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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Pardon Granted.

Acting Governor y O. Pindall Tues
day granted a pardon to Henry d.
Bertran, who was convicted at the
June term (90S) of the Lawrence
County Circuit Court of receiving
stolen property. and sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Revenue Cases Tried.

John Curtis, Dutch Crouch and G.
y. Davis, all of Pope county, were
arraigned Thursday before w. S. Al
len, United States commissioner, on
without paying the special tax. Cur
tbs and Davis were held to the federal
grand jury on bonds of $3.50 each and
Crouch was discharged
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Charged With Selling Liquor.

John Curtis and Dutch Crousch OF
Pope county were arrested Monday
by a deputy United States marshal
on charges of selling liquor a retah
without paving the special tax Ihey
will be given a preliminary hearing
before w. S. Allen, United States
commissioner.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
No Weevils Near MorriIton.

Special Agent A. V. Swaty of the
farmers demonstration work has re
turned from trip TO Conway and
Morrilton. AT Morrilton it was re-
ported that the boil weevil was found
in the cotton. Mr. Swaty conducted
a close examination, but failed 10
find the boil weeVil
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

The city of Vienna is now trying to
get control of mines in Moravia The
reasons given for the purchase are
the high price of coal and the difficulty
of securing a steady supply for the
municipal gas end electric plants.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
War On Mosquitoes.

War has been declared by the KOCH
Island against the mosquitoes, anu
for the first time in the history oil ~
cal railroading. the Pullman sleep
ers of that road between Little koch
and Memphis will be provided WIN
screens at the windows and doors'
One of the coaches is now being Nv
ted with the mosquito barriers III 'no
st. Louis Pullman shops, and tue ON
ers will follow. Henceforth the peru
occupant can snore in perfect peaee
unaccompanied by the maddehins
zi.n-n-n-n-n-g-sip of Amos Quito.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Pardon Is Granted.

Acting Governor y o. Pindall has
granted a pardon TO John Lancaster,
who was convicted June 49, 1908, in
the mayors court of De Queen of
petit larceny. The pardon was
granted to restore citizenship.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
To Celebrate Anniversary.

The fourteenth anniversary OF the
founding of the town OF Junction
City, Union county, is to be cele'
brated September q with a barbecue
Prominent South Arkansas orators
will be invited TO address the meet
inc
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Talk is cheap" said the old prov.
erb. But that was before these enter.
prising times when people talk from
one end of the country almost to the
other, and when inventors and scien.
lists are speaking confidently OF telo
phoning across the ocean.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Held On Larceny Charge

F. 7. Lynch, who went to no.
Springs during the hottest part y
the reform fight and was active III Wv
lid campaign through his attllia'i0n
with the Citizens Bulletin. as city eur
tor, was arrested Tuesday on a cnaie'
of larceny and committed to the couA
ty Jail in default of bond The chaiss
is made by the proprietor OF the A
ditorium bar, who alleges the tn.
of whiskey and cigars. Lynch Wa
also in the employee of the reform :
ganization as detective 70 locate s'A
bling leaks in the lid.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Justice and Decency.

Justice consists in not injuring men.
decency in not offending them
Cicero.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
CRISP NEWS.

1t is estimated that not less than
150, 900 Americans visited London this
season.
Today at shutdown begins the 5669th
year of the Hebrew calender and is
celebrated all over the world by Jews.
The Virginia Portland Cement Com
pany of Stanton has closed down, and
1000 hands are thrown out of work.
1t is large establishment, with a mil
lion and half capital.
Cholera has broken out in Russia and
it is stated that there are / 1000 cases in
st. Petersburg alone, and 5000 cases
in the southwest provinces. 1t has also
made its appearance in Manila, where
several cases have been reported. An
exceedingly high death rate has caused
much alarm.
The fund for building a Masonic
Temple in Fredericksburg as a memoir
ial to George Washington. the Mason
who was initiated, passed and raised in
Lodge No. 4, of that city, is rapidly
growing, and the projectors in the
movement are exceedingly encouraged.
All of the subordinate lodges in the
United States will be asked to contrib
ute to this object. The fund has al
ready reached nearly $1,000.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
SOME DEATHS.

