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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
BE STRONG AND uNAFRAip.


Fear is your deadliest foe.
Also 1t is tigment OF your fancy.
And useless.
Psychologists say fear impoverishes
the blood. lnterferes with the assimila-
ton OF food. attacks the. nerve centers
and lowers the physical powers. 1t
makes a man physically unfit.
II so. what must be its effect on the
mind?
II lessons ones ability to think. low
ers his ambition, weakens his charac-
ter and affects his happiness. In short.
all the forces of personality go in front
of fear.
Fear whispers TO the young. strong
TO do and dare, and the strength be-
comes as water. 1t assails the middle
aged. and the upiifted arm OF energy
falls inert. 1t torrents the old and
robs 1t of Its peace. And yet
Strong thief as 1t is. 1t Is an abnor-
NAL weakling. for 1t Is the son OF
Ignorance aud superstition.
IL one knows himself and knows
life rs 1t Is. there is nothing anywhere
to be afraid OF. Ii one knows not him
self nor life. fear Is unavailing. use
less.
To put 1t plainly. there are two
things one should never fear-fst.
what he can help and. second. what
he cannot help
But. 1t is asked. how can one who has
not natural courage overcome his bond
age 10 fear?
Easily. Every person is In the pos.
session Of certain conscious powers
These powers may be concentrated.
sharpened. projected into force. These
powers are ones capital stock. which
may be increased or reduced. If one
listens to the suggestions OF fear he
will smother his faculty. But also
He may say 10 himself: Il will be
what want to be. do what want to
do. am captain on the deck Of my
own ship. My soul is greater than
any fear. Shall take counsel of nv
own creationT' II he says these
things and acts on these suggestions
he will! overcome his fear and
strengthen his faculty.
Per contra. II he doubts his power
or neglects TO use II his fear will mas
ter him.
Just why this should be SO we may
not say. 1t is difficult to explain how
the human mind can shape achieve
ment In advance. But 1t does so. II Is
a condition and not a theory. We are
built that way.
Power somehow creates power
Force makes force. Force faculty that
Is dormant produces only weakness.
Cultivated. 1t develops further faculty.
So. II you have fear. trample 1t un-
der your feet.
Hold up your chin and be unafraid.
Look the creature OF your own fancy
fairly in the face. Defy It, Take II to
task. IL will fee away.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
Why the Cues. Was Emb.rr.,,,d

north side man who was invited
out TO dinner the other day was moi
able to figure out for awhile whether
ne was welcome or not after he ar
rived at the house. The members of
the family talked nicely and appeared
cordial All right but they made SC
many mysterious side remarks that
he was supposed not TO hear that I,
made him nervous.
They all sat down to the dinner
table. and before the meal had pro
crossed very far he caught the hostess
whispered To the children:
IF. II. B." she said.
The visitor didn't know what 70
think OF It. he was further mystified
after little while when the hostess
whispered to the children:
IN. l. h"
This happened while plate or some
thing was being passed at the table.
Everybody. children and all. helped
themselves literally.
This mysticism continued through
OUT the evening. and the guest went
home still wondering about IL.
few days later he found out what
1t all meant. When the mother whis-
pered IF. II. b." she meant family
hold back" because the article of food
then being served was somewhat
scarce and she was afraid the supply
would run out The M. |. X" meant
more In the kitchen" aud was sig.
nal that the members or the family
might partale literally OF whatever II
referred to.-Boston Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
The Poorsst sanator

senator Money OF Mississipp! was
addressing the chamber In support of
the bill to increase the salary of con.
gressmen. Il am the poorest member
OF this body" he observed, whereupeu
Mr.. Carmack arose. "Does the sena.
tor from Mississippi yield to the sena.
tor from Tennessee?" inquired Vice
President Fairbanks. with pleasure. :"
replied the Mississippian. 'T merely
arose" said Senator Carmack, Gin or.
ger that the statement just made by
the senator from Mississippi should
not go unchallenged." Mr.. Money
bowed to his colleague as he replied
Il am always glad to be corrected
when wrong, and feel especially
grateful that on this occasion the cor
rection comes from a senator who 50
ably represents southern constitu.
ency"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
HIS SACRIFICE.

at the town OF Paris, ILL.,, Lawrence
Friend, railroad brakeman, died to
save his fellow men.
1t was this way:
A heavily loaded passenger train
was approaching at high speed. The
freight train on which the brake.
man was employed stood on the track.
The engineer OF the passenger train
Old not know that In flash Law.
renee Friend saw his duty 1t might
mean death to him. Nevertheless he
threw the switch The train went ON 10
the siding and was saved.
But the brave brakeman was caught
In the wheels and ground to death.
Somebody had Numbered.
IL may nave been the train dispatch
er who made the mistake or an en-
glheer or conductor. However that
may be, when the man was wanted at
his post to die he was there.
He gave to the supreme moments all
he had-his life.
VI course there was an "investiga-
lion. which means that the railroad
officials charged some employee with
neglect or breach OF duty and that the
employees showed the lack of safety
appliances, and SO on, after the man.
ner OF such hearings.
Lawrence Friend was dead. he had
not stopped to argue. His not to cues
tion why. his not to make reply. his
out TO do and die. And on the instant
he made the supreme sacrifice.
He died for his fellows.
Men do that every day.
sometimes We say that men are no
longer moved by noble motives. We
say the age Is commercialized. We
say men Will do nothing except thew
be paid In dollars or in position.
1t Is not true.
especially Is It untrue of the great
host or railroad men who hourly mt
.uelr hves In Jeopardy and whose In.
itiai instinct 1t Is to save the lives OF
those who are given over to their care
And In the rank an6 file OF our indus.
triai army men are found as brave az
any soldier on any attleheid-eyery.
Gay heroes OF our common life.
Ihese men often show a supreme
courage and disinterested motive
ana their deeds are matters Of course
part Of their days work.
Lawrence Friend had no thought O.
being called heroic. II was his duty
10 save the train. He did It as he
would do any other duty Of the dav
and took the consequences.
In the oiden days acts Of heroism
were SO rare that monuments and
snrines were built to mark them.
Piaces OF self sacrifice were holy.
All places are holy where man dies
to save his fellow man. Measured
thus. there Is much OF holy ground ON
our American SOL,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
In Good COMPANY.

There are subjects ut which even thu
SCORER must not sheer II he still wishes
10 be considered well bred. No one
may scout religion and still be known
as person of good taste. When old
NJ. de Montroud. dissipated society
man or the first empire, was In his
usefulness the Able Petitot was a
frequent visitor at his bedside. One
day In the course OF serious CONVEX.
sation. the able said to him:
lyon have probably during your
long life been very often tempted to
speak lightly and to joke about re.
lgion?'
No." said the old wit seriously; az
have always moved 10 the best soci
ETY."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE
"ensouie IN effect Saturday Juue 9th. 1908
CTHREE TRIPS wEFKINl

"a'ufuay Jnue 9th. 1905
THREE TRIPS WEEKLY
Steamers leave Baltimore Pier O I;L.e
uys permitting, at D.. m, every, MonSo,'
, uiesuay and saturday for the follovxino, r;
Iaholhgs. Alexandria and Washington. MN
DIvme =, Porto Belo, Grason's Coan R,ni;SI, =
IaSeS' w anet Point Cowart's Leyyisetta .Ts;'.s'
noHRe Landing. Munday's Point Kineais. D.
p ,, Leonardtown. Abell's CobrIImS S,S
andria. SiShont. Alex
%On Signal
arriving IN Washington early "Wednesday L.,
day and Monday morninys rr-
leave washington. ID. C.. foot of 7th Ga.
Wt, e permitting. at y. m. every Mondo,,
Wednesday and Saturday for the follovyinsr 49,;
Da.huIhRs ana BALTIMORE: Alexandria Civpno,,
riverside Bushwood Lancaster Cobr,,,,,S S. .ont'
Leonardtown5 n. m. Abells Pinev Point sSs.'
Lodge Landing a m. Mundys Point K;,sai" =;
a, m. Coan Bundicks. Lakes Walnut pe;,,
Cowarts. Lewisetta, Miers, 6 D. m Craso,s 81 -
'On Signal
arriving in Baltime early Wednesday Err,d.,,
and Monday mornings friday
NOTE:-Read carefully as importan, .hz-
nave oesn made Note change in davs 81 I-~..ss -
D1Itmore and Washington and points ON rive, N
Freight received daily in BaItimorss on, Iii,
days until 4:30 y. m. ~ sAi"hs
inns timetable shows the times 81, ,A,A
seeahefs may be expected to arrive at and ssens,.
rom the several wharves. but their arrivals ~
ueps5ture at the times stated is not yuarants.5
nor GOES the Company hold itself Responsible for
y HS,ay or any consequences arising therefrar,
SSIEFhENSON BRO. Agts. Washinvson
"HANDoN q GRIMES. Agts.. Alexandria
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG a
POTOMAC R R

Schedule In effect April ie, 1908.
! LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRrHwARn
20 a: IN. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops ioes'
o. a. m. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
~ ~ a. m. daily. Makes local stops
III % u M daily. Stops at Alexandria
! 90 p: IA. daily except Sunday. Stops at Al
stops. local
is m. Sundays only. Makes local atom.
% w p m daily, stops at Alexandria
~ W y. IN. daily. Stops at Alexandria
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG sourHw.sn
Do a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line train
STOPS at boswell and Ashland and a.
MILFORD Sundays only. N ~
vi y: IN. daily except sunday. Makes local
g rs a. m. Sundays only. Makes local .,on.
~ 40 q; IN. daily, y. A. L.. train. Stops M
Mliiord and Ashland. aud AZ boswell on
IL 40 P Pm N; daily except Sunday. Makes Io.s,
20 p. IN. daily. Atlantic Coast Lin. frat,
stops at Ashland and at Dosw ell r.
40 let on passenger for G. & o. Rv
IS p. m. daily. Make local stops.
Z 81 p. al. daily. s. A. 4, Irsin s,ona =.
boswell and Ashland eS ~
Accom modatlon train from Washington
arrives III " a. m. daily except Sunday
NoTE:-Ilme OF arrivals and depa 4, res ana
connecii ms not guaranteed
z. q. cox, Agent.
Y: w. CuLP. Genl. Supt.
W. TAYLOR. Traf. Mgr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
ERhanc RAILWAY co.
Piankatank River Line.

"hAaCank River Line.
schedule In effect Sunday .Iun. l4tb toos
Steamer leaves Pier Light Sfrecf NvhasS
baltimore. every Sunday and Wedn.eJa.
Meaiher permitting. for treeport AMI in,S
nSuIate landings, AS follows: '
leave baltimore D. m Mia a.;o A -,
SIMPSONS 2;i5, Tipers 3. BlackweIls Am FL
n IDi :, Ilmos 4:lO, Reedville 4:3O Hardtngs y
uunrNeys, Ola. Grace Point 1:lO Ryr,itc N feaa'
nHmnarnOck s::O OCEANS S:45. Jackson's cr.as'
Fi,cha,,Ne ny, hIll ll:3O, Calls Il:45, Arrive
Leave huarks l:30. p. IN Warehouse l.4s
nIuS - Green Point 2:l5. Stampers a.si
hWnnus Arriving at Freeport $50 800
,aetuIhlng steamer leaves Freeport for Raj
I'M more ana intermediate landings every Tues
follows: permitting, as
Leave Freeport7 a. m. BIands 7.Io s,an
p ers .;.O. Green Point 145. Conrads a Wsr.-
nouse SOD huarks S45, FItchetts 10 Calls I1.sa
SIichet mn lO40.Jackson's Greek III 30 Ocrans
N y. m. hllmarnock i:40, Grace Point 80
nyrdnoh <. Hardings 3, Harveys 3.I5 EIaafor,
s:U, Ilmbs 3. Reedyille 5:n Mia q RiacEwsIIs
o-oo Ilpers !, Sampsons1:l5 Arrive Ralfimoa
early next morning
IIls time cable shows the times at whsch
Doa.s may DE expected TO arrive al A nd de-
paIt from the several wharves but their ar
livaI OF departure at abe times stated is nos
suarantSed, nor does the Com pa ny hold N seIf
sssponsiole Tor any delay or any consequence
arising therefrom. 'f~eAss
freight received at Baltimore for abov
points on sailing days until 4:3U ID M
w LARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager
n. BROWN. Agent, Pier g.
L. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
pug On a hot weather face. keep It to
yourself. Don't put it into circulation
PLAIN WORDS TO A YOUNG nAs

- AOONo TAN
Young fellow!
Inc girl who works at your side
you don't watch out-wiu foroe
ahead OF you.
Honest. now
Girls are steadier, as a rule. than
boys. They are more dependable.
They co their work In better form
ihey are prompt and neat. They
can be trusted. They do not LOAF
They are conscientious. They are sc.
commodating. They are pleasant In
their ways.
The girls do not smoke.
They do not drink.
They do not gamble.
In plain words, the moral character
or girls. partly because society holds
them TO a severe standard. is higher
than that OF boys, as a rule. Is 1T not
so?
Many young man thinks character
Is an unimportant factor I'm business.
Don't you make that error.
You cannot. must not. indulge had
1aolts, blow In your money, keep late
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04

EAknh homes 700 Years or War
In pagan Rome war was the rule
peace was the exception. The temple
or Janus. In Rome. was always open in
time Of war and was closed in time OF
peace. From the, reign OF Romulus to
the time OF Caesar. embracing 100
years, the temple OF Janus was always
open. except twice. when 1t was closed
only Tor six years. 1t waa subse.
quently closed at the birth OF Christ.
as IL to symbolic the pacific mission of
the Redeemer OF mankind. The United
states has enjoyed twelve years of
peace for one year OF war. while the
Roman empire enjoyed less than Que
year Of tranquility for every century
OF military engagements.-C Cardinal
Gibbons at Lake Mohonk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
Where tn. Cars Ar. Buried.

The remains OF all the czars OF Rus.
STA since Peter the Great lie In q
memorial chapel built on one OF the
Islands VI the Neva. All the ceno-
taphs are exactly alike. each being q
block OF white marble without any
decoration whatever. The only dis.
tfnction by which one is marked Is the
name OF the deceased emperor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
Dean Shaler.

Few men at Harvard have had more
influence with the students there than
Dean Nathaniel s. Shaler, geologist
or the Lawrence Scientific school. who
died recently. Some years ago an IT.
reverent volume OF skits OF college
professors was published by some up.
dergraduates and entitled Harvard
Celebrities" This is what II had 70
say OF him:
This is Shaler
Fairy taller.
Scientific mountain scaler
fenetrator
OF each crater
From the poles to the equator
Tanner or the hurricane,
Prophet OF the wind and rain.
Hypnotixer
OF the geyser,
Wizard OF the frozen plain.
hArkl What is that deep and subterra.
mean roar
Arising near Memorial and reaching out
to Gore?
It's the rumble OF applause
When the speaker makes a pause
In relating an adventure from his fund Of
earthquake lore.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Baltimore, Fred
. ertcksburg, Nor
. folk and Kappa.

Baltimore, Fred
E&&EEEN ericksburg, Nor.
'7'ss.ss1ssR folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Schedule In effect March ssnd. 1913
BAIT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,Ro
Nc steamers viii leave Baltimore, ND. pier
Snndsv - p' Ind,, street weather permitting,
W w. ,or .Westland, North End, Mill Creet
Me nre SPt oIn IFxinston weems MiIienbeek,
sanna: honaskop. Waterview. Wbesi,on
IT., BAY s Port Sharps. Bowiers. Wares, weIfoESs'
BlandfteId. Carriers Layton's sIeeds, hoie'
9PSundsers, w1lmont. Greenlsws, Port R0ysi'
elites. FreSeyric hhssSSmount, Hop Yard, Kat
So, m ner !, aving On Sunday does not stoD
NJ sN ~ mondays steamer win leave Lee dstown
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
cav" Baltimore Piel . tsbt ,.o.,,
f,,r %Nor'h TTe9n.sday a'd FL da, 40 D. ~.
ir, Soruh iEnd. Mil. Greet. +W6iIe st,,ne,,
~ Hut Urbsnna. MoLaskon swbeaIs,l'ss'
+Str.msr I;aS Snsrh rs, .Isppshsnnock.
WI" o"S STOP at landings MARKED.
TAPPAHANNO CK- NORFOLK.
Leave Tappahsnnock weather nerm,,,,
RowIersy y, IN, stopping at welfords. Wares
View MonssnP' pay Port, vibration, Water
| W nn,n merry Point, Ottoman. Morsns'
- m. White
North End. Westland. 'iiI creek,
aa netur nlhg. steamer will leave Norfolk Mon
10y. y. IN weather permitting for ISs,,.,.
nsn, no1,Sk. stopping at landings as above, 20
Sept Merry Point Ottoman. MorsnS arI; 6 eh-
ror., stopping at Bowlers Wares and "a aI
'oros on return trip To baltimore on TIIesasvs
q 81 .rsiRnI VIII not be received in Nort3IL.
ahter : .. m. on sailing Days NiA"iA
| ED'BG-TAPPAHANNoCK RALTIM,,er
Le ~ fredericksburg, Sunday ruasda,.
mittinv ~, Sk y y; m, tide and weather per
Pn ..iuk, Ior hateline: Hop Yard, Haymo,,nt
fort conway, Port Royal. GreenisSys oW wiii,
mont, saunders. Leedstown 4 "A m Tss,."I
S snnnS;; hhisnneld, MAYORS $50 e. m. Tsnns'
Snsrps s3O m, BAY Port Wheaton w Tiers'
kIem' ,mOnaskot Urbanna 1870 m ~, 10
tons "uIenbeck, Merry Point 2SO %. m Or
lyman m0rsns, lrvington Weems W. W.T. IT
Westland. NNOftn hhu y. m.
drive baltimore Tueseay. Tbursdsv 90,
SATURDAY mornings. anu
TAPPAHANNo CK-BALTINoRE
steamers will leave Tsppahannock -.,o
stop,ing NJ Permltting, Tuesday. Thursdsv
.n Ray fort' wheaton, Wateryiew. MoSssLps'
IOIoauna' burton, Burhans MiIIanbOLu'
No,tb e, S "eems, White Stone, Mil 1,1esk
Arrive in Baltmsre "Wednesday r,...,,
sto1 ~ ~ 70 baltimore on Thursday viii ~
''9 Ha NJ roannn ana Bay Port.
on sailing days. until u. IN.
rms timetable shows the times NJ u,h,o,
,'os may DE expected to arrive at and an
part from the several wnarves h,1. .dduo oe-
rival or departure at the times s'.t suelr ar
uaIauteeo, nor does the com any hoid S,saie
aSSsH i Tor any delay or any conseonanci
&MLLARD THOMSON, General Ma,.
L. OhDoCH, Genn Fri. and Pass. 49,
w n SCoTr baltimore. Nd.
- 'NOAI' agent Fredericksburg.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04

anu so. were there shrInes TO mark
the places OF self sacrifice. one would
needs be built by the side Of that
switch at Paris,
The mangled body OF Lawrence
Friend lying by the side OF the track
was a holy sacrifice
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
THE HOT WEATHER FACE.


Read the fact writ large, on the hot
weather faces about you.
See the scowls?
Look at the faces.
Beads OF Precipitation are on them.
The faces tell story OF sticky clothes
and burning feet The air Is murky,
and the faces frown. Brows are cor.
rugated. Mouths droop at the edges
Eyes are sullenly glazed. Gestures of
dissent and protest Frowns. Scowls
Look Mt the faces.
These are the faces you frequently
see- But they are distorted. They re-
pei you. You dare scarcely smile into
them. though ever so feebly. Thunder
clouds, ready TO burst In anger. sit on
the common brows
And SO, though you may try to look
pleasant, with the angry, fussy bunch
or humans about you, before you are
aware. so much are we all OF kin. your
own temperature goes up notch or
two.
But wait.
There's face that Is different II
ls the face or woman-a rare woman.
She Is hot like you, like the Others.
Cnoeniabiy her face Is somewhat red.
But her brow is placid Her eyes have
laugh In them. And her face Is smil-
Ing! 1t is the smile that Will not come
on What relief to look at the pleas
ant race and note the cheerful manner.
You forget your troubles, and your
temperature drops just u little.
what a handsome face. And how
ugly the faces OF the others by COM
parison! The other women are better
dressed than she, some OF them, but
They spoil all their beauty by the in
sistent crouch they carry. And the
more grouchy the hotter they become
and the uglier.
There's another face-a mans face.
GOOD humor radiates from every
vantage point. Jollity Is bodied forth
from scalp lock to double chin. He
perspires. but smiles. He mons his
face. but HIS eyes are saying. IT'S al
ways warm IN summer" He apnears
10 be little cooler than the Others.
BE really is cooler.
How IL that?
Why, there's physical heat and mem
TAI heat. That Is TO say, you are
warm. You say to yourself, I'm
not You go on believing you are hot
ana saying My, but It's hotv' The
result sand this Is entirely scientific
you pile mental heat on the top OF
physical heat. You are hot In body.
=ou also get hot In mind. That is a
DAD combination, because the mental
heat Is more dangerous than the phys
ical.
Tha best way to save yourself the
heat is to forget It. Smile and cool
or
And, whatever you do. If you muss
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-09-04
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP co.
"CHESAPEAKE LINED

CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP co.
"CHESAPEAKE LINEn
ELE0 ant PASSING ER STEAMERS .Cot-
UMBiA" AND AUGUSTA"
For oid Point Comfort and Norfolk Va
- Gamers leave Baltimore daily texcaot
sunday at $50 p. m. and arrive Old poInt
comfort AT d a. m. and Norfolk ar 7:(lD a ma
where connection is made with the Rail Lines
for all points South. "eS
york RIVER LINE.n
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMER "Ap-
LANTA" For WEST POINT ana
RICHMOND. VA. ""e
steamers leave Baltimore Tuesday. Tbur.
gay ana saturday att p. m. abd arrive Wass
Folst at $50 a. IN and richmond a. v. q a an
steamers call at Gloucester Point Glen
ants. clay Rank and Almonds.
sTEAMSRs LRAvE BALTIMORE FROM
PIERS Is ANDl9 LIGHT ST. WHARF.
through tickets to all points NAV Ia. sa
cured; baggage checked and stater0oms -
served from eCitv Ticket Offices IIy NJ Hal
Gmore ST.. ARTHUR W. ROBSON agant IS7
"a bait'more ~ or the Iener raj Once. ishs
ana Lee st baltimore. Md.
REUBEN FOSTER RI cuIsu
Heneral Manager. Gen Passenger A oan.
L II. MCDANIEL, Asst Qenr Pass. Aeeni'