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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03

The session of the Legislature,
Justclosed, disclosed many men of
genIus--roets, orators, scholars,
statesmen and the like. There was
none more prominent in hard fight
ing and extemporaneous eloquence
than the handsome young delegate
from Elizabeth city, Hon. Harry Il.
Houston, who will surely come to
the fore at the proper time in the
First Congressional District, and
later, If he lives, in State affairs.
Here is a gem from one of his i'm.
promptu illusions caught by one of
the stenographers:
In the language of Shakespeare, >"
said Delegate Houston, "a rolling
stone spareth not the child if he IS
gathering moss; so it is in my mind a
wrong thing Tor us to reflect upon
those who cannot do us harm. because
the law upholds those who labor in the
vineyard, and Jest at scars who never
felt wound. Hamlet SAYS never hit a
man IN the back when he is down. and
it has been my practice to always give
the under dog chance to prove that
he hasn't the traits that people try to
hasten upon him, and l would rather
cut dog tail off little at q time to
save pain. There are other things TO
be considered when we come to think
OF 1t, but / refrain from saying some of
the things that carry In nv mind. and
when my friend Mundy says a few
things In defense of the situation Won
cannot blame him, for he knows which
side OF the butter the bread is on. And.
now, move that we lay the resolution
under the table,"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03

SENATOR NOEL, Republican, who
could not bear to see such a man as
Judge Rhea sit on the Corporation
Cjmmission-not because unworthy,
but because Noel and his followers
fund trap for Democrats to walk
into-raised his stentorian voice
against the removal of Judge Black
stone. Says the Petersburg paper
"Here is another case 10 which the
jewel consistency does not shine with
conspicuous lustre. Senator Noel,
whose high sense of political purity
and morality would not tolerate
Judge Rhea, now stands forth to
defend Judge Blackstone as the VIC
tim of political persecution"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03

The CITIZEN sditor fell into as
grave error in attributing owner.
ship of the Staunton Dispatch to
Hon. A. Caperton Braxton as did
our esteemed contemporary in its
structures upon the Legislature for
passing no oyster laws. The bril-.
liant lawyer has no pecuniary inter-
est in the paper. We apologize, and
make correction, gladly. Verbum
sap.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
Friday, April 3, 1905.
GOOD, BAD AND INDIFFERENT


To have a representative in the Leg
islature. or in Congress, that truly
represents his people is good thing.
A Representative may be able, in one
sense and yet not be worth picayune.
Ability counts, but the cold -blooded
man, always looking out for self and
riding under heel all who do not
agree with him and are not thorough
ly subservient to him, who antago-
nizes unnecessarily other members of
the body or the officials that are in
power, Is better left at home. In the
halls of legislation district or Sec
tion would be far better off if 1t
had no representative to hold down
the allotted seat 10 be of service
one must not only have ability but
he must be warm hearted, making
friends and not always Directing in
season aud out of season. Any rep
resensative of ordinary ability can
easily prevent the passage of acts,
but this negative position is of little
good to his constituents. 1t takes
a whole lot of the right kind of man
to get good things for his people.
The usefulness of such men is well
illustrated in the following from the
Danville Register:
MR.. KEEZELL's VICTORY.
The value of an experienced public
servant was never better illustrated
than by the work of State-Senator Geo.
II. Keezell, Rockingham veteran mem.
Der, in securing for his town of Harri.
sonburg one of the normal schools to be
established by the State. In the face OF
stout opposition and great competition
from other towns, Mr.. Keezell. by
means of his experience in legislation,
his tactfulness and energy and his in.
fiuence with the finance committee. sue
ceeded in winning out handily, with the
result that the people who have so often
and so repeatedly honored him will be
the beneficiaries. The retention of such
useful and valuable public servants is
an evidence of wisdom on the part of
their constituents.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
CLOSING OUT SALE.

skIE ARE CLOSING OUT OUR EN-
~ tire Stock of well assorted goods
~ at actual Cost and below III order
to close business September LIST. Also
sloop VIM. M. Ward, in prime condi-
ton, capacity 400 bushels oysters, at a
sacrifice price.
FREDERICK DOWNING & Co.,
Sharps, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
SALE OF GASOLINE LAUNCH.

