Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
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The death of Senator Daniel, of
Virginia, and Senator McEnery of
louisiana, leaves but ID former Con-
federate soldiers in Congress
Hens of Illinois. Indiana, Michi-
gan and Ohio have, since April. laid
$4,000, 900 eggs for the cold storage
man, according to farmers who have
sold their product to representa-
tives of Chicago cold storage houses.
Bass fishing in the James River
between Lynchburg and Clifton
Forge is said now to be better than
it has been for a long time. The
recent freshets cleaned the river
bed out, and with clearing water
the fish are biting lively, and many
good strings are being taken.
Petitions are being circulated in
fredericksburg by the vets ask
ing for signatures of voters to call
local option election for that city,
to be held this fall. Fredericks-
burg voted in favor no license by a
majority of 80 May 5, 1908, after
very exciting election.
Governor Mana seems to have the
State politicians on the anxious
bench regarding the appointment OF a
successor to the late Senator Daniel.
Since Congressman Flood has stated
positively his determination not to
accept the Senatorship, if offered to
him, there seems to be no one in
Swanson's way, but the wise ones
cannot understand the Governors
continued silence.
A writer who has given the sub
iect OF improved highways much at
tention says: I'm view of the in
creased agitation OF good roads
everywhere in our broad land, it
will not be long before it will be
considered a crime, rather than AN
Indifference for any locality to re-
main satisfied with bad roads-a
crime against the horse, crime
against everybody using the high
ways, a crime against the govern
ment, both national and local."
A dispatch from st. Louis says:
The incorporation OF the Universal
Aerial Navigation Company to con-
duct business in Missouri, has re-
vealed plans for commercial pas
senger airship that rivals the dreams
of Jules Verne. Officials OF the
company declare that within year
they will have ships sailing the
skies that will carry up a hundred
passengers in a forty-mile wind at
a speed of one hundred miles an
hour, il desired.
IF there is one thing on earth
that a gutter should leave severely
alone, it is advertising" says John
Wanamaker. ITO make a success
of advertising one must beprepared
TO stick to it like a barnacle on a
boat bottom. Advertising doesn't
jerk; it pulls. 1t begins very gent
ly at first, but the pull is steady. 1t
is likened to team pulling heavy
load. A thousand spasmodic, jerky
pulls will not bulge that load, while
one-half the power in steady effort
will start it and keep it moving"
The State Bar Association will
meet at Hot Springs on July &c, 81,
and %, with the Maryland Bar AS
ISOLATION. Justice Horace G. Lur-
ton, OF the United States Supreme
Court, will make the principal ad-
dress at the joint meeting. An adj
dress will be made by President
Alderman, OF the University of Vir-
ginia. Papers will be read by
members of the two associations.
including Messrs. S. S. Field and
Edwin G. Baetjer. OF Baltimore, and
Mr.. Alfred g. Thorn, general coun-
sci of the Southern Railroad.
Theodore Roosevelt is going to
take the stump in Indiana next fall
for United States Senator Albert ].
Beveridge, who voted against the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill and who is
candidate for reelection to the
Canada Tha x~oc;tsu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS