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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
was given to telling tall stories about
bis luck in fishing.

was given to telling tall stories about
bis luck in fishing.
Even the Indian hates anu bered-
itary fueds find expression in names.
The members of a certain Indian
tribe. despised for their peaceful
ness were in contemptuous parlance
with Ottawas, "traders, ,"whilea fierce
ly fighting tribe were admiringly
termed Eries or "wild cats" BY their
enemies. Iowas is corruption of
a derisive word signifying 'sdrowsy
or sleepy ones," term given by the
warlike Sioux of the North to his
quieter red brethren of the plains.
The scoruful Iroquois called each
Algonquin of the New York noun
taius an Adirondack" signifying
"he eat bark" The latter retorted
by dabbing each Iroquois a "Mo-
hawk" or "man eater," a grim testi-
mouial in it's way to the fierce and
relentless Iroquols character.
The family of the Sioux, the fa-
nous fighters of the Northwest,
divided as they were into eight great
branches or sub tribes, gave to them.
selves the comprehensive name of
Dakotas, "allied together in friendly
compact" but their Indian foemen
called them 10y the bitter term of
Sioux, "cutthroats."
The Indian was a born story teller.
Every lake aud river, every rock and
every plain bad its story, its inrident,
its legend. The Indian gave ever
those names that recalled these
legends 10 his mind.
Winona, Mimi, has u beautiful
legend, Winona, "first born daught-
er," was the child of stern war
rior. He bade her marry one of
the notable braves of his people.
She loved another. Rather than
marry the brave whom she hated she
threw herself from the cliff of the
Maiden's Leap, that overlooks the
point where the Mississippi's waters
How through Lake Pepin, and be-
meath the rivers turbulent waters
found the peace that was denied her
on earth. Another Minneso a
legend, that of Minnehaha, recalls
to most minds Longfellow's famous
poem. He, however, took the usual
poets license in the matter. In the
real legend, Minnehaha, "laug hing
water" did not become the bride of
Hiawatha, but was crossed in love.
In her despair she sought the falls
of Minnehaha, after which she had
been named. Here, over a precipice
sixty feet high, she took the fatal
leap.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
Modest Claims Often Carry the Most
Conviction.

Modest Claims OFTEN Carry the Most
Conviction.
When Maxim, the famous gun inventor.
placed his gun before a committee OF judges,
he statedits carrying power 10 be much below
what he felt sure the gun would accomplish.
The result of the trial was therefore great
surprise, instead of disappointment It is the
same with the manufacturers OF Chamber
lain's Collie. Cholora and Diarrhoea Remedy.
They do not publicly boast OF all this remedy
will accomplish, but prefer to let the users
make the statements What they do claim, Is
that IL will positively cure diarrhoea. dysen-
terry, pains in the stomach and bowels and has
never been known TO fail.
For sale by Messick & Gunby. frviugton: w.
A. Dameron & Bro. weems; @. w. Sanders s.
Son, and ID. X. James. White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
THE PRIMARY AND THE
NEXT STATE CONVENTION.
(Frcdericksburg Free Lanoe.l


When the next Democratic State
Convention assemblies in Virginia
one of the most important matters
TO come before it for consideration
will be the question Of continuing
the primary system now in vogue in
this State. This newspaper has al
ways doubted the expediency of the
step which gave us the primary. We
doubt it even more at the present
time. 1t means practically two
elections in every instance where we
used to have one, and it means just
that much more unrest, trouble, ex-
citement and expense. In addition,
the primary, except it be in some par
ticularly warm contest, does not al
ways rehec the true sentiment of the
people any more than the old con-
yentiOn used to do, and as matter
of fact it is hard to point out in
what respect it has advantages over
the old system, while there are many
potent disadvantages. It's chief
drawback, though by no means its
only one, is the expense attached, as
evidenced by the money expended by
Messrs. Martin, Montague, Swanson,
Willard and Mann, and there seems
little reason to expect that this ex-
pense can be decreased. The plan of
having men serve as election officials
without pay has absolutely failed, as
was natural to expect, and the pri-
mary instead of becoming less costly
will in all probability become more
so as the system grows older. In
addition to the expense, the system
means too many elections, and conse.
quently too much unrest among the
people. Its perpetuation will neces.
sarily result in loss of interest among
business people and the field will bt
left to the professional politicians
who will lose no time in buildina
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
Bowel comp,aln. Ian Ch,,ar..

