Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-07-21
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Baltimore isma!Sing special efforts
10 increase trade with the South.
Oliver Roberts, colored, died in
Lynchburg last week, said to be 108
years old.
Nearly every necessity OF life has
been increased under the new tariff
bill now in confer ence.
The attempt now being made at
White Plains, N. Y, to have Harry
Thaw, the murderer OF Stanford
White, released from an asylum, is
the latest legal act of the drama
which has been before the world for
several years.
The Georgia Senate has passed a
bill making it penal offense to ut
ter any false or defamatory remark
about a woman. 1t was not adopt
ed without a long debate, many SEN
ators believing it would impair the
right OF free speech.
Gov. Swanson has appointed
Councilman Shirley Carter, OF Win
chester, as a member of The board
OF directors OF the Western State
Hospital for the insane at Staua-
ton, succeeding the late S. II. Hans
brough OF Winchester.
The first roll OF petroleum butter,
the Standard Oils latest product, was
turned out at the Wood River Re-
ffnery. near Alton, H., few days
ago. The new product is said to
be of the same consistency as tactical
butter, but brown in color.
Bristol will try high license,
segregation and strict regulation
IN dealing with the liquor question,
since the majority has voted in favor
OF the granting OF license. The talk
of a contest OF the Bristol election
has about blown over as a means OF
making Virginia dry"
A jeweler in Fredericksburg has
on exhibition in his window clock.
OF his own design and make. The
face is made of composition and in
laid with 80 one cent pieces OF the
date Of 1909. Across the face is in
, scribed Time is Money" This is
quite unique clock and has attrac-
ted considerable attention.
The skins of highly colored snakes
are now to be used in supporting
the hosiery Of the beauty Of Virgin
ia. When or where the fad origi-
mated is unknown, but the jewelers.
= are busy manufacturing garters
and the woods and deserted fields
| are being hunted for desirable rep
tiles. The demand exceeds the
! supply.
President Alderman, OF the Uni
versity Of Virginia, is in receipt of
= communication from DR.. George
W. Parkin, chairman of the { nodes
Scholarship Trust, announcing that
the qualifying examination for the
) Rhodes scholarship from Virginia
will be held at the University Of
Virginia on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, October l9 and 20.
1t is now up to the Legislatures
, of the several States to say whether
there shall be an income tax amend
ment to the constitution. By the
decisive vote of 81 to IA, more than
{ the necessary two-thirds, the House
{ has passed the Senate joint resolu-
ton providing for the subm's-
{ sion OF the question to the States.
/ The negative votes were all cast by
, Republicans. No amendment hsv-
ing been made to the resolution it
now goes to the President for his
r signature.
5 The fact that State Chairman Ely
son has called for another and
voluntary assessment OF 20 per cent
, over the amount fixed by the State
{ Democratic committee has leaked
' out. The letters we're written and
! sent to the candidates on Saturday.
! The assessment OF the committee is
= found inadequate TO conduct the
4 primary. The candidates are given
e till July "a to pay up, and if they
a fail the State committee will be con-
a vened to raise the amount.
= The evils often attending the
: mingling of white women with
Cinnamon was demonstrated in Bos-
e ton few days ago when raid was
J m7de upon a resort where Celestials
Il and American girls had assembled.
y About six hundred Cinnamon were
? in the crowd and thirty or more
j young white women, the latter
e being between seventeen and eigh-
teen years old. During the "festlvi-
= ties, " it is alleged, liquor began to
flow and the opium pipes were taxi
S en- from their cases. In few short
, hours the young girls and their es-
j corts became overcome by the pc @er-
b lul drug and were seen lying about
: he floor and chairs stupefed by its
: action.
: After finding his cow had already
. been MIXED every morning for the
. past week when he wen4 to the pas
! ture to milk her, John Bassett OF
:" Georgetown, Del, discovered the
! thief to be a large black snake,
;. which had grown fond of new milk
Tor it's breakfast. Bassett arose
earlier than usual and hid in the
: pasture near the COW. He was
. astonished to hear the old COW be-
q gin lowing, while at the signal a
big black snake crawled up to the
COW and began to drain the milk.
The old COW seemed to be as fond Of
the snake as il it were calf, and
r was with difficulty restrained from
y following it when it escaped through
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