Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-09

~ PoPOA i0 a lOMn Vi tue
size of Irvington, iu producing the por-
traits in one issue of fifty-seven of the
editors and correspondents who help to
make up that bright sheet. We take off
our hat to 1t and its contrib ltors.-Han-
ocer Herald.
PROGRESSIVE PAPER.
The Virginia Citiiea, Irvington, Va.
w. Mcdonald Lee, Editor, is before us,
quite handsomely gotten up with cuts of
its staff and correspondents. This is
certainly good idea, as il will stimu-
late its staff and readers aad is sure to
improve the Citizen from its present good
style.-Emporid Virglnidn.
Our contemporary, the Virginia Citizen
was faced up last week in fiue style. Its
front page was a portrait gallery of its
many facile, felIcitous and facetious
correspondents. The bipeds of civiliza-
ton aud the q1adrupeds of the wilder
nesS have been sought to add interest to
its columns, and as result of Bro. Lees
indefstigable research, the Citizen is one
of our very best local papers.-ChesG-
peake Waterman.
An extract from prominent
New York newspaper man reads
thus:
The copy of the CITIZEN containing
the pictures was fine. You have made
hit--dono the best thing country paper
ever did. Some of my New York news
paper friends are surprised at such en-
terprise in country paper Mark my
word-the CITIZEN will feel for a long
time the picture edition.
The VIRGINIA CITIZEN of the 9th in
slant comes to us handsomely illustra-
ted with pictures of two-thirds of its
fifty seven correspondents. In view of
this splendid array of talen: il is not
surprising that Bro. Lee furnishes TO the
people OF Lancaster, Northern Neck,
Rappahannock Valley and the world at
large" first-class, live, up.,o date news
paper. We notice among the staff of cor
respondents that there are a number Of
young ladies. We congratulate Editor
Lee, and wish for him and his most ex-
cellent paper continued success.-South
Boston Nescs.
The first page of last weeks Virginia
CitiSen was both novel and attractive,
containing the portraits OF our comtem-
porary's editor, staff, Office and cores
oondents, and speaks well for Bro. Lees
ingenuity and enterprise. Now il he
wishes to improve on this venture he
will forthwith proceed to collect and
publish the pictures of the Sentinel's staff,
office and correspondents. We think ours
rather better looking set, notwith-
standing the artists fiattery of Bro. Lee,
particularly, and his faithful cohorts
SoathsIdc Sentinel.
If the Sentinel is really anxious
that its handsome (?) force shall be
brought to public gaze, let our es-
teemed contemporary forward the
cuts. The CITIZEN will publish
them with pleasure. Be not de-
TERED by the old adage that "com-
parsons are odious."
The Virginia Citizen, of Irvington, in
It's last issue, publishes the portraits OF
hfty-seven Of its editors and correspon-
dents, who contribute with "their minds
and pens" to make that enterprising pa
per success. A whole page is devoted
to the pictures, and the editor explains
that he has been year collecting them,
but confesses that only two thirds of his
assistants are represented In the group.
We see many ladies among the por-
traits of the Citizens corresponden,s
and congratulate the editor on his
good fortune in having such corps
OF helpers. The gentle sex are among
the most faithful Of newspaper readers;
and are entitled to hand in the made
up of our high-class journals.
The patrons of the Citizen will doubt.
less be surprised at the large number of
persons who lend their efforts to its pub
LEGATION, for the public rarely appreciate
the immense amount of work involved
In the conduct OF newspaper.-Rich-
m0nd Dispatch
The following is letter from
a prominent lawyer in Portsmouth
who was formerly attached to the
CITIZEN staff:
MY DEAR Mr.. LEE ALLOW me to con-
graduate you on the excellent cuts of
your staff and correspondents in last
weeks paper. The mechanical work is
line. 1t carried me back TO old times
aud made me feel sort of homesick for
the pleasant days spent In Irvington.
To me the group brings sense of sad
ness. miss one familiar face, the
strong outlines of which are deeply Inn
pressed on my memory-old Ben, strong
as mule yet as simple-hearted as child.
ben was the CITIzEN's former man-of-
all-work.) can see him now as he used
te-stand at the old press on a hot sum-
mer day with sleeves rolled up, one gal
lus hanging by his side, munching on a
piece of citron which he had just bought,
and all unmindful OF the great drops of
perspiration that soaked through his
clothing.
Ais not to reason why,
His but to do or die.
Noble Ben Bowen
did not intend to go off on an eulogy
on Uncle Ben, but only to tell you that
your paper of last week is only another
evidence of your energy and enterprise
that is fast winning tor you well
merited distinction in your chosen por.
fession.