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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
HEATHSVILLE.

Spring 10 indeed here. AS / sit
beneath the trees of my orchard
spending the midday hour watching
my tired horse eat the sweet, green
grass, L am reminded that life is moi
all toll and shadow. The robins
building their nest in the nearby
apple tree, seem too to see life from
the bright side.
Our people are looking forward
with much interest to the lecture of
Mr.. Alvah James, which will be
given here this week.
Provender is scarce in this section
German clover seems to be in album
dance, however, and some farmers
have saved their crops.
Our County Committee met here
on Friday last and decided to hold a
mass meeting at this place ON Friday.
May 27th, to elect delegates to the
State Convention, which will elect
delegates to the National Conyentio
reorganize the State Democratic
party, and doubtless will deal with
the primary plan. The advocates of
the primary plan have already been
seen in our midst, and, no doubt, have
been pressing the buttons. 1t will
do no good, however, if the people
will turn out and express their
views on the 9th. The people of
Northumberland are opposed to
the primary system. 1t is very OBJ
Jectionable to a large ma shortly.
Last fall the people of this county
showed the politicians that thew
(the people) had both the right and
power to enforce their rights. So
more than likely there will be an.
other struggle on the 9th.
The appointment of Warner Hurst
OF Wicomico, as a member of the
electoral Board gives general salts.
faction to our people. Wicomico has
never until now had representation
on this board, and too much praise
cannot be given Judge Wright for
his appointment of Mr.. Hurst, who
Will make a fine officer and is a man
In every way above reproach.
Let me say, Mr.. Editor, that we
welcome the coming of the CITIZEN
to our homes. May it live long and
prosper. AGRICoLA.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
EMMERTON.

Miss Levicie Fidler spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. II. IL. Cook.
Richard f. Brooks and bride, of
North Carolina, are spending some
time with the gentleman's parents
here.
Mrs. L. N. Oldham and daughter.
Miss Helen, have returned home
after a very pleasant visit to relatives
and friends In fredericksburg.
Miss Vivian Goodman was a well
come guest at the home of Mrs. Rich
ard Davis Saturday and Sunday last.
Mrs. Roberta Curtis is visiting her
neice, Mrs. Il. N. Oldham.
Q. K. Callahan and John Pearson
were in our midst Sunday last.
Children's Day services will be OBJ
served at Calvary NJ. Z. church on
the fifth Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. McGuiggap.
of Ophelia, spent few days of last
week with the lady's father, r. Fl.
Forester.
Maynard IIeadley was in Lottsburg
last Sunday. PINKY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
The RUSSO JAPANESE WAR,
EVENTS OF A WEEK In THE FAR EAST CONCSELY TOLD

submerged Russian mine. Two of
the crew were killed and twenty-five
wounded, the others being rescued
safely.
OoRKING UP THE PENINSULA.
A train from Dslny bearing fami-
lies of employees was obliged to return
there.
Although the Russians got through
one train of ammunition the railroad
to Port Arthur has been permanent tly
interrupted by the Japanese. The
train referred to was laden with war
munitions from Liao Yang the Rus
sian base in Manchuria. It's sue
cessful passage was due to the daring
of Lieutenant-Colonel Spiridonoff,
who had the train loaded with it's
explosive freight and ran it through,
having made every preparation to
blow it up if at tackled by the Jspa-
nese.
The Russians are using dynamite
to clear the Port Arthur channel of
Togo's fire ships. 80 that the remnant is
of the Russian squadron may go out
when Port Arthur falls and die
fighting. The destruction OF the
ships is certain if they remain bot
tied up, while if they get to sea again
some of them NAV escape, and such
damage might be done the japanese
fleet that the Baltic squadron would
be able to sweep the remainder from
the sea.
A CRISIS EXPECTED.
All the news coming from the Far
East indicates the close approach of
crisis. in the campaign. The two
great armies, upon whom depend the
immediate fate of the struggling
empires, are almost within striking
distance of each other, and are pre-
pairing on the one hand to deliver
and on the other to receive the blow.
Kuroki is preparing to strike the
Russian position at Lao Yang on
three sides and the first lighting of
the great battle may be already begun
at Hal Cheng on the Manchurian
railway about thirty miles below
Lao Yang, which is now Russia's
southern outpost.
kuroki and Kuropatkin, Japan's
and Russia's greatest soldiers, are to
face each other on the vital issue.
1t is just learned that the second
Japanese army, numbering 10000
men, left Chinampo on SO transports
May 4th. The soldiers were crowded
on the vessels in the closest manner,
one ship having $500 men on board.
So closely were they packed between
decks that exercise was impossible
and little air was obtainable, but, in
spite of these discomforts, there was
no grumbling. Every precautiou
was taken to prevent news of the
departure of the army from leaking
out. The residents of Chinampo
were strictly disciplined and no one
was allowed to enter or leave town.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
DEATH Ole STANLEY.

