Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-06-27
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If man tells all he knows, he
is apt to believe all he hears.
Most people would rather bs
miserably rich than happily poor.
All things come to the waiter
with the possible exception of the
expected tip.
John ID. Rockefeller has given
$500, 900 for naval Young Mems
Christian Association building in
Norfolk. ri f
Col. w. Lumpkin,a Confederate
soldier, has entered the campaign
In South Carolina for Senator
Tillman's seat.
The Brooklyn Eagle declares
that William Randolph Hearst
controls majority of the Demo-
cratic State Committee Of New
York.
Charleston News and Courier:
Some of the gentlemen now shout
ing for Bryan will sing low when
he declines to let them write his
platform.
DIR. Elmer 4. Brown of Cali
fornia, has been appointed United
States Commissioner Of Education
to succeed DR.. w. T. Harris Of st.
Louis, resigned.
Her father needing money, Rosa
H. Shisheim, a mere girl, declares
at Chicago that she was sold for
81, 700 to a man go years Of age,
who married her.
A bulletin OF the Geological
Survey places the value of the
precious stones produced in this
country in 1905 at 1929, 900, while
nearly $S5, 0O0,O 900 worth were i'm
ported.
A mammouth cave extending
miles in length and Of irregular
width has been accidentally dis
covered near the town of Jellico,
Tenn, on the Kentucky-Tennessee
border.
OF the 1905 immigrants who
arrived in New York during May,
the entire South took only l,42l,
notwithstanding the efforts put
forth by representatives of the
Southern States.
The Baltimore Herald has sus-
pended publication necessitating
the throwing out of its entire staff,
editorial, reportorial and mschani-
cal men of from five to thirty
years experience,
The new Insurance Commission
err, Colonel Joseph Button, will
commence service July lst, the
time fixed by the act creating the
Office al d his Office will be an ad-
junct of the Corporation Commits
sion.
Rappahannock county people
are elated over the prospects OF
trolley line from Front Royal to
Sperryville via Washington. Cap
tsin Edward Mcconnell of Roam
oke, has been over the route and
made an estimate of the cost,
which is a little over $1,000 per
mile.
Booker T.Washington, being po-
litely Intercepted by Congressman
Sims Of Tennessee, as to whether
negroes ought to be called me
groes" or "membsrs of the cclOred
race" has replied that 1t has long
been his ewn practice to write and
speak Of members Of his race as
negroes.
A wholesale dealer in poultry
and eggs Of Charlottesville, has
shipped from that section within
the last ten months, to Baltimore.
Philadelphia, New York and Wash
ington, |, 1853 crates of eggs-over
$500 dozsn-and 285 coOps of
fowls, the coops averaging 90
pounds, making over 1900
pounds.
While asleep In bed with her
mother, little Norma Wade Mad.
dox, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Maddox, of the Chariottes.
vile Wooden Mills, had her left
hand severely gnawed by rat.
Two of the child's fingers were al
most entirely gnawed off. and be-
sides this other parts Of the hand
were badly lacerateo. 1t is feared
that blood poison will result.
A herd Of valuable cattle was
driven from field on to the Balti
more and Ohio railroad tract near
Winchester Thursday night and
eight Of the herd were ground to
pieces by passenger train. With
terrific impact the train plowed
into the cattle and just escaped
being derailed. Walter Slime and
his brother, owners OF the cattle,
attribute the outrage to enemies.
Freedom for man who pleaded
guilty to selling merchandise
valued at nearly 100000 which
did not belong to him and appro.
priating the money, and six years
In prison for another who stole 20
cents, were the portions melted out
to two prisoners in New York re-
Gently. The ola story of Alexand-
or the Great and the robber is
brought to mind by such court
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