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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

schedule an effect Saturday, May 18th. 1,ue
,,, The trips weekly between Baltimore and
Washington. uu
Leivc Bal imore. Pier 3, Light Street
ucS, ner pei hitting atb p. m every Monday
seuhesday and Saturday. for the following
'iEtr landings. Alexandria and Washinvfo1,.
=, ha more p. IN. Mil ers tronmes. Porto
ne TO- Grasons. Coan u m. Bundicks Lakes
Tdihut toint, Cows rts. Levi eta Kinsale
Lodge: Mundc Point &c MT a. Piney point m
-. m Leonardtown 10 no, n Abells Cohr,,mS
stones Bushwood. Lancaster D. m RiyeTe
zoe liverpool Point, CT. mont, Alexandria.
stops only on signal
leave afhingi on. ID C., foAt of Seventh
$500, W1stner er."ittinR at u. m every
Monday. Wedns sday aud Saturday for the foS
owing river landings and B1'timorc:
washington. Alexandria 4:i5 D. m i,ymoot
Liverpool Point. Rivers d., Bush wood Ian
s1s'Sr, Soorums stone Leonarutown a m
kAocIis Plney Point. sCintra, Lodge 10 a m
Munuy Point. Kinsssle IL noon Coan R1n-
uiSks, Lat es. walnut Point. , ownrts Lewis
n u, ia MI les Up m. rasuns u. M Broomes.
10 beIlo o y. M. Baltimore.
,StoD only on signal
Arriving i'm Ba, timore carly wednaa,,ay T.,
uaye no Mondsy mornings
days until D. m. W 's
This timetable shows the time at winch
steamers may be- expected to nrri, a nj and
uepart from The several wharves but their
arrivals or departure at the times stated Ia NOT
guatanteed nor does the Company hold Itself
ncsPonsiolc Tor any delay or any consequences
arising therefrom.
pro, Agts washington
" "a KUN ana CIR MEG Al is. Alexandria.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
4 NOVEL CURE.

In sociological experiments the novel
and effective method used In McKees-
port. Pa. TO deal with drunken hus,
bands Is the latest,
In brief, II consists In making the
wife the treasurer OF the family.
by giving her control of the purse
strings she is able to keep the man of
the house reasonably sober.
Whenever habituul drunkard Is
brought before the local court he is
confronted with this alternative:
Either he must sign bond which
gives the wife the absolute control of
his wages for one year or 30 10 fall
for six months.
IL Is said few husbands hesitate,
And the police are careful to see that
they keep their bonds,
experiment has proved that the rem
edy Is good one, Ii puts the hus-
band on his good behavior. and 1t In
sures the family support.
Being dependent upon his wife for so
much as n pipeful OF tobacco. your
rampant. wife beating lord is very
careful how he treats his almoner.
Few wives. Ii is said. abuse their
privilege as purse holders, lfapythIug.
they are too lenient-jusl what might
be expected.
Already it has been demonstrated
that the new departure In reform has
gone far to reduce the number of COM
plants OF abuse and neglect on the
part OF drinking husbands.
Elsewhere IL Is the old way
The husband gets drunk. beats his
wife. drives the children into the
streets. Is arrested. jailed. The family
Is deprived Of support. and there are
pauperism and crime. And the man
Is not reformed.
And many poor wife silently en-
dures maltreatment, fearing to make
complaint lest she aud her children
be left dependent,
Hall TO the McKeesport system.
IT Is not only effective. but Just.
IL the husband IL unable successfully
to manage the finances OF the family.
let him turn the business over TO one
who 10 competent.
Ii may be somewhat CALLING to his
self respect to confess failure. hut 1t
Is better than to go to Jail sud ruin
his family.
he may depend upon the family
treasurer TO give him n square deal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
FRENCH MARRIAGES.
All Probable Future Events Arranged
For IN Advances.


