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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

Allow us to suggest that the friends
OF Mr.. Montague ask for nothing bette,
than these joint debates between their
candidate and Mr.. Swanson. 1t would
do him more good than anything yet
devised.-RoanOks Times.
The Richmond Neaos charges that
the Roanoke Times has taken such a
partisan stand in the gubernatorial
contest as to leave little room for the
dispassionate consideration of the
views of other people. We are ready to
believe it after reading the editorial
from which the above is an extract.
We quote the Times as above because
1t appears ludicrous now that it's
candidate has stirred up a hornets
nest, and runs away in order to save
his hide to fight another day.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
HOT TALK AT DANVILLE
Congressman Swanson Handles his
Opponentwith Gloves or for Open.
ing the Fight and Then Running.

CONGRESSMAN swanson Handles his
Opponentw with Gloves or for Open.
ing the Fight and Then Running.
Mr.. Swanson attacked Mr.. Mon
tague's record with gloves off; said
the personal campaign had been
forced on him, and be had waited
TILL patience had ceased to be virtue.
But, as Mr.. Montague had declined
any further joint debates and still
kept up his abuse, there was nothing
left for him but to meet it with the
facts. He said he wished Mr.. Mon.
tague would face him in his attacks.
but had found he was only good for
long distance-telephone abuse. Boyd-
ton had been enough for him.
Mr.. Montague had, he said, hid
den himself behind Montague clubs
as excuse for not meeting him, and
he advised those clubs to make petit
coats their badges aud wear them.
He scoffed at Mr.. Montague's call
for revival of patriotism, which.
he said, was only to be brought about
by the election of Mr.. Montague as
Governor, according to Mr.. Monta-
CUES ideas.
Speaking of Mr.. Montague's charge
that the Democratic party is corrupt
all over the State, he remarked: "If
so, who is the chief prosecuting officer
OF the State, and whose duty is it to
break up the corruption?"
He laughed at the idea of Monta-
que claiming there was a ring. and
asked if it was true and none got
clover but those in the ring, how il
was that Mr.. Montague had been
waist deep in clover for eight years.
He then charged that the school
system was the biggest ring in the
State, and that Montague had used
1t for all it was worth in the present
campaign, holding back the appoint
ments of superintendent from April
10Th till last Saturday, and stated
that the system had never been so
prostituted and abused as it had to
make delegates for Montague.
The speaker then took up Man
chester, Fredericksburg, Goochland,
county, Lunenburg, Prince
Bedford county, and said
hat If Montague and Malone were
compared as machine manipulators,
he would take off his hat to Monta-
rue as the most successful machine
nan he had ever met.
Mr.. Swanson received an ovation
N entering the hall and reception
It the close of his speech, numerous
bouquets being presented to him.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
NEWS IETMS.

The Virginia Oyster Planters AS
ISOLATION will hold general meetlnp
at Hampton, Va, July 3rd. "
Twenty-four thousand macbinists
are on strike throughout the
country, while $4,000 have returned
to work.
1t is admitted by the manufacture
ers of woollen cloth in this country
that they used last year 125, 900, 900
pounds of shoddy as a substitute for
wool.
The Confederate reunion which,
will be held in the city of Memphis
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week, will be we'll attended
by prominent Virginians.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
SWANSON AND DANIEL SPEAK.
Senator Daniel Says There is No
Ring.


