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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
RELIGION IN RUSSIA ANDJAPAN

"Holy Russia" is the name given
to the empire by its rulers. The
name has not been adopted by other
nations for obvious reasons. 1t is
not apparent that any nation or en-
pire can be called "holy." The sold
leayen" manifests itself too plainly
for such characterization. There
wsS q Holy Roman empire once on a
time, but it was punctured bladder
soon after its organization. Russia
wants to make use of her self-impos-
ed title to disparage her opponent. Js-
pan. In the eyes of the christian world.
She says to the nations of the earth that
she has been forced into O war with
paganism and the yellow peril. 1t
may be well to compare the religious
situation in the two nations in order
to test Russia's right to represent
Christianity in the conflict. Russia
has church which extends it's Bria-
rian arms over her whole vast terri
tory. Itis called a Christian church,
but many Of its rites and ceremonies
savor more of paganisn than the
teachings of Christ.
All of the Cars subjects are ex-
pected to be members of the Russian
Church or to accept pains and penal
ties and be deprived of the simplest
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08

privileges. There is no such thing
as religious freedom from the Baltic
to Vladivostok.
In Japan religion is as free as air.
/ Any man can worship as he pleases.
There are plenty of Budhists and
Shintoists, but there are also mum.
bers of Christians. Not the slightest
restrictionsa are placed upon Christian
lty and Christians. There are MEM
oers of Christian churches who COM
mand her battleships, who sit in her
cabinets and who preside over her
parliament. The Christian religion
is freely preached from one end of
the island to the other. The laws
and constitution are in accord with
those of the vast majority Of Chris
tian States. The people are sbso-
lutely free, and all the customs.
methods and institutions which go
with such laws prevail in Japan. 1t
Is In reality a democratic empire,
where everybody can do as be pleases
In religion as in anything else, so
long as he behaves himself. Nomi-
nally, Japan is nota Christian nation,
but 1T is safe to say that there is
more christianity to the square inch
In the little empire than there is to
the square mile in unwieldIy, perse-
cutting Russia.
IT the Christianity of Christ be
the test of religion, or even that
slight measure of it which has thus
tar been attained by the Christian
world, Russia seems to be about the
poorest representative that can be
Imsgined.-Baltimore american.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN;

Young men are always the archi-
tects of their own fortunes. They
should rely upon their strength of
body and soul. Take for their star
self-reliance, faith, honesty and in
dustry. Inseribe on their banner
"Luck ia fool; pluck 10 q hero"
Don't take too much advice-keep at
your helm and steer your own ship,
and remember that the great art of
commanding 10 to take fair share
of the work. Don't pratice too
much humanity. Think we'll of
yourself. Strike out. Assume your
own position. Put potatoes in your
cart, over rough road, and the small
ones 60 to the bottom. Rise above
the envious and jealous. Fire above
the mark you intend to hit. Energy,
determination, with right
motive, are the levers that move
the world. Don't drink. Don't
chew. Don't smoke. Don't swear.
Don't deceive. Don't read novels.
Be in earnest. BE self reliant. Be
generous. Be civil. Read the pa
pers. Advertise your business. Make
money and do good with it. Love
your God and fellowmen. Love
truth and virtue. Love your coun.
try, and obey its laws. If the young
men will implicitly follow this advice,
the millennium will be at hand.
MORNING GLORY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
GENERAL FIGHTIN COMMITTEE,

Fighting last Friday succeeded all
the charges and counter-charges that
have been made in the primary con-
test in Norfolk before a subcommit-
tee of the Democratic State Central
Committee.
James V. Trehy, leader of the
antl-administration forces, forcibly
resented the allegation of John Kelly,
a good government judge of election
at the contested primary, to the eff
feet that he has heard Trehy per-
lure himself. Pandemonium reigned
in the assembly room of the Atlantic
hotel when the statement was made.
at least one pistol was drawn and
Mr.. Trehy, who was present, made a
dash through the crowd for his &C.
cuser.
There was rush for the exits;
doors were torn from their hinges
and everybody expected serious
trouble.
Policeman Ferguson, in the midst
of the angry mob, drew his pistol.
lie afterward wanted to arrest Trehy
because he heard that he had pistol.
James Ewell was the only man hurt
In the riot. He was found bleeding
on the floor after the rush of the
fleeing spectators and participants in
the contest had passed by.
The contest hearing was adjourned
for the day Immediately after the
fight In order to restore some SEM
blance of dignity.
The day before General G. o.
Haines, vice-president of the old
Atlantic and Danville railway, was
put on the stand to show that the
election was honest and everybody
could see just how they voted.
General Haines said he was GER
tain that he only voted for Lambeth
for the legislature. The contestants
produced tally sheets showing Haines
marked for two Legislative candidates.
Haines said it was wrong. He had
nothing more to say in support of
honesty of election.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
AFRO-AMERICAN NOTES.

