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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
V. M. l. Scored on Georgetown in
Game Saturday

Cadet Lloyd L. Leech son OF Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Leech OF Lexing-
ton, carried the bail over for touch
down in the game Saturday in
Washington, D. c., between Y. NJ.
|. and Georgetown University.
The following report of the game
appeared in Sundays Richmond
Times. Dispatch:
For the first time this season the
Georgetown University football
eleven had it's line crossed by a
Southern team today. Virginia Mill
tary Institute turning the trick.
The final count was IA to 6. The
visitors were considered to be a
much inferior eleven to the Blue
and Gray, and, indeed, it looked
like walk over, when in the first
thirty seconds of play, Costello ran
sixty-6ve Yards for a touchdown !.
But before the game was over it be-
came evident that Georgetown was
up against real team, and one tina
would be hard to beat.
In the third period, the V. NJ. L
eleven tied the score, and was out
playing the Georgetown team, wher
Walsh, the regular quarterback and
star drop kicker, who was not play
ing on account of injuries. was sen
into the game. On the second play
he dropped goal from the felC
from the thirty five yard line, Civ
ing Georgetown a three point ad
vantage.
Georgetown did not play the ga m,
it did against Virginia, and it wa
evident that the team was over con
fident Georgetown lacked the sam
dash and team work as displaye,
against Virginia. Its line wa
wearer and it's backs were unabl
to penetrate the visitors defense t
any degree of regularity.
The Virginians resorted to play
run from kick formations for thei
gains, but little line bucking bein,
attempted on account OF George
towns supposed strength in thi
department. For V. NJ. l. Dashiell
Moore, Kinsolving and Witt playe
great ball
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
Death Comes to Count Tolstoi

Count TOlstoi is dead. He pass
ed away peacefully Sunday morn
ing at his hone in Russia, after sur
viving a number of alarming heart
attacks during the day and night.
Count Lyof Nicholalevitch Tolstoi
has founder has been found by
that for which he looked with long
ing. He was quoted several years
ago as having expressed this view
of death.
AS the slave looks for the liber-
ator, so look for death-look for it
any moment; would welcome it I'M
der all circumstances. And when it
comes a shout Of Joy shall arise
from my breast like that escaping
the mouth OF a new born babe enter
ing upon that phase of lie which
you and l are now enduring"
Count Tolstoi made great i'm
preston upon the world as novelist,
historian, social reformer and reli-
gious mystic. He was as remark
able in his career as in his charac-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
Another Joke on the Old B. & O.

OF all the jokes out on the de ar
old Valley Branch of the B. & O..
road, the latest and the best fol-
loweth. Yesterday the train due
here at sos was delayed until we'll
nigh on to 10 o'clock. Oh, no, that
is not wherein the joke consistent.
The cause OF the delay reveals the
point.
The engine was watered on leav-
in Harrisonburg and started on it's
weary crawl up the Valley. The
train had dragged out some ten or
fifteen miles of it's tedious journey.
when 10 and beholi, it was discover
ed that the fireman had failed to re-
coal at the Village of wetness.
Accordingly. the engine refused
to continue its journey and the trip
back to Harrisonburg was begun.
after coal had been ordered sent
out by another engine to relieve the
situation. Alter some delay the
journey was resumed and the train
reached Stanton just in time to be
too late.
AT least, this is the story as it is
tod. However. it may be that the
train simply grew thirsty on its way
and went to the fountain head o.
drink to tone up bit.-Stauntor
Leader.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
All Night Telegraphic Service

A dispatch from Staunton OF last
Wednesday says:
Beginning with tonight. Stanton
will De an ALI night town" whit @
Western Union Telegraph Company.
This means that the Office will be
open at all hours day and night for
the receipt and delivery of tele-
grams. putting this city on the same
basis, so far as telegraphc facilities
go, with Richmond, Norfolk, Peters
burg, Lynchburg aud one or two
other cities in the State. This ought
to prove Of decided benefit to the
business men of Staunton.
A system is being worked out
for telegraphic system in connec-
ton with the long distance tele-
phone by which kilograms, received,
say in Baltimore, for Lexington.
after the office in Lexington is clos.
ed, will be relayed from Stanton
J TO Lexington. by phone.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
$l.00 PER YEAR
CONDENSED BUDGET
OF CURRENT NEWS
Brief and Interesting Items for the
Busy Reader