Congressman Swanson spoke in
Lynchburg Saturday night to an
audience of about seven hundred
people. He received hearty well
come and the points of his speech
were greeted with enthusiasm. The
6rst speaker, Mr.. Il. M. Terry, con-
trasted Mr.. Swanson's course with
Mr.. Montague's, and declared that
the latter had been guilty of insin-
certify, while the former had always
been straightforward and honest.
SENATOR DANIELS INTRODUCTION.
Mr.. Swanson was introduced by
Senator Daniel, who said he took
the privilege of citizen of Virginia
to declare himself in favor of the
candidacy of his friend, Mr.. Swan
son. This, he said, was the same
privilege which he had taken when
in convention he had cast his vote in
favor of Mr.. Montague for Attorney
General. Mr.. Swanson had never
uttered a word of disparagement
against any man until he had him
self been attacked. Mr.. Swanson
had been reared in the University of
Hard Knocks, and had carried the
banner of Democracy to victory in
the face of the greatest difficulties.
Senator Daniel said that if Vir-
glnia's delegation in Congress had
ever met, as had been charged, and
decided to make Swanson Governor.
he (DanieD had known nothing of
1T, and he did not believe that it was
true. If any man knew that ring
existed in Virginia he should come
forward and prove it, and not refer
to 1t in vague innuendoes. There
was no machine and there was no
ring, said the senior Senator.
Mr.. swANsoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Swanson said that the personal
issue in the campaign had been pre-
cipitated by the repeated attacks
made on him by Mr.. Montague. He
told OF the joint discussion aud the
efforts which he declared he had
made to have such discussions over
the entire State, in order that the
people might be able to Judge fairly
as to the issues between Mr.. Monta-
que and himself. The speaker was
sarcastic in bis references to Mr..
Montague's attitude on purity in
politics. He declared that if MIR.
Montague knew of any corruption in
Virginia's legislative body, he (Swan.
SOM would join him in bringing the
guilty party to justice.
"Montague's statement that l am
Senator Martins candidate is an un-
qualified falsehood." Mr.. Martin.
he said. had tried to dissuade him
from running for the office. "Mr.
Montague's statement that Mr.. Mar
tin is running my campaign is also
false, and he utters another false
hood if he repeats it." declared the
speaker. Mr.. Swanson then spoke
of the support which Mr.. Mon tague
is receiving from certain Congress
men, and argued to show his Mon
tague's) Inconsistency. He told of
several occasions when he (Swanson)
and Senator Martin had opposed
each other in State politics, and de-
clared that Montague had not in the
past come out squarely OIL State
issues.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

w ~%AAANA 10y Ill u
Danville winning his home city by
n majority out of a total vote of
1,S41. This is the largest Demo
cratic vote ever polled ia Danville,
and 1T is claimed that many Repub-
licans voted for Montague. The
delegates now stand: Montague,
21s; Swanson, 160; Echols, 40; Mar
shall ~; doubtful, 10,
Capt. John r. johnson, of Radford,
publishes a card in which he states
that the defeat Of Jordon, Democrat,
for Constitutional Convention in
Montgomery county, was caused by
Mr.. Montague's friends, among them
Governor Tyler. Jordan was a
Swanson man. johnson charges that
friends and supporters of Mr.. Monta.
que were perfectly willing to sacri-
ice any Democrat to promote the
interest of their candidate.
We understand that there has been
circulated in the county letter pur-
porting to emsnate from Mr.. A. j,
Montague, to the effect that his
friends see that delegates are select.
ed from the city of Staunton and Au-
gusta county for Mr.. Echols as first
choice, but for him (Montague) as
second choice. We regret this ex-
ceedingly. Our hope had been that
the other candidates would not un-
dertake to mix in our affairs in this
election, and especially that Mr.,
Montague would not.-&aunton
Me,cs.
After the Boydton debate with
Mr.. Swanson Mr.. Montague went
to bed temporarily with nervous
prostration. Immediately petition
of Mr.. Montague's friends was gotten
up calling upon the two leaders not
to engage in joint debates for the
sake of the party. The Republicans
are laughing in their sleeves over the
bitterness between the two sides, and
they say such hot shots, intimations
of stealing ballots and the like made
by either side against the other is
helping the Republican cause.
Mr.. Swanson was in fine spirits
last night as he loupged in comfor-
table chair in his room at Murphy's
aud talked with the Dispatch re-
porter. al haven't anything TO say
for publication" he said. "I am
feeling good. Everything is all
right. leDjoy campaign. i like a
fight" In further conversation he
said he was going to make a number
of speeches in the next two or three
weeks, and expressed great regret
that he could not have joint debates
with Mr.. Montague. He had num-
Der of out-of-town callers. The
floor was Uttered with kilograms, and
a stack of unopened letters was on
the bed.-Riclimond Dispatch.
The recent election has left the
Democracy of Essex in probably the
most deplorable condition of any
in the State. Mr.. j. III. G.
Beverley, Democratic nominee for
Constitutional Convention, was over
whelmingly defeated by Mr.. j. A.
Bristow, his Republican opponent,
the latter carrying every precinct ex-
cept one in Middlesex aud Essex
counties each. The feud between
the Democratic factions in that
county reached to the extent of many
Democrats voting for the Republicans
FOR District officers. The Democratic
regulars charge that the election
machinery was used against DEM
hats.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

Rev. f. E. Northen, the newly
elected Grand Masrer of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, who has been
visiting in Richmond for few DAYS,
has made most favorable impress
sion. The Odd Fellows were never
in such a flourishing condition in
Richmond as now. The order
throughout the whole State is pros
perlng as never before in its history.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
Montague and Editor Pass Lie.

