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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Expensive coronationa.

1t may be of interest to point out at
this time that the most expensive cor
onation on record was that of the pres
ent car OF Russia. Upward of SI5,-
100000 was spent by the government
alone and fully another $4,000, 900 by
the public authorities of various Rus.
sian towns. The representatives of
other powers We'd with each other in
lavish OUTLAWS. and, counting the sums
spent by other persons. the coronation
of Nicholas III. cannot have cost much
less than $25.0O0,O00.
The coronation Of Car Nicholas 1.
was also very expensive affair. The
then Duke of Devonshire was the Brit
ish representative. and he spent fully
SloO,oOO or his own money In connec-
ton with It, The coronation of George
Nv was the most expensive in English
annals. and this cost only $l2,5OO. 900.
or this amount S125. 900 was expended
on the coronation robe and $225, 900 on
the crown.
The cost OF the coronation Of George
III. did not amount to half that of the
coronation OF George Nv. The whole
cost or the coronation OF William Nv.
amounted to only $4,000 and that of
Queen Victoria to $500
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Ancient Chari..a-.

One OF the most remarkable clubs of
modern times has its headquarters In
Alameda, Cal. 1t is known as the
"Old Mems Singing club" no one be.
ing admitted TO it who has NOT the gift
or song and who has not passed at
least his sixty-fifth birthday. The club
has 1O1 members, with an aggregate
age OF 6,606 years. The only woman
artist was the Sonora Benina Barone.
aged 103 years, who danced and sang
La Toila." This old Spanish woman
was born in Mexico in'179S. She danced
In the Spanish City OF Mexico while I'm
the frst blush of maidenhood, and the
picturesque cavaliers of those times
peited her with roses. To the tinkling
accompaniment of guitar they sang
love songs underneath her window.
THOSE. she says. We're merry days. The
weary feet, which at their owners re-
quest danced once more I'm order that
few extra dollars might be added to
the fund for the poor, were as light as
In the bygone days, and if the aged
voice quavered no one noticed it,
Strand.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
The ARK oF NOAH.
An Ancient Tablet That Gives an Ex-
net Description OF IL.


A remarkable discovery has been
made In the British museum during the
slow course OF deciphering the cunei-
form inscriptions Oh earthern tablets
found i'm the ruins OF the library of
Asurbanipal the Magnificent, king OF
AsSyria from Cos 10 GIG before the day
of Christ.
The new find is that Of tablet that
tells In details of Noahs ark, giving
exact dimensions and enumerating the
animals that were carried on il TO save
them from the deluge.
The ancient record. predating even
the ancient Asurbanipars reign by no
one knows how many centuries, treats
the matter not as legend, but as his
tory.
According TO the dimensions given in
the record, the hull of the ark was al
most exactly twice as long and more
than ten times as wide as the Oceanic
or the Celtic, the two biggest ships in
the world today. Either of the two
big ships when in drydock towers eigh-
~ feet from keel to lower deck The
declSlouse alone of the ark. according
to the tablets. was more than three
times as high as that
So great was this deckhouse that
neither the Oceanic nor Celtic could ac-
commodate 1t on their hulls, for it
alone was 400 feet longer than either
of these ships are over all.
The description of the ark as given
In the tablets depicts it as having been
huge houseboat in form. Thus the
DrpSpnf mud common copoopt;o, 20
what its appearance was is identical
with that conveyed by the old record.
According TO the figures given in the
tablet. the ark would have drawn SO
much water that she never could enter
New York harbor. even in the highest
tide, when there are thirty-six feet of
water clear. This fact serves to give
graphic conception of what the ex-
tent of the deluge must have been.
The tablet, after giving the dimen.
sions of the ark, goes on to describe
the arrangement of the deckhouse.
There was ample room on each side
OF the deckhouse for moving about, q
space 1920 feet wide having been left
on each side OF the craft between the
deckhouse and the gunwale of the ark.
At each end was great deck, where
the inmates rested during the day.
One may suppose these two decks were
similar i'm purpose, if not in form, to
the promenade decks on the modern
liners.
The work Of deciphering the inscrip-
ton has not been completed, and only
n partial list Of the animals that were
carried has been made out as yet. The
inscription, as far as read, enumerates
in the order given dromedaries, cam
els, oxen. mules, asses, sheep, goats,
antelopes and rabbits as the mammals
that were carried. Doves head the list
OF birds. then follow swallows and ra-
vens.
All this agrees with the account of
the building and voyage of the ark as
given in the Bible except the order in
which the birds are Misunderstanding.
ton Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Social Traits of Browning.