William d. Haynie, formerly of Nor
thumberland county but late of Freder-
icksburg, died of his home in that city
Thursday night. aged 60 years. He
served in the Confederate navy. A
widow and several children survive him
Thos. d. Short, ex-Confederate, dieG
suddenly of apoplexy at his home in
Westmoreland county last week. He
left five children. three daughters, all
married, and two sons by his first wife,
and a widow to whom he was married
less than year.
1t is with deep sorrow we chronicle the
death of Mrs. Maria Davenport. which
occurred at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. F. Oldham, near Emmerton, Sep
TENDER 18th, in her 18th year. Mrs.
Davenport had been in declining health
for about two years, and for the past
six months had been with her daughter.
where loving hearts and willing hands
had ministered skillfully and tenderly to
her every need. She leaves one sister.
Mrs. Roberta Curtis. a daughter and
son, Mrs. T. N. Oldham, of Emmerton.
and r. b. Davenport, of Sharps.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
FOREST FIRES AND DROUGHT.

The forest fires in Pennsylvania
and New York are proving
very serious matter. The drought
has been unbroken now for
nearly two months and the fires are
raging over many miles of forest ter
ritory, while many of the small streams
are entirely dry. Fifteen million bushels
of coal lie in Pittsburg. ready to be ship.
ped to points south and west, and the
state of the rivers is such that naviga-
ton is much impeded by low water. 1t
seems certain that the river coal mines.
employing some 5000 men. will be
obliged to shut down. Meantime forest
fires in the Adirondacks are spreading,
and much damage is being reported.
The fires in Wisconsin seem to have
abated in some districts, but many
square miles of territory has been
burned over and forests burned, as well
as many homes destroyed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
FLYING MACHINE WRECKED.

The Wright flying machine, on which
such hopes were built and which seemed
to have been perfect success in the
many fights made by it, came suddenly
to disastrous and tragical ending on
September 18th. Orville Wright, who
has made SO many flights and whose
success seemed assured, made an ascent
from the parade ground at Fort Myer,
Va, near Washington, on that day, taking
with him Lieutenant Selfridge of the u
s. army. For few circling fights the
machine acted as well as usual, making
the circles and seemingly being unde,
as perfect control as it had ever been,
when suddenly it careened, fiounderec
in the air at height of about rs feet
and was precipitated to the earth with
crash, fatally injuring Selfridge ano
terribly injuring Wright, who suffered
broken thigh and several ribs, besides
many surface wounds. Lieutenant Self
ridge died in short time after the ac-
cident without regaining consciousness,
his skull having been fractured. an6
Wright, although not fatally hurt, will
inevitably be laid up for many weary
weeks.
The wreck Of Orville Wright's flying
machine at Fort Myer, did not pre-
vent his brother. Wilbur, from making
flight in France few days later. His
success was complete, the machine
being under perfect control, and the
flight was sustained for over an hour
and-a-half. At times it was so obscured
by the heavy mist as to be lost sight of.
but the aviator descended without ac-
cident, amid the acclamations of an
immense crowd. among whom was the
American Ambassador, Mr.. White.
Orville Wright. is pronounced out of
danger, and says he will try again as
soon as he is able. The wreck of the
machine was due to no fault in the
design, the principle being perfect, but
was due to misplaced wire that fouled
with the propeller
The Wrights have the sympa thy
of the world, as their courage, grit and
daring, coupled with their wonderful
inventive ability, has made them not
only known worldwide. but has won
them the admiration of all who have
followed their course.
Of course this will not put an end to
the attempts at flying, for man is ad-
venturous and inventive, but it will re-
quire more courage possibly for the
future in venturing on voyages that
involve so many and great risks.
The history of flying machines and
balloons is full of records of disaster,
from the day when two men of France
assembled in hot-air balloon, only 70
have the balloon take fire and precipi-
tate them to the earth, the fall involv-
ing instant death; down to the Inflated
machine of Count Zephlin, who after
making splendid record and sailing for
hundreds of miles, had his air-ship take
fire after landing and consumed few
weeks ago. and Orville Wright's disaster
last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
EXIT FORAKER.

