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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
POTOMAC RIVER Ro11TE

winter schedule in effect Decernbcr oo.L ,ooe
steamer leaves Baltimore Pier @ I;vb, c..
19astuIruay. y. M weather permittinsS e
br1me s. Porto Bello. Grason's Coan p,,i. .Sr =
Es., Mainut Point Cowart's Lewsetfa K;,.ls'
S Sni'a bond Point. Mundys Point Lode 30,
rle, O1oruins- Stones. Abclrs I,eon,,,lta.SS
bnshwood. Lancaster. Riverside I ,,-1 Town.
Sytnont. Alexandria. Washington V'he'
~ ENsturnlng steamer will leave Wasb;n.-.o.. ~
- -, TN street Wharf, every Monday NJ = - ~
Tor Baltimore. weather perlnittincs, 80 y. M
e.eoaaee lahoings, as shown above: Iconor
a M Hinsale " m. Millers 4 % m c. Soossn
Wesncsts, ,. neilo D. M, arriving in Baltimore
steamer leaves Baltimore Pier Ii,h, Ca,
iossoay' D. m. weather permittine-l for E;,.
porto 'Pp sIi1 S landings. Millers. Bromes
-. 49, neno, Orasons Coan. Bundicks Lakes Wal
nut Iolnt, Cowarts. Lewisetta KinEale war
nesurnnG steamer leaves Kinsale - ~, w,s,...
~ ~ % permitting for Baltimore. stopping
2. Nne ABOVE ianclngs; Miers D. m Cr.snns
p. mr. Porto Bello D. m arriv;n, ~ ,.i,:.sons
Thursday morning At naitiInore
,v Steamer leaves Baltimore Pier O. Light s,r.c.
Leonardtown and intermo.iiate noira nt,, Tor
prpInes; Porto Bello. Grasons Coan R,,nd;cL'
80 wainGt Point, Cowarts. Leyisctta Kin.
5 sS., Cntra, Bond Point Mundys Point c.sn
town. h"ciS' Leonard
Returning steamer win leave Leonardtovy,
stopping Mt all the above landipss- P;s.iIhorS;
e'., muIers p m. Grasons s d. m Porte Ro,i-
. % =. m arriving in Baltimore early SatnpiaS
Freight received at Pier Q Iioh, Co..
unore' on sailing days until a:3O d. m. Dali
This timetable shows the tinos =. Ii,
s se.ne,s may be expected to arrive at and dcnsrt
rom the several wharves, but their arr;Sysf -
nor iocs 81 AZ She times stated is not guaranteed
any 1Siay or any consequences arising thcrsf~Ie
STEPHENSON & BRO. Agts Washinsta,, ''''
Nr-AhooN d GRIMES. Agts.. Alexandra.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05

purpose thar wouId nor let 20. IRE
Rugged that purpose to his heart and
went on by way he knew not. but
whose end he knew.
So should every young man hide n
great hope In his heart.
Cherishing that hope. its roots viii
strike deep into the very depths of
his being. Sometimes, IL may be, II
will be watered by the tears OF disap-
pointnent. but IL the hope is veil
planted and well nourished IT surely
viii blossom forth into the flowers of
faith and hope.
And IL there be a great faith and a
great hope there viii be great effort.
That is scientific truth.
Sometimes this truth Is called auto
suggestion. suggesting possibilities to
yourself. Through such suggestion
you affirm to yourself over and over
again what You purpose to do or be,
and. 10, you awaken powers In your
self you never dreamed you possessed!
And these powers will work for you
day and night.
Hide great faith In your heart.
1t will force you on: II VIII keep you
from temptations that would hinder
your purpose. II you fail 1t will help
you to rise.
The boy Lincoln got on that way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05

