Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-12-09
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Germany and tie United States
have arranged for two.cent poe.
tai rate, to 60 irto effect at the be.
ginning of the year.
A cat, buried for eight days,
was recently taken alive from the
Gold street death trench in Brock
Ign, where the great catastrophe
OF last week occurred.
The report of Labor Com mis-.
sioner Doherty, made public
Monday, contained startling dis
closures relative to the sanitary
conditions prevailing in the baker
les in the larger cities of the State.
Not only does the report show that
many Of theee bakeries are unsan.
itary but that they are a menace to
life.
Buchanan News: The school
wagon has arrived and will be put
into commission at once. 1t iss
large. comfortable wagon, covered
and the ends projected with glass.
This Innovation will be watched
with interest, and it will no doubt
be the beginning of better things
for the country children, giving
them advantages of a high school
education.
cOutLern men In Congress great
y regret the fact that President
Roosevelt has seen fit to announce
his intention of Responding W.
d. Crum, the negro collector of
the port of Charleston, s, C.
Booker I. Washington, president
rf Tuskegee Institute, recommend.
ed Crum for reappointment. and it
is understood that his recommend
alton carried weight with the
President.
j. R. Hayden, who recently pur.
chased some large tracts of noun
Tain lands near Augusta Springs,
Eas just returned from the North
vest, where be formed a company
Tor the development VI these lhnds.
A charter will he applied for at
once, and the development of the
property will be in the name of
The Standard Live Stock Company.
Two sawmilis will be put TO
work at once on the lands to get
out timber ter shed tuildings,
fencing, etc., preparatory 10 open.
ing The ranch.
Giving TO the prevalence of dis.
sOee among cattle 10 several CT the
states, Governor Swanson has is.
sued proclamation declaring a
stEIct quaFsntfne. The rroclams-
ton was brought about by a letter
from the State Veterinary Board,
which states that many cattle
from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New
York, Michigan, New Jersey and
several other States have been
crossing the State line, bringing
with them communicative dis
cate which has destroyed many
Alexandria Gazette: 81 firmly
believe that the day will come
when kissing will be confined te
the lower classes, the educated
people having been brought to see
tie evils of the habit" ssys DR..
Clara Scctt of Philadelphia. 1t IL
probable, in full confidence, that
such q time lie coming that the
slower classes" insist upon stay.
ng lower, despite all the efforts
being made by social reformers to
slevate them and THAT many "edu-
,ated people" will neglect their
sGhcatIon.
Harry Ridenour, the village
blacksmith of Maurertown, four
niles north of Woodstock, believes
10 has discovered the art of TEN.
,ering copper, lost for centuries.
aidenour keeps his formula a Sc
ret with the hope of securing
urge sum for the patent, which
le has secured. Already several
zig offers have been made, but he
e undecided as to accepting any
Il them. In test few days ago
lie cut piece of tool steel with ar
he bad mcde from cop.
'er, and he has a knife and u raz-
r with the blades made from the
anne material.
Some new and startling chapters
I anthracite history were brought
o light during the hearing Of the
federal suit against the anthracite
ailros6s charging trade restraint,
efore Examiner Guilbert, at Phil
delphia last week. Lawyers for
he government submitted q docu.
tent showing how, as far back as
$40, there was board OF control
mpowered to fix prices and regu-
tie prod AUCTION and shipments,a and
ow representatives of the various
pal roads were directors of the
emple Iron Company, the execu-
We committee Of which was named
Y President Baer, Of the Read
".
Congressman Carter Glass of
ynchburg, has not decided to be
candidate for Governor, notwith-
the announcement of lis
sndidacy sent out from Rich
ond. He said: Al have not an
ounced myself a candidate for
overnor nor authorized any one
state that / will be a candidate. /
ave recently been and am now