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Fourth Ward.

NAf ~
Inspector, L. L. Patton
Judges. L. McVay, w. d. WnllamsoR.
Clerks, C. NJ Butler, s. Cabin.
Fifth Ward.
Inspector A T Marshall
Judges, Thomas Morton, Franz
Hindman
Clerks w n Warren, r. A. Baggett
The City Board Of Election Commits
sioners shall consist of r. s,oxas. City
Clerk. (ex-Officio member OF said
Board of Election Commissioners) A.
r. Huston and william Patterson
The polls shall be open from 6
O'Clock A. NJ. to O'Clock NJ, on the
day of said Election
in Witness Whereof ! hereunto set
my haud and cause the Seal Of the CRY
of Guthrie. o r. to be here'o affixed
,his l2,h day Of March. A. D.. 1904
c. M. Barnes, Mayor.
(sEAL,)
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There is nothing that makes a wo-
man 50 sure her husband doesn't love
her as to have him try to save money
ia take care OF her and the children
if he should die.
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Half the fun cf being a bachelor Is
listening to the family man, who
wishes he wasn't tell you how much
you miss of the things you don't want.
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LsAveRsrTEs.
AOeal Happenings Of City and Terri
tory Briefly Told.

carney is trying to Organize de
partment.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.)

Kleptomaniacs will take anything.
but jokes.
Tombstone epitaphs don't fool the
recording angel.
Girls don't seek husbands; go after
the bachelors
one dollar isn't much money, but
it's a lot for some men to win On the
races.
It's ever so much easier and less ex-
pensive TO get married than it is to
get unmarried
A woman without streak Of jeal-
ousy in her make up is like an engine
without steam.
A woman's idea OF stingy man is
one who let's her pay car fare after
she insists upon doing it.
When a stingy man suddenly gets
charitable it's a sure sign of either a
wedding or a funeral.
It sometimes hsppehs that two wo
men pose as bosom friends because
they are afraid of each other.
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stroud young men have es' 'ablishe
a gymnasium.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
philadelphia Record)

Money talks, even with pugilists--
when they give it a chance.
The fellow who marres rich mil
liner feathers his ow nnes,
Getting me best Of an argument is
not always worth the time
Hush money seldom works as a
bribe win the talkative barber.
The physician doesn't always preach,
but be has to- have a practice.
The girl who wears diamonds has
some excuse for wringing her hands.
The bachelor pays mis- money TO go
ard hear lectures; the married man
gets his home for nothing
Nell-she complains that her life iE
so monotonous She Graves excite
menr Belle-Why, she's married,
isn't she? Nell--Yes but she doesn't
keep q servant girl
Blobbs- -Guzzler drank thirteeH
cocktails az the club yesterday slobbs
didn't You remonstrate with him
Blobbs-Yes, bu. he assured me that
he wasn't superstitious
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An epidemic Of measles is prevail
ing i'm Pawnee
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ines of boys, what are they2

WANTED-A good girl for general
house work Apply at sos E. Villas
avenue.
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Another bank will be opened in SIX
dee in a few weeks
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
GOLDEN RULES.

Many men have worked much
harder and not succeeded half so
we'll; but l never could have done
what | have done without the habits
of punctuality, order and diligence;
without the determination to con-
centrate myself on one object at a
time, no matter how quickly its sue
cessor should come upon its heels.
Ny meaning simply is that
whatever / have tried to do in life
have tried with all my heart to do
well; that whatever l have devoted
myself to / have devoted myself to
completely; that in great aims and
in small | have been thoroughly in
earnest, l have never believed it pos
sible that any natural or improved
ability can claim immunity from the
companionship of che steady, plain,
Woodworking 9ualities and hope to
gain its end. Some happy talent
and some fortunate opportunity may
form the two sides of the ladder on
which some men mount, but the
rounds of that ladder must be made
of stuff to stand wear and tear; and
there is no substitute for thorough
going, ardent and sincere earnest
ness.-CharleS Dickens.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
HOW THE OYSTER FEEDS.

