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Evening star., 1909-06-24
Prof. w. j. Rivers Dies Aged 81.

BALTIMORE, June "a Prof William
James Rivers. former president of Wash
ington College, at Chestertown, Md, and
for the last eighteen years a resident of
this city, died at 1915 o'clock Tuseday
night at his home. 1905 North Calvert
street of old age. He had been III a few
weeks with a slight attack of grip, but
his condition did not seem serious until
a short time before his death. He was
eighty-seven years old and formerly a
prominent educator in South Carolina. A
remarkable feature of Prof. Rivers life
Evening star., 1909-06-24

that city he was acting as deputy sheriff,
pacity was eXecutioner for those who
paid the penalty, for the uprising. on the
scaffold.. Since that time he has been a
marked man.
Mr.. Nickerson was genial, affable
man. and made friends of the entire
community. By many he was regarded
an artistocrat because of his refined
ways, which through many years of resi-
dence in the city had become part of
him
Evening star., 1909-06-24

4 lot of Neckwear, including
many kinds, such as stocks, jabots.
ascots, black lace stocks, with Per-
sian designs and such; musSed or
soiled and worth 15c to 2oc.
Now take your pick Friday at &c.
First floor.
Evening star., 1909-06-24
FERRYBOAT FORCONSUMpTIVES
z. II. HARRIMAN'S DAUGHTER
MAKES GIFT TO SUFFERERS.
Craft Will Be Converted Into Open
Air Camp-Meals Will Be
Served on Board.

NEW YORK, June e4-Miss Mary
Hartman, eldest daughter of E. II. Har-
rjman. has taken one of her fathers
Erie ferryboats and turned it into a
man-o'-peace to fight tuberculosis She
has presented the boat TO the Brook
lyn committee on the prevention of tu-
berculosis and the Brooklyn Red Cross
Society.
1t will go into commission as part
Evening star., 1909-06-24
Different.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
4 thought you said May Nagget had
married goodnatured man.
$50 she did
Nonsense. I met him yesterday and
he's a Crouch"
We'll. he's been married to May for
nearly four months now. you know"
Evening star., 1909-06-24
CAPT. SIDNEY T. TAYLOR DIES.
Retired Revenue Cutter Officer Was
Marylander by Birth.

Capt. Sidney Thomas Taylor, United
States revenue cutter service. retired, died
yesterday morning of a complication of
diseases at his home, 22o7 East Balti-
Evening star., 1909-06-24

of the Red Cross navy July 1. when its
flag SNill fly over an anchorage off CO.
lumbia street, Brooklyn.
Evening star., 1909-06-24

Mrs. Sallie T. Lakes died of heart dis
ease at Lynchburg. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
POLITICAL.

Reports from Richmond, state tn,
washington Herald, Indicate that NOR,
interest is manifested in the composi
tion OF the coming State Legislature
than IN the question of ali who shall be
Governor.
Judge Mann is undoubtedly the choice
OF the voters in Heathsville distric,
and ne will receive large, majority
In the primary here. The Echo believe.
ne VIII receive handsome majority in
the coul ty as well. The ''silent voter,
we are inclined on think, will spring
quite a surprise to some of our Tucker.
ties. Watch. Heathsville Echo.
Judge Mann says: Il have great con-
ndence IN what my friends tell me
ana IN what they write me. They
know more about the conditions
and the indications than could noss;b,v
OBTAIN by visits and short STAYS. : Thew
write to me and-their representations
are OF character that leads me TO the
conclusion that when the returns are in
Inc people of Virginia will have spoken
"a no uncertain manner and that the
domination will be mine.''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
CRISP NEWS.

