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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Rome L. Chandler was convicted
in the Federal Court at Danville of
sending obscene anonymous letters
through the mails and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. Judge
Ii. q. Mcdowell, iu passing sentence,
stated that only the failing health of
the young man saved him from a
term of ten years. A pathetic scene
was enacted in Court when the sen.
tence was delivered. The aged
mother of the prisoner and his sisters
fell upon their knees before the
Judge, begging clemency. The girls
fought their way to the judges stand,
and, throwing their arms around his
neck, wept and begged hysterically
until they were forcibly taken away,
the judge escaping to the ante room.
Later the women followed Judge
Mcdowell through the streets to his
hotel, crying piteously and begging
for clemency.
Newspapers have been ranked ms
textbook at Northwestern University,
Chicago, and hereafter students in
the American history class of Prof.
James must come to the reci tation-
rooms prepared to answer questions
on the news of the day. In the course
of his lectures Professor james re-
ferred to an article which appeared
in morning paper. Upon question
ing one Of the members of the class
he found that the student was not
prepared to discuss current news,
and an examination of the class
showed that but two of the members
had read a morning paper. If the
professor had questioned them about
football game or the standing of
any club in the. baseball league he
would have received prompt and cor
rect answers, but the trend of the
times now is for men to give more
time and attention to sports and wo-
men more to "bridge" than to cur
rent events or useful literature
Alexandria Gazette. -di er.
Year by year records are published
of the destruction of human and
cattle life by the wild beasts and
snakes of British India. Last year
24,576 human beings and .96,226
cattle were killed, and of the people
21,S27 deaths were attributed to
snakes, while of the cattle $4,000
were killed by wild beasts, panthers
being charged with 40, 1000 ar tigers
with 10000 of this total; snakes ac-
counted for 10000. Aud this is but
a trifing percentage Of the actual an
nuai mortality, as it excludes the
feudatory States. with their 100000
square miles and 60,0QO,OO inhabi-
tants,where no records are obtaiuable.
Last year 1885 tigers, 1870 panthers
and leopards, 1000 bears and 2O86
wolves were killed; of snakes-the
real scourge of India-no record is
possible, and unfortu nately compare.
lively few are destroyed. The descent
upon promising crops by deer and
pigs and monkeys would be, saws
Outing, even more serious to India
and more expensive to the natives
were it not for the tiger, panther and
leopard. This formidable trio of the
cat family practically polices agrl-
cultural India, where it pushes into
the jungle, and makes it possible foI
the poor native to exist through cul-
tivation of his fields. 80 -ot
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
In Mad Chase

Millions rush in mad chase after health,
from one extreme OF faddism to another.
when. IL they would only eat good food, and
keep their bowels regular with DIR. Kings
New Life Pills, their troubles would all pass
away. Prompt relief and quick cure for liver
and stomach trouble.
ESQ. at +. G. Richardson, Kilmarnock; r. j.
Hayden Son, Iryington; Ficklin & Bass, Lit
walton,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
REIGNING QUEENS.

| %, s. ORiehmond News-Leader1
That incident at Roswell, Ga.
was characteristic of the attitude o
the old-style Southern gentlewoman
The last surviving bridesmaid of tn,
Presidents mother lives there ant
on the occasion of Mr.. Roosevelt
visit was requested to see him. He
reply was that it was his part to cal
at her house. When told that 1t wa
contrary to all precedent for IN,
President of the United States t
CAL at the residence of a private citi
zen she expressed entire indifference
She knew what her own persona
rights and dignity demanded and
against these official precedent wa,
as dust in the balance. Probabl,
the President inherited bis own in.
dependence and tendency to follow
his own head aud impulses from his
Southern mother. These qualities
marked the Southern woman-and
tor that matter The Southern men
also-of past generations. He made
his call and bow and paid his re-
spects, apparently delighted by the
rebuke and the lesson IN etiquette,
and bis stately hostess condescended
to pat the President of the worlds
mightiest people on the shoulder
and to call him ''Theodore."
The Southern woman's way was
her own. Sure of her own position,
strong in her knowledge of her own
purity of life and purpose and allie
glance to honor and duty, she was
queen Of her domain. She was her
own Judge, guiGe and example,
placidly ignored the possibility of
any superiority to herself in this
world, initiated and sought favor
from nobody. H
Her attitude and course of life
were In strong contrast to the pre-
vailing conditions of today. In
some parts of the South, thank
Heaven, she survives in her daugh-
ters, granddaughter and great.
grand daughters. We yet have young
women who would be hewildered by
the suggestion that they could be
objects of condescensiOn by anybody
on earth, They carry with them in
their manner and bearing the GER
tiiicate aud evidence of their re-
gency. They rule and govern SUI
preme, calm and unrufHed, by pure
power of position, grace and charac-
ter, without effort or self-assertiou,
no thought or question of their
supremacy entering the minis of
any who come in contact with
them. To these women personal
slight would be impossible, the
thought of an insult or unwarranted
liberty something beyond their i'm
agination. The idea Of being hon
ored by the attention or homage OF
anybody or anything in human
shape would be wonderful sur.
prise to them. They are in vivid
contrast to the people who chase
after power and prominence aud
wealth, who crave notice and con.
tlnually seek advertisement. The
old-fashioned Southern woman does
not borrow her manners, her meth
DDS or her thoughts from anybody,
She is ccntent in herself and has
the right to be. Keeping in decent
touch with the fashions and modes
of the day, her principles of lif,
and department and her under.
standing of what is due to herself
and by her to- others of all degree:
are as firm and unshaken as the
everlasting hills. She moves through
life serenely empress, her crown {
right nnquestioned, accepting th,
reverence of high and low alike rs q
thing intrinsically hers. o..
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
sNEEZE SAVED DYING BABY.


