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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
AFRO.AMERIOAN MITES

1t Is worthy OF note that i. w.
Virgins, one OF our most popular and
enterprising colored citizens, has given
to our literary field two of the brightest
young ladies OF the colored race, who
eau write and speak the English lam
gusge with propriety. They were edu.
Gated at Hampton Normal School, and
since graduating have made themselves
generally useful in every department OF
literary work for the advancement OF
the illiterate In our section. Their in
telligence aud accomplishment can't be
disputed. Nevertheless there is band
Of busybodies opposing one of them be-
fore the School Board In behalf OF one
OF Richmond city's fair sex, who has
never lost one drop OF perspiration or
paid single penny for the advancement
OF affairs in the county OF Lancaster. We
have those among Us who are raised un-
der our own roofs, eating at our own ia.
bles, belonging to the same Christian
churches, Sunday Schools and societies
No one should undertake to drive
from home those who are connected by
the most endearing ties for another who
hasn't the least interest In this county.
Forty years freedom, accessible to field
of knowledge that has no circumference,
and still some are In a dark, benighted
condition.
The Gospel is preached to you regu-
larly, and certainly by one OF the best
ministers In the State, q Christian gen.
tlemaL. He has laid the straight edge
upon you-why don't you keep straight?
Your advantages in this country are
certainly to my knowledge second to
none. Living on the lower Rappahan-
mock, on point projecting out in the
Chesapeake. abounding in the richest
productions, equal If not superior to the
gold mines and diamond fields of Gen.
trail Africa-what a wonder that there
are only two educated young ladies, and
one of them is meeting with opposition.
My eyes are open, my Ears are not
deaf. am watching and listening, won
dering what will you do next.
The writer had the extreme pleasure
of attending Calvary Baptist church
recently in company with Lucius Hugh
lett. We secured Comfortable seats in
time to see all as they came from far
and near until the spacious edifice was
filled almost to its utmost capacity. Rev
Stokes, A. NJ A. b., pastor Ebenezel
Baptist church. Richmond. Va, preach
Ell very able sermon, which was thor.
oughly enjoyed by all. The words of
his text were: al. ar ye Him." The pas
tor, Rev. Chamberlayne, sang some very
sweet and enchanting hymns. The col
lection amounted to $13 Luc:us and
the writer called by the home of our old
friend, the expert Chesapeake fisherman
Richard Lee, where we enjoyed a most
delicious dinner at the hospltable hands
OF Mrs. Lee. OBSERVER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01

think of me. There is where | have
the best friends that ever any man
bad. And | have them all over the
State.
81 shall make campaign this fall
which will open the eyes of the peo-
pie. l want to make as many speech
es as a man can make in the time in
tervening and the expressions from
the gentlemen who were in the race
against me are appreciated. l ex-
pected nothing less. Had l been
unsuccessful | should have done Just
what they did"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding money-so
think those who are sick. When you have
cough, cold, sore throat, or chest Irritation.
better act promptly like w. c. Barber, of
Sandy Level, Va He says: II had terrible
chest trouble. caused by smoKe and coal dust
on my lungs; but. after finding no relief in
other remedies. 1 was cured by DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs ana
Colds" Greatest sale OF any cough or lung
medicine In the world. AT e. Q. Richardson,
kiImarnocK; T. J. Hayden & Son, Irvington;
FickIin s. Bass, Litwalton; soc and $l.OO; guar
anteed. Trial bottle free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
SWANSON MADE NO PROMISES.
(Richmond News LeaderJ

''The slate-makers may guess and
the newspapers may print what they
can get from others, said Congress
mau Swanson just before he left
Richmond last week for his home at
Chatham. "I have not made soli-
tary promise to anyone and no indi-
cation of who will be named for any
place has been made by me. / will
not think of those things until after
the election. That will be time
enough.
81 have not taken up the matter
of quitting Congress, and do not
know when l shall. There is a long
time between now and the time for
going into the executive chair. That
will be taken up at the proper time.
81 want to repeat that l shall 90
into office absolutely untrammeled
and without any sort of obligation
to anyone."
"Governor Swanson" is the man
ner in which the successful candi-
date for the nomination is being ad-
dressed. Mr.. Swanson went down
to his headquarters for about five
minutes, shook hands with a few
friends, packed up his belongings
and hied himself away.
"l'm going home to rest for about a
week." said the Fifth district man.
81 want to get about two nights of
good sleep and then to rest. Il shall
attend to some farm work, for l am
still farmer, ard after that | shall
come back here, stay day or two
and then l am off to Thousand Is
lands or somewhere to rest and fish
for week or ten days.
"This has been hard campaign,
and have worked to the utmost of
my ability. | have not been to my
district since last October, but the
vote up there shows what my people
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
PERSONALITY OF MARTIN.

