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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-06
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

Potomac river oysters are bringing
81 bushel at Crisfeld for the first
time.
Fresh feeshi' is the cry now. Her
ring are becoming plentiful for local
consumption. and shad moderately so.
Among the bills passed by the Mary
land Legislature which closed Monday
was the compromise oyster bill adopted
in place of the Hannah bill.
State Board of Fisheries will meet in
Norfolk about April 1921 for settle
ment of contested cases and election of
inspectors. More definite date will
shortly appear in the press.
Mr.. Enos Sullivan killed three swan
at mouth Of Potomac Creek Saturday
morning. He brought them to this city
and sold them to Capt. M. B. Rowe.
They weighed IS pounds, about IL
pounds each, and measured z feet from
tip to tip. Free Lance.
Fishermen around Edenton, N. c.,
are somewhat dishearteneda at the small
catch, and say if it does not improve
they will take out their nets. Some OF
them fishing 18 or 20 nets do not catch
as many fish as the force of hands could
eat. They should at this time of the
year be catching from rs, 900 to 100, OOC
herring to haul, when they are not
catching 300 herring at haul.
Thomas Cunning ham, the oyster ton.
ger taken from the schooner "Ethe
Ruth" last. winter by the revenue
cutter Window" during Marshal
Treats tour of investigation in Chesa.
peake bay, appeared before the Fedora
grand jury Tuesday. Cunningham has
been held in Jail as witness against
Captain William Justice, of the "Ethe
Ruth" The latter is charged with
cruelty to his men. If the indictment
is made the case will be tried in Nor.
folk. Cunningham was sent on by the
commissioner to await the action OF
the grand jury.
BOARD OF FISHERIES.
Norfolk Pilot)
AT their closing session held yester
day at the Monticello hotel the retiring
board of fisheries continued the hearing
on the confirmation of the reporton tn,
Baylor survey in Warwick county
separating the natural grounds or rock.
for oysters from the planting grounds
This means that it is passed up t,
the new board for final adjustment
The Hampton Roads Oyster Planting
and Packing company petltioned fo
the reopening and rehearing on the de
cision of the board rendered last Octo
Der, in which they were allowed a Ger
tain time in which to remove OYSTER
from certain grounds in Nansemon,
county. This is also passed on t,
the new board, the company agree
ing to withdraw their petition TO
the present. In executive. session tn
board wound up all business, prepare
tory to turning over all books, etc., I,
the new board. w. Mcdonald Lee, o
lrvington, chairman of the new board
and S. Wilkins Matthews, SECRETARY o
the new board. were at yes.arday'
meeting of the old board in order t,
familiarize themselves with its routin,
work, and also to get an insight int,
the business left over for their consid
GRAFTON.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-06
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles.

Itching. Blind. Bile eding or Protruding Piles
Druggists refund money IL PAzo OrNTMENT
fails TO cure any case. no matter how long
lives ease and rest, SOC. III your druggist
hasn't &c send SOC in stamps and IL will be Tor
Louis. Mo.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27

E'Oh, nothing told him. tonly-say, about how much
night?'
WELL didn't count it, replied the head clerk, but
should say that you had something like couple Of hundred
by the looks Of your roll
'Uhhuh, said We'll, what the dickens then 'ye
suppose I'm doing with this bunch and showed him the
wad Of $1,000 in S., 900 bills.
'sThe head clerk ddn have any time frame up reply
We heard big uproar outside the cafe swinging door,
and then the swinging door burst open, and in
marveousy unfinished state of dress slammed in He was
my mate of the night before. 81 s:t=
'Say I've been frisked for my bunde the excited man
panied he caught sight of the head clerk chatting
with Get busy Start something! There $4,000 in
when go to get it minute ago find this chckenfeed!'
and he produced little bundle of $19O and flashed
head clerk
.By this time the head clerk hanging the bar with
both hands and laughing fit to dislocate his ribs
with the missing $4,000 roll couldn the hunor Of it.
After the head clerk had allowed him to good cussy
both pitched in and explained the thing him, and
handed him his roll, while he slipped mine. explained
how it happened.
eve had drink it. and it was all right Wash
ington Star.
Russian soldiers still believe themselves superior to the
Japanese and ascrbe their i'll luck Manchuia the fact
that their army largely composed of reservsts whose
officers incompetent and insufficient in number.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27

