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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
America Away. Lend.

III the people OF England knew how
beautiful the public buildings in the
United States are and how superior
American hotels are. the amount OF
travel TO this country would be many
times MS great as 1t Is ut present. said
Londoner TO an interviewer In Wash
ington the other day. 81 am on q tour
or the world. When l landed In New
YORK, did not expect 20 find much OF
interest 10 me. That city was series
or surprises. Its modern buildings. with
perfect elevator service and every con.
venience. made great impression on
me. did not expect to find any build
ings in this country which would com.
pare with those or the old world I'm
architecture. but ride through the
streets or Washington was enough 10
convince me that my ideas OF America
were very erroneous. The capitol Con-
gresslonal library and other govern.
ment buildings are as beautiful as any
buildings in tho world, and their inte-
riors surprise all Europeans. It takes
the Yankee to equip n building with ev-
cry possible convenience"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
A cONSECRATEO PICTURE.
now lie Affected Model. the Artist
and Nobiemaa.

Ho" NJ Ahccted Model. the Artist
and n Nobiemaa.
A poor Bohemian gypsy girl OF re-
markable beauty was employed by a
German artist to sit for one of his
studies" In his studio she saw an
unfinished painting OF the crucifixion
and asked him who that wicked man.
was and what he had done TO deserve
such n terrible punishment.
The artist smiled at her Ignorance
and told her that the man nailed TO the
cross was not wicked. but good above
oil good men in the world.
From that time her interest in the
story of the cross never ceased. She
was utterly untaught. and II was by
her questions-rather grudgingly an.
swered by the painter. who had no
real Christian sympathy-that she got
her first knowledge of the Saviour OF
mankind. Noting Der employers lack
of feeling, she said to him one day:
Il should think you would love him
IL he died for YOU"
The remark fastened itself in the
artists mind. The death of Christ had
appealed To him as pictorial tragedy.
The divine life of Jesus had never
touched him. The ignorant bohemian
girl had presented the subject to him
In another Way, and 1t would not let
him rest till he sought religious coun-
sci and ultimately became a servant
and worshiper of the Crucified,
Under the inspiration of a new love
he finished the picture, and il was
hung in the Dusseldorf gallery, with
this inscription: II did this for thee.
What hast thou done for meY"
Some time afterward he met his
former model there, weeping in front
OF the painting. This time he could
speak to her as Christian.
Master" she said, ''did he die for
the poor Bohemians toof'
Eyes"
And the Man of Galilee had one dis
ciple moro.
a few months later, dying In n gypsy
camp not far from the city, the girl
sent for the artist and thanked him.
j am going to him now," she said.
Il love him and / know he loves me-"
Years afterward a frivolous young
nobleman looked on the same picture.
and the study Of it and the rebuking
pathos of its inscription so moved and
influenced him that he consecrated
himself TO the service of God. The
young man was Count Zinzendorf. the
FOUNDER OF the Moravian church.
The benediction to the world of n
noble and uplifting picture is but fec
bly, measured by the tsv examples that
ever attain publication. 1t can teach
the ignorant, it can rebuke the immor-
al, 1t can inspire the devout and
thoughtful, and 1t can preach the SUI
preme truth which st. Paul declared to
be his only message and his last en-
thusiam.-Youth's Companion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
A Curious Incident,

A curious incident in the Siege OF
Wepener is related by the chaplain
who was present with the forces
throughout those terrible days. The
Siege. II will be remembered, lasted all
through holy week. and the casualties
In the trenches were very numerous;
but on Good Friday only one man was
killed, aud as this single victim of the
holy day was being laid Ia rest mt night
soldier pointed out to the chaplain
the wonderful markings on the dead
mans brca0t There was tattooed a
really bcS*t''uI picture of he cruel
nixon, and the bullet that had eached
t:e hea'' u the soldier had pierced
the heart - the figure of the Saviour.
London bI.,hr.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
BOOKS FOR GIRLS
A Critic Who Declares There Are
None Worth the Reading