ugnriy sne ran on down the path.
But Harriet. who had been purrina
very contentedly In her mistress arms.
now became very angry. She snarled
ana dug her claws into Bessie's coat
until the girl was forced to put her
down.
why, Harriettw she exclaimed I'm
panied establishment. whats the
matter with hep She never acted
that way before
I'm sure I don't know" replied
Roger. But look what she's doing
now. Harriet may be a very peculiar
cat, but she certainly knows a good
thing when she sees It."
He pointed at Harriet. who. on be-
ing released, had torn frantically back
up the path to the veranda. On the
veranda she walked around In a circle
once or twice and then curled herself
up on the floor in almost the identical
spot and almost the identical manner
as before.
wen, 1 neverp cried the girl. She
hurried back to the yeranda and. sir
ting down on the top step, began pet
ting the cat. Roger lost no time I'm sit
Dear!' he cried as he managed to
imprlson one of her hands. Dear
heart, why not follow the road Har-
rlett has pointed out? Why not let
this dear little house be Harriett's
home and at the same time a real home
Tor you and me? Come. dear. IL only
needs 3 minister and marriage license
TO make us all three happy"
"Oh, L will; 1 willp' she cried sud
denly, throwing her arms about Roy-
er's neck. none OF us be lonely
againp'
Harriet, with sigh Of content that
appealed to the couple as almost bu-
man, rose from her spot and, purring
loudly, rubbed her side against the
orm with which Roger was clasping
the girl
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
Heart to- Heart
Talks.
LUCKY OR PLuCKY FUNSTON 7
By EDWIN A. NxE
Copyright. 1900. by American rrs@
Association.


When diminutive. stub nosed, red
headed Colonel Funston brought the
Twentieth Kansas regiment to the
Preside on its way to the Philip
pines the San Francisco people poked
fun at the country jakes" and their
colonel.
That was during the Spanish war.
few years later. when earthquake
and fire had devastated that city, red
Frisco people.
The doughty little brigadier faced
the most trying situation OF his life.
Fully 100000 people were homeless,
disorganized. many OF them distracted.
Thieves preyed. Harpies attacked tho
dead bodies. The situation required
more than courage. Poise. keenness.
vigor, were needed
Funston was equal TO the emergency
When he ordered the soldiers to
shoot the looters on sight and to COM
pei idle and unwilling men to work
at the point OF the bayonet he took a
great risk.
Would the war department support
him7
Yes or no, Funston shut down the lid
OF the hell that was beginning to rage
and sat upon It.
No West Point man would have
dared such a thing without consulting
Washington. And that is where tho
volunteer officer has the advantage
II. like Funston, he has the brains to
use the opportunity.
They put another officer over Fun
ston later on-when the work was
done But history Gun never rob the
little brigadier OF the supreme hour
when he saved San Francisco from
itself.
Lucky Funston" they call him In
the army.
And they say he Is a poser. But
how could the gallant red headed Kan
san help 1t II the correspondents pic
tured him as swimming the Bagbag
river with rope In his teethl
At their worst the correspondents
only slightly exaggerated the real Fun
ston.
Because
Down deep beneath his little swag-
ger the Napoleonic general has ga
gacity, Judgment and the grit of a
bulldog. He has proved that ever since
he went down lone handed to help the
Cuban Insurgents.
Lucky?
He has been lucky as Napoleon was
lucky and Charles Martel and Phil
Sheridan.
Let no American boy read the biog-
raphy OF Frederick Funston to fortify
his theory that men go the upward
way by means Of luck.
Exactly the opposite Is revealed in
the brilliant career Of this American
general.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
End Worth strivino Aft.,.

Countess Lydia Rostoptchine. being
one herself and glad OF 1t, gets upon
the platform to say that the old mo I'D
Is the happiest of all human creatures.
Unattached damsels certainly have a
ine opportunity to contemplate the
passing show and to observe what
they have missed as they note the re-
semDlance between the matrimonial
ventures OF some OF their friends and
n South American revolution.
They have freedom enough to cause
Polish agitator to die with envy. No
man comes home at night and works
on on them what growls he has left
over from his supply for the day. and
they have the advantage over the old
bachelor In that no one looks at them
reproachfuiiy and says they are no:
doing their duty by their country.
From all the evidence we can gath.
er, old maidism Is state somewhat
similar to the condition described In
oriental literature as the seventh heav.
en-. Lackaday that we cannot all be
old maidsi
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
fHE POWER on A Puprosr.

