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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

All the lynchings within twenty-one
years that he could verify nave oeeh
tabulated by Mr.. Cutler of Yale Onlver-
sitv. In that time 1872 negroes have been
lynched and 1856 whites. Since the whites
are about six times as numerous as the
blacks. the proportion of negroes lynched
is. of course. very much higher than these
figures indicate.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

., 60 ba horne bv the noon hour and took
neither food nor extra clothing with tnell1- ~
When night came and the guests dId not not r.
becanne alarmed al their absence and at once
organized a searching party. The seareherS set
out that night and followed the tran as DeSS
the1, Could II was late in the afternoon Wnen
they found the lost ones tramplng alhlesslS
a boi1t at the head of San Gabriel canyon
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
FORMER MAY QUEEN
SUES FOR A DIVORCE
Miss Edith T. Ray Of Sacramento
Desires a Separation From
Her Husband.

SACRAMENTO. Sept. ia suit for divorce
has been brought IN this county by Edith T.
Ray against her husband. Charles Ray. the
ground being mental cruelty suffered by the
wife. A firm OF Stockton attorneys appears
as counsel for the plaintiff
As Miss Edith Tufts. the plaintiff in the
suit was May Queen at the Sacramento street
fair two years ago.
She IS a very handsome and accomplished
young woman and is highly esteemed In socie-
ty circles here. The groom is the son Of Don
Ray OF the Gait and san Francisco firm OF
Whitaker & RAY.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
AND HUNGRY
THEY PLOD ON TRAILS
Former Los Angeles Sheriff and His
Friends Lose Themselves in
Mountains.

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 19.-Ex- Sheriff
W. A. Hammel Of Los Angeles and party OF
friends had an experience In the mountains
northeast of this city which they will not soon
forget For almost forty-eight hours the party
wandered about the hills without food, and
when found were in a serious plight. their
clothing torn and the women faint from hunger.
Claude LIttlcpage. Miss Gordon and a woman
whose name could not be obtained. all of Los
Angeles. started from Glen ranch for taunt
over the mountains. They left the resort eX-
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

The 927 New Jersey corporations, having
S2SS 000,o00 capital, recently dissolved for
non-payment of taxes, represent but one
in twenty-four of the companies incor-
porated in that State.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

Peruna has cured than all the other
exactly Congressman Goodrich OF
Oklahoma catarrh, but
ais a m tonic
These beyond controversy Any remedy that
whole system will also operate
benefcialy upon catarrh.
is condition Of the mucous mem
about by exposure 10
m
Peruna operates Immediately strengthen these nerves
and give tone There other In
remedy that has effective in all cases
D. A. Tennessee, writes;
all suffering
catarrhal troubles."-D. A.
The most distinguished the United States have
letting the
of Nearly One-halI the
Therefore IL
national the
n1Idk of
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
King Peter Receives Jackson.

SOFIA, Bulgaria. Sept. 19-John B.
Jackson presented his credentials to
Prince Ferdinand to-day as the first
American diplomatic agent to Bulgaria.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

WASHINGTON, Sept 19.-The vacancy on
the Board of General Appraisers at New York
has been rendered to and accepted by Eugene
&. Hay a we'll known LAWYER of Minneapolis.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of PerulN
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20
Pe-ru-na Cannot Be Initiated.

things be successfully initiated but Peruna can
should for imt
Examine each package carefully II you have ever
being nisled by these limitations, but all
Beware of limitations Believe who tells that he
remedy that is making the cures that Peruna Is
making.
I have
using write Hartman the fraud, IL
be will be detected
~ and he Address Hartman, President OF
or his valuable ad The Hartman Sanarium, Columbus,
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

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catalogue.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

Out Of town customers
will receive the same salts
faction as though theybought
in person.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

ONDON, Sept. 1e-The Observer
this morning says that King Ed
ward in the course of his audi
enca with prernier PaIfour veS-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
WHY SHELLS SHOULD BE RE
TURNED TO WATER,