During the summer months children are
subject to disorders OF the bowels which
should receive careful attention as soon as
the first unnatural looseness of the bowe' :
appears, The best medicine in use for bowel
complaint is Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy as il promptly controls any
unnatural iooseness of the bowels
For sale by Messick 6 Gunby, Irrington: w.
A. Dameron \ Bro, weems: G. W. Sanders &
Son. and ID. r. James, W hite Stone
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
BUSTER BROWN PHILOSOPHY.

Ma couldn't believe her own eyes.
Nobody can. Have you heard people
say they only believe what they see :?
They are missing all the great things.
Can they see the law of gravitation :?
Can they see electricity or thought,
the greatest power of all? Dear
brother, it is your soul that sees; your
eyes are only windows. Some people
are stark blind. BUSTER BROWN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06

As a dressing for old chronic sores there is
nothing so good as Chamberlain's Salve. While
it is not advisable to heal old sores entirely
they should be kept in good condition fol
which this salve is especially valuable.
For sale by Messick Gunby, Irvington; w
A. Dameron & Bro, weems; g. w. Sanders 8
Son. and ID. X. James, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
MAN

o, man is a creature
r. Who cannot be tricke1;
He never discovers
When be has been licked.
His buildings are tumbled.
His foundations raked,
He hasn't a notion
That he has been quaked.
His homes are in ashes,
To cinders have turned;
He has no, idea
That he has been burned.
So cheer for the fellow
Who knows not rebuff,
Who never to Nature
Has hollered Enough.
New York Sun
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-07-06
MAN AND WOMAN.

A man gave fortunes just to see his name
Thrust upward in the tickle light of fame.
A woman, silent, let her heart break, slow,
To save dear one from a cup of woe !!
-Pearson's.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
Some Questions,

Editor National Tribune: Will you
have the kindness to answer the follow
inS questions, and greatly oblige an old
subscriber to your valuable paper?
/. Who was the first man to yoIun-
tcer under President Lincoln's first call
for $4,000 troops?
.. Was Gen. G. Il. Mcclellan dismissed
from the Army of the Potomac on ac-
count Of politics or was he considered
a failure?
3. In what battle of the civil war was
the loss of life greatest?
4. Was there any loss of life at Fort
Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, April IL,
1861?
5. What General commanded the
Army of the Potomac at the close of
the war?-O. II Laney, Fort Dodge,
Kan.
Answers:
/. DIR. Rand, of this city, claims to
have been the first man to volunteer.
and has offered a reward of $50 for
any one that preceded him.
2. Gen. Mcclellan was relieved from
the command of the army because he
failed to meet the reasonable eXpccta-
tions of the Administration in the mat
ter Of aggTsssive movements against tho
enemy.
ChickamaBBaf the loss of life was prob
ably nearly equal. More men were
killed in 6He)Slay at Antietam than in
any other, hattie in the war.
4. Not rs ffr as known, except the
accidental9 killing of one man and
wounding, of live others while saIutina
the flag as twas being lowered.
.. Gen,bGeorge G. Meade.-EditoI
National fribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
Science Notes.

An ink that nothing will bleach is
made by mixing pyrogallic acid and sui
phate of iron in equal parts. Particu-
larly useful for marking labels on bot
Ties containing acids. Varnish tho label
after the ink is dry, 80 that moisture
will not affect it.
One of the London motor omnibus
companies annually writes 25 per cent
OFF the value of its motor vehicles for
depreciation. This is more than some
advocates OF motor traffic deem neces-
sary, but omnibus work is much more
severe on the vital parts than that of
other forms OF motor vehicles.
What is said to be the longest trans
mission of n wireless message yet made
came from the dry-dock Dewey. dis
tance of 1000 miles. The Dewey re-
ported everything in good order and
making four and a half miles an hour.
Heavy manila paper coated with
shellac on one side makes an excellent
substitute for glass. The prepared pa
per can be carried in the kit easily.
does not break and is cheaper than the
glass.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE sIcIIoN-GAs ENGINE.
Rapid Development Of the Great Prlm
Mover Of the Future.

