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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
a BR AVE WOMAN.

This - Il story OF II wOmans steady
courage.
She Is Il juniiresS.
for ss,.vera, years she suffered the iu-
Fiction of druukeu husband. who
finally left her the heritage of bitter
memories and two small children.
To support herself and little family
she took charge of a building. That
was twenty years ago. She is still
janitrcSS of che place.
Out OF her earnings she gave TO her
children what she was denicd-a com
mon school education. And. besides.
she threw up dixie against posi-
BILE flood of diSastcr-a neat savings
bank account.
The food came.
Inheriting disease from the father,
the children died. one after the other.
shortly after they had reached their
majority.
The Illness. The expense of the tuner
ais and the TWO hcadS:ones side by side
i'm the cemetery took the woman's en-
tire savings.
She went back Co work the next day
after each of the funerals. her face n
shade graver. but with sad smile on
her features for those who knew her.
And now she has thrown up one
more barrier against misfortune ia an
other little bank account. And always
she * welcome everywhere because OF
the sunshine in her face.
Never in twenty years has she
whined or whimpcrcd or obtruded her
troubles.
Asked one day the secret OF her
brave fight. she replied:
LIT never changes thing to com
plain. and people do not like it."
4 commonplace tale?
1t is not u is story Of unusual
bravery and OF 81 woman who. though
uneducatcd. * in tiie possession of an
unusual philosophy. Read il again:
1T never changes Il Thing so com
plato. and people do not like it,
About the most useless habit one
may acquire is that of complaining OF
ones difficulties The condition Is
merely made worse. by self ccntcred
whining and moping.
And certainly people do sSt IiSlC
C." They have troubles of their owR
He sSho is forever finding fault Will
his situation in life becomes an intol
cradle bore. iS hc can help himself
he should do so: IL So cannot help him
self he should grin aud bear it-anf
keep still.
The world is quick 10 respond 10 ti,I
plea OF zeal distress. but i has no pa
tiOncc x,-ffS, . u,riffnr and n chronic
grumblcr.
Let the wilmer scrub SCARS like this
iiittn woman-and smile
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15

II WIS fastened" Whcrcaf tlie woman
smiled apd said. Il always took things
for souvenirs wherever We ate" She
also remarked significantly:
We all had more than the usual
amount of champagne"
Doubtless.
| Questioned concerning her life with
her husband. the woman testified:
My husband made me drink. He
always got drunk at dinner. We used
to make him comfortable on two
chairs. He was cruel to me and called
me n she deviL"s
And this:
He associated with low woman.
used TO joke him about her and his
taste"
Asked concerning her divorce pro-
ceedings. she admitted she had gone to
Dakota. where she and Il gentleman"
acquaintance lived at hotel as broth
er and sister.
This is not a page from Balzac.
Ii is the printed testimony in n court
of record in New York.
You don't like IL!
Nell. it is rather ''impreSsionistic."
as Que might say But it is true. And
it is typical. In an adjoining column
of the, same newspaper is another rev
citation of high life" almost as nau-
scouS.
This Hogarthian but realistic picture
Of vice i'm velvet is tit companion
piece to the crude wickcdueSS of the
slumS.
To ftly characterize the picture i'm
words is impossible All that may be
done is To hang it up for contemporary
study.
How shall we label it?
Suppose wc,put under it the familiar
words:
III fares the land. 10 fastening ills prey.
Where wealth accumulates and men land
women decay.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
When SOLID Iron F,o.ts

Experiments have shown that IL
ball of solid iron be lowered into
mass Of liquid iron by means OF
metal fork the ball Mt first sinks to
the bottom with the fork. but that In
a few seconds it will leave the prongs
and rise 10 the surface. where il con-
tinues 10 f1oat until it meIts The ris-
ing is explained by the expansion of
the ball. due 90 beating. whereby it
becomes. bulk for bulk. less dense than
the molten metal.-St Louis Republic.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
SPLITTING A PICTURE.
One Case Where the Half Proved
Greater Than the Whole.

6reatcr nan the Whole.
There Is no painter who lends him
self to splitting" so much as Rorti
celli-i e., a division of the panel into
two parts SO rs TO form separate pic
lures Years ago sold TO a Mr.. But
terry of London half ButticeIli. which
Is now owned by Herr Kaufman of
Berlin. ! have myself seen the other
half of the picture. us well us the pic
ture I'm its entire state
In QUE case I can recall the half
proved greater than the whole. \ GER
tain Signor Barili bequeathpd a yalu-
able Botticelli To his two yrnndsons.
who were twins. But. although twins.
these two Young men were rather
quarrelSonIe and had no taste In com
mon. One proposed To sell the picture.
which had been painted for one of their
ancestors. il is said. by Bottlcelli him
self. The other would not consent
The first then proposed that the other
Should buy his share and keep the pic
ture himself. He took the with him
and | assigned the value OF the pie
ture ut 5.OO0 lire. saying would give
that for IT, The brother declined and
suggested placing the picture In the
custody of an aunt pending an adjust
ment of the terms. "Oh. very WE'LL"
cried his brother, flying into passion.
''if you won't buy aud won't let me
soil there's only Que thing TO do" and
before any one could Interfere he emp
tied three chambers of revolver into
the panel. completely destroying Que
half of the composition. Including a St
John and II Joseph The picture I've
Ing sent to me to restore. ! could do
nothing with IL and strongly advised
separating the panel. Shortly after |
did -, The owner died. and diSItosed
ol The work for 5000 lire Ia Adulph
kaun. II i now. | believe in Russia
+. IHn2unr in Strand Magazine
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
A PICTURE.

As rule. we should prefer to hang
up only beautiful pictures for the pub
lie gaze
But even the hideous picture-if it is
true-may have its uses. Here is one:
wealthy citizen of New York was
suing another wealthy citizen for
alternating the affections of the for
mer's wife. The wife was put on the
witness stand.
This is part of her testimony:
Describing some OF the lively times
with gentlemen" friends. she told OF
one luncheon at cafe: Il took the sill
yer sugar bowl, and the gentlemen
gave me two knives and forks and
two spoons. / hid them under my
cloak"
Continuing. she said, "One OF the
pen tried to take the brass lamD. but
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
A Witty Suggestion.

At the time when Thaddeus Stevens
was representative in congress a
member Of the house who was noted
for his uncertain course on all ques-
tons and who confessed that lie never
investigated point under discussion
without finding himself neutral asked
one day for leave OF absence.
MIR. Speaker" said Stevens, II do
not rise to object, but TO suggest that
the honorable member need not ask
this favor, for he can easily pair of
with himself"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
The Chamnion.

by the way" continued the near
snort, who is the lightweight cham
pion OF American"
1T Is still n matter OF donbt." an
swered the wise guy. "Some claim
the title for the coal dealer. while 9th
ers say the iceman is entitled to it,
Chicago News.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
Theft.

An economical housewife drank q
quantity OF silver nitrate by mistake.
The doctor, who had been hastily SUM
moned, ordered large drafts OF the
white OF eggs TO be administered.
MARY. Mary" murmured the almost
unconscious patient. save the yolks
for Success Magazine.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
kiplino,s Corncoh-

did Kipiing ever steal one of my
corncob pipes?" said the late Mark
Twain once.
Never. and if he says SO hes wrong.
He tried to steal one and failed then
tie tried to steal another. but ] DFG,
vented the theft and gave 1t to him.
probably the only pipe that Kipling
ever got honestly"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
Heart toHeart
Talks.
HIS DEATH SENTENCE.
BY EDWIN A. NYR.
in q teIephone bOo.h.

He sat in a telephone booth.
The man was weary and worn and
heartsick. and he was calling up his
wife TO tell her some bad news.
A few months previously be had
failed In his business aud had accept
ed place as bookkeeper. Now his
little daughter was sick. Worry over
her condition had prevented conceptra-
ton on his books. and he had just been
discharged.
It was about this last stroke OF III
fortune he told bis wife over the
phone
he told her of the loss OF the job and
how be was full of despair over the
future And in these brief words the
wife made answer:
Don't come home until you get a
job
The poor fellow left the booth in u
daze. He had asked for sympathy and
got a rebuke. he craved advice and
got a harsh mandate. He was on the
verge OF desperation. and the stern
message pushed him over the precipice
He did not 80 home; he shot himself.
a coward in the battle of life? Bu:
was he? Did he take the tinal plunge
in his right mind! Poignant suffering
had made a mental crisis. One word
or hope and sympathy might have
uded him over. The cutting rejoiDder
broke his heart aud shattered his men
Jal resources. Weakened by suspense
and strain and suffering. his courage
hung in the balance. Que blow from
an unexpected source sent him reeling
10 his end.
The story haunts the memory.
And there is pity for the poor fellow
who got his Knockout blow from one
he loved. But the wife is to be pitied
most
She never viii be able to forget that
she sent him TO his death; that ii was
her voice that pronounced his fatal
sentence; that it was her coldness and
rhoughtleSs impulse of anger that slew
nim-
She will always remember how she
put all the blame ON the shoulders OF
the poor husband; how she, his last
and only haven of hope, refused bin
refuge, and. with no pity in her heart
WV SLC oChAC0 hAS CdAhAh6 BhSa AN'
sympathy.
The recollection of that message vii
always be her sorrows crown of sor
row.
Suppose she had said:
Come home. dear, and let us talk
over. Surely there is some way out
Whatever happens. we will face II 10
gether- Keep up your courage"
IL she only had.
Men aud women: Souls about yoV
are in eStremis. balanced betweel
uUl,c aud despair. Il word OF cheer ma.
save. a word OF harshuess may sen,
them To the depths.
Humanity Is strange blend O
strength aud weakness. Under awfu
Strain Il strong tnan may be as wea
AS Il little child and a single blow ma
>'s"! him dizzy 10 his end.
On. there is more than one way {
Kill n mortal,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
Few Wits

HIM. was confessed for bit, coa,
TESS, but IT took me only q moment TO
collect my wits. iIer-Yes; IL couldn't
take any longer than that. Go on
Cleveland Leader.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
SHOPPING FOR LADIEs.

Save travelling expenses and have our
shopping done by MIRA. }. p. Meaaiev.
SSO4 Oak ST.. Baltimore. She is In
CLOSE touch with the best stores and can
save our ladies money on their puFchas
In all lines. IL costs them nothing extra.
samples sent upon request.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
Narrowing the Field.

~ cannot make choics-there are
80 many candidates for nay hand"
LET 'em hold primary. them
Louisville COURIER Journal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15

II can't say I've never told a lie."
Say the rest OF it,"
But l never tell n man a bigger lie
than i think he'll believe Pittsburg
Post
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15

How blunt are the arrows OF adver.
sity In comparison with those of guilt.
Blair
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Leave Iappahannock. weather permitting
nnaIu,uay pm, stopping ut wellfords Wares
,NoWIers. Sharps. Ray Port, WHEATON Ws'ar
new, Monasson. Urbanna, Burtons, Burhsns
mniehoeck. Merry Point. Ottoman Morsns,
Irvingtnn. Gems. White Stone Mill I,raHssN
North End. Westlaud, ~ N'eSA.
returning, steamer will Iesve Norfolk No,.
nay . u. IN weather perm ittIny. for TanTs
hhnhock, Stopping at landings M above e.
Sept VERY Point, Ottoman. Morans ana ~,
rori. stopping AT Bowlers, Wares and Ws1l
toIns on return trip tn baltimore on TIlessasvs
Freight will not be- received I'm NorfSI
AFTER .. IN. on sailing days.
Ihls tlme-table shows the time a. which
steamers may be expected To arrive Al a od de-
Part from the several wbarves hut their ar
IINal or departure at the times stated e. nor
guarantees. nor docs the company hold Itsels
RESPONSIBLE forany delay or amy conseousncsSS
arising thercfron
Freight received In baltimore until tnm
OH sailing days. - ="
w MtLiARD THOMSON. General Manager.
II. hOhDOCH. GenH Frt. aud Pass, Ast..
w. ID. SCOTT. Agent FresieTick sburs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG a
POTOMAC II. H..


Schedule in effSs< May 18th, 1910.
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG, NoRTHvApr>
25 a. m. d3k1.
~ a. no. daily. local
% a. M daily.
~ q. daily.
10 % u. IN. daily. local.
! 2S p. M. daily.
q 80 p. m. daily. local.
OF d. m. daily.
10 90 y. m. daily.
LEAVE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SOUTHWARK
80 a. m. daily. A. C. l.. train.
6 Nc a m. ex0t.pt Sunday local
3 "a a. no, daily. local
ii ~ a, ~, daily. $. A. l.. train
II AZ y, M, daily. to Milford
\ az p. IN. daily fast train for Richmond
81 p. m daily. A. C. l. train
IS p. m. daily, local.
90 p. m. daily. s. a. l.. train.
ii HI p. m. daily, A. G. l.. train
Accommodation Trains Arrives Prom WASHING,
ton l2:45 pQ daily: from Milford 2s26 n mn ,,aeL
days only, Esom Richmond 400 ~ ma week aava
only. we" Ways
ArgsesA and departures not guaranteed
w. Il. TAYl&R Traffic Man.0s~
G. c. Cox. Agent.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,

