Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-03-07
sMAKrs. FROM "THE CITIZEN
Some Things Worth Putting IN Your
Scrap Book.

SMARrSl FROM "THE CITIZEN
Somc Things Worth Putting IN Your
Scrap Book.
The trouble with some men is tha,
they are always looking for it.
Some men are suspicious of their
friends, but can always be worked
by strangers.
When q mans wife tells him to
"wait just a second" he can form
come idea of what eternity is like.
When hen taxes it into her head
to be stubborn she doesn't care a cen.
for the law of supply aud demand.
A Baltimore engraver put the al.
phabet on the head of a common piu
The work took only an hour aud a
half.
The United States is the fourth
power on the globe in point of popu-
lation. In all other respects it is
first.
Prof. Hodge, of CLARK University,
estimates toads are worth $40 each
for their work as destroyers of cut
worms.
This country consumed last year
97,000,000 gallons of distilled spirits,
3o,000,000 gallons of wine, and l.
220,000,000 gallons of malt liquors.
1t was only an average year.
"This is tough luck" said Ham,
mournfully, as he leaned over the
side of the ark. "What's wrong now9"
querried Shem. "Wby, all this water
to fish in," replied Ham, "and only
two worms on board"
A man who does things is one who
is alive to the very tips of his fingers.
de is alert, always on the watch for
opportunities. He does not give
idleness time to dissipate him. He
fights against that common malady
known as "tired-feeling," and con-
quers it.
Eighty society women were refused
admission to ball at Philadelphia
because they wore gowns that had
been too closely pruned at the top.
Later they were permitted to cover
the powdered scope of skin with
wraps and sit and watch the festivi-
ties as spectators.
1t is passing strange that young
people, many times young women,
will go to church service aud spend
the time in whispering, laughing and
other unlady-like conduct, to the dis
turbance of all around them. Moth
ing can SO quickly hurt young
woman or a young man in the estima-
tion of adult friends as actions of
this kind. Don't do it.
The farmer is not the only man
who is shorn by the sharper. 1t is
true that the mail order houses and
the travelling department store solici-
tors rake in great many of his
shekels at first class prices for second
class goods, and the profits 80 gen.
erously contributed by him build up
immense establishments and business
blocks which he pays for, but he is
constantly becoming more wary aid
harder to catch.
A young man cannot learn too
soon the value of good cheer; he
should early and late cultivate the
ability to look on the bright side.
He should find what many q man
has failed to discover, that there is
such thing as the sunny side of a
shadow. He will encounter difficult
ties; he will meet enemies; he will
bear burdens; but if he can maintain
a serene, even temper, and an un-
conquerable, hopeful spirit, he will
succeed where mnltitudes fail.
The war taxes, the repeal of which
was voted by the House at Washing
ton recently, produced revenue from
July i to December 81, 1901, Of
$37, ,9S1. .S72, and for the current
fiscal year would have produced
about $77, 100000. The distribution
of these taxes was as follows: Sched-
ule A including all taxes on docu-
ments, insurance policies, bonds GER
tificates of stock and similar matters,
$14,000.000; schedule B, including
all items not otherwise specified,
$7,00o,oo0. Beer $2s, SOC, 900; special
taxes, $S,500,o00; tobacco, $9,O00,-
600; snuff $55o,000; cigars, $70O, 600;
cigarettes, $4,000; legacies, $5,000,-
600; excise, $1,OO0,oO0. 49,
Many people fall into the error of
believing that thorough education
units for the common walks of life;
or at least it is unnecessary. This is
certainly great mistake. Any man
can use an axe or hammer better
for knowing something of mechanics;
any girl can cook a better dinner If