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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
The Musical Doorkcepcr.

"A German inventor has patented q
device to take the place of the warning
bell which now announces the entrance
OF n customer into many small shops
1t is called the musical doorkeeper. AS
its name implies. 1t announces the com.
Ing OF n visitor by sounding n tune as
the door Is opened Another tune is
sounded when the door is closed, so
that one can always tell whether IL
has been opened or shut. One can also
tell by the quick or slow succession of
the sounds whether the door has been
opened or shut rapidly or slowly. In
addition. Ii is possible to change the de-
vice so that fresh tunes may be substi-
tutcd when desired.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
An Anc,.n, Rama, pn,,,,n

On an estate belonging TO the family
Deprisco OF Naples, i'm the commune OF
Boscoreale. where was formerly found
the famous treasure which was sold "a
the house OF Rothschild, another re-
mnrkable archaeological discovery has
been made, which has excited UNUSUAL
attention.
Fresh excavations on the eastern
slopes OF Nesuvlus have brought "a
light q vast ediiicc, 2i rooms OF which
have already been disinterrcd. The
walls are covered with frescoes OF pc
Rod anterior 10 Pompcii and OF mar
velous beauty aud perfect preservation.
The director OF the museum of Der
lin is now on the spot. and Il Is said
that the kaiser has offered over clo0.
GOO for the frescocs.-London Mail.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
The Washington Steamboat Com
pany Limited.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.
Winter Schedule, In effect Sept. Is, 1900.
STEAMER WAKEFIELD


t, leaves washington, ID. c., Seventh Street
DAYS IA " mondays, Wednesdays and Sat
Mondays for Fort Foote, Fort wasb;psto,
narsnail HAL, Giymont, @Indian Head. Liver
poor Point, Clifton Beach (Smitf q IT. l.Stitf.
somerset Beach, Stuarts Swans fRiyarSs5aSS'
niAthlas Po1nt, Dills Uowcr Cedar pr \ VIZ
hersons, Colonial Beach, Eastwood Rocl
sons man SianS casters, Coltons. Beales, sThomp-
returning leaves Coltons al s a. m. on Tines
Gays, Tor river landings, and arrives at Wasb
lnRton about p. m. 80 ""e"
Wednesdays for Fort Foote Fort xvoaA.
ton, Marshall Hall, Glymont sIndian TaaS
yerpool Point, Clifton Beach (Smifhs Ply
suns. somerset Beach, Stuarts. Swans
Gehar so mnatnias Point, Dill's Lower
WOOD, ROCK Point U-ancasters). Coltons
pen M@s,,t ahonpsons, Deep Point, Mount Hol.
returning leaves Nornini Thursdavs q ~ ~
Ior Mount Holly, Deep Point *ThomnSons'
ISeaies, Towards. C,hrums. Stones CnI10ns'
BBushwood, Rock Point ;Lancasters) Colonial
mot6Is,s "ppl ni Diiis Lower Cedar PtJ.
somerset Beach. fStiifs, Clifton Beach SSmiths,
Pointl, Liverpool Point, Alexandria '"S
ASrriviing at washington Friday morning.
Marshall Hall, Glymont, INDIAN Head IS ION,
poor Point, Clifton Beach (Smiths Pr sStiSys
somerset Beach, Stuarts, Swans (Riyersidn,'
Sersnns FSSiht Dlil's Lower Cedar Pt.), vii,
Point Sl.ancastersl, CoItons, Reales. s,fbomnN
sons, Deep Point. Mount Holly Nomfni
Returning leaves Coltons at "a. m. Snndax-s
apr river landings, and arrives at Washington
fair weather landings. ''uo' OF
N BAL schedules subject to change with
9. ". RlDLEY, GENT Manager.
O-P.JOHANSEN, Agt. 9TH ST. Wha-f
.. IL IA D0ETT. Ast.. Alexa adria, va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
HE JERUSALEM OF TO-DAY.
The Shadow OF the CruciRxion Rests
on the Place Forever

