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Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
|Cauehtinp Passing

"Ah jus cant make ma feet be- havel" ~s~ Several miners returning home from work the other morning were rather startled to hear the last line of the chorus of that well known song, with the orbs of the verse transferred to the pedal extremities to fit the seem ing occasion, come bawling out in a delicious Negro draSf in the yicini.5 of the Southwestern depot. They stopped and listened. Again came the tones.
 Nobody was in sight. They listenoS more intently.
 The sounds proceeded from no where unless it was the bowels of .he earth. Once for the plaint: "Ah jus can't make ma feet be- h-a-a-ye."
 This time the howl was long drawn out.
 q have it" suddenly sang, out one of the miners. and knowingly pointed out the entrance to the subway.
 They started for the spot Moth ing could be gleaned from paering into the black pit. A miner produced a candle. Then, the doggerel was re- Ipeated. They were sure of it this time, and the place from wheaee it came. But even with the canila lighted they could see no one.
 I'm going down said one.
 They all followed down the incline and proceeded inside fully twenty feet before they came upon the au poI ol the melody.
 There. sprawling upon the cement bottom, among dirt, a few remaining tin cans and things washed down by the last storm. and with his head pil lowed on a board and an empty pint bottle beside him. was one of Bis bees colored citizens.
 Why. Rastus. what ye doing here?' Well" he drawled, as they drag ged him to his feet and assisted him with much prying and pulling to the | street above, "Ye see, ah was on mah way home frum wohk.- Ma foot went jus a leetie bit asleep and as An went by heah. An done stumbled, an jus kep' right on goin' till An land ed where you gemmens foun' me. Nah foot stayed asleep, so An jus lay deah an composed dat song you heered me singing"
 And, reaching the street and start ing to wend his wobbly way in the di. rection of Chihuahua hill he still gave vent to that child of his brain:
 "Ah jus can't make ma feet be h-a-a-ve,"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
BRAWL RESULTS IN DYNAMITE
 EXPLOSION

Several Mexican woodcutters living at the upper end of Brewery Gulch, had an almost miraculous escape iron being annihilsted by dynamite about S:3o Sunday evening. when a hou SC in which they weere engaged in 8 free-for-ai1 fight was burned to the ground. One man was injured hS flying debris ard sirildo Encenias. in whose place the fracas took place, wa. sent to jail by Justice High yesterday morning on a charge of dls turbing the peace.
 number of men had been esrousing at Encenia's place all day anl at night became very boisterols Suddenly Encenias drew a gun and began shooting up" the place in tru. wild and woody style.
 The others began lodging about falling over each other in an attempt to get out of the way. when bang. The whole place was almost lifted bodily from it's wobbly foundations and instantly everything was ablaze One man was hit in the leg by a piece of flying corrugated iron He thought it was a bullet and ran olt crying, I'm shot. I'm shot,"
 Someone turned in an alarm of fire In responding to the alarm the horsA' plunged into the hole about four feet deep when about block from tn place. They extricated themselves and then the wagon went in and il took considerable prying to get them out. The firemen tried to lay hose to tae place, but it was too far away so there was nothing to do but to let it burn.
 Meanwhile Constable Twomey, arm ed with a lantern from the hose truck went to the scene. Here he foun1 Encenias strfding about in front of the blazing building, threatening ev- erybody who came near. Constable Twomey. being without weapons, placed the lantern into service and gently coaxed Encenias into submis ions He was later locked up by Constable Farley MeRae, who swore to the complaint against him.
 The woodcutters are in the habit 0 keeping several sticks of dynamite in their houses, and this was case iI' this instance. Either one of the bnl lets fireE by Encenias struck some O. the dynamite or something that on.s Of the others knocked over set it off, but how those inside escaped is a mys tery. Debris flew all around, adob-, bricks and axes being among them. When the fire had burned itself out nothing remained but the cook stove red hot
 Officers later made a search of the ruins, thinking that perhaps someone had been killed instantly, or had beeL unable to get out, but nothing w@s found. The man whose leg was struck had only a flesh wound which was dressed and he proceeded on his way However, a piece of corrugated iron about an inch square was removed and blood-poisoning may result.
 The explosion was heard as far away as Lowell. and caused consider. able excitement in the down town districts until the cause was learnsd
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
PAcIEIc sauApRoN s1ARrs.

