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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Norfolk Il Western Railway Co.

Commencing May 25th additional pas
senger-train service will be operated over
the Norfolk & Western Railway, as fol-
lows:
Leave Roanoke 2 a. M, Lynchburg S:45
a. m; arrive Petersburg p. M, arrive
Richmond 1:50 p. M. Leave Richmond
lilo p. m, Petersburg p. m, Lynchbure
6:15 p. M; arrive Roanoke D. m.
Leave Lynchburg 7:2O a. m, arrive
Roanoke 9:05 a. m, arrive East Radford
1O:45 3. m, arrive Bristol $50 D. m.
Leave Bristol 2:05 p. m; arrive East
Radford 600 p. m, arrive Roanoke 1855
p. M, arrive Lynchburg 9:50 p. m. Close
connection at East Radford TO and from
Bluefield, Norton, Welch and interme-
date points.
Leave Roanoke 8 p. M, arrive Hagers-
town 4:15 u. m. Returning leave Hagers-
town LEO a. M, arrive Roanoke 9:05 a.
M, connecting TO and from Harrisburg,
philadelphia New York and interior
Pennsylvania points. Pullman sleeping
cars Philadelphia and WEIGH, w. Va.
Leave Roanoke 9:15 a. M, arrive Win
ston-Salem 2 p. m, arrive Charlotte, N. c.,
Up. m. Returning leave Charlotte lilo
8. M, leave Winston-Salem 2:55 d. m,
arrive Roanoke 7:40 p. m. Train runs
solid between Roanoke and Charlotte.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
wARwHoop AND UMBRELLA
Combinstt op That saved n Mis-
stonsry From "a Tiger.

a combination That saved n Mis-
stonsry From Tiger.
DR.. Chamberlain, In his entertaining
story OF 1.-The Cobra's Den," tells of an
experience In India which the reader
will scarcely envy He says:
1t was just one hour before shutdown
OF cloudy, drizzly afternoon. L had
my double umbrella. black inside and
white outside. for Tending of both sun
and rain, but had closed Ii over my
hand, without clasping Ii. TO 40 through
narrow opening in the bushes. l Ind
crossed little open grass plot of a few
rods and was just entering n narrow
footpath through the mountain Jungle
that would take me down to the east
foot OF the mountain, where / was TO
meet my pony.
Suddenly a spotted tiger sprang into
the path between the bushes and dis
puted the passage. / saw at once what
he wanted-only great hunger impels
these tigers to come out during the day
he had eaten no breakfast and want
cd missionary meat for supper. / did
not wish him to have it. Besides, / had
an appointment for that evening with
the people of three villages and wished
to keep it. He stood in the only path
through that dense mountain jungle,
glaring at me. i eyed him equally in
tently, and, gaining his eye, held it
while 1 formed my plan.
1t Is always best, il a scrimmage Is
to take place, to be the attacking party.
My old grandmother used to teach me-
that everything would come In use
within seven years If you only kept II.
When 1 was "A boy, had gone out
among an Indian tribe In Michigan and
learned their warwhoop. had kept It
for thrice seven years, but it proved
trebly serviceable then. When my
plan of attack was formed, springing
toward the tiger, / raised this war
whoop and at the same time suddenly
opened my double umbrella.
What it was that could so suddenly
change perpendicular dark figure in
to circular white object and at the
same time emit such an unearthly yell
the tiger did not know. He stood his
ground, however, until / dashed for
ward and, suddenly shutting my um-
brella, raised it to strike him over the
head. 1t seemed instantly to occur to
him that 1 was the more dangerous an
tmal of the two and that one OF us had
better run. As did not, he did. Spring
ing aside, over a bush, into the open
ground, he made for the crest of the
hill which / had just passed.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Bo.ton's Low Birth Rate.

