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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
EARTH BEHIND THE TINES.

Nj. Flammarion ridicules the sur
mise that Mars is eager to communi-
cate with the Earth. The Martians,
he says, must have begun life millions
of years before the human race. With
such start, they are unmeasurably
our superiors in knowledge and in
telligence. A hundred thousand,
fifty thousand, ten thousand, even
two thousand years ago, they may
have had the curiosity to signal "How
goes it?" to our humble and back
ward globe; but, getting no response.
they must have dismissed us as too
stupid for further experiment. Here,
it seems to me, M. Flammarion does
injustice not only to his fellow-cre
lures, but also to the superior beings
in that other glittering world. If
the Martians are so far ahead of US,
they must have mastered secrets of
astronomy and chemistry that are
still secrets to our race. Probably
they have long surveyed us through
telescopes vastly more potent than
our own. "Echoes from the Earth
may be a standing headline in their
evening papers. Hence the flash
lights recently visible (Which, had
they been sunsets, would not have
escaped notice 80 long) may be de-
signed to show that the Martians
are good enough to take sympa-
thetlc interest in our progress, and
will tell us useful thing or two if
we approach them with proper defer
ence.- Washington Mirror.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

western railroad five iron bridges are
gone, and there are miles of land
slides.
The mammoth bridgeon the South
ern railroad over the Wautauga, in
Tennessee, is gone. The James river
was higher at Richmond than it has
been for years, the water reaching to
Main street, but the property loss
has not been large. Freight traffic
was tied up on the James River
division of the G. & o. for time.
Greene and Washington counties,
Tenn, lost about fifteen new iron
bridges that spanned the rivers in
those counties. The massive new
iron bridge ON the Ohio River and
Charleston railway, at Unaka, Tenn,
near the North Carolina line, is a
complete loss. Lumbermen at Unaka
have lost thousands of dollars. The
telegraph wires are down in many
places.
Storms and floods continued in
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
NorthCarolina and Tennessee. Eight
lives are reported lost and the prop
erty destruction will be heavy. A
fiood from the Dee and Watauga
rivers swept through the low-lying
section Of Elizabethtown, Tenn,
during the night, drowned 3 persons,
carried away 60 dwellings, $50 fami-
lies are homeless, and caused much
damage in the rich farming district
of Carter county, estimated at $1,-
100000. Nearly every farmhouse
for some distance along both rivers
was destroyed or washed from its
foundations, and it is possible the
loss of life will be greatly increased
when full reports are received.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
THE TWO MACHINES.

The contest between Swanson and
Montague is not mere contest for
donors between two men. Either
man would probably make on accepta-
BILE governor. The principle at stake,
however, is whether the Governor of
Virginia is to be named by Que OF
two senator's backed by the machine,
or shall the people select their COVER
nor.-C"lpeper Enterprise.
Or whether he is to be named by
the Jones-Tyler machine and the
men who flock with it. Since a
prominent part of the latter machine
was put out of order in the person
of Congressman John Lamb, who
was defeated by Capitol janitor, it
begins to look as if the other machine
were best.-Fredericks6urq Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
IN MEMORIAM.

The following resolutions were unani-
mously passed May 10Th, 1901, by the
Sunday school of White Marsh NJ. f..
Church:
WHEREAS, Our all-wise Father has
seen fit to call home Joseph f. Talley,
one of our faithful and beloved members.
therefore be il
ResoICed, l. That although we will
greatly miss our dear young brother and
co-worker, we desire humbly to submit to
the will of Him who doeth all things well.
ResolUed, ,. That we extend to the
oereaved ones our heartfelt sympathy
and an assurance of our prayers.
ResOlOed. 3. That copy OF these reso-
lutions be put upon the records of White
Marsh Sunday school, copy sent to the
family, aud copy to the Richmond
Christian AdOocate and VIRGINIA CITIZEN
for publication.
GEO. r. McKENNEY, Supt.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
SENSIBLE THOUGHTS.

The troubles we expect are seldom
as black as their shadows indicate.
Lots of good people would go
wrong if they didn't fear punishment.
Any man may guess a woman's
age, but he never finds it out.
A girls idea of masculine revenge
is for her best beau to elope with
her chaperoD.
Don't think that man is ready
to take the advice of every fool he
meets Just because he takes yours.
One of the differences between men
and women is that men have to die
in order to become angels-so says
woman writer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
A WAR BETWEEN GIANTS.

