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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
An exquisite reproduction OF
REMARKABLE PAINTING
Practically
GIVEN AWAY.
1.-THE Three Most Beautiful Roses,
By Paul de LOngpre.

AT the urgent solicitation of the woman's
Home Companion, Mr.. Paul de Longpre, who
Is the greatest painter OF flowers In the world
consented to make paint ng of what he con-
sidered "The Three Most Beautiful Roses. -
and the painting is without doubt one OF the
masterpieces OF this great artist. This may
nihcent picture is reproduced in all it's orig
inal grandeur on the cover of the woman's
Home Companion for June. Although this
cover Is an accurate reproduction of paint
ing worth hundreds of dollars, yet the June
number, which has this exquisite cover. may
be obtained at any first-class news stand or
direct from the publishers for the trivial sum
of only ten cents.
MIR. Paul de Lonepre Is Justly STYLED the
king OF Flower Painters" He not only
paints roses, but every flower that grows. ana
Is the highest authority OH flowers. His
paintings are found in the most select homes.
Some have sold for as much as seven thous-
and five hundred dollars C$7,5oO.OJJ.
Artists, art critics and competent Judges
all agree that the covers of the woman's
home Companion far excel those of any
other magazine.
The Woman's Home Companion is a maya
zine which in beauty and excellence, art.
stories, illustrations and fashions, etc. ex-
GELS all other home and family magazines.
The woman's Home Companion is published
by the Crowell Publishing Company, New
York City also Chicago. Ill, at One Dollar a
year, and Is the favorite magazine ia nearly
half million homes, where it is read each
aud every issue by three million people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
tCommunicatedl
LAWSON AND THE TRUSTS.

A1 "oON AMI lIL I'M SISs
EDITOR CITIZEN:
In the June number of Everybody's
Magazine, published on the Goth of
May, tell the first great Crime of
Amalgamated in a double chapter of
$4,000 words. ] give in a brick
nd-mortar style the details of this
act by which the American people
were robbed of $50, 100000 through
the agency of the biggest national
bank In America, the National CITY
C"Standard Oil'') Bank Of New York.
] feel-and I think you will agree
with me when you have read what
tell-that it is of vital Importance to
the whole American people that they
every man, woman, and child
know the facts ! expose.
So far / have given q year of my
time and some $e0O, 900 Of my money
to get my message to the American
people, and I would ask if, because
of this fact and the further one that
l seek nothing in return for my work
(for / have nothing to sell and no
office or other thing to ask of the
American people), you cannot see it
In the light of public duty to do
ali in your power to get the June
chapter of my story to the people of
your community. If so, l leave to
your good judgment the way and the
means to do SO.
THOMAS w. LAWSON.
Boston, Mass.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

Martin has made an exceedingly val
liable man, no good can be accomp-
'ished by defeating a man who has
proven his worth, especially when
his former political adversary has
passed away.
Senator Martin is not by any
means a novice in the art Of politics.
When he was first elected he was not
widely known but his record has
changed the minds of many people
who were opposed to him at the out
set. This is particularly true In this
city and 10 all the cities of the State
where the business interests are
centered.
Senator Martin was reported to
be incapable of making a speech, bnt
since the campaign has opened the
eyes OF those who thought he
was mere igurehead In the
Senate. He is making q fine fight
and he is being well received in all
parts Of the State.
General Lee and Senator Martin
worked shoulder to shoulder before
the last Congress, and secured an ap
of $2.500,OO0 for the
jamestown Exposition. They were
on friendly terms, and If General
Lee had lived, both would have been
friends working together for an in
creased appropriation from the next
Federal Congress.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
PROGRAMME