HONOLULU. Oct. 1.-The Pacific armored cruiser fleet will sail tomor- row afternoon for the Philippines after a months stay in Hawaiian waters It is planned to cruise the whole distance at a speed of IS knots an hour.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
The scores:
cdo,n Of th, N..,, Q, ir.lsnd.

Tho name Of Ireland, according to Prof, Joyce, who is authority on the antiquities of the country. is derived from the native Celtic name Fire, just ss the name of Scotland is derived from the name of Scott. the terminal being added in both cases by the Eng lish and originally spelled Eire-iand ard Scotland. Hibernia was the Ro man name, sometimes spelled Hiber' nian, as Scotia was the Roman name lor Scotland.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
4 nard c.sa. inkaak.

A religious note from Psrsos f3s$ foot's congregation, as recorded fA the Chicago Daily News: Parson Flat, :oot-'hzvnin', Sistah Snowfall. How nm Brudder Snowfall dis mswnin'r r Sister Snowball-"He am powful bad lis mawnin' parson. De doctah done say be hsve 'lignant ulster on his back. an Ans .'fraid he am gu.ae ter be a firm'd infidel.'
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Why LIouor. Froth,

When liquors are bottled they con sain a certain amount of sugar, which ferments through the action of min ute pores or cells. These break the sugar up into liquid and caTbonic acid gas when the cork Is withdrawn and instantly makes it's escape and, rising in bubbles. produces effervescence and groth.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Enrnsss Not Need.d-

There's no excuse for anybody's having any kind of illness" said the .esoIute person.
 Perhaps not" answered the Dan who always tries to agree. And a serson who Is really i'll doesn't feel like being formal and begging some. body's pardon, anyhow"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
TIpplno Barred.

A well-known New York hostelry has inaugurated an anti-gratuity pol. Icy for at least the current season. The management makes official state ment thus: The servants of the house receive full and satisfactory compensation for their services from the owners, and are neither permit ted to accept nor do they expect to receive fees of any kind from guests"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
maklna ths a... of Life.

Thrift Is not at all synonymous with niser liness. Thrift is industry, utiliz Ing the preeent to care for the future. The miser saves his money, but wastes his life. The wise man who acquires habits of thrift conserves both and puts them to the best advantage, realizing that he can pass through the world but once and that it Is for him to make the most of it while he is tp # f--Exchanse
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
A Triumkn In science.

Biggums-"They tell me Prof Hop kins has at last perfected his air ship" Sniggums-"He has, There are only two things left to complete" Biggums-''WSat are they?" Snig- gums-"Hopkins says it'l be great if he can only make it stay up and go ahead"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Pror, in tr.s;ien sss,slrr.

There ars some large profts made on goods sold in New York city. but the greatest percentage goes 10 the retailers of jewelry that has imita, ton precious stones in its compost ton. The profit Is often 1000 times as much as the goods cost To get $40 for what costs 40 cents Is quite usual
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
ro MeIt Iron In . Moment.

Heat a piece of iron Ca poker vii dol, to white heat, then apply to t [ roll ot sulphur. The iron win immk diately melt and run into drops. This experiment is best performed over a wash bash of water, allowing the melted iron (really sulphids of iron). to drop into the water.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
The Irish of if.

Flows yer husband after the acei. dent, Mrs. Ginnerty?'
 Faith, sumtoimes he's better an sumtoImes he's Wurse, but from the way he swears and yiIls an takes on whin he's betther. Of think he's bet lsr xh;p he.s.ZeEse,"-Pgck =.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05

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Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
rr.Ionr '1ooon,v 1anu.e.

Freight is handled in the Philippines sY coolies. who. with bamboo pole and a piece of rope, carry in a most precarIous fashion packages that ara liable to drop and burst at any mo ment. Hence the need of good stock for the castings and rs-enforcemeni with iron strap bands.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
HerodIs. and tb. wbIrIwind.

The learned Jacob Grimm, who col lected much folk lore for his Teutonis mythology, says that in the earlier half of the nineteenth century ths whirlwind was in Germany still SO counted for by the dancing HerodiN whirling around in the air.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
This Queer World.