Mr.. DeCourcy W. Thorn has writ
ten letter to the Baltimore Sun, in
which he makes'a practical sugges-
ton in connection with the oyster
planting law. 1t is Mr.. Thom's
opinion that q law should be enacted
under which the State is to acquire
all oyster shells from packing
houses and elsewhere and then to sell
them at cost to the planters. The
Haman oyster bill, in the form in
which it will be presented to the
Maryland Legislature, provides that
the owners Of lands having water
front upon q district laid off for
leasing shall have for three months
after it is advertised the exclusive
right to lease certain number of
acres 80 bordering. Then for an ad.
ditional two months, oystermen shall
have the like exclusive right to lease
all that is left. Mr.. Thorn is of
opinion that the State, having leased
these bottoms to the. oystermen,
should see to it that there shall be
no difficulty for the oystermen, who
are often poor men, to procure at q
reasonable cost the shells necessary
for them In 'plantipg" their lots.
Commenting upon Mr.. Thom's
proposition our Baltimore contem-
porary says: "This is sound sug-
gestion, and there is another reason
why it should be done, and one of
still greater Importance: Whether
the shells are sold to planters or not,
all should be returned to the waters
Of the bay. This was urged by the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
TROUBLES OF DOwIE's ZION
CITY.

"Elijah" Dowie, whose Zion City
is In the hands of receiver, is said
to have become involved in pecuniary
trouble through the failure of the
big lace plant which he imported
from England to pay as expected. II
is even rumored that the venture
has shown big deficit. Aside from
that, however, it is generally admitted
that if Dowie had not made his
''crusade" to New York city he would
now be able to meet his monetary
obligations, for the cost of that trim
was several times as great as the ag-
gregate of the claims SO far presented
against him. The Zion House in
Chicago was Dowie's fret industrial
venture. It was used as a hotel.
bank, hospital and offices for the
Zionists and made great deal of
money. The other buildings shown
in the illustration have been erected
within the past three years. The
Dowie holdings are estimated to
represent total investment of more
than $40, 200, 900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
HERE'S A POINTER.

To those who labor so hard to
."write up" weddings in exquisite
shape the West Point. Miss, Times,
reproduces pattern from a laureate
down there:
"Wouid that my pen had been plucked
from some beautiful bird of Paradise
and dipped in the eyes of rainbow,
that might fittingly describe the beau.i-
full marriage scene enacted at the resi-
dence of Mrs. e. v. Braswell, 401 st.
Anthony street, Mobile, Ala, on the
evening Of February 2S. just as the
day god, clothed in majesty sublime,
had Withdrawn his galaxy OF quivering,
golden beams from all the earth, and
waited a goodnight kiss to the young
evening, who was fast approaching with
her cloudless brow, mounted by crown
Of jeweled stsrs-it was then that the
words OF confidence, hope and love,
binding the hearts of Hiram j. Bruister
and Mary Elizabeth Braswell were indel
IDLY traced upon the scroll OF life, and
the sacred seal Of holy matrimony placed
thereon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
HOW RApIUM rs OBTAINED.

The following paragraphs from
Harper's Weekly answers a question
now frequently asked by newspaper
readers and others:
M. Curlie has explained the pro-
cess by which radium is separated
from the substances which contain
1T. 1t exists in combination with
lead, chalk, silica, iron and other
things which must be eliminated in
a series of complicated and costly
operations.
For days ton or SO of uranite
powder which is obtained mostly from
pitchblende, SINNERS over a slow fire
with water and soda; this mixture ID
then put into big barrels, where a
sediment is deposited; the sedi-
ment is then washed and re.
washed, and put on the fire to sim
mer again with carbonate of soda
Then follows more sedimentation
and repeated washing, after which
the residue ia treated with hydroch-
loric acid. A colorless liquid re-
suits, containing small quantities Of
radium.
The chemists object is now tc
separate these small quantities, and
this he does by a series of re-
actions and crystallizations. All
each crystallization the crystals
become progressively richer in ra.
dunn and smaller in bulk, until,
after six weeks manipulation, some
twenty-five grams of white crystals
remain.
The radium contained In these is
of low radio activity (about 2,OOO)
and the greater part of their bulk il
refined away by M. Curie himself
in succeeding crystallizations. AT
the end there are left only few cen.
tgrams Cat 1,500,00O) as much al
would cover the point of a knit,
blade to show for ton or so OF
rranite powder and months of work
This can hardly be called "pop.
ular receipt" for making radium
but we have seen in print nothing
on the subject that is more intelli
gible to the average reader.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