Not since 1894 have So few children
been born in Boston. In 1901 the birth
rate was only 27.10. During the wear
there was an actual gain In population
or only 4,275. The proportion of ma.
i've whites of native parentage is now
only &c per cent Of the whole popula.
uon. and many Of these are but two re-
moves from an immigrant ancestry. II
Is very evident that the old American
STOCK Is dying out and that 1t will In
evitabiy be replaced by the newcomers
OF the end Of the nineteenth century
and the beginning of the twentieth.
The foreign born element constitutes
about one-third of the population. but
contributed about two-thirds of the
births. Among the Italians there werc
1,41l births, among the Russians 1897
and among the Irish 1851.
The highest birth rates in the civ ore
round In those wards where live the
poor and the foreigners. The lowest
birth rates are found in the Back Bay
and In the south end, in the middle of
Roxbury, in West Roxbury and I'm
Jamaica Plain. Three of these wards
actually show an excess Of deaths over
births.-Medical News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
THEIR ORIGIN IS PRosAlc.
Vehicles Now I'm Common Use Were
Not ChrfSteued n uoru.u.~

Vehicles Now I'm Common Use Were
Not Chrtstened In Romance.
Mon who In these days "hire a hack"
never stop to inquire how the vehicle
they engage to wheel them TO their
homes or to depot got its name. 1t
suffices to know that everybody else
calls IL hack. and to them il is SIM
ply that and nothing more. The origi-
nal hacks We're termed hackney coach
es because they were drawn by hack
neys, name applied to easy going,
safe pacing horses.
Coach is derived from the French
eoche, diminutive form OF the Latin
conchula, shell. In which shape the
body of such conveyances was original
ly fashioned. Seldom il ever is the
full term omnibus applied to those
heavy, numbering vehicles found I'm so
many large cities. With the character
istic breyity of English speaking races
the title has been changed to bus"
These were first seen in Paris In 1927,
and the original name Of omnibus is de-
rived from the fact that it first ap-
peared on the sides of each conveyance,
being nothing more than the Latin word
signifying 'for ALL"
Cab is an ahbreviation OF the Italian
word capriola, which was changed to
eabriolet in French. Both words have
common Neutrality-suspicious. signi-
flying a goats leap The exact reason
for giving 1T this strange appellation Is
unknown unless because of the light
ness and springiness OF the vehicle In
its original form.
In some instances the names OF spe-
cial forms of carriages are derived
from the titles OF the persons who In
troduced Them The brougham was
first used by the famous Lord Brough-
am, and William ~. who was origi-
nally the Duke of Clarence, gave the
latter name to his favorite conveyance.
The popular hanson derives its name
from its introducer. Mr.. Hansen, and
the tilbury, at one time a very fashion
able two wheeled vehicle, was called
from sporting gentleman of the same
name
Landau, city In Germany, was the
locality In which was first made the
style of vehicle bearing that name.
Sulky, as applied to a wheeled con-
veyance, had it's origin in the fact that
when 1t first appeared the person who
saw 1t considered that none but O
sulky, selfish person would ride In such
an affair, which afforded accommoda-
ton to but one individual. The strange
title was never, changed.
Coupe is French in origin, being de-
rived from the verb couper (coopay). to
cut. This was considered an appropri-
ate designation because it greatly re-
sembled a coach with the front part
cut OFF.
The old fashioned gig was given that
name from its peculiar jumping and
rocking motion, the word being from
the French Giguc. signifying Jig or a
lively danec.-ChicaG 20 Chronicle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Modern Cartha~.

For the first time In many centuries
something modern has appeared on the
site OF the ancient city of Carthage.
Here, where once fiourished the arts OF
war and peace, is a vast, lonely plain.
Or the streets through which the con-
quering Hannibal marched in triumph
nothing now remains but the shadeless
wheatfields. Popular Mechanics de-
scribes the stalking camel ploddlng
along. drawing the modern American
pillow or cultivator.
The soil is as rich as il was on the
day when the Ph9nicians founded the
city, and the American and his indus
tries have found their way to the his
toric spot where the Romans wrought
such devastation in their conquests
Americans, in charge OF native work.
men, may be seen directing the use Of
the modern farming implements In
harvesting or tilling the soil. These
machines are source OF wonder to the
natives, who for generations employed
only the crudest OF farm implements.
The place is on the northern coast of
AFRICA, about ten miles from the pres
ent city OF Tunis. Americans find the
market there for their inventions n
lucrative one
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Paine'sCelery
Compound
CURES RHEUMATISM.

