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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
SOME NOTES
OF Interest to Truckers, Farmers
and Stock RaiSerS.

The tomato packing season is over.
1t was cut suddenly short by weather
that prevented the last fruit ripening.
The season has been the most profitable
on record here.
No. 1 timothy hay sold in Chicago
Thursday at $21 per ton, which is the
highest price ever paid for that COM
modify there at this season. 1t is still
higher here In the east.
Wheat experienced severe drop on
the Chicago board Thursday, the De-
cember option declining nearly 8 cents.
The low price for December was S1.02.
The low price for May was $1.07s.
A law passed by the last Legislature
provides that a tenant, whether on
shares or for a cash rent, shall not re-
move his crops from the rented prem
ises without the consent of the land
lord. To do so makes him guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may
be fined or imprisoned, either or both.
Two hundred and fifty dollars was the
worlds record price paid for single
ear of seed corn in Chicago. A bushel
at that rate would have sold for $15, 600.
The ear, Boone County white was
sold to the highest bidder in an exciting
auction at the national corn exposition.
The purchaser was L. B. Clore, a farmer
from Franklin, Ind, who has captured
81, 535 in prizes at the show.
This years crops in the United
States are worth about eight billions OF
dollars. All former records are broken.
Every day that frosts hold off adds
millions to the wealth of the American
farmer" said an expert in the u. S.
bureau of agriculture. This statement
gives picturesque impression of the
enormous value of farm products in
this country, and at the same time
shows how much depends upon weather
conditions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
AMERICAN BEES MAKE
JAPANESE BEE HUSTLE.

American bees are being introduced
into Japan to rouse the bee of native
growth from it's lamentable laziness.
and already there has been a marvellous
improvement in the quality of the fruit
trees that grow in that country.
The usefulness of the bee as a fertil-
izer is remarkable. Travelling from
flower to flower, each time that it
alights some grains of pollen cling TO
its tiny feet. These are dropped on it's
visitto the next flower. By this means
the pollen or seed-bearing powder of
the flower is mingled with that of an
other, some such process being essen
tial to the productiveness of the flower
In Japan, however, the native bees
are so lazy that they do not skim from
flower to flower, like the bees that we
know. The result is a decided inferior
ity Of Japanese pears and apples and
all fruits whose blossoming depends on
the activity of the bee.
Extraordinary success has already
been attained by japanese farmers, who
have introduced golden-queen bees from
America into native hives, that Japan
may have race ofvigorous bees of her
own.
Her majesty has mated in each case,
with a native bee, and the progeny
haveproved agile, highly intelligent lit
tie creatures, which have already caus-
ed perceptible improvement in apples,
pears, tomatoes cucumbers and melons.
When beehives were introduced into
Australia they set to work to extermi-
nate the native stingless bee, but the
golden bee is so amiable that so far nc
such disastrous behavior has been re-
ported in Japan.
Each queen travels in box 6 inches
by q inches, with eight compartments,
two being filled with honey and sugar.
She occupies the royal suite with eigh-
teen to twenty-five handmaidens OF
slaves, who feed and bathe her, polish
her tresses and preen her wings. But
even thus she cannot trayel 1000 miles
without rest, for confinement weakens
her. so ''bee hotels have been opened
at Los Angeles, in California. and at
Honolulu. AT each place she is enter
tained for week among other bees.
From early May until October aqueen
bee lays from 1000 to 5000 eggs a day.
She works fifteen minutes at time,
and rests five. But these are not
princess" eggs. The queen lays those
specially, and when her daugh ers
emerge she destroys them unless scien-
tifically prevented. Each princess is
eventually sent out to secure a mate.
She mounts into the sunshine, pursued
by countless suitors. until at last one
valiant lover surpasses all the rest and
claims his buzzing bride. Her romance
is tragically brief. Her consort dies af
ter the first embrace, and she return:
to the hive to live for five or six years
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
WHAT THE MEN THINK
OF MOMENTS LOOKS.

Many women plead guilty to dressing
to please man-to themselves, if not
to the world at large. Woman wants
man to admire her just the same.
Her clothes, from the crown of her
head to the tips of her boots, are plan
ned with this in view-to please the
men. Perhaps it would be more accu-
rate to reverse the order and to say
from the tips of the boots to the crown
of her head, for it is fact that most
men notice woman's boots sooner than
her headgear.
Men like little feet, but as all feet
cannot be little they also admire we'll
shaped feet, and all feet can be we'll
shaped.
A pretty foot is a well-dressed-foot
and it is easy to dress foot we'll. 1t
is curious to see with what unsightly
footwear some women provide them
selves, when they could with the same
outlay be so dainty shod.
Then there is something about the
light-colored boot thatappeals to man S
sense of romance. 1t makes woman
more ethereal than the prosaic black
shoe.
Men like dainty manicuring. They are
exceedingly sensitive to the appearance
of the fingers, and if a woman can
present a really well kept pair of hands
she has done great deal in the battle
| for admiration.
Men like bare hands. There is some
thing babyish about pair of bare hands,
all devoid of rings. The sight appeals
to mans chivalry.
Men like reposeful hands. They hate
hands that twitch and play with this
and with that. They like little childish
hands, full of dimples, hands that like
to lie in the lap and rest.
Red hair is supposed to attract many
men. Next to that they like jet-black
tresses. The medium shades are less
attractive, though gold colored hair is
very acceptable to mans sense of the
beautiful.
Men like nice hair-dressing. 1t is
really the hair they notice, and not
the style of the coiffure: it is the
condition of the hair itself that they
observe. Neglected looking hair they
notice at once.
They like hair that shines, hair that
is in place with each hair in studied
repose. They like hair that looks as
though it had been prettily arranged.
Men like red cheeks, and the red
checked woman has become fashionable.
A doctor says that the way to get red
cheeks is to pinch them with the finger
tips until the blood comes to the surface.
Ask man which of three women he
admires most and he will unhesitatingly
pick out the one who is trimmest as tc
boots and bindings; he admires the we'll,
groomed woman; man likes to see we'll
hanging skirt, and he does not stop tx
ask whether the gown is plain ging
: ham or a costly silk. What he likes is
the look of extreme neatness.-N. Y
Journal,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
MA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER |. 1907.
IN QUEST OF HIM.

IA maiden sought from the days of her girlhood-
In her ongings for beauty, for love and for good
For who cou" love with the strength of his soul
Through the years of his life, and never grow cold
First. she dreamed of very Greek God
Some titled young fellow, perhaps son of a Lord
With grace like the willow and strength like the Lion
All splendor and glitter this noble young scionl
Marvel not that she dremt thus at sweet sixteen
maid can be anything from Duchess to Queen
Quickly she woke to find there was not such a man.
No longer she looked for him sea or on land
Then she dreamed of man of learning so great,
Who poured Ger large volumes both early and late,
man who could guide the great Ship; of State
What nober joy than this what greater fate 4?
With the wisdom of Solomon the brains of Socrates,
Who could wish for what greater gifts than
IF there be knowledge it passeth away
She dreamed no more of this after day.
Then she dreamed of whose wealth was untold,
More than any man today or of old,
He owned many gems and great Golfers of gold
Well hidden away from thieves and from mold.
He owned on the and he owned on the land
Where ever he went all turned gold in his hand
Suddenly-to her, gold seemed no part of man.
He could not take it with him to the Heavenly Land
And then, said the maiden, my dreaming is done
turn my eyes to the West to the fast setting sun;
Then vision there came from the rays in the West
vision seemingly good. pure and bes't-
Twas a man with the gifts she had sought
She was blind to them now, just big heart
Saw just bright eye, and just firm hand
Saw only mana true man.
[So dreams the maiden all through the day
For man gentle. to love her away-
She rev rently knees at the shrine of her theme
AS she pens all these words to the dreams
B. L. 1.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

New York city with population of
4,O11, 600 has $4,000 licensed drinking
places, and the entire South with its
population of 23,50O, 600 has $4,000.
Verify the South is arid in one respect
at least as compared with New York.
Evening Journal.
A couple who were nigh on to four
score years of age were welded in an
up state town recently, and the editor
of the local paper headed his account
of the event: ga Romatic Affair. -
When he looked at the paper after the
edition had all been mailed, he packed
his grip and left for parts unknown.
The compositor had made it ga Rheu-
matte Affair. Washington County
Journal.
So far gasoline users have little en-
couragement over the denatured alco-
hol propositions. AS the result OF
experiments at the u. S. Geological
Survey fuel-testing plant at the James.
town Exposition it has been found that
it takes one and half gallons of dena
tured alcohol to produce as much pow
er as a gallon of gasoline, although
alcohol costs about twice as much az
gasoline. The experiments were car
ried on for about six weeks.
The total expense of contesting fo
the Democratic nomination for tn,
State Senate in the Alexandria distric
at the primary September 10 was nearl,
ST. 300. r. Ewell Thornton, who re
, ceived the nomination, places the cos
, of his candidacy at $352.9S. A. J
Wedderburn, who was defeated, figure
that he spent $274.25 in his effort t
: secure the nomination, and Senate
5 Lewis M. Machen, also defeated, est
J. mates his expense at $652.O4.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
REMARKABLE FEAT
OF AN ENGRAVER.

When one of the experts of the
bureau of engraving and printing sue
ceeded in engraving the text of the
Lords Prayer on one side of gold dol
lar, it was supposed that the acme of
delicate work of that kind had been
achieved. 1t was regarded as marvel
Gus that man, with set of engraver's
tools, could perform so remarkable a
feat as the tracing of the Lords Prayer
on gold dollar involved; and chat piece
of work for many years has remained
unapproached.
1t remained for Clarence X. Young,
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing, far to surpass the performance of
his predecessor. In a curious way he
has surpassed not only his own, but all
previous performances in the art of en-
craving. One day recently Young and
few of his friends were discussing
the feat of Philadelphia engraver,
who inscribed the twenty-six letters of
the alphabet on the head of a pin.
Young expressed his belief that he
1
that, while the Philadelphia man had
engraved the twenty-six letters on the
head of large pin, he could put all of
the letters on the head of small pin
and then have room left for other mat
ter. A wager was made that he could
not accomplish the feat.
| Young worked now and then on
the task for a week and showed
his friends the result. He had actually
engraved two full alphabets on the head
of pin only sixty-five one-thousandths
or an inch in diameter and had room
enough left to engrave his name,
young" at the bottom.
Spurred by Young's feat, other gov
ernment engravers succeeded in inscrib-
ing on the head of pin the complete
alphabet. Then Young determined to
set an example that would stand. He
took small-sized pin and, in single
halliday, engraved sixty-one letters on
the head.
The letters are not discernable with
the naked eye. In fact, the ordinary
observer would not know that the head
of the pin had any engraving on it.
Only with powerful magnifying
glass can the letters be made out. 1t
is regarded as likely that Young's feat
will stand unaproached for many years,
even if it ever should be equalled.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
A VIRGINIA CENSUS.

From Kate Fields Washington Paper,
Christian name in full and initial OF
middle name-'1'se no Christian,
Brudder Jones, say Use fell from grace. -
Surname-'W'at's dat ar? Use
plain Jake Johnson, sonny"
Whether a soldier, sailor or marine
during the civil war (U. S. or Conf. }
or widow of such person-"Ain't nc
widder sho'. Toted de ice water for old
massa at Richmond tudder day."
Relationship to head of family
''W'at you tall1in' about? Use de head.
OATS enuf."
Whether white, black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japanese,
or Indian-"Lord' a'massyi Can't you
see Use black.
Sex-"Gollyl Watts de matter oh
you? A man for sho'?"
Age at nearest birthday. If under
one year give age in months-'Dunno,
Born befo' de wah. Ask massa. Him
and me raised togedder.'
Whether single, married, widowed OF
divorced-'I'se single. Old woman she's
gone to Heab'n. Di-what? Dunno"
Whether married daring the censu.
year-June, l, 1889, to May 81, 1890
''Ho! Col 'longv'
Mother of how many children an(
number of these children living
''Ain't de mudder of nobody. Fo' d.
Lord sonny, wat you take me fur.
Place of birth-"Dunno. Dol,
plantation, | reckon"
Place of birth of father-"Nebbel
had none"
Place of birth of Dunno
Haint' seed her sence l was picka
ninny."
Number of years in the United States
-"Haint' nebber been out 'cep il
Massa Davis federacy.
Whether naturalized-"Ob co'se
Amt nothin' unnatural bout me-"
Whether naturalization papers hav
been taken -''Nebber took out m
papers about nuthin.''
Profession, trade or occupation
''Jest do what Gums along"
Months unemployed during tn
census year-''Dunno."
Attendance to school, in months
during the census year-''Nebber ha
no schoolin'."
Able to read-"W'at for you as
wen / tole you I'se had no schoolin'?'
Able to write-''Dere you go agin
Wat you want t. argee de point an
mo- for?"
Able to speak English. If not, tn
language or dialect spoken-"I jes
talks-dat's all dey is about it,
| Whether suffering from acute Q
chronic disease, with name of diseas
and length of time eaffected-"Oh, glor,
Use got pow'rful smart misery
de back"
Whether defective in mind, sigh
hearing or speech or whether crippled
} MANNED or deformed, with name {
, defect Reckon Use got all de Loi
wants me to hav'."
Whether a prisoner, convict, kom,
less child or pauper-''Out o. dat ar 10
Use homeless chile, certainp'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01
WHAT TURPENTINE WILL DO.
Country Gentleman.)


Turpentine and soap will remove ink
spots, wheel grease and tar stains from
linen and muslin.
A mixture of turpentine and linseed
oil will restore furniture discolored with
water. Moisten stove backing with
turpentine and it will not burn off as
quickly.
To alleviate spasmodic Group spread
lard on cloth and sprinkle with turpen-
tine, or mix the lard and turpentine,
spread and apply to the chest.
For cough caused by tickling in the
throat take little turpentine dropped
on loaf sugar. This is an excellent
worm remedy for children.
To cure corns battle persistently with
turpentine. They will disappear. Tur-
pentine applied freely will alleviate the
discomfort caused by bunions.
For pain in the back rub with turpen-
tine and apply warm flannel cloth.
Forgapes in chickens swab the throat
with feather dipped in turpentine.
For 'foul-in-the-foot" apply turpen-
tine with brush or swab and keep the
feet dry. If flies have worked in sores
or wounds on animals cleanse with
turpentine.
Moths will not work in a closed box
or trunk where thereis kept an uncorked
bottle of turpentine, or if the contents
are occasionally sprinkled. Turpentine
is not effective in the case of buffalo
moths; for these pests use gasoline or
benzine. If pantry shelves are con-
stantly wiped with turpentine and water
the ants will disappear.
A little turpentine applied with a
woolen cloth will clean gilt ornaments
and gilt picture frames.
Rub tan shoes with cloth moistened
with turpentine.
After lifting carpet add two table
spoonfuls of turpentine to a pailful Of
water and mop the floor.
After laying carpet wipe with a
clean cloth wrung dry from water to
which has been added two tablespoon
fuls of turpentine. Apply this all around
the room for six or more inches from
the base board. This will serve to check
moths
Apply turpentine on carpets under
heavy furniture that is not easily moved.
To brighten faded carpet sweep
with broom dipped in turpentine water,
a tablespoonful to half pailful OF
water. Shake the broom we'll to re-
move all surplus moisture. Ammonia
and water will have the same effect.
Clean oilcloth with wooden cloth,
moistened with turpentine
Thin the paint or varnish that by
standing has become thick with turpen,
tine; keep all small brushes when not ir
use in a covered bucket in turpentine.
This will keep the brushes soft anC
pliable.
For furniture polish take one-thirC
linseed oil and two-thirds turpentine
shake well, apply with a very thil
cloth, and wipe with the same.
For marred furniture take half al
ounce each of turpentine and linseed oil
an ounce of coal oil and shellac. Keel
in a wide-mouthed bottle tightly corked
Shake before applying with sponge.
Ivory knife handles that have becom
yellow or discolored by rubbing two o.
three times at intervals with turpentin
will be greatly improved.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-11-01

if you want dwellings. churches. tents or
>ouses OF any description built write to w, II
Jesse, contractor, Litwalton, Va. Estimates
wsv down: mills located in Lancaster oounsy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24

reads. not only upon their abuses,
which were many and indefensible,
but by wholesale arraignments Of the
entire system.
IAN that is wholesome and sane in
the way of guarding public welfare
will stand" he said. Capitalists
should not object to laws that provide
for the safety of employees and the
travelling public. the prevention OF all
kinds OF unjust DETERMINATIONS and
fayoritism, the elimination Of cor.
porate Influences from political life,
and the spubiIcity sos such corporate
accounts saniL transaction aias Il may
affect the public interests. These
constitute the main features OF the
| policy inaugurated and pursued By
| President Roosevelt, All Of them are
80 manifestly right that they have NO
ayowed opponents Legislation that
IL harrassing railroads Is mainly upon
| lines not advocated by him"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24
pI AYen LIE GAME

Madison, Nov, 2S.-Playing against
heavy odds, Wisconsin's fighting foot
ball heroes held the Minnesota eleven
to a tie of II to II this afternoon. Wis
consin clearly won tho gamo on
straight football, but Minnesote's star
drop kicker Capron, negotiated three
drop kicks from the field and added
I12 points to Minnesota's only touch
down.
Wisconsin scored all it's points ii
1.-The first half on three townch downs
and two goals.
Wisconsin, opened the game by send
ling Wilce over for touch down, and
Messme kicked tho goal
Capron kicked Off for Minnesota
and Rogers punted back tc the center
and Wisconsin got the ball on Cap.
rcn's tumble. Minnesota kept at line
Iplunging and pushed Dunn over for
IA touchdown from the three yard line.
Dunn failed to kick tho goal
Muckleston was rushed over for
touch down. Messmer failed to
kick the goal. The first half ended
with the bali in the center.
In the second half George Capron
kicked off and Fucik. who fell. was
downed on Wisconsins fifteen yarl
line Messmer kicked to the center.
Minnesota gained twenty yards on
straight line plungine. Capron kicke1
field goal from the forty yard line.
Time was called with the ball in the
Icenter.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24


sofa II.
| At Lafayette Notre Dame IT. puf.
dui G.
/ At Annapolis Navy II; Virginia
Politecnic g.
| AT swarthmore-sw arthmore Is,
Bucknell 4.
t. At West Point Soldiers %; SYRIA
cuse f.
! AT Pittsblmg1 Western University
Pennsylvania 81; Wooster Ohio Uni
yersity 0.
! At Galesbars, III, Lombard -
Knox 4. 48ss
| at South Bethlehem Lafayette 81
Lehigh 5.
\ At Ames-~ Agriculturalists 20; lowe
-,
At Cambridge Harvard o. Yale ~.
| AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Freshmen
20, Cornell Freshman 0.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24
YALE DEFEATS HARVARD



Harvard secured the bail on ,ale's
twenty yara line aud Captain Parker
made second attempt at field goal
The pass was poor and the kick block
ed but Harvard man secured tho ball
and once more Parker dropped back
for kick. Again his effort was block,
cd and in the next instant the half
ended.
Harvard started the second hall by
sending Wendell around Yalos left
end for fifteen yard run, but an at
tempted on-side kick gave the ball to
Yale The Blue players placed tho ball
back several yards and then came an
Interval OF exchanging punts. Fin
ally Yale caught the ball on her forty
yard line and never faltered again
Iuntil the goal line was crossed.
BY this time substitutes were being
sent in every few minutes Yale re-
sorted to almost continuous kicking,
usually on the second down and Coy
| was usually able to keep the ball near
1.-THE cente.. Darkness was closing in
when the final Harvard rally began
and an cn-sde kick accomplished, al.
most to the Yale goal line.
| 1t did not seem possible that Yale
could prevent the Crimson score. Play
was in the far corner OF the field di-
lrectly in front OF the Yale bleachess
and thousands looked down on the
struggling players as they hurled them
selves on the ball After Apollinio
| had secured three yards on tho first
rush and the ball was inside the FIVE
yard line il seemed rs ii two more
Harvard rushes would certainly carry
lit over. Lockwood struggled ono yard
further and then came the final effort
with Apollinio carrying the ball. But
the Harvard full back had played sew
enty minutes Of the stiffest kind Of
foot ball He plunged into the line
with his old time vigor and the next
instant twentyone players were on
top Of him, directly on the Yale goal
lime and 1t was some time before the
officials could sort out the players and
find where the ball lay. The leather
was still four feet from the line and
Yale had saved her goal line from
Harvard's onslaught for the sixth
sixth consecutive year
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24

The State binder twine factory has
manufactured 100000 pounds OF
Irvine for the present year, and 500,
600 popnds OF, this, anionntJhas al
ready been sold TO the farm,rs OF
this State The plant 10 operated by
convict labor, and the. Irvine is fur
nished to The farmer at the actual
cost OF production says the st,
Louis Republic. l5g9
This year Warden Hall Is dlspos-
irS OF he twine In lots OF 1000
pounds or moro AZ SA cents a
pound A similar plant is operated
at the Kansas Penitentiary. with the
result So It is stated, that twlne can
now be secured at about half OF
what was formerly demanded for It.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24
ACTION OF ROOSEVELT
(concluded. from First Page)

.f btteNhs EsfH G@fsst
the continuance of the practice by
which the government makes large
profit by meansfof giving the country
a cheap and ineffective foreign mail
service" He wants the money re-
ceived from the ocean postage used
to better the ocean carrying service.
Cortelyou Asks Cooperation.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
telegraphed. The government con-
lidently looks you for hearty sup
port and cooperation in its efforts to
re establish normal conditions.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson, general coun.
sci for the Illinois Central declared
the present troubles of railroads were
caused by the fierce, bitter and re.
lentless war, national and state,
waged so unremittingly upon the rail.