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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
HAVE YOU Qualified TO VOTE,

commenting upon the small vote in
this State at the recent election the
Times-Dispatch administers this timely
rebuke to the stay-at-homes: .tItg'.
The sensible thing for Dissatisfied
yoCers 10 DO is to take their grievances
70 the ballot box, for that is the only
way they can Change an unsatisfactory
situatlon. They can certainly accom-,
phsh nothing good for themselves nv,
the let-alone policy. The story aiso
serves to show that such men have an
lnea that they are spiting the State nv
spltlng some. political party. or snifinor
the powers that be by not Voting TIE
Iact is that they are spiting themselves
Wnen they fail to exercise the nrivilao,es
OF citizenship. Under our system o,,o
vote counts as much as another. yota
ana one voter has the same power in ~,
election that another voter has II ;s
the election that puts rich and nooy
strong ana weak, upon the same foot,
ing. 1t Is an election that gives tba
poor and the weak the means of COW
petlng with the rich and the str.onor Of
asserting and protecting their ouyo
Flghts and promoting their own welfare
II poor men were not permitted to vote
mere would be great cutlery against
the usurpation and oppression of the
rilcn, yet, strangely enough, MANY of
them who have grievances decline To
employ the remedy which the State
gives them. The ballot is the onIv
weapon poor man has. 1t is ike
gun IN the hands of soldier"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

y TRlTs, crisp and tasty Republi-
can daily has appeared in the visage
of the Daily Timec, Harrison burg,
Va, an output of our friend Sbeffey
Lewis Spirit of the Valley Office. Mr..
Lewis runs two or three model Vir-
glnia journals. although he keeps OF
she opposite side from our political
views. His recent Thanksgiving sup
p!emeat, booming Harrisonburg's
materisl industries, is a credit to
any ps0er and town.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
NEWS ITEMS

The combined fleet of the Powers
continue to seize Turkish cities in order
to bring the Sultan to terms over
Macedonia Jos 3LHa .IH.- nnH
| While shooting at bird with cat
rifle Josie Bailey accidentally killed his
1O-year-ole playmate, Allen Fisher, in
Norfolk. .....
Japan has taken possession of Korea
and made it dependency. Some of
the Korean mobiles, in protest of the
movement, have committed suicide.
On Thanksgiviog Day, V. P. l. de-
feated V. NJ. !. Richmond in foot
ball "a to o; n. G. dictated Va. at Nor
folk II to 0, and the Army and Navy
game was tie, 6 to 6.
President Roosevelt ard family quietly
sneaked off from public cares and spent
Thanksgiving at their home, ''Plain-
dealing, = which is near Senator Martin S
home in Albemarle county, Va. $3.50 b
Joseph II. Shepherd, who five years
ago was sentenced to FIVE years in the
penitentiary for embezzling funds in
the Auditors pfiice, was last week re-
leased, his term having expired.
Peyser Abraham, the Portsmouth
bankrupt, lies in Jail on the order of
Judge Waddill, Of the United States
Court. Abraham went into bankruptcy.
but the court believes he has concealed
funds and is trying to beat his creditors.
Capt. Z. f. Morgan has been APP
pointed Superintendent of the State
Penitentiary, vice S. M. Boiling. who
resigned to take the position of Circuit
Clerk Of Bedford. Capt. Morgan was
Assistant Superintendent and is a most
capable official.
Under a sweeping order just issued
by the Pennsylvania Railroad all man.
ner of free transportation, rebates and
concessions will be abolished after Jan
uary 1, 1906. This order will affect
officeholders, politicians and newspa-
pers-everybOdy, with the possible ex-
ception of the President of the United
States.
This seems TO be another season of
hydrophobia epidemic. Virginia, not by
any means one of the largest States.
ranks third in furnishing the largest
number of cases of hydrophobia. New
York is first, Pennsylvania second and
Virginia third. Norfolk and Newport
News lead the cities of the State in
furnishing the greatest number of cases.
Lacking funds for his railroad ticket.
George Frances bought secondhand
trunk, bored holes for air, stocked it
with provisions and climbed in. His
bride, for whom he had bought ticket,
kept the key. Frances was accidentally
discovered by the baggageman after
travelling FIVE hundred miles, and pleaded
to be allowed to continue his strange
journey. 'l3-a re nf 5a...l -9G 30
One of the most important changes
made IN the Mississippi statues pertain
ing to the duties of the Governor fol-
lows: HE shall have the power and
authority upon charges made by affidavit
or by indictment to suspend any State
officer for gross malfeasance or for
drunkenness in office" The necessity
Tor law of this character has been dis
cussed at previous legislative sessions
The drunkenness provision is something
quite novel, and officials who have ex-
ahmed 1t are specializing whether it
will mean that they are liable to lose
their jobs by induling in an occasional
jag. 800
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
POLITICAL.

