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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
ONE MUST BE sHORr.WAIsTED.

The greatest innovation for the new
wardrobes now being fashioned is the
short waistline. Everything-coats
jackets, gowns is short-waisted, not ne
cessarily on Empire lines, but blend be-
tween that and the 1860 waistline.
Jaunty indeed, are the little loosely fitted
jackets, whose short, shaped hip skirts
flare out an inch or two above the waist
line. The skirt, even though it be a
closely fitting gored one, mounts high
above the waist. It's belt, though having
decided downward tendency from the
back towards the front, yet does not
reach by an inch the usual front waist
line. Separate blouses in linen, lawn, en-
broidery, Irish lace and Valenciennes,
which are sucha bewildering melange of
exquisite workmanship, are made short
wasted to go with the skirts. They have
a short, fitted portion that goes under
the top of the skirt, and there is loose.
scant frill arrangement that hangs bit
over the top of the belt, almost hiding
1T The consequences is the downfall of
the stiff leather belt. If leather one
must be used, it is suede, softly draped
like ribbon.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20

Your Uncle Samuel is on the trail of
the druggists who are handling so-called
remedies which have large quantities of
cheap whiskey in them.
The department had analyses made
of the several preparations especially
those which were of such great benefit
to the temperance people and which
were sold in large quantities in pro-
hibition communities -and the following
were put on the list as medicines for
which a liquor license was required to
handle:
Atwood's LaGrippe Specific, Cuban
Ginferic, DeWitt's Stomach Bitters,
DR.. Bouvier's Buchu Gin, DIR. Fowler's
Meat and Malt, Duffy's Malt Whiskey,
Gilbert's Rejuvenating Iron and Herb
Juice, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Kudros. Peruna and Rockcandy Cough
Cure.
Since the order was issued in order to
allow druggists to dispose of stocks on
hand-the manufacturers of Peruna have
prepared a new formula, which is printed
on the label of the bottle, and that latest
preparation now conforms to the law
and Is permitted TO be sold.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

The State Corporation Commission
has made the Standard Oil Company
pay over to the State the sum of SIS, 600,
where it has heretofore been paying
S25.
On Tuesday of next week the body of
Admiral Jno. Paul Jones will be re-
moved with ceremony from the tempo
rary tomb in which it was placed on
July "a, 1905, at Annapolis, Md, TO
the niche in the memorial room of
Bancroft Hall, which has been placed
in condition for its reception. 1t will
remain there until such time as the
crypt in the basement of the new
chapel is completed, when it will be de-
posted there with informal ceremony.
Maxim Gorky, the Russian novelist,
socialist and revolutionist, has been
having considerable trouble getting ac-
commodations at the hotels in New
York. He was asked to leave hotel
Saturday because the woman with him
is not his wife, but an actress. He is
in this country, he says, for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the revolu-
tionaries in his native land.
Application has been made to the
State Corporation Commission for a
charter for ''The Farmers and Mechanics
State Bank of fredericksburg, Va, -
with maximum capital stock of $780,
600. The officers are: M. G.. Wills,
president; Lee J. Graves, LIST vice-presi-
dent; Col. E. d. Cole, End vice-president;
John F. Gouldman, jr., cashier. Ar
engagements are being made to begin
business in short time
Great excitement prevails at Charles
town, w. Va, over the discovery of a
tremendous subterranean lake and
caverns, which are being explored by an
expert with electric lights. Men were
blasting rock and discovered the lake
and cavern when the discharge fell
through They descended and with a
small boat rowed around several hun
dred yards. j. M. Miley stated that
there were many limestone formations
similar to those in the Luray caverns.
The lake is of purest water.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
EMM ERrON.

