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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
PEARSoN's IsLAND.

Messrs. Hsmmell 4 Hale ars sink
ing an artesian well for Mr.. Hutch
ings. of Deep creek, this week.
Miss Mamie Headley spent Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents at
Suggetts Point.
John Omohundro and family, of
Farnham, visited at Scion House, the
home of John Dickinson, on Sunday.
Lloyd Hale left on Friday last for
Baltimore, where he goes to attend
Strsyers business college for the next
three months.
Chas. Cralle and family, of Mo-
rattico creek, visited Mrs. Minnie
Cralle, of Emmerton, Sunday.
Mrs. L. j. Downing. of Downings,
Is visiting in Baltimore. CUBAN.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

The selection of place and time
Norfolk, August 14th--for holding
the gubernatorial convention was a
complete victory for the anti-Monta-
que people. eve say anti-Montague.
for the Attorney General has pitched
his battle against the field, an indis-
cr.t move and one sure to be fraught
with direful results to hImself.) Mr..
Montague wanted Richmond, where
his sympathizers are supposed to be
massed, and an early date for the
convention. He lost; by the vote of
an almost unanimous commit
tee, composed of forty or more
prominent men of the State. His
friends were "few and far between
and came almost wholly from the
First District. Mr.. Swanson's friends
wanted Norfolk, and the time set
late, both of which were decided
upon. Norfolk city is favorable to
Mr.. Swanson. The issue of date was
based upon several grounds, the
principal reason for desiring an carly
date by Mr.. Montague being, it isl
thought, because the election of
school superintendent could be post
poned until sentiment had crystal
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

AGUINALDo to Uncle Sam: "Reach
the climax of your assimilation
theory, annex me. carry out the
golden rule aud thus let the beauties
of your boasted ethics shine over the
Philippines"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
Richmond County.
DOWNINCS.

The mill dam of r. p. Bryant was
washed away during the heavy fall
OF water few weeks sgo. The wash
out has been partially repaired aud
the mill is now at work.
q. w. Barrack is down with the
roseola.
DIR. L. G. Mitchell is hard at
work night and day attending his
many patients.
Peach crop this year promises to
be a prolific one. HozAL.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

The gubernatorial convention
time, place and basis have been fixed.
Now the ball will begin to roll, the
next turn being the selection of dele
gates.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
IL Saved ff,s I.,

Y. A. Danforth, of LAGRANGE. Ga. suffered
for sir months with a friehtful running sore
on his leg. but writes that Bucklen,s Arnica
Selve wholly cured 1t i'm five days. For Ulcers.
wounds, Piles, it's the best salve in tho
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by
L. j. Hayden & Son. Irvington; L. ID. Stone
man, Molusk; L. e. Bland Rehoboth Church.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
Friday, May q. 1901.
HARD UP FOR CAMPAIGN ARGU.
MENTS.

