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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
HOW CHOPIN COMPOSED HIS
FUNERAL MARCH.

Late one summers afternoon
Chopin and | sat talking in my
studio.
spoke of music and he of paint
ing. Strange, is it not? Artists are
very fond'of exchange of views in
this way.
In one corner of the room stood a
piano aud in another the complete
skeleton of man, with large white
cloth thrown, ghostlike, about it.
noticed that now and again
Chopin's gaze would wander, and,
from my knowledge of the man l
knew that his thoughts were far a.
way from me and his surroundings.
More than that, knew he was
composing. Presently he rose from
his seat without word, walked over
to the skeleton and removed the cloth.
He then carried it to the piano, and,
seating himself, took the hideous OBJ
ject upon his knees.
A strange picture of life and
death J Then drawing the white
SiOSh iOuuu uluIstil anu the Skele-
ton, he laid the latter's fingers over
his own and began to play.
There was no hesitation in the
slow, measure flow of sound which
he ard the skeleton conjured up.
AS the music swelled in a louder
strain closed my eyes, for there was
something weird in that picture of
man and skeleton seated at the piano,
with the shadows of evening deepen
ening around them and the very
swelling and ever-softening music
filling the air with mystery,
And | knew | was listening to a
composition that would live forever.
The music ceased, and when |
looked up the piano chair was empty,
and on the floor lay Chopin's uncon-
scious form, and beside him, smashed
all to pieces, was the skeleton /
priced so much.
The great composer had swooned,
but his march was found.-Ne,o
York World.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
juno Number New idea Wo.
mans Magazine.

Brides, graduates, and flowers are the
dominant features of the first month of
summer, and the June number of the
Ae'o idea W0maa's Mosazise iresis Of
them all. "June, the Month Of Roses. -
Is a practical floral paper, by Benjamin
u. heech, charmingly illustrate Sarah
Slater contributes noteworthy article
on June Brides" Agnes Warren de-
scrlbes "June Fetes;" aud Kate Mars,on
writes OF "A Woman and her Pin
Money" In addition To these distinctly
timely themes, the several departments
OF Society Fsds, Good Housekeeping,
Embroidery, aud Home Dressmaking q
receive novel treatment, characteristic of
the season. The short stories aud verse
are OF exceptional excellence.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
SHYL.OCk

Shylock was the man who
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are many
Shylocks now, the GONZALES
cent, the consumptive, the
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh
and they can get it-take
SCOTS Emulsion.
SCOTS Emulsion is flesh
and blood, bone and muscle.
Itfeeds the nerves, strengthens
the digestive organs and they
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For nearly thirty years
SCOTS Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We will send you couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT q BOVINE. Chemists.
%oo-4l5 Pearl Street. New York.
SOC. and tsoo; all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
PROGRAMME

Of the Northern Neck Baptist
Sunday School Convention, to be
held at Rappahannock Baptist
church, Saturday and Sunday, Nav
30th and 31st. 1908.
SATURDAY.
10 a. m. Devotional exercises, or
ganization and miscellaneous bus
mess.
IL a. m. "The relation sustained
by the Sunday School to the interest
and success of revival services in
the church."
r. l.. Parker, r. Fl. Stone,
w. @. Msrmaduke, G. w. Beale.
2p. m. ain what way may the of.
ficers and teachers promote the well
fare of their schools in the weekly
intervals between the meetings OF
their schools"
j. r. Campbell, Il. NJ. L. Reamy,
G. NJ. Connolly, K. r. Cralle.
3 p. M. "Would it be advisable for
our Sunday School officers to en-.
deayor to ascertain the number of
the adult population accessible to
the schools who might attend, but do
mott"
III. III. Hall, John Curlett.
Richard Edwards, w. T. Marsh.
SUNDAY.
10 a. m. "The Sunday School as a
field for imparting missionary infor-
nation"
Robert o. Lyell, G. Y. Bradley,
r. III. Beale, j. III. NewbilI.
IL a. m. sis it best to encoura ge
mission Sunday Schools that draw
from the main church schools?"
Otho Rock, Il. l.. White,
John l.. Beale, +. w. Claybrook,
IL m. "Annual Sermon"
w. Il. Dunaway.
2p. m. "Mass- meeting in the in.
terest of the Sunday School and
bible Board"
Address by DR.. j. M. Pitcher.
NOTE: The brother first named
under each theme is requested tc
present an essay, and the others to
make addresses. The essays are tC
be limited to ten minutes, and the
speeches to fifteen minutes. Music
will precede the opening of each
subject,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
a Sure TlIlnn

