Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-02-23
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS
Brief and Interesting Budget for the
Busy Reader

gone to Florida to spend month re-
cuperating.
President Taft has nominated
Postmaster Bentley Kern for an
other term as head of the Winches-
ter postoffice. Mr.. Kern is a rela-
tive of the Democratic candidate for
the Vice-Presidency, John w.
Kern. Postmaster Kern held Office
under both Roosevelt administra-
tions. o.
]. w. McClain has on exhibition
in Manassas the clock which stood
upon the mantel in the room in
which General Lee surrendered to
Grant at Appomatox Courthouse
Mr.. McLain is the son of Major
Wilmer McLain, upon whose farm
the surrender took place. Although
the clock shows much age, it is
still in good running order, having
only beef repaired once since the
close Of the war.
The vigilance OF two revenue Off
GERS was Of no avail when they
tried 10 capture still on farm in
Louisa county. They were foiled
by the farmers daughter, a young
lady of $50 pounds, who sat out
in a raging snowstorm on a barrel
supposed to contain brandy. The
officers did not dare to use force in
removing the fair guardian OF the
supposed "moonshine," as several
of her relatives were standing
around with hands on bullying hip
pockets.
What the census enumeratorS are
required to learn regarding the
place of birth of native born and
foreign born persons, and other
personal facts concerning the latter
class, in taking the Thirteenth
United States Census beginning
hpril 18th next, is fully set forth
in the printed instructions pre-
pared by the United States Census
Bureau TO guide them in filling the
population schedule. 1t is pointed
out that all the questions relate on
ly to conditions existing on April
Is, the Census Day."
A bill was introduced in the
House Saturday by Speaker Byrd
imposing q tax on all oil companies
doing business in the State of Vir-
ginia. The passage of this bill will
give to the Common wealth a reve
nue. of about $50, 900 year. Under
the existing law nearly all of the
larger corporations existing in Vir
ginia are taxed in some way except
the oil companies, and few of the
tobacco concerns. This bill will
effect principally the Standard Oh
Company, which does an enormous
business in Virginia.
Judging by statistics, there i:
apparently something compelling
for success about the age of thirty
three. At that age Napoleon wa:
emperor of France. At thirty
three Wolfe scaled the heights O
Abraham at Quebec, dispossesse(
the French of their possessions il
Canada and gave two'provinces Il
England. At the same age Corregi'
had produced three renowned pic
lures, 1.-The Assumption of the Vir
gin" 'Ecce Homo" and THE Pen
itent Magdalen. George Stephen
son made his first locomotive, Ed
son had harnessed electricity t,
the uses of man. Gray wrote hi
''Elegy." Poe his Raven" ant
Thomas Jefferson the "Declaratio
of Independence"
When the steamer Oceana, of tn
Quebec steamship line, pulled on
of her dock few days ago, covere
with rice and old shoes, her car
tain gazed down from the deck an
inquired of the shipping agen
whether the ship was a passenge
liner or a dove cote. For OF the 80
first class passengers on board, 10
of them had just been married
There were 81 newly wed'/ Col
plies spooning about on the deck