1t seems from recent revela-
tons, that the Scripture saying that
what Is told in the closet will be repeated
on the housetop is turning out to be a
literal fact in so far at least as Sem
ator Foraker is concerned. Just how
the private letters of that gentleman.
letters written him by Mr.. Archbold
of the Standard Oil Company, and sup
posed to be the profoundest of secrets.
have gotten into the hands of Hearst,
is past finding out. Might it not be
possible that John Rockefeller, who
confesses himself miserable sinner.
having still revengeful feeling in his
heart for the prosecutions of the Amin
istration, quietly divulged some of the
Foraker secrets, hoping to spoil Mr..
Taft's schemes and so be Indirectly
reyenged on Roosevelt? Stranger
things have happened in political under
tow doings. In any case 'it's an i'll
wind that blows nobody good" That
Joe Bailey should be implicated in the
matter seems scarcely possible, for
although Hearst himself is capable
of any sort of vengeance-wreaking.
he hardly has a bomb for the Texas
Senator. The fact that he has seen a
letter stating that Senator b. has
been asked to 'call at 26 Broadway, the
Office of the Standard Oil Company, is no
proof that it is Joe Bailey, and indeed
1t looks like cooked up affair so far as
Bailey IS concerned. But Foraker is
hard and fast on the reef and must go
to pieces. What would not Taft give to
have had this bomb exploded before, in
stead of after, his love feast with the
Ohio Senator? 1t will go hard, but that
the "favorite son" will be tarred by
the pitch he has inadvertently handled,
and that Ohio, in disgustof the touch of
Standard Oil, will turn down the ticket
for conscience sake"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25

as the Inquirer suggests would
be adequate. Still, u beginning
is worth while. We quote from
that paper:
1t is said we have no direct outlet for
our products. and therefore farming
would be an Improbable enterprise
If some energetic farmer on the Poto-
mac or its tributaries would plant heav-
lily in some truck adapted to this soil,
it is possible he would find an outlet by
way of Popes Creek Railroad, and
eventually establish shipping point
there. This would give employment to
our boatmen after the oyster season
closes, bringing to these counties
thousands of dollars to circulate among
our people which they do not now have
When this is undertaken by two OF
three farmers, others will fall in line
and there would be fewer tax sales or
lands and other property. The price Of
land would advance, and greater de
mand for everything else would be es
tablished. On account of the growth
and development of this section i
would become necessary to extenS
railroad facilities through the Northern
Neck to relieve the congestion that
would take place.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
KETCH AVIS FROM EVERYWHERE

Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Wright. of
Lancaster county, are visiting Mrs. T.
{. Mcdaniel at this place. - Tappahan-
mock Democrat.
Miss Flora Mason is visiting Miss
Elsie Wexford in Richmond county.
Misses Ellen Browne and Bessie
B. Davis, Of Middlesex county, were
recent guests of Mr.. George S. Davis
and family.-Free Lance.
Mr.. Glenn Haynie, of Reedville. Va.
brought over party on the 18th in his
tast yacht, among them being our jolly
and good natured citizen, Sam Clifford.
looking as well as ever. He left that
night, taking back Mrs. S. Clifford
who will visit number of friends over
there. Harborton Corr. in Peninsula
Enterprise.
Ben Davis, of police steamer Com
modore Maury, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at his home here.
Carey Jones left today (Thursdayl for
William and Mary College, where he
will attend school this session.
Large congregations have been attend
ing the revival services at the Methodist
church during the past week. The
pastor, Rev. r. L. Busby. is presenting
the Gospel with marked fervor and earn
estness' Rev. G. Y. Bradley, of Lam
caster. preached for him most accepta-
bly, last Sunday night, and presiding
e1der Gayle has been rendering valuable
assistance. -Southside Sentinel.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