Years ago a famous criminal law.
yer. one OF the Breckfnridges OF Ken.
lucky. went to a backwoods county
seat In southern Indiana to defend a
prisoner charged with murder.
Drawn by the fame of the ora tor.
half the countryside heard the speech
OF tho great pleeder, a speech that was
long remembered IN those parts.
Among those who sought to con-
graduate the great lawyer was a shy.
ungadnly youth to whom the former
scarce gave a glance.
II that Breckenridge had known the
futursl
The awkward youth was Abraham
Lincoln.
Although the orator knew Il not. his
speech had determined the future of
the boy. It was at that time Lincoln
formed bis intention to become a law
yer.
1t was a long road on which he
started.
he lacked almost everything-eyen
education. But be had what was more
than al slss-a Arm. fxed. unaiterabie
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
CHRISTOPHER BENrz. SAVIOR

A train on the Frisco road is round
ing a curve near Tulsa. The engineer
OF the train is Christopher Bentx,
whose home Is Monet, Mo.
Another train Is bearing down upop
the train pulled by Bentz. His fireman
shouts to him to jump. Collision is In
evitable. Death Is almost certain.
You jump. Jimr' exclaimed the en-
gineer. 'Tm going to stick to herr
Bentz stuck to his post. and HIS poor
mangled body was taken from under
the tangled mass OF twisted iron into
which the engine was smashed.
The fireman who Jumped escaped
serious injury.
The heroism OF Christopher Bentz
saved the train. II was very clear that
nad ne left his engine many passen-
gers would have been Killed.
Bentz knew 1t when no died for them.
He saved others; himself he could
not save.
With the rustic of Haunting flags
overhead and with the echo Of the ring
ing Dugle charge In their ears men
VIII die. With the flush OF conflict ON
their checks and the FIRE of lighting I'm
their eyes men will lay down their
lives In the mad impulse Of the battle
shock. But
When death suddenly appears I'm the
gnise OF horrid wreck; when It looks
you In the face in fash and dares
you to duty, instant. uniinching-
That's another thing.
Under such stress human flesh and
blood quails before the horrid ordeal.
and only the mighty spirit of q su- /
preme self sacrifice can hold II TO such
a frightful destiny. 4
Behind the heroic engineer I'm the
yestibule coaches the passengers lolled
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
A HUSBANDS FORGIVENESS.

Mrs. W. A. Stone. who lived In ,
western Pennsylvania mining vlllag,
In a fine homo with her husband ant
I'VE children, ran away with a Mr.
Martin. her affinity"
Nothing very strange about that
Such episodes are all too common.
The strange thing is tho conduct o,
the deserted husband. who is tho min
Ing magnate OF the village and worth
n quarter OF u million dollars.
Stone VIII not shoot Martin.
He will pay $4,000 to find his wife.
He Will forgive her and take heI
back.
More than all that, Mr.. Stone SAYS
be will give his wife a divorce II she
wants It and will set up her husban nd
In business II she marries again.
In order to find his wife Stone has
published a reward Of $4,000 II she
Is found In the company OF Martin. that
VIII make no difference.
Mrs. Stone had no apparent good rea.
son for going away. She was we'll pro
vfded for. had her own automobile. her
books and music, her children and an
old mother. The poor grandma was sc
grieved and mortified over her daugh.
ters conduct that she committed sui.
eide.
Mrs. stones husband was worth ten
Thousand Martins. so far as manhood
goes. but It is quite plain the latter
TOOK advantage OF her romantic dispo-
sltion. And. like many another won.
an. she idealised a very vulgar man.
sitting In his desolated home. Mr..
stone said: my wife is not a bad wo
man. She was III and nervous. She
was an affectionate wife ana an IDEAL
mother to my little ones. do not
Judge her by harsh standard. 4
promised her mother I would not rest
until found her."
Win his homo all In ruins about him.
Stone offers full forgiveness. Surely
such self sacrifice will bring back tho
Grant wife.
DouDtiess she has already discovered
ner tremendous mistake. A few weeks
or comparison win clearly reveal tho
INFINITE worth Of the father Of her chill
dren- And the cry OF those children
viii be in her ears.
The man who lured Der will soon
grow tired Of Mrs. Stone. That Is the
usual history of such affairs.
Some day. II she lives. the woman
WIZ be glad to grovei at the feet Of
the husband she deserted.
And the husbandf
Few men are so strong and forgiv-
ing. 1t goes against the human grain |
to forgive 80 great a wrong.
It Is Christiike-but 1t is unusual.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
INDIAN DIVORCES

