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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
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ADVICE TO FARMERS.

I
aerstand that some of our poultry
raisers have been spending their good
money for a preparation known as
Red Albumen." The Southern
Planter says of this egg producer:
"rhere is no such thing as Red
Albumen.' The white of an egg is
nearly pure albumen, and there is
nothing red about that. Some fakir
has made up compound which he
calls Red Albumen,' most probably
out of some cheap drug and little
meal, and to sell this rubbish has
gulled," etc.
have a good joke on one of our
young farmers. He had been read.
ing articles on Bermuda grass. These
articles seemed to claim that no
grass known to agriculture was of
such great value as Bermuda grass.
When once sown it would remain
the fields would never have. to be
re-seeded. The land might be plowed
up and wheat raised on the sod, but
this would only increase its vigor.
1t would grow on any soil-rich,
poor, stiff, Highland would sup
port more stock to the acre than
any other grass known. It never
impoverished but always enriched
the soil from which it drew its sus-
tenance.- Drought had not power to
wither or age to decay this wonder
ful grass.
OF course he became greatly in
terested. He made inquiries as to
where the seed might be had. After
some little time he procured the in
formation, when, lol there was q
smashing of preconceptions, sud-
den descending from lofty heights,
"drapw He found this Bermuda
grass to be nothing more nor less
than the familiar old "wire-grass."
The same stuff he had many time
hauled off and thrown into gullies-
anywhere to get rid of it. This was
the article that had caused him to
think new era had come to the
Southern fsrmerl This was the Ber-
muda grass.
l am glad to note that at least
two residents in this section have
made war on the English sparrow
and expelled him at the muzzle of
the shotgun. q have shot at least
fifty myself.) / think it high time
to intervene in favor of our old
friends, the bluebird, mocking bird,
redbird, etc., and drive this Spaniard
of bird from our trees.
Many of our farmers have adopted
a plan which has been the means
of permitting some of their dollars
to remain in their own pockets in
stead of going into some one else's.
| refer to the buying of their fruit
trees direct from the nursery in
stead of through solicitors, as here
tofore. In times past the lowest
price at which trees might be pur-
chased of agents was 25 cents to ST.;
but our fruit-growers have found
that by dealing direct with the nur-
sery all improved varieties of fruit
trees may be bought at from 5 to 10
cents, according to size. l would
suggest, however, to those who con-
template ordering in this way that
unless you know the nursery to be
reliable, be sure to satisfy yourself
on this score, as otherwise you are
liable to spend your money for
worthless seedlings. 2. A. GILL.
Miskimon, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

ward heeler is to constitute 9TH,
people" in primary and genera
elections.
The Constitutional Convention
could better employ its time in devis
ing means by which elections could b,
divorced from the average "people'
who conduct them than in trying tc
lind way to open the gap for further
abuses In making more officers sp-
peal to these so-called "people" TO,
their support.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
Those Superintendents.

When we consider that the heads
of certain" institutions owe their
jobs to a Board of Trustees appointed
by the Governor, does 1T not resolve
itself into the Governor being the
De Facto Boss of the whole business,
and giving the Governor, absolutely,
the appointing power of all the
county superintendents?
The "people" are not going to have
as much say about matters as they
tho ught, and the links in the new
machine are being welded closer and
closer together.-Cdpe Charles Light
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

There is no moro agonizing trouble thar
plies Tho constant itching and burning
make life intolerable. No position is comfor.
table. The torture is unceasing. Dewitt's
Witch Hazel ssive cures piles at once. FoI
skin diseases. cuts. burns, bruises, all kinds o,
wounds IL is unequalled. ]. s. Gersll, st. Paul
Ark. says: Prom 1895 suffered with the pro
trrding, bleeding piles and could and pothipe
to help me until used De Wits Witch Haxel
Salve- A few boxes completely cured me-
Beware OF countcrfcsts- ', ,.,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
RAPS BISHOP POTTER.
Rev. Sam. Jones Rashes to Defense
of Prohibition.