ssTF YOU want really delicious club sandwich says
woman who is in charge of large and fashionable
tongue instead Of ham - Another authority on
the subject uses ham, rather crisp little strips Of
breakfast bacon but he also introduces little hard boiled
egg, cr1mbled fine, and some minced olives
For afternoon tea just try orange maraade pecan
and cheese mixed thoroy and spread between thin
slices of white bread slightly buered These should be
made into long, sandwiches according Good
keeping Also, make baking powder biscuit the size of half
dollar and when cold split them and spread them with
mayonnaise mixed with minced celery and stuffed olives
Black Bread and smoked fish form most tooth
appetizer Cut very thin slices from the center Of
d-szed white onions and throw them into ice water
hour Dry dip in French dressing and lay them thin
circles of black Bread covering them each with thin layer
Of shredded smoked sturgeon whitesh busted lightly with
paprlka.
Often when large bottle Of olives is opened and only
partly used the remainder tho left in he brine becomes
comparatively taseess If half inch Of olive oil is poured
the top and the bottle well corcked the olives will retain
their favor indefinitely.
An olive placed each cup before pouring the boulon
gives the liquid an added and pleasing favor
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
GENTLE CURRENT
MAKES HENS LAY
Electric "Eggometer" Devised to
Make the Biddies Work
Overtime.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
I. Chicago, Jan. 27.-Farmers and
chicken raisers for years have cogitated
over some means by which they could
induce the hen to lay every day during
the year. What they have failed to
accomplish, an. electrician of Pittsburg,
Pa, who is a guest at the Auditorium
hotel, claims to have invented. His
name is Harry Howse and he has en-
titled his invention the eggometer.
Howse asserts that by the use
Of his electrical nest instrument,
hen can be forced to lay
an egg every day during the
year. Mr.. HoWse says there are more
than, 100000 hens in the country and
when he gets his invention patented, he
can secure royalty of 2 cents for
every chicken, on which the profit
making device is used.
He conceived the idea that the chief
reason for the hem s inability to lay
more often was due to the fact that she
was not supplied with sufficient elec.
trical nourishment to induce vigor of
the tissues and functions that cause he1
to deposit eggs. He experimental
largely and found that his device pro
duced the anticipated results.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
Curiios and Oddities
- IT'S passing sfranxsl"
NO GALES IN ROME.
'Tis passing sfrznxsl'

GALES very in Rome, and never blow with
n treme violence The mosh striking popularity Of the
Roman climate is the absence Of high winds The pure
and clear, owing to the almost complete absence of smoke
the winter months The yearly movement Of
the air only five miles hour This is of ad-
vantage in winter, since the ''tamontana (north windy
which the prevailing wind in this season. if strong, de-
cdedy cold and bracg but when under eight miles an hour
is delightful for most peoples including nvads The south
winds essentially breezes They frequently alternate
with the amontana The srocco southeast wind) which
fortunately does not often blow is moist and enervatn
1t gives rise to languor in most individuals
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
OFFERS Slhl3 FOR
$4,000 PREMIUMS
Life Insurance Company Is Sued
for More Money by Aged
Policyholder.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, JAM 27.-John ]. Gordon.
a lawyer, has received a remarkable
complaint against the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company, from John
Williams, who has been paying prem
iums to the company for twenty two
years. Mr.. Williams is 7s years old.
He was carpenter, but lost his arm six
years ago by an operation. Since then
be has been living on his savings, which
are now about exhausted.
In 1884 Mr.. Williams took out poll
cy in the Mutual Reserve for $4,000. He
has now paid in premiums $4,000. To
keep up these premiums he and his wife
had to make endless sacrifices. Re-
Gently he became unable to continue
them and went to the company to sur
render the policy for cash payment.
The sum the company offered for his
$4,000 was exactly $15.13. Williams
thought he was entitled to more money
and Instituted proceedings against the
company.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
LORD SALISBURY IN A HURRY.

