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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16

touch and sympathy with others YOU,
boy can never be a man among men.
You know that the world will give
no man room who doesn't climb up to
get 1t. Yet you keep your boy from
climbing because. perforce. he must
blister his hands on the rounds.
Hard lines" for your boy?
Even So 1t Is hard lines for you.
for me. for all or US. And we get self
reliance and the fiber of strength by
overcoming. Your boy Is no exception
to the hard rule.
Please remember this:
Your son Is made OF the same sort
OF putty OF which you are made. You
were nodded into the shape OF success
WHILE THE PUTTY WAS SOFT.
Let the boy be nodded NOW. When
the material hardens IL Is too late to
try to mold II.
Give your boy his chance
Let him use himself. as nature IN
tended. to make himself.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Business and Prayers.

An. Interesting case at law which
centered on the observance of an old
Jewish custom was decided In Vienna
recently. A merchant, says the Ameri
can Israelite. discharged q clerk on &C
count OF neglect OF duty. Among the
charges against him was that he came
to the store late In the morning be
cause he attended service at the syna
gogus In order to say Kaddish-ths
prayer for the dead-for his father
The clerk argued that It was his privi
lege and his duty to soy the prayer for
his departed father. while the mer
chant. who was also a religious man
maintained that IF Moses had know
that man had 20 pay 5000 gulden Q
year rent he would have made differ
ent laws" The Judge would not allow
such an argument. but decided In IN
vor OF the merchant because the DAT
iy attendance at the synagogue could
not be considered as the right Of the
clerk without the consent OF the en-.
ployer."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16

crop. He shouted calamity. lie gave
wide publicity to false stories about the
rust and blight In the wheat belt. Sc
cretly he bought wheat But his trad
ers aud pit leaders persistently lied
about the crop damage. Then one day
Patten threw a scare that caused
wheat to jump up cents bushel.
BY lying Patten made a million and
n half.
or course when this gambler gained
somebody lost.
For instance:
John G. Lrnd OF Minneapolis was a
wealthy land dealer. He received re-
ports about the crops from his local
agents. They knew conditions and told
Lund the truth. They denied the sto-
lies about the damage. On the strength
OF these reports-the truth-Lund sold
largely.
On the day that Patten. with his lies.
sent wheat up 8 cents a bushei r.und
blew out his brains Ave minutes before
the market closed. He was a disgraced
and ruined man.
Patten made his cleanup on lies.
Lund followed the truth and lost
Nor is that all OF the tale OF ruin
wrought by Patten in his campaign OF
deception.
Because or the fictions invented by
Patten and his brokers the largest mill
Ing firm In the world went into bank
ruptcy, because It could not get wheat
from the farmers at a reasonable price.
The farmers knew the truth about the
crop, but they followed Patten. believ-
ing he would force the price up. They
held their wheat.
The men who followed Patten-the
farmers excepted-made big money.
The men who followed the truth were
ruined.
Null over those two preceding state
ments and then ask yourself, lis not
that man deceived who thinks he can
buy on the market and succeed by fol-
lowing the laws Of supply and de-
mand?" Because
1t Is ell a pure gamble-with the dice
loaded against you.
However. the corner Is over. Pat,
ten and his coterie have pocketed their
gains. while the losers hide away In
the obscurity Of their ruined homes
But
The day Is coming when government
the people-must strange this mon
ster OF speculation.
1t not only ruins Individuals. 1t Is a
menace to business. 1t can threaten
prosperity. destroy confidence, ruin in
dustry and bring about disastrous
panic.
1t Is built upon lies.
1t should be marked for destruction.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Circular Storms.

Meteorologists are low az .fed that
what are called circular storms are moi
circular in the proper sense Of the
word. There Is not merely flow of
air round. but also conveyance To.
ward central area. There IS also n
large upfiow over and near the central
area and also an outflow above and
descent probably In the outskirts OF the
storm area: hence the motion Is sue.
cessively complicated. II is also very
variable. AS squalls. and gusts o: the
most violent character may alternate
with strong but less destructive winds:
also In the cyc,onic storms OF the tenn.
perate regions OF the northern hemi
sphere the winds In the same quadrant
or cyclonic storm and from the same
general direction differ largely ia their
meteorological character.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Bryan 40 Salesman.

Book agents have their trials said
William Jennings Bryan, "but I think
II some OF them would adopt my tao.
tics they might simplify their dificul.
hes." Mr.. Bryan did not psddle
books. but on one occasion he under.
took to sell OF TO the citizens of the
Salem neighborhood In Illinois ten
maps which his brother had been un.
successfully peddling for several
weeks.
Mr.. Bryan started brsvely forth one
morning and when he reported that
evening he had sold every map. How
did you do itY' said his astonished
brother. II took my payment In mer.
chandise." returned Mr.. Bryan. THE
one l sold 10 the barber will keep me
shaved for weeks. I have stored my
pantry with another from the groce-
and the remainder traded In on a few
little bills owed around town. It was
very impls"-LOuisvilla COurier-Jour
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
schedule IN effect Saturday Juue 27tb 1910
(THREE TRIPS wtrv,~A

'e"eou'e an effect Saturday Juue 9th. 1919
THREE TRIPS WEEKLY
Steamers leave Baltimore Pier O r.,
wednesday and Saturday for the foiIo,; nonoay-
I5SnoinRs. Alexandria and Washington. D;,i ilser
prvine Porto Bello Grason's Coan R,aIsi, >
Lake. ainut Point. Cowart's Leyviss,,, sS,:. o
bo:n.e LANDING. Munday's Point Kineaie Pa.
nont- Leonardtown, Abelrs Cobr,,nos meg
andria. Siymont, Alex
NOn Signal
arriving in Washington early Wolno.d. II,
Gay and Monday mornings Fri
leave washington. ID. c. foot of -,h Co..
WAhT permitting. at u. m. every Mo,,Sa'S
1s1scSoay and Saturday for the folIowino ;;,-sr
P; nHs ana baltmore: Alexandria Civ,non,
Iselsl1e- bushwood Lancaster Cobrums Stonss'
Iy oownS a m. Abells. Pincy Point sC;ntra
LSnnulng m. Mundys Point KinsaIs II
60 - m. S9an- bundicks. Lakes. Walnut Poin,
S"rsrH. Lewisetta. Millcrs, s D. m Crasons q -
'On Signal - mt
"A aar Tg IN Baltime early "Wednesday. Fr;s.v
NoIE:-Read carefully rs importan. .h.x,
nAve peen made Note change in A. 10 - is-s
DIEIs,i.n1 a and washington and points ON river
rresshl received daily in Baltimore ON s.;i,o-
days until 4:30 y. m. "" saihhz
inns timetable shows the tines 81, ,,.,I
S may De expected TO arrive at and ,ena,,
LLoh the several wharves but their nrr;vaIs or
Wy ieure NJ the times stated Is not puarantesss
@ Ioss the company hold itself Responsible for.
S 9S,ny or any consequences arising therefron,
81 rnnENSON BRO. Agts Washinoton
hEAhDoN & GRIMES. Agts. Alexandria'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
THE GOLD BRICK REGnpED.

Ae wanted to get rich quick.
A page advertisement OF the Sure
Thing Mining and Milling company.
limited, OF Allureville. New. came un-
der his notice The writer OF the ad.
was word artist. he used gorgeous
rhetoric to picture the tons OF ore In
sight. each ton essayed In steenth per
cent OF virgin gold. dividends-they
could not be less than 30 per cent
simply waiting the placing OF machin-
cry for Development
The price OF the stock was "only 10
cents per sharev
Why. did not everybody know the
history OF Homestake and Anaconda
and Calumet and Hecla-how the
shares once sold fora song?
Moreover, said the promoters In
their advertisement. IF you are not
satisfied. come to our Office
"Our office" was Iuxuriously appoint
ed.
The man who wanted to get rich
quick did not inquire OF himself how
these people could spend so much
money in advance. The doctored re-
ports OF the assayers. the estimated
output. cost Of production. balloon div
idends-ali these be swallowed as IL
they were gospel truths, literally
gulped them.
He did not know who the experts
might be. He did not look up the per-
sonnet or the directory board. He
asked for no certified abstract or title.
You see, rich men look closely into
Inv ufrr,., 60
That is why they are rich. The man
OF small means. who can least afford
1t. shuts his eyes and takes the risk.
In the category or the mine sharps.
our man Is a sucker" one OF whom.
tradition says. is born every minute.
He did not go to his banker for I'D
vice. He sneaked into the bank and
drew out his money as II the banker
were his enemy aud might cheat him
out OF his great chance.
He did not go TO his lawyer.
He did not ask his wife
That glowing advertisement. so
chary OF facts and 50 rosy In prom
Use. had allured him.
And so his money was one OF the
streamlets that made up the golden
food that poured into the head Office
OF the swindling promoters.
The man Is type.
There are others.
II 1t Is not the Sure Thing Mining
company. IL IL the Amalga,nated Mex
lean Rubber syndicate. or the town
lots In Metropolisville. or the great In
vention. or the gold brick regiided.
Pity tits, it's true.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Winnipex.s Arehh,.hon.

winnipeg has two archbishops. bu,
neither OF them Is archbishop OF Win
nipeg. The Protestant one. DIR. Mathe.
son. has the title OF archbishop OF Ru.
pertsiand. the old name OF what Is nosv
the province or Manitoba. The Catho
lie Is archbishop OF st. Boniface. the
name or a quiet. pretty. old world ike
French suburb Of Winnipeg presenting
quaint contrast to the new. noisy. up
TO date modern city ST. Roniface was
a French missionary center long before
Winnipeg cane ilto being.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
HearttoHear,
Talks.
THE CRY or TEE NOE.
~ EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. by Edwin A. Ny.

"Justicer
So shouted the mob at Springfield, Ill.
Angered because a prisoner charged
with heinous crime-and now likely
TO prove his innocence-had been spir-
tied away by the authorities. who an
ticipated a visit by the mob to the jail,
a crowd OF people grew into a raging
multitude bent on bloodshed and ra-
pine.
"Justice!
Thus It shouted as IL pulled to pieces
the business place OF private citizen
who, In obedience to the law and order
ed by the sheriff. loaned his automo-
bile to carry the prisoner to a place OF
safety
"Justicep
Vexing the heavens with raucous cry,
the mob surged through the bad
lands" torch In hand, giving to the
flames the homes Of decent citizens
with the property of the vile, making
hideous the slums OF Springfield with
and doing tremendous damage that in
nocent taxpayers must pay.
"Justicer
Voicing Its grim demand. 1t rioted In
brutal wounding and killing OF men,
women and children, bringing q reign
OF terror to a whole city and sating it's
brutal passions In hellish torture and
hideous death.
"Justicew
Night and day. day and night. went
up the awful growl OF the multitude,
appeasing for a moment It's thirst for
blood by dragging an inoffensive mau
OF eighty years from his peaceful home.
beating this white haired octogenarian
as IL he were a mad dog OF the streets
and then gloating over his hanging
body.
Thus the Springfield mob, afame
with hatred OF a race, drunk with
vengeance, riotous, insane.
But
Let US look behind this hateful face
OF anarchy, foul with passion. lost to
human instinct. murderous, and End
some adequate cause for this outbreak
OF q msddened people.
Surely there must be some FINAL cause
the slow, growing sentiment. settled
into public conviction-else the terri
BILE spectacle Is meaningless.
There was q cause.
For years the miscarriage OF Justice
In the courts had been countenanced by
sworn ofaciais-for the sake OF votes
For years the release OF known crimi-
mails on technical or political terms had
been winked at by those who were set
for law enforcement
Public sentiment had piled up be-
hind the dam until the barriers gave
way and the food put to scorn the
puny arms that tried to stop it!
"Justicer
The eternal years OF God are hers.
Somehow. somewhere. some time, her
verdict must be put on record-if by
no other means. then by the mob.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Cemmend.ble Hlinan....

To succeed In business we must shut
cur eyes to diversions; In learning we
must shut our eyes to amusemsnts: In
the family and In society we must shus
our eyes to the faults OF our friendsi
In religion we must shut our eyes to
the examples OF most protested Chris.
tians. No man can see beauty. be hap
py or gain power who does not know
how TO shut his eyes. Blessed be blind
ness IRON Sermla by Frank Crane
Woreestse. Mass.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16

Take care lest you handicap your
son.
THERE'S A MAN INSIDE OF HIM
III you can get the man out Of him.
Now. manhood is made-cruel. but
enective process!-by putting flesh and
spirit up against sharp corners and
over fearful hurdles.
Naturally you feel as IL You wou,d
like to shield your child from the hard
ships your boyhood knew. But that is
dangerous-to the boy. You are likely
TO coddle and weaken him.
Perhaps you let the chap sleep late
or mornings and his mother keeps the
breakfast warm for him after the
Others have eaten. And he comes
downstairs to find fault with his food
and talks saucy. Look out! You are
pampering the boy. You are pad
ding things In order to save him dis
comfort. He spends money he does
not earn. An estate Is being aecumu-
late for him.
All OF which may be fstherly.
But very unwise.
because you take away his chance
to make man. II he IL to grow man.
hness he must strive against odds. He
cannot learn to swim without going
into the water.
You want to save him from suffer
ing! But suffering perfects character.
II your boy Is to know the worth Of
dollar he must earn IT, II he Is to
know the thrill OF success he must
win It.
And mark this
No man can get into touch with
those who strive who himself does not
struggle. Lacking struggle. he will
lack sympathy. And without personal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
A SYSTEM BUILT on LIES.

The operations Of the Chicago board
Of trade ara conducted on q basis of
pure fiction.
The government maintains an expen-
sive crop report. but there is slight
connection between these reports and
ths prices on change.
The entire system Of trading ON the
board h founded upon lies.
Here Ia one more proof:
James A. Patten Of Chicago. who has
made millions by manipulating the
market. while operating recent wheat
deal peddled all sorts OF lies about the
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
a GdIiAnt Soy.

4 Sostonian was talking about ms
sate Henry Harland.
"Harland wss graceful. gallant
soul.' he said. Even In his boyhood
ne turned the prsttiest compliments.
In his boyhood he studied Latin IN
der charming young lady.
This young lady. calling him I'D In
Glass one morning. said:
Henry. name some Of the chisf
beauties OF education
"The boy. smiling into his Teachers
pretty eyes, answered:
Sckoolmistresses.'
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACKf
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news.

cures made by DIR.
Kilner's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century (;
discovered after years
of scientific research
by DIR. Kilmer, the
eminent l-iduey aud
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
To TIE BOsS.

You have young men In your en-
ploy.
Has 1t occurred to you that you owe
these young men more than their sal
aries?
Or-if you fight shy OF moral mat
ters-haye you considered that you
might set such good example before
these young fellows as to raise their
standard Of honor and conduct and
you profit thereby
You IRE the pattern which those un
der you will initiate.
Consciously or not, those who work
for you look up to you and follow you.
You are their ideal. You have sue
eeeded In the business In which they
hope to succeed. What more natural
than they should initiate you and your
ways?
Therefore you may be sure
Your standards Of life and business.
your habits and purposes. will become
theirs.
You may defend yourself by urging
that your life Is your private affair
You may say to ygur people. do as
say. not as ] do" Nevertheless they
VIII Judge your creed by your actions.
Rare Is that young man who Is able to
profit by the errors OF his boss and
avoid them.
You cannot conceal your real charac-
ter ...
For example:
II you are accustomed TO use sharp
practices In your deals, II you deceive
your customers. your employees know
II. Cnconsciousiy they will adopt as
their code. BE honest with the firm.
but cheat other people" II you vii.
think moment you Will see where
that sort OF honesty" leads. II you
sow dishonesty you VIII or dishonesty
reap your losses.
II you swear. habitually or OCCASION
ally. expect TO hear the echo of Your
oaths from the mouths OF your under
studies. Aud expect also to lose some
thing, OF the respect OF your people
when you thus lese your poise and
your temper
II you drink. even occasionally. YOU
thereby invite drinking by your help
efs. You may have strict rules for
bidding the use OF liquor. You will
ind that your habits count for more
than your rules.
IL you gamble. your men will know
1t. And IL some day one OF them
embexzies your money to pay his gam.
bling debts you Will know the reason
why.
III you dlssipate or speculate, look
out! The boys will dissipate and spec
ulate.
Now. this is not preachment.
IL Is straight speech-man fashion.
DO not deceive yourself. Decency.
cleanliness of life. fine purposes. are
still at a premium, In the business
world and always Will be.
These things pay big dividends. not
only 10 satisfaction. buttn dollars and
cents.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
Maryland, Delaware Z Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.

Baltimore, Fred
fANfEM ericksburg, Nor.
sssEEAG folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Schedule In effect March ssnd. 1908.
BALTI OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RED'Ba
Steamers will leave Baltimore. Nd, Pier
sunday y noon, TUESDAY snd ThulsS s%ss6p g.
%Siiee s,o mssi IrH,n srtH End, Mi Greek.
Merry Point Ottoman, Morsns. BSrhs smDe Sr..
PAY bort sbsrps, bowieTs WARES weifoTds.
B'andfield,. Carriers Laytons SIeedstown'
SSauodeTs. iimont. GTeenlsws, Port no, al,
Port conway, Hay mount. Hop Yard. Rat
cltnes. Fredericks burg.
ssoS,esmer !, a, ing on Sunday does not stop.
~ ~ Diop.
bALIIMoRE-TAPPAHAN~o~K.
eve Beitimore PieI Ligh, -, Get weather
pe M lung. Medr esGay AID Fl day 80 p. M.
LIVINGSTON. weems, Miiicnbeek, tHuihans'
,xnnr,.,' Ur6snna. Mo, askon. .wheaiion,
Steamer leaving Barim"ie o., "Wednesday
win onlS stopat landings marked.
TAPPAHANA ocK-NokFoiK
Lea. q Tappabaunock, weather permitting.
Bowlers, sharps. hay Port. wheaton, WWs n,as
view, monaskon. Urbanua, Burtons. Bu rbans
Weems. irvinseon. White s S.soman n, morans
North End, Westland ' NieeA'
Returning, steamer will leave Norfolk Mon
uay, q p. m weather permitting, for Tappa
nannock, stopping at landings as above. ex
cept Merry Point Ottoman Mornns ana a..
rort, stopping at bowlers Wares and Wei
Frs; on return trip to baltimore Tuesdays.
Of s.snI VIII not be received i'm Norfolk
AFTER Z y. M. on sailing Days.
'BG-TAPPAHANNOCK RAI.TlM,,pp
Leave Fredericksburg. sundav T,,asda.
aho thursday u. m, tide and weather No.
nlttiny for Radcliffe Hop Yard Hsymon,,nt
rorI conway, Port Royal, Greenlaws. vii,
Sarters. BlsnfieId, MAYORS $40 n. N, T.n,s.
Ssnnock 400 a. m. Welfords, Wares Rowfar.
onsrps s:SO m. Bay Port, Wheaton, wataS
hsns' n miE,nssko,, urbanna 1890 D. m, Hur-
. ans, mlienDeck, Merry Point 2:SO D. En.. OF
SsSnan' siorsne, Irvington. Weems White
SsJIone. NIL Creek h:5O p. IN North End n. M
Ar,i i've baltimore TUESDAY. Tbursdav snd
saturday mornings. a"u
NNoCK-BALTIuoRp
M o westhar Will r Leave TsPpahannock 100 a.
| stoPpins Welfords, Wares. Bowler Shaa1'
| .DDak Eort, Mhealton, Wateryiew MorasLppo'
IuLoanna' Burton, Burbans, MiIlenhacE'
No,ib Rnd "ee"s' white Stone, Mill Greek
Arrive in Baltimsre "Wednesday uorr,.,.
49, -. ~ 70 baltimore on Thursday will ne;
STOP at u rbannn ana Raw Port VIM n"t
Freight received in Baltimore nn,,l
on sailing days. Will 4 j. M.
inns timetable shows the times nj which,
Dsr, srnn nS pe expected to arrive at and de-
g,i iIo the several wnnrVes. but thar o.
nnM OF departure a the times stated Js ~,
Guaranteed. nor does the cor Danr 49,, 80. NJ
aTis,y lot any delay any conseouenoe
WILLARD THOMSON. Genersl u.,
hDoCH, Genl Frt. and Pass. Xst
w N sCorr -. baltimore, Nd
'~otI' agent Fredericksburg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-10-16
DOES III YAYl

Does 1t pay to do wrong according
to lawY'
That Is to say, II you should escape
legal penalty does It pay to do IN
rishtsousiyf
put everything on the pay basis, ought
10 have interest In that question.
It does not pay. Because
The penalty OF the statute law is
not to be compared with that OF the
moral law
There is barrier between you and
q dishonest dollar. dishonest deed.
CLIMB OVER THAT BARRIER
AT YOUR PERIL
Does any one imagine, for instance,
the command Thou shalt not steal"
Ia mere wordsf 1t IS LAW-infexible
a. any law OF physics or mathematics.
10 r. not a law because IL Is In the
Decaiogue. 1t Is In the Decaiogue be
cause II Ia a law
Some Of us fall Just here. We fail
20 understand that THE PENALTY
INHERES IN THE LAW.
The penalty wiz follow. you may
Be SURE. Every mote OF the universe
- lsagued for its enforcement
Thou shalt not kill" Thou shalt
not commit adultery"
II you violate those laws you invite
the sure penalty. II history proves
anything II proves this: "SIN AND
IT'S PUNISHMENT GROW ON
THE SAME STEM"
The sentence may be carried out
In many ways. Eternal justice Is not
shut up to a single method. 1t has a
thousand ways to punish.
The penalty may como through aw-
ful strain OF mind or heart by way OF
remorse.
Or 1t may come through the shame
OF publicity.
Or by that gradual weakening Of
moral fber that one day ends In legal
apprehension.
Or through physical suffering.
OR THROUGH THE CHILD.
The fathers have eaten sour grapes
and the children's teeth are set on
edge" Heredity is one OF the patient
omcers OF the moral law to do its bid
ding.
You cannot escape because you can
not get away from yourself. The
seeds OF the Elm are sown In YOU.
Ehe harvest must be reaped from
YOU.
This generation needs the stern
teachings Of the law of moral COM
psnsation. A former general ton may
have been deferred from wrong do
Ing. to some extent, by the preaching
or hell IRE and birthstone. In the re-
action from this preaching to that of
love and mercy the real terrors Of
moral punishment have been neg
lected-
Let 1t be Numbered into the ears OF
men today. '-Ths soul that Asinneth 1t
shall die" And THE DEATH OF
THE SPIRIT Is infinitely more to be
dreaded than physical suffering In a
literal hell.
1t does not pay.
Let the warning face every man
who reaches wrongfully for a dollar.
who betrays innocence, who robs In
the guise OF law protection, who
wrongs his fellow man.
a SYSTEM BUILT on LIES.
The operations Of the Chicago board
OF trade ara conducted on q basis of
pure fiction.
The government maintains an expen-
sive crop report. but there is slight
between these reports and
ths prices on change.
The entire system Of trading ON the
board h founded upon lies.