State Senator Rorer A. James.
editor of the Danville Register, pub
lished card over his signature in
which he stated that during the
lS97-'9S session of the Legislature
the Acknowledgement called on him
to get him to fight a reduction of
the Attorney-Generaps salary from
$1,000 to $2,250 land perquisites);
that ne could not support his family
on that, and that if the Legislature.
In Its retrenching mood, insisted on
cutting mis- salary he asked the Sen
ator to have his (Mr. Montague's)
secretary's salary instead reduced
from $1,000 to $500.
Mr.. Montague telegraphed that
Senator James statement was false.
whereupon the Senator produced af
hdavits of number Of prominent
men to support his assertions.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
Maryland Editors Here.

The members of the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association, 80
In number, accompanied by IL ladies,
went up the Rappahannock Saturday
on the Richmond to fredericksburg.
as the guests of Mr.. Henry Williams,
president of the Weems Line.
On their return Tuesday a hand
some gold ring was presented Capt.
Gourley and purse to the walters.
They were loud in their praise of
the entertainment accorded them
and of the beauties of Virginia
though seen through clouded skies.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
THE VIRGINIA o1T1zEE 1Rv1NaroN VA. FRIDAY MAY 81 1901
PEARLS FROM THE SHELLS

Miss Lou Palmer and sister. Of
Lancaster county, are visiting M,
and Mrs. NJ. s. Stringfellow. OF
B3randy.-Brandy StctioH Corr. THE
Several ladies from Irviugton and
the lower river attempted to reach
our city on Wednesday last for shop
ping purposes, but were compelled
to return home without accomplish
ing their object, owing to the boat
not reaching the city. Mrs. w.
McD. Lee, who was one of them,
reached here Sunday via Richmond,
and returned yesterday, accompanied
by Mr.. Lee.-Free Lance.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

WE FEAR that the Maryland edi-
tors are not the only ones whom the
Indictment weather this week in vir-
ginia soured. Thousands of bushels
OF oysters in the upper waters are
becoming soured to the extent of
shutting off this mortal coil.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

The talk of "machine" comes we'll
from one who has been part of that
"machine" for eight or ten years,
and during the whole time has had
a fat office. The same "machine''
has given to Virginia during the
past twenty years a clear govern
ment, free of stealings-such a
record as few states can equal.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
MIR. MONTAGUE DECLINES.

Hon. Q. A. Swanson, Richmond, Va:
Dear Sir-When your former letter
came, asking for joint discussions, |
intended to comply, as far as posi-
bic, with your request. The temper
of your letter of the % instant, how
ever, convinces me that your spirit
is such that joint discussions between
us can but result in engendering bit
ter strife. A. j. MONTAGUE. .
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
Richmond County.