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thousands can testify 10 that. Mrs. q. B. Van
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one oottie OF DIR. Kings New Discovery then
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
Deafness Canno, be curea

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. I here is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
tanned condition OF the mucous lining of the
.Eustachian Tube. when this tube Is infiamed
you have rumblirg sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when II is entirely closed, deafness is
the result. and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored TO its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh.
which is nothing hut an infiamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

much to me as mammals little finger!'
"And I've been so careless abouJ
aer regularly" There was a break
IN Rob's voice. There was always
something going on out of stud,
hours and | didn't realize. It wa.
so easy to think mother wouldn't
mind. And now-why, girls, l never
could go back to college at all il
there weren't to be any more letters
from mother ~
"l haven't kissed her good might
for so long," said Rupert. 81 got 9
fool notion that it was babyish.
always used to think couldn't go tc
bed without it. / wonder if she
missed it. I've seen her look at me
sometimes when j started up stairs
What sort of place would this be
without mother? / never could
stand it-never l should want tc
run or drown myself %
The door of the sick room opened
little wider and Mr.. Allison entered
noiselessly.
"ls there any chance ?" he said.
apparently none, Mr.. Allison
She lies all the time like this. One
hardly knows whether it be sleep or
stupor."
"How long" the strong man
choking, left the question unfinished.
"It is hard to say" answered the
nurse pitifully. "But she has lost
within the past twenty-four hours"
The husband knelt at the foot of
the bed, behind a screen which had
been placed to shade the sick WON
ans face from the light, and rested
his head upon the coverlet.
"My little Nellie!" he moaned, as
if unconscious of any other presence
in the room. "My rose of girls-my
del-tbe mother of my children
the heart of my heart-spare ber
yet to me, o God that | may have
time to teach her how much dearer
she is to me than money or lands or
honors! Take her not"
"Mr. Allison !"
1t was the nurse who touched him.
There was a quiver of suppressed ex-
citement in her voice. lie rose to
his feet. lis wife's eyes were open
the pallid features Illuminated. One
wasted hand moved feebly toward him
across the white counterpsne. He
fell again on his knees and pressed
the thin fingers to his lips. Henry,
darling,"-the faint, thrilling voice
seemed to come from very far away
"don't grieve-any more J | am going
to get we'll J"
Long afterwards the doctor and
the nurse would sometimes recall to-
gether the unexpected recovery of
Mrs. Allison.
at was no cure of mine," the doc
tor would say. Medicines had moth
ing to do with it. She was as nearly
gone as she could possibly be with
out actually ceasing to breathe, when
she simply made up her mind to
live! A marvellous case ]"
Not so marvellous, perhaps, good
Only righting for once
of the disordered sequence Of this
topsy turvy world
If the words of love aud apprecia-
tion which beat so vainly at the closed
bars of the coffin lid were spoken Of
tener in living ears, how many other
weary feet might turn again from
''the valley of the shadow !'-Ad
rance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

read the proof carefully. | NAV
write again if you don't butcher py
copy too bad.
Yours in the intrust of temperance,
BILDAD AKRRs.
CThls is to certify that we have
printed both letters just as they were
written.-EditOr North Carolina Id
rocute.)
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22
GREATLY ALARMED