1t has been to some persons a sub
ject OF wonder why it is that Sena-
tor Thos. S. Martin with practically
no patronage, with no great wealth
and no large family connection has
been able to acquire so many friends
and retain upon them hold which
only grows stronger with time. To
those who had the opportunity and
the privilege of intimacy with Sena-
tor Martin the fidelity of his friends
is easily accounted for. 1t is &C.
counted for by the qualities of head
and heart of the man himself. First
of all, Senator Martin has never been
able to see anything meritorious or
statesman-like in the quality of in
gratitude. He has never esteemed
ingratitude either a virtue or one of
the conditions of political success.
He is absolutely true to his friends
and as love begets love. so fidelity
begets fidelity, aud this faithfulness
to the obligations of friendship is
one of the links of steel which binds
Tom Martin to his friends and his
friends to Tom Martin.
Gazette.
Another quality which makes for
enduring friendship is the quality
of truthfulness which Tom Martin
possesses by instinct and habit. He
Is truthful in much more than any
literal sense. He does not keep the
promise to the ear and break it to
the hopes. His relations to his
friends are characterized By perfect
frankness which does not admit
of a shadow Of misunderstanding.
Those who misunderstood Tom
Martin do so ignorantly or with
prejudice, his friends never do.
There are no charges of broken faith
preferred against Tom Martin.
Another quality which endears
Tom Martin to his friends is his
prompt response to every cry for
help. To those who have the right
to his services, his splendid judg-
ment, his unexampled tact and his
nntiring energy are to be had on de-
mand. lie lives in no FOOLS para
disc, he encourages no impossible
desires, but his practical kindly,
timely help is never refused and
never unwillingly given. And there
is always his great kindly, sympa-
thetic heart dominating and direct
ing all of his superb mental quail
ties and equipments. The power
that Tom Martin has built up is
founded upon the bed rock of aifec-
ton and Observation-Disclosures Star.
Speaking of Senator Martin, Chas.
A. Edwards, Secretary of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee, says
in the course of newspaper article.
perhaps there is not member of
the United States Senate who pays
such close attention to the interests
of his constituents as does Senator
Martin, of Virginia; certainly there
is not one who pays closer atten tioL.
Ihe longer L stay In Washington
and come in daily contact with the
public men of the country the more
| am impressed with the fact that it
is the men of Martins type who con-
troll the destinies of the country. In
the Senate Aldrich and Allison, and
Cockrell and few men of kindred
type have impressed themselves on
the legislation of the country more
than any other set of men you might
mention. The days of oratory are
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
Are You EnEared i,

Engaged people should remember. that,
after marriage. many quarrels can be avoided.
10y keeping their digestious in good condition
with Electric Btters. S. A. Brown, of Ben
nettsvilIe, s. O.. says: For years, my wife
suffered intensely from dyspepsis, comph-
Gated with torpid liver, until she lost her
strength aud vigor, and became a mere wreck
OF her former SELF Then she tried Electric
Bitters, which helped her at vnce, and finally
made her entirely we'll. She is now strong
and healthy" f. G. Richardson. Kilmarnock:
j. j. Hayden & Son. Irvington: Ficklin &
Bass, Litwalton; sell and guarantee them at
SOC a bottle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01

The Virginia pine, commonly
known as the scrub pine, is no lon.
ger regarded as worthless except as
cordwood. Within the last four
years the manufacturers of wood
pulp have tried the wood with suc-
cess, and several mills in Pennsylva.
MIA are using it in considerable guam
titles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
Attacked By n Mob

and beaten. in labor riot. until covered with
sores, Chicago street car conductor applied
Buoklen's Arnica Salve, and was soon sound
and well. - use 1t In cay family writes a..
j. Welch, OF Tekonsha, Mich. "end find 1t
perfect" Simply great for cuts aud burns.
Only 2Sc at Il. c. Richa daon, Kilmarnock; T..
j. Hayden s. Son, Irvington; FIckIin & Bass,
Litwalton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
LKNCAsTER's SENTIMENT, ALSO.


