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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25
STILL ar II,

The James rivet) oyster bill was IN
aagrant violation of the spirit of the
Constitutional provision concerning
natural rock and was practically an
evasion of its letter. The Legislature
did well in refusing TO adopt a measure
which would have been the entering
wedge to the opening of public reser-
walton to exploitation by private in
terests. Virginian-Pilot.
Our friend continues knocking.
when the facts in the case are all
against it. The Pilot would
never understand the bill-was
too bitter to give it deliberate
examination and thought. Not
SO with the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from Tidewater. They
expressed themselves as believing
it right, and the best thing to be
done in the James but agreed
with the Pilot that it might be
an ''entering wedge" This was
the scare-crow, no matter how
fallaeious. The child with ton
silitis breads the doctors knife.
lit the parent defers to the child S
wish. death would likely ensue.
Ii otherwise the operation was
performed and the lie saved. APP
ply the illustration.
We are not going to again re-
view the merits of the bill-its
purpose to produce double the
productive public seed area there
now is, its intent not to throw
out u single foot serviceable at
present to the tonger, the cheap
ness of effectual policing, the
establishment of Baylor or
some other line where none has
everactually existed, its result in
driving encroaching planters
back, and an intent to lease new
grounds only for solong a period
as the adjoining planting leases
have to run, with the view of
cancelling all, old and new, above
the seed line as they should expire.
The tacit orders to the Com
mission of Fisheries from legisla-
tors was to go ahead and estab.
lish the watch-houses and guard
such a. zone as could be effectu
ally done, leaving the outside
lground to be taken up unlawfully
lie waste or protected as best
lcould be. We submit that tn,
State and citizens are the losers
| The officials must either aban
don the river altogether o.
put up the watch-houses anC
carry out its purposes. Thu
officials are satisfied as to thei
authority, and will do that thel
can to carry out their views
but werepeat that enemies of tn,
proposed legislation have beer
shortsighted. and no friends o
longer or State.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

IT COSTS $4,000 day to run
the House of Representatives.
That body spent two hours last
week in disputing over a bill of
$243 for shoeing the horses of
the Department OF State. Great
is Congressl
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

THE Richmond News Leader
has a seasonable article on the
Costly Follies of the Rich, in
which it brings out a truth some
times forgotten, that, after all.
while dog dinners and monkey
dinners and such performances
may fill us with contempt and
disgust for those who give them,
they cost large sums that find
their way into the pockets of the
butcher, the baker and the can
dlestick maker. We should re-
joice rather than bewail such
follies that are not positively
vicious, and the foolery of those
who dissipate and squander vast
wealth which they have not the
brains nor the energy to invest. I"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

VARDAMAN says the trusts are
after him. Now, ii they will also
catch that Arkansaw JEFF Davis
we will be willing to believe there
is at least one good trust yet
alive.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

The tail of the comet is to
sweep the earth May 18th, so say
the scientists. This will be cherry
time, and we hope it will not
damage that crop.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

This paper is not 81 tisfied with the
oyster situation as it stands. 1t believes
that the mythical" lines of the Baylor
survey ought to be actu ally Strengthened
and defined. But it cannot agree with
the Times-Dispatch that Virginia has
done nothing to foster the industry. On
this point the Times-Dispatch and Com
missioner Lee are as far apart as were
the commissioner and his paper on the
subject of the dead bill. Newport News
Press.
BY all the Gods that roost on
high Olympus what does our
contemporary mean by its post
mortem dissertations? 1t waged
war against any Strengthening of
the James river mythical lines,
offered no redress or remedy. and
now it believes they ought to be
Strengthened "Better late than
never"-but that is no solace
when the corpse is Inferred. Nc
resurrection there, so faras legis
lation is concerned. But tn,
oyster officials purpose doing
exactly what they advised the
legislature. So our Newport New.
derelict may how get into tn,
bandwagon or not, as it pleases
but it is estopped from any g
told you so" chin music. Funny
ism t it, that it should desert it,
only daily ally, the Norfolk Vir
ginian-Pilot, at so late a day!
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

