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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
"Hsllo, Billr Monday Night.

The success achieved throughout the country for the past two seasons by Hello Bill,' makes the advent of that exceedingly funny play an especially note worthy, event, and can hardly fail to awaken an interest among the class of amusement-seekers who delight in sit- ting nearly three hours through perfect hailstorm of merriment.
 Hello Biip' which comes to the Mont gcmery Theatre Monday night embodies all, the principles of a well constructed comedy: 1t is absolutely cIean-cut, and every scene and incident portrayed Is fraught with lsughable surprises. The comedy will be presented here by an ex- cellent cast prominent among whom are Thomas J. Grady. Warren Ashley. Q. Kane Hills, Hugo Goldsmith, John q. Edwards and the Misses Ruth Holt, Flea nor Lawson, Justine Wayne and Carolyn Allen Lee.
 The New Orleans Times Democrat of Monday. April 14. says:
 Hello Bill'' attracted the usual large Sunday night audience at the Crescent Theatre. and if applause counts Tor any thing, It must have made a pronounced hit, It is a three-act farce originally built upon something on the same lines as ''The Man From Mexico" although less care has been taken In its constructions It tells the story of a. man who. on the eve of his marriage to a beautiful young widow, went out to have what he re- garied as a good time, and had the ili- luck to be caught in q gambling house,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Two attractions at the Montgomery Theatre this week will close the Mont gomery theatrical season and the famous old play house on Perry Street will be dark several months. A farce comedy, Hello BiIr' which has been favorably received in Southern cities will be at the theatre Monday evening and Governor Bob Taylor, Tennessee's distinguished ex-Governor and lecturer will close the season with his new lecture Wednesday night.
 The past season at the Montgomery Theatre has been one of the most 1iote- variety of the attractions presented there by Messrs. Hirscher Brothers have been above the average and they have been accorded liberal patronage.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

Practice makes sons. folks perfect m eat fanity.zFuck. s.,- %
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20
Need Not Decide at Once.

"Now. do not believe that Cuba should be expected to make up her mind al once ,1non this subject. There should be
 nothing like forcing her into annexatlon. Mv idea l.. to give her q reduction of -1S yer cent Sn sll her produces for one year. arsfor tr-c years. ir order to tide yer existing or probable economic dificulties. I would uake annexation th< reason for +heye temporary retiuctions, it's one pur-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-20

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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

When Clifton Johnson was travelling
In Ireland; he sat down one day in a
cottage to talk with an old woman.
AS they We're having their ''dish of dis
course" there came a clap OF thunder,
and the old woman Mt once spread out
her hands in supplicatiou. crying:
God bless aud save us and save his
honor and save the people and all of
us!"
For the space of half an hour the
thunder was frequent, and each time
she prayed. Then she told Mr.. John
son this story. which has good moral
in its defining OF the proper spirit
which should belong to prayer:
There was man, and he was work
ing in field like. and 1t came on to
thunder, and he put his head in q hole
In the wall, and he said, God save
what's out o. mev But he ought to
have prayed for the whole OF him, for
he no sooner said that than the wall
fell and took his head clean of.
cit was telled TO me that this was a
Judgment on the crathur, because 1t Is
not right TO pray small Just for your
silf, but you should pray large to save
US all-pray big and open hearted. But
that may be only a story. sir."-Ycuth's
Companion
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
A Joke ON Bi.bon nurr...

The clergy OF the diocese of Long Is
land are chuckiing over what they re-
gard as good joke on their recently
chosen bishop. the Rev. DIR. Frederick
burgess. II may be recalled that the
recent convention at which DR.. Bur-
CESS was elected lasted from early
morning until past midnight Ballot
after ballot was taken. and no clergy
man had n majority. Finally DR.. Bur-
CESS arose and made q motion to ad-
journ.
Gentlemen" he said, al move we
adjourn. We've been here all day and
all evening celebrating and voting
continuously, and we're all tired and
In no mood for appropriate action.
Anything we do now will be only a
makeshift, and We'll be sorry for IL in
the morning.
The motion was not seconded, and
the balloting was taken I'D again.
About three minutes after DR.. Burgess
little speech he was chosen bishop of
Long Island.
Now his brethren declare that DR..
Burgess Is neither prophet nor the
son OF a prophet" No signs Of regret
have yet appeared over that midnight
action. which the doctor raised his
warning voice against.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
BILLIARD BALLS.


khe T1nss, Care, Trouble and Ex-
psnse of Making Them
Few persons who WELD a billiard
cue are aware OF the time, trouble
and expense OF making the ivory
spheres. The billiard ball in its nat
urai state Is the principal means Of
defense Tor an elephant. In time the
elephant falls a victim to the venture
some hunter, and he parts with his
tusks, which are the most valuable OF
all his possessions to commerce. Most
or the tusks find their way to London.
which is the greatest sales mart for
ivory.
There are different kinds OF ivory,
ana only the finer kinds are suitable
Tor making billiard balls. The best
comes from the small tusks, which are
from -FOUR TO six inches In diameter at
the thickest end. They are sawed into
blocks, each section being large enough
TO allow OF the turning of a single
ball.
The factories devoted 70 the billiard
ball industry in this country usually
receive the ivory in this shape, the
sections being marked SO that the
turner's know from what part of the
tusk each piece comes and In this way
can calculate as to it's grain and quail
fty. 1t takes a long time to produce a
perfect billiard ball, and only skilled
labor is employed.
The exact center of the ball is first
discovered by means of measurement.
The block is then placed in a socket
and one-ha1f of the ball Is turned by
an instrument made of the finest and
sharpest edged steel. The half turned
ball is then hung up I'm a net for
awhile; then the second half is turned
and the ball hung up as before in a
room the temperature of which is kept
from 60 to 20 degrees.
The roughly turned ball is kept In
this position about year. Then comes
the polishing, whitening, ETC. A good
deal of hard rubbing is also necessary,
as the ball, before being used. should
be as near certain weight as possible
and measure two and three-eighth
inches In diameter. II has been found
impossible to get two balls exactly the
same weight. Very often they will be
heavier on one side than on the other.
and frequently they split right through
the center. This is due to decay.
Not until after it has been placed on
the table is the real life of the billiard
ball shown. The pores of the ivory
may close, and then II the ball is kept
In a hot room it is likely to crack, or 1t
may crack by reason OF concussion
with other balls. This is one of the
great difficulties to contend against. To
overcome this the balls should be kept
In as even temperature as possible.
When billiard ball is first used, it
occupies the first rank. A crack may
soon be exposed and then it is returned
to the factory. The nick is shaved OF,
and 1t comes back slightly smaller I'm
size. 1t may then find its way into
some second rate billiard room. After
some more hard usage it is again re-
turned to the factory and comes forth
again much reduced I'm size and prob
ably becomes cue ball In pool.
After 1t is found to be practically
useless for the purposes for which 1t
was originally made 1t is bought by
dealers in bone and ivory, and the ball
is then turned into buttons or burned
and used i'm the making of ivory black.
New York Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
THE MEDDLINe WOMAN.
she In Generally Well Meaning, br
often Very Troublesome.

She In Generally Well Meaning, but
often Very Troublesome.
The meddling woman is not q bad
woman, not even always an objection
able woman. She is bit OF trial. al
though she Is often pleasant and cheer
full and generally well meaning. She
is one Of those beings who make you
sometimes exclaim, 'Oh, save us from
our friendsv' She puts her foot in 1t
with an air of innocence that says:
I'm so sorry! 1 did not mean to hurt
your feelings, dearr'
at parties she arrives early. so as to
be useful IL called upon to give the
slightest help. She generally succeeds
In introducing to each other people
who have not the slightest desire OF
making acquaintance and young cou-
pies who are not in the least anxious
to dance together. As long as the
guests keep arriving she takes her post
just behind the hostess or close by her
side. People ask themselves who she
is. whether she is part hostess. She
has kind smile for every one. She is
a regular society stager, up to every
trick. and she feels she Is indispensa-
bic, that at every moment she may
come to the rescue OF the hostess. get
her out of every possible little difficult
ty. She knows everybody. She is n
living encyclopedia of society knowl-
edge.
When the party is complete, she dis.
appears from the side of the hostess,
who begins. to breathe more freely.
mn 1x.rk IL u
She finds that she still may be able to
render thousands of services, and she
Immediately sets about it. Her most
Objectionable habit is that of render
Ing services. 1t is a disease, but a dis
ease that keeps her In good health and
cheerful spirits. Now she multiplies
herself and is seen ut once In the draw
Ing rooms, dancing rooms and refresh
ment rooms. In the reports given by
parties in the society papers she Is thus
described: "Mrs. A, with graceful
smile for every one, was everywhere"
In England they say twas ubiqui-
tous." And so she is.
In the refreshment rooms she sees
that every one gets something to eat
or drink. She suggests to such and
such men that Mrs. b. or Lady G. has
had nothing. Then she makes an IN
PRODUCTION and by and by whispers to
the hostess: Poor Mrs. B.p' or Poor
Lady Ci 1 found that no one was
paying any attention to her, so 1 in
troduced So-and-so. to her, and 1 got
her something to eat" And the host
ess whispers back, $50 kind of your
You cannot get rid OF her because
she never gives you an opportunity for
Quarreling. She is not a gossip. much
less OF wicked tongue. On the con-
trary, she speaks well of every one,
praises your parties, your children and
oil your belongings, and you cannot
help liking her.-Max O'Rell in New
York Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
A Clock of Bicycles.