Rheumatism, which does its terrible work
in the muscles, joints, and tissues, is caused by
uric acid which gathers in the blood. To get
nd OF this poisonous acid which produces the
irritations, pains, agonies, determinations, and
swellings peculiar to rheumatism, Paine's
Celery Compound should be used without
delay. No other medicine gives such prompt,
cheering, and happy results. II is the only
medicine that prevents a return OF the dreaded
disease. Paine's Celery Compound braces
the nerves, the blood is quickly cleared of all
irritating poisons, tissue arl muscle are built
up, and the digestive organs perfectly toned.
Do not treat with indifference the slightest
rheumatic symptoms; the carly use of Paine's
Celery Compound will save you weeks and
months of suffering. Mr.. S. ID. Conway,
ST. Louis, Mo-, was permanently cured by
Paine's Celery Compound after repeated fall
ures with other medicines and physicians; he
says:-
81 am O. years of age, and have lived in
ST. Louis AZ years, and all this time with the
exception OF three years, have served in the
Engineers Department as Inspector. Last
winter ! contracted rheumatism and was laid
up. tried all remedies and doctors, bu; all
failed until / struck Paine's Celery Compound,
which has made permanen; cure in my case.
| have recommended il TO many, and they
have used IL with the same result"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Lincoln Mt PI,x.

1t Is natural to find that Lincoln, the
most American of all Americans, should
have played the most national of all
our games, baseball. An old neighbor
of Lincoln's, who is now a switchman
In an Indiana town, remembers how
Lincoln played "the great game" His
name is Rooney, and his story, as the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune tells
1t, gives hearty account OF the man
who even as president was ready to
unbend to trivial amusements.
When Lincoln was practicing law
In Springfield, he lived a few doors
from Rooney, who used to wrestle with
him. Whenever Lincoln saw q chance
for game of ball, he rushed out of his
office, with his tall silk hat and long
tailed coat, and Joined the sport
During the wrestling match that Of
ten Misunderstanding was Lincoln's
favorite sport-Lincoln's hat. coat, era
vat and braces hung on the fence.
His tall hat was target for the ball,
and many silk tile was ruined by the
players. In reaching for balls Lincoln's
long arms did good service. He played
the game as he played all games-with
all his might
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
PRICE s CENTS.
ADAMS BOOK STORE.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG s
POTOMAC r. r.

POTOMAC r. r.
Schedule in effect January 11th, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTHwARD.
/ 6 OF q. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Occoquan SUNDAYS only.
s IA a. m. daily. No local stops.
10 % a. m. Sundays only, stops on signal
at Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water,
Qrantico. Cherry Hill, Negley and
Occoquan.
10 AZ a. m. daily except Sundays. Stops
on signal at Brooke, AQUA, Wide
Water, Quantico, Cherry Hill,
Freestone, Negley, Occoquan, Lor-
ton, Accotink, Franconia and Sem
mary.
a p. M. daily except Sunday. No
local stops.
6 81 p. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke and Wide Water and at
Reid Sunday only.
10 Oh p. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke, Wide Water and Quanti-
co. Stops on signal at Occoquan
Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
so a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford, boswell
and Ashland daily, and ON signal
at other local stops on Sundays
only.
6 90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Rich
mond accommodation. Makes all
stops.
0 "a a. m: daily except Sunday. Makes
local stops on signal.
IL % p. NJ. daily, S. A. l.. train. Stops
on signal at Milford. boswell and
Ashland.
A 81 pm. daily, AtlanticCoas train.
Stops at boswell and Ashland.
9 81 p. m. daily, makes local stops on
signal.
10 "a p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell.
Accommodation train leaves Rich
mond p. m. daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Fredericksburg 6 80 p. m.
G: G. Cox, Agent.
w. ID. DUKE, General Manager.
Q. w. CULP. Assistant Gen Mag.
W. TAYLOR, Traffic Manage
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
WFEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
c~a~s Baltimore, Fred.
SPRING Schedule. 1oo9

61SS- Baltimore. Fred
-glilSssz1y1A ericksburg, Nor.
Sz7SS-7ssS s ss--7-r--sssSsE folk and Rappa-
hammock River Routes.
On and after Tuesday, March nth.
Steamers MidoieseX, Lancaster and Es-
sex wiz leave Pier ?, Light street. Balti.
more, every Tuesday and Friday nj 400
4 ~. FOR Fredericksburg and all Wharyes
on the river. Returning, will leave Fred
ericksburg at 2:30 p. m. eide permittinOl
Monday and Thursday, Leedstown az
4;SO q. N. Tuesday and Friday for Balti-
more.
Leave Baltimore Wednesday an Thurs.
DAY at 30 p N. for Tappahaunock and
All wharyes below, except BAY PORT.
returning, win leave Tappahsnnock at
3 m on Monday and 8 a. m. Wednes-
cay ana Thursday for Baltimore. Steam
efs from Baltimore Wednesday will not
Stop on the way to Tappahannock on
Inursoay at Bowler's Wharf, Wares or
Weilford's. -
Steamer from Tappahannoclx Wednes-
day will not call at wharves in Corroto-
man river. Will not call at Bay Port on
either day.
No freight received for outgoing
steamers alter p. IN. on sailing days.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
WI leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
at p. I'M: Friday, stopping at all land
lngs. viii leave Norfolk at 6 ID. m. ON
Saturday for Tappanannock, calling at
all landings. "
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
Office: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore
VIM. ID. SCoTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
GEO. w. Toms, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Like Moody and san,.ex

