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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
For Loss OF Appetite
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
LIST OF DEEDS.

Admitted to record during and
since August term of Northumber-
land county court:
Deed from L. Richard Edwards
and wife to Benjamin +. Jones for
3 acres in Fairields District.
Trust deed from Benjamin Brown
and wife to James G.. Harcum for
James o. Harcum and M. l.. Dodson
on 6 acres in Fair6elds.
Deed from u. III. Beane to G.. Il.
Lunsford for 161 acres in Wicomico.
Deed from Thomas ID. Walker
aud wife to G. ID. Shirley for acre
in ueathsville.
Deed from Thos. T.. Blackwell
and wife, Moran Blackwell and wife
Edgar Blackwell and wife and Hiram
II. Blackwell and wife to Samuel T..
LEVEL, jr., for all their interest in a
tract of land in I.ottsburg.
Deed from Evelyn Elizabeth Hall
to Llewellyn o. Hall for her one
fifth INTEREST," in one half of a certain
tract of lard known as mills"
Deed from Charles Eugene Hall
to Llewellyn o. Hall for his one
fifth interest in one half of above
tract.
Deed from Samuel Roland Hall
to Llewellyn Hall for his one fifth
interest in one half of above tract.
Deed from Elgin S. Headley and
wife to Llewellyn o. Hall for %
acres in Heathsville.
Deed from l.. b. Bromley and wife
to Solomon Swami for 25l acres in
Lottsburg.
Deed from Luther T.. lIeadley
and wife, Millard Harrison and wife,
Leaner Headley, William V. Dameron
and wife to w. II. Headley for all
their interest in 1876 acres.
Trust deed from w. II. Headley
and wife to James NJ. Booth on
above tract.
Deed from Ella L. Snow and
husband, Emily M. Snead and hus-
band, Grace Carlton and husband,
Annie Hall and husband, II. q.
DeShields, Mary Josephine DeShields
and Louise, Il. DeShields to DIR. A.
M. Brent, trustee, for l7s acres in
Heathsville.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
GRACE BEFORE MEAT.
baltimore Sun

tDoetsWOTc CUH
There has been much discussion
in the Northern and Eastern press
upon the decline in the practice of
saying grace before meals, which, it
is agreed, is pretty general. The
habit of mind of which the custom
was an expression is said to be al
most obsolete, especially in the cities
and larger towns. Not because the
denominations that gave special at
tention to such observances are less
strong, or less devont, bot the spirit
of the age seems to be averse to any
form of service out of church. This
decadence is, however, not universal
in this country. The Richmond
Dispatch "thinks it can confidently
assert that the beautiful aud reveren-
tial custom still obtains largely in
the Southern family circle" and the
New York Evening Post holds it
true "the old-fashioned rigor of Sab
bath observance is maintained in the
South to degree long unknown in
any part of the North"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
A General strengthening TonIc.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
Crowded out last wcek.)
FARNHAM,

Milton Lyell returned to Baltimore
last week. He was accom- panied by
his cousin, Miss Edna Lyell, who
expects to spend some time with
relatives in that city.
Misses Mamie and Florence Han ks
are visiting relatives in Northumber-
land county.
Julian Rock leaves for school in
North Carolina this week. He will
be accompanied as far as Irvington
by his sister.
Messrs. James Straughan, Atwill
and Miss Emms Rockwell, with little
Misses Texas, Marion and Betsy
Stranghan, are visiting relatives in
Farnhan and Emmerton neighbor-
hood.
Miss Marvin Forester will teach
In the family of @. l.. Goodman near
Burgess Store this session, where she
taught the past session.
Mrs. Julia Dickerson, of Sion
House, is reported quite sick.
Arthur Pearson and M. G. oldham
are on the sick list.
Miss Cornelia Hammock and
Charlie Pitts, who have been spend
ing the summer at Rainswood, were
seen enroute for Sharps Tuesday
evening of last week, where they took
the steamer Wednesday for Freder,
icksburg.
Misses Davis and Douglas are
visiting Miss Maggie Jones.
TRIXY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
SO Glad We Know Now.

Somebody has explained the sig
nilicance of the editorial "we." 1t
may have a variety of meanings. For
example: When you read that "we"
expect our wife home today, "we"
refers to the editor; "we are a little
late with our work." includes the
whole office force, even down to the
devil and the towel; in "we are
having a boom," the town is meant;
"we received over 1000 emigrants
this year" embraces the nation; eve
have hog cholera in our midst" 4"
means the man who takes the paper
and does not pay for it is very Ill
Griffin (Ga) Nc'cs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
WASTED COURAGE.

Courage is one Of the prime quail
ties In strong character. Without it,
no man can command either his own
respect or the respect of others; with
it,, the greatest faults are in sense
redeemed and smaller faults obliter-
ated. One great act of courage
sometimes atones for the weaknesses
of a lifetime, and, like a splendid
mantle, covers many deformities.
But courage divorced from duty is
often mere rashness, idle bragga-
docio, inexcusable waste of strength,
opportunity, and sometimes of life.
No man has a right to jeopardize
himself or the things which are
precious to him unless some worthy
end is to be served. To put every
thing at the disposal of a great oc-
casion or a great duty is to evidence
ones devotion to some noble cause
or some great ideal, but to jeopar-
die all ones fortunes for mere ca
price or display, or in a foolhardy
mood, is to gamble with the things
which are most precious. William
OF Orange never lacked that cool
courage which is the very highest
form of a great quality. On one
occasion on a battlefield In Flan-
ders when, under heavy fire of
bullets, he was giving orders to the
members of his staff, he discovered
near him the Deputy Governor of
the Bank of England, drawn to the
place by mere curiosity. The King
said to him sharply, "Sir, you
ought not to run these hazards; you
are not soldier; you are of no use
to us here" 81 run no more hazard
than your Majesty" the man an
swered. "Not So" said the King,
Il am here where 1T is my duty to
be, and l may without presumption
commit my life to Gods keeping,
but you" The sentence was
left incomplete because the man fell
dead at the Kings feet. 1t was a
foolish courage and it cost life.
No good end was served; the man
gambled with that which did not
belong to him and lost it by a throw
of the iron dice of war. William, on
the other hand, lived in constant
peril, but that peril was a part of his
work; and when he fell at last by the
hand Of u cowardly assassin in the
littlenarrow hallway at the foot of the
staircase in the old palace at Delft,
he fell in the place to which the
hand of God had led him; that
is to say, at the Identical spot where
he ought to have been in the dis
charge of his duty. The greatest
risks are justified when they are
taken as part Of ones work; but
no man has right to brave them
simply as matter of indifference to
danger, or as an occasion for the dis
play of foolhardy courage. Life is
too precious to be wasted in sham
battles.-OutlO0k.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
THE PRESI-
DENTS DEATH.

Passes Away Calmly Amid the
Grief of His COuntrymen.
The tragedy of the new century
eliminated Saturday morning at 2:l5
o'clock when President Mckinley
peacefully passed away in the pres
ence of his wife, his brother and
sister. near relatives, members of
the Cabinet and friends.
The President in his last period
of consciousness, which ended about
7:40 p. m. Friday, chanted the
words of the hymn, "Nearer, My
God, to Thee," and his last audible
conscious words were:
''Good-by, all; good-by. It's Gods
way. His will be DONE"
Then his mind began to wander
and soon afterwards he completely
lost consciousness. His life was pro-
longed for hours by the administra-
tion of oxygen, and the President
finally expressed desire to be al
lowed to die. About $50 the ad-
ministration of oxygen ceased, and
the pulse grew fainter and fainter.
He was sinking gradually like a
child into the eternal slumber. BY
10 o'clock the pulse could no longer
be felt in his extremities and they
grew cold. Below stairs the grief
stricken gathering waited sadly for
the end.
BY an autopsy the physicians claim
that gangrene had set in along the
course the bullet pursued. Some
even assert that the bullet was q
poisoned one, but the people a.
large cannot get rid of the belief
that death was the direct result of
feeding the patient so heartily. The
encouraging assurances by the ply
sicians of a few days ago led the
country to believe that he would
recover.
The Presidents remains passed
throdgh Baltimore Monday en- route
to Washington, where they lay in
State until Wednesday. They were
then taken by funeral train to the
deceased's home at Canton, Ohio
where they were inferred yesterday
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
Vice-President Roosevelt, who sue
ceeds to the Presidency, was hunt
ing in the Adirondacks when tn.
end came. He fastened to Buffalo
by special train and Saturday after
noon took. the oath in the house of 8
friend. His proclamation set asid,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
THE MONOTONY OF POVERTY.
something About the Hardships OF
the Farmers Wife.

