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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
What Men Like.

A bright woman writes and asks
if We will tell her what are some. of
the principal qualities in women
which most attract men. We think
the word attract is not correctly
used by our correspondent if she
will allow us to say SO, for often the
things in women that attract men
are possessions of doubtful value in
any woman.
What attracts a man is one thing;
what will hold him and command
his respect is quite another.
A woman's smile, for example, at
tracts a man, but an even temper
retains him.
A pretty gown attracts a man; the
knowledge that it was inexpensive
delights him.
A pleasant manner attracts man;
brightness of brain hold him.
A respect for the religious belief
of every human being attracts msn;
irreverence in women is to him
abominable.
A consideration for his comfort
attracts man; a continuation of this
makes him your most humble slave.
A chat in which there is no malice
attracts man; neither scandal nor
evil speaking makes a woman seem
sweet and lovely to him.--Richmond
Neacs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
The Best Citizens.

An exchange truthfully remarks
that the men who help a CON-
munity, and thereby themselves,
most, are those who put their
money and their brains into pub
lie spirit. Society and enterprises
easily get along without those who
spend all they haye upon themselves,
but it cannot afford to lose those
who devote their means and energies
to its advancement. If community
depends upon those who crawl into
their shells there, it would lapse into
barbarism. But it frowns down
croakers and encourages and fosters
public spirit among citizens. 1t will
grow and prosper. Public spirit is
the best stock in which any commu-
nifty can invest. 1t is the basis of
all prosperity. 1t pays the commu-
nifty, and it pays a man who exhibits
it. He is honored while living and
his memory is preserved and blessed
when he is gone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
TOUCHING LINES.

DEAR CITIZEN: The poem / sent
to yop two years ago, entitled "The
Old Fashioned Crib" seems to have
reached the hearts of many mothers,
judging from the number Of tender
testimonials sent to me; none of
which are more appreciated than the
following lines, which were suggested
to the authors mind and heart from
reading it. The lines are from the
graceful pen of Mrs. Lucy Leland
Robinson, and among other SOU
venirs will be always treasured.
MARY STUART GRESHAM.
March 3lst, 1901.
OUT OF THE STORM.
Tonight, with empty arms, sit alone (!
And in the winds low, signing, whisp-
ring tone
I seem to hear thy voice-but thou art
gone,
Out OF the storml
Thou vast not strong to brave the tenn
pests power,
My tender bud, My fragile, pure, white
fowerl
And so God took thee, In the morning
hour,
Out Of the storm
Out Of the mists of doubt, the clouds Of
fears,
Out OF life's rain OF binding. bitter tears,
Through hope or heart-break OF the
future years,
Out Of the storm.
No higher JOY than this, my spirit hath
To know when storm-clouds gather
round my path,
That thou has passed beyond their blight
ing wrath,
Out Of the storm.
For us, the wounds; for thee. the sweetest
balm
For us, the thorns; for thee, the victor's
palm
For us, the strife; for thee, eternal calm,
Out of the storm.
Some day my tasks all finished, all the
waiting DER.
My bark shall loose its moorings at the
shore,
And 1 shall go, aud clasp thee, love, once
more,
Beyond the storms.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19

will walk away with ease with logs
which the best teams of his neigh.
bors cannot move. The elephan.
eats little more than a horse and does
many times the work of one, is gentle
and docile and little trouble, and Mr.
Oahill is more than pleased with his
experiment. Several months ago a
small circus broke up at Martins
Ferry and its property was sold at
auction. Mr.. Cahill, who was at
the sale, bid in few donkeys, the
elephant and tent, and took them
home expecting to start a small show
himself. His father, Patrick Cahill,
a frugal Irishman, decided that a
beast of the size of an elephant could
not remain on the farm and be fed
unless It'll paid for It's board with labor,
so he harnessed it up and the animal
worked nicely.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
FOR LOCAL OPTION.
RICHMOND News:

EDITOR RICHMOND News:
read with much interest what
you said editorially about "Anti-
Liqnor Fights" in a recent issue of
The NEWS. regret, however, that
you leave your readers confused as
to the difference between local option
and prohibition. Prohibition is the
liquor question in politics; local op-
ton is the same out of politics.
Local option is pre-eminently supe-
rior in that no selfish motive what.
ever can possibly prompt its advo-
Gates. The good of the community
is the sole incentive.
l have lived in local option town
twelve years and know from careful
observation that there is no compar-
ison between local option and licen-
sed saloons on the moral welfare of
the citizens. The one reason WHY
"dry" communities are often infested
with "blind tigers" is that the people
do not always put men in Office who
are in sympathy with local option.
Violations of the local option laws
is the easiest crime to break up
know of for these reasons: Officers
have the right to search premises on
their own suspicion and confiscate
coDtraband liquors. Anyone thought
to be frequenting dive can be sum-
moned before grand jury and COM
PEELED to testify. Each sale is sep
arate offense, punishable ny fine OF
$l00 or imprisonment. When in
dictments are returned against
the accused he can be tried on
only one, and when his term of
Imprisonment is out be arrested and
tried again on the others. In West
Virginia, on second conviction, the
landlord can also be made a code.
fendant.
For the sake of some who confuse
local option and prohibition and who
do not really understand local option
we hope you will publish the above
LISSEL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
wORLD,s OLDEST woMAN.
Is 131 Years Old and Member of
a Choir.

PHILADELPHIA, March 25th.-
Mary Mcdonald, the oldest woman
in the world, as far as is known, sat
In her room at the Home for Aged
and Infirm Co'ored Persons, at Bel
mount and Cirard avenues, Phila.
delphia, all the day recently and re-
ceived many callers. "Grandmother,"
as she is called, is the pride of all
the other inmates, and she herself is
as proud as they of being exhibited.
To each visitor she talks affably and
often she will turn back the pages of
her memory and tell what happened
when she was young. "Grandmother"
is grandmother to all, even the other
centenarians in the institution. There
is Rosanna Cropper, who is 1O4, and
Ann Washington Mahala Ayers, a
typical Southern "nammy," of 1O3,
and Sarah Riley, over the hundred
mark, but. how far she "disremem-
bers."
The centenarians at the home have
a choir of their own, and at the dedi
cation exercises Of the new infirmary
building they sang "Sweet Beulah
Land' for the visitors. A choir of
four women whose aggregate age is
$50 years has never been known be-
fore. Each Of the old women enjoyed
her part in the program immensely.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

1t is a favorite argument with
those who are most earnest IN their
advocacy of restricted suffrage that
the necessity of cheating the negro
makes white people dishonest. We
would like to know what these people
think of the tax laws of Virginia, as
to their tendency to make people
honest or dishonest! 1t seems to us
if there is any class of laws in the
world that would make rascals out
of people, it is the tax laws of Vir-
ginia. We have double taxation on
all sides; we have gross inequalities
in assessments all over the State: we
have an income tax law that is so in
volyed that he who wishes to unisin-
terpret it can do so without much
stretch of his conscience, and nine
out of ten persons do mlsiu terpret it;
we tax everything, almost every pro-
fession and every privilege.-Saun-
ton Ncacs.
The present power of the State
Board of Education in politics is be-
ing brought to the front rs a feature
OF this campaign. This board, which
is composed of the Governor, Attor-
ney-General and Superintendent of
Public Instruction, has the appoint
ment of all the city and county su-
perintendents in the State. This
office as rule has a powerful pull
in county politics. The proposition
is to elect all of these officers by pop.
ular vote. w. w. Scott, of Orange
county, State Librarian, who is a
candidate for the Constitutional
Convention, is emphatic in favoring
this course. al think the present
system" said Mr.. Scott "may develop
the most gigantic political ring in
the state of Virginia. The county
superintendent is appointed and he
in turn assists in the naming of the
district school officials in every
county in the State and this forms
a natural clique, extending its ram
ifications in every direction"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
A VOICE FROM HOME.

