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The Monticellonian., 1903-10-29

he antl-Dav1s papers think they have the Governor caught because he made an honest con. feSsion, and added q few more sentences about the meanncss ot man. These editors have lost thelr reason. They are mad Their reasoning faculties are fold. ed up and laid away, and willnot be unfolded until the present cam paign is over Have they ever read the scriptures All scrip. ture k given by inspiration " See what they say about the cor. ruption and deceitfulness of the human heart "-Sheridan Head light.
 If Davis made and honest confession as his champion claims in the above. then he caught himself, and not only that but convicted himself of be ing a fool for making it to whom and N here he did If he had been untrue to his wife. as the language which the proof shows that he used in his Ozark speech, admitted him to be, it was not a matter that the Governor of the State should have been discussing before a refined audience. And If he, indeed, felt impelled to avow his own disgrace he had no right or reason to say that all other men were alike guilty. II his conscience was stineing him and he could hold in no longer, then he might have gone to his church with the shameful confession, and asked it's pray CTS; but to go before public au- dience, and make the declaration that his friend, Judge I H. Ev ans, says he made, and then trv and extenuate his offense by falsely claiming that all other men were equally guilty, is what the anti Davis papers think an outrageous and untoward pro ceeding.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
why Jnps Are Small.

Recently the editor of Chouo. Koron.
journal published at Tokyo, deter
mined to find out why the japanese. as
a rule. are of lower stature than the
natives of other countries. and after
spending considerable time at the task
he arrived at the conclusion that the
reason is because from time imme-
mortal they have been accustomed to
squat on mats in Turkish fashion in
stead of sitting down on chairs, as
Americans and Europeans do. The
Japanese method of sitting, he SAYS,
interfcres with the free circulation of
the blood ana naturally prevents the
limbs from becoming thoroughly de-
veloped.
AS proof that he is right he draws
attention TO the fact that the boys in
Japan ut the present day are taller by
i've or six ccntimcters than their an
cestors were at n similar age, and he
maintains that the reason is because
the former, when they attend school.
are Obliged 10 sit on benches, whereas
the latter squatted while they learned
their lessons. That the Japanese ought
10 be taller than they are is the edi-
tors opinion. and he has appealed to
the government TO prohibit the use of
mats
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
spider Web. ana Acou,,,c,

There is hope for the spider HITLER
to he has been evilly regarded as q
predatory parasite. which tolls not.
though he spins. Ills tolls and his cas-
Ties in the air have been rudely brea CHI
cd by the long broom OF the house
maid. But he may yet come into his
own, for DR.. laval suggests that the
gossamer tissues with which this artist
among insect craftsmen hangs our cell
fnGs may have acoustic virtues. Speak
ing recently at the opening sitting OF
the Paris Academy OF Medicine I'm it's
new hall (Which is acoustically def
cienO, he told a story Of public hall
In England Which was noted for its
acoustic properties until in an unhappy
moment the ceiling was given a spring
cleaning and a clean sweep made of all
the spiders webs and. with them, of
the halls good name. The doctor docs
not. suggest installations of spiders
webs, but thinks ii might be good
thing to hang cotton threads over the
auditorium. Tapestries hung behind
all the openings on to the rostrum OF
his hall were found greatly to enhance
the acoustic effect.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Chinese Church Cho,r

San Francisco has n real Chinese
choir 1t is church choir, complete
in-ail its parts. and composed of young
Chinese vocalists. who are accom-.
panied on the organ by n Chinese or
ganist. 1t sings to a purely Chinese
congregation composed OF men. women
and children.
1t was In 1896 that Chinese branch
OF the Presbyterian church was formed
in San Francisco. 1t was found ex-
tremely hard TO bring the men and
women together for worship. There
was religious and social chasm that
the men shrunk from crossing. But
concessions were made, and the women
We're allowed to worship behind
screens and curtains. Prejudices we,
lost as time wore on, and In 1Sf,
curtains and screens begun to be low
cred and finally to disappear. But the
men kept to one side. of the church
and the women to the other. But the
choir marks one Of the most positive
advances, for IN 1t young men and
young women stand side By side and
their voices blend sweetly, rhythmic.
ally and EXCEPTIONALLY in hymns of
praise.-New York Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Ont of Door Educntinn

