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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
MISTAKES ABOUT NICOTINE.
Doesn't Accumulate In Pipe Stems
Very Little Nicotine Poisoning.

There are probably few subjects
about which more people are mlsln-
formed than nicotine.
Nearly everyone speaks or the dark
brown substance which has about the
consistency and color of molasses and
accumulates in the stems OF pipes as
nicotine. According to a scientific ar
ticle, it is not nicotine at all, and 1t
has no nicotine in it.
1t is nothing but tar-tobacco tar,
distilled from the smoke, just as coal
tar is distilled from coal and pine tar
from pine wood. One might swallow
all the tobacco tar that a rank clay
pipe contains without serious harm.
If he swallowed the same quantity OF
nicotine he would probably be dead
inside of five minutes.
1t is the tar that stains the pipe,
and it is the same tar that stains
the cigarette smokers fingers. 1t is
also found inside the nostrlls or one
who inhales smoke, and it puts an
indelible stain on mustaches.
1t Is true that tobacco contains
more nicotine than any other known
plant, but nicotine is not a plentiful
article in nature. The rankest Ken.
lucky tobacco contains less than s per
cent of nicotine, and the finer grades
of tobacco, such as Havana, have less
than 2 per cent.
One often hears cigarettes condemn
ed because the smoker gets so much
more nicotine through inhaling the
smoke. The fact is that a cigarette
smoker gets almost no nicotine, be
cause the tobacco of which cigarettes
are made contains next to no nico
tine. Turkish and Egyptian tobaccos
carry only a trace of nicotine, ant
some of them none at all.
But no matter how much of this
deadly element a tobacco contains
the smoker does not get it. Nicotine
is not extracted by burning the tobac
co. Burning destroys 1t entirely.
One often hears of nicotine poison
ing, but it is very doubtful if there Is
any such thing. When II is poison
ed with nicotine he dies, and hi
doesn't get poisoned by smoking
There are plenty of good reasons why
smoking should not be carried to ex
| cess, but nicotine poisoning Is not
II OF them.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

straight, will in any case be attractive,
when the beds are bare.
1t is obvious that to ensur sym
metry, and for many other reasons,
a pillow is entirely out OF place in
gardens of this size. In order to
achieve success the work must posi-
lively be done by hand and conscient-
iously done at that. The expense Is
really very small, and need only be
incurred once, for a garden SO con-
stucted will need very little work to
prepare it the second season.
AS to the use to be made OF the
beds when properly prepared, much
depends on the taste OF the gardener,
but a very good way to utilize the
fences on either side is to SOW along
them scarlet runners mixed with other
beans. The runners with their gor-
geous flowers which bloom from June
till October are very ornamental. They
are also prolific troopers, and despite
In absurd prejudice against them, the
young pods, when cooked green, are
delicious, while the shelled beans are
superior to limas. Scarlet runners
may be planted as soon as the ground
is warm, even as early as mid April,
for the bean itself remains in the
ground sending only its shoot to the
surface. They should be sown two at
a time: about four inches deep, and a
foot apart, so that when all danger
of frost is over, more delicate beans
may be planted between them. The
best for this purpose are Cranberry,
Kentucky Wonder and Golden Clus-
ter, as their flowers and pods form a
charming contrast with those OF the
runner. In order not to interfere
with the early care of the climbers
it would be well to leave the space
between them and the grass walks va
cant until tomatoes, cabbages and pep
pers are ready to plant out by which
time, II the soil has been kept we'll
pulverised, the beans will be able to
care for themselves. The little bed
at the foot of the garden might be
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