MENTS.
The statement has gone the rounds
of the press ("subsidzed PRESS We
might say if we desired to use fla
vorite expression of the opposition,
but In this case a "virtuous" press,
no doubt to the effect that the cleo
ton of "Parson" Massey as Consti-
tutional delegate was waterloo for
Senator Martin aud his friends. A
goodly number of our Virginia pa
pers are opposed to Senator Martin,
and, for that matter, to any other
man of prominence who was not
friend to the May Convention farce,
finding no virtue in any acts of the
Senator or the men whom he shows
friendship for. For this reason one
sided reports about Mr.. Swanson as
we'll as Mr.. Martin are being ground
out by the column.
The only truth in the statement
regarding Mr.. Martin and Mr.. Massey
is that which says the Senator was op-
posed to the preacher. This was on
personal grounds more than political
ones, and the Senator exercised his
privilege and voted against Mas
sey, voting for men who were his
personal friends. The issue did not
turn on the question of the Senator's
-antagonism, and TO illustrate this the
CITIZEN and other papers friendly
TO Mr.. Martin desired the election of
Mr.. Massey, and were glad when we
found he would be a member of the
convention. The issue in Able
marie was well defined and fought
out on the line of Convention man"
and "anti-Conyention man." Mr..
Massey and Lis running mate were
known to be ardent and original con-
vention men, and his opponents just
the opposite. Charlottesville and
Albemarle, with their newspapers
were heartily in favor of conyen-
ton. When these facts are known
the result is easily accoun ted for.
The populace would have nothing
to do with the 'antis," and the Par.
son did not fail to rub this fact in
In his inImitable style.
We might add that the political
differences between Mr.. Massey and
Senator Martins friends date back
We believe, to some three years ago,
when Mr.. Massey was defeated for
reelection as Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction. But this personal
difference did not prevent Senator
Martin from publicly expressing re.
greet at the death of this great man
aud paying a tribute in magnani-
nous style to his great worth. The
victory of Waddill over Bryan, of the
Times, (Which We very much re-
gretted) in Henrico county-which
county was claimed by Mr.. Monta-
que, and Mr.. Bryan was known to
be supporter of the Attorney
General-could as appropriately be
ascribed a Martin victory; SO could
the election of Thorn and Brooke in
Norfolk. But We are rejoiced to
know that the great Constitutional
Convention question is not being
fought out on fractional State issues, |
and the newspaper or individual that
seeks to make 1T appear so, or really
believes it, is either ignorant of pub
lie affairs or purposely mlsleads its
friends. The unanimous nomina-
ton of Eugene Withers illustrates
Parson Massey's position very well.
Both were identified with the great
movement and the people demanded |
that they be sent to the Convention. |
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
sTONEwALL pIsTRIor.

The Democrats have placed in the
field +. NJ. Hutchinson as Supervisor.
This is splendid nomination and
deserves the cordial support of the
party. A. NJ. Nash has served the
people of this district for two terms
with signal ability and given univer-
sal satisfaction, but his large business
interests demand SO much attention
that it seems unjust to ask him to
sacrifice bis business pursuits in a
place that involves so much work
and is so poorly paid; it is proposed
to give him something better later
on. j. A. Scates, the nominee of
the Republican party, is gentleman
of worth and standing and leading
merchant, we'll qualified for the
place. He will receive large vote
as he is justly very popular, but as
the district is very largely Democrat
ic in politics it is almost foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Hutchinson will
be elected.
The skillfnl mechanic, w. II.
Reamy, has contracted to build the
Richardson house aud there will soon
be building on that site that will
be a landmark and an ornament to
the vicinity in which it will stand.
A. NJ. Nash has recently returned
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

Mrs. NATION might emblazon
upon the flag the innocent and suffer
ing cherry tree.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

EASTER is over, but the envy Gre
ated by Easter hats fingers in the lap
of time.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

The test farm in Charlotte has al
ready sprouted the seeds of dissen-
ton.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
SorrINes FROM RICHMOND CO.
Americans seem by common consent
TO have come to look upon all govern.

Americans seem by common consent
To have come TO look upon all govern
ment
As kind of fountain, always in play,
Spouting monopolies. places and pay:
And all offices, whether high or low,
They regard as pipes to conduct the flow
INTO which each tries, In search of pap,
TO Introduce his own private tap.
IL seems not to enter any ones head,
That the spring from which the fountain
is fed,
Most certainly will, as time rolls by.
Kun less and less, and at last be dry.
Even now the taps are so multiplied,
That the fouDtrin head is surely tried;
While the big tariff pipes, with present
bore
or hundred per cent, or even more,
Suck so much, and with so strong a pull.
The little ones cannot be kept full;
And the time will come, as the big pipes
grow,
The small ones will get no share of the
flow.
Then the workman without a crust
VIII rise In might and the syndicates
hn'st
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
Corn and Wheat Higher.