The President has reappointed JUDGE
l.. l.. Lewis District Attorney. from
which position he retired when running
for Governor. y.mal 9 a
The Balfour Ministry in England has
resigned and Sir Campbell Bannerman.
the Liberal leader, has been called to
form new ministry. There is turmoil
IN politics in the United Kingdom.
Zimmerman is for Irish Home Rule.
The Slemps could not deliver the
goods and Republicans in Virginia have
about decided that the Slemps must 90.
They may hold on until 1908, the first
convention to be held, but that they
Will be down and out at that time is
the opinion of leading Virginia Repuhliz
cans as well as Democrats.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
HALF-CENT A DAY.

That's what the insured have been
paying op $500 policy In our Northern
Neck Mutual Fire A Association, OF Ir.
vington. during the past eight years.
One cent day has paid for S1 300
policy, and left some TO spare. IL is the
poor mans company. Ease your mind
and sieep well BY protecting your home
In our home company.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

V1EetNIANs have heretofore great
~ admired John Sharp Williams,
the Democratic leader in Congress
hut their admiration will hastily
take back sea. if he fucposes sit
eng down on our delegation with
such vim.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

We HAVE waded through thai
ong Presidential message, and wn,i,
hr' Roosevelt doesa't need any CON
mediation from us we want to saw,
on the whole, it is I'll right.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

III MARYLAND is really anxious
FOR = primary plan and is hankering
at'tr he Nirginia one no doubt she
can soon get it "free gratis aud for
nothing"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
Grip Resulted In Catarrh.

Miss Alice Bielke, Treasurer Young
Women's Society of the Lutheran
Church, Menasha, Wis, writes:
81 gratefully acknowledge the good
that Peruna did me after 1 had been
sick with Ia grippe which left me in n
very weak and emaciated condition,
with catarrhal trouble of the head and
ears.
"My mother suggested that I take it
to build up my strength and rid myself
Oh the troublesome catarrh, and it
acted with wonderful speed.
81 was able to resume my work in
side OF two months and am in splendid
health now."-Alice Bielke.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

n WHEN REQ ganizing. Spotsvlvania
Democrats did a sensible thing in
Sseimulg against legalizing the pri
'eHrt system we have 10 vogue.
fn"se tnas move around among the
utnp'e know that il has few Friends
compared to what some newspapers
aud some politicians would have one
believe. .-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
WAR ANRAGS
Il Six Sirsi,,i.bbps% @s h',,., -

OLA 'Hgtnians were bitteu bV q
mad dog az NswP9rt News, aud tGeh
there were six mad vmglhMos aud
-, a dead mad dog. saA bsila
AS was to be expected. the n!
s..s .s,s fortunate event aroused public sen
ss5is % tlmn men against all the cauines of
,,s.a,s,a t ne city and spurre,I on bS The
A. thonght of what "might have been, >
many persons demanded drastic ac.
ton as possible solution of the
dog problem, says the Newport New
Press. The Commissioner of r.,
f-sl enue is quoted as expressing N,
opinion that something ike o..
thousand dogs Tor nearly as macy as
are hcensed) are running around
.iss without tags. La discussing the
matter with member cf the police
force it was brought out that the
ofncers are not especially JEALOUS in
the matter. -.
1t is too late to lock the sts6rr
after the horse is siolen;-anJ !, !,
rather poor consolation nlki,Iing !.
lone dog that may start hvdrophob,a
tu a'Whoie community. The truth
Ii,qHo1ls the dog law 10 city or couutr, Il
not properly carried out Tne Com
uissicuers Of the Revenue 40 arr
enjoiped t6Iassess,S aud the Cons,a
abss,who sre directed, to- kill all u6-
.TAz9Eteked dogs, pay lhttlssor no attention
to these matters. HARDLY worse
curse can fall upon 7eomnluhit,
than that of having surplus of
dogs-cnrs and others-running on,
at riders aud drivers, oaasiug run
" sEay accidents and many times de
Az ,.cterripg ladies from driving out
go Sa' 'sloneSo snspping aud barking fees
SuSsiSDsitaat keep, peaceful citizens nerves
unstrang- day and -night,- aud a
surplus of hunting dogs that scour
t,JEields and woods, killing game and
a0E1V destreyipgs their nests. The man
that yhsrbors or encourages any Of
49,. .,sS these pests injnres a community and
s9 s = ssahe may be morally liable bsone day
for fatal results. .s.ai 5.,s -3I .
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

