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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
Keep Off the Fence.

Probably you know that Pittsburg
has had all kinds of political parties
within the past few years: Demo-
cratic, Republican, Ring, Anti-Ring,
Citizen, and 30 forth. Considering
all this, there ID q very appropriate
sign at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Wood street, "Keep OF the
Fence" I do not know which party
is responsible for the sign. sup
pose the intent 10 that YOU should be
either for or "forninst"; either ring
or anti-ring; no shifting no juggling;
no carrying of water on both shoul-
ders. "Keep off the fence" That's
all right. Reminds me of part of q
funny letter which was read in the
late "Billy" Barry's Irish play, "rhe
Rising Generation"-eIf you're fo,
me, be for me; if you're not for me,
don't keep those that are for me
from me."-P. j. s., in Chat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
THE SAILORS SONG.

oh, the winds to the West and the sails
are filling freei
Take your head FROM my breast: you
must say good.by to me.
You'd my heart In both your hands, but
you did not hold II fast,
And the mill cannot grind with the water
that is past.
o it's 1 must away. and it's you must bide
at homei
1 am sped like the spray, am tickle as
the foam:
II was sweet, my dear. twas sweet, but
twas all too sweet to last,
For the mill cannot grind with the water
that is past.
We have clasped, we have kissed, but
you would not give me more:
must win what we missed on some
other, farther shore.
You can never hold the gray gull that
swings about the mast,
And the mill cannot grind with the water
that is past.
You will mourn, you will mate, but twill
never be with me:
am of TO my fate, and il lies across the
sea.
For It's God alone that knows where NV
anchor will be cast,
And the mill cannot grind with the water
that is past.
Josephine Dodge Daskan, an January
Scribner's
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
Which Have the Harder Lot .

Girls sometimes wish that they
were men, but the troubles of this
world are about equally divided.
A girl has to PIN her hat on her
head, but a man often has to chase
his into the middle of a muddy
street.
A girl can put on all the colors of
the rainbow and look like bird of
paradise. A man must wear plan
clothes and look very ordinary.
A girl can put on a two-guinea
hat and it is called taste. A man
may wear q half-guinea one, but it
will be called extravaganza.
A girl can be i'll all the year round
and she gets the sympathy of all who
know her, but man similarly placed
is told he is lazy.
A girl can break off an engagement
and be free at once, but man can
be sued for breach of promise and
beggared.-Ta-Bns.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
SALARIES.

The racehorse men have taken all
self-esteem out of the high -salaried
men. What will the city pastors,
who get from three to ten thousand
dollars, do now but hang their heads
in shame? Even the courthouse off,
cials, senator's and the President
himself are not to be thought of.
Who are Johnny Reiff ana his
brother, Lester Reiff, but jockeys,
whose sole business is to ride horses
on the race course? Johnny gets
for his services 100000 year, and
his brother nearly as much. Really
the largest giraffe in charge of the
richest and most fashionable city
church is nothing when it comes to
salary but pigmy when compared
to these little jockeys. = Midland
Methodist.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
Value of q Single Hen.

1t requires much time and patienct
to breed a line up to anything ap.
preaching perfection, but once at.
tanned the reward is we'll worth the
effort. Single hens have sold in
this country for as much as $500
while in England $1,000 has been
paid for a single specimen. The
breeder does not depend for his re-
turns altogether upon fancy prices
for his individual birds, however.
de profits by the increased produc-
tiveness of his fiocks. For instance,
in the matter of egg laying it may be
cited that the average American hen
lays about one hundred eggs per
year. The practical poultry-man
goes in for better results and gets
them. Numerous instances show
whole flocks with an average of two
hundred to the hen per year-an
increase of 100 per cent.-FrOm the
Great American Barnyard, la Les
tte's Monthly for January.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
AN EDITORS APPEAL.

