Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-05-11
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A plan has been prepared for
reorganization OF the Red Cross
Society.
All the cotton mills in New Eng
land are now working on short
time to curtail production.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon has
positively declined to be candi-
date for the Vice-Presidency on
the Republican ticket.
The question of the annexation
of Manchester to Richmond is be-
ing agitated by citizens of the lat
ter place, and such action will like
ly be taken in the near future.
The City Council of Stanton
has passed an ordinance levyirg an
annual tax of $3.50 on firms using
trading stamps, and an additional
tax of one and quarter per cent
of the net earnings.
1t is said that at least ten per
cent of the japanese soldiers in the
field are women disguised as men.
The average japanese woman OF
the coolie class is as string if not
stronger than the man.
United States Minister Powell
stated to President Morales OF
Santo Domingo, that this country
had no desire to annex Santo Dom
lingo and would protect it from alb
sorption by foreign powers.
Up to this time it is estimated
by officials sitting at the receipt of
customs, that Russia and Japan
have expended forty million dollars
in the United States in the pur-
chase of munitions and supplies.
Mr.. C. j. Austin of Triton, Ga,
shipped the first of the 1904 crop
May 4th. Last year Mr.. Austin
shipped the first Georgia peaches
May l3, and in 1892 made the first
shipment from the State on May 2.
The impression is becoming pref
ty general that the national dele
gates to be elected at the Demo-
cratic State Convention for Virgin
ia. to be held June 9th, will not
be instructed, but that they will
all be favorable to the nomination
of Judge Parker.
For being drunk and insulting
young ladies, two cadets of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at
| Blacksburg, were expelled last
week. Their fellow cadets cut
their stripes and monographs from
their uniforms and sent them from
the school in disgrace.
Fifty counties will be visited by
speakers Of the Virginia Anti
Salon League this summer, and
over 200 hundred rallies held. AL
though not so designed, this activ-
ity on the part of the temperance
people will most likely help the
boom of Judge Mann for the Cover
nOrship.
After making two unsuccessful
attempts to secure franchise from
the town of Luray the Bell Tele-
phone Company has large force
of men at work removing it's poles
from Page county. Fear that the
Bell Company would force the To-
cal companies from the field is the
reason for refusing to grant the
franchise.
Forty-three years ago Mrs. /. +.
Hough of Stratford, Conn, placed
small seed onion in her ear to
alleviate earache. She failed to
get it out, and her ear became to-
tally deaf. Recently, in a vio.ent
fit of coughing, the onion, in
state of perfect preservation, was
elected. Her hearing has since
greatly improved.
There is general rejoicing in
Spencer, N. c., over the fact tina.
a special school tax was unani-
mously voted by that town in the
, municipal election. A significant
fact in connection with the cleo
ton was that not single colored
vote was cast. There is not Il col
ored voter registered in the town.
which has population OF abo 1t
$500.
: Beginning today, conference
on Bible and Christian work Will
be held at the Union Theological
: Seminary, Richmond,at which will
be gathered the most eminent MIN
listers of the United States. Among
them will be Revs. J.Wilbur Chap
man and &. V. Vickery of New
York city; John F. Cannon, ID. d.,
, of st. Louis; Thornton Whaling,
DID,, of Lexington, Va, and others.
An exchange says: "The Christ
| ian boy can go through the world
with the idea that he is going to
live long time, for there is no
reason, with all the advantages he
J has, why he can not live to be
ninety years old. But if a boy
wants to be weak -chested and short
: winded, to die before be is twenty
five years old, or to grow into
, mere scrublet, let him become a
cigarette user.
Healthy Mothers
+ Mothers should always keep in good
J bodily health. They owe II % their