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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
SOME MORE SPECS.

There are some discovered too late,
There are some discovered too soon;
There are some specs on Old Sol,
There are also some on the Moon.
There are some specs on the seas,
There are some specs on the sky;
There are some specs on little 'u,"
There are some specs on great, big Il >
There are some specs on your nose,
There are some specs in your eyes;
There are some specs on your clothes,
There are some specs even on flies.
There are some specs on my character,
There are some specs on your name;
There are some specs on the clear-limbed,
There are some specs on the lame.
There are some specs on the Japs,
There are some specs on the Coons;
There are some specs on Teddy Roosevelt
AS well as the man in the Moon.
So let us be friendly,
And not bit unkind,
For we all have our specs
Only of different kinds.
Your "Anti Spec" is good writer,
Sure, of no small renown-
He lives in the county of Lancaster,
And in the city of Irving-town.
X X.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
He Liked the Sermon-

The Rev. T. b. Gregory of New
York was for n short time in the mid
die of the eighties pastor OF the Uni
versalist church in Belfast. Me. At
that early period in his career he was
already an original thinker, a forceful
speaker and by his unconventional at
ttude rather unique character.
While his singular qualities as a cler-
gyman did not appeal strongly to Ger.
tain OF the older parishioners, they
gained for him a notable popularity
with that mass OF the people who or
dinarily took little interest in church
service. Uncle John Wesley Maxwell,
a kindly old man from a neighboring
village, who failed TO inherit that love
for matters theological which his name
would indicate that he was born TO,
upon one occasion went to hear the
Rev. Mr.. Gregory preach. Speaking
about 1t TO friend the following day,
the honest old man said with great
earnestnessf
"By jolly, I am glad L went to hear
him! He's a smart feller. That's fest
the kind OF sermon lIkeAthere
wasn't SO darned much religion In it"
Rochester Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
IRVINGTON, VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, MARCH s. 1907

mountain forests and If the thermome.
ter hadn't been "a below zero you
would have thought violent rain
storm was at hand. Hundreds of
people from the town few miles off
and from the mountains around were
on hand, but that did not deter the
wild pigeons which had few days
before selected this particular forest
for roosting, returning there at set of
sun after feeding all day through the
tens of thousands of acres of beech
trees upon beech nuts. They came
truly by the millions. The ''roost,"
was selected spot in the unbroken
forests of hemloek approximately half
mile wide and Ten miles long.
When alighting, great iiuibs would
break down aud saplIogS crash to the
ground as the storms of birds would
settle upon them aud upon each
other. After duck it was only neces-
sary for men aud boys 10 90 into the
thick of il and with clubs knock off
whole rows of the birds and put them
In bags with a lamp at night the
work was easier aud man 10 a few
minutes could fill "a cart with maimed
pigeons. After settling for the night,
they would not attempt to arise at
the approach of mau.
30 destructive was this method
that the county authorities got quick
ly together and passed law forbid
ding any one to approach within half
mile of any pigeon roost for the
purpose of pigeon killing or trap
ping. During that winter there we're
many such "roosis" noted through
out Pennsylvania. New York and
Ohio, but 1t WAS The lss', uotil now,
of these interestiug occurrences.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
WALNUT TREE WORTH $1,000.

The Virginia Veneer Company, of
Keezletown, has received the first car
load of walnut tree that stood on the
banks of the Chesapeake Bay, an old
landmark for the last two centuries.
The but log measures eight feet in
diametar at large end and at top end
six and eight feet, containing about
1900 feet board measure. The whole tree
contains eight thousand feet, and
stood three hundred feet high.
1t is of what is known as the figured
wood and is considered worth some
81 500 in the rough. This will be cut
into veneers for pianos one-thirtieth of
an inch in thickness, and is estimated
to cut l60, 900. -Harrisonburg News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
She Couldn't ABIDE Boards.