Sir Henry NJ. Stanley, the African
explorer, died last week at Surrv
England. He was buried beside Liy.
ingstope in Westminster Abbey.
Henry Morton Stanley, the African
explorer, though a citizen of the
United States, was born near Dem
bigh, in Wales, in 1910. His real
name was John Rowlands, but his
family WAS In poor circumstances,
and ne came to America at the age
of fourteen, landing in New Orleans.
de assumed the name of Stanley
from Southern merchant by that
name, who became bis henefactor.
and who took keen interest in the
young Welshman during his life
time. He served in the Confederate
army during part of the Civil War,
and later became a war correspon.
dent for the New York Tribune.
Missouri Democrat and the New
York Herald.
When Livingstone was lost in
Africa he was chosen to lead the
search for the missionary explorer.
Ills expeditions were leading events
of their time, and were of great value
In opening up the heart Of Africa.
One of these was the taking OF aid
to Livingstone in the year 1879 and
another, notable for its achievement.
going to the relief of Emin Pasha.
Stanley having been summoned from
America to assume charge of the
expedition.
In 1879. under the auspices of
Leopold, King of the Belgians, he
was sent to found the Congo Free
State, and was made its governor.
In 1890, after recruiting his health
in EgypS and the south of France,
he returned to London and met with
receptions almost royal in their
splendor and magnificence. He was
everywhere Toasted and feted. Short
ly after his return his marriage to
Miss Dorothy Tenant occurred in
Westminster Abbey.
lie held a seat in the House of |
Commons for five years and received |
the knighthood IN 1899 In recent
years he has lectured extensively
throughout the United States and
Europe.
The only blot on his escutcheon
was his disloyalty TO the South after
lighting in her army for some time.
1t is charged that he left as deserter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Richmond County.
TIDEWATER-

Thrift Bros. are moving their saw
mill to Emmerton this week on b. u.
Grifiith's tract of land.
Preaching was held at the school
house here Sunday by Rev. Richard
Edwards. Our Sunday school is IN
tlourishing condition.
Underwater defeated Sharps Satur-
day at Sharps by the score of % to
X. CARY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Willy OLD OYSTER.
Story OF a Philadelphia Oyster
Catching Mice Leads to Some
"reminiscences on OysterolOgy,

Story OF Philadelphia Oyster
Catching Mice Leads to Some
"reminiscences on Oysterology.
An oyster, lying in Philadelphia
cellar, caught and killed two mice
one night. With the animals secure
in its shell, the oyster was found. 1t
is believed that the mice were in the
habit OF scampering over pile of
oysters at night; that the two which
were caught tried to eat an oyster
which promptly closed its she'll,
holding the mice until they died. SO
say the newspapers.
The oyster in captivity is consid-
cred an excellent mouse trap. When
piled in heaps on cellar floors the
bivalves are often fed by drenching
them with salt and water in which is
mixed a little meal. IF they have
lain there some days and are hungry
Immediately the water and meal
strike them they keep up an incessant
snap. opening their bills to feed.
Only when feeding, or in a weakened
state, do they keep their shell mouths
opened. Mice are occasionally caught
in efforts to feed upon the oyster.
which they dearly love, aud ignorant
of the power of the shell jaws. When
once clamped upon foreign object
the oyster does not relax his grip
until weakness or death sets in, which
is usually after the intruder has died.
Ducks are often the prey of oysters,
IN sense, under the laws of aggres-
sion. In wading around the shores
a duckling's foot Is sometimes
clamped by the oyster shell, and
unless released he will pay with
death the penalty of his carelessness.
An old duck drowned by an oyster
has fallen under our observation.
The oyster was big fellow securely
Embedded in the mud. While the
oyster was feeding, with mouth open
the duck inserted its bill between
the shells. AS quick as flash the
oyster snapped too, and being too
securely fastened in the mud for
Mrs. Duck to pull out she was soon
drowned. We have seen another
instance where a ducks foot was
caught into the mouth of big oyster
lying loosely on the bottom. The
duck came to the house hobbling
along with the captured oyster, and
Tor every hobble was emitting a loud
quack.
The little oyster crab, that deli
cacy often found in oysters. is
small species of crab no larger than a |
thumb nail when reaching maturity
and of dull greenish color. 1t is
presumed he gets in the open she'll of |
the feeding oyster for protection and |
safety when very young. He finds a
good home and plenty to eat that
comes the oysters way, and there be
remains. the oyster being unable to
e1pell him. His tender and pretty
coating is altogether changed from
that OF his fellows which are rougb.
ing itontside. The intruder USUALLY
keeps the oyster poor, as undoubtedly
every time he moves FL when the
oyster is feeding the bivalye snaps
shut. This is the oysters nature
upon the slightest provocation to
close his mouth. 1t might we'll be
initiated by the human species.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

