Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-01-17
FACTS IN FEW LINES

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Steamers are 90 per cent safer than
sailing vessels
A recent authority asserts that the
generous use OF apples Will improve the
disposition.
The sanitary influence Of the eucalyp-
tus tree is said to render native born
Australians immune to cancer.
In Scotch highland regiments twelve
men per thousand are over six feet In
height; In English, six, and In Irish,
three.
Because Of the dust raised by auto
mobiles II Is getting to be difficult in
England to rent houses on roads used
by motor cars.
English poachers have adopted khaki
for wear during business hours. They
find II makes the evasion Of watchful
gamekeepers easier.
Many Chinese Christians have given
up their work at home in order to 20 to
the TransyaaI to labor as evangelists
among the 10000 Chinese coolies there.
Quite Edenesque Ia the business
street Of st. Heller, in the isle of Jer-
sey. where ADAM" Eve" "Caln" and
"Abel" are prosperously established in
business.
Lord Templemore, the father of~the
house OF lords" sat In that body for
twenty-eight years before he delivered
his maiden speech. and his effort con-
sisted Of twenty-ons words.
Tho head stage carpenter at the
Royal Opera House, Vienna, has been
discharged because during an exciting
storm scene he let a heavy thunder
cloud fall on two actors. severely In
Turing them.
"Buttercups and daisies follow rail-
roads the world over" said an en-
gineer. "In India, In central Asia, In
Brazil, the parallel rails run continual
ly between meadows white and yellow
with home flowers"
In the village Of Verjuk, near Cha
lon-sur-Saone, France, a couple, aged
100 and 90 respectively, have Just
celebrated the sevenV-nfth anniversa-
~ Of their wedding, which they called
their platinum" wedding.
Some very small West Indian fish, 10 |
cally known as millions" are thriving |
In the SOCIOLOGICAL gardens. London. Bar
bados il the home Of this species, and 1t |
u suggested that the immunity Of that |
island from the malarial mosquito may |
be dus to It's existence.
In Siam no man il ever found with
out his chew Of tea. The leaves are
stuck together by means Of melted
sugar. and the little cakes are always
carried along In the pocket Come few
people smoke the herb. Stewed tea 10
a national dish in Tibet.
English inhabitants Of the TranSvaal
are much worried over the increase IN
the Aslatic elements In the population.
Already IN Natal the Asiatics outnum-
Der the Europeans. In Natal, too, the
white retail trade has been almost elm
mated as q result OF Asiatic competi-
ton.
The ancient Church of st. Laurent at
Rouen has become literally commercial
lied 1t Is some years since 1t was
deemed safe to use It as a church, and
all its chapels and Its porches have
been rented out as little stores, while
Its exterior wall spaces have been let
to advertisers.
Charles T. Worthley, who lives all by
himself In Winchendon, Mass, is not
lover Of companions. To serve notice
On would be callers that they are not
wanted he has nailed big bone to the
side of his cabin. Under the bone II
this Inscription: This bone belonged to
the last man caught foollng around
here"
A gravestone In the West burying
ground in LitchAeld, Conn, Is erected
% Mrs. Mary Buel, wife Of Deacon
John Buel. who died Nov. 4. 170S, at
he age Of ninety. having had 10 chill
lren, 101 grandchildren. PAT great
and 10 ereat-great-s grand
children before her departure to an.
'ther world
1t took fourteen months to drill hole
800 feet deep at Doornloof, South AZ
lea, and three eight hour shifts were
worked daily. At the depth OF 5000
Get, or nearly mile, 1t required from !,
hree and one-half to four hours to
aise tue rods from the deep hole and
lmost as long to lower them after the ,
iamond drill point was put In order.
The better class Of japanese. who
ave been engaged mostly In CONNER
Ial pursuits in California, are docking :
omeward. They think they see better
hances In Korea and Manchuria than
-merica affords. The leaders Of the b
an Francisco colony say that not
gain for many years will Japanese i'm
'igration set toward the United States &
All the postal cards Of the country
re made at Rumford Falls, Me-, where Z
!, 100000 are turned out each month. d
II records were broken last June U
hen the figures went TO 10000, 900
he cards are shipped to four dis
'ibuting points. from which points the
mailer stations are supplied. These
1ints are Washington, Cincinnati. st.
ouis and Troy. N. Y.
8. II. Cunningham, lawyer Of Law
N, Okla, has notable personality
Inside Of his success as professional
an. A western editor refers to him
} Lawyer Cunningham, he Of the
owing hair. the eagle eye. the smooth /
laven face, the wide expanse Of ruff
ID shirt front, the dangling chain Of
I'd and the undulating Prince Albert, |
% whole surmounted with rakish
Dad brimmed hat Of black" |
A military company composed of the |
lughterS Of Boone county farmers
Is been organized, with headquarters