The late Baroness Burdett- Coutts.
who. despite her physical ills, was one
of the greatest and most famous phi
lanthropists England has ever known.
was woman of remarkable determi-
nation Despite all pleas and appeals
she would not permit any one Of the
many old men employed in her bank in
the Strand, London-the Coutts bank.
1t Is called-to wear hair on his face.
The sprouting OF beard was tanta-
mount to dismissal. Every "clark" had
to be clean shaven, and even the DO
liceman on duty had to have smooth
face. 1t was quite a hardship for
some Of the old fellows past eighty,
whose hands were none too STEADY. for
not one OF them would dream of going
to a barber to be shaved. but the baron
ess said that as long as she lived she
would not tolerate whiskers
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Over 100000 Bibles were sold in
this country last year.
A tiny weak fish, or sea-trout, was
found in the shell of large New York
oyster, alive and well after the oyster
had been out of the water a week.
Just before the indecisive battle of
Monmouth, in the Revolutionary war.
brigade chaplain in Washington s
army is said to have offered up this
unique prayer: go Lord of Hosts. lead
forth thy servants of the American
army to battle and give them the vic
tory: or if this be not according to Thy
sovereign will, then we pray Thee to
stand neutral and let flesh and blood de-
eide the issue. Woman's Home Com
panion.
A Philadelphia man has a saddle made
from leather of human skin. 1t is
white like pig skin and nearly as tough.
So large piece of human skin as this
saddle is seldom found. Medical students
often have purses, wallets or slippers
made from human skin,> tanned, and
patients who have had amputations per-
formed frequently have some article
made of the tanned skin, although this
is as rare as the weird taste which
prompts it.
"ln their way,' said the old fisher
man, fishes are good weather prophets.
If storm is approaching the fish stop
biting and they won't bite again until
the storm is well over. They appear
to know when a storm is coming and
when it has really passed. And to fish
ermen and farmers living along the
shore, fish foretell the near approach
of cold weather. Hours before it comes
fishes leave the shallow waters inshore
for deeper water, which in its depths
will stay warm and keep an equitable
temperature after the shallower and
surface waters have turned cold. Oh,
yes, fishes know q thing or two about
the weather. New York Sun.
A spinster with money to burn recent
ly paid $1,000 for bull dog. A man in
Massachusetts has just bought COW
for $S, 0G0. Walter Garvey has hog
for which he refused a cash offer of
200. James Keene refused $500, OOC
for Sysonby, race-horse. There are
several ROSTERS of fashionable blood
priced as high as $500 each. You can
buy fine lion for $500 and a tiger for
$500. By and by we shall have craze
for breeding fishes, and fine male sal
mon, educated to pond life, might be
worth 81, 600. The So, 900 COW has one
calf year, worth $4, OOO The female
salmon might become the mother OF
800, 900 little fellows in the same time,
worth in the aggregate possibly as much
as the calf New York Press.
Among measures to be recommended,
the joint legislative commission tc
obtain concurrent laws between the
states of New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, Ohio and Penn.
sylvania recommends there should bC
one prohibiting the catching of shad II
the Delaware River from Friday sun
set until after Sunday midnight of eacl
week during the otherwise legal oper
season. Also, that there be an en-
actment forbidding the catching o.
certain food and game fishes less thar
a designated size no matter at wha
time of the year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
now TO REMAIN yous,.

To continue young in health aud strength,
do as Mrs. N. +. Rowan. Nc Donough. Ga, did.
She says; ''Three bottles of Electric Bitters
cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble.
complicated with such an unhealthy con-
dition of the blood that my skin turned red as
fiannel. Tam now practically 20 years younger
than before took Electric Bitters. 1 can
now do all my work with ease and assist in
my husbands store" Guaranteed by
Il. G. Richardson, Kflmarnock. r. 7. Hav-
don u Son. Irvington; Ficklin & BASS, LitwaI-
ton. Price 5Qc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08

The happiest mother I'm the little town of
Ava, Mo-. is Mrs. Ruppce. She writes
"One year ago my son was down with such
serious lung trouble that our physician was
unab to help him; when. 10y our druggists
advice began giving him Dr. Kings New
Discovery, and soon noticed Improvement
kept this treatment up for a few weeks when
he was perfectly wcll. He has worked
steadily since at carpenter work. Dr. Kings
New Discovery saved his life" Rest cough
and cold cure.
Guaranteed by Il. G. Richardson. Kilmar-
mock; I. j. Hayden * Son. Irvington: Ficklin
& Bass, Litwalton. Price 6Oc and Sl.OO. Trial
bottle free
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
WORKED LIKE ACHARM.

