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promise that nc would leave London at s
o'clock this morning q possible
II is worthy OF note that the London
papers do not mention by even the most
quiet sllusion ,hst the queen ia suffering
from a peralyttc stroke.
Pages are devoted 10 most mourntul
topics at Osborne and crltsons OF oc-
curTences here as we'll as ~ tel sgrsms
from the colonies and foreign countries
testifying TO the sympathy everywhere
evoked
According 10 the Daily Telegraph. Em-
peror William. who has expressed de-
slre to be received az Osborne house, not
as emperor hut as grandson. said on
hearing OF the queens Illness: 81 am
my grandmother's eldest grandson. and
my mother is unable from Illness 20 has
ten to her bedside"
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sconpIos,s MOVEMENTS
wII Return To La GuaysEs After
Taking Coal.

Washington, January 2o.--Aside from =
brief dispatch from the commsnfer OF
the gunboat Scorpion. which is now at
La duayra Venezuela there was no news
OF Importance received here today IN Of.
hciai circles regarding the situation
growing out Of the asphalt controversy in
that country.
This dispatch came TO Secretary Long
and reported thst the latest news from
Caracas, the capital OF Venezuela. indi-
Gated that al was quiet there. Tha
scorpion. her commander said would pro-
coed to Curacao for coal. After this 1t Ia
expected the vessel VIII return TO La
Guayra. where she will await the departs
mentB orders.
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Royal Family Gathered at Osborne
House Awaiting the End
WHO 49, ..,,e.-,l DI,-ss.rTED MOMENTARILY.
w npti 81,
At ESQ a. London Times Bulletin Announced
That All Hope Was Gone, Though the Queen
Was Still Alive.
cad. rhO chIot rabbI reaue.ted pray.

road. Tho chief rabbi requested pray
ers
The following notice was roNd In the
Roman Catholic pro-Cthedral al Ken
singten; The prayers Of the cougre-
cation are asked for ha- majesty the
queen the condition az whose health Is a
cause OF anxiety and eorrow to US all.
We pray th't ny Gods help her majestys
recovery may be speedy and complete"
The dean of 81. Georges chapel,
Windsor read the prayer Tor sick per-
son when there is little hope OF re-
covery. beginning For as much as in
all the dissolution draweth near
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sAuER STILL ALIVE.
Chances Are that His Life VIII he
Prolonged.

Hamilton, OHIO. January 20-Marcus sauer
the man afflicted with dropsy who was re-
vived after apparent dissolution by the IN
lection OF a solution OF sodium chloride conn
mon salt into the arteries on January II,
IA stilI alive Since his rosuscitstlon Sauei
has steadily gained In vigor and the scu'f
symptoms Of his drepsical affection art
disappear Dr. Krumler the attending
physician. does no. claim the salt treatment
bas anvthiux 10 dh with the lmprovemen NJ
OF the chronic dis rider, but there 10 nc
doitbt tina II tided over a er.sIs IN the man
ailnent, There ia every prospect that sauer''
life will be prolonged for some time.
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alive, but all hopes are gone.

Osborne House. Isle of Wight. January
2V.-i:SO p m.-The following official an
nouncement has just been made "Her
maiesty's strength has been fairly main
tanned throughout the day Although no
fresh developments have now taken place.
the symptoms continue to cause anxiety.
James Reid,
"R. Douglass Powell"
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pr..,,,,p, Went for :. Drive.

Washington. January 20, Prefasrnt
Mckinley is conyalcscIng rapidly from
his recent attack OF the grip, To-day was
his best day for several weeks. IL the
afternoon. accompanied by Mrs. hdhin-
lev, he went out for a driye, greatly eH-
loving hhe cold, bracing air.
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STRONG rAILuRn.
Creditors Are Advised to Accept 30
Cents on the Dollar.

New York, January 2O.'--Aeceptance OF
40 cents on the dollar by the creditors
OF W. l.. strong & CO. is recommended
by the ADVISORY committee appointed 10
inquire into the affairs Of the firm OF
which the former mayor. who d'ed 'sse
November. was tho principal member
The book accounts, the eash 10 banh.
The various claims presented oy note, tae
tnt,rest In mills now in operation and an
ins,irapcs policy on the lie of debtor
foot up s7sl.nn0.5i The liabilities. which
includs sseured aud unsecured creditors,
are s7si, fl5.6i. leaving an actual de1ist
OF ks5.35O. The Stotts notes for more
than $1,000, 900 we're tho chief cause o.
the failure.
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WEATHER INFORMATION
Probabilities.

