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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
A Determined c,.r

What one determined clergyman can
do in the way OF driving out gamblers
was demonstrated recently by Rev. T..
III. Argo, the young rector OF an Epis.
copal church at Rocklidge, Montgom-
cry county, Pa. Some pool room men
and Others OF that Tx established
quarters in his vicinity. having been
forced to leave Philadelphia. Mr..
Argo called on them, but was denied
admission to the place. Thereupon he
announced that he was fully aware of
their intentions and he advised them
to go away quietly. 1--WE will keen
after you for six months IL necessary %
said he, land 1 promise eventual con-
viction for every one of you" The
gamblers held a consultation OF about
an hour. Then one OF the number
called on the clergyman and said they
We're about To leave. They were as
good as their word. for In about forty
eight hours they and their belongings
had disappeared.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
what We Pay For Our Live,

An authority on life insurance mat
tiers has been gathering some striking
statistics on the subject of insurance
policies and payments. In 1888 cities
and towns in the United States during
the year 1902 the total distribution to
pohSy holders and their benefeiaries
exceeded $4,000 oOe. IN TIE dissribu-
ton of this sum among the larger cities
New York holds first place, $50, 945, 4T5
of tie total sum having been distrib-
uted there In 1902. PHILADELPHIA fol-
lows the metropolis with record OF
receipts aggrcgating $S.92G,O9S. Chi
cago holds third place with record of
S6,022,457. In each case these figures
Show an advance over those OF the pre-
ceding year, which fact has led our
authority into making some interesting
prophecies. At the rate of distribution
recorded for the past year it is estimat.
ed that the life insurance companies OF
New York exclusive of BrookIym are
pledged TO pay something like $780,
100000 to the citizens OF Manhattan
Within the next twenty years. while
Philadelphia will receive $50. 1000. 600.
Chicago Sli0.000.000. Brooklyn SI4O.-
100000 and Boston S120.0O0.OoO. AS
more than $10,0O0.o0o.0 600 in policies
is carried in this country at the pres
ent time the rate OF increase suggests
astounding possibilities for the future.
-Harper's Weekly,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
a Highly prired Compliment,

Senator Hoar OF Massachusetts says
that the highest compliment he ever
received was the remark made by a
Juryman many years ago. Mr. Hoar
was attorney in n case tried before
twelve good men and true in a Massa-
chusetts court. After the verdict had
been returned one OF the jurymen
gave this as his reason for voting as he
did: Esquire Hoar told us that II was
right and just" The senior senator
from the Bay State is quoted as say
Ing that he would rather have earned
such a tribute OF homely confidence as
that than all the panegyrics which
biographies have bestowed upon IA
nous advocates.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
ODDITIES OF EXPORTING.
some OF. the Things American En-
terprise Sells In Foreign Lands

terprtse Sells In Foreign Lands.
We send Dakota seed to Russia, from
which she raises wheat TO compete with
our. own product I'm the markets of the
world. To plant. cultivate, reap and
harvest her crops. we send to, Russia
nearly one-half our total exports OF ag-
ricultural machinery. This year we
have already shipped some 10000 tons
of these implements to the land of the
car. In former years all this passed
through the ports OF New York and
Philadelphia, but fractional increase
In freight rates between the lakes and
the east has diverted the trade to
southern ports, while experiments are
being made in direct shipments from
Chicago by way of the lakes, the st.
Lawrence river and the Atlantic ocean.
The cotton plant first came to Ameri-
ca from Asia; now the greater part Of
the central Asian crop is grown from
American irrigation system. Yankee
gins clean the fiber. American COM
pounds press the cotton into bales
wrapped with American bands, and
finally the cotton finds its way to Mos
cow over a railroad built with Ameri-
can capital and Is turned into cloth by
secondhand machinery from an Ameri-
can cotton factory to compete abroad
with American prints.
Another regular article of export to
central Asia is the Ohio grapevine cut
ting. The vineyards of central Asia
are all offshoots from American vines.
and the fruit is priced above all others
In Russia proper for Its delicacy and
flavor. Twenty to thirty tons of Amer.
lean grapes to the acre is q common
yield in central Asia, and as the Ameri-
can vine Is free from parasites il is
being introduced everywhere the world
over, from South Africa to northern
China and Japan. We still export to-
bacco plants to Russian Asia, so that
the Russian tobacco, grape, cotton and
wheat crops are all American, once re-
moved.
No oriental fable is stranger than
the accomplishments Of tho up to date
Yankee drummer, In Bagdad, the
home of Aladdin, he offers new Amerl-
can lamps that burn either Russian or
Ohio oil for the old battered bronze
taiiow burners of the Bugdad house.
wife, and as these time worn oriental
lamps find n ready sale in New York
the enterprising drummer who intro
duced the American lamp to Bagdad
was well repaid for his trouble. Now,
however, American lamps are becom-
ing drug in the Bagdad market, and
the supply OF old lamps - rapidly Civ
ing out as our lamp trade with Turkey
increases.
A Connecticut firm manufactures
sacred scarabei for the Egyptinn
tourist trade. The little charms are
carved and even Clipped by machin-
cry, colored in bulk to simulate age
and shipped in casks to the Moslem
dealers in Cairo. The Arabians are
the chief buyers, many OF them being
adopts at sailing" the sands nj the
base of the pyramids or about the
sacred temples, Where they artfuly
discover these scarabmi before the
very eyes of the Yankee tourist and
sell him for an American dollar an ar.
ucie manufactured at cost less than
cent perhaps within stones throw
OF his own home. For enterprise n
beats wooden nutmegs. - Golfers
Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31