Jerusalem Baptist Sunday school was
reorganized on tn End Sunday with T.
N. Oldham superintendent. Mr.. Old
ham has been superintendent of this
school for many years and shows his
popularity by being reelected.
Misses Irene Newbill and Jane Davis,
after most successful session, closed
their schools lastweek with appropriate
exercises. Miss Newbill has returno d
to her home in Essex.
M. B. Hammock was i'm Fredericks-
burg last week on business.
Misses Lucy Arrest, of Hague, Annie
Allison, and Bessie Motley, of Sharp S
Willie Allison, of Simonson's, were the
pleasant guests of Miss Belle Barber
Easter.
Misses Mamye Hanks and Louise Davis
were welcome visitors at the home Of
Mrs. w. E. Headiey this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Cook, Miss Mag
gle Fidler and Mr.. Garrett, of Sharps,
were pleasantly ENTERTAINERS at the home
of r. H. Cook recently.
Mrs. Roberta Curtis, of 'Sharps, is
spending some time with her neice,
Mrs. T. N. Oldham.
Mrs. Simpson, of Baltimore, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. r. B. Middleton.
Oscar Lemoine, of Baltimore, smiled
on his friends here last week.
PINKY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
SOME BOAT NOTES.

The dry-dock Dewey broke its tow
lines in the Mediterranean, off Malta,
last week and drifted about in a storm
for about twenty-three hours. 1t has
been hard trip for the towing fleet. The
Dewey has had continued heavy winds
and has broken her cables and been a
drift twice since leaving the Chesapeake
bay.
While entering Carriers Creek Friday
morning of last week steamer Calvert
failed to answer to the helm owing to
the steering gear getting out of order
and ran ashore near Weems wharf.
The stearing gear was overhauled and
the boat fioated about o'clock in the
afternoon, when she proceeded on her
trip to fredericksburg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
SOME INSURANCE FIGURES

The Richmond papers have published
some very interesting statistics on fire
insurance for the year 1905 from which
we CLEAN the following:
Virginians paid So, 27S, $40 for pro-
lection against fires last year. This
money went to stock companies and
does not include the amounts paid by
mutual concerns From the total pre-
miums paid by people of Virginia to the
stock companies there was a loss by fire
to the companies carrying the risks of
81, $50, 1872, disclosing the fact that the
companies got about two million dollars
to the good.
The two prominent Virginia COM
panies are the Virginia, Fire and Marine
and the Virginia State. both showing
good condition. The former received in
premiums $266, 491, and paid out $780,
2Sl for losses; the Virginia State re-
ceived $156, 608 and paid out $40. 1874.
Of the foreign companies the Hamburg
Bremen received $72, 1856 and paid out
$29, S22; the Fireman's Fund (San Fran
cisco) received $S4, SGT and paid out ST.
967; The Phoenix (Hartford) received
Sal, 205 and paid out $lO,972.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
PERTAINS TO CONGRESS.

The House Committee on arts and ex-
positions Saturday last completed work
on the bill in aid of the jamestown Ex-
position. 1t will carry 81, 400, 600.
An effort by Mr.. Flood (virginia) to
put confederate veterans on the same
preferred class as other veterans for
positions as rural carriers, was unsuc-
cessful.
Sen. 7. S. Martin introduced bill in the
Senate appropriating $50, 600 for widen
ing and rebuilding the National Boule-
ward at Fredericksburg, from Princess
Anne street in that city to the National
Cemetery, laying sidewalks, etc.
A resolution providing for the election
ofSenators by direct vote of the people
has been favorably acted upon by the
House Committee on election of Presi-
dent, Vice-President andRepresentatives
in Congress. The resolution makes the
term of members of the House four
years instead of two.
AoAS &c duSosioiiS concerning the
Panama Canal are to be settled by Con-
gress at this session. They pertain to
the type of the canal, whether sea level
or lock; the method of construction.
whether by the government or by con-
tract; the government of the Canal
Zone, and the reorganization of the
isthmian Canal Commission. -.
In the Senate week before last
Hon. Jno. w. Daniel discussed the
question Of the lack of representation
by the Southern States in the public
service. Mr.. Daniels speech was
based on provision in the urgent de-
ficiency appropriation bill of the repre-
sentation of the United States at the
next Pan-American Congress to be
held IN Rio Janerio next July. He said
that the plans of the State Department
did not contemplate representation of
the South or the far West and then en-
tered upon general consideration of
participation in public affairs.
that political differences
should not be permitted to prevent
such participation on broader scale.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
HONOR GRAvESOF SOUTHERN DEAD.

