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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE

schedule an effect September Ist, lgIa
Washington. "'''i'""'e ana
Leave baltimore. pior g. Light Streo,
wwea,uer permitting ats y. m every Mondsv
Wcuncsday and Saturday. for the follow ins
'Ncr Ithdings. Alexandria and W ashington
- n9lilnore y. IN, Milpcrs. Hros,II,,s Porte,
iiciio. GIasons. Coan "a. m :. Bundicks IaLss
,Naihut fOint. cow rts. lewisetta Kinsala
lodge; Mundv Point 'C'ntra, Pinev Point 10
=. III, i-cohardt0wn lsnoon. Abells, Cohrums
80 nusnWood, Lancaster y. m. River
Washington.
STOPS only on signal
Leave Warrington. ID. c.. foot of Sevan,l
erect Wca thcr crmittipR, Mt 4 n m ever
sionuay, wednesday ana Saturday for the foI
i"w ~ iuR river I'ndings and Ba'timorc:
a. !" ashltgtoh Alexandria i:i5 d. M (sIymont
liverpool Point. Rivers de- hush wood Ian
CASTER. Cobrums. Stones I.eonn r,ifownGa n,
na,nclis Iincy Point, sCintra lodge no a m =
f;iS folnt. kinsale l. noon. Cuan. Imn
,,,, S, i5s es. Nalnut Point. Cowurts, Lewis
Tu hilSrs Up M. Gras..ns 5p m. Hroomcs
rorlo fcllo y. m, baltimore.
-SiOD only on signal
hrriving in atimore early "Wednesday. FRI
Jay ana Monday mornings.
Freight received I'm Baltimore on smiling
days until 4. p. IN. VIZ ''"s
rms timetable shows the time nj which
ss.cainers may be expected TO arrive nj anu
a arns from the several wharves but their
guaranteed. nor does the Companv hold itsaiS
arising thcrefrnm. 10y >o'''eq"eneeS
SIEPHENSON& BRO. Agts. wnsbyn1,or
nha hDON and GRIMES ACTS AlesansIrI-
Lizard THOMSON. General Map.gsr
- ohDOCH. GEM Frt. and Pnss A "a
baltimore. Mo
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
WORKING and Stopninn.


Advice by an energetic. efficient bust
ness mau to tired man now going
back to work after tired out spell:
Take things easier and get more fresh
mir. No worry. DO the most important
thing first and then the next. Gener-
ally the things you don't DO aren't
worth doing. What you think you
ought TO do you want to do up To the
handle aud do 1t quick and then for
get IL. Don't putter The way 10 get
along. in my Judgment. is To work up
to the limit for certain limited num-
Der of hours and then stop. A man
can get further In the long run walk
ing three and half miles nh hour for
eight hours out Of each twenty-fuur
than he can going two miles an hour
for sixteen hours in iwenty-four. The
first way he eau keep going aud i'm.
prove: the last way he will detcriorate
and finally have TO qult."-New York
sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Crossing a Funeral.

Il dn3't SippWe Ia more SIIperSti.
items than most folks" said Mr. Sand
Back. yet ! never cross funeral.
There's al old supers tition thar To do
this brings bad luck. don't know
whether | refrain because OF this fear
ar because crossing a funeral. cousid-
erinS your own cunveuieuce first In
thus hurrying on. seems To show a
lack OF the proper respect due the
mourners: but. anyway. I tnd myself
inStinctively hating when funeral
comes along aud not crossing over un-
I'll Ii has passed. though | do not al
ways whit fuT the very eud OF he pro-
ceSSion.
Now. as that draws near I look
along the line. and when see com
Ing carriage 10 which the men are
sitting back comfortably smoking big
fat cigars. why. figure that these
men are not SD really ana truly mourn
ers but what II am in hurry | can
pass in front of them without falling
under the ban OF the superstition or
committing any improperly. New
York Sun.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Suicide by SWALLOWING Gold.

