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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
Daptixes in Icy Waters.

Poughkeepsie. New York.-Charles
Walker. OF Kingston. Jamaica, has
established a new religious sect
among the negroes here. Sunday he
baptized " converts in the icy wa
tiers OF the Hudson. The converts
were attired in loose robes and stood
on the wharf s~hivering for a half hour
after baptism. Preached Walker de-
scribes his new sect as the Church
OF God and the Saints Of Christ" His
belief Is that all baptisms should be
performed in natural streams ire
spective of the temperature.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
MARKET REPORT.
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Dec. observation-disclosures
estimatedat 800; market, weak;
beeves, $4.0048.40: Texas steers.
$4,000 western steers, $4,000
6-25; stockers and feeders, So. 0OQ5.25;
cows and heifers. $2.00Q5.50; calves,
$7.25Q9.50.
Hogs Receipts estimated at 90.
600; market. SC higher: light, $1,000
$50: mixed, $7.95qs.35: heavy, $500
aS40; rough. $S05GS,20; good to
choice heavy, $S.2ogS.40. pigs. 800
$3.50; bulk Of sales. SS.1OlS.3O.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
soAr SETS PASSENGER RECORD.
hsmburp-Amsricsn Liner Arrives n
~ v. With 1000 Aliens Abosn6.

New York n. y. - The Ham
burE-American liner President Grant,
famed ~ the prosperity ship because
Of bringing Ia . record number Of
steerage passengers arrived here with
decks fairly alive with alien travellers.
Altogether the vessels sssersfe was
just one short Of 5000 Two p reons
having died on the trip across. This
Is the steerage record
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
MORGAN IN HELLO DEAL.
Financisr cobbiss Up Six More Phone
Lines.

Toledo. Ohio. - Official announce
ment was made here of the purchase
by J. p. Morgan & Co. OF controlling
interest in the six additional indie
pendent telephone companies OF Ohio
and Indiana. II Is announced also
that the companies will be operated
exclusively by Morgan & Co.. and that
the Ben has nothing to do with the
deal
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
BROTHERS AND SISTERS BURN.


Chicago. Dec. 2l-John Corrodio.
aged Z years. Charles Corrodio. aged
2 years. and Mary Corrodio. aged I
years. we're burned to death In their
home nj South Chicago. The house
caught fire during the absence Of their
parents. From q distance the father
saw IRE bursting through q window
and be hurried to rescue the children.
but was driven hack By the nameA
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

cast aside much Of II ~ unworthy Of consideration and was therefore
able 10 make it, report q week earlier than anticipated
1t is said the only thing that divided the committee was how
strong to make the rejection Of Cooks claims. This question is also
the chief point under discussion by the consistory.
Some Of the members are understood to favor a report mere
~ stating that the data does not warrant the verdict that Cook
reached the North Pale, while others are reported az favorng a de-
nuncation of Cook Is an impostor, whose discovery claims are un-
worthy of scientific consideration.
The committee that examined and rejected the Cook records con-
sisted Of Prof. Els Stromgren. president OF the committee; Com
mander Gustav Holm, director of the photographic bureau; Com
mander Jensen, director OF navigation, Astronomer Pechyle of the
Copenhagen observatory. Capt Ryder. director of the meteorological
institute. and Prof Engstroem of Lund university. Sweden. Each
OF these men is 4 world renowned scientist.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

Rome, Italy -Cardinal Satoli who
recently suffered a relapse from ne
phritis is very much worse. He insisted
upon a chaplain celebrating mass in
the sick room. Alarming symptoms
developed and there was some delir-
ium. Grave fears are entertained for
the cardinals recovery.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
University Of Copenhagen Denies
Truth Of His Claims,
HE FAILS TO PROVE HIS CASE
John +. Bradley, His Backer, Declares aHe Fooled %
All, From the KIND Of Denmark Down.. am Sick
q the Whole Blooming Polar Business"

