Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-07-10
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= Ambassador Aoki declares that
Japan will not object in any way
> 20 the sending of United States
7; battleehips to the Pacific.
The bedbug has been scientifi-
, cally investigated by the Depart.
, ment of Agriculture, and the reas-
surfing information is given that
an adult bedbug feeds only once
in from thirtY-six to forty hours.
a man In a New York town
! tried to hang himself the other
day, but was saved by his whisk.
ers, which acted as sort of cush.
ION. 1t was case not exactly Of
life hanging on hair, but on a
bunch of them.
Jenn Brun, dead at 1O2 years at
Geneva, said recently: 81 have
never consulted a doctor and
have never taken medicine. /
have drunk and smoked all by
life, and, with the exception of
my mother, have never kissed a
woman"
In Roanoke Monday morning
william West was fined 500 in
Police court on the charge of con.
Quoting a gambling joint. He con-
fessed. The police raided his
place Saturday night and captured
his paraphernalla, together with
about fifteen citizens as witnesses.
The Supreme Court of Iowa, ia
jicisioG delivered recently, rep.
udated the "unwritten law" and
administered singing rebuke
TO the county attorney of Dubu.
que county. who made an argu.
ment TO jury construed to coun.
tenance resort to this ".aw".
Young Arthur Pue German, son
of the late United States Senator
from Maryland, appears to have
Inherited much of his fathers DO
Iitical shire wdness. He has been re-
Gently renominft ted for State sena.
tor. and his friends say that if the
Democrats control the next Legis.
lature. he will be the recognized
leader.
Governor Swanson received $3.50
from a cOnscience-st;icken man
now living in Maryland. The
writer of the letter was former
Virginian, who was engaged in
business at rOint which he
named. He says he sod liquor
and that he owes the State of Vir-
GINA $3.50 for failure to comply
with the laws and desires to make
amends by giving to the State her
due. The money will go into the
general fund of the treasury.
4 Maj. Holmes Conrad is at his
home in Winchester recuperating
from tie effects of severe fall re.
,eived several days ago. While
Major Conrad was on long cross
country walk, and was going
DOWN a steep hill, five miles from
Winchester, he stumbled over a
piece of barbed wire stretched
along the ground, falling heavily.
His right arm was dislocated at
he shoulder, and he was cut and
bruised.
A dispatch from Winchester
ays: The month of June proved
o be the coolest June in the history
# the local weather records. The
'ast June was even colder than
he historic and famous cold June
i 1886, about which so much has
een written and of which veneer.
bic citizens tell such remarkable
tories. During the last month
here were only eight clear days,
he other days showing cloudiness,
nd on l. days there was rain.
The British Admiralty and War
'ffice have both drawn the color
ne against a youth born in Lon.
on of negro father and English
Other. On the death of his par.
ats the Strand Board OF Guard
ns took charge of the boy, who
rs now gre wn up and desires to
rye his country, hut the authOn>
es refuce to permit him to en-.
It in either the navy or he army.
his banning Of British subject
cause CT his color promises to
ad to a lively discussion in Par
rent, where the matter shortly
Ill be brought up.
The Emperor Of Japan has bes-
we'd war medals upon 20 ATeri-
MS who participated in the re-
Mt Russo japanese War. The
t is composed of 10 women (vol-
teer nurses) and 10 CORE spon.
Its OF American papers. The
dals are of golden bronze, about
size of double eng.e, bearing
the fuce the crossed imperial
adards Of JaEaL surrounded by
rlsiRg sun. Tie reverse pre-
ne conventional onumenlal
'ft fanked by branch Of rulm
1 oLe of laurel. They are known
the Imperial Order of the Crown.
At Il meeting of the Board of
ectors Of the Jan estown txpo-
on Company held recently in
rfolk, it was decided to issue n
for every dollar due on com.
n stock. 1t Is estimated that
call will let the cou- npnv