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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
A Coveted spo. In New York


The most valuable garden patch on
Manhattan Island consists of two beds
Of lettuce and radishes, each twenty
feet square, In the rear OF n little one
story wooden house In West One Hun
dred and Twenty-fourth street, half
way between Columbus and Amster-
dam avenues. The house and garden
In the rear are hanked on three sides
by modern six story apartment houses
which ali but shut out the sun from
the garden. The house occupies only
half the frontage OF the lot, which
gives an excellent view OF the garden
from the street The little farmhouse
almost brings tears to the eyes OF
passing real estate men, who realize
how much more valuable the ground
could be made.
Hundreds OF real estate agents have
pleaded with the old freshman who has
lived in that house for forty years to
sell the property" said a Harlem
broker, 'but he always shows the
would be purchasers his gartsen and
tells them that the care Of it Ia one of
the joys of his old age. He would be
lonely without his garden, he SAYS.
Since he won't listen to terms we are
all waiting until his heirs have some.
thing to say about selling the old home.
stead. New York Sun
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
lily masked In gunny sacks to avoid

ally masked In gunny sacks to avoid
all noise
In normal weather scouting OF this
character Is by the use of the light
sure 10 be detected. Then woe unto
the small boat crews. for the great
white beam gives only a few seconds
OF silent grace in which to raise the
flag OF surrender, then glares on the
slaughter by the rapid fires.
Important channels or such passa ge-
ways OF water as are too deep to be
successfully mined usually rely for
their protection on several of the
lights. AS discovered vessels form n
very good target, the gunners In the
forts gieefully lick their chops, while
the enemy, owing to the disappearing
gun carriage now used, has practically
nothing on which to concentrate his
fire.
The operator does not stand near the
light but takes up his position I'm the
fire commanders station, an elevated
tower at some distance from II. 1t is
above sea level and commands the
harbOr
Here Is located the controller, which
by reason of It's electrical connection
with the two motors in the base gives
full control OF the light By merely
shifting the handle the flashing beam
travels at viii.
A dense fog, however, Is absolutely
impenetrable. and smoke or slight mist
causes the beam TO be followed with
difficulty. Then sometimes distinct
images are shown which are caused
by impurities. such as dust, in the air
and which TO the novice would appear
ss dark objects on water.
However. when weather conditions
are unfavorable the enemy Is not apt
to move about much. Cloudy weather
and rain are rather beneficial than 9TH
erwise, as dust and smoke, which act
as a screen to the light, are washed
out of the air.
But the very natural question is,
Why doesn't the enemy throw few
shells and destroy the searchlight? It's
certainly bright enough, and one would
think it would afford an easy mark.
It has been found, however. after re-
peated trials that to determine the ex-
act location of the lamp is almost an
impossibility. Then, again, the forts
have the advantage of n fixed gun and
comparatively large target, whereas
the ship has an unsteady gun base and
very small target-in fact, not more
than eight feet An expert marksman,
even at half mile distance, has hard
ly one chance out OF fifty to hit the
protector.
Very well, then; wait until day
light and blaze away at the shelter
house in which the lamp is kept" is
said.
A very good scheme, very good IN
deed, only the shelter house under &C
tual war conditions Is mostly n blind
and contains nothing. for the latest
type OF searchlight is mounted on q
motor car and, like the service ghost
Is never around In the daytime-Army
and Navy Life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08

suit. 1 think L can tell Baptist
preacher by hts hair cut all right"
Presbyterlans are not '1ong" on hair
cuts. according to the Rev. Louis p.
Cain. pastor OF Edgewater Presbyte-
rian church.
There was a time. some years ago.
he said. "when you could tell Meth
odist preacher by his style OF hair cut.
He wore burnsides aud long hair But
I think preachers have outgrown most
OF those styles. Today II is the man
first and the preacher second with oil
pastors. They dress like other men.
You can't tell a Presbyterian by his
hair cut"
George McWilliams, head barber In
the Palmer House barber shop, who
has had twerty-four years experience
as tonsorial artist in Chicago, says
there was time when he could tell the
sect Of a preacher by his dress and hair
cut. Today he can only tell a Metho-
dist or a Catholic priest.
"Methodists like their hair cut long
and almost always wear little short
burnsidcs," said the veteran barber.
PRIESTS always are smooth shaven and
keep their hair short."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
Fooled the Sinners,

