Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-07-11
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4bCA8 VI Aht~AOoe AOa 49,
Busy Reader
It's an easy matter to obtain
peace; oil you have to do is let the
other fellow have his way.
A man is seldom as old as he
feels or woman as yonng as she
says she is.
Never do any worrying to day OF
that which you can just as well
postpone until to morrow.
A man smiles when you speak OF
his level head, but call il fat and
he gets mad.
The Crown Princess Frederick
William Of Germany was accouched
of son last Wednesday.
Extensive repairs will have to be
made to the White House before
President Roosevelt and his family
return TO IL next autumn.
Violations CT the law against sale
of poisons are general throughout
Virginia, and the authorities have
taken steps to enforce the law.
The total assessed valuation OF
real and personal property in New
York, as reported recently, was
So, 305, 794, 1876, an increase over
last year OF 1898, $40, 958.
More than one hundred new
railroad projects were Incorporated
in the South during the first four
months of this year. OF this num-
Der Virginia granted eight.
A dispatch from Boston, Mass,
says: civilian Henry Lewsy, .
native of Norfolk, Va, who was
famous in the work Of the under
ground railroad of ante-bellum
days. is dead there, aged a."
1t is estimated that about 5000
beef cattle were shipped out Of
Washington county, Md, :hls sea-
son. The farmers find the raising
and fattening of beef cattle very
profitable.
The alleged spy system in tho
Government Printing Office is said
TO have demoraliZed the force,
Some experienced employees have
resigned, 1t is stated, on account
OF the system.
President Rooseveltis so anxious
for Arizona to become state that
he has written personal letter to
his old friend, Mark A. Rogers,
urging the people TO vote to be adj
mitted with New Mexico.
The deepest lake In the world is
believed to be Lake Baikal, in 81
IBERIA. Nine thousand square miles
in area, or nearly as large as Lake
Erie, it is 1900 to 5000 feet deep
50 that it contains nearly as much
water as Lake Superior.
Amherst and Washington coun-
ties applied to the Highway Com.
mission recently for the privilege
of using penitentiary convict on
the county roads. Captain Wilson,
the Highway Commissioner, win
likely be in great demand and con-
stantly busy.
Washing on Post: "The people
of Virginia are happy over the sue
cessful outcome in Congress Of the
measure granting 81 100000 to the
jamestown Exposition" said II.
st. George Tucker, president of
tne exposition, at the New Willard
last week.
President Roosevelt has declined
the invitation to preside at the
proposed reception by the Com
mercial Travellers Antitrust
League to be given at Madison
Square Garden, New York, August
10Th, on the return of William j.
Bryan from trip around she
world.
L. P. Raymond, Monere coun-
ty Mo- farmer, has 1000 head
of hogs on a single farm. He de-
votes his entire time and attention
to hog raising and is quite sue
cessful. The farm ID divided up
into thirty-acre pens, each Of
which opens up into field Of rye,
there beng $50 acres of rye on the
place. AS soon as the young pigs
are large enough to eat they are
allowed to run in the rye.
Philadelphia Record: So it seems
that the failure of Congress to pass
the bill prohibiting corporation
contributors TO politics was due
to the fear, in which tire President
participated, that without large
fund the Republicans would be
unable to elect a majority OF the
members OF the House this fall.
This is interesting evidence OF the
high moral standards that are
maintained at both ends OF
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Norfolk police have declared
war on the cocaine industry, which
is playing havoc with the negro
population of that city. Policemen
made raid on the house 37S
Princes Anne avenue last week,
arresting two men and one woman
charged with running a cocaine and
morphine joint. Enough drugs to
kill many people were seized by the
police for evidence. A similar
condition of affairs exists in many
of the cities throughout the coun-
FRY and the notice cannot be too