or The Annual Sunday School Con-
ventiOn OF The Baptist Churches
OF The Northern Neck. Which
- Meets with Bethany Church, in
Northumberland County, en- The
4fh Saturday and Sunday In May.
Annual sermon by Rev. A. d. Rey olds.
1st. ais the picnic or annual treat of
confectionaries a custom that ought to
be encouraged In the schoolss"
OHIO B. Rock,
REV. W. F. DUNAwAY, D. D.,
MN. T. MARSH.
2nd. "Hindrances to the success of the
Sunday School; what they are, and how
may they be removed."
Asa RICE,
REV. X. r. HICKS,
GILES r. EUBANK.
ard. The advantages, IL any. of Chill
dren's Day exercises in our schools"
JoHS r. CAMPBELL,
REV. f. w. CLAYBRooK,
N. II. CRAlLE.
4th. "The power for good on the
young of Sunday School library, and
how may our churches be induced to put
libraries In their schools"
JoHN CURLRTT,
REV. GEO. w. BEALE, D. D.,
OSCAR r. KENT.
9th. "The importance of leading the
young children In the Sunday School to
take part in the singing"
DIR. ROBERT LYELL,
Rev. T. G. WHIrRHURsT,
T. NJ. l.. REAhY.
9th. "Children's papers and the value
of their distribution among our Sunday
School scholars"
SANDY HAYDoN,
RKv. GEO. Y. BRADLEY,
JUDGE r. 81. BEALR
The first brother mentioned under each
subject will prepare an essay, the others
addresses.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

from the important points involved.
1t is said that the charge was catch
ing crabs above the low water mark,
being equivalent to trespassing upon
the plaintiffs premises. This con-
tention involves the right to the use
of the water above any gwen piece Of
bottom and it may easily be seen how
far reaching it is.
The way the case was conducted
was, to say the least, peculiar. The
warrant was sworn out on Saturday,
and served early Monday morning.
The man was arrested and carried
before Justice Williams at once, and
tried Immediately. He hail no lawyer
and had no time to get one. Com
monwealtb's Attorney Towles ap-
peartd for the plaintiff. Justice
Williams is riparian owner himself,
and as such is obviously unfit to
preside in case where riparian rights
are concerned. 1t would seem that
where such important questions are
involved the most experienced justice
should have been called upon.
GRo. ii. SMITH.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
We need Statesmen, not Orators;
Workers, not Ornaments.

The politician who howls the
loudest and the longest is pretty apt
to be one that wants office the
"baddest."
Senator Martin is winning friends
wherever he speaks. He is not the
"sl'ent SENATOR" after all, that his
enemies would lave you believe
Orange Observer.
According to section 2IOS, code of
1887, it is unlawful to kill or capture
amy pond bars Commonly called
cbut), b-tween the 5th day of May
aud the LIST Gay of July of each year.
1t is the simple life that gives the
juries an idle time. Statistics show
that farmers commit only two per
cent. of the crimes in this country,
while they make up fifty per cent, of
the population and pay a large pro-
portion of the tax for others crimes.
Mr.. Ellyson's hardest fight for
Lieutenant-Governor ia the contest
will be in Richmond where Mr.. j.
AlstoD Cabell is very popular.
Though Richmond will be close, Mr.
Ellyson will likely sweep the State
by a large majority. Should Mr..
Ellyson resign the State chairman
ship it is thought former Lieut. Gov
ernor Edward Echols, of Staunton
will be chosen chairman.
Ira ID. Sankey, hymn writer and
singer, whose name is a household
word throughout the religious world, ;,
has been dangerously Ill st his
Brooklyn home. When Mr.. Sankey
learned from famous orulists that his
blindness would be permanent, his
old time cheerfulness left him, and
ne became despondent. His brood
ing affected his physical condition
aud he began to waste away.
He (Mr. Willard) declared that he
was opposed to the Mann liquor law
in its present shape. He especially
condemned it for its uncertainty,
saying that its terms were SO ambieu-
Gus that no two judges in the State
agreed upon its meaning. In open
ing his remarks Judge Mann said
that on all the positions taken by
Mr.. Willard he was heartily in &C
cord except his position on the Mann
bin;-Harrisonburg Spirit of the
Valley.
A large meeting was held at Louisa
Q. II. Wednesday night to organize
a Swanson club. The club was or
ganized with forty men. The follow
ing officers were elected: w. @. Bibb,
president; j. A. Kent aud j. O..
Massie. vice-presidents; George ".
Cameron, secretary; working commit
tee, 81. O. Roberts, j. II. Chandler,
j. Z. Hester, @. II. Rogers, w. @.
Wright, w. III. Goodwin, James H.
Wright, w. w. Coffee and @. E.
Hester.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
Washington Starr

