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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
UNCLE SANS WASTE PAPER
II Erings Him In "a Tribe of About
100000 n Year.

100000 n Year.
Economy is said to consist in the
care of trifes, ana OF this the waste
paper department of the United States
governments stationery office affords
an excellent example.
AN official of this department while
in New York recently gave an interest
ing account of the system.
mo less than 100000 is saved an
nually by the government waste paper
basket" he said. at was not so very
long ago THAT the waste paper Of the
government offices was an unrecog-
niZed perquisite OF the heads of depart
ments aud many of the minor Off
Gals. with the result that no small
quantity Of good stationery was
thrown away, and in some cases large
amounts of government property were
systematically miSappropriated. Not
only was this the case. but papers OF
an important and confidential charac-
ter found their way into the hands of
outsiders. sometimes with very UNI
pleasant consequences.
~ visit to the waste paper depart
mcnt would forcibly illustrate to you
the enormous amount OF correspond
ence and clerical work with which the
various government Offices have 10
deal
TO the departmental Is really n
large warehouSe-cOme 5000 tons OF
waste paper every year. The avera &c
days receipts varying from ten to
twenty tons. How vast is this amount
will he better realized from the fact
that IL Il single weeks waste paper
from the government offices was
thrown into Washington square II
would come pretty near burying the
Washington monument. Vast as the
present quantity is. IL is steadily in
crcasing ut the rate OF about twenty
tons every wear.
The paper received is OF the most
miscellaneous character consisting OF
old letters. state documents. printed
matter. old account books and the like
On receipt it is at once handed over
to the sorters. who classify 1t under
twelve heads and pack Il separately In
large sacks. The sacks are then shin
ped TO pulp mill. Confidential docu
mcnts receive careful and cfTectual
treatment They are thoroughly sliced
up by Il cutting machine. When pa.
pers OF nm especially secret character
are dealt with the middle section OF
each pile is taken out ana placed In Il
separate receptacle from the rest. The
cut fragments are then placed In q
sealed sack and are conveyed In charge
or nm officer 10 the pulp mill and there
reduced 10 pulp under his eye
Another section of the waste paper
department contains the used ribbon
from the Morse telegraph Instruments
This pourS In Mt the rate OF about .5OC
hundredwcight per week. measuring
approximately 0C0 miles.-New York
Times.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
wiId nea.,. In Florida.

1t Is not often that the progress Of
civilization and its conveniences make
safer the resorts OF wild beasts. but
such consequence is reported by For
est and Stream in Florida. 1t was once
the common practice of tourists to
shoot birds and alligators from the
decks of steamboats, OH Florida rivers
and lakes. This abominable, because
cruel and useless. warfare was waged
until the supply OF victims for the
brutality was nearly exhausted. The
development OF the Florida railway
system, by which the tide of travel has
been diverted from the water courses,
has had a direct and marked effect on
the wild life of The country. Instead
OF the lelsurcly Progress by water craft
tourists are now whirled through the
country by rail, and the bloodthirsty
contingent has no opportunity to deal
out death at every turn. The waters
and the shores are once again becom-
ing populated with birds OF plumage,
and even the alligator is coming again
into peaceful possession of his mud
hank
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
panafina. Near Death.

An italian smuggler named Predoni,
accompanied by his daughter Rose,
aged eighteen. after having completed
purchases In Switzerland of contra
band goods, set out TO cross the Fraele
pass 0,200 feet high). in Italy The two
were approaching the summit OF the
pass when they We're overtaken by a
thick mist In which they lost their
way. They roped themselves together.
Suddenly Predoni, who was leading,
fell over precipice. Jerking his daugh-
ter of her feet. BY means OF her ice
ak Rose stopped herself from being
dragged over the precipice where her
father was dangling, suspended in mid
air Predoni could not reach the pre-
cipitous side OF the slope to lessen the
strain on the rope. and as their cries
for help remained unanswered for an
hour, he begged his daughter to cut the
rope and save herself. but this she re-
fused 10 do. Another half hour passed,
and as the mist cleared Rose saw three
other smugglers climbing the noun
tain. Her cries were heard, and the
smugglers rescued Predoni and his
brave daughter. who lost her senses on
being united and was carried down the
paountatn.-London Chronicle.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Professional Language.

