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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
A BIT OF WISDOM.

Comrade, rule long have known
And never once have found to wsyer;
Chew on it; some day you will own
1t hath very wholesome SAVIOR.
Snub not at all, for il you snub,
BE it friend or foe or smallest shaver,
or that same person, here's the rub,
You'll sometime have to ask favor.
Julia Boynton Green, In Sunset Msga-
zine
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
An Awful Cough Cured.

1.-Two years ago our little girl had touch of
pneumonia, which left her with an awful
cough. She had spclls of coughing, just like
one with the whooping cough and some
thought she would not get well at all. we got
bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which acted like charm. She stopped cough
ing and got stout and fat,n writes Mrs. Ora
Bussard, Brubaker. III.
This remedy is tor sale by Messick & Gunby
Irvington; w. A. Dameron a. Bro. weems; g.
W. Sanders & Son, and ID. r. James, white
Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
HON. GEORGE MASON.
Colonial Beach Progress.)

Our esteemed fellow townsman and
mayor, Mr.. George Mason, has OPP
position at last in the person of Mr..
4. @. Griffith, of Hague. After
much Travelling and two sessions a
month apart the Republicans at
Kinsale have decided on the above
named gentleman as their standard
bearer. The Progress has nothing to
say against Mr.. Griffith personally.
In that relation we know him we'll
and favorably. But we are at loss
to know for what Mr.. Griffith can
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
Now Cure For Cancer

All surface cancers are now known TO be
curable, by Bnck.en's Arnica Salve. Jas.
walters. OF Duiiield, Va, writes: "I had a
cancer on my lip for years. that seemed incur
aole, ull Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed IL,
ana now 1t is perfectly WELL" Guaranteed
cure for cuts and burns 25c at E. C. Rich
ardson, Ktlmarnock; T. j. Hayden & Son, lr.
vington; Flcklin & Bass, Litwaltop.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS

The Singer has been recognized ne
maintaining the highest standard of ex-
have been made and sold directly from
maker to user. They are never sold 70
dealers, but we have a Singer ONCE at
White Stone, Va. where these machines
are now being sold at lower prices, quail
ity considered, than any other sold on
easy terms. Old machines taken In ex-
change. A full line OF parts, attachments,
needles and oil for various makes OF
machines Hoping this may lead 10
pleasant and profitable business rels-
tions, and thanking you In advance for
your conrtesies. we are,
Very truly yours,
n. n. 0RuHBs,
White Stone, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20
tt M {.

NOW Is THE TIME
your Netting cheap guarantee
price and the goods.
We making the best that made factory
attention We making speciality
of all kinds of Netting.
1t will get prices and goods before ordering
elsewhere
prices Netting Seines
Gill Netting Twines, Rope. Corks Leads,
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
Johnson and Barney Sts., BALTIMORE, MD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-10-20

THE NORTHERN NECK MUTUAL
FIRE ASSOCIATION,
of Irvington, Va.
Insures Farm and Village Prop
erty for About One-haIf the
Cost of Old Line Companies.
Chartered by the Virginia Legislature
March 4th, 1896. Reports annually to
Auditor of Public Accounts. Now car
ries over half n million dollars insur-
ance in the Northern Neck alone. Terri
tory just extended TO King George, Stat
ford, Essex. King and Queen, Middlesex,
Mathews and Gloucester.
Losses paid before maturity and never
yet a law suit.
Takes all kinds of Insurable property
texcept saw-mills and provender) under
two classes--Preferred and Hazardous
but the insured In one class are not as.
sessable for losses In the other.
Judge J. C. Ewell, President; Asa 8. Rics
Vice President; w. Med. Lee. Secretary; Dr
w. j, NewOin, Treasurer: Rev. n. w, Clay.
brook, "hos. n. Arrest and JohnA. Palmer
Directors.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
pird Innpirea Musie.