The surface of the gils is covered
by an adhesive excretion for entang-
ling the microscopic organisms con
tanned In the water, and as this cir
oulates over and through the gills
they stick fast like flies on fypaper,
says DR.. w. X. Brooks in his book
on the oyster. The hairs which
drive the water through the gills
push the slime, with the food
which has become entangled in it,
toward the mouth, which is we'll up
toward the hinge; for it is hardly
necessary to say that what the OYSTER
men call the mouth is only the OPEN
ing between the halves of the mantle.
On each side of the mouth there
is a pair of fleshy organs called the
lips, although they are more like
mustaches than lips, for they hang
down on each side of the mouth. One
on the right is joined to one on the
left, above the mouth, while the
other two are Joined below 1T, so that
the mouth itself lies in a deep groove
or slit between the lips.
The ends of the gllls fit into this
groove, and as the hairs slide the
food forward it slips at last between
the lips and slides into the mouth,
which is always open. AS this pro-
cess is going on whenever the oyster
is breathing, the supply of food is
continuous, and while it consists for
the most part of invisible organisms,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

and shall deliver one copy for each
voting place in his county or city,
to the sheriff of the county or ser.
geant of the city, whose duty it shall
be to post one copy, without delay,
at each of the voting places; =
y and he shall keep in his office for
public inspection, for at least sixty
days after receiving the list, not less
than ten certified copies thereof, and
also cause the list to be published in
such other manner as NAV be pre-
scribed by law; Within
thirty days after the list has been so
posted, any person who shall have
paid his capitation tax, but whose
name is omitted from the certified
list, may, after five days written
notice to the treasurer. apply to the
Circuit Court of his county, or Cor
poration Court of his city, or to the
judge thereof in vacation, to have
the same corrected and his name
entered thereon, which application
the court or judge shall promptly
hear and decide"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
PENSION COMPARIsoNs.

According to statements recently
sent out from Washington, it is
shown that the number of survivors
of the Union armies is 100000, and
that of these 100000 are drawing
pensions, amounting in the aggregate
to $130,OOO,OOO a year.
1t is also stated that Germany has
100000 survivors of those who
fought her battles thilty-eight years
ago, but there are on her pension
rolls only SS,641 veterans and they
draw out of the treasury only S., 500,
600 annually. 1t cannot be fairly
said that Germany is neglectful of
the veterans who fought her battles.
She could not afford to be. But she
does not allow herself to be imposed
upon. She takes care of those who
need the care of government and
compels the others to take care of
themselves. No nation under the
sun has been as profligate In the
matter of pensions as we have, and
our generosity has done much harm.
1t has had the tendency to create a
vast army of dependents, and the
entire system has been hoEeycombed
with fraud.-TimeS. Dispatch.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
A PUZZLE IN POLITICS.

There is puzzle in politics which
grows more perplexing to me, as well
as ludicrous, the more | think about
it. 1t is this. When fellow gets
elected to congress hundreds of able
bodied and ordinarily reputable men
make night hideous and themselves
hoarse shouting: "Hurrah for Beaz-
ley!" Beazley does not incarnate and
vindicate an issue. In the majority
of cases, with the preponderating
element of real weight in the
"Deestrict," Beazley is not an issue
at all. ONLY Beazley fixes things
to get there" The shouters hold
the fort, hold the torches, and then
hold the bag. Beazley smiles two or
three assorted smiles, bows bow of
multitude, and waltzes away with
the net proceeds. Forty years ago
men were enlightened by the conflicts
of Beaz!ey's predecessors upon the
hustings. Now the newspapers keep
them advised and enlightened, whilst
Beazley's is a Simon pure case of
main change, and this is my puzzle
as to where the shout comes in.
These same choristers are well aware
that the few who are to participate
in the usufruct have securely salted
away their claims and are "solid"
with Beazley. And this is not the
only puzzle. Men who read what
Beazley reads, aud are as competent
as he to form a correct Judgment,
will listen agape to Beazley's pro-
six weeks after he has
been in Congress. / am far from
Wishing to derogate aught from
Beazley's true inwardness generally.
L would give another dukes ransom
to be one-half as wise as Beazley
looks when he alights here. Beazley,
with his ore rotundo, is all right.
The folks are the puzzle.-Mr.
Ndryc, in FrederickScurg Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
A FISHEY CHARADE.