On the appointed evening ] arrived
ut the given time, and after an ex-
ceilent dinner. at which all members
or both families were present, we re.
paired to the great drawing room.
where the chairs had been arranged In
q semicircle about two small. round
tables. Presently two grave old gen.
Hemen, the family notaries, who had
not been seen to smile during the
whole dinner, took their seats In front
OF tho tables, and when we were all
assembled the elder commenced to
read a long memoir. which he an.
nounced he had compiled with the helm
OF his colleague. Then. to my utter
amazement, he began to name all the
possessions OF the future bride and
bridegroom-so many bonds and mort.
cages, so many houses. farms. wood
lands, prairies. articles OF personal
adorpwept, furniture and jewels: the
ways In which they might be used or
disposed OF. what would happen I'm
case no children were born of the
marriage. In case Of death OF one OF
the other OF the parties. In fact, all
the misfortunes. all the most terrible
and saddest events. had been foreseen,
and cold chills began running down
my back as ] heard each new case
mentioned. I was Indignant I posi-,
lively revolted. Why were misera bls
questions OF business allowed to fore.
shadow the charming union OF these
two young people. who had known and
loved each other since childhood and
whose true and pure affection was In.
nocent OF all monetary interests? Could
not all have been spared them?
The next day I frankly opened my
heart to Jeanne and her mother, ex.
planning the sensations / had expert
enced the previous evening and say
Ing that In my country. when two per-
sons were about to marry, as long as
there was love on both sides and the
man was able TO support his wife all
such questions were usually left undis-
cussed.
They both listened to me somewhat
astonished, and then Nine. de R,
whose great good sense has always
convinced me. replied smilingly:
"Bqt, my dear, for Us marriage Is
not only the Joining OF two young and
loving hearts. We go further and con.
slider the generations to come, the
founding OF new family-a home.
AZ every one knows. the first years
are oftep the most difficult, and we
therefore take precautions to smooth
the paths Of our CHILDREN by settling
In their presence all business matters,
once and forever. and arranging things
so that the new life may develop un.
der the best OF circumstances."--Scri
ner's Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
A SONS INGRATITupE.

The meanest man has been found.
His name shall not he dignified by
mention. but he lives at Lees Summit.
Mo. 4"
This man l,anished his mother. aged
eighty-six years. from his home to an
clubhouse In his back yard.
And then he insulted public opinion
by quoting Scripture In defense OF his
nnfilial procedure!
Upon complaint of persons in Lees
Summit that the old lady was belpg
neglected an officer of the Humane
society OF st. Leafs vent there to In
vestigate.
After he had seen where and how
the mother lived this officer said to the
son:
Il wouldn't treat dog OF mine tnat
way"
Aud this Is what the son said:
We had to put her out Of the house.
she is so OLD SHE CANNOT
TAKE CARE OF HERSELF, aud her
PRESENCE in the house was IN.
BEARABLE. My wife couldn't live In
the same house with her. and. besides.
my wife is not strong and Will not
walt on her."
Then" responded the indignant of.
ticer. 81 would have given my mother
the house and taken the shed for ms.
self"
Whereupon the unnatural son had
the presumption to respond:
Doesn't the Bible say to forsake
your father and mother and cleaye TO
your wife?"
Which was like Satan quoting Scrip.
ture for his own OBLIGATION.
The Scriptures nowhere order a man
to forsake his father and mother in
the sense this man would have It,
On The contrary
One Of the positive injunchcns OF
the old book IL the plain one, Honor
thy father aud thy mother"
And the same Scripture declares.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
RADIUM PERSONIFsED.
lave you health and hope?

