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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
Virginia Endorses Plan

Virginia has come forward as the
first State in the Union to indorse
the plan for an exposition Of the re-
sources of several States. to be
housed in permanent exhibition
buildings at Washington. Peters
burg is the first city in the State
to express its interest in and offer
assistance to the plan, which was
Endorsed at the last meeting Of the
Industrial interests committee OF
the Washington Board of Trade.
D. S. Porter. chairman Of that
committee. has received letter from
the Petersburg Chamber of Com
mel CO, in whichIsthe secretary Of
that body, r. Coz don Finney, de-
clares there would be no difficulty
In obtaining from the State of Vir
ginia an appropriation for o State
building at Washington, and thai
Petersburg would engage section
of the building. The whole plan i.
heartily indorsed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
Warrenton Has a $4,000 Fire

Fire which originated late Satur-
day night in Hilbert's carriage and
paint shop, Warrenton, Va, des-
troyed a business section of the
town, St. James Episcopal church
and rectory, and threatened TO
spread to spread to the residence
section, causing a panic among the
residents. many Of whom fed from
their homes.
At midnight the FIRE was under
control after the fire department and
citizens had made a hard fight.
handicapped by low water supply.
Before the flames were checked
large house near the burning church
was dynamited to prvent spread of
the fire to the home Of the inhabi-
tantS.
The loss is estimated at so, 900
partially covered by insurance.
ST. James church, which was val
ued at $40, 900, is total ruin. The
cause of the fire is believed to have
been spontaneous combustion.
Other buildings were Martins
plumbing shop. Kirby S meat market
and small hotel. No persons were
Injured.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
Negro Appointed to High Office

President Taft, it is stated, has
decided to appoint colored man 70
the highest Office in an executive
branch of the government ever held
by member Of that race. William
h. Lewis. at present an assistant
district attorney at Boston, is to be
made an assistant Encouragement
of the United States.
Lewis is a graduate Of Amherst
and Harvard and played on the Har-
ward football team as centre.
The appointment of Lewis is in
line with President Taft's policy OF
recognizing colored men in the gov
eminent service, but taking these
appointments as far as possible out
OF the Southern States where fric.
ton has been caused in the past by
negro federal office holders.
Lewis was born in Portsmouth,
Va. His father was a colored min
lister. Young Lewis was ambitious
and worked as waiter to earn his
college expenses. His sister is The
wife OF DR.. France, q negro physi
clan, of Portsmouth.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

Virginia have had under the Under
wood constitution that lasted thirty
two years has taught them that
there should be limit to the tenure
OF office of country treasurer. Within
the last year, in a neigh boring
county, the people of our State we're
appalled, by the suicide of the county
treasurer. This man had been hon.
ored by both church and State, and
had held the position of treasurer
for more than thirty years, and dur
ing all that time the people of his
county almost worshiped him. When
il was whispered abroad that there
was something wrong with his ac-
counts, conscious of wrong doing,
brought about by his long lease of
office, without moments notice, as
the shortest way out of his trouble,
the poor man took his own life.
What "a blessing it would have been
to him, to his family, and to all
others concerned, to have been com
PEELED years ago TO vacate the office
and settle his accounts. But instead
the county at large has been treated
to great scandal. and his church,
family and friends to a woeful hu.
initiation. Within the last month
the very richest county in the Val
ley of Virginia has beer subjected
to a legal investigation involving
the settlement OF the treasurer S
books, where it was found that thou
sands of dollars had beea misappro.
priated. These two cases have
been mentioned because of the
prominence of the parties. as we'll
as because the men had grown gray
in the service OF their counties as
treasurers, and for years had been
pointed at as so exemplary and
Trustworthy. 1t is in no spirit OF
unkindness that we refer to them,
but simply TO point out the danger
OF this continued lease Of Office.
The cry of turning a good officer
out for new man is false one.
Every man appointed, or elected, tc
office should execute the law, and
the execution of the law is what
makes a good officer. The county
treasurer's Office is the best paying
office of the county. and this is why
the last Legislature of Virginia sc
quietly worked through this pro
posed amendment. Every one o.
the forr amendments that thu Leg
islature of 1910 has submitted are
intended, If adopted. to increase ano
lengthen the power of the Office
holding class. and thus far the lib
erty of the people will be destroyed
The inability OF an officeholder t.
lay down a remunerative Office may
be illustrated by an anecdote tina
comes all the way from British In
dia. An Englishman who resided
thsre great many years tells tina
the curse Of that country is tn,
monkey, and according to the Bud
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
W. & L. u. BADLY DEFEATED
Strong v. P. 1. Aggregation Won
Battle in Roanoke