In his immense humanity he refused
to make distinctions of manner among
those of his own class of life who ap-
preached him, always excepting the
rare cases where base qualities had
been proved beyond n doubt to his
mind. The thing he most abhorred was
untruthfulness. Even insincerity in its
most conventional form was detestable
to an upright mind which loved and
sought for truth in all it's phases. His
first impulse was TO think well of peo-
pie, to like them, TO respect them; they
were human souls, and therefore to
him OF the greatest earthly interest.
He conversed affably with all. Lover
or beauty as he was, he would talk rs
PLEASANTLY with dull old ladies as with
young and pretty ones. He made him.
self delightful at n dinner party wbeth-
er the guests CHANGED TO be of medi-
OGRE intelligence or OF superior brains.
His fund of sparkling anecdote for all
was never exhausted. In this, as in
many other ways. one learned from
him the lesson of self forgetfulness.
He never asked: "Do these people
amuse me? Do flnd them agreeabIey"
His only thought was, Let me try to
make their time pass pleasantly" =
The Late Mrs. Arthur Bronson in Gen.
fury Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
The Yacht Amer,c.

The schooner yacht America, winner
or the Americas cup. is owned by Mr..
Butler Ames, grandson of General q.
b. Butler. The America was built nv
George Steers in 1851, sailed at once
Tor Europe, reaching Hayre: from
there went TO British waters. and ON
Aug. p, 1851, sailed fer a special Gun
around the Isle of Wight. She won
the cup. 1t may be remembered. Aft
erward she was sold TO an English
man who rugged her as a single stick
er. When the rebellion began he sold
her to n syndicate who owned block
ade runners, who rerigged her, gave
her a heavy gun and named her the
Memphis. To escape capture by one
or our warships she was sunk in st.
Johns river, Florida. There she Law
for time, until the government raised
her, rugged her again as schooner. re-
named her America and used her %
training ship for cadets at Annap-
oils. General Butler bought her later:
at his death she became the property
OF his son. Paul Butler.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28

When rich man dies. his death as
sumes an Importance I'm dollars and
cents which to the man who lives ali
his life with the prospect OF being laid
away for his long sleep at a cost of
not over 500 seems enormous. Though
the millionaire cannot take his wealth
beyond the grave, he frequently takes
considerable amount inside the doors
of-the tomb. The coffin in which Ii
Hung Chang was buried recently was
one which that willy old diplomat had
had made TO suit his fancy and had
carried around with him for many
years. 1t was beautifully ornamented
with gold and precious stones and was
valued at $4,000. The widow OF n
millionaire named Hitler lavished $780,
600 on the coffin in which she buried
the body OF her husband. The coffin
was OF exquisitely carved mahogany
profusely ornamented with solid gold
and lined with rare silk which cost
$50 yard. Nearly all millionaires
spend great sums upon the mausole-
ums where they and their family are
TO rest at last. The great Mackay and
Vanderbilt mausoleums are examples
OF this. and Senator Clark OF Montana
has built him n tomb the cost of which
is said to have been $175, 000.-New
York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
A Persistent Youn. Lads.