Have you health and hope?
Where do they come from. and To
whom do they belong? Do they belong
to you. and you alone?
Who gave you these but the Great
Source? And they were not given for
your selfish pleasure.
DO you fancy you will always have
them IL you do not give out OF them as
fully as they were given you.
Have you power. attractiveness?
You got these qualities from the
source OF power and attractiveness.
aud they do not belong to you for your.
self. They We're given you to give.
IL you do not share with your fel-
lows. using your strength for henfuI-
ness and your charm for virtues sake
do you imagine you can keep these
inner forces?
1t is impossible because 1t is opposed
to the inherent nature OF things.
There's radium, for instance.
What wonderful reservoir of forces
Is u tiny fragment OF ii, In II is sum.
med up the essence OF light and heat
and healing. and II gives out these
qualities constantly. losing apparently
no iota Of its power. Year after year
without appreciable loss. It sends out
Its marvellous rays.
You should be like radium.
Only know this:
YOU ARE INFINITELY GREAT.
Err THAN RADlCN.
Because when you send out from
your aura the rays OF strength AMI
brightness and healing you not only
do not lose your power. but you GAIN
power.
Understand?
One side Of 1t is stated this way:
ITO him that hath shall be given
that Is to say. II You have power or
virtue and use 1t rightly you shall be
given added power and virtue,
And another side is stated this way:
"FFom him that hath not shall be
taken away even that which he hath"
that is to say. II you have force Of
body or mind or spirit and you do not
use II properly it shall be taken from
you.
The law itself is plain.
And IL Is true not because IL Is In
the Billie; 1t Is In the Rible because II
Is true.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
Heart.toiHeart
Talks.
READ THE ADS
By EDWIN A. NYR.

NEAD InE ADS.
The first thing do after glancipc
nc the headlines OF newspaper or
the table of contents OF magazine Is
Ia turn to the advertisements"
%he speaker was well known ly-
reum lecturer.
Why do you do thatT' was asked.
Il am Obliged 10 do so if I am TO
keep in touch with the world" was
the reply.
Precisely.
He who keeps his eyes vide omen
FOR the signboartls that point the way
The world Is going must not overlook
the advertising pages.
Especially Is this true of the things
that make life worth while. II the in
venti"n Is new and practical, IL it
saves labor. IL 1t ministers to comfort.
YOU will find an advertisement Of It.
Some persons object to large uuanti-
ties of advertising. which IN n mistake.
The advertising makes the reading
matter possible. Were It not for the
advertising you would not be able To
buy your favorite magazine for 10 or
Is cents or your newspaper for I or =
cents.
The advertiser "pays the freight"
but what OF the quality of adver-
tised articles?" asks one. Il have al
ways questioned that"
\ big mistake.
Advertising costs lot of money.
And the only way to get returns from
IL is to do a large volume of business.
And to do large business the adver.
iisement must be truthful and hacked
up by the right sort OF goods.
1t Is easily seen that to build up n
permanent business there must be
quality In the thing offered.
Indeed. It may be stated that the
mere fact that an article is widely and
steadily advertised is an insurance on
the quality OF that article.
Fancy. IL you can. what dull world
this would be n all the advertisements
were cut OUT. II would be like walk,
Ing through business street where
there Were no signs.
RudyRrd Kipling wrote to a friend
who sent him magazine with the ad-
vertiSements cut out. thinking KiplIng
would not care for the latter:
"The next time send me the ad.
vertisements only. can write my
own stories"
Advertisements are signboards. show
windows aud statesmen. combined for
your convenience.
1t not only pays to advertise, but It
pays 10 read advertising.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22