The death of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
caused a lull in the political cam
paign of the State, all the candl-
dates calling off engagements which
had been made prior to the an
nouncement of his illness, and all
were there to pay homage to bis
memory.
Senator Martin gave orders that
his rooms we're not to be opened and
gave his employees a holiday. In
company with Senator Daniel, he
rode In carriage in the parade.
1t 10 q known fact that Gen. Lee
was on the very best terms with
Senator Martin. and it is also said
to be fact that Capt. Daniel Lee,
of Stafford county, brother of the
general, is one of the staunchest Of
the supporters of Senator Martin.
Be this as it may. the death of Gen.
Lee has renewed the old fight among
some people that existed at the time
that Gen. Lee was defeated by Sena-
tor Martin, and an effort is being
made to create some sentiment by
the old-time opponents of the Sena-
ator.
On the other hand, there is devel-
oping q sentiment along the lines
that as Gen. Lee is dead and Senator
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
MARTIN GIVEN OVATION.
he StirS the Local Pride of the
Norfolk People.
OFrom Richmond Times Dispafcb

Senator Thomas S. Martin had ,
brilliant audience Thursday nigh
at the Norfolk Academy of Music
and he made a telling speech
The points which he made against
his distinguished opponent" whose
name he did not mention, were an
plauded with the utmost fervor show
ng that the people are thoroughly
alive to the controversy started by
Governor Montague as to the service
OF Senator Martin in the Senate, and
they are ready to listen attentiyely TO
everything which is said on the sub
ject.
The large hall was filed to its Ca
pacity, and the ladies, representing
the Daughters of the American Rev.
olution the various chapters of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy, and
other organizations of women, occu-
pred all of the proscenium boxes,
while a great many ladies sat in the
balcony and orchestra.
There has seldom been a larger
audience at political occasion, and
never one more represent tative of all
classes of the people.
Great applause followed those
parts OF the senator's speech which
referred to the statement of Governor
Montague that he had collected but
$3.50 for the benefit of Virgini
from the United States. He refuted
that statement with fine scorn and
evidently convinced the audience
that the statement was not a fair
one.
The greatest enthusiasm was ex.
cited, however, when he referred to
the appropriation put through for
the navy yard, making it second only
to New York in this country, with
the promise of other improvements
and additions hereafter, which will
give to Virginia the largest and most
efficient navy yard in the world. One
million dollars worth of land has
been added to the navy yard recently,
and there is dry dock building now
which will hold two battleships at a
time if required.
Senator Martin referred to the a2-
preparation he had obtained for New
port News, for Norfolk and Ports
mouth for public buildings in such
a manner as to stir the local pride
of the citizens OF all of the cities
and to obtain the heartiest approval
of the citizens who are familiar with
the Improvements and with the ex-
penditures the government has
made.
Senator Martin apologized for his
inability to make a speech, and said
ne used the Anglo-Saxon only when
he was compelled to; but the people
listened to an earnest speech, which
lasted till IL o'clock. 1t was great
ovation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
LITTLE wICoMICo RIVER.

The soft crab business on this river
has developed into quite a profitable
industry. Only few years ago the
season lasted but q short time, and
the returns were small. Since then
buyers from Crisfield have been here
daily during the season and have
paid good prices. Last year, owing
to the scarcity of crabs on the eastern
side of the bay, the prices were high,
and the business was profitable all
around. One buyer paid out in this
river alone about ten thousand dol
lars for soft crabs. And there were
other buyers.
This sudden influx of cash during
an otherwise dull season caused a
great increase in the mum Der of crab
bers, and a corresponding decrease
in the number of farm laborers.
Owing to the different branches of
the fishing industry the supply of
farm labor is very limited at all
times, but when a season of Grabbing
arrives there is practically no labor
obtalnable. All are chasing the soft
shelled animal that brings more cash
than the farmer can afford to pay.
The farmer stands on the river
bank and sees the stwhile laborer
making twice as much money as he
would on the farm, and therefore
unwilling to work on land; and he
gets hot under the collar, and saws
things. So he casts about for some
remedy. and by inspiration, or other
wise, forms the opinion that he has
the exclusive right to all the crabs
that shed on the shores ad djoining his
property. In pursuance of this idea
number of riparian owners have
posted notices warning all persons
against grabbing on their respective
shores. The object appears to be
two-fold: first to fix things SO they
can get all the crabs themselves, or
to have a share of the catch; second,
to cause more plentiful supply of
labor.
Robert Blackwell, of Sunnybank,
posted his shore, and when Lucius
Hudnall. disregarding this notice,
caught crabs thereon Blackwell
promptly had him arrested and fined,
from which Hudnall took an appeal.
The case is exciting great interest
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
WOMAN TRIED TO STOP
BALL GAME.

