Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-12-30
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| Mr.. Bryan declsrtd in sreseh
~ Uniontown, Ps., that he wculc
not retire as Democratic lea sr 90
lcng ss the party wanted him.
Congress may bs asked TO a.asnd
the child labor law 90 that 1t will
lprohibit children under the age of
10 yssrs being on the street after
$3.50 O'Clock at night in the Dis
triet Of Columbia.
Announcement 10 made Pitts
borg that two finishing mills, Ave
hlass furnaces and twelve open
hearth furnaces srs soon 10 be
added to the STEEL corporations
plsnts ut Homestead ard Duquesns,
at an outlay Of 80, 900.
Senator Parsons, who lie new
contesting the election Of Con-
gresham z. W. Saunders, from
The 9Th district. says that the
name of Gen. John <. Roller Of
Hsrriscnburg, 10 being mentioned
for position in Tsft's cabinet.
A murderer was electi oeuted In
New Jersey and physicians we're
refused permission to try TO resus-
citate the victim. The New Jer.
sey authorities have the right idea.
When a criminal 10 once dead, it 10
best to let him stay dead.
As a punishment for assault and
robbery on the street In Washing.
ton, of which crime large num-
Der of white women have within
the Fast year or go been victims
VI the hands OF negroes, Maj. Syl-
sester, superintendent OF police Of
that city, suggests the whipping
post.
A foreigner In Massachusetts
applying for naturalization 10
evidently doing his best to keep
up with contemporary history AZ
studied through current journal.
Ism. When asked what were the
duties OF che President OF the
United States be replied. ITO SUI
erintend Congress"
Ridlcule 10 one Of the most pot
emit weapons with which to combat
error. Andrew Carnegie never
did anything finer in his life than
to turn the battery Of HE wit upon
che millionaire beggars who were
demanding that the Steel Trust
should still be kept in the list Of
nursing infants kept at the breast
Of the American consumer.
A number of Tenth district Re-
publicAns have purchased from
Lewis 4 Voorhees, the Old Domin-
ION Sun, the Republican weekly
paper published In Staupton. and
will conduct it as patty organ.
5. Brown Allen, United States
Marshall for the Western district,
will be editor, and K. A. Fulwiler,
Staunton postmaster, will be bust
ness maLager.
Thomas F. Ryan, admittedly
one Of the greatest powers In the
financial world, announced that,
yielding to the advice Of his ply
sicians he had resigned from the
Of thirty.four corpora
lions. The only enterprises in the
management Of which Mr.. Ryan
retains Q hand are the Merton
Trust Company, the National
Bank OF Commerce and the Amsri.
can Tobacco Company.
The report of the Western State
Hospital for the last fiscal year
has been printed. 1t shows thst
1858 + atients we're admitted during
The year, 1855 we're discharged and
SO, many of whom were very old,
died. The per capita cost annual
~ was $l28.7o. being an increase
Of about sic over the preceding
year due to Increase liz salaries
and 10 repairs to building. The
hospital 10 in excellent condition.
Scores Of big, fat turkeys were
to the White House
policemen, messengers,
ushers, gardeners and stablemen a.
Christmas gifts from President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Each big
bird had on IL Q Christmas card
signed by the President aud these
are highly treasured BY the re-
,ipients. The White House steward
was in charge Of the distribution,
which was among the largest In
Years.
Professor Richard Lynch Garner
" the University of Chicago, who
las been in the iungles Of Africa
or three or four years in an effort
% master the language Of monk
,ys, and who occupies q steel cage
here to protect bis life from the
more Vicious animals, will, accord
ny to . letter written to his sister,
drs. A. +. Welsh OF Bristol, Va,
eturn to this coAntry next spring,
ewing practically completed his
tudy OF the monkey language. The
attest triumph Of his novel pursuit
8 the preparation by him Of lex
con of the monkey language.
Major Samuel j. C. Moore. a
Ioted Virginian of the old school,
lied at his houe in Berryyille,
>larke county, Saturday morning,