Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-03
TIMELY BREvITIES

- W. hNhAiuS iTtlUDQ.
More than one third OF Turkeys total
trading Is done through Constan tino-
pie.
Great Britain Is the largest foreign
market In the world for American
products OF horticulture
An English factory recently turned
out hat which was made to DIT a
mythical man fifty feet tall.
According to Bishop Anderson of
Chicago. forty Illinois towns with pop
uiations ranging between 200 and SOG
are unprovided with churches -
At the Hindu demonstration In men.
DRY OF King Edward nearly 20.oaD
poor were fed. seated on either side OF
the streets OF Calcutta for over mix,
French chemist has invented a So
cret process for removing an unfash
ionable color from silk and rcdyeing
1t more desirable hue without iniur
ing the fabric
The whole history of hygine from tha
earliest ages and in all the great coun
tries is to be Illustrated at the by
giene exhibition to be held at Dresden
next year.
Mrs. PankhurSt's society of English
sunragists has just cleared $500 at
a suffrage bnzaar held In Glasgow. The
members made about half as much by
their recent self denial work.
A witness Of the entrance of Napo
leon l. into Moscow In 1912. a man
named Kniazkoff. who is 1l9 years
old, has been taken TO st. Petersburg
to relate his experiences to the general
STAFF.
Charles Clinton Gladwin. Jr.. six
years old. recently arrived at New York
on the American line steamship New
York. this being the fourth trip the
boy has made across the Atlantic
alone.
A 40 foot ferryboat built I'm Liver
pool for use in Havana harbOr made
the per!lOuS transatlantic voyage un
der her own steam. the sides being
boarded mp TO protect the vessel from
rough seas.
About $l0OOo0O worth OF diamond
are smuggied into the United States
annually. according to a statement is
sued by the Importers Protective IN
lon. which has offered TO pay rewards
OF $1,000 and up for Information lead
Ing TO the arrest of offenders
Another link which bound the New
York OF today with the city 100 years
ago was broken in the death OF Alex
ander Duer Irving. grauduephew OF
FEATHER KnirkerbOcker" and owner
and occupant OF the home made ia
nous by the immortal author
His imperial highness Prince rsai
Tao OF China. now I'm Europe. has Seni
his check for 500 for the police %
New York" The check WAS received
in letter tn Mayor Gaynor thankins
him for cOurr-Sies extended during tn.
princes recent visit TO the city.
The largest doll party the world ha :
ever seen WAS given recently In I'm
caSo The management OF an exhibi-
ton In thHI city invited every little
girl in Chicago 10 come to the party
with her dollie. and nearly 1000 littl"
girls and uS many dolls responded
\ scaoo' for the instruction OF sales
girls in the treatment OF customers has
been opened in Berlin. The school is
financed by the Association OF Retail
Shops. but the city has shown its In
terest in the matter 10y granting the
use OF one Of the city halls for the
schoolroom.
The muSkrat is at the present time
the most important fur bearing animal
of North America. Last year musk
rat skins put upon the market realized
to the trappers nearly S1.700.00O. a
large percentage OF the catch Is fur
nished by the tidewater region of
Maryland. Della ware and New Jersey.
1t is reported from Aldershot. Eng
land that the commander of the York
and Lancaster regiments has ordered
that no married couples keep cats In
their quarters without special permits
sion. He has also made rule that IN
the future no noncommissioned offce1
or private may wax his mustache.
One OF the interesting things about
the approaching Mexican centennial
will be the parade in the City Of Mexi
CO. Sept. 10. OF categorical floats 10 be
furnished by the different states OF
the republic TO represent the most
notable historical events which have
occurred within their several terrific
ries
Nearly every native bird Of New Zea.
land Will be absolutely protected by
law this year. The animals protection
act provides that 1910 and every
third year after that may at the dis
erection Of the governor in council be
declared close season for native
game. The absence of bird life In New
Zealand Is already most noticeable.
A man n Ing nenr Tromso In Nor