Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-07
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e 10 ofien eurse Instead OF bless
n Ing.
: You can purchase a mans l,bor,
but you've got to cultivate bis
good will.
: Psychologists say that recen
/, explorations show that Rameses III
| was a fraud.
State Mine Inspector Paul est.
, mates that 20, miners are need.
ed IN West VirC mia.
Ignorance itself is a disease,
the deepest, most treacherous and
damaging malady Of the soul.
At Fushima, Japan, there is a
gold lined well, affording abund
ant water supply to garrisOned
castle.
A. Beirne Blair, defeated candi.
date for the State Senate, is being
urged by friends to announce him
self candidate for mayor Of Rich.
mond.
Richard K. BYRD, of Winchester,
claims tc have at lenst 30 memb ers
OF she next he use of delegates foI
/ speaker and that his election ls
certain.
The shlpn ent of blackberr!es by
steamers from along the Rappahan-
cock ana Potomac rivers to the
city mnrke.s Is larger this year
than for long time.
Judge X. +. W Duke of Char.
lottesvilIe, has announced that hs
will be a candidate for the Demo.
cratic nomination for Governor of
Virginia in The next primary elec.
ton.
The wheat crcp Of Mary land il
expected &c aggregate over Sl5,
GOO,0 bushels this wear, which
will be the largest yield since 1900,
VIII n the " heat crop Was 1888,
000 bushels. ..-
The Germ an government viii
send full blocded TrakheEer strll-
lcns from the royal breeding farms
to stock farms st Field, Ky, which
has been looked to for breeding Of
cavflry horses.
Blair johnson, Of tauquier c0un-
ty, has a saddle fOrse with "a rather
remarkable prize record. TIE horse,
Robin Adair, has been exhibited
ct the horse shows in Virginia 100
times and has 100 blue ribbons TO
his credit,
The Raiiwly Comm issiOn Of
Canada has ordered the Grand
Trunk Railway to have third-ciass
carriages put On its trains through.
out the entire system in Canada,
blu. gives il the right to appeal to
the Supreme Court. This will mean
a 2.cent rate for Guardians.
The corporation commission has
issued charter to Bridgewater De-
velopment Company, of Bridgwa.
ter: Rockingham county. The CAPT.
tai is $4,000, which has been
placed. The purpose of the com.
pany is to prospect and develop
coal and oil lands lying close to
1t is possible to build a house
today, and such houses have al
-eady been constructed, which
shall he entirely of reinforced con,
'rete, except for such minor items
.s doors and window frames. This,
Iays the Cement Age, makes a house
which is entirely unburhable from
within and practically unburnahle
rom without.
An alligator five feet in length
vas discovered swimming about
n the muddy waters of the dock
It Richmond last week. The saur-
an was first discovered summing
himself upon log. Men with
looks were engaged all day in an
tempt to capture him, but with
ut success. 1t is thought probable
hat the alligator escaped from
essel recently from Florida.
At special meeting of stock
olders of the Chesapeake and
)hio Railroad, held In Richmond
few days ago, with ten men pre-
emit, holding votes and + roxies rep
esenting a majority Of the stock,
pproval was given to the action
the directors in making the
IN million doller mortgage loan
18th Blair & Co.. of New York.
he n meeting lasted only 10 min.
tes.
The foundation stone of the An
rev Carnegie ralece of peace was
id last wednesday afternoon at
in the midst of the VIC d.
| stretch from The Hrgue to
cbeveningen, by NJ. Neldcrf,
resident of the second peace con-
renee. Some disappointment was
1t that queen WilhelTiLs, who is
The Hague, was not present at
le ceremonies, ard 1t is reported
lat the real reason fer teI absence
10 be found in dispGte which
'ose rePr riding the Choice of
te fol Il e palace.
Rorcrts from Nielsen connty are
the effect that the reCtrt Gv-
g Estes tragedy at Loyingsi' n, in
rich ex Judge WllliuE G. Living
Ot and Killed III eod lre Fslts he
use of alleged Giiccr dret.m H.
I'd to lis daughter Elizahetf,