DR. COOKS ESK1NOS PHOTOGRAPHED BY
HIM AT TIRE POLE.
The sun indicated local noon. bur
time was negative problem. for here
all meridians meet. With a step Il was
possible to go from one part OF the
globe TO tho opposite side-from the
hour Of midnight TO that OF midday
Here there are but one day and one
night In each year. The latitude was
90 degrees. The temperature -3S.T. the
atmospheric pressure 29.S3. North.
enst and west had vanished. IL was
south In every direction. but the COM
pass, pointing to the magnetic pole.
was as useful as ever.
Though overjoyed with the success
OF the conquest our spirits began TO
change on the next day after all the
observations had been taken and the
local conditions were studied. A sense
OF intense loneliness came with a care
ful scrutiny Of the horizon. What a
cheerless spot 10 have aroused the am
hilton OF man for 30 many ages. End.
less fields o. purple SHOWS. No life. no
land, no spot. To relieve the mouotony
OF frost, we were the only pulsatIDR
creatures In dead world Of ice.
On April % IeOs. DR.. Cook began the
long return march. With fair weather
good ice and the inspiration OF the home
run long distances were at first quickly
covered.
With a good deal OF anxiety Cook
watched the daily reduptinp OF the food
supply. IL now became evident that the
CRUCIAL stage or the campaign was to he
transferred from the taking OF the pole
to q final battle for life against famine
and frost Early in July farther south.
ward progress became impossible. and In
quest OF food he crossed the Firth az
Devon into Jones sound. On Feb, Us, 1909
the start WIS made for Annootok. With
newly prepared equipment the Green.
land shores were reached on April ID,
Here DIR. Cook was greeted by Harry
Whitney and anxious Eskimo friends. 10
facilitate an early return he moved south
ward TO the Danish settlement and reach-
ed Upeinavik on May "a. 1903. The Dam
tsh ship Hans Egede took him from
Upernavik TO Denmark,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
WOULD YOU TRADEl

A recent play presents this socia
problem:
Would the average couple of middle
age. IL divorces could be procured
without scandal or publicity. remain
married?
Or. TO put the matter personally
would you trade your wife or nus
band II you had the chance?
Rather impertinent. you say? Rath.
er. YES. but the contemplation may be
worth while.
You have been married. say. fifteen
or twenty years, There have doubt
less been times when you have won
dered why you selected your partner
OF all persons. There have possibly
been times when. deeply provoked. you
have felt that II some mysterious dis
pensation az Divine Providence should
remove your mate you would not
mourn ns those without hope.
Honest. now! Human nature Is HUI
man nature.
AT the same time some turn OF the
domestic life would reveal 10 YOU the
tremendous strength OF the bond tina /.
binds you together.
The absent cure IL sometimes a good
one. .
When the monotony of matrimony
gets on your nerves. go away for u
few weeks. During the first few days
you may feel an agreeable sense OF
freedom. Then that bond that my.
teriously binds you to another begins
to pull. Your hearstrings grow very
tender.
You begin to realize how necessary
to your true life Is the complement OF
Yourself, You are tied together by a
thousand intimate tendrlls.
Th" habit of the dual life. long con.
finued IL not easily shaken Off. You
nave hyed long together aud have be-
come used to each other More than
you realize. your ways have become
alike.
And there is the past with It's men,
cries: Think OF the team work, the
striving. the planning. the saving. you
nave done together. Together you
have succeeded or failed. Together
'you have laughed and wept.
together you nave sat through the
long night watches and looked through
your tears at little pale face. To-
gether you have turned away from an
open grave.
Together.
Sharing common hopes and fears,
joys and sorrows. nothing can blot
out the recoilections. They are part or
eternity.
NO. madam; your husband may not
be the hero you dreamed OF. And.
man. your wife may not be the model
you wanted. But
That other self is DEARBR and
NEAL ER TO you THAN ANY OTHER
BhiNG EVER CAN BID,
Would you tradeY
II you did and then told the truth
about 1t you would soon want to
trade hack
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Esk2zc RAILWAY GO.
Pfankatank River Lima