Copenhagen. Dec zl--The Cook investigating committee, today
reported TO the University of Copenhagen consissory that the ex-
plorers records do not carry conviction and that his records and OBJ
servations m wholly insufficient to warrant 4 verdict that he dis
covered the north pole.
1t is said the committee became % thoroughly convinced of the
utter insufhciency Of the evidence submitted by the explorer that It
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Samuel r. Van
SAINT. commander-in-chief Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic. announced that
the executive committee set Sept. IL
to ~. Al the time for the mex ma
tional encampment OF the G. A. r. At
Atlantic City. n. j.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis, Dec. 24.-Wheat. Dec.
SLIM; May. $1.11b: No. l northern.
$l.13N; No. 2 northern, SLIM; dur
UNI. No. !, 96c. Corn-No. 3, 60Ac.
Oats-No. 3 white. 42Hc. Rye-No.
2, 72Ac. Barley-64c. Flax-No.. I,
$1.99A.
Duluth, Dec. 24.-No. ! northern,
Sill; Dec, $1.10: May, $1.11.
South St. Paul, Dec. 24.-Cattle-
Steers, s. .OOG6.75: cows, fair, $3.50
425: calves. $3.50G5.50. Hogs, $500
GS.0o; sheep. yearlings. $5.25G5.75:
lambs. $500 6.6O.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
Prominent Illinois Banker Dies.

Paris. Illinois. - Colonel Terrence
Clark, So years old. vice presi-
dent OF the Edgar County National
Bank. the large land owner. died at
his home near Metcalf. Colonel Clark
was n of the five men who planned
and made successful the escape of a
number OF persons from Libby prison
by q tunnel.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

Well Known Democrat opeakes On
Dead Justico.

Washington, u. C.. With Judge
Alton b. Parker. Of New York, presid-
ing and delivering the principal ID
dress OF eulOKy the members Of the
bar Of the supreme court OF the Unit
ed States met In the supreme court
rooms 1t the capitol and adopted reso
buttons commemorating the late Jus
tice Rufus W.. Peckham ~ associate
Justice OF the supreme court.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31

Five Die IN Explosion.
Naples--A mandatory Of explo-
siyes near Caserta exploded, Eve Der
sons being killed and five injured.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31
suRRiEo \ WEEK ALIVE.

Michigan
MarGnesse. Nick-frank CondeIlo
vas snssched from The Jaws OF death
wben the escus found him in the
Cleveland Gins Iron company's mine
II Negaunee- He had been entombed
coo feet benenah the surface since q
week ago. along with three other men.
Peter NuDdf Was found dead. The
other too men have not 9 been
reached.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-12-31


Senator nrown has sprung TIE nans
~ Ata0rney CeD<rai Thc1Dsoo for
EsAsask1 district akaosnoo.
Frees6eef Tan sena . 1oax HIT q
fmp1sssGnf diplomatic pomanxtaoas @
TIE neaafe.
Ths N~acsr1Guzn congress elected n.
Jose Ma1rfx - president.
Secretary BsiIinger has denanded
s~indicat3On and urged Pressdent TAFT
To take the initiatiye
Horace r Lurson VAS confirmed
~ associate justice Of the supreme
court
There may be opposition in the
senate 70 the confirmation OF Robert
Bacon - ambassador TO France.
George Dudley. former commission-
q q pensions. died In Washinxton.
Senator Norris Brown believes that
the Omaha Indians a. well as the
white people OF Thurston county are
In favor o. the taxation OF Indian
lands.
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
OYSTER CONVENTION.
CSouthside Sentinel.l

Action of the citizens of Gloucester
on Monday last and reported elsewhere,
taken in connection with the article on
THE Oyster Question from the New
port News Times-Herald, which is also
reproduced in this issue, seems to in
dicate still unsettled condition of this
vital Tidewater question and portends
another fight between the longing and
planting interests in the next General
Assembly.
If we understand the spirit and pur-
pose of the movement for convention
in Newport News on October 10th, inau.
gurated by Hon. j. N. Stubbs, oi
Gloucester, it is to harmonise conflict
ing views and desires and secure
definite agreement as to such
legislation as Tidewater will advocate.
This seems very desirable in view OF
the fact that heretofore much stres:
has been laid upon the disagreement
among Tidewater members by member.
from other sections of the State when
ever legislation on the oyster question
was being considered.
The proposed convention is to b,
composed, as we understand, of repre-
sentative men in both planting an,
longing lines, and tits. therefore, i'm
portant that the delegates be selecte,
IN general and largely attended meet
ings. If the delegates to this conven
ton be only planters or tongers,
would be unreasonable to expect tn
work of the convention to be satisfac
tory to ali elements. Such action a
Middlesex takes in connection with thi
movement ought to be taken on tn
18th of September (court day. and w
shall be pleased to publish call for
meeting to this effect, if the same wi
be authorized by such representative
citizens as our State senator and candi
date for the House. or any one promi
nently identified with the oyster ques
ton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
FARMER OF THE SEA
IS THE OYSTERMAN.
he Takes As Much Pride in His
Broad Acres As The Tiller OF
The Soil.