The Indians OF South Dakota hav,
cheerfuily accepted some of the con
veniences OF our civilization.
Among these are the white mans di
Torce laws. which the Indians cherish
as means OF culture and uplift.
A correspondent tells OF n Sioux buc.
VINO walked into lawyers office al
Chamberlain demanding a divorce. He
wore a huge sombrero. greasy and
dirty. with pair OF overalls Tapping
about the ankles and blue checked
cotton jumper soiled by weeks OF wear
The Sioux. unable to speak English
made known his desires through On In.
terpreter. He said his sQuaw had six
husbands previously to marrying him.
The lawyer fled an application for
divorce on the plea of "incompatibil-
ity."
Eagle Boy hoped the lawyer would
hurry, as he had already selected a
new wife-ths sQuaw OF another In
dian who had applied for a divorce.
When he lot tired Of the new wife.
he volunteered the Information. he
would get another In the same man.
nef.
Tho smiles OF Eagle Boy plainly indi.
Gated that he thought the whole proce-
dure a lot OF good fun.
Formerly when an Indian grew tired
or his sQuaw he sold her to some ono
else for pony or a blanket or q bag
or hour. Now he Is civilized. He con-
suits a divorce lawyer-and sells her
just tho Same.
The marriage custom Is also changed
The buck selects his wife according to
tribal precedent, but Immediately starts
with her for the nearest justice Of the
peace or missionary and gets the sane
ton OF the law. Marriage or divorce.
II Is all the same to the discriminating
aborigine.
Lo. the poor Indian, is up to date.
The tribes. 1t is said, point with pride
20 young braves who have had four or
ave wives and been freed from them
By law.
And why mott
The smart set OF the east find the
Dakota divorce statutes convenient to
them and travel long distances to avail
themselves. The Dakota Indian is for.
tunate in having the courts close at
hand. And
Is rot "incompatibility" as trying in
a tepee as In a brownstone front on
Fifth ayennaf
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
ABUSE OF THE HORSE.

Do not shout into your horses ears
An able SCIENTIST is authority for the
statement that a horses ears are ex-
tremely sensitive.
He says shouting ut q horse IS I'M
necessary. And II persisted I'm Il Will
spoil the animal for intelligent direc-
ton.
The more one speaks loudly and
harshly to the horse the more does the
animal expect such outbursts and will
make an extra effort only when the
driver makes an extra use OF his voice.
The low word spoken positively, but
In Kindness, Is all sufficient.
One may make an intelligent, faith
full companion of his horse or he may
make his horse driven slave. a nerv-
GUS, sullen brute.
The writer was pleased the other day
to witness the tact and kindness Of a
coal teamster. The team was a good
one, and the wagon was heavily load-
ed. Pausing for awhile at the bottom
Of long hill, the driver spoke to his
horses In low, encoura cling tone. The
team responded to its utmost. At in
tervals the driver "chucked" the
wheels, giving the animals a breathing
spell and a friendly pat.
That teamster and his team were
chums and coworkers. They under
stood each other. The horses were in
telligent, and so was the driver. He
had only to suggest to the animals
what he wanted done, and they gave
every fiber OF their strength to his pur-
pose.
A Kentucky gentleman who owns a
big string" Of thoroughbreds and has
won many aces permits no unkind
word to be spoken to his horses either
at his ranch or on the race course.
The driver who yells Mt his horse as
II the animal were deaf Is n moor
horseman. The driver who loudly
curses his team Is a tyrant. The driver
who Jerks the reins or beats his horse
Is brutal
He that abuses one OF Gods best
gifts Is not worthy to be master. much
less owner, OF a horse.
One sometimes could wish the doc
trtno Of the transmigration of souls
might be true and that the brutal
driver might be changed into n horse
compelled TO wear an iron bit In his
tender mouth. his delicate ears as
sailed by a torrent OF abuse. and feel
upon his back the sting of the cruel
lash. That would be the irony Of fate.
Exceeding firmness combined with
exceeding Kindness VIII conquer aud
control any Intelligent horse
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
A YOUNG FOOL.