A Huntington, w. Va, special
says; Quite q singular occurrence
happened at the home of Burl Booth,
which he attributes to divine power.
His fourteen months old child was
i'll with Group and its condition had
become SO serious that she had been
given up and a dozen neighbors, men
and women, had gathered to comfort
the parents in their trying hour yI
While the child was gasping for
its breath and apparently passing
away the entire assemblage began to
sneeze. The air in the room seemed
charged with something that kept up
the sneezing, and the child in the
bed soon began to sneez9 also, and
when DR.. N. B. Ferguson arrived
he found all hands sneezing and the
infant so much better, on account
of the snetzing. that he pronounced
her out of danger. e Do'. NANE
When an Investigation was made
as to the cause, the Booth family
found that lighted lamp, which
had been placed on the mantle, had
ignited a bunch of red peppers hang
ing on the wall above and the fumes
hillng the room soon brolght results
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
SOME WONDERS AROur FISH

''Tacoma handles more fresh and
| picked fish than any city on the
Pacific Coast, and the present rapid
growth of the business indicates that
she will continue without danger
GUS rival as fisheries port" de-
clares w. A. Wilcox, a representa-.
tive Of the United States Bareau.
ar"I had some canned dog fish Cor
small saark) the other day and
assure you it was 6ue eating" says
-0nlooker iu the Cape Ann News.
"Tbe flesh WAS very firm and very
white and was Of fine flavor. There
was nothing distasteful about it,
and, on the contrary, it really
tastes 'moreish.' ! suppose the name,
dog fish, is against it and that lots of
people would not eat it on that &C.
count, but if they had some, with
no label, or did not know what it
.Hf
was or were told that it was some
other kind of canned fish, they
would eat it and like it. When YOU
come to think of it, why shouldn't
it be good eating? II ought to be
the best kind of eating, for GER
tainly 1T is swell feeder, living on
herring, maokerel, blue fish, had
dock, etc, and surely they are all to
the good" 'a. 7' r. s'. 'te.
Representatives of the United
States Department of Fisheries have
spent some time recently at Canso,
Nova Scotia, inspecting the methods
employed by the Canadian Depart
ment of Fisheries in dealing with
the dog 6sb. it is contemplated that
some united action may be taken by
the American and Canadian author
ties to rid the Atlantic waters Of
these destructive fish. Although the
dog fish reduction works continue to
run night and day, they cannot keep
cleaned up the swarms of dog fsh
landed each day 10y exultant fisher
men. Boat loads continue to
arrive from outlaying sections of
the coast, aud all the fishermen are
pleased to see so many of their enc
mics thus destroyed. The second
plant is 10 be located at Round
Head, Shelburne county, ard will be
in operation next season.-N. y.
Fishing Gazette.
Prof. Muller, of st. Johns, n. f.,
who was the first man 10 discover
that whale flesh could be prepared
for eating, has now succeeded in do
meshcating herd of more than
fifty sulphur COW whales, aud has
perfected an apparatus for milking
them. The milk is fresh aud sweet,
and peculiarly rich in nutritive and
medicinal qualities. The yield from
fnll-grown whale is from five to
seven hogsheads day. 1t is much
thicker and richer than the best
cows milk and possesses pecu-
liarly pleasant and distinctive flavor
which those who have tasted it pro-
nounce superior to any known milk.
Prof. Muller has invented and
patented process for making
leather from the internal MEM
branes of the whale. When tanned
and finished it is of great durability
and fine texture. 1t is possible, ac-
cording. to the inventor, to obtain
from the skin of a full.grown sui
phur whale strip of leather about
300 feet in length and three and a
half feet in breadth. From the
.plenral lining tube Of leather
twenty-five feet in diameter can be
obtained. 81 tai
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
King of AN oough A,.a,.,n..

