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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
EPIsTLE TO sAIDENs.

Dear Edyth, Alys, Kathryn and
Dear many another maiden:
An explanation demand;
My heart with grief you've laden.
Think you to do without the psf
My dears, what can possess your
To leave out eyes aud think that Us
Can fill their place-Lerd bless youl
To drop the eyes at times Is right
I'd even recommend IL;
II Is very fetching sight.
And good results attend IL
But drop them not forevoI; then
Shalt not learn late for sorrow
Who drops aud finds her eyes again
May play the trick tomorrow.
Wisdom ia women doth no harm;
The wise may find a lover;
But more the eyes have power to charm
A hundred times and over.
SO, maidens, as / said before.
Why cause me all this worry?
Just take the good old names once more
And do It in a hurry.
Be wise, you'll then need not the s's;
Cease trivial tricks so stupid.
Reclaim, beg, those banished is,
Yours, in blue funk,
QPyD.
Truman Roberts Andreacs, IN Smart Set
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
BUILDING BIRDS, NESTS.

The male is generally in the way
of the female and reminds one of
the man about the house. He is
anxious to help with the nest-mak-
ing, and holds forth without ceas-
ing while his fair lady builds. Occa-
sionally be lends a hand. He catches
sight of straw, it may be, or a
small piece of stick, and it occurs
to him that here is the very thing
his foolish wife has sought for days
and failed to find. What does not
occur to him is that he is q garrul-
GUS old incompetent, and knows no
more about nest-building than he
does about the laying of eggs. His
wife knows all about him, how
ever, and the straw is turned ont
OF the nest again as soon as his back
is turned. He has probably placed
it in some Improbable position, and
after explaining what marvellous
fellow he is, and what a treasure he
has brought up in the way of build
ing material-departed, forgetting
all about the matter in a moment or
two. Even when he sees that straw
lying upon the garden path, so con-
ceited is he that he does not recog-
nize it, because he cannot contem-
plate the possibility of its rejection
by the missns. lie thinks he has
found another treasure. "There,"
says he, dumping it down by her
side as she sits resting perhaps lay
ing a little egg in the semi-com-
pleted nest, "there is another splen-
did straw; how is it that you don't
come across them? / can find them
whenever l like!"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

Among the prisoners called on to
answer the charge of drunkenness at
the Central Station Monday was an
old man. He told Magistrate Koch
ersperger that his name was Daniel
Ryan. Asked what he had to say,
he replied, feebly, he had fit; that
he had been to the Pennsylvania
Hospital for medicine, and didn't
feel right when he came out.
GLOW old are you?" asked the
magistrate.
81 was born in March, 1900, and
have never been drunk before" said
the old man.
"What," said the magistrate,
"there's some mistake here. Why,
you would be 1O2 years old"
ain lS00," repeated the old man;
"that's what my father always told
me-"
"Well, you're too old to go to Jail,
anyhow" said the magistrate, "go
home"
The old man walked slowly away
philadelphia Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
BLACKSTONE INSTITUTE
COMMENCEMENT.

The Sth commencement exercises
of the Blackstone Institute were held
on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday,
June Sth, 9th, and 10th. All the
exercises were held in the Institute
hall, which has been built with
special reference to pablo occasions,
having a raised platform, large
enough to seat the entire school of
275 young ladies, and all auditorium
of large seating capacity. The exer-
cises were more largely attended by
persons from distance than ever
before In the history Of the school.
The exercises began with the SER
mon: The preacher was Rev. j. Il.
Whitley, of Lynchburg. The text
was Prov. 81: 10, "Who can fipd a
virtuous woman? for her price is far
above rubies."
On the following morning the
final concert was given. The mu-
sic and recitations were greatly
enjoyed by the audience. A very
delightful feature of the commence
ment, and one especially character
istic of the Blackstone Female Inssi.
tute, was the singing of the chorus,
composed of all the pupils, large and
small, which, after the thorough
training of Misses Sterling and Post,
sang so delightfully."-, that notwith.
standing the finished and brilliant
work of the individual performers,
the general desire Of the audience
was to hear the chorus "once more. f"
One of the special features of the
work of the Institute is the opportu-
nifty offered for preparation for teach.
ing. This department is in charge
of Misses Nellie V. Powell, A. NJ,
of Randolph-Macon Woman's Col
lege, and Martha P. McGavock, A.
B., of Randolph Macon Woman's
College and Ph. B. of the University
of Chicago. (The latter has just
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
How 10 Prepare and Cook Soft Grabs.