Mrs. l.. Slaight, a temperance re-
reformer, announces that she will
call the attention of Federal officers
to what she terms q violation of the
American flag when she attempted
to stop Sunday game of base ball.
Clad in rich clothes, and with a
large American flag wrapped about
her, Mrs. Slaight entered the Hutch
inson, Mimi, baseball grounds,
wherein she had had placards posted
bearing the words: "To attack the
flag of the United States while it is
being used in the enforcement of law
is, according to the statutes, high
ball.
A large crowd had assembled to
see the game, and the players took
their positions. When the umpire
called "play ball." Mrs. Slaight ma.
jestically marched on the diamond
and took up position between the
pitchers box and the home base
The pitcher attempted to curve the
ball around her, but failing in this
another battery was placed little tc
one side. The pitchers began tc
throwing the ball alternately, while
Mrs. Slaight skipped from one line
OF fre to the other, apparently try
ing to get the American flag bit
with a pitched ball. The game mas
unsatisfactory with a duet of batter.
les, and finally the crowd swarmed
on the field. Good-naturedly sur.
rounding the flag-enshrouded
woman, the spectators forced her of
the field, flag and all. The game
then proceeded unmolested.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
GETTING RICH BAD HABIT

N. o. Nelson, of st. Louis, mil
lionaire against his will, told a Chi
cago audience these things about the
rich aud riches:
Getting rich is merely a habit-a
bad habit.
Wealth piles up a load on the
shoulders of the captain cf industry.
Wealth is menace to children
and grandchildren who had no hand
in its accumulation.
There is no comfort in living in a
mansion with half dozen servants.
saw a 100000 mansion the
other day built upon the proceeds of
q cotton corner. It will give the
owner no comfort and cost the live
lihood of hundreds Of thousands of
cotton mill operatives.
The hardest job man can have
is living up to a big income. Try
living with the poor. Hire room
for $l.50 q week and eat ten-cent
breakfasts. 1t won't hurt you. The
microbes of disease are no more
likely to harm you there than in a
steam heated room for which you
would pay $3 or $5 day.
Now / have ceased to make any
dividends from our business. Al.
though it is operated in my name,
the employees all get dividends on
their wages, amounting during the
last ten years to from four to ten per
cent. This goes toward buying an
interest In the business and paying
for houses, except three-tenths of it,
which is devoted to philanthropies.
Mr.. Nelson built the town of LIE
Claire, H., opposite st. Louis, and
there conducts mammoth profit
sharing business with 1000 en-
ployees.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
vIRGINIA's GREAT sHIPYARD.

But a comparatively small portion
of the people of Virginia seem to be
aware Of the fact that upon Virginia
soil is located the largest shipbuild-
ing industry on the Western Hemis-
phere, if not in the world, either
private or governmental.
1t receives but little notice in the
papers, although it is we'll known
over all the commercial world; vet at
Newport News, on Hampton Roads,
such yard is located.
Years ago the late G. p. Hunting
ton, the great railroad magnate, and
who first connected the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans by railroads across the
entire continent remarked: at was
my original intention to start ship
yard plant in the best location in the
world and l succeeded in my pur-
pose."
This he accomplished at an out
lay of over $15, 100000.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
THE LETTER. WRITERS.

It will be recalled that at the out
set Mr.. Montague attacked Senator
Martin as being nothing more than
clerk, department runner, and
insinuated that he could not make a
speech but did insiduous work by
etter-writing. Solely for the sake
of comparison we herewith publish
the two styles of letters that the two
candidates are writing their friends
throughout the State. The terseDess
and msnliness of Senator Martins
letter will at once strike the reader;
and those not too deeply biased will
see that Mr.. Montague's is egotistic
and almost syoophantic. They read:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
Terrific I,aoe with Death.

death was fast approaching" )" writes Ralph
+. Fernandez, of Tampa, Fla, describing his
fearful race with death. "Ns result OF liver
trouble and heart disease, which had robbed
me OF sleep and OF all interest In life, ] had
tried many different doctors and several med
sctnes. but got no benefit, until began 60 use
Electric Bitters. SO wonderful was their ef-
feet, that In three days felt like "a new man,
aud today am cured of all my troubles. "
Guaranteed at & q. Richardson, Kilmarnock;
I. J. Hayden &Son. Iryington; Ficklin & Bass,
LItwalton; price zoe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
NO LIQUOR NAN NEED APPLY,