hr. y, q. Case, q mail carrier OF Canton
Center, Conn, who has been inthe II. s. Ser.
vice for abont sixteen years, says: 1--WE have
tried many cough medicines for Group, but
Ohamberlain's Cough Remedy is king of all
and one TO be relied upon every time. We
also lind 1t the best remedy for coughs and
colds, giving certain results and leaving no
bad after effects" n ...
For sale by Messiek s. Gpnby, Irvington; w.
4. cameron Bro, weems; G. w. Sanders 4
Son, and ID. r. jaime $, hite Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
water cure Cor Constlnatlon

Half a pint of hot water taken half an hour
before breakfast will usually keep the bowels
regular. Harsh cathartics should be avoided
When purgative is needed, take Chamber.
lain's stomach and Liver Tablets. They are
mild and gentle in their action. t .t
For sale by Messick & Gunby, Irvington, W
~ Dameron ~ Bro, Wecms: q, w. Sanders &
Son, and ID. U. james. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

No Opium In Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
There isnot the least danger in giving Cham
oerlaln's cough Remedy to small children az
~ contains no opium or other harmful drug.
IL has an established reputation of more than
thirty years as the most successful medicine
IN use for colds, Group and whooping cough.
1t always cures and is pleasant to take. Child
rem like it, 1loo.iI HoI
Sold by Messick s. Gunby. Irvington; w. A.
Dameron Bro, Weems; G.. w, Sanders & Son,
and ID. X. James, White Stone. -......
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
INVESTIGATION OF BALLOT FRAUDS

The results of the two indepen.
dent Investigations .inaugurated by
the World regarding the charge of
recent election frauds IN New York
city in a q atshell: "1. .a5s1 ,eIi'a .os aa
Charges OF dishonest registration
and illegal voting Sustained ,r5
Charges ofillegal tamperiug with
the ballots after the closing of the
polls. Not sustained. - ' I'D
Charges of iusficiehcy of the
Bureau. Of the Superintendent of
Elections. Sustained. 4.t-a
Charges of the betrayal of their
ticket by the Republicans. Sustained.
of deal between the Re-
publeans and the Municipal Owner
ship managers. Sustained. 900 o7
Charges of the use OF money In in :
ilpeneing voting by Tammany against
the Municipal Ownership managers
on the one hand aud by the Munici
pal ownership managers against
Tammany on the other. Sustained.
Charges Of collasion between cleo
hon officials in the interest Of Tam
many. Not Sustained. '''a' Id ~ ,.... ~
Charges against Tammany Leader
Haffen of the lSronx of making q
deal with the M1nicipai ownership
mana gers to sacrifice his city ticket
to save himself. Sustained. ga -
Charges and counter charges by
the Tammany and the Municipal
Ownership parties of influencing
votes in Cohey Island. Sustained.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

1t is fearful fate TO have to endure the ter
nole torture of Piles. II can truthfully say. /"
writes Harry Colson, of Masonville, Ia, that
Tor Blind, Blecding, Itching and Protrudinfy
files, Buekien's Arnica SRlvo is the best cure
made" Also best for cuts. burns aud injuries.
-'c. at t. g Richardson, Kilmarnock; T. j.
Hayden & Son, Irvington; Ficxlin & Bass. Lit
walton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