A small boy who lives in an inland
traffic center had been accustomed TO
visiting the dcpots, says Al writer in the
New York World, and there he watch
es admiringly the operations Of rail
roading. One day he arranged the
chairs in line at home, and persuaded
his aunt 10 play train with him.
"You be engineer and I'll be conduc-
tor" he said. Lend me your watch
and climb into the cab
Watch In hand. he hurried down the
platform.
"Pull out, you redheaded jayw he
called from the other end to the amaz-
ed aunt.
"Why, Willie!' she exclaimed in hor-
ror.
That's right. Chew the ragr' he re-
torted. Pull out. We are five min
utes late already"
Willie does not play round the sta
ton any more and is acquiring a less
technical vocabulary.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Williams. Get. Queer Letts r,.


Among the various trials of o minor
ity leader are the letters that come TO
him every day. Among the letters that
have come to me recently was one pro-
posing the abolition OF the government.
Another proposed the abolition OF the
senate. Well, would willingly abol-
ish the senate il could. Applause. ]
Still another letter suggests that /
abolish the supreme bench. Now, hon.
estly, 1 don't think that the supreme
bench is up to the standard of. the av-
erage minority leader. The suggestion
was also made that 1t would be u good
iIea to abolish the foreigners. notwith.
standing that most all of us are de-
scended from foreigners. Last of all, I
got letter suggesting that I abolish
myself. Laughter. From Speech
By John Sharp Williams.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
GREAT wIcomlco RIVER ZINE

Steamer leaves Pier light Street Wharf
Baltimore. every Tuesday. Thursd,v and
saturday, We ather permitting for OcTan md
intermediate landings. as follows: Leave
baltimore y. IN, la $50 a m. Samnsons
Z:4o- I1pers 3. Blackwelis $50. FIeeIon 3.iS
iimos4. heedviile 4:30. Hardines 5:45 Harvey
s-hlinarnock !, Byrdton 7:U5, q race Point T.iS
Arrive OcIans sS:l5. ~ oiu' ''io'
helurnlng leaves Ocran for baltimore and
lnteiheulate landings, wealth per,u.t.ing
every fMonday, "Wednesday and FridaN a.
follows; Leave Ocran. D. M. KilmarSocE
10. TRACE Point l:.5. ~ r8ton . IisrGin,s' a
HstveSs 3;la. Fieeton 1870. Timbs d. Re,.dvii,s
o:0o. Mla o. B.aekwe Is, 6.3j, 1lpt rs 6:I5 SAM.
otS arrive Baltimore IG X morning
LeaN q 'acksoos q eek 1880 a. IN tsricL T
5lii III. CalliSll:i5. Ar'I e tItchettsiS m
Leave FicftJ's ~ a.. m ellis IO.S1 C,ic..r
iilil IU:io. ) cksonS Jreek II:I5.
docs NOT stop oG Sun1aNS
SATURDAY IMP (oGly) sXtends 70
monday trip (ony) feaye
tEls Time iaDlc shows the tir-es az which
poats may De expected 10 arrive az and de
pant 1tom the several whaIV<s. baI tnei1. ar
rival or departure az The times stated /. nor
guaranteed, nor does TIE COfnpanV mold AZ 3, Z
responsible Tor any delay GA aiiy conscouence
arising tn eretrom.
Freight received at Baltimore for ahox q
points on sailing days unliI 4:}n ID M
WILLARD THOMSON Gen Manager
w. II. BROWN, Agent, Pier s.
L. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Lnrec.t sunaar schnnf.