Sundays Roanoke Times gave
the following report OF the FOO, bail
game Saturday afternoon between
Washington and Lee and Virginia
Polytechnic Institute:
Outclassed in every part of the
game, Washington and Lee offered
but poor resistance 10 Virginia
Polytechnic Institute in the game
of football here yesterday afternoon.
and was defeated. % too. In the
beginning it looked as if the boys
from Lexington would give their
old-time rivals a hard tussle, but
after the FIRST quarter it was all one
gay, with the cadets pounding
through the students and spec dig
around their ends for heavy gains.
Washington and Lee fought pluck
ily, and not until the last whistle
blew did they give up hope of MAX
ing az least one touch down. When
the game end'd the ball was well
inside the students territory. and
ne chance, are tat another touch
down w,aid h.vr gone to the crodi'
of the c1d'is if play had lasted
another minute
The best Of feeling was displayed
The referee only once had 70 call al
tention to rough playing. In the
asst part OF the game. when the bail
rolled behind Y. p Is goal line.
Harmon, IF Washington and Lee,
made dash for it. and came in con-
tact with ". H. Legge. The referee
said he slugged Legge aud ordered
him out of the game. Harmon said
most earnestly that he was rot guilty.
but be bad to retire.
The afternoon was very cold with
a strong wind sweeping down the
valley, accompanied occasioua ly
with snow flakes. About 25OC
spectators we're present.
Washington and Lee had seven
teen men in their lineup, counting
substitutes, and V. p. /. dltecn
This statement will give an eloquent
argument for those who contend
that the new rules do not prevent
slaughter. As a matter Of fact, the
slaughter yesterday afternoon was
terrific. Again aud again Lex
ington lads were lefton the ground,
grooming with an injured ankle, {
bruised back. or a sprained knee OF
some other trouble. They did no
seem able to stand the pressure, anc
when the collision came. one of then
was almost sure to give signs o
disaster Waddell, captain of tn,
team, made manly fight Twice
he was removed because of injuries
and the last time he was taken out
he had to be dragged away by mair
force. He struggled desperately tC
remain on the field, crying like
child, and evincing a determination
to stick to his post, despite tn,
ruling of the officials. Finally, b,
was raised from the ground by sew
eral of his mates, wrapped in blap
ketS and borne from the field. Wad
dell proved himself a great fighter
but for some reason he did not seen
in form, and his unlocked for weak
ness crippled the student aggrega
tion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
BELATED STORY ON
JACKS0N'S DEATH
Federal Soldier Relates Details of
Charlottesville

Charlottesville
The following rather remarkable
story was sent out from Huntington,
w. Va:
Although it was on May 2, 1863,
that General "Stonewall" Jackson
received the wounds from his own
soldiers that caused his death seve-
raj days later, il was not until this
year that John Hays, Northern
soldier, who was a member of the
Third Division Brigade, Second
army corps, learned he was the
cause of the death Of the great South
ern soldier. His discovery reveals
the actual facts OF the circumstances
leading to the death of General
Jackson.
Hays few days ago visited the
field of the battle of Charlottesville
for the first time since the Civil
War. His brigade OF cavalry had
been ordered TO report to General
Berry while the battle was in pro-
gress. but General Berry could not
be lo ated. Hays was selected TO
go d ,wn the road, report to General
Cou. h, and ask where the brigade
sho Id go. When he found General
Couch his reply was:
Damn i'll Go where the fighting
is"
HAYS tells the stsry in these
words:
When ] returned my brigade
had gone. While searching for
them l saw little squad of horse
men up the road, l thought they
were Union men and rode toward
them. 1t was after eight o'clock in
the evening and could not see
plainly. | had gone but little way
when a heavy volley cf musketry
was fired so close to me that the
guns seemed to flash in nv face.
MY horse, never under fire be-
fore, wheeled around and started to
run down the hill. AS it turned !
cOu Id see there was quite a commo-
tion in the group of horsemen on
the road and the thought instantly
occurred to me that the volley had
taken effect on those hOrsemen and
that had escaped because 1 was on
the lower ground.
Upon reading of the account Of
the shooting Of General Jackson sew
eral days later / suspected that he
had received his wounds from that
volley of musketry, but did not know
positively until | visited those
scenes recently.
Il rode out to the field with four
others. one of whom was a Mr.. Pay.
Tor, whose father had been q surge.
on in the Confederate army and was
on duty at the battle of Chancellors.
vile. l pointed out as near as pos
sible where l had seen the little
squad of horsemen on the evening
of May 2. 1863, and Mr.. Taylor SAID
that that was where General Jack
son was mortally wounded.
A monument near the spot haC
pointed out marks the place where
General Jackson fell.
II was riding my horse ia fanciec
security on that night back in 1856:
when that volley of musketry was
fired by General Jackson's men, anC
/ had almost reached the Confede
rate line unconsciously.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
s1.0O PER YEAR
CONDENSED BUDGET
or CURRENT NEWS
Brief and Interesting Items for the
Busy Re; der

