Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-12-18

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Busy Reader
The Delaware Democratic State
committee has A. pted Q resolution
indorsing Judge Gray for the pres
deney.
Roman. Catholics Of the United
States ara planning 10 erect st
Washington the largest aud most
MAGNIFICENT cathedral in the world.
The Supreme Court of New York
has decided that boys life is
worth $500 and = boys leg is worth
$40, 900.
Gov, Hoks Smith Of Georgia de-
clarss the South will no longer sub.
NIT 10 being ignored In Democrat.
10 affairs.
Fresidsat Reosevelt has ofiiclal-
ly reiterated his announcement
that be will not DO q candidate for
recollection to the Presidency.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has added
80, 100000 to his endowment OF
$40, 000,00 for the Carnegie In
stltution at Washington for sciep.
tific research.
Senator JEFF Davis Of Arkansas,
made his fret speech to q crowded
Senate last Wedr esday, denounc-
ing the trusts and demanding their
humiliation.
There is some talk of putting
Representative Flood, member Of
the CONFESSIONS! campaign CON-
II ittee from Virginia, into the pc.
sition Of chairman OF the commit.
Tee.
l he enormous rush of aliens
back to their European homes con-
finues. From recent bookings, it
is stimated that the total excdus
will be near 500, 600 aud they will
AIRY away with them $50, 000,.
eco.
The debate cOn Inittee CT theUni
yersity OF Pennsylvania has decid.
ed TO renew contests with the Uni.
Versily OF Virginia, and a series
Of debates is being arranged be-
tween the two institutions. the
first of which will come off early
next spring.
The Democrats of the Ninth
Virginia CongressiC nal District
will nominate no candidate to OPP
pose Mr.. G. BascCm olemp, the
Republican nominee. Mr.. David
F. Bailey is the independents can
didate opposing Mr.. Slemp, and
the fight promises to be fast and
furious one.
One of BotetoUrt's farmers, b. p.
Nininger sold his apple crop this
} ear for $l0.000.T. EN- uingsr an
ether fruit grower, received "a, 600
fer his crop land there are others
in the county WHO found purchss-
ers for the 1907 crops for $1,000
to $4,000, and many others at
handsome sums for that staple
crop.
The Supreme Court OF Appeals
of Virginia, ia session Eat Rich
mond last week, decided that q
man could not be held by the po-
lice as @ suspicious character, but
that there must be spefic charge
against him.. The case grew out
of the custom Of arresting suspects
and OBTAINING them while working
up the case.
The action of the New York
Board of Education in eliminating
exercises from the schools
has stirred up the Christian
because of the belief that
it would prevent the observance OF
Christmas in the schools. The
board now declares that there was
NO intention of barring Christmas
songs or exercises by those schools
desiring them.
To make of the Christmas holt
day a genuine day Of JOY without #.
che "evil of gift giving" is the b
aim Of crusade now begun by the
Chicago Womsn's Club upon the
suggestion of it's president and of
the chairman Of the reform com.
mittee. They say that the whole
custom of giving at Christmas
with the shopping mania is pernic-
ious and symptom Of degeneracy
in America.
Kennebec, Maine Journal: A
West Franklin correspondent
writes: "Some people are trying
TO breed discomfort Dy harping
about high prices, etc. An ex-
tract from a diary under date Of
December 13, 1875, may be CT in.
tel est TO them. Wages then were
ION $l2 to $50 Il month-when
yoI could get job! Flour was
rem SO to Slla barrel; corn,
$3.50 a bag; pork, Is to IL cents a
pound; beans, 50 q bushel.'
Ir the report Of p. V. D.Graw,
fourth assistant postmaster gener'
II, who has direction Of the rural
nail service, there is strong plea
or the enlargement of the parcel
oost system en- the free routes.
The arbitrary thods;and The out
chrrges made by the ex.
press companies are responsible
or this growing demand for sn