Cut off my head, and singular act;
Cut off my tail, aud plural l appear;
Cut off my tail and head-oh, wond-ous
factl
Although my middle's left, there's moth
ing here.
What, is my head cut ofr?-a sounding
sea.
What, is my tail cut ofrG-a flowing river
Far in the oceans depths fearless play;
Giver of sweetest sounds, yet mute for
ever.
Answer
From the word "cod, )" take the letter G,
Odd you will appear, and odd indeed
you'll be.
From the word "cod," take the letter ID,
That will leave a Co. or company.
Take the G and ID, and o will then
remain.
o is nought, and nought is O-m9st
positive and plain;
c is ever.sounding; the Dee a flowing
river;
Gods are in the ocean, but cod's sounds
chatter never.
II my guess is right, trust you will con-
fess 1t,
And as a premium sought cod; and
quite drop it.
-EngEiL Fishing Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
SOME NEW LAWS.

The new law requires that all
oaths of office for school trustees
should be administered by the
County Superintendent.
Section SO of the new Constitution
provides; "After the first day of
January, nineteen hundred and four,
the treasurer of each county and city
shall, at least FIVE months before
each regular election file with the
clerk of the Circuit Court of his
county, or of the Corporation Court
of his city. list of all persons in his
county or city, who have paid not
later than six months prior to such
election, the State poll taxes required
by this Constitution during the three
years next preceding that in which
such election is held; which list shall
be arranged alphabetically, by magis-
terial districts or wards, shall state
the white and colored persons separ-
ately, and shall be verified bv the
oath of the treasurer. The clerk
within ten days from the receipt of
the list, shall make and certify a
sufficient number of copies thereof,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
TODAY,

Learn that the present hour alone
is man's.-Samueg ,IoknSoR.
Act-aot in the living present.
LOngfellOc.
Doit now! Delays are dangerous
You remember the railroad wreck
at Westfield, New Jersey. in January?
Davis, the engineer, was taken to the
Plainfield Hospital. Every one was
anxious to know who was to blame
for the wreck. Just before ne became
delirious, Davis said, "When | get
well / will explain"
Davis did not get we'll.
| only call your attention to this
because it seems the human nature
of things to put off, to procrastinate,
to delay, to postpone.
We are GOING to do thing-we are
GOING to act-by and by. We do
not do the thing; we are always going
to do it-this afternoon, or this even
ing, or tomorrow morning, or next
month, or next year.
Always in the future; never in the
present.
Davis, humanlike, built upon the
future; he reckoned not of the
present, here and NOW. He planned
on the morrow.
Just brings us back to what we all
know: All that we have is the
present. Do what you have to do,
and ought to do, right now. How
about your will to be drawn? or, that
life insurance? or, that accident in
surances or, the settlement Of those
partnership papers! or, the transfer
of that property to your wife, Chat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS.

The wages of common soldier in
the regular army of Russia do not
amount to more than one cent day,
though his food, clothing and equip
mentare provided by the government.
His regular allowance for spending
money for all purposes is Just a little
more than ruble a year, but extras
of various kinds bring the grand
total up to little less than $4.
This sum is supposed to cover all his
expenditures for tobacco, spirits and
Injuries of every kind. The enlisted
men ID the United States army are
paid more than three times that
amount per month, or about forty
times as much per year. When it is
considered how little the Russian
private has to spend it is easy to see
why he should be eager and quick
son the loot" A Russian lieutenant
gets about $aOO a year, a captain
about $a00, aud a major $3.50. 1t
will be seen therefore that such of
the Russian officers as have not pri-
vate means or do not obtain financial
assistance from some outside source
are forced to live in a condition not
far removed from actual poverty.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
TO KILL CZAR.