An aviation meet and President
Taft are attractions for 1900 teach
ers expected in Richmond this week.
Randolph Macon Woman's College
having raised s45, 900 to pay for its
last built dormitory and the gymna-
Stun has just rec lived a check for
SIS, 900 from Andrew Carnegie. II
now has has proposition from the
General Board Of Education OF New
York city Of gift Of SIS. 900 for en-
dowment purposes, conditional upon
the college raising Sl75, 900 for the
same purpose, and this is made to
date back 10 the time the application
was made since which the college
has raised for that purpose $101, 500.
With this accomplished the college
will have an endowment of 1860, 900,
The exaggerated costume worn by
women these days have moved Col
umbia university Of New York, to
start a crusade in artistic costum-
ing. AT the head of it is a woman
who was the designer OF Fifth ave-
nue. dressmaker In the opening
lecture she said: Find out what
your most characteristic feature is
and then dress up to it. If you do
this. you will be srtistically gowned.
OF course it must be an attractive
feature. Art N costumiug does not
emphasize any but good points 10
the feminine face and figure. The
others have to be dressed down.
Wem must have individuality in dress.
There is far too much dressing alike.
And for individuality there is moth
ing better than the study of silhou.
etc.
There are a lot of young men stand
ing on the corners wondering why
soms one doesn't come and give
them money. Most Of these young
men are perfectly capable OF giving
suggestions. Any one of them could
run the First National Bank or the
Pennsylvania Railroad better than
the fellow who has the job. AS a
rule, they talk about a division Of
wealth per capita. They would,
however, resent per capita distri-
button of picks and shovels. Some
of these DAYS the producing ma
jority OF community will rise in
their disgust and decree that he who
does not work may not eat! Then a
woman may walk around the corner
without being ogled.-Exchange.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
Virginia Leading on Corn Raisirg

Giving Virginia a greater average
number Of bushels of corn to the
acre than any other raising
State in the Union table received
by Governor Mann from the federal
department OF agriculture puts the
Virginia crop this year at 81, 321.-
600 bushels. which is an increase
over the crop of 1909 by over 7,
600. 900 bushels.
The nine leading States are Civ
en-. Virginia's average is now 263
bushels TO the acre. Last year the
average was % is. the increase for
the year being consequently 2 3-1C
bushels.
Over 66O,7OO, 900 bushels were
raised by the nine States this sea-
son. Last year the total was only
500, 400. 900, giving an increase for
1910 of 1853, 300, 900 bushels.
Texas leads with a total crop ag.
gregating 1s1, o93, 900 bushels. II
averages only 20 Is bushels to the
acre. however, more than FIVE bush
els has than that raised on the aver
age Virginia farm.
North and South Carolina, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisian;
make excellent averages, but only
one State approaches Virginia il
the average tables: That is Arkan
sas which this year raised % bush
els of corn to the acre, being IL be
hind the Old Dominion. In tn,
table showing the average for tn
last 10 years leaves all others ia
behind, even Arkansas, with al
average OF % ITO her nearest com
petitor being Texas which managed
to raise 10 bushels.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
DETECTION OF CRIME
BY THE NEWSPAPERS
Prison Terms Are Less Dreaded by
Some Men than Publicity

Let US have printed all the facts,
both with reference to crime and
other matters, but let the facts
make the newspaper and not the
newspaper the facts" declared
State Attorney John e. W. Wayman
before the Inland Press association
in Chicago during an address in
which he discussed the value OF a
newspaper as an investigator OF
crime and crookedness. He said in
part:
Some people think thai crime
and scandal should not be publish
ed. Every political CRATER would
subscribe to this doctrine.
THE political CRATER is man
who believes that picking pockets
is respectable occupation, provid-
ed enough men indulge in it at the
same time and the newspapers keep
quiet.
Some editors, like other men ARE
Ia favor OF the enforcement of the
law Sc long as it doesn't hit any OF
their friends.
Every burglar claims that the
police have it in for him, and every
political crook claims that some
bod y is in conspiracy tohurt him.
The light turned on by the news
paper is the best protector OF the
public. No crook can ever do much
damage with the light shining on
him
Many man breads a prison
term less than he breads the pub
LEGATION of the fact in the newspa-
per.
Some editors are longer on col
oring matter for the news of the
day than they are on brain matter
in the editing of the paper.
The honest, patriotic editor is
like every other citizen-his work
adds to tho sum total Of progress.
Some editors run their papers as
il they were getting paid in proper
ton to the number OF men that they
call thieves.
"One would think from the vehe.
mence with which certain PROPOSE
tons are advocated by some news,
papers that the editor was the paiC
attorney for those who would prof
At by the legislation advocated by
the newspaper.
The honest newspaper does NOR,
to prevent crime than all the agen
cies of government"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