First, turn each end of the shell,
removing the little fins therefrom;
then remove the apron from under
the crab, using sharp knife for
cutting goff the eyes and mouth. After
this, the crab should be parboiled
about ten minutes with about one
quarter of a teaspoonful of soda to
every dozen crabs, it being now ready
for the fry
Then, dust the crabs with salt and
pepper, dip in eggs and bread crumbs,
fry in smoking hot fat. serve as
quickly as possible. Or -four may be
used to sprinkle the crabs instead of
bread crumbs. emitting the eggs,
season with pepper and salt, and
serve as quickly as possible.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
FREE SCHOLARSHIP,

The Peabody Normal College, of
Nashville, Tenn, has notified DIR. j.
w. Southall. Superintendent of Pub
lie Education, that Virginia is en-
titled to nine scholarships in the
college next session. They will be
awarded to the graduates of the pub.
lie schools upon competitive examina-
ton.
The scholarship at the Peabody
Normal includes free tuition, $lO0 in
cash, and travellingexpenses to Nash.
vile.
The competitive examinations this
year will be held at the summer
schools at Charlottesville, Tappahan,
mock, Richmond, Norfolk and Ports.
mouth, on July 18th and 10Th.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
Presbyterian Educators Speech To
Northern Assembly.

u
Northern Assembly.
The devotional exercises at Thurs
days session of the Northern Presby-
terian General Assembly last week
in New York was attended by mum
ber of colored ministers.
In an appeal to the assembly for
increased support for the education
of the negro, one of them predicted
that unless the moral condition of
the Southern negro is bettered the
race problem will in time under
mine the institutions of the country.
One of the Northern white minis
ters spoke as follows: sit is a mis-
take to think of the negro race as q
religious race; it is not. The negro
is superstitutious and emotional.
But superstition and emotion are not
In great majority of the
race if the moral sense is not entirely
wanting it is rudimentary. And
make this statement after years of
experience and association with those
who are engaged in the endeavor to
uplift this people.
"The negro has been the victim Of
those who in pretending to minister
to his spiritual wants have made
direct appeals to superstition and
emotion, at one time painting u
heaven of supreme laziness and at
another the terrors of roasting hell,
A clerical authority represented by
clerical clothing, but by men living
the lives of abject beggals, on the
outlook for the political rake-off and
depending for support on the railroad
picnic.
"roo often born in sin, with the
inbred passion of the gaming table
and worse, the negro race In the
South presents one of the greatest
problems with which we have to
deal, and in pleading for the negro
we are pleading as well for the white
man, for in sin no color line is drawn.
"The best negroes l know are
either Roman Catholics or Presbyter.
ians. The Roman Catholic church
appeals to them by its impressive ser.
vice. and its strict discipline keeps
their passons in check. The success
of the Presbyterian church arises
from its establishmentof an educated
native ministry"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Some people are too busy to make
friends while others are too lazy to
make enemies. Free Lance.
British steamship lines have con-
Guided to unite against the Pierpont
Morgan syndicate. Between the
two it looks as though the shipping
of the world will be controlled.
Joseph Andruizkeweniisicz and
Miss Pauna Dztwoweickensekize were
married in Wilkesbarre, Pa. They are
probably the longest names ever
entered in single marriage docu-
ment
"In consequence Of the increased
cost of living to which our employees
have been subjected" the Roebling
wire concern announces a 10 per
cent increase of wages to it's 1000
employees.
At the present rate of price rise
in all directions the consumer will,
sooner or later, he forced out of all
markets, or in other words, be COM
PEELED to get off the earth. Then
whence will come the demand which
supply needsln its business about as
much as demand needs SUPPLY
Richmond Dispatch.
There was nothing else for John
hajer to pawn, in order to realize
money to obtain drink, so he took
his wife's false teeth. Mrs. Kaier
told about it in Chicago court. The
family bad been reduced almost to
poverty and in his desire for a drink
her husband had secretly concealed
the teeth while his wife was asleep.
A. citizen of Richmond SAID in our
hearing the other day that in his
opinion one cause of lawlessness in
the South is the too liberal exercise
of the pardoning power by the Gov
ernor. 1t is his idea that if the
people were confident that all law
breakers would be duly convicte
and sentenced, and that the sentence
would surely be carried out, lynch
ings in Virginia would be almost
unknown.-Richmond Times.
Some religious people in an ad-
joining county profess to become
"Sanctifed" aud unable to commit
sin. They communicate with the
Almighty and receive commands
directly from him. A few days ago
teacher on opening school said she
had been on her knees for four hours
that morning aud the Lord had told
her to whip every child in school ex-
cept the children of the trustees. She
commenced on the boys and when
she was through with them was SO
exhausted she postponed the flogging
of the girls until next day on which
occasion they were conspicuous for
their absence. - WdrreRtOn Virginiata.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