Something About the Hardships of
the Farmers Wife.
tUpperrilie Corr. tn the Richmond Dispatch, !,
Our little town, nesting at the
foothills OF the Blue Ridge, has had
lately number of fresh air children,
enjoying the novelty of country life.
The thought has occurred to me
how delightful it would be if there
were only a "city air fund" for the
winter months. Country life is
charming as long as flowers bloom
and birds sing; but when winds
howl and beat against the houses,
the cold becomes intense, and out
door exercise impossible, then life is
another thing.
Think of the farmers wives and
daughters, tired with the dull monot
ony of everyday life, with its round
OF never-ceasing cares and drudgery!
How they would love to leave it all.
Mrs. Rich has ceased to care for
the opera, art gallery, concert, aud
all OF the never-ehding pleasures of
the wealthy. They bore her-don't
you know. She must leave them
and try to fiud something that will
make life worth living in Europe.
She wishes to travel and see new
lands.
But the people in reduced cir
cumstances must live day after day,
month after month, year after year,
with nothing to vary the sameness
of their existence.
Phillips Brooks said recreation is
recreation," and there never was a
truer saying. Think of the pleasure,
the untold delight Mrs. Croesus
could give if for one week she would
open her home, share her pleasures
which have palled on her-with
some country woman-cultivated and
refined, but forced by stern necessity
to spend her life in the same place,
with never chance of being
"re-created !"
She would come back with mind
and body strengthened and renewed
for life's work.
How many persons rush from the
seaside to the mountains simply to
kill time, when some poor GONZALES
cent would find health and strengt tn
could she only go for a month.
was reading the other day OF the
palatial homes near Newport being
closed because their owners have tired
OF them, and now there is no one to
enjoy their beauty. Silence reigns
where life and happiness ought to be.
"Oh, why to those who prize them not,
Methought should costly things be
given;
How much is wasted, wrecked, forgot.
On this side of Heaven"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
TRUE ALSO oF VIRGINIA.

The hope OF making the oyster bust
ness profitable lies in cultivating the
bivalve. The demand for oysters is
increasing all the time. and, as in
the case with fruit, stock or any,
thing else that is regarded as a ne
cessity or a luxury, the demand
must be met. If the supply on the
natural oyster bars is reduced year
by year nothing can be done to meet
the demand of the market except to
cultivate the oyster-that is, pro-
vide for catching the spat and pre-
tecting it until it can grow, or put
ting small oysters on good bottoms
and protecting them. in the same
way for two or three years until the
product is sala6le. The oyster is
very productive. The spat that is
saved by being caught on oyster
shells sown on u hard bottom or by
limbs of trees-almost any rough
surface-bears small proportion to
that which is lost. If all the spat
could be collected and developed it
would require millions of acres for
the business, and oysters would be-
come so cheap that it would not be
profitable to expend labor in the
business. The same can be said of
the eggs of fish. But that condi-
tion is not likely to be reached for
many years, if ever.
However, scientific oyster farming
can be carried on effectively and at
less expense than some people imag-
inc. Legislation in Maryland on
the oyster question is as yet by no
means complete, although conditions
are better tban formerly. What is
needed is to arouse the people of the
State to the fact that the oyster
business in Maryland, if properly
conducted, can be made TO yield
millions to those engaged in oyster
farming, and at the same time Sc
cure large revenue to the State. 1t
should be a purely business ques-
tion. Politics should have nothing
more to do with it than in develop
ing coal mine. The people have
the matter in their bands.-Bani-
more american.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
RiS-u-ShOf
For Tiger

No use to hunt tigers with
bird-shot. 1t doesn't hurt the
tiger any and it's awfully risky
for you.
Consumption is a tiger
among diseases. 1t is stealthy
but once started it rapidly
eats up the flesh and destroys
the life. No use to gohunting
it with ordinary food and med
icine. That's only bird-shot.
1t still advances. Good heavy
charges of SCOTS Emulsion
will stop the advance. The
disease feels that.
SCOTS Emulsion makes the
body strong to resist. IL
soothes and toughcns tie lungs
and sustains the strength until
the disease wears itself out.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, 4ol Pearl ST, NY
soc and si-oo; a.! druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

The following has appeared as a
news item in some Of our exchanges:
'Dr. Battle, of Petersburg, was re-
Gently engaged in conducting a camp
meeting in the Northern Neck. At
the close of the meeting, which re-
suited in many professions of con-
version, DR.. Battle had the unique
experience of preaching to congre-
cation of fishermen, many of whom
had not heard sermon probably in
years. The minister stood on the
deck of the vessel, and the strange
and curious looking congreg cation
gathered close about him, not few
hanging in the rigging"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
THE COUNTRY EDITOR.

