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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
HIS FIRST LOVE.

An affecting incident was the re-
cent visit of President Loubet to his
mother at Montelimar. The mother
of the French president is a humble
market woman in the little village,
and despite her sons endeavors to
elevate her station, has steadfastly
refused to leave the place where she
was born aud has lived for three
quarters of a century. Her son
awaited her in the market place as
she drove up in her little cart loaded
with vegetables. Assisting his
mother to alight, President Loubet
gave her his arm aud escorted her to
her accustomed seat. Then placing
over her large umbrella to shield
her from the threatening weather,
he sat by her side and mother and
son enjoyed long talk together.
We can learn more of Presiden
Loubet's true character from this
little incident than from volumes of
biography that might be written,
says Robert Webster Jones in the
November "Housekeeper." No man
worthy the name of man ever forgets
his mother. She is the first love,
and to her he remains true through
out the years. Married or single
old or young, he is still her child.
NJ. Loubet is one of the most popular
men who ever occupied the Presi-
dental chair. The people feel that
he is one of them; that he can enter
with sympathy into their life; that
he is man after their own kind.
The incident which we have Just
related will bind M. Loubet more
closely than ever to his loyal people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
THE NEW HE'LL.

Under this caption an exchange,
commenting on a recent article in
the North American RevieaC, indulges
in this pungent and pointed criticism:
Persuade men that there is no
hell in another world, and they will
Immediately proceed to make hell
Ia this world.
"When city educates the idea of
penalty out of the minds of the
young, it will be filled with thieves,
bandits and murderers, and will be
swept with an epidemic of crime.
When it is safe to do wrong it is not
safe to live right. When bad boy
is not afraid to commit murder, some
good man will get killed.
eff there is sin, there must be suf-
fering; it must strike the sinner or
it will strike some one else. Preach
ers who preach the fear of wrath
against sin out of the minds of their
hearers ought to be suppressed for
cruelty to young men and young
women.
"Pouring cold water on the hot
texts of the Bible is too often only
one other way of firing the passions
of the human heart.
"We can refine our ideas of penalty
all We please, but that will not make
natures way of dealing with us less
painful; fire will still burn, water
will still drown, and disaster and
death will follow on the heels of
recklessness and disregard for law.
"What the sinful human heart
wants is a way to sin and es-
cape. What the Bible has pro-
vided for is a way of escape
from the sin of the human
heart. The snare and delusion of
our day is that the man who breaches
down penalty is a merciful man.
The only merciful preacher is the
man who breaches up salvation"
Had these words come from q re-
ligious, rather than a secular journal,
they could not have been more seas
enable or sensible.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
FROM EVERYWHERE.

"KETcE-AwLs" FROM EVERYWHERE.
A fool envies another mans luck
and wise man envies his pluck.
The wise man takes back seat and
watches the fool butt into danger.
Some women's idea of beautiful
has is something that looks like a
painted flying machine struck by
lightning.
The best paper in a community al
ways brings ample returns to its ad-
vertisers. The best paper covers the
cream of the trade in any section.
The longest name in the world is
believed to be that of Miss Anna
Keohoahaakalain Observation-Disclosures
whose letters were addressed to Hon.
olulu, II. /.
BRIeGs-"How do you account for
the fact that Gigston has been your
best friend so long?"
GRIGGs-"I never asked a favor of
him."
There is something very sad in the
sight of young girl endeavoring to
be like grown woman, with tucked
up hair, trailing skirts and oldish
manners. The loveliness of youth
and fresh looks is the most wonderful
beauty of all, and since it tarries so
short time it should be keenly APP
preciated.- -SOnthside Sentinel.
1t is said of an Indian Territory
editor that be visited an insane asy-
lum while in st. Louis recently and
was mistaken by an inmate for fell
low sufferer just arrived. Becoming
confidential, the lunatic asked the
editor what made him go crazy, and
to humor him the editor replied:
"Trying to make money out of the
newspaper business" "Rats," said
the lunatic, "you are not crazy, you're
just a d--d fool"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18

he does is any man that he can. He
regards patriotism as weakness and
philanthropy either as waste of good
substance or as an investment-an
unfortunate fixed charge resultant
from the fact that the "rabble" has
vote and voice in the government,
injudiciously bestowed at time
when the anaichistic doctrine that
men are born free and equal still OBJ
tanned in the country along with the
noble Red Man, and when the sacred
ness cf "vested interests had not
been established.
With your conservative" as the
term is used today, the rate of inter-
est is usually of more Import than
the rate of progress of the whole
people.
1t is u historical fact that the good
that has been accomplished has been
accomplished by the so-called Grad
Icals."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
ORIGIN OF THE NAME BUGEYE.