he sits ON q high stool and works
at the books OF his firm for 'steen"
dollars per week.
He Is OF the kind that keep their eyes
on the clock. When 1t strikes he
closes his big ledger with a bang and
hurries to the car that takes him to
his boarding house.
he eats hasty supper and inquiries
OF his landlady concerning his laun-
dry (the one bill be keeps paid is his
laundry bin. Putting on his best
clothes, he hikes away to the drug
store corner to meet the gang.
The gang Is made up OF such as he
gilded youth who fancy themselves
"a carats lne.
Tho gangsters smoke cigarettes and
ogis young girls until drink is sug-
gested- The stuff braces the crowd
and suggests further libations.
The young man has forgotten lot
Of things. He has forgotten bis board
bill and his frequent promises to pay.
He has forgotten that the boss said
to him not long since: You are not
making good, young man. You better
be more careful or 1 shall have to let
you out"
The motto OF the gang Is. Eat.
drink and be merry, for tomorrow
who cares for tomorrow
The young chaps seemingly 60 on
the theory that the only way to be
happy is to make n fool OF oneself.
and they live up to their beliefs.
They tip the walters at the mid
night cafes. They pose In luxurious
admiration Of themselves. They are
not drunk enough to run In; they are
just mellowed to asininity.
Somewhere about 3 O'Clock In the
morning the young man tumbles into
bed with his clothes on. The alarm
clock fails to wake him at ESQ. and
the maid pounds on the door 10 tell
him breakfast Is ready.
1t Is the cold gray morning Of the
day after. His head feels as IL II
were as big rs cart wheel. He
drags himself TO a faucet and lets the
cold water revive him sufficiently to
get down to the Office at T:s0
No breakfast for him.
There are many errors and erasures
In his book. His hands tremble: his
stomach is nauseated; there Is seal
brown" taste In his mouth; his liver Is
ciogged and his vitality lowered.
VIII he reform7 He will make re-
solves. but his will power will fail to
grip. Next week he will be out again
with the gang. And some day he will
50 to the hospital-or the morgue.
Who is this young mani
His name Is Legion
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
6kIllc RAILWAY co.
Plan atank River Lime.