On recent occasion q young lady
called Mt the hall OF the house of rep-
resentatives and, presenting TO one OF
the assistant doorkeepers n card upon
which was her name. said. please
take this TO Representative Mudd.n
The doorkeeper did as directed. and
MIR. Mudd, glanclng at the card. noticed
that the name was prefixed with
Miss" Tell the young lady," said
he, that have not n single vacant
place Mt my disposal"
70 The doOrkeeper returned to the Young
lady and Informed her Of what Mr..
Mudd said.
There must be some mistake about
this" said the visitor. eco back and
tell him that | want to see him person.
ally Again the doorkeeper went into
the house, called on Mr.. Mudd and told
him what the young lady said, and Mr..
Mudd replied, Tell her / am not I'm
the house." Again the doorkeeper per-
formed his mission. and the young wo-
man, who was by this time thoroughly
angry, said. "You go and tell my father
that his daughter wants to see him.
Mr. Mudd, upon receiving this message.
hastily secured his hat and took Miss
Mudd down to the house restaurant.
where he gave her nice luncheon and
asked her TO forget it."-Washington
Times
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28

DR.. Shuts, an old soldier OF Wichita.
tells q grewsome story of how he was
once marked for death and how he got
religion. He had been badly wounded
and was in q big hospital near Wash
ington. He noticed that it was the
custom OF the hospital laundry to close
at g O'Clock every night and that if
there was patient in the ward who
was expected to die during the night
clean underclothes were brought from
the laundry and put by his bed. One
night the nurse brought clean under
clothes and put them by DIR. Shuts
bed. and he knew then that his time
had come.
AS the hours wore on young wo-
man came to him and offered to pray.
She was Ella Chase, sister of the IA
nous Kate Chase Sprague and daugh-
ter OF Salmon l.. Chase, secretary of
the treasury. The doctor was glad to
have her pray, and he admits that he
did a little supplcating on his own ac-
count. However, he pulled through
tue night, aud the next morning those
clean underclothes were carried away.
kansas City Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
A Victimixea Accnsa.

They were in smokeroom and were
discussing the joys and sorrows of
active service in South Africa.
well, I've been with the army out
there and had very interesting time
said soldieriy looking fellow.
Ever get really close to the Beers ~
somebody asked.
Rather! 1 once took two of their
officers"
''Unaided?"
Certainly! And the very next day /
took eight men, with their horses"
All wounded, expectr sneered n
listener. 'You didn't get hurt, OF
courseT'
Just slight scratch, that's all. And
next day took a lot of transport wag-
ons and followed that up by taking a
Boer kraal and big gun"
Mister" said the disagreeable man
of-the audience, IT have seen some OF
the finest specimens of anything that
you can call to mind, but | wish to
state that you are without exception
the biggest liar that ever trod this
earth"
The good natured raconteur looked
angry FOR moment, but then an ANUS
ed smile stole over his face as he said:
"oh, no, I'm not that. You see, am
a photographers. "-London Answers.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Potomac river Route

Beginning Tuesday, December oath
Steamer Potomac will leave Pier .. Lipb
street, Baltimore, Tuesday and Saturday
a; 5p. IN. for the Potomac River, calling
at Millers, Bromes, Bacons, Grasons
Lewisetta, Bundicks, Cowarts, Walnut
Point, Coan, KiDsale, Msndys Point.
Lodge, Adams, Piney Point, Abells'
Leonardtown, Coburns. Towards and
stones; On Tuesdays only for Lancas-
ter, Bushwood, Riverside, Liverpool
Point, Glymont, Alexandria and Wash
ington. ~
returning, will leave eth Street Wharf
W ashington, at 4 p. m. Thursday. calling
at sll the above mentioned wharyes
leaving Leonardtown at 6 n. m. Mondav
and Friday, Kinssle at - M, Millers AZ
p M, GrasJns at p. m. and Bacons a,
p. m, arriving in Baltimore early Tues
day ank Saturday mornings.
Freight received daily at pier 0, Light
Street.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
er- Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON Sc BRO, Agents,
NJ =, Washington, d. G.
Alexandria. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Preiudiced.