In Praise OF Chamberlain's Cough fseu1edx.
There is no other medicine manufacturer
That has received so much praise and'so MANY
cSpressions of gratitnde as chanIberlain's
Cough Remedy. u IS efectiye, and prompt
relief foliowsits use. Grateful parents every
wkere 90 not hesitate to testify to is merits
Ior me Dcnent OF others. It is a certain cure
foreroup nnd wilIprcyent the ATTACK IL given
az the first appearance OF hcadfsesse. IL Is
especially adaptcd 10 chfidrcu us It is pleasant
70 talse apdf coo taills nothing injurious. MIR
Il A. Humphreys. N wellknown resident and
elork in tho store of Mr.. Il. Lock, or Alice
Cape Colony, South Africa says: II nave hsed
Shamberlain's Cough Remedy to ward on
Group and colds in nay family. i foaad it ID
ne very satisiae tory and it gives me pleasure
' For sale by Messick s. Gunhy, 1rvtagton; w
a. Dameron 8 Bro, wecns: G. w. Sanders &
Son, ana u, II. JapcS White Stone. wv u
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
rorrurs Or !, ptSncher

The story OF the torture ofRcv. o. u. Moore
pastor of fbc baptist church, of Harporsville.
y. :. VIII interest you. He says; I suffered
agonieS, Seeoiise OF a perSistentc0ugh result
ing IRON the grip. had 70 sleep sitting up IN
bed. I triedmny rprnedios, without relief
until i ttookeIsr. kings New. Discovery for
Sopsumption. Callghs and Colds, which entire
~ cured my cough. and saved me from con
spmptionFf a grand curc for diseased condi-
tions ofThrss,t aud Luaes, ~ o. =
Al l. {. RichardsOu, Kilmarnocl; T. 7. Hay.
don Son, ftvi1igton; Ficklin x Bass. Iitwal-
ton; price soc and 81 90, guaranteed. Trial
bottle free.
d II. Lag Azn L-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
NUMBER 10.

N NOW IS THE TIME
10 order Netting cheap will guarantee both IL.
price and the goods " go '->
we are making the best that
Ia nae give orders attention We speciality
of all kinds of Netting 'E"'y
elsewhere - 49, sfo'e R
Write us for prices Pound Netting Senes Cotton pd Linen
Gill Netting, Twines, Rope, Corks Leads,
The VIM. J. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
johnson and Barney Sts., BALTIMORE. MD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

Mr.. S. L. Lupton, of this county,
walked into The Star office today
and showed a certified check on the
Shenandoah Valley National Bank for
the sum of $6,6l6.75 which repre-
sents the barrel stock of apples pro-
duced by his orchard, two miles west
of Winchester. In addition 20 this
Mr. Lupton sold the drops and culls
for $3.50. His orchard contains one
hundred acres, and is now just COM
ing into bearing, being but ten years
old. The apples were sold to Messrs.
Jno. Nix 4 Co., of New York. From
now on Mr. Lupton expects to get
more each year for his orohard.--
Winchester Times. Just think. a
one hundred acre farm brought this
check. 1t is said that Mrs. V. II.
Fuckers farm near there paid her
this year $4,000.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

"I wish," said an experienced
veterinary, "that had all the cloth
which has been wasted in manufac-
turing cuds to replace those lost"
This is one of the dregs of supersti-
tuition which still clings in some
places. The cud is returned to the
mouth after entering the first st1m-
ach, and its loss is generally an indi-
cation of indigestion. This is most
prevalent in winter when cows are
heavily grained. Should it appear
in summer, when they are on pasture,
but receiving some grain, it is we'll
to remove the latter ration for a few
days. After a day or two give one
pound of EPSON salt aud two ounces
ground ginger root, mixed in two
quarts warm water. After she re-
sumes her cud, feed for time on
green grass and good hay, gradually
working back to the grain ration.
Wealth production on the farms
of the United States in 1905 reached
the highest amount ever attained in
this or any other county-$6.415,- :
OOO,OO0." Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson presents an array of figures
and profits of the farmers of the
country which he admits "dreams of
wealth production could hardly
equal" Four crops make new high
records as to valne--corn, hay, wheat
and rice. Besides the enormous Weld
OF wealth the Secretary estimates that
the farms of the country have in
creased in value during the past five
years to present aggregate of &c.
l33, 100000. "Every sunset during
past i've years." he says, "has regis
tered an increase of $s,4OO,O 900 in
the value of the farms of this
country" This increased value, the
Secretary suggests, is invested better
than ID bank deposits or even in the
gilt-edged bonds of private corpora
tions.
RAISES PORK FOR CENTS A POUND
One of your readers makes the in
quiry as to how | feed my pigs from
the time they are taken from the
mother till ready to Slaughter. I
have a small place in the pasture or
in the pen, if in winter time, fenced
off so the little pigs can run in and
out as they please, but the old hogs
cannot get into the pen. | place
milk in it so the little ones can get
.it when they want it. They will
generally get to eating milk when
two weeks old, unless there is small
In tfar o,.I kho ,s.<kk =. -. N -
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS

The Singer has been recognized q
maintaining the highest standard Of en-
During that period twenty njllioa have
have been made aud sOld directly fron
maker to user. They are hsser sold -
dealers, but we have aSipgpr Once a
White Stone, Va. where thsse machines
are now being sold at lower prices, quail
ity considered, than any other sold on
easy terms. Old mschfnes taken In en-
change. A full line OF parts. .aatachmsnta.
needles and oil for various makes si
machines Hoping thls, may lead 20
pleasant and profitSelct business rek
tions, and thanking yoa In advance fse
your eourteSies, We are,
Very truly yours. FS
aI ut .nrsfl O. II. II, GsUnss,
White Htone, Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
SOME NOTES
OF Interest to Truckers, Farmers
and Stock RaiSeTS.

It has just come to light that
Hoadley & Jordan, Chicago stock
brokers, made eight millions of dol
lars in Eve minutes on their mGnip-
ulation Of the cotton market year
or two ago when Sully went under,
Upon inquiry we have elected the
following from the editor of the
Southern Planter: rta
Replying to your inquiry, beg to say
that ''soy" and "soja" beans are the
same. The former is really their cor
rect name, being known only by that in
Japan. ...., -..- .,.,..... ..-
The sixth annual meeting of stock
holders of the Eastern Shore Produce
Exchange will be held at Accomac
on December 9th. The exchange
has handled many thpusand more
barrels of sweet and Irish potatoes
this year than ever before since it's
organization in 1900. @ It's business
this year will amount to nearly ST.
100000. It's capital stock is now
about $33, 600, each one of the 800
farmers being required to own at
least one share before his produce
can be haudled through the general
office. The dividend this year was
10 per cent.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-02


leg stature adjourned today and flags
were placed AT half mast throughout
the city and state. The story of the
attempt to poison Mrs. Stanford in this
city was first made public on the 18th
of February, when il was declared that
strychnine had been found in a bot
tie OF mineral water of which she
had taken several drinks. She was
made i'll, and an analysis showed the
presence of the deadly drug in the
water To DR., William Boericka. who
attended her. Mrs Stanford told the
story of what she believed to have
been an attempt upon her life She
suspected no one. and on her phys :
clans advice, soon went to the eoun
Try. Returning here, apparently in
improved health, she sailed for China
and Japan by way Of Honolulu on the
steamer Korea February Is. arriving
there five days later.
The alleged attempt to poison her
was investigated by the detective
agency. but no results were obtained,
and the matter apparently was
dr0DDed
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-02
Sadness 4 San Eranclsco.

San Francisco, March 1.-The news
of the dehth Of Mrs Jane L. Stanford
at Honolulu last night was received
here today with surprise and sorrow,
TO which added horror when it was
learned thai probably she had been
poisoned Her brother. Charles G.
Lathrop. treasurer of he Stanford I'M
iversity. refused TO believe her death
was due to other than natural causes,
and her attorney Mountford S. VIII
son. positively declined TO discuss the
repor, that a previous attempt to
poison. her had been made in this city
WILSON is awaiting advices from Homo
hlln officials before taking action re
g9rding the business affairs of Mrs
Stanford. which are intimately con
nected with those of the great I'M
versity whicH she and her husband
founded a. Palo-Alto. This institution
has already been endowed with S3S.-
000. 600 i'm property and money 10
which may be added about $4,000. 0oa
from Mrs Stanford's personal estate.
She took a deep personal interest in
the university and to her wisdom and
business sagacity is due much of its
success
Legislature Shows Respect.
In respect to her memory. he state
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-03-02

President Charles Brown returned
from Cairo Monday where he spent
the day as the guest OF Secretary W.
P Greaney, II was not a business
meeting Mr. Brown going to Car1
just TO talk over matters relative 10
he league. Ii was decided to change
the meeting 70 be heII March II from
Henderson to Paducah. At the meet
ing directors win be chosen and a
playing chedule selected
Mr.. Brown has requested that the
management OF each team furnish
a schedule tc be presented al fhe
meeting, ana selection will he made
from them. Several schedules have az
ready been furnished calling fer from
l20 to 1856 games 1t is almost as.
sured that playing season of $50
games will be decided upon. zPadu.
cab News-Democrat