Renewed export demand for wheat,
and the corn corner in Chicago have
advanced wheat 5cts. and corn Acts.
per bushel in the past week. 1t
looks higher for the month of Nav.
The prospect for the growing crop of
wheat in the West and Northwest is
very promising.
CORN FIFTY CENTS.
BALTIMoRE, May 2nd.-Young
Phillips has cornered the Chicago
corn market and corn has reached
the phenomenal price of so cents.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

encourage nome enterprise and buy your
lumber OF w. II. Jesse. Litwalton, Lancaster
20. Material the best. prices low. big freights
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

All communications or business letters
should be addressed TO the VIRGINIA CITIZEN,
srvington, Va. 20 receive prompt attention.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
BIDS WANTED,
coed PRICES.

G. l.. Shsckelford, of Ottoman, Lam
caster county, Va, has made us three ship
ments of asparagus--on Goth, 25,h and
26th of April, which sold on the wharf
at 5000 per dozen. Would advise other
truckers to follow suit.
Nj. 4. TowILL & Co.,
Baltimore, Md.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03

EUBANK & BRO, Kilmarnock;
DAVID A. KELLY, Byrdton;
A. BARRACK, Alfonso;
G. w. MEEKlNS, Fisherman;
j. II. DAVENPORT, Lancaster:
GRESHAM & Chiffon, Ottoman
G. w. MERCER, White Stone.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-03
ADVERTISING RATES.

Iv-s5pe cent. additional for special position.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
ouINCYpS CAMPAIGN

Josiah Quincy is making speeches al
most every night. They furnish a good
excuse for the candidate to show him
self and become known over the state
He avoids almost everything of a po-
litical nature and is raising no contro-
versy
Last night he spoke in Faneuil Hail.
He apoligized to the citizens of Boston
for appearing as a candidate, he con-
graduated them upon the large dem
ocratic vote last year and on the pros
poets of Democratic success in the city
election. He admitted that the RrpuD-
lican party as we'll as the Democratic
party was in favor of getting as much
money out of the River and Harbor
bill as possible. In a few interesting
paragraphs he told why he thought
Boston harbor should be improved.
He had little fear of the water and
sewerage commission, which were es-
tablished in this state by the Republi-
can party. The metropolitan district
furnishes some of the largest problems
for the legislature to solve. There is
no particular reason for making an is
sue of this unless the Democratic par
ty is disposed to abolish a work of this
kind at time when it cannot be abol-
ished or altered without doing more
harm than good.
He eriticises the expenditure of mon
ey on the State House and the Increase
of state taxation for various purposes
as extravaganza of the Republican par
ty. He especially criticises Mayor Hart
for borrowing money so freely after a
campaign in which economy was the
war-cry. His one campaign cry that
is worth any attention is his appeal for
personal liberty, which he is good
enough to explain as the extension of
the rum business after eleven o'clock
at night.
Legislation in this state has been
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
sAruRDAY,,ooToBER 10, 1901
TRADING STAMPS AND Credit

The editorial in The Spy yesterday
morning on the trading stamp nuisance
was an expression of the feeling of
some, but not all, of the merchants
who are giving out trading stamps.
In some lines of trade the trading
stamp has served a useful purpose in
changing credit customers to cash
customers. All merchants prefer to do
business on a cash basis. Tying up
capital by slow payments prevents the
merchants from turning their money
to its proper use in business. Then
losses on accounts must always be
considered an expense of business. We
ere told that some lines find the trad
ing stamp profitable for this purpose.
Therefore, those merchants avoid the
dilemma The Spy suggested.
But it is true that every new trading
stamp company adds something to the
cost of doing business. The trading
stamp is a convenient way of giving
discount. One house in this city gives
out its own stamps good under certain
conditions for goods in the store. A
new scheme proposes to make stamps
of this kind good at a syndicate of
stores. The logical extension of this
idea would divide the cash buyers of
the city into classes. The store in class
A, or the pink stamp class would sell
to all customers of the other stores in
that class. And so on. That isn't de-
sired by any merchants who stop to
think.
The trading stamp is at first liked
by the customers, who ask for them,
and by the merchant who finds them
attractive. If the stamps could be
made permanently valuable in elimin-
ating losses due to bad bills, The Spy
would commend the scheme. That re-
mains to be proved. 1t cannot be valu-
able in attracting new trade after
stamps come into general use. There
is no essential difference, of course,
between the giving of a discount for
cash, giving premiums from the stock,
giving back money as Sherer does, CIV
ing tickets good for car fares, sodas
or portraits, giving chromos and col
ored pictures as some papers do. They
all attract floating trade. They pay
while the novelty lasts.
Advertising calls for the best kind
of brains that any store can furnish.
1t is not a science; it is an art.
The trading stamp people do not
advertise to help any individual deal
er. They couldn't if they wished to.
They advertise their scheme. The mer-
chant has to describe his wares, his
attractive goods, his choice bargains
as before. The public must be tempted
before it falls if the article is lux
ury. A dealer in necessaries has the
quality Of goods and service that he
gives to attract customers. In other
places the stamp business has had a
short life. It may prove different here.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
THE NEW YORK CONTEST