IS said of the late Lord Salisbury that he had
dress at breakneck speed for evee and in the absence
of his valet plunged at heap of things and threw
they He appeared at court the Of the elder
brethren Of Trinity house the deputy lieutenant
and hat of the royal arcers Putting the finishing
touches before the mirror he hung his sword upon the
side and gartered himself about the wrong knee He
assumed wascoat made days when he of less ample
grth that between the hem of this garment the
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
THE SMALL ONES GOT AWAY.

HIS eye there CLEAN of triumph that quite
signal unmistakable. His whole being seemed
surcharged with divine ecsacy he strobe into the
of his wife. -. ..:..z-.: ....s + 49,.
E'You talk about luck he exclaimed; tjust look at
those late denzens of the nny Deep Just look at hem
Emma! -...* :..s,
After gazing them for few moments she said
'I suppose they weigh about two pounds each, don't
they?''~ X -. >a... ~.-.
~ will be truthful with you, Emma' he said he
patted the three fishes he would have paed the necks
Of many horses II have had them weighed and they
average only pound and quarter. - ~&..~.s
While his wife eyed him in eminenty proper astonish-
1nent he continued he skipped hornppe around the
room r~
s'You just ought to have the three that got off my
hook just ought to have them their tails snapped
and tapped in the sea-sprayed air. =
''Were they great big four-pounders?" - -S'~
F'Guess again. Emma.
.'Were they sixpound whoppers, the kind that
often hooked and never landed?'
tsYou're wrong again, my dear; you're wrong again.
Guess once more! "
Ddnt they weigh about eight pounds apiece?''
You anything but good fish guesser'' replied her
exuan lord he swung the three specimens about mad
iridescent circles tI' tell you what it s Emma may
not be much Of adept when to angling Skill but
when telling the straight pscene truth I've got
old Isaac Walton skinned to DEATH like eel Those fish
that got off my hook not whoppers at ALL They
not bigger than sardnes. Seattle Post-Inteligencer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27

fellow was still
sound asleep. Found
the money under the
corner Of the rug.
stuck it into my
t sers pocket
without looking at
it and went down
stairs to insert some
breakfast into my
system. Found / the
head clerk before
the bar just about to
order MS own morn
ing cocktail, and I
invited him to join
me. We stood and
chatted and then I
pulled out my Iwad
to pay. :.
''I came near fall
ing down. =.
"The wad con-
sisted Of eight ST.
900 bills 80.
81 rubbed my
forehead in a feeble,
worried sort Of way
that caused the
clerk to ask me
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
HISTORY OF THE WORD "BusHRANeER..,,

tSp USHRANGER'' is curious Of verbal degrada
= ton From chronological point Of view there is
why bushrager should not be respectable
word parkranger In the early Australian newspapers
such advertisements 'Wanted good bushranger
quite The word meant experienced bushman
But when The bush became the refuge Of robbers Of banks
mail coaches and lucky dgges the acquired the
meaning that it outlaw desperado
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27

:
that's occupied by pretty good sort Of fellow The rooms
got two beds in it. I'll just take chance his getting
sore.' .... @ &'-
''That looked all right to me- and up went with the
belhop. ~
'When got into the big secondoor with the two
beds in it the other fellow had already turned had
about $780, and ddn' calculate giving anybody
chance to shred Of my little Mard Gras expense money
roll.
"The best looking place to make plant seemed TO me
to be under the Turkish rug. So planted the little wad
there Then turned in and slept the sleep Of the assuaged
'When woke up at broad daylight the next morning
remembered where I'D made the plant all right The other
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
WHAT rs A MIRACLE?

THE lawyer asked the witness if the incident previously
alluded to WASH miracle, and the witness said he
1didn' It know. what miracle 4,f
ssOh, come!" said the attorney. Hsupposng you
looking Of window in the top story Of the Alaska build
ing and should fall out and should not be injured What
would you call that9''
.sAn accident was the stolid reply.
Yes yes; but what else would you call it9 Well sup
pose that you doing the thing the next day.
fell out and again should find yourself not injured;
now what would you call thatq''
"A coincidence . said the witness.
1Oh come now, the lawyer began again 1T want you
to what miracle is and IN you do, Now
just suppose that the third day you looking out of
the highest window that skyscraper and fell struck
your head the pavement fifteen stories below and
the least injured Come, now, what would you call
it?''
Three tmesq said the witness rousng little from his
apathy & Well, I'd call that habit .
And the lawyer gave it Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
"WHlTE RAINBOWS."'

