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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
A.Chri.tma. Game.

christmas candles" is a good old
time game. A lighted candle is placed
upon table. The player Is blindfold-
ed and stationed with his back to the
candle. about foot from IL. He's
then told to take three steps forward,
turn around three times, then to walk
four steps toward the candle and blow
1t out His attempt to do so Will prob
ably be as amusing to the audience as
disconcerting TO himself.-Country Life
In America.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS.
A YouthfuI scheu,er

Little EmersonAYou don't believe In
any such ridiculous myth as Santa
Claus?
Tough Jimmy-Naw. I'm next to
dat game. All de same, It's good
graft TO let on you believe In him an
git all dat's comm to you.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

How worldly pride kin pass away.
is takin' foh my tex.
what Is n Christmas tree one day
is kindlfn' wood de mex.
Washington Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
A FrienI.htp Chr,.tm...

Eustacia = What shall we do this
Christmas?
Eamonia-You give me back all the
things I've given you that you didn't
ike, and I'll give you all the things
you gave me thnt / didn't like-De-
trost Free Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
An Ia.uper.bIe ohiectsa..

II would Ike to give myself 70 you
as a Christmas present." said Young
Poore to Miss Rocks.
Papa does not allow me to receive
expensive presents from young men,"
replied the maiden.-Town Topics.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
HIS Plaint.

The Christmas cynic's here again
To irritate the soul.
lie says that he gets neckties when
He needs a ton OF coal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
THEIR Chri.tma. Pre.ert..

Papa-I am afraid that shall not be
able to get the children any Christmas
presents this year.
Mamma-Oh, joint
Papa-Weli. 1t isn't my fault have
tried my very best to open their banks.
Brooklyn Life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN.
One Day when There Are Neithe,
Rich Nor Poor.

One Day when There Are Neither
Rich Nor Poor.
IL you were IN Sweden on Christmas
eve you would hear the church bells
begin to ring at g O'Clock, for every
body stops work then and the festivi-
ties begin In great earnest everywhere
In the kingdom. Class distinctions are
forgotten and servants are allowed 70
sit ut table with the family. After sup
per comes the universal, Christmas
tree. for Sweden is one OF the early
homes OF this beautiful custom.
On Christmas morning at @ O'Clock,
while IT is stiil dark, you would go to
church, for everybody goes, unless you
stayed at home to mind the lights In
the house, for every home in the king
dom Is illuminated. There is almost
sure to be deep snow, and you would
go TO church In a sleigh. Behind every
sleigh You would see two boys stand
ing on the runners and holding pine
torches-a beautiful spectacle as n long
procession Of sleighs glides over the
snow on n forest road. These torches
are stuck up in n circle around the
church. A whole week Is given to
good cheer and hospitality.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
Let Her Pa.s

The mistleeoe above the door
Expectant SWANS were viewing.
maid passed through. but she was
more
Than thirty. Nothin' doing!
Philadelphia Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

der are out of order.
What 10 DO.
There Is comfort in the knowledge 60
often expressed. thai q. Kilmer's swamp
Root. the great kidney remedy fulnlls every
wish IN curing rheumatism, gain n the
back, kidneys. liver. bladder and every mart
Of the urinary passage. II corrects inability
TO hold water and sczlding pain in passing
II. or bad effects following use of liouor'
wine or beer. and oyercomes that unpleasant
necessity CT being compelled 10 20 often
during the day. and 10 get Up many tines
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect Of Swamp-Root IL soon
reaiized. ltstands the highest for its won
derful cures of the most distressing cascs.
II you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold by druggists in SOC. and 81. sizes.
You may have sample bottle Ct this
wonderful discovery f--1KD>
and book that tells <T5Ssss4.,5r-S Il fSs.
more about it. both sent y ss:.ssss1
absolutely free BY T1a;l.
address Or. KilTner s. ZONE Of sv.nnon-r,oos
Co., Binghainton. N. Y. When writing men
ton reading this generous offer in this paper.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
A Guaranteed Cur. For Pic.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding
Piles Druggists refund money II PAzo ONT
MENT fails 10 cure any case. no matter of
now long standing. in 10 - days. First APP
pDcation gives ease and rett, soc. IL your
druggist hasn't IA send 5Cc In stRmps and Il
Co.. st. Louis. Mo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
The Line Drawn.