GOVERNOR MANN vetoed, on
constitutional grounds, several
bills passed by the last Legisla-
ture, and a thorough examina-
ton of the defunct measures leads
one to believe the Executive and
the Acknowledgement have de-
liberated carefully and come to-
Just conclusions. On no individ.
ual bill do we believe his veto to
have been more meritorious than
in the case OF the railroad paw
day bill. This bill sought to
make the railroads pay off their
employees twice a month, instead
OF monthly, and would have been
a great hardship, attended by
little beneficial results to the rail
road workers. 1t would have
necessitated twice the force and
pay-trains, meaning about O
hundred thousand dollars un-
necessary expense to the roads,
with little compensatory returns.
We believe in railroad regulation.
not persecution. We can hope
for little railroad promotion in
Virginia so long as fanatics sue
coed in puncturing them. We
need their good favor dreadfully
right here in the Northern Neck.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

B. B. Gochnauer Fauquier County Va writes:
Il have used your Sauare-DeaP Chick Stsrter
with excellent results. Have lost less Chicks since
feeding it than ever before; lf- -
PREVENTS DIARRHOEA -
Chas. S. Grason. Baltimore County, Nd. writes.
amos Square-Deaf Chick Starter has a oreaf al
vantage over all prominent foods ON the narEet r.
does not give the baby chicks diarrhoea.". 2. Z,
BEST HE EVER PURCHASE.
Eli l.. Griest, Cessna. Pa, writes: Your .Souare-
Deal Scratch or Poultry Food is the beat ever
purchased at any price have no trouble to sell
IT. my customers like it,,
SQUARE-DEAL .st.e.
Chick Starter. Chick Food Scratch Food
frst weeks. to 10 weeks. Makes hens lay
DON'T BE FOOLED. ~
IL your local merchant don't sell Square Dear,
Foods. drop US a postal we will tell you who does
Send US DC IN stamps to pay the postage and mem
uon the name of this paper, we will send You
package each OF pansies Nasturtium, Astsrs
Sweet Peas, Scarlet Sage. also our Garden and
Flower Seed and Poultry Supply Catalogue
J. B0LGIANO & SON,
Seed Growers. Importers, Manufactur-
ers. Four Generations of I'M -
broken Success. -,
Baltimore Maryland.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-25

Al In four years the business of home fire association
has Jneethan quadrupled shown above Starting nj 1905
with less than hundred thousand dollars there is 80 times
that much our books odayore than three iFons Of
dollars ~ ~. ~i..4...a -. - = -
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Annals Dolly That
Was Old and Ugly

TT has only been two years since Pink
Rose was beautiful dolly with light
curls and rosy cheeks. Now she is old
and worn, for her head is bald and she
has lost one arm. She had once been the
pride of little Annals playroom, but latter
ly she had been pushed into the corner
and considered nothing more than an old
toy. What dolly in her place wouldn't
have grieved? Especially when she saw
the other proud dollies dressed In pretty
frills and sashes every day and even
taken to ride in the park in the little
girls stylish carriage. Pink Rose certain
ly had good disposition, for she never
answered rudely when the other dolls OF
the playroom made unkind remarks about
her looks. Probably she took comfort In
thinking Of the happy days that had been
and hoped that good times would return.
One morning while Anna was playing IN
the playroom Mrs. Kamp with her little
daughter Wanda called to do the mending
II Mrs. kamp hadn't been poor woman
who was trying to earn money to support
herself and little girl Wanda would have
had pretty playthings, too. She hadn't
even a pretty doll. though, only rae
Aunt Polly" AS Anna was a friendly
child, she invited little Wanda in to play
with her, but then she was so selfish that
she wouldn't lend her dolly. Wands
did want SO badly to be a doll mother. too
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

