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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
FAIRLY TRAPPED.
The Clever Manner In which BaIzao
Outwttted His Pubiisher

The clever Manner I'm which BaIzac
outwitted His Publisher.
No man knew the value Of Balzac's
writings better than the famous French
novelist himself, fact which he never
failed to impress upon his publishers
when terms were being discussed.
On one occasion, as Balzac sat smok-
ing In friendly fashion with q well
known publisher, he remarked casual
ly:
snow, / want your candid opinion.
Honestly, do you believe that have as
much tSlent as Frederic Soulief'
my dear Balzac, how can you askf'
answered his unsuspecting companion.
why, you have twice his literary ca
pacity."
measurably superior to anything OF
Eugene Sues. suppose must have
more talent than Sue too?"
"Of course you have"
"Twice as much, according to you.
We'll, am glad. And now tell me hon.
estly, as we are discussing literary
merits, surely am as good as Dumasf'
"Better-better."
"Thank goodness. our opinions coin
eide. And now, since my novels are
worth twice astmuch as those, OF Fred
eric Soulie and Eugene Sue, 7 demand
IN common justice to be paid double
what you pay them for theirs"
There was nothing 70 be said, says
one OF Balzac's bioSraphers. The un-
fortunate publisher haf Deem trapped
and owned It.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
JOBS TEARS.
seeds That Are Used For Focd and
Ornament In India.

seeds That Are Used For Focd and
Ornament In India,
A seed much used for ornament Is
that which bears the popular name Of
Jobs tears. The old botanIst Gerarde
thus describes it: Every graine re-
sembleth the drop or tear that falleth
from the eye" There are, however,
now three or four we'll marked forms
Of this seed met with In India, which
differ from each other In shape, color
and degree of hardness and in the pres
ence or absence of grooves or burrows
along the length OF the hardened in
volucer.
DR.. Watt Of Calcutta thus enumer-
ates them: "There are three types of
shape-a long cylindrical or tubular, a
normal pear shaped condition and a
hattened spheroidal form. The cylIn-
drical grain is always OF a white col
or, smooth, polished, not furrowed; but
CONSTRUCTED toward both extremities.
This Is collected FOR ornamental pur-
poses only and not as an article for
food. The pear shaped form varies In
size and color. being pale and blush
white, gray, yellow or brown black.
The hattened spheroldal kinds are Of
ten yellow or even pink.
'The two principal forms are: One
almost round and either white or black.
This form Is sometimes. though less
frequently, used for rosartes and orna-
mental purposes, but chiefly for food
among the hill tribes Of India. The
second form is tubular, about half an
inch long. This, Is exte sively employ
ed for decorative purp es, the dresses
worn by the Karen women being often
completely covered with embroidered
designs of this grain.r
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
ABLE TO SUPPORT HUSBAND.

N. W. Ferris, recent Democratic
candidate for Governor of the, State
of Michigan, in an address before
the National Commercial Teachers
Federation at Chicago, advised wo-
men, stenographers and women in
general not to marry until they are
in position to support husband.
"Until woman is able to support
a husband she should not contem.
plate, matrimony" declared Mr..
Ferris. "While | believe it is the
duty of.every woman to marry, still
l also believe that before taking SO
serious a step girl should look
ahead and prepare for possible future
misfortunes. Therefore, every girl
should fit herself for an emergency
and be prepared to step into her hus-
bands place in the support of the
family in the event of anything be-
falling him which will unfit him for
work."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, APRIL H. 1905
LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Nome of the Delights OF Camping Ou
I'm the Rockies.


I'm the Rockies.
About dusk you straggle in with
Trout or game. The camp keeper laws
aside his mending or his repairing or
his notebook and stirs up the cooking
nre. The smell OF broiling and frying
and boiling arises I'm the air. By the
dancing fame of the campfire you eat
your third dinner for the day-in the
mountains all meals are dinners. and
formidable ones at that. The curtain
or blackneSs Is drawn down close
through Ii shine stars, loom mountains
cold and mistlike in the moon. You tell
stories; you smoke pipes After a time
the pleasant chill creeps down from the
eternai SHOWS. Some one throws nm
other handful of pine cones on the fire.
sieepily you prepare for bed. The pine
cones flare up, throwing their light i'm
your eyes. You turn over and wrap the
soft woolen blanket close about your
chin. You wink drowsily, and at once
you are asleep. Late In the night Won
awaken to find your nose as cold as a
dogs. You open one eye. A few Goals
mark where the fire has been. The mist
mountains have drawn nearer: they
seem to bend over you I'm silent con-
temptation. The moon is sailing high I'm
the heavens. With sigh you draw the
canvas tarpaulln over your head. In
stantiy 1t Is morning. = From 'sThe
Mountains" by s. Z. White.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
BLOWN FROM TUNNEL TO
RIVER.

Blown through break in tun-
mel in the East river at New York by
an explosion. carried to the surface
of the water and shot twenty feet
into the air, Richard Creedon, a
laborer, was rescued only. slightly
hnrt. His escape from death seemed
almost miraculous. Three of his
companions were rescued in the tun-
nei and carried out, all painfully but
not seriously injured.
Creedon was the first to ascertain
that the roof of the tunnel was leak
ing and that the air was rushing out
into the bottom of the river, which
was about forty feet deep above.
With sandbags he attempted to plug
up the leak, but as he did so the
whole roof was blown out and the
tremendous force of the compressed
air drove Creedon out through the
hole.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
BIRDS AND FISH SCARCE.

The mention Of the red breast leads
me TO remark, where are the blue
jays? Where the white and black,
red headed wooded peekersg Where
are the wood cocksg Where are the
orioles? Where are many other va
rieties of birds that used to abound
in this part of Virginia. aud now are
never or rarely seen? OF many of
the feathered tribe that were for
merly familiar to my eye, have not
seen 80 much as a single specimen
for the past ten years.
A like disappearance is true of the
once abundant denizens of the salt
water. Not to dwell on the vanished
sheepshead aud bonitas, we sigh to
think that the 6ue grey and black
perch, which formerly swarmed in
the inlets of the lower Potomac and
we're the certain reward of the anglers
skill, have now sought other streams.
Aud the grass-the long grass that
grew In such dense masses aud seemed
on low tides like islands running
parallel with the shore-what has
become of it? 1t was in aud around
these masses of long, dense grass that
the perch were fond of feeding.
Maybe the disappearance of the grass
explains the withdrawal of the fish.
We have now seven practicing
physicians in the oounty-more than
| have ever known before. This is
the more remarkable since We have
three new meeting-houses of the
faith-cure brethren, and great activity
among their supporters, whose work
is to dispense with doctors and drugs.
The colored people of this
vicinity have on foot a project to
erect monument over the grave of
Mrs. Charlie Crabbe, who lost her
life in a heroic effort to rescue a
young colored man who had broken
through the ice on Wicomico river.
y Coan Baptist church will hold
memorial service commemorative
of William r. Claughton, whose
death has removed one of its oldest,
most useful and beloved members.
He was the originator of the Kirk
land Grove camp meeting.-H Heaths-
Vile Corr. Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
A REyERIE.
The slopiDg grassgrown hillside, the
brook that runs hardly,
The murmuring pines Of my homestead,

The sloping grassgrown hillside, the
brook that runs hardly,
The murmuring pines Of my homestead
in memory crowded lie.
1 can see the lesfiess forest, stretching
far and wide,
Has changed to ve-dant ntbrightness while
a, school l still abide.
My home l see in fancy, and memory
ever true,
Unfolds those bygone plessures-pre
sents them all as new
Those pleasures unforgotteu, though
past in bygone days
Will ever be pastime, when thought the
mind obeys.
o June, thy beauty's brightness is creep
ing slowly on,
Those weeks that were the, future, Lave
come, have past, have gone
No more those days smile on us or throw
their beams around,
Though, seemingly, they faltered, they
were at last unbound.
Unbound by moon and starlight, by SHOWS
and frost OF hoar.
Till sunboams told US plainly, tomorrow
was no more
Fold US time was fleeing, that forevel
and for aye
That day had left its socket. never more
could 1t hold sway.
The time is fast approaching when home
ward bound I'll fly
To that land in fair Virginia, where the
row-bosts swiftly ply.
Happy days they are 10 picture, happier
far perhaps they'll seem
When I'll bid farewell 10 school-days ia
sweet June, the month of dreams
lDLER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
Presence of Mind.

Wearily the tramp wandered up
the garden path one summers day
and took off his hat to the woman
OF the house. She eyed him keenly.
Look herel Are you the man /
gave big meal one February morn
ing" she demanded stcrnly. "T'm
the man, num-" was the reply.
well, do you remember you prom
ised to shovel the snow out of the
back yard and then sneaked off with
out doing it?" asked the woman.
Eyes, mum. An me conscience
smote me" answered the tramp.
That's the reason | tramped all
the way here Through the blazing
sun TO finish the job"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
THE JUICY GRAPE.
Its History In Well Nigh as Old a,
That of Man

Its History Ia Well Nigh as Old as
That of Man.
The history OF the grape is almost as
old as that of man. Growing In Its
highest perfection In Syria and Persia,
Its luscious fruit recommended It to the
especial care OF the patriarchal tillers
OF the soil, and vineyards were exten-
sively planted long before orchards or
collections of other fruit trees were Mt
all common.
The grape came originally from Per-
sia. From the latter country as clvilI-
cation advanced westward this fruit
accompanied it-first to Egypt, then TO
Greece, Sicily, Italy, Spain, France and
then TO Great Britain, to which latter
country the Romans carried IL 200
years after Christ.
To America the seeds and plants OF
the European varieties were brought
by emigrants and colonists the first
fifty years after It's settlement.
There are a vast number of varieties
OF grapes, but there are really only
about a dozen varieties good for the
table. California produces the Tokay,
Muscat, Black Prince. Malaga, etc,
while the eastern states produce such
varieties as the Concord, Catawba, Nj
agara, Delaware, Black Hamburg 'and
Isabella.-New England Grocer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
The Man pehind the Gun.

In speech on the naval appropria-
ton bill during its consideration by
the house at Washington Mr.. Spark
man OF Florida brought out Incidental
ly the fact that the phrase ''the man be-
hind the gun" can be traced back to
Napoleon and very probably originat-
ed with him. Mr.. Sparkman said: ut
has been said that Napoleon upon hear
ing OF the victory of Jackson ut New
Orleans, with his handful of American
soldiers, over the veterans of the Brit
ish army who had conquered him, sent
to America for the purpose of obtaining
samples of the guns that had wrought
such havoc among General Pakenham's
forces in that great battle, but when
his messenger returned, stating that
the weapon used was the ordinary flint
steel hunting rife OF the American
frontiersmen, he exclaimed: Il see how
it is. 1t was not the guns, but the
men behind the guns. Had I such SOL
diers as these I could conquer the
world"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
(Communicated.l
SHUN THIS RAILROAD.

The following was taken from a
pamphlet entitled "The Travels,
Trials, Sights and Scenes of John
Gayanaugh, Pastor in the New York
Conference, Free Methodist Church. !"
The Black Valley Railroad, Lead
ing to Destruction. Trains leave at
all hours. Tickets sold at all rum
shops. No return ticket stations on
the road.
1. Medicineville.
2. Tippler's Town.
3. Hard-cideryille.
4. Morning Eye-Open Bend.
5. Regular Drunkburg.
6. Pawnshopville.
z. Steal Town.
8. Wife Beater's Station.
9. Divorceville.
10. Bruteland.
IL. Murders Gap.
II. Riotville.
13. Tremensburg.
IA. No Hopeville.
10. Destructionyille.
Last station, all passengers are
thrown off.
Manager of this railroad-the
Devil. Stockholders-the Two Old
Parties. Assistant Managers-Dis-
tillers and Liquor Dealers. Brake
men on the train-Churchmembers
and preachers who vote for rum.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
WHALE ATTACKS STEAMER

A whale attacked che steamship
Multnonah off Old Tacoma, Wash
ington, and for several minutes Capt.
Hill and 200 passengers thought the
story of Jonah and the whale was
about as true narrative as ever was
written. The whale suddenly made
its appearance just ahead of the
steamship. After watching the
Multnomah for half a minute it made
several passes and then started head. .
on for the vessel.
The passengers became terrorized.
Women ran screaming to the after
cabins. Captain Hill rang for full
speed astern and gave orders to pre-
pare for lowering the life- boats, but
the necessity for this was obviated
by the next caper Of the whale. Just
as the great animal reached the bow
of the boat it ducked and passed
under the steamers hull, scraping its
fluke along the bottom as it passed.
The Multnomah rocked and tumbled
as if she had struck rocks at full
speed.
The same whale came within so
feet of the tug Fayorite while the
latter was sluicing sand off scow in
mid-harbor. Captain Ling says the
whales tail is covered with barnacles.
Big red spots on the whales back
were seen with the aid of marine
glasses to be red paint. This proves
that the whaleis the same one that
two weeks ago scraped red paint from
the bottom of the battleship Ne
braska in Seattle harbor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
pistress signal. at ses

When ships at sea ere IN want Of
provisions and starving the signal used
is q pendant with a balf underneath.
Should the signal be reversed. O.,
bah uppermost-it would signify that
the vessel addressed was running into
danger. II ball should be- hoisted
superior to large square fiagtt would
denote that the cargo is on fire or ship
leaking and requires immediate assists
ance. All distant signals are an
swered by hosting a ball at ships
masthead or masthead OF signal staff
on shore and are used at all times
when the colors of n ships flag cannot
be distinguished. The above are inter
national signals.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
Andrew Johnson. worlbeneh.

=
A. Anderson, a tailor In this place, is
now using one of the most historic tai
lor benches in Alabama, IL not IN Amer.
lea. 1t is a bench used by Andrew
Johnson when he was young man and
worked in this county for Mr. Sloss,
who in that day was one OF the leading
tailors. Andy came here as journey.
man and spent some time working for
Mr.. Sloss, and the old tailor bench ne
used TO sit upon has been preserved un-
til this day. 1t was discovered I'm the
country many years ago by the late
Captain r.. Il. Mason, who bought II
as a relic and has kept 1t In his home
until the recent fire destroyed the
tailor shop OF Mr.. Anderson, when he
was rendered the use OF the table by
Messrs. Greer and Robert Mason. sons
OF the late Captain II. B. Mason. and
he has it now in his shop.-Athens Cor.
Nashville Banner.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
g.Hnof. ann Egotfst.

Toward the latter days OF George ID.
Prentice as the editor of the old Louis
vile Journal q thief got into the edI-
torial room one night and stole the big
dictionary. As soon as the loss was
discovered Prentice. said to his aman-
uensis: Go out and purchase another
copy of the dictionary. A man who
VIII attempt to edit newspaper with
out an unabridged dictionary is an
egotist, and 1 do not belong in that
category"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
SHAD FISHERIES.

The shad law of South Carolina,
passed last year, prohibiting the
shipping of shad out of the State
after the goth day of February in
each year, has been declared void by
Circuit Court Judge Bramley, it
being held ultra wires of the Legis-
lature to enact law interfering with
interstate commerce. The arguments
of the case would seem to be perti-
nent to our game laws also.
This is the season of the year when
all the people in the tidewater
counties are interested in the coming
into the Chesapeake bay and its trib.
utaries of shad. An exchange says;
"The habits of shad are peculiar.
For years it was believed that the
entire body of shad wintered in the
South aud started northward in a
vast school at the beginning of the
year, advancing along the coast like
an army, sending a detachment up
each successive stream, this division,
by singular method of selection,
consisting of the fish that were bred
IN those respective streams, the last
portion of the great school entering
the Gulf of the st. Lawrence.
"The present theory is that the
young shad hatched in any particular
river remain within o moderate dis
tance of the mouth Of that stream
until the temperature of-the water is
suitable for their re.entrance. Their
appearance first 10 the extreme
southern river of the coast, the st.
Johns, Florida, aud at later dates
successfully in the more northern
rivers seems to conGrm this view.
awhile the principal motive for
or, rather, the chief result accom-
plished blythe migration of shad
into the rivers is the reproduction of
the species, yet it appears that their
movements are more immediately v
governed by the comparative temper.
ature of the waters than by the ap.
preaching ripeness of the eggs.
"For instance, although they enter
the st. Johns river about December
L, spawning does not take place there
until some time in March or April
In the sounds of North Carolina and
in the Chesapeake and Delaware bays
shad enter month or two before
they begin to spawn. They enter
the lower end of Chesapeake bay
about March /; two weeks later they
are in the Delaware bay and about
the 1st of April they reach the New
York bay. In the Connecticut they
are caught about the middle of April
and in the Kennebec river during
the first week in May.
"The young fish Matched out in
the rivers in spring and early sum
mer remain there until the following
fall, when they leave for the ocean
and nothing more is seen of them
until they return to the estuaries as
mature fish 2 or years DID,"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
A Contest In oluttonx.

"You do occasionally remind US
in Table Talk" a correspondent
writes, ''that civilization does not
go very deep in spite of our boast
ing. am surprised that you have
not noted the case reported from
Brentford, where six men competed
to see which of them could eat a
pound of plum pudding in the short
est time with his hands tied behind
him. The winner took four min
utes. This was done to amuse 800
people. London News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
In After Years.

''Women are certainly changeahle
creatures" said the weary looking
man.
~"what's the explanation? 2" asked the
friend OF the Family.
During our honeymoon" answered
the weary party, my wife declared
she could not live day without me-
''Well?" queried the family friend.
'Only last week." continued the
other, ''she tried to get me to insure
my life for $4,000 in her favor
Chicago Newsl
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
Ir.it.tttnn.

A large PORTION of tho c;:.::'''s <p~
Is deficient in r;.n.alL hsv'
than twenty inches Il wear. Ii h:'
been estimated thIt there il suncicn
water to ircigltc oI'y about ouc-cftl
OF the arid region OF tho United States
or from 150.000.CO0 To 2O0.O0o. .UO1 acres
or this irrigable area about 10000 0OC
acres have been reclaimed. In Europe
irrigation prevails chiefly I'm the south
where 1t was introduced by the To
mans. IL is most extensively and sys
tematIcally practiced In Lombardy
Spain and the south OF France.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS:

will pde IN what we have been able accomplish
entirely destroyed
oocholm which
number OF - si'ss
of
ana u D. X r. wbo.
before
Ia yhen
k % an attention to all rope
tue many aor extended to by good friends
The VIM. ]. Hooper Manufacturing Co.,
johnson ana Barney StS., BALTIMORE, MD.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14

Friend-You've been conducting one
OF your merciless cross examinations? !?
Lawyer-Yes. They are the nearest
approach to the rack and thumbscrew
modern customs will permit.-New
York Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
VtGdtctfves

"Ah." sighed the young rhymester,
"you care nothing for the trials or us
poets"
Probably not" replied the crusty
editor. ''but I'd like TO be on the jury
in just one trial."-Philadeiphi Ledg-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
A Time Limit.

I'm afraid you smoke too much for
your own good" said the physician.
''Well." admitted the patient. "I do
smoke almost continuously from morn.
ing till night"
''Why do you do that2" asked the
NJ. ID.
because It's the only time have to
smoke" replied the victim. 'I have to
sleep at night"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
A Guaranteed Cure. For piles.

Itching, Blind. bleeding or Protrnding Piles.
Druggists refund money II PAzo OINTMENT
Tails 10 cure any case. no matter how long
standing, In to IL days. First application
gives ease and rest. 6Oc. II your druggist
hasn't it send Soc In stampg and it will be for
wardde postpaid by Paris Medicine Co.. st.
Louis, Mo.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14
CouId Count Them.

Mr. Rinh7ate-Part my hair In the
middle, please. The Barber-But there
Is an odd number, sir.-Exchange.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14

Statesmen are becoming uneasy
over the outlook for a $4,000, 900
deficit in the u. S. treasury.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14

Chartered By the Virginia Legislature
March 4tb, 1896. Reports annually to
Auditor of Public Accounts Now car
ries over half a million dollars insur.
ance in the Northern Neck alone. Terri
tory just extended to King ueorge, Stat
ford, Essex, King and Queen, Middlesex,
Mathews and Gloucester.
Losses paid before maturity and never
yet law suit.
Takes all kinds of ipsurable property
(except saw-mills and provender) under
two classes-Preferred and Hazardous
but the insured In one class are not as
sessable for losses In the other
Judge j. c. EweiI, President; Asa 8. Rice
Vice-Presideut; W. Med. Lee. Secretary; DIR,
w. j. NewDili, Treasurer; Rev. +. W. Clay
brook, chos. M. Arrest and JohnA. Palmer
Directors.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14

rFcN@iiirg in this
5 because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths areca by
ii heart disease.
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
ofkidiey disease. II
kidney trouble is al
lowed TO advanceihe
kid n y poisoned
blood willatiscls the
4
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-04-14


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entfree by mail. Add
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reading this generous
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