Commander-in-Chief Tanner, of the
Grand Army of the Republic. has
issued his annual address to ali G. A.
X. posts regarding the exercises to be
conducted on May S0th, Memorial Day.
to commemorate the memory of the
Federal soldiers dead. In general or
ders among other things he says:
Thirty years ago, when was de-
partment commander of New York, in
Memorial Day order then issued. /
suggested-to the comrades of New York
that wherever, from Montauk Point to
Buffalo, any Confederate soldier had
found sepulchre among US, trusted
that when we went out to laurel
the graves of our Union dead, that our
common American manhood would pre-
vent US passing by the graves of our
former opponents without dropping
thereon some floral remembrance.
"Not, / said, in honor of their cause,
for that we opposed, fought and con-
quered, but because we who met them
on the field of battle knew that drawer
men or better soldiers have not been
known since men were first marshaled
in battle array,
"Unitedly we march along the high
way of nations, rosebushed blossominp
and around, and the birds nesting in
the mouths of Ethe cannon that once
roared defiance and death at each other.
the world applauding, our conscience
approving.
If mothers of the south still sit like
Rachel of old, weeping for their chill
dren' and refusing to be comforted be-
cause they are not, let the news 90
down to them that on our most sacred
day, we feel it privilege to stand in
the place of their far-distant kinsman
and lovingly mark their last resting
place with Gods sweetest emblem of
peace, flowers. The old flag has been
rebaptised since 1865 with the blood of
the North and the South alike, and the
ship. of State in securely anchored for
all time"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
SOME TRUCKERS NoTER.

G. L. Shaekelford, of Ottoman.
shipped the first asparagus from this
river last Friday, 18th, which sold for
soc per bunch.
Lettuce the size of head of cabbage
is now being grown by the u. S. agri-
cuitura! department. This species
weighs four or five pounds, and the
heads are as hard as a head of cabbage.
The new species of lettuce can be grown
in eight weeks from the time the seed
is planted. Heretofore it has required
twelve weeks to produce an ordinary
head of lettuce.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
Il The Moon Inhabited2

Science has proven that the moon has an
atmosphere, which makes life in some form
possible on that satellite; but not for human
beings. who have Marlborough time on earth
or ours; especially those who don't know that
Electric Bitters cure Headache, Biliousness,
Malaria, Chills and Fever, Jaundice, Dyspep-
STA, Dizziness Torpid Liver, Kidney complaints,
General Debility and Female weaknesses.
Cnequalied as general Tonic and Appetizer
Tor weak persons and especially for the aged
1t induces sound sleep. Fully guaranteed by
e &. Richardson, Ktlmarnock; T. j. Hayden
& Son, Irvington: Ficklin s. Bass. Litwalton
Price soc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
MANY DISASTERS.

By an explosion of powder in the for
ward turret of the battleship Kearsage
on last Friday afternoon Lieutcnants
Joseph w. Greame and John M. Hud-
gins and seven sailors were killed. Lieut..
Hudgins was a native of Virginia.
A violent earthquake. occurred Satur-
day in the southern part of the Island
of Formosa. The casualties and damage
done are reported to be heavier than
those of the earthquake last month
when 1, Ola persons were killed, sos were
injured and 1900 houses were de-
molished.
Three men shot dead. boy fatally
wounded, and mining engineer taken
to the hospital in a serious condition is
a result of a riot at Windber, Pa,
among the striking coal miners Monday
night. The place is ina state of terror.
Sheriff Begley has been summoned and
an appeal has been made to the Cover
nor for troops.
Three negroes were lynched in Spring
field, Mo-, Saturday night last, being
hanged to an electric tower in the public
square and then roasted to death over a
fire built under them. They were
Horace Duncan, James Copeland and
Will Allen. Duncan and Copeland, both
under 81 years of age, were charged
with having assaulted Mabel Edmond
son, white girl, on Friday night. Allen
was charged with the murder of c. NJ.
Rouark last January.
Additional reports from Mt. Vesuvius
since we went opress last week regard
ing the disaster are received, the num-
Der of casualties increases. 1t is now
estimated that at least 1000 have lost
their livesas direct result of the erup-
ton. Already over 800 bodies have been
found and every hour adds to that
number. The loss to property and the
devastation of great tracts of fertile
lands is estimated at fully $50, ZOO, 600.
1t is reported that at least 5000, build.
ings have been partly or entirely de-
stroyed. The unearthing of victims,
whose bodies had been covered by ashes
and cinders, or who were found in ruined
buildings, show that the most of them
died in great agony, as terror and pain
are depicted on features now set in
death. The attitude of others, some OF
whom were found kneeling in prayer,
show that they were killed by the deadly
fumes coming from the volcano. Hun
dreds are missing everywhere. 1t is a
certainty that unnumbered dead have
been incinerated by the burning lava
and rain of white-hot ashes. The period
of danger has passed and only desola.
ton and slowly declining panic remain.
Mount Vesuvius has ceased to give any
sign of life. The volcano seems to
have spent itself in one enormous con-
vulsion. Director Matteucci, who heroi.
cally holds his post in the observatory,
believes that the eruption has ended,
and every outward Indication confirms
this view. The King of Italy went to
the scene of suffering and destruction
last week and has been watching the
removal of bodies from the ruins and
lending such assistance as he could in
the rescue work.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20