JOTTINGS FROM RICHMOND co.
played,
During which each piece some remark
made.
Said one, II just jump over you aud take
Said another, "You're mine, whatever
you do"
Said another still, "Oh, stopl it's all in
vain;
] am king and shall beat the field again ~
But one, in the single corner of the red
Spoke lowest of all, and this is what he
said,
keep quiet, all, about what you do
Its just nothing between me aud YOU
You are moved round, taken and jumped
Just as the players make their game
And use you as they plan the same
when all in heap you jumbled lie,
What matters then your babble and cry
OF doing this or that, as now you boast.
AS If you yourself really ruled the roastY
Wait till the players have finished their
game,
Then you'll 60 back to the box in which
you came.
Talk OF your doing-is IL not true
IL comes TO Just what you're made 10
AT this 1 awoke, and, looking again,
l saw the pieces were vot,ng men.
/ have been unable to go round
the county much lately and have
gathered but little news.
DIR. Segar's skill as surgeon is
we'll known. A few DAYS ago he
saved the life of valuable horse at
Ethel by taking up an artery and
stopping the bleeding. The horse
had stepped on piece Of glass and
had severed an artery in one of its
hind legs.
DR.. Chinn, the son of j. w. Cbinn,
esq, is at home on visit to his
parents before locating permanently.
DIR. Douglas is better and we all
hope that he will continue to i'm
prove.
j. L. Omohundro sold his favorite
horse, "Bird," to +. U. Northup not
long since.
Mr.. Clark, the owner of "Milton"
farm, was recently at his place look
ing as to how things were going on.
He expresses much pleasure at the
workings of his tenant, Howard
Callahan.
w. Andrew Jones, at Rainswood.
has some pleasant visitors for a time
with him.
Our other w. A. Jones, the M. G..
is still absent gathering information
which he can use in serving his
people when he gets to Washington
again.
Menokin mill is being repaired
and will soon be giving grist to those
who patronize that prince of millers,
w. L. Balderson.
II. w. Harrington has arranged to
take charge of PARIS Island farm
next year, and "Crondall" is now
awaiting a tenant. W. III. Davis goes
back to Maryland and all wish him
success in his new home.
Richmond county has four Dem
,cratlc supervisors now for the first
lime in years.
Mrs. Pratt, wife of DR.. r. II.
Pratt, died on Wednesday of last
week and was buried at st. Johns
'hurch on Thursday, 23rd. The
community has suffered heavy loss
n her demise, she being Christian
ady of high character and much be-
owed. She was loving and faith
al mother and wife and cod
riend. The deceased leaves five
ons and two daughters who, by
heir positions and attachments. re-
ect credit on the faithful and in.
elligent manner in which she de-
oted her life to their betterment.
he but goes before to receive her
amily on the shores of the great
'eyond.
Keep in the middle of the road
nd be ready to join in with the
God times that will come with the
access of the Democratic ticket.
o say We all in FARNHAM.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
POLITICAL.

The complexion of the Virginia
Constitutional Convention will stand
as follows: Democrats, SS; Republic
cans, IL, and one Independent.
The Republican State Committee
decided this week to make a nomina-
ton for Governor. Either j. Hamp.
ton Hoge or Gen. Jas. A. Walker
will probably be the nominee.
While Messrs. Mon tague aud Swan
son are conducting a vigorous stump
canvass for votes Messrs. Echols and
Marshall are quietly going around
the State talking with their friends
and making new ones.
The Virginia gubernatorial candi-
date (Iontague) who has been posing
as the moral superior of his contem.
porarles lost his own voting precinct.
The judgment of a mans neighbors
is usually a very safe thing to accept.
Washington Post.
Since Montague has seen Git to tell
us from the stump what good Gov
ernor he would make why not have
him make a speech here and further
expose that "awful machine" which
is trying so hard to trample down
his youthful ambitions.-Frsdericks.
burg Star.
The fact that Mr.. Swanson
carried Lancaster county, in the First
district, pleases his friends very
much. The Montague people were
disappointed in the result In Lam
caster, but they claim that their can
dldate will pull up and take the
lead.-RichmOnd Item.
Mr.. Swanson says that he has en-
deavored to conduct the campaign
on a ligh plane, and had been for
bearing, but as the opposition had
seen fit to inject certain features into
the campaign he would from now on
meet his opponent at every point
and make it as warm as possible.
The people will rebuke the sharn
practice implied in the repeated
postponements by the State School
Board of Education of election of
school superintendents, and the high
handed proceedings in Manchester.
fredericksburg, Goochland, Prince
and other places.-Pcters.
'u'y Lnder-Appedl.
For shrewd politics, commend us
% Mr.. Montague, the man who scorns
he machine but stoops to political
Methods such as has never before
been used in Virginia. Excuse us
rom the man who, holding one pub
&c Office says he hadn't time to cleo
ioneer for his party, and holding
mother eight years later has time to
neglect his duty in order to election. {
er for himself redericsk5uro
Star.
Ex-senator Arthur Pue German
las again become a live issue in
laryland politics. His friends now .
ontrel the Democratic party organ.
zatlon In the State, and it is admit
ed that he will be urged as a candi-
ate for the Senate to succeed Wei. \
ngtou. 1t is expected that the new /,
lection law will help the Democrats !
secure control of the State Legis-
atnre and that he will have sufficient
trength in that body to insure his '
lection. 2
In Roanoke the unit rule was adopt s.
! by committee favorable to Mr.. d
iontague. because, had the plan which
as obtained there for years been P
it is possible that a ward h
two would have selected delegates
vorable to another candidate. 1t W
as the policy then of the Montague
pporters to demand the unit rule. is
I'd, as they apparently controlled the Il
it was so ordered. Rich G
md Nescs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

