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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
The King. shii,i.~

Rather curiously it appears that the
new King EdwGrd shilling has found
Its way to London from Belgium
While not in general circulation as We,
IN the Anglo-Saxon capital, a few OF
them were paid out in the city within
the last few days, having arrived in n
consignment Of coins received from
abroad.
The Bank Of England, 1t seems, was
not aware that there had been a new
issue from the royal mint.
The new coin has the advantage of
being at least original in design. and.
while severely plain on the diverse. is
sufficiently decorative in its arrange
ment to lead US to hope that the medal
lists who have charge OF the designing
and cutting of the dies from which the
British coins are struck are learning
something of the delicacies of the art
from the French.
1t Is to be presumed that they will
shortly he in general circulation.
though further inquiry at the bank
draws forth no further information as
10 when this may be expected, and the
puzzle is still unsolved as to how the
COINS actually made their appearance
abroad before they were known In Lon.
don
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
Apprecintrve Ii.tene-. :

In America modern languages are moi
SO indispensable an accomplishment as
In European countries whose inbabst-
ants, being neighbors. frequently visit
lands differing in speech from their
own. Even here, however, it is unsafe
TO presume upon the fancied ignora nee
or an audience, as did the singer I'm this
story Clipped from the Washington Star:
At the recent grand opera enga ge.
ment In Boston. during a presentation
or Tosca." number Of Italians SIT
ting in box became conyulsed with
laughter. AS Ternlna was in the midst
or her impassiened love song to Mario
the people about them first wondered
what they were laughing at and then
became incensed at the foreigners. FL
nally an usher was sent to find out the
reason OF so much hilarity. One of them
said:
do you know what Ternina is sing
ing?"
NO" answered the attendant.
well, instead OF a love song she IL
singing in impassioned accents: Don't
turn around; your trousers are tornl
Don't turn around; your trousers are
Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
Russian Peasant women.

by newly enacted Russian law a
PEASANTS wife, on showing to the dis
trict judge OF Instruction that she is
habitualfy i'll treated by her husband
or that he will not support her and
makes her the drudge for his own sup
port can demand separate passport,
with which she is at liberty to leave
her oppressor and earn living else.
where. Hitherto there was no posi-
Die redress or release for the long suf-
fering victim so long as it was obliga-
tory that the wife's name was entered
IN the husbands passport and papers
or legitimation. Any one at all init.
mateiy acquainted with village life in
Russia will readily appreciate the re-.
lief this brings to tens OF thousands of
peasant women who are the grievously
abused domestic slaves and beasts OF
burden to their drunken and brutal
conjugal proprietors.-Anglo Russian.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
THE h1YSe SURGEON.
He II . BOO. and a Blessing 1
CuersS a, Eiw yyot~Y.

He In = nooA and q Blessing to
! Gucrs~ sr Big Hotels.
An the principal hotels In New York
employ house surgeon. They do moi
pay BIN salary, but merely provide
him with a sleeping apartment and Of
nee. In return he treats the ills and
aches of the staff, from the head men
down to the kitchenmaid. This is not
particularly easy task, as there are
from 500 to 500 men and women on
the pay roll OF the large hotels. Hard
~ day passes that he does not pre-
scribe for score or more of the en-
pioyees. Cuts, falls, bruises, scalds
ana scratches follow each other with a
rapidity that would give nervous pros
traton to any one whose training did
not mt him to cope with Just such con-
tngencies, says the New York Times.
To the hotel guests the house surgeon
is a necessity. Transients from out of
town frequently need his services.
Some of them who have been dining
not wisely. but too well, summon him
TO straighten them out. Women who
overeat and overshop are good custom
ers. Then there are the hysterical wom-
an, her nervous sister and the woman
who insists that she has been poisoned
just because too free an indulgence In
Ice water has made her feel uncom-
Portable.
To all these the house surgeon Is q
boon and blessing, and as they inve-
riably reward him with fat fee he
does not grumble when reused from
his beauty sleep. He aims to be all
things to all men. When his patient
happens to be a rabid homeopathic.
ne does not air his private views on
the superiority OF allopathy, or vice
versa.
But it is when an attempt at suicide
Is made that the house surgeon is most
useful. Accidents of this kind will
sometimes occur in the best regulated
hotels, and If the attempt is discovered
within a reasonable time the heroic
efforts that are made to save the man
or woman are frequently successful.
The surgeon arrives on the scene
with the least possible delay. In the
midst OF all the fuss, worry and ex-
element he is calm and capable, and
his skillful hands often bring back the
patient from the shadow of death. He
is discretion itself, and it sometimes
happens that the frustrated attempt to
die never reaches the public ear.
His position Is profitable and pleas
ant. If he is not naturally courteous.
adaptable and of good address, he
quickly acquires these qualities. He
dresses in the best taste and is seen in
the dining rooms and along the corri-
doris of the hotel. In this way he be-
comes a familiar figure to the guests,
and it gives them a feeling OF security
to know that he is within reach to min
lister to their physical ailments, real or
imaginary, whenever they choose to
send for him.
The house surgeon never has to wor-
~ about bad debts, as have his less
fortunate brethren. The hotel manage
ment charges for his services in its
regular bill and sees to it that the prop
er fee is forthcoming. = Detroit Free
Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
MOVING PICTURE TRICKS.
How the Telegraph Is Made TO show
Seemingly impossible Things