Judge Price of the Corporation Cour
has issued a call for local option cleo
ton to be held in Bristol July sth.
Millers are paying $1.35 bushel TO,
the Texas wheat now being harvested
This looks as if we would have no chear
flour this or next year. Many believ,
that low-priced wheat will never come
again.
G. w. Buford. of Georgia, had so oOC
volts pass through his body, melting
the tacks in his shoes, partly melting
his gold trimmed eyeglasses and almos,
stripping his clothes from him. Still
he lives to tell it.
Norfolk is to have government dry
dock, the largest in the world. so il is
stated. The report comes from author
alive sources. Mr.. Roosevelt's pre-
dlction will yet be fulfilled that about
Hampton Roads will be the future me-
tropolis Of the world.
Word has been given out at the White
House that the Aldrich tariff bill will
be vetoed by President Taft unless mod
ihed so as to truly represent downward
revision. Mr.. Taft has sent few mes
sages to Congress-, but he manages
quietly to let that body know that his
end of the government still exists.
Massachusetts, college girls have been
wearing hats the envy of the milliners
and at price wrecking the profits of
artificial flower dealers. They get
cheap hat-frames, decorate them with
wild flowers from the fields and, at least
at this season, can have a newly trim.
med hat every day. The fad has broken
out in whole college.
The air is full of navagators. All
sorts of flying machines are in process
'f construction or already constructed.
and when ship can make a voyaee of
lot far from 1000 miles it looks as II
here was something doing. A balloon
PASSED over Indiana a few DAYS ago
md came close enough to the ground to
ct down bucket and draw DID water |
or the eronauts.
Eminent medical authorities are in
istent on the injuriousness of drinking
L meaitime and show by careful exper.
nent that food taken into the stomach
mixed with drink has a tendency to
utrify before being digested, and that
hese partly putrid products poison the
idneys. liver and intestines, producing
hat is known as autoiptoxication.
he advice is that all food be taken dry.
thoroughly masticated and that when
quids are taken they should be drunk
everal hours after the meal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
BLACK SNAKE AT SEA.

While making a set for menbade,
about five miles off Cape Henry Thurs
gay OF last week Capt. Arthur p Mes
suck eneIrclsd large black SNAKE
when tirst seen the snake was beadin,
ABOUT east, which course was tak;r.
MN further out to sea. Capt. Mess;s,
got 10 the striker. boat with, = w
Meekins and after killing the reo,;l.
TOOK IT aboard the steamer and measure,
IT, The snake was a little over flo.
feet long. NV
The same day Capt. Messick caugb,
TWO ourr-shaped shell fish, known r,
some as sea burr and by other.
as sea urchins. These urchins &c..
covered with thorn-like protection
each one of which can move indenen0
entity of the Others. They bave
mouth and teeth. yet apparently ~
means OF locomotion. Vernon Mess;cL
'rought one of them to the CIrrzr,
nice, which we still have.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
FIAT FISH.

FOUNDERS, as we all know. are
q queer fish, in that they have
the mouth at right angles to the
way they swim. That is, while
the founder swims on his side his
mouth does not open up-and-
down, but crosswise. This gives
him an awkward and unfinished
look, as indeed he is. Just why
the founder decided that it was
better to swim on his sideinstead
OF on his edge, as swims the shad
and perch for instance, no one of
course can tell, but probably he
has his reasons. He may be said
TO be IN a state of evolution, for
1T Is a very curious fact that
the young founder, when first
matched, swims just like any other
fish edge up and mouth open
across like all his kind. But
after awhile the young fish takes
to turning over fiatwise, swims
on his side instead of his edge.
but meanwhile his mouth 'sstavs
put" the old way. AS he grows
he turns white underneath and of
several shades on top, but the
oldest change takes place in his
eyes. These important organs
were originally like other fish
one on each side, but now that he
has turned over fiat, the eve that
is underneath becomes useless
Nature here works one of those
miracles she is fond of at times.
and the under eye creeps slowly
around until itcOmes on ton. and
the founder can look up from his
place at the bottom with both
eyes. Strange to say, although
nature helps him thus far. SHE
seemsnot to have invented a way
to change his mouth, and SO the
FOUNDER goes through his little
lie with his mouth set the WRONG
way, at least so it looks to us
Possibly after a long while nature
may come to his help and fix his
mouth to better advantage. but
1T may be. and probably is true
thath can harvest his provisions
quite well in spite of his awkward
looking Jaws.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
NEW CORPORATIONS AT KISsAlE.

