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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
TOWN STARTS WITH 10000
PEOPLE.

A town of 10000 people, to be
known as Lawton, has grown up in
Oklahoma within night. Following
the close of the land lottery at Ell
Reno, thousands of home-seekers, ho
drew blanks, started for the three
points picked out by the Federal
Government for town sites in the
new country-namely, Anadarko,
Hobart, and Lawton. Thousands
are camped in and about the pro-
posed town site of Lawton, awaiting
the sale Of lots.
Already Lawton Las 400 temporary
business houses, including a grocery
firm and a newspaper, and three
streets have been laid out. A national
bank has been projected. Every
form Of gambling known on the
frontier is being run wide open, side
by side with fake shows of various
descriptions. To add to the pictur-
esqueness of the scene, thousand
Comanche Indians have pitched their
tents near by.
Miss Minerva McCiintock, of Okla
homa City, who drew No. Is in the
El Reno district, married 6. w.
Turner the following day. She was
notified that she would lose her
farm, which was worth SIS, 900, as
the title was only good after she had
settled on it year. In marrying
before securing the title she forfeited
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
The Rhyming Sovereigns"
Revised to Date.

''S. S. S." New York, writes to
the New York Times Saturday Re
vie'c: "I send herewith the we'll
known lines of the sovereigns of
England slightly altered and adapted
to the present condition:
First William the Norman, then WI
liam his son,
Henry, Stephen, and Henry, then
Richard and John.
Next Henry the Third, Edwards L.,
H., and Ill,
And again, after Richard, three
lienrys we see.
Two Edwards, Third Richard-bad
King, | confess
Two Henrys, Sixth Edward, Queen
Mary, Queen Bess.
Next jamie of Scotland, then Charles
whom they slew,
Yet received, after Cromwell, an
other Charles, too.
Next James the Second ascended the
throne,
Then good William aud Mary to-
gether came on.
Queen Anne, Georges four, fourth
William all gone.
Victoria then leaves the crown to
her son,
And now the old anthem of England
will ring
Long live Edward Seventh, oh, God
save the King"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

and potash in the soil to make large
crops. Hence, if wisely used, it pays
to buy soluble plant food, provided,
always, that we do not pay too much
for these articles.
Corn contains about so per cent.
phosphoric acid, oats about the
same and cotton lint about 33 per
cent. This shows us that we need
high-grade phosphates. Now, to
make full crop we need healthy
plant. There are numerous insects.
microbes and fungi that attack and
greatly weaken the plants and often
almost entirely destroy the crop.
Rust in cotton and OH wheat are
familiar examples. They cut off
these crops seriously. Potash helps
to prevent these. Often it will en-
tirely prevent any damage This
is particularly true of cotton and
wheat on gray, sandy lands. We
have found potash in the form of
kainit almost q specific. We have
raised heavy crops of cotton by using
400 to 600 pounds of kainit per acre
on land that, without it, would rust
so badly as to be almost complete
failure. We have had just as salts
factory results on wheat and vari-
GUS other crops. Healthy, vigorous
plants have the power to resist rust
when weaker ones would be ruined
in the same field. BY using potash
to give health and acid phosphate
to give heavy fruitage we can very
greatly increase the yield.
But we should always see that we
get pure goods and high grade. We
can save nearly one-half by buying
these goods in large lots and paying
cash and doing our own mixing. In
this way we can vary the proper
tions to suit the crop, and thus get
better results for less cost. You do
not need to give cotton stalk as
much potash as you do water
melon or potato. The mixing can
be done satisfactorily with shovel
and hoe. By using little intelh-
gence along here we can save great
expense.-S0uthern Farm Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
LIFE INSURANCE.
A Statement of Facts.

Early in June, 1900, James A. Self. OF
northumberland county, insured his life
IN the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New
ork, Tor the sum of one thousand dol
lars' On the 9Th of August, 1900, he died
anu In TWO weeks after papers showing
proof of death were handed tn Meaars
Hughlett ~ EGord, the special agents I'm
this section, for transmission TO the home
0iiice in New York, they handed me the
check Tor one thousand dollars in full
payment of the policy. / do most heart
1y commend the promptpess of this com
pany and its polite and attentive agents.
Messrs. Hughlett q Efford, TO apy who
think oftakiDg out policies of Life In
sursnce which l regard as the best in
vestment any one can possibly make for
dependent family. q. +. EUBANK.
Administrator of !. A. Self.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
NEWSPAPERS AND RAILROADS.