pete new wardrobe! You are dear,
kind-hearted little girl" said grand
mother to Kittie, land shall give you
all these pretty silks and lace and rib
bons and linen for dolly. And, If you'll
let me, I shall enjoy helping you mt
dolly out And-isn't her face very baAly
battered? Wouldn't you like new dol
lie?"
:.Oh, 1 should love one. grandmother"
cried Kittie Then she and granny fell
to work, and before the afternoon had
passed, dolly had a fine new frock MADE
Of plaid silk, trimmed in lace, and love
of cape-lined with white silk-made OF
the brown brocade. And a dainty petit
coat of the white linen was almost
finished. Grandmother could work so
fast, and knew just how to make piece
of cloth go long way.
came In to ask If her mother had re-
turned. She beheld what was going on,
and found grandmother and kittie SO
engrossed in it, and in a story grand
days that she was not observed by them
till she spoke. What are you making?'
she asked running up and grabbing the
new plaid silk frock Of the doll
Where did you get this. Kittie?" she
asked.
Then Kittie told her of the box grand
mother had given her. And Lettie. her
face full of shame. knew that kittie de-
served all the pretty things. and that
she, selfish. lazy Lettie, deserved moth
ing Not one kind word had she spoAen
to grandmother all afternoon. fearing she
might be called upon to perform some
little errand for the dear old lady.
Here are some for you. too. Lettie. -
said kind forgiving grandmamma, hold
ing up some pieces of silk. But Lettie,
her heart accusing her, replied: mot till
I have become a better girl granny.
have been SO naughty, while sister has
been kind
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so she asked to play with poor. faded
Pink Rose, who sat smiling over in the
corner.
You don't suppose Anna objected, do
you? Oh, no, for she had no use for the
faded beauty. When happy little Wanda
kissed the doll and dressed 1t In some of
its mussed clothing which had once been
pretty, Pink Rose did improve. Wanda
thought the doll smiled back at her.
There" she said in her old-fashioned
way. you did not think you would ever
wear fine dresses again, did you? You
can't tell, dolly. Mother says always be
ready to be made princess. for who
knows what may happen to the little girl
who Is good"
Annals mother, who was passing the
room. happened to hear this grown:up
talk. so she peeped in to watch the chill
dren. Her own little girl was hush-a-by-
was Wanda beaming into Pink Rose s
| blue eyes and telling her about becoming
a princess A beautiful thought caused
the lady to smile as she passed on. still
thinking about the princess that was to
| be. In little while Wanda's mother fin
| ished the mending SO the little girl had to
| leave Anna and go to the home of some
! little boys who had all torn their Jackets
| Mrs. Ramp had lots to do there, but little
Anna would have no company at all.
| As soon as Anna had closed her eyes
| for her afternoon nap Mrs. Gay went
into the playroom herself. She care
full hunted all Of Pink Roses prettiest
clothes and took them down stairs to
| Marthy to be washed and ironed. What
could itall mean? Pink Rose herself was
| taken out to Mrs. Gays carriage. Didn't
1 she feel proud as she rode down the
street? She was taken into a large store.
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The Kings Yellow Coat.

-HERE was much noise in the woods,
! for the mamos were very excited.
Some said they did" and others chirped
they didn't" Certainly the birds OF
Hawaii had done their part during many
wears, for hundreds Of them had given
their lives for their king. No, they had not
gone to war, but the people of the land
believed that every king should have a
roval cloak made of certain kind OF
rare feathers which grew on the mamoS.
If these birds had been covered with
this kind of plumage the Hawa11ans
might easily have gathered the feathers,
but each bird had only two of these
precious little feathers. One grew under
each wing. After these were plucked the
birds were often given their liberty, for
these two little feathers were all any
Mamo could ever give the king unless he
gave his life, as many birds did
How beautiful the cloak was. for skillful
hands Wove the thousands Of silky feath-
ers into strong canvas until q rich kind
of plush was made. 1t must have taken
a large piece OF this cloth, for when the
royaI cape was finished it was over four
wards wide at the bottom. The birds that
were talking that morning were dlsput-
ing as to whether they or the people
had made the royal garment. Some
mamos thought one way. and some others
thought the other. I think the mamos
did a little more than their share, don t
YOU. No, there are no kings in the
Hawaiian Islands now, SO the birds wear
their own pretty feathers and are kings
of their own nests.
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When We Travel by Train.
wv GUILD not George Washington be
w surprised if he could see the beau