Four hitherto unknown tongues, 50
far as print is concerned, are now be-
Ing added to the list of languages in
which the British and Foreign Bible
society prints the gospels, and OF these
three are for the benefit of subjects of
his majesty. The New Testament is
to be turned into Nyanja for the tribes
OF the Shire river bank, Nyassaland,
and In this work the Llvingstonia mis-
sion OF the United Free Church of
Scotland. the Blantyre mission Of the
Established Church OF Scotland and
the Myera mission OF the Dutch Re
formed church are collaborating. A
version In Yulunka is nearly ready for
natives OF the Falaba district Of Sierra
Leone and In Bugotu for the inhabit-
ants OF ISABEL island, one OF the Solo
mon group. Lastly n translation into
Visayan. spoken by some 100000 per-
sons In the Philippine archipelago, is
being undertaken. All are enterprises
OF great interest to phslologists.--Lon
don Telegraph.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
Norfolk & Western Railway /,

commencing May 25th additional nassa,
Tram service Will be operated over the \
toik y western Railway as follows
Leave Roanoke at a. M. Lynchburc g..
~, arrive Petersburg p. M, arrive ii
mona 700 y. m. Leave Richmond I:l5 n
reter spurg p, m, Lynchburg 6:l5 D. N
rive Roanoke p. M. ''
Leave Lynchburg 40 a. M. arrive Roam
300 q. M, arrive East Radford IO:i5 n No
rive Bristol ESQ u. m. - nv
Leave Bristol 200 u. M; arrive East
Iord o;U0 p. m, arrIvo Roanoke 755 u. m
rive Lynehburg $50 y. m. Close connec,
at East hadford To and from BluefieId \
ton, WEIGH and intermediate poin.s.
leave Roanoke p. m, arrive Hagerst,
$40 IN. Returning leave Hagerstown
n. M. arIive Roanoke 9:O5 a. M conpec,
10 ana from harrisburg, Philadelphia.
FORK are interior PennsS lvania points. \
w. Va. F'' anu we
Leave Roanoke 9:l5 a. m, arrive Wins,
Saiem : p. No., arrive Charlotte, N. C..8n
nneturnin2 leave Charlotte II:l0 a. m. Il
Minston-Saiem 200 p. m, arrive Roar
.:t0 y; II. Train runs solid between Roar
and Charlotte. ''i
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
The one Careful Man.

An official Of the Interurban Street
hallway company thus tells OF one of
the expedients by which President III.
H-Vreeland tested the fitness OF men for
promotion. On one occasion n man now
high up in the mechanical department
happened to have occasion to see Mr..
Vreeland. The business ended, Mr..
Vreeland pulled out a cheap watch.
Joe" he said. opening the back of
the watch. that winder rubs against
the inside OF the case. Can you fix it?"
Certainly" said the man.
How would you go about it?"
II would unscrew the winder and'-
Joe. you're the man l want 10 take
charge OF the - department." broke
In Vreeland. Every fellow who has
been in here ahead Of you was going to
file 1t without unscrewlng it and fill
the works with the dust."-New York
Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
worId,. Enir Rimn..