Commission of Fisheries will meet in
Norfolk Friday afternoon and night,
September 25th.
The sponge fishery of Florida is
quite an industry, employing some 800
boats and 1,6O0 hands, these are mostly
Greeks.
Fish clogged the pipes carrying water
from the tank to a locomotive on the
Reading railway and rendered the en-
CINE useless. Examination showed
that 200 fish were in the tank. some of
considerable size.
When a cake of ice. stored away two
years, melted near Middletown, N. Y,
frog was seen in the center, and af-
ter being exposed ten minutes to the
sun he hoped away, apparently in
good health.
Shells of the scallop, a shell-fish of
the oyster species, that grows largely
on the Atlantic Coast, are so valuable
that oyster planters are paying Is cents
per bushel for them, using them on
planting grounds. Scallops are caught
in Long Island Sound and sell for 81. SO
per gallon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
TRUCKERS NOTES.

The time is at hand for fall seeding
of cereals in Virginia. The date of seed
ing winter grains largely governs their
ability to withstand winter freezes, and
it also affects the yield. A circular on
this subject, written by T. B. Hutche-
son, has been received from the Vir-
GINA Agricultural Experiment Station.
The results of four years experiments
show that winter wheat gives best re-
suits when seeded near the first of Oc-
tober, and that it gradually falls off
in yield when sown earlier or later.
Oats have yielded best when sown
by September 18th, or even earlier; rye
and barley on LIST. These results were
secured in Allegheny Virginia;-dates
10 to Is days later will give best re-
suits east of the Blue Ridge. The cir
cular mentioned can be obtained free
by writing to Virginia Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, Blacksburg, Virginia.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
ALWAYS PROGRESSIVE.

1t is with pleasure we note that some
of our contemporaries, especially the
VIRGINIA CITIZEN, are beginning to
recognize the value of quick transpor-
tation in this section of Tidewater Vir-
ginia, SO as to give on outlet for our
products. This is vital question, and
should not be allowed to slumber. The
newspapers can do much towards ex-
plotting our natural advantages, which
would otherwise lie dormant and unat-
tractive to outside capital. We are
with you in any discussion calculated to
bring Northern Neck prominently be-
fore the world. -Westmoreland In
ouirer
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25

OFFENSIVE partizanship is a
queer thing. Apostoffice clerk in
North Carolina is told that unless
herefuses q nomination for State
Senator he will be discharged,
and a mail carrier in the west is
reduced q grade or so for some
such similar offense. They were
guilty OF ''pernicious activity"
lfyOu are aservant of Uncle Sam
you must not work for party.
That seems all right, and proba-
bly, is the correct thing. But a
cabinet official is understood to
be an United States officer-any
way he draws his salary as such
but he can quit office, 90 over
the country and spend months
OF "work for the party" and his
acts and absence entail no "per-
nicious activity" whatever. The
President can leave the White
House, go off anywhere and for
any time. He. is not guilty of
any offense, but the poor railway
clerk or mail carrier who wants
to work a little for his party is
sternly told to ''quit that, or
you'll lose your place.. It's a
wonderful thing to be a great
man and have a high-up place.
At one time this summer there
was not a single Cabinet official
IN Washington, so it is said.
Wonder who writes them leaves
of absence?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
Communicated
ARE VOTERS DRIFTING TO BRYAN?

