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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
The whistler cot,e.,,on

The large collection of paintings
etchings and Autographs by Whistler
Which an American admirer has made
VIII be Installed in Washington as soon
as fireproof building for their recep-
ton can be erected. The regents OF the
Smithsonian institution have accepted
them on the conditions laid down by
their owner. One of the conditions Is
that the famous peacock room shall be
reproduced. 1t Will be recalled that
Whistler was engaged to decorate a
room for wealthy EnglIshman, and,
without consulting the owner as to the
design, he covered The walls, the ceiling
ana even the wooden blinds of the WIN
dows with peacocks and peacock feath-
ers, painted in gorgeous puppies and
browns ana greens and gold. He
thought there should be n painting OF
different type over the mantel, so he
painted a figure OF woman In Japa-
nese costume standing near an oriental
screen. This painting. which Is one of
the great modern masterpieces. will be
put IN its proper place along with the
other decorations OF the room. They
We're all removed some years ago and
orought to this country.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
NEW GAME ON TRAINS.
The Man With the Cards and the Far
Too Sure Thing Bet.

400 sure net.
A forlorn individual with "tele-
scope" grip in one hand aud an empty
pocketbooS in the other enlightened
| the detectives at the Union depot the
| other day concerning the latest wrin-
kle in confidence games. The nelan-
eholy one had just been relieved OF
500 by a couple of chance acquaint-
ances on train.
''rhiS is how il happened" said the
traveller: II was coming from Oklaho-
ma and after leaving Fort Scott sat In
the smoker with a man who got on at
that station. We chatted n bit and
were watching a game of cribbage
among some travelling men across the
aisle when man came through the
car with pack of playing cards i'm his
hand. lie stopped by the cribbage
players and asked them to buy the
cards. They refused. so he turned TO
our seat.
Gentlemen he said, I'D like to sell
these cards. They are of unusually
good quality. and I'll sell them for the
price of an ordinary deck
Lets see.' said my seat mate. tax.
markable about these. They look like
ordinary twenty-five cent cards to me-
"'All right replied the owner of the
cards in an offended tone; If you can't
distinguish the difference in the quail.
ty of cards, there's no use in my vast.
ing time talking to you'
HE reached for the pack, and ms II
was handed back TO him one OF the
cards fell to the floor. apparently I'M
noticed by the owner. My seat mate.
however. saw the card fall and said
banteringly:
"'ThoSe cards may be extra fine, but
III bet there's not a full pack there
THE owner Of the cards glared in-
dignantly ut my seat mate.
"'You say you wiilT he exclaimed.
Now, what will you bet on that?'
MY companion had already covered
the card on the floor with his foot.
"'Oh, I'll call anything you've got
he laughed.
without more ado the card sales
man logged out bundle OF bills and
announced that he didn't like to take
candy from infants. but that he would
bet hundred, even money, that the
pasteboards i'm his hand composed a
full deck of iifty-two cards. not count
ing the joker. This, of course. looked
like Christmas expenses to us, who
knew that one card of the pack lay on
the floor.
"1'll let You in on half of the bet,
said my seat mate generously, and, Of
course. / jumped at the chance.
'1'he money was posted, the cards
We're counted and the deck found TO be
complete. My seat mate and the card
salesman left the train at the next sta
ton. OF course see il all now-that
is. all but one thing:
why did 1t not occur TO me that
there was something odd In a man hav-
ing 500 who had 4 moment before
been trying To pedtile n two bit pack OF
cards ?'-Kansas City Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10

Inc old wooden cruiser Nipsic. sole
American survivor OF the terrible Sa-
moan hurricane OF March 1915. 1880.
and for several years past stationed at
the Puget sound naval station. is be-
Ing transformed into a prison shin for
That station and will soon be occupied
III that service. The Nipsic is one of
the noted ships OF the old navy. having
AFTER her wreck at Samoa been nayI.
gated from that point to the Hawaiian
Islands minus rudder, minus forefoot
with her propeller twisted and bent
out OF all semblance of propeller.
and after her repair at Honolulu was
Kept In commission until October. 1890.
The Nipsic was built at the Washing
ton navy yard In the same shiphouse
where were laid down the frames of
the old Minnesota. Her machinery. de.
signed at the bureau of steam engineer
Ing, was one of the most Interesting of
the government exhibits at the Centen-
NAL exhibition at Philadelphia. The
hull was constructed of the best white
oak timber and is probably as sound
today as when the ship was first
iaunched.-Nautical Gazette.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Women Mathematician.

1t has beel said that women are no,
mathematicians. That assertion is dis.
proved by the fact that three women
are engaged in the work of max.
Ing computations for the nautical nj.
manac bureau. under the direct con.
troll OF the navy department. These
women are Mrs. Elizabeth Brown Ia.
WIS., who is responsible for many of the
important tables giving the destinations
OF the sun. etc, by which mariners steer
their courses. and Miss Janet McWil.
hams and Mrs. II. f. II. Hedrick. who
nave done much important work foI
tie almanac.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Sure lie wonId Get IL.

Ii is 4 fact. made well known by the
press, that President Roosevelt uses n
phrase of greeting OF which he is very
fond. He Is often "de-llghted" TO SEQ
one and says SO with great heartiness.
Last winter man from the west who
had met the president many years be-
fore went to Washington for the pur.
pose Of laying certain request before
the chief executive. AS he sat I'm an
anteroom, awaiting his turn 10 see the
president, the latter had occasion to
enter the room for word with his
secretary. Mr.. Loeb made the usual
presentation, whereupon the president
graSped the visitors hand. said he was
Delighted" and returned to his own
office In short time the president
reappeared and. CHANGING at the west
erner again. evidently recognized him
as one he had seen before. for lie again
shook hands, repeating the favorite
phrase of greeting.
TINS happened third time, for the
president was extremely busy that day
and much preoccupied.
i regret that You have TO wait so
long, said the secretary after awhile.
oh, l don't mind in the least" was
the cheerful response OF the man from
the west. I'm going to wait till I can
see the president. When man is de-
lighted 10 see me three times | think
lie VIII give me what ! want."-New
York Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10

Never was the dellrium of alcoholism
more wildly represented than II was
recently In the little rural theater OF
Nemours. u was depicted In all it,
spasms OF hldeous torture by NJ. Chi.
rae, confirmed lnebriate, but know.
To many playgoers of Paris, because a
Few years ago he was an actor OF SOM.
repute. AS the hideous dcp!ctcr of tn,
drunkard at Nemours he won the un
stinted applause or every one In the
heater. In the excitement OF Ii WON
en- tainted and men grew pale. As
the actor was carried off the stage at
the end of the fearful scene men and
women all over the house rose to theiI
feet and cheered. 4 few minutes later
a hush fell over the little theater when
The announcement was made from the
stage that III. Chirac had died In the
spasms and that The play was at an
end. Then for the first time the audi
ence realized that NJ Chlrac was not
acting when he had represented the
drunkard. He was actually In the con
WILSON'S preceding death from alco
acknowledgements.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
SARAH LINC3LnS GRAVE.
6sstins Plses of Prsssdsnt's Step
mother Wholly Neglected.

Il
Resting Pises of Prsssdsnt's Step.
mother Wholly Neglected.
The grave OF Sarah Bush Lincoln,
who reared Abraham Lincoln, her step
son. lies unmarked in Cole county, says
the Chicago News. 1t is well nigh for
gotten by the present generation. Nam
cy Hanks Lincoln. who died after Civ.
ing Lincoln birth. was the FIRST wife OF
Thomas Lincoln. Sarah Bush Lincoln.
the second wife, was from Kentucky.
She was the only mother Lincoln real
ly knew, and il was she who had the
real influence In formulating his char
\ acter
| Thomas Lincoln died in 1851. and his
wife. Lincoln's stepmother, In 1869.
All that is left OF the old home Of
Thomas Lincoln is little cairn Of
foundation stones and bricks from the
fireplace, which is Swallowed by two
old trees, now dying. These trees had
been set out by the elder Lincoln when
he first built the log cabin. The old
Gordon cemetery, In which Thomas
and Sarah Lincoln were buried and
where the latter's grave Is unmarked.
Is located mile west OF the old Lin
coin home. 1t is typical country grave
yard aud Is In very isolated locality.
A pile OF brush has been placed over
tne grave OF AIRS. Lincoln q sorrowfuI
neglect or the woman who had much
TO do In giving the country a man
whose name Is immortal
The grave of Thomas lincoln waa
hwr
placed there by Abraham Lincoln him.
self In 1851. until in $780, when the
present plain white marble shaft was
erected. On its face is the following
simple record: Thomas Lincoln. father
or the martyred president Born Ian.
q. IT'S; died Jan. Il. 1851"
The last visit Of Abraham Lincoln to
the graves OF bis parents was In 1861
just before he was inaugurated. He
entered the old homestead where his
stepmother was waiting for him. He
took her In his arms and tried to COM
fort her when she commenced weeping
She declared that she would never SEQ
him again.
why. mother?" he asked.
She replied, "Abe, you are such a
good man that they will kill you"
He little dreamed Of the prophetic
character of her words. lincoln then
cut some markers with q saw and az
and placed them on his fathers grave.
he marked the initials of the dead
with his pocketknife. These markers
were stolen by some wretch after he
was assassinated.
In the afternoon Mt the old town of
harrington, a mile north OF the Lin
coin home, Lincoln was given a fare.
well reception. He there babe fare.
well to his beloved stepmother He
ndored her. and she loved him even
better than she loved her own children.
The parting was n pathetic one. She
was so old at the time OF his death
that she was completely Frustrated and
could not go to Springfield. 1t Is a sad
commentary on the justice OF mankind
that, while so much Is said about the
neglected condition If the grave of
Nancy Hanks Lincoln, the woman who
gave Lincoln birth. few, IL any, remem-
Der Sarah Bush Lincoln. who was the
one who inspired him 70 higher aims.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10

Major Mcdowell, clerk OF the house
OF representatives In Washington, was
approached by young member wht
was perplexed as TO what he should do
II called upon to preside temporarily
well" said Mcdowell. "when was
a member of that body OF scamps an
old member came TO me to post me as
TO what | should do when I was called
upon TO preside. Before you do any.
thing he told me. go into the wood
shed and practice making a noise with
a mallet. When you've learned how
TO make more noise with that mallet
than all the members OF the house talk
Ing at the same time you've got the
secret OF presiding over the house down
hne.' Now, suppose somebody asks a
parliamentary question you can't an.
swer. what must you dog Pound your
desk SO hard nobody can hear and yell
for help. BY the time the house Is III
order Asher Kinds will be at your ell.
bow TO tell you what to do. Then ask
the member 10 repeat the question and
answer ii as II that was the first time
you had heard it."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Are There Too Many Churches,

America has too many churches.
Towns which might be we'll admins
tered spiritually by one clergyman or
two have six. eight or ten. No one of
the six or more congregations can pay
for good preacher. Few of them can
pay all the cost of any preacher how
ever poor. Nor can any one of them
pay Tor all the time of their spiritual
leader. So only very young men are to
be had, and the demands upon their
time cover so wide territory that
preaching must be almost their exclu-
sive occupation and pastoral duties be
almost entirely disregarded. One OF
the clergymen observes tersely and
justly. mo business could aourish by
that method. and few churches cam
Washington Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10

Professor Weber. the Munich archae-
ologist, has been excavating an Irish
or Celtic village near Manching, an
hour from Ingoistadt. The village lies
about ten feet below the surface and
probably was n fourishing hamlet IN
the time OF Julius Caesar. 1t Is sur
rounded by Il wall and has an exten-
sive cemetery. Some of the graves ap-
pear TO have been opened before, but
from those which had not been disturb
ed many Interesting facts bearing upon
ancient Celtic life have been disclosed.
The bodies were clothed in wooden
coats hell together by pins and 10y a
girdle at the waist. and short wooden
trousers Were also worn and possibly
shoes. though no remains of the latter
have been found. Like the American
Indian. the ancient Celt was buried
with his arms beside him, the sword
at the right hand, the lance at the left
and the shield plpced lengthwise over
the body. The arms seem to have been
left naked and were probably tattooed
or covered with bracelets and orna-
ments. The ornaments found Indicate
that some of the graves probably con.
talned Irish kings and mobiles.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Caught In His Own r

when ! first came to Kansas and
round that the state had no grand Jury
system L thought surely l was beyond
the limits or civilization" said Colonel
Dill Hackney. so | Immediately be-
came a reformer and started an agita-
uon Tor law creating grand juries.
was sent 10 the legislature two or
three terms and ut each session tried
TO get grand jury law through, but
rallied. Then | went to the senate For
couple of terms and kept ND NV
night, but failed. Then as a member
or the third house for n couple of
terms / threw my influence in favor OF
grand jury bill every time one show.
eel up. Finally, after seventeen years
or ceaseless toll. was amply reward
ed. a grand jury law was passed I
went home happy. / had helped to do
something to protect the rights of the
people. In order to see how the thina
worked the people of my own county.
where the agitation had been the fierc-
est, had a grand jury called, and I
was the first man indicted. was ac-
cused or betting ON election"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Plala speal.Ins rre.e..r.

Father Taylor was famous sailor
preacher in Boston many years ago"
said an old resident of Boston. ION
one occasion an opulent merchant of
the Hub had honored the meeting with
his presence and made a speech ex-
tolling the kindness OF Boston people In
building Father Taylor's chapel and
their consideration for the poor sailors.
When he had finished Father Taylor
remarked quietly, Is there any other
old sinner from uptown who would like
to say word before we go on with the
meetingT No other old sinner respond
ed.
Another time In the midst of an ex-
citing state campaign Father Taylor
took politics into the pulpit In this wise.
He prayed: % Lord. give us good men
to rule over us. pure men who fear
thee. religious men. temperate men.
who-pshaw, Lord, what's the use Of
veering and hauling and boxing around
the compass? Give us George n. Biggs
for governor. Amen
His prayer was answered"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
Romano. of tn. sibI. Hov,..

From the huge Building In Astor
place In New York city authority radI-
ates to the uttermost ends Of the earth.
Let Its directors say the word and car
goes OF Bibles. marv'lously printed In
the quaintest and rost barbarous OF
tongues, will go on crmels or elephants
crashing through the 1ungles az Africa
ana Siam; ON queer little llamas over
the great passes of the Andes between
Bolivia and Peru; or the heads of can
nibal coolies around about the base OF
the Mountains Of the Moon, near the
source OF old Father Nile; on camel
back across the burning deserts Of
Nubia and Arabia tie Stony, or In dat
bottomed boats towed by man with
bamboo cables through the deep gorges
OF the Yangste river,-Circle Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
kipllnr ON Phx.lc,an.

Rudyard Kipling admires medical
men, according to the Medical Age. Al
dinner he said he had been thrown
nluch In the company of physicians
he had seen them going to certain
death. with no hope OF reward, because
1t was business" He had also seen
them handling cholera and SMALLPOX
ana, when dying therefrom, wiring for
substitute. He had seen them i'm Yer.
mont manage a practice twenty miles
In each direction, driving horses
through eight feet Of snow to attend
an operation ten miles away, and dig.
ging their horses out of the snow and
proceeding on their way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
PaDer IIafs-


The idea Of paper hats has Otter
been mooted, but 1t seems, according to
the London Tailor and Cutter. that II
VIII become an established fact ere
long This winter will probably see a
craze for hatmaking.
Paper plating is very easily learned
and for shilling one can purchase q
Foll OF celored Grape paper sufficient
for three or four hats, the cost usual,
working out at fourpence hat,
1t Is claimed that when these paper
mats are put on shaped frames they
are exactly Ike straw hats OF course
one OF the great Inducements In favor
or the paper hat Is that it costs next
to nothing and can be contrived ia
match the wearer's gowns. aud, what
Is most alluring tn the average woman,
1t gives her full scope to indulge in her
love of change without being lectured
on extravaganza.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
An "ExcInmatory. Ai,m.nt


A colored man in the employ of Rep.
resentative James ID. Richardson OF
Tennessee was detailing to a friend
the particulars Of relatives illness.
when. according to the congressman
the following dialogue ensued between.
the two darkies:
Yes, street" exclaimed the neg1c
first referred to. "Mose is sure a sick
man. He's got explanatory rheuma
tism''
You mean lnfanmatory rheuma
dsm." explained the better Informed
colored man. DE word EXPLANATORY
means to yell"
Yes, sir, knows 1t does" quickly
responded the other in tone OF de
cided conviction, 'and dats jest what
De trouble is-de man jest yeus all de
dme."-Success Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
INDIGO FROM COAL TAR.
The Persfstenec aad the Magic 81
German Science.

The Persfstenec aad the Magic OF
German Science.
The commercial synthesis OF indigo
Is process which has reversed tho
economic relations of states. writes
Robert Kennedy Duncan in Harper's.
Only yesterday, 50 TO speak, S25. 0O0.-
900 worth OF indigo was exported ev-
cry year from India and the surround
ing islands and countries. This was
obtained from the indigo plant by a
crude and ignorant fermentation catal-
ysts that originated long before au.
thentic history.
Tile indigo planters were a powerful,
self sufficient race of men who passed
the time fieetingly. las they did i'm the
golden world" in the employment Of
serf labor and an easy production. Con-
sumerS OF indigo were continually in
trouble over the variable purity and
quantity of the product. 1t was natu-
raj, then, that scientific manufacture
ers such as 'Badische" should wish to
supplant this ignorant production by
the same substance made pure and out
of coal tar. In order TO accomplish
this three steps We're necessary first,
the determination OF the constitution Of
indigo; second, the synthesis OF indigo;
third, the commercial production of
synthetic indigo The first and second
problems took fifteen years of Baeyer's
life, and the third problem, its COM
mercial production, took nearly twenty
years longer.
The first promising synthesis of indi-
go was perfected by the 'Badische" up
to the competing point and was then
calmly discarded because it started
with toluene as raw material. and
there was too little toluene in the
world TO extinguish the annual 1I.0OO.-
600 pounds of natural indigo. Nothing
less than the complete extinguishment
of natural indigo would satisfy these
men. 1t was then that its catalytic
synthess from naphthalene was dis
covered. Naphthalene is obtained from
coal tar and is both abundant and
! cheap.
We need not inflict upon the reader
the names OF fear possessed by the
substances through which naphthalene
passes on its way 10 indigo. Our SUBJ
ject is catalysis, and the validity of the
whole process depends ON catalytic
operation-the mere presence of mer-
curry tor mercury and copper)-in bring
Ing about the easy action of sulphuric
acid in oxidizing naphthalene TO phthal-
ic acid, the first step in the process.
This interesting essential (the advan-
tageous presence of mercury was dis
covered through some mercury found
at the bottom of an experimental flask,
the result of broken thermometer.
Through this little accident in 1897
synthetic indigo became commercial
reality after the "Badische" had spent
more than $i.500.0O0 on the plant and
preliminary experiments. In 1903 the
German expert OF artificial indigo
amounted 10 $G2J0,000. In 1904 the ex-
port OF natural indigo from India
amounted to less than 30 per cent of
what il had been, and as matter of
fact artificial indigo is now being i'm
ported into India. The reason is briefly
that tho artificial indigo from coal tar
Is not only indigo. it is pure indigo and
cheaper than the natural product.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
anne auiel Lunch r.a

The quick lunch idea has spread Il
the railway dining service. About &
year ago one OF the railroad companies
put on a regular lunch car with Ions
counter. where fifty or sixty people
could be fed at one time. As the rates
We're moderate the lunch counter be
came popular almost at once, although
one would think the standing meal III
q rocking car would be anything but
an agreeable experience. Meals ID
carte have almost completely suppressed
ed the old time table d'hote functions
In dining cars, and one ocean steam
ship line has inangurated the same sys.
tenn. This ought to please prospective
travellers who are liable to attacks OF
car or sea sickness.-New York Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-07-10
TAPPAHANNOCK.R
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE
schedule IN effect Saturday Juue 9th ions
(THREE TRIPS WEEK, VI -


THREE TRIPS wErKly,l
StGamers leave Baltimore. Pier 9, L;vh, &c.,
w., pernnitng, at y. m. every Mor.sS.'
land;, anu saturday. for the follovyinsS ris
Rron,.' rsAIsNanoria and Washington. Man,
ar ~ y, OTTO beilo. Grason's Coan p,,n5;si.s'
- HAIhut folnt, Cowart $. Levisetta sS,:S.s'
bbo1ge Landing. Muuday's Point. K;naai mira Bitra
poh., Leonardtown, AbelTs. Cobrnros riney
andria. NNersioe' Glymont, Alex
t0n Signal
,.s ntNing IN Washington early WedpesJ.,. r..
USY aNu monday mornings. TN
LsnVe washington, ID. c. foot of 7,h c..
W 49, permitting. at D. m ever, 49,.
=, SI1:neSoay and Saturday for the foIloyv;nsS :s
p;fs anu Baltimore: Alexandra Ci,- ~
IN .sIIe. Dushwood, Lancaster. Cob,1I,os S.nas~
1870 Ieown a m. Abels. Piney Point 500
I.-shuing M, Mundys Point Kinsaia =,
C III, S9an. bundicks. Lakes Walnnt po;..
Sowparts. Lewisetta, Millers D. m Grsso,se
On Signal.
and Monday mornngs "ay' rrdaS'
NOIE;-Read carefully "a imnor,.nt -
3D.; oceh made: Note change i'm davs of Iaa,-;,s
naseiOre ana washington and points on 49, ''s
,rre.sh, received daily in Baltimore on ss;i;,,.
Ans ume- table shows the tirnes N, -.
800 may DE expected to arrive NJ ana 49,.
I'm ule several wharves. but their arr;vals 90
nepai tuTe at the times stated is not sruarantssi
"o 1oss the company hold itself rasponsihle Co.
s r Iy or any consequences arising therefror,
p5rrEkTnhENSON BRO ACTS, Washingtnn
NrANDoN a GRlMES, Agts., Alexandria