Washington, January 20.-Eastern Texus-
Fair Monday; winds generally southerly,
fresh on the coast. Tuesday fair.
indian Territory and oklehoma--Fair Mon
day; southeriy winds. becoming westerly.
Tuesday fair.
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QuERN SINKING EAST.

London, January 2l.-The Daily Chron-
icle has received the following dispatch
from o5wes, dated January 81, i2:46
a. M;
The queen is reported t, he sinking
fast. The rector Of Whippingham was
summoned at midnight and he has just
arrived in one of the queens carriages.'
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wEAKNpss 1NrRnAsnNn.

Osborne House, Isle Of wight, January
Il, ELS a m.-The official bulletin az
midnight says that the queens condition
last evening became more serious, with
increasing weakness and diminished
power of taking nourishment
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A GRAVE ronrESr
IL the serious Indispositioa of the
Prince of Wales.

London. January ?i.--In the closing mo-
meats OF Queen yictoras aife grave
portent arises-namely, the serious in
disposition OF the prince OF jwaios. SO
worried. tired and exhaustedfTas he last
evening that he could not r@ipond inme-
disteiy 20 the summons ~ Osborne
house The most he couf do was 70
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N A coMATOsE CoNDtTION

London. January 81, a. m.-The press
association at London has received the
following diFpstch: Cowes. January 81,
a. m.--The queen is in comatose con-
dltion and is regarded as passing away
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A SERIOUS CHANGE.

Cowes, Isle of Wight, January 20, IL
p m.--rhe Associated Press learns that
a very serious change has occurred in
the condition of Queen Victoria. The
worst IN feared before morning.
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~. Gordon Rcddy pend.

New orleans. January 2o.--r- Gordon
Reddy. we'll known citizen OF Baton
Rous. who accidentally shot himself
last Friday. died To-Day
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General nnnerxn,Ion.

Observations taken at all stations by the
U. s, weather bureau at 8 D. m. yesterday,
10Th meridian time. Rain
The Conservative, 1901-08-15
FRED L. LUCAS.
Electrical Engineer.

1t will always be safe to assume that
great possibilities for preferment are
open to young men in those branches of
learning and industry that serve the
growing necessities of the world.
To those then whose hearts, heads
and hands are devoted to electrical and
mechanical engineering there ought to
be no doubt of highly useful career.
1t would seem reasonable, too, to be-
lieve that overcrowding was not to be
considered in this generation, at least, for
the uses of electricity and applied me-
chanics have multiplied with wonderful
and increasing rapidity, especially in
the last decade. Great numbers of
young men who have no adequate con-
ception of the noble part engineers in
these lines are taking in the worlds civ
ilization will doubtless continue to en-
The Conservative, 1901-08-15
Che Conservative.

class of business men, such as lawyers
and physicians, and bad for another
class, such as merchants, manufactu-
rers, or trust promoters. If these anti
college crusaders are rightit follows that,
the many uneducated rich men who
persist in endowing these baneful insti-
tutions for higher education, are
not philanthropists at all, but
"enemies of society,"" No hard and
fast rule applies to this question, but
discriminating common sense, rather.
1t may not be advisable or fairly practi-
The Conservative, 1901-08-15

cable for every young aspirant to jour
nalism to acquire college education !;
but it is safe to say that he will be a
better and more successful journalist
with than without it. The man who in
the business of medicine or of merchan-
dising, of the ministry or of manufac-
turing is able to rise superior to the ad-
vantage of college preparation is the
exception which tends to prove the rule
in it's favor.
Lincoln, Neb., July 10.
The Conservative, 1901-08-15

