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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
OYSTER DEPRElAT0RS.

The Newport News Press which has
been looking closely into the oyster
question, right on the ground, as il
were, gives two reasons for depreda-
tions on the natural rocks during the
closed season. lack of police boats by
the State, but mainly the trial of the
depredators by local magistrates who
are in sympathy with the oyster pirates.
The Press believes that the State
will never be able to maintain a navy
large enough to stop depreciation as
long as justices of the peace dispose of
violations and the offender knows be-
forehand that he will get Off with a
merely nominal fine.
eff it were certainty that a heavy
fine. and, perhaps, a Jail sentence.
would follow conviction of violating the
oyster laws, violations would soon be
few and far between. The present
navy would find little difficulty in en-
forcing the law, and in a few years
James River beds would not be bare. -
The Journal, Richmond.
Our excellent exchanges are right in
their conclusions. There are too many
cases where local influences of friends
have defeated the ends of justice. Our
Board Of Fisheries have been greatly
handicapped in this particular.-Ed.
The Oysterman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
THE SPRIGHTLY YOUNG
GIRL AND THE REPORTER,

The reporter met the sprightly young
girl not long since. He was q passen-
ger on certain steamer on a certain
evening and the sprightly young girl
was along, and the evening was warm,
alluring the passengers to the upper
deck. The reporter found the sprightly
young girl ready for chat with most
any one. and as he himself was of a
laxative disposition he soon became
intimate to the extent of exchanging
occupations, residences, etc. The girl
was communicative as well, telling
where she lived, worked. went to church
and sundry other facinating bits of in
formation. AS the reporter divulged
his occupation she was nightly charm
ed; never before. so she said. had she
met a literary man. Thus encouraged
the reporter became still more commu-
nicatlve and revealed the fact that in
addition to newspaper work he some
times INDUCED in story-writing. This
caused the sprightly young thing to be
still more greatly interested, as she was
sure these stories must be beautiful.
Vanity tickling the reporter he then
revealed to her that he had lately sent
story to one of the magazines, and
that if she would give him her name
and address he would take pleasure in
sending copy of the magazine for her
reading. THAT Vs." he added, ''if it
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
TOO MANY MILLIONS.

IT'S an old story. but will bear retell-
ing. of how for once in the history of
the country, or prehaps the world, every
man and woman was poss .ssed of q
million in cash. Everybody was rich
and everybody of course happy.
The man of the house walked I'D his
wife on that particular morning and
told her that could not hear the usual
stir in the kitchen, and that he feared
the cook might be sick. So he went on
an exploring expedition and found on
the kitchen table a note from the lady
of the kitchen which she had consider
ately left. stating that she had million
dollars and had decided to do no more
cooking. He stepped to the phone anc
rang up central" but he got ne
answer. and hailing passing boy whom
he recognized as one who sometime,
brought him messages, he learned thai
all the girls at the exchange had each 8
cool million and bad quit work. He
went down to the kitchen, thinking hs
could starta fire In the range. but there
was, as 1t happened. no coal, and as tn.
coal yard was just around the corner
he stepped around to see If he could gel
q ton. He found the dealer idle. ths
men had all quit. each being possessed
of million, and the only way he couls
get fuel was to carry it in hod tn.
coal-man loaned him. Returning hs
started the fire. but his wife told hin
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05

is accepted. Sometimes the editors
reject stories sent them" -
''Oh" exclaimed the sprightly young
girl. there's no danger of that; they
print almost any thing nowadays" I"
And she ratified on, oblivious of the
cold chills she had sent down the re-
porter's back.
And sure enough the story did come
back, rejected, and the reporter has
lost the old envelope on the back of
which he had penciled the name of the
sprightly young girl. Months after
wards, rejecting deeply on the subject
it occurs to the reporter that perhaps
that she did not mean just what she
seemed to mean, and that what she in
tended to convey was that, inasmuch as
80 much poor stuff was printed. what
ne sent would be sure of winning out.
Did she mean that?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
KlNSHiP.