We are glad To see that out of door
schools are multiplying. The summer
school is n late invention, but it fits
Itself well 10 our new social moods and
needs. 1t takes us out of doors. either
TO leave our books behind or TO make
them interpreters of things. Ii is a
happy fact that education is at last
swinging about TO the conviction that
10 I'LL mind with facts is not the end
or study. says the Independent. A
school must concern itself not only
with what Il boy is getting, but what
he can do with II. So the summer
school takes in application as well as
acquisition and undertakes 10 show
that there Is no branch of study. GER
tainiy not one OF the modern sciences.
which cannot be directly applied to the
great out of doors. 1t Is teaching us
to make less of the building and more
or nature. Pupils are catching the
conception that the study of books Is
only supplementary TO the study of
objects. Farming is the ideal concep-
ton and country life is the ideal life
because every thing on the farm. if
rightly done. is applied science. Let
rs become an out of doors people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Juvenile Men

"You may think you know. American
women with advanced ideas ana ur-
conventional modes OF, living" saws d
publisher quoted by the Philadelphia
Record, "but they are not 10 be com.
pared with their English sisters. There
Is nothing SO demure as an English girl
before she is married, but matrimony
somehow or other seems TO change her
whole nature. If one may judge from
the way she breaks loose During my
last visit to England / was invited TO
dine with Mrs. Stannard, who writes
novels under the nom de plume of John
Strange Winter. When dessert was
served, her two little boys, aged, /
should say, about ten and eight, were
permitted to come to the table. After
eating all the sweets in sight the
youngsters each drank a glass of bene-
dictine and smoked couple of Turkish
cigarettes. Then their mother kissed
them good night and sent them off to
bed. 1t was all could do to believe
nv senses"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03

Senator Turner of the Alaskan boun-
dairy commission said the other day:
when | GO to church l am as silent
as mouse from the moment L enter
till L leave. But l was not always so.
In the little Missouri town of Edna.
where L was brought up. was pref
~ disorderly churchgoer. One Sun
day, when was about thirteen, we
had strange minister to preach. 1
sat with four or five other lads. and
we made great deal OF noise. The
stranger put up with us for long
time. Then he looked at us Il hate
he said. to reprove any disorderly per-
son from the pulpit-ln fact, make 1t
rule never TO do this. Let me tell
you why. Once young man behaved
very badly while | was preaching. 1
spoke 10 him. and his conduct became
worse. Again l spoke to him. and
again his conduct became worse. Four
or five times l paused to rebuke this
young man, and each time he carried
on in more heathenish manner than
before. At the end of the service they
told me of the mistake l had made.
The young man was n lunatic.'"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
DEAD Giles.
nany American Towns, Once Pop
utous, Are Now Abandoned.


uiou-, Are Now Abandoned.
Not in the old world alone is 10 be
found the silent Amycle" over which
Virgins two words have kept scholars
puzzling for nearly 1000 years. In
this United States. which we are wont
10 think SO new, there are scores OF
dead cities" Nor are they prehistoric.
Many of them rose, 1ouriShed, declined
and died within the memory OF living
men, and most OF them the spade of
the eXcavator viii never dig up. They
have vanished completely. In this era
are published some rambling notes of
n score OF these dead cities. Naturally
most OF them were mining towns, and
when the mines. producing II crop that
cannot be renewed, Were exhausted
they died. Some Of them, such as
Bannock and Virginia City, I'm Mon
tana, were even political capitals.
Now there are fewer than fifty people
in Bannock and fewer than 100 In vir-
ginia City. Then there was Bodie.
Cal, which less than fifteen years ago
had 5000 people and whose mines had
paid in five years So, 100000 in divi-
deserted, and few years ago fire
swept the site bare
But the failure of mines does not &C
count for the death of all these dead
towns. Springfield, Kan, was once
large enough TO build a $4,000 school
house and to put in waterworks At
last accounts there were 200 houses
and fewer than 100 people in the town.
and the hydrants were hidden in the
prairie grass. At Saratoga a $4,000
theater finds none to tread its boards
save the wandering tramp At Fargo
Springs the $4,000 schoolhouse bell
rings when the wind is strong, but no
children come. These dead Kansas
towns are the fading monuments of an
error of observation as 20 the normal
rainfall Of the western part of the
state.
Ancient Troy was found to be buried
in its own rubbish. That also was tho
fate of Yam Bill. In the latter fifties it
was a prosperous gold camp. The pla-
GERS there were exhausted, but new ones
We're found farther up the stream. The
impatient gold seekers deserted the old
$500 "AAA pNht a htN Vic. III tdTlu
and gravel from the new placers were
washed down upon the old town and
covered its buildings. Now only the
gable of large livery barn energies
from the soil TO show where Yam Hill
was. Perhaps wien Macaulay's New
Zealander comes TO sketch the ruins of
London bridge an antiquarian col
league may dig up Yam Hill and draw
all sorts of conclusions as to the civili-
cation of prehistoric America
Nor are these dead towns 10 be
found in the mining and semiarid re-
gions only. At the junction of the Sa-
vannah and Broad rivers in Georgia
are now only fields of grain and graz
ing sheep. Yet there once stood Peters
burg, regularly laid out and prosper
Gus town OF the days before the rail-
roads came. Now there is not single
hotBe upon the site, and the wheat
grows where was the public square.
The railroad unmade Petersburg, as it
has unmade dozens OF other towns aft
er first making them.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
The N,oclxcr, of r,,.

