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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
CIcLr. SANS. TCCTonS.
S-1k aaG T1y ef Ply sieians In IN
Gov ernn. Snf 9, rvioe.

Bank asG T1y of Pm, sielans In .he
Government s rvioe.
rnc'e I'M e.lr.oys'i turc than 1000
physicians.
These dO"tccs are petty evenly d.
vidcd besg the npdi al corps of the
army, the medical corps Of the navy.
the marine hospital and the pubic
health service. The complete army
medical corps includes 4li medical of.
iiCerS I'm addition 10 the medical re-
serve corps. the hospital corps. the
nurse corps and thr dental corps. The
medical CORPS embraces "a surgeon
general with the rank eff brigadier gen
eral. II cOloncls. 100 majors and BOO
captains or first lieutenantS. with the
rank. pay and allowances of officers of
corresponding grades i'm the cavalry
arm of the service"
The pay Of doctors Is Interesting.
The lowest rank held ley medical of
ficers is that of first lieutenant. The
medical lieutenant gets 5000 per an
mum, or $1GG.G5 monthly. At the end
of three years he IS promoted To cap
tain and receives S2.iOO a year. In two
cont, or five years service. making
S2,OlO. or 500 per month After ten
years service the pay would he 81. $50.
or $40 per month. The pay attached
to the rank OF major Is $4,000 per year.
which. with 10 per cent added for each
five years service. becomes $1,000 aft
err ten years service. 5000 after tif-
teen years service aud $1,000 after
twenty years service. The monthly
pay of lieutenant colonel, colonel and
brigadier general Is 1919. S4lGsG6 and
$500 respectively.
In addition 10 their salaries. officers
are furnished with comfortable guar
tors and the keep Of two horses free.
Bnd groceries. fuel. etc. ut wholesale
pr!ces.-New Orleans Times Democrat.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
THE WAY OF TIE WORLD.

Tie is down and out Therefore
Kick him.
Which is the way of the world to the
unfortunate.
Note yonder shabby man. self con.
scious and fully aware of his thread.
bare garments. modestly asking for a
Job. The employer OF help in the es-
adjustment looks the applicant over
from head to feet and up again and
promptly. IL not grufly. responds:
Nothing doing"
The seeker after work may have LET
tiers OF recommendation. but no one
Will read them. He may be a thor
oughly competent man, incapacitated
Tor time by Illness. but nobody cares.
Stand aside"'
Now. suppose
Suppose you are that employer and
you should give the poor fellow a
neighboriy smile or a kindly inquiry
or suggestion or ask him to sit down
Tor q minute and tell his story.
You might not be able to employ
him. and. again. you might pick up
prize. Anyway, you would send him
forth on his further quest with graft
tude and hope In his heart
But xou saw
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Heart toHeart
Talks.
THEY CALLED BIM "srINCY.-
By EDWIN n. NYE.

You cannot always tell what is In
side of man by looking at him.
There was David Ranken OF St
Louis, who died the other day.
Fifty years ago MIR. Ranken went TO
that city ut the age OF twenty-five from
Boystown, Ireland. and by wise invest
ments In real estate he made a big
fortune
You would not have known that Mr..
Ranken was rich man by any ex-
terror evidence. He was as common as
an old shoe.
RankeD was a bachelor and maintain
ed small office Of one room without
stenographer or secretary. He walked
TO his Office every day.
His home was and had been FOR many
years a couple of rooms over n gro
Gerry store in the wholesale district
IL was known that Ranken was well
fixed financially. and people sometimes
wondered what he would do with his
money. The old gentleman kept his
own counsels and shFank from public
ity.
Some Of his friends thought he was
a mfser.
Young men would sometimes point
him out to their friends and call him a
''dghtwad.-
And then one morning not long ago
the people OF st. Louis awoke to find
that they had a philanthropist among
them.
Mr.. Ranken had given his entire for
tune of S3,OOo.00o to the endowment
OF a school OF mechanic trades for the
pructtcd training OF poor boys whose
educational opportunities are limited.
but whose Industrial usefulness might
save them frompUverty ror-crime.
Mr.. Rankens project 1Sas planned
with Tie same careful fUaecbough that
distinguished his prosperous business.
and educators say it win be "A great
SUCCESS
ST Louis eUtnrtaineds9n angel un-
awmes
CuDeg1e anJb Rockefeller give away
part OF their weuRtnf Uescapc the
disgrace of dying rich" but this Q;let
old man gave away his all before he
died reserving only bare subsistence.
No; you cannot aiwaysNjudge by cut
side appearances.
Mr.. RanfSen hMrfor fifty years ealdur-
ed hardships and eaten short dinners
and put up with plain surroundings.
holding In his heart great lire's pur-
pose, making heroic but quiet sacrifices
TO carry ont his bepefcent plln.
Judge not lest We be judged.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Very Thou.btt,, IS M,