During the months without the RS
1T would not be hard to picture
the oyster farmer joining the plumber
and coal man for vocational trip to
Europe. Far from it. A mere land
!ubber who had the idea, received Sc
we're shock when he investigated the
matter recently.
He found that the oyster man is the
farmer of the sea. Seed time and har-
vest time are not strangers to the rou-
tine of the oyster culturist. Indeed, in
all his work, the farmer who produces
oysters from the beds which he plants
in the seas uses exactly the same terms
as the land farmer for nearly every
phase of his work.
This is the planting time of the oyster
farmer. lie is busy sowing shells and
other hard substances so that by fall
he may take from his broad acres the
full grown oysters without destroying
the productiveness of his farm.
The land and sea farmers might fra
ternize and find much in common.
What wind and hail do TO the crops of
the ruralite. wind and heavy seas do to
the oyster crop. Where ones crops are
laid low and beaten by heavy seas and
carried to suffocate in the silt and mud
carried with them out to sea.
Sometimes millions of young oysters
are destroyed in single storm. Just
as the land farmer looks sadly out OF
his window at the destructiveness OF
nature upon which he depends for the
growth of his crop, so the oyster farm.
er glowers across the heavy seas which
are beating down upon his crop while
he stands helplessly by.
The heavy storms also damage the
older oysters. The seas carry out with
them the vegetable life at the bottom
upon which the oysters subsist. They
become thin and lacking in flavor from
the loss of their natural food. One OF
two heavy storms in single season
have been known to cut down mate
rally the crop of subsequent years.
| Probably few people know that oys
ters are not put on the market unit
they are from two to three years ole
or older. They are OF all shapes anc
sizes. for age is no Indication of either
the oysters size or condition.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
WALTER AND LOrTA.

Sing me song for my children,
U voices, everywhere;
OF my dear first born. so suddenly gone,
And baby Lolita fair.
Find me name 'mong glittering gems,
For my lost boy and girl;
He was my brilliant diamond,
She my pure, white pearl.
Exhale me your breath, sweet flowers,
Unfolding your spell disclose,
To calm my weary, grieving hours,
For my Lilly and my Rosel
A message from them, o starry Orbs
l would grasp it from afar;
Would watch them beckon to me,
Each to me a starl
My eldest and my youngest
Have met in the sweet somewhere, Z"
Made earth too much Heaven for me,
And they were wanted there.
MARY STUART GRESHAM.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
GOOD FOR THE JOURNAL.
IRichmond Evening Journal.l

lRichmond Evening Journal.l
''The Richmond Journal is making u
unique political record this year. 1t
was violent supporter of Mr.. Tucker
as against Judge Mann, and an impla-
cable foe of the machine. For some
reason, since the primary, it has be-
come very intense in desire for the sue
cess of the machine ticket; and it is
loosing no opportunity to establish a
reputation as the most orthodox ad-
vocate of machine Democracy. -
Tazewell Republican.
Nothing can be more mistaken than
a man who makes an erroneous state
ment and then argues from it, The
Evening Journal is supporting the reg
ularly elected Democratic ticket, and
could have no better company than the
majority voters of the Democratic par
ty in Virginia.
The Tazewell Republican was aroused
to poisonous resentment by The Jour
nails declaration that Democrats who
joined in giving banquets to Repub.
iican candidates We're giving first aiG
to the Republican campaign. They
always wait until the guest of, honor
has received political nomination to
give him a non-political banquet.
Would it be likely that the Republican
nominee for Governor would be so ban
quoted after his defeat in November
We again say to Virginia Democrat.
let Republican courtesies wait unit
after the election.
Virginia owes every privilege it en-
joys to the Democratic party. 1t stoot
between the people and degradation
of many kinds when there was n,
other power fit to cope with the in
dignities which the Republicans heape.
upon the State.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
ON LIES SEA.

