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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
TAFT AND SHERMAN
ARE THE NOMINEES
Ut Regular Convention Saturday
Night in Chicago
NOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT
President Won by Slight Majority
Of u Votes

With nearly $50 of the Roosevelt
delegates declining to vote and has
tening away at adjournment time to
tender TO Colonel Roosevelt the nomi-
nation of new party, the fifteenth
Republican National Convention,
after a long and tumultuous session,
Saturday night renominated William
Howard TAFT OF Ohio for President,
and James Schoolcraft Sherman OF
New York for Vice-President.
President Taft received Sol of the
l,O78 votes in the convention, or
twenty-one more than a majority.
The decision of the Roosevelt peo-
pie, under direction of their leader,
to refrain from voting, left no other
candidate for the Presidency.
The announcement of the Taft
nomination was greeted with cheer
ing from his adherents and groans
and hisses from the opposition.
When it became absolutely GER
tain early Saturday that Mr.. Taft
would be nominated without great
difficulty, the leaders in control of
the convention decided to give him
as running mate his companion
on the ticket in 1903.
All others dropped from the race.
and Mr.. Sherman was the only can
didate regularly placed before the
convention. A motion from New
Hampshire to make the nomination
by reclamation was declared out OF
order. There were many scatter
ing votes on the roll call that en-
sued.
The convention, amid much con-
fusion, adjourned sine die at 1876
o'clock.
At no time was there an indica-
ton of walkout of Roosevelt dele
gates. They expressed their revolt
by silence.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
The Proud Mother

Come hither, little Mary Ann,
the dotlng mother said; Il have
about three quarts of jute to put
upon your head. l see the neigh.
bors' daughters go to school, fixed
up so fine, and won't have it said.
my dear, that you are not in line; so
let me kalsomine your face with
pigments rich and rare, and put
some red paint on your lips. and
cook and curl your hair; and push
you in a narrow skirt that shows
your every curve, so you will get
from rubbernecks the notice YOU
deser We. Aud you must wear YOUR
snowy shoes that advertise your
feet, and exc the crazy hat that
scares the horses on the street. for
| won't have the neigh bors say that
my dear little maid is not as good
as any or as stylishly arraved. OF
course you don't look like a child
with all your paint and curls, but
you're upholstered just as well as
any other girls; OF course you can
not run or play, as children used to
do, but we must show the neigh
bors' girls they have no edge on
you; OF course you're like monkey,
dear, of course it is a shame: but
since the neighbours turn cut apes.
L have to do the same!'-Walt
Mason.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
APPLE AND PEACH CROPS
Some Statistics Concerning Fruits of
Virginia

Mr.. Walter Whately, secretary Of
the Virginia State horticultural So
ciety, has just secured the following
statistics concerning the apple and
peach crops.
In number of apple trees, Virgin
ia ranks: In 1910, 9Th; in 1900, 7th.
In number of bushels produced,
ranks: In 1910, 4th; in 1900 not
given.
In number of apple trees not bear
ing Virginia ranks: In 1910, 4th D.;
in 1900, not given.
Number of apple trees in bearing
in Virginia, 1905, OOG.
Total number of apple trees bear
ing in United States: In 1870, I5l,-
323, 900; in 1900. 2Ol, $4,000 de-
crease in United States, 80, All 900
or 33.4 per cent.
Total apple trees not yet bearing
in United States: In 1910, 65,792.-
900; in 1900, not given.
Total bushels produced in United
States: G9O9 147, 522, 900. Value,
1913, 231, 900.
Total bushels produced in United
States: 1899 lis, 522, 900. Value
not given.
In number OF peach trees, Virgin
ia ranks: In 1910, 18th; in 1900
21st.
In number of bushels, Virginia
ranks: In 1910, 17th; in 1900. no
given.
Number of trees in bearing ir
Virginia; In 1910, 1,Sl3,OOO; il
1900. 1893, 600.
otal peach trees bearing fruit il
United States: In 1910, "a, 5O7, OOC
in 1900, 99,919. 900. Decrease. 5.
Az, 600 or 81 per cent.
Total trees not yet bearing in
United States in 1910. AZ. 266, 600.
Total production in United States
crop of 1909; So, 100000 bushels
value, $2S, ISL, 900.
Total production in United State.
value not given.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Girls Less Modest Than Formerly

