Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-09-28
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", 49, - '"So uuIsuuy.
, 1t has been discovered that Oh.
beautiful little bird, the purpl.
|, martin, is the natural enemy OF
the mosquito.
, King Edward is snid TO favor
the restoration of knee breaches
Tor men in evening dress, but the
lde" is not receiving great public
favor.
1t is said Judge Gray Of Della
ware, will be chosen the successor
OF the late Senator Hanna. as
chairman OF the National Civic
Federation.
Because they took part in the
Manassas maneuvers, a number OF
members OF the Seventeen Repi-
ment, living in Richmond. lost
their positions.
W. c. Bowles, ex-postal clerk.
charged with robbing the mails.
was convicted at Lynchburg last
week and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary.
Ex-Mayor Ven Wyck Of New
York, feels sure that Parker will
win, an d considers President
Roosevelt's speeches the greatest
Democratic asset.
The letter of United States Sen.
ator Charles w. Fairbanks accept.
ing the Republican nomination for
the Vice.Presidency, was made
public last Wednesday.
An electric car a Melrose, Mass..
was blown up by dynamite on the
track last Wednesday, and nine
persons were killed, several fatally
injured and many more severely
hurt.
Maj Gen. Henry Corbin OF the
United States Army says that no
army officer should be permitted
to marry until lie first secures the
permission OF the Secretary Of
War.
Among the mntriculates at the
University Of Virginia are Rich
ard Croker, Jr., son of the forme.
Tammany chieftain, and Robert
w. Williams, son Of John Sharp
Williams.
Following TIE recent 6O-day fast
OF V. r. Wilcox, at West Fair.
view, S. N. Deeter, of Mechanics
burg, has now also tasted Is DAYS
for indigestion. He takes only
boiled water.
Chinese officials are very much
exercised because OF the fear that
the graves Of the empires rulers
at Fubling, eight miles from Muk-
den, might be desecrared il the
Russians and Japs clash there.
Seventy-fve cents was the
amount of money in the State treas
urJ OF Mississippi at the close of
business last Wednesday. The
situation was relieved later in the
week by the receipt OF 5000, 600
from the sale of bonds.
A party OF thirty-fve Rhodes
scholarship winners sailed from
Boston for England yesterday, ar
engagements having been completed
by one OF :heir number for all to
travel together. Among them war
W. A. Fleet, Of Virginia.
A Paris newspa2 per says: "we
have it from reliable source that
the Mikado will ask Ptesllen,
Roosevelt in the event of bis de.
feat at the coming election to be-
come commander in-ekief OF the
Japanese armies in the field"
After the storm en- Thursday
morning last John Lloyd OF Quin
ton, n. D., found in II cedar rec \
pike eighteen inches hong. lie
supposes the fish had been washed
down the stream when the dam
broke and lodged in the tree at the
height of the Hood
The finance committee of the
Richmond City Council has decid-
ed to recommend that the city
give 81 900 ami a site for the pro-
posed monument to Jefferson Davis.
The memorial will stand near the
equestrian statue Of Robert Is. Lee
and the proposed monument to
j. K. b. Stuart, in the West End.
DR.. Koenig,a German physician,
has disc0vert d method OF color
photography which will secure the
exact reproduction of all colors.
The process is ms simple rs o,di-
nary photography AID will not cost
amateurs much m:re than the
ordinary work. Experts assert
that the discovery Is one OF epoch
making Importance.
The Spanish Red Cross Society
has resolved to send 25,( 90 pesetas
to the aid Of the japanese branch
Of the society. 1t was proposed to
send an equal amount tn Russia, but
the proposal was rejected, almost
unanimously. The government
fears that the incident will cause
diplomatic sm barrassment, should
Russia require an explanation.
Healthy Mothers