In THE teeth of the last = "
st,rm of the winter, on Surd \,
Street Superintendent Cohen an
nounccd that the snow must lie on
Richmond's streets until midnight
"rhe ordinance prohibits us from
working on Sunday" he said,
"no matter what the condition of the
streets may be. Three years ago /
ordered out the men and reopened
the blockaded streets. For nv vigi
lance and pains | was punched aud
hauled to police court" Though
probably somewhat of an extreme
law, in view of widespread Ssbbaticsl
dissertation aud thin excuses for
working on Sunday, it ia refreshing
to know that one city, aud that our
own beloved capitol, will not tolerate
public violations of the Sabbath, even
if it cannot restrain corporate infrac-
tions. Publish it abroad.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
PROGRAM OF THE Mn. BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION,
To be Held with Nomini Church
Saturday and Sunday, May GO and
90. 1906. Beginning at 1890 a. I'M.

To be Held With NOminf Church
Saturday and Sunday, May 2e and
90. 1906. beginning at 1890 a. m
Annual sermon by Rev. ]. M: Street.
h l. 1.-The relation of good teachers to
the success of Sunday schools
DR.. GEO. OLIVER,
- KENNER CRALLE,
REV. GEO. Y. BRADLEY.
2. ''The work and fruit of the Holy
Spirit in the Sunday school,
OHIO Rock,
I. M. l.. REAMY,
REV. FRANK BARNARD.
g. Fought our members to attend and
encourage their children to attend the
Sunday schools in their own churches
rather than others which happen to
be more conveniently situated, and if
so, why?" -
ASA S. RICE,
REV. T. BENTON HILL,
DR.. w. F. DUNAwAy.
4.rWhat good ends may we reason
ably expect to be accomplished by the
annual meeting of this Convention
other than those which bear directly on
our Sunday school work."
REV. F. w. CLAYBRooK,
JOIN CURLETT,
REV. A. d. REYNOLDS.
5. care there signs of progress and
in the general Sunday
school work, and if so, what are thev?S
T. l.. WHITE,
Rev. j. HORACE NEWELL,
r. FULLER HuNToN.
6. 'The ACCESSIBILITY of so increasing
the income of this Convention as to be
able to print and circulate in tract
form such essays as may be deemed of
special and permanent value
JOHN l.. BEALE.
JETER PULLEN,
REV. T. c. WHITEHURST.
The appointee named first under the
above themes is expected to present an
essay, or address, and the others to open
the discussion, each speaker to be
limited to Is minutes.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
Richmond County.
TIDEWATER.

The public school near here taught, by
L. N. Oldham, closed last Tuesday.
Messrs- Henry Settle and Atwill
Coates left Saturday for Richmond.
Miss Lucy Barber is visiting relatives
in Westmoreland
Miss Eloise Middleton visited Miss
Louise Davis last week.
r. s. Davis returned last Friday
from short visit to Baltimore.
Miss Josephine Gregory visited rela-
tives in Lancaster recently.
Mrs. w. E. Headley spent Sunday at
the home of her father.
Mrs. T. r. Haaks visited her sister,
Mrs. R. S. Davis, last week.
Mrs. B. F. Biscoe and little gran6-
daughter, Grace Davis, visited the home
of Il. j. Wallace last week. l.. ID.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20

ALL the hullabaloo about mixing
or tampering with bills ia the Vir-
glnia Legislature has simmered down
and is being generally accepted as
oyerheated imagination produced by
craze of the populace for investiga-
ton. Maryland is experiencing
somewhat a similar trouble-mixed
hills-by virtue of too much work
for a short session. Some of her
bills that failed to pass were handed
up to the Governor by mistake and
signed by him. Virginia's Governor
kept little closer watch on such
things. After all little harm was
done, and none of it, apparently,
Intentional.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
POLITICAL.

