Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-06-14
County News.
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TIMBER RIDGE,

Juno 18th.
The hot, dry weather Of last week has been
succeeded by q much lower temperature, &C.
companied by refreshing rains, OF which we
were right much In need.
Our farmers all seem TO be satisfied with
| the stand OF their corn--the first requisite to
o good crop. When 1t has been properly
cultivated, II will now put on a rapid growth.
A good deal Of grass has already been cut
| and much more will be this week u the
weather Is such as TO allow 1t, Clover Is
Just in the best state fer making good hay,
but, should 1t be necessity to hold of In
hay-making for awhile, the Improvement In
timothy will more than compensate for the
loss In clover. Some farmers, near by, OK
pecte to begin wheat cutting tO-day-the
earliest, l think, ever known In this locality.
Barley harvest Is over and the crop not very
satisfactory.
Mr.. Solomon Pennington, who was strlok.
on with paralysis ten days ago, Is somewhat
improved but not recovering as fast as thOre
was reason, few days since, to expect. He
has the sympathy Of the community and all
wish for his early recovery.
Our people become more and more down
cast when we look at the sad state Of Affairs
In our country. II Is . question as to the
meaning Of the big Peace Jubilee that was
hsld up In Washington little while ago. 1t
certainly did not mean peace tor our poor
boys who are held, against their will, In the
jungles OF the Philippines to die on BY thous-
aids during this summer Neither did 1t
mean pa of conscience to him who Is the
sole cause OF their being there. IL doesn't
seem as II W. are going to have much peace
over In Cuba very soon either. After being
relieved fiom Spanish tyranny and having
the offer Of SO, 0OO, '08 besides, they are still
MT Wiling to lay down heir arms. Well.
II the IN not take our m 10y, we can easi-
~ nd ceme better way t. appropriate 1t.
Ono grcst trouble Is, we will soon have spent
an equal amount In trying to get them to
take it. Uncle Sans ungrateful children
they are proving themselves TO be,
Well, Dewey 10 coming home indeed and
country from Maine to California Is to give
q big boom upon his arrival. All for what
His achievement at Manila all things con.
sldered, was nothing to cause 50 much ado,
and the result, In the estimation OF many is
proving q great curse to tho United Statee.
For anybody to say 3d. might cause censure,
but we can't be hurt for thinking that II
Dewey had received good licking In Manila
Boy and thereby. been forced to come home,
It would have been better for us, 90 Cuba
would have been freed all the same, what
We set out 10 do, and VIZ would not have had
the deplorable Philippine war on our hands.
The end Of which and the cost In life and
money, none can safely predict. stu fur
Their. After the aim there Is accomplished,
Gnsunbearsble load left on our hands, requir' |
ing millions Of money and many Thousands |
Of soldiers to protect and keep under control,
Mckinley says. Everybody Sejoces over |
our glorious peace" whilsiOtis says, Send |
me more men," Isit likely that our recruit
ing ofices will BIO crowded in the present In |
stance. When there IL something TO invite |
patriotism, our people are ready to 60, but |
as II Is In this case, they will be very slow to
ehIfst. -
NJ.