Bring us tstcrs, sweet or Irish;
bring us chickens, young or old;
bring us silver, bring us gold; bring
rs copper, bring us green backs, bring
us fodder, corn, or hay; bring us
fruit Of all descriptions, bring ne
corn meal any day. Bring US beans,
or oats. or pumpkins, bring us butter,
lard, or -four, or anything that's good
to stay our hunger cen au hour. For
the larder's getting empty, and the
cash is running low; and our paper
bills must soon be met, for the papers
got to 60. Our store bills must be
settled, and the kids must 90 to
school; and our trousers seem more
threadbare, as the weather gins to
cool. So bring us anything you have
to eat, or trade, or wear, or pay a
bill or go on trade, or help to put us
square. We need your kind assist.
ance, to help to pull as through,
until the railroad gins TO build, for
till then we feel quit, blue. The
times are dull, and we :, short, and
need little raise; SO cone to our as
sistsnce and you'll receive the praise.
So pay for advertising, subscriptions,
and the like; and keep the enterprise
from want, and going on strike.
Wen raise our voice and howl for
you, and sing your praises long, il
you'll only rustic in the grub and
bring it good and stronghold
City (Ark.) Appeal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09

will soon disappear, and genuine
winter storms, turning to blizzsrds
in many sections, will quickly follow.
About the 22nd to cath look for
some moderation of the prevailing
cold, with falling barometer, grow
ing cloudness and return of rain and
snow in wide sections.
The last storm period for the
month extends from the 27th to the
31st.
There are good reasons to appre-
bend that hard aud general winter
storms will occur on sea and land
during the last four days of Janusry.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
ELECT OR APPOINT.

Ever since Senator Lyle, of Roam
oke, offered bill in the Legislature
providing that Judges of Circuit and
Corporation Courts should appoin
the Commissioners of Revenue, the
press of the State has been engaged
in discussing the measure.
We have read the comments of our
contemporaries with considerable in
terest 1t has really been amusing
to see how that old phrase, "the dear
people," has been worked.
The question of election or ap-
pointment came up some time ago in
connection with the work of the
Constitutional Convention, and we
took occasion at that time to ask who
was really meant when the expression
"the dear people" was used. If that
phrase really and truly meant the
best citizens of this Commonwealth,
we would always be found on the
side of the dear people, but it has so
often meant otherwise that we have
almost come to tremble whenever we
hear the political orator refer to the
phrase.
Now, no one doub that the good
people of Virginia can be trusted to
select only the veiy best men for pub.
lie office; but when, as has often been
the case in the past, few hirelings
gather around political boss and
carry out his mandates to the letter,
it is not safe to trust the business In
terests of this Commonwealth in
their hands. Indeed when the off,
cials of any county are selected by
such an assemblage it may well be
said that the "people" were dear.
Never until the better element of
mankind take deeper interest in
political affairs are we willing to join
IN the chorus of "the dear people" I"
The office of Commissioner of Reve-
nue. is one of the most important in
the State and it should always be
filed by good and fearless citizen,
who will safely guard the interests
Of the Corporation or County az we'll
as that of his constituency.
If, by making the Office an ap-
pointive one such q man can be best
secured, then we favor the appoint.
ment of Commissioners of Revenue,
but if such an officer can be better
or equally as well secured by popu-
lar election, then we favor that meth
3D. At all events. let us make sure
that the method of providing such
an officer shall be such an one as
shall give to the position q man
OF upright character and fearless
enough to do his whole duty.
In the meantime. it might be we'll
for our lawmakers to carefully con-
slider exactly what is meant by "the
dear people."-Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
WOMAN,S RIGHTS.

The following speech was made by
a woman suffragist recently in a
Western town.
Miss President, feller wimmin and
male trash in ghneral: am here to-
night for the purpose of discussing
wimmin's rights, ,recussing her wrongs
and cussing the men. / believe the
sexes were created equal, with the
wimmin little more equal than the
men. 1 also believe that the world
today would be happier if man never
enlisted. AS a success man is a
failure, and ] thank my stars that
my mother was a woman. (Applause).
not only maintain these principles,
but maintain shiftless husband
besides. They say that man was
created first; well, suppose be was?
All first experiments are failures
If was betting, l would bet $3.50
that they are. The only thing about
him was rib, and that went to make
something betterl And they throw
tin our faces about taking an apple.
I'll bet SIS Adam boosted her up the
tree and. then only gave her the core.
And what did he do when he was
found out? True to his masculine
instinct, he sueaked up behind Eve
and said, "Twan't me, twas her. -
What We want is the ballot. We
are bound to have it if we have to
let down our back hair and swim in
sea of Gore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
UNFAIR CRITICISM.