And the. mystery still lingers-why Is 1t necessary 10 salt fish caught in the salt ocean, A sea bass caught on Seabright requires just as much salt in the seasoning as a black bass caught In the sslIless waters of Lake Erie.-Nev York Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
plsIikes the Dis .etIon.

The bishop of TasmaLia says that | girl in a shop Is addressed as Miss Susan. while If she works as cook or housemaid she Is called simply "Sus. ap." Pc objects. and says that girl who Is good enough to work for him is good enough 10 be addressed e Mss.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
In Transit

'1 wonder who arrauges the signs is street cars?" said Thompson, point ing upward. There is one describing drandruff cure right beside one for uUre miIk-isn't that ferce?"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Mud Singing at Rockville Center. !

Mud Singing at Rockville Center.
 The other evening while the cast for the play to be given by Reliance Hose Company wore rehearsing in Parish hall some dastardly person threw a large lump of mud in the window and struck one of our finest ladies of our village in the back of the neck. Thia cussedness must cease and the perpetrators must bs punished.-South Side Observer.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
snrean Hanninrss

Is not the first duty of those who are happy to tell of their giadness to others? All men can learn to be happy; and the teaching of it is easy. -Maeterlinck.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Too sond of Ills Family.

A story comes from Russia that . citizen there ate his wife, brother and four children. Another man inordinate- ly fond of his family.-Portland Ore gonian.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Baby Ruth,

Baby Ruth Is about 216 years of agc and the prettiest girl in the county. When a stranger asks: What is your name?" or Who are you7' she lisps: "I am my mamma's little lollypop on . Sthick"
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
MlIdeM Cure.

Surface mildews may be cured by dusting equal parts of sulphur and lime. To make She measurement more accurate. weigh both the powders be fore mixing.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
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Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
4 Coward.

A coward boosting Of his courage may deceive strangers, but he Is . Iaughing-ssock of those who know him v-Phaedrus.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
RT16f C6aTTTN-

To treat a poor wretch with bot. ns of Burgundy and fill his snuff box is like giving a pair of laced rufies to a man that has never shirt on his back-Tom Brown.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
Modern An

Art in our time seems Ike an iridescent oil spread about on the sur face of the muddy waters of our c.vi- lization; 1t and life don't mix.-Lon- don Saturday Review.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-10-05
port, wItb o.enest water

Of the famous ports of The world, Marseilles and Rio Janeiro have the deepest water at all stages of the tide.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
MIsKIMON.

Mrs. Mile Christopher and son, Jim,
OF Hopeside, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. K. Sampson Saturday and Sun
day.
Elgin Forester visited his uncle, G..
A. Forester, at Reedville from Friday
till Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Edwards, of
Simpsons Wharf. visited the family of
j. M. Forester Sunday.
Mrs. G. M. Became returned home
last week from Baltimore. where she
had been several weeks under treat
ment of specialist. We hear she is
much improved.
Misses Emma Beane and Lois For
roster visited Mrs. T. j. Sampson, of
Burgess Store, one day last week.
Mrs, Margaret Dawson, who has been
on an extended visit to friends at Reed
vile, has returned to her home here
and is suffering much from rheumatism.
]. w. Dawson and sister, Miss Flor
encs, visited at the home of Miss Mag
gle Lamkin, at Wicomico, Sunday.
We are sorry to report Lawrence
Marsh quite sick with typhoid fever.
DR.. Pierce is attending him.
u AND L.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
LANCASTER LADIES HONORED.

Sundays Tines Dispatch. Richmond,
contained handsome pictures of Miss
Ruby Virginia Smith. of Irvington, and
Miss Grace Gregory Pinckard, of Re-
hoboth Church. Miss Smith and Miss
Pinckard are both attending the Con-
federate Reunion at Memphis this week,
the former as delegate from the Lam
caster Confederate Choir and the latter
as sponsor. In speaking of Miss Smith
the Times-Dispatch says she SIS lieu
tenant of the Confederate Choir, COM
posed of twenty-five young women and
is Virginia Choir delegate to the
Memphis Reunion. Miss Smith is well
known throughout the State, being one
of the most beautiful young women of
the Northern Neck of Virginia. OF
Miss Pinckard is said she sis prominent
in the social life of Lancaster county
and is very popular among her hosts OF
friends. Her home is near Rehobotl
Church, Va"
Other young ladies from Lancaster
attending the Reunion as delegates are
Misses f. Genevieve Pinekard, Mauc
Leland and Lillian Cralle.
The Choir has received marked atten
ton and unprecedented honors since
arriving in Memphis.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
LIVELY.

Our little town has been quiet for
some time. so viii give the CITIZENS
readers few items of news this week.
Willie Barker, jr., left Saturday for
Norfolk. after spending several weeks
at his parental home here. He was
accompanied to that city by his father,
who goes there to purchase doors. etc,
for his new dwelling.
c. w. Clarke is having lumber put in
place for new house to be built short
ly
G. M. Anthony and sister, Miss En-
ma, spent several days last week with
their sister and brother near Warsaw.
T. ]. Clarke visited relatives at Mil
lenbeck Sunday.
We are glad to see Miss Annie Key
ser out after a short indisposition.
Wedding bells are expected to ring
here in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. Cox visited the lat
ter's parents near here Sunday.
W.. H. Barrack and son, of Irvington
visited friends in White Chapel no
long since. FoRGET-ME-NoT.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
KILMARNOCK.

An interesting and closely contested
game of baseball was played between
our boys and Crisfield team on the lat
ter's diamond Thursday of last week,
score being 4 to in favor of Crisfeld.
Misses Susie and Charlotte Claybrook
have returned home from their schoo
duties, the formerteaching in Irvingtor
and the latter near Fredericksburg, tC
spend the summer.
Miss Margaret Palmer returned home
last week from her school duties as
teacher in Portsmouth.
M. S. Stringfellow, of Brandy Station.
Va, spent last week at "Clifton.
Bunyon Edmonds, who recently grad
uated in dentistry in Baltimore, is this
week in Richmond taking the State
examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Chiffon recently
visited the latter's mother, Mrs. l.. T.
Smith, at Heathsville.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
AfRO-AMERICAN NOTES.
DEATH.

1t is not the death we die. but the
life we live. When the sad news of
the illness of Miss Victoria Fleming. a
patient in John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Md, reached her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Flemings, Otto
man, Va, on May 10Th, no one dreamed
of the nearness of the end, but it came
about o'clock p. m. that day, and her
remains were brought down on steamer
and landed at Ottoman Wharf Monday
morning, May 31st, accompanied by her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Green. Her remains were laid
to rest at her fathers under the rites
of the Snow Hill Fountain of True Re-
formers, of which order she was a
faithful member. Also she was a con-
sistent member of Huntsville Baptist
church. Owing to her pastor, Rev.
Dennis Fields, being in New York at
the time on a months vacation, her
funeral was postponed indefinitely.
Victoria was quite an accomplished
young woman of 70 summers at hel
last birthday, March 18th, 1909. She
was graduate nf the Primary schoo
of Baltimore. and for the last year she
had been sewing very hard, trade
she had learned to perfection and from
which she incurred some disability
She underwent surgical operation a.
John Hopkins University on the 18th O,
! May from which she never recovered
I Thus ended the life of one of the mos
/ promising young women of his section
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
LANCASTER COURTHOUSE.

DR.. and Mrs. M. c. Oldham enter
tanned number of friends last Satur-
day evening, the occasion being the
second anniversary of their marriage.
Mrs w. M. Pinckard is in Baltimore
having gone to accompany her mother,
who has been spending several weeks
there with her daughter, Mrs "Bob''
Jett, home.
Mrs. r. q. Norris and two daughters
spent Thursday with the formers
brother, VIM. Chiffon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Stakes, of Kilmar-
mock, were visiting Sunday at the
home of J. H. Davenport.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Gresham returned
Tuesday from Portsmouth. where they
have been visiting their daughter. Mrs.
s. B. Carney. Mr.. Gresham was quite
sick while there, but is improving since
his return.
Phil Gresham spent several days OF
the past week with relatives in Ports
mouth.
B. H. Robinson has purchaseda hand
some piano for his home.
C. S. Haynie is visiting his l,rothes
and sister at Broun's Store.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
TAFT.

