Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-11
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

A new $40 counterfeit note has
been discovered in circulation.
A steeplejack was attacked by
bees when 1876 feet from the earth
at Richmond several days ago. but
climbed down safely.
DR.. D. X. Pesrscn. the Chicago
millionairs pbilsnthropist, defends
John D. Rockefeller and says
"tainted money" is the cry OF So
eialism.
Capt. j. E. b. Stuart, collector
CT customs at Newport News, was
rebuked by President Roosevelt
for removing Democrats from the
customs service at Newport News.
Mr.. John L. Oglesby Of Lynch
burg, has a cotton stalk growing
in the front yard of his residence
8 feet 8 inches high. 1t has $50
well-developed bolls and more than
% Of them have already opened,
disclosing a fine grade Of cotton.
The executive committee Of the
Lynchburg Young Mems Christian
Association has received tie plans
and specifications for the new
100000 building for the associa-
ton. Besides a gymnasium and
swimming pool, 1t will have 40
rooms for rent to single members
for living quarters.
Governor Pennypacker OF Penn
sylvania, is to accompany the
Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Re-
gimental Association to the Valley
of Virginia the latter part Of this
month, when a monument will be
unveiled on the Newmarket battle
field in memory of the soldiers OF
that regiment who fell there.
The International Tuberculosis
Congress in Paris last week con.
cluded that the most important
predisposlng causes of tuberculosis
are alcoholism, overwork and
overcrowding. The vlrulent nature
of pulmonar consumption was
generally recognized, opinions be-
ing expressed in favor Of the isola-
ton Of patients.
There is employed at the Penn
sylvania Steel Works at Steelton,
Pa, q young negro who turns
white in spots for time; then the
dark color returns, and these white
areas shift to the other parts Of
his anatomy First his eyes were in
closed in white rims; then bis
hands lost their ebony color and
now his arms only show the shift
, ing whiteness.
News has reached Berlin, Ont,
that Sheriff Daniel WilberfOrce, OF
the Imperial district of Sierra
Leone, West Africa, who was re-
Gently expelled from the United
, Brethren Church for polygamy, is
under arrest with other natives on
the charge of csnnibalism. Wilber-
force had been superintendent OF
, the church missions there Until
about year ago when he was ex-
[ PEELED.
President Roesevelt's fight for
railway rate legislation is to be
carried into the Ohio campaign,
and the voters of tn, State are to
: have a chance to judge between
8 the advocacy of railroad privileges
/ by Senator Foraker and the policy
E CT Federal regulation which the
: President has inaugursted. Secre
6 tary Taft will present the issue to
: the Ohio people as the spokesman
3 of the administration.
. During Monday nights storm a
, oolt of lightning struck at the
: tome of Keller Creager, at Ring
, gold, Md. Descending into a
4 room in which Creager was stand
: ing it hit his straw hat, ran down
the straw to above his left cor.
r then around the rim and down the
c side of his neck to the body, tear
8 ing the shirt collar; then to his
d right leg and great toe, which IL
t split, and tore off half his shoe.
3 The hair above his ear wac burned
I off and the skin ecorched. Creager
T was found unconscious. When he
recovered he did not know the
i nature of the accident. Neither
: his wife nor children were near
o him when he was struck.
. In view Of the discussion which
. arises every time the President
4 takes a journey over the propriety
u of his accepting special trains
. from the railroads free of cost,
: = it is probable that Congress will
l be asked this winter to make an
. appropriation to provide special
: train for the President, which shall
be owned by the government and
|. be placed at his disposal whenever
= he takes a trip on land, just a
. naval vessels and revenue cutters
are placed at the disposal of the
!, President, the members Of his
d Cabinet and the assistant secre-
: taries when they 90 to sea. 1t il
= also proposed that an appropria-
!, ton be made for the operation CT
y the train and for hauling it over
: different lines of railroad.
n Healthy Mothres
: Mothers should always keep IL