Alphonse Duhamel of Paris has made
timepiece that stands twelve feet
high and is composed entirely of BIZ
cycles or their component parts.
The framework is huge bicycle
wheel, around which are arranged
twelve ordinary sized wheels, all fitted
with pneumatic tires. A rim within
the large wheel bears the figures for
the hours. the figures themselves being
constructed Of crank rods. The hands
are made OF steel tubing, which is used
for the framework of bicycles. The
minute strokes On the dial are small
nickel plated spokes.
The top of the clock Is an arrange
ment OF twelve handle bars. Tie clock
strikes the hours and the quarters, BIZ
cycle bells Of course making the Chimes.
The pendulum is made OF a bicycle
wheel and the pendulum rod OF various
parts Of bicycle frame.
1t is said that the clock, besides being
a curiosity, Is an excellent timepiece.
1t is to adorn one Of the public build
ings Of Paris.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
Potomac River Route.

Beginning Tuesday, December Oath.
Steamer Potomac will leave Pier o. Liz bt
Street, Baltimore, Tuesday and SATURDAY.
at 8 p. m. for the Potomac River. calling
at Millers, Bromes, Bacous, Grasons
Lewisetta, Bundicks, Cowarts, Walnut
Point, Coan, Kipsale, Mundys Point.
Lodge, Adams, Piney Point, AbelIs
Leonardtown, Coburns, Towards and
Stones: On Tuesdays only for Lancas-
ter, Bushwood, Riverside, LIVERPOOL
Point, Glymont, Alexandria and Wash
ington.
Returning, will leave 7th Street Wharf
washington, at A p. m. Thursday, calling
at all the above mentioned whsryes'
leaving Leonardtown at 6 q. m. MONDAY
and Friday, Kinssle at 10 M, Millers NJ
4 p. m, Grasons at p. m. and Bacous ar
8 p. m, arriving in Baltimore early Tues.
day ank Saturday mornings.
Freight received daily at pier o, Light
Street.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
,rr Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents.
Washington, d. G.
VIM. M. REARDON. Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
WEEMS STEAMBOAT Co.
Baltimore, Fred.
ENS$EZM ericksburg, Nor
Es:z8<IX& folk and Rappa-

Baltimore, Fred.
kAN&EA ericksburg, Nor
$3.50 folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Beginning Sunday, December goth
steamers will run as follows: Leave pier
2, Light Street Wharf, Baltimore. daily
except Saturday and Sunday. az 4.3O =.
m, and on Sunday at 2:30 D. m, for the
Rappahannock as far as Tsppahannock.
extending the trip from Baltimore ON
Friday to fredericksburg, calling AZ ali
landings on the river. On Tuesday and
saturday only, steamers will leave Bay
Fort Tor Baltimore, and will cali 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 Weems and Iryiny,on
steamers from Baltimore will call Satur.
day and Monday only. For Baltimore
steamers will leave Tappahannock at s
a. m. Tuesday and Saturday, and y a. m.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri.
day, calling at all wbarves except as
above mentioned. VIII leave Tappa.
hammock for Norfolk at m. Tuesday.
VIII leave Norfolk at 4 p. m. Wednes.
DAY Tor fredericksburg and ali landings
on the river, leaving Tappshannock at
a. m, Thursday. Leave Fredericksburg
LOT baltimore at 2:30 p m. Monday and
Trloay, going as far on those DAYS as
Leedstown. VIII leave Leedstown Tues.
oay aud Saturday for Baltimore at 4:3O
| q. m. ~ '"
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
-, once; Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore.
Wm' u. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
KEY COMPTON, Agt Norfolk
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
Queen wilhelmina,. pr,v,,.re