Mrs. Dan Parker, near Lively, who was
paralyzed about year ago, Is steadily
improving. With . little assistance she
is now able TO stir around some.
Mrs. Charlotte Davenport has returned
to her home near Lively, after spending
two weeks with her daughter In Balti-
more.
Mrs. Julia Conway, OF Nuttsville, has
been quite sick, but is now slightly i'm.
proved.
Our school, taught by hrs. N. B. Tom
lin, closed on Thursday, March "a, and
On Friday of that week teacher and
pupils spent the day In fIolic and fun.
Some that we have seen visiting re-
Gently: Lille Smith at Blossie Weaver's,
near Nuttsville; X. j. Urkum st Mr.. and
Mrs. Fallin's; Fred Williams at Miss S.
Fauntlsroy's; little Admiral Dewey and
Everdeea Smith at their grandmother's,
Mrs. Lucy Roam, near Nuttsville; J. L.
Roam at Theadore Fallin's, while r. Gas
kins and the writer we're at Lively not
long since. H.C.R.
Little Ida Taylor, the eight-year-old
daughter of Nathan Taylor, of Tombs,
died at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs. Tom
Gordon, at White Stone, on March "a.
and was buried at the family buryinc
ground near Tombs.
Miss Martha Queen, formerly of
Tombs. but later OF Baltimore, died In
that city recently.
Jas. Bascoe was in Baltimore recently
on business.
The remains of Austin Morris were
laid to rest Sunday al 4 p. m. in Mt. Yer.
non cemetery by the /. p. o. of st. Luke,
OF which he was a member. Rev. d.
Tucker conducted the services.
Mrs. 3. j. Newman closed her school
at Tombs on March 81.
We are glad to report the following
recently sick ones improving: Mrs. NJ. F.
Beane and family, Aunt Lucy Webster
and Orah, Belle and George Yerby.
II. II. II.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
GOV. MONTAGUE AND
TEMPERANCE.

Governor Montague has signed the
bill which abolishes the provision
that saloon keepers convicted of
selling liquor on Sunday may receive
Jail sentence. This one provision
did more to break up Sunday selling
than any ever put on the statute
books, and the advocates of the pro,
vision had hoped that the Governor
would veto the bill.
The papers report that "the Gov
ernor gave as his reasons for signing
the bill the fact that q heavy fine and
the revocation of the license were
still left as penalties" There is NO
requirement that the Governor should
give reasons for signing bill, and
1t is evident that he felt that he
would be criticised for doing 80, but
the Governor is too wise as a polite
ian to encounter the hostility of the
great contingent to whom the Jail
sentence was a terror.
The Times Dispatch in urging the
veto of the bill clearly showed that a
heavy fine was not feared by the sa-
loon keeper who did q big business
on Sundays and occasionally was
arrested. 1t further called attention
to the fact that when a license was
revoked it was frequently renewed in
another name, often in that of the
barkeeper or other employee of the
place.
The Norfolk clergy united in an
appeal to the Governor not to allow
the Jail sentence to be abolished, as
they with all others who have studied
the question recognized that the
strongest prohibition to Sunday
liquor selling was that Jail penalty.
The Legislature puts upon him
the responsibility of making it valid
or null. We should think he would
be glad to avail himself of the chance
to show that he is in favor of making
liquor-dealers in Virginia obey the
law.
Verify politics makes strange bed
fellows and the unexpected generally
bappens.-Necport Ne,cs Times
Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
AGREE TO OYSTER LAWS.

The Virginia legislative oyster
commission which has been on .
trip to Baltimore and Annapolis,
relative to the oyster question and
uniformity of laws between the two
states held a conference with the
Maryland commission at Annapolis
last week, and agreed upon bills
which, when concurred in by the
legislatures of the two States, will
put an end to the vexed question.
The essential points are:
/. Making the season for taking
oysters from the waters in Chesa-
peake bay begin October ! and end
March Is.
2. The authorities of either State
to pursue violators Of the law into
the waters of the other State, capture
and bring them to trial
5. Fixing the size of oysters at
two and half inches, hinge to
mouth, instead of three inches.
4. Making compulsory the seiz.
ure and confiscation of vessels en-
gagged in violating the oyster laws.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
POTATOES s7es PER POUND.

United States Consul Daniels, a,
Sheffield, England, has reported tc
the Department of Commerce aud
Labor upon some remarkably high.
priced varieties of potatoes.
He says that there seems to be a
fairly good price for potatoes of any
sort, and the other day one pound OF
Eldorado potatoes brought $4S7.
Even this price was eclipsed at the
Smithfield show, when a firm of
York potato merchants sold four
pounds of Eldorados at the rate of
$72S per pound. This is reckoned
to be $l,035,144 per ton, or about
thrice their weight in gold.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08

A startling incident Is narrated by John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. rs follows: II was in
an awful condition. MY skin was almost yell
low, eyes sunken, tongue coatod, pain CON
tinually in back and sides. no appetite. grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physicians had
given me up. Then was advised 70 use Eleo-
trsc Bitters; TO my great Joy, the first bottle
made decided Improvement . continued
their use for three weeks, and am now a well
man. know they robbed the grave OF another
victim" No one should fail TO try them. Only
6O cts. guaranteed, at L. @. Richardson, Kill
marnock; Il. J. Hayden Son. Irviugton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
B0LDEsT ROBBERY IN YEARS
oregon Express Held up-Messen
ger Killed.

Three masked men held up Tn
oregon express, south. bound, on tb,
Southern Pacific railroad at Copley
Gal. The train stopped at Copley. 7,
small station, for water. AS th,
train came to standstill three mer
Jumped on and cut the train in two
taking the engine and express ca,
down the track short distance
They stopped the engine and delib.
erately killed expressman O'Neill by
shooting him through the head. The
bandits then robbed the express Car
OF its contents. After robbing the
Car the men cut it loose, and getting
on the engine compelled Engineer
Joeslnk to 90 ahead. When near
keswick the men dropped off the
engine and disappeared with their
plunder: They have not been
captured.
When the train pulled into Copley
the highwsymen emerged from the
brush. One Of the robbers knocked
on the door of the express car. w.
d. ONeill, the Wells-Fargo mes,en-
ger, asked him some questions. The
reply was evidently satisfactory.
because O'Nelll slid the door back
about eighteen inches, when q rifle
bullet was cent through his BODY. 1t
passed near his heart and the mes
senger fell back dead. O'Neill wa,
not armed. Then, while one robber
remained on the lookout, the other
two marched the engine crew to the
express car. The robbers all the
time used vile language and dis.
charged occasional shots from their
rifles.
This apprized the passengers of
what was going on, but they re-
malned In the cars and were not
molested. Colford, helper to Mes
senger O'Neill, was armed with a
shotgun, and tried to shoot one of
the robbers, but the cartridge failed
to explode. Colford pluckly stood
MS ground and started to put another
shell into the gun, but the robbers
leveled their rifles at him and COM
manded him to lay down his gun or
be killed. The robbers now COM
PEELED the two firemen and the brake
man to climb into the smoker.
Because brakeman Stone was not
quick enough one of the robbers hit
MIN over the head with q rife. in
nictlng severe scalp wound.
When the bandits found that
Colford could not open the safe thew
used dynamite, FIRST removing the
body OF ONeill, which lay near the
safe. There were two safes in the
car heavy, through safe and small,
local safe, The local safe was blown
to atoms and the top of the through
safe was blown off. Tiny pieces of
greenbacks and twisted coins covered
the floor. 1t is certain that the
robbers did not get great amount
OF plunder, although their plunder-
ing work may have destroyed thous-
ands of dollars.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
Drawing, ID. G. Heath & Co. Books
l to VIII, Primary Manual, Ad-
vanced Manual.

Drawing, ID. @. Heath & Co. Book
L to VIII, Primary Manual, Ad,
vanced Manual.
Modern Music Series, Silver, Bur.
dett & Co. Primer Vocal Music
First Book Vocal Music, Second
Book Vocal Music, Third Book
Vocal Music.
american Music System, Richard.
son, Smith Il Co. Primary Chart
Music Books Nos. to III, Teachers
Manual.
Sprenkel's Ideal Music Course
Myers, Fishel & Go. Primary Book
Advanced Book.
Turner's Music Copy Books, J. p
Bell Go.
DICTIONARIES
Worcester's Dictionaries, J. p
Lippincott Co. New Primary, New
School.
Webster's Dictionaries, American
Book co. Primary, Common School.
MISCELLANEOUS.
O'NeIlps Punctuation, Parker p.
Simmons.
O'Neill's Dictation Blanks. Parker
p. Simmons.
Teachers Register for Virgins
Public Schools, j. l.. Hill Printing Co.
The First of the five school Dis
tricts is composed of the counties of
King George, Westmoreland, Nor
thumberland, Richmond, Lancaster,
Caroline, King William, King and
Queen, Essex, MiddleseI, Gloucester,
Matthews, James City, New Kent,
Yolk, Charles City. Henrico, Han
over, Chesterfield, Goochland and
Powhstan and the cities of Williams
burg, Manchester and Richmond.
The committees 10 these counties
and cities will meet from the 18th to
the 23d of April, inclusive.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
A Great Sensation.

Thero was big senSstion in I,eesville, IND,
when W. n. Brown ofthst place, who was ox-
peoted to die, had hislife saved by DR.. Kings
new discovery for Consumption. He writes:
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ou. your new discovery gave me immediate
relief and soon thereafter effected a com mnleto
cure" Similar cures Of Consumption, Pneu-
monis, Bronchitis aud Grip are numerous. It 3
the peerless remedy for all throat and lung
troubles. Price 300. aud sI.OO. Guaranteed by
Il. u Richardson. Kilmsrnock; T, J, Haydon
y &soH, lrvingtoD. Trial bottles free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
OYSTER AND TOMATO DEALERS.

Pittsburg is one Of the best markets
In the Union. Products OF Eastern Vir.
ginia find ready sale.
The undersigned is In position to
place canned goods aud oysters to ad-
vantage in this hustling city. Collec-
tions, owing by Pittsburg houses, placed
in my hands can be made when possibly
other methods fail. Correspondence so.
licited.
THOS. B. LEE. Broker,
Trsdesman's Bank Building,
Pittsburg, Pa.
References: Lincoln National Bank.
Pittsburg. Pa; VIRGINIA CITIZEN, Irv-
ington, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.

One first class grain separator, "a inch
cylinders, 4S inch selves, 20-foot straw
stacker, all complete and in good order.
This Is one OF the finest machines for
cleaning and saving wheat and other
gram In Virginia. Cost me 1915 cash; IL
sold at once will take $500. will take
horses, mules or cattle in payment, or
will sell on three seasons time. For
further particulars address at once
w. s. DILLER,
Hopeside, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
How's This I?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure,
r. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo o.
we, the undersigned, have known II. J.
Cheney Tor the last is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business Gransac-
tons and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
WALDING, KINNAN s. MARVIN, wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, ..
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
serfsces or the system. Testimonials sent
IIee. frics 7oc. per bottle. Sold by all Drug
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08
DRAWING.

Augsburg's Drawing System (twc
sizes, Standard and Shorter). Ednca.
tional Publishing Go.
Teachers Manual Books I to iii,
Tablets / to KID.
Thompson's New Short Course in
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-08

WANTED: In every community, a young
lady or gentlemen who is fond of books. to
take charge OF a branch or the OLD DOMIN-
ION CALCULATING LIBRARY, general
oftice, 20 Governor St.. Richmond, Va.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Finds His Daughter.