II you have friend worth loving
Love him, yes, and let him know
That you love him, ere life's evening
Tinge his brow with sunset glow
Why should good words ne'er be said
OF . friend, till hes dead?
II you hear a song that thrills you,
Sung by any child Of song,
Praise it. Do not let the singer
Wait deserved praises long;
Why should one who thrills your heart
Lack the joy you may imparti
IL yoa hear a prayer that moves you
By it's humble, pleading tone.
Join it Do not let the seeker
Bow before his Lord alone;
Why should not your brother share
The strength of"two or three''in prayer?
Ifyou see the hot tears falling
From brothers weeping eyes,
Share them, and by kindly sharing,
Win your kinship with the skies.
Why should any one be glad
When his brothers heart Is sad?
IL silvery laugh goes ripping
Through the sunshine on his face,
Share it. 'Tis the wise mans SAYING.
For both grief and joy place.
There and goodness il the mirth
In which an honest laugh has birth.
IT your work is made more easy =
BY friendly helping hand,
Say so. Speak out bravely. truly,
Ere the darkness veil the land.
Should a brother workman dear
Falter for word of cheer?
Scatter. then your grass of kindness
AL enriching as you gol
Leave them. Trust the Harvest Giver,
Who will make each germ to grow.
So. until the happy end.
Your hfe will never lack friend.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
TOO MANY CATS AND spARROWs.

Rats and mice destroy an immense
amount ofproperty annually, as we can
see by the government report from
washington. They also spread disease
germs. They are intelligent, sagacious
little creatures, We may deplore the
necessity to kill, yet If it is necessary,
it must be done,
There are too many cats in our cities.
Plans should be adopted by which many
OF them could be put swiftly out of
existence. When we have our fine and
extensive forest reserves in connection
with cities. we will waat to stock them
with our beautiful native birds. Cats
will be against this plan. So will also
Mr.. hnghsh Sparrow. He, so stubborn
IN his -prsiudices against newcomers,
should be thinned out or annihilated. /
speak regretfully of this little fellow.
for he commands admiration by his
holiness and energy, and his admirable
devotion to his race.-Marshall Saun-
ders, author Of ''my Pets"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
THE fIDGErY GIRL.

spent the afternoon yesterday with
fidgety girl.
went home with a sick headache
and preferred to go without my dinner,
ali on the account of the fidgety girl.
I'd rather sit in the room with q
screaming parrot or Q chattering mon
key than to be the unfortunate vis-a-vis
victim of q fidgety girl. This unfortu-
nate woman is not III or nervous or
bashful enough to be self consciously
she's just fidgets because she thinks
about herself all the time.
First it was too hot in the room, then
there was draught, then her chair
was too soft, then the chair that she
took was too hard; next her feet annoy
ed her, they were too far from the
ground. After that her hairpins pull
led. and she didn't like the set of her
pompadour when she had fused her
hair into shape again; then she began
to fidget about the set of her blouse.
She pulled it down. she pulled it out.
she patted the front Of her dress and
pulled in her belt.
Then she busted her face off with
her handkerchief. After that she look
ed at her nails, and then something
about the weight of locket and chain
she wore annoyed her. After that her
bracelets didn't set right. Then she
sneezed. then she coughed, then she
sighed, then she yawned, until I thought
should have to leave the room where
she sat or go into Mysteries.
Now IL that girl were nervous or III
there would be some excuse for it; but
she isn't she is simply self-centered
and M-bred. Her mother never taught
her that the greatest charm that wc-
man can possess is repose Of manner,
and nobody ever educated her up to the
fact that it is good deal more fun to
be interested in other people than in
yourself. This fidgety girl is never
interested in anything but herself, her
own comfort, her own motions, her own
clothes, her own appearance-and her
own fidgetiness.
Kind fortune save me from fidgety
girl. rl.-Winifred Black in New York
American.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
''KETCH.AwL LS"FPOMEyERYwHERE