George Rice Carpenter, professor of
English In Columbia university. had
instructed each OF the members of one
or his classes TO be ready On certain
DAY 10 read composition on a sub
Ject OF his own choosing. One of the
students selected the topic Girls of
American Cities" He told of the good
quaiities OF the Chicago girl, the st.
Louis girl, the Philadelphia girl, the
Bostonian and concluded with the
statement that the New York girl was
the best OF ALL
Professor Carpenters wife is a Bos-
ton woman by birth, and 1t so hap
pened that when the student had fin-
ished reading his theme" another
member of the class asked:
What is your opinion about this
matterT Immediately the professor
replied:
We'll. you see, by marriage / am
hopelessly prejudiced." New York
Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28

Inc Philadelphia Record tells story
or a little girl whose evening prayers
are very detailed. First she says the
Lords Prayer, then the one beginning
NOW ! lay ne down TO Sleep" and
then comes God bless grandpa and
grandma and papa and mamma and
uncle George ard Uncle Charlie and
Aunt Kate. and so on ad infinitum,
until an the members Of the family are
included. Then she says "Amen" and
quickly adds And God bless Mary"
After she had finished the other night
her mother asked her why she always
said Amen" first and then always add
ed God bless Mary" as though IL
were a postscript. ''Well, you know.
mamma" replied the tot, II didn't
want TO get her mixed up with you Ia
Dies" 1t may be unnecessary to add
that Mary is the nursemaid.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Latest Achrevemen, :, uo.,

Paper stockings. the secretly cherish
ed Ideal or the bachelor and also OF the
bachelor girl. are said to have been
achieved. Paper is made into a sort OF
strong Irvine. which is roughened to
give 1t a woolly look, and then 1t is
knitted like the real thingl The stock
ings are to be retailed at 115cents pair,
or about 3 cents silver. Thus patient
darnors OF socks and stockings are to
nave release from their.task, and mat
rimony Is to be still further postponed
ana laundry bills saved.--Mexican Her
aid.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
THE NAeGINo HABIT.
one OF the SIN. That Destroy the
Comfort OF Homo.

comfort OF Home.
Tnere Is one exceedingly disagree
able haoit into which some people fall
without seeming to notice il. This is
nagging. They cannot say what they
nave 10 say and then let it alone, but
Keep pecking and pecling at it on
every occasion, and IL occasions do not
arise naturally they make them. In
shis nagging sarcasm or irony bears a
leading part. \ thing may be said once
or twice as 4 pleasant raillery in gen.
ial humor, but when repeated over and
over IL ceases TO be fun. II then cuts.
Sarcasm is two edged tool; it cuts
and wounds the one at whom IL is aim
ed ana Ii lrritates and roughens the
one who uses il. 1t is dangerous
tool for one TO use who wishes to be
either Kind or just. 1t comes easily to
the lips, and the intellect takes a GER
tain Kind OF delight in aptness. ingenu-
ity or sharpness. Its use grows on one:
at least the habit becomes so habitual
that 1t is used unconsciously. Howev-
er good naturedly one seems 10 take II,
ii is almost certain to leave q sting;
against IL as enc will, there will often
be an Impression carried that some
part of it is meant in earnest.
Too often do all of us wound the
feelings OF others by carelessness in
speech. We cannot too carefully guard
ourselves against the nagging habit.
1t rasps and wears out the best of dis
positions. Let us eudeavor ever TO
make our speech kindly even when
obliged to find fault. "a blow with q
word strikes deeper than blow with
sword We shall never err By
speaking too kindly. These naggers are
often kind at heart and W IL not will
ingly wound another. They have form
ell the habit unconsciously and are not
aware of how frequently they indulge
in that kind OF talk. 1t does not occur
10 them that any one may take fur.
Their meaning than they have meant
or that any part of il will be taken Sc
riously. 1t is unavoidable, however.
that this is so.
The nagging habit is the real reason
why some women find ii difficult to re-
tain servants. 1t is for the sharpness
or their tongues that. some really ex-
cellent people ere avoided and disliked
Ill society. People dread tile tongue
lashings that slip so easily from the
lips and without real malice. but they
nevertheless cut deep. Let us put q
guard on ourselves and see that this
habit of sarcastic speech and nagging
is not ours. The Chinese have a say
ing that "a mans conversation is the
mirror of his thoughts" There is truth
in it. If we habitually talk in a certain
way, we grow 10 be that way in char
acter.-MilwaUkce Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28