Hayeyoua Smallgarden? Ifnot. why?
There is no reason why anyone with
the slightest taste for the pursuit
should not be successful in raising
a garden with very small expense or
effort. Unfortunately in most works
on horticulture, and in all short art
icles on the subject it is taken Tor
granted that the reader has some pre-
yious knowledge of the business, or at
any rate has his garden already pre-
pared by an expert. This will not be
the case with many who intend to
move into suburban homes this spring,
so it is for their benefit the following
hints are given. Even the circum-
scribed area available at the back of =
twenty-five foot frontage, will, il prop
erly handled, furnish enough green
delicacies to materially reduce the
grocery bills during the summer, and
add much to the health and comfort Of
the family, for a twenty-five foot lot
OF ordinary depth should permit the
rear fifty feet to be used for gardening
purposes.
In many instances careless contract
ors scatter the subsoil removed when
excaYating easements all over the lot.
When this has been the case the work
or preparing the garden ground Is In
creased as this unfertile soil must be
removed, until not more than three
inches are left on the plot it Is pro-
posed to cultivate. When this Is well
leyeled the ground can be treated the
same way as il still covered with sod,
the trenching being carried slightly
deeper. The ground having been made
reasonably level the best course to
pursue Is to stretch a garden line three
feet from the fence lengthwise of the
plot, and parallel with it stretch an
other, leaving a space OF two feet be-
tween them. Cut along both lines
with a sharp spade, and a turf path
clear to the alley Is the result. Prob
ably the sod on this will not at hrst
look very tempting, but constant travel
over it, il not too frequent, will I'M
prove it so that in time it will AFFORD
= smooth green walk. Now dig a
trench a foot wide and a foot deep
across the end OF the three foot space
between the fence and the path, plac-
ing the soil removed, somewhere con-
venient for future use. Into this trench
throw the sod removed from the second
foot, taking care to invert 1t when do
ing so, and then add a thick layer of
coarse manure, tramping it well down.
On top OF this throw a deep spadeful
OF the underlying soil. and repeat The
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
THE SMALL GARDEN.
GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

A garden so constructed will stand
great extremes of wet and drouth,
for it is a mistake to suppose that
plants on we'll laid up beds suffer in
dry weather, on the contrary they will
continue to thrive when those on the
level are whitening, so no n need be
afraid of making high beds, though
eighteen inches from the crown to the
foot of the ditch is sufficient elevation
unless the location is very low. Some
people might think that to devote SO
much space to paths with such a
small area available is a useless
waste. This is not the case, for the
frequent paths enable the gardener to
till and gather his crops without the
necessity of treading on the cultivated
ground, an advantage that far offsets
the loss of space. The same plan may
be followed on property a lot and a
half wide, though, if two full lots are
available, an additional grass walk
down the centre will be useful, and add
much to the appearance of the garden,
which, II all lines are kept perfectly
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

Market Gardener Cutting Asparagus lbs.
process until the bed is all dug over.
AS soon as the surface is dry rake In
thoroughly a dressing of fine manure,
mixed with a liberal amount of lime,
and a little coarse salt. Then smooth
and level the ground, giving a slope
OF about a foot from the fence TO the
edge of the path. Follow the same
course on the other side of the lot, and
at the rear end.
This mode of procedure furnishes
two beds fifty feet long and one Of
fifteen which are available for climbing
plants, with a permanent walk around
the garden giving access to the alley
on both sides. The space between the
paths IL treated In the same fashion,
will be sufficient to provide five beds,
each eight by fifteen feet leaving be-
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

devoted to Japanese climbing cucum-
bers. They do well in this climate
and their fruit is more symmetrical and
cleaner than that of the creeping
variety, which take up too much room
to be available in a small garden.
AS 10 the hve centre beds they
should of purse be mainly devoted to
vegetables that are at their best when
fresh gathered. Peas belong to this
category, and besides yielding we'll.
are almost a sure crop for an amateur
to raise. The eight feet wide beds
should be marked out in straight
rows, the first one a foot from the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Do Il
the Cost of Paint Seveuty.6Ve Per Cent,
Free Trial Package and Big Book Telling
All About Paints and Paint-MAking are
Mailed Free to Everyone Who WriteA.

A. l.. Rice, a prominent manufacturer OF
Adams, N. Y, has discovered a process of mal
ing a new kind of paint without the use Of oil
He calls it Powdrpaint. 1t comes to you a dry
powder and all that is required is cold water
as durable as oil paint. For many purposes IL
is much better than oil paint, and is indls-
pensable to every property owner. 1t adheres
and looks like oil paint yet costs only one
fourth as much.
Write to Mr.. A. L. Rice, Manuf'r, 500 North
St, Adams, N. Y, and he will send you a free
trial package together with color card and his
valuable book on painting, all free. This book
is necessary to all who use paint. 1t lets you
into the secret of paint making, exposes fake
paints, tells you how to get the best results
from paint for different purposes, and shows
YOU how you can save and make a good many
dollars. Write today and the book, free trial
of paint, etc, will be sent you without any
cost by return mail.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