Suicide 10y swallowing gold Is some,
times accomplished in China. The
following * an authoritative account.
written by very learned Chinese tor
the Westminster Gazefie, of how this
much contested form Of suicide is az.
con,pli$hcd:
In swallowing gold II IL not loose
gold leaf or gold dust that is swal.
lowed. but solid lump Of gold. or
even gold ring. weighing about half
an ounce. Gold IL not at any time
OF corrupting nature. but when u
lump of II Is swallowed and gets into
the bowel II fails. OH account of Its
Intrinsic weight. to rise and Surmount
the convolutions NJ the bowels and
can therefore never ramplcIp its pas.
sage After two or three days il there,
fore sinks through the bowel and De
siroys life without any suffering
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
A PULLING PINE.
Peculiar Tree That Is Something OF
Mystery 10 6otanists.

Upper California is the home OF
tree that has puzzled botanists. IL Is
a pine which will grow only near the
seacoast. It's growth * slow, and it
does not attain TO great size.
The strange thing about 1t Is that
there are. TO all appearances, insur-
mountable difficulties in the way of
the perpetuation of the species. Some
specimens of IL exist in Kew gardens.
in London. They have been carefully
examined 10y competent authorities,
and all admit that the tree presents a
problem unlike anything elsewhere
met with
This pine produces at regular inter
walls the usual cones containing seeds
but. strange to say, the cones are so
thoroughly protected that the seeds
cannot he released. The cones are
hard and tightly closed and have
strong overlapping scales.
More extraordinary still Is the fact
that the pine. after producing Its nj
most invulnerable cones. kec, : them
hanging Oh Its branches year after
year. Unless through some peculiar
accident the seeds wonId apparently
remain attached TO the parent tree for
ever. Many Of the cones ON the trees
In, Kew gardens have been there for
years, as is shown by the size Of the
branches and the formation OF the
bark.
Il has been found that the seed yes
sells which this tree so powerfully re-
tain are 10 well protected that it re-
quires strong knife with the assist
ance OF heavy hammer to cut the
cone into sections. No ordinary con.
ditions of temperature can make Il
cone opeE.
The following is the only explana-
ton yet offered that seems TO have any
degree of plausibibty: The species
may be perpetuated by fire, One who
has studied the tree asserts that moth
ing but the intense heat of foTest
fire could compel the cones to release
their seeds IL has been found that
nnder the influence 81 intense heat
they crack open and the seeds fail
out uniajured.-Iarper's Weekly.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
THE MANTiLLA.
A Spanish Woman Answers the Cues
ton, why Do You Wear TT"

A Spanish Woman Answers the Cues
ton, why Do You Wear lt7"
The writer once asked Of well
knows lady Of the Spanish aristocracy
who was seated I'm the box Of the pres
ident of corrida In Madrid. why do
you wear maniiia7r and the fair
duchess replied: Because We all wear
uantilla at a bullight or OF any
truly Spanish function. II is the prop
er thing to do. and we do IT,"
little later &c ! strolled among q
group OF a1cionados | veutured TO ask
n woman of the people over whose
head and shoulders was also thrown a
mantilla why all Spanish women. ia
whatever class they belonged. wore
this national headgear. IL it may be
called thus.
This woman was sitting In the open
air. and i was thinking that large
straw hat would have protected her
better from the burning rays OF the
sun and been quite as picturesque.
She replied in that drouing, warm tone
so typical OF the Spanish: well. / hap.
pened TO have often thought Of this.
and I think the reason why wo all
wear the manfiils Is because we Span.
ISL women are most careful about our
hair. We think the chief charms OF a
woman are her eyes and her hair.
Aud. rs you may see. we all have
splendid. thick. lustrous hair. and we
are supposed 10 have. many OF us. fas-
chatting eyes. Row, why should we
hide our deliberately arranged hair un.
der hat and conceal our eyes In the
shade cast by the brim OF hat?'
No doubt this woman was right. Pa.
risian elegance 10 the Spanish women
Of the upper cisssas may have its at
fractions. but they. as their less fortu.
nate compatriots. all agree that bean.
afui hair and expressive eyes are moge
important, And both Of these
may be cuitiyated.--London Mail.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
THE FIRST WIEDMILLS,
Could Work Only When the Wind
Blew From q Certain Point.