She had just graduated from the
high school. and Harold. who had fall
en- before her rharmS. not the least of
which TO him was her interest i'm me-
rhanicS. wiIS laying constant siege As
soon Az his new motor boat was
launched he forthwith invited Phyllis;
for a trial spin down the Potomac.
As she sat beside him. jauntily clad
in brand new yachting suit. she
turned upon the swain rapid tirp bai
terry of questions. asking everything
imaginable about the boat and filling
him with fond JOY At length her eye
lii upon circnlar life buoy fastened
10 the rail that ran around the stern
whats that for. Harold she ask
ed after gazing n while in deep study.
That's In case OF accident" replied
Harold
For long time the maiden pontiercd
N deep thought. Then her face lit mp
with satisfied intelligence.
"Oh. see now" she exclaimed
beaming on Harold. You were afraid
You might have an accident while I
was with yor and brought along that
extra tire like papa carries on the au-
tomobile 1t was awfully thoughtful
Of you"' Washington Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
A Clock and a MAGNET.

1t is not. of course. possible to seize
hold of the hands Of clock and push
them backward or forward tenth or
twentieth part of a second. which IL
about the limit OF error that is allowed
at fbe Greenwich observatory so np-
other method is devised. Near tho
pendulum magnet is fixed. If IL Is
found that the pendulum is gaining
either too fast or too slow a current
of electricity rs switched on. and the
little magnet begins TO pull at the met
al ns il swings TO and fro. Ii only re-
tardS or accelerates the motion hy an
:ntinitesimaI fraction of n second each
time. but it keeps the operation up.
and In a few thousand swings the
tenth or the twentieth part of the al
most invisible error is corrected. TINS
making the clocks keep STEP at ths
Dropcr instant OF time
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Rice sowina In siar

A very ancient Siamese custom
which takes place annually in Nav IL
the blowing ceremony. when the first
rice OF the year is sown. A patch
or land is selected by Brahman as,roi
ogers. and in a shed built on the SPOT
the minister OF agriculture. accompa
MED by two priests. performs a va.
rlety OF symbolic rites over q pair of
oxen to prepare them for their task
The oxen. decorated with flowers. are
next fastened TO n plow. which the
minister drives over the field for about
an hour. When he has finished
blowing four elderly women of the
kings household SOW the ground with
consecrated rice. leaving the grain un-
covered The oxen are then liberated
and several kinds of grain are put be-
fore them. They are carefully watch
ed, because OF whatever they eat most
there will be scarcity during the
coming year, while that of which they
eat little will yield abundantly, so the
superstitious Siamese belieye.-Wide
World Magazine
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
A MIR AClE

And little child shall lead them"
In the year 1862 John Tucker was
sentenced to prison for robbiny mail
train.
He came out OF the peniteutiary. n
middle aged man. with his lesson
learned. bat with that natural shrink
Ing from the world the convict feels.
He was glad To- take position as man
or all work in the home of prosper
Gus young couple.
Into that home came baby.
The man with Il past loved the little
Que from the first. and rs the girl baby
grew he constituted himself its Willing,
servant and guardian.
The Innocent prattle of the child rs
it followed him in bis tasks helped
him 20 forget. There was no reproach
! for him in the child's eyes. He was
just "JohD" 10 her-the helper. play
fellow. big brother
For many years Tucker faithfully
served the family. saving his wages,
| and investing them wisely.
Recently John Tucker died I'm Chira.
! go at the age of Sevcnty-nine and left
his entire estate of $4,000 to the wo-
man who Ind grown UP from the baby
girl
| DO You remember companion stor,.
/ 10 that of John Tuc ker--Georgr Eliut's
! tale Of Silas Mariner:
Living alone i'm his stone cottage.
Sil'is Mariner. weaver. had become n
miser. who concealed his hoard under
tho floor. bringing 1t out at night to
! glcat over it.
! Que day during his absence the mon
ey was stolen. and Mariner was wild
over his loss
I But
| a few days after he discovered on
his hearth a baby girl. whose appeal
touched his heart. Dumbly he minis
! tered 10 it,
As the days went by the child ues-
tied In his desolate heart. taking the
place Of his lost gold.
And she grew up TO be a blessing To
him. and be was changed from miscr
TO loving foster father and lover of
his kind
Says George Eliot in one OF the chap
4 tiers OF Silas Maruer:
! In old days there were angels who
came and took men by the hand and
led them away from the city of de-
struction. We see no white winged
angels now But yet men are led
away from threatening destruction A
hand is put into theirs. which leads
forth gently toward a calm and bright
land. SO that they may look no more
backward. and the hand may be q lit
| tie child's."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
The Bald EnrIa,s Nest

