Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-04
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People who fear death fhould
take it as sign that the are ret
living right.
RsBecsUse of legal difficulties 1t is
not likely any national liquor law
will be enacted at this session OF
Congress.
Part of the foreleg bone OF dog
was put in the forearm of a boy in
Oaktown, Ind, and surgeons say
the operation will be successful.
If a protective tariff caused high
wages, as the Republicans claim,
why sbould wages be twice as high
in Massachusetts, as they ere In
Sorth CarolIna? The tariff is just
as high IN one State as in another.
TIE House of Representatives,
hes agreed to suspend business at
3 O'Clock Saturday, March 18th,
and devote the remainder Of the
day to eulogies to the life Of the
late npbell SIemp. Of the Ninth
District Of Virginia.
The bill, providing for county
local option throughout the State
has passed the Ohio house
by a vote of 10 to 80. The bill re-
Gently pr ssed the Senate with a
big majority, and il now goes to
Governor Harris for hle signature.
The Senate military affairs com.
Eittee by vote Of 8 to 5, sustain.
ed the President in his discharge
OF the negro troops for the Browns.
Vile ARRAY. 1t is hoped that the
matter will soon end as the coun-
try has had enough OF 1t.
Chairman slemp, Of the Virginia
State Republican committee, ac~
cOmpanied by number Of the
Republican leaders Of the State,
were in Washington last week and
announced that Virginia's delega-
ton, numbering "a, would be in
the Taft column.
The large furniture manufactur-
ing plant of the Ayerill-Mitchell
Co., at Cambria,a suburb Of Chris
tiansburg, was destroyed by fire
early Wednesday. The loss was
$l5, 600. The town was threatened
with obstruction, and Roanoke sent
an engine and other apparatus.
Governor Hughes, IN an address
IN Chicago, Saturday, said that
fning trust officials is putting the
burden on the public. lie favors
jail sentences for corporation Off
Gals, and that is the only method
that will prevent the violations of
the laws.
New York jurors who had reach.
ed verdict in street railway
damage suit by the flip Of a coin
and were fnedS50 each by the judge
and the verdict set aside. Such a
method of rendering a verdict is a
travesty upon justice aud brings
the law into dlsfavor and disrePute.
After chase of over 10000 miles
and lasting nearly year Detective
d. o. Baldwin, of Roanoke, Va,
brought back last week from the
Argentine Republic, by way Of
Er gland, Moses Faris, young Sy-
rlan, wanted in Virginia for the
killing of cOuntryman, Frank
Assaid, last March The prisoner
and his captor arrived in New
York on the steamship st. Louis.
Boys and girls, what is it you
IAN never catch, though you chase
after it or the wings OF the wInd2
You can rever catch the word that
las cree left your lips. Once spOk-
IN, it is out Of your reach do your
Jest you ear never recall it. There
ore, take care what you say. New.
II speak an unkind word, an I'M.
)ure word or "a profane word.
Arch bishop Ryan has issued a
,as tOral letter to the priests Of the
archdiocese Of PhilaC elphia la
snich he denounccs dar cling at
Catholic entertainments for religi-
JUS and charitable objects. He
trictly forbids the holding of balls
or charitable purposes and says
here is reason to fear that"there
s increasing laxity OmOrg our PEG.
lie in regard to amusements."
Philadelphia Record: Now that
he of the regularly recCrrent
waves of prohibition sentiment is
weeping its way across the coun-
ry it is amusing to note how OPP
Ortunist statesmen are taking adj
antage of .he chance to launch
themselves on the crest of the tide.
ONE of the adventures, like Gov
rnor Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
ave already made landing in
ublic office. Hoke is talked OF as
he Prohibitionist candidate for
resident. ALI the tribe of persis-
,nt and perennial office hunters
re on keen watch of the aqua
an movement TO see which way
lie cat will jump. The situation
as Its humorous as well as seri.
rs aspects.
Former Governor William l..
ouglas of Massachusetts, VINO
nderstands the tariff question
stter perhaps than any other