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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
This AnimaI. nt Times served as Mock
Terrapin, Is a Good Mason.


The nights are growing cold and
long, and the muskrats have begun to
build their winter houses and put on
their winter coats. Among the waving
flags thousands of cone shaped houses
are in course of construction.
The family habitaton is made of dry.
coarse flags and grasses. small pieces
of water soaked wood and small stones,
all cemented together by peculiar
mortar which only the muskrat knows
how to prepare by chewing clay and
mud into a fine preparation. The old
negro hunter declares that the cement.
ing is done with evenness and precision
by the Industrious little worker by
means of It's paws Two or three holes
or leads allow the rats to pass out or
enter below the ice. The houses are
rough on the outside and arc built from
three to five feet high Old hunters
and close observers of the habits of the
muskrat say that the little marsh dwell
ers know In advance how high the
spring tides will rise. AS verification
of this claim 1t is observed that all
beds in given marsh are of the same
height
The houses below the water line are
bare mud inside. with q fioor of sticks
and grasses few feet above the wp
ter. Upon this scafToldlike floor the
rats are said to lie with their heads to
ward the lead" ready at moments
notice to dash out and appear at the
surface 200 yards away i'm deep water
The law passed by the last Legislature
S-tx I'll Id
most popular fur producers on the east
ern shore of Maryland and Delaware.
which are caught by the hundred thou
sand each winter. The little animnls
are In many cases caught i'm steel traps
secured by strong chains AS soon as
the rat is trapped il p!unges into the
water, weighted down by the trap. and
Is drowned. a muskrat authority gives
the interesting bit of information that
while muskrat is compelled to
breathe under water 1t can travel for
miles under the ice Ivy scientific air
producing process which enables II to
remain under the icy covering for
hours. In order to do this II must stop
as often as once in 20 minutes aud
eject It's breath into the water. This
air rises to the surface. forming q big.
pale bubble. After ii has been exposed
to the water for u few minutes the bub
bic becomes oxygenated. when the rat
inhales the globulc and resumes its
Journey.
Muskrats when served by the eastern
shore cook as mock terrapin" will
challenge the epicure to distinguish /;
from the real Chesapeake diamond
back. When properly skinned the
musky taste and odor entirely disap-
pear. and when properly cooked the al
most black flesh Is juicy. tender and
sweet. The food of the rat Is the roots
OF marsh grasses and shrubs which
grow on the shore, and no morsel OF
food Is touched until II has been thor
oughly washed Baltimore Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
New Theory of Universe.

According to DIR. Skwortzow OF Khar-
kov, the fundamental form OF energy
In the universe Is electricity. In n re-
cent publication he advances tue the.
ory that the phenomena OF light. heat
and electricity on the earth are due to
electro magnetic currents induced by
the primary current In the sun. In
the upper and more rarcfied layers OF
the air light is produced as we see i,
In tlre Crookes tube. In the lower lay.
ers, where the resistance becomes
greater. heat Is produced. but the prln
cipal accumulation OF heat Is the solid
part OF the earth. Water. being n
good conductor OF electricity. remains
comparatively cc..s-- cs.--- -ing con
ditions. not only of the sun itself. nui
also OF the earth relative to the sun
and other heavenly bodies. are con
stantly producing secondary dnducedl
current as put forward by the author
In his New Theories of the Universe"
Denver News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
conscientious cen.u. rnLer,-

Many humorous features were dcvel.
oped In the taking OF the census of
1900. not the least of which grew on,
or misunderstanding by cnumerators
OF the questions they were 10 answer.
One or these questions was indicated
by the remark length of residence. d"
which was expected TO show how long
the people living In various localities at
the time OF the census had been there
When the reports came in. d, was
FOUND that many of these queries were
answered in figures In this way. 20 bv
10 10 by 30. etc. The cnun.erators had
gone around with n foo,rule and had
measured the length OF residences of
TIE people they counted. This Is what
Is called consistent error"-that is.
IL occurs from the beginning to the end
or the reports OF Certain enumerators
Washington Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
The oides. Russian N.,.sau.r.