One of the most pathetic Gene re-
mombcred from the experiences of an
unhappy genius is given, among other
facts, about Beethoven in the Life of
Sir Herbert Stanley OakelCy." The
great composer delighted in the out
door world. He loved II tree, he once
declared, with pardonable cXaggera-
tion, better than n mau."
After lie had become stone deaf he
visited the valley OF ueillgenstadt, near
Vienna, where he had stayed in other
and happier days.
Here" he said to the friend who ac-
companiod him, " composed my Pas
toral Svmphony.' and here the birds
composed With me. Can you hear Il
yellow hammer?"
NO" wrote his friend on the onver
sation slate. "And in the symphony L
only remember the nightingale, quail
and cuckoo"
He believed certain phrases to have
been meant for n direct imitation OF
certain birds, but Bcetbovcn's method
was Il more poetic n The birds had
inspired him; they had "compOscd' with
him. But they had done 1T by contrib
uting unconsciously TO the joyous hnr-
mony of the scene.
Beethoven in answer TO his friends
suggestion took the slate and wrote
upon ii Il passage for the flute In the
Crook Scene" That was what the
yellow hammer had inspired him TO 60.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Hin onM chann..

els there "a man In ail this audience"
demanded the female lecturer ON wo-
mans rights, that has evcr done any
thing to tighten the burden OH bis
wife's shoulders? What do you know
of women's work. Is there a man
here" she continued, folding her arms
and looking over the assembly with
superb scorn. that has ever got up IN
the morning, leaving his tired. wornout
wife to enjoy her slumbeRs. gone quiet
ly downstairs, made the hre, cooked
his breakfast, sewed the missing
buttons On the chiidren's clothes, darn
cd the family stockings. secured the
pots and kettles, cleaned and filled tho
lamps and done all this If necessary
day after day uncomplainingly? II
there be such n man n this audience
let him rise upI I should really like
to see him."
And in the rear of the hall n mild
looking man in s~pectacles. In obedience
to the summons timidly arose. He
was the husband Of the eloquent speak
err. 1t was the first t1me he had e
had q chance to assert himself.-Novel
Magazine,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
The Flag or England.

81 am amazed" writes an American
yisitor, sat what seems TO be n custom
in England of Blowing loud trombone
blasts on the human nose. In first
class railway carriages, restaurants,
churches, In the street, ono Is startled
by these sounds, generally explosive,
sometimes sustained. Old men, chill
dren and delicate ladies seem 10 be
adopts at Il. Is It Il mark or Il sound
Of delicate breedingf' 1t is merely an
Instance Of the national manners that
differ IN spite OF good communications.
An American Is startled at the from
bone OF the English nose. But the
Englishman always has n cold, and
that fact sets the note OF the national
manners. AID as we travel we find
many startling things. We note that
the German makes strange uses of his
lnifc at table. Eo&ching the summer
resorts OF Tic Dlacl; sea we liud the
Eoignbor,ng lady bathing without n
bathing C"oss. Il is merely Il matter Of
latltuI". rho GnT OF England Is the
handkerchief. anal the morning bugle is
tln noTc.-LoNADn Chronicle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

"I made a few calls the other day."
said the pastor OF an uptown church
TO his congregation, land In one Of the
houses 1 saw n strange thing. What
do you think7 One of the church hymn
books. the property of this church, had
been carried home and was placed I'M
der the leg OF the table to lengthen 1t
out. ! demonstrated at this mental use
Of hymn books. Apologies and bushes
were profuse. Now. I am not scolding
about this. but hymn books cost this
church money. and IL any of you have
tables too short In the legs please put
a newspaper under them or a piece of
wood. II you do this, we won't have
to SEND out and buy another hundred
hymn books, as we did last week"
The pastor had nc sooner ended
these remarks than q girl sitting al
most under his ose calmly opened a
hymn book. placed 1t between her back
and the back OF the pew and settled
comfortably down to listen to the ser
mon.-New York Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
A n,,npnoIn,ine Celebrity.

An odd impression was that which
George Eliot conceived of Schiller art
er her visit to Weimar with Lewes IN
the August of the year Of 1.-THE union
1851. She was thrilled, she says, by
the legend over the poets old house
"IIier wohnte Schiller" but something
I'm the nature OF disbursement await
ed her within. 1t was very interesting
to see his study, left in Its original
state. But when 1t came to his skull,
(Which we saw for the first time, we
were amazed at tho smallness of the In
tellectual region"
After that she could n IL no further
pleasure in the contemplation of the
too Gathering bust and portrait. Ana
then "Rauch told us that Schiller a
a miserable Stlrne'-a wretched fore
bead" while to complete the destruc-
ton OF her ideal she heard how ''Tieck,
the sculptor, was won't to declare that
something In Schiller's whole person
reminded him ola c~amel."-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

Eirnt Recorded Yacht Race.