Windmills are said to have been IN
PRODUCED into England by the knights
OF st. John. who observed them I'm use
amoEg the Saracens IN the Crusades
but how long they had been In ex,
istence before this II is not possible To
ascertain. water mill was built in
bohemia In the year TIB. for an old
chronicler mentions II. going on TO say
that before that time all the mills IN,
bohemia were windmills set upon the
summit OF hills"
For hundreds OF years windmilis
were among the most important ad-
Jupcts OF industry. yet they hardly
changed from the rude and primitive
design Of earliest days. They were
hxed In one position. and so could only
be worked when the wind blew from
a certain quarter. while the four sails
boosted no Stats or checking apparatus
Of any kind. which must have been
most inconvenient at times.
The first idea OF arranging a mill 40
that 1t could be worked "wheDe'er the
wind did blow" was that Of tethertne
an ordinary mill In the middle Of a
pond by means Of ropes. When the
wind shifted the ropes were loosed
and the mill dragged around until the
sails were caught by the wind. and 1t
was then again tethered as before.
Later on great pole. which was
worked on the principle of turntable.
was affixed to the mill. Not until 1900
did Holland. the land of windmills.
introduce a movable dome carrying
the sail axle. The dome ran op rollers
and was shifted around by means of
the pole mentioned above. These aa-
cient mills were often of massive build.
being made Of brick or stone. and later
entirely OF wood.-Iondon Globe.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
TO A YOUgG GIRI.DoNr,

Some years ago u woman of my &C.
quaintance married a man because she
Thought she was able to reform him.
The man was n rake.
And there was the usual outcome
years Of misery and at the end of II
divorce.
nave read in novels about the ref
orination wrought 10y wives OF drunk
en- or shlftleSs or vicious husbands
l have seen the mimic miracle enacted
on the stage. But | have never vet
known single successful case in real
life.
do not say such Il thing may not
be done. but ninety-nlne times out Of
hundred il is Il failure.
My dear young girl
DO not attempt the impossible. II a
man will not be man for his own
sake or for decency's sake he will not
lee one for your sake.
He might behave himself during the
honeymoon: but. believe me. when the
everyday harness OF matrimony he
gins 10 bind he will kick over the
traces.
Marriage does not change one.
There is no magic in the beautiful
words of priest or preacher that will
transform the character Of a bride
groom.
You can Influence him?"
Yes; II he is started on the upward
way you can help him Immensely. II
he Is headed In the other direction
your influence cannot and will not
change the fiber OF his makeup.
Depend upon II. you will have more
influence over him before than after
marriage.
Here is another thing:
Have you taken into account how
much or strength. OF patience and of
sacrifice will be required OF you?
VIII your love for the man overcome
the repugnance and growing contempt
for his ways?
Or
How long will he continue to love
you once he feels he is bound TO one
who hates his habits and watches for
his lapses? What then becomes Of
your influence?
Do not try the impossible.
Ii Is better TO go through life alone
than TO be bound to brute or a weak
ling OF Il debauchee
Why spoil your life and bring misery
to those who love you by trying to per-
form a miracle?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
TODAY.
Today Is your savior.