The largest Sunday school in the
world is al Stockport. England. with
eco teachers and more than 5000 mem.
beTs. 1t is I'D years old. For nearly
leo years Il has observed an annual
walking day" and this year one OF
the participants was teacher who had
not missed walking day" for fifty
years. So maay Of the pupils are now
in America That at recent bazaar one
booth was entirely filled with MI tlcies
supplied by them.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POTOMAC RIVER Rn1rrP
schedule In effect Saturday. March eIst ,oos
THREE TR-rs Nvrru,


THREE TR'rs WEEKLY
Steamers leave Raitin,,re f,,..,h,- -
Th TTaE9 Piers' Esht street. every Tuesday.
inursoay and Saturday. at 3 % m ~ ~
S 1Enoming peints. Milers Bron s, P"rto isel.S
Sowarts, Lewisetta. Lodge Lapd;py m,, LII
t rUsnt' hhinSale, Adams, piney Point isopsrSs
10Wn, Aoells, Stones, Busbwoud. Isu.sster
MSersi1c' Liverpool Point. obmont AIex.
49, IRVING in WASHINGTON Cnrlv N.rd.,
Inursoay end Saturday mornings "S :
ave WASHINGTON, H. g foot Uf -tb s,,,o.
TTeather permitting, at . y. M. eYe,v Su az
trcsGay and Thursday for the coiIoxs coi,,.s
sids, g mont, Liverpool Pom, Rive,
zoe, bushwood, Larcasters, Sroprs. Iennsrd
Town a. M. AbelIs. Piney Point. Aaems
f DISe, Munmays Point, kinsale ~ noon. Coan'
nnllIeFs, p. M. Grasons 5p. m, Bromo's'
=, Arriving ia Baltimore. carly Tuesanv
thursday and Saturday mornings.
pr,.eleht receiv, d az Pier 3. Light Street.
oS..rrmoIc. on Sailing days until 40 d. M.
StErH ENSON 4 BRO. ACTS, Washington
hEARDON q GRIMES, Agts.' Aiexandria
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG &,
POTOMAC r. r.

Schedule in effecs April i2, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRr9wARn
rs a: IN. daily except Sunday. Makes locaS
stops NS AoSa@
s oo "a. N. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
~ - a. m. daily. Makes local srous
10 80 n. N. duly. Stops at Alexnndria
20 daily except Sunday. Stops af Al
81 2; m: daily except Sunday. Makes local
IL p IN. Sundays only. Makes local s.ons
q W p- M rally, stops at Alexandria
III w ~ m daily. Stops at Alexandra
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG SOUTHWARK
55 a. IN. daily, Atlantic Coast Lima tra,.
stops at Dos well aid Ashland and 81
Milford Sundays only. ~ az
vi A. an dally except sunday. Makes Local
stops. 'ooai
g 2sa IN Sundays only. Makes local stons
III 80 a IN daily. ). "A. l.. train Stons pr
MiIiord aiAd ASHLAND. aud at Dosweil on
IL 40 p M aaiIy except Sunday. Makes local
rs y. un. daily. Atlantic Coast Lin. train
s>IOrs at ashland. and aC UosweIi e.
let OH Passenger for q. g. o. nv ="
~ y. m. DAILY. Make local stops.
Z o. D. al. daily. =. A L. Train StoOs -.
boswell and Ashland ."
accommodation train from WashInotoo
arrives IL ~ a IN daily except Sunday
NorE:-Ilme OF arrivals and Departures ana
connections Dot guaranteed.
z. a. cox, Agent.
q: W.CULP, Genl. Supt,
". Taylor, Traf. MRE
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Have You Deaenerated?

