Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-05-16
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nv AhDNt ohNO OOmpuhicS ndNo
decided to paw the San Francisco
fire losses in the near future.
A statesman, saws the Baltimore
American, is the sacred support of
a nation and the brightest jewel in
the crown of society.
General Greedy has issued an
order that all able-bodied men in
San Francisco must work for their
bread.
The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company is having 10000 locust
trees planted on It's grounds near
Conewago, Pa.
The Salvation Army has with
drawn its forces from York. and
the barracks there have been clos
ed, the officers seeking new fields.
Each soldier who answered
President Lincoln's first call for
70, 200 troops will receive a bronze
medal of honor if bill introduced
by Senator Dick becomes law.
The Western union Of Insurance
managers has decided to raise the
rates on less desirable risks 25 per
cent. as the result Of the San
Francisco fire.
Iudoa T. w con,doro 90 DBL
Mount, Franklin county, has
authorized the announcement of
his candidacy for Congress from
the Fifth district, to succeed Gov
ernor Claude A. Swanson.
President Yoijiro Ono, of the
Bank of Japan, is in Chicago to
close up certain details Of the war
bond issue of which moro than
$500, 900, 900 was sold in the coun-
try.
Referring TO the San Francisco
di aster an exchange says zone
shake Of Eature makes the whole
world chip in" But it takes
terrible share to make some folks
do the chipping in act.
The Pennsylvania Railroad pro-
poses to shorten the distance be.
tween New York and Chicago $50
miles. The general impression is
hat the salvation of the country
]epencs upon keeping these two
cities as far apart as possible.
Speaker Cannon celebrated his
twentieth birthday last week ard
'emarked incidentally that if
would reconcile him TO
having another Democrat in Goa
,ress it would he TO have DR..
)sler take seat on the left side
# the House.
The word "obey" is omitted from
he form OF marriage service in
he new Presbyterian Book of
Worship. The &C mpilers. suggests
he New York Tribune, evidently
ought to bring the service into
loser conformity with tie actual
Of married life.
Some days ago Representative
Iedin of Alabama, introduced a
i'll in Congress to require sep
rate street cars in the District Of
olumbia for the white and color.
/ races. lie has received the
thci4l endorsement Of the measure
ON the local citizens associa-
on.
Captain Bob Lee of Fairfax,
i'll present full length portrait
his iliustrious grandfather,
ebert E. Lee, to the county of
'estmoreland, the birthplace of
lie great Confederate leSder. 1t
rs been accepted for the county
! Commemorative Attorney &C.
aker and will be hung in the
)urthouse.
At Salem number Of Roanoke
)llege students, who had been
rested. charged with cruelty to
lmb animals, were tried before
ayOr w. T, Younger, with the
suit that c. +. Copenhaver and
L. Mark were each fined S.,
lile w. Il. Kinton was fined $40
d costs and j. G. Turner $25
d costs. The college boys have
sely been hazing cows by attach
9 tin cans to their tails and
ating the animals.
A generally incorrect impression
evails that serious damage was
re in Sacramento city by the
'ent earthquake, which was the
lirect cause of the great San
ancisco fire on April 18th. AS
natter of fact rot a single pane
glass was broken, not brick
placed, net a machine thrown
/ Of adjustment and not a person
ured, however slightly, IN
cramento city. The same is true
all the smaller cities and towns
oughout the Sacramento valley.
Football was played by the
inese several centuries before
ius Caesar landed in Britain.
invention has been ascribed 10
mythical Yellow Emperor of
third millennium b. G. Others
ign it's appearance to the third
fourth centurIe0 b. c., when
formed part of the military
riculum of the day and was
ms of training soldiers and OF
ting their powers to test. 1t
generally admitted to have been
finally a military exercise, and