From one point of view the fair nj
st. Louis stands for bigness. The long
est cathedral I'm England, for instance.
which Is Winchester, / believe. could
not reach half way the length OF the
Varied Industries building. and could
barely extend through its narrowest
part from front to rear, and this is
only one of a dozen of the largest build
ings of approximately the same size.
The amount OF money which will be
spent directly to create and maintain
this worlds fair Will be about four
times the sum that was paid for the
territory whose purchase this fair is TO
celebrate.
Magnitude Is, OF course, not the high
est or qualities. and compared with
some other qualities it does not signify
much. But 1t is not necessarily to be
treated with contempt. There are some
things besides fortunes that depend for
their value as much upon their size as
upon anything else-the Alps, for in
stance. and the pyramids. Magnitude
tends to cultivate both pride and hu-
mility. Those who visit the worlds
fair at st. Louis next year will prob
ably be prouder people. but set of
humber Observation-Disclosures.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
THE SILVER DOLLAR. AR
Pressed Out OF Cold Metal, IL IL Hard
ca Couuterfeft.

Ga Counterfeit.
A bank cashier OF long experience
stated recently that fully a half OF the
silver dollars IN everyday circulation
were counterfeit. He declared that as
cents worth of silver in a dollar coun-
terfeiters We're making them of the ex-
act purity and tineness OF dollars
coined by the government. The bank
clerk said that the makers were clear
ing about % cents upon each dollar
made. This story. went the rounds OF
the newspapers and was believed by
most people.
Thomas X. McManus, a government
secret service operator, whose business
it is to know ALI about counterfeit
money, said:
Il read that statement when it was
printed. Ii was too ridiculous for Sc
rious attention by experts, but as 1t
was believed by great many people
1t might be worth while TO say that
OF every 100000 silver dollars In cir
culation not more than one is a coun-
terfeit with any percentage of silver in
II. 1t Is true that man could make
dollar with the same amount of silver
in 1T that the government puts In and
make good profit on it if he could
pass It, and many people wonder why
1t Is not done more than IL Is.
1.-THE reason is very simple. All gov
eminent coins are stamped out of sheets
or cold metal. This gives the coin
clearness and sharpness of line that
could never be approached in coin
made OF molten metal run in mold
An expert can tell at a glance a coin
that has been run in mold, because
the metal does not fill out the lines and
corners. So as n first proposition, your
successful counterfeiter of coins must
set up machinery that would stamp
the coins out of cold metal.
"A plant OF this kind would cost so
many thousands of dollars that no
man with that much money would
think of investing 1t In so risky Il bust
ness That is preventive No. /. The
second is that such machinery in opera
ton, located in city, would shake
the building and be so noisy that it
would soon be discovered 1t would be
out OF the question to operate such a
plant in the country, of course. In
quisitive country people would soon
nose it out and the governments oper-
ators would soon pounce upon 1T. So.
In brief, I've told you why the bank
cashiers story was very silly one.
You can add, TO give it further effect.
that an expert can detect a counter
felt silver coin the moment he Sees and
touches it."-Kansas City Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
Rise of a worl.hou,e WAR.

Sir Ii. Nj. Stanley possesses the dis,
tinction of having commenced his ca.
reer in workhouse, q fact which has
not prevented him from rising to dizzy
heights of fame. OF Welsh origin, the
great explorer cannot have ali pleasant
memories of his native land, although
he can still speak the language. He
left the workheuse for q butchers sbop.
which he found little to his taste, and
ran away to America. In New Or.
leans he saw an announcement in the
shop of Henry Mortlake Stanley that
boy was wanted. The lad obtained
the situation and remained with his
employer, who adopted him, until his
DEATH In this way ne came by his
present name, having formerly borne
that OF John Rowlands. He is q man
OF iron, easily discouraged. indeed, but
quick to regain courage. full of dogged
VIII, which is his strength, and q splen-
did leader. Extremely abstemious IN
all his habits, he has ever had a pas.
sion for tea, and as for tobacco he him.
self says, II have always found it a
soiace and an aid to concentration"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
washlnrton. Fastidlou. k,n.m.,

Lawrence. earl OF Ferrers, a distant
relative of George Washington, had a
most tyrannical temper. and one day In
q fit of passion he crt down with his
sword his steward. an old gentleman
named Johnson. The latter had given
no provocation for the deed, aud the
crime WAS an act of brutality inexcusa.
bic save that the earl may not have
been well balanced mentally. He was
brought to trial for killing johnson
and demanded and received the privi-
iege of being tried by bis peers.
The hsuss Of loufs YVES tlDnasd AnA
Ing the hearing. The evidence proyeS
TO be conclusive, and Ferrers was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Tyburn. AID
peals were made to the king for elem.
ency, but in vain. Ferrers met his fate
With considerable brayado. he was
carefully attired for the occasion and
insisted on providing n silken cord for
The ceremony. To this wbim the execu.
TONER agreed, and the earl was turned
on otherwise like any other feloc.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
Mixed cine serxice.