n Srbtc Who Declares There Are
Nome worth the Heading.
Where are the books for girls? Adults
books there are and books for boys by
the carload, says Frank Norris In the
Critic. but where is the book for the
young girls? Boys book, tales OF
hunting. adventure and sport, abound.
They are good books. too. sane.
healthy" full OF fine spirit and life
But the girl-what does she read? The
feeblest. thinnest. most colorless lucu-
brations that it is given. TO the mind of
misguided man to conceive or to per.
petuate. II must be this or else the
literature of the adult. and surely the
novels written for mature minds, for
men aud women who have some knowl-
edge or the world and powers of dis
elimination, are not good reading in
any sense OF the word for sixteen
year-old girl in the formative period OF
her life.
But FOR all the great parade and pratt
Ing OF emancipated women 1t neverthe-
less remains fact that the great ma
Jority OF twentieth century opinion is
virtually oriental in its conception of
the young girl. The world today is n
world for boys, men and women. OF
ali humans the young girl, the sixteen
year-old. is the least important. or at
least Is so deemed. Wanted-a cham
pion; wanted-the- discoverer and poet
OF the very young girl. Unimportant
she may now appear to you, who NAV
yet call her by her first name without
rear and without reproach. But re-
member this. you who believe only in
world of men and boys and women
the very young girl of today is the VIC.
man of tomorrow. the wife of the day
after and the mother of next week.
She only needs TO put up her hair and
let down her frocks to become q very
important person indeed.
Meanwhile she has no literature:
meanwhile, faute de mieux. she is try.
Ing TO read Ouida and many other
books intended for maturer minds. or.
worse than all. she is enfeebling her
mind by the very thin cruel purveyed
by the mild hammered gentlemen and
ladies who write stories for girls. Here
is bad business: here is field that
needs cultivation. All very we'll to
tend and train the saplings. the oaks
and the vines. The flowers-they have
not bloomed yet-are to be thought
about too.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
The shortest sermon.

: III" shortest sermon on record was
preached ut Atlantic. Mich. OH a re-
cent Sunday. The pastor had been re-
quested To make his discourse brief OH
account of the hot weather. so he an
nounced rs his text Luke xvi. 81. "And
he cried aud said. Father Abraham,
have mercy ON me and send lazarus,
that he may dip the tip OF his finger in
water and cool my tongue. for / am
tormentcc in this flame" The sermon
was as follows: Three persons-Abra-
ham. Drss. Lazarus. Ii was hot
where Owes was. lie wanted to get
out So DO we. Let US pray"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
Norfolk 4 Western RAILWAY Co,

Commencing May 25th additional pas.
sen ger-train service will be operated over
the Norfolk d Western Railway, SIS fol-
lows:
Leave Roanoke a m, Lynchburg $40
a. m; arrive Petersburg l p. m, arrive
Richmond 1:50 p. m. Leave Richmond
l:l6 p. m, Petersburg2 p. m, Lynchburg
6;15 p. m; arrive Roanoke SIP. m.
Leave Lynchburg 7:20 a. M, arrive
Roanoke 300 q. m, arrive East Radford
1915 q. m. arrive Bristol ESQ p. m.
Leave Bristol 2:05 p. m; arrive East
Radford 600 p. m, arrive Roanoke 1855
p. m, arrive Lynchburg 9:5Op. m. Close
connection at East Radford 10 and from
Biuefeld, Norton, WEIGH and interme-
date points.
Leave Roanoke s p. m, arrive Hapers-
town 4;15 a. m. Returning leave Hagers-
town 1:2O q. m, arrive Roanoke COS
m, connecting to and from Harrisburg.
Phildelphia, New York and interior
points. Pullman sleeping
cars Philadelphia and Welch, w. Va.
Leave Roanoke 9:15 a. m, arrive Win
sion salem p. M, arrive Charlotte, N
U, . p. m. Returning leave Charlotte
'1:lO a. m, leave Winstou-Salem e:55 u.
M, arrive Roanoke TAO p. m. Train
runs solid between Roanoke and Char
lotte.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05

and accept Christ rs your Saviour you
shall eternally live. And ~ you here
and now consecratc your life Alright TO
the Divine Masters service your loved
ones, by hearing the gospel message
from your life. may eternally live also.
May the Holy Spirit lead every one OF
US TO make the right preparations for
the Imminent journey through the
dntk valley of the shadow of death.
tCopyright. 1902. by Louis Klopsch.1
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
Potomac River Rol1te