schedule In effect May end 1919
m Steamer leaves Pier . Light Street x.s-.
naumore- every Sunday and " einssds,'
Weather permitting. for treeport ana intay
mSulate landings, as follows:
Leave baitimore p. m, Mia 23l a m,
rrninpsons 2:4S. Tfpers g. Blacs wens a.s.a.
iSeton =. limbs $40 Rockville 4:sO Hsroin
.; ia Ney 0;l5. CIR ce Point 1:lU Ryr,itn = = 81
hllmarnock .:30 Ocran S:45 Jackson,s Co..
~; cricket Hill ii 81. Calls II.4a 1919.
ritch u l.:i5 ?. IN. Leaves Ruarks ian n ~
w areh use l:i5, CCnraGs = Green Point Oh. ~.
Stnmpers 2;5O. hlands 3 arrive Freeoor, 80
returning steamer cave, Freenort q = uaI
tlnofe ana inferno q lat @ landings eyerx sr,'a
follows: POI uniting, as
Leave Freeport a. ~ Rlanrs 7.lO. s,ar,,.
.:: oo' Ir en- Point -, c. nrads 3 Xarsha~sss
S;.n. huarks S:45. Fitchetts 10 CAMS In. ~
Srlcket n iO]5 Jacksons Crees len o.. y, y,
". N hilmarnock lao, Grace Point LIS
ny unon :. Hardi KS Parveys 3.I5 Eia.,os
a::o' linus heedvi!le 5:2O Mia q RIactySaein
o.o. Iloers SIMPSONS 7:l5, arrive in Rails
more early next morning. 'f
II rs Ime 'Aole shows the tfmas at vrkx.A
steamers may be expected 20 arrive st and a.
p ait from the several wharves, bnt t,,air 10
rNal or depart IRE at the times .tated ~ ~.
guaranteed. nor does TIE Com PAM hold it. not
Iesponstole Tor any delay or any conseonancrs
arising oherefrom. "'equences
freight re- eived at Baltimore for shouo
poihtS on sailing DAYS until 4:3H m. 'o
LARD THOMSON Gen. ManaOar
w. DOwNEY. Agent. Baliimore
Gen. Freight and Passenger As.,,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
NHE observations OF April IA gave
latitude ~ degrees II minutes.
\ longitude % degrees 81 minutes.

frequent .frostbites leave figures in
HACK. Liter the burning sun browns
The skin: subsequently, strong winds
ieave open assures.
The hard work and reduced nourish-
nient contract the muscles. dlspel che
fat and leave The skin to shrivei up In
folds. The imprint OF the goggles. the
set expression OF hard lines aud the
mental blank OF the environment have
removed all spiritual Animation. We
have the color and the tines OF old
ruSset apples and would easily psss
for prehistoric progenltors OF mau.
In the enforced effort Id spread OIL
the stinened legs over the iast reaches
there was no longer sufficient energy
nj camping times to erect a snow shot,
ter The silk tent was pressed into
use. Though the temperature WAS
very low when the sun WAS high. It's
con=enial rays pierced the silk fabric
and rested softly on our hrows ciosed
an heary siumber. In strong winds IL
vas stih necessary TO erect a shelter
ing wall ga shield the tent.
tslSns of laud were still seen every
Way. but they were deceptive optical H.
'"s'nns and a mere verdict of fancy.
II seemed that something must han
pen. some line must cross our horizon
10 mark the important area into which
we were pressing.
Wnen the sun was low the eye ran
over moving plains In brilliant waves
OF color To dancing horizons. The NIL
RACES turned things topsy turvy. ia.
verted lands and queer objects ever
rose and fell in shrouds of mystery.
out all or this was due to the atmos-
pheric magic or the midnight sun.
with lucky series OF daily astro-
nomicai observations our position was
now accurately fixed for each stage of
progress. As we neared the pole thu
imagination quickened. and a restless.
almost hysteric excitement came over
as The boys fancied they saw beaver
and seals. and I had new land under
observation frequently. bat with n
change In the direction of light or an
altered trend In our tempera ment the
horizon cleared and we beca me eager
only to push farther into the mystery.
From the elghty-eighth 60 the eighty
ninth the ice was in very large fields
and the surface was less irregular. bot
In other respects Il was about the
same as below the eighty seventh. We
noticed here also an extension OF the
range OF vision. We seemed to see
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22