seemingly Impossible Things.
The biograph, having depicted most
things in the world of fact. has now
found new realms To conquer in fiction.
1t has become juggler, or, as Ii
might prefer TO call itself, an .'illusion-
ist." and the uncanny feats il performs
will soon put its more human competi.
tors TO shame.
Ii commenced its performances by
showing on the white screen two men
seated at small table. They seem TO
be carrying on an excited conversation.
but after some discussion agree to
make wager on the cause OF the dis
pute. Then each takes from his waist
coat pocket n tiny doll dressed like q
boxer ready for championship match.
The dolls are placed on the table, i'm
mediately 'come to life' and commence
| sparring in the most scientific manner.
The two Gullivers applaud the lillipu-
tan pugilists as they fight vigorously
In space that might be covered with
dinner plate, and when at last five
gram glove inficts the Knockout
blow on head that is smaller than an
early green pea the conqueror and the
conquered are picked up and ignomini-
| ously replaced in the waistcoat pockets
of their owners.
This clever effect, the manager of
the biograph company explained, is OBJ
tanned by superimposing two films
which are exposed separately. First
the two men seated at the table act
their part OF the performance in front
or the camera, and then another bio
graph photograph is taken OF a boxing
match, and the two rolls of films are
then skillfully placed together. The
difference in the size OF the boxers and
the onlookers Is accounted for. by the
fact that the latter are placed much
nearer to the camera than the former.
Bnt even more startling illusions
than this can be produced. For in
stance, the biograph throws upon the
screen a picture of headiess man
standing by huge egg, from which
one might expect a healthy young
rooster TO emerge. The decapitated
man cracks the egg with a mallet and
diseloses his missing head inside.
Inc race smiles recognition and al
lows the hands to take few hundred
ordinary sized eggs from its mouth,
Tor no particular reason except to
Show that it is capable of further mira
cles. Then it looks longingly toward
the neck and shoulders from which it
has been exiled and is finally lifted into
Its place. The complete man then bows
TO the audience and disappears. 1t
spoils a good illusion to describe too
fully its inner mysteries, but it may
be limited that this effect is obtained
by the Judicious use of black velvet
curtains. Black velvet, in fact, is the
material from which the modern bio.
graph magician shapes his invisible
cloak" and the garment is quite as eff
fective as the one the prince in An
dersen's fairy tale wore when he set
out to discover the wicked doing of the
Mail.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
Norfolk 81 Western RaiIwovCo'

Commencing May 25th additional pas
senger-train service will be operated over
the Norfolk 81 Western Railway, as fol.
lows:
Leave Roanoke7 M, Lynchburg $40
a: M; arrive Petersburg l p. M, arrive
Richmond 1850 p. m. Leave Richmond
1:l5 p. m, Petersburg 2 p. m, Lynchburg
6:l5 p m; arrive Roanoke s p. m.
Leave Lynchburg 7:20 a. m, arrive
Roanoke 9:05 a. m, arrive East Radford
10:45 u. nj. arrive Bristol $50 d. m.
Leave Bristol 2:05 p. m; arrive East
Radford 6:C5 p. ne, arrive Roanoke 1855
p. m arrive Lynchburg $50 p. m. Close
connection at East Radford 10 and from
Bluefield, Norton, Welch and inrerme-
diate points.
Leave Roanoke p. m, arrive Hagers-
town 4:l5 ~ m. Returning leave Hagers.I
town 20 a. m, arrive Roanoke 9:05 q.
IN, connecting to and from Harrisburg.
Philadelphia, New York and interior
Pen nsylvania points. Pullman sleeping
caIs Philadelphia ard Welch, w. Va.
Leave Roanoke 9:l5 a. m, arrive Win
stoh- Salem Up. m, arrive Charlotte, N. G.
. p. IN, Returning leave Char lotte lilo
a. m, leave Winston Salem 2;55 p m,
arrive Roanoke 7:40 p. m. Train runs
SOLID Between Ro9nulc md Charlotte.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC II. r.