hR. EorroR:-I confess that Il is not without
some hesitation that present the following lines.
Some may be of the opinion that matters of awful
reality. Of supreme importance. are likely TO
suffer than gain from treatment of this kind: and
indeed wesre 80 accustomed TO see poetry prosti-
tuted 10 the most trivial. worthless. and worse
than worthless purposes that IL seems little short
OF proclamation to touch sacred subject with 80
unhallowed instrument: nevertheless. il Is pos
sible that a hint or exhortation. conveyed in
verse may be useful: the eye Of the thoughless
trifier who would carelessly turn away from a
sermon. may be arrested by something in the
shape Of verse. however humble or contemplate:
and even the harmless desire to criticise-a kind Of
business for which every one thinks himself COM
petent-rnay induce perussl which can certainly
harm no one. Thefollowing lines were occasioned
by reading in Matthews Csosp Il Of Christ stillinR
the tempest.
When OF His mission from His home in
heaven,
In the frail bark, the Savior deigned
to sleep;
The tempest rose-with headlong fury
driven,
The wave.tossed vessel whirled along
the deep;
Wide shrieked the storm mid parting
shrouds,
And the vexed pillows dashed the dark
ening clouds.
Ali then, how futile human skill and
power
Save us! We perish in the Ger
whelming wave"
They cried. and in that fearful hour
"An eye to pity. and 'tarm to save,
He spoke, and lol obedient to His will,
The raging waves and winds were still
And thou, poor fearful one on life's
stormy seal
Where the dark waves of sin and sor-
row roll,
To Him for refuge from the tempest
flee
To Him, confiding, trust the sinking soul;
For oh! He came To calm the tempest
tossed,
To seek the wayward and the lost.
For thee. and such as thee. impeifed by
love,
He left the mansions of the bless'd on
high;
Mid sin. and pain, and grief, and fear,
to move
With lingering anguish, and with
shame. to die,
The debt To Justice boundiess Mercy
paid.
For guilt without hope complete atone
ment made.
Oh! in return for such surprising grace,
Poor, blind, and naked, what canst
thou impsrt?
Canst thou no offering on His altar place?
Yes. humble mournerl give Him all
thy heart:
That simple offering he will not dsown-
That living incense may approach his
throne.
OH think in time, then, what the meek
inherit
What the peace-maker's, what the
mourner's part:
The allotted portion of the poor in spirit
The promised vision of the pure in
heart.
WM. j. KENNoN.
Baltimore. August 18th, 1909.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
MILLENBECK.

r. S. Schools, of Saluda, was visiting
here last week.
Mrs. w. r. Wood and Mrs Wilson
of Camden, N. j.. were the guests o.
Mrs. Jennie Wood last week.
w. H. Warren shipped last week one
Thousand cases of tomatoes.
Mrs. E.. T. Schools has returned hom.
from Middlesex, where she was visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Hooper is the guest of Mrs. A
w. Cooper. at Towles Point, this week
The oystermen here have been bus,
painting and repairing their boats. get
ting ready for the oyster season which
opened Wednesday.
w. E. Stevens has just completed
new barn.
IN THE COOP OLD SUMMERTIME.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17

until the roots are brought to the sur.
face and destroyed.
My neighbor having a two-acre pas.
ture infested with this pest had the
vines cut close to the ground and when
they were dry the field was burned over.
de thought he had got rid of them, but
this spring the lower roots sent up an
extra growth, which at this writing
completely covers the entire ground,
smothering out the grass. They seem
to thrive in hot, dry weather as well as
in wet. Cows will rot eat the vines.
A herd of hogs or goats would probably
destroy the rank top and root growth.
The vine is very difficult to kill, as it
roots at the joints. American.
WORN OUT SOILS.
The worn out fields of Eastern Vir-
ginia have been for years a subject of
jeering comment by people of other
States, but even the old fields that have
been in more or less continuous cultiva-
tion for 200 years or more are capable
OF restoration. Some years ago piece
of hill-land in Fauquier county had been
practically given up as hopeless. Even
the poor negroes that rented it on
shares failed to get their seed back.
This land was purchased by northern
farmer who saw in it possibilities of
restoration, and he sowed it with cow
peas, turning this crcp p in and repeating
the experiment several seasons in sue
cession. AS fine corn is raised on that
land today as is seen in the county.
The land wanted "fatteniug'', and the
cow-peas did this.
The Bureau of Soils of the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture concludes that
the prevalent idea that our soils are
worn out has no foundation in fact, but
that they are, all things considered,
improving rather than losing. Of
course any soil can be drained to death,
but with proper care most soils can not
only be kept up to the standard but be
steadily improved. There are fields in
England that have been cultivated for
centuries that produce fifty and sixty
bushels of wheat to the acre. but these
fields are as carefully looked after as
the cattle and horses. Land may be
said to be sort of perpetual circle in
its cultivation. First crop, then cat
tie To feed the crop to. then the manure
of the cattle. then the grain again.
Food for the grain must be supplied
just as the cattle must be fed, and the
cattle in turn supply the food for the
grain. But to take all and return moth
ing is to bankrupt the soil. The pros
porous farmer is he who raises cattle
good farming is much matter of stock.
Either this or buy fertilizer, and this
last is the most expensive farming.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17