Queen Wilhelmina, unlike several
other European sovereigns, can leave
her dominions when she likes and is
at no time obliged to remain In her
kingdom. In this respect she Is more
fortunate than, for instance, the young
ruler OF Spain and his mother, who
cannot leave the peninsula without
previously obtaining full fiedged per
mission from the national legislature.
The only obligation placed upon Queen
Wilhelmina Ia this respect is that of
spending a minimum OF ten days each
year at Amsterdam, which is the real
metropolis. The Hague being merely
the seat of government Thanks to
this freedom. she has travelled extern
sively. mostly incognito, In Switzer-
land, Germany, Austria, Italy, Eng
land and France.-London NJ. A. p.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
A Hint to Heaven.

4 peculiar clerical announcement is
recorded in a Buckinghamshire Eng-
land) paper. 1t is headed, Little Mis-
sender Vicarage" and reads: 1.-THE VIC
ar regrets to have to inform his par
ishioners that in consequence of his
advanced age 1t will not be possible
for him TO visit the residents of the
hilltops. He will still be able to per-
form all the Sunday church duty. If at
any time 1t should please God to send
him pony and carriage, 1t will give
MIN great pleasure to resume his for
mer course OF visiting"
The hint TO heaven will probably
reach the hilltops.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

pei promises. rally all your faith. and,
while you will always be called to
worship the God OF hope. today. with
oil the concsntered energies OF my
soul, implore you TO bow down and
worship the God who can turn the
impossibles into the posslbles. IL was
NO trivial purpose. but for grand and
glorious uses ! have spoken to you
today OF the borrowed. the lost and
the restored ak head.
ICopyvight. 1909. Louis Klopsch. N. IL
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
Jennie June.

The death of Jennie June Croly has
made less impression on the public
than 1t would had the event occurred
twenty years ago. Mrs. Croly was the
pioneer newspaper woman of this
country and ever took an interest In
STAIRS that were of particular interest
to her sex. She founded Sorosis and
In many ways aided women In their In
tellectual pursuits. IL there is any
gratitude In female hearts. there should
be some expression OF the good she ac-
complished in a long and active life
PHILADELPHIA Inouirer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG g.
~ POTOMAC r. r.

WASHINGTON SOUTHERN r r.
Schedule in effect January IA, 1901.
LEAvE FREDERICKSBURG, NoRTHwARp:
8, 40 q. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Occoquan Sun days only.
30 a. m. daily. No local stops.
10 % a. m. Sundays only, stops on signal
at Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water.
Quantico, Negley and Occoouan.
10 Al a. m. daily except Sundays. stops
on signal p Brooke, AQUA, Wide
Water, t-antico, Cherry HUI,
Freestone, Negley and Occoquan.
40 P. M. daily, except Sunday. No
81 p. m. daily. No local stops.
2 Az p. m. daily. No local stops.
90 2. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke, Wide Water and Quanti-
CO. Stops on signal at Occoquan
Sunday only.
SOUTHWARK FROM FRRpRRIcKsBuRe:
90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Rich
mond accommodation. Makes all
stops.
30 a. m. daily, Atlantic Coas, Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland daily, and on signal
at other local stops on Sundays.
10 rs q. m: daily except Sunday. Makes
local stops on signal.
IL III p: NJ. daily, Southern R'y train.
No local stops.
IL 30 p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell and Ash.
land on signal.
o IL pm. daily, Atlantic oastL Line train.
stops at boswell and Ashland.
o 20 p; m. daily, makes local stops on
signal.
y 90 p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell and Ash.
land on signal.
Accommodation train leaves Rich.
mond p. m. daily except Sunday. Ar.
rive fredericksburg 6:4i p. m.
&C. Cox, Agent.
w. d. DUKE, General Manager.
r. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager.
e. L. ID. MYERS, President.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

arriving AT baltimore 8 q. m. Thurs
days and Sundays.
Freight received at Pier Light Street
until 4:SO p. m. on sailing days.
II. A. JoYNRs, Supt. Steamer Lines.
w. II. BROWN, Agent.
L. MURDOCH, FI't and Passenger Agt.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

