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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
AUTUMN TIME.

The summer. with all her gay beauty,
has flown.
And weird October breezes are mourn
fully signing
Whispering that beautiful autumn has
come,
And birds to the bright, sunny South
land are flying.
Autumn fair. there is JOY in your brown
eyes so merry;
Is it ''loye for day and the world
well nigh LOST?
Did not you cause the dear summer to
hurry
When you crept in 'twixt August's S
damp dews and the frost?
See the leaves drifting earthward in
lovely confusion.
Gaudy yellow and crimson, TO brighten
the world!
"Dying leaves. did you say? that is but
an illusion
The leaves live anew in their garments
of gold!
The warm, mellow sunlight caresses the
hilltop
And lovingly fingers on meadow and
plain,
And it dances with glee when the last
pearly dew-drOp
Falls, never to glisten in beatty again.
It's harvest time, haytime; there's JOY
In the May time,
But JOY reigns with peace on fair
autumn day;
The harvester, merrily singing a gay
rhyme
Singing lightens his labor and bright
ems the day.
Westward the sun sinks In glorious
splendor
Beyond yonder hill will. lis verdure of
green;
Soon will bright stars appear. brilliant
homage to render
To beautifulnature,e earth's sovereign
queen.
The pale harvest moon rising slowly in
splendor,
Bathes hillside and brooklet in silvery
light;
The call of the night-bird is mournful,
yet tender!
Sweet birdnotes attuning the silence
of night.
There is peace in the air. and the
night winds grow colder,
And echo the message that winter Is
near;
But. brave hearts are glad, though the
years growing older,
And they live for the present, for
autumn is here!
IRENE III. DAVIS.
Fisherman. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01

convention which the organization ha
neid. There were more than fiftee,
hundred delegates and visitors pres
ent from every part of Virginia an,
from New York, Massachusetts,, ano
Rhode Island. Report of secretar,
shows that the Society has member,
ship of 1850. Total receipts for the
year amounts to 66,6l96S.
Rev. w. H. Skipwith, the great
singing evangelist, will preach at Mt.
Zion church. at Downings, the End Sun
day in October, and the three nights
following, and at Queen Esther church.
Molusk, Srd Sunday and following three
nights. Pastors of sister churches and
congregations and people. white and
colored, are cordially invited to attend
these services and hear the greatest
colored evangelist.
Jesse F. Parks, Of Tombs, and Miss
Cornelia Edwards, formerly Of this
county, but who has been in the north
for twelve or more years, were mar
ried at the home Of the brides mother
Wednesday evening. September 18th,
Rev. l.. r. Ball officiating.
Robert M. c. Campbell, of Kilmar-
pack, and Miss Emma Self, of White
Stone, were married st the home of
the bride Wednesday, September 18th,
Rev. A. H. Montague officiating.
Eddie Parker has returned home from
Asbury Park, N. j., where he has been
the past four months.
Jas. Montague is visiting friends and
relatives at White Stone after two
years absence,
Among the sick at this writing are: ::
Mrs. Lettie Corbin, Mrs. George Yer
by, Mrs, Bertha johnson, Thornton
Fisher.
Mrs. Ester Carter and Miss Martha
Johnson, near Tombs, and Mrs. Nancy
Carter, near Irvington, are quite sick at
this writing.
Mrs. Hester Hsr mn died this week
at the home of her daughter, at New
ark, N. j.. where she had returned but
two weeks before from spending the
summer at Kilmarnock. She was about
65 years of age and is survived by two
daughters and one son. Her remains
were brought 20 Lancaster Wednesday
and inferred at St. John church ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Dave Campbell, formerly of
White Stone, but who has been living
in New York some time, died in that
city Monday. Her remains were
brought to White Stone Wednesday
and inferred at Mt. Vernon cemetery,
Rev. ID. Tucker conducting the services.
Miss Cora Nickens. of near Lancas-
ter. and Mrs. Tina Grinnell. of Balti-
more, were guest Of Mrs. r. +. Black
Well recently. Il. III. II.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
A CREED FOR THE DISCOURAGED.