Undoubtedly the engine of the future
is the suctRusgas engine, and as soon
as 1t can developed little farther
/: will rafSd1s take the place of the
steam engine both on the sea and land.
Owing to the higher price of coal across
the water the English and Germans
are doing more to improve the engine
than the Americans. The illustration
shows a type lof this engine brought
out at Stockport, England. and which
is an improvement upon all its prede-
cessors. 1t works with either coke or
anthracite coal.
The conEun ftion of coke Is about
one pound per boiler horsepower per
hour, and the CONSUMPTION of anthra-
cite coal about three-fourths of a
pound per boiler horsepower per hour.
DE scribing the operation OF the plant:
The drawing shows section elevation
OF the plant. A is the gas generator
with a small blower or fan A attached.
r is the vaporizor for vapOrizng small
quantity of water. C. is a coke scrub
ber, and d is a reservoir box fixed in
close proximity to the engine A. Fire
is lighted on; the fire-bars shown, the
coal is put into the generator through
the hopper M. and the blower is turned
by hand until the fuel gets to the prop
er heat, Whilst the fire is being blown
up in the generator. the smoke and
hot gases travel along the pipes and
through an outlet pipe above the tap
G. as shown by the arrows on the IL
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
management OF the largest mercantile
nsta list n,ent In the world

management of the largest mercantile
establishment In the world.
Mrs. Mary G.. Allen. wife of Comrade
Henry C. Allen. Co. C, Sth III. Cav, died
at Oelrichs. :. D., Feb. 6. 1906, aged 6S
years. Mrs. Allen had been a member
of the n. f. Church for over 45 years.
Comrade Silas ID. Young ana his Wife.
OF Anna, o.. celebrated their golden
wedding last week. and the occasion
was marked by the attendance of
large number OF friends and neighbors,
who hold the couple in high esteem.
Comrade Young was born in Shelby
County. o., SO years ago. when the
country was wilderness, and his wife
was the daughter of a neighboring pio-
neer. After they married they bought
the farms on which they have lived
steadily for 40 years. They have had six
children, all girls Comrade Young en-
listed in 1861. in Co. Il. 10th Ohio, and
served three years and one month. He
Is q great Grand Army man. and Mrs.
Young is equally active as a member
of the w. X. G. Neal Post and the
Woman's Relief Corps We're among the
visitors at the Young homestead. Com
rade Young was severely wounded, so
that his life was despaired of. He re-
ceived a bullet in the face which passed
through his nose just under his eyes.
causing for n time loss of sight and
giving him a very rad scar. His sight
was gradually restored.
John F. Gaynor. Just convicted of
conspiracy 60 defraud the Federal Gov
ernment at Savannah. was Treasurer of
the Democratic State Committee of New
York in 1896. He remarked after
Bryans overwhelming defeat: The
party's assets in the State are q barrel
o Bryan buttons"
Marse Henry Watterson now denies
that he said William K. Hearst will
control the next Democratic Conven-
ton Marse Henry says that what he
did say was that the Bryan and Hearst
forces, united. would probably be able
to control the next Democratic Conven-
ton"
Rufus Bullock. the only Republican
ever elected Governor of Georgia, and
who played a conspicuous part in the
reconstruction period. is now spending
his declining days in the village of AL
biOn. n. Y, his boyhood home.
Speaker Cannon was brought up to
the hardest kind of work on farm.
and he learned the trick of managing
Congress in handling yoke of young.
br reechy steers in stumpy field.
tennessee is boiling over with poll
| tics of the most personal kind. The
| Democrats are at one another's throats
| over the rival claims of Gov. Cox and
Representative Patterson for the Gu
| bcrnatorial nomination, and of ex-GOv.
Bob" Taylor and Senator Carmack for
| the Senate. The old feud in the Repub-
| lican Party between Representative
Walter p. Brownlow and extension
| Commissioner Henry Clay Evans is be-
| ing fought out in the Counties, which
loses the Republicans all chance oi
profiting by the Democratic dissensions
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

