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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
state. Ont Of citi..

Periodically some one suggests that
New York or Chicago or PHILADELPHIA
be separated from the state OF which
II is part and be allowed to have a
state government of its own. As IL
was about time that the suggestion
should be renewed, some one has re-
Gently proposed that the state of Phil
adelphia be carved out OF Pennsylva-
MIA. The plan is not taken seriously.
Indeed, IL is regarded with less con-
Germ than the proposal made In 1851
by Fernando Wood. then mayor OF
New York, that that city reeede from
the Union and join the Southern Con-
federacy. Although there is little pros
pect for state of Chicago or state
OF Philadelphia. there are many prece-
dents for the division OF states. Maine
was originally n district OF Massachu-
sets, and Vermont was part of New
York. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, ILL
nois and West Virginia owe the greater
part IL not all OF their area to yir-
GINA, so Virginia might be called the
mother or states as we'll as the mother
or presidents. Tennessee was cut Off
from North Carolina, and Alabama and
Mississippi were carved out of Geor-
gia. North and South Dakota entered
the Union as separate states, although
as a territory they were single po-
litical unit.-Youth's Companion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
A MiI,Io.r,. R.I.nc. s,..,

The other day l saw published the
balance sheet of limited liability mil
liners establishment IL / remember
rightly the debts unpaid were set down
at about 100000. BY the amount OF
credit In this one establishment one
can judge of the enormous sum owed
to all milliners by their customers col
lectlvely. 1t is well known that heavy
commissions are offered to ladies who
introduce customers and that many Ia
dies are not above accepting them.
Many women incur liabilities with mill
liners that they are wen aware they
cannot pay o. can only pay by exceed
Ing the amount which the husband is
DESTROYS should be spent by his wife,
The idea that all this should be encour-
aged by special legislation to facilitate
the collection of milliners' bills could
hardly have occurred to any one but a
milliner. They will find, however, that
to get a bill through the house Of COM
mons with this object is good deal
more difficult than allowing women to
run up bills.-London Truth.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
NEW USES FOR PAPER.
Employed For Making Houses, Pave
nents, Yachts and Guns.

Employed For Making Houses. Pave
ments, Yachts and Guns.
In the rebuilding of the king of Ko-
rea's palace, which was recently de-
stroyed by fire, papier mache will be
solely employed. To obtain sufficient
quantity for the purpose there has been
engaged a staff of 1000 Koreans pos
sessed of strong teeth for chewing up
paper.
AT Savinoroska, In Russia, is a pa
per house. 1t has been entirely built
OF blocks Of papier mache, even the
foundations and roof being made from
that material. So. too, are the chirl-
neys, although the paper used I'm II T
construction was first mingled with a
hreproof material The house, which
Is of considerable extent and will, in
the opinion of its architect, outlast
such as are built of stone and brick,
cost over $4,000.
In certain towns of Russia, too, the
experiment is now being made of util-
ling paper for paving the roads and
streets. In this case also blocks COM
pressed to great solidity are employed
and are said to stand excellently the
wear and tear of traffic. The cost,
however, is at present too great to
permit of anything like their universal
adoption. For courtyards OF mansions
and similar purposes where expenses
need not be OF much consideration pa
per pavement, it is averred, will soon
come into vogue.
Out Of the sheets OF an Austrian dali
~ paper an ingenious viennese engi-
neer has lately constructed for his own
use n small yacht, fifteen feet long,
decked all over and provided with a
centerboard. In the making of the
hull, deck, masts, sails and rudder sew
eral thousand copies of the journal
were used, each plank requiring no
fewer than $500 leaves, and enormous
pressure had TO be employed before
the necessary solidity could be obtain
ed. The inventor has already made
several excursions on the Woerth sea-
and even in sQually weather his boat
is said to have behaved admirably.
The late Henry Krupp completed a
few months before his death a num-
Der Of paper fieldpieces. These UNIQUE
guns, which We're made to the order of
the German government, are intended
for the exclusive use OF the infantry
Their caliber Is very small, being. in
deed, less than two inches, and so
light are they that n single soldier can,
unaided, shoulder one with ease De-
spite their small weight, however, the
resistance is greater than that of a
steel fieldpiece OF the same caliber.
Germany, too, can boast itself the
pioneer In dental novelty-viz, in pa
per teeth, which are constructed from
paper pulp instead OF from the porce-
lain or other material usually employ
ed. They are said to have given sat
isfaction TO such as have ventured on
their use, for not only do they keep
their color well, but, not being brittle,
are much less liable to chip than the
ordinary false teeth. They are likewise
guaranteed to be very durable.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Memorials of sUis,

Some interesting memorials OF Dean
SWIFT nave recently come to light. In
ais Life OF Swift Sir Walter Scott
refers to pastel portrait Of the dean
as having disappeared before the writ
Ing or the biography. The portrait
painted by Rupert Barter, was recently
discovered by Mr.. w. q. Strickland
ana has Just been added to the coliec-
uon In the National Portrait gallery In
dublin. Another memorial which has
also been presented to the same instI-
tution is the original parchment scroll
concerning the freedom of the city of
Duoln on Swift by the lord mayor and
corporation on Jan. IS. 1870. fifteen
years before his death.-Westminster
Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
The Salaries of CI~rEymen.