Hon. Claude A. Swanson Was yes
terday nominated as the Democratic
candidate for Governor of the State
of Virginia. Capt. Joseph E. Will
lard and Judge w. H. Mann were
his opponents. Alexandria repeated
the act of four years ago by rolling
up another majority for Mr.. Swan
son. In 1901, however, it was not
the will of the Democratic party of
the State that he should be the
standard-bearer, and when his seryi-
ces were declined he did not sulk in
his tent, but went from place to
place making speeches in the inter
est of A. j. Montague and against
the late j. Hampton Hoge, the Re-
publican nominee. His services
have been justly recognized by his
party, and he is now their nominee.
The career of Mr.. Swanson is inter-
esting aud is another illustration of
the opportunity afforded by our free
institutions for the country boy, mi-
nus ancestral lustre or fortune, to
make his way to prominence by his
own energy and genius. A public
man almost from his entry into man.
hood, he was soon in the front rank
Of Virgiaia's representative men, and
for fourteen years has been a promi-
nent figure in the Congress of the
United States. He will fill the GU
bernatoriai chair with honor to him.
self and the people he will represent.
His many friends in Alexandria,
who have on two occasions manifest
ed their appreciation of him, rejoice
with him IN attaining the position
for which he told US a few weeks
ago he had entertained an honest am
bition ever since his boyhood days on
Virginia farm.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
cot on cheap.

He may well think he has got of cheap
who, after having contracted constipation or
Indigestion. is sill able TO perfectly restore
his health Nothing Will a this but DIR. Kings
New Life Pills A quick, pleasant, and GER
tain cure for headache. constipation, etc. 2Sc
at ". q. Richardson. Ktlmarnock; 7. J. Haydon
y Son, Irvington; Ficklin Bass, Litwaiton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-09-01
NOW is THE TIME

price and the goods
We making the that factory
now in shape to give orders attention pecsy
lof all kinds of Netting.
It will get prices and goods ordering
Write for prices Netting Senes Cotton and Linen
Gill Netting Twnes Rope. Cork Leads
The VIM. J. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
Johnson and Barney Sts., BALTIMORE. Md
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19

bronco, is becoming scarcer each
year. Ten years ago such horses
were as plentiful as jack rabbits, but
they will soon join the buffaloes In
retirement.
The outlaw comes from the poorest
blood on the range. He is said by
cowboys to be a horse degenerate,
criminal by nature, just as men
go wrong who have poor blood In
their veins. His parents are in near
ly every case mustangs, and the
stock Is the same as the wild horse
of early plain days.
Cowboys say that nearly every
horse will buck II turned loose In
pasture for several months, but he
will soon quiet down. The outlaw
will buck no matter how long or
how often he has been successfully
/ ridden. Famous buckers are rare
now. The bettering Of the blood
sounded the death knell OF the out
law.
Texas, Illinois and Iowa, with
more than a million horses each, lead
In the statistical tables. Kansas, Ne
braska, Missouri and Ohio have about
100000 apiece. and New York Is
eighth. with $4,000. The number
of horses, according to the depart
ment Of agriculture returns, has risen
from 14,213.0OO in 1890 to 17.057,000
In 1904. In the same time their value
has risen from $97S.000,000 to ST.
100, 200, 900. The greatest scarcity was
in 1900. when but 13.597.00O were
found.
All this in spite Of the fact that
fifteen years ago 1t was said that
the cable, the trolley and the bicycle
and later the auto trucks and au-
tomobiles-were destined to put the
horse out of business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19

COTTON GINNED IN 1905.-The CEN
sus office last Friday issued a report
of the cotton 'ginned Of the growth
Of 1905 to September 1, 1905, as
follows:
Counting round bales as half bales,
469,500 bales as against 374,821 for
1904.
The report by states and territories
Is given as follows:
Alabama, 1905. 6O,5sa; 1904. 25.-
Arkansas, 1905, 5s; 1904. 76.
Florida, 1905, 1850; 1904, 1856,
Georgia, 1906, 107,679; 1904. 61.7O6,
Indian Territory, 1905, 80; 1904,
1885.
Louisiana, 1906, 4.649; 1904, 5,433
Mississippi, 1905. 4.4S0; 1904. 2.652
North Carolina, 1905. 1904; 1904
1874.
Oklahoma, 1906. II; 1904, 43.
South Carolina, 1905. 37.733; 1904
4,215.
Tennessee, 1906, Q; 1904. 2.
Texas, 1905, 25S,S01; 1904, 27l,S7l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19