am only a business man, not ,
| politician in any sense, in the gen
eral acceptation of the term, though
have given much of my time both il
private life and as public official, il
favor of the best political methods
both in national and municipal admin,
istrations, hence just few words re-
garding the approaching presidential
election.
People may not understand how diff.
cult it is to vote out of power any
national administration that is entrench.
ed in Office by twenty-five to fifty
years of political success.
Referring to the charge that the
present Administration has abused the
trust so generously confded to it by the
people, United States Senator Forake Ell
strongly states and illustrates this
point as follows: "All the powers OF
the executive are consolidated in a sim
gle individual. He has in his own hands
all the tremendous power Of public pa.
tronage. He has under his control anc
subject to his will, so far as their tenure
of Office is concerned, many thousands OF
Office holders, and more than 5000 Sc.
cret Service men, whose highest law is
his bidding"
Now, if President Roosevelt, as |,
charged by his friends and opponents
has used and is using such tremendous
power and influence In favor of Mr.
Taft and Of his election. we can real
ize what vantage ground it gives t,
his party.
Men who range themselves on the
corrupt side Of power will be found il
both the Republican and the Demo
cratic parties, and perhaps always will
be, but this should not prevent us a.
individuals or as a nation from having
high ideals for candidates and for par
ties, even if We fail sometimes in Sc
curing them.
AS an expression of the political ten
denotes of the voter. I would state
that without my solicitation, l have
been advised by three Republicans Of
intelligence and standing, one of whom
is Federal Office holder 1.-TWO of then
stating that they were displeased with
present political conditions created BY
the Republican partly that they would
vote for Mr.. Bryan. while the Fedora
Office holder stated he would do so but
for the fact that it might cost him his
position.
Of course, we know it is how a man
votes that counts more than what he
simply feels and believes, but if this
feeling of resentment and these condi.
tons exist among the Republican voters
to any extent, is it not a sign and q
promise that at the coming election the
people of this great country in voting
will be influenced less by unreasonable
prejudice and uncurbed political pas.
sions? And If so, it should encourage the
hope, if not cause US to realize the fact
that wise selection by the people OF
this country will be made for a Presi.
dent of these United States, and that
the rule of the people by the people
will become condition and not theory.
RICHARD j. BIGGs.
Baltimore, Md.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
Friday. September 90, 1905.

AND now there is bigger row
in Ohio over Foraker than was
stirred up over Joe Bailey in
Texas, and this likewise because
boil. twill be remembered that
Foraker made up withTTaft, OF
TAFT with Foraker, and all was
JOY and peace in the happy fami-
~ business. Foraker was to get
on the band wagon. make
speeches for the Administration
ticket and the "oh-be-joyful''
business was in full blast. Now
it is suddenly discovered that
Foraker-bad man-had been
guilty of taking a large fee from
the Standard Oil Company whilst
a member of the L. S. Senate.
Tor value received" The ever
meddling Hearst, it seems. dis
covered the criminal act and OF
course it was just to his hand
to tell" The Taft men are flu.
rious and declare that Foraker
shall have no more to do with
the business of electing the AID.
ministration candidate and that
he must get down and out at
once. 1t would seem from the
record that the Taft men were,
many OF them, opposed to the
making. up with Foraker, believ-
ing that no good could come OF
taking in n man who had fought
the Administration so long and
bitterly, but harmony considera-
tions prevailed and the reconcil-
lation was effected. Now they
are ardently wishing they hadn't
done it, for if there is poison in
the political air anywhere it is
when the smell of Standard Oil
prevails. Thus 1.-The mills of the
gods grind slowly, yet they
grind exceeding small" and
they grind out to the "wick-
ed indicators" some sort of
crudelustice, and the Democratic
party will surely profit by the
family fight in the State ofmany
Presidential aspirants.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25

The Westmoreland Inquirer
recently had a leading article on
the inadequate transportation
facilities of the Northern Neck and
urges theplan of a boat to Pope's
Creek, Maryland, where a branch
OF the Pennsylvania road touches
the Potomac. The INQUIRER
thinks that the boats occupied in
the winter in clustering might
find employment in the summer
In carrying produce to the rail
way and thus find a closer mar.
ket than by the present steamer
lines. There should be better
facilities for the vast amount OF
trucking that would be done, had
this region better opportunity
for market, but it would hardly
seem that such meagre facilities
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-25
BASE BALL.
Baltimore, Md

Kilmarnock club was defeated in
Crisfield Wednesday by score 10 to 6.
Irvington and Kilmarnock played their
last game of the season at Kilmarnock
Friday, which was victory for the
visitors. Score to O.
A game at White Stone Saturday
between teams hurriedly gotten up of
players of that place and Irvington,
resulted in favor of the home team.