1Oudy IN your SdVlOT.
Being your savior. you proceed to
cruelty it between two thieves.
These thieves go by the names OF
Yesterday and Tomorrow.
Yesterday is a thief of the world.
1t will rob you IL by half chance
you let it, of your peace of mind by
its might-have-beens. Why should you
worry today when .: Is too late to men,,
matters? Ought not you to be glad
that what has happened is in the past
and over with? Let yesterday go hung.
Yesterday?
That day you spilled some milk and
now you want to cry over il. Lei Ii
wet the ground where 1t has fallen and
go after more milk. There's plenty oil
milk.
Yesterday?
You made a mistake, but what Of It :?
Did you not get experience? Certainly
you will not stub your toe on the same
knob and spill more milk, Will you !:
Well, then.
And the other thief-Tomorrow
Look out for 1t lest 1t rob you not
by regrets, but because of fear. To
morrow" you say with apprehension,
tomorrow something may happen"
Let 1t happen. If it happens you cam
not help It But IL you are strong and
vibrant and fearless today you can bet
ter meet the trouble.
Tomorrow Is a robber ana a cheat.
You say TO yourself: At viii be happy
tomorrow. will be kind and sym
pathetic and brave and helpful-tomor-
row. Tomorrow I wilr"-
But why not today?
Do IL now. This is the tins-and the
only time-to be kind and brave and
hsaRfuL Tomorrow you may not b
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Heart toHeart
Talks.
THE WAY TO MAKE MEN.
BY EDWIN A. NYR.

Three years ago DIR. Macklin. an
American missionary to China. return
ed to this country, bringing with him
his two sons, aged fifteen and seven
teen.
DR.. Macktn wanted to educate these
boys In an agricultural and mechan-
zeal school where they could work
their own way.
He took them to Ames. Ia. where
the state agricultural school is located.
Then he bought n cow. couple OF
shovels and hoes and a bucksaw.
AS he left his two sons to return TO
China he said TO them:
MY boys. am leaving you with
this COW and these implements. am n
poor man. and can buy you nothing
more. If you will take good care OF
the cow and use the tools mornings
ana evenings and during vacation you
will be able to pay your way through
school,"
He added significantly:
eff you do not care enough for an
education to work for 1t and sacrifice
for it you would better not try. | have
done my best. You must work out
your own careers"
The seQueF?
Today those boys, aged eighteen and
twenty, are still IN school They hive
paid every stem of their expenses,
maintaining themselves by their gar
dening, etc, and by the aid OF the COW.
And they still have the COW.
More than that
land they had rented for rarden truck!
The boys rank mp with the best in
their classes They ape>fne.F healthy.
independent young fellowsand are re-
Spected by ALL
DR., Maekifn was wise
- Had he possessed 2 mint Of money
he could not have done better for the
boys, He threw them ppon their own
resources, and theSstruggles they made
developed In them the fiber of man.
hood.
Fortunately for tho boys. their IA
Their was poor.
Had DIR. Macklin been financially
able to send his sons regular remit
tances he would have deprived them OF
the inspiration that comes from over
coming obstacles and the joys OF sue
cess that come through sacrifice.
Too many OF us are anxious 10 save
our boys from the hardships that made
us wdhat we are. The anxiety is nat
urai. but the policy is wrong.
When ua horo sv{N-arx 81. 49,
health and good training in upright
ness all he needs--if he is a worth
while boy-is a chance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
OUR OCEAN"