luStration. During this time the vaPor-
izer y is being heated. When the fuel
in the generator is sufficiently incan-
descent, the tap G. is shut off. On the
engine starting it sucks the gas from
the reservoir box ID through the outlet
T., which is connected to the gas valve
of the engine. The suction of the en-
gine causes q certain amount of air TO
be drawn through the vaporizer Il.
which becqnes saturated with steam,
and travels through the pipe + below
the bars. II This steam with the air
is sucked up through the fire-bars by
the action OF the engine, passes through
the incandesee}lt fuel forming produc-
e., which then follows the direction
shown by Theg$rroNs. through the coke
scrubber~ g. and into the reservoir box
u and O" int5 the engine. supply
of water fo,S cooling the gas passes into
the top OF the coke scrubber by the
spreader Il. The box j is merely for
collecting the dirt. from the gas and
the surplus water from the scrubber.
1t will be observed that the gas is only
produced as the engine requires it; if
there is no suction, there is no gas
made. Two or more engines can be
worked from the same plant. The
cocks / and are for testing the gas.
The plant Is specially designed TO in
sure simplicity in working and quick
ness in starting.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Chief Chemist
of the Agricultural Department, is fol-
lowing up a line of investigation of the
highest interest TO the people of the
country as to the changes which may
take place in cold-storage goods. He
has secured space in co,d-storage
house in Philadelphia and one in Wasa-
ington in which he has placed birds and
milk, which will be examined from time
Ia time as to the alterations which may
occur DIR. Wiley says that it has all
ready been demonstrated that the bac-
terra continue their work, but that it
goes on at a greatly-reduced rate. 4
demonstration of this was found in a
piece of meat which had been mislaid
in cold-storage plant in Cleveland and
forgotten for IL years. 1t was sent TO
Washington for examination, and ex-
animation Of portion of it showed that
1t was entirely unfit for use The re.
nainder was put back in cold storage
for further examination.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Physicians everywhere have been
watching with intense interest an eX-
pertinent made over two months ago
to restore the eyesight of a marketman
named Wilton Heinard, of Washington.
He is thrifty, intelligent man, and by
some means had incurred the hostility
of n negro, who lay in wait for him
one night, threw carbolic acid in his
face and robbed him. The negro is now
serving a term CT 10 years for the Of
fcnse. The carbolic acid destroyed Mr..
Heinard's sight entirely. but the ply
sicians of the Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital determined upon an unusual op-
Grafton. They could not do his eyes
any more injury, and therefore any
est hope. They grated the conjunctiva
of rabbits eyes upon his. Rabbit flesh
is most adaptable for this purpose, as
1t easily blends with human flesh, and
the experiment has been so successful
that Heinard's sight is growing strong
er, and he can already distinguish day
from night. There are hopes that his
sight may be measurably restored,
though it is believed that he will never
be able to read again. 1t is possible
that if he continues to improve, in a
gear or two he may be able to walk
about unguided.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
THE OLDEST AMERICAN SOLDIER
In the Artillery for 80 Years.

Editor National Tribune: have read
from time to time in The National Trib-
une statements in reference to the old
est soldier in the Federal army, and
am quite sure that up TO the present
your correspondents have failed TO name
the man. Now, let me attempt to do
so: but should / fail to name the very
oldest, 1 can at least tell the story OF
one of the most interesting characters
ever connected with our army.
John Lusk was q native of Staten
Island, n. Y, and related to the present
Lusk family, now thoroughly scattered
throughout the country. He was born
on Nov. 5, 1894, at what is now known
as West New Brighton, in an old stone
house that was built by one of the very
earliest Huguenot settlers in America,
and can be remembered by ''Jhe oldest
inhabitant" The exact spot where 1t
stood is now marked by the residence
Of Capt. Richard Christopher, now in
his 93d year. who be0ame prominent as
Chairman of the Committee composed
OF the leading citizens of the metropolis
and vicinity in 1860. who appealed to
Gov. Wise. Of Virginia, not to treat the
John Brown episode at Harper's Ferry
seriously lest it should arouse the peo-
pie of the country to go to war. Capt.
Christopher also became noted for hav.
ing the best drilled infantry company
HI the country dl tHdt
.'Tompkins Guards" named in honor of
Vice President Daniel d. Tompkins. He
was rendered Il commission as Colonel
by the Governor of South Carolina,
which he declined with thanks.
John Lusk was in the artillery SER
vice for IS years, and was the last sur
vivor of the old French War in Canada.
He was of Dutch extraction, and an
immediate descendant of the Hugue-
nots. His name is pronounced 'Lisk'
in the Dutch language. He commenced
his career in the army in the War
Acadie, commonly called the French
War, when about 20 years of age, and
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Prof. William II. Burr and William
Barclay Parsons have given the opin-
ion that the hill at Gatun is not long
enough to accommodate the three locks
proposed in the report of the minority
OF the Board OF Consulting Engineers.
This statement was at once telegraphed
to Chief Engineer Stevens, who replies
By telegraph that he has made q care
full personal examination of the site.
and finds that there is ample length.
with perfect foundations, for still Iarg-
er locks than those recommended. and
that II nature had intended triple locks
she could not have arranged matters
better. He also says that the work on
the Culebra Cut is steadily improving
IN character ana amount, and while a
number Of the shovels are emp :oyed in
other necessary work than cutting, yet
the excavation for February reached
the unusual amount of 16S.410 cubic
yards. with a reduction of the cost to
62.S cents yard.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 11fh Ind. Cav.

