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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
AN OLD GERMAN STORY.

lis an old story, but worth retelling.
that of a German couple. left a farm by
the father Of the man, and with the
| statement that under an apple tree in
the orchard was buried pot of gold
How much or where the sestor did
not reveal. Years passed and much
talk OF the gold was made, but no at
tempts to find the treasure, until one
morning the husband awoke his wife
with the startling news that he had
dreamed where the gold was buried.
1t was under certain tree i'm the
orchard, but while he knew the exact
spot In the vision, now that he walked
he could not recall it. His wife called
him q fool and asked him why he had
not marked the tree SO as TO know II.
but he retorted that she was a bigger
fool than he, for how could man take
Ratchet and mark a tree in a dream9
However, he determined to begin dig
ging, she aiding him, and all around a
tree in the corner of the orchard he
dug, dug until the ground was thorough
" turned up. bat no pot of gold was
there. Taking another start he dug
about another and still another, until
worn out with digging. Meanwhile
the eighbors, learning of the supposed
hidden prize, came to his aid. he prom
ising a share of the find in case il
turned up. but neither the neighbors.
his wife or himself found anything
worth the toll, and as winter was COM
ing on the search was abandoned. each
Jeering at the other as fools to believe
what an old man in his dotage had said
about treasure.
The winter passed and spring, bright
and warm, came. and the old orchard
with every tree in its bounds dug about
began to leaf out and bloom as never il !
had bloomed before. From blossoms
came fruit, apples in such abundance as
had never been produced in the neigh
borhood. and at harvest time the old fell
low and his wife had fruit to sell in such
quantity as made them feel rich for
the timei and she, being a reflective
person, said to the husband; Behold,
we have found the pot of gold-not the
shining coins we expected, but real
profit, and all coming from the digging
of the old trees, for we had thought
The old orchard as barren as we old
people.
The moral: If you want your orchard
TO bear fruit. take care of il. as ths
homely Scripture hath it. dig about it
and dung it"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this will be pleased to learn
that there is at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to in all its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical fraternity
catarrh being constitutional disease. requires .
constitutional treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. thereby des-
troying the foundation Of the disease. and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing its work
The proprietors have so much faith In It's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any that it fails to cure Send for list of tes
timonials.
Address F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
EatherIy Advice.

Dad" sail the country youth who
had Just graduated from the district
school. II have long cherished desire
10 go on the stage and have at last
decided. with your permission, to-
My boy" interrupted the old gran
ger, "ail the worlds stage. You hitch
the mules To the big red pillow and
transfer the outfit TO the ten acre lot
behind the barn. where you can enact
the star role I'm that beautiful drama
entitled Down on the Farm Chi
cago News
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

The Baltimore Sun credits
Senator Daniel with defeating the
item in the tariff schedule putting.
a duty OF five cents on coffee and
ten cents on tea. 1t is believed
that in any case this tax on the
necessities of life would have
added nothing to the revenues of
the country, as immense stores of
both had been laid up by specu-
lators here in the United States
in anticipation of the tax. 1t
would have been simply putting
that much more in the pockets of
trusts.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
courtship In the Nnrth-

The old Eskimo lit cup OF wairus
oil and peered over the sealskin cur
tain.
Aurora he called. sharply, lis that
young man down there yet?"
yes, pa" answered the Eskimo
belle.
We'll. i want you to cut him cut.
understands"
"Er-you'n have to do 1t yourself,
pa. He has been here so long he is
frozen to the snow settee."- Success
Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

ACCORDING to a writer in Hamp-
tons Magazine thenegro laborer
is the best paid man going. He
states that these negro laborers
are idle 200 days in the year, yet
they make money far more than
any other laborers on earth. an
astonishing amount when the
quantity and quality of their
work is considered. Out of 100
families on a certain plantation.
more than 10 families cleared
from $500 to 5000 a year after
paying all living expenses. They
lived, had everything they needed,
and at the end of the year had
that much money in cash due
them from the planter. Yet, bear
In mind, these negroes averaged
only 112 days work in the year.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
MUTUAL COMPANIES