Pforzheim, Germany, possesses sew
eral choral societies. A few weeks
ago these societies received letter
which purported to come from a So
ciety OF German singers I'm New York
inviting the Pforzheimers to come over
to join In celebrating the five hun
dredth anniversary OF the founding OF
the German choral societies OF that
city. The Pforzbeimers ut once ac.
cepted and set to work TO rehearse
and TO make their preparations for the
journey. But just before they started
Some one pointed out to them that
500 years ago not only were there no
Germans In New York. but that
Christopher Columbus had not even
discovered America. The Pforzheim-
ers then took great oath not to men,
ton the subject TO any one, but the
story got out and has almost equaled
that OF the famous captain OF Koe-
penick In populariy.-Chicsgo News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
EsaS RAILWAY co.
Piankatank River Line.
Schedule in effect April 18th Iaos

Schedule in effect April 18th, 1903.
steamer leaves Piers Light Street wharf
weather permitting. for Fitchctts aud inter
mediate landings. as follows:
Leave bal tlmorc p M. Mia 2:.i0 n M
Simpsons 2l5, Tipers =, Blackwells $50 Flee
ton 3d. limbs 4, Rcedville $50 Hard'ngsG q.
Harveys, B:l5. Grace Point .:lO Ryrdton -..sI
kilmarnock $50, Ocraus S:s5. .ackSon's Crrek
l0::O: Crickott iiill ll:30, Calls HAS, Arrive
Fttchetts l2:l5 y. m.
Returning. steamer leaves Fftchetts for
baltimore and intermediate landings wealth
CIR permitting, every Tuesday and Friday as
Leave Fitchets a. m Calls $50. Crickett
mn p;so. Jackson's Creek 1890 Ocrans l3:l5 D.
M, hlimarnock J., race Point .:l0. Ryrdton
lSO, hnrdlngs 3:O, Harveys $40, Election 4
TlmbS ~ Reedvillc 5, Mia $50. BLACK wells
6:SO. Tipers 6:l5, SIMPSONS $50 Arrive Ralti1
more early next morning.
- steamer leaves Pier3 Light Street wharf,
baltimore. every Monday aud Thursdav
weather permitting for Freeport and inter
mediate laGd!ngs as follows:
Leave Baltimore5 2. H.. Mia 230 n. m Tiper.
heedville 3:t5, Grace Point 3. Byrdton 5d5'
kilmarnock 5:l5. Ocran $40. Jacks ms Greek
.;uo, Crickett Hill 1850. Calls &. Fitchetts so5
Ruarks 9el5. Warehouse 9:S Conrads la
Green roint lo:l5; Stampers 1880, Blands IL.
Arrive Frceport ll:i5.
Returning Steamer leaves Freeport for nol
tlmore ana intermediate landings every We'd
neSday and saturday, weather permitting as
follows: o' 90
Leave Freeport7 a. m. Blands 7:lO. Siam
pers 800. Green Point l:45. Conrads s. Ware
mouse :: ., Ruarks 8 45, Leave Fitchetts 10
Calls 1890. Cricket Hill l0:45 Jacks Creek
ii;O, Ocrans y. m. kilmarnock l::0, Byrdton
l;tl- Grace Point l:i0. Election 4:45 Reedvillc
9'SO, Iimos 5t5, Mia 8. Blackwells 6:25 Tisers
o;do- Arrive baltimore early next morning.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
sEARcHLlGHT sENTINELs.
Important Fighting Aids - Shining
Marks Not Often Hit.

Important Fighting Aids Shining
Marks Not Often Hit.
Little has been written of what Is
perhaps one Of the greatest fighting
units In modern warfare, the search
Hight.
Hereafter every great power will not
only have its fighting ships well pro.
1ected with the searchlight, but each
army corps will have its own detach-
ment and apparatus for this very nec-
esssry auxiliary.
For It has come to be one of the
most Important uses of electricity, en-
abling artillerymen to remove many Of
the uncertainties from the much dread
ed night attack.
Shallow waters that are suspected to
have been planted with submarine
mines are always subject to such at
tack by the enemy In small boats
Volunteer landing crews are often sent
with orders to destroy all electrical
shore connections and thus render the
mines useless.
Foggy weather is the most favorable
time Tor this work. The boats are usu-
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
TUNNEL TO ASIA.
Herfng Sea Route Too Deep For EN-
ginecrfnE Critics.