Dame Nature has way of striking
q balance. The law of compensation
the adding 20 for every taking away.
the taking away for every gift-still
remains trick of fortune. John ID.
Rockefeller commands the services OF
hundreds Of thousands OF men. He has
millions upon millions and the power
TO possess anything on earth which
money can buy. Yet he must live on
toast, not being able to digest a square
meal, and ali his millions cannot make
even one hair grow where one hair
grew before. He cannot smoke, though
he could afford to pay $4,000 apiece
FOR his cigars and could light them
with thousand dollar bills. He can az
ford to pay fabulous prices for rare
old wines, and he cannot drink glass
OF beer. With the power to make the
brightest things Of the world glitter
about him every night. he must 20 20
bed at 10 O'Clock. Worth a thousand
millions, he cannot afford to eat a
sausage. Life is full OF irony.-New
York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
THE PRICE OF VICTORY.
Undaupted Courage to Fight tho
Hattie a fha. Lns.

Battle to the En5.
IL you are seeking to accomplish any
sceat serious purpose that your mind
md your heart tell you Is right. you
AUST have the spirit OF the reformer
You must have the courage to face
trial, sorrow and disappointment, to
meet them squarely and to move for
ward unscatbed and updaunted. In
the sublimity of your perfect faith in
the outcome you can make them as
powerless 10 harm you as n dewdrop
falling on the pyramids.
Truth, with time as its ally, always
wins in the end The knowledge of the
Interpretation. the GOODNESS and the
Indifference of the world should never
make you pessimisic. They should in
spire you with that large, broad opti-
mism that sees that all the opposition
OF the world can never keep back the
triumph of truth; that your work Is so
great that the petty jealousies, misrep-
reservations and hardships caused by
those around you dwindle into nothing
ness What cares the messenger of the
king for his trials and sufferings IL he
know that he has delivered his mes
~%sA SN hAV'NAi titat PAthc
always take time for development. II
you want great things, pay the price
like man.
Any one can plant radishes. 1t takes
courage to plant acorns and to wait for
the oaks. Learn TO look not merely at
the clouds, but through them to the
sun shining behind them. When things
look darkest grasp your weapon firmsr
and fight harder. There is always
more progress than you can perceive,
and 1t is really only the outcome of the
battle that counts.
And when il is all over and the vic
tory is yours, and the smoke clears
away ana the smell of the powder ia
dissipated, and you bury the friendships
that died because they could not stand
the strain, and you nurse back the
wounded and faint hearted who Loyalty
stood by you, even when doubling,
then the hard years of fighting will
seem but dream. You will stand
brave, heartened, strengthened by the
struggle, recreated to a new, better and
stronger life by a noble battle nobly
waged in noble cause. And the price
will then seem to u-nothing.-From
1.-THE Power of Truth" by william
George Jordan, Published by Bren-
tanos.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Strenuous varnbery.

Professor Vambery, who has Just eel.
ebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday, is a
German jew. Vambery being the Mag
yarized form of Bamberger. He has
voice like trumpet and a limp in
one OF his legs, the relic OF n wound
which he received during the Hunga-
Ran revolution. After that he tramned
10 Constantinople and lived for a long
time among the poorer classes OF the
city, where he acquired n thorough
knowledge OF the language and charac-
ter OF the Turk. Then, in the disguise
or n dervish and with the darling OF a
Burton, he visited Persia, Khiva, Bo-
khara and Samarkand. his astonishing
doings being all set down in his Life
Adventures" On his return he was nr,-
pointed professor OF oriental languages
at Budapest.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
A Curiou. rupd

An unknown Englishwoman left by
Will recently 90 curious fund" for the
benefit of women who have seen better
days The testatrix, who desired that
her name and the names of the an
nuitants under her will should not be
published. left $4,000 and her residu.
airy estate, which Will probably make
up the total to nearly $175, O00 in trust
to apply the income In payment of an
nuities OF $500 each to unmarried wo-
men, who must be ladies by birth and
have fallen from afliuence or from COM
Portable circumstances and have no
present assured income of more than
500 year each. There is no restriction
as to religious belief. The annuitants
are TO be women nominated by her
during her life or chosen by q majority
Of the trustees.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Matrimonial Lakity.