No two agencies have been more
potent in developing the industries
of the South than the newspapers
and the railroads. The railroads
have done more toward developing
territory contiguous to their lines
than the people of these sections
themselves, and in bringing about
this development the railroads have
not been slow to appreciate and TO
use freely printers ink. The rail-
roads have patronized the estab-
iished periodicals of every class, and,
in addition, have not infrequently es-
tablished publications of their own
simply because those Independently
published did not have sufficient
Gil culation or did not present the
advantages of the territory in an
eff cient manner.-Beaumont Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

Alabama's Convention has adopted
the grandfather clause.
The Virginia Constitutional Con-
vention hesitates to indorse Rich.
mond as an ideal summer resort
Washington Post.
OF the eighteen chairmen of the
committees appointed by President
Goode thirteen are lawyers, one is a
farmer, one a physician, one a ban
ker, one preacher and the other an
editor.
81 would guess there will be a
thousand speeches made before the
Constitution is finally adopted, said
delegate who admitted he would
want to express his views on nearly
every important question.
Either abolish the office of county
school uperintendent or combine
several offices into one, pay a salary
that will secure an efficient school
man to give his whole time to the
interests of schools, smoke out fa-
yoritlsm in the appoin tment of
teachers or-expect no improvement.
-PUlaski Nevs. Reuie,c.
That is short, but comprehsn-
sive platform, and one that has many
supporters.-RiclDiond Dispateh.
Delegate j. II. Lindsay, of Char
lottesville, said last night in reply
to question on the subject, that
he was not nor did be expect to be a
candidate for the Senate in the Sew
enteenth District. Mr.. Lindsay said
further that it was altogether at va
rlance with his ideas of propriety
for a man to seek one position while
IN another to which he had been
chosen by the people, and he pro-
posed to stick to his duties in the
Convention and perform them to the
best of his ability.
1t seems to be pretty we'll assured
that tax on $500 of property will
be required as qualification for
voting. In 1890 in Lancaster only
372 whites and 63 colored were listed
as paying on as much as $500 worth
OF property, and under such clause
would be eligible to-vote. Northum-
berland had sos whites and 80 col
cred, Richmond 364 whites and 81
colored, Westmoreland 542 whites
and 63 colored, Middlesex 351 whites
and 51 colored. If such a provision
is adopted it is likely that the num-
Der of eligibles would largely in
crease. A poll-tax of $3.50 addi-
tlonal is likely to be required.
1t is really remarkable how eager
the leading white Republicans in
the State are to have the negro to-
tally disfranchised. Says Mr.. De-
Jarnette, of Caroline, former assist
ant district-attorney: 81 am frank to
say that if you put the Constitution
to popular vote there is danger of
these oflice-grabbing Republicans and
Others uniting to defeat it. want
the negro eliminated from the cleo
torate. | will vote for any decent
Constitution you may submit" Judge
Lewis is quoted as saying: 81 wcufd
rather be disfranchised myself than
not to see some measure adopted
which will give assurance of pure
election methods in Virginia"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
Repents Ills Promise.

Miss Stella Emslie has brought suit
against a prominent young farmer,
of Bowlingreen, Ohio, for breach
of promise. In his answer the de-
fendant states that Stella Emslie of
today is not the Stella whom he ad-
mired and promised to marry eight
years ago. He pleads that at the
time the promise was given she was
one of the fairest and weighed 1876
pounds. Now she weighs $40
pounds. He says that he being a
small man, would suffer exceedingly
with such huge mate and he could
no longer hold her on his knee and
caress her as he is alleged to have
done in the happy days when Stella
Emslie was just a nice arm full.
She wants S., 900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
WHEN FATHER RODE THE GOAT.

The house is full OF arnica,
And mystery profound;
We do not dare to run about
Or make the slightes; sound;
We leave the big piano shut
Aud do not strike a note;
The doctors been here seven times
Since father rode the goat.
He joined the lodge week ago
Got in at a. NJ,
And sixteen brethren brought him home,
Though be says he brought them.
His wrist was spraiued and one big rip
Had rent his Sunday coat
There must have been lively time
When father rode the goat.
He's resting on the couch to-day
And practicing his signs
The hailing signal, working grip,
And other monkeyshiues:
He mutters passwords meath his breath,
And other things he'll quote
They surely had an evenings work
When father rode the goat.
de has gorgeous uniform,
All gold and red and blue,
A hat with plumes and yellow braid,
And golden badges, too.
But. somehow, when we mention 1t,
He wears look so grim
We wonder If he rode the goat
Or IL the goat rode him.
Josh Wink, an Baltimore american
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
How Names Come.