gineerinE Critics.
Ii is unfortunate that project for
the construction of railroad in Sibe-
ria 10 run from Boring sea to a juno
ton with the Siberian railroad should
be handicapped at its very outset by
Identifying il with the absurd and i'm
possible proposal to build the railroad
tunnel beneath Boring strait. Like the
English channel tunnel, the Boring sea
suggestion is one that seems TO have
taken a firm hold on the mind OF what
might be called the engineering ro-
manticists, and 1t takes only very
slight occasion TO open the food gates
to a whole mass of rhapsodicai out
pourings about these engineering tri-
umphs" and masterpieces of modern
construction" which are to bring ''un-
limited benefits TO commerce."
AS a matter of fact, not even the
English channel tunnel, which would
certainly command from the very day
OF Its opening a heavy traffic IL not
profitable financial returns, is likely to
be built for several decades to come. IL
ever. AS to the Boring sea tunnel. 1t
would be located at "a distance of 5000
miles from the Siberian railroad and
about 1000 miles from the nearest
point on the most northerly of the
transcontinental railroads in America.
That there will ever be q consider
able amount Of through travel by way
OF Boring sea is very unlikely or that
Siberian-Alaskan route would ever
become, even In the event of the con-
struction OF tunnel, a popular route
between the United States and Europe.
The construction OF the TUNE. would
be an enormously costly undertaking.
With its approaches it would be not
far from forty miles in length, and be-
cause Of the extremely high cost of la
Dor in that inhospitable region the to-
tai cost would probably exceed $780,
100000.
But the most serious question of all,
as showing the impracticability OF q
tunnel. is that Of the great depth to
which Ii would have to be carried
The depth Of water Is variously stated
at from 100 to ITO feet, which means
that the subgrade OF the tunnel would
have to be at minus 200 feet in order
to secure firm everything material and
q rock which was impervious to water
Should any assures be encountered al
this depth the tunnel would have to be
abandoned, for the use of the pneu
matte process would be out of the
question, the corresponding air pres
sure of about ninety pounds to the
square inch being, of course, fatal t.
iife.-Scientifc American.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
Love Letter. Wiped Out Church Deb,

eSNS IoeeSas EstPG0 0uS OUuTCu beot-
There was great rejoicing in the
new Brooklyn church in Sicklerville,
n. j., recently when the last dollar Of
the debt against the parsonage was
paid. The money was raised in a novel
manner
Every female member OF the church
wrote a letter to all the boys that were
her schoolmates In bygone days, no
matter where they now live, solicit
ing contributions, The men members
likewise wrote to their schoolgirl
sweethearts of long ago. Many pleas
ant correspondence developed, and II
10 said some of the letters were cal
culated to revive the spark of affection
that was kindled when the writer's
were youngsters, but as husbands and
wives were allowed to read one anoth-
er's letters not a case OF jealousy is re-
corded.
The money came In so fast that in a
short time the entire debt was paid Off,
and as the contributions are still CON-
Ing in the parsonage will be brighten
ed by new coat OF paint.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
GIANT GOLD DIGGING ANTS.
Source of Story Herodotus Tole
Found on Plains Of Tibet.

Source of n story Herodotus Told
Found on Plains Of Tibet.
One by one the so called fables" OF
very fabulous after all.
Every one knows how Stanley dis
covered the dwarfs with which Herod-
otus peopled the Kongo forest. And
now comes news from Tibet which
sheds an entirely new light on q still
more puzzling statement OF the same
writer.
Herodotus asserted that in the ex-
treme northwest of India there existed
race OF giant ants whose mission I'm
life it was to burrow for gold. The
ants, moreover, were Sc id to have train
ed immense mastlffs, as big as bears,
TO guard them while at their work and
to protect their boards OF precious met
nj from the predatory attacks of no.
mad robbers.
Zugmayer, the Austrian explorer, who
the other day returned to the COM
parative civilization of Leh after a
march Of many months across the great
central plateau. shows US exactly how
the story originated.
One day the expedition in traversing
supposedly uninhabited country near
ly 10000 feet above sea level came
across a band of nomad Tibetan gold
miners. They wore black blankets,
frozen solid like coats OF mail, and car
ried in each hand an antelope horn,
with which they scratched Mt the frozen
soil.
Moreover, they worked upon all
tours, so that ut little distance each
| miner was to all appearances huge
horned ant grubbing up the auriferous
| soil
AS for the dogs, they were there in
plenty-huge shaggy brutes of incredi-
| BILE fcrocity
Gold, too, was there In plenty. But
DIR. Zugmayer does not consider that
there is any likelihood of a crush" set
| ting in to the district.
A country whose mean elevation Is
| far above the summit of Mont Blanc
| and the climate of which is so severe.
| even in summer, that water has to be
carried in sacks, frozen solid in chunks
is pretty certain to daunt the ardor of
even the most adventurous of treasure
1 seekers.-London Stray Stories.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
GREAT wICoMfCo RIyFR 1INp