There Is no surer sign OF the In
sidious invasion Of luxury, ever SEEK
ing a new sensation for its faded
nerves, than the growing laxity about
marriage. Let any man OF middle lifo
recall the social penalty visited upon
divorced persons generation ago and
compare 1t with the cynical indifference
which prevails as regards even the
most fragrant cases OF Off with the old
wife or husband and on with the new
I'm those circles where wealth is the
sufficient passport. The difference is
IS noticeable as it Is painful.-New
York Evening Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03

About a year ago the Hawaiian gov.
eminent undertook TO burn up some
plague infected buildings and In so do
Ing set fire to the local Chinatown. thus
sowing the seed OF a crop OF claims
now nearly ready for harvesting. A
million and n half was appropriated to
meet them, but they already exceed
S5,Oo0,oo0 and are still coming In. 1t
Ii n new role for John Chinaman to ap-
pear In, but as a debutant 1t is not to
be denied that be shows considerable
TALENT
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Beaten 60 Death Win !. p,,,..

A case of native Hawaiian who
was beaten TO death with n Bible In tho
hands of kuhuna. or native sore cur
er, is reported from the island of TIa-
wall. The victim was Ill In bed. and.
after being treated by regular ply
stefan, sent for a kuhuna. having more
faith in the native medicine man."
The kuhuna declared that the patient
was possessed by devils and proceeded
to cast them out by beating him over
the head with Bible. The wife of the
sick man was also induced TO do some
beating, and then the kuhuna resumed
operations. The man died as result
OF the beating. The kuhuna has heen
held for manslauyhter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
The Result of FourYear-rn conyrcs.


To sum it all up, received $4,000 in
salary, $4,000 for clerk hire. 500 for
mileage and $500 for stationery. or
S2o,IO0. 1 am now referred to in the
newspapers as the Hon. Blank, ex-
member of congress. / lost the greater
part of my law practice, but can get
that back and some more with it, for
my reputation in the district has been
increased, as whole, by my service at
Washington. Financially am several
thousand dollars worse off than / was
before | was elected. / can get that
back too. The feature that bothers
most is that both my wife and myself,
after our experience at Washington.
are dissatisfied with the humdrum life
In our country town. We had things
and saw things at Washington that are
beyond our reach here. 1t is hard to
settle down.-Eyerybody' Magazine,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Cost of NIapnakinr-

One disadvantage of a country Of
large territory is that it renders map
making expensive. England, with its
small area. has been mapped on scale
OF six inches to the mile, large enough
10 show every house. The mapping
cost nearly $500 square mile, or about
twenty times as much as this country
expends for mapping its territory on a
smaller scale, yet the appropriations
for this purpose are so large that one
senator has described the geological
survey, which makes the inland maps.
as "a sturdy beggar."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03

the righteousness which alone exalteth
nation. And rs individuals may IL
not remind us OF our high privileges as
citizens intEc kingdom OF God? When
assailed by temptation and by the evil
that would subJugate us let us remem-
ter the Declaration OF Independence
which Christ signed for us with hIs
own blood and realize in our own lives
the truth Of his words, "If the Son
make you free We shall be free indeedr'
Copyright. 1908 by Louis ISIopsch.l
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
The mInister, Agreea.

The recent death of DIR. Barrows
president or Oberlin college, recalls an
incident in connection with the parIia.
ment or religions over which he presid-
ed during the Worlds fair in Chicago.
AT the conclusion of one of the meet
fnss. which was characterized by de
bate and discussion he was asked:
us there anything upon which the
parliament did agrecy'
swell, yes" said Dr. Barrows. Eve
all agreed that IL. any one OF us should
lose his money during the fair the pub
lie would not concern itself as to how
he lost 1t. but how he came to have II
to lose"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
Norfolk X Western Railway Co.

commencing May 2jth additional passenger
tram service Will he operated over the Nor
lOtk western HALLWAY as follows
Leave Roanoke at a. m. Lynchburg s:i5 a.
M, arrive Petersburg l y. M, arrive Rich
mond 100 p m. Leave Richmond i:!5 ID. m
petersburg p. M, Lynchburg 6:l5 p. m; ar
rive Roanoke p. m.
Leave LSnchburg 40 a. M, arrive Roa noke
S:O5 a. M, arrive East Itadford l0i5 a. m, ar
rive Bristol $50 p. n,
Leave BristOl 200 u. m; arrive East Rad
lord 500 y. m. arrive Roanoke 7.55 y. m. ar
rive Lynchburg $50 p. m. Close connection
at East Radford to and from Bluefeld Nor
ton, WEIGH and intermediate points.
Leave Roanoke p. m, arrive HagerStown
$40 4. m. Returning leave Hagerstown loo
"a. M, arrive Roanoke 9:05 a. q. CONNECTING
to ana from harrisburg, Philadelphia, New
man sleeping cars Philadelphia and Weich.
W. Va. -'
Leave Roam Ike 9;l5 a. m, arrive Winston
salem II. M, arrive CharlotIe>N. c. D. M.
returning leave Charlotte ll:l0 -. M. leave
Wlnston-S3lem 200 y. NJ, arrive Roanoke
$50 y. NJ. Train runs solid between Roanoke
and Charlotte.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO..
SUMMER SCHEDULE. 1909.
.. BaItimore. Nod

Baltimore, Fred
! f,,ezSSSslTlssSEr criclsburg, Nor
sIS5sssss.sss>2ssSssS folk ana RapDa-
hammock River Routes.
On ana after Sunday, Jplv 18th
Steamets Middlesex. Lancaster aud ia,
seN viii leave Pier ,, Light street Ba,,i-
more, every 1uesday and Friday ~ i.3O
r. ~. Tor Fredericks burc sRd ali whsrves
on me river Returning wiz leave Fred
! etlcLsoutS al 80 p. N (tide permitting)
Monday and Thursday. LeedstOwu a.
4'5O q. IN. Tuesday and Friday Tor Baiti-
more.
Leave Baltimore Sunday. 2.3o n ,,
Wednesday and Thursday az 30 p. N
t'r TGppa6asDOcS and al waaryes be.
low, except Bay Port.
returning, = ill leave Tappahanuock AT
Ia. on Monday and . a. m. Wednes-
day aud Thur sday for Baltimore Steam.
efs from Baltimore "Wednesday will not
STOP on the way 10 Tappehannock. on
hn9isoay at Bowler's Whaf, Wares or
Steamer from Tappahapnock wednes-
I uay VIII not call III whaTves IN Corroto-
man river. viii not call at Bay Port on
either day
No freight received for out.eoirp
steamers after p. m. on sailing days.
The new and attractive steamer Caro-.
! iine, carrying the mail, will leave Fred
ericksburg every Monday, Wednesday
ana Friday, at II a. m for Urbanna and
al intermediate wharYes. Returning will
leaVe Urbanna at a. IN. Tuesday, Thurs.
day and Saturday. Tappahannock AZ 10
a. N. arriving az Fredericksburg about
. p. IN. Passenger accommodations first
class. Fare-From FredeIicksburg TO
Port Royal, 10 cent?; from Fredericks.
burg ahd points between Port ROYAL and
Tappahannock, Is cents; from Freder
icksburg 10 all points below Tappahan-
mock, % cents. Freight on Oysters, Flour.
Cakes, Crackers, Sugar and all dry bar
rels, 10 cents; on MOlasses, Coal Oil and
wet barrels, 20 cents q barrel. Bacon :
cents per 100 lbs. All other freight carried
at propor.ionate low rates. Fire and
Marine Insurance carried on all cargoes.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Beginning July 9Th.
VIII leave Tappahenuock for Norfolk
at p. m. Friday and Monday, stopping
AT all landings. VIII leave Norfolk m
p. m. on Sunday and Tuesday for Tan
pahannock calling ct all landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
Office: Pier =, Light St., Baltimore
WIN. ID. ScoTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
GEO W. Toms, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03
An old sunday school seho,.

IT is quite usual in Wales for old
people to go to Sunday school. There
are not many even among the Welsh
elder boys" like Mr.. j. Pearsons, Rad
elite Hall, Radcliffe. who has just re-
ceivcd gold medal for regular attend
ance. Mr.. Pearsons has passed his
nineueth birthday, and he has been a
scholar at the parish church Sunday
school for tifty years.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-07-03

Russia-Why may we not march
shoulder to shoulder for the good of
China?
Japan-How can we? Your shoulder
is. a foot higher than mine.-Chicago
Tribune.