Beginning Tuesday, June 3, steamers
Calvert and Potomac will leave Pier o
Light street, Baltimore, every Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday, at 5 p. m. for
Aiexandria and Washington, calling at
all of the usual landings. Beginning
Tuesday, June 3, will leave 9TH street
wharf, Washington, at p. m, Thursday.
Sunday and Tuesday, going as far as
Leonardtown on these evenings. Win
leave Leonardtown at 6 a. m, Kinsale az
IL m Miller's at p. m, Grason's at $50
p. m. and Bacon's at 7:30 p. M, Monday :,
Wednesday and Friday, arriving in Bal
iimore early the following morning.
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON &c BRO, Agents,
Washington, ID. g.
VIM. NJ. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05

hammock River Routes.
Beginning Sunday, July goth, steamers
will leave Pier ?, Light street, Baltimore.
AT 4:30 p. M. Tuesday and Friday for
Fredericksburg and all landings. 4.SO
p; IN. Wednesday for Tappshannock and
all landings except Irvington, Weems-
MoIans, Merry Point, Ottoman. Millep,
beck and Bayport. $50 p. IN. Thursday
and ESQ p m Sunday for Tappahannock
and all landings excep, Bayport, Millen-
beck, Merry Point, Ottoman and Morans.
:, Leave Iappahannock for Baltimore
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri
stopping at all wharves EXCEPT will cali
at Bayport on Tuesday and Friday only.
FOR Baltimore direct at p. m. Wednes-
day. making no stops except Urbapna
Creek. For Fredericksburg Monday at
a. m; leave Port Royal at 1890 ~ m
arrive in fredericksburg at d. m tide
permitting. For Fredericksburg We'd
nesday at IL m; Port Royal at 4 %. m.
arrive in Fredericksburg, tide permit,
ting, at $50 p. m. For Fredericksburg
saturday about p. m. For Norfolk
rrIoay l p. IN calling at all wharyes.
n leave Norfolk from Baltimore Steam
acHet Company's wharf for Fredericks-
anu al landings at B p. m. Sunday.
leave fredericksburg for Baltimore
and all landings Monday and Tbursdav
az p. m, tide permitting. For Balti.
more and all landings as far as Tarn.-
hammock at 8 a. m. Wednesday, calling
at Urbanna Creek
Freight received in Baltimore daily.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
wv once; Pier 2, Light St., Baltimore.
VIM. ID. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
hBS COMPTON, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05

arriving at Baltimore 5 a. m. Thurs
days and Sundays.
Freight received at Pier 8, Light street,
until 80 p. m. on sailing days.
Il: A. JoYNEs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
w. II. BROWN. Agent.
L. MURDOCH, Freight Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
Steamer Owen DilIard

Mail and passengers to and from White
stone, Irvington, Weems, Millenbeck,
merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
SCHEDULE:
Leave White Stone, a. M; Irwin pton
I:4o; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, o; Merry
roint, 9.30; arrive urbana, Il 80 q. m.
Leave-Urbana, 3 p. m; Millenbeck q.
Merry Point, a30; w Gems, 4. 80: Iryington
o; arrive White Stone, 6p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
STEAMER IDA

Will leave Baltimore ) p. m. wednes
day and Sunday, weather permitting, for
Simpsons, Tipers, Blackwells, Harcums.
limbs, Reedyille, Hsrdings, Harveys'
Grace Point, Byrdton, Kilmarnock, 0c-
rams, Chases, Little Bay, Paimers, Jack
sons Greek, Cherry Point, Cricket Hill.
Calls and Fitcheits.
Returning, Steamer Ida will leave Tues
day and Friday, weather permitting, as
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
PICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &
~ POTOMAC II. r..

| RlNHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG Il
~ POTOMAC r. r.
Schedule in effect May 25th, 1902.
LEAVE NoRTHwARD.
6 o. a. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Occoquan Sundays only.
! 30 a. m. daily. No local stops.
10 O5 a. m. Sundays only, stops on signal
at Brooke, Aqua. Wide Water,
Quantico. Cherry Hill. Occoquan,
Lorton and Accotink.
10 Al a. m. daily except Sundays. Stops
on signal at Brooke, Aqua, Wide
Water, Quantico, Cherry Hill.
Occoquan, Lorton and Accotink'
46 p. M. daily except Sunday. No
local stops.
Us P. m; daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke and Wide Water.
o4 p m. daily. No local stops.
lu vi p m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke, Wide Water and Quanti-
CO. Stops on signal at Occoauan
Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
50 a. m. daily except Sunday. Rich.
mond accommodation. Makes all
stops.
g 80 8. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland daily, and ON signal
only.
o 46 a. m; daily except Sunday. Makes
local stops on signal.
IL w p. NJ. daily, S. A. l.. train. Stops
on signal at Milford, boswell and
Ashland.
IL 20 P; m. daily. Southern R'y train.
No local stops.
o 10 pm. daily, AtlanticCo astLine train.
Stops at boswell and Ashland.
gu p. m. daily, makes local stops on
signal.
. 80 p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Steps at boswell and Ash
land on signal.
Accommodation train leaves Rich
mond p m. daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Fredericksburg 40 D. m.
G: c. Cox, Agent
w. L. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
W. ID. DUKE, General Manager.
+. L. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05