A. Virginia exchange calls atten.
tion to the continued attributiou Of
all kinds of political fairy schemes
to Senator Thomas s. Martin, aud
asks when it is all to stop. Says
this contemporary, Senator Martiu
may be quietly pursuing his duties
in Washington, with not q thought
OF the Virginia Legislature, but just
let some measure unpopular with
certain men and certain organs be
introduced in that body, aud the
junior Senator at once secures the
blame for its introduction. A num-
Der OF newspapers in this State con-
tinue to assert, with disregard of
facts and evidence. that Martin is
violently, everiastingly opposed to
the primary system, and that he and
his friends are using their strongest
efforts in an attempt to overthrow it.
Now. it is all right to make charges
when they are based on facts, but all
wrong when there is no evidence to
sustain them, and up to date not q
single one of these newspapers has
produced scrap of evidence or
witness capable Of sustaining even
second-rate cross-examination. The
Star is for the Democratic party,
and every Democrat is near to us,
but especially is this the case when
he is such q good one as Senator
Martin. The Senatorial fight, in
which, it is said, Gov. Montague
and ex-Gov. Tyler will enter the
lists against the junior Senator, is a
long way of, and if there is no pos
sibility of avoiding personalities and
recriminstions in that contest, then
let all agree to postpone the un-
pleassntness until the battle opens
In earnest. What is true Of Senator
Martin, and the unwarranted at
tacks made on him almost every
day, is doubtless, in a measure, also
true of Gov. Montague. He is often
attacked in equally undeserved style,
and we condemn those behind these
attacks just as we do those RESPONSE
BILE for the untrue allegations hurled
at the Senator. All officials are open
to criticism, and nearly all of them
deserve it at times, but for Heavens
sake let's agree to end these unfair,
uncalled for attacks on public men
in Virginia Criticise them to your
hearts content, but do 1T fairly, or
not at all.-Fredericksburg Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
AGE DOES NOT COUNT.

1t is now claimed that it ia when
she is forty that a woman ia the
most fascinating. Though her face
may have lost the look of hope and
expectancy that go many consider
the great charm of youth. it is
stronger and expresses character
more clearly. The woman who reads,
who takes an interest in the affairs
of the world, who constantly devel-
ops both character and mind, will
usually charm and fascinate regard
less of age. After all, youth is no.
a question of years, but question of
the heart.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09

Mrs. Johanna Soderholm. OF Fersuz Fails
Minn., fell and dislocated her shoulder. She
had surgeon get 1t back In place ~ soon as
possible. but IL was quite sore and pained her
very much. Her SON mentioned that he had
seen Chamoerlaiu's Pain Balm advertised for
sprains and soreness. and she asked him to
buy her bottle OF 1t, which he did. II
quickly relieved her and enabled her to
sleep, which she had not done for several
days The son was so much pleased with the
relief It gave his mother that he has since
recommended It to many others.
For sale by Ellis @. Richardson. Kilmsr-
mock; Messick & Long, Irvington; w. A,
Dameron Bro. weems: q. W. Sanders
White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
COMM UNICATION.
EDITOR VIRGINIA CITIZEN:

EDiTOh VIRGINIA CITIZEN:
AS have never had the opportu.
nifty of writing piece for your val.
liable paper, take great pleasure in
penning few lines which l think
due to the credit and praise of those
to whom it may concern. 1t was my
pleasure recently to take a trip to
Baltimore on the steamer Tangier,
and / wish to say a word regarding
that trip. In the first place, ! had a
most delightful zine. The kindness
and cordiality shown me by Capt.
Henry Lucas and Purser W. N.
Laws is something that / cannot pass
by or fail to express my sincere
thanks for.
And now, dear Editor, here is
another fact that I wish to present
for your consideration. The steamer
Ida is generally known as being some
what fast. All right. On Friday,
December 10th, 1902, the Ida made
her regular trip to Baltimore, and
arrived there the next morning a.
9 o'clock. The Tangier made hel
regular trip on the Saturday follow
ing and arrived Sunday morning al
5 o'clock sharp. Now, Mr.. Editor
can you explain to me why this diff.
ference? The Ida claims to have
had $50 barrels oysters on board and
much holly and evergreens. Very
we'll. The Tangier had aboard Csc
barrels oysters, and the woods were
entirely cleaned up so far as Xmas
decorations on board were concerned
Now sir, l can't tell you how many
coops Of turkeys, chickens and duckt
we had, to say nothing of the barrels
OF shucked oysters. | only know
that all gangways were blocked up
and there was no place to walk. Our
boat also made four more wharves
on this trip than the Ida, and beaI
her time in Baltimore by four hours
When you take into consideration
the difference in the ages of the two
steamers You can easily see that tn,
old Tangier is hard to knock out
Coming down on the return trip tn,
Tangier had aboard IS passengers
The trip down was also most pleas
ent, and all expressed themselves al
having grand time. In conclu
sion l wish to say that any one wish
ing to take trip to the Monumental
City will always tind the utmost con
sideration shown them by Captain
Lucas and Purser Laws.
Yours very truly,
A PASSENGER.
Lynhams, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
Proverbs