They have Moody and Sankey team
In London just now-Dr. Torrey and
Mr.. Alexander, both from Australia.
They are holding large meetings in
Exeter hall. Mr.. Alexander, the vocal
Isl, Is fine singer, but is also wonder
fuily gifted in the way of getting his
audience to join in. Everybody likes
TO sing" he says. "but a great many
don't know how"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Steamer owen DilIard,

Mail and passengers to and from White
Stone, Irvington, Weems, Millenbeck,
Merry Point and Urbana, daily Except
Sunday.
Leave--White Stone, 2 a. M; Irvineton
40; Weems, S.15; Millenbeck, o; Merry
Point, $50; arrive urbans, 11.30 a. m.
Leave--Urbana, 3 p. m; Millenbeck. q.
Merry Point, $3.50; w Gems, 4.3O; Iryingtop
8 arrive White Stone, 6p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27

Old Lady (severely)-Why don't you
newsboys keep yourselves cleanp
Boy-Huh! Wot's the good of q fell
low feeling above his occupation?-LifA
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Potomac River Route.

- Beplnning Tuesday. March nth, Steamers
Ca.Vert and Potomac will leave Pier u TJ0bt
street, baltimore. every Tuesday, Thurscry
S,l SATURDAY st p. IN. for Alexandria and
ings. BeRinning Thursday, March 18th. will
cave 9Th Street Wharf, Washington. nj 4 n.
M. thursday, Sunday and Tuesday roinT ne
Ian as Leonardtown on those evenings viii
leave Leonard towr at a. M. Kinsale at ~
NJ, Mlller s AT 4:sO p M. Grason's at $50 D. m .
au9 ISacons at y. m Monday, "Wednesday
sn9 Friday, arriving i'm Baltimore early the
Freight received daily in baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
c Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
Washington, d. c.
VIM. NJ. REARDON, Agent.
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27

Arriving at Baltimore next morning.
Landings marked have four boats per
week. Note time for leaving on Monday.
Those who desire 10 ship fish beyond
Baltimore will be furnished with through
rates by writing to freight agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
.E;.S;;.:
STEAMERS IDA AND TANGIER
RAILWAY co.

Spring schedule for fishing season TO
take effect March 14th, 1903.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27

Great Wfcomico River Line
from Great Wicomico River, Dividing.
Dymers, Indian and Antipoison Creeks
Tor Baltimore. Steamers will leave land
ings named as follows:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27

But there Is another way In which
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-03-27


1T Is high time," Florence Nightin-
gale once wrote, that the faIlacy
should be exploded that every woman
Is able to become a competent nurse"
1t Is high time that the standard Of our
training schools for nurses should be
raised, that unworthy institutions
should be crushed out and that the
question OF trained nurses efficiency
should not be decided by her ability to
buy gingham dress and to read n
thermometer. 1t is high time that the
state legislatures should place laws up
on the statute books, so that the gradu-
ates of these different institutions
should be compelled TO pass examina-
lions for licensure, as tie doctor, the
pharmacist the lawyer or the locomo-
tive engineer is compelled to do. In
competent nursing has involved the
loss of many life and caused many
an agonzing pain. Some time ago a
dear friend OF mine, a brother minis !
ter, had his little five-year-old son near !
ly burned TO death. The only way 10 |
save the child's life was by grating
human skin upon the little ones storl- |
ach and chest. The father and the |
child's two brothers volunteered TO LET |
the doctor peel the skin from their bod. |
les to save the baby's life. After one
or the brothers, noble lad about ten |
years OF age-had had the skin cut off |
his arms and shoulders and chest the |
surgeon turned TO the nurse and said.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-16