Russian authorities detected and
thwarted a plot to attack the EN-
peror with a bomb during the sprina
parade in st. Petersburg.
just before the Emperor arrived
on the parade ground, May 10th, it
was noticed that Miss Merezheysky
daughter of leading Russian Psy.
chiatrist and Privy Counsellor. Pro-
fessor Merezhevsky, who occupied one
OF the lodges nearest the pavilion
was nervous and excited. Rlsking a
scandal should their suspicious prove
to be unfounded, the authorities
ordered her arrest, which was effected
unobtrusively. A search disclosed a
skIllt1lly constructed bomb concealed
in her clothing. The girl did not
deny her intention of hurling the
missile at the Emperor, but refused
to give any other information.
Miss Merezhevsky has been attend
ing the Women's University. II is
rumored that she has been hanoed
and her aged father is completely
Frustrated.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
RAPPAHANNOCI< DISTRICT
CONFERENCE.

The thirty-ninth session of the
Rappahannook District Conference
was in session at Bowling Green
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. Rev. j. II. Whitley, presiding
elder, in the chair.
Reports were rendered by the sew
eral pastors. The various charges
were reported prosperous, spiritually
and financially. Local Preacher O..
Il. Degges passed examination of
character, and his license was re-
newed.
The following committee was ap.
pointed to license preachers during
the Intern of conference: J. II.
Whitley, chairman; j. NJ. Anderson,
George II. Ray, r Ferguson and
John e. DeShazo.
j. NJ. Anderson was appointed
chairman of subcommittee on Spirit.
ual State of the Church. Sermon
of the conference was preached by
Rev. John D. Moss.
In the district are twenty-five
charges and 10,620 white members.
G. L. Forester, of Caroline, re.
ported they were building parson-
age on that charge.
The Woman's Missionary Society
reported that 1856 have been raised
by the society.
j. p. II. Crismond, local deacon
of Spotsylvania Circuit, made his re-
port to the conference, and on motion
his character passed.
The conference ordered the cleo
ton of delegates to the annual con-
ference, and r. .. Peatross, j. f.
Bellows, j. w. @. Davis and G. b.
Newbill were elected. M. Walker, j..
L. Mcdonald, w. II. Stokes and
Thomas f. Cock were elected alter
mates.
Charles Tinsley Thrift was recon.
mended as suitable person to be
received into the Virginia Annual
Conference, on trial.
X. 0. Peatross, j. p. Branch and
A. +. Kellam were elected trustees
of Bowling Green Female Seminary.
j. Il. Mastin, superintendent of
the Methodist Orphanage at Rich
mond, in which there are SO orphans,
made a speech in the interest of that
work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
PROGRAMMES

of the Northern Neck Baptist Sunday
School Convention TO be held At Coan
Church Saturday aud Sunday, May % and
29, 1904, beginning at 10 o'clock a. m.
SATURDAY.
toto IL. Devotional exercises, orCaniza-
tion, aud miscellaneous business.
II to l2. Shall the money raised by the
school be given to benevolent
objects, or be used for the schools
supports w. j. Rogers, VIM.
Marmaduke, G. NJ. Connolly, X.
r. Cralle.
l2. Sermon. by G. Y. Bradley.
2:30 to $3.50. Value of the Sunday Schools
to the State. r. II. Beale, A.
s. Rice, F. w. Claybrook, w. T.
Marsh.
$3.50 to 4:S0. How and by whom shall the
school be organized and sup
portedg ]. II. Thomas, j. L..
Headley, ). II. Newbill, Charles
Shackleford.
SUNDAY.
lOto IL. Obligations OF church members
.ctheir schools. Alvah Hayden,
VIM. Mcdaniel, R. Z. Booker, A.
d. Reynolds.
IL to l2. What useful lessons may the
Sunday School learn from the
methods of the public schools?
5. l.. Dameron, G. F. Eubank,
John Curlett, r. Edwards.
-. Sermon, by l.. A. Brown.
2:3O. How to make the Sunday School
more entertaining to adults and
to children. x. +. Hunton, r.
J. Pullen, d. f. Coakley, T. /.
White.
&3e Closing exercises at the pleasure
OF the Convention.
Note: The brother first named under
each theme is to present an essay, limited
to ten minutes; the others to make ad.
dresses limited tn Fl ftaao yninutao
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
The Best and Only Way.