wv GUILD not George Washington be
w surprised If he could see the beau
w tiful cars we have today on our
railroads? He never lived to see any kind
of train. When he wanted to take a
journey he rode in his big, clumsy stage
coach drawn by four strong horses. Once
when he had very important trip Of 500
miles to make. 1t took him forty-two
days. Today we may go that distance in
only wooden tracks. and the cars were
drawn by horses. That road, which was
only three or four miles long, was built
SO that granite might easily be hauled
over it to Boston for the Bunker Hill
Monument.
year later a locomotive was brought
here from England. That took the place
Of horses. A few years afterward the
people of America were proud to know
that they were making their own locomo-
tives. The De Witt Clinton, a locomotive
! named after the man who made 1t, hauled
three coaches. each seating nine persons
| inside and six outside. Those curious
| looking cars were nothing more than
stage coaches. with no light nor heat.
Since then. year after year, trains have
| been improved, until now we have the
| mail car, baggage car, smoker. dining
| car, day coach. sleeper, observation car
| ing only in good weather, our steam
| giants pull trains out at all hours in al
| weathers. Have you ever slept on a train
Then you have seen the little beds in
the sides of the car. Although they are
very much like shelves, they are comfort
able, with their soft mattresses and pill
lows. When one has pulled the curtains
together in front of his bed he is as sure
to sleep as well as If he were at home.
Everybody likes to go into the dining car
for his breakfast, for there are always
so many good things there to eat
In Europe the people are not as accus-
toned to travelling such long distances as
THE Americans so sleeping cars are
not so common. In parts of Russia the
sleeping-car travellers carry their own
bedding. Instead of having dining cars
the railroad people of Europe arrange to
have meals brought on the trains in trays
when the trains make certain stops Then
the hungry passengers pay for what they
get very quickly, and the car whizzes on
with its trays Of dinner, breakfast or sup
per-
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had invented an airship and gone explor-
ing space
Tommy shook his head, a smile OF con-
tentment on his bronzed face Il We been
having the greatest summer, kids, that a
fellow could have he explained. But
there goes the second bell and l can't
even begin to tell my story till noontime.
IT is such long one-and wants no In
terruption during the telling. So wait
till we get at our lunch.
"Oh. then you brought your luncheon.
did you?" cried Harry Heart. smiling in
anticipation of a good time during the
noon hour. Harry always carried his
luncheon to school, living too far from
the schoolhouse to go home for that meal.
But never before had Tommy Patten
brought his luncheon with him, for the
Pattens lived only five blocks from the
schoolhouse, and he could run home in a
few minutes
yep, 1 fetched something to sustain
the inner man during the day." laughed
Tommy. II knew you'd all want to
hear about my summer vacation
Then conversation stopped, for the boys
had entered the schoolroom, where order
was being called. At recess Tommy
vacation. for, he declared. he would
have to quit before getting well launched
in the story, for the recess lasted for if
teen minutes only The boys-Harry Heart,
Jack Wilson, King Dandy and Arthur
Jones-were boys of Tommy's own age
and his pals at school. They had grown
up in the town together and were like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24
Game of Ten Chase.

ENOUGH players to form very large
IL ring clasp hands One player who Is
"it'' walks around the outside OF the cir
Gle. He may begin to count with any one
in the ring. touching each person as he
counts. When the person numbered ten
is reached he must chase 'it'' around the
ring to try to catch him before he can get
into the ring at his place-that is, In the
chaser's place. If 'ft' is caught before
he reaches tens place he must go on
with the game as 'it' again and number
ten takes a place in the center of the
ring II 1T gets to his place before be-
ing caught number ten must be it and
start to count the ring players for new
number ten.
After awhile there will be ten players in
the center Of the ring. Then, while the
ring players are clasping hands, the play
ers in the center of the ring count ten
aloud. On the word ten all in the ring
scatter, for the players in the middle of
the circle try to capture as many players
as possible. taking them to the center OF
the ring. The last player caught Is con-
sidered the prize. Then a new game IL
started by choosing q new ut.
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less gotten into the great river which
his father had told him was toward the
ocean. Into the great river his own
home stream flowed, as he knew. But
he had always imagined the great river
to be farther away-maybe a whole days
fast swimming.
Once he thought of turning back. But
why do that now, since he had reached
the borders of the desired world? No.
he would go on a little farther. reach
ing the ocean. maybe by nightfall Then,
after swimming about for a short while.
he would return and tell his stay-at-
home family all about the wonders he
had seen.
heavier waters. did Speckle go. But he
soon became very, very tired, for swim
ming I'm this heavy water was not. the
easy pastime of swimming In his own
mountain stream. 1t was real work here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