Rev. Sam. Jones Rashes to Defense
of Prohibition.
The Rev. Sam Jones, in letter to
the Atlanta Journal, says:
"Bishop Potter, of New York city,
is a great man; he is broad man; he
is all sorts of man; he is every
body's man. 1t is not because he is
a bishop, nor because he is an Episco-
palian that makes me say what say,
but it is because of his views so wide
ly circulated, which 1 am sure the
devil himself approves.
"Bishop Potter, of New York,
knows as little about rs poor white
people in Georgia as we care about
him in New York. He runs with q
different crowd and trains with a
different gang from what we run with
and train. with. The good, God
fearing people of Georgia are for pro-
hibition, and we don't like the names
he calls us and the names he calls
our pet theory, such as 'impudent
fraud and imprudent failure and
such like.
"rhe business of minister of God
in this world is to champion and
fight for everything that's right and
to denounce everything that's wrong.
There is not good man in Georgia
who indorses the sentiment of Bishop
Potter, of New York. Bishop Potter
may vaporize about education and
transformation and so on, but what
the good people of Georgia want is
prohibition.
81 tell you, in New York when.
they take bishop around with them
and dine him and wine him and stuff
him and toast him, it doesn't take
him long to imbibe the views of
wine-bibbers and gluttons, and to
preach the doctrine of voluptuaries
from the platform. How long before
the Bishop aud his gang will be
broadening the Ten Commando ments
and liberalizing the moral law so
they would have it read: ta Fl
"'Thou shalt not steal less than a
million dollars.
"'Thou shalt not break the Sab
bath, but bend it double if there is
money in it.
"'Thou shalt not covet, but get
all you can and keep all you get.
"'Thou shalt not kill a single man,
but, like John Bull, kill them by the
thousands, and it is all o. X.
"'Thou shalt not be guilty of
idolatry, worship the true and the
living dollar
81 mingle and mix much with
preachers and people. j don't know
faithful true minister of God today
who is not Proh;bitionist in senti-
ment and heart, nor do know a
God-fearing member of the church
who is not anti-whisky from bottom
to top. You may take Jerry Nc
Aulay's work in New York city
among the buns and thugs, a man
whose life was consecrated to the
salvation of the poor and the hnmble.
His sentiments were at antipodes
with Bishop Potter's.
'Bishop Potter when dining with
his millionaire friends, with their
flow of wines and glow of spirit, is
in a poor position and attitude to
talk to US poor Georgia people, or to
advise and counsel anybody but the
400 of New York. You can mighty
nigh tell what garg fellow is rum
ming with when you read his senti-
ments and listen to his views. 1t is
very hard matter for a preacher to
say anything that will wound q
brother in his church that is worth
81, 100000, or comment Scripturally
upon the conduct of the rich and
great he runs with socially"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
Saved Her Child's Life.

I'm three weeks our chubby little boy was
changed by pneumonia almost to a skeleton, -
writes Mrs. w. watkins, OF Pleasant City, o.
"A terrible cough set IN that 50 spite of q
good doctors treatment for several weeks
grew worse every day. We then used DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption and
our darling was soon sound and well. We
are sure this grand medicine saved hts hfe."
Millions know it's the only sure cure for
coughs. colds and all lung diseases. Ellis C.
Richardson, Kilmarnock; T. g. Bland. Reho-
both Church, aid T. y. Haydon & Son, Irv-
ington, guarantee satisfaction- 50 cents and
81. Trial bottles free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
BaS,s1xxm,S
Monkeys

"All well-all happy-lots
of fun. That is the regular
report from the monkey cage
of Barnum's Circus ever since
the keepers began dosing the
monkeys with SCOTS Emul-
sion. Consumption was carry
ing off two thirds of them
every year and the circus had
to buy new ones.
One day keeper accident
ally broke a bottle of SCOTS
Emulsion near the monkey
cage and the monkeys eagerly
Tapped it up from the floor.
This suggested the idea that it
might Go them good. Since
then the monkeys have received
regular doses and the keepers
report very few deaths from
consumption. OF course it's
cheaper to buy SCOTS Emul-
sion than new monkeys-and
that suits the circus men.
Consumption in monkeys
and in man is the same disease.
If you have it or are Threaten
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
A Way TO SERVE oysters

Cut the top crust off loaf of
bread. Scoop ont the inside of both
top and bottom. Butter we'll the
receptacle and cover thus formed
and put in oven to brown. Have the
oysters nicely creamed and hot, put
them into the "box," cover and
serve. To serve: Remove cover, dip
out the oysters and break piece of
the crust of the cover to 60 with
each plate.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
For stomach Troubles.