MIR. Swanson has represented the
Fifth Congressional district of Vir-
ginia in the congress of the United
States for eight years. The entire
period of his service has been marked
to an extraordinary degree by the
most active and often virulent party
and sectional contests and COMPETE
ton, to engage in and meet which
has required high courage. quick and
rapid mental combination, sound
judgment and thorough knowledge
Of men and affairs. In all these
qualities he has, from his first year
in Congress, shown himself pre-
eminent Entering the House of
Representatives as a very young man,
he. in an incredibly short time, by
the wise use of such gifts, placed
himself among party leaders, to
whom members looked for advice
and guidance in critical moments of
legislation aud party contests. With
acquaintances and experience came
also the confidence of the members
of congress without regard to party,
and an influence, which has enabled
him to secure favorable hearing and
frequently action on matters affecting
the interest of his state and section,
which, without his skillful manage
ment, would have died and been
buried in committee rooms or the
pigeon-hoies of the departments. If
any one doubts as to the successful
work of Claude A. Swanson in con-
gress for his party, his State, his
district and section and for the
entire sonth, let them enquire of his
colleagues in the House of Represen-
tatives, of the senator's from Vir-
ginia, of the members of congress of
all parties and from all sections of
the country. Let them inquire of
the tobacco manufacturers in vir-
ginia and North Carolina. Let them
ask the numberless business men of
Virginia, and especially of the Fifth
Congressional district, and they will
soon be thoroughly convinced. Con-
gressional Records and fulsome news
paper reports of grandiloquent
speakers throw little light on the
solid work expended by the useful,
business congressman. They are the
records of the orator and his oratory,
which Swanson soon learnt count
for very little in the practical work
OF statesmanship and willingly left
to those, who for some reasons, pos
sibly the love of hearing themselves
talk, prefer speaking to the success
full accomplishment of useful ends
and results. With his eminently
practical turn of mind, his courage
of opinion, his high sense of duty,
his convictions on public questions,
his fertility in suggestion and
activity and industry, Swanson would
soon become a leader and guide to
the State, as she enters her new life
under new constitution.-Danvills
Register.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
10000 MAssACRED IN CHINA.

The annual report of the Ameri-
can Bible Society relative to the sit
uation in China will contain the fol-
lowing interesting statement from its
agent in China, the Rev. John R.
Hykes, d. ID.
"ln all 183 Protestant missionaries,
including 60 men, Is women and 4S
children, have been massacyed.
"In the Province of Chilli and
Shansi every school, hospital, chapel
and dwelling was looted and burned
by the Boxers or imperial troops, the
only exception being the property IN
the foreign settlement at Tien-tsin.
So complete was the demolition of
property by these mad fanatics that
not vestige was left to mark the
site: even the foundations were dug
mp and carried away. There was
also destruction of mission property
in other provinces The native Chris
tians have been the worst sufferers.
Those who escaped the general
slaughter In the Northern provinces
lost absolutely everything, aud mauy
of them are perisbing from cold and
starvation.
"More than 10000 native converts
Gncluding Roman Catholics) met
death with heroism worthy of the
best age of the Church."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
China VIII Pay Big.

The indemnity demands of the
powers are heavy. Russia wishes
about $115,000,0OO from China.
Germany modeatly asks for a paltry
$S0,000,000. France will be content
with only $40, 100000. The United
States may claim $25,O0O,0OO; and
Great Britain's bill has not yet been
prepared. The demands of the
smaller European nations aggregate
something over $l00,OOO,00O.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19

sERG'T L. @. HAMMACK, OF SUNNY
BANK, VA.
The subject of the above por trait
enlisted in the United State Marines
at Washington ID. c., November
1899. About three months after
enlistiug he was promoted to Cor
poral. He was then sent to Chicago,
Ill.,, to open a recruiting office,
where he stayed during the summer
and fall of 1900. He was then
ordered to Washington to be ex-
amined and was promoted to Sergeant. :.
He passed the examination and was
made Sergeant aboard the battle
ship Massachusetts, and also Captain
of the Battery. He is now stationed
at Pensacola, Fla, where he spent
the winter.
Sergeant Hammack is son of @. c..
Hammack, prominent merchant in
lower Northumberland county.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
MRS. NATION AS A QUEEN,

CONCORD, Neb., April 4.-For the
next year this town will be conducted
under the direct advice Of Mrs. Carrie
Nation. This was the issue here aud
the Carrie Nation ticket received
nearly unanimous vote. The temper
ance people put in nomination for
Mayor Judge r.. G. Mitcheltree and a
full City Council ticket They signed
the following pledge before being
nominated:
1--WE pledge ourselves to use all
honorable means to secure the SER
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
An Elastic Joke.

A Missouri editor stated in his
paper recently that he had been kissed
by one of the most beau tiful married
women in town, and promised to tell
her name In the first issue of his
paper in next month. In the two
weeks following his circulation
doubled, but when he named his
wife he had to leave town.-Ex-
change.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
Works an Elephant.

James Cahill, of Roneys Point, is
the only person in West Virginia
and probably in the United States
who has in regular use upon his
farm an elephant which is used for
farm work. With the swaying beast
hitched up to a pillow he can turn
more ground than any of his neigh.
bors with team of horses, aud when
it comes to hauling logs the elephant
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
Wiregrass in Demand.

DR.. E. p. Bomar, of Ohoopee, is
corresponding with parties in At
lanta who want large quantities of
wiregrass, which is to be manufac-
tured in that city into useful articles.
They want as much as 100 tons per
day, for which they will pay 81 to $5
per ton, delivered at the railroad
station. This can be made prof.
table industry in South Georgia, as a
man with mower can gather con-
siderable quantity in day. 1t may
be that our wiregrass is to become a
vsry valuable commodity, as it is we'll
known it can be manufactured into
number of useful articles of every
day use. The parties corresponding
with DR.. Bomar, it is said, are back
ed by ample capital.-Cla1ton (Ga.)
-PsesS.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
"NIE AM NOSE"
(Ne,oport Nea0s Herald.)

tHo"PV|' No~S HeT~Sb')
Two or three typographical errors
in a business announcement of the
Hampton Monitor canses one to be
reminded of a dissolution notice
posted on the door of an up-country
Virginia blacksmith shop some years
ago. The notice read: "De part.
nership in dis shop heretofore resist
in twixt me an Nose Smith is dis
day resolved. Dem what de shor
owes must settle wild Nose, and dem
what owes de shop must pay me.
Expectfully,
"SAM BROWN"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19

With the issue of April 18th The
YOUTHS Companion will enter upon
its 75th year. This "75th Birthday
Issue" will be a double number,
counting among its contri butors
the Vice-President of the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt, Mary K.
Wilkins and Sarah Barnwell Elliott.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
LOudOun Not Alone.

If Senator Martin thinks for a
moment that there are no narrow
guage Democrats in this State-none
that would misconstrue his acts or
impugn his motives and deprive him
of the right to express his preference
for gubernatorial candidate, he has
only to come to Loudoun to have his
mind disabused. There are doubtless
those here who are just aching for
the opportunity to tell him that the
junior Senator from this great State
must play the role of dummy
must express no preference for can
didates for any office, but must
simply be quiet and good and take
no interest whatever in the politics
of his State, leaving all these matters
to the sole control of the senior
Senator and themselves; otherwise
they will say-"We'll teep on spittin
at 'ou and falling 'ou mac'ine boss;
now 'Ou dess see if we don't" Lou
dom Enterprise.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
Blood

C AgDg g,DlGAw
We live by our blood, and on
it. We thrive or starvc. as
our blood is rich or poor.
There is nothing else to live:
on or by.
When strength is full and
spirits high, we are being re.
freshed, bone muscle and brain,
in body and mind, with con-
tinual flow of rich Blood.
This is health.
When weak, in low spirits
no cheer, no spring, when rest
is not rest and sleep is not
sleep, we are starved our blood
is poor; there is little nutri
ment in it.
Back of the blood, is food
to keep the blood rich. When
it fails, take SCOTS Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil. 1t sets the
whole body going again-man
woman and child.
you have not tried II, send for free sample
Its agreeable taste will surprise you.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists
Soo-4IS Pearl Street, New York
SOC. and $I.oo; all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
THE DOCTOR AT HOME.

Great care should be exercised as 20 rere-
olos given. You can be your own doctor for
coughs Group. hoarseness, sore and tickling
OF inc throat and all bronchial troubles, by
using Cherry Glycerine. the inyincibie Con9h
Cure. Large bottles % cts.
JAS BAtLY & SON., Prol s., Baltimore, Nd.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.

GBo. ". CHAPLIN, Boston, Mass.
JNo. A. PALMER. Kilmarnock, Va.
X. B. BRoUN, Broun's Store. Va.
Messrs. Palmer & Broun have made
arrangements with Cbapin's Farm
Agency. established 1912, to furnish
buyers for Virginia lands, and desire
ail who wish to sell 10 list their prop
srty at once. All lands given them Will
be extensively advertised in the pros
porous Northern and Western sections
OF the United States free of charge
Chapin's Farm Agency are the largest
heai Estate dealers in the United
states Established over fifty years
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-04-19
Let Us Be
aiIors.

Our Fall and Winter line
of Tailoring and Ready-to-
Wear Clothing is now COM
plete. New and nobby ef-
fects for Suits, Overcoats and
Trousers. Our special black
all-wool suits to order, $3.50,
cannot be cqualled on earth.
Write for samples.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-18
COMPULSORY VACCINATION
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY TO CONSIDER
THE EXPEDIENCY OF NEW LAW.

"hat is considered to be a step toward the en-
actment of law at the next legislature making
vaccination compulsory in this county has been
taken by the County Medical Association.
IL mas not as yet placed itself on record as
IN 1aVor Of such law but has appointed a
special committee to inquire into the expediency
oi such provision. This committee will submit
its report at the meeting of the County Medical
Association to be held in October. and this
port VIII probably later be laid before the State
Medical Association for consideration. DR.. F.
w. Loughran, OF No. 744 Prospective. is
chairman OF the committee While the commit
Tee has not yet decided a plan of inquiry it
has begun an investigation of the character and
Workings of compulsory vaccination laws of
various countries and States. Such laws are in
rorce In Germany and France.
In Germany males must be veccinated when
three months old, again before they begin their
nrst day at school and again entering the
army. Females must undergo vaccination
twice-soon after their birth and when they are
grown UP. In the last six years under this
law only death from smallpox, it is said has
been reported in Berlin. All ordinance of this
city relating to the admission of children To the
public schools practically makes vaccination
compulsory among a large number of children.
The ordinance says that children must have
he vaccinated before being admitted to the
schools, and that if they remain away from the
schools they to he classed truants.
A similar ordinance is in effect in Chicago. In
that city it aroused bitter antagonsm. and a
test case was made The courts decided that
the ordinance was constitutional
Inc special committee of the County Medical
Association intends to ask the physicians of this
city Tor their opinion on the subject. When the
question reaches the State Medical Association
tue physicians in every county in this State will
PROBABLY be asked to send word to the organiza-
ton as to whether or not they are in favor of a
compulsory vaccination law. The physicians will
oe specially asked to give their views what
should be the limitations of such law.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-18
LAWYERS WE'RE TOO LATE.
HEARING OF STEPDAUGHTER' SUIT
AGAINST WIDOW OF WEALTHY SUGAR
REFINER POSTPONED.

Hackensack, n. J., July IT (SpecaD.-Judge
Ia briskie this morning postponed the hearing OF
the exceptions to the account of Mrs. Julia W L.
Donner OF the executors of the large estate
of her husband John Otto Donner, former sugar
refner. only counsel for the defendant being pres
ent. T. c. Van Derveer of New-York. and John
w. Beekman. of Perth Amboy. associate counsel
for Mrs. Elizabeth Donner Franksen, a daughter
OF the testator by his first wife and the single
exceptant 10 the account OF her step-mother. ar
rived after postponement to October 2 had been
announced The exceptant is OF the belief that the
inventory is about 10000 less than It should be
Among the items alleged 10 he missing is s75.ooo
insurance. collected after the destruction of the
Donner residence at Darlington a year ago
Julia w. l.. Donner, the executrix. was formerly
Miss Davidson, sister-in-aw Of Baldwin. the
Brooklyn clothier. When a young girl she was the
constant playmate and companion OF Miss Ressio
Donner, now the wife Of Or. Franksen. Miss pa-
wilson was frequent visitor n the Donner hons
and became n companion OF j. O. Donner's first
wilson visited with her and on the return OF tho
family 10 their home Mr.. Donner married his wi
companion Now a bitter fight Is on between the
former girl paymates the exceptant believing that
her stepmother is planning cheat her OF a por-
uon Of her fathers estate.
Mrs. Franksen receives one-third OF the estate
another third going 10 younger daughter a
minor -
At the time Of his death ]. o. Donner was receiv-
ing 100000 year salary from the Sugar Trust
For two years prior TO his death he was almost
totally blind.