/ believe that God created me to
be happy. to enjoy the blessings of life,
to be useful to my fellow beings and an
honor to my country.
/ believe that the trials which beset
me today are but the fiery tests by
which my character is strengthened,
enobied and made worthy to enjoy the
higher things Of life, which l believe
are in store for me.
/ believe that my soul is too grand to
be crushed by defeat; will rise above it.
/ believe that am the architect OF
my own fate; therefore,
l will be master of circumstances and
surroundings, not their slave.
Twill not yield to discouragements,
i will trample them under foot and
make them serve as stepping stones 10
success. l will conquer my obstacles
and turn them into opportunities.
My failures of today will help to
guide me on to victory tomorrow.
The morrow will bring new strength,
new hopes. new opportunities and new
beginnings. / will be ready to meet il
with brave heart, calm mind and
an undaunted spirit. In all things ]
will do my best, and leave the rest tc
the Infinite.
l will not waste my mental energies
by useless worry. / will learn to domi-
nate my restless thoughts and look or
the bright side of things.
will face the world bravely, 1 will
not be coward. viii assert my God
given birthright and be man.
am immortal and nothing can over
come me.-Virginia o. Myers, in tn,
New Idea Woman's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
ALEXANDRIA HAS
A STORY To TELL

A story is going the rounds to the
effect that stranger of Goliath build
entered hotel in this city few days
ago andgave an order for six good-sized
saltwater trout. While the fish were
being prepared the guest ate half a
dozen fried oysters with accompani-
ments and drank seven bottles of beer.
He subsequently attacked the fish, leav-
ing nothing but the bones, after which
he consumed six more bottles of beer
and glass of whisky. He then walked
up to the desk and paid his bill, remark.
ing as he went out that he felt better
than when he entered. .-Alexandris
Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
FORCE OF STORM WAVES.

The average storm wave is thirty
feet in height. The highest storm
waves ever measured were between
forty-four and forty-eight feet high.
The gigantic force of storm waves is
shown by the fact that at Skerryxore
lighthouse, off the west coast of Scot
land. mass of rock weighing five and
half tons was once hurled to height
of seventy-two feet above the sea lev
el, while mass weighing thirteen and
half tons was torn from a cliff seven
ty-four feet high. Pail Mall Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
Its A Top Notch DOer.

Great deeds compel regard. The world crowns
its doers- That's why the American people have
crowned DIR. Kings New Discovery the King of
Throat and Lung remedies Every atom is a health
force 1t kills germs. and colds and la grippe
vanish. 1t heals eough-racked membranes and
coughing stops. Sore. inhamed bronchial tubes
and lungs are cured and hemorrhages cease. DIR.
Geo. More. Black Jack. N. c.. writes 1T cured me
of lung trouble. pronounced hopeless by all doe
tors" soc. 81. Trial bottle frees Guaranteed b,
all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
LANCASTER man SPEAKING.

Mr.. Frank p. Brent, Republican can
didate for superintendent of public in
struction, delivered a political address
at the Courthouse here Tuesday night.
Mr.. Henry Warden presided, and in in
Producing Mr.. Brent he said he present
ed .Jeffersonian Democrat who had
seen the error of his way" There
were less than GO people present, a
number of these being Democrats. Al
the close of the address the assemblage
was much smaller, some having left,
the speech being a lengthy one. con-
suming over two hours. Among other
things Mr.. Brent stated i'm course of
his remarks that if III. StGeo Tucker
had been nominated in the Democratic
primary he would not now be advocat-
ing the election of the State Republi-
can ticket Fredericksburg Free Lance.
Before he started his speech at Gull
peper Monday, Judge Mann was chal-
lenged by Frank p. Brent. the Repub-
lican candidate for State superinten-
dent of schools. for a joint debate.
This Judge Mann declined, stating that
he was in Culpeper to deliver a speech
IN replyto charges made against the
Democratic party by his competitor
Kent and that his party also had regis
tered protest against joint debates.
Befork Judge Mann began his address
Mr.. Brent began speaking from a store
box in the street with large crowd to
hear him. When the Democratic can
didate, however. started for the opera
house the crowd followed him, desert
ing Brent.
Captain Brent, in answer to an in
quiry as to his political affiliation, said
that he is Jeffersonian Democrat, and
that in his opinion Jeffersonian Demo-
cratic principles are best represented
in these days by Theodore Roosevelt
and William Howard Taft -Times-D Dis
patch.
"An unfair comparison is always
dangerous" said Superintendent of
Public Instruction j. d. Eggleston, jr.,
when he read yesterday the report of
the speech in this city Wednesday night
of Captain Frank P. Brent. Mr.. Egg
gleston referred to the statement made
by Mr.. Brent to the effect that ''the
average salary paid Virginia teachers
is s243 year, while Mr.. Eggleston's
janitor, from Smither's Precinct.
earns that amount in four months"
This comparison was singularly in
fehcitous," continued Mr.. Eggleston,
looming from man who had occupied
prominent position in the Depart
ment of Public Instruction. By the
same token one might say that the
average salary paid Virginia teacher,
at one time during Mr.. Brent's tern
of Office was less than $3.50 a year
/ while his janitor, negro from jackson
Ward, earned that amount in less thar
! four months. Besides. the employee,
referred to as receiving too high
salary, in addition to serving as mes
senger to the department, performs
great deal of clerical work. He is un
usually skilful in typewriting. is whit
man, and the head of family. HI
receives $sS.34 a month. Times-Dis
patch.
! Once more the laugh is On Frank p
Brent, erstwhile Democratic Secretar,
of the State Board OF Education. Mr.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Cstarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
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We the undersigned. have known F. j. Cheney
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Wholesale Druggists Toledo. o.
Halls Catsrrh Cure is taken internally. acting
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system. Testimonials sent free Price. 75c. Der
bottle. Sold by AL Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
9 A FEW RABBIT FACTS.
indianapolis News.)