How sharper than a serpents tooth
Is a thankiess childy'
Eighty-six and belpless-therefore
thrust her out.
One wonders what sort OF stun such
man Is made Of Because the moth
er who bore him In agony and nursed
him to manhood can no longer care
for herself he thrusts her into quar-.
ters UNFIT for dumb brute, there to
die.
Surely God has patience!
Poor old mother!
One can but hope that her second
childhood may have come back to her
and that there In the old shed she may
have smiled and played among her
rags. mercifully unconscious OF her
boys ingratitude.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22

30. and recessary iiay or rest was
gained. Etukishuk and Ahwelah en-,
1oyed the day In uuipt rcpose. bus
slept very little. My goal was reach
ed: the ambition of my life had been
fulfilled. How could sleep away
such overwhelming moments of ella
ton?
At last we had reached the boreaI
center. The dream OF nations had been
realized. The race OF centuries was
ours. The Aag was pinned TO the COW
eted pole. The year was 1908. the day
ADril 81.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22


[" he observations OF April IA gave
latitude ~ degrees II minutes.
longitude % degrees 81 minutes.
We were but 1UO miles from
the pole. but there was nothing to re-
lieve the uental strain OF the Icy de-
spair. The wind came with the same
satanic cut from the west. There had
been little drift, but the ice before US
displayed signs of recent activity. 1t
was more Irregular. with an open crack
here and there. but the sieds glided
with less friction. aud the dreary dogs
maintained a better speed under rising
tails.
With teeth set and newly sharpened
resolutions. We set out for that last 100
miles Some dogs had gone into the
stomachs OF their hungry companions.
but there still remained sufficient
pull of we'll tried brute force for each
sled. and. though their noisy vigor had
been lost IN the long drag. they still
broke the frigid silence with an occa-
sional outburst. A little fresh enthusi-
asm from the drivers was quickly fol-
lowed by canine activity.
We were i'm good trim TO cover dis
lance economically. The sledges were
light: our bodies were thin. All the
muscles had shriveled. but the dogs
retained much Of their strength. Thus
stripped for the last lap. one horizon
after another was lifted.
In the forced effort which followed
we were frequently overheated. The
temperature was steady at A degrees
below zero F.. but perspiration came
with ease and a certain amount OF
pleasure. Later. however. there fol-
lowed train OF suffering for many
days. The delight OF the birdskin
shirt was changed for the chill OF the
wet blanket
Fortunately. at this time the sun
was warm enough to dry the furs In
about three days II lashed TO the sun.
ny aide OF the sled. In these last days
We felt more keenly the pangs OF per-
SEPARATION than In all our earlier ad-
ventures.
The amber oolored goggles were per.
eistPntly used. and they afforded q
protection 70 the eyes which was quite
Il revelation. but I'm spite Of every pre-
caution our distorted. frozen. burned
and withered faces lined a map of the
hardships en- route
We were curious looking savages
The perpetual glitter induced a squirt
which distorted the face IN a remark
able manner The strong light reflect
ed from the crystal surface threw the
muscles about the eye into n state OF
chronic contraction. The pupil was
reduced 10 mere pinhole.
There was no end OF trouble at hand
In endeavoring TO keep the windows
OF the soul open. and all OF the effect
was run together in set expression
or hardship aud wrinkles which should
he called the boreal squint
This boreal squint is n part OF the
russell bronze physiognomy which falls
to the lot OF every arctic explorer. The.
early winds. with piercing tempera-
turc. start a flush OF scarlet. while
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-10-22
The oldast.

Three old sports were chatting after
copious dinner. when one OF them
said. Il bet s. my name is the Oldest"
The bet was immediately accepted,
and he produced his card. reading "Mr.
Abel"
sob. dear S5!' said the second, show
log his card. II am Mr.. Adam" "t,
milne is the bet" replied the other.
producing bis card. and they could
read "Mr. B. Ginning" printed on IT,
Judges Library.