The New York Ecenang Nal and the
Newport News Times Herald are still
putting their own constructions on the
Governors remarks at Hampton, regard
less OF any and all evidence offered in re-
buttal.-TTmes Dispatch.
Although it may not make it right
still the Times and Governor Mon ia
que are tasting little of the same
medicine they have been giving che
Martin people for so long with i'm
punity and without conscience.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Northumberland Go
CHERRY POINT.

The Womao's Missionary Society,
recently organized at Melrose Church
oy Rev. Il. +. Garner, has twenty
members.
Mrs. Wilbur Harding closed her
school here May 4th. The children
were treated TO confectioneries, after
which they babe a reluctant good
bye to their beloved "Miss Dora"
The sheep brought from Ohio by
Sir' Buyers, the recent purchaser of
tauntieroys, do not seem to be adapt.
ed to this climate. Many have died
ana the rate of mortality seems to be
increasing.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
POLITICAL.
Hearst men bolted the District of
Columbia convention.

Hearst men bolted the District of
Columbia convention.
Indiana Democrats elected Parker
delegates. Rev. Sam Small made a
rousing address for w. r. Hearst.
Some county conventions are en-
dorsing Senator Daniel for President.
with the Vice-Presidency as second
choice.
Candidate Hearst denies emphati-
caiiy that he or his friends will bolt
the st. Louis Convention in event he
is not nominated. He will heartily
support the nominee of the party.
Northumberland county's Demo-
cratic Committee Friday decided
upon May azth for holding a mass
meeting to elect delegates to the
State Democratic convention.
Senator Martins record az worker
is known to all Virginians who visit
the Capitol during the session of
Congress, and this fact has been
mentioned in many of the Virginia
papers. This is from the Winches-
ter Star: "The Hon. Thomas s.
Martin, Senator from Virginia in the
Congress of the United States, eyi.
IDENTIFY does not think that the duties
OF his office are either ornamental or
social. He did not miss a single day
during the last session of Congress
from his place of duty. He was-not
chasing over the country trying to
re-elect himself. He prefers to let
his services to his party and his
State do that. And his State will
respond by saying, well done, good
and faithful servant and Virginia
will send him back to the Senate
where ne has served her cause so
faithfully"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
SHARPS.

Miss Nettie Luttrell returned
home Sunday from huntsville.
Willie Luttrell spent Sunday at
Rainswood.
James Fidler recently visited
huntsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. G. Linden spent
Sunday at the home of Capt. w. Y.
Meekins.
The Branch Society of Calvary
Methodist church viii give an excur-
sion on June LIST on steamer Caroline
from Urbanna to Fredericksburg.
Fare round trip from Sharps $l.25.
Mrs. Ferabia Mealey and family
spent Sunday at Farnham.
SCHOOL GIRL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Town Nuisances.

BY actual count there are thirty eirh,
horses, forty four cows, one hundred and
twenty-nine dogs (ffty-six cats) in Tap.
pahannock, and though this is an incor.
porated, prohibition" town, they are al.
lowed to perambulste the streets day and
nsght.-IspPahannock Democrat.
You beat us on all but the dogs.
Barring two old cows-a black and
x tan-we have only about 241 dogs
to keep neighbors on the anxious
bench.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
SOME FISH NOTES.

All the steamers that are fishing
are catching fair jags of menhaden.
There Is little or no oil in the fish.
The fishing steamers Z. Warren
Reed, Potomac and Rappahannock
left baltimore last week for the
great Wicomico to fit out for the
menhaden fisheries.
Some of the boats of the Carriers
Creek Fish Guano Co. started fishing
LAST week. The rest joined the feet
this week on the fishing grounds.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VA.

Two hundred aud eleventh session
hegina September 18th, 1904 Two
Courses: Ql Collegiate Course, leading
so the degree of b. A. aud NJ. A. (2l.
Normal Course, tuition free and board Al
reduced rates. Buildings renovated snd
newly equipped, lighted with electricity.
and supplied with pure artesian water.
Send for Catalogue.
LYON g. TYLER, NJ A., LII. D., Pres.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
northumberland Mass nj eetinp

There will be mass meeting of
the Democratic voters of Northum-
oerland county at Heathsville on
Friday, May 9th, 1904, at 10 o'clock
a, M, to select delegates to attend
the Democratic State Convention to
be held in Richmond on the 9th day
OF June next. At the same time it
is desired that there shall be "A re-
organization of the County Commit.
tee. Every Democrat in the county
is invited and requested to take part
III this meeting. A. S. RICE,
Chr. Democratic Com.
Heathsville, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Friday, May 20, 1904.

CAPTAIN BOWMAN and Commits
sioner Koiner certainly could sustain
damage case against the artist that
portrayed them in the Richmond
papers as our commissioners to the
st. Louis fair. Maybe in defense
the artist will swear he caught them
simply trying on those silk tiles
while the rustic SLOUGH was sticking
from the rear pocket of the borrowed
Prince-Alberts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

The executive committee of the
Virginia Press Association met in
hoanoke last week and decided to
hold the annual State convention of
the association at Blue Ridge Springs
on July II. Sometime ago the
committee met at Washington and
at that time decided to hold the con :
vention at st. Louis June 30. 1t is
now determined to meet a nd rendez-
vous at the Blue Ridge. and from
there 60 In body to the st. Louis
Fair.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
Torpedo Boat Here.

The U. s. torpedo boat Hopkins,
en- route up the bay from Hampton
Roads, harbored off Millenbeck Mon
day night, leaving Tuesday morning.
A number of people hereabouts
boarded the vicious little craft to
stake look"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

Explorer James Companion Dies
News has reached here that South
am Cash, one of Alvah ID. James
companions on his late expedition,
died recently in London as the result
of exposure in South America.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
SHOPPING FOR I.anIUS

save travelling expenses and have our
sSSuoppins done by Mrs. j. L. Meanley,
Of YAK ST., Baltimore. She is i'm
save our ladies money on their nnrcbeSes
In all lines. IL costs them nothing extra
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
A GARD.

We beg to inform our friends aud
customers that We have removed onr 81.
nee and sslesrooms to Nos. 5l6 b1s ond
o2O w. Lexington ST Baltimore whara
We will be glad to have you call and Gee
us. we solicit your orders, and can
give them prompt attention.
CARR, OWENS IL HErNEnAr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

IfyOu don't get a daily paper
the Citizen will fill your wants
in the way of war news. We let
nothing of Importance escape
us. and it is condensed for easy
digestion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

Bsown-What paper does Smith
ready
Jones-Oh, the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
and any others that / subscribe to.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20
FOR SALE

Pure Berkshire pigs for sale by
ID. w. G.. SHARP,
Sharps Wa
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

uonpareil line. -
Obituaries, religious notices of entertain
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. etc.. one-half regular rates.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

'S-ssp per cent. additional for special position
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-20

and ships drawing 80 feet of water
can enter at low tide without diff
Guilty, and without the aid of pilots
can sail or steam alongside the i'm
mense docks and piers, where their
cargoes can be loaded into railroad
cars and run direct for 5000 miles
into the city of st. Petersburg.
Over Sc, 100000 had been expend-
ed on the harbor system before the
end of 1902, and it was estimated
that the cost of completing the works
would be nearly $20,0O0.O0O, but
this does not in any way represent
the total cost of the erection of this
great commercial port, which, with
Port Arthur, distant about 20 miles.
was leased by the Chinese Govern.
ment to Russia in 1898.
Nearly $4,000 men were employed
daily on the work of constructing
the rort and town. The total popu-
iation has been estimated at about
$4,000, mostly Chinese, Japanese, Ko-
reans and Russians.
JAPs LOSE THEIR FIRST SHIPS.
While attacking Dalny, near Port
Arthur, Japanese torpedo boats num-
bers 48 and 40 discovered a large
mechanical mine in Kerr bay. Their
various attempts to blow it up failed
and it suddenly exploded of itself,
cutting number AZ in two. The
torpedo boat sank in seven minutes.
The squadron hurried boats to the
rescue and picked up the wounded.
Three other mines were discovered
and exploded.
Three days later the cruiser Mi.
yako, of 1900 tons, was destroyed on
in Kerr bay, by striking a
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15
BEACHvIEw FARM,
Oak Harbor, Wa.

OdK f1drDUr, WASH.
Registered Duroc Jersey and Berkshire
Hogs and Shropshire Buck Lambs.
Address communications to Jos. Grit
nths. $40 Bailey Building.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15
RANGE CATTLE BARRED OUT.

Efforts are being made by the stock
men from the west and southwest to
secure a modification Of the present
rules which govern cattle exhibits at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
st. Louis. The stockmen point out
that under the rules now in force call
ing for pedigreed cattle individual ex-
hibits, "halter-broken" cattle from the
great ranges of the west and south
west will be barred.
Owing to the nature of the ranges
it is impossible to secure cattle with
pedigrees, and for the same reason the
entering of individual exhibits will be
hardship. A delegation of western
range men, headed by Eugene Grub
OF Colorado, has been in consultation
with F. d. Coburn, chief of the live
stock department of the st. Louis Ex-
position, attempting to secure a change
in the rules.
In case the mater cannot be adjust
ed to the satisfaction of the western
range men there is a possibility that
the protest will be taken to the federal
authorities and an effort made to in
terest Secretary Wilson.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15
McWHORTER ON DEVONS.

One of the most enthusiast ic men
over the Devon breed is l.. V. Nc
Whorter, of North Yakima. He used
to be in the business of bree ding the
Devon in central West Virginia, be-
ing in partnership with his father,
but when the latter retired from the
business L. V. went into other lines
of work and tried his hand at other
breeds. His success was not satisfac-
tory, so he went back to the Devons
and started in on good scale at
North Yakima. Speaking about his
connection with the breed, he says:
"My experience is that the Devons
can hold their own with any breed on
earth. AS a general purpose cattle
they have no equal. There are one
or two breeds that excel them in
quantity, but not in quality of milk.
"The final end of all cattle is beef,
and then where is the Jersey and her
kindred tribes? Milk unexcelled, beef
unexcelled, and at any age, that is
the Devon. When the great beef
breeds can produce as cheap and as
good beef at as tender an age as the
Devons can, then will we be willing
to throw up our hands and leave the
field. We were pleased when visit
ing our native hills and glens in West
Virginia recently to find that the De-
vons that we had introduced there
were still to be seen, not only thor
oughbreds, but they had been crossed
with other breeds with the best of re-
suits. have now completed the
makeup of a small herd to take to the
state of washington and in my search
for individuals was surprised to find
so few for sale in some Of the finest
herds, nor do we see them advertised
in stock journals so extensivlye as
other breeds.
"To new beginner this is likely to
be discouraging, but the fact is sim
ply this, at least so far as my obser-
walton and investigation have extend
ed, the bre elders have no trouble in
disposing of every animal that they
can spare, without the expense of ad-
vertising Outlines the supply will
not satisfy the local trade.
"'Tis true, we make no $4,000
sales for single animal, neither do
we have to toot long horn for the
purpose of attracting the attention of
customers to the quality of our stock.
The Devons speak for themselves.
They carry the stamp of honor on
their every feature. They cannot de-
ceive. Long live the handsome De-
voni"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-01-15

II you have anything to sell to the farm
ers let them know it through these columns.
1t is cheaD