In 1852 two rabbits were imported
into Australia: from England. These
arrivals in that continent now number
billions and are a great pest. Five rab-
bits eat as much grass as one sheep.
From 1878 to 1883 the Australian Gov.
ernment paid out SIS, ,8s8, ,015 as bounty
for the noxiOus animals, at the rate OF
25 cents each, and from 1883 to 1885,
81, 200, 600 for the same purpose. Fol
some years the rabbits died by millions
owing to the drought, but since 1904
with the rainy seasons increasing, the,
have again come into notice, and biz
fair to become as great pests as in tn,
past.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
cured of RheumatIsm.

About six,weeks ago suffered an attack OF
rheumatism in my right Leg and il was hard for
me to get about saw Noah's Liniment adver-
tised and thought would try it. and I found that
It did me whole lot of good in fact. It took all
the pain and soreness away. l have worked at the
iron trade COld Dominion Iron and Nail worksI for
about fifty years. and get bruised frequently
find IL takes all soreness out Immediately recon-
mend Noah's Linment to any who suffer from
aches and pains. Edward Ryan, Swansboro. Va
Noah's Linment is an internal and external pain
remedy. and for sale by all dealers in Medicine.
Look for Noah's Ark the genuine. IL your
dealer will not supply you send 25 in stamps
for u large bottle. Noah Remedy Co, Richmond, Va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
Money Comes In Runchea

to A. A. Chisholm of Trea6weli. N. Y. now His
reason is well worth re&d:ng: For long time
suffered from indigestion. torpid liver constipa-
ton. nervousness. and general debility" he writes
/ couldn't sleep. had no appetite. nor ambition
grew weaker every day in spite of all medical
treatment. Then used Electric Bitters. TeeIy.
bottles restored all my old-tme health and vigor
Now can attend to business every day. It's a
wonderful medicine" Infallible for Stomach
Liver. Kidneys. Blood and Nerves. zoe. at al
druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
VINES AND OTHER CUTTINGS.

The most favorable time to make cut
tlngs is the latter part of October, after
the leaves have fallen. Cuttings of
grapes, currants and gooseberries taken
in the fall and heeled in on high. drv
ground with just enough strawy manure
to prevent frost from entering will
eallus nicely by spring. An experienced
nurseryman gives the following general
rules relative to the selection and pre-
paration of slips or cuttings:
First-Let all slips be cut off as near
joint as possible without injuring it.
Second-For autumn or winter make
choice of well ripened, firm wood.
Third-In spring or summer half rip
ened young shoots are best, as they
strike quicker than old wood.
Fourth-All succulents. such as cac-
tuces, geraniums, etc., should remain a
few days TO dry until their wounds are
closed up before they are potted.
Fifth-Never allow cuttings to re-
main in water. If they cannot be
planted Immediately lay the ends in
moist sand.
Sixth-In winter or summer always
let few of the leaves remain on ever
green's.
Many varieties of trees and shrubs
may be propagated by layers in the fall.
Cherry, peach and plum stones may now
be sown in the open ground, or they
may be placed in shallow boxes between
layers of sand. The boxes should be
nailed up and buried in the earth o,
kept in a cool cellar out of the reach OF
mice and squirrels BALTIC. American
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
Frightful Fate Ayerted

would have been cripple for life. from a
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berry. keiliher. Mimi. without Bucklens Arnica
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cuts and bruises. IL soon cures Burns Scalis. Old
Sores. Boils, Skin Eruptions. Worlds best for
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
CARD OF THANKS.