completed a two-ycs course a.
Chicago, having been ,iven fur.
Tough for that PIT fefc) Young
ladies desiring to prepare to teach
have actual practice in the work, a.
there is model school in connection
with the theoretical work. Of the
thirty graduates of the present ses.
sion, two-tbirds look forward to en-
tering upon the work of teaching.
The annual address was delivered
by Rev. Z. III. Rawlings, of Ports
mouth, Va. The subject of the ad-
dress was, 1.-The Daughter in the
Home"
The class day exercises were car
ried out with much enthusiasm. The
class of 1902 numbered thirty, being
the largest class ever graduated al
this Institute.
Full diplomas were conferred up
on the following: Lucy Ashby Allen,
Amelia; Edith Burton and Mabel
Burton, Culpeper; Mamie Maxey
Epes, Nottoway; Sallie Macon Gar
land, Cumberland; Orline Hutton,
Texas; Emma Pauline Irby, Aunie
Harrison Irby, and Alice Irby, Not.
toway; Hattye Ruth Lewis, Glou-
cester; Mary Florence Rodes, Albe-
marie; Alice Saunders Thomas, N OF.
toway; Della Louise Vaughn, Amelia;
Rosa Pearl Wilroy, Nansemond.
Medals were awarded as follows;
Music medals-improvement, Mabel
Kennedy, Nottoway; Lottie May
Bates, Halifax; Anna Seay, Nottoway;
Lula Winstead, Northumberland; im.
provement in Vocal Music, Lucy
Garland, Cumberland; proficiency in
Vocal Music, Frances Ethel Cottrell,
Newport News; proficiency in In.
strumental Music, Anna Dupuy,
Nottoway.
Medals for General Scholarship,
Introductory course, Laura Lee Can
non, Nottoway; Junior course, Sadie
Wallace, Brunswick; intermediate
course, Iona Edwards, King William,
and Margaret McGavock, Wythe.
English Bible Medal, jamie Jack
SON, Amelia.
General Department Medal. Mary
IFlorence Rodes, Albemarle.
The year which has just closed was
the most prosperous in the history of
the institution. The total enroll
ment was 270, of which number 2IO
were boarding pupils. 35 more boar
ders than during the preceding year.
Several thousand dollars were ex-
pended during the year in adding
new and improved equipment to the
various departments of the school,
and the Board of Trustees authorized
like progressive policy for the
coming year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
Would We'd an Apo.

"Before | would marry a man to
reform him / would sooner wed an
ape and wait for him to develop" !"
SAID one of the speakersin addressing
the graduating class of Hamilton
Female College recently at Lexing-
ton, Ky. The class consisted of
young women from places through
out the South, daughters of wealthy
stock raisers and planters.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
How to Avoid Trouble.

Now is the time to provide yourself and
family with a bottle of Chambariains Collie,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy. 1t is almost
certain to be needed before the summer is
over, and IL procured now may save you a
trip 10 town in the night or in your busiest
season. 1t is everywhere admitted to be the
most successful medicine in Il e for bowel
complaints, both for children and adults.
No family can afford TO be without It.. For
sale by Ellis q. Richardson. Kilmarnock; n.
j. willing Co.. Irvington; W. a Cameron
& Bro, Weems: G. w. Sanders, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
yirulent Cancer Cured.