Ali hail the county editor the monarch
of the rural world
His fisg's mark of royalty wherever It
may be unfurled
To him the people bow the knee and offer
homage due his rank,
And envy him the hefty pile of boarded
wealth he has in bank
The sparkling gems which deck his form
are worth the ransom of king,
OF costly fabrics is his dress, in cut and
fashion just the thing.
His ties and gloves are imports from the
toniest Partisan mart,
Ills shoes are patent-leather dreams, the
finest of the Crispian art.
The carriage which conveys him round
from all wheeled triumphs knocks
the socks,
A footman perched back In the rear, an
Ethiop driver on the box,
The horses steeds whose pedigrees GO
back to Arabs desert sands,
Their trappings wrought by men Of skill
far-famed In distant foreign lands.
On cushions of the finest silk from ORR
entail looms he sits
In pose I'D throw King Solomon of
tabled grandeur into fits
And puffs he at cigars OF brand the
Prince Of Wales could not afford,
They cost him seven dollars each when
bought at wholesale by the cord.
He dwells within a mansion fit to house
the proudest king on earth;
'Twould take an expert many days to
figure up just what it's worth;
Pure marble from Italian hills by sculp-
tors carved with skill untold.
With doors of rare mahogany, all bearing
knobs of solid gold,
The viands on his banquet board would
tempt an epicurean god.
Rare treasures raised by ''Veritas" aud
"Old Subscriber" from the sod,
And wines But here our pencil fails,
the muse her wings declines to
flop
Rare nectar from an age long past, and
worth heritage dropi
"Our better half" when logged would
make Cleopatra bat her eyes
And gaze upon her queenly air with envy
she could not disguise
Her jewels flash as dazzling stars set in a
armament of clothes,
or satins, silks, vslenciennes and all
such nobby things as those
Ahi fitted in her queenly grace and
dreamy loveliness Is she
To reign in regal way beside her lord, the
proud, imperious "We,"
To help him blow the golden wealth that
comes TO him In ceaselcss floods,
And see that needle-ladies keep the
jeweled buttons on his duds.
His cash comes to his hand unsought, he
never need present bill,
Subscribers and the men of ads. rush up
to pour 1t 10 his till,
And IL the scribbler should be out at
lunch or at the corner store
They fold the green-hued bills In wads
and shove them underneath the
door.
AL hail the country editori his life is an
elysian dream
Upon the earth he proudly reigns, mon
arch clothed with power supremel
Lives such life of heavenly ease that
when he hears the trumpet blow
He'll watch the great procession pass,
but haughtily decline to go.
Denver Ecening Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
"KETcz-AwLs" FROM EVERYWHERE.

~>SHS0-AW4S 6v& GN61t W6SdE.
We confess to a kind of sneaking
sympathy for that Chincoteague
groom who knocked the preacher
down when he kissed the bride. The
preacher was clearly within his
rights as established by precedent,
but We never could understand Just
why a preacher had any more bust
ness kissing another mans wife five
seconds after the ceremony than he
did five years after.-Aescport Ne,cs
Press.
The wife of Methodist minister
in West Virginia has been married
three times. Her maiden name was
Partridge, her first husband was
named Robin, the second Sparrow
and the present Quayle. There are
now two young Robins, one Sparrow
and three little Quayles, and the
family lives on Jay street. That lady
surely is bird.-Peninsula Metho-
dist.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

yesterday = Thursday-the day of
the funeral, as day for mourning
and suspension of business.
The Cabinet will, of course, resign
In a body, and President Roosevelt
Will have an opportunity of forming
new Cabinet if he so desires.
The rage of the people of Buffalo
against the Presidents assassin when
they learned he was dying was
boundless. Thousands surrounded
the Jail and the entire police force
OF the city and two regiments of
militia were utilized to insure his
protection.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
A Statement of Facts.

