taxa? tion and the distribution of the re? wards of toil. "We are facing an era of change, net in principles, but in tbe moana. of crystalizing principles into law. People are coming into their own. and this must cheer the hearts of every Democrat. Trust in the peo? ple is the essence of Detnooracy." Mr. Bryan was asked what affect the victory of Wilson will have upon Virginia. He leplied: "I am not sufficiently acquainted with your local conditions to dis cuss them, and besides 1 prefer not to make local application ot general principles. "But I have such a high opinion of the Democracy of this State that 1 would assume, without watti g for proof, that it will keep step wi h the Democracy of the nation. "Virginia, once known as tie Mother of Presidents, offers a new son to the nation, and I feel sure that the Old Dominion will support this sen in the great work upon which he has entered." When asked whether he would ac cepta position in Woodrow Wilson's Cabinet he said hedid not care todi* cuss the matter. He was also asked if he had any preferences as to those already suggested for Cabinet posi? tions, but said tv at he did not care to discuss them either. Tbe Great Commoner said ho would interview himself. Last of the Allan Clan Sidna Allen, regarded by many as the real ringleader of the gang that shot up the Carroll county court March 14 last, killing five person, and Wesley Edwards, his nephew, held to be scarcely less desperate a oharacter than his uncle, were taken to Richmond Saturday after? noon, DtO. 14, heavily manacled. Sidna faces aa aggregate of thirty five years in tr.. State prison and Wesley Edwards t>? -Hy-seven years for their parts in t. e slaying of J udge T. L. Massie, Com mon wca'th's Attorney W. M. Foster. Sheriff L. F. Webb, Juror A. P. Fowler and Miaa Betty Ayres. They are the PANIC MAKERS ARE WARRED BY WILSON Would Place Mark Upon Them That Will Serve to Warn Others of Duplicity PANIC IS CONDITION OF MIND He Believes the Future of America Is Assured Pro-,ident-Elect Wilson served flit uotice to Wall Street at the annual dinner of the Southern Society in New York that he will deal sum? marily with any man or set of men wbo undertake to upset the business interests of tbe country bv precipi? tating a panic. The President el?ct *as tu king about reports that had reached bis ears that his assump? tion of the office of President would disturb the business of the country and c ilise a panic. "A peale," he continued,"accord? ing to the authorities, is a condition ul tbe mind. As a matter of fact, there is just js much mo.-.ey the day tfter a-; there was the day before. There is another kind of panic that U precipitated by unfriendly inter? ests. "Jf any man undertakes to preci? pitate a pan ic, I promise ii iin a gibbet as high as Baman.I don't mean a lit? eral gibbet, because there would be no pain after it were applied, but I will put upon him a mark that will be felt as long as there are members of bis family surviving." Governor Wilson urged his hear? ers to forget that they ever were partisans, declaring that if they did uot go away purposing to put more force into the best things in the na? tion,they had wasted their evening. I'lIANdE AND BUSINESS "They say that business is going to be disturbed by the changes which are going to be undertaken by the Democratic party. Business ciuDot be disturbed unless tbe minds of those who conduct it are disturbed. "Sometimes panics are said to oc? cur because certain gentlemen waul to create an impression thai the wroug thing is going to be done. I am so remote from these things, and so innocent, that I do not know whether this is true or not. Bul 1 can conceive that it is perfectly pos? sible, for the machinery is in exis? tence by wnich tbe things can be deliberately d me. "Personally I do not believe there is any man living at the present moment who would dare use that machinery for that purpose. If hi do?;s, I promise you I will give it ?nv high attention. "The'terror'so often spoken of. nowadays seems to be like Greek tire. L has been exploded, lt is a stage product. The only cure for lnat sort of thing is to have one w lin knows that it is all make-believe "I am very nappy to bolieve that :ne future of America is assured. The recent election did not mean anything if it did not mean that. 'America said that there were certain things that ii was not going to stand for, and inasmuch as one party gave the peopie a chance to support a man who thought that these things should not be stood for, they vote*> for him." Will Use Whipping Post The whipping post for wife beat ers which has remained idle in tbe Baltimore city jail for several months, will be called into play once more, according to a sentence passed by Judge Elliot in the erie* mal court last week. Joseph Walk er, colored, was sentenced to suff r five lashes at tho post and spend 30 days in jail for beating his wife. lt was Walker's third offense of wife beating. Be and his wife had difficulties over money, and it was in one of the arguments about thin mai W liker made the attack on her 1'iin whipping post at the jail bas been used for wife beaters four or I five times in the last six or seven j >ears. I-abor is so* always paid better here than in Europe. The czar gets STRIKING CHARACTERISTICS Points of Information Concerning Woodrow Wilson Following are some of the charac? terise of President-elect Woodrow Wilson: He bas a charming and beautiful wife and three charming daughters. His daughters all look much more like him than like their mother, i bey are all grown and unmarried. His first name is "Thomas," but he has not used it for many years. They called him Tommy in college. He does net use tobacco. Drinks a little wine sometimes and a Scotch highball when very tired. Butter? milk is his favorite beverage. His favorite recreation is golf. He never drinks ice water. Seeps from 6 to 12 hours out of overy 2-t. He is 56 years old. Likes automobiling, butoftengoes t > sleep in the motor. He is a shorthand and typewrit? ing expert. Writes all bis speeches, lectures and books that way. He uses the "Graham system of short oand." He is 5 feet and lt) inc es tall and weighs 177 pounds. He can