l wish to thank my many friends in
lower. Lancaster for the kindness show
cred upon me while with them about
two months the past summer.
(MRs.) DAISY r. WRIGHT,
Washington, ID. c.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-01
SOME NOTES
OF Interest to Farmers and Stock
and Fruit Growers

Ii our Virginia farmers really studies
their cash accounts, the result would b,
the making of many farms. In tha
case, the man who, unknown to himself
is raising and fattening cattle at a loss
while he is making money from hi
dairy, would. sell his steers and bu,
more cows.
Don't forget or fail to try the wheat
you are going to seed. Do it now,
Some years since l lost one hunred dol
lars or more by failing to do it. Mr.
Jonathan Hodgson seeded red clover ir
his wheat last fall. Several weeks
after cutting his wheat he cut from the
same land a nice crop of hay and now
ne is hulling nice crop of clover seed
from the same land. Three crops from
the same land in very short time ''is
going some. "-Westmoreland Corr. N.
N. News.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01

but the spiked handle Of the did easily pass through
For about two miles walked with easy considerable
anxiety but we had all been similar
with ready line and careful watchune great
cold BATH however that temperature forty degrees below
plies were safely landed the north
had much more picturesque aspect
For time this huge separation in the pack was mystery TO
me- At first sight there good reason for its exist
ence Peay had found similar of Robeson Channel
1t seemed likely that what
lead following distance the general of the northenmos
land extension.
This precisely what finds whenever
packs together Here have the pack polar
meeting the land ice The the land ice pack
usually along shadows grounded
projecting points interfere steady drift The move
of the central pack quite almost in every d
recton.
The tides the and the give momentum to
floating This lead is the breaking between the two
bodies of ice widens the separates wdens
eastery westerly drift according to the pressure of the
pack Early the the pack is little reyased
elastic it probably wide sea Of ice
becomes active may disappear shift tSs land
NEW ICE STOPS DRIFT
In low temperature ice forms rapidly offers an
obstruction drift of the old ice heavy central ice
against unyeng pack the small ice is ground
and heavy crushed This as small
ice pasted along the the big lead ea
ing broad band of troublesome surface barrier
sled travel 1t quite likely that this lead condition
similar to it, extends entirely around the polar as buffer be-
tween the land and the middle pack.
With the bic Lead and its many possibilities troublesome
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE
AND ON IHIS"-HAMLET
[Frorn the European Edltion of the Heraldl

,dition OF the Herald.l
Or. Cooks rapid progress IS an impos-
sihility, the speed OF Commander
Peary is also an impossibility.
IN. COOK COMMANDER PEARY
Found fenpera- Found a tempere-
] fure al the pole of fure % the pole Of
4 SS. deg Fahrenheit 3Sfdeo Fdhrenhcif
/ beloio zero. bcl0tc zero.
Then compare the following strik-
ing resemtlances In the two storles;-
DR.. COOK COMMANDED rEARN
Mentions the Mentions the
endless fields Of sapphire tce Of
purple snoir." the prerions sum
mcr'S ldkcs.'
This shows that the two explorers
were struck by the peculiar tint OF the
SHOWS, though they are not agreed as
TO the color Perhaps one OF the other
Is color blind2
DIR. COOK COMMANDER PEARr
Remarks that the Remarks that the
ice about the SSH ice about the 66fh
parallel "rosemblcd parallel tcas as
a glacial surface" lercl az the glacial
fringe"
States fhof the States that the
pole icas situated pole t0ds situated
on a floating ice on floating tce
field. field.
Those parailelisms could be added to.
But those instanced above are sum
cient to show that each explorer vir-
tuaily corroborates the other. And
they should convince the world that
both reports are entitled 20 the same
reception. Both must be accepted-or
rejected.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
SYNOPSIS or CHAPTERS PRINTED

In the fret iDstoment Of he thrilling Pole
pntd n he HERALD Of Wednesd0g September Frederick
Oeok told Of fhe aorf 5o Gloucester
poor od Of the oVhouSO
dsaA
~ gophc monNer~the Of
erccIod He
tragedy and comedy that D0 N
the Arctic ond tho h Uouab
fufs and sUoyses for the 1ples things
The yachf her M r.
~ere pictured IN their preliminary oork dash
Finally places Greenland IN search
o. ads and information conditions
the trip iH0fd Cult oord Gene
N'P'
Here the aiVe closed Of narrotive cith Ea aud
A""ooio me last points Of oaH looming donce
=" me second "oluent Dr.
on 70 Annoo the place plenty he selected a. ne so,s s 49,
dash to the ~ $1,000 10 '"' 0uSo Io' ms
mo 'a~e So"eHt the espI Of prepurino his
qao'."" closing oah Of narsbo
4" ~ fourth tnsnent approoch "a.
the 10 the pole 0 '0S u'''00 /"
IN me nm oneHf Dr. Cook told start on F,br.o, 70
isvo and described the equipment he 80
In the szh insoneHf the the 6, D, - ~
ne poFy ana nc last sight Of land and his the pIos G
ctfh fhe fDo Bsam0s rho esoth him. F ZIP
Evening journal., 1909-10-01