Joseph Cook not long before his
death wrote at the request OF the edi-
tor OF The Christian Endeavor World
O characteristic message for Christian
Endeavorers:
Mans life means
Tender teens
Teachable twenties,
Tfreless thirties,
Fiery forties.
Forcible fifties,
Serious sixties 4
Sacred seventies, 4
Aching eighties. I
I Shortening breath,
a. Death. II
F-sS The sod. Il
- God.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

30th, 1901.
STEAMER ENOCH PRATT
Will leave Baltimore 8 p. m. Monday
and Thursday, weather permitting, for
Harcums, limbs, Reedville, Grace Point,
Byrdton, Eubanks, Ocrans, Jacksons
Creek, Cherry Point, Cricket Hill, Calls.
Fitchetts, Ruarks, Warehouse, Conrads.
Green Point, Stampers, Blands and
Freeport.
STEAMER IDA.
VIII leave Baltimore d. m. Wednes.
day and Sunday, weather permitting. for
Simpsons, Blackwells, Harcums, limbs.
Reedville, Hardings, Harveys, Grace
Point, Byrdton, Eubanks, Ocrans, Chases.
Little Bay, Palmers, Jacksons Greek,
Cherry Point, Cricket Hill, Calls and
Fitchetts.
Returning, steamer Ida will leave
Tuesday and Friday, weather permitting,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

Mall and passengers to and from White
stone, Irvington, Weems, Millenbeck,
Merry Point and Urbana, daily except
Sunday.
SCHEDULE:
Leaye-White Stone, a. m; Irvlngton
lao; Weems, $40; Millenbeck, 0; Merry
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, II. 80 a. m.
Leave-Urbans, Q p. M; Millenbeck, s.
Merry Point, $50; GEMS, 400; Irvington
o; arrive White Stone, 6p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

stops the Cough and Works or the Cold
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure a cold
IN ore 1ay. No Cure, no Pay. Price Is cents
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
WOOD AND TIES WANTED.

10000 cords Poplar Wood and 10000
Chestnut Ties wanted. Delivered either
on shore or vessel. Advance payments
made IL satisfactory arrangements can
De msde. JAS. M. STuBBs,
Glenns, Gloucester Co., Va.
=. II. ANDRgToN, Saluda, Va.
Agent for Northern Neck
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
ssc RAILWAY 90.

Piankatank River Line.
Both, 1901.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-01-24

Lost and Restored.
You have q Maynard boy. Only God
knows how you have cried over him.
You have tried everything for his ref
ormation. Where Is he now-in this
city, in this country, or has he crossed
the sea? "Oh," you say, AZ do not
know where he IS. He went away in
the sulks and did not say where he
was going" You have about made ND
your mind that you will never hear
from him again. Pretty hard pay he
gives you for all your kindness and
the nights you sat up with him when
he was sick Perhaps he struck you
one day when you were trying to per-
suade him to do better. How different
was the feeling of that hard fist
against your face from his little hanN
In infancy pattfng your cheekl Fa-
therI Motheri That is an impossible
that would like to see God take hold
OF, the conversion OF that boy, for he
VIII never be anything but a boy to
you, though you should live to see him
fifty years OF age. Did you say his
heart is hard7 How hard? Hard as
stone? "Yes." you say; harder than
that. Hard as iron" But here is a
God who can lift the soul that has
been deepest down. Here is a God
who can raise a soul out OF the black
est depths Of sin and Indebtedness.
Here Is God who can make iron
swim, the God of Elisha. the God of
the young student that stood In dis
may on the banks Of the Jordan at the
time OF the lost az head. Lay hold Of
the Lord in a prayer that will take no
Denial
Alas. there are impossibles before
thousands OF people-called to do work
that It II impossible for them to do.
called to bear burdens that II Is i'm
possible Tor them to bear, called to
endure suffering that 1t is impossible
for them to endure. Read oil the COS