In his "reminiscences Of his early days
at Oxford Max Muller tells of one of
the canons Of Christchurch who had
spent half O century in the place and
read the lessons there twice every day.
OF course he knew the prayer book b,
heart, and as long as he could see to
read there was no harm in his reading,
but when his eyesight failed him and
he had to trust entirely to his memory
he would often so from some word in
the evening prayer to the same word In
the marriage service and from there to
the burial service, with an occasional
slip into baptism. The result was tina,
he was no longer allowed to read the
service In chapel except during long
vacation. when the young men were
awav.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
wa.hinmton' n nanti.t,

The question of George Washington's
religious afiiliation has come up again
by the appearance of opposition to the
building OF an Episcopal memorial
chapel at Valley Forge. Notwithstand-
ing that all accounts agree as to Wash
ngtons attendance Mt an Episcopal
church In Virginia, although not COM
municant. Baptists are now citing a
tradition, on the evidence OF the Rev.
X. Nj. Cans OF Dallas. Tex, that Wash
ington was baptized by Baptist minis
ter while the army was at Valley
Forge. Mr. Cans says his great-grand-
iather. John Cans, Baptist chaplain
In the Revolutionary army, performed
the ceremony in the presence of forty
two persons.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
Honesty Paid

Earl FitzwilIlam. father OF the earl of
that name who died recently. was re.
garded as nm excellent landlord One
day farmer went 10 him with the
complaint that the earl's fox hunters
had ruined field OF wheat The earl
gave him SEQ by way of payment for
the damage. Later in the year the
farmer returned tic money. saying that
the wheat had turned out well after all.
Thereupon Earl Fitzwilliam drew a
check for $500 and handed IL to the
man. saying: This is as things should
be 'twixt man and man. When your
eldest son comes of age give him this
and tell him how and why you got it,"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
The story Of One yera,c,.

The other day. when the jury in q
nsrser Trial In the Louisville coarts
bad retired to their room. the foreman
said: Gentlemen. this Is a serious case
we have to decide. A mans life NAV
be forfeited by our decision. How
many Christians are among usY Nine
men raised their bands "Wm one of
you prayf" asked The foreman One
of the oldest jurors said he would lo
his best All knclt, and most earnes,
ana impressive prayer was offered.
Balleting was then begun. Several
Jurors were in favor OF life sen.
tence and others for terms as short ms
eight years. The jury finally agreed on
eighteen years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31

question whether you are a servant OF
our Lord. Make that your first. your
chief business. that you are accepted
CT him and that you are obeying his
commands. Look not for your rewards
from man. but so live that i'm the great
day OF Judgment you may hear the
best OF all encomiums: "well done!
Thou art one OF my queens, Thou hast
been chief OF all women, Thou hast
been faithful servant.'
tcopyright 1903. by Louis Klopscll
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
anne marco "sundax. citI..

There are three cities on the Amer
lean continent which have gained spe-
cial mention as towns In which re-
llgious duties are conspicuously per
formed on Sundays and tho laws of
rest and reputable recreation scrupu-
iousiy observed. These cities are To-
ronto. Baltimore and Atlanta.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG
POTOMAC r. r


Schedule in effect Nay 24th, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTuwAI
o 20 a; m; daily. Stops on signal at Cocoon
s 35 a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
III V a. m. Sundays only. stops ON signal
brooke, Aqua. Wide Water, Ouanfi
~ merry mn and OccOquan.
~ "a n: m. daily except SUNDAYS Stons
stRnai at Brooke, Aqua. Wide War
Quantlco, Cherry Hill, Freestone. DC
guam, Lorton. Accotink and Franco,
~ III. daily except Sunday. No local ste
% =. "a; daiiy: Stops on signal at BRO,
m n, anu " zoe NaoeTa and at Reid Sunday or
Wide Water and Quantico. Stors
slghal at occoQuaD sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
w a. IN. daily except Sunday. Richm,
= a. decomposition. Makes ali Inca, ST.
- q. IN. daily. Atlantic Coast Line ~
STOPS at Milford, boswell and ASH,
aai and on sigI al at other local st
SS a. m. daily except Sunday NaLas =
stops on signal. +"
IL - p. III. dal ~, Seaboard Airline train g.
40 on signal az Milford, Dos v eli and AshIa
- y. M ually, A. 4. l.. train. Stops st 4
we'll and Ashland az
.. =. m. daily, makes local stons ON clio,
% y. IA. daily. : y. l.. train Stops ar r
we'll on signal. ~
accommodation train leaves Richmond
I h,; aal'y ~ except sunday. Arrive Frederi,
&C. cox, Agent.
W. ID. DUKE. G. w.CuLp. w.P.TAy1o
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man., Traf.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
eCHEDULE:

Leave-White Stone, z a. m Irwin,
40; Weems, S.15; Milleabeck, 8; NJ
Point, $50; arrive Urbana, 1.30 a. n
Leaye-Urbana, p. M; Miienbec
Merry Point, $50; Weems, 4.30; Irwin,
; arrive White Stone, p. IN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
SUMNER SCHEDULE. 1898.
@s.- Baltimore, Fred.

0- Baltimore, Fred
f>lSRlSssstn ericl<sburg, Nor
1'SssS1isz' --'''SS-sS-.s.SSS folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes,
On ana after Sunday, Julv 9Th
Stesmers MidGlesex, Lancaster and "a
sex viii leave Pier ,, Light street Ralt;-
more, every Tuesday aud Friday 81 4.30
U M Tor Fredericksburg and all wharyes
on ibe river Returning, will leave Fred
silchSourg az 2:3O p. m Glide permiltine)
st 1n eno Thursday. Leedstown at
more
Leave Baltimore Sunday. e:3O.n m.
Wednesday and Thursday at A.8O N M
Tor TappabaGnOck ard ali whsryes he.
low, except Bay Port.
Returning, will leave Tappahannock at
m. on Monday and a. M. Wedpes-
day and Thursday for Baltimore. Steam.
ers from Baltimore "Wednesday will NO,
stop on the way 20 Tappshan mock. on
thursday at BOwler's Wharf, Wares or
Wellfords. VI
steamer from Tappahannock Wednes-
uay VIII not call at wharYes in Corroto-
either day. ''' on
No freight received for or,-co;no
steamers after p. IN. on sailing DAYS
The new and attractive steamer Caro-.
llne, carrying the mail, will leave Fred
etleksburg every Monday. Wednesday
ana Friday, at IL a. m for Urbanna and
an intermediate whsrves. Returning will
ieaVe Crhanna at q a. m. Tuesday. Thurs.
uay ana Saturday. Tappahannock AZ 10
a. 10. arriving at Fredericksburg about
D p. M. Passenger accommodation first
CLASS. Fare-From Fredericksburg 70
Fort Royal, 10 cents; from Fredericks.
burg aud points between Port ROYAL and
iappahannock, 10 cents; from Freder.
lcks ourg TO al points below Tapnahan.
mock, 20 cents. Freight On OYSTERS FIonr
CAKES, Crackers, Sugar and all dry bar
| reis, 10 cents; on MOlasses, Coal Oh and
wet barrels, 20 cents a barrel. Bacon ;
cents per lOOlbs. All other freight carried
at propor:ionate low rates. Fire and
Marine Insurance carried on all carcoes
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Beginning July 9Th.
Will leave Tappahannoclx for NorfoIk
at p. m. Friday and Monday. stonnino
az all landings. viii leave Norfolk al
p. m. on Sunday and Tuesday for Tan
pahannock calling at ell landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager
Office: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore
WIN. ID. SCOTT, Apt., FREDERICKSBURG
GEO. W. Tons, AGt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31

Mail and passengers to and from v
Stone, Irvington, Weems, Mil.eni
Merry Point and Urbana, daily (ex
Sunday. va
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-31
Potomac River Ro,1ta

Beginning Tuesday. March 1-,b S,oo.,o.
CaiVert and Potomac will leave Pier o Iiol
sttSeS. baltimore, every TUESDAY. Thurstia,
S ~. SATURDAY at p. m. for Alexandria an,
" osiH nkton- calling at all of the usual land
ings- bSginning Thursday. March 18Th wi
IeaHe tth street Wharf. Washington. nj 4
~, ~ Ihurboay. sunday and tuesday going n
IeaN1 Leonatdfown at a. m. Kinsale at 1
M, Muller s at 40 p. M. Grason's AT $50 ~ N
au1 haSonS at Z p. m. Monday Wcdnesda
and Friday. arriving i'm Baltimore eorIv ~
following morning. -"
Freight received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
s-, Baltimore, Nd.
STEPHENSON &c BRO, Agents,
, Washington, d. G.
VIM N. REARDoN, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.