Farm work is at a rush this week.
Some are thinning and throwing dirt to
corn while some have just finished
planting. The recent rains have thrown
many back in their work. Wheat will
be ready for harvesting next week.
Some crops are looking promising for a
good yield. while others have considera.
BILE rust on the stalk, which will shorten
the yield.
Mr.. Spencer, of Maryland, will oper-
ate the canning house here this season.
A. Schwartzman returned from Bal
timore last Saturday morning, where he
has been buying summer goods.
We would like to hear from Down
ings occasionally. Let some one that
is interesting take up the work recent
" laid down there and send weekly
letter to the dear old paper. 1t will
help to overcome the lonesome hours
spent by you and others.
The pea crop in this section was very
good and the people are well pleased
with it. Potatoes are looking promis-
ing for a good yield, and shipping will
begin in about two weeks.
The season has been very dull with
crabbers. Prices are good but crabs
are scarce.
Mr.. Newton, of Norfolk. of the well
known firm of Lawson & Newton, Is at
White Stone marking with handsome
stones the grave Of the late Geo. w.
Sanders.
The Commodore Maury was here last
Wednesday.
Eula Marsh, and daughter, Emma,
of Miskimon, visited Mr.. and Mrs. G..
H. Smith here Wednesday Of last week.
Marian Smith returned home with
them. Mr.. Marsh conducted mercantile
business here about two years ago and
gained many friendswhile in this section.
IL deaf and dumb and blind
All pleasure seeming flown.
A keener zest for JOY we'li find
Ia other senses grown.
REPORTER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
NORTHUMBERLAND co.
MARVIN GROVE.

Samuel Headley has returned to hi
home in Baltimore after spending the
past two weeks with his parents. We
are glad to report his father able to be
out again.
Henry Walker is still in bad health.
l.. Y. Bryant spent Saturday and
Sunday with Hiram Lewis, near En-
merton.
We are sorry that our faithful Super
intendent, M. c. Lewis, was not able
to be out last Sunday.
Mrs. Susan Scott, of Baltimore, spent
a few days with friends near here re-
Gently.
Joseph Muir and son, of Katen Point,
spent few days of last week with his
sisters, Mrs. Sue Hall and Mrs Andrew
Jones, at Rainswood.
While blowing one day last week in
his field, w. ID. Cockrell found a wild
turkey hen with brood of young
ones. We hope Mr.. Cockrell will meet
with success in raising his wild birds.
MAMA'S LITTLE GIRL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
OORAN.

Little LAME Vinegar is recovering
from several days sickness.
G. S. Pasquith is spending the week
with his family in Baltimore.
H. r. Humphreys has accepted a po-
sition with q prominent contractor of
Baltimore.
Capt. Geo. P. Squires, who recently
returned from Baltimore hospital, is
still quite i'll at his home here.
Geo. L Squires is just completing ex-
tensive repairs to his dwelling.
BILLY" Longworth took his mother
to Baltimore last week for medical
treatment. She returned somewhat
improved.
Mrs c. r. Walker. of Grace Point,
and niece, Miss Margarine Wagner. of
Baltimore, were the guests of Mrs.
Robert Walker several days hast week.
Misses Fannie and Nina Bellows and
/ Myrtle Squires returned last week from
b. F. l.. at Blackstone. Miss Fannie
was a member of the graduating class
of ID ii institution the past session.
Lloyd Squires arrived home from the
r. M. A. at Bedford City, Monday.
Mrs. w. j. Cornelius and two chill
dren are visiting the formers parenta
home at Fairport. w. w.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-06-11
DAMS WASHED AWAY.
The Three Mills in Lancaster DAM
aged Several Thousands of
Dollars.

The dam of the Lancaster Roller
Mills, near Kilmarnock, broke loos,
Thursday morning from the heavy
pressure of water which fell the night
before and swept things before it around
the building. 1t would be hard to esti-
mate the actual damage done, but it
will certainly not be less than $500
and probably considerably more.
At Williams mill, some distance up
and mile or so off the main road, the
dam broke and the waters swept build
ing and all before it. This mill is total
wreck and if replaced will have to be
built up from foundation. Value of
mill unknown, but total loss.
The dam at Dunton's mill, between
Kilmarnock and White Stone broke way
leaving gap Of over hundred feet,
through which the torrents rushed. 1t
will take several hundred dollars to re-
place this damage.
1t will take several weeks. probably
months, to get these mills i'm operation
again and the loss while standing idle
will be great.