A race across the Atlantic ocean
would have seemed II wild romance to
King Charles III. when he took Il lead
ing part I'm the first recorded yacht
race. IL sailed thiG morning" says
Evelyn on Oct. i, 1861, with his maj
esty i'm one OF his yachts, OF pleasure
boats. vessels not known among us till
fine Dutch East India company pre-
sented hat curious piece to the king.
being very excellent sailing vessels. 1t
was on q wager between his other new
pleasure boat, built frigatc-likc, aud
one of the Duke of York's; h wager,
FOO: the race from Greenwich to
Grayesend and back. The king lost 1t
going. the wind being contrary, but
saved stakes in returning. There were
dlvcrs noble persons and lords on
board. his majesty sometimes steering
himself" yacht" n word new to Eng
land in 1860, is Dutch, from 'jagten,'
10 hunt. to speed, connected with onr
"go."-l.opdOn Chronicle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

Dean Hole in his book, More Memo
ries," tells an amusing story of how an
old woman got the better OF her clergy
man in an argument. The village
c%hurchyard wa overcrowdcd except on
its sunless northern side, in which the
snicide was buried. one day the vicar,
while visiting a poor old VINO
was nigh unto death, thought lie would
try TO get her consent to be buried III
the roomy northern plot. He began by
assuring her that the common aversion
to burial In any particular portion OF
consecrated ground was II silly pre1u-
dice and IL foolish superstition. Ihen
he besought her, as Il personal favor
TO himself and as an example to others,
to permit her body to be buried III the
northern plot OF the churchyard.
The old woman thought il all over
for a few minutes and then answered.,
We'll, sir, as you seem to think as IL
part of the churcbyard is as good as
another and that 1t makes no difference
where we be put. perhaps you'll gle us
n Lead
The vicar did not grasp the argu-
mcnt. but he changed the subject.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Blank Verse.

Blank or unrhymcd is that form OF
heroic verse which Is commonly ON
ployed in English dramatic and epic
poetry. re was introduced by the Earl
Of Surrey, who died In 1911. in his
translation of the sccond and fourth
books Of "IIneid." 1t was first en-
ployed In the drama In Sackville and
Norton's tragedy of "Ferrex and Por-
rex" which was printed In 1865, but
it was not till Marlowe adopted 1T In
his play OF "Tamburlainc the Great
that 1t became the form regularly en-
ployed In the metrical drama, which 1t
has since, with only occasional inter
walls, remained. After Millions use OF
1t In Paradise Lost" it was widely
extended TO many other classes of com.
position.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Vic nnrenthing Cnrc."

In the western part Of North Caro-
lima, in the mountains known rs the
Fork range, is located the m0Stremark-
able caYcr now known TO exist. 1t is
called the Breathing cave and is Ger
tainly n most wonderful natural curl
osity. During the summer months n
current of air comes from 1t which
is so strong hat Il full grown man can
not walk against 1t, and in winter the
thrush of air is equally strong. At
times Il most unpleasant odor is emit.
ted from the cave, which is supposed
to be from the ~carcaSScs of dead ami
mails which have been sucked in and
killed hy coming in contact with the in
ner walls of the inanimatc, breathing
monster. During the spring months,
when the change from inhalation to
cXhalation takes place, the air is filed
with pellets Of hair, dry bones, small
claws, etc, which are supposed TO come
from creatures sucked into this dry
land maclstrom in times passed. Many
scientists have visited and revisited the
pla"" for the purpose of studying its
rc"uiiarities, but still the mystery re.
mains unexplained.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
president Hayes, watches.