One Mutual Company in Virginia is
sixty " airs old: another forty, and MANY
over ten years old. The Northern Neck
Mutual Fire Assn of Irvinaton. is
over thirteen years old and is doing a
three miiion-dollar business. Last
year there was an increase of one mill
hon. NIne-tenths of the Mutual Fire
C1mpani : live, prosper and save thous-
ands of dollars to home people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
Maryland, Delaware 4 Virglnl.
RAILWAY COMPANY.

line in fleet uly Bird 1893
Leave baltimore weather permitting.
Co~arts. Lakes Walnut Point. Lewise,ts
kinsale. Mundy's Point. Lodge IA ding
re urnlng. steamer leaves odly. n m
Monday (~eather permitting st0ppirrata /
Inc Inc above iandi KS. arriving in liza timore
Tuesday m rnIng.
time of the regu'a ste mers ON Potona1. q IN, ,as
OF hai timore, wi ! be- as 70 low until furthe :
notice. lie nard.owp "a IN Lodge Landino
va IN. kins 10. III m. s
rus WIZ make he leaving time of landings
oe.ow Leonardo W one hour earlier Than
pha ah,n,,.1 T., =, "a ~ y - ga IN
the the fotomac river ii e. effective. Nay i5th.
Willard THOMSON. n-ne~sI Mn .ager
MUkDoCH GenI Fat and Pass Of
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

In is utterly incomprehensible
why respectable papers will allow
a ninkompOop from the forests.
signing himself w. III. Rice (bnt
having Others dictate his chirog-
raphy, we are informed), persist
IL false, inane and scurrilous
charges against Mr.. Curlett, fire.
quently bringing in the name of
the CITIZENS editor. Mr.. Lee is
no more the sponsor of Mr.. Cur
lett than is Congressman Jones
OF Mr.. Wexford. Each. it is sup
posed, will support the man of
his county. AS to the insinua-
tons ofthe irresponsible Rice that
Lee says he cannot trust Curlett.
they are as false as many another
OF his vaporings.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

In HIS speech at Charlottesville
Mr.. Tucker jocularly remarked:
81 tell you, I'm no ordinary man."
But it is the ordinary men, the
quiet solid countryman, that is
going to roll up the vote for
Judge Mann. Theextra-ordinary
men may stand by Hon. Harry
Saint George, but, like his vote
Will be, they are .'few and far
between.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
BASEBALL.

; "A game of ball between the Cruising
Coilegians, of Hampton. and Irvington
was played on the latters diamor d
Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a
score of IL to in favor of the home
team.
The Tappahannock base ball team,
after taking Warsaw's scalp last Sasur-
day to the tune of ii to 8, went down
to Sharps on Wednesday of this week,
defeating that team by a score of to
Underwater Democrat.
On Monday a game of baseball
between Election and Irvington was
played on the latter's diamond, resulting
in score of Ia to 2 in favor of Irving
ton. This is the second victory for
lrvington out of series of three games
between these clubs. A brass band ac-
companied the visiting team to enliven
the occasion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
GOOD FOR SENATOR DANIEL.

On constitutional grounds, Senator
Daniel appealed to the Senate Saturday
and knocked out that provision of the
tariff bill authorizing the President to
put duty on coffee and tea (Which
now carry none.)
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
Qualified.

The great magazine editor sneered.
What right have YOU" he. asked,
ito think you'll ever make poet?"
well. sir" tire youth said timidly.
i've been fasting man In a sideshow
for the last two asons."-CIncinnat
ENQUIRER.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
A Night Rider. Raid

The worse night riders calomel. croton oil
or aioes pills They raid your bed to rob you OF
rest Not so with DIR. Kings New Life Pills
They never distress or Inconvenience but always
elense the system curing Colds. Headache Consli-
patton. Malaria. 25c at all druggists
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

Mr.. Curlett will never make an idiot
believe anything so preposterous as
this. IN. N. News scribbler.
No, and that's the misfortune
OF the scribbler. Wise men hear,
understand and believe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

Judge Mann spikes another lie in that
Readjnster. judgeship matter. A lie
may. travel many leagues while the
truth is getting on its boots, but ulti-
mately it is overhauled and crushed. :
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
Surel

DE man dat don't do muffin but
look out for No. l." said Uncle Eben.
us purity sure sooner or later to Mt
tract attention to hisse'f as about de
smallest frger in de 'rithmetic."-
Washington Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
PARTINGs.