Senator Tillman and Senator Nc
Laurin are at war. Tillman saws of
McLaurin: "Such a mau has no
conscienceof principle. The eloquent
speech which he delivered in the
Senate was largely stolen from a SER
mon delivered by Rev. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke on Thanksgiving day.
November, 1SsS,in the Brick Church,
OF New York city, two months before
Senator Nc Laurin delivered it in the
Senate" And McLaurin says of
'rillman.
"Ehis is 10 new role for Senator
Tillman," he exclaimed. "He began
his career abusing and slandering
better men.
81 have contempt for an intel
lectual bully and shameless pretender
masqueradirg as a statesman, a
moral pigmy posing as champion
of honesty. / neith.r count nor
desire his friendship or good opinion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
swANsON's "DOUBLE.v

Though Representative j. M.
Robinson, of Indiana, has done much
to make him famous, he gets credit
for doing a great many thugs that
he has not done. He is probably
the worst victim of mistaken iden-
tity on the floor of the House. He
gets the mail of others; others get
his mail. He makes speeches, and
Others get the credit for the effort,
and vice versa. lie and Representa-
tive Claude A. Swanson are the
two Dromios, and the number
of times that they are taken
for each other are almost count
less. They are not quite the
same height, but are of the same
proportions, are both dark in COM
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
THEY DO SAY

That anybody can write wrong
with pen.
That it is wise woman who knows
more than she tells.
That luck seldom comes to the
man who is looking for it.
That smugglers are not the only
people who shirk their duty.
That poker levels all things. There
are no social calls in a poker game.
That even the successful statesman
realizes that mud is thick on the
road to fame.
That it is successful engagement
in which the man loses his head and
the girl her heart.
That no young man objects to
having his best girl look on him as a
conundrum so long as she doesn't
give him up.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

ut Is with good deal of pleasure and salts
faction that recommend Chamberlain's Collie.
Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy" says Drug
gist A. w. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A
lady customer, seeing the remedy exposed
for sale on my show case, said to me. Il really
believe that medicine saved my life the past
summer while at the Shore and she became
so enthusiastic over its merits that at once
made up my mind to recommend it in-the flu
ture- Recently gentleman came into my
store so overcome with collie pains that nc sank
at once to the floor. gave him a dose of this
remedy which, helped him. / repeated the
dose and in fifteen minutes he left my store
smilingly informing me that he felt as we'll as
ever" Sold by T.J. willing Co., Irvington;
Geo. w. Sanders, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
TALKS AT THE STORE
GATHERING.

Ihe Farmers Life an Easy Que "a
Compared With Other Bread
Winners.
The Man About Town in the Farm
v'tle Herald is an important part of
the able staff of that excellent Jour
nal. He is something of philoso-
pher and his sketches are so true to
life as to make them interesting.
Here are some Of them:
There is charm about a store
gathering after supper right hard to
describe. The chat takes a wide
range, and embraces welluigh every
subject of local interest. Horses re-
ceive full share of attention and it is
simply wonderful how many "two
forty" steppers, when talked about
around store stove aud not moving
around track, do actually live in
Farmville. Their name is legion.
Dogs have their champions, and the
qualities of "Rover," "Dash," "Pon-
TO" and Sumo" are thoroughly
ventilated.
Some mention is always made of
the "6ear glrls," and here again do
tastes differ as widely as do color of
eyes and shape of heads.
The last Sundays sermons come
in for full share of attention, and
some one is sure to ask about the
strangers in town.
Criticisms passed are at times ex-
acting, but, am glad to say, there is a
gratifying absence of that feature
which makes the sting and stain of
gossip.
While the labor unions of this
and other countries are clamoring
for a day of eight hours, shoemaker
in Farmville goes on at the steady
lick of sixteen hours day and says
nothing about it.
heard Mr.. Woodson Venable, the
Lew clerk of the Circuit Court, saw
that be arose at "A. M, looked after
the stock on the farm and was in
town at early office hours and yet some
people complain of having to take
the 4 o'clock train for Richmond.
A farmer was complaining in the
presence of a Farmville merchant of
the hard luck of farmers, when the
merchant asked him: "How many
days have you been absent from your
farm-work during the past year," to
which he said: al don't know. /
come to Farmville every Saturday,
fox and bird hunt whenever l want
to, go for the mail every afternoon,
and visit my neighbors." The mer-
chant then remarked: "You must
at least lose two days out of each
week, or 100 working-daysfrom each
year, while haven't lost one week
from my business in five years."
Five hundred days lost by the
farmer, seven by the merchant! The
contrast is striking. ] am fully
persuaded in my own mind that the
farmer is the most independent and
happiest man of all men. would
rather plow bucking mule and
hang root every hundred yards on
very hot August day, than do the
work of a cashier of bank or of a
busy book -keeper.-Richmon Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
To Win. DO Your Best Every Day