WHILE not always agreeing with
the Richmond TmeS-Dispatch in it,
views, the VIRGINIA CITIZEN can
heartily endorse its position on two
current topics, namely; Advcc CO Of
the Torrens System for land regis
tration, and the view it takes in
upholding thu management of tie
3 ~ 20 aITH
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is
that 1T contains no narcotic of any
Kind. Peruna is perfectly harmless.
1t can be used any length of time
without acquiring a drug habit.
Peruna does not produce temporary
results,-it cures.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

Judge Horatio J. Goss, Hartwen, Ga.
writes:
"Some five or six years ago L had a
very severe spell of grip which left me
with systemic catarrh.
"a friend advised me to try your Pc
runa, which did, and was Immediately
benefited and cured. The third bottle
completed the cure."-H. J. Goss.
Cured In q Few Weeks.
Miss Jean Cowgirl, Griswold Opera
House, Troy, N. Y, is the leading lady
with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the following:
During the past winter Of 1901, 1
suffered for several weeks from n severe
attack OF grip, which left a serious
catarrhal condition OF the throat and
head.
"Some one suggested Peruna. AS q
last resort, after wasting much time
and money on physicians, L tried the
remedy faithfully, and in a few weeks
was X well rs ever."-Jean Cowgirl.
Ask You Drugois
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
CAUGHT BY THE GRIP
RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA
LaGriPDe Is Epidemic CatarrIL.

spares no class or nationality. This
II cultured and the ignorant,t the aristo.
crat and the pauper, The masses and tho
classes are alike subject to Ia grippe.
None are exempt-all are liable.
Grip is well named. The original
French term, Ia grippe, has been short
ened by the busy American 20 read
SCRIP"
Without intending TO do so, a new
word has been coined that exactl7-
describes the ease. Asif some Eidcou5
giant with awful grip had clutehed Va
in its fatal clasp.
Men, women, children, whole towns
and cities are caught in the banefuI grin
of n terrible monster.
Have you the grip? Or, rather. nas
the grip got you? If SO, read the fol-
lowing letters.
These testimonials spook for tbon,-
selves as to the efficacy of Peruna iu
cases of la grippe or its after-efects:
Savec by Pe-ru-na.
Hon. James II. GULL is one of the old
est and most esteemed men OF Omaha.
Neb- He has done much TO make il
what 1t is, serving on public boards n
numbe OF times. He endorses Pcruna
in the following words:
81 am GS years old, am hale and hearty
and Peruna has helped me attain il,
Two years ago had Ia grippe-my life
was despaired Of. Peruna saved me, -.
J. r. Quill.
Relative of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. Silas s. Lincoln, who resides st
9l3 street, n. W., Washington, ID. c.,
has the honor OF being third cousin to
Abraham Lincoln. He writes:
II had la grippe five times before u.s.
ing Your medicine. Four years ago I
began the use of Peruna, since which
time have not been troubled with that
disease.
II can now do as much work at nv
desk as L ever could IN my life. have
gained more than ten pounds in
weight."-S. S. Lincoln.
Pe-ru-na Not Only Cured La Crime Inn,
Benefited the Whole System.
Miss Alice M. Dressler, 1913 y. BRYANT
Ave., Minneapolis, Mimi, writes:
Last spring suffered from In Crime
and was partially cured, but the bad
aiter-eifects remained through the
summer and somehow 1 did not get
strong as was before.
zone of my college friends who was
visiting me asked me try Peruna and
ana so and found it all and more than
had expected.
1T not only cured me of the catarrh
but restored me TO perfect health. and
built up the entire system."-Alice NJ.
Dressler.
Address DR.. 5. B. Hartman. President
OF The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
lmanac for 1906.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
THE CRIsFIELp rRoIJRIe

order Is fully restored in Crisfield af-
Ter the exciting oyster trials of last
week States Attorney Henry ]
Waters, Of Somerset, says the peace
officers at Crisfeld acted with great
courage during the trial and afterward
The Sheriff made an investigation and
the result was laid before the grand
jury which was empanelled Monday
Mr.. James E. Ellegood, counsel for the
tonger defendants, says the Taneier
Company has taken up oyster-plantinp
grounds contrary to law; that some lots
are in the name of dummy" locators
and that the grounds have been en-
larged by stretching out buoys to
ground not located" He says Girls
Held was not under mob rule. Com.
mander Howard with police boat is
ON the scene and preserving order.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
FISH AND OYSTERS.