Charlotte is a corruption of the
old English word Charlyt, which
means dish of custard. Charlotte
Russo is Russian Charlotte.
Succotash is dish borrowed from
the Narragansett Indians and called
by them M'sick-quatash.
Hominy is from Auhuminea, the
North American Indian word for
parched corn.
Sally Lunn was pastry cook,
who, at the close of the eighteenth
century, used to cry the tea bread
which bears her name about the
streets of Bath, England.
Gooseberry Fool is corruption
of gooseberry fouls, milled or pressed
gooseberries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

"What do you CONSIDER" was
asked of Mr.. Angel, president of
the Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals and editor of Dumb .Ani-
mals, "the most important work you
do?"
"Talking each month to the edi-
tors of every newspaper and magazine
In North America north of Mexico,
who in their turn talk to probably
over sixty millions of readers"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

Richard II. Yancey. of the Nash
vile Banner, tells this story of the
late Bishop Wilmer: A few years ago
the bishop was in a Virginia ceme-
terry where is buried the first wife of
Thomas Nelson Page, the novelist.
The inscription on the tomb is
"The Light of My Life Has Gone
Out" "How is that, bishop" ask-
ed one who accompanied him, "Mr.
Page has recently married a rich
widow in Illinois?" The venerable
prelate replied promptly and aptly
with smile: al suppose he struck
another match. ."-Birmingham Aqe-
Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
Pointed and True.

Suppose a newspaper man, every
time he hears q man who criticises
him or his paper in public, should
retaliate by holding up to public
gaze the faults and shortcomings of
the said faultfinders, what would be
the results? The country editors and
may not know it all, but
they don't live in a community
long without knowing deuced sight
mo-e than they publish.-Er.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
A Pertinent Inquiry.

Little four-year-old Willie had
been told repeatedly that he must
never ask for anything when at the
table. but should wait patiently until
he was served. One day, while dining
at neighbor's with his mother, the
little fellow was accidentally over
looked. Patience finally ceased to be
virtue, and, in an audible whisper,
he said: "Mamma, do little boys GO
to Heaven when they starve to death"
Scotsman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
What "a Tale It Tells.

IL that mirror of yours shows a wretch
ed, sallow complexion, a iaundiced look
moth patches and blotches on the skin
us liver trouble: but DR.. Kings New
Life Pills regulate the liver, purify the
blood, give clear skin, rosy checks, rich
complexion. Only 25 cents at It. j. Hay-
don Il Son, lrvingtop; l. ID. Stoneham,
Molusk, and Il. G. BLAND, Rehoboih
Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
To Save Her Child

From frightful Disagreement Mrs. Nam
ME Galleger. of LaGrange, Ca, applied
bucklen's Arnica Salve to great sores on
her head and face, and writes its quick
cure exceeded all her hopes. 1t works
wonders In Sores, Bruises, Skin Erup-
tions. Cuts, Burns, Scalds and Piles. IS
cents: Cure guaranteed by II. ]. Hay
don " Son, Irvington; l.. ID. Stoneh am,
Moiusk, and L. q. Bland, Rehoboth
Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
MOODY PRAYED FOR RAIN
Exciting Scene at Fort Worth Re
viyai Meeting.