Early in June, 1900, James A. Self, OF
N Northum berland county, insured his life
In the Mutual Life Insurance Co, of New
\ ork, Tor the sum of one thousand dol
lars. On the 9th of August, 1900. he died
and in two weeks after rapers showing
proof of death were handed TO Messrs.
Hughlett IL Eilord, the special agents in
this section, for transmission TO the home
office in New York, they handed me the
check for one thousand dollars in full
payment of the policy. i do most heart
lily commend the promptness of this COM
pany and its polite and attentive agents.
Messrs. Hughlett Sc Efford, to any who
think oftaking out policies Of Life In
surance which l regard as the best in
ves'ment any one can possibly make for
dependent family. G. f. EUBANK.
Administrator of J. a. Self.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
Before tho Bout.

"Is Mickey in condition." "He's
as fine as silk. All, Mickey's great
boy. He's got something up his
sleeve that'll astonish all thin other
DIFFERS" "What is it, Mister Doo-
lan?" "Il's his ar-r-m."-C Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

George w. Lane, Pewamo, Mich., writes:
Your kodoi Dyspepsia Cure Is che best rem
edy for INDIGESTION and stomach trouble that
ever used. For years 1 suuoIed from dys-
pepsia. at times compelling me 10 stay IN bed
and causing me untold agony I am COM
pleteiy cured by kodoi Dyspepsia Cure. 10
recommending it to fricnds who suffer from
Indigestion always offer TO pay for it IL II
fails. Thus far have never paid"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
Cuts and Bruises Quickly Healed.

Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied to cut,
bruise, burn, sca,d or like injury will in
stantiy allay the pain and will heal the parts
In less time than any other treatment. Un
less the injury Is very severe IL will not leave
scar. Pain balm cures rheumatism. sprains
sweilings and ismeness. For sale by It. j..
Willing s. Co.. Irvington, and George SAN
ders, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
oldhams, has returned to Washing.

Oionatns, mas returned To washing
ton.
1t was this writer's pleasure to meet
with the Ladies' Aid Society at G Gibeon
church the past week, but grieved
to learn that our Christian sister
and one of its leading members, Mrs.
Mary j. Thrift, was so much indis-
posed as not to be able to be present.
The society will hold its next meet
ing at Mrs. r. Z. Wilson's, at which
time it will be reorganized.
Mrs. j. Crawford, after paying a
pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs. Ed
win Purcell, of Oldhams, has re-
turned to her home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Bette Omohundro, of Far
mere Fork, is a pleasant guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Omohundro this
week.
Charley Smith, of Oldhams, is
rapidly recovering from his recent
illness. Il. ID. q.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

Have you sense of fulness in the region
or your stomach after eating? II so you will
be benefited by using Chamberlain's Stomach
ana Liver Tablets. They also cure belching
and sour stomach They regulate the bowels
too. Price, % cents. Sold 10y T. ]. Willing &
Co.. Irvington. and George Sanders, White
Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

The articles on the Pan American
Exposition In TIE Deliaeator, IL w. 18th
ST., New York, are from skilled hands,
while the three color printings In recent
namber cannot be excelled. Few, II
any, magazines in The world were SO well
able TO show the artistic color results
obtained in Buffalo, because The Delin-
Gator had the advantage OF working
directly from the original water-color
sketches of G. Y. Turner, Director of
Color to the Exposition. To bring the
magazine in.o the foremost rank of
popular periodicals has been the especial
effort of the management In the past two
years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

Don't wait until yon become chronically
consti ipated. but take DeWitts Little Early
hisers now and then. They will keep your
Safe pills.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
IEo. III. CnAfIN, Boston, Mass.
ISo. A. PALMER, Kilmarnock. Va.
/. ID. BRoUN. Broun's Store. Va.

Messrs. Palmer & Broun have made
arrangements with Chapin's Farm
Agency. established lS49, to furnish
buyers for Virginia lands, and desire
all who wish to sell TO list their prop
erty at once. All lands given them will
he extensively advertised In the pros
porous Northern and Western sections
of the United States free of charge.
Chapin's Farm Agency are the largest
Keai Estate dealers in the United
States. Established over fifty years
ago.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

OF New Fali Dress Goods, Silks. Wraps, Auto
mobile Coats Furs. Etc. have and are ar
irving daily at G. w. Jones' Cash Store,
Frcdericksburg,V Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
LITERARY NOTES.

In an early issue of the Philadelphia
Saturday Epening Post, Doctor Nsnsen,
the eminent Arctic Explorer, will
describe the various pole.seeking expedi-
tions OF the year. The importance of
this paper lies In the authors comments,
and his predictions as to the success of
the different parties.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20

SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl ST. y y
SOC and si-oo; a.! druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-20
HEALTH
sN NSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE.

And save your he alth.