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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
CABINET MEETINGS.
They Are r-forsarl AEsir.. wher
Man.. f...... ..- - -.

They Are irforrarl AESirs. where
Many Good Stories Are Told.
There has been a good deal OF fiction
about the cabinet meetings for many
years There seems 10 be very gen
eraI impression abroad that the cnbi-
net meetings are like the sessions OF
congress or those OF the supreme
court; that the president calls the meet
ings 20 order and presides during the
deliberations, acting as a moderator,
wniie the secretaries bring forward the
business OF their various departments,
consider IL and then vote as to what
shall be done. Nothing could be
further from the truth than this.
Salmon Z. Chase. after serving four
years in President Lincoln's cabinet as
secretary Of the treasury, said in one
or his letters TO friend that he had
never attended what might be called
a business meeting of the cabinet.
They met twice week then. as now,
ana talked sometimes about tie war
ana sometimes about matters that had
no relation TO official business. Some
times the president would open the
meeting with story and the members
or the cabinet would also tell stories
That is the situation today.
President Mckinley was prompt
about the hour OF the cabinet meeting
and always entered the cabinet room
at IL o'clock. but he did not always
begin by bringing up business mat
tiers. There were often n few min
utes OF social chat and perhaps n sto-
~, and then he would ask IL any MEM
Der had any question he wished to
bring up for general consideration
There We're some prolonged and tedi-
Gus cabinet meetings then, for there
were members who loved to talk and
thought that their talk Influenced the
administration, but II did not. Impor:
tant questions were decided In private
conferences between the president and
the secretary whose department had
charge OF that question.
Only once during the Mckinley ad-
ministratlon was n question put to
vote In the cabinet. That was on the
Cuban message to congress. The pres
ident had prepared a peace message,
but the temper OF congress was for
war. The message was read to the
cabinet. and each member was in
vtted to express his views. They did
so, and they were evenly divided. But
the president had decided to change
his message and voted with the war
party. He wrote new message.
which went TO congress and satisfied
the country and ended the Cuban
question by driving Spain ote of the
island.
President Roosevelt does not always
enter the cabinet room on time. He
la so energetic and surrounded by SO
many callers from congress that lie Of
ten forgets that his cabinet Is waiting
FOR him. He enters the room and asks
about the business OF the various de-
partments as q matter OF form, gives
his views briefly and let's the secretary
settle Ii or come to him for more ex-
tensive conference at some other time
Tlssrs ace no long wiadesi debates with
every member expressing his views on
questions that are foreign to his own
work and on which his opinion is Of
no particular value. The cabinet meet
ings are more often social gatherings
than business meetings.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
A Sunday school Museum.

The Manchester Sunday School union
(Englandl has made n new departure
In the establishment OF n loan museum
OF models and objects likely TO be use
full to Sunday school teachers The
museum contains many illustrations OF
plants and animals mentioned in the
Bible. The gods and sacred animals
OF the Egyptians are largely represent
ed. There are copies OF the Rosetta
stone, the Lachish tablet. the Moa bite
stone and the clay tables OF Babylonia
and Assyria. The Shofar horn, the
waxed writing tablets, as well as tear
bottles and precious stones. find place
In this novel museum.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
Norfolk 81 Western RaiIwayCo

Commencing May 18th additional passenger
IRAN snail service Will be operated over the Nor
ioik western Railway as follows:
Leave Roanoke ut n. M. LIZ nchburg S:i5 a.
M, arrive Petersburg y. m, arrive Rich
mond 100 m. Leave Richmond I:l5 D. NJ,
refers burg p. m. Lynchburg 6:l5 p. M; ar
rive Roanoke d. m.
leave Lynchburg 40 a. M, arrive Roanoke
rive Bristol ESQ pm,
Leave Bristol 205 %. m: arrive East Rad
Ioru QUO p. m. arrive Roanoke 1855 %. M, ar
rive Lynchbtirg $50 p. m. Close connection
at East hadford 70 and from Biuefield, Nor
ton, WEIGH and intermediate points.
Leave Roanoke p. m. arrive Hagerstown
4:l6 a. m. Returning leave Hagerstowp ION
a. m. arrive Roanoke a:05 a. n. connectinS
70 ana from harrisburg, philadelphia, New
York and interior Pennsy lvania points. phil
w. Va. ""~ "eiSn'
Salem p. M, arrive Charlotte. N. C.. n m.
WWy,t u leave Charlotte il:l0 a. m, leave
W, w.ns'on-Saiem 200 p. m, arrive Roanoke
and Charlotte.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