now found in all towns of considerable
size or Importance. Moreover, l think
that the business of publishing news
papers, whether dailies or weeklies, in
the smaller towns, is getting upon a
legitimate business basis, and that pro-
prietorship of such business, which is
both honorable and lucrative is within
the reach of any young man of good
capacity and saving habits. Such a
young man may start in the business of
journalism with confidence that if he
chooses for his wife woman of like
economical and thrifty habits they may
maintain home and rear a family in
the utmost comfort if not in luxury.
That it is questionable whether our
young man and woman of these essential
qualities of economy and self-denial
may often be found, is the fault, if fault
it is-for in these days of rapidly chang
ing social conditions and ideals we may
not freely dogmatize-not of our indus
trial, but of our ethical condition.
So much has been said, and it seems
to me so very stupidity said, of late, about
the education which is desirable, or,
rather, undesirable, for business men,
that remark on that point seems pert
inent here. If man is abnormally
strong in respect to certain qualities,
such as the commercial faculty, for ex-
ample, this is apt to be at the expense of
other desirable qualities. There are few
examples of trusts or monopolies in the
making of men. "For Nature hates
monopolies and exceptions. Men seek
to be great they think that to be great
is to get only one side of Nature. But
pleasure is taken out of pleasant things,
profit out of profitable things, power out
Of strong things, the moment we seek
to separate them from the whole" Ac-
cording to this philosophers principle of
compensation, when Mr.. Schwab, who
is commercially competent to draw the
enormous salary of two dollars per
minute, essays to appraise education,
should we not expect the wisdom of
parrot and the moral insight of prize
fighter? And Mr.. Coler, of New York,
must also be very great from some single
point of view; for in long and labored
article in the Saturday Evening Post he
has demonstrated the vanity of educa-
ton with such genius for fallacy, such
comprehensive sophistry, such an un-
fathomable depth of shallowness and
such an over-capitalization of misappre-
hension as am quite sure had never
been crowded into any previous literary
endeavor. These unique deliverances of
Messrs. Schwab and Coler demonstrate,
beyond a peradventure, either that they
missed college breeding altogether, or,
if it was tried on them, it didn't take.
Tn nopa Of tho fulmin tiOns ouaipct cO1-
The Conservative, 1901-08-15

|
neers as they have in every profession
in every age, but this will not seriously
affect the demand for good men.
The field has grown so broad, how
ever, that there are many lines that
may be followed individually to success.
To the boy who can have the advant-
age of college training there remains
an unexplored region in electricity, the
possibilities of which are simply beyond
conception at this day. Possibilities lie in
the development of a primary battery u.s.
ing coal for the active principle lin an eff
cient insulator for very high voltages, or
better utilizing high potentials without
the long distance transmission line, so
that the water power of the land, now
dormant, could be economically distrib-
uted and perhaps, at the same time,
solve the problem of proftably storing
the waste waters of our great water
sheds, saving the damages of floods, and
conserving great supply of water for
power and irrigation.
Many lesser problems await the work
of the untiring enthusiast, especially in
telephony and the various applications of
the electric motor to power necessities.
In planning the works of large indus
trial establishments, there is demand
for engineers to provide for their opera
tion on the most economical basis. The
electric motor has been the greatest boon
in this field and has provided a career
for many young men, the benefit of
whose labors has been widespread.
Special preparation for this work is al
most certain to be amply rewarded.
The possibilities of the telephone are
vastly greater than the realities, great
as these are, and many more such patient
workers as Prof. Puppin are needed.
But to him who has not the possibility
of college training there are good
openings for useful occupation, if he
will but give it his time and energies.
There is fast increasing need for
skilled electricians and machinists.
Simple explanations of the underlying
principles of electricity and mechanics
are now obtainable at low prices, besides
the correspondence schools, some of
which are efficient educational agencies,
and there is no excuse left for the young
man who runs strings of wires, mechan-
ically, or the mechanic who does things
as his predecessor did without knowing
why.
Every electrician should know the
why's and wherefores of sizes and kinds
of materials. The mechanic should
know the actions and qualities of the
different metals and materials used in
his work under varying conditions, the
simple laws of force and in short the
scientific data which bear directly on
his line of work, which are easily OBJ
tanned where the will is present.
1t is not expected that the artisan will
follow into the details of complicated
mathematics, but he should be able to
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
POLITICAL