Startling proof of wonderful advance in
medicine is given by druggist G. w. Roberts
OF Elizabeth, w. Va. An old man there had
long suffered with what good doctors pro-
nounced incurabie cancer. They believed hts
case hopeless TIL he used Electric Bifters
and applied Buckien's Arnica SaIve. which
treatment completely cured him. When Elec-
trio Bitters are used to expel b lous. kidney
and microbe poisons at the same time this
salve exerts its matchless healing power
blood diseases. skin eruptions, ulcers an6
sores vanish. Bitters, 80 cents; SaIve, 25 cents
at Ellis c. Richardson's, Kilmarnock, and II
]. Hayden s. Sons, lrvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
Is This the Reason the Convention
Will Not Adjourn Till Januarys

The action of the Convention is
intended as a direct warning to the
Legislature to be good, to accept and
put in force at once the new Con-
stitution and to see that its provi-
sions are carried out in every par
ticular. Otherwise the Convention
will reassemble and adopt such meas.
ures as will force the Legislature
into submission or dissolve it. This
is the axe held over the head of the
Legislature aud there is no use de,
nying it.-Aleraadria Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

SPoTsyLyANIA Q. H.. VA,
June 10th, 1902.
To the Free Lance:
There appears to be some misconcep.
tion of the meaning of the recent pen.
sion law passed by the Legislature OF
Virginia in relation to the widows OF
deceased Confederate soldiers, and l
give below an extract from the law gov
erning such cases, and which shows that
no widow of any soldier who was mar
ried after May Isl, 1866. can obtain a
pension under said act. Will you please
publish the said extract for the benefit
OF those who may be concerned and in.
teresteds Yours truly, etc.,
J. p. IL. CRIsMoND.
The following is a copy of Section
z of Chapter 453, Acts of Virginia
General Assembly, approved April
2nd, 1902. in relation to the grant
ing of pensions to Confederate SOL
diers and widows of such soldiers:
Section z. That no application shall
be allowed, nor shall any aid be given
or pension paid, In any case, to any sol.
dier, sailor or marine. or to the widow
of any soldier, sailor or mariue under
the provisions of this act where It shall
appear that any such soldier, sailor or
marine deserted his command. or volun-
tarily abandoned his post of duty in the
said service during the said war, nor
shall any application be allowed, nor
any aid be given, nor any pension paid,
to any widow of any soldier, sailor or
marine aforesaid who shall have been
married to any such soldiers, sailors or
marines after the first day OF May, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty six (IS66), nor to
any such widow who, since the death of
any such soldier, sailor or marine, being
her husband, has again married, or who
shall hereafter marry; nor to any such
widow who was or has been divorced
from any such soldier, sailor or marine,
being her husband, nor to any widow
who voluntarily abandoned aud without
cause any such soldier, sailor or ma.
rine, being her husband, and continued
To live separately from him up to the
date of his death, nor To any such SOL
dier, sailor or marine who served as
substitute for another nor to the widow
of ,ush substitute
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
Ready to Yield.

81 used Dewitts Witch Hazel SaIve for
piles and found IL certain cure" saws s. n.
Meredith, willow Grove, Del. Operations un-
necessary to cure piles. They always Weld
to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. CuIes skin
diseases, all kinds OF wounds. Accept no
c0unterfcits.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

Malaria Makes Impure Blood
Groves Tasteicss Chill Tonic cures Malaria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

Pale People Have Pale Blood.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic makes rich blood
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
The Best rr,.er,p,,o. for ,.,,,,.

Chills and Fevcr Is n bottle of Groves Tast,
loss Chill Tonlc. lt Is simply iron and qui nj n
10 tastclcss form. No cure-no pay. Price 50,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

Twenty Fer Cent. More Doses
In Grove Tastclcss Chill Tonic than I'm q
Bitter Chill Tonic.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
THE PENSION LAW.