EDITORS SUM- learned much of
the original vernacular and odd
comparisons of the oystermen when
practicing my profession among
them; for no class of people who ever
existed were so full of odd sayings,
nicknaming and jokes, and no richer
fun did they enjoy than when one
would turn the laugh on another
always, however, good humoredly.
The bugeye was during and many
years after the Civil War the oyster
mans idol of craft, and, being a
large canoe, it was called by various
names, such as 'brogan," "buggy," "
ETC., to distinguished it from the
smaller class called "cunners." AT
about the time the bugeye came into
existence the oystermen made money
hand over fist; in fact, there was no
industry in the State so profitable
with so small an outlay of cash.
During the summer months or the
closed season many of the most thrifty
sported fine horses and carriages,
which they called "buggies. On
leaving home to engage in the work
of catching oysters they were often
heard to say: 81 am putting this
buggy away until next spring to get
my other buggy in good trim for
dredging" Therefore if there is
any meaning in the word "bugeye''
it surely came from calling it buggy;
and as more attention was given to
the making of money than in going
to school, the manner in which the
word was spelled by those writing
letters to their families and in trans
ferring boat property to another re-
suited in the word "bugeye." 1t was
spelled "buggye," "bugye," "bugi,''
etc. The word "pungy" can be In
terpreted the same way. When the
tjrst craft of this kind was seen, with
a single rail around the deck in place
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
CONCERNING CONSERVATISM,
(Norfolk Viroinian. BIOL,


There is now probably no word in
the English language that is more
abused than the word conservatism.
1t is handled in the columns of many
contemporaries as something sacred,
and issues from the mouths of a
multitude of fellow citizens who bow
their heads every time they utter it.
And yet your conservative, in the
sense in which the term is now used.
has never in recorded history been
guilty of the milk of human kind
ness to any appreciable degree. He
has done nothing material for the ad-
vancement of the human race. The
ear that he has turned to the appeal
of his fellow man has been q deaf
ear, generally speaking.
The forefront of battle has known
him only when his individual inter-
ests were menaced, and he found it
necessary, or fancied that it was
necessary, "to strike with the yard
stick home"
"Your conservative" today bears
about the same relation to organized
society that the iron weight attached
to the tether of horse and deposit
ed on the curbstone bears to the
horse. He retards movement-that
is all. He is content with things as
they are. The principal thing that
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
PECK'S BAD BOY.
HoT SPRINGS, ARK.