Schedule ia effect Apra 12th, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwARp.
OF q. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Occoquan Sundays only.
80 a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
III 10 a. m; Sundays only, stops on signal
at Brooke, AQUA, Wide Water
Quantico. Cherry Hill. Negley and
OccoQuan.
10 AZ a. m. daily except Sundays. Stops
on signal at Brooke, Aqua, Wide
Water, Quantico, Cherry Hill,
Freestone, Negley, Occoquan, Lor-
ton, AccotinB, FIanconia and Sem
mary.
ii p. m. daily except Sunday. No
local stops.
So p. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke and Wide Water and at
Reid Sunday only
~ vi p. m. daily. Stops on signal at
Brooke, Wide Water and Quanti-
CO. Stops on signal at OccoQuan
Sunday only.
LRAvE SOUTHWARK.
90 a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line
train. Stops at Milford ,cDoswell
and Ashland daily, and on signal
at other local stops on Sundays
only.
6 90 a. m. daily except Sunday. Rich.
mond accommodation. Makes all
stops
54 a. m; daily except Sunday. Makes
local stops on signal.
~ 70 p. M. daily, S. A. l.. train. Stops
on signal at Milford, boswell and
Ashland.
% pm. daily, AtlanticC oastL inc train.
Stops at boswell and Ashland.
~ p. m. daily, makes local stops on
signal.
30 p. m. daily. Seaboard Air Line
train. Stops at boswell.
Accommodation train leaves Rich
mond p. m. daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Fredericksburg 80 p. m.
c. c. Cox, Agent.
W. n. DUKE. CIV. GULF, W.P.TAYLoR.
Gen. Man. Asst Gen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01

After the labors and tolls of the summer time.
ana harvesting of crops in the early autumn,
many OF our farmers, their wives, daughters.
ana sons, ind themselves in a condition of
neaitn demanding careful attention if suffering
IS TO be avoided later on. Many experience
kidney trouble in some form; with some the
hver IS torpid; there is biliousness, nausea, and
vomiting, with loss of appetite and depression
OF spirits. Thousands who have been exposed
to cold, damp winds and rains while toilinp in
the harvest fields, now feel 1.-The twinpes of
terrible rheumatism; others run down by
worry, oyerwork, and irregular dieting, are
'olmenied with the pangs of dyspepsia.
10 the thousands of run down. sickIv. and
halt dead men and women in farm homes we
recommend with all honesty and confidence
the workers friend, Paine's Celery Compound.
the only medicine that can quickly and fully
restore strength to the weak BODY and v;por 10
the the muscles. Paine,s Celery Compound tones
inc stomach; it removes poisonous acids from
the blood which cause rheumatism. II feeds
the weak and diseased nerves and banisbes
neuralgia tortures; it purifes the blood and
gives true vitality and life. The use of Paine,s
celery Compound in autumn means the estab-
nshing OF perfect physical vieor to withstand
inc ngors OF severe winter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
WtEMS STEAMBOAT CO..
sPRING SCHEDULE. 10na.
Baltimore, Fred.