The municipal campaign in New York
is by far the most interesting politi-
cal contest in the United States this
year. New York City and New York
State have often in the past decided ma
tional campaigns. There is much more
uncertainty and doubt this year about
the outcome of this election than there
was last year about the election of
President Mckinley.
The forces of good order and good
government all over the nation are hop
ing to see the downfall of Tammany.
The anti-Tammany forces in New York
City, supported by the unbroken or
ganization of the Republican party,
have nominated perhaps the best man
in the United States for the purpose
of breaking the grip that a corrupt
machine has had in New York for a
generation, except in one short inter-
val under Mayor Strong.
Seth Low, formerly mayor of Brook
Ign and president of Columbia College,
ranks among the great leaders of
thought and action in the United States.
He is a creature of nobody. He will
honor the city if he is elected.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19

The instrument and the only instrument for protecting
born property maintaining rights in distant markets. for
protecting lines and property for protecting the
population committed charge for maintaining the
principles fathers and forefahers and fulfilling
sponsbties the world navy With national politics
can have other executive.
NATIONAL INTERESTS AND NATIONAL DUTY CALL TO US MORE
STRONGLY THAN OTHER NATION, BRITAIN NOT
EXCEPTED AND MAINTAIN GREAT NAVAL FORCE.
The United States has the largest capacity for maintaining great
forces while she has the strongest for DOING
imposed by tangible material interests and by naenabe duty
Closely allied with the questions of navy, indeed nseparabe
from the question of the navy the question the merchant
In huge organizations like those of great nation provision
should be made for the control of transportation with
production. A NATIONS INDEPENDENCE AND GREAT
NESS ARE NOT COMPLETE UNTIL THE NATION POS
SESSES THE SHIPS THAT CARRY ITS PRODUCTS TO THE
DISTANT MARKETS OVER THE SEAS, the question of this
transportation being of vital Importance that it cannot safely be
left to the hands of outside nations
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
KEEP UP THE NAVY

Secretary Longs naval estimates for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1908, call
for sos, 91O, 1884 for the maintenance and
increase of the feet during the next
ye1r
This is an enormous sum Of money
and those critics of our government
who fear the extension of the military
and naval powers, are crying out that
further increase in the naval equip
ment is unnecessary. This is vast
sum, of course, but we are disposed to
stand by John D. Longs judgment in
preference to that of the theorist who
has no responsibility and has possibly
no clear conception of the magnitude
and responsibilities and duties of the
United States navy.
army because an army can be created,
as armies were created in the Civil
War, in case the misfortune of war
overtakes us, but the battles of the
future, it is believed, between great
nations, will not be fought by armies
but by great navies. These cannot be
created in a day The men cannot
be trained to handle the navel guns
after the conflict begins. The great
naval victories at Manila and Santi
ago have conclusively proved this to us
ALL The Spaniards behind the guns
lost the battles.
While we do not know what amount
should be spent, and we presume Sec
rotary Long himself does not know
certainly as to the exact sum that
ought to be expended to keep the
United States where it belongs among
the nations of the world, we rely on his
judgment and we believe that Con-
gress should approve the recommends
lions of his department.
1t is a vast sum of money but it is
| less by eleven millions than it costs to
run the courts, the police and the other
public departments of the one city of
New York.
Let New York with it's vast inter
ests be threatened by a naval power
of some foreign nation at perhaps one
weeks notice and then what would
the New York Evening Post and the
other critics of the Republican policy
have to say if New York were not pre-
pared, if the ships were too few and
too weak to afford protection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
FRIENDS DID NOT
COME EMPTY HANDED