That the dress of our young girls
has never been less modest since
the days OF Louis XVI. was the
startling charge made by Miss
Buelah E, Kennard in an address
before the National Conference of
Charities and Correction held in
Cleveland, Ohio, last week.
Young girls were once sheltered
and restrained by family life," said
Miss Kennard. They had violent
emotions. but no expression for
them except in harmless forms of
poetry or music or the explosive
form of hysteria. The present free
dom OF girls from parental control
and authority makes self-control
and inner-restraint necessary to
their safety. They are sophisticat-
ed to some extent, but far less than
their confident manner would indi-
cate, and are too young to regulate
their emotions. The continuance of
the race and its welfare. which is
the main business of life, is being
left in the hands of careless child
rem without any preparation or
guidap' ) whatever. The safeguard
ip' -. our dance halls and places of
amusement against the more obvious
dangers is we'll, but not enough"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Sheep as a Great Money-Maker

There is no live stock on the farm
that will bring in greater returns
in proportion to the money invested
than good sheep. And those returns
are Semi-annual. When farmers are
nee ling money with which to
pay store bills and hired help the
wool goes on to the market. Later
on the lambs are sold and hence
twice year are the hockS replen-
ishing the bank accounts of the
shepherds. 1t is quite an easy
matter to invest 500 10 sheep and
make it all back the first year and
have the stock left. But if farmer
would make money in the sheep
business there are two essentials be
must observe: First, be must have
good sheep, and then he must give
them good feed and care. With
these two things carefully observed
there is no reason why any farmer
should not make plenty of money
out of the sheep business.
Virginia ought to have ten times
as many sheep as she now has. In
fact she ought to have many times
the number of all kinds of live stoc k
that she now has. When more and
better live stock is kept in our
State we shall hear less said about
the WORKOUT" lands in Virginia,
,or it is live stock that builds up
the arms.-Bulletin of Virginia De.
partment of Agriculture,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
ROOSEVELT NOMINATED
TO HEAD THIRD PARTY
A Temporary Organization Effected
In Chicago

Former President T Theodore Roose-
welt was nominated for President on
on an independents ticket Saturday
in the dying hours Of the Repu blican
National Convention in which he had
met defeat.
The followers of Col. Roosevelt
gathered in Orchestra Hall. less
than mile from the Coliseum, and
pledged their support to the for
mer President.
In accepting the nomination Col.
Roosevelt appealed to the people of
all sections, regardless of party
affiliations, TO stand with the found
ers OF the party one of whose card
inal principles he said. was to be
Thou shalt not STEAL"
The informal nomination of Col.
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly for
the purpose OF effecting temporary
organization. Beginning Monday.
when a call was issued for a State
Convention in Illinois the work of or
ganization will be pushed forward
rapidly, State by State. At a later
time, probably early in August, it
is intended that a national conven-
ton shall be held. Col Roosevelt,
IN accepting the nomination, said he
did so understanding that be would
willingly step aside if it should be
the desire Of the new party, when
organized. to select another stand
ardbearer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Governor Mann Criticised

The Virginia Issue, the official or
gan of the Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia, in it's last issue, in arraign-
ing the liquor power of the State as
dominating politics in Virginia, re-
fers to Governor Mann as follows:
A good man occupies the Cover
nor's seat in Virginia. He has
written his name into the history OF
the temperance cause of Virginia.
His fellow temperance men honor
ed him with their vote and cleo ted
him to his high position. They be-
lieved he would use his influence
to carry orward the work to it's
logical conclusion. Since he has
been Governor he has been as sill
ent as the grave on the subject that
so profoundly concerns our Virgin
ia people. He has advocated and
pushed. against determined op.
position, other measures through
tue Legislature. He has scarcely
turned over his hand for the great
movement backed and urged by the
very people that elected him tc
Office"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
TOO MUCH IMPURE SWEETS
A Child's Fatal Penny" and Its
Effect on Health