~, steamer, leave Tappahannock. 7.a -
tuesday and Thursday sropnjng, AZ ~ ~ =. ~
Rurton "hLervlew MOcsskou, ~ rhanns.
"Se. uii White stone. Mill Greek Moth E0d'
-. 'r IIx IN Baltimore "Wednesday ana ETi
., steamer TO baltimore on Thursday will NOT
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY,

baltimore, Ere
EkEtEl ericksburg, Nor.
,'- folk and Kappa
hammock River Routes.
Schedule in effect March II. 1909.
ao'' TAPfAHANNOCk q FREDx,
as St Se1,0ss leave Baltimore. Pier Light
NOON, tuesday aud Thursday 40 n M ~
st, 1stla ana; North End, Mil Creek' VIII 81
Point OttoRs NJ weems. MiIlenbecE, Me re-
p p%n,ass SS, Water View. whesi.,.n,o an a
T Ton., Snarps, Bowlers. Wares. Weiifordy
VIII WILL Carters. Laytons. gLeedstownN Ssu n,anu
WAY 3sv N nreenlaws. Port Royal, Port Cnn.
ericksburg anu natcllnes. &C
sS.' m ner leaving on'Sundav does NOT s.o,,
SU Uap nonuays steamer Will leave Let ,..,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-07-15
POTOMAC RIVER ROUTE.
in effect June nth. m.

W. u. SCOTT. Agent re.sepieR Shs
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22

old mill with its neighboring dam and water
fall stands not far away. The place Is as
beautiful to-day as it was 40 years ago, when
John Burroughs haunted it and transmitted
its beauties to the written page. Here it was
that he had his inspiration for Spring Notes
at the Capital" inspiration that dwelt in
him and showed force and effect when he
wrote of other and faraway fields. Burroughs
has written of this spot, and it is daring
pen which would seek the ink for further
words.
The change from woodland path to paved
street is abrupt A tufted titmouse with
voice as full-throated as in springtime called
from an oak, but the note was lost in the
rattle of a street car. Two woodland travel
ers had reached civilization, fact that was
still more impressed upon them when they
boarded the street car and found that it was
unheated.
Richard Kearton, English ornithologist
and photographer, although famed badly
a result of an accident when cliff climbing is
engaged to-day in the work of making pic
lures of birds that make their nests in places
inaccessible to any save the most daring men.
Mr. Kearton came to Washington before Presi-
dent Roosevelt went out of Office and he was
entertained at the White House and was led
through the woods, the ravires and fields near
the capital city by the president of the United
States in order that he might get knowledge
of American bird life. Since his return to
England the English people have paid marked
attention to their fellow countryman They
had recognized him scientist worthy of
consideration prior to the time of his visit to
this country but the attention that the strenu-
Gus president of the United States paid to the
English bird lover brought to him additional
attention and the marked consideration of
some people who had been given to ignoring
him on the ground that he was a photogra-
pher rather than scientist. Mr.. Kearton is
both a photographer and a scientist and his
contribution of his knowledge of English bird
life Is of immense value to bird students.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22

VIII Dlru llIe Inc migrants had not yet come
IN Iull force TO the northern woodlands when
the president and his guest made through the
valley and up and down the cliffs of the valley
They found the kngfisher looking for clubs
or whatever the fish is that likes the Rock
creek waters, and they found the cardinals
and the Carolina chickadees some white
threats, some satecolored snowbirds and a
few tuneful song sparrows.
Mr.. Kearton's first introduction to the Po-
tomac country birds gave him an appetite for
further knowledge of their personalities A
few days after his Rock creek trip Mr. Kear-
ton went up the Potomac valley with DR.. A. K
Fisher and E. w. Nelson of the biological sur
vey, and i was allowed to bear them field
company
DR.. Fisher, Of hawk and owl and much
other bird fame, came into the tramping when
the noon hour was near. Prior to that time
Mr.. Nelson acted as bird leader If the bird
can take the place of the bear in the term
ordinarily used.
We had in Kearton an Englishman who
knew American birds only from the books AL
most instantly the thought came Of John Bur-
roughs tramping all over southern England
trying to find nightingale and to find him
when he was in tuneful mood. Richard
Kearton was willing to tramp all over the Co.
lumbia district to see a hooking bird. He
wanted also to hear him sing, but that at best
was matter of chance, for the singing sea-
son was yet young.
The mocker, to the European, unquestion-
ably is our best-known bird. He fills in the
interest place on the other side that is filled
in on this side by the nightingale, or perhaps
equally with the nightingale, the skylark,
whose tryst is in the clouds"
We crossed Cabin John bridge over the
beautiful gorge, wavy with the greening tree
tops of early spring. Out of the depth of the
valley came the song sparrow's music almost
If not quite the purest bird music that the
American fields can call their own.
The Engishman went into melting mood
at the song sparrows note. He kept it with
him in cadence all day long. whistling it occa-
sionally to make sure he was retaining it, and
stopping every time that one of the birds sang
from the roadside, to listen ana to make
that memory was holding the melody intact.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22

At the end Of the Long bridge eight or ten
birds were seen feeding in tree-top. The
foliage was not yet far enough advanced to OBJ
scure the vision. The birds were pinefinches,
akin to our godfnches. They did not know
that they had a distinguished visitor from
abroad, interested not only in their plumage'
in their notes. in their habit of life, but in the
humber thing of what they were having for
breakfast.
The pinefinches held us only little while,
and on we went along the early morning road,
hoping for a mocking bird, and yet more than
half content with chirping sparrows, blue
birds, robins, purple grackles and the rest OF
the early spring corners.
Down at the left of the road was a scrub
growth of trees and beyond that were the ca
nal and the broad river We went into the
trees, leaving the highway with its sparrows
and bluebrds and other commoner folk, hop
ing that there some rarity would show itself
to give our guest full payment for 3,0O0-mile
trip across the water to get acquainted with
American bird life at its best, and American
bird life is always at its best, and this we
Loyalty told the British subject
In the thicket we did not find the hooking
bird but we found something that in beauty
at least more than compensated for the alb.
sence of the sober-clad southern songster A
male cardinal. fire red. crested and proud and
tuneful, was there.
We caught glimpse of the disappearing
tail feathers of a bird that flashed into an
evergreen tree, heavy-boughed and thick
leaved. I went over to the tree and knocked
gently on the trunk. The bird came out and
perched on a dead branch not 10 feet above
our heads. 1t was a knocking bird. The fact
was whispered to Mr.. Kearton-who had found
what he wanted.
The mocker paid absolutely no attention
L. -
down, probably curiously wondering what
three hulking fellows found in him to arouse
in them such an abundance of impertinent
curiosity. He simply would not sing, but we
stayed there, hoping against hope. until finally
firing of our company long before we tired OF
his, he left his perch and made for the vir-
ginia shore.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22
SKIN HUMOR rs YEA&,

"Cuticura did wonders for me. ~
twenty-five years l suffered agony
from terrible humor, completely COW
ering my head, neck and shoulders, so
even to my wife. became an object
of dread. At large expense / consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail, nor
was that of the - Hospital, during
six months efforts. l suffered on
and concluded there was no hell. for
me this side Of the grave. TIL
heard of some one who had been ed
by Cuticura Remedies and Thought
that trial could do no harm. In a
surprisingly short time l was COM
pletely cured. S. p. Reyes, lat Con-
gress ST., Boston, Mass, Oct. IL, '09."
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22

that the wild buzzards pay daily visits
OF curiosity and coincidence to their
Gagged kinsmen.
Down again to the creek, and there
was a sight for city eyes. A cardinal
had come out from the woods and had
alighted on snow bank, his blazing
body backed by the drift Of white. No
sight like that in other seasons, save
when a scarlet tanager stops for mo-
ment in springtime to rest in bios
som-burdened hawthorn. In the bushes
near the cardinal were white-throats
and slate-colored snowbirdS. and far
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-01-22

In Washington mem
bers of the Geographic
society, the biological
survey, the Audubon
society and some thou
sands of others OF
Washington residents
viewed the English
mans pictures with an
interest that had in it
a large percentage of
a m a z e m e n t. This
Briton has succeeded
in going farther with
his bird friends than
have any other field
photographers of whom
one man at least
knows anything.
President Roosevelt
took Mr.. Kearton
through Rock Creek
park and gave him
practically his first
glimpse of American