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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
SINFUL WOMAN.

What's the first thing people cay
When a man goes wrong2
There is one conclusion, they
Who make up the throng
Always straightway come to when
Any man goes tumbling down.
When he robs his fellow men,
When the ones who praised him
frown-
When his honor and his pride
End in bitterness and shame,
Do we not at once decide
That some woman was to blame9
When Christian falls from grace
All the world declares
There's woman in the case
Who has spread her snares;
When banker fees we know,
Though her name may not be heard,
That some woman brought him low,
And we pass along the word.
For the wrongs men do, the shame
That they. have to bear who fall
Woman always gets the blame,
Woman is behind it all.
But when some man rises high,
When he wins applause,
When for him the banners fly,
Do we guess the cause9
Do we tell each other then
That some woman made him great,
That for her he rose DER men,
Telling daily, striving lateg
Yet without her who would win,
Who would care to do his bestg
Why blame woman for the sin
And withheld from her the rest?
Chicago Record Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
THE PRICE OF FAME.

When one considers how much the
people love to be humbugged, it is
surprising that there are not more
people engaged professionally in the
business. A man today with very
brilliant mind may make brilliant
address before a brilliant audience.
and there the brilliancy stops; but a
man with a. mind about the size of
shriveled walnut may talk lot of
nonsense to an audience OF moor of
average or unusual-intelligence, and
immediately he becomes famous. An
educator IN a recent religious meet
ing told fairly intelligent audience
that dancing was the closest approach
to Paradise, and today his name and
theory is known from Maine to Cali
fornia. A University of Chicago
professor tells where Rockefeller is
superior to Shakespeare, and while
the oil magnate modestly protests,
the professors mail is overwhelming
with requests for photographs and
locks of his hair. A Harvard pro-
lessor, who teaches Slavic literature
and who Is a native Of Russia, ex-
presses the hope that his fatherland
Will be defeated in the eastern war.
and ne gets half column of atten
ton, where his sensible utterances
had never won him more than moder-.
ate attention. And 80, if a man
must simply be foolish to become
famous, is it any wonder that almost
everybody today is famous.-Balti-
more Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
VICE ADMIRAL KAMIMURA, SECOND IN COMMAND OF THE
JAPANESE YELLOW SEA FLEET

rihc force, requiring all my strength.
l swan through, reached the barbette
port. and dived out.
u recall dimly that while diving
the thought flashed into nv mine
that i must dive deep and swim as
far as possible before rising, as it
was the only chance of clearing the
suction of the sinking battleship.
"l diyed SO deep it seemed l would
never reach the surface when struck
upward. When I did rise the flag
ship was gone. I was told later that
only one hundred seconds had elapsed
between the explosion and the dissp-
pearance of the Petropavlovsk."
WHAT ADAM-ZAD is UP AGAINST.
One, Mr.. Charles Kleine, who
seems TO know what he is talking
about, has this to say of the Trans
Siberian railway from Port Arthur
to Lake Baikal:
"What the bribing of the Russian
foremen did not do the Japanese did
through their best engineers, work.
ing as common coolies in the con-
strnction gangs. As o result it
would be folly to call it railroad.
Its rails are solight that they will
not support more than five cars; its
cars are so light that they will not
carry heavy gun; its engines are so
light that they will not draw five
cars more than IL miles an honr.
The sleepers. logs and saplings, un-
seasoned, cut along the line of the
ronte. nntrimmsd and EMBARKED,
are thrown under the 2O-foot rails
three (more often two) to every 20
feet of rail; and the rails are barely
held together by rgle rivets, with
out fish plates. Not only have the
disguised engineers worked at the
wreoking of the enemy's road, but
they have formed espionage corps
among the mandarins and peasmtry
of Manchuria AID have surrounded
the Russians in Port Arthur. Rus
sia can safely send troops to Port
Arthur, but the Port Arthur troops
cannot utilize the road to retreat.
For as soop as they embark the line
will be blown up by the Chinese
allies of-the Japanese and the Rus
slams will find themselves attacked
front and rear without line of
communication. Even if they are
allowed to reach the Baikal lake
they will be driven into it before
can reach them"
That not only sounds like business
out it sounds like the Japanese as
we'll. Willy, furtive, far-seeing, care |
'ul of the minutest detail, the Japa-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
nd seed may seem the same
)ut some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like voung
plants. Same food, same home
same care but some grow bio
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

SIR, have insulted me aud but fo,
your cloth would chastise YOU. =
Lee at glance sized him up as q
noisy, but harmless flee. "Youne
man, you know it is my cloth that
rs protecting you. You won't dare
TO go to any one of that group Wonder
at cards and play the bully. You
know they would thrash you all over
this boat. Now, let me tell you, nv
cloth shan't save you from drub-
blng now and here unless you behave
Yourself" The knot of gamblers
laughed derisively in the chaps face
and he never resented it.
Between circuit riders, with their
blood up, 'and black legs" itching to
bounce him, he sneaked off to a
corner and did behavel
There is time to "sell your gar
ment and buy sword" And there
is time "to put up thy sword into
the sheath. ."-Rev. j. j. L0fertu.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

or dying-is very small part OF
what woman does TO promote coun
try's fighting capacity. She does
more than roll bandages, scrape lint
and send out dainty boxes of provi-
sions for husbands, brothers and
sweethearts IN the field.
The wives and mothers, and the
sisters and sweethearts that will be.
come wives and mothers-contribut
something more in addition to this
cheering comfort and inspiration.
Every male fighter, however
brawny and heroic, was born of
woman; was once a feeble infant,
drawing-along With his very breath
of life from his mothers own physi-
cal resources-the hardihood, men tai
stamina and high courage that be-
comes a nations final and impregna-
bic defense in the last dread arbitra.
ment of war.
Shall we say that women contrib.
ute the bandages and provisions?
No; They contribute the fighters!
THE DUKES ESCAPE.
Grand Duke Cyril, between whom
and the Russian throne stands but
one life, has arrived at Harbin, en-
route to ST. Petersburg. His injuries,
received in the destruction of the
Petropavlovsk are not severe. He
gives the following story of his mar
veleus escape:
cat the moment of the explosion
on the Petropavlovsk | was on the
bridge, at the other end of which
was Admiral Makaroff. The gallant
Admiral died at his post.
''It seemed as if the world, the sky
and the water had suddenly been
rent asunder, and out of the gulf
arose a cloud of binding flame,
which burst with a deafning roar
into acrid, suffocatiug fumes.
"Dead bodies were floating off the
forecastle deck, which already was
awash. The sea was covered With
wreckage. Scalding steam cut off
the escape of the men by the COM
panionway.
81 recall climbing hard over hand
down the bridge rails and making
my way through the smoke and
hame and flames of powder to heap
of human debris along the deck, and
ascending an incline, with the water
pushing me into the barbette, into
which the sea was pouring with ter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
WHY ATTORNEYS?
{ (Richm0pd Meas. Leader \

NNsNNf'fftNftth j
Reports from several counties OF
the State show that the outside book
companies are employing ATTORNEYS
to present their cases and aid their
agents before the local boards called
to adopt books for the schools.
We are told that member of the
State board declared that the board
would upset any local adoption Sc
cured by an attorney, local or import
ed, and there seems to be justice in
the threat. Why should ATTORNEYS
be employed to go before school
boards and represent the claims of
any publishing house or series of
school books? Attorneys are em.
ployed in matters of law. No oues-
ton OF law is involved in the adop-
ton of books for public schools.
The attorney is not school book
expert. He is not an impartial ad-
wiser, for he appears avowedly as the
employed agent of the people he
represents. His usual business in
the courts is to represent the interest
OF his clients and to make the best
showing he can for them, to present
the law as it seems to favor their
side. BE is not supposed to be able
to talk about school books more
than the regular agents
OF the publishing concerns. Is it
not, on the face of it, an absurdity
that a paid and employed LAWYER
should be accepted as the proper
person to advise a school board as to
Its selection from half dozen lists
OF books of those best adapted for
the use of the children In the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
"A TIME FOR ALL THINGS. !.

There is little doubt that fear of
personal chastisement prevents many
an ignoble fellow from insulting and
injuring their fellows. When these
towards think man Is restrained by
religiousscruples from maullng them
into decency of behaviour they tres-
pass grossly upon the rights of quiet
and Christian gentlemen.
The Virginia Conference, the bulk
of the members, were using the
steamer on the James to go to Nor
folk where the body would SIT. The
unusual crowd made it needful to
have a squeeze at the dining table.
The steamer captains, according to
the custom of official Virginians, al
ways showed consideration for per-
sons SIN orders" DIR. Lee was in
vlted toinvo&e the blessing upon the
meal. A young fellow, fearing for
his full share of the viands, pln nged
his fork into "spot" and was lift.
ing it to his plate. The Doctor ut
tered no Oword. The captain repeated
his request forsthe grace. DR.. Lee,
in his quiet manner, bowed to the
captain and explained, "I will, sir,
as soon as this young gentleman sup.
plies himself" The party rebuked
left the table and went on deck. DR..
Lee was never in a hurry with words
or knife and fork. He was among
the last to leave the table. The Of
Tended passenger WAS parading on
the deck and vowng vengeance if an
apology was not rendered. He at
tributed the delay in the Doctor to
fear. Among the tardy guests came
Lee in the prime of life and in the
pink Of mani hood.
At the head of the stairway he was
met by the fierce passenger. "You,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
POLITICAL NOTICE.

By direction of the Democratic
Committee for the First Congress
slonal District of Virginia, notice is
hereby given that primary election
will be held at each of the voting
precincts of the District. between
the hours of 2 p. m. and Z p. m. on
the sixteenth day of July, 1904, for
the purpose of selecting the DEM
ocratic candidate for Representative
in the 59th Congress.
Those desiring to become oandi-
dates are required to give notice of
such candidacy to the undersigned
on, or before, the fourteenth day of
May, 1904.
LLOYD T. SMITH, Chairman.
April 18th, 1904. HeathsviIle. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

Number of men in Army,
Russia, 3,350,O00.
Japan, 100000.
Number of men in, Navy,
Russia, 65,80O.-
Japan, $4,000.
Number of guns in Army,
Russia, 1900. "
Japan, $1,000.
Number of guns in Navy,
Russia, 1900.
Japan, 1,20O.~
Tonnage of Navy,
Russia, 81, 900.
: Japan, 245,000.
Horse power of Navy,
Russia, 78S,0O0.
Japan, 100000.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
A Great Sensation.

Therc was big sensation in Leesville, Ind.
when w. H. Brown of that place. who was ex-
pected to die. had his life saved by DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. He writes:
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
Howis This =

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
1T ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.
(FRANK L. srANToN1

(FRANK L. sTANToN.)
II isn't the way that is stormy
Where the storm clouds hide the day.
IL isn't the tborns that pierce the feet
It's just how you walk the way.
1t isn't that lions linger
with teeth that are keen to slay-
1t isn't the sorrow wtoday-tomorrow.
It's just how you walk the way.
IL isn't the crown that awaits you
The gold of the rainbow's ray
lis only the faith that lives through
Death,
It's just how you walk the way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

The wonders and marvellous beauties
OF the Yellowstone Park have been here
tofore but family reproduced in any Sc
ries of illustrations. In the Nav number
Scr'oRer's Aagasine, however, Dwight l.
Eimendorfs beautiful views, colored
from nature, (Which have been seen by
so many people at his lectures) are repro.
,duced in color with amazing accuraoy
and beauty. Arnold Hague, the Gistin.
g9ished scientist, writes eAtertsiningly
of the Yellowstone. By
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

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ly, of sll the saives you ever heard OF. nnck-
lens Arnica Salve is the best. Itsweeps away
ana cures Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts, BoiIs,
Ulcers, skin Eruptions and Piles. It's only
20 cts, and guaranteed to Civ satisfaction by
k. G. Richardson, KiImarnock; T. J. Hayden
Il Son, IrVinQton
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

nese have prepared for this conflict
wlth'a thoroughness and patience
that would astound the world, if all
the facts were known. The sending
OF an officer disguised as a coolv to
make an exact map of the location
OF the Russian ships the day before
the blow was struck at Port Arthur
ls merely an instance of the cunning
reduced to a science that the Japa-
nese are going to show in this con-
Hlct. On the other hand, the below
that Russia emitted when Japan
stuck the knife into her at Port Ar
thur was confession of unprepared.
ness and foreboding of disaster.
Ii would not be in the least sur
prlsing if every word Mr.. Kleine saws
were true. On the contrary, its
probability is in accord alike with
the japanese character and what has
already occurred. Knowing that she
could break Russia's line of land
communications at any moment.
Japan put Russia out of commission
at sea by one swift blow and is now.
doubtless, biding her time to strike
on land.
The indications are that Russia Is
up against it. There is small use of
being great hulking brute If You
cannot bring your strength to bear.
And how is Russia going to bring
her strength to bear when she is al.
ready cut off by sea and is dependent
upon the sort of railway Mr.. Kleine
has described to carry her men aud
munitions to the scene of conflict?
1t is a great drama that ia TO be
enacted in the far East-the drama
of a generation. But the Tartar is
not likely to find himself the hero
of it,.
CONCISE COMPARISON.
The following comparison between
Japan and tie Russian Empire will
prove especially interesting just now:
Area,
Russia, 100000 square miles.
Japan, $4,000.
Population,
Russia, 144 100000.
Japan, 47,OOO,OOO.
Cost of Army,
Russia, $l75, 100000.
Japan. 1S,5OO,OOO.
Cost of Navy,
Russia, $54,3SO,OOO.
Japan, l4,425, 900.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
A Thonrhffnl Mn

NJ. NJ. Austin of Winchester. Ind knar,
what to do in the hour OF need. His wife had
such an unusual case OF stomach and liver
trouble, physicians could not help her. He
thought of and tried DR.. Kings New Life
Pills and she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only 25 cts at e. e. Richardson. XII
marnock. I. J. Hayden & So n, Irvinxton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
TIE RUSSOJAPANESE WAR.

Patriotism is running wild in the
little island kingdom. Applications
for service in the Japanese army are
pouring in on all sides from time
expired soldiers and boysto young
TO enlist in the army in the regular
manner. The ages of the applicants
range from IA to 20. Many of them,
following the Samouri custom, sign
their applications with their own
blood and several were wholly written
in blood. Volunteers have not vet
been accepted, but the officials are
much pleased at the desire of the
people to assist in the war.
1t is now thought in some quarters
that the final act in the war now in
progress between Russia aud Japan
may be similar to those which termi-
mated the struggle between Great
Britain and the Transvaal republics
few years ago. The Beers at the
beginning of that conflict manifested
courage, generalship and pertinacity,
and for time the English were held
in derision, especially by those hostile
to that nation. Like all instances
where small nations with courage
only on which to bank struggle
against superior numbers, the weaker,
sooner or later succumbs to over.
whelming forces. Such was the fate
of the Beers. The Army Of Northern
Virginia wlthstood the assaults of
powerful aggregation of invaders for
four years, until decimated, footsore
and famishing it capitulated to a
force outnumbering it dozen times.
The Beers had the same experience,
aud Japan, with half million bris-
tling Russian muskets in front of
her, may also soon realize that she.
too, is lighting against terrible odds.
AS usual Russia is coming the baby
act. Finding that the Japs are way
In advance of them on the use of
submarine mines and wireless telegra-
ply Russia is crying to the world
that these means of warfare are un-
fair and inhumane. This is charac-
teristic of a narrow people, blinded
to their own absurdities by the rage
of defeat. First, they tried to com
fort themselves, curiously, with the
assertion that their big battleship
had been accidentally sunk by con-
tact with their own mines, so that
they might deprive the japanese of
the credit (if any and pleasure of
having done it. When it was fairly
we'll established that Japanese mine
had done the work, the Russian
turned and denounced
the use of mines in var az a acowardly
and sneaking device, ignoring the
fact that they themselves have the
harhor of Port Arthur thoroughly
mined. 1t appears, therefore, that
what is civilized and chivalric war
fare for the Russians is horrible for
the Japanese.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

A cat, sent in bag from Utah to
Nevada, found its way back again,
unaided, walking 400 miles over two
mountain ranges and across wide
stretch of desert.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29

WANTED: In every community a young
iAay or gentlemen who is fond of books. to
tase take cnaree OF a branch OF the OLD DOMIN-
.0N REGULATING LIBRARY, general
once, ~ Governor St., Richmond, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-04-29
BATTLEsHIP's SHORT LIFE.

Es
A modern navy is not one of the
cheap Injuries. Senator Hale re-
Gently stated that the navy depart.
ment proposed to retire the battle
ships Oregon, Indiana, Massachusetts,
and Texas in 1908 for the purpose of
coast defense. The Oregon was
launched IN 1896, so that her life as
a tirst-class fighting ship will only
be twelve years. She cost S., ZOO, 600,
but the battleships of today are cost.
ing $4,000, 900, and as warships Sir-
tually become obsolete in dozen or
fifteen years, we must figure on prac-
tically replacing our navy at the end
of that period. 1t is we'll known
that the big naval guns are also very
shortlived. The biggest ones are
worthless after q hundred shots are
cred. The metal becomes crystliz zed
by the shock of the explosions and
loses its tensile strength, thus max
ing 1t dangerous. Hence a bonn
bardment costs not only the ammu-
milton use1, but even more in the
wear and tear on the gun itself. But
the naval authorities speak of these
things lightly, for it is not their
money that is being spent.
THE RED CROSS OF JAPAN.
Woman is forever chief and in
separable factor in the warfare of
nations. The Red Cross knows no
friend, nor foe, nor does it recognize
the word enemy. In Japan the Red
Cross Society is under the patronage
of the Empress of Japan. During
Japan's war with China something
like ten thousand women volunteered
to go out as nurses to the front, and
this number has been increased for
service in the present campaign.
There is no more Efficient hospital
service in the world than the Japa-
nese, for they have profited bv the
knowledge of American nurses.
Her rare appearance on the battle |
ield or in the hospitals-nursing,
cheering and comforting the wounded |
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500 ? E a 4 5 I I ! ;I.
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Special Prizes of $500 Each for Early Subscriptions.

g (which n I prizes "A he Pop o o
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Here is The List of Prizes:
In addition 10 The foregoing prizes The following
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR EARLY ESTIMATES will be paid:

For the nearest guess received before July
10000
July ist and before July 18th 10000
18th and before August ist ...e..-' 10000
For the received after
August lst and before August l5th-..-- 10000
For the nearest correct received on or after
August 18th and before September lst--.-. $1,000
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Total prizes amounting S25
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made 800 arrests, many of which were
of desperate characters of formidable
type, and broken up the only organized
band of lawbreakers that ever operated
in Dearborn county.
But never, even while engaged in the
most perilous undertaking, has he car
ried a weapon of any sort, relying sole
ly upon his almost phenomenal phys
zeal abilities, which have been used so
effectively that he has sustained but
one wound of consequence in the dis
charge Of duty.
This extraordinary individual is ma
tive of France. He was born in 1S49
in Alsace. near Strassburg.
His father, John Oberting. who was
one of the redoubtable Old Guard Of Ma
poleon. emigrated to America in 1852,
settling near New Alsace, Ind, where
he engaged in agricultural pursuits.
His son Victor went to Lawrence
burg when he was fifteen years Of
age. AS youth Oberting established a
reputation for unflinching courage and
reckless daring, no danger being too
grave for him to face and no feat too
hazardous for him to attempt.
Colonel Thomas Willis, a prominent
farmer Of Boone county. KY. relates