Bishop Cortlandt Whitehead Of Pitts
burg is fond Of telling stories at his
own expense. When he was rector of
the Church OF the Nativity Mt South
bethlehem. Pa, he acquired a convert
Tor the Episcopal church In the person
OF Methodist woman who was much
given TO contributing to the church
services by interfering "Amenr and
"Haiieluia" He explained to the good
woman that such CALCULATIONS were not
customary in the Episcopal church, and
she sat gravely through a sermon ON
dignity and decorum in public wor.
snip. Afterward the bishop thanked
her for restraining her fervor.
NO need to Thank me-" retorted the
ex-Methodist- 'Yoa didn't say anv.
thing to make me shoutr"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG s.
POTOMAC r.. r.
Schedule in effect M,1O oar,

Schedule IN eject May 24tA, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTHwARp.
10 a M daily. Stops on signal at Occoquan
Sundays only
9 IS a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
III 70 u. m sundays only, stops on signal at
brooke. Aqua. Wide Water, QUANTITIES.
- 49, cherry Hill aud OccoQuan.
~ AZ a. m. daily except Sundays. Stops ON
signal at Brooke. Aqua, Wide Water,
Quantico. Cherry Hill, Freestone Deco
guam, I.orton. Accotink and Franconia
l ~ m. daily except Sunday. No local stops.
D. p tn- daily. Stops on signal at Brooke
and Wide Wader and at Read SUNDAY only
III vi p M daily. Stops on signal at Brooke
Wide Water and Quantico. Stops on
signal at Occoquan Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
% a. m. daily. Atlantic Coast Line train
stops at Milford, boswell and Ashland
navy, ana on siguai at other local stops
% a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmond
accommodation. Makes ali local sIops
% a: m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops on signal.
IL % p. m. daily ,Seaboard Airline train. Sons
on signal at Milford, Dos W eli and shl land
~ p. m. daily, A. Q. l.. tran. Stops at Dos
welt and Ashland.
81 p. m. daily, makes local stops on signal.
% p. M daily. s, A. L. train. Stops at Dos
well on signal.
N. daily except Sunday. Arrive Fredericks-
&C. COX, Agent.
w. ID. DUKE. C.w.CULP, w.P. TAYLOR.
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

wmcn sn;nes through your face shall
shine through theirs? VIII you not so
I've that your Christian consecrated
lives will be TO your children an IN
SEPARATION, your death benediction.
your resurrection fact which will
beckon them on TO Join you at the foot
or Gods white throne? Shall not the
rosebush bring forth rose? Shall
not maternal song find an echo In q
daughters heart?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

The millions left behind by James
Tyson, the richest OF Australia squat.
tiers. without the slightest intimation
OF desire as to their disposal. continue
to be an object OF interest to the eccen.
trio claimants In various parts of the
world. A man from Ayr. Scotland, f.
the latest to express a wish to amuse
himself with them. He has sent a for
midable document to the authorities in
Melbourne proving on Biblical testimo-
ny that the Tyson millions should he
devoted to the rebuilding OF Solomsn's
fsmDle at Jerusalem.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
WEEMS STEAMBOAT co,
SPRING SCHEDULE, 1908.