Little Hannah Snyder OF Chicago. a
barelegged mite scarcely able TO lisp
her name. was picked up by q police
man.
Shortly afterward much perturbed
father ran into the station inquiring
for his little girl
Hannah had wandered from home.
looking for the ocean.
Was the little miss more foolish than
her elders?
We all look for the ocean.
Some OF us look for the Plenty
ocean.
We are not content with the little
lakelets and streams OF prosperity.
We want much. And SO we eagerly
follow the streams OF thrift In search
OF more. We must have an ocean
full. We sacrifice comfort and peace
and 1t may be honor itself-in order 10
search for the big Ocean OF Millions
Others OF us are looking for the
Pleasure ocean.
We are entertainment mad. Ra-
tional pleasures are not enough. 1t Is
the auto-aeroplane age. There must
Ue thrills. We are not content TO live
beside the cool. murmuring brooks OF
satisfaction nor along tbe rushing rlv-
ers OF sensation. We iaust have an
Ocean of Bliss
And some seek only the Ocean of
Peace.
We are content to let the others GO
IN their fevered quest for money and
unusual pleasures. We have discov-
cred that these oceans are salt-the
more you drink the more you want
and the less you get. Deeper than the
Ocean OF Thrift. wider than the Sea
of Pleasure. lighted by 1.-The light that
never was on sea or land somewhere
SAY. do sou know where it may be?
somewhere is the Ocean of Peace.
We would rest on its shores and lave
our souls.
And thus we seek
Some for the Plenty ocean. some
for the Ocean of Pleasure and some
for the Ocean OF Peace
All. little Miss Hannah.
The ocean You look for-and will
never finds the ocean for which\we
all are looking.
Did I say we never would find our
ocean?
Let us believe that somewhere. some
sweet day. all weary and travel stain
ed and yearning. like the ten thousand
Greeks OF the march-some day.
somewhere. there shall burst upon our
ravished sight the low lying banks
and the ripping waters OF our ocean.
And, like the tired Greeks, we shall
cry:
The seattle seaw
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14

here. Tomorrow it may be too late. or
your mood may change or your nmbi-
ton weaken or what sou foolishly fear
In advance may happen
Do IL today.
Today Is the only bright strip be-
tween the two vast darknesses we call
Yesterday and Tomorrow. Permit not
the shadows OF either to fall upon you.
Today,
1t is yours--all yours and all you
have. Today is like the mamma the
children of Israel gathered in the will
derness. Ii will spoil If you try to
gather for tomorrow.
Why nail Today to the cross between
Tomorrow and Yesterday?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
The Helmet That Fell.

Roquelaure. the deformed Jester OF
Louis XIV. contrived to get out OF
many a scrape by his ready wit. One
day he went to the king to ask his par.
don for having struck off the helmet of
one OF his sentinels who had failed to
give him the military salute. Louis.
who knew his man, wondered that
Roquelaure should crave his pardon
for SO venial an offense and said to
him. This is serious matter. Rogue
iaure. but will pardon you this time"
1t afterward turned out that the sol.
dier's head was In the helmet and fell
with 1t to the ground.-Argonaut.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Didn't Like the Lackeys.

The late John Heneage Jesse. the
well known author. had an aversion
amounting 10 positive 'phobia. for tho
British Jeames He has been known
to stand in st. James street on n dra ".
ing room day. at the edge OF the curb
ana with the end OF his stick. which
he dipped into the road puddle. daub
the immaculate stockings of the pass.
ing fiunkies. who. as he we'll knew.
dare not move from their stations. &C.
companying the act with much oppro.
brious language
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Eaaz RAILWAY 90.
iankatank River Line
in effect june eth 1910