feat is usually one mans property, be-
it. The second year there are schools
to teach the act, and every third-rate
circus can put on the great act if it
cares to. Danger-loving young men in
every quarter of the globe now spend
their winters in inVenting new sensa-
tions for the circuses of coming years.
Two additions to the stock of feats
have already been announced. First
comes man who proposes to loop the
loop on roller skates. This should be
an Interesting act to watch because of
the likelihood that the man will fall on
his head when he gets half way round.
The tornado is even more spectacu-
lar. There is a scaffold so feet high for
the start, two wire ropes to serve as a
track leading down, double loop" of
wood at the bottom and a net at the
wooden pathways end. The performer
gets inside of a hollow rubber sphere
and the assistant places the ball on the
two parallel ropes and gives it a gen
tie push. 1t goes down, makes two rev.
olutionS in the loop and finally bounces
into the net, when the performer steps
out giddy but uninjured. Twice around
the loop is the best performance yet.
1t staggers the Imagination to conjec-
ture what the coming years will bring
forth in the way of circus sensations
when so many creative intellects are
applying themselves to the subject
New York Post.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-16

college, with whom he was not on the
best of terms and who was noted for
his oddities.
Many amusing verbal lapses are cred
tied to the genial and popular head of
one of the Oxford colleges. 1t was he,
SO they say, who once preached from
the text, For now we see through a
dark CLASSIFY" and transmitted the
Loving Shepherd" into the Showing
Leopard in one of his sermons. On
another occasion, when he was press
ed by a friend to stay the night in
London, he answered with decision.
NO, l thank you, l must return to
Oxford by the $50 town drain
This gentleman, who enjoys his slips
as much as any one, was lecturing one
day from 9 to 10 on Greek history for
men in their final school; and at IL he
gave an hours lecture to freshmen on
the fourth gospel. At the conclusion
of the Biblical exposition it dawned on
him that perhaps he had got a little
mixed. and, by way of precaution, he
said: Gentlemen, before you go, would
you kindly look through your notes
and wherever l said 'Pericles' scratch
it out and write st. john"
1t was not DR.. S., however, but a
friend of his, learned dean of an Ok
ford college, who once gave q severe
lecture to a lazy undergraduate, finish
ing with these crushing words. Il am
sorry to have to speak so severely to
you, but I am credibly informed that
you have broken many rules of the col
lege; you have been incorrigibly lazy,
and to crown it all you have willfully
tasted two worms" OF course, the poor
gentleman meant wasted two terms ~
and the delinquent was under no de-
fusion as to his meaning.
Was it not the same dean-or was it
some one else-who once kept friend
waiting an unconscionable time for him
outside his house, and then, emerging
in a Respondent silk hat, apologized
thus: Sorry to have kept you. The
fact is, 1 have been hushing. my black
brat"
There is no doubt, however, that it
was Mr.. s. who was the hero of the
following story. Once when he was
staying in town he was asked by a
friend to meet him at a certain hosiery
in a London suburb. On the day ap-
pointed MIR. S. took train to Green
wich and spent some hours in vain at
tempts to discover an inn of tie name
of THE Dull Man." finally returning to
town without catching a glimpse of his
friend or the rendezvous. All the time
the friend had been awaiting him. as
arranged, at THE Green Man, Dull
wich."
But perhaps the best story of all,
which Mr.. S. himself tells, is this
Il was returning the other evening
along the Whitney road, when, as 1 near
ed the STATEN, owing to my Indifferent
sight, l ran into a man who was
crouching at the edge of the footpath.
we rolled over together and were both
somewhat bruised. 1t was my fault,
said the stranger to me on recovering
his breath. but 1 was only stopping to
boil my iccle. Tit Bits.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-16

the exchequer to produce a surplus, has
abandoned all hope of catching up with
the appetites of the institution and has
sought another place.
The reputation of the school in this
respect has spread far and wide. Cooks
in general have become acquainted with
it. Those who are approached insist
that there is no satisfaction in cooking
for appetites that never abate-in try
ing to feed multitude of stomachs
that will not stay fed.
The outlook, it must be confessed, is
rather dark for the boys at present.
But it will brighten. The cooks union.
we are sure, will take pity on the boys
and come to their assistance, even
though relays of cooks may have to be
provided for the purpose of relieving
the great feeling of goneness that now
prevails in the school.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.