A FINE rain and strong necessary for the for
n nation Of white ranbows. The phenomenon is due to
the optical principle known interference If the drops Of
be very SMALL the interference Of the rays such
complete overlapping of the coors that the bow appears
white The various psmatc colos instead Of being thrown
out separately in the ordinary prsm thrown
top of the other and the light cast by the sheet
of rain This result is still noticeable where fog
takes the place Of the rain. Z -+. ~. z. X .-,-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
SPANIARDS LEAVING HOME.

VILLAGERS Of Boada, in the province of Salamanca
Spain who number 146 have applied to the Argentine
republic to be allowed to emgrate to that country body
They ask that their present social organization may be
tained that they take with them in their present posi-
ton their justice Of the peace priest DOCTOR drug
gist farmers Smiths carpenters shoemakers and
The present distressed condition Of Spain causing wide
spread emigration - :. @~~-. -- ill.,. 49,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
SOLDIER MYsrEa1ousLY MISSING

Pittsburg, Jan. 27.-Private John Dowd Of
Company A. Ninth United States infantry, who
shot and killed William n. Crowley while the
latter was stealing copper from the arsenal
roof, has been mysteriously missing since last
Thursday. He had been released from CUSTODY
on bail. The - diers at the arsenal say they
believe Dowd victim of revenge, as Crow
1ey's friends had threatened him with bodily
harm.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
rII- &C 4-.tlt Ii 4 tE y n. -.
SAFEST PLACE IN A TRAIN.

FrER w wsvera years experimenting officers Of the Penn
"A syaa railway have to the conclusion that direct
ly behind locomotive is bad place for seepers
other which used by passengers For this
order issued that Gin all instances baggage car
whether the needed for baggage purposes must
be the first car Of the train This is the first official
acknowledgment from railway company that the middle Of
a train is the safest place to ride. zaz s-.s. s-
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
The'tBundles" Were Crossed

ARRIVED. in New Orleans on the night be
fore the beginning Of the Mardi ,Gras,' said
Washington man, '.and went to the ST..
St.. Charles I knew the head clerk we'll
But when I got in found there wasn't a
room to be had in the house.
''In my disappointment I went out to the
bar to look for assuagement. Toward mid
night I tackled back to the head clerk.
"'Well, Ill tell you, said the head
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
With the Long BolD
Eye natures walks, shoot folly as It flies. !"
Eye natures walks, 81

Mere Person Tries to Tell the London Telegraph all About
the American Woman and Her Very Proper and Credit
able Desire Rebuke, Regenerate and Redeem Her Eel
il low Mortals.
ssPERsoN'' we say plainly person, has been writ
N ing an article in the London Telegraph on The Aerl
can Woman This person says by way of introduction:
.Ess American women are born reformers Nine out
ssof ten feel themselves commissioned to rebuke, re-
generate or redeem their fellow mortals It is this
passion for conducting other persons lives that is
responsible in a large degree for the character,
tent and prosperity Of women s clubs IN the United
tY States Zeal Of somewhat riotous kind finds here
an opportunity to express itself, in words at least
Wh]e there may be much activity in the womans club
movement in which all feel certain inter-
est express doubt to whether the American
woman uses her club as Of conducting other persons
lives has her husband to edit reform
and lead paths of Righteousness and until this person
is properly starched dried and roned out the American lady
likely her prentice hand on the minor affairs OF
the world at large
II The American husband from the Of his capture
needs to trained down and brought into line He will
tell you this himself. And the cheerful, willing and self
sacrificing way the American sets about this task
shows that will prove herself equal to any governing
emergency that may fall upon her. " : "
Isn't that so, mama? '
The state board agriculture has decided to license
fas this year. This good There ought also to be some
way discovered by which parties who make fortune throw
ing YOU out Of wheel eight hundred feet up the
air should be discouraged well. man wouldnt t allow
his COW to ascend one of these conraptons Why should
his family be permitted thus toy with the death rate?
t"-. s@" AM-4 - -
e The Russian revoutionsts wired Count Lobsterof yes
terday they handed another count by mistake
the assassination that intended for him. However,
added these cheerful PATRIOTS the mistake will shortly be
rectifed At dseance it looks tho the joke the
who improperly assisted hence but perhaps he
needed killing anyway And what is count to peoples
j freedom! x~.1 ~ &c.,. @
Do you remember those large rich red, ripe luscious
strawberries that sometimes the top of the box?
80 thank you'll really think have had enough but since
YOU insist ~. 49, rs. #s..* y. TO-
The Seneca S. d. Journal tells how the orchestra came
last week and nearly picked hole in the prairie with it's
output of sound The blowof consisted Of about thirty
pieces and each member exhibited great skill in extracting
trouble from his instrument noise taken into
sderaon brass band in the state could equal it. The
music rendered in honor Of young couple who were
expected home from Faukton on the midnight train.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-27
JAP EMBASSY FOR ROME.