Russia is not usually associated with
newspaper progress. but it is a singular
tact that the Viedonlosti of st. Peters
burg is-one of the oldest newspapers in
Europe. for 1t can boast a continuous
existence of 172 years. Printing was
unknown in Russia until short time
before its first appearance. just two
centuries ago Peter the Great licensed
one Ivan Andreivich Tossing to print at
Amsterdam and export into Russia GER
tam books. for the most part of an edu-
catlonai character In 1904 he himself
nad types cut and sent them with a
tont cast by Tossing to Moscow,
where, under priestly directions, a
specimen number Of the Viedomosti
was got up. 1t was not, however until
1875 that the Viedomosti started on
It's career in St Petersburg London
Chronicle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
A Story of Ara..i..

DO not know whether Mrs. Agassiz
mas put into her Interesting life of him
a delightful story which she told me
about him. He came to her beaming
one day and demanded:
You know, | have always held such
and such an opinion about a certain
group of fossil tshesY'
''Yes. yesr
We'll, | have just been reading IS
new book, and he has shown me that
there isn't the least truth In It," and he
burst into laugh OF pleasure wholly
unvexed by having found himself CON
victeu "a az error.-W. ID. HoWells in
Harper's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
The Washington Steamboat Com
pany Limited.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
bfnter Schedule, In effect Sept. is. 800.
STEAMER WAKRFTFrD


STEAMER WAKEFIELD
Leaves Washington, ID. c., Seventh Stree,
deYs " MARI Mondays, Wednesdays and Sat
Mondays for Fort Foote, Fort wasb,nston
.ls,Is nan haii G.ymont, *Indian Head Liver,
Somerset Beach, Stuarts. swans iRiy. Stins,
Matthias Point, Oils Lower Cedar pr : WY,
hpe esS4 Colonial Beach, Eastwood, Rock
sons. Deep Point, Mount Holly. Nomins
returning leaves Coltons at 5 a. m. ON Tines
uays, Tor river landings, and arrives at Wasb
Wednesdays for Fort Foote. Fort wasn,nu
f T;n, MarshalI hall Glymont, sIndian Head.
tst xiefGpoos Point, Clifton Reach tsmiths Pt.1,
fRiyeSside eSms Msth,s Beaeh, stnarts, Swans
Cedar Pto. Wilkersons, Colonial Beach R,,sSr
wood, Rock Point (Lancastersl CnItons
ist M ,Ihompsons, Deep Point, Mount aoE
Returning leaves Nomini Thursdays q n =,
IoT Mount Holly, Deep Point, sThom pson M
R1s hSso maoWaIds' Cobrums Stones, Coltons.
leach, Wilkersons, Dills (Lower Cedar Pt =
Matthias Point, Swans (Riverside). Stuart
somerset Beach. 'stiffs, Clifton Beach ISmiths
fointl, Liverpool Point, Alexapd ria
Arriving at Washington FRIDAY morn,rr
sSaturdaXs for Fort Foote. Fort WashineTon
MAT Marsh BALL. HALL Glymont, Indian Head, Liver
somerset Beach, Stuarts, Swans fRiversidass'
Matthias Point. Dill's Uower Cedar Pr = WI,
hpe eiso Colonial Beach. Bushwood. Rocf
sons. Deep Point. Mount Holly Nomini
Returning leaves Coltons at a. M Snndavs
.qr river landings, aud arrives at Washineton'
Landings marked thus [sl are boat. t,aa -.
tair weather landings. s'Ae, or
N. BAH schedules subject to change with
G. W. RIDLEY, Gent Manager.
@. r. JOHANSEN. Agt. Ttb ~ vyh.~,
d u rhDSEI' Aet.. Alexandria, va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16

have by thy grace bcca able 90 make
supplication for our antagonists. cure
cur diseases. if we are III: and restore
our estate, II Il has been scattered: ana
awaken ghdncss I'm our tonestcads. n
they have hceO bereft and Turn The
captivity OF our physical r,aia or naan.
cal misfortune or mental distress. and
thine shall be the Kingdom and tbs
power and the glory forever and ever.
Amen,
iCopyrigd 1900 Louis Rlorseh \ u,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
FALL SCHEDULE.
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,