SSenedule in effect Sunday June I4tb roos
DSp..Ssamer leaves Pier Light Street 49,
.at,.Lnuiore, every Sunday and WedpasSasa'
~ostSr permitting. for reeport ana i@tS'
an,'' diahulngs, as follows:
Sane%sN oa a.uhore NJ, Mia osO N M
to $50 $50, Tipers 3. BlackweIls am FL
IT,, iimos 4:lO, Recdville 4:;D} Hor5;n,s 3
Ia unSeys, G:l3, Grace Point 1:lO Rvrdtn, 800 ~
n TaInock $50, Ocrans S45 Jackson,s $3.50 $3.50,
E ~; SS[lckett Hill 1850. Calls Il:S5 r,,s.a
a.oaro huarks l:aO. -. m Warehouse ,.,s
nIns =, Ureen Point 2:I5 Slammed 800
"n Rso Arriving at Freeport an ~'"o'
returning Steamer leaves FreanCr, Co. n,
stiiore 1hu inferno dia &c la ndinus ever, rr
foifo,ssaau friday, weather PERMITTING ss
Leave Freeport a. m. Rlands I'm Co..
ko.'ss ~ ~ 1reen Point 7:45. Conrads y w.
use o2v huarksS A.. Fitchetts no CalIie ,9,o
- NH iO;45.J nc sons Greek an ocro ,o'
"a 49, y. M. himarnock lao Grace Point us
a., 20 Iu r = Hardings B. Harveys S.I5 E1o ~.
80 limbs Q. Reedville $50 Mia 81 RacLSveDIh
oas lpers ., Sampsons7: l5. Arrive RsItiro,.ss
carry next morning. 'nai'ihofe
= It's tne able shows tho times at xhf,s,,
30, tnisy ne expected to arrive ar and a.
pt, rom the several Wharves bpf tletr &C
Ia. 'r departure az the times rtated a. 90.
aSi an Seo nor does the Company hold ~ s.aGt
Spnns t Tor any delay or any conseopencl
rIe.sht re. eived at Baltimore for ahox
poin's &C. on sailing day s until 4:3O d M. O'
M iLiARD THOMSON. Gen Mans0ar
VII. brown. AGENT, Pier r
l. MURDOCH. Gen. Passenger Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
THE WAY To HELL

A once brilliant social favorite of the
east-a rich handsome, popular man
has been arrested In Shanghai. China
Tor obtaining money under fnlse pre-
lenses.
Which reminds one
The ancients who lived near a vol.
canic lake not far from Naples called
the place Avernus. and they believed
or affected to believe, that 1t was the
mouth OF hades. THE DESCENT TO
THIS PLACE WAS AN EASY ONE.
Whatever the steps to the ancient
hades may have been, the steps by
which the once popular New Yorker
has gone down are easily traceable
They are:
Step one. dissipation.
Step two. extravaganza.
Step three. borrowing money.
Step four. lodging creditors.
Step five. swindllng.
or the steps that remain tacra are
only two. and they are easily taken:
step six, arrest and conviction.
Step seven. prison or the pistol.
The descent to the Avernus of tho
moderns is easy because the steps are
AOoN"i. ihcy IOhOW cuCn OCner as do
the links of chain. One step leads
easily and naturally to the next
Once started downward on tho steps
IL Is diff to stop. 1t Is not inpos.
sible to stop. but difficult.
The way to the modern hades is no
toboggan slide on which. once started.
1t is impossible to reverse motion and
slide upward. One does not go gliding
from the heights Of innocence down ia
the depths OF degradation in trice.
The way goes down slowly. leisurely.
by easy stages. 1t goes down Ey well
defined steps-BROAD. EASY steps
The descent is halting. though sure.
No man takes the seven steps all ar
once.
And no man who goes the downward
way expects to so to the bottom.
But It Is SO much easier to step down
to tho level below than to LIT oneself
TO the level abovei There Is a law of
gravity In the moral world as I'm tho
physical world.
And at the bottom is the mouth OF
hell.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
RtCaMOND, FREDERICKSBURG q
POTOMAC r. r.

schedule IN effect January 18th, 1909.
Leave FREDERICKSBURG. NoRTHwARD.
70 A. m. week days. local
05 a. m. daily.
n a. m. daily.
10 20 a. m. daily local
"a p m. week DAYS
30 p. m daily local
Ol p. m. daily.
10 % D. m. daily.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG. sor1ruw.pn
% % a. m. daily. A. c. L. train.
VI a. m. week days local
. % a. m. Sundays only. local
10 sc a. m. daily s. A l. train
IL % p m. week days local
n p. m. daily A C. l. train
IS p. m. daily, local
y Oe p M daily. S. A. L. train.
days arrives IL w a. m week
Arrivals and departures not guaranteed
W.P, TAYLOR. Traffic MANAGE
c. c. Cox Agent
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-02-05
SneciaIism sn.ni.li-I

knicker-This Is the day OF the spe-
cialist
Bocker-Yes. Soon we shall have
ocuhsts VIII" will treat only one eye.--
New York Sun.