vs Baltimore, Fred
ltyrlE ericksburg, Nor.
sssssssTsS zrr-----S-. folk and Rappa-
hammock River Routes.
On and after Tuesday, March nth.
| Steamers MidGleseX. Lancaster and Es
sex viii leave Pier ,, Light street, Balti.
more, every Tuesday and Friday nj 4.3O
H. M. for Fredericksburg and all wbaryes
on the river. Returning, will leave Fred
ericksburg nj 2:5O p. m (tide permittipg)
Monday and Thursday, Leedstown at
4:3O a m. Tuesday and Friday for Balti-
more
Leave Baltimore Wednesday and Thurs.
day at 4.30 p m. for Tappahaunock and
al whsrYes below, except Bay Port.
| returning, will leave Tappahannock at
m. on Monday and . a. m. Wednes-
Gay ana Thursday for Baltimore. Steam
els from Baltimore Wednesday will not
stop on the way TO Tappahannock on
Thursday at Bowler's Wharf, Wares or
Weilford's.
Steamer from Tappahannock Wednes-
day VIII not call at wbarves in Corroto-
man river. viii not call at Bay Port on
either day.
| No freight received for outgoing
steamers after p. m. on sailing days.
Beginning Wednesday, April LIST, the
new and attractive steamer Caroline.
carrying the U. S. mail, will leave Fred.
ericksburg every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, at IL a. m for Urbanna and
i ailintermediate wharves. Returning will
leave Urbanna at Ia. m. Tuesday, Thurs
day ard Saturday. Tappahannock at 10
a. m. arriving at Fredericksburg about
| D p. m. Passenger accommodations first
class. Fare-FTom Fredericksburg TO
Port Royal, 10 cents; from Fredericks.
burg and points between Port ROYAL and
| Tappahannock, Is cent?; 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 a barrel. Bacon
cents per 100 lbs. All other freight carried
at prcpor:ionate low rates. Fire and
Marine Insurance carried on all cargoes.
NORFOLK ROUTE.
Will leave Tappahannock for Norfolk
at p. m. Friday, stopping at all land
lngs. Will leave Norfolk at 6 %. m. on
Saturday for TappanannocS, calling at
ali landings.
HENRY WILLIAMS, Manager.
Office: Pier 2, Light ST., Baltimore.
VIM. ID: SCOTT, Agt., Fredericksburg.
GRO. w. Toms, Agt., Norfolk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
E..slSl RAILWAY CO.
Piankatank River Line
Schedrle In a nct A nil oEAh inno
STEAMER TANGIER

STEAMER TANGIER
VIII leave Baltimore r. m. Monday and
Thursday. weather permitting. for Mila Flee
ton, Timlhs. Rccdville. Grace Point Byrdton.
kflmarnock. Ocrans. Jacksons Creek Cherry
Point, Cricket Hill, Calls, Fitcbetts Ruarks
Grinils, Warehouse. Conrads. Green Point
Stampcrs, Blaads and Freeport.
STEAMER IDA
viii leave Baltimore 5 p. m. Wednesday and
Tipcrs. Blackwells, Mia. Election, limbs
kcCdvitle. Hardings, Harveys. Grace Point
hyruton, htlmarnOck, Ocrans. ChaSes. Little
Ray, Palmers, Jacksons Creek. Cherry Point
Cricket Hin, Calls and Fitchetts.
keturning. steamer Ida will leave Tuesday
tttchetts a. M. Calls $50, Cricket Hill q:l5
cherry Point 10. .Iacksons Creek 1890. Palmers
II noon. Little Bay l2:i5 u. M. Chases l2:,5
Ocrans ]. ktlmarnock lao, Byrdton l:5O Grace
Point ?, Hardings 3, Harveys 3:l5, Election 4:I5
limbs .. Reedville $3.50. Mia q, BlackwcIls $50
I1pers I35. Simpsons :. Arrive I'm Baltimore
D a. m. Wednesdays aud Saturdays.
returning steamer Tangier will leave We'd
nesday and saturday, weather permitting as
iollows: freeport a. m. Blands q: TO- Stamp
Srs b:'n, ca cen Point 6:l5, Conrsds = Ware
house $50, Srtnils 7:;5, Ruarks 7:45. Fitchetts
10, Jacksons Greek l0:0, Ccrans II noon. Kill
marnocE l2:i5 y. M, Byrdton I. Grace Point
1913. Hariings 300 Election 3:45. Timhs 4 Reed
vile 1850. Mia 5, Blackwells $50, Tipers 5:s5
SIMPSONS o. Arrive in Baltimore a. M
thursdays and SUNDAYS.
Eieight received at Pier ., Light street, I'M
i:jO p: m. on sailing days.
". a. JOYNES. Supt, Steamer Lines
w. II. BROWN. Agent.
MURDOCH, Freight Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01
Potomac River Route.

BePinning Tuesday, March 18th. Steamers
Calvert and Potomac will leave Pier p Itohf
street, Baltimore. every Tuesc ay, ThursdP Y
ana saturday 81 p. m. for Alexandria and
washington. calling at all of the usual land
ings- Begtnning Thursday. March 18TH will
leave 9Th Street Wharf, Washington, AT 4 ~
m. thursday, Sunday and Tuesday. going as
iar as beoDardtown on those evenings Will
IeaNe heonaidtown at a. m. Kinsaie at ~
M, MlIer's at 4:sO y. M. GIason's at $50 o. m
ana Bacons at Z p IN. Monday, We dnesday
and Friday, arriving in Baltimore early the
following morning. wv
Freight received daily i'm Baltimore
HENRY WILLIAMS, Agent,
" Baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
Washington, d. 9.
VIM. NJ. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01


