Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-12-12
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1t The surplus Of the United State
1t Government for the past fiscal yea
r. amounts to $25, 669,322
;. The incest thing about hayInI
money is that nobody ever care
then whether you pay your bill
q or not.
j The Jamestown Exposition
e grounds contain 400 acres of land,
and have more than two miles OF
water front.
Peary says that he will make
another dash fer the pole," but
his sailors are saying they will be
dashed il they go with him.
The grand jury has indicted four
leading coal and wood dealers of
Danville for criminal conspiracy to
control and regulate the prices tor
these commodities.
A new wireless invention has
been announced by Marconi, inven-
tor OF tie wireless system bearing
his name, by means of which auto
mobiles may send and receive mes
sages while travelling.
''To close the saloon in our
Southland is to largely settle the
negro problem" said Field Score
tary West in his annual address
before the Virginia Anti Saloon
League at Charlottesville.
DR.. Fl. R. Pitt has acquired the
interest of the late DR.. Dickinson
in The Religious Herald of Rich
mond, and will nave entire control
OF the paper. He will give up all
outside work and devote his time
to the paper.
The President has sent a special
message to Congress urging legis-
lation giving the Executive au-
thority, upon his own initiative
and responsibility, to dismiss any
officer whom he thinks unworthy
to remain in the service.
Senator Beveridge, who is advo-
eating the adjustment of child la.
Dor says, "The child of today will
be the man of tomorrow" Can it
be that che newest type of woman
has got Senator Beverage mixed
and merged on the question of sexl
The man who places q porcelain
nest egg in the nest when the TEN.
perature is down below zero causes
the hen that goes on the meet not
only large loss of animal heat to
warm the cold substance, but in
ficts upon her a task which is 90.
we're and cruel.
The estimates of the secretary
of the treasury for public building
appropriations embrace the follow
ing for Virginia: Clifton Forge,
Sl5, 600; Fredericksburg, S10, 900;
Petersburg, $4,000; Roanoke,
100000; Richmond, $3.50, 900;
Winchester, 800, 900.
At a special meeting of the
Board Of Directors of the Southern
Railway Company held in New
York, Mr.. W. W. Finley. second
vice president of the company, was
elected president to succeed the
ats President Samuel Spencer.
Mr.. Finley is native Of Missis-
'ippi.
Influential Republican Senators
IRE so firmly convinced that the
signs of the times in Cuba point
20 the annexation of that island,
hat they will not make any effort
% ratify the Isle of Pines treaty.
The annexation Of Cuta has been
IN the cards since the war with
spain.
The Virginia Court Of Appeals
las decided the annexation case
n favor of Richmond In all points.
The constitutionality of the An
erson annexation act is upheld.
Judge Buchanan dlssented. The
ecisicn adds $1,000 population 10
richmond and FIVE millions Of tax
bic value,
Hon. Henry White, American
ambassador to Rome, will be trans
erred in tbs near future from that
os. to Paris, where be will sue
eed Hen. Robert S. Mccormick,
; am baf sador. Mfr. White will be
Icceeded at Rome by Hon. Lloyd
+. Griscom, now American ambas-
sdor to Brazil.
1t is said that President Roose.
slt is determined to have the
I46, 900 subscribed by the Equit-
Die, Mutual and New York Life
Isuranee companies returned 10
leT. He claims that the money
'longed to widows and orphans
i'd that the companies had no
gbt to use the money for cam
lign purposes.
Clinton Harris, driver of hack
ying between Fincastle and Roa-
Ike, was dragged to death by his
am Tuesday night. When tho
ok arrived at Fincastle, after
rk, Harris was found hanging
his feet from chains attached
the dCubletree. In attempting
get in the hack it is supposed