Toxic, Jan. 2T.-It has beensdecided to raise
the Japanese legation at Rome to the rank of
embassy and 1t Is understood that NJ. Uchida.
the Japanese minister at Peking, will be ap-
pointed ambassador to Italy. -ra !: =
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-24

not he lowered. but the flour would he sold direct to the farmers unons and the prof. ordinarily going to the middlemen would go into the DOCK #a,s of the farmers In other WofdS' he said the idea k to form cooper alive alliance between all the farmers unions in their varied interests. l ne soutbern farmer. with his cotton for sale Nr. Ellis says. will not be de .nendent on the Whms of the specu- Iator for the price of his staple. but hy selling direct to the spinner Will he able to pocket the bonus that Tn years past has gone into the coffers of the spectators.
 The idea that a few hours Of sun shine in the cotton belt should force down the price of cotton and the re- port of an approaching storm should send il up again is preposterous, sald Nr Ellis. When farmers all over the country are working in CO., operative manner We will be beyond the power of spectators and trusts. he concluded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-24
CApTNIN IMMERSION TELLS
 OF SILVERItS FLIGHT.
Sav> Banker Ordered Him to hah@c the Carmelina'> Course when
 Three Miles Of Cuban Coast.

Havara, Oct. 24-The captain of the cattleship Carmelina, which arrived here last night from Puerto Cahello, Venezuela, this morning, confirmed the reports that he landed Senof Sil- yeria. the fugitive Havana banker. and his family at Puerto Cabello, from whence they went to Caracas.
 Silveria's partner denies the state ment published from Caracas that Sli- veria left the firm solvent with Si,9oo- 0oO assets against liabilities of s1oo.- coo. He declares that Silverla lef' nothing with which to meet the 1lrm obligations, and that after making un- successful efforts to secure loans from two Havana banks, Silyeria took with him s63 ,o00 in cash The partner of the firm says he will pay the firm $ oo- ]igations and the firm will then go in 1o foundation.
 Captain Anderson of the Carmellna declares that when the vessel was three miles off the Cuban coast Sll- veria ordered him 10 change his course fol. Venezuela. alleging pe!lti- cal reasonS. Before complying the caDtain called the mate of the steamer to witness the signing of document io this effect Captain Anderson was greatly surprise upon arriving here ' learn of the charges against Sil- >farid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-24

Itching, bleeding protruding or blind piles yield to Doan's Ointment. Chronic cases soon relieved, finally cured Druggists all sell it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-24
WEALTHY TEXAN SHOT
 HIS WIFE tNU HIMSELF.
Called son. Kissed Him and Sent Him to Call His Mother ~.,iiot Her
 When She Appeared.


 Houston. Tex, Oct. 23t,=-.s Als home in Houston heights toJ&% Da'iIst sal1 ValkeaDursll d "eai1aS= =fea! estate dealer, past miadfAz age, fn3.}T shot his Wife and fired |, .H!!az into his bran intlictins a fatal wound.
 He had been separated from his wife two months ago aed nad filed suit for divorce Tod2I ha returned after a prouacted absence, called his young son to the gate, kissed hin. ald sent him to call his mothc5'. When Mrs. Van Valkenbur@h appeared in the doorway the husband fire two shots, each of which a.5dtce 'atal wounds. He then shot himself.