My dear old Chum: Dad and |
got here three days ago, and have
begun to enjoy life. We didn't leave
home minute too soon, as we would
have been arrested for running over
that banana peddler, and for arson
in setting load of hay on fire and
destroying the farmers pants In our
automobile accident. Ma writes that
a policeman and deputy sheriff have
camped on our front doorstep ever
since we left, waiting for dad and
to show up. Dad wants me to tell
yeu to notify the officers that they
can 20 plum, as we shall never come
back. Tell them we have gone to
Panama or Mexico, or any old place.
BY the way. kid, I shall have to
give you a little fatherly advice.
When dad and were at the bank
getting wad to travel with, asked
one of the clerks how it was that the
bank dispensed with your services,
after you had been there nearly a
year and had got your salary up to
$40 q month, and were just becoming
worth your salt. He said you got
too fresh; that every new RESPONSE
.bility that was put upon you caused
your chest to swell, and that you
walked around as though you were
president of the bank, and that you
got ashamed to carry your lunch to
the bank, to eat it in the back room,
but went out to a restaurant and
ordered the things to eat that came
under the fifteen cent list, whether
you liked the food or not, just to
show of; and instead of quietly eat
ing the wholesome lunch your mother
put up for you, and being good
natured, you ate the restaurant re-
fuse, and got cross, and all for style,
showing that you had got the big
head; and that you demanded an IN
crease of salary, like walking dele
gate, and got fired, as you ought to
have been; and now you are walking
on your uppers, and are ashamed to
look into the bank, which you think
is going to fail because you have
withdrawn your support. have ar
ranged with the managers to take
you back on probation, so you go
and report for duty just as though
you had been off on a vacation, and
then you try and have some sense.
Get to the bank before you are ex-
pected and stay little while after
it is time to quit, and don't watch
the clock and get your coat on before
it strikes, and don't make center
rush for the door, as though you
were escaping from Jail. Let those
above you see that there is not enough
for you to do, and that you are anx-
ious to help ali around the place.
Look upon a bale of money just as
though you would look upon bale
of hay if you were working in a feed
store, and don't look covetous upon
pile of bills and wonder how much
there is in it, and think how much
you could buy with it if it was yours.
1t is just a part of the business, that
pile of money Is, and it is not your
place to brood over it with venom in
your eyes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
Disastrous Wrecks,

Carelessness is responsible for many a rail-
way wreck and the same causes are making
human wrecks OF sufferers from Throat and
Lung troubles. But since the advent or Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, even the worst cases can be
cured. and hopeless resignation Is no longer
necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg Of Dorchester,
Mass, is one OF many whose life was saved by
DIR. Kings New Discovery. This great remedy
10 guaranteed for all Throatand Lung diseases
by Z. @. Richardson. Kilmarnock T. j. Hay
don Son. irvington. Price eos, and Sly0O.
Trial bottles free
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
MOST sALUTAaY SENTENCE.

Maj. W. S. Embrey had before
him Thursday two colored youths,
Wilmer Giles and Frank Lucas, for
entering the Candy Kitchen Tues
day night through a broken window
light and stealing candy. Giles is
the same boy who was whipped a
week ago for entering Mr.. Watson's
store and stealing knives. The
Major ordered Frank Lucas whipped
and turned loose, as it was his first
offense, and Wilmer Giles received a
weeks sentence in Jail and a whip.
ping every other morning before
breakfast.-FreeL Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
.sTHEY SAY.n

Who says that Smith must beat his wifes
Who says Jones leads double lifel
Who says that Brown makes party strife'
They.
Who says the Blanks III treat the cookr
That Robinson some trust funds tooke
That Newrich had crooked looks
They.
Who knows the man that's bound to wins
Who knows the man who can't get iug
Who tells your every fault and sinS
They.
Who says the words that sting and smaris
Who ipcognito plies the ARR
And yet Of whom you are a part
They. Puck
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
Bird Center, Oct. 10, 1904.

Bird Center, Oct. 10, 1904.
ID. 0. g., I'll, The Ledger:
DEAR SIR:-I beg to offer myself
as an applicant for the position ad-
vertised this morning. 1 am a young
man, 81 years of age, have had
twenty-three years. business exper-
fence, being connected with the u.
s. Embassy at Madagascar, and feel
confident if you will give me a trial
l csn prove my worth to you. 1 am
not only an expert bookkeeper, prof.
clent stenographer and typewriter,
excellent telegrapher and erudite
college graduate, but have several
other accomplishments which NAV
make me desirable. l am an ex-
perienced snow-shoveler, frst.cla
peanut roaster, have some knowledge
of removing superfluous hair and
clipping puppy dogs ears, and have
a medal for reciting "Curfew Shall
Not Ring Tonight" am skilled
chiropodist and practical farmer,
can cook, take care of horses, crease
trousers, open oysters and repair um-
brellas, and am also the champion
plug tobacco chewer of Pennsylvania,
my splitting record being thirty eight
feet.
Being possessed of great physical
beauty, would not only be useful
but would be ornamental as well,
lending to the sacred precincts of
your office that delightful charm
that Satsuma vase or stuffed billy
goat would. My whiskers being quite
extensive aud luxuriant, my face
would be used as a pen-wiper and
feather duster.
1 can furnish high recommends
tions from Chauncey Depew, Jacob
j. Coxey, Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse,
Captain Clark, the Prime Minister
of Dahomey and the Ahkoon of Swat.
As to salary, would feel that L
was robbing the widowed and swiping
sponge cake from the orphaned if l
were to take advantage of your mu.
niicence by accepting the fabulous
sum of So per week, and would be
entirely willing to give my service
for less and, by accepting the sum of
$l.30 per week would give you an OPP
portunity of not only increasing your
donation to your church, paying
your butcher and keeping your life
insured, but also to found a Cats
Home. Really, old man, your un-
heard of bounty borders on the su-
pernatural and to the unsophisticated
must appear like reckless extrav-
agance.
Can call any night after 90 o'clock,
or can be seen Sunday morning in
the loft of the church, Broad and
Dock streets, where 1 am employed
as First Assistant Organ Blower and
Understudy to the Janitor. Re-
spectfully yours, Y. Y.Z.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
SHRIEKAGE OF BAR CORN.
(American Agriculturial }