Inc State Board of Fisheries met in
Hienmond Friday. The Board held a
session in Norfolk Thursday, and de-
ennea to grant the application of the
hampton Grabbing Company for GER
tam grounds for Grabbing purposes.
Inc boards annual report to the COVER
nor OF the operations for the year win
snow that the oyster industry has paid
'ne orate between $4,000 and S75, 900.
while the expenses have been about the
same as last year, the net revenues to
the State reaching about $50. 600. rs
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
SAR3I TTitlsEia bQiRGs1 isaffssr1fsa d from,

ss- hssia sPAanat sStatistiessY leading edi to
sssisss III RAJ il the Norfolk Dispatch, lba,
~ Id
- 49, our seontemporaryG 1s SstItl attack 90
0~ss vf~tAtg 0it,- .dt aDEu 1890 ava. 44OM II
- ssss ssour posipcat machine It is ia <,
ssa - sos:n INK About great industry in Vir-
Esp ginis andbIaNorihi sCarolina, now
'xe - Hsxsmonnting to- many nl lions of dol
stcs@coA tarsirAS W sail iius souef, ,df.aan 81.
- ee2stn 9GciIav YeA------4-.-----1---, .rodi1sa
CT <Rka vas. -kldl Sa..,U .aofFos,~ 7 hug .uoi
ags sssaisrA ADMIRALTY TOGO. rs gong to bring
IL sSasv his glorious Japanese fleet to Amer
e. Yea onext ear and give our "hero
: ~ >: wcrshippers" chance to rave over a
.ss e :; real live edition.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08

Have you asked your neighbor 10 sub.
scribe TO the VIRGINIA CITIzENp III not.
suppose you do so today. If he Is still
benighted. show him your copy. 1t will
be good for his constitution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
:: IN AN extended interview with the
M(lTfsesident 7of litsl phhn5er of Com.
s" 'hefcs Rochester, NJ Y .Ir,,,,4r

mefce a ~Rochester, N =, qpaper
.AlpDlIsAes tAis sHRgs his Other per
-------tinent remarks relative to on James
- ed q towpI EsResifieeas to, which Virgin
= ..ianss particularly, are looking for
Az .wasd'wiihI much pride and pleasure
eses5sosaSmssIfI am correct tbs win be the first
ssssssis Slfge Exposition held outside of citv en-.
- .sironpsents andliit wall be held at an.
ideally -heaIthful spot. The exposition
.eei .oJEyilb9ome guearer being a distinctly
e. Unitsd ASatesA Exposition than anv
-sf,GOz heretofsseIheld JIG this country. 1t will
a Il yi,eEths gathering together of the fam
S.suz.L---iiX of the mother States !"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-08
- that the food began over ten mon
q befors Noah Vas 500 Wears Ola I,


- that the food began oyer ten months
= befors Noah was 500 wears Old It is
further said that when the Lord in.
structed Noah TO build the ark He had
determined 90 destroysall, then ivinq
except Noah and his wife and his sons g Ts
and their wives As the Instructions to
se.it is Noah must have been issued a long
So iAsl time before the food came, considering
80, ~ y the proportions of the ark and the
isiss difficulty of building it with INADEQUATE
Ia labor conditions Methuselah wopld
81 o seem to have been condemned as a
~N''@ wicked old man. The Landmark an
pears to be about the only newspaper
~ capable of exact thinking on these
81 "a important questions"
To tell the truth we have never
:. 'come to" since the exhaustive Ipc;d
and linked discr saors between our
erudite contemporaries over "Why
Z9bU do duck waddie" aud "Why does
rabbit wabble it's nose" became
sIsfclpsed Incidents" Anything ante
Na.. rior pertaining to our two friends
was completely sradicated from cur
90 q 1aindsg Thanks, swfuily, for the
"a ~ exact age and fate of Methuselah..
a. s,s Now please tell Us how MANY w. Years
%, saob fhs,Old fellow would have reached if
70 siqOsq the fiocd had not GOMEZ aud was iii
Unnecessary TtoS bring on the food to-
.smske the old low get off the earth?
;: In AN extended Interview with the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
MOSS TOOK POISON
YOUNG MAN TRIES TO COMMIT sUI-
 CIDE.
pnys1eian Was Called and Montgomery Hoekkeeper Will Recover--swal- lowed Laudanum In Bedroom
 on Dexter Avenue.