The Shadow OF the CruciRxion Rests
ON the Place Forever
There Is no warm or bright color
here. All Is grim and gray except the
blue tiles In the mosque of Omar"
writes Mrs. Lew Wallace of "Jerusa-
lem as We See 1t Today" in the De
cember Ladies' Home Journal 1.-THE
shadow of the crucifixion rests on the
place forever, a strange stiffness reigns
and laughter would seem like laughter
beside an open grave. Women yelled
in white glide through the dark, crook
ed alleys like tenants of city Of spec
ters, and even the children. subdued
By the overwhelming gloom, are silen,
beyond the won't of orientals.
ruins, ruins at every handl Well
has the prophecy been fulfilled, Jcru.
salem shall become heaps The very
stones of the streets are dismal, worn
away with burdens borne since they
rang with the tramp of legions and
glittercd with the brassy armor of the
masters of the earth. Men may come
and men may go, but never since the
Omnlpotcnt hand stretched the north
over the empty space and hung Tie
world upon nothing has there been a
race like the race descended from that
wolf brood on the Tiber.
Outside the walls - saddest sight
where all is sadness-are ancient Jews
come merely to die I'm the land of their
love. a few In whom there is much
guile offer for sale talismans, gems of
magic, rings of occult power. The
greater number sit In the sun, motion
less as statues, without the dignity
that should accompany age. In poverty
past telling. dreaming away the day
and night apparently without hope OK.
cept to have little holy dust laid on
their eyelids when they shall have
closed them TO sleep with patriarchs
and seers In the velley of Jehosha.
phat"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
Thc Htble He Wanted

An old sailor incapacitated for sen
duty by age and long years OF rough
service. was recently appointed sexton
or the chapel 1T the Naval academy mt
Annapolis. The bureau OF equipment
and supplies nj the navy department In
Washington furnishes hooks as well az
coal and salt horse to the sailors.
and the new sexton applied there for a
Bible. There were plenty OF them In
the pews OF the chapel. but he wanted
one for his personal use and specified
In his appl!c'at ton TINT il should be "a
good. religious Bible"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
THE WRONG ENVELOPES.
4 Mistake That Cost senator Chan
Ctcr Some TncasfneSS


Senator Chandler OF New Hampshire
Is known as one Of the most exact and
painstakinS of men. lie rarely makes
mistakes and has little patience to
spare for those of others. But the willy
and careful senator was recently guilty
of blun1er which cost him much
trouble TO rectify. 1t was nothing more
or less than exchanging envelopes up
on two letters written about the same
matter. The story, as related by his
very dear friends. runneth thus:
Once upon time Chandler received
an invitation from Senator Frye to go
up to one of the Maine lakes and en-
JOY spell of hunting and fishing Pol
itics would. of course, come up during
the quiet evenings. Senator Chandler
had other plans, and thereupon he In
dited two letters, one to his wife. which
ran to this effect:
My Dear LUCY have received an invitation
from Frye to go up with him into Maine FOR a
hunting and fishing trip, but I shall noeacccpt
Frye is n Temperance crank and never has any
thing for himself or friends to drink, and there
fore have got out Of the thing as diplomatically
as can. There is not much enjoyment under the
circumstances.
Inc letter then ran on to detail other
domestic condolences.
The letter received by Mrs. Chandler
ran merrily along these lines:
Ny Dear Frye-I received your invitation and am
very sorry that cannot accept. You know Mrs
Chandler is very disagreeable about such things
and so must decline. Some other time. when !
can get up good story 10 justify the fun.
The first intimation which Senator
Chandler bad of his error was an in
Gignant missive from the wife of his
bosom berating him for his ungallant
conduct in holding her up to his friends
as diSagrceable woman.
Senator Frye. fortunately for Chan
dler, held his peace, rs he did not know
whether or not the epistle was loaded
and fancied that the contretemps
might be merely one of Chambers lit
tie Jokes, which would have an ending
disastrous TO Intermediates. The truth
of the matter Is that Senator Chandler
Is just as much of tectotaler as his
confrerc from Maine, but the other
senator's who have heard of the affair
are chatting him unmercifully.-Suc
cpSS
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
just as He Left II.

In the basement OF the chapel OF
Washington and Lee university. at
Lexington, Va. the Office OF the late
Robert e. Lee, formerly president OF
that institution, is preserved exactly
as he left II. Not n book. letter or a
paper has ever been disturbed. Once
or twice year the room Is carefully
busted, but at ell times the windows
are kept closed and the shutters drawn
Letters which lie received the last
morning that he was able to work lie
on his writing table under paper.
weight. The morning reports OF the
different members OF the faculty lie un.
touched. They We're never examined.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

among the hospitals AMI sickrooms aud
bereft households and aimshous,s Tie
cry OF the worlds sorrow reaches my
ears. and I must descend Up and
down TINT poor suffering W.rid win
80 to assuage and eomfort aSd sustain
until the world Itself oNpirxs an,, ON ali
Its mountains and in GIL SIS valleys and
on all It's plains there is not one Soul
left that has need of pa;iCrcr."
LC0pyrIeht. 1870. Louis Elopsr!,. \. VI
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
Potomac River Route.