Farewell. Friend; hand-shske. a cherry word
good bye:
Farewell. Brother: kiss. sob mist before
the eye.
Farewell. Mother: tears. fond embraces. and a
hearts last cry;
Farewell Sweetheart: a hand-clssp. heart ache
and auiyerins sigh.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

The nobleness OF life depends . n its
CONSISTENCY. clearness OF purpose, quiet
and ceaseleas energy.-Ruskip.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
a CA RD

At the request of many friends I an
nounce myself candidate for nomina.
ton to the House of Delegates for
Lancaster and Richmond Counties sinh
Jeet to the Democratic Primary.
r. CARTER WEXFORD
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
CIVILIZED BASEBALL. y
Greensboro Record.1

The Winston Journal is informed that
the management of the Greensboro ball
team does not permit rowdyism or un-
due and outrag eous noises. Regard is
had to the comfort of those attending
the games, large proportion being
ladies'.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
OF THE COUNTIES OF
LANCASTER ANDRE,

AS candidate for denomination to
Ine Rouse OF Delegates, subject to the
De mocratic primary, | ask YOUR aid
Unfortunately ] am SO situated that
shall not be able to call upon YOU per
sonally, but shall deem it nv duty to
meet any and all opponents upon the
musings and discuss the issues of this
campaign.
Believing in the justice ard fairness
OF your Judgment and knowing | Nave
rendered faithful service feel free
IN again asking your support.
Respectfully,
Wheaton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09
W. R. ROWE. OFFICE MANAGER.

All communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CiTIZEN
'rvington. Va. TO receive prompt attention.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

Notices. In reading columns. 10 cents per
uonpareil line.
Obituaries, religious notices of entertain
rates.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-07-09

Mr.. Hartman controls "a, 900 miles
OF railway, but is suffering with a
disease resembling slow starvation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
The Business End.

morals and are limited to two or three
apiece7
Suppose we pass a law to retire con-
gressmen on a pensionl What better
place to ship them TO than the North
Pole2
Suppose the automobile gets through
gripping and killing the people OF the
United States and wants a change to
running down polar bears and Eskimosi
Suppose that baseball plays out with
us after a few hundred years more. or
that the game becomes so hot that we
must keep It on icel
And suppose. gentlemen-just for an
instant suppose that a new race OF people
is discovered in that unknown land, and
that our government sends me up there
with ten thousand bottles OF my Magic
OIL 10 cure their sunburns bIisters, corns,
bunions, stin necks. lame backs, neural
gia, rheumatism and so forth7 / ask you
what would be- But never mind.
Sold again and got the cash. and who Is
the next man to provide against mis-
fortunel JOE KERR.
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s
practice
begins
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What He Thought.

TT was easy enough 70 see that the
man IN the center 81 the trolley car
with a scowl between his eyes vlE
bored to death with the subject. and 1t
was easy enough TO see that the little
man opposite was determined to make
him more trouble. Therefore. no one was
surprised to hear the query:
"sir, you probably read the papers. and
should Ike to ask you II you think
Doctor
81 Won't answer your' snarled the
other.
Sorry you won't. but you look Ike a
man who thinks deeply on such questions,
and wanted to ask"
ASK me nothing!"
Its too bad you feel that way about
It." continued the little man. Il am
bored myself. but still feel a duty 20 ex-
press an opinion when asked TO- Let me
ask, SIR, II you think that Command
er-T'
Didn't say wouldn't answerP'
shouted the man with a scowl
You did. but was In hopes you would
change your mind. You look like a man
capable Of giving an unbiased opinion.
and while I don't want to annoy you I
would Ike to ask what you think OF the
statement tbat-T'
II don't think! I won't think. You
are annoying me. SIR. and there are limits
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
1t Comes Every Fall.