Steamer leaves Pier Light Street Wharf
baltimore. every Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday, W, ather permitting for Ocran and
Intermediate landings. as follows: Leave
baltimore y. m Mia 2:s0 "A. m. Simpsons
$40. Hpers 3. Biackwelis $50, Election 3:;S'
Timbs 4. Reedvilie $50, fiardinss 5:l5 Fiaryeys
o.kilmsrnock Z. Byrd ton 7.U5, q race Point 5:ih
Arrive Ocians sS:l6. '
Returning leaves Ocran for baltimore and
iutermediate landings, weather permitting
every tMondaY, Wednesday ana Friday IA
follows: Leave Ocran. / ID. m Kilmnrnoclr
i;t5, Grace Point l:a5. u, rdton =. Harding. 8.
HarveSs 3:lh. Election 4:30. TImbs 3, Re.dviile
5:3O. Miin q, B;ackwe Is, $50, Tipers 6:i5 Samp.
sons z. Arrive Baltimore next morning
Leave Sacksons Creek 1890 a. m Cricket
hin III, Calls ll:i5. Arrive Fltchetts l2 M
Leave Fttchetts 10 II. m Calls 1886 Crickcr
Hi lO:k5. j cksons Greek HIS.
rDoes not stop On sundays.
saturday IMP (only) extends to
MONDAY trip (onY) IeaVe
TITS time able shows the times at which
boats may be expected 10 arrive ut and de-
part fiOm the several wharves, but their ar
rival or departure at The times stated il nor
guaranteed, nor does the Company hold N se,f
responsible tor any delay any conseluence
arising tnerefrom.
Freight received at Baltimore for above
points on sailing days until $3.50 D m.
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager
w. II. BROWN. Agent, Pier 3.
L. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
OUR FoNDNess FOR FRUIT.
Americans Paid Producers sI7O,ooo,-
900 Last Yenr.


We Americans possess an amazing
fondness for fruits, and we spend u
lot of money to crafty 1t. For strict
iy orchard products which found mar.
kets and presumably were consumed
during the year ended June 80, 1905.
the American farmer received $SS, 751,-
$40. and we raised in American vine
yards during the same period 1900
100000 pounds of grapes, which crop
brought our American vineyardists over
$1o,000,000 more Nearly one-third of
these grapes went into wine, but the
bigger portion went to the consumer
in eight and four pound baskets and
were presumably eaten. American
subtropical fruits brought the produ-
GERS nearly $4,000, 900, and we import
ed from the West Indies and southern
Europe $25.0O0,000 worth OF tropical
fruits.
We paid the American farmer over
$25.00O.000 for his berries during TIE
short summer season of 1905, and. put
ting the latter in the lists with fruits.
we enriched the producers of the vari-
Gus fruits which found the American
markets within the time mentioned
above nearly $170.Oo0,O0O
In selecting our fruits our first choice
Is for apples, for American orchardists
marketed 2,0O0,OOO,O0O bushels of this
healthful fruit as against 10000. 900
bushels or peaches, 100000 bushels
Of pears and 100000 bushels of
plums.
The packing, shipping and retail sale
OF our fruits and berries give employ.
ment to thousands of persons and ere.
ate numerous related industries of no
mean size.
The Idea of selling berries from at
tractive quart baskets found expression
less than thirty years ago, and up to a
very few years ago orchard products
and grapes never found the markets
packed temptingly in individual pack
ages But just think how the idea has
expanded into Its present universal
practical adoption! Why, the manu-
featuring of fruit and berry baskets
alone brings to the various factories
over 100000 annually, and the ulti-
mate annual cost to the fruit and berry
raisers Is, with the middleman's profits
added, between $9.OOO,O 900 and $4,000.
600 This branch Of the carrier bust.
ness produces 1,250,OOOOOO berry
baskets, over 100000 600 four quart
peach baskets, and over 100000. 600
eight and four pound grape baskets.
California alone uses over 100000. OOO
carriers OF various kinds for fruit
shipped east or the Rockies.
The making of crates Is almost and
In some sections wholly a separate
branch Of the carrier industry and Is
extensive and very profitable. The
manufacture Of baskets is carried on
In from 5000 to 5000 factories" stu
ated all over the United States. and
ranging In size and Importance from 9
single workbench to vast establish
ment with wonderful equipment an6
employing hundreds of persons.
Here Mt Paducah. KY, have visited
by far the biggest enterprise OF thi.
kind in the world, where almost ever,
DIT or the work is done by machinery
and am told that II is the only factor,
In the world where the actual process,
OF making the baskets is performed
wholly by automatic machines.-E. G
Rowe In Leslie's Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
RICHMoND, FREDERICKSBURG &
POTOMAC r. r.