ALAcK! ALAsi In the Warsaw
Farnham School Superintendent
light truly "great Birnam wood to
high Dunsinane hill" did come.
Farnham's pair could not expect to
cope with the powers that have the
pull in the Tyler-Montague combi-
nation.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31
w. MCDONALD LEE, EDITOR.

All communications or business letters
should be addressed TO tho VIRGINIA CIrrzrN
trvington, Va, TO receive prompt attention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1901-05-31

EUBANK Il BRO, Kilmarnock;
DAVID A. KELLY, Byrdton;
a. BARRACK, Alfonso;
e. w. MEEKlNS, Fisherman;
). ii. DAVENPORT, Lancaster;
GRESHAM & Chiffon, Ottoman.
It. w. MERCER, White Stone.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-20
The silo Question.

A root on a silo is perhaps more a
question OF convenience than Of neces-
sity, says Hoard's Dairyman. Silage
will keep without a roof being over it,
but for convenience in feeding the
silage, keeping snow. ETC.. out and
shelter while handling a root is usually
put on the silo. If n has not been
built, the silo can go without till after
the next filling. If there is plenty of
silage and the pasture is not Of the
best, keep cows on silage till the
growth improves, or if they are turned
out give them a feed at night. There
is not enough nutriment in fresh pas
ture. to keep up the milk flow without
assistance of a little dry feed. If the
silo is not completely emptied, when
ready to fill remove all spoiled ensilage
from the surface and fill with the new
cut corn at once.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-20
THE PIANO AT BEST.
Four Times a Year None Too Often
TO Have a Piano Tuned.

There are plenty of people," said q
piano tuner. who let their pianos go
one, two, three years without tuning,
and in some cases pianos thus neglect
ed may not get very. very woefully off.
but a piano should be tuned every three
months. That would be none too often
to keep it in order.
"As a matter of fact, a piano begins
to get out of tune again at once after
it has been tuned. How could it be
otherwise? Nothing stands still. This
difference would at first be so slight as
scarcely to be perceptible to any but
the practiced and sensitive ear of an
expert tuner. but it is there. Doesn't 81
clock begin to run down as soon as it is
wound up? Four times a year a piano
ought to be tuned, but only a compara-
lively small percentage Of people give
their pianos that attention which is
needed to keep them in their most per-
feet loneliness Of tone. Piano makers
and dealers Of course are looking after
the tuning of their pianos in stock
s~crupulously and carefully all the time.
You don't hear pianos out Of tune in q
piano wareroom- They never let them
get out of tune there. They aim. in
fact, at keeping them as near perfec-
ton as they can.
1--WE are pretty sure to find in every
new piano something pleasing and at
tractive. Some share at least of this
pleasing quality comes from its being
in perfect tune In fact, to keep any
piano at its best it must be kept in
tune, and to attain the results most sat
isfactory to all, to the owner and the
neighbors alike, a tuning tonic should
be administered to every piano not less
than four times a year."-New York
Sun,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-06-20
Summer School.

Next Monday the teachersand pupils
will meet for the summer school ses-
sion. Supt. Farquhar is expecting a
good attendance and we believe will
not be disappointed. The teachers of
Audubon County are just as smart as
those of any county. Their
pride is no less here than elsewhere,
but they realize that they must work
if they keep up with the procession.
Those who have never taught must rub
up against those who have. Those
gb.o have must brush away the cob
webs of accumulated theories and get
new theories. None can afford to stay
lat home. The teachers are all first
|elass. They have always given first
|l;;lass work and will now. One of the
new features in the school law is that
Pill must teach music. Few teachers
Know anything oft. 1t will be taught
by Mrs Carmichael who thoroughly
Understands it and those who fail to
ATTEND must pass examination in this
branch and if they fail, away goes
Ghool and certificate.