In an article on THE Fatal Pen
ny" in the July Woman's Home
Companion. Mary Heaton Worse de-
scribes the sickness that child can
buy with one cent. Following is an
extract.
Making one-cent candy is in it.
self a large branch OF the candy
business; tons Of it are made every
year. The fundamentals of the
trade are these: to give as large an
amount OF some sweet substance as
is possible for cent; to make the
substance into the most attractive
shape; TO ornament it with gaudy
colors..
There is, indeed, no question to
be raised against this candy, except
the vital one: Is it good for the in
fant's stomach Do you think that
the tive-year. old digestion of your
child will be bettered by receiving
to itself slab of amorphous matter
sweetened with glucose, favored
with mint, and colored with green
vegetable dye, the whole concoction
an inch and half wide and three
inches long? Let me hastily say
that none of the ingredients in this
form of sweets is in itself necessari-
ly poisonous; also. they are usually
manufactured under sanitary condi-
tions, and the ingenuity OF their ap-
pealing shapes and the variety of
their hues are certainly to be COM
mended, but-are they good for
childrn to eat2
Until the child is ten years old.
at least, it seems not too much to
ask that the mother should know
all that her child eats. 1t is during
those years that a child's physical
health is being formed for good or
i'll. The continual little gastric up
sets, choleras, nauseaS, aud all the
other minor ills that keep children
home from school for a day or two
are almost without exception the re-
suit of injudicious feeding. A great
many Of these ills could be traced to
the fatal penny, if we were far
sighted enough to do so.'
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
A Kansas Blue Law

Americans are accustomed to look
back with amused interest upon
the blue laws of the colonial DAYS
and to complacently congratulate
themselves on living in a more
advanced and enlightened time.
But human nature is the same now
that it was then. Many of us are
ready to regulate the private lives
and affairs of ourselves and others
whenever the opportunity affords.
A case in point is reported from
the town of lola. in the ever inter-
esting State of Kansas. There the
lid has been placed upon the use OF
tobacco in any form. Everybody
detected in the act of smoking or
chewing the weed is promptly ar
rested and fined. Theses whose
whose system have become habituat-
ed to the narcotic are making q
great protest, but their appeals t.
the doctors for prescriptions re-
storing them to their smokes and
"chews" are vain.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Veterans Receive Medals

At the commencement exercise Of
the University of Virginia week
before last medals were presented
to forty odd veterans who ffty-one
years ago filled with the impulse of
the times, marched away from the
campus of the university to the bat
tleheld Of the Confederacy.
DR.. John w. Mallet, emeritus pro-
lessor of chemistry and himself a
veteran, called the roll of veterans
and as his name was called each
veteran marched forward and re-
ceived his medal. The sight was an
inspiring one and the crowd which
packed the building went wild with
enthusiasm. Each veteran was
loudly cheered as he advanced to
accept THE Gift of Alma Mater to
her Sons"
President Alderman addressed
the veterans and the sentiments be
expressed were loudly cheered.
Judge George L. Christian, OF
Richmond, responded on behalf OF
his comrades, thanking the univer-
sity authorities for the royal vel.
come extended.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
STATE INSTRUCTORS
GRADE CERTIFICATES
Many Changes Made by Virginia
Board of Education
READING C0URSEENC0URAGED
Teachers Are Required to Attend
Summer Normals