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
the Circuit Court of Lancaster
county, entered on the 10th day of
March, 1908, in the suit of the Marine
Paint Corporation against the Fisher
les Company, l will sell for cash to the
highest bidder, at the landing of John
j. Vinegar, on Dymers Creek, in Lam
caster county, at 3 p. M, on the Goth
day of April, 1908, the Gasoline Launch.
Whisper. This sale conveys to the
purchaser such title only as came un.
der the control of the court.
JAMES A. CHowNING,
Sheriff, Lancaster Co., Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-04-03
PAID UP CAPITAL $1,000 900.
Your Money
Will Draw
3 per cent Interest

and be subject to check whenever YOU desire (samo 80
National Bank deposited with this strong and
y managed institution which under the direct sunarvs;or
OF the United States government same as National Ranks
Our facilities are unsurpassed for handling all classes of
accounts and the best interest Of the small depositor
looked AFTER the same the large depostor
Wills written for customers without charge Cores.
pondence invited.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15

Yesterday for few minutes tha,o
was quite panic in the store of o. =
Phillips. The Malleable Range man of
South Bend is having demonstafion
of his range there. While filling III
reservoir, the store being crowded
someone bumped against him and sniII,
ed lot of the cold water on the ranga
When the cloud of steam cleared ave.
the visitors expected to see a hsdI,,
cracked top, but were much SUNRISE
to find it ali right. The Malleah,e mo-
explained to them that it is inpossihIa
to crack his stove, and to prove -
threw piece of ice on it. The So,,tS
Bend Range is made of MaIleable fhn
unbreakable iron. 1t is imposs;hlo ~
burn or fire crack it. He then exnIa;r
ed that it is also three-ply, being rire+
ed together just like a boiler II :,
truly wonderful range a great baEaS
and economizer of fuel. Everyone who
visits this exhibit receives hot biscmitO
and cup Of delicious coffee. and aro
presented with handsome cook booC
and useful souvenir free.
You should also see the beapt;fn,
premiums they are giving AWAY tb;s
week to every purchaser of 2 ranoa
Ali who see the range admit If wopId
be cheap at twice the price. bnt tba
Malleable folks are generous and ye e,U
liberal with their patrons. 10y
2 All who fail to call at E. O. Phil;ln.,
during the exhibit this week will miss
a treat. ''
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
The Drouth Becoming Alarming.

The drouth in the section of the
State lying between Louisville and
Cincinnati and Louisville and Win
chester has become alarming, especi-
ally in the parts that are not traversed
BY samll streams. In many instances
farmers in the dry belt have been put
to great deal OF trouble i'm supplying
water for their stock. Many farmers
have been compelled to haul water sew
erai miles, but most of the large farms
In that section have within the last
few years been supplied with deep
wells, operated by windmiIs or gaso-
line engines. In former years drouths
were more distressing, but farmres
have equipped themselves against such
disasters to large extent. The Lou
isville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany has been compelled for a month
or more to haul water to supply its
engines.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Absolutely False"

Z William j. Bryan spoke Saturday
afternoon and night to large crowds in
Cumberland, Md. Farmers and labor
ing men from three States attended
the meetings, and there was much en-
thusiasm. During the day Mr.. Bryan
was asked regarding the statement
made at Atlanta Friday night by Will
liam r. Hearst that Mr.. Bryan four
months ago asked his support for the
presidency. promising to support
Hearst in 1912. Absolutely false
was the only comment the Democratic
candidate would make. Mr.. Brayn
Sunday was the guest of John T. Nc
Graw, Democratic National Commit
teeman of West Virginia, at Deer
Park.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
TOBACCO news.
Interesting Notes Bearing on the
Tobacco Situation OF Interest to
All Tobacco Growers.
NOTICE
To ali members of the Burley Tobac-