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Cured by Chamberiain's Cough
Remedy.
Mr.. H.P. Burbage, q student at law. in q reen-
vile, 5. c.. had been troubled for four or Ave
years with continuous cough which he says,
greatly alarmed me, causing me TO fear tnat
i was In the first stage OF consumption" MIR.
Burbage, having seen Chamberlains Cough
Remedy advertised, concluded 10 try It. Now
read what he says of IL: IL soon felt remark
able change and after using two bottles OF the
Twenty-Five cent size, was permanently
cured"
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-22

Of the Northern Neck Baptist
Sunday School Convention, to be
held at Rappahannock Baptist
church. Saturday and Sunday, May
30th and 3Ist, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
MEADOWS " THE STATE. Indictment for Unlawfully or Wantonly

Killing or Injuring Stock.-Appeal
 from the Circuit Court of Colbert.
 sions-on a trial unde an indictment for uniawfully or wantonly killing, dis figuring or injuring two mules, the tes- umony of the owner of the mules was that he went to see the defendant few days after his mules were shot and told him that he had been informed he, the defendant, shot them. that in fact, he had evidence from which he could be con- victed. if prosecuted, that what he, own CT, wanted. was compensation for the mule killed and for the injury to the other and If the defendant would pay him he would not prosecute him. but if he did not pay him he would go before the grand jury, secure an indictment and prosecute him to conviction. The owner further testified that neither he, nor any one else. made any threat against the defendant before or during said conver- sation. or held out any indictments or hopes of reward to the defendant to get him to make a confession. other than as stated above. Tn this conversation with the owner, the defendant denied his guilt in general terms. stating that he know who shot them. but later on in a conversation the defendant stated that he shot at the mules four times while they were in his field. but shot to scare for the mules the defendant asked in the same conversation for time to see about paying him. and asked the owner to wait on him for a while, and finally told him that he wanted to see if he could not get lawyer cheaped than he could settle with the owner Held: Q) That the part of the statement of the defendant to the fact that he shot at the mules, although in the nature of confession, Is shown to have been volun- tarily made and was admissible in evil dence (2) That the statements of the defendant as to wanting time to consider the matter of settling for the mules and seeing If he could not get a lawyer cheaper than he could make settlement. while not in the nature of a confession. was admissible in evidence as an incul- patory declaration.
 Indictment for unlawfully or wantonly killing and injuring mules; when charge of killing or injuring two mules not sus- tained by the evidence.-An indictment which charges that the defendant "dld unlawfully or wantonly kill disable. dis figure, destroy or injure two mules" is not proved by evidence showing the shooting of only one mule at one time and place, and the shooting of the other mule at a different time and place.
 g. Same; same.-Under such an in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
HAINswoRTH ". THE STATE.

Ns
 Indictment for Murder.-Appeal from the
 Circuit Court of Bibb.
 l. Trial and its incidents; when motion to exclude all the evidence of the State properly overrulcd.-On a trial under an indictment for murder. where the evil dence tending to connect the defendant with the homicide Is circumstantial but believed by the jury, would support a verdict of guilty. it is proper for the court to overrule motion of the defendant to exclude all the evidence of the State from the jury upon the ground that it was in- sufficient to support a verdict of guilty or to justify the submission of the cause to the jury.
 2. Evidence; when permissible to prove the facial expression of the defendant. der the evidence introduced for the State tended to show that the deceased was shot at night between g and 10 o'clock while on his front porch of his residence. Some four or five hours previous to the homicide, the deceased and defendant had a difficulty near the home of the former and on leaving the deceased the defend- ant said: 'I'll get you, YOU grand ras- cal" Shortly after the difficulty the de- fendant attended prayer meeting at a church about a mile distant from his house and the home of the deceased. This meeting vas held about two hours before the homicide was committed. Held: It was permissible for the State to prove the facial expression of the defendant while at the prayer meeting. ana sucn evidence was not subject to the objection that 1t was too remote from the time of the homicide and was mere statement of the conclusion of the witness.
 s. Charge of court to jury; when prop eriy refused.-On the trial of criminal
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
POOR BLOOD.