Ndily your thoughts back TO the days
IF your old Christian home. Are YOU
not startled at the changes i'm your
life? Have you not degenerated? If
today you could make a large sum of
money by unloading a lot of worthless
land as future building lots upon some
ignorant purchaser who had not vet
cut his wisdom teeth, would you do 1t?
How are you different from your old
friend whose misfortunes you were
Just discussing? The only difference
between you and him is the rapidity
with which you are losing your moral
and spiritual integrity. Are you going
TO forget the weakness that oyerthrew
your old schoolmate? AS one who
looks into mirror and then turns
away and forgets how he appears. will
you ignore the lessons which your
neighbors' misfortunes are preaching
TO you?
But If we can see our sins reflected
In the moral and spiritual tragedies of
those about us. can We not see what
we might become by Christian grace i'm
the JOY and the happiness OF those who
are living about us and who are living
LOT the higher life? If the mightiest
temperance lessons are preached by
the intoxicated man. staggering and
hiccouShing along the public highway.
so the greatest truths of gospel peace
are preached In the smiling, radiant
ana triumphant looks OF those who for
years have been walking with and liv.
ing near Christ. And IL you will 20 10
some or those consecrated. happy
christians they will tell you that once
they were inst as you are now. But
the redeeming power OF the Lord Jesus
Christ came into their lives and en-.
tirely changed their hearts ana their
whole natures. What they once loved
they now hate. And as they talk they
seem to hold up to us n rejecting mir
ror showing us our no5ler and better
selves as they say: Brother, you can
be like that Sister. you can be like
that. VIII YOU let Christ work In you
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15

vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncoIi-
mon for a child TO be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. Iftile
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Maryland, Delaware I Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY,

Baltimore, Fred
kAyisJN ericksburg, Nor
zsszz. :r-s7z:y folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Schedule In effect March END. Iecs
Observation-Disclosures n,BG
Steamers win leave Baltimore. Nd, Pier
no. z, Light Street weather permitting.
w, for *westland, NJ nth End Mill Creekt'
Merry Merry Point, Ottoman; Morans, Burhans, Gr,
Pay Port Sbsrps. Bowlers. Wares, Welfords'
nnsppa hammock. 800 q. M, MAYORS Hole
Saunders, wilmont. Greenlaws, Port RoVaI
Pori CONWAY, Haymount, Hop Yard, Rat,
ciineS. Fredericksburg.
.Sicsmerh aViDg on SUNDAY does not sion
AT ~ mon.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Leave Baltimore PieI light Str eet weather
pc mitting. CO.. eeday az Fr'tiay 40 n m
Tor FAOr;h Ed. Mi. cree! VsttS ST.. ~
lrvinSton, We+m>, Hilienbsck sSuTbars:
Bur Bur OHs. Uihanra- Mo, aShun swheaitur.
Whter View fShar!s *rappah,nno,k '
steamer leaving lialiimsie on "Wednesday
"ii0hb stJpat landings markeds
TAPPAHANNoCK- NORFOLK.
Lea IappatauDCck, weather permitting.
eSa n,u1y =. m, stopp nR at weliords Wares
,TyoWle.s, Shsi ps. BAY Port, WHEATON WA e.
view, MonaskoD. Urbanua, Burtons. B,lrhans
mhlebpeck, melry Point, Ottoman Mo,ans
North End, IVES land. N'
| Returning, steamer will leave Norfolk Non
| Iay. . u. 10 weather perm itting, for Iappa
| eept Merry Point Ottoman. Morans and Ra
| PORT stopping at BowIers. Wares ard wel
'oEos on return trip to Bal timore on Tuesdays
| freight will not be received I'm NoTfSiL
after p m, on sitting Days.
ED'BG-TAPPA HAMMOCK RAIr,N,,or
o,i Leave Ave fredericksburg, Sunday, Tuesday
hitting. tor Ratcliffe' Hon Yard HsrToP'ss.,t
Port conway, Port Royal, Greeniaws. Vii,
| mont, saunders. Leedstown 4 a m Tavto,s
Carriers. Blsnfield, MAYORS 6s0 ~, ~ 49, IOns'
Dannock 7:3O q. m, Welforcs Wares RoY,psIprs
onarps s;5O M, Bay Port, Wheaton,. Water,
| hans, Milienbeck, Merry Point So :, :" =, ~" NJ
lyman noranF, IrviDgton. Weems. White
Stone Min Creek $3.50 p. m North End n, M
Ar i've Baltimore Tuescay. Tbursdav .r1
saturday mornings. "N
| TAPPAHANNOCK-B
Steamers will leave Tappahannoot -.oo
| IN. weather permitting. Tuesday, TburssSaaa'
stopplng NelfoIds, Wares. BOWERS Shar.S'
nay fort' wheaton, Wateryiew, Mocaskon'
| Oroanna. Burton, Burhans, MiIIenbaci'
| MOI tn End. 1i'i OEeek-
.sArr,vo in Baltimsre Wednesday morning
SIealner 10 baltimore on Thursday viii not
stop at 7 rbannn ana Bay Port. "'' "'''
| rrelRht received in Baltimore until m -,
on sailing DAYS. mil ~ ul-
This timetable shows Tho time. -. -,
oOats may be expected TO arrive M anJ a.
| part nom the several wbarves hut their o.
| rNsl or departure at the times stated il no,
guaiau teeu, nor does the company hot5 ,,aIS
| teSpOnsloie foT any delay or any conseo,,s,c.,
arising thcrcfrom. ~ consequence
LIZARD THOMSON. General MANAGER
l. D. hDoCH' GEM Frt aud Pass. Hat.,
w. ID. Scott Az Mt FrodeIi tS,er%, &c =
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
disCourages and lessons ambition: beauty,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15