Swallowing a solution of two parts 1audanum and one part sweet oil, Les lie Noes, thirty-one years old and un- married. attempted to commit suicide in q room at his boarding house. 515 Dexter Avenue. about o'clock yes- terday evening. He was removed to an infirmary from which 1t was re- ported last night that he would re- cover.
 Moss had been drinking heavily, so 1t is said, and he became Respondent over his condition. Monday he told one of his friends that he intended to buy a pistol and blow out his brains.
 Yesterday evening Moss went to his room at the boarding house swallowed the drug and jumped into bed. A short while later he wos found there in an unconscious condition and a physician was hastily summoned
 The physician who examined Moss said that the sweet oil in the mixture probably saved his life. By using heroic treatment he was relieved and was nurriedly removed to an infirm- ary.
 Asked by the physicians for reason for taking the poison Moss replied that he did it because he was "just a fool"
 UntiE a. short while ago Moss was bookkeeper for A. c. Rhodes and Son, Montgomery furniture estab- Iishment He came to Montgomery from West Point. Ga, where his moth CT resides.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
TELLS FEARFUL STORY
MILLIGAN DETAILS SUICIDE OF HIS
 COMPANION.
Agreed to Follow Her to the Grave, But after Watching Her Death
 Agonies His Nerve Failed

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 24.-Arthur Henry Milligan, alias E. S. Terry alias | Arthur Henry Smith, alias Arthur Henry Brown, with whom Florence o. Groves agreed to commit suicide at the Hotel Blatz and who disappeared | after she had fulfilled her agreement | Monday morning was arrested at the l residence of Robert Barlow at Racine, by Chief of Police Fred Pfister of that city tonight. His capture took place after he had attempted suicide and had been prevented by Chief Pfister. After his arrest Milligan calmly de- | tailed the story of his incidents of his companions death. He said that Florence Groves took carboiic acid in his preserve at the hotel rafter she made three attempts to kill herself. Milligan was not married to Florence Groves. The couple left tn eGroves resi- dence at Chicago and eloped with the intention of marrying but lack of time prevented the carrying out of their plans.
 Florence Groves knew what the end would be when she decided to elope with me. and she was eager to die with me-" Milligan said. She was engaged to a school teacher of Orland. H., but she loved me better told her that the day she married
 
 take my life on her birthday. January 27.
 Every day that we were at the ho- tel we planned to. kill ourselves. Fi- nally we set Monday morning as the day. Sunday morning she tried three times to kill herself with poisons ] had purchased She drank oxalic acid l iodine and wood alcohol in turn, but they only acted as emetics. A-I- -tA | Monday morning because she realized its horrible effects. She begged and | implored me not to go first, she did | not want to sec me die. She asked me to pour out the acids and I filled a wine glass with it. As her last rec | quest she asked me to hand 1t to her. but I refused repeatedly.
 | At last she nerved herself, snatched the glass, and swallowed the dose at a single effort, dropping the glass on the bed beside her. She lay back gasping as she did so.
 1 Don't leave me until I'm dead she 1 implored me in a dull whisper" 1 Il seated myself by the bed and | watched her through what seemed to me like hours. As I watched the ter rible convulsions that wrecked her form. the foam that specked her lips, the agonized setting of the eyes and the mortal pain expressed in her eye movement my nerve failed me. l did not have the courage to follow her. | "Florences death had unnerved me to a great extent, and Monday after noon I decided to go back to Brooklyn. where I live, and face the music. if prosecution followed my offenses. wrote letters to my mother. Mrs. A. F. Milligan and my sisters. Mrs. H. B. Conklin. and Edith Milligan, Brook lyn, asking them for money to defray | expenses of the trip and explaining my purpose"
 | Waukee tonight
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-25
EAST, WEST AND SOUTH.
United fin One Respect.

There may be differences of opinton regarding some subjects in sections oc the country remote from each other. but there is none respecting the best remedy for piles, as witness the letters below:
 "I have been feeling so good could hardly believe it. after suffering with piles for a year, to find that l am once more feeling like myself. I wish you could have seen me before 1 started using Pyramid Pile Cure and look at me now, and you would say I am not the same man. have gained 1O pounds. and all on account or Pyramid Pile Cure Walter Sharkley, 56 Park St., Springfield. Mass.
 T bought a fifty cent box of Pyrs- mid Pile Cure and used as directed with the most unexpected results, a coni- plete cure. I have been troubled with piles for thirty years and was in muck distress and passed much blood. but at present am free from any kind of piles" F. Mckay, WeaVerville. Cal. thousands of dollars to me; it cured me after using numbers of other remedies and taking medicines from doctors It also cured my son, although he could hardly walk eat or sleep; he Is now all right. B. stringfellow. Postmaster
 One thousand dollars is offered by the Pyramid Drug Co.,. Marshall, Mich, to any one who will show the above tes- timonials to be not genuine.
 Pyramid Pile Cure Is sold by drug gists for fifty cents a package. and and try it tonight. being careful to ac- cept no substitutes, and bearing In mind the fact that there Is nothing else "just as good