Il have taken great many different medI.
cines for stomach trouble and constipation.
says Mrs. s. Geiger, OF Dunkerton, iowa
but never had rs good results from any as
from Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's" For sale by I. J. Willing & Co.. Irv-
inRton; Ellis G. Richardson, Kilmarnock: W
A. Damcron & Bro., weems, and G.. W. San.
ders, white Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
A LITTLE ABOUT EVERYTHING

"A LITTLE AbOuT EVERYTHING.
Round the world in fifty DAYS,
regular schedule is now possible.
Over 1.25o,ooo acres of Kansas
land is occupied by prairie dogs. An
attempt is being made to extermi.
nate them.
An honest criticism voiced by a
careful reader is much more helpful
than the vindictiye thrust of an en-
vious rival. ~
Wolves are destroying stock in
Pendleton county, West Virginia,
and farmers have organized to ex-
terminate them. s-r-s -,
Happiness when at a distance ap-
pears so great as to touch the sky.
When it enters our door it so dwin-
dies that very often we no longer
recognize it.
Let your light shine in your home
and don't be afraid that it will be-
come too bright. Don't be turning
it down all thestime as some people
do the gas. .aLsat ~
Laziness begins in cobwebs and
ends in iron chains. The more busi-
ness man has to do the more he is
able to accomplish, for he learns to
economize his time.
Much to the astonishment of her
mother, a little four-year-old miss
recently concluded Der prayer as
follows: "Please Lord make me a
good girl, and if at first you don't
succeed, try. try again."
Just do thing and don't talk
about it. This is the great secret
OF success in all enterprises. Talk
means discussion; discussion means
irritation; irritation means opposi.
ton, and opposition means hindrance
always.
A Missouri cattle breeder predicts
that first-class beef cattle will sell in
the Kansas City market all next
summer at 50 and $40 per hundred
pounds. The indications are that
hogs will also briug good prices;
1902 will be prosperous year for
farmers.
A Philadelphia newspaper is ad-
vocating the purchase by the Gov
ernment of the slaves belonging to
the Moro planters in the Philippines.
Forty years ago Philadelphians were
unwilling to pay their Southern
brethren anything for the release of
their slaves. How sentiment changes.
Tia Free Lance.
1t is not generally known that
one-third of the entire area of the
United States, exclusive of Alaska,
is public land and that by irrigation
over 10o,0o0,00o acres of it can be
changed from aridity to fertility.
Desert America, under proper treat
ment, will sustain greater popula-
ton than the whole United States
contains today. Z
Mohammed's command to his fol-
lowers to abstain from wine and
strong drink is still almost uniyer-
sally obeyed. The coffee seller takes
the place of the liquor dealer in
every Mohammedan town and drunk
enness is almost unknown among
the Turks, whom we are so willing
to call ,"beastly." Whatever their
vices, they are. in this respect, at
least. far IN advance of the Anglo
Saxon. aHss
ThelDanish minister at Washing
ton and Secretary of State Hay have
signed the treaty for the sale of the
West Indies Islands belonging to
Denmark to the United States, and
the transfer will be made when the
Senate ratifes the action of the
President. The new possessions of
Uncle Sam will consist of the ia
lands of st. Thomas, st. John and
st. Croix, or st. Kits. They cost
us $5,000,000. Their main value is
from stragetical standpoint.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

The Mu Sigma Rho and Philo.
logian Literary societies of Rich
mond College have decided to invite
Admiral Schley to make an address
before the socities upon Monday
night of commencement week in
June.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever is a bottle of t,roxe,s r.s,c
less Chill Tonic. 1t Is simply iron and cuinin.
In a tasteless form. No cure-uo pay Price 5lc,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

BETTER for the Blood than sarsapariiia
For those living In the Malaria districts.
Groves Tssteless Chill Tonic..-.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21

ed with it can you
take the hinti
This picture represent
tie Trade Mark of Scott
Emulsion and is on H..
wrapper of every bottle.
Sad 'or free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
- Pearl ST., New York
SOC and 81. all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
you KNOW WHAT YoU ARE rAx1n,.

when You take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on
every bottle showing that IL is simply Iron
and Quinil Q in a tRsteless form. No Cure.
No Pay. soc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
NETS AND TWINES.

