Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-09-18
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MS own hand instead Of ycuis.
The New York city . $40, 900, 0Oi
fond Issue was subscribed fv'
times over recently.
The Panama Canal cost 5veI
$50, 600, 600 up to December 3lsl
asst.
The Patriotic Order Sons oil
, America will hold it's next session
in Portsmouth.
The great Government Pier al
Jamestow will be dedicated this
week, marking tho final complet-
ion OF The Exposition.
Physical examination sho M
that 465. 600 school children ia
New York are suffering from Thy
sicai defects.
Former Attorney General Har-
mon, in an address at the Ohio
Day celebration at Jamestown,
made d strong defense OF the
nights of the States.
Positive steps have teen taken Ia
the direction Of organizing another
bank at Monterey. The present
one was established some eight
years ago and has done well.
Between them. Virginia aud
Ohio have supplied twelve OF the
twenty-six Presidents of the
United States, and one of these
Will probably supply the twenty.
seventh.
The Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Railway Com.
pany may open its line from Balti-
more to the National Capital on
NOvem Der 10, If nothing occurs to
delay the completion Of the road.
The Maryland Democratic State
central committee in Baltimore
nave formulated plan to nomi-
nate candidates for United States
Senators in primaries held under
the supervision OF the committee.
The divorce evil has been grow.
ing Among Roman Catholics as
among Protestapts in recent
years. 1t was announced at the
Vatican on Saturday that Pope
Plus will take steps to stop it i'm
n ediately.
One of the questions that will
agitate the Episcopal General
Convention which will began q
three weeks session in Richmond,
October 2 is that of allowing the
negro members of the faith to
have bishops Of their own race.
1t is reported the Oil Trust is
taking LEGAL steps TO prevent the
United States Government collect
ing that $29, 600, 600 fine. What
an outrage that the people cannot
take legal steps to prevent the
trust collecting the fine from
them.
The Atlanta Georgian pays a
deserved tribute to the varied &C.
comrlishments of Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan. She can SWIM a
mile, is capable pedestrian, rides
a bicycle with skill, is Il fearless
horsewoman, and notable house
wife and cook. And yet, says the
Norfolk Virglnia-Pilot, this lady
Jacks one accomplishment possess.
ed by the great majority of her
sex-she cannot out.talk her hus-
Band.
A dispatch from Vienna says;
The story printed in the London
Lancet, the medical weekly, TO the
effect that appendicitis c0cld be
traced 10 American hour which
had gone through iron rollers wss
printed here some days ago. TO
lay Deputy Bauchinger raised the
question with Landiag as TO beth
Or the government was willing to
prohibit the Importation of Amer
can -four If the conclusions of the
lancet proved correct.
In the Norfolk City Democratic
primaries last Tuesday the old
Norfolk forces swept the city elect
ny fifteen out of the twenty.four
,ity committeeman and gave
". W. Sale majority Of $50 over
'Ial shall r. Petersen. good govern.
n.nt man, for the State senate,
dr. Sale is the present Senator.W.
". Old, one of the present dele
rates and Merritt Il. Cooke. had
10 opposition for the House. Or
'anizatiOn carried the dag. and
he good government forces bad
none.
The Saturday Review says that
ewspaper production, like yearly
very other industry, is more costly
Oday than it has ever been. The
mount OF capital invested is
luch greater; the public is more
10 its taste and demands
higher standard ofiiterary bility,
lille all the accessories-snd they
re numeIous-eotsil an additional
Expense. This is the reason of the
onsolidStlon of so many news
apers nowadays; of the dis
oE tinuence of so msny others and
,r the few new ones that epter
le field.
1t is generally understood that
Campbell Slemp,
the Ninth Virginia district,
ill not be a candidate for the
epublican nomination again, and