To ali members of the Burley Tobac-
co Society =
Your attention is hereby urgently
called to the fact that the bylaws of
the Burley Tobacco Society provide
that on the last Saturday in September
of each year all members of the Socie-
ty shall, meet at 2 D. m. Fat their re-
spective voting places and shall elect
one of their number delegate TO re-
present his precinct at an election to be
Saturday in October of each year for
the purpose of electlng a director OF
this Society.
The precinct delegate not only casts
the vote of mis- constituents in the cleo
tion of member of the District Board
from his county, but ne is also a MEM
Der of the County Broard of Control
in his county.
In order that the election shall ex-
press the will of the members of the
Society, let every member be at the
regular precinct voting place at pm.
on the last Saturday in September.
Look We out among you men OF
honest report, full Of wisdom, whom
we may appoint over this business ::
men of integrity, business ability and
public spirit.
Do not neglect this important duty
and then complain of results. The flu
ture of the Burley Tobacco Society de-
ponds upon the character and ability OF
the men elected on the County Boards
of Control and on the District Board
at the ensuing elections.
Remember the day, the hour. the
place, and the Importance of your duty
in this election.
Z All samples Of 1907 tobacco should
be sent to the fcentral office at Win
chester as early as possible. While the
days are long and bright the grading
can be done much more satisfactorily
than when the weather is cold and the
skies dark. 1t is greatly to the inter
est of the farmers as well as to the So
ciety that samples be sent as soon as
they can be properly prepared.
Done by order of the Executive Com
mittee.
CLARENCE LEBUS,
9Sep2t. Chairman.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15

The dedication of the Widows and
Orphans Home of the Knights of
Pythias of Kentucky, will take place
at Lexington, Sunday. Sept 20. The
Grand Lodge will convene The follow
ing day in the same city. Many thous-
andssof Knights and their wives will
attend the dedication from all parts
of the State. The A. j. Lovely Com
pany Uniform Rank, and Rathbone
Lodge are making great preparations
to attend. Special railroad and inter-
urban rates.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
State Medical Society.

The Fifty-third Annual Meeting of
the Kentucky State Medical Associa-
ton will be held at Winchester, Sept.
% to the 25th, inclusive. DIR. c. q.
Daugherty, of this city, is on the pro-
gram for a paper on 'sDilatation of
the Heart" This will be one Of the
biggest meetings of the Society held
for years.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Report On School Code.

An outline of what the scope of the
report to the General Assem-
bly, on the school code should embrace
has been prepared by Prof. j. G..
Crabbe, Superintendent OF Public In
struction. and has been submitted to
the Education Commission, which will
meet at Frankfort again on Sept. g.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Wheat Wanted.

Before selling your wheat see US, or
call phone number 81. We buy at all
stations on F. & c. and l.. & N. r. R.,
We will store your wheat in our ware
houses at Centerville, or at Millers-
burg, or in our elevator at Paris.
Plenty of sacks.
30jetf r. B. HUTCHCRAFT.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Shoots Brother-in-Law.

M. l.. Hale. former deputy sheriff of
Pulaski county, shot his brother-in-law,
Hamlet Dillon, five. times at Washing
ton, Ind, Saturday. Domestic trouble
was the alleged cause.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Meeting With Success

The Committee appointed bv tho
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows of Ken.
lucky, for the purpose Of solicitinc
funds for establishing home for ind.
gent Odd Fellows and wives is receiv-
ing encouraging letters from lodges all
over the State. One. hundred sni
forty-four Individual members of RorrI
bon Lodge No: %, of this city. have
pledged and signed for 81, los. rs. and
there are about forty more members to
report yet. All members who have
not subscribed or signed their pledge
will please see E. B. January. Chair
man, at once and tell him how much
they will give toward the movement
as he desile 70 report next week.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Investigating Midway Fire

The United States Government is IN
vestigating the recent distiIlerv 6ro ~ ~
Midway, Ky. There are strong rnn9o -
of incendiary origin. ~'-'0iS
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-09-15
Commercial Club Day.

