Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-09-11
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A gimlet was once devoured by @
ostrich in captivity. and another
said to have swallowed lighted pip
without experiencing any apparent dis
comfort or injury.
The first book written on fly fshin
was composed in 1896 by a woman
Dame Julana Berners,
German insurance statistics shov
that on the average workman II
seven times az liable to injurious acct
cents as working woman, owing
chiefly 10 the difference in emplo,
ments, but partly also to the greater
reck'essness of the men.
The oldest monkish order is the Ba
silian, having been established in A. D
1862. The next, the Benedictine, date
from 500.
An observant Individual has discov-
cred that every movement in the Del
'arte system Of physical culture is t.
be fonnd in the exercise OF everyday
bous ework.
A safe vermin destroyer may b.
made with very strong solution OF
alum in hot water. Apply it to fur.
niture and crevices in the wall with
raint brush. This is sure destruc-
ton 10 insects of all kinds and is harm
tss otherwise.
The first Russian newspaper was
established in 1902 by order OF Peter
the Great.
For more than 100 years the DERBY
has been recognized as the greatest
porting event in all the civilized coun-
tries and in London is regarded as Of
,uch importance that business houses
close and everybody takes holiday.
We manufacture more than England
France and Germany combined. We
,row four. ffths of the worlds cotton.
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Torpedoes when first employed by |
he Americans against the English in
he Revolutionary war were called
merican turtles, and their use was
rorounced infamous and worthy only
{ savages.
Stockings and socks should always 7
Q washed before being worn, for then
g threads shrink together and make s
be fabric wear as long again.
In an emergency to make q COM
ress for q wound if nothing better is
t hand clean tissue paper makes an
xcellent application. 1t is much to
e preferred to strip torn from cloth. c
lg or solid handkerchief, which may
3 the only choice.
An ear will be handed down, so to
,eak, from father to son for genera
on after generation with compare.
vely little modification, H.
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The year AZ B. q. was longest year
record. By order of Julius Cae-
r it contained 445 days. The ad- W
tional days were put in to make the o
ascns conform as nearly as possible
til the solar year.
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Only nine per cent. of the soldiers II
tually engaged in war are killed on
e field of<1esse.
Tests made in Boston prove that =,
'od payements radiate more heat ~
IN any other kind. The time Of the
pertinent was the early afternoon.
th the thermometer at SO in the III
lde. The average temperature WIS FL
Il for the wood pavement, 115 FIR =,
ante blocks, 113 for asphalt and III
for macadam.
Few women consider that they carry
ne 40 or so miles of hair on their
I'd. The fair haired may even have
dress 70 miles of threads of gold
ny morning. !
In egg will sink in water. A boiled !
whic is done will dry quickly on !
shell when taken from the kettle. !
The word rival at first meant brook =
n W 8 applied to the persons who d
ID ON opposite sides and quarreled
ut the water, and still later it was a
lerstood a applying to contestants :
any desired objec'. c
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,heep with green fleece are 2
city, but they are to be seen in y
many near some copper works. J,
BY live in the dust and fumes and n