anu LN0cltnt variety lOI bdIuCn use
supply pods. Valentines for a green
variety, and Wardwell's Wax for a
yellow one are probably the best. The
outside rows should be reserved for
beets, as they require thinning and
wedding. The centre rows of the fifth
bed should also be put in beans. late
varieties being chosen that are suitable
for Smelling, just as they reach their
full size. Yellow Swedish and Red
Flageolets are far the best for this
purpose. One outside row should be
sown to Chard, a delicious and pro-
life vegetable much neglected in
this country, while the others will sup
ply plenty of radishes if they are
sown broadcast. On a double lot a bed
or two should be reserved for early po-
tatoes, as nothing is better than the
young tubers when fresh dug, but
they begin to deteriorate very rapidly
as soon as exposed to the air, for
nothing equal in flavor to home grown
product can be obtained from a
market man.
With regard to culture, no matter
how strong the temptation may be, no
one should ever attempt to do any
thing in a garden when the foliage Is
wet with dew or rain, or until the soil
is sufficiently dry to crumble between
the fingers without adhering to them,
and il it can be avoided no foot should
ever press the cultivated ground. The
most eficacious tool in any garden is
a sharp and narrow rake. which should
be constantly run between the rows
whenever the ground is dry. Except
in very wet seasons this implement
when frequently used will suffice to
keep down all weeds between the rows,
which it also keeps the soil sufficient
ly pulverized to act as 4 watering pot
as well. An expert gardener seldom
needs to use a hoe. except when pre-
pairing his beds for = second crop, or
when q spell of rainy weather has
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
owTH OF ToMATots-A FEW LATE PLANTS ALSO AFFORD A PICKLE SUPPLY.

tween them a shallow trench a foot
wide to serve as a wedding path. and
as a drain for carrying of the surface
water, an outlet being provided for
this alongside either or both the lon
gitudinal walks as circumstances may
require. These beds should be neatly
rounded up with soil taken from the
intervening spaces and as soon as
dry, thoroughly raked and smoothed.
They will then furnish an admirable
seed bed that should be almost free
from seeds, the undersoil OF which
their surface is composed, not having
been exposed 10 inpregnation.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

AS PUr.-Mrs. Slowe: II am SO
glad your brother enjoyed his visit to
US, Mr.. Greene"
Mr.. Greene: ''Oh, he Is the sort Of
%youngster who can enjoy himself any
where. you know" "-r
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
No Flight or Fancy.

A bird in the hand is worth two In
the bush-if it was on a hat, the mil
liners bill would show it was worth
about forty in the bush.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
By Finn, the Comedian.
"Like a CRATE full of Goa l hu-u
A. great full house to see.
And should | not grateful preYa
A great fool l would be-"

A report issued at Simla gives the
number Of deaths last year In EudiS
caused by serpents, tigers and wolves,
as 2.1S7.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28

Sixty thousand elephants ara
slaughtered annually to supply the
world with ivory.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-04-28
L-%$ =~1
'MAlLNEP KPEN"

New horscradish from Bohemia.-An improved
and Excellent Variety for Garden Use.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
annual REUNION
0CON \ !
"a ousand;l / sons s., ]. At intend end
II. the Exercis es din ii, Chris "a
! tians burg
GOoDE AND i MARS $ 4 \. |. SPEAK K
Grand Para !'1 81 Military and; and
Sons and s:Daugh ters Sof s.s
c onfederates Nj
G G AM MARS 4 AZ I SPEAK ), (.
gp y g rhe Times !. plspa. Cd.