Ethel-What do you intend to give
me for Christmas?
Bertie-Would kiss answer?
Ethel with sarcasm)-No, indeedl
Mamma never allows me to accept val
liable presents from gentlemen.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC r. r.

Schedule in effect Noren6er 27th. 1904
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTHwARp
% a. m; daily. Stops on signal at occoouap
sundays only. Nf""A
g q a. m. daily. Stops mt Alexandria.
10 III a, m, daily StoIs on signal at Iee,snss
Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water Reid onans
tlco. Cherry Hin, Freestone, NegleyN Oc-
SSo o9; Lorton; Accotink, Franconia.
10 p m. daily except Sunday. Stops nt
GIop,m. daily. Stops on signal at R,ooto
N n, Woe water Quontico and Alexandria.
On signal at occoquaD Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
80 a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmond
., accommodation. Makes all local stops-
II a; m. daily. Atlantic Coast Line trsin'
Stops on signal at Wide Water Summit
Suinea, Woodsane, Penola RutherpIo,'
Iaytorsville and Glen Allen Sundsvs
only; nt Alexandria, Brooke, Milford
boswell and Ashland daily
rs a. m. daily except Sunday. Makcs local
stops on signal.
l2 - y. m. daily. Seaboard Airline train. Stone
on signal az Lorton ard OccoQuan sun.
DAYS only. and daily at Ale xandria onsn
tico, Milford, Doswel and AshlanS
70 u. m. daily, A G. l.. train. Stops at Aiox
M snuria, boswell and Ashland.
o 9 o y. m. daiiy, makes local stops on signal.
W p m, daily, s. A. l.. train. Stops MT kiex
andria, Boswell and Ashland.
accommodation train leaves Ricbmonda N
IN. daily except Sunday. Arrive Frederick
burg 80 u. m.
NOTE;-Time OF arrivals and departures ana
connections not guaranteed.
c. g. cox, Agent.
w. ID. DUKE, C.W.CULP, w.P.TAYIeR.
Gen. Man. Asst G en-. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
Christmas Bills.

The Christmas bills
Give dad the chills:
He'll never climb
The heavenly hills
Nor wear the angels
Wings an friils
because o. them
6one Christmas billsl
Atlanta Constitution
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

~ssN-i-i-Nsti- VI y -
ting indicates an
unhealthy conGi-
ton Of the kid
ncys: IL it stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
neg trouble: too
frequent desire to
Pass II or pain in
the back Is also
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
Potomac River Route.

After Saturday August eth. steamers Cal
vert and Anne Arundel, will leave Pier 2.
Lis mt street, baltimore, every Tuesday,
andIia and Washington, calling at ali OF tie
usual landings. w
Will leave 9Th Street Wharf, Washington.
at y. m. Sunday. Tuesday and Thursday
gong as Tar as IeonaTdtown on these even
lngs. VIII leave leonardtown az 8 a m. KIN
m. and Porto Bello at $50 D. m Nor daY
"wednesday and Friday. arriving in Baltimore
early the following mornings.
Freight received daily IN baltimore
WILLARD THOMSON, President.
Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
Washington, d. G.
WM. NJ. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know 81.
HOY To Find Out.

Fill bottle O. common glass with your
water and let il stand tWenty-four hours a
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

There's Christmas smiling In the sky.
There's Christmas in the trees.
There's Christmas in the streets near by.
There's Christmas In the breeze.
It's Christmas. Christmas everywhere.
No matter where you look.
savo when you gaze with mild despair
Into your pocketbook.
--Washingtcn star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

Beginning Monday, March 18th. the nsw
ana attractive steamer Caroline carrying the
-. = Mail leaves UIbsnna every Monday.
"wednesday and Friday, at 5:sOa M for Fred,
ericksbuTR and ali intet me diate wharvos. Tap
pahannock at 1OR M, arriving at Fredeifcks-
nufg ND Ut y. m. Returning, will leave
Eredericksburg at IL n. m. Tuesday. hurs-
Gay snd Saturday. Passenger accop. media
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
LEAVE SOUTHWARK
Steamer owen billiard.

