Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-01-29

Brief Items of Interest tor tie.
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t. San FrancIeco bias started On IL.
l. way a bond issue Of $35, eco, OO(
, for public improvements.
d A hog killed by Capt. station F,
= Byrd, Of Nortben Accomac, weigh.
/ ed $50 pounds dressed.
Volcanic disturbances off the
+ coast Of Yucatan have caused the
!. disappearance Of three islands.
9 When the jail officials at Helena,
4 Mont, refused to allow Earle
Brown, a prisoner, to wed, he fool.
ed them by getting married by tel.
ephone to Miss Mollie Kufeldt.
4 The Model Liquor License
League, in session in Louisville,
passed resolutions in favor Of TEN.
y perance, but against the destruc.
tion Of the liquor industry.
Blue Ridge Guide: Rsppahan.
mock apples brought the highest
price on the European market this
season. Mr.. j {. K. Keyser was the
shipper and he received consider.
ably over $500 per barrel.
1t is reported that when Repre-.
> sentative Champ Clark, speaking
from the floor of the House, pre-.
dicted the nomination of william
j. Bryan by the Denver Convention
"some Republicans Joined with the
Democratic members In the hand
clapping."
The New York life insurance
compe nice ara paying the penalty
of the exposure CT their misman-
agement. The report Of the Super.
intendent of the Stats Insurance
Department shows there has been a
falling of in new business 90 the
extent of 1892, 900, COZ, and an ac-
,ual decrease in insurance IN force
since 1904 of $53, 900, 900.
1t is sa:d that Thomas F. RYAN,
firancIer Of New York, who owns
fine estate in Amherst county, is
contemplating the erection of two
million cellar Houses in Richmond
with the idea OF making hIs home
IN that city. Ii is rumored that
Mr.. Ryan has aspirations TO be-
come United States Senator from
Virginia.
AS a means Of obtaining several
thousand additional sailors needed
to man the new bettleships and
cruisers TIE Navy Department will
shortly send a corps Of men
throughout the country exhibiting
moving pictures showing the gala
departure of the Atlantic feet
from Hampton Reads a month ago
rs being reviewed by the Presi-
dent.
Senator Daniels bill for a So,
900, 900 memorial bridge across the
Potomac river to Arlington was
passed by the Senate last Wednes.
day afternoon without opposition.
The bill was favorably reported
from the Senate District committee
last week by Senator Martin. A
bill for the construction of me-
mortal bridge has been introduced
and Passed the Senate before, but
il has never been favorably acted
upon by the House.
Startling figures appear in bul.
letin just Issued by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, covering
the months of July. August and
September, 1907. The report
shows the total number of casual
ties on railroads during that
luaterly period to be 1903, in.
1889 killed and 2l,724
injured. This is All increase of
l57 IN the number killed and 1860
n the number injured as compared
With the corresponding period Of
1905.
The advantage of bot water
sken inwardly is we'll known but
lot every one knows that it has
'een found valuabl n fighting
rip. A famous doctor, noted for
he speedy cure of his grip patients,
avs he attributes his success to
he fact that he always puts his
'atients to bed at the first sign of
he disease and makes them drink
Quantities of hot water. This
hould be taken at intervals of eve
y two hours, aud as hot as can be
runk without burning the tongue
nd threat.
Ttere are suggestions in Wash.
lgton that Cortelyou lie to serve
he Administrator as a Jonah.
he panic impaired the prestige OF
Re President, and Mr.. Cortelyou's
iforts 20 sbate it came too late to
g useful, and were not of nalure
prove valuable, anyway. They
ave drawn good deal Of concem-
alton upon the Administration.
is reported that the President is
iite willing to toss the Secretary
the Treasury to the whale and
.e gale if it will make the sailing
y smoother for the Sc .retsiy Of
ar.
With that same degree Of ,nso-
nee'which characterized his pre-
Gus apreerarce in lower courts,
b. Poindexter a "hiyk-t0rsd"
gro. got what was cumirg 10
III In the Hastings Couitof Rich
ond last week, when he Nrs up
throwing stones at & street ear.
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