Hon. Jos. E. Willard, Democratic
nominee for Lieutenant-G Governor
made speech Monday court dayl
at Montross, Westmoreland county,
which aroused much enthusiasm.
tits stated that Lewis Jones, for
years treasurer Of Middlesex county
and politician never defeated, is an
independent candidate for the Legis-
lature against w. H. Lawson, the
Democratic nominee. 1t has also
been said that efforts are being made
to have Mr.. Cannon. well-known
Essex Republican, become candi-
date for the Senate.
A new political party was launched
at Kansas City last week. 1t is to
be known as the Allied party and to
be composed of all reform" parties,
Populists, Socialists, Free Silver Re-
publicans and members of the Public
Ownership party. The platform
agreed upon favors scientific money"
based on the entire wealth of the
people of the nation, and not redeem
able in any specific commodity, but
to be full legal tender for all debts,
to be issued by the government only,
the intervention of banks,
in sufficient quantity to meet the re-
luirements Of commerce.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
NEWS ITEMS.

The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond
lie to be reopened next month.
The Beers are beginning again to
give much trouble. They captured
several guns and company of
mounted infantry this week.
The British torpedo boat-destroyer
Cobra last week foundered on rock
IN the North sea. Twelve were
rescued out of rs. The Cobra was
on her trial trip.
The first of the yacht races took
place yesterday (Thursday). The
American yacht was allowed 43
seconds time allowance over the
British challenger.
The two-masted schooner Idle.
times, from Mathews county, was
run down in Norfolk harbor few
nights ago by a tug. The schooner's
master, Captain James II. Hundley,
fifty-fve years old, of Mathews, was
drowned. The body has not vet
been recovered.
Mrs. Mckinley's grief is crushing
her. DIR. Rixey says he doesn't feel
so confident now. The hardest task
DIR. RixeY aud relatives and atten-
dants of Mrs. Mckinley have is to
get away from her the idea that she
must die. She wants to join her
husband in death. She has so told
her friends.
The fair of the Rappahannock
Valley Agricultural Society, which
began Tuesday, is probably the
largest typical Agricultural Fair with
an unbro&eu record of success in the
State. For fifteen years this society
has annually held a successful ex-
hibition on the beautiful grounds
Just north of Fredericksburg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
RAINSWOOD--DEATH.

A gloom of sadness closed over
our village last Sunday morning
when it was known that Mrs. Lillian
Winstead, daughter OF Thos. Rock,
OF Farm ham, was no more. Mrs. Win
stead retired Saturday night in appa-
rent good health and next morning
was found dead by her husband. She
was a kind daughter, true and
devoted wife and mother and a con-
slstent Christian. The remains were
laid to rest Monday at Oakland NJ.
L. cemetery, Revs. Gee and Edwards
conducting the burial services. The
deceased leaves IA daughter, husband
and host of friends who have the
deepest sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
Joseph Connellee is very i'll at his
home near Heathsville.
Redman Dawson lost "a fine cow
one day last week.
The Angel of Death visit ted the
home of j. Ii. Scott one day last
week an claimed his only child.
We are glad to report that A. M.
Hesdley is improving.
A protracted meeting is in progress
this week at Oakland Nj. f. church.
Rev. Gee is ably assisted by Rev. Il.
j. Wray, of Heathsville.
RED TAPE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
Richmond County.
Crowded out last issue.1
FARNHAM.

Miss Mabel Motley returned to
school on Wednesday last.
Miss Belle Barber left Monday to
attend Blackstone. The good wishes
of her many friends go with her.
Miss Nettie Reynolds is boarding
with Mrs. r. j. Luinpkin and at
tending the Farnham Academy.
Mrs. Valentine, who spent sew
eral months with her daue hter in
Essex recently, has returned to Der
home near here.
Mrs. Samuel Lumpkin left this
week for visit to friends in Rich
mond.
Rev. G.. L. Forester is visiting at
the home of his brother, X. Ii. For
roster.
j. M. Lyell and James Motley at.
tended the Tappahannock Fair on
Thursday.
Mrs. r. B. Middleton is in Balti-
more at the bedside of her son,
Plummer Barber, who is in the hos
pltal at that place i'll with typhoid
fever.
A lecture was delivered at CAL
vary church by Q. q. Baker on
Wednesday evening last for the
benefit of the Y. NJ. O. A. Quite a
nice little sum was raised.
TRIXY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
Too hate for last wcek.I
FROM RICHMOND 20

Politics, In short, society through,
Has ever only one object In viewl
And that is, TO put it down plain,
Idrfy potoer for prfcdte gain,
Till every office yet instituted
Is to private uses prostituted.
Mrs. Scates aud son, Banning, Wis
tied Ethel the last of the week.
The two youngest daughters of
Mrs. Scates and Kemper Scates are
to go to Washington soon on an ex-
tended visit.
There was a lawn party at the
home of r. S. Belfield, ESQ.,, which
was well attended, much enioyed
and yielded good returns for Memo
kin Baptist church, for whose bene-
lit 1t was gotten up.
j. A. Northup will soon be back
from the Capital, where he went for
an operation on his throat. The
operation was successful, the emf
surgeon and specialist, DIR. Sothoron
Key, being in charge of .'Little Joe."
The sickness at Warsaw has about
gone and the scare is over. You can
Low come to the great town and be
RECALLED with all the delicacies that
either of the fine hotels afford, visit
the stores and pick up bargains,
drop in the telephone office and see
"The News" force at work and have
a general good time with but little
outlay Of cash.
G: @. Wright is "long" on hay,
getting a large quantity per acre
from his fields. 1 am not telling
any "fish" stories, so will not men,
ton the yield per acre.
Daniel Wheeler, the colored man
who died so suddenly recently, was a
careful and progressive man who
represent ted the best of his race and
his loss is more regretted by the best
element of our people than can be
told In this short statement.
We are to have bank at Warsaw
and the stock has all been taken.
Let us elect Hill instead of trust
representative and we will have good
times and every man will be bank
unto himself. So say we all in
FARNHAM.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
WORRYING IN AND OUT.

The Lewis faction, who have
adopted unique and high-handed
method for bringing a contest in
the Convention with Richmond
county, in doing SO displays an utter
disregard of word and promise.
Their spokesman on court day last,
as We showed last week, declared
that the faction would acquiesce in
selection of delegates if the State
Committee decided that we were
not obliged to hold primaries be-
cause of the action of the Norfolk
Convention. The State Committee
has SO declared. Not to be deferred
however, they now claim a right of
contest because basis and time had
not previously been entered into
with Richmond county's committee.
This is, indeed, straining at gnais
but it is better than no excuse at all
The fact remains that no county
is obliged to wait until such things
are settled. We have before US re-
ports of number of counties
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
Communicated
Views of a berlander.

lt is now a foregone conclusion
that the Constitutional Convention
will do nothing before the election.
This is a great mistake and will
work injury ID the party. The Con-
ventlon has been in session about
three months, and after such a
length of time the people are en-
titled 10 some positive information
as to what they have done, or pro-
pose to do. The next move will be
an adjournment to 60 home to vote.
Again, the party promised to SUBJ
init the Constitution to the people
for ratification. An effort is being
made to have it proclaimed. In the
interest of truth, fairness and JUS
tice let not the party ignore its
pledge.
Another mistake was made when
the Democratic Committee turned
down Hoge's offer and refused
TO have joint discussions. The
excuse of furnishing audiences to
Republicans is all bosh. The man
or organization whose cause is just
need have no fear. The people ike
joint discussions and it should be
their privilege t. hear both sides.
Surely the Democrats need have 70
uneasiness.
1t has leaked out that the saloon
men all over the State are working
effectively but quietly. Their first
move Is to send men to the Legislature
who are in sympathy with them. SO
that if the Convention adopts any
drastic measures along this line they
will be in position to render null
ard void their work.
Mr.. Baker has been nominated by
the Democrats. 1t is reported here
that the opposition will use every
effort to induce George N. Reed to
become a candidate. Mr.. Reeds
worth as a man, in addition to his
wide experience in the oyster and
fish business, would make him
formidable candidate.
OBSERVER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-09-27
Northumberland &c
IiEATHSyILLE.

Many horses are dying in this
county from whst appears TO be
blind sta5gers.
The farmers are now preparing to
SOW their wheat crops. The corn
crop in this section is The finest seen
for many years.
Miss Josephine DeShields left this
week for Washington, where she will
spend the coming winter in having
her voice trained.
Mrs. Il. III. Fallin and children,
of Coan, left last week for Baltimore.
where they will reside in the future.