The Town Hall Association, of
Montross, held festival in their
hall on Thanksgiving night. At
the same time Thanksgiving services
were being conducted in st. James
Episcopal church in the village.
Frank Anadale, son of William
Anadale, residing near Baynesville,
this county, died of pneumonia week
before last. He was a member of
the Jr. o. q. A. NJ. A large consre-
cation of Juniors attended the
burial.
James T. Trew, a busy timber
dealer, of Baynesville. spent Thanks
giving in Washington. Mr.. Trew
does large business in the line of
timber, and circulates much money
in this community.
1t has been truthfally said that
two barrels Of Old Rye were landed
at Deep Point wharf, on Nomini
Greek, recently. The two barrels of
.whiskey were consigned to two diff
ferent merchants. What does that
mean? Undoubtedly it means that
some one is selling "John Barley
Corn" illegally. We have evidence
of the fact that this is the case in
many places throughout the county,
yet We haven't substantial proof. If
ever this evil and violation of law is
suppressed it will be by continued
and organized effort. There is no
better organization to accomplish the
desired results than the Anti-Saloon
League, and We trust that the good
people of Lancaster county, who are
earnest supporters of the League,
will put forth every possible effort to
have an Anti-Saloon League in this
county.
Mr.. Otha Rock and Miss Mary
dailagher, Of Lyells, Richmond
county, were married at Beulah Bap-
tist church, at Lyells, recently by
Rev. g. M. Connolly. Mr.. Elton
Balderson, of East End, this county,
was one of the attendants. Mr..
Rock is a worthy young man, and
we wish him much success through
out life.
DIR. Frazier, of the Southern Edu-
cation Board, delivered very profit
able address on education to large
congregation of trustees, teachers
and patrons at Moatross.. The in
terest in education is on the upgrade
throughout the county, and we look
for better system of schools in the
near future.
John T.. Campbell, Of Chiltons,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

1t will be good news to the mothers OF small
children to learn that Group can DC prevented.
tpe nrst stgu or Group is hoarsepess- A day
or Two before tho attack the child becomes
hoarse. This 10 soon followed by peculiar
rough cough. Give Chaaberisiu's Cough
Remedy freely ss soon "a the child becomes
hosTse. Ga even after the rough cough ap-
pears and twill dispeiai symptoms OF Group.
In this way all danger and anxiety may be
avoided. This remedy Is used b, many thous-
ards OF mothers aud has never been known TO
fail. IL is, In fact, the only remedy that can
always be depended upon and that is pleasant
and safe to take.
Sold by Mcssick. Lons & Co.. Irvington; W.
A. bameron Bro, wecms; q. w. Sanders &
Son. white Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
EDUCATIONAL MAss.MEETING.

An educational mass-meeting of
the colored citizens of White Stone
was held in Mt Vernon Baptist
church Thursday night, November
96, 1908, in the interest of the In
dustrial Academy of the Northern
Neck Association for the purpose of
raising money and various articles
to aid the school. A. Morris was
chosen chairman, and Mrs. Maria b.
Hennings, secretary. An excellent
paper was read by Prof. A. L.
Wright, followed by speeches from
A. Pinn, W. w. James, j. II. Winder,
Sr., Miss Brown and Capt. H. G.
Dayton. The choir rendered sweet
music, Miss Lula Winder presiding
at the organ. $l1.23, with a num-
Der of other gifts, was realized.
Resolutions were offered by Rev. ID.
Tucker and adopted, as expressing
the sentiment of the meeting. The
meeting then adjourned with a re-
quest that the proceedings be pub
lished in the VIRGINIA CITIZEN.
A. MORRIS, chairman,
M. B. HEsNINas, sec'y.
The following are the resolutions
referred to above:
WHEREAs, We, the colored citizens
of White Stone, Va, do witness with in.
creasing regret and alarm the growing
recklessness, misconduct and disorder
among the irresponsible classes of our
people, especially the younger class of
persons among US; and whereas, a con-
tinuance Of this state of affairs Is calcu-
lated to bring about strained relations
between the two races that haye hi,her.
to enjoyed the most peaceful aud
pleasant relations in this section of the
State; and whereas. we. the better class
among our race, desiring to place our
selves in aproper light by publicly de-
nouncing all recklessness. idleness, dis
orderly conduct, drunkenness and even
the sale of whiskey (however sold) In
this local option county, therefore. be il
Resolced, That we. the colored citi.
zens Of White Stone, Lancaster county,
Va, In mass-meeting assembled, do earn
estly request the aid and support OF all
law-sbding citizens TO help us In our
endeavor 10 suppress the above men.
toned evils prevailing among our peo.
pie. and that we request our friends OF
whatever color 10 assiss us 10 trying to
improve the moral and spiritual condi.
ton OF our people. to the end that they
may become botter and more useful citi.
zens Of this, the greatest Common wealth
the sun has ever shone upon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
aINyUsTIcE. AND .AMEN., ;,