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul-
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is SO perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For. all weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat
ment.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09

slide through unchallenged ways to
merited obscurity and are lowered in
to six feet of earth, as are many
thousands of others, but with no
distinct after-thought from those
who have time to remember them,
except that they were incapable of
making an enemy.
KATHARINE MILLER GUNN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09

"People are now looking to the
newspaper, to the weekly and the
monthly periodical, for discussion of
political questions. To large meas.
ure, | believe, the influence of the
platform speaker has disappeared"
This was the remark of William H.
Moody, Secretary of the Navy.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
Polls a Deadly Attack.

MY wife was so i'll that good physicians
wero unable TO help her,r writes NJ. NJ. Aus
tin, OF Winchester. Ind, "but was completely
cured by DIR. Kings New Life Pills." They
work wonders In stomach and liver troubles.
Cure constipation, sick headache.
Twenty-Five cents at Ellis e. Richardson's a.
kilmarnock; 7. J. Hayden & Sons, Irving
ton; j. B. Stakes. Rehoboth Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Court. of Appeals has de-
cided that the vote was legal by
which Culpeper county appropri-
ated subscription to a new railroad.
A disease, known as the "sleepinp
sickness, discovered in Central Africa
few years ago, is said to be spread
ing rapidly. 1t has killed 10000 to
10000 persons in Uganda, and
Egypt is expressing a fear of it.
1t is almost invariably fatal, and is
contagious.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
The Man without an Enemy.
Lynhams, Va.

Ano hAoA ASnoAo "h Ghohnys
We believe in the man or woman
who has enemies. This does not
sound sound, but it is sound. Your
milk and water people, who content
themselves, with simply doing no
harm. at the same time doing no good,
are mere negatives. Your man of
force who does not wait for stone
to get out of his way, but manfully
rolls it over, may uninten ntionally
hurt one somebody's toes in the act,
but thousands who have to travel
that way viii thank him for clearing
It. The man or woman who has nc
enemies is usually q sleek, creeping,
cowardly creature, caring for no one
but self generally aud for the ap.
proval of talkative people. They
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
FRO. Cure for Sick Headache.

Chamberlsin's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are certain cure for sick headache. II taken
as soon as the first Indication of the disease
appears they will prevent the attack. Get q
free sample ut Ellis c. Richardson's. Klnar-
mock; Messick & Longs. Irvington; W. A.
Dameron & Bros. weems; @. w. Sanders
White Stone, and give them trial.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
IMPORTANT TO FISHERMEN:

Let us have netting orders Spring
~ 80 "
u only
descriptions
guarantee our goods always be The
line
The VIM. j. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
Id and 116 South ST., BALTIMORE. MD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-09
The crowned heads OF every nation,
The rich men. poor men and mlsers
All join in paying tribute to
naWftt,a Iitfla EarIv Riaara

OoWIttb k1ctzo ENTITY INSISTS.
II. williams. San Antonio, Texas. writes:
Little Early Riser Pills are the best have
ever used In my family. I unhesitstingly
recommend them to everybody" They cure
constipation, biliousness. sick headache. tor
pid liver, jaundice. malaria apd all other
liver troubles.
For sale by 7. J. Hayden s. Son. Irvinston:
II. q. Rowe q Son. Heathsyille; J. J. Crow
der Son. Rsedvills: T.. d. Stonehan, Nolusk.
The copper era., 1903-01-01
OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Via the Sunset Route.-Double Daily Service, San Francisco to
 New York.