Especial TO The Times plspat chi u
CHRIsTIANSBUEeG 81 A., Aug ust q. d.
The second annual reunion OF the Con-
federate veterans OF Aiontg county
was held here to-day /, and was y grand
success in every respect It was S es ' IL
mated that Ter 10000 persons were pres 5
ent. being the large crowd ever as Isl
ser,lbled In llrIstIansburg #38
John Goode and James w. Marshall, OF
Craig, made the ora tons, which 5 We're!
OF O high order, and enjoyed by hose
were near enough to hear the speeches
Tho pa rade was parti ed In by two
hundred and ia fty i'm ntry5 and cavalry
one hundred and fifty sons Of We teranss}
and over one hundred n daught tiers, who
rode IN ten handsomely decorated noats.3
The parade was led by the Blnckspurg.
band, and each vision was prec eded 81 by
q fife and drum corps. 9 (.
After the speak E, which was from
"a stand In the Craig Grove Just east OF
town, d picnic to the Veterans was ',7
served, and It was plo as sure to see the @
grizzlod old bait le-scarred soldiers n en- y.
Joy the repast. Sss !.
II Is the purpose to hold these reunions Ions
every year and give tho old warriors q
good time annually for the remaining
years OF their lives, N b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
LIGHTNING Tears Up
FLOOR 70 0 HOUSE Use:
portation 81 Fine + 4, 3 f'l's
Stock from Illinois f.
Lewisetta. "

s;,,t,.ln, e me Zines. Dis.Ii,atcn.


$3S FREDERICKSBURG. A.. August e. H.
fIightnlng last might struck the residence
OF II. +. q Vest, III Stafford county. passed
down tho chimney upset the coo Ting
stove. tore The floor. pa ssed out q {
the door and tore ava the door ca sing.
Mr.. md IRIS. West were severely stunned.
but soon recovered from the shock VA
THE rain here last night was pro badly
the heaviest Of the season. IT has been
raining some here every day 81 ice early
Iii. July. The farmers are greatly dis
courage led. 6s Their work Is ut q standstill5
4 Corn IL being injured and the grass crop,
while luxur1nnt in growth, has no strength
ii; It.. 8
1. s Mr. A. 3. Lewis. OF u Lewisettn Stock
+ Farm, near this city, purchased ten head
OF htgh-bred Jersey cattle at big sale
n few days ago ut Rushyille. III n Some
+ or the specimens he paid over $500 ca Oh
for.& The cattle will be brought to his
farm here for breeding purposes They
viii be exhibited at the fair here, Sep tens
Der 25th, 18th and 9th, and will probably
be taken to the State Fair in Richmond,
In October. SSl5
The Republicans OF Orange count y.. have
8reorganized, H. c. Evans was re- elected
Chairman OF the County Committee. s.
i Mr.. John Hartman has sold his resi-
3dencc and two building lots In this city
$oii#the National Boulevard, to Mi O. NJ.
Armstrong IA @ s5 v sS&s. g
B Mr.. c. Fl. Hurkamp has gone to Nara
tganHett Pier, r. II where he WI u be one
OF the judges at the NarragansettEH Horse
Show and race meet this week. .s.s3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
N[VlISI'T|'E|:..AlIIM|||.E.:.R:||IF|:O||||R:|.
THE OYSTER |: |. 4 A !
The En1cline Inspected, and VIII III
~ Soon Go Into Com
mission. "a
HUDclNs IS AFTER ] = PIRATES ! i ! ] S
Thc Potomac and Tributaries
Closely Policcedl- ..t>8 New lew, sI.s
Order Of Things.