Beginning Tuesday, June 8, steamers
northumberland and Potomac will leave
Pier 8, Light Street, Baltimore, every
tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at SD.
m, for Alexandria and Washington.
calling at all of the usual landings. Re,
ginning Thursday, June z, will leave 9TH
Street Wharf, Washington, at 4 d. m.
Thur sd'y, Sunday and Tuesday, going
as far as Leonardtown on these eyen,
ines. VIII leave Leonsrdtowp, at @ a.
m, KiLsaIe at II p. M, Millers at 4p. m.
Grasons at p. m. and Bacons AT @ n. m
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, arriy-
ing in Baltimore early the followinp
morning. Freight received daily in Bal,
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
c Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON 6 BRO, Agents.
NJ :, Washington, ID. q.
VIM. III. REARDON. Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

ing.
Steamer Ida will continue on regular
schedule.
Freight rates named to all points on
application to the Agent. Other ipfor-
nation upon application.
w. II. Brown, Agent.
4: A. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
WILLARD THOMPSON, General MGR.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
From the Confederate s,anapo,n.

Francis Burton Harrison, who Is now
postgraduate student OF Yale In tho
English course, announces that lie will
write history OF the civil war from
the Confederate standpoint His fa
Their was private secretary to jefferson
Davis. The young man has Inherited
literary aspirations from his talented
mother, Mrs. Frances Burton Harrison
and these are encouraged by his bride
was was Miss Mary Crocker. daughter
of the California millionaire.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

one day last week Jeff Ed,lins motto
cd fish worm coming out OF the
ground at rate Of speed he thought IL
Impossible for worm OF that kind Il
attain. After landing OH the surface II
Kept up Its gait, which was accounted
Tor when a mole popped out Of the
ground and took after the worm. The
mole was Killed and the worm spared
Burlington Recorder.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

How much did those fish cost you p
asked the friend who met him at the
pier.
They have cost me $3.50 In boat
hire. so cents for minnows, 80 cents for
the fish, % cents for hush money to the
chap who sold them to me. suit Of
clothes and probably my church mem.
bership." replied the Sunday fisherman
with hunted look In bis cye.-Chicago
Tribune
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG 3
POTOMAC r. r.
Schedule IN Effect June 3, 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE FREpERIcKsRupa

Schedule IN Effect June 3, 1900.
TRAINS LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG,
NoRTHwARD:
IL a. m. daily, no local stops.
w a. m. daily, no local stops.
III Id a. M. sundays only, stops at Brook
and Wide Water.
III 4o a. m. daily. except Sunday, no local
stops.
SOP m. daily. except Sunday, no local
stops.
53 p. m. daily, no local stops.
81 P; m. daily, stops at Brooke and
Wide Water.
SOUTHWARK:
6 90 a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland, week days. All local
stops on Sundays.
~ 30 p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, via boswell and G. &. o. to
Richmond. Stops at boswell
l 2I p. M. daily, except Sunday Stops
at Milford, boswell and Ashland.
A 46 p. IN. Daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train, stops at boswell and Ash
land.
81 p. m. daily, makes local stops.
40 p. m. daily, Seaboard Air Line
trains, via boswell and c. Il o. to
Richmond. Stops at boswell.
ACCOMMODATION TRAINS. DAILY, EXCEPT
SUNDAY.
3 55 a. m. for Richmond.
10 81 a. m. for Quantico.
~ 49p m. for Ashland
90 p. m. from Richmond for Freder-
icksburg.
Q. G. Cox, Agent.
w. Z. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
Il. L. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07