The myriads of pilIaging germs that feed on the life clements and vital parts ol your blood, soon destroy the red corpuscles, and your pale, emaciated face quickly dis closes the beginning of a de- cay that ends in a long period of sickness or possibly death.
 RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER prevents and cures disease by destroying Bacteria, the organic life that causes fer mentation and decay of blood corpuscles. Kill these germs, and nature, through rich, red blood, will kill the disease.
 Wrfte Esr The wm. Radam Mierobe Killer Co, Frss BsoS IaI Prince St., New York, or
 For sale in Montgomery at
 E,G. FoWler's.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
THORNTON V. DWIGHT MANUFAC-
 TJ1RINC co

Action to Recover for Wrongful Purchase
 of Lumber.-Appeal from the City
 Court of Gadsden.
 l. Action of trespass and trover; not
 maintainable by or.-Neither under
 the statute which gives the owner of land a lien on timber sold therefrom for the purchase price of the timber Code, Sec. 27S0), nor under the terms of the contract whereby timber is sold and the
 owner reserves Hen for the purchase price, has the owner of said land the right or title of possession of the lumber
 cut from the timber taken from his land {; and, therefore, such owner can not main tain an action cf trespass or an action of trover for the alleged wrongful purchase of such lumber.
 2. Action on the case; when notice must be proved. a count of complaint which is in case and seeks to recover damages from the defendant for that, af- ter the plaintiff had notified the defend ant not to purchase any lumber from a designated person because the lumber | was not the property of such person, but | the property of the plaintiff, and she had | e lien thereon, and such count ayers that | after such notice the defendant purchased | the lumber from such person to the plain | tiff's damage, 1t is necessary in order for | the plaintiff to recover, to prove sthe ma | terial averments of the counts including l that of notice and in the absence of evil | dence showing that the plaintiff gave the l alleged notice to the defendant prior to his purchase, the plaintiff Is not entitled | to recover.
 Affirmed.
 Opinion by Sharpe, J
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
Reversed and remanded. Opinion by Dowdell. J.
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY & ELEC
 C0 MA2QN

TRIC CO. V. MASON. Action against common carrier to re-
 cover damages for assault committed
 by employe-Appeal from the Circuit
 Court of Jefferson.
 1. Common carrier; liability for assault committed by employe--A common carrier Is liable to any one sustaining the rela- tion of passenger 10 1t. for an injury re- sulting from the act or its servants CT ern- ployes; but for an assault committed ty a servant or employe of com non carrier upon a person not a passenger aId hay ing no relation with the carrier, the car rier is not liable for an assault. unless committed by its authority IT ucder its directions.
 ?. Action against common carrier for assault of servant or employe; suff1ciency of complaint-In an action against a common carrier to recover damages com mitted by a servant or empfoye Of the defendant, count of the complaint which does not show that the plaintiff sustained the relation of passenger to the defendant and falls to aver that the assault com plained of was committed by the defen- dant's servant or agent while acting with in the scope of his duty or by the au- thority of the defendant, is defective ard liable to demurrer
 3. Same; same-In such q case, in a count of the complaint which ayers that the plaintiff was being carried as pas senger by the defendant, it Is unnecessary to further aver that the assault complain ed of was committed within the scope of the duty of the servant or employe, or by the authority or under the direction of the court.
 3. Witness; cross examination of lIe- brew as a witness-Where d Hebrew has been examined as a witness in a case. the question asked him on his CT oss -ex- animation: Do you consider Gn cath binding when you take 1t without ', UT hat on," Is not subject to the general objection of the party introducing such witness, and the court does not err in overruling the general objection of such question.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Haralson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05

,,otroant no conviction can be had, mSers GiSe if is shown by the evidence that ons %mere of t the e mules was shot at one time, time and place by the defendant, and they both then disappeared. and the defendant after shooting twice at the mules at thst fine and place returned to his work
 and after remaining at his work half an hour or more and then going to his house he found the mules in another field and shot them again. infiicting an injury upon the other mule; the offenses prov ed bv such evidence being separate and distinct. and the evidence not showing one offense involving the shooting of the two mules as charged in the indictment
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
FAIRcLOTH EFT AL v. CARROLL
 EFT AL.

