Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-24
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interes for the
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a recluse woman who ets"ved
herself to death at Newport, r. l.,
left a personal estt ~ Of si0o, 600.
Thsre are tobacco lands in this
country which ere bringing their
owners yearly profit Of -, 600 an
acre.
Coffee plantations in bloom are
snow white, ana exhale a delicious
odor, but the blossoms die in a
day.
Governor Hughes of New York,
has signed bill placing limit on
campaign expenses of candidates
for office.
Kansas City Star: According
to a celebrsted LoLdon doctor,
motoring "eEriches the blood"
1t is too rich for the blood of most
most people.
The memorial to Rev. Alexand-
er Whitaker. first rector of Henri.
co parish, Will be erected in st.
Johns churchyard, Richmond, in
spite OF Mayor McCarthy's veto.
Mr.. c. G.. TaliaferrO of Orange
county, has returned from a three
months tour of Europe. During
his absence he was nominated as
the Democratic candidate for the
Eouse of Delegates.
Since the railroads started the
fight against the 2-ceut rate order
of the corporation commission Or
ders have been given to ticket
agents all elong the system not TO
sell any more return-trip tickets.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins OF
Weet Virginia, says New York
State will present the Hon. George
Bruce CortelyOU for President in
the Republican national convention
in 1908.
Emerson said: "If a man write
better book, preach better SER
mon or make better mOusetrap
than his neighbor, though he
build his house In the wood, the
world will make a beaten path to
his door"
The opinion is growing in Wash
ington that the purpose of sending
war fleet to the Pacific is to
arouse the Pacific Coast in favor
of the administration and incident
ally securing delegates from those
States for Taft.
John Thomas Hall and Julian
H. Kennedy of Petersburg, charged
with swearing falsely as to the age
of Eva Branch Cabiness in order
to secure a license for her marriage
to Hall, were fined $3.50 each,
with 10 minutes in Jail.
The appeal Of Count Boni De
CastelIane from the decision of the
court on Nov. IL last granting a
divorce to the Countess Boni De
Castellane formerly Miss Anna
Gould Of New York; was dis
missed last week in Paris
and final decree of divorce
duly entered.
The camps Of Confederate Vet
eraus in Randolph county, West
Virginia, will hold their second
annual reunion at Beverly on Sat-
urday, September %, when the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
have the monument to the memory
of the Confederate dead buried on
Mount Izer ready for unwilling.
The war ships will continue to
become a fixture of the James.
town Exposition. Though many
vessels have departed, there will
be enough coming to make good
naval display. Many foreign ships
are due to arrive the latter part OF
this north and others in August.
The Swedish cruiser Fylgia and
Portuguese man-o-war Lon Carlos
are expected TO arrive there in
few days.
The west coast countries of
South America ale nearly 1000
miles closer to the manufacturing
districts OF the United States
than they ire to the nanufactur.
ing districts OF Europe, ahd the
proper utilization OF this adyan-
tags in distance ought 10 ore
then offset the dissdva2ges ennm-
Grated; just as our proximity 10
Canada with superior trarsporta-
tier facilities, gives Us great adj
ventGgs ever all competitor there.
All immigration records in the
history Of the country were broken
by the eggrt gate returns Tor the
fiscal year of 1907. which ended on
June 30 last. The tGtel number
of alien immigrants Landed in
America during the year was 1885,
$40, as against LOO, 735 landed
duriAg the fiscal year Of 1905. The
increase during the past year was
about six FER cent. over the great
est number of immigrants Il at ever
arrived in America heretofore in
single year. 1t is feared that many
cf this vast horde OF foreigners
will prove most undesirable citi.
zens.
Postn aster General Meyer has
promulgated and order, effective
August !, providing that the face
side of a roetal card by being de-