President Hayes was in the habit Of
wearing a cheap nickel watch while In
the White House, and much comment
was aroused rs to the reason. The
truth wGs that almost weekly II depu-
tatlon of western Indians called upon
him. always bringing presents of some
kind 10 the great father. OF course he
was expected TO give something In re-
urn. and the object was to find some
thing cheap and at the same time ac-
ccptahl". Watches were Il novelty TO
the Indians, aud to present n chief
with Il watch which the great father
himself had been carrying always I'm
pressed him greatly. Having discover
eli this aud not caring to distribute
gold watches or even silver ones, Mr..
Hayes hit upon the cXpcdicnt of buy
ing nicke! watches at $50 Il dozen and
always made It convenient to nave II
with him ngNinst an emergency.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

Every one uses the term "crony" IN
the sense Of "chuni" or pal" and the
phrase "old cronies" has become spc-
cially familiar. but 1t Is doubtful
whether the original word bore any
reference to friendship. The new Eng
fish dictionary puts down It's origin to
academic slang and quotes the immor-
tai Pepys for the earliest instances OF
Its use. Quite recently, however, an old
letter of Il still earlier date has come to
light, in which Il scholar is described
as "contcnHto destroy his body with
night labors and everlasting study to
ovcrtake his chronycs and contempora-
ries.' From this 1t would seem clear
that the word was n bit of university
jargon, used to denote students OF the
same date and coined from the Greek
word that appears In the terms "chro-
nology, THERMOMETERS" "chronograph,"
that are connected with time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Tbe Flyins Fish.

- $1,000
The flying fish when In tue ar uses
,ts nectoral fms precisely as a boy does
q kite. the weight of the fish's oay
taking the place OF the string. AS
hov rms when he lets n kite go, SO inc
1yinp Ash makes n preliminary rush
through the water before aseenus
into the mir. In this way rs 1t leaves
the surface mir !mpinges upon tne low
er area Of the I'm wings, carving une
body upward and onward with II gnu
ing motion. The anatomical struc'ure
of the Aging fish Is such that ii cannot
nap its "wings," and so 1t possesses
llttie or no guiding power when IN
flight. This accounts for the fact that
1t frequently finds It's way through
ahlpa' open ports OF down skyiighta OF
lands hclplessiy upon deck.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
coieria xc.a Nome Mt neither stowey.

colcridSr's Home mt neither stowey.
The cottage WAS at the western end
OF the village. and there II stands yet,
u poor, Ugly house, close on the street.
We went in. and after making clear
10 tho good wouaan who owned IL that
we were not looking for lodgings we
saw all that tncTe was to sec Of The
dwelling. There were four rooms,
two downstairs and two above. All
were bare AMI dlsordcrly, because, az
the explained, housekeeping
was In progress. 1t was needed. She
showed US n winding stair. hardly bet
ter than n ladder. which led from the
lower to the upper rooms. There was
no view. no garden. But In Co!crldSc'a
day there was Il small plot OF ground
belonging to the house and running
back to the large and pleasant place
OF his friend poole.-Dr. Henry Van
Dyke in ~Scribncr's.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Hens Christian Andersen.

Il critic writes of Hans Christian An
dersen: Ills vanity was perhaps MS
most salient characteristic lie was
photographed scores of times In ever!
position and costume, and he
wcarled of new presentments OF MS
strong but unhandsomc features. HIS
whlms were legion. He had a NOR
bid horror of being buried alive ana
always set n slip of paper by his bed
side bearing the words, Seq es skin
dod' CT am In II trance). His hosts
often found him an eXactlng guest, u
his little failings were easily pardoned
for the sake of his genius and his child
like nature"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

A lecturer recently told of n Russian
he saw some years ago in Manchuria
whose methods of achieving results
were not according to the usual code.
The Russian had n well In his front
yard which lie concluded To fill up.
He began digging n hole by the side
of the well, throwing the dirt from tho
new excavation into the well.
an the course OF time" said the
speaker, "the old well was filed, but
there was a hole alongside as big as
the first. Tho Russian went farther
away and dug another hole TO Ill the
second. He continued this process OF
digging one hole to fill the other until
he literally ran the hole out of town"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Growth of tho Hair.

The influence Of diet on the growth OF
hair has often been discussed. 1t has
been shown that starchy mixtures,
milk and many other foods recognized
as being highly nutritious are, in fact,
sure death to hair growth. Chemical
analysis proves that the hair Ia COM
posed OF 5 per cent of sulphur and It's
ash OF 20 per cent Of silicon and 10 per
cent OF iron and manganese. The foods
which contain the largest per cent of
the above named elements are meat.
oatmeal and graham. Henry polntcdly
says, nations which eat most meat
have the most hair"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Health and Money.