OdAhAACA IOAnldlS
Changes of interest to the teach
ers of Virginia have been made by
the State Board Of Education in the
issuance OF certificates to teach in
the public schools. The require
ments for obtaining the first, sec
ond and third grade certificates
have been made simpler and the
provisions for renewing first and
second grade certificates less bur-
densome.
First grade certificates expiring
July 81, 1912. may be, to use the
language of the new rule, rene we'd
upon evidence that the holder in
each case has been a successful
teacher, accompanied by state
ment made by the holder that he has
read five books of the Sta-e read
ing course (giving the names of the
books during the life of the certifi-
cate to be renewed, provided he
either attends a State summer
school or institute for at least TWEEN
ty consecutive days during the life
OF the certificate, or passes a sue
cessful examination on at least two
of the books of the reading course,
one on which must be the History
of Education.
The second grade certificate ex-
piring July 81. 1912, may be re-
newed for period OF two years up
on satisfactory evidence that the
teacher has completed one years
quota OF such reading as the State
Board of Education may prescribe,
TO be evidenced by an examination
conducted at the same time and in
the same way as the regular State
summer examination, or has attend
ed State summer normal school or
institute for at least twenty days
during the said two years and sue
cessful by completed the course OF
study prescribed by the conductor
of such school.
Any teacher who attends a State
summer normal or institute twenty
days, whether he holds a certificate
or not, may divide the subjects for
examination. Heretofore no one
without legal certificate had this
privilege. This regulation is intend.
ed to teachers attending summer
normals and will greatly increase
their chances to win certificates.
Teachers may combine their July
grades mace at the end of normal
with their spring grades and also
with their July grades of 1911.
Grades cannot be combined when
they are more than thirteen months
apart.
Another very important change is
the reduction in the average per
cent. required for third grade eer-
tificate. Under the old regulations
an applicant had to make an average
of So per cent. on all subjects re-
quired for third, but he now has
to make an average of 50 per cent.
Along with this the minimum grade
has been changed from 80 to 45 per
cent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Third Leg Is Amputated

A perfectly formed third leg was
removed few days ago from the
body of Hunter Fitzgerald, IL
year old boy. of Blackstone, Va, by
an operation bv DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE
at st. Luke's hospital, Richmond.
The leg, which was separate and
distinct from the two with which
ordinary man is blessed, was diff
ferent in no way from either OF the
young mans other legs, except that
it was some W hat smaller.
Fitzgerald was much talked about
in Blackstone because OF the fact
that his bodily structure was so
unusual, and, being of a sensitive
nature, he decided upon the opera
ton.
1t is understood that the sur
geon's efforts we're successful in
every way, and that the young man
will suffer no i'll effects from the re-
moval of the third limb.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26

A human document of oxtraordi
nary interest is Robert Shackleton'
account of the sensations OF an Eng
lish woman who was born blind and
who livid in darkness thirty-six
s,ears, and then looked out upon the
world for the first time. His &C.
count of "A Woman of Maidstone"
is sympathetic. July Scribnsr.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26
Mr.. Byrd to Quit Politics

Speaker Richard E. Byrd OF Win
chester, who has served eight years
in the House of Delegates, an
nounces that be will retire from
politics after the Baltimore conven-
ton. He will lead the Wilson dele
gates from this State. Mr.. Byrd
will engage solely in the practice of
law.
He announces that he will under
no circumstances be a candidate for
reelection to the House Of Delegates,
and will, as result, lay down the
gavel of the Speaker Of the House,
which he has welded for the past
three sessions OF that body.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26

People who are thrifty are apt TO
get q reputation for being stingy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26

The street committee is giving
special attention to the cleaning of
the streets in the business portions
of the town. and as a result greater
comfort follows.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26

Domestic troubles never bother
man who let's his wife have her
own way.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-26

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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-08-23
Te|egramy Krajowe'
Dalsze .pranie bielizny" republi-
kanskiei w senacie.