f<SrEsEZtE ericksburg, Nor.
zis'ss S7sS folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Beginning Sunday, December sotb.
steamers will run as follows: Leave pier
2, Light Street Wharf. Baltimore. daily
except Saturday and SUNDAY. a; A.3O n
m, aad on Sunday at $50 D. m, for the
harrahannock as far as Tappahapnock.
extending the trip from Baltimore on
FRIDAY TO Fredericksburg, calling at all
bindings on the river. On Tuesday and
saturday only, steamers will leave Bay
FORT Tor Baltimore, and will call there
from Baltimore only on Tuesday and
Saturday From Baltimore steamers will
call at Millenbeck and Merry Point on
Tuesday and Saturday. To Baltimore
will call Monday, Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday. AT Wtems and Irvinpton
steamers from Baltimore will cell Saiur-
day and Monday only. For Baltimore
steamers will leave Tappahannock at
a. m. Tuesday and Saturday, and n. m.
Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day, calling at all wLarves except as
above mentioned. viii leave Tappa.
hammock for Norfolk at 2 p IN. Tuesday.
VIII leave Norfolk at p. m. Wednes-
DAY for Fredericksburg and all landings
OF The river, leaving Tappahannock at
y a. m Thursday. Leave Fredericksburg
Ior beit'more at 2:30 p. m. Monday and
I rosy, going as far on those DAYS as
Leedstown. Will leave Leedstown Tues.
DAY and Saturday for Baltimore at 4:3O
3. IN.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
Office: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore.
VIM. ID. SCo1T, Agt., Fredericksburg.
hBN COMPTON, Agt, Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28

arriving at Baltimore 3 a. m. Thurs
days and Sundays.
Freight received at Pier Light Street
until 4:S0 p. m. on sailing days.
Il. A. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
w. III. Brown, Agent.
L. MURDOCH, Fr't and Passenger Aet.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC II. r.

WASHINGTON SOUTHERN r. r.
Schedule in effect January IA, 1901.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG, NoRTHwAap:
~ a. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Occoquan Sundays only.
3 80 a. m. daily. No local stops.
10 90 a. m. Sundays only, stops on signal
at Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water,
Quantico. Negley and Occoquan.
lO Al a. m. daily except Sundays. Stops
on signal at Brooke, AQUA, Wide
Water, Quantico, Cherry Hill.
Freestone, Negley and Occoquan.
~ ?. M. daily, except Sunday. No
5S p. m. daily. No local stops.
As p. m. daily No local stops.
90 ?. m: daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke, Wide Water and Quanti-
co. Stops on signal at Occoquan
Sunday only.
soUrHwARD FROM FREDERIcKsBusa
6 90 a. m, daily except Sunday. Rich
mond accommodation. Makes all
stops.
80 a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train: Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland daily, and on signal
at other local stops on Sundays.
III 4S a. M daily except Sunday. Makes
local stops on signal.
IL IL ?; m. daily, Southern R'y train.
No'local stops.
IL 80 p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell and Ash
land on signal.
IL pm. daily ,AtlanticC oastLine train.
Stops at boswell and Ashland.
20 p; m. daily, makes local stops on
signal.
~ p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell and Ash
land on signal.
Accommodation train leaves Rich
mond A p. IN. daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Frederick sburg Gal p. m.
@. G. Cox, Agent.
w. ID. DUKE, General Manager.
w. z. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
+. L. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28
Steamer Owen DilIard

Mail and passengers to and from White
stone, Irvington, Weems, Millenbeck,
Merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
Leaye-White Stone, a. M; Iryington
1.4o; Weems, $40; Millenbeck, 0; Merry
rolnt, S.SO; arrive Urbana, 11.30 a. m.
Leave-Urbana, p. m; Millenbeck. 8;
= merry rolnt, $3.50; Weems. 4.30; Iry ingtop
8; arrive White Stone, 6p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-02-28

almost as soon as the little blisters and
Pustuies appeared the poison had reached
the blood, aud will break out at regular
intervals and each time In more agra
waited form. This poison will loiter in the
system for years, and every atom of II
must be forced out Of the blood before You
can expect a perfect, permanent cure.