Baltimore, Fred
E~%tEk ericksburg, Nor
$3.50 folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
On and after Tuesday, March i7th.
steamers Middlesex, Lancaster and Es-
sex will leave Pier 2, Light street, Balti-
more, every Tuesday and Friday at 40
r. M. for Fredericksburg asd all wharyes
on the river. Returning, will leave Fred
ericksburg at 2:30 p. m. tide permitting)
Monday and Thursday, Leedstown AZ
4:3O a. m. Tuesday and Friday for Balti-
more.
Leave Baltimore w ednesday and Thurs.
day at 4:3O p. m. for Tappshsunock and
all whsrves below, except BAY Por.
returning, will leave Tappahannock at
a m on Monday and o a. m. Wednes-
Gay ana Thursday for Baltimore Steam
ers from Baltimore "Wednesday will not
STOP on the way to Tappahannock on
THURSDAY at Bowler's Wharf, Wares or
Wellford's.
Steamer from Tsppahannock Wednes-
day will not call at wharyes in Corroto-
man river. Will not call at Bay Port on
either day.
No freight received for outgoing
steamers after p m. on sailing days.
oeSinning wednesday, April LIST, the
new and attractive steamer Caroline
carrying the U. S. mail, will leave Fred,
ericksburg every Monday. Wednesday
and Friday, at IL a. m for Urbanua and
all intermediate wharves. Returning will
leave UrbaDna at a. m. Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday. Tappahannock at 10
a. m. arriving at Fredericksburg about
p m. Passenger accommodations first
class. Fare-From Fredericksburg to
Fort Royal, 10 cents; from Fredericks-
burg aud points between Port ROYAL and
Tappahsnnock, Is cents; from Freder-
icksburg TO all points below Tappahap-
mock, 20 cents. Freight on Oysters, Flour.
Cakes, Crackers, Sugar and all dry bar
rels, 10 cents; on Molssses, Coal OH and
wet barrels. 20 cenis barrel. Bacon 5
cents per 100 lbs. All other freight carried
at proportionate low rates. Fire and
Marine Insurance carried on all carpoes
NORFOLK ROUTE.
VIII leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
at p. m: Friday, stopping at all land
lngs- Will leave Norfolk at 6 y. m. on
Saturday for Tappanannock, calling at
all landings. -
| HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
Office: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore.
VIM. ID. SCoTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
GEO. w. Tons, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
The Bean Pole and ,h. cor.er,b.


A friend OF Hon. Shelby NJ. Cullom
occasionally takes pleasure In recount
ing an Incident connected with the
present senator's first reception after
he became governor Of Illinois.
In the line OF approaching hand
shakes" he saw q rural giant whose
massive figure lowered above all the
other occupants OF the crowded room.
Mentally the governor made the COM
ment THAT man must weigh about
300 pounds"
When the ponderous man reached his
excellency and extended his hand, he
asked in deep tones, audible In every
part OF the room:
"And you're the governor OF Illinois,
eh?"
"Yes. ! have that honor" replied Mr..
Cullom.
SWELL" exclaimed the giant, 81 must
say you're built on a mighty slim pat
tern for governorl III ia stand be-
hind you, guess we'd look something
like bean pole leaned up against a
corncrib|-Saturday Evening Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

The cathedral car purchased by Bish.
op Walker. now bishop OF western New
York, ten year ago for Hse IN travelling
over North Dakota and holding serv-
ices Is now being used by q clothing
firm. having been remodeled for that
purpose. The car was used I'm Car
rington, N. D.. for about two years pre-
vious TO being sold as a place OF WOE
ship for the Episcopalian congregation
there. but It was difficult to get u
warm enough i'm winter, and It was no<
satisfactory.
Bishop Walker attained more fame
on account OF this cathedral car" az
II struck the imagination OF people I'm
the eastern section of this country and
In England, than was warranted by
any religious results gained from n.
When the bishop went to London, he
was always introduced as ''the bishop
OF the cathedral car" and he was new
er known to resent It. At one grand
dinner in England he sat near Lord
Rosebery, then prime minister, whe
turned to him with this apt mot:
swell. my dear bishop, your idea -
certainly new one. I had heard OF
the church militant and the church tri-
umpbant, but had never heard OF the
church northumberland Transcript.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05
Potomac River Route

Beginning Tuesday, March 18th. staarors
Ca!vert and Potomac will leave Pier p. IJSbt
street, Baitimore, every Tuesday Tht,rs5av
Sno SATURDAY st p. IN. for Alexandria and
ings. BeRinning Thursday. March lptb. will
leave 9Th Street Wharf, Washington. AT 4 n
M. thursday. Sunday and Tuesday. going a.
TAR as Leonardtown on those EVENING" wiiI
leave neonai dtown at a m, Kinsale at 10
NJ Milier's at $50 y. M. Grason's at $40 n m
and Bacons at y. m. Monday Wednesia -
ana Friday. arriving in baltimore early the
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
, Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
Washington, d. G.
VIM NJ. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