u.
~ steamer leaves Pier Light Strao,
ns'I .iIhore. every Sunday and w edn.s,st
weather permitting, for Ereeport and ssS
nTolatc landings as follows: '''er
leave baltimore m Mia q ao n -
saIhpsons 40 T1pers 3. RhckwclIs r ~ Ir nv
ION =, Ilmhs 10 Reedville $50 Uar,iin.'rss q
..iinnrNeys ola Grace Point slO Ryritn'' = a o.
~ iiMHfnOck .;a. Ocrans 49, Jacksons go 49,.
H. STickct mn u ~, Calls III AZ Fitchett ~ -
y. m, huarks lD. Warehouse Ak Co.. 80 =. -
rive Freeport 40. "i''us X ar
returning steamer leaves Frcanor. g. n,
lIof ana lntermediat e landfnos &C.,. ra Dbl
anu Friday. wca'h her PERMITTING az ralioune,ss
Letne trceport n. m. Blanos = W S.oms<
ITS t.ap, Sreen Point 7.45 Cnnrnds @nP
~, nouse SD, huarks $40, Fitcherts ~ CnT
~ ~. cricket Hill l0.45 Jack sons S,,ns "a di
DSSrans p m, kflmarnock 4g ~ rs..s p ,I;iao
..oo' nyrdtnn :: Hardings D. Harvevs NJ H SiC
n uop 4.an Ilmbs Az, ReedyiIle K Mic too
- ash WcIls a.4b, I1pers u SampsOns n n. 1850 oS
IN baltimore next morning. "'" nrriNe
Ills time table shows the tin,es q, x.At..
S.c..'ncIs may oe expected 10 arrive at a "a IA
ps, irou the several wharvrs buf t,...ir s
riNaI or departure at the times .tat ~ ~ ~
tuarahtred. nor does the Com nn ~ -, ~ :. hot
arising therefrom. '""Soquencts
Freight received in Baltimore nm sau,,
days until t.30 p. Ia. oh SAILING
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen yo,.o
~ ~ ~; bEAvEN' Agent. EaiiImor1'
Gen. Freight and Pass.c ger /, osn,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
The ASTONISHING Part,

Lord Townshend at the battle of
Dettengen was standing quite near a
drummer boy whose brains were dash
ed out by cannon ball. His lordship
gazed on the horrible spectacle for
some moments I'm silence.
at last an old officer spoke up and
said: why is your lordship surprised ?
Such things must happen In war"
Il know It." was the reply. but
what astonishes me is that boy with
so much brains should be here at all"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
An unfortunate Rcspensa.

The problem of too many CHURCHES
Ia given locality is often perples.
Ing one. Ii Is said that the churches
In a certain village. on opposite sides
or the streets. were NO clnSe that when
the congregation In on" church sang
"Wfn There BE Any Stars In My
Crown the congregation i'm the other
church promptly responded. NO. Not
One; No. Not One" Fortunate is Ii II
the seeming contradiction is confined
to the unintentional inharmonious re
sponses In songs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
Soothing.

Mildred - Since our engagement
George has been perfectly devoted to
me- Do You think he will continue to
love me when am old? Clarice-Real.
~. dear. ] can't say. but you'll soon
know.-Chicago News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
When Conversation Laos.

The reason some people don't talk
more than they do is that they can't
think Of anything else to say about
themselvcs.-Chicago Record Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14

Laughing cheerfulness throws sun
light ON all the maths OF life.-Richter.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Lea,e Iappahannock, weather permitting
StIu,uhy pm. stopping 1T Welifnrds Wares
,,5oWlcrs, ShRrps. Hay Port, Wheaton. WAGER
, view. monaskon. Urhanna, BurtOns. Burhans.
nIlseubeck. merry Point. Ottoman, Mornus
Irvingtnn. Gems White Stone. Mini Great
North End. Westland.
nethrhIng. steamer will lenve Norfolk Mon
~! y. IN weather permitting, for Tappa
uNnh,ck. stopItng at landings M above, ex-
S.P, mctrN foint, Ottoman. Morrns and la
sot,' stopping at bowlers. Wares and Well
t"ruS 90, return trip tn baltimore on Tuesdava
,fI"iRht will not Ia received In Norfolk
AFTER D. m. on sailing days.
hiH Ilmc-taOlc shows the time, at which
steamers may bc expected to arr va at and de-
IsnIt iroln The several wbarvcs, but their ar
rlNhI or uepartnr,. at the times stated Is not
sutIhntes,d, nor does the company hold itself
sSsponsiple iorany delay any Consequences
freight received in Baltimore until I'D. no.
ON eailinE days. - N
w. ID. SCOTT Agent Fredericksnury.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-14

bladder remedy, be,
cause of its remark.
able health restoring
properties. Swamp.
Root fulhlls almost
every wish i'll over
coming rheumatism
pain in the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
aud every part of the
urinary passage. 1t
CnrrDNNG ,-aL.I.A A.