a step taken for mother is a pear
dropped into yor future diadem.
The tomato pack of Delaware, Mary.
land and New Jersey this season is re.
ported as the greatest in the history OF
that industry in those States.
Superintendent John Golden, of the
sailors Rest, is conducting services for
the oyster tongers at work in James
River every Sunday on the shores of
warwick creek. Thus far this season
the tongers have turned out in large
numbers for the meetings. Mr.. Golden
makes the trip to and from Warwick
creek in launch. Mr.. Golden has made
an appeal to local people for magazines
and papers for the oystermen.-New-
port News Press.
AN injunction is a command. Won
can appeal it and have it removed bv
higher court. Nature has issued on
injunction that you can't appeal
you've got to obey it Itis this ''What
you sow you must reap" What are
you sowing? If you are sowing bann;-
ness and smiles and kindness around
your old age will be happy. If you are
being economical, earnest and temper-
ate. you will be well fixed financially.
Get the savings bank habit; that's plant
ing corn But if you are hating some
one and grumblihg at fate, that's what
you'll get. If you are thinking failure
that's what you'll get. OH its no
theory. It's a cinch. Try it. Old age
is bound to come. and find YOU a ripe
iruit or weed It's up to you.-Buster
Brown.
A wealthy resident of Moscow owns
the smallest watch in the world. which
once belonged to the last Empress of
Brazil. 1t was made in Geneva by the
famous matchmaker. w. Zogelin, and
cost over 5000 guineas. 1t has diam
-eter of one-fifth part of an inch, and is
set in an artistically worked finger-ring
which is studded with diamonds. Prob
ably the largest watch in the world Is
or was owned by a citizen of Baltimore.
1t measured 4 inches across the face.
was of an inch thick, weighed of a
pound. and cost $l,500. 1t was made
to order for an odd sort of man, and
the cost of the works was $500, the case
$500, the engraving on the case $500.
1t is said of the owner that he stated
that IL he thought there was another
as big in the world he would have one
twice as large made.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
ETHICS FOR LAWYERS.
tNerfolk Ledger DIspatchJ

Judge Alton B. Parker, who is chair
man of the committee of the American
Bar Association which has prepared q
new code of ethics for the lawyers. anc
the Baltimore American, gives the new
code with comment as follows:
Here is what the code prescribes
that a lawyer may do;
May defend aperson accused of crime,
although he knows him guilty.
Publication of ordinary business cards
Ia not per sc improper.
May refuse retainers. He is not
obliged to act for any persons who NAV
wish to become his clients.
Must observe the statute law. though
before it is interpreted by adjudication
ne is free to advise as to its validity.
Must exact of clients strictest COM
pliance with moral law.
Must accept compensation only from
client. or with his knowledge and ap-
proval. -
These are the things which lawyers
may not do:
The office does not permit violation of
law or any manner of fraud.
Solicitation of business By advertise
ments is unprofessional.
May not offer professional advice tc
persons who have not sought it.
Should not render service involving
disloyalty to the law or tiisrespect tf
judicial Office.
Improper speech to adverse witnesse.
and suitors is inexcusable.
May not employ agents nor paw thos.
who bring him clients
So far as we can see there is nothips
new In these rules for the LAWYER
guidance. What is needed is not q,
much the adoption by the Bar Associa
tion of another code of ethics or of tn
same old code. but some plan for max
ing lawyers live up to the requirement
of the code. If local bar association
should enforce their own rules and reeu
laticns, some good will be accomplished
but until they do. little will be game
by resolution"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
AN OYSTER SERMON.
NewpOrt News Timcs-Herald.l ]