One man in Kansas harvested a
larger area of whent in 1910 than
was s.sown in 1909 in the States of
Maine, New Hampshire, Verm mt,
Massachusetts, Connecticut. Rhode
Island AND Mississippi combined.
This was J. N. Fike of Colby,
Thomas county, who is probably
the most extensive individual
grower of hard red winter wheat in
the world, having harvested hear
ly IA, 900 acres of that grain in 1910
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

desire to comply with the provis
ions of the Presidents proclamation,
and therefore inclose the required
application which 1 request in that
event may be acted on.
I am, with great respect, your
Obedient servant,
r. E. LEE"
RICHMOND, VA, June IS, 1865.
His Excellency, Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States:
Sir: Being excluded from the
provisions of the amnesty and par
don contained in the proclamation of
the 18th ult., hereby apply for the
benefits and full restoration of all
rights and privileges extended to
those included in its terms. l grad
uated at the Military Academy at
West Point in June, 1929, resigned
from the United States Army in
April, 1861, was a general in the
Confederate Army, and included in
the surrender of the Army of North
ern Virginia April 9, 1865.
i have the honor 10 be very re-
specially your obedient servant,
''R. f. LIE"
The present-day investigator of
history may see that General Lee S
letter to General Grant bore fruit.
for General Grant Immediately rote
to the Federal judge at Norfolk that
the paroles of General Lee an other
Confederate officers must not be vi
olated by any legal prosecution.
General Lee was indicted for trea-
son, but when the court received
General Grants letter all legal pro-
ceedings were abandoned and were
never heard of again.
This Federal grand jury that in
dicted General Lee and others was
composed of twenty -four men, hall
of whom we're Negroes. and was the
first to convene in the State of Vir.
gina after hostilities ceased. This
is the same jury also that indicted
Jefferson Davis for treason, out it is
known that neither he nor General
Lee was ever tried.
The five and a half years that
General Lee was permitted to live
after the surrender at AppomattoS
Courthouse he was nothing more
than a prisoner on PAROLE" and as &
DISTINGUISHED man he was denied al
} civil rights, and the gentle dignity
with which General Lee bore hi.
disfranchisement rendered him al
the dearer the Southern people.
The people of the North canno
appreciate the mighty factor tina
General Lee was for peace and ordel
after the Civil War. That amnesty
was denied to General Lee there i.
no doubt, but whose fault was it
That he earnestly sought to be par
doned was clearly shown by the tive
letters that have been reproduced
In other of his published letter,
General Lee gives expression I,
feelings of aggrievement because n,
milton was paid to his applca
ton for pardon. The fact that tn
application for pardon had TO pas
through the hands of Edwin NJ
Stanton, as Secretary of War, &C
counts for the mislaying or destruc
{ ton of the paper. And while it wa
q denied General Lee to take the oat
of allegiance to the United State
, government, still no living ma
/, could have been more faithful tha
he to the laws Of our country. b
b precept and example he taught th
9 Southern people to submit to til
powers that be, and no word of con
I plant ever escaped his lips.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

day the United States has no such vessels to
aid its navy.
L do not think that government owned and
operated merchant ships would be practical.
These vessels should be the PROPERTY OF
PRIVATE CAPITAL. But by complying in
construction and speediness with the naval speci
ficafions they should be entitled to compensation
from our government fast mail ships
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

desire to comply with the provis
ions of the Presidents proclamation,
and therefore inclose the required
application which request in that
event may be acted on.
I am, with great respect, your
obedient servant,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23
LEXINGTON VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER
Strong Merchant Marine
Makes Strong Navy.

