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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
RAILWAY MAIL CARS.
The Fragile Coaches In which Pos
N Employees Work.

The Fragile Coaches In which Post
Al Employees Work.
1t is asserted, and proof Of the truth
or the assertion Is not wanting, that
measu for the protection of railway
mall clerks from injury by collision
and other forms of railway disaster
nave not kept pace with measures with
which the great railroad systems have
In recent years been busy for the pro-
lection Of other classes of travellers.
For example, engines have increased
In weight and strength OF construction
and yestibuie cars have been built that
are almost proof against teiescoping,
whereas such changes as have been
made In the mail car render it more
likely than ever to be crushed between
the heavy masses before and behind
IL In case of collision. In CHA stly
PROOF OF this neglect Is the. large per
centage Of mail clerks who are killed
or injured in the service. Congress
VIII be asked to look into the matter
ana enact a law compelling railroad
companies to extend Improvement I'm
car building to the mail cars that are n
part, and a very important part. Of
their rolling stock.
Car building has become science,
the details OF which are worked out
carefully In the interest of the safety
and comfort Of the travelling public.
The solidity and strength of the Sleep
ing car are regarded as guarantees or
SAFETY for which many people cheer
fuiiy pay the additional fee required
Tor occupying them A review of rail-
way accidents for the year shows that
a very small percentage OF those who
suffered from them were occupants OF
sieepers or chair cars, the principal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
OUR SAVINGS BANKS.
The Deposttors and Their Account
Active aud Dormant.

Accounts
Active aud Dormant.
According to statistics. there are
6.17o.S67 men. women and children In
the United States who own deposits In
savings banks amounting to S2,772,-
SSS.256- The average belonging to each
depositor Is S40923
Women, II appears. are better savers
than men. In one great Philadelphia
institution there are 23,SS1 female de-
positors to p 1872 of the other sex. This
reflects condition prevailing generally
through the country, according to Mr..
Speed. Mechanics. artisans. weavers
and handicraftsmen. among men. fur
nish 9,547 of the depositors with the
bank mentioned; domestic servants. fe-
male. on the books number 1910. while
boarding house keepers and ordinary
housekeepers with accounts are IL $40.
or depositors listed as gentlemen,
there are Al, of widows and gentle
women" 1000. Among men who save
by means OF this one bank are 3.73f
porters. walters. laborers aud attend
ants; 2,S23 agents. bookkeepers, clerks
and statesmen; I91 coachmen. carmen.
draymen. carriers and stable keepers.
professional men perhaps do not save
well. There are on this banks books
but 2I2 physicians and apothecaries,
1913 lawyers and scriveners and 632 out
or the full ranks of male clergymen.
teachers, professors and artists. OF fe-
male professors. teachers. artists, SUI
pertntendents, lawyers and physicians
443 have accounts In the bank under
observation.
The subject OF dormant accounts
contributes the most interesting chap
ter In the savings bank business. The
prosy routine OF incessant additions
ana subtractions is replaced by the in
spring search into old family records
and genealogical traditions. The men,
cries OF the dead are revived and their
children summoned from distant points
to receive unheard of legacies, the bro
ken thread OF family history is re-
paired and long parted brothers and
sisters are sometimes united.
The larger banks make a regular de-
partment in itself OF the search for the
rightful owners OF inactive accounts.
Ihey take pride In keeping this class
OF accounts as low as possible. The
Bowery Savings bank OF New York
city, the largest savings bank I'm the
country. has only $4,000 in dormant
accounts in all its SIS. o0O, 600 of funds
on deposit. In 1896 its dormant ac-
counts amounted to $4,000. Seven
years work has reduced them one
half.
An account I'm savings bank never
dies. So long as there shall exist n
human being entitled to the sum on
deposit. so long will that sum lie I'm the
vaults to await the call OF its unknown
owner. The law Of New York IS that
an account shall be deemed quiescent
after Twenty-Five years. but no bank
waits so long. Some begin to search
for the owner as soon as the account
book has not been presented at the
bank for three years. Others wait un-
I'll after a continuous absence of the
depositor for about fifteen years.
In 1894 the report showed 5,122 &C
counts In the state OF New York, net
ting S1,443,sos.97. which had not been
disturbed for twenty years or more.
John Gilmer Speed in Success.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
reason being that fnese cars wero

reason being that rnese cars were
heavy enough and strong enough to
resist shocks that wrecked the ordinary
passenger coaches and reduced to spIin-
tiers the mail. express and baggage
cars.
The modern engine Is machine Of
wonderful power aud endurance. Ths
yestibule system makes a compact and
solid train. the resistive powers of
which reduce very largely the danger
TO passengers in case OF wreck. Be
tween these two extremes, drawn by
the one and pushed. in case of sudden
stoppage, by the other, are the mail.
express and baggage cars that are con-
structed on lines that have followed
the road for years, showing almost no
improvement 1t follows that the work
ers on these cars are engaged in voca.
tons OF extraordinary hazard, and the
government. In behalf OF its faithful
servitors, the railway clerks. will be
asked and urged to pass a law requir-
Ing mail cars to be more substantially
onstructed.-Portland Oregonian.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
LONG BURIED INDIANS.
Their Grave Recently transported
r go a Harvard Museum