Among birds the home of the bald
eagle is perhaps the most striking. pos
si5iy because of the majesty of the
bird itself II appeals Ia the inagina-
ton. Bniit of huge sticks loosely in
tcrWoven and situated ou some lofty
ana inaccessible ledge, wi,!S the l,orcs
of tho eagles victims scattered ruu.,,-
about IT. 1t tiveS proper setting la
the stern and savage character OF Its
builder. Here the eagle rc.grs su-
prcmc. and here year after year he and
his mate rear their Young This Is
The aerie from which he can scan the
whole countryside and. like che rohbcr
harons of Ola. levy toll on all who pass
his door.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
a MODERN PARABLE.

Now.>there was a certain young man
who was arrayed In 6ne linen and
| Jared sumptuously every day.
And il came 10 pass that certain we
men who rode in chariot came TO the
market place 10 deal with them that
sell merchandise. And the gear of the
beasts who drew the chariot was put
ont OF place. and the women feared
greatly
Thereupon the young man with the
| glad raiment went TO them and 10 the
beasts and fixed the gear And he lift-
cd his turban 10 them. and the women
bowed their heads Go him and were
comforted.
Now. there was near this same city
handmaiden of the Lord who toiled
with her hands in the vineyard whil..
it was yet day And this woman
brought grapes and vegetables TO the
city gates. And two children OF hers
were with her by the way.
And. behold. the handmaiden and
the children and the grapes and the
vegetables were drawn by one POOR
beast. whose harness was weak. so
that 1t became broken. and the women
and the children lamented themselves
and were sorrowful because of the
harnesses. And there was no man TO
help them.
For the swell young man who had
fixed the gear of the women's chariot
saw the woman and the children and
the broken cart strings and passed by
on the other side.
But moreover. in the same city was
another young man whose raiment was
exceedingly plain. And when he had
liked his eyes on the handmaiden and
the children he came and minIstered
unto them.
And when he saw the harness Of the
beast. that it was broken in twain. he
went forthwith into the house of
merchant and bought strong cords and
bound up the gear OF the beast so that
It was whole again.
And when he had gladdened the
hearts OF the woman and children he
also lifted his turban and went on his
way.
Now
Which OF the twain. the young man
with the glad garments or he with
plain apparel. was the greater 10 the
kingdom Of kindness?
Verify. verify. say unto you. he that
did the kindness to the woman and the
children and the beast.
For the kingdom Of grace is neither
in chariots nor in glad raiment nor In |
the lifting OF turbans.
The kingdom Of grace and kindness
is within You. even in your minds and |
hearts
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
EfSKIN.i