1t is an interesting fact that The
odore Roosevelt is the only presi-
dent within the last q wears who
had no part in a tariff bill. Clevc-
land had 70 deal with Mills bill; Har-
rlson the Mckinley bill; Cleveland.
in his second adminish alton, the
Wilson bill; Mckinley the Dingley
bill. and Taft the Payne-Aldrich
bill.
As Col. Morton Marye has an.
nounced that he will not be a candi-
date for reelection as State auditor
in January 1912, already there are
several Candidates for the position.
Among them mentioned ere c. Lee
"oore. now chief clerk in the Office;
Senator George g. Keezell. Of Rock
ingham and Senator Don P. HaIsey
OF Lynchburg.
Rev. Samuel S. Senter, recently
transferred from the Hulston Con-
ference to become the pastor Of
Greene Memorial NJ. e. church.
South, Roanoke, was rendered a re-
ception Friday night in the Sunday
school room of the church and cor
dial greetings were exter6ad by the
cficial board and pastors cf other
churches OF Roanoke.
Alter a systemic search of several
days the relatives of Mrs. Mary
Brubaker, who died 10 Page county
few days ago, have been rewarded
by finding snugly tucked away in
bureau drawer Sl1 500, represent
ing the savings Of many years
Many of the coins bear Gates which
show the old y oman began hoaI ding
her money in middle life. She was
% years old at the time her death.
TwentytwO-girls Of the Sylvia
Kansas High School, comprising al
most the entire younger social set
of the town, have formed an anti
tightwad" club. Its purpose is to
boycott the young men who can
walk bravely by an ice cream par
Tor without inviting their compan-
ions in. A set of iron clad rules
fOrbids the members being seen in
company with any young men boy
cotted by the club.
When Congress meets next De-
cember one of the first things to be
called to its attention will be q re-
quest signed it is said, by several
thousand of citizens of the District
of Columbia, asking for the right to
vove. This is the aim of the Suf-
frage Association which has opened
it's campaign. The association will
circulate petitions in Washington
and call a meeting for November 8,
when plans for the seige of Con.
gresS will be laid.
\ solid silver service of four
pieces was sent from Suffolk Friday
to be presented to Governor and
Mrs. Mann, at their twenty fifth
anniversary celebration in the ex-
ecutive mansion, at Richmond, Fri
day night. Each of the twenty
five colonies on the governors staff
contributed so. The 12-inch fruit
bowl is inscribed: Presented to
Governor and Mrs. William Hodges
Mann by His Staff, October %, 1910.
Twenty fifth Wedding Anniver-
Sary." The pitcher and two COB
lets are inscribed with an Old Eng.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

While strolling through Stonewall
Cemetery at Winchester Friday, A..
B. Mcclure, OF Azette. N. Mex, who
served in the Confederate army dur
ing the Civil War, found the grave
of his brother, G. G. Mcclure, of
Company G. Third Arkansas regi-
ment, who died at Winchester Feb
ruary 10, 1862
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

Sincere Goubters do not advertise
their difficulties.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

American capitalists will furnish
$50, 600. 900 to enables China to put
into effect a uniform monetary sys-
tenn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

FRIGHTENED.
THE RECENT CONSERVATION CONGRESS Hell
TALKED ABOUT CONSERVING WATER AND CON-
SERVING LAND, CONSERVING COAL AND CON.
SERVING IRON. IT'S TOO BAD SOME ONE DIDN'T
SAY WORD ABOUT CONSERVING COMMON
SENSE
That's what this country needs right now-to
CONSERVE COMMON SENSE. An article in
a September magazine deals with the Conservation
of common sense" and gives the panacea for the
paralysis that prevails the of old fashioned co
Business men everywhere should take that advice.
/ for the fears which seen
business men. / have preached return to the
years, and expect to continue to do so. But that
FOR FEARS ON THE PART OF BUSINESS
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

It's awfully hard for little wo-
man to impress people with her dig
nifty,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
Newspaper Char ges Hands
Pro Bono PUBLICo

Fridays Stanton Dispatch: Con-
troll of the Augusta Printing COrpo-
ration, publishers of the Stanton
Dispatch and the Spectator, will, on
November lst, pass into the hands
Mr.. Harold Z. West, for many years
connected with the Baltimore Sun.
Mr.. Stuart Olivier and Mr.. Her
bert Wyls have closed a deal with
Mr.. West whereby the latter Sc
cures ullownership of the property,
possession to be taken November l..
Mr.. West is a man of wide expert
ence in the newspaper field and his
residence here will prove quite an
addition to the business and social
life on the city.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