HE HAD F1BBED 10 HIS WIFE-Liv-
ing on upper Broadway is man who
one day told his wife lie, says the
New York Sun do you like boiled
ham," she asked and he. knowing that
ham was the only kind Of meat she had
for luncheon, and not wishing to hurl
her feelings, lied and said that he did
His wife remembered that and the
day she went to Bar Harbor she said:
Now. dear. have pleasant sur
prise for you. l knew how you dis
like eating in restaurants, consequent
ly I have arranged things so that you
can get part of your meals at home.
have left a boiled ham. Let me know
how you like It,"
The man said he would, and during
the next week he dispatched to Bal
Harbor daily bulletins pertaining to the
supply Of ham. One morning he reach
ed the stage where the very sight oi
a ham gave him the shivers and ne
chucked the whole joint Of meat into
the garbage can. That day he exul-
tantly wired to Bar Harbor:
p Ham all gone"
In the beginning of the next week he
received an unusually affectionate let
ter from his wife.
II am sending you by express" she
said, something that will please you
greatly"
That night when the man got home
the janitor informed him Of the arrival
Of the express package. The man un-
did the wrappings and collapsed. His
wife had sent him another ham.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19

Mountain Lions and Bears Still to Be
Found In Parts of the State.

Mountain Lions and Bears Still to Be
Found In Parts Of the State.
Despite the destructive activity Of
mankind, large game appears to be
about as plentiful as ever in Arizona.
Deer and antelope alone have de-
creased and 1t Is hoped. under pro-
lection of late laws, that they will
henceforth be found in gradually in
creasing numbers A decade ago
deer were plentiful in the mountains
around Phoenix and antelope ran in
great bands in the Grand Canon re-
gion.
Though 500 a scalp Is paid for their
slaughter, mountain lions and bear are
numerous in the Mazatzal, Mogollon
and Sierra Ancha mountains, as well
as In the mountains Of southeastern
Arizona The lions can be hunted only
with the aid of we'll trained dogs, for
they flee from man and hide them
selves readily, despite their size. They
have been killed as near Phoenix as
Mcdowell, showing themselves, as a
rule, in their quest for colt meat, for
which they have an especial fondness.
A nine foot lion was killed last week
north of Phoenix by James Linville.
Bears of great size are common all
along the rim Of the Mogollons, from
the upper Verde southeast to the New
Mexican line. An 800 pound black
bear, the largest Of the species ever
locally known. was killed few days
ago in the Rincon mountains, near
Tucson, by Under Sheriff Henry Myers
The bear had been wounded and was
charging Myers when struck by the
fatal bullet. Black bear are common
near Payson, under the rim. They
are mainly Of small variety, harmless
to man, and best hunted with dogs
and horses. for they run at surprising
speed through the pine woods or the
locality. The brown and cinnamon bear
are little different from the true griZ-
ely and are fully as ferocious. Most
sportsmen pass them by II the weapon
at hand be lighter than 1903 rifle,
preferably carrying an expanding bull
let few years ago a cinnamon weigh
ing nearly ton was killed In the Sierra
Anchas by Phil Askins, a celebrated
Arizona hunter. Askins admitted that
the bear would have been too much
for him had 1t not been for his pack
of dogs. Askins usually made about
81 900 a year on lion and bear bounties.
Phoenix correspondence Los Angeles
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19
Humorous department.
He Became Independent.