After a search Of more than forty
years, J. S. Box, citizen OF Union
county, has succeeded in finding bis
long lost daughter, from whom he
was separated when the civil war
broke out. Mr.. Box is a native Of
northwest Alabama, and when the
civil strife was declared be came to
Mississippi and enlisted in the twen-
ty-sixth infantry of this state. leaving
behind him in the Alabama mountains
a wife and bright little girl 4 years
OLD. While the war was in progress
the wife died and the child was taken
in charge by kind-hearted family
and cared for. Before the war closed
the family moved away from the old
neichborhood, taking the child with
them. Mr.. Box searched vainly for
some clew as to their Whereabouts,
and year after year he continued the
search without receiving the slightest
tangible clew. With patience and
persistence be wrote letters, made
personal inquiries, travelled through
the counties of north Alabama, and a
few days since he found his daughter,
now grown to be mature, middle
aged woman, and happily married.
living in Cullman county, Alabama.
Mr.. Box Identified his daughter by a
tinv scar on her forehead. Hundreds
of ne!ghbors were called in to partlcl-
pate in the joyous reunion, and the
celebration was Lappy event, last
ing an entire day.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
Poll Tax Payment.

Assistant Attorney General Town
send Friday gave the comptroller gen.
eral an important opinion on the col
lection of poll taxes and it's disposi-
tion in the school fund. The opinion
which explains itself is as follows:
l. That where person is prose
cuted before a magistrate for non
payment of poll tax; the fine collected
by the magistrate is paid over by
him with other fines to the county
treasurer and reported to the clerk Of
court as fine.
2. The money so collected by the
magistrate goes into the fines belong
ing to the county, and is not part of
the poll tax belonging to the school
fund.
3. The county treasurer is not en-
titled to any costs for swearing out
the warrant against the defaultlng
tax payer, nor are any costs to be
paid him out Of the moneys collected
by the magistrate as fines. He is not
entitled to be paid fifty cents for is
suing execution against the default
ing tax payer, unless the taxes and
such costs are collected and execution
issued by the treasurer to the sheriff,
and not through the magistrate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-04
GENERALS FROM THIS STATE.

Mr.. Darlington VIII publish Their
Likeness. on the Confederate Rolls.
The State says Mr.. J. c. Darlington
of Spartanburg, who has charge OF
compiling the Confederate rolls to be
printed by the job Office Of The State
company, appeared before the Wade
Hampton chapter of the Daughters Of
the Confederacy Wednesday to con-
suit with them in reference to. this
publication and to secure their aid in
getting photographs Of all of the gen.
erals from South Carolina who fought
in the Confederate service.
There seems to be considerable con-
troyersy as to the men from this
State who actually attained the rank
OF general in the Confederate war.
some being commissioned who did moi
go into actual command. 1t Is pro
posed to print the pictures Of the gen
erals, from brigadiers up, on these
rolls Of the regiments. The Daughters
of the Confederacy heartily commend.
ed the work and promised the loan Of
the pictures in the relic room at the
State house that may be needed!
Photographs Of nearly all of the gen
erals and colonels have been placed II
this relic room, but many are pool
pictures and some have faded. 1t Is
proposed to make half-tone cuts oI
those available, to be used in adorn'
ing the regimental rolls, soon to be
published.
The list Of photographs desired is
as follows: r. a. Anderson, Stepher
D. Lee, Wade Hampton, Benjamin
Huger, James B. Kershaw, N. c.
Butler, James W. Connor, n. G.
Evans, Stephen Elliott, S. R. Gist,
Martin W. Gary. Johnston Hagood.
A. NJ. Manigault, John S. Preston,
Jas. II. Trapier, c. b. Stevens,
Maxcy Gregg, Micah Jenkins, Abaer
Perrin, J. F. Gilmer, Barnard E.
Bee, Ellison Capers, Thomas, F.
Drayton, John Dunovant, Roswell S.
Ripley, Wm. P. Shingler, J. B.
Nillepigue, NJ. L. Bonham, John Brat
ton, John D. Kennedy, T. N. Logan.
W. II. Wallace.
1t is hoped that il any OF the
friends or relatives Of these gallant
heroes have photographs that they
| will be sent in. Also that corrections
as to rank will be made before the
rolls are finally priented. The photo.
graphs will be carefully preserved ano
returned within 10 days and will be
used merely to make plates from
which engravings may be had.
The Wade Hampton chapter ap
pointed committee to cooperate witt
Mr.. Darlington in getting up these
pictures and it is hoped that a copy
Of the regiment roll can be made il
time for the coming reunion in Char
lesion.