The time to sell corn depends
largely upon the amount of shrinkage
from the time the corn is husked
until it is sent to the elevator. This
matter of shrinksge ia not we'll un-
derstood and varies greatly with the
season, the character of the crop, the
character Of the crib in which it is
stored, etc. A number of tests have
been made by farmers and by the
different experiment stations. The
results are somewhat conflicting. At
the Michigan experiment station in
1896 corn was husked October 3 to
8. By the middle of February the
shrlnkage amounted to 80 per cent.
This was of course an extreme case.
In another test at the same station
corn was husked October 21 and
shrank Ii per cent by January 81,
while well cured corn in Van Buren
county, Michigan, shrank only 3 per
cent from the time of husking until
January z.
AT the Iowa experiment station
corn was placed in crib set on scales
and the decrease noted from month
to month. This test has been in
progress three years. The first year
the shrinksge was 90 per cent, the
second year shrinkage of only 8 per
cent was noted and the third year
l5.S per cent. The average is about
10 per cent. At the Illinois expert
ment station 1000 bushels of corn
lost lis per cent from the time it
was cut until it was thoroughly air
dried. This is the result of three
years test. A Tippecanoe county,
O.,farmer placed ,701 pounds white
corn in a crib December 15, 1894.
BY August 16 the following year it
lost 15.5 per cent. In Christian
county, ILL.,, Messrs. Ricks, Provine
and Maxon placed 1915 bushels
corn in an ordinary covered crib dur
ing the autumn of 1895. The corn
was sold the following July, the
shrinkage amounting to 7.75 per cent.
The corn was in fair cribbing con-
dition when husked but the winter
and spring following were unusually
dry. In the fall of 1897, 7,1O6
bushels were cribbed and sold in
July 25, 1900, and the shrinkage
was $50 bushels, or slightly over
4 per cent. In 1900 1925 bushels
were cribbed and the shrinkage by
the next fall amounted to 453 bushels
or slightly over 81 per cent. Mr..
Maxon says his neishbors consider
his corn shrinkage very small. This
may be due to his manner of cribbing
it and to the quality of the corn. He
has double crib $50 feet long and
holding 10000 bushels. The corn
is kept quite dry.
In Kentucky number of farmers
pay particular attention to shrinkage
and they find it ranges from z to
Is per cent. Anumber of tests have
also been made by experiment stations
to determine the amount of shrink
age after the corn has been shelled.
In most of the tests shelled corn
shrank 7a per cent during five
months. This is not so important
but it is of interest.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
Not n slck Day since

~ was taken severely sick with kidney
trouble. tried all sorts or medicines. none
OF which relieved me. One day / saw an ad,
ofyoar Electric B.tters and determined TO try
that. After taking few doses felt relieved
and soon thereafter was entirely cured, aud
have not seen sick day since. NeiGhbors of
mine have been cured of rheumatism. Neu-
raigia, Liver and Kidney troubles and Cen
eral Debility" This is what b. II. Bass. OF
Fremont, N. c., writes. Only soc, at L. G.
Richardson, Kilmarnock; T. j. Hayden & Son,
Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18