Those who have been urging popular
choice of United States Senator'S as a
cure for all the ills the state is heir to.
should take notice of Arkansas. That
State has just had popular election to
nominate candidate for senator. and
now after the defeat of one of the best
men in the State and one of the safest
IN the Senate there are impassioned
charges-of fraud and what not else.
Politics is politics, whether in the legis-
iature or at the hustlings. Alexandra
Gazette.
Announcement was made Thursday of
last week by Ohio F. Mears, of North
ampton county, that he will be a can
didate for the nomination as congress
man from this district against Hon.
William A. Jones, the incumbent. Con-
gresham Jones has represented the
district for the past fourteen years. Mr..
Mears is very popular in his section.
and he will make live canvass. Mr..
Mears has sent certified check for
$500 to 7. ]. Downing, Lancaster
Courthouse, chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee, the amount re-
quired to enter the primary.
With the declaration that widespread
graft in civic life, and the domination
of political bosses have produced con-
dition more dangerous to the republic
than that which led to the Confederate
war, representatives of sixty-three
labor and reform organizations met
Sunday, April 9th, in convention and
launched new political party. The
new party is to be known as Chi
cago Progressive Alliance and it plans
to capture the primaries and nominate
men to Office who will be free from the
influence of any of tho old political party
machine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
Grip oulckly Knocked Out.

"Some weeks ago during the severe winter
weather both my wife and myself contracted
severe colds which speedily deve oped into
the worst kind of la grippe with all its mis-
cradle symptoms" says Mr.. J. S. Egleston of
Maple Landing. Iowa. Knees and Joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up, eyes
and nose running, with alternate spells of
chills and fever We began using Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy. aiding the same with
a double dose of Chamberlain's Stomach aud
Liver Tablets, and by its liberal use soon com
pletly knocked out the grip"
For sale by Messick & Gunby, Irvington: w.
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
MIDDLESEX NOTES.

The Sunbeam Society of Harmony
Grove Baptist church held an interest
ing meeting Sunday afternoon, at which
time $500 was raised. Much interest
is being taken in this work.
The Ministers and Deacons' Meeting
will convene at Urbanna Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday, April 27-29.
Miss Nellie Lawson returned Friday
from Baltimore, where she had been on
business.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
EARTHQUAKE AT
SAN FRANCISCO.
City Set on Fire and Over 5000
People Perish.

Especial to VA. CITIZEN, via FredericksburgJ
A tremendous earthquake at San
Francisco, Cal, Wednesday morning
set that city on fire and cut off its water
supply by destroying the water works.
1t is estimated that over 5000 people
have persisted and the whole city is
panic-stricken. Regent and many
other streets along with the telegraph
Offices, have burned out and the fire is
still raging. Blocks are being dyna-
mited to impede the progress of the
flames. Slight shocks continued through
out the day.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20

They are asking in Richmond why
hold a Democratic primary to nominate
candidates for council, seeing that the
city is practically all one way, Demo
cratic ?-Staunton Dispatch.
A similar question continues to
be asked, many times over, through
out the State. Why hold a primary
for Senator, Governor or Congress
man when things are pretty much
all one way? It's kill the primary,
or the primary will kill the Demo-
cratic party.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
PAY YOUR POLL TAX,

Unless your poll tax is paid ON or be-
fore May 9Th you will not be able to vote
in the primary for Congressman. or in
November next. Don'tneglect this dutv
but see to it at once. If you have lust
become of age, or will before that time
be sure and pay your poll tax and reg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20
Pe-ru-na, a Natural BcautIflcr.

Peruna produces clean, mucous mem
branes, the basis of facial symmetry
and a perfect complexion.
The women have not been slow to dis
cover that a course of Peruna will do
more toward restoring youthful beauty
than all the devices known TO science.
Many girl has regained her faded
beauty, many matron has heightened
the days of her comely appearance by
using Peruna.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1906-04-20


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