Yesterday was the 25th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Jewett OF Holden Street, and last
evening they were surprised by friends
and relatives and presented a silver
service set, silver spoons silver forks,
silver teapot, purse of money, a book
case and numerous other costly arti-
cles. The presentation speech was
made by James Draper and Mr..
Jewett responded. The anniversary
was a sort of a family reunion, as a
number of relatives of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Jewett were present.
During the evening there were over
$50 friends of the couple present, in
Guiding members of the Worcester and
State Oranges. Among those present
were George Ladd of Sturbridge, Fred
erik H Chamberlin, c. D. Richardson
of North Brookf1eld, L. Parkins of Hol-
lister, Albert Vaughan of HOLSTER, ex-
Mayor Francis A. Harrington, Burton
w. Potter, Charles w. Bowker, w. D.
Ross Daniel Harrington, G. A.
Vaughan and James Draper.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19

tending gradually, and too slowly per-
haps, to suit many of the temperance
people, towards greater restrictions
over the saloons and liquor business.
Whether the semi-colon law was meant
or not, the Legislature last year showed
no disposition to allow the hotels to
be kept open after eleven, and cam
paign run upon a semi-colon basis in
the state or Massachusetts, is not like
ly to be very successful. 1t may win
votes for Mr.. Quincy In Boston, but it
will ALLEVIATE elsewhere the temperance
element within his own party. A tenn
perance element can be neglected in a
campaign in New York City, to which
Mr.. Quincy refers.
Public sentiment In New York is al
most unanimously in favor of Sunday
liquor selling. Even Mr.. Quincy knows
better than to advocate the open sa-
looms and hotels on Sunday in Massa-
chusetts.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-19
GRADE CROSSING HEARINGS
TO COMMENCE MONDAY

Worcester will enter upon week of
hearings on the grade crossing matter
at 10 o'clock Monday morning. City
officials in charge of the case and a
special committee from the Board of
Trade appointed to cooperate with the
| city met in the mayors parlor at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and re-
manned until after O'Clock making a
careful study of the situation from
plans prepared by the city engineer.
| There were present at the meeting,
Mayor Philip ]. O'Connell, City So
licitor Arthur P. Rugg, City Engineer
Frederick A. Mcclure and President
Rufus B. Fowler, John r. Back,
Charles A. Allen, Irving e. Comins, e.
M. Woodward and William Hart of the
Board of Trade committee Other mem
bers of the committee were out of town
on business and unable TO be present.
There is a vast amount of detail to
be considered. The material used and
the character of the bridges is to be
determined by the commission with
three exceptions and the city will work
to preserve its interests in all things
connected with the proposition. The
bridges at Grafton Street, Green
Street and Madison Street will be
stone arches according to an agree
ment between the railroad companies
and the city. Detail of other struc1
lures Is to be worked out.
The feature of the scheme which pro-
vides for carrying the tracks of the
Boston & Albany over tracks of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford at
ISouthbridge Street is one that has come
in for a lot of consideration, but by
this agreement a much better condi-.
ton is assured at Gardner and Ham
mond Streets than>would otherwise OBJ
tain.
City Solicitor Arthur P. Rugg and
City Engineer Fred A. Mcclure upon
whom principle part of the burden will
fall have put in a lot of hard work on
the subject and the detail of the city's
case will be ready for presentation
when the commission convenes in
the Common Council chamber at 10
o'clock Monday morning.