newport News Times-Herald.l
1t is popularity of human nature
that we laugh at the worries of other
people and treat our own seriously.
The fact is that worries are serious
They may be trifiing in themselves,
like flies. feas and mosquitoes, but
when they swarm about us and disturb
our temper. our peace and our diges-
ti9n and rob us of our sleep, they can
not be treated lightly. And yet we are
very foolish, after all. to let them wor-
~ US. 1t denotes either weakness of
the flesh or a weakness of the spirit.
worries are enemies and we must con-
quer our enemies, or be conquered by
them.
Several years ago, we discovered in
reading scientific article, that the
oyster had philosophical way of deal
ing with his or her worries and we iot-
ted down some observations which ran
somewhat as follows:
We have never regarded the oyster as
g nervous organism. To the contrary,
the oyster has always seemed to Us to
be peculiarly self-composed, amiable and
placid. 1t would be hard for us to i'm
agine an oyster with case of fdgets,
even when the Unlawful dredger is
prowling around Whether resting at
the bottom of the bay, taking its meals
in bed, or lying down behind the coun-
ter ready to be butchered, the oyster
appears to be entirely free from care
and to take no thought for the morrow.
II certainly does not prowl around like
crabs and sharks, hunting for trouble.
And yet scientists tell us that the
oyster has its worries. Any foreign
substance. even grain of sand. enter
ing the shell of an oyster. will irritate
and worry the occupant. But what
does an oyster do with its worries?
Does it jump about and rear and charge
and make ado7 Not bit of it. In its
own calm and philosophic way it stops
the irritation by covering the irritant
with the substance out of which its
shell is made. And the worry ceases,
and q pearl is formed. So. .s.
Hurrah for the oyster and its philos-
ophyl What a blessed thing 1t would
be il all Of Us fretters would adopt the
OYSTERS way and turn our worries into
jewels! How character. would sparkle
with these ornaments of its own crea-
tionf
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
MAY BE DEMOCRATIC HOUSE.

While there is nothing certain in
thisworld but death and taxes, 1 believe
the next House will be Democratic. I
expect to be candidate for Speaker if
am member of that House"
With this statement, Representative
Champ Clark, of Missouri, minority
leader in the last House, today declared
his candidacy for "Uncle Joe" Cannon's
Job. and sized up in few words the
effect ne believes the passing of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill will have or
the next election. Mr.. Clark was bitter
In his denunciation of the tariff bill.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by yiocaiapphcstoas. as they cannot reach the dis.
eased portion Of the ear There Ia only one way to
cure deafness. and that Is by constitutional RENE
dies Deafness Is caused hy an infiamed condition
OF the mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is inAamed you have a rumblins
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t is
closed. Deafness is the result and unless the IN
nAmmation can be taken out and this tube restored
to Its normal condition. hearing viii be DESTROYED
forever: nine cases out Of ten are caused by
CAtarrh. which Is nothing but an infiamed condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces.
We wiz give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness tcaused by catarrh, that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circular.
free. f. J. CHENEY a co ro,.,o N
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills FOR constiaatioc
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
Kills Her Foe of 90 Years.

The most merciless enemy had for 20 years. -
declares Mrs. james Duncan. Of Hsynesville. Me-.
was Dyspepsia suffered intensely after eating
or drinking and couidscareely sleep. After many
remedies had failed and several doctors gave me
up tried Electric Bitters. which cured me COM
p'eteiy. Now can eat anything. am 20 years
old and am over5oyed 20 got my health and
strength back again. For Indigestion. I,oss of
Appetite. Kidney Trouble. Lame Back. Female
Complaints its uneoualed- Only SOC mt drugrists
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
JOHN WEsLEYs DIARY TRANSLATED

1t has been known for long time
that John Wesley kept diary in short
hand OF his own invention. and up to
this time no one has been able to trans
late this into English. Lately the key
to it has been discovered and it will, so
it IS said, throw light on much of Wes-
ley's private life that has hitherto been
obscure.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
SOMEWHERE.
Author Unkrown.)

Somewhere-dear hands shall clasp our
own once more,
years before
Shall come to meet us in the norn;no,
land,
And there, at last, our souls shall
understand
our sight,
Yet God was always true and always
right, .
And how. though smiles were often
changed for tears.
Aiong this tangled pathway of the years.
let only so these lives of yours and
mine
Have caught the likeness of the Life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
Forced Into Exlia.