Thursday will be Commercial Club at
the Cynthiana Fair, Sept. 1926. 1905
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

report where there is anything
charged against the Milwaukea
road for their line from Cham
berlain to Rapid City, and the
Northwestern was only assessed
at the rate of 81, 900 per X lie.
These are things which the
taxpayers should think about.
Thev are cold facts, aud we can
show TIE record W any man who
cares to come in and look at IT..
Everyone Of the items We have
given is ofiicial.
The insurgent papers dare not
talk OF assessed valuation, but
rather try To blind the public >
eyes tn the real facts Of the mat
ter by talking about the levy OF
this year asd former years and
and not saying anything about
increase Of assessed valuations,
out all proportion to the actual
increase in value Of the prop
erty.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

A great deal OF talk has been
going the rounds Of the insur
gent press now about the awful
lies being told by the stalwarts
as to the increase in taxes this
year. They claim which Is true
that the levy is no higher than
in former years; but notice: in
all their long speeches aud artl :
cles on this subject you cant
lind one word about the assessed
valuations. They won't talk
about it. Why? Because it il
there that the raise was made.
The state auditors report shows
an increase in the number OF
acres OF farm land OF 3.29 per
cent, and au increase in the as
sessed valuation Of 2O.5l per
cent. This raise means that the
farmers of South Dakota are
paying taxes on an increase in
asse seed valuation Of e26, Sal, $50.
Bnt this is by no means the
worst Of it. The assessed valna
ton of farm stock has also been
increased as follows. &C cording
TO the same report: Horses,
ll.32 per cent. Cattle, % per
cent Ia one class, while In other
classes there was q decrease.
Mules and asses, Increased 5.42
per cent. Swine, 81 n per cent
increase. That il what the far
mer has 70 stand for, and now
let us look q moment IT the
other side OF this tax question,
as given IN the same report.
The increased valuation Of bank
stock Was 1901 per cent. while
the assessment was DECREAS-
ED A.88 per cent An increase
ia value and : decrease in the
amount Of taxes paid.
We also fail 70 see in this sam .
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

Below we append a few things
in which the legislature Of this
state did not do as they promis
ed before the last election:
They did not
Pass any law TO lower the
freight rates.
Pass any law lowering the
passenger rates.
Try to lower telegraph rates,
or telephone tolls.
Pass any bill to give the peo-
pie the interest ON the state
funds,
But the administration has
Forced the farmers TO pa Y
higher taxes aud decreased those
Of the banks.
Increased appropriations over
S6UO,Uu'.
Created new Offices.
We should think OF these
things pretty seriously before
we are once more called upon "
put in nomination men for the
Offices which have to do with
these things, aud see to II that
the right ones are selected.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

lumber producing states, tho,
on the other hand the amount
prod duced in Michigan, Wiscon.
sin, Minnesota, Georgia, Ken.
tucky, Tennessee, Missouri, In
diana and Ohio fell off anywhere
from 90 to 54 per cent.
The highest priced native
woods are walnut, hickory aud
ash and the cheapest are larch
and white fur. From the fact,
however, that since 1899 the av
erage increase in the price Of
lum Der has been 40 per cent,
it will not he long before cheap
woods are few and far between.
Figures upon the lumber cut
of the United States in 1906 are
contained in Circular l22 of the
Forest Service which can be
had upon application to the
Forester, U. s. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07
POM WANTED ne MWCASn STORE
Public Sale

will offer for sale at my place
two miles nortl, of Wagner The
following property; sale begin =
1t 10 clock sharp nn Mouda j .
FEBRUARY 10. 1908
HORSES team well match.
81 gray geldings coming 4 and 5
VT 2a-5i. team bays coming . aud
4 vt aI50. bay coach mare com :
ing 0 wt 1850, bay mare io yr
old VT iluo. | pony mare 2 yr
old W. 900, 2 = yr old colts and
2 yearling colts.
CATTLE mich cows, one
3 yr old heifer. | Shorthorn bull
4 yr old. 2 Shorthorn yearlinx
bulls, | bull calf.
MACHINERY--s It Deerin Z
binder nearly new, 2 mowers. /
II II disc drill, | II inch gang
plow, IL Inch walking plow, 10
inch sulky plow. corn plow
! corn planter 100 rods wire, 2
lum Der Wagons, III II hay rake,
] bay rack, 3 feed bunks, 2 sets
work harness, 2 sets driving
harness, 40 lb saddle, incubator.
Free lunch at noon. Usual
terms will be given.
w. G. DONAHUE
j. NJ. Doyle, +. s. Strohb chm.
Auctioneer. Clerk.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07
The 0r eaGsst Lsnibsr cst.

More lumb Der was cut in the
United States last year than in
any other year in its history.
The enormous amount of 81
55O. 736 board feet was prod duc-
ed and the mill value of this was
1921 Isl, 1888. In addition there
were produced II, 1858, 260, ,N)O
shingles valued at $24, l55, ,555
and 1872. .80., 900 lath valued at
&l1.490, $50. On the whole, it is
safe to say that the present an
nual lumber cut of the United
States approximates 40 billion
feet, and that the total mill value
Of the lumb ber. lath and shingles
each year produced is not less
500. 100000. These figures
give some idea Of how vast is
the lumber industry and how
great is the demand for its pro-
ducts.
A glance ct the kinds Of lum-
ber produced shows very clear
" the passing Of white pine and
oak, one the greatest softwood
and the other the greatest hard.
wood which the forest has ever
grown. Since 1899 the cut OF
white pine has fallen OF more
than 40 per cent, while that OF
white oak has fallen OF more
than 80 per cent. Today yellow
pine leads all other woods in the
amount cut, while Douglas fir-
and this will be . surprise TO
many-comes second. Since
1890 the cut OF Douglas 6r has
Increased 1856 per cent. Lonisi-
ana il the foremost yellow pine
state, with Texas, Mississippi
and Arkansas folio wing in or
der. Washington produces by
far the greatest amount Of
Douglas tir.
A comparison Of the lum Der
producing states shows that
since 1899 there have been many
changes In their relative rank.
Washington, which ia 1899 stood
sixth, now leads, while Wiscon.
sin, which eight years ago led
III others, II now third. In the
same period Oregon, Louisiana,
Nississippi. Idaho, and cali.
fornia made great strides q
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

President is in favor Of taking
the kids by the scruf OF the
neck and making the welking
ring with them occasionally.
He thinks the rod is "spoiled
too much by sparing the "kid. /"
He 10 right; boy who has q
home and uses it only as q place
to sleep in the latter part OF the
night and to eat three times per
day ought to be taken ty the
slack of the pants aud brought
home and introduced to his fam.
lily, 10 the father who has cared
fer him since he was q baby,
ind to his mother, who still has
every move he makes in mind.
just as she did when he wore
waddling clothes, aud will have
SO long as he lives at home, no
matter If he is 40 years of age.
This rod sparing epoch should
not begin at the age Of IA nor 10
nor 20 nor 30, out up until the
boy is discarded by his parents,
not the parents discarded by
him.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

Charles Mix county has eight
papers, aud they are divided up
politically as follows: "rwo
stalwart republican papers. the
New Era and Platte Epitome;
two insurgent papers. tho Ged :
des News and Platte Enterprise;
three democratic papers, the
Geddes Record. Lake Andes
Wave and Wheeler Courier: one
insurgent democratic.republi-
can paper. the Wagner Leade r..
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

The Stalwart rally at Mitchell
last week seems to have been u
great meeting from all reports.
Some 907 delegates and alter.
mates we're present and entitled
to seats. The meeting was the
greatest political gathering
eyer held in the state outside
OF q state convention.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07
Lease Of -ommos schoo. / lands.

Notice is hereby given that on
March 2lst. 1903. all the uu.
leased com mon school lands in
Charles Mix county. will be of.
fered for lease 1T public auction,
between the hours oil 10 O'Clock
.. IN. and 5 o'clock p m, IT the
front-door Of the court house In
said county.
Dated At Pierre, Jan. 8, 1908.
II O. G. DoKKEN.
Com missi )ner of School and
Public Lands. il7 mia
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07

This has been . glorious win
ter this year In South Dakot Ia,
and we cannot complain il we
do have some pretty sti6 wea-
ther now.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07
Crawford we'll guess nit,
we're on the band wagon for Kit.

Wonder what "Crow Eye"
Crawford thinks about Kilt.
redge's ability to deliver q
speech now!