There have been missionary boxes
sent to the heroes and heroincs of the
church. fighting her battles In tho van.
that have done more harm than good
In hurt pride and DANA ged srlr respect.
To lady AMI Scntieman-I use the
terms advis"dly were sent clothing.
old shoes. old hats. old collars, era.
watts and gloves tit only for the rag
bag. Ashamed to send them any
where else. The donors sent them to
the unknown missionaries. and. rs ev-
erything that came to the church to
be sent was jam:nfd In without care or
discrimination. tEr arrival of the box
partook of thc nature OF an insult to
these heroic. gently bred people For
tunatcly. ttiS state Of affairs Is not Of
ten found. Ii ought never to be.-"A
Minister'S Wife" In Ladies' Home
Journal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

Il had from the very beginning the sore began ia
neal ana after taking few bottles disa ppeared
enurely. Lhis was two years ago there are still
10 ssashs OF tne Cancer. and my general health
continues good.-MRs. n sHIRER, Ia Plata, Mo.
SIS !; !: !:
- - for our free book on
Cancer, containing valuable and Interest,"
ing information about this disease, and
write our physicians about your case. We
make no charge for medical advice. -
IHE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atian-
tic Railway Company.
Summer schedule, in effect June 25, 1900
Piankatank River Line,
IDA

Read carefully important changes have
been made
Comment cling June 5, 1900, the steam
or Ida will leave landings named below
on Monday and Thursday of each week.
Friday as follows. "
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

ATilVe at Baltimore 30 u. m.
On and after June 90. 1900 Steamax
Ida VIII leave Baltimore, Pier No. :.
Light Street, Tuesday and FRIDAY OF
each week At p. m, arriving above
landings on Wednesday and Saturday of
each week. -
Schedule Of extra steamer in effect
September 10th, 1900.
Leave Baltimore every Wednesday and
sunday p. m, arriving at landings as
follows: &c
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible maiady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but may be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant In the blood for
years, or until you reach middle life, then
the frst little sore or ulcer makes its APP
Pearance-or swollen gland In the
breast, or some other part of the body,
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma-
nently all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
Of 1T driven out. This S. S. S. does, and
IS the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this.
When all the poison has been forced out
OF the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins ften In small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows
small pimple came on my Jaw about an incs,
below the sar on the left side OF my face II gave
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

me no pain or inconven,
<ince, aud i should have
forgotten about Ii had Il
not begun to infiame and
Itch T; IL would bleed a
little, then scab over, but
could not heal. This
continued for some time.
when my jaw began to
swell, beco ing very
painful. The Cancer be-
gan to eat and spread.
until 1t was as large as a
half dollar, when I heard
OF S. s. 8. and determine
ed TO give II a fair trial.
and 1t was remarkable
what a wonderful effect
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
SCHEDULE:

Leave-White Stone, a. M; Iryinoton
40; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck. @. Mer,n
roint, $50; arrive urbana, II 80 a. M
Leaye-Urbana, 2 p. m; MillenbecI q.
merry romt, SSc; Weems, 4.3O; Irvington
.; arrive White Stone, o p. m. Soy
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
Steamer owen billiard

Mail and passengers to and from White
stone, lrvington, Weems, Millenbeck
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (excent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07
Need of Grace.

Again. this grace is needed to help In
time OF physical ailments What vast
multitudes are In perpetual pain while
others are subject to occasional parox-
ysm. Almost every one has some dis
order to which he Is occasionally sub
Jected. IL Is rheumatism or neuralgia
or sick headache or indigestion. A
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-12-07

First. patience with the faults of 9th
ers- No oneskeeps the Ten Command
ments equally well. Ones tempera-
ment decides which commandments he
shall come nearest TO keeping. II we
break some OF the commandments our
selves, why be so hard on those who
break others of the ten? If you and I
run against one verse of the twentieth
chapter of Exodus, why should we so
severely cxcoriate those who run
against another verse of the same
chaptery Until we are perfect our
selves we ought to he lenicnt with our
neighbours imperfections. Yet 1t IL of
ten the case that the man most vulner.
able Is the most hypcrcritical. Per
haps he Is profane and yet has no toll
ercnce for theft. when profanity Is
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17
Children and their s,ndiss.