Their Grave Recently transported
r 90 n Harvard Museum.
In the Mound Builders hall, as It Is
called, in the Peabody museum of Har-
ward university there has recently been
placed on exhibition an Indian grave
containing the mortal remains OF two
North American Indians, arranged ex-
actly as it was discovered not long ago
by an archaeological expedition sent
out under the joint auspices OF the
Peabody museum and the University
or California. From our modern point
or view IL Is not very spacious grave,
especially for a double one, for IL is
only about two feet ten inches In length.
In the opinion OF those who discovered
the grave 1T is evident however, that
the hesh had been removed from the
bones before burial. a custom that sur
vived among some OF the American
tribes we'll into the last century The
skeletons were. therefore, inferred
without much regard 10 the longi-
tudinal comfort, although, looking down
into the grave. one might now imagine
that Its Indian occupants had been bur
led In sort OF social tete-a-tetG, their
two skulls being face TO face across an
earthenware bowl that was buried
with them.
The grave was originally located I'M
der the surface OF bit OF plowed land
In Jefferson county. Mo. 1t is made OF
six slabs OF limestone, one so perfectly
! squared that ii suggests the use OF
tools In the hands OF the graysmakers.
although more probably 1t is simply an
unusually perfect specimen OF a nat
urai slab Of native rock. These six
slabs constitute the sides of the grave,
which Is twenty inches deep, and the
bottom 10 filed In with broken bits of
pottery. fragments or such big eorthen-
ware bowls az are found throughout
The Indian mounds and are commonly
known as salt pans" although their
mere usual purpose was probably that
OF stoves or ovens.
The broken bowls that make the bot
tom Of this particular grave, however,
were doubtless real salt pans as well
as stoves. for the cemetery was not
far from certain salt ticks on Rock
creek, then easily navigable for ca
noes to the Mississippi river, about
one and half miles distant The ex-
cavations conducted IN the nelghbor-
hood disclosed twenty-seven graves
and the remains Of a small Indian vii
lage. the whole dating probably from
not earlier than the seventeenth CEN
fury. The village and cemetery were
situated on small bluH overlooking
the creek and now used as farm, and
the graves, which We're originally
about two feet under the surface, were
FIRST discovered by q farmers plow
which was being driven over the
ground not far FROM where the archse-
ologists were excavating the remains
or the village.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11


DR.. Johnson, even If we except his
predecessor, Bailey. was not the father
OF photographers. In volume issued
by the historical manuscripts commits
sion on manuscripts In the Welsh Ian
guage 1t is stated that the idea of illus
trating the meaning and correct use OF
words by actual quotations from tho
literature Of living language seems to
have been first put In practice by Grif-
fifth Hiraethog, the herald bard Of
Wales, who died in 1864. 1t was not
till the days Of DR.. Johnson, 200 years
later, that similar idea took root In
English soil. An abbreviated copy Of
Griffith Hiraetbog's Welsh Dictionary
was made by his pupil, William Llyn.
between 1867 and 1913 and is now in
the free library at Cardiff-London
Globe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11


The brilliantly plumed birds OF the
tropical forests are exposed to many
dangers, and II they were not gifted
with peculiar yet useful instincts they
would fall ready victims to their enc
mics. Chattering monkeys and big
snakes steal and eat their eggs, while
their offspring are preyed upon by
foes on every side. But It takes q sly
monkey or snake to get ahead OF the
tailor bird, a small East Indian sing
Ing bird She hides her nest SO skill
fully that her enemies cannot find IL,
no matter how hard they try. This
she does by using her long, slender
bill as a needle. With the tough fiber
OF parasite plant abundant in the
tropics as a thread she sews a dead
leaf taken from the ground to liv-
ing one near the end Or slender and
hanging branch, and between these
leaves she builds her nest, where nei-
Their monkey nor snake can approach,
because the branch will not bear their
weight
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
DRESDEN POLICE.
They Are Permitted to xsupose small
Fines ON OHenders

They Are Permitted to Isrpose small
Fines ON Offenders.
One advantage accrues to the respec-
liable member of the community from
the minuteness with which the Ores
den police look into the affairs OF every
inhabitant OF the city. IL he Is n care
fui man and always carries papers
which may serve To establish his iden-
tity he is practically immune from the
indignity Of being arrested and march,
ed OH to the police station unless, In
deed, he commits some especially hei-
nous crime. Does he drive faster than
the law permits, does he cross a bridge
on the left hand side. he is stopped by
the guardian of law and order and re-
quested to give his name. II he has
his papers with him the policeman may
then and there impose a fine of from
1 to 3 marks. II then he admits that
he Is In the wrong and pays the fine
the incident is closed. II, however, he
wishes to appeal from the poiiceman's
decision he may do so. Even In that
case he is not arrested, but a day or
two later he Is notified to appear In
court and answer to the charge against
him. But then IL he is found guilty
the lowest fine that can be imposed
Is marks. That this custom OF per-
hitting the policeman personally to i'm
pose small fines Is little understood by
foreigners is shown by a remark made
to me by gentleman who had lived
In Germany the greater part of his life
and In Dresden for number of years.
In reply to my inquiry as to whether
there was ever any question OF cor
ruption In the police department he re-
piled:
NO; none whatever as far as the
hiq(aer officers are concerned. The In
divdrfnl men, however, may be bribed
occasionally. For instance, IL were
to walk on the grass In the Grosser
gagten and a policeman caught me at
1t would give him a mark or two,
and that would end the matter."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
Lo. the rich Indian,

Every member of the Usage tribe
has a balance OF s4.G44 deposited in
the safest place on earth-in the vaults
or Uncle Sans big bank at Washing
ton-drawing per cent interest. In
addition TO this they have each S57
acres Of land. says the World Today,
about one-fifth of which is in a good
state OF cultivation and is worth SIC
to $50 an acre.
OF the total remainder $4,000 acres
are leased for pasturage, mostly to Tex
as cattlemen. at an average rental that
gives the land value OF So an acre to
the Indian. But, averaging ND the
whole at the low valuation Of IS an
acre-and this does not take into con-
sideration the oil, natural gas and coal
TO be found throughout that region,
nor the leap In values that must fol-
low the several lines of railway now
being constructed through the reserva.
tion-the land holdings Of each Usage
are easily worth S6.S5G.
That is TO say, a very conservative
statement Of the wealth Of these pco-
pie must place II Mt not less than SILL
500 for every man, woman and child of
the tribe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

Mrs. Craigie, In the course Of a lee
ture on 1.-THE Science OF Life'' before
the Birmingham Ruskin society, spoke
as follows OF Tolstol:
The multitude. on being asked what
Tolstois opinions were. would no doubt
say that he wrote gloomy novels, that
he disapproved OF tobacco, OF war, of
property. OF alcohol; that he now dress
ed like peasant. worked In the fields
and INDUCED In oxher eccentricities
which do not belong to the sphere OF
lie In which he was born. Tolstoi
seems to have said TO himselfs Il have
found remedy for all the woes and
disappointments OF life. / shall get rid
or my money. and ] shall work, and If
everybody else does the same human
lily will be saved.' Now, do not ques-
ton for a moment that he has found
his own peace OF mind. st. Ignatius
wished to make humanity stronger;
Tolstoi wishes to make humanity hap
pier. Both men had the courage of
their impulses, and a mans impulses
are bis life. whereas his opinions are
often his source OF weakness"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
The Deiuge.

In answer to a correspondent a news
paper says: 'The deluge mentioned in
the Bible was threatened In the year
17o8 b. G. and began on Dec. z, 1856
B. c.. and continued 377 days. The ark
rested on Mount Ararat ON May O.
1856, but Noah did not leave 1t until
Dec. 1s following" ANY reader who
imagines that it would be an easy task
TO figure these details from Biblical
account can find basis for his calcu-
lations In the seventh and eighth chap
tiers of Genesis.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

~she's a girl after his own heart,
he says"
Yes, and he's man after her mon
sy.r
But you know it's whispered on the
quiet that she hasn't any money"
well, it's notorious fact that he
hasn't any heart Houston Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
Secretary WILSON,. sto,x

James Wilson. the secretary of arri-
culture, has wit of a dry sort. which
makes him one OF the most popular cab
met members.
Shortly after he assumed charge OF
his important department Mr.. Wilson
made some changes in his office. Sem
ators and congressman came TO protest.
but all TO no avail, because the secre-
tary felt that what he was DOING was
In the interest OF the public service.
Finally one of the employees whose
transfer had been ordered called upon
the secretary. lie said:
Mr.. SECRETARY. am afraid that IL
you dispense with any more OF our
men 1t will impair the efficiency OF this
department.. considered II my duty
TO say this TO you and TO get your
views.'
For answer the secretary looked ND
at the ceiling and said:
There was once n farmer in Iowa
who had three fat cats. His barn was
overrun with mice. One day he gave
the three fat eats away and got one
new cat-not so fat. He was never
troubled with mice after that."-Phila-
delphia Press
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO.,
FALL SCHEDULE, 1908.

Baltimore, Fred
eyAMA ericksburg, Nor.
~1s1Es-zS folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
On and after Tuesday, November 3rd
Steamers will leave baltimore. pier Q
L,ght street, daily, except Saturday, at
4:oo p. m, week days, and p. m. Sun
gay lot Iappahsnnock. Returning, will
lSsse lappanannock s a. m. Monday,
tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday; IL m. Saturday.
Steamers from Baltimore Sunday Mon
DAY and Thursday will not Stop In Chr
r,toman River. Carriers Creek, Bay Port
bowlers, Wares, Weilford's en- their
way to Tappahsnnock. W
steamers TO Baltimore will not ston I'm
CuIritomsn River on Wednesday,
VIII not stop on trip 10 Baltimore at
pay Fort Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Steamers to Baltimore Wednesday
only will stop at wharves In Urbanna
Creek '"'nS
Steamers from Baltimore Tbprsdsv
Greek. ~ oi"anna
steamers will leave Pier Ii,h,
street every Tuesday and FRIDAY at 4,3o
7. III. LOT Iappahannock direct and ali
,,auuipgs between there and Fred, rick
DuIg. Leave Fredericksburg Monda,,
ana Thursday at z p. M. for Ral,;n,oro
stopping at all wharves TO Tannaban'
mock. only, arriving in Baltimore eari,,
TUESDAY anu Friday mornings. Freigbt
ior all points received daily.
The new and attractive steamer Caro-
uDe, carrying the mail p;lI ioo,,. -,
ericksburg every Monday. WednesSsr,
and Friday, at II a. m for Urbann.
all intermediate wharves. Re,urning will
leaVe Ur6anna at 9 a. m. Tuesday. Tburs.
Gay and Saturday. Tappahanuock AT 10
a. m. arriving at Fredericksburg abont
p M Passenger accommodations frat
CLASS. Fare-From Fredericksburo To
rort Royal, 10 cents; from Fredericls.
burg aud points between Port ROYAL sna
iappahapnock, Is cents; from Freder-
icksourg to all points below Tannaban.
mock, 70 cents. Freight IN Oysters FIonr
cakes, Crackers, Sugar and ali drv bsr'
rels' lO cents; on Molasses, Coal On and
wet barrels, 20 cents barrel. Recon- :
cents per 100 lbs. All other freight carried
propor.ionate low rates. Fire and
'isiine insurance carried on all cargoes.
NORFOLK ROUTE
Viii leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
90 r. III FRIDAY and Monday, stopping
~ al landings. Will leave Norfolk az
Z. IN. ON sunday and Tuesday for Tap
pSnannock calling at all landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS. MANAGER
ONCE: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore
WM ID. SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
0ho' W. IONS, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

you know. they say money talks,
suggested the woman with the sub
scr1ption paper cheerfully.
Well, / never was any hand for ex.
-travagant speeches." replied the close
listed acknowledgements Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG s.
POTOMAC r. r.

~ OhAO II. II.
Schedule an effect Nopem6er 29A, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwARp
10 a m; daily. Stops on signal at occoouan
Sundays only.
9 "a a m. daily. Stops at Ale xandria.
~ 10 u. m sundays only, stops on signal Mt
Ae, aqula. Wide Water. Quantico
N 49, Cherry Hill and OccoQuan.
~ 40 u m. daily except SUNDAYS Sfops on
siRnal AT Brooke, Aqua, Wide Water
ouantico. Cherry Hill, Freeslona Occo'
guam, Lorton, Accotipk and Franconia.
1 "a m. daily except Sunday. No local ; tops
~ p. ni. daily. Stops on signal at Brooks
Vide Water and Quantico; and at Reid
Sunday only.
10 OF p. m; daily. Stops on signal at occoouan
sunday only.
LRAVE SOUTHWARK.
% a. m. daily except Sunday. Richmond
accommodation. Makes all local sIops
- n m. daily. Atlantic Coast Line nam
Stops on slgnai at w ide " aIer a I'd Brooke
ssuhhISays only at Milford, boswell and
n . local stops on Sundays only.
stops on signal.
IL 70 p: m. daily ,Seaboard Airline train. Stops
on signal at Lorton and Occoquau Sun
Gays only. and daily at QuanLlou. Milford
boswell and Ashland
20 y. m. daily, A Z. L. train. Stops at Dos
well and Ashland. " Tvs
~ p. m. daily, makes local stons ON sional
81 p m. daily, ). a. L. train Srons n n"s
well on signal.
accommodation train leaves Richmond ID.
IN. CARLY except Sunday. Arrive Fredericks-
purge IS p. m.
c. C. cox, Agent.
w.D. DUKE, @. W.CULP. w.P. TAYLOR,
zen. Man. Ass'tGen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
POtOmac River Route

Beginning Tuesday. March 1-,h S.o.--
$500 .ssr' Sno Potomac will leave Pier d LIoh9
and Sstn aftmoreI every Tuesday, Thursda v
Ua.tSIuay 81 p m. for Alexandria ana
twssAngton- calling at all of the usual lsnII
in nss. 1BSRlnning Thursday, March lpthl Will
-, NJ" srt ,sn street wharf, Washington. nj 4 n
s To- ss IIrsaay, sunday and tuesday. going rs
ies,s as Leonardtown on those evenings. VIII
NJ o"Nv naIutown at a. m. Kinsale Mt ~
and psnn NJ 10Y p. M. Grason's at $40 D. m.
GU nnaCons at y. m. Monday Wednesda, :,
foIIovipss So arriving in baltimore early the
freight received daily in Baltimore.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
srppup,-, Baltimore, Md.
W.. ~ Washington, d. G.
VIM NJ. REARDoN. Agent,
sAlexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11

Quick as thought" is not very quick.
While light wave would travel
around the equator in a second nerve
wave makes but about 100 feet sec
end.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
Steamer owen billiard.

Mail and passengers to and from Whit
Stone, Irvington, Weems, Mil.enbeck
Merry Point and Urbsna, daily Except
Sunday.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11
SCHEDULE:

SCHEDULE:
Leaye-White Stone, 2 a. M; Irvington
7.45; Weems, SIS; Milienbeck, o: Merry
Point, $50; arrive urbana, II. 80 a. M.
Leave-Urbana, 2 p. m; Mi lenbeck. q
Merry Point, $50; w GEMS, 4.30; Iryington
o arrive White Stone, 8 p. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-12-11


Oh, that this coming Christmas we
would one and all try to focus our eyes
TO our brothers spectacles! Then a
great many of the family troubles
would forever vanish from our dark
ened horizon. The man who travels
about this planet with such a Christian
spirit and goes from house to house.
from the palace of tho rich to the howell
OF the poor. from the sumptuous pri-
vate Office OF the merchant prince to
the counters of the small salaried clerk
soon discovers that this world is not
altogether q mean world, a selfish
world, a heartIcss world, but it is a
ured world. discouraged world,
misunderstood world. III every mem
Der of family who has bitter troubles
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-21

Il ~ m
At the Lithgow library the following
visitors have registered during the
past week: Miss Mary M. Rowe, Au-
gusta; Miss C. A. Hackett, Augusta;
Miss Mabel A. Spear, Warren,
Me-; Luvie Hackett, Island Falls; Mrs.
Margaret Dobbratz Brighton, Mass.
Miss E. NJ Maloney, Allston, Mass;
Miss Elizabeth Pinlsham, Monmouth;
Mabel d. Hanson, Bangor; Catherine
e. Pope. Enfield; Fl. A. Pratt, Curland;
II. N. Wolf, Avon, Pa; E. P. Hostet-
ter, Mannheim. Pa. William Rincaid,
Bradford, Pa: Harriet Kalisher,
Theresa Kalisher, N. r.; Mildred
Peary, Mrs. Marshall Peary, Misses
Evelyne and Estella Peary and Mar
shall Peary, Waterville; Florence NJ.
Floyd, Winthrop, Mass; L. Bloom
Howard. Hallowell; Chas. F. Parsons.
Somervil.e, Mass; and Elizabeth and
Theresa Burns, Everett, Mass. Al,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-21
On the Golf Links,

At the golf links yesterday, Messrs.
Little and Dunnack won the second Of
a series of three games, of foursome,
from Messrs. Maher and Cooper. The
score:
DUNK and Little 10 5 ) S 10 IL 40
Maher and Cper..1S e I ID
The schedule for today will be l.. y.
Burleigh VS.. M. "A. Holway, and f. A..
Dunster VS.. Byron Boyd.