How shall the visiting friend be
entertained? Chiefly by letting him
alone.
Only the featherweights feel that
they must be talked to all the time.
shown about, entertained"
Such person would complain of
being forlorn if left alone with the
nightingale in the Forest of Ardens;
of being desolate if set down among
the marble brede in the gardens of
the Vatican.
Let such persons perish of their
own emptiness. Give the guest the
freedom of the house and the gift of
stiffness if he desires it. Let him
follow his hearts desire. Let him
lind something for himself to do. So
shall ne find JOY, and leave behind
him a pleasant memory when he goes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27

the oysters stomach is usually well
hiied. 1t is not necessary to describe
the oysters stomach aud intestine
and dark-colored liver, as these will
De understood from the figure. The
chief purpose of this anatomical
sketch is to show the wonderful way
IN which the gills of the oyster fit It
for gathering up the microscopic life
or our bay and for turning it into
valuable human food. Looked at
from this point of view, the minute
of the animal becomes
eminently practical, as it enables us
to understand its true relation to
man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
A S14,OOO,OOO SHIP.

The French line steamship La
Lorraine sailed from New York for
Havre with $9,SOO,OO0 in gold bars.
and specie in the strong room. Con-
sidering the value Of the ship herself
at $4,O0O,000, her general cargo at
Sl,OOO,OOO, and adding these to the
sum represented by the gold. La
Lorraine as she sailed was the
most valuable ship which has ever
put out from New York.
Commenting upon this the Rich
mond Ifmes-Dispatch re m ark IS:
what shock it would be to the
oldtime buccaneer of Black Boards
type could he know that a ship
bearing 100000 of gold bars was
on the high seas without the protect
ing strength of convoy of armed
vessels. Nothing shows the advance
in the safeguards thrown around
property so strikingly as the decad-
ence of piracy. In these days of
steam yachts of all sizes and speeds,
rapid-firing guns, submarines and
what not in battles of naval ingenu-
lty, it is a wonder that no astute and
daring speculator has lain wait for
some such treasure ship as La Lor-
ralne, which is now crossing the
ocean with this golden wealth in it's
hold. 1t is only less than hundred
years ago that we were paying an
enormous tribute every year to the
Dey of Algiers to protect our citizens
and our shipping from piracy, while
today with the exception of IL few
Malay Junks the high seas are abso-
lutely freed from this soourge."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-05-27
Oommunicated.)
ABOUT THE PRIMARY.

EDITOR CITIZEN Editors, like
other men, may sometimes be mis-
taken.
Ia your issue of the 18th you very
clearly show your dislike for the
Primary. You seem certain that
If the people had chance they would
abolish the primary system any
morning before breakfast. think
you are mistaken. At any rate |
hope you are.
You seem to think that the vile
ness of the primary may be seen
in the Ninth District. Your re-
marks about Messrs. Rhea and Wysor
call forth my remarks.
[ lived five years in the Ninth
District and voted once for Judge
Rhea. L am tolably good Anti
Bryan Democrat, but do not believe
Judge Rhea has ever been elected TO
Congress, and there are scores of
Democrats in the Ninth District who
have the same feeling. That District
Is hopelessly Republican. 1t is the
manufacturing district of Virginia.
You say Judge Rhea had a united
party behind him. Indeed he did
not. Strong men IN his party were
against him and some of them did
not vote at all. Ir. Wysor stands a
far better show for election than
Judge Rhea. Many regard Judge
Rhea as very "tricky man" and
cannot trust him. voted for him
the first time, but after knowing
something of his ways / did not vote
In the second contest at all. And.
Mr.. Editor, the only serious objection
Judge Rhea can have to the primary
plan and the new suffrage law, they
are rather hard of manipulation, and |
that is probably why he threw up
his hands in Norfolk and said he |
was ga defeated man."
Judge Rhes is man of certain
kind OF courage, and of some ability,
but he cannot be elected to Congress
from the Nirth District. In pri-
mary fight against Wysor he would
receive very few votes. He is not
popular in his own party.
Very truly,
J. MANNING DUNAwAY.
Emporis, Va.