vivai Meeting.
(7he San Antonio Daily Erpress.)
"The story | read in the papers a
few days ago about the people in
hahsas praying for rain, reminds NE
of the time when Moody and Sankey
prayed for rain in Fort WORTH" said
Ed. III. Church to an Express
reporter.
cit was some ten years ago, if my
memory serves me right. Moody
and Sankey were holding big re-
vival meeting in a temporary taber-
nacle built roughly of wood, the
roof being nearly fat and the build
ing having a parapet wall that was
about three feet higher than the roof.
"rhere had been a terrible long
dry spell. Crops were burning up,
the streams were all dry and the
water problem was serious one. A
propos. tion was made by some one
that date be fixed to pray for rain
and it was acted on and when the
time came it was at night and the
tabernacle was filled to its utmost
capacity. There must have been five
thousand people in the building.
swell, the prayers for rain CON-
menced and you never heard such
prayers in your life. Everybody
was asked to pray and the people did
pray for rain who hadn't prayed for
anything for twenty years. Mr..
Moody offered up a powerful prayer
for rain and the amens came from all
over the house. One old fellow, i
don't know who he was, prayed for
q big rain, trash mover and a gully
washer.
"He didn't want any little shower
as that would do no good. / never
heard such praying in my life.
swell. after the prayer service
was over Moody went on with his
revival meeting and his talking and
Sankey's singing had the big crowd
pretty we'll worked up when deep
thunder began to roll.
"Sankey was singing at the time,
but when the thunder was heard
some old fellow broke out with
GLORY to God!'
"There was another peal of thun.
der and then the rain began to hit
the roof (this is fact).
"'Let everybody stand up and
sing,' said Mr.. Moody, and every
body stood up and sang, Sankey
leading. Talk about rains! That was
a rain from away back. And / am
not telling any fairy stories, either.
"The rain came down in torrents
came down 30 fast that it couldn't
run off the roof as fast as it fell on
account of the parapet walls. The
people kept on singing and the rain
kept on falling until. the weight of
the water got so great that the roof
caved in with crash and the water
came down on that crowd in torrents
Several people were hurt by the fall
ing timbers and there was a general
stampede to get out of the tabernacle.
''Sankey led in the stampede, but
Moody stood his ground like soldier
and kept on singing as if nothing
had happened. | was standing near
the door at the time and got outside
before the timbers of the roof struck
the ground. None were seriously in
Jured, but a lot of people had all
thoughts of religion frightened out
of them for awhile.
snow, don't know that the
prayer brought the rain, but the
whole affair was just as I tell you.
There are people in San Antonio who
lived in Fort Worth at that time and
who know all about the time that
Moody preyed for rain and got it.
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
POINTS ABOUT FERTILIZERS.

Many farmers pay annually more
for fertilizers than the rental of the
land is worth. Some pay more than
the selling price. Are these mil
lions wisely spent? Can we not
farm without them ? Does 1T pay
to spend 60 much in this way? We
are constantly forced to ask our
selves these questions. We answer
both yes and no. The system of
farming for the generations preced-
ing as has greatly reduced the fer
tility of our soil. There is not
enongh available phosphoric acid
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

The laws OF health require that the bowels
move once each day and one of the penalties
for violating this law is plies. Keep your
bowels regular by taking dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets when neces-
sary and you will never have that severe
punishment inflicted upon you. Price, 25
cents. For sale by T. j. Willing s Co., Ir-
vington, and George Sanders, White Stone
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

D. y. Buck, Beirne. Ark, says: ..I was
troubled with constipation until bought
DeWitts Little EARLY Risers. Sincs then
have been entirely cured OF my old COM
pIaint. 1 recommend them"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

GEO. ". CBAPIS. Boston, Mass.
JNo. A PALMER, Bilmarpock, Va.
X. Il. BRoUN. Broun's Store. Va.
Messrs. Pslmer X Broun have made
srisngemeuts with Cbspin's Farm
Agency. established 1s4a, TO furnish
bnyers for Virginia lands. and desiTe
slt who wish TO sell to list their prop
Srty AT once. All lands given them will
be eNte nsively advertised in the pros
porous Eorthern and Western sectfons
OF the United States free of charge
Ghapin's Farm Agency are the largest
Real Estate dealers in the United
states. Established over fifty years
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16
NUMBER 46.
MENICAN gvnIrr ,tI,N,vr~,c

Inc cN'erral remedy OF the aye for man
am neast Cures SPAWN. ring bone. calls aHd
sciatlc2, weak back. buses ard rheumatisYn
"a s.I man, II is white Is cream. but rtforcnt
MN u,'uIi al ether white iiniments. Ask for
by JAS. RAN q so, i,ol,ttaade .aade ,oniy
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

The pension report shows bat tw,
widows of the heroes of the War o.
1912 alive.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-08-16

An Ohio editor says that hay fever
is caused 10y kissing grass widows. A
Missouri editor says it is caused by a
grass widow kissing fellow by
moonlight. An Iowa editor says it
is caused by the fellow kissing his
girl while he is feeding hay to a
COW, and an Eastern Kansas ex-
change is of the opinion that it is
caused by missing the girl and kiss-
ing the cow. A political editor saws
IT is caused by too much kissing in
the heydey of youth.-Exchanqe.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-03
DUNMORE.

