Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-12-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Marconi, the inventor, hopes soon
to be able to signal 400 miles by
wireless telegraphy.
Consul Eddy at antinople re-
ports Miss Stone well, and will prob
ably be soon released.
Booker T. Washington was re-
fused accommodation at three lead
ing hostelries in Springfield, Mass.
The farmers of Pulaski county are
on the warpath for dogs, several large
ilocks of sheep having been nearly
destroyed.
Corn sold at 73l cents per bushel
in New York last week, which was
higher than has been known for ten
years. Wheat went up 6 cents.
John NJ. Cnrrier, of Valparaiso.
Ind, and Mrs. Laura NJ. Morse, of
Chicago, who were divorced forty
years ago, were remarked N VAL
paraiso.
Two Virginia Congressman have
gotten prominent positions in this
Congress. Mr.. Hay is made chair
man of the Democratic caucus and
Mr.. Swanson is put on the commit
tee of Ways aud Means, the leading
committee of the House.
Major Van Tets, Of Queen Will
helmlna's bodyguard, was wounded
in defending her from her husband,
and the Queen, with her own hand,
stanched the wound and made her
husband beg the Majors pardon.
Prince Henry and Queen Wilhel-
nina have been reconciled.
Among the conclusions reached
by the Industrial Commission is that
the farmers as a class have not kent
up with the times. The report says
that "one cause for the unsatisfac-
tory condition of agriculture in some
parts of the country is the cQnserva-
tism of the farmers, their lack Of
quick adjustment to changed condi-
tions and lack of effective business
planning and management"
Twelve persons have been shot
this season in mistake for deer by
the gentlemen sports who flock to
the Maine woods. These spindle-feg
huntsmen display about as much
gumption as do some of our "kid-
glove" hook line fishermen who
kick against the commercial fish
cries of our rivers and bay.-Free
Lance.
Ex-Governor {" Bloody Brides "
Waite, of Colorado, whose death was
recently announced, Is said TO have
been zone of the mildest-
men who ever earned ferocious nick
names" His sobriquet arose from
fiery address he made before sill
yer convention In 1898, when he de-
clared that the people Of Colorado
would secure their rights, seven If
they had to wade in blood up TO the
brides of their horses" to get them.
"This Congress-the result of the
elections in 1s00," says the New
York World = "marks the formal
end of the Populists as a national
party factor. The six Populists aud
free-silver Senators and the eight
Representatives have gone into eau
Gus as Democrats or Republicans.
And the second of the two great
onslaughts upon the nations cur
rency and the nations credit since
the Civil War has passed into his
tory"
Z. s. Revenue Collector Asa Rog-
ers, of the Richmond district, has
received reports from the revenue
agents in Carroll county showing
how their efforts ataraiding illicit
stills had been thwarted by the
blowing of horns and by a thorough
system of signals which were run up
from every cabin where the moon
sinners were doing business. The
scene of proposed seizure is near
Pick Postoffice, ragged country,
and as the officers approached long
tin horn would be sounded and taken
up ahead of them by the occupants
Of the next mountain home; so their
coming was told all over the whole
country and their visit given wide
announcement.