run half a mile without losing his "wind." Dislikes military display. Except for a few thousand dollars which he saved from his salary as President of Princeton University, he has do property or monev. Considers "13' his lucky number. There are 13 letters in his name and in his 13th year as Professor of Prince'on he was elected its 13th president. Likes to go to the theatre. Pre? fers comedy to lig.it opera. His best speeches are impromptu. He has enormous ears and a large mouth, irregular, somewhat dis colored teeth He wears eyeglasses all the time He was a good baseball and foot? ball player when a young man. Ho is Scotch Irish. His father was a Presbyterian minister and he is a Presbyterian, too. When away from home Oe sends his wife a "lettergram" every night. The Heroism That Made Possible the Panama Canal The French were ignorant of the mosquito transmission of disease, for the discovery had not been made The Americans arrived on the Isthmus in the full light of this in? valuable discovery. Scarcely bad they begun active work when at' outbreak of yellow fever occurred, which caused such a panic through out their force that cothing except the lack of steamship accommodation prevented the flight of the entire body from the Isthmus. Prompt, intelligent and vigorous application of tho remedies shown to be ellet' live by the mosquito discoveries not only checked the progress of the pest, but banished it forever from t..e Isthmus. Iq this way. and in this alone, was the building of the canal made possible. The supreme credit for its construction, there? fore, belongs to the brave men, sur aeons of the United States Anni, *bo. by their high devotion to dot* ind to humanity risked their lives in Havana in 1900 1 to demonstrate 'he truth of the mosq iito theory.? January Scribner Death Toll of Railroads Every time tie big railroads of the country took in $3,556 from the operation of their freight and pas? senger trains, dr.ring the fiscal year ending June 30 last, a human being was killed or injured. The casual ties amounted to 180.123. Of that number, 10 585 were killed and 169, 538 were injured, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission report sent to Congress. During the year the rail roads hav? ing incomes of $1M>0,000 or more earned on an average a 'e v con ts more than $3,362 per mile of road operated. During the preceding year they earned a few cents more than $3,465. There was a decrease in earnings per mile of road operated and an in? crease in the number of persons j killed and injured, the decrease in earnings being $103 16 per mile STRANGE BEASTS ARE TO FURNISH OUR MEAT A Bill Introduced in Congress for Animal Importation Filet de rhinoceros, planked hip popotamus steak, wtr; bog chitter? lings", gemsbok sirloin, barbecued dik-dik, giraffe cutlets with onions and roast yak!! Bow does that strike you for a meat dinner? Well, the menu may jolt at first, but who knows??our children or grandchildren may yet be eating such food. At any rate, Representative Rob? ert F. Broussard of Lou lal via, en? tertains such a belief. Be is the author ot the novei "Animal Impor? tation" bill, which, broadly speak? ing, has for its object the furnishing of meat for future genarations in America. As the population of the United States by 1950 may possibly be as much as 200,000,000. the Pelican State Congressman thinks it is time to begin thinking of food for these mortals. Be does not believe that the faith? ful, though uninteresting animals, which have furnished meat in the past?cattle, sheep and swine?will suffice for the needs of the people. And hence he would import a great many of the wild beasts of Africa. Asia and elsewhere and es? tablish them on lands where nature would properly supply them with food. Mr. Broussard thinks the delta of the Mississippi in Louisiana and the Kverglades in Florida would bea fine place for raising tbe juicy and sufii cient hippopotamus. Tbe meat of the siim-waisted ani? mal, he says, is delicious, in flavor a combinaticnof beef and pork. And, besides.a full grown h.ppo will weigh five tons, and is amiable and easy to domesticate. Growing in the Mississippi is a troublesome water hyacinth, on which thev would flourish; indeed. Mr. Broussard believes that Louisi? ana and Florida alone could be made to produce annually something like 2,000,000.01*0 pounds of hippo meat. Ia addition to this there would be the by-products in the way of hide and teeth and fats and bones. It may be, too, thai the Egyptian crocodile, which is noted for the co? piousness of its tears, will be util? ized by undertakers as the chief mourner at funerals of the very rich. In fact, the entire importation j scheme offers boundless possibili 1 ties guaranteed t j make rural life j continually interesting if not preca? rious.?Richmond Journal. Rockbridge Athletic Association The Rockbridge Athletic Associa tion was orgauiz;d last week at the meeting of the Rock bridge Teachers' Institute, and tbe following officers i elected: Mr. Harrington Waddell, presi j dent; Mr. N. V. Rodrigues, vise-Dre-. ident; Miss Hallie V. Adkisson, sec? retary and treasurer. A meeting of these officers has been called for the second Monday in January in Lexington to arrangn a spring schedule among the high schools of the county. President Smith of Washington and Lee, and Captain Brumage of the Virginia Military Institute, will meet with thea* officers, and they havn prom? ised their support to the movement. A track meet will be held at the Virginia Military Insti- ire in the early spring, the various high schools of the sounty to be repre sented in the contests. The Newspaper's Good Work One of the leading members of the National Democratic Committee, speaking of tho late overwiielir.it g victory of Woodrow Wilson, made the following statement: "The chief credit for the sweep? ing victory is due to the earnest and intelligent support of the press i of the country. For the first time [ in a generation a majority of the j newspapers supportjd the Demo i eratic ticket. The day of tbe poli | tical orator has not passed, aud | never will pass, butevery year the {daily and weekly 'liDe upon line' of j the newspapers weigh more with,