We are in receipt of courtesies from
managers of the State Fair, the fourth
annual exhibition of which is to be held
in Richmond October 4th to 9Th on larg-
er and grander scale than ever, and the
coming exhibition, it is expected, will
be the largest held this year in the
South. The premiums aggregate $40,
900, distributed as follows: Cattle,
Sc, 500; Horses (exhibition), $4,000;
Swine, 81, 100; Sheep, LOO; Poultry,
800; Farm Products. including corn
and other grains, tobacco. peanuts,
fruits, vegetables. plants and flowers.
preserves and domestic products, $lO,-
200. Generous prizes are also offered
for needlework, children's work and
manual training products. There will
be thirty-five horse races distributed
throughout the week, for which liberal
purses have been provided. Entries in
all departments close September l4th.
A feature will be the corn contest,
designated king Corn Special, in
which 81, 200 will be awarded for the
best corn grown in Virginia. The OBJ
ject of this contest is to stimulate the
growing of corn, with the view of ex.
ceiling the product of any other Eastern
State. Awards will be made, based
upon the perfection of the ears, as
follows: Best ear of white corn, $3.50
best ten ears of same, $3.50; best twenty
ears of same, $3.50; best ear yellow
corn. $225; best ten ears of same, S225
best twenty ears of same. $225.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
FISHERM AN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Calpepper, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Davis.
have returned to their home in Norfolk.
Miss Lille Billings, of Washington.
recently visited Mrs. C. S. White.
Miss Annie Yerby, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Yerby, at Westland.
Mrs. Cartwright and little daughter.
of Baltimore, who have been spending
some time with the formers cousin.
Mrs. Ida George, have returned to their
home.
Mrs. India Lewis, Of Baltimore, was
a guest at the home of her cousin, Mrs.
w. G. Foxwell, few days recently.
I. M. Fitchett and family visited
relatives and friends in Northampton
not long since.
l.. A. Sanders has purchased the farm
belonging to the Flowers heirs, on Dy-
mers Creek, where we understand he
will move in the near future. We are
sorry to lose such good ople from our
midst
Little Ola Meekins, who has been
spending some time with relatives here
recently, has returned to her home at
Weems.
Those on the sick list are: Mrs.
Georgia McCarty, Melvin Hinson's two
children and Jethro Carter.
Mrs. Ida George, Miss Ora George,
Mrs. May Cartwright and Mrs. C. w.
Meekins were given a dining at the
home of Mrs. Hawley Robertson at
Anti-Rapp some time since.
w. G. Foxwell spent Wednesday be-
fore last at Irvington, at the home of
r. +. Meekins. JACK.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-09-17
RICHMOND COUNTY.
MARVIN GROVE.

Mrs. John T. Lewis was paralyzed
one day last week and her condition is
still serious.
While at Farnham last week X. ID.
Elmore's horse ran off throwing him
out of the buggy and badly hurting him.
Miss Mildred l.. Bryant returned
home Monday from n two weeks visit
to her aunt at Cintra.
Miss Lizzie Lampkin. of Lively. is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. c. N. Jones,
lat Cintra.
Jacob Moore and l.. II. Balderson
spent Sunday with l.. Y. Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Headley spent
Sunday with their son, A. l.. Headly,
at Coan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pittman and
Mrs. X. l.. Headley visited w. ID.
Cockrell Sunday.
MAMA's LITTLE GIRL.