Senator VIM. b. Bate, of Tennes.
see, is an unique Senator. He is the
ranking Confederate General in the
Senate, is 7S years old, aud SAYS he
never accepted a. railroad pass
franked a telegram or asked for a
job for a relative. Senator Bate
while Colonel of a Tennessee Regi.
ment, was stationed at Fredericks.
burg several months in 1862.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
A Runaway n,cvo,s

Terminated with an ugly cut on the leg of
]. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, Ill. 1t developed
& stubborn ulcer unyieiding to doctors and
remedies for four years. Then Buckien' s
Arnica Saiye cured. It's just as good for
Burns. Scalds. Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c,
at T. G. Richardson, kilmarnock; I. j. Hay
don & Son, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
Doesn't Respect old Ase.

It's shameful when youth fails 20 show
proper respect for old age, but Just the con-
traryi In the case OF DE-. Kings New Life Pills
They cut of maladies no matter how severe
and irrespective OF old age. Dyspepsia, Jaun-
dice, Fever, Constipation all yield to this per
feet Pill. 25c, at K. q. Richardson, Kilmar-
mock; IT, Hayden s. Son, Irvington.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
SLIGHTLY SARCASTIC.
(Brann's LcOnOcla,t)

WANTED.-A young man for office.
Must be experienced stenographer
and typewriter and able to CORE
spond in English and German.
Salary to start, $500 per week.
Address Ii. o. g., I'll, The Ledqer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
Has stood The Test 2s Years

las STOOD The Test % Years
The old, original GROVES Tasteless Chill
Tonic. You know what YOU are taking. It Is
iron and quinlne In q tasteless form, No cure,
20 pay, 6Oc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-11-18
NUMBER Z.
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS:

Feeling pride
netting plant was entirely destroyed om which
streets which and
number OF orders receiving
o.
h ore.
1st yeviu
the many avs extended
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
2O2 West Camden ST. BALTIMORE Md
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-05-13
CANDID AND CONSCIENTIOUS.
Why Tom Watson Supports Hearst.
From the Southern Mercury.

From the Southern Mercury.
In letter to the Missouri World under date Of April
e6th Hon. Thos. E. Watson refuses to apologize for
reract anything he said about Hearst IN published let
ter few weeks ago. The Mercury admires Mr.. Wat
sons candor and rmness. and believes no truer advo-
cate Of Popuism lived in the United States. In
the letter to the World Mr. Watson says
Those Populists who show such eagerness to de-
new thing to me, unfortunately. Democrats Republic
ans Socialists. Fusionss have all had their innins 1t
would be pity deny the Popuists the same privilege
The storm Of ridicule and invectiye which bore
for the sake Of principles in 1896 might to
have entitled to better treatment at the hands of
those for whom labored and suffered but if they think
otherwise, shall endure in silence.
Patience fails me when am asked to vouch for my
own political honor. Those who doubt it can do So.
have nothing to say to them whatever My life has
been lived in vain if there is any need that should do
50.
Since my terrible martyrdOm in 1896, when the only
hope had on earth to save Populsm from utter de-
struction, have written than half million words
which live in the permanent literature Of my
country and not one word Of all that work is false to
Populism. In the highest purest sense every book
which have published is an elaborate plea for Populst
principes-the old Jeffersonian democracy which our
fathers loved
In the Hearst letter there is powerful plea for
those principles as knew how to write. stand
by it. In the letter to Mr. Williams there is absolutely
nothing inconsistent. Anyone who will study the uh-
precedented campaign Of Mr.. Hearst predicted is
upon the most radical lines. and then study my letters
will understand we'll enough what was meant.
Remember that am not asking anything OF any party
under the
Remember that am out Of politics for good and all.
Remember that am nobody's boss, and that nobody
is my boss.
What say binds but myself and ii need not
embarass any any set Of men.
The principles for which have toied and for which
have been made to suffer are not less dear to me than
when risked my life to proclaim them. If did not
shrink from my convictions then, not likely TO do
ii now