Will leave Baltimore p. m. Monday
and Thursday, weather permitting, for
Harcums, limbs, Reedville, Grace Point.
Byrdton, kilmarnock, Ocrans, Jackson's
Creek, Cherry Point, Cricket Hill, Calls,
Fitchetts, Ruarks, Grinels, Warehouse.
Conrads, Green Point, Stampers, BANDS
and FreepoIt.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
E.ssIl RAILWAY CO.
Piankatank River Line.
STEAMER ENOCH PRATT

Summer Schedule, in effect June 8, 1905
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
"Christ or DIanns"

Some or us have seen the noted Die.
ture which bears the title Christ or
DianaT' The central figure Is a beau
uful girl. with one OF the sweetest.
noblest faces ever painted by an art.
lists brush. With true dramatic DOW
er the master has surrounded that
young girl with all the horrors of a
Neronian persecution There In the
background or the picture IS the am
phithcater in which wild beasts are
tearing the martyrs 10 pieces and
crunching the homes OF the slain.
There are the torches made out OF the
living bodies OF men and women. GOV.
cred with pitch, who are dying for
their belief In the Iowiy Nazarene.
There are the grim faced Roman SOL
diers. There is the pleading lover, az
well as the pleading mother and IA
Their. begging the young girl 10 re-
nounce her belief in her Saviour. And
there the young maiden stands be.
tween the altar of Il heather God and
the solemn upright cross, upon which
is hanging the bruised body of dead
Christ.
That picture may be dramatic and,
powerful: but. oh, my brother, there Is
a truer scene being enacted here To-
day. AS l speak the words OF nv
text your own eternal redemption. as
well as that OF all your loved ones. is
pleading with you. They are pleading
with you to stop worshiping at the
aitar or Caesar. which is the altar OF
sin. They are pleading with you be-
cause II you do not cease to bow be-
fore sins altar you shall surely die.
But if you viii in the few years that
are left on earth bow before the cross
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
The Long, Long Journey.

Inc simile or death as long jour.
ney away from the family fireside Is
very striking. When man takes a
long earthly journey. he is very apt to
gather his family about him and say.
III l should take this Journey, in all
probability | will return home at such
and such Time" or if the father is
gong into q new country to establish
another home he says to his children:
After ! am settled there and find ev-
erything all right you can sell the
goods and pack up and come TO me. I
VIII be in such and such n place at
such and such time" Or perhaps the
man who is about to take long Jour
ney Will do as my father and myself
did when we started on our Journey
around the world. We were TO set
sail from San Francisco and go by the
way OF the Sandwich Islands Samoa
AUSTRALIA and India. II was "a long
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-09-05
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO..

Baltimore, Fred
ELfG&HSlF ericksburg, Nor
sz5s-sssS folk and Kappa
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-11
TIMELY TOPICS.


 If you want overcoats that fit and look right. the comfortable kind, look at the Phillips stock.
 Ten different styles colonial slippers at Eagle shoe store for 9Sc each; chil, dren's leggins 39c and 1.c.
 Monte Carlo coats, silk lined, for S6.9S, at Miller & Peck's. Good walk ing skirts at $1.79.
 Holiday slippers or everybody, great values, at ]. c. Jackie. & Sons, 1875 Bank street.
 A. F. Cowles will display his Christi mas goods the first of the week. Buy hats now to save money.
 Some of the sensible gifts at F. A. Wenzel & Co.'S are hosiery, collars and cuffs, fancy shirts and suspenders.
 Dodge's new shoe store on South Main street was opened to the public and was crowded all evening.
 The newest tie at Upson, Singleton & Co.'S can be tied as an Ascot, inn peria1 or once over; price 50c.
 Grieve. Bisset & Hollands has taken on holiday look. Christmas goods everywhere.
 Furniture makes q good Christmas gift. The Benson Furniture Go has Morris chairs. carpet sweepers, etc.
 Pure dye. black taffeta silk. regular $1.25 quality, will be sold at 79c at Reid & Hughes for two days.
 A $6 suit for $387 at Jones, Morgan & Co.'S for boys 10 to 16; a $25O suit for $1.S7.
 Fancy ties, protection collars in lace or embroidery, automobile ties, etc, at Curran's.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-11
MIGHT BE REMEDIED.
IT the Different Boards Would Come
 Together to Confer.