Some clergymen receive 81 500 a year
for their services when the church Is n
large one situated in growing city.
Those in the smaller towns have year
ly salaries ranging from $500 to $1,000.
salaries which they are not always able
to collect. In group OF 200 churches,
including n fair average OF city, small
city and country parishes In and about
New York, the average salary is STAG.
Such condition Is not attractive to a
young college bred man who. though
unselAshly earnest for The church. In
human, with ambitions for the COM
Portable home that his abilities ought
to earn. The result is the repeated
statement that the inferior men are
going into the ministry, that "if a man
can't do anything else he either teaches
or breaches and that IL he can't teach
he breaches" And yet it Is doubtful
II there Is field for practical achieve
ment In America as large as that Of
fered by the Protestant ministry.-Les-
lies Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Not OLD Man RrIz.r

DIR. William NJ. Berkeley OF the Porto
Rican health board sat in a Pullman
car ON his way to st. Louis. Through
the car boy in blue uniform pass
ed. He had a pile OF books bound i'm
brilliant eolors before him. and. nd
vancing. he ratified OF in a nasal voice
the names of the books and their
prices.
stop" said DR.. Berkeley. "Let me
see what you've got, boy" The boy
stopped, and DIR. Berkeley ran his eve
over one popular novel after another.
He took In his hand volume more So
berly bound than the rest, volume OF
Balzac.
That's just out" said the boy.
'Pere Goriot,' by ii. de Balzae. It's
his latest and best novel," DIR. Berk.
ley smiled.
Just out?" he said. "why. don't
you know that Balzac has been dead
for yearsf"
The boy frowned impatiently. ooh,
this Amt the old man. he said. "This
is his son."-Detroit Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
A NEW EMPLOYMENT.
The Telephone Clerk often an Inn
portant Man of Rusfuexs

The Telephone Clerk often an I'm
portant Man of business.
When the first telephone message
went over the wire. just about twenty
i've years ago. not even the inventor
probably realized that he was opening
an entirely novel business opportunity
Tor hundreds OF brainy young Ameri-
cans. Such, however, has turned out to
De the case, for. as the telephone has
become part and parcel of every large
American business. there has grown
up new class OF clerks to take care
or orders and inquiries coming over
the telephone.
The telephone clerk, as he is gener-
ally called, does everything from pick
ing out fruit I'm city market for n Gus
toner several miles distant to placing
a car load OF merchandise on a trans
continental freight train. Naturally he
IL OFTEN one OF the best paid men In his
employers service, for his work de
mands very special and detailed knowl-
edge, together with personal tact,
quiekness OF perception and thorough
familiarity with the use OF the little
instrument OF which so few people un-
cerstand the inner workings.
The first telephone clerk saw an op-
portunity TO increase the value set on
his services by answering calls eff
GENTLY. He began trying to see how
well business could be done through
the new medium, and as soon as his
customers found they could get waited
| on by telephone quite as quickly and
satisfactorily as il they made a trip
to the store I'm person many of them
preferred this easier way of market
ing and shopping. This was the begin
ming OF what one of the Bell officials
called the telephone door" OF modern
business-a way OF handling invisible
customers that has since been adopted
by practically every large mercantile
house in the country and Is utilized by
more and more OF the smaller ones ey-
cry year. Each establishment has sew
eral telephones, the large retail houses
OF New York, Boston, Chicago and
Philadelphia employing hundreds of
them In their different departments and
an equal number OF clerks who are ex-
perts In the handling OF orders by
wire
The general public, OF course, never
asks for the telephone clerk, because
1t knows nothing whatever about him.
but the girl who manages the switch
board, say. of large department store,
Immediately connects prospective
customer with the telephone clerk who
is most familiar with the article which
the customer wishes to order. Some
kinds of undertakings, indeed, the tel
ephone clerk has completely revolu-
tionized-as, for example, the modern
operation of railroad freight office,
where large proportion OF the bust
ness is now conducted entirely In this
fashion. And in hundreds OF compare
lively small enterprises In different
parts OF the country the telephone
clerk has become a recognized feature
OF certain Importance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
II EfffeI W.uu

N. +. Woodbury.. the Maine repre-.
sentative OF the Prohibition national
committee, was talking about the DO
litical fights for total abstinence that
have from time to time stirred I'D his
state.
Il remember village" said Mr..
woodbury., where the contests over
the liquor question were always very
not. There was one liquor saloon in
the village, and week before a GER
tain election placGrd as big as the
entire front of the house was raised
before it. This enormous placard said
In huge red letters, If the prohibition
law passes this house will be closed.
But In the dead of night odd noises
Were heard, and the next morning the
enormous placard covered the front of
the village poorhouse."-New York
Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Where Cold. Ar. rrnL,ox~,

In the extremely cold climate OF
northern Russia all classes OF people
wear linen underclothes instead of
woolens, and such q malady as q cold
is unknown. The Russian OF those lat
itudes does not understand the mean
Ing or rheumatism, bronchitis, catarrh
or consumption. Japan Is country es-
sentially humid and rainy. There are
from $50 to 200 rainy days In the year.
The changes OF temperature are sud-
den. The winter Is cold. The houses
are exposed to every wind. The dress
or the native leaves the chest naked
winter and summer and the legs I'M
covered. The ordinary folk do not wear
hats. The country people pass half
their lives with their legs In the water
or the rice fields. This war has shown
that the japanese are the hardest ma
hon ON earth.-New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Danger. of the strect..

Fatal street accidents average al
most exactly alike as TO numbers in
New York and Chicago-one n day. In
London cab accidents kill almost as
many people as surface car accidents
do in the borough Of Manhattan, New
York, but they do not approach Brook
lyn's record along that line.
Brooklyn's trolleys are juggernauts.
New Yorks are much more carefully
handled. Chicago's are worse than
New York's, but not so bad as Brook
lyn's, while Boston and Philadelphia,
where the narrower and crookeder
streets would seem to make the run
ming OF cars at reasonable speed es-
pecially hazardous and difficult. show
much smaller number OF deaths I'm
comparison to the mileage than does
Greater New York as a whole or Chi
cago.--New York Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
YandnI. LIN P.I..ain.

Palestine. 1t is said, is being despoil-
cd by tourists. A scientist writes:
MANY OF these visitors are mere trip
pers,' with no real interest in or knowl.
edge OF the history of Palestine, as the
astounding questions they PROFOUND to
residents abundantly prove. But all
are eager to possess at any price, how
ever exorbitant, what they call 'curios'
MS mementos Of their excursion. To
meet this demand q tribe of dealers
has sprung up all over the country.
each employing an army of agents who
ride everywhere, east and west of the
Jordan, encouraging the natives to tear
In pieces tomts that otherwise might
have awaited scientific examination In
comparative safety"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Hi- prorrx Consr.E.t,.n.

A successful preacher was asked by
a pulpit failure: How do you manage
to keep your congregation awake ?
Your sermons are nothing extraordi.
nary" He replied: 81 had trouble with
the drowsy god myself once, as you
are having now. 1t seemed that many
OF the members OF my church came to
service to sleep. took n sensible
view. All people like TO sleep late
Sunday morning and loaf about after
a hearty breakfast, resting from the
weeks labors. They are not fully ac-
tive on the Lords day until late in the
afternoon. changed the hour OF serv-
Ice from IL a. IN. to p. m. BY that
time breakfast and dinner have d.
gested. and the brain is hungry. A
congregation full OF meat, bread and
drink is bound TO be stupid. An over.
loaded stomach is poor thing 20
preach to-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

Justice Harlan, according TO a story
told by Philadelphia lawyer, has a
queer humor OF his own. He is a mem
Der of the faculty OF the Columbia Law
school and night or two ago was
talking at the school with Judge Peele
OF the District court OF crimes.
81 wish, Mr.. Justice" said Judge
Peele, that you would have your
clerk send me copies OF some OF the
recent decisions OF the supreme court"
"All right" Justice Harlan replied.
Then he asked abruptly, do you want
those cases in which rendered dis
senting op4nionsT
Fl assume some Of the cases come
under that head" said Judge peeie.
you frequently do dissent, you
know"
81 shall not send Them" snorted JUS
tice Harlan. II shall not be response
bic for the dissemination OF such law
al appears In tho majority opinions to
which have dissented. Philadelphia
Press
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
The Law In south Africa.

1t Is dangerous to purchase un
wrought gold or rough diamonds In
South Africa from any but the recog
nized dealers in those articles. Isaac
Goidham, a Johannesburg jeweier
charged with purchasing from a police
officer quantity Of unwrought gold
valued at $4,000. has been sentenced to
eighteen months hard labor and to pay
a fine Of $1,000. The purchase did not
actually take place, and the point was
reserved for argument before the
Transvaal supreme court as to wheth-
er the agreement to purchase was an
offense.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
A sIeenIe.n sultan,

The sultan OF Turkey sleeps only two
or three hours out OF the twenty-fo
ana then when some one Is reading to
MIN or musician is performing In the
adjacent room. This insomnia, which
IS chronic. has been brought about by
long fear OF assassination. A light Is
always burning in his room, and Ismet
Bey. his foster brother and grand mas
Ter or the imperial wardrobe, sleeps
with him In the same chamber. Ismet
hey Is the most trusted member of the
suitan's suit. and he so closely resem-
bies his master in appearance that he
not infreQuently impersonates Abdul
Hamid on those occasions on which the
sultan appears in public ceremonies
where risk OF assassination Is Involy.
ed
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
4 sweet Joks-

An American nrny ocsscsr who wa
IN Cuba during the spauish war WAS
extremely dissatisfied with tbe cooking
as insisted that rise Cubans put susas
into everything they cooked. At last
ne announced that he wouh eat moth.
Ing but boiled eggs. They can't sugar
Them" he declared. SO he ordered them
next morning. But before he appeared
at the table another officer had filled
the salt cruct with sugar When the
Kicker appeared. his eggs were
brought TO him. lie opened them with
a gloomy cemplacency and sprinkled
over them plenty of the doctoreJ salt.
AT the first mouthful he turned purple.
"SuSared. Sugarcd" lie exclaimed and
rushed from Tie table.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

his law study. said this: 'rhe Bible Is
true. Jesus is divine He died to save
me. accept that sacrifice for my
atonement OF sin. 1 here and now
promise to serve him all the rest OF
my earthly life that l may dwell with
him I'm glory" Like Chief Justice
Chase. are you and 1 ready today 20
accept Christs promises OF love 10y the
gospel power Of the evidence Of things
not seenT VIII it win you, o sinner,
today for Christ?
ICopyrlGht. 1901 hy Louis Klonsrh1
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

bigamy committed by n native and
hogging for the same resulted In the
massacre OF eleven missionaries in
New Guinea recently. A native. hay.
ing one wife. desired another. but one
OF the priests declined to grant him a
divorce The native then had his mar
Rage with the old wife annulled ac-
cording to Papuan rites and returned
to the station with the new one. The
rogging followed, the boy" threatened
the missionaries and made his threats
good in the massacre.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
POTOMAC River Route.

After Saturday August 9th. stearrors r.,
Hert ana Anne Arundel. will leave Pier y
TTh,snt street; baltimore, every Tuesday
usual landings. NJ VI '"e
wiz leave 9TH Street Wharf, Washington
at 4 y. m. Sunday, Tuesday and n b,,' sSon
kolng as lar as Leonardtovn on these even
lnRs. VIII leave LeOnardtcwn at a. m KIN
~. and Porto Bello at $50 D. IN. MondsY
Wednesday aud Friday. al irving in BalfimoSe
carly the following mornings
WILLARD THOMSON, President
crzDu baltimore, Md.
STEPHENSON & BRO, Agents,
nv ~ Washington, ID. G.
WIN. M. REARDON, Agent,
Alexandria, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG g.
POTOMAC r. r.

ii n
POTOMAC r. II.
Schedule an effect NoremJer 27th, 1904.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwARp
w 8 sn m daily: Stops on signal at occoquan
~ a. m. daily. Stops nj Ale Na,drta
10 Al a. m. daily STOPS on siensi M Ioo,..
bIookc. Aqua, Wide Water Reid Oman
tico, Cherry Hi, Freestone' NeSiey or-
S c9m,na;, hoIion; Aceotink, Franconia,
i" pi N. DAILY except Sunday. Stops at
soI WA; N; d MIyy Stops on signal at Brooke
m y, wac water, Qusntico and Alcxandrta
III Ol y. m. daily. Stops at Alexapsiria S,nMs
on signal at oceoquan Sunday only.
LEAVE SOUTHWARK.
So a. m; daily except Sunday. Richmond
. II n m. daily. Atlantic Coast Line frstin
STOPS on signal at Wide Water, Summit.
Tu,hSa; Ws;Sodslane; Penoia, RuthergIen.
only; at Brooke, Milford, boswell and
Ashland daily. anu
Is a; m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
IL 90 p M daily, Seaboard AirIipotro,n Co..
on signal AZ Lorton and Occoquan sum
gays only. and daily at Quantico, Milford.
boswell and Ashland
26 y. m. daily, A. G. l.. train. Stons o., nos-
well and Ashland. S
9 ~ p. m. daily, makes local stops ON signal.
\" p; n re, . da,iy, = "A. l. train. Stops at Dos
accommodation train leaves Richmond a N
m daily except Sunday. Arrive FreSertcLP y.
burg 20 u. m.
NOTE;-Time of arrivals and d. departures and
connections not guaranteed.
g G. cox, Agent.
W. ID DUKE. C.W.CULP. W.P.T TAYLOR.
een' Man. AsstGen. Man. Traf. Man.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Prae..cxiI, xs..tu.a