Editor NATIONAL Tribune: Please pub
lish brief sketch of the 11th Ind. Cav
] have been q reader of your paper for
many yeaS:sssSM. Trueblood, Baxter
Springs, Kan.
The 11th. Lad. Cav. called also the
126th Ind, was organized at Lafayette,
Kokomo and Indianapolis from Nov. 10,
1863, and mustered out Sept. IL, 1865
Col. Robert K. Stewart resigned and was
succeeded by Col. Abram Sharra, who
was in command when the regiment was
mustered out. 1t belonged to HatcI1's
Division, Wilson's Cavalry, and lost 13
killed and 16f died from disease.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 1Ith WIS.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a brief history of the. 11th Wis. in The
National Tribune.-Fernando ID. Stone,
Knox, n. d.
The 18th Wis. was organized at Madi-
son from Sept. 81, 1861, and mustered
out Sept 4. 1865. The Colonel was
Charles L. Harris. who was brevetted
Brigadier-General. and Lieut.-Col. Lu-
ther H. WhittIesey was brevetted
Colonel. 1t belonged to E. A. Carr's Di-
vision of the Thirteenth Corps, and lost
Sc killed and 2S7 died from disease.-
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The 4fh battery Ind. L. A.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a brief history of the 4th Ind. Battery
L. A-G. W. Fenimore, Sidney, Ill.
The 4th Ind. Battery L. A was or
ganized at indianapolis Sept. so, 1861,
and mustered out July. 1865. Capt. A.
n Bush was transferred to the Veteran
Reserve Corps, and Capt. Benjamin F.
Johnson was in command when tho
regiment was mustered out. 1t be-
Ionged to Sheridan's Division, Fourth
Corps, Army of the Cumberland, and
lost - killed and 16 died from dis
ease-E,ditor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
single Rnte to State Eacampment.

Department Commander Coney, of
Kansas. has been able to secure q rate
of one fare plus so cents for the com.
ing Annual Encampment of Kansas.
which will be held at Salina, June ST..
The only restriction is that the fare
paid must be more than 81. It includes
all the railroads in the State, and
on the average. to one and a
half cents per mile.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
The Battle of Mount Dajo.

John N Morton, Sergeant. 1st Mo.
Engineers, Hamilton, Mo-, says that thd
suggestion that our troops, instead oj
slcrming the fortress on Mount Dajo
should have surrounded the mountain
and starved the garrison into surrender.
ing, comes most appropriately from
re preventative of the State that fur
nished such Object-lessons for histor,
as Libby. Castle Thunder and Belle Isle
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
Work of the Patent Office.

The work of the Patent Office for the
week ended April 10, 1905, was 592
patents, 13 designs, 1877 trademarks,
two labels, one print, one reissue, total
1876, of which 536 patents and 1856 trade
marks, etc, went to citizens of the
United States and So patents and four
trademarks to citizens of foreign coun-
tries.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The British are having high hopes of
oil from the African fields AT present
there are eight companies drilling upon
ar area of IS square miles. They are
getting a great deal of oil which is said
to be of excellent quality.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

Horses received the most attention
from the inventors last week. There
were two horse-detachers. one horse
releaser. two horseshoes, four horse
shoe calks, four horseshoe heel calks,
two nailless horseshoes. and two de-
tachable calks for rubber pads.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

The health of the employees of the
New York Subway is undoubtedly seri-
ously impaired by the fine steel dust
ground from the wheels by the fire.
quent application of the air brakes
upon cars going at high speed.
The National tribune., 1906-04-26

innings last week, with one car attach
ment, one brake. seven couplings, two
car doors, one car dump and one car
IN nnNer
The National tribune., 1906-04-26
SCIENCE And INVENTION.
Work of The Worlds Busy Brains in Discovering nventng and
Creating.

their youth and immaturity. Tt acts
far worse in transmission overland than
over the sea, and it is claimed that the
presence of human beings has the most
aggravating effect upon its eccentrici-
ties