Together to Confer.
 There is no truth in the rumor that the republican members of the board of aldermen are thinking of blocking the building of the Mulcahy school house in the south end of the city. On the contrary, they are very much i'll favor of seeing the work pushed to completion as soon as possible. It is true, though, that a large number of people believe that a mistake was made in locating the building on the lot in such way that it necessitates an unsightly street to reach it and in wolves land damages in one way and another that were not foreseen when me committee having the matter in hand commenced operations on the structure. AS has been stated herein before, this is not a case where fault ig being found over the selection of Ene site, the trouble being occasioned by the position the building occupies on the lot when it could just as well nave been placed so that all interests would have been properly protected a Democrat reporter interviewed Mayor Kilduff and Chairman Russell or the committee on school-houses and hygiene on the matter to-day and both were candid enough to admit that the layout-nf Fairmount street from Luke street southerly was not a desirable one. Neither suggested remedy. but the mayor expressed much regret that the building happens to be located so as to create the conditions that now exist there.
 Tn view of these facts would it not be well for the different boards who have to do with this matter the board Of education. the board of aldermen and the board of public works. to get together and look the situation over before things have reached a stage where they cannot be remedied? It would cost something to change now. but it is admitted that the expense will De much greater to continue under the present plan than it would be if not another stone were laid until the line or the building is made to conform to the layout of a straight street This is something which concerns everybody, and people who want to familiarize themselves with the matter should malza call at the place and look at the school from Luke street. Those who do this will be very apt to turn away firmly convinced that someone blundered and that public as well as private interests demand that the mis- take be lighted before proceeding fur ther. No bad feeling has been stirred up over the affair. and nobody is being accused of fayoritism in the matter, so that it is something that could be taken hold of without fear of unearth- ing anything unpleasant
 While this article emanates from one who represents large financial interests of his own and others in that particu- lar locality. vet he feels that he has not misstated the facts. He asks on be half of himself and his neighbors an investigation of this whole question. and thinks that such q course might possibly result in getting things in shape so that no one would have reason to comDlain
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-11
DoDGHS NEW STORE.
Fine Display of Shoes Drew Crowds
 Last Night.

Last Night.
 H. G. Dodge, the shoe king IS agaln located at his old stand, S4-S6 south Main street. where he did business be- fore the big fire. The stand Is no longer old, but very new as the crowds of people who attended the formal opening of the store will affirm. It IS pretty store, large, conyeniently sit- uated, containing the latest in fixures, shelves and settees. The stock IS large and of the best quality. Two floors are occupied by the store. The sign work over the entrance and un- derneath the windows consists of carved letters and is of the latest de sign. The windows are of panel flame. French plate mirrors decorate the side and rear of them. The windows pre- sent an attractive sight at night when the 24 electric lights and ref1ectors are lighted As you enter the store your eye is first attracted hs little nook where there is table with several magazines on it and chair. 1t is silent invitation to rest yourself. In the opposite corner there is fine set tee which makes fine resting place. The settees and screens were purchas- 1TOlu d uIA1 hc SCllCCsS are made of upholstered leather and are finished in golden oak, which is the predominating color throughout tn 3 building. Bicycle ladders are used so that it is easy to reach any stock even on the top shelf which almost touches the ceiling. The building is absolutely fireproof. The iron col umns are concealed by mirrors extend s..- c., 41. 41,1 NIaSn counters are of quartered oak and extend nearly the entire length of the fioor-101 feet. Light is furnished from seven new Welsbach arc lights. Tn the center of the store is a beauti- full Turkish rug, in the center of which stands jardinier and palm. Nearby is a counter of quartered oak where bundles are done up. Here, also. is the cashiers desk. The chimney, which always detracts from the appearance of a store,, is made a thing of beauty by mirror being placed over it. The rear of the store is not so high as the front part. Where the drop in the ceiling is handsome mirror hangs. One side of the front part of the store will be reserved for women, the other side for men. The rear will be used as a children's de partment, one half for boys, the other for girls. The main floor extends from South Main street through to Bank street and underneath the Bank street sidewalk. Passing down the wide stairway person reaches the second floor. where carpenters are just now very busy in putting up shelves and laying floor. This will be fitted up as a rubber department. All in all, H. c. Dodge's is one of the most commodious stores in the state. MT Dodge has had to hustle very hard to have the store finished so soon. Only last Saturday about 40 workmen were engaged in finishing work there.