delay behind eghtyhb parallel
the nineyevenh meridian What little noted
the ice had been ese allow this drift aimed keep
a line slightly west Of the pole
Small with pressure separated by normal belts
Of the rule during these travel The temper
nrc to foryone below The cleared slightly and
offered strong appearance of land.
The wind troublesome forged for
the first day this pack
the pedometer registered twentyree miles, but
zag conrse and therefore only placed seventeen miles
credit
The night beautiful The sank purple and
soon there appeared three psmac oors and these
settled into the frozen During the night band
orange frightened the northern skies while pack gowed
IN magnificent shades of violet and lilac and pole purple blue.
LAND CLOUDS STILL VISIBLE.
Satisfactory observations gave position
latitude SO deg 81 minq longitude deg
clouds of Grant Land still visible and low bank
the west occasionally Frightened offering outline suggestive of
This believed Land persisteny
did opportunity study the
contour
Until midday the time observations study
Of the land conditions The dogs scenng game
but after dgent search seal blow
bear track but agae other small life
of the crevces AT the big lead few algae gathered but
here the sterile The signs bear however were
encouraging for possible food supply returning
would be advanced and the life might
permitting an extension of the time allowance of rations
Though the heat Of the barely rays began
pierce the with painful effects The bright light being
from the spotess surface of the driven SHOWS
be endured by the Ekmos without protection The
amber oored that from the
glass of the graphc supplies proved priceless discovery
They ehectualy removed the greatest Arctic
travel
smoky glasses blue glasses and ordinary sun
ward automobile goggles had all been tried results
They failed for another mostly insult
fcent vision faulty construction making impossible
proceed than few minutes without removing accumu
lated condensation.
RELIEF IN AMBER GLASSES.
This trouble entirely eliminated in goggles The amber
only the active which njue eye did not
with the Of vision Indeed the eye of the
glare better enabled distant objects than through
glasses 1t frequently difficult lev surface
irregularities cloudy days
glass also dispe this trouble perfectly enabling
eye search carefully nook through the
vague which blinds the hazy weather
glass therefore reduces the quantity of light as do
smoky glasses the quality We only relieved Of M
fatigue of glare but the amber gave touch
cheer warmth chilled horizon The usual
goggles add ugly blue the which alone
sends frosty the fbres
So thoroughly love with these goggles that later
while asleep with the double screening the
strong light passes through the eeds also to keen the
forehead
this in the early of afternoon weather.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01

lFrom the European
Why are DR.. Cooks statements
criticised ana those OF Commander
Feary accepted The reason is not
very clear. Both men are experienced
IN Arctic exploration. Both had
worked out route plan that gave
every promise OF success Both we're
well equipped. Their two narratives
are stamped with sincerity: and all
the objections that can be made 10 the
claims or DR. Cook are applicable with
even greater force to the claims OF
Commander Peary. A glance at The
following tabular list OF parallellsms
VIII make this fact very clear
pR. COOK COMMANDER rrARr
Reached the pole Reached the pole
accompanied By fico accompanied By one
Eskimos. Eskimo.
Consequently, II Dr. Cooks nara
tive IS rejected because OF the lack OF
white witnesses OF his triumph, Com
mander Peary's account Is even less
credible
To continue
DIR. COOK COMMANDER PEARr
Stopped at the Stopped at fhc
pole IS hours. pole so houfs.
If, therefore. II be urged that Dr.
Cooks observations at the pole are
valueiess because Of the shortness OF
his soiourn, those of Commander
Peary must be still less valuable.
Furthermore
DIR. COOK COMMANDER PEARY
Made an average Made an average
daily speed Of rs daily speed Of 25
miles. miles.
II, as some experts have asserted.
Evening journal., 1909-10-01
Seventh InStaInient
THE CONQUEST OF THE POLE.
By Dr. Fnedenck a. Cook.

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