No child under fifteen years of age
should be given any home study
whatever by bis teachers. Heshould
have not more than from one hour
to four of schooling each day, the
hours increasing with his years. Out
side of school hours he should have
at least three hours of play. After
fifteen the brain has another period
of rapid development, with special
increase of the higher faculties. -Four
hours of schooling then is not too
much, provided the child's physical
being is capable of it, and in time an
hour of isolated study may be add
ed. But that is enough. Five hours
of brain work day is the most that
we should ask of our children, and
the child should pass at least two
hours a day in the open air. Our
boys and girls do not get enough
fresh air and sunshine into their
bodies and natures. The higher in
situations of learning understand the
need of physical development for
brain growth far better than do our
lesser schools and our homes-sad as
it is to admit it.-Edward Box in
Ladies Home Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17

uI write to tell you the benefit have received
from your Golden Medical Discovery, after
having suffered for three years with salt-rheum -
writes Miss Bertha Peters, of Lulu, Monroe Co,
Mich. vThe humor was on my hands, and I
had been treated by our home physician who
did not help me. After I began the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery took seven
bottles, and can now say with pleasure that I
am cured Nobody knows the intense pain I
have suffered. l could not sleep at night, the
singing burning and itching sensation would
be so bad, sometimes could hardly bear it.
thank you for your kind advice"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the 0Discovery" when there
is ccnstipation.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17
why Jeff Davis Was Not Tried.

An ex-Confederate officer, says the
Dallas News, explains thus why Jeffer-
son Davis was not tried for treason
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice OF
the United States Supreme Court,
put this query to his colleagues on
the bench. "a man cannot be tried
for treason unless he is a citizen OF
the country, can hep Certainly
not" was theanswer of every Justice.
"Then," said Mr.. Chase, "Mr. Davis
cannot be tried for treason unless he
is citizen of the United States, can
he?" "Assuredly not" was the
unanimous reply. "Can you show
me under the authority of the Con.
stitution, or any other law of Con-
gress," went on the Chief Justice,
"where any man is a citizen of these
United States? The people of this
country are citizens of their re5pe;-
tive States, and not citizens of the
United States" This position being
assented to, Mr.. Davis was not tried
Mr.. Cbase's "discovery" led to the
adoption of the XIVth Amendment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17
ASPARAGUS BEDS.
The Notion That Manuring in NovemDel
Does More Harm Than Good.

The time for applying manure to as
paragus beds and the placing Of ii are
matters of Importance, concerning
which some interesting advice is fur
nished as follows by r. B. Handy in
a bulletin on asparagus culture
In the use of stable manure many
writers and growers say, In the au-
tumn. after the stalks have matured
and been cut, manure should be ap-
piled on top Of the rows" some CIV
ing the caution rot to put it over the
crowns, lest the shoots next spring
be injured by contact with it, but this
plan is gradually giving way to the
more rational dressing in spring and
summer. It was believed that autumn
dressing strengthened the roots and
enabled them to throw up stronger
shoots the following spring. This is
mistake, as 1t is during the growth
of the stalks after the cutting season
was over that the crown forms the
buds from which the spears of the
next season spring, and it is probable
that it is principally during this per-
iod that the ro2ts assimilate and store
up the material which produces these
spears.
This being true, the plant food add
ed to the soil and becoming available
after the cessation of vegetation in the
autumn can have little effect upon the
spears cut out the following spring.
1t first becomes of use to the plant af-
ter the crop has been cut and the
stalks allowed to grow. Thus the
manuring of the autumn of 1897 will
not benefit the grower until the spring
of 1899. In the use of fresh manure
it may be that the winter is none too
long to permit the fertilizing elements
to become available and we'll distrib-
uted throughout the SOIL but if we'll
rotted manure is used there is danger
of the fertility being leached out of
the soil by the rains and melting SHOWS
of winter.
That is, if the food is ready for as
similation, give it at the time when
the roots are ready to absorb it in
stead of when the roots are at rest
| Stable manure applied when the cut
| ting season is over acts as a mulch
in preventing the growth of weeds
| keeping the soil light and cool and pre-
serving the moisture.
Manuring in November does more
harm than good, as the mass of ma
| nure causes many roots to decay and
| those which do survive are Likely to be
weak. The roots of asparagus are,
perhaps, always active. but less so in
winter than in any other season, and
will obtain as much manure for the
| soil as they can use. If heavily cover
| ed with manure the sunshine is ex-
| Guided growth is checked and the
roots have a fight for existence when
they are none too strong. AS to ma
nuring in or between the rows, the
| latter is the most advisable, as plac-
ing in the row only reaches the stor-
age roots to be found about the crowns,
whereas between the rows it is where
| the rains will wash it down into the
open mouths of the feeding roots.