Bill in Equity by Tenant in Common for Sale of Lands for Division.--Appeal
 from the Chancery Court of Geneva. 1. Decedent's estate; when selection un- stead in widow and minor children When the area and value of a homestead. which was occupied by decedent at the time of his death does not exceed the
 limit and value allowed by law as exempt and such homea |ead constitutes all the State at the time of his death, 8 selec- ton of such property by the widow and minor children of said decent Is unneces- sary to enforce the right of homestead exemption; and in such case, the law in- tervenes and attaches the right of exemp ton and vests the title to such homestead absolutely in fee simple in the widow and minor children Code, Sec 201.)
 2. Same; same; sale by one of the chill |, dren invests the purchaser with title; right of purchaser to maintain bill as tenant in common for sale for division When the area and value of a homestead which was occupied by the decedent at the time of his death does not exceed the limit and value allowed by law as exemption, and such homestead consti- defendant in this State at the time of his death. the title to said homestead vests absolutely in the widow and minor children of the decedent, without their selecting and having said homestead set aside to them; and conveyance by one of the children, after attaining majority of an undivided interest in said home stead. vests in the purchaser the interest of such child as tenant in common with the widow and remaining child or chill dren; and such purchaser can maintain a bin as tenant in common to have the Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Tyson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
HEAD NOTES OF THE DECISIONS
 OF THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT

case. where the evidence for the state tending to connect the defendant with the offense charged is circumstantial, It is proper for the court to refuse written charge requested by the defendant which case the evidence Is all circumstantiai.' '' such charge not being an instruction and containing no proposition of law.
 {. Charge of court to jury; not error for court to refuse charges but mere rep ctitions of those previously given. court commits no error In refusing to give charges requested by the defendant in a criminal case, which are mere repe- titions of charges already given or con- tions involved in the charges already given.
 Affirmed.
 Opinion by Tyson, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

TREASURY Department. e1ice of the Super vising Architect, Washington,>p. C., April 25
 leO3.-Sealed proposals will be received at this office until 3 o'clock D. m. on the Ist day of June. 1903 and then opened, for the construc- sior. of the United States Court House. Post office etc.. at Montgomery. Ala. in accord abce with drawings and specifications copies of which may be i.:d at this office or at the offiCo of the Custodian at Montgomery, Ala. at the discretion of the Supervising Ar chitect. James Knox Taylor. Supervising Ar chitect tu.th-u
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
HODGE V. McMAHAN.

Bill in equity for an injunction-Appeal
 from the Chancery Court of Jackson.
 1. Bill to cancel note and mortgage; in- junction-Where a note and mortgage are vances and supplies during 8 year in order to make a crop, and after the execution of such note and mortgage the mortgagee assigns the same and tails to furnish the advances and supplies, and there Is an absolute failure of considera- ton for the note. the mortgagor can maintain a bill for the purpose of having the same note and mortgage cancelled and to the end of settling the whole con troversy, a court of equity may issue an injunction to prevent the interference by the assignees with the mortgaged prop erty.
 Reversed and remanded.
 Opinion by Sharpe, J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
Affirmed. Opinion by Tyson. J.

STRENGTH comes rom well diHesesa and thoroughly assimilated food. Eood. s Sarss parilla tones the digestive oESans are getting run down. begin tnlEinN Hoods at once. It gives perve. Taenfak| and digestive strength. aAv-tu-tku- asz.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
Minneapols Journal

Minneapols Journal.
 Why are the called "indepondentH opes ratora7" Because they don't have to sab S2B0 coal under NH unless they want tAs Brooklyn Standard Union.