Washington, 23 sierpnia.
Chryia W senacie ciagnie sic da-
lei. Senator Penrose ciagle rzu-
ca kontr-zarzuty pod adresem
Roosevelta, a wczoraj przylaczy-
Ii sic do niego demokraci w send
Gle, a raczej dolewaja ,,oliwy do
ognia", gdyz napaSt ma Roose'
velta, byiego republikanina przez
takiego ,standpattera" jak sena
tor Penrose, ktory ostatecznie W
swoim czasie pod sztandarem
Roosevelta agitowai, to ,,woda ma
mlyn demokratow".
Wczoraj senator Penrose O.
swiadczyl w movie do senatu, re
GEORGE w. Perkins, milioner, a
dawny wsp6lnik J. P. Morgana
lego towarzysze mieli dostarczyc
S3,OOO,OO0 ma koszta nledaWne]
Rampant przedkonwencyjnej, kto
rel celem miaia bye kontrola mad
konwencya republikahska W Chi
cago nominacya Roosevelta kan
dvdatem. Oswiadczyi Penrose
takze, ze osoby posiadajace odno-
sne dowody zioza je. pred odpo-
viednim komitetem sledczym.
Senator Reed (demokrata)
wczoraj popoludniu wyg}oslf dfn-
ga move, W ktorej atakowaf Per-
kinsa i Rooseelta.
Senator John Sharp Williams
Mississippi oSmieszyl t. wv. isle
pa baiwochwalczost" postepo-
wych wzgledem Roosevelta.
Istniejacy komitet sledczy' Kto-
ry badai zr6dla funduszow kam-.
naniinvch lat 1904 i 1908, zaj-
mie sic takze nowymi zarzuta-
mi sen. Penrose'a, co do kontry-
(Dokonczenle na str. 5eI.)
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-08-23
Jeszcze jeden punkt.

Ze kompania tramwajowa ME
pragnie strajku re robotnicy ME
bardzo sobie tego zycza, najlep-
Sym dowodem jest rezultat
wczorajszej konferencyi. Wczo--
raj zrobiono wiecej, anizeli W O.
statnim calym tygodniu.
Teraz prawie ma pewno MONA
powiedziet, re ME bedzie straj-
ku siuzby tramwajowej, bo juz
wszystko zalatwiono, oprocz ta-
bell zarobkowej.
Do zgody doprowadzif BUR
mistrz Harrison, ktory przewod-
niczy ma posiedzeniach obu o.
bradujacych komitetow. Wska--
z6wki burmistrza So calklem
-..Mczoraj przyszio do zgody W
sprawie zapiaty "a prace po poi
nocy. Kompania poszia "a rada
burmistrza Harrisona i przyJeia
system praktykowany oddawna
ma tramwajach W dzielnicy pol
nocnej zachodniej. Ia prace po
godzinie pierwszej W nocy ro-
botnicy pobierat beda $3.50 "a
szesc godzin, albo try dolary "a
osm godzin.
Przedtem robotnicy ma polud-
niowej stronie miasta pracowali
w nocy po tel samej Genie co we
dnie.
Kompania tramwajowa przez
dlugi czas ME chciala sic zgodzic
ma zadania robotnikow. w kohcu
robotnicy kierujac sic zdrowym
rozsadkiem zaproponowali u
stpstwo, godzac sic ma S. "a 8
godzin piracy. Ma to prezes
Roach sic zgodzii. Przez szesc
godzin nocnej piracy robotnicy
pobierac beda al i pol centa ma
godzine, a W dodatkowych dwu
godzinach 25c ma godzine. Ola
robotnikow jest to znaczne zwy-
ciestwo.
Obrachowano zaraz, re ustep--
stwo to bedzie kosztowa}o kom-
panic tramwajowa oko}o $4,000
rocznie. Kompania tramwaJoWa
90 zalatwieniu wszystkich in
nych punkt6w opr6cz tabeli "a
robkowej prosila o odroczenie
dalszych pertraktacyi do soboty'
Prezesi W tym czasie maja sic
znow obrachowat i dac odpo-
wiedz co do novel tabeli zarob-
kowej.
JeSli jutro przyjdzie do zgody
ma ostatni punkt sporu, to straj-
ku ME bedzie. Nawet bez tego
punktu strajku ME bedzie, bo
wtenczas przyszloby do arbitra-
cyl.
Sytuacya inaczej przedstawia
sic ma kolejach g6rnych. Kompa-
MIA ME chce ustapic. Dano jej
czas do soboty.
Lapownicy.
Geek ma $40 przyczynil sic wiel
ce do wydalenia dw6ch poll
cyantow re siuzby miejskiej.
Geek ten policyanci dostali "a to,
re trzymali jezyk "a zebami i
ME aresztowali automobilist6w,
kt6rzy zbyt szybko pedzili po
ulicach.
Trzech czionkow komisyi po--
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1912-08-23