(John Wanamaker, n lSUccess)
1t is difficult to determine what is
success. A knowledge of the way to
attain it isnot so difficult. Summed
up, it is just this: Do your best every
day, whatever you have in hand.
The principal failures in business,
so far as | can judge, are lack of
definite plan, shiftlessness, trying to
find some new way to suddenly leap
into a high position, instead of
patiently plodding along the old
roads of industry and Integrity.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
"KETcH.AwLs" FROM EVERYWHERE.

An anti-fli-ting law in Virginia
reads: 'sThou shalt not rubber
nor stretch thy neck, neither shalt
thou make goo-goo eyes, when in
the vicinity of female woman"
This will leave the flirting busi-
ness all in the hands of the new
mannisb woman.-Denuer Post.
To which the Norfolk Landmark
adds: "a gross libel upon the fair
name of Virginia, as every Virgin
ian knows. Does the Denver Post
think that it is safe in telling such
yarns because it is so far ofr?'
A Grundy county (Kan.) physi-
clan recently sent to the address of
one of his patients bill for pro-
fessional services, and within ten
days received the following letter
written on the back of his memo
randum: "Dear Sur this noat was
put in my box by mistake / han't
the man hee's dead and amt any re-
lation of mine anyway. L don't see
how your conshens will let you dun
the dead. Why don't you live bet
ter criston live and let live and try
to meat that man who dide in
heaven which is worth moar than
forty dollars to emmy DOCTOR"
Some light may be thrown upon
the rabbit and the wabbling of its
nose by the following admirable jest,
which comes to us from an un-
known, but evidently very intelligent
source: "In order to decide long
standing controversy" said the
squirrel, "would you mind telling
me why you wabble your nose?"
'To show that l have something else
to do with it besides sticking it into
other peoples AFFAIRS" frigidly an
swered the rabbit. We fear, how
ever, that if this squirrel was like its
imitators it didn't see the point.
Some people pay so much attention
to other peoples business that they
lose their own.-Norfolk Landmark.
There are those who tell you of
the great loss to the State and
county from the refusal to grant
licenses to saloons; but they do not
tell you of the cost of these saloons
to those who patronize them; of the
loss of home comforts they occasion,
as well as idleness and crime; of the
public disorder, AS well as sorrowing
parents and neglected children.
They do not tell you of the cost of
courts and of prisons chargeable
largely to these saloons. Make a
ledger account with the money gain
to the State and coun9, on the one
side, with the wealth snassed by the
saloonist added, and on the other the
neglected farms and the wrecked
fortunes and lost lives, and the
cost Of the saloon will be found
to far outweigh its profit whether to
the individual citizen or to the pub
lie treasury. But cam-all the profit
of the liquor be weighed against one
life murdered, or the loss of single
soul?-Chdrlotte Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
LIFE INSURANCE.
A Statement of Facts

Early In June, 1000, James A. Self, of
Northumberland county, insured his life
In the Mutual Life Insurance Co., of New
YORK, for the sum of one thousand dol
lars. On the 9Th of August, 1900, he died
ana In TWO weeks after papers showing
proof of death were handed to Messrs
Hughlett & Efford, the special agents In
this section, for transmission TO the home
Office in New York, they handed me the
check Tor one thousand dollars in full
payment of the policy. l DO most heart
lily commend the promptness of this COM
pany and its polite and attentive agents,
Messrs. Hughlett & Efford, to any who
think OF taking out policies OF Life In
surance which L regard as the best in
vestmeDt any one can possibly make for
dependent family. G. +. EUDANK.
Administrators of ]. &. Self.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
Old Soldiers Experience.