Now is the time to buy and repair your
hsh nets In doing don't forget that we
are headquarters for twines and nets of all
descriptions Write us at once and we will
give you bargains
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
11e South ST., BALTIMORE, MD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-21
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK,

OF NEW YORK,
Richard A. McCurdy. President.
Did more business In 1900 than during anv
PreVlous yenr. IL easily maintains its posi-
uon as tine largest. strongest. most propree-
srVe hie insurance company ir the world"
INCOME IN 1900, snn 6ss sos .,
ASSETS DEC. 81. 1900, s.rs5 Y5a iss X
INSURANCE ANNUrrIEs, SIItI' tQ7 ss3 az
The history of the Company has been an
unoroken record of progress. Its excess ~
Turns 10 policy holders has been aim oet
olA times as much as that of the next iarreet
company and nearly TEN times as much "a
tnat OF the third in rank.
TOTAL OF ASSETS .,e.-
- AND POLICY PAYMENTS ssea a2 oea
IoTAL PREMIUMS REC WED, $77pI9 a
Excess of Assets and Payments to Pollen
noloers over tai premiums rec eiyed sine
formation OF Company,
$S7,O9S,543.
Tho assets OF The Mutual Life are clean and
well invested The Company refuses 70 In -
nsks III countries whero climatic Conditions
are AT all danVerous. and it does nor wrfrb
tniu 5iurence on subjects who are In any respect
Persons wishing information rerardtnr
contracts, &c. of the above Company VIA
please apply to
HUGHLETT & EFFORD.
DISTRICT AGENTS,
White Stone or Farnham, ya.
Or e, 5. Freeman. Mgr, Mutual Life Jnsur-
"nec company OF New York, Richmond, va.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-08-28
FREE QUARTERS.

There has been so much confusion Of
mind in regard to the furnishing of free
quarters at the coming National Encamp-
ment that it will be well to republish
Paragraph ". of General Orders No. 4,
from Headquarters, Grand Army of the
Republic, April IA, as follows:
CIV. Congress having prohibited the
use of the school buildings of the District
of Columbia for any purpose except for
school purposes, free quarters for linn
tied number only can be provided; and
only to those who are members in good
standing of the Grand Army of the Re
public, and SO certified by Post Command
ers to the Assistant Administered of
the several Departments. All applications
for free quarters must be on file with said
Assistant Adjutants-General and for
warded to National Headquarters on or
before Sept 1. 1902.
The local committee at Washington is
entirely relieved from the duty of furnish
ing free quarters.
Comrades are informed that the citi-
zens of Washington will provide them
and their friends with comfortable lodg-
ings at from so cents to 81 per day for
each person."
This is plain and unmistakable. Only
free quarters can be furnished to conf
rades Of the Grand Army of the Republic
in good standing and these must be Sc
cured by applications of Posts to the AS
sistant Adjutants General of the Depart.
ments
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-08-28

width did not Mt first appear very diff
ficnlt matter But they soon realized that
a sea OF water rolling off the roof OF a
State and madly rushing TO the ocean
through a funnel-like gulch was very
different proposition from the same sea
spread out over miles of lowlands. The
force Of the current was such as to tear
powders from the banks and roll them
along the bed
Shad came up to 81 and Shorty, as they
We're manuvering around to get a shot at
the rebel skirmishers behind the trees,
and said with an anxious voice:
Don't pay any attention to those fell
lows over there. There are plenty look
ing out for them. l want you to help me.
| need you. | see here the hardest job
| have ever been confronted with"
Il believe you have. Shad." answered
81. And we're ready to help you to
the death"
CONT us in till our toe-nails drop off"
added Shorty. What can we do?'
II knew you would be, before | asked.
The first thing to be done is to get a
man and a line to the other bank. That's
the biggest job of all. l want you two
to undertake il"
Willingly" answered 81. But how
are we to get over? fly
Got 10-foot stills for us to wade over?
Or shall we get down on our hands and
knees and crawl over on the bottom? Give
the order, and we're your huckleberries, y
said Shorty.
Il can manage to lanch two boats and
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-08-28

