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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
SOME MARRIAGES.

Mrs. Alice Courtney and Mr.. James
@cCarty, of Bertrand, were married
Monday night of last week at the Epis-
copsl chapel at that place.
John Latkaukos and Nastase Mileuck-
lutte were married in Baltimore a day or
so ago. when Greek meets Creek.
there comes wedding. But don't ask
US to pronounce the names.
The wedding of Miss Mary Josephine
De Shields, daughter of Major H. C..
De Shields. of Northumberland county,
to Mr. J. L. Henley, of Tappahannock,
was celebrated Thursday, October 1st,
at III a. m, at st. Johns Episcopal
church. Tappahannock, Rev. VIM.
Meade officiating. The maid of honor
was Miss Chloe Snow, and the brides
maids Misses Linda Snow, Mary Selder
Snead, Alice Mallory. Charlotte Wright,
Saliie Wright. Sallie Henl e v !,
and Mamie Laurie Mcdaniel. The
floral attendants were Miss Rather
inc Henley and Miss Mary. Snead. and
best man Hon.. James. NJ. Lewis. The
groomsmen were a, A,s Gralle, Eugens
Philips. Chas. Sale. Dr. J.. NJ. ,Gouldin,
Chas. Gresham and Harry Gresham. =
A SILVER WEDDING: a. - :
Mr.. and Mrs. George R. Northam,
formerly of Richmond county, but now
OF Baltimore, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary Of their marriage by a
trip to Niagara Falls, Montreal, Cana
da, tour of the lakes from Buffalo and
return, and then over to Albany and
down the Hudson to New York. to the
home of their uncle, Judge B. Mullen,
Port Richmond. Staten Island, N. Y,
where they win be given reception,
and all those invited who were present
when they were married there October
10th, 1888.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09
Do You Know.

that gallon of Lead and Oil hand
made paint will not cover as much spr-
face by nearly SO per cent as the, same
quantity of :. ~;
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

uonparefi sine.
Otatnafsss, religious notices of entertain
uents. snEcussions, etc. one-hsif regular
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

All observation-disclosures or business letters
Iryington. Va. TO receive prompt attention.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-09

CARRYING LIVE FISH TO MARKET.
The German government, which is
paternal in all things, will, not allow
fish to be offered for sale in their mar
kets unless the fish are alive. A dead
fish is condemned. This has, of course.
limited the supply of fish, except salt
FISH, greatly, but of late experiments
seem to demonstrate that live fish can
be carried in tanks and kept for some
time in condition of apparent health.
Experiments made in both Germany
and France seem to prove that not only
can fish be carried in tank cars for
great distance, but that very large
numbers can be thus transported. AS
many as two tons of fish to one ton of
water have been thus carried to mar
ket. Oxygen gas is forced into the
tank that the fish may have plenty of
breath, as the close packing of fish in
so small space uses up the air contained
in the water rapidly. A Norfolk paper
writes as follows: There hardly can
be doubt that such fish would find ready
sale even at the necessarily somewhat
higher price such transportation would
entail. Surely in all the large cities
of the interior where fish are a great
delicacy, the number of consumers
would be greatly increased il the sea
fish were offered to them alive. There
seems to be no reason why depots may
not be established in the larger towns
Of the interior in which the fish may be
kept alive for at least several hours
after their reception. and prove to be
great and paying attraction for the
dealer who shall offer them for sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

came to vote, l suppose:" he added
What use? 1t would have been unani-
nous. Everybody was with the joker
man."
NO." said "Uncle Joe" seriously,
the bill on which he spoke failed to
pass. That two hours of humor did not
win single man. AS regards the futility
of eloquence, my friend, it is true the
orator is not an effective factor in legis-
lation over here. But the man who con-
tributes one hard fact, one valuable bit
of information, in the course of debate,
does often influence largely. A man with
knowledge of the subject and short,
pointed delivery will win support when
tons of Macaulayesque fights into
imagery and classic allusion will fail As
to humor-well, humor on the floor of
the House is a great deal like another
little game much depends on knowing
when to quit. I've quit"
And the Speaker drew his thin lips to-
gether and looked as if he hadn't cashed
in joke for years. But then, the rush of
a busy session is no time to come to
Uncle Joe" for an opinion on con-
gressional humor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
SELLING LAND IN BOLIVIA

nUR remote ancestors did not sell land
~ as it is sold nowadays, the seller
merely giving to the buyer an acknowl-
edged deed of the premises. According
to their customs, no land title could pass
except by transmutation of possession"
and this they accomplished by solemn
ceremony called by the old term, a
"feoffme t."
The seller and the buyer went on the
land together, in the presence of wit
nesses, usually most of the village folks
The seller took a tuft of grass or clod
of earth and handed it to the buyer, de-
claring with a loud voice his intention to
transfer to him the possession of the land
In question.
Centuries have elapsed since the Eng
lish race has sold land in this way, and
it has been supposed that the practice
had become extinct A few years ago,
however, a New England lawyer, re-
turned from Bolivia, gave the following
account of land sale within one hun
dred miles of La Paz, the Bolivian capt.
tai:
The American had climbed the Andes
to height of fourteen thousand feet,
accompanied by a native Bolivian who
had agreed to sell some mining property.
The subprefect of the province and a
llOIdl WCuI Will lllClu TIC
living on the route were called out as the
party passed along, until finally the COM
plete company numbered about three
hundred.
When the party reached its destination
the project called the assembly to order,
declared what was to be done, and the
notary wrote it down. The seller then
tore up dirt and grass with mis- hands and
handed it to the buyer, who at once began
to run wildly about the land, turn somer
saults, and cut up all manner of funny
capers.
This, the notary told the party, was to
convince the native Indians that the
purchaser had actually taken legal pos
session of the land, and he further stated
that the Indians and their descendants
would defend the newcomers title against
any and all intruders until he or his heirs
should see fit to transfer the possession
of the land to still others in a similar
manner.
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my present bony condition is not attribu-
table to that cause"
The Futility of Humor

nc Tutll1Cy Oh I1umOf
EARLY in the last session we'll known
II French journalist came into the
Speakers room. He was enthusiastic,
not to say effervescent.
Il have made great discovery" he
mechanically prefaced 1T is the joke,
the humor, that sways this great Cham
bre des Deputes' At home they say this
legislative body of your Republic is the
most undemocratic. The voice of the in
dividual does not count, since no dis
senter, no debater, no speech maker, has
any weight after bill has been made up
hard and fast by committee of just a
few men But this afternoon l have seen
what it is that moves the American Con-
gress. 1t is the joke, ever the joke, and
yet more jokes. A man did it for two
hours, and l have never heard such an
ovation as was his. He persuaded every
body. 1t was wonderful"
HIM, you heard the laughing gas
member, did your" unused the Speaker.
But you didn't wait until the bill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
By Frank R. Walton

IF the King of the Canni- By Frank
i bal Islands should come
to Chicago, he could satisfy
his appetite from the following excellent
menu:
David Trout Theodore Salmon
Walter Duck Herbert Lamb
George Liver & George Bacon
William Onions Harry Beans Virge Carrott
Ralph Cantaloupe Michael Melon
Alfred Pancake ohm Custard
Harris Cheese
James Coffee Frederick Teas
Some of these items on the bill of fare
could be ordered by the dozen; but most
of them are very rare as last names, the
Lamb being least rare. Sugar, Salt,
Pepper, Mustard, and Honey, all quite
human, can be supplied in sufficient
quantity.
1t is a mistake for anyone to suppose
that big city directory is absolutely
dry reading, though it may not be one of
the six best sellers" Having assisted in
the compilation of one recently, l can
imagine the huge address book of city
like Chicago to be a very entertaining
volume, if it is read in the right way; and
that way, of course, is to do an infinite
amount of "skipping."
The odd names are more numerous,
however, than one might imagine at first
glance One that deserves special men
ton is that of Mr.. Special, and there are
six of him in Chicago. Another name of
particular interest is the motto of the
city, Il WILL" and of course it is the
name of a woman, the l standing for
Ida No one in that city is named l
Cant, though Cant is used by several
persons as last name One man, who
is saloonkeeper, has the honor of being
able to sign himself A. Hero. Other
unique names are so numerous that it is
hard to guess which is the most unusual;
but we do not often meet with such as
John Littlejohn or Annie Sailmaker.
Would you be pleased with the last name
fancy? Perhaps you would prefer to head
the list, like Miss A. A. Aabel, or to be
the last one of the long line, like Frank
Zzkar
Between the first and the last names,
there are many that are both quaint and
odd. Messrs. Kneebone, Sweetmilk,
Greathead, Youngbig, Scattergood, Kings
baker, Goodpasture, Bluefoot, Light
heart, and Appleyard are all actual indi-
viduals in Americas second city. The
last names of many people are merely
common verbs, like Ask, Settle, Look,
and Admire The directory informs us
that Harry Wanders, William Creeps, and
Charles Sings. 1t is also stated that
James Robbs, William Stabbs, Anna
Belts, and Alice Candles
Wickedness of a Big City
PUT of course a big city is always
- wicked, and we are not surprised to
find six men named Graft and two called
Doodle. The police, however, have never
arrested two men named Killer, who may
possibly be guilty of the Death that occurs
in the directory, nor has Mr. Swindle ever
been put in jail for selling gold bricks to
innocent ruralites. Only one man in
Chicago is Sober and only twelve Drink
water.
1t would be too unfair to the Garden
City to mention only bad names; so we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

and Angel are numerous
enough to redeem the city from the fate
of Sodom, though it must be confessed
that only fifteen men Pray and only one
is Preacher. There are two persons
named Tract, and there is Bible family,
"a sort of family Bible,-but Christian
Goodman probably comes nearest to
sprouting wings.
Cupid's vocabulary is represented by
Kiss, Hug, Lovewell, Spendlove, Dear
love, Lovelock, Newlove, and Younglove;
but only one man is Hugger Mr.
Daughters, Mr.. Lass, and Mr. Niece are
all truly masculine in spite of their names,
and Mr.. Deadman and Mr. Spook have
not yet departed this life Moose, Gazelle.
Whale, Pigg, Cat, and Pidgeon are found
to be really human.
Some Real Jawbreakers
SOME of our imported citizens really
need freight car to carry their names
from place to place The following cog
nomens have thirteen, fourteen, fifteen,
sixteen, and seventeen letters respec-
lively: Beuttenmiller, Zwactziszenski,
Vandecandelaere, Schachtschneider, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, the latter being the
odd are the names with only two or three
letters, Aha, lib, Igl Egi, Re, and Elk;
but the strangest of all are the short
names composed entirely of consonants,
as for instance, Krch, Srb, and Smrz, each
used by three or more men in Chicago
Turning from these odd names to plain
John Smith, we are surprised to find
that there are only one hundred and
forty-three of him, whereas Charles John
son is listed two hundred and ninety
seven times, not to mention about three
hundred more of him with middle initials
of all sorts
1t almost makes one shudder to find a
physician named Graves and an under
taker named Kill. Quite as appropriately
named are two dentists, each being DR.
Paine Hey Bros deal in hay. Coleman
sells coal, and so do Burns Bros Beer
man, Wineman, and Rumbold each runs
a saloon. Budlong is wholesale florist
Sale is salesman. Sharp trades in surgi-
cal instruments. Wooley is leading
dealer in woolens Vestman is tailor,
and SO is Taylor. Sunday is an evangelist
SABBATH, however, is the name of two
saloonkeepers, and Amen is bartender
AS it is possible that the reader is not
satisfied with the last name that destiny
has selected, we will end this article by
presenting an alphabetical list of mis-
cellaneous oddities, all in use as last
Names and quite obviously more peculiar
and distinctive than our overworked
names of Johnson, Smith, and Jones' Of
course, if the reader finds a name in this
list that seems a good one to adopt, per-
mission to use it legally may be gained in
the usual way:
Among, Buttonnaker, Clearwater,
Dull, Easterhouse, Freak, Growl, Hooge-
veen, Igo, January, Krzemieniewski,
Lank, Mothershead, Nine, Oosterheerdt,
Puffpaff, Quitman, Redgrave, Schwin-
genschlogl, Thyfault, Upjohn, Won Den
Drisch, Whitehair, Yaap, and Zschstnikoff
We have omitted x; but there are only
four names and six men of that initial in
population of over two Millions
Xavier, Xaverins, Xelowski, and Ximinez
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CHICAGO'S HUMAN MENU

will state that such names
as Allgood, Piety, Apostle,
, 1908-07-01
RERO1SM OF A WORKMAN.

Our Vienna correspondent says:-An ex-
plosion and fire, involving consid cradle loss
of life occurred on Saturday at a celluloid
factory in Ottakring, an outlying district of
Vienna. OF the IS men, women and chill.
dren employed. II persisted in the flames
and II were more OF less severely burned;
The celluloid dust, which was drawn off from
the workshops through exhaust tube seem.
to have caught fire in the tubes from soma
unknown cause, and in a moment the whoIe
factory and ooul tyard were wrapped in @
sheet of intense flame, which consumed
everything combustibie.
The fremen, both voluntary and mrniei-
pal, behaved admirably, saving several lives
at the cost of dangerous burns; but their
pluck was eclipsed by the simple heroism Of
an old factory hand, whose deeds deserves
permanent record. At The moment of the
explosion he saved himself and several of bis
fellows by leading them in a dash through
the flaming courtyard. Though severely
scorched, he returned with the first 9 Of
.tfren1en into the courtyard and showed them
a cellar where several h~undredwelqht Of
oellnlold were deposited and helped them to-
flood it. The explosion of this deposit
would have wrecked the immediate neigh
bourhood. No sooner was this danger avert
ed, than he dashed once more through the
flames to the engine room at the back of tlre
factory, opened the valves, and prevented a
boiler explosion. When reporters asked for
his name he shook his head, saving, "You
don't need that. If [ had not done it some
body else would have done t. Times. I2th
JaAue.
, 1908-07-01

United States Department Of Agriculture in
relation to the Sea Island cotton industry
OF the States is thus referred to by the
Dsmsrara Chronicle of May Is last
The progress Of the West Indian cotton
industry, which promises to prove the saliva
tion of several Of the smaller islands, if not
In course of time to become the staple in
dnstry of these colonies, is being followed
with keen attention by the officials of that
admirably organized department, the Board
OF Agriculture at Washington. In a memo
randum issued by the Department a few
week ago the American grower of Sea Island
cotton is urged, in view of the progress Of
the industry in the West Indies, to recog-
nize that the prices of his product depend
on several factors. and that quality
is more important than quantity. Sea
Island cotton produced in the West Indies,
the Department admits, is not only equal to
the a erage American product, but completes
wife the finest quality of cotton produced
In the United States-Carolina Sea Island
rather than with the inferior product. The
Wet Indian ind ustry,' it is added, lis new
having been developed mainly since 1902,
and is yet OF small proportions. About 5000
bales per annum are at present produced;but
the industry there may grow rapidly. It
has already led the South Carolina planters
to organize III refusing to sell seeds The
moral arrived at ID that American planters
should make an organized effort TO raise the
standard OF their product, and it is pointed
out that OF the better grades a larger quanti-
~ can be sold than is now produced. Alto
gether the report is Of thoroughly encour-
aging nature to those Interested in the
industry IN the West Indian colonies.-L6id.
, 1908-07-01
LONDON AFFAIRS.
THE R"OTHERHITHE TUNNEL,

The formal opening of the Rothorhithe
Tunnel by the Prince of Wales to-day will
place at the service of the public an impor-
t@nt addition to the cross-river traffic facul-
ties between the Tower bridge and the
Blackwell tunnel.
The Rotherhithe Tune has q length, in
Guiding approaches, of 6,863t. The under-
river tunnel is l,535ft. long. There is 7 #.
of ground between the bed of the river and
the top CT the tunnel. There were very few
cases of caisson disease during the progress
of the work.
The tunnel IS the largest which has ever
been driven on the shield system for so long
a dlstarce, and certainly a shield of the d.
menslons employed-30ft. Sin. diameter and
loft. long-has never previously been driven
round a curve.
The work has cost over 81 900, OOO.-T6td.
, 1908-07-01
CONFERENCE OF c. T1oN GROWERS
SIR DANIEL MoRR1s' CLOSING ADDRESS.
(~AQrlcMItNrQL Neanal

\hJ| GCUGttETUk NS1CS.)
Dir Daniel Morris, in summing up the
various addresses, remarked that the Con
ference had been a thoroughly successful
one, and the results were likely TO be OF
considerable benefit in regard to further
efforts to establish tho cotton industry ON
successful lines. Sir Daniel continued
/ am glad to find in the address made bv
Professor d albuquerque that he drew speci-
OIL attention to the desirnbility of cotton be-
ing regarded as a rotation crop, and that if
possible, canes and cotton should be associ-
sted IN order that the large amount of veg
Staole matter obtained from the leaves of
the canes should be returned to the land so
as TO ma ntaln the supply of humus. This
Is IN accordance with the best methods ad-
opted IN advanced agriculture. At Barba-
dos, where the soil is comparatively shallow
and where it has been continuously c%ultivat-
cd for more than POO years, it is now pretty
we'll established that cotton alone cannot be
grown continuously on the same land. An
other point made by Professor d Albuouer-
que was that in stepping cotton seed in a
solution of corrosive sublimate, owing to the
fact that the seed coat so quickly alb, Orbed
the corrosive sublimate, the same solution
should not be used again for disinfectipq
a further lot Of seed. It is therefore de-
suable that a fresh solution should be used
for every separate lot Of seed. Fuller par-
ticulars in regard to this will shortly be
published Ill the Agyicu1turaE Neus.
The most important point brought for
ward by MIR. Bowel was the necessity for a
more general and careful system of seed
selection. | referred to this in my opening
remarks, and would now reiterate nv con-
viction that the future of the cotton indus
try in this island depends on the success
in raising special varieties suited to the
varying conditions of soil and climate exist
ing here also varieties capable of resisting
diseases. 1t should need no laboured arpu-
ments to show that the same kind of cotton
plant is not likely to suit the different con
ditions existing in two parishes such as st.
Philip and st. John. Notwithstanding, I
believe that with proper care and attention,
St. Lucy and other leeward parishes should
he capable of producing u good marketable
class of cotton that would pay the cultivator,
although it might not reach the highest
standard of excellence in regard to fneness.
There are already twelve estates where seed
selection experiments are being carried on
under the direction of this department.
We are prepared to extend these expert
ments still further, provided we can obtain
q hearty co operation of the growers, and
our recommendations are earried out for
several seasons consecutively.
I have already referred in my opening re-
, 1908-07-01

sure hat the problems involved are not
capable OF solution either by a change of
locality or by the evolution of a more hardy
variety of Sea Island cotton.
A vote of thanks to Sir Daniel Morris
brought the proceedings to a close.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-11
AUDITORIUM WILL
 SEAT OVER l2,0OO PEOPLE

DENVER, Colo. June ,s.-Costing s550.00 and seating I2.5o0 people. Denvers monster auditorium will throw open it's doors On June 27. The seating, decoration and arrangements for the democratic national conven- tion, which will convene in the audi torium July 2 have been completed and accepted by the national commit tee. The first floor alole will have 5000 seats. There are twentyfour ex- it's and the building can be emptied in two minutes.
 In preparation for the convention the rostrum and platform will be erected at the west side of the audi torium, with the seats for the dele gates and alternates extending along the floor of the stage proper. Upon the platform will be 445 seats, which will be reserved for the members of the national committee and for the guests of honor The number of seats on the rstrum will be 101.
 N Seats for the delegates in front of the rostrum are arranged nearly in the center of the building The nun ber of seats is 1905 and immediately behind this section are the seats of the alternates, also 1905 in number.
 The main entrance will be on Cur tis street On this side will be 1O73
Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-11
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
 FOR HORSE BREEDING

The Mexican government has by formal contract with the celebrated Jockey Club Of Mexico City. commit ted itself to the policy of encouraging fine horse breeding in this country. By this contract the government is giving in premiums for horse races $25,OOo a year for 10 years and the Jockey Club $1O,e00 year during the same time, says the Chihuahua Enterprise.
 The government subsidy is to go in to effect with the inauguration of the proposed fine race track in the Colonia Condesa of Mexico City and there Is to be special stipulation that this will not be later than the year 1910.
 It is intimated that the government subsidy may be given entirely sooner or later, to Mexican bred horses. Up to the year 1911. however, it is in the power of the Jockey Club to offer s15;OOo of the s25.0oo annual subsidy for races which foreign bred horses are admitted.-Mexican Herald.