In
UR government should do what England, Germany Japan
y and France doing the present to ENCOUR
AGE AND DEVELOP MERCHANT SHIPPING.
If we had merchant ships like the British built Lusi
tana and Mauretana could USE THEM IN TIME WAR
AS FAST SCOUT SHIPS AND AUXILIARY CRUISERS To-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

mot a word, not a word" said
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in an
swer to q question as to what he
thought of the recent election. when
he returned to his magazine labor S
few days ago for the first time
since Nov. 8.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

= 1T is NOT so MUCH ADDITIONAL
e NEED NOW MERCHANT
e CONJUNCTION WITH wARsHPs
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-11-23

Roanoke College students have
organized "viligantes" to proven,
hazing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17

Can you draw a goose?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17

Read the Eosr Oregonisn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17
"The American Lord"

The American Lord" is crack
ing good play.-Virginia Pilot.
Two hours of bubbling and whole
some humor We're given the lucky
auditors by Charles 3. Hanford and
Marie Drofnah in their presentation
Of "The American Lord" From the
audience arose roar Of applause
which brought Mr.. Hanford and Miss
Drofnah to the foolights exactly six
times after his first act and five times
at the end of the third.-Fort Worth
Telegram.
"The American Lord" is brim full
Of well-made situations of the most
amusing nature which gradually lead
up to climaxes that would make Bill
llken ashamed of his mission.-Wichi-
Ia Eagle.
Hanford's american Lord" is one
Of the best things the American stage
has ever seen, from a combined patri-
otic and fun making standpoint. If
anybody can find fault with Hanford
in his new role the dlscoverer de-
serves a medal. More clean comedies
OF the type of THE American Lord"
with more actors like Charles B. Han
ford would do much to elevate the
American stage and make the Ameri-
can people feel better and consequently
better Americans. Miss Drofnah has
a light comedy role that she handles
most cleverly.-The Ell Paso Herald
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17
WILL TRAIN GIRLS
WITH REAL BABIES
TEACH FUTURE MOTHERS
THE CARE OF INFANTS
Women's Industrial Council of Eng
land Undertakes TO Assist Nature in
Developing Natural Duties of Wo-
manhood.

London.-Just now, when nearly
every child is brought up on Teddy
bears instead of dolls, it is good to
know that the Women's Industrial
Council is making fast progress with
its scheme for training young girls to
become nurse maids by supplying
them with real live babies on which
they can practice the arts Of moth
ering.
Already many promises of support
have been given, and the London
County Council has entered into the
idea.
Briefly, II amounts to this. The
Women's Industrial Council has dis
covered that there are hundreds Of
girls in the poorer districts Of Lon
don, just leaving school, who would
make excellent nurse-maids in middle
class families. IN the ordinary way
they go into factories or shops, or
drift into undesirable early marri-
ages. The Women's Council is not
satisfied with this, and think It
would be far better if they learned
the things that will fit them for a
useful and successful Ire. IN Woro
they should be trained in the care OF
babies.
Alreacy. as the result Of the agi-
tation by the council, they are trained
while al school in washing, clothing
and generally looking after children.
But the children, alas! are not real.
They are mere India rubber dolls,
without any capacity for inspiring the
niceties Of the nurse-maid's art.
Therefore. real babies must be
found. and this is where the council
has been ingenious. There are hun
dreds OF mothers OF the working
class who are willing to pay about Sd
a day TO someone who will take care
of the baby while they themselves &c
out to work. Thus you get the creche
already a familiar Institution in Lon
don. But the present creche is q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17