Mr.. ID. n. Walker, editor OF that spicy
Journal, the Enterprise, Louisa, Va, says: II
ran a nail in my foot last week and at once
applied Bucklin's Arnica Salve. No infiam-
nation followed; the salve simply healed the
wound" Heals every sore, burn and skin
disease. Guaranteed.
2oc at L. c. Richardson, Kilmarnocl<; T. ].
Hayden Son, Irvington; Ficklin s. Bass, Lit
walton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08

J. a. Harmon, of Lizemore. West Va, says
"At last have found the perfect pill that
never disapoints me; and for the benefit OF
others afiiictedw with torpid liver and chronic
constipation, will say: take DIR. Kings New
Life Pills" Guaranteed satisfactory.
25c. at T.. c. Richardson, Kilmarnocb: II. J.
Hayden Son, Irvington; Ficllin s. Bass, Lit
walton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08
DR.. Austin Peters. chief of the Mass

DR.. Austin Peters, chief of the Mass
achusetts Cattle Bureau, has Just SUBJ
mitted his annual report to the State
Board of Agriculture at the State
House, considerable portion of which
is given to dogs, which he declares are
"as much a menace to the welfare of
the community as wolves" and that
owners of dogs should be compelled to
have them securely muzzled or kept in
leash whenever they step off theil
owners premises.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08

Mary-Dark circles under the eyes Indicate
a sluggish circulation, torpid liver and kid
neys. Exercise and Hoilister's Rocky Noun
tain Tea will make you well and beautiful.
80 cents, Tea or Tablets. Ellis c. Richard
son, KilmarnoclS: II. NJ. Sanders, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-03-08

Where is the heart that doth not keen
Within its inmost core,
Some fond remembrance hidden deep
Of days that are no more?
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Ether Festive Drink In Russia.
The habit of ether drinking is e1-
'eniely prevalent in some parts of
ussia, as of East Prussia, and all
he efforts of the authorities to COM
at the evil have hitherto been almost
.uitless.
An idea of the extent to which the
habit prevails may be gathered from
reports given in the Russian newspa-
pers of a recent accident which &C.
Cured at place called Trossno.
Ether is drunk by farmers on festive
occasions. when 1t appears to be oon-
sumed in pailfuls. A farmer celebrat-
Ing his sons wedding in the fullness
of his hospitality got in two pals of
ether. During the process Of decant-
ing the ether into bottles a violent ex-
plosion took place, by which six chill
dren were killed and one adult was
dangerously and IA others more or
less severely injured.-Family Doctor.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06
Church Notes.

BAPTIST
The revival services announced, tc be-
gin on Wednesday evening this week
will begin on next Sunday instead, as
Evangelist E. G. Lane has been un-
avoidably delayed in reaching Lamar.
There will be services at the usual
hour Sunday morning, IL o'clock, and
every member of the church and congre-
CATION is urged to be present.
meeting for men will be Sunday at
ternoon alta o'clock. All men, young and
old, are cordially invited.
The Bible School will meet at the US
ual hour, 10 O'Clock sharp, in the morn
ing, and the young people at O'Clock in
the evening followed by the evening
evangelistic service.
The meetings will continue each aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock and evening at 7:30,
except Saturdays.
Evangelist Lane. who will assist the
pastor, is very sweet singer, an able
and interesting preacher.
A very cordial and hearty invitation
is extended to all the people Of this COM
munity to attend these services.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06
eumIsatIon Of Rummaee Articles

FumIsatIon Of Rummaee Articles.
City Health Officer, DIR. NJ. D. Gwin,
has quite properly determined to fumi-
gate all articles offered for sale this year
at 90 called rummage sales. The cases Of
scarlet fever in the city last year were
quite positively traced to rummage sold
articles and this precaution 10 an easy
one and should obviate all danger in
contact with diseases
The holding of rummage sales is quite
appropriate; and many are thereby able
to procure good and serviceable articles
at a small cost that otherwise might
have to do without. Persons should
take pleasure IN disposing of old gar
ments or II unusual articles in this way
to apply to the needs of the various
branches Of the church. With the as
suranoe Of safety by the fumigation 1t
il probable buysrs will be more numsr-
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06
Woman Tends Lighthouse,