The separation of the church and
State was announced in a decree
issued by the provisional govern
ment OF Portugal in Lisbon Friday
Another decree published declares
for the freedom Of the press. The
government declined the invitation
10 attend memorial mass for the
victims of the revolution on the
ground that it desired to remain
neutral in matters of religion. The
press generally favors the inaugu.
ration of a system Of government
similar to that in the United States
in preference to the system of par
liamentary government generally
in vogue in Europe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02
Business Mems Lack of Confidence Is
Foolish.
BY JAMES J. HILL

k**+*****1T is only a senseess LACK OF CONFIDENCE
III =: :: !: :: 6: G:
*+*+**+]* neighbor His neghbor probably Jumped
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

Believing is the secret of seeing
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-02

seRvA1IoN CONGRESS HELD IN ST: PAUL
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-04
DIsTEMPER IN HORSES.
S. ARTHUR JOHNSON

Distemper, or strang'es, is a disease
principally affecting young horses. 1t
IS due to a germ belonging to the
s,reptococcic group. The disease
is accompanied by high fever, ca
tarrhal inflammation of the mucous
membranes. especially of the nasal
passages. and as a result of this
There is swelling of the lymph
glands under the jaw which later re-
suits in abscess formation.
A horse with distemper can COM
municate it to healthy one.
The germs are found in the dis
charge from the nostrils and in the
pus from the abscess which forms
under the jaw and later breaks.
The majority of cases of distemper
occurs before the age of five years.
The constitutional disturbances
caused by the shedding OF the teeth,
and cutting same. as well as impure
air in poorly ventilated stables, over
worked and poor Y fed animals, are
factors that weaken the resistance
and make infection possible to pro-
duce the disease.
The disease is more common in the
spring and fall of the year. particu-
larly the former. on account of the
chill received as result of the sud
den changes at these seasons CT the
year.
The disease can also be trans
mitted from dam-to offspring through
the milk.
The animal usual develops the
disease in from three days to three
weeks after being exposed to the
contagion.
Animals affected with distemper
should not be sold. Young animals
should not be brought in contact with
those affected nor watered out of the
same bucket, nor come in contact
with any other property until it has
been thoroughly disinfected. An ami
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-04

mai should not be oastrated while
suffering with strangles.
A vaccine made from the specific
germ causing this disease is pre-
pared in the laboratory of the Veter-
mary Department CT the Co orado
Agric cultural College.
This vaccine is very useful in com
batting distemper, both as a preven-
tive and as cure, and promises to
be of as great value as the antisuppur-
alton vaccine made in the same lab
oratory from the germs which cause
poll evil. fistula, and wound infec-
tions
Like the antisuppuration vaccine,
to get the best results it must be
used by enc who is trained in the
diseases of the lower animals and un-
derstands the use of vaccines on
same. 1t is therefore advisable to
have it used by a competent grad
uate veterinarian.
B. F. KAUPP.
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-04
THE POTATO BEETLE.

The potato beetle is such a COM
mon pest that a description scarcely
%eems necessary. but since other in
sects are often mistaken for it. it may
be well to give a brief account of it.
The adult beetle is oval in form,
about three-eighths of an inch in
length, and just a little narrower
than long The ground color is yell
lew. The upper wings are marked
by ten back lines running length
wise.
TIL, adults live over winter in the
ground to the depth of six to ten
inches or more. Where the ground
The La Jara chronicle., 1910-03-04
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Special Correspondence.

Mrs. Hensen Heiselt is here visit
ing her son Lawrence. She is also
calling on many of her Old time
friends.
Guy Wilson opened his blacksmith
shop to-day and is now ready to mend
the breaks, sharpen the points and
half-sole the horses.
The elocution lessons given by Prof
johnson were concluded Wednesday
night and soon a number of the class
assisted by Prof. Johnson, will pre-
izen."
We notice that several of the busy
of the street and adding very mater
| tally to the beauty of their homes
It's time well spent and is good ex-
ample to follow.
These Lovely spring days have
reused up the farmers so that many
of them are now cleaning seed grain
and repairing the farm implements
in order to be ready for business when
it is time to plant.
The small child of Dick Gutherie
was inferred in the Sanford cemetery
to-day. The Gutherie family is now
living in Alamosa and several of
them either have or have had the
scarlet fever which brought the death
of their little one.
Lewis Westover Jr. left Wednesday
night for Trenton, Utah, where his
father has a ranch rented. Mr.. West
over .Sr.. and family follow in about
two weeks. We are sorry to lose
such valuable citizens as Mr.. west
over and family but our loss will be
others gain.
Last Friday was red letter day
for Sanford Athletic Club. We all
went to Manassa and enjoyed our
athletes OF whom we are justly proud
and plenty of rooters who are not
ashamed to show their colors. Man
ASA took first in but two events. the
shot put and the half-mile race, and
the Sanford Athletic Cub took 1t in
all other events. We feel very thank
full to the student body for the hearty
welcome and kind treatment given ais
while there. They did their part
well.