Mail and passengers to and from White
Stone, Irvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck,
Merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
Sunday.
SCHEDULE:
Leaye-White Stone, 2 a. m Twins ton
7.45; Weems, SIS; Millenbeck, 8; Merry
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, 1.30 q. m.
Leave--Urbana, 2 p. m; Mi lenbeck, 8
Merry Point, $3.50; w GEMS. 40; Irvington
arrive White Stone, 8 p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-06-05

position that all the wives and moth
ers assembled In this congregation are
Christian women. I believe that deem
down In your hearts you feel your re-
sponsibility to Christ. I preach with
another purpose than to bring you ss
new converts to Christ. / have tried
to show the different directions in
which the river Of your spiritual love
should dow. have tried to show you
this because / want to prove that
your daughters spiritual love will flow
In the same direction as yours finds an
outlet.
DO you know what impresses me
most about little boy? The fact that
he wants to be like his father. The
little fellow wants to wear tho same
kind OF suspenders, and the same kind
Of vest. and white shirt and collar.
the same kind of laced shoes. He
wants to initiate his fathers good
habits as well as his bad. Do Won
know what impresses me most about q
little girl7 She wants to be like her
mother. "As IL the mother. SO is her
daughter" When my sisters were
SNeAos shS hiSt Act u remember uDOuI
them was this: They used to rum
mage In mothers closets and get out
her long dresses and pin them around
their waists and play they were grown
women going calling. When little girls
were born In my own home I found
they did with my wife's things Just
what my sisters used to do with nv
mothers. find the little girls along
the streets trying to initiate their
mothers in the same way.
Mothers In the house and on the
street. will you not set your children
ne right kind of an example when
you know your daughters are going
to copy after you? Will you not sur
render yourselves. body. mind and soul.
to the Saviour's service as n wife, a
sister. a member Of the church and
OF society. so that the Christ love
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
PnhIIcatIon NotIce.

State OF Illinois. TO-
In the circuit court of said Rock Island
county. To the May term, A D., 1908. In
Edward b. Judson. Jr.. VS.. the unknown wife
or widow of Jeremiah Price. the unknown
of CYRUS Smith deceased. the unknown
wife or widow of job Smith. the unknown
wife or widow of Cyrus Smith, the I'M
the unknown wife or widow of Henry
Smith. the unknown heirs or devi sees OF
William + Perrine deceased, Abdtel H.
StebbinS. the unknown assigns, heirs. devil
sees administrator or executor OF Abdtel II.
StebbiDs deceased. Alfonso blossom the un-
known heirs. devlsees OF AIonso BtoSsom
deceased. a. +. Cutter. the unknown heirs
or devisees of A. +: Cutter deceased the
unknown heirs or devlseeS OF Amos r cut
ter. deceased, John II. Booker, the I'M
known heirs or devisees and the unknown
wife or widow of John H Booker deceas-
ed the unknown heirs or dev1sees. executor
or administrator of Samuel J. Davis de
ceased. Joseph Powell. the unknown heirs
or devisees. wife or widow OF Joseph Pow
ell deceased. the unknown heirs OF D.
Gilbert: DECEASED Augusta X Curtis us. Cor
known owners of the east half of Section
twenty-four ed, in Township seventeen
fourth principal meridian
BILL TO QUIET TITLE.
To the defendants in the above entitled
suit and each ADD every OF them, except the
said Henry Curtis
hereby given that the above entitled suit Is
now pending In said court and that summons
h As been issued against you, said defend
ants. therein
Now unless YOU. said defendants. shall
severally personally be and appear before
the said court on the first day OF the next
term thereof. to be holden in the court house
lin the city of Rock Island. in the comfy of
Rock Island and state of Illinois on the frst
Monday of Nav next. TO which time and place
said summons is made returnable. and
plead. answer or demur TO the bill of com
plant in said suit filed. that the same
will be taken for confessed as against you
and each of you s failing TO appear. plead,
answer or demur and decree entered &C
Dated at Rock Island. this sd day of
March, AsD, 1908.
GEORGE W. GAMBLE
h Clerk of the Court
= HENRY CURTIS, Complainant's Solicitor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
Due Notice Is Served.

Due notice is hereby served on the
public generally that DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only salye on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve has cured thous-
a Is of cases of piles that would not
" ito any other treatment, and this
fact has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those persons who get
the genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve are never disappointed, because
it cures.
Harper House pharmacy; A. j.
Riess drug store, corner Seventh ave-
nue. and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

The water is receding in the resi-
dence portion of GreenviIle. Miss, and
the general situation is vastly i'm
proved.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Nicarag qua.
Poems and Mexican beggars were
showered with gold coins by John ID.
Rockefeller, Ir.. and his wife, who left
a golden trail behind.
The French chamber of deputies
closed its consideration of the budget
after session of twenty-seven hours.
The annual varsity boat race on the
Thames resulted in favor of Cam
bridge by six lengths.
Five prisoners in the Lyon coun-
ty (KyJ Jail escaped by overcoming
the iailer.
The postOifice at Auburndale, Wis,
was robbed Of 81, 100 in money and
stamps.
The Pittsburg Coal company and the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke company lave advanced coal
ID ton to the retail dealers.
General Count Won Schlieffen, of the
German army, has celebrated the fif-
tieth anniversary of his entry into the
military service.
An advance of % per cent. in wages
has been granted river pilots by steam
boat owners at st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
Robbed the Grave.

\ startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver. of Philadelphia, as fol
lows: II was in an awful condition.
Ny skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain contin-
ualIy in back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Then
was advised to use Electric Bitters.
To my great joy the first bottle
made decided Improvement. / con-
tinued their use for three weeks, and
am now well man. | know they
robbed the grave of another victim
No one should fail to try them. Only
80 cents. Guaranteed at Hartz q Vi
lemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
NIaater,s Sale.
Ma8ter'B Sale.
Messrs. Sweeney s. Walker and ]. B. Oakleaf,
a

Messrs. Sweeney & Walker and ]. B. Oakleaf,
Attorneys.
State of Illinois, L.
Rock Island County, %
In the circuit court of said county. In
chancery.
The Black Hawk Homestead Building. Loan
and Savings Association VS.. Charles l..
Faber and Charles Faber. Foreclosure
5I5S
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of
decree of said court, entered in the above
entitled cause on tue 25th day of February,
A. d. 1893, l shall Thursday, the ninth
day of April. a. d 1879 at the hour of two
clock in the afternoon, at the east door of
the court house in the city of Rock Island,
in said county of Rock Island, to satisfy said
decree. sell at public vendue. to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, that certain parcel
of land situated in the county of Rock Island
and state of Illinois, known and described as
follows. to-wit:
The south thirty feet go ft.) in lot number
one @ in block number three 90 in that
part If the city of Rock Island known as
and called Sinnet's addition in Rock Island
county. Illinois.
Dated at Moline, Illinois, this 10th day of
March, a. d. 1853.
WALTER J. ENTRIkIN.
Master in Chancery. Rock Island county, Ill.
SWEENEY * WALKER, Complt's. Sol'rs.
J. b. OAkLEAF.
Guardian AID Litem for Minor Def't.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-04-02
Pubuoation Notres-In Chancery.

State of Illinois, lss
Rock Island County. %
In the County Court of said county. May
term, a. ID. 1903
Alexander QuiSt VS.. Clara E. Little, william
Little. Eleanor Emerson. William Emer-
son, Ben jamin + Little. Grace Little, Mar
garet Little, Francis d. Little, Marie Lit
lie. Robert Little. Mary Armstrong, John
Armstrong. In Chancery.
Anidavit of non-reSidence OF the above
defendants. Clara r. Little. William Little,
Eleanor Emerson, William EmerSou. Ben
jamin F. Little. Grace Little. Margaret
ert Little. Mary Armstrong John Arm
strong implicated with the above defend
ants Lucinda Armstrong. Mary j. Rath-
bun and F. w. Rathbuo. RebecGa ID. Lit
tie Ida Stages and James w. Stages. nav-
ing been filed in the clerks ONCE of the cir
cult court of said county, notice is therefore
hereby given TO the said non resident de
fendants that the complainant filed his bill OF
complaint in said court, on the chancery
side thereof, on the 31st day of March. lSt ),
and that thereupo1 a sum mons issued out
of said court, wherein said suit is now r
turnable on the first Monday ip the mouth
of May next, as is by law required Now.
unless you, the said nonresident defend
ants above named, Clara T. Little Wlaiam
Little. Eleanor En- erson- william Emerson,
BE niamin +. Little. Grace Little Margaret
Little. Francis d. Little. Marie Little, Rob
ert Little. Mary Armstrong. and John Arm
fore said circuit court on the first day OF
the next term thereof. to be holden al Rock
Island in and for the said country on the
first Monday in May next. and plead. an
bill of complaint the same and the matte r
and things therein charged and stated vii
be taken as confessed and a decree entered
against you according to the prayer OF Sate
bill. @. w. GAMBLE, Clerk.
Rock Island. Ill. March 81. daf} = = tls,rSf
Searle & Marshall, Complainant s Solicitors