The Corporation Commission .b;s usaL
ISSUED papers authorizing the incorpora.
ton OF the following business enter
prlses ct Kinsale. Westmoreland comfy
Inc Gilbert Packing Company Unc. !
john Hoggson. president; G. d. Gov
secretary; z. M. Pennington. treasurer
all Of Kinsale. Capital: Maximnn,
$1,000; minimum, $1,000. Object: Can,
ming business. oa'''
cameron Courtney Parks cornor
ton. w: j. Courtney. president mnndv
Io'nt' Va; W. ID. Parks, vice pres;.
dent. Kinsale, Va; F. A. Dameron
secretary, Kinsale. Capital: Maxipu,,
sio, OOo; minimum, SIS, COO. Ob;scs..
business OoJect:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
COLONIAL BEACH
To HAVE NEW LINZ

Mr.. H. E. Owen, of Weems ".
manager of the Pope's Creek Packet
Co.. arrived here Monday, and placed
'ne motor boat "Albatress" on the pas
senger and freight route between Colo
maj Beach and Pope's Creek railroad.
~ Is trim little craft. and when trade
VIII Justify 1t, a larger and more com I,
.noalous boat will be placed on the line
LOT accommodation of passengers onlv
mr' owen has the encouragement, Of
lhe pennsylvania Railroad officials who
are anxious to assist the Independent
company In this undertaking. thus DIV
ing as an additional outlet to Baltimore
and the north. Colonial Reach pac...s
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

VICTOR JOHNSON, of st Louis.
married a wife a short while ago.
ana now there is war i'm the camp
because Victor insists on doing.
the housework while his, bride
goes out and does stunts. He
says he prefers cooking, etc. to
work outside, andithinks that the
woman should GO out into the
wide, wide world, and earn the
cash for the house. Mrs. Johnson
says she wants no such man. and
mas departed from the shadow ol
vlctor's roof. There are some
things that even a woman cannot
| stand.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
OF THE COUNTIES ar
ItNCASTEH ANp AicHuONn'

Ass espaidats for renominat;on =,
the tleuse of Delegates subiact &c ,on q
pemaeratic primary, / ask yonr "a 'ns
unfortunately I am so sitnst.S
: snaI! not be able to call upon no,, ina .na'
sonaiiy. out shall deem il nv Az, t per.
meet any and all opponents unon ,t %
campaign. "s issues OF this
&c believing IN the justice and fairnas.
W SpgI Judgment apd knowing / bavs
rendered faithful service / feel frse
w again asking your support.
Respectfully,
Wheaton, Va. 4.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
THE PRIMARY TAX.
Salem 'Hmes-Register.l