The Act as Applied 60 Widows Of
Confederate Soldiers Clerk j.
T. III. Crismond Says There Is
Some Misunderstanding OF the
Extract on the Subject.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27
SAYS NEGRO Is A MENACE

Truman Roberts Andresos, sr, Smart Sc
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

sPorsYLyANIA @. H.. VA, }
June 10th, 1902. {
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-06-27

Better for the Blood than sarssparilia
For those li,ing in the Malaria districts.
Groves Tssteless Chill Tonic
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-18

No North Pole.
Brave Explorer Tells of his Failure 84I7 North Lot
hude Polar Pack Became mpracticabie and
Further Efforts to Advance Given Up.

Sydney N. S., Sept. 1s.-The Pea
ny Arctic Relief club steamer Wind
ward, with Lieut.. Peary on board, ar
rived here today from Cape Sabine All
on board are well. Lieut. Peary said
"The arctic expedition did not reach
the north pole. but we made most inn
portant scientific discoveries. We are
all well and glad to get back TO civili-
zation."
Lieut., Peary sent to the club the fol-
lowing report of the operations Of the
expedition since Aug 8. 1901
left Erik harbor, on the Ellesmere
coast, Aug 49, The party reached
Payer harbor Sept. II, crossing Roose
bay partly by sledge and partly by
boat then walking across Bedford PIN.
About week later my Eskimos began
10 fall sick, not one escaping. BY Nov.
10 sick adults and one child were dead,
nearly all the others were very weak
but out of danger,
Early in January Eskimos came
across from Anvilak, bringing news of
the ravages of fatal epidemic through
the tribe, Word was sent back by
these scouts for as many of the sur
vivors as could to come to me and blythe
end of the month they began arriving.
In February a large depot of dog food
was established near Cape Louis Ma
poleon some sixty miles north of Sa-
bine. On March my advance party
of six sledges, in charge Of Hensen, left
for Cangor. March 6, started with the
main party of Is sledges, leaving Percy
in charge at Payer harbor. Cangor
was reached In IL marches, arriving
within an hour or two OF the advance
party.
my supporting party OF Esqumos
returning from Cangor brought down
the instruments, chronometers and arc
tic library. Eight marches more took
up 10 Cape Hecla. The north end OF
Robinson channel was all open across
to the Greenland coast lakes of W ter
extending northward as far az could be
seen from Black Cape and Cape Ran
some. From Hecla another supporting
party returned.
april started northward over the
Polar sea with Hensen, four EsqulmoS
and six sledges. Old foes covered deer
with snow and intersected with rub
BILE ridges and lanes Of young ice Were
encountered from the moment We lief,
I'll Ice foot
'The same kind of travelling except
the lanes of ice, was found by the Eng.
fish expedition OF 1876
after six marches open leads, foes
In motion were encountered. Two ma,
tlves were sent back. AS we advanced
the foes became smaller, the pressure
ridges on a grander scale and the oper
leads more frequent. Each days march
was more perilous and our general
course DETECTED west by the character
of the Ice Finally at Sil1 north lati.
tude the uolar pack became
impracticable and further efforts
TO advance were given up. New
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-18

Angeles, from May 81 10 June g. 1868,
the rates being on basis OF $50 for the
round trip from Chicago. Owing to the
large attendance at the meeting Of the
Federation OF Women's clubs. the rail-
roads anticipate large attendance at
the meeting OF the Presbyterian assem-
bly,.
General Superintendent r. II. Calvin
OF the Oregon Short Line returned
from Butte this morning.
General Manager W. II. Bancroft OF
the Oregon Short Line is in Pocatello
today. He VIII inspect the track up
TO Huntington ere he returns TO Salt
Lake.
Track Is now laid on the bennington
cutoff beyond Lake Point About 1900
feet OF rails are being laid daily.
The Union Pacific is excavating for
an ice pond at Laramie. When COM
pleted the lake will be over ten acres
In extent az an average depth Of three
feet.
The net earnings per mile OF the
Union Pacific last year were $500, that
Of the Southern Pacific $500. Only one
other road IN the country beat the
Union Pacific, that being the New
York Central with the grand average OF
$500 per mile.