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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Miss Lucy Lee, of Kilmarnock, has
been visiting her father, w. X. Lee, Of
this place.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Willie Willing has opened bachelor
quarters in the old Sunrise" on the
willing corner lot.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

For pleasant physc take Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to take.
Pleasant in effect. For sale by Messick. Long
x Co., Irvington; w. A. Cameron 4 Bro.,
weems: q. w. Sanders 4 Son, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Jno. T. Payne, the hustling solicitor
OF the Peoples line, was here Monday
talking steamboat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Ned Bounds, floor manager of the shirt
factory, left Monday to spend a week on
business at his home In Sharptown, Md.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Don't forget the Kilmarnock Fair
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Of
next week Be there and take some
article or stock to place on exhibition.
Athletic games in abundance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

The oyster shocking house Of Messick,
Long Il Co., of this place. opened the
season last week.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Our sturdy and venerable citizen, Capt.
L. ii. Irving. contemplates leaving to-
night to fill position during the winter
which has been offered him In the sail
department OF the Norfolk navy yard.
While a man Of resources the Capt.
abhors idlenessand will take this method
of passing the wintry time. We regret
to lose him even for that short period.
Upon her return from Baltimore Mrs.
Irving will take up her residence for the
winter with her son, DR.. L. NJ. Irving,
In this village.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

These prices arc FOR everything neces-
sary to run your engine, aud include the
cost OF installing the engine at our ship
yard. We can save you the middleman's
profit aud give you first-class engine.
Send for catalogue
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Q. BEVERLEY BRoUN, Man'g'r Mills.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Capt. b. F. Woodland, of Locklies
Creek. was here yesterday, His artesian
well is not success owing to beginning
with pipe too small. He will try again,
and this time begin Alright.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

MUSIC-Both vocal ana instrume nta |
taught. 1 also repair and tune pianos and
organs. Satisfaction guaranteed, or no pay /.
Another branch of my business is running
singing schools In churches and schools any
where In reach of lrvingtou. graduated at
che Blind Institute at staunton fifteen years
ago and have been teaching ever since. Ad-
dress me at Iryington. or the CITIZEN Once.
PROF. g. A. ODEN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Why wait until the season Is SC far adj
vaneed before you get your millinery and
pretty summer dresses? Take trip on one
OF the river steamers to Fredericksburg and
visit Z. w. Jones' Dry Goods and Millinery
store, the most modern and up-to-date store
in this section.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Miss Pearl Dix has been home here for a
few days. She returned Thursday TO con-
tinue protracted visit with relatives al
Molusk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Geo. w. Sanders, secretary of the
electoral board, was here Friday having
election tickets printed. Judge Ewell
and the board stamped them on Satur-
dav
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Owing to Indictment weather the Ur-
oauns Minstrel troupe did not put in APP
pearssce Friday night last. Our thanks,
all the SAME, for complimentary reser we'd
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-10-30

Miss Leslie Green and little Helen
Phillips, Of Tappahannock. were here
the past week for dental treatment by
Dr. Oliver.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
Queens Who Smoke.

The Empress Elizabeth OF Austria
who was assasslnated near Geneva
used to smoke thirty 10 forty Gig
arettes daily, either Turkish or Rus
sian, and used to indulge occasion
ally IN small italian cigars.
The Czarina smokes cigarettes now
and then, and on her desk there are
always a couple OF golden and engraved
cigarette cases, a silver ash tray, and
a malachite matchbox.
The Queen of Italy seldom smokes,
but the mother OF the King OF Spain
consumes a large number Of Egyptian
cigarettes every day.
Former Queen Natalie of Seryia cwrs
magnificent jeweled smoking outfit,
and is very partial to the habit.
The Queen OF Roumania. Carmen Syl-
via, also owns a large number OF gold
and silver cigarette cases, but she does
not like much the aroma Of tobacco.
The Queen of Portugal, on the other
hand, is an ardent lover OF the weed.
She prefers a special brand of German
tobacco which is sent to her specially
from Dresden. Her mother, the Count
ess of Paris. occasionally INDUCES IN a
Havana cigarette OF two.
At the English court the ladies' are
strictly prohibited from smoking by
Queen Alexandra, who will not allow
smoking in her presence. Many fair
members of the English aristocracy are
far from pleased thereat, because among
them are many confirmed smokers.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