Mail and passengers to and from W hit
stone, irvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck
SMer5y FONT and Urbana, daily Except
SCHEDULE:
Leave-White Stone, "a. m: Iryipptor
lao; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, 9; Merry
roint, $50; arrive urbans, II. so q. m.
Leave-Urbana, 3 p. m; mi lenbeck. q
Merry Point, $50; w GEMS, 4. 80; Iryinrton
D arrive White Stone, 6 p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23

hammock River Routes.
On and after September 9th steamers vii.
leave baltimore, Tuesday and Friday at a:;sl
p. m. Tor Fredericksburg and all landings on
VIII leave Fredericksburg Monday and
THURSDAY tide permittipg) at p. m. going as
Tar as Iccdstown on these evenings
Leave Leedstown 4:30 n. M Tuesday and
rrldsy Tor baltimore, ma king all landings
viii leave Baltimore ~ m. Sun ia an
M wednesday and Thursday for TappahaI-
mock and intermediate points.
viii leave Ts ppa hammock at 8 a. m. Monday
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Tor baltimore ard intermediate points,
steamers from baltimore Tuesday and
Friday only, stop at Ray Port.
Steamersf from Baltimore Wednesday do NOT
stop at Weems. lrvinRton, Millenbeck Merry
Point, Otomans. Morsn's, Bowler's Wares
or Wellford's on their way 10 1appahannock
steamer from Baltimore. Sunday, does not
stop at Millenbeck, Moran's, Merry Point OF
tomans, Bowler's. Wares, or Wellfoid's ON
her wsy to Tappahannock
Steamer from Baltimore Thursday dues mot
stop at lrvington and Weems
steamer from Baltimore Thursday oply
stops at wharyes in Urbanna Creek.
Steamer to Baltimore wednesday ONLY sion
at wbarves in UrbanDa Creek
steamers TO Baltimore W edu ef dav does NOT
STOP at Merry Point, Ottoman's, or Moran'e
Stesmer to Baltimore Tuesday and Friday
only, stop at Bay Port.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO..
FALL SCHEDULE, 1904.

Baltimore, Fred
ESfFsezLS i: dls sSsI ericksburg, Nor
EsSS;sI ssssSzsSSS folk and Kappa
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
NORFOLK ROUTE.
FREDERICksRrR a NnnnpAnMA

Will leave Tappabannock %. m. Monday
and Friday. stopping at all landings. Leave
nor1oIk AT p. m. Sunday and Tuesday for
iappahannock, calling at all landings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-23
what 1. Your hoy Readinrs

but the nendiSh heart OF q bad book
is not satisfied with Staying one mem
Der OF a family. Like the fatal coils
OF the serpent OF LAGOON, ii would
crush out the life OF father and the
lives of his children also. O man.
your spiritual life may be poisoned by
bad books! Have you ever stopped to
think that Your children's spiritual
lives may be in the process OF being
poisoned by the same deadly fangs?
What is your boy doing in the next
room? HE is reading" is your an
swer. What is he reading? "Only
book" What kind of book is he
reading? Where did he get that book
oh" you answer, II do not know.
let my boy select his own literature TO
read. i believe he said he borrowed
that book from one OF his compan-
ions" DO you not know what your
boy Is reading? After your own awful
experience many years ago in reading
a bad book, from the evil effects of
which hope you may have recovered,
are you going to let your boy continue
to read that book? Would you, if you
could prevent it, allow your boy to go
with evil companions? Would you
knowingly allow him at his tender age
to wander down into the vile haunts
and look upon the immoral cesspools of
our great cities? You are doing some
thing as bad as that. o father, you
are allowing an unprincipled author TO
show your boy sin in its most attrac
tive form! Can you not see there is
something wrong IN your boys book?
Look at his CLASSY eye and flushed
check and labored breathing. There
are seeds of infamy being sown now in
that young mans heart which, if not
stamped out at once, may grow up into
4 harvest of tares, which Satan and
his demoniac hirelings alone will gath
err. o God, help us to come to the
firm, Christian decision OF never inten.
tiOnally reading bad book nor of al
lowing bad book to be placed I'm the
hands OF our loved onesi
1 do not mean by this that the books
we admit TO our hearts and homes
must be limited to distinctively reli-
gious books. We must read for instruc-
ton and for entertainment. Because
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14

Some communities of the Indian Ter
ritory, in their deep anxiety for the
privileges of education, appeal to the
Secretary of the Interior, says the
Kansas City Journal. The following is
letter written by a citizen of Gray
son:
Mr.. sektarey of the intar.
Sur l wish to asst you fur a free
scool here in the town of Greyson i. t.
and we wish free scool. our children
need a scool and we no it is in your
hand to sa and let us no. Pleze sur
give us a free scool We hav 100 and
90 studnce all redda fur scooling. We
had privat scool and becose every
boday wuld not pay up the scool stop
ed so If you can Civ US a free scool
let us here from YOU"
There are some fullblood Indians who
live in communities remote from the
tribal schools who are anxious for an
education and who are under the i'm
preston that the government has es-
eablished a boarding school One of
them writes from Shakespeare, 1. T.,
as follows:
II wont you to tell me how you do
charge to school at one month. l
wont to know if you can board me.
how you do charge it and will pay
you every month"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14
BIENNIAL SESSIONS.

The people of South Carolina, in the
| recent general election, ratified by a
| large majority the proposed constitu-
session of the Legislature each two
years, in place of one session each
year; and in so doing they took step
forward. OF all the states of the union
there now remain but four having an
nual sessions. namely. Georgia. New
York, New Jersey and Massachusetts,.
| The others have biennial sessions ex-
cept Alabama, which has one session
| IN four years; and it is an open ques-
ton if Alabama has not shown great
| er wisdom than all Of her sisters in
| making the sessions so far-between.
Nobody, except possibly few poll
| tc:a2s. will FOR g moment claim that
Alabama suffers from any lack Of leg
| .s.st.o1, while there IS abundant evil
6e-.ce t.;at so.:..e os tie osSe< states
oU- ow.: Included, have too -.uch leg
!slstion. and too much politics mingled
with legislation. Georgia, as q mat
ter Of fact, had three legislative ses-
sions in two years only recently Did
the results of them-the good that
flowed from them-compensate the peo-
pie for what they cost? It seems to US
that negative answer is the only one
that can be given to the question.
In edopting biennial sessions South
Carolina has taken a step that will re-
suit in saving the taxpayers many
thousands of dollars in cash each two
years besides much annoyance by
unnecessary legislation. With fewer
sessions, the Legislators will devote
more attention to matters of general in
terest and less to local and fractional
political differences, during the time
they are in session at the capital on
public business. Not so many ephe-
neral and picayunish laws will be
passed. Conditions in the state that
are affected by enactments will be more
settled; there will be fewer half-baked
statutes on the books, and more re-
spect for the laws that are passed.
We congratulate South Carolina, and
sincerely hope that it will not be long
before Georgia viii follow her lead.
There may possibly be enough public
business in New York, New Jersey and
Massachusetts to warrant annual ses-
sions of their legislatures; but that
certainly cannot be truthfully said of
Georgia. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois have
much larger populations and greater
wealth than Georgia, and they get
along finely with biennial sessions.
The principal function of our annual
sessions 1t has been said, is to afford
the politicians an opportunity to get
together in Atlanta once year and
make slates-at the expense of the tax
payers. How long are Georgians go
ing to the willing to foot the bills of
these political caucuses of the slate
makers?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14
Fools and Their Money.

A stout woman rode up to the White
street entrance of the Criminal Courts
building on a bicycle late last Sunday
afternoon, says the New York Sun.
Sitting on the steps outside were half
dozen men talking about the cleo
ton.
beg pardon, gentlemen, m a palm
list" said the woman, land for 25 cents
apiece 1 will, without a doubt, tell you
in advance the returns of the election,
and who your next President will be. .
One man thought she was demented
and moved away. Another said he
would like to know, and produced a
quarter. Another man added a quar-
ter. When she saw no more coming,
the woman opened a small bag she car
ried. Handing a card to each of the
men she said:
Gents, look them over and I'll re-
turn for them in five minutes. Please
don't lose EN-"
The men looked the cards over. They
gave figures from various states which
the card said Parker would carry
Then one of the men happened to turn
the card over. On the other side it
said:
I'm fool, amt II"
They waited nearly an hour for the
woman but she hasn't come back yet.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14
COMPETITION FOR THE COTTON
FARMERS.