leave Baltimore PieI 2 Tight Str Get athor
pe tnliing. W coz esday ia FIR day $50 D. m, .
Tor FNOrih Ed. Nil. IItet = Y rite Stnne
irVinSton, We+m>, ailienbsck s6urhaps;
pur or, Uihanra- Moi aShun owhealtt,t,
"sSer view 'SharIs Fhppuhsnnoek.
steamer leaving ialiims,ie on "Wednesday
WI OnA stJpat IandInE. mArknd
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-15
The True Friends Criticism.

'C siGC TFiCHO ) CTlIlClSn.
Time passed, and you entered the
great wide world and you began tc
make success. Then false mirrors
were held up TO deceive you. There
gathered about you lot of sycophants
and social vampires. These toadies
praise you and fawn over you and fat
ter you. When they are away from
you they make fun of you and talk
about your weaknesses. An old Span
ish proverb says, THE absent are oil
ways wrong" so you are always wrong
to them when you are absent. But
when these hangers on are with you
they have nothing but words of praise
for You and your wonderful deeds.
But. thank God, though there are many
who talk against you when you are alb
aent, there are few noble friends who
will criticise your faults to your face.
They will come up and lay their hands
lovingly on your shoulders and say.
Charlie, l would not do that" Or
they say, Charlie, you have an evil
habit on you now, and 1t is eating ali
the honesty and nobility and purity
out OF your heart, and you must stop
or you will ruin yourself" You may
laugh off those warnings and forget
them or you may get angry at your
true friends. but the friends who are
lifting the looking glass before you and
showing your imperfections are your
true friends. VIII you heed these
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
OPTION FIGHT STARTS.
Prohibition Campaign Begins seith
Sermons an Euery Pulpit IN State.

While New York churches were observing yeSter-
day as anti-ganlbng Sunday, in support OF Gov
ernor Hughes's fight against racetrack betting
New Jersey churches observed the day as local
option Sabbath. In every city, town, borough ana
hamlet sermons preached. in most casessfa
vorabe TO local option legislation this year. ana IN
response to the request of the New Jersey Anti
Saloon League the fight for this measure was de-
scrIhed in sermons from hundreds of pulpits
Republicans and Democrats are satisfied to let
the excise problem until after the Presidential
election It is generally known that there exists
some sort of truce between the leaders tnat this
issue shall be allowed to rest this year, but the
anti-saoon men and temperance advocates in gen
eraI see their opportunity for playing their strong
card, and they bringing the public sentiment
that they have gradually been cult1vating in me
state TO a climax so that legislative action VIII be
taken this year In doing this they have, through
Senator r. H Crosby, Republican, OF Ocean Coun-
~. presented the strongest and most farreachns
bill vet presented to the Legislature This Dill
provides for direct vote the saloon question
in every ward or other political division OF the
state The measure is different from others cover
ing this subject. in that the former local optlon
bills embraced the county whole only. II mas
the Endorsement of the Newark Presbytery, which
approved it its meeting last week. and the Ger
man-Anerican Central Society. with headquarters
in Newark has II is said also pledged It's support
to the passage of the Crosby or any similar local
option measure.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
POLITICS KEEPING QUEENS WARM.
Cassidy Getting Ready for BermePs Job
Without Regard to Delicacy.