The northernmost railroad in the
world has recently been opened for traf-
fc- The line penetrates about loo miles
north of the Arctic Circle. The north
ernmost railroad station is at Victoria
Haven. on the Ofoten Fiord, on the At
lantic Ocean. The southern terminus is
Lulae. on the Gulf of Bothnia. The to-
tai length of the line is about $50 miles
The eastern part. between Lulae and
the famous mine at Gellivare. forty-four
miles north Of the Arctic Circle. has
been in operation for more than fifteen
years. II has now been extended 10 the
Atlantic Ocean, to facilitate shipments
Of iron ore. Lulae. on the narrow arm
OF the Baltic, is closed by ice for seven
or eight months every year. At Victoria
Haven, however. there is not only deep
water for the largest vessels. but. like
all the Atlantic ports of Norway. it is
ice-free the year round, so that ore may
be forwarded every month 10 the blast
furnaces of England and Germany. The
mines at Gellivare yielded 500. 600 tons of
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
COlOred Rain.

The curious phenomena of colored
rain. which occurs in various parts of
the world, has at last been explained. III
some cases the coloring matter Is found
to be nothing but the pollen dust shaken
out of flowers on certain trees at such
times as strong wind was blowing over
them. Fir trees and cypress trees when
grouped together in large forests at car
tain seasons of the year give of enor-
nous quantities of pollen. and this vege-
table dust is often carried many miles
through the atmosphere by the wind, and
frequently falls 10 the earth in a shower
OF rain. The microscope clearly reveals
the origin of such colored rain, which
has on more than one occasion puzzled
and mystifled the inexperienced.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

sixteenth century books. 1t is a 16mo
volume, bound In leather and is nearly
three inches thick. Evidently the book
binders of that day made their books
with very weak backs, for that porcicn
of the old Bible is so doubled and bent
that the back edges of the cover toucn
each other. thus throwing the front of
the pages IN the middle OF the volume
half an inch out beyond the covers edge.
The lining OF the cover is coarse canvas.
divers thumbs and the thumbs of
CromweI's following have left eloquent
marks on the old volume
Notwithstanding the great age OF the
Bible 1t has nearly Is many supposed
modern improvements as the latest OK
ford. The edges of the pages are Dor
6ered with columns OF reference notes IN
the style current today. These mar
ginal notes are not so numerous. how
ever. as in a modern Bible. Between the
old and New Testaments are the Apoc-
rypha and at the close of the New
Testament is a subject index Perhaps
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

the most curious part of the volume Is
the metrical arrangement Of the Psalms
with which IT closes.
The preface TO this part of the work
states that the Psalms were collected
into English meter by Thomas Storms
John hopkins and others; also with the
Hebrew, with suitable notes to sting
them. The notes are diamond shaped
and are arranged on q stah OF five tenor.
Each note Is open. and the stem when
used proceeds from the apex OF one dia-
mond
The Bible was brought to the United
States in 1880 by Benjamin Cromwell
great-uncle Of its present owner. Dur
ing the war Of 1S60-65 he was IN Char
lesion, S. c., where it was kept buriel
for four years in the ground by Crom-
wells father. for fear the bluecoats
would get It
The metrical arrangement of the
Psalms contains a title page which
states that the volume was printed
Cum privileges regis Maiestatis."
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

NE R. c. A. CROMWELL. of Port
/ Vl Stanley. Ont. has in his pos
session a Bible which is S12
years old. fact which in itself Is
enough 20 make the book remarkable,
but the history OF the volume is still
more remarkable. The Bible was owned
by Oliver Cromwell, the Protector. and
Is in all likelihood the one read by him
TO his soldiers during the English civil
wars of the seventeenth century The
present owner is a descendant of the
great oliver. For generations the old
Bible has been treasured in the family
rs an heirloom. There is tradition in
tne Cromwell family that the Bible was
owned by divers father before it pass
ed into tho hands OF the Protector.
The old Bible was printed in 1881. and
presents all the characteristics Of the
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
SeaWeed Hat.

A hat has recently been fshed up out
of the sea on the English coast which
nature has been trimming for some
years after a design all her own. In
form this piece OF sea millinery resem-
bles complicated diving helmet
The color scheme of the decoration Is
very successful, combining a bewildering
variety of colors with considerable har-
mony of effect. The hat spent a long
time at the bottom of the sea. It was
brought up by fishing line. thirty miles
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
CAUCASUS TRAGEDY.

In the village of Bayandour. in the
Caucasus. lives a man named Ivan Asia
mazoff, who a few weeks ago startled
the community by cutting the throat OF
his seven-months-old son on the TIRES
hold OF the church. He was at once ar
rested and taken before a Judge. where
upon he gave an extraordinary explsna-
ton nof his conduct.
few years ago he said, he was voIy
sick. and one night st. John appeared 10
him in dream and took him into a
valley, where he saw God seated on a
throne Of gold. The Almighty, he con-
4inued, then said 10 him: Ivan, Will
restore your good health TO you. but IN
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
Spiders Smile.

One gains an entirely new idea OF the
character and disposition OF the spider
from the accompanying portrait. The re-
semblance is absolutely faithful, since 1t
is from an actual photograph.
The spider is commonly considered a
loathsome little creature. The portrait
shows one in the act Of smiling The i'm
preston it commonly makes IS entirely
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

Of one hundred square feet have been
frozen practically without flaw.
The best machinery for ice making has
been invented in the United States and
its form is largely initiated the world
over. novel scheme for illustrating
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

time you will have a son, and as soon
as he is seven months old you must offer
him up as a sacrifice" Aslamazoff said
that many times since then he had pray
ed God to spare HIS son. but that, as the
Almighty r-ade 10 response. he consid-
cred 1t his duty to sacrifice him.
His story made a great impression on
the people, and the general opinion was
that he had acted like saint and that
the authorities had no right to arres-
him.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
A GIRLS NOVEL GLOBE TRoT.

Madel inc Caughet, young girl
from the classic heights of Mont
martre, Paris. has Just made a tour OF
the world without a sou in her pocket.
giving lessons in French to pay her
way. She took four years for the voyage
and travelled through Belgium, England,
America, South Africa, Australia. New
Zealand, China. Japan. Siberia. Russia,
Germany, etc. Miss Cauehet will soon
recount her experiences before the Paris
Society OF Geography.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
Longest Stairway.

Among the long staircases the world
over none, 1t Is safe TO say, is so long
or difficult of ascent as Jacobs Lad
der" This remarkable fight contains
more than seven hundred steps, all ris-
ing with the same lit in the same direc-
ton. The steps rise at an angle of
exactly forty-five degrees.
Jacobs Ladder" ascends a particu-
larly steep hill at st. Helena. The steps
are. naturally, the most direct route to
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
NORTHERNMOST RAILROAD.

ore in the year 1899, and 100000
tons last year. The quantity is expected
to be largely increased now that there
are better facilities for getting the min
eral out of the country. The Swedish
ores are regarded as among the best
steel ores IN the world. but they are diff
hcult TO reduce because OF the phospho-
rus in them. AS Sweden has no coal with
which to smelt them. she sells most Of
the ore to England and Germany.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
GYMNASTICS ON A GIGANTIC SCALE.

Swiss. The various drills and exercises
which we're performed by the combined
athletic clubs presented an extraordi-
nary spectacle.
q vast field. The long lines OF athletes
all in exactly the same position and
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
LARGEST PIECE OF MANUFACTURED ICE.

Science has improved considerably
upon nature in making ice. The ma
chinery for manufacturing ice has been
so perfected OF late that huge cakes OF
Ice may be frozen literally as clear as
crystal. Blocks OF ice with a surface
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

the perfect quality Of the ice made by
the new processes is TO photograph va
rious objects through these huge cakes.
The accompanying illustration is re-
produced from a photograph taken
through the largest piece OF artificial
ice ever frozen.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

wearing an identical uniform. suggested
vast crop Of some kind planted with
remarkable regularity. At a given sig
nal the entire army performed drills
with Indian clubs and dumbells, every
figure in the vast field keeping perfect
time.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

changed The smile appears 20 be open,
not to say affable 1t Will, OF course. lie
understood that this expression cannot
be detected or appreciated with the
naked eyes on a casual meeting.
The portrait was obtained with a mi
croscope. A great many interesting
poses or sittings were obtained in this
way, but none is on record which pre-
sents this engaging smile.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

The largest class in gymnastics in the
world, IT is safe TO say. was assembled
recently in Switzerland. More than
5.000 men. all trained athletes, were in
cluded in this army. The occasion was
the national athletic festival OF the
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

Fffty-two thousand one hundred and
fifty seven varieties OF fungi are now
oatalogued. or these 1900 have been
added in the last three years.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09
The Kings Double.

President Mckinley had a remarkab BILE
double. So has President Roosevelt II
you are familiar with portraits OF Ed
ward VII. you will readily see how like
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

At Hammerfest, in Norway, there are
twenty-eight days Of midwinter on
which the sun does not rise above the
horizon.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

grounds. Sometimes the waters OF the
stream are swarming with fish.
Often heavy transforms come, and
the waters of the creek are suddenly
swollen to a great height. Very re-
Gently there was a heavy rainstorm and
freshet. and very sudden subsistence.
The Washington times., 1903-08-09

Au enormous building was commenced
in England some years ago for the pur-
pose of housing 10000 Hebrews. It was
called Jezreels Tower The work wSs
enthusiastically carried on until :he
walls had risen 10 the height OF several
stories
How many floors would have been re-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-20
GILBERT TO ADVISE
VIII Counsel Park Board i'm
Matters of Art.

Cass Gilbert is to be advisory archi-
tect to the st. Paul board Of park COM
miSSionerS.
AT his own suggestion, conveyed to
President Wheelock, he was appointed
to the position yesterday and from
now on all matters artistic in the way
of landscaping and new building i'm
provements for the parks will be sub
mitted for his APPROVAL.
The position does not carry any SAL
airy, but Mr.. Gilbert informed the board
that he would be amply compensated
If his advice or work would in any way
assist st. Paul and it's beautiful park
system.
The boards determination to submit
all tenders of adornment for the pub
lie parks in the shape of art to an art
commission before accepting them has
attracted attention in distant parts.
Yesterday the board received a COM
munication from an art studio in New
York commencing it for it's stand and
incidentally suggesting that if the
board had any coin of the realm to
invest in art it could supply st. Paul
at greatly reduced prices.
The board yesterday decided upon
the purchase of seventy five new row
boats and a fifty-foot launch for Lake
Phalen. Bids will be invited at once.
The boats viii call for an investment
of nearly $4,000, but the members ex-
pect that they will pay for themselves
in two seasons. The big launch will
carry seVenty-five people.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-20
DECLINES TO MAKE
RAILROAD PAY TWICE
Judge lociiren Denies Right of Mrs.
Irvine to Recover From Burlington.

Judge Lochren, in the United States
district court, yesterday filed a de-
cree in the case of Margaret Irvine
against the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern Railway company, a suit
in which the plaintiff sued for bal
ance alleged to be due for work done
by her teams in the construction of
the defendant company's road through
Minnesota
The case has been on before Judge
Lochren Several days, and in the de-
cree filed yesterday the court holds
that the plaintiff is not entitled to re-
cover
The suit grew out Of the construc-
ton of the defendant con1pany's road,
the contract for the construction llav-
ing been let to Robert Elzey, who, in
turin let subcontracts to James Irvine
& Sons! When the. IrvineS had COM
p1eted their work. they were paid in
full, but after the settlement Margaret
Irvine, the, wife Of the senior partner
against the defendant company and
Contractor Elzey,; contending that the
teams With which the work had been
done belonged to her. 49,,
Judge I4ochren held that the conduct
of the plaintiff during the time when
the work was being done was suchzas
to lead to the belief that her husband
and son owned the horses and that she
was, therefore, not entitled to relief.
Had the case been decided in her IA
vor the bill would have been twice
o.. 8
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-20
ASK 100000 FOR LOT
Price Set on Triangular Block
Opposite Postoffice.

If the local order of Druids, the own
ers of the triangular block opposite the
Sixth street entrance to the new Fed
eral building is consulted, $40, 900 must
be paid by the city to acquire the prop
erty. st p
With a view to it's future use for
ornamental purposes, an order, was, in
troduced in the council some weeks ago
calling for the condemnation of the
block. Yesterday the board of public
works consulted with representatives
of the Druids, among them Col. A. r.
Kiefer, and learned that the. price
would be nearer $4,000 than $50, O00,
the amount first estimated.
DR.. Rudolph Schiffman was among
the first to propose the requirement by
the city of the block, and according to
his contention, the property could be
secured for $4,000. A partial option,
he said, was given on this basis. >.sz1E
This figure has since been .repdEli-
ated, and according to Col. Kiefer, if the
Druids' figures are consulted, the price
will be very close to $4,000. He told
the board yesterday that the Druids
were realizing about 6 per cent from
the property, this on a valuation of
$4,000. The ground is covered. by a
two-story brick building.
Some years ago the ornamentation
of this triangular block with a monu-
ment of some character was agitated,
and according to Assemblyman Van
Slyke, who interested himself in the
improvement, the property could be
then purchased for about $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-20
ST. PAUL PEOPLE SLOW
TO ADOPT CREMATION
Bodies incinerated at Forest Hill Gem.
etery. Average About Twenty Year.

Cremation; does not seem to grow in
favor in st. Paul." said Anthony Am
brosini, superintendent. of the crema-
tory at Forest cemetery, yesterday aft
ernoon. e''Since the installation of the
crematory five and a half years ago
we have averaged just about twenty
cremations year. The number has
been just about the same each year,
and don't think we shall run over the
usual number this year, as we have
had only fifteen cremations so far
since Jan. l.
1T seems peculiar to me that more
people do not take up with it, as it is
now recognized all over the world as
the only sanitary manner in which to
dispose of the dead. 1 believe though
that it will be in st. Paul as in other
parts of the country-the people will
avoid 1T for time and then it will
come into use by nearly every one.
That was the case in California.
AT the present time cremations in
this city are generally made because
of a request. Quite a good many peo-
pie nowadays are leaving requests to
have their bodies cremated, and that is
doing more than anything else to bring
the custom into common usage"
The remains of the late August L.
Hinsch, editor of the st. Paul Volks-
zeitung, were yesterday cremated at
the Forest cemetery crematory. The
body was placed in the receptacle about
8 o'clock and it took about an hour and
a half for the flames to thoroughly
consume it. The ashes were then re-
moved and deposited in a small tin
box, which will be placed in an urn by
the relatives. The cremation was wit
messed by M. Taylor and c. A. Palm
quist, relatives of the late editor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-20
THREEsssCON" MEN SENT
TO THE WORKHOUSE
Court Refuses to Give Them the OPP
tion of Fine.

Jacob Foster, W. D. German and
Harry Rogers, three well known con
men, who We're arrested Sunday after
noon by Detectives Sweeney and Daily,
were sent to- the workhouse yesterday
for thirty days each, without the OPP
ton of fine. The three men were
found talking with Caspar Schepfer, of
Metamora, mt, who was in the city
Sunday on his way home from Red
wood Falls, MINI. The detectives sus-
pected crooked work and placed the
men underI4a arrest. AS they were ar
rested before they had swindled the
stranger they were charged with va
grancy, and pleading guilty were sent
to the Worlshouse by Judge Hine.
The trio are9 well known to the police
and their 10 photographs are in the
rogues' gallery. German and Foster
were arrested in Duluth recently, and
Harry Rogers was arrested at Burling-
ton, Iowa.