When the dolly came out no one would
have believed that 1t was Pink Rose, for
she had such lovely curls and even a
new arm. She felt like her former self.
for now she was a beauty again.
When Mrs. Gay arrived home all of the
pretty doll dresses had been washed and
ironed and even a lovely new pink one
lay among the rest. Pink Rose was
dressed in her best. A necklace was put
on the little lady. She was even given a
bunch of flowers to carry. OF all things,
ran you guess what Mrs. Gay did then?
Well, little Wanda had told Pink Rose
that she might be princess, but she
was to be even greater than that. for
the good lady put a little crown of gold
beads on her head to make her a queen
That night Wanda could hardly sleep for
Joy, for the little queen had been brought
to her and her thoughts were all about
the darling Pink Rose that had always
been ready to be made a princess.
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she were burden. Pretty soon the poor
old lady asked Kittie what she was DO

she were burden. Pretty soon the poor
old lady asked Kittie what she was DO
ing.
"Oh, I'm making my dollie q new dress.
and 1 don't know how to get 1t, out OF
these scraps. See, grandmamma. how
small the pieces are-and how big dolly
is?"
Grandmother looked over the pieces.
and seeing them insufficient for the pur-
pose said: "Dearie, run up to my room
and fetch me box from the top drawer
Of my dresser. think I have something
in it that will make dress for dolly"
Kfttie ran upstairs on the errand. and
as Lettie heard her feet pattering on the
stairs she said: AHA, just knew granny
would keep US running II we were near
her. And she was thankful she was on
the porch, playing with Alice.
AS grandmother emptied the box on the
floor beside Kfttie. the little girls eyes
opened in admiration. There were great
pieces of pretty plaid silk; other great
pieces of brown silk. roll of soft
creamy lace was undone. Then some
squares Of fine linen. Why, the box con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-24

know they do not object to a dog riding
In the day coach if in company with
some person.
well. here was my chance. I had
no idea where Mrs. Gates wanted to send
Mimic, who was doubtless her pet doggie.
But 1t was evident he was to be shipped
somewhere. and that a companion-or
keeper sounds better-Was desired to pilot
him through. / knew Mimic was not to
go on a through train,' for they won't
allow dogs even in the day coaches on
the 'throughs.' Evidently he was going
on some local. or on the little branch
running to the coal mines. So 1 steps up
beside Mrs. Gates-she had once been
my Sunday school teacher and knew me
and asked for particulars. I'll not con-
sumo time by explaining how 1 opened
the conversation and what was said. Suf-
ficient to say that I found Mimic was a
dog for sure, and that he was being
shipped to Mrs. Gates sister in the very
locality that longed to reach. A bar
gain was struck at once. Mrs. Gates was
only too glad to pay my fare to Adams
vile to have me carry along her pet dog
The journey, as you know, covers a day.
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Grandmamma Smith was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Wilkes. Her two little
Kittie and Lettie tw1ns)
had been so happy when the dear ola
lady arrived. But after she mad oeen
with them few days, Lettie began 10
wish her away. Not that grandmother
did not love her two little granddaugh-
tiers with a deep love. not that she did
not give them each pennies every day.
but because, being a very old lady, grand.
mamma often asked one of the twins 10
fetch her a drink, or to get for her ner
workbasket, or to please fetch her Slip
pers from her bedroom. Now, Kitty olo
not mind doing these little things for her
old grandmother. but Lettie did. Letoe
was inclined to be bit lazy. and loved
her play so much that she did not like
being called away from it to do some
errand for grandmamma.
One day, while the mother was from