Candidates for Governor before III 9
democratic primary have to out mr.
$l'bOO each to help defray the exnen.
ses of the primary. The exaction OF
TINS amount from the individual in or.
uer 10 become a candidate for this of
nee Is unwise and unjust. 1t elimi-
: mates many able, honest, and tbouobt-
e tui men who would make good Cover
, nors for Virginia. 1t puts a premium
; on financial holdings. We trust that
some system may be devised shortly bv
: winch this unwise and unjust tax ON
J candidates may be eliminated.
ASKS THAT IT BE ABOLISHED
The Henry Bulletin. discussing the
primary. uses some rank language.
saying that THE Democratic Marty
mas itself in ludicrous, jackassicaI |
position for the present campaign go
ing against virile enemy witbopt
party platform or any authoritative de-
ciaratlon of party principles. and in
the present stage of it, with a rather
unseemly personal warfare between
the TWO candidates for the nominat;o,
In which there is no issue-notbi,o co..
:, iot OF cheap and measly clap-trap in
lne newspapers about war records
STOCK investments. the silver issue Of
Anirteeh years ago, the candidate's t,
Viie owning property in Washington "
II other lnnuendo and argument of the
ross-roads variety. All this bo.ch v
otch OF illegitimate and puerile poIi- "
les Is the direct result of the primary
ad' ana we trust kind Providence
'r the early restoration of Democratic
anity and therefore for the destrn.- L.,
on OF the primary craze before an
sher campaign shall be on US. lie
10 say that the primary system w
III produce better line of Demo- Fs
atic Governors than Holiday, Fitz.
Ugh Lee. Mckinney. O'Ferral. Mon
que and Swanson (either of the two
tier would have been chosen bv a req NF
ar convention is to talk palpable t,
nsense, and to say that it has brou0bt
out the least reform in our political -"
tn no ev;1onoa -. M assertion pri
has brought with it as necessary or
hdahts OF the plan. bunch of evils. 90.
Inconsistencies and
rils to the party is plain to every OBJ or,
wing man and is shown by the in 90 90
tent and panic-stricken crew of -its T
n adherents for its radical amend -
mt and Improvement, with no one of n1 o
IN capable of devising any feasible -.
obstruction of the plan that will e ae'
nedy its defects. There is only one s 1s'
Mer
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
WRGlNIAs LOSS THREE MIIIIoES
Expert Tells BuslRe sand Iu.ur.ne.
Ach How to Check This W..tn

/ n
Aen How to Check This Waste.
Francis Lock, manager Of the srea
London insursnce company. In an "A
oress lately made in Richmond said
enat there is absolutely no uuestio,
"n'cn vitality interests SO many busi
ness men as fire insurance. Every on,
mas got to insure, and every one ouob,
10 insure fully. A business that can
not afford to insure the banks csnno,
afford to lend to.
is OF immense importance. Mr.,
LOCK stated, that the public come te
look on insurance from the viewno;n,
or the insurance men, and when thew
come to do this it will result in a great
reduction of rates.
on can put it down that the corn
pae'es know more about insuranc.
than you do. 1t generally conceded
'nat the fre insurance of todav in
conducted on very high lines of ability
ana economy. 1t is of immense inn.
portance that the public understand the
expert viewpoint Of the underwritsr,
ana that it cooperate to bring about
better conditions of safety. which alone
VIII cause reduction of rates Con-
nagrat'ons can be prevented. and
therefore they should be prevented -
excluding forest fires from his CAL
euiatIon, the speaker gave some start
ing figures concerning losseys in the
United States during the year 1907 Ctbe
most disastrous in years.. He placed
the figures at the enormous sum of
s4o'' ooO'OOO. He said the losses in
Virginia for the same period had been !
S',Voo, 600, and in Richmond $371, 3sl.
Reckless carelessness was tie cause
d most OF the fires. In Europe much |
better conditions are seen.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

DR. SPENCER BASS, of Tarboro
n, T., married in Leesburg, Va.
a lew days ago Miss Ethel Pike
OF Washington, ID. c. The best
man must have been A. Trout,
Esq, and the bridesmaids the
Misses Shad, Mullet and Mack.
erel. The wedding tour will un.
doubtedly be aquatic.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