1t,ne.cIa, " 1,he r,Itnoy 3 ypatch.j

ts,pecial ID 1,he Times DAspatch)
1HV1NGrON n, 95y5g v Al, AUGUST 22.---The
Bt,cwl y.purchnsed State steamer Emellnc,i
sreccntlyssecured for the oyster NAYS, wac
Inspected at tho 3 ,1 here today by
the United States inspectors Of Btont,.
vessels, and passed satisfactory. Tho
examiners congratulated the state Board
81 Fisheries on the excellent bargain
they madesfor8 the 6tnte In the purchase
aof tho Erneline, and said that the board
had saved Il the State several thousand
dollars III 4 u j i55l X Il 5t t5
The newly -ftted steamer has been
nicely painted, and is now q beauty
She viii be commissioned for ii service
within the next few dnys.#1t is expected
$tllat her first trip will be to take the
state Board Of Fisheries on the 24th to
meet the Maryland Fish Commission at
ST. Georges Island Md to consider
g,natters9relativc to tho oyster Industry
OF the Potomac River. "a; IN Veil III
Ss.s N d special captain has yet been named
FOR tii!y boat " l59l}}
M Captain Hudgins. commander II OF the
State steamer Rappahannock. reached
here yesterday and reported Y much sue n
cess on the Potomac River in driving OIL 7
the ylolators.s He said he had, u with tho
assistance OF tho oyster inspectors, d riven
most MI OF the Maryland violators to
their homes. and that nov the waters Of
Sthe Potomac and its tributaries are as
8,'peaceable'' as the stiIl hours OF III tho
night s$t5 /. 5S5s @s &.
D! During the past four months the entire
oyster navy, Il aided by lay boats and their
crews, as well rs the chairman and sec
rotary, Of tile Board OF Fisheries. u l,a v V
kept constantly on the alert, and have
not left a wheel IA unturned 4 in doing.
Justice to the viplators OF III the oyster
Slnwa Of the State ME- 5s3gs
&8F rho aRappahannock River has Il never
been a sea OF warfare Tin: the emf force
slneRt Of the oyster laws. 10 much AS the
other waters OF the State, which TEEN
with the bivalve; yet here AS been need
forgactive service along Its line. and those
placed in charge have not beer slow to
see their duty and to perform It.
In a nutshell. there has been a revolu-l
ton along this line throug bout the oyster!
section OF the State M 81 35$S 55
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
iTH[ REPUBLICAN
State COMMITTEE.
Motion to Name candidates il
All districts Not Unani- .,5
81 nous. is5i
n Special By Southern Bell Telephone,)

ssS 3sisS Special by Southern Bell Telephone.
SFLYNCHBURG, a., August q. The
Republican State Executive Committee
which met last night at 8 O. clock at the
Carroll Hotel for the purpose OF can-
wasting the AFFAIRS OF the party In the
state. decided BY resolutions that steps
should be taken by the board to place
candidates In all Of the cong ressional
districts. &
+ General Stiff Boiling, Of Petersburg, OBJ
3iected to the resolution as It was, and
stated that candidate would have no
chance to win in the fourth district, and
III was doubtful II q good man. u ould
be secured to make the fcanvass.S
n Mr. Persons, from tho second district.
EXPRESSED the same sentiments MS to that
gdiStrict Robert II. Angel, Of Roanoke,
a member Of the committee from the
sixth District, handed In his resignation
In d letter to Chairman slemp. which
will be referred to the committee under
the plan OF the party In the State.
Tho committee was in session until
about / o'clock, n caring reports from the
ldifferent sections of the State. f15I It Is
thought by the Republicans that Colonel
Slemp Is certain OF reelection In the
ninth. and that there Is a nice chance
in the fifth 4. VIZ n 6,
Dr, Simmons, OF Henry county. the
nominee OF that district, was present, ana
addressed the committed.
All OF the districts were represented
lexcept the fifth and sixth, Congress-
man slemp, OF tho ninth, was not in att
tendance. FL n Ill i@
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
THROWN BY ENGINE
on CIRCULAR saw n
Remarkable Accident to Leonard
Willoughby at Kings
dale. X
5(spoclal 70 The Tlmca-p lspat ton

LUMBERTON, N. c.. AUGUST 22a'.-
tWhilo driving across the Raleigh and
Charleston track at Illngsdale. five miles
south OF here, yesterday afternoon, LeoIl-
ard Wiloughby, q citizen OF this county,
was struck by an engine. and, while in
the air, came In contact with q circular
saw, which he was hauling In his wagon
Or, n, A. Norment Of this city. was
summoned, and went down at once on g
special train. Although Mr.. w loughby
sustained very dangerous wound ON the
temple by the saw, " 10 thought that 10
will probably recover,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-23
u CONTRACTOR ASSIGNS a 5
Continued Rain Weather Contri-:
I buted to His F Failure.

VA Aug ust " 22:---N otlce
has Just been received here by the 5credi--
tors OF Mr.. c. D. 5Rigsbee. q. sub contrac-
tor Tund w. r.. Bonsal e. Co., Of Ham
let NJ q. that he has filed q petition.
IA Bankruptcy giving his assets as $13 Ooo
and liabilities as $4,000. Mr.. r igsbee had
a short contract on the sconstruction5Bo OF
good work up to a few weeks ago, when
he became entangled with so me. of his
$VIrginin creditors and they attached his
OUTFIT here. This caused his IN Orth Caro-
lima creditors tn SO q tier him. With the
SThe continued rainy weather Is partly
the cause OF the failure. lss