Baltimore. Fredericksburg and
RappahaDnOckR River Routes.
Norfolk and RappahannOck
River Route.
On and after Thursday, November ST..
steamers Richmond, Lancaster ana
Essex will leave Pier 2, Light Street.
baltimore, every Tuesday and Friday at
4;3o p. IN. for Fredericksburg and all
wharyes on the river. Returning, will
leave fredericksburg at 2:30 p. m. tide
permittiDg) Monday, Tuesday and
thursday, Leedstown at 4:3O a. m. Tues
day, Wednesday and Friday for Bal
timore.
Leave Baltimore Sunday at $50 D. m.
wednesday and Thursday at 4:30 o. m.
for Tappahsnpock and all wharyes be,
low, except Bay Port. Returning will
leave Tappahannock at a. m. on Mon
day and Thursday for Baltimore.
VIII not call at Merry Point and Mil
lenoeck on Thursdays trip from Balti-
more.
viii leave TsppaLannock for Freder-
icksburg at a. n. MONDAY. Port Royaj
AT p M, arriving at Fredericksburg at
.. p. IN.
No Freight received for outgoing
steamers after p. m. on sailing days.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Will leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
at IL m. (noop) Friday, stopping at all
landings. VIII leave Norfolk at 6 %. m.
saturday for Tappahannock, calling at
all landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS gt. Baltimore.
w. ID. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
= KEY COMPTON. Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
wings Didn't Save II.

King George of Greece is suffering
from the results of an accident which is
amusing to say the least. AS a New
Years present to his son, the crown
prince, who was whipped in every bat
sie OF the Turkish war and has his cour-
age impugned to boot, he gave a marble
statuette of the Winged Victory" AS
oe was handing the present to his son IL
!ipped and fell. smashing itself and
he kings foot
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
A HnuIasEa.,a

The driver OF the patrol wagon look.
ed at the procession that fled out of
the gambling house and into his green
ana gold carryah conveyed by the at.
tentive police.
inere Were two ex-champion pugil.
ists' four bruisers who aspired to be
champions. one pugi.istic manager and
several other gentlemen illustrious In
the sporting world.
Iaik about your haul OF tanner lie
SAID as he drove away with his load
Chicago Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16

ing. AA' hiorn-
schedule. sa'~i
freight rates named to all points ON
appreciation to the Agent. Other infor-
nation upon application.
w. III. Brown, Agent.
"a. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
WILLARD THOMPSON. GeneraI Mo-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
Potomac River Route.

Beginning Tuesday, June 5, steamers
northumberland and Potomac will leave
Pier ., Light Street, Baltimore, every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 8 D.
M, Tor Alexandria and Washington,
calling at all of the usual landings. Re,
ginning Thursday, June 2, will leave 9Th
Street Wharf, Washington, at 4 d. m.
Thursday, Sunday and Tuesday, going
as far as Leonardtown on these even,
inas: viii leave LeoDardtown, at 6 a.
M. Il lnsale at IL p. M, Millers at p. m,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, arriy.
ing IN Baltimore early the following
morning. Freight received daily In Bal.
timore
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
o Baltimore, Md.
w :, Washington, ID. q.
VIM. III. REARDON. Agent,
Alexandria. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG 8
POTOMAC II. r.

OiOMAC IL. IL.
Schedule tn Effect June 3. 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG,
NoRTHwARD:
~ a. m. daily, no local stops.
z w a. m. daily, no local stops.
III ID a. m. Sundays only, stops at Brooke
and Wide Water.
III Az a. m. daily, except Sunday, no local
stops.
80 p. m. daily, except Sunday, no local
stops.
2 SO p. m. daily, no local stops.
81 p; m. daily, stops at Brooke and
Wide Water.
SOUTHWARK:
% a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland, week days All local
stops on Sundays
IL 80 p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, via boswell and G. Sc. o. TO
Richmond. Stops at boswell.
"a p. m. daily, except Sunday. Stops
at Milford, boswell and Ashland.
46 p. m. Daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train, stops at boswell and Ash
land.
81 p. m. daily, makes local stops.
3 40 p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, via boswell and G. & o. TO
Richmond. Stops at boswell.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS. DAILY, EXCEPT
SUNDAY.
55 a. m. for Richmond.
10 81 a. m. for Quantico.
IL 49p m. for Ashland.
90 p. m. from Richmond for Freder-
icksburg.
G. c. Cox, Agent.
w. p. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
4. t. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16