Inc biggest catches of spot, an
! roundhead in the annals of Lynnbave
: met hshing lore are being hauled j
Dy hook and line each day.
! =. ii. Treakle. of Hicks Wharf. Matb
ews county. caught a loggerhead turtle
lew days ago and shipped it to New
ork. 1t vas los years old and weigh.
ed 300 pounds.
ho1or boats towing fleets of crab
ooats from the canneries on the wast
bank OF Hampton Creek, is one of tha
sights seen along the water front in t,,at
section at early morning. These boats
mead Tor the Southeast part of Ham,
ton Roads, and also Chesapeake and
Mobjack- Bays.
uenuine Goldfish. from four to six in
ehes long, are occasionally being caught
Dy fishermen on the Chesapeake Rao
iher naturalization for som. time nn1
zied fishermen. few of whom had aJer
seen the cod just out of the wafer
some thought they were new snac;os
Oh catfish, and used them for crab-ha;t
etc. Only recently were they indenti.
ned, and the catchers are now throw;ng
lhem back into the water, as thew are
LOO little to be of any value. InoDirv
developed the fact that last fall the
government planted 5000. 900 young
,oo In the bay. That they have thrived
turing the winter is evidenced by the
lumber being caught this spring. ftis
nought that little later they will put ,
o sea and disappear. Fishermen de-
,are That at the present rate Of g.owth !
ney w'ii be of value as catch within :
hother SIX or seven months at the
utside. :
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
A CORRECTION.

wish to correct the item in las,
~eek Ottoman letter which stated
that u. F. Harper, wife and children
ooaroeo steamer, etc" 1t was nv sis
Ter ana might prove misleading to &c me
Of my friends. IF H.nnrn
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
HOW'S THtso

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for AN,
e@se Q, Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hair,
Catarrh Cure. -"
F. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
s .ne Undersigned have known F. J. Chen.,
hn.S years. and believe him perfsctl,
ss.,'p IN ar business traRsactions ana snsn.
~ s"'s e9 esrry out any obligations made ~
e'' "'a'' WALKING. KIsNAN & MARyiN.
u., Wholesale Druggists. Toledo O
~. o@'tarh Cure Ia taken Internally. ACTIN,
upon the blood and mucous surface, % ~.
49, -, esamon'ais sent free Price rs cent,
per bottle. Sold by all druggist. ''''S
Take Halls Family Pills for con,,;,..,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

RECORDS show that 10 500
persons We're tried in the United
states In 1906 for homicide Tho
same year 5000 were tried in
italy. But of the Italian Grim;
nals o2 per cent We're eonyictad
while In this country only a little
over one per cent We're convicted
inns last is so startling as To-
stimulate the hope that SOM
errorof statement has been made
though the figures come from
nigh sources-the u. S. Treasury
department.. If less than two
out OF one hundred of those tried
ior homicide in this country are
convicted, the sooner the Whole
system of courts and The
judiciary is overhauled and
changed for the better the sooner
VIII come changed conditions as
to crime. '''
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
A CARD.

at the request of many friends .r
nounce myself 2 candidate for no,s, an
I'on 70 The House of Dslegates for
;.sAsseF ana Richmond Counties snb.
leet 70 the pepocratic Primary. ''
X, GARTER WELIEoRn
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

MISS Annie Wingfeld, of Culpepne,
county, has taught public school coptin-
9ously since 1870, and private scbool
ior IA years previously, la all So wears
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11

AS FOX the boy who has tho
"wander-lust," the "po-fevar y
we need not worry about him. bo
VIII take care of himself some
now he seems to develop in his
golngs luck and prosperity. We
heard only the otherday of tbrae
OF these lusty young fellows who
mad drlfted to Atlanta, Ga and
mad gotten good places-one Of
Them a high place in a leadino
railway Office, and another who
drifted from Essex and is now in
charge OF a leading church in that
same city. And indeed we miobt
follow them anywhere and And .
That somehow they have stennad
TO the front. No; the Vir@in;a ,
,boy will do all right away from ;
nome, but to keep him here and :
use his great latent powers[wilI .
some one of the candidates ?
make this II speciality in the cam !.
card. ''ionS N
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
AN OLD SAYING