Charles M. Schwab, in the cool Of the
evening, was pacing Atlantic City's
board walk. Every little while chair
man, passing, would give him such
salute as an emperor might have en-
Wed.
why" said someone. do these
chair-pushers greet Mr.. Schwab so i'm
pressively"
1T Is because he tips them with such
generosity" another replied.
But Mr. Schwab deprecated that
statement. Then, laughing, ne said:
mo. / am not extravagant In my
TIPS. At the same time l try to avoid
the example that old Thomas Nc
Wade set in Loretto in my boyhood.
Zone day Thomas pulled up his team
before the general store.
Here Herb, hold my horse" he said
getting down.
so Herb, a one-armed man, held the
horse ten minutes. Then Thomas re-
appeared.
THANK you, Herb was all he said
and he got in and drove of. And Herb,
who had expected at least a Nickel
was too angry to say q word.
But a few weeks later Thomas got
down from his team at the same place
and asked the one-armed man to hold
1t for him again.
Herb, primed now. shook his head.
mo, Thomas he said, I've given
that up. I don't need to hold horses
no more"
"'How's that% asked Thomas.
why Herb answered, what you
gave me last time has made me inde-
pendent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19
HOW MoRos MAKE FIRE.

Bamboo Stick, Bit of China and finder
Their Apparatus.
The match has been said to be the
greatest civilizer of the world, but 1t
has not yet completed its work. There
are still tribes Of barbarous and semi
barbarous people who use natures
means for producing fire either by
friction with or without apparatus or
the contact Of two substances which
produce a spark, as flint and steel.
The Moros used a method distinctive
from other savage races and Of interest
not only for its uniqueness but as
the flint and steel Is so much simpler,
showing the effect Of environment on
invention.
This apparatus consists Of bamboo
stick, a bit of china and tinder. Cylin-
drical cases are also part Of the device
one being a case for tobacco and the
other a case for the china and tinder.
The whole, connected with cords, Is
worn at the belt. To use the apparatus
the native takes the bamboo firmly In
his left hand and in his right holds the
bit of china by the finger and thumb
and on the thumb side pinches a bit
Of tinder. The edge Of the china Is
then struck sharply down and along
bamboo. producing bright and long
spark, which catches in the tinder and
ignites it. Very little practice is re-
quired to enable a novice to light fire
by this means. Obviously. when the
apparatus was first devised, no china
was available, and doubtless some
sharp stone took its place. Now, how
ever bits Of broken china such as are
found in cheap eating houses are re-
garded as best for the purpose and un-
iversally used.
The thoughtful reader will at once
draw an analogy between this means
of fire making and the flint and steel
of our own ancestors. In the eastern
tropics, however bamboo Is the COM
monest of woods and so was doubtless
observed many times to make bright
spark when struck where mint, In con-
tact with metal. was seen once. In
consequence after the first bright
thinker had devised this way Of using
the spark the method held its popular
ity and obtains to this day. although
the flint and steel is so much simpler
easier and more portable.
The philosophy of the device will at
once be apparent The sharp edge OF
the china scrapes off bit Of bamboo
not much, because the wood is hard
and the outside has quite glaze-but
enough to be made incandescent by the
friction of the stroke. The tinder
catches this spark, and the desired
flame Is the result.-Scientific Ameri-
can.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-19
FURNITU E..

We are constantly adding new
goods to our already immense stock
Of House Furnishings. This adding
process Is necessary because OF the
fact that our business IL continually
growing larger-we are selling more
goods than ever before. The reason
for the growth Of our business Is this:
We have the stock for selection, we
have the qualities and we make the
before you we invite you to come and
see the York Furniture Company when
you need anything in our line.
WE HAVE
Bed Room Suites from $12 up to $50.
Side Boards from $40 up to $50.
Wardrobes from 50 up to $50.
Iron Beds-this Is where we shine
all kinds and colors and prices.
Extension, Center and Kitchen Ia
bles with variety Of prices enough, to
please anybody.
Cooking Stoves-We have just about
a carload Of Cooking Stoves-first class
qualities at low down prices. See US.
Lounges and Couches-Have you
one I'm your home? They add lots to
the comfort and appearance Of a hall
way. See ours. We have lots Of them
at prices to please.
PIANOS-We have just received a
very handsome Plano and would be
pleased to have parties interested In
instruments of this kind come and see
this instrument 1t Is a strictly high
grade, full toned, we'll made and fully
guaranteed instrument. 1t is for sale
at price that Is right, and we will sell
1t on terms to suit the buyers.
ORGANS-We are selling lots OF
Organs. We have high priced instru-
ments and we have cheap instruments.
II you contemplate buying an Organ
you will best serve your interests by
seeing us before buying.
We sell goods for Cash or on Credit
and make terms to suit the purchaser.
YORK FURNITURE COMPANY.