NJ. M. Austin, a civil war veteran. of Win
chester. Ind. writes: my wife was sick a long
time in spite OF good doctors treatment, but
was wholly cured by DIR. Kings New Life Pills
which worked wonders for her health They
always do. Try them. Only 25c. at T. J. Hay
don Sons, Irvington. l.. ID. Stoneham's
Molusk; 7. {. Bland's, Rehoboth Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
KNOwLEpGEANp FORGIVENESS

If knew you and you knew me-
If both of us could clearly see,
And with an inuer sight divine,
The meaning of your heart and mine,
Pm sure that We would differ less
And clasp our hands In frieudliness; y
Our thoughts would pleasantly agree
If knew you and you knew me.
III knew you and you knew me.
As each one knows his own self, we
Gould look each other in the face
And see therein truer grace,
Life has so many hidden woes,
So many thorns for every rose;
The why" Of things our hearts would see
If knew you and you knew me.
-NGron Waterman, an Good Cheer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

Mr.. w. ]. Baxter, of North Rrool. " C.. saws
ne suffered with piles for fifteen years. lie
tried many remedies with no results until he
quickly cured him.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

Skin affections will readily disappear by us
ing DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Look out
Tor counterfeits. III you get Dewitt's you will
cure for piles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

GRO. II. CHAPLIN. Boston, Mass.
JNo. a. PALMER, Kilmaruock, Va.
X. II. BRoUN, Broun's Store. Va.
Messrs. Palmer & Broun have made
arrangements with Chapins Farm
Agency. established 1Sia to furnish
buyers for Virginia lands, and desire
all who wish TO sell TO list their prom
erty at once. All lands given them viii
be eNts nsivcly advertised in the pros
porous Northern and Western sections
OF the United States free of charee
Ghapin's Farm Agency are the largest
keat Estate dealers in the United
States. Established over fifty years
ago.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
How 7 O
Gain File sh

Persons have been known to
gain a POUND a day by taking
an ounce of SCOTS EMUL.
SION. 1t is strange, but it often
happens.
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound; it seems to start the
digestive machinery going prop
erly, so that the patient is able
to digest and absorb his ordinary
food, which he could not do be-
fore. and that IS the way the gain
is made.
A certain amount of flesh is
necessary for health; if you have
not got it you can get it by
taking
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
THE DOCTOR AT HOME.

Great care should be exercised as 10 reurc-
Oso gwen. You can toe your own doctor for
coughs, Group. hoarsencss, sore and tickling
OF the throat and all bronchial troubles by
using Cherry Glyccrfnc, the invincible Couvk
Cure. Large bottles % cts.
JAS. BAILY 4 SON., ProIs., Baltimore, Nd.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Episcopal Church.

Tomorrow is the festival of the
Trinity, the church date celebrated
in memory of divine revelation.
There will be appropriate services
at s. Adams. There will be the
usual communion service at III
o'clock, sermon topic, God Re
veaed." Sermon topic for the
evening service, "A Common
Need " All other services as usual
A cordial invitation to all.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Or. Yard makes a specially of
all kinds of dental work l03 #

The ElizabethvilIe Echo has re-
ceived news from Knnsas thai a
boy climbed "A cornstalk to see
how the corn was getting along.
and now the corn is growing fnsi r
than the boy can climb down. The
boy is plumb out of sight i'anr
men have undertaken to cut down
the stalk and save the boy from
starvation, but it grows SO fast
that they can't hack twice in the
same place The poor boy is hv-
ing on nothing but corn, and has
already thrown down over four
bushels of cobs.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Since the heavy rains there have
been several large holes made by
the sinking of the dirt where the
sewer pipes were laid. The con
tractors should ill these holes as
they are very dangerous some of
them being large enough to bury
a horse.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Presbyterian Church.

The pastor will preach at L a.
m. and s p m, continuing a series
of sermon on Christs relation to
humanity. Morning theme,
Christ Our PRIEST" evening
"Christ Our King" We extend a
welcome to all who would worship
with us.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Methodist Church.