Ida Lewis. keeper OF the Lime Rock
light. in Newport harbor. at 66 years
of age. is still on the rock where she
has been for so years and the number
of lives she has saved has increased to
IS. Night after night she keeps the
vigil she has kept for more than Is. 900
nights. Her father was appointed
keeper OF the station in 1854 and, be-
coming a paralytic, II years of the rs
that he was in charge the actual work
devolved upon his daughter.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

The woman was dining with tho
Kentucky colonel. Don't you think ?"
she asked, that iced tea takes away
all the effect Of before dinner cock
tail? 1t does for me-" IF l thought
sech thing as that" said the colonel.
looking hard at the pitcher containing
the tea. I'D never tech anothah drap
of it."
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Patience-Im going to congratulate
Peggy on her last marriage. Patrice-
You'd better wait. Patience-Why So
Patrice-I don't think this one is heI
last.-Yonkers Statesman.
The big sale at the New York Store
starts Nov. 10. Bargains in every de.
partment.
Denning's Photo Studio is open every
day in the week. Sundays 10 to 2:30.
For cut flowers and funeral designs
see Miss Brockway at Hunts grocery.
Why rot send your photograph back
to the old home at Christmas time.
There is nothing that would be appreci-
ated more. Denning guarantees to please
you and his prices are very reasonable
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

'Natuah is a good Mothah." said
the Kentucky colonel. "She supplies
eve'y deficiency that is lackin' in the
human frame. g soon as enything is
needed she's right theah with it ready
in her ham. 1t won't be long now.
I'm thinkin'. befor' shell be supplyin'
Of us with eyes in the backs Of ouah
maids, SOS we kin see when these
Leah automobiles Is comm"
Wait for the New York Store sale
which opens Friday, Nov. 18th.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Redd-"Whenever anything goes
wrong he blames 1t on his wife," els
that a fact?" yes. Why. only to-
day they were going out in their auto
mobile and the thing wouldn't bulge
an inch" Blamed that on his wife,
too. I supposed" Sure! She had
used up all the gasoline he had in the
tank cleaning her gloves"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


October 10, 1907.
Notice is heIeby given that Drayton Seaman. OF
Lamar Colo, has filed notice of his intention to
make final Communication proof in support OF his
claim. viz: Homestead Entry No: eSsl made
Is b. Range Is W, and that said proof will DO
made before the Register and Receiver. at
Lamar. Colo, on November 81, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, the land, viz: Dsnmon X. Moore, Archie 4.
Moore. Charles r. Brown, John v. Seaman, all
Of Lamar, Colo.
JoHn A. WILLIAMS
Register
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Here's man claims to have caught
a 4o-pound catfish equipped with two
tails" What would you cali him?"
"A liar on the first count and . nature
faker on the second"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Gus than ever before-Ex.
The above is a timely suggestion and
its general adoption would increase he
willingness of people to buy these goods
and also probably lessen the spread OF
contagious diseases
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