Tess-May Is considerably o."
Bess- Jess-Ycs. May III .ct.c:;... >.
mitted 1t to me tine other lay. e.,
You don't sayI JcSs-Yes; size -.
"Bess Is just about my age"-I'lil;.
delphia Press.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

PasEPercy. what is your idea of
snccessf Perey-My idea OF success 7
Well, It il having people run after me
who used to run away from me.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
WEEMS STEAMBOAT CO..
FALL SCHEDULE, 1904.

Baltimore, Fred
fIry4EZ1 ericksburg, Nor
- s --Ez:ss$ folk and Rappa-
hammock River Routes.
On and after September 9th steamers ,r,,
Ieave baltimore. Tuesday and Friday az 40
p. m. for Fredericksburg aud ali landings on
WIN leave Fredericksburg Monday md
ta nui s2ay stide permitting at p. m going as
lar as Leedstown on these evenings 10
Leave Leedstown 1870 a. M. TSIesday a.,
fuWdis,y Tor Baltimore, making ain Iandi1gs-
m wo,, ,eavS BaItimore IL m. Sun 1ay, s3Op.
mock and i"termediate points.
r, msi, leaNS dsppahsnnoek at a. m. Monday
stCess9ay: wednesday, Thursday and Fridev
Tor baltimore ard intermediates points
steamers from baltimore Tuesday and
Friday only. stop at Bay Port.
Steamers from Baltimore Wednesday do mot
stop at Weems. lrv ingtop. MillenhecE 49,.
o. Oi Wo, US9tIosman's Moran's, Bowler's. Wares
vi WeIIiOru 3 on their way to 1appahannock
steamer from Baltimore. Sunday. does no.
SOP a. miIlenheck, Moran's, Merry Point. OF
her way to Tappahannock On
steamer from baltimore Thursday dues not
STOP at lrvington and Weems "''
steamer from Baltimore Thursdav onI,,
SISSps at wharves in Urbanna Creek
at WbsrSes 70 o. baltimore Wednesday only, stop
steamers TO baltimore Wednesday does NOT
s'SP ~ Merry Point, Ottoman's, or Moran,s'
steamer TO Baltimore Tuesday and FriS do
oniy' stop at Bay Port. ''A"S
NORFOLK ROUTE.
VIII leave Tappahannock 9 d. m. Mondsv
N tu iTLuay, stopping at all landings Leave
TT,OrIoik at 2. m. Sunday and Tuesday FOR
'appahannock, calling at all landings. '''
FREDERICKSBURG AND URBANNA
,,i nSS iRitg Monday, March 18th, the new
9Ec SttTactiye steamer Caroline carrying ths
49, ~. q, Msll leaves urbanna every Monday
,.SuinSsuay and Friday, at 5:3Oa. M for Fre2'
eflcksburg and all inter dtato Nv M, 49,. ~
bana t at ~ a M, arriving at FrederfcLs-
FredSo SDJu5 y. M Returning, will leave
55IeueTlSksourg ut ii a. m. Tuesday Thnrso
tons first-class. NN"UlAnCua-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
Steamer owen billiard.

Mail and passengers to and from Whit
stone, irvington, Weems, Mil,enbeck
merry Point and Urbana, daily (exceps
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

ANTED; In every community young
lady or gentlemen who is fond OF books. 10
take charge OF a branch of the OLD DOMIN-
ION CIRCULATING LIBRARY. general
Office, 20 Governor St., Richmond, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02
SCHEDULE.

Leaye-White Stone, z a. m; Iryineton
LAO; Weems, Sl5; Millenbeck. 9: Merry
rolnt, $50; arrive urbana, II so q. m.
=, Leave-Urbana, p. m; Mi Ienbeck. 8
merry Point, $3.50; Weems. 4.3O; Iryington
D arrive White Stone, D. m.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1904-12-02

Baltimore, Fred
E<ER|S4tSNN ericksburg, Nor
- s-2s.s-ssS folk and Kappa