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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
SOME NOTES
Vi Interest to Truckers. Farmers
and Stock Raisers.

Most of the farmers in this section
nave finished threshing wheat and made
good crops, about twenty bushels to the
acre. K. A.. Clarke, of lower North
cumberland, made 26i bushels to the acre
fromone field and made an average of
over twenty through the crop.
A below-the-belt blow to science was
that administered the other day by the
postoffice authorities in denying further
use OF the mails to the company exploit
ing the vineless potato. The new DO
tato wonder was, or was to be, grown
in bins of sawdust, watered with a
mysterious compound called potatine,
sold at $3.50 bottle, subsequently
discovered to cost % cents. In sixty
days a crop of enormous tubers couldbe
raised at cost of cents a bushel-so
SAID the advertisement. The postal au-
thorities learned from the Agricultural
Department that potatoes would GER
tainly grow in the air from sprouts.
but when thus grown would cost several
dollars bushel and be unfit to eat. It
is amazing how so transparent an alb
surdlty as vineless potato grown in
sawdust could succeeds in separating
the hard-headed farmer from his hard
earned money.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
ALFRED DREYHUs INDICATED.

Captain Alfred Dreyfus, of the French
artillery, member of wealthy He
brew family of Alsace, was on Oct. Ia.
1884, arrested on the charge Of COM
municating French military secrets to
foreign power. Two months later he
was tried by court-martial and found
guilty, and on Jan. 5 he was publicly
degraded and deported to DEVILS Island,
near Cayenne, French Guiana, there
apparently to spend the remainder of
his life. On Thursday of last week the
supreme court announced its decision
the condemnation of Dreyfus.
without re-trial. The effect of the de-
cision is complete vindication of Drew
fus, emitting him to restoration to his
rank in the army as though he had
never been accused.
A scene of tumultuous disorder. mark
ng the enactment of the law restor-
ng Dreyfus to the army, was followed
by a bloody duel in which Under Score
AIRY of State Sarraut was dangerously
wounded by the sword of M. Pugliesi-
Cont. The duel assumed the aspect of
veritable combat between the Govern
nent and the opposition to the reha-
,ilitation of Dreyfus.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20

1t must be painful to every lover OF
truth to see how common is false
swearing In our courts. 1t was nv
fortune recently to be present at a
magistrates court and it was perfectly
evident to the court, as well as IN
others, that most of the witnesses were
lying from the beginning. Agentleman
who has long held the position as mag
istrate tells me that he rarely has a
case to come before him when some one
does not perjure himself. And vet. who
ever heard of prosecution for perjury
Might there not be some check to this
corrupt condition of public morals if oc-
casionally some cases were prosecuted
and the offenders severely punishedp
Tire is law against perjury, why should it
be dead letter? And why is it that
those who administer the oath do SO in
IN way to rob it of all solemn:tv and
TO leave the impression on the man who
takes it that it is all ceremony or
form that means nothing? They take up
the Bible and poke it at the man who
takes the oath and humble few words
which perhaps are not heard by any,
body but themselves, and that's the
end The manner of the administrator.
ms tone and his language, ought all to
be such as to Impress on the taker of
the oath its tremendous solemnity and
obligation It's bad enough, folks, to
he any way, but to lie and swear to it
IS great deal worse. West Point
News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
MORTALITY In HOT WEATHER.

From every large city comes the
wall of the dying children. Although
the population of Greater New York is
about equal to that of the rest of the
State, over three-fourths of the children
that die under FIVE years of age in the
entire State of New York die within
the confines of the city. Washington
is going through similar experience.
and for the month of June over 100
babies have died in Richmond, Va.
The pathetic part of this slaughter of
the innocents is that they need not die
If the milk upon which they are fed
was kept properly clean and cool.
Clean milk, of course, is essential, but
even the purest milk will not keep from
curding and souring when it is not
kept cool, and this means ice. The
lives of children absolutely depend
upon the temperature of the milk, if
the milk itself is not so impure at the
start as to be a poison. 1t is now un-
derstoOd that there is nothing in the
hot weather itself that will kill the
children if the food which is affected
by the hot weather is kept properly
chilled.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
FISH, OYSTERS AND GAME.
Such an Exhibit TO BE Feature OF
jamestown Exposition.

At meeting recently of a James,
town subcommittee in Norfolk steps
were taken to have virginia's water
products properly represented at the
Exposition next year. Experienced
men were put at the heads of the
special branches. Birds and mammals
were entrusted to DR.. w. F. Hutchin-
son, of Portsmouth, naturalist and
taxidermist; trucks and fruits to 7
Lyman Babcock, Bayshore, Va. and
fish, oysters and game were left to the
State Board of Fisheries, with the
Chairman as curator"
mall these branches Tidewater people
should be vitality interested. Very lit
tie money can be had for this work and
the men at the heads of the special de-
partments will work without pay. 1t is
hoped, and expected, that our people
Will aid in having our interests properly
represented, and TO that end an appeal
is made, If not able to contribute in
money, to aid in collecting data, speci-
mems, etc. Rare birds or animals sent
to DR.. Hutchinson will be mounted.
trucks, fruits and interesting informa-
ton can be sent to Mr. Babcock, while
anything from or pertaining to the
water can be forwarded the Board of
Fisheries, Hampton, Va, or to the
Chairman, at Irvington, Va, or the
Secretary, at Assawaman, Va. Huge
shells, freak fishes or crustaceans. nm
usual growths of oysters, boat models.
fossil bones or shells-all such will be
received by the Board. and if
not donated will be accepted as loan.
Individual industries, such as Gamer
les, oyster establishments, fish factories.
crab factories, seines, boat builders.
marine railways, and like private en-
terprises operating in Tidewater will
be given space free and permitted to
advertise their industries by Individual
exhibits. The matter should be taken
up at once by our public-spirited citizens.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
COW, A STORAGE BATTERY.

When John Hinkle's son of Laurel
Pa, brought in the cows recently il
was noticed that one Holstein walked
as If dazed. Her hair seemed to stand
out straight from the hide.
At milking time Mrs. Hinkle set a
tin bucket beside the animal and started
to milk. Her hand barely touched the
COW than she was hurled backward.
She insisted that she had been shocked
by electricity.
The hired man in picking up the
bucket accidentally came in contact
with the animals leg, and he, too. got
shock. By
Mr.. Hinckle made INQUIRIES and
learned from neighbor that this COW
had been shocked by lightning several
hours earlier.
Equipping himself with a pair of
rubber gloves. and putting on rubber
boots, Mr. Hinckle successfully MIXED
the cow. The milk was sour and could
not be sold at the creamery, but it fur
nished several excellent meals of fan
mel cakes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
CONFEDERATE RECORDS.

Attention is called to the following
provision of the Act of Assembly of
February 9, 1898:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Virginia, That
upon the petition of three reputable
soldiers, who served in defence of Vir-
ginia In the war between the States of
lS61-1S65, presented to the county or
corporation court of any county or city
IN this Commonwealth, praying that
the muster roll or rolls of any troop of
cavalry or company of artillery or in
fantry organized, recruited or enlisted.
In whole or in part, in said county dur
ing the war between the States, show
ing that such troop or company was
raised for the defence of Virginia, and
that suchtroop or company did actually
serve IN any of the armies of the Con-
federate States of America, may be
recorded among the records of said
county or city. = -
Section of said act provides that
"a book is to be kept in the clerks
office Of the county or city, to be en-
titled Muster Roll of said county or city,
which record shall have the same value
as other records have"
Section 4 provides that ''the cost of
the record book and of publishing the
notice, and of recording said rolls, shall
be paid by the county or city where the
petition is fled
1t is made the duty of the Secretary
OF Virginia Military Records to ascer-
tain and report what counties, cities or
towns have caused the rolls of their
soldiers to be put on record, and where
this has not been done to encourage its
accomplishment.
ANY one In the possession of this in
formation is earnestly requested to in
form me, as soon as possible. whether
or not the rolls of the soldiers of YOUR
county have been recorded, and if not.
that steps be taken at once to have it
done. This matter is too important to
be longer neglected.
will be glad to furnish all the as
sistance and information in nv power
ROBERT. w. HUNTER,
Secretary of Virginia Military Record.
Richmond, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
LETTER TO CAPT. W. L. MEssIcx


DEAR SIR: Our agent ought to sell nine.
tenths OF the paint OF his town and region
no use TO try for the other tenth The n,,o-
portion of men, who won't take good advice
and use the least-gallons paint, is abont ONE
IN ten among even owners of houses and stores
and shops and barns and fences.
One man il ten will buy a GOLD brick or
green goods, II he has the money and gets a
good chance.
Deyoe at N.75 a gallon is better than ool6.
aduiterated and short-measure paints are
green goods and gold bricks.
Devoe saves half. more or less, of the labor
ana wages OF painting; 1t is all paint: fuu
strength and fun measure. There IA NO othar
such paint within ten per cent. Ten per cent
OF labor and paint is worth saving; and ten "a
the least There are scores of paints that
throw-away half of both gallons and labor ON
Whiting, china-clay, ground stone, barvtes
Denzine, waterfall they are good for is 10
make gallons of nothing and look like paint in
the can; more gallons to buy and more gallons
10 pay for putting-on-gold bricks and green
goods Here's how they work.
Judge ]. ID. Fairchild owns two houses nv
actly alike in Lufkin, Texas. j. II. Torrenca
painted both houses; one Devoe. I5X gallons.
the other with another paint sold at same
price; 70 gallons. That q gallon pajnt
Is weak and 10 per cent whiting; that's WHY ~
took on gallons more.
Yours truly,
+. w. DEvoE & Co., New York
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
THE RAPPAHANNOCk
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

The S9th session of Rappahannock
District Conference closed very inter
esting session of three days duration
last Friday p. m. at old White Marsh
church. this county. Most of the four.
teen counties embraced within the
District were represented by delepa.
ton of preachers or laymen or both.
mathews county claims special notice
Tor having brought the largest delepa.
ton, launch load of about fifteen.
headed by Rev. Ware. ably seconded by
Williams & Co. and graced bv Rev
ferguson with his fair bride of few
months, while the large lay delegation
oid credit to the spirit and progress of
methodism in those parts.
The business of the Conference was
very successfully steered and pushed bv
.ne genial Presiding Elder, Rev. ]. T.
whitley, ID. D., who presided over the
generations of the body with uniform
dignity andhearty courtesy. Methodism
throughout the District seemed to he
prosperng and progressive, the preach
ers seemed to be well provided for. and
happy and comfortable, and the laymen
seemed to be possessed by an abiding
Jealous interest in all the enterprises of
the church.
Rev. E. L. Peerman offered himself
10 be sent as foreign missionary and
was accepted by the Conference. which
resolved to undertake his support and
about four hundred dollars were immed;-
ately subscribed to this end bv the
conference. Delegates elected to the
annual Conference were: C. b. New
bill, DIR. j. w. Tankard. w. r. Stokes
andJ. F. Bellows, principals, and ]. w.
Z. Davis, w. G. Beane, ]. r. Laupbton
and }. w. Minter, as alternates.
Local preachers licenses were granted
10 Kew. Stark Jett and Rev. E. ].
Motfet. Rev. ]. r. Laughton was
recommended to the annual conference
Ior admission on trial, also for local
deacon's orders.
The people of Lancaster showed
boundless hospitality in entertain
ing the Conference. Sumptuous dinners
were served on the grounds each day
and the visitors are of one accord in
their hearty praise of their hosts.
Some of the notable features of the
conference were: the spirit of zeal and
brotherly love; pleasant, spiritual and
social intercourse; good preaching
bountiful dinners;cordial hospitality: &c
Many bright improvements in the
building and the grounds of the old
church at Brookvale were noted. The
cemetery also looked very much i'm
proved, andif the people of the commu-
nifty viii only get together and put up
that long talked of fence around the
cemetery the church will be an orna-
ment to and pride of the community.
The Conference determined to hold
the next session of the District meeting
in Mathews county.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
NEWSPAPER men.
nave Fine Time at 1.-The MeckIen.
burg" and Leave for Bosfon

The Virginia-North Carolina Press
Association met in joint session Friday
and Saturday last at .sThe Mecklen.
burg Chase City, Va. A great deal
Oh business was transacted and MANY
interesting speeches made. In the
absence of Gov. Swanson. and his sub.
stitute the CITIZENS editor, Mr.. w. s.
copeland, of the Times-Dispatch. de-
lvered the address of welcome to
North Carolina on behalf of Virginia.
Among others, Mr.. A. P. Rowe. of the
fredericksburg Free Lance, read an
admirable paper on the relation of the
newspaper to the party with which it
is affiliated.
JOINT resolutions were adopted. ex-
pressing the pleasure of the two asso-
Citations that the National Editorial AS
soclation will meet on Virginia soil
next year, and pledging the jamestown
Exposition hearty cooperation in ar
ranging for the entertainment of the
guests. Virginia and North Carolina
associations will also meet at James,
town Exposition.
The Virginia Association elected the
following officers: President. w. s.
Copeland, of Richmond; vice-president
A. 5. Gravely, of Martinsville: secre-
tary, j., l.. Hart, of Farmville: treas
urer, r. H. Beazley, of South Boston:
historian, Miss Bertha Gray Robinson.
OF Orange. Executive committee =
X. Z. Barham, C. ]. Campbell, w. F.
Leath, A. p. Rowe and w. Med. Lee
Sunday was spent in quiet at the
palatial Mecklenburg. On Monday
about seventy five ladies and gentle
men were taken over the Southern to
Norfolk, from which city that night
they sailed for Boston. and Providence
as guests of the M. & M. T. Co.. on one
OF their majestic steamers assigned
specially for the use of the newspaper
boys and girls.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20

SCIENTISTS are mighty useful to
have around some times, but at other
times they create only anu sement
For instance, the Rev. Theodore
Wood, well-known writer on natural
history subjects, says that "there will
this summer be an exceptional scar
city, not only of flies, but of all in.
scots. In mild winter like the last
insects perish by millions from mil
dew, ss well as the beaks of birds.
while late spring, such as we have
just experienced, retards the develop
ment of those that survive" The
reverend scientist spoke a little too
soon. The past mild winter ia most
likely responsible for the greatest
swarms of flies and other insects that
some sections of our country have
ever known. Practical observers
lind just the opposite results az does
this scientist. Mild winters are
propitious to the life of insects;
severe winters just the reverse. As
to the bird theory, all our insectiyos
rous birds go South, and there is
practically nothing left with us but
the abominable English sparrow, who
SO intrenches himself during the
winter months that swallows, martins,
mockings and other intoxicating
birds are gradually leaving us in
disgust.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
NEWS ITEMS.

i
Alfred Belt, the South African finan-
cher and diamond king, died in London
Monday. Belt was said to be a billion
ARE and the richest man in the world
After forty years, Confederate soldiers
OF General John H. Morgan's command
are receiving pay from the Federal
government for horses which were
taken from them when they surrendered.
The breaking of ground by the Rhode
Island State Commission for the build
ing on the jamestown Exposition
grounds Saturday marked the COM
mencement of the first of the State
buildings on the exposition site.
Theyoung Duke of Manchester, whose
mother was Miss Zimmerman, of Gin
cinnati, is to be christened with water
taken from the Mississippi river. The
water was shipped in a sealed iug.
having been ordered by cable and tele-
graph.
virginia State Farmers Institute.
which met in Roanoke last week. was
largely attended and great interest
manifested by farmers in the work of
the organization. Ex-Governor j. Hoee
Tyler was reelected president of the
Institute.
Hostilities between Salvador and
Guatemala broke out anew last
week. on the border between these
countries, where peace was supposed to
have been established pending settle
ment of the trouble between the two
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20

"WHIsKEY at the bottom of it,
So said the fiend Scott, alias Lee,
when confessing guilt as to his hor-
rible crime in Somerset county, Md.
They tell rs that we must not inter.
fere with the sale of liquor, that it is
an assault upon personal liberty, and
all such rot. Does the government
allow opium, arsenic and yirulent
poisons to be dealt out with free
hand? And yet whoever heard of a
morphine eater committing such
nameless crime! The dope fiend
hurts himself only; the alcoholic
maniac usually is the last one to be
injured by his license, he runs the
gamut of crimes, inflictiug untold
injury upon others before Providence
wipes him from the face of the earth.
Can any man measure the depth of
sorrow brought to those Somerset
homes by the black devil in human
form? But they want to burn him
at the stake-a death too easy for
such a brute-and let go,"scott free, I"
the man or men that made the crime
possible, the ones who filled him full
OF whiskey and fed the devil within
that would have in every probability
been too cowardly to have so asserted
itself. A drink of whiskey will get
one'scourage up, so tits said;Ibut who
everyet knew of a noble or courageous
deed to be done by innoculating with
liquor? To resort to such is con.
fession that the real man is weak and
timid. A narcotic is used to down
the cowardly feelings within and to
feed the devil possessing him. 1t is
the fiend within that acts under such
conditions while the real man ia
chained in coma.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
THANKS TO PE-RU-NA
Friends Were Alarmed
Advised Change of Climate,

Miss Mildred Keller, TIs 18th street,
N. w, Washington, d. c., writes:
81 can safely recommend Peruna for
catarrh. Ihad 1t FOR years and 1t would
respond to no kind of treatment, or il it
did it was only temporary, and on the
slightestprovocation the trouble would
come back.
81 was In such a state that nv
friends were alarmed about me. and I
was advised to leave this cIimote.
Then fried Peruua, and 10 my great
10y found IL helped me from ffIe first
dose took, and q few bottles cured
me.
at built up my constitution, I re-
gained my appetite, and L feel that I
am perfectly well and strong mildred
Keller.
We have on file many thousand testi-
monials like the above. We can give
Our readers only slight glimpse of the
vast array OF unsolicited endorsements
AZ. Hartman Is receiving,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
ARMENIAN OUTRAGE RENEWED

Alarming news has been received here
or horrible ravages by Turkish troops
across the border, in Turkish Armenia
Soldiers who were collecting taxes are
SAID to have INDUCED in frightful out
RACES.
The population of the city of Van is
represented to have been nearly de-
stroyed by the Turkish troops, who
pulled down houses. assaulted the wo-
men and acted generally like wild
beasts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
Modest Claims Often Carry the /

Modest Claims Often Carry the RIOS,
Conviction.
When Maxim, the famous gun inventor
placed his gun before a committee of Judges
he stated its carrying power TO be much below
what he felt sure the gun would accomplish
Inc result of the trial was therefore a grea,
surprise, instead of disappointment It is tn,
same with the manufacturers of Chamber
Iains Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
Ihey do not publicly boast ofall this remedy
VIII accomplish, but prefer to let the users
make the statements What they do claim. is
that it will positively cure diarrhoea. dysen.
terry, pains in the stomach and bowels and ba
never been known 70 fail
For sale by Messick 4 Gunby, Irvington: w.
"A. Cameron Bro. weems: G. w. Sander, &
Son, and ID. X. James. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
POLITICAL.

The three cornered fight for the
Democratic Congressional nomination
In the Second District will be hot and
OF the old-time stump-speaker variety.
Col. George c. Cabell, jr., Judge D.
Tucker Brooke and the present repre-
sentative, Harry L. Maynard. are the
candidates.
The First Congressional District
Committee has called district conven-
ton to be held at Hampton September
10th. to consider the advisabiHty of
nominating Republican candidate for
Congress in this district and to name
the candidate if it is concluded to make
a nomination.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
SOME BOAT NOTES.

Two schooners loaded lumber in
Western Branch of Corrotoman river
last week for city market.
AS compliment to the Normal
school now In session in Fredericksburg
President Willard Thomson. of the Md
DEL q Va. steamboat line, extended an
excursion trip down the Rappahannock
Saturday evening at O'Clock ON the
Middlesex.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20

TIE modest and gentle Standard
Oil is to give the nation g lesson.
Disgruntied at the government'spros.
ecution OF trusts. the octopus will at
tack the stock market, cause slump
and, if possible. reproduce "Black
Friday" Thus it hopes to drive the
government into measures. If it's
purpose is carried out we shall zee a
fierce struggle, and we believe the
people will win. If any man doubts
the issue he might prepare his coro-
net and castle, emblems of lost
liberty.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
WHITE HOUSE WHIrEwAsH,

Formula for mixing whitewash, as
used by public buildings and grounds.
Washington, d. c.:
One quart unslacked lime, one bucket
OF water, four ounces pulverized glue.
Boil glue in one pint of water; then mix
with whitewash.
Or
One peck unslacked lime, one pound OF
glue, one barrel water. Boil glue in two
quarts of water; then mix with white
wash.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20
AFRO.AMERlCAN NOTES.

Geo. VERIFY and R. H. Holmes spent
Sunday of last week with friends at
Heathsville.
Misses Maggie Smith and Ida Jeffer.
son, of Philadelphia, are visiting their
parents at White Stone.
The Berean Sunday school annual
meeting, which was to be held the 18th
and 10th of this month has been post
poned on account of sickness.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-20

PRETTY hot time to celebrate, but
the Northampton Times takes July
weather in which to declare its fourth
birthday. The Times follows prece-
dent in July declarations, and it
was such Independent and forceful
writers made this country what it is.