Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-24
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During the months of June and
July there were shipped from the
Eistern Shore OF Virginia 1913, 100
barrels OF round potatoes.
Exactly l, 900 barrels OF apples
were shipped from DAYTON, Va,
last week. Every day many wagon
loads are handled and it seems the
supply is unexhaustable.
According to Washington dis
patches the feeling exists in Central
America that the war in Nicaragua
may soon be over. 1t would have
ended long ago, but for the help the
revolutionists received from certain
Americans who hoped to profit by
q war in Nicaragua.
The estimate that throughout the
world quarter Of a billion dollars
is sunk annually in discarded auto
mobiles and WORKOUT parts and
tires is financial and economic fact
OF considerable Importance If it be
approximately correct.
The vote on the bond issue in
Orange county on the question of
issuing bonds to the amount of $12,-
500 fer making improvements to the
courthouse and county clerks Office
was defeated by a majority OF 163.
The vote was: Against issuing the
bonds, 218: for So.
Money sent home by Hungarians
in America, estimated at some $28,
coo, 900 in 1909, is declared by the
ROYAL Emigration Commission to
fall far behind making up for the
loss Of population, which in that
amounted 10 l30, 600 out OF popula-
ton OF approximately 1900, 900.
The annexation of Korea bv ia
pan has been predicteL and an
nounced so often that the latest re-
port must be regarded with Ger
tain degree Of wearied skepticism,
though its fultillment, which is
probably at some time Inevitable,
would cause no surprise.
Returns from the Nebraska pri-
maries show that every Bryan idea
and every Bryan candidate was de-
feated, while the men against whom
Bryan warned the Democrats of
the State were all elected. County
option was also defeated decisively,
both in the Democratic primaries
and in those of the Republican par
ty.
Acknowledgement Sale, of the Ma
tional Guard of Virginia, has re-
ceived check from the War De-
partment at Washington, for 81
7O3. "A, payable to the Virginia mill
tary fund. The money is to REIN
burse the State for sums advanced
In connection with the encampment
of 1908, at Chickamauga Park, when
it was found that the appropriation
made by the government was in
sufficient to cover the expenses of
the Virgins troops.
Alexandria Gazette: Another
seeker after cheap notoriety has APP
peared. A painter jumped from
the Brooklyn bridge yesterday af-
ternoon shortly after 2 o'clock. He
was lassooed while swimming up
East river. The man told the police
that he was a Scotchman, 30 years
Did, and made his leap to win a bet
Of $500. During the past twenty
i've years number of men have
Ieaped from the Brooklyn bridge,
and such acts no longer interest
people. If newspapers would cease
10 print the names of such foolhardy
individuals the practice would
cease.
Gingseng is, or was, Chinese
plant and is called in the lang
aage of China, ''jin-tsapg," the
word meaning: in the
likeness of a man. 1t was given
This name because originally, and
now in many instances, the plant,
which is very valuable, grows some.
what in the shape OF a human being.
Considerable quantities OF the herb
ire also found in Korea. 1t has a
yellowish root which Is very highly