Schedule In effect April IL, 1908.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG NoRTHwARD
rs a IN. daily except Sunday. Makes local
stops
s OF a. IN. daily. Stops at Alexandria.
10 20 a. IN. daily. Makes local stops
20 p m. daily except SUNDAY. Stops at AL
80 p. M. daily except Sunday. Makesfocal
stops.
10 p IN. Sundays only. Makes local stops.
% D. m Uaily, stops at Alexandria
lO ~ p. m. daily. Stops at Alexandra.
LRAvR FREDERICKSBURG soUTHwaRr.
65 a. m. daily, Atlantic Coast Line train.
Stops at boswell and Ashland and az
Milford Sundays only.
vi u: M daily except sunday. Makes local
stops.
20 a N. sundays only. Makes local stops.
10 80 a. IN. daily ). "A. l.. train. Stons ar
MILFORD and Ashland, and al boswell on
IL 40 p m. daily except Sunday. Makes local
Slope.
8 20 +. an. daily. Atlantic Coast Line train
stops at Ashland. and at boswell 10
let OF passenger for q. & d. Ry.
fS D. m. daily. Make local stops
Z 81 y. m. daily. =. A. L.. train. Slons az
boswell and Ashland.
Accommodation train from Washington
arrives III % a. nj. daily except Sunday.
NoTs:- Time oil arrivals aud departures and
connections not guaranteed.
Q. q. COX. Agent.
o. w. CUR, 0eDl. Supt.
w. P.TAYLoR. Traf. Mgr
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
Schedule in effect Saturday. March 2Ist, 1905
..s

~ ShoSb NoNuNudy. hdfCn Elst, lNN.
THREE TRIPS WEEKLY
Steamers leaye baltimore (weather per-
mttting) pier9, Light Street, every Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday. at 8 p. 10. for the
Following points. Millers, Bromes, Porto BelIo
Grasons, Coan. Bundicks, Walnut Point,
Cowarts, Lewisetta, Lodge Landing Mundys
Point, kinsalc, Adams, Piney Point, Leonard
town, Abe!ls. Stones, BushwoUd. Lancaster
hiyerside, Liverpool Point, GlI mont, Alex
andrie.
Arriving in Washington early Monday.
thursday and Saturday mornings
l. ave Washins ton, u. e foot of 18th Street
Weather permitting at p. M, every Sunday
Tuesday aud Thursday for the follows points:
Alexandria. Glymont, liverpool Point River
side. Bushwood, Iarcasters, Stones. Leonard
town - M. Abells. PBey Point, Adams
Lodge, Mundys Point. Kins2le ~ noon, COan,
!undicks, walnut loiut. Cowarts. Lcwisetta,
Millers, y. M. Grasons 8 y. m, Bromc's,
Porto Bei!o6 p. M.
Arriving in Baltimore. carly Tuesday.
thursday ana Saturday mornings.
Freight receiv, AT Pier .. Light Street.
Baltimore, on Sailing DAYS until s.S1 ~ m
STEPH ENS0N a BRO. Agts. Washington.
REARDoN GRIMES, Ag;s.. Alexandria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1908-05-08

cures made by DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century
discovered afteryears
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and