Miss Olive Miller, OF Moulton. Iowa, is
visiting at the home OF j. A. Payns's this
week.
D, B. Novels returned this week from
Kansas City, where he had been for sev
sral weeks.
}. L. Mayfield came up from Granada
on Tuesday to attend the session of the
county court.
DR.. ]. 8. Hasty went to Las Animas on
Monday to attend the meeting of the
Fort Lyon board.
State Treasurer A. f. Bent was in La
mar several days this week looking after
his local interests.
Thos Musgraves Of Seattle. Washing
ton, is in Lamar this week visiting his
SISTER, Mrs. Harry Nichols.
M. Pickel leaves tomorrow for Udall,
Kansas, where he will spend the winter
looking after his property interests there
The New York Store will be closed
next, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, to remark their entire stock Of
goods.
The family theatre is having . good
run each night and is putting up clean
and very entertaining performance that
plsases all who visit it.
"Girl Of the Streets" was given at the
opera house last Thursday evening to q
good sized audience, and was pronouno-
cd one Of the best plays Of the season.
d. H. Bane & Co. have opened an Of
fee In the rear room of the Union Ho-
tel on Olive street and have fitted it up
handsomely to handle their real estate
business.
9. @. Gregory was up from Granada
on Monday to attend the session Of the
commissioners. He left today for Kan
sas " look after some cattle recently
purchased.
w. P. Collings, has closed the deal to
lease the south room of the new temple,
and says he will open up there about the
first Of the year with stock OF general
merchandise.
Walter Eldridge, who has been In st.
Louis for several weeks, attending bust
ness school and taking vocal lessons, re-
turned home last week. He enjoyed his
stay in the big city.
W. W. Reynolds is up from Holly at
tending the session Of the board. Mr..
Reynolds was one of the stockmsn for
tunats enough to get his stock on the
market before the furry.
George Elstun, of Colorado Springs.
who recently puroh ised one ct the old
Sisson ranches and irrigating ditch near
the east end of the county, was here for
several days. arranging for extensive
Improvements on the property.
A reunion of the Strain family took
place in Lamar on Sunday at the resi-
dence Of Morton Strain. About forty
members of the family big and little
were there, many coming from q long
distance. and big time was enjoyed by
all.
Some of the young men connected
with the orders that built the new tenn
pie gave an inaue ural ball at the temple
last Friday and had a most enjoyable
evening as we'll as netting a good sized
sum for the fund to furnish the new
temple.
w. B. Smith, rustling real estate
man, of Kansas City, was here lest week
with some land seekers and sold half
section of land northwest Of town. He
expects to do considerable business in
this section and will probably be here
nvarv tuo weaka
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-11-06

You can save money by waiting for
the unloading sale at the New York
Store from Nov. 18th, until Noy. Both.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-07-26
SPLENDID RACE OF MEN.
Natives Of the Friendly Islands OF
Magnificent Physique.

The natives of the Tonga, or
Friendly islands, off the east coast OF
New Zealand, are the finest in ply.
sique of any on earth" said E. A.
Powell, Of Cleveland. Mr.. Powell Is
returning from a business trip to
Australia, where he visited several
groups of the Pacific islands. The
average height of the males is five
feet ten inches. Many of them are
over six feet. They weigh from 100
to 300 pounds and are very straight.
being built in proportion. The women
average a greater height than the
women Of America. They have fine,
strong figures and average from $50
to 100 pounds in weight. They are OF
a copper color. straight haired and
with features which made the Greeks
famous. firmly believe they are the
original Maoris, while the natives OF
New Zealand are a smaller race-ap-
parently mixture with the Monaghan
race. The islands are crescent shaped
and mostly coral. There Is either
wealth nor poverty on the islands.
Peace and contentment are in evidence
and the tribe is exceeding virtuous.
The main article Of food is the cocoa
nut, and the only drink used is the
milk of this nut"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1907-07-26
VARIOUS KINDS OF co,sAoE.
Twsnty-six Different Monetary Units
Are In Use.

Twenty-six different monetary units
are used BY the 4s principal countries
or the world. Thus. Great Britain
uses the sovereign or pound sterling;
France and six other countries OF Eu-
rope use unit equal to the franc;
and Canada and the United States use
the dollar. In value these different
units range from ~ to 4s4.33 cents OF
money OF the United States. They
are represented In their turn by coins
the values OF which are either multi
Piles or are fractional parts OF the
value OF their own chief units, and
there are no doubt at least 200 sucn
different coins, not one OF which
seems to hare value equaito that OF
any commonly known unit OF weight
as the gram, for example, or the
ounce Of gold. although 4s OF these
40 countries have accepted gold as
their, standard measure OF values. IN
the coinage OF the world there seems,
indeed, to be little that is logical or
reasonable. Adoption of a single
monetary unit or base, II not OF an
universal system OF coinage to be
used in all commerce between the ma
tons, suggests E. w. Perry In Moodys
Magazine, would be long step In
that evolution through the centuries,
because there mas been no concerted.
well planned and persistent effort to
remove the. evils Of the existing dis
order.