Rad sic ma te propozycye ME
zgodzil, uznajac ia "a gorsza je-
szcze niz propozycya pozyczki i
szeSciu mocarstw zagranicznych
Anglii, Ameryki, Japonii, Francyi,
Rosyi i Niemiec. :.
z Mexyku.
Juarez, % sierpnia. w ca,
lynn polnocnym Mexyku otwarto
ma wszystkich liniach pelny ruch
kolejowy, wstrzymany cd czasu
wybuchu rewolucyi Orozka. Gala
okolica jakby na nowo odzyla.W
mieScie spokoj zupelny; ruch han
dlowy W caiej peini.
RewolucyoniSci pobici nieled-
vie W kazdej bitwie przez fede-
ralnych, podzielili sic obecnie ma
male grupy oddziaiy, kt6re ma
padaja ma wsie fanny - glow
ME W Stanie Sonora. Konsul a.
merykanski Hermosillo donosi,
re spladrowali oni ostatnio mia
steczko Pasqueira spalili tam pa
re mostow. Obecnie kraza oni W
okolicy Montezuma: pred kilku
dniami pobito ich handy pod u
res pod Adams; dowodzili tam
,,generalowie" Campo i Rojas.
Tylko jeszcze W Stanie Sonora
grasuja rewolucyoniSci - to tez
ruch kolejowy, ME zostai tam
jeszcze przywrocony, i komuni~
kacya telegraficzna szwankuje.
z Francyi.
..Paryz, % sierpnia. Pred
niedawnym czasem odbyl sic kon-
gres stowarzyszeh nauczyciei-
skich W Paryzu, ma kt6rym u
chwalono rezolucye, ostro spree
ciwiajace sic militaryzmowi i "a
lecajace propaganda dezercyi z
armii. w odpowiedzi Rad francu,
ski - rozwiazal wszelkie stowa-
rzyszenia nauczycielskie W caiej
Francyi!.. Postanowienie to
zapadio wczoraj W Rambuillet ma
sesyi gabinetu II prezydenta j "a
raz je ogioszono, ,motywujaC je,ze
stowarzyszenia sprzeniewierzyiy
sic patryotyzmowi i usiiowaly
demoralizowac miodziez. Do sto-
warzyszefi tych nalezy iacznie o
kolo $4,000 czlonkow. Juz poleco-
no przedsiewziecie krokow ku
przymusowemu rozwiazaniu.
z Nikaraguy.
Managua, % sierpnia.- Wies6
re rad Stanow Zjednoczonych
przySle tu wiecei wojska, rado-
snem rozbrzmiala echem wsrod
sterroryzowanych mieszkancow
miasta. Posei amerykanski Wei
tzel ruguje wciaz posiiki, bo sy-
tuacya ami troche ME zmieniia sic
ma lepsze. Donosza, re W rzezi, IL
rzadzonej przez rewolucyonistow
W Leon, zamordowano z calym
rozmyslem dwu Amerykanow,
niejakiego H. Dodda z Kosciusz-
ko, Miss. i niejakiego Philippsa.
Byli oni ranieni schronili sic do
szpitala: rewolucyonisci wpadli