THERE are few things better for health
than good brisk walk, and now Can
ada boy has demonstrated that it is a
complete cure for consumption. if taken in
allopathic doses. Aug. 8, 1901, San
Francisco doctor told Alfred Y. Allen that
his lungs were gone and his end very near.
He contemplated suicide and several other
things, but finally took the strange reso-
luton TO start to walk back to Toronto,
his home. He had 81 go in his pocket,
and weighed S3 pounds. The first day he
could only walk one and a half miles, but
he kept at it, and before he got through
the Rocky Mountains he was able to do
35 miles a day. He met kind treatment
all along the road, and stopped at times
where he could find outdoor jobs to do.
By the time he had reached Toronto, two
years later, he had worn out 35 pairs OF
boots, and more old clothes than he could
remember. but he weighed 135 pounds,
and the physicians who examined him de-
clared that they could find no trace Of
consumption.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-08-28

THERE has been so much "fake bust
ness" about liquid air, and so many sharp
ers have gotten money out Of credulous
people with totally -unfounded representa-
tons of what it could be made to do, that
it comes as a boon to the public that
a real demonstration of its capability has
been made by competent persons. A
thorough test at Cornell University results
in the conclusive statement that the ex-
penditure of one-horse power continuously
for one hour will produce an energy that,
if utilized in perfect machine" will
reproduce one-horse power for one min
ute. That is, one-sixtieth of the power
expended can be again realized if per
feet machine is used. OF course, it will
be difiic ut, if not impossible, to get a
perfect machine" This wide disparity
between expenditure and result secured
puts liquid air wholly out of the ques
ton for any except very limited number
of mechanical uses.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-08-28

tant. the 2OOth Ind, and the rest Of the
brigade.
Every moment the passage became more
dangerous. The men tramping down
through the cut in the bank, covered the
planks with mud, which made them so
slippery that many men narrowly escaped
falling into the water and drowning. The
incessant tramp, tramp was helping loosen
the hold of the anchors, and the bridge
was bending down stream in the center in
a most sinister way.
Come on. Dayton" Gen. Sherman
called impatiently to his Adjutant- Cen
eral. as the last of the brigade passed
on to the shaking structure. Lets go
over"
Il wouldn't try it just yet, General"
demonstrated Gen. Howard. 1T looks
pretty risky"
Nonsense" said Gen. Sherman. "a
whole brigade has just gone over"
We'll, it's one thing to risk a private
soldiers life. but quite another to risk
that of the General-in Chief of the Army"
protested Gen. Howard.
Nonsense. l tell you" repeated Gen.
Sherman. Il despise an officer who'll send
men where he won't go himself. Come on,
Dayton"
We'll. let me go over first" said Gen.
Howardly quietly. I'm only wing COM
mandcr, and my loss will not be so Sc
verely felt"
Gen. Howard started to lead his horse
across.
Nothing of the kind" answered Gen.
Sherman imperatively. You stay back
here and unravel this tangle the army
has gotten into. and see that they pass
over promptly and in order. l must go
across and take look at the country
ahead"
General" demonstrated Shad Graham,
I'm afraid those anchors are dragging.
Wait little until we see if we can't
strengthen the center"
Strengthen it after / get across" re-
piled the General, leading his horse down.
I'm in a hurry to get over"
The bridge bad gotten so much worse
during the discussion that everybody
watched anxiously the Generals progress.
The timbers crcaked. the line sagged. the
General slipped in the mud and seemed
on the point of falling into the river; his
horse skated along the planks. almost to
the waters edge. and every other dhreful
accident seemed impending.
The center gave loud crack as he
passed. and then gave way with a break
ing of beams. A long gap broke ont in
the middle of the bridge and tossed away
on the angry waters.
A few minutes later, and the General
and his staff would have gone down with
the fragments of the ruptured pontoOn.
A thrill of terror in the watchers on the
banks was followed by tumultuous shouts
Of joy as they saw the General and his
staff scrambling up through the mud Of
the steep bark on the other side. ,-
TO be continued)