The American Cotton Manufacturer
in its current issue calls attention to
the effort that is being made to grow
cotton in the Argentine Republic. 1t
says the specimens of cotton grown
there this season which It has receiv-
ed by way of Liverpool compare fav-
orably with our medium grade of up
land cotton grown in the Carolinas,
it being, however little more silky.
Its staple varies from three-quarters
to a full inch, and it apparently con-
tains less than the usual amount of
short hbres. The opinion is express
ed, however, that after being pass
ed through the saw gin It would not
compare as favorably with our upland
cotton as it does before being ginned.
The point which the American Cot
to-. Manufacturer wants TO bring out
IS t4ar tie EFFORT r..Ss IS beng made f.
many parts % TIE world 70 grow cot
ton IS bound 70 have soyae effect upon
the cotton supply eventually. II leans
to the opinion that some of the ex-
periments that are being made in other
lands will result so successfully that
the South win have considerably more
competition in the production of cot
ton than it now has.
Apparently the American Cotton
Manufacturer doesn't agree with Mr.
Edward Atkinson, that the experiments
that are now being made are not like
ly to be more successful than those
that were made during our Civil War,
that there is no other country in the
world that can produce cotton in COM
petition with the Southern States of
America and that the spinners of the
world will have to depend upon these
states in the future for their cotton
supply as they have in the past.
Perhaps the American Cotton Manu-
facturer hasn't studied the subject as
carefully and as thoroughly as Mr..
Atkinson has. We agree with it, how
ever in the opinion that if. 1.-The new
lands prove to be well adapted to cot
ton, and the price of cotton continues
near 10 cents a pound, they will be
able to compete with the cotton grow
ers Of this country, and that If the
price should ever drop to near the cost
of production. or the American cost
be materially increased, the foreign
grower would be in a much stronger
position because of the cheaper la
Dor of most of the localities in which
the new lands are situated AS yet,
however, American cotton growers
haven't so much reason to fear compe.
tition as they have the boil weevil.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Philadelphia Record (Dem.) says:
Temporary defeat will not prevent
Alton B. Parker from holding the posi-
ton to which he is entitled in the coun-
ellis of the Democratic party These
people fondly err who imagine that the
great constitutional and historic party
of the country is dissolved by the re-
suit Of the election The party has
too long been used to such extreme
popular manifestations to doubt a re-
turn OF the sober second thought of the
people"
The New York Tribune (Rep.) says:
"Mr. John Merely, now in Washington,
is agreeably surprised at his first ex-
perience in American politics. He had
expected, he says. to find all business
practically suspended for six months
and the people excited, but instead
found the people calm and business the
most active In years. AS a matter OF
fact American Presidential elections
are probably growing less and less de-
monstrative every year. Only when
some issue Of vital Importance is TO be
settled Is there anything Of the excit-
ment and delirium Mr.. Merely expected
TO find"
The New York World (Dem) says.
"Mr. Roosevelts opportunities to pro-
mote the general welfare Of the country
are almost limitless The greatest
danger that menaces his Administra-
ton lies In his shortcut means TO the
end, and In his prediction for meddnng
unduly In international politics. IL Is
unfortunately true that nothing human
Is foreign TO Mr.. Roosevelt, whether Il
be In China or TimbuetoO or Patagonia.
But II no can curb the desire 60 hear
the clank OF the Rough Riders spurs
IN Downing street. Wilhelmstrasse and
the DUAL d'Crsay-if he viii devote his
tireless energies TO domestic
hat on the map Of the world
he IL capable OF giving the American
people an administration that will
shine forever Ina the history Of the Re
public"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-14
Rather prehistoric.

In a Virginia village, the pastor OF
small colored congregation was CIV
ing series of sermons on miracles,
says Short Stories. In the rear seats
Of the little church were five or six
young people who had recently come
back from a college in a nearby state
with very different views on religion
than when they had left it. There
fore they were very critical of the old
preachers religious explanations.
On this Sunday he arose and an
nounced his theme as follows:
Breddern an sistern, / shall dis
course dis mornin' on de power of de
miracle as announced procedingly, an
/ am gwine tel take as example, de
chillern of Isreal acrossin' of de Red
sea. Der wus Moses on de brink OF
de sea, and right benin him wus de
army Of Pharoh. An all at once st,
breddsrn, de sea f-oze over es solid
es a rock, ar he ehi,lerr and Moses
walked across
1t this T.lon:es.t ore OF the young
..:sa IL tie rear rose up ana said.
way, pa-sos., that can't De possible
Cause TIE Biographies te,, Us that
water don't freeze az the equator" TIE
old man hesitated a moment, and then
replied, scornfully: 81 jest knowed one
OF you young niggers wus gwine ter
dispute de work of de Lawd. Young
man. when the Red sea froze der
warnt no geography, and der warn't
no equator"