DESPITE the cold weather. politics IN Queens Bor-
oneh sizzled yesterday. It openly announced
bv the enemies of Borough President Berme that
as soon as he removed from office by Gov
ernor Hughes ex- Borough President Joseph Cas-
sdy would be elected to succeed him
1t is recognized on all sides that Cassidy, If he
should succeed Berme would not be so tender
hearted as the latter, but would turn adrift many
men who have long been drawing incomes from the
city.
Neither Berme nor his friends look for his re-
moyal. They declare that If the Governor Gives
Berrnel anything like the opportunities 10 defend
himself granted 10 President Ahearn OF Mania tia II
Il will be shown that this attack on their leader
was the result OF long planning. 1t is expected,
any way that an immense amount Of dirty linen
will be washed out before the Governor. ana that II
Bermel goes down he VIII carry his enemies with
him.
MI Bermel scouts the idea Of resigning. He
saws he had no part in the kissena Park sale. for
which he SAYS he has been made scapegoat. He
and his friends appear to think 1t strange that
the grand Jury should not return indictments, in
stead Of sending charges against him TO the Gov
ernor They say the records show that for some
time the investigation into the park site scandal
has been dubbed The People Against Bermel."
This they say, would justify the president in de-
cliniug testify
Mr.. Berme it is said. will issue formal reply
as soon as ne has been served with the papers in
he
New-York tribune., 1908-02-10
WON BY Il PUN B'JOTE.
Womnn Says Dog Riddle Is Not
"Bunnu-fde," So There.

- The Lord Dundreary riddle, If II dogs with
legs each can catch As rabbits with IS legs In 25
minutes, how many legs must "A rabbits
to get away from 5000 dogs with no legs at all?'
was the occasion for several hundred persons
gathering at the Lyric Theatre last night to hear
the list of prize winners Marshall p Wilder
was the chairman of the meeting. and inter
spersed the reading OF the various answers TO
the riddle with few Wilderian jokes which evil
IDENTIFY took. More than two thousand answers
were sent TO A T. Worm, manager for z. H
Sothern. who originated the idea of advertising
the riddle and carried out the plan. The board
of judges awarded eighteen prizes the first three
prize winners OF the first class being: First Miss
Isabelle Fessey. of No. 139 Lawrence street,
Brooklyn; second. William H Warren. Mills Hotel
No. l. and third J. Trule, No. 29o Broadway
All sorts of answers were received. including
from inmate of the Home for Incurables.
and also from who said that the best
answer the riddle the fact that he needed
the first prize money, consisting of SIS.
Miss Fessey's answer was: "All bets are Off Il
is a bunny-fide race" Warren's answer was
a long one. and the judges could not overlook his
statement that he was living at the Mills Hotel
Truie'S answer read
DO you give the rabbits any start? If so. they
needn't worry" and he was adJudged a winner
too Other answers not ''in the money We're:
That's two legs me; whatH you have by
4 native of WartOn. y. j., while one wag replied:
The man must he bughOuse TO think of
answering it. One man who had some So in u
bank which closed its doors told his ptiful tale
by writing: II Legacy preferably in sand
that kind do not go up in the air-they are Kept
down by grayitation-while the banks tn New
That's what my bank did. and so am reduced TO
answering riddles TO get money.