Christ. We have all studied the far
reaching effect in literary sense of
letter writing. The private CORE
spondence between individuals fills
some of the brightest and the most
interesting books of literature. The
love letters of Elizabeth Barrett and
Robert Browning, the tender words
which were sent east and west across
the Atlantic ocean when Thomas Car
iyle, The mighty sage OF English let
ters' and Ralph Waldo Emerson, the
gentle sage of Concord, correspondent:
the letters of Robert Louis Stevenson
to his friends. scattered all over the
world; the letters of Cicero and of the
younger Pliny, letters of Julius Caesar
TO the Emperor Constantine and letters
OF Sidonius Apollinaris-these letters
are the more fascinating because. like
the mountain streams, they sparkle
under the overhanging evergreens of
the affections. They were murmur-
ing for the most part into the ears OF
only one nightingale and moistenine
the throat OF but one songster or song
stress.
'+f'NN oN[0iCu OF leI-
Ter writing in a political sense We
know the power OF Samuel Adams
pen in fomenting Revolutionary strife.
We know that Alexander uamilton's
pen. by the power of public letter
writing, defeated Aaron Burr for the
gubernatorial chair OF New York state
and caused him TO challenge Hamilton
TO deadly duel. We know how
George Washington by letter writing
after his retirement from the presiden-
tial chair practically directed national
legislation. We know how the famous
Letters of Junius." written against
the British ministry, nightly changcd-l
the reading upon the pages Of English |
history. And If we are able to study |
the influence OF letter writing In n III. |
erary and political sense can we not |
study its influence in q spiritual scnsaf /
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-05-01

pertinent illustration: Some years
ago an admiral OF the United States
navy was being bitterly assailed by
MS enemies, who took from the private
war files n certain letter. In that LET.
ter he had discussed the principles
which. in his opinion, should govern
promotion In the navy and had insisted
that courage alone did not qualify u
man to be commanding officer. Re
Winding the government how often, as
IN the case of the Franco Prussian war
or 1870, an act OF discourtesy had pre-
1pated conflict. he pointed out
That brave officer lacking education.
training and diplomatic tact might in
volve the nation in serious difficulties
1t was therefore wise in making pro-
motions to consider the character and
antecedents of the man. The admi-
raTs advice was sound, but his letter
was published at time when there
were other questions relating TO his
own record under discussion. and il
created prejudice against him which
conduced TO the premature termination
OF a brilliant career.
Our political history furnishes a still
more impressive Illustration. A series
or letters written Ly prominent
statesman were secretly copied from
The business files Of the man who re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-07
PETER JACKSON'S FINE
MEMORIAL UNVEILED
Ceremony Attracts Thousands of Per-
sons-Tribute to Dead Fighter.

That the late Peter Jackson was held
In high esteem by his countrymen Is
shown by the fact that a crowd number
Ing several thousand assembled at Too
wong Cemetery. In Australia. on May 10.
to witness the unwilling OF a memorial
which had been erected by public sub
scription over the remains of the pugiI-
list. In It's account OF the event the
Sydney Referee" had this to say:
IN connection wit hthe function q
combination run Of all the cycling clubs
took place. The buses on tho route
were packed and large number travelled
by train. The throng around the memo
rial comprised most OF the men known In
the athletic and sporting world. The un-
yelling was performed by the Hon. E. 3
Forrest. NJ. l.. A. for North Brisbane. -
The memorial is a handsome one. The
whole weighs ten tons. A lion on the
top is feet inches long and i4H inches
high II was carved from Carara mar
BILE. The structure stands 7 feet high.
while tho base is feet 21z inches long
and fee; "a inches wide. Under the
bust is the quotation from Shakespeare,
This was a man"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-07
WILSON SUFFERS ITS
FIRST SINGING DEFEAT
Anacostia Team Connects With Woods
Delivery and Hammers Him Hard.

Wilson Memorial suffered it's first de-
feat yesterday at the hands OF the Ana
costa team.
The team from over the river batted
Woods delivery for - hits, which.
coupled with the 6 errors of the Will
sons. Melted them II runs
Provost. the gentleman who gallops
around In short, took particular Xix
ing to Woods curves. He damaged them
to the extent OF q triple. a wobagger
and two singles.
Bad team work and bad management
played important parts In losing the
game. Had Wood been removed and
another pitcher substituted, the game
might have been saved. 1t was plain
to all that Wood was easy for the Ana
costa batters, but he was forced to take
his bumps.
Coniek was hit frequently. but he kept
them well scattered. and the support
accorded him was OF the sensational
order. The score: