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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

generally accepted, it is in the main
doubtless incorrect. The elements Of
plant food which are likely to be lack
ing in the soil are nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash. According to the gen.
orally accepted theory, when a soil
ceases to be productive it is because it
has become exhausted of the available
portion or more of these substances.
According to experiments conducted
by the Minnesota Experimental Sta
tion, it was found that more of the life
giving elements are removed by the
rotation than by continuous cropping to
wheat.
With fve-year rotation of first,
wheat; second, meadow; third, meadow;
forth, oats, and fifth, corn, 1856 6 pounds
Of nitrogen 1875 pounds of phosphoric
acid and 1852 pounds of potash were
removed as against 14s pounds of nitro
gen, S4.6 pounds of phosphoric acid and
l4S pounds of potash removed by con-
tinuous cropping for five years with
wheat.
From other experiments the conclu-
sion was drawn that where q naturally
fertile soil is kept in good condition the
necessary plant food Is made available
by decomposition and disintegration,
and they also illustrated the fact that
rotation puts the soil in the desired
condition for promoting these chemical
and biological changes. The expert
ments make the fact quite evident that
one of the chief benefits of a rota-
tion is, as has been stated in It's favora-
bic influence upon the condition of the
soil, so as to prepare the way for other
changes.
Much stress is placed on the value Of
vegetable matter in the soil because
the experiments indicate conclusively
that reasonable supply Of vegetable
matter will materially incrssse the
yields. Vegetable matter may be sd-
ded to the soil much more cheaply than
commercial fertilizers and it will at the
same time correct the mistake once
made by New England farmers who
depended on commercial fertilizers un-
til their soils no longer responded suffi-
ciently to pay for the fertilizers applied
and then We're forced to abandon their
farms.
A number Of people hesitate to begin
the rotation Of crops because they hate
the idea that it necesitates dividing the
farm into small fields. While it is true
that q certain number of fields are
necessary to carry out rotation. it is
also true that on the average farm a
good rotation will provide fewer fields
and better shaped fields than are used
at present under the less definite syss
TEN Of cropping.
When a plan Of rotation is adopted
the view of the farmer Is changed.
Instead Of thinking only Of one crop he
is seeding. he is looking ahead and plan
ming to have that field prepared for
crops one. two, or even ten years ahead.
BY knowing what will be sown on a
field for several years in advance, labor
may be saved. the yield increased and
arrangements made for making the
best use of the crops grown.-Michigan
Farmer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
Deafsess Cannot be Cured

by local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear There is only one way to
cure deafness. and that Is by constitutional RENE
dies. Deafness is caused by an infiamed condition
OF the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is iniiamed you have rumbng
sound or imperfect hearing. and when it is entirely
closed. Deafness is ther result and unless the in
hamnation can be taken out and this tube restored
to It's normal condition. hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh. which Is nothing but an infiamed eond-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure. Send for circulars.
free. +. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
MY MAN.

l haven't faith in the man who COM
plains
OF the work he has chosen to do.
He's lazy or else he's deficient in brains
And may be hypocrite too.
He's likely to cheat, and he's likely to
rob.
Away with the man who finds fault with
his job!
But give me the man with the sun in his
face
And the shadows all dancing behind.
Who can meet his reverses with .almpess
and grace
And never forgets to be kind,
For, whether he's welding scepter or
swab,
have faith in the man who's in love
with his job.
-Iippincott's
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
GO TO WORK.

When despair's sharp edge is near,
Go to work.
When your mind is racked with fear,
Go to work.
When you're brooding DER the past,
When the sky is overcast,
Troubles coming thick and fast,
Go to work.
When you think you've reached the end
Go to work.
When you haven't cen friend,
Go to work.
When you can't see light ahead.
When your utmost hope has fed,
Go to work.
Or to speak in current phrase,
Get move.
II you have no place to Craze,
Get busy.
Take the pointer from me, pard,
When you're feeling awful Jared,
Up against it good and hard,
Hump yourself.
The Booster.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
A BRAVE SOUL.

Much Of the courage we possess is
possibly not the truest and best. We
love to be thought courageous, and SO
act as to appear so. but it is likely were
our motives sifted we would be found
actors in too many cases. Few of US
we dare say, but are fond of showing
off and making virtues of our vanities
and foibles.
But there are men who have acted
and who do act daily and hourly with a
courage that is well nigh sublime, and
the record Of whose secret bravery is
never written. We have in mind such
a man. a quiet country gentleman.
hardly known outside his neighborhood,
and among these known as a shy and
retiring person. man who in his life.
towards the end and to the end, dis
played courage such as is worth writ
ing down. worth It because in this life
Of ours, when we so incline to brag of
what We can do and especially of
what we can stand, his example may
help some silent sufferer, some one over
whom doom hangs and who feels that
strong impulse to tell others that those
others may sympathise with him.
He felt, this man, that he was III, and
his physician, not being sure that he
could best diagnose his case, advised
him TO 60 to nearby city and get the
advice of a specialist. This doctor,
after giving him thorough examina-
ton, asked him IL he wished to know
just what his condition was. Certainly,
doctor. I am prepared to know the worst
about my case"
"Well. my friend, said the kind
doctor, 81 fear you have fatal dis
order, which may end your life in one
month, may allow you to live for a
year; but il is incurable,'.
The sick man returned to his home.
He was a courageous man, brave,
though gentle as woman. He had a
wife, most loving and tender woman;
he had children too. all sympathetic,
apprehensive, bound to him by many
tender ties. To tell them of his condi-
ton, to inform them of his fatal dis
order he knew would be to plunge them
into grief and sorrow such as come only
to the high-strung and noble. Quietly
he took up his burden, carrying it alone
and in silence. Not soul knew of his
suffering. for he did suffer. keenly at
the prospect Of speedy parting from all
he loved. But he was brave, so brave!
too brave to hurt others, too brave and
considerate to place load on those he
loved that could be spared!
So he went about his daily business
quiet. serene, and-for it must have
brought him happiness to feel that he
was sparing them this bitter sorrow-
happy in his way. And one evening he
came in. quietly laid down and died al
most in an hour. So he triumphed over
self. That he would have delighted in
the sympathy of those about him is
sure; that he would have felt the shadow
Of death less imminent could those about
him have shared his knowledge, ID
evident. But he was willing to carry
his burden alone that he might spare
those he loved better than life. 1t was
unselfshness such as few men affair
unto in this life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
NUMBER 8.
Nature makes the cures
after all.

Nature makes the cures
after all.
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and
needs helping out.
Things get started in
the wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start
the system in the right
direction toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil with hypo-
phosphites can do just
this.
1t strengthens the
nerves, feeds famished tis-
sues, and makes rich
blood.
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beautiful Savings Bank and Ohild's Sketch Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
Forced Into Exile.

VIM Upchurch Of Glen Oak. Okla. was an exile
from home. Mountain air. he thought would cure
frishtful lung rncking cough that had defied all
remedies for two years. After six months he re-
turned. death dogging his steps. Then began
to use DR.. Kings New Discovery" he writes. and
after taking six bottles am well as ever" IL
saves thousands yearly from desperate lung dis
cases. lnfailible FOR Coughs and Colds. Il dispels
Hoarseness and Sore Throat Cures Grip. Bron-
chitis. Hemorrhases Asthma. Group. whooping
Cough. SOC and 500. trial bottle free guaranteed
BY all druggists
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

The most merciless enemy had for 20 years."
declares Mrs. James Duncan. OF Hayneeville. Me-.
was Dyspepsia. suffered intensely after eating
or srinkins and could scarcely sleep. After many
remedies had failed and several doctors gave me
up. tried Electric Bitters. which cured me COM
pieteiy. Now can eat anything. am 20 years
old and am overjoyed to get my health and
strength back again" For Indigestion, Loss Of
Appetite. Kidney Trouble. Lame Back. Female
Complaints its unequaled. Only soc at druggista
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

horriaed his GRANDMOTHER. krs. Maria Taylor. of
Nebo. KY who writes that when all thought he
would die. BueAlsm's Arnica Salve wholly cured
him. Infsllible for Burns. Scaids. Cuts Corns
Wounds. Bruises. Cures Fever-Sores. Bcils. Skin
Eruptions. Chilblains. Chapped Hands. Soon
routs Piles. 25c at all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
Young Girls Are Victims

of headache as well old women. but all get quick
relief and prompt cure from DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. the worlds best remedy for sek and nervous
headaches. They make pure blood. and strong
nerves and build up your health. Try them. 2sc
at all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
j. HAMMELL CO.,
PlEASANTYILLF. N. ].

Designers and Manufacturers of Artistic
Memorials in Marble and Granite.
.OFFICES-Atlantic City, N. j.; Phil
adelphla, Pa; Wheaton, Va. Address
II. Booker Hale, Agent. Wheaton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
THE THOUGHTFUL ONES.

JPoems from the Washington HeraidJ
"You gave on the way pleasant smile,
And thought no more about it;
It cheered q life that was sad the while
That might have been wrecked with
out it.
And so for the smile and fruitage rare
You'll reap a crown some time-some-
where.
''You spoke one day a cheering word,
And passed to other duties:
1t warmed a heart, new promise stirred,
And painted life with beauties,
And so, for the word and its silent
prayer,
You'll reap palm some time-some-
where.
"You lent hand to fallen one,
A life in kindness given;
1t saved soul when help was rare
And won heart for heaven,
And so, for the help you proffered there,
You'll reap a JOY some time-some-
where
Mrs w. Z. Haiieck
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26
A PUNIAB CIRCUS.

Program, I'm "Punch and Jab" English,
as Good as the Show.
The sun never sets on tho English
language. This overdose or sunshine
sometimes warps 1t out OF shape. In
the Malays 1t becomes pigeon" In
the south seas 1t Is either sandal
wood" or "beche de mer." and among
the erudite along the water front at Yo-
kohama 1t is "banzai." Here is a ga M
pie OF a brand sometimes called
punch. and jab" English. 1t was cap
tured alive by Calcutta exchange ed
ftor armed with bis scissors In the jun
gle Of advertising literature that threw
Its shadow ahead OF a native Punjab
circus:
PROGRAMME.
Under patronage OF Royal Duke OF
Knaught., X. c. B., sc.
N. B.-This Circus Is the very better,
therefore he comes TO see that
Inc performance preparation win COM
mence at p. m sharp.
PART l.
l. Some horse viii make very good
tricks
4 The kiown will come ana talk with
that horses, therefore audience wifi lauGh
itself very much.
>. The lady will walk on horses back
ana horse Is jumping very much also
T. The klown viii make q joking words
ana lady VIII become to angry therefore
kiown Will run himself away
3. One boy win faii O bali from top side
then he can catch that BAH before that
ball can fall
g This is the very better jumping trick.
Refreshments 10 minutes.
PART II
]. One man will make SO tricks Of
trapeze. Audience will fraid himself very
much-
Dogs will jump and roll IN the mud
s. One lady will make himself 30 bend
then everybody he will think, that ne Is
the rubber lady.
l. This Is the very grand display
.. This Is the very better GYMNASTICS.
8. One man will walk on wire tight. he
| Is doing very nicely because he Is a pro-
fessor OF that.
Refreshments 10 minutes
PART III.
Then VIII come the very good Dramatic.
NOTICE.
No sticks viii be allowed in the spec.
tator. and he shall not smoke also.
Charges for Entrance.
lst Grass RS.
sro class ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .annas
There is no any 4th class.
| New York Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

Send ont the sunlight, the sunlight Of
cheer;
Shine on earth's sadness till ills disap-
pesr,
Souls are in waiting thismesssge to hear.
Send out the sunlight that speaks in a
smile,
Often it shortens the long weary mile;
Often the burden seems light for while.
Send out the sunlight, you have it in
you,
Clouds may obscure it just now from
yourview;
Pray for its presence, your prayer will
come true.
Edna Bennett.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

eff any little word of mine
May make life the brighter;
If any little song of mine
May make heart the lighter,
God help me speak the little word,
And take my bit of singing
And drop it in some lonely vale,
To set the echoes ringingi
eff any little love of mine
May make a life the sweeter;
II any little care of~mine
May make friends the fleeter;
If any little lift of mine may ease
The burden of another,
God give me love and care and strength
To help my toiling brotherl''
Selected by Mrs. MaryS. Yeatman.
"When q man amt got cent and he's
feelin' kind o. blue,
An the clouds hang dark an heavy, an
won't let the sunshine through,
It's great thing, oh. my brethren, for
a feller just to lay
His hand upon your shoulder in a friend
ly sort o. wayl
It makes a man feel CURIOUS, it makes
the teardrops start,
And you sort o. feel a futter in the
region of your heart.
7 ou can { look up and meet his eyes; you
don't know what to say
When his hand is on your shoulder in a
friendly sort o. wayi
Oh, the worlds q curious compound,
with its honey and its gall,
With its cares and bitter crosses, but a
good world after all.
And q good God must have made it
leastway that's what say
When hand rests on your shoulder in
3 friendly sort o. wayl'
e 4 Mnnra
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

he is often the wisest man who is
not wise at all.-Wordsworth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

The Pessimist.
The pessimist stands beneath the tree
OF prosperity and growls when the
fruit falls on his head.-Success Maya
zine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-26

beautiful Savings Bank and Ohild's Sketch Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny
SCOTT & BOVINE. Aoe Pearl ST., New York
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
J. HERBERT QUICK A
LA TOILETTE EDITOR.
Well Known Magazine Writer Identifies
Himself with Senior Senator's
Publication

MADISON, Wis. Jan. 6.-[ Special
j. Herbert Quick of Sioux City, Ia,
who came into prominence by his vigor-
Gus prosecutions of boodlers in 1894, has
been retained as associate editor of SEN
ator La Follette's weekly magazine. ac-
cording to an announcement given out
today.
Mr.. Quick is an author of ability and
will have much to do in preparing edi-
torial articles. His most notable recent
work was Il series of articles on Inland
Waterways" published serially in the
Reader magazine and continuing in Put
mans magazine when the latter was alb
sorbed by the former. He is also the
author of In the Fairyland of Amer
lea Aladdin and Company" Double
Trouble" The Broken Lamp and Il
new novel, Virginia of Air Lanes"
The first issue of Senator La Follette's
magazine will be placed on sale at the
book stands in all sections of the United
States on Saturday. The first consign-
ment, it is understood viii be shipped
to San Francisco and New Orleans late
tonight.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
extern TAKES CHARGE.
New Duties as Deputy Insurance
Commissioner

MADISON, Wis, Jan. CT Special.
Herman L. Ekern today took charge
of his duties as deputy insurance com
missioner. 1t is understood that about
Saturday a reply is to be issued to the
charges made by former Deputy Insur-
ance Commissioner Mark w. Waite. Nc
new development has occurred today in
the Waite matter, but it is believed
the governor will lay the matter before
Attorney General Frank L. Gilbert.
In reply to the charge made by former
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Waite
that he was not notified of his dismissal
before the appointment of Herman L.
Ekern was announced, Insurance Com
missioner Beedle stated yesterday that
Mr.. Waite was fully aware of the
change that was to be made in the
Office after the first of the year. Mr..
Beedle stated that he had called Mr..
Waite into conference with him, telling
the former deputy that he understood
that he (Waite) had prepared charges
against the head of the department and
that Waite had admitted as much. Mr..
Beedle asserts that he then informed
Waite that he would be dropped and
that Ekern would be appointed.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
MRS. WHITE WINS SUIT.
Waukesha Woman Awarded $500 Dam
ages in Famous Conspiracy
Case

WAUKESHA, Wis, Jan. 5.-[Spe-
cial. l-Charlotte Z. White of this city
won her conspiracy suit in circuit court,
being awarded $4,000 damages and $500
exemplary damages by Judge Lueck yes
terdoy, against her mother-in-Iaw, Fran
ces l.. White, her husband, Frederick H.
White, Jr., and Mary a. Stewart. Il
member Of the White household. The
complaint was dismissed as to Frederick
III. White, ST., father-in-law of the plain
tiff, and Harry W. Wood, Il Milwaukee
private detective who figured prominent
ly in the case.
Mrs. White alleged that the defend
ants entered into conspiracy to sep
arate her from her husband and sued for
$125,O0O damages after Il previous suit
which she had started charging the
alienation of her husbands affections
had been dropped.
The plaintiff, who was Miss Charlotte
England Of this city, eloped with
Frederick II. White, Jr., TO Wau-
kegan, H., December II, 1901, where
they were married. On their return they
lived for time with his relatives, and
later with relatives of the plaintiff.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
JAMES HURD IS DEAD.
Well Known Racine County Pioneer Sue
Cumbs to Heart Failure Dur
ing Night

RACINE, Wis, Jan. 5.-[SpeciaL /
James Hurd, one of the most prominent
and best known citizens of this county
was found dead in bed this morning at
his home III the village of Union Grove.
Mr.. Hurd was in the best of health last
evening and was around the village.
laughing and joking with his friends.
When his son called him this morning.
he failed to respond and was discovered
dead, apparently having died from heart
failure while asleep. Mr. Hurd was 60
years of age. He settled in kenosha
county when 8 years of age and began
harness making and he conducted the
Union Grove store for over thirty years.
He was Il member of the Racine county
board of supervisors and a prominent
member of the Masonic lodge and of 9th
er fraternaI organizations. Mr.. Hurd
leaves 4 wife and one son.
Weekly Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-08
TRIBUTE TO COL. Villas
SUPREME COURT HOLDS MEMORIAL
EXERCISES.
Justice Bashford and Judge J. G. Jenkins
EXtol Virtues of Former
Senator.

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 5.-[Special. j
Memorial exercises for the late William
+. Villas were held in the supreme court
this morning. 4 memorial of the Dane
county bar was presented by former JUS
tlce K. NJ. Bashford of Madison on the
part Of the committee composed of him
self, Burr w. Jones and George W.
BIRD. n memorial of the state bar was
presented by Judge J. ]. Jenkins Of Mil
waukee and the reply of the court was
made by Justice Dodge. Pliny Norcross
Of GAINESVILLE also paid tribute to the ablll-
ty and character of Col. Villas which
concluded the exercises of the morning.
The services were attended mostly by
lawyers. DR.. Charles Villas, a brother of
the late Col. Villas, was present.
Former Justice Bashford told in glow
ing term of the noble character of Col.
Villas. He recounted his numerous serv-
ices 10 both the state and the nation,
dwelling particularly upon labOrs in be-
half OF education. lie spoke Of the work
that the late Col. Villas had done III
codlfylng the statutes OF Wisconsin and
placed that labor among the most i'm
portant that had been done by any man
Tor any state. In conclusion he said:
"NIlliam t. Villas was cast and tenn
pered III no common mold, and in every
relation Of life measured up to the full
stature OF Il great man. Nature and
training qualified him for the highest
service as citizen, in his profession and
in the public stations to which he was
called, and his whole life was devoted
to enobllng pursuits for the upbullding
of society and for the permanent adj
of
will be cherished as long as our institu-
tons shall endure and his labOrs and
sacrifices will serve as a constant intiu-
ence for better thoughts, better words
and better deeds to the generations who
shall share in his bounty and move for
ward upon the benefcent foundations he
has so generously provided"
Judge Jenkins contributed the follow
ing:
He was a statesman, broad minded
and liberal. devoted to those principles
of government which he deemed essen
tial to the welfare of the country and
when principle was involved, yielded
nothing to political expediency.
He was not of the type of man who
deemed legislation the sovereign cure for
the ills of the state. He went rather
to the roots of the disease and sought
to inculcate the true principle of self
government which alone could eradicate
the evil. He did not believe in pater-
nalism in government. He sought and
agitated restraining will power more eff
fective than compulsory repression. He
sought to teach men self-government-
to govern self by correct principles as
the true basis Of independent, manly,
American citizenship. He could not
pander to the howlings of the mob. He
appealed to reason-not to the hysterical
forces of the hour, and so when fever
had spent its forces, and reason re-
sumed its sway, he was acknowledged
real friend of the people, teaching at
tachment to principle and obedience to
law as the surest safeguard from An
archy and disaster"