Having smoked aInjustice" out of
bis hollow, with his disreputable
companion, "The Escaped Num-" in
his mouth, he can now stand in the
public piiloryfo inspection, criticism
and dissection, until he answers our
inquiries in regard to the character
of Martin Luther's wife (who was
NUM-. and also gives us the name
and address of the priests whom he
has seen take money in the confes-
sional. No more dodging, please.
AMEN.
At request of the Editor this dis
cussion ceases with the foregoing,
"Injustice" having had the first
"say."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
MONEY IN pERsImMoNs.
Commissioners of Agriculture
hoiner Believes the Crop
Can BE Made to Paw.

kofner Believes the Crop
Can Be Made to Pay.
The cultivation Of persimmone
will soon be an industry in Virginia.
AT the State test farm number of
experiments have been under way for
several years. The results so far are
not of nature to prove just how
profitable the industry can be made,
out the commissioner of agriculture
is of the opinion that much of the
waste land of the State can be made
profitable if the cultivation of the
persimmon is given the least atten-
ton.
The recent letter from Anthony
NJ. Kelley, who is now in England,
and who was appointed to the Inter
national Court at Cairo by President
Cleveland, has aroused interest in
the subject. Persimmons imported
from Italy are being sold in London
at good prices.
Mr.. Koiner, the commissioner of
agriculture. says:
81 believe, as does also Superin.
tendent Heiges, of the test farm.
that money can be made out of the
industry. We have adozen varieties
under cultivation now, among them
some from Japan, and another is the
seedless variety. Some of the jap.
anese persimmons weigh four ounces
and often more. They are delicious,
sweet and in every way pslatable.
They grow with little attention.
Sometimes they drop from the trees,
and in those cases they are the best
possible food for hogs when being
fsttened for slaughter. The per.
simmon is easily handled, can be
packed for shipment readily and
keeps we'll.
"Not only is there money in
the crop, but the wood from the
trees will prevent land from wash
ing. Lands that can be bought for
two or three dollars an acre will
bring fine persimmons. The wood
is used in the manufacture of many
articles of commerce-particularly
for shuttles. 1t is of fine grain,
does not splinter easily, polishes
readily and is hard and of good
weight.
"We are also experimenting with
figs at the farm, and have a great
many varieties there. The results
will be known in about two years,
and we are confident that people who
will give attention to the matter will
in few years be able to realize
handsomely from the sources men
tioned-persimmons and figs."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

mas been appointed agent for the
Germanis Life Insurance Company,
or New York, for Richmond and
Westmorelsnd counties.
Bodie Northern, of Templemans,
is still very i'll.
Several of the public schools of
Stonewall District, in upper Rich
mond county, met at Newland on
Thanksgiving Day and conducted
very appropriate exercises. Miss
Flake Z. Connolly and Frank l..
balderson, Rowland L. Pullen and
John r. Campbell are the teachers
OF the schools which took part in the
occasion. STAR
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
Fight win n. s,t,.r

Those who will persist In closing their ears
against the continual recommendation OF DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, viii
have long and bitter tight with their troubles,
IL not ended earlier by fatal Termination.
Readi what i. r.. Beall, Of Beall. Miss, has to
say: last fall my wife had every symptom of
consumption. She took DIR. Kings New Dis
oovery after everything else had failed. Inn
provement came ut once aud four bottles en-
ureiy cured her." Guaranteed by Ellis @.
Richardson, kiimarnock, and T. ]. Hayden
q son. Irvipgton. Price 60c. and $l.0o. Trial
bottle free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