1fEITFN Ht DhIIIfuOr0 D 80 u. m.
On and after June 20, 1900, Steamer
Ida will leave Baltimore, Pier No. 3.
Light Street, Tuesday and FRIDAY of
each week At p. m, arriving above
landings on Wednesday and Saturday of
each week. "a
Schedule of extra steamer In effect
September 10th, 1900.
Leave baltimore every Wednesday and
follows: 90
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16

Roumanian scientist has discover
cd way to photograph on the human
SKIN. This is boon TO unattractive
persons. They can now turn them
selves into picture gAileries.-Ruffalo
Express.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atian-
tic Railway Company.
Piankatank River Linz
summer schedule. in effect June e5, 1900.
STEAMER IDA

Read carefully important changes have
been made.
Commencing June %, 1900, The steam
er Ida will leave landings named below
on Monday and Thursday of each week
arriving at Baltimore on Tuesday and
Friday, as follows:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
steamer owen Dillard.

Mail and passengers to and from White
stone, Irvington, Weems, MillenbecI
merry Point and Urbana, daily (except
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
SCHEDULE.

Leaye-White Stone, a. m; Iryineton
LAO; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck. o: Merrv
roint, $50; arrive urbana, II. 80 a. m.
Leaye-Urbana,2 p. M; Millenbeck a.
merry Point, $3.50; Weems, 4.30; Irvington
0; arrive White Stone, o p m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
HeIpfuiness of Prayer.

Now, IL God has during these re-
marks shown us the uses, the Iinpor-
lance. the blessedness of prayer. sup.
pose we try to do what Job did when
he prayed for his exasperators. Many
OF us at the beginning of this subject
felt that while we could pray for our
selves and pray for those who were
kind to us we never could reach the
high point OF religious experience In
which we could pray for those who an.
hoy us and make us feel worse instead
OF feeling better. That was Matter.
horn. that was an Alp. to the top OF
which We feared we could never climb
but we thank God that by his omnipo
tent grace we have reached that height
at last Let us prayl Oh. Christ, who
didst pray for thine assnssins. we now
pray for those who dcspltefully use us
and say all manner OF evil against us
For their eternal salvation we supplI.
cate. When time Is no more. may they
reign on thrones and wear coropets
ana sway scepters OF heavenly domin
ion- Meanwhile take the bitterness
from their soul and make them soon
think as well OF us rs now they tb,nt
evil Spare their bodies from pain and
their households from bereavement
After all the Misunderstanding and
controversies OF this life are over may
we keep with them eternal jubilee In
the mansions on the hill, and as thou
hidst turn the captivity OF Job when he
Eau prayed for those who badly used
hiin, and health came TO his hodv ood
prosperity to his estate, now that we
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16


After these three friends had COM
pieted their infamous silence of a week
they began TO lecture Job. First Eli
phaz the Temanitc opens with a long
story about dream which he had In
the night and irritates the sufferer
with words that make things worse
instead OF better and sets him In an
attitude OF defense against the lecturer.
Then comes Bildad the Shuttle. who
gives the invalid round scolding and
calls him garrulous and practically
tells him that he deserved all that he
had got and that If he had behaved
himself Alright he would not have lost
MS house or his children OF his estate.
lie practically said: "Job, will tell
you what Is the matter with you. You
are bad. You are hypocrite. You.
are now getting paid for your wicked.
ness" No wonder that there came
from Job an outburst OF Indignar ZION
which calls out the other quondan,
friend. Zophar the Naama,hitc. who
begins denouncing Job by cai.lns ii,
liar and keeps on the discourse a..
JOB responds 10 all three CT th.n
the sarcastic words NO
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16

MY text enthrones prayer and gives
1t scepter to wave over sur temporal
and eternal life. Under God II cured
job and fixed up his finances and re-
stored his home and made him so ro-
Dust OF health that he lived II decades.
But some one says, 81 do not believe
IN prayer for friends and foes, because
do not think that God Is going to
change the laws OF nature because we
ask him SO to do" Neither do I think
that God Will change the law OF nature
at our request. but / am sure that he
answers prayer through natural law.
Not physician OF any skill. allopathic,
or homeopathic, or hydropathc. or
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-11-16
HOME OF TIE MuskRAT.

lcOpyrigli 100. Louis Klorseh. \ v.l
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
She Would and nynn1dn.t.

