Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-08-26
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Busy Reader
1t is said in Minneapolis that
the price of boti wheat al d bread
will be higher this fall.
William Jennings Bryan. the
Democratic presidential candidate,
has received from the Minnesota
State Agricultural Society the
trick mule which is to be the par
tvs mascot this fall.
An alarming increase in the
number of railroad fatalities in In
diana of late has led the State
Railroad Commission to demand of
the roads better efforts to prevent
accidents.
Chicago health probers have
found the sources OF much of the
city's milk supply swarming with
typhoid germs. OF samples of wa
ter from 1853 wells Analysed, but 81
passed the examination.
The Virginia State Corporation
Commission has allowed the rail.
way companies operating lines be-
tween Newport News and Hamp-
on to increase the fare from five
cents to ten cents.
Chairman Hitchcock, of the Re-
publican National Committee, ex-
pects every one Of the candidates
or the presidential nomination to
speak during the national cam
paign in support of Taft and Sher-
man.
An exchange says: 1t cost S10,-
900 to notify Mr.. Taft of his NOM
nation. 1t only cost $500 to make
similar announcement to Mr..
Bryan. Give the Democrats a
chance to run the government eco
nomlcally. They can do it.
The special board of directors of
the Central State Hospital, located
in Dlnwiddie county, two miles
from Petersburg, has determined
to have erected building for fe-
male tuberculosis patients and to
install electric lights throughout the
institution.
Owing to the low financial con-
dition of Fairmort, w. Va, the
council has increased the levy to
40 cents on the 500, which will
yield revenue of about SAP, 900.
There has been a falling off OF
nearly $500, coo in the personal as
sessment from last year.
Candidate Taft is trying to
make himself solid in Virginia;
dove 40 miles and was the chief
attraction at the Greenbrie. Horse
Show and at night led society
German, and be plays base ball
without regard to race, color or
previous condition. He goes all the
gaits.
Declaring that he has been arbi-
Irarily dismissed from the faculty,
without cause and without hear
ing, as provided in the regulations,
DR.. Walter j. Quick, of the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute, at
Blacksburg, has appealed to the
toard Of visitors and has retained
Richard <. Byrd, speaker of the
House of Delegates, to prosecute
Eis case.
The Suffolk Evening Herald,
commenting on the Baltimore Suns
change of heart, says: 1.-The Balti-
more Sun condemns Roosevelt for
his policies; Taft praises them in
his speech of acceptance. The Sun
says Roosevelt's methods had
tendency to disturb business con-
ditions generally; Taft says he will
carry out his policies. Therefore,
says the Sun, it will support Taft.
Good, sound, logical reasoning
that is."
In order to help his friend Teft,
who is "my candidate" President
Roosevelt has appointed a commits
sion with a New York man at its
head to work out reforms on the
farms and improve conditions of
country life. A striking cartoon in
a Washington paper makes a hit.
An American farmer" stands be-
fore the President and with a de.
termined look on his sturdy face
says: Don't worry about US. You
have other troubles. "
There has been much activity in
mining matters in Spottsylvania
county recently and there has been
much prospecting by experts. 1t is
said that a number OF Northern
contemplate leasing
some of the property and begin
ring operations. A company is ne
gotiating with Mr.. j. l.. Powell,
the owner. Richmond capitalist are
interested in a deposit OF pyrites
% the Howe tract in the same
county.
More than 100 former Southern
Democrats, now New Workers, have
under the name of "The
of Southern Democrats
Of New York" in support of the
national and State Democratic
tickets. John r. Dunlap was cleo
ted temporary chairman. A com.
mittee was appointed to wait on
National Chairman Mack and
State Chairman Corners and as
sure them of the associations al
egiance to the party.