oyster commission of 1882, and Pro-
fessor Brooks gives the reasons why
it should be done. It should be
done not only to supply the spat a
hard surface upon which to fasten,
but the dead oyster shell is soon
corroded and in few years is entirely
dissolved BY the action of the water.
This keeps mp supply of lime in
the water, and this is absolutely es.
sential to the growth of the oyster.
Food foT the oyster itself ia present
In the waters of the bay in unlimited
quantities, but this food will not
avail anything unless there is ma
terial for the formation of shells.
Professor Brooks aud the oyster COM
mission, therefore, strongly urged
the enactment of laws prohibiting
the burning of shells for lime or
their use in roadmaking or any such
purpose. Every shell, as far as it is
practicable, should be returned to
the water to be used, first for an
abiding place for the young spat and
second to be used over again in the
formation of Shells"
Ii such a measure would be good
for the oyster industry of our neigh
boring State it also would be good
for Virginia, aud it is to be hoped
that the members of the General AS
sembly will investigate the subject
while the oyster question is up for
discussion. Unless proper steps are
taken to replenish the stock of oysters
IN the Chesapeake bay and its inlets
one OF the most profitable industries
of Tidewater Virginia will be de-
stroyed.-Nescport Nems Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
RIVER BOAT QUESTION.
This Matter Fully Discussed by
Fredericksburg Business
Mems Association.
(From TIE Free Lence.)

The regular meeting of the Busi-
ness Mems Association was held
Tuesday night, President NJ. b.
Rowe presiding. There was much
interest evinced to hear the report of
the Public Interest Committee,
which the Association had requested
to confer with President Carter, of
the Peoples Line of Steamers, as to
the restoration of the old schedule
of leaving time from fredericksburg.
Mr.. A. p. Rowe, chairman, pre-
sented the report, which showed
fully the existing conditions. 1t
embraced an inter- view with Presi
dent Carter, who said that under the
old schedule, leaving here at IL a.
m., the Tourist had been running be.
hind in expenses and that his CON-
pany found it necessary to take some
steps to overcome the loss. A solu-
tion was found in connecting with the
Sunbeam" at Bowler's Wharf for
the through trip to Baltimore by
leaving here at $50 a. m; that he
realized, as others now realize, that
this change would be detrimental to
the interest of Fredericksburg, but
his company could no longer run a
steamer for the benefit of Freder.
icksburg, when by changing the
schedule and establishing a through
route to Baltimore it would do a
much better paying business; that
the failure of the Tourist to meet
and more than pay expenses was due
to the lack OF interest and apprecia-
tion by the business people who are
benefited by the line; that the Peo-
ple's Company is disposed to meet
the wishes of the Fredericksburg
people as far as possible, but that
his company cannot undertake to
maintain river boat, leaving here
at IL a. m. on alternate days, with
out the cooperation of the business
community of the city.
The report stated that President
Carter makes the following propo-
sitiou:
"lf the business men of Freder-
lcksburg will take stock in the Peo-
pies Steamboat Company to the ex-
tent of $4, 900, in shares of $40 each,
and will patronize the line in max
ing their shipments and use their
influence to induce others to do SO,
the old schedule of the steamer
Tourist will be permanently re-
stored. Parties who do not desir.
stock in the company, but prefer to
contribute outright, need not take
stock, and In the case of parties who
are willing to subscribe aud do not
desire to pay all cash, satisfactory
evidence of future payments will be
satisfactory"
On motion of Mr.. Strasburger, a
committee of three was appointed
by President Rowe, composed of
Messrs. Strasburger, Thomas and
Brent, to solicit subscribers for
stock, and report the result of their
efforts to the association.
After this, on motion of Mr.. G.
w. Jones, COMMITTEES of three was
also appointed by President Rowe,
consisting of Messrs. Jones, Bradley
and Cole, to confer with President
Williams of the Weems Line, and
find out what facilities his company
is willing to give the people of Fred
ericksburg in securing a proper
share of the river trade. The asso-
citation then adjourned.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
Sick
Blood

Feed pale girls on Scott's
Emulsion.
we do not need to give all
the reasons why SCOTS
Emulsion restores the strength
and flesh and color of good
health to those who suffer
from sick blood.
The fact that it is the best
preparation of Cod Liver Oil,
rich in nutrition, full of healthy
stimulation is suggestion as
to why it does what it does.
SCOTS Emulsion presents
Cod Liver Oil at its best,
fullest in strength, least in
taste.
Young women in their
teens are permanently cured
of the peculiar disease of the
blood which shows itself in
paleness, weaknessandnervous-
ness, by regular treatment
with Scott's Emulsion.
1t is a true blood food and
is naturally adapted to the cure
of the blood sickness from
which so many young women