The other day passed by q party
or bare'cgged urchins fishing in a
pond. and the picture made me sort
OF homesick and choky.
10 you remember the old mill pond
about a mile from town? The willows;
grew along the banks. and in their toIs;
the catbird called tn his mate.
Sec those dragon flies Swimming
along the water? whisper IL low.
They are the devils daruiug needles.
and their sting Is as bad poison as n
wafer moccaSin's bite"
Up In the marshes you hear the
lonesome chug of hullfrog. and some
how the message speaks peace TO your
boyish soul. Nou are far. far away
milo Is as good as Il thnusand-from
that wood box needing To br filed and
tile purslane that must be pulled for
the pigs You are far from all respou-
Sihiiiiy. and there H. nothing TO bother
Happy:
The sun shines. and the summer
breezcs bring the perfume OF the bless
I'd isles, and the birds whistle and sing.
ana you-you are on your back, with
your arms under your head. watching
The heecy clouds that deck the blue.
II Is paradise regalncd.
Fish? Well. now and then YOU string
wrirgling angleworms out OF a tin can.
throw out the line and take an oc-
c:sionai lazy glance at your pole.
But your main business is Just being
happy.
keep still. boys. or you won't catch
any fish. Fish have ears. What: You
don't believe &c? Ask Skinny or
Freckles' or the preachers boy.
Hushg'
And now IL grows dusk. The sun
slips behind the hills and throws long
shadows. and the damp air of the
marsh is keen on n boys bare legs.
Down In the timber an owl boots. The
nightly chorus of the frogs has be
gun.
What's that in the bushes?"
Say. fellows. once lion got out of
the circus. and they never caught him
What if
Lets so home"
What Il day In what a life.
IL IL life such as you shall never on
this earth know again-life in it's acute
and glorious fullness.
And sometimes. when the day IL
stale. fiat and Improbable. You ask
yourself:
Must there not be somewhere on
some farther shore the chance 10 live
over again the freshness of child's
bright summer day?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Tne prizes are Tor -wmrers.

Ine przes are Tor -wsnners.
Luxury and front seat mean that
you lose the best part or life.
Always and everywhere have men
and women tried 10 get their pleasures
without the pains OF winning. the
sweetness OF satisfaction without the
bitterness OF conflict. in vain.
Get into the game.
oh. II is game worth the candle. my
friend. There are houses to be butt.
and bitches 10 be dug. and lawsuits To
be won. and farms TO be made. aud ed
itorials TO he written. and errors to b,'
Fought. aud lives to be redeemed. and
women to be shielded. and children to
be saved. and hardships to be suffered.
and bitterness to he drunk. and
Victories TO be won.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
THE GAME OF LIFE

The pains OF life are its pleasures.
The bitterness of life is its sweet
ness.
"WhatT' you say. You are writing
contradiction. You are stating ,
paradox"
Well. let me get in deeper yet tx
stating that life itself. real life. is 4
paradox.
Let nae illustrate
The baseball ''fan" sits on the bleach
ers and watches the game. critIcises O,
applands as In his opinion the occasion
demands But do you believe he has
nalf the fun or knows 1.-THE of the
pleasure that comes to the players who
strain and strive and. lose or win. get
out of the game all there is In it?
No!
Because down there In the dust of the
diamond pain OF effort is necessary to
the JOY of strife. bitterness of hard en-
durance is part and parcel of the sweet
ness OF satisfaction.
Is it not so?
What. for instance. does your leisured
chappie who sits on padded seats and
views through his golden fieldglasses
know OF the thrill Of life and strife and
victory that comes to the sweaty Jockey
who rides the running horse2
There is your paradox.
We are so made that what we get
without effort or suffering or sacrifice
Is scarcely worth the while. On the
other hand. our greatest Joy comes with
tho battle hardest won, our sweetest
pleasures are wrung from bitterest
pain.
1t is the law OF compensation.
Our world Is fun Of people who try
for the box seats or the front row. who
sit On the bleachers instead OF going
into the field and get no 10Y OF life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
BALTIMORE, Chesapeake & Atlantic
Gk&AS RAILWAY co,
fiankatank River Line.
in elect Innn III ,nrn

NANSa JUNO stn. ltlO.
SIteeamer leaves Pier Light Street xhsr,
naltitnofe. every Sunday and Wedn.ssi
m ,o,t permitting. for treeport ara in,a,S
nYuIa.e iahuings as follows: 'S'
s, 1870 baltimore M, Mia m N N,
""PSons ia. I1pers 3. BlackwelIs r M ~.
mn =. llmns 10 ReedVille 4aI Hardings q
nnrNeys o. Grace Point Z. 10 IN rJ,n" ts % q
~ n'iInarhocL .::n. Ocrans \ 81. Jacksons rrS'sS
H. 1rlSket mn II ~. Calls III AZ Fitcbe,t 10 ~,
p M, htiarks l.sn. Warehouse "a &c.,, aS''s =
nIccn rolnt Fla Stampers 2.:n. Hands -
rive Freeport 4 10 "s y at
Returningsteamerl leaves Freenor, Co. n,
.iiiioTe anu lntermediate landings cvery Ia.
"'iu rridsy. wea' her permitting. ms foIioSss p
leave rreeport a.. M. Hands m S.aDS
Srs .Ds Green Point IA Conrajs WaP
house SD, Ruarks S.i5, Fitcbetfs M Tsne-
~ Cricket Hill lu.45. Jack sans C,eeL ~ an
ccrHns m kilmarnock an Grsraa ~.
I,OO' nyrdton =. Hardings r. Harveys NJ rSs
TOT nop So, limbs AS, ReedViil. < Wiis 81
nackwel!s 5.45. Tipers T. Sampsons A r. 1901 "o.
III baitimore next morning.
iris time table shows the tirres n, x..,o.
s'caihers may be ex pected tn arrive az q "a a..
part from the several wharvca hnt tsais s
rival or departure at the tim, sta,sd a. a..
guaranteed. nor does the COmnanv hoId s,s n.y.
wsponsiole Tor any delay or any oopsaonsncrs
arising therefrom. 'o"soquoacts
Freight received in baltimore ON sap,n.
days until 4.3Dp. m. "" s"ihhk
WILLARD THOMSON. Gen, Manavar
a. ~; HEAVEN. Agent. RalIlmore.
Gen. Freight aud Passenger A wan,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Got His Ranlx.

A funny man INDUCED In practical
joke recently. He put an advertise.
ment In paper for a wife and re.
quested each candidate to inclose her
carte de visite. Ii was foolish thing
TO do. but one of the candidates served
him out very well by sending the fol-
lowing letter: ''Sir-I do not inclose
my carte. for. though there Is some
authority for putting a cart before a
horse. ] know of none for putting one
before an ass"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Achino Voids.

Brooks" said Rivers. that's the
second time I've heard you use the
phrase aching void wish you would
tell me how void can ache"
We'll" said Brooks. rejecting a mo-
ment, mot to speak OF hollow tooth.
don't you sometimes have the head
acheT'-Chicago Tribune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Matrimonial Felicity

Mrs. Quackenboss-Am 20 daughtah
happily mar'd. Sistah Sagg?
Mrs. Sagg-She sho' Is, Bless good
ssess. she's done got a husband dat's
skeered to death OF ler.-Woman's
Home Companion.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
The Enmininn P.ssin,i..

The feminine pcsSimiSi worries be-
cause she is not as young ak she once
was; the optimlst OF the same sex re-
joices that she is not "a old AZ she will
be.-Life.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
Nat AiN.fnNa

docs your wife always insist o.
talking 10 you when you are shavingT
mo. Sometimes shave when she /,
away from hOmc."-Chicago Record
Herald.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30
EnthtIsiacm.

Anxious Messenger Say. fireman
there's another fire broken out up the
street. New Recrui,-All right. old
chap; keep hers going tn we've I'm.
.3hed this ne.--puncb.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30

tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, brick-dust or sediment i'm
the urine, head ache, back ache. lame
back, dizziness, slceplessncss, nervous
ness, or the kidneys themselves breal,
down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement of the kidncvs ard
better health in that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment of the Z
neys. Swamp-Root corrects Inability 20
hold urine and scalding pain i'll passing IL
and orcrcomes that unpleasant necessity
OK Icing compelled to go often throuo |,
the I9y, and to get up many times during
tue ;ii,5ht. The mild and immediate effect
ca ~wai1p-Root, the great kidney retreov
Is c'on realized. 1t stands the highest be-
o-lu-e cF its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anvone
Swamp Root is pleasant to take and i,
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent ard
onc-dollar size bottles. You NAV have. n
sample bottle and book that tells ali
about IT, both sent free by mail. Address,
DIR. Kili;ler & Co., Binghaniton, N. Y
When writing mention reading this gen.
erous offer III this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name
Swamp-Root, and don't let dealer sell
you something IL place of Swanip-Root-
II you 90 you will be disappointed
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30

You can conquer your cares more
quickly II you do not continually car
~ long face.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-30

Would you he happy? Be rhe thing
you secm.- Horace