Miss Anna White returns today to
her home at Hawley, after a visit OF
several days with the Misses Taft, OF
Blakely street.
Rev. f. j. Haughton has returned
from a months vacation spent in Can
ada.
Miss Margaret Eden. of Drinker
street. is spending some time with
friends in New York.
Frank r. Mongan and children have
returned from stay at Atlantic city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams and
family have returned from the Pan
American exposition.
Juan =. Blanco. who recently came
from Faiardo, Porto Rico. and has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Harland
PinCkney, leaves today for Washington
and jefferson college, where he will
take the complete college course.
Mrs. Edward Gayle and son, David
have returned to their home in New
Haven, after a visit with relatives in
town.
Rev. w. F. Gibbons and family have
returned from a two weeks camping
trip. spent near Bethany, Wayne
county.
MT. anu MfS. u. L. W llilamS and
daughter, Miss Della. of Bloom street
are at the Pan-American exposition for
two weeks.
Rev. Charles II. Newing spent yes
torday at Lake Clemo.
First Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. Charles Henry Newing, Il. d.
pastor. Services at 1890 a. m. and I.SC
p. m. Morning subject, Overcoming: =
evening subject, The Thing Lacking. g
Evening service will be short SUNDAY
| school at $50 p. M. evening prayer
service al $50 o'clock mid-week praye,
| service, Wednesday evening at "A;
| o'clock.
The Dunmore Presbyterian church
Preaching by the pastor morning and
evening. Services at 1890 a. M and
$50 p. m. Morning subject. What
Fruits?' evening subject, Gaining by
Losing"
The Tripp Avenue Christian church
Preaching both morning and evening
by the pastor, Rev. j. d. Dabney
Morning topic, "Abram and Lott"
evening topic, why Men Do Not At
tend Church" Sunday school at Il
o'clock. All are welcome.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-03

At 8 o'clock yesterday morning the
iron fence works of SAINT .at SOC Chest
nut street were completely destroyed
by FIRE. The works were shut down on
July 3, and since then there has been
no fire in the building. People living
near the works say that they saw
moving light in the building for almost
an hour before any alarm was turned
in. \ man living in the neiEhborhood
vas aroused by the glare of the fire,
and quickly dressing ran to the West
Side station house ana notified Patrol
man Dave Davis. who turned in an
a,a.m from box 80, corner of Main ave-
ndo and Jackson street.
When the Columbias and Franklins
arrived on the scene they found the
shop a roaring mass Of seething flames.
IL a very few seconds the fire COM
panes had several streams of water on
the building as we'll as on A. +. Yea
gers blacksmith shop, which adjoins
the fence works on the south, and
which was in great danger for some
time.
After about an hours hard work the
fire was gotten under control and today
all that remains of the once busy
shop are a few Cbarred timbers, twist
ed iron and ruined machinery.
West siders are wondering what
caused the fire and it is understood
that very searching inquiry will be
made into its origin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-03
GREEN RIDGE.

At a meeting of the Emory Slate
Picker company last evening, F. II.
Emery was elected to the Office Of
president and general manager. and
Thomas r. Hughes to that of secre-
tary and treasurer.
Harvey Slack and William Morgan,
of Dickson avenue, will spend Sunday
in Carbondae.
Mr.. and Mrs. knight, of Dickson
avenue, are at Harvey's Lake.
Mrs. A. a. Mckee and children, of
Pottsville. are visiting at the home
of Mrs Mckee's mother, Mrs. l.. Price,
of Dickson avenue.
Residents of Dickson avenue COM
plain of back water from the sewer
pipes flowing into their cellars. There
must be some obstruction in the out
let.
Miss Carrie Hitchcock, of Washing
ton avenue, is spending few days
with Miss Louise Rockwell, of Staten
Island.
+. c. Hazard, of Dickson avenue,
will leave tonight for the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition,
The building known as the Septmus
Thomas slate picker factory on Green
Ridge street, caught fire on the roof
yesterday afternoon, but the fire was
extingushed by the employees of the
Green Ridge Lumber company before
the arrival of the hose company. The
damage was slight.