sWashington.-After jotting down
the above figures and taking a glance
at his bank book, Senator Flint of
California held up his right hand and
cried: Never againl"
So he is going back home to Los
Angeles to exc out a miserable ex-
istence with a pitiful law practice that
via probably net him only $4,000 or
$4,000 a year. But, at home. he'll
not be obliged to accept dinner invi-
tation from Senator Moneybags and
Ambassador Goldbug and return them
next week or next month Neither
Will he be called upon to maintain a
political organization in every one Of
Calitornia's 81 counties at an aver
age cost of $1,000 per.
II have looked at it from every an
gle said Senator Flint. land have
come to the conclusion that the Uni
ted States senate is no place for
poor man If ne halls from California
and must make his campaign every
six years under the new direct pri-
mary law. How much will the next
campaign cost? 1 don't know; have
not the remotest idea. Nobody has
for it hasn't been tried yet. But Ia
have to maintain an organization in
every congressional district and every
county California is more than L.
0JU miles long Therefore I'd have
to cover q territory as long as from
Maine 90 the Cdrolinas along the At
lautic coast. If the state were small
and compact ike some Of the New
England commonwealtbs, the case
might be different and the expense
less; ! would really have to make two
campaigns one for the primary and
one for the election.
IF the direct primary law is to
stand, poor man can never hope to
run for the senate until after the
passage of some extra legislation for
his protection, some corrupt practice
act that will forbid the spending of
amy money whatever in a political
campa gn or for the state itself to
| defray the expenses.
"Of course, If l were so disposed !
might allow friends or friendly or
ganizatiOns TO help me out One or
/ two organizations back home have in
| timated that they would be glad to
contribute $4,000 or 10000 But
hardly. 1t is bad enough to have an
! organization or an individual make
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17

they flare up like bulldog at sight
OF tramp.
Nelson. usually of calm and equable
temperament, fairly explodes when he
reads Wolgasts "cocky" statements
81 see where the little rat is going
to let me stay 15 rounds If 1 don't
STALL" said the Dane today. "I Won
der how long he is going to let me
stay If | do stall?"
IT'S awfully kind of him 80 let me
go as far as 10 rounds but I'm rath-
er inclined to the belief that he will
be mighty lucky If he manages 10
stay that long. If he does manage
to get through he will be the sickest'
boy after the fight you ever saw.
'In all my battles | have trained
with but a single thought and that
was to win, but l am making an ex-
ception in this case. | am in good
condition and could step into the ring
tomorrow. but | want to give him
such a walloping that he will never
forget it the longest day he lives. And
he's going to get 1t.
Il have always made it a point to
inflict as little punishment as posi-
ble-just enough to win-but tn Kid
rs going to get everything that 1 have
in the shop, and whatever he gets
he Will have only himself to blame II
he had kept his mouth shut and not
Dragged so l would have gone into
the ring with him feeling as | have
felt toward all my opponents"
gf, 10
views. so II the boys fight as they
talk what an awful battle they viii
put up next Tuesday afternoon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17
NELSON AND WOLGAST; HOW
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER

San Francisco.-Is all this feud talk
that Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast
are handing out on the level or is it
the same old line of bunk dished up
tor the benefit Of the box office?
That is the question that fight fans
are asking themselves. but If they
would relieve their minds Of any
doubt It is only necessary to go to
the fighters themselves and talk it
over. lust few seconds conversa-
tion will entirely convince them that
f ever a pair of boys hated each 9TH
er they are Nelson and Wolgast Men
tlon the name Of one to the other and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17
DRNGS WOMAN BN- HER
FASHIONNBl A. COIFFURE

Uniontown Pa Wearing her hair
i'm the latest mode. piled high on her
head after Tho manner Of Empress
Josephine was % part responsible for
a serious state Of affairs for Miss
Helen ShaneberEer Of this city.
a runaway horse with "a broken
sleigh Gathering at his heels dashed
onto crowded sidewalk near a de-
partmcnt store. Women ana chill
drcn scattered into doorways out of
danger. Miss ShduobgrEer however.
was not quick enough. for the shaft
of the sleigh shot through her big
coiffure ana dragged her 100 yards
before the horse was stopped. Be-
yond the shock a few scratches and
much so.led clothing tine young wo-
man escaped injury
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-02-17

maids, but for the care of children
by paid nurses. In this case, how
ever, the baby will not be so much
a paying guest as raw material for
the enlightenment of young girls of
fourteen or so, who will be taught the
very science of mothC ring. They will
not only take care Of the babies, but
they will take care of them hygien-
ically They will not only feed them,
but they will feed them with the
right things and in the right way.
They will not only wash them, but
they will wash them clean. And so
on.