VIM. Upchurch Of Glen Oak. Okla. was an exile
from home. Mountain air hs thought would cure
frightfui lung racking cough that had def.sd ali
remedies for twoysars. After six months he re-
turned. death doeging his steps. Then / began
to use DIR. Kings New Discovery" he writes. "And
after taking six bottles am as well as ever" IL
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05

hsFEiaed his grandmother, Mrs. Maria Taylor, of
Nebe. N.Y., whe writes that when all thought he
would die, Hqcklen's Arniea salye wholly cured
him. Iafsifibls for Burns, scalds Outs. Corns.
Wounds. Bruises. Cures Fevsr-Sores. Bolls Skin
Eruptions. Chilbiains. Chapped Hands. Soon
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
THE WORMS
You SPEAK

are the outward marks OF your intellectual capae-
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you are educated. cultured and refined, or do You
amply publish to the world the fact that YOU are
person of only ordinary intelligence and average
culturef IN other words
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In this progressive age the ability to read write
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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
Heung Girls Are Victims

of headache as well as old women but all get quick
relief and prompt cure from DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. the worlds beat remedy for sick and nervous
headaches They make pure blood. and strong
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at all druggists.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
}. j. HAMMELL CO..
PlEASAhTVIILE, N. ].

Designers and Manufacturers of Artistic
Memorials in Marble and Granite.
OFFICES-Atlantic City, N. j.; Phil
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H. Booker Hale, Agent. Wheaton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-11-05
FOR SALE BIZ ALL DRuGoIs7s

send ioo-. nsmo of paper and shls 81 f,r On,
eesntifui Savings Bank and Chiid's Bketch- Boo&
Zach bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl 81. New Yo,s
Evening star., 1909-02-19
CALLER Ill WITH SMALLPOX
SICK MAN STARTLES DISTRICT
BUILDING EMPLOYEES.
Walks Into Health Office Seeking
Relief for Well Advanced Case.
Many Persons Exposed.

Employees Of the District building were
startled this morning when they learned
that case of smallpox was discovered in
the structure
man walked into the public health
office in the basement of the building
about 10 O'Clock and began to make some
Inquiries about methods of obtaining ad-
mission TO a hospital. When he said he
was i'll the clerk in charge began to no.
tice the eruptions on his face and hands
Step this way. please invited the
clerk. and the visitor was escorted into an
adjoining room. 1t was really the isoIat-
ing room provided in the new District
building for just such cases
The clerk Immediately called one of the
inspectors OF the health Office downstairs
and as soon he saw the visitor the
doctor pronounced the case one of small
pox The visitor said he was George w.
kienm of 1022 Potomac avenue southeast
He was taken to the smallpox hospital
and will be confined there until he re-
covers.
The disease was well advanced. the
health Office inspectors say, and many
persons have been exposed kiehm has
been visiting in Johnsburg, Pa. for about
three weeks and returned to Washington
by train yesterday. He came to the Dis
trict building from his home this morning q
in a street car
The isolating room was disinfected this
morning after the patient had been re-
moved
Evening star., 1909-02-19
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY, VA.

An Epworth League. branch was Or
saniZed in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. Clarendon last Wednes-
day The following officers were elected .
s. r. Lewis of Pallston. president; Miss
Mamie Thomas of Balston, first vice
president: Mrs. Lizzie Smoot of Claren-
don, second vice president; Mrs. Welby
Ashby Of Clarendon. third vice president:
Mrs. Daisy Stoy of Bolivar. fourth vice
president: Herbert Merten of Clarendon,
treasurer, and Hoswood Furr of Claren
don. secretary. The league will hold its
first service next Sunday at o'clock n m
Carl Swenson of Clarendon is in New
York.
r. G. Quackenbush of Washington d
g.. filled the preaching appointment OF
Rev. W. s. o. Thomas at the home of
Mr.. Garrett at Clarendon Sunday
Miss Hazel Grimes who was the guest
of Mrs. Jane Galiiher OF Clarendon has
returned TO her Loudoun home
Mrs. 6. l., Hummer of Clarendon has as
her guest Miss May Whttenbarger of
Youngstown, Ohio.
Evening star., 1909-02-19

Skirts made plain, some with button trim
ming and many in the very much favored high
girdle effect.
Goats are cut long, many trimmed with satin
or fancy bralds and buttons, and are beautifully
lined in plain satin duchesse Innings
High colors prevail, such as the new apricot.
tan, light green, rose, several shades of erav