- is the season Of the year
When all things are cold and drear.
- And the north wind is ALLOWING
mighty keen;
There's a frost most every night,
And the frogs are 10 q fright.
And the taterbug's no longer TO be
seen.
Every morning brings a chill.
And there's ice along the rill,
And the meadow lark be sings to Us no
more:
The old robins on the hike,
And the crows gone down the pike,
And the coon is fitting through the
woods galore.
Now we stand upon the brink,
And OF uncle we do think.
And the Oyercoat We pawned him
months ago;
And IN spite Of sighs and grOans
We have got to raise the bones,
And have It on our back before the
snow.
JOE KERR.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

DND there IS the North Pole" said
~ the faker who was selling a panecea
on the street corner. Il have been
repeatedly asked what that discovery VIII
be worth 10 the rest OF the world-what
great profit is TO come out OF It.
MY friends, suppose It is found that
we can raise a new kind OF breakfast
food around the Pole?
Suppose It is found that coons and
woodchucks live there In great numbers,
and that their pelts can be made into
ten million dollars worth Of sealskins
every year?
Suppose that some way IS found TO
raise the temperature there and that
country begins to grow peanuts and ba-
nanns7
Suppose It transpires that there Is a
new held for graft up there. and that
we can steal a hundred million dollars
more a year7
Under existing conditions an Eskimo
can have as many wives as he wishes.
Suppose they come under our code OF
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He Passed.

III HAD never thought Of life insurance
until father put It into my head
one day after witnessing n game Of
football" said the athlete. HE told me
It might be a good thing for me 10 get ten
or fifteen thousand on my life to leave to
the heather, and when got time l went
to an Office and made application. When
it came to my occupation and l answered
that kicked the ball mostly, the man
said to me:
We shall have to put you under the
extra hazardous" risk.
" what's thatP
The same as II you worked IN
gunpowder factory and expected to be
blown high sky any minute
q" But where's the risk in footbanT 1
asked
Then he showed me a list Of the Grip
pied and killed for the last Ave years.
There were names enough for a petition
10 the legislature. When I had glanced
them over l says:
but what has this got to do with
mer
" You play football
"'WeIlr
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
At the Pole.

~ HE FIRST thing is to get there. but II
you have a clear conscience and
- the necessary Eskiuos and dogs and
sledges and provisions you will wake up
some morning and find yourself at the
goal.
It's the only place in the world where
you won't meet Smith.
No one there to ask you what you'n
have.
No one to order you to step lively.
No autographs OF political candidates
posted up on the icebergs.
No one to ask for your autograph OF the
loan Of a dollar.
No laundry called for and delivered.
No trading stamps to every customer,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
bad THE FIGURES.

Tom-Miss Lyon says that most Of the
fashionable women are not really as
shapely as they appear
Kidder-HOw did she get that informa-
tion5
Tom-She's q dressmaker.
Kidder-I see; she gets at the inside
figures.
NATURE HAD DONE THE WORK
WELL.
Howell-You can't make a monkey OF
me.
Powell know II; it's too late, but
You won't have TO sue nature FOR breach
OF contract on that score.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

Clicketyi Clickl-The Africans Of music very
primitive His only instrument consists of drum,
which he beats in irregular time,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

with double stamps II you buy IN the
forenoon.
No peddlers. book agents or charity
boxes.
No pIumbers-no gas bIns-no taxes
no income tax.
No electlons-no mud slinging-no graft
ing.
No house next door with a woman howl
ing and drumming on the piano.
No wailing cats or bowling dOgs-no
colicky children.
Just a great big fSt and Juicy Polar
Bear, sitting up with a grin Of welcome
on his face TO say:
Morning, old mani was expecting
you. Unpack and feel at home"
JOE KERR
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

You may be killed any day by a kick.
Look here. old man. here's a list OF
pretty near a hundred victims. while |
am as sound as a nut. Whyl Because |
have a little way Of kicking the other
players and none Of them have a way OF
kicking me. Those victims are all my
victims, and there'n be n dozen more be-
fore snow flies. Can't you see the differ
ence between the kicker and the kicked 2
Why. think I can, now that you
mention it, he replied. and was passed
In at the same rate as a clerk In a cloth
ing store" JOE KERR
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beyond which you must not go"
''SOTry-very sorry. ! would not will
ingly annoy anyone. but I thought I
might perhaps ask you whether you
thought DR.. Cook and Commander Peary
Took
stop. sir"
Took a spare white shirt along with
them TO put on when they discovered the
Pole"
mo! NeTer!'' shouted the man with
the seowl; and he got up and left the
car.
JOE KERR.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
AUTUMN.