There is this difference between
those w temporal blessings, health
and money: Money is the most "nvied,
but the least enjoyed; health is the
most enjoyed, but the least cnNied,
and this superiority of the latter IS
still more obvious when we reflect that
the poorest MAJ would not part with
health for money, but the richest man
would gladly part with all his money
for health.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

DRIVER" said an English tourist who
was being driven on n jauntlng car
through the Donegal highlands, Il
notice that when you speak to your
friends whom you meet on the road
you Invariably do so in irish, but when
you address your horse you do SO In
English. How is thisf" To which
came the retort: "Musha, now thin,
isn't English good enough for himT
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Mnnted to nc usefuI.

Woman of the House with shawl
tied around her head)-What are you
bothcring lie now for? Can't you see
were getting ready to move? Ruffon
Rats-Ycs'm. I thought mcbby YOU
had some pies or scraps o. cake that
wuzn't wurth movin' an you might
like to git rid OF 'em, ma'am.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Cnuac of the Row.

Mrs. Popley For goodness sake,
what's the matter with Willie? Mr..
Poplcy (trom the bathroom oh, he
wants the earth. Mrs. Poplcy-Wants
the earth? Mr.. Poplcy-Yes; ut least
that portion of 1t that I'm trying to
wash off his hands and face.-Philadel-
phia Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Good Idea.

"The ancient Chaldeans," observed
the professor, FUSED to write their let
tiers on bricks"
"And q good idea too" chimed ! N
practical Mr.. Graball. "Then when q
girl sent n fellows letters back to him
he could use 'em to build n stable or
something"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
DURING
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December,
1905

Our Business is growing, you know the
reason why? Yes! BY selling same Goods
for Less Money all the year round. Buy
your Goods at Red Iron Racket and ave
Is to 35 per cent on purchases. We have
what you want in every line, and we are
receiving Goods for all of our many de-
partments. Each week the newest styles
and latest effects are shown here just as
soon as they are created.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
pn.lnre slumn Dilemma.

Former President Solomon of Haiti
had his troubles with the postage
stamps of that disturbed republic. Gen
eral Solomon objected to his own por-
trait being placed Oh the stamps, 50 n
local artist was commissioned TO de-
sign n female head representing LiDCr-
ty. But the people miStooh this for 4
portrait Of Mrs. Solomon and objected.
They said, The president would not
have his portrait on u stamps, but he
put his wifc's OH instead Solomon
admitted the resemblance. and finally
he consented to use hIs w portrait to
adorn the stamps. At about the time
the new issue was made Solomon had
been dcpoScd by his enemies. who final
ly decided not to so to the expense of
issuing new stamps, but 20 use the Sal
ONION stamps, ngiXing them upside
down. BY this device all concerned
were satisfied, ana from that time for
ward all letters bearing the stamps the
right way ZIP were said TO have been
charged double postage on delivery,
just rs though no postage had been
paid.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12
Tho Real Acme.

"The acme OF happiness" gushcd the
ardent lover, as to marry tho woman
you love-
"Thcrc's something in that" respond
ed the old married man, but The main
point is TO love tie woman YOU mar
ry."-Louisvillc Couricr-Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

Hicks-I suppose Dremer Is still pot
tering alone at his inventions. Wicks-
We'll, lie has actually perfected n great
labor saving scheme at last. Hicks
You don't say. Wicks-Ees: he's going
to marry Miss RoXlay.-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

II don't see why YOU asked Mr.. Bohr
to sing said the popular GIRLS sister.
81 hated TO do IT," was the reply. "but
1t was the only way TO make him stop
talking"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

DOCS ycur son wocYy yon by CON
tracing GoHts:"
"IIo doesn't contract debts; Eo OK
ponHs them"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

Grubber-What n we'll bred man
Mixer is! Dumlcy (who doesn't like
HIM He ought to be. His father is a
baker.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

DO all the good YOU can to all tho
people YOU can as long as ever you
cnn In nNerN nlncn Won cnn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-07-12

81 tell YOU my lo"o for you is max
ing me mad-mGd.'
"W'"ll. keep quiet ahou; III. Its Ind
just tho same effect upon papa"