Your special attention is called 10 the double daily service now ln iuli operation between San Francesca anu New York, via the Sunset houte, details of which are given in our new timetables, which will be sent you on application
 The Sunset Limited" via the Coast Line, with elegant equipment, consist ing of observation sleeper, apartment sleeper, chair car and diner, connects daily at New Orleans with the Soutn- west Limited" solid vestioule train carrying dining, drawing room, sleeper, library cars, and club cars l. tanta to Washington. This train passes Lordsburg, eastbound at l:io p' Ill., westbound at 9:47 a. m. The Crescent City Express, yla the ! San Juaquin Valley, connects dal:y a. | New Orleans with the "tast Mall | train, carrying dining, drawing room and sleeping cars to New York. 1 The dining cars placed on the Sunset Route, are the finest that Pullman turns out, and the "creole" cooking Is suggestive of the Sunny South.
 Through tourist cars are carried or both these trains, east and west oounu Crescent City Express passes Lordsoure at 7:15 a. m., eastbound, and the Ia cifc Coast express at b :oO P. m., west
 bound.
 With this improved service, via th'
 Sunset Route, passengers should con
 sider the superior advantages offered
 when planning trip to the east
 With new oil-burning locomotives ant
 the roadbed sprinkled with oil, ther
 is no smoke, cinders nor dust, and wit the equitable climate of the south, D
 finer route could be offered.
 For further information call on O write E. W. Clapp, Local Freight
 Ticket Agent, Lordsburg, New Mexico
The copper era., 1903-01-01

gan, certificate of sale, s824;So, lot IOOxIJO feet south Of West Clifton, townsite, (Manuel SalaZar.)
 Rudolph J. Young to Lamar Cooo, jr. bill of sale. Sl, maps ol Greeniee and Copper mt. mining dists. with
 Charles s. Wood to L. A. w. Burtch bill of sale, sl0 interests in cattle and horses.
 locations of 8 claims Copper mt. dist.
 Fulton J. Davidson to T. k. Pearson, power Of attorney, to take charge ot
 A. M. Porter to J. F. Niccolls. deed, BIO. Comstock mining cliams in Cop
 shannon Copper Co.,. locates Alaska east extension in Greenlee dist Robert B. Clark, files notice of for feiture to heirs of John Flood, dec, oi l2 claims in Greenlee dist. Benjamin Carter and wife to T. A. 1 Pascoe, deed, Sll00, 9 acres in e, ls' ! 6 :. 25 C, and water right. | Wm. A Moody, trustee to Oilver Summerfield, deed, ], lot l, blk. i, West Clifton.
 Oliver Summerfield and wife to Samuel Summerfeld. deed, s1. same. | Samuel Summerfeld to J. F. Doran, deed, S5G. same.
 J. F. Doran to w. c. Doran, deed,
 W. l. Thomas and wife to W: F. i Hagan, deed, s25, lot i, blk. g. West ! Clifton.
 Jose NJ. Flores to Refugio Cota ct al deed, s1, room frame house ln MO
 renci. .,.
 Shannon Copper Co.,, locates Alvore
 No l, in Greenlee dist.
 Henry Katz, files proof of labor oI
 Triangular Fraction in Greenlee dist. Doroteo Mendez files proof Of labo
 on Honduras, La Verde, Geronimo an'
 La Pruta in Copper mt. dist
 Aravaipa Mining Co.,, files proof labor on Fairest, Orejana, Wluetho
 and Standish in Aravaipa dist. NJ. J. Hurley to Thomas McEniry deed. Sl, 37 mining claims, Tn Clar
 and Black Rock dists.
 Thomas McEniry el al to Freq r Obenauer ct al, trustees, deed, SI, claims in Black Rock and Clark's dists claims in Table mt. dist. and oO = acres in tunnelsites. r. Fred P. Obenauer ct al, trustees ! Kin-e-chy Mining and Milling Go deed. Sl, same property. l Fred P. Obenauer, J. Naughl f Thomas McEniry ct al incorpora' $ Kin-e-chy Mining & Milling Co, cap ., tai stock $l.C00,000, Pima and Detroi Michigan.