AUTUMN.
There's war paint on the hills,
Firewater IN the vines,
SO Injun summer sends
A warwhoop down the lines.
SURE THING.
The Preaeher-GoOd intentions, you
know, never die
The POlitlcian-Maybe that viii ex-
plain why they are so rarely carried out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-25
AT THE LYcEuM.
"The Devil"

Next week, commencing with the
Sunday night performance, the Ly.
ceum Stock company commence their
tenth and last week of what is the
most successful engagement ever in.
augurated at the Lyceum. For the
last and farewell week of the sea-
son the famous success of Franz Mol
mar, THE Devil" is the bill. This
is the play that plunged the country S
most noted producers, Harrison Grey
Fiske and Henry W. Savage, into
caused a vast amount of discussion.
1t is a wonderful play and gives the
handsome leading man, Eugene Or
monde, the greatest opportunity he
has yet had for he will play the great
part of the Devil. Seems strange to
think of matinee idol playing the
Devil, but Eugene Ormonde will do
it next week.
While the theatre has been crowd.
ed at practically every performance
since the stock company opened
still the sale TOR next week exceeds
all others for everyone seemingly is
anxious to see the play which has
been so vastly advertised from ocean
to ocean. For the benefit of outsid-
ers who wish to come to the city and
see the play, the theatre will hold
seats when phoned for or when such
request is made by letter. The prices
have not been changed a bit and still
remain at 20 and so at night with a
thousand seats at 25 at the matinees
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-25

All the superb cavalry drill, and
the even more interesting work OF
the bareback Squads will be given
at the U. S. Army Tournament, which
will be held at Toledo at July 4th tc
10th. In addition the special work
of the artillery, the infantry, the en-
gineers and the hospital and the sig
nal corps will be shown under battle
conditions.
Nearly 5000 regulars have been or
dered to Toledo for this big show
Two regular performances will be
given on each week day, upon q
great plain fronting the model camp
Seating accommodations for $4,000
spectators is now being prepared, and
low excursion rates will rule for the
week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-06-25
BUFFALO BILL AND
PAWNEE BILL
viii Bring Their Combined Wild
West and Far East Exhibition
To Toledo July 9th.

An event of unusual interest to
people in this vicinity will be the en-
gagement of Buffalo Bills Wild West
and Pawnee Bills Far East as noted
in the above headlines. Varied and
wonderful will be the several spec
tacular scenes and the entire exhi-
bition will take on an educational
and historic character, which gives it
an interest possessed by no other
tented exhibition. An Oriental spec
tacle of gorgeous splendors will be
interpreted by groups and delegations
from the Far East, introducing Ros-
sis Musical Elephants as the partic-
ular feature of the Oriental scene.
The Battle of Summit Springs, a re-
production or the historic Indian con-
fiict in which Buffalo Bill killed Chief
Tall Bull, of the Dog Soldiers, will
be the principal Wild West scene,
participated in by Col. VIM. f. Cedy
the original and only Buffalo Bill,
who will re-enact his original part.
The Great Train Hold-Up by Indians
will picture an early epoch in rail-
road building, and A Holiday at "T
Il" Ranch will typify the pleasures
and pastimes of the plainsmen. The
Worlds Roughriders, led in person
AZ every performance by Buffalo Bill
who positively appears, no matter
what the weather, will embrace
equestrian nations. Wild riding Be-
douins from the sands of Saba "a, and
the reckless aboriginee from our own
rolling prairies will ride side by side:
both sides of the earth will be typi
fled and the saddleship of many ma
tons will be brought into immediate
comparison. The teapees of the
Ind ians are the real prairie homes 81
the redmen; the trappings of the
ponies, the camp outfits, and every
stick and stitch of the equipment is
just what 1t Is represented to be.
And the feature Of features will be
the appearance In the saddle, at
every performance, of the real and
genuine Buffalo Bill. the last of the
great scouts.