The God Vision Need in
Human Life will be the morning
subject discussed by the pastor,
Evening topic, why Jesus Should
be Precious to Each Life" The
Sunday school meets at 10 O'Clock
and the Epworth League at I D, m
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Christian Church.

Children's day to morrow for
foreign missions exercises in the
evening at s O'Clock Preaching
at II a IN, tubject Christ a Mis-
sionary" Sunday school at 10 q.
m, Christian Endeavor at I p. IN.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
CatIloIic Church.

In future the services at tn,
Catholic church will occur at 5 anc
$50 a m and 1901 in the evening
The subject for Sunday. June ,
will be Spanish Inquisition."
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
First Church OF Christ, Scientist

Morning service, ll;45; evening
service, 7:45; midweek service,
Wednesday evening, 7:i5. Read
ing room open from . to p. m,
Tuesdays and Saturdays. To-
morrow's subject-"God the only
Cause and Creator
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Two vags and one drunk were
given chance to air their troubles
before Judge Nix last evening.
The Judge imposed fine of 50
and cost, but bein & unable to make
the payments they were sentenced
to work it out on the rock pile
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Dental Office Moved

wish TO inform my friends and
patrons that | have moved my
dental Office to the Johnson Fri tz
block, over Yelton's drug store.
1885 T. b FLEMING, ID. ID. S.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Why Are We So Busy?

Because our styles are dainty,
our hats are exquisite and our
workmanship perfect in every
detail, and our prices the very low
est PROCTOR Il Co. 66tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Notice.

All members of the Modern
Tonties are requested to be pres
ent at council Saturday evening
June 1st, to sign charter and hold
semi-annual election of officers
AmcE b. MOORE. Sec'y.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

One of the local druggists said
this morning that his business
has increased 335 per cent since
the first of the year, the result of
advertising in The TRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Baptist Church.

The pastor will preach in the
morning on the theme "Chris,'s
Work" and ia the evening
"Greee All are cordially invited
to attend these services.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Young Mems Union.

The Y NJ L meets in the base
ment of the NJ f church at p.
N. tomorrow. All men are cordially
invited.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Base Ball.

No Sunday base ball will be al
lowed on the grounds of this COM
pany. THE UNITED OIL Co.
44-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

The Fremont Oil q Gas com
pany has now reached depth of
about 200 feet with its first we'll
The company has camp estab-
lished for its employees.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

The Western Union telegraph
office is now located on the second
floor of the johnson block.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Ice cream and cake served free
Monday, June 3rd, at Sprague's
grocery, West Main street.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Roy McCandless wishes to state
that he was never out hun ting with
old Dutch Fred" as was stated
yesterday, but admits that he has
seen Kranskcy kill big game out of
season.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
LOCAL NOTES.

DIR. and Mrs. T. B. Fleming will
be found at home to their friends
at 302 West Third street.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

The Odd Fellows will work in
the initlatory degree tonight, The
election of officers will also occur.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

The Fremont Oil q Gas com
pany are arranging TO consolidate
and will operate under one manage
ment. 1t will make strong COM
bination of capital and experience.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Bookings secondhand store is
the place to go when you want to
buy, sell or trade anything in the
secondhand line. Blackmer's old
stand Gift
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Ice cream and cake served free
Monday, June 3rd, at Sprague's S
grocery. West Main street.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

DIR. w. M. Shultz has moved to
his permanent office, rooms l. 3
and ), Andrews block. 2S-tf.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01
Wanted.

Female help to register at the
employment bureau, No. lis South
Pixies Peak avenue. 79-tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Don't forget that Bookings
secondhand store is the place 10
buy your camping and prospecting
outfits cheap. Blackmer's old
stand. Gift
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

A residence telephone for sc a
day. ASK the man" t26
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

DR. Dickson, osteopath. Huston
block, room |, Tuesday and Satur-
day afternoon. Consultation free
64-e d
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Money to loan on improved realty
so, S5, 100 & l20 months. H S
Andrews, Andrews bldg. 53-ml
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Florence Circle No. 80, w. of
w gave dime social last night
in Union hall. Although the
weather was disagreeable, a good
attendance is reported
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

The Florence aud Colorado
Springs Oil q Gas company ex-
pect to be drilling again Monday
The fishing job proved successful.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-06-01

Kaufman photo art. west end
Main. 73-tf