South Africa is ''the land of sur
prises," and there, more than any
where else in all the world, it has been
said, it is the unexpected that usually
happens.
In March the story was told of a
young lady who had arranged her pas
sage and embarked at Southampton to
sail for Natal to marry the gentleman
of her acceptance, but that she sud-
denly changed her mind and walked
ashore just before the ship sailed
Notwithstanding the earnest en-
treaties of her parents, the cratic
bride could not be persuaded to sail
and marry the man waiting with the
ring on the other side. The liner sail
ed without the bride, and all the pretty
wedding clothes and the presents went
Oh in the ship.
A few weeks later this maiden of
iDdecision again changed her mind and
decided to set sail to fulfill her contract
with her forgiving lover the steam
ship line allowing her to use the pas
sage ticket for another steamer
Forgiveness was asked all round and
extended with many tears and much
emotion, and the happy and serene
condition of affairs which supervened
foreboded happy issue out of all the
trouble.
In due course the blushing bride was
safely landed at Natal, where the gal
liant and devoted swain stood waiting
on the quay to receive her. Every ar
rangement was then made for the
wedding The following morning the
bride stood arrayed in all her pretty
things. and the bridegroom with the
minister waited at the church in joy
Gus expectation.
Amid the usual rejoicings the bride
started for the church, when-lo, and
aIack for the fickleness of maidenly
resolves-once again she changed her
mind. She stopped the carriage when
part way there, insisted on the coach
man driving her back, and returned
whence she had started.
Finally, even for ever and ever, she
had really and truly decided not to
marry the man she had chosen.
The bride of many minds is return
ing to England, to her fond parents
London Mail.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16

THE current number of the Review of
Reviews shows that the entire civilized
word,i is in sympathy with the Boer re-
publics of South Africa in their present
struggle. In the course of long and
interesting editorial review of the
months events in South Africa it says,
among other things:
''All of the Beers of both republics
men, women and children combined
hardly begin to equal in number the
population of the obscure suburba n
town of West Ham, onear London. Yet
the very same London papers which a
few days ago thought the Beers could
not and would not fight and that few
British regiments could 90 to Pretoria
without firing shot had now gone to
the opposite extreme of regarding the
Boer armies as the most formidable
ever known in the history of warfare,
and were begging their readers to con-
slider that the British empire was en-
gagged in a life and death struggle.
This tore merely invited the contempt
of the world, while it also provoked the
freer expression of enthusiastic admira-
ton for the magnificent stand of the
Dutch farmers against such oyerwhelm-
ing odds. A race that can skosr qualities as
the Beers hare erhibited la The last three
months ought MOI to te ertermiiaated. rs
hardy aocE is needed in the srork Of derssop-
sno the Dark Continent"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-16
Condolences.

Condolences are not necessarily
proofs, but they serve to indicate con-
ditions and thus take on the nature of
demonstration.
1t was peculiar coincidence that the
very day the gold bill was passed in the
house there was panic on Wall street
and stock values shrunk over$i00, 000,-
600.
1t was coincidence that when the
house was engaged in contracting the
currency the Produce Exchange Stock
Company of New York failed with liza
bilities of sl2, OOO, 900 because there was
a scarcity of money.
Suppose democratic currency bill
had been met with such coincidence,
what would the republican press have
said?
But this happened to be republican
financial measure and the significant
coincidence was ignored BY the admin
istration press
But, in all reason, what promise of
relief for contracted currency condi-
tons was given by the house bills None
at all, of course; indeed, it was men
ace and it helped make the panic.
Whit hope for the future is there in
this bill. None Mt all, for the condition
of contraction is to be made permanent
and to greatly increased degree.
Not all the aid which the United
States treasury stands ready TO give the
stock gamblers viii be able to counter
act the evils of contraction.
Business men who will forced 10
keep thier enterprises afioat with the
currency condensed TO habits usual pro-
portions will realize fully the beauties
of this republican measure. The gold
standard is a beautiful thing for the
men Sho own the gold. but it is not so
lovely for the masses who win have to
pay two prices to get it.-Chicago Dem
oerat