The Virgins Council of Red Men
in their new code exclude from
membership all liquor dealers, and
provided for the expulsion of any
present member who might hereafter
engage in that business.
The great chiefs elected last week
were installed by Great Incohonee
John w. Cherry, of Norfolk.
They meet next year in Ports
mouth.
Jas. M. Booth and j. O. Rowe
were delegates from Northumber-
land to the State Convention at
Petersburg last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

Sometimes, flaming city is saved by dypa-
mitinga space that the fire can't cross, Some
times, cough hangs on 90 long. you feel as II
nothing but dynamite would cure it. z. T.
Gray. OF Calhoun. Ga, writes: "My wife had
very aggravated cough. which kept her
awake nights Two physicians could not help
her; SO she took DIR. Kings New Discovery
Tor Consumption, Coughs and Colds. which
eased her cough, gave her sleep. aad finally
cured her." Strictly scientific cure for bron-
chitis and La Grippe. At e. @. Richardson,
kilmarnack; T. J. Hayden & Son, Irvington;
Fickiin & Bass. Litwalton; price 700 and $IO0;
guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
"HAvE PATIENCE"

The Times-Dispatch referring to
the failure and rally of a noted finan-
cial home, adds:
1--WE congratulate al persons con-
cerned. and we take occasion to say that
II has been demonstrated In this instance
that kindness and consideration some
times yield better returns In the world of
finance and trade than cruelty and
choking. "Have patience with me and l
will repay thee alp is always the prayer
of the honest debtor, and creditors will
find as rule that such compassion is
good business, as well as good morals"
How unlike the brute who gloats
in persecuting an unfortunate debtor.
Such men go into eternity eternal
ban krupts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

Inc kidneys are your
blooo purifiers. they fiji
ter cut the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains. aches eSandrheu-
matism ccme from ex-
cess CT r.ic acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26
A Creeping Death .

Blood poison creeps up towards the heart,
causing death. J. K. Stearns, Belle Plaine,
Minn., writes that friend dreadfuliy injured
hfs hand, which swelled up like blood poison
ing. Bucklen's Arnica Salve drew out the
poison. healed the wound, and saved his life.
Best in the world for burns and sores. 25c at
K. G. Richardson, Rilmarnock; II. }. Hayden
& Son, Iryington; Ficklin s. Bass, Litwalton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-05-26

"MY DEAR SIR:
ain September 1905
every ID Q ocratic
voter of Virginia will
have his first oppor-
tunity to vote direct
ly, by secret ballot
(Which is equivalent
TO election), for a
United States Sena-
tor. The member of
the lower house of
Congress Is the only
Federal official now
elected by the people.
Neither presid mt,
nor judge, nor post
master, nor collector
of revenue, nor mar
shal, nor any other
official, is so electea.
This is n distinct
reform TO which 1
have devoted my con-
viction and thought
for some years past.
The election of Sena-
tor by the people at
once gives every
voter n power equal
to that of any other
voter, and removes
the evils incident TO
maSs-meetings or leg
fslative cauc ses
wherein the energy
of the politician is of
far more weight than
the patriotism and in
telligcnce OF the citi-
zen.
ITO this popular
tribunal I shall sub
nit my name for the
position of United
States Senator to sue
ceed Mr.. Martin, and
1 would be pleased TO
have your considera-
tton and approval of
my candidacy,
"If elected I shall
strive not only TO rep
resent Virginia (iu
whose behalf as At
toruey General and
subsequently as Gov
ernor i have done
whatever my anec-
tion could prompt
and ability perform);
but I shall also par
ticipate I'm the CON
Sideration and dispo-
sitiou ofqucstions af-
fecting the internal
aud external rela-
tionS of our Republic.
while / shall neglect
no private request
yet I shall cndcavor
10 discharge every
duty of an American
Senator, and i'm doing
the latter Virginia's
highest and best i'm
terests will be sub
served. i shall CO
operate with my col
leagues i'm renewing
the vigor of my party.
not only by the defeat
of harmful measures, |
hut by the enactment
of Affirmative aud
constructive lcgisla-
ton which is 50 es-
senttal TO the rchabil-
itation of our party.
Hoping to hear
from you, / am.
"yery Sincerely,
"a, ]. MoNTAGUE."