EvERYTHING's lovely and the
goose hangs high An old say
ing and seemingly absolutely
senseless. Still, like MANY old
sayings that. have become obso.
lete 1T had at one time a MEANING
winch has, so to speak. faded
Most OF us have observed wild
geese flying high in the air, going.
ssouth or north as the case may
De, and have noticed ofcourse the
monk, honk, of the flock as they
pass. Further, we haveno douht
noticed that in fine weather the
mock flies high in the air, but that
when stormy, lowering weather
comes, the geese fly low, and in
severe storms they even seem to
get bewildered and NAV fiv as If
dlsconcerted and puzzled.
80 when everything is lovely
tne goose honks high has an
absolute and clear MEANING and
tins is held by some to have been
Lne original saying. They ''honk
hlgn In fine weather, and ehonk
low in foul weather. Still Others
maintain that the saving comes
from the old and cruel ENGLISH
sport OF goose pulling" prac-
USED Tor a while i'm the early DAYS
III America. ''Goose milling,
was on a par with the "turEev
shoot. The latter was q noun,
taIneer sport of shooting with
rifles at the head of a cantive
turkey, the one thus beheadino
MN getting the turkey as a prize
Goose pulling was engaged in
10y hanging a goose high up in
9he AR ON "a pole, those enpaoed
IN 1t riding by, in tournament
style, and pulling at the fiappino
creased head, the one pulling the
mead OH winning the bird. Tins
the foundation for the claim that
everything's lovely and the |
goose hangs high" indicated that
1he sport was about to beo;n
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
FISH AND OYSTER NOTES.

Inc biggest catches of spot and
an the annals of Lynnhaven
iniets fishing lore are being hauled in
oy hook and line each day.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
QUALIFIED VOTERS

''uiioeriand the tax list shows
ames, divided as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-26
Many Bids to
Get Big Fight
Jeffries Concerned Most to Get Arti-
cles Signed with Johnson
Offers Premature.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Bids for the pro-
posed heavyweight championship battle be-
tween James Jeffries and Jack johnson
are beginning to loom up In large numbers
An offer of a $4,000 cash purse was made
today by Joseph c.. Miller, head Of the
1901 ranch at Bliss, Okl.
Jim Coffroth, the San francisco promoter.
is expected here today with a big bid for
the fight. Jeffries' manager said today
that any offers for the fight were toe
premature at this time to be considered
seriously.
What Jeffries wants first is to get the
articles signed up with Johnson" said Mr.,
Berger. 1t is up to johnson to make good
and We are ready and willing to meet him
n sign the articles. Jeffrles won't stop
on any co-nventionalities n means bust
ness"
Berger said no word had been received SC
far from Johnson
CHICAGO. Oct. 25.-Jack johnson, the
pugilist, arrived here today, declaring he
would leave Wednesday for New York e
see Jeffries and he would agree to any
sort OF division ofthe fight receipts, win.
.ner take all, il Jeffries wished. johnson
diagnosed a swelling Of his right cheek as
a boil which he said was annoying, buI
not serious. He denied that 1t was a relic
of his recent encounter with Ketehel.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-26
Theater Panic
Hinged on Sturges'
Unsettled Design
Man Who Shot Kassal PTowled in
Theater Where His Wife
Had Seat.

Nate ". Kassal, who Is lying at the
General hospital dangerously
ounde as a result OF the attack Of
Arthur sturges, who caught his wife In
company with the young man, has lived
In Omaha several Years. He was once a
student in the Omaha High school and
took an active part in the affairs Of the
Mandolin club. His parents moved to st.
Joseph, Mo, several years ago and for a
time the son remained here in the employ
Of a wholesale house. Later he Joined the
family at st. Joseph. returning occasionally
to Omaha.
The crowded theateT in which Kassal
and Mrs. Sturges sat enjoying the play
might have become the scene Of the
tragedy ~of Sunday night. 1t has been
learned that Sturges found the pair there
and entered the house several times dur
ing the course OF the performance, moving
over close to his wife and her companion.
Ushers noticed sturges' peculiar actions,
They say that ne was